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 PICTURESQUE 
 
 NEW LONDON 
 
 AND ITS ENVIRONS 
 
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 At the Commencement of the Twentieth Century 
 
 fRotable jfeatures of Untcrcst 
 
 OLD LANDMARKS AND FAMOUS PLACES — THE WHALING INDUSTRY — EARLY 
 
 '^ COMMERCE— A FINE MILITARY AND NAVAL RECORD — HOMES — BEAUTIFUL 
 
 SCENERY — PARKS AND OUTING SPOTS — CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS— HOTELS — 
 
 TRANSIT SYSTEMS — MANUFACTORIES AND BUSINESS HOUSES — ADVANTAGES 
 
 AS A COMMERCIAL, MANUFACTURING AND RESIDENTIAL CENTER 
 
 ILLUSTRATED 
 
 With Views ot tlie City and Its Environs and Portraits of Some of 
 the Representative Men ot the Past and Present 
 
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 NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT 
 PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN BOOK EXCHANGE 
 
 1901 
 
 Printed by The Journal of Commerce Company, Providence, R. I. 
 
 Copyrighted, 1901, by The American Book Exchange, Hartford, Connecticut.
 
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 THE GREAT RAILROAD DRAWBRIDGE SPANNING THE RIVER THAMES. 
 
 The Drawbridge Across the River Thames. Between Groton and New London, is Just North of the City, 
 and is One of the Largest Bridges of Liiie Character in the World. 
 
 •flntroduction* 
 
 New Lon- 
 don is one of 
 the 111 est ro- 
 mantic and 
 pleasing 
 cities on the 
 New Eng- 
 land coast. 
 Its location is 
 line, and its 
 harbor mag- 
 nificent. Its 
 liistoiy is a 
 fascinating 
 story, and it 
 is one of the most delightful of sum- 
 mer resorts. 
 
 The manufacturing establishments 
 in the city are doing a large and profit- 
 able business, imparting vitality and 
 strencfth to the conimunitv, adding to 
 its wealth and fame. With the impetus 
 given to all business, and to local and 
 foreign commerce especially, by the 
 present policy of the government at 
 Washington, the increase in population 
 during the last ten years has been 
 about four thousand — in the next de- 
 
 JOHN WINTHROP, 
 Founder and Governor. 
 
 StacK 
 Annax 
 
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 cade it will probably be from eight to ten. 
 
 "Picturesque New London and its 
 Environs"' presents in acceptable style 
 the claims of the city and its neighbors 
 to the favorable consideration of home 
 seekers and progressive business enter- 
 prises. No point of interest has lieen 
 neglected in either text or illustration 
 that will help to give a correct im- 
 pression of life hereabout. 
 
 The thanks of the public and of the 
 publishers are due to Messrs. Eugene 
 L. Bailey, Charles E. Pratt, F. C. 
 Washburn and F. L. Kenyon, of New 
 London, and to George E. Tingley, of 
 Mystic, Connecticut, photographers, 
 and to .lohn McGinley, President of 
 the New London Board of Trade, for 
 courteous and able assistance in pub- 
 lisliing the work. 
 
 Without the aid of the business 
 men and the liberal suliscriptions re- 
 ceived for books and illustrations, so 
 large and creditable a publication 
 could not have been made. We thank 
 the public-spirited citizens sincerely 
 for their faith and support. 
 
 The Publishers. 
 
 Errata ; Page 10, Old Nathan Hale School Building has been removed to Ye Antientest Buriall Ground, 
 and restored to its original style of architecture. Page 43. first date in title shonhl read 1773; not 1873. On 
 page 46, tlie name Rev. EdwaVd Brown, should read Rev. Edward W. Bacon. Page 58, Charles F. Ednej^, 
 formerly mana'.;er for F A. Rogers & Co., is now proprietor of the brokerage business in the offices previ- 
 ously occupied by the Rogers Co. Pages 89 and 97, the name James H.'Newcomb, should read James 
 Newcomb. 
 
 2014937
 
 M. WILSON DART, 
 
 Present Mayor of New London.
 
 AUGUSTUS BRANDEGEE. ROBERT COIT. 
 
 CYRUS G. BECKWITH. 
 RALPH WHEELER. GEORGE F. TL\KER 
 
 EX-MAYORS OF NEW LONDON. 
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 GEORGE E. STARR. jameS L. IOHNSTON. 
 
 THOMAS M. WALLER. 
 HIRAM WILLYS. h. S. WILLIANLS. 
 
 EX-MAYORS OF NEW LONDON. 
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 VIEW AT BROAD AND HUNTINGTON STREETS. 
 
 At the Left of the Engraving is the Residence of Walter Learned. Broad Street, and at the Right, at the Junction of 
 Broad and Huntington Streets. " Mount Vernon." Residence of Elisha S. Palmer. 
 
 Contents. 
 
 CHAPTER I — The Old New London — Sketch of New London From the Early Days to the 
 Present — Story of a Famous Shipping Port of the Ohien Times — Golden Epoch of the 
 Whalinp: Days — How the Old Town Displayed Her Patriotism in the War for Independence 
 
 — The Bright Record of Her Sons in All the Nation's Wars 9-"J(> 
 
 CHAPTER II — New Loni>on of To-Dav — Advantages of Location as a Port and Railroad Center 
 
 — New London Harbor — General and Local Transportation Lines— Revival of Shipbuilding 
 Interests 27-32 
 
 CHAPTER III — New London of To-Dav -New London's First Educational Bequest— More 
 Recent Endowments — Brief Sketch of the Public School System of To-Day — Its Etlicacy 
 and Evolution — Introduction of New and Beneficial Features — Modern School Buildings — 
 Special Incentives to Pupils- The Churches of a Community Indicative of Its Moral Tone 
 
 — Outline of the History of the Oldest Keliffioiis Society in the City — Reference to Other 
 Churches and Sacred Organizations — Some Eminent Divines Who Have Been Identified With 
 
 New London — Portraits of the Present Pastors — The City's Fine Church Edifices 33-4i> 
 
 CHAPTER IV — New London of To-Dav — Financial Institutions — Savings and National Banks 
 
 — Bankers and Brokers — Postal, Telegraph, and Telephone Facilities 51-58 
 
 CHAPTER V — New London of To-Day — The Manufactories of New London — Manufacturers 
 Whose Ability, Courage, and Industry Have Aided in Building Up and Maintaining the City 
 of To-Day 59-72 
 
 CHAPTER VI — New London of To-Day — City Government — The New London Board of Trade 
 
 — Distinguished Men of the Fast and Present — The New London Press 73-82 
 
 CHAPTER VII — New London of To-Day — Some Elegant and Substantial Residences of the 
 
 City and its Suburbs — Public Parks and Outing Spots — Places of Amusement 83-95 
 
 CHAPTER VIII — New London of To-Day — Some Fine Residences on Main, Huntington, Jay, 
 Franklin and Blackball Streets, Ocean, and Other Avenues — The Pequot Colony — Recrea- 
 tions and Amusements 97-107 
 
 CHAPTER IX — New L()ND0n of To-Day — Commercial Interests — New London as a Trade 
 Center — Building Activity — Mercantile Enterprise — Principal Business Men and Promi- 
 nent Concerns 109-122 
 
 CHAPTER X — Principal Business Streets of New London — The City's Bright Commercial Outlook 
 
 — Commercial and Mercantile Progress — Enterprising Concerns 123-132 
 
 CHAPTER XI— Favorable Trade Influences — A Popular Summer Resort and Successful Com- 
 mercial Center— Principal Hotels —Some Progressive Business Enterprises 133-144 
 
 CHAPTER XII — Historic Gr()T<)n — Revolutionary Interest — Ruins of Fort Griswold and the 
 Spot Where Ledyard Fell -The Groton Monument and Monument House — Note<l Men of 
 Groton's Past — Brief Sketch of Colonel Ledyard, and of Anna Warner Bailey — Modern 
 Groton — Villages Within the Township — Churches and Schools " 145-156- 
 
 CHAPTER XIII — Groton of To-Dav — Contemidated Improvements — Noteworthy Residences 
 
 — Mercantile Enterprises and Mercantile and Professional Men ' 157-162 
 
 CHAPTER XIV — Environs of New London — Waterford — Montville — Norwich — Allyn's Point 
 
 — Gale's Ferry — Navy Yard— Groton Station —Noank 163-171 
 
 CHAPTER XV— Environs of New London- Mystii! —The Beautiful Scenery of a Charming 
 American Coast Town— The l^elightful Land and Water Views — Noteworthy Churches — 
 Homes and Points of General Interest — Portraits of Men Prominent in the Seafaring and 
 Commercial Life of Mystic , 173-I8& 
 
 CHAPTER XVI — Waterford, South — Jordan Village — Oswegatchie — Millstone— Pleasure Beach 
 
 — East Lyme and Niantic —Crescent Beach — Blackball— Lyme— Saybrook Junction— The 
 Connecticut Valley to Middletown and Hartford . , . . ' 187-192.
 
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 THE SHAW-PERKINS MANSION-BANK STREET. 
 
 BUILT IN 1755. BY THE ARCADIANS. OR HUGUENOTS. FOR CAPTAIN NATHANIEL SHAW. 
 
 Washington. After the Siege of Boston, by Appointment, and on Invitation from Nathaniel Shaw. Jr.. an Officer of the United 
 
 Colonies. Holding Commission Under the Certificate of John Hancoclt. IVIet Here Commodore Esek Hopkins. 
 
 First Commander of the American Navy, to Consider Naval Interests. John Paul Jones and 
 
 Nathan Hale Have Been Guests Within Its Hospitable Walls. In 1824 LaFayette. 
 
 on His Return Visit to America, Was Entertained in the Mansion. 
 
 Ipicturesque 1Rew ILondon^ 
 
 Chapter H* 
 
 THE OLD NEW LONDON. 
 
 SKETCH OF NEW LONDON FROM THE EARLY DAYS TO THE PRESENT- 
 STORY OF A FAMOUS SHIPPING PORT OF THE OLDEN TIMES- 
 GOLDEN EPOCH OF THE WHALING DAYS— HOW THE OLD TOWN DIS- 
 PLAYED HER PATRIOTISM IN THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE— THE 
 BRIGHT RECORD OF HER SONS IN ALL THE NATION'S WARS. 
 
 New London, founded by John 
 Winthrop in 1646, is an old town, 
 old even for New England, and com- 
 pared with the towns and cities of the 
 newer civilization of the Western 
 Hemisphere, moss-grown in antiquity. 
 In the early days of the colonies the 
 site of the city attracted the Pilgrims 
 by its rugged beauty, obvious advan- 
 tages, and promise of future growth 
 and greatness in commerce. At every 
 stage of its development the citj' has 
 fulfilled the j^romise of those early 
 days, though growth has been slow in 
 outward and visible signs of prosjjerity. 
 
 Great wealth, however, has been 
 brought into the town by the adven- 
 turous sailors who carried the flag of 
 their country to the farthest ends of 
 the earth and made the names and 
 private signals of vessels, owners, and 
 agents known on the coasts of all 
 countries. The manifest destiny of 
 New London has been towards com- 
 merce and the various industries con- 
 nected with its pursuit, and the peo- 
 ple of New London iiave looked for 
 many years with steadfast hope and 
 belief that the day would come when 
 the city should take tlie place which 
 
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 Ipicturcsque 1Rew ILondon, 
 
 Nature evidently destined it to occupy 
 among the ports of the country. In 
 our day it is difficult to realize the 
 obstacles that confronted the early 
 settlers, the hardy hand that came to 
 the shores of the Thames to Imild a 
 city, establish homes, and found a 
 government in keeping with the tradi- 
 tions and customs of tlie English home 
 they had so lately left in order to 
 enjoy the 
 blessings 
 of liberty 
 w h i c h 
 have ever 
 been pur- 
 chasable 
 only b }■ 
 great sac- 
 rifice. 
 
 J o H N 
 WlNTH- 
 
 R o p, the 
 founder, 
 \y a s the 
 son of 
 JohnWin- 
 throp \vho 
 led from 
 England 
 the sec- 
 ond Puri- 
 t a n enii- 
 g r a t i o n 
 and after- 
 wards be- 
 came governor of the Massachusetts Bay 
 Colony. His paternal grandfather was 
 Adam Winthrop, of Suffolk, England. 
 To the younger Winthrop undisput- 
 ably belongs the title of founder of 
 New London, for he determined the 
 location of the town and promoted its 
 inception with fervor and confidence, 
 even to the extent of investing liis 
 entire fortune in the enterprise. He 
 was l)orn in Kngland, February 12tli, 
 1605. Wiien only 16 years of age 
 he entered the University of Dublin, 
 where he I'emained for three years. 
 Two yeare later he enlisted under the 
 banner of the Duke of Buckingham 
 
 OLD SCHOOL BUILDING -UNION 
 
 AS IT APPEARS TODAY. 
 
 The Old Union School. In Which Nathan Hale Once Taught, is One of the City's 
 
 Interesting Objects. It Still Remains, a Reminder of New London's 
 
 Heroic Part in the Stirring Times When All Other interests 
 
 Were Sacrificed to the "Spirit of '76." 
 
 in the useless attempt to succor the 
 Protestants of Rochelle, France. He 
 first arrived in America, November 
 2nd, 1630, later returning to England, 
 where he remained for about one 
 year. In October, 163.5, he again came 
 to America and at once interested 
 himself in the affairs of the colonists. 
 The name first given to New Lon- 
 don — its Indian name— ^was Nameaug. 
 
 I n d i a n 
 nam e s 
 were de- 
 scriptive, 
 and Nam- 
 eaug was 
 supposed 
 to refer to 
 fish, im- 
 plying 
 that the 
 w a t e r s 
 about the 
 town af- 
 forded 
 good fish- 
 i u g . It 
 w a s also 
 known as 
 Pequot, 
 after the 
 t r i b e of 
 I n d i a n s 
 of that 
 name,who 
 under the 
 Sachem Sassacus, or Tatobam, as 
 he was often called, inhabited the 
 region which lay to the southeast 
 of the Connecticut River settlements. 
 By these names the {)lantation was 
 known until March 24th, 1658, when 
 legislative permission was granted the 
 inhabitants to call the town New Lon- 
 don. For ten years previous to that 
 time they had wished to show their 
 affection for the land of their birth by 
 naming their new place of abode 
 London, in honor of England's prin- 
 cipal city: and no doubt they were 
 highly gratified l)y this concession of 
 the Legislature. It was then in order 
 
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 STREET. 
 
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 Picturesque 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 to name " the fair river of the Mohe- 
 gans " the Tliames, Imt at just what 
 date it derived the name, hestowed in 
 honor of its famous prototype in Eng- 
 land, is not certain. 
 
 The earliest inhabitants of New 
 London came from Cape Ann, Massa- 
 chusetts — Gloucester jjeople to whom 
 the sea furnished a living, and to 
 whom New London seemed homelike 
 in that respect at least. Parson Rich- 
 ard Blinman, who, previous to his im- 
 
 tliis time something about the Indians 
 whom they were to dispossess, but 
 with whom they had little trouble, for 
 the natives were in the main well dis- 
 posed toward the palefaces when 
 treated with any degree of fairness. 
 Breaking ground for dwelling's and 
 for agricultural purposes was a heart- 
 breaking task, as one may readily un- 
 derstand who is at all familiar with 
 the rocky country which stretches 
 back from the waterside to the bor- 
 
 THE HEMPSTEAD HOUSE— OLDEST BUILDING IN NEW LONDON. 
 
 HEMPSTEAD STREET. NEAR JAY. 
 
 Built in 1678. by Sir Robert Hempstead, Who Came from England, and Was One of the Founders of Hempstead, 
 
 Long Island. He Came to New London About 1643. The House Has Been in Possession of the 
 
 Family and Descendants for Two Generations. It is Still Owned by One of the Family. 
 
 migration to this country, occupied 
 the pastorate in Chepstow, Monmouth- 
 shire, England, was the spiritual and 
 temporal head of the pioneers. The 
 rule in early colonial days was obedi- 
 ence to ecclesiastical authority, and it 
 was cheerfully rendered as a matter of 
 right in all things. 
 
 The settlers came prepared for 
 hardships and privations. They were 
 accustomed to the rigors of the New 
 England climate, and they knew by 
 
 ders of the State of Coiniecticut. The 
 early settler, however, was not a man 
 to be dismayed by obstacles. The 
 pioneers of that day were made of 
 sterner stuff than that which gives in 
 easily, and with a fixed purpose and 
 an unalterable determination, they set 
 about their work, and in compara- 
 tively few years great headway had 
 l)een made. In 1665, within the first 
 quarter of a century of the life of the 
 settlement, the home government was 
 
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 [picturesque 1Rew Uondon, 
 
 VIEW OF " THE TOWNE'S ANTIENTEST BURIALL GROUND." 
 
 In the Left Background of the Picture is the Slight Elevation Formed by the Tomb of Jonathan Brooks. On September 
 
 6th. 1781. Benedict Arnold, the Traitor. From This Spot. Watched and Directed the 
 
 Destruction of the Town and the Homes of His Friends. 
 
 petitioned to make Xew London a port 
 of entry, but for some reason tlie jjeti- 
 tion was never granted, nor were sub- 
 sequent ones to the same end deemed 
 worthy of consideration by the rulers 
 over the sea, who seemed early to have 
 laid aside all consideration for the col- 
 onists, and planted the seed that about 
 a century later grew to rebellion and 
 successful revolution. New London 
 persevered and began to build and 
 employ small vessels for coasting to 
 near-by ports, and soon the field of 
 operations was extended, and Boston, 
 Newport and New York — Manhattan 
 then, as now — exchanged products 
 with New London. Virginia later 
 came into commercial connection with 
 New London, and as years went by a 
 more anilntious spirit took possession 
 of the people, and New London ves- 
 sels became known in the West Indies, 
 in Spain, France and Great Britain. 
 It was not all plain sailing. Of course 
 there were difficulties to be overcome, 
 losses to l)e met, such as always attend 
 
 commerce on the sea, and the financial 
 condition of the colonies liampered 
 even the boldest spirits, for money 
 was powerful in those days, as it is in 
 ours. 
 
 The people were not permitted to 
 pursue uninterruptedly the paths of 
 peace. There were ware with the 
 Indians, war with the French, and 
 trouble of various kinds that beset all 
 of the colonists in New England ; and 
 New London bore its full sliare in 
 them all. As became the inliabitants 
 of a seaport town, to whom danger 
 was a part of their daily life, and to 
 whom the adage, ■' nothing venture, 
 nothing have," had more than com- 
 mon significance, they were brave 
 and venturesome. In all the wars, 
 from the earliest times down to the 
 Spanish war of 1898, New London 
 men have borne more than their j^ro- 
 portion of the burden in filling the 
 ranks of the army and manning the 
 ships of war. To the War of the Hevo- 
 hition Connecticut sent more men pro 
 
 12
 
 [picturesque 1Rew Uondon* 
 
 rata than any other state, and New 
 London was represented by more men 
 proportionately than any other town in 
 the State. It was the same in the Civil 
 War, when New London made prompt 
 and patriotic response to President Lin- 
 coln's call for volunteers in April, 1861. 
 The city sent a full company of men 
 with the Second Connecticut Volun- 
 teers, who went to the front under 
 the command of Col. Alfred H. Terry. 
 It was the color-bearing company of 
 the regiment, and participated in the 
 first battle of Bull Run. Many of the 
 memljers of this company afterwartls 
 distinguished themselves as officers of 
 other regiments in the United States 
 service. For the three years' period 
 New London furnished full companies 
 for the Fonrtli — afterwards the First 
 Heavy Artillerj— the Fifth, the Tenth, 
 Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and 
 Twenty-First ; and two companies for 
 the Twenty-Sixth Connecticut, a nine 
 months' regiment. In addition to 
 these troops, a great many recruits 
 
 were enlisted from the town and for- 
 warded to the front to fill the ranks of 
 depleted regiments. Aside from her 
 officers and men who served in the 
 navy, New London must Ije credited 
 with nearly twelve hundred as her 
 contriliution to the great Union armies 
 of '61-'65. 
 
 The Spanish-American War of 1898 
 also gave opportunity for New London 
 to show that the present generation is 
 as ardent in its patriotism and love of 
 country and liberty as were those gal- 
 lant men of the past. Three compan- 
 ies, A, D, and I, Third Regiment, Con- 
 necticut Volunteers, responded to the 
 call of President McKinley for men to go 
 to Cuba and Porto Rico: and a number 
 of the members of tiie ITnited States 
 Signal Corps were also New Lon- 
 doners. 
 
 These evidences of patriotism may 
 be regarded as tokens that the 
 spirit of the early settlers, as to fight- 
 ing at least, has survived to the pres- 
 ent da}'. 
 
 THE GROTON SHORE-LOOKING ACROSS THE HARBOR FROM NEW LONDON. 
 
 Showing the Fort Griswold Monument on Groton Heights in the Right Background, and in the Foreground 
 the Ferryboat. Colonel Lcdyard. which Plies Between New London and Groton. 
 
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 Ipicturcsque 1Rcw London. 
 
 The town possessed ■• chaiacters " 
 in its early days, and of many and 
 varied kinds they were, tlie ]{ogerrnes, 
 for instance, who were continually in 
 trouble with the constituted author- 
 ities, and no sooner out of one conflict 
 with the courts than they were in- 
 volved in another. That sort of peo- 
 ple, however, are inseparable from a 
 community in which strength and 
 tirnniess are necessities, and it was 
 fiom such folk that sprang the men 
 
 British Islands, who were not consid- 
 ered foreigners in those days. French 
 names particularly continue to this 
 day. and will proViably be identified 
 with New London until the end of 
 time. The commerce of this city bore 
 no small pioportion to that of New 
 England up to the beginning of our 
 troubles with the mother country, and 
 it \\ as not long after the struggle for 
 liberty and independence had ended 
 in our favor, that the restless spirit of 
 
 UNITED STATES CUSTOM HOUSE-BANK STREET. 
 THE CUSTOM HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1833. 
 
 who dared resist oppression from the 
 Old Country, and later furnished the 
 pioneers who penetrated the great 
 West and laid the foundations, broad 
 and deep, for the phenomenal growth 
 and prosperity of that section of the 
 United States. 
 
 The city prospered iis time went on. 
 Its natural advantages as a seaport at- 
 tracted foreignei'S of condition, who 
 came here to engage in trade with the 
 countries of Europe, among them being 
 many French, Spanish and Portuguese ; 
 1)ut a greater proportion were from the 
 
 New London was again engaged in 
 making a new connection with the 
 ports of the world. There were, at 
 one time, about the opening of the 
 present century, a fleet of about 100 
 brigs — " jockeys "" they were called 
 from the nature of their trade — plying 
 between this port and those of the 
 West Indies. They took out hoi'ses 
 and mules, and returned with rum, the 
 material for its manufacture, and mo- 
 lasses. New England rum was an im- 
 portant factor in those days at all 
 social gatherings, and in the various 
 
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 Ipicturesquc 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 mechanical pursuits of the time, 
 for nothing could be begun or 
 properly ended without its due 
 proportion of rum. The vessels 
 were not all owned in this city, 
 nor indeed the larger share of 
 them, for New Haven, Middle- 
 town, Hartford, Fairfield, and 
 other places, used the port of 
 New London, and were repre- 
 sented here by agents in the 
 " jockey " trade. The business 
 tlius paid toll here, and coopers, 
 ship carpenters, riggers, and men 
 of kindred trades made their 
 profits from the business. 
 
 As the "jockey" trade lan- 
 guished, the whaling industry 
 took its place. The earliest 
 mention of whaling in Connecti- 
 cut appears to reach as far back 
 as 1647, when the General 
 Court at Hartford granted to 
 one Whiting the privilege of 
 catching whales within Connec- 
 ticut waters. This privilege, 
 which embraced a term of seven 
 years, may be construed as the 
 granting of a monopoly, for 
 such permission was necessar}', 
 and there is no record to show 
 that a like grant was at that 
 time conceded to any other than 
 Mr. Whiting. 
 
 Whales were at that date 
 numerous near the Connecticut 
 coast and off the Banks of New- 
 foundland. As the colonies grew 
 in capital and population, whal- 
 ing voyages of considerable 
 length were made, and by 17.50 
 the business had assumed gen- 
 erous and profitable proportions. 
 The War of the Revolution, 
 however, paralyzed the industry, 
 until, in 178.5, it was revived by 
 special incentive from the Leg- 
 islature. Immediately subse- 
 quent to this time there dawned 
 what may be termed the golden 
 era of the whaling days. Ships 
 were thoroughly appointed, and 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rew London. 
 
 THE HUGUENOT HOUSE. 
 
 BUILT ABOUT THE YEAR 1760. 
 
 A Quaint Old Dwelling Place, at the Corner of Hempstead and Truman Streets. Built by the Huguenots lor Nathaniel 
 Hempstead, a Descendant of Sir Robert Hempstead. 
 
 manneil liv picked crews for dangerous 
 but reiiuinerative voyages to distant 
 seas : and the only contingency then 
 likely to put a damper upon the calling 
 ■was the possible extinction of the 
 whales. 
 
 As a whaling port, Xew London 
 rivalled New Bedford. There seemed 
 no end to the money that was being- 
 brought into the town l>y the whalers 
 as they were called, and the general 
 prosperity was great. Many were the 
 New London ships which embarked on 
 these perilous voyages, and many were 
 the fortunes that were made. In 
 sooth, the industry may be deemed the 
 keystone to much of New London's 
 success and thrift. 
 
 An incentive to the faithfulness and 
 vigorous energy of the whaling crews 
 was the method of dividing the profits 
 of a voyage. Not only the agents, 
 but the officers and crew as well, came 
 in for a share of the spoils. These 
 shares were, of course, graded accord- 
 
 ing to station and responsibility, but 
 the division, always conducted with 
 honesty and promptness, exerted a 
 salutaiy influence upon the men. 
 
 From 1S20 to ISol, inclusive, there 
 were engaged in the capture of whales 
 from the port of New London 677 
 vessels. And during this period there 
 were Ijrought into tlie port 111.158 
 barrels of sperm and 775,432 barrels 
 of whale oil. Wliiie this does not 
 represent tlie total, results bj- any 
 means, it conveys some idea of the 
 magnitude and importance of the in- 
 dustry. Had it not been for the finan- 
 cial stringencj^ of 1857 and tlie break- 
 ing out of the War of the Rebellion 
 in IStil, all would probably have lieen 
 to the good. About this time there 
 was a decline in thewiialing industry, 
 and after the war there was little done 
 in this line. About the year 1870 
 came a brief revival of interest, caused 
 by tlie discovery of the repopulation of 
 the seal rookeries in the South Geor- 
 
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 (picturesque 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 gias which created a business of tlie 
 same nature and the prosecution of the 
 sea-elephant fishing at Desohition 
 Island. 
 
 From the very earliest days fishing 
 has naturally employed New London- 
 ers, and for more tlian two centuries 
 was an extremely important industry. 
 Fifty years ago there were probably 
 70 or 80 fishing smacks engaged in 
 "banking" and in fishing up and 
 down the coast, principally for cod and 
 halibut. And to-day tliere is a large 
 amount of capital invested and a 
 great many men engaged in catching 
 menhaden, wliicli furnish oil and fer- 
 tilizer to the amount of many millions 
 of dollars. 
 
 From the settlement of the town of 
 New London in 164tl, down to our day, 
 there has lieen much of romance and 
 adventure, light and shadow, and 
 much that is quaint and curious in 
 the lives of the men engaged in what 
 in most conununities is but tlie dull 
 and humdrum routine of earning a 
 living. Naturally the atmosphere 
 
 characteristic of New London pro- 
 duced men of a different stamp from 
 those of many other cities, and these 
 indomitable souls were ready at hand 
 when the California fever struck the 
 Atlantic States. To such men the 
 news that gold had been discovered in 
 California acted like wine upon the 
 imagination. To fit out a schooner 
 and crowd her with daring spirits was 
 no sooner thought of than accom- 
 plished ; and in such frail cockle- 
 shells many a " Forty-niner " set out 
 from this port to brave the dangers of 
 the long trip around Cape Horn to 
 that Mecca of the adventurer, San 
 Francisco. Ships followed as soon as 
 tliey could equip, and there were few 
 men in New London who had not 
 something at risk in the many ven- 
 tures connected with the California 
 voyages of those stirring days. The 
 Klondike craze was nothing to the 
 California fever, nor has there been 
 any popular excitement to compare 
 with it except the enlistment fever of 
 18(!1. Many fortunes were made. 
 
 THE ARMORY— COIT AND WASHINGTON STREETS. 
 Headquarters of the Third Regiment. National Guard of Connecticut. 
 
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 more were lost, and as a rule the 
 New London Argonauts of '49 
 gained more in expeiience than 
 they acquired in jiocket. Out 
 of tiie great nundjer of adven- 
 turers who left fur California in 
 "4'J and the few years succeed- 
 ing, some by sea and others by 
 the route across the Isthmus of 
 Panama — after the shorter sea 
 route was adopted — some re- 
 mained. Others returned, and 
 still others sought various quar- 
 ters of the globe in search of 
 adventure, for adventure was 
 about all that most of them 
 obtained for their labor and 
 their pains. In San Francisco, 
 to this day, even, are many 
 New Londoners and their de- 
 scendants. Indeed, the same 
 may be said of all the cities of 
 tlie United States. 
 
 In the old days there was 
 mucli that was quaint and curi- 
 ous in tlie life of New ]>ondon. 
 The Bride Brook marriage, fa- 
 mous in her history, was an 
 instance of the peculiarities of 
 tlie laws governing the jurisdic- 
 tion of officials of the different 
 colonies. In the winter of 1640 
 and '47 a young couple living 
 in Saybrook elected to become 
 miitcd in the holy bonds of wed- 
 lock. Saybrook possessed no 
 one capable of performing the 
 ceremony, so a magistrate from 
 one of the u[)per towns on the 
 Connecticut was engaged to 
 officiate. Unfortunately, how- 
 ever, there came at the time 
 appointed for the marriage, a 
 prodigious fall of snow, which 
 made it impossil)le for the magis- 
 trate to reach Saybrook. Unless 
 absolutely unavoidable the nup- 
 tials must not be postponed, 
 and Governor Winthrop was 
 called upon to go to Saybrook 
 anil perform tlie marriage rite. 
 But Savbrook was bevond his 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rew Uondon, 
 
 A SATURDAY MORNING SCENE ON STATE STREET. 
 
 The Diversity of Interests Centering in New London Presents a Pleasant Phase in this Picture 
 Tal(en Near the Union Banl<. 
 
 magisterial province, his autliority 
 being vested l)y tlie Massachusetts 
 Colony. The little stream, after- 
 wards and by reason of this episode, 
 called Bride Brook, marked, more or 
 less certainly, the boundary between 
 Pequot (New London) and Saybrook, 
 and it was Wintliroi^'s suggestion that 
 if the pair would meet him at this 
 brooklet, he would accommodate them. 
 His proposition was eagerly accepted, 
 and on that winters day, beneath the 
 blue vault of heaven and the swaying 
 branches of the trees, John Winthrop 
 performed one of the most unique 
 marriage ceremonies on record. 
 
 We, of to-day, necessarily realize 
 that the customs of the early times 
 differed very materially from those in 
 vogue at present. In just what way they 
 differed we do not all know. Altout the 
 dead of that early period centered an 
 interest vivid, sympathetic, and even 
 personal. The settlers were few, and 
 the loss of one of them was regarded 
 as a calamity and common misfortune. 
 
 Not alone that, but a funeral was an 
 event of moment and importance. To 
 the bedside of tlie dying came the 
 town fathers, the minister, and the 
 magistrate, to take down and witness 
 his last testament, words and admoni- 
 tions. The entire commnnity attended 
 the funeral. Those who, while he 
 was in life, had stood nearest to the 
 deceased, bore him on their shoulders 
 to the grave. Not frequently, and 
 never unless the distance were great, 
 was a horse litter used. Around the 
 last resting place of the departed the 
 rites were solenm. He was not at 
 once forgotten ; the void he left was 
 acutely felt. By many he was missed, 
 by many sincerely mourned. His 
 monument was in the hearts of those 
 he left behind. 
 
 With the conveniences of modern 
 times at our disposal, it is well-nigh 
 impossible to appreciate the disadvan- 
 tages under which our early forebears 
 struggled, nor is it easy for us to real- 
 ize the actual extent of their poverty. 
 
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 Their dwellings were not only rude, 
 but often uncomfortable and inade- 
 quate for their needs. Crevices ad- 
 mitted the wind and cold. The tim- 
 bers were rough-hewn and the Ijoards 
 unplaned. Each mechanic was his 
 own tool-maker ; the metal at his 
 command was of inferior quality and 
 his implements crude. Coffee and tea 
 were luxuries too 
 c o s 1 1 3' to be 
 thought of, and 
 even molasses 
 and sugar were 
 rarities at first. 
 
 It is a far cry 
 to those days of 
 trials and l>uffet- 
 ings in the wilder- 
 ness — more than 
 250 years. The 
 colonists, w i t h 
 Winthrop at their 
 head, were as 
 keen of eye, 
 strong of limb, 
 and hard}" and 
 fearless of sonl as 
 the Vikings of 
 old. Winthrop's 
 foresight was 
 akin to propliecy. 
 He looked ijito 
 the future and 
 saw the possibili- 
 ties in store for 
 the Indian-inhali- 
 ited region whicli 
 he proposed to 
 develop along the 
 lines of civilization. Not only did he 
 look, he acted ; and upon the knowledge 
 born of insight, secured Fisher's Island 
 and as much of the mainland as possi- 
 ble. Subsequent results have proved 
 the almost infallibility of his judgment. 
 A wise man in all things, he treated 
 the Indians with equity and considera- 
 tion ; and. altho>igh there was often 
 cause for difference, retained the 
 balance of power and gained the good 
 will of the Mohegans and their allies. 
 
 TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT MONUMENT. 
 
 Erected by the State of Connecticut, and Located in the 
 
 Section of IVIemorial Parl< Bordering on Broad 
 
 and Hempstead Streets. 
 
 But before this alliance could be ac- 
 complished with an}' surety of perman- 
 ence, it was necessary to conquer and 
 subdue the fierce and hostile Pequots, 
 that warlike tribe in wliose veins ran 
 the aboriginal blood royal. 
 
 In 1637 Captain John Mason, in 
 command of a body of men from the 
 towns on the Connecticut and under 
 the guidance of 
 tlie Narragan- 
 setts and Mohe- 
 gans, entered 
 upon a war of 
 subjugation 
 against the Pe- 
 quots that practi- 
 cally resulted in 
 a war of exter- 
 mination. The 
 Narrag ansetts 
 and Mohegans 
 welcomed with 
 joy the opportun- 
 ity afforded by 
 the strained rela- 
 tions V)etween the 
 whites and the 
 Pequots, to 
 avenge them- 
 selves upon a 
 common foe. And 
 w bile, from a hu- 
 manitarian stand- 
 point, their re- 
 venge may ap- 
 pear to have been 
 almost too com- 
 plete, their 
 friendliness to 
 the palefaces remained unbroken ; and 
 \\ith the reign of peace which lasted 
 for nearly 40 years, came a period of 
 security and comparative prosperity. 
 
 Tiie growth and occurrences in the 
 plantation from the time of the Pequot 
 war and the days of Winthrop. to the 
 breaking out of the Revolution are 
 matters of exhaustive history. Dur- 
 ing the revolutionar}' period New 
 London Avas a depot of supplies, a 
 place from whicli to draft men for the 
 
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 army and nav}-, and, later on, the oIh 
 ject of attack, and veiy nearly of com- 
 plete destruction. The town did all 
 and more than could have l)een asked 
 of it. Its sons went forth to battle for 
 liberty and independence, and did their 
 duty well. Benedict Arnold, who had 
 been a resident of Norwich, and who 
 was well acquainted in New London, 
 bore the town a grudge which he paid 
 in full when he signalized his treachery 
 to his countr}' by planning a descent 
 upon New London and leading against 
 her the military forces of the British. 
 The story of that fell day of September 
 6th, 1781, is known to every New 
 Londoner and to all patriotic Ameri- 
 cans, for the burning of the town was 
 as marked an instance of wanton bru- 
 tality and cold-blooded cruelty as was 
 the heroic defence of Fort Griswold 
 one of the most sublime and wonder- 
 inspiring acts of heroism on record in 
 
 the annals of the world's warfare. An 
 eminent Italian, in writing of the de- 
 fence of the fort, compares it to the 
 defence of the Pass of Thermopylte by 
 the Spartans. On that day Arnold sat 
 upon liis horse near the house of a 
 i\Irs. Hinman, wife of a naval officer. 
 Mrs. Hinman, it is said, seized a mus- 
 ket, and aiming it at the arch traitor, 
 snapped the lock. The flint failed in 
 its office, and "missed fire," making a 
 noise which alarmed Arnold, who lost 
 no time in escaping beyond range. He 
 was watching the work of the British 
 and, no doul)t, gloating over the ter- 
 rible predicament of his former friends, 
 whose homes, at his instigation, were 
 being destroyed. 
 
 The town in those days did not pos- 
 sess many fine houses, as houses were 
 then rated, for there were no wealthy 
 people in New London. Yet they 
 were superior to those which it was 
 
 
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 A GROUP OF MEMBERS OF THE JIBBOOM CLUB AT ONE OF ITS 
 ANNUAL OUTINGS. 
 
 The Jibboom Club was Organized January 29th. 1891. It Has a Membership of Over Three Hundred. The Commodore 
 of the Club is William H. Allen: Captain. E. Holloway : First Officer. E. D, Moxley : Second Officer. Charles Gray: 
 Pilot. J. Luther: Purser. C. H. Niles : Boatswain. 0. W. Holloway: S. Q. N. H. Newbury; P. p.. George T. Gcer. 
 Jr. The Club Meets the First and Third Saturdays in Each Month. October to April, at 7.30 p. m.: April to 
 October. First Saturday Only, at 8 oclock, p. m.. at 88 Bank Street. 
 
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 THE QTY HALL-STATE AND UNION STREETS. 
 The Mayor's Office, the Office of the City Clerk, and the Council Chamber are Located in this Building. 
 
 possible f Of the sutt'erers from tlie con- 
 flagration to ie-bnil(l, impoverished as 
 they were. Much of the irregulaiity 
 of the town is due to the haste in 
 which it was then re-constructed ; this 
 irregularit}', liowever, is one of 
 the chief clianns of the city of 
 to-daj'. 
 
 The effects of tlie War of the Revo- 
 lution were keenly felt by New Lon- 
 don. I'nlike other towns further in- 
 land, she had not the unhazardous and 
 healthy resource of nianufactuiing to 
 which to turn her attention. Essen- 
 tially a seaport, dependent upon the 
 sea for her connnerce, she must at 
 that perturbed jieriod wrest from the 
 sea the wherewithal necessary to her 
 existence. The navy was in embryo, 
 and was powerfully augmented by 
 privateers. These privateers were not 
 deserving of the opprobrium which fre- 
 quently attached to them. Indeed, 
 their occupation was as legitimate as 
 that of the ships of the line, for they 
 operated under what were known as 
 letters of manpie; that is to say, their 
 
 cruises were prosecuted under the un- 
 written laws which then governed the 
 conduct of armed vessels of belligerent 
 nations. Credit for brave deeds, for 
 acts of heroism and loyalty are due 
 them more than censure for the so- 
 called acts of jjiracy which they are 
 said, by some, to have perpetrated. 
 The}' were no more pirateers than 
 were the regularly conunissioned ves- 
 sels of the navy. They were a neces- 
 sity of the times. As the British 
 men-of-war depleted the merchant- 
 marine of the colonists, some measure 
 was necessary for the effective re- 
 straint of tlieir depredations ; so priv- 
 ate ships, formei'ly peaceful merchant- 
 men, were armed and manned, and 
 under letters of marque would swoop 
 down upon the British vessels man- 
 oeuvering in the Sound, and, what- 
 ever the odds against them, liring a 
 prize into port. The risk was enor- 
 mous, but supreme contempt of fear, 
 begotten of entire ignorance of its 
 meaning, nearly always resulted in 
 victory. 
 
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 MASONIC TEMPLE— GREEN STREET, CORNER STARR. 
 Home of Brainard Lodge. Number 102. F. and A. M. 
 
 Many were the stout liearts and 
 strong arms that enlisted in this free- 
 for-all navy, which partook of the 
 nature of a fraternity, and a ship that 
 struck its colors while a sound man 
 remained to fight, would have heen 
 out of fellowship. Hailing from New 
 London were many ships belonging to 
 both the commissioned and privateer 
 service that won glory, honor, and 
 treasure in conflicts with the British. 
 Among these were the Ijrig Defence, 
 fourteen guns. Captain Samuel Smed- 
 ley, commander: the Oliver Cromwell, 
 a ship of twenty guns, commanded by 
 Captain William Coit ; the brig Resist- 
 ance, ten guns. Captain Samuel Chew : 
 the Governor Trumbull, twenty guns. 
 Captain Samuel Billings: the Confed- 
 eracy, thirty-two guns. Captain Seth 
 Harding : the Dean, twenty-nine guns. 
 Captain Elisha Hinman : and the Put- 
 nam, twenty-nine guns, commanded 
 by Captain John Harmon, and later 
 by Captain Natlianiel Saltonstall. 
 
 During the second war with Great 
 Britain, the war of 1S12. the port of 
 
 New London was lilockaded uninter- 
 ruptedly for nearlj- two 3'ears. The 
 blockade at first had a more or less 
 terrifying effect upon the inhabitants 
 of the town, for thej' anticipated an 
 attack from tlie British vessels in the 
 harbor. Had New London been bom- 
 barded by the hostile fleet, it must of 
 necessity have suffered anotlier con- 
 flagration and conse(juent demolition. 
 Prepai'ations of defence and removal 
 were effected, and for a time the town 
 was in a state of ferment and anxiety. 
 But it early became apparent that no 
 bombardment was intended, and 
 quiet was soon restored. Commodore 
 Decatur, on the fourth day of Decem- 
 ber. 1812, sailed into New London 
 Harbor in tlie frigate United States, 
 and in the harbor and the waters of 
 the Thames River he was compelled 
 to remain until the raising of the 
 blockade in Februar}', 1815. 
 
 New London was one of a small 
 number of towns that early sought 
 incorporation, and since 1789 has 
 rejoiced in a city charter. Thus it 
 
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 picturesque 1Rew London. 
 
 will be olnserved that it antedates New 
 York City in the possession of a city 
 government. The growth of the city 
 after the Kevohition was reasonahly 
 rapid. When Water, or Beach Street, 
 as it was originally named, was hlled 
 witli hogsheads of whale oil, and the 
 wharves of tlie merchants were loaded 
 to the point of collapse with that 
 commodity. New London was making 
 money rapidly, and people of all sorts 
 and conditions had their sliare in tlie 
 general prosperity. In two buildings 
 adjoining, one on the corner of Bank 
 and State streets, and the other in the 
 Granite Building, on Bank Street, 
 was conducted a clothing, hat, and 
 men's furnishing business, under the 
 firm name of Lyon & Kobbins. 
 Many other branches of mercantile 
 trade flourished at that time, and all 
 who were willing to work had little 
 difhculty in securing employment. 
 
 New London was not rated as a 
 manufacturing city, yet thei'e were 
 .some notable concerns here at what 
 
 seems to us an early date. There 
 were such firms as the Wilson Works 
 — located where are now the buildings 
 that make up the great "R. T. Palmer 
 Quilt Plant — engaged in the manu- 
 facture of a large and far famed 
 variety of brass and iron goods ; the 
 Albertson & Douglass ^bichine Com- 
 pany, located on the site now occujjied 
 by the round-house of the Stonington 
 Division of the New York, New 
 Haven and Hartford Railroad: the 
 woolen mill on Water Street — still in 
 existence — a manufacturing jeweler's 
 shop on Jay Street, conducted bj' the 
 late William Butler; and at one time, 
 located on Fort Neck, was a glass 
 factory. On Fort Neck also, and in 
 the Imildings now occupied by the 
 Hopson ct Chapin Company, the Nay- 
 lor Compan}' had its existence. 
 
 In 1.SS5 New London 
 
 i)egan to take 
 on a new form, and during the term of 
 oifice of the late Mayor Charles 
 Augustus Williams, a new era com- 
 menced. The prosperity of the town 
 
 SMITH MEMORIAL HOME— MASONIC STREET. 
 
 The Smith Memorial Home for Aged. Indigent Ladies who have Resided in New London, was Founded by the Late Seth 
 
 Smith, who Bequeathed the Greater Part of His Fortune for this Purpose. The Home 
 
 Possesses Accommodations for Twenty-Five Inmates. 
 
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 refeived a fresh impetus, owing 
 principally to a new spirit of enter- 
 prise and progressiveness in its citizens 
 and in its nmnicipal government. A 
 Board of Trade was organized, which 
 has accomplished a great deal that lias 
 been for the good of the city. Ideas orig- 
 inated b\- the Board of Trade were sure 
 of respectful consideration hy the City 
 
 during the past fifteen years under a 
 l)uihling impulse that shows no ahate- 
 ment. 
 
 Any old resident who has been al)- 
 sent from the city for no more than ten 
 years even will be impressed by the 
 changes it has undergone the moment 
 he alights from the cars or leaves the 
 boat. He must feel progression in the 
 
 HOME OF THE THAMES CLUB — 284 STATE STREET. 
 
 The Thames Club is the Principal Gentlemen's Social Organization in the City. The Officers of the Club are: 
 
 C. Royce Boss. President: James R. Lindsley. First Vice-President: F. E. Parker, Second 
 
 Vice-President: George T. Brown. Secretary: Edward T. Brown. Treasurer. 
 
 Government. The latter body l)cing 
 bound to proceed with due care and 
 deliberation, were, nevertheless, nuich 
 stimulated by the unauthorized body, 
 and the results have proven nuitually 
 beneficial. Xew and better streets 
 liave succeeded the old; splendid 
 school Ijuildings have svipplanted 
 those of ancient design. Streets by the 
 score have been opened, and entire sec- 
 tions of the cit}- have grown up 
 
 very atmospiiere as he views tiie 
 Parade, with its noble monument to 
 the soldiers and sailors of New Lon- 
 don, the park about the monu- 
 ment, the Neptune Building in place 
 of the structure which formerly occu- 
 pied its site, anil the stone pavement 
 in place of the mud or dust of the old 
 street. And throughout the entire 
 city agreeal)le change and improve- 
 ment meets tlie eye. 
 
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 THE UNION DEPOT — FOOT OF STATE STREET. 
 
 Chapter 1111. 
 
 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 ADVANTAGES OF LOCATION AS A PORT AND RAILROAD CENTER -NEW 
 LONDON HARBOR — GENERAL AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION LINES — 
 REVIVAL OF SHIPBUILDING INTERESTS. 
 
 New London is one of the 
 most fortrnatelv situated cities 
 in New England. It is very nearly 
 eqvii-distant between New York and 
 Boston, and is a railroad center of im- 
 portance. Its harbor is one of the 
 best in the world, being three miles in 
 length, very wide, 'and possessing an 
 average depth of about five fathoms. 
 It is admirably sheltered and is an ab- 
 solutely safe haven for vessels of every 
 draught and description, even in the 
 roughest weather. It never freezes. 
 
 The city is located upon the west 
 shore of the harbor, and extends in a 
 northerly direction up the west bank 
 of the River Thames, which foi- the 
 largest vessels is navigable to Norwich. 
 The population of New London is 
 about twenty thousand, and is steadily 
 increasing. 
 
 Its general and local transportation 
 facilities are unsurpassed. The New 
 York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- 
 road, and the Central ^"ermont, which 
 operates the NeAv London and North- 
 ern, center in New London, and the (dty 
 is also reached by various lines of pas- 
 senger and freight steamers. 
 
 One of the most Invigorating 
 Sails from New London in the sum- 
 mer season is to Block Island and 
 Watch Hill, on the fine steamer 
 "Block Island" of the New London 
 Steamboat CoMPiVNY. A visit to 
 either of these famous resorts is sure 
 to jirove a delight to the seeker after 
 recreation. 
 
 New London itself is one of the 
 most delightful of summer resorts, and 
 is easily accessible from all points 
 reached by the Central Vermont and 
 
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 New York, New Haven and Hartford 
 railroads and the Norwich Line of 
 steamers and connections, and the 
 steamer "Block Island." 
 
 Watch Hill is a charming and 
 bracing summer retreat. Situated on 
 a bluff overlooking the sea, it has the 
 full benefit of the pure air of the 
 ocean. The view is grand and varied. 
 The hotels are very fine indeed, and 
 in their cuisine and appointments they 
 excel. 
 
 Block Island is a beautiful breeze- 
 swept island fifteen miles from the 
 
 STEAMER BLOCK ISLAND, 
 Of The New London Steamboat Company. 
 
 nearest mainland. Its climate is that 
 of the Benuudas ; indeed, it has been 
 called "The Bermuda of the North."' 
 As a health-imparting summer resort 
 it stands almost without a peer. The 
 hotel accommodations are ample and 
 excellent. 
 
 The steamer "Block Island"' leaves 
 Norwich and New London for Watch 
 Hill and Block Island every morning 
 during the season, and returns every 
 afternoon. 
 
 The New London Steamhoat 
 Company was incorporated in 1882. 
 Its officers are: President, A. Mc- 
 ^'ittie, Detroit, Michigan; Treasurer, 
 liobert Coit: General Manager, D. 
 
 MacKenzie ; General Passenger Agent, 
 J. A. Southard. 
 
 Several steamboat lines operate 
 between New London and the various 
 points of interest and commerce upon 
 the harbor, sound and river. The 
 steamer " Munnatawket," of the Fish- 
 er's Island Navigation Company, has 
 its wharf at the foot of State Street; 
 it runs between New London and 
 Fisher"s Island. The "Manhanset,"' 
 of the New London and Long Island 
 Steamboat Company, plies between 
 New London. Greenport, and Sag 
 
 Harbor. 
 Between 
 New Lon- 
 don and New 
 York, oper- 
 a t i n g as 
 freight lines, 
 run the boats 
 of the Nor- 
 w i c h and 
 New York 
 P rope Her 
 ( " o mpany, 
 and the 
 "Mohawk" 
 and "Mohe- 
 i^an" of the 
 line con- 
 trolled by 
 the Central 
 V e r m o n t 
 Railroad. The steamer "Gypsy"' 
 runs between Norwich and Fort 
 Griswold, touching at Montville, 
 Gale's Ferry, the "Navy Yard,"" New- 
 London, and Ocean Beach. The Fort 
 Griswold and Pequot houses are easily 
 reached b}' the "( )sprey."" which makes 
 several daily trips. New London is 
 brought into convenient access — by 
 the steamboat "Sunmier (iirl" — with 
 P>ushv Point, Xoank and Mystic, 
 (iroton and New London are con- 
 nected by the ferry-boat "Colonel 
 Ledyard,"' of the Thames Ferry Com- 
 pany, which makes trips of twenty- 
 minute intervals between the two 
 places throughout the entire year.
 
 Ipicturesquc 1Rew UoncJon* 
 
 The Railroad and Steamboat 
 Lines governed by the New York, 
 New Haven and Hartford Railroad 
 are numerous and extensive. ( )f these 
 the Norwich Line of steamboats affords 
 accommodations tliat are adequate and 
 satisfying. The Nokwich Line, by 
 its elegant steamers, the "City of 
 Lowell," and the " City of Worcester," 
 
 and business communities interven- 
 ing, and points north and east, 
 including Fitchburg, Gardner, Win- 
 chendon, Keene, Bellows Falls, Nashua, 
 Manchester, Concord, Rochester, Port- 
 land, and points in the Maritime 
 Provinces. 
 
 The "City of Lowell" and the "City 
 of Worcester" of this line are con- 
 
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 VIEW OF NEW LONDON HARBOR ON REGATTA DAY. 
 
 Showing the Steamer "City of Worcester." of the Norwich Line. 
 
 furnishes ideal means of transporta- 
 tion between New York City and 
 New London, and forms a direct route 
 from New York to the various im- 
 portant points on and reached by the 
 New York, New Haven and Hartford 
 and the Central Vermont railroads 
 from New London. It is also the 
 most convenient water route between 
 New York, New London, and Norwich, 
 connecting by train with Plaintield, 
 Putnam, Webster, Soutbl nidge, Wor- 
 cester, and the numerous manufacturing 
 
 structed of steel: they are fast, 
 commodious, sumptuous in their ap- 
 pointments, and a high standard of 
 service is maintained upon them in 
 every dfi>artment. They steer by 
 steanr, and are lighted by electricity. 
 Their trips between New London and 
 New York are as follows: Steamers 
 leave New London at 11 P. M., and 
 are due at Pier oC), North River, New 
 ^'ork, at 7 A. M. Returning, leave 
 Pier 3(i, foot of Spring Street, at 5.30 
 P. M. Unless otherwise registered at 
 
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 tlie Purser's office, all passengers are 
 called at New London at 7 A. JI. 
 Those desiring to be called for early 
 trains from New London should notify 
 tlie Purser. The fare between New 
 London and New York, via the 
 Norwich Line, is ^l.oO: staterooms. 
 •S^LOO and •'?2.00 additional, according 
 to location. 
 
 An enterprise that will have con- 
 siderable bearing upon the transporta- 
 tion centering in New London Harbor 
 is that being i)rojected by the Thames 
 Tow Boat Companv, incorporated 
 in 1865. On the west shore of the 
 Thames River, about one and one- 
 half miles north 
 of the Great 
 Draw-bridge, this 
 Company is es- 
 tablishing two 
 sets of ilarine 
 Railways, the 
 larger one beini;- 
 intended to haul 
 out vessels of :250 
 to 800 feet length 
 of keel, and the 
 smaller one, ves- 
 sels of about 150 
 feet length of 
 keel. This yard is 
 intended in the first place for hauling 
 out and making repairs to the com- 
 pany's vessels, tugs and barges, and 
 incidentally, after being established, 
 otiier business will be solicited. The 
 Company own land enough, unoccu- 
 pied by the Railways, to do such 
 work as the}' may think proper from 
 time to time for themselves and 
 others. The principal office of the 
 Company is rear of 24:0 Bank Street, 
 New London, and branch office, 1 
 Broadway, New York. The President 
 and Treasurer of The Thames Tow 
 Boat Company is F. H. Chappell. 
 
 Two Electku- Trolley Roads 
 afford the city comfortable and ade- 
 quate service: The New London, 
 Norwich and Montville street railway 
 line, which runs between Norwich and 
 
 STEAMER 
 
 Captain Avery 
 
 New London, and the lines operated 
 by the New Loxdox Stkeet Rail- 
 way Company. The distance from 
 New London to Norwich is about 
 fourteen miles. The running time is 
 one hour. The route is in a northerly 
 direction from New London, via Main 
 and North Main streets and Mohegan 
 Avenue, and extends through a 
 delightful stretch of country. The 
 starting points for the cai-s of this line 
 are Franklin Square. Norwich, and the 
 Parade, near the corner of State and 
 Bank streets, in New London. 
 
 The New London Street Railway 
 Company was incorporated in 1886. 
 It was chartered 
 as a hoi'se railway. 
 By an amendment 
 to its constitution 
 the use of electri- 
 city as a motor 
 power was ap- 
 plied in 1893. 
 The service ren- 
 It^red the public 
 iv its lines is reli- 
 able and efficient. 
 Its cars are of 
 the modern vesti- 
 ' GYPSY." buled type, ea.sy- 
 
 c. Smith. riding and com- 
 
 fortable. Open cai-s are used as early 
 in the summer and as late in the 
 autumn as is consistent with health 
 and safety. 
 
 Two Ijelts, or loops, represent the 
 routes travereed by the cars in the 
 central and upper sections of the city. 
 One of these is from the Parade, via 
 AYilliams, State and Broad streets to 
 the starting point. This is one portion 
 of the route of the Montauk Avenue 
 and Post Hill line. The other, the 
 coui-se of the ^Yashington Street and 
 Lewis Lane car, is from the Parade 
 to Lewis Lane via State and Broad 
 streets. The direction taken by the 
 cai-s of these lines alternate, and the 
 alternate trip of the \Vashington 
 Street and Lewis Lane car is 
 through State, Washington, Truman 
 
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 and Blackball streets. Tlie 
 portion of the city adjacent 
 to Bank Street, Lower Bank 
 Street and Montauk Ave- 
 nue is accommodated by the 
 Montauk Avenue line. On 
 this line the cars run from 
 the Parade, via Bank Stieet 
 and Alontauk Avenue, to 
 the corner of Montauk Ave- 
 n u e a n d the Lowe r 
 Boulevard in winter, and in 
 the summer season — from 
 June to October — to Ocean 
 Beach. 
 
 The New London Street 
 Railway is well managed, 
 and its corps of conductors 
 and motormen are consider- 
 ably above the average in 
 point of efliciency, courtesy, 
 and neatness of personal 
 appearance. Its transfer sys- 
 tem is convenient. One may 
 secure a transfei' clieck from 
 either distinct line to the 
 other. The transfer point is 
 the Parade, near the Union 
 Bank. 
 
 Owing to the carefulness 
 of its employes, and the ca- 
 pability of its management, 
 it possesses a record singu- 
 larly free from accidents and 
 untoward features. The offi- 
 cers of the Company are : 
 President and Secretary, 
 Walter I^earned: Treasurer, 
 W. A. Tucker, of Tucker 
 and Anthony, Boston ; Su- 
 perintendent, Lorenzo Bent- 
 ley. Dire c tors: Walter 
 Learned, W. A. Tncdcei', 
 John F. Perry. Billings 
 Learned, James Hislop, and 
 H. C. Learned. 
 
 Shipbuilding, in thk 
 Closinc Yeaus of t h e 
 Eighteenth Centuky and 
 in the early part of the nine- 
 teenth, was reckoned one of 
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 New London. But of late it has not 
 entered conspicviousl}- into the hvisiness 
 life of the city, although it has been 
 carried on in a more or less desultory 
 manner. 
 
 The recent establishment, however, 
 of the Eastern SHtPBriLDrsG Com- 
 pany's Plant on the Groton side of 
 the harlior, marks for this section a 
 new era in marine architecture. The 
 location chosen by this Company could 
 not be more admirabl)^ suited to its re- 
 quirements. The great and uniform 
 depth of tlie harbor affords excellent 
 docking and launching facilities, and 
 the large area of the yards every oppor- 
 tunity for ship construction on an im- 
 mense scale. The ground of the ship- 
 yardi too, is ideal for the purpose, 
 being hrm and solid. The railroad 
 facilities are adequate, and the situa- 
 tion, while sufficiently close to the 
 Metropolis, is yet far enough distant 
 to eliminate its detrimental features. 
 The land adjacent to the shipyard is 
 elevated, and affords healthful places 
 and opportunity of abode for many of 
 the Conqiany's employes. 
 
 The workshops are located close to 
 the water front; and near them, but 
 further inland, are the executive offices 
 and draughting rooms, where the great 
 ships are all planned out on paper be- 
 fore the work of actual construction is 
 couimenced. 
 
 Invested in tliis vast enterprise are 
 about half a million dollais. This 
 amount will be steadily increased as the 
 business of the plant progresses. 
 
 The scope of operations contem- 
 plated by the Eastern Shipliuilding 
 Company is second to that of no con- 
 cern of like nature in the world. It 
 will contract for and build all classes 
 of merchant and war vessels, of what- 
 ever magnitude and complexity of 
 specifications. No vessel that can be 
 floated will be too large for the plant 
 to handle exjieditionsly and well. 
 Contracts for all grades of craft will 
 receive attention, from the finest of 
 steam yachts and liigh class, speedy 
 
 passenger vessels, to tramp steamers 
 and barges. 
 
 Two sets of building ways are 
 already constructed, TOO feet in 
 length, and capable of accommodating 
 ships of MO foot beam. The keels are 
 laid for two vessels that, when com- 
 pleted, will he the largest in the world, 
 and will have a displacement of 33,000 
 tons each. Thev are being built for 
 the Great Northern Steamship Com- 
 pany. 
 
 The Eastern Shii)building Company 
 was incorporated in Marcli. I'.'OO, and 
 commenced active operations on the 
 construction of its plant the latter 
 part of the April following. For four 
 months previous the Company occu- 
 pied offices in tlic Neptune Building, 
 where the work of draughting the 
 ships was begun. 
 
 In April, 1900. A. (). Goddard, the 
 New London builder, was given the 
 contract for the election of the Com- 
 panj-'s buildings on the Groton side. 
 The three largest of these were com- 
 pleted in July. The structure con- 
 taining the joiner shop and mold loft 
 is 250 feet long, by TO feet in width. 
 It is two stories in height. In the 
 basement are the office of tlie yard 
 superintendent, and a carpenter shop. 
 The pipe, machine, and sheet iron 
 workers' shops cover ground space ITO 
 feet in length, by 60 feet wide. The 
 shipyard plate shop is "il'l feet long, 
 by MO feet in width. The boiler house 
 and blacksmith shop occupy a large 
 brick Imilding. from the west side of 
 which, onto an extensive cast iron 
 1)ending floor, emerge the plate and 
 angle furnaces. 
 
 The various shops are equipped 
 with the best and most modern appur- 
 tenances known to the art of ship- 
 building. 
 
 The President and (ieneral Mana- 
 ger of the Eastern Shipbuilding Com- 
 pany is Cliarles R. Hanscom : Treas- 
 urer. John Sherman Hoyt; Naval 
 Architect and Engineer, William A. 
 Fairburn. 
 
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 WILLIAMS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE BROAD STREET. 
 
 HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. 
 
 This School Was Founded and Endowed by the Late Mrs. Harriet P. Williams, a Resident of Norwich. Connecticut, in 
 
 Memoriam of Her Son. Thomas W. Williams, a Prominent Citizen of New London. Who Died in 1855. The Building 
 
 Occupies the Lot on Which He Was Contemplating Erecting a Private Residence. The Principal of the 
 
 Institute is Colin S. Buel. A. M. Teachers : Mary Jane Turner. Mary F. Crofton. Marietta Jackson. 
 
 A. B.. Madeline P. Freeman. A. B.. Mary E. Smith, and Alpha W. Barlow. 
 
 Chapter 1I1I1I. 
 
 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 NEW LONDON'S FIRST EDUCATIONAL BEQUEST — MORE RECENT ENDOW- 
 MENTS-BRIEF SKETCH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF TO- 
 DAY—ITS EFFICACY AND EVOLUTION — INTRODUCTION OF NEW AND 
 BENEFICIAL FEATURES— MODERN SCHOOL BUILDINGS — SPECIAL IN- 
 CENTIVES TO PUPILS — THE CHURCHES OF A COMMUNITY INDICA- 
 TIVE OF ITS MORAL TONE — OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF THE 
 OLDEST RELIGIOUS SOCIETY IN THE CITY-REFERENCE TO OTHER 
 CHURCHES AND SACRED ORGANIZATIONS -SOME EMINENT DIVINES 
 WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH NEW LONDON— PORTRAITS OF 
 THE PRESENT PASTORS — THE CITY'S FINE CHURCH EDIFICES. 
 
 Tholtght FULLY regarded, the 
 growth of our country in tlie com- 
 paratively short time that has inter- 
 vened since its independence was 
 acknowledged, seems almost phenom- 
 enal. In less than a century and a 
 half, from a dependent English colony 
 on American soil, has evolved a re- 
 
 public which stands to-day among the 
 greatest of the earth's great powers. 
 
 In the evolution of her institutions, 
 both civic and military, the nation 
 has forged ahead with rapid strides. 
 Particular attention has been paid to 
 education. The public schools of the 
 United States are admittedly progres- 
 
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 sive in thoroughness and efficacy of 
 method ; and in the erection of school 
 buildings, labor and expense are of 
 secondary consideration when weighed 
 in the balance with good sanitation, 
 ventilation, convenience, and modem- 
 ness of arrangement and architecture. 
 In matters educational New London 
 is but a type of the average American 
 city. Yet even where all are good, 
 some must excel, and the assertion 
 
 died in 1673, left a verbal will stipu- 
 lating that his entire property should 
 be devoted to the cause of public edu- 
 cation. The first school to bear his 
 name was the Bartlett Grammar 
 School, so called until 1855, when it 
 became the Bartlett High School. 
 The present Robert Bartlett School 
 on Broad Street, is so named in honor 
 of that pioneer in the endowment of 
 American educational institutions. 
 
 BULKELEY HIGH SCHOOL— HUNTINGTON STREET, BETWEEN RICHARDS 
 STREET AND BULKELEY PLACE. 
 
 HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS. 
 
 The Buikelcy High School Was Founded and Endowed by the Late Leonard H. Bulkeley. Who Died in 1849. and Left the 
 
 Greater Portion ot His Estate for that Purpose. Principal. Walter A. Towne. A. M. Teachers : Eugene 
 
 B. Lawrence. A. B.. Robert T. Elliot, and Hervey F. Houghton. A. B. 
 
 that New London's public school sys- 
 tem possesses extraordinary merit, and 
 that many of her school buildings are 
 peculiarly well adapted to the pur- 
 pose which they serve, is well sus- 
 tained and warrantable. The New 
 London (then Nameaug) of more than 
 two centuries ago appears in some 
 measure to have had at heart the 
 scholastic interests of the community. 
 And it is on record that one Robert 
 Bartlett, a resident of the town who 
 
 With this early evidence of public 
 spirit to emulate, it is then no marvel 
 that New London numbers education 
 among her man}- excellent qualities. 
 
 The public schools of the city 
 are eight in number. The Nathan 
 Hale Grammar School, the Win- 
 throp, the Robert Bartlett, the 
 Coit Street. the Nameaug, and 
 the Harbor School are under the 
 jurisdiction of the municipal Board of 
 Education. The Bulkeley High 
 
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 NATHAN HALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL— WILLIAMS STREET, NEAR WALLER. 
 
 The Principal of the Nathan Hale Grammar School is Charles B. Jennings. A. M.. Acting School Visitor of New London. 
 
 The Teachers are: Grade Eight, Teresa C. Crofton. Minnie G. Harris, and Minnie E. L. Caull(ins. 
 
 Grade Seven. Nettie J. Bishop, Irene P. Bindloss, and Adelina S. Povey- 
 
 WINTHROP SCHOOL, INTERMEDL^TE AND PRIMARY- 
 
 TOWNE MILL. 
 
 -NEAR YE OLDE 
 
 Helen Bingham. Principal. Grade Six. Teachers: Grade Five. Alice L. Baker and Minnie G. Barker. Grade Four. 
 
 Elizabeth F. Stark and Anna M. Crofton. Grade Three. Franc E. Barker and Louise R. Jeffery. 
 
 Grade Two. Frances M. Shea and Anna M. Hewitt. Grade One. Gertrude Dakin, 
 
 Gertrude S. MacNear. Pearl M. Rowland, and Clara Firth. 
 
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 ROBERT BARTLETT SCHOOL -BROAD STREET, NEAR CENTER. 
 
 INTERMEDIATE AND PRIMARY. 
 
 Maria F. Starr. Principal. Grade Six. Teachers: Grade Six, Mary E. Butler. Grade Five. Anna H. Ducy and Helen M. 
 
 Champion. Grade Four. Charlotte P. Comstock and Susan P. Boss. Grade Three. Nellie P. Fuller and 
 
 Ethel A. Kellogg. Grade Two. Julia A. Fitch and Agnes F. Allen. Grade One. Ruth May Jennings 
 
 and Ethel A. Clark. Kindergarten. Grace H. Bowers and Mabel E. Greene. 
 
 School for Hoys and the Williams Me- 
 morial Institute — the latter a high 
 school for girls — are especially en- 
 dowed institutions, whose affairs are 
 managed by trustees and corporators. 
 In addition to the principals of the 
 different schools, and the special in- 
 .structors in music, drawing, physical 
 and voice culture, there are 84 regular 
 and four substitute teachers engaged 
 in teaching the youth of New London. 
 The principal of the Bulkeley High 
 School is Walter A. Towne, A. M.; 
 of the Williams Memorial Institute, 
 Colin S. Buell, A. M. ; and of the 
 Nathan Hale Grammar School, 
 Charles B. Jennings. A. M. The 
 principals of the minor grades are as 
 follows : Winthrop School, Helen 
 Bingham; Robert Bartlett Scliool, 
 Maria F. Starr; Coit Street School, 
 Teresa A. Brown ; Nameaug School, 
 Josephine S. Rice; Harbor School, 
 Frances E. Strickland. The special 
 
 instructors are : Music, James A. 
 VanKuren ; drawing and sloyd — 
 wood carving — Martha W. Stearns ; 
 physical and voice culture, M. Isa- 
 phene Ives. Free kindergartens have 
 recently been introduced into the 
 Robert Bartlett, the Coit Street, and 
 the Harbor schools. 
 
 The Bulkeley High School for Boys 
 is a fine stone building of generous 
 and substantial architecture. It was 
 erected in 1871 at a cost of about 
 f 40.000. Its founder, Leonard H. 
 Bulkeley, was born in New London in 
 1791. He died in 1849 and devised 
 the greater portion of his property for 
 the founding and maintenance of a 
 free high school for boys, to be called 
 the Bulkeley School. The fund at 
 the time of the death of the legator 
 was about ^21,000. which was allowed 
 to accumulate until 1871, when it had 
 increased to the very considerable 
 sum of •t70,000, a sufficient amount 
 
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 REV. WALTER S. McINTYRE, 
 Pastor Federal Street Methodist Episcopal Church. 
 
 REV. ALFRED POOLE GRINT, PH. D. 
 Rector St. James Episcopal Church. 
 
 REV. THOMAS P. JOYNT, 
 Pastor St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. 
 
 REV. S. LEROY BLAKE, D. D., 
 
 Pastor First Church ot Christ. 
 
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 to warrant carrying into active effect 
 the wishes of the testator. There 
 have been two additional legacies, one 
 from the estate of the late Asa Otis 
 of $10,000, and one of $5,000 from 
 that of the late Henry P. Haven. 
 Through the generosity of Hon. 
 George F. Tinker of New London, an 
 assembly room and completely ap- 
 pointed laboratories were added to the 
 building in 1899. Mr. Tinker con- 
 tributed a fund of more than *1 1,000 
 for the purpose. The Board of Trus- 
 tees of the Bulke- 
 ley School is 
 comprised of the 
 following gentle- 
 men: President, 
 Nathaniel S. Per- 
 kins: Secretary, 
 Tracy Waller: 
 Treasurer, Hon. 
 William Belcher: 
 J.Lawrence Chew 
 and Charles B. 
 Graves. 
 
 The Williams 
 Memorial Insti- 
 tute is another 
 monument to the 
 noble spirit of 
 generosity and the 
 desire to mate- 
 riall}^ assist in 
 furthering the 
 cause of educa- 
 tion. It is an im- 
 
 REV. JOHiN F. TUCKER. 
 Minister Unitarian Society. 
 
 posing structure of rough stone, with 
 brown-stone trimmings, its style of 
 architecture is pleasing, and by reason 
 of this and its commanding site, 
 it forms one of the conspicuous 
 landmarks of New London. The 
 cost of construction was about |iS5,000. 
 The late Mrs. Harriet P. Williams, 
 of Norwich. Connecticut, the founder 
 and endower of the Institute, caused 
 it to be erected in memoriam of her 
 son, the late Thomas W. Williams, 
 who was a prominent citizen of New 
 London. The intent of the endow- 
 ment fund is to provide a course 
 
 of free high school training for girls 
 residing in the city and adjacent 
 townships. This privilege is not 
 restricted to permanent residents; 
 those of temporary residence within 
 the prescriljed territory may enjoy the 
 full benetits of the institution. The 
 President of the Endowment Fund is 
 ]\Ir. 1). P. Learned: the Corporators 
 are H. 1{. Bond, Charles Barns, 
 Augustus Brandegee. Billings P. 
 Learned, Thomas W. Williams, Frank 
 L. Palmer, and William Williams. 
 
 While the pro- 
 gress shown by 
 the public schools 
 of New London 
 has ever been 
 along the lines of 
 distinct evolution, 
 the restilts of the 
 past decade are 
 especially gratify- 
 ing, gratifying to 
 the jiulilic. to the 
 Board of Educa- 
 tion, to the princi- 
 pals and teachers, 
 to the parents of 
 children, and. as 
 they have out- 
 grown their school 
 days and assumed 
 their respective 
 positions in the 
 lausy life of the 
 world, of gratifi- 
 pupils themselves, 
 but coincident that 
 of good work have 
 been passed under one Acting School 
 Visitor. Yet. without favor aiul 
 without adulation, it seems incum- 
 bent upon us to note the zeal 
 and efficiency of Charles B. Jennings, 
 A. M.: the hearty co-operation, too, of 
 the School Board, and the earnest 
 faithfidness of the teachers under his 
 charge is to l)e commended. And 
 therein lies the admirableness of it 
 all, for it is this co-effort, this 
 "team-work,"' as it were, that is 
 
 cation to tlie 
 Possiblj^ it is 
 these ten years 
 
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 largely respon- 
 sible for the 
 laudable out- 
 come. 
 
 Since 1890 
 the attendance 
 of pupils at the 
 public schools 
 has increased 
 nearly 8 0. 
 Ten years ago 
 there were but 
 47 teachers: 
 now the num- 
 ber employed is 
 nearly double 
 that figure. 
 Several new 
 and valuable 
 features have 
 been inaugu- 
 rate d, two of 
 which (so far 
 as concerned their introduction into 
 public schools), originated in New 
 London. The Ling system of physi- 
 cal culture, and 
 the method of 
 interestingly illus- 
 trating lessons in 
 geography by the 
 use of the stereop- 
 ticon, are innova- 
 tions of especial 
 worth and agree- 
 ableness. Kinder- 
 garten work also, 
 that incomparable 
 method devised by 
 a great philosopher 
 who could appreci- 
 ate the value ■ of 
 rightly teaching 
 little children how 
 to think while at 
 play, and without 
 weariness to their 
 unformed minds, 
 has gained a firm 
 foothold in the 
 schools of New 
 London. The grow- 
 
 REV. JAMES W. BIXLER, 
 Pastor Second Congregational Church 
 
 REV. JOSEPH P. BROWN, 
 
 Pastor of Second Baptist Church of New London 
 
 From 1871 to 1877. 
 
 ing popularity 
 of the kinder- 
 garten — or 
 child garden 
 — among those 
 who once con- 
 sidered it fi'i- 
 volity, but who 
 now realize its 
 great impor- 
 tance in the 
 earliest train- 
 ing of the 
 mind, is a sign 
 positive of the 
 e du c ational 
 progression of 
 the age. 
 
 The Nathan 
 Hale Orches- 
 tra, composed 
 of past and 
 present mem- 
 bers of the Nathan Hale Grammar 
 School, is an organization which has 
 been accorded considerable notice and 
 flattering attention. 
 Its effect is benefi- 
 cial, and it is well 
 calculated to stim- 
 ulate by example. 
 A system, too, 
 productive of very 
 salutarj' results is 
 that of prize giving 
 for excellence at- 
 tained in the vari- 
 ous branches of 
 school work. The 
 prize in English, a 
 f5 gold piece, 
 offered several 
 years ago by the 
 late Hon. C. A. 
 Williams, is con- 
 tinued by his 
 daughter. Miss 
 Mary Williams. A 
 perpetual annual 
 prize of $5 for ex- 
 cellence in penman- 
 ship has been 
 
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 offered by a former graduate of the 
 Nathan Hale Grammar School, Mr. 
 Leroy P. Har- 
 
 beck, President, and several private 
 schools. The beneficial influence ex- 
 erted by such 
 
 wood. Mr. 
 Herbert Cran- 
 dall has prof- 
 fered a prize of 
 like amount 
 for the best 
 example of 
 book-keeping. 
 The Benjamin 
 Armstrong 
 prize of ■'j'lO 
 for pre-emi- 
 nence in gener- 
 al scholarship, 
 and one of #5 
 for superiority 
 in reading, 
 recently con- 
 ferred b}- Rev. 
 J. W. Bixler, 
 completes the 
 list. That the 
 award of such 
 
 very practical rewards of merit is pro- Nltviber of Church Edifices of a 
 ductive of superlative effort, who community are in great degree indica- 
 (!an doubt? The "- " '-^~ -i-~" — 
 
 REV. JOSEPH A. ELDER, 
 Pastor Huntington Street Baptist Cliurch. 
 
 institutions is 
 g e n e r a 1 1 }• 
 recognized, 
 and when the 
 various oppor- 
 tunities for 
 learning pos- 
 sessed by New 
 London are 
 consid e r e d, 
 there remains 
 small room for 
 wonder at 
 the position 
 it occupies 
 among cities 
 noted for excel- 
 lence of their 
 educational 
 advantages. 
 
 The Char- 
 acter AND 
 
 Board of Education 
 consists of John G. 
 Stanton, M.D., Presi- 
 dent: P. Hall Shurts, 
 Secretary; Frank E. 
 Barker, Treasurer: 
 M. Wilson Dart, 
 ]\Iayor, ex-officio, Har- 
 old H. Hyer, M. D., 
 Charles J. Hewitt, 
 Colin S. Buell, Henry 
 P. Bullard, Frederick 
 S. Newcomb, and 
 Arthur Eggleston. 
 The Acting School 
 Visitor is Charles B. 
 Jennings, A. M., 
 Principal of the 
 Nathan Hale firam- 
 mar School. 
 
 In addition to her 
 public schools, the city has the New 
 London Business College, R. A. Bru- 
 
 REV. FRANKLIN G. McKEEVER, 
 Pastor First Baptist Church. 
 
 tive of its religious 
 and moral tone. The 
 churches of New 
 London are many, 
 and in the variety of 
 their architectural 
 style, and in the 
 dates of their organi- 
 zation, denote the 
 early attention paid 
 to religion by the 
 town, and its subse- 
 quent rapid growth. 
 Approaching the 
 city through the 
 waters of the har- 
 bor, the observant 
 stranger is sure to 
 be impressed by the 
 towering spires of 
 several of its more 
 modern temples of 
 worship. And after a tour of inspection 
 about its streets he may vouchsafe 
 
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 FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST — CORNER STATE AND UNION STREETS. 
 
 The First Church of Christ is Congregational in Denomination, and is the Oldest Religious Society in the City. Organized in 
 
 Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1642, Removed to New London in 1651. The Present House of Worship was First 
 
 Used in 1851. Sunday Services ; Preaching at 10.45 A. M.: Sunday School at 12.15 : Meeting of the 
 
 Junior Endeavor Society at 3.30 P. M.: Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor 
 
 Meeting at 6.15 P. M.: Preaching at 7.30. Weekly Meeting. Friday 
 
 Evening at 7.30 o'clock. Pastor. Rev. S. Leroy Blake. 0. D. 
 
 expression to the thought that New 
 London should be a good town; and so 
 it should, if an abundance of churches 
 is to be regarded as a criterion. 
 
 Some of the church organizations 
 are of exceeding early origin. The 
 
 First Church of Christ (Congrega- 
 tional) is the oldest. Its inception is 
 directly attributable to the Puritan 
 desire for freedom of worship, that 
 fundamental principle from which 
 sprang the very being and existence 
 
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 ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH — HUNTINGTON STREET. 
 
 Organized in 1725. First Cliurch Completed in 1732 : the Second Consecrated 1787: the Third and Present Edifice 
 
 was Consecrated June 11th. 1850. Rector. Rev. Alfred Poole Grint. Sunday Services : 8 A. M.. Holy 
 
 Communion: 10.45 A. M.. Preaching: 12.30. Sunday School: 7.30. Evening Service. 
 
 Holy Day Services at 10 A. M. Friday Morning Service. 10 o'clock. 
 
 of our nation. This society was or- 
 ganized in Gloucester, Massachusetts, 
 in 1642, and removed to New London 
 under the guidance of its first pastor, 
 
 Ricliard Bliniuan, in 1651. Its first 
 place of worship in New London was 
 in a large barn which stood on what is 
 now Hempstead Street, near the south 
 
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 FEDERAL STREET METHOUIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH— FEDERAL STREET, 
 
 NEAR UNION. 
 
 Organized 1793. Present Edifice Erected in 1855. Pastor. Rev. Walter S. IMclntyre. Public Services : Sunday. 10.45 A. M. 
 
 and 7.30 P. M., Public Service with Sermon: 12.15 P. M.. Bible School: 4.30 P. M.. Junior League 
 
 Meeting ; 6 P. M.. Meeting of the Epworth League. Wednesday Evening, at 7.30 P. M.. Midweek 
 
 Service of Prayer. Song, and Testimony : Friday Evening. Class Meeting. 
 
 corner of Granite. We of to-day little 
 realize what the privilege of worship 
 in their accepted belief meant to 
 those God-loving pioneers; their re- 
 ligion was their life. Those residing 
 at a distance were glad of the oppor- 
 
 tunity to rise early and walk miles, 
 even, to hear the Word of God freely 
 expounded. The members of the 
 settlement within hearing distance of 
 the meeting-house were called to 
 service by beat of drum. Few of the 
 
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 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH— STATE STREET, CORNER OF WASHINGTON. 
 
 Pastor, Rev. Franklin G. McKeever, Church Organized in 1804. Present Building Dedicated IVIarch 13. 1856. Society 
 
 Incorporated In 1885. Services as follows: Sunday. 10.45 A. M.. Morning Worship : 12 M.. Sunday School : 
 
 3.15 P. M.. Junior Christian Endeavor Meeting ; 6.15 P. M.. Christian Endeavor Meeting. 
 
 7.30 P. M.. Evening Worship. Week Day Meeting, Friday Evening. 
 
 settlers possessed horses: those who 
 (lid would on Sabbath days share the 
 blessing with others less fortunate 
 than thej', after the unique method 
 known as "the ride and tie system." 
 The goodman would mount and set 
 out for the meeting-house with his 
 wife and perchance another memlier 
 of the family "up behind." After 
 having accomplished, perhaps, half 
 the journey, they would dismount 
 and tie the animal by the roadside for 
 the benefit of some other worshiper, 
 foot-weary and belated. But even 
 
 the luxury of this method of church 
 going was far from universally en- 
 joj-ed. 
 
 Parson Blinman's flock continued 
 to worship in the old barn until 1655, 
 when it removed to a meeting-house of 
 its own, located on the site now occu- 
 pied by the Bulkeley High School. 
 Three years were consumed in build- 
 ing this church, which was commenced 
 in 1(!.t2. There were no regular 
 craftsmen, and the inhabitants were 
 obliged to take turns in carry- 
 ing forward the work of con- 
 
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 struction, which progressed slowly 
 in consequence of tlie press of 
 individual duties. On the north side 
 of this meeting-house was the lot re- 
 served for burial purposes. A town 
 ordinance of 1653 decreed that it 
 should never be disturbed, and it is to- 
 day known as " The Towne"s Antient- 
 est Buriall Ground," and is the oldest 
 graveyard in New London County. 
 One Cumstock was sexton of the first 
 meeting-house, as this old record 
 shows : " Old Goodman Cumstock is 
 chosen sexton, whose work is to order 
 youth in the meeting-house, sweep the 
 meeting-house, and beat out dogs, for 
 which he is to have 40 shillings a 
 year : he is also to make all graves : 
 for a man or woman he is to have 4 
 
 shillings, for children, 2 shillings a 
 grave, to be paid by survivors." 
 
 Three subsequent edifices occupied 
 the same site on Bulkeley Square. 
 The present elegant structure opposite 
 the Post Office was first used in 1851. 
 Located on an eminence, which lends 
 additional height to its lofty spire, con- 
 structed of gray granite, and on a 
 generous scale, it is one of the finest 
 examples of church architecture in the 
 State. 
 
 The history of the occupation of the 
 pastorate of the society is as follows : 
 Its first Pastor — and until 1658 — 
 Richard Blinman ; 1661tol6G5, Ger- 
 sliom ]5ulkeley: then Simon Brad- 
 street, who died in office in l(>8o, 
 and during whose occupancy of the 
 
 SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH — BROAD, HEMPSTEAD AND 
 
 FEDERAL STREETS. 
 
 The Pastor of the Second Congregational Church is Rev. James W. Bixler. The Church Dates Its Organization From 
 
 April 1835. Services as Follows; Sunday. 10.45 A. M., Preaching by the Pastor: Sunday School at 12 M.: 3.30 P.M.. 
 
 Meeting of the Junior Society of Young People's Christian Endeavor: at 6.30 P. M.. Meeting of the Endeavor 
 
 Society Proper: 7.30 P. M.. Regular Sunday Evening Service: Friday Evening Meeting at 7.30. 
 
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 picturesque 1Hew Uondon. 
 
 pastorate it was that the famous sect 
 known as " Rogerenes " was in evi- 
 dence. Gurdon Saltonstall was the 
 next Pastor, from liiOl to 1708, when 
 he was elected Governor of the State. 
 Then in 1709 Eliphalet Adams, whose 
 work in connection with the church 
 was terminated by death in 1753. In 
 1757 the Rev. Mather Byles, Jr., was 
 called to fill the pulpit, his term of 
 
 duty. Dr. McEwen died September 
 7th, 18(50. at the venerable age of 80 
 years. This was his only parish, as 
 he came to New London immediately 
 after having completed his theological 
 studies. Dr. Field was Pastor until 
 187(!, and was followed by Rev. Ed- 
 ward W. Brown, under whose juris- 
 diction the church remained until the 
 autumn of lS8fi. In the spring of 
 
 ST. MARY'S STAR OF THE SEA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 
 HUNTINGTON STREET. 
 
 The First House of Worship Occupied by This Church was a Small Chapel. Erected by the Society in 1843. It 
 
 Worshipped in a Larger Church. St. Patrick's, on Truman Street. Which Was Consecrated in March. 1855. 
 
 The Structure Shown in the Engraving Was Dedicated in May. 1876. Services: Sunday Masses 
 
 at 8. 9.15. and 10.30 A. M.; Vespers at 3 P. M. Week Day Masses Every Morning at 8 o'clock. 
 
 Pastor. Rev. Thomas P. Joynt: Assistants. Rev. David O'Donneli. and Rev. John F. Quinn. 
 
 Then 
 
 service extending to 1768. The next 
 Pastor was Ephraim Woodbridge, who 
 oihciated until his death, which oc- 
 curred in 1770. There was then an 
 interim of eleven years, in which the 
 pastorate was vacant, after which 
 Henry Channing was Pastor — 1787 
 until 1800 — when Rev. Dr. Abel 
 McEwen, D. D.. was installed. Dr. 
 McEwen's pastorship was of remark- 
 able duration. In 1856 Rev. Thomas 
 P. Field was chosen as his Associate 
 Pastor, and he was released from active 
 
 1887 the present Pastor, Rev. S. Leroy 
 Blake, D. D., accepted a call to the 
 church. The Deacons are Jesse H. 
 Wilcox, George E. Starr, Henry 
 Ivufier, William Belcher, Cliarles W. 
 Chapin, and Pliny 'SI. Harwood. The 
 Superintendent of the Sunday School 
 is (reorge F. Tinker. Bethany Chapel, 
 located on lower Bank Street, is an 
 auxiliary to the church. Its services 
 are Sabbath School at 9 A. M., and 
 a Sunday evening meeting at 7.30 
 o'clock. 
 
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 Ipicturcsque 1Rew 1London» 
 
 The Second Congregational Church 
 of New London was organized in 
 April, 1835. Its inauguration was 
 the result of a colonizing from the 
 First Church of Christ. The first 
 meeting house was a white wooden 
 building with square belfry and front 
 porticoes. Its cost was about $12,000. 
 It occupied the southwest corner 
 of Huntington and .lay streets, and 
 
 is built of rough granite, and is one 
 of the finest buildings in the city ; its 
 architecture is unique, and it presents 
 a most substantial and solid appear- 
 ance. In size it is commodious and 
 generous. It occupies a conspicuous 
 position on the crest of the hill op- 
 posite the Park, on Broad Street. The 
 present Pastor of the church is Rev. 
 James \V. Bixler, who commenced his 
 
 HUNTINGTON STREET BAPTIST CHURCH - 
 
 NEAR JAY. 
 
 -HUNTINGTON STREET, 
 
 The Huntington Street Baptist Cliurch was Organized in 1849. Pastor, Rev. iosepli A. Elder. Sunday Services; 
 
 10.45 A. M., Preaching by the Pastor : lUeeting of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor at 6 P. M.: 
 
 Evening Meeting at 7.30 o'clock. Prayer Meetings on Wednesday and Saturday Evenings. 
 
 was dedicated in April, 1835. On 
 March 13th, 1868, it was burned to 
 the ground, and that soon after the 
 expenditure upon it of •$10,000 for 
 repairs. The corner stone of the 
 present structure was laid in ( )ctober, 
 1868. The edifice was completed and 
 dedicated in June, 1870. Its entire 
 cost was more than $140,000. It 
 
 pastorate in October, 1891. The 
 Deacons are William H. Chapman, 
 Newton Fuller, Francis N. Braman, 
 and P. Hall Shurts. 
 
 In 1897 a new parsonage was erected 
 at No. 5 Broad Street by Mrs. Martha 
 S. Harris, in memory of her late hus- 
 band, Hon. Jonathan Newton Harris, 
 who was a deacon of the church. It 
 
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 (picturesque 1Rew TLondon. 
 
 is a fine residence of Pompeiian brick, 
 and forms a fitting memorial to Mr. 
 Harris — whose beneficence was wide- 
 spread — besides being an ornament to 
 the city. 
 
 The Society of the St. James Epis- 
 copal Church was organized in 172.5. 
 Its first church building was erected in 
 1732, on the Parade, foot of State 
 Street. It was burned by Benedict 
 Arnold on the oth of September, 1781. 
 In 1787 the next house of worship was 
 constructed ; it stood on Main Street, 
 at the corner of Church, and served 
 the Society until 18.50. The present 
 edifice, located at the corner of Hunt- 
 ington and Federal Streets, was con- 
 secrated in .lune, 1850. It is a fine 
 brown-stone building of ornate archi- 
 tecture, with minarets and a lofty 
 spire. 
 
 The St. James Episcopal Church in 
 New London has numbered among its 
 pastors such eminent divines as Rev. 
 James McSparren, D. D., and the Rt. 
 Rev. Samuel Seabury, D. D., one-time 
 Bishop of Connecticut and Rhode 
 Island. Beneath the shelter of the 
 north wall of St. James Church is a 
 stone talilet to his memory, which re- 
 cords that beneath it his body once 
 rested for a time, and that he was a 
 man of good deeds and many sacrifices. 
 
 The Rector of St. James Church is 
 Rev. Alfred Poole Grint, Ph. D. : 
 Senior Warden. Thomas P. Bindloss ; 
 Junior Warden. John McGinle^' : Ves- 
 trymen, Elisha L. Palmer, Daniel J. 
 McAdams, Charles H. Goss, Fitch D. 
 Crandall, Charles B. Ware, W. F. M. 
 Rogers, and A. C. Woodruff. 
 
 The First Baptist Church of New 
 London was organized in 1804, by a 
 colony from the Baptist Church of 
 Waterford. It was incorporated in 
 1885. The first meeting-house was 
 erected in ISOtJ, on Pearl Street, near 
 Union. Prior to that time services 
 were held in the Court House. The 
 present structure, a fine brick building 
 with two towers of unequal height, is 
 located at tiie corner of State and 
 
 Washington streets. It was dedicated 
 March 18th, 1856. The Pastor is 
 Rev. Franklin G. McKeever; Deacons, 
 James Newcomb, Leonard F. Lester, 
 Charles A. Benjamin, Hiram Hold- 
 ridge, Joseph Starr, and H. D. 
 Stanton. 
 
 The Second Baptist Church, Union 
 Street, opposite Golden, was organized 
 in 1840. Its pastorate is at present 
 unoccupied. 
 
 The Huntington Street Baptist 
 Church, located on Huntington Street, 
 near Jay, dates its organization from 
 IMarch"l2th, 1849. The building 
 occupied by the Society is a commodi- 
 ous one, fashioned somewhat after the 
 Colonial style, with large pillars and a 
 broad portico. Within the past year 
 it has undergone important repairs, at 
 an outlay of about #1,200. The 
 Pastor is Rev. Joseph A. Elder; 
 Deacons, J. Coleman Williams, Iler- 
 liert L. Avery, George Crandall, 
 William E. Greene, John Winslow, 
 Henry B. Dwyer, and Charles F. 
 Potter. 
 
 The Shiloh Baptist Church (color- 
 ed; on High Street, has been in ex- 
 istence since 1894. Its Pastor is 
 Rev. T. L. Crocker; Deacon, A. 
 Moseley. 
 
 Methodism was introduced into 
 New London September 2nd, 1789, 
 by a sermon preached by Rev. Jesse 
 Lee at the Court House. In October, 
 1793. the first Methodist class was 
 formed. In 1798 the first Methodist 
 Episcopal Church was erected on the 
 northwest corner of Union and 
 Methodist streets. In 1855 the buihl- 
 ing now in use on Federal Street was 
 constructed. It is a large and credit- 
 able edifice, and has just been re- 
 paired and completely renovated at an 
 expense of about •'?4.2(H). The jircs- 
 ent parsonage, (37 Hempstead Street, 
 was purchased by the Ladies' Aid 
 Society in 1882. The Pastor of the 
 t'ederal Street Methodist Episcopal 
 Church is Rev. Walter S. Mclntyrc: 
 Trustees, F. E. Barker, D. E. Whiton, 
 
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 Ipicturesque *fRcw ILondon* 
 
 B. F. Starr. H. F. Rogers, J. A. 
 Southard, J. H. Root, H. B. Smith, 
 George H. Holmes, and G. A. Ed- 
 ge rton. 
 
 The home of St. Mary's Star of the 
 Sea Roman Catholic Church is an 
 elegant and ample granite structure, 
 located on Huntington Street, near 
 Washington. It was completed in 
 1876, to replace St. Patrick's Church, 
 on Truman Street, which had become 
 
 Church is Rev. Thomas P. Joynt. 
 The Assistant Pastors are Rev. David 
 O'Donnell and Rev. John F. (Juinn. 
 
 The Unitarian Society, Minister, 
 Rev. John Foster Tucker ; President, 
 George P. Fenner, conducts a service 
 of preaching every Sunday evening at 
 7.30 o'clock in Lyric Hall, No. 241 
 State Street. 
 
 In addition to New London's active 
 chun'hes, whose pastorates are regu- 
 
 HOME OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION — STATE STREET. 
 
 The Young Men's Christian Association in New London Was Organized in 1867. In the Rear of the Building Shown in the 
 
 Accompanying Illustration is the Gymnasium, a Fine Brick Structure, the Gift to the Association of Hon. George 
 
 F. Tinker. It is Well Equipped With Gymnasium Apparatus, and By Reason of Its Size and Arrangement 
 
 Forms an Excellent Place in Which to Hold Socials and Entertainments. The President of the 
 
 Association is Hon. George F. Tinker: Vice-Presidents. A C. Woodruff. H. D. Stanton. 
 
 and George C. Strong ; Secretary. P. Leroy Harwood : General Secretary. 
 
 Richard W. Mansfield : Treasurer. Frank E. Barker. 
 
 inadequate to the demand made upon 
 it by the increasing congregation. 
 Just south of the church is the house 
 occupied by the Pastor and his assist- 
 ants; on its nortliern side is the fine 
 brick building of the Sisters of Mercy. 
 At the west of the latter institution 
 is the school building of the parish, a 
 modern structure of commodious de- 
 sign. The Pastor of St. Mary's 
 
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 larly supplied, are several church and 
 religious bodies. The People's Chris- 
 tian Church, the Central Mission 
 School, the Bradley Street Mission, 
 the Young Men's Christian Associa- 
 tion, and others, are local organiza- 
 tions whose efforts along the lines of 
 Christian work are productive of 
 much that is for the common good 
 and welfare of the city.
 
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 NEW LONDON POST OFFICE— STATE STREET, CORNER UNION. 
 Postmaster. John McGinley : Assistant Postmaster, Franklin W. Dow. 
 
 Chapter 1lt). 
 
 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS — SAVINGS AND NATIONAL BANKS — BANKERS 
 AND BROKERS— POSTAL, TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE FACILITIES. 
 
 Upon its Financial Institutions 
 ■A city or town depends largel}- for much 
 of its prosperit}', growtli, and desir- 
 ability as a business or manufacturing 
 center. Tlie healthy condition of its 
 financial organizations, and its ade- 
 quate banking facilities are frequently 
 (lemonstrative of the general prosperity 
 and business status. 
 
 In her banks and other monetary in- 
 stitutions, New London, the banking 
 cfenter of tlie adjacent towns and 
 countrysides, is particularly fortunate. 
 Her bank officers are in most instances 
 representatives of the first and best 
 known New London families. The 
 facilities offered the various business 
 concerns and manufacturing industries 
 are extensive, aiid the accommodations 
 
 and privileges as liberal as is compati- 
 ble with consistent banking. The 
 bank buildings are of either stone or 
 brick, substantial and secure ; and their 
 vaults are strong, impervious to fire, 
 and supplied with modern appliances 
 for convenience and absolute security. 
 I'heir boards of directors are composed 
 of business men and manufacturers 
 who have at heart the city's best in- 
 terests of business prosperity, enter- 
 prise and progression ; men who stand 
 ready to serve the reliable firms of the 
 present, and to further the establish- 
 ment of future reputable and wide 
 awake concerns. 
 
 The history of New London's banks, 
 as compared with those of other cities, 
 is unique. New London was among 
 
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 the first six cities in the country to 
 number a l)anking house among their 
 otlier business enterprises. Witli tlie 
 birth of the whaling industry as a 
 prominent factor in the city's business 
 life, came the necessity of financially 
 assisting many of the wlialing agents 
 and captains. Then to the fore came 
 the banks of New London, and the 
 wisdom of extending such assistance, 
 and the great benefit it has been to the 
 connnunit}-, is attested by the import- 
 ance to which the city attained as a 
 whaling port, and by the wealth and 
 consequent prosperit}' brought into it 
 by tiiose engaged in the industry-. 
 
 While none of the banks of the city 
 are of more recent origin than 18(37, 
 the Union Bank, and the New London 
 City National Bank, are the two oldest. 
 The L'nion Bank, with a like institu- 
 tion in Hartford and New Haven, 
 chartered at the same session of the 
 Legislature, is the oldest in the State. 
 It is credited, however, with having 
 secured possession of its charter some- 
 ^^•hat earlier than either the Hartford 
 or New Haven Bank. Its first Presi- 
 dent was Jedediah Huntington: its 
 first Cashier, .John Hallani. 
 
 The New London Citj' National, 
 next in point of age, was incorporated 
 in May, 1807. Its first President was 
 Elias Perkins: first Cashier, Anthony 
 Thatcher. Then followed the Savings 
 Bank of New London, which dates its 
 existence from 1827, with Ezra Chap- 
 pell its first President: the National 
 Whaling Bank, 1833, with Coddington 
 Billings President, and Peter C. Tur- 
 ner Cashier; the National Bank of 
 Commerce, September, 18.52, first Pre- 
 sident Acors Barns, first Cashier, 
 Charles Butler, present President, 
 Charles Barns, present Cashier, 
 George B. Prest : and in 1867, the 
 Mariners' Savings P>ank of New Lon- 
 don, first President, Captain Daniel 
 Latham, first and present Treasurer, 
 John E. Darrow. 
 
 The Connecticut Building and Loan 
 Association, of Hartford, the Co- 
 
 operative Building Bank, of Ne\\' 
 Yoi'k, F. H. Parmelee, Secretary and 
 Treasurer ; the l)rokerage firm of P. A. 
 Rogers & Company — C. F. Edney, 
 local manager' — and the general insur- 
 ance agencies of James H. Hill & 
 Company, J. C. Learned & Sons, 
 James R. May and others, together 
 with many insurance companies of 
 local representation, add materially to 
 the city's financial atmosphere and 
 activity. 
 
 The Postal, Telegraph, and 
 Telephone Facilities of New Lon- 
 don are sufficient and commendable. 
 The Post Office Building, at the cor- 
 ner of State and Union streets, is com- 
 modious and well appointed, and the 
 clerical and carriers" force efficient 
 and courteous. The Postmaster is 
 John McGinley ; Assistant Postmaster, 
 Franklin W. Dow. 
 
 New London's position as a pro- 
 minent railroad center affords super- 
 lative advantages in the matter of 
 prompt and effective telegraphic com- 
 munication. This city was among those 
 early to avail themselves of the tele- 
 graph. In 1847. shortly after tJie suc- 
 cessful completion of the invention, a 
 company, formed of New London and 
 Norwich citizens, connected the two 
 cities l)y wire. The telegraph com- 
 l^anies now operating in New London 
 are the Western Union, which has its 
 offices in the L^nion Depot, and a sum- 
 mer office at the Pequot House, and 
 the Postal Telegraph Caljle Company, 
 with offices at 5 Bank and 174 State 
 Street. 
 
 New London is furnished -Hith local 
 and long distance telephone conveni- 
 ences by the Southern New England 
 Telephone Company, which has its 
 division headquarters in the Neptune 
 Building. 20 State Street. Other public 
 telephone stations in New London 
 have their locations as follows : Hotel 
 Winthrop, 10 State Street; Crocker 
 House, 174 State Street : and the State 
 Armory, 41 Washington Street. 
 
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 Tims it is apparent that in her 
 financial institutions and in her oppor- 
 tunities of local and outside comnumi- 
 cation, as well as by reason of her nu- 
 merous other municipal jirivileges and 
 accommodations, New London stands 
 well to the front with cities of similar 
 population and advMUtages. 
 
 The Union Bank is one of the 
 oldest financial institutions in the 
 country. At 
 the time of its 
 incorporation 
 but five banks 
 were in exist- 
 ence in t h e 
 United States; 
 one each in the 
 cities of New 
 York, Boston, 
 Philadelphia, 
 Baltimore and 
 Providence. As 
 early as Feb- 
 ruary 10, 1792, 
 a meeting was 
 held at Miner's 
 Tavern on 
 Bank Street, 
 when a com- 
 mittee CO m- 
 posed of men of 
 property inter- 
 ests and busi- 
 ness standing 
 was appointed to 
 institute a l)ank 
 in New London 
 and obtain suIh 
 
 scriptions to the stock. At the May 
 session of the Connecticut legislature 
 in 1792, a charter was obtained, pro- 
 viding for a capital of .1100,000, and 
 an authorized capital of .^500, 000. 
 The bank at once began business in a 
 brick building on the upper part of 
 Water Street, owned at the time by 
 Edw. Hallam & Company. During 
 the year, seven other banks in various 
 parts of the country ol)tained tlieir 
 charters. 
 
 THE UNION BANK — bl STATE STREET. 
 Established in 1792. 
 
 Li 1818 the bank built the stone 
 building it now occupies on State 
 Street. On March 28, 1865, it was 
 voted to convert the Ijank into a 
 National Banking Association, under 
 the general banking law of the LTnited 
 States, but later, on January 10, 1882, 
 it liquidated as a National institution, 
 and the business since that period has 
 been conducted as a State bank by 
 the resumption of its charter of 1792. 
 
 Up to the pres- 
 ent time, 1901, 
 the bank has 
 had but seven 
 presidents and 
 seven cashiers. 
 Mr. Robert 
 Coit, the pres- 
 ent incumbent, 
 assumed the 
 Presidency in 
 1893. J. Law- 
 rence Chew, the 
 [)resentCashier, 
 was elected to 
 that office in 
 188.5. 
 
 This old insti- 
 t u t i o n, the 
 Union Bank, 
 e n joys in a 
 marked degree 
 the confidence 
 of the pulilic on 
 the ground of 
 present useful- 
 ness alone, 
 apart from any 
 consideration 
 which may be due to its extreme ag-e 
 or the services it has rendered 
 business comnamity in the pjist. 
 
 the 
 
 New London in 1807 was the only 
 city in Connecticut that had two banks 
 — the New London B.\nk, incor- 
 porated in May of that year, and the 
 Union, incorporated in 1792 — Hart- 
 ford, New Haven, Middletown, Nor- 
 wich and Bridgeport being each served 
 by one bank only. The population of 
 
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 New London was then less than 3.300 : 
 and the desire of the community for 
 greater hanking facilities than the 
 Union Bank could afford must have 
 grown out of the fact that this city 
 was then just fairly beginning to en- 
 gage in whale fishing, and the future 
 importance and magnitude of that 
 trade could even then be foreseen. 
 The building and fitting out of whale 
 ships required the use of large sixms of 
 money ; and, during the long vo3-ages 
 of one, two or three j'ears, the banks 
 had often virtually to carry some of 
 the ship owners and some of the local 
 merchants. It is not easy to over- 
 estimate the value of the assistance 
 rendered by the banks of New London, 
 not only in the whaling ventures, but 
 in other enterprises that have tended 
 to promote the steady, healthy growth 
 which New London has enjoyed during 
 the last hundred years. 
 
 The record of the New London 
 Bank has been an excellent one during 
 the 93 years of its existence. Within 
 that period it has weathered many 
 financial storms, and its management 
 has been proved to be wise and capa- 
 ble in a very marked degree. A list 
 of those who have been officers of this 
 bank would include many of New 
 London's most prominent and success- 
 ful citizens. Henry P. Haven. Presi- 
 dent of the bank in 1876, J. N. Harris, 
 its President from 1876 to 1896, and 
 Asa Otis, a Director from 1834 to 18.59 
 are allwidelyknown for the many public 
 benefactions that have come from their 
 large fortunes. Elias Perkins, Elisha 
 Denison, Jacob B. Gurlej-, Ezra Chap- 
 pell. Elijah F. Duttoul Albert N. 
 Ramsdell and Richard N. Belden each 
 occupied the office of President of the 
 bank : and the Cashiei-s have been 
 Anthonv Thatcher. Elijah F. Dutton. 
 Rielianl X. Behlen. Edwin R. Belden 
 and William H. Rowe. Of these, four 
 have served in that capacity for twenty 
 years or more. 
 
 Among othei-s, who liave been 
 directors of this bank, mav be men- 
 
 tioned Edward Hallam. William 
 Williams. William P. Cleveland, 
 Isaac Thompson. Coddington Billings, 
 Thomas W. Williams, Noyes Barber, 
 Jonathan Coit, N. S. Perkins, Noyes 
 Billings, William H. Chapman, Eras- 
 mus D. Avery and Richard H. Chapell. 
 To one familiar with the old New 
 London families, names like these in- 
 tlicate how f ulh- our foremost business 
 men have been identified witli the 
 bank. 
 
 In 1865 this institution was re-or- 
 ganized under the Fnited States laws 
 and became the New London City 
 National Bank. Its most recent state- 
 ment shows its capital, surplus and 
 profits to be about •>160,000 and its 
 deposits about >=350,000. Its present 
 officers are William Belcher, Presi- 
 dent; Herliert L. Crandall, Vice- 
 President; William H. Rowe, Cashier; 
 and, associated with these as Directoi-s, 
 Walter Learned, Philip C. Dunford, 
 George C. Strong, S. A. Goldsmitli. 
 F. S. Newcomb, Samuel Belden, 
 Arthur Keefe. The other officers are 
 Frank E. Barker, Assistant Cashier; 
 Frank S. Greene. Teller : John R. 
 Latham, Clerk. 
 
 The stone building on Bank Street, 
 occupied by the New London Citj" 
 National Bank, has perhaps been 
 longer used for banking purposes than 
 any other in the State. Erected in 
 1820. of native granite, it stands to- 
 ilay as sturdy and strong as when first 
 completed, and presents now probably 
 much the same outward appearance 
 tliat it did then. It is indeed one of 
 the quaint features of Picturesque 
 New London. Very characteristic it 
 is of tlie old town — the building and 
 the way in which it has been dealt with 
 by its owners. In every pai't it shows 
 its age : and yet it is not thrown aside 
 and discarded. It has been kept in 
 use and made comfortable and con- 
 venient for the needs of to-day. Its 
 vaidt is the original structure, built of 
 immense granite slabs — top and sides 
 and floor, but brought up to all modern 
 
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 requirements by the best steel lining, 
 by massive doors, a time lock and an 
 electric burglar alarm. And the man- 
 agement of the bank, too, is typical of 
 the New London business man: pru- 
 dent, conservative, slow to change, 
 proud of the city's past and of all 
 that has been good and creditable in 
 her history, and yet alive to the 
 opportunities of the present, and reach- 
 ing out to get a share of the prosper- 
 ity that has of late been coming to 
 New London in the rapid growth of 
 her popula- 
 tion and the 
 extension of 
 her indus- 
 tries. 
 
 The Sav- 
 ings Bank 
 OF New Lon- 
 don was in- 
 corporated in 
 May, 1827. 
 There were 
 at this time 
 but three 
 S a V i n g s 
 Banks in the 
 State of Con- 
 n e c t i c u t : 
 The Society 
 for Savings, 
 in Hartford ; 
 The Middle- 
 town Savings 
 Bank ; and The Norwich Savings 
 Society. The incorporators met in 
 June of that year, and Ebenezer 
 Learned was chosen President of the 
 Bank and Robert Coit Treasurer. 
 The business of the Bank was tran- 
 sacted in tlie l)anking room of The 
 LTnion Bank. 
 
 In 1852, the Bank having outgrown 
 the limited accommodations which 
 could be afforded by the Union Bank, 
 the Trustees built on Main Street, on 
 the site now occupied by the Bank. 
 Tlie new building proving inadeipiate, 
 in 189.5 one addition was made and in 
 
 WILLIAM 
 President New Londo 
 
 1898 the capacity of the Bank was 
 doubled by another addition. The 
 Bank's growth has overtaken this in- 
 creased capacity, and within a year or 
 two another addition will be put on. 
 
 The financial growth of the Savings 
 Bank of New London has been steady 
 and rapid. Its gain during the past 
 fiscal year was 1445,954. Its deposit- 
 ors number about 9865. 
 
 From the outset the Directors of 
 the Bank have been citizens of New 
 Lon<lon conspicuous for tlieir business 
 
 al)ility, and 
 to that fact 
 much of the 
 success of the 
 Bank is due. 
 'J'lie Presi- 
 dents of the 
 liank have 
 been Ezra 
 (' h appe 11, 
 K b e n e z e r 
 Learned. 
 Robert Coit, 
 and the pres- 
 ent incum- 
 bent, William 
 H. Chapman. 
 The Treas- 
 urers have 
 been Robert 
 Coit, Joseph 
 C. Sistare, 
 Francis C . 
 Learned, 
 Joshua C. Learned, and the present 
 Treasurer, Walter Learned. The de- 
 posits of the Bank are now over 
 •'16,500,000. 
 
 It is worthy of note that the present 
 Assistant Treasurer, George Whitney, 
 is the great grandson of the second 
 President of the Bank. 
 
 It has been conservative in its 
 management, and even in times of 
 panic it has promptly paid to its de- 
 positors, on demand. 
 
 It is now seventh in size among the 
 banks of the State, and is second to 
 none in its financial stabilit}'. 
 
 BELCHER, 
 
 n City National Banlt 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rew Uondon* 
 
 Captain William H. Allen, who 
 resides on Thames Street, in Grot on, 
 is a familiar figure in tliis section of 
 Connecticut. He unassuming!}- bears 
 the fame of having made the most suc- 
 cessful voA'age on record in the annals 
 of the whaling industry. This was in 
 186.3, when, in command of the good 
 ship " Onward," he cruised in the 
 Eastern Sea. and the Yellow, Japan, 
 and Okhotsk seas, and off the Cali- 
 fornia coast. On 
 this voj^age he 
 captured 134 
 whales, the catch 
 netting 6,837 
 barrels of oil, and 
 62.000 pounds of 
 whalebone. Thi> 
 cargosold for tin- 
 princely sum o1 
 $417,000, of 
 which Captain 
 Aliens share 
 was •*39,836. 
 Many of Captain 
 Allen's voy- 
 ages have been 
 fraught with 
 adventures 
 strange and thril- 
 ling, but aboni 
 these lie is mod- 
 est and reticent. 
 Of his 45 3'ears 
 of active sea- 
 faring life, he 
 was 2.5 years a 
 commander. And 
 through many a tempestuous gale, 
 through many imminent and unfoi^een 
 perils of the deep, he has piloted his 
 ship with the instinct of the true sailor 
 and the knowledge of the experienced 
 navigator. 
 
 The Captain has made whaling 
 cruises from New Bedford and New 
 London. He speaks very highly of 
 the firms in whose interest,s he made 
 his voyages. Of the light in which 
 they regarded him he modestly refrains 
 from speaking. But his worth and 
 
 sterling qualities could not be hidden. 
 They have been particularly manifest 
 since his leaving the sea a number of 
 years ago, and settling down to a less 
 hazardous, but quite as useful life 
 ashore. 
 
 Captain Allen is the son of Gris- 
 wold and Betsey Allen. He was born 
 in Lebanon, Connecticut, October 9th, 
 1826. In his early 1)oyhood days he 
 worked at farming until 14 or 15 
 years of age, 
 when he em- 
 barked as cucik 
 aV)oard a fishing 
 smack. This fos- 
 tered within him 
 such a fondness 
 for the sea, that 
 at 16 years of 
 age he shipped 
 in the whaler 
 "Robert Bowne" 
 and his first 
 
 step in a 
 
 CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. ALLEN, 
 President Mariners' Savings Banl< of New London. 
 
 life of 
 successful sea- 
 manship was 
 taken. In Aug- 
 ust. 1858, he 
 married Georgi- 
 ana daughter of 
 Olando Bailey, of 
 (rroton. They 
 have two sons 
 and one daughter 
 living : one son 
 died in infancy. 
 In matters af- 
 fecting the good 
 Captain Allen is 
 He has represent- 
 
 of his connnunity, 
 zealous and faithful 
 ed his town in the General Assembly, 
 and for 12 years has served on the Gro- 
 ton Board of Selectmen. He is a thirty- 
 second degree Mason, a member of the 
 Order of the Mystic Shrine of Bridge- 
 port, Connecticut, and Commodore of 
 the famous Jibboom Club of New 
 London, which numbers on its rolls 
 323 members. Since retiring from 
 the sea he has shown the same integrity 
 and foresight in business affairs that 
 
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 characterized liis maritime pursuits. 
 He is President of the Mariners' Sav- 
 ings Bank, of New London, one of the 
 strongest financial institutions in the 
 State ; and, tor the matter of tliat, one 
 of the strongest in many states. 
 
 The Mariners' Bank was establislied 
 in 1867, and derived its name from 
 the fact that it was originally intended 
 to benefit seafaring men, although, of 
 course, the intention was not that its 
 deposits should be exclusively con- 
 fined to mar- 
 iners. Since 
 its estab- 
 lishment, 
 nearly, this 
 Bank has 
 had for its 
 S e ore tary 
 and Treas- 
 u r e r , 'Sir. 
 John E. Dar- 
 r o w . T h e 
 Bank's con- 
 dition and 
 the facts sur- 
 rounding it 
 are remark- 
 able. Its de- 
 posits, No- 
 vember 1st, 
 1900, were 
 .$2,190,000. 
 Its surplus 
 at that date, 
 113 9,600. 
 
 Recorded on its books are 4,195 open 
 accounts. The average individual de- 
 posit is i585. It has less than 90 
 accounts that exceed #-3,000, and but 
 one that is in excess of #10,000. These 
 facts speak for themselves. The Direct- 
 ors of the Mariners' Savings Bank are 
 William H. Allen, W. L. Peckham, 
 Charles W. Strickland, Thomas A. 
 Miner, Frederick S. Neweoml), George 
 C. Strong, John Hopson, Richard C. 
 Morris, James P. Johnston, Horace C. 
 Lamphere, Albert R. Darrow, Isaac 
 W. Thompson, Frederick S. Parmelee, 
 and George E. Starr. 
 
 SEBASTIAN D. 
 President of the Natio 
 
 (;)ne of the Oldest and Best 
 Known of New London's financial in- 
 stitutions is the National Whaling 
 Bank, located on Bank Street, near 
 State. It dates its existence from 
 1833, when it was chartered as a 
 State bank. In 1865 it was changed 
 from a State to a National l)ank. 
 
 At the time of the organization of 
 the National Whaling Bank in 1833, 
 and for some years subsequent to that 
 time. New London figured prominently 
 
 as a whaling 
 port, and as 
 the industry 
 called for 
 increased 
 banking fa- 
 cilities and 
 grew in im- 
 portance, it 
 seemed ap- 
 propriate to 
 name in its 
 honor one of 
 the principal 
 1) a n k i u g 
 liouses of the 
 city. 
 
 The Whal- 
 i n g Ban k 
 occupies its 
 own build- 
 ing, a sub- 
 LAWRENCE, s t a n t i a 1 
 
 nal Whaling Bank. structure, 
 
 w h i c h i n 
 point of solidity and security tyi)i- 
 fies the qvuilities possessed by the 
 institution proper. Some conception 
 of its sound status, and of its success- 
 ful past may be gathered by a con- 
 sideration of the following statement. 
 Capital, 1150,000 ; surplus, #40,000 ; 
 undivided profits, #114,000 ; annual 
 dividends for the jjast 40 years, 10 per 
 cent. The President of the National 
 Whaling Bank is Sebastian D. Law- 
 rence; Cashier, Belton A. Copp. The 
 Directors are S. D. Lawrence, S. H. 
 Miner, B. A. Copp, C. J. Viets, and 
 D. N. Copp. 
 
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 Mr. Charles Fkederick Edney, 
 manager for F. A. Rogers & Company, 
 commission stock brokers, 18 ami 11' 
 Neptune Building, New London, is a 
 native of Weyljridge, Surrey County. 
 England, wliere he was Ijorn in 1875. 
 He is the son of Thomas Randall 
 Edney, of the old Somerset family of 
 that name. 
 
 In 1884. with his parents, he located 
 in Canada, and received his education 
 in the pul^lic schools of Sherbrooke, 
 (Quebec. At an 
 early age he was 
 in theSherl)rooke 
 Works of the 
 Edison Electric 
 Companj'. 
 
 He entered the 
 employ of the 
 Great North- 
 western Tele- 
 graph Companv 
 in 188 8, anil 
 there learnf<l 
 t e 1 e g r a p h \ . 
 rapidly master- 
 ing that profes- 
 sion. He is an 
 operator of great 
 speed and accu- 
 racy, and has 
 held manj' re- 
 sponsible posit- 
 ions. His first 
 position in the 
 ['nited States 
 was with the 
 Western In ion 
 Telegraph Company, at White River 
 Junction, Vermont, where he was 
 emploj-ed for three years. In 1892 
 he was in the service of the Boston 
 and Maine Railroad as ticket agent 
 at Lakeport, New Hampshire, and 
 later as station agent at West Leb- 
 anon. He was with the Postal 
 Telegrapii Companv in Bostou, in 
 1898, and on the Boston Globe staff 
 in 1X94, operating their special New 
 York wire. Subsequently he accepted 
 a position with the Associated Press, 
 
 CHARLES 
 
 Manager for F. A. 
 
 his first location with them being 
 Hartford, Connecticut. He soon ac- 
 quired a national reputation as an 
 expert telegrapher. 
 
 In 1898 he again entered the em- 
 ploy of the Associated Press, and 
 worked their heaviest circuit out of 
 New York. In the same year, at the 
 national telegraphic contest held at 
 Madison Square Garden, New York 
 City, he was awarded the first prize 
 for rapid sending. 
 
 Mr. Edney be- 
 came connected 
 with the brok- 
 erage firm of F. 
 A. Rogers & 
 C o m p a n y i n 
 1S99. and opened 
 their New Lon- 
 (1 I ) n Ifi c e in 
 .1 u n c of that 
 year. This firm's 
 leased wire sys- 
 tem is the most 
 extensive of that 
 in operation by 
 any similar con- 
 c e r n in New 
 England. Their 
 offices connected 
 liy private wires 
 are about fifty in 
 number. Thej- 
 have also numer- 
 ous correspond- 
 F. EDNEY, snts at various 
 
 Rogers & Company. points in the 
 
 United States 
 Their advices on cotton are largely 
 (luotcd by papers in the cotton belt. 
 The New York offices of the firm are 
 at 38 Wall street, and their Boston 
 offices are located in the Ames Building. 
 In ()ctol)er, 1900, Mr. Edney was 
 married to Miss Cora Esther Palmer, 
 daughter of Frank Hazen Palmer, a 
 well known manufacturer of Brooklyn, 
 New York. Their residence is on 
 Willett* Avenue. He is a member of 
 the Thames and Entre Nous clubs, of 
 New London. 
 
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 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 THE MANUFACTORIES OF NEW LONDON — MANUFACTURERS WHOSE 
 ABILITY, COURAGE AND INDUSTRY HAVE AIDED IN BUILDING UP 
 AND MAINTAINING THE QTY OF TO-DAY. 
 
 does both, and in her exten- 
 sive, well equipped larger fac- 
 tories, in the busy, ambitious 
 enterprise of her smaller 
 manufacturing plants, as well 
 as by her admiralile location as 
 a port and watering place, her 
 position is extremely fortun- 
 ate and congratulatory. 
 
 Closely identified with 
 manufacturing in New Lon- 
 don are men of public spirit, 
 energy, progressiveness and 
 foresight. Men who are 
 anxious to place their citj' 
 on a plane with others, whose 
 industrial activity and scope 
 have won for them renown 
 and wealth. And it is safe 
 to say that most of tliem en- 
 tertain solicitude regarding 
 New London's standing as a 
 commercially productive 
 community, as well as for the con- 
 dition of their business and per- 
 sonal bank accounts. Because of this 
 desire to see the city grow in import- 
 ance and in touch with the various 
 trade channels of the world, and by 
 reason of the growing tendency to 
 liberality evinced by the Municipal 
 Government, and by the praiseworthy 
 efforts of The New London Board of 
 Trade along the lines of modern busi- 
 ness progression. New London is in- 
 dustrially advancing. Slowly it may 
 be, bat surely and with certainty, 
 nevertheless, the growth goes on. To 
 the unobservant eye this progress may 
 not be particularly apparent. The 
 
 ISRAEL F. BROWN, 
 Founder of the Brown Cotton Gin Company. 
 
 New London, from the days of its 
 early history a seaport, and in the 
 summer season of tlie present a resort 
 of the pleasure-seeker, has not the 
 fame as a manufacturing center that 
 attaches to many of the inland cities 
 of New England. But it does not 
 follow that the city is without valu- 
 able manufacturing industries; indeed, 
 manufactories it has of variety and 
 It is with municipalities 
 
 with individuals ; to few may be 
 ascribed all the attributes. Not often 
 does a city enjoy a wide reputation as 
 a summer outing place, and at the 
 same time stand for a manufacturing 
 center of importance. New London 
 
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 erection, in rapid sequence, of manu- 
 factory after manufactory is not tiie 
 necessary immediate effect of healthy, 
 steady growth, although additional 
 factory buildings must be the ulti- 
 mate result. The present increase is 
 cliiefly in the additional facilities, ex- 
 tent and business of the concerns 
 already active here. It is true also 
 that firms from abroad have recently 
 located in New London and its envi- 
 rons. They are of great importance' 
 and will play a strong part in the 
 manufacturing evolution of the city. 
 Others will come, and will be wel- 
 come, more than welcome : and on 
 them much will depend. But the 
 foundations laid by the manufacturers 
 of the past, the additions to and re- 
 erections on those foandations b^- their 
 earnest successors of the present, must 
 be regarded as the "backbone," as 
 the assurance of permanence, and as 
 the sure and healthy basis on which 
 shall rest the manufacturing future of 
 New London. 
 
 Compared with otiier lines of manu- 
 facture, that of modern printing press 
 construction is re j) resented by very few 
 cities. Prominent among these is New 
 London. The fine presses manufac- 
 tured here bear a world-wide reputa- 
 tion, aiul carry the name of New 
 Jjondon, as a city of manufactures, to 
 many quarters of the globe. 
 
 Manj' large manufactories, whose 
 products are widely sold and well 
 known for their excellence, have their 
 offices and plants in New London. 
 The factories of the Brainerd & Arm- 
 strong Company, silk manufacturers, 
 have their location on Church and 
 Union streets, nearly in the center of 
 the city, and at the junction of Coit 
 and Canal streets. This company was 
 established in 1867. Its officers are : 
 Ira Dimock, President ; L. O. Smith, 
 Vice-President; Benjamin A. Arm- 
 strong, Treasurer, and Benjamin L. 
 Armstrong, Secretary. Its manufac- 
 tures comprise wash eml)roidery silks, 
 spool sewing, stamped linens, knitting 
 
 and crochet silks, eomnion embroidery 
 silk, machine and button-hole twist, 
 skein sewings, silk serges, Merveilleux, 
 Satin de Chines, and plain and change- 
 able Taffetas. The company has sales- 
 rooms in New York City, Philadel- 
 phia, Boston and Baltimore, and selling 
 agents in Chicago, St. Louis, Cincin- 
 nati, San Francisco, and St. Johns, 
 Province of Quebec, Canada. In its 
 employ are more than 800 factory 
 handsl Its capital is f640,0(M). 
 
 Located on Pequot Avenue, south 
 of the junction of Willett's Avenue, 
 Shaw and Howard streets, are the 
 works of the Brown Cotton Gin Com- 
 jjany, iron founders, machinists and 
 woodworkers. President and Treas- 
 urer, Edward T. Brown : Secretary, 
 Geoige T. Brown. The Brown Cot- 
 ton Gin Company was incorporated in 
 May, 1865, by Israel F. Brown, Dr. 
 Charles Osgood of Michigan, Gilbert 
 Osgood and Jolin L. Devotion. It 
 manufactures cotton gins and linting 
 machines for oil mills. It is one of 
 the principal concerns of its kind in 
 the L^nited States and employs about 
 300 skilled mechanics. 
 
 The R. T. Palmer Company, largest 
 manufacturers of bed comfortables in 
 the world, was incorijorated in 1888. 
 Its immense plant, bordering on Wash- 
 ington and Metliodist streets, com- 
 prises eight large brick buildings. 
 The President of The R. T. Palmer 
 Company is Tyler R. Palmer, of New 
 York; Treasurer and Secretary, Reu- 
 ben T. Palmer, Jr., of New London. 
 The Directors are : Tyler R. Palmer, 
 Reul)en T. Palmer. Sr., Reuben T. 
 Palmer, Jr., and E. H. Hamilton. 
 
 J ust south of Shaw's Cove, on Ham- 
 ilton, Oak and Howard streets, are 
 the offices, foundry and machine works 
 of the Hopson & Chapin Manufactur- 
 ing Company, established in 1878. It 
 is engaged in founding, and in the 
 manufacture of boilers and radiators 
 for heating liy the hot water system. 
 The shops of The Hopson & Chapin 
 Compau}- are extensive. Its products 
 
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 are high grade, and \videl3' and most 
 favorably known. Tlie President and 
 Treasurer of tlie eonipany is John 
 Hopson; Secretary, Chas. W. Chapiu; 
 Superintendent. William T. Hopson. 
 
 The D. E. Whiton Machine Com- 
 pany, 59 Howard Street, was founded 
 in West Stafford, Connecticait, in 1856, 
 by David E. Wliiton. The concern 
 removed to New London in 18S6, and 
 was incorporated in the same year. 
 Its fine offices and shops on Howard 
 Street were erected in 1886, and by 
 their extent and admirable neatness 
 of appearance, reflect credit upon the 
 Company. The Whiton Company 
 manufactures gear cutting and center- 
 ing machines, and drill and lathe 
 chucks, for which it finds a market 
 throughout the entire country. Its 
 President is David E. Whiton ; Sec- 
 retary and Treasurer, L. E. Whiton. 
 
 In 1853 The New London Gas Com- 
 pany, now The New London Gas and 
 Electric Company, was incorporated, 
 with the privilege, granted by the 
 Municipal Government, of exclusively 
 supplying the city with gas for fifteen 
 years from the date of its incorpora- 
 tion. The results attained to by the 
 company, however, were so gratifying 
 as to secure to it the entire subsequent 
 lighting. As successors to the Oneco 
 Manufacturing Company, it also oper- 
 ates as engine builders, and in general 
 machine work and engine repairing. 
 Its offices are at 29 Main Street ; its 
 gas and electric plant, and machine 
 shop and docks are located on Water 
 Street. Robert Coit is President of 
 the Company: Vice-President, Au- 
 gvistus Brandegee ; Treasurer, A. JNI. 
 Young; General Manager, A. G. H. 
 Hunt. 
 
 In nearly any grocery, j^rovision 
 store or bakery dealer's establishment 
 — in whatever section of the country — 
 one may happen to enter, if he be a 
 New Londoner, he is almost certain 
 to be reminded of home by some box 
 or barrel bearing the legend "C. D. 
 Boss & Son, New London, Conn." 
 
 The goods of this lirm of cracker 
 manufacturers are known from New 
 Brunswick to Key West, and clear to 
 the Pacific coast. The business was 
 established in 1831 by the late C. D. 
 Boss, father of C. D. Boss, the present 
 sole proprietor. The buildings it oc- 
 cupies have a frontage on Water 
 Street, and cover in extent an entire 
 block. Everything in the line of 
 crackers, Inscuit, bread and cake is 
 manufactured here, of a (j^uality and 
 excellence unsurpassed. 
 
 After a long experience with lead- 
 ing granite firms in the wholesale and 
 retail trade, and realizing that New 
 London demanded, and afforded par- 
 ticular advantages for, the establish- 
 ment of a marble and granite concern, 
 Frank M. Ladd founded in June, 
 1900, an industry of that nature at 
 204 Bank Street. Mr. Ladd has had 
 under his supervision some of the 
 linest granite and marble construction 
 in the country. He has installed in 
 his present works special, improved 
 machinery. Competent designers and 
 workmen are employed to bring the 
 product manufactured up to the high- 
 est standard. That this is being ac- 
 complished is evidenced by the large 
 amount of ornamental stone work that 
 has been turned out and erected since 
 the inception of tlie business. 
 
 The Morgan Iron Works, incorpor- 
 ated in 1893, has its plant and ship- 
 yard at Fort Neck. The President of 
 the Company is Ricardo R. Morgan; 
 Secretary, Elias F. Morgan. 
 
 The manufacture in New London 
 of artificial ice on a large scale is c'ar- 
 ried on l)y the New London Brewing 
 Companv — wliich was incorporated 
 October' 4th, 1899 — at its Winthrop 
 Spring Hygeia Ice Plant, incorporated 
 and in operation one year previous. 
 The officers of the Company are : 
 Rudolph F. Haffenreffer, Jr., Presi- 
 dent: Henry Stender, Vice-President; 
 C'harlcs H. Leinert, Treasurer and 
 General Manager, and Frank L. 
 George, Secretary. 
 
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 As FINE Printing Machinery as 
 CAN BE BUILT is made in New Lou- 
 don, by The Babcock Printing Press 
 Manufacturing Company, located on 
 Pequot Avenue. Organized in 1882, 
 by men tliorouglily conversant with 
 tiie business, their products have been 
 of such excellent quality, so accurate 
 in mechanical construction and so 
 complete in original design, that they 
 have forced themselves into the front 
 rank of Press Builders, and their ma- 
 cliines are found in many of the best 
 printing offices in the United States, 
 Canada, Mexico, 
 South America, 
 England, Scandi- 
 navia, Russia, 
 China, Australia 
 and the Sandwich 
 Islands. 
 
 The name of the 
 Babcock Com- 
 pany has become 
 a synonym for 
 the highest grade 
 of printing ma- 
 chinery, honestly 
 built and fairly 
 sold. 
 
 They bull d 
 mam' kinds and 
 sizes of cylinder 
 presses, for all 
 grades of print- 
 ing, from their 
 smallest press, 
 
 weighinor two and one-half tons, to the 
 big web newspaper machine, weighing 
 sixteen tons. There is no clearness of 
 type, delicacy of tint or strength of 
 color known to the printer's art that 
 cannot be produced with the Babcock 
 Presses. 
 
 Trade names, which are known 
 wherever good printing is done, have 
 been given to the different presses. 
 
 The illustration represents a section 
 of the press room of Harper & Bros.. 
 New York, showing a line of " Opti- 
 mus" presses. The " Optimns " is 
 one of the most popular 
 
 made by the Babcock Company, and 
 is the best two-revolution press built. 
 Some of the finest printing done by 
 Harper & Bros., who are noted for 
 fine w(u-k. is done ujdou the Babcock 
 "Optimus" presses. This Press was 
 exhibited at the Paris Exposition in 
 1900, and awarded a gold medal. The 
 Company also received the highest 
 award for their exhiltit at the World's 
 Fair, Chicago, in 1893. 
 
 The President of the Companj- is 
 Mr. George P. Fenner, of New Lon- 
 don. Mr. Natlian Babcock, of West- 
 
 SECTION OF THE PRESS-ROOM OF HARPER & BROTHERS, 
 
 NEW YORK. 
 
 erly, is the Secretary and Treasurer. 
 The New York office of the Company 
 is at 38 Park Row. Barnhart Bros, 
 i^' Spindler, Chicago, General Western 
 Agents. .John Haddon & Co., Lon- 
 don, England, Agents for Great Brit- 
 ain. Agents for Scandinavia, Finland 
 and Russia, Aktiebolaget Mekanikus. 
 Stockholm, Sweden, ilexican Agents, 
 Fundicion ISIexicana de Tipos, Cit}- of 
 Mexico. Tlie results obtained fi"om 
 tliis company's presses are such that 
 for firnuiess of impression, accuracy in 
 register, and excellence of distribution, 
 they leave nothing to be desired. 
 
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 A SPECIMEN OF GRANITE CARVING DONE WITH PNEUMATIC TOOLS. 
 
 FRANK M. LADD. 204 BANK STREET. NEW LONDON. CONNECTICUT. 
 
 MANUFACTURER AND IMPORTER OF GRANITE. 
 
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 Tlie Bingham Paper Box Cnnipany, 
 12 Mountain Avenue, was establislied 
 in 1887. It manufactures all kinds 
 of paper boxes, and operates a print- 
 ing department, in which is carried 
 on an extensive business in every 
 variety of book and job printing. 
 The President and Treasurer is A. 
 Kingsbury, of South Coventry, t'on- 
 
 incorporated in .luly, 1893. Its Presi- 
 dent is Henry Lewis, of Philadelphia; 
 Treasurer, Robert McLean, of New 
 York ; Secretary, Jules A. Montant, 
 of Xew York : Agent and Superin- 
 tendent, Alonzo W. Sholes, of New 
 London. 
 
 The New London Wash Silk Com- 
 pany, 30 Hempstead Street, dates its 
 
 PLANT OF THE BINGHAM PAPER BOX COMPANY -12 MOUNTAIN AVENUE. 
 
 Printers, and Manufacturers of Paper Boxes. 
 
 neeticut: General Manager, William 
 Kingsbury, of New London. 
 
 In the Harris Building, 59 State 
 Street, are the offices of The Palmer 
 Brothers Company, incorporated in 
 1899. President," Frank L. Palmer: 
 Vice-President, Elisha L. Palmer: 
 Secretary and Treasurer, George S. 
 Palmer. The Palmer Brothers are large 
 manufacturers of quilts, with mills at 
 Montville, Oakdale and Fitchville. 
 
 The New London Steam Woolen 
 Mill (Company, Wetter Street, was 
 
 inrorporation from January, 18 94. 
 President and Treasurer, C. C. Knowl- 
 ton, of Brooklyn, New York ; \'ice- 
 President and Manager, Robert Smith, 
 of New London : Secretary, George 
 A. Hannnond. of Putnam, Conn. 
 
 The I..3'on Lmbrella Company was 
 incorporated in January, 1900. Its 
 President is Fraidc .\. Miinsey; 
 \'ice-President, Amasa Lyon, of New 
 York ; Secretary, Bernard C. Lyon of 
 New York : Treasurer, John Fogler of 
 New London. 
 
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 Chapter D1I. 
 
 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 CITY GOVERNMENT-THE NEW LONDON BOARD OF TRADE— DISTINGUISHED 
 MEN OF THE PAST AND PRESENT— THE NEW LONDON PRESS. 
 
 witli the City Government, and takes 
 a ffincere interest in everthing which 
 will advanee the welfare of this 
 growing city. 
 
 The Senior Alderman, who presides 
 over the Board in the Mayor's absence, 
 and who would succeed him in case of 
 death, is elected annually liy the 
 Aldermen. Alfred 11. Chai)j)ell, one 
 of the progressive and most expe- 
 rienced members of the Board, was 
 elected to the position in October, 1900. 
 
 The members of the Board are: 
 R. H. (iunn. E. M. Sweeney and H. 
 P. Bullard from the First Ward; 
 C. H. Morris, C. Royce Boss and A. 
 H. Chappell from the Second; P. C. 
 Eggleston, G. C. Morgan and James 
 R^May from the third: W. P. 
 McBride, T. R. Murray and H. S. 
 Dorsey from the Fourth: F. M. Ladd, 
 C. D. Twome}- and (ieorge H.Thomas 
 from the Fifth Ward, and Charles 
 Prentis, Edwin L. DaSilva and Chaun- 
 cey B. McCreery, Aldermen-at-Large. 
 The New London Boakd of Trade 
 was organized in 1885. The progres- 
 sive men of New London very generallj^ 
 joined it, and its officers have been 
 chosen from the class favoring an 
 enterprising policy in public and busi- 
 ness affairs. The origin of many 
 favoraljle changes are attributable to 
 the Board. Its officers are: John 
 McGinley, President: Edward S. 
 Neilan, First Vice-President; Francis 
 N. Branian, Second Vice-President; 
 Walter Fitzmaurice, Secretary; George 
 B. Prest, Treasurer. 
 
 To the country's roll of distin- 
 guished, eminent, and able men New 
 London has added her quota. Among 
 them have been John Winthrop, Jr., 
 the founder of the town of New 
 
 JOHN McGINLEY, 
 
 Journalist. Editor. Postmaster of New London, and 
 President of ttie New London Board of Trade. 
 
 New London is an inde[)endent city 
 ill politics. One party carries the mu- 
 nicipal election about as frequently as 
 the other. City officers are elected 
 annually the first Monday in October. 
 Tiie Mayor. City Clerk, and Treasurer, 
 and the members of the Board of 
 Aldermen, liold office three years. 
 One-third of the Board is elected 
 yearly, the others holding over. There 
 are five wards, each entitled to three 
 Aldermen. In addition, to cover a 
 State law, three Selectmen are elected 
 annually . Under the city charter they 
 are, ex-offieio, memljers of the Board, 
 and are known as Aldermen-at-Large. 
 
 The present Mayor, Hon. M. Wilson 
 Dart, was elected in October, 1900. 
 He has been for some vears connected 
 
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 London, and Govenior of the Colony: 
 Gurdon Saltonstall. who was also 
 Governor in 1708 : Bishop Samuel Sea- 
 burv, Bishop of Connecticut and Rhode 
 Island, the first American Bishop: Cap- 
 tain Nathan Hale, the jaatriot: General 
 Jedediah Huntington, first Collector 
 of the Port of New l^ondon, a soldier 
 of the Revolution and Aid to (General 
 Washington. Gen. Joseph A. Mower, 
 one of the bravest of Slierman's com- 
 manders on "The 
 March to tlie 
 Sea," and a noted 
 Indian fighter, 
 was of New Lon- 
 don birth, (ien- 
 eral Grant ranked 
 him second only 
 to General Sher- 
 man in fighting 
 a hi 1 ity and in- 
 trepidity. Hon. 
 Henry P. Haven, 
 to whom the city 
 is indeljted for 
 its fine Pul)lic 
 Library, was a 
 merchant whose 
 ships had sailed 
 over many a sea. 
 c a r r jr i ng the 
 name of Ncax 
 London into all 
 ports of the 
 world. Jonathan 
 Newton Harris, 
 another success- 
 ful New London 
 merchant, by the gift of f 10,000 for 
 the founding of Memorial Hospital, 
 lai'ge bequests to the Second Congre- 
 gational Church, placing the income 
 from the Harris Building in the hands 
 of trustees to be distributed l)y them for 
 beneficent purposes; Jonathan Coit, 
 by his gifts, amounting to $42,000, 
 to the poor and to the churches : 
 Ezra Chappell, by many acts of benev- 
 olence; Asa Otis, in generously 
 bequeathing $1,150,000 to the Ameri- 
 can Board of Foreign ]\Iissions, in 
 
 THE LATE HENRY P. HAVEN, 
 
 Founder of the New London Public Library. 
 
 Reproduced from a Bronze Relief. Executed by Augustus 
 
 St. Gaudens. and Inserted in a Panel of the 
 
 Porch, near the Library Entrance. 
 
 addition to several local bequests, and 
 Dr. Seth Smith, a wealthy druggist, 
 who left *250,000 to endow the Old 
 Ladies" Home, have won a large niche 
 in the Temple of Fame, Kindly Re- 
 membrance and Gratitude. The late 
 Charles Augustus Williams, j\Iayor of 
 New London from 188o to 1888, whose 
 personal efforts in effecting the removal 
 of tlie graves from the old cemetery 
 wliich once occupied the ground at 
 the corner of 
 Broad and Hemp- 
 stead streets — 
 now Williams 
 Memorial Park — 
 resulted in giving 
 the public a 
 charming outing 
 spot, was a bene- 
 factor who cannot 
 be forgotten. 
 
 The name of 
 Sebastian D. 
 I^awrence repre- 
 sents a line of 
 r e n o w n e d and 
 honored mer- 
 chants whose 
 enterprises have 
 added much to 
 the wealth of 
 New London. 
 His public gifts 
 show his love for 
 the city: The 
 S 1 die rs' and 
 Sailors' Monu- 
 ment, on the 
 Parade, and the Firemen's Monument, 
 at the head of State Street, are fine 
 tributes to the heroic men of the past, 
 and objects of special interest to 
 everyone. The bequests of Hon. 
 (ieorge F. Tinker to the Bulkeley 
 School, Memorial Hospital, and Young 
 Men's Christian Association, entitle 
 him to the warm corner lie holds in 
 tlie affection of the people of New 
 London. Miss Frances Manwarino; 
 Caulkins, in writing and pul)lishing 
 Iter admirable "Historj' of New
 
 Ipicturesque 1Rew 3London» 
 
 London," honored the city and lier- 
 self . Mr. J. Lawrence Cliew has given 
 the public much pleasure in sharing 
 with them the fruits of liis research 
 among the romantic traditions and 
 memories of old New London. Mr. 
 Walter Learned, President of the 
 New Loudon Street Railway Company 
 and Treas- 
 urer of the 
 Savings 
 Bank of 
 New Lon- 
 don, is a 
 writer of 
 consideral)le 
 distinction. 
 His histori- 
 cal address, 
 delivered on 
 the occasion 
 of the Two 
 Hundred 
 and Fiftieth 
 A n n i V e r - 
 sary of New 
 London, in 
 1896, was a 
 s c h o 1 a r 1 y 
 oration. 
 Rev. S. Le- 
 Roy Blake, 
 I). D., pastor 
 of the First 
 Church of 
 Christ, is 
 also entitled 
 to honorable 
 m e n t i o n 
 among local 
 his tor ic al 
 writers. 
 He now has in press an exhaustive 
 history of the First Church of Christ. 
 Ex-Governor Thomas M. Waller, and 
 the Hon. Augustus Brandegee, by 
 reason of the positions they have 
 attained in the community and the 
 country at large, through their legal 
 abilities, statesmanlike qualities and 
 strong personalities, may also be men- 
 tioned with pride by New Londoners. 
 
 THE LATE 
 
 Mr 
 
 Honorable Jonathan Newton 
 Harris died in October, 189(;. He 
 was for many years a distinguished 
 citizen of New London. His belief in 
 tlie high destiny of the city was 
 evinced by the numerous charities he 
 generously endowed, in the substan- 
 tial business block on State Street, 
 
 which Ijeais 
 his name, in 
 tlie elegant 
 residence he 
 occupied 
 on B r o a d 
 Street, and 
 in the many 
 li a n kin g, 
 commercial, 
 and manu- 
 facturing- 
 interests 
 w ii i c h he 
 aided with 
 both means 
 and counsel. 
 He was 
 born in Sa- 
 lem, Conn., 
 Nov. 18 th, 
 1815, and 
 was the 
 sixth in de- 
 scent from 
 James Har- 
 ris who re- 
 sided in Bos- 
 ton, Mass., 
 in 1666, and 
 who after- 
 wa r ds lo- 
 cated i n 
 New Lon- 
 don about the year 1690 with his wife 
 and three sons, James, Asa, and 
 Ephraim, dying here in 1715 at the 
 age of 74 jears. 
 
 Mr. Harris came to New London in 
 1836 when about twenty years of age. 
 He had received a thorough mercan- 
 tile training, and after two years' 
 further experience here with the 
 leading business house of that day, 
 
 HON. JONATHAN NEWTON HARRIS. 
 
 Harris was One of New London's Foremost Business 
 IMen and Philanthropists. 
 
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 Ipicturcsquc 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 conimeneetl his career as a iiiercliant. 
 Tlie original tiriii name was J. N. 
 Harris, cliangin;^ in after years to 
 Harris & Brown, Harris, Ames iV Co., 
 and Harris, Williams & Co. In ISlio 
 Mr. Harris retired, to be at liberty to 
 care for other and larger linancial 
 interests. In 1848 he fonnded the 
 firm of J. N. Harris & Co., of Cincin- 
 nati, and, associated with other gentle- 
 men, did a large bnsiness with the 
 merchants of the Snntli and West. 
 
 In 1862. and tlie years fullowing. 
 in conjunction with Mr. Hill, of Phila- 
 delphia, he operated very successfully 
 the Hill & Harris Coal Mines at 
 Mahoney City, Penn. He was also 
 one of the organizers, and for several 
 years President, of The Medical Man- 
 ufacturing Co. at Montreal, and a 
 director in the Davis & Lawrence Co. 
 of that city. For over twenty years 
 he was President of the New London 
 City National Bank, a member of the 
 Board of Directors of the Bank of 
 Commerce of this city for several 
 years, and an active director of the 
 New London & Northern Railroad, 
 the New London Steamboat Company, 
 and of several other important enter- 
 prises. While engaged in the duties 
 connected with these varied industries 
 he yet found time to serve the public 
 interest as a member of the city gov- 
 ernment for a numl)er of years, as a 
 popular Mayor of New London from 
 1856 to 1862, as Representative to 
 tlie State Legislature in 1855, and as 
 Senator in the Upper House in 1864. 
 He served as Chairman of the Joint 
 Standing Committee on Banks during 
 this session. An act was passed en- 
 abling the State banks to organize 
 under the National banking law while 
 still retaining their rights under their 
 old charters, so that they might at any 
 time thereafter, without further legis- 
 lation, withdraw from the National 
 organization and return to their pre- 
 vious methods. His wide financial 
 experience was of inestimable value 
 at this particular junc'ture, in shap- 
 
 ing the legislation of the period. 
 
 While Mr. Harris was jNIayor of the 
 City, in 1861, the Civil War "broke out 
 between the North and South. He 
 was enabled by virtue of his position 
 to render the most valuable assistance 
 to the Government, and more particu- 
 larly to Governor William A. Buck- 
 ingham, and the State of Connecticut. 
 
 He was a man of strong religious 
 nature, and took a deep interest in 
 everything tending to uplift and benefit 
 the fallen and down-trodden. During 
 the Reliellion, when Fort Trumbull 
 was the rendezvous for recruits gath- 
 ered for the United States Army, Mr. 
 Harris gave his best tlioughts and 
 efforts to the Sunday services which 
 were held at this fortification. He 
 was an earnest friend to the Young 
 Men's Christian Association, and 
 Chairman of the Connecticut State 
 Executive Committee in 1875. He 
 was an early friend and ardent sup- 
 porter of the late Dwight L. Moody, 
 and aided substantially in founding 
 the Mount Hermon Scliool and the 
 Northfield Seminary. In 18U3 he was 
 President of the school. His zeal 
 found field for further expression in 
 helping religion and education in 
 Japan. In 1889 he founded and 
 endowed the Harris School of Science 
 at Kioto, Japan, with a munificent 
 gift of one hundred thousand dollars. 
 
 His chui-ch home was the Second 
 Congregational, where he was one of 
 the deacons. The help which he gave 
 privately to many people in their 
 times of need was almost unbounded. 
 The Memorial Hospital, on Garfield 
 Avenue, the Harris Building, on State 
 Street — the net income from which is 
 devoted to educational, charitable, and 
 religious purposes — are enduring- 
 monuments to his thoughtful care 
 for others. 
 
 Mr. Harris was a man of exception- 
 ally prepossessing personal appearance, 
 blessed with a strong, intellectual 
 face, a fine physique, and a dignified 
 and courtly bearing. 
 
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 [picturesque 1Rew 3London« 
 
 Di:. W. W. Sheffield, son of Rev. He stood at the head of his piofess- 
 
 John Shefifield, was born in North ion in New England, and in time, as 
 Stonington on April 2:!d, 18"27. He his name and skill liecanie known in 
 came to New London in 1852, and a wider field, he took rank with the 
 began his career as a dentist in the most prominent dentists in the United 
 office and under the tutelage of Dr. J. States. Of his practice it may be 
 A. G. Comstock of this city, and later said that it embraced the entire 
 on was in the offices of and received country, his patients coming from all 
 i n s t r u c- 
 tion from 
 Dr. Char- 
 les Allen 
 and Dr. 
 D.H.Por- 
 t e r of 
 New York 
 City, two 
 of the 
 most emi- 
 nent men 
 in the 
 dental 
 profession 
 at that 
 period, 
 and un- 
 question- 
 ably the 
 best au- 
 thority at 
 that time. 
 He was 
 after- 
 wards 
 graduated 
 
 THE LATE DOCTOR WASHINGTON W. SHEFFIELD. 
 
 sections. 
 He pos- 
 sessed 
 inventive 
 genius of 
 a high or- 
 der, and 
 with h >s 
 na t ur al 
 abilities, 
 t r a i n e d 
 andbroad- 
 e n e d by 
 scientific 
 study, his 
 great use- 
 fulness 
 w as much 
 augment- 
 ed ; a n d 
 to him the 
 d e n t a 1 
 profession 
 is greatly 
 indebted. 
 He was 
 a man of 
 
 from the Ohio College of Dentistry, striking appearance, distinguished 
 
 the first dental college established in manners, and genial kindness. He 
 
 the United States. His success as a carried his years lightly until stricken 
 
 practitioner is too well known to need with paralysis, from whicli he never 
 
 comment; his name and fame were recovered. 
 
 national, and his practice grew to large He died full of years, loved and 
 
 proportions. honored by all who knew him.
 
 (picturesque 1Rew ILondon, 
 
 New London is Favored with 
 remarkably good newspapers. One of 
 the leading institutions of the city is 
 THE DAY. printed each evening, 
 which was founded in July. 1881, by 
 
 THEODORE BODENWEIN, 
 Proprietor of the New London Day. 
 
 the late John A. Tibbets. The Day 
 originally was a morning paper and saw 
 many changes and viscissitudes in the 
 early part of its life, always, however, 
 extending its repntation. 
 
 In 1891 it was purchased by Theo- 
 dore Bodenwein, and since then has 
 made steadj' progress in business, 
 circulation and influence. The Day 
 is equipped with one of the best 
 mechanical plants to be found in the 
 State, and is thoroughly up-to-date in 
 every way. It has a speciallj- leased 
 wire of the Associated Press and 
 covers Eastern Connecticut very thor- 
 oughly with a large staff of reporters. 
 
 Few papers are as thoroughly read 
 in their field as The Day. It is esti- 
 mated that one of every seven of the 
 inhabitants of the section which it 
 legitimately can claim as its Held, buys 
 the paper each evening. 
 
 It is Republican in politics and 
 wields considerable political influence. 
 
 The business of The Day establish- 
 ment is located at 240 Bank Street. 
 
 in a building especially erected for its 
 accommodation by the Chappell Com- 
 pany. It occupies three floors of this 
 structure. 
 
 The Morning Field of New Lon- 
 don and adjacent territoiy is success- 
 fully catered to by THE .AR)RN1NG 
 TELEGRAPH, which was founded 
 in 1885. 
 
 The Telegraph has always been 
 Democratic in its politics, in fact it is 
 the only Democratic paper that has 
 been successfully maintained in East- 
 ern Connecticut in the past quarter of 
 a century. 
 
 The field for a morning paper in 
 New London and surrounding towns 
 is an excellent one, and recent changes 
 in the management of the paper denote 
 that this field will be carefully looked 
 after in the future. 
 
 The Telegraph receives the complete 
 report of the Associated Press over its 
 own leased wires and prints all the 
 world's news while it is fresh, and 
 frequentl)^ in advance of the big 
 metropolitan papers. 
 
 Its offices and editorial rooms are 
 very conveniently located at 8 Green 
 Street, a few doors from State Street, 
 the main thoroughfare of the city. 
 
 Since the recent inauguration of 
 new methods and the use of modern 
 mechanical facilities, the circulation 
 of The Telegraph has been increasing 
 very rapidly, and it is evident that the 
 held of the paper's influeni'C and value 
 is being greatly extended. 
 
 The New England Aljianac and 
 Farmers' Friend, commonly known 
 as "Daboll's Almanac," is conqiiled by 
 David A. Daboll, of Center Groton, 
 and piiblished by L. E. Daboll, 94 
 State Street. New London. It has 
 been published annually for over one 
 hundred years by some descendant of 
 the original publisher, Nathan Daboll. 
 It is widely used and relied upon by 
 the mariners and farmers cif .Southern 
 New Ensi'land. 
 
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 THE DAY BUILDING — HOME OF THE NEW LONDON DAY, 
 
 Bank Street. 
 
 79
 
 [picturesque 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 i\'cu) ioiidon Dniln (TMobc 
 
 New London is Credited with 
 having exceptionally able newspapers, 
 a distinction that by 
 common consent is 
 deserved. and which, 
 no doubt, the city 
 will continue to 
 merit. Ten years 
 ago The New Lon- 
 don Globe began 
 its existence here, 
 and has prospered 
 to a degree that is 
 the best possible 
 evidence that its 
 worth is appreciated 
 and that it will go 
 on to greater suc- 
 cess. It is a bright 
 four-page afternoon 
 paper that gives the 
 news in compact 
 form, and all the 
 news that is worth 
 printing. It has shown its enterprise 
 in marked degree on many occasions, 
 
 Walter H. Richards, Engineer 
 of the Sewer and Water departments 
 of the city of New London, is a native 
 of this city. He attended 
 the district schools and 
 the Bartlett High School. 
 and after graduation from 
 the latter, studied engi- 
 neering with the eminent 
 hydraulic engineer, J. T. 
 Fanning, and as liis assist- 
 ant, made the preliminary 
 surveys in 1871 for the 
 New London Water 
 Works, of which he was 
 appointc d Constructing 
 Engineer. < )n tlie com- 
 pletion of this work, in 
 1872, he was appointed 
 Superintendent of the 
 Water Works, a position 
 wliicli he has tilled to the satisfaction 
 of the Board of Water Commissioners 
 and the public, from that date, with 
 the exception of a period of two years. 
 
 and keeps in the front rank among 
 progressive newspapers of the day. 
 It is independent in 
 its political views 
 and does not liesitat e 
 to freely express its 
 opinion on matters 
 (if public policy. It 
 is owned, edited and 
 managed by Samuel 
 T. Adams and 
 (ieorge A. Sturdy, 
 both jjractical news- 
 paper men of long 
 experience andthor- 
 ougldy familiar with 
 tlie field in whicii 
 their newspaper 
 rirculates. 
 
 The Globe has ad- 
 hered to the one 
 cent price from its 
 
 start and will stick 
 
 to it even though it 
 enlarges its size. It has had excep- 
 tional success as an advertising medium. 
 
 In 1886. on the organization of the 
 Sewer Department, Mr. Richards was 
 elected Engineer for the Board of 
 Sewer Commissioners. 
 The entire system of the 
 city sewers has been de- 
 signed and constructed 
 under his supervision. The 
 design of the higk service 
 water system and the sub- 
 merged sewer outfall, 
 which are Mr. Richards', 
 arc unique, and have 
 attracted the attention of 
 engineers interested in 
 water and sewer work in 
 many places. Mr. Richards 
 was for many j-ears Editor 
 of the .Journal of the New 
 l-:ngland Water Works 
 Association, of wliich lie 
 is a prominent member. He is also a 
 member of the Boston Society of Civil 
 Engineers, and of the Connecticut So- 
 I'iety of Civil Engineers and Surveyors. 
 
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 WALTER H. RICHARDS, 
 
 Superintendent New London City 
 
 Water Works, and Engineer 
 
 of the Sewer Department.
 
 ]I>tcturesque 1Rew ILondon* 
 
 AisEL P. Tanner 
 member of the New 
 Bar. He first stud- 
 ied law at Mystic, 
 with Colonel Hiram 
 Appleman, and for 
 a few years practiced 
 there. After a 
 course in the public 
 scliools at Mystic, 
 he entered Brown 
 University, from 
 which he graduated 
 in 1874 with the 
 degree of B. A. He 
 was born at Mystic, 
 July 7th, 1850. 
 
 Mr. Tanner 
 man of strong 
 victions, with 
 power to express 
 and stand for them; 
 and on the stump 
 or in council is a 
 
 IS a conspicuous 
 London County 
 
 IS a 
 
 con- 
 
 the 
 
 ABEL P. TANNER, 
 Advocate and Counsellor at Law 
 
 valued memlier of tiie Democratic 
 party. As a speaker he is forceful; 
 what he says carries 
 the weight of honest 
 conviction. He has 
 been prominent in 
 political affairs for 
 seveial years, and 
 was once elected to 
 represent his dis- 
 trict in the State 
 Senate, but owing 
 to an irregularity in 
 the count did not 
 take his seat. 
 
 In 18'.Hj he was a 
 Presidential elector 
 on the Democratic 
 ticket. 
 
 His law offices 
 are located in the 
 Neptune Building, 
 State Street. 
 
 The Profession of Dentistry is 
 well and ably rejaresented in New Lon- 
 don. Wallace B. Keeney, the sub- 
 ject of this sketch, is 
 one of the city's lead- 
 ing dentists. He was 
 born in New London 
 October 31st, ISoO, 
 son of John M. and 
 Louisa Young Keen- 
 ey, and secured Jiis 
 early education in tlie 
 public schools of his 
 native c i t y , after 
 which he entered the 
 employ of the Wilson 
 Foundry Company, 
 of New London. He 
 w^as later employed 
 by the Hopkins & 
 Allen Manufacturing 
 Company, of Nor- 
 wich, Connecticut. 
 Becoming convinced 
 that the dental field offered unusual 
 opportunities for advancement and 
 success, Mr. Keeney entered the New 
 
 DOCTOR WALLACE B. KEENEY, 
 One of New London's Leading Dentists. 
 
 York College of Dentistry, and in 
 June, 1876, estaljlished an office in 
 New London for the practice of his 
 chosen profession, in 
 which he has achieved 
 a reputation for thor- 
 ough and excellent 
 work. His dental 
 jjarlors are located at 
 140 State Street. 
 
 Dr. Keeney's poli- 
 tics are Republican. 
 He is a member of 
 the Nameaug Engine 
 Company ; of the Jib- 
 boom Clul): and of 
 the Benevolent and 
 Protective Order of 
 Elks, of which he is 
 Treasurer. 
 
 On Septemlior ?>d, 
 1877, Dr. Keeney 
 was united in mar- 
 riage to Miss Fanny 
 B. Whiting, daughter of ^Ir. Charles 
 Whiting, of Mystic, Connecticut. 
 They have two children living. 
 
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 Ipicturesquc 1Rew Uondon* 
 
 George Curtis Morgan, a lineal 
 descendant of Richard Morgan, one of 
 the seventy-seven original patentees 
 of the town of New London, and son 
 of Elias F. ^lorgan of New London, 
 was born in New London, Novendier 
 5th, 1870. After graduating from the 
 public schools of his native city, he 
 attended Harvard University, pursu- 
 ing special courses in tlie academic 
 department in connection with the 
 law studies, and graduating from 
 the law school of 
 that institution 
 in 1894. InFeb- 
 ruarj', 1893, lie 
 was admitted tn 
 the practice of 
 law before tiie 
 courts of Massa- 
 chusetts at Bos- 
 ton, S u if o 1 k 
 County, and was 
 admitted to the 
 courts of Connec- 
 ticut Januar\ 
 5th, 1895. 
 
 Acting upon the 
 suggestion of 
 Walter S. Cartel, 
 of New York, 
 senior member of 
 the firm of Car- 
 ter, Hughes anil 
 D wight of New 
 Y o "i- k C i t y , 
 whose counsel 
 and advice to the 
 younger members 
 of the profession have made his assist- 
 ance in this direction a matter of 
 national repute, he commenced the 
 practice of his profession in New Lon- 
 don, and from the first has met witli 
 deserved success. 
 
 In January, 1897, he was married 
 to Nanc>' Lee Brown, daughter of 
 Edward T. Brown, President and 
 Treasurer of the Brown Cotton (Jin 
 Company. 
 
 In politics Mr. Morgan is of the 
 Repuliliciin faith. l)Ut at all times has 
 
 GEORGE CURTIS MORGAN, 
 
 Counsellor and Attorney at Law. 
 
 manifested strong independent tenden- 
 cies when the welfare of the city and 
 the best interests of his party demand- 
 ed such a course. The exercise of 
 tliis predominant characteristic has 
 called forth at times a certain amount 
 of criticism from a small coterie of his 
 party, but has never failed to win for 
 him the respect and commendation of 
 the citizens at large, regardless of 
 party athliations, as has been amply 
 attested Iw the popular vote on at 
 least three differ- 
 ent occasions. In 
 1895 he was 
 elected a council- 
 man for three 
 vears, and again, 
 in 1898, he" was 
 chosen to serve 
 the citv for a like 
 term, "in 1899 he 
 projected and 
 carried to a suc- 
 cessful issue the 
 division of the 
 city into wards. 
 This m e a s u r e 
 met with the 
 usual opposition 
 which is wont to 
 assert itself upon 
 the agitation of 
 any innovation, 
 but the general 
 favor with which 
 the proposition 
 was received is 
 demonstrated bj' 
 the fact that l)ut seventy votes out of 
 eleven hundred were recorded against 
 it. The bill has stood the test of 
 practical utility, and stands as a testi- 
 monial to the disinterestedness of Mr. 
 Morgan's public service. In 1897 he 
 was elected alderman under the new 
 system, to represent the third ward 
 for the term of three years. 
 
 ^Ir. Morgan's suite of offices are in 
 the Neptune Building, located on 
 State Street. His clientage is a large 
 and rapidly increasing one.
 
 RESIDENCE OF WALTER LEARNED— BROAD STREET. 
 
 Chapter l?1f1I. 
 
 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 SOME ELEGANT AND SUBSTANTIAL RESIDENCES OF THE CITY AND ITS 
 SUBURBS -PUBLIC PARKS AND OUTING SPOTS-PLACES OF AMUSE- 
 MENT. 
 
 New London has many, a'^eey 
 
 MANY, PLEASANT FEATUKES. The 
 
 city and its suburbs are in numerous 
 ways greatly favored. Her old, his- 
 toric spots, renowned in history, and 
 dear to the hearts of all who love to 
 tliink of the part the olil town played 
 in the early struggles of tlie country; 
 her peaceful harbor and excellent 
 bathing beach, the delightful scenery 
 round-about, are some of the advan- 
 tages that make New London a 
 popular and much sought city. 
 Popular not only as a place of summer 
 recreation, but as a favorite residential 
 city as well. The broad, shaded 
 
 streets of those sections in which the 
 better class of residences may be 
 found, are ideal for the purpose. And 
 it is noteworthy that New London is 
 eminently a city in which fine streets 
 and comfortable, roomy residences 
 al)Ound. 
 
 Many of the old homesteads S2:)eak 
 eloquently of the magnificence of their 
 architecture in the period in which 
 they had their l)eginning. They are 
 silent witnesses, too, to the city's 
 earlier enterprise and thrift, and to 
 the fact that for many years New 
 London has possessed rather more 
 than her share of citizens of liberal 
 
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 Iptcturcsciue 1Rcw ILondon. 
 
 and independent fortune. This is 
 especially true of many of the inhabi- 
 tants of to-day, some of them descen- 
 dants from the fine old families that 
 in past generations made New London 
 famous. But not a few are more or 
 less recent acquisitions ; people of 
 refinement and wealth, wlio, appre- 
 ciating the city's desii'ability as a 
 place of aliode, have estalJished here 
 permanent residences. The result is 
 that both the son of tlie old New 
 
 London called •• the Pequot Colony," 
 has its location in the southern por- 
 tion of the city, near that famous 
 summer hotel, the Pequot House, and 
 Ocean Beacli. Here manj- wealthy 
 people from New York City make 
 their residence ; some for the warm 
 season only, and some during the 
 entire year, travelling to and fro 
 between New London and the Metro- 
 polis, as duty or pleasure calls. 
 
 Many of the residences in the 
 
 RESIDENCE OF MRS. MARTHA 5. HARRIS, 
 Broad Street. 
 
 Londoner, and the newcomer, appear 
 to have vied with one another in erect- 
 ing elegant and modern dwellings. 
 
 In New London the observer is 
 impressed Ijy the amount of breathing 
 space, as it were, allotted to each 
 residence. Nearly every one has a 
 generous front, side, and rear yard ; 
 and in the summer season their green 
 and well kept lawns present a beau- 
 tiful appearance. In very truth. New 
 London might be aptlj' called the Cit}^ 
 of Delightful Residences. 
 
 The charming suburb of New 
 
 Pequot section are very fine, and 
 bespeak wealth and culture. It is 
 the yearly custom of not a few celebri- 
 ties and generally notable people to 
 spend at least a portion of the sum- 
 mer here. And then, with their 
 handsome e([uipages on the smooth 
 drives, and the magnificent steam 
 yachts in the otfing, the scene is a 
 gala one indeed. 
 
 To drive or saunter about New 
 London on a pleasant day, and to 
 observe, among other points of in- 
 terest, its homes, some of them possess- 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rew Uondon* 
 
 WILLIAMS MEMORIAL PARK, 
 Broad and Hempstead Streets. 
 
 ing an air of roomy comfortableness 
 that telis of a past g'eiieration, and 
 some very fine in their triumpli of 
 modern architecture, is to derive much 
 of profit and pleasure. Following, 
 are noted a few of the more preten- 
 
 tious, substantial, and commodious 
 residences that would atti-act the eye 
 on such a tour of the city: On Hemp- 
 stead Street, near "Ye Antieutest 
 Buriall Ground," a spot to which 
 attaches much that is of Revolutionary 
 
 WILLIAMS PARK, 
 Broad. Williams, and Channing Streets. 
 
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 ^r''^ ■ «.. 
 
 ■j^ 
 
 RESIDENCE OF MRS. WILLIAM E. FAITOUTE OCEAN AVENUE. 
 
 The Residence of Mrs. William E. Faitoiite. Daugliter of D. W. Gardner, adjoins tlie Old Homestead ol the Family. 
 
 vicinity is made memorable by the capture of Mrs. Faitoute's Grandfather, who was taken Prisoner by the 
 
 British, and Conveyed to Halifax, where for months he Languished in Prison. In Mrs. Faitoute's 
 
 Possession are the Portraits of Three Generations, the Oldest dating its Existence 
 
 from a Period more than One Hundred and Fifty Years Remote. These Portraits 
 
 Impress the Beholder with the awe of a Dignified and By-gone Age. 
 
 Its 
 
 interest, is the fine Colonial mansion, 
 with its spacious grounds, owned and 
 occupied hy Hon. Augustus Bran- 
 degee. 
 
 Nortlieast 
 from here, 
 on Main 
 Street, and 
 hard by the 
 •' Old Towne 
 Mill," is the 
 residence of 
 Gilbert 
 Bishop, a re- 
 tired mer- 
 chant of >i'ew 
 L o n d n . 
 Leaving the 
 old mill, and 
 following 
 Main Street 
 to the nortli, 
 and then 
 Willi a, in s 
 Street to the 
 
 THE GARDNER HOMESTEAD. 
 
 The House Known as the Gardner Homestead is a Relic of a Past Genera- 
 tion. It was re-built after the original model by the Late Owner, 
 Douglass W. Gardner, in 1870. Several Relics of Historic Interest 
 Connected with this Old Place are a Bell Buckle. Bearing the 
 Initials of King George and the British Coat of Arms, 
 and Indian Arrow Heads and Banner Stones used 
 by the Various Tribes as Signals. 
 
 south, one soon comes to the large 
 modern residence of James Hislop, the 
 dry-goods merchant, at the corner of 
 
 Williams and 
 \' a u X h a 1 1 
 streets. Near 
 Mr. Hislop's 
 residence is 
 that of F. S. 
 N e w c o m b, 
 which is one 
 of the largest 
 and most 
 noteworthy 
 ill this vicin- 
 i t y . J u s t 
 noi'th of Mr. 
 Newcomb's 
 residence is 
 Post Hill, a 
 section whicli 
 c o m prises 
 many lieauti- 
 ful \\ wel 1- 
 iiiLTs. Notable
 
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 RESIDENCE OF HON. GEORGE F. TINKER, 
 
 Franklin Street. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF FANNY M. JEROME, 
 
 Ocean Avenue. 
 
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 ainoag these, particularly for its 
 uuinue and striking architecture, 
 is that of Louis R. Hazeltine, of 
 the firm of Donnelly & Hazeltine, 
 architects. 
 
 On the corner of Channing and 
 Vauxhall streets one observes with 
 interest the fine grounds and man- 
 sion of Ex-Governor Thomas M. 
 Waller. Further soutli on Chan- 
 ning Street are the modern and 
 noticeable residences of John B. 
 Leahy and Morris W. Bacon, and 
 to the east, on (iranite Street, is 
 the large, conspicuous residence of 
 James H. Newcomb. At the 
 junction of Broad and Channing 
 streets, well back in its extensive 
 grounds, is one of the largest 
 residences in the city, that of Annie 
 R., widow of the late Elias F. 
 IVIorgan ; and nearly opposite, on 
 Broad Street, are the fine resi- 
 dences of Mrs. W. W. Sheffield, 
 Arthur Keefe, Henry C. Weaver, 
 C. D. Boss, and Captain Samuel 
 Belden. These liouses are repre- 
 sentatives of the better class of 
 New London dwellings. 
 
 To the eastward, on a command- 
 ing eminence, is the palatial resi- 
 dence of Mrs. Martha S. Harris, 
 widow of the late Jonathan Newton 
 Harris. With its spacious grounds, 
 sloping lawns, and beautiful con- 
 servatories, it is one of the finest 
 residential estates in Eastern 
 Connecticut. Following Broad 
 Street westward, past the Second 
 Congregational Church, one will 
 note with interest its fine par- 
 sonage, the residence of Rev. J. 
 W. Bixler, Pastor of the cluirch. 
 Just east of the parsonage, on 
 Broad Street, is "Mt. Vernon,'" 
 the residence of Elisha Palmer, 
 so called from its resemblance to 
 General Washington's famous 
 manor house. In the immediate 
 vicinity, also on Broad Street, are 
 the substantial residences of Frank 
 L. Palmer and Walter T^earned. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF THOMAS F. FORAN- CORNER OF HUNTINGTON 
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 PARSONAGE OF THE SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 
 
 5 BROAD STREET. 
 
 Erected by Mrs. Martha S. Harris as a Memorial to Her Husband, the Late Jonathan Newton Harris, in 1897. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF EX -GOVERNOR THOMAS M. WALLER - CHANNING STREET, 
 
 CORNER OF VAUXHALL. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF MORRIS W. BACON — 2 CHANNING STREET. 
 
 Hard l)}-, on Huntington Street, at 
 the head of State, stands one of the 
 finest mansions in New London, tlie 
 residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, 
 widow of the Late Hon. C'hai-les 
 Augustus Williams. 
 
 North of State Street, on Hunting- 
 ton, is a noteworthy brown stone 
 house, the residence of Dr. J. G. Stan- 
 ton ; and nearly opposite, on the 
 western side of Huntington Street. 
 are the spacious lawns and large 
 modern dwellings of Messrs F. IL 
 and A. H. Chappell. Further north, 
 nearly opposite the Bulkeley High 
 Scliool, is the residence of Thomas F. 
 Foran, of the Foran Furniture Com- 
 pany. Returning southward on 
 Huntington Street, and thence east- 
 ward on Federal, one observes the 
 residence of Rev. S. Leroy Blake, D. D.: 
 the tine edihee of the St. James Epis- 
 copal Church : the residence of its 
 Rector, Rev. Alfred Poole Grint, 
 Ph. I)., and opposite the church, the 
 fine estate of Dr. Fi'ederick Fariis- 
 
 worth. The lot on which Dr. Farns- 
 worth"s house stands underwent an 
 historic realty transfer in the year 
 1795, when it was purchased from 
 Richard W. Carkin by Nathaniel 
 Ledyard, for £120. In this house, in 
 1829, was born the late Mayor Charles 
 Augustus Williams. 
 
 Following Federal Street eastward, 
 to its junction with Main, the obsever 
 cannot fail to notice the large, siib- 
 stantial residence of Sebastian D. Law- 
 rence, and just north, on Main Street, 
 that of Sidney H. Miner. To the 
 northward, on North Main Street, are 
 tlie well kept grounds and elegant 
 residence of Mrs. Harriet Allen, 
 widow of the late James Allen : and a 
 sliort distance beyond is ■•Hillside," 
 which comprises the fine residence, 
 liuildings, and farm of Ray LeM'is. 
 
 Uiversiije Park, on Mohegan Ave- 
 nue, is a short distance beyond on the 
 line of "The Norwich Trolley." The 
 views from the high lands along this 
 section are superb. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF ALTON T. MINER— 38 CRYSTAL AVENUE, 
 EAST NEW LONDON. 
 
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 THE PEQUOT CASINO — PEQUOT AVENUE. 
 
 Home of the Pequot Casino Association, Organized July 12. 1890. and one of the Leading and Most Exclusive 
 
 Social Organizations of New London. President. W. Appleton: Treasurer. 0. Banks. Jr.: 
 
 Secretary, E. T. Kirkland: Superintendent of Casino. G. T. Salter. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF STEPHEN GARDNER — OCEAN AVENUE. 
 
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 SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT. 
 
 ON THE PARADE. NEAR THE UNION DEPOT. 
 
 The Monument is a Fine Tribute to the Brave IVIen Who on Land and Sea Have Represented New London 
 
 in Our Country's Battles. It was Generously Presented to the City in 1896 
 
 by Sebastian D. Lawrence. Esq. 
 
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 Chapter I^1l1f1l« 
 
 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 SOME FINE RESIDENCES ON MAIN, HUNTINGTON, JAY. FRANKLIN, AND 
 BLACKHALL STREETS, OCEAN, AND OTHER AVENUES— THE PEQUOT 
 COLONY RECREATIONS AND AMUSEMENTS. 
 
 proper, in which are several 
 residence.s that will attract 
 attention, among them being- 
 those of A. T. Miner, and the 
 Misses Antoinette A. and Jen- 
 nie E. Williams. Returning 
 to that portion of the city 
 about Huntington, Jay, Frank- 
 lin, Hempstead and Blackball 
 streets, one is impressed by 
 the numl)er of remarkal>ly 
 comfortable dwellings and 
 finely kept lawns and grounds. 
 Near the Pul)lic I..ibrary and 
 old Court House, on Hunting- 
 ton Street, is the residence of 
 Charles B. Jennings, Acting 
 School Visitor of New Lon- 
 don. At the corner of Hunt- 
 ington and Jay streets is the 
 residence of Dr. C. F. Ferrin, 
 at number 16 Jay Street, that 
 of John McGinley, Postmaster of New 
 London, and on Franklin Street, corner 
 of Cottage, that of Hon. George F. 
 Tinker. The residences of I. U. Lyon 
 
 JAMES H. NEWCOMB. 
 One of the Former Merchants of New London. 
 
 From the section of Main Street, 
 near the residence of Sebastian D. Law- 
 rence, one may easily reach East New 
 London, a pleasant suburb of the city 
 
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 and H. O. Burch, on Blackball Street, 
 and that of J. J. Ryan, on McDonald 
 Street, are wit- 
 nesses to the com- 
 pleteness of the 
 Guilder's art. 
 
 From this section 
 of the city, to 
 the southward, 
 stretches Ocean 
 Avenue, one of the 
 li n e s t of New 
 Ijondon's thorougii- 
 fares. It is wide, 
 smooth and hard, 
 and is lined on 
 either side by many 
 attractive dwell- 
 ings and invitiny' 
 grounds. Among 
 them will be 
 noticed some that 
 possess more than 
 ordinarv interest. 
 Tluit of Mrs. Wil- 
 liam E. Faitoute, 
 and in the grounds 
 surrounding it, the 
 old (iardncr Home- 
 stead; the resi- 
 dence of Stephen Gardner, and that of 
 Fannj' M. Jerome, further south on 
 Ocean Avenue, 
 are among those 
 to elicit more 
 than a cursory 
 glance. Adjacent 
 to this part of the 
 Avenue is the 
 "Pequot Colony" 
 the sunnner resi- 
 <lence of many 
 people of wealth 
 and fashion. 
 Here are numer- 
 ous homes of 
 taste and culture, 
 and several tliat 
 are really sump- 
 tuous, and in size 
 
 and fnrnishings, veritable palaces. Tlie 
 residence of Colonel A. C. Tyler, on 
 
 RESIDENCE OF CAPTAIN FRANK H. 
 BECKWITH— 26 WILLETTS AVENUE. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF IRVIN U. LYON 
 64 BLACKHALL STREET. 
 
 Pequot Avenue, is one of tlie most 
 elaborate in the State. The summer 
 residence of R. T. 
 McCabe, which is 
 located on an emi- 
 nence commanding 
 a fine view of the 
 ocean, is a modern 
 structure of great 
 size and beauty. 
 The mansion of E. 
 Francis Riggs, of 
 Washington, D. C, 
 recently construct- 
 ed after plans by 
 the New London 
 firm of architects, 
 Messrs Donnelly & 
 Hazeltine, is well- 
 nigh a marvel in 
 immensity of de- 
 sign and complete- 
 ness of construc- 
 tion. It is a notable 
 addition to the most 
 ornate residences 
 of New London 
 and the " Pequot 
 Colony." 
 From this district 
 the return to the center of the city 
 may be made through Ocean, Pequot, 
 or ]\Iontank Ave- 
 nue. Sliould the 
 latter or, in fact, 
 either of the 
 others be the 
 route chosen, one 
 would have yet 
 another oppor- 
 tunity for the 
 oliservation of 
 man}' commod- 
 ious dwellings, 
 indicative of 
 prosperity and 
 rcfiiuMuent. On 
 several of the 
 minor streets, 
 also, may be seen 
 such residences. Siiould one pass 
 tliro)igh Willetts Avenue, a natural 
 
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 and much used highway {connecting 
 Pe(iuot and ]\Iontauk avenues, he 
 wouhl be (j^uite certain to note the 
 residences of Charles F. Edney and 
 Captain Frank H. Beckwith, two 
 liouses conspicuous for their location 
 and for the iidnnral)leness of their 
 general appearance. 
 
 Such a round of the residential 
 portions of New London would l)e 
 sure to result in enthnsiatic approval 
 of its fine residences and pleasant 
 homes ; hut more than one inspection 
 
 Granite, and Channing streets, is 
 Williams Park, presented to tlie city 
 in 1858 by (ieneral William Williams, 
 of Norwich, as a memorial to his son. 
 Thomas W. Williams, a former mer- 
 chant of New London. 
 
 •lust beyond the Pequot section is 
 Ocean Lieach — one of the finest on 
 the coast — and Ocean Beach Park, 
 city property witli a large private 
 ownersliip in handsome cottages. This 
 outing spot is constantly growing in 
 importance. 'I'hus the city is well 
 
 RESIDENCE OF ARTHUR KEEFE -- 40 BROAD STREET. 
 
 should be made in order to adequately 
 appreciate the city's advantages and 
 opportunities as a place of charming 
 dwellings and elegant residences. 
 
 It is the good fortune of New Ldu- 
 don to possess several delightful out- 
 ing spots and breathing places. On 
 Broad Street, bounded on its western 
 margin liy Hempstead Street, is 
 Williams Memorial Park, which owes 
 its existence as a public playground 
 to the late Hon. Charles Augustus 
 Williams. Further north on Broad 
 Street, surrounded liy Broad, Williams, 
 
 provided with advantages for summer 
 recreation and diversion. 
 
 For opportunities of annisement dur- 
 ing the winter season. New London 
 has the Lyceum Theatre, the New 
 Jjondon Opera House, and the various 
 entertainments held in Lyric Hall, 
 State Street, and in Lawrence Hall, 
 Bank Street. The Lyceum Theatre, 
 of which Ira W. Jackson is l^essee 
 and Manager, is the principal play- 
 house of the city, and one of the best in 
 Connecticut. In all its appointments it 
 is thoroughly convenient and modern. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF J. J. RYAN — McDONALD STREET. 
 
 'HILLSIDE," RESIDENCE OF RAY LEWIS — NORTH MAIN STREET. 
 
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 LYCEUM THE ATRE — WASHINGTON STREET. 
 Ira W. Jackson. Lessee and Manager. 
 
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 LYRIC HALL- 241 STATE STREET. 
 C. M. Brocksieper. Lessee and Manager. 
 
 INTERIOR OF LYRIC HALL — 241 STATE STREET. 
 
 Lyric Hall is Under the Management of Charles M. Brocksieper. 24) State Street, to Whom All Inquiries 
 
 as to Rental Should be Addressed. It is an Admirable Place in which to Hold Dances. 
 
 Parties, or Entertainments of Any Description. 
 
 104
 
 RESIDENCE OF ROBERT COIT- FEDERAL STREET. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF DR. FREDERICK FARNSWORTH - 25 FEDERAL STREET. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF LOUIS R. HAZELTINE, ARCHITECT POST HILL. 
 
 This Attractive Home was Designed by Mr. Hazeltine. ot the Firm of Donnelly & Hazeltine. Architects, and Although of 
 Modest Proportions. Reflects Credit upon His Professional Skill. Mr. Hazeltine has Designed Some of the Finest Residences 
 in the Country for Men of National Reputation. Among Whom are the Following : R. A. McCurdy. President of the Mutual 
 Life Insurance Company of New York : R. A. Granniss. Vice-President of the Same Company : D. H. McAlpin. W. B. Skidmore. 
 Julius Catlin. W. B. Deming and Henry D. Noyes. all of New York City : and Dudley Duyckinck, of Riverside. California. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF J. E. ST. JOHN, 
 
 Montauk Avenue. 
 
 HEADQUARTERS OF NAMEAUG 
 
 FIRE ENGINE COMPANY, 
 
 Masonic Street. Near City Hall. 
 
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 Chapter 1IX. 
 
 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 COMMERCIAL INTERESTS — NEW LONDON AS A TRADE CENTER— BUILDING 
 ACTIVITY — MERCANTILE ENTERPRISE — PRINCIPAL BUSINESS MEN AND 
 PROMINENT CONCERNS. 
 
 The Commercial Spirit of New 
 LoxDoN is indicative of energy, pro- 
 gress, a n d 
 justifiable 
 faith in the 
 city's evolu- 
 t i o n and 
 lively fu- 
 ture. Year 
 )y year the 
 firmness of 
 the busi- 
 ness tone 
 increases. 
 P rope rty 
 values have 
 lately been 
 greatly 
 enhance (1, 
 ni u c h pro- 
 (1 u e t i v e 
 property created, and the population 
 added to by the recent and almost 
 unprecedented access of building 
 
 CHARLES B. WARE, 
 
 A Prominent Clothing Merchant of 
 
 New London. 
 
 activity. Realizing this, appreciative of 
 the bright prospects and healthy 
 growth of the city, new trade concerns 
 liave located here, and others will 
 follow. As a trade center New London 
 is favorably situated. The city's popu- 
 lation by no means represents the 
 entirety of its resource. One of the 
 county-seats of New London County, it 
 draws from the country districts, ham- 
 lets and townships for miles in each 
 direction. During the recreation period 
 of the sunniier season, when the majority 
 of cities throughout the country are in 
 a greater or less state of business 
 inertia. New London, even more than 
 customarily, enjoys a liveliness in trade 
 and commercial jjursuits. This is due to 
 tlie proximity of the ''Pequot Colony," 
 one of its suburbs, and a delightful and 
 popular warm weather resort, and 
 to the surpassing excellence of Ocean 
 Beach for bathing and summer outing 
 privileges. 
 
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 Chaeles B. Wake, dealer in 
 clothing, hats and furnishing.s, at 52- 
 56 State Street, New London, was 
 born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He 
 is a descendant of General Nathaniel 
 Greene, of Revolutionary fame, who 
 was instrumental in saving Washing- 
 ton's army at the Battle of Brandywine. 
 xMr. Ware is one of the oldest and 
 most successful merchants in New 
 London. His success has been fully 
 earned, as he commenced active life 
 entirely without means, and with no 
 other assistance than a clear brain, 
 ujjrightness and firmness of purpose, 
 and inflexible determination. In the 
 sense indicated by these circumstances 
 and qualifications, he is a self-made 
 man. He estalJished his business in 
 1870, at its present location, and has 
 watched its continued growth with 
 commendable pride and interest. His 
 business methods and his attitude 
 towards the public have ever been 
 characterized by courtesy and fairness. 
 The stock carried at his store is an 
 immense and varied one, and the 
 <[ualitv and prices satisfactory and 
 right. From the adjacent country- 
 sides and villages, as well as from the 
 city itself, much of his trade is drawn. 
 That he possesses the confidence and 
 good will of his patrons is demonstrated 
 by their successive dealings with him. 
 
 Mr. Ware is prominent in the circles 
 of both the Masons and Odd Fellows. 
 In 1887-88 he was at the head of the 
 Masonic Fraternity in Connecticut, as 
 Grand Commander Knights Templar. 
 In 1890 he was made Colonel of tlie 
 Second Kegiment, Patriarchs Militant, 
 of the I. O. O. F., and was Grand 
 Master of the State in 1892. It was 
 in that year that the property for 
 "Fairview," the Odd Fellows' Home 
 of Connecticut, of which he is Presi- 
 dent, was purchased. He has served 
 three terms in the Court of Common 
 Council, was for two yeai's President 
 of the New London Board of Trade, 
 and for a number of years has been on 
 the staff of the Governor's Foot Guards. 
 
 GEOiuiii H. Holmes, Contkactou 
 AND Builder, was born in New Lon- 
 don in 1852, of good New London lin- 
 eage, a descendant of the Comstocks. 
 Since his birth his native city has been 
 his home. His wife, Delia S. (Moore) 
 Holmes, is also of New London parent- 
 age. Her father. Perry Moore, was a 
 well known newspaper man. and printer 
 of "The Morning Chronicle" and "The 
 Evening Star" during, and subsequent 
 to, the Civil War. Among many credit- 
 able buildings constructed by Mr. 
 Holmes are the following: The new 
 villa of E. Francis Riggs, coiner of 
 Ocean and Glenwood avenues ; the 
 home of A. C. Fuller, residence of 
 Louis R. Hazeltine, the Johnston 
 Block, the Armstrong double cottage, 
 the cottage of Charles Y. Cornell, 
 twelve of Ex-Mayor .Johnston's modern 
 cottages, and a number of Mrs. S. 
 Russell's flats on Huntington Street. 
 Mr. Holmes has supervised the con- 
 struction of about 100 New London 
 Imildings. His residence, which is 
 connected by telephone, is at number 
 8 Front Street. 
 
 The Bishop Lummer and Coal 
 Company, located at 61, 63 and 65 
 Water Street, is one of the oldest estab- 
 lishments in the city. Its President, 
 Mr. Gilliert Bishop, with his lirothers, 
 organized the business in 1S47. The 
 firm manufactures sash, doors, blinds, 
 and outside finish, and deals in lumber, 
 coal, and building materials. B}- ad- 
 ditions to its force of skilled workmen, 
 and of improved machinery to its facil- 
 ities, this company is prepared to meet 
 the increasing demands of a rapidly 
 growing city. 
 
 At 4:20 Bank Street, New London, 
 is the office of L. A. Comstock, dealer 
 in coal, wood and kindlings. Mr. 
 Comstock's methods of square dealing 
 and promptness have won for him the 
 confidence of the community. His 
 mercantile experience has been exten- 
 sive. Seventeen years ago he estab- 
 lished his coal business in New I^ondon. 
 He pays strict attention to the tliorough 
 screening, and to the expeditious and 
 proper delivery of his coal. 
 
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 HEADQUARTERS OF THE BISHOP LUMBER AND COAL COMPANY, 
 61-65 WATER STREET. 
 
 The Finest Business Block in 
 Eastern Connecticut devoted exclu- 
 sively to the 
 f u r n i t u r e 
 business, was 
 built in 1891 
 by the Put- 
 nam Furni- 
 ture Mfg. 
 Company for 
 the accommo- 
 dation of its 
 inc reasing 
 business, 
 which in less 
 than two 
 years had 
 outgrown the 
 premises in 
 which it was 
 estaljlished in 
 18 8 9 by 
 Nelson S. 
 Putnam and 
 George N. 
 P u t n a m . 
 The foremost 
 position this 
 h o u s e has 
 always held 
 in New Eng- 
 land is due to its enterprising, 
 ambitious, aggressive policy, which is 
 
 THE BIG BLUE STORE, 
 
 312 Bank Street. 
 
 so well known to the wholesale trade 
 that they always give this company 
 
 the exclusive 
 sale in New 
 L o n d o n o f 
 goods of 
 superior 
 merit in all 
 lines, such, 
 for example, 
 as the Acorn 
 Ranges and 
 Eddy Refrig- 
 erators. The 
 Putnams sell 
 either f o i' 
 cash or on 
 their own 
 unsurpassed 
 system of 
 easy pay- 
 ments, and 
 their prices 
 are always 
 the lowest 
 a t w h i c h 
 f u r n i t u r e 
 of genuine 
 merit can 
 possibly be 
 sold. A visit 
 extensive wareroonis is a gen- 
 
 to their 
 
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 In 1892 Thomas F. Foeax. of Cun- 
 ningham iS: Foran, furniture dealers in 
 Danbury, Connecticut, ilisposecl of his 
 interest in that firm, and removed to 
 New London, where he immediately 
 established the FoRAX FrRXiTiRE 
 CoMPAXY, with headquarters in tlie 
 Day BuikUng, 244 to 250 Bank Street. 
 The Foran Company is one of the 
 most enterprising and linely equipped 
 furniture and house furnishing empo- 
 riums in the Slate. There is nothing 
 desirable in the way of useful and beau- 
 tiful home appointments that may not 
 he found here. The stock carried is of 
 the finest qualit}- : fresh, modern, and 
 complete in every detail. In addition 
 to its immense sales- and ware-rooms in 
 the Day building, which occupy four 
 floors and a basement, the company has 
 possession of the old Trumbull House, 
 on Bank Street, which it utilizes for 
 storage purposes. Thus the amount of 
 floor space requisite for the transaction 
 of its large and growing business com- 
 
 prises some 25,000 square feet. The 
 popular and celelirated Magee Range, 
 which for thirty-tive years has found 
 in New London an appreciative held 
 of sale, and the ever reliable "Glen- 
 wood"" and "Household"' ranges, are 
 lixtures of this company"s stock. The 
 installment method of the Foran Com- 
 panv is unrivalled, and it cordially 
 invites the patronage of those about 
 to commence housekeeping, or who are 
 considering adding to or refurnishing 
 the home. It carries a full line of 
 carpets, oil cloths and linoleums, and 
 emploj-s a competent man. ]\Ir. F. A. 
 Beach, who has cliaige of the carpets, 
 draperies and window shades. The 
 company also employs two upholsterers 
 and a cabinet maker. A department 
 to which it gives particular attention 
 is that of general funeral furnishing, 
 undertaking and embalming. Mr. 
 Foran is a graduate in embalming, and 
 in 1888 was granted a diploma by the 
 N. Y. Oriental School of Embalming. 
 
 J. R. AVERY'S PROVISION STORE - 19 BROAD STREET. 
 
 Mr. Avery Established His Business at its Present Location in April. 1886. A Veteran of the Civil War. He Enlisted 
 
 in the 21st Regiment. Connecticut Volunteers in 1862. and Served Three Years 
 
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 INTERIOR OF DABOLL & FREEMAN'S GROCERY STORE— 148 STATE STREET. 
 
 Henry S. Dorsey, a native of New 
 London, conducts a grocery and pro- 
 vision business at tlie corner of Truman 
 and Blinman streets. He carries the 
 finest quality of goods at the lowest 
 prices, and successfully endeavors, in 
 every approved manner, to satisfy and 
 retain his customers. His store is of 
 generous size, and his stock complete. 
 Mr. Dorsey is an Alderman from the 
 Fourth Ward, and Major of tJie 
 Third Regiment, Connecticut National 
 Guard. His orders are promptly filled, 
 and his patrons treated with fairness 
 and consideration. 
 
 A Reliaisle Dealer in groceries, 
 provisions, and fine ales, wines and 
 liquors for family use, is Thomas R. 
 Murray. His store is at number 4 
 Truman Street, where he carries an 
 adequate stock, of good qualitj^ He 
 delivers goods with promptness, and 
 in first-class order, and is fair and 
 honoralile in his dealings. ]Mr. Murray 
 was liorn in New London. He estab- 
 lished his present business in 1890. 
 In politics he is Democratic, and repre- 
 sents tiie Fourth Ward as an Alderman. 
 He is courteous, obliging, and enjoys 
 the good-will of the jjublic. 
 
 G. M. L()X(; & Company embarked 
 in the oyster l)usiness at the foot of State 
 Street, near their jjresent location, in 
 18G8. Oysters were then freighted in 
 schooners by the cargo from the Chesa- 
 peake, and were opened and distributed 
 to different points in the New England 
 States. In 1875 the firm established an 
 oyster house in Crisfield, which was 
 continued in connection with the New 
 London business until 1888. In 188;') 
 they bouglit the Henry Chapel whole- 
 sale and retail fish business, then the 
 largest in Connecticut. They also pur- 
 chased fine wharf property, to whicii 
 they moved their oyster business, 
 where, in conjunction with the selling 
 of fish, they carried it on until 1898, 
 when the property was condennied for 
 railroad purposes. They then removed 
 to their present location. They are 
 proprietors of the Rocky Point Oyster 
 Company, largest wholesale oyster 
 dealers in Providence. This company 
 has over 300 acres of oyster ground 
 under cultivation in Narragansett Bay 
 and Kickemuit River, and operates 
 two steamers in catching, and carrying 
 the oysters to its oyster house. TOD 
 Wickenden Street, Providence. 
 
 113
 
 (picturesque 1Hew Uondon, 
 
 TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT OF 
 
 GEORGE S. GOLDIE, 
 
 Crocker House Block. State Street. 
 
 Nkat;i.v Fifty Yeaks Atio, M. S. 
 Daniels established a wholesale grocery, 
 provision and flour business on Canal 
 St., Providence, R. I. In 1860 James 
 Cornell became associated with him 
 under the firm name of M. S. Daniels iV 
 Co. Later Mr. Daniels liuilt the Daniels 
 Building on Custom House Street, to 
 which the business was moved, and the 
 name changed to Daniels A: Cornell. 
 In 1884 Charles B. Humphre}' and 
 Howard P. Cornell were admitted to 
 partnership, and the name became 
 Daniels. Cornell & Co. This concern, 
 in iSSii, with William F. Whipple, 
 established the house of the Daniels, 
 Cornell Co., Worcester, Mass. In 
 1890, with George W. Barber, they 
 organized the Daniels. Cornell Co., of 
 Manchester, N. H. In May, 1892, 
 Daniels, Cornell & Co. established the 
 New London House, with A. B. 
 Burdick. Manager. In IMay, 1899. the 
 Providence estal)lishment became Hum- 
 phrey & Cornell, and the New London 
 House at this time adopted the same 
 firm name, Mr. Burdick being retained 
 as Business Manager. Humphrey iV 
 Cornell carry a full line of groceries, 
 provisions and flour, and are sole agents 
 for the celebrated "Laurel,"' "B. M. C. 
 Best,'' and "Colton Peerless'" flours. 
 
 Thk Fik.m of Kfefe, Davis & 
 Company, wholesale and retail dealers 
 in staple and fancy groceries, canned 
 fruit, fine wines and liquors, has its 
 location at 125 Bank Street. Among 
 the prosperous business houses that 
 liave made New London well known as 
 a trade center, this concern is one of the 
 foremost and most progressive. The 
 business was established by Hon. Cyrus 
 G. Beckwith, ex-mayor of New London, 
 in 1879. Mr. Beckwith was the sole 
 proprietor until lS8-i, when Mr. Arthur 
 Iveefe — now senior member of the firm 
 — became associated with him. The 
 original location was the first floor of 
 a wooden building at the corner of 
 Bank and Pearl streets, since razed to 
 make room for a more pretentious brick 
 structure. In 1888 the rapidly growing 
 business of Beckwith iV Iveefe necessi- 
 tated ampler quarters, which were 
 secured in the building now utilized 
 b}" the present firm. This situation is 
 very central, and its occupation has 
 been marked liy constantly increasing- 
 trade. In 1894 Mr. Beckwith with- 
 drew, and for about a year subsequent 
 — when he admitted to partnership one 
 of his oldest employes. 'Sir. Frederick 
 H. Davis — the business was conducted 
 solely by Mr. Arthur Iveefe. In Janu- 
 ary, 1901, Messrs. Iveefe & Davis took 
 Mr. Frederick J. Clancy, their head 
 l)0ok-keeper into the firm, thus evidenc- 
 ing their appreciation of his long and 
 valuable service, and changing the firm 
 name to Keefe, Davis & Company. In 
 the four floors they occupy at 1 ir> Bank 
 Street, and in the three flooi-s of a 
 brick building they have erected in the 
 rear, are comprised 38,082 square feet 
 of floor space. Eighteen courteous and 
 capable assistants are employed. This 
 is the largest wliole^sale and retail 
 grocery house in Eastern Connecticut. 
 The goods are all carefully selected, 
 and I)}' reason of the enormous Cjuanti- 
 ties continually disposed of, are to be 
 had at the very lowest prices. The 
 firm's facilities for handling, storing, 
 and delivering goods are admiral)le. 
 
 114
 
 {picturesque 1Rew ILondon, 
 
 Dk. J. Eugene Uxdeiihill was 
 born ill Orange Countj-, Vermont, in 
 1851, and went 
 with his parents 
 six years later ti:i 
 Illinois, where he 
 subsequently en- 
 gaged with his 
 father in stock 
 raising. Later he 
 went to Iowa in 
 the same business 
 and for ten years 
 was engaged in 
 stock raising in 
 Southwestern 
 Kansas. He is 
 thus thoroughly 
 conversant with 
 animals and theii' 
 ailments. He went 
 to New York State 
 in 1888 and was 
 engaged in selling 
 and handling 
 imported horses. 
 
 DR. J. EUGENE UNDERHILL, 
 
 Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist. Howe's Stable. 
 Green and Golden Streets. 
 
 In 1890 he l)egan his I'rotection, and of 
 studies as a veterinarian at the (;)ntario gregational Church. 
 
 Veterinary College at Toronto. After 
 graduating witli honors he located in 
 New London. His 
 real worth was 
 soon recognized 
 and his services 
 are now in much 
 demand, his pat- 
 rons knowino- that 
 the Doctor is a per- 
 fectly reliable man 
 and skilled in his 
 profession. Dr. 
 LT n d e r h i 1 1 was 
 married to Miss 
 Jennie E. Barnes 
 at Burdette, Kan- 
 sas, in 1880, and 
 has a son now 1-3 
 years of age. The 
 Doctor is a mem- 
 ber of Mohegan 
 Lodge of Odd 
 Fellows, the New 
 England Order of 
 the Second Con- 
 
 SCHWANER'S CITY MARKET, 20 MAIN STREET - 
 C. HENRY SCHWANER, PROPRIETOR. 
 
 11.5
 
 Ipicturesque 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 BALER'S BAKERY-4b8 BANK STREET- 
 
 Established in 1895. Franit A. Baier. Proprietor. Mr. Baier's Home-Made Bread is the Best in the City. From his Store 
 
 or Wagons may be Procured the Finest and Freshest of Everything in Bakery. 
 
 ' «4 
 
 
 At the Ocean Beach PA^'lLluN 
 one may enjoy an appetizing repast. 
 Mr. A. H. Wilkinson .serves every day 
 excellent sliore dinners, steamed clams, 
 broiled live lobsters, confectionery, ice 
 cream and soda water. Ocean Beach 
 furnishes the best bathing on the coast. 
 Mr. I. L. Diox, recently of Nor- 
 wich, purchased, a few months ago, the 
 shaving and hair 
 dressing business 
 at 2 4 i State 
 Street, New Lon- 
 don, which is con- 
 ducted under his 
 personal super- 
 vision. Mr. Dion 
 is a skillful ton- 
 sorial artist, who 
 adopts every pos- 
 sible means tend- 
 ing toward the 
 satisfaction of his customers. 
 
 E. D. Steele's Ceothixi; Estab- 
 lishment in the Neptune Building, is a 
 true representation of a modern metro- 
 politan store. Occupying a fire-proof, 
 centrally located block, and e(iuipped 
 with every appliance for display, and 
 for comfort of patrons.it offers unusual 
 opportunities in the clothing line. 
 
 ^L 
 
 I. 
 
 24' 
 
 L. DION. 
 , State Street. 
 
 THECi.ixvEXiEXCEof being directly 
 served with staple commodities is a 
 universally appreciated one. Thomas 
 Fastovsky, dealer in kerosene oil, 
 regulai'ly supplies his customers at 
 their homes. His residence is at 19 
 Hempstead Street, where a postal 
 will reach him and elicit a prompt 
 response. 
 
 The New Loxdon Haxd axd 
 Stea3I Laundey, Harvey H. Daniels, 
 Proprietor, does first class work at 
 popular prices. It gives particular at- 
 tention to hand work, which man}' pre- 
 fer to the steam process. Its teams 
 call for and return the work at regu- 
 lar and frequent intervals. At this 
 lauudrv one may have his linen laun- 
 dered in either gloss or domestic finish, 
 as desired. The launihy office is at 
 470 Bank Street. 
 
 The Crvst.-vl Candy Kitchen, 82 
 State Street, is under the proprietor- 
 ship of Mr. S. Patterson. Here are 
 manufactured daily, and sold at whole- 
 sale and retail, the finest quality of 
 confectionery and ice cream. Mr. 
 Patterson makes a specialty of cater- 
 ing for weddings, parties, and recep- 
 tions. 
 
 116
 
 Ipicturesquc 1Rew ILondon. 
 
 mc: 
 
 The Troy Steam Laundry enjoys 
 an enviable reputation for its fine qual- 
 ity of work, and for its ready and 
 
 courteous service. Its 
 
 present location is at 1S8 
 Bank Street. It will ere 
 long, however, lie install- 
 ed in a fine new building 
 nearly opposite, now in 
 process of erection by 
 Mr. Alex. Fournier, its 
 proprietor. The policy of 
 this laundry is superior 
 work in whiteness and 
 finish imparted, yet with 
 an extraordinary min- 
 imum of wear and tear. 
 Fi'om an economic stand- 
 point this means nuich. 
 And this quality, un- 
 doubtedly, has done a 
 great deal to enhance tlie 
 success of Mr. Fournier's 
 business. 
 
 E" 
 
 U-- 
 
 ofiice is 87-t5 ; that of the Norwich 
 
 laundry, 29-5. 
 
 The new l)uilding undergoing con- 
 struction on Bank Street, 
 for occupancy by the 
 Troy Laundry, is from 
 plans by the architect, 
 Mr. C. E. Fournier, who 
 is second cousin to Mr. 
 Alex. Fournier, and was 
 born in Canada, in 1861. 
 His education was com- 
 pleted in the Seminary 
 of Ste. Marie de Monnoir, 
 Province of Quebec. The 
 first years subsequent 
 to his seminary life were 
 devoted to the dry goods 
 business, which upon the 
 death of his wife in 1891, 
 he abandoned for the 
 study of architecture. 
 He is a meml)er of tiie 
 Association of Architects 
 
 *S53I5S;»=^ 
 
 Alex. Fournierwas born NEW BUILDING OF THE of the Province of Que- 
 in Montreal. His educa- TROY STEAM LA.UN- i,ec. It is his intention, 
 tion was secured in West DRY-BANK STREET. after the completion of the 
 
 Alex. Fournier. Proprietor. C.E, Fournier. „„ i„, „i i -i t 
 
 lu- .„u:.„. new laundry building, 
 
 which exacts most of his 
 time as supervising architect, to estab- 
 lish in New London, offices for the 
 pursuit of his chosen profession of 
 
 Springfield, MaSSacl— Alex. Fournier. Proprietor. C.E.Fournier. 
 
 lad 
 
 setts. He has 
 
 vast amount of experience in the 
 laundry business. His first esta))lish- 
 raent in this line was in Troy, New 
 York, and he has 
 also conducted 
 similar entei- 
 prises in the 
 cities of Spring- 
 field, Meriden, 
 and Hartford. 
 The Troy 
 Laundry of 
 Norwich, Con- 
 necticut, is alsi> 
 his property. 
 Each of his con- 
 cerns f)ossesst's 
 its teams for the 
 collection and 
 delivery of the 
 laundry pack- 
 
 Architect. 
 
 ONE OF THE DELIVERY WAGONS 
 THE TROY STEAM LAUNDRY. 
 
 OF 
 
 ages of its patrons. The tele- 
 phone call of the New London 
 
 will be a handsome 
 city's buildings. 
 
 arc hitecture. 
 The 1 a u n d ry 
 building is to be 
 a four-story edi- 
 fice of fine ap- 
 pearance. The 
 architecture will 
 be pleasing, and 
 altogether the 
 structure will 
 be well built, 
 and adequate to 
 its purpose. It 
 will reflect cre- 
 dit upon those 
 having its con- 
 st ru c tion in 
 c barge, a n d 
 addition to the 
 
 117
 
 Ip^icturesquc 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 The Name of Thomas Howe is 
 inseparably connected with the busi- 
 ness of dealing in horses, carriages, 
 etc., as well as with the general livery 
 business in Xew London. Mr. Howe, 
 at first as a member of the firm of 
 Frank Howe & Son, and later under 
 his own name, has conducted very 
 large and successful dealings in 
 this line for years. He keeps the 
 best in horses, carriages, harness. 
 and horse goods. He is noted for 
 fair transactions. In the business 
 community Mr. 
 Howe has always 
 taken a leading 
 part, and secures 
 whatever comes 
 into the market 
 that is new and 
 modern. Early 
 in 1880, with hi's 
 father, the late 
 Frank Howe, he 
 began business in 
 the old Edgcomb 
 property, (iolden 
 Street, later re- 
 moving to his 
 present stand at 
 the corner of 
 Green and 
 Golden streets. 
 
 A livery, with 
 the purchase and 
 sale of horses, 
 was the sole 
 business for 
 several years, un- 
 til Mr. Howe, realizing that there 
 existed a demand for the best in 
 wagons and carriages, and also for 
 the styles of vehicles that are manu- 
 factured only for first-class trade b}' 
 large factories, added this branch, and 
 has prospered in that department from 
 the beginning. Success in his under- 
 taking in the sale of carriages stimu- 
 lated Mr. Howe to make still further 
 extension of his business ; and to that 
 end he began the purchase of horses 
 in large numbers from many sections 
 
 THOMAS HOWE, 
 
 Proprietor of Livery Stable and Carriage Repository 
 Green and Golden Streets. 
 
 of the country in which they are bred 
 extensively. Weekly and special sales 
 at certain seasons of the year, princi- 
 pally by auction, have now been a 
 feature for several years, and farmers, 
 teamsters, drivers, and in fact all 
 who use horses for business or pleasure, 
 have become accustomed to regard his 
 repository as the source of supply. 
 yii: Howe is an auctioneer of much 
 ability and wit, and his sales constitute 
 an entertaining phase of his business. 
 At his stal)le one may secure a first- 
 class turnout 
 or stylish equip- 
 age with which 
 to e n j o y the 
 m a n )• pleasant 
 drives in which 
 New L o n d o n 
 aliounds. At re- 
 (piest a driver 
 will be furnished 
 who is thorough- 
 ly familiar with 
 the most inter- 
 esting and charm- 
 ing sections. 
 
 The horses and 
 ca,rriages of this 
 stable are the 
 best obtainable. 
 The facilities for 
 the acconnnoda- 
 tion of the public 
 are extensive. 
 The stable office 
 is connected l)y 
 telephone, a n d 
 calls for carriages of any description 
 are promptly answered, and immedi- 
 ately and satisfactorily filled. 
 
 In addition to his finely equipped 
 stable and repository at the corner of 
 Green and Golden streets, Mr. Howe 
 has a sale-stable on Bank Street, be- 
 low ]\Iontauk Avenue. His sales are 
 conducted in a manner to inspire the 
 confidence of all who deal with him, 
 and he exerts remarkable energy in 
 securing the finest horses, and in look- 
 ing after the interest of his patrons. 
 
 118
 
 119
 
 [picturesque 1Rew London, 
 
 Di;. Chaules H. Lami:, veterinary 
 surgeon and dentist, has his office at 
 T. B. Earle's liver- 
 a r y stable, 15 
 Golden Street, 
 New London. He 
 was born in Mystic, 
 August 28 th, 
 1859. In 1885 he 
 moved to Groton, 
 and began the 
 study of medicine 
 and the practice of 
 veterinary surgery. 
 Subsequently he 
 studied under an 
 eminent ^'eterinar- 
 ian in New York 
 City. In 1888 he 
 commenced actual 
 practice as a veter- 
 inary surgeon and 
 dentist. He was 
 in 188!t appointed 
 
 DR. CHARLES H. LAMB, 
 Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist. 15 Golden Street. 
 
 President of the application are 
 
 Connecticut Humane Society, and is 
 its State Agent. He ranks with the 
 most satisfactory 
 and efficient of the 
 Society's represen- 
 tatives. Dr. Lamb 
 i s a n expert in 
 the examination 
 of stock for traces 
 of the dread tuber- 
 culosis. He has 
 been credited 
 by the New Lon- 
 don press with 
 lieing one of the 
 best veterinarians 
 in the State. In 
 metliods and in- 
 struments he keeps 
 abreast of the 
 times, and his 
 ideas and man- 
 ner of their 
 distinctly modern. 
 
 Ray Lewis, proprietor of ''Hillside," 
 is well known to the people of New 
 London, having conducted the milk 
 business here for over twenty years. 
 He is a native of Rockville, R. I. In 
 1897 he purchased "Hillside," where 
 he erected a handsome dwelling house 
 and modern barns. He was a select- 
 man of the Town of Waterford from 
 1897 to 1898, and is a member of 
 Pequot Lodge, No. 85, I. O. O. F.: 
 Relief Lodge, No. 37, A.O.U.W., and 
 Ledyard Council, No. 31, O. U. A. M. 
 
 Joseph Bradford, blank book man- 
 ufacturer, paper ruler and book l)inder, 
 conducts business at 85 Main Street, 
 Norwich, Connecticut. He makes 
 blank Ijooks to order, rules paper to 
 any given pattern, aiul numbers in any 
 colored ink desired, checks, notes, 
 drafts, coupons. and tickets of all kinds. 
 He makes a specialty of liiuding peri- 
 odicals and newspapers in all styles, 
 andfurnishes backnumbers forthe com- 
 pletion of volumes. He also repairs 
 and rebinds old and mutilated books. 
 
 FRANCIS P. D'AVIGNON, 
 
 MARBLE AND GRANITE 
 
 WORKS — 508 BANK ST., 
 
 Agent lor and Dealer in Cemetery Vases. 
 
 120
 
 jpicturesquc 1Rew Uondon* 
 
 Geoege G. Avery, projirietor of 
 the livery, hack and boarding stal)le 
 at the corner of Main and Chnrch 
 streets, New London, was born in 
 Montville, Connecticut, July 4th, 
 1861. He is a descendant from the 
 Avery family of Groton, famous for 
 the part they played in the troublous 
 times coeval with the War of the 
 Revolution. He is the son of Gris- 
 wold G. and Cornelia Chappell Avery. 
 He received 
 his earl}' edu- 
 cation in the 
 schools of 
 New London. 
 His present 
 business, at 
 the corner of 
 Main an d 
 Church 
 streets, dates 
 its inception 
 from 1874. 
 The building 
 it occupies is 
 one of the 
 historic land- 
 m arks of 
 New London. 
 It v/as erect- 
 ed to serve as 
 a house of 
 worship for 
 the Episco- 
 pal Society in 
 New London 
 during the days of its early exist- 
 ence, and as such was consecrated 
 September 20th, 1787. It was after- 
 wards leased to the Congregational 
 Society, and subsequently purchased 
 by the LTniversalists, who eventuallj^ 
 sold it to Mr. Avery, its present 
 owner. 
 
 In the introduction of electric lights 
 in carriages in New London, Mr. 
 Avery was the pioneer. He is a lead- 
 ing liveryman of tlie city, and carries 
 
 GEORGE G. AVERY. 
 
 the most extensive line of rubber-tired 
 vehicles. He makes a point of having 
 on hand at all seasons of the year a 
 fine assortment of carriages and 
 horses. He has some very comfort- 
 able and stylish equipages, which are 
 always kept in the liest condition, and 
 in readiness for immediate response to 
 urgent or hurried calls. He maintains 
 first-class turnouts and hacks for all 
 occasions, furnishes careful drivers 
 
 who are thor- 
 oughly com- 
 petent, and 
 familiar with 
 the varied 
 points of 
 interest in 
 and a li o u t 
 New London. 
 His stable is 
 a d m i r a 1) 1 y 
 equipped for 
 affording 
 every possi- 
 ble attention 
 to lioth ])er- 
 manent and 
 trans lent 
 lustomers. 
 
 At the "Pe- 
 ([uot Colony" 
 h e conducts 
 the Pequot 
 House Liv- 
 ery, and the 
 hotel baggage 
 service. Both of his stal)les are con- 
 nected by telephone; the Pequot call 
 is 194-3, and the uptown nundjer 59-5. 
 Mr. Avery is a prominent represen- 
 tative of the competitive life of the 
 city, and is possessed of a generous 
 share of business acumen, coupled 
 with a spirit of fairness and honor in 
 all his transactions that inspires con- 
 fidence and respect. He was married 
 to .Jennie C. Crosl)ie, of New London, 
 on the 5th of October, 1898. 
 
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 121
 
 ALBERT N. FETHERSON^S LIVERY STABLE- II BREWER STREET. 
 
 At Any Hour of the Day or Night One May Secure from the Livery Stable of A. N. Fetherson. Any Kind of Turnout Desired. 
 
 This Stable is One of the Finest in the City, and is Completely Appointed in 
 
 Every Particular. It is Connected by Telephone. 
 
 ONE OF A. N. FETHERSON'S MODERN EQUIPAGES. 
 
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 The Memorial Hospital was Erected From a Fund Furnished by the Late Hon. Jonathan Newton Harris 
 
 Chapter X. 
 
 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 PRINOPAL BUSINESS STREETS OF NEW LONDON MERCANTILE PROGRESS 
 — THE CITY'S BRIGHT COMMERQAL OUTLOOK — 
 ENTERPRISING CONCERNS. 
 
 representing various trade and com- 
 mercial pursuits, but tlie foregoing are 
 by far the laisiest. 
 
 The mercantile spirit in New London 
 has within the past few years shown 
 an nnusual increase in activity. As 
 the city has grown in population, it 
 has received an added commercial 
 impetus, and many of the business 
 houses that have been for years situ- 
 ated here, have branched out, and are 
 conducting their interests on a con- 
 siderably larger scale than heretofore. 
 New and enterprising concerns, — 
 not only among the manufacturers, 
 but of the merchants and tradesmen — 
 considering the future of the city to 
 be a bright one, have wisely located' 
 within its precincts. Of the likelihood' 
 of its increasing in trade prosperity 
 year-by-year, there is very little doubt,, 
 and the public-spirited New Londoner 
 will, unquestionably, do all within liis 
 power towards the accomplishment of 
 so desirable an outcome. 
 
 GILBERT BISHOP, 
 A Retired Merchant of New London. 
 
 The Princii'al Busine.ss 
 Thopioughfares of New London 
 are Bank, State, and Main streets. 
 There are, of course, many others 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rcw ILondon, 
 
 Ix A Port oi" SrcH Lmpoktaxce 
 AS New Loxdox, ship chandlerv is a 
 prosperous and representative industry. 
 Then)em1)ers 
 of the tirni of 
 the D a r r o \v 
 &: Comstook 
 Company, in- 
 corporated in 
 19 01, are 
 Courtland S. 
 D a r r o w , 
 President, 
 and William 
 M. Darrow, 
 Sec re tary 
 and Treasur- 
 er, both resi- 
 dents of New 
 London. 
 Their busi- 
 ness was 
 established 
 in l:^7tl. at 
 1-2 Bank 
 Street. I n 
 188fithetirm 
 purchased THE DARROW & COMSTOCK COMPANY BUILDING, 
 
 and moved '"*-"6 Bank street. 
 
 into the substantial and commodious 
 1 )uilding which they now occupy. This 
 step was made necessary by the 
 
 The New ExciLAXD Exgixeering 
 CoMi»ANY has its liome office at Water- 
 bury, Connecticut 
 
 constantly increasing volume of busi- 
 ness. The Darrow & Comstock 
 Company are wholesale dealers in 
 
 ship chand- 
 lers' galvan- 
 ize d hard- 
 ware. They 
 have con- 
 stantly on 
 hand j'acht, 
 engineers', 
 and mill sup- 
 plies : These 
 include oils 
 and packing 
 waste, and 
 Ijrass and 
 iron steam 
 pipe with fit- 
 tings a n d 
 valves. This 
 lirm has re- 
 i-ently instal- 
 led power 
 and machin- 
 rry for cut- 
 t i n g and 
 threading up 
 to. and in- 
 and carries 
 
 eluding, six inch pipe 
 
 a full line of pipe and fittings up 
 
 to that size. 
 
 and branches estal)- 
 lished in most of 
 the principal cities 
 in the surrounding 
 states, with its New 
 York office at 100 
 Broadway. The 
 New London office 
 is at 23 ^Llin Street 
 under the manage- 
 ment of Mr. J. P. 
 Gillette who has 
 had twelve yeai-s of 
 practical experience 
 in electric light and 
 railway work. The 
 company was incor- 
 porated for the pur- 
 pose of electrical 
 
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 power than any other engineering com- 
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 and their experience 
 and advice are of 
 value. They study 
 the requirements in 
 every specific case, 
 and adapt the ma- 
 chinery and equip- 
 ment which is sure 
 to produce results 
 most economically 
 a n d satisfactorily. 
 The local l)ranches 
 cover all hranches 
 of engineering, and 
 make a specialty of 
 isolated plants, elec- 
 tric light wiring, 
 niotcirs. repairing. 
 
 a n d mechanical OFFICE OF THE N. E. ENGINEERING CO. \^^^ \orVspond 
 
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 [picturesque 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 Sajiuel W. Malloey was for sev- 
 ei'al 3'ears associated with his father, 
 the hite Leonard 
 Mallory. in the 
 pi ami )ing business, 
 and upon the death 
 of the latter 
 became sole pro- 
 p ri e t o r. He is 
 thoroughly conver- 
 sant with the 
 details of the 
 trade, and ranks 
 with the most effi- 
 cient in that line 
 of enterprise. 
 His business 
 experience is com- 
 prehensive. He 
 commenced active 
 life in New Lon- 
 don as a represen- SAMUEL W. 
 tative of the clothing trade, 
 and afterwards continued to devote 
 
 his energies to the same line in other 
 and larger cities. He is a man of varied 
 accomplishments, 
 possessing a 
 marked penchant, 
 and no little abil- 
 ity, for music. He 
 was for several 
 years leader of 
 the Third Regi- 
 ment Band, and 
 lias acted as con- 
 ductor of various 
 p o p u 1 a r orches- 
 tras. As a soloist 
 and leader he is 
 well known 
 throughout the 
 State, and has 
 had many induce- 
 ments to devote 
 MALLORY. his time entirely 
 
 to music, in which direction his great- 
 est talent lies. 
 
 INTERIOR OF THE PLUMBING ESTABLISHMENT OF JORDAN & CLEARY, 
 
 39 MAIN STREET. 
 
 Jordan & Cleary are First Class Plumbers. Steam and Gas Fitters. The> Carry a Full Line of Plumbing Accessories. 
 Gas and Steam Fixtures, and Heating Apparatus. Ttie> Make a Specialty of Jobbing and Repairing. 
 
 126
 
 Ipicturesquc 1Rew 3Lonclon« 
 
 B. H. HiLLiAR is sole agent for the 
 Richmond Stoves, Ranges, Steam and 
 Hot Air Heat- 
 ers, which are 
 manufactured 
 in the neigh- 
 boring city of 
 Norwich. The 
 Richmond 
 Manufactur- 
 ing Company 
 has been con- 
 t i n u o u s 1 y 
 repi'esented by 
 the firms that 
 have occupied 
 the store at 49 
 Bank Street 
 since 1869. A 
 long record, 
 and one that 
 eloquently be- 
 speaks the 
 Richmond 
 Company's es- 
 timate of Mr. Hilliar and his prede- 
 cessors. About thirty 3'ears ago the 
 
 Jordan & Cleary 
 are agents for the 
 William H. Page 
 I! oiler Company of 
 Norwich, manufac- 
 turers of the Volun- 
 teer and other 
 celebrated steam and 
 hot water lieaters. 
 The firm is located 
 at 39 Main Street, 
 J|and comprises Joseph 
 ss**" - \^. Jordan a n d 
 -Thomas P. Cleary. 
 A Pro^hnent Builder of New 
 London is Asa O. Goddard, whose shop 
 is located in the rear of 248 Bank 
 Street. Mr. Goddard has erected many 
 of the city's fine residences and Ijuild- 
 ings. He pays particular attention to 
 carpentering and jobbing in all its 
 branches, and his work is always 
 thoroughly and expeditiously executed. 
 He solicits estimates, which he fur- 
 nishes with promptness and accuracy. 
 His residence is on Broad Street, 
 above the city line. 
 
 HILLIAR'S— 49 BANK STREET, 
 
 Richmond Stove Company placed upon 
 the market the first range to success- 
 fully supersede 
 the old fash- 
 ioned cook 
 stove. The 
 construction of 
 its essential 
 parts are now 
 very nearly 
 perfect. Va- 
 rious experi- 
 ments have 
 produced very 
 g r a t i f y i n g 
 results. In ad- 
 dition to his 
 large stock of 
 stoves and 
 ranges, Mr. 
 Hilliar carries 
 a tine line of 
 plumbing sup- 
 plies, and at- 
 tends to orders 
 for plumbing, steam and gas fitting, 
 with promptness and efliciency. 
 
 That Beautiful Section of New 
 London, the Pequot District, contains 
 many residences that lietoken wealth 
 and refinement. The grounds of many 
 of these charming estates owe much of 
 tlieir loveliness and symmetry of land- 
 scape to the civil engineering, taste and 
 skill of Elisha Post, one of New Lon- 
 don's foremost contractors. Other of 
 the city's localities as well, bear eviden- 
 ces of his handiwork. Mr. Post is the 
 son of John and Nancy M. Rogers Post, 
 and was born in Bozrah, Connecticut, 
 July 11th, 1853. His early education 
 was secured in the public schools of his 
 native town. Like many others who are 
 successful in the competitive strife of 
 our cities, Mr. Post commenced liis ca- 
 reer as a young agriculturalist, and 
 afterwards liecame largely interested in 
 the milk business on his own account. 
 In 1888 he established in New London 
 liis first enterprise, which was that of 
 teaming and jol>l)ing, later engaging in 
 his present business of stone mason 
 work, grading, roofing, concreting and 
 buildino- movinar. 
 
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 lptcturesc)uc 1Rcw Uondon. 
 
 The Faculty uf thk 
 Hartford Consekv a- 
 TORY OF Music, 315 Pearl 
 Street, (Y. M. C. A. Build- 
 ing) Hartford. Connecticut, 
 comprises some of the best 
 New York artists and teach- 
 ers, such as Richard Bur- 
 meister, pianist; Theodore 
 Van Yorx, tenor ; William 
 Davol Sanders, violinist ; 
 and Frederick Blair, vio- 
 lincellist: alsoN. H. Allen, 
 organist; W. V. Abell, 
 voice culture and piano, and 
 eleven other instructors. 
 
 The establishment of the 
 Hartford Conservatory of 
 jNIusii; Summer School at 
 New London, Connecticut, 
 affords the public of that 
 vicinity, for a part of the 
 year, the very best musical 
 advantages to l)e obtained 
 l)etween New York and 
 Boston. The Hartford 
 
 W. V. ABELL, 
 
 Musical Director. 
 
 THEOUORH VAN , uKX, 
 Tenor. 
 
 Conservatory offers oppor- 
 tunity for study with the 
 very best New York 
 artists and teachers, with- 
 out the additional expense 
 of going to a larger city 
 for a musical education. 
 All branches of music are 
 taught, and certificates 
 awarded in the teachers' 
 and artists" courses. Ar- 
 rangements can be made 
 witli W. V. Al>ell, Director, 
 for lessons with the in- 
 structors at the heads of the 
 different departments. As- 
 sistants, teaching the same 
 methods, are employed; 
 thus the Conservatory fur- 
 nishes good instruction at 
 all prices. Those desiring 
 circulars or detailed infor- 
 mation concerning the Con- 
 servatorv, should write to 
 W.V. Abell. Musical Direc- 
 tor, Hartford, Connecticut. 
 
 Patrick W. Ru.ssell, plumber, 
 steam and gas fitter, at 224 Bank 
 Street, established his first business 
 enterprise in that 
 line in 1S72, as suc- 
 cessor to Leonard 
 W. Dart. He deals 
 in gas fixtures and 
 I all appurtenances 
 ' p e c u 1 i a r to the 
 trade. The plumb- 
 ing and gas fitting 
 in many of New 
 London's principal 
 
 PATRICK W. 
 RUSSELL. 
 
 ijuildings is his 
 
 work. He was 
 awarded the con- 
 tract over many competitors for the 
 steam piping in St. Mary's Star of the 
 Sea Roman Catholii^ Church. Mr. 
 Russell is a member of St. John's 
 Literary Society, and a charter member 
 of the Knights of Cohunbus. He is 
 also a member of St. Mary's Church, 
 and for the past twenty-five years has 
 sung in its choir. 
 
 William L. Rok, carpenter and 
 builder, was born in Patchogue, L. I., 
 in 1851. In 1864 he came to New 
 I^ondon. He first embarked in business 
 on his own account in 1876, witli a 
 Mr. Bingham, under the firm name of 
 Roe & Bingham. This firm erected a 
 number of notable New London resi- 
 dences, among them those of James 
 Hislop, and A. G. (iriffin. In 1880 
 Mr. Roe dissolved partnership with 
 ]\Ir. Bingham. Since then he has con- 
 strut'ted more than 120 residences and 
 stores. The Ocean Beach cottages of 
 F. H. Chappell, Ex-Governor T. M. 
 Waller, and W. A. Appleb}-; the car 
 station at ( )cean Beacii, and the car 
 barn of tlie New London Street Rail- 
 way Comjjan}', were built b}' him. He 
 lias been a mend)er of the New London 
 Fire Department for twenty-seven 
 years. Inspector of Buildings for three 
 years, and is a member of the New 
 London Board of Trade, and of the 
 Board of Relief. His residence and 
 office is at 6 Belden Street. 
 
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 (picturesque 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 HEADQUARTERS OF THE H. O. BURCH CONTRACTING AND MANUFAC- 
 TURING COMPANY — HEMPSTEAD STREET. 
 
 Mr. H. 0. Burch Has Been in Business in New London for 25 Years. Tlie Specialty in the Manufacturing Department of 
 
 the H. 0. Burch Contracting and Manufacturing Company is the Production of the H. 0. Burch Chimney Tops. 
 
 and Artificial Stone, the Process for the Manufacture of Which is Mr. Burch's Own. These Products 
 
 are Endorsed by the Leading Architects and Builders. Who Have Used 
 
 Them Constantly for the Past Fifteen Years. 
 
 Building Enteki'KISk, and substan- 
 tial appreciation in real estate values 
 in New London is unequivocally trace- 
 able to the city's geographical situation, 
 and to the progressive spirit of its 
 staunch citizens. The attitude, taste, 
 and ability of its architects and con- 
 tractors, however, liave undouljtedly 
 exercised a favorable influence upon 
 the intentions of many contemplative 
 home-builders. Dennis J. Murphy, one 
 of New London's leading contractors, 
 is an enterprising representative of the 
 local builders' trade. He was l)orn in 
 Ireland July 24th, 1864. In 1885 he 
 located in New London. He became 
 associated with A. L. Dean & Co., 
 masons and builders, in 18n2, subse- 
 quently withdrawing from that firm, 
 and engaging in the same line of busi- 
 ness on liis own account in 189.5. 
 Among notable buildings erected by 
 liim are tlie following : The Goldsmith 
 Building, Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium, the 
 Catholic School and Convent, and the 
 Fournier Building, in New London, 
 and the Allyn Block, Groton. His 
 residence and office are at 17 Tilley 
 Street, and are connected by teleplione. 
 
 Wfislev Chimney 
 Cats liave been in 
 use for more than 
 twenty years, and 
 have given uni- 
 versal satisfaction. 
 They are made of 
 cast iron and afford 
 absolute protection. 
 They are for sale by 
 Luke Martin, of 4 
 Lee Avenue, New London, a chimney 
 expert of thirty years' experience. 
 
 Many Principal Streets of New 
 London bear evidences of the construc- 
 tive skill of William .J. Cullen, carpen- 
 ter and builder, who lias his office and 
 residence at 830 Bank Street. The 
 residence of Miss Mary F. Brown, on 
 Waller Street, several modern houses 
 on Blackball Street, John Collins' com- 
 fortable Bank Street cottage, tliree fine 
 houses on Coleman Street — the prop- 
 erty of Messrs. Francis Bracken, Julian 
 and Edward Cook, respectively — and 
 tnany other structures, some preten- 
 tious, others modest in design, were 
 erected by Mr. Cullen.
 
 (picturesque 1Rew ^London. 
 
 The Oldest, and 
 one of the largest 
 and best known 
 wall paper and dec- 
 orating houses in 
 Eastern Connecti- 
 cut is the New 
 London Decor- 
 ating Company, 
 (t. R. Sweeney, 
 Proprietor, located 
 ;i t n u m Ij e r 12 
 I'.ank Street. It 
 transacts a whole- 
 sale and retail busi- 
 ness in wall papers, 
 paints, leads, oils, 
 varnishes, and 
 window glass, and 
 accepts contracts 
 INTERIOR OF THE NEW LONDON DECORATING COMPANY'S for exterior and 
 STORE -J2 BANK STREET. interior painting 
 
 and decoratiu"'. 
 
 New London Harbok, than which 
 the world has few that surpass it in 
 excellence and beaut_y, is the frequent 
 rendezvous of many 
 sailing parties and yacht 
 club fleets. In summer 
 its waters are almost 
 constantly dotted with 
 the white sails of busi- 
 ness and i)leasure craft. 
 The boats of the fisher- 
 men, too, add not a little 
 to the scene. For so long 
 as there is wind to l)e 
 utilized for motive pow- 
 er, the sail will have its 
 place; it is too neces- 
 sary and picturesque 
 ever to be entirely dis- 
 carded for the more 
 modern methods of 
 aquatic propulsion. Sailmaking is an 
 important New London industry, and 
 for the fine quality, cut, and workman- 
 ship embodied in its sails, it is famous. 
 Benjamin F. Bailey, its most prominent 
 sailmaker, and dealer in sail stock at 
 286 Bank Street, was born in Groton, 
 Connecticut, sixty years ago, son of 
 Henry and Susan Franklin Bailey, and 
 received his education in the puV)lic 
 
 BENJAMIN F. BAILEY 
 
 schools of Groton. He established his 
 present business about forty years 
 ago, and has conducted it with 
 marked success. He 
 pays particular atten- 
 tion to the finest of 
 sailmaking for yachts, 
 and whether — by choice 
 of the customer — his 
 j-acht or boat sails are 
 manufactured by hand 
 or machine, they are 
 made in the best possi- 
 l)le manner. He also 
 makes tents and awn- 
 ings, has on hand tents 
 to rent, and sells and 
 p u re li a s e s old and 
 second-hand sails. Mr. 
 Bailey is a veteran of 
 the Civil War 
 and served in 
 the 21st Con- 
 necticut Beg- 
 iuient. He is 
 a member of 
 the Odd Fel- 
 lows, Ancient 
 ( )rder of L^ni- 
 tedWorkmen 
 and the Jiblioom Club of New London. 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rcw ILondon* 
 
 RECENT BUILDING ACQUISITIONS — COIT AND JAY STREETS — ERECTED BY 
 
 PERRY BROTHERS, CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. 
 Messrs. Perry Brothers are New London Contractors: Their P. 0. Address is Box 108. Uncasville. Connecticut. The 
 Architects of the Structures. Corner of Coit and Jay Streets Shown in the Illustration, are IVIessrs. Donnelly & Hazeltine. 
 
 The Firm of Hobkon iV- Root, H. lioot was l)oin in Moiitville,Coiiiiec- 
 painters and decorators, consists of 
 Andrew J. Hobron and John H. Root. 
 It was established in 1873, under the 
 same firm name l)y wliich it is now 
 known. Messrs. Hol)ron & Root have 
 been in continuous partnersliip for tlie 
 past twenty-eiglit jears. Andrew J. 
 Hobron is a native of New London, 
 son of Captain William Hobron. .John 
 
 ticut, February 1st, 1855. His father 
 was Joseph P. Root. The Inisiness 
 location of Hobron & Root is at 
 24 Church Street. The}' are contract- 
 ors for all kinds of painting and paper 
 hanging, and for glazing and hardwood 
 finishing, and always keep in stock a 
 full line of painters' supplies. 
 
 INTERIOR OF THE BICYCLE AND SPORTING GOODS STORE OF CHARLES L. 
 
 HOLMES 217 BANK STREET. 
 
 Charles L. Holmes. Dealer in Bicycles. Bicycle Sundries, and Sporting Goods. Does Bicycle Repairing in All Its Branches. 
 
 Rents Bicycles, and is Local Agent for the White Sewing Machine.
 
 (picturesque 1Hew Uondon. 
 
 INTERIOR OF W. W. WINCHESTER'S WALL PAPER AND DECORATING STORE, 
 5 MAIN STREET, NEW LONDON. 
 
 William W. AV'inchestee is the 
 owner and manager of the business 
 conducted in the store at number 5 
 Main Street. He carries tlie hirgest 
 and most varied 
 stock of wall 
 papers in the 
 city, and an ele- 
 g a n t line of 
 window shades. 
 His assortment 
 of varnishes, 
 glass, brushes, 
 and painters" 
 supplies is com- 
 plete. He holds 
 the agency for 
 the famous 
 Devoe and Ray- 
 nolds lead and 
 zinc paints, the only ready-mixed 
 paints now on the market carrying the 
 makers" guarantee for durability. Mr. 
 Winchester has been identified with 
 
 FRONT OF W. W. WINCHESTER'S STORE, 
 
 5 Main Street. 
 
 the painting business for the past 
 twenty-three years, and possesses a 
 thorough knowledge of its require- 
 ments. This <]uality makes his service 
 o f incalculable 
 value to the 
 host of pleased 
 customers, who 
 have been his 
 patrons for a 
 number of years. 
 One has but to 
 leave his order 
 at n u m b e r .5 
 Main Street to 
 have this valu- 
 able experience 
 placed wIidII}' at 
 his disposal. 
 Mr. Winches- 
 
 ter"s place of business is open from 
 • >.4.5 a. m. to ti p. m., and on Satur- 
 days and Mondays is open evenings 
 until tt.30 o"clock. 
 
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 LABORATORY OF THE SHEFFIELD DENTIFRICE COMPANY. 
 
 Since Dr. Sheffield's Creme Dentifrice was Placed on the Market in 1881. its Sales Have Increased to an Enormous 
 
 Degree, the Daily Output Now Being Over a Ton in Weight. It Has Been Advertised Only by Free Distribution. 
 
 and its Quality Has Made a Market for it in Every Part of the World. The Company Now Claims 
 
 to Have the Most Extensive Dentifrice Business in Existence. 
 
 Ch apter X 1l« 
 
 NEW LONDON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 FAVORABLE TRADE INFLUENCES — A POPULAR SUMMER RESORT AND 
 SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL CENTER — PRINCIPAL HOTELS — SOME PRO- 
 GRESSIVE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. 
 
 London, after the decline in 
 the proHts to lie derived from 
 those pursuits, commenced 
 for its commercial benefits to 
 avail itself of its admirable 
 location. To this and to the 
 inherent progressiveness of 
 its inhabitants, is due the 
 fact that it is famed as a 
 healthfully growing man- 
 ufacturing and mercantile 
 center, as well as a summer 
 resort. In that it combines 
 these characteristics, it is an 
 exception, and a notable 
 and delightful exception, 
 too. It is seldom that a 
 popular sum ni e r water- 
 ing-place preserves at the 
 same time a healtliy and pro- 
 gressive business and manu- 
 facturing tone. A railroad 
 junction of importance, and reached 
 by a most direct water highway, its 
 facilities for freight transjjortation are 
 unexcelled. 
 
 WILLIAM H. ROWE, 
 Cashier New London City National Bank. 
 
 A City That in the Past had long 
 been accustomed to depend largely for 
 its prosperity upon its self-projecting 
 maritime commerce and ventures. New 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rcw Hondon. 
 
 CROCKER HOUSE — STATE STREET, NEW LONDON. 
 
 A. E. 
 Proprietor "Gem " 
 
 BECK WITH, 
 Restaurant. 3 State Street. 
 
 The Hotkl Koval ociupifs, on 
 Bank Street, an older hotel site than 
 any other hostelr}' now extant in New- 
 London. Its proprietor is Frederick 
 H. Gavitt. For twenty years previous 
 
 to his assuming the proprietorship of 
 the hotel in 1898, it was conducted liy 
 his father, a Civil War veteran, who 
 died aliout three years ago. The elder 
 Mr. Gavitt was one of the unfortunate 
 Union soldiers to endure confinement 
 in Liliby Prison. The Hotel Rojal is 
 adniiraljly conducted, and its service 
 and cuisine are excellent. It offers 
 special rates to commercial travellers. 
 Its proprietor, who was born in Ston- 
 ington, Connecticut, in 1868. is a 
 inendier of the Masons, of the Knights 
 of Pythias, the 
 Elks, the Forest- 
 ers, and of the 
 Nameaug Fire 
 Engine Com- 
 pany of New 
 L o n d o n . In 
 1 8!i2 he was 
 united in mar- 
 riage to Mary A. 
 Rogers, of Low- 
 ell, daughter of a 
 well known vet- 
 eran of the War FREDERICK H. GAVITT, 
 
 of the Rebellion. Proprietor Hotel Royal. 
 
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 (picturesque 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 Mr. James P. Sullivan was born 
 in New Britain, Connecticut, August 
 29th, 1873. His father, who died about 
 twenty-four years ago, was James P. 
 Sullivan. Mary Gorman Sullivan, his 
 mother, is still living, and resides with 
 her son. When but nine years of age 
 Mr. Sullivan commenced his career 
 as a self-supporting young man. In 
 1889 he began as laundryman in the 
 Hotel Russwin, New Britain. From 
 laundryman lie 
 beeaine night por- 
 ter, and from night 
 porter he was 
 p r o m o t e d to 
 a clerkship in 
 the same hotel. 
 As a clerk in the 
 Russwin Mr. Sul- 
 livan served three 
 years. He was 
 then called upon 
 to assume the 
 management of 
 the Hotel Colum- 
 bia, one of New 
 Britain's leading- 
 hotels. He has 
 also represented 
 the New Britain 
 Machine Com- 
 pany, and spent 
 fifteen months 
 travelling in their 
 
 employ, selling- 
 engines and wood 
 working machin- 
 ery. In June, J^MES P. SULLIVAN. 
 
 1 q'aa -yf Snl- '"'■'•'"''*''"'''' "'^ ^'o'*' *'""!''<'?• State Street, Near Union Depot 
 
 livan secured the proprietorshii) of The 
 Winthrop, in New London. This hotel 
 was in his hands but a short time when 
 its furnishings and interior appoint- 
 ments were entirely destroyed by tire. 
 At first thought this occurrence may 
 be deemed a very unfortunate one. 
 From an immediate pecuniary stand- 
 point it certainly was a misfortune ; 
 but eventually it will revert to a gain 
 for the proprietor, for the house is now 
 completely refurnished and refitted, 
 
 and is doing a prosjierous business. It 
 is the present proprietor's determination 
 that The Winthrop shall Vie maintained 
 on a business status as enterprising and 
 upright as that of any hotel in the city. 
 As a commercial house The Winthrop 
 of to-day is a first-class hostelry. New 
 London possesses a number of fine 
 hotels, yet the addition of one more of 
 a high character will be of great 
 l)enefit to the city. Mr. Sullivan has 
 evidently grasped 
 the knowledge 
 that a good com- 
 mercial house, 
 located near the 
 Fnion Depot and 
 the various steam- 
 boat lines, will 
 fill a long felt 
 demand. The 
 Winthrop is so 
 situated, Ijeing 
 1) u t a stone' s 
 throw from the 
 depot and the 
 wharves. The 
 push and determi- 
 nation of its 
 young proprietor 
 will win for it a 
 place among the 
 best commercial 
 hotels of New 
 England. The ap- 
 pointments of 
 The Winthrop are 
 of a high grade. 
 The cuisine is 
 excellent, and the 
 service courteous and efficient. The 
 house is lighted throughout by both 
 electricity and gas, and thoroughly 
 heated by steam. It is a reputable, up- 
 to-date house, and deserves generous 
 patronage. In personal appearance Mr. 
 Sullivan is very pleasing. He is 
 extremely courteous, and sincerely 
 cordial, and enjoys the distinction of 
 being one of the youngest and most 
 enterprising hotel proprietors in the 
 
 country. He has made his own way in 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rew Uondon. 
 
 NEW LONDON POLICE HEADQUAR- 
 TERS—BRADLEY STREET. 
 
 the world, and is very ambitious. His 
 principles of business equity and integ- 
 rity are firmly rooted in tlie right. In 
 religious persuasion he is a Roman Cath- 
 olic, and a member of St. Mary's Star 
 of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, of 
 New London. He is a member of Mer- 
 iden Lodge of Elks, Number Thirty 
 Five, and Past Chancellor of the 
 Knights of Columbus, Carmody Coun- 
 cil, of New Britain, Connecticut. 
 
 Captain Daniel R. Loosley, the 
 well known State Street periodical, 
 book, and stationery dealer, has had a 
 reniarkal)le career. He joined the 
 United States Army in 1855, and saw 
 service in the Indian Wars near Puget 
 Sound in 1855-58, in the San Juan 
 Island boundary disi)ute, and on the 
 "Star of the West," in its attempt to 
 relieve the garrison of Fort Sumter. 
 He has filled every rank from sergeant 
 to captain, and has been twice brevet- 
 ted. With tiie Army of the Potomac 
 he was in more than forty battles. 
 Subsequent to the close of the Civil 
 War, he was active in fighting Apache 
 Indians. He resigned from the Arniv 
 in 1867. 
 
 The New London Directory is 
 issued annually by the Price & Lee 
 Company, the well-known New Haven 
 directory publishers. This firm merits 
 the cordial and libei-al support of every 
 enterprising citizen and business man 
 in New London and adjacent towns. 
 Its directories are models of convenient 
 classification and compilation, are well 
 printed on good paper, and are dur- 
 aV)lv bound. 
 
 PRINTING HOUSE OF CLARKE & 
 KEACH — 20 GREEN STREET. 
 
 Artistic Printing is a result of pro- 
 gression. It is necessary, too, in the 
 attaiinnent of good commercial results. 
 Clarke & Keacli, printers, at 20 Green 
 Street, produce nothing but the finest 
 of printing. They have the reputation 
 of being among the best printers in 
 Eastern Connecticut. Tiiej- make a 
 specialty of fine society engraving. 
 
 Modern Photography is so dis- 
 tinctly evolutionary that the e(iuipment 
 of the up-to-date professional or ama- 
 teur nuist be in conformity if he would 
 keep al)reast of the spirit of the times. 
 To secure ambitious results, the most 
 reliable of plates, paper, and other ac- 
 cessories should be used. A responsible 
 dealer in everything in photographic 
 supplies is W. Edwin Hobi'on, whose 
 store is at 231 Bank Street. Mr. 
 Hobron also sells the (iramojihone, one 
 of the most perfect of talking machines. 
 
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 INTERIOR OF THE 
 
 MILLINERY PARLORS OF 
 
 MISS CHARLOTTE M. MALLORY, 
 
 24 GREEN STREET, 
 
 NEW LONDON. CONNECTICUT. 
 
 The Accompanying Picture pre- 
 sents one of many magnificent views 
 obtained from that section of the city 
 known as "Hill Crest." This tract of 
 land was developed recently for Imild- 
 ing sites: 
 the une- 
 qualled 
 advan- 
 tages of 
 location 
 make it 
 the most 
 desirable 
 residen- 
 tial part 
 of the 
 city. It 
 is bound- 
 ed on the 
 east and 
 west 1 )y 
 the two 
 m a i n 
 highways 
 
 that enter the city from the north. 
 Three parallel sti-eets, fifty feet wide, 
 will cross the property, intersecting 
 North Main Street, a nnich traveled. 
 
 "HILL CREST" — LAND BELONGING TO PELEG WILLIAMS. 
 
 ADAM F. BISHOP, 
 A Prominent Dentist of New London. 
 
 macadamized road on the west, and 
 Mohegan Avenue, through whose cen- 
 ter runs the Montville trolley road, on 
 the east. Thus all lots offered for sale 
 are made easily accessible, and as they 
 
 conuuand 
 a superb 
 \- i e w 
 of the 
 Thames 
 1\ i V e r 
 from Ma- 
 in a coke 
 t ( ) i t s 
 m o nth, 
 and of the 
 S o u n d 
 f r (1 m 
 r> 1 a (■ k 
 Point to 
 the east- 
 ern end of 
 V i s h e r s 
 Island, 
 they are 
 unequalled for beauty of scenery. For 
 full particulars address all inquiries to 
 Pc]egA\'illian)s or Arthur H. l-",ggleston, 
 SI State Street. New London. Coini. 
 
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 GUY'S MILLINERY PARLORS -235 STATE STREET. 
 NEW LONDON, CONN. 
 
 139
 
 Ipicturcsque 1Rew Uondon, 
 
 CONSERVATORIES OF HERMAN H. APPLEDORN, FLORIST, 
 Sherman Street, near Montauk Avenue. 
 
 It Has Been Remarked that "one 
 ma}' as well be dead as out of style." 
 Wliile this may act be literally true, 
 under some conditions the metaphor 
 .seems not too strong. She who would 
 comply with this well-nioh inexorable 
 law of fashion, could hardly do better 
 than to call upon Mrs. A. F. Strick- 
 land, one of New London's most 
 fashionable dress-makers, at 20 Golden 
 Street. Mrs. Strickland also pays 
 attention to the altering and repairing 
 of furs. 
 
 A Satisfactokv Place To Go for 
 either a lady's or gentleman's tailor- 
 made garment, or to have one's clothes 
 renovated, is the tailoring establisli- 
 ment of A. Plotis,. 62 Main Street. 
 Here may be secured good work at 
 reasonable prices ; and tlie proprietor 
 guarantees clothes that fit. When 
 this is taken into consideration, with 
 the fact that onh- good materials ai'e 
 used, these prices will be of interest: 
 Ladies' suits, .14. .50 upward ; men's 
 suits, from -HO, and men's trousers 
 from $-i up. 
 
 Axel F. Andersox, jeweler and 
 real estate dealer, was born in Norr- 
 koping, Sweden, in 1841. There his 
 early education was secured. Soon 
 after leaving school he learned watch- 
 making, which 
 was then much 
 more difficult 
 thannovv.asone 
 was obliged to 
 serve six years" 
 apprenticeship, 
 and pay for the 
 i list ru c tioii . 
 Kxtraordinary 
 ability and re- 
 sults, also, were 
 exacted. In 
 1 S () i}, after 
 travelling ex- 
 te n s ively in 
 Europe, Mr. Anderson located in New 
 London, engaging in the jewelry busi- 
 ness under tlie firm name of Hustice & 
 Anderson, at oT I>auk Street. Since 
 1894, when .Mi. Hustice retired, he has 
 been the sole pro[irietor. He also con- 
 ducts a prosperous real estate business. 
 
 AXEL F. ANDERSON, 
 Jeweler and Real Estate Dealer. 
 
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 [picturesque 1Rew ILondon. 
 
 The Si'Acious and Admirably 
 Equipped Greenhouses of Mr. John 
 Spalding are located on Main Street, 
 hard by his residence, and with it, 
 are his iirojierty. Mr. 
 Spalding's business in 
 New London was es- 
 tablished in 1868, on 
 the site which it now 
 occupies. From t li e 
 time of its inception 
 it has j^rogressed rapid- 
 ly, and now the hot- 
 houses cover nearly 
 twenty thousand feet 
 of ground. The busi- 
 ness has grown, entirely 
 by its owner's persist- 
 ent efforts, from almost 
 nothing to very con- 
 siderable proportions, 
 and attracts patronage from a wide 
 circle of outlying territory. It is the 
 largest permanently successful 
 florist business in New London. 
 Mr. Spalding has always been the 
 
 JOHN SPALDING, 
 One of New London's Leading Florists 
 
 ployees he is liberal and considerate. 
 John Spalding is the son of Thomas 
 and Jennie Johnston Spalding, and 
 was born in Perthshire, Scotland, 
 December 25th, 1814. 
 His earl}' education 
 was secured in the pub- 
 lic schools of his native 
 town. He commenced 
 to earn his own liveli- 
 hood when only fifteen 
 years of age. With the 
 instincts of gardening 
 inculcated strong witli- 
 in him, he chose it for 
 his life vocation. Sev- 
 eral fine positions in 
 Scotland and in Ireland 
 were tilled by him, un- 
 til, in 1860, he came to 
 America, locating in 
 New London in 1868. He has always 
 been given to thoughtful reading, and 
 is remarkably well informed on many 
 subjects of interest and importance. 
 ]Mr. Spalding married in Scotland 
 
 CONSERVATORIES, GARDENS, AND RESIDENCE OF JOHN SPALDING — 
 
 MAIN STREET. 
 
 his first wife, who died shortly after 
 coming to New London. He was 
 married to his present wife, then Julia 
 Scofield, of Poughkeepsie, New York, 
 in August, 1871. 
 
 sole proprietor, and his transactions 
 have ever been conducted fairly and 
 honorably. He has the respect and 
 confidence of the solid and influental 
 rhen of the community. To his em- 
 
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 Staiui BROTHiiR.s' Phaiimacv, loca- 
 ted at 108 State Street, is one of the best 
 and most reliable drug stores in New Lon- 
 don. It is a prescription pharnracA', and 
 enjo_vs the confidence of the best pln-si- 
 cians. Many of its prescriptions come 
 from members of the medical profession 
 in Groton, Mystic. Niantic, Montville 
 and Norwich, as well as from those in 
 New London. An important consider- 
 ation in the compounding of prescriptions 
 is that a competent druggist be in charge 
 to see that all goes well. < >ne of the 
 proprietors of Starr Brothers" pharmacy 
 is always in the store. Both have had 
 admirable business training in their spe- 
 cial lines, and with them absolute safety 
 and pure (juality are matters of certainty. 
 They are watchful for their patrons' 
 every interest, and their prices are very 
 reasonable. They are sole agents for 
 Ha\-ler"s celebrated chocolates and bon- 
 bons. When desired by their custom- 
 ers they furnish them with trading 
 and discount stamps. 
 
 William B. Smith, art dealer, Ttj 
 Main Street, was born in New London 
 in 1833. When six months of age his 
 parents moved to 
 Po(iuonnock. His 
 father died when he 
 was three years old, 
 and his mother when 
 he was fifteen. At 
 twelve he was work- 
 ing on a farm for 
 his livelihood. Later 
 he learned the Brit- 
 annia ware trade.buc 
 owing to an accident 
 to one of his hands, 
 was obliged to dis- 
 continue it. He was 
 married at tweutv 
 yeai-s of age. In 18.5.") 
 he went to Wiscon- 
 sin, expecting to lo- 
 cate there, but not 
 liking the West, he 
 opening a restaurant, 
 fectionerv store in 
 
 WILLIAM B. SMITH, 
 Art Dealer. 
 
 returned Last. 
 
 fruit and con- 
 
 Meriden, where 
 
 .\ Wkll .Arn UN iKD Dure .Sti)i;i". 
 is that of Charles M. Rogers, Ph. G., at 
 9 Main Street. Mr. Rogers has had a 
 wide experience in the drug business. 
 In 1878 he entered the employ of R. E. 
 Willard, leading pharmacist of Pittsfield. 
 In 1885 he graduated from tlie Albany 
 College of Pliarmacy. He is licensed in 
 New York City and in the states of New 
 York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. 
 In 1892 he purchased his jjresent busi- 
 ness from L. I). Kellogg. Embarking 
 in the enterprise under adverse circum- 
 stances, he has evolved a very gratifying 
 patronage. He manufactures many 
 special preparations, among them "Tube- 
 rose Toothpaste" and "Ozol,"" a corn 
 cure. When he first entered the busi- 
 ness, the apothecary was required to 
 manufacture his own drugs. At his store 
 the purest drugs are used, and the most 
 competent prescri[)ti()nists employed. 
 On the same reliable, enterprising lines 
 will be conducted his new store at 
 11 Broad Street. 
 
 he erected a large store- and otfice- 
 buildiug. He served in the Civil 
 War as sutler of the 29th Color- 
 ed Regiment. In 
 1875 he came to New 
 London and opened 
 a •' 99 cent store, " 
 one of the first in 
 the city, and contin- 
 ued its operation 
 many years. Mr. 
 Smith manufactures 
 an ointment with 
 which he cured him- 
 self of eczema, after 
 physicians had pro- 
 nounced his recov- 
 ery impossible. It 
 is called " Sure 
 Cure Ointment," 
 and is a certain cure 
 for e c 7. e m a, sore 
 eyes, insect bites, 
 and any cutaneous or suli-cutaneous 
 irritation of inflammation. It is for 
 sale by all druggists. 
 
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 ENSIGN EBENEZER AVERY'S HOUSE, 
 
 Corner of Thames and Latham Streets. Grolon. After the Battle of Groton Heights, the British Soldiery Left the 
 American Wounded in this House. Which To-day Exists, a Memorial of the Storming of Fort Griswold. 
 
 Chapter X1I1I. 
 
 HISTORIC GROTON. 
 
 REVOLUTIONARY INTEREST RUINS OF FORT GRISWOLD AND THE SPOT 
 WHERE LEDYARD FELL- THE GROTON MONUMENT AND MONUMENT 
 HOUSE — NOTED MEN OF GROTON'S PAST — BRIEF SKETCH OF COLONEL 
 LEDYARD. AND OF ANNA WARNER BAILEY - MODERN GROTON - 
 VILLAGES WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP — CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. 
 
 In Pu] NT OF R E \' (I Lf T 1 O N A K V 
 
 Fame and Lmi'()v;tance the town of 
 Gi'oton, Connecticut, takes rank wilh 
 Concord, Lexington, Boston, and other 
 places of notable influence in the war 
 which resulted in the birth of the 
 United States as an independent 
 nation. Of the part she played in 
 that epoch-marking period, and of her 
 share in the making of its history, she 
 has reason to be proud. 
 
 The Battle of Groton Heights, 
 which occurred on September 6th, 
 1781, and the heroic defense of Fort 
 Griswold on that day, have cast over 
 Groton a halo of romantic liistory 
 which will remain forever. Aery 
 interesting indeed is it to visit the 
 
 ANNA WARNER BAILEY, 
 
 ■• Mother" Bailey. 
 
 Anna Warner Bailey was Noted for Her Patriotic Sentiments 
 
 and Acts During Both the Revolutionary 
 
 Period and the War of 1812. 
 
 ruins of the old fort, and speculate 
 upon the events of the day when a 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rcw ILondon. 
 
 liaiiiltul of men, all patriotic lieroes, 
 held it with Spartan-like disregard for 
 the numerical superioritj' of the be- 
 sieging forces. The embankments 
 and ground plan of the fort are still 
 quite plainly marked, and a sally-port 
 through the south glacis j"et remains 
 intact. Within the fort, surrounded 
 bv an iron fence, is a granite tablet 
 which marks the spot where Colonel 
 
 monument in memory of the brave 
 men who fell at the Battle of Groton 
 Heights. On September 6, 1826, the 
 corner stone was laid. The monu- 
 ment was dedicated Septemlier 6. 
 18-SO. Ill 1881 its height was increased 
 from 1"2T feet to 135 feet. The shaft 
 is an obelisk in form, and is of 
 granite quarried from the ground on 
 wliich the patriots whose heroism it 
 
 VIEW WITHIN THE RUINS OF HISTORIC FORT GRISWOLD, 
 
 Showing the Spot, Enclosed by Iron Palings. Where Fell Colonel William Ledyard: the Old Wall and North Gate: 
 
 the Groton Monument and Monument House, and the School House and Bill Memorial Library. 
 
 To Stand Within the Ruins of the Old Fort. Upon the Ground Made Sacred by the 
 
 Blood of Martyr-Patriots, is to Marvel at that Spirit. Courage, and Loyalty 
 
 to High Conviction Which Accomplished Our 
 
 / Independence as a Nation. 
 
 William Ledyard fell, maliciousl}' 
 murdered by a l>i-itish officer, to whom 
 he had surrendered the fort and his 
 sword. The Groton ^lonument and 
 Monument House, and the Bill Mem- 
 orial Library are witliin view of and 
 near the fort. From the ramparts 
 may be had a beautiful view of New 
 London Harbor, the city of New 
 London, and the Thames River. 
 
 In 182(5 an association was organ- 
 ized for the purpose of erecting a 
 
 perpetuates yielded up their lives. B}^ 
 a circular stairway of 166 steps, one 
 may ascend to the apex, from which 
 is secured an extensive view of great 
 charm and beauty. From adults a 
 small fee of ten cents is required for 
 the privilege of making the ascent: 
 from children but iialf price is asked. 
 The season during whicii tlie monu- 
 ment is regidarlj' open to the publir 
 is troni .luiie to October, but IMr. 
 •himes M. Baion. a vetei'an of the 
 
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 Civil XVar, resides nearhy, and, upon 
 call, escorts visitors to the top at any 
 time of the year. For fifteen cents 
 his "Battle of Groton Heights," a 
 very interesting booklet, may l)e pro- 
 cured. The 
 President of 
 the M o n u - 
 ment Asso- 
 c i a t i o n 
 is John ( ) . 
 Spicer. 
 
 The Anna 
 Warner 
 Bailey Chap- 
 t e r of the 
 D augliters 
 of the Ameri- 
 can Revolu- 
 tion have the 
 nse of the 
 stone house 
 near the mcm- 
 ument. Here 
 ai-e kept for 
 preservation 
 and public 
 i nspection 
 such Revolu- 
 tionary relics 
 as they have, 
 or may in 
 future have, 
 possession of. 
 Tlie collec- 
 tion on exhib- 
 ition is very 
 fine and in- 
 teresting. 
 
 Groton lias 
 given to his- 
 tory several 
 distinguished 
 men. Silas 
 Dean, Envoj^ 
 to France at 
 tlie time of 
 
 the Revolutionary War; Colonel Wil- 
 liam Ledyard, the heroic commander 
 of Fort Griswold; the noted traveller, 
 John Ledyard, and Rev. Samuel 
 Seabury, Bishop of Connecticut and 
 
 Rhode Island, were sons of Groton 
 whose careers reflect lionor upon the 
 town. 
 
 Colonel William Ledyard was liorn in 
 Groton, near the site on which stands 
 
 the Groton 
 iNIonument. 
 His parents 
 were Isaac 
 and Elizabeth 
 Saltonstall 
 Ledyard. 
 He was, in 
 ever}- respect, 
 one of the 
 noblest char- 
 acters of his 
 day; brave, 
 eihcient in 
 command, and 
 an indomita- 
 ble hgliter, lie 
 was, withal, 
 modest and 
 unassuming. 
 On July 3rd, 
 17 76, soon 
 after the con- 
 struction of 
 Fort G r i s - 
 wold, he was 
 commissioned 
 captain of 
 artillery and 
 com mander 
 of that forti- 
 iication. His 
 jurisdiction 
 was made to 
 end )i ace New 
 London, Gro- 
 ton and Ston- 
 i n g t n in 
 March, 1778, 
 and the rank 
 of major was 
 at that time 
 conferred upon him. He perished, a 
 victim of one of the most treacherous 
 foes, September 6, 1781, after a re- 
 markable and gallant defense of Fort 
 firiswold against superior numliers and 
 
 THE GROTON MONUMENT. 
 
 The Grbton Monument was Dedicated September 6th. 1830. It is of 
 
 Granite Quarried from the Soil on which the Brave Men Whom 
 
 it Commemorates Yielded up their Lives in the Defense of 
 
 Liberty. In 1881 its Height was Increased from 127 
 
 Feet to 135 Feet. The Shaft is an Obelisk in Form. 
 
 Us Apex, from which is to be Obtained a 
 
 Charming View, is Reached by a Circular 
 
 Stairway of 166 Steps. 
 
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 discijiline, He was content to sutler 
 all, and to lose all, that his country 
 might be. thereby, the gainer. One 
 liundred yards to the southeast of 
 the old fort is his grave. Over it is a 
 handsome monument erected from an 
 appropriation by the State in 1854, 
 as a tribute to his brave deeds and 
 sacrifices. 
 
 Anna Warner Bailey ("Mother" 
 Bailej') was a heroic daughter of 
 Groton, who, at the time of the battle 
 
 country. The garrison at the fort 
 was reinforced by a company of volun- 
 teers from New London, who found 
 their supply of flannel for making 
 cartridges dangerously depleted. The 
 inhal>itants, fearful of a re-occurrence 
 of the horrors of 1781, had removed 
 many of their effects, and no flannel 
 was obtainable. "Mother"' Bailey \\as 
 appealed to by an American oflicer. 
 Her bhinkets she had disposed of, but 
 she unhesitatingly solved the difficulty. 
 
 VIEW OF THE LOWER RAMPARTS OF FORT GRISWOLD, 
 
 Showing Some Antiquated Munitions of Warfare in the Foreground, and in the Background the New London Shore. 
 
 With the Harbor in the IVIiddle Distance. 
 
 of Groton Heights, rendered loxing 
 service and tender ministrations to 
 the wounded, and to her uncle, 
 Edward Mills, in whose family she 
 made her home. Mr. Mills was one 
 of the defenders of the fort, and was 
 fatally wounded during the conflict. 
 Thirty-one years later, when Admiral 
 Decatur was blockaded in New Lon- 
 don Harbor, and a land attack was 
 anticipated, occurred ''the petticoat 
 incident" which made "Mother'" 
 Bailey"s name famous tliroughout the 
 
 Deftly she removed her flannel petti- 
 coat, and handed it to the oflicer with 
 a patriotic expression of her iiope that 
 it would prove of service. She died 
 in 1851, at the ripe age of ninety- 
 two j-ears. 
 
 Groton has an estimated population 
 of from 7,500 to 8,000 inhabitants, a 
 very creditable gain, since 1890, of 
 about 2.500. It comprises in area 40 
 square miles. On its northern bound- 
 ary is Ledyard. which was set off from 
 firoton and incorporated a separate 
 
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 INTERIOR VIEW OF THE MONUMENT HOUSE — GROTON HEIGHTS. 
 
 INTERIOR VIEW OF THE MONUMENT HOUSE - GROTON HEIGHTS. 
 
 The Monument House. Located Hard by the Grolon Monument, is Maintained by the Anna Warner Bailey Chapter of the 
 
 Daughters of the American Revolution, of which Mrs. A. D. Slocomb is Regent. It Contains Many Curios, and 
 
 Interesting Relics of the Revolution. From its Curator One May Obtain Souvenirs of "Mother" Bailey. 
 
 Colonel Ledyard. and Nathan Hale. The House Contains a Visiting Register on which were 
 
 Recorded Last Year, in August Alone. About 1200 Names. During the Year From 
 
 5000 to 6000 People Visited the Monument. It is Open to the Public 
 
 from May 1st to November 1st of Each Year. 
 
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 Ipicturesque 1Rew ILondon. 
 
 town in lS36. On the east is tlie 
 Mystic River and the town of Stoning- 
 ton: on the west the River Tiiames 
 and New London Harbor, and on tlie 
 south, Long- Island Sound. 
 
 The recent location in (Jroton of the 
 Eastern Sliipbuilding Company marks 
 a revival of shipbuilding interests that 
 is sure to be of great benefit to the 
 town. Indeed, its influence is already 
 manifest. Real estate values are 
 
 New London has at some time been 
 variously known as "Groton Bank." 
 "(Troton Landing," and ••Grotiin 
 Ferry." To the south, fronting on 
 New London Har1)or and the Sound, 
 is Eastern Point. 
 
 The school system of Grotun is 
 excellent. It embodies ten districts, 
 as follows: Groton, Pleasant Yallej", 
 Centre Groton, Burnet's. Mystic, 
 l^pper Xoank. Poquonnock Bridge, 
 
 VIEW OF MONUMENT STREET — GROTON. 
 
 Looking North from Near the Groton Monument, and Showing on the Left the Residence of Mrs. A. D. Slocomb. 
 and on the Right, the Bill Memorial Library. 
 
 good, and are increasing, there is con- 
 sideral)le building in progress, and the 
 general tone is one of prosperity and 
 enterprise. 
 
 The township of Groton includes 
 several villages. To the southeast of 
 Groton proper are the divisions of 
 Poquonnock Bridge, Poquonnock, 
 Noank, West Mystic, and Mystic. To 
 the northeast is the Navy Yard, a 
 station on the Norwich division of 
 the New York, New Haven and 
 Hartford Railroad. To the east is Old 
 ]\Iystic. Tiiat portion directly opposite 
 
 Eastern Point, West Mystic, and 
 Noank. The High School of the town 
 is located at Mystic, where is also a 
 first and second primary, an interme- 
 diate, and a grammar school. The 
 capacity of the schodi building in 
 District Number One, located near 
 the Groton Monument, has been taxed 
 to the utmost during the past year. 
 T(i remedy this condition the State 
 Legislature has just granted the town 
 authority to issue bonds to the amount 
 of $40,000, for the purpose of erecting 
 a new school building in this district. 
 
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 PASTORS OF THE CHURCHES — GROTON. 
 
 REV. PAUL F. HOFFMAN, 
 Bishop Seaburv Memorial. 
 
 REV. FREDERICK S. HYDE. 
 Congregational. 
 
 REV. LANGLEY B. SEARS. 
 Groton Heights Baptist.
 
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 THE GROTON HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH, 
 
 BROAD AND CHURCH STREETS. GROTON. 
 
 Society Organized March 8.1843. First Ciiurch of Worstiip Dedicated as " Tiie Groton Bank Baptist Church. " June 4. 
 
 1845. Present Church was Dedicated July 11. 1872. and Name Changed by Act of Legislature 
 
 April 11. 1887. to 'The Groton Heights Baptist Church." Sunday School 
 
 Organized in 1845. Pastor. Rev. Langley B. Sears. 
 
 In connection with District N^umber 
 One is a free kindergarten. 
 
 Groton has three churches, tlie 
 Groton Heights Baptist. Rev. Langley 
 B. Sears, Pastoi'; the Groton Congre- 
 gational Church, Rev. Frederick S. 
 Hyde, Pastor: and the Bishop Sealiury 
 Memorial Church (Epistopal). Rev. 
 Paul F. Hoffman. Rectoi'. The erec- 
 tion of a new Congregational church 
 is receiving favorable consideration, 
 and will, witlioiit doulit. soon lie an 
 actuality. 
 
 The Bill Memorial Lilirai-y. located 
 on Monument Street, near the Groton 
 
 Monument, was founded by Frederic 
 liill. in commemoration of his sisters, 
 Eliza and Haiiiet. It is a fine build- 
 ing of Stony Creek granite, with 
 Ma^'Uard freestone trimmings. It was 
 dedicated June 18th, 1890. It is 
 maintained by a fund of more than 
 ><li),0(Hi, which was also the gift of 
 Mr. Bill. Its volumes, of which there 
 are upward of live thousand, are 
 issued free to card holders. In the 
 upper portion of the building is a 
 iiiom used as a museum, which con- 
 tains many relics and articles of 
 interest, among them the historic 
 
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 THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF GROTON - THAMES STREET. 
 
 The Congregational Church of Groton is an Off-shoot from the First Church of New London. Permission for the Separation 
 
 being Secured from the Hartford General Court in 1702. Since Then There Have Been Several Changes of Site. It is 
 
 Anticipated that a New Edifice Will. Ere Long, be Erected on the Society's Newly Acquired Property. Corner of 
 
 Monument and Meridian Streets. The Regular Church Services are as Follows: Sunday Morning Service. 
 
 10.45: Sabbath School. 12 M.: Sunday Endeavor Meeting. 6.30 P. M.: Sunday Evening Service. 
 
 7.30 P. M.: Week Day Meeting. 7.30. Friday P. M. Pastor. Rev. Frederick S. Hyde. 
 
 s:TTr 
 
 ■■■''?VI-v.% 
 
 SEABURY MEMORIAL CHURCH - FORT STREET, GROTON. 
 
 The Seabury Memorial Church was Completed in 1876. It was Consecrated by Bishop Williams September 13th. 1881. 
 
 Under the Name of Seabury Memorial Church, in Honor of the Memory of the Rt. Rev. Samuel Seabury. First Bishop of 
 
 the American Church, and of the Diocese of Connecticut, and who was Born in Groton. November 30th. 1729. 
 
 Services: Sundays. Holy Eucharist, 9 A. M.: Matinsand Litany.10.30 A. M.: Holy Eucharist. 11.00 A. M.: Vespers. 
 
 5 P. M.: Holy Days. Holy Eucharist. 7 A. M.: Vespers. 5 P. M. Priest in Charge. Rev. Paul F. Hoffman. 
 
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 sword of Colonel Ledyard, 
 carried b}' hiiu on the fate- 
 ful ilth of September, 1781. 
 In Groton is located the 
 Odd Fellows" Home of 
 Connecticut. It is situat- 
 ed OQ the east bank of, 
 and overlooks, the Thames 
 River. It is aptly named 
 "Fairview," for from its 
 site majr be obtained a 
 view of dive rs i t y and 
 beauty. The Home was 
 founded and is supported 
 by, contributions from the 
 various lodges of the Inde- 
 
 JAMES BISHOP. 
 
 Secretar> Odd Fellows' Home of 
 Connecticut. 
 
 Smith, of Waterbury : Sec- 
 rftary. James Bishop, of 
 New Haven : Treasurer, 
 Frederick S. Hunt, of 
 Bridgeport. 
 
 There are before the 
 Legislature petitions for 
 electric road privileges. 
 ()ne road contemplated 
 will extend from Norwich 
 to (xroton, and one from 
 (iroton to Westerly, via 
 Noank. 
 
 Another matter of great 
 interest has been brought 
 before the Legislature, 
 
 "FAIRVIEW," ODD FELLOWS' HOME OF CONNECTICUT — GROTON. 
 
 pendent ( )rder of Odd 
 Fellows of Connecticut. 
 Its purpose is to provide 
 a home for aged, infirm, 
 crippled, and indigent 
 members of the Order. 
 The property contains 
 about fifty acres of land. 
 and is one mile north of 
 Groton Village. Its officers 
 are. Charles B. Ware, P. 
 G. M., New London. Presi- 
 dent; First Vice-Presi- 
 dent, Frederick Botsford, 
 of New Haven; Second 
 Vice-President, John W. 
 
 FREDERICK S. HUNT, 
 
 Treasurer Odd Fellows' Home 
 
 of Connecticut. 
 
 and sanctioned by it, viz., 
 to giunt a certain section 
 of the town the borough 
 form of government. The 
 Legislative body having 
 acted favorably upon this 
 petition, it will then l)e 
 balloted upon by the vot- 
 ers of Groton. There ex- 
 ists a difference of opin- 
 ion regarding the advisa- 
 bility of this change in 
 form of government: but 
 there is unanimity as to 
 the desirability of the im- 
 provements proposed.
 
 RESIDENCE OF THOMAS A. MINER. 
 
 The Residence of Thomas A. Miner. President of the Groton Grain Company. 105 Thames Street, 
 is Located on Meridian Street. Corner of Monument. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF CAPTAIN JASON L. RANDALL — RAMSDELL STREET. 
 
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 FIVE MODERN GROTON RESIDENCES. 
 
 HIRAM M. HODGOON — RAMSOELL STREET. HENRY L BAILEY - RAMSDELL STREET. 
 
 WALTER R. DENISON — RAMSDELL STREET, 
 ALBERT L. SAUNDERS -ALLEN STREET. NELSON S. HOLDRIDGE — PLEASANT STREET. 
 
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 BILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY GROTON. 
 
 The Bill Memorial Library was Dedicated June I8th. 1890. It was Presented to Groton by Frederic Bill, a Resident 
 
 of the Town. It Is Constructed of Stony Creek Granite and Trimmed with Maynard Freestone, is Fifty Feet 
 
 Long and Forty Wide. It Contains About Four Thousand Volumes. Issued Free to Card Holders, and Is 
 
 Maintained by an Endowment Fund of More than Ten Thousand Dollars, also the Gift 
 
 of Frederic Bill. In the Upper Portion of the Library is a Historical Room in 
 
 which are Many Relics of Historic and Local Interest. 
 
 Chapter X1I1I1I. 
 
 GROTON OF TO-DAY. 
 
 CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEMENTS - NOTEWORTHY RESIDENCES — MERCAN- 
 TILE ENTERPRISES AND BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN. 
 
 The KdADs of Gukton are usually 
 kept in good condition, and the section 
 south, to Eastern Point, is traversed 
 l)y an exceptionally fine road of hard, 
 smooth macadam. Here the highway 
 extends along the harbor to that 
 charming summer hotel, the Fort 
 Griswold House, and the water views 
 from the roatl-way are very Ijeautiful. 
 
 The present selectmen of the town 
 of Groton are, S. G. Fish, J. F. Bailey, 
 and A. F. Hewett. The Town Clerk 
 is Nelson Morgan, whose office is at 
 Poquonnock Bridge. The Town 
 Treasurer is John O. Fish. 
 
 Groton is a growing town, and in it 
 
 are well represented the customary 
 branches of professional, trade, and 
 mercantile pursuits. The business 
 portion of the connnunity centres about 
 that section of Thames Street adjacent 
 to the landing-place of the ferry which 
 connects Groton with New I^on<lon. 
 The concerns located here are enter- 
 prising and reliable, and represent the 
 progressive men of Groton. Many of 
 them are of long standing. 
 
 Ali'.ert L. Sainders, carriage 
 painter, has his place of business in the 
 upper part of the building, corner of 
 Thames and School streets. His work is 
 uniforndy excellent, properly executed. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF CLINTON D. HANOVER, CARPENTER AND BUILDER, 
 
 Baker Avenue. Groton. 
 
 A Max's Duty to Himself, pro- 
 vided, always, that lie can afford it, is 
 to be well dressed. While it is true 
 that "clothes do not make the man," 
 they go far towards so doing. At the 
 tailoring establishment and furnishintf 
 store of H. A. EdgcomVi one can find 
 almost anything in the line of up-to- 
 date, dressy fabrics and accessories. 
 The worknianshi[i \yhich Mr. Edgconib 
 puts into garments of his manufacture 
 is excellent, while the trimmings and fit 
 are unsurpassed. His store is located on 
 Thames Street, near the Post ( )ffice. 
 
 STORE OF HOWARD A. EDGCOMB, 
 GROTON. 
 
 WdODHURNE R. Ayi.s, M. D., was 
 born in New Brunswick, N. J., in 
 18i)6. He was educated privately 
 until he entered Yale Medical College. 
 He graduated from the College of 
 Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore 
 in 1894, after a three years' college, and 
 a two years" hospital course. He is a 
 member of the I. O. O. F., Foresters of 
 America, I'nited Order Golden Cross, 
 Heptasophs, and of the A. O. I'. W., 
 of all of which, excepting the Odd 
 Fellows, he is medical examiner. 
 His oflice is at the corner of Thames 
 and Latham streets. 
 
 Ei>WAKi> W. J.viivi.s, D. D. S., is a 
 surgeon-dentist of thoroughness and 
 skill. His location in Groton is re- 
 tent, and of importance to those of its 
 inhabitants wlio realize how essential 
 to their comfort and appearance is the 
 care of the teeth. Dr Jarvis is a grad- 
 uate of the Pennsylvania College of 
 Dental Surgery, one of the oldest in- 
 stitutions of like character in the 
 I'nited States. On its faculty are 
 some of the most widely known men 
 ill the dental profession. 
 
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 OFFICE AND SHOP OF MARQUARDT BROTHERS, CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS, 
 
 THAMES STREET. NEAR FERRY LANDING. GROTON. 
 
 The Firm of Marquardt Brothers. Carpenters and Builders, and Dealers in Lumber and Building Materials. 
 Consists of Christian G.. George, and Charles A. Marquardt. 
 
 H. E. MAi!(,)rAi;i)T, Dealer in (Gro- 
 ceries and Provisions, Thames Street, 
 Groton, was born in Groton, June 25th, 
 1874. His education was obtained in 
 the schools of Groton. He established 
 his grocery business in 1895, and carries 
 a full line of canned goods, teas, coffees, 
 fruit and staple provisions. It is worth 
 while to inspect his fine stock. In 
 June, 1897, Mr. Marquardt was united 
 in marriage to Miss Emma A. Chap- 
 man. His residence is on Monument 
 Street, Groton. 
 
 Charles C. Bloesei;, Tonsorial 
 Artist, has for the past fifteen years 
 occupied his present location at number 
 2 Si'liool Street, directly opposite the 
 Groton Ferry Landing. The expression 
 "tonsorial artist" is not, in Mr. Bloe- 
 ser's case, a misnomer, for in any of 
 his chairs one is sure of a good "hair- 
 cut" or comfortaljle "shave": and to 
 perform either, surely a certain art is 
 requisite. Mr. Bloeser is also agent 
 for the New London Steam and Hand 
 T>aundrv. 
 
 On Thames Street, Groton, is 
 the Market of Jud.son F. Bailey, 
 Dealer in Meats, Poultry, Game and 
 Vegetables. Mr. Bailey was born in 
 Groton February IH, 18t)5, and was 
 educated in its public schools. His 
 politics are Republican. In 1895 he 
 was elected a member of the Legisla- 
 ture, and at present is one of the 
 Selectmen of Groton. He is a member 
 of the Odd Fellows: A. O. U. W.; of 
 the Jil)boom Club, of New London, and 
 of the Ridgley Protective Association. 
 
 (iEOKCES. AvERV, Dealer in Choice 
 Groceries, Flour, Grain and Feed, was 
 l)orn in Groton April 19th, 183G. His 
 father was the Rev. J. R. Avery. 
 His place of business is located on 
 Thames Street, Groton, and was estab- 
 lished in 188G. He is a member of 
 the Groton Congregational Church, 
 of the Association of Master Mechan- 
 ics, and of Fairview Lodge of Odd 
 Fellows. His politics are Republican. 
 In September, 1886, he married Miss 
 Lucy A. Larkin, of Groton. 
 
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 FIN BOAT "SPORT," 
 
 Built b> Charles F. Ferguson. Builder of All Kinds of Yachts and Launches. 65 Thames Street. Grolon. 
 Where Boats May be Hired, as Well as Orders Given for Their Construction. 
 
 If Causln'g Two Blades of Gka.ss 
 TO Grow in place of one be a benefac- 
 tion, sureh^ those appreciating land 
 values from ■'915 to vSo per acre on the 
 tax list, to ifoOO and §1000 per 
 acre, are benefactors. The Gkotox 
 Real Estate CoitPANY, Thojlvs 
 HA>nLTOX and WaltePv R. D?:xis()X, 
 ]*r;oPEiET<)i;s, liave accomplished 
 this. With the advent of the Eastern 
 Shipbuilding Company, arose the 
 necessity for more houses in Groton. 
 Messrs. Hamilton and Denison met 
 this demand. They purchased land, 
 made streets and built houses. 
 ( )verlooking the sliipbuilding plant, 
 they laid out the plat called "Harbor 
 Mew," where they erected the Hotel 
 Harbor A'iew, and many cottages and 
 two-family houses. They have here 
 besides, fifty building lots for sale, 
 most of them 50x110 feet, some larger. 
 These are the most desirable lots in 
 the borough. With another fine tract 
 further south, they are able to meet 
 anyone's means. To manufacturers 
 seeking sites. lil)cral terms will be made. 
 
 (iEolKiE R. Hf.MPSTEAD, PlLMBEU 
 
 axd TLX.s.AnTH, was born in Groton 
 May 27th, 1862, son of William F. 
 and Welthin Dart Hempstead. As a 
 farmer he l)egantobe self-supporting; 
 afterwards he became an artesian well- 
 driller, and yet later embarked in his 
 present Vmsinessof pluml)ing. tinsmith- 
 ing, repairing, and stove dealing, which 
 he conducts at 92 Thames Street, op- 
 posite the Ferry Landing. He deals 
 in Tinware of every description. 
 Pumps, Pipes, Heaters of all kinds. 
 Stoves and Ranges, and in Horse 
 Goods, Harness, etc. His telephone 
 numl)er is 193-2. His Stoves, Heaters, 
 and Ranges, and, in fact, all of the 
 goods in which he deals, are of a ijual- 
 ity that gives the best satisfaction and 
 money-worth. His jobbing is always 
 executed promptly and well. Mr. 
 Hempstead is a meml)er of the Union 
 Lodge of Masons, of the Independent 
 Order of Odd Fellows, the Ancient 
 Order of Fnited Workmen, and of the 
 Improved Order of Heptaso|)hs. 
 
 HEADQUARTERS OF ROBERT D. DENISON, PAINTER AND 
 PAPER HANGER -FERRY LANDING, GROTON.
 
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 FERRY LANDING AND ALLYN BLOCK — GROTON. 
 
 In the Allyn Block, Recently Erected by Him. is the Grocery of Carlos W. Allyn. 
 
 Caislus W. Allyn, Gkocei;, was 
 born in Groton, .son of Wilson and 
 Ella E. Ghapman Allyn. His early 
 education was secured in a district 
 school, which he attended winters. 
 After acting as clerk for John S. ]\Ior- 
 gan, and for W. J. Starr, respectively, 
 he entered business for himself, suc- 
 ceeding Mr. Starr in 1892. In 189,s 
 he purchased the corner feed store of 
 B. M. O'Brien, operating it successful- 
 ly, until recently, when he erecteil the 
 brick block which he now occupies on 
 Thames Street, near the ferry landing. 
 At his store may be found the very 
 best of everything in groceries. Mr. 
 Allyn's politics are Republican. For 
 eighteen years he has been a member 
 of the Groton Congregational Church. 
 He is also a member of the Fairview 
 Lodge of Odd Fellows — of which he 
 is Treasurer, and Charter Member 
 from Mohegan Lodge — and of the 
 Union Lodge of Masons. In 1895 he 
 married Miss S. Elizabeth Throop, 
 niece of Peleg Williams of New 
 London. 
 
 W. L. MoKGAN, Watch JiAKER axb 
 Jeweler, and Repairer of and Dealer 
 in Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, is 
 located at 89 Thames Street, Groton. 
 He makes a specialty of thorough, first- 
 class repairing. He is the local agent 
 for the Rochester, Eagle, and Monarch 
 bicycles, three of the best produced in 
 this country. They are strictly high- 
 grade, up-to-date wheels. Mr. Morgan 
 deals in l)icycle sundries, repairs bicy- 
 cles and handles in Groton the Zon-o- 
 phone Talking Machine. 
 
 A Good Place to Hire a Team 
 for business or pleasure, is the Gr(:)TON 
 Liverv and Boarding Stable, of 
 which William H. Hawkey is manager. 
 The stable office is located on Fort 
 Street, Groton. This livery furnishes 
 first-class turn-outs at all hours, and 
 gives prompt attention to customers. 
 It is connected with New London by 
 telephone, and a call over the wire 
 will elicit a ready response, and cour- 
 teous and efficient service. 
 
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 FORT TRUMBULL — NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT. 
 
 Fort Trumbull Received its Name in Honor of Governor Jonathan Trumbull. Governor of Connecticut during the Revolution. 
 
 It is Located on Fort Neck, a Point of Land Extending into the Harbor from the West Side, about a Mile and a Half 
 
 North of the Lighthouse and Nearly a Mile from the Center of the City. It is of Granite from the Quarry 
 
 on Millstone Point. It was Completed in 1849. at a Cost of about $250,000. The Fort 
 
 is Garrisoned by United States Troops, and is a Recruiting Station. 
 
 Chapter Xflt). 
 
 ENVIRONS OF NEW LONDON. 
 
 WATERFORD — MONTVILLE — NORWICH — ALLYN'S POINT — GALE'S FERRY- 
 NAVY YARD-GROTON STATION — NOANK. 
 
 ROBERT PALMER, 
 
 President of the Robert Palmer & Son Shipbuilding and Marine 
 Railway Company. Noank. Connecticut. 
 
 103 
 
 Nkw London, advantage- 
 ouslj' located as a seaport, 
 is no less fortunately situated 
 in regard to lier environment 
 and neiglihoring towns. The 
 rity"s connection by trolley 
 with that portion of Water- 
 ford immediately north; with 
 Montville and Norwich; and 
 its easy access to Noank, l)y 
 the local trains of the Consoli- 
 dated llailroad, is of benefit 
 to those places, and to New 
 London as well. 
 
 North of New London, on 
 the Central N'ermont Railway, 
 is Waterford Station. The 
 village of Waterford proper 
 is south of New London, on 
 the Shore Line Division of 
 the New York, New Haven 
 and Hartford Railroad. And 
 surrounding New London on
 
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 RESIDENCE OF GEORGE F. HEWITT, BUILDER, 9 MAIN STREET, NEW LONDON. 
 
 Waterford. Near Uncasville. 
 
 the north, west and south, i.s the tiitire Quakt-r Hill, a post ol'lic-e and vilhige on 
 townsliip of Waterford. numbering the Norwich and New l>ondon trolley 
 
 THE UNCASVILLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 
 Uncasville (Montville> Connecticut. 
 
 about 3,000 in population. Adjacent line. Its principal industries are agri- 
 to Waterford Station, on the nortli, is culture and the manufacture of paper. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF HENRY C. JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE WILLIAM G. 
 JOHNSON COMPANY — MONTVILLE, CONNECTICUT. 
 
 North of Quaker Hill is the town- Norwich and New London trolley line; 
 ship of Montville, which comprises Pabnertown, Massapea.fr, Oakdale and 
 
 DYEWOOD AND DYEWOOD EXTRACT FACTORY OF THE WILLIAM G. 
 
 JOHNSON COMPANY -UNCASVILLE (MONTVILLE) CONNECTICUT, 
 
 Montville Station, on the Central Mohegan. Uncasville, situated six 
 
 Vermont Railway; Uncasville, on the miles north of New London, is the 
 
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 MAIN STREET. 
 
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 home of the Uneasville Manufacturing 
 Company, cotton manufacturers, of 
 which Mr. Charles D. White is Man- 
 ager. Here are also located the works 
 of the William G. Johnson Companj-, 
 manufacturers of dyewoods and pure 
 dyewood extracts and liijuors. This 
 company has had a long and successful 
 existence; it was established in 1H34. 
 To the northwest of Montville is 
 Palmertown, one of the sites of the 
 manufactories of the Palmer Brothers 
 Company, manufacturers of lied com- 
 fortables. The Palmer Brothers have, 
 also, mills in Oakdale and Fitchville, 
 Connecticut. Palmertown has, as well, 
 manufactures of paper — by the mills 
 l)elonging to the estate of the C. M. 
 Robertson Company — and of cotton 
 and wool. It is two miles from Mont- 
 ville Station. From Palmertown. to 
 the northward, lies Massapeag, a station 
 on the Central \'ermont Kailwav. 
 
 And still further north, but three 
 miles soutli of Norwich, is the village 
 of Mohegan, situated on the same 
 railroad line. 
 
 Montville, once the North Parish of 
 New London, is very nearly equi-distant 
 between Norwich and that t'ity, on the 
 west ])ank of the River Thames. It 
 is intersected by the Central Vermont 
 Railroad and the Norwich and New 
 London trolley line, and in population 
 numbers close to 3,000. Between 
 Montville and Norwich, one mile south 
 of the latter, is Thamesville, also a 
 station on the Central Vermont. 
 
 Fourteen miles north of New Lon- 
 don, approximately, is Norwich, one 
 of the county seats of New London 
 County, and a prominent trade center 
 for Eastern Connecticut. This busy 
 city is charmingly situated at the head 
 of navigation on the Thames, which 
 is formed here bv the confluence of 
 
 GENERAL OFFICE OF THE NEW LONDON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE 
 
 COMPANY, OF NORWICH. CONNECTICUT - OVER CHELSEA 
 
 SAVINGS BANK, SHETUCKET STREET. 
 
 The Policies of the New London County Mutual Fire Insurance Company Cover Damage by Lightning. Whether Fire 
 
 Ensues or not Officers: C. J. Winters. President: J. F. Williams. Secretary; 
 
 L, H. Williams. Assistant Secretary: I. L. Peck. Treasurer. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF ROBERT PALMER - NO A NK, CONNECTICUT. 
 
 the Yantic and Shetucket rivers. It 
 is connected with New London by 
 trolley and steam railways, and hy 
 steamboat. It has direct railroad con- 
 nections with the nortli and northwest 
 as well. For its beautiful residences, its 
 broad, shaded avenues and fine streets, 
 and for its important manufactures, 
 Norwich is justly famed. In popula- 
 tion it has between twenty-seven and 
 twenty-eight thousand. 
 
 Tlie foregoing places lietween New 
 Loudon and Norwicli are immediately 
 west of the Thames river, and such of 
 them as are railroad stations, are on 
 the line of the Central Vermont Rail- 
 way. Skirting the eastern bank of 
 the Thames, and yet another link con- 
 necting Norwich and New London, 
 are the tracks of the Norwich and 
 Worcester Division of the New York, 
 New Haven & Hartford Railroad. 
 The noteworthy stations along this 
 line, from Norwich to New London, 
 are Allyn's Point, Gale's Ferry, the 
 Navy Yard, and Groton Station. 
 
 In the township of Groton, about 
 seven miles from New London in an 
 
 easterly direction is Noank, a charm- 
 ing rural coast town, located on a de- 
 lightful section of the Atlantic shore 
 at the mouth of the Mystic river. Its 
 shady streets and comfortable homes 
 with their well kept lawns and 
 grounds, lend an atmosphere of thrift, 
 orderliness and peace. The chief 
 supporting industries of Noank are 
 shipbuilding and fishing. It is the 
 home of The Robert Palmer & Son 
 Shipbuilding and Marine Railway 
 Company, one of the foremost con- 
 cerns in the country engaged in the 
 construction of maritime craft. 
 
 Noank is on the Sliore Line Division 
 of the New York, New Haven and 
 Hartford Railroad. Of churches it 
 has two, Baptist and Methodist in de- 
 nomination. The school facilities are 
 good, and are represented by a cen- 
 trally located school edifice, in which 
 the grades range inclusively from Pri- 
 mary to High. 
 
 The hotel acconunodations are un- 
 usually good, and summer visitors to 
 the village find it a delightful place of 
 recreation. 
 
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 The water views about Noank are 
 fine, and the sea air is healtliful and 
 bracing. 
 
 The town numbers in popuh\tion 
 about fifteen hundred, ^hiny of its 
 working inhaliitants 
 are employed in the 
 shipyard, many are 
 engaged in fishing, 
 and some have 
 achieved success in 
 mercantile pui-suits. 
 
 RoswellBi'rrows 
 Fitch, of Xoank, was 
 born in Groton, Con- 
 necticut, April 19th, 
 1833. His parents 
 were El is ha and 
 Mary P. Fitch. At 
 twelve years of age 
 he commenced to 
 be self-sujjporting, and from then until 
 he was fourteen, occupied a clerkship 
 in a general store. Later his summers 
 were spent in fishing for a livelihood, 
 and his winters in attending school. 
 Subsequently he again l)ecame clerk 
 
 ROSWELL B. FITCH. 
 
 in a store, anil was afterwards engaged 
 to assume the management of a union 
 store which was erected for the special 
 purpose of being placed under his 
 charge. In 18.51 he became an active 
 partner in the busi- 
 ness, and bought out, 
 o n e - b y - o n e , the 
 twelve other ownere, 
 until he possessed al> 
 solute control. In 
 May. 18 90, he sold his 
 business, and closed 
 an active commercial 
 career of thirty-five 
 years' duration. 
 
 In (Jctober, 1854, 
 Mr. Fitch married 
 Ellen Elizal)eth Wil- 
 bur, who died Fel> 
 ruary 13th, 1874, 
 leavinga son, Walter Wilbur Fitch, who 
 was born in 1859, and died December 
 ititli, 1888. Mr. Fitch married again, in 
 1875. Olive Elizabeth Wilmot. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Fitch have a daughter. Elizabeth 
 Wilbur Fitch, born April 10th, 1884. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF ROSWELL B. FITCH — NOANK, CONNECTICUT. 
 
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 DOCK AND YARD VIEW IN THE SHIPYARD OF THE ROBERT PALMER & SON 
 
 SHIPBUILDING AND MARINE RAILWAY COMPANY, 
 
 NOANK, CONNECTICUT. 
 
 The Officers of The Robert Palmer & Son Shipbuilding and Marine Railway Company are. Robert Palmer. President : 
 
 Robert P. Wilbur. Vice-President: Robert Palmer. Jr.. Secretary and Treasurer: and John E. McDonald. Superintendent. 
 
 Robert Palmer, the President, was Born in Noanl<. May 26. 1825. At the Age of Twenty. With His Father. He Engaged in. 
 
 the Shipbuilding Industry. Succeeding His Father More Than Fifty Years Ago. and Establishing From Small Beginnings. One 
 
 of the Largest Modern Shipbuilding Enterprises in the Country. The Plant Has Turned Out Over 500 Vessels. Varying in Size 
 
 From the Ordinary Fishing Vessel to the Large. Palatial Sound Steamers. Mr. Palmers Politics are Republican. He Has 
 
 Served Two Terms in the State Legislature. Has Been Deacon of the Noank Baptist Church for 48 Years. Superintendent 
 
 of Its Sunday School for 55 Years, and is President of the Mystic and Noank Library. 
 
 VIEW IN THE ROBERT PALMER & SON SHIPBUILDING AND MARINE RAIL- 
 WAY COMPANY'S YARD-SHOWING WORK UNDER CONSTRUCTION 
 AND VESSELS ON THE WAYS. 
 
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 DANIEL F. PACKER, INVENTOR, AND FOUNDER OF THE PACKER 
 MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK. 
 
 Mr. Packer was Born in Groton. April 6th. 1825. In His Early Days He Followed His Predeliction for the Sea. Crossing 
 the Atlantic a Number of limes, and at Twenty-One Became Captain and Part Owner of a Vessel. In 1851-52 He Spent 
 Most of His Time in California. Looking After the Interests He Had Acquired in the Gold Mines. 
 
 The First Pine Tar Soap Ever Made was Originated and Manufactured by Daniel F. Packer — the Soap Which is Now 
 Commonly Known in the Business World, and in About All American Households, as Well as in Those of Nearly All 
 Civilized Countries, as "Packers Tar Soap." For the Last Twenty-Five Years He Has Been Engaged Principally in the 
 Manufacture of this Celebrated Soap. 
 
 Mr. Packer Resides in Mystic. His Elegant Home. "Grand View Cottage." is On the Banks of the Mystic River. 
 
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 SOLDIERS' MONUMENT - JUNCTION OF EAST MAIN STREET AND 
 BROADWAY, MYSTIC. 
 
 Chapter Xlt), 
 
 ENVIRONS OF NEW LONDON — MYSTIC. 
 
 THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF A CHARMING AMERICAN COAST TOWN — 
 ITS DELIGHTFUL LAND AND WATER VIEWS-NOTEWORTHY CHURCHES 
 — HOMES AND POINTS OF GENERAL INTEREST— PORTRAITS OF MEN 
 PROMINENT IN THE PROFESSIONAL, SEAFARING, COMMERCIAL, AND 
 ARTISTIC LIFE OF MYSTIC. 
 
 of ( )lcl Ocean's breezes, saline and in- 
 vigorating I Favored with such a 
 combination of charming characterist- 
 ics is Mystic, Connecticut, once aptly 
 termed by an enthusiastic writer, "The 
 Gem of New England." It attracts, l>y 
 reason of its incomparable scenery, 
 many artists of note. Mr. Charles II. 
 Davis, a i-esident of the village, is a 
 painter of widespread fame. 
 
 East of the village is a commanding 
 eminence from which may be had a 
 view that in comprehensiveness and 
 beauty is almost bewildering. In Ihe 
 dim distance far to the southward is 
 Montauk Point, in the middle distance 
 is Fisher's Island, and near the river's 
 union with the sea are Mystic and 
 ^lason's islands, all surrounded by 
 dancing waves that glint and shimmer 
 in the sunlight. To the westward — 
 molten silver between emerald banks 
 — flows the jNIystic River. Below is 
 the village, peaceful, yet unidle, its 
 cozy homes discernible between vistas 
 of green foliage. To the northward 
 are the winding rivei', valleys and 
 
 CAPTAIN JOSEPH W. HOLMES. 
 
 Many are the Beautifil Coast 
 Towns of New England ; many the 
 enchanting inland rural villages: less 
 numerous are those possessing the two- 
 fold charm of water view and verdant, 
 wooded hill and dale. The country 
 by the sea; the sea reaching to the 
 country! How fine to experience at 
 once the delights of green meadows, 
 rugged hillsides, dark, deep-recessed 
 forest, and the exhilaration and coolness 
 
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 forest, orchards ami farm lands, and 
 picturesque houses. The spires of (Jld 
 Mystic can be seen, and at the valley's 
 head, ten miles distant, may lie dis- 
 cerned the outlines of Lantern Mill. 
 
 As a field for the exercise of photo- 
 graphic study. Mystic and its immediate 
 vicinity are remarkably prolific, and 
 rife with subjects that delight the 
 artistic e3'e. 
 And in Mr. 
 George E. 
 Tinglej', a 
 resident of 
 the town, it 
 possesses a 
 photographist 
 of rare talent 
 and discrim- 
 ination, who. 
 Avitli his cam- 
 era, secures 
 w o n d e r f u 1 
 scenic effects. 
 Mr. Tingley 
 was born in 
 Mystic Sep- 
 tember 1 7 th, 
 1864. For 
 nearly twenty 
 years he has 
 given his at- 
 tention to the 
 study of pho- 
 tography in 
 its diverse 
 forms, look- 
 ing always to 
 tiie possibili- 
 ties of super- 
 lative artistic 
 a 1 1 a i n m e n t. 
 Truly, one is ready to believe that the 
 environment has made the man. Mr. 
 Tingleys enthusiasm in his profession 
 is unbounded. That his zeal and talent 
 have borne abundant fruit is demon- 
 strated by liis universal fame and 
 recognition. His work is knuwn far 
 and wide for beauty and uniqueness of 
 subject, and his collection of landscape 
 and outdoor scenes is a revelation in 
 
 GEORGE E. TINGLEY, 
 
 Photographist. 
 
 photography. While he excels in por- 
 traiture and character studies, his chief 
 delight is to roam a-field with his 
 camera, and reproduce the lovely views 
 in which his locality abounds. A cita- 
 tion of his work is really more within 
 the province of a dissertation upon 
 art than that of a mere untechnical 
 description. However, in connection 
 
 with the vil- 
 lage of Mys- 
 tic, his name 
 and profes- 
 sional attri- 
 u t e s and 
 repute con- 
 stitute more 
 than a simple 
 matter of 
 relevance. 
 Within the 
 past f o u r 
 years Mr. 
 Tingley has 
 
 I "'en awarded 
 light medals 
 
 or the excel- 
 
 c n c e and 
 
 artistic merit 
 
 II f his pic- 
 tures, by the 
 Phot ogra- 
 phers' Asso- 
 elation of 
 America, the 
 I'll o t ogra- 
 phers' Asso- 
 elation of 
 New England 
 and by the 
 P hotogra- 
 phers' Asso- 
 ciation of Ohio. He has also frequently 
 received honorable mention and va- 
 rious diplomas. 
 
 The history of M3-stic, like that of 
 many similarly located villages, pos- 
 sesses peculiar fascination. On the 
 summit of the hill west of the river 
 Captain John Mason, in June, 1637, 
 with less than one hundred men under 
 his comntand. waited a fierce and 
 
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 victorious battle against the Pequot 
 Indians. Near the spot where the 
 battle raged has been erected to Captain 
 Mason a monument commemorating 
 the sanguinary occurrence and his brav- 
 er}-. The town's earliest inluibitants 
 were men of pioneer spirit and 
 determination. And into subsequent 
 generations these qualities were in- 
 fused. In 
 the Revo- 
 1 u t i on , 
 Mj'stic's 
 sons took 
 active 
 part. T o 
 the War 
 of 1S12, 
 and to the 
 Civil War 
 also, went 
 brave men 
 from with- 
 in its con- 
 fines, and 
 a good 
 ac count 
 they gave 
 of them- 
 selves. In 
 August, 
 18 14, 
 when the 
 British 
 fleet made 
 an attack 
 upon 
 Stoning- 
 ton, vol- 
 vm te ers 
 from Mys- 
 tic aided 
 in the 
 town's defence. Mystic is in New 
 London county, on the Mystic River, 
 nearly equally distant from New York 
 and Boston. It is east by northeast in 
 its direction from New London, with 
 wliieh it has direct communication by 
 l)oth trains and steamers. The village 
 is within easy accessibility from New 
 York, Boston, Providence, New Haven, 
 and intermediate stations. Its river. 
 
 DR. CHARLES VOORHEES BUTTLER 
 
 from the Sound, is an admirable water 
 highway, navigable in all seasons of the 
 year, and by means of whicli products 
 possible of coastwise shipment can 
 be inexpensively transported to its 
 wharves. 
 
 Of shipbuilding. Mystic has had her 
 share — the industry is now extant — 
 and from her shores many a gallant 
 
 vessel has 
 
 l)een wed- 
 ded to the 
 sea, to ac- 
 quit her- 
 self ad- 
 mirably in 
 the com- 
 merce of 
 the world. 
 Of her in- 
 t r e p i d 
 sailor-men 
 t li e vil- 
 lage has 
 reason to 
 be proud. 
 In ven- 
 turesome 
 voyages 
 and suc- 
 cessful, in 
 1 oyalty, 
 honor, 
 and i n - 
 (1 u s t r y , 
 they liave 
 ever been 
 amongthe 
 foremost. 
 Mystic 
 sends to 
 the marts 
 of trade 
 
 many products of her own. With- 
 in her boundaries are located 
 velvet and woolen mills, a spool 
 factory, a brancli manufactory of a 
 prominent printing press company, 
 and machine shops and gasoline 
 engine works. It also has a num- 
 ber of builders of first-class steam 
 launches and small craft, and a 
 ship-yard where larger vessels are 
 
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 It has, besides, a printing 
 weekly newspaper. Its 
 four thousand. 
 
 constructed. 
 office and a 
 population is about 
 five hundred. The 
 town is busy as well 
 as beautiful. From 
 its precincts men 
 have gone forth to 
 battle with the world, 
 and have inscribed 
 their names high 
 upon the monument 
 to human endeavor, 
 and Mystic and the 
 world are better for 
 their lives. 
 
 Mystic is tlie home 
 of a goodly number 
 of retired sea cap- 
 tains, hale and hearty, 
 who could, were they 
 so disposed, tell many 
 a stirring tale of ad- 
 ventures experienced 
 by those who go down 
 to the sea in ships. 
 
 About as thrilling 
 and perilous occur- 
 rences as any outside of yellow-covered 
 literature have fallen to the lot of 
 Albert Crary Burrows, during his long 
 maritime career. The 
 Captain was connect- 
 ed with the Mallory 
 Line of Steamships 
 for over twenty 
 years, and it was 
 while in command of 
 one of the steamers 
 of this company, 
 ("The Rio Grande") 
 that, when at sea, 
 ninety miles from the 
 Delaware Break- 
 water, fire was dis- 
 covered in her hold. 
 There was but one 
 avenue of safety. 
 Coolly, and with a 
 remarkable display of 
 judgment the intrepid 
 izcd and seized tlie 
 
 EBEN P. COUCH, 
 Postmaster at Mystic. 
 
 CAPTAIN ALBERT CRARY 
 BURROWS. 
 
 •'nerve" and In recognitiim 
 
 captain real- owners of the 
 
 opportunity. Williams with 
 
 Overhauling an Italian barque, he 
 transferred to her his passengers — 
 ninetv-seven in numlier — and runninsf 
 liis flaming ship upon 
 the shoals, sank iier 
 to the decks, com- 
 pletely extinguishing 
 the fire. With the aid 
 of his dauntless crew 
 he pumped the vessel 
 out, Hoated her, and 
 within fifty-one hours 
 from the disco veiy of 
 the flames, had again 
 overtaken the Italian 
 and re-transferred his 
 passengers. Captain 
 Burrows was born in 
 Colchester, Connecti- 
 cut, June 7th, 1837, 
 son of Brutus and 
 Julia West Burrows. 
 He went to sea when 
 Ijut fourteen years of 
 age, and has made 
 more than one hun- 
 dred trips across the 
 Atlantic, and sailed 
 on many a whaling expedition. 
 
 To Mystic belongs the honor of hav- 
 ing produced the ship that made the 
 shortest voyage be- 
 tween New York and 
 San Francisco ever 
 credited to a sailing 
 vessel. This was ac- 
 complished by the 
 late Captain John E. 
 Williams in 1860. 
 The ship in which he 
 achieved the feat was 
 tlie "Andrew Jack- 
 son,'" l)uilt in Mystic 
 in 1853-54. The rec- 
 iird time was eighty- 
 nine days and four 
 hours, exceeding the 
 closest previous 
 record by nine hours, 
 f the achievement the 
 lip presented Captain 
 
 an elegant chronometer 
 
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 watch. C!aptaiii Williams was promi- 
 nent in Masonic circles, a fine type of 
 the intelligent, trustworthy sea-captain, 
 and his death was a loss to Mystic. 
 
 Captain Joseph Warren Holmes, 
 another of Mystic's retired sailing mas- 
 ters, was born in Mystic April 7th, 
 1824. His parents were Jeremiah and 
 Ann Bordell Denison Holmes, both of 
 Mjstic. Jeremiah Holmes was one of 
 the soldiers who repelled the British 
 fleet in its attack upon Stonington in 
 1814. Previous to this time he had foi 
 tliree years been impressed into service 
 in the British Navy, where he had 
 acquired much skill in gun practice, 
 which, as lie was in eonnnand of the 
 battery at Stonington, he turned to 
 good account against the invading 
 ships. Captain J. W. Holmes became 
 commander of a vessel when but 
 twenty-one years of age. He has 
 made during his seafaring career, 
 eighty-three voyages around Cape 
 Horn, and fourteen around the Cape 
 of Good Hope. For a period covering 
 fourteen years of his life he has at 
 various times commanded prosperously 
 conducted whaling voyages. 
 
 Mystic is an ideal residential town ; 
 peaceful, balmy of air, and healthful. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF DR. JOHN K. BUCKLYN, 
 East Main Street. Mystic. 
 
 The residence and olilices of Dr. Jolni 
 Knight Bucklyn, Jr., one of its ablest 
 
 CAPTAIN JOHN E. WILLIAMS. 
 
 physicians, are located on East Main 
 Street, M3'stic, and are connected by 
 telephone. Dr. Bucklyn is a graduate 
 of the New York Medical College, 
 class of 1887, and of the Mystic Valley 
 
 English and Classical 
 
 Institute, J. K. Buck- 
 lyn, L. L. D., Princi- 
 pal. He has a huge 
 practice in Mystic, 
 Stonington, Old 
 Mystic, Noank, Po- 
 quonnock, and New 
 London. H e i s a 
 member of the ( >dd 
 Fellows, and Medical 
 Examiner for the Pru- 
 dential Life Insurance 
 Company, of Newark, 
 New Jersey, and for 
 the Knights of Pyth- 
 ias. His office hours 
 are from 2 to 3, and 
 7 to 8 P. M. Dr. 
 Bucklyn was born in Mystic July 31st, 
 18(io, son of Professor John K. Bucklyn 
 
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 EAST VIEW HOUSE, MYSTIC. CONNECTICUT— RESIDENCE OF ELI GLEDHILL. 
 
 and Mary M. Young Buckhn. On professional men are exceptionally 
 
 June 25th, 1891, he was united in al)le and conscientious. The medical 
 
 marriage to Mary Emma Hall, of profession is represented by several 
 
 Mystic. physicians of experience and skill, 
 
 The village is admirably governed jirominent among whom are Dr. J. K. 
 
 and maintained. Its business and Buckhn, Jr., and Dr. Charles Voor- 
 
 THE MYSTIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY— MANUFACTURERS OF WOOLENS. 
 
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 RESIDENCE OF CHRISTOPHER MORGAN -CORNER OF BROADWAY AND EAST 
 
 MAIN STREET, MYSTIC. 
 
 hees Buttler. Daring the Spanish- 
 American War, Dr. Buttler was Acting 
 Assistant Surgeon in the United States 
 Army, serving in typhoid fever hos- 
 pitals at Camp Alg£r, Jacksonville, 
 Florida, and Savannah, Georgia. Dr. 
 
 Buttler has studied under Dr. Storer, 
 the eminent gynecologist, of New 
 York, and has been Visiting Physician 
 at the William W. Backus Hospital, 
 of Norwich, Connecticut. 
 
 Enchanting, with the magic of the 
 
 RESIDENCE OF MRS. H. E. G. STILLMAN— GREENMANVILLE AVENUE, MYSTIC. 
 
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 " RIVER VIEW," OLD MYSTIC— RESIDENCE OF CHARLES Q. ELDREDGE, 
 At the Head of the Beautiful Mystic River. 
 
 country and of the ocean ; peaceful, ciatively enjoyed her dainty, yet 
 
 with the .peace of a well conducted, withal inspiring charms, Mj'stic is the 
 
 law-abiding village ; dear to the hearts ideal home, and the ideal recreation 
 
 of all her children, and enshrined in place of the sojourner and seeker after 
 
 the memories of those who have appre- the beautiful in nature. 
 
 ONE OF THE FEME RESIDENCES OF MYSTIC— PEARL STREET. 
 
 180
 
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 ST. PATRICKS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH-MYSTIC. 
 
 Church Street. 
 
 Rev. P. P. Shahan. Rector. 
 
 METHODIST CHURCH- MYSTIC 
 
 Corner Willow and Church Streets. 
 
 Rev. John McVey. Pastor. 
 
 ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH-MYSTIC. 
 Pearl Street. 
 
 UNION BAPTIST CHURCH— MYSTIC. 
 
 High and Library Streets. 
 Rev. Byron U. Hatfield. Pastor. 
 
 MYSTIC CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 
 
 East Main Street and Broadway. 
 
 Rev. Clair F. Luther. Pastor 
 
 182
 
 MYSTIC AND NOANK LIBRARY— LIBRARY STREET, MYSTIC. 
 
 The Mystic and Noank Library Building was Erected in 1892. Tiie Library was Incorporated in 1893. The Con- 
 struction of the Mystic and Noanli Library was Made Possible Through the Generosity of the Late Captain Elihu Spicer, 
 Who Provided a Fund for that Purpose. Captain Spicer was Born in Noank. and Spent a Considerable Portion of 
 his Life in Mystic. He Died in Brooklyn. N. Y., February 15th, 1893. The Library Building is Beautiful in Construc- 
 tion and Design, and is Located in the Midst of Spacious and Charming Grounds. 
 
 MYSTIC'S PRINCIPAL BUSINESS STREET— MAIN STREET, LOOKING WEST. 
 
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 The Drives ix and Ahoit Mvs- 
 Trc are lieautiful. Skirting the shores, 
 through green tieUls, and by wooded 
 or rocky slopes, wind the roads, af- 
 fording land and water views of sur- 
 prising beauty. To Stonington, Wes- 
 terly, Wateli Hill, Norwich, New 
 London, and to Lantern Hill and the 
 Old Road Church, are drives fraught 
 with loveliness and historic interest. 
 Around the river, from ^Mystic to Old 
 Mystic on the north, and through Pequot 
 Avenue to the John Mason Monument 
 are also drives of variet}^ and charm. 
 
 about Mj^stic, and with its various 
 points of interest and beauty. His 
 stables are well appointed in every 
 detail, and no item essential to the 
 safety, convenience, or pleasure of his 
 patrons is permitted by him to remain 
 overlooked. Telephone calls during 
 either the day or night are responded 
 to promptly, and receive ready and 
 courteous attention. Carriages from 
 his stable meet all trains at the ^lys- 
 tic depot. Mr. Brown was born in 
 ^lystic thirty-eight years ago. His 
 parents were Roswell and Catherine 
 
 THE BANK SQUARE LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLES - 
 JAMES E. F. BROWN, PROPRIETOR. 
 
 For the enjoyment of the pleasures 
 offered by these delightful highways, 
 the village affords amjile facilities. 
 Its public stables are of the usual 
 high order maintained at warm 
 weather resorts frequented by visitors 
 of wealth and refinement. Note- 
 worthy among the liveries of Mystic 
 are the Bank Square Stables on Water 
 Street, of which Mr. James E. F. 
 Brown is the proprietor. Mr. Brown 
 has many comfortable and stylish 
 turnouts. His horses are all well 
 groomed animals of fine fettle and re- 
 liable disposition. When desired, lie 
 furnislies efficient drivers, who are 
 thoroughly conversant with the roads 
 
 W. Chesebrough Brown, of well known 
 North Stonington and Groton families 
 respectively. His wife, who was 
 formerly Marj- S. Logee, daughter of 
 James Logee, of Danielson, Connecti- 
 cut, is of estimal)le Connecticut line- 
 age. Roswell Brown, hi.s father, in 
 earlier days operated a stage route be- 
 tween Mystic and Stonington, con- 
 necting at the latter place with the 
 New York boats. The livery busi- 
 ne.s.s — until the demise of the elder 
 Mr. Brown, about six years ago — 
 was conducted b}^ the father and 
 son. Since then Mr. J. E. F. Brown 
 has Ijeen the proprietor of the estab- 
 lishment.
 
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 THE MYSTIC RIVER NATIONAL BANK — MYSTIC. 
 
 The Mystic River Banl< was Organized and Commenced Business in November. 1851. Ciiarles Mallory was its First 
 President, and George W. Noyes its Earliest Casliier, In 1860 Nattian G. Fish was Elected President. In 1864 it was 
 Changed From a State Bank to a National Banking Association. The Present Officers of the Bank are F. IVI. IVIanning. 
 President: and Henry B. Noyes, Cashier. Since its Inception the Bank Has Had Four Presidents. 
 
 Ox FavKi: Avknte, Mystic, aiv the 
 granite, marble, and moniiinent works 
 of John Trevena, who manufactures 
 and deals in every variety of this 
 
 cliaraeter of product. Mr. Trevena 
 gives particular attention to designing, 
 and makes a specialty of lettering and 
 cleaning monuments in cemeteries. 
 
 SHOE AND FURNISHING STORE OF J. W. PHILLIPS -MAIN STREET, MYSTIC. 
 
 The Stock of Fine Shoes and Men's Furnishings at J. W. Phillips' Store is Complete in Every Detail. 
 
 It is the Principal Shoe House in Mystic. 
 
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 185
 
 MYSTIC MONUMENTAL WORKS, RIVER AVENUE — JOHN TREVENA, PROP'R. 
 
 One of the 
 Largest silk spool 
 manufacturing 
 plants in this coun- 
 tiy is that of the 
 Allen Spool and 
 Printing Company, 
 manufacturers and 
 printers of spool and 
 braid rolls, Mystic, 
 Connecticut. It is 
 the only concern of 
 like character fully 
 equipped with auto- 
 matic spool-making 
 machinery, which is 
 manufactured from 
 the company's own 
 patents. The com- 
 pany was established 
 in 1878. 
 
 H. N. WHEELER'S DRUG STORE, 
 MAIN STREET, MYSTIC. 
 
 Di;. A. R. Park, 
 located over the 
 Mj-stic Pharmacy, 
 Main Street is an 
 expert specialist in 
 hernia cases. His 
 trusses are of his 
 o w n manufacture. 
 His extensive study 
 of hernia, and his 
 wide experience 
 enable him to so 
 use the plastic con- 
 forming ([ualities of 
 his scientifically 
 constructed trusses, 
 that tliey perma- 
 nently reduce the 
 hernia, and it event- 
 u a 1 1 y becomes 
 cured. 
 
 PRINTING OFnCE OF C. I. BARSTOW — BUCKLEY BLOCK, MYSTIC.
 
 
 MELLSTONE GRANITE QUARRIES -MILLSTONE, CONNECTICUT. 
 
 A View of the Yard. Showing Where the Best New England Granite is Produced and 
 Manufactured for Monumental and Building Work. 
 
 Chapter X\P1I, 
 
 ENVIRONS OF NEW LONDON. 
 
 WATERFORD, SOUTH — JORDAN VILLAGE — OSWEGATCHIE — MILLSTONE — 
 PLEASURE BEACH — EAST LYME AND NIANTIC — CRESCENT BEACH — 
 SOUTH LYME — BLACKHALL LYME- SAYBROOK JUNCTION — THE CON- 
 NECTICUT VALLEY TO MIDDLETOWN AND HARTFORD. 
 
 On the South New London is 
 closelj' allied, in business and social 
 interests, by the passenger service of 
 the New York, New Haven and Hart- 
 ford Railroad principally, with a num- 
 ber of towns and villages of importance. 
 
 A part of the Town of Waterford 
 lies next the City of New London. 
 Jordan, the central village of this town, 
 is reached by team. It is an interesting 
 hamlet, with pleasant homes, its church 
 and schoolhouse, and a picturesque old 
 mill, almost rivalling in antiipiity the 
 Old Mill at New London. 
 
 In the same way, by team, Oswe- 
 gatchie, a popular summer colony with 
 a good hotel, is also reached. The 
 settlement is on the borders of the 
 Niantic River, and affords fine water 
 views, charming drives, and excellent 
 opportunities for boating and out-door 
 games. 
 
 Waterford proper, and Millstone, 
 the first stations on the Shore Line 
 
 Division of the New York, New Haven 
 and Hartford Railroad, furnish conven- 
 ient access to the famous quarries of 
 this section : the Booth Brothers and 
 Hurricane Isle Quarry, near the Great 
 Neck Highway, and the Gardiner 
 Quarry, at Millstone Point. Pleasure 
 Beach, one of the favorite outing-places 
 of the town, is on Niantic Bay. It is 
 the summer home of a number of fam- 
 ilies, and has a comfortable hotel for 
 the accommodation of other sojourners. 
 Niantic is the next place of import- 
 ance on this line. The facilities for 
 boating, bathing, and fishing here are 
 excellent. On the Niantic River, in 
 the olden days, many a good vessel for 
 the coast trade was built. (!)n the 
 shores of the Bay many a feast of 
 clams and fish was enjoyed by the 
 inlander on liis annual shore trip. 
 Niantic is now one of the most attrac- 
 tive resting places in summer, and a 
 bus}' fishing village in the season. The 
 
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 works of the Niantic Shoe Company 
 are located here, furnishing employ- 
 
 ment to a number of Niantic and 
 Kast Lyme jieople in a new local in- 
 dustry. Good hotel accommodations 
 can be found near the station. 
 
 Crescent Beach, tlie next station, is 
 the briglit and livel}' home of a large 
 nuud)er of cottagers, with three or 
 four hotels of fair style and capacity. 
 The bathing, boating, and fishing, the 
 delightful sea air, and the water views, 
 are the special 
 points of attraction 
 here. South Lyme 
 and Blackhall are 
 small places on the 
 same road; Lyme, 
 with its population 
 of about seven hun- 
 dred and fifty souls, 
 coming next, before 
 crossing the Con- 
 necticut River and 
 arriving at Saybrook 
 Junction. This 
 junction has a wide 
 
 The Millstone Granite 
 Quarries, located at Millstone, Con- 
 necticut, were established prior to 183-t 
 by Benajah Gardiner. Its present 
 management, under the proprietorship 
 of Henry Gardiner, dates its control 
 from 18S8. The Gardiner Quarry is 
 one of the busiest and most protluctive 
 in the world, and annually turns out 
 enormous quantities of gi-anite, which 
 it sliips to nearly every portion of the 
 civilized globe. Its product is used 
 in all instances where the finest 
 quality of material is exacted. The 
 stone is a "true granite," and is free 
 from foreign and deteriorative qualities. 
 
 Many famous structures and memor- 
 ials throughout the country have 
 Millstone granite incorporated in their 
 constructive elements. Among them 
 are the following : The Custom House 
 facade. New London; the City Hall, 
 Norwich, Connecticut: the inscriptions 
 on the Saratoga Monument, at Sara- 
 toga, New Vork: the Mausoleum of 
 
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 portion of a little town of about sixteen 
 hundred and fifty people. Its front is 
 not ijarticularly fascinating, but back 
 of it will be found a pleasant and 
 interesting village. From this place 
 Fenwick Point can l>e reached, by 
 transfer. New Haven, New York, 
 and the world beyond, can be gotten 
 at by the main through line — the 
 Shore Line Division. 
 
 The Valle}'^ Branch of the main line 
 introduces one to 
 the pleasant towns 
 and villages of the 
 Connecticut ^'alley 
 to Middlctown, a 
 beautiful old cit}- — 
 the seat of Wesleyan 
 University,the home 
 of the I. E. Palmer 
 C o m p a n y , and a 
 number of important 
 manufacturing 
 establishments — and 
 to Hartford, the 
 Capital of the State. 
 
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 the monument to the memory of the 
 late P. T. Barnum, in Riverside Park, 
 Bridgeport, Connecticut. 
 
 The Millstone plant is modern in 
 every particular, and operates the finest 
 of up-to-date machinery and general 
 appurtenances available. Its advan- 
 tages of location add materially to its 
 transportation conveniences, as it is 
 situated on the New York, New Haven 
 and Hartford Railroad, and has a fine 
 frontage on tlie ocean, which provides 
 excellent dock facilities. 
 
 The Well Kxowx Corporation 
 OF Booth Bkotmeiis and Hurricane 
 Isle Granite Company have been 
 identified with the granite trade in all 
 its phases for nearly thirty years. 
 Wherever the stone interests are 
 known, the prominence of this com- 
 pany has been extended, for no other 
 corporation has had more to do with 
 National, State, and Municipal govern- 
 ments. Examples of the corporation's 
 
 OLD JORDAN MILL. 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1712. 
 
 Situated at the Head of Jordan Cove. Jordan i Waterford ) 
 
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 inclustrv, capacity and progressiveness 
 are shown in the fine buildings which 
 they have constructed in many cities 
 all over the land, as well as the monu- 
 mental work of the highest order of 
 artistic skill, which adorns many of 
 the cemeteries in the New England 
 and .Middle Western States. Besides 
 their Waterford (Quarry the companj- 
 have large interests in the State of 
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 Hurricane Isle, Waldoboro. Jonesport, 
 Long Cove, State Point, Pequoit, and 
 Vinal Haven, where hundreds of men 
 are employed, and stone of any dimen- 
 sions can be quarried and handled, as 
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 use, both in mining the stone and in 
 its conversion to the finished product. 
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 parts of the country-. 
 
 The granite of this company stands 
 for the highest order of cemetery work, 
 it lieing especially adapted for sculp- 
 tural designs, on account of its fine 
 texture and the uniformity of its 
 appearance. The elements which make 
 up its physical composition are so well 
 distributed that the rava<jes of the 
 
 weather and atmosjiheric conditions 
 have less effect upon it than on manj- 
 other granites. The finest cemeteries 
 of the Eastern and Middle States con- 
 tain manj" memorials produced at this 
 quarrj-, exhibiting the grandest concep- 
 tion of art that genius has imparted to 
 man. In Cedar Grove Cemetery, too, 
 may be seen the products of this 
 famous quarry. 
 
 A Nuei.v-Letteked Moderx Sicx 
 o-ives a business firm a certain amount 
 of pi'estige. Mr. L. Stoddard, 50 State 
 Street, over Barker & May, is an artist 
 in sign writing whose specialty is the 
 making of signs for advertising pur- 
 poses. He also makes original designs 
 for trade -marks, emblems, etc. He 
 treats all subjects in an artistic manner, 
 adapting them to the advertiser" use. 
 In mural work of all kinds for house 
 or church decoration he is a master. 
 
 AxTHOXY & Tkaggis, wholesale and 
 retail manufacturers of confectionery, 
 at 186 State Street, established their 
 business in 1889. Their goods are of 
 superior quality, and always fresh. 
 For the unsurpassed deliciousness of 
 their ice cream and soda water, they 
 possess a reputation all their own. 
 
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 THE AVERY MEMORIAL - AVERY MEMORIAL PARK, GROTON. 
 
 The Avery Memorial Marks the Site ot the Old "Hive of the Aver>s," Built in 1656 b> Captain James Aver> and 
 Occupied by Him and Seven Generations of His Descendants Until it Mas Burned, on the Night of July 20th. 1894. Avery 
 Memorial Park is Two Miles From New London, on the Shore Line Railroad, and May Be Seen From the Passing Trains. 
 The Secretary of the Avery Memorial Association is Miss Helen M. Avery, of Number 6. North Main Street. New London. 
 
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 Captain Thomas A. Suott, a fa- 
 mous diver, wrecker and contractor of 
 New London, 
 C on n eeticut, 
 was born at 
 Snow Hill, Wor- 
 cester County, 
 Maryland, Aug- 
 ust lOth, 1830, 
 the son of Wil- 
 liam and Eliza- 
 beth Scott. 
 
 In 1873 he 
 l)ecame a resi- 
 dent of New 
 London, under- 
 taking at that 
 time a govern- 
 ment contract 
 to build Race 
 Rock Light- 
 house, besides 
 many other im- 
 portant con- 
 tracts in wharf 
 and sea-wall 
 construction, 
 among which 
 was Pier No. 1, 
 North River, New York. He also en- 
 joys the distinction of Iteing tlie first 
 man to work on the Brooklyn Bridge, 
 having made all the preliminary exam- 
 inations of the river bottom, and 
 superintended tlie work of laying the 
 foundations of 
 the spans. His 
 wharf on Pe- 
 (juot avenue ex- 
 tends two hun- 
 dred feet into 
 the harbor and 
 lias a frontage 
 of two hundred 
 and fifty feet. 
 His extensive 
 business re- 
 quires four tugs, 
 five ligliters, 
 two floating 
 piledrivers, a 
 dredge with five scows, besides pumps, 
 boilers and heavy gear of every kind. 
 
 CAPTAIN THOMAS A. SCOTT. 
 
 and a working force of nearly one hun- 
 dred men. Thus his equipment is 
 equal to any 
 emergency. 
 Captain Scott's 
 presence of 
 mind, added to 
 his quickness of 
 thought and 
 prompt, decisive 
 action, makes 
 him admirably 
 successful in his 
 chosen line of 
 work. In poli- 
 tics the Captain 
 is a Republican. 
 He has served 
 as Alderman one 
 term. 
 
 On Septem- 
 ber 5, 18.55. he 
 was married 
 to Harriet 
 Whitbeck, of 
 Port Jefferson, 
 L. I., a native 
 of C a t s k i 1 1 , 
 N. Y. 
 
 
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 Captain Scott has a beautiful 
 residence at 88 Pequot avenue, 
 surrounded by finely laid out and 
 well kept lawns. It commands a 
 fine view of the harbor and 
 Fort Trumbull. He also owns 
 White Rock 
 Island, which 
 is valuable 
 for its large 
 quantity of ex- 
 c e 1 1 ent stone. 
 Personally, 
 Captain Scott 
 is a man of 
 large physique, 
 weighing three 
 h u n d r e d 
 pounds. He is 
 liekl in high re- 
 gard, his portly 
 frame being 
 typical of the generous heart and soul 
 witliin. 
 
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 (picturesque 1Rew ILondon* 
 
 The a 11 a - 
 WANA Mills, 
 I. E. Palmee, 
 Proprietor. — 
 In 1864, on the 
 bank of the 
 Arawana stream 
 at ]\Iiddletown, 
 Conn., there was 
 a modest manu- 
 facturing phmt 
 for the manufac- 
 ture of combs, 
 which building 
 is well illus- 
 trated at the 
 
 
 upper left hand of 
 the accompanying factory sketch. It 
 was at that time purchased l^y I. E. 
 Palmer and fitted up for the manufac- 
 ture of picture cord and allied articles. 
 
 UTOPIA. 
 
 During the successful progress of years 
 this modest plant has grown to com- 
 parative proportions as further illus- 
 trated in the sketch, and at present 
 embodies a series of buildings contain- 
 ing all told about one hundred and 
 forty thousand square feet of floor 
 space, with all the latest factory con- 
 struction requirements, including 
 steam heat, automatic sprinklers, elec- 
 tric lights, etc. vSteam and water 
 power is in use, having a capacity of 
 about seven hundred horse power, and 
 water power about seventy-five horse 
 power. There are over three hundred 
 machines all told (comprising over 
 fifty different varieties), required for 
 the various lines of manufacture. The 
 nature of the business enlarged rapidly 
 from one line of cotton industry to 
 another until at present it includes 
 the latest improved machinery for spin- 
 ning cotton yarns, for warps and fillings 
 and in plies, machinery for weaving. 
 
 dyeing and finishing crinoline dress 
 linings, mosquito nettings, window 
 screen cloth, horse netting, minnow 
 netting, and many varieties of cotton 
 tissues : also machinery for completel}- 
 manufacturing hammocks from the 
 raw cotton to the finished product, 
 hammock supports and many hammock 
 accessories, mosquito cauojiies and 
 accessories ; also extensive wood-work- 
 ing and iron working departments. It 
 is doubtful whether many other man- 
 ufacturing enterprises can exhibit as 
 greatly a diversified line of products 
 
 ARAWANA. 
 
 as are included in the present plant, 
 employing on an average from two 
 hundred and seventy-five to three hun- 
 dred liands. 
 
 Over one hundred and fifty designs 
 and mechanical patents furnish protec- 
 tion to the line of manufactures and 
 make possible the leading position which 
 they hold. The plant possesses facili- 
 ties for the comjilete finisliing of ham- 
 mocks not possessed by any other similar 
 factory in existence. This remarkable 
 growth is entirely the result of the con- 
 tinuous labors of the present and sole 
 proprietor, covering a period of forty- 
 two years.
 
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