The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

 follows: On the north by the town of Brookfield and the county of New Ha- ven; on the east by New Haven and the town of Monroe; on the south by Monroe and Easton; and on the west by Bedding, Bethel and Brooktield The surface of the town is hilly, and consists principally of gravelly loam, which is very productive.
 "The Indian name of the town was Pootatuck. The princ cipal seat of the Indians appears to have been at the junction of the Pootatuck with the Housatonic River"
 THE INDIAN PURCHASE.
 The town was purchased of the In dians by deed dated July 25, 1705. It is signed by Indian chiefs, who bear the euphonious names of Manquash. Massumpas, Nunnawauk, etc., and they testify by their signatures or marks that in consideration of four guns, four coats, four blankets, forty pounds of lead, ten pounds of powder: and d few other comparatively value less articles, they do give a tract of land eight miles long and six broad more or less, bounded by what is called the Great River, td William Junos, of stratford; Justice B New York: and Samuel Hawley. J~of Stratford. The earliest record in the old town book is as follows:
 "At a meeting of the Proprietors of New Towne. held September "A, I'll, legally met at ye house of Peter Hub bell vt was then voted that Peter Hubbell should be Towne Clarke for the year ensuing.
 Voted, That Abraham Kimberly should be Constable for ye year ensu- ing.
 Voted, That Ebenez: Prindle & Thomas Sharp shall be surveyors of high ways for the year ensuing.
 Voted, That Joseph Graye and Dan iel Fuote shall be fence-viewers for the year ensuing.
 Voted, That Thomas Lake shall slip his 2O-acre division, and take it up on the west side of the rhoad, against the heiter part of Newhaven plains, westerly of said plains, to be laid out by the committee upon the said lake charge.
 Voted, That each proprietor con- taining the number of forty-eight shall forthwith, as soon as can con- veniently be done, have four acres of meadow apiece lad out by the com. mittee, the said committee to lay out the same in the great meadow at the south end of the town, laying on the deep brook, and the meadow at the north end of the town, where it may be as convenient either under Mount Tom or elsewhere, as also four acres oi meadow for the ministry, as the rest are laid out; and it is to be understood and it is voted that swamp land that is suitable is accepted as meadow, and so to be laid out, the said committee to size the whole meadow and swamp land, and the proprietors to draw for ye lots as hath been usual unless they order otherwise.
 Voted, That MT Phineas Fisk is in vited to come to this place to preach d sermon amongst us, and that we may discourse him about settling amongst us as minister of the gospel for half year or some other space of time, as may be agreed on, for trial; and that Lieut. William Adams be the person to invite him on that design, and wait upon him here as soon as can be conveniently attended to-"
 CREST MILL.
 "Dec. ye 4th, I'll, it was voted that Jeremiah Turner should have liberty to builde grist mill, and the Town to promise to give ye sd Turner 40 acres of land adjoining to ye mill"
 Under date December 14, I'll, is the following record:
 "At meeting of ye inhabitants of