Leading Business Men of Fairfield County

The business is under the personal manage ment of the firm, assisted by two very capable clerks. The individual members are: G. J. and T. F. Wolfram, both natives of Germany. We would advise the citizens of Bridgeport to seek business acquaintance with Wolfram & Co., who can offer them as many advantages in the grocery trade as any house in the State. Dr. A. N. Curtiss, Room 6, 61 Fairfield Ave- nue.— Prominent among the dentists of Bridge- port is Dr. Curtiss, who is one of the most reliable in the city, and although he has been in business in Bridgeport but a short time, he has had ten years of practical experience in other places. He has been in Thomaston, Conn., for the last five years. Dr. Curtiss is located at 61 Fairfield avenue, where can be found the best light for operating in the city; his office is neat and well fitted up for the convenience and comfort of his patrons; his operating room is supplied with all the modern conveniences and improved appliances for the aid of his profession; all that skill and painstak- ing can do, assisted by the best facilities in the dental art, is at the command of his patients, who are assured that the result of each operation will be perfectly satisfactory. Dr. Curtiss' harmless method of extracting and filling teeth without pain is wonderful. Mechanical dentistry in all its different branches. Teeth with or without plates. Crown work a specialty. In conclusion, he will assure all patrons that they will be treated with consideration, and that all work performed by him will give perfect satisfaction. H. Letterhaus, Dealer in Beef, Pork, Lamb, Poultry, etc., Vegetables and fruits in their sea- son, Oysters and Clams, corner Broad Street and Railroad Avenue. — As a representative of our reliableand prosperous mercantile establishments, the provision house of Mr. H. Letterhaus calls for a special recognition among the substantial and enterprising mercantile institutions of Bridge- port. This house was established by its present proprietor in 1881, and during the comparatively short time since its inception, has built up a steadily increasing and lucrative trade. The market utilized for the transaction of this busi- ness is located at the corner of Broad street and Railroad avenue, and covers an area of 40x29 feet, and is nicely fitted up with every facility for the handling of all goods and the preserva- tion of perishable articles, and presents a neat and attractive appearance, and we assure the residents of Bridgeport that they will always find here a well selected stock of beef, pork, lamb, mutton, veal, ham, sausages, lard, salt meats, poultry, vegetables and fruits, in their season, also oysters and clams, canned goods, etc. The retail trade of this house requires the em- ployment of two reliable and experienced clerks. Mr. H. Letterhaus is a native of Germany, an energetic, popular business man. Wilson F. Green, Sup. Branch Office John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 61 Fair- field Avenue (Warner's Building). — As Super- intendent of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company for Bridgeport, Mr. Wilson F. Green is conducting a large business in this city, with his office located at No. 61 Fairfield avenue. This well known and reliable company in its efforts to bring into notice the prudential feature of insurance, has for years directed the energies of some of its most zealous and capable representatives to this end. In thus bringing within reach of those dependent upon their daily labor for their daily bread the means to provide a fund for burial and the means of subsistence for those dependent upon them, the John Han- cock has accomplished a beneficent mission. Ably representing the prudential department of this company in this field, Mr Green has done much to make known the great benefits of this plan, and to popularize it with the wTage-workers of this section. He is prompt, reliable and ac- curate in the dispatch of business, and through him losses are adjusted with promptness. Mr. Green is a Connecticut man by birth, and has firmly established himself in general confi- dence as a business man and citizen. M. Klein & Brother, Manufacturers and Dealers of The Star Nickel Plated Steel Crochet Needles, Macrame, Shoe and Glove Hooks, Table and Pocket Cutlery, No. 360 Main Street. — An old-established and well known manufac- turing concern of this city is that of M. Klein & Brother, doing business at No. 360 Main street. These gentlemen inaugurated business in 1854, being engaged at first in the millinery and fancy goods trade. This they carried on up to 1885, when they commenced the industry with which they are at present identified, the manufacture of the well-known Star Nickel-Plated Steel Crochet Needles, Macrame, Shoe and Glove Hooks, etc. The firm carries on a wholesale business in these goods as well as in table and pocket cutlery, etc., and is well known to jobbers and the trade in general for the desirable quality of the articles which they handle and the extremely low prices at which they are offered. The firm is made up of Messrs. M. Klein and B. Klein, both of these gentlemen being natives of Germany. They are well known and respected citizens. 100 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BRIDGEPORT. Walter Nichols, Real Estate and Loan Broker, Warner Building, Corner Fairfield Avenue and Middle Street. — Anions: the various commercial and mercantile industries that assist in making Bridgeport what it is, there is none of more im- portance to the community than real estate and money brokerage business. It is a business re- quiring energy, industry and sound principles. One of the most successful agencies in this city is that of Mr. Walter Nichols, whose eminent fitness for its several branches has gained for him an extensive business. The buying and selling of real estate the loaning of money and auc- tioneering are among the main characteristics of this business. He is also the agent for the extensive real estate interests of Dr. Warner. Mr. Nichols' success fully attests his proficiency and populari- ty and establishing his reputation for integrity and honorable dealing. As a gentleman he is ac- corded a high position in commercial circles. He established his business four years ago and occupies a very attractive office in the Warner building, corner of Fairfield avenue and Middle street. Mr. Nichols is president of the Common Council. He is a gentleman highly esteemed by all who know him and fully deserves the success he has attained. Farini, Photographer, 61 Fairfield Avenue. — From earliest childhood the career of Mr. L. Farini, the leading photographic artist of Bridge- port, has been most remarkable and his experi- ence would serve as the basis of a most interesting and wonderful romance. Mr. Farini was adopted in infancy by the man whose name he bears, who resided in England. Mr. Farini was famous as the original Lulu, who was shot from a catapult, and who, after arriving at maturity was exhibited to astonished multitudes in all parts of the world, as the won- der of the age, and for many years his sex was undiscovered, although, perhaps, suspected. Assuming the attire of a man after having relin- quished business as a human projectile, Mr. Far- ini took up the study of photography and be- came a master artist. He traveled to all parts of the world, taking views of scenes in all quarters of the globe, and coming to this country a few months ago, he established himself in business in this city. His art rooms and studio at 61 Fairfield ave- nue are models of completeness in their appoint- ments, and a visit to the establishment is fraught with the liveliest interest. Here are found views taken in Central Africa and other parts of the world, often at fearful risk. Mr. Farini is a refined and cultured gentleman and a business man of sterling worth, energetic, prompt and reliable. A specialty is made of first-class pictures, from the very smallest to the largest. Life-size work is made which is equal in all respects to the finest crayon potraits. Coe & White, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, 560 and 562 Main Street.— The city of Bridgeport is not behind her sister cities in the extent and character of her wholesale and retail grocery trade, and the enterprise which characterizes her representative firms in this branch of commerce is not surpassed in any other American city. The well known and reliable house of Messrs. Coe & White, established in 1873, has for a period of fourteen years occupied a prominent position in the trade. This house was first es- tablished by Mr. Charles P. Coe, and in 1885 Mr. J. H. White was admitted to the firm, which has since borne the title of Coe & White. The premises utilized cover an area of 80x50 feet, and consist of a store and basement, affording ample convenience for the accommodation of a large stock and the demands of their growing trade. Every modern appliance for facilitating the handling of goods with despatch is brouabt into requisition. Employment is given to eight capa- ble clerks, and orders invariably meet with prompt attention. The firm carries a general line of staple and fancy groceries. The individual members of the firm, Messrs. Charles P. Coe and J. H. White, are both natives of Madison, and prominent^ identified with the commercial prosperity of Bridgeport, and are numbered among the most substantial and public-spirited citizens of this community Mr. Coe is the senior partner of Coe & Field, of 422 State street, New Haven. Henry Setzer, Jr., People's Market, Wholesale and Retail, 313 Main Street. — The provision trade of Bridgeport is yearly assuming greater proportions, and she can boast of as many large and enterprising firms in this line as any city in the State. Among them and one which has exhibited marked ability in this direction, is Mr. Henry Setzer, Jr., proprietor of the People's Market, which is one of the finest in the city.