Norwalk Chronicler

Evening sentinel, Monday, April 3, 1911 · page 10

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West Hawaii is a thriving little
““ hnmlet. situated about three miles
. from; Scull: Nmsili two and a halt
mils! frontier Canaan and. twe Italian
6% Berton. with the Five Mile River?
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mtD UM9n Association. snd wits
W trials. winter: a streets:

W. being suing. the launderi-

mono store or lied’l” is M“
.mtflyfln. W ”Mead [0' Q
diarrhea. ~ . upnwdato mm

“producis

'muslly and there are lortyatbree
. 3- childrengcnmll‘cd new. is its; six

 

'md Glover sssisism

W Not-walk is the slim rail--
“new of finite 0: liars. the actor and
proposer
,TI‘Q oldest house lawn in which
' Mel Woes and family now re-

hide. it having.: been built. shout 1758
find has been rsmodedel since. 3
The oldest inhabitant is bliss Hana
M‘lnefld,‘ who is eightmv‘bn, years
id. There are several other old mic
um Henry Johnson. Sn. and so-
had Mrs William Mntnei': Mr and

wows respectively, but they came
3 lion: New Carlson about Mleen
ears ago

There are a great many New York
here. having moved to this sec

. lion in the last ten years.

There are several poultry plants in
3‘ West Norwallt. one of the most thriv—
. ins bout r that or Dewitt halide.

.Fred Flilow has a line milk route
and supplies mans South Norwslll
tamilles with good fresh milk every
. morning.

“Edgar 1“ Hates. the South Norwalk
lite dealer. lives on the outskirts of
West Norwalk and cuts most of his
the here.

ignmuel C. Morehouse and Charles hf
Minot! are both busy contracting
‘stem and both live in West Nor.
I. for factory of the late ii i}.
fillisi'd was formerly located here. and
‘ ill-ought the material here to he
« ready for hats‘hnd then shipped
.diflercnt lsclorlos throughout the
led States.
' people. About two years a,
ll! burned to the ground a d-
lhen the New York. New Haven

lined the property and will proba-
‘ sine a reserve reservoir with the

wuylon continually supplied with
3333s? .tor the pumping plant located

menuldoyt. or New Yulill

Is I summer residence

t island. owns s term in

.3 it. consisting of n
d acres. which ls'ssld to be

H 6 dairy farm in the slate.
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tsmuotionmus s
be secs lo:-

. hits a number elm
new. sa‘ll‘lhs hesdsoldib
upset to We

memorandum!-

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$1?st More?

Hrs. Thomas dunes are eighty-one and .

artlord Railroad Company hes.

[ion of keeping Ghssmar'a pond"

gully-it

least ”Itfiil

Broad River

3 liroad Rivet. another oi the town‘s

. delightful suburbs. is situated about
3 .twa miles from the South Norwslk rall-

. road station. and is in direct "communiv

. cuties therewith by

trolley. which
maintains a twenty-lour-tninute sched
tile. This is purely a residential sec-
lion. and numerous line houses are
glued here and then to mod advur
rugs. it taken. its assume evidently.
iron the width at the Nowell: river.
which bardcrs it on tiles-ll. ‘

wlth business .in the cltlesvo! blowout
and South semis. .but some: cm

W m: whim. Mother. of waiting: more are «want: some is with mm.

 

lbs W (lust. and
am “inherent stress! .
‘er {or turning their With .11»

The main twosome Uh Now use

pines. containing amines and “Winds passed uranium men. and

New Canada has only recently so
‘Mred in the list or health and sum-
- :ner “summit its seductive charms
sad hesitbtlli stratosphere hove be»
come quite widely known names or

. ‘ debuts battalion sad south Ir “
thou u: a chapel. Which II Woodhull! .. .li‘hs residents srelchleiir mosaic. u“ “ufimuw hm hm”. ”z“.

in: restoration to hosltlv. and here the
lost treasure-din been found? Our ss-
climate} dud the

«maa. at our outbuilding hills lava

begun to “be: ”sadistic". liy thesis“ 3

‘who with Woods shdbi'din else:
Warm the MM beslld's moi?
m most new bribed m oin-

sdnemwsdsumdms boost at was or tisss' 'vsltsd

bacon} to the section“. switlgh- it is
hoped some day will be‘ Minute

to the some or the and" pie industry's
has done more to make it fulfills than
say other. These products are known

throughout the stole. and in many to

uanceosre sold to surpass "the hind
mother made."

A schoolhouse with two teachers
.sl present accommodates the children ell’3 diminutive

.ot the vicinity More the required

course at studies up to the until-oar

high school diode ‘src tenant in the

not far distant tutors s new debacl-
uouse will be needed to accommodate 1"»
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W ‘ will...

While llrosd River does not support
a tire company. scattered: throughout .
the neighborhood Is a large number at
"extinguishers, and with wi: ling hands;

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the rapidly growing no
has little union chips]
a place for spiritual snli
well as so occasional not

always at call. no great loan is felt

that a tire can gain much headway. it

discovered in time.

This community probably in more
fortunate than many a similar located
in that the main pipe
lines of the water systems of both
Norwallt and bomb Norwailt pass
through convenient streets and many
of» the houses are mnnocted with run-
ning water from either or the two

rural suburb.

lines.

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Silvermine

He employed about

 

Siltcrmlno. just to the northward
‘ol‘ lirosd illVer. is also I pretty sub-
Here some artists and
sculptors oi national lame have been
induced to make their residence by

‘ttrhsn district.

the natural beauties which did not so
cape their trained eyes.

laugh with thbir criminality and point-

9 clincss; and Salon E. lioralum. whose

ui‘tiulptures are known the country over.

‘b’sen the means
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‘rinnlnent resident of Comslocii Hll

 

thorn everywhere about the town. _

it’lifl‘islintllssulloa.

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”3 intro. brochure on sratltI.
‘ Am

3 Among the
Norwslk was also the home 51‘ moat noted oi these are. perhaps. Tho.

ad Johnson. who owned a will ‘h’lhs E. Powers. the cartoonist tor the

3 ‘. rectory “9‘“ let: ’9‘" I80" New York Evening Journal. whose

productions have made thousands J

r. Powers large estate occupies a
nightly located on Comatoclt Hill while
building is the tollssd'oli‘ilr norglum' s choice or location has
of estsbllsblnu what
”termed the artists colony. Another

m1, Stewart ii. Elliott; whose automo-
bliss. horses sad solver hosts are

‘l‘rsdlllon says that the name Silver-

Violas m given to this section by tho
ditty stallion some. or tlls bolls! oi
the salstoncs oi a stills of the promotion 3

" 3 miles and two teachers. bliss higbsl trolley communication with this been “9 M... w mil mm. m «‘1
amino“. or Long island. and Kiss»... musty m. min-that pm imam- only on oi ' '1 ion. s«

Here indeed ills. most delightful
section. than which there is buthllit;
liner in all of Connecticut. Topograph-
ically speaking. the place is simply
beautiiul. especially in the spring.
summer sad autumn. when Nature is
at her loveliest. and when the winds.
during these seasons. are suit and
balmy-flu: they oftentimes are In this_
vicinity~~brlnginz with them their
health diving properties. it is assured-
13' ll 10;! and a comfort to sojourn in
a spot so highly favored. this being
doubly the case when the weather pct
mitt: oi bathing. boating. dancing and
flailingwnll of which are to be enjoy ed
in full measure hole.

Already a large out her of promi
neut men. such as (‘hu cs Klein. the
eminent playwumlght David illspham.
the great operatic tenet; John Sher-
man iioyt and ii. lt‘. lleKlyn. multi-
millionaires and James A. l~‘.nrrell
president of the United States Steel
Corporation. have succumbed to its
tssclnatinx lures. sod have made their
homes here. either permanently or

for the seasons mentioned. while many ‘

others. it is expected. will do likewise
in the near future
Blr‘d's Eye View of Surroundings.
Perhaps the best bird 5 eye view of
this charming reslon is to be obtained
from the mmlncent residence of
Charles Klein. in iiownyton. standing
high up. as it does. on lolly ground;
. com“ I... sweeblllsiand in
this View or the seal on or
muses-d uhal nround.

Lona. island sound.
lacking southward then. trons this
i. oi vsnts:e.'- one behold- Long
swish“. which is conceded by all
kisses-sot the cum Maud
; sud with lions;

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must all studs can be
either oi anchor or Isl}

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Wm was run We. m m?" or asses. IM. .
em: cantons as its mm; The limits; cits. sail ('1th live-om
ti I
raced in odd. .mlnp. «an Walloon: .3 Motelstnsds
to! the most mm sud wills" ill
1': un- monotonous: In.» ‘ Tum when: on};
one note use: “0- .
sues musing the ridges use?“ 3 m '3‘

~the loos ls situated. me-
at this: latest: Bound delight the more
steamboat: snd ”lithium
by their distance; dill.
homes; Across the ext-ass or
b e water the deeper talus oi the
mm which also its name to tho-1“
sound. stsnds out is tested cutiib'o
{holistic south-till no , .

 

ll illii hill!!!“

A Collins tailclé during the

dill resident property holders. and all)

nonarealdtni. The total grand list 0!
the town is slightly more than three
and a halt millions. or which resident
owners are assessed “sebum”. snd‘
non-resident owners "319.000. Thus
it is readily sets that cuethlrd oi the
teal propelty oi the to: n is held if)
those who inside eicewhorc. but spend
putt ot‘ the year in town Our summer
colony is rapidly lamenting. Each
season witnesses the erection oi sev-
crnl new snd costly esctblishlnsnto.
running iron: the comfortable summer
home costing about mum to the pale
tlal mansion costing many times that
ulttounl. 'lhc Hampton inn. located
on Ocnokc monuc. one at the most
chattnmg and delightful llztslitlos in
the town. was taxed to its almost on—
psclty to: the accommodation of guests
during its first season. and has been
obliged to enlarge its already commo
dlous establishment the Ardsley is
likewise crowded during the summer
moon. and several boarding houses
and private homo: accommodate
guests desirous or spending a season
here.

A progressive spirit has been abroad
throughout the town tor quite a period.
and during the past year has manifest-
ed ltseii to a surprising tissue The
property at the Bnptlsl Society on
North Main street. was secured by Dr.
W. Melissa and convened into a
club house tor boys and young man.
With some and reading room. splen-
didly equipped gymnnslmn. baths sad
every conceivable convenience. provi-
sion has been made tor a long foil
was: in the town. The old Methodist
meeting house which disoriented into
a town hall. and illicit into I lit: shop
and plumbing eslnblis Intent. has been

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

l brown stone trout. three roomy sic

and uputodstc lists on the seconded
third doors. The limit building at tile
‘i‘W ‘2‘ m‘ ‘“ it‘ll“ ”it“
rs s no
story bloom with titres has stores and
apartments [‘33th A new um: build-
within costi it: ”0.3!: u boon will”
within year. Arnold lows
ans cost: or shin?
Ilium 'l'hst bury. .AMIG‘DI ls
balm ’

1.1.2... tram-
“bi-Elbe

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shows a pcpuisdon oi lull. We hove 3°“

converted into a modern block with ‘

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

or literary also
then hast-is .

sissy
oi ‘l‘hoontlls
1W.

mission on ills,
opening will no
enroll Kay 30. Decoration nay. Among
the improvements to be chested this
«not: Will be a tlnonew deal. which

The cfilhjoes into
in. and the term

is now being constructed. The club
reports shows that that it is in a hour
letting condition Two oi the handsets.
cal steam yuthto on the Sound today.
which are anchorc nearby, are those
owned by B. P. De . a. ct Bell island.
and Charles Klelidj

Boll “lend.

Bell island. across the way. ls‘the
next. bliracilon lo cenunsnd instant
situation. Noni coin-ices have been
built all over the place. its streets are
all well-lieu! and clean. and the View
to be obtained of the Sound is an en.
viable one. there being nothing dner
anywhere 'lhe bathing. boating sud
ilshln‘a are llll cattsllent hem. so that
between these and the splendid view
mentioned, the well- known popularity

oi the island is not to be wondered st..

Anions the prtunincnt collagen Ire:
(loathe E. Edwardn. president of the
Dollar stinlts llsnli. and vicepresi
dent of the Twenty third Ward Bonk.
New York; John P. 1.4.0. architect;
Edmund C Browne. secretary Browne
Business College. Brooklyn. N. Y.;
William F. (lint-lie. lumber firm of Fer-
guson o (limits. Brooklyn; Charles
Jones. ucoud soisctmsn of ammo.
Foster brothers. oi Dsnhiu'y. lormer

owners and developers oi Bell lsisndz'

Charlot- 0. Perry. New York; William
ill. Mallory. Dsnbury; Mrs. li‘rsnccs .l.
Munsbury. Widow of the isle new»
no:- (loom Muubury. Rldssiisld;
Rev. Willistn James. pioneer settles
under or idlim Home; '1’. list-shell

rat's. secretary and crossover at
the lounsbury. lilo’s‘oll Oompsny. Nor-
walk. William 0. smith. retired. ism

property owner. pr. Jacobi: 1.8mm

brominent dentist. New York:
Gtiidsn. oi tho firm at Taylor Q

”30%;?!

Golden; deem it.- . wt Ferris
M “ Mil“ “
charissco Klein snd’Jslnss A. Mi!

~ am we;

u34th:]: st sldswslhsisid nasal it
it» MW

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‘ indeed I most delightful locality. and

 

 

 

 

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his purposes of u (loch fill the steam-
ers and a recrtatlcn spot lot the poo
pic. from which a splendid view of the
lighthouse. a mile away. is to be ob-
tained. Excellent music has hitherto
been furnished. tn Sundayc. by the
Wheeler & Wilson hand. of Bridgeport.
which has been hired ior these occa-
sions by Aliillilz J. Smith. the popu-
lav lessee ol the resort. The band is
one of the best in the aisle. and al-
ways pleases the crowds immensely
with its playing. One 0! the chief
show places at Rotor: is the nmznid
cent mansion and surrounding pron
erty owned by ll. lt‘. Delilyn. the multi-
millionaire candy manufacturer: it is
coiled Nylhed‘. a name termed by such
its; his. DeKlvn's new bastards.
and has been greedy adult-ed by all
who have me it.
island.

OW
(‘onlsntment island. on which in lo
gated tthc superb availing of John
Shins“. another unlit-unlim-
siren nest sttrscilon alter: s
mo of anchor “lends h'svs been

. ”me—«w

Till! Immm mild! MR“
3m “Wt" that; tell a «inhumane bila-
3‘3"." and“ ““9” Mg?“ one or the most 3d lghllul

“when. and it

only lis‘I «loss tune More is. s’
immm will we to luvs’l'h
at

a... :33 3

"To 1; 3‘3
kaI.

Just0 this bids or Contentions! Island-

here along the

""The m .lhswstcr leper

lbs topography so the piscs' c1:-

ful, nd tin ”3%

sro I steal it. Its

,sil'; so bond-base. that the ~0erth

almost without s poor throughout the

at Connecticut. And to think

no this inkhlonsblo onions: place

who nothing, but I sort or wilderness
only it too years ago! Masons:

brains and sunny halls ml;

chances in

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the lstisr under the name-
elumhll DemolNow
You!
are all exceedingly handsome. but the
one that seems to attract the most It-
tsntion is that of (‘hnrles H. Pope.
which is undoubtedly ll beauty. ill. I).
llundell owns two very tins houses
hero. and J. Hall three. with another
new building nearby. Still another
beautiful residence is that owned by
thunk A. llrandn. one wing of which
is used lcr oliltc purposes by tile To
kcnelto Corporation.

Among the prominent cottagers
here are the lollowing: David ills»
whom. E. Hope Ncrton. liev. Richmd
'l‘isder. Louis C. Tsdurd. Charles H.
Pope. Miss M. A. Leland. Miss A. M.
Swill. tlcrrett Smith. Alfred l'utterton.
Reginald S. Jam's}; M. ii. Randall. Mrs.
A. ll. llevoe. Mrs. A. Stone. ll. Town»
send lliodxclt. Dr. 1‘. Lloyd. Charles
lt‘ititi. J. Dell. Sydney l". Ward. Mrs
Jane S. illahon. ii. 8. Tinker. Mrs.
Prank Gould ilrovrn and Dr. Theodore
Janrv‘ry.

And now. from our point at vantage.
at Mr. Klein‘ 1 residence. our sue tails
upon Rowdy-ton. the last but by no
means least in this series at panoramic
views we have been trying to present.
Spread out. belore us like some besuti-
in! painting. showing its charming
Flveldils River. its peep It the lsrzer
pond (was island Sound) its tsll.
shady trees. tblclt woods and nest and
oftentimes handsome cottages-mot to
mention its other attractions.» it is

out that easily holds its own with say
ol the other sections that have slrssd!
described. not even excepting
rilllsm 'l‘olte’nelts itself. which is Is:-
in; considerable. ‘ l

Rowsyton.howsvsr. twlthstsndlng
all this sad the further t thstdt.
too. enjoys the Isles op utilities tor
ilshillc. bsthins. hoods: and d ciao
as its‘ neighbors. besides brs‘st a; in
themssoitsad bsllarsss brsosos.
color-theta“. is not I seashore resort.
strictly! I but is. isthmsli
“mull‘m’fil‘: l bio mmmhdgugici‘r'

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cm scan substantial. ‘. 33m.”
. at M “I. W“! - ill

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gasoline station. one plumbing estab-
lishrnent. several ice houses. one shoe-
maker. ll famous watering trough, the
only one on the railroad hctwctn here
and New York; and several social
clubs having grounds.

Thus tar we have given only a gener-
al idea of what llownyton is like. to
gather with what is contains. We pro
pose new to treat oi the matter a little
more in detail. for the. subject. we feel
is a very worthy one. and can easily
stand all the expaliuting it might re-
ceiver

Looking, then. straight ahead again
some besutiiul sight bolero us, the
most notable obieol to greetyhe cycle
the charming body et-l'water known u

.Fluolllledldver. which. some ass:-

nylon nounsdssvsm ’i‘ohssoiib. and
NV“ 15M” Mn Point um
imam-adduced: Nutshell-dot
Hill river is the 120me Boptlst'
Gm)? ltssil I. beaming songbird.
w c mpsndssswce nil wet

the we??? and the verbal or“! inns

down so is? Is this mouth. at Hilton":

locsucn'olthe‘ inhthepsstor

01 towns genial ”a Francis A. ,3 .3 ,
tinnitus“if ,«is literal): $33ng at: de- “pram “ Mm ‘ 3;; “firm: 3

. 9 "W m '“A- ..3 i a»:
mmonfmmmfl’ “lg““m‘h W‘Jmh 2-Po- ~

MWwwhiclsdseeshe no
tiedsldo'lltthe river. there ins row or
very “copied“ til.

WW no
onsets» spot them romtwwmous (“brushe- mentWehIh

m being left «th ”new.
item Thomas
Der ‘9 A See
cold. A inlet . retina
babies «on the now be the new"
it MW“ "who“: Nomi: .‘l
l 0 w
J'sues P s; the handsome Lie
thodiotChlfirib, the popular pastor of

wblcbls the new. women it. lien».
woodwind» house-rolls or

zhiabisthémsd the Rose
sums superstore-sanitation
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slid the ‘ the camera oi the
bootl- sad” or comp-sly. The peo-
le or he Ire justly proud or these
bull or with their various
omit: olwhich are now and
uneasily

mm" date.

he have handsome up-
ital“: muslin which am usually crowd-
ed whenever shore in anything going

The residences. as said before. on.

The Rowsytonl‘acht Club. nearby.
is the next object of interest. the
commodore at which is Major Livings-
ton Lucky. The building is a very
pretty one. and add much to the st-
ll‘nctivcness of the place. The mem-
bership. it is understood. includes most
of the prominent yacht or boat. owners
of Rownytoa. and oil are looking (or-
wsrd to a very enjoyable season. when
it opens up around Decoration Day.

in trout of the club is Connor:
Square. which obtains Its nsme iron:
1: large cannon erected on it. The old
soldiers at Rowsyton. among others.
regard this weapon 0! war very tender-
ly. and. needless to say. all are proud
of it. or ouuht to he. anywsv.

Facing the manor: is Dr. Burstein's
line big residence. and in the immedi-
ate neighborhood are a number of neat
cottages. ‘

Close by are the quarters of the
Men‘s Club 0! Rows) ion. located for
the time help! in the chapel of the
Methodist Church. The obleots oi the
club are to benefit the members moral-
ly, spiritually. educationally. physical-
ly. etc.

There are seVersl other clubs near
by. more or less social in their nature.
these being the Phllathes Club and
the Reliance Social Club .

0n the other ride of the Baptist
Church .on the way to the railroad sts‘
lien. Rownyton avenue is flanked on
either side by nest cottages sad hand-
some mldenoes. Then comes the hsnd’
some railroad station. recently sree
led, which is in chemo oi one of the
mouths uisr Ind obllging men alone

.nnd to when: the writer is
indebted for much of the motorist in
this article—JV. A. list it ‘

Beyond the station, up Ro'nyton sv-
onuo. are more handsome residences.
and then some the lam greet: hous-
shat Bmhlds. which are owned bl
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extension '0! the electrical equipment ‘
on the New Work. blew Haven and -' '
:Hsrtiord Railroad» (Sampson.

ants mm. on the other}

there is [helium none. The towns

Isolation. limbo l

,. . Mill's
here: that it holds in store!
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hnvinv; been henlthv in ov'etv leaped.
In area. it is a big town and includes

in its boundaries some or the most
valuable and desirable property slop:
the Connecticut shore and it num-
bers among its residents some at“ the
best. known people in me country, alul
many wealthy ones. All about. the
town Bites suitable for big country
residences have been bought. up. in-
cluding those very near to ihe'W'illaf-lfi
oi Darien itself. Noroton, Collender‘e
Point, Norolon Heights and the 0::
Ridge section. Each year property is
more keenly sought here and it turns--
er great boost will be created by the

whose. . .-=
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or iv and the. Horowit- leash -
Nora is “1'3“th from Grind?“
Contribution New“ York. sndbsrimfiw - ’

side 0.!

bones. South harm is only. 3.42

mus: sienna. s Janitor fix‘steni oil:

defile the tow": brill: with the To his,“
email and Stem

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thanuvellsnthsbisouss.and ..
motored! elm murmur a...
manual '4'st i MAN: 6'
is t fl l ..
shoot the whole less: Business is
confided princlpa rgtsll stores.
for. as has been stated is essen- '
tlslly a hole, town or msnutscturlug

 

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Semi: Knots. Sta-mien and x63
Yell. commuters: are .‘espcclslly . .
commutm the summer season;

Dyadic latest government census.
the town has speculation «3.9%. as '
against 3.116101: years ago. it is gov-
ei‘ned by the cautious of town odi—
cer system obtaining throughout Conv
nectlcul. with the good old fashioned
town meetings still prevailing when
such‘importsnt masters as mes. im‘
provements. etc. are to be considered.

The town emcee are centered in the

town building in the filings of Dan’

tell, where there are clotstered about
numerous stones carrying the same
merchandise as can be obtained in the
inner places.

Darlen. too. is a God-irnrlng town.
which fact is attested by its now
crops churches, in which it has in-
stalled clergyman who measure up
very well. Several denominations are
represented. including the Methodist.
Congrevntionsi. Episcopal and Roman
Catholic.

The town believes in good schools
and has a system of which it is
proud. in line with the policy to been
fully up to the times. a handsome new
brick school wss built in the Center
District, village of Darlengonly about
a year are. This was an improvement
costlns upwards of $20,000. The hand»
some school building in .\‘oroton.
erected only it few years ago. has be”:
relrrretl to for and wide as a model.

0! such a character as this is Dar-
len. and it is little wonder that is
peoplb are proud to live within its
confines. which stretch lrom the Will,-
ers of Long island Sound on one side
to a point well‘into the country on the.
other. its Wee Burn Golf Club is
one of the best‘known organisations of
its kind in the country.

The prosressive spirit of Its people
is further evidenced by the movement
that is well along toward success csil~
tag for the establishment pi e piped
water system Many residents are al-
ready supplied with electilcltv for
lights from Stamford and serious con-
sideration is being given to general
street lights.

Naturally the town has use for a
good lire department and it has it.
with its three volunteer companies, the
Norolon Heights Fire Company. the
Volunteer Hook and Ladder Company.
of Norman. and Eagle Hoolt and Lud-
dsr Company. of Barton. The depart-
ment's record has been a line one in
every respect.

The Town of Darlen has had prac-
tically everything it needed excepts
bank. and now it can be dennltcly stat-
ed that it is about to have that. The
Home Bani: sad m» Oomphny has
been termed. with some ot the town I:
.most substantial and influential citi-
Iens behind it and mlstisr in Its an

n in inns are
new hols; hold in connection with not
lias‘tlw new banning institution under

”first mid have little lost to:- the

it has every reason to be ~
it cos- 3
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