The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-04-01
BRIDGEWATER..
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY

A call at j. B, Pitchers warehouse,
last week, found a busy force of about
80 men. Mr. Pitcher is one of the most
extensive buyers In this section of the
state. Albert Mallett has been with Mr.
Pitcher for four years past and is fore
man and genera manager of the business.
Fl. A. Hill is foreman with Thomas
Kane, an able assistant, at the packing
house, where the following ara earning
honest money in these hard times j. A
Greer, packer, assisted by George Pitch
err; the sorters are, Eli Robe r6s, Albert
Brace, William Greer, Edward s. Can
field, Robert NICE sulin, George Living
ston, Alfred Williams, John Harris, r,
c. Harris, w. w. Welton, Walter Daley,
William Kinney, William Anderson,
Ethan Allen, Edward Allen, James Fitz-
simmons, Edward Harris, William Nc
Esulin, Nelson Richmond, COMFY Gala
han and RoberG Greer, with Dennis
Mum, George Fish, Robert Keller and
Fred Bates as day help. Mr. Pitcher has
purchased the following crops, this sea-
SOuS dUOON LOO bUnS NE os S8AACAGg II
Mallett, John Greer, Richard Harris,
w. w. Welton, John Harris, Robert
Greer, S. F. Clark, August Alden, G..
Olsen, Fl. Pitcher, Carson B. Mead, War
rem Pitcher, D. r. Barnum, Fl. A. Hill,
Alfred Williams, H. Ell. Merwin, w.
Beardsley, F. J. Hawley, Hugh Fee,
Eli Roberts, En- r. Allen, e. r. Wooster
and W. Anderson of Bridgewater T. E.
Sherwood, Chauncey Beers, Sherwood &
Beers, w. E. Mower, Charles Terrill,
Charles Botsford, r. McKeever, M.
Pickett, L. B. Palmer, Myron Thomas
| William WEIGH, Thomas O'Brien, M
Haggerty, Peter Kelly, George w. Aurl
burt, Eugene Ward. N. S. Bronson, Mon.
roe Castle, G. B. Minor, John Wagner
Henry Hurlburt and S. r. Smith of Rox-
bury; Dennis Cavanaugh, E. G. Page
S. F. Tilson, Ell. NJ. Hawley, T. Brew
r. A. Clark, w. E. Hawley, G. B. GLOW
er and 2. Ready of Newtown; Zeiner
Chaplin and e. Chaplin of Washington
Daniel Murphy, George Gilbert, j. FL
Thornhill and r. B. Smith of Brookfield
Robert Atchison and r. E. Atchison O.
Sherman; j. Short, O. Seidel, Q. L
Mitchell, Mrs Fred Schielke, Henry
Mitchell, Fairchild 6 Allen and Henry
M. Squires of Southbury; G. Lines O
Woodbury.; Henry Ferris of New Mil
ford: B. A. Thompson, G. D. Thompson
j. N. Noble, Everett Sparks, E. A
Pease, Joseph j. Othrick, 81. S. Spear
J. c. Wetherell, W. Sparks and j. Leact
of Suffield; J. j. Carroll, N. G. King an,
William Orr of West Suffield; e. e. Nc
Intyre, B. G. Roberts, j. Sullivan, D
Sullivan, D. E. Taylor and E. M. Wrigh
of Feeding Hills, Mass; James Skell.
of Southwick, Mass; Silas Rote and C
J. Decker of Ashley Falls, Mass; Mr.
Fl. P. Barnum, L Van Deusen, Rober
Van Deusen and A. N. Hewins of Ca
naan, Conn. Mr. Pitcher expects tina
these crops will pack about 800 cases
He was South, this winter, and bough
about 200 bales of $50 pounds each il
Florida. This will be shipped Nort
about May /. Taking it as a whole il
quite purchase for little countr
town, and has been one OF the busies
seasons in Mr. Pitchers experience of l
years. It is certainly q God-send t
Bridgewater In these hard times. Sale
are made wholly to manufacturers, an
some idea can be formed Of the exter
of the industry when Mr. Pitcher state
that he carries insurance of about $50, 90
on stock on hand, and the storehouse