The Newtown bee., 1906-05-04

occl 4iIo UT 4''o. VIy lucy AOCaUeu in this narrow valley with the farm been mystery to the present genera tion. There is no one living who can tell why but two reasons have been First there is said to have been log house here when he came, and that might have been an induce ment to stop. There is also said to have been a great deal of fine white oak timber on this tract of land which may have made it desirable tract to buy. After the log house there was long low rambling structure that showed it was built at several differ ent times. No one now living knows about the date of even the latest additions. Daniel Nettleton, ST., and his wife had six sons and two Several of them followed the old custom, as a son married they began housekeeping in part of the when the next son married. Daniel, David, Nathan and Lewis with their wives went to Ohio, also Abby, who married Mira Northrop and was per haps the first to go. The Northrops bought land in Medina, Ohio, in 1916. Some of them drove all the way, being six weeks making the trip. One cou- pie went from Buffalo to Cleveland by boat and were three weeks on the lake, as when they got nearly to Cleveland there was heavy wind that blew the boat across to the Canada side. There were two sons and one daughter who remained here. For Samuel the father had house built across the meadows from his own home. There Samuel and his family of seven children lived nd hN ,1nn fc nd pied by his youngest son, Henry Net tleton. The daughter. Patty, married Sherman Hollister and lived near her old home and had eight children. Ly- man Nettleton married Kezia AL len and lived at home. They cared for the parents as long as they lived and had the homestead. They had four children and lafter the death of Lyman Nettleton, his yOung- est son, Treat, had the homestead. In 1867 he tore down the old house and had the present one built. This he occupied with his mother until his death in 1872, then his brother, Daniel, with his family came from Morris and have lived on the original Nettleton homestead since that time.
 team of two yokes of oxen with 8 horse as leader to Darby Narrows. One of the youngest boys rode the horse and two Of the oldest ones drove the oxen. They got load of molass- es, salt and rum for himself and his neighbors. It was said of Daniel Nettleton, ST., that he was progress i've and ahead of his neighbors. He had 'pig sty" with kettle set in which to cook food for his hogs, when his neighbors' hogs run entirely at large. He was probably the first one in this section to own 8 wagon. About 1880 he bought two wagons, one to use on the farm, the other in which they rode to church. This wagon had no springs and the body was dishing, lower in the middle than at the ends somewhat like boat. There was one seat in the wagon, and a double arm chaif was always used as the second seat. This chair is now used as veranda seat. This early settler evidently found it neces- sary to be "a Jack Of all trades, /" as he had what at that time was full set of carpenters tools, also set of tools to make and hoop barrels and full supply of shoemaker's tools as we'll. This part of the hollow was for years called Pork Hollow. There are two reasons given for this, one being that
 Daniel Nettleton, ST., every year had the largest and finest pen of pork In veyors while in this hollow found the salt pork put up for them had spoiled, so they stuck it on poles and set the poles in the ground and there it stay ed until the place had gained the name of Pork Hollow. Up the hill
 back of Clarence Nettleton's there used to be two houses, owned one by the Northrops and the other by the Ranneys. No one living remembers these houses but heard the older peo-
 pie talk about them. In the meadow between Clarence Nettleton's and John HOlliSter'S there was an old
 house. Sheldon Hill lived there at one time. One of his sons, Henry Hill,
 now lives in Bethlehem. There also a
 family of Blacks lived and the last to toes. It is said that miSer who lived in the neighborhood owned land near
 here. This miser always got his meals away from home when he could and
 when he went to attend to his land
 went to Mrs BartOe's to dinner. A
 man in kOxbnry brought in drOves of Canadian horses and hired them pas-
 tured on this land. The fences being
 poor they broke into Mrs Bartoe's gar den ana 0eSGrOyeQ It, over WllCl Sle
 felt very badly. The owner of the horses was merchant and when he heard of her loss he was sorry for her as she was poor; the next time he came
 he brought her a sack of flour. The miser was there the next day and hear ing of the gift took the sack of flour home for his OwD use.
 The house where John HOllister lives was built and occupied by the Beeches. Benjamin Beech sold the house to Sherman HOllister about 1881. The house was at that time out of repalr and had to be resided and fixed up. The barn was also repaired and had new roof of straw. Since then the house has been occupied by Sherman Hollister and his descend ants. It is told of the Beeches that they owned pair of old oxen that were very slow. Sundays they took the exen and sled and rode to Jona- than Hines, where they left the oxen and walked from there to church.
 The next house in the hollow is where Edwin Hollister lives. The old