Year: 1873

The layingof the new road in Warren is an important move towards the pro- posed enterprises about Waramaug Lake. It is designed to have continuous, level highway around the lake which, added to to the level and beautiful road from the New Preston or Bee Brook station on the Shepaug railroad, will make one of the fn- est drives through the finest scenery to be found in Western Connecticut. Some ten years since the worst and longest por- ton of this s'Shore Line route' was built along the south side of the Lake by the town of Washington. On the 18th ut. the town of Warren, by two-thirds vote, approved the lay out of new highway along the northern shore of the lake to the town boundary at its west end From this point the lay out of about a mile of new highway Ghree-quarters in Kent and one-quarter in Washington is needed to complete the circuit of the lake. This circuit will be about eight miles in length, almost dead level throughout, while the mountains rising up on every side and the beautiful lake winding along among them for nearly five miles with varying width of from half mile to mile, will make it one of the finest drives to be found in the country. -.

 Last year Messrs. Marsh, Loomis and Bostwick, of Bridgeport, built fine resi- dence on the southern side of the lake. 4 New York gentleman has bought 8 few acres, formerly part of the Cogswen farm, near "Loomarwick, with the intention of building, it is said. Last fall Mrs. Col lins, daughter of Horace F. Clark and granddaughter of Commodore Vanderbilt, bought the Charles Beardsley farm in Kent Hollow bordering on the west shore of the lake, with the design of erecting fine residence. The crash in stocks which has so ruinously affected all persons interested in railway securities securities will very likely postpone this undertaking upon which Mrs. Collins had intended commencing work early next spring; but not for any long time, proba- Messrs. Elliot F. and Silas Driggs, wealthy New York merchants forming he well known firm of Driggs Brothers, have bought the Green farm, including the northern or ''Green point" which ex- tends far out into the lake; and they, with MT. Charles Beeman, have also bought the Hawes' Point just below the one above mentioned, and which is perhaps the finest location for residence on the whole shore of the lake. Upon this latter point as soon as it is definitely ascertained that the road just laid ont will be opened, they will begin the erection of a large house for the accommodation of summer boarders.

 Proceedings have not yet been begun for the layout of the connecting link of road at the west end of the lake, but they must soon follow the establishment of the new Warren portion of the circuit.

 One improvement ought to be made by the public spirited people of that vicinity. The road up the Pinnacle" should be made passable for vehicles. Then we cannot imagine more attractive place for Litchfeld picnic parties than Wara- maug Lake. Engaging suitable con veyance to meet them at the New Pres toa depot, they could take level drive of about twelve miles about the lake, then up the Pinnacle, returning for the train which reaches the New Preston station at about 7:30 p. n. Indeed, in the summer, the return would almost be too early for the sunset view which is the crowning glory of the Lake scenery; view it was our privilege to see in perfection from Point Beautiful, one evening last summer, ween the Gunnery were encamped at the place so admirably described in one of the last chapters of Arthur Bonnicastle.