. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. was moved to the Hollowstore. On the south side of the road stands the historic Glebe Housefor a long time occupied by Mr. Gideon Botsford. He was a goldand silver smith. His shop stood a few rods east of his house, along low building. Its front was one large window of many smallpanes of glass. Here all the time pieces of a large district aboutwere repaired, and many of the older inhabitants of this vicinityshow with pride the heavy silver spoons whi
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. was moved to the Hollowstore. On the south side of the road stands the historic Glebe Housefor a long time occupied by Mr. Gideon Botsford. He was a goldand silver smith. His shop stood a few rods east of his house, along low building. Its front was one large window of many smallpanes of glass. Here all the time pieces of a large district aboutwere repaired, and many of the older inhabitants of this vicinityshow with pride the heavy silver spoons which he fashioned out ofthe silver coin they brought to him and bear his name as the street where Mr. Shea now lives was the ancient tavern,but later it was used as a tin shop. Sanford and Dayton sent outtwenty or more carts with every article of tin and wooden ware thenin use. They went as far west as Buffalo, north to the Canadianline, south to Philadelphia and east to Providence. The next building east was the Hollow Store, owned by JabezBacon who lived in the house next to it. The storv of Mr. Bacon 192 the; town and people;. WUODUURV, CO^iNUCTlCUT 193 buying up the salt pork market of the country is too well known torepeat. He kept everything from rum and molasses to the inevitablecalico and black silk. He also sent out Yankee notion peddlers allover the country. ()ne of these peddlers drove into a tavern yardover to York State and was jokingly asked if he had any woodennutmegs for sale. He said he was sorry but was just out of them,but would supplv them on his next trip. He had some turned outand they were so natural that they could not be distinguished fromthe real. And Connecticut has the game as well as the name ofselling wooden nutmegs. Mr. Daniel Curtiss succeeded Mr. l;)aconand at the same time carried on a large business in was pronounced better than silver because it was stronger. Theshop was a long building opposite the store. Thimbl
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