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316; Richard, 31, 32, 38, 45; Thomas, 38, 44, 84; Uriah, 206; William, 167, 169 Seymour Rock, 479 Seymore, Seth, 135, 171 Shafer, Frederick, 438 Shaffer, Geo., Co., 356 Sharp, Eleanor Weed, 410, 411 Sharpie, 351 Shaw, George, 299 Shea, John, 231 Sheehan, Frederick, 402 Sheehan, Marcus, 402 Sheep Rock, 414, 478 Sheffield Island, school dist., 247; 414, 416 Sheffield-on-Sound, see Chimons Shell fish Comm., see Conn. Shell¬ fish Comm. Shells, oyster, used 343 Sherer, Henry, 389 Sherman, Charles, 444; John, 444; Roger, 187, 406; Taylor, 187, 246, 406; William T., 444 Sherwood, Samuel, 297 Shipbuilding, 265; at Wilson Point, 399 Shipping, oysters, 344, 348; to Europe, 355, 356 Ships; here in 1819, 210, 214; steamboat, 215; early boats, 216; to Bridgeport, 217; to New York, 217; across Atlantic, 218; canoes, row, sharpies, sloops, scows, schooners, 351; “Early Bird,” 352 Shoakecum, 32, 33 Shoe Blacking, in style, 209 Shorefront Park, 418, 419 Shorehaven, 264 Shorehaven Golf Club, 431 Shuckburg, Dr. Richard, 115, 118, 120 Sicaoggs, 4 Silk, Bryan, 391 Silk hats, 273 “Silk Stocking Co.,” 307 Silliman, Joseph, 187; Samuel, 135 Silvermine, origin, 101; water, 317; art colony, 435 to 438 Silvermine river, baptism, 235 Simpson, Alma, 442 Sims, Edward J., 442 Skidmore, Joseph, 296; Samuel, 206 Slaves in Norwalk, 189 Slobodkin, J. E. M., Mrs., 423 “Slow and Easy,” 264 . Smallpox, 141 . Smedley, William, 298 Smith, Asa, 265; 378; Asa E. Smith, 265; Burr, 381; Chap¬ man, 206; Charles, 206; E. B., 379; Ebenezer, 206; Edwin, 298; Eliakim, 175; Edward, 339, 415; E. H., 310; Ferdinand, 382; Frank, 297; Frederick, 206; Fountain, 160, 161, 171; Ger- shom, 416; Henry, 206; Herbert, 389; Hobart, 265; Irving, 371; James, 168, 206, 337; Joel, 206; John, 206; Josiah, 418; Leslie, 327, 377; Louisa, 260; Mallard, 415; Oscar, 293 ; Russell, 402 ; Samuel, 38; Samuel, Jr., 100; of Milford, 100; Stephen, 268, 323; Thomas, 100; Walter, 402; Warren, 415; Willa, 332; William, 406 Smith’s I., see Sheffield Smyth, Rev. James, 230 Sniffen, Charles, 402 Snow, Elder, 234 Snow Storm, 92 Soanamatum, 32, 33 Societies, School, 246, 247 Soldiers; in King Philip’s War, 82; in French and Indian War, 113; provision for families, 139; in Revolutionary War, 160, 161, 162, 167-171; in War of 1812, 205, 206; in Civil War 292 to 305; in Span. Amer. War, 382 to 384, and appendix; in World War 396 to 405 Solmans, Alden, 227, 252; hat fac¬ tory, 279, 280, 281, 283, 289 So. New Eng. Tel. Co., 338 South Center School, 245 South Five Mile River School, 254, 255 South Norwalk, 2, 90, 101, 146, 153, 156, 164; church, 192, 224; school, 251; pottery trade, 264; becomes city, 320; mayors, see appendix; burned, 324; library, 326; post office, 372; electric light, 376; consolidation, 387; new bridge, 391 South Norwalk Academy, 259 South Norwalk Baptist church, 233, 327; lighting, 378 5io INDEX South Norwalk Boat Club, 432 South Norwalk Club, 373, 432 South Norwalk Cong. Church, 231 South Norwalk Electric Light Works, 376 South Norwalk Hat Co., 282, 290 South Norwalk Library, 326; house to house canvass, 326; first bldg., 327; Carnegie aid, 328; gifts, 463 South Norwalk Methodist Church, 191 South Norwalk Oyster Farms Co., 366 South Norwalk Post Office, 372 South Norwalk Printing Co., 321 South Norwalk Savings Bank, 227 South Norwalk Trust Co., 227, 228 Southport, 12, 20 ; swamp fight, see Great Swamp Fight South LTnion School Dist., 247, 253 Southworth, William, 228 Spanish Amer. War, 382 to 384; veterans, 468 Spanish Ship, 125 “Spat,” oysters, 342, 343 Spawn, oyster, 343 Spawning, oyster, 343, 344 Spencer, Thomas, 31 “Spring Wagons,” 348 Springwood, 296 Springwood Theater, 239 Springwood Union Chapel, 242 Sprite I., 479 Spruce Swamp, 49 Squires, Seeley, 170 Stabell, Thurston, 417 Stage Coach Days, 179-187; lines, coach, 182; coachman’s import¬ ance, 183 ; stage hotel, 184, 214 Stamford, boundary dispute with Norwalk, 72, 73, 76; Tories in, 146, 209, 232, 292; in Civil War, 298; cars, 213; telephones, 337; oysters, 348; oyster grounds, 367 Stamford, Norwalk Tel. Co., 337 Stamford to Fairfield Path, 49 Stamp Act, 126, 127, 129 Standard Oil Co., 27, 428 Stanish, Helena, 375 Stannard, Orson, 240 Stanton, Sanford, 442; Thomas, 14, 15 Starfish feared, 350 Star Union Overall, 427 “State grounds,” oysters, 354, 366 to 368, 481 Steam, in Nor. oyster industry, ^ 351 to 353 Steamboat, in Norwalk, 215 “Steamer,” for fire department, 307 Stephen’s Island, 50, 149, 414, 478 Stephenson, Mary Weed, 410, 411 Sterling, Harry 308 Steup, H. S., 241 ; Martin, 241 Stevens, Earle, Mrs., 333; Edwin, 309; George, 389; Helen, 260; J. E., 429; Mrs. J. E., 293; James, 244; Jonathan, 100; Widow, 39; Zery, 206 Stevenson, Jonathan, 82 Steward, Robbart, 84 Stewart, John, 78; Robert, 38, 67, 85 Stirdevant, John, 100 Stoddard, Florence, 328 Stone, A. E., 234; Captain, 8; Rev., 86 Stores, old time, 429, 430 Storey, James, Mrs., her school, 261 Stoughton, Capt. Israel, 12, 14, 20 Stratford, 4, 190 Stratton, Frank, 391 Straw Hat Co., 289; Mfg. Co., ^ 289 Strayer, Charlton, 434 Streb Co., 427, 444 Streb, Philip, 427 Street, Henry, 206; John, 168; William, 206, 244, 245, 378 Strike, hat strike of 1884, 270, 279 to 283; strike of 1909, 270, ^ 284-289 Strunsky, Morris, 414, 415 Strut, John, 206; Samuel, 206 Stuart, Edward, 248, 349; Moses, 444 Stuart I., 414, 479 Styles, early Norwalk, 54; see dress Sturges, Charles, 102; Katherine, 130 Subsidy men, 38, 40, 45 Suffering in jail, 410 Suffrage, 410 to 413 INDEX Sugar House Prison, 171 Sugden, Benjamin, 382 Sumner, George, 408 Superior Hat Co., 289 Sutherland, Anne, 441 Swaine, “Leeiftenant,” 63 Swamp Fight, see Great Swamp Fight Swan, Adam, 206 Swartz, Christian, 289, 303, 304, 327, 335, 432; Frederick, 335 Swedish Beth. Cong. Church, 241 Swedish Luth. Messiah Church, 243 Swine, 56; see pigs also. Symon, Burk, 438 and Mrs. Sy- mon Synagogue, 242 Tailor, Uriah, 206 Tallmadge Brothers, 366, 367 Tallmadge, Stanley, 309, 366 Tarlov, Aime, 402, 404 Tate, W. S., 379 Tatobam, 17 Tavern Island, 349; see Pilot Taxes, on tea, 134; abated, here, 173; highway tax, 188; on oys¬ ter grounds, 355, 357, 358, 365 Taylor and Golden, 373 Taylor, Charles, 329; Ellis H., Mrs., 334, 392; George, 323; Harry, Mrs., 332; Henry, 294; Homer, 372; James, 326; Levi, 113, 167; Mariposa, 334; Mayor, 281; Nelson, 322, 326, 376, 406; Thomas, 38, 84, 100 Tea, tax on, 134 Teachers, early, 57; first, 83, 84 Telegrams, 339, 340 Telephones, Norwalkers skepti¬ cal, 337; S. N. E. T. Co., 338; models, 338; locations, 339 Tellerwain, Timothy, 268 Temperance, see Little L’Ham- mock Tempest I., 414, 478 Tennent, William, 129 Terris, Arthur, 272 Thanksgiving, 106, 107, 108, 109 Thatcher, Josiah, 216; Thomas, 124 Thatcher’s Mill, 187 Thayer, Harry, 437 Theatrical Colony, 439 5i i “The Bridge,” 101, 153, 217, 381; city, 382 “The Rocks,” 151; battle, 157, 158; monument, 169 Thomas, Charles, 228, 244, 268; Ed., 385-6; Edward, 323; Ed¬ win, 445; Mabel, 261, 332; Ru¬ dolph, 442 Thomas Restaurant, 228 Thomas School, 27, 261 Thornes, Charles, 309, 375; Earl, 309; Ephraim, 375 Thompson, Frank, 417, 436; Geo., Mrs., 334; Rebecca Mason, 316 Thorne, Pauline, 439 Thorp, Stephen, 173 Tilly’s Carriage Factory, 233 Tire and Rubber Co., see Nor¬ walk T. and R. Co. Tobacco, drinking, 68 Tobey, Charles, 356 Tokaneke, 22, 65 Toll charges, on bridge, 393 Tolies, M. H., 379 Tomakergo, 22, 65 Toomey, Daniel, 395 Toreadors, 421 Tories, in Norwalk, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153 “Town Grounds,” oysters, 354, 366 to 368, 481 Town Hall, 97 Town House, 176, 177 Town records, first, 56 Towne, H. R., 337, 338 Towne Street, 48, 49 Townsend, Harry, 437 Towntom, 32, 33 Tracey, John, 301 Tracey, W. J„ 260, 288, 301, 389, 409; Mrs. Tracey, 422 Tracey, W. W., 409 Tracks in Norwalk raised, 224, 339 Train Band, 185 Trains, here, 218; horse railroad, 219; line to Mass., 219; N. Y. N. H. and Hartford, 221; first train here, 221; Drawbridge Catastrophe, 222; grade cross¬ ings, 224 Tramway Co., 312 Transportation, 213, 214-225; horse cars, 311; autos, 384; 1929, 425 512 INDEX Trask, Capt. William, 14 Traveling, early, 81 Treadwell, John, 381 Trent, William P., 443 “Trimmer,” of kerosene lamps, 372 Trinity Church, 154, 155, 176, 235, 236, 237 Tristram and Hyatt’s, 187, 429 Tristram, Charles, 228, 429 Truman, Jessie, 260 Trumbull, 124, 127, 131, 160, 201 Tryon, General, 141, 142, 144, 145, 148, 151, 152, 153, 155 to 159 Tucker, Edward, 223; H. H., 240 Tuition, in Norwalk schools; free, 251, 253 Tully, Bernard, 381 Tunxis or Sepous, 4 Tuttle, George, 298; H. Croswell, Mrs., 333, 373; John, 390 Twin lambs born, 175 “Two acre law,” 349 Tyler, Alan, 372 Tyndall, Muriel, 438 Tyng, Harriet, 443 Udelman, Louis, 176, 373 Uncas, 2, offers aid to English, 9, discussion of 17, 18, 19; monu¬ ment erected to, 19, 20 “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” 439 Underhill, James, 266 Underwood, Carlton, 400 Unkowas, 4 Union School District, 247, 253 Universal Hat Co., 289 University Women, 421 U. S. Fish Comm. Bulletin, 356 ,4 Value, oyster grounds, 365 Van Buren, Robert, 432 Van Coevering, Jeanette, 403 Van Curler, Jacob, 7 Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 217, 400; Henry, 294 Vanderbilt, R. T., Co, 427 Van Doren, DeWitt, 233 Van Horne, Madam, 180 Van Scoy, Fred, 340 Van Twiller, Governor, 7 “Vested Rights,” in oyster grounds, 349 Veterans Foreign Wars, post and aux, 404 Veterinarians, 466 Village Room, 432 Volk, Charles, 307, 389; J. Volk, 375, 377 Volk Hat Co, 289 Vollmer, Charles, 382; William, 288 Wade, Elizabeth, 442 Wages, in 1850, 263; in hat strike, 279, 284; in Civil War, 297 Waite, L. M„ Mrs, 334 Wakefield, Henriette, 442 Wakeman, W. J, 408 Waldron, Arthur, 393 Walkley, Shailor, 256 Walling, Anna, 415 Walsh, John, 267, 388, 394, 397, 407 Wampasum, 32, 33 Wangunks or Wangums, 4 War of 1812, 200; interferes with shipping, 200, 201; Norwalk very patriotic, 201; resolution, 202; blockades, 204, 205; Nor- walkers in, 205, 206 Ward, Thomas, 38; William, 329, 389 Ware Creek, 351 Wareing, Edmond, 100 Warner, Levi, 406, 407 Warren, George, 351; Isaac, 206; Samuel, 198 Washington, George, 142, 158, 160, 166, 180 Washington St. Bridge, see Bridge