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C. H. GOODWIN, 1875-82, Button, 2.
S. W. GOODYEAR and M. A. MOR- RIS, 1883,
Wire-straightener.
C. P. GOSS, 1890, Wick-tube.
C. P. GOSS and ADRIAN RAIS, 1868, J. H. HAZEN, 1886, Steel trap.
M. GRANNISS, 1859, Carpet fastener.
E. D. GRIGGS, 1862, Photographic album.
H. C. GRIGGS, 1865-85, Buckle, button, campaign badge, etc., 8. JOHN HENDERSON, JR., 1879-90, Tumbling-barrel, etc., 4.
S. GRILLEY, 1838, Metal-making furnace.
GEORGE GROS, 1887, Necktie·holder.
C. S. GUERNSEY, 1885, Watch-barrel, etc., 4.
S. B. GUERNSEY, 1859, Skirt-hoop clasp.
WILLIAM HALL, 1885, Buoyant propeller.
J. G. HALLAS, 1877-90,
Lamp burner, drawer-pull, etc., 10.
J. G. HALLAS and J. N. WEBB, 1877, Chuck for lathes.
J. G. HALLAS and W. N. WEEDEN, 1873-77, Wick-raiser, etc., 3.
C. H. HARRUB, 1882, Lubricator.
G. E. HART. 1884-89,
Watch, watch dial, mainspring, etc., 32. G. S. HASTINGS, 1883, Knife-handle.
G. S. HASTINGS and C. H. NETTLE- TON, 1884, Cuff-supporter.
E. S. HAYDEN, 1888,
Electrolyzing copper.
FESTUS HAYDEN, 1830-40,
Wire-eyed buttons, fasteners, etc., 2.
H. W. HAYDEN, 1851-89,
Machinery for making brass kettles, sewing machine, firearms, watch move- ments, lamp burner, forks, spoons, etc., 58.
H. W. HAYDEN and C. S. DIKEMAN, IS90,
Device for suspending lamps.
Burnishing machine.
J. F. HECHTEL, 1869, Lamp chimney holder.
C. F. HENDEE, 1862-72, Machine for reducing wire, etc., 2.
G. E. HENDEY, 1877, Whip socket fastening.
J. E. HENDRICKS, 1868-70, Lubricator, lamp, 2.
M. W. HENIUS, 1883, Button, corset-clasp, 2.
R. G. HENRY, 1886, Blanket.
R. G. HENRY and RALPH CRIT- TENDEN, 1883,
Calipers.
R. G. and R. L. HENRY, 1889, Buckle.
E. S. HILL, 1875, Sewing machine.
G. C. HILL, 1890, Stub-holder.
E. A. HITCHCOCK and E. L. SMITH, 1886,
Watch crowns.
R. E. HITCHCOCK, 1861-69, Picture button, curtain fixture, 2.
B. HOADLEY, 1814, Shaving wood.
J. HOFFMANN, 1873, Automatic rope-skipper.
C. E. L. HOLMES, 1860-68, Forming seamless tubes, etc., 3.
W. C. HOLMES, 1889, Electric pen-holder.
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THE RECORD OF INVENTORS AND THEIR PATENTS.
O. L. HOPSON and H. P. BROOKS, 1863-71, Buckles, needles, etc., 7.
O. L. HOPSON, H. P. BROOKS and E. J. MANVILLE, 1866, Wire-pointing machine.
C. E. HORN, 1883-87, Crucible cap, etc., 2.
E. M. HOTCHKISS, 1886, Door alarm.
HORACE HOTCHKISS, 1855, File-cutting machine.
JULIUS HOTCHKISS, 1847-54, Suspenders, etc., 3.
MARK HOWLAND, 1859-83, Door-latch, snow shovel, etc., 3.
T. R. HYDE, JR., 1885-90, Window-shade bar, button, etc., 7.
D. M. IRELAND, 1884-88, Easel, bar-knob, etc., 6.
D. M. IRELAND and C. R. BRAD- LEY, 1890,
Harness rosette.
ELWOOD IVINS, 1859, Hair crimper. W. E. JACKSON and L. A. PLATT, 1890, Button.
JEAN JACQUES. 1880, Surgical bandage.
J. H. JENCKS, 1883-84, Cutting-pliers, 3.
NICHOLAS JENKINS, 1884-90, Lamp fixtures, etc., 12.
R. S. JENNINGS, 1857-58, Carriage-top, 2.
S. B. JEROME. 1857-58, Clock-case, etc., 2.
C. W. JOHNSON, 1865-66, Rock-drill, power press, 2.
E. W. JOHNSON, 1884, Attachment for circular saws.
W. JOHNSON, 1871, Shade fixture rack.
WILLIS JOHNSON, 1882, Perforated music sheet.
A. E. JONES, 1890, Curtain-rod fixture.
G. W. JOPSON, 1874-75, Chuck for lathes, key-ring, 2.
E. JORDAN, 1858, Tube finishing machine.
ERNST KAST, 1866-77, Reading desk, cigar cutter, 2.
W. S. KELLY and F. DAYTON, 1862, Stereoscope.
H. KING, 1868, Grate bar.
NELSON KING and H. B. LESTER, 1885,
Nail-making machine.
THOMAS KIRK, 1864, Detachable button.
P. KIRKHAM, 1849-50, Manufacture of buttons, etc., 2.
JOHN KIRSCHBAUM, 1877, Cover for smoking-pipes, 2.
JOHN KIRSCHBAUM and EDWIN PUTNAM, 1886-87, Match holder, 2.
G. L. KITSON, 1884. Device for transmitting power.
F. H. LA FORGE, 1873, Covers for stop cocks.
F. H. LA FORGE and H. J. BARKER, 1889, Direct-acting steam engine, etc., 2. F. H. LA FORGE and W. GEDDES, 1868, Shafting machine.
F. H. LA FORGE and G. E. SOMERS, 1869,
Screw press.
F. H LA FORGE and J. R. SMITH, 1885,
Key-ring tag.
G. B. LAMB, 1884-89, Power press, hydraulic valve, etc., 3.
E. R. LAMPSON and C. S. LEWIS, 1877, Hollow metal knob.
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HISTORY OF WATERBURY.
S. B. LANE, 1867-72, Button-ring machine.
J. N. LA POINTE, 1887, Machine for polishing pinion levers.
WILLIAM LAWSON, ISSS, Clock-dial.
R. C. LAWTON, ISSO, Lamp.
C. D. LEGER, ISS4, Watch.
H. B. LESTER, 1886, Wire nail machine.
C. S. LEWIS, IS79-85,
Time-pieces, pendulum, etc., 7.
C. S. LEWIS and G. H. BLAKESLEY, ISS3, Lock.
E. F. LEWIS, 1885-87, Adjustable pitman, etc., 2.
W. F. LEWIS, 1871-89,
Machine for making hinges, etc., 3.
W. F. LEWIS and R. S. LATTIN, IS77, Napkin holder.
J. LIBLONG, 1856,
Preventing liquids from boiling over.
A: H. LIMONT, 1889-90, Duplex tubing, etc., 4.
C. P. LINDLEY, 1863, Lantern globe.
JOHN LINES, 1874-90, Buckles, curtain rings, etc., 8.
JOHN LINES and H. L. CRANE, 1883,
Epaulette.
JOHN LINES and M. A. MORRIS, I888, Hasp for trunks.
E. A. LOCKE, 1878-84, Globe-holder, watch-movement, box, 2.
W. B. LOCKWOOD, 1888, Device for returning signals.
W. N. LOWELL, 1887, Cartridge primer.
F. J. LUDINGTON, 1885-90, Cigarette machine, etc., 4.
F. J. LUDINGTON and H. C. LE- LAND, 1889, Composing stick.
F. J. LUDINGTON and E. S. POL- LARD, 1889. Corkscrew.
O. R. LUTHER, 1870, Clock-case foot.
T. C. LUTHER, 1865, Paper-box machine.
E. B. LYMAN, 1865, Basket.
G. R. LYON, 1870, Lamp-burner.
D. F. MALTBY, 1860, Photographic medal.
E. J. MANVILLE, 1866-84, Wire-pointing machine, case for spring- bolts, friction-clutch shaft, etc., II.
E. J. MANVILLE and S. G. BLACK- MAN, 1858,
Gas apparatus.
E. J. MANVILLE and E. M. JUDD, 1867, Screw-capping machine.
F. B. MANVILLE, 1889-90, Wire-drawing machine, etc., 2.
R. C. MANVILLE and I. B. KLEIN- ERT, 1888,
Ear-muff.
FREDERICK MARGGRAFF, 1882, Feeding device for punching machines.
E. MARTIN, 1859-70, Alloy, coffee urn, 2.
G. MARTIN, 1823, Making four-tined forks.
S. R. MARTIN, 1882, Primer for cartridges.
H. A. MATTHEWS, 1874-90, Whip-socket, stove-door handle, stove ornament, metal table, etc., 9.
H. A. MATTHEWS and D. M. IRE LAND, 1885-89,
Hat stand, lantern, 2.
G. W. Mc CLINTOCK, 1879, Umbrella-tip cap.
THE RECORD OF INVENTORS AND THEIR PATENTS.
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T. F. Mc EVOY, 1890, Electric switch.
P. H. MEERLANDER, 1886, Manufacture of mainsprings.
J. MELCHER, W. N. ALLEN and J. ROUSE, 1866,
Pump·piston packing.
D. H. MELOY, 1865, Can for tea and sugar.
G. MILLARD, 1860, Chimney cowl.
LUDOVIC MILLAUX, 1877, Button shank, etc., 3.
O. W. MINARD, 1856-60, Brass-kettle machine, etc., 5.
C. M. MITCHELL, 1869-81, Lamp-shade holder, pipe cover, etc., 4.
J. M. MITCHELL, 1885, Policeman's nippers.
L. P. MITCHELL, 1865, Buckle-making machinery.
M. A. MORRIS, 1885-90, Wick-adjuster, hinge, 2.
NELSON MORRIS, 1890, Sponge-holder.
M. MORRISON, 1821, Machine for threshing rice.
M. H. MOSMAN, 1869-73, Curtain-fixture, etc., 3.
D. T. MUNGER, 1867-69, Ball-chain machine.
JOSEPH MUNGER, 1879-87, Furniture caster, sheet metal box, etc., 5.
JOSEPH MUNGER and A. A. BUT- LER, 1884. Curtain-pole tip.
E. W. MUNSON and W. P. THOMAS, 1868,
Window spring.
B. F. NEAL, 1882, Clasp.
I. E. NEWTON, 1869-74, Stone-cutting saw, suspenders, 2.
E. P. NOBBS, 1889-90, Drawer-pull, handle, 3.
J. M. NOLAN, 1883, rake. W. E. NORRIS, 1889, Electric valve controller.
H. D. NORTHROP, 1878, Clock striking movement.
H. F. NORTHROP, 1886, Striking clock. .
LYMAN J. PARSONS and W. M. PAR- SONS, 1880, Washing machine.
R. J. PATTON, 1888, Torpedo signal holder.
G. S. PEARSON, 1888-90, Drawer pull, etc., 4.
J. PECK, 1843, Bench vise. C. PERKINS, 1829, Pitchfork.
H. O. PHILLIPS, 1883, Insulating conductors, etc., 4.
J. H. PILKINGTON, 1886-89, Garment supporter, etc., 2.
ALFRED PLATT, 1852, Buckwheat fan.
C. M. PLATT, 1866-90, Buttons, button fastener, tin-lined pipe, etc., 20.
C. M. PLATT and W. W. BRADLEY, 1880,
Eyelet-setting machine.
C. M. PLATT and THOMAS POR- TER, 1876,
Manufacture of buttons.
F. W. PLATT, 1878, Student lamp.
GEORGE L. PLATT, 1879, Button hook.
I. G. PLATT, 1884-90, Button, rivet, seamless-tube machine, etc., 7.
L. A. PLATT, 1887, Button.
W. S. PLATT, 1857-86, Seamless tubing, electrical appliances, etc., 8.
D. N. PLUME, 1889-90,
Drawer pull, curtain ring, 2.
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D. S. PLUME and G. W. TUCKER, 1876,
Umbrella runner.
C. F. POPE, 1884, Screw hook, screw pulley, 2.
G. H. POTTER, 1886,
Device for transmitting power.
J. POWELL, 1855, Knitting machine. F. E. PRETAT, 1889, Spoon handle.
E. PRICHARD, 1860, Calendar clock. W. B. PRITCHARD, 1886, Blanket fastening.
. ADRIAN RAIS, 1867-87, Hinge-making, mold for seamless tubing, etc., 7.
HERMAN REINECKE, 1881, Watch movement, etc., 2.
R. S. REYNOLDS, 1875, Grain drier.
F. J. RICHARD, 1890, Die for spiral tubing.
J. RIDGE, 1862, Coal-oil lamp.
G. W. ROBERTS, 1880, Trace fastener.
L. J. ROBERTS, 1875, Milk cooler.
E. A. ROBINSON, 1866, Button. G. L. ROBINSON, 1874-85, Buckle, shoe fastener, etc., 4.
H. B. ROBINSON, 1886-88, Button, 2. HAMILTON RUDDICK, 1876, Rivet-heading machine.
E. RUSSELL, 1871-72, Chandelier extension tube, etc., 2.
E. RUSSELL and F.W. PLATT, 1871, Bunker lamp.
STERNE RUSSELL, 1872-85, Lamp burner, lighting apparatus, etc., 8.
J. L. SAXE, 1876-90, Vehicle-seat lock, etc., 3.
J. L. SAXE, N. M. SEELYE and F. W. COY, 1888, Riveting machine.
WILLIAM SCHMITZ, 1882, Mantel and stove combined.
WALTER SCOTT, 1888, Register key-ring.
P. H. SEERY, 1888, Running toy.
F. J. SEYMOUR, 1856-61, Making brass kettles, locomotive lamp, 3.
G. H. SEYMOUR and W. B. BAR- NARD, 1866,
Button-hole cutter.
E. W. SHANNON, 1886, Die for swaging spoon blanks.
J. H. SHELTON, 1870-77, Furniture knob, 2.
A. J. SHIPLEY, 1868-90, Feed motion, hair pin, glove fastener, etc., II.
A. J. SHIPLEY, H. T. SPERRY and T. R. HYDE, JR., 1888, Button.
R. J. SHIPLEY, 1888-90, Metallic fasteners, etc., 8.
D. L. SMITH, 1865-90, Buckles, sun dial, etc., 26.
D. L. SMITH and A. D. SMITH, 1888, Garment clasp.
EARL SMITH, 1867-88, Buckles, buckle-loop, 9.
EARL SMITH and D. L. SMITH, 1866-88. Snap-hook, etc., 3.
E. S. SMITH, 1876-90, Spring clasp, lever buckle, last, etc., 21.
E. W. SMITH, 1872, Axle lubricator.
J. E. SMITH, 1861-75, Hat check, slide for suspender, etc., 8.
J. R. SMITH, 1873-90, Hair pin, pocket knife, bodkin, etc., II.
G. E. SOMERS, 1870-81, Straightening sheet metal, 2.
W. A. SPALDING, 1871, Tooth powder bottle.
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THIE RECORD OF INVENTORS AND THEIR PATENTS.
A. SPERRY, 1814,
Wire pointing machine, for clocks.
H. T. SPERRY, 1888-90, Button, lacing hook, 2.
JAMES SPRUCE, 1874-89,
Buckles, hinges, knob, copper covered wire, etc., 31.
JAMES SPRUCE and A. M. COM- STOCK, 1885-88,
Pail ear, 2.
JAMES SPRUCE and J. TONKS, 1885, Screw collar for glass vessels.
CHARLES STAHLBERG, 1885-86, Twenty-four-hour striking clock, etc., 2.
A. STEELE, 1830, Making wooden roping.
E. STEELE, 1850, Suspender buckle.
E. D. STEELE, 1882-86, Button fasteners, etc., 7.
F. M. STEVENS, 1881-84, Ice pick, nail extractor, etc., 3.
M. L. STEVENS, 1835, Window sash spring.
D. S. STODDARD, 1889, Stone gatherer.
D. A. STREETER, 1888-89, Pipe laying apparatus, 3.
HENRY TERRY, 1870, Earth chamber pail.
S. B. TERRY, 1859-74,
Clock and case, fishing net, etc., II.
G. C. THOMAS, 1880-85, Lamp-fixtures, nut-locking washer, etc., 6.
R. THOMAS, 1868, Sash fastener.
C. H. THOMPSON, 1876,
Carbonic acid gas generator, etc., 2.
F. H. THOMPSON, 1883, Insulated wire.
J. S. THORPE, 1882-90, Piano tuning pin, etc., 2.
D. H. TIERNEY, 1868-82, Necktie fastening, corset clasp, 2.
F. W. TOBEY, 1887-90, Clasp, door spring, etc., 4.
R. THOMPSON, 1872, Machine for polishing the eyes of needles.
J. T. TONKS, 1888, Shutter for cameras.
ALFORD TRELEASE, 1885, Bustle. FORTUNE TROS, 1876, Game apparatus.
J. M. TROTT, 1879-82, Cake machine, 2.
F. W. TUCKER, 1885, Machine for making toe-calks.
G. W. TUCKER, 1869-82, Umbrella handle, sleigh bell, drawer pull, etc., 21.
G. W. TUCKER and D. S. PLUME, I876,
Umbrella runner.
E. D. TUTTLE, 1876-85, Harmonica, plater's bar, 2.
T. C. UPSON, 1877, Key fastener.
W. H. VAN GIESEN, 1857-65, Covering heads of nails, etc., 2.
F. E. VOGEL, 1881, Design for spoon handle.
SIGOURNEY WALES, 1881, Connection for straps, etc., 4.
J. H. WALKER, 1881-84, Picture-hook, button, 4.
P. H. WALSH, 1875-85, Stone-polishing machine, spring-hinge, etc., 4.
CHARLES A. WARD, 1890, Advertising clock, etc., 2.
R. WARD, IS22-29, Mode of making lead pipe, etc., 2.
E. WARNER, 1808, Cheese press.
E. J. WARNER, 1850-58, Can-opener, etc., 2.
J. WAY, 1868, Strap-holding devicc.
J. F. WAY, 1890-91, Palette brush holder, etc., 2.
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HISTORY OF WATERBURY.
W. WEBB, 1864-69,
Hinge, expanding chuck, etc., 4.
HENRY WEBER, 1884, School desk and seat.
A. W. WEBSTER, 1858,
Attachment for closing doors.
J. H. WEEDEN, 1869, Church pew head-rest, etc., 3.
W. N. WEEDEN, 1872-83,
Lamp-burner, wick raiser, watch case, etc., 23.
A. H.WELLS, 1866-74, Spittoon, etc., 2.
J. A. WELLS, 1873,
Rivet-heading machine.
E. D. WELTON, 1883-90, Button setting machine, etc., 2.
F. R. WELTON, 1889-90, Clothes drier, lacing hook, etc., 3.
J.WELTON, 1855, Cattle-leading clasp.
S. B. WELTON, 1867, Wagon wheel.
E. H. WHEELER, 1886-88,
Spring balance, lamp, tape measure, etc., 4.
A. M. WHITE, 1879-90,
Ratchet drill, velocipede wheel, etc., 7.
F. R. WHITE, 1889, Rivet-setting machine.
L. WHITE, 1859-73, Lamp, chimney furnace, 3.
L. C. WHITE, 1852-66, Scissors, kerosene burner, 3.
L. S. WHITE, 1859-90,
Burnishing machine, boiler, electrical appliances, etc., 40.
LYMAN WHITE, 1890, Seamless tube machine, 2.
W. W. WHITE, 1880-88,
Feed-motion for burnishing machines, etc., 3.
W. S. WHITING, 1888-89,
Automatic railway gate, extension bit, etc., 4.
F. WILCOX, 1869, Utilizing waste from metals, 2.
A. B. WILSON, 1850-74,
Sewing machine, grain harvester, etc., 9.
WILLIAM WILSON, JR., 1876, Stop hinge.
ROBERT WOLFE, 1885, Wrench.
AZARIAH WOOLWORTH, 1820, Machine for turning gun-stocks.
F. J. WOOSTER, 1886-90, Puzzle, etc., 2.
H. B. WOOSTER, 1868, Machine for scouring sheet metal.
C. E. WRIGHT, 1889-90, Machine for filing saws, etc., 2.
C. H. YARRINGTON, 1884, Garment supporter.
A. M. YOUNG, 1885, Electric battery.
THE WATERBURY CLUB.
The Waterbury Club was originated upon the suggestion of Mark L. Sperry, "to promote social intercourse among men of busi- ness." The Waterbury Club corporation was organized September 20, 1881, with thirty members, and the following officers were elected :
President, A. S. Chase.
Vice-Presidents, D. S. Plume, Charles Dickinson.
Secretary, M. L. Sperry.
Treasurer, F. L. Curtiss.
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Board of Managers (in addition to these officers), J. H. Bronson, C. A. Hamil-
ton, W. B. Merriman, C. M. Mitchell, G. S. Parsons, H. Van Dusen.
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The articles of association provide for an annual meeting of the Club on the first Monday evening in December of each year; they also establish stringent rules in regard to the election of members and place restrictions upon the uses to be made of the rooms. Addi- tional restrictions in regard to the use of the rooms and also the admission of visitors are embodied in the "rules and regulations" adopted in 1882.
The first meetings were held in the rooms of the Brass Exchange. In 1882 quarters were secured in the Greenberg building, No. 91 Bank street, and were occupied nearly eight years. In January, 1890, the Club fitted up rooms in the Waterbury Bank building, and remained there until July, 1894, when it leased and fitted up the large and handsome house on North Main street, built by Dr. Alfred North. The same year, rooms on the lower floor were set apart for a restaurant.
In 1893, Mr. Chase was succeeded in the presidency by J. S. Elton, who held the office for two years. On the death of Charles Dickinson, in 1888, E. C. Lewis was chosen a vice-president, and served until 1893. The present officers (1895) are as follows:
President, M. L. Sperry.
Vice-Presidents, L. A. Platt, J. H. Bronson.
Secretary, O. S. Northrop.
Treasurer, R. S. Wotkyns.
Board of Managers (in addition to these officers), F. B. Rice, A. R. Kimball, W. E. Fulton, E. L. Frisbie, Jr., Dr. C. S. Rodman, J. P. Elton.
A pamphlet of twenty pages was published in 1882, containing the articles of association and the rules and regulations. The Club numbers (in 1895) about 150 members.
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
A meeting to organize a Board of Trade for the city of Water- bury was called, at the suggestion of C. M. Upson and H. F. Baker, in January, 1889. The meeting was held in Music hall on the even- ing of January 16, with an attendance of about a hundred persons, and was adjourned to February 13, when a permanent organization was effected. Articles of asociation for the " Board of Trade of the City of Waterbury" were at that time adopted, and in one of these the purpose of the organization was stated to be "to aid in promot- ing the extension and development of the commercial, industrial and other interests of the city." The usual officers were chosen, together with a board of directors, an executive committee and a finance committee.
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HISTORY OF WATERBURY.
In accordance with the purpose indicated at its organization, the Waterbury Board of Trade has aimed at the introduction and development of business enterprises likely to promote the prosper- ity of the city. It has also sought to influence public opinion and governmental action on various subjects affecting the public wel- fare,-such as the water supply, the revision of the tax laws, the protection of local tradesmen against itinerant venders, the dispo- sal of sewage, the establishment of a union railroad station and the erection of a public building by the government. Among the pro- jects which have been represented before it are, the opening of a new hotel, an opera house, a business college, and the manufacture of cash registers, of Coulter engines, of bicycles, of mowing machines and of revolving marine batteries; but the policy of the . Board has been uniformly conservative, aiming rather to encourage home industries than to invite to the city adventurers whose coming might prove to be a detriment. The first suggestion of a state board of trade was made in the Waterbury Board, and delegates were present at the meeting of March 12, 1890, at which the State Board was organized. By invitation of the local Board, the State Board held its annual meeting in Waterbury in January, 1892.
Soon after its organization the Board secured for itself com- modious rooms in the Manufacturers' Bank building. These it continues to occupy, and it offers their free use for meetings of business men. It has issued a document, numbering twenty-one pages and containing fourteen full-page illustrations, which bears the following title:
WATERBURY, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, U. S. A. Its location, wealth, !finances, industries, commerce and society; its freight and passenger facilities, and what it offers as a place for residence or business. [Seal of the City.] Waterbury, Conn .: Published by the Board of Trade, 1890.
The chief officers of the Board have been as follows:
Presidents: F. B. Rice, 1889-90; C. M. Upson, 1891; H. W. Lake, 1892; J. R. Smith, 1893; G H. Clowes, 1894; H. L. Wade, 1895.
Secretaries: J. B. Doherty, 1889-90; N. R. Bronson, 1891; V. L. Sawyer, 1892; L. A. Platt, 1893; W. L. Hall, 1894; J. K. Smith, 1895.
Treasurers: G. S. Parsons, 1889-91; C. E. Lamb, 1892; Jesse Minor, 1893-95.
The Board numbers (in 1895) about 120 members, and holds its meetings monthly. It has not been incorporated.
THE WOMEN'S EXCHANGE.
The Waterbury Women's Exchange was established in 1890-the object of the organization being to provide a place where articles of food, fancy goods and works of art made by women might be
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offered for sale. A membership fee was required, and members secured the right of placing their handiwork on sale at the sales- room by the payment to the society of ten per cent of the proceeds.
At the meeting for organization, the following officers were elected :
President, Mrs. R. L. Martin.
Vice-President, Mrs. Thomas Donaldson.
Secretary, Mabel Chapman.
Treasurer, Fannie Neal.
Superintendent, Mrs. S. G. Terry.
Executive Board, Mrs. L. I. Munson, Mrs. H. T. Stedman, Mrs. R. C. Partree.
Mrs. Terry being unable to serve as superintendent, Mrs. Emma C. Ives was appointed in her stead. Rooms were opened, June II, 1890, in the Prichard building, 149 Bank street. After a year the Exchange was removed to Grand street, and a year later to the corner of Abbott and Phoenix avenues. At the meeting in 1892, Mrs. Donaldson was chosen president and was succeeded the next year by Mrs. Martin, who was succeeded by Mrs. James S. Thorpe.
In April, 1894, the Exchange was incorporated under the name of the Waterbury Women's Exchange company, and provision was made "for catering, and for furnishing meals and lunches." There were twenty-two stockholders, and the following officers were elected :
President, Mrs. James S. Thorpe.
Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Porter L. Wood.
Directors, Mrs. William E. Riley, Mrs. Byron D. Welton, Mrs. Jennie C. Welch.
The company assumed the liabilities of the Exchange, and fitted up rooms for a restaurant. This proved to be unprofitable, addi- tional losses were incurred, and the stockholders, at a special meeting, December 22, 1894, voted to discontinue business.
Although the Women's Exchange company was thus dissolved, arrangements were made for continuing a Women's Exchange in an informal way. In January, 1895, Mrs. W. O. Guilford began placing on sale, in a store on Exchange place, articles made by women-a "membership" fee being paid to her by those making use of this privilege. It was understood, however, that a re-organ- ization would not be attempted.
CHAPTER XXVII.
A TOWN WITH ONE SCHOOL-DEVELOPMENT OF OUTLYING NEIGHBORHOODS AND FORMATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS-A SCHOOL SOCIETY-LOST RECORDS-HISTORY SINCE 1833-BOUNDARIES REESTABLISHED-THE FOURTEEN DISTRICTS-OLD-TIME SCHOOL-HOUSES-REMINISCENCES -EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOLS-DEMAND FOR IMPROVE- MENT IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM-COMMITTEES APPOINTED-A CHAR- TER FOR A CENTRE DISTRICT-COMPLEXITY OF THE RESULTING ARRANGEMENTS.
I N the general narrative in our first volume, and especially in the chapter on education, the early condition of the settlement in regard to schools has been sufficiently set forth. It was a matter of course that for some years there should be but a single school in the town, and that this should be at the centre. It was also a matter of course that as the population increased and settle- ments were established at a distance from the centre, provision for schooling should be made in these new communities. In this way it came to pass that by 1730 it was necessary to establish schools, at least for a few weeks of each year, in several outlying neighbor- hoods. When two of these neighborhoods-Wooster Swamp and " Up the river "-were in the course of time set off as separate socie- ties (now known as Watertown and Plymouth), there were still neighborhoods remaining in the First society so far from the cen- tre as to require separate schools, and accordingly, in 1749, the First society "was divided into four districts for school purposes,"- namely the Town Spot or Centre, Buck's Hill, Judd's Meadow and Breakneck.
As we should naturally expect, we find that school affairs, like all other matters of public concern, were at first conducted by the inhabitants in town meeting assembled. This was the rule throughout the colony. But, as has been stated in Volume I, the management of the schools was by degrees transferred to the ecclesiastical societies into which towns were divided (see the act of 1712); and after a while an additional change was made by the legislature, by which it was enacted "that all inhabitants living within the limits of ecclesiastical societies incorporated by law shall constitute school societies," also "that each school society shall have power to divide itself into and establish proper and
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necessary districts for keeping schools, and to alter them from time to time, as there may be occasion."*
The law established for the colony at large was of course the law for Waterbury, and accordingly we have the schools of the town controlled by a school society, and that society passing from year to year through the usual routine of annual elections and occasional changes in the lay-out of districts.
The present narrative is concerned with the history of the school society and its schools from 1825 (the opening of what we have called the "borough period ") to the present time. For the first eight years of this period we have but few data to depend upon, the records of the school society of Waterbury having per- ished in the fire which destroyed the old Judd house in 1833. The extant volume of minutes, entitled "The First Book of Records of the School Society in Waterbury," and numbering about a hundred pages, begins October 14, 1833, and closes October 10, 1854, and con- sists for the most part of routine memoranda of the annual meet- ings of the society. At the first meeting reported, which was held at the West Centre school-house, committees were chosen as follows: (I) The usual school society's committee, consisting in this instance of Willard Spencer, Asahel Coe and Joel Hinman, (2) a visiting and examining committee consisting of three clergymen and six lay- men, (3) fourteen district committees, one for each district in the town, and (4) a special committee "to ascertain the boundaries of each district." The occasion for this last appointment was the de- struction of the records, involving as it did the loss of the bound- ary lines. This last named committee, consisting of Elijah F. Merrill, Anson Sperry and Ashley Scott, reported at an adjourned meeting two weeks afterward, "locating the several districts" and establish- ing their bounds, and their report was adopted and placed on record. t
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