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Its method is to make each boy a citizen in a miniature republic, the watchwords of which are "self-government" and "nothing without labor". There is no adult domination, the boys truly govern themselves. There is no idleness and no enforced labor; each boy simply confronts the dilemma of working for his living or of suffering the penalty of laws enacted by the boys, admin- istered by boy courts, enforced by boy officers.
Presidents Board of Trustees.
Rev. John Hutchins 1904-1909 Roswell P. Angier* 1915-1918
Charles S. DeForest
1909-1912 Harley F. Roberts 1918-
George Parmly Day
1912-1915 *Became Honorary President in 1918.
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William T. Marsh, Vice-Pres. Union & N. Haven Trust Co., Treas. Ralph D. Cutler, Secretary
Superintendents.
Frederick King H. G. LeRoy S. J. Davis
1904-1908 Lester F. Babcock 1917-1919
1908-1909 John M. Kingman 1919-
1909-1917 Tilden Gifford 1919-
THE LITCHFIELD AID
OF THE CONNECTICUT JUNIOR REPUBLIC.
Organized December 30, 1911.
The Litchfield Aid was organized for the purpose of raising funds toward the current expenses of the Republic, and has a general supervision of the buildings through its House Committee. The Aid also supplies suitable recreation for the citizens and helps to keep the trustees in close touch with the needs of the Republic. Presidents.
Miss Minerva W. Buel 1911-1913 Mrs. A. T. Van Laer 1913-1919
Miss Minerva W. Buel, Vice-Pres .* Mrs. John Dove, Cor. Sec.
Mrs. Seymour Cunningham, Rec .- Sec. Miss Harriet C. Abbe, Treasurer *Acting president.
THE LITCHFIELD EQUAL FRANCHISE LEAGUE.
Organized September 5, 1913.
The Litchfield Equal Franchise League is an Auxiliary of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, which has for its object the securing of the ratification of the Susan B. Anthony Amend- ment and the preparation of Connecticut women for the use of the vote.
Presidents.
Miss Frances E. Hickox 1913-1914 Miss Adelaide Deming 1914-
Mrs. William T. Marsh, Vice-Pres. Miss Florence E. Ennis, Sec .- Treas.
LITCHFIELD MEMORIAL DAY ASSOCIATION.
Organized 1913.
This association was organized for the purpose of assisting in the observance and perpetuation of Memorial Day.
Presidents.
Mrs. W. O. Butler 1913-1919 Alain C. White 1919- Miss Cornelia B. Smith, Vice-Pres. Miss Edith H. Crutch, Treasurer
Mrs. George S. Elmore, Secretary
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THE LITCHFIELD COUNTY FARM BUREAU. Organized February 12, 1915.
The Litchfield County Farm Bureau was organized for the pur- pose of promoting the development of the most profitable and per- manent system of agriculture; the most wholesome and satisfactory living conditions; the highest ideals in home and community life; and a genuine interest in the farm business and rural life on the part of the boys and girls and young people.
Presidents.
Richard Dodge, Wash'ton 1917-1918 S. McL. Buckingham, W't'n 1918-
C. E. Hough, Washington 1915-1916 Robert Scoville, Salisbury 1916-1917 S. R. Scoville, Cornwall, Ist Vice-Pr. Philip P. Hubbard, Litchfield, Treas.
Mrs. W. Griswold, Goshen, 2d V .- P.
County Agricultural Agent.
Allen W. Manchester 1915-1919 Arthur G. Davis 1919-
Home Demonstration Agent.
Miss Josephine Leverett 1917-1918 Miss Marie Lovsnes 1919-
Miss Emily Bronson 1918-1919 Miss Eleanor S. Moss 1919-
Boys' and Girls' Club Leader.
Harold Brundage
1918- Raymond T. James 1919-
THE SANCTUM.
Incorporated 1906.
A social club with a club house on South Street.
Presidents.
Col. George B. Sanford 1906-1908 Dr. John L. Buel 1908-
Alain C. White, Vice-Pres. Seymour Cunningham, Treasurer
William Trumbull, Secretary
THE LITCHFIELD COUNTRY CLUB.
Incorporated 1916, as the successor of the Litchfield Lawn Club and the Litchfield Golf Club.
Club house, golf links, tennis courts, etc., at the Catlin Farm. Presidents.
Alain C. White 1916-1918 F. Kingsbury Bull 1918-
Robert C. Swayze, Vice-Pres.
John H. Lancaster, Secretary
Cornelius R. Duffie, Treasurer
THE CANOE CLUB.
Organized August 20, 1897; as "The Bantam River Club Company". The Bantam River Club Company was organized with 20 stock- holders with shares of $25 each. The Canoe Club of Litchfield
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was organized on March 13, 1911, with a capital of $2,000, shares $50 each, and took over the property of the Bantam River Club Company.
Charles H. Coit, Pres. 1897- Charles T. Payne, Sec. and Treas.
MARSHEPAUG FOREST CLUB.
Incorporated 1913.
A fishing and shooting club, with clubhouse.
Presidents.
Charles T. Payne 1913-1920 Richard Hunt 1920-
John H. Lancaster, Secretary
William M. Foord, Treasurer
THE LITCHFIELD GARDEN CLUB.
Organized September 1913, became member of the Garden Club of America in 1916.
The Litchfield Garden Club was organized for the purpose of promoting scientific and artistic methods of gardening. While this has been the avowed object, the Club has widened its activities somewhat during the six years of its existence and has undertaken civic work, such as the improvement and planting of the grounds around the New Haven station in Litchfield, and in the autumn of 1919 the purchase of the building formerly known as the Lawn Club, which it proposes to put in good shape, so that in the near future there may be a comfortable building available for rent at moderate prices.
Mrs. S. Edson Gage, Pres. 1913- Mrs. John Dove, Cor. Sec.
Mrs. Chas. B. Curtis, Ist Vice-Pres. Miss Alice Kingsbury, Treas.
Mrs. Henry S. Munroe, Sec.
THE NEEDLE AND BOBBIN CLUB OF LITCHFIELD.
Organized 1919.
This society is the first Auxiliary of the Needle and Bobbin Club of New York and its purposes include: to bring together those who are interested in lace, embroidery, weaving and allied sub- jects; to make collections of hand-made fabrics and exhibit them in the rooms of the Litchfield Historical Society; and to contribute toward the education of, and give awards to, workers in these fabrics.
Mrs. John A. Vanderpoel, Hon- Pres: Miss Kate I. Thomas, Secretary Miss Mary P. Quincy, President Mrs. Floyd L. Vanderpoel, Treas. Mrs. Charles B. Curtis, Ist V .- Pres.
LITCHFIELD BASEBALL CLUB.
Organized 1919.
Arthur Staples, Manager 1919-
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LITCHFIELD FIRE COMPANY.
Organized October 27, 1890.
The Litchfield Fire Company is a voluntary organization, and is equipped with a La France Chemical and Hose Auto Truck, pre- sented to the Company in 1916 by Mrs. W. H. K. Godfrey and Miss Ella Coe. In 1892, the Company moved into the present Fire Depart- ment Building, built by J. Deming Perkins, the use of which was given by him to the Fire Company. This building was purchased from the estate of Mr. Perkins on August 1, 1911, by the Borough of Litchfield.
Foremen.
Samuel J. Cone
1890-1894 Edward Crutch
1903-1905
Alexander B. Shumway
1894-1895
George A. Smith 1905-1907
George C. Woodruff
1895-1896 George R. Crutch 1907-1908
W. Beach Morse
1896-1897 Louis J. Goodman
1908-1909
W. Burton Allen
1897-1899 Robert K. Biglow
1909-1912
Charles W. Biglow
1899-1901 Thomas F. Ryan
1912-1917
George E. Mason
1901-1903 William L. Herbert
1917-
Chiefs.
Eugene L. Phelps
1891-1896 George C. Woodruff
1902-1907
J. Deming Perkins
1896-1898
W. Beach Morse
1907-
W. Beach Morse
1898-1902
A. J. Hausmann, Secretary
James E. Conroy, Treasurer
BANTAM FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Organized February 1916.
Robert Currie. Chief 1916-
C. Hotchkiss, Secretary
C. Deno, Assistant Chief
R. Brown, Treasurer
THE LITCHFIELD CEMETERY COMPANY. Incorporated February 6, 1866, in charge of East Cemetery.
Presidents.
Origen S. Seymour 1866-1883 Henry W. Buel 1887-1893
George C. Woodruff 1883-1885 Edgar B. VanWinkle 1893-1920
Alain C. White 1920-
James P. Woodruff. Treasurer
Seymour Cunningham, Secretary
WEST CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
Incorporated 1901.
The Company was organized for the purpose of caring for and maintaining the West Cemetery.
Francis M. Coe, Pres. 1901-
Lewis Marsh, Secretary
F. U. Newcomb, Treasurer
PARADE OF THE LITCHFIELD FIRE CO., JULY 4, 1892
PICNIC OF THE SANCTUM CLUB, 1910
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BOROUGH OF LITCHFIELD.
Incorporated 1818, as a village, at the May session of the Legislature, in which act the limits of the village were defined, officers to be a president, treasurer and clerk. In 1885, at the January session of the Legislature, all the electors dwelling within the limits of the village were declared to be a body politic and corporate by the name of the Borough of Litchfield, the officers to be a warden, burgesses, etc.
Presidents.
Frederick Wolcott
1818-1820 Frederick D. Beeman
1857-1858
Uriel Holmes
1820-1824
John H. Hubbard
1858-1859
William Buel
1824-1838
Edward W. Seymour 1859-1860
Phineas Miner
1838-1839
Henry W. Buel 1860-1862
Joseph Adams
1839-1842
Seth P. Beers
1862-1863
Josiah G. Beckwith
1842-1853
George C. Woodruff
1863-1879
Garwood Sanford
1853-1854
J. Deming Perkins
1879-1880
Henry B. Graves
1854-1856
George A. Hickox
1880-1882
P. K. Kilbourne
1856-1857 Wardens.
Frederick Deming
1882-1884
H. E. Gates
1887-1888 Charles H. Coit
1898-1899
William L. Ransom
1888-1889
William T. Marsh
1899-1900
Seth Pratt
1889-1890
John T. Hubbard 1900-1901
William T. Marsh
1890-1892
Aaron Crutch
1901-1907
Charles B. Bishop
1892-1893
P. M. Skelly
1907-1908
Henry W. Wessells
1893-1894 Aaron Crutch
1908-19II
Eugene L. Phelps
1894-1895
W. Burton Allen
1911-1919
James P. Woodruff
1895-1898
George C. Ives
1920-
Burgesses.
Charles N. Warner
Charles W. Biglow
Martin J. Moraghan
Edward M. Sepples William S. Plumb
Louis J. Goodman
Assessors Richard V. Tobin
Matthew E. Brennan
W. Jerome Bissell, Treasurer Charles H. Coit, Auditor
Travis A. Ganung, Clerk
BOROUGH OF BANTAM. Incorporated April 16, 1915.
Wardens.
Eli D. Weeks
1915-1918 John Hard 1918-
John Coe, Ist Burgess
Frank Seward, 4th Burgess
R. L. Rochfort, 2nd Burgess
A. C. Morey, 3rd Burgess
Assessors.
George Burgoyne, 5th Burgess Clifford Hotchkiss, 6th Burgess
R. J. Landon F. M. Seelye, Treasurer
W. L. Ravenscroft Robert Currie, Auditor
George Morey, Clerk
Lyman J. Booth
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BOARD OF TRADE, BANTAM. Organized December 5, 1911.
Presidents.
C. F. Flynn
1911-1912 Floyd Vanderpoel 1913-1914
W. S. Rogers
1912-1913 Milo D. Bartholomew 1914-1916
C. B. Heath 1916-
Herman Foster, Secretary
F. M. Seeyle, Treasurer
LITCHFIELD AUXILIARY OF THE NEW HAVEN BRANCH, WOMEN'S BOARD OF MISSIONS OF BOSTON.
Congregational Church. Organized 1870.
The purpose of the Auxiliary is to cooperate with the Women's Board of Missions in the support of missionaries and mission sta- tions on the foreign field.
Presidents.
Mrs. Allan McLean 1875-1881 Mrs. John Hutchins 1895-1913 Mrs. Charles Symington 1883-1893 Mrs. John L. Buel 1913-1915
Mrs. Frank J. Goodwin 1915-
Mrs. Henrietta Bissell, Secretary Mrs. George S. Elmore, Treasurer
DAISY CHAIN, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Organized July 1875.
The purpose of the Daisy Chain is to interest children in mis- sionary work and lead them to do what they can to help the children of less favored lands.
Presidents.
Miss Josephine E. Richards 1875-1912 Miss Mary A. Hutchins 1912- Miss Eleanor Hexamer, Secretary Miss Elizabeth Potter, Treasurer
YOUNG LADIES' MISSION BAND, CONG'ATIONAL CHURCH. Organized November 15, 1884.
The object of this organization is as follows: To promote the Kingdom of Christ in the general work of Foreign Missions and so fulfill His parting command. All money raised by the Society is sent to the Women's Board of Missions to assist in its work of sending the Gospel to the more remote parts of the earth.
Presidents.
Miss Emma L. Adams 1884-1896 Miss Cornelia B. Smith 1912- Mrs. George C. Woodruff 1896-1912
Miss Mildred Rylander, Secretary Miss Clara B. Kenney, Treasurer
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YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Oganized 1890.
The object of this society is to serve as a training school for the. church. It is a member of the Winsted Union, and contributes to Home and Foreign Missions.
Eleanor Hexamer, Pres. 1920- Cornelia B. Smith, Sec. and Treas. Mildred Rylander, Vice-Pres.
THE CRADLE ROLL, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Organized 1897.
This organization takes the children of the church up to the time they are six years old. No meetings are held except once a year in connection with the Daisy Chain, when they have a Cradle Roll Tea. A suitable tea is served, with a birthday cake with as many candles as there are members. Through an Endowment Fund established by Mrs. Shepherd Knapp, the children support a little African boy.
Leaders.
Mrs. John Hutchins 1897-1915 Mrs. Albert E. Childs 1919-
Mrs. William O. Butler
1915-1919
THE WOMEN'S GUILD, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Organized January 1903.
The Women's Guild was organized for the purpose of helping to carry on the work of the church in whatever way seemed best.
Presidents.
Miss Martha Peck 1903-1906 Mrs. William T. Marsh 1911-1912
Mrs. Frederick W. Peck 1906-1908 Mrs. Robert A. Marcy 1912-1913
Mrs. George E. Mason 1908-191I Mrs. William J. Dykes 1913-
Miss Cornelia B. Smith, Vice-Pres.
Mrs. George E. Mason, Sec .- Treas.
WOMEN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Date of organization unknown.
The early records of this Society have either been lost, or as seems more likely, no official records were kept. It is certain, however, that the Home Missionary work has been carried on by the women since early in the history of the church. The work of the Society has been preparing and sending boxes of clothing and household articles to home missionaries in the field. Later the
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Society became affiliated with the Connecticut Women's Congrega- tional Union, and the work included the raising of money for the work of this organization.
Presidents.
Mrs. Henry R. Coit Mrs. John Hutchins 1910-1915
Mrs. George M. Woodruff Mrs. George C. Woodruff 1915-
Mrs. Frederick Deming, Vice-Pres. Mrs. W. B. Allen, Treasurer
Miss Cornelia B. Smith, Secretary
LADIES' AID SOCIETY, METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Organized September 29, 1869.
Originally called the Sewing Society. Later became the Ladies' Aid Society, with the object of helping the church financially and socially. No record of officers available, prior to 1900.
Presidents.
Mrs. George Wallace Newcomb Mrs. Aaron Crutch 1914-1915
Mrs. Horace Cowles 1900-19II Mrs. F. U. Newcomb 1915-1917
Mrs. Seth Osborne IgII- Mrs. Charles Shumway 1917-1919
Mrs. Marvin S. Todd 1912-1913 Mrs. Milo D. Beach 1919-
Mrs. Harry T. Lynch, Secretary
Mrs. William B. Pruner, Treasurer
EPWORTH LEAGUE, CHAPTER 10376 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Organized June 8, 1893.
This society was organized as a Christian Endeavor Society originally.
The purpose of the Epworth League essentially is for the disci- pline of the youth of the church in Christian life and experience, and training for Christian service.
Joseph D. Coffill, President 1920- Miss Emma Drumm, Sec. and Treas.
JUNIOR EPWORTH LEAGUE, CHAPTER 4679 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Organized May 20, 1896.
Mrs. Milo D. Beach, Supt. 1920-
Elizabeth Pruner, Pres.
Marjorie Fenn, Secy.
Bradford Smith, Treas.
THE OXFORD CLASS, METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
An organized adult Bible Class. The Purpose: The mutual improvement of its members through Bible study and social culture, and the advancement of the church.
Leonard A. Dickinson, President Mrs. Gladys S. Ganung, Treasurer
Joseph Coffill, Vice-President Miss Kittie Fenn, Teacher
Miss Emma Drumm, Secretary
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ST. MICHAEL'S GUILD, ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH. Organized 1903.
For financial aid of parish, especially the maintenance of the Rectory; feature, an annual sale in August.
Presidents.
Mrs. C. W. Hinsdale 1903-1920 Mrs. Charles N. Warner, 1920-
Mrs. A. P. Lewis, Hon. Pres. Mrs. Seymour Cunningham, Treas. Mrs. M. G. Wright, Secretary
YOUNG WOMEN'S GUILD, ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH. Organized 1920.
For the aid of the Rector and missionary work.
Mrs. A. Cahill, Pres. 1920- Mrs. R. Dunscomb Sanford, Sec.
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY TO THE BOARD OF MISSIONS
ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH.
Date of organization unknown.
For the aid of general and special missionary work of the church at large.
Mrs. W. J. Brewster, Ch. 1917- Mrs. W. H. Sanford, Sec. and Treas.
THE LADIES' SOCIETY OF UNITED WORKERS METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. BANTAM.
Organized June 13, 1895.
The object of this society is to help the church financially and socially.
Presidents.
Mrs. John Bishop 1895- Mrs. Arthur Morey 1908-
Mrs. George Clemons 1896-1897 Mrs. Henry Wheeler 1909-
Mrs. John Coe 1898-1900 Mrs. Fred Landon 1910-1912
Mrs. George Clemons 1901-1904 Mrs. John Coe 1913-1916
Mrs. Fred Landon
1905- Mrs. Harley Scott 1917-
Mrs. George Peck
1906-1907
Mrs. George Peck
1918-
Mrs. Augustus Smith, Vice-Pres. Mrs. F. O. Landon, Sec. and Treas.
EPWORTH LEAGUE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, BANTAM
Organized January 31, 1897.
Presidents. 1897-1898 Jennie Coe 1898-
Samuel Glover
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John Sparklin
1898-1899
James Monroe
1906-1908
George Peck
1899-
S. May Barber
1908-1909
Jennie Coe
1899-1900
Herman Foster
1909-1910
George Clemons
1900-1901
Samuel Glover
1910-19II
Samuel Glover
1901-1902 Herman Foster
1911-1912
S. May Barber
1902-1904
Robert Elliott
1912-
Jeanie Strathie
1904-1906
Herman Foster 1913-
Gladys Mattson, Vice-Pres. ,
Hazel Morey, Treasurer
Harriet Peck, Secretary
WOMEN'S GUILD, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, BANTAM. Organized 1896.
The Women's Guild succeeded the Women's Sewing Society, which had been in existence for many years. The object of the Guild is to promote the welfare of St. Paul's Church and to do such charitable and missionary work as shall be determined by the members.
Presidents.
Mrs. George B. Morey 1896-1897 Mrs. Edward Robinson 1908-1909
Mrs. William A. Buell 1897-1902 Mrs. George B. Morey 1909-19II
Mrs. Hiram Stone 1902-1904 Mrs. James L. Doyle 1911-1915
Mrs. John H. Jackson
1904-1905 Mrs. William A. Buell 1915-1916
Mrs. John O. Ferris
1905-1906 Mrs. Thaddeus W. Harris 1916-1919
Mrs. William A. Buell
1906-1908 Mrs. Wm. L. Ravenscroft 1919-
Mrs. Filmore Brown, Vice-Pres.
Mrs. Cornelius R. Duffie, Sec .- Treas.
ALTAR GUILD, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, BANTAM. Organized 1910. The Altar Guild has the sacristy work of the church in charge. Mrs. H. Macintyre, Pres. 1910- Miss Edith Moore, Treasurer
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, BANTAM. Organized January 1920.
This society is a branch of the Women's Auxiliary of the Dio- cese of Connecticut, and is organized for missionary work.
Mrs. J. C. Calloway, Pres. 1920- Mrs. C. B. Heath, Sec. and Treas. Mrs. George B. Morey, Vice- Pres.
BOY'S CLUB, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, BANTAM.
Organized 1920.
The purpose of this club is to interest the boys of the Parish in the higher life of the community and to provide athletic and social entertainment for them.
Hugh Trumbull, Pres. 1920- Jack Ravenscroft, Secretary
William Ravenscroft, Vice-Pres. William Doyle, Treasurer
1912-1913
James Monroe
FLOYD L. VANDERPOEL, PRES., TRUMBULL-VANDERPOEL CO.
WILLIAM T. MARSH, PRESIDENT, LITCHFIELD WATER CO.
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LITCHFIELD
Organized September 1814, as the "Phoenix Branch Bank", reorganized December 22, 1864, as "The First National Bank of Litchfield".
The Bank has a capital of $100,000, deposits exceed $400,000, surplus $30,000.
The Phoenix Branch Bank.
Presidents.
Col. Benjamin Tallmadge 1815-1826 Asa Bacon 1833-1846
Judge James Gould 1826-1833 Theron Beach 1846-1852
George C. Woodruff 1852-1864
The First National Bank.
Presidents.
Edwin McNeill 1864-1875 George E. Jones 1893-1896
Henry R. Coit
1875-1887 Judge Charles B. Andrews 1896-1899
Henry W. Buel 1887-1893 George M. Woodruff 1899-
Charles H. Coit, Vice-president
Philip P. Hubbard, Cashier
Directors.
Weston G. Granniss Lester R. Denegar William T. Marsh
Frank H. Turkington
James P. Woodruff
THE LITCHFIELD SAVINGS SOCIETY.
Incorporated May 1850.
The Litchfield Savings Society is without Capital Stock; has deposits of $2,000,000; surplus $200,000; number of depositors 3,600.
Presidents.
George C. Woodruff 1850-1885 George M. Woodruff 1885-
James P. Woodruff, Vice-president Charles H. Coit, Sec. & Treas.
Almon E. Fuller
Directors. John T. Hubbard Charles N. Warner
William T. Marsh W. J. Bissell
THE LITCHFIELD WATER COMPANY.
Organized 1889.
The Litchfield Water Company began its work by building a reservoir in the town of Goshen, on Fox brook, which could not properly be called a brook, as it practically dried up soon after a rainfall.
Water was introduced into the town in 1891, and people realized that they could now enjoy the luxury of a public water supply,
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which had always been considered out of the question for Litch- field. It only required however, the experience of a few years to show that the supply was inadequate, and could not be depended upon.
In 1896, under the direction of Prof. Munroe, a pumping plant was installed in the valley below the reservoir, which was con- nected with several driven wells, sunk to a depth of about 90 feet, and these wells have provided an unfailing supply of pure water ever since, so that however dry the season or how near a water famine many of the surrounding towns were, Litchfield people, other than the stockholders, had no cause for worry.
Soon after the completion of the reservoir, the Company acquired practically all of the water-shed contributory, about 500 acres, and have allowed it to return to wild land, and what was at the time fine farm land, is now covered with quite a growth of young hard- wood trees, well fenced to keep out cattle.
In 1914 a filter was installed to take out some sediment which washes into a reservoir in time of heavy rains, and while not entirely preventing trouble arising from that cause, it has been of very great help in keeping the water clear.
Presidents.
F. H. Wiggin 1889-1892 F. H. Wiggin 1894-1897
George M. Woodruff 1892-1894 William T. Marsh 1897-
James P. Woodruff, Vice-Pres. Charles H. Coit, Secretary
William T. Marsh, Treasurer
THE LITCHFIELD ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER COMPANY. Incorporated 1897
In March 1901, the Company purchased at Bantam all the land of the Litchfield Land Improvement Co., north of the railroad track and all its water rights to the stream. They also purchased from Buel and Coit the old grist mill, formerly run by Samuel Bennett. This privilege was originally granted by vote of the town in 1804, "being rights of the Shepaug stream", which at that time was the name applied to the stream from the outlet of Bantam Lake. These privileges gave the Company controlling rights to water privileges, aggregating a head of 65 feet.
Some time during 1901, the power was generated at Bantam and took the place of the small plant in Grannis and Elmore's basement. The present power house was built in July 1901. The business started with a capital of $10,000 and an income of about $75 per month. The Company, at present has a capital of $100,000, surplus of $25,000, a debt of $65,000, and property of something over $200,000. The annual business amounts to about $50,000.
Presidents.
George S. Elmore
1898-1900 John L. Buel
1909-1916
Charles H. Coit
1901-1909 Walter Camp Jr. 1916-
HON. W. S. ROGERS, CHAIRMAN, BANTAM BALL BEARING CO.
MISS NELLIE M. SCOTT, PRESIDENT, BANTAM BALL BEARING CO.
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Weston G. Granniss, Vice-Pres.
Philip P. Hubbard, Secretary
Charles H. Coit, Treasurer Ellsworth F. Miner, Superintendent
BANTAM BALL BEARING COMPANY.
Organized February, 1905, as the "Bantam Anti Friction Co."
Manufacturers of ball and roller bearings. Annual output $750,000. Employs 130 hands. Plans are being matured for a large increase in the plant.
W. S. Rogers, Ch. Bd. of Directors Helen Schoonmaker, Treasurer
Nellie M. Scott, President C. B. Heath, Secretary
H. H. Edwards, Vice-Pres.
BANTAM BALL BEARING MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
The Bantam Ball Bearing Association is an association created for the benefit of the employees of the Bantam Ball Bearing Company. Assessments are made and benefits are paid to members of good standing on account of sickness creating inability to work.
Eugene Converse, Pres. 1919- George Molitor, Sec. and Treas.
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO. Bantam Branch organized 1919.
Product, metal and fibre flashlights. Approximate production per year $700,000. Employs 74 hands. A. H. Trumbull, President H. M. Doyle, Secretary
F. S. Trumbull, Vice-President H. D. Hazen, Manager
THE TRUMBULL-VANDERPOEL ELECTRIC MFG. CO. BANTAM. Organized 1912.
Manufacturers of safety switches, knife switches, switch boards, panel boards, weatherproof sockets and switches. Employs approxi- mately 100 hands. Capital $92,200, output about $350,000 per year. Presidents.
Charles F. Flynn 1912-1914 Floyd L. Vanderpoel 1914-
Ralph K. Mason, V-Pres., Gen. Mgr. Harold C. Richardson, Sec .- Treas
LITCHFIELD LAND COMPANY. Incorporated 1915.
The purpose of the Litchfield Land Company is to purchase, sell and otherwise deal in improved and unimproved real estate. Henry R. Towne, Pres. 1915- John H. Lancaster, Sec. and Treas.
WARREN LAND COMPANY. Incorporated 1913.
The purpose of the Warren Land Company is to purchase, hold and deal in forest lands and abandoned farms.
Charles T. Payne, Pres. 1913- John H. Lancaster, Sec. and Treas.
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