. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. he mammoth stuffed whale which was exhibited ina tent near the Orton Tavern. She well remembers the first Irishman who came to town andhow the people locked the doors and windows as he passed throughthe street. It is impossible to tell of all the changes that have taken place inWoodbury, as a respected citizen found out years ago when he wroteto a relative in the far west. He concluded by saying: I can standin my door and hear a half dozen pianos, bu
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. he mammoth stuffed whale which was exhibited ina tent near the Orton Tavern. She well remembers the first Irishman who came to town andhow the people locked the doors and windows as he passed throughthe street. It is impossible to tell of all the changes that have taken place inWoodbury, as a respected citizen found out years ago when he wroteto a relative in the far west. He concluded by saying: I can standin my door and hear a half dozen pianos, but I see but one acre ofrye. Woodbury. Conn. John O. Martin. August 26, 1900.—On the west side of Main Street, centrallysituated between the North and Methodist Churches, is the businesslocation kmown as the Corner Store, now the mercantile estab-lishment of Louis E. Dawson. In August, 1884, G. F. Morris and Louis E. Dawson were asso-ciated in the dry goods, clothing and grocery business. The seniormember of the firm retired in 1893 and is now engaged in businessin the Hotchkissville store of General Merchandise. WOODULUV, CONXIXTICLT 219. O Pi w o wK 220 THE TOWN^ AND PEOPLE Louis E. Dawson, who has been identified with this place of l)usi-ness for seventeen years, and during- tne past eight years has beenowner and proprietor, is one of the enterprising and prosperousmerchants of Woodbury. The building has received several ad-ditions and the business now comprises different departments, in-cluding a large millinery establishment. The North Woodbury post otlice was established in ( )ctober,1889, and located in this building, G. F. Morris and afterward Dawson being the appointed postmasters. Erwin Dawson is theowner and proprietor of a large boot and shoe business conductedin the new store recently added to the south side of the main build-ing. On Main Street, south from the store of L. E. Dawson, stands asul)stantial brick building, rendered fire proof, which contains the
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