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1848, 27 feet 2 inches. 1850, May, 21 feet 8 in. 1852, April, 28 feet.
1854, May 1, 29 feet 10 in. 1857, Feb. 22 feet 5 in.
1859, March, 26 feet 5 in.
1861, April, 21 feet 6 in. 1862, April, 28 feet 8 in. 1865, March, 24 feet 9 in. 1867, April 19, 21 feet. 1868, Feb. 19, 21 feet 6 in. 1868, May 28d, 20 feet. 1869, April 28, 26 feet 8 in.
1887, April 18, 22 feet 6 in. 1888, April 8, 19 feet 5 in. 1889, April 21, 11 feet 9in. 1889, Nov. 80, 15 feet 7 in. 1890, May 9, 15 feet. 1890, Oct. 26, 16 feet.
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DISTANCES, CONN RIVER, HARTFORD TO MILES.
= Wethersfield.
. Glastonbury. .
6
* South Glastonbury. 104
Rocky Hill. .11
* Gildersleeve's .16
* Cromwell .18
· Portland. .21
· Middletown .22
* Tibbals. .27
* Middle Haddam .28 Silas Brainard ...... Jones Spark .. . Anderson Higganum. .81
* Rock Landing.
88
Haddam . .. .861
Surprise . Stedman . Goodspeed' .41
H. N. Conklin .... Deming Halcyon . Farr
Hartford .. . Beebe
Hfd Dr'g Co. No. 2. Butler
Hfd Dr'g Co. No. 8 . Reilly Helen . . Davis
Viola. Helen Augusta. . Pratt Volunteer .. .Rubright Helen P. Rowland
Wawa .. .Smith
Wenonah .. Webster Hollister . Hollister
Hornet. .Buell
Wm. W. Wood .... Collins Willie. Shea
Huntress. Fowler
Winnie. . Meade Ione. ... Olds
Zette ... Miner Irene. . Doolittle
MILD WINTERS.
1774-5; 1782-8; 1806-7; 1828-9; 1881-2; 1841-2; 1847-8; 1877-8; 1879-80.
NET TONNAGE OF DOCUMENTED VESSELS. Belonging to District of Hartford, July 1st.
1797, 4,509 tons; 1800, 2,070 tons; 1810, 5,868 tons; 1820, 10,172 tons; 1880, 11,859 tons; 1840, 12,198 tons; 1850, 11,861 tons; 1860, 15,815 tons; 1870, 17,128 tons ; 1880, 15,790 tons; 1882, 116 vessels, 16,840 tons; 1888, 117 vessels, 15,850 tons; 1884, 120 vessels, 15,970 tons; 1885, 101 vessels, 14,422 tons ; 1886, 100 vessels, 12,267tons; 1887, 89 vessels, 10, 880 tons ; 1888, 85 vessels, 10,820 tons; 1889, 88 vessels, 9,805 tons; 1890, 84 vessels, 10,914 tons; 1891, 76 vessels, 10,486 tons; 1892, 80 vessels, 12,125 tons; 1893, 86 vessels, 14,819 tons ; 1894, 92 vessels, 15,894; 1895, 94 vessels, 15,248 tons.
FRESHETS IN THE CONN. RIVER. All the highest freshets were caused by southeast rain storms of three to four days duration. 1878, April 80, 184 feet.
1689, great flood Mar. 10. 1642, great flood May, June. 1688, flood July, Aug. 26 ft. 1692, water rose 26 ft. 2 in. 1801, March 1, 27 feet 8 in. 1889, Jan. 29, 24 feet 2 in. 1841, 26 feet 4 inches.
Maria. Varney
Marian ..
. Oakes
Marion
Pettigrew
Marion.
Talcott
Mascot.
. Smith
Mattabesett.
.Rowland
Maud.
Markham
May.
. Owen
Merrick
.Cady
Middletown . Hills
Midget
Perkins
Minnie. Alexander Minnie May. Sweet
Mollie B. Hayden
Nauticus .Peterson
Nellie .. . Miner
No Name.
. McCall
Owl .. . Munger
Paulina
. Root
Prospector. Beck with
R. Wrisley.
.Smith
Racer.
. Holmes
Raymond.
Douglass
Raymond .. Davis
Rebecca
. Benson
Richard .Burns
S. B. Hubbard .. Mehaffey
S. S. Scranton, .... Bruce Schuylkill Munger
Secret. . Fare
Seventy- six .Davis
Sibyl.
Glazier
1870, Jan. 4, 19 feet 2 in.
1891, Jan. 24, 17 feet 6 in. 1891, April 17, 19 feet 9 in. 1898, May 6, 24 feet.
1870, April 21, 25 feet 4 in.
1872, April 18, 21 feet.
1894, April 25, 18 8-10 feet.
1874, Jan. 9, 284 feet.
1895, April 16, 25 feet 8 in. 1896, March 8, 26 ft. 4 in.
1876, April 16. 22 feet.
1888, April 25, 175 feet. 1884, March 29, 21} feet. 1884, April 21, 192 feet. 1885, Jan. 5, 15 ft. 2 in. 1885, April, 18 feet. 1885, Nov. 8, 16 feet 9 in. 1886, Jan. 7, 18 feet 5 in. 1886, May 4, 21 feet 9 in.
Luzette
Luther C. Ward. .. Gaines .Spencer
Lyra.
. Harmon
Mabel.
Sanders
John McDermott ... Arnold Josie C. Williams . . Payson Juanita .Swift
Judy. .Watrous
Lady Fenwick. .Bates
Leda. Sadler
J. W. Coulston .... Brewer
James Duffield .. ... . Jones
NAME. CAPT.
Irene. Kelsey
J. H. Chaffee ..... ... Buell
Traveler
McMann
Uncle Joe. Stevens " Ely's .. .51
Undine.
Green
1869, Oct. 6. 26 feet 8 in.
Fleche .. Hubbard
Frances
G. Stancliff.
Sunshine .. .. Blydenburgh Surf .. . Bogue East Haddam. .40
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CLOSING OF CONN. RIVER NAVIGATION.
1855, Dec. 9.
1869, Dec. 5.
1882, Dec. 4.
1856, Deo. 6.
1870, Dec. 19.
1888, Dec. 15.
1857, Dec. 12.
1871, Nov. 80.
1884, Dec. 18.
1858, Dec. 1.
1872, Dec. 1.
1885, Dec. 6.
1859, Dec. 10.
1873, Nov. 29.
1886, Dec. 5.
Year.
Number.
Total Liabilities.
Av'ge Liab.
1874,.
5,830.
.$155,289,000
$26,628
1875,
7,740.
201,060,858.
25,977
1877,
8,872
190,669,936.
21,490
1878,.
10,478.
284,866,182.
22,867
1879,
6,658
98.149,058.
14,741
1880,
4,785.
65,792,000.
18,886
1881,
5,582
81,155.982.
14,589
1882,
6,788
101,547,564. 10,070
1888
9,184
172,874,172.
18,821
1884,
10,968.
226,848,427.
20,862
1885,
10,687.
124,220,821.
11,678
1886,
9,834.
114,644,119.
11,658
1887,
9,684.
167,560,944.
17,892
1888
10,679.
123,829,973
11,595
1889,
11,719
140,859,490.
11,806
1890,
10,668
175,032,886
16,119
1840, March 11.
1861, Feb. 28.
1881, March 14. 1891,.
12,894.
198,178,000.
15,586
1892,
10,270
108,595,248.
10,574
1898,
15,508
882,158,676
24,645
1894,
12,724.
151,548,520.
11,910
1895,.
12,958.
158,727,682
12,249
BUSINESS FAILURES IN CONNECTICUT. AS REPORTED BY THE BRADSTREET MECANTILE AGENCY, P. P. BENNETT, AGENT.
1874,. ... 151 failures ;.
liabilities, .... $1,286,000
1875, .. . . 191 failures;
liabilities, .... 2,851,926
1976, .... 197 failures;
liabilities, ....
4,186,548
2877, .... 814 failures; liabilities, ... . 5,821,649
1878, .... 281 failures;
liabilities, .. 4,680,588
1879,. ... 158 failures ;
liabilities, .. . .
2,474,844
1880, .... 178 failures;
liabilities,.
1,078,817
1881,. ... 180 failures;
liabilities, ..
886,788
1882 ..... 88 failures;
liabilities,.
898,963
1883,. . . . 119 failures;
liabilities,
744,242
1884, .... 169 failures;
liabilities,. . .
1,464,896
1885, .... 176 failures;
liabilities,. ...
1,714,486
1886,. ..
.182 failures;
liabilities,
1,906,684
1887,. .
. 117 failures;
. liabilities,.
3,500,484
1888, ... .187 failures;
liabilities,.
1,265,108
1889,. ... 171 failures
liabilities,
2,012,000
1890,. ... 178 failures
. liabilities,.
2,018,000
1891, .... 249 failures
liabilities,. 8,889,000
1892,. ... 211 failures;
.liabilities,.
1,182,648
1898, .... 298 failures;
liabilities,.
8,756,700
1894, .... 248 failures;
. liabilities,
2,028,000
1895,. ... 225 failures;
.liabilities,.
2,425,750
KING'S DAUGHTERS.
OF THE FOURTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Mrs. Ira E. Forbes, 774 Main st., County Secretary. Prayer meeting held by the King's Daughters' Circle, second Wednesday afternoon each month in parlors of church; all women welcome. Organized Nov. 1889.
HARTFORD CO. TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. C. L. Ames, Hartford, Pres't; Mr. Verplank, South Manchester, Vice Pres't; Miss Eva Woodward, Hart- ford, Scc'y; C. D. Hine, New Britain, Mr. Lyon, East Hartford, Miss Bertha Klinger, Hartford, Ex. Com.
HARTFORD GOLF CLUB. S. O. Prentice, Pres't; J. C. Stirling, Captain; E. G. Taylor, Sec'y; J. J. Nairn, Treas .; D. W. C. Skilton, L. R. Cheney, F. R. Cooley, W. H. St. John, J. O. Enders, Directors. Organized June 8, 1896.
HARTFORD BARBERS' UNION.
Jas. A. Brown, Pres't; S. L. Ball, Vice Pres't; Gid- eon Letourneau, R. Sec'y; G. P. King, F. Sec'y; Rob- ert Langzettel, Treas. Organized June 4, 1896.
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
JAKES. INAUGURATED.| BORN.| DIRD.
1. George Washington, of Va.
!Apr.30, 1789
1782 1799
2. John Adams, of Mass.
Mar. 4, 1797 1785 1826
8. Thomas Jefferson, of Va.
Mar. 4, 1801 1748 1826
4. James Madison, of Va.
Mar. 4, 1817 1758
1881
6. J. Quincy Adams, of Mass.
Mar. 4, 1825 1767 1848
Mar. 4, 1829
1767 1845
8. Martin Van Buren, of N. Y. Mar. 4, 1887 1782 1862
9. Wm. Henry Harrison, of O. Mar. 4, 1841 1778 1841
10. John Tyler, of Va. ViceP. suc. P.Harrison 1790 1862
11. James K. Polk, of Tenn." |Mar. 4, 1845
1795 1849 12. Zachary Taylor, of La. Mar. 4, 1849
1784 1850
18. Millard Fillmore, N. Y. Vice P. suc. Taylor 1874 1800
14. Franklin Pierce, of N. H. Mar. 4, 1858 1804 1869
15 James Buchanan, of Pa. Mar. 4, 1857 1791
1868
16. Abraham Lincoln, of Ill.t Mar. 4, 1861 1809| 1865
17. Andrew Johnson, Vice P. suc. A. Lincoln 1808 1875
18. Ulysses S. Grant, of Ill. Mar. 4, 1869 1822 1885
1822 1893
1881 1881
21. Chester A. Arthur, of N. Y. Sep. 20, 1881 1880 1886
22. Grover Cleveland, of N. Y. Mar. 4, 1885 1887
28. Benjamin Harrison, of Ind .. Mar. 4, 1889 1888
24. Grover Cleveland, of N. Y. Mar. 4, 1898| 1887
. President Polk's term expired on Saturday, March 8, 1849, at 12 o'clock midnight. The next day, the 4th, occurring on Sunday, General Taylor, the then President elect, was not inaugurated until Monday, the 5th, at 12 M. Therefore, David R. Atchinson of Missouri, the then President elect of the U. S. Senate (the Vice President, W. R. King, having deceased ), was nominally President for one day, but did not take the oath of office.
t Assassinated in a Washington Theater and died April 14, 1865, about 8 P. M.
# Assassinated in Railroad Station, Washington, 10 A. M. July 2d, 1881, died 10:30 P. M. Sept. 19, 1881.
BUSINESS FAILURES IN THE UNITED STATES. There were 1,058,683 business houses or firms in the United States, on the first Jan. 1896 -- and the failures the past twenty-two years, as reported by the Bradstreet Commercial Agency, is as follows :-
OPENING OF CONN. RIVER NAVIGATION.
1885, March 14.
1856, April 7.
1876, March 17.
1886, April 1.
1857, March 18.
1877, March 10.
1887, March 22.
1858, March 20.
1878, March 1.
1888, March 4:
1859, March 12.
1879, March 15.
1889, Jan. 26.
1860, March 5.
1880, Jan. 28.
1841, Feb. 26.
1862, March 29.
1882, March 8.
1842, Feb. 8.
1868, March 22.
1888, March 19.
1848, April 7.
1864, March 5.
1884, March 15.
1844, March 15.
1865, March 17.
1885, March 28.
1845, March 2.
1866, March 14.
1886, March 16.
1846, March 14.
1867, March 5.
1887, March 11.
1848, March 9.
1849, March 17. 1850, March 6.
1871, March 10.
1891, March 1.
1851, Feb. 7.
1872, March 81.
1892, Feb. 24.
1852, March 15.
1878, March 80.
1898, March 14,
1858, Feb. 25.
1874, March 16.
1894, March 8.
1854, March 12.
1874, Dec. 5.
1895, March 14.
1855, March 8.
1875, April 7.
1896, March 1.
1864, Dec. 12.
1877, Jan. 1, '78.
1891, Jan 8 (92).
1865. Dec. 17.
1878, Dec. 20.
1892, Dec. 23.
1866, Dec. 15.
1879, Dec. 21.
1893, Dec. 18.
1867, Dec. 8.
1880, Nov. 22.
1894, Dec. 28.
1868, Dec. 11.
1874, Nov. 28.
1887, Dec. 26.
1861, Dec. 21.
1874, Dec. 24.
1888, Dec 15, 2 d.
1862, Dec. 6.
1875, Nov. 80.
1889,Jan.11 ( 90 ). 1876,
9,092
191,117,786
21,020
1868, Dec. 9.
1876. Dec. 1.
1890, Dec. 10.
1881, Jan. 4 (82). 1895, Dec. 22.
1847, March 18.
1868, March 24. 1869, March 25.
1888, March 30.
1870, March 2.
1889, March 8. 1890, Feb. 18.
Mar. 4, 1809 1751 1886 5. James Monroe, of Va.
7. Andrew Jackson, of Tenn.
19. Rutherford B. Hayes, of O. Mar. 4, 1877 20. James A. Garfield, of 0.1 |Mar. 4, 1881
1860, Dec. 10.
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RELATIVE RANK OF STATES AND TERRI TORIES IN POPULATION-1890 CENSUS.
1 New York.
25 Louisiana.
1664-Large comet seen in New England.
2 Pennsylvania.
26 Nebraska.
1669-In February, deep snow storms.
8 Illinois.
27 Maryland.
1691-Terrible snow storms.
4 Ohio.
28 West Virginia.
5
Missouri.
29 Connecticut.
6 Massachusetts.
80
Maine.
1740-Sleighing Nov. 18 to April 20.
7 Texas.
1761-Very cold; deep snows.
8 Indiana.
32 Florida.
9 Michigan. Iowa.
84 Washington.
11
Kentucky.
35 Rhode Island.
12
Georgia.
36 Vermont.
1784, 1785, 1788, 1792, 1796 and 1799, severe winters.
18
Tennessee.
37 South Dakota.
1791-One snow storm of four days; snow 6 feet deep. 1798-Feb. 4, 84º below zero.
14 Wisconsin.
88 Oregon.
1800-Snow 8 feet deep, three months.
1808 -- May 8, snow fell over a foot in depth-freezing for two nights.
18
New Jersey.
42 Delaware.
19 Kansas.
43
New Mexico.
20 Minnesota.
44 Montana.
21
Mississippi.
45 Idaho.
22 California.
46 Oklahoma.
23 South Carolina.
47
Wyoming.
24 Arkansas.
48
Arizona.
49 Nevada.
1828-Nov. 6, first snow; sleighing for 151 days.
. 1827-Oct. 17, snow fell fifteen inches deep, and in all New England; a few miles above Hartford it did not go off until spring opened. Thousands of bushels of potatoes remained undug until spring, when they were found in good condition.
1885-Cold winter of this century; February, from 1º to 28° below zero, with deep snows.
1887-Was noted for deep snows.
1841-Oct. 8, snow fell one foot deep.
1855-Below zero 47 times, and crossing the ice on Conn. river, to near the sound, was continuous until the the 1st day of April, 1856, inclusive, and the next day steamboats steamed up to Hartford.
1857-Jan. 22-24, for 42 consecutive hours it was 18° to 80° below zero.
1859 Jan. 9-12, from 20 to 270 below zero. July 4 mercury was 86º, and a slight frost in several towns.
1861-Jan. 18 and Feb. 8, 18° below zero.
1866-Jan. 8, 18° below zero.
1871-Feb. 6, 12º below zero.
1878 Jan. 80, 82° below zero; 86 zero mornings this winter, and 102 days sleighing.
1874-April 25, 28-80, snow storms.
1875-Jan. 10, 10° below zero.
1878-Jan. 9, 18° below zero. May 11, snow in sev-
eral states; frost in Conn. for three successive nights. 1879-Jan. 10, 10° below zero.
1880- 85 snow storms and 483 inches snow fell. Sev- eral times below zero.
1881-Jan. 1-12º below zero.
1882-Jan. 24, 16° below zero. Feb. 4th, a severe snow storm that drifted so as to universally stop all traveling-many churches were not opened for service. 1888-Dec. 22, 18º below zero.
May 29, 80, 1884, there were severe frosts throughout all New England and western states. Ice formed from ¿ to 1 inch in thickness, killing early beans, potatoes, corn, etc. Thermometer 24º in this city. A snow storm in Litchfield county. The frosts extended south- erly to Virginia. It was a huge polar wave that made a "Black Friday " for the farmers.
June 15, 1884, another severe frost, killing all tender vegetables, throughout the most of New England and the West. Aug. 25, another frost; but September fol lowing was intensely hot.
1885-Last of January and month of February, in- tensely cold weather, from zero to 20° below.
1886-January 10-18, 10 to 20° below zero.
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NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS. Organized July 20, 1866. WILLIAM B. CLARK, Hartford, President. H. W. EATON, New York, Vice President. ROBERT B. BEATH, Philadelphia, Secretary. FREDERICK W. ARNOLD, Providence, Treasurer. Executive Committee .- Marshall S. Driggs, New York, Chairman; Charles B. Whiting, Hartford; Chas. S. Hollinshead, Philadelphia; Charles Sewall, New York ; E. C. Irvin, Philadelphia; J. A. McDonald, New York; Hugo Schumann, New York ; H. W. Eaton, New York; E. J. Richards, Hartford; George P. Shel- don, New York; J. J. Clark, Detroit; Henry K. Mill- er, New York, Secretary. Annual elections in May.
NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS.
BRANCHES .- Central, Dayton, Ohio; Marion, Marion, Indiana; Eastern, Augusta, Maine; Northwestern, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Southern, Hampton, Virginia; Western, Leavenworth, Kansas; Pacific, Santa Mon- ica, California.
Managers .- The President of the U. S., the Chief Jus- tice, the Secretary of War, ex-officio; Gen. William B. Franklin, Hartford, Conn., President; Gen. Wm. J. Sewell, Camden, N. J., 1st V. Pres't; Gen. John C. Black, Chicago, Ills., 2d V. Pres't; Gen. Martin T. Mc- Mahon, Secretary, Times Building, New York City; Col. Sidney G. Cooke, Herington, Kan .; Gen. Francis Fessenden, Portland, Me .; Col. Geo. W. Steele, Marion, Indiana; Gen. Alfred L. Pearson, Pittsburgh, Pa .; Gen. Charles M. Anderson, Greenville, Ohio; Maj. A. W. Barrett, Los Angeles, Cal .; Col. J. L. Mitchell, Mil- waukee, Wis.
STATE SCHOOL FUND
At the end of fiscal year, Sept. 80, 1894, amounted to $2,011,768.28; nine-tenths ot which is invested in real estate mortgages, and the balance in bank stocks and cash on hand. In the year 1795 this fund amount- ed to $1,200,000.00. From the income of this fund there has been distributed to the common schools of this state between the years 1796 and 1894 inclusive $8,052,806.76. The Oct. 1894 census of children in the State between four and sixteen years of age, was 169,457, being an increase of 1,648 children over the previous year's enumeration. There are 1,847 school districts in the 167 towns of Conn. The school popula- tion in the agricultural towns has decreased the past decade. HERBERT E. BENTON, Commissioner.
COLD WEATHER.
1641-50 days crossing Conn. river on ice.
1717-Snow 11 feet deep; one storm commenced 17th lasting until 24th.
31 Colorado.
1778-Very severe winter.
1774-Largest snow storm known.
· 10
1780-May 19, the dark day in Northern states; win- ter very severe; the sound frozen over.
15 Virginia.
89 District of Columbia.
16 North Carolina.
40 Utah.
17 Alabama.
41 North Dakota.
1807-Cold so intense Feb. 7, that forest trees cracked like reports from guns firing.
1816-Jan. 15-17, snow four feet deep; cold summer; frost every month in the year.
1818-May 17, snow lasted five days.
1821-Intense cold so long and continuous that Long Island sound was frozen over.
88 New Hampshire.
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GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
GOVERNORS OF CONNECTICUT. 1689-1655. .. John Haynes and Edward Hopkins, Hart- ford, chosen Gov. alternate years except 1642-1648. ,. George Wyllys. Hartford.
1655-1656 ... Thomas Wells Hartford.
1656-1657. .. John Webster. Hartford.
1657-1658. .. John Winthrop .. . New London.
1658-1659. .. Thomas Wells Hartford.
1659-1676, .. John Winthrop. New London.
1676-1680. .. William Leete Guilford.
1680-1687. .. Robert Treat. Milford.
Boston, Mass. 1687-1689. .. Sir Edmund Andross
1689-1696. .. Robert Treat ..
Milford.
1696-1707 ... Fitz John Winthrop.
New London.
1707-1724 ... Gurdon Saltonstall.
1724-1741. .. Joseph Talcott.
1741-1751 ... Jonathan Law
1751-1754 ... Roger Wolcott
1754-1766 ... Thomas Fitch
Norwalk.
1766-1769 ... William Pitkin.
Hartford.
1769-1784. ... Jonathan Trumbull
Lebanon.
1784-1786 ... Matthew Griswold.
1786-1796 ... Samuel Huntington.
Norwich.
1796-1798. .. Oliver Wolcott.
Litchfield.
1798-1809 ... Jonathan Trumbull. Lebanon.
1809-1811. .. John Treadwell .. . Farmington.
1811-1818 ... Roger Griswold. 1818-1818 ... John Cotton Smith. Sharon. 1818-1827. . . Oliver Wolcott. . Litchfield.
1827-1881 ... Gideon Tomlinson Fairfield.
1881-1888. .. John S. Peters. Hebron.
1888-1884 ... Henry W. Edwards New Haven.
1884-1885 ... Samuel A. Foote. Cheshire.
1885-1888. .. Henry W. Edwards New Haven.
1888-1842. .. William W. Ellsworth. Hartford.
1842-1844. .. Chauncey F. Cleveland .. ... Hampton.
1844-1846 ... Roger S. Baldwin.
1846-1847. .. Isaac Toucey
1847-1849 ... Clark Bissell.
Norwalk.
1850-1858. .. Thomas H. Seymour.
1858-1854. .. Charles H. Pond, ( acting ). . Milford. 1854-1855 ... Henry Dutton.
1855-1857 ... William T. Minor
1857-1858 ... Alexander H. Holley
Salisbury.
1858-1866. .. William A. Buckingham . Norwich.
1866-1867. .. Joseph R. Hawley.
Hartford.
1867-1869. .. James E. English . New Haven.
1869-1870. .. Marshall Jewell. Hartford.
1870-1871 .... James E. English New Haven.
1871-1878. .. Marshall Jewell .. Hartford.
1878-1876 *.. Charles R. Ingersoll. New Haven.
1877-1879 ... Richard D. Hubbard
. Hartford.
1879-1881 ... Charles B. Andrews.
. Litchfield.
1881-1888. .. Hobart B. Bigelow New London. 1888-1885 ... Thomas M. Waller
1985-1887 ... Henry B. Harrison
. New Haven.
1887-1889 ... Phineas C. Lounsbury .Ridgefield.
1889-1898. .. Morgan G. Bulkeley Hartford.
1898-1894 ... Luzon B. Morris New Haven.
1894- ... O. Vincent Coffin Middletown. 2,054 Horses, 188,747
. Terms expiration changed from May to January.
noustrial free Schools, etc.
COOKING AND TRAINING SCHOOL; Saturday morn- ing. Mrs. Elizabeth Ayers, Manager, 289 Market st. DAY NURSERY ; 289 Market st.
DIET KITCHEN; Union for Home Work, 289 Market st. Supplies for the sick, as ordered by physicians. GIRLS SEWING SCHOOL; Saturday mornings, during the winter only, at 239 Market st. Organized, 1872. KITCHEN GARDEN; on Saturdays in the afternoon, at 289 Market street.
READING ROOMS AND PARLORS, for Young Women; from 6.80 to 9.30 P. M. daily. United Workers' 49 Pearl st.
DIVORCES.
Granted by Superior Court to residents of Hartford from June 1, 1895, to May 21, 1896. Archer Joseph from Edith M., desertion. Arms Frederick W. from Aurora M., incompatibility. Barber Ella L. from Edson N., desertion.
Barlow Mary F. G. from Frank E., desertion.
Bell Elizabeth J. from Richard A., bigamy. Blythe Hattie V. from Herbert W., intolerable cruelty. Blythe Ida from Arthur H., intemperance. Coates Sallie from William, bigamy.
Cravan Lillie A. from Bertram, desertion.
Dale Amelia J. from William H., desertion.
Daly Elizabeth A. from Wm. C., intolerable cruelty. Debrowski Amalie from Jolm, intemperance. Elton George F. from Louise, adultery. Ford William L. from Annie M., desertion. Gould Mary A. from Benjamin F., desertion. Gudsfel Marie from Auton, desertion. Harrison Annie C. from Wellington S., intemperance.
Hathaway Annie E. from Edw. N., intolerable cruelty. Herbert Nellie A. from Martin J., desertion. Holly Charles H. from Harriet M., desertion. Hughes John from Margaret D., desertion. Jackson Lillian from Frank H., desertion.
Jewett Frederic D. from Charlotte F., adultery.
Johnson Harry from Jessie L., adultery. Johnson Walter L. from Maud, adultery. Kollenz Christian from Minna S., desertion.
Krajewski Helen A. from Paul W., desertion. Labrick Anna from Peter, desertion.
McLean Elizabeth E. from George Q., desertion.
McNary Gertrude from Wm. H., Intolerable cruelty. Miner Chas. A. from Nettie May, intolerable cruelty. Mott Lottie E. from Frank L., intemperance. Northrop Mary from Frank, intemperance. Page George W. from Carrie, adultery.
Petherbridge Mary E. from Alfred C., intemperance. Ramsdell Emma from Amos W., adultery. Reilly Anna from William, adultery. Scheck Rosa from Theodore G., intemperance.
Shannon Anna M. from Wm. H., intemperance. Shea John D. from Harriet E., intemperance. Soper George C. from Mary, desertion. Stengel Margaret from Carl, desertion.
Taylor James S. from Barbara Johnson. This mar- riage was declared a nullity, the defendant being a married woman, undivorced at the time of her mar- riage with Mr. Taylor.
Tillotson Belle from Edward P., desertion.
Welton May L. from Dwight C., intemperance. Whittlesey Marietta from Louis I., intemperance. Williams Edgar D. from Mary L., adultery.
GRAND LIST OF HARTFORD, OCT. 1ST, 1895. 10 per cent for making lists. $ 175,881 6,871 Dwelling Houses, 24,092,855
607 Acres of Land,. 1,970,908
889 Stores, Manufactories and Mills,. 10,960,212
512 Neat Cattle,.
11,465
Carriages,. .
127,185
Time Pieces, Jewelry, etc. 88,145
Musical Instruments,. 89,285
Furniture and Libraries, 158,489
Bank Stock, 1,263,811
Insurance Stock. 9,596,799
State, Canal and all other Stocks, 1,330
Railroad, City, and other Corporation Bonds, 44,700
2,263,670
Amount employed in Merchandise & Trade, Investments in Mechanical and Mnf'g op'ns, in Vessels, Steamboats and Com.
2,245,675
Money at Interest,.
80,093
"on hand or on deposit,. 188,055
Taxable property not specified, 62,781
$58,520,844
Less Soldiers exemption etc.,.
808,668
As returned to State Comptroller, $58,211,681
.New Haven.
. Hartford.
1849-1850. .. Joseph Trumbull.
Hartford.
. Hartford.
. New Haven. Stamford.
Lyme.
. Lyme.
New London. Hartford.
Milford.
Windsor.
110,413
. New Haven.
344L
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY. rand Fist of State by Counties.
Hartford New Haven Sex London County. County. County.
Fair Hold County
Windham Litehold County. County.
Middlesex County.
Tolland County.
Total
1879 881,942,176 86 .. 166.994 838.915,476 850.893,019 817,103.115 $25.329.007 816.340.821 $6.317.077 $327,082,635
1680
83,562.044
$9.513.761
39.456.270
51.357.423
17.363.554
25.720,572
16.752.571 8,394,561 332,170,856
1881
$7.064.775
$7.273.557
39.772,794
52.701.297
17.653.364
23.154.758
19.361.613
8.411,915
838,413,076
1842
$7.223,234
90.127.265
39,446.763
53.504.926
17.523.958
26.479,259
19.384.557
8,436,375
342.242,566
1843
$2.615.568
89.227.512
57.251 .* 54
17.752.753
26.272.021
19.639.456
8.451.152
848,774,879
1884
86,221,817
94.205,024
39,182.639
58.592.556
17.537.540
26.142.044
19,519,190
8,476,259
349,977,339
1×45
87,069,872
94,032,137
39.085,235
55.491,649
17,335.108
26.006.202
15.945.403
8,261,791
$49,177,597
1886
87,535,276
94,236,915
89,057,701
59,010.690
16,962,346
25.743.048
18.955.382
8,299,023
389,475,856
1657
$6,771,135
94,646,235
39.339,079
59.601.499
16,670,363
25.913.045
16.914,105
8,340,465
352.795,926
$8,976,989
$6.243,614
38,655,667
60,677.697
16.902.977
25.655.957
16.995,741
8,211,893
354,557,515
1449
87,715,249
97,121.067
86,764.096
66,404,900
18.405,506
24.929,690
19.152,049
8,421,009
858,913.804
1890
90,411,864
99,122,506
86.572.011
68.699.357
18.058.566
26,686.667
19,414,581
8.484.950
368,150,802
1891
92,183,946
99,866,080
37.347.897
70.607,918
18.005.013
27.137,069
18,609,877
8,537,642
372,245.442
1882
95,980,761 103,4%0,761
37,332,817
72,036,919
18,066,985
27,054.780
18,680,247
8,579,049
381,261,607
1893 96,716,342 103,429,424
87.965,234 101,715,966
17.993,764
28,081.896
18.901,751
8,518.675
416,323,257
1894
96,575,791 109,955,702
36,013,511
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