. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . eldest was cared for by themothers relatives. She married Mr. David Botsford, ofAdrian, Mich., and is now living in Allen, Mich. Shortlyafter the death of his wife, Mr. Sherwood became restlessand dissatisfied. In the summer of 1859 he dissolved part-nership with Mr. Queen and went to Cleveland, Ohio,where he entered the employ of Mr. Crittenden. In thefall of 1859, he left Cleveland and returned to New York,He then went to Perth Amboy, N. J., where he started asmal
. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . eldest was cared for by themothers relatives. She married Mr. David Botsford, ofAdrian, Mich., and is now living in Allen, Mich. Shortlyafter the death of his wife, Mr. Sherwood became restlessand dissatisfied. In the summer of 1859 he dissolved part-nership with Mr. Queen and went to Cleveland, Ohio,where he entered the employ of Mr. Crittenden. In thefall of 1859, he left Cleveland and returned to New York,He then went to Perth Amboy, N. J., where he started asmall shop and did fairly well. He was very desirous ofenlisting in the civil war, but his poor health prevented himdoing so. In 1864, Mr. Sherwood interested capitalists and organizedthe Newark Watch Company. A misunderstandingoccurred, however, in a few months and Mr. Sherwoodretired. He died of consumption in New York City, inOctober, 1872, in his 40th year. He was of a generous nature,always ready to help the poor, and he would deny himselfa meal or a coat any day of his life, to feed and clothe a men- PAST AND PRESENT. 25. THE GODDARD WATCH. dicant. In his prosperous days he always carried a pocket-full of pennies which he would distribute among the street-arabs whom he might meet. was an able writerand his articles, which appeared in The American Horo- logical yournal^ were readwith great interest by thetrade. Mr. Sherwood was a manwho possessed more generalinformation than falls to thelot of most men. He wasup on all scientific subjects,and kept up with the cur-rent literature of the pertaining to mathematics had a charm for him;he delighted in difficult algebraic problems, was a rapidreader, and could read, and take in ten pages to any ordi-nary persons one. He never forgot what he read or could read a description of a city that he had neverseen, and long afterwardsgive a detailed account ofthe streets, homes and notedpeople. We will now re
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