Hartford, Conn., as a manufacturing, business and commercial center; with brief sketches of its history, attractions, leading industries, and institutions (1889) (14597875930)

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Title: Hartford, Conn., as a manufacturing, business and commercial center; with brief sketches of its history, attractions, leading industries, and institutions ..
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Hartford (Conn.). Board of Trade
Subjects: Hartford (Conn.) -- Commerce Hartford (Conn.) -- Industries Hartford (Conn.) -- Description and travel
Publisher: Hartford, Board of Trade
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries



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for nurses. Gurdon W. Russell, M. D., president; J. B. Bunce, vice-president;Ward W. Jacobs, secretary and treasurer. OLD PEOPLES HOME. As an appendage to the hospital the Old Peoples Home wasopened for the reception of inmates December 1, 1884. Its primaryaim is to provide under certain restrictions permanent and comfortablequarters for the aged of both sexes, who have through misfortuneslapsed from better circumstances into a condition of partial depend-ence, or who through the death of friends or other causes find sucha refuge desirable. Its beneficence is not restricted by sectarian,local, or race limitations, except that applicants for admission mustbe citizens of Connecticut, not under sixty years old, and in reducedcircumstances. The grounds and building cost $120,940.20. At theclose of the last year there were forty-six permanent inmates andten boarders. From lack of funds the Home is largely dependenton current contributions for support. P. M. Hastings, M. D., is supervisor.
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