In
843.:
a.
‘ alert. is essen '
Washington
‘ , structed.
,, "planed
Directly joined to South Nor-
walk“.by the Washington street
bridge ,is East Norwalk, ‘ justly
.. - ,- .. .
Westport line at the east. .
East Norwallt's shore sdvan»
rages are .far famed. Her 'qreg-
ory's Point has been knoum far
and wide for “a great many years
and during the past two years
additional impetus has been given
the locating there of the litre
ii...
“I. Country Club. Another
’thri social organisation‘is the
East orwallt Yacht Club. which
now owns its'club house on the.
Benedict Farms bridge. with a
channel that extends right up to
Wood of her slogan. “The lastesfiti doors. Pleasure boat owners
growing section of the ‘ town."
hat the. is no idle boast is readily
- apparent from the amount oi con-
struction work always in progress.
{chularly ”WWW for East
orwallt. tho , businesswise-
y a home com-
munity.
A particularly commendable
feature about East Norwslk peo-
ple is their loyalty to the neigh~
Wood in which they live. The
East Nor-walk School and Fire
districts mean tothern a genuine
joining of interests and furnish
Opportunity for a great deal of
civic pride; . .
In East Norwalk there is a
unique condition of affairs. Her
_ residents enjoy practically every
public utility of an actual city. in-
cluding an up-to-date and efficient
‘fire department. good trolley ser-,
vice. piped water. a sewer system
that is excelled by none. .schools
“that are a pride alike to parents
andnpupils. a growing system of
latreet . and commercial . electric
lights. and the best, churches.
here is also a. commendable ICC-s
“ial life and many other advantages
thatsppsal-to thoseseslrinpa lo-
»cality. in which to make. their,
home. , , . ’
Although East Norwallt does,
, [not have a town or city govern-
ment of her own. her lire district
prerogatives by legislative grant
permit of a wide range of action.
as is shown by the installation of
the. sewer system. the electrical
system andthe lire alarm system.
all within the last two or three
years. These utilities of an urban
community give an apt illustra-
tion of the spirit of progress
among East Norwallt people. who
number more than the population
of a great many whole towns in
the state. East Norwalk t the
present time has in the ne‘ bor-
hood of 4.0m inhabitants. th her
population being added to more
rapidly} now than ever before. '
y W}: e East Norwallt has al-
ready attained to a considerable
. else. this thriving community has
ample room for many more thous-
a s of people. Some oi the fin-
..eat home sites anywhere in this
vicinity are open and. will be
sought {or a great deal more than
even now. as soon as the new
street bridge is com
Especial ernphasis hasmbeen
on the point that East Nor-
ls a home center. but sight
not be lost of her great
., .fopportunitles commercialwlss. In
termites not been lost sight ob,
as behind by numerous thrivin
industries located at
points .. about u- seetion. Yet
are not unmiudlul of, this edvan-
tsge. as is_shown by the growing
mern 1p. .
To return for a moment to the
expansive possibilities of . East
‘Norwalk. it has an abundance
of room and some to spare. It
is easily accessible. has acresand
acres of fine buildin sites. which
are not held at prohibitive prices.
and has good dry soil. with ex-
cellent drainage. Beside the ur-
ban advru-ltrtges~ that have been
enumerated. it has started on a
system of sidewalks that its resi-
dents sre sure will eventualise
into as ood as found anywhere.
That 1 vely interest is being ta~
ken in the community's upbuild-
ing is shown by the East Norwallt
Improvement Association's recent
action in having street signs plac-
ed all about the place. The
school and fire district commit-
tees serve without pay. and .for
these positions are, always found
glen loyal..to the interests of the
istrict. and who are always on, .
the lookout for the best. interests
of the districts. ‘ '
. e
‘(Eliat Norwalli News on, bare Three.)
Westport
8r Saugatuck
The first settlement or Westle was
made in 1048 by Thomas Newton.
Daniel Frost. Henry Gray.
Green and Francls Andrews. .wbo
erected thelr lo: huts is the neighbor
hood or the present Greens Farms rail
road station. Newton was a pro
aresslvo character, ownlng a boat
which plied between his home and
New Yorlr. then called New Austen
dam. He Was unfortunate in the runny
sults st law be bad wltb the General
Court. and alter several arrests and
bsvlug been placed under bonds many
lines to keep the peace be boarded his
vessel and sailed sway, never to re-
turn. Frost was a dlflerenl sort or
man, and he remained with his {anally
[or many years. Frost's Polnt belns
part of the land owned by him. Henry
Grey married a dsuxmer or William
Frost. and wlth his brother John. who
also worried a daughter of Frost. were
the progenitors of all the Grays ln rhls
section. John Groin was s quiet. and
lawasbldlnt eltlssn. sad the parish of
Green's Farm ls supposed to have do
rived Its name from blue. Andrews by-
.ed to s old spa. and lbrss orl‘our
‘msrsl one or the lsrslly occupied the
land as which be settled. The [in
draws of Westport sud Sledding are
his descendants.
The territory of the Genre District
was debatable _ between New
d ustll lunged so
bi- molhsd by the late Jblta d. m
I: Richards and J. F. Dolley. grocers:
Mrs Bron, moors and meats; D. A.
Salmon. dry goods and clothing; boo
.Blmpson and (loom J. Green. the
'rlrursleu: Woslport Shoe (30.. carer’s
hardware store. Bradley hardware
store; D. A. Dumb. [roost-loo: West
portenflerald news stow; w. ll. Nash.
news stand. '
The town boasts of two ssnltsrlums.
born of which are doing a lsrao busi-
ness. One is conducted by Dr. Rulsnd.
in Westport village. and the other by
.‘Dr. Machrland. at Greens Farms.
Town's Grand Ust.
The grand list or the town last year
wasvflAalJ”. add the rate of the
town ts: was atrial and netball mills.
while lbs Ire district (as was two
mint. lbls only affecting those who’re-
slde within the lire dimlct.
Public lulldlngs.
The town a low sewage complet-
el a line town hsl' with every in
o movement. and a lsrus‘susrnbly room
at a cost 01185.0”. :
The: aratnldoent library. bulldlns'
was presented to the town by the late.
Morris K. Jesup. and cost $76,000. llrs.
Jesup provided $200 each. year toward
the munlns eapsnses-.1'hellbrsrlsn ls
Miss Hutt. .
Bohoob.
The school system is under cow“.
dated management. the superlnmdent
be‘ng Mr. Graham. who also has
charm of the Falrlleld schools. The
finest school building ls the Staples
High School. presented to the town by
the Into Horace Staples. it is now un~
rlor the direction 0! s board of true-
tees. who provlde ouobsll' or its sup-
port. wblle the town lurnlnhes the
balance. Other unto-date schools are
thr- llr‘ldae Street. Cross chbny.
Greens Fame. Best asuutuck and
West San; tuck. The Weslport
uchool will s only have 885.000 spent
on a bulldlng which will make it a
model one in ovary way. ..
. .. , 3‘39”???me .. .. ‘
Dr‘rlnr the your 183! a small hand
an w up .by lssbsfof
lbfilb s or own.
In his;
. our. being reeds for doubling the no
' . .sn addlllonal ho , .easlse as due
‘ settlement and numeral 3.
Hubbell. . ~" ‘ - .
Board at Directors-Tlls above on.
cars and R. B. Golden. o! Boon: Non
walk: own la. Whitfield:
I". fill Hubbell. oi Wsltport.
Blnco the new mes-rem assumed
control the rater for both lllbtln; and
water were reduced. The wster ser-
vlco has been INN! extended. and
many fire hydrants added. The chem.
cal service has bull nearly doubledln
mm or new lines. Misting to "the
Combo Beech dlslrlct and re a
Murillo“ the policy of the co
don 0! operating and Investment class
"as into immoral”!!! and «tensions.
and at the present tlnre armaments
paclly or the plant. which will results
the onlsrsvmanl otrrthe power hoses.
no: A new elect line is about to
be eatsndsd to the old Combo llll
site to take care at the summer col-
ony there. Mr. Hubbell has been with
the pldnt almost. slnco the
through vsflous'sdntlnlstrstlons. ' ‘
to bls odortsls ursslv due the specs.
of the enterprise._ The water it easel
to any in the stats. bola; mm
tram natural and alters. mm my
on asuwuok mm. and there Is an
endless stroll". lt momma a 1.,
as possible on the lines at the South.
Woman water system . .~
' We Flui‘hsnsry.
westpert probsbly. has as beautiful
a shore front as any beetles on laal
lsland’dennd. The barber ls pond. and
dotted bore and there with inlets and
lslands. where are located only into
out'eststss. vlthsndsorsd‘bousss.
and the scene Is a truly dell-hunts».
lacy or the Dlscea‘tsbs «social pains,
wltb~tbo landscape nod art my
detalls. and In the runner llreo the
properties are at their best. fibers.
are numerous emotive “cover
New. 10mm. WWI-140 awn
, no many
amt Wheelie“ built.
The Ohm Development.
The town ls very nicely sltuated.
hols: on the «In line at the New
Turk. New Haven and Rattler-d Rall-
rosd. and havlulllsteelleal'trollsy ens-t
neetlons. The water hellltlss are un-
surpassed. than “in: s M harbor.
The shore property has been rapldly
developed dot-loathe psst few years.
ending to make the town quite a Illn-
rner resort. ulna. to the east of Neo-
dsemry and Tussqusrles ‘
Greens Farms lathe Fairleld'llns.‘llt . -
mm
0 put all the ear-loss smiths osteo- .
hr. imbue um
Mlle
Imam m WW “4 ml'migsry. 101:. when lt bet-areas Iossbly.
“I"? n wasfieonsollde‘te’d or n"
.v» u
existence for over a quarter or
”it it" "ll!
on s» cm . ostport rou'wss
edplgsd. but about ten“ rearsmfi
present dos WI. was :srectsd.
The parish has a large membership.»
and is In a sound‘dnanelal condition.
The priest in charts is m. ReviJgJ.
Doss-s. , » .
The Smolder" Journal-was the
More of I “W ll’llted hill”. the
mint. ‘ .8._:g“-Isasllst.wbo at.
It“. Inc - ~ . '
“mow-in
. and name IN
to The “field Catt.” 'Republloan.
and soon afterward it died. lo Dela»
s can
tlls Who.
‘ 0! ml held-a as: John a
Joe“, med one o s piper
called the Westoort. Advertiser. arm
which it wss has “as a monthly paper
by Ir. loss. as editor and proprietor.
altar which it becann s seal-In tbly.
and wss‘lssssd as such caulk»
whleliwas run until I b. ll". when
florwslt
near. owned by tb‘elsli I. . looks.
the a Westport resident. to larch. '
me. It. Jones commenced the publt
callon of The westporter. width was pm
the first paper ovorsctnslly printed
in the town at .
the old ebursb‘ .
'- :ssa‘ level In tbolvslley. the bllls rise
As a purely residential center. there
is probably new" wlthln a radius or
Itty reuse of blow York city that can
compare with wanna. practically .H
as either side. all the elevations. bav~
la: a southerly exposure, and shed.
in; in assay lastsncss a splendid vigil.
of Long Isl-ad loud. , :.
Longborualm.tbsssrlymflm_
of Norwalk. attracted by the pleasant
country on 'tbe North Walk." had
settled within the present boundaries
or the town and my houses. when,
the Loam Mead on Kent street.
are at In a flood state of -
tine. “to prosperous dld “per-ma;
neat become. that in 1326. the Gen-’
oral 'Asssrsbl
the petitioner; ill of Its residents. and
too was set apart as a separate
parish on In! to! that year.
nod ta control until lldz. out his son'.
worn ll. Jones. unneeded blat.""snd
still publishes the poly.
Our treetlsn who. « i
m». eighteen-sad sen-stunt Home
Railroad arbour: was “organised
walk. a number. Norwalb people.
wllb othm from desport. Danbory.
Bethe! and oth llnlsnd towns have
acquired property at Cornpo Mills.
and some any comes and bungalows
have been erected there. mails; a
complete settlement. At Combo the
town has erected slam psvlllon. and
there are bathing and boating taelll-
tlsn All astenslopmay NM assla
tbls somber- ". .
Hotels.
or that year the leslslature granted a
charter Combo organisational tbs
Ssuastuck Fire Company. The last
record at lhls company is In 1841. at
whlrh time the members were assess.
ed the sum or six and a quarter cents.
in 1863 the "anon-tuck Fire Engine"
was dug out or the dllt trout under
the horn of B. V. Russell. cleaned. mil
in order and named “The Union." A
company was formed with John 8.
Jones as foreman; Edwin E. Warner.
ssslulsnl lawman; mun. 8. Downss.
treasurer; Oscar l. Jones. secretary.
The company never made but one sp-
pearsnoe with "The Union" on account
, of its uselessnsss. In June or the same
I fear a subscrlmlon ol‘ ”86.60 was so-
tus lbr the vlllsse. Several attempts
;to purchase an engine rset wlth rall-
. urs, but the committee was persistent.
rend lb February. 1869. went to Water-
bnry and nrohssod Pbosals Inglno.
No. l. (or 800. and too feet 0! hemp
hose for .100. “ ‘
At a meeting of "Union lcnalne
Company." held In Beus' Hall. April ll.
last. it we. voted lo roomnlse under
the name or Delano Barton 00.. No I.
The Irst service the company ever saw
was at the burnlns of Wnkornan‘s csn~
.dle factory; May 28. 1869. and the
.worlr ol' the ”Mint-Ila and Maroon
ssrol Staples t Adnms' lumber yard
sdjolnlax. '
In February. 18'”. Vlsllsnt Resins
Company, No. 3. was orsaalssd. and
during the same month an engine.
which was hull: ln laltlrnors. It. in
“is. was pumhued by s number or
eltlsrnu and out In possesslon or the
company.
In Ill-rob. lll'll. Ambrose a. l-lurlbutt
purchased a boot and ladder truck"
from Norwsllt. and It was resolved in
West ort. on March lttb. by corn»
and vllsnt marine (measles. which
taller psrsdlnr the streets. dsllvsrod It
over to the Pioneer Hoot: and ladder
mlflly. No. l. which had been m
“rile Wnlllorl I‘lro pus-noon was
«was dvsvssnsso. Thin. may
milwmmaeuumm
_ lawyer and Mn an rip-tendon, sell
"some“ Gonna Isvlse W
has mm s oer wblsbls hiss
treasurers-l torsllassssv‘m
sntcblstsaslsssrlsmw
M,
Devolution
slab Waterline plans. recently tore
Idows. and upon the site of width
slsnds the Iemorlal Church. General
. Wssbluton and stall stopped there on
llholr way to boston.sTbs Westport
Hotel is now conducted by lire. J. o.
ltlndorewod. and the Hawthorne Ins ls
.oondnctsd by llrs. Pyle.
i Momentum".
Cotton use In Westmrt
{ was due to the war with Great Niall
‘ or lsla-lsll. and to Dr. Blcbhoad. who
was s maelstrom: utsuslsst. as
succeeded ls tor-ulna a corona". sad
obtslned a charter from the healslsr
,ture is the neat or the Bannock
lsnutsoturlag Chaney. A roll! was
Wm , cured to procure lultsblo are supers- erootod. and business started at a nest
.astortunato thee. ms During the
, war cotton goods had been error-only
blah. but as soon as It ended losllsh
imsnul’seturen flooded the Aussie“
market. sslllng at any price. and bre-
lns the Bsnuluelr concern. with many
lotbons. into bankruptcy. a new om
psny was formed ls ms. and after
. several years-or 'vsrylne success. also
gave up business. the property in no
lbslng sold to Captain R. Allen. The
.proporly was ten ears later sold to
-Wllllsrn Wood. .- llllaat and Jobs
Wood amt rm. ennsssd ls ”kill
cotton wedding. but the plant alter a
short period burned down.
i James anther-ts urinary. 8. 0 ll.
l-lslvht and c. H. Kenpsr’s leather
warts. Wheeler's button factory. the
latter still bolus operated: the lin-
bslrnsrs' Dopply Contour. living sn-
uloyateot to about twsntvdn beads:
The lass nanometer-lax donsssy.
manufacturers or wire twlaa. and the.
00.. insets; binder-f
roubles-W
ll
March 1. MI. and s‘ llaelroru West-
port to Samurai built. Subsequently
other sstenslltns‘wero made. and sev-
eral years arch into the band»
or the Connecticut Company. the cor-
wblelrvownsrl- the Idlolnlns
lines. and made through connections
tofiblorwslh and new. ‘
1
N
, . .I _ .
l The Bsuutuclt wes‘drssslsed
In October. “51b
. v 2. 1m
, . first
.Nstloashnsslr
e H
8 wp l y r ,3. rs -
13%. nr-i’i'lfiiifu‘ii’dnh Hum
ls be enable . r '
'l‘be Westport stlugs Bank was on
nailed In 1800. with Alva Gray es
dent. The head of the Institution
at the present time is George 11 Ad-
ams; Cbsnnlng P. Harris. treasures.
Alum ‘
. ' Arson: the lawyers who have prac-
Mead here are Samuel B. Sherwood.
lllpbslst Swift. James O. Mobile.
flat-Isl Chamberlain. Theodore. Kel-
klui I. 1.. lanes. M. W. Wilson. Wes-
by was. William rt. auto. Jam n.
Jason. I. I. has. Albert halves. Jb-
sspb 0. Hyatt. the present tows clerk.
a; now are Joseph 0. Hyatt.
rry ll. sherwood. ldwsrd It and-
lsy and Bonus! A. Purdy.- Tbs Judas
otprobstolsD.B.nrsdley'Jr. ,
Pbyslclsns. x.
The Int physician was Joseph Char»
tw-n. who lived in the Poplar Plain die
lrlet. A contemporary of Chapman
we "r. Ebeneser Jesup. father o! the
late Islor lbsnsser Jesup and ‘“lil-
ward Jeswp. who worw loanv years
see mos-em merchants ls Weapon.
The our permanent physlclso was Dr.
David Richmond. lie was born and
educated ln Vermont. and commenced
mm in New Canaan lo rm. but
la the followtns you removed to this
place. and soon acquired an ostenslve
nesetlos. prlsclpally in the towns or
rentals. rslrneld. Wilton and Wes
on.
ancv. Powers and Bonus have been
well-known practitioners.
The present phrslclsns are Dr. . ll. 2 .
Main
my“ client...“ .. .tr » ~
fire and Dr. lists: ' g ' i '
m
There are m Win one i
la Wm bolas ls“ thereto! Post»
master 'Gbsrlss’ harm. and the one
soar the llreid dine! at Issrstoeh
’ eyes by Joseph flortos.
shellesotlootb flowflhwbonsvsd .
Mommas». .
lo Valiant
The oldest'
«Gresham lineal”,
gar ties-Metal O. k _ rm
«"0 csntldg}
Dre; Banks. Blackwell. m. '
echelon, In the rm Is.
none
The first church was erected on a
site east “the track. near the bridge.
that spans the railroad about a mile
south oPWllton station. a new church.
was built In the triangle near the
fiber lllll cemetery to 1839. was la
me ' years. and in 1889 the pres-
ent allies was built.
8t. lattbew's Episcopal Church is;
one of the prominent features or tbel
town. a besutltul stone structure. ell-
usted on a little eminence at the head
of Kent street. Tho parlsb was or-
nalssd la rm and the first church'
was oonuersted in 1819. a dual filth:
drswal having been made lrorn' Si“
Psul'n. Not-wk. three years bellore.
mm!!! edifice was consecrated in
Emmwms to: thriving, Methodist,
c one at n llton bud
Chum 'Ilation. The small district.
.scbools are scattered throusbout ;the
Mn. tbs tows bears the transpor- .
tstloo and tuition expenses of the more
advanced scholars In the Norwslk High
School. ; ' ’
Wilton has loos been the lsvofltb‘“
sonnet resort at many or her sons
and daughters who have prospered in
New York and other large cities. and ,
within the past five years a number‘l’ti‘i
old bolls-toads have been purchased;
or have descended to the children at
their lsrsssr owner: and have been
remodeled along nodes: lines. with
steam heat. bath rooms and other rnod.
era conveniences. and many families
maintain a permanent residence tron
May Isl until after Thanksgiving. and
bold [request week-end parties during
the winter. ‘ ‘
These prodlnls were quickly follow-a.
ed by other city residents. notablme
[oddly number at artists who won.
quick to sspreelate the healthy sur-
rouadlnes. as well as the beautiful.
and truly rural scenery. and soon an
on available sits. .
billsldss. which con be purchased st‘
any where sear s lair price. has new
owners and handles» residences be-
‘ man to appear on all sides. ,
Among those who have built new
rorldenoes or are modeling old ones
2 t'i'g'iz‘ii'di
!
(loam within 15 rnlles or the use.
3
pi:
dwlsad that are beautifully
, pad which are bolas beldby he
m for the rise in values that
‘Dnsot tbs ad's, 7
m- mood. mm in . , .
[baht with state Minn bob the ’
.m has to tbe'mdseleld. . >
on the west and Brancbylllo
st Hartford. granted *'
cularly on the ~er
’ 5.rurt§”"'s?i"'0ar;n ~
:mGuseaatrS m
. tuna-Erwin ,.
land shore. between New You!”
New Haven. and Ian used as
on] station by the United Qt-
ornrnent, was purchased some
ate by wealt‘by grandma. and
s‘ I spent it “.Wzm- “.
l5: and planting trees. '
Heights.” ll med by W W ‘
has built a one private”
out building” lots.
“There ars‘sorersl other lane
to come when the advaslm
ton seconds wldely known. .
u.ol the
the east. and automobiles, ‘ \
delighted passensm. when
are
.r'l‘bo Hountonlc Company Is
pletln; tbs oxionslou of ,M
trlc llabflnx plants to r
and expect to be turntable;
light wltbln two weeks. " ‘
vaenever the license 41W
raised the movement is voted , "
a..declslve matodty,;and .-
prectlcally unknown, and as one
new residents puts it. “It's '
town for those who wish. anion. g
Mr. zood scenery. Ind
rs.
~—
Crsnbury is another W
of the tone! Norwallr.‘ it is
ly located on high grouse.
It counselling a viewed lbs .
in: country and me am
Nthown avenue. the mall
this. has rapidly developed
past tow years. and as (flu. ..
well built up'otber portions
blue are undermining clause.
better. Property ls soiling VII,
pieced ol‘ land having chine
moody. and a number of otfiq‘
estate transactions will be , -
rested in the near tutors. ,
There are several sum
chats in this place. and all as
a good business. The milk. _
timers are also a pro-W
sndshlxseasosls bangle-til
ward to. * ‘
m dolls. 1.
llarry—J'm countln. You
wbulaotmad toeountab
. lumber—What are
. Burr—Well. l'vs counted. A
For madder'u when l sts - >
r
a
.,
nema- ‘
. lt’rwtw*’;'t
Norwalk Chronicler