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

STILL INTERESTED IN THE TOWN Oh
HIS BIRTH.
W. T. Kasson writes Mr. and Mrs A
G. Lake as follows:
7ls E. Boulder street,
Colorado Springs, Colo,
January IL, 1903.
Dear Friends: Was pleased to re-
ceive a letter from Amos short time
ago. Had spoken of writing to vol
Tor your birthday but now it will be &
little late. l am always pleased tx
hear from my old neighborhood anc
the friends OF my earlier life and there
vii! never be any later made friends
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 an d
more than an aunt, even a mother,
from my daughter. 1t seems almost
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 a true life. [ 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 l have been build
ing another house to meet our wants
as home. 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-
trio railroad has been built this fall
and we are only Block from it. The
Acreage | own I have plated 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 Is
or 100 built on beyond so the property
is OF some value from the standpoint
or building sites. Capt Scott,Once ask
ed me, sWell, is it worth anything,
will 1T raise cOrn?" Land in Colorado
Springs may not be judged only by its
capabilities as cornfield and I have
some reason to be satisfied that my
Judgement OF its value was based on
different standard than "a corntield, /"
There is an eight grade school only a
block away and is one of about II
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
l. am not out on the prairie" away
from all civilization. There has been
hardly day thus far but L could work
outside and but little snow, though on
the mountains there has been consid-
erable. AS our water for drinking
and lrrlgation all comes direct from
supply. Mary likes it here
very well. She was too late to enter
the High school this fall but will start
in, January q, at the opening of the
second half year. 1 bought her
wheel and she enjoys it very much.
Our roads are fine for wheeling and
one might as we'll be without legs here
as to be without a wheel. There has
been put up here the past year Y.
M. G.. A. building costing $4,000. a
court house 100000, new city hall
building now to cost $125,0OO and a
new postottice building by the govern
,hSAio w 70 oOSull OiIe present. year.
In my neighborhood on the opposite
corner has been built new house cost
ing $4,000 and property next mine
was sold for $4,000. This had TO-
room house on it also barn. This is
near where l own two lots and on
which | have two houses and room for
two more. My Kassonia addition is
,ne-fourth mile farther out. 1 write
that you may see little how Pam
situated as L am aware that a few
years ago there were queer impressions
in Bethlehem. But I will
lire you with the length and it is too
lark 10 write more but hope to hear
and ever be remembered
Is your friend. With kind regards to
you and family, AS ever, Very truIv
ours,-[William T. Kasson.
Joseph Hunt has been laid up with
boil but is now about.
Mrs Gilbert Van Dole has snent a
eW days with Mrs n II. BloSS.
Owing to the severe weather. last
week Monday evening, the officers of
ne Bethlehem Grange were not in
tailed.
Daniel F. Judd expects to start for
Inc Bluff, n. c., about February l to
Din his wife and children, who have
een there since Christmas. Smith
of South View Villa will ac-
ompany him.
Mrs Louise Crofut has bought the
VattleS place in Bethlehem Center.
Ina and Walter Lake have been sick