The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

Wouldn't Know what 70 40 VIII
their spare time should such blight
hit the rural areas. Pigs, cows
crops, all operate on a clock-around
basis, and wars are fought on the
same schedule.
Throughout The length ant
breadth Of Nutmegla, we have seer
q new type Of road sign, indicating
q "Rural Route" 10 this or thai
point. We have found many Of theN
signs In the township and, ut first
the cltlzenry expected these sign
were for the postmen on the RID
Later, somebody suggested that u
was all scheme 10 increase tn
consumption Of gasoline.
For a long time we have flgurec
u might be worthwhile 10 name u
number OF different routes here
abouts. Connecticut overlooks the
finest opportunity on earth when
she fails to identify routes BY the
names Of historic personages. II this
town should set an example, per.
haps Governor Baldwin would seize
the opportunity 10 cash-in on at
idea and would thus enhance his
chances for another hitch on the
public payroll,
Just think: We could have
the John Schlelkc Route" "Thc
Jim Cassidy Route" "The Henry
Garfield Route" and no on almost
forever. Our beloved characters Of
past and present could be given
lasting memorial. Taxpayers would
take q new interest In roads. Ger
orally, the plan would work out 4
the advantage Of everybody.
There Is q project worthy Of Ia
energy and drive OF Our leadilQ
younger groups. Instead OF attempt,
Ing TO generate interest In O BIRTH
control movement In O township
where there are practically no be
bies, Southbury's younger organic
tons could start thinking up ramt
for country roads, raising funds f.
the purchase Of signs, and start jot
ting down interesting data regarS
Ing the highways and bypaths {
this most delightful community,
Nuttlng's "Cottage on The Tlos
the residence Of The Misses Ian
hart, IN easily one Of Southbury
most beautiful architectural liant,
marks. Built beside o mlll-slt
where. Col. Benjamin ..HinMai
learned the blacksmith trade, and
where later lndustriallsts made pa
per, this gambrel-roofed stone hous'
traces o proud heritage back 70 Oh,
days before 70 was smart 20 decry
tradition. Wallace Nuttlng photo
graphed this dwelling and The mill.
dam In the front yard, but he meg.
lected to photograph the amazingly
beautiful valley Views, the unusual
ilreplaces within, or the jolly Aow Of
Eight Mile Brook watering the east.
crn boundary Of the acreage. Soon.
nectlcut Beautiful" publiclsed thii
plastered cottage and, just the other
day when stocks were slow, Q mes
senger delivered q description Of Thu
place TO q member Of the stock En-
change.
The New Yorker lost no time IL
telephoning. He claims that such 4
dwelling cannot exist In Connect
cut, that It's o Pennsylvania house
OF course no 10 wrong about that
and he will admit II when he In.
spects the place. Maybe he vii
doubt another fact about the ono
time resident OF that house, tot
Colonel Human was such O hand,
blacksmith that no Is claimed Il
have forged knitting needles 70
his soldiers during the Revolution
airy War. (That shows how war hn
changed. A trooper gets no time I,
do any knitting these days. VIII,
cares7 Nothing steadies O man'i
nerves like polishing q rifie) Some
time, when you're travelling Connoc
ticut's rural routes, look up thu
Cottage on The Floss and see no,
honest builders used to put The
houses together.