The Newtown bee., 1901-02-22
II. SOULE & Co.

The cnterprising firm of r. Soule g.
Co., successors t0Soule Brot hers & Co.
and T. Soule < Brother, dealers in
flour. feed. grain, fertilizers, lumber
and all kinds of building materials
are located on West street, New Mil
ford. The lumber and building bust
ness was commenced by Turney and
David e. SOule in 1856, in the present
location, under the firm name of T.
Soule & Brother. For Is years they
carried on the building and lumber
business and in 1881 took in as partners
George II. Lines and Frederick A.
Lines, under the firm name of Soule
Brothers & Co., which continued for
two years, and in 1888 ID. E. Soule and
r. y. Lines sold out their interest to
Il. Soulc and Georg. ii. Lines, since
which time the business has been con-
Quoted by them, adding to the original
business, flour, feed, grain and ferti-
liZers, under the present firm name of
Il. Soule & Co. George II. Lines gives
his personal attention to the general
IN Engagement of the business. During
the i years from 1866 to 1881 the
building business was in charge of D.
e. Soule. and it might be said that
nearly one-third of the buildings in
New Milford were either built new or
repaired under his charge and SUPER
;a'endency. Nearly all of the build
inn on, yet ct
elected during that period. Some of
the prominent houses and business
buildings built during the Is years
we've those of Daniel Marsh, Mrs Hen
rictta Noble. DR. James Hine, G. D
Blinn. IL. NJ. and X. IT. Boardman, D.
K. Soule, now l. B. Bristol's, besides
numerous other houses, on all the
streets of New Milford, and such bust
ness buildings as the Brick block of
four stores on Bank street, George
Robert sons store. the POStOt1ice build
ing and many of the large tobacco
warehouses in the town, and also St
johns church. T. Soule and D. E.
Soule were instrumental in opening
West street around to South Main
street, the West street extension
taround South avenue to Grove street
and High street, northerly to Mill
street. Also they, with A. B. Mygatt,
opened Church street and built
that up. d. E. Soule remained
out of business from 1884 to 1885, since
| which time lie has been in charge of
the building business Of the firm, erect
ing such buildings as G. f. Schover-
ling's large tobacco warehouse, New
Milford Hat CO. S plant, Suffer Broth
erS' extensive tobacco warehouse, A.
| VI. Eootii, tine house, j. B. Wilson's
iiutisu and numerous other houses and
buildings iii and around the village.
| The lir:n Ut i. Sotlle & Co. keep al
most cver1 thing needed by the public
| 'rom lumber, shingles, building ma
| ,erais. drain tile, brick, to the neces-
Sites for man, beast, and farm, in
| flour. feed, grain and fertilizers, and
are ready to give estimates for build
ing of any. and every description and
guarantee satisfaction. They have
lately purchased of Carl +. Schover-
ling the finest building lot in town, at
the corner of Aspetuck avenue, Main
and Bennitt streets and will erect
d fine and commodious summer resi-
dence for Mr. Schoverling at Lake
W;iiai::;luy. 1T tioi'kin, Beach, during
the coming spring and summer, and
will probably bi.jid some fine houses on
| the new purchase in New Milford.