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by corporate companies organized under the general laws of the state. In succeeding paragraphs it is our purpose to mention briefly the names of the persons, firms and companies now or re- cently in the city and engaged in industrial pursuits; and if any are omitted it is the result of oversight rather than design, and none can be noticed at length if the writer adheres to the policy of this work in declining to advertise the business of any man or company.
In addition to the industries mentioned in preceding para- graphs a passing allusion may be made to others, many of which have come into existence during the last twenty years. Among these mention may be made of the Mill River Machine shops, of which Humphrey Ford is proprietor; R. P. Whipple & Co., makers of patent automatic blind hangers; the Chadwick Copy- ing Book Co .; the Springfield Printing and Binding Co .; the R. H. Long Shoe Mfg. Co .; Chamberlain & Co., brass founders, cop- persmiths and machinists ; D. J. Curtis & Son, Phillips Bros., and Potter & Potter, brick manufacturers; the Chandler Co., E. A. Evans & Co., Warren S. Rogers, and Charles Workheiser, button makers; John W. Russell and E. S. Stacy, button machinery makers ; Burgin Bros. and the Iroquois Mfg. Co., manufacturers of canvas goods; the New England Card and Paper Co., D. L. Swan's Sons, proprietors; the Hodges Fibre Carpet Co., of In- dian Orchard; Morris H. Barnett, Margerum Bros., the Massa- soit Co., Adolph Weber, Joseph Whitcomb, & Co. and H. P. Wright, cigar manufacturers; the Century Mfg. Co., makers of butchers' frocks and overalls; Wadsworth, Howland & Co., coach color makers; the Natick Underwear Co., T. M. Walker & Co., sash, door and blind makers; the Moore Drop Forging Co .; the Hampden Corundum Wheel Co., at Brightwood; the Baker Extract Co., the Crown Chemical Co .; the Fast Color Eyelet Co .; the Springfield Covered Eyelet Co .; George A. Schastey, maker of architectural woodwork; Burgin Bros. and the Planet Mfg. Co., makers of horse feed bags; the Tucker & Cook Mfg. Co., knit- ting cotton manufacturers; the Hopkinson machine works; the Springfield Iron works; the Olmstead & Tuttle Co.,
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makers of wiping and packing wastes and fleece filled mattresses and pillows ; the Springfield Felting Co., F. J. Millea, proprietor ; L. W. Brown & Co., the Burgess Paper Box Co., P. P. Kellogg & Co., Ernest C. King, N. W. Merrill, and C. C. Taylor & Co., paper box makers ; the United Mfg. Co., manufacturers of paper collars.
In the same manner a brief allusion may be made to the in- corporated or stock companies, the operations of which have con- tributed so materially to the growth and prosperity of the city. A glance over the list will disclose the fact that most of these com- panies have been incorporated within the last twenty years, the period in which Springfield has attained a greater manufactur- ing prominence than at any previous time in its history.
The A. F. Leonard company was incorporated Dec. 27, 1894. The A. & T. Fairbanks Confectionery Co. was incorporated Oct. 4, 1897, with $15,000 capital; officers, Arthur T. Fairbanks, president and treasurer. The Alaska Knitting Co. was incor- porated April 28, 1900. The Atlas Pulp Co. was incorporated March 30, 1885. The Aerated Fuel Co. was incorporated in 1887, capital, $250,000 ; officers, H. A. Chapin, president; Charles E. Stickney, secretary, and J. H. Bullard, treasurer and man- ager. The American Flax Co. was incorporated in January, 1896, capital, $125,000; officers, Harry G. Chapin, president ; John H. Clune, secretary and treasurer. The Bausch & Harris Machine Tool Co. was incorporated April 4, 1896, with $75,000 capital. The business was originally established in 1880. The officers are William H. Bausch, president and general manager ; George H. Bausch, vice-president and superintendent; Samuel L. Pratt, treasurer. The Baker Extract Co. was incorporated in 1892, capital, $50,000, for the manu- facture of flavoring extracts, succeeding a business es- tablished in 1879 by Maurice Baker; officers, Edwin L. Smith, president ; Frank L. Worthy, vice-president ; T. Walter Carman, secretary and treasurer. The Bemis Car Box Co., man- ufacturers of the Bemis patent journal and gear, was incorpo- rated in 1885, capital, $300,000 ; officers, Sumner A. Bemis, presi- dent, and George M. Hoadley, manager. The Bemis & Call
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Hardware and Tool Co., manufacturers of combination nut and pipe wrenches and other tools, was incorporated in 1855; officers, W. Chaplin Bemis, president and treasurer; Howard R. Bemis, assistant treasurer, and John C. Beggs, secretary. The Blair Mfg. Co. was incorporated in 1884, with $25,000 capital ; officers, W. A. Loud, president; A. B. Case, treasurer and manager, and C. L. Brooks, secretary. The Blake Mfg. Co. was incorporated Feb. 10, 1892, capital, $15,000 ; officers, George A. Russell, presi- dent; William E. Blake, treasurer, and James A. Bill, secretary. The Brightwood Box Machinery Co. was incorporated in 1895, capital, $50,000 ; officers, L. W. Brown, president; Alfred Birnie, treasurer; Donald Birnie, secretary. The Brightwood Brick Co. was incorporated in March, 1900, capital, $18,000 ; officers, E. M. Coates, president; W. H. Selvey, secretary and treasurer. The Brooks Bank Note Co. was incorporated in 1896, capital, $75,000; officers, J. L. Brooks, president, and A. D. Cutler, treasurer. The Bullard Camera Co. was incorporated Sept. 30, 1899, capital, $100,000 ; officers, Elisha Morgan, president, and Henry H. Bow- man, treasurer. The Chapin & Gould Paper Co. was incorpo- rated in March, 1900, capital, $200,000 ; officers, Henry A. Gould, president; Edward H. Sterns, treasurer, and Henry G. Chapin, secretary. The Confectioners' Machinery and Mfg. Co. was in- corporated in 1893, capital, $200,000 ; officers, F. H. Page, presi- dent ; Henry H. Bowman, treasurer, and George C. Baldwin, jr., secretary. The C. W. Mutell Mfg. Co. was incorporated Oct. 31, 1890. The Cycle and Tool Co. was incorporated Nov. 13, 1896, capital, $27,000 ; officers, William C. Brown, president; William C. Marsh, treasurer, and Chester E. Clemens, clerk. The Davis Tire Co. was incorporated in December, 1900, capital, $100,000; officers, C. S. VanAuker, president; William F. Ellis, treasurer ; Robert Knight, secretary. The Dickinson Hard Rubber Co. was incorporated Feb. 6, 1880, capital, $40,000 ; officers James Duck- worth, president and treasurer, and George H. Empsall, secre- tary. The E. Stebbins Mfg. Co., brass founders and finishers, at Brightwood, was incorporated February 13, 1868, capital, $50,- 000; officers, H. M. Brewster, president and treasurer; E. P. Marsh, agent. The Duckworth Chain Mfg. Co. was incorporated
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in 1900, capital $15,000; officers, James Duckworth, presi- dent and treasurer, and George H. Empsall, secretary. The Elektron Mfg. Co., builders of elevators, hoists and elec- trical appliances, was incorporated in 1888, capital, $200,000; officers, W. D. Sargent, president; W. E. Wright, vice-president; E. H. Cutler, manager; Leon J. Harley, superintendent. The P. P. Emory Mfg. Co. was incorporated Nov. 30, 1890, capital, $30,000 ; officers, George C. Kimball, president; A. W. Allen, vice-president ; George W. Kimball, treasurer and manager. The F. L. Hewes Paint Co. was incorporated Jan. 19, 1894, capital, $6,000. The Fisk Mfg. Co., makers of fine toilet and other soaps for all domestic uses, was incorporated Nov. 10, 1880, capital, $50,000 ; officers, George C. Fisk, president and treasurer, and Harry G. Fisk, agent. The Fisk Rubber Co. was incorporated in 1898, capital, $33,000 ; officers, Harry C. Fisk, president, secre- tary and treasurer. The Gilbert & Barker Co. was incorporated March 31, 1870, capital, $40,000; officers, J. F. Barker, presi- dent; W. C. Clarke, treasurer, and W. T. Rayner, clerk. The Hampden Corundum Wheel Co. was incorporated in 1888, capital, $16,000; Willard P. Lashure, president and treas- urer, and Julian S. Deane, secretary. The Hampden Zinc and Lead Co. was incorporated Jan. 10, 1900, capital, $150,000; officers, Julius F. Carman, president; N. E. Russell, vice-presi- dent ; George C. Tait, secretary and treasurer. The Hendee Mfg. Co. was incorporated Oct. 6, 1898, capital, $5,000 ; officers, George M. Hendee, president and treasurer ; A. M. Coleman, secretary. The Hodges Fibre Carpet Co. was incorporated in 1893, capital, $1,000,000 ; officers, A. J. Bailey, president; H. K. Wight, vice- president; Frank F. Hodges, secretary and manager ; William M. Stevenson, supt. The Holyoke Card and Paper Co. was incorpo- rated March 10, 1884, capital, $150,000 ; officers, Franklin Pierce, president; Henry H. Bowman, treasurer, and Frank Merriam, secretary. The Hough Cash Recorder Co. was incorporated Nov. 13, 1895, capital, $30,000 ; officers, W. C. Godfrey, president ; H. K. Wight, treasurer, and Henry C. Spence, general manager. The Hutchins Narrow Fabric Co. was incorporated Aug. 12, 1896, capital, $40,000; officers, George R. Bond, president ;
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Charles D. Bond, secretary, E. W. Bond, treasurer. The Indian Orchard Co., one of the most extensive fabric manufacturing concerns in Indian Orchard, was incorporated March 24, 1890, capital, $350,000 ; officers, A. N. Mayo, president ; Elisha Morgan, vice-president, and H. K. Wight, treasurer. The Larsson Whip Co. was incorporated in January, 1901, capital, $25,000; officers, Henry W. Larsson, president and manager, and Robert S. Gunn, secretary ,and treasurer. The Leukos Co., manufacturers of gas machines, was incorporated in April, 1901; officers, C. B. Boyn- ton, president ; Charles E. Flagg, secretary ; Myron B. Spooner, treasurer. The R. H. Long Shoe Mfg. Co. was incorporated in 1897, capital, $30,000; officers, R. H. Long, president; J. M. Clough, treasurer. The Metal Castings Mfg. Co. was incorpo- ated March 4, 1901, capital, $150,000; officers, E. P. Chapin, president ; Fred. Carpenter, secretary ; W. F. P. Fogg, treasurer. The M. D. Stebbins Mfg. Co. was incorporated Dec. 30, 1896. The Metallic Drawing Roll Co. was incorporated in July, 1890, capi- tal, $80,000; officers, Julius H. Appleton, president; H. K. Wight, treasurer; Henry C. Spence, general manager. The Moore Drop Forging Co. was incorporated Oct. 11, 1900, capital, $30,000 ; officers, Henry E. Marsh, president; Fred. S. Sibley, treasurer and manager. The Munder Electrical Works Co. was incorporated in 1889, capital, $200,000; officers, S. A. Bemis, president; C. F. Munder, treasurer; George M. Hoadley, secre- tary. The Natrick Underwear Co. was incorporated in 1897, capital, $30,000 ; officers, D. Edward Miller, president; E. E. Carlton, treasurer. The National Papeterie Co. was in- corporated January 15, 1889, capital, $100,000; officers, George A. Russell, president ; James A. Bill, jr., treas-
urer; Louis G. Scheuing,
assistant treasurer; A. G.
Bennett, clerk. The Novelty Blind Operator Co. was incorporated March 16, 1901, capital, $100,000; officers, Hi- ram D. Osborn, president; Charles P. Chase, treasurer ; John Aldrich, secretary. The Planet Mfg. Co. was incorporated Jan. 8, 1898, capital, $25,000 ; officers, Roscoe R. Moody, president and general manager ; Robert Gowdy, vice-president ; J. F. Dietz, sec- retary ; Charles S. Browning, treasurer. The J. H. Rogers Car-
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riage Co. was incorporated in January, 1893, capital, $40,000; officers, S. A. Bemis, president; Charles B. Brown, secretary ; F. H. Chapman, treasurer. The George A. Schastey Co. was incor- porated in April, 1891, capital, $120,000 ; officers, J. P. Harding, president and manager; O. K. Merrill, treasurer. The Sherbet- Tade Co. was incorporated in November, 1900, capital, $100,000, for the manufacture of soda fountain syrups; officers, C. E. Worthen, president; W. W. Bellows, secretary ; A. M. Worthen, treasurer. The Skalon Whip Co. was incorporated in January, 1901, capital, $200,000; officers, George Birnie, president; Julian Pomeroy, vice-president and secretary. The R. H. Smith Mfg. Co. was incorporated January 2, 1884, with $20,000 capital, yet the history of the company in fact dates back to 1865, when the business had its beginning. Officers, R. H. Smith, president and treasurer; H. M. Smith, vice-president; Henry P. Smith, clerk and secretary. The Springfield Paper Co. was incoporated in 1870 and in 1882. The Springfield Brass Co. was incorporated April 1, 1890, capital, $25,000 ; officers, L. B. Porter, president ; H. C. Cornwell, manager. The Springfield Breweries Co. was incorporated in March, 1899, capital, $2,500,000; officers, M. H. Curley, presi- dent; D. W. C. Skates, treasurer. The Springfield Brick Co. was incorporated July 18, 1899, capital, $50,000 ; officers, A. N. Mayo, president ; George E. Frink, secretary and treasurer. The Springfield Co-operative Milk Association was incorporated in 1883, capital, $30,000; officers, O. A. Parks, president; F. B. Allen, secretary and treasurer. The Springfield Drop Forging Co. was incorporated May 18, 1893, capital, $100,000; officers, William H. Crosby, president; A. D. Dana, treasurer and man- ager; W. W. Merrill, secretary. The Springfield Coil Boiler Co. was incorporated July 12, 1893. The Sprinfield Door, Sash and Blind Co. was incorporated August 12, 1891. The Springfield Electrical Mfg. Co. was incorporated May 11, 1900, capital, $10,- 000; officers, H. E. Bosworth, president; B. C. Starr, treasurer ; H. H. Curtis, secretary. The Springfield Construction Co. was incorporated January 18, 1896, capital, $20,000, for the purpose of construction of iron and steel bridges. The Springfield Ele-
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vator and Pump Co. was incorporated April 2, 1896, capital, $100,000 ; officers, John Mayher, president; James Hale, treas- urer. The Springfield Engine Stop Co. was incorporated in August, 1895, capital, $100,000 ; officers, J. D. Millea, president ; M. J. Carroll, secretary and treasurer. The Springfield Eureka Hard Plaster Co. was incorporated Nov. 21, 1895, capital, $20,- 000; officers, A. L. Wright, president; D. W. Mellen, vice-presi- dent; W. T. Gregg, secretary ; W. T. Underwood, treasurer and manager. The Springfield Foundry Co. was established in 1870 and incorporated Oct. 9, 1877, capital, $100,000. The Spring- field Glazed Paper Co. was incorporated May 4, 1874, capital, $100,000; officers, W. H. Shuart, president; John F. Marsh, treasurer (works at the west end of old toll bridge.) The Springfield Iron Works was incorporated May 1, 1895, capital, $20,000; officers, James Gibbons, president and treas- urer ; Edmund De Witt, secretary. The Springfield Knitting Co. was incorporated May 6, 1892; officers, Gurdon Bill, president; Nathan D. Bill, treasurer ; C. B. Potter, secretary and manager. The Springfield Machine Screw Co. was incorporated August 10, 1895, capital, $5,500; officers, Edward S. Bradford, president ; Edward S. Bradford, jr., secretary and treasurer. The Spring- field Narrow Fabric Co. was incorporated April 8, 1890. The Springfield Planing and Moulding Co. was incorporated January 3, 1894. The Springfield Steam Power Co. was incorporated March 28, 1881, capital, $200,000 ; officers, George C. Fisk, presi- dent; Henry S. Hyde, treasurer ; L. C. Hyde, clerk; J. W. Hyde, assistant treasurer and manager. The Springfield Waste Co. was incorporated March 24, 1884, capital, $150,000; officers, George E. Howard, president and treasurer. The Springfield Weaving Co. was incorporated July 23, 1878. The Springfield Webbing Co. was incorporated June 25, 1894, capital, $15,000; officers, Joseph Merriam, president ; L. F. Denio, treasurer. The Standard Brick Co. was incorporated April 17, 1884, capital, $5,000; officers, J. S. Sanderson, president; A. N. Mayo, treas- urer; George E. Frink, secretary. The Standard Button Co. was incorporated Feb. 10, 1893, capital, $4,000 ; officers, Mrs. J. W. Holton, president; J. W. Holton, treasurer. The Standard
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Envelope Co. was incorporated April 7, 1882. The J. W. Steers & Son Organ Co. was incorporated May 1, 1901, capital, $50,000; officers, George A. Bacon, president and secretary ; A. L. White, vice-president and manager. The United Electric Light Co. was incorporated May 9, 1887, capital, $500,000 ; officers, Elisha Morgan, president; W. A. Lincoln, treasurer; Henry S. An- derson, manager. The United States Compound Oxygen Co. was incorporated January 19, 1886. The United States Envelope Machine Co. was incorporated March 19, 1886. The United States Spring Bed Co. was incorporated June 18, 1889, capital, $10,000 ; officers, H. H. Bowman, president; F. M. Tinkham, treasurer and manager. The Victor Sporting Goods Co. was incorporated in 1898, capital, $50,000 ; officers, F. J. Faulkner, president; C. B. Whitney, treasurer. The Whittier Mills Co. was incorporated in 1898, capital, $70,000; officers, H. A. Whittier, president; Nelson Whittier, treasurer ; Walter R. B. Whittier, manager. The Wight-Thayer Co. of Indian Orchard, was incorporated July 21, 1898, capital, $10,000 : officers, Charles H. Thayer, president and secretary ; Henry K. Wight, treasurer.
CHAPTER VII.
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD-CHURCHES
CONGREGATIONAL
The First Church of Christ-The mother church of Spring- field, from which during the first century of its history there were set off several parishes, and from which in later years, both directly and indirectly, there have been numerous offshoots, is said by various writers to have been established in 1637, when George Moxon was settled as minister of the parish. A doubt exists as to the exact time of Mr. Moxon's settlement, the town records giving no clear light as to whether he was settled in 1637 or in the year following. The present writer is inclined to the
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belief that the church in fact was established May 14, 1636, when the little colony of planters under Mr. Pynchon entered into solemn compact with one another and framed articles of govern- ment, the second declaration of which reads as follows: "Wee intend, by God's grace, as soon as wee can, with all convenient speede, to procure some Godly and faithfull minister, with whom wee purpose to joyne, to walk in all the ways of Christ."
Inasmuch as the settlement of a minister is not prerequisite to the establishment of a church, and that the latter action is de- pendent only upon the declaration and intention of the covenant- ers, it is a question whether the First church of Christ in Spring- field was not founded in 1636.
In 1645 a meeting house was built near the southeast corner of what is now court square. It was 25 x 40 feet in size and faced south, on Meeting house lane (now Elm street). This structure was one of the few buildings of the town that escaped destruction by the Indians on the occasion of the burning of Springfield during King Philip's war, yet in 1677 it was replaced by a more commodious structure, the latter standing farther west and quite within the limits of the square. The third meeting house was larger than either of its predecessors, being 46 x 60 feet in dimensions and 26 feet between joints. It stood directly east of the present church edifice and on the square. The fourth and present edifice was erected in 1819 and still stands, and not- withstanding its more than four score years of service it now is an attractive and comfortable building, and one around which cluster a thousand historic memories. Although devoid of archi- tectural display its exterior is pleasing in every sense, and great care has been exercised to preserve it against the ravages of time and the elements. So, too, with the interior, which retains much of its original appearance, except that modern heating appli- ances have replaced the old-time foot-stoves and the magnificent pipe organ now stands back of the pastor's desk instead of occu- pying a niche in the rear gallery, as did its predecessor. The old high pulpit was first lowered in 1854. Cushions were placed in the pews in 1862. Modern customs of worship prevail, but other than is noted the aim has been to preserve the interior in accord-
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ance with the ideas of the builders in 1819. The chapel east of the edifice, and connecting therewith, was built in 1872.
For more than a century and three-quarters the mother church of Springfield was supported at the common expense of the townspeople, and when during the latter years of the eight- eenth century the region had become settled with families of other denominations, there naturally arose some opposition to the payment of church rates where the people were not Congregation- alists and preferred the associations of their own church. The collection of rates was enforced until about the beginning of the nineteenth century, when the custom became unpopular and was finally swept aside. However, since that time the old society never has suffered from lack of support, and to-day the First church is the largest and most influential ecclesiastical body in the city, having a total membership of more than 1,100 persons.
The ministers and pastors of the First church have been as follows : George Moxon, 1637 (or 1638)-1652 ; Mr. Hosford, 1653; Thomas Thomson, 1655-56; Mr. Hooker, 1656, three months ; Pelatiah Glover, 1660-92; John Haynes, 1693, a few months ; Daniel Brewer, May 16, 1694-1733, died 1733 ; Robert Breck, Jan. 26, 1734-1784, died 1784 ; Bezaleel Howard, D. D., April 27, 1785- 1809, died 1837; Samuel Osgood, D. D., Jan. 25, 1809-1854, died 1862; Henry M. Parsons, Nov. 15, 1854-1870 ; Edward A. Reed, June 14, 1871-1878 ; Edward P. Terhune, D. D., April 30, 1879- 1884 ; Michael Burnham, Feb. 27, 1885-1894; Frank L. Good- speed, D. D., Nov., 1894-the present pastor.
Òlivet Church-In December, 1832, eleven members of the First church requested letters of dismission for the purpose of organizing another Congregational society in Springfield, whose house of worship should be located on Armory hill for the es- pecial accommodation of families living in that rapidly growing vicinity. The application received the approval of the mother society and on January 8, 1883, the Fourth Congregational church of Springfield was duly organized with nineteen constitu- ent members. The Sabbath school was organized on the third Sunday in January of the same year, with four teachers and twelve pupils. This church has been known by the name of Oli-
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vet since March, 1855, although the act of the legislature au- thorizing its adoption was not passed until March 31, 1875. The- first services of the new society were held in what was known as. the Conference house, a brick building standing at the corner of High street and Woodworth avenue. The first church edifice was built on State street in 1834 and still stands, although constantly increasing membership has necessitated subsequent enlargements
Olivet Church, Springfield
and substantial repairs to the original structure. The vestry, Sunday school and society building was erected in 1878.
Olivet church for many years has been an important and in- fluential factor in the ecclesiastical history of the city. The pres- ent members number more than 300 persons, while the Sunday school has more than 200 pupils. The pastors of the church, in succession, have been as follows : Waters Warren, minister, Jan. 8, 1833-April 8, 1833; Abraham C. Baldwin, Dec. 4, 1833-Jan. 8, 1839 ; Ezekiel Russell, D. D., May 15, 1839-July 17, 1849 ; Samuel
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W. Strong, March 27, 1850-Oct. 10, 1852; Henry B. Elliott, min- ister, Jan. 16, 1853-Oct. 29, 1854; George DeF. Folsom, May 23, 1855-Sept. 1, 1860; W. W. Woodworth, minister, Sept. 23, 1860- March 3, 1862; George H. Gould, D. D., minister, June 1, 1862- June 1, 1864 ; William K. Hall, minister, April 15, 1865-April 2, 1866 ; John A. Hamilton, minister, April 1, 1867-July 1, 1867; Luther H. Cone, Oct. 30, 1867-now pastor emeritus; Edwin H. Hadlock, Ph.D., June 20, 1899-the present pastor.
South Congregational Church-Nothwithstanding the or- ganization of the Third society in 1819 and the Fourth in 1833, the rapid increase in population in the town during the ten years next following the latter date necessitated the formation of still another church society. Consequently, in 1842 the parish of the South Congregational society was organized with 40 original members and was an offshoot from the mother church on Court square, including in its membership a number of the leading busi- ness and professional men of the town, and their families. Early services were held in the old court house on Sanford street, and the first house of worship was built on Bliss street. Its cost, in- cluding the chapel adjoining, was less than $10,000. The present church edifice on Maple street was erected in 1874, and then (as now) was regarded as one of the most pretentious structures of its kind in the city.
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