Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . 134 Ipicturesque 1Rcw Uondon. Mr. JAiiES P. SuLLiVAX was bornin New Britain, Connecticut, August29th, 187:3. His father, wlio died abouttwenty-four years ago, was James Alary Gorman Sullivan, hismotiier, is still living, and resides withher son. When Imt nine years of ageMr. Sullivan commenced his careeras a self-supporting young man. In1889 he began as laundryman in theHotel , New Britain. Fronilaundryman hebecame ni
Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . 134 Ipicturesque 1Rcw Uondon. Mr. JAiiES P. SuLLiVAX was bornin New Britain, Connecticut, August29th, 187:3. His father, wlio died abouttwenty-four years ago, was James Alary Gorman Sullivan, hismotiier, is still living, and resides withher son. When Imt nine years of ageMr. Sullivan commenced his careeras a self-supporting young man. In1889 he began as laundryman in theHotel , New Britain. Fronilaundryman hebecame night por-ter,and from nightporter he waspromoted toa clerkship inthe same a clerk in theRusswin Mr. Sul-livan served threeyears. He wasthen called ujjonto assume themanagement ofthe Hotel Colum-bia, one of NewBritains leadinghotels. He hasalso representedthe New BritainMachine Com-pany, and spentfifteen monthstravelling in theiremploy, sellingengines and woodworking machin-ery. In JAMES P. SULLIVAN,1900 Mr Sul- *™* •^o^*0P-S3e Sfee-Near Union Depot livan secured the proprietorsliip of TheWinthrop, in New London. Tliis hotelwas in his hands but a short time whenits furnishings and interior appoint-ments were entirely destrojed by first thought this occurrence maybe deemed a very unfortunate an immediate pecuniary stand-point it certainly was a misfortune :but eventually it will revert to a gainfor the proprietiir, for the house is nowcompletely refurnished and refitted, country. He has made his own wav in and is doing a prosjjerous business. Itis the jircsent proprietors determinationthat The Winthrop shall be maintainedon a business status as enterprising andujiright as that of any hotel in tiie a commercial house The Wintiiropof to-day is a first-class hostelry. NewLondon possesses a number of finehotels, yet the addition of one more ofa high character will lie of greatbenefit tn the city. Mr. Sullivan hasevidently graspedthe knowl
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