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HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT.
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Unassigned.
Thomas Cook, enl. Dec. 12, 1864; not taken up on rolls. Charles Flynn, enl. Dec. 15, 1864; not taken up on rolls.
Thomas McMullen, enl. Dec. 15, 1864 ; not taken up on rolls. Jolın Satorius, enl. Dec. 15, 1864; not taken up on rolls.
FIRST REGIMENT ARTILLERY. Company B.
John C. Taylor, enl. Jan. 22, 1862; re-enl. Feb. 5, 1864; must. out Sept. 25, 1865.
Company E.
John Gordon, enl. Dec. 26, 1863.
Company F. Ansel H. Couch, enl. Feb. 11, 1862; re-enl. Feb. 12, 1864; pro. to first lieutenant; must. out Sept. 25, 1865.
Otto Gaudendorff, enl. Dec. 3, 1864 ; must. out Sept. 25, 1865.
Unassigned.
Edward Corbey, enl. Jan. 5, 1864 ; not taken up on rolls.
SECOND REGIMENT ARTILLERY. Company C.
Leonard Hower, enl. Dec. 16, 1863; wounded Sept. 19, 1864; must. out Aug. 21, 1865.
Eugene Hyatt, enl. Dec. 30, 1863; must. out Aug. 19, 1865.
Company K.
John Fitzpatrick, enl. Jan. 5, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 18, 1865. George H. Hoxly, enl. Jau. 30, 1864; wounded June 1, 1864; must. out Aug. 18, 1865.
Company M.
Edso Patrick, enl. Feb. 12, 1864.
Unassigned.
Joseph Arley, enl. Dec. 6, 1864; not taken up on rolls.
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Daniel L. Smith, corporal; enl. July 22, 1861 ; killed Aug. 9, 1862. G
Addison M. Whitlock, corporal ; enl. July 22, 1861 ; pro. to second lien- tenant ; minst. out Nov. 1, 1864.
Edward A. Durand, musician; enl. July 22, 1861 ; re-enl. Dec. 21, 1863; innst. out July 19, 1865.
lliram M. Cole, enl. July 22, 1861 ; disch for disability, July 27, 1863.
David O. Constock, enl. July 22, 1861 ; disch. July 22, 1864.
James E. Durand, enl. July 22, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Dec. 5, 1862.
George S. Ferry, enl. July 22, 1861; re-enl. Dec. 21, 1863; died March 22, 1864.
David B. Mills, enl. July 22, 1861 ; wounded May 22, 1863; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps April 7, 1864.
Company C.
John Owens, enl. Dec. 15, 1864.
Company F.
Henry Penny, enl. Aug. 24, 1864.
Company K.
Theodore F. Cole, enl. Feb. 18, 1862; re-enl. Feb. 29, 1864; disch. for dis- ability, July 26, 1865.
John Gannon, enl. March 13, 1862; wounded Aug. 9, 1862; disch. for disability, Feb. 21, 1863.
Rollin H. Johnson, enl. Feb. 18, 1862; re-enl. March 21, 1864; must. out Aug. 11, 1865.
Unassigned.
James Owens, enl. Dec. 15, 1864.
SIXTH REGIMENT. Company A. Charles Bishop, enl. Oct. 19, 1803; wounded Aug. 14, 1864; disch. for disability, June 31, 1865.
Jonas Brown, enl. Oct. 19, 1863; must. out Aug. 21, 1865. .
Company B.
Joseph Brown, enl. Oct. 21, 1863; disch. Sept. 16, 1864. John McDonald, enl. Oct. 19, 1863; disch. for disability, Feb. 17, 1966.
REPRESENTATIVES.
This town was incorporated in 1855, and the fol- lowing is the list of representatives :
1856, William H. Judson ; 1857, William A. Jndd ; 1858, Edgar B. Hoyt; 1859, Charles Dart; 1860, E. F. Farnam; 1861, Eli S. Jndd ; 1862, George S. Crofut; 1863, Burr Edmonds ; 1864, Abel B. Blackman; 1865, N. B. Corning ; 1866, George A. Hickok ; 1867, James D. Bald- win ; 1868, H. W. Timanus ; 1869, Ebenezer S. Judd; 1870, Alva Taylor; 1871, Henry Gilbert ; 1872, Charles H. Shepard ; 1873, Zal- mon Whitlock ; 1874, Austin B. Lock wood ; 1875, William H. Ferry ; 1876, John McCorkell; 1877, E. Starr Judd ; 1878, George M. Lyon ; 1879, William H. Judsou ; 1880-81, Philo Gilbert.
MILITARY RECORD. THIRD REGIMENT.
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Eli Ferry, Jr., cnl. May 14, 1861 ; hon. disch. Aug. 12, 1861. George Northrop, enl. May 14, 1861 ; lion. disch. Aug. 12, 1861.
FIRST REGIMENT CAVALRY. Company A.
Henry Carson, enl. Dec. 12, 1864; must. out Aug. 2, 1865.
Company C.
Frank Myers, enl. Dec. 12, 1864.
Company L.
Jeremiah O'Connor, enl. Jan. 5, 1864.
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BETHEL.
Company E.
John H. Arapko, enl. Jan. 5, 1864; woundod May 16, 1864; must. out Nov. 8, 1865.
Martiu Lanelies, enl. Oct. 22, 1863 ; died Sept. 23, 1864.
Company F.
Peter F. Dunn, enl. Oct. 16, 1863; must. ont Ang. 21, 1865. George Gariephy, enl. Oct. 19, 1863.
Smith HIambling, enl. Oct. 17, 1863.
Alexander P. McClay, enl. Oct. 17, 1863; must. out Aug. 21, 1865.
Company II.
Charles Brown, eul. Oct. 16, 1863; must. out Aug. 21, 1865.
Company I.
Robert Phillips, eul. Oct. 16, 1863; must. ont Ang. 21, 1865.
SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Company A.
Edward Beunett, enl. Oct. 23, 1863; killed Fob. 20, 1864. ,
Company D.
Joseph S. Deming, first lieutenant; com. Sept. 5, 186I.
Henry Erwiu, enl. Sept. 5, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Feb. 4, 1863. Adam Grimm, enl. Sept. 5, 1861; re-en1. Doe. 22, 1863; died July 13, 1864. William II. Smith, enl. Sept. 5, 1861; re-onl. Dee. 22, 1863; died March 25, 1864.
John McDermott, enl. Oct. 26, 1863 ; must. out Juno 12, 1865.
Company I.
Michael Nichols, enl. Oct. 23, 1863; diod Oet. 14, 1864.
EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Company A.
Lemuel B. Clark, corporal ; onl. Sept. 25, 1861 ; wounded Sept. 17, 1862; disch. for disability, May 14, 1863.
Company G.
Austin Connell, oul. Dee. 31, 1863; must. ont Dee. 12, 1865.
NINTII REGIMENT. Company K.
Jolmson, James, enl. Dec. 19, 1861; transferred.
Becker, Jos. W., enl. March 29, 1862; re-cul. Jan. 6, 1864 ; trans. to Co. D; must. out Ang. 3, 1863.
Cole, Andrew, enl. April 1, 1862; pro. to second lieutonaut, Jan. 26, 1863; res. Dee. 30, 1863.
Durant, George B., enl. April 8, 1862; disch. Oct. 27, 1862. Lane, John J., enl. March 29, 1862; diod Aug. 12, 1862.
TENTH REGIMENT.
Company D.
Barber, Eli N., sergeant ; enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. for disability, March 4, 1862.
Northrop, George, sergeaut; enl. Oct. 1, 1861; ro-enl. Jan. 1, 1864 ; diod Nov. 10, 1864.
Moffitt, Abram, enl. Oet. 1, 1861; re-enl: Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Company E.
Farloy, Patrick, onl. Nov. 23, 1864.
Company I.
Dempsey, John, enl. Dee. 15, 1864 ; must. out Ang. 25, 1865.
ELEVENTH REGIMENT. Company A.
Dibble, Samuel L., enl. Oct. 24, 1861 ; re-enl .; must. out Dec. 21, 1865. Gregory, Daniel, enl. Oct. 24, 1861; ro-enl. ; wounded; must. out Doc. 21, 1865.
Company I.
Sims, James, eul. Nov. 25, 1864.
Company K.
Brotherton, Jos. II., onl. Dee. 13, 1861; wonnded Sopt. 17, 1862; disch. for disability Oet. 27, 1862.
TWELFTH REGIMENT. Company E.
Holly, William HI., enl. Nov. 19, 1861 ; wounded and captured.
Payne, Charles 1J., cul. Dee. 28, 1861 ; re-enl. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 12, 1865.
Lyon, Orsa, enl. Dee. 22, 1863.
THIRTEENTH REGIMENT. Company B.
Wheeler, Alonzo, enl. Feb. 20, 1862; disch. Jan. 6, 1865, terin expired. Brown, William A., enl. Febrnary, 1864 ; trans. to Co. A ; minst, ont April 25, 1860.
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT. Company D.
Ilines, James, enl. Sept. 13, 1861; trans. to 7th Coun. Vol .; must. out July 20, 1865. Company F.
Brady, Philip, enl. Dec. 6, 1864; trans. to 7th Conn. Vol .; must. ont July 20, 1865.
Carney, James, enl. Dec. 6, 1864.
Dunu, Jolm, onl. Dec. 6, 1864.
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT. Company B.
Barrett, Patrick, enl. Sept. 2, 1864; must. out July 19, 1x65.
Thompson, Charles H., enl. Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out July 19, 1865.
Company C.
Danchy, Robert S., sergeant ; enl. Ang. 6, 1862; died July 5, 1x63. Barnum, Bethel S., sergeant; enl. July 24, 1862; killed July 1, 1863.
Williams, Henry E., corporal ; enl. July 26, 1862; pro. to first lieutenant ; must. out as sergeant, July 19, 1865.
McCorkell, Thomas, wagoner; enl. Aug. 6, 1862; must. out July 19, 1865.
Benedict, Charles S., en1. Aug. 12, 1862; died June 1, 1863.
Beers, Jarvis F., onl. Aug. 7, 1862; wounded May 2, 1863; must. ont July 19, 1865.
Blackman, Theodore, enl. Aug. 8, 1862; killed July 2, 1863.
Edwards, Thaddeus S., enl. Aug. 8, 1862; wounded July, 1863; dischi. for disability, Nov. 1, 1864.
Forry, Francis II., enl. July 23, 1862; wounded; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps; must. out July 25, 1865.
McCorkel, John, enl. July 24, 1862; must. out July 19, 1865.
Shepard, Samuel G., enl. July 28, 1862; must, ont July 19, 1865.
Smith, William JI., enl. July 26, 1862; wounded July, 1863; must, out July 19, 1865.
Smith, Frederick S., enl. Ang. 8, 1862; trans. to Inv. Corps, Dec. 15, 1863. Tomlinson, Horaeo E., enl. Aug. 6, 1862; disch. for disability, Dec. 10, 1862.
Williams, Adam C., enl. Ang. 6, 1862; must. out July 19, 1865. Woodman, Uraneous P., enl. July 26, 1862; died May 19, 1863. Daniels, Patrick, onl. Dee. 24, 1863; must. ont July 19, 1865. Kyle, William, eul. Doe. 26, 1863; must. out July 19, 1865.
Company G.
Barsloy, Elbert J., enl. Sept. 2, 1864; must. ont July 19, 1865. Ferry, Georgo S., eul. Aug. 6, 1864; mnst, ont Juno 14, 1865. Northrop, Warner II., enl. Sept. 2, 1864; must, out July 10, 1865. Porry, William II., enl. Sept. 1, 1864; must. out July 19, 1865. Sherwood, Jos. B., enl. Sept. 6, 1864; must. out July 19, 1865. Wheelock, Henry, enl. Sept. 2, 1864; must. out July 19, 1865.
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. Company B.
Burton, William, enl. Dec. 6, 1864.
TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
Ransom, P. Lyon, first assistant surgeon ; enl. Oct. 4, 1862; pro. to sur- geon 28th Couu. Vol., Dec. 1, 1862.
Company B. Oliver, Wood, enl. Aug. 30, 1862; hon. disch. Ang. 31, 1863.
Company G.
Crofut, Goorgo S., captain ; com. Sept. 2, 1862; taken prisoner June 23, 1863.
Ilibbard, Oscar II., first lieutenant; com. Sept. 2, 1862; taken prisoner Juno 23, 1863.
Bailey, Charles, second lieutenant; com. Sept. 2, 1862; taken prisoner June 23, 1863.
Cole, William F., sergeant ; enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. dischi. Ang. 31, 1863. Ambler, Samuel S., sergeant; cul. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Ang. 31. 1863.
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Northrop, Frederick W., Jr., sergeant; enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863.
Barnum, E. Rowine, enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863.
Wheeler, William C., corporal ; enl. Sept. 2, 1862 ; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863.
Clapp, John B., corporal ; enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Ang. 31, 1863. Evans, John J., corporal ; enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863. Farnam, Georgo W., corporal; cul. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863.
Williams, Isaac J., corporal; enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863.
Ferry, Frederick, corporal ; enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hou. disch. Ang. 31, 1863. Benjamin, Frank L., musician ; enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863.
Barber, William II., enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863. Chase, Daniel, eul. Sept. 2, 1862; hou. disch. Ang. 31, 1863. Clark, Ezra, enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hou. disch. Ang. 31, 1863. Cole, Charles L., enl. Oct. 29, 1862 ; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863. Daniel, Patrick, enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. dischi. Ang. 31, 1863. Hart, John M., enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863. Jenkins, Henry, enl. Sept. 2, 1862 ; hou. disch. Aug. 31, 1863. Patrick, Edson, enl. Sept. 2, 1862; hon. disch. Aug. 31, 1863.
TWENTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Lyon, Ransom P., surgeon; com. Dec. 1, 1862; died Aug. 6, 1863.
TWENTY-NINTH REGIMENT.
Company D. Hammer, William H., enl, Dec. 3, 1863 ; died Dec. 18, 1864.
Company K.
Denuis, Fraucis, enl. Jan. 2, 1864 ; died Feb. 20, 1864.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
WILLIS JUDD.
Willis Judd was boru in Bethel, Fairfield Co., Conn., Oct. 15, 1808.
His great-grandfather, Phineas Judd, was an active man in the church, and one of the founders of, and a , deacon in, the Congregational Church in Bethel. His grandfather, Daniel Judd, was also a prominent man iu church affairs, and a farmer by occupation. He was married to Eunice Dykeman, and their chil- dren were Phineas, Ard, Eli, Betty, Clara, Althea, and David.
Phineas, the eldest, was born in Bethel, April 4, 1773. He married Sarah, daughter of Ebenezer Sil- liman and niece of Gen. Silliman, of Revolutionary fame. The children of Phineas and Sarah Judd were Ebenezer S., Mary P. (who died ou her eighteenth birthday), Betsey E., Willis, Sarah, Almou, and Julia.
Willis Judd spent his early life upon a farm, which he left at sixteen to learn the trade of hat- making, then a considerable industry in his native town of Bethel. He began in the shop of the Messrs. Beebe, remaining till reaching the age of twenty-one, when he removed to Saratoga Co., N. Y., working there at his trade for a little more than a year, when he returned to his native county and settled in Dan- bury. Thence he removed to Woodbury and started business in a small way on his own account. Here lie met and married Miss Augusta M., daughter of Reuben Mallery. In 1849 he removed to Bridgeport, and for a year carried on the business of confectioner, but, this business not being to his liking, he sold out,
returned to Bethel, and again took up his trade of hat-making, working as journeyman for seveuteen years.
In 1867 he assisted his only child, Julius B. Judd, to enter upon the manufacture of hats, in company with Mr. George M. Cole, under the firm-name of Cole & Judd. This firm prospered, but Mr. Cole re- mained but a short time, selling his interest, to form other business connections, to Mr. Willis Judd. The firm has since been Judd & Co. The product of this factory has grown from a very small beginuing to over one hundred thousand dollars' worth of goods per annum.
In 1856, Mr. Judd was elected justice of the peace for two years. He has served several terms in the Board of Relief, and at different times as treasurer of the town, and in every instance to the entire satisfac- tion of his constituents. He has also been frequently elected to the office of warden of the borough of Bethel.
GEORGE M. COLE.
George M. Cole is a native of Newtown, Conn., where he was born Aug. 3, 1823. Hiram Cole, his father, was a hatter in Newtown, beginning the busi- ness there in 1814. He married Mary, daughter of Ichabod and Tamer Gilbert, and raised a family of thirteen children, of whom George was the eldest. He worked with his father after attaining to the proper age, learning the trade of hat-making. His father, with his family, removed to Newtown when George was sixteen years old. At the age of twenty- one he took his father's shop and did piece-work for four or five years, after which he worked as journey- man latter in New York City, Danbury, and else- where, till 1867, when he formed a partnership with J. B. Judd and engaged in hat-manufacturing in Bethel. This partnership existed one year, when, disposing of his interest to Mr. Judd, Mr. Cole con- nected himself with Mr. S. S. Ambler in the same business. The business of Cole & Ambler, from a small beginning, has reached over oue hundred and fifty thousand dollars per annum, turuing out sixty dozen liats daily.
Mr. Cole was married in March, 1846, to Miss Eliza M., daughter of Eli and Jeannette French, of Monroe, Coun. But one child has beeu boru to them, George H.
In 1873, Mr. Cole was elected warden of Bethel Borough, which position he held seven consecutive terms, aud was re-elected to it again in 1880. It was chiefly through his efforts that Bethel was provided with the excellent water-works she possesses. Mr. Cole has held various town-offices. In 1878 he was elected selectman, and the year following onc of the town-assessors. In politics he is a Democrat of the Jeffersonian school, as was his father before him.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole are members of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church of Bethel.
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DANBURY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
This company has been in operation abont twenty- five years. The first officers were: Aaron Seeley, President; Roger Averill, Secretary and Treasurer. The present officers are: F. L. Wildman, President ; Roger Averill, Treasurer; William S. Peek, Secretary.
DARIEN MILITARY RECORD.
John Johnson, Co. B., 7th Rogt .; enl. Nov. 16, 1863.
Thomas Smith, Co. B, 7th Regt .; enl. Nov. 11, 1863 ; died at Anderson- ville, Aug. 15, 1864.
J. R. Brighton, Co. F, 11th Regt .; enl. March 27, 1864; inst. ont Dec. 21, 18G5.
Thomas Jackson, Co. II, 11th Regt .; enl. March 31, 1864; wounded ; must. out Dec. 21, 1865.
E. J. Johnson, Co. II, 11th Regt .; enl. March 29, 1864.
William Laverick, Co. II, 11th Regt. ; enl. March 29, 1864; disch. Dec. 7, 1864.
BENCH AND BAR.
HON. THADDEUS BETTS, an able lawyer, was born in Norwalk, Feb. 4, 1789; his parents were William Maltby Betts and his wife Lucretia Gregory. His grandparents were Dr. Thaddens Betts and Eliz- abeth Maltby. The Betts in Norwalk appear to have rendered public services for several generations. Capt. Stephen Betts was in command in the skirmish with the enemy at Norwalk in 1779. Thaddeus Betts, justice of the peace, took his testimony, which is pre- served in the records at Hartford. The late Thad- dens Betts graduated at Yale College, 1807, and was lieutenant-governor of Conneetient. Hon. Thomas B. Osborne, of Fairfield, said in the House: " Mr. Betts was distinguished for aenteness of intellect, vigor of understanding, and soundness and probity of his life. He was early brought in contact with the most eminent men that ever adorned the bar of New England. It is sufficient to say that he sustained and distinguished himself among sneh men as Daggett, Sherman, Smith, and Sherwood. He filled many im- portant trusts in his own State."
He was admitted to the bar in 1810, and died in Washington, D. C., April 7, 1840. Two sons, Charles C. and Frederick T., are residents of Norwalk.
STRATFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH.#
This church is located in the northeastern part of the town of Fairfield, and is the oldest Baptist Church
in this section. Its first minister was the Rev. Joshua Morris, who organized the church in 1751. He was succeeded by Rev. John Sherwood, who was the first resident pastor. Meetings of the church were first held in his dwelling-house. He was sneceeded by Rev. Benjamin Coles in 1767. The fourth pastor was Rev. John Whitman. He was succeeded by Rev. Seth Higby in 1771. He was succeeded in 1794 by Rev. Stephen Royce, whose salary was three hundred and thirty-six dollars per year. The next pastor was the Rev. Asahel Morse, who remained until 1812. In 1801 the church voted that the deacons should take care of what should be contributed to git books for the Indians, and in 1802 a committee was appointed to linnt up straid brethren and sisters.
Rev. Daniel Wildman became pastor of the church in 1813. He was succeeded by Rev. Matthew Bolles, and he in turn by Daniel Wildman in 1817. Rev. Mr. Wildman was followed by Rev. Asa Bronson in 1822. Among his converts was Mr. Russell Jennings, who subsequently entered the ministry by ordination. He has sinee made large donations of money for re- ligions and other praiseworthy purposes. Mr. Bron- son resigned in 1829, and was sneeeeded in the same year by Rev. Elisha Cushman. He resigned in 1831, and was succeeded by Rev. James H. Lindsley. The thirteenth pastor was Rev. Enoch E. Chase in 1836. Mr. Chase closed his labors in October, 1839, and was followed by Rev. Matthew Batchelor in 1840. Mr. Batchelor was succeeded in 1842 by Rev. John Scott. In 1847 he resigned, and Rev. A. E. Clark became pastor, and remained as such until 1849. Since that time the pastors have been as follows: Rev. Harmon Ellis, one year; Rev. Nathan Dunning Benedict. from 1851 to 1860; Rev. Joseph Babbage, from 1860 to 1865. Rev. N. Benedict became pastor in 1865, and remains as such at the present time.
The first church building was erceted in 1770. The church worshiped in this structure until 1813, when the present edifice was erected, having no external changes except recently blinds have been placed on the windows and a bell hung in the tower.
HOPE CHAPELt
belongs to the Congregational Society of Fairfield. It was organized about eleven years ago, and public worship has been sustained by the Congregational and Episcopal Churches in Fairfieldl, the Congrega-
* Condensed from an elaborate history of the church, written by Mrs. Kate E. Perry.
+ Contributed by Mrs. Kate E. Perry.
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HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT.
tional in Black Rock, and the Congregational Church in Greenfield Hill. Its capacity was inadequate, so this present year (1880) it was enlarged and rededi- cated. It is doing a good work, and is successful. It is located iu Fairfield Woods, quite a distance from any church.
NEWTOWN ACADEMY.$
The academy at Newtown, Conn., was built in 1837. It is a modest structure, neatly painted white, and furnished with green blinds. It is surmounted by a cupola, in which is a bell to summou the cheerful company to their daily tasks. There is a playground of limited extent immediately in the rear. Up to the present time no perceptible change has been made in the external appearance of the building.
Rev. George L. Foote, a native of Newtown, and a recent graduate of Trinity (then Washington) Col- lege, at Hartford, Conn., was the first principal. He was ably assisted in both the male and female de- partments, one of the assistants being his sister, Miss Harriet Foote. A teacher of music was also employed, and it was the first school remembered hereabouts in which " the service of song" accompanied devotional exercises at the opening of daily school duties.
The school was very successful under the charge of Mr. Foote. The number of pupils amounted to one hundred and twenty-five, and probably at times there was even a larger number.
Mr. Foote continued principal of the academy two and a half or three years. He died in Central New York a number of years ago, his disease being ramolissement, or softening of the brain. Miss Harriet Foote became the wife of the Rev. Mr. Atwell, a clergyman of the Episcopal Church. She died many years ago, while still young, in Steuben Co., N. Y.
The Rev. James S. Clark, D.D., a native of Bethel, now and for many years past principal of a large school, and rector of a church at Tivoli-on-the-Hud- son, and A. L. Benedict, Esq., still a resident of Bethel, were pupils of Mr. Foote.
The Rev. Levi H. Corson succeeded as principal of the academy in the spring of 1840. Mr. Corson cm- ployed Miss Mary Foote, a sister of the late principal, as assistant and teacher in the female department.
There was quite a falling off in the number of pupils when Mr. Corson took charge of the school, so that when the writer commenced attendance-almost forty years ago (January, 1841)-there were only eighty-five or ninety scholars in both departments.
Hon. D. B. Booth, of Danbury, Maj. L. N. Mid- dlebrook, attorney and counselor-at-law, of Bridge- port, E. M. Beardsley, M.D., of Monroe, the late John Deacon, M.D., of Waterbury, and others from differ- ent towns, more or less distinguished in their respective stations in life, were fellow-students in the institu- tion.
Mr. Henry Sanford, senior partner of the firm of
* Contributed by George Benedict, M.D., of Bethel.
Sauford & Hawley, in Newtown, had completed his academical studies previous to the writer's advent in the town, and had commenced his sucessful mercan- tile career as clerk in the old, low store-building of Messrs. Baldwin & Beers, on the same corner where he now occupies a much more imposing edifice. Messrs. Baldwin & Beers were at that time actively engaged in trade and doing a large business. They lived to a good old age, and have long since been "gathered to their fathers."
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