The Newtown bee., 1909-12-03
The NeWtOWn Bee
Newtown, Friday, Dec. 3, 1909,
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A CHAT WITH DANIEL KETTLE.
 TOM

A CHAT WITH DANIEL NETTLE' TON.
 The Editor enjoyed a chat the
 other evening, with Daniel NettletOn
 q venerable resident of the west part
 of the town. "l am 76, instead of 7S
 as you gave me credit in a recent
 issue of The Bee" said Mr Nettleton
 Mr Nettleton is son of Lyman Net;
 tlet0n and a grandson of Daniel Net
 tletOn, the same name he bears. He ! recalls hearing his father tell how he used to go to Derby Narrows' with the oX-team for all the supplies needed, bringing up salt, molasses, liquor and barrels of New England rum for the st0rekeepers. In 1854 on his marriage he moved to South Farms in Morris, remaining there till l, 1871, when he came back to the old
 homestead. His grandfather had six sons, four of whom settled in Medina, O. When he lived in Morris MT Net
 tleton said he knew an aged man by
 the name of Smith, who said he re-
 membered making these trips to
 Derby Narrows" after supplies with
 an oX-team. When a boy MT Nettle-
 ton said he united with his cousin,
 Charles Nettleton, and subscribed for
 the New York examiner. Later they
 subscribed for the Tribune. MT Net
 tleton said there were formerly a
 number of dwelling not far from his house, that have long since diSap- peared. In the meadow, just north stood house, where Beach family lived. This was later occupied by other tenants. Up the hill about 40 rods family by the name of North rop resided, and farther up was the Ranney place. In blowing over the fields, MT Nettleton said they had turned up a good many cut stones that must have come out of the chimneys. Ranney, it is said, served in the Revolutionary army. The se- i cret of MT Nettleton's long life is doubtless his even and sunny tenn perament. He is what modern folks call an optimist, and would that there were many more in the world.
 MIR BADER FINDS A WAY OUT
 The water used in the refrigerat- ing plant of Carl Bader at the Depot was taken in pipe from the river. Fearing that the winter ice might put the plant out of commission, MT Bader set about to remedy the trOu ble. His barn is located on the river bank. So directly under shed at taChed to the barn he had dug cis- tern, putting at down several feet below the river bed. A wall sepa rated the river from the cistern buthe rightly judged that the soil being of a graVelly nature, the water would percolate through and fill the cistern. And so it proved and he can snap his fingers at the blocks of ice which f come floating down stream When you get ahead of Carl, you must get [ up in the morning.
 Allison P. Smith of NeWtown con- ducted the morning service at the Swedish Congregational church, Sun day. With Curtis E. Cook, principal of the Newtown High School, he was entertained at dinner by MT and Mrs Oscar Peterson.
 Thornton and Harry Williams of New York were guests over the Thanksgiving holidays of their par ents, MT and Mrs w. H. Williams.
 M. Belfanti, the enterprising fruit dealer and contractor, has taken the contract to dig 2500 feet of ditch for Attorney Allen Robinson on the Farrand property, and enlarge the reservoir for water storage and dig out and enlarge the spring. He has . had some six or eight men engaged on the job.
 Miss Hattie Nettleton of Newark, { N. J., and n.r and Mrs Thornton Cogswell were Thanksgiving day [ guests of MT and Mrs Henry Nettle- { ton. s
 Dea Clarence Nettleton had as f guests, Thanksgiving day, MT and ( Mrs Burr Hollister and son, and Mrs Charles Hollister.
 MT and Mrs Ellsworth fenn, MT and Mrs William Fem, and MT and a Mrs Robert Homister were guests, { day, of MT and Mrs E. t w. Fenn.
 Mrs Addie Hollster and Miss Hell I en Nettleton are keeping house for t the winter in rooms in the residence of Mrs A. J. Galpin. |
 Thanksgiving day guests at the | home of MT and Mrs Samuel Hollister included MT and Mrs Jay Nettleton, : Mrs Addie Hollister, Mir and Mrs Will s lis Nettleton and daughter, Mrs e zemira Bacon, and MT and Mrs Franklin Hollister.
 Louis Lavin, the hustling New C Haven apple buyer, has bought the I apple crops of John Charniski, Irwin i Beardsley, Sherman COgswell, Frank | Staught and Gus Anderson. c
 MT and Mrs Theodore Bradley I passed the Thanksgiving season with q MT and Mrs Frank Bradley in Derby. i
 Louis Lavin, the well known apple I dealer, had B new barrels destroyed f in the fire which burned Henry w. c barn. The barrels were | stored in the barn. c
 Frederick Eckman was so unfortu- i nate as to have his thumb badly lac V arated on a saw, Saturday, requiring ( Inc attention of Dr Wersebe. C