. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. name was changed to the Home Brewing Company. Theplant had a capacity of ten thousand barrels at the time of the purchase and additionshave since been made, increasing the capacity to one hundred thousand barrels, whileemployment is given to fifty-five people. In the meantime improvements have been made inthe e(]uipment, horse power being supplanted by motor power, while modern machinery hasbeen introduced. Tlicy have their own electric light i>lant and their water system and theiroutput is largely sold to local and suburban trade. Mr. Loewith was also
. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. name was changed to the Home Brewing Company. Theplant had a capacity of ten thousand barrels at the time of the purchase and additionshave since been made, increasing the capacity to one hundred thousand barrels, whileemployment is given to fifty-five people. In the meantime improvements have been made inthe e(]uipment, horse power being supplanted by motor power, while modern machinery hasbeen introduced. Tlicy have their own electric light i>lant and their water system and theiroutput is largely sold to local and suburban trade. Mr. Loewith was also an organizer of theAmerican Bank & Trust Company of this city, of whicli he is now a director. In New Haven, Connecticut, in 1881, Mr. Loewitli was united in marriage to MissBella Herz and they became the parents of four children: Walter, who is now superin-tendent of the brewery; Linda, the wife of Leonard Asheim, an architect of Bridgeport;Florence, the wife of Harry A. Giddstein, an attorney: and Herbert, who is engaged in the. SIGMUND LOE^VITH BKlD(iEroKT AND VICINITY 209 real estate business. The wife and motlier passed away in July, 1914, and in November,1915, Mr. Loewith wedded Miss Lena Marcus, of New Haven. In his political views Mr. Loewith is a democrat and on various occasions has beencalled to public office. He served as assessor from 1891 until 1893 and has recently com-pleted twelve years service on the board of apportionment and He was a memberof the city council from his ward in 18,sy and 1800 and he has always been an active factorin local politics, giving stalwart support to the principles in which he believes. In MasonryMr. Loewith has membership in both the lodge and council and he is also identified withthe Odd Fellows, the Elks and the Knights of Iythias. He belongs, moreover, to theTurnverein, the Germania Singing .Society, the Liederkranz, tlie Algonquin Club and theHarmony Club—associations which indicate much of the nature of his interest
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