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The Town Crier
Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut
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Col. William Thomson, Newington's oldest retail merchant on the Berlin Turnpike, retired last week after 15 years at Bill Thomson's Surplus. Known as Connecticut's greatest surplus dealer, the genial figure plans a European winter with his wife before returning to Wethersfield.
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Col. William Thomson, the oldest retail merchant on the Berlin Turnpike, Newington, retired last week after 15 years.
A popular figure locally and throughout the area, he operated Bill Thomson's Surplus.
Col. Thomson, often referred to himself as the 'greatest surplus dealer in Connecticut".
Many will agree with him.
A genial and personable merchant, he will be missed by local residents. He and his wife plan to spend the winter in Europe, returning to their Wethersfield home in early spring.
The turnpike's rapid and progressive advancement will no longer include one of its leading proponents, Col. William Thomson.
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Berlin Turnpike, Newington
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Last Week
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Col. William Thomson, the oldest retail merchant on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, retired after 15 years operating Bill Thomson's Surplus. A popular local figure who called himself the greatest surplus dealer in Connecticut, he will be missed. He and his wife plan to winter in Europe and return to their Wethersfield home in early spring.