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Billings & Spencer Co. Hartford. Conn.
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Selling Agents for THE C. E. BILLINGS MFG. CO.
Drop-Forged Pole and Rein Snaps
For Fire Department Service and All Classes of Heavy Work.
Billings' Patent Double Acting Ratchet Drills for Morse Taper and Square Shank Drills; original Packer Ratchet Drills for both Morse Taper and Square Shank Drills; Billings' Patent Cutting-off Tool; Lineman's Hand Vises; Forged Steel Snap Gauge Blanks, from 14 to 218 inches.
CEBILLING'S ESTEFI SEPT.29189F
Drop Hammers, Trimming Presses and Forges. Drop-Forged Eye-Bolts, from 33 to 2 inches diameter; Combination Pliers. Drop-Forged Machine and Engineer's Wrenches in 120 different styles.
DROP FORGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
For Pistols, Sewing Machines, Locomotives, Stationary Engines, and Machinery Generally.
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Hartford Box Co.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
PAPER BOXES.
223 STATE STREET, HARTFORD, - - CONN. E. W. SMITH, Proprietor.
FREE DIRECTORY LIBRARY, - AT ELIHU GEER'S SONS, PRINTERS, 16 STATE STREET, - HARTFORD, CONN.
ÆTNA MACHINE CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Special
Machinery,
Model Work, Fine Machinists' Tools, Cutting Dies, Striking Dies, Metal Pat- terns, Gauges, Moulds of every description.
ESTIMATES GIVEN ON ALL KINDS OF MACHINE WORK.
75 COMMERCE ST., Hartford, Conn.
For Corporate Officers, see Index to Contents.
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Established, 1845. Chartered, May 1, 1875. Capital, $250,000.
Monuments and Statuary IN GRANITE, MARBLE AND BRONZE.
** Ærtistir * Memorials* AND ....
HAMILTON
PRESENTED BY JOHN C. HAMILTON.
1980
HAMILTON STATUE, CENTRAL PARK, N. Y.
BUILDING WORK,
IN ALL KINDS OF
GRANITE, AS SHOWN IN Conn. Mutual Life Ins. Co's Building, Hartford, Conn. Equitable Building, No. 180 Broadway, N. Y. City. Masonic Temple, N. Y. City. Congressional Library, Wash- ington, D. C. Mutual Life Ins. Co's Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Original Designs and Estimates. Furnished Free on Application.
Work delivered to all parts of this continent.
ADDRESS
THE NEW ENGLAND GRANITE WORKS, 1260 MAIN ST., HARTFORD, CONN.
JAMKS G. BATTKRSON, Presklent and Treasurer. JAMKN G. RATTKRRON, JR., Vice President. W. V. WIGHTMAN, Secretary. CARL. CONRADA, Sculptor.
Quarries at WESTERLY, R. I., and CONCORD, N. H.
JAMES GOURLEY, General Manager, Westerly, R. I.
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GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
T. M. PARKER,
Manufacturer of NOTARY SEALS, BURNING BRANDS, Pattern Letters for Moulders and Foundry Men,
2T BVKEK
Rubber Stamps,
Steel Stamps and Stencils
Of Every Description. Badges, Key Checks, Inks, Brushes, Flour Brands, Stamp Ribbons, DOOR PLATES, ETC.
HARTFORD POLICE
Headquarters, 71 ASYLUM ST., Hartford, Conn.
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REVOLVING STENCIL LETTERS& FIGURES
Jewell Pad Co.,
Manufacturers of
SPECIALTIES.
RAW HIDE LINED
HARNESS PADS
PATENT
Wool Harness Coverings.
Soaking Boots, Trunk Straps, etc., etc., etc.
15 TRUMBULL ST.,
Hartford, Conn.
Jewell Pin Co.,
31 HICKS ST., Hartford, Conn.
Manufacturers of the Famous
CHARTER OAK PIA OF ALL GRADES AND DESCRIPTION.
PLINY JEWELL, Pres't. L. B. JEWELL, V. Pres't. CHAS. A. JEWELL, Treas. F. B. WILSON, Mgr. and Sa DIRECTORS .- Pliny Jewell, Charles A. Jewell, Lym B. Jewell, Frank B. Wilson, Charles E. Newton. Annual Meeting in January.
Chartered, 1881.
Capital, $80,000.00
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Dealer in BARBERS' SUPPLIES. Cups Decorated. Razors Ground, Concaved and Honed. Skates, Scissors, Shears, Cutlery, and Lawn Mowers GROUND AND REPAIRED. Also, LOCKSMITHING.
HENRY COWLISHAW,
RAZOR MANUFACTURER AND CUTLER,
Dealer in Fine Cutlery. All Kinds of HORSE LAWN MOWERS Sharpened and Repaired. Factory and Store, 160 & 162 PEARL ST., Hartford, Conn. GEO. A. SCHMIDT'S BARBERS' SHAVING SOAP TAKES THE LEAD. .
The Merrow High Speed Machines Finish the Raw Edges of All Kinds of Fabrics. The finishes include the Plain Single Thread Crochet, Plain Double Thread Crochet, Single Thread Shell Stitch, Double Thread Shell Stitch, Blanket Stitch, Quilt Stitch, and Self-locking Stitch.
Over Thirty Varieties of these Machines are Regularly Made.
THE MERROW MACHINE CO., 26 to 28 LAUREL STREET, Hartford, Conn.
Branch Offices and Show Rooms,; Room 942, New York Life Building, 846 Broadway. Boom 874, Bourse Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
Artesian Wells,
AND WATER SUPPLY
For Cities and Towns, Breweries, Manufactories, Cemeteries Farms and Residences.
Prospecting for Minerals,
Testing for Building and Bridge Pier Foundations, Shafts for Elevators, and any other practical purposes.
Old Wells Deepened without Disturbing the Walls or Curbing. DRILLED WELLS, DRIVEN WELLS, BORED WELLS, WIND MILLS, PUMPS, PIPE, DRILLING MACHINES, WELL SUPPLIES. The Improved RIDER AND ERICSSON HOT AIR PUMPING ENGINES.
Gas and Gasolene Engines for Pumping and Power.
C. I. GRANT,
22 Belden Street, - -
Hartford, Conn.
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A. H. EDDY, President. A. D. NEWTON, Sec'y and Treas. W. G. ALLISON, AS'l Sed'y. M. E. BAIRD, General Manager. W. R. C. CORSON, Electrical Engineer and Supt.
The Eddy Electric Manufacturing Co.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
ELECTRIC MOTORS, POWER AND LIGHTING GENERATORS.
Particular attention given to the ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OF POWER through factories. ALL OUR APPARATUS GUARANTEED AS REPRESENTED.
The Eddy Electric Manufacturing Co., WINDSOR, CONN.
O. G. PERKINS, Pres't. EDWARD W. HOOKER, Sec'y and Treaa
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PERKINS ELECTRICAL SWITCH MFG. CO. MAKERS OF APPARATUS FOR INCANDESCENT LIGHT CURRENTS,
PERKINS SWITCHES, DIAL SWITCHES,
Single and Double Pole, from 5 to 150 Amperes.
DOVETAIL ROSETTES, For Cleat, Concealed and Moulding Work.
PERKINS ENCLOSED ARC LAMPS, INCANDESCENT LAMPS AND LAMP SOCKETS, WATERHOUSE, GAMBLE & CO. ARC LAMP.
Nos. 83-87 WOODBINE STREET, HARTFORD, CONN.
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537 J. H. COOKE, Pres't and Trens. F. P. REYNOLDS, Ass't Treas. F. D. TAYLOR, Sec'y.
The Sigourney Tool Co.,
SIGOURNEY ST., Cor. CUSHMAN, Hartford, Conn.
SPECIAL MACHINERY AND TOOLS.
Interchangeable Machinery a Specialty.
Sensitive Upright Drills, Sensitive Bench Drills, Universal Hand Lathes.
Manufacturers of The Smyth Book-Sewing Machines.
TELEPHONE, 781.
W. H. PICKERING & CO., ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS,
110 Commerce Street, Hartford, Conn. TELEPHONE CONNECTION.
Repairing of Marine and Stationary Steam Engines.
Break Down Jobs a Specialty.
MILL WORK OF ALL KINDS.
Shafting and Pulleys, Hangers, Couplings, and Power Transmitting Machinery. AGENTS FOR
The Pickering Governor.
Nagle Engines and Boilers.
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H. B. BEACH.
H. L. BEACH.
H. B. BEACH & SON,
135 GROVE STREET,
Manufacturers of the
ONLY RELIABLE
WATER-FRONT
FEED
BLOW OFF
BLOW OFF
BLOW OFF
Tubular Boiler
IMPROVED IN 1889. The Improved Horizontal TUBULAR BOILER WITH SAFETY FRONT AND SETTING. Each possessing many advantages over the common types.
A Tubular Boiler, made perfect by the addition of a WATER FRONT, which is as DURABLE as the other parts of the Boiler. EASY TO FIRE, SAVES CLEANING, SAVES FUEL, and entirely obviates all Repairs to the Front End of the Furnace. This WATER-FRONT is not a water box with a pipe connected, but a part of the Boiler proper.
ALL KINDS OF
Marine and Stationary Boilers,
ALSO PLATE AND SHEET IRON WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
All our Boilers are TESTED and INSURED by the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspec- tion and Insurance Company.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING A SPECIALTY. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS.
H. B. BEACH & SON,
1351.GROVE STREET, Hartford, Conn.
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HARTFORD ENGINE WORKS
H. K. LEE, Proprietor.
Contractor for Complete Power Plants of Highest Attainable Efficiency. Office and Works, 223 STATE ST., Hartford, Conn.
P. O. Box, 780. Long Distance Telephone.
Expert Work Promptly and Reliably Conducted.
General Machine Work and Heavy Mill Repairing. SAW MILLS AND WATER WHEELS, MILL GEARING, PULLEYS, HANGERS AND SHAFTING. Steam Engine Cylinders and Valves Bored by Special Machinery without Removing from Bed. Simple, Compound, Condensing, Slow, BUCKEYE AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF ENGINE. Medium, High Speed, Improved
Steam Pumps, Belt Pumps and Feed Water Heaters, Exhaust Heads.
N. B .- Special attention given to repairs of the Hartford and Buckeye Engines.
We also have Complete Drawings, Records and Patterns of Steam Engines built by the late
HARTFORD ENGINEERING COMPANY. We are prepared with Special Machinery for Repairing Engines of all Builds.
HART SWITCHES,
FOR Electric Lighting
Latest Improved Designs.
Endorsed by the LEADING ARCHITECTS and ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
HART SWITCH.
TRADE
MARK.
G. W. HART, President.
Manufactured by The Hart & Hegeman Mfg. Co., 26 & 28 High St., HARTFORD, CONN. A. H. PEASE, Sec'y and Treas.
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THE JOHNS-PRATT COMPANY,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Vulcabeston For Electrical Insulation and Steam Packing.
AND
Moulded Mica Insulators
FOR ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.
SELLING AGENTS,
H. W. JONKS MFG. CO., New York. Chicago. Boston. Philadelphia.
THE NATIONAL MACHINE CO., Mechanical Engineers and Manufacturers of
Special Machinery and Tools,
AND THE M. Gally Universal Printing, Cutting, Creasing, and Embossing PRESSES
ALSO MANUFACTURE
ENVELOPE
MACHINES,
AND
HYDRAULIC
PRESSES,
SCREW
MACHINES,
ETC., ETC.
111 to 133 Sheldon St., Hartford, Conn. AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS CO., N. Y., Selling Agents.
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THE BLODGETT & CLAPP CO., IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
IRON, STEEL, HEAVY HARDWARE, AND Carriage Supplies, METALS AND TIN PLATE, 49 and 51 MARKET STREET, Hartford, Conn.
JAMES R. TOPPING, Pattern and Model Making
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Good and Correct Work Guaranteed.
734 MAIN STREET, Wood's Building, HARTFORD, CONN.
CAPITOL CITY OIL CO., MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN HIGH GRADES OF LUBRICATING and ILLUMINATING OILS and GREASES,
Harness, Robes, Blankets, and Horse Furnishing Goods of Every Description. 195 STATE STREET, HARTFORD, CONN. W. H. MELONEY, Manager. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY.
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ANDREWS & CREEDON.
PINCHES
S THAYER GO
446 ASYLUM STREET, Hartford, Conn. Heating of Private Residences, Public Buildings, and Churches BY LOW PRESSURE STEAM OR HOT WATER.
MILL WORK A SPECIALTY. AGENTS FOR
"Winchester" -FOR-
STEAM AND
HOT WATER
Heating,
MANUFACTURED BY SMITH & THAYER COMPANY, 236 CONGRESS STREET, Boston, Mass.
All work Entrusted to us will Receive our Personal Supervision.
Satisfaction Guaranteed. Catalogue Furnished on Application.
The Hartford Electric Light Co.
Office, 266 PEARL ST., Hartford, Conn. Works, Rear COURANT BUILDING, and 266 PEARL STREET.
Power Furnished for Motors at Short Notice. Arc and Incan- descent Lighting from Underground Service. PRICES GIVEN ON APPLICATION.
R. W. ROLLINS, . . Superintendent.
OFFICERS.
A. C. DUNHAM, President.
E. B. BENNETT, Vice President.
D. N. BARNEY, Treasurer. D. P. COLTON, Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
A. C. Dunham, William H. Bulkeley, Willie O. Burr, Henry Roberts, Atwood Collins, E. B. Bennett, Rodney Dennis, D. N. Barnes, E. K. Root, W. L. Robb, L. F. Robinson, W. F. Henney.
>Annual Meeting in February .~~
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R. W. H. JARVIS, President. JOHN H. HALL, Vice President and Treasurer.
F. E. BELDEN, Secretary. L. C. GROVER, Superintendent.
COLT'S Patent Fire-Arms Mig. Co.,
17 VANDYKE AVE., Hartford, Conn. Manufacturers of
REVOLVERS, RIFLES & SHOT GUNS.
Colt Automatic Machine Gun. Colt Armory Printing Presses. Gatling Guns. Colt Revolvers,
Adopted by the U. S. ARMY AND NAVY, STATE NATIONAL GUARDS, New York City and other POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
OFFICE, 389 Allyn St., Cor. High.
OFFICERS .- LUCIUS A. BARBOUR, President and Treasurer. A. C. DUNHAM, Vice President. E. H. CLARK, Secretary.
Directors .- Morgan G. Bulkeley, A. C. Dunham, Nathaniel Shipman, Francis B. Cooley. Lucius A. Barbour, Atwood Collins, Hartford; Theodore M. Ives, New York; Frauk W. Cheney, South Manchester: Leverett Brainard, Hartford.
AMERICA STILL AHEAD."
Chartered, 1854.
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THE DEMAND FOR WILLIMANTIC SIX CORD THREAD BEING SO CREAT, THIS MILL HAS BEEN BUILT SINCE APRIL 1, 1880, IN ADDITION TO THREE MILLS ALREADY IN OPERATION, CONTAINING 72,000 SPINDLES.
Mill, 820 feet long, 174 feet wide, with two wings, 81 x 48 feet. Four Porches, 45 x 32 feet. Boller House, 80 x 80 feet. 303,000 square feet Floor Surface. 5,500 cubic yards Stone Work. 1,900,000 Brick.
THE LARGEST COTTON MILL ON THE GROUND FLOOR IN THE WORLD. WILLIMANTIC CO.'S NEW MILL, No. 4. Willimantic, Conn. 50,000 SPINDLES.
450,000 feet Timber. 1,500,000 feet Lumber. 30,000 Cubic yards Earth removed. 2,000 Horse Power Compound Engine.
Annual Meeting in January.
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
Capital, $8,000,000.00.
See Index to Conte
THE WILLIMANTIC COMPANY Is the only Concern in the World Manufacturing SIX CORD SPOOL COTTON in all Numbers, 8 to 100, langh every process, from the raw cotton in the bale to the finished Thread, is made in their own Mills, and the only Concern MAINTAINING and LE TO MAINTAIN, THE FIXED AND ARBITRARY STANDARD ESTABLISHED FOR NUMBERING THREADS.
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Cheney Brothers, Silk Manufacturers.
MILLS, SO. MANCHESTER AND HARTFORD, CONN.
SALESROOMS,
New York, 477 Broome Street.
Boston, 79 Chauncey Street. .
Chicago, 889 Fifth Avenue.
Philadelphia, 929 Chestnut Street.
Pongees and Florentines, Plain, Figured, and Printed, for Dress Goods and DECORATIVE PURPOSES.
Satins, Twills, and Armures,
Lining Silks, Grenadines, Black and Colored Gros Grains and Taffettas.
Velvets and Plushes.
Upholstery Materials.
Drapery Fabrics and Curtains.
RIBBONS, Gross Grain, Satin and Fancy.
Trams, Organzines, and Fine-Spun Silks FOR MANUFACTURERS' USE.
Silks for Special Purposes to Order.
KNIGHT D. CHENEY, President.
FRANK CHENEY, JR., Vice President. FRANK W. CHENEY, Treasurer-Secretary.
DIRECTORS. Frank W. Cheney, Knight D. Cheney, James W. Cheney, John S. Cheney, Harry G. Cheney. Frank Cheney, Jr. Richard O. Cheney. ESTABLISHED, 1838. INCORPORATED, 1854.
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Hailey's ART STORE 251 PEARL ST., HARTFORD, CONN.
ENGRAVINGS, ETCHINGS. WATER COLORS,
ARTOTYPES, OLOGRAPHE, MIRRORS, Etc.
Manufacturer of and Dealer in .. ..
MOULDINGS,
PICTURE FRAMES,
EASELS, Etc., Etc.
At Wholesale and Retail.
FRANCIS & CO.,
859 MAIN STREET, - - HARTFORD, CONN. Wood and Steel Split Pulleys. HANGERS, SHAFTING, BELTING, AND MILL SUPPLIES. Builders' Hardware, Cutlery, Etc. HARDWARE
The Berryman Feed-Water Heater AND PURIFIER.
It gives the HIGHEST RESULTS attainable by Exhaust Steam. Using the BEST SEAMLESS BRASS TUBES. Their U Shape allows for Expansion and Contraction and they NEVER LEAK in the Settings.
I. B. DAVIS & SON,
[ JOHN O. DAVIS.]
MAK
Factory and Office, - 40 CUSHMAN ST., Hartforo.
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A. C. DUNHAM, President. S. G. DUNHAM, Treasurer. HENRY OSBORNE, Secretary.
The Dunham Hosiery Company,
HARTFORD OFFICE IN COURANT BUILDING, 66 STATE STREET, MANUFACTURERS OF FINE CAMEL-HAIR and ALL-WOOL UNDERWEAR.
TRADE MARK
Our Line of Camel-Hair Goods have Trade Mark on each Garment,
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AND ARE WARRANTED
NOT TO SHRINK.
PRAN
REGISTERED.'
Selling Agents, A. S. HAIGHT & CO., 22 THOMAS ST., New York.
ESTABLISHED, 1794.
SMITH, BOURN, & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Harness, Saddles and Bridles.
The Largest and Most Complete Stock of
#TURF GOODSK
at Lower Prices than any Reliable Dealer in the Country.
Fine Custom Harness a Specialty. : LESROOMS, 334 ASYLUM STREET, HARTFORD, CONN. FACTORY, 8 SIGOURNEY STREET. N. B .-- All orders by mail or telephone will receive prompt attention.
Mills at Naugatuck, Conn. D. P. MILLS, Agent.
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L. E. RHODES CO.,
28 HIGH ST., Hartford, Conn. MACHINERY.
Manufacturers of
THE SPENCER ORGAN MOTOR,
WATER MOTORS of Various Styles. HYDRAULIC AIR COMPRESSORS.
JOHN A. DECKER, Horse Shoer Farrier.
Horses shod in the best manner with HAND-MADE SHOES. Special attention given to Over-reaching, Interfering, Corns, Quarter Oracks, eto.
No. 201 SMITH ST., Cor. Farmington Av., HARTFORD, CONN.
The Jewell Belt Hook Compar".
Successors to the NOVELTY BELT HOOK COMPANY, Manufacturers of POTTER'S PATENT BELT HOU- Have been in nse eighteen years, and tons of them have been sold. The BEST and MOST REL' HOOKS made. We shall keep it at the top, and lead all others in quality and princip'
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15 TRUMBULL STREET, Hartford, Conn.
PLINY JEWELL, President. F. B. WILSON, Treasurer, C. B. NEWTY
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GEO. H. OLMSTED, Pres't.
J. P. ALLEN, Sec'y and Treas.
THE HARTFORD CARRIAGE CO., 300, 302, 304 ALLYN STREET, Hartford, Conn.
DEALERS IN
Fine Carriages, Business and Farm Wagons, SLEIGHS, HARNESS, ROBES, BLANKETS, ETC.
Agents for Brockett & Tuttle Co. H. H. Babcock Co. Boston Buckboard Co.
Sturtevant & Larrabee. Folger and Drummond. Millburn Wagon Co. Anchor Spring Wagon Co. TELEPHONE, 1013-6.
Excelsior Carriage Co. Buckeye Buggy Co. Concord Harness Co.
OLIVER A. RAYMOND.
JEROME H. SLOAN.
RAYMOND & SLOAN, SALES STABLES,
High Acting Coach Roadsters AND Heavy Draught Horses A SPECIALTY. No. 19 MATHER ST., Cor. MAIN ST., Telephone Connection. HARTFORD, CONN.
DIRECTORY ADS PAY.
Society Invitations Handsomely Printed by
TRY ONE IN OUR NEXT.
THE HARTFORD PRINTING CO., You will do well to bear us in mind.
The
M of a1
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artford Printing
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Elihu Geer's
Books, Pamphlets, Catalogues, PRINTED.
Mercantile Printing, Wedding Invitations, Insurance Printing. Church Printing, Club Printing, Advertising Programs, Dance Order Cards, Tickets, Menns,
Badges, etc.
D. 16 STATE STREET, Hartford, Conn.
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FRED R. BILL.
DWIGHT H. BILL
BILL BROTHERS,
Carmen &
Forwarders.
STORAGE WAREHOUSE For Household Goods and General Merchandise.
Furniture Packers and Movers.
Furniture, Pianos, China, Glassware, Bric-a-Brac, etc., Packed for Shipment. WORK GUARANTEED.
No. 46 Ann St.
DEALERS IN
BILL BROTHERS,
FORWARDERS
NEW AND SECOND-HAND SAFES.
Freight and Baggage delivered to and from cars and boats, or to any part of the city. Particular attention given to the moving of Honsehold Goods, Pianos, Safes and Heavy Machin- ery, etc., by EXPERIENCED MEN. Established, 1850.
GEORGE F. SPENCER & CO. Successore to WEBB & SHEDD.
CARMEN,
Office, 71 ASYLUM ST., ROOM 25, Hartford, Conn.
Merchandise of all kinds handled with dispatch and by careful and experienced men. Special attention given to moving furniture about the city.
WILLIAM N. BROCKWAY.
NELSON J. TUTTLE.
BROCKWAY & TUTTLE,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Fine Carriages, Spring Wago. Road Wagons, Surreys, and Phaetons, 19 and 21 MATHER ST., Cor. Main St, Hartford, Conn. Factory at Homer, N.
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JOHN A. WOOD,
Omnibus, Hack, Livery and Boarding Stable. Telephone Call, 835-2.
ESPECIAL ATTENTION TO COACHING and OMNIBUS PARTIES. 19 MATHER STREET, Hartford, Conn.
FRANK F. SCHIRM,
Horseshoer and General Jobber.
Wagons Made and Repaired. Milling Picks and Stone Cutters' Tools Made and Sharpened. Orders Promptly Filled. All Work Warranted. 28 and 30 SHELDON STREET, - HARTFORD, CONN.
M. W. SHERMAN & SON, General Trucking. DEALERS IN SAND AND STONE. DONALD STREET.
Telephone, 735-4.
2600
200.
J.D.FISK & Co.
Peter Dow, Jr. Successor to J. D. FISKE & CO., Leather & Findings, BOOT AND SHOE UPPERS, and SHOE STORE SUPPLIES.
A 'ge stock of READY-MADE SHOE UPPERS on hand, of all grades.
M ifacturer of "FISKE'S AMATEUR SHOE REPAIRING JACK," also of Rubber and Oil Polish, Egyptian Shoe Dressing, Halo Blacking, and Leather Cements.
AGENT FOR THE VICI KID DRESSING.
I ., 278 ASYLUM ST., - Hartford, Conn.
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HEBARD & CO., CARMEN.
GEORGE H. HEBARD. SAMUEL C. COOPER.
Anything Moved From a 20-ton Boiler to a Box of Soap.
NO. 213 STATE STREET, HARTFORD, CONN.
Furniture, Pianos, Heavy Machinery, and Safes are our Specialties. TELEPHONE, 254-2.
MRS. HENRIETTA DOWNING.
D. C. PERKINS.
Downing & Perkins, CARMEN
Office, 128 COMMERCE ST., Hartford, Cona., Corner State Street. Teams constantly in readiness for transporta- tion of all kinds of merchandise to or from cars or boat, and about town. Goods forwarded with dispatch.
TELEPHONE CALL, 1009-2.
EDMUND DART,
Carpenter and
Joiner.
Special Attention Gi. JOBBIN
Shop, 14 HICKS ST.,
Residence, 577 FARMINGTON
HARTFORD, CONN.
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1840.
1898.
ADAMS Express Company,
Great Eastern, Western, Northwestern, Northern, and Southern EXPRESS FORWARDERS.
I ALF A CENTURY of Experience, Half a Century of Constant Effort in Developing Traffic and promoting Commercial Intercourse, have proved that the Shipping Public appreciate the standard of excellence this Company has always maintained in every grade of its extensive service. Such appreciation has been, and will continue to be acknowledged by pro- viding increased facilities and advantages in the interest of the public, as public needs suggest. Exclusive agencies are maintained throughout the following territory, wherein are situated the largest financial centers and commercial marts in the United States, and between which is maintained a superior service by the most direct routes.
Arkansas, Connecticut, South Dakota, Delaware, District Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennesse, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
QUICK DISPATCH LOW RATES. PROMPT DELIVERY.
[Particular attention given to the Transportation of Currency, Specie, Bonds, Jewelry, and other Valuables, and to the Collection of Bills, Notes, Drafts, Etc. Money Orders sold and C: at all offices in the United States.
1 incipal Office, No. 805 MAIN STREET, Third Door South from Asylum St.
Branch Office, Union Railroad Station. CHARLES P. TRUMBULL, General Agent.
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GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
W. A. RICE,
E. M. BALDWIN.
RICE & BALDWIN, Electrical Engineers and Contactors.
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ELECTRICAL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY EXECUTED.
The Latest Improvements in all Apparatus pertaining to Burglar Alarms, House Bells, Annunciators, Door Open- ers, Telephones, Electric Gas Lighting, Watchman Time Registers, Time Keepers, Programme Clocks for Schools, etc. Wiring Old and New Houses for Incandescent Lights a Specialty:
Fixture Work and Repairing done at short notice. Satisfac- tion guaranteed.
Write for Estimates. Telephone Connection.
214 PEARL STREET, . Hartford, Conn.
Incorporated, May, 1877.
Capital, $252,000.00.
The Hartford and New York Transportation Co.
285 STATE STREET, -
HARTFORD, CONN.
Do Hauling, Repairing, and Building.
Own Shipyard and Ways nt DUTCH POINT. Formerly owned by Dry Dock Co.
OWN DOCK PROPERTY. Six Tugs. Twenty-One Barges.
OFFICERS.
E. S. GOODRICH, President and Trewunr C. C. GOODRICH. General Manager.
EDGAR L. SMITH, Sec'y and Ass't Treas E. B. WILLIAMS, Superintendent Directors-E. S. Goodrich, F.M. Peck. D. R. Howe, Geo. F. Halk Leverett Brainard, C (.Granch. E. B. Williams, W. S. Williams G. H. Gilinan.
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Hartford and New York Daily Line of Pas STEAMERS.
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TOWING AND FREIGHTING.
STEAMBOAT BUILDIN FOOT OF ST
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GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
Hartford and New York Boats.
Formerly Connecticut River Steamboat Company, and now owned by the HARTFORD AND NEW YORK TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
OFFICE AND WHARF,
Hartford Office, 285 STATE STREET, Foot of the Street. '
New York Office, PECK SLIP, Pier 84, East River.
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Two New Steel Twin-Screw Boats.
Middletown, Captain, R. H. Hills.
Leaves Hartford TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY AT 5 P. M. Until OCTOBER 15th. Steward, G. H. Jones.
Leaves Hartford
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY.
Hartford,
Captain, Fred H. Beebe. Steward, J. W. Smith.
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Leave New York each Alternate Day, from Pier 24, East River, at 5 P. M. until October 15. From October 15 to close of navigation, leave Hartford at 4 P. M .; New York at 5 P. M.
PASSENGER FARES.
01 way, with berth, $1.50 Deck Fare, $1.15
id trip, good for season, 2.50 State Room, one way, 1.00
Rı id trip, good for six days, 2.25 Children from 6 to 12 yrs. of age, Half Price.
E. GOODRICH, Pres't. EDGAR L. SMITH, Sec'y and Ass't Treas. C. C. GOODRICH, Gen'l Manager. E. B. WILLIAMS, Superintendent.
GEO. C. HILLS, General Freight and Passenger Agent, Pier 24, East River, N. Y. W. B. SMITH, New York Agent, Pier 24, East River, N. Y.
R GOODRICH, Local Agent, - No. 255 STATE STREET, Hartford, Conn. For Distances of and Between all Landings, see Index to Contents.
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GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
Distantes to all Towns in Connecticut from Bartford,
By RAILROAD and TOWN ROAD, also, year Towns were Organized. CITIES AND BOROUGHS.
* City Charters In these Towns-18 Cities in State.
t Borough Charters in these Towns-22 Boronghe In Ftats
F Fairfield County; H Hartford; L Litchfield; M Middesex; NH New Haven; NL New London;
T Tolland; W Windham.
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