New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1929, Page 13

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 AEA!N_S_T TROLLEY e iy Lo n St aans Bome Nathan Kopolowitz in Crash at = | M ty is making a change the | 1 - t ) ¢ e v t that point and that accident ! noin a in t E = w. No police ac- he first| Mr. M NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, the foundry business from San Booth, wt present site of the South Cc : s 1 Mrs. Mary B. Neumann Observing : : _ : i Her 80th Birthday Anniversary; 7w s o o ; o o s, manufactured cast iron plows, irons, bellows pipes an Descendant of Colonial Settlers :: . 1 brof still at Four Dead in Fire \der. Som to Cantile aking his r Born in This Community When It Was Part of Berlin— it of 1»“_‘11“1\ e Has Seen Village Grow to Important Industrial sl i Rl o Center and Has Had Role in Its Expansion. e Neumann's father suc- | ;. e a n in charge of the foun- their & sensation: in Welcome at Miller Store Mary Bradford Neumann of | ‘ uth Main street today is cele- S0th birthday anniver- Their factory was for ' was known as the ol hi W : 5 il ! ¥ 0% : & g A venue, cr f St 5 ** shop on t st side of Eim of the few remain- , street, about opposite IFranklin stre esidents who were living here 2 but later they moved to the fac lien’ New Dritain was still part of |8 3 formerly occupied by North & the town of Berhn She has ley before their union with Rus Gther distinction possess Erwin on the zratory e has lived et between Elm and Par rlife, with the exception of “I'he site used by he first yecr, i the héuse she now | Corbin’s for the storage of cc occupivs Mrs. Neumann sust 4, 1849, Widow Works Long Hours an- east side of is now nig young son died Got Power From Canal Lt as born here on e ¢ in i birthplace being | B 5 'his shop while originally communi the old house which is still standing ted in part by horsepower h at the corner of Mill and Pond j the benefit of a limite streets, where her parents wers liv- |- 4 the result of one of the earl ing with her uacle, Chauncey Burr, rieces of engineering in town Who owred and operated the old water which had operated a la A her crous nature of th T d horse Shont germs in t days, ic fun- old Methodist at the corner However, READ HERALD CLASSIFIED FOR BEST RESULTS ADS eral was el 1 stood 1 Che church of Main & waterpower grist mill just across| water wheel for Russell & Erwin at | the lock shop pond originally flowed cast from the pond to a point near railroad station where it united with 2 brook flowing north from the swamp behind the present Central Junior High school. North, pioneer New Britain mannfacturer, to whom the city owes much of s present day s built a canal tor the North & Stanley factory lead- ing the water from the wlong tire line of the railroad arcade » the corner of and Churc streets where 1 1 thence sou the g under the road on side into the factory where |ated a large overshot wa After the water had gone the street Paid 8135 For Property ‘ Before she was a year old, her father bought the quarter acre where | she now lives and built her pr | Fome. The price of the iot was § hut Squire Bassett, who owned the property and farmed it, accepted $135 in cash, Nixt door on the mnorth lived s Burt, the lock contractor at North & Stanley factory, later cvonsolidated wiih R ell & Irwin, here Philip Corbin learned the ock business, 1 John Spring, for many ndent of P, & I Neumann's father, other neighbors made minia years MRS, MARY B, NEUSMANN and north ot Burt liv- |~ Berlin \epot in freight and passc frequently stuck in e the first strearm west side it oper- whe aver Her d mann New F was th in town, wighter, buildings a Jestnut door f wo now cluded ¢ Elm and Mrs. which | shops the > farmis out of their plots. Many of these young men who were then re Towers' brickyard now coming into New Britain to work in | This passenger and trucki the growing factories had lived on was arried on by the fatt farms. The lots were gencrally cul- | late William H. Hart tivated out to the strect jines. ki A fow local f trees, all the known Kinds of her « ries, flowers and vegetables occupied the entirc. space. Lile other neigl bors ather kept a horse and a [the term. one or cow, a \wH as pigs, and in the fall. { but most of them w il own hams in the brick “Dutch oven’ built for the purpese nothe cellar, and put in his ‘vinter iuarter of beef. Western meats and grain had not then supplanted the iocal supply and most of the food produced in the vicinity and the srajn ground at the local grist mil Sheep were kept in lLA\).’<A numbe William | J. B. Sar 1nd droves of them paksed the house, SO i \ camt from wells and rain bar- | William Bradford, commander of | buy the small corner lot hetween as the city water system was|the Plymouth forces in King Phil- | 1ilm Park streets. so that h vot installed until several years later, |Ip's Indian wir; Major John Mason, | conld build out (o corner Maple Street a Woods |deputy govern ecticut and | family who lived the Maple street had not been laid out |commander of the point colonial | corner, betwee N and Main but rear the residence of ex-Mayor | forces which broke the power of th abiected @t street was a grove of | Pequot Indians. Her - e sun ut off and, at of \hich are still stand- | father fought through all th t : inown as “Squire North's | palgns of the old French and Tn- |y Woods™ chureh picnics dian war and was an officer in the thougr revolutionary war, and a prisone! leen war for two years on th prison ships anchored off L sceured, M. land. Her ancestors were orig plans to expand 1 settlers of Hartford. Windsor Mr. Sa ediately bought n her 1 Main | Wetherstield, Middletown, Haddam, |an amt it park o water | hi valley be-{Saybrook, Lyme, New London. Nor- | front in New Haven, buill new fac- Arch st wich Lebanon. Guilford and Milford. fories and moved his New ubout on the line of (he present G Her mother was Lucy Lyon of Britain The fir RIN(ETON (LOTHE valley decpencd and was filled al- fin' (ho trade with the West Indies FOR MEN ~ YOUNG MEN e swhinpsoutiiot \\-m.l it was led back to the wes stands. street underncath the side of the * | above culvert, into the second stream the | which flowed north from the swamp. | through the center of the present stalled |} ongers, Frary & Clark property re DUt fanq then out to where Hartford ave- b¥lhue now lays. Near the end of (I i “horse HeD furni; watey will 1s attached to a pold are shaft whi t evolver th wheel w the power and later for smoke Rty owned & Companv. 1 to New Haven stion of Mr. Sargent Bradforl here Descen m Gov Mrs. Neumann conme line of colonial iy escendant crnor mouth colony sm a long Wanted View of Sunvise She is a | TUnder 11 munazement of s expanded and he ther mpted to 168 MAIN STREET “On the Square If we had but one store tomorrow’s sale would be unnecessary. In fact at two o’clock last Saturday we had to call a stop. Cleaned out! The rush ‘found us unprepared, we couldn’t refill from New York on that day, but our order for 900 DRESSES opposite their view few wher werd held. Wost of where HOW stands a § tire high school "W trees still remain o E Surg ed col of “Bassett's Grove” N : 1so were held. Franklin square was h ledge of rocks. brook floved from near Fireet so along the 1 South Main and where picnics ! s establist ws to help. Darius Miller interests ther m is| near her mother's hom whosc nost as 1 as Brook with fwhich was then an important part lofty 1 s was knownzs the of the business of Middletown. Hor- Dark o Johnson phet of Middle his boyhood Woods." 3000 In New Britain New DBritain was ountry lin in 18; said in ed 1o sce sh Middletown wharves wwaiting an still very much own. It separated from and the central part | deep b in that year. Its |load their cargoes out The fac- | Indies on these ships were he ctive opportunity for open to hoys opportunity Trips to the We most ven- became a bord population was tories were small and cach cmploy- | Lonly a few men. The railroad to |t lin was not put through until 1865 and up to that time freight from the South Main teams. I ‘ reached us last Monday and our New York : office was pleased at the response to last + Bt week’s announcement. Stocks Are Too Heavy MAIN STREET Bradfords Come Neumann's father was Bradford of Haddam | brother, P. B. Bradford. had come wricd 10 to New Britain in 1830 and learned to City Sam- Her Mrs factories was hauled down | yel J street to Berlin hy ngers were —i| Quitting ( ! ~waws |l Business |f ( ONE fc- $3@89 Y That Explains Tomcrrow’s Sale! CUT Perfumes! CUT RATES $100 Yardicy waer 85' 24 WE MUST GET OUT. GARMENT IN THE MUST BE SOLD. All-Wool Suits is o . Many Garments Represent 29 8 —$30 Values 0’COATS TOPCOATS $9.90 $G.20 Summer Clothes: Wonderful Values $8.90 up Djer-Kiss ., RATES S100 Yardley ‘i .. 19 T2 O 36 Paris Blossoms .. EVERY STORE Phree Flowers: Silver Poppy Ben Hur J All Sizes — All Materials — All Designs AND THESE ARE NOT HOUSE DRESSES The Unsual Choice of Stouts Also Are Included Many Brand New Fall Creations in This Lot T N R RTINS 7 SRR Positively the last sale of summer merchandise in this store. Even the real highest priced gar- ments are selling at prices usually asked for m'(ii- 3ac Barbasol Day Golli Wog Sweet Pea D 35¢ 50¢ Dr, Tooth Brush Dream Coty's Chypre st Jockey Club and others at — CUT RATES — $1.00 Blonden Shampoo e Tooth raste S B b 60c Pompeian e Vanishing « 20¢ B3¢ Gem Cream 39 Infanta Yardicy Blades — CASTILE e Powder LaBlache 32 April showers Talcum R You can believe your friends. They've been here and wou't hesitate to tell you why a Jay-Cobbs’ dress represents greater ue than anything they have bought. How many stores refund money without question?, Without red tape of any kind? Jay-Cobbs will do that for any dissatisfied cus- tomer and we don’t mean “another dress,” “something else™ or a credit slip, either. TO OUR STORE We Mean YOUR MONEY REFUNDED TR nary dresses. Big buying power plus a thorough knowledge of what's what in the ready to wear market aad willingness to buy back our merchandise bring the crowds of women of all walks Hosiery Values! Sheer Allen's Servioe Weight st Quality new shiades 1 oN 3 pair $ The Box French OUR $22 DE LUXE SUITS Hard Worsteds—Heavy Serges—All sizes to 50 . . . $14' 0 The Smartest Styles ODD PANTS For werk and dress. From the finest suitings. Match up your old coats and vests. Sizes 28 to 50 Service! Special Chifton Pirst Quality @1 20 Value! Picot Top Sitk Hose Service Weight $1.00 $1.15 3 palv S285 | 3 palr S35 ,mn to Top S1.63 “atue Buy By the ascs Super Kayon Large sio Allen’s = 238 MAIN STREE 168 MAIN STREET Always “On the Square” Each