The Newtown bee., 1905-03-17

The following sketch was taken from IA Gazette of the States of Connecti- cut and Rhode Island," by John C.. Pease and John M. Niles, published at Hartford, Conn.,, in 1919:
 Newtown, iourishing post town, is pleasantly situated in the northern section of the county on the south western border of the Ousatonick riv- and about 26 miles northwest from New Haven. Bounded on the north west by Brookfeld, on the northeast and east by the Ousatonick river, which separates it from Sout hbury, in New Haven county, on the southeast by Huntington and Weston, and on the southwest by Reading and Dan bury. The township lies in triangu- lar form and comprises an area of about 50 square miles, having an av- craze length from northwest to sOuth- east of about eight miles, and mean breadth of more than six miles. This It's surface is hilly and many of the ous, but no part of it is mountainous The soil which principally is gravelly lOam, with some sections of sandy loam, is in general fertile and prOduc- tive It is well adapted to a grain culture: and rye which is extensively and successfully cultivated, forms the staple productions. It is favorable for fruit and abounds with many val uable orchards. The agricultural in- tereSts are respectable and being an interior township and having paid but little attention to manufactures, they afford employment to the principal no ri nf tho in6nSfrU Of the n1arn Fi1hn township is we'll watered, it's north western boundary throughout it's whole course being washed by the Ous- atonick, and it's area interSected by the POwtatuck and several small streams In the northwestern section of the township is pond of consider able extent. Upon the OuSatonick, connecting this town with Southbury, there is toll bridge, called Bennett's Bridge. This town is well accommo- dated with roads, there being in addit- ion to the public roads several turn bikes leading through it, one from Hartford to Danbury and one leading to Bridgeport. The manufactures of the town are inconsiderabe There are, however, one Wooling factory, 10 small diStillerieS, four fanneries, five grain mills, five carding machines and | four fulling mills and c1othiers' works. | The population of the town in 1910 was | 2S34, and there are about 400 dwelling | houses; 300 electors and three cOmpan- ies of militia. The town contains seven religious societies.; one located Congregational; one Episcopal, which | is the largest in the State; one Bap- tist; one small society of Sandeman- ans; one of Universalsts, and two oth CTS. There are l5 school districts and l priroorv schools and tW0 Sncia1 ihra = ries. In the central section of the township there is a considerable vil- lage. It is pleasantly situated on a | height of land, rising gradually from | the south, and more abruptly on the east and west, being the subsistence or gradual termination of a considerable ridge, extending from the mountain ous district to the north and west. The village consists principally of one street, which is very broad and for nearly mile is we'll built. It con- tains 50 or 60 dwelling houses, two houses of public worship, two school houses, three mercantile stores and numerous mechanics shops and other buildings. The two turnpike roads, alrea dy noticed, lead through the vil- l lage. From the elevated side of the village, it affords an extensive and in l tereSting prospect to the east, south and west, a distance of eight or nine miles, comprising fertile country ln a high state of cultivation and exhibit ing in every direction the grateful re, suits of rural industry. There are in
 Newtown two clergymen, four physl
 clans and four attorneys. The aggre
 gate list of the town in 1877 was S63.
 O95. In May l70S, the General Assem-
 bly, made grant of the tract of cOun
 try comprising this township, Whict
 was then called Powtatuck, from the
 river of that name, by which it is in
 terSected. At the Same session it was
 incorporated by the name of New
 town"
 A handsome catalogue of 10 pages
 of agricultural implements and ma
 chimes has been issued from the press
 of The Bee Publishing Co.,, by thOs'
 reliable dealers, T. K. Platt & Son
 whose postotfice address is R. F. b. Bethel. In presenting this their tint
 catalogue of agricultural implements
 they say that there are no better tool made than the ones listed on the fol : lowing pages, most of which can b. seen in use on their farms. There ar many goods in the agricultural lin' l not included in this list which the, are prepared to furnish. They are alS
 prepared to give estimates on Wate
 supply for farms and private resi- dences, including arteSian wells, tank