A XORWALK
Itrsctc and lowers.
Wutlnnuc. a broad elni-iihaded lhor~
oughtarc about a mile and a halt in length.
.mncctlng the cities of South Norwalk
and Namath. flanked on either side by the
handsome homes of prosperous business
men. madamed it! entire length and
traversed by a double-track trolley
road, haswon the dlatiucllon or being to
New England what fur-tamed Euclid are
one is to the city 0! Clevrelaud. East iive<
one. s thoroughfare none the lean beauti.
Inl. unites Norwalk and Bic-it Norwalk on
the east side of the river. Other streets on
hill top and plain. in the reaidcutal poi--
tionl o! The Norwalkn. bcar favorable
comparison with these two principal are
ones.
There mover sixteen miles 0! strccta iii
the city of South Norwalk. Sincelasi
spring over two thou-sand cubic )‘llrllvl of
crushed atone have been spread. and iilnut
fifteen hundred feet of twouly-iuch 'I‘i-l~
ford road laid. Maps and profiles of new
layouts and grades of nine ‘slrecls have
been made within the past year or lwn.
which show the extent to which thin iin'
portant branch of iniinici; al ail'airs‘
in being pushed. The city of Norwalk has
twenty-two miles 0! well kept hlrt'l'lfi. two
and oncuhall miles of which are i‘llllt‘l"
paved or macadamed. and the work of
paving Wall street. the principal husiiic»
thoroughfare. with brick on n i-micri-ic
foundation. is now under way.
ll sewers are an indication ol the licull hr
fnlncas o! a place. then The Norwallis
must be and nioilt certainly are in a robuet
physical condition. proof of which is found
in the low annual death. rate. Epiilciiiic~.
cave of name children‘a «lira-a mare ltllliiinl
unknown. Well aewcrcd at [1'0le conspire
to this end. There me over eight and our»
half miles of sewers in South Sui-walk.
about a mile of which have been recently
laid. and which are constantly being ca»
extended. The city of Not-walk. wiih in
greater territory. has fourteen Itlllt'ai of
flowers.
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Public libraries and Reading Room.
The history of the South Norwalk l’ub»
llc Library covers a period of bWt‘lliy
years. In July. 153:. a niiinberuf lullueiir
tisl business men held a meeting to mi.
alder the utabliahlni-ut ol 8 library and
Iron reading room. To the lillslllt-s-i Htlulr
city 0! the corporation: urganim-d as a l‘l"
cult of this, the present city library in duc.
By the wine use ol the load» which it soc
needed in raising by lllcltllrl ol life incin-
bot-ships. annual meiiilicrahipa and l‘lllrl'»
talnnionto given as library bum-nu lllltlt'l"
the patronage of variant filll'lt‘lli'fl. lllt'
corporation erected the building in Wash
ington street known a» the Library buildr
log, the lirat lloor of which is inn-d at ”1“
present tlmeas a public library and lrw
reading room. the acmnil door for city of
lines. and the third floor for the Fire
Police. The rear room on ”W lll'ai. door
was fitted up with ainiplc furniture for a
library and reading room in Ito-5. Light.
but and attendants were prin’illt‘ll by lllt'
lesson 0! the front room. which mu ilwii
uiicd as a store. Shortly lli'lurl'. the li
brary corporation transferred ila propi-rt y
to the city. the entire lint llainr m... appro
prlawd (or library insc. in January. lhlll.
lift" the city had accepted‘ llic gift. the
title olthc books was made tree to all cili-
aenl of South Norwalk over twelve vu-an
of age. A tax 0! a quarter ul a mill \i’ltn
laid for the support. of the library. which
aflords an imminent about ileum year.
Thin lli not anlllciont to purchaae all llll'
hook! needed by a population 0! li.luii poo-
pla or to develop the library nyiuuu-lri.
call, an a collection of literature [or “(“4“
can! on topiea about which a public library
is expected to [llrlllnll material. llow
our. every dollar lli lurch-lied In it» largo-nil
capacity and the Library iii managed with
the atrictut energy by the board of direc-
tors. ”m0 0‘ whom have anointed the III‘
bray trout the beginning. nltcn meeting
diwonragcuient aml lllllllflllllt‘n. hiii
alluding loyally by the lnuiitulioii ill“
won. The interior of the reading main
bar rooeutly men painted and an addition»
ll tabla luppllod lor readera' convenience.
making it much linore attractin- than he.
(on. According to the ’ annual report.
Juno lltdllfl, there are now am bnokii in
tho Library. 1.0.“ liolderii of card-i. and
seventpulne [asrlmllcalo are taken iii the
reading room. There were churn-inborn
during tho your. The board of iliri-i'tora
ccnulsto of A. Blanchard. J. ll. Light. W,
C. Foch. J. J. Cavanagli. t‘uloiicl lmdie
smith. ll. 1!. Golden. (3. ti. North. I". A.
Fulfil. 0. ll. Voubttrgh. Jr. The clllclcut
librarian is Mini Angelina blend.
Th0 Norwallt Library corporation had
but fltnhll’lliiid eonie sixteen year» and
had lied ital quarter-i in the Not-walk club
hm torn lcntth at time. Realizing the
. My mind towardii tree pnblle libraries
ill our country the corporation ginwrouic
ly clued the city at Neroalk all lbs lllmktl
“a other property upon condition that
Molly Ibuiild utuhllili and "minute a
11* public library. At a city meeting
m Inventor Ill-t. mo. when 100 voter»
‘m mat. upon motion of i'bsrlm
mm. the property was lllmlllllln'll’
‘m cm the above conditions. The
lll'llAi. M‘ENE.
Council then appointed a committee from
it» number. consisting of Maura. Smith.
Chinery and Boyer. to take pooaeanion of
the library and .make arrangements for
its one till the next July. when the direc-
tors would be appointed by the mayor.
according to law. This committee accur~
ed propcrquiirtcrs. had them titted no.
and in June. min. the books and shelves
Were mooved. Lawrence P. "Mott had
been for years ”the faithful. genial
and populiir librarian of the old
library. making his; work a labor i'i‘
low. but the lengthening hours ol’ service
rendered it imposaiblelor him iccoiitiniie
Minn Dotha Stone Pinuco was engaged in
hlnplace. In six weeks. with the assis-
tance of Mist .Ie-iaica l". llraiua'il. of. the
Hartford Public Library. and Mr. Mott.
the library was opened to the public. The
Dewey chunllicatiou is in use. mi also the
N. E. Browne charging system. which
docs away with the use of a card. There
are typewritten clashed finding lists and
iii; a of new books in binders. and a card
catiilogueaulhor and dictionary. There
are sonic-Hill volumes. and Li“ lllllik‘
takers. Each person is tIllO\i'calt\\'nlmtik.-t
at a time. The lirat year‘s report ah med
mum \‘lsils and 2.31m books insllt'il [or
home use. The directors appointed the
lint week in July. lfilul, “'(l't‘: J. (i.
Gregory. E. L. lli‘ycr. .l. l‘. 'l‘readwell.
“3A. t'iirlia. U. E. Miller. Y. S. Sclleck.
.l. 'l‘. llubbi-IL .l. A. (lab il‘ll. ll. l‘l. llann.
lipoiithc rcaignation of Judge llubbell
because of his leaving town. Mr. lloiiii-r
Merrill wait appointed in his placc. The
ollicera are .I. ll. liragory. president; .1. P.
'l'readweil. vicc-prciddenl: V. S. Scl'i-rlt.
secretary and treasurer. '
. Oyaters and aims.
Xi-xt to.New llavcu, Tllt‘ Norwalka arc
engaged lllOl'l‘ extensively in the i-ullii'a
the Sound shore. Norwalk oy~lvra un-
known and prim-d i-vcrvwhcri- [or their
all around excellent-e. l-‘ifty thou-and
lmrrclsof the bivalves are chipped an-
nually to Europe for immediate i-oiisuinp'
tiou or planting. and lialta million dollar-4
arc iiii'i-hli-d‘iu this branch of the liuaiiicia,
'l'lic rl‘i'llt‘ along the rivcr l'r-inl during
lllt' shipping «cumin in one of great in?»
”city, llllllllll'll‘l o! barn-In lift'lllllh‘ a»
\\'t'll:|~¢l_\‘~ii'ri~ in the idu-ll and opt-nod
lll'l‘ltt‘lll to the American llllll‘kt'i‘l. lo-
nliori-«vaster pliuliug iii-gun among the
Nor-walk lvdaudn in I‘ll; oil uhore plant
log in N35; sound plaiitiiiu. or in water
overlhirty feet drop. in lP-I‘J. A coma-r
votive l‘hllllllihl‘ place» the number of
owners of gr iiiuda at 17.3: capital llfl'i'lil'
cd. .lJL’Mldlllll; cuiployi-oii. lint. wages paid.
Stilton; venue!» in “HP, l'.'.'i; acres under
cultivation. limit”. In addition tothcw
atativtii-a. it in i-uiniati-d that the natural
beds lying within the limit» of the town
yield an average at initial a year in
oyalcra and Ullilllti tollic inhabitant: id
The Sorwalkn. the Inuit Who work on tin-in-
bed» earning lroui $1.1M! to $3 a day.
Fire Departments
The Norwalku are Well guarded again-d
tlieravageaol lire. The south Norwalk
lll‘lllil'llllt‘lll had ilii birth in. Old Well
Hook and Ladder company. which wan
organized llt Ni. the prime mover and
nrlgiuatoroilhe company being Captain
William ll. Jonca. now of the New York
department. The "rat apparatuii wan a
hand truck equipped with a few laddcra
iiiiil bucket». 'l‘hiii gave way to a more
modern truck ii low yt-iiris later, and now
the company haw all the modern appah
ulna lllltkllllpllulltml for lighting lire. um]
ltii true iii drawn by borne». l'iitiiani
“one company wan organized in "‘75. and
lie llrui carriage wiiii' a iwo-wln-clml
"inhuman” but In lam it came into pm
iii-union of a new carriage. 'l'he prment
“‘vll'i’llllllllll'll the bounce waii built in liN'B,
and in on it war II ted out with median
hose wagonu. and a borne lfllllltllml to
ilrawtheiii. 'l'lie li‘lre Police was organ»
land in INN. the lirat captain lining .l. l'.
('ruwo. There Were Itlllfltl twnntydlw
original iiieinhers. and this number ham
liicrciniml with time. in PM Haiiiuel Mc-
tiowan agitated the donation of a lire
alarm Intern and it wan pm In that year.
with only one his. Now there am
wwutcnu dint riliutcd throughout I be «It y.
'l’hs lire department of death Norwalk in
one at the boat and moat elllclent in the
iitsts. and very low large tin-ii have marred
the hletory at the city. The preterit chief
in [toward V. Baker: llriit unlstantchlel.
D. William Harlem: ascend wool-stunt
ehlett‘tlcorgs W. Romulus. Mr. Ballet
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lionol oysters than any other place aloni.’ .
halal!» nmhsl. and Hr. McGowan.
who was ohtst tor dare-imi- now to
charm of Pat-sci Hos- hoass. ‘
Phoenix finale. company. Hope lion
company and Pioneer Book and [Add-r
company. with twenty-live Firi- Pollen
the first organic-lion ot‘ Its ‘hlnd in the
new. countltuto [the the departmental
the city at Nurwalk. Tho on. hundred
men at the department are unit-urinal
throughout. well illaeipllnod and oliioersd.
and as tire-lighters haves record that in
known the length [and breadth of the
state. Ail the apparatus. Including a
uupirly wagon. is drawn by harm. and iii
at the moat modern design. the steamer
and t uck having but recently been pur-
chaiwd. A line alarm iiyiitcm. with fifteen
»b ’Xtfll. adihi to the elliciiiucv ot the depart
uient. 'l‘heolilcerii are: Chief engineer.
.l. 'I‘. l'ro-ltt: firutaunlatant chlvt. F. W.
Smith: second assistant chief. 'l‘. 5. Mur-
ray: superintendent of lire alarm. J. H.
llnyt. No large llreii have occurred in
many yeara '
(hi the emit aide oi the river in iitlll Ill-
otber Weltequippcd hook and ladder and
hose company. known as the Mayflower.
lmidcs a body of Fire Police. The little
department lacks nothing in elilciency.
being well organized under the leader-
ahlp of Fred M. Wheeler. a fll'ltlllflll of
many years' experience in the Norwalk
department.
The Lumber Interest.
As far back a»: about l‘ltl Thomas L.
Pei-k had a mill and lumber yard llt‘l't‘.
but the tint lirtn of liiuibcriin-u in The
Nurwalihwau 'l'i‘illi-aix lily. who blurted
litHltlc-In ill the i‘ill’lyltlxllt“. and who did
ltl'lhl of tbvlriiilv in llll-l section for the
nut decade. or until aliuil the your Nil.
when the Fairlield l‘niiiitv l‘lauiiiug Mill
and Building company entered the lit-id.
’lurr Kiiappand Henry R. Fitch bought
out Hit-abom- concern in lNi‘. and lhry
Wi-ri- Mll't‘i‘t'llt'll by Ilati-h. llaili'y N com
puny in PM, inivis' lllllilwll tit (' I. Were
”run-«4‘. .wn,
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iil~o engaged in ibi-iiivnlnr llll'illlt'd'i here
about the year thin. Now there an» three
as». m my at lint-Illa.
your; mail; mural-h. with its
easy. 0|de quad-rs and mains
grounds on the cream; the lava mica
clnlmdth ltswoll‘hctcmm and club
ill“!!! at Bold» and Holt arcane-i tbs
Not-walk Yacht club. which in a sun
ntsntlal honest Hickory nun. down by
tholionad share; the Koch Outing club.
with s picturesque little tacitly retort at
the watcr’n edge. and the Plan lads:
club. who-- cottage occupie- s nightly
place one rocky point that lot- out into
the Sound. Mtsrary club». musical
elpbv. social clubs and whsclclnhs. many
of then With nicely furnished rooms,
flourhih without aniahor.
There are. slao. two military compan-
in which. inii large and wall-appointed
armory. take on a good-deal of iluh lite.
Two German loci-tin. the Germanium and
Arions. vi hich an of a social and musical
character. own bulldlngl of thelr own. In
the Way 0! societies and associations
there are Maniac. Oddlellowa. lied Men.
Knight» of Columbus, Royal Arcanuin.
Foresters. Grand Army of the Republic.
l'oion \‘etersns‘ Union. Ancient Order
Knightii ot the Mystic Chain. Ancieni
Order of llihnrnlana. Knights of l’ythias.
American lmglon of Honor. Chautauqua
l'nion. Clibtens‘ League. Daughters of
Herman. Knights 0! the Golden Eaglr.
. 'lilli Villl‘l'.\l.li l'.\| "T I’I.l'll.
This club has a most delightlul location. a very pretty andcoiumodiouii building.
and a iiicinbrraliip oi lbi ltv gattiia. nuiiimcr evening dances. whiat clubs and general
a'luiim-r plcaaun-a have their tullcat M‘fllll' here.
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in «it «Murat m‘wua
lair”. warn». . on
Mic-naive l‘illll'i'flhi which supply the
country for mill-n around with building
niaiciial.
Locks and Builders' Hardware.
. 'l‘hi- ltit'l-H and buildcru' hardware in
Illlllll'y. which i-s uc\l lll llllfl irt'mcx. win
l'lllvllllllnllt'll in thc Norwalku iii In“, and
lhcrearc uowtmi i-xlcuuiw plaulu. ’l'hi-
Norwalk Inc-k company and the Incl:
wood Mauulai'luring c viiipaiiv. with
about Sfillwll invented. and giving our
pinyin-ail to H II liaucbi.
Olubl. Societies and Anociations.
Nituii-roiu club», for it uh men and wo-
mcii. ari- a lai'tor of the Mu'iltl llfeol ‘l'lw
Norwalku. The Norwallt club. win-re all
the premium! llll‘ll meet to play lIIllltlfIlt
and mania. or to read. write or hill‘llil‘, it!“
a baiiilwuiie null o! roomn overlooking
Willi nil‘ltt'l. 'l‘hc l'ciilral club. i-xclu»
ulvely for Women and one ol the low or
gaii'izalioii-iol' the kind in the atulc. or~
cuplim a button in prcltv Went avenue.
win-re lllllaltfllll'“. lean and literary enter-
taliiuii-iitn form the programme through
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National Provident i'nion. New England
Order of Protection. Total Almtinench
nud‘lli-nevolcnt nociety. Daughtcni oi the
American Revolution. Son- of the Ameri.
can Revolution. United American Me»
chaiilca. l‘nili‘al Order 0! the Holden
Croats. Sons 0! Temperance. Good 'l'cui-
platmihithollc Benevolent Legions. and
many trades unionii.
'l'lie Norwalkii hair live bound. well
managed national banks and three anv-
iiigaliaukuuwelvc hotel-that rank troni
lirat~c|aaa to good; two other daily new--
Il;lpt‘l’4 beaideiu the Sentinel; two uniform,
ed bra-oi bandit. and ’aeveral orchestras
and musical organizations.
Churches and Allied Societies
'l‘hc Norwalku have twrnty-wveii regu-
larly organized religiom lmdles. The
people are lltW‘ubllllflK. Sundurulmrvml-
church-going cltiaens. and not a few «it
the clergy are recognized among the abl-
e-d illviiieuut the iitate. There are four
Mi-tliodhit churchca. two Congregational.
three llaptbil. three l'ffllmmni Elmira
pal. twu ltouiau ilatholli'. twu (ii-ruin"
lili'aiigclli-al. Alrican Melliodiat Epiwo-
piil. (‘alvary llapthd it'olol'mll. liwcdiuli
t'iiigrvgatlonal. Advent l'llflllllill. .\li~tli
mlial Mimiondlhrintlau l'iilouaaiioclntlmi.
l'uitin l‘hurch iio'ielety. Reorganized
I'hiiri'h of Littler [My Habit». llungarlau
Mini-ion. Hungarian l'huri'li iiocicly and a
Young Men‘u l'hrintian Magma The
leading ilenoniliiatlom nwii handsome
char-chm. the'l-luith Norwalk t'ougrega-
tloual and the [tooth Norwalk Methmliut
now bulldlngi being new and ot the moat
inmlern architectural dealga. ('innei-teil
with the cliiircliiai are meiotic- ol Cbrlu-
tlau Endeavor. King's Daughters. lilp~
worth Magus. Young People‘s l'nlon.
Brotherhood at St. Andrew and other or»
olit the your. Then there bi the Catholic
Kama till‘l'lxll rtt’ll.
This club lull! one o! the most delightful tinting spot: an lamp inland hound. he
who hm bars the llnnt (militia tor Monica.
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member-hip l- limlted to M- tsinllles.
doom. Initliliig. Mating and liiihing.
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gaiiiaailniui tor religlouu. benevolent and
chin since l‘ili.
social pom Alli-it wltluho Catholic
church in a flourishing parochial school
and a convent. More is aim located Ii
cumin-r hospital tor nick children at the
til-Whom! of St. Mary. which our its
home at l’evkiililll. N. l’.. andthc‘ aummer
Ironic tor children of the Church olthe
Holy Trinity. New York cltv.
Boulder these religions bodies aud char-
itable inntitutlonn. The Nor-walks have
provided for the iilclt and injured by ee-
tahlllhing. through the ellorta and instru-
mentality of the flat 'I‘rlnitnere’ aaaocla-
tlon. an euthualaatlc body ot‘ wirklng
woman. a hospital which iii in charge of a
Ikllltul stall at phyaiciaua and common
and laithlul and efllcieut lllll’tleit. A hori-
pltal bull-ling worthy of the name. sup.
plied with every appliance with which
such an lniitltution should be endowed.
‘ arm" at. ; yam
m
in the very near tutors additional
engine. holler and machine capacity will
be required. some of which in now in the
course of Bani-traction. The lighting eye-
tem of thin plant embrscek both Not-walk
and South Norwalk. it furnishing the
commercial work {or South Norwalh and
atmt illumination and commercial light-
ing of Norwalk. The entire incandescent
ayuteni of lighting now in vouue in Nor»
walk iii noon. to be changed. it having been
decided to adopt the latent siyleoi appa-
rain» which will be adeciiledliupri‘ivi‘
tlii-nt. intact. the Norwalk and Smith
Norwalk Electric Light company
in adding Impmvomenta in every
avenue of itii llllfllllitall and the pub-
lic receives the advantage in iiupcrior il~
lamination. To the plant recently was
added new cool bina with a capacity ol
and surrounded by iinacioua grcuiidn. iii
noon to beereeled. a large portion of the
money to meet the l'xpellut' being already
in hand. ‘
_. Loon tone.
Sitiiiitedaii it hi on the Dan-
.bury branch of the New York. Sew
2 Haven and liarttord railroad the supplier:
lorthe concern are carried directly into
l'llhl‘ \ll llllll'l‘v'l il‘l“ Hi‘,\l. llll lit ll
Dr. George S Kendall. Dentist.
llr. Kendall. ‘J \\’a~lii‘iigtoii
sun-ct. lllut llt't'll i-ataliliahi-il lll bi‘ lll‘tlii‘.‘
lll' in a llaliH'ol liiilui-V
lield. (‘unuw Wllt'rt' hi- “‘fls born in l‘:t:l.
George 5.
Hi» early school training wa~ Drill‘llrt‘ll in
his native town. and later hi- attended llr.
Fitch'a ncliiml in Nurwalk. prior In Qiiidi‘
ing dentistry. llr. ~Ki-iiilall graduated
with honor {ruin the New Yuri. l‘ollpgr of
Dentistry. and dare his udwni in South
Norwalk has built up a largi-iind iii-alibi;
lithium-n. llia piilroim iiri- iiinniig lin-
ll'fl‘llllll people of tlic 'l‘wiu t'ilws. and ill!
proinptiii-iiu and treatment liavu- iundc llllll
popular with the luau-ea. lli-. wi-rk be of
a high order and lll~ lll‘lt‘i‘h honorable.
The Norwalk and South Norwalk
Electric Light Company.
Electricity. although yet in il- infancy,
in now an t'nat'lillltl l'ltilllt’lll in the pro
groan of a city. and a mum i-nnipb-Ic plain
than that oi the .\'«iraalk and south
Xurwalk Electric Light company b- but
to be found in New England It is
modern. t'illllppwl ulih ll||' in. how
and "In!” lllllll‘ifi't'll llll'l‘lli‘lillo‘dl up
pliant-en. and iiianagwl by abrrud and
energetic bii-iiiru "it'll ‘l'lu- mm
paiiy‘a plant llw wiilcr of ”It“
motive powrr an wi-li m. bring the tlln
lrlbulorot the intro \t‘lllllt III'HPi'llIt the
threat Itallway'n ~y‘nli'lii. 'l‘hi- i-nnipaiiv'»
plant iii well adapted [or the bunlui-u
lraliiiactml. ll liiuian engine capacity id
mm on hurricpowcr Mi'liilouh a P‘t'ylltulll‘
compound ciiiidenuing. iiiipplied with a
gridiron valve which lit and only lll
iiupplying railroad work. The" llll‘l‘t‘lw
two it!!! liom- poww- Melina-h .\ neyiiioar
compound coinleimlng engine». With our
lhii horse power Ideal Mmlllu'. which (or
nation the poorer tor Incandimn-ni lights.
being capable ol alllllllvllm one lll‘lllll-
cyi-llc machine for :UIM im-oiiidum-ni
llghln. 'l'lwre bioiu- Lilli" light iilti-riial
lug marll‘lnc and mum lighi iiizirliiim,
The concern hin- ii i-ipiii-ilv of 2.31:”
are lightii. haw oiie'llm liiln Wu I rail
way gmmrntor, tmi llhl and our l." Iiilo
Watt railway gciicriuuru. which {or
Iilidi the l'lll‘l‘l‘lll tor ‘l'hi- Surwulh rum-i
Railway ciillipiltti‘. Wimlimrl 'l‘raluwui
ciiiiipaiiy. Wentpuri uiulaaagaiiirk ‘lllri-i'l
railway. The company Will be prepared
to 'Ill'lll'lli power (or tin-pity and Miller
um. 'I'hu l'llllll"llv of the Manning
upright. lmilcra in thin plant an» mi harm"
power. lntlic collar of the nlriiwiirr in
con {If} hormrpowor sir-am oomlmm‘r
and "roll!” borne-pm" la-lml lull’
dancers. The plant of the concern
.haa recently ”con friii-alelwl. now
believe and other machinery added in outer
to kw aim". with the work in hand. yet
III
in work. The llllllt’lh‘l'llla iii the com
paiiy'~ i-nginc room i~ WHY». with a boiler
room 2hi\‘.it, The company Ilim- lllr? very
intro! iiiiprnt'i-il .v-late hwlli'll llllll'il. 'l'lltI
rllllll‘.‘ll change-e mid iiiigirm’ciiiciits in this
coiii-i-rii during llll' lilil yi-iir rrqu‘itt-d aii
I‘ltlu'lltliillrl‘ ul many lhnimiiids of iltll
lar~, but Hlpt‘l'llln plant in the
of Working ciniicity id- iiul to
llt' l-uiind in .\'.-i\ l‘;ll‘._'l ind. and but low
that mil iqlnil it. 'l‘lic wurkiiig lorrc iii
llti-nin-rsiliuii nl liii- ~_\'§l|‘lll l'illl‘l\l~ iil
ll
\\ fly
tu‘u ciigiin-cr~.'i\\'n lii-i-iiwii. two ll'llllllit‘r~.
two lllli‘lllt‘ll and U.
lecr i~ lirt‘~-Iill'lll H S Alllllll‘. vii-v-
prawhb-ni. and W, H. lilllltl'lvt‘.‘ iridium-r
and ~lliltl‘illlt'llllt‘lll..‘Ulll ll. .\l. l“l‘tlll(‘lfi.
awn-taut lrca~urcrnf the l iiiipiiiiy. 'l‘iii-
cilia-h arc :ili lill'll of t’\l’r‘}li|4llll|l iilnlily
iii illl~ pariicuiar iiulii-stri, Mipcriiilt-ii
tlt'lll Iiiilhrzi- bring: a liiuruiiuliiy worth a!
\iurhinan “till :i r illlplt'lr inhabit-duo ul
rlwirii-iiy. ll~ p vuvr and ll~ iiilaplalnlivy
‘l'o llllll iu llllt' no Mlmll purzinii ol ibc ~iir
i‘t'~'~ i-f lln-i'uuipaiiy
i an liclprh. l'I.
”I‘L'l‘t"lllllll‘Nlllttll'
i‘sl detail of Hip llll~lll\'-~ lllt' ~iiiiii-i-uii~.ii
rraliiu and attention an in uiriiili-«l in the
larger \‘uliiuicol‘ llllsllllwm lic lia~ live-ll
and i~ today lllt' guiding ~pirit u! the
voiiipaiiy.aiiil it l~ tlllt' ill him nnliriiig
ciirrgy and llllhlllt’an‘lllilllly that the plant
lid" grown to |l~ lll't‘fl'lll pro-lpcroll-A l'llll-
diliuii. and i~ Mill miulanlly inch-mini:
and adding to it~ iilrrady large frll‘llllll'h.
Dr. Charts- 0. Bohsunan technetium
Nonalk’ii prominent cltiuuv. Barn in
Mathews. Va . October 7. lull. hi! early
education Win with a View to llll haem-
‘lug a phyllcian. and when he war lull!
preparedtogo to college he colored tho
University of the City of New York. where
he graduatld with high honors. He was.
i ir a time home physician. under the D;-
partlnent at Public Charities and Consc-
iiain of New York city. and home surgeon
at the Orthopedic Hospital. New York
city.. The doctor ha: been. since last. a
residuum! South Norwalk. where he has
built up a ln‘cril‘tivo practlvc. lie in a
men. ber of the Fairtleld county and Nor-
walk Medical mietiea; also a member of
the Town Board of School Visitora. He
lit“ served as councilman for Sonili Nor»
walk. and in its present mayor.
Albert 1:. Winchutcr. Electrician.
Mr. Winchester was born in Ohio. of
New England and Southern ant-entry. He
was a mident of the United Staten until
Iii-,0. when. at the age of thirteen. he
went to Mexico. From lllllllto 1883 he
wua an apprentice in the mechanical dc:
partnient of the Mexican Central rail:
road in the City of Mexico. In
lic-‘3 he returned to the States. and
iookatwn and ouc‘halt yeara' course in
mechanical engineering at the late Prof.
Whitlock'a Wilton Boarding, academy.
under tlieinstrnction of Prof. Charles W'.
Whitlock. From Witt to ml: he was a
manila-rot the electrical and mechanical
engineering stat! of the famous inven-
ior, 'l'honian. A. Edition. Front
IN): to 1810?: he wait a member of the Elec~
meal and Mechanical Engineering comv
puny. of New York. and at the present
time is on the engineering stall of the
New York Edison Co. Mr Winchester has
been an enthusiastic citizen of South Sor‘
Walk for wveral years. and in 1592 designed
and rillptd'Vlsml the construction 0! this
city‘s successful municipal electric
light. plant.‘thc lirut and only want.
cipal plantin th a state. since which time
he has been one lvf the Board of Electric
Light (.‘unmisaioners and has acted as
«'ulinllltllll; electrical engineer for the city.
J. 3. Raymond, 5 Kalli-on street.
in one of the most familiar tlgurestibout
low". llriso! a gi-nial nature and one
olllic city's- most prominent and enter-
prising citizens. He wau born in South
Nut-walk in hft‘l. and ban consequently
uruwn up with the town. tlieprogrcssi of
which he has watched with more than
ordinary interest. Mr. Raymond estab-
lished himself in the ice business in 1522’.
which he has nlllt‘c followed. lie handles
the lirookiiidc Laki- ice. which is of excel-
lent quality. clear as crystal and pure as
it is poinible to be found. “is storage
plant liasa capacity of Mom tons. which
lie lllls chry scam". lie is the largest.
lt‘t'llt‘flll‘r in the Twin Clilt’s. Mr. Ray
mood is largely interested in real estate
amt uwm considerable property in and
around South Norwalk llt‘rlldt" a good
many desirable building lots at ltoton
l’uiiit. and is prepared to ofi'cr great
lllllllt‘l‘llll’lllfl to parties contemplating
building in any section over which he has
control. living of a public spirited and
pl'vlul't'h‘ahe nature. anxious to see the
my grim. prosiwctivc house-owners and
lniililen could doubt lens do buainess with
h lll lll llll' real estate line 011 the most
favorable terms.
'l‘in- Norwallu are alao extensively cli-
gagml in lhr inanulocture oi air coni—
pt'cuun. l'HrM'lN. Ilium. Cflrilllllt‘l’l‘ and lrlt,
Kaitlin. illlfli, airaw llala. llllllt'l’h' nia—
rbiln-ry and lool’. rill—tit? Well. cigara. tui-
ital-m and stoves. packing (”Raw and paper
bows. carriages and wagon». toilet paper.
pottery. iron Work for lillllllllllbi. uiiklc
~Iippnrti-h. baaki-i». baking powder. bran
gmilu. cement pipe. confectionery. l‘!
iraci~.i~lgiir box-m. million and toy». nia-
cliiiiisin' tool». cribbage boards. nlrcet
railway uuppiiea. granite and marble
goody. typi-wriii-rs‘ hlllllllll'n.
mi in mm“ \lb liil’ll-sl Hit In H
a -..4.~.i
A:ltt’lTMrl. A? ”ELI. "th‘ll.
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