Leading Business Men of Fairfield County

The officers of the company are as follows: President, Christian Swartz; Secretary and Treasurer, Jos. A. Volk; Superintendent, Henry I. Smith, all of whom are men especially quali- fied for their several responsible positions, and their ability and worth inspire fullest confidence of their trade and correspondents everywhere. Mr. Swartz is a Director of the City National Bank, and both he and the efficient Secretary of the Company are numbered among the most prominent and influential citizens of Norwalk. Jacob M. Layton, Fire, Life and Accident In- surance Agency, Real Estate and House Agent, Ocean Steamship Tickets, 65 Washington Street, next door to Post Office. — The house of Jacob M. Layton, located at No. 65 Washington street (next door to Post Office) does a general Real Es- tate business, buying and selling, procuring loans, etc. He also places insurance in reliable compa- nies and makes collections, and in all these branches of business is amply prepared to con- duct business in an able maimer. He is well ac- quainted with the property of the city and his judgment in this direction is of value to all who desire to either buy or sell. As an Insurance man he represents the followT- ing well known and reliable companies: London Assurance Corporation, Norwich Union Fire In- surance Society, Continental Insurance Company, New York; North British & Mercantile, Washing- ton Fire and Marine, Boston; Glens Falls Insur- ance Company, Sun Fire Office, London; Fire Association, Philadelphia, Penn ; Newark Fire Insurance Company, Merchants Insurance Com- pany, Newark, N. J. ; Rochester German Insur- ance Company, Lion of London, Scottish Union and National Insurance Company, State of Penn- sylvania, Philadelphia; New Hampshire Insur- ance Company; Imperial of London, Middlesex Mutual, Connecticut. The business was established in 1876. He fully understands the Insurance, Loaning and Real Estate business, and is a prompt and effi- cient collector. Any business trusted to him will be well and faithfully transacted. Mr. Layton is a Notary Public and competent not only to pre- pare Legal Documents, Deeds, Mortgages, etc., but also to take acknowledgement of the same. Mr. Layton also has on hand Ocean Steamship Tickets, Drafts and Money Orders. Railroad tickets to all points South and West are also for sale, and baggage will be checked to destination by Pennsylvania R. R. or New York Central R. R. and connecting lines South and West. LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SOUTH NOR WALK. 147 Mr. Layton is a native of New Jersey and is highly esteemed in this city, having occupied the position of Water Commissioner and also a mem- ber of School Committee. He is at present writ- ing Treasurer of the School District and Secretary of the Water Board. He will always be found ready to conduct bus iness with prudence and energy, and we com- mend him to non-residents who have property in South Norwalk as a proper gentleman to take charge of same. I. M. Hoyt, Druggist and Pharmacist, 62 Main Street. — Among the many long and well estab- lished houses in this city devoted to sale of drugs and manufacture of Medicines, we take pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the house of Mr. I. M. Hoyt, located at 62 Main street. This Pharmacy was established by its present proprie- tor in 1875, and during the twelve years of its existence it has gained an extensive trade extend ing throughout the city. The premises com- prise a fine store 20x60 feet in dimensions which is elegantly fitted up and arranged in the most approved style. The goods handled are tastefully displayed and include a complete stock of Drugs, Medicines, Fancy and Toilet Articles, etc. The extensive business of this house requires the assistance of three comp3tent and reliable clerks, and phy- sicians' prescriptions are compounded with the utmost care and caution. Dr. Hoyt is a reliable Chemist and the public are assured that only the purest Drugs are used in the manufacture of Medicines at this establishment. Dr. Hoyt is proprietor and manufacturer of Hoyt's Cough Remedy, Hoyt's Fever and Ague Cure, and other specialties, which are so well known and highly appreciated by all who have used them. Dr. Hoyt is a native of Norwalk, well known and highly esteemed in social and business circles throughout the city. Hayes & Co., Manufacturers of Fine Stiff and Flexible Brim Fur Hats, Cedar Street. — Among the numerous Hat Manufacturers of Connecticut, none produces better goods than the well known establishment of Hayes & Co., whose factories are located on Cedar Street, 200 feet west of Main, in this town, and whose New York office is at 115 Greene street, where a full line of samples are shown. Their main office is at the factory ; here all accounts are kept, and goods are shipped direct to their destination. At these factories they manufacture a line of Stiff and Flexible Brim Fur Hats of a fine grade, made entirely by hand, and these are placed in the hands of the leading jobbers throughout tl^e United States. The goods are produced under the personal supervision of Mr. R. F. Hayes, a gentleman of long experience in the business, having been closely connected with the Hat business for the past twenty years, formerly carrying on the same business in Danbury, Conn. The product of this establishment cannot be excelled, either in quality or price, by any of its contemporaries, and all using their goods are thoroughly satisfied with them. We commend this establishment to our readers, both at home and abroad. The Duncan Iron Railing Works, Manufactu- rers of Wrought and Cast Iron Fencing, Iron Gates, Doors, Shutters and Grating, also Iron Stairs and Bolts for Building Purposes, Water Street, Wm. H. Hoyt, Proprietor.— These works, the leadiDg indus- try of the kind in South Norwalk, were establish- ed over twenty years ago by Mr. Wm. H. Dun- can, who in 1NS2 was succeeded by Mr. Wm. H. Hoyt. The establishment is eligibly located on Water street, with every facility for shipment and re- ceipt of merchandise by rail or water, and the works throughout are a model of good manage- ment and completeness. The machinery is driven by steam power and a force of skilled workmen are constantly employed in the manu- facture of Wrought and Cast Iron Fencing, Iron Doors, Gites, Shutters and Gratings, and also Iron Stairs and Bolts for building purposes. The finest work in style and finish is promptly executed to order at lowest prices, and the hon- orable methods and worth of this reliable manu- facturer has firmly established him in a prosper- ous business and in general esteem and confi- dence of his customers and correspondents at home and abroad. Mr. Hoyt is a native of New York and is an expert, practical business man, and his success has been commensurate with his energy and worth. He makes a specialty of Oyster Steam Dredges and Shipsmithing. S. W. Gregory, Livery, Boarding, Sale, Feed and Exchange Stables, Railroad Place. — An en- terprise that is invariably well managed is sure of success, hence we find that ever since Mr. S. W. Gregory started in this business, some five years ago, fortune has continually favored his efforts in catering to the wants of the public in the livery business. Since his first beginning here he has shown a thorough knowledge of what is required, good taste in his outfits, and a careful supervision ©f every detail in the several departments and necessary equipments, which has given his establishment a reputation second to none other in this city. The premises occupied are located on Railroad Place and comprise a fine two-story brick building which is complete in all its departments. This extensive establishment has a large number of fine driving horses, together with buggies, pure- tons, etc., all of elegant style and finish, special care being taken that everything turned out from the stables is supplied with every requisite for comfort and safety. The accommodations for boarding horses are also of a superior character. The stables are models of cleanliness, as is every- thing connected with the establishment. The feed and care given the animals in their charge is such as only a lengthened experience and a knowledge of their wants can supply. Several men are employed in connection with the various departments of the business, and horses and carriages can be obtained at all hours, with or without drivers. Mr. Gregory is a native of the State and is highly esteemed by all who know him. He sends a fine coach to all tbe trains and has tele- phone connection. 148 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SOUTH NORWALK. Joseph J. Asch, Manufacturer of Hatters' Furs, and Hat Forming Works. — Prominent among the leading establishments throughout the State engaged in this industry, we find that of J. J. Asch. This business was estab- lished very many years ago, and has always been eminently successful from the start About two years ago the buildings were entirely destroyed by fire, and after taking tem- porary quarters, Mr. Asch at once began to build his present fine factories, and since being com- pleted, which was quite recent, he has fitted them up with the most modern machinery used in the business. These works cover an area of nearly an acre, and are built in a thoroughly substantial manner throughout, being of brick, the walls being eighteen inches thick at the base and sixteen inches at the top. The building is divided into several departments, among which are the Hat Forming Rooms, Cutting and Packing Room, Wash Room, Carroting Room, Drying Room, Boiler Room (in which are two eighty horse- power boilers), Engine Room (fitted with an engine of 100 horse-power). On the second, third and fourth floors we find many other departments, to describe which would occupy more space than we have at our disposal. This representative house occupies extensive warehouses at 64 and 66 White street, New York, and a very extensive business is done, extending throughout the country. From one hundred and fifty to two hundred hands are employed. J. W. OAVANAGH, Artist in Marble, ITALIAN MARBLE AND GRANITE MON- UMENTS, South Norwalk.