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UNIVERSALIST SOCIAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
MRS. A. M. BURNHAM. Pres't.
Mrs. J. PRATT, and MISP E. S. WOODWARD, Tr. Mrs. A. WOORDUFF, V. Pres'ts. | MESS S. E. WOODWARD, Sec. Executive Committee .- Mrs. C. Hebardi, Mrs. Dr. Johnson, Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. Jotham Johnson, Miss S. E. Woodward, Mrs. J. Pratt, Mrs. L. Whitney.
Annual meeting, second Thursday in January.
AGENTS-SUNDRY BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. - A W. Butler. Treasurer.
American Election Swiety .- Elwart Golwin. Treasurer. American Salty School Union .- Charles Homer, Agjeld
Connecticut Baptist Convention .- Rev. W. S. Clapp. Prest ; Rev. Charles Willett. V. Prest. : Bov. E. Cu-hinan, Secretary: Warehun Gri-woll, Trois. : C. G. S.t. : , .lahur. Connecticut Baptist Election Buchty-Rev. E. P. B.n.l. President ; Rev. R. Turnbull, Rev. N. Willman, The Press. ; , Secretary ; James L. Howard, Treasurer; H. E. Dav, Auditor.
Connecticut Colonization Society-Chave Seymour, Treasurer. Foreign and Christian Union .- Charles Homer, Agent. Mass. S. S. Saidty .- Charles Hover, Agent. Semmen's Friend's Society .- F. A. Brown, Agent. Deceased Ministers Wulows' Fund .- J. W. Dimock, Treas.
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CHARITABLE SOCIETY OF HARTFORD.
Formed November 28, 1792. In orporated May, 1809.
JAMES B. HOSMIER. President. | OLCUIT ALLEN, Secretary.
THOMAS SMITH. Vice " JAMES B. HOSMER. Treas. Appropriating Committee .- Edward Bolles, John G. Mix, Ro- bert S. Seyms, John Braddoek, Oliver Parish. Collector .- R. S. Burt.
CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Hon. HENRY BARNARD, 211. President. Vice Presidents .- D. S. Boardman, Esq. Hon. Jared S. Peters, Thos. B. Butler, John MeLelland, Esq., Gordon Trumbull, Esq., Edward C. Herriek, Esq., Samuel II. Parsons. Treas .- James B. Hosmer.
Cor. Sec .- J. Hammond Trumbull. Rec. Sec .- Chas. Hosmer. Standing Committee .- Hon. Isaac W. Stuart, Erastus Smith, Charles H. Olmsted. George Brinley. Roswell B. Ward, Charles J. Hoadley. Henry Sherman, Gideon Welles, Jared A. Ayres. Annual Election, in May.
CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. Officers chosen for 1537.
President .- Rev. W. W. TURNER,
Vice President :.- Dr. J. L. Comstock, Henry W. Terry, Dr. John S. Butler.
Corresponding Secretary .- Dr. William R. Brownell. Rec. Secretary .- John C. Comstock. Treasurer .- Dr. George B. Hawley. Librarian .- John C. Comstock.
Curators .- Charles H. Olmsted. Iethyology; Dr. David Cra- ry, Ornithology; John P. Braer. Brany: Rev. W. W. Turner, Conchology; Dr. Clarence M. Brownell, Comparative Anatomy.
HARTFORD FEMALE BENEFICENT SOCIETY.
Mrs. L. II. SIGOURNEY, Pre-'t. | Mr. T. S. WILLIAMS. Treas'r. Mrs. C. HosMER. Chiết Ming. | Mi -. MARTHA DUNHADI. SPCV. Monayers .- Mr. . Joseph Morgan, Mr -. John Warburton, Mrs. Howard, Mr -. Dr. Jackson, Mrs. Ransom, Miss Woodbridge, Miss Kingsbury.
HAARITORD ORPHAN ASYLUM. Mr -. E. A. BULKLLEY, P'resident. Mrs. D. F. ROBINSON. Viee President.
. Miss S. WOODBRIDGE. Sec'v. | Mrs. JAS. GOODWIN, Treas. Managers .- Mrs. Told, Mrs. Northam, Mrs. D. F. Robinson, Mrs. Joseph Morgan, Mrs. Warburton, Mrs. N. M. Waterman, Mrs. Seth Terey, Mirs. J. L. Bizelow, Mr -. E. A. Buttery, Mrs. H. L. Porter, Mrs. Thomas Belknap. Mrs. N. Sinith, Jr., Mrs. T. M. Allen, Mirs. Thomas Robert-, Mi --. S. W ...... Il ridge, Mrs. J. L. Bunce, Mrs. C. F. Pond, Mrs. G. B. Dyer, Mrs. W. H. Richardson. Chief Manager .- Mrs. Joseph Merger.
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NATIONAL POPULAR EDUCATION SOCIETY. THOMAS S. WILLIAMS, President.
Executive Committee .- F. Parsons, Rev. J. Hawes, D. D. Rev. J. N. Murdock, D. D., James M. Bunce.
WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. Organized May 31, 1841. Number of pledged Members, seven thousand. President .- Alva Holt.
Vice President .- E. P. Harrington.
Corresponding Secretary .- J. M. Wadsworth.
Recording Secretary .- Windsor Puffer.
Treasurer .- Joseph Miller.
MARTHA WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE SOCIETY., Organized Dec. 21. 1841. Number of Members, about five thousand.
Directresses .- 14t, Mrs. Manna Case; 24, Mrs. N. Granger, 3d, Mrs. William Pahner. Secretary .- Mrs. Ellery Hills.
Treasurer .- Mrs. Horace Freeman.
Board of Managers .- MIrs. Royal Flint, Miss Abbey Good man, Mrs. Wm. Palner.
HARTFORD HOSPITAL,
FRANCIS PARSONS, President. | F. A. BROWN, Sec. & Treas. War. T. LEE, Vice President. J. H. CLAPP. Sup't.
Directors .- Francis Parsons, A. S. Beckwith, Wm. T. Lee, Albert Dav. S. S. Ward, Gurdon W. Russell, Chester Adanis, E. A. Bulkeley. Geo. B. Hawley, James G. Bolles, E. K. Root, Edson Fessenden.
Executive Committee .- Chester "Adams, Geo. B. Hawley, E. Fessenden.
Physicians and Surgeons .- S. B. Beresford, Gurdon W. Rus- sell, George B. Hawicy, E. K. Hunt, A. W. Barrows.
ST. JOHN'S SICK AND BURIAL SOCIETY.
Established Jannary 1 -:. Int. Chartered May Session, 1848. Meets monthly. 1-t Thurs lay, room 11, 7 Central row. President .- James MeMinus. ] V. Pres .- Martin Redmond.
Rec. Sec'y .- J, Cunninghamn. Treasurer .- Ed. Me Manus. Patrick Carney, Financial Secretary.
Committee. - James Carberry, Michael Clarey, John Shee- non, Thos. Farrell, Alexander Stevenson. Stewards .- John Claudley, Michael Leonard. Number of members, April 1st, 1857, was 36.
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HARTFORD SEAMSTRESS' FRIEND SOCIETY. Officers elected May 12th, 1857.
Mrs.S.T. Cow.IN, Prest. Mrs. OLCOTT ALLEN, Sec. Mrs. D. R. GOODWIN, V. Prest. | Miss MARY W. WELLS, Treas.
Board of Managers .- Mrs. Roderick Terry, Mrs. C. Glazier, Mrs. Charles Howard, Miss Sarah Brainard, Mrs. Geo. B. Dyer, Mrs. Summer Sinith. Miss Emeline Thatcher, Mi-, Elizabeth Sheldon, Mrs. W. H. Richardson, Mrs. M. C. Webster, Miss Jane Harbison, Mrs. R. Valiant, Mrs. H. Shepard, Mrs. W. C. Jones.
Agent .- Mrs. Lyman Wiley. Annual Meeting, 2d Tuesday of May.
ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY.
Established, Feb. 14th, 1841. Chartered, May Session, 1842. Meets first Sunday, monthly, in basement of St. Patrick's . Church.
President .- James Rigney, Vice President .- T. Muldoon.
Secretary .- Patrick Owens. Treasurer .- James Brennan. Standing Committee .- John Ryan. John Farrell, James Gar- rity, Matthew McCormick, Peter Woods.
. Stewards .- Martin Hand, Arthur Hutton.
April 1st, 1857, it numbered 152 Members.
JUNIOR SONS OF AMERICA.
Washington Camp, No. 1, of Connecticut, meets every Thursday evening at Junior's Hall, No. 258 Main st.
CHURCH CITY MISSION SOCIETY. GURDON W. RUSSELL, M. D., President. W. H. D. CALLENDAR, Sic'y. 1 JOHN W. BULL, Treasurer. Executive Committee .- G. W. Russell. Thos. A. Alexander, T. T. Fisher, Samuel Alexander, Chas. D. Nott, Phillip Ripley. Annual meeting, Advent Sunday.
YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE.
NATHANIEL SHIPMAN. Prost. 1 II. C. ROBINSON, Cor. Soc. MARSHALL JEWELL, ISE V . Pr. | DAN. F. SEYMOUR. Rec. Sec. EDWIN M. PIERCE, 20 ALBERT B. CROWELL,, TERS. Directors .- Archibald II. Welch, James M. B. Mc Nary, Ja- bez Alvord, Charles Root, James J. Goodwin. HENKY M. BAILEY, Librarian.
Library open fromn 10 A. M. to 12% P. M .; from 2 to 5 !; from 7 to 9, evening: Reading room until 10.
Chartered 1839. Annual clection Ist Tuesday in June.
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HARTFORD ARTS UNION.
ORGANIZED 1849. INCORP. 1851. Ann. Mcet. 1st Tues. Sept.
N. G. HINCKLEY, President. | J. O. HURLBUT, Cor. Sec.
L. E. HUNT, Vice President. | J. G. BURNHAM, Treasurer.
SAMUEL TAYLOR, Rec. Sec'y. Executive Committee .- Gardner P. Barber, Lorenzo Lane, D. C. Pond, J. C. Andrew4, W. H. Talcott, Henry E. Robbins.
HARTFORD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Fair to be held in Hartford, first week in October. JAMES T. PRATT, of Rocky Hill, President,
NOAH W. STANLEY, New Britain, Vice President,
JOIN E. COWLES, Farmington, ..
FRANCIS GILLETTE, of Hartford, Cor. Secretary,
F. A. BROWN, of Hartford, Recording Secretary,
A. W. BUTLER, of Hartford, Treasurer,
H. L. BIDWELL, of Hartford, Auditor.
ANCIENT BURYING GROUND ASSOCIATION. NORMAND SMITH, President. EDWARD GOODWIN, Secretary. | J. B. HOSMER, Treasurer. Committee .- Jas. B. Hosmer, Charles Hosmer, A. W. Butler, S. P. Kendall and John H. Goodwin.
NORTH BURYING GROUND. Committee .- Jas. B. Hosmer and Olcott Allen.
OLD SOUTH BURYING GROUND AND ZION'S HILL. Committee .- James B. Hosmer, I. W. Stuart, and J. B. Shultas.
HARTFORD PISCATORIUS CLUB, NO. 1. L. T. WELLES, President. J. D. WILLIAMS, Suc'y &f. Treas. [ F. F. RICE, Steward. Organized June, 1855.
UNDINE BOAT CLUB. Organized 1856.
MASON C. WELD, Captain. T. S. TRUMBULL, 37 Lieut. H. A. G. POMEROY, 1st Lieut. EDW. GOODWIN, Jr .. Purger. FRANK W. CHENEY, 2d CHAS. CATLIN, Clerk.
Boats are the UNDINE-barge,-30 feet long, 6 oars; black with red stripe; colors at bow, blue pennant bearing the letter U encircled with stars, of white; the National flag aft .- Lights, white in front-bluc starboard, and red port.
NAIAD-race boat, 35 feet long, 4 oars; salmon color with blue stripe ; - colors, blue streamer with name in white, at bows, National flag aft.
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MINNEHAHA BOAT CLUB.
Trinity College. Established in 1856.
JOHN H. S. QUICK, Captain, AUBREY S. DARRELL, 2d Lt.
OLIVER K. GORDON, 1st Lt. G. A. STEDMAN, Jr., Purser. Boat is called MINNEHAHA,-four oared boat,-black with gilt stripe.
HARTFORD GAME CLUB.
An Association of Gentlemen to prosecute all infringements of the Laws for the protection of game. DAVID CLARK, President. JULIUS CATLIN, Vice Presid't. j JAS. B. SHUTLAS, Treasur er JAMES H. ASIMEAD, Secret'y. | R. G. DRAKE, Attorney.
Itilitary Officers & Companies Conn. Alilitix RESIDENTS AND LOCATED LY HARTFORD.
FIRST BRIGADE.
ELINIU GEER, Brigadier General.
CHARLES S. WEATHERBY, Ai-de-Camp. JOSEPH J. DIMOCK, Brigade Major and Inspector. HENRY H. BARTLETT, Brigade Quarter Master.
GOVERNOR'S STAFF OFFICERS.
JOSEPH D. WILLIAMS, Adjutant General. LEVI WOODHOUSE, Quarter Master General.
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FIRST REGIMENT,-FIRST BRIGADE.
Samuel A. Cooley, Colonel. | Rev. C. R. Fisher, Chaplain.
W'm. II. Doble, Engineer. William L. Speare, P. master. J. F. Stratton, Capt. Rer. Band. Dr. P. W. Ellsworth. Sara'n. A. T. Hinckley, Seret. Major. J. M. Greenleaf, Sur. Mate. Wait N. Hawley, Judge Advocate.
SEYMOUR HORSE ARTILLERY.
HORSE ARTILLERY CO. FIRST HEG. FIRST BRIGADE CONN. M. Joseph Pratt, Captain; William M. Charter, Ist Lieut. : Geo. H. Burnham, 2d Lieut .; John C. Comstock, 3d Lieut. Organ- ized in Aug. 1853. Armory 140 Main st.
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HARTFORD LIGHT GUARD.
LIGHT INFANTRY CO. G., FIRST REGT. FIRST BRIG CONN. MIL. Levi Woodhouse, Captain: Norman E. Brace, Ist Lieut .; H. K. Barber, 2d Lieut; George S. Burnham, 3d Lieut .; Ar- mory, 7 Central row. Organized Aug., 1836.
Gobernor's Guards.
FIRST TROOP-GOVERNOR'S HORSE GUARD.
Henry Boardman, Major Commandant ; Horace W. Stetson, Captain and 1st Lieut .; Win. Wadsworth, 2d Lieutenant; Levi Churchill, Cornet; James Waters, Qr. Master. Armory, 130 Main street. Chartered May 8, 1778.
FIRST CO. GOVERNOR'S FOOT GUARD.
Leverett Sevinour, Major Commandant ; J. Ellsworth Strong, Captain and 1st Lieutenant; L. E. Ilunt, 2d Lieut .; C. S. Cooley, 3d Lient .; Nathan F. Drake, 4th Lieut .; O. W. Chaffee, Ensign. Armory under City Hall. Chartered Oct. 1771.
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WASHINGTON ENCAMPMENT, No. 1, OF MASONS. Regular meeting-, first Friday evening in each month, at Ma- sonic Hall, 130 Main st. IL. II. Barbour, G. C .; Samuel Tripp, G .; Henry C. Deming, C. G .; David Clark. P .; S. D. Sperry, S. W .; L. T. Lobdell. JJ. W. ; Charles F. Howard, Rec .; Mason Gross, Treasurer; E. Skinner, Sentinel.
WOLCOTT COUNCIL, No. 1. OF MASONS.
Regular meetings, third Thursday evening in each month, at Mirsonic Hall. H. Goodwin. T. I. G. M .: Allyn Goodwin, D. G. M .; . Theodore Spencer, P. C .; S. D. Sperry, C. G .; J. B. Crosby, Treasurer; G. A. Washburn, Kecorder; E. Skinner, Sentinel.
PYTHAGORAS CHAPTER. No. 17, OF MASONS. Regular meeting-, first Thursday evening in each month at Masonie Hall. Horace Goodwin, H. P .; Chester Hebard, K .; S. D. Sperry, Scribe; J. I. Farwell, Secretary.
ST. JOHN'S LODGE, No. 4. OF MASONS.
Regular meetings, every Wednesday evening, at Masonic Hall. Henry P. Seymour, W. M .; W. J. Good-eli, S. W .; Ma- son Gross.J. W .; Stile, D. Sperry, Treas .; E. T. Fitch, Sec .; James Nichols, S. D .; Levi Woodhouse, J. D .; Rev. C. R. Fisher, Chaplain; Elizur Skinner, Tyler.
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fire Department.
There are in the Department six engines, all in good order two hose carriages, one hook and laddertruek with five ladders, and one saek and bucket carriage with forty buckets. all in good order. There are 2200 feet of leading hose in good order, and 1800 in ordinary condition, making in all 4000 feet. There are 72 feet of suction hose in good order, 16 reservoirs in good order and one in ordinary condition. There arc about 500 men in the department, and companies to five of the machines.
HYDRANTS. MAIN strect, near Nos. 60, 114, 125, 151, 207, 246, 256, 319, 369, 419, 477, 582, 645, 700, 730, 780, 790, 818. ANN street, near Nos. 40, 67, 90. ASYLUM street, near Nos. 2, 73, 122, 162, 199, 222.
BUCKINGHAM street, near Nos. 9, 29, 53, 67, 93.
COMMERCE street, near Nos. 40. 51, 123, 171, 215.
COLLEGE street, near Nos. 9, 37, 58.
FRONT street, near Nos. 6, 72, 97, 138, 154, 179, 217, 289. HIGH street, near Nos. 2, 21, 55, 83. HUDSON street, near Nos. 58, 88, 105. Park street, near Nos. 2. 24, 84, 102, 128.
PEARL street, near Nos. 31, 42, 90. PROSPECT street, near Nos. 20, 37. 56.
PLEASANT street, near Nos. 21, 75, 106.
STATE street, near Nos. 65, 100, 203, 253. TRUMBULL street, near No4. 21, 54, 66, 104, 139.
ALBANY avenue, Nos. 69, 111 .¿ MULBERRY street, near No. 41. BELDEN strect, near No. 15. MYRTLE street, Nos. 6, 14. BROAD street, near Nos. 9, 31. POTTER street, ncar No. 20. CHESTNUT street, near No. 28 .? SPRUCE street, near No. 56. CONGRESS street, near No. 39. SURING street, near No. 20. EDWARDS street, near No. 84., SHELDON street, near No. 28. FARMINGTON avenue, No. 32. TALCOTT street, Nos. 30, 54.
FERRY street, near No. 74. . GARDEN street, Nos. 16, 32. GOVERNOR street, No. 46. ¿TEMPLE street, near No. 46. WALNUT street, near No. 2. WASHINGTON street, No. 157. KINGSLEY street. near No. 27. ; WELLS avenue, near No. 12. LAFAYETTE Street. near No. 15 .. WETHERSFIELD AV. netr 65. MARKET street, Nos. 02. 117. , WINDSOR Street, Nos. 54, 117. WINTHROP Street, near No. 10. RESERVOIRS.
MAIN street, near Nos. 32, 91, 93, 126, 217. 300, 413, 480, 645. STATE street, east end of State House yard.
TEMPLE and KiNestky street -. in yard west of City Hall. FRONT street, near Nos. 104, 217. TRUMBULL street, near Nos 70, 105, 139. MILL street, little river, north end No. 47.
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ELM street, little river, west end No. 40.
WASHINGTON street, near No. 155. WADSWORTH street, near No. 36.
Chief Engineer .- JOSEPH PRATT.
Assistant Engineers .- Samuel H. Havens. Edward Norton, Horace Billings, Chas. Parsons, Jared J. Butler.
Foremen and Assistants .- Hook and Ladder Co., Joseph Kincaid, Foreman, Win. H. Porter, and Henry Brainard, Assist- ants; Hose Co. No. 1, I. S. Apgar; Wm. Davis, Geo. B. Nich- ols; Sam. Baker, Sec'y ;- Pioneer Hose Co. No. 2, Wm. A. 01- iver, E. H. Judi, Chas. Lauric; 1I. S. Brown ;- Sack and Bucket Co., S. A. Cooley, Geo. S. Gouge, Frank A. Flagg; Aug. E. Merritt :- Charter Onk Engine Co. No. 1, John L. Hawks; Thos. G. Buckley, Orrin A. Frink; Leverctt Wright; -Neptune Engine Co. No. 2. Chas. Reed; Lyman Smith, Moses Burr, 211; Henry J. Appleby ;- Phoenix Engine Co. No. 3, Jas. E. Burnham: Chas. O. Deming. Leander Jacocks; Win. F. Whittlesey ;- Damiper Engine Co. No. 4, Thos. Marshall; H. A. King. Geo. Lux: John B. Warburton ;- Annihilator Engine Co. No. 5, Robert Calhoun; Chas. Morgan, Charles C. Hall; H. J. Monaghan.
LG Annual meeting of the several Fire Companies for the choice of Officers, first week in Anril.
Fire Wardens ant Assistants. ap. March, 1856 .- Ward 1, Joel B. Green, Henry C. Fuller :- 2. George Seyme, Austin Daniels; 3, Frederick Porter, Geo. A. Huna :- 4, John Carter, H. K. Barber ;- 5, N. H. Morgan, J. B. Shultas ;- 6, F. F. Rice, Lyman M. Bacon.
There are six Fire Wards that " correspond and are co- incident with the boundaries and numbers of the present clec- tion wards of this city,"-for which see pp. 325-327.
The Chief Engineer and his Assistants. the Foremen and First and SecondI Assistants of the several Fire Companies, and the First, Second and Third Fire Wardens, constitute the " BOAED OF FIRE DEPARTMENT "-Office in the City Hall ; John G. Parsons, Chairman; Joseph Pratt, Clerk.
FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF THE CITY OF HART- FORD; organized in Jano. 1-38: 5 corporated. Max. 1639. . An- nual meeting. first Monday in June. A.yn S. Stillinan, Presi- dent ; James B. Cro-by, Ist Vice Pres .; Frederick F. Rice, 22 Vice President ; J. G. Parsons, Servary; James B. Shultas, Treasurer ; Samuel A. Butler. Collector; George B. Hawley, Surgeon; Horace Goodwin, Joseph Pratt, Auditors.
Amount of Permanent Fund, about $6,000. No. of Members, 200.
Donations since organization, about $2,500.
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Engineers of Hirtford Fire Department since organization, 1789. Name. Appointed by Name. Chosen by Fireinen Common Council.
Miles Beach,
Nov. 23, 1789.
R. G. Drake, July 1, 1846.
James Ward,
Dec. 23, 1805.
Chas. Benton, Sept. 18. 1848.
Jeremy Hoadley. July 7, 1820.
Eras. Hubbard, July 2, 1850.
J. M. Goodwin, July, 21, 1826.
John Carter, July 17th, 1852.
Wm. Hayden, Oct. 14, 1833.
J. G. Parsons, June 23, 1854.
Joseph Pratt, June 19th, 1856.
Alarms of Fire in the City of Hartford, from 1836 to May 1857.
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Fire Alarms in the City from May 24th, 1856, to Mathy 25, 1557. June 7, 1856, 12.45 o'clock, P. M. Clapp & Sharp's barn, rear City Hotel; loss on buildings, $1,000; on stock $3,000; insured.
# 22, 3 A. M. Irish dwelling, 229 Commerce st .; incen diary; loss $10; insured.
" 24, 11 P. M. False aların.
" 27, 4.45 P. M. Taylor's Livery Stable, sheds and office, rear 74 State street; consumed; also, stables and sheds rear Trumbull House, and dwellings on Kings- ley st. Mr. Taylor not insured: the owner of the barn insured $2.000; loss on Trumbull House stables, $1,800; on Kingsley st. dwellings $200; ifisured; loss over insurance, $6,000; incendiary.
. July 2, 2.20 A. M. Grocery store of Dennis Ryan, 13 Spruce st .; incendiary; loss slight.
" 3, 7.50 P. M. Aların from explosion of fireworks in tha store of Lec, Butler & Co .; damage.slight.
" 4, 8.20 P. M. Dwelling house 21 and 23 Mill st .. occu- pied by Mrs. Hlewins, and Stern and Sprar; loss on builling, $1.500; insured; on uninsured furniture, $800; can-ed by careless use of fireworks by children. Aug. 30, 11.45 P. M. F. R. House's barn, 271 Asylum street: I .... SSon: insured $510.
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Sept. 9, 9.45 l'. M. False alarm.
12, 8.30 P. 3I. False alarm. = 13, 12 midnight. False alarm.
" 14, 8.15 P. M. - False alarm.
Oct. 7, 7.50 P. M. False akırın.
Aug. 2, Aların from bed taking fire at 50 Commerce street; slight damage.
6, 10.30 P. M. S. I. Tuttle's new house, 9 Love av .:
consumned; incendiary; loss $6,000; insured $4,000.
6, 11.45 P. M. False alarm.
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Aug. 8, 10.30 P. M. Oliver Ripley's dwelling, 76 Pleasant st .; loss $200.
14, 12, 50 P. M. Dunn's store; loss slight.
19, 2.30 A. M. Cleasby & Co's Paint shop, 82 Main st .; loss in stock, $400; on house $200 ; neither insured.
" 20, 12.50 A. MI., the old Charter Oak Tree on Charter Oak avenue was blown down.
66 27, 8.30 P. M. False alarmn.
Sept. 28, 6.45 P. M. False alarm.
Oct. 10, 8.30 P. M. False alarm.
23, 1.15 A. M. A. W. Roberts & Co's boiler house, from wood laid too near the boiler; damage slight.
Nov. 1, 11 P. M. False alarm.
4, 8.15 P. M. False alarm.
7,5 A. M. Dwelling occupied by Christopher Riley; ineendiary in two places ; slight damage.
8, 2 P. M. Roof of store 80 Front st. ; supposed to have taken from sparks from foundry chimney; loss slight.
66 10, 6.15 l'. M. Tracy's clothes cleaning shop, under C. Glazier's store, 203 State st .; accidental; loss slight. 66 11, 9.15 A. M. False aların.
" 18, 12.20 A. M. Oliver Ripley's house 76 Pleasant street; loss $500; the third firing of this building.
Dec. 8, 8 P. M. No. 8 Grand st., occupied by Geo. Brainard; accidental; loss slight.
10, 9 1'. M. Alarm from burning shavings in new build- ing, 2 Central Row.
66 24. 7.15 P. M. Alarm from a fire in Windsor.
27, 5 P. M. Aların from chimney 437 Main st .; no loss. Jan. 24, 1857, 2 P. M. Alarm from roof of boiler house to Trumbull House: loss slight.
" " 5 P. M. Cellar 516 Main -t. ; explosion of gas loss $50.
Mar. 5, 5.45 P. M. Storehouse R. Read, Charles st .; aeei- dental; loss $50; insured.
27, 5.45 P. M. Barn corner of Asylum and Sigourney sts .; incendiary: loss $200.
6, 7 P. M. 21 Mill st .; damage slight.
6. 18,1 P. M. Smoke house on Maple av .; loss $200. 20, 6.45 P. M. False aların.
25, 1 A. M. Spontanena combination of rage in car on H. P. & F. Rail Road at depot; loss $300.
April 3, 10.40 P. M. Aların from house on Treat st .; damage slight.
4, 8.30 A. M. From R. D. Hubbard's office, from stove; loss $10. 6, 6.30 P. M. Aların from chimney on Wells st. False aların.
66 7, 7.20 P. M.
8, 8.40 P. M. False alarm.
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CITY DIRECTORY.
. April 12, 11.50 P. M. Michael Chauncey's barn, 77 Charter Oak av .; consumed; incendiary; loss 32,000: ins. $1,200.
16, 8. 30 P. M. Chimney to 375 Main st.
18. 1.15 A. MI. Re-kindling of hay 77 Charter Oak av.
30, 1 P. M. Bone dust manufactory of Geo. Buek, rear 42 State st .; loss $200.
May 1, 8.10 P. M. False alarm.
5, 2.40 P. M. D. F. Robinson's barn, rear 118 Main st. ; loss $200; insured ; incendiary.
6, 2 P. M. C. Sigourney's barn, rear 18 Church st .; loss S800; incendiary; contents insured, belonging to R. M. Burdick.
6, 3 P. M. North Cong. Church edifice; took on roof from sparks from Sigourney's barn; loss $20 ; insur d. 6, 8.30 P. M. Incendiary attempt on E. Goodrich's barn, 45 Prospect st.
66 10, 10,30 P. M. Lumber at B. F. Ellis's shed, SS Pleas- ant st .; incendiary; loss slight.
13, 9.30 P. M. Barn of Joshua Allen, about 3 miles S. W. State Hon-e; accidental.
15, 3 P. M. Wooden dwelling 27 Sheldon st., belonging to Col. Ward's estate. Loss $700; insured; caused by boy in garret with lighted eandle.
11.30 P. M. Daniel Knox and his son's barns, 15 Lafayette st .; loss 5300.
[On Dec. 5. 1855, at 1.30 P. M., D. Knox's previous barn was fired and consumed.]
17, 5.50 P. M. Alarm eaused by chimney on fire in Mill st .; no damage.
Railroads.
HARTFORD. NEW HAVEN & SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD.
Hartford and New Haven. CharteredI May, 1833. Hartford to Springfield, Chartered May, 1sas. Capital . . . 1.iki i ... .9.1.0 0.
Bond, isstled 944.000.
Total Capital, $3,234.000.
Dividends paid April 1st, and October 1st, antvaliy. Road open for travel from Now Havea to Meriden, Dee. ISES. 1×39. Merilen to Hartried, ..
Hartford to Springfield, .. 1:44. CHARLES F. PoxD, President. | W'st. P. BURBALL, V. P'rest. HORATIO FITCH, Secretary and Treasurer.
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GEER'S HARTFORD
Directors .- Charles F. Pond, Hartford; Cornelius Vanderbilt, John A. Robinson, Levi Cook, New York; Thomas C. Trow- bridge, New Haven; Funes S. Brooks, Meriden; Chester W. Chapin, Springfield; Wmn. Jarvis, Middletown.
Annual meeting, third Wednesday in Sept. Board meeting, third Wednesday of each month.
Superintendent, E. M. Reed. Ticket Agent, Henry Britton.
HARTFORD, PROVIDENCE & FISHKILL RAILROAD. Chartered May Session, 1847.
Capital Stock paid in, .. . $1,940,999.98
Bonds issued, 2,096,230
Total Capital,. $4,037,229.98 Road opened for travel from Hartf'd to' Willi'tie, Dee. 1, 1849. 64 to Bristol, June 1, 1850.
Willimantie to Prov. Oct. 2, 1854.
Bristol to Waterbury, Jan. 11, 1855.
BYRON SPRAGUE, President. Į .E. M. BRIDGMAN, Sec. & Tr. SAMUEL NOTT, Superintendent.
Directors .- Joseph Trumbull, Alfred Smith, Wm. H. Imlay, Calvin Day, Hartford: Byron Sprague, Win. H. Hoppin, Henry Lippit, James G. Anthony, Stephen Harris, Jr., Providence; C. H. Warren, Boston ; John P. Elton, Waterbury.
Jachage Crpresses.
ADAMS Express Co., 6 Central Row, semi-daily, (Sundays ex- cepted, ) to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, andali intermediate towns, and toall the towns on the Railroads, connected with the Hartford and New Haven, and the New Ha- ven and New York Railroads, and on the Hartford, Providence, and Fishkill Railroad.
A. ROGERS'S EXPRESS TO ROCKVILLE, TOLLAND AND EL- LINGTON, leaves 9 Amer. row. daily, at 2 P. M .; returning, leaves Tolland at 7, and Rockville at 8% A. M., passing through Vernon to Railroad Station, arriving at Hartford at 10.11 A. M.
ANDREW MI. GRANT'S EXPRESS TO ASHFORD, leaves 9 Ater- ican Hotel at 2 P. M., on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, passing through Willimantic, Mansfield Center, Atwoodville and Swiftown, arriving at Ashford at 7 P. M. Leaves Ash- fordi at 6 A. M., smine days, arriving at Hartford at 10 A. M.
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