Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-31

Of Palmer and Johnson. but three months later he returned to Daniel son and started furniture and under taking business, Henry M. Danielson being his partner in this enterprise. A year later he sold his interest in this business and entered the employ of E. H. Jacobs and Company as a sales
 man. Subsequently he was sales
 man with the F. A. Shumway and Co.,, clothing company and was a book keeper for the Danielson Cotton Co. i In 1875 MT. Palmer opened a real estate and insurance office in the Ex- change building and was successful. In 1882 Charles A. Preston of Providence was admitted as a partner with MT. Palmer in this business, he remaining a year, when he was obliged to retire, owing to the illness of Mrs Preston. In 1884. Sidney F. Crofut came in- to the business as 8 partner of Mr. Palmer's and the business was very
 successfully conducted. The partner 1 ship was dissolved in 1886 in order that | MT. Palmer might devote all of his at tention to other business interests. It was in 1892 that AIr. Palmer s l genius for organization was brought Into play to form the Houston Narcotic Cure company, of which he was elect ! ed general manager by the bard of
 akFsctots, and later he was made gen. l eral manager of all the Houston insti- ] tutions in New England
 In 1896 D. Q. Wood formed 8 part nership with Mir. Palmer for conduct ing a real estate business.
 I In 1899 MT. Palmer played a prom inent part in organizing the Oeci- | dental Development company which had gold, silver, coal, lead and copper interests at Idaho Springs, at Lead vile and in sections of, Montrose coun- 1 ty, Colorado. It was the development l of these interests that finally lured 1 him away from DanieIson and to Col orado, where he has spent nearly 8 score of years.
 1 That MT. Palmer was a man of 1 many activities is attested by his work 1 here in Danielson. He, with F. A l Jacobs, started the development of 1 Riverview now ore of the attractive i residential sections of Danielson. AL l so with Mir. Jacobs he was one of the l original promoters of the Peoples Tramway company. ths original com pany furnishing trolley service over 1 the lines now operated by the Shore l Line Railway company. In 1887 he or. ganized a Board of Trade that fol years was an active and progressive | organization in Danielson.
 1 Politically, MT. Palmer was a re.
 publican and he filled number o, public offices with ability. Durins
 the period 1s95-1S99 he was a county
 commissioner. He was clerk and treas.
 urer of the borough of Danielson iron 1881 to 1887 and baliff during the year 1 1873.
 | Mir. Palmer became a member o 1 the Westfield Congregational church o Danielson in November, 1863. and Ions
 was identified with it's activities. serv.
 ing as superintendent of the Sunday school from 1888 to 1892.
 ] September 27, 1871, MT. Palmer mar.
 ried Miss Phoebe A. Keech of Daniel
 son, her death occurring on May s
 1878. October 20, 1880. MT. Palne
 married Miss Ella L. Kennedy. Thre,
 children born of this marriage-Harr,
 L., of Hartford. Mrs Charlotte Raw,
 ley, of Putnam and Miss Gladys Pal mer--are living.
 1 MT. Palmer was a member of Mo
 riah lodge. No. 15, A. F. and X. M
 Warren chapter and Montg5mer,
 council, all of Danie]son, and had beer a member of Orient lodge, K. of P, an,
 of the A. O. U. NJ.