business. He and his brother John Coe carried on the tannery business when their father left for New Haven.
    Julius C. Coe was also prominent in local government after the formation of the new town of Beacon Falls. He was the first town clerk and treasurer of Beacon Falls, as well as State Representative in 1877. In politics he was identified as a Republican and in religion he participated actively and generously in the Methodist Church at Pine's Bridge, which later moved into the center and eventually became the United Church on Wolfe Avenue.
    He moved from the town in 1878, going to West Haven. His brother, John Coe, maintained the firm in Beacon Falls until 1882, when the land was sold to John Bronson of Waterbury. Alterations were made to the building, and it was used for the manufacture of brass novelties.

JOHN WOLFE: WORKED FOR THE INCORPORATION OF BEACON FALLS

    John Wolfe was the agent of the Home Woolen Company. In 1863, this Hartford based firm purchased the Rubber Company property after that enterprise moved to Long Island. The place had been unused for three years, and the area was hard hit economically. The Home Woolen Company purchased the factory, water power privileges and about 30 houses, and considerable undeveloped land. The buildings were repaired under Wolfe's direction. Eight sets of machinery were put into the factory, and 40,000 yards of cloth were manufactured each month. The company increased its capacity and began to manufacture woolen shawls in 1864. At its peak, the company manufactured 13,000 shawls per month.
    Wolfe, having been closely associated with the people of the area through his business enterprise, became one of the leaders for the creation of a separate town, which was achieved in 1871. It should be noted that this was a time of peak prosperity for the Home Woolen Mill in Beacon Falls. That company had employed practically all the population of the community. There was some sentiment that the new town should be called "Home," in honor of the part the plant played in the creation of the new town.
    However, other minds prevailed, and the village took the