New Britain herald., 1925-08-15
Hartford, Providence And Fishkill Railroad Operated There - Town Also Had l6 Saloons No Street Numbers on Houses.

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 He wanted to know where 10 go for job printing, He was a new ,omer 10 New Britain and needed some stationery. He got hold of d ,ity directory and looked up the list If printers. An, here was one, First crack out of the box he discovered Adkins Brothers. book and job printers. and found according 10 the hook that E. $. Adkins and his brothers, G. M. and W. T.. were do. ing business Tn Bulkley's block, on Main street.
 Looking along through the As in the directory he found that Robert M Abbey vas clerk at the Strick- land house, while Alden Allen, lock- maker. lived on South Main street below Scott. E. B. Allen and O., plumbers, gas and steam filters. were located in Preston's block.
 Suddenly he discovered there were no street numbers in the directory, "What kind of street directory is this anyhow 2" he demanded. He found that the American Basket company was located on Arch street neal Park avenue, while the Ameri- can Hosiery company vas on Park street near the railroad.
 The visitor turned the hook over and learned that he had genuine city directory of New Britain, but it had been borrowed from the Chamber of Commerce library of directories an vas dated 1872. Hay ing been resident of the city at one time he continued to peruse it's pages, finding many things of inter- est.
 He found that $, n. Arnold had Ia pattern shop at the corner of Park and Stanley streets and Atkins and Baker had a paint shop next door 10 the Catholic church on Myrtle street. Dr. F. D. Babcock minister ed 10 the ills of humanity from his home on Church street opposite the railroad station. Leonard Railey vas a "sha' or" and had his home on West Main street near Main.
 Reuben Battny was "cutler" and lived on High street, third house above Laf2yctte. Ferdinand Becker Iconduct-d a saloon on Arch street Inear the ConEreEational church.. Ab- !ror C. Bcebe was q Joiner" and | liver on the ro,ner of Prospect street and Hart avenue.
 Groceries and Liquors
 Thomas Begloy lived at the corner of High and Myrtle streets where he sold groceries and liquors. Bob bod haired f1appers of 1925 who think the beauty rarlor Is something now. will be surprised to learn that | AEostino Rertini conducted halr drcssnrs establishment in the Hum phrcv house more than a half cen iturv aCo. Mon were industrious 1T those days and many of them were specialists as is indicated by the fac Itnat Hiram BiEeloV. who lived or John and Pleasant street was
 sauyer' while Richard Rigley, or North near Spring, was "Erinder.
 N. \. ,Roardman. who lived "1 IC'hestuut street north of Stanley was q conductor on the TIartforr and New Haven railroad. Thoma
 IT Brady, who lived "Relow Church
 vas fin rcofer and general iohh'r
 Marcus Rrock0ay who lived o
 .,yrtle street noxt 10 the tatholt tChilrch WAS an eclectic physician. Ni
 las Bromley. who lived on 'hestnu
 street north of Stanley. was a "Tal Ilvman." Bronson Merritt was iIawyor. He lived in "Hal"'s build
 ing" on Orchard street near th
 limits.
 Roy. C. II. Rurk vas pastor of th
 Methodist church and lived on HiG ,rtroot mar Walnut.
 n. \. Camp was the rrincipa'
 'bc Now Britain seminary al t''
 nca1 of Camp street.
 Theron IT. Camp, now roilrHd an
 tho father of assistant corporal0 ICourscl Mortimer H. Camp, was s"'
 r,,arv and trcasurer of tho Amer can Basket Co. Mir Camps addro was given as Camp below Par Irl."
 Trlirati,e of ono of th" chang
 r nirh have taken piac" in th" c'ty tho address given for Patrick Cav
 naucb. who lived at the corner
 lcasart and Winter streets. Th" 1.-two s-rcts arc nov almost tho wtd
 of tun city apart,
 Acrording to thr hok. Mlrh7 ICor1rhau was an engineer and 'iN
 ou tho Stanley street near limits.
 Among the hus,ness places and i
 dnstries in the ely at that tim" i ~,udod the following: The Am"ri"
 Basket rnmranv organized lSf !. Cap,aI ieo.ooo President h. [ Nortr: eorretarv and treasurer T ramp irrh street
 American Hosiery To.. Hon -t-fETIf''. Hrf%l0h0' d. 'N. H .'''' 7 rotary and freasur1. Park near F. Othor iu3ustrios included th" | 7rA r. Corhin company with I, NortN. rrosilcrt' r Corh,n. trfaSn and Charles Tncf secretary. nyso E N,.Ilo 70. Humanson and Beck ! NIf-. Co.. TanI'rs Frarv and 'la' l NailcqMe Iron Works. Hationa' w r. "Narrase" Co.. N~r Britain EHht g ..o. N,w Britain Lumber and '' { ICo.. Now Britain Knitting Co, \ !. Hurejn Gas Light o.. North X Iu NItr. co. the Nov Britain Wh 5 | cad CoHn North < Stanley. RI s soIr X Erwin Co., Stanley Rule F t.c,oI en-. Taylor Mfg O.. N Stanley Works. Irion Mfg co. j Ii0si uuder tho general hos A Iirr of "Arnnfs' in the directory \: iouud tho following kinds of aE"n 4 Station. insurance, real estate, \ press and ticket