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According to the Connecticut Public Expenditure Council, Meriden's per pupil cost for the school year ending in 1955 was
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$250.60, a rank of 80th among 169 Connecticut towns. The school budget for 1956 is $1,912,290.30 plus $254,387.50 in interest and school bond payments. Meriden currently receives $58.75 per pupil in state aid.
In February of 1956, evening school enrollment totaled 831, of whom 52 were in classes for the foreign born, 508 were in the general division, and the rest were in co-sponsored activities which included navigation, the Savings and Loan Institute, and the Investment Forum.
In 1955 George Magrath became Superintendent of Schools, replacing Dr. Malcolm Rogers who had served from 1949. Mark Bollman took over the post of principal of the High School vacated by Mr. Magrath, and J. Ormonde Phelan assumed the duties of administering the adult evening school, carried out since 1927 by Mr. Bollman.
The parochial school of St. John's Lutheran Church closed its doors in 1955 after more than 70 years of service. It was founded in 1886 with an enrollment of 27 scholars and in 1905 nearly 200 scholars were meeting for instruction in classrooms in the lower part of the church. The spreading of the parish membership and the problems of transportation and traffic hazards were among the prime factors in the decision to discontinue the school.
St. Laurent's parochial school began with the arrival from Nicolet, P.Q., Canada of five Assumption nuns to teach the children of the parish. Classes were begun in the basement of the church but by 1894 enrollment had risen to 300 and larger quarters had become necessary. A brick structure of six rooms was completed in 1903 and has since been enlarged.
Teaching is still done by the Sisters of the Assumption, who have established an American novitiate at Petersham, Mass. Enroll- ment at St. Laurent's as of September, 1955, stood at 318 students, with nine teachers. French grammar and church doctrine are stressed in the school's curriculum.
St. Mary's parochial school opened in 1896, six years after the founding of the parish. Its pupils were and continue to be taught by the Notre Dame Sisters of Baltimore, Md., of whom there are at present four at the school. The present building which has five classrooms, houses also the parish hall and the convent and was constructed in 1937.
Currently, 166 students are enrolled in the classes at St. Mary's
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which cover the first through the eighth grades. The school stresses a well-rounded basic educational program and possesses a well-stocked library of film strips for the enrichment of regular classroom work.
The story of Meriden's parochial schools begins in 1855, seven years before free public schools were established by the town. In this year classes for Catholic children were started in the base- ment of the church building at the corner of Broad and Olive Streets which St. Rose's parish had bought from the Episcopal congregation. By 1860 the school was able to move to the new church building at the present location on Center Street, which had been enlarged and provided with basement rooms for this purpose. During these early years, students were instructed by lay teachers under the direction of the pastor.
A new school building was constructed on Liberty Street in 1872, and later moved to the rear of the present building. To staff the school, the church arranged to have a band of four Sisters of Mercy obtain permission from their motherhouse in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, to come to Meriden. A chapel was built for them in 1887 and an addition to the convent was constructed in the same year.
Today the school consists of 12 classrooms, with the facilities of St. Rose Community Building available for gymnasium and other activities. Classes range from the first through the eighth grades, and are taught by eight Sisters of Mercy from the Mt. St. Joseph motherhouse in Hartford and four secular teachers. September, 1955, showed an enrollment of 433 children. Teaching stresses the three "R's" plus the fourth - Religion. A school orchestra has been formed to participate in the Parochial School Music Festival.
Generous oversubscription by parishioners to a school building fund has made certain the construction of a new eight-room addition to the school plant. The addition will make possible a much larger enrollment and ninth-grade instruction is also planned, along with increased junior high school facilities.
St. Stanislaus' parochial school opened its doors in 1897 with one teacher and an enrollment of 20 scholars. By 1905 the enroll- ment had climbed to 120 pupils, another room was added, and two teachers gave instruction, one in Polish and one in English. After the new church was built at its present location on Olive
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Street, the former church building was used as a parochial school.
The new school, built at the present location, was completed in 1915, of Gothic design to conform to the architecture of the church. Its teachers are Sisters of St. Joseph whose motherhouse in at St. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. St. Stanislaus is Meriden's largest parochial school, with 703 scholars enrolled in classes which run from the first through the eighth grades. Current plans call for further expansion of the school, to meet the increasing enrollment.
When St. Joseph's Church completed its new building on West Main Street, the former chapel on the corner of Butler Street which the congregation had purchased from the Trinity Metho- dist Church was put to use as a parochial school. By 1905 instruction in the first through the sixth grades was being carried on in five rooms by the Sisters of Mercy from the Convent of St. Bridget, with an enrollment of 260 pupils.
Early in 1915 work began on the present parochial school, located in the block adjoining the church, and the building was dedicated in the same year. At about the same time a parochial residence was built on Goodwill Avenue and a convent was pro- vided for the Sisters of Mercy. Extensive improvements including an enlargement of the playground have been made since. Enroll- ment at St. Joseph's in September, 1955, was 350 pupils, under the direction of nine teachers. Classes range from kindergarten through eighth grade.
In 1944, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church purchased from the city the Nathan Hale School on Lewis Avenue and arranged for its conversion into a parochial school. The building has been renovated to make it more fire resistant, and classes are taught from kindergarten through the ninth grade.
Twelve classrooms are in use, with the ninth grade, the only one in the city taught in a parochial school, employing three of them for its commercial and classical instruction. Students are taught by ten Religious Teachers Filippini from the motherhouse in Morristown, New Jersey. A lay teacher is in charge of the kindergarten. Italian is taught throughout the school in addition to the regular school subjects. Special attention is given to recent arrivals from Italy who speak little or no English; 14 of these students have been enrolled during this year. All students from fifth grade up are enrolled in Civics clubs which are chartered
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with and receive material from the Catholic University of America. Emphasis is on local and national problems of govern- ment and community living.
Holy Angels' Church in South Meriden has acquired about eight acres of land on Meadow Street as the eventual site of a new church plant which will include for the first time a parochial school.
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CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
Building Meriden
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION in Meriden since World War II has never been fully able to keep pace with the demand. The city has been spreading out in all directions to an extent almost beyond the conception of the earthbound observer. Only from the air, on a clear day, can the city's growth be seen in one wide panorama, with its network of new streets in the outskirts, and new develop- ments crowning every hill.
In 1955, a total of 1,167 building permits was issued, with a valuation of $8,652,048, which by no means represents the full value of these properties, which is always listed at only a proportion of actual cost. Included in this figure were the new International Silver Company factory and administration building on South Broad Street, listed at $4,000,000; the Meriden Boys' Club, listed at $200,000, and the new church of St. Peter and St. Paul, listed at $134,000.
Of the total permits last year, 320 were for one-family units, valued at $2,721,335. In each of the last five years, this rate of growth has been maintained. Most of the homes built were for one-family occupancy. Exceptions were the Chamberlain Heights development, which has been occupied for the last two years, the Yale Acres, another moderate rental development of much the same type, with multiple family apartment buildings, and the Johnson Farms development in South Meriden.
A survey of Meriden building, taken in the fall of 1955, showed an increase of more than a million dollars in building permits over the preceding 12 months. Residential construction alone was half a million dollars ahead for the same period.
The Meriden Planning Commission has had the task of examin- ing plans for new developments to make sure that they meet the requirements of the city, with respect to the layout of streets, the character of the structures proposed, and many other details. Zoning regulations must be adhered to, and variances are only granted for the best of reasons.
When zoning was first instituted here, nothing could be done
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about the disorganized growth which had taken place for much longer than Meriden's first century. The regulations were for the future, and they proved invaluable, especially in recent years.
Revision of the local building code, a project in long prepara- tion, has been completed, and should prove of material assistance in keeping building construction orderly and of a character in keeping with the best interests of the city.
Mechanical installations of all types are well covered in the code. Heating, air conditioning, oil burners, plumbing, and electri- cal work are carefully inspected. Boards of examiners have been established, each board consisting of a master tradesman and two journeymen, each of the two having had at least 10 years experi- ence. A Building Department representative sits as an ex officio member. These boards conduct examinations for those seeking licenses as master tradesmen or journeymen, and recommend in writing to the building commissioners what action should be taken on each application.
There is a further regulatory group - a board of appeals, with authority to affirm, modify, or reverse a decision of the building commissioners when acting upon an appeal. A further application may be submitted by an aggrieved person to the Court of Common Pleas for the area within 15 days after the filing of the board's decision.
In this manner, the city is attempting to maintain high standards for the protection of Meriden's future, and to avoid the repetition of mistakes which may have been made in the past.
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CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
The Sesquicentennial
THE FIRST step toward the observance of Meriden's 150th birthday was taken on February 18, 1955 when the Merchants' Bureau of the Meriden Chamber of Commerce submitted a petition to Mayor Altobello and the Court of Common Council asking that a Sesquicentennial committee be named to embrace all interests in the community.
The mayor approved the idea and the council gave its endorse- ment. Parker B. Allen was named general chairman, and the formation of committees began almost at once. An elaborate framework of organization was drawn up, resembling in many respects the plans for the Centennial celebration of 50 years ago.
The dates selected for the Sesquicentennial were June 17-23 of the current year, and city-wide participation was assured from the start. Invitations were sent far and wide to former residents, and many wrote back almost at once to state that they were coming.
The program adopted designated Sunday, June 17, as Church Day; Monday, June 18, as School Day; Tuesday, June 19, as Industrial Day; Wednesday, June 20, as Governor's Day; Thurs- day, June 21, as Celebrity Day; Friday, June 22, as Homecoming Day; Saturday, June 23, as Community Day.
Special events in keeping with these designations were arranged.
This book was prepared as one phase of the program, its cost underwritten from the $28,000 fund approved by the council for the expenses of the 150th anniversary observance. No profit will be realized by any member of the committee which prepared it, and receipts from its sale will be paid into the fund.
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Abbott, Emma, 128 Abele, Francis H., 193 Abele, Robert P., 193 Ackroyd, W. E., 179 Adams, John Quincy, 82 Aldrich, Malcolm E., 193 Alexander, W. S., 150, 212 Allen, Levi, 29
Allen, Lew, 203 f.
Allen, Parker B., 178, 255, 301 Allen, Walter, 204 Allen, William V., 265 Aloia, Lewis V., 164 Altobello, Henry D., 102, 152, 159, 175, 225, 301
"Amelia" (launch), 117
American Lady's Preceptor, 53
Amoroso, Michael, 234
Anderson, John J., 236
Anderson, Leslie H., 146
Anderson, Mary, 128
Anderson, Verner, 146
Andrews, Abner, 49
Andrews, Moses, 13 f., 22 f.
Andrews, Samuel, 13
Andrews Homestead Committee, 23
Angevine, Norman, 146
Antietam, battle of, 96
Appomattox, surrender at, 98
Archaeological Society of Connecticut, 7
Archer, H. A., 25 Arnold, Owen B., 100, 201, 210
Arnold, Walter T., 260
Athletic fields: Bronson Avenue Field, 233 f .; Ceppa Field, 233 f .; Columbus Park, 233 f .; Legion Field, 233 f .; North End Field, 233; South Meriden Field, 233; Washing- ton Park, 233 f.
Athorne, Albert R., 191
Atwater, Francis, 203 f., 211 f.
Atwater, Isaac, 49
Atwater, Stephen, 46, 49
Austin, Benjamin, 45 f., 49
Austin, John, 45
Automobiles, 125 ff.
Aviation Commission, 160
Babcock, Sam, 135
Badner, Donald, 241
Bailey, Stephen, 21
Baker, Ellis B., 105, 198 f.
Baker, "Home Run," 134
Baldwin, Lieutenant Colonel, 47
Baldwin, Asahel, 81
Baldwin, L. G., 86 Baldwin, "Preacher," 15
Baldwin, Ransom, 44 Baldwin, Raymond E., 187
Baldwin, S. W., 208 Baldwin, Samuel, 28
Baldwin, Simeon, 60
Bambax, James, 146
Bangall, 19, 28. See also East Meriden Baranski, Leonard, 191
Barber, Arthur L., News from Home, 184, 188
Barber, John W., Connecticut Historical Col- lections, 20, 35
Barber, Willis N., 224
Barbour, Samuel L., 91
Bario, John H., 100 Barker, Arthur Alfred, 94
Barnard, W. L., 115 Barnes, Asa, 24 Barnes, Eli, 161 Barnes, John, 49 Barnes, John R., 212
Barnes, Moses, 161 Barnikow, Frank, 136 Barry, Jack, 134 Barry, James, 230, 232, 234 Barsneck, Fred M., 146 Bartlett, Harris S., 210 Bartlett, Martha, 247 Bassett, George, 225 Battle, George C., 268 Baumann, Alice, 239
Beach, Samuel N., 103
Beebe, DeLloyd E., 149
Beecham, Joe, 136 Beecher, Henry Ward, 250
Begley, D. M., 212 Beierle, Emil E., 191
Belcher, Andrew, 4, 18, 62
Belden, James E., 100
Beloff, Arthur, 219
Beloff, Marvin, 219
Beloff, Samuel L., 219
Bemis, Leslie C., 146
Benham, Jared, 45, 49
Benham, Welcome E., 31, 33 f., 36, 62
Berberich, John W., 147
Berger, Robert, 25
Bergeron, Joseph E., 191
Berlin, Conn., 3 ff., 34 f., 73
Berry, Divan, 28, 46, 49
Berry, Ephraim, 27
Bertagna, Guido, 234
Berwick, William F., 191 Besse, Lyman, 219
Bevins, LeGrand, 257
Bibeau, Henry C., 156 f., 212
Bieluczyk, Edward, 191
Biesak, Arthur J., 191
Bigelow, Elizabeth, 253
Billard, Frederick H., 214
Billard, John D., 211, 213 f., 226
Billard, John I., 71-2
Billard, John L., 198, 201, 213 f., 226
Binch, Samuel, 272
Bingham, Darius, Jr., 86
Birdsey, Alanson, 62
Birdsey, Eli C., 29, 62, 219, 224, 260
Birdsey, Linus, 236
Bishop, Welles, 191
Bishop, Willys, 49
Bishop, Yale, 49
Blachuta, Vincent J., 191 Black Boss, 47
Blatchley, Marchand C., 256
Blish, Roger D., 199
Bliss, E. A., 179 f.
Bliss, William E., 180
Blocks, buildings, and other properties: Allen house, 29; Andrews homestead, 22 ff .; Archer's Corners, 25; Bailey house, 21; Baldwin house, 28, 44-5; Baldwin's Mill, 43; Barnes Block, 224; Belcher house, 64; Belcher Tavern, 21, 32, 55; Berry house, 27; Birdsey house, 29, 62; Board of Trade Building, 179; Brooks farm, 216; Bush- nell's Block, 251; Butler house, 29; Byxbee Block, 215 f., 221, 236, 258; Cahill Block, 129; Camp property, 239; Cashen Build- ing, 259; Castle Craig, 228; Central Build- ing, 208; Central Tavern, 33, 35 ff., 54, 63, 72, 144; Chamberlain Heights, 162, 299; Charter Oak Fire House, 105; Cher- niack Building, 71, 216, 219 f., 254; Circle Hall, 194; Citadel, 254; City Hall, 225; Club Inn, 21; Coe Block, 224; Coe Build- ing, 213; Coe farm, 24; Coe house, 256; Coe property, 260; Cold Spring Home,
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162; Collins Block, 207; Collins house, 29; Collins residence, 215 f .; Colonial Hall, 259; Colony Building, 73, 142, 199, 220 f .; Columbus Hall, 272; Conklin's Hotel, 70; Connecticut Bank and Trust Co. Build-" ing, 222; Cook house, 239; Corrigan's Corner, 4; Cowles' stone-cutting yard, 63; Curtis house, 22, 25-6, 247-8; Derecktor Building, 71, 222; Dunn house, 34; Farms district, 274; Federal Building, 235; Fel- lows farm, 101; Franklin Hall Building, 236; G.A.R. Block, 219; Gale Terrace, 162, 185; Gilbert-Belcher farm, 3-4; Grand Army Hall, 259; Guy house, 29; Guy property, 235; Hall house (Ives house), 28; Hall and Lewis Building, 216, 219 f., 254; Hart house, 25; Hicks Building, 220; Hill Building, 236; Holt Hill Bridge, 38; Hough farm, 25; Hough house, 54; Hough's Tavern, 55, 60; Italian-American Club Building, 252; Ives house, see Hall house; Johnson Farms, 162, 299; John- son house, 24, 55; Journal Hall, 143; Legion Home, 257; Lonigan Building, 197; Loop, 71; Lyceum Building, 39; Lyon and Billard property, 189, 199; Martin's Hall, 194; Masonic Temple, 246, 256, 260; Meriden House, 220; Meriden House Block, 221; Meriden Institute Build- ing, 278; Meriden Opera House, 112; Meriden Roller Skating Rink, 113; Merriam house, 29; Milking Yard, 11, 56; Molloy- McGar Building, 221; Morse and Cook Block, 199, 216; Moses Andrews home- stead, 13; Moses Hall, 49; Mother Goose Farm, 27; Nabb's Folly, 33; Norton house, 34; Palace Block, 88, 114, 260; Platt house, 252; Plumb house, see Rice house; Plum's Tavern, 63; Pomeroy house, 28; Professional Building, 247; "Railroad Re- fectory," 71; Raven farm, 7; Rest Home, 27; Rice house (Plumb house), 25, 28 f., see also Royce house; Richmond house, 259; Rogers Block, 103, 189; Rogers Ho- tel, 70 f .; Rogers Memorial Building, 263; Royce (Deacon Robert) house, 25; Russell Building, 203; St. Rose Community Build- ing, 264, 296; St. Rose Community Center, 249; St. Stanislaus Community Center, 271; Sugarman Block, 222; Taylor farm, 101; Terrace Garden, 116; Town Hall, 238, 265, 275; Turner Hall, 259; Veterans' Ad- visory Center, 190; W. G. Warnock prop- erty, 256; Washington Park Field House, 150; Watrous farm, 132, 175; Welfare Building, 190; Wilcox Block, 127, 129, 199, 215, 220, 236, 259 f .; Wilcox prop- erty, 243; Winthrop Bar, 121; Winthrop Hotel, 74, 132, 199, 256 f .; Winthrop Hotel Block, 219; Winthrop Square, 73, 141, 199, 236; Yale Acres, 162, 299; Yale houses, 22, 27-8, 29; Yost Block, 125; Y.M.C.A. Building, 219, 266 f.
Blue Laws, 5
Bogacz, Menceslaus, 191
Bogucki, Joseph, 188, 195
Bolden, Harry, 133
Bolles, Frank G., 103 Bollman, Mark, 295
Bomgren, Charles R., 269 Bonarek, Frank, 147
Booth, Adele S., 278, 281
Booth, Edwin, 128
Booth, Walter, 209, 212, 235
Booth, Walter, General, 36 Borek, John, 234
Boston, 2, 35, 44
Bournique, Constantine J., 147
Bowe, Wallace F., 125
Bowen, Charles B., 108 ff. Bowers, George N., 257
. Bowman, Robert, 215 Boyd, Edward, 245 Boynton, Arthur E., 219
Bradford, Joseph, 127
Bradley, Clarence P., 112, 228, 240, 243
Bradley, Colonel, 46
Bradley, Daniel, 26
Bradley, Elisha K., 94
Bradley, Ernest T., 195
Bradley, Harriet, 26
Bradley, Helen, 96
Bradley, Nathaniel L., 201, 214, 228, 239 f.
Bradley, Mrs. Nathaniel L., 240
Bradley Home for the Aged, 112, 185, 243-4, 245 Bradstreet, E. T., 116, 157, 238 f.
Brainard, E. K., 115
Brainard, J. E., 114
Brandenberger, James H., 191
Branford, 6
Brasyl, Walter, 133
Brechlin, Fred Emil, 191
Breck, Richard, 241
Breckenridge, Frances A., Recollections of a New England Town, 14 ff., 39, 52 ff., 56, 60, 67
Brenner, Felix E., 147
Briscoe, Nicholas, 147
Bristol, 77, 83
Broad Street Cemetery, 39
Brooks, D. Warren, 179
Brooks, James S., Judge, 69 ff., 208 f., 216
Brooks, Mary, 96
Brown, Aaron, 223
Brown, Asa, 49
Brown, Edwin H., 240
Brown, George, 115
Brown, Raymond N., 289
Brown, Richard H., 147
Bruel, Alvin C., Jr., 179
Brusie, John N., 183
Bryant, Charles, 115
Buckingham, Governor, 95
Budzinack, Frank, 191
Buffalo Bill, 128
Bull, Wallis, 236
Bull Run, battle of, 95
Bullard, H. M., 223
Bulluss, John B., 147
Bulmer, W. H., 215
Bunting, James E., Jr., 171
Burbank, Henry G., 147
Burdacki, Theodore, 165
Burgess, Harry T., 176, 255
Burgess, Orlando, 215
Burke, E. J., 120
Burke, Henry J., 195
Burke, William H., 193
Burkinshaw, Thomas H., 228
Burney, Fanny, 53
Burnside Expedition, 96
Bush, Fenner, 53, 208
Business and industrial firms: Aeolian Co.,
120; Alderman Motor Co., 126; Alling Rubber Co., 221; American Shoe Repairing Co., 224; American Silver Co., 91, 174; Armour plant, 203; Barbour Silver Co., 91; Barbour Silver Plate Co., 174; Barker and Finnegan, 94; Bartholomew and Coe, 225; R. Bemont and Son, 171; J. D. Ber- gen Co., 120; Berley's, 222; Besse-Boeker Co., 219; Besse-Boynton Co., 219; E. A. Bliss Co., 120, 179; Boston and Meriden Clothing Co., 221; A. Bowe and Son, 125; Boynton's, Inc., 219, 250; Bradley and Hubbard Mfg. Co., 83, 120, 178, 227; Broderick and Curtin's Pharmacy, 223; Brooklyn Thermometer Co., 171; Brooks and Tibbals, 82; Brown's Department Store, 223; Budd Motors, 126; Bullard, Fowler and LaPlace, Inc., 223; Butler and
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Larkin, 220; Butler Paint Co., 220; Cali- fornia Wine Co., 120; Chandler-Evans Corp., 171; Cherniack Co., 220; Church and Morse, 222; Church and Sprague, 222; Patrick Clark and Sons, 82; Clarke and Converse, 226; J. B. Coggins Mfg. Co., 87; Colt Patent Firearms Co., 169; Con- necticut Breweries Co., 120; Connecticut Electric Equipment Co., 29; Connecticut Gas Products, 171; Connecticut Record Mfg. Co., 171; Connors' "Segar" Store, 71; Converse and Seymore, 226; Couch and Benham, 86; G. R. Cummings Roof- ing Co., 226; Cuno Engineering Corp., 179; Davis and Greenfield, 224; Danaher Bros., 126; Daylight Mfg. Co., 171; Derby Silver Co., 91; Doolittle Box Co., 170; E. J. Doolittle Truck Co., 104; Ellmore Silver Co., 171; Emerson and Whitney, 220; Evans and Longdon, 83; C. N. Flagg and Co., 226; D. W. Flint, Inc., 126; Forbes Silver Co., 91; Foster Merriam and Co., Inc., 87; Franklin Dress Co., 171; G. H. French and Co., 171; Fritz Bros., 169; Fuller and Wood, 197; Gallup, Stockwell and Co., 221; A. T. Gallup Co., 221; General Electric Co., 171; Genung's, Inc., 222; Gilmartin and Day, 126; Gil- martin Motor Sales Corp., 126; Girard and Garvey, 133; Goodman Bros., 171; Goodrich and Rutty, 82; W. T. Grant Co., 222; Griswold, Richmond and Glock Co., 223; Oscar Gross and Sons, 223; Growers Outlet, 223; Hall, Elton and Co., 91 f .; A. J. Hall Co., 169; J. R. Hall Co., 170; Hamrah's, 219; Handel Co., 120, 170; Handley Bros. Co., 170; Harrissier, Lee and Bros., 133; Hartford Silver Plate Co., 91; Charles J. Hayek's Jewelry Store, 223; Helmschmied Mfg. Co., 169; Herco Art Mfg. Co. (successor to H. E. Rain and Co.), 171; Holmes and Edwards Silver Co., 91; Horton Printing Co., 128; T. D. Hotchkiss Co., 171; Howard Bros., 220; Howard Pratt and Co., 81; Hull Printing Co., 92; Hyman and Gross, 223; Interna- tional Silver Co., 75, 90 f., 159, 169, 172-5, 176, 186, 234, 289, 299; Isbell and Curtis Co., 81; Harry Israel, Inc., 223; Ives, Upham and Rand, 219; Jepson's Book Store, 221; Jennings and Griffin
Mfg. Co., 168 f .; A. H. Jones, 168 f .; Journal Publishing Co., 204; Katt Bros., 222; Julius Katt, 169; James T. Kay Co., 225; Kelsey Co., 168 f .; Kennedy and Ragone Co., 169; Kresge's, 222; J. La- courciere Co., 222; Lambson Specialty
Co., 171; Landers, Frary and Clark, 169; Lane Construction Co., 225; John S. Lane and Son, Inc., 225; Langner and Hayek, 224; LaPierre Mfg. Co., 91, 174; W. H. Leaman Co., 171; Lemke and Reiske, 170; Lewis and Holt, 84; S. C. Lewis, 169; Liggett's Drug Store, 121; Liggett Co., 222; H. Wales Lines Co., 199, 204, 225, 260; Little and Somers, 223; Little, Somers and Hyatt, 223; H. Little and Co., 223; William J. Luby, 169; Lutz Co., 171; Lyman and Clarke, 226; Lynch Drug Co., 224; Lyon and Billard Co., 226; Maltby, Stevens and Curtiss Co., 92; Manhattan Silver Plate Co., 91; Manning, Bowman and Co., 168 f., 182; Manning and Con- well's Shoe Store, 222; Max's Automotive Service, 126; Meriden Auto Station, 125; Meriden Bargain Store, 223; Meriden Bedding Co., 171; Meriden Braid Co. (suc- ceeded by Pioneer Braid Co.), 168-9; Meriden Brewing Co., 120; Meriden Bri- tannia Co., 79, 88 ff., 104 f., 120; Meri- den Bronze Co., 120; Meriden Buffing
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