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Power was out for over 3,400 Northeast Utilities customers on Wednesday, May 8, when power lines, brushing against tree branches, caused a minor fire in the area of 24 Brushy Hill Road. Hook and Ladder firemen were called to the scene when wires were reported sparking. The phone service at all of the schools was inoperable during the outage, and it was not back in service until almost 4 pm.

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Septic system problems forced Newtown’s only laundry to close last week. The Coin-o-matic Laundry on Glen Road closed April 29 after Town Sanitarian Polly Edwards determined that its septic system had failed. Newtown residents with dirty laundry and no washing machines must now travel to Danbury, Bethel or Woodbury to do their clothes.

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What could have been a major fire in the Queen Street Shopping Center was quickly extinguished by nearly 40 firemen from Hook and Ladder and Sandy Hook Firemen on Tuesday evening, May 7. Drug Center Pharmacist Donald Bates called firemen when he smelled something burning and noted a strangely glowing fluorescent light in the store. Hook and Ladder redispatched a full company alarm and requested assistance when he discovered the electrical fire was smoldering in the ceiling and tiles of the drugstore. Firefighters opened the ceiling and noticed slight burning in the attic. There was minimal smoke and water damage to the store.

 

May 13, 1960

Dr J. Benton Egee town health director, reports that over the weekend he had received numerous complaints that the town water had a very strong, unpleasant taste and odor. Dr Egee sent a sample to the State Department of Health and inspected the reservoir. Dr Egee reports that no harmful effects can be realized from the water. His investigation showed that the odor was due to the presence of algae in the reservoir which has a fishy smell similar to cod liver oil.

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During the month of April there were 37 building permits, seven septic system permits, and three oil or gas burner permits issued by the office of Building Inspector Earle H. Megin. These permits cover 15 new one-family residences, one factory with office space, and the balance for miscellaneous additions and alterations.

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Floyd Patterson was in a thoughtful mood outside his training quarters at LaRonda on Orchard Hill Road, Newtown, on Sunday, after a flurry of rigorous training. Floyd had just finished three rounds with three different sparring partners and a routine of shadow boxing, bag-punching, rope skipping and exercises. The dethroned champion will seek to recover the heavyweight title at the Polo Grounds on June 20 when he meets Ingemar Johansson in a return bout.

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Editorial Ink Drops: Within the past few days, another of the massive elms on Newtown’s Main Street has been cut down by the State Highway Department and carted away. Even a stately elm cannot withstand the ravages of time. Perhaps we are more “tree conscious” than some people, but we have despaired in this column on previous occasions at the lack of interest in an intelligent tree-planting program along Main Street and throughout the town, setting out young trees to fill in the gaps left by these departing giants. There is beauty in our trees all through the year. We take them too much for granted.

May 10, 1935

FOR SALE! A Newtown Farm. The place consists of 34 acres of land divided in pasture, meadow and woodland, young apple orchard, grapes, berries, large stock barn with basement for cattle and horses, 8 tie-ups, basement built for silo, 8-room Colonial house, furnace, 2 fireplaces, Dutch oven, water in house. The place is being sold at a sacrifice for $7,000. 8 accredited cows, pair horses, tools go with place. “Stock Barn” care of Newtown Bee, Newtown, Conn.

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At a recent meeting of the Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company two matters were brought up. 1. The purchase of a new and more powerful siren. 2. The plans for a drive to raise funds for the erection of a new fire house. Hawleyville has an efficient and well-equipped fire truck and since the destruction of the old fire house there has been need of a new building in which to keep the apparatus.

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It will be of much interest locally to know that Martin Lewis of Walnut Tree Hill is now in Washington, D.C., where his paintings and etchings are on exhibit. Last month his collection was exhibited at the Kennedy galleries located at Fifth avenue and 60th street, New York City.

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Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the barn on the property of the late Allison P. Smith, on South Main street, Friday morning. A Plymouth coupe belonging to Kenneth Haugh was also destroyed. The alarm was sounded and the Newtown Hook and Ladder Company responded but the building could not be saved as the barn was all ablaze upon the arrival of the firemen.

May 13, 1910

An important business change in Newtown takes place by the dissolution of the firm of Taylor & Hubbell, dealers in grain and coal, and one of the oldest and best known business firms in town, and the organization of the Newtown Coal & Grain Co to carry on the business. The change was made necessary by the ill health of Hon W.H. Hubbell. Mr Taylor will remain with the new firm.

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One of Patrick Campbell’s horses, while in the pasture lot, became frightened at something and in attempting to jump a picket fence landed astride it, injuring the animal quite a little.

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There was a hearing before the railroad commissioner in the Capitol at Hartford on Wednesday, April 27, upon the application of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad company, to eliminate the crossing at grade known as the Hanover crossing at North Newtown and substitute therefore an underneath crossing just west of the present crossing. The hearing was not concluded and will not be until the commissioners examine the premises, which they expect to do shortly.

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A prominent Sandy Hook man, who is not used to warfare, was taken by surprise, one day last week, when he picked up a pipe to have a smoke and just as he lit it something happened and all that was left of his pipe was the stem in his mouth. You had better ask him for the rest of the story. The boys are whispering it around that the pipe was loaded.

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