History of Manufacturing in Putnam, Connecticut
The manufacture of cotton goods, the prime element in Putnam's early
growth and prosperity, is still its dominant interest, engrossing the
largest amount of capital, giving employment to by far the largest number
of residents. Rhodesville leads in this manufacture with its mammoth mills
and myriad looms. As in former days Mr. Smith Wilkinson stood for the
embodiment of manufacturing enterprise, so now one man stands at the head
of three large establishments, overseeing the general interests of a
business far beyond the highest ideal of previous generations. The Morse
mill with its large addition, the fine Powhatan mill erected in 1872. the
mills of the former Nightingale Company, including the old Rhodesville
mill, are all under the management of the general agent and part
proprietor, George M. Morse; G. C. Nightingale, treasurer. A capital of
$600,000 is invested in these manufactories. More than nine hundred looms
are run, and about eight hundred hands employed. The former Ballou mill
passed into the hands of Mr. Edward Cutler, a much respected resident of
Putnam, who carried on the establishment for a number of years. He was
succeeded by an association of Providence gentlemen, known as the Putnam
Manufacturing Company, which after various reverses, still retains the
privilege. South of the Falls, on Meadow street, are the fine new
buildings of the Monohansett Manufacturing Company for the manufacture of
sheetings, established in 1872 -Estus Lamb and George W. Holt, of
Providence, proprietors. About 175 hands are employed by this
company-George W. Holt, president; A. F. Lamb, treasurer; George W. Holt,
Jr.. resident agent.
The old Pomfret Factory Woolen Company, which under the management of Mr.
M. Moriarty, had been doing a very successful business, was seriously
crippled by the failure of a large wool house in New York and after a
year's struggle was forced to make an assignment. The present Putnam
Woolen Company was organized in 1878; E. A. Wheelock, resident agent and
treasurer. This company improves the privilege of the former woolen
company in the manufacture of cassimere, employing nineteen sets of
machinery and over three hundred hands.
With the influx of new blood and capital several new and promising
industries have been established. In this aggressive age the supreme
authority of King Cotton has been questioned. and wool, silk, iron, steel
and even such down-trodden entities as shoes, assert their claim to equal
sovereignty.
The manufacture of silk goods was introduced in Putnam by Messrs. G. A.
Hammond and C. C. Knowlton, January 1st, 1875. Land and building on, the
flat below the falls was procured from Mr. G. M. Morse, one of the
contracting parties, and great pains taken with all the initiatory
arrangements for this novel enterprise. About thirty girls were ready to
begin work, attracted by the inherent fascination of silken fabrics for
the feminine mind-with a sufficient number of experienced workmen to
instruct and aid. With new machinery, skilled labor and unwearied pains
the mill was successfully set in motion, and bales of silken filaments
from Japan and China wrought into substantial sewing-silk and twist for
American use. The process. though not difficult, required a nicety of
touch and observation, and many applicants failed to meet these
conditions, but in time all difficulties were overcome and many women and
girls rejoiced in the establishment of this agreeable and remunerative
industry. At the close of their first decade the Putnam Silk Mills report
continued progress and prosperity. In 1885 the business had so outgrown
accommodations that the old mill was rented and the works and machinery
moved into a large three-story building in the same vicinity, furnishing
ample room, abundant light and every convenience. About a hundred and
twenty-five operatives, including ninety girls, are steadily employed. A
visitor to the mills is struck by the order, neatness and apparent
cheerfulness of its inmates. The process by which the slender spinnings of
the silk worm are transformed into familiar silk and twist and heavy braid
is a marvel of mechanical skill and ingenuity. The weekly product is sent
immediately to market, through their own agent, no " middle men " being
employed by this firm, and the experiment of silk manufacture in Putnam
has proved a financial benefit to all concerned.
The shoemaker is not a modern invention. As far back as can be remembered
every neighborhood had its local cobbler. Two or three such shoemakers and
menders were known in the Quine-baug valley, their shops a famous
rendezvous for boys and newsmongers. The first to introduce anything like
the modern sale shoe manufacture into Putnam was Reverend Sidney Deane,
who had previously served with great acceptance in the Methodist ministry.
A man of much versatility and abounding energy, he was especially adapted
to the exigencies of the aspiring villages, and encouraged to engage in
shoe manufacture in 185'2.' An ardent champion of the new town interests,
he was yet elected representative of Thompson in 1854, on the express
understanding that the question of separation was not to be raised at the
approaching session of legislature. But unsettled questions persist in
asserting themselves on all occasions; " manifest destiny " hurried
matters to a crisis, and Thompson's elected representative carried all
before him in a most eloquent appeal in behalf of the new town. The " tide
" in Mr. Deane's affairs that set in with his championship of the future
Putnam, swept him on to a seat in congress and political life, leaving the
shoe manufacture in the hands of one of his assistants, Mr. Charles M.
Fisher. " Fisher & Clarke" carried on the business for a year, then Fisher
alone for a year. In 1856 Edward T. Whitmore associated with Mr. Fisher,
under the firm name of " Fisher & Whitmore," their partnership continuing
about eight years.
Great changes were continually made in this manufacture by the
introduction of machinery and new modes of working, involving the
necessity of larger accommodations and outlay. William G. Tourtellotte was
associated for a time with Mr. Fisher, as C. M. Fisher & Co. Thomas P.
Botham, Hiram H. Burnham and William D. Case were later partners, who
represent the firm since the death of Mr. Fisher, September 30th, 1886.
About 120,000 pairs of shoes are annually produced by this firm, employing
from eighty to a hundred hands. Steam power is used as far as practicable.
Mr. Whitmore continued in the shoe business, having for a time W. H.
Tourtellotte for a partner, and then, with Mr. W. S. Johnson, established
the firm of " Whitmore & Johnson," making women's, boy's and misses' boots
and shoes. Losing their factory in one of Putnam's destructive fires, they
now occupy the " old silk mill," abandoned by the silk manufacturers for a
larger building. Beside carrying on this extensive manufactory, Mr.
Whitmore has operated in real estate, building a number of houses on Elm
street. ,Mr. Artemas Corbin, who has been for many years connected with
shoe manufacture in Putnam, and Mr. Prescott Bartlett, are engaged in the
manufacture of slippers, employing each a considerable number of hands.
Carpenters and masons, workers in wood and stone, have found abundant
employment in Putnam. The Truesdells, Whitfords, Chamberlains, Farrows,
Waters, Herendien are among the many who have helped build up the town.
John 0. Fox, so useful in many ways, opened a lumber yard about 1860. The
Bundys have long served as house painters in Putnam, and adjoining towns
have called out a corresponding advance in the whole line of house
building and decoration. The old-time house carpenter, plodding
interminably over a single dwelling, is superseded by great
establishments, with gangs of jolly workmen, driving jauntily about and
hastily throwing up Queen Anne and other fanciful structures. Much of the
material used is prepared by machinery and steam. B. M. Kent established
in 1575 a manufactory of window frames, sashes, doors, blinds, balusters
and kindred articles. Much work has been accomplished by contractors Kelly
and Wheaton, erecting many of the fine new buildings in Putnam, Pomfret
and other towns. A large number of men are employed by them during the
summer. Other work is done by John Adams, bricklayer and contractor, by H.
F. Hopkins and others. A lumber yard is kept by Myron Kinney. Many workmen
are employed in house painting and decoration by Mr. T. L. Bundy.
Putnam's development in manufacturing enterprise has been much quickened
by the formation of a Business Men's Association. Keen-sighted men awoke
to the conviction that the business of the town was not sufficiently
diversified; was too much limited to the cotton factory interest. A
meeting was called in March, 1884, in which some forty citizens
participated. Mr. Manning served as chairman. Much spirit and unanimity
were manifested. Appropriate remarks were made by different business men.
The chairman stated that Putnam had grand water privileges and admirable
railroad facilities; had started with sixteen hundred inhabitants, and
therefore gained in thirty years about three hundred per cent. What she
lacked was unity, perseverance and a doing away with so much selfishness.
It was voted to form a society-Messrs. John A. Carpenter, T. P. Leonard,
G. E. Shaw, L. H. Fuller, C. N. Allen, a committee to perfect a plan of
organization and constitution. At the second meeting the proposed
constitution was discussed. Judge Carpenter explained the object to be, "
To unite all the citizens under rules to work together for the good of the
village, in whatever way their united voluntary efforts could be
directed." Some who favored the object could not exactly see how the
association could contrive to carry it out, but the wise chairman gave his
earnest approval and thought a great deal of good could be brought about,
if the manner of doing could not be stated or defined. He was deeply
concerned to get the entire people united together for mutual benefit, and
to promote the prosperity of Putnam.
At the following meeting the constitution was adopted and a goodly number
of signatures obtained. The society was to be called, The Putnam Business
Men's Association." its object was "to advance the general business
interests of the community, and promote a more intimate knowledge of all
events affecting the public welfare, and as far as possible to use its
influence to improve the material interests of the community." April 4th,
1884, constitution and by-laws were formally adopted, and the following
officers chosen: President, James W. Manning; vice-presidents, E. H.
Bugbee, E. A. Wheelock, G. W. Holt, Jr., G. A. Hammond, W. H. Pearson, S.
H. Seward, D. K. Olney; treasurer, J. A. Carpenter; secretary, W. W.
Foster, M.D.; executive committee, L. H. Fuller, M. G. Leonard, G. E.
Shaw, Ed= ward Mullan, C. N. Allen. May 15th 109 citizens of the town had
enrolled themselves members, meetings were promptly held, and various
needed improvements discussed. The work so well begun was carried forward
with much spirit, and the good results predicted from this union of heads
and hands abundantly realized. A fresh impulse has been given to business
in various departments, several new industries have been established, and
many new dwelling houses erected. The present number of -members is 100.
President, G. A. Hammond; secretary, A. B. Williams; treasurer, J. A.
Carpenter; executive committee, G. E. Shaw, L. H. Fuller, E. Mullan, F. W.
Perry, W. H. Letters.
One of the most promising among Putnam's later industries is the Foundry
and Machine Corporation, incorporated April 1st, 1884; capital stock,
$20,000. A machine shop and other needful buildings were at once erected
and the first cast made August 27th. They make a specialty of the Plummer
Steam Heater, for which they hold the patent, but also manufacture
castings of varied descriptions. The Steam Heater is largely in demand,
and the business of the company is well established upon a permanent
basis. Some thirty or forty workmen find remunerative employment. Mr.
Orrin Morse is president of the company. Mr. William R. Barber, secretary
and treasurer, is -also the efficient managing agent. Henry G. Leonard, L.
H. Fuller, Edward Mullan, J. C. Nichols and George E. Shaw complete the
board of directors. This corporation was formed with the special object of
adding to the substantial interests of the village, and gives promise of
abundant success.
Putnam Cutlery Company was organized in 1886, with a capital stock of
$5,000, for the manufacture of knives of every description excepting table
and pocket cutlery. A patented support to the blade, owned by this
company, is very valuable, making it impossible to break or pull the blade
from the shank. The late John O. Fox was the first president; G. D. Bates,
secretary and treasurer.
The Russell Force Pump Company was organized October 31st, 1887, and holds
the patent right for supplying New England with this pump, which is
manufactured for out-door use,, and can be used by power and hand without
the use of wind mill. It is a double action pump, capable of pumping from
44 to 50 gallons per minute, made by the Foundry and Machine Corporation.
The president of the company is G. D. Bates; secretary and treasurer, W..
R. Barber, who, with L. J. Russell, Charles N. Allen, E. Hersey and L. H.
Fuller, form the board of directors.
The Putnam Gas Light Company was formed in 1878, and did much for the
enlightenment of the village. Farther progress was made through the agency
of the Putnam Electric Light Company, organized in 1886, when a hundred
and fifty incandescent lamps and thirty-five arc lamps were introduced.
Still greater benefits may be expected from the consolidation recently
effected, by which "The Putnam Light and Power Company " supersedes
previous organizations. President, F. W. Perry; secretary, treasurer and
superintendent, Allan W. Bowen; directors, A. Houghton, F. W. Perry, J. W.
Manning, C. E. Searls, S. H. Seward, A. W. Bowen, G. A. Hammond.
The Putnam Steam Laundry, Miller & Shepard, proprietors, is a new and
flourishing institution, especially welcome to housekeepers. Numberless
carpets and curtains bear fresh testimony year by year to its cleansing
efficacy, and the weekly washing day is made no longer a supreme
necessity.
Concrete walks are made and repaired by Mr. Albert Arnold.
Carriages are also made and trimmed by S. P. Brown, John Gilbert, G. G.
Smith and H. W. Howell.
A creamery is one of Putnam's latest institutions. In May, 1888, the
subject was first considered and a committee appointed to obtain
subscriptions for the formation of a Dairy Company. June 21st, a company
was organized, and C. D. Torrey, C. E. Mills, J. W. Trowbridge, L. H.
Fuller, W. P. White, G. A. Hawkins, S. H. Seward chosen directors. Land
was secured in Pleasant valley, south of the village, and a building put
up sufficiently capacious to accommodate the milk from a thousand cows. In
December it was voted to obtain a charter from the legislature, and the
capital stock was increased to $5,000. C. D. Torrey was chosen president;
W. P. White, secretary; L. H. Fuller, treasurer; board of directors
retained in service. The summer of 1889 finds the creamery under full
headway, receiving the milk of several hundred cows in Putnam, Killingly,
Thompson and Pomfret, and turning out some two hundred pounds each, of
butter and cheese, daily. An expert from New York state manages the milk,
keeping everything in excellent order. . A ready market is found for all
the products. It is hoped that pecuniary profit, as well as much saving of
time and labor, will result from this associated enterprise.
One of the most important works accomplished in Putnam, since the
formation of the Business Men's Association, is the introduction of an
abundant supply of water. Damage by fire and much household inconvenience
had accrued from previous scarcity. Mr. George E. Shaw was the first to
agitate the matter, laying before the association, in 1884. a resolution
to investigate the feasibility of introducing water into Putnam village.
Messrs. L. H. Fuller, G. E. Shaw, Moses G. Leonard, E. Mullan, C. N.
Allen, J. W. Manning, C. M. Fisher, G. M. Hammond, J. H. Gardner, D. K.
Olney and W. H. Pearson were appointed a committee for this purpose.
Convinced of its practicability they petitioned the legislature for
incorporation, and formed a joint stock company, with a capital stock of
$100,000. Estimates of cost were obtained from different contractors, and
Wheeler & Parks, of Boston, selected-they agreeing to furnish the Putnam
fire district with sixty hydrants, at the cost of $1,800 annually. A
supply of water was obtained from the outlet of Woodstock lake, about two
miles distant, and brought into a receiving tower on Oak hill, and thence
distributed throughout the village. A million gallons -daily could be
used. The present officers of the Putnam Water Company are: L. H. Fuller,
president; M. G. Leonard, vice president; George E. Shaw, secretary;
Elbert Wheeler, treasurer. The work was completed January 21st, 1886.
Though meeting with the combined opposition incident to all costly public
enterprises at the outset, Putnam water works have proved a triumphant
success, giving to residents an unfailing supply of their most vital daily
necessity, and a sense of security from fire beyond all cost or estimate.
Trade in Putnam scarcely needed the stimulus of association. The Pomfret
Factory and Rhodesville stores drew customers from all the surrounding
country. The first Pomfret Factory depot dispensed flour and grain as well
as tickets. Stores sprung up like mushrooms in the new Depot village, some
to collapse after a brief existence, others to grow up into established
institutions. The large establishment of Manning &. Leonard, with its
ample stock of light and heavy articles, is the lineal offspring of a
mercantile experiment begun more than forty years since by the senior
proprietor. A store opened by another Pomfret aspirant, Nathan Williams,
shared largely in popular favor. A directory published in 1861 gives the
following list of stores: Dry goods, Cutler & Tucker, J. W. Manning,
Richmond & Williams (Lewis), M. S. Morse & Co., J. S. Gay; druggists, D.
B. Plimpton, Benjamin Segur; fish market, William Winslow; fruit and
confectionery, John L. Flagg; furniture dealers, C. N. & S. P. Fenn;
groceries, Henry Leech, Simeon Stone; flour and grain, Hobart Cutler, E.
H. Davison & Co.; jewelers, J. B. Darling, D. .R. Stockwell; merchant
tailor, H. N. Brown; ready-made clothing, W. M. Olney; meat market,
Sanford H. Randall; saloon, Thomas Capwell; shoe store, F. A. Brewster;
saddle and harness maker, C. F. Carpenter; tinware, Stephen Spalding;
tailor, Henry Thurber; milliners, Mrs. John B. Clark, Mrs. R. Darling,
Mrs. A. Dresser, Mrs. S. C. Sprague, Mrs: Mary Smith. This meagre list was
soon extended. The long established watchmaker's and jeweler's shop of Mr.
Edward Shaw was removed from Thompson to Putnam in 1863. The solitary
tinware and hardware shop of Mr. Spalding, which had contrived to supply
three or four towns with cooking stoves and baking utensils, was succeeded
by the far more complete establishment of Mr. Thomas C. Bugbee. Three
large establishments to-day, carried on by Chandler & Morse, Perry &
Brown, and J. E. Taylor & Co., crowded with stoves, heaters, agricultural
implements, and all manner of labor-saving devices, illustrate the
marvelous progress made in mechanical art and in appliances for household
comfort. A fourth store has been recently opened by S. A. Field. The
little watchmaker's shop of Mr, Edward Shaw has expanded into an emporium
of useful, ornamental and aesthetic articles. The Wright Brothers from
Waltham, Mass., in six years' trading in the same line, have won success
and honorable reputation. Jewelers' wares are also sold by G. L. Geer,
practical watchmaker and engraver, and in the well-filled store of E. E.
Robbins. Druggists have made still greater advancement. Those who remember
the little apothecary shops of former days view with amazement the varied
assortment now displayed in the large and elegant stores of G. E. Dresser,
Davenport & Burt, G. Farley and E. O. Hersey.
The dry goods stores show less numerical gain, but carry a greater amount
of stock than formerly. The list comprises Manning & Leonard, J. E.
Bailey, M. J. Bradley, Simeon Farley, Edward Mesner, Murray & Bugbee, A.
B. Williams. Mesner carries on "The People's Store," opened in 1869, by J.
H. Gardner, and enjoying a wide popularity. The well-known firm of Sharpe
& Green is successfully represented by Mr. Williams. Murray & Bugbee have
recently succeeded to the popular store opened by the O'Briens. Mr. Bailey
was well known as leading salesman in 11 The People's Store." The number
of grocers and provision dealers has very largely increased. Ten leading
groceries figure in place of two, managed by C. M. Bradway, Alfred
Coutois, Edward Fly, Guilbert & Moison, P. M. Leclair, W. H. Mansfield &
Co., Edward Mullan, Morse Mills store, P. O'Leary and Smith Brothers.
These enterprising merchants were mostly strangers, brought by the growing
reputation of Putnam, and have identified themselves with the interests of
the town.
A very flourishing trade in flour, feed and grain is carried on in the
north part of the village, by Bosworth Brothers, who removed from
Woodstock valley to Putnam, about 1870. They run a steam grist mill,
supplying hosts of customers. Meat markets are conducted by Morse &
Darling, Putnam Cash Market Co., Randall & Co., and A. C. Stetson, which
feed the thousands of Putnam and also help sustain the needy towns
adjacent. Refrigerator buildings for the reception of dressed beef from
the West have been provided near the depot, under the charge of R. H.
Bradley. Fish is furnished by H. T. Bugbee and other markets. A former
unknown luxury is now abundantly supplied from the ample ice houses of H.
T. Bugbee and E. E. Lincoln. Bread and other bakerage are prepared by
Bakers Asselin, Labossiere and Lilly, and fruit of every variety is to be
found in its season. In the ready-made clothing interest the letter C
carries all before it. The Connecticut Clothing Company, Bates & Lindsey
proprietors, has a large constituency, and makes proportionate sales. J.
W. Church also makes a specialty of readymade clothing, and goods for men
and boys. Manning & Leonard sell many goods in this line, also, and still
a place is left for the tailor's art, as plied by C. L. Gilpatric, J.
O'Leary, Lea Milot and J. H. York. J. N. Douty for seventeen years has
carried on a successful hat store. Mrs. M. E. Murfey still accommodates
her many friends -with tasteful millinery. Mrs. Thompson and Buchanan,
Miss M. E. Lowe, Madame Breault, Misses M. M. Brady and N. Egan find
abundant patronage in this ever attractive art, while some half-dozen
dressmakers fail to exceed demand for their useful service. Popular shoe
stores are maintained by A. M. Parker and G. W. Ingalls. The latter
succeeds Mr. T. P. Leonard, who removed from Woodstock with his brothers,
M. G. and W. Leonard, and built the tasteful " Leonard Row," on Providence
street. " Shoes of swiftness " and " Sevenleagued boots " might be
included in the stock of Mr. Parker, judging from the facility with which
he traverses the universe. The chief furniture dealer is now Mr. L. E.
Smith. The Fenn Brothers were the first to engage in this business,
removing to Putnam before the organization of the town, and were active in
church and business affairs. Mr. C. N. Fenn has long served as undertaker,
and also deals in pictures, artists' materials and house-furnishing goods.
The music store of W. H. Letters supplies other artistic needs. Such
every-day essentials as coal and wood are to be found in the convenient
coal yards of J. W. Cutler and F. J. Daniels.
Accommodations for stores and business have undergone various
vicissitudes. Again and again fires have devastated the center of trade.
The original brick block, with its historic Quinebaug Hall, built by early
enterprise and sold to Mr. T. H. Bugbee, and the succeeding Bugbee Block,
on the same site, were both destroyed. The stately Union Block, now
occupying the site, was built by substantial capitalists in 1882-83.
Hathaway's, Chesebro's and Wagner's blocks bear the names of those who
assisted in their construction. The first Congregational church edifice
forms part of Manning's store. Central Block, now owned by W. H. Pearson,
was built by Chamberlain and S. P. Fenn. Mr. T. H. Bugbee built the hotel-
that bears his name. The Chickening House was built by Edward Lyon; the
Elm street House by John Ross. A spacious block, with room for holding
courts, is now projected by Messrs. Houghton and Wagner. These gentlemen,
with Messrs. Bugbee, Gardner, Miller, Pearson and Wheaton, are prominently
connected with the building and land interests of Putnam, with which many
others are also more or less associated. One of the older residents, 11r.
Edgar H. Clark, civil engineer, has exceeded all others in connection with
the surveying and laying out of the fast growing town.
The several hotels of Putnam enjoy abundant patronage. Under the efficient
administration of the late D. K. Olney the Bugbee House achieved a high
reputation, well maintained by the present genial proprietor. A number of
boarding houses are well sustained. Pay ne's dining room is also a
well-established institution, while saloons rise and fall at the option of
town voters.
For nearly twenty years after the tide of business had turned to the
valley, money accommodations were still found on the hill-top,
particularly at Thompson Bank. It was not till near the close of the war
of the rebellion that the citizens of Putnam awoke to the conviction that
the business interests of the town demanded local accommodation. The
establishment of a national bank was accordingly discussed at the office
of Hon. Gilbert W. Phillips, March 3d, 1864. Articles of association were
adopted and stock subscribed amounting to $100,000. Application was then
made to the United States Treasury Department, and the requirement of the
law having been fulfilled, the " First National Bank of Putnam" was opened
for business March 23d, in Stockwell's former jeweler's shop. President,
Edmond Wilkinson; cashier, Charles S. Billings; directors, Benjamin C.
Harris, Sabin L. Sayles, Ezra Deane, Rufus S. Mathewson, George Paine, G.
W. Phillips, Chandler A. Spalding, John A. Carpenter. The capital stock
was soon increased by $50,000. A brick building was erected in 1866 and
John A. Carpenter made cashier. 1-1r. Wilkinson was succeeded in the
presidency by Hon. .G. W. Phillips in 1868, who held the position twenty
years. James W. Manning was chosen as his successor. Judge Carpenter still
serves as cashier. Mr. S. R. Spalding has held position in the bank for
nearly twenty years. Messrs. Franklin Bailey and Seth P. Stoddard served
faithfully as bookkeepers. The board of directors consists of J. H.
Gardner. C. J. Alton, E. H. Bugbee, Rufus Pike, Lucius Fitts, with the
president and, cashier.
Putnam Sayings Bank preceded the national bank in date of organization. A
charter was granted May, 1862, to Edmond . Wilkinson, R. M. Bullock, John
O. Fox, R. S. Mathewson, George A. Paine, Horace Seamans, Winthrop Green,
Prescott May, William Field, James NV. Manning, Charles Bliven, Henry G.
Taintor, Charles Osgood, Lorenzo Litchfield, Edgar H. Clark, and George
Buck. July 19th the bank commenced business. Edmond Wilkinson served as
president; G. W. Phillips, secretary and treasurer; trustees, Edmond
Wilkinson, Richmond M. Bullock, John O. Fox, Rufus S. Mathewson, George A.
Paine, Sabin Sayles, Jeremiah Olney, Joseph B. Latham, G. W. Phillips. The
present officers are: President, J. H. Gardner; secretary and treasurer,
Jerome Tourtellotte; trustees, J. H. Gardner, O. H. Perry, C. M. Fenner,
Charles P. Grosvenor, Z. A. Ballard, John A. Carpenter, G. W. Holt, Jr.,
A. Houghton. Deposits reported October 1st, 1888, $1,132,530.72.
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