The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-06
CHARLES HOLLYWOOD.

Colonel Charles Boltwood, the Demo
cratic candidate for the Street and water
Beard for a one year term, is almost tco
we'll known to require an Introduction.
In business he is trusted and respected;
socially, he has more friends than ne
knows of. His genial face is known to
almost every man, woman and child in
the CITY. He has a pleasant word Tor
everyone, and is always ready and Will
ing to lend a helping hand to a deserv-
ing unfortunate. He has resided In TINS
city more than twenty years, and, al
though not an extensive property owner,
he has the advancement Of he. city at
heart. He is actively engaged i'll busl-
ness, and his political opponents are
compelled to acknowledge that he is a
strong candidate and an excellent man
to represent the people in the Street ana
Water Board.
Col. Boltwood was born in Rochester,
N. Y, in the fall of 1916. He obtained a
liberal and useful education in that city
in the public schools. He was always
studious and made every minute OF his
school lays count. He was popular with
his young companions, and at the same
time received a fair amour of atten-
tion from his schoolgirl acquaintance.
He remained in the Rochester Schools
until he was fifteen years OF age. he
completed his education with @ three
year term in Amherst College, Amherst,
! Mass. Upon leaving college he entered
upon what has proven a successful busi-
| ness career. His first place of employ-
| ment was at Cleveland, O., where he was
| engaged in a clerical position with the
| Merchants Freight Despatch. For one
year he remained in that position and
| acquitted himself satisfactorily. His pop
| ularity even at that time caused his Sc
lection to fill a responsible position I'M
der the government in the Cleveland
| Postoffice. The confinement of the Post
| Office position told upon his health, and
he subsequently retired to become the
| general express agent of the General
| Lytell Steamboat Line, which ran be-
| tween Cincinnati and Louisville. He re-
| tired from the last named position to
accent an office under the government.
| During a part of the war he was doing
noble duty for the government at Nash
vile and Chattanooga, Tenn.
At the close of the wal he returned to
New York and found employment with
the wine and liquor importing house of
Davis & Clarke.
In 1874 he retired from the importing
business and located in this city. By his
industry he had managed to- save a snug
sum Of money, and soon after settling
down he opened a hardware store at the
corner Of Grove street and Pavonia ave-
nue.. 1t is safe to assume that at least
two-thirds of the residents of the city
knows of Boltwood's hardware store.
It has always been literally p~atronized.
Fair and honest dealing has been Mr..
Boltwood's motto always. That fact
more than anything else explains his
enyiable popularity. In 1885 his business
in this city had grown to such an ex-
tent that he was induced to open a store
IN New York. He selected Tenth ave-
me and Twentieth street as the location
for his venture. This last enterprise
has proven even a greater success than
he anticipated, and it is due to honesty
and strict attention to business and
courtesy to his customers. He enjoys
an extensive acquaintance in New York,
and many of his friends have expressed
wishes that they could cross the river
and cast a ballot for him.. But the honor
Of electing MIR. is to belong TO
4 his friends in this city alone.
Colonel BoltWood is a military man OF
considerable fame. MilitiaInen ike and
respect him.. and will no doubt suppors