The Newtown bee., 1903-01-30
COUNTY.
BETHLEHEM.
STILL INTERESTED IN THE TOWN OF
 HIS BIRTH.

STILL INTERESTED IN THE TOWN OF HIS BIRTH.
 w. T. Kasson writes MT and Mrs A. c. Lake as follows:
 7lS E.sBoulder street,
 Colorado Springs, Colo., January Is, 1903.
 Dear Friends: Was pleased to re- ceive letter from Amos d short time ago. Had spoken of writing to you for your birthday but now it will be little late. I am always pleased to hear from my old neighborhood and the friends of my earlier life and there will never be any later made friends which will supplant those of my youth. The blow that took wife from Sam uel Hayes and friend and earnest supporter of everything that was good in Bethlehem from the residents there, took also very dear sister and more than an aunt, even mother, that it cannot be true that 1 will never more see Lizzie on earth again and when our weekly letters come and the truth comes to us over and over, that she has passed beyond, the sense of our loss impreSSeS itself more and more. But. her example remains and may well be followed by all trying to lead true life. l was glad to hear of your success in your work and trust it may continue for many years. Mary's coming to me has made me very happy and soon we will be situated very pleasantly for have been build ing another house to meet our wants as home. 1 am to have the second coat put on the walls the present week and have the outside nearly completed and will put the first coat of color over the primer coat this week. The Elec- tric railroad has been built this fall and we are only block from it. The Acreage I own I have platted and named "Kassonia" and it is only $50 feet from the Electric railroad on two streets. There is a fine house built on one of the lots already and probably 75 or 100 built on beyond so the property is of some value from the standpoint ed me, "Well, is it worth anything, will it raise corn?" Land in Colorado Springs may not be judged only by it's capabilities as cornfeld and T have some reason to be satisfied that my judgement of it's value was based on a different standard than "a corntield." There is an eight grade school only block away and is one of about l2 schoolhouses in the city which col lectively have over 1000 students, on the other side two blocks away is the state institute for the deaf and blind and one half mile beyond Kassonia there has been started a Cumberlan Pres. National seminary. Therefore with these surroundings you can judge something of the outlook and see that | am not ''out on the prairie" away from all civilization. There has been hardly day thus far but I could work outside and but little snow, though on the mountains there has been consid- erable. AS our water for drinking and irrigation all comes direct from the mountains it insures to us next summers supply. Mary likes it here very well. She was too late to enter the High school this fall but will start in, January 27, at the opening of the second half year. I bought her a Our roads are fine for wheeling and one might as we'll be without legs here as to be without wheel. There has been put up here the past year Y. M. c. A. building costing 5000. court house S40o,OOO, a new city hall building now to cost $l25,OOO and a new postotfice building by the govern ment to be begun the present year. In my neighborhood on the opposite corner has been built new house cost ing S5OOO and property next mine was sold for 5000. This had To- room house on it also barn. This is near where 1 own two lots and on which 1 have two houses and room for two more. My Kassonia addition is one-fourth mile farther out. I write that you may see a little how 1 am situated as l am aware that few years ago there were queer impressions circulating in Bethlehem. But I will tire you with the length and it is too dark to write more but 1 hope to hear occasionally and ever be remembered as your friend. With kind regards to you and family, AS ever Very truly yours, William T. kassOn.
 Joseph Hunt has been laid up with boil but is now about.
 Mrs Gilbert Van Dole has spent a few days with Mrs N H. Bloss
 Owing to the severe weather, last week Monday evening, the officers of the Bethlehem Grange were not in- stalled.
 Daniel F. Judd expects to start for Pine Bluff, N. O., about February 1 to join his wife and children, who have been there since Christmas. Smith | Grannis of South View Villa will ac- him.
 Mrs Louise CrOfut has bought the Wattles place in Bethlehem Center.
 Ina and Walter Lake have been sick