The Newtown bee., 1903-11-13
The Newtown Bee
Ten Pages.
TOWN TOPICS
 srt-s "-fF F,ft.i '''..tf ,;t'' ! .'. l3 Es(.ast ~ TT s.t.sF .5 VIEWPOINT IN 1854. '

FACTS BROUGHT OUT BY THE STUDY O1 | AN OLD MAP.-NAMEs OF LEADING
 RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN AT THAT
 TIME.r, E = F. .t 7'T s | An historic relic of great value, g map of Newtown published by Rich ard Clark in 1854 at Ills Wharton street, Philadelphia, Pa, came into the hands of the editor of THE BEE, g few years since, a gift from Mrs Sarat Curtis Judson. There are doubtless g few copies of this map in existence to-day. Rev J. H. George has one al the Rectory. The district lines are practically unchanged to-day from 1854, but the great changes wrought by Father Time in the population make an interesting study. The loca tions of all the highways and names of the residents and location of ever, house, mill and store is given. As 8 border to the map are given pictures of the leading churches, residences | mills, etc., in town. yrays }.s2>tr' 1llt l Among the houses illustrated are the following: David V. B. Baldwin's residence, the present country seat ot Hon Frank J. Naramore; s. P. Bar. nUm's hotel, later known as Dicks hotel and destroyed by ire September | 8, 1897; J. Homer French's residence, now owned by Robert H. H.sBeers; Judge 5. o. Blackman's residence, which stood on the present site of the Grand Central hotel; residence of Zerah Fair man, present homestead of M Mrs George F. Sanford; Eli J. Norris homestead in ZOar, the summer residence of Attorney Charles G. Morris; William Platt's residence in Cold Spring, now owned by Miss Nora Keane; Charles B. Booths residence on Mile Hill, tue former home of the late John R. Tom linson; L. L. Platt's house, the present residence of Philo Nichols; Henry Baldwin's homestead, now owned by Charles F. Beardsley; A. B. 4Beecher's house, now owned by Mrs Nellie E. Tucker; Glover Hawiey's brick house at sHawleyville, now owned by the New K York and New Haven railroad; B. T. H. Gibson's country seat, the summer home of Henry Gibson; Edmund Fair child s house in Hanover, now owned by Edgar F. Northrop; the residences of Henry Beers and Henry Beers Glov- CT, which stood on the present site of Attorney Beecher's fine place. The Henry Beers house was moved across the street and is now occupied by Postmaster Duncombe. The residence of William Beard in Dodgingtown is now owned by Elezur c. Bevans. The. Trinity church (former wooden edi- flee, which stood north of the present location of the stone church) and the Congregational church editice are pie tured out in fine style, Also A. B. Beecher's satinet factory in Sandy Hook, now the deserted Mantle mills. The Meyer & Poppenhuysen rubber factory, located on the site of the present Dutch Rubber buildings. The Dick rivet factory in Sandy Hook, H.. & F. Sanford's Hat Forming factory, located near the Foundry pond at the Depot, and long since destroyed. The old Academy building, which stood on the lot north of the Emma Beers place, now the postofflce. The Metho- dist church at Sandy Hook, erected in 1850, Rev T. A. Lovejoy pastor.
 Following is list of the house and property owners in 1854 by districts as given by this map:
 Newtown Street and Vicinity: A. G, Peck, w. Peck, S. N. Sanford, N. El- wood, Mrs Foot, E. Brush, shop, w. Blakslee, school, A. Botsford, z. Blackman, I. w. Briscoe's market, Widow Tirrell, I. W. Briscoe, Widow Curtis, Mrs Skldmore, J. Platt, shop, c. Fairman. Universalist church, post. office, D. H. Johnson's store, Widow Northrop, D. B. Beers. Academy, Mrs 0. Glover, E. Starr's store, Episcopal parsonage, Town hall, H. Sanford, store, Congregational church, (to Beth el, Baldwin & Beers, Smith shop, wagon shop, D. H. Belden, s. O. pAASNAA o. H. II ACAS1S 4 OoA- nuns hotel, H. Warner, Mrs Briscoe, Methodist church, Dr Booth, school Mrs H. Beers, z. Fairman, P. Griffin W. Blakslee, z. Fairman, B. Bulkley Widow Judson, B. Starr, Mrs Hamlin Dr M. Judson, H. Beers, H. Beers H. B. Glover, I. F. Wilkinson, Rev MI Atwater, D. H. Johnson, Miss Ban
 croft, D. H. Belden, D. V. B. Baldwin
 Episcopal church, (road to Sand.
 Hook), E. Hawley, A. w. Gray, com1 shop, l. Beers, store, H. Baldwin, shop
 Dr B. Erwin, Sarah Dibble, T. Mich els, L. Booth, I. M. Nash, M. Murphy
 O. Shepard, 0. Clark.
 North Center District: c. G. Gray
 Miss N. Booth, J. Booth, H. B. Glover
 D. O. Peck, R. s. Peck, A. G. Peck,
 B. Peck, R. Blackman, U. Burr, Mis-
 s. Botsford, J. B. Botsford, Miss Black
 man, J. B. Peck, P. Blakesley, J. B
 Blackman, J. B. Wheeler, J. D. Wheel
 CT, Widow Botsford, G. B. Wheeler
 hat shop, J. B. Hoy.
 Lake George district: l. Lake, J
 Smith, M. Botsford, saw mill, com factory, school, o. Skidmore, R. Skic
 more, E. R. Carter, B. Skidmore, N. F
 Lake, P. Seeley, L. Lake, J. Blackmar
 Middle district: Cemetery, H. Peck
 H. Peck, D. B. Sherman, R. Riley, W
 Foote. I. Nichols, T. Nichols, c. F 3 Sherman, Mrs Platt, M. H. Fairchilo 3 G. c. Peck, comb shop, l.. L. Plat
 Keeler'S hotel, depot, A. Shepard,