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CO.
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pages for Index
to
Business Notices.
�INTRODUCTORY.
Nearly three centuries have elapsed since the territory now
included within Dover's limits was first visited by white men
and this vast period of time has been so crowded with incident,
has witnessed so many stirring and decisive events and has brought about
so great a number of radical changes in modes of government, manners of
living, habits of thought, and methods employed in manufacturing and in
•commerce, that even were this brief sketch to be so extended that it would fill a goodly volume it
-would still be but an incomplete record of the doings which have transformed a howling wilderness
into one of the most important, flourishing and beautiful cities in New Hampshire. The Seventeenth
;
Century had but barely opened when the expedition, which was to number among its results the first
visitation by civilized man of this region, left England, for it was the tenth day of April, 1603, that
two tiny vessels sailed from the port of Bristol, sent out by the enterprising merchants of that place
on a voyage of discovery and exploration. Tiny indeed were these vessels— so tiny in fact that both
of them could easily be stored in a corner of the hold of one of the great steamships now so common,
for the larger vessel was of but fifty tons burden while her companion was only half that capacity.
But, small as they were, they reached the shore of the new world in safety under the skillful captain-ship of Martin Pring, and from them a boat expedition was sent up the Pascataqua River for a
-distance of twelve miles or so.
"Very goodly groves and woods and sundry sorts of beasts" were
^een by the
itheir errand
little band of explorers, but no attempt to found a settlement was made, the purpose of
being merely to gain an idea of " the lay of the land."
�DOVER AXD
4
OF IXTEREST.
ITS POIXTS
Eleven years later, or March 3, 16U,no less a personage tban Capt. John Smith, of Pocahontas fameembarked from London and reached Monhegan on the thirtieth day of the following month. After
arriving at this point he built seven boats, and in one of these, accompanied by eight men, he entered
the Pascataqua. At this time there was not, so far as is known, a single European residing at any
point on the long coast line extending from Plymouth to the French settlement on the island of Blount
Desert, although scattered along it at sparse intervals were places temporarily visited by fishermen.
This state of affairs continued for nearly a decade after Smith's visit, the time and manner of its-
termination being stated in Hubbard's "History of
New
England
"'
thus
:
THE KIRSX SETTLEMENT.
other gentlemen in the west of England, belonging to the cities of Exeter,.
having obtained patentsShrewsbury, and the towns of Plymouth, Dorchester, etc.,
made some attempts at beginning a
for several parts of the country of New England,
They sent over
plantation in some place about the Pascataqua River about the year 1623.
"Some merchants and
Bristol,
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
�DOVER ASD
ITS FOISTS
OF IS TBREST.
But happily it is no longer necessary to depend upon mere probabilities
a dav's journey distant.
to establish the date of Dover's settlement, for a few years ago there was discovered among the files
This paper is
-of Suffolk Court, an original document which determines it beyond a reasonable doubt.
in the form of a petition for a confirmation of a sale of territory made by Tahanto, Sagamore of
The
Penacook, in 1636, to William Hilton, Sr., and his son, 'William Hilton, Jr., the petitioner.
than
was presented
petition
-extract
in
1660, and fully covers the point at issue as will be seen
by the following
:
William Hilton, came over into New England about the
yor petitioner came about one yeare & an halfe after, and in a little
tyme following settld ourselves upon the River of Pascataq with Mr. Edw. Hilton, who were the
"'
first English planters there
" MVJiereas,
^eare
Anno
:
your
Dom
petitioner's father,
1621,
:
&
—
The petitioner was a nephew of Edward
known that his father came to Plymouth in
Hilton and bore a high reputation for integrity.
the ship Fortune,
November
11,
1621,
and that
It
is
his
wife and children followed in July or Aua'ust, 1623, or in other words after an inter\-al of about a year
- the evidence is conclusive that Edward
Hilton settled at
:and a half, as stated in the petit:
Dover in 1623, and as such is
the fact Dover is entitled to the
bonor of being the first settled
town in Xew Hampshire, and
Hilton to the distinction of having been the first permanent
settler in the State.
The exact
itively
is
of the
locality
settlement
original
known, that
is
not pos-
is
to say
it
not established by record, but
tradition places it at the extreme
southern point of Dover, and
authorities very generally agree
that this tradition is worthy of
credence.
Certainly
a
more
advantageous spot could not
have been selected, for it was
-easy of access by waterways,
which always form the chief and
St.
means of commuvirgin and wooded country
Thomas" Chtech a.xd Lafayette's Headqcaetees.
-often the only
the broad expanse of water on all sides but one rendered
impossible for the savases to approach in anv considerable force unseen, and the great
abundance of fish, so easily available at certain seasons, afforded an unlimited and invaluable food"
-supply which insured the settlers against that famine which was a by no means uncommon experience
nication in a
;
it practically
•of
Xew
England pioneers
less
fortunatelv located.
From an
aesthetic point of view, also, the choice
is now a popular summer resort.
Despite these advantages of location the work of settlement proceeded very slowly, Hubbard
stating that in 1631 "there were but three houses in all that part of the country adjoining the
was
a wise one, for the scenery
is
beautiful and varied in this region which
Pascataqua River. There had also been some expense about salt works."
The title under which Edward Hilton and his associates in England held their lands was some-what vague and unsatisfactory so they made application to have it more specifically defined. All the
territory on this continent between the fortieth and the forty-eighth degrees of north latitude was
controlled by an organization generally called the ''Plymouth Council," which held and disposed of
4he lands within these limits by virtue of letters patent received from the King, November 3, 1606,
�DOVER AND
6
ITS POINTS OF INTEREST.
body which made the grant desired by the Dover settlers and those associated witht
was issued March 12, 1630, and as all the land titles in Dover and several neighboring townsproceed from it it is of sufficient interest to warrant our giving it almost verbatim
anrl
it
them.
wa-s this
It
:
"
Now know
yee that the said President
&
Councell by Virtue
&
Authority of his Majties said
Letters Patents, and for and in consideracon lliat Edward Hilton & his Associates hath already at his
and their owne proper costs and charges transported sundry servants to plant in New England aforesaid
by the natives Wecanacohunt otherwise Hiltons' point lying som two leagues from
New England aforesaid where they have already Built som
houses, and planted Corne, And for that he doth further intend by God's Divine Assistance, to
transport thither more people and cattle, to the good increase and advancement & for the better
settling and strengthing of their plantacon as also that they may be better encouraged to proceed in
soe pious a work which may Especially tend to the propagacon of Religion and to the Great Increase
of Trade to his Majties Realmes and Dominions, and to the advancement of pulilique plantaeon, Have
given granted Enfeoifed and Confirmed, and by this their p'sent writing doe fully clearly and
absolutely give grant enfeoffe and confirm unto the said Edward Hilton his heires and assignes for
ever, all that part of the River Pascataquack called or known by the name of Wecanacohunt or
Hiltons' Point witb the south side of the said River, up to the flail of the River, and three miles into
Together with all the Shoares, Creeks, Bays Harbors
the Maine Land by all the breadth aforesaid.
and Coasts, alongst the sea within the limits and Bounds aforesaid with the woods and Islands next
adjoyneing to the said Lands, not being already granted by the said Councell unto any other person or
persons together alsoe with all the Lands River mines Minerals of what kinde or nature soever, woods
Quarries, Marshes, Waters, Lakes, ffishings. Huntings, Hawkings ffowlings, Comodities Emolurats and
hereditaments whatsoever withall and singular their or to the said Lands lying within the same Limitsunto the said Edward Hilton his heirea,^
or Bounds belonging or in any wise appertaining
Associates and Assignes forever to the onely proper use and behoof of the said Edward Hilton hi»
heires Associates & Assignes for ever, yielding and paying unto our Soveraigne Lord the King oneflSftb part of Gold and Silver Oares, and another ffifth part to the Councell aforesaid and their
successors to be holden of the said Councell and their successors by the rent hereafter in these p'sentsReserved, yielding and paying therefor yearly for ever unto the said Councell tlieir successors or
Assignes for every hundred Acres of the said Land in use the sume of twelve pence of Lawfull
money of England into the hands of the Rent gatherers for the time being of the said Councell yr
successors or Assignes for all services whatsoever."
at a place there called
the
mouth
of the River Pascataquack in
.
.
.
Nearly a year and a half elapsed before the actual delivery of the land, this ceremony being^
performed July 7, 1631, by Thomas Lewis, acting under power of attorney from the Council. It wasdelivered on the premises, the witnesses being Thomas Wiggin, William Hilton, Samuel Sharpe, and
James Downe.
No
record appears of any history of the Dover settlement during the time between the date of
the grant and the formal delivery of the land, and indeed the records of the early history of this
colony are exceptionally meagre and unsatisfactory, especially when compared with those of the
and the reason of this difference is plain. Men possessed of
resulting from them, naturally take care to see that full
and clear records are made of the origin and progress of that movement, that their ways may be
justified and their convictions and sacrifices appreciated by their successors, and in time, by all manThen again, the history of such an undertaking cannot but be of peculiar interest to the
kind.
student of humanity and must of necessity contain more of romance and of unusual happenings than
the history of an enterprise carried on by those seeking to better merely their worldly position, and so
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
colonies,
peculiar ideas and identified with a
movement
actuated by the commonplace motives which animate people in general. The Pilgrims of Plymouth
and the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay did not leave the old country because they could not gain a.
satisfactory livelihood there, or because they thought the New World offered more opportunities for
�DOVER AND
ITS POINTS
OF INTKHEST.
7
the accumulation of wealth, but because they sought that liberty of conscience which was denied them
in England
but while this motive was common to them both there was one essential point of
difference between them which is now generally overlooked, the result being that Puritan and Pilgrim
are almost synonymous terms in the popular mind, the only distinction made being that the Puritans
settled at one point on the coast and the Pilgrims at another.
Yet their convictions were radically
;
different, for the Pilgrims felt themselves obliged to separate entirely
from the Church of England and
but had conscientious
scruples concerning some of its ceremonies.
The New Hampshire colonists belonged to neither i)arty.
They held no peculiar ideas concerning Church or State and had no theories of terapoi-al or spiritual
to discountenance iis
existence, while the Puritans recognized
that church
Central Avenue, Looking South.
government differing from those accepted
in England, their only object in braving the dangers and
being the acquisition of wealth.
Of course this motive was
mixed with various others, such as a liking for a life of adventure and an ambition to gain a social
position denied to many of them in the Old World but they were guided in their affairs and encouraged
in their efforts by no dominating, conscientious conviction peculiar to themselves, and so the early
discomforts of
life
in the wilderness
;
historians gave but
the
number
little
heed to their enterprises and the records now extant'have mostly to do with
of beaver skins and other furs obtained
from the Indians, the amount^^of
fish
cured for
the English market, and other prosaic happenings.
The most prominent man among those witnessing the delivery of the lands to Edward Hilton was
Captain Thomas Wiggin, who probably represented the Bristol merchants who hadjtaken that portion
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DOVER AND
ITS POINTS
OF INTEREST
now comprised within Dover's limits as their own. He returned to England the following year to get^
men and means to carry on the work of settlement bnt proceedings were delayed on account of
negotiations for the sale of the property, they being brought to a successful conclusion in 1633. The
Bristol men disposed of their interests for the sum of 2150 pounds, and it is said that the purchasers
were the Puritan Lords, Say and Brook, George Willys and William Whiting, but there were
evidently others besides these judging from the subsequent records relating to the property. This
change in ownership brought about a change also in the religious auspices under which the colony was
conducted, for
Edward Hilton was an adherent
of the
Church of England, while his successor, Captain
Thomas Wiggin, was of Puritan sympathies.
He is spoken of in a letter written
June 22, 1633, to Governor Winthrop, of
Massachusetts, as follows
:
"Before I end, I must not forgett to
put you in minde of one that is cominge
whoe hath deserved exceedingly
your father & the plantation, many
wayes he discovered ( under God ) our
enemies plotts, ifc helpt to prevent them
he hath also dispossest our enemies of
their hope, Pascataqua, and intends to
plant him selfe and many gracious men
there this sommer.
Noe doubt but this
to you,
of
;
;
may
be and wil be by diverse
reported to you
;
in this shipj)
but out of the mouth of
diverse witnesses the truth
is
confirmed.
and you all have cause to blesse
God that you have soe good a neighbour
as Capt. Wiggin."
I have,
October
10,
1633,
Wiggin landed
at
Salem, Mass., with "about thirty" colo-
Dover, "some of whom were of
and of some account for
religion," and the party proceeded withnists for
good
estate
out delay
Point.
to the settlement
at
Hilton's
They were accompanied by Rev.
William Leverich, " an able and worthy
Puritan Minister," and a meeting-house
was built the following year, or in 1634,
First Pakish Courch.
so that this parish has the honor of being
the first to be established in New Hampshire.
Captain Wiggin did not long remain in control of the
colony, being succeeded in 163V by Rev. George Burdett, who was made Governor by agreement
of the people who were otherwise destitute of civil government, as the corporation under whose
auspices the settlement was being developed had been organized merely for planting and trading
purposes and had no governing powers.
About December, 1638, he was succeeded by Captain John Underbill, who came to Dover that
Underbill was a brave
year on account of his being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
soldier but^appears to have been unprincipled and utterly untrustworthy, both in private and public life.
Underbill was succeeded as chief magistrate by Thomas Roberts, ancestor of the very large
family of that name to be found throughout New Hampshire and Maine.
The Pascataqua plantations came under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts in 1641, this change
being made with the full consent of the people, as important concessions were made to individuals and
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ITS POINTS OF INTEREST.
9
to the towns, and the colonists ( those of Dovpi- especially were tired of the confusion arising from
the contests of those favoring and those opposing annexation. They knew that no effective resistance
could be made if Massachusetts sought to gain her end by force of arms, and, as they made excellent
)
terras (Massachusetts granting everything in exchange for the simple title of sovereignity,) their
The Pascataqua towns
their course was undoubtedly the wisest one that could have been taken.
remained under Massachusetts jurisdiction for nearly forty years, and so fully were their rights
respected and so much did they prosper while this state of affairs continued that the majority of the
people were reluctant to accept the mandate which made New Hampshire a royal province and severed
their connection with Massachusetts.
The thirty years following the anne.^ntioii of Dover tn ^Iissachusotts was comparatively
Morrill nLocK, Franklin Square.
tineventful, hut this period was to be followed
by one the
like of
which the colony had never known
for they had thus far lived at peace with the Indians, who had cordially welcomed the early settlers
but long-continued abuse, cheating and contempt of the redskins by many of the colonists at last had
their natural effect, and in 1675 the first general war with the Indians commenced, the first blood-shed
;
•occurring at Oyster River, in September of that year.
Interesting and romantic as the history of these Indian troubles
influence upon the fortunes of the colony,
is
and important
we cannot give them even passing notice
as
was their
as the exigencies of
space compel us to proceed at once to the events attending the birth of the present Dover, for old as
the town is in one sense, in another it is comparatively young, for it was truly " born again" after the
advent of the manufacturing enterprises which inspired it with such life and vigor that in a few years
�DO VER AND
10
ITS POINTS
OP INTEREST.
caught up with and passed by every town in New Hampshise but one, Dover being second only to>
Portsmouth in population for nearly a score of years.
The last year in which Dover blood was shed upon Dover soil was in 1725, during the French and
it
Indian War, but many of the townspeople lost their lives during the Revolution, for the people were
heart and soul in favor of that war and were well represented in the Continental armies.
The
population of the town in 17V6 was less than it had been in 1700, being but 1666, and at the close of
it was still less and the town, and in fact the entire country, was poor, much indebt,
and struggling against the many disadvantages of a worthless currency.
The effects of the war
the Revolution
continued long after the close of the struggle, but soon after the establishment of the Constitution the
industries and commerce of the country began to revive, although years elapsed before Dover began
new order of things.
The first United States census, taken just a.
found Dover with a population of 1998, an increase of 132 in fifteen years, and
the result of the census of 1800 was even more discouraging, while that of 1810 was but little better,.
to feel the full benefits of the
century ago,
in 1790,
Franklin Square, Dover.
and that of 1820 indicated slow progress, but from 1820 to 1830 the old town " made up for lost time""
in a most decided manner, and progress was so rapid and pronounced thereafter that in 1855 it
wa»
deemed necessary to have a city charter in order that the business of voting could be carried out in one
day, instead of extending over two or three as was frequently the result of the unwieldy towi*
organization, and in order that all public business might be more efiiciently and promptly transacted.
At this time the area of Dover was practically the same as now, it having been greatly reduced
from the original township which included the present City of Dover, Somersworth, Rollinsford,
Durham, Wadbury, Lee, Newington and probably a part of Greenland. A small portion of the lower
eastern end of Rollinsford was restored to Dover in 1879.
�DO VER AND ITS PO/M'S OF INTEREST.
DOVEK AS A
li
CIXV.
Dover was signed June 29, 1855, and the charter was aewptc<l
August 15, 1855, the first mayor taking the oath of office and
the city government being inaugurated March 25, 1856.
The great increase in wealth and population which caused the town government after an cxisience
of 222 years to be superseded by a city organization, was chiefly brought about by the cotton industry
which had its origin here in 1812, when the Dover Cotton Factory was incorporated with a capital of
$50,0(10, this company building a factory two miles above the Lower Falls, as it was then thought
This
that the i)ower at the latter point was fully taken up by the saw and grist mills there located.
establishment was long known as the Upper Factory and was not so successful as its projectors had
The
by
act incorporating the City of
the townspeople at a meeting held
supposed
it
would be
;
but they had strong faith
in the
future of the cotton industry and
in
1821 they
Centkal Square, Dovjsk.
extended their operations very considerably, obtaining control of the Lower Falls and building thefirst cotton mill erected in the village ; the capital of the company having been increased to $500,000.
It was again increased, June 17, 1823, to $1,000,000 and the name of the corporation was changed from
the " Dover Cotton Factory " to the " Dover Manufacturing
Company," a
third increase of capital
The company failed to make the enterprise
being made June 20, 1826 when it became $1,500,000.
profitable, however, and was succeeded by a corporation which still exists and which has made the
undertaking one of the most extensive and best-known of the kind in the world. This is the " Cocheco
Manufacturing Company," incorporated June 27, 1827, with a capital of $1,500,000, and now operating
Connected with this
five mills and manufacturing some 32,000,000 yards of cloth per annum.
Works their product amounting to about 50,000,000 yards per
two establishments consuming 12,000 bales of cotton a year. Employment is given to
The plant of machinery in these mills
2,000 operatives and the monthly pay-roll amounts to $50,000.
includes 100,000 spindles and 2,443 looms.
enterprise are the Cocheco Print
annum
;
the
;
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Some conception
ITS POINTS
OF INTEREST.
of the effect which the establishment of cotton manufacturing and of other
may be gained by comparing the increase in population in the years
following their introduction with that of previous years. In 1790 the population of Dover was 1998
in 1800 it was 2062, a gain of 64 in ton years.
In ISIO it had become 2228, a gain of 166, and in 1820
it was 2871, a gain of G-t3.
But during the decade following, or that in which the cotton business was
founded, there was an increase in population of almost 100 i)er cent., the number of inhabitants in 1830
being 5449, or 2578 more than in 1820, And the increase in wealth was even more decided, for the
industries had upon the town
;
taxable property more than doubled in amount and the legitimate consequence of the era of prosperity
which had dawned upon the community was to be seen in the many new streets which had been laid
out, the new bridges which had been built, the hundreds of new dwelling houses which h.ad been
constructed, and the new church edifices which had been erected. Nor were these the only results of
the changed condition of affairs. This same decade witnessed the opening of the Dover Bank and of
the Savings Bank of the County of Strafford, the incorjioration of the Dover Aqueduct Company and
Central Avenue, Dover, Looking North.
the establishment of two newspapers, the Gazette and the Inquirer, making three local publications of
Dover Sun, had been founded some thirty years before.
this kind, as the
From
1830 to 1840 the growth of the town was by no means so large as during the preceding
was not confined to Dover for the whole country was injuriously
•decade, but this check in progress
affected by the conditions then prevailing.
There was great uncertainty as to the action of the
government on the nullification and tariff questions, disastrous speculations in Eastern land had shaken
•confidence and unsettled values, and this condition of affairs was aggravated by the suspension of
specie payments and the subsequent financial panics which destroyed some great business enterprises,
crippled many more and caused capital to be as timid as it had formerly been venturesome.
The gain in population from 1840 to 1850 was almost double that of the preceding ten years it
being 1728, making the total number of inhabitants 8186.
This decade witnessed the advent of the
�i
DOVER AAD
ITS POINTS
OF INTEREST.
i;j:
As a whole these changes wereand in some cases were utterly destroyed, notably,
that conducted by the Dover Packet Ccmpany, which had been in successful operation for many yearsas it furnished the sole means of intercourse between Dover and the business world and so transported
Many vessels were utilized and at one time Dover's commerce
all the freight to and from the town.
with Boston was greater than that of any other place east of New York, Portsmouth exceptedNaturally " the Landing" had long been the centre of business but later the opening of the Boston &
Maine Railroad, in 1841, and the building, a few years later, of the Cocheco Railroad to Alton,,
business deserted the Landing gradually and established itself convenient to the railroad.
Within the;
past ten or twelve years the shipping interests of Dover have revived and a large, well-equipped fleet;
of coasting vessels now sail from this port.
railway, which worked great changes in the business of the town.
beneficial
but
individual
enterprises suffered
Residenck of Jonathan Sawyer, Esq.
Dover's importance as a distributing point for trade in the interior declined very materially, of
was more than compensated for by the development
course, after the building of the railroads, but this
of local interests.
But
little
this period the
town became a
city
of gas in the houses and streets,
eflicient
made from 1850 to 1860, the increase being but 316, but during
and many valuable improvements were inaugurated, such as the use
better sidewalks and roadways, a police court and a more prompt and
gain in population was
enforcing of the laws.
become 9,874, showing an increase of 1,.372 during the decade, and in
1880 the figures were 11,693, a gain of 1,819 in ten years.
By the census of 1890 Dover has a
population of 12,780, showing an increase of 1,093 and proving that she is fully maintaining her
In 1870 the population had
among New Hampshire cities.
As has before been stated, the rapid development
position
of Dover during the years immediately preceding and following the adoption of a city charter, was not due entirely to the cotton industi-y but to-
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14
the combined effects of this and other branches of manufacture, prominent among the latter being
the woolen industry which was established here by Alfred I. Sawyer, founder of tlie enterprise now
on by the Sawyer Woolen Company and known throughout the country.
The boot and shoe industry has been and is another potent factor in the building up of the town
and city, it having attained large proportions since its introduction in 1847. In fact, when the business is good, more hands are employed in this than in any other local industry and the very magnitude
of the trade prevents our giving it the attention it deserves, for were we to make anything like
•carried
detailed mention of each of the houses engaged in
As
it,
the limits of our space
far back as 1854 there were eight shoe factories in town,
period, and at the present time
with any
Dover has some establishments
some
would be far exceeded.
of which were very large for that
of this kind that will
compare favorably
in the State.
Boots and shoes are not the only leather goods that are manufactured in Dover on a very large
Williams & Sons are extensively engaged in the production of leather
belting and lacings, thej' operating one of the largest factories of the kind in the country.
The banks of Dover have rendered such efficient aid in developing the resources of the city, that
the history of each and all of them will well repay careful study.
The educational facilities of Dover are excellent and the history of their origin and development
is very interesting, but the necessity of keeping this sketch within its assigned limits compels us to
pass it by. Franklin Academy, incorporated in 1805, has a high reputation and numbers among its
graduates many men who have won distinction in public, professional and business life. The pnblic
schools are liberally supported and efficiently conducted, so that by no means the least of Dover's
many advantages as a place of residence is the opportunity afforded to give one's children a sound,
practical and thorough education.
scale, for the firm of Isaac B.
The Church societies of the city embrace nearly
commodious church edifices adorn the streets.
all
the
more prominent
religious sects, and
many
Fraternal and benevolent societies are also well represented, the Masons being especially numerous
and
Orphan Council, No. 1, was organized April 2.3, 1832, and has the honor of being the
oldest council in the State. The Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, and other prominent societies have large memberships and do much to promote sociability and alleviate distress.
influential.
It is just
about a century since the
first
newspaper published
in
Dover appeared, and the history
many journalistic failures and successes since that time would make a large but very interesting
volume. The great political parties have for some j'ears been very ably represented in this city by
of the
daily as well as by weekly publications, and as regards devotion to the interests of all people, literary
merit, enterprise, circulation and advertising patronage, the Dover newspaper press will not suffer by
comparison with that of any other New Hampshire city.
No mention has been made in this sketch of the advantages offered by Dover as a purchasing
center, for these are very fully set forth in the pages devoted to description of the more prominent
mercantile and manufacturing enterprises, the high standing of which in comparison with those of
other communities, conclusively proves that the conditions under which operations are carried on here
are, on the whole, exceptionally favorable.
New enterprises, and })articularly new manufacturing enterprises, will be cordially welcomed by
the people, both in their private and in their corporate capacity, and the natural and other advantages
offered are such as may well attract those contemplating the establishment of new plants or the
removal of those now established under unfavorable conditions. Dover is an excellent city to live in as
well as to do business in, and judging from present indications her development during the next ten
years will have made her more prominent than ever among New Hampshire cities when the opening of
the twentieth century finds her well on her way towards her three hundredth birth-day.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER,
garment
at a very low price, for working wear; and in either case will give
full value for every dollar received
and spare no pains to satisfy you fully
in every respect.
Extensive facilities,
broad experience, and exceptional executive ability are essential to the successful carrying out of so liberal and
comprehensive a policy, and the fact
that it is successfully carried out
proves that none of these conditions
are wanting.
l\Ir. W. S. Bradley, the
jiroprietor of this representative enterprise, is a native of Fairtield, Vt. and
is widely and favorably known in business circles throughout this section of
the State.
He gives close supervision
to the various departments of the undertaking, and has the business so thoroughly systematized that the responsibility for any mistake can be easily
placed
and as a consequence, mistakes are of ver}' rare occurrence.
From six to ten assistants are employed in the store, and from twenty
to fifty in the workrooms
so that
despite the magnitude of the business
callers are assured prompt and careful
attention and all orders can be filled
at short notice.
The premises utilized comprise two
floors and a basement, each measuring 40 X 90 feet, and a
large proportion of this extensive space is taken up by
the heavy stock of clothing, gentlemen's furnishings, hats,
caps, etc., which is complete in every department and
comprises the latest fashionable novelties.
Goods are
cheerfully shown, and visitors to Dover as well as residents
of that city should make it a point to call at 4.36 and 438 Cen
tral Avenue, and examine as clean and desirable a stock of
clothing and furnishings as can be found in the State.
,
—
;
Dover Clothing
and Jlerchant Tailors;
4i!6 and 438 Central Avenue,
Dover Clothing Company began operations in 1880, and during the past decade have built up a
business which is remarkable alike for its magnitude and
its scope.
The great secret of this company's general
W.
S.
Co., Clothiers
Bradley, Proprietor.
Dover, N. H.
— The
popularity lies in the fact that all classes of trade are
catered to vpith equal care and ability.
They will make
as choice a custom garment as any tailor in New
England, and they will furnish you with a strong, durable
you
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
16
Thomas H. Dearborn & Co., dealers in Foreign and
Domestic Dry Goods, 452 and 454 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. H. It would require much more space than we have
at our command to properly describe the stock carried by
Messrs, Thomas H, Dearborn it Co., at their spacious
establishment, Nos. 453 and 454 Central avenue, >and even
if we had the necessary space such a description would be
of doubtful utility, for however accurate it might be at
the time of writing it would be deficient before it reached
our readers, for the firm in question make a practice of
giving their customers an opportunity to choose from the
latest novelties, and as a necessary consequence tlieir stock
is constantly being renewed in one department or another.
They deal in foreign and domestic dry goods of every
description, and two floors of the dimensions of 90 X 45
feet each are required to accommodate the heavy stock
carried.
The handling of cloaks, shawls, etc., forms an
important department of the business, and a very varied
and desirable assortment of these articles is always on
hand to select from. This firm was organized in 1884,
—
the partners being Mr. Thomas II. Dearborn, a native of
Northfield, N. H., and Mr, Frank N. French, a native of
Exeter, N. II.
Both these gentlemen are thoroughly
familiar with the dry goods business, and give their enterprise careful personal supervision, maintaining the service
Employment
at the very highest standard of efficiency.
is given to ten competent assistants, and we need hardly
add that prompt and polite attention is assured to every
From the very beginning, the policy of the firm
caller.
has been to ofler thoroughly dependable goods at the very
lowest market rates, and that such methods are appreciated is proved by the extensive and steadily increasing
patronage.
Clark &, Aldrich, New and Secondhand Furniture
and iMusical Instruments, Auctioneers. No. 463 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.^The establishment conducted
by Messrs, Clark & Aldrich at No. 463 Central avenue, is
popular among both buyers and sellers, for the firm deal
largely in new and second hand furniture, musical instruments, etc.
"Picture-framing" is also done in the best
possible manner at this establishment.
Messrs, Clark &
Aldrich do a commission business, selling articles at auction and at private sale, and keeping the best of faith with
their customers at all times.
This enterprise was inaugurated a good many years ago. and in 1881 came under the
control of Messrs. J. W. Foss & Co., who were succeeded
by the present owners in 1890. Jlr. F. G. Clark is a
native of this city, and Mr, B. S. Aldrich, of Whilefield,
N. H., both these gentlemen giving clofe personal attention to the supervision of affairs, and sparing no pains to
assure prompt and satisfactory attention to every caller.
The premises utilized are 20 X To feet in dimensions, and
as they comprise one floor and a basement, opportunity is
given to carry a large and varied stock. There is no
establishment in town where a dollar will go farther in the
purchase of dependable goods, and the assortment is sufficiently varied to suit all tastes and all purses.
Mone^'
will be loaned on personal property at moderate rates, and
all such business can be quickly and privately transacted.
Converse & Hammond, wholesale and retail dealers in
Eastern and Western Long and Short Lumber, Lime,
Cement, Calcined and Ground Plaster, Roofing. Slate, Fire
Brick. Kaolin, Plastering Hair, Plum Inland Sand, Superphosphates, Guano and Ground Bone General Agents for
E. Frank Coe's Super-Phosphates; 17 Cocheco Street,
Dover, N. H. The undertaking carried on under the firmname of Converse
Hammond was founded in 1874, by
Messrs. Converse & Blaisdell, who in 1876 were succeeded
by Mr. J, Converse, he giving place to Messrs. Converse &
Hobbs in 1878. In 1883 Messrs. Converse & Wood assumed
control and in 1884 the existing firm name was adopted, it
being still retained although Mr, Converse retired in 1889,
his interest being taken by Mr. A. C. Place, a native of
;
—
&
New
Hampshire,
who
is
associated with Mr. M. B.
Ham-
mond,
a native of Albion, Maine.
The firm utilize extensive premises located at the head of navigation and comprising numerous storehouses and ample yard room, for a
very heavy and varied stock is carried, made up of Ea'-tem
and Western long and short lumber, lime, cement, calcined
and ground plaster, rooting slate, fire brick, kaolin, plastering hair. Plum Island sand, super phosphates, ground
bone and guano. They do both a wholesale and retail
business and are general agents for E. Frank Coe's SuperPhosphates, which are generally conceded by practical
men everywhere to have no superiors in the market. The
firm are in a position to quote bottom prices on the many
commodities handled, and to fill the most extensive orders
at very short notice.
The oflice is at No. 17 Cocheco
street, and as it has telephone connection, orders can be
sent without trouble from any point in this vicinity.
D. Lothrop & Co., Jobbers and Retailers of Pianos,
Organs and Sewing Machines, Dover, N. H. Importer*
and Publishers, Boston, Mass. The story of the origin
and development of the many important enterprises conducted by Messrs. D. Lothrop & Co., is of exceptiona)
interest, but to do it justice would require much more
space than the necessity of keeping this book within reasonable limits places at our disposal, and we regret this
the less from feeling assured that the large majority of
our Dover readers are already familiar with the more
—
Were a novelist to present as
characters three brothers, each_ active, enterprising and
self reliant, each having strong individualitj', and each a
man of affairs as well as of business, and represent them
as agreeing to combine fortunes and share equal profits
while carrying on widely distinct enterprises, and finally
represent them as implicitly keeping this agreement for
more than forty j'ears, his characters would be criticized
as utterly impracticable, and yet this is the state of affairs in
the firm of D. Lothrop & Co,
The partners are Daniel,
James E. and John C. Lothrop, all of whom are natives of
Rochester, N. H.
As importers and publisliers the firm
have an international reputation, and the members of it
are also largely interested in the drug business, and the
clothing business, but the present article is confined to a
consideration of an enterpiise which, although of quite
recent origin as compared with their other undertakings,
has developed so rapidly and continuouslj' as to have
become the largest of its kind in the State if not in New
England. We refer to the jobbing and retailing of pianos,
organs, music and musical merchandise, and sewing ma
The firm began to handle these goods in 1873 and
chines.
a very fortumite venture it has proved to be fortunate
not only for the proprietors but also for the purchasing
public, who find at this establishment a full selection of
thoroughly reliable articles offered at the lowest market
rates.
The piemises made use of comprise two floors, of
the respective dimensions of 20 X 80 and 24 X 'i^S feet, and
contain a very latge and complete stock at all times.
Employment is given to twelve assistants, and despite the
magnitude of the business orders are filled with the greatest promptitude, so well considered a system being in operation that all confusion is avoided.
The resident partner,
James E. Lothrop, exercises a general supervision over
the enterprise, and we need hardly add that the service is
maintained at the highest standard of efficiency.
Mr.
Lothrop has been connected with the Cocheco National
Bank since 18.58 iind has officiated as president since 1876.
He has served as Slate Representative and as mayor of
Dover, his service in the latter capacity proving of special
value to this community, one of the most noteworthy
features of it being the establishment of a free public
library.
Mr. Lothrop is the financial head of all the enterprises with which he and his brothers are identified, and
although nominallj' supervising the Dover business only.
his counsel is frequently called for in the direction of the
firm's undertakings in Boston and elsewhere.
salient facts in the case.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
17
Walter H. Rines, Merchant Tailor Ladies' and Gents'
Clothing Dyed and Repaired
484 Central Avenue, over
enjoy an additional advantage in the fact that the stock,
carried is so large and varied that it is easy to find goods
Boston Hninch, Dover, N. H. To many people, a suit of
clothes is a suit of clothes, and that is all there is to it.
therein which are particularly suited to the present business in hand. This undertaking was founded in 1840 and
after several changes in its management came into the possession of the present firm in 1880.
The premises occupied are located in Cocheco Block, and comprise one floor
and basement each 20 X 50 feet in dimensions.
Two
efflcient assistants are employed, and an extensive retail
Paints, oils and varnishes of every
business is done.
description will be supplied in quantities to suit at the
very lowest market rates, and special attention is given to
handling brushes, artists' materials and window glass ;
also sperm, cylinder, lard and spindle oils of warranted
quality, all orders being accurately filled without delay.
Jlr. Andrew P. Folsom is a native of Dover.
;
;
—
They apparently believe, that given a certain quantity
matt-rial it makes no difference how it is put together
of
so
long as it takes the shape of a suit and hence they are
easily imposed upon by such dealers as are disposed to
vrork off their goods more by their appearance when new
than by their real merits. It may be taken as an axiom
that the §5.00 spent for superior workmanship and trimmings are invested to better advantage than any other
portion of the purchase money, and those who will accept
and act on this hint, will tiud their reward in the
improved appearance and superior durability of their
wearing apparel.
To assure the best of material put
together in the most skillful manner, an establishment of
repute must be patronized, and none better can be chosen
than that conducted by Mr. Walter 11. Rines, at No. 484
Central avenue. This undertaking had its inception in
1886, and has been steadily conducted since that date
with constantly increasing success. Mr. Rines is a native
of Dover.
lie has that thorough understanding of his
business so essential to the highest success.
choice
stock of foreign and domestic cloths is carried, and firstclass clothing is made to order, a perfect fit and good
workmanship being guaranteed. Ladies' and gents' clothing dved and repaired in a most satisfactory and thorough manner, at very reasonable prices. Six experienced
assistants are employed, and equitable rates prevail, while
every order is given the promptest attention.
ery,
in
^
Whips, Blankets, Robes, Fly
Horse Boots, Trunks,
Nets,
Bags,
etc..
Repairing
a
Spe-
cialty, 49.5 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
It is both safer and
cheaper to use a good harness
—
than a poor one, and there need
be no difficulty about getting a
good harness if you go to the right kind of a place. VVe
have no hesitation in recommending that now carried on
by Mr. .J. T. Peaslee at No. 49.5 tientral avenue, for this
establishment was founded bj' yiv. Geo. W. Ilayes in 1839,
the present proprietor assuming full control of the business in 1888.
Jlr. Peaslee is both able and willing to produce fine harnesses at prices as low as the lowest for similar work.
His establishment is 2.5X40 feet in dimensions,
and is completely fitted up for the manufacture of harness
of every ddscription, and the doing of repairing in general.
A well-selected stock, is constantly carried, comprising
whips, blankets, robes,
fly nets, horse boots
also trunks,
bags, etc., these articles tseing offered at moderate prices,
as well as guaranteed to prove as represented.
Mr. Peaslee was born in Dover, and has a large circle of friends
throughout the vicinity and numbers among his customers
some who have traded with the house for many years.
His reputation for turning out vmiformly reliable work is
as high as it is de.served, and applies to rep.iiring as well
as to the making of harnesses to order.
Selected material
is used in the filling of every order, and as skilled help is
employed, work can be done at very short notice.
Avenue
and Kirkland Street, Dover,
X. H.
In about every community there is a more or
—
less brisk
I
^^^
'"r-HAn
7^^^
'^
demand
for single
busi-
and double teams for
ness
^ and
this
or
it is
pleasure purposes,
to be regretted that
demand
is
indifferently
'''
catered to by a certain proporliou of stable keepers, for on account of the poor
accommodations offered at some establishments of this
kind the general public have formed such an opinion of
public stables that a " livery stable team " is considered as
synon)'mous with a broken down horse and a more or less
worthless carriage.
There is no justice in judging every
establishment by the policy followed in the management
of comparatively few, and certainly no competent judge
can make use of the facilities provided by Mr. G. W Parker, at his stable, corner of Central avenue and Kiikland
street, without conceding that " livery stable teams" are
by no means necessarily poor. This livery stable was
originally established by Wm. Roberts, who gave place to
Mr. Sam'l Mitchell, about fifteen years ago, he being succeeded in 1884 by the firm of Parker
Kennedy. In 18.S6
Mr. Parker assumed the entire control of the business, and
has constantly striven to improve the service rendered.
There are twenty five stalls on the premises and an extensive hack, livery, l)oarding and sale business is done,
employment being given to three assistants, and every order
being assured prompt and careful attention. The proprietor is uniformly moderate in his charges, and as he makes
every effort to please his patrons, it is not at all surprising
that his establishment should stand high in public favor.
.
&
;
J. B. Folsom &, Co., dealers in Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Brushes, Artists' Mi'terials, Window Glass, Sperm, Cylinder, Lard and Spindle Oils, Cocheco Block, Dover, N. H.
Much of tlie protective value of paints and varnishes
depends upon the character of the ingredients used in
their composition, and as these articles are used quite as
much for their preservative as for tlieir decorative qualities, it follows that care should be taken to purchase them
from a concern which may be depended upon to furnish
honest and reliable goods. No paint and varnish house in
Dover has a better record in this respect than that conducted by J. B. Folsom & Co., and customers of this firm
—
corner Centra!
G.
A
J. T. Peaslee, manufacturers
of Fine Harnesses, and dealer
W. Parker, Hack, LivBoarding and Sale Sta-
ble,
A. E. Parker, dealer
Gloves, Corsets.
in
Ladles'
Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery,
Underwear, Infants' Wardrobe,
Dress and Cloak Trimmings, .'576 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. H. Every business establishment has a character of
its own as surely as every individual has, and as the dis-
—
tinguishing characteristic of the enterprise carried on by
Mr. A. E. Parker is reliability, it is natural that it should
be very popidar with the purchasing public, for all of us
like to feel assured of getting what we pay for, and it is
Mr. Parker's invariable policy to represent his goods just
He
as they are and return full value for money received.
is a native of Wolfboro, N. H., and has been identified
with his present enterprise since 1877, having at that time
The premises occusucceeded Messrs. Andrew Brothers.
pied are located at No. 376 Central avenue, and have an
The stock comprises dry and
area of 1200 square feet.
fancy goods, hosiery, gloves, corsets, underwear, infants'
wardrobe, dress and cloak trimmings, etc., and is so complete in every department that not only all tastes but all
purses can easily be suited. Mr. Parker quotes prices as
low as can be named on first class goods, and with the
help of four efficient assistants is enabled to give every
caller immediate and courteous attention.
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LEADINO BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER
IS
&
Co., dealers in Coal and "Wood, of
O. H. Trickey
every descriptioQ sole agent for Breed's "Fire King:"
II.
office, First Street, Dover, N.
We have no doubt
but that many of the oldest and best-informed residents of
Dover would be surprised to learn the total amount of
;
coal and
wood consumed
consumption
is
—
in this citj'
and
vicinity, lor the
steadily and rapidly increasing and it is
not directly engaged in the business to
difficult for those
&
Co. supply a
keep track of it. Messrs. C. H. Trickey
large proportion of the local demand, for this firm have
carried on operations for about eighteen years, and have
built up a large trade by furnishing goods of standard
quality at the lowest market rates, and by sparing no p.iins
The
to ensure promptness and accuracy of delivery.
business was founded many years ago and was at one
time in the hands of Mr. Moses B. Page, he being succeeded by the present firm in 1873. The partners are
Messrs. C. H. Trickey and G. W. Avery, both of whom
Mr. Avery has served
are New Hampshire men by birth.
on the board of aldermen. Jlr. Trickey is thoroughly
identified with the commercial growth and prosperity of
He is largely engaged in the purcbase
this community.
of timber, or standing growth, purchasing either tbe land
and timber, or the timber alone, which is put on the market at figures very advantageous to buyers. Mr. Trickey
and his ancestors have for upward of fifty years attended
to all the hauling of the Cocheco Manufacturing Company and Print Works, and also attends to all heavy
transportation of goods of every description for manufacturers or merchants. From fifteen to twenty-five men and
some sixteen horses are employed, so taal large or small
orders will be filled accurately, promptly and at bottom
figures.
The firm deal in coal and wood of every description, special attention lieing given to handling the choicest
brands of anthracite and bituminous coal. The office is
located on First street, and yard on Cocheco street, head
of tide-water, and sufficient storage capacity is available
to accommodate 4000 tons.
Dr. A. J. Young, Dentist, No. 392 Central Avenue>
Dover, N. H. It would be absurd to say that anj' dentist,
no matter how skillful and carefnl, or how perfectly sup"
plied with the latest improved appliances, can practice his
profession without inflicting the least pain upon his
—
patients, but that some are more successful in this respect
than others, is a fact so obvious as to be known to all.
For instance, it is well understood in Dover and vicinity
that Dr. Young is one of the most gentle and successful
operators to be found in this .section, and it is also understood that this gentleness b)' no means interferes with the
thoroughness witb which his work is done, for, on the
contrary, by thus gaining the confidence of his patients,
he is enabled to accomplisb results which would otherwise
be impossible. Dr. Young is at the he.id of his profession,
a graduate of the Pennsylvania Dental College. Owing
to failing health from a long and continued practice of his
profession of thirty-seven years in Dover the doctor
spends his winters in the beautiful city of St. Augustine,
Fla., in his orange groves, returning to Dover to practice
his profession at 392 Central avenue, from Ma_v to DecemHis rooms are large and conveniently fitted up, the
ber.
—
—
comfort of patrons having been given great consideration.
The facilities at hand are such that dentistry in all its
branches can be successfull)' carried on in accordance with
the most approved methods, and these facilities by lessening the labor involved in doing a given piece of work,
enables Dr. Young to make his charges very reasonable
11 fact which is duly appreciated by the public.
Thomas Spurlin, dealer in Glassware and Crockery,
Wooden, Tin, Agate, Iron, and Fancy Ware. Agent for
the Boston Dinner Set Company, always a full line in stock,
394 Central Avenue, Dover. N. H. A tasteful dinner set
or tea set adds so much to the enjoyment of a meal and to
the appearance of a table, that it may justly be classed
Jiigh among the things which make a home attractive, and
—
beautiful sets can now be bought for so small an amount of
money, that there is no reason why all should not possess
them. Should any of our readers doubt this statement,
we will not waste their time and our own in argument,
but will simply advise them to visit the establishment
conducted by Mr. Thomas Spurlin, for here may be found
the latest novelties in glassware and Crocker}', besides a
full stock of wooden, tin, agate, iron and fancy ware.
The lowest market rates are quoted on all the goods handled, which comprise not only the styles of ware already
mentioned, but full lines of the Boston Dinner Set Company's goods, for which Mr. Spurlin is the agent. The
store is located at No. 394 Central avenue and is about 500
square feet in dimensions. The stock is fresh, varied and
attractive, the articles composing it are guaranteed to
prove as represented, and prompt and polite attention is
assured to every caller. Mr. Spurlin is a native of Tuftonboro, N. H., and has carried on his present establishment
since 1887.
He has built up a large business by enterprising methods and fair dealing, and those who have dealt
with him will agree that his success is the legitimate outof earnest and intelligent eff'orts to serve the public to
the best advantage.
come
D. C. M. Pierce, dealer in Beef, Pork, Hams, Mutton,
Fish, Oysters and Vegetables, 502 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. H. The secret of success is much the same, no matter
—
what business ma\' be engaged
in.
If you can furnish
at bottom prices, and give
to all orders, you need have no fear but
that a satisfaclor}' trade will soon be built up.
Such has
been the experience of ]\Ir. D. C. M. Pierce, who is
engaged in the meat and vegetable trade at No. 502 Central avenue, for since he succeeded Messrs. Howard
Thompson in 1865, his efforts to extend operations have
met with unquestionable success. Since 1887, Sir. Pierce
has been located at his present address, having at that
customers with reliable goods
prompt attention
&
time bought out Mr. Horace Dearborn. He is thoroughly
acquainted with the wants of family trade, and has shown
both intelligence and liberality in catering to the same.
The premises are 20 X 40 feet in dimensions and are sufficiently spacious to accommodate a large and varied stock
of choice meats, fish, oysters and vegetables. All tastes
and all purses may be accommodated at this store, for the
prices are in every instance in accordance with the lowest
market rates, and the choicest goods are handled, as well
as those of less variety and cost.
Competent assistants
are employed, and orders will be attended to immediately
and carefully, being accurately delivered to any address.
H. L. Brew.ster, Electrician, Morrill's Block, 472
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
Many and useful have
been the applications made of electricity since that subtle
"fluid" or " force," or whatever you may choose to call
it was first pressed into the service of mankind, and during
the past decade more progress has been made than in all
the previous years. The cost of electric bells, lighting
apparatus, etc., has been materially reduced and these
great conveniences thus placed within the means of the
general public. There is now no rea.son why everv dwelling house, store and factory should not be equipped with
electrical appliances, and as the efficienc}' of such apparatus is chiefly dependent upon the manner in which they
are put up, we take pleasure in calling the attention of our
readers to the facilities offered by Mr. H. L. Brewster, of
No. 472 Central avenue, for he is an expert and thoroughly
practical electrician and is prepared to furnish and put up
electric bells, burglar alarms, lighting apparatus, and in
short to do electric work of every description.
Mr. Brewster is in a position to supply electrical apparatus at manufacturer's prices, and can figure very closely on contracts to
supply such appliances and put them in practical operaEstimates will be cheerfully and promptly furnished,
tion.
and WDrk will be done under a guarantee that the results
will be strictly in accordance with representations.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
&
Son, Fancy Goods, Fine Millinery,
T. P. Cressey
?Laces, Kid Gloves, etc., 390 Central Avenue, Dover, N.
H. It is safe to say tliat no business man in Dover is
more generally and favorably known than Mr. T. P Cressey, for he has carried on operations here for more than
forty years and has long been prominent in mercantile and
Mr. Cressey is a
financial circles as well as in public life.
native of Gorham, Maine, and founded his present business in 1S40. In 1873 the existing firm was formed by the
-admission of Mr. E. P. Cressey, a native of this city. The
-senior partner was formerly a director of the Dover
National Bank, and has served as councilman and as
-chairman of the school committee, holding the latter position three years.
The firm are extensively engaged in the
handling of fine millinery, fancy goods, laces, kid gloves,
trimmings, etc., doing both a wholesale and retail business
and carrying a large and varied stock, which always
includes the latest fashionable novelties, and for that and
•other reasons is highly esteemed by the ladies of Dover
and vicinity. The store is located at No. 390 Central avenue, and callers may safely depend upon receiving prompt
and courteous attention. Fine millinery work to order is
a very important department of the business, and during
the season twelve assistants are required to properly
:^ttend to the many orders received, as the prices are mod-erate and the work is uniformly first-class.
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White, dealer in Sewing Machines, Needles, Oi'.
and Attachments of all kinds. Agent for Best
Makes Piantjs and Organs. Repairing a Specialty. No.
350 Central Avenue, Dover, N. [I. It is all very well for
sewing machine manufacturers to claim that their individual machine is the " best in the market," and in fact is
" the only machine worth buying," but the public have
their own ideas on such points and generally kno-w pretty
well what tliey want and why they want it. Therefore such an establishment as that conducted Ijy Mr. H. L.
White, at No. 350 Central avenue, is bound to be popular,
for the simple reason that Mr. White deals in many of the
leading sewing machines and consequently 3'ou can " pay
your money and take your choice " at his store without
being importuned to buy any particular make. Of course,
the advantage of each style will be pointed out if desired,
and any required information given, but the main point is
the great latitude of choice made possible by the scope of
the business. Mr. White is agent for the best makes of
pianos and organs, and we ma}' add is in a position to
-quote bottom prices on all the goods he handles. A large
stock of sewing machine supplies is carried, including
Jlr.
needles, oil, belts, and attachments of all kinds.
White is a native of Dover, and inaugurated liis present
H.
It.
Belts,
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enterprise in 1885.
His reputation for fair dealing is of
the best, and customers may depend upon all representations made and also upon getting full value for every dollar expended.
Dover Navigation Company. President, Thomas B.
'Garland, Dover, N. H.
That the prosperity and development of a community are directly dependent upon the
transportation facilities available is a self-evident proposition, for, other things being equal, it is obvious that those
manufacturers and merchants who enjoy the best facilities
for the reception and shipping of goods, are best prepared
to meet the sharp competition now existing in practically
-every line of business. The present importance of Dover
as a manufacturing and trade centre is of course largely
-due to advantages of location, but tliese of themselves
would have availed nothing and in less enterprising hands
would not liave been nearly so well utilized as is now the
case.
The undertaking carried on by the Dover Navigation Company is of almost inestimable benefit te this city,
and indirect!}' to all the adjacent country, for this company
offers exceptionally desirable transportation facilities, and
from the origin of its business, in 1879, has shown most
•commendable enterprise in catering to the demands of its
constantly increasing trade. Some of the most prominent
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men in this section of the State are identified
it, and naturally the company is in a position to render much more intelligent service under these circumstances than would be possible were its affairs controlled
by resident.s of other sections, no matter how able and
well-meaning they might be.
The president is Sir.
Thomas B. Garland, and the secretary and treasurer is Mr.
B. Frank Neally, while the managing committee is constituted of Messrs. Charles H. Trickey, B. Frank Neally,
John .1. Hanson, ,1. Frank Seavey, .John Holland an<i
Thomas B. Garland. The company has a capital of $180,000, and owns eight schooners now in commission, their
names and capacities being as follows John BraceireU,
Thomas B. Garland, 319 tons Zimri S. Wal335 tons
John J. Hanlingford, 295 tons
J. Chester Wood, 55 tons
Jonathan Sairyer, 400 tons J. Frank Season, 656 tons
vey, 400 tons
John Holland, 1000 tons. The vessels are
kept in first-class condition, are in charge of experienced
and reliable men, and enable the company to offer a serbusiness
with
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vice unsurpassed for
economy and
practical efficiency.
John Mclntire, Meat and Vegetables, 345 Central
Avenue, Dover, N. H. It is true that the business done
at the establishment conducted by Mr. John Mclntire is a
rapidly growing one, but those who think Mr. Mclntire,
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the energetic proprietor of the establishment in question,
is dependent upon " luck " for the popularity of the enterprise under his charge, make a great and inexcusable mistake.
say " inexcusable," for it seems to us as if no
intelligent person could visit this store, examine the variety and cWiracter of the goods offered for sale, observe the
We
uniform promptness and courtesy with which
all callers
are attended to and note the care shown in the delivery of
orders, without acknowledging that .such methods were
sure to build up a large trade, quite independent of
3Ir. SIcIntire has been
"luck," or anything like it.
engaged in this line of business for the past ten years, and
has therefore had sufficient experience to know what the
public want and to know how to supply them in the most
satisfactory manner.
Since 1887 he has occupied his present premises, which are located at No. 345 Central avenue,
and are about 400 square feel in dimensions. The stock
dealt in consists of meals and vegetables of all kinds.
Five assistants are employed, thus ensuring prompt and
painstaking attention to every customer, and the facilities
for the delivery of goods at short notice are in every way
desirable.
Mr. Mclntire also runs four carts, and warrants his goods to prove as represented, and invariably
gives all purchasers the full worth of their money.
J. Herbert Seavey, Hardware, 300 Central Avenue,
Dover, N. II. The manufacture of hardware has become
one of the leading industries of the country, and as the
goods produced vary as greatly in quality- as they do in
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kind, a retail dealer who proposes to furnish articles that
can be depended upon must have ability and experience as
Mv. J. Herbert Seavey has been
well as good will.
engaged in the handling of hardware, farmer's tools, etc
in this city for a long time, and succeeded Messrs. G. F.
Rollins & Co., in the ownership of the establishment with
which he is now identified more than ten years ago. The
natural presumption is therefore tliat he is thoroughly
familiar witli the merits of the articles in which he deals,
and this presumption becomes certainty on examining his
The store is located at No.
stock and noting his prices.
300 Central avenue, and comprises one floor and a basement, their dimensions being 20 X 75 feet. A very complete and extensive stock is carried, a specialty being made
of agricultural tools and the productions of the most sucA full line of
cessful manufacturers being represented.
cutlery, general hardware, etc., is also offered, and as
employment is given to two assistants callers are assured
prompt and courteous attention. Mr. Seavey is a native
of Rochester, N. II., and has a large circle of friends in
,
Dover and
vicinity.
�I.KADINO BUSINESS
20
MEN OF DOVER.
H. B. Dearborn, dealer
in
Pork,
Beef,
Mutton,
Vege-
Veal, Lamb, Lard,
Eggs
Goods, No.
Butter,
tables,
Canned
Fourth St
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and.
3,
Dover, N. H.
not uncommon to
hear people say they don't
know where to get good
meats; they are willing topay a lair price for firstclass goods but find it very
dillicult to get such artiIt is
cles at
any
figure.
Now,
such a statement would
not excite much of anyif made by the
residents of some out-ofthe-way place or other,
but coming from the lipsof one residing in Dover,
it certainly calls for more
than passing mention, for
Dover is a prominent trade
center and it would be
strange if tiisi
were not obtainable here. Of
course they are to be had, however, and in any desired
quantities, too, and as sure a way of getting them as we
know of is to place the order with Mr. H. E. Dearborn,
doing business at No. 3, Fourth street, for this gentleman
makes a specialty of handling first quality fresh beef, pork,,
mutton, veal, lamb, lard, vegetables, butter, eggs, and
canned goods. A store and basement, each measuring 22 X
50 feet, are occupied and a large stock is carried at all seasons, there being ample storage facilities to accommodate
Employment is given to competent
a heavy assortment.
assistants, and despite the magnitude of the business customers are served with a promptness and care to be looked
The proprietor,
for in vain in many much smaller stores.
Mr. H. E. Dearborn, is a native of Milton, N. H. He
established his business in Dover in 1880, and has been
All orders are
located at his present address since 1889.
promptly filled and the lowest market prices quoted.
remark
J. H. Randlett, Carriage and Slcigli manufacturer, 'J'J:'.
Central Avenue, Dover, New Hampshire. The establishment conducted by Mr. J. H. Kandlett at No. 233 Central
avenue, is regarded by many as Ihe headquarters for carriages, sleighs, harnesses and horse goods in general, for
the proprietor has carried on business in Dover for very
nearly a quarter of a century, during which time he lias
built up a most enviable reputation for furnishing standard
He is a native of
articles at the very lowest market rates.
Lee, N. H., and has been identitied with his present enterprise since 1860.
Mr. Kandlett has served on the City
Council, and is one of the mos-t widely known of our local
manufacturers. He utilizes very commodious premises,
comprising three tloors measuring 100x60 feet. Employment is given to from fifteen to twenty assistants, and
order work can be turned out at very short notice; repairing of all kinds being assured immediate and skillful attention.
A varied assortment of carriages and sleighs is
always on hand to choose from, and the stock of single
and double harness, robes, whip», blankets, brushes, and
other horse furnishings is one of the most desirable and
complete to be found in the State. The productions of
reputable manufacturers only are handled, and every article bought at this representative establishment is fully
warranted to prove as represented.
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Wiggin & Stevens, manufacturers of Flint, Sand, Emery
and Match Papers. Emery Cloth and Glue, New England
Ruby Paper, Dover, N. H. Such of our readers as are
mechanics by trade, or are engaged in any other occupation,
which familiarizes them with the standing of the various
flint, sand and emery papers on the maiket do not need to
be told that the productions of Messis. Wiggin & Stevens
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O. McOlellan, Merchant Tailor, No. 30 Third Street,
Dover, N. H.
We hear sometimes of the competition
between custom tailors and dealers in ready-made clothing,
but as a matter of fact there is no such competition, or if
are equal to the best, for these goods have an unsurpassed
reputation and are largely used throughout the country.
confined to those tailors, who turn out garments but little if any superior to ready-made work.
Reallv first-class custom clothing is so far superior to that
bought ready-made, that there can be no comparison, and
the much greater durability of custom garments goes far
not
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there
is, it
is
compensate for any difference in the first cost. Among
the merchant tailors, located in this section of the State,
prominent and favorable mention should be made of Mr.
C. McClellan, for this gentleman turns out work equal to
the best, and his prices will compare very favorably with
those quoted by others producing equally desirable garThis merchant tailoring
ments.
establishment was
founded in 1881 by T. McGuire, the present proprietor
assuming entire control in 1887. The premises occupied
are located at No. 30 Third street, and are equipped with
to
all
necessary
facilities to
enable operations to be carried
on to the best advantage. Ten comjjetent assistants are
employed, and a beautiful and varied assortment of
imported and domestic fabrics is constantly on hand to
select from.
A specialty is made of ladies' garments, and
suits or single garments for either gentlemen or ladies, will
be made up in a uniformly superior manner, orders being
filled promptl)' and entire satisfaction as regards fit, prices,
etc.,
being confidently guaranteed.
England flint paper and New England ruby paper
famous and popular brands, and their popularity is due
New
are
less to their uniformity than to their comparative excellence, for while paper of about any manufacture is occa-
sionally good, it is but rarely a brand can be found which
The
practically never varies from its established standard.
firm have works at Maiden (Edgeworth), Mass., besides
those in this city, and some idea of the magnitude of their
business may be gained from the fact that while their Dover
plant is devoted to the manufacture of glue exclusively,
and produces from fifty to sixty-five tons per year, the concern do not sell glue, but use all they make in the manufacture of flint, sand, emery and match papers, and emery cloth,
at their Jlalden factory. The Dover factory affords employment to from six to eight assistants, and is under the superintendence of Mr. E. Wentworth. This business was
in 1858 and has reached its present extensive
proportions by a steady process of legitimate development.
The present proprietors are the estate of the late Russel B.
Wiggin, and Messrs. William S. and Everett J. Stevens;
both these gentlemen being natives of New Hampshire.
Mr. William S. Stevens has held the position of mayor,
and neither partner needs introduction to our Dover
We need hardly add that a concern with facilities
readers.
such as we have pointed out is in a position to fill the largest orders without delay.
founded
�LEADIKO BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
Dr. O. W. Tasker, Dentist. No. 3 6
Central Avenue, Dover, N. 11.
A libendowment of conunon sense is
one of the most valuable legacies which
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eral
»nj person can receive, for cuninion
is really one of the most uncomattributes of character, and the
t
1 lunate possessor of
a large fund of
It IS sure of "reasonable success in the
w 11 Id and to avoid serious evils simpU on account of his capacity to reason from cause to effect and tluis steer
ckai of the errors on which so many
lie wrecked.
For instance, one who
h IS a fair share of common sense
Is not apt to abuse his teeth or to allow
them to remain uncared for, until Ihey
are miured beyond repair, for he knows
essential to the
tliat good teeth are
mamtcnance of good health, insomuch
IS the province of the teeth is to prepare the food for the stomach, and it is
badly decayed
as absurd to expect
teeth to do proper work as it would be to expect broken
The average person
mill-stones to turn out perfect flour.
is restrained from having his teeth given proper attention
by one or more of three things carelessness, fear and a
The first is no exdesire to avoid the necessary expense.
-ense
mon
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H. A. Worthen, AI iiiiifacuii'er of Light aud Heavy
R-ipairiug Neatly and Promptly
Carriages, and Sleiglis
Done. No9. 13, 10 aud 17 Locust" Street, roar City Hall,
Dover, N. H. The Dover Carriage Factory is the oldest
established factory of the kind in town, and is probably
at least as well kuown as any in this section of the State,
for its productions have always held a high rank in the
market and have gone e.xtensively into general use. The
enterprise was inaugurated forty years before the present
proprietor became identified with it, and this occurred a
-quarter of a century ago, he beginning operations in 18G5
Co., and
as a member of the firm of H. A. Worthen
assuming sole control about a score of years ago. Mr.
"Worthen manufactures light and heavy carriages aud
sleighs, and the commodious premises utilized by bim are
to enable opefitted up with all necessary machinery, etc
They are
rations to be carried on to the best advantage.
located at Nos. 13, 16 and 17 Locust street, rear of City
Hall, and comprise two good sized buildings, one two and
the other three stories in height. Employment is given to
from ei.ght to twelve assistants, and all orders are assured
immediate and painstaking attention, repaifing being
strongly, durably and neatly done at the shortest possible
notice.
Mr. Worthen is in a position to quote the lowest
market prices at all times, and customers may safely depend upon getting full value for every dollar tliey pay out,
"Whether for repairing or new work,
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G. Howard Churbuck, Retail Grocer, 112 Washington
Street, Dover, N. H.
It would be very difBcult to find a
more popular grocery store than that carried on by Mr. G.
Howard Cliurbuck at No. 112 Wasliington street, and
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those who argue tliat popularitj- is the result of " iro'id
luck " would do well to investigate the causes of the favor
in which this establishment is held, for "luck" has liad
little or nothing to do with it, it having been brought
about by hard, intelligent and persistent work, and a consistent policy of giving full value for all money received.
The firm of Faxon & Churbuck began operations in 1880,
and in 1883 the present proprietor assumed sole control.
He is a native of Centerville, Mass.. and has had long and
"varied experience in the grocery business, so that the close
personal supervision he gives to the details of his present
enterprise is a powerful factor in assuring its continued
success.
Euiployment is given to five assistants, and if
every caller does not receive prompt and courteous attention it is no fatdt of the management, for the rule is equal
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service to all large or small, young or old, rich or poor,
business being conducted so far as is possible on the
"first come, first served" principle. An immense stock
of staple and fancy groceries is constantly carried, and
positively the lowest market rates are quoted on goods of
standard merit.
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everyone should appreciate the importance
of having the teetli looked after; the second had some
weight in former da3'S, when instruments were crude and
methods wtre imperfect, but does not apply to day when
science has done so much to obviate the least necessity for
the infliction of pain, and the third is more than foolish,
for the healtli is the greatest of all wealth, and imperfect
For dental
teeth necessarily entail imperfect health.
operations we would refer our readers to Dr. C.W. Tasker.
located at No. ".GO Central avenue, who is conceded to be
as skillful and thorough a practitioner as the Stale can
show. Dr. Tasker is a native of liochester, N. II., and
began the practice of his profession here in 18C9. His
rooms are conveniently located and equipped with the
most improved instruments and other facilities for operating to the best advantage. The doctor is gentle as well as
thorough in his methods. He uses gas, ether and cocaine
for the extraction of teeth, and the most nervous or timid
may avail themselves of his services in tiie full assurance
that all unnecessary discomfort will be carefully avoided.
cuse at
for
all,
Excelsior Dining Rooms, A. E. Ashby, Proprietor,
No. ! Third Street, near B. & M. Depot, Dover, N, H.—
Probably each of our readers has his own ideas as to how
a dining-room should be carried on for "different people
have different tastes," especially where eating is concerned,
The most hat the proprietor of a public restaurant can do
" Excelis to suit the majority, and the popularit}' of the
sior Dining Kooins," No. 4 Third street, close by B. & M.
proprietor, Mr. A. E. Ashby,
depot, shows how well the
I
has succeeded in attaining this result. He is a native of
England, and has carried on his present establishment
since 1889, having at that date succeeded Mr. O. B. IreHis rooms have sufficient seating capacity to
land.
accommodate fifty patrons at one time, and as he employs
snflicient force of experienced and efficient assistants, he
a
The bill
is able to meet all the demands made \ipon him
of fare is varied, the food first class, the cooking all that
could be wished, aud the service prompt, intelligent and
courteous, so that it naturally follows that no similar
establishment in the city stands higher in the estimation of
Meals will be served at all hours, thus accomthe public
modating all classes of patrons. The prices are very reasonable, for Mr. Ashby feeds a great many people, and, of
cour-e, not only buys his provisions, etc., in large quantities, and therefore at low rales, but can get along with a
small profit on each patron.
A well conducled diningroom is a great public convenience, and we take pleasure
in unreservedly commending the Excelsior Dining Ftooms,
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
22
Wm. W. Hayes &
Elbridge A. Shorey, Dentists, No.
3 Bnicewell Biiililing, Dover, N H. The elegant rooms
of Drs. Wm. W. Hayes and Elbridge A. Shorey, No. 3
Bracewell Building, are fully equipped with the latest and
most approved appliances for operations of all descriptions
upon the teelh, and an extended and growing practice fully
attests to the skillful treatment and thorough manner in
which all operations are performed at their office. Dr.
Hayes is a native of Dover, and has practiced his profession since 1871.
Dr. Shorey is a native of Rochester, N.
H. studied with Dr. Hayes, and took the full course at
the dental department of Harvard Uuiversity, receiving
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,
the degree of
D.M.D.
in the class of 1890.
W.
A. Morrill, dealer in Carpetings, Crockery, China
and Glass Ware, Feathers, Window Shades and Fi.xtures,
No. 74 Washington Street, Cocheco Block, Dover, N. H.
It is simply impossible to properly describe the stock
carried by Mr. W. A. Morrill, within the necessarily narrow limits of the present article, for that gentleman occupies two floors and a basement each 33 X 46 feet in dimensions in addition to a spacious storehouse, and deals in an
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immense variety of goods, including carpeting, crockery,
china, and glass ware.
The premises occupied are located
at No. 74 VVashington street, Coclieco block, and are easy
and convenient to reach, but even if they were not we
•would still advise such of our readers as want anything in
Mr. Morrill's line to give him a call, for he quotes positively bottom prices and makes it an invariable rule to repres^ent things precisely as they are.
He is a native of
Salisbury. Mass., and is ver}' widely known throughout
Dover, having been connected with his present business
since 1859, the business being founded at that date under
the style of Morrill Brothers, Mr. W. A. Morrill assuming
full control of affairs in 1872.
Mr. Morrill sells his goods
at extremely low prices, and certainly it would be difficult
if not impo.ssible to parallel elsewhere the inducements he
offers,
a fact whicli is generally understood and appreciated by the residents of this city.
prominent department of the business is that devoted to the handling of
feathers, window shades, and fixtures, etc.
Those looking
for genuine l)argains in these lines may profitably give Mr.
Morrill a call.
Competent assistants are employed, and
the assortment of goods offered is always large, varied and
in short generally desirable.
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Nute
Wolcott, dealers in Groceries and Grain, 0.55
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
Sixteen years is either a
long or a short time, according to the point of view from
whicli it is regarded, but it is certainly a very short time
in which to build up such a business as that now carried
on by Messrs. Nule & Wolcott, and this firm may well
congratulate themselves on the exceptional degree of success which they have attained.
Still this gratifying success was not the result of luck or chance but was brought
about by hard work, persistent enterprise, and by an intelligent determination to so serve the public that a heavy
patronage would result as a matter of course. Business
was begun in 1874 by the firm of D. A. Nute & Co., and
80 continued until 1883, when the firm name was changed
to Nute & Foss the present firm of Nule & Wolcott being
formed in 1883. These gentlemen are both well known
throughout Dover and vicinity. 5Ir. Nute has held the
office of councilman, and is a native of Wolfboro, N. H.,
while Mr. C. L. Wolcott is a Massachusetts man by birth.
The premises occupied are located at No. 555 Central avenue, and comprise one floor 30 X 75 feet in dimensions,
where is carried an extensive stock of groceries, grain,
etc.
also a basement, which is used as a meat market.
Considering their extensive facilities it becomes almost
unnecessary to add that Messrs. Nute & Wolcott are prepared to supply these commodities in quantities to suit at
the very lowest market rates.
These gentlemen give personal attention to the filling of orders, and as they employ
only competent assistants it will be seen that customers
are assured prompt and polite attention and that the
heaviest orders can be filled without delay.
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John Baty,
dealer in Stoves and Furnaces Plumbings
Street, Dover, N. H.
Many a hot air furnace and;
a steam-heating apparatus have been condemned,
wlien the fault lay in the way in which the plant was set
up and not in the furnace or apparatus itself, and therefore
when placing orders for stoves or furnaces of any kind, be sure
that the setting-up receives skillful and painstaking attention.
No little experience and skill are required in order
to put in heating apparatus so that it will yield the best,
possible results for the conditions vary so greatly that what
is advisable in one house would be height of folly in
another, and consequently the onl}' sure way of having the
work done to the best possible advantage is to entrust it
to such a man as Mr. John Baty, for this gentleman gives
special attention to furnace work, plumbing, iron piping
and general jolibing. He deals extensively in stoves, furn:
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Locust
many
aces, etc., and is prepared to guarantee satisfaction to every
Operations were begun in Dover by Mr. Baty
in 1878.
He has had thirty years experience at his business
as a plumber, etc., and it is safe to say that no one in
Dover, is better prepared to meet the wants of the public
in the above lines of business.
The premises occupied
are about 1000 square feet in dimensions and are located
on Locust street,
heavy and valuable stock is carried,
plumbing work of all kinds is done in the most satisfactory
manner, while the lowest market rates are quoted in every
department of the business. Employment is given to six
customer.
A
experienced and careful workmen, and general jobbing
will be done in first-class style, at short notice.
Edward W. TaflF, Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furnishing
Goods, 479 Central Avenue, under American House,,
Dover, N. H. The undertaking carried on by Mr Edward
W. Taff, was founded in 1887, by Mr. Dan'lM. Hill, who
was succeeded by Jlr. Frank Roberts in 1888, and one year
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assumed entire management of
the businesss.
The premises have an area of 1250 square
feet and are located at No. 479 Central avenue.
A very
carefully selected stock is carried, comprising fine readymade clothing, fashionable hats, caps, gentlemen's furnishing goods, etc. The clothing sold at the store has a
well-deserved reputation for uniform superiority, and Ihia
reputation is due not only to the excellence of the materials
used, the shapeliness of the garments and the perfection,
with which they fit, but also to the honest workmanship,
shown in every detail of their making, for this causes
them to be as durable as tliey are liandsome. A common
objection to readj'-made gainicnts is their liability to
become nii.sshapen after a little wear, but this does not
apply to those furnished. by Mr. Taff, for they are .so skillfully and carefully made, that they will hold their shape
equal to first- class custom work. Low prices are quoted,
not only on clothing but also on all the goods handled, and
should any of our readers wish a complete " outfit " at a
very reasonable expense, we can give them no better counsel than to |visit the popular establishment referred to.
Efficient assistants are employed, and immediate andi
polite attention is assured to all.
later the present proprietor
W.P.Page, dealer in fine Boots, Shoes and Rubbers
Sole Agent for the J. F. Bliss' Ladies Fine Goods, No. 487
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
To obtain a slioe that
combines comfort, style and durability with cheapness such is the aim of about every bu3'er, and any
information that will serve to make the attainment of this,
object easier and surer cannot fail to be of general interest.
It is evident that to suit a variety of customers a
variety of goods must be carried, aud one of the primfr
reasons for the high esteem in which the establishment
carried on by Mr. W. P. Page, at No. 487 Central avenue,
is held, is the fact that the assortment shown contains artiThe inception of this enterprise
cles suited to all tastes.
occurred many years ago, and after two or three changes
in its management came into the possession of the present
proprietor in 1887.
Mr. Page is a native of Dover, and i&
very well known throughout the vicinity. He is indef&;
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
tigable in his efforts to not only maintain but to add to tlie
He
hiirh reputation so long enjoyed by his establishment.
is sole agent for J. F.'^Bliss' ladies' tine goods, and also
maUes a^specialty of the Day sewed flexible shoe, which is
as easy as hand sewed, being entirely free from wax thread
and tacks. He keeps a close watch on the market, ready
at all times to take advantage of any opportunity to offer
store measuring
his patrons exceptional advantages.
30x40 feet is occupied, and two competent and polite
So complete an assortment of
assistants are employed.
sizes and widths is kept in stock that the most difficult feet
can almost invariably be fitted perfectly, and not an article
leaves the store tlial'is not fully warranted to prove just as
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represented in every respect.
John T. Hill, Furnaces. Ranges and Heating Stoves,
Glass and Wooden Ware, Steam Washers, Clothes Wringers, Sheet Lead and Lead Pipe, Soil Pipe, Gas and Water
Pipe, 19 Third Street, Dover, N. H.— The premises occupied by Jlr. John T. Hill, comprise one floor and basement each 20x50 feet in dimensions, and it is safe to say
that were thev double that size the proprietor could profitably use them, for Mr. Hill carries a very heavy and varied
stock and does a business which although already large is
constantly increasing. Jlr. Hill is a native of Northwood,
N. H.. and is widely known in Dover and vicinity, in social
Employment is given to six
as well as business' circles.
competent assistants, and in addition to dealing in glass
and wooden ware, steam washers, clothes wringers, sheet
lead and lead pipe, soil pipe, gas and water pipe, furnaces,
ranges, heating, oil and.gasoline stoves, etc., do an extensive business in plumbing, tin roofing, tin. lead, copper,
zinc and sheet iron work, also all kinds of stove repairs,
and wood and copper pumps made to order, all work
being promptly executed, while moderate charges are
every instance. The stock carried is exceptionally varied and complete, the prices quoted comparing
favorably with those named at any establishment dealing in
Cooking and heating stoves are
the same line of goods.
offered at very low prices, and those in need of an article
of this kind, would do well to procure it of a man who
guarantees his goods to prove as represented and has an
enviable reputation for faithfully carrying out every
agreement.
made
in
;
affords.
We
treatment
an order.
when we have occasion to visit
Now when we say that all
attention and civil
a store and give
these desirable
things are to be secured by dealing with M. it T. Chicoine
needed, for the
Co.. we think no further explanation is
popularity of this store. The business was started in 1888
t. Chicoine at No. 69 Main street. They moved
by M.
their store to their present location, corner of Main and
T.
Portland streets in 1889. The present firm of M.
Co. was formed in 1890. These gentlemen are
Chicoine
sugar, pork, lard, bams, beans, molasses,
dealers in flour,
They also make a specialty of
teas, coffees and spices.
The assortment of the goods
fresh meat and provisions.
is excellent and the prices named for them is as low as the
Messrs. M. and T. Chicoine are
will permit.
market
Mr. Frank Blair is a native of Dover.
natives of Canada.
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is also a matter of common
nothing contradictory in this state
of affairs, for demand and .supply follow the same laws in
professional as in mercantile life, and it is as natural to
find many dentists in a country where their services are in
great request, as it is to find the most lawyers in lands
where labor affecting persons and property are most perOur American temperature has much to
fectly executed.
do with the poorness of our teeth as a nation, but there
has certainly been a marked improvement since more
attention has been paid to the care of these useful mem-
tists are
the best in the world
knowledge.
There
is
bers.
Decay of the teeth is invariably progressive, and
no one, once noticing symptoms of such decay should hes-
moment to place himself under the care of a thoroughly competent dentist. There are many in this vicinity, and one of the most popular of these is Dr. Fred H.
Hayes, for this gentleman is not only an experienced and
skilled operator, but is noted for the gentleness and consideration with which he discharges his responsible duties.
This faculty cannot be acquired, in our opinion, its exercise can be made much more easy by education and practice.
To combine thoroughness with gentleness should be
the aim of every dental practitioner.
We take pleasure in
itate a
noting the success Dr. Hayes has gained in this respect.
He is a native of Dover, and a graduate of the Boston
Dental College. He is well known in this locality, having been established here since 1883. Those needing the
services of a good dentist can do no better than to consult
with him at his office, No. 372 Central avenue.
all like to
receive
prompt
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B. Frank Nealley, Dry (ioods, Bracewell Building,
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.— There is but little use of
our saying that the enterprise conducted by Mr. B. Frank
Nealley is a most popular one of its kind in this section of
Dover, for the facts are very generally known, and there
are few if any people who are at all acquainted in this section, but what have remarked the popularity gained by its
The enterprise in question was established in
proprietor.
1865, therefore its popularity has long been established.
Mr. B. Frank Nealley is a native ot Seuth Berwick, Me.,
ami is personally too well known in this city to render it
necessary to make extended personal mention, suffice it to
say that at present he is mayor of Dover, and has been
The premises occupied comrepresentative and senator.
prise one floor and a basement each 20 X 65 feet in dimensions, an extensive retail business is carried on. employment
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comprehenefficient and polite assistants.
skillfully selected assortment of dry goods is discourteous attention is
Careful and
played at this store.
extended to every caller, and as the store is conveniently
located in Bracewell Building, Central avenue, the public
will find it advantageous to inspect the stock before pur-
being given to
sive
Fred H. Hayes, D.D.S., 372 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. H. Americans have been so frequently informed that
they have the worst teeth in the world, that the fact should
be pretty generally understood, and that American den-
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M. T. Chicoine Co., dealers in Flour, Sugars, Pork,
Lard, Hams. Beans, Molasses, Teas, Coffees and Spices
also Fresh Meat and Provisions a Specialty, corner Main
and Portland Streets, Dover, N. H.— This establishment
has proved very successful and popular and but a comparatively small amount of investigation is required to ascerEverybody likes to be
tain the cause of this popularity.
sure of getting the worth of their money when they make
purchases, and to know that the groceries and provisions
they are consuming are as pure and fresh as the market
and
chasing elsewhere. The prices are very low, the proprietor enjoying the most favorable relations with wholesalers
and producers, and fixing his rates accordingly.
O. T. Henderson, retail dealer in Corn, Flour, Meal,
Seeds, and Choice Family Groceries, Henderson's
Block, corner JIain and Chapel Streets, Dover, N. H
Among the oldest established enterprises of the kind in
this section of the State, is that conducted by >Ir. C. T.
Henderson, for its inception occured nearly half a century
ago, operations having been begun about 1848 by S. H.
Henderson & Son, this firm giving place to H. M. Henderson in 1858, the business finally coming into the possession
of the present proprietor, Mr. C. T. Henderson, in 1870.
Mr. Henderson has recently remodeled and refitted his
Salt,
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He is a native
is one of the finest in the city.
and is widely and favorably known throughout
the city. He occupies premises at the corner of Main and
Chapel streets, Henderson's Block, comprising a s-tore
22 X 75 feet in dimensions and a basement 40 X 22 feet.
The stock handled includes corn, flour, meal, salt, seeds,
and choice family groceries of all kinds. Every facility is
at hand for the proper accommodation of the various commodities dealt in, and the arrangements for the prompt
delivery of orders and economical handling of the stock
A large retail business is
are complete and well devised.
done, and customers may depend upon having their comfaithfully executed, while the lowmissions promptly and
est market rates are quoted in every department.
store so it
of Dover,
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V.
H.
McDaniel, Notary Public.
Auctioneer
and
dealer iu Heal Estate, 337 Central Avenue,
Surprise is frequently expressed because
certain men are able to transact sucli a great amount of
business and successfull)' carry on many enterprises varied
and distinct in character, but in the large majority of such
instances the explanation is to be found in the answer
given by a man of this type to one who inquired how he
could accomplish so much.
"Simply by making use of
the best obtainable facilities," was the reply. Many of us
take strangely roundabout methods of doing a thing, and
a prominent example is to be found in the practice of
inquiring of friends and making a personal tour when
searching for desirable real estate to buy or rent. This of
course is all very well so far as it goes, but as long as there
are well-equipped real estate agencies it is foolish to dispense with (heir ai J, for time and money may be saved by
patronizing them. There for instance is the office of 5Ir.
Ap()raisei',
Dover, K.
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V. H. McDaniel at No. 327 Central avenue.
Mr.
McDaniel is a native of Strafford, N. H., and has carried
on business iu this city for about sixteen years. He is a
notary public, auctioneer, appraiser, and dealer in real
estate and enjoys a very high reputation for intelligence
and integrity.
Commissions will be executed at very
short notice in the most skillful and painstaking mauner,
and miiderale charges are the rule in every instance. Jlr.
McDaniel always has some very desirable city and
suburban propert}' on his books, and is in a position to
render valuable assistance to those wishing to buj', sell,
exchange, or rent real estate. In addition to the above
business Mr. McDaniel manages the sale of the American
Rubber Paint for metal, shingle and marine uses. It is
warranted not to crack, cleave or peel. It is a sure protection against fire, water and lightning.
It has become
generally known and meets with a rapidly increasing sale
throughout the
New
England and Middle
States.
Charles A. Tufts, Apothecary, Central Square, Dover,
N. H. If ever}- apothecary were also a physician, the
convenience of the public would undoubtedly be much
better served, but as such is not the case, the best thing to
do is to take advantage of the opportunities offered by
those who do combine these important points. Among
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these we take pleasure in calling particular attention to
Dr. Chas. A. Tufts, whose store is located at 85 Washington street. Central square, Dover, N. H.
Dr. Tufts is a
graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, as
well as the medical department of Dartmouth College, and
has been proprietor of this establishment since 1S47, at
which time he succeeded Mr. Asa A. Tufts, who started
this business in 1813.
This being one of the oldest apothecary stores in the county. The premises occupied comprise a store 18 X 60 feet in dimensions and a storehouse.
Two reliable and well informed clerks are employed, and
the large stock of drugs, medicines, chemicals, toilet and
fancy articles, etc
is carefully selected from tlie most
reliable sources, and always kept complete in every
department.
Prescriptions are compounded at short
notice, and the charges made are always as low as is consistent with the use of ingredients oif the best quality.
Customers are assured courteous treatment and prompt
attention.
Dr. Chas. A. Tufts, who is a native of this
,
very widely known in this vicinity, and has been
councilman, alderman, town clerk, associate judge of
police court and senator.
city
is
M. P. Bennett, Junk Dealer, No. 19 New York Street,
Dover. N. H. It seems a somewhat curious thing that iu
—
where there are facilities at hand for
the manufacturing of everything required in modern life,
in any quantity that may be called for, there is actually
much less waste than there is in lands where ordinary
commodities are much harder to obtain, what is known in
this country as a " junk store." does not exist in barbarous
regions, for the simple reason that there are no means at
hand to work the "junk" over again and thus greatly
increase its commercial value.
It is very convenient for
the average householder to have a man come and carry
off the accumulation of old rags, iron, etc., that gather
civilized countries,
MEN OF LOVER.
so quickly in the ordinary home, and indeed, such a
visit proves both convenient and profitable, for the junk
dealer stands ready to pay a fair price for the articles that
are of use to him, and thus not only carries away your
rubbish, but pays you for the privilege.
Mr. M. P. Bennett, doing business at No. 19 New^York street, Dover,
has become well known as one who pays the highest cash
prices and manages his business with liberality as well as
skill
lie deals in old iron, rags, and all kinds of old
junk, and also runs a tin cart. He is enterprising and liberal in all his business transactions, and is very generally
known and esteemed throughout Dover and
G. P. Butterfield, Agent
vicinity.
National Life Insurance
Co. Office 9, National Block. 4.50 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. _H.— The National Life Insurance Company of Jlontpelier, Vt., was incorporated in 1848 and is as successful
an example of a purely mutual company as the country
can show. The word " mutual " is used very loosely in its
relations to insurance organizations and has come to mean
almost anything, or rather almost nothing but as an illustration of what " mutual " insurance actually should be,
we would refer our readers to the insurance afforded by
the instalment bonds of the National Life Insurance
Company— characterized by Elizur Wright as " The
grandest step in fair dealing within the "history of life
insurance." The claim of the company that these bonds
are in many respects better than a savings bank or a government bond, is fully justified by the facts, for not only
do they make the saving of money easy and sure, but from
the time the first payment is made they ensure that your
dependents will b>; provided for in case of your death" the
full face value of the bond being then payable at once.
The iu-talmcnts are far below the premium charged for
ordinary endowment policies, having twenty years to run,
and the actual co.^t of insurance is definitely known and is
reduced to a minimum.
We have not the available space
to make the principle and the practical workings of these
bonds f-nlirelj' clear, but we trust we have sufficiently
interested our readers to induce them to call on Mr.
George P. Butterfield, at office 9, National Block, No. 450
Central avenue, for he is agent of the company for this
section of the State and is ready, able and willing to give
clear and exhaustive information concerning the methods
and resources of this representative corporation. Mr. Butterfield is a native of Great Falls, and has a large circle of
friends throughout this vicinity.
He has represented the
company here since 1889 and is greatly developing its
business in this section.
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E. S. Tash & Co., Choice Family Groceries, Shoe Tools
and Findings, 499 Central Avenue, Dover, N. II.— The
establishment now conducted by E. S. Tash A Co., may
truthfully be said to be one of the old business houses of
Dover, having been founded in 1850. Tlie firm of A. S.
Tash
Co., assuming control in 1854.
In 1865 the style
was changed to G. W. Tash
Co., the present firm being
formed in 1887. the individual members of which are Mr.
Edwin S. Tash. and. Mr. George W. Gray, both of tliem
are natives of New Durham, N. H., and are very widely
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and favorabl}- known throughout Dover and vicinity. Mr.
Tash served in the army during the late Southern war,
was messenger to the governor's coimcil during the legislature of 1887, and has held the office of both councilman
and alderman, while iMr. Gray has been overseer of the
poor for five years. The premises occupied are located at
No. 499 Central avenue, and comprise one floor and base-
An immense
ment, each 20 X 75 feet in dimensions.
stock is carried, made up of teas, coffees, spices, extracts,
choice famil}' groceries, canned goods, flour, grain, proThe
duce, etc together with shoe tools, and findings.
firm do an extensive retail business and emploj' thoroughly
competent assistants. As for their methods these should
certainly be well understood in this vicinity by this time
and hardly call for description in these columns. Suffice
it to stiy that tlie governing principles of the enterprise is
the returning of full value for monej' received, and so ably
is this carried out that an honestly dissatisfied customer is
a great rarity at this popular store.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
Savings Baak for the County of Strafford, Washiugtou
Sliow iii.^ a c muiry without savStreet, D.iv.r. N. 11
ings banks or their equivalent, and 1 will show you a
people without ambition or resources," says a noted
writer on economic subjects, and certainly all must allow
that where savings banks most abound, prosperity, good
citizenship, comfortable homes and educational privileges
abound also. We hear a great deal of talk nowadays
about the "capitalist" and the " wage-earner," and many
speak as though their interests were directly opposed and
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they could have nothing in common with each other, but
It must be borne in mind that the majority of intelligent
•wage-earners are capitalists themselves in a small way, it
—
is true,
but
enough so to bring il home to them that
wage earners have rights, and that
one class works injury to all. Therefore the
still
capitalists as well as
injustice to
educitional inlluences of savings banks cannot properly be
left out of the reckoning in summing up their usefulness,
and no person will deny that during the nearly seventy
years that the savings bank for the county of Strafford has
been in successful operation it has made its depositors
This worthy institution was
wiser as well as richer.
incorporated in 1823, and for many years has ranked high
among the representative savings banks of New E igland.
late statement showed deposits of .fS, 800, 000 with surbut
plus and premiums of over half a million dollars
what still more fully justifies the implicit confidence
reposed in the enterprise is the standing of the men identified with it, for figures are not always conclusive, but
the characters of a numoer of prominent men in a community are fully and generally understood, and assure the
stability of any undertaking upon whose successful conThe president is Mr.
tinuance they are dependent.
Oharles H. Sawyer, the vice-presidents are Messrs. Elisha
R. Brown and Samuel (J. Fisher, and the board of trusCharles H. Sawyer, Elisha
tees is constituted as follows
R. Brown, Samuel C. Fisher, William S. Stevens, .lohn
John Holland, B. P. Nealley, Daniel Hall,
H. Ilurd,
The secretary and treasurer is Mr.
Robert G. Pike.
Albert O. JIather, and the executive ofilcer is Mr. E, R.
Brown. The banking rooms are located in the Strafford
Bank Building, Washington street, and are so commodious and so conveniently arranged as to allow business to
be speedily and accurately transacted, all unnecessary
delay being absolutely avoided, and the convenience of
depositors thereby greatly served.
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Rooney & Burnham, Contractors and Builders, Cabinet
Work. Washington Street, Dover, N. H. It is unquestionably a f.acl that many peo|)le are deterred from build-
—
ing houses for themselves, by the stories current regarding
the difficulty of knowing beforehand just what a given
structure is going to cost, for there is hardly one of us but
what has had stories related to him tliat are enough to discourage any man of humble means from building at all.
But the question comes up, is there any need of this
uncertainty V In our oviinion there is not. Builders are
governed by the same rules that control those carrying on
other branches of industry, and there is no reason why
they should not as a class, adhere as closely to their agreements, as other business men do. Of course, if when
your house is half finished you want one part of it made to
look like the one across the way, or another part changed
to correspond with some ideas you have got since accepting
the original plans, you must expect to have to pay for such
alterations, and it is really right here that most of the
trouble comes. Place your orders with reputable builders,
as for instance Uooney & Burnham of Washington street,
and you need have no fear but what they will do their part
They employ a sufficient force of
if you will do yours.
workmen to enable them to fill orders either for building
Mr. II. P. Uooney has been
or repairing at short notice.
engaged in this business since 1884. The present firm of
Rooney & Burnham was formed in 1800 Their terms are
very reasonable, and their reputation for durable work is
-unsurpassed. Tiiey have fulfilled many commissions to
the satisfaction of all concerned. They attend to orders
ior cabinet work, as well as for contracting and building.
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National Bank, Dover, N. II,— The Strafford
National Bank may be said to have had its inception some
eighty-seven vears ago, for it was organ iz -d as a Slate
bank in 1803, having reorganized under the national
banking laws in 1805, with a capital of $120,000 wliich
The record it
has since been increased to |200,000.
has made is a most honorable and creditable one. for
' brilliant" financiering has been carefully avoided, while
on the other hand, undue conservatism has also l)een left
uupracliced. It is often a delicate matter to properly discriminate between " old fogyism " ami recklessness, for the
principles of one age may not apply to another, and il is
notorious that since the close of the war values have been
but
revolutionized and business mothods totally changed
the Strafford National Bmk has always been managed by
business life and hence
men who were actively engaged in
were in a position to know at the earliest possible moment
We need not say
of impending changes of conditions.
that this bank has greatly aided in the development of
Dover's interests, for were the contrary the fact it could
never have attained its pre.sent popularity or have posBut it
sessed the influence it now unquestionably wields.
by no means rests its claims to patronage on past services
on the contrary, no bank in this section receives the
accounts of firms, corporations, instituti(ms and individuals on more favorable terms, or offers a more efficient
service in connection with the collection of drafts, the
purchase and sale of standard securities, the reception of
deposits and the discounting of approved commercial
paper.
Finely appointed rooms are utilized, located in
StraflFord
;
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Building, Washington street, and the
enable business to be promptly transthose identified with this bank are some of
Dover's leading manufacturers and merchants, the president being Mr. William S. Stevens, the cashier Mr. E.
R. Brown, and the assistant cashier Mr. C. S. Cartland.
The board of directors is constituted of Messrs. Wm. S.
Stevens, John McDuffee, Jeremiah Smith, E. R. Brown,
C. n. Sawyer, S. C. Fisher, Geo. S. Frost.
the Strafford
Bank
facilities avai,lable
Among
acted.
Foot
&
Snell, dealers in Foreign
and Domestic Hard-
Mowing Machines, and
all kinds of Agricultural
Implements, etc., ."ilO Central Av., Dover. —It is difficult to
get an idea of the magnitude and the character of the
business carried on by Messrs. Foot tt Snell, without a
personal visit to the premises occupied by them, for the
simple statement that they deal in hardware and carry a
very heav3' and varied stock although true enough as far
as it goes still utterlj' fails to convey an adequate concepIts
tion of the importance of the enterprise in question.
inception occurred about forty five ytars ago, Mr. H. A.
Foot, being the oriffinal founder. In 1866 be was succeeded by Jlr. G. E. Foot, who conducted it alone for
three years, and in 18C9, associated himself with Mr. T.
II. Snell, under the preseut firm uame of Foot & Snell.
Under their fostering care the ancient reputation, of the
enterprise has been more than maintained, for it is now
conceded that no establishment in Dover offers greater
inducements to purchasers of hardware in general. The
premises occupied are located at No. .510 Central avenue,
and comprise two floors, each 20 X 60 feet in dimensions,
Such ample
in addition to a storehouse 90 feet long.
accommodations argue a very extensive stock, and such is
complete in every
indeed carried, it being exceptionally
department, including as it does, foreign and domestic
hardware, mowing machines, and all kinds of agriculliiral
implements. Very low prices are quoted, and sufficient
assistance is employed to ensure prompt and accurate
Messrs. G E. Foot and T. H.
attention to every order.
Snell are both natives of Dover, and very well known
throughout the social, as well as business circles of this
Mr. Foot was in the army four years, during our
city.
late Southern war, and has also been connected with the
ware,
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government as alderman and councilman. Mr. Snell
has also held the the office of alderman. These gentlemen have had a long and varied experience in their present line of business, and are thoroughly familiar with it in
every detail.
city
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
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guaranteed to give satisfaction to the most fastidious.
Callers are assured prompt and courteous attention and all
orders are tilled accurately and when promised, and no onewho calls at this highly popular establishment will hav&
reason to regret having done so.
Valentine Mathes, wholesale and retail dealer in Coal,.
Grain, Hay, Lathes, Shingles and Superphosphate,
Street, Dover, N. H.— The enterprise conducted
by Mr. Valentine Mathes is of the very first importance tothe residents of Dover and vicinity, for Mr. Jlathes dealsin a variety of standard commodities, and quotes such low
prices that a good deal of money can be saved by placingorders with him. He solicits a trial order from those
wisldng anything in his line, and feels confident that in
many cases he can enable customers to save ten per cent.,,
from the amount they formerly expended for coal, grain,
etc.
Mr. Jlathes was born in Durham, N. H and hascarried on his present business since 18T9.
The premisesutilized are located on Folsom street, and comprise a grain
elevator, coal and wood sheds, etc., a very heavy stock of
coal, wood, grain, hay. lathes, shingles, superphosphate,
etc., being constantly carried, enabling the most extensivewholesale or retail orders to be filled without delay.
Employment is given to fifteen assistants, and all goods-
Wood,
Folsom
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Charles E. Bacon, ilealer in Diamoncis, Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry unci Silverware, Spectacles a Specialty.
Watches, .lewelry and Clocks Repaired.
Engraving
neatly executed.
No. 388 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
This establishment occupies ii prominent position among
the oldest, most complete, and most attractive establishments of the kind in Dover, and contains a reliable stock
of goods, embracing a tine variety of diamonds, watches,
clocks, jewelery and silverware. "Mr. Bacon also carries a
largejiue of artistic brass goods that are elegant in style
and l]nish. (Piano ]am|)s are very attractive and useful,
and make a very suitable wedding present) and hundreds
of things which our limited space'will not admit of mention.
The store is located at No. 388 Central avenue, and
is of the dimensions of 20 X 40 feet.
Altogether this store
is one of the most attractive in town, and "has been under
the able management of Mr. Charles E. Bacon since 1857,
he conducts his business on a high plane of honor with
fair representation of all goods, and one price, that the
very lowest. Mr. Bacon is a native of Biddeford, Maine,
and has conducted his business in Dover from the start in
a highly satisfactory manner, both to himself and his
patrons.
Two competent and reliable assistants are
employed and an extensive retail business is done. !Mr.
Bacon is sole agent for the Diamond spectacles, and gives
special attention to watch, clock and jewelry repairing
also enffraving is neatly executed, and the most intricate
jolis will be satisfactorily performed in a thoroughly work-
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manlike manner at exceedingly moderate prices.
No
misrepresentations are permitted" at this store, and callers
may feel assured that all articles bought here will prove
just as represented.
A.
Eilloren, Groceries. Cigars and Confectionery,
314 Central Ave., Dover, N. H.— Tlie store occupied by
the Killoren Bro's is one of the most popular in the town,
the stock is complete in every department, and is made up
of carefully selected goods, which may be confidently
relied upon to be precisely as represented, Messrs. Andrew
and .John Killoren have carried on their present enterprise
for over ten years, both gentlemen are well known in
political as well as business circles.
The premises utilized
at 314 Central ave.. cover an area of over 800 feet and
are very conveniently fitted up, enabling the firm to display their goods to excellent advantage, and with the aid
of three assistants to handle their business without «onfusion or delay.
Fine groceries, teas, coffees, flour, etc.,
ciffars of all the best brands, and pure confectionery are
offered at the very lowest market rates, and all goods are
A. J.
are delivered in the compact part of the city tree.
Ordersby mail or telephone are assured immediate and careful
attention, and a team will call regularly to take orders if
desired.
Mr. Mathes makes it a rule" to deliver goods
promptly at the time promised, and no small share of thepopularity of his establishment can be traced to this practice.
Walton B. Sha-w, dealer in Boots, Shoes and Rubbera
of all kinds. 101 Washington Street, Dover, N. H.— Considering the important influence that is exerted by what i»
worn on the teet not only on one's personal appearance,
but also on one's health as well. it is not surprising that
many people should find it harder to select a durable pair
of shoes than any other article of dress, therefore, in order
to obtain reliable and satisfactory foot covering dependence must be placed in the dealer, and when we say Mr.
Walton R. Shaw guards the interests of his customers asthongh they were his own, we only voice the opinion of
many of those familiar with his business methods. Thisestablishment was originally founded by Mr. O. C. Ingraham, who conducted the business for over fifteen years.
Since 1889 it liae been under the sole control of Mr. Walton Shaw who is a native of Holbrook, Mass. The premises occupied at No. 101 Washington street are 'iO x OO
feet in dimensions, and boots and shoes of all kinds are
handled, and the stock carried is sufficiently comprehensive to include all sizes, shapes, kinds and conditions of
foot-wear.
The proprietor of this store warrants every
article leaving this establishment to prove as represented.
—
G.
N.
W. Home & Co.,
— Among the
H.
—
Brick
Dover,
manufacturing
Manufacturers,
representative
which have made Dover -what it now
would never do to omit mention of that carried on
enterprises
is. it
under the firm-name of G. W. Home & Co., for this was
inaugurated many years ago and has attained a reputationwhich is by no means confined to this section. Mr. Home
is dead, and the business is now owned by his daughter, it
being carried on under the direct management of Mr.
Wingate Bunker, who is well and favorably known in
manufacturing and general business circles, and who ia
very successful in maintaining the high reputation so long^
Home
associated with this undertaking.
Messrs. G. W.
Co., utilize s-pacious premises and are very extensively engaged in
the manufacture of
brick.
The
sheds used for storage purposes cover a very wideexpanse of gronnd, and as a general thing a heavy stock
of finished brick is carried.
The average annual production is abont 2,000,000, and the largest orders can be
filled at short notice and the lowest market rales.
Thebricks are remarkalily uniform in quality, and are highly
spoken of by all who" have made use of them.
&
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
2T
P. Gorman, dealer in Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables,
Choice Butter, Cheese and Eggs, 11 Locust St., Dover, N.
H. It is becoming generally understood that the food we
eat has more to do with our bodily health than any other
one thing. Disorders and even diseases that were once
treated with powerful drugs and medicines, are now corrected and almost entirely cured by careful attention toIt is also conceded that the man who most perfectly
diet.
suits his food to his temperament ami his occupation, will,,
Therefore
other things being e(iual, enjoy the best health.
it is of the highest importance to know where reliable food
products may be best obtained. We are happy to be able
to call the "attention of our readers to so deserving and
well-managed an establishment as that carried on by Mr.
He commenced opeP. Gorman, at No. 11 Locust street.
rations here in 1881, and has already built up a largeconstantly on hand
An extensive stock is
retail trade.
—
George & Langmaid, Granite Cutters, and dealers in
Monuments. Tablets and Cemetery Enclosures, Kiver St.,
Dover, N. H. It is undoubtedly a fact that tirst-class stone
—
is not to be had at second or third class rates, but it
should be remembered that all first-class rates are by no
means identical, and that there is really no need of payin.s;
fancy figures in order to get work equal to the best. A
work
practical
illustration
of
the truth of
these
quality.
assertions
by visiting the establishment conducted by IMesars. George & Langmaid, at No. 31
for this firm do stone cutting in genRiver street,
making a specialty of granite monuments and
eral
cemetery work, and quoting uniformly moderate prices
on work that will bear the most critical inspection. This
business was at one time carried on by Mr. Ira A. Butterfield, who was succeeded in 1883 by Jlr. Stephen W.
George and Levi Elder, and iu 18S6 Mr. George assumed
entire control of the business and continued until 1889,
when !Mr. Linville F. Langmaid was admitted to partnerMr. George is a native of Vermont and Mr. Langship.
maid of New Ilampshire, both partners being skillful
stonecutters who have had long and varied experience. A
great variety of designs is offered to choose from, and estimates will cheerfully be made on application, all orders,
large or small, being assured prompt and painstaking attenMessrs. George & Langmaid have recently opened a
tion.
granite quarry in Nottingham, which is located ten miles
from Dover. This granite is the best this side of Concord.
It is light in color, and very nice for cemetery and build-
may
consisting of groceries, fruits and vegetables, choice butcheese and eggs. Mr. Gorman obtains his goods from
the most reliable sources, and is therefore in a position toguarantee that they will prove as represented. Two competent assistants are employed, and no trouble is spared toMr. Gorman caters to family trade
satisfy all customers.
and quotes the lowest market rates on goods of standard
ter,
be obtained
;
ing work.
City Employment Bureau, W. C. Williams, 327
In
Avenue. SIcCarty Block, Dover, N.
theory, an employment bureau cannot fail to be of great
public convenience and so deserves liberal support, but in
practice many establishments of this kind are of no use
whatever and are carefully avoided by well-informed persons in search of desirable help. The fault of course is
with the management, for the principle involved is sound,
and when intelligently and honorably carried out the
results are sure to be eminently satisfactory to all parties
concerned. Therefore we take pleasure in calling attention to the City Employment Bureau, located at No. 327
Central avenue, in McCarty Block, for since this office was
opened, in 1889, it has made an enviable record for efficiencv and reliability. The proprietor, Mr. W. C. "Williams, is a native of New York Slate, and served iu the
armv during the Rebellion. He is associated with the
leading employment offices in Boston, and is in a position
to supply private families, hotels, restaurants, boarding,
mountain and seashore houses with help at short notice.
He constantly has the names of male and female help of
all nationalities on his books, and can furnish new arrivals
The office is open from 8 A. m.
to those preferring turh.
to 8 P. M., and is in charge of Mrs. Williams, prompt and
courteous attention being assured to every caller. All
first-class help will be furnished with situations at short
Central
notice.
H.—
& Harvey, Livery, Boarding and Baiting
Hacks furnished for Funerals, Private Parties,
Jenness
ble.
Staetc.
Rear of American House, Dover, N. U.— The firm of Jenness & Harvey, .have shown great enterprise in catering to-
A visit to their stable will disclose the fact,
the public.
that first-class teams may be obtained there at very reasonHorses will be taken toable rates and at short notice.
board at a moderate price and are assured proper care,
good food and suitable stabling. The stable which is
located at the rear of the American House, contains thirty
Hacks will be furnished when desired for funerals,
stalls.
These gentlemen do a large business
private parlies, etc.
Those who have patronized them in
in horse clipping.
this line, can testify to the careful and skillful manner in
which the operation was performed. Four capable assistants are employed, and the interests of their customers are
This enterprise has been conducted
faithfully consulted.
by the present proprietors since 1888. Mr. C. E .Jenness
who is a native of Dover, N. H., was formerly proprietor
Mr. F. C. Harvey is a native
of the Hawthorn Stable.
All having business dealings
of South Berwick, Maine.
with these gentlemen will find them "thoroughly reliable
their aim to keep a first-class stable,
and honorable. It is
where first-class teams may be obtained at all times, and
thus far they have succeeded to the satisfaction of all!
interested.
The City Laundry, the original Dan Guilfoyle,
Proprietor, corner of Third Street and Central Avenue,
Dover, N. H.-— There are many people who object to having washing done at home and yet do not feel disposed toBut there is noentrust their linen to public laundries.
more necessity of having your clothes injured at a laundry
than there is of having them done up at home, for The
City Laundry now run by ]Mr. Dan Guilfoyle at the corner of Third street and Central avenue, does careful work
and avoids injury to the most delicate fabric. Mr. Guilfoyle has conducted his present enterprise since 1884, and
has built up a thriving business, employment being given
The uniform
to only thoroughly experienced assistants.
superiority of the work turned out at this establishment is
evident to the most fastidious. A very important feature
of the business is the fact that all clothes are dried out in
the open air, no chemicals used whatever, while the pricesare so low that all can afford to take advantage of the
Laundry work of all kinds is done
opportunities offered.
at short notice, and work is called for and delivered
promptly as promised. Mr Guilfoyle is a native of Dover,
and well known throughout the city and vicinity.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
28
James W. Hartford, Harness MaUer,
9 Locust Street,
no iiiun is to be blamed for trying
g.jods lie requires as cbeaply as possible,
still, it should alwaj-s be remembered that articles of
standard merit have a much more uniform or standard
price than those which are simply made to sell, as
the saying is, and that the lowest priced article is therefore not necessarily the cheapest. This principle applies
to every line of business and particularly to that devoted
to the manufacture and sale of harnesses, whips, collars,
•etc., for these goods vary greatly in quality, as good mate-
Dovur, N.
II.
to purchase
— Whik'
tin-
rial and skillful workmanship have to be paid for.
Mr.
James W. Hartford has built up an enviable reputation in
the production of the above named goods, having been
engaged
in the business for over thirty years
His shop
looited at No, 9 Locust street, Dover. N. H.
The
premises have an area of about 300 feet, while the employment of an experienced assistant enables him to serve his
customers in a prompt and satisfactory manner. These
articles are offered at the very lowest market rates.
Mr.
Hartford is a native of Dover, N. H., and is almost uni"versally known in this vicinity as he has been deputy
sheriff.
Orders for custom work or repairing will be
filled at very short notice.
is
J. Frank Roberts, dealer in Groceries, Flour and
Produce, Teas, Coffees and Spices, E.vtracts and Canned
at the lowest cash prices, 498 Central Avenue,
Dover, N. H. The great magnitude of the grocery busi-
Goods,
—
ness in this city, is significantly indicated by the number
and importance of the houses engaged in this line of trade,
and of these, none occupies a more prominent position
than that of Mr. J. Prank Roberts, doing business at Ko.
498 Central avenue. This enterprise was inaugurated in
1879 by the present proprietor. In 1887 he associated
himself with Mr. Foss. under the firm style of Hoberts &
Foss, which was continued until 1890, when Mr. Roberts
again assumed entire management of the business. Mr.
Roberts is a native of Maine, and is well known throughout Dover and vicinity as an enterprising and sagacious
business man.
No retail grocery house in this city enjoys
more favorable relations with producers, wholesalers, etc.,
and the consequence of
this state of affairs is to be seen
in the exceptional advantages the proprietor is enabled to
offer his customers in the purchase of many standard
commodities. The premises occupied comprise a store
and storeroom, each 20 X 40 feet in dimensions, and are
well fitted up for the accommodation of the large and
varied stock dealt in, which includes groceries, flour and
produce also teas, coffees, spices, e.xtracts and canned
goods. Three competent assistants are employed and all
orders are assured immediate and careful attention, while
the prices quoted are invariabl3' in accordance with the
very lowest market rates.
;
Boston Five and Ten Cent Store," Tin Ware, Glass
Ware, Toys, Crockery, 108 Washington Street, Dover, N.
H. A very attractive establishment lor the housekeeper
to visit is that known as the " Boston 5 and 10 Cent
Store," which is located at No. 108 Washington street, for
"
—
here may be seen a fine assortment of crockery, glassware,
and tinware also a well selected line of toys, and many
other goods too numerous to mention.
Business was
begun here in 1880, and has already attained extensive
proportions. The premises utilized are of the dimensions
of 20 X 50 feet, and the stock on hand is displayed to
excellent advantage.
Children are well provided for at
this establishment, for a complete assortment of toys and
games is offered to choose from, and the prices are as
attractive as the goods themselves. The latest and most
successful novelties may be bought here at the prices
quoted, when they far exceed in value goods offered at
other houses for twice the amounts.
Two competent
assistants are given employment and all customers are
assured prompfand polite attention, while every article
offered for sale will be found to be exactly as represented.
;
D. H. Wendell's Fire and Life Insurance Agency;
corner of Main auil School Streets, Dover, N. H.— A wel^
known insurance agency is a great convenience to any
business community and we therefore need make no apology for calling the attention of our readers to that of D.
H. Wendell's on the corner of Main and School streets,
Dover, N. H., established in 1852, and has furnished
insurance of the most reliable character at the lowest market rates, and those wishing any information in relation
to fire or life insurance would do well to give him a call.
He is a native of Dover and widely known in the community as one of Dover's heavv tax payers.a justice of the peace
and quorum
for the State,
was representative of the town
the city charter, and was appointed insurance
commissioner for the State in the year 18G6, but resigned
on account of his other business. And at the time of the
passage of the act known as the Valued Policy Law in the
year of 1S8~), was agent for the following old well-known
fire insurance companies, r:!; : Home Insurance Company
of New York, Insurance Company of North America,
Pennsylvania
Hartford of Hartford, and Pha>nix and
prior to
;
National of Hartford, representing some $25,000,000
of a.ssets, and is now agent and broker for tlie Old
New Hampshire Fire Insurance company of Manchester,
N. H., that lias more than a million and a half of assets,
and is also agent for the Old Manhattan Life Insurance
Company of New York that has some eleven million and
a half dollars of assets.
E. H. Frost, manufact'irer of Building Finish, Brackets,
Frames, Planing, Sawing, Turning,
Folsoni Street, Dover, N. H.
"The use of
machinery has greatly mollified the building business, and
there are now but verj' few parts of a house but what can
be more cheaply and accurately made by machinery than
Window and Door
—
etc., to order,
b}' hand.
Of course the result lias been to materially
diminish the cost of building and thus to enable many a
man to own the house he lives in who otherwise would
have to occupy less desirable rented quarters. This is a
distinct gain, and it follows that such enterprises as that
carried on by Mr. E. H. Frost deserve liberal patronage,
for Mr. Frost is a leading manufacturer of building finish,
brackets, window and door frames, etc. being jirepared
to furnish anything in that line at short notice and at the
lowest market rales. lie is a native of Elliot, Maine, and
is very well known personally in Dover and vicinity, at
present being a member of the city council. He succeeded
Mr. F. O. Marshall in the ownership of his present business in 1887, and gives it close personal attention, sparing
no pains to fully satisfy every customer. The mill is
located on Folsom street, and is two stories in height and
40 X 70 feet in dimensions. It is fitted up with improved
machinery, driven liy steam-power, and special attention
is given to doinu planing, sawing, turning, etc., to order.
Mr. Frost manufactures de.cks and does other cabinet,
work to a considerable extent, quoting the lowest market
rates in every department of his business and employing
an adequate force of experienced assistants.
;
�—
I.KADING BUSINESS
Sawyer Woolen
Mills, manufiictiirers of
Fancy
;
it
commodious
are various
structures,
among which
is
X
30 feet
in height, and 70
in size, another of similar dimensiims, having three stories
30 feet, with two stories
and a basement another 58
and a basement; another comprising hree stoiies and
one two stories and a basement
X
;
40 feet another, also three stories high,
145 X 40 feet in dimensions, and also another three stories
high measuring 185 X 65 feet. There are also two brick
storehouses, four stories high and 126 X 40 feet in dimensions
one brick storehouse 100 x 30 feet in size and two
an ofHce building, two stories high and
stories in height
57 X 40 feet in dimensions, together with a dry house,
measuring 58
X
;
;
;
repair shop, stable, etc., and fifty tenements of good size,
with slated or gravel roofs. Power is afforded by two
forty-inch Hercules turbine wheels and a 250-horse Corliss
The mills are lighted by gas and have a complete
engine.
and admirably arranged fire-extinguishing plant, including
automatic sprinklers of the most improved type. Employment is given to 450 operatives, and the value of the
annual product is between one and two million dollars.
Messrs. F. A. and J. Sawyer act as selling agents and the
goods are shipped to all "parts of the Union, the demand
From the selection of
for them being steadily increasing.
the raw material to the completion of the last process incidental to production, every detail is given close and skillful supervision, and the care exercised in the designing
and manufacture of the fancy cassimeres and suitings
made by the Sawyer Woolen Jlills, together with the
enterprise and ability shown in reducing the expense of
production to the lowest figure consistent with the use of
dependable material, is the secret of the success the company has met with in producing goods that give the be.st
of satisfaction to consumers and the trade and are accepted
as the standard wherever introduced.
2»
S. H. Foye, dealer in
Marble and Slate Headstones, Monuments, Tablets,
Grave Enclosures,
Counter and Table Tops ;
also Soap-Stoue Work of
kinds
shop Central
all
Cassi-
meres and Suitings, Dover, N. H.— The manufacture of
textile fabrics is one of New England's leading industries
and represents the investment of an enormous amount of
capital, but among all the many establishments demoted to
this branch of production those \itilized by the Si«}cr
Woolen Mills must be given a leading position a^ u-CHids
magnitude, perfection of equipment and uniform e\((l
"Sawyer woolens" are
lence of the results attaineil.
almost universally known in this country, and Iheir high
sequence of the enterprising and
reputation is the natural
painstaking methods which have characterized their man
ufacture from the first, for the aim of the productis has
ever been to turn out goods that woulil have no superior
in their special line, and to attain this end nether trouble
nor expense has been spared, and a raanufactuiing pUnt
has been established which combines all the most valuable
improvements in machinery and methods, and is consequently a marvel of completeness and elBciency. This
representative enterprise was inaugurated in 183S by Mr.
Alfred I. Sawver and in 1849 passed under the control of
Messrs. Z. & J. Sawyer, who were succeeded by Jlessrs
the present company being
F. A. and J. Sawver in 1852
incorporated in 1873. Mr. Charles II. Sawyer is president,
Mr. Jonathan Sawyer, treasurer, and Mr. T. M. Clark,
superintendent, and the capital of the company is $600,000.
The Sawyer Wuok-n Jlills are located on Bellamy Bauls
River, and the company controls the power afforded by
In 1863-4 a reservoir was built in
the three lower falls.
Harrington and in 1881 it was enlarged, its area now being
4.")0 acrcs.
The lower mill is located on tide-water, the
stream being navigable for coal barges, light-draft sloops,
etc., and further transportation facilities are afforded by
the Portsmouth and Dover branch of the Eastern railroad,
which has a station at these mills. The lower mill is a
brick structure, three stories and a basement in height and
225 X 38 feet in dimensions, having an addition comprising two stories and a basement, measuring 90 X 25 feet.
Both water and steam power are available, the latter Ijeing
The
furnished by a seventy flve-horse Corliss engine.
upper mill is also brick, and is four stories in height and
272 X 40 feet io dimensions. Connected with or adjacent
to
MEN OF DOVER.
:
Street, opposite
New
City
Building, Dover, N. H.
Mr S. H. Foye is a native
of Lee, N. H., but has resided in Dover for many
\ e irs,
having long ranked
w ith the most prominent
business men of this city.
Although giving close
at-
to mercantile afhe has found time to
of some very important public offices.
discharge the duties
He has served on the board of aldermen two years, and was
on the board of engineers from 1854 to 1872, two years of
which was chief engineer. Mr. Foye has served as mayor
of Dover, and was'also representative during the years
He became identified with ihe granite
1856 and 1857.
business as early as 1846, and in 1855 began to handle mar-
tention
fairs
up the granite business altogether in 1873.
extensively engaged in the manufacture and
sale of marble and slate headstones, monuments, tablets,
grave enclosures, etc., together with counter and table
Mr.
tops and soap-stone work of every descrijition.
Foye's shop is located on Central street, opposite the newarea of about 1500'
City Building, the premises having an
square feet. Employment is given to a sufficient number
of assistants to ensure the prompt filling of every order,
and the finish and general character of the work turned
out are unsurpassed, while the prices quoted are uniformly
moderate.
ble also, giving
He
is
now
Dover Steam Laundry and Dye House,
T. G. Hill.
Proprietor, No. 6 Orchard Street, Dover, N. H.— No more
perfect sign of advanced civilization could be given than
that offered by a modern steam laundry, for its presence
in a community shows, first, that cleanliness prevails, and
second: that the people have learned to avoid one fruitful
cause of domestic trouble. There is really no more reason
why washing should be done at home, than there is why
our shoes should be made at home, or any other operation
performed that can be more easily and cheaply attended
Some of our readers may take exctp' ions to theto outside.
"cheap" clause iu tliat sentence, and say, that it is not
justified by the facts, but if they will go to the trouble of
estimating all the drawbacks consequent upon drunestic
extra fuel burned, the time occupied, the
space taken up, the risk run, the constant and exasperating trials to strength and patience experienced— we think
that they will find on comparison that we aie not so (ar
wrong after all, and then the results attained. Look at
the work turned out in the ordinary course of business by
Uie Dover Steam Laundry, and see how it compares with
Is it not superior ?
flie best that can be done at home.
every facility is at hand— skilled labor is employed, constant
wonder that the results
supervision exercised— is it any
are more satisfactory ? The enterprise in question was
originated by Mr. Webster and has been under the conit
trol of its present proprietor, Mr. T. G Hill since 1883
spacious,
is located at No. 6 Orchard street, and comprises
premises covering an area of over 1200 feet. The propriIn connection with the
etor is a native of Biddeford, Me.
laundry a large trade is done in dyeing, scouring and clean-
washing— the
;
A
which is done in the most satisfactory manner.
is made of dyeing and cleaning garments without
ripping and no painsare spared to serve the public in the
best manner. A large business has been established which
shows every sign of a continuous and pronounced increase.
Eight experienced and reliable assistants are given employing,
specialty
ment.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
30
Walter T. Perkins, Steam and Gas Fitter dealer in
Steam Heating and Gas Liglitiug Apparatus, Wrought
Emerson, proprietors of the Dover trunk factory, so much
Iron and Brass Pipe, Valves, Fittings, etc.; Gas Fixtures,
Glass Globes and Shades, Xo. 44 Locust Street, Dover, N.
H. There are some kinds of work which mav be done la
.a "good enough" fashion without any bad results, but
goods will prove as represented and give the best satisfaction.
This factory was opened by Mr. W. O. Whittier, in
1887, and passed into the possession of the present firm in
1889.
The premises comprise two floors measuring 25x50
feet, and are located at Nos. 63 and 04 St. Thomas street.
All kinds of trunks are manufactured and both a wholesale and retail business is done, the facilities being such
that the largest orders can be filled at short notice,
while the smallest commissions will be promptly and carefully executed.
A fall assortment of .sizes and kinds is
carried in stock and all tastes, all circumstances and all
;
—
when
it
comes
to
steam and
gas-fitting,
it is
simply foolish
be satisfied with anything but the best, for inferior
in this line is dangerous, troublesome and expensive, to say nothing of its not answering the purpose for
which it was designed. It is easy enough to have firstclass piping if you apply to the proper party, and certainly
no wiser course can be taken than to leave your order
with Mr. Walter T. Perkins at No. 44 Locust street, for
he is a thoroughly competent steam and gas-titter. He has
the facilities and the men to enable him to execute all
to
work
commissions at short notice, and in the most approved
and satisfactory manner, the best of materials being used.
He is uniformly moderate in his charges, and as he gives
close personal attention to his business he is in a position
to keep the service to a very high standard of efficiency
and to guarantee complete satisfaction to his patrons.
The premises occupied comprise one floor and basement
32 X 60 feet in dimensions. Mr. Perkins is a dealer in
steam-heating and gas-lighting apparatus, wrought iron and
brass pipe, valves, fittings, etc., gas fixtures, glass globes,
and shades, steam and water gauges, engineers' supplies,
etc.
Mr. Perkins, who is a native of Dover, N. H., has
been the proprietor of this establishment since 1874. He
has gained an honorable position among the business circles of this neighborhood.
Jlr. Perkins is also agent for
the Gurney Hot Water Heater which is conceded to be
the best hot water heater in the market. He has put in
several in this vicinity which give the best of satisfaction.
&
Hayes
Hodgdon, dealers in Choice Groceries, Teas,
Coffees, Spices. Confectionery, and Fruit, 103 Washington
Street, Dover, N. H.
The ability to suit a business enterprise to the particular class of trade it is designed to reach
principally, is an indispensable factor in attainment of success, and it is owing in a great degree to the skill displayed
in this direction, that the firm of Hayes
Hodgdon has
attained the high reputation and popularit}' it now enjoys.
This concern is made up of Messrs. E. J. Hayes and F. P.
—
&
Hodgdon. The establishment now conducted by them was
founded in 18T0 by Mr. W. M. Courser, Messrs. Hayes &
Hodgdon assuming full control in 1889. The premises
utilized are located at No. 103 Washington street, and are
tlie better,
for in that case j'ou
may
purses can easily be suited.
J. H. Winslo-w, dealer in Boots, Shoes, Rubbers and
Shoe Findings, French Calf Skins and Sole Leather, No.
410 Central Avenue, on the Bridge, Dover, N. H. Mr. J.
H. Winslow has been engaged in the boot and shoe business in Dover since 1801, and has conducted his present
enterprise sinee 1885.
The establishment in question was
originally established in 1842 by Mr. Oliver Libey, and
after several changes in its management came into the
possession of the present proprietor, at the above named
date.
The premises occupied cover an area of about 900
square feet, and a very heavy stock is carried, for Mr.
Winslow deals in boots, shoes, rubbers, shoe findings,
—
French calfskins, and
sole leather, and caters to all classes
of trade.
His assortment includes goods suited to all
kinds of wear, and whether a dress boot, or a working
shoe, is wanted, he can fill the want in the most satisfactory manner. Dealing with only reputable manufacturers'
wholesalers, he is in a position to guarantee the quality of
the goods he handles, and although he does not pretend to
sell " below the cost of manufacture," still there is no
more likely place at which to look for bargains, for Mr.
Winslow is a careful and discriminating buyer, and by
watching the market is often able to secure standard articles below the regular rates, but a full assortment of sizes
in all standard styles is kept in stock, the result being that
a perfect fit is easily obtainable.
The latest novelties are
offered as soon as they appear in the market, and at prices
that will bear the severest comparison with those quoted
elsewhere. Mr. Winslow is a native of Nottingham, N.
H., and is very •well known throughout the business circles of Dover.
Those in want of anything incUuled in the
line of foot-wear will find it at his establishment of warranted quality.
A
of the dimensions of 20 X 80 feet.
.stock of fine groceries is carried, which includes all the almost endless
variety of goods now handled by a first-class establishment
also tiour of all grades, selected teas and
of this kind
pure coffees, spices, etc.; also pure confectionery and fruits
of all kinds in their season. Mr. H.ayes is a native of
Medbury and Mr. Hodgdon of Dover, N. H. Both gentlemen are well known and esteemed by all who know them.
Employment is given to a reliable assistant and courteous
and prompt attention is assured to all callers. All orders
will be accurately delivered at short notice, and prices will
be found to compare favorably with the lowest market
A. N. Ward,
Undertaker and
Practical Embalmer. Caskets, Robes,
Plates and Flowers,
;
rates.
Dover Trunk Factory, Whittier & Emerson, Proprietors, successors to W. O. Whittier, manufacturers of all
kinds of Trunks, wholesale and retail, 02 and 64 St. Thomas
St., Dover, N. H.
If an3'0ue doubts that it is good policy to
buy a thoroughly well-made trunk, let him visit the nearest railway station especially •when "business is rushing,"
and watcli the train hands and expressmen wrestle with
the baggage.
Time is worth a good deal to them and the
baggage belongs to other persons, consequently they save
ten cents worth of time at the expense of ten dollars worth
•of baggage, and think nothing of it.
It is not for us to say
where the fault lies, but the moral at least is plain see that
i/our trunk is of a kind that will stand the racket.
Such
la trunk cannot be bought for nothing, but it maj' be pur•chased at a reasonable figure if you patronize the right dealer
And if that dealer gets his trunks of Messrs. Whittier &
—
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—
confident that his
feel
Hearses
riages
and CarFurnished
;
Residence over
H
—
Store, Nos. 12
and
14 Thirl stitLt Dover N
Considerable expense as
well as no smxil degree of executive ability is required in
order to discharge the icsponsible duties of an undertaker
satisfactorily, for it is of course highlj' important to so
manage as to avoid all confusion or delays on the occasions
when the services of an undertaker are required. Mr. A.
N. Ward has often been called upon to ofliciate in this
capacity during the past six years. He is a native of
Brockton, Mass., and began operations in Dover in 1884.
He is an undertaker and practical embalmer. His establishment and residence, are both conveniently located at
Nos. 12 and 14 Third street. A carefully selected stock
is carried, comprising caskets, coflSns. burial robes, and
funeral goods in general. Flowers, hearses and carriages,
will also be furnished when desired.
Jloderate prices are
quoted in every department, and the variety of goods
offered is sufficiently large to admit of all tastes being
suited.
Orders for embalming will receive immediate and
careful attention, and the entire direction of funerals will
be assumed if desired, thus enabling much anxiety and
trouble to be avoided.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
H. A. Pattee,
)!^^^ dealer iu Carpets
'[,
Furniture,
;iiul
Side-
lieddiug,
lioards,
Desks,
Curetc., 337
LouDges,
tains,
Central Avenue,
Dover. N.
The
first
H.—
step to-
wards going
to
house keeping
to get a wife,
is
no
doubt, but after
little matter
to
attended
that
is
the question
of
f\irniture comes
tip to be settled.
J
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Some
marked
have
[Changes
•
j
ncciirred in the
furniture trade
if
years,
late
I
and
it
is
now
possible to furnish a house at a
very
moderate
expense.
spend money
N. E. Hanson, wholesale and retail dealer in Family
Groceries and [Provisions, Flour, Grain, Fish, etc.. special
attention paid in selection of choice Teas and Coffees. No.
Among the many grocery
1 Silver Street, Dover. N. H.
and provision stores located iu this city, few are better
known than that now carried on by Mr. N. E. Hanson, for
this establishment was founded in 1864 by J. T. Hanson &
Co., and lias long been highly popular with the most careThe present proprietor, Mr. N. E. Hanson,
ful buyers.
assumed full control of the business in 1872. Premises of
the dimensions of 25 X 75 feet are occupied, and courteous and reliable assistants are required to attend to the
heavy patronage enjoyed. The stock carried at this establishment will compare favorably in all essential features
with that of any similar house in the city, for it is both
large and varied, and comprises family groceries, provisions, flour, grain, fish, etc., special attention being paid to
Mr. Hanson does
the selection of choice teas and coffees.
not place his prices so high that none but the favored few
can afford to trade with him, but offers such decided
inducements that experienced buyers feel they can hardly
Everything sold here is guarafford to trade elsewhere.
anteed to prove just as represented, and tlie prices average
as low as the lowest when the quality is considered.
—
Of
course you can
if
—
you want to $-500 can be spent for a single chamber set.
if you wish, but a small house can be very comfortably
But when it comes to exercisfitted up for that amount.
ing wise economy, the first thing to do is to find a dealer
who is satisfied with a small margin of profit, and who
carries a stock sufficiently large and varied to allow of all
tastes being suited, and hundreds of people have solved
this problem to their entire satisfaction by placing their
orders with Mr. H. A. Pattee located at No. 337 Central
This gentleman is a native of New Hampand established his present business in Dover in 1887.
carpets, and furniture of all kinds, including
handles
avenue, Dover.
shire,
He
31
quoted are surprisingly
low, considering the character of the goods handled, and
both economy and convenience are served by trading here.
to his customers, for the prices
bedding, sideboards, desks, lounges, curtains, etc. The
premises occupied comprise five floors, each 20x60 feet in
dimensions, thus affording ample space for the carrying of
an exceptionally heavj- stock. The proprietor offers some
very decided bargains in every department. In regard to
these bargains, we do not ask j'ou to take our word for
them, and in fact do not want you to do so, but what we
want is to have you call and see for j'ourself, for you
will be sure to find something that you need at a price that
will compel you to purchase.
No detailed description of
the goods dealt in is possible here, l)ut suffice it to say that
the assortment is most complete, the prices low, and that
all callers are assured prompt and polite attention.
(fo
W. C. Leavitt, dealer in Meat, Fish, Poultry, Fruit,
Vegetables and Country Produce, No. 5 Silver Street,
Dover, N. H. To those who are familiar with the advantages enjoj'ed b}' those dealing with Mr. W. C. Leavitt at
No. 5 Silver street, the large retail business done by this
gentleman needs no explanation, for self-interest is a very
powerful motive, and those placing a trial order with the
gentleman in question, generally learn by the result that
it is plainly for their interest to deal with him altogether.
The enterprise was established by Mr. Geo. W. Parker,
who was succeeded by Messrs. Berry & Leavitt in 1884,
Mr. W. C. Leavitt. the present proprietor, assuming full
—
He is a native of JIassachusetts, and is
known throughout Dover. Employment is given to
competent and polite assistants. The premises occupied
•control in 1889.
well
are about 600 square feet in dimensions, and a heavy stock
is carried including meats, fish, poultry, fruit asd vegetables of every description together with country produce in
general. Th« favorable relations Mr. Leavitt enjoys with
producers and wholesalers are by no means without benefit
Rackley's Variety Store, Corner Washington Street and
The secret of success is much
Central Ave., Dover, N. H.
the same no niatter what business may be engaged in,
if you can furnish customers with reliable goods at Ijottom
prices, and give prompt attention to all orders, you need
have no fear but what a satisfactory trade will soon be
Such has been the experience of Samuel Rackbuilt up.
ley, who carries on a business devoted to tlie sale of crockery and glass and tin-ware, for since he succeeded Jlr.
Meldon in 1888, who was the original founder of the business, his efforts to extend operations have met with
Mr. Rackley is a native of Maine,
unquestionable success
and is well known in Dover; he is tlioroughly acquainted
with his business and has shown both intelligence and
liberality in conducting the same; the premises occupied
are of the dimensions of 20x30 ft. ahd iire well stocked with
a select stock of crockerj', glass ware, granite-iron ware
wooden ware and 5 and 10 cent goods, also a full line o
tinware, all purses can be accommodated at this store, fo
the prices are in every instance in accordance with th
lowest market rates and the best goods are handled, as
well as those at low cost.
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J. W. Merrow, dealer in Groceries and Provisions,
Flour, Butter, Cheese and Eggs. 5 Chestnut Street, Dover,
N. H. One of the recently established and at the same
time one of the most reliable enterprises carried on in this
section of Dover, is that conducted by Mr. J. W. Jlerrow,
at No. 5 Chestnut street, for the proprietor is well and
favorably known throughout this vicinity and has had
sufficient experience in his present line of business to be
thoroughly familiar with it in every detail. Mr. Merrow
is a native of Ossipee, N. H. and as before stated is well
known throughout Dover. The store is about 700 square
feet in dimensions, and is very conveniently fitted up,
the space available being sufficiently extensive to admit of
the carrying of a large and varied stock, comprising selected
family groceries and provisions of all kinds, also flour,
This stock is new, fresh, and
butter, cheese and eggs.
"clean" in every department, and therefore, Mr. Merrow
has no undesirable goods to work ofi " but is in a position
to supply articles that will satisfy the most fa.stidious.
Orders are filled at short notice and every caller may safely
depend upon receiving courteous and painstaking attention.
This establishment was founded about 1885, by Mr. Thos.
Steel, and has been under the able management of Mr.
Those giving his establishment
J. W. Merrow since 1887.
a trial, will find him prepared to fill either large or small
erders without delay and at the lowest market rates.
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LEADING BUSINESS
H.
E.
Livery
Canney,
Stable,
Boardinjr,
Hacking
and Bailing. Haclis
Furnished for Wed-
dings and Funerals,
17-23 St. Thomas
Street.
-The
.
Dover. N, II.
question of
whether it is cheaper
for one living in the
cily to
own
or hire
a horse, is one that is influenced so much by circumstances
in each individual case that it is impossible to answer it
until those circumstances are duly considered, but at all
events it will be agreed that such an establishment as that
carried on by Mr. H. E. Canne3' at Nos. 17-23 St. Thomas
street, deserves hearty support, for here a desirable, safe
and stylish team may be hiretl at a moderate cost, or a
horse may be boarded by its owner at a reasonable expense,
so that all who use horses for business or pleasure can be
accommodated. This enterprise was inaugurated in 1S84,
and now ranks among the leading undertakings of the
kind in Dover. The premises in use are spacious and
well-arranged, lighted with electricity, and contain every
convenience, there being twenty eight stalls and ample
carriage accommodations. Single and double teams can
be furnished at short notice, and the most fastidious customer will have no reason to complain of any detail of the
turnout, for horse, carriage, harness, robe, etc., are all
first-class, the best trade being catered to and no pains
spareii to assure satisfaction.
Hacks for public occasions,
such as balls, weddings, funerals, etc., can be supplied in
any numlier desired, experienced and careful drivers
being furnished, who will be found not only competent
but courteous also. Animals boarded here will be given
the best of care, and in short the high reputation of the
estaljlisbmeut will be fully sustained in every instance.
MEN OF DOVER.
John J. Hanson vice-president, Eli V. Brewster; secretary
and treasurer, Isaac F. Abbott trustees, Eli V. Brewster,
William A. ilorrill, Ephraim H. Whitehouse, William H^
Vickery, John ,T. Hanson, Isaac F. Abbott, Edmund M.
Swan, Henry A. Wortheu, James F. Seavey, Dennis Cash,.
Solomon H. Foye.
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—
Dover National Bank, Dover, N. H. The Dover
National Bank is a thoroughly representative institution
in every sense of the word, and since its incorporaticm in
1865 has exerted a most powerful influence in developingthe interests of this section.
It has a capital of |100,000'
which has been further augmented by a surplus of $20,000.
The following gentFemen, widely and favorably
known in financial and general business circles for their
prudence and just methods, are the officers and directors
President, Oliver Wyatt vice-president, Eli V. Brewster ;.
cashier, Isaac F. Abbott
directors, Oliver Wyatt, Eli V.
Brewster, Joshua 6. Hall, Jloses D. Page, Henry A. Worthen, Richard N. Boss, John J. Ilans'on.
The banking
rooms are spacious and well-appointed, affording ampleaccommodations to patrons, and possessing every convenience for facilitating the despatch of business. A general banking business is transacted, including the receplioDi
of deposits, the discounting of approved commercial
paper, the collection of drafts, and the dealing in government and other first-class securities. This is one of thebest-managed and most popular banks in New Hampshire,,
and from its foundation has deserved and enjoyed the
confidence of the public to an exceptional degree. The
investments of the Dover National Bank have always been
carefully and judiciously made, and its ventures of capital
:
;
;
all times well secured
while the officers are obligingefficient in their dealings with the public and spiire nopains to extend the usefulness of the institution they represent.
The following statement shows how thoroughly
the public confidence is justified
Report of the Condition of the Dover National Bank at
Dover, in the State of New Hampshire, at the c'o«e of busi-
are at
;
—
we therefore take pleasure
comment upon which is
following list,
quite unnecessary
President,
in presenting the
:
;
and
:
ness,
Dover Five Cents Savings Sank, Dover, N. H.
Every well-managed savings institution is a benefit to the
public, insomuch as its tendency is to encourage thrift,
industry, and other qualities which go to make up good
citizenship
but the Dover Five Cents Savings Batik is
especially worthy of encouragement and support from
the fact that, as its name indicates, it will receive on
deposit 30 small a sum as five cents and it is the saving
of small sums that must be inculcated iC prudent habits
are to be established.
The wage earner who can and will
save cents, can and will save dollars, and were this fact
more generally understood and taken advantage of it
would be of almost inestimable advantage to the comm\inity.
Numberless instances might be quoted of where
men have obtained their start in business life from savings
accumulated when their earnings were by no means large,
and it maj- be stated as a rule almost without exception
that he who saves nothing when receiving small pay will
save nothing if his wages be doubled. "Once form the
habit of putting aside a portion, however small, of your
weekly or montlily earnings and the rest is eas_v. Should
your pay increase, your savings will increase correspondingly, and in any event
you will have ;the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing your best to improve
your condition, and how gratifying that feeling is, only
those who have experienced it know.
The facilities
offered |by the Dover Five Cents Savings Bank are not surpassed by those of any similar institution, and money
entrusted to its care is as absolutely secure as any funds
well can be. The management is able and conservative
and the financial condition of the liank is exceptionally
favorable, a late statement showing that there is about
$223,000 due depositors, while the guarantee fund is .^11,1.50 and the surplus §;2.700.
But after all, the best evidence concerning the standing of such an enterprise is that
afforded by the character of those identified with it, and
.
:
February
28, 1890.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts
United States Bonds
$91,403.3$100,000.00
31,775.11
to secure circulation. ..
Stocks, securities, judgments, claims, eic
Due from approved
reserve agents
Banking house furniture and
14,887.05
fixtures
8,200.0fr
Other real estate and mortgages owned
Current expenses and taxes paid
Premiums on United States Bonds
Checks and other cash items
Bills of other bauks
Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents
2,853.72
2,59.83-
20,389.58-
1,527.59
4,713.00'
86.33-
7,762 50-
Specie
Legal tender notes
Redemption fund wiUi
(5
3,195.00-
L'nited States Treasurer
per cent, of circulation)
4, .500.00'
$291,553 03
Total
LIABILITIES.
$100,000 0020,000.00
8,206.34
Capital stock paid in
Surplus in fund
LTndivided profits
National Bank notes outstanding
Dividends unpaid
Individual deposits subject to check
Cashier's checks outstanding
88,100.001,577.5069,388.2.S
4,280 93
Total
$291,553 03
State of New Hampshire, County of Strafford, ss
1, Isnac F. Abbott, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
Isa.ac F. Abbott, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of
George W. Benn, Notary Public^
March, 1890.
Correct Attest
;
—
Oliver Wtatt,
)
Eli V. Brewster,
[-
Henry
A.
Worthen.
)
Directors^
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
JOHN
33
GLIDDEN,
A.
Special Care in Preparing for Burial.
MY PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL
Residence and Office, 20 and 24 Locust Street,
George
B.
Wentworth
&
Co.,
manufacturers
of
Broaans and Plow Sboes, Central Avenue, Dover, N. II.
The enterprise carried on under the lirm-name of George
B. Wentworth & Co., was inaugurated about thirty-five
years ago and has long held a leading position among
other New Hampshire undertakings of a similar character.
Mr. George B. Went-north, the founder of the business,
died in 1888, and it has since been conducted by his sons,
Messrs. Charles B. and Fred N. "Wentworth, no change
being made in the firm name. The concern are extensively
engaged in the manufacture of brogans and plow shoes for
the Southern and Western trade, and their productions are
highly thought of by dealers and consumers as the}' are
unsurpassed for ease, strength and durability the three
fundamental characteristics of desirable working shoes.
—
of our readers may be surprised to learn that there
are degrees of merit in such coarse goods as brogans and
plow shoes, but such is the fact and no little experience
and skill are required in order to attain the best results in
The premises utilized by this firm
their manufacture.
comprise four floors of the dimensions 45 X65 feet, and are
very thoroughly fitted up, power being furnished by a
twenty-five horse engine and employment being given to
too operatives. The output averages 1000 pairs per day
and the firm are prepared to fill the largest orders at comparatively short notice, and to quote the lowest market
The business is conducted under the immediate
rates.
supervision of Mr. Chas. B. Wentworth who spares no
pains to maintain the high reputation of tbe product.
Some
Mary Byrne, Millinery and Fancy Goods, 63 Washington
— An old established and very popu-
Street, Dover, N. H.
lar enterprise of its
kind is that of which Miss Mary
Byrne is the proprietress, and which is carried on at No.
63 Washington street, founded in 1847 by Miss Byrne and
which is tbe oldest millinery establishment in town. This
business has since been continued without change of any
kind in its ownership, and the experience gained by its
manager through all these j-ears, now enables her to offer
Inducements to her customers which it would be very
hard to equal elsewhere. One floor is occupied of the
dimensions of 25 X 40 feet, and the stock carried is not
only large but varied, containing as it does, ribbons, laces,
embroideries, collars, handkerchiefs, hosiery,
white goods, underwear and fancy goods of all kinds, and
in fact a complete assortment of such goods as are only
handled by a first class establishment of this kind. !Miss
Byrne is very well known in Dover and vicinity, in both
feathers,
business and
social circles.
She emploj's an efficient
and assures all customers prompt and polite
and handles only goods that she can recommend,
and guarantees that they will prove strictly as represented,
and no trouble is spared to fully maintain the enviable
reputation for enterprise and fair dealing this establish-
assistant
attention,
ment has held
so long.
ITS DETAILS.
New
Dover,
A. P. Drew,
Mouldings of the
Ilampsliire.
Picture Frames and
Photographer
latest patterns
Life Size Crayons a Spe420 Central Avenue, Rooms 10, 17 and 18, Dover,
N. II.— Those who deny the title of " artist" to any photographer no matter how skillful he may be, or how beautiful the work he may produce, occupies a precisely
similar position to that held by those asserting the same
thing in connection with the process of engraving on wood.
There may be room for an honest difference of opinion on
this subject, but it is difficult for us to see how any competent judge can declare art to be entirely absent from
some of the wonderful photographic work to be seen nowadays, notably that produced by Mr. A. P. Drew, at his
studio. No. 420 Central avenue, for this gentleman ranks
with the leading photographers, and does the largest busiJlr. Drew is an artist of high
ness of the kind in Dover.
merit, he gives special attention to all branches of photography, and has produced portraits that are worthy of the
name, and that have called forth much favorable comment;
throughout this community, life size crayons being »
He established
specialty. Mr. Drew is a native of Dover.
his profession in 1859, and now occupies three large rooms,
16, 17 and 18, at No. 420 Central avenue, where every provision is made for the comfort and convenience of patrons.
Mr. Drew does not confine his business to photography
alone, but deals in picture frames, and mouldings of the
latest patterns.
The extensive business transacted by Mr.
Drew requires the services of seven competent assistants.
Art lovers can visit this studio with pleasure and profit,
The
for a fine selection of finished work is to be seen.
views of Dover illustrated in this book were taken by him,
cialty
;
;
;
O. H. Horton, Book Binder, 97 Washington Street,
Dover. N. H. Mr. C. H. Horton was born in New York
City, but has been engaged in active business life in Dover
for nearly forty years, during which time he has become
thoroughly identified with the advancement of the best
interests of that city, and has done much to bring about
—
that
advancement
"by
the zeal, intelligence and fidelity
with which he discharged the responsible duties devolving
upon him in the various official positions to which he has
been elected. Mr. Horton has served as councilman, as
alderman, as mayor and as representative. He is now
councilor of district No. 1 to Governor Goodell, and we
need hardly add that few if any of our local business men
He carries on a book bindare more universally known.
ing establi.'hment at No. 97 Washington street, and is prepared to fill either wholesale or retail orders at short notice
and at moderate rates. As his facilities for binding pamphlets, books, etc., are well known to neighboring printers, publishers, etc., we will not dwell upon them, but
will call attention to the service he is prepared to render
in connection with the binding of magazines, music, etc.,
The work is done in a neat and
for retail customers.
durable manner and the charges are uniformly moderate.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
stationery, picture frames, wall
papers, etc.
This business was
originally established by Mr. C.
H. Ilovey who was succeeded in
1884 by the present proprietor.
Under the able management of
Mr. C. W. Smith, the establishment has been greatly extended
and has become the local headquarters for books, stationery,
picture frames, wall papers, artists' materials, etc.
The goods
displayed in the above named
lines, show marked taste and
judgment in their selection.
(Japalile and reliable assistants
are constantly employed.
The
store is neat and attractive in
all its appolntmenls, and every
customer is treated in a polite
and attentive manner, and the
wants of the public are studied
in every respect.
Mr. Smith is
a native of Maine, and a gentleman combining business talent
with fairness in all his dealings.
He is well qualified to push
his business to
still greater usefulness and importance.
He is
well
known throughout this
vicinity and is regarded as a
reliable and representative bus-
ine!S
Woodbury Brothers, wholesale manufacturers of Buskins and Slippers, and Women's aud Misses' Boots and
Boston office: 31 Lincoln Street. Factories: BevShoes.
erly. Mass., and Cor. Park and Dover Streets, Dover,
N. H. Shoe manufacturing is steadily increasing in New
Hampshire, and present indications are that it will increase
still more rapidly in the future, for manufacturers find
that operations can be carried on in this State' to excellent
advantage, and it is becoming common for the leading
Massachusetts concerns to establish branch factories here.
The establishment conducted by Messrs. Woodbury Brothers can hardly be called a "branch," however, for the
firm manufacture all their women's and misses' boots aud
shoes at this factory, the one in Beverly, Mass., being
utilized for the production of buskins and slippers.
Messrs Woodbury Brothers rank with the leading boot
and shoe houses of New England, their goods being
very widely known among consumers and the trade. They
have carried on operations in Beverly for about a score of
This is
years, and opened their Dover factory in 1886.
located in a five-story building, 336x40 feet in dimensions, situated on the corner of Park and Dover streets.
The plant of machinery in use is of the mo.st improved
type, and power is furnished by a seventy five horse
engine; the capacity of the establishment being 3,400 pair
per day.
Employment is given to 250 persons, and
operations are carried on under the direct supervision of
Mr. J. T. Woodbury. No trouble is spared to maintain
the high reputation of the product, and as the firm are in
a position to quote the lowest market rates they find no
difficulty in disposing of the output.
The Boston office is
located at No. 31 Lincoln street, where a full line of samples may be seen.
man
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C. W. Smith, Books, Stationery, Picture Framing and
Wall Papers, Bracewell Block. Dover, N. H. This popuand stationer, during the six years he has
been established here, has attained a prominent position
among Dover's business men. He occupies a store 30x80
—
lar bookseller
feet in dimensions, located in Bracewell Block, Central
avenue, which contains a fine selected stock of books.
Iron and Brass Castings, Machine
C. E.
Dovei',
-
MARSTON,
-
New
Work,
Prop.,
Hampsliii^e.
The Dover Foundry and Machine Works may be said to
have been established more than half a century ago, for
the enterprise had its inception as far back as 1838, and
after various changes in ownership, passed under the control of C. K. Marston, the present proprietor, about fifteen
Mr. Marston is a native of Great Falls, N. H.,
years ago.
and is very widely known in manufacturing circles, he
having filled many important contracts and being accepted
and often quoted as a competent authority on matters relating to piping, steam heating and constructional iron
work.
The Dover Foundry and Machine Works are
spacious and well equipped, the foundry alone having an
area of about 6,000 square feet.
There is a large twostory machine shop, besides various out buildings, etc.
Every facility is at hand for the production of iron and
brass castings and the doing of general machine work
and among the more important articles manufactured may
be mentioned plumbers' pipe and fittings steam and hot
water heating and ventilating apparatus, radiators lamp
posts, hitching posts, iron columns: pulleys, shafting, and
hangers; feed-water heaters, pumps, Babbitt metal, etc.
Mr. Marston also deals extensively in wrought iron pipe,
radiators, engines, gas fittings, steam fittings, gas fixtures,
brass valves and boilers, and is in a position to figure very
closely on piping, steam or hot water healing, and on iron
work of all kinds. Estimates will clieerfully be made on
application, and we need not dwell upon the advantages
gained by placing orders in such experienced and responsiEmployment is given to from twenty to forty
ble hands.
assistants, and tlie most extensive commissions can be executed at short notice, while the smallest orders are assured
immediate and careful attention.
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LEADIXO Bi'SINESS MEN OF DOVER.
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Sons, 'I'aiiI. B. Williams
ners aud manufacturers of OakTanned Leather Belting, KawHido, and Tanned Lace Leather,
RAWHIDE LACE LEATHER.
Dover. N. II,
Never before was there so extensive
demand for strictly first-class leather belting as is
now the case, and it is easy to account for this condition
of affairs, for the tendency is to constantly increase the
speed of machinery and. other things being equal, the
It is welihigher the speed the better the belt re(iuirtd.
koown that electric dynamos call for especially high grade
belts if the best results are to be attained, and the rapidly
increasing number of dynamos in use is of itself enough
Under
to account for a large share of the demand noted.
these circumstances it is not surprising that the producSons should meet with
tions of Messrs. I. B. Williams
a ready sale, for tlie purchaser of belting has to depend
chietl3' upon the reputation of the maker to ensure being
supplied with a satisfactory article. The belting and lace
leather made by this firm have an unsurpassed reputation
throughout the country. The business was founded nearly half a century ago by Mr. I. B Williams. The e.visting firm name was adopted in 1878, and remains unchanged, although the senior member Mr. L B. Williams
^iedin .luly. 188.j. His sons, Messrs. F. B. and G. II
Williams, still continue the business and are now sole proprieiors.
They are both natives of Dover, and prominent
citizens.
The firm are tanners and mauuficturers of oaktanned leather belting, raw hides and tanned lace leather,
producing a full line of these goods, and quote the lowest
market rates on goods of standard excellence.
The
Ckjcheco raw hide lace leather (one of their specialties)
being as famous and popular a brand as can be found in
the market.
very large and complete plant is operated
the main building being four stories in height and 150 X 50
feet in dimensions. The most improved machinery is used
throughout the works and power is' afforded by a sixtyhorse engine. Employment is given to sixty men, and
some idea of the extent of the business may be gained
from the fact that .500 butts, equaling 1000 sides of leather,
are consumed weekly into belting, and .^00 green hides per
week are made into lace. The productions are shipped
"1;hroughout the United States and hold a leading position
wherever .they have been introduced.
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Crawford, Tolles & Co., Insurance, Rooms 18 aud 14
National Blo'ck, Dover, N. H. Messrs. Crawford. Tolles
Co., began operations in this city in 1886, and the magnitude and character of the business built up since that
comparatively recent date, show better than anything else
could what is thought of the facilities they offer by the
property owners of Dover and vicinity. The firm is constituted of Messrs, E. A. Crawford, A. D. Tolles and E.
A. Leighton, Messrs. Crawford and Leigbton being natives
of New Hampshire, while Mr. Tolles was born in Vermont, Offices are maintained at Great Falls and Farmington in addition to the one in this city, and Mr, Crawford
represents the firm here and also his charge of the Farmington agency.
No concern in New Hampshire is better
prepared to place large lines of insurance on desirable
risks at short notice, and the smallest commissions
will
be promptly and faithfully executed, and no
pains spared to make the service reliable and satisfactory in every respect.
Insurance is placed on the most
favorable terms and some idea of the facilities offered may
be gained from the following list of companies represented;
New RampHhire Departiiunl. ^Etna Insurance Company,
of Hartford, Conn., in Great Falls and Farmington;
Anglo Nevada Insurance Company, of California Insurrance Company of North America, of Philadelphia. Pa.;
Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company,
London & Lancashire Insurance Company,
of England
of England
National Insurance Company, of Hartford,
Conn,; Sun Fire Insurance Company, of England;
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company of
Springfield, Mass
Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Fitchburg, Mass. Peoples' Fire Insurance Company of Manchester, N. H,; Granite State Fire Insurance
Company of Portsmouth, N. H. Portsmouth Fire Association of Portsmouth. N. H.
Capital Fire Insurance
Company of Concord, N. H, Underwriter's Fire Association of Concord, N. H.
also eight New Hampshire mutuals.
Maini Department. Royal Fire Insurance Company
of England Queen Fire Insurance Company of England
Pennsvlvania Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia,
Pa. Union Fire Insurance Company of California Traveller's Accident Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn,;
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State Agents for New Hampshire of the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey,
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Charles E. Hodsdon, Diamonds, Jewelry, and Rich
Repairing and Engraving skillfully done,
444 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H. The stock carried by
Charles E. Hodsdon is worthy the careful inspection of al]
who contemplate the purchase of anything in the line of
diamonds, jewelry, and rich fancy goods, for the assortment shown is unusually complete in every department,
and what is more, the prices quoted are remarkably low,
Fancy Goods.
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Jlr. Hodsdon was
considering the quality of the goods.
born in Dover, and is well known throughout the city.
The premises occupied are located at No. 444 Central
Avenue, and is shared with Mr. Cash, dealer in boots and
Some very beautiful designs in jewelry and fancy
shoes.
goods, are offered to select from, and the most fastidious
cannot fail to find articles to please them at this establishment, for not only a full line of staple goods is carried,
but also many of the latest and most fashionable novelties
Wliile especial attention
in jewelry, watches, clocks, etc.
is paid to the quality of the optical goods dealt in, eye
glasses and spectacles suited to all defects of vision being
The proprietor has with him Mr. Geo.
always on hand.
R. Hodsdon, a practical optician and graduate from Dr.
Five competent
School of Optics, N. Y.
Bucklin's
assistants are employed, and particular care is taken to
representations that are not fully justified bjf the
make no
facts, and hence the most inexperienced buyer may trade
here with the assurance of obtaining just what he pays
Special attention is given to repairing and engraving,
for.
and those who have valuable articles that need cleaning or
repairing, wdl find Jlr. Hodsdon prepared to do the work
in a skillful as well as perfectly satisfaclory manner.
E. Morrill Furniture Co., dealers in Furniture, CarBedding, Dra]ierics. Curtains, and Upholstery Goods.
American Hall Building and 95 Washington Street, Dover,
N. H. The enterprise now conducted by the E. Morrill
Furniture Co., was established about forty years ago by
Mr. Edward Morrill, the present company being organIt is composed of Messrs Henry J. Grimes
ized in 1889.
and Mr. Charles E. Cate, these gentlemen are natives of
Dover, and both are too well known in the vicinity to
render extended personal mention necessary. This company occupy premises consisting of a furniture store including three floors at No 95 Washington street, alsoa
pets,
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factory about 7.000 square feet in dimensions, located in
Accuracy and economy are
the American Hall Building.
combined in the various processes of production, and
e.\plain3 in a great
supDiy thoroughly
measure the ability of the company to
goods at bottom prices. Em-
first-class
is given to thoroughly competent assistants iiii
compauj' doing one of the largest,
business in furniture transacted in New Hampshire. The
heaviest orders can generally be filled at very short notice,
and it is worthy of note that durability as well as appearance is provided for in the construction of all work
done at the factory, the stock being carefully selected and
every detail of the work is executed under intelligent
supervision. The legitimate result of such methods, is to
be seen in the large and increasing demand for the company's goods.
The stock dealt in comprises furniture,
carpets, bedding, draperies, curtains, and upholstery goods,
and the public will find that no more popular and desirable
goods can be obtained than those offered by this enterprising company.
ployment
botii establishments, the
A. T. Ramsdell, Architect, 450 Central Avenue,
National Block, Dover, N. H. There are many advantages gained by obtaining the services of a competent
architect, and in the large majority of instarces it is much
cheaper to employ such aid than to try to get along without it. This is true, whether a dwelling house, a factory
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is to be built, and in a somewhat extended
we have yet to see the man who regretted
employing a skillful architect, while we can recall many
cases where an opposite course was bitterly regretted, we
or a warehouse
experience
take pleasure in calling attention to the facilities otTered
by Mr. A. T. Uamsdell, for he is thoroughly well equipped
to practice his profession and is very careful in his methods and regardful of the best inlere'sts of his clients. He
is a native "of York, Maine, and began operations in Dover
His oflice is located at No. 450 Central avenue,
in 1889.
in National Block, and all communications to th-.it address
Plans and
are assured prompt and painstaking attention.
specifications will be drawn up al very short notice, and
putting the ideas of patrons
particular attention is given to
as to construction, arrangement, etc., into practical and
convenient form. The work of building will be personally
supervised if desired, and the contractors kept strictly up
to their agreements as regards material, workmanship, etc.
Richard A. Drew, Carriage Making and Repairing.
Broadway, Dover. N. H.— People have been so often told
that a thoroughly built vehicle was the cheapest as well as
the best, and that it is always advisable to place orders for
anything of this kind with" a thoroughly reliable concern,
that it would seem entirely uncalled for to repeat such
advice were it not for the fact that the sale of cheap and
worthless wagons and carriages is steadily increasing. If
these vehicles gave satisfaction, or anythiUit approaching.
�lUSroiUCAL SKETCH OF OHEAT FALLS.
we woulJ
liave notliing to say against tliem,
is tliey are made merely to sell, and are not
only the most expensive but also the most dangerous to
•Satisfaction,
but the fact
use in the long run. Compare them with the carriages
that are made by Mr. Richard A. Drew, and the difference
is plain even to one who has not had much experience in
the seleclion of such articles, and the longer the vehicles
are put to practical use the greater will be the ditlerence in
Mr. Drew is a native of Barriugton, N.
their appearance.
H., and has carried on his present business in Dover since
1839.
The premises occupied are located on Broadway
and are of the ilimensions of 30 X 40 feet, they are tilted
up with in\proved tools and other facilities to enable firstclass work to be done ai short notice as well as at moderMr. Drew is in a position to guarantee entire
ate rates.
Carriage making and repairing
satisfaction to customers.
of all kinds will be done in a careful and durable manner
at very reasonable prices.
O. L. Churbuck, Exchange Market, Meat, Fish and
"Vegetables, Canned Goods, etc., No. 6 Third Street, near
The trade in meat, fi.«h
5'ranklin Square, Dover, N. H.
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and vegetables has long been one of Dover's leading
sources of wealth, and the establishments devoted to thii
line of business here located will compare favorably as
regards resources and general standing with anj' in the
State.
Some of them have of course special claims upon
the favor of the public, and that carried on by Mr. Orlando
\j. Churbuck is of particular interest from the fact tliat it
is one of the most ably managed in the city.
This establishment was originally founded by Mr. K. S. Trask. who
was succeeded in 1886 by Messrs. Seavey & Randall, and
they in 1888, by tiie present proprietor. Mr. Churbuck
was born in tliis city and it is unnecessary to add, needs
The premises
no introduction to our Dover readers.
occupied are located at No. 6 Third street, and known as
the Exchange Market.
It is about 800 scpiare feet in
dimensions.
A. very large stock is constantly carried, Mr.
Clinrbuck being an extensive retail dealer in fresh and salt
meats of all kinds also fresh and shell- fish, vegetables,
canned goods, etc. Employment is given to four competent assistants and the business is so thoroughly systematized that every order is assured immediate and careful
attention.
Mr. Churbuck keeps three teams constantly
employed in delivering goods.
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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF GREAT FALLS.
The
village of Great Falls is located in the town of Somerswortb, which was originally a part of
but was set off and incorporated as a separate parish by an act passed December 19, 1729.
The first settlement in the territory comprised within the original town was made about 200 years
ago, in 10-30, or perhaps a year or so earlier, and about 1634 a saw mill and a " stamping mill for
3I)over,
come "
(as
it
is
described in the early records) were built at Salem Falls in the present town of
The first settlement
is made up of territory set apart from Somersworth in 1849.
Rollinsford, which
within the present limits of the town was made about 1670, near Ilussey's Pond, so it will be seen that
the section afterward incorporated as Rollinsford had a start of about forty years over the northern
section
and for many years the " meeting house," the " training
;
the parish and town of Somersworth were located close by \vhat
is
lot,"
now
and the centre of business of
Rollinsford Junction.
The original township of Dover comprised so large a territory that the residents of the more
remote portions found themselves greatly inconvenienced, and in 1729 the inhabitants of the north-eastern section asked to be set off as a separate parish, for reasons clearly presented in the following
petition
:
"The
petition of the subscribers inhabitants of
humbly sheveth
— That
the
North East part of the town of Dover,
the dwelling places of yo' petitioners are at a great distance from the houses
worship of God in the town of Dover where your petitioners live by which their attendance thereon is rendered very difficult more especially to the women and children of their families and
that in the winter season and in stormy weather, So yt they cannot pay that Honour and Worship to
<Tod in publick as it is their heart's desire they could, therefore for the advancing the interest of
Religion and for the Accommodation of yo'' Petitioners it is humbly prayed by them that your
Excellency and the Honourable Assembly will please to sett them off as a Parrish for the maintaining
tahe public worship of God amongst themselves and that they be dismiss'd from the Town of Dover as
-of the public
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38
to the supporting of the Settled Ministei' there,
And
that the
Bounds of
that tlieir Parish
may
begin?
Cocheco river, and from thence to run to Varney's Hill and front
thence the Town bounds on a North West point of the Compass & Your Petitioners shall ever pray
as in duty bound," etc.
at the Gulfs a place so called at
The
in the house of representatives, April 25, 1729, but action was delayed on?
was not until December 19, 1T29, that the parish was incorporated.
The first minister was the Reverend James Pike, who had began preaching in this part of DoverHe lived to a ripe old age and was thein the latter part of 1727 and was regularly ordained in 1730.
" guide, consoler and friend " of the people of Somersworth for more than sixty years, his last sermon»
being delivered in 1790. Mr. Pike was a very powerful man, a fact which was of much service to
petition
was read
various accounts so that
it
I5ird's-Eye
[
him
in
the settlement of disputes.
happened upon two men who were
mary
It
View of Great
Falls.
Fi-om High School Building.]
is
said
fighting.
that he and another minister in the course of a waltr
The combat was brought
to an abrupt
end by a sum-
separation of the fighters, each minister taking one bodily upon his shoulders and walking ofT
with him. Mr. Pike made every one in his large parish his personal friend, and meagre as his salary
was he refused to accept any of it during the hardest period of the Revolution. About all the legal
documents of the parish and town relating to that time were written by him.
The parish became a town April 29, 1754, and by the setting apart of Rollinsford, July 3, 1849^
the township was reduced to its present size.
Somersworth was a prosperous and quite largely populated town when the Revolution broke out,,
although the number of inhabitants had diminished somewhat during the preceding decade, thfc
population being 1044 in 1767 and but 965 in 1775.
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39
" voted thai twenty men immediraeetiiK' was held Fiiilay, April 21, 1775, at vvliich it was
march from town to meet the enemy, and those who shall go shall have wages." Liberal bounbefore the war was over.
ties were voted from time to time and more than fifty men were furnished
In 1783 the total population was but 888, eighteen of that number being negroes.
There were 285 buildings in town, 126 dwelling houses and 159 barns. The people \verc very
progress from
poor, and the unsettled condition of affairs following the Revolution prevented much
being made, so nothing of special note occurred until 1820, when Isaac Wendell came from Dover,
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ately
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purchased the privileges at the Great Falls, together with a large area of land adjoining the privileges
goods.
on both sides of the Salmon Falls River his idea being to establish the manufacture of cotton
This scheme was destined to revolutionize the quiet old town and to give birth to one of the most
beautiful and prosperous villages in New England.
A saw-mill and grist-mill had been built at this point in 1750, by Andrew Horn, who bought all
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the land in the vicinity, and the name of " the Great Falls had been given to this part of the stream
from
years before because the largest fall on the Salmon Falls River is here located, the water dashing
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ledge to ledge down a distance of a hundred feet or more.
Mr. Wendell erected a wooden building for a cotton factory, carding houses, work shops for the
High Street, Great Falls.
this property being purchased in 1823 by the Great Falls
Manufacturing Company, which had been incorporated June 11th of that year with a chartered capital
of $500,000. The corporation held its first meeting at Dover, July 10, 1823, Abraham Wendell being
elected president, and Jacob Wendell treasurer.
A contract was made with Isaac Wendell to furnish by the following January 1,280 cotton
spindles, with all other machinery essential to the production of cotton goods, at $25 per spindle,
W'endell to receive for this contract and for the property previously described the sum of $70,224.18.
He was also made resident agent of the corporation. At this time there were but two dwelling houses
on the site of the present village.
In 1824 a second cotton factory of 4000 spindles was built, and in 1825 a woolen mill, having a
capacity for producing 200 yards of fine broadcloth daily was erected. Another building was
In 1826 the charter was so
utilized for carpet weaving and as a woolen picker and dyeing house.
amended as to authorize a capital of §1,000,000, and in 1827 it was again amended, the authorized
building of cotton machinery, and a store
capital
becoming $1,500,000
at
;
which amount
it
still
remains.
The company made every
effort
to
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40
woolen maiitifacturiiig on a paying basis expensive experiments being carried out and
goods being produced that compared favorably in texture, color and finish with the finest fabrics then
imported but the business was found to be unprofitable and was gradually discontinued, the manufacture of carpets being given up in 1833, and in January of the following year the directors were
empowered to stop the production of all woolen goods. All the stock and machinery were sold by
July, 1835, and cotton machinery was substituted.
The work of improving the water power, adding machinery and otherwise developing the undertsftking went steadily on and by 1859 the company had seven mills, 83,120 spindles, and 2120 looms.
Steam power was first utilized in 1849, when a 180-horse engine was put into operation.
A reservoir for water for fire purposes and ordinary uses in the mills was built on Prospect Hill,
at a cost of $100,000, in 1S64; and water pipes have since been laid through all the chief streets in
the village, the service being very efficient for the extinguishing of fires as the water has a " head " of
establish
;
;
,
some 130
feet.
Great Falls and Dam From Berwick
Side.
adding new buildings, substituting
new stone dam was
built in place of the old wooden one on the upper level, and the Milton Three Ponds dam was
The whole amount expended for this and other work from 1870 to 1874 exceeded
raised two feet.
$900,000. The mills have been consolidated from time to time, and a striking illustration of the
extent to which this has been carried out is afforded by the fact that only three mills are now
operated as compared with seven mills in 1S59, but these three mills contain nearly 115,000 spindles
and nearly 3000 looms, while the seven mills contained but 83,120 spindles and 2120 looms.
Employment is given to from 1800 to 2200 operatives, and between twenty and thirty million
yards of shirtings and sheetings are produced annually.
The company control one of the most extensive and valuable water privileges in New Hampshire,
it being estimated that there is about 4,000 horse-power on the three levels at Great Falls.
A large
amount of steam-power is also available, so the mills can be run to excellent advantage under all
Between 1866 and 1869 some $700,000 were expended
in
turbine for breast-wheels, and in otherwise improving the plant, and in 1872 a
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is president of liie coipoiatidii, J. Howard Xicliols is treasurer,
The selling agents are Minot, Hooper & Co., of Boston.
Somersworth Machine Company is another corporation which has done much to build u]) the
circumstances.
George P.
and Charles H. Plummer,
Tiie
FAI^LS.
G:irilner
agent.
town during the past forty years. It was incorporated in 1848 but did not begin business until 1851,
when the manufacture of the once-famons " White Mountain " wood stove was begun at Salmon Falls.
This stove was for a long time the best and most popular in the market, -ind even now a demand
exists for it.
The company still manufacture stoves and ranges of all kinds, together with furnaces,
sinks and hollow ware at Salmon Falls
and at Great Falls and Dover they manufacture pulleys,
employment being given to si.\ty men at
•shafting and hangers, and iron castings of all descriptions
;
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the Great Falls works. O. S.
The Great Falls Woolen
They
Brown is president of this corporation and E. H. Gilman is treasurer.
Company was organized in 1S62 and its mills were completed in 1863.
Woodvale, about a mile-and-a-half from Great Falls village, and are very finely
up for the manufacture of fancy cassimeres and other woolens. Employment is given to from
75 to 100 assistants, and the total value of the annual product approximates $300,000.
are located at
fitted
View of Dam Fkom Great Falls
Side.
The Great Falls Gas Company originated with the Great Falls Manufacturing Company and is
said to have been the first gas company incorporated in New Hampshire, the necessary act having
%een passed June
The service is reliable and efficient and is very generally utilized.
29, 1850.
The manufacture of boots and shoes seems destined to become a very important local industry
and even now is extensively carried on here, a single firm, that of C. D. Packer & Sons, employing
400 hands and producing from 2300 to 2500 pairs daily. This enterprise was not inaugurated until
1885 and its immediate and decided success affords significant indication of the advantages of the
village as a manufacturing centre.
Tanning is also largely carried on here and so are wood-working and stone-working, there being
-extensive and valuable granite deposits in the immediate vicinity of the village.
The banking facilities are excellent, being furnished by the Great Falls National Bank and the
Somersworth Savincrs I3ank.
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The former was incorporated as a Slate bank in 1846 and reorganized under the national banking
laws in 1865. It has a capital and surplus exceeding 8200,000, and the bank building is equipped with
burglar-proof vault, safe and locks, costing more tlian ten thousand dollars.
The Somersworth Savings Bank was incorporated in 1845 and has been and is of great bendfit toIt is very ably managed and its affairs are in a most prosperous condition^ thethe village and town.
total
surplus profits amounting to iSl02,532.23
January
1,
1890,
the increase for the
year being^
17,272.84.
As a trade centre Great Falls has a more than local reputation, for the stores of the village are
numerous, commodious, varied in kind and excellent in character. The magnitude of the trade
enjoyed and the excellence of the railway facilities enabling local merchants to buy cheap and sell
cheap, a fact very generally appreciated by the residents of adjoining sections as well as of thi»town. The stocks carried are large, varied and very carefully and skillfully chosen, and it is but
simple justice to say that the merchants of Great Falls as a whole have a thoroughly well-deserved
reputation for practicing strictly legitimate methods and selling goods on their true merits, the
natural result being that their trade is established on a sound and permanent basis.
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Few
villages offer
more varied
attractions as a place of residence
;
the magnitude and diversity of
the local industries affording exceptional opportunities for obtaining congenial and remunerative
employment, and the cost of living being low both
as regards rents
and the prices of clothing and
food products.
The climate
make
fied as to
is
healthful and agreeable, and the surface of the country round about
the scenery notable for
its
is
so diversi-
beauty even when compared with that of other
New
Hampshire towns.
The
school system
well-considered and efficiently conducted so that ample opportunity
is givea
an excellent library in town, knowa
as the Manufacturers and Village Library, and containing some nine thousand volumes.
It wasorganized in 1841 and during its nearly half-century of existence has been of very great benefit to the-
is
for the obtaining of a good
common
school education, and there
is
community.
Several of the more prominent religious bodies have large and prosperous church societies
and take it all in all the village lacks nothing
England manufacturing community.
Great
Falls,
to
make
it
a fine example of a typical
lit-
Newr
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
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Somersworth Savings Bank, Great Falls, N.H. It is obvious that knowledge of a perfectly secure and reasonably
remuueralive means of investment is of great aid to one
desirous of saving money, for when a safe and profitable
place of deposit for small sums is known to one he is
encouraged to go ahead and put by everj' dollar of his
surplus earnings, first, because "money makes money,"
and a snug sum will soon accumulate with the aid' of
interest, and second, because every man worthy of the
name wants to secure his dependents and himself against
being dependent upon charity in case of sickness or other
trouble.
Therefore the Somersworth Savings Bank has
unquestionably been the means of causing many thousands
of dollars to be .saved during tiie forty-five years of its
existence, for it has alwaj-s stood high in the confidence of
the public and that confidence has never been abused, but.
on the contrary, been more fully deserved with every
succeeding year. At the present time tliere is more than
one million dollars on deposit in this institution, and the
surplus over all liabilities is such as to prove very conservative management and to indicate that no safer place of
deposit can be found in New England.
This impression
will be conflrmed by an examination of the following
statement, issued April 1, 1890
:
LIABILITIES.
Due
depositors
.|1,041,61(!
Guarantee fund
Undivided earnings
64
48,000.00
47, .530. 76
Premium
43.371.00
RESOURCES.
Loans on real estate
Loans on personal security
Loans on collateral security
State bonds
County, city, town and
district
bonds
Bank
stock
Railroad bonds
Other bonds
Real estate
Cafh
$1,180,508.40
Market value.
1135.586.19
33,841.54
49,110.00
12,000.00
549,481.00
63.300.00
245, 150.00
24,000.00
68,478.29
20,561.38
$1,180,508.40
is
That the progress of the bank is " upward and onward "
shown by the increase in surplus profits, as given below:
President.
ISAAC CHANDLER.
Vice-Presidents.
EDWARD HARGRAVES,
Secretary
ALBERT
A.
J.
STICKNET..
and Treasurer.
A.
PERKINS.
I^-usiees.
ISAAC CHANDLER,
EDWARD HARGRAVES,.
A. STICKNEY,
O. J. BAGLEY,
6. JAMESON,
H. C. GILPATRICK,
JESSE R. HORNE,
SAMUEL A. SEAVEY.
J.
THOMAS
The Great Falls National Bank, corner Market and'
Prospect Streets, Great Falls, N. H. The banking facilities of Great Falls are at least equal to those of any community of no greater size in the State, and indeed it is
probable that they exceed those available in the majority
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of villages of similar population.
There are reasons for
this gratifying condition of affairs of course, but it is not
within our province to consider them here, our present
purpose being to call attention to the excellence and comprehensiveness of the service offered by the Great Falls
National Bank, the oldest bank of discount and deposit in
town, and one which has been of inestinjable service in
aiding in the development of local and adjacent resources.
It was incorporated nearly half a century ago, being organized as a State bank in 1845, and receiving a national
charter twenty years later.
The institution has ever been
ably and conservatively managed, and as a natural consequence has steadily held the full confidence of the public,
but conservatism has never been allowed to degenerate
into stagnation, the management being progressive as well
as prudent.
The banking rooms are located at the corner
of Market and Prospect streets, and are very completely
and conveniently fitted up, the equipment including a burglarproof vault, safe and locks costing more than §10,000.
In this connection it is pertinent to note that the bank will
receive any amount of money and issue certificates of
deposit, pa.yable only to the order of the depositor, and on
demand. As fire proof safes afford no protection against
the professional burglars who infest the country and make:
the keeping of any considerable sum in one's house positively dangerous, the value of this service is obvious.
Deposits subject to check at sight are also received, and in
short a general banking business is done
checks, draftsand coupons being cashed and received on deposit. Draffson Boston, good throughout this country and Canada, sold
at moderate rates.
Orders for the purchase or sale of all
marketable stocks and bonds in Boston or New York markets executed, etc.
('ollections are a.ssured prompt attention, blank forms being furnished on application.
The
banking hours are from 9 to 13 a. m., and 3 to 4 p. m.
daily, with the exci-ption of Saturday afternoon, when the
bank is closed. The institution has a capital and surplus
of §300,000, and its financial condition is excellent in every
respect.
The officers are as follows
President, AlbertA. Perkins
Cashier, J. A. Stickney
Directors, Joseph
A. Stickney, William S Tibbets, John C. Lothrop, Isaac
Chandler. Albert A Perkins, John W. Bates, S. Augut us;
SURPLUS PROFITS.
January
January
January
January
January
January
January
1,
1
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1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
$65,193.45
68,303 61
74,133.28
76.945.87
86.380.18
95,359.39
103,533.33
These figures tell their own story, and if further assurance of ths standing of the institution be nee cd it may be
in the names of those identified with its management, as this is in the hands of men prominent in financial
and general business circles and widely known as prudent
investors the officers for the current j-ear being as follows
found
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LEADING BUSINUSS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
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Wimpfheimer
&
Company,
dealers in
Dry and Fancy
corner Main and Fore Streets, Great Falls, N. H
forty five years since Mr. A. VVimpflieiuier
started this Uoiise as a "dealer in dry and fancy goods of all
kinds.
In 1866 he was succeeded by Wimpfheimer Bros.
Co. The present firm of Wimpfheimer & Co. assumed
control in 1873. This establishment certainly merits prominent mention among the enterprising firms of tliis section
as a represeatative business undertaking in this class of
trade.
Energetic men who believe in building up their
trade by honesty and fair dealing, are sure to accomplish
their desired project and will sooner or later obtain a large
and remuner.itive patronage, which is not to be obtained
in anj' other way.
It did not take long for this liouse to
gain popularity or custom and this has been retained
through the several changes of firms and managements,
and it stands to-day as an example of well direcfeii energy
and application to business The premises con.sists of two
floors, one J4xC0 feet in dimensions, the other 24x-t0 feel.
Employment is given to four competent assistants The
jstock is large and varied, comprising foreign and ilomestic
dry goods in almost endless variety.
We heartily recommend this establishment to the attention of our readers as
an excellent one for those who wi.sh to supply themselves
with really good and desirable articles. They will not be
disappointed.
<jrOf)ds,
It
is
now
&
afterwards working in New York City, and in Haverhill,
Weymouth, and Quincy, Mass. Was afterwards cutter
for H. Vesehoff, one of New Hampshire's best known
tailors, whom he left in 1878 to enter business in his own
name and established bis present business in Great Falls
in 1878.
He occupies premises located in Burleigh Block,
on High street, comprising a store and work room of the
respective dimensions of 20 X "10 and 18 X 50 feet, and
employs from
fifteen
to
twenty competent assistants
being prepared to fill all orders at short notice. Mr. DuffiU's prices are uniformly moderate, and as his work is
strictly first class we have no hesitation in guaranteeing
satisfaction to all who may lake advantage of the facilities
he offers.
James & Sons, Tea and Coffee Store, High Street.
Great Falls, N. H
The admirably equipped store known
by the name of James & Sons' lea and coffee store, is in
all respects an excellent and noteworthy house and is one
of the finest and best ordered concerns devoted to this
important branch of commercial activity in Great Falls,
where patrons niaj* at all limes feel assured of receiving
only first class goods and the most courteous treatment.
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one of the old establishments, liaving been conducted
for about ten years, when the firm
& Sons and has so continued for
about twenty years, thns having been known to this vicinity for thirty years.
A large stock is carried comprising
every thing usually kept in a first class grocery.
Three
floors and basement, each 15 X '"iO feet in dimensions, are
required for this stock. Mr. A. H. James is well known as
breeder of Light Brahmas and Pekin Ducks.
He also
sells eggs for hatching and is manufacturer of Oiange
Farm Eig Food. Mr. Samuel James with his sons A. H.
and L. M. James, who constitute the firm, are natives of
Lebanon, Maine. Orders are filled in the most careful and
accurate manner. Mr. A. H. James also makes a specialty
of raising strawberry plants in great variety for market
It is
by Mr. Samuel James
name became James
;
the
demand
for
them h
is
becone quite extensive.
Thomas
The Cash Tailor, Burleigh Block,
Bind Stand, Great Falls, N. H.—
no question but that it "pays" to be well dressed
when one's occupation is such that "good clothes" can be
wora without injury, for appearances go for a good deal
High
P. Duffill,
Street, opposite
Tliere
is
in business as in social atlairs, and, other things being
equil, the well-dressed man will make a much more favorable impre.ssion, sell more goods, and attract a more desirable class of customers than one who is shabby and slouchy
This may seem singular to some of our
in his apparel.
readers, but it is a fact, nevertheless, and one that many
•successful business men appreciate and profit by. The
residents of Great Falls and vicinity are very favorably
situated to obtain first class clothing at moderate rates,
:and no local establishment does more valuable service in
this direction than that conducted by Mr. Thomas P.
Dufiill, for he is an experienced and skillful merchant
tailor, carries a fine assortment of imported and domestic
fabrics and is prepared to make garments te order in
accordance with the latest dictates of fashion, the workmanship, trimmings, lit, and style being satisfactory to
the most
critical.
He was
born in England, where he
.learned his trade, working on the bench with his father
Great Falls Hotel, Henry S. Gray, Proprietor oppoBoston and Maine Depot, Great Falls, N. H
It is
important to have gool hotel accommodations in any
community, but particularly so in such a place as Great
Falls, for there are lew if any towns of no greater popu;
site
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which are called upon to entertain so
many non-residents at all seasons of the year. Great
Falls is not only an important manufacturing and mercantile centre, but also a very popular summer resort, and
when we come to sum up the number who visit here on
business or pleasure trips in the course of a year the result
The Great Falls Hotel average a very large
is surprising.
amount of arrivals per annum, and the prospects are
that this average will be materially increased in the near
future, for not only are more being attracted to Great
Falls every year but a larger proportion are putting up at
this house, which, under its present management ranks
with the most popular in this vicinity. Mr. Henry S. Gray,
the proprietor, is a native of New Durham, N. H., and
has had charge of the Great Falls Hotel since 1882, the
house having been orignally established over sixty years
ago.
He makes no extravagiint announcements and does
not profess to give two dollars worth of accommodation
for every dollar paid, but he does take pains to see that
each patron gets full value for his money and he spares no
effort to keep his hotel in first-class condition throughout,
and to promote the comfort of his guests in all possible
ways. The beds are comfortable, the bill of fare varied
and abundant and the service prompt and efficient, so the
popularity of the Great Falls Hotel is not at all difficult to
account for. The hotel contains fifty guest rooms, and
the dining room has a seating capacity for a very large
number. The house is centrally and conveniently located
opposite the Boston and Maine depot, it is heated bj- steam
and lighted by electricity, and offers many solid advantages to both commercial travelers and pleasure tourists.
lation in the State
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF OREAT FALLS.
F. C.
Ham,
Druggist, No. 3 Fore Street, Great Falls,
business couducted by Mr. F. C. Ham has
present position for so long a time that it is safe to
saj' no one at all familiar with Great Falls cau be unacquainted with it. This business was started several years
ago by Mr. F. C. Ham, and in 1883 Mr. Chas. E. Cater
entered the employ of the proprietor and in 1888 became
manager.
There is probably no other branch of trade
known to commerce in wliich so great a responsibility is
incurred as there is in that carried on by the dniggist.
Dealing as he does in drugs and chemicals unfamiliar to
the general public, many of which agents are deadly in
their effects wlien used in certain quantities, or when combined improperly with olher materials, he must rely absolutely and entirely on the knowledge, care and skill of
himself and employees for the assurance, that by no fault
of his, or those for whom he is morally, if not legally
responsible, shall the life, or even the comfort, of theliundreds whom he daily serves, be endangered. This store
managed by Mr. Cater is an example of what a prescription pharmacist's should be.
The premises are 20 X 40
feet in dimensions, and contain a valuable stock of drugs
and chemicals.
He has also a good assortment of toilet
articles and fancy goods such as are generally to be found
in a first-class store of this kind.
Customers are served
promptly and carefully. Mr. F. C. Ham is a resident of
South Berwick. Me., and is worthy the confidence of the
public whom he so faithfully serves.
N. H.
held
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Thomas Morgan, Groceries, South Street, Great Falls,
II.
One wlio has had a long and variid e.xperiene in
the grocery business in Great Falls ought to be well qualified to cater to the demands of local trade, and the popularity of the establishment conducted by Mr. Thomas
Jlorgan affords convincing evidence that the experience of
its proprietor has not been thrown away, and also shows
that the residents of Great Falls and vicinity are prompt
to recognize efficient and reliable service.
Mr. Morgan
founded his present enterprise in 1880, and is so well
known throughout this section as to make extended personal mention entirely unnecessary.
He gives very close
supervision to eveiy detail of the "business, is where business expenses are very low and customers are accorded
the benefit, and as only thoroughly competent assistants
are employed, orders can be promptly and accurately filled
at all times in spite of the magnitude of the trade.
Spacious premises are occupied on South street, and a
very heavy stock of staple and fancy groceries, teas, coffees and spices, etc., is always on hand to choose from
the goods being especially selected for family trade and
being guaranteed to prove just as represented. The prices
are invariably as low as the lowest, quality considered, and
the service is so carefully systematized that delay or mistake
in tlie delivery ot orders is of very rare occurrence
point experienced housekeepers will thoroughly appreN.
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ciate.
A. D. Paunce & Son, Furnishing Undertakers, manuand dealers in CofHns. Caskets, Rolies, Habits,
Flowers loose or made in any shape for Funeral
Decorations.
Salesroom
Rollins Block, High Street,
Residence, Highland St.. Great Falls, N. H.— Mr. A. D.
Faunce has been engaged in the undi rtaking business in
tlii-5 town for the past fourteen years, during which time
he lias become widely and favorably known throughout
this section, and has attained a high reputation for promptness, reliability and good taste in the discharge of the
difl3cult and responsible duties which an undertaker is
called upon to perfrrm.
Mr. A. D. Faunce succeeded Mr.
Benj. Hill in business in 1876, and in 1883 admitted his
son. Mr. A. L. Faunce, as partner.
These gentlemen are
both natives of Oxford, Maine, and have actively interested themselves in public as well as in business affairs of
Great Falls. Mr. A. L. Faunce served in the Army durour late southern war.
Messrs. A. D. Faunce & Son's
facturers
etc.
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salesroom and workshop are located in RoUin's Block,
Higli street.
A heavy and very carefully chosen stock is.
constantly carried, for this firm ar(^ furnishing \indertakers,
and manufacturers as well as dealers in coflins, caskets,
robes, habits, etc.
They are prepared lo furnish anything
in
their line at short noti('e.
Also flowers, loose or
made in any shape for funeral decorations. Their residence is on Highland street, and orders left here or at their
salesroom are assured prompt and careful attention.
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E. W. Folsom, Jeweler and Optician, Watches, Clocks,
Silver and Plaled Ware, No. 8 Main Street,
opposite B. & i\I. Depot, Great Falls, N. H.— The stock
offered for sale by Mr. E. W. FoLsom at his spacious store
at No. 8 Main street, is remarkably attractive and tlie
more closely it is examined the more attractive it becomes,
for it is made up of goods that have been obtained from
the most reliable sources and are fully guaranteed to prove
as represented.
No detailed description of it is possible
within the limited space at our command, for it is as varied
as it is extensive and includes full lines of watches, clocks,,
jewelry, silver and plated ware, sporting gooels, etc.
Inspection is cordially invited, and our readers will find
the time spent in looking over this stcck both profitableand pleasant. The goods are displayed to excellent advantage and callers are sure of receiving prompt and courteous attention, while the prices quoted are strictly in
accordance with the lowest market rates. This house is of
very long standing, having been founded in 18"i0 b}' Mr.
S. B. Cole, who was succeeded in 1870 by Mr. A. F.
Chandler. In 187.5 Folsom &, Foss assumed control of the
Jewelry,
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businessandsocontinuedunlill878 when Mr. E.W. Folsom
became sole proprietor.
The premises occupied will
measure 18 X -iO feet in dimensions. Employment isgiven^
to three competent assistants, thus assuring prompt altention to customers.
Mr. Folsom gives his personal attention to his business for which he is admirably adapted.
E. A Tibbets <& Son, wholesale and retail dealers in
Hardware, Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Carpenters', Mechanics' and Manufacturers' Tools and Supplies, and
every variety of Carriage Wood and Iron Work
Steam
;
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Fitting a specialty
Plumbers' Sujiplies a specialty; Great
Falls, N. H.
There aie few if any business centres having a larger proportion of old established enterprises ihao
Great Falls, but the underlaking conducted by Messrs. E.
A, Tibbets & Son is exceptional for the length of time it
has Ijeen carried on, even in that community of time honored establishments.
The business in question having
been founded about half a century ago. "The earliest proprietor being Mr. Luther C. Tibbets, who founded it in
1841, the firm name being changed in 1845 to Tibbets &
Brooks, and again in 1847 to Tibbets Brothers, the present
firm assuming control in 1881.
It is constituted of Mr. E.
A. Tibbets, a native of South Berwick, Me and his son,
Mr. W. S. Tibbets, of Great Falls.
Mr. E. A.Tibbet.shas held the office of representative of Great Falls, and
both members of the firm are so well known in this vicinity as to render extended personal mention unnecessary.
The business, which is both wholesale and retail, has
reached very large proportions, but has by no means attained its lull growth yet. for its development is still
steadily going on, and with a continuance of present
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methods can hardly
fail to keep doing .so.
The premises
floors, 24x49 feet each in dimensions,
Great Falls in addition to a spacious
storeroom in Berwick. A very heavy stock is constantly
carried, made up of liardware, paints, oils and varnishes.
Also carpenters', mechanics' and manufacturers' tools and
supplies, as well as agricultural tools of all kinds. A large
assortment of plumbers' supplirs are also dealt in, and a
specialty is made of steam fitting and every variety of
carriage wood and iron work.
Employment is given to
thoroughly competent assistants, and small as well a»>
large buyers are assured iminediale and painslaking atten-
in use
comprise four
and a storehouse
tion.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
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Main Street, Great
p » *?t°T?°''t" »ery natural
that particular confidence
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sliouUI be placed in a druggist who is thorouglily
educated
in his business, for although we are
happv to say that the
large majority of our
Hampshire
^'•"gg'sts,
New
'pharmacists are
educated, competent and reliable men, still
there is a prevailing impression that he who tills such
a responsible and
exacting position as that held by a dispenser of
drugs and
medicines to the general public, cannt)t liuow
too much
concerning the properties and effects of the
agents he handles
Consequently the popularity of the establishment
-conducted by Z Piovencher& Co., on jMain street,
is not to
be wondered at in the least, for Mr. Provencher
is master of
his profession.
This business was established in 1887 by
Ager .t Provencher, then the present proprietors
succeeded them
in 1890, and have become
widely and liivorin this vicinity.
The premises occupied bv
are 32
50 feet in dimensions, and contain
Unown
ably
them
and varied
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a large
stock, made up of drugs, medicines,
chemicafs
toiet articles, and the usual line of selected
fancy goods
to be found in a druggist's store.
The compounding of
physician s prescriptions is given ihemost careful
personal
attention, and we need hardly say
that no trouble is
spared to avoid the least possible error, while
the charges
made are very moderate. A careful assistant is employed
and polite attention is given to every caller.
Dorr & Hobson (.Successors to M. Bates & Co
deal^'^"""' building'. Great
''^]
v!uT^ J;~^'?'' ^''°??. ?°'''^'- now conducted
establishment
by Messrs
^.
£'^;t
Dorr & Hobson is one of the oldest in town, and
allhou-rh
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•comparisons are odious, it woula not be just
the pioo°er
thin.i; to say it is the most reliable,
it is cenainly as trustworthy and popular an establishment as can be
found
in
the entile btate.
Tlie business was founded in 1833 by
Ba-es, the name being changed lo Bates
Son and
then to Moses Bates
Co., ihe present firm assuming full
control of affairs in 1883
The present firm is made up of
Mr L. M. Uorr, a native of Great Falls, and Mr J E
Hobson, of Limerick, Me., and for many years
a resident
of bleep Falls, Me.
They are both so generally known in
Great 1- alls and vicinity that we feel
extended personal
mention would be absurdly superflous. Nor
is any eulogy
of their methods necetsary in these columns,
for
know the men know that their business policythose who
in a nut
shell IS,
lull value for money received,"
and the magnitude ot their trade ^hows how successfully
this is carried
out.
Ihe premises made use of comprise a store 1750
square
and containing a heavy, varied and
'", d'raensious,
'f*-;'
skiUfii ly chosen stock of dry and
fancy goods, the styles
offered comprising the latest novelties as
well as fulf lines
ot stap e goods. The prices are always
in sirict accordance
with the lowest market rates, all classes of
trude being
successfully catered to. and the employment
of three com
petent assistants assures prompt, intelligent
and courteous
attention to every caller.
Moses
&
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being so varied that all tastes and
purses can be suited'^8'^':° 'o '"" efficient assistants, and no
t,-,^fl
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and
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attention to
ovarii fi
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every caller and to 'Sf,"''' 1"°™P'
till orders in a manner
that will prove
SHt^factory to the most fastidious.
Mr. Hanson was born
needs no e.Ktended personal mention in
these
rni?r^'„°f "w h„s
coumns He
been identified with his present establishment since 1889, having at that time
succeeded the firm
of Hanson & Her.sou.
He has attained a high reputation
as an enterprising and honorable
merchant, and his methpolite
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comm Jnil™''
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P°P"''"' ^'"""S "" <^'asses in the
Daniel Hodsdon, manufacturer of
and dealer in Stoves
and Hanges of every kind
also Plumbing, Roofing and
/"'•'"^'^'^d promptly and at low
prices, 36
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Maiket btreet, Great Palls, N. H,-In view
of the great
«'''"™°",^ ^'"-i'-ty
l^ol^V k' f"""d in the market of stoves, ranges and furf
it seems almost incredible
H?.ff nn
that one need not be so very old
to be able to
when stoves were almost unknown outside remember
the larger
;
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" "ff°'"-' ^n impressive
e^m'nfe'",'H""''^'
example ol the progress made during the
past quarter of
S''^'*' "'""''''-' no^'adays is to choose satisf.^?n, i'l'/f
factoiily from .'S
the many styles offered, but this
may be
easily overcome by telling a
reputable dealer- of the attending circumstances and being guided
by his advice for
ot course he knows what is
best suited to your pur^"' ^''
'° ^a'i<V his Customers,
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? T'^ ^^ followed than to place the order
wi^l Arl."'i?
with Mr. Daniel Hodsdon, for he is an
extensive dealer in
stoves, ranges and tinware of all
kinds, and not only handles the most popular styles but
has a well earned reputation tor uniformly fair dealing.
Mr. Hodsdon is a native
of Piermont, N. H., and has
been identified with his
lousiness since 1865, it having been established
by
Nnh
r
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Messrs. Pierce & Hodsdon, who were
succeeded by Hods
don Brothers in 1870, the present proprietor,
Mr Daniel
Hodsdon assuming full control of affairs
in 1883
Mr
Hodsdon invented and put in market the Tip
Top rangein eight different styles-in
1880.
Improved same in 1884
and again in 1,S90 said range now being
the most convenient and durable range the
marlwt affords.
Four
thousand of these celebrated ranges have
been sold, and
hundreds
of testimonials been given as to their
value as a
complete cooking apparatus. The premises
are located at
No. 26 Market street, and compri.e one
floor and a basement, each covering an area of 1500
square feet. Besides
carrying a full line of stoves, tinware,
etc., Mr. Hodsdon
IS prepared to do plumbing,
roofing and gas fitting in a
ttioroughly workmanlike manner at
moderate rates
Employment IS given to ten competent assistants,
and all
work undertaken will be most thorouehlv
and satisfac"
torily e.xecuted.
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^"'S^ •'^"'' Medicines, Orange
H.-Tl.ere are many skillful aid
Hampshire, tho'ugh but few
can be found who can do the good work
with the actual
experience of .1. W. Preston, M. D., who
now Cirries on
the business on Orange street.
This store was opened
many years since, and after several changes it passed
into
the control of J. W. Preston, M. D.,
in1s84. The premises occupied measure
30x50 feet. He carries as carefully
chosen a stock of drugs, medicines and
chemicals as can
be found in this section of the State,
for a
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H. M.Hanson, dealer in Meats, Provisions,
and Groceries Green street. Great Falls, N.
H.-Although the
advantages of housekeeping lar outweigh its
dis";idvautages, it must be confessed that the
trialS and disappointments of the average housekeeper are many,
and tli.at the
larger portion of them are connected
with the obtainincr of
food supplies, for it is at times very difficult
to
obtain food
and
especially meats, that will prove altocelher
satisfac^
1 his IS by no means entirely the fauft
of the dealer
nevertheless a great saving of time,
money and
patience,_ may be made by trading
with a reputable and
well equipped house, and hence we
feel that we are doins
"?,.o."i' eaders a service
by calling to their attention
f?™?
the facilities possessed by Mr.
J[. Hanson, for furnishing meats, provisions, .and groceries of
standard quality at
the lowest market rates.
The store is located
Gi^en
-street and is suflicieDtly roomy
to accommodate a complete line of the commodities mentioned,
the assortment
tory.
but
H
m
mf' Tr^''^^^^\ N.
bt leet Great Falls,
reliable pharmacists in
made
of
New
specialty
is
the compounding of physicians'
prescriptions
necessary materials and apparatus are at hand
to
enalile such orders to be satisfactorily,
accurately and
and
all
promptly filled at moderate rates. A fine
assortm'ent of
fancy goods, toilet articles, stationery and
notions is also
always at hand to choose fnm. Mr". J. W.
Preston who
IS a native of Canada, formerly
kept a drug store at Bristol, A. H.
He practiced medicine for seventeen years in
Plymouth, making a total practice of thirty-five
that profession.
years ia
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
Chas. F. Blake, dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Countrj'
Produce and Ice, corner Orange and Washington Streets,
Among the various dealers in food
^Great Falls, N. H.
:8iipplies doinp business in ttiis vicinity, jMr. Chas. F. Blnke
should be given prominent mention, tor he is very successful \n catering to all classes of trade, and makes it an
invariable rule to sell goods strictly on their merits, being
-convinced that such a policy is for Ids own interests as
well as for those of his patrons. Judging from the present
•e.xtent and the steadily increasing magnitude of his trade,
his methods are appreciated by the residents of this section.
It is certainly pleasant to note a success won by the emplo}'ment of such a legitimate and liberal policy. His store has
an area of 1,200 square feet and contains a heavy stock of
groceries, provisions and coiintrj' produce, the assortment
being so varied tliat all purses, as well as all tastes, can
•easily be suited.
Ice is also dealt in extensively, and as he
is the only dealer in this commodity in town, the demand
He is prepared to supply this very desirable
is great.
Employment
article in any quantity that may be ordered.
is given to twelve assistants, thus assuring every customer
immediate and courteous attention. Mr. Blake is a native
•of New Hampshire and is well known, having been in the
grocery business about twenty years.
He has also been
selectman.
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Eastman & Davis, Millinery Novelties. Trimmed Goods
Savings Bank Building, High Street,
Great Falls. N. H.
Were a vote to be taken to establish
tlie comparative popularity of the various mercantile establishments located in Great Falls, it is sure that tlie ladies
would come out very strong in favor of that conducted
xmder the firm name nf Eastman & Davis, for this is of
in great variety.
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•especial interest to the fair sex, as the firm deal exclusively
in millinery goods and offer inducements which are ver)'
hard to parallel elsewhere. The business was founded in
1889 by the present firm, the individual members of which
are Mrs. E. Eastman, a native of York, Me., and ^liss H.
L. Davis, of Newfield, Me
These ladies have a large circle
of friends and patrons in Great Falls and vicinity. Tliey
:give personal attention to the filling of orders, employing
sufficient assistance to enable commissions to be executed
at short notice. The stock of millinery includes the latest
fashionable novelties as well as trimmed goods in great
variety.
The premises occupied are located in Savings
Bank building. High street, and cover an area of some 800
-square feet.
The prices quoted here will bear the severest
•comparison with those named elsewhere on equally desirable and fashionable goods.
F. A. Hussey, dealer iu Crackers, White Bread, Cake,
and Pastry, Great Falls, N. H. It it were possible to
make
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first-class bread,
cake and pastry out of second-class
materials, more public bakeries would be worthy of patronage than is now the case, although it is only fair to say
that our New Hampshire bakers will as a class compare
very favorably with those of other States, but still there
are some establishments which deserve special commendation and among these the bakery conducted Mr. F. A.
Hussey holds a leading position.
This was originally
opened by .J. A Locke, who after several changes was succeeded by the present proprietor in 1878.
He is a native
of Great Falls, and knowing his business thoroughly is
enabled to turn out crackers, while bread, cake, and pastry of the finest quality, at prices winch puts his productions within the means of all.
A store is miintained on
High street, and a rapidly growing business is done both
wholesale and retail, orders being accurately filled at short
notice and at the lowest market rates.
This bakery covers
an area of about 1300 square feet, containing a stock
which is so frequently renewed as always to be fresh and
attrarctive.
Mr. Hussey uses first-class materials, also em-ploys six competent assistants, and can safely guarantee
satisfaction to the most fastidious customer
He has
been a member of the board of selectmen, and is highly
leputed thriiiigliDut town as an energetic and reliable
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W. H. Tasker, Wall Papers, Borders and Ceiling DecoDrapery Poles, Sash Hods
and Trimmings. Upholstering and Furniture Repairing
Burleigh Block, High
and old Furniture lie-covered.
One of tlie must complete and
Street, Great Falls, N, H.
desirable stocks of imported and domestic wall papers to
be found in Great Fails, is carried Ijy Mr. W. H, Tasker,
located in Burleigh Block, High street, and as he quotes
bottom prices on all the goods he handles, it is well worth
rations, also Curtains, Fixtures,
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while to visit his establishment when an}-thing in the line
of wall papers, borders and ceiling decorations is wanted.
There is a sufficiently large force of assistants employed,
and callers may depend upon receiving prompt and polite
attention and being given every opportunity to make deliberate and satisfactory choice, while goods are guaranteed in every instance to prove just as represented.
The
latest artistic designs in curtain fixtures, drapery poles,
sash rods and trimmings are included in this stock, and
new styles are constantly being received.
Orders for
upholstering and furniture repairing will be executed in a
superior manner at short notice.
Furniture recovering
forms a very important department of the business, a force
of experienced workmen being" employed and all orders
executeil under a guarantee that botli stock and workmanship shall be strictly first-class, every detail of the work
being done under careful supervision.
John A. Dumas, Dry and Fancy Goods, Small Wares,
Bank Building, High Street, Greait Falls, N. H —We
etc.,
have no fear but whiit the
will agree yfiih us when
in this vicinity is looked
ladies of Great Falls and vicinity
say that no "shopping" tour
as complete unless it includes
we
upon
the establishment conducted by Mr. John A. Dumas on
High street, for this store is in some respects unique and
always offers many attractions impos-iible to find elsevv'here.
And tlien, again, these inducements ate constantly varying because you have visited the store Monday is no reason whj' you cannot profitably visit it again Tuesday or
Wednesday, for the stock is constantly being renewed,
fresli novelties being added at such frequent intervals that
the only way to " keep up with the times," so far as this
popular store is concerned, is to visit it early and often.
The business was originally founded by Mr. S. S. Chick,
Mr.
the present proprietor assuming control in 1887.
Dumas is a native of Canada and is too generally known
hereabouts to render extended personal mention necessary.
He gives close attention to the supervision of affairs, and
spares no pains to maintain the enviable reputation so long
associated with this enterprise. Mr. Dumas is an extensive
retail dealer in dry and fancy goods, small wares, cloaks,
etc, and is prepared to quote the lowest market rates on
;
large or small orders.
The
stock
is
exceptionally varied
and complete and is made up of articles that can safely be
guaranteed to prove as represented. Employment is given
to seven well informed assistants.
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Smith
Son, dealers in all kinds of Fresli, Pickled and
Fish, Oysters, Lobsters, Clams, Fresh Halibut,
Mackerel and Salmon in their .season, corner of WashingThis business
ton and Green Streets, Great Falls, N. H.
was formerly conducted by Mr. Bradford Jones, who was
succeeded in 187.5 by the present firm of Smith & Son.
They carry on a large trade in fresh oj'sters, fish and
lob.sters, as well as all kinds of fresh, pickled and smoked
halibut,
oysters,
lobsters and clams.
Fresh
fish,
mackerel and salmon in their season.
Those wishing
anything in this line and desiring strictly fresh and
reliable goods at moderate prices would best serve their
own interests by giving tliis enterprising firm a call. This
house is run on true business principles in whicli a genuine spirit of accommodation prevails, and prompt and
courteous attention raaj' be confidently expected by every
patron. The store occupied contains about 300 square
feat, and it is completely fitted for the firstclass retail
Mr. L. E. Smith is a native of
trade carried on here.
Sandwich. N. H.. and his son, Mr. J. L. Smith, was iiorn
Orders are promptly attended to and dein Great Falls.
livered when promised.
Smoked
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
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&
Son, dealers in all kinds of Flour,
C. S Beacham
Grain, Feed and Sliorts, Market Street, Great Falls, N. H.
tbe prominent New Hampshire houses engaged
in the handling of flour, grain, feed, shoris, etc., the tirm
of C. S. Beacham & Son must be given a leading position,
both on account of the magnitude of its business and the
many years that it has been f-uccessfuUy conducted. The
enterprise has been controlled by various firms, among the
earliest being that of Wright & Co., who were succeeded
by Messrs. Blood & Co., who conducted it for many years,
they giving place to the present concern in 1882. It is
composed of Mr. Charles S. Beacham and his son, Mr. 0.
Arthur Beacham. Both these gentlemen are natives of
Ossi'pee, N. H., and are personally well known throughout
Great Falls and vicinity. An exclusively retail business is
done and exceptional facilities are enjoyed for filling the
The premises occupied are
heaviest orders without delay.
located on Market street and cover an area of some 1,470
square feet, and is fitted up with every facility and convenience for handling the stock dealt in, the railroad
running by the rear door. Every order given in person or
sent by either mail or telegraph is assured immediate and
painstaking attention, while the firm are in a position to
quote bottom prices on all the commodities they handle.
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John S. LeGro, dealer in Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton and
Lamb, Poultry and Vegetables, Washington Street Mar-
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There is no at tide of food that
ket, Great Fails, N.
varies so much in quality as meat, and as a natural conse
quence there is no other kind ol food which is so diflicult
to select, for even experts are deceived sometimes, and it
The only
really impossible to always judge correctly.
sensible way to do is to find the most experienced and
reliable dealer within your reach, tell him just what you
want and take what he selects, for. although he will make
a mistake liimself occasionally, still he will cheerfully correct it when his attention is called to the matter, for it is
plainly for his interest to satisfy his customers, and he will
spare no pains to do so. Jlr. John S. LeGro, who is the
proprietor of the " Washington Street Market," does business on this basis, and the magnitude of the trade he has
built up since he commenced operations here in 1863
shows that this method has been a successful one. He is
is
is widely known throughout this section. His market always contains a fine stock
of beef, pork, veal, mutton and lamb, poultry and vegeAll classes of trade are
tables of all seasonable kinds.
catered to, and every order is assured prompt and careful
attention.
The lowest market rates are quoted, and all
the commodities dealt in are guaranteed to prove as repre-
a native of Lebanon. Me., and
sented.
Granite State Hotel, C. L. Bodwell, proprietor. Good
Livery Stable connected. High Street, Great Falls, N. H.
a traveler is the more readily he
puts up with unavoidable discomforts and the less growling
he does when no responsible person is at hand to complain,
to
but all the same he means to be comfortable if any
act of his can make him so, and when he comes across a.
well managed liotel he notes the fact and takes particular
pains to put tip there again should he revisit the locality.
This is one reason for the steady patronage enjoyed by the
Granite State Hotel, for it has been in operation for many
— The more experienced
:
years, and traveling men and others appreciative of good
hotel accommodations, have long since learned that such
may be found at this commodious hostelry. The Granite
State Hotel has been under the able management of itspresent proprietor since 1880 and has always held a leadingposition among the representative hotels of this section of
the State.
Mr. C. L. Bodwell is a native of Sanford, Me.,
Theis highly respected throughout Great Falls.
they are spaciouspremises are located on High street
forty guests.
and well arranged and can accommodate
The sleeping rooms are attractive and comfortably furnished and the hotel is kept in excellent condition, employment being given to six assistants, and the service at theAn
table and elsewhere being prompt and courteous.
abundance of the best food the market affords is supplied
at all seasons, and as the terms of the house are moderateit certainly well deserves its high and extended popularity.
A good livery, sale and boarding stable is also maintained.
and
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A. Gaudette, dealer in all kinds of Wood and Kindling,
and Job Teaming, Washington St., Great Falls, N. H.— In
spite of the great quantity of coal used in this vicinity,,
there is still a large demand for hard and soft wood, and.
one of the most prominent of tlie local dealers engaged in
supplying this demand is Mr. A. Gaudette, doing businesson Washtngton street. He carries a large stock of hard
and soft cut wood, slab wood and kindlings. He is prepared to give prompt and painstaking attention to every
order and to fill the same at the lowest market rates. Mr.
Gaudette is a native of Canada and has a well earned
reputation for enterprising and reliable business methods.
In addition to his wood business he does an extensive jobteaming business, and is prepared to execute all orders in
this department of his business promptly, carefully and
Employment is afforded to six eflicient
satisfactorily.
assistants and no pains are spared in either branch of the
business to maintain the high reputation this establishment
has borne so long. Mr. Gaudette began operations here in
Great Falls about 1880, and has for some time ranked with
the leading
men
in his line of business.
Edwin
A. Lewis, Cigar Manufacturer, Moore's Block,
261^ Market Street, Great Falls, N. H.— There are few
persons who are not in the cigar business that have any
idea of the iiumense number that are consumed in the
United States every year, and not the least remarkable
thing about the demand for cigars is its rapid and steady
In spite of all that is urged against smoking, the
increase.
habit has become so general that the man who does not
smoke is a rare exception, for the sensible man can see
that it is the abuse of tobacco which is hurtful, and the
enjoyment derived from its proper or moderate use can be
obtained in no other way. The finer grades of tobacco are
especially harmless, and therefore it is gratifying to know
that Mr. Edwin A. Lewis, who makes a specialty of manufacturing fine cigars, is meeting with great success in his
efllorts to introduce a superior article among the trade.
His brand " Great Sachem," is a delicately flavored Havana
He started
hand-made cigar, and is in great demand.
business in Great Falls in 1871, but removed to Berwick,
He has been located in Moore's block.
Me., in 1873.
Market street. Great Falls, since 1888. The premises that
he occupies contain about 900 square feet. Employment
is given to six assistants, as he does a wholesale business.
Goods will be delivered promptly, as all orders are attended
to as soon as received.
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N. Roy, :Meat JIarket, Union
Stieet, Great Falls,
N. H.
It is all very well to argue that m«at is by no meansessential to health, and tha't a person can work hard and
thrive on a diet composed exclusively of vegetables, cereals,,
but the great majority of us can't consider anything
etc.
:
unless it includes
are really hungry meat
a "square meal
"
meat
in
abundance,
the only thing that
Even assuming that one may
will actually satisfy us.
thrive on a strictly vegetable diet, that is no re.ason why we
should give up the enjoyment of meat eating, for little if
any money would be saved by so doing, and tbe enjoyment lost could not be gained so cheaply in any other way.
Of course in order to really enjoy meat it must be of good
quality, and one sure way to get such is to buy of Mr. N.
Roy, for he makes a specialty of meats, and offers grade*
He occupies a spacious
suited to the most critical taste.
meat market, located on Union street, and carries a full
assortment of beef, pork, mutton, veal and lamb, together
with poultry and game in their season. The lowest market
rates are quoted at all times and the stock is sufficiently
varied and complete to admit of all tastes and all pursesbeing suited. Mr. Roy is a native of Canada and is almost
universally known in this vicinity, and has been connected
with his present business since 1888.
and when we
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
Guttman, Dentist, established 1857, Market Square,
Whatever may have been the case in
Great Falls, N. II.
days gone by, those wlio neglect and abuse their teeth
nowadays can advance no admittable excuse for doing so,
for the matter has been so often and so thoroughly discussed that every person of average intelligence must appreciate, to some extent at least, the importance of keepJ.
—
ing the teeth in proper condition. The many who fail to
do" this excuse their action or rather inaction by various
more or less ingenious pleas, but when all of these are
summed up and divested of side issues it will be found
that they ma3' be classed under not more than lour heads,
First, lack of time
second, lack of money
as follows
third, lack of courage, and fourth, lack of di-ipositiou.
Regarding the first, it need only be said that those who
have not time to care for their health have no time to live
regardat all, for without health life is not worth living
ing the second, competent dental service may be obtained
at moderate rates, and is within the means of all who
regarding the third, improved apparatus,
real!}' desire it
:
;
;
;
;
facilities,
and methods
liave
combined
to
do away with
and rethe pain formerly attending dental operations
garding the fourth, that of course is no excuse at all, and
There are many excellent dentists
requires no answer.
practicing in Great Falls and vicinity, and occupying a
leading position among them is Dr. ,1. Guttman, who has
finely furnished and conveniently located premises in
Market square, Great Falls. The most improved facilities
for the practice of dentistry in all its branches are provided, and operations are executed at short notice and in a
thoroughly satisfactory manner.
skillful, durable and
Special attention is given to manufacturing and adminisDr. Guttman is a native of
tering Xitrous Oxide Gas.
Prussia in Germany, and has bconie widely and favorably known in Great Palls since he began the practice of
his profession here in 185T, having gained an enviable
reputation as a competent, gentle and careful operator.
His charges are moderate, and his methods are in accordance with the accepted principles of modern dentistry, insuring results that can scarcely fail to be permanently satisfactorj- in every instance.
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J. Bickford, Groceries and Provisions, Market Square,
Great Falls, N. II. It is always a good idea to trade with
an enterprising house whenever such a course is possible,
for the customers of a wide a-wake and progressive concern are sure to be treated with liberality and are also sure
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to receive their share of any increase in the concern's
prosperity.
The latter statement may be disputed by
some people who pride themselves on their shrewdness,
and who will say that no firm is going to give its customera anything more than it has to
but all the same we
know it to be true, and we also know that the really
successful business men are not those who keep every
advantage to themselves, but rather those who share with
customers and thus largely increase their trade and income,
although they may lessen the percentage of their profits.
The enterprise now conducted by Mr. J. Bickford in Market
;
Square is a good example to mention in this connection,
and we hold that Mr. Bickford is in a much better position
to day than he would have been had he pursued the shortsighted policy too common in his business. A co-operative
store was established in 1864, Mr. Bickford being the
manager. In 1873 Mr. Bickford assumed full control of
the business, since which date the name has been as at
present. J. Bickford.
He has built up a large retail trade,
requiring the services of well informed assistants.
Tlie
premises occupied comprise one floor and a basement, each
covering an area of 800 square feet.
A large stock is
carried, including choice staple and fancy family groceries
of all kinds. Mr. Bickford is a native of Rochester, N. H.,
and is very well known throughout Great Falls. He has
every facilit}' at hand to enable the many orders received
to be filled with promptness and accuracy.
The prices
quoted are very low and the goods are strictly first-class in
every respect.
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Home,
dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Teas,
Coffees, Sugars, Spices, etc.. High Street, (Jreat Falls, N.
H. There is no question but tliat tlie taste of the community has been educated up to a point where the diflerence between superior and inferior teas, coffees and spices
can be readil}' detected, for there is a constantly increasing
demand tor really desirable goods of this kind, while the
inferior grades once so popular, are rapidly becoming
practically unsalable.
Mr. S. C. Ilorne, dealer in choice
family groceries, teas, coffees, sugars, spices, etc., is entitled to much credit for enabling the residents of this
section to become familiar with these choice goods, for lie
has handled them for several years. He began operations
here in 1880, as a member of the firm of Plummer
Home. In 1887, Jlr. Home became sole proprietor. He
is a native of this place, and we need hardly say has a
large circle of friends here.
His store is large, being
2.5x50 feel in dimensions, and he also occupies a basement
for some of his stock.
Visitors may always find a large
and varied stock to choose from, the goods being warranted to prove as represented, while the prices are wonderfully low, quality considered.
A large liusicess is done
here, and his trade is steadily growing.
Mr. Home has
been a member of the school committee.
S.
O.
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Mrs. A. H. Webber, Pure
Soft Candies at wholesale and
fresh every day.
Old fashioned Molasses
a specialty.
Fore Street, Great Falls N. H.
There are very few people but what are fond of nice confectionery, that is when it is made of first class materials
and is properly flavored and invitingly displayed. It is
very easy to get such articles if you only know where to
go for them. Mrs. A. H. Webber, who keeps a store on
Fore street, is a wholesale and retail dealer in pure soft
candies that are made fresh every day, as Mrs. Webber
makes her own candy. She also has a fine assortment of
bread, cake and pastry, and her ice cream will bear comparison with any in this vicinity.
Mrs. Webber has
recently enlarged her business by opening a dining room,
where she will furnish meals at all hours and also table
board for regular boarders.
In her store she makes a
specialty of old-fashioned molasses candy, for which she
has become well known.
The premises occupied are
Careful assistants are em20x40 feet in dimensions.
ployed that customers may be promptly attended to. Mrs.
Webber, who is a native of Boston, Mass.. commenced
business here in 1889, and the large and increasing patronage which she has gained proves that she understands her
business and has served her customers in a satisfactory
manner. Her stock is kept fresh and her prices moderate.
retail,
made
Candy
&
Hurd
Grant, dealers in Family Groceries, Flour,
Corn, Meal, Pork, Lard, Molasses. Cash paid for Country
Produce. Opposite No. 2 Mill, Main Street, Great Falls,
N. H
The business conducted by Messrs. Hurd & Gran6
is located opposite No. 2 Mill, Main street.
For many
years it has held a deservedly high reputation for furnishing first-class family groceries. The business was founded
in 1873 by Cowell & Hurd, who were succeeded in 1875 by
Hurd & Cate. In 1888 the present proprietors, Messrs. E.
P. Hurd and G. F. Grant, assumed control.
These gentlemen are both natives of Maine. Mr. Hurd has been representative.
They have spared no pains to maintain and
even to increase the high repute of the enterprise, the
result being that it is constantly growing in popularity,
and with increased patronage the firm are enabled to offer
increased inducements to their customers. The premises
occupied are 25x50 feet in dimensions. A heavy stock is
carried, including flour, corn, meal, pork, lard, molasses,
syrup, butter, cheese, fish, salt, sugars, teas and coffees,
spices, fruit, confectionery, extracts, and a complete line
of family supplies
These goods are carefully chosen and
are fully guaranteed to prove as represented.
The lowest
market rates are quoted on all these goods. Prompt attention is assured to every caller.
Orders are carefully filled
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and delivered.
�LEADING BUblNESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
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O. Marin, Meats and Vegetables, Main Street, Great
That the successful managenieni of a retail
Falls, N. 11.
meat market is by no means the easy task it may seem to
some is not likely to be disputed by any one who has had
—
:i practical experience in the matter; for in point of fact, to
so carry on an establishment of this kind as to be prepared
to meet all of the reasonahlc. and not a few of the unreasonable, demands of customers, and at the same time
avoid being loaded down with an overstock, requires both
experience and brains, and cannot be accomplished by
everybody. But, however, there are not a few who seem
to " have the business down tine," as the sajing is, and
among these due mention should be made of the market
conducted by Mr. O. Marin, located on Main street. Great
This business was originally founded by Boucher
Falls.
Brothers in 18S7. (hey being succeeded in 1890 by the
present proprietor. This gentleman Ins already attained
a liberal patronage, and may be fairh- considered as one of
our representative business men. Mr. Marin is a native of
Canada by birth, and has not a few friends in tliis community. He is steadily adding to them by the liberal and
enterprising business methods he makes constant use of,
and we can strongly advise any one who appreciates firstclass provisions and square dealings to patronize Mr.
Marin, as both of these are assured to every customer.
Competent assistants are employed, and the stock of
meats, vegetables, etc., carried is varied enough to satisfy
all tasies
and conditions of purses.
Anson Chick, Picture Framing and Job Carpentering,
Wa.shington Street, Great Falls, N. H. It may be safely
set do%vn as an invariable rule that it is always best to obtain the advice and assistance of a practical man when an
enterprise of any importance is contemplated, and j'et,
obvious as this may seem, it is often neglected by those
who propose to build or who require the services of a reA reputable and experienced builder can
liable carpenter.
give many valuable hints as to the details of a plan, even
it is not desired to have him draw it up altogether, and
if
it should always be borne in mind that alterations made
in a plan, alter contracts are signed and the work is well
under way, are apt to cost double what they would had
they been suggested in the preliminar}' stages. Mr. Ansel
Chick is a job carpenter as well as a picture frame maker,
and is well able to give advice relating to the planning of
a house, or the alterations that may be desired in stores or
houses. Mr. Chick does quite a business making screen
doors and windows to order. He is prepared to do gen-
—
eral jobbing, also saw filing, and those desiring the services of a careful and thorough workman will do well to
obtain such a man. Picture frames will be made to order
in a neat and substantial manner at short notice, and at
large variety of styles being on hand
moderate prices.
from which a selection can be made, that cannot fail to
A
please those
who
are familiar with fine work.
E. Pattee, Livery, Sale and Boarding Stable, Orange
There are soiue livery stable
Street, Great Falls, N. H.
keepers who seem to think that Iheir customers are either
millionaires or else are prepared to spend half their earnS.
—
ings on horse hire, for the charges made are away beyond
the means of the most of us, and the consequence is we
are obliged to do without the enjoyment and healthfulness
Now, of course it costs money to keep
of driving.
horses, to pa_v help and to maintain carriages, harness,
etc., in good" order, and no sensible man expects to get
"sometliing for nothing," but still there is reason in
everything, and many stable keepers would make more
money by charging lower prices. Mr. S. E. Pattee has
struck the " happy medium" in his charges, for his prices
are high enough to enable him to furnish first class turnouts at a fair profit and at the same time are low enough
to suit anybody who doesn't want the earth for a ten-acre
lot.
It is evident that Mr. Pattee means to do the square
thing by his patrons, and his livery, sale and boarding
Mr. Pat
iiess Indicate that his policy is appreciated.
is a native of Goflstown, N. H., and has been identiwith his present enterprise since 1888, succeeding at
that time the firm of J. O. Lord
Son. He gives close
personal attention to the supervision of affairs, and is prepared to let single or double teams for pleasure or business
uses at very reasonable terms.
The stable is located on
Orange street, and callers may depend upon receiving
prompt and polite attention at all times. Horses are also
taken to board, and will receive every attention and care
requisite for their comfort and health.
Special attention
being given to selling horses for either carl or driving purposes.
Many fine horses suitable for such purposes being
constantiv on hand.
tee
fied
&
A. B. Jeneau <& Co., one price Clothiers and Gents'
Furnishers. Corner Fore and Main Streets, Great Falls,
N. H. The question of where to get fashionable, well
made and durable clothing at the lowest market rates is
one of great importance in everj' civilized community, for
proper self-respect prompts us to dress well, and ordinary
prudence counsels us to get the largest possible return for
our money. A large proportion of the residents of Great
Falls and vicinity have answered this question to their
entire satisfaction by making their purchases at the establishment conducted by Messrs. A. B. Jeneau & Co., and
all competent judges who will examine the goods there
offered and note the prices, will agree that one might
easily go a great deal farther and fare a great deal worse,
for the stock is remarkably complete and attractive and
the prices are as low as the lowest
Messrs. A. B Jeneau
Co. founded their business in Great Falls in 1886, and
the clothing business tmder their direct management is
maintained at a high standard of efficienc}'. The store is
located on Main street and covers an area of some 1200
square feet of space. It is well arranged and contains a
full line of ready-made clothing, together with a complete
assortment of gentlemen's furnishings, hats, caps, trunks
and bags. The latest fashionable novelties are well represented and the goods are sold strictly on their merits and
at bottom prices.
Five competent and well informed
assistants are employed, and every caller Is assured courteous, as well as prompt attention.
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Belleville
Daigle, dealers in Groceries and Provisions,
Flour, Fruit and Confectionery, cor. Franklin and Union
Streets, Great Falls. N. H.
There is often as much ingenuit}' shown in explaining the success as in accounting
for the failure of a business enterprise, but when an undertaking has been successfully conducted for several years It
is always safe to assume that its popularity is due to solid
merit.
Such is the case with that now carried on under
the firm name of Belleville & Daigle, for this enterprise
was inaugurated bj' Messrs. Gagmon
Demers in 1883.
In 1887. Mr. O. Demers assumed the entire management of
the business, and so conducted it until 1890, when he was
succeeded by the present firm of Belleville & Daigle, who
now hold a leading position among similar undertakings
in this section of the State.
The gentlemen comprising
this firm are Mr. Fred. Belleville and Jlr. Napoleon Daigle, both natives of Canada, and are energetic and reliable
business men.
The premises are located at the corner of
Franklin and Union streets, and cover an area of 2400
square feet, and are fully occupied by a heavy and complete stock of groceries, provisions, flour, fruit and confectionery of the best quality.
The policy which has
made this enterprise so prominent among Great Falls'
mercantile undertakings is followed to-da_v as strictly as
ever, and when one has remarked the reliability of the
goods, the lowness of the prices, and the promptness and
accuracy of the service, he is not obliged to ask what that
policy is, nor need he be told that its ett'ect is to assure
entire satisfaction to ever}' reasonable customer.
Employment is given to three competent assistants, and all
orders are assured immediate and careful attention.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
John Martin, Boots and Shoes, 30 Market Street.
"Somerworth Mineral Spring," Great
iprietor of the
H.— It
always provoking to be
•especially so when you are purchasing
of foot wear, for one's comfort is so
•quality and til of the boots or shoes
N.
is
ProFalls,
imposed upon, but
anything in the line
dependent upon the
worn, that unsatis-
factory foot-wear is enough to make the best natured man
••cranky." Hence one way to maintain that even, good
temper wliich makes friends, prolongs life and is one of
the most valuable possessions a man can have, is to buj'
your boots, shoes and rubbers of Mr. John Martin, who
has a newly fitted up store at No. 30 Market street, where
lip has a complete and carefully chosen stock of boots,
shoes, slippers and rubbers, suited to all needs in size,
widths and quality, adapted to all ages, all occupations,
both rexes and all tastes, and he sells them for what they
are, giving every customer the bottom facts regarding the
Mr. Martin is a native of
g'lods, and also bottom prices.
Vermont, but has long resided in Great Palls. He opened
:this store in 1890, but was formerly in the same line of
the store now occupied is 20 X 60 feet
trade in this town
in size and is conveniently fitted up for this business.
Mr. Martin is the owner of a valuable mineral spring
locaied on hjs place, but a few moments' walk from the
depot. The water comes boiling up out of the earth from
a white, sandy bottom, is cold, of pleasant taste, but
;
medicinal in its effect. Many in this vicinity have tested
It
merit and give unqualified testimony ol its virtues.
is the purpose of Mr. JIartin to introduce this valuable
spring to the public so that its benefit may be enjoyed by
thousands who now are ignorant of its benefit.
its
H. Mellen, wholesale and retail dealer in
Groceries and Provisions, Flour, Tea, Coffee and Spices,
Market Street, Great Falls, N. H. The wholesale and
Chzurles
—
not one to be chosen by a man
who dislikes e.xertion, for if there is a business outside of
Bawing wood or shoveling dirt that demands hard work
and plenty of it from those carrying it on, it is just that
This may .seem an extreme
whicli we have mentioned.
statement to those who have not "been there," but we
no fear that anyone who has bad any personal expehave
rience in the trade will contradict us in the slightest degree.
Grocers who really strive to accommodate their patrons
earn every cent they make, and it is therefore with pleasure that we note the prosperity of Mr. Cliarles II. Mellen,
who succeeded Mr. Moses Weeks in business in 1889. Mr.
Mellen has conscientiously endeavored to render an adequate equivalent for every cent paid to him and fully
deserves tbe large measure of success be has attained. Ills
store is located on Market street and covers an area of
some 1,300 square feet. A large stock is carried, including groceries and provisions of all descriptions, flour, tea,
coffee and spices.
With a well stocked and well equipped
•retail
grocery bu-iness
is
store, with every facility for handling goods economically
and expeditiouslj-, customers can rely on having their
orders promptly iiiled. Mr. Mellen is a native of Great
Falls and is one of our most energetic and public spirited
local dealers and one who has the respect and confidence
of the people in general.
B. Etter, Artistic Pliotograpber, Market Square, Great
Falls, N. H.^The eminent painter who replied " with
brains, sir," when asked with what fie mixed his colors in
order to obtain the wonderful effects noticeable in his
work, concisely stated a truth which is too often overlooked.
Want of ability is not to be compensated for by
the most improved facilities, and this principle applies as
forcibly to the work of the photographer as to that of the
artist in colors.
Anybody can procure photographic apparatu-i, and, by tlie way, about everybody nowadays does
do so, but to attain artistic results in photography is quite
another matter. Therefore, when we say that Mr. B. Etter
is an artistic photographer and has the latest improved
-app-iratus at his studio, we by no means explain tbe great
-success he meets with in making accurate and beautifully
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portraits
but when we add tliat he " mixes
brains " with his chemicals the cause of his success becomes evident. Jlr. B, Etter, who is a native of Nova
Scotia, succeeded Mr. John H. Parker in the proprietorHe carries on this
ship of the studio in question in 18H7.
work in all its branches. Portraits will be copied and enlarged and finished as desired. The scale of prices will
be found to be remarkably moderate, considering tlie exTwo assi-<tants are employed that
cellence of the work.
orders may be filled at short notice, satisfaction being
guaranteed in every instance. All kinds and styles of
picture frames are furnished to order at short notice.
finished
;
Peter Guilraet, wholesale and retail dealer in GrocerProvisions, Beef, Mutton, Pork, Lamb, Poultry,
Eggs, etc. Also Fresli
Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds in their season, corner
Franklin and Main Streets, Great Falls, N. H —The house
of Peter Guilraet enjoys an enviable reputation in con-
ies,
Tripe, Sausages, Butter, Cheese,
nection with the sale of groceries, provisions, meats, etc.,
and on visiting the store carried on by this gentleman at
the corner of Franklin and Main streets, it soon becomes
evident that his reputation is well deserved, for one meets
with prompt and courteous attention, and the stock on
hand to choose from is certainly large and varied enough to
It embraces the leading
suit the most critical taste.
brands of groceries and provisions, as well as a superior
quality of meats of all kinds, with fresh fruits and vegeThe
tables in thair seasons,
of excellent variety.
right,
right,
the
prices
are
all
goods
are
all
and the service is all right, so tbe natural conclusion is that Mr. Guilmet must be doing a very large
wholesale and retail business a conclusion which we are
ha])py to say is fully warranted by the facts. Mr. Guilmet
began operations in 1879. and his trade has been steadily
developing ever since. He is a native of Canada, and is
widely known in social as well as mercantile circles.
Giving close personal attention and employing five com
petent assistants, it is not to be wondered at that orders
are promptly filled to the entire satisfaction of his cus-
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tomers.
J.
H. Beacbam
&
Son, Life, Fire and Accident Insur-
ance, Central Building, Great Falls, N. H.
but few business
men
— There
are
in a position to personally investi-
the claims made by the various
and accident insurance companies, and, thereis
obvious that a competent and reputable
gate the .soundness of
fire,
fore,
life
it
•w'ho has made a special study of the
is,
in a certain sense, indispensable to a community, as he is competent to give valuable advice and
information regarding the companies that will best suit
the individual requirements of his patrons, and offer
The
valuable suggestions to those 'wbo consult him.
firm of J. H. Beacham & Son are doing this, and the
very extensive business they enjoy is sufficient evidence
that the public appreciate the courteous and liberal methThe firm is composed of Mr.
ods pursued by this firm.
John H. Beacham, Wolf boro. who has for many years been
engagedin the business, and his son, Jlr. John L. Beacham,
the junior partner, who has charge of the oflSce at No. 7
The firm also have
Central Building, Gr^at Falls, N. H
a branch office in Cloutman's Block, Farmington, N H.,
while the main offices are in Goodman's Block, Wolfboro.
Tbe firm do a general insurance business in life, fire and
accident, and are prepared to place risks in first-class
companies on the most favorable terms, and claims and
Messrs. J. II Beacham
losses are adjusted promptly.
& Son represent both stock and mutual companies, their
list including some of the strongest companies in the
world. Any information regarding life, fire or accident
insurance is gratuitously given on ajiplication, by mail
insurance broker,
subject,
or in person.
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AN SciUAKE.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BERWICK, ME.
The town
Berwick was originally a part of the ancient town of Kittery and was set apart and?
its present name in 1713.
Since that date the size of the township has been'
greatly reduced
South Berwicic being taken from the south side, in 1S14, and North Berwick fromthe northeastern side, in 1831.
A small portion of York was annexed in 1854. The present town is^
bounded on the north by Lebanon on the east by North Berwick on the south by South Berwick, and on the west by the towns of Rochester, Somersworth and Rollinsford which are in New
Hampshire, being separated from Berwick by the Salmon Falls River, on which is located thevillage of Berwick in which the business of the town is concentrated.
The stream is crossed by abridge of lOO feet span, and the railway station is on the New Hampshire side, on the line of the
Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway Railroad.
Berwick village began to be a manufacturing centre about 1854 and its growth, especially during
of
incorporated under
;
;
;
Police protection has been provided sincedepartment was established in 1873 while the educational facilities are excellent, the
schools being liberally supported and very efficiently managed.
One of the most prominent of the public buildings is Odd Fellows Hall, dedicated in 1879. This
It isis a fine brick edifice, three stories in height and thirty-two by fifty-five feet in dimensions.
utilized by Echo Lodge, No. 52, and Golden Gate Encampment, No. 24
both these having been
instituted in 1876.
Another flourishing society, the Independent Order of Good Templars, is represented by Wilson Lodge, No. 75, organized in 1878.
Saw mills were erected on the site of the village at a very early date and wood-working is still
quite extensively carried on
the local establishments including a sash and door factory, a bobbin
factory, a modern equipped saw-mill, etc., as well as a large tannery, reed and harness factories, iron
and steel shops, soap factories, carriage factories, marble works, etc.
There are also some excellent stores in the village, including a very successful co-operative store
established by the Sovereigns of Industry, in 1874.
The majority of the dwelling houses have been erected since 1870 and are consequently modern
in style as well as neat and attractive in appearance.
In short, both as regards public and private
buildings, Berwick makes a very favorable showing and has no reason to fear comparison with anyvillage of no greater population.
the past score of years, has been both rapid and steady.
1849 and a
fire
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Leadiim- Business
Men
of Berwick, Me.
S. p. Home & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in
IReady-Made Doors, Sash, Blinds and JEouldings also
;Stair Work and Brackets of all sizes, Berwick Side, Great
;
placing building conFalls, N. H.— The
tracts with reliable and responsible parties cannot be overmost carefully prepared plans and
-estimated, for the
apeciflcations will not protect the interests of the builders
if their carrying out be entrusted to incompetent, careless
Therefore the residents of Great
-or dishonest hiinds.
Falls and vicinity have reason to congratulate themselves
on having so dependable a firm as that of S. P. Home &
Co. to place their orders with, especially as this house is
.prepared to figure very closely on all work submitted.
This business was started by Mr. S. P. Ilorne, who is a
native of Rochester, N. H., and carried on until 1886,
•when he took in as partner, Mr. W. L. Buttertield, a native
"Of Verniojit.
The shop, located on the Berwick side, consists of a building two stories and attic, 3-1 X 40, and storehouse, employing six men and having a ten horse-power
•engine (o turn out all their mouldings, doors, window
Orders for jobbing work will be
"frames, blinds, etc., etc.
importance of
pi I
.
'filled at short notice in a satisfactory manner and at mod-erate prices, the proprietors giving their personal supervision to all.
M.
Nute, Shoe Jlanufacturer, Berwick Side, Great
H.— This business wai founded in 1870 by
Messrs. L. AL and D. H. Nute, and changed in 1882 to the
present proprietor who is a native of Milton, N. H.. and
very well and favorably known. Realizing tint there is a
continuous demand among the trade for durable and
'thoroughly-m ule footwear at fair prices he has endeavored
to fully meet it. His shop comprises three stories, 30x 17.5
tfeet in dimensions, with a fifteen horse-power engine and
well equipped with every facility in the way of new
He gives
machinery, etc., for doing the best work.
'employment to from 100 to 150 people, turning out about
1000 pairs per day of men's, boys' and youths' calf buff and
'flesh split shoes.
The largest orders can be filled at short
notice.
Mr. Nute has an office in B )Ston at 28 High
-street, where samples are shown, but he is always pleased
"to see visitors at the factory, where they receive courteous
.attention, and to which place all m;iil orders should be
L.
N.
Falls,
•tkddressed.
James W. Harriman, Machinist
;
all
in tlie best
mechanical
;
Hotel,
1
i
I
i
i
II
W
Niles,
t
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New
Under these circumstances the question
accommodations assumes no little importance, and
sons of the year.
of hotel
it is perfectly safe to as.sert that the enviable reputation
Great Falls enjoys among nonresidents is due to the nature
of the accommodations provided at Grant's Hotel, for this
The proprietor, Mr. E.
is a well-managed establishment.
Grant, is a native of Acton, Maine, and has been in business
since 1873.
He spares no pains to secure the comfort of
guests and together with his genial liead clerk, Mr. H. W.
Nile-!, employs a staff of seven assistants, so that the hotel
and its appointments are kept in first class condition and
The
the service is uniformly prompt and dependable.
Grant Hotel is very pleasantly located on the Berwick
The
Side, and can accommodate some thiity people.
table is supplied with an abundance of seasonable food at
all times, and the terms of the house are very reasonable.
kinds of Repairing
and at very reasonable
Berwick
rates Steam, Gas and Water Piping a Specialty
Side. Great Falls, N. H. One of the best places to get
machine repairing of any kind done with which we are
familiar is at the shop carried on by Jlr. James W. Harri"man at Great Falls on the Berwick side, for this is a verj'
well-equipped establishment and Mr. Harriman is an
expert machinist, employs experienced help, and spares no
He is a
pains to thoroughly satisfy every customer.
mative of Great Falls, and in 1890 succeeded Messrs. H.
W. Pierce & Son, who had carried on the business since
1887.
While doing all kinds of repairing in the very best
fltyle and at moderate rates, Mr. Harriman makes a specialty of steam, gas and water piping and of the building
of pipe fence for graves, lots and enclosures of any kind,
He is
•being prepared to fill orders at very short notice.
:agent for stationary engines and boilers of the most
;jipproved type and also for the Spence hot water heater.
conceded to have no superior in its special line. Mr.
Harriman is making a specialty of this branch. Turned
>done
Grant's
.nidliniii hipot.s.
Btiwick
Free Con\( ) .met
C'leik.
Great Falls is one of the most
side. Great Falls. N. 11.
Hampshire, and as it is also quite
attractive towns in
a business centre, it is visited by many strangers at all sea-
style,
;
—
and cold rolled steel shafting is also dealt in to a considerable extent, and all kinds of mill work and supplies will
be furnished at prices as low as the lowest in every
anstance.
John C. Nutter, manufacturer of and dealer in Doors,
One
Sashes, Blinds, etc.. Sullivan Square, Berwick, Me.
of the most fruitful causes of discontent and even anger in
the occupancy of a new house is to be found in the liability of the doors and sashes to "bind" and "stick" so
firmly in some cises as to defy all efforts to stir them.
Now of course this is at times unavoidable owing to a
variety of causes which it is unnecessary to mention here,
but in many instances the true explanation of the difficulty
is to be found in the defective construction of the doors
and sashes themselves. These defects may be in the workmanship, or they may be in the stock used, but in either
case they occasion much annoyance which might easily
have been entirely obviated, had well-made articles been
purchased originally. The productions of Mr. John Nutter, doing business on Sullivan square, will be found to be
always satisfactory and reliable and it is owing to the
growing appreciation of this fact that his busine-ss shows a
marked and steady increase. This business was founded
by Nutter & Tibbets, who were succeeded in 1887 by Mr.
John C. Nutter. Mr. Nutter is a dealer in and manufacturer of doors, sashes, blinds, etc., the best of work being
done and strict attention paid to the quality of the stock
Orders will be filled at short notice, and the work
used.
will be guaranteed satisfaclory.
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BERWICK.
54:
ORRIN KNOX,
Wholesale dealer in Country Produce; Retail dealer in Family Groceries..
Itsiilrosxl
.Mileag:e
Tickvlfi
Boiiglil.
iiioUl
SULLIVAN SQUARE,
siikI
Ki-nlod.
BERWICK, MAINE^
Jesse R. Home, manufacturer,
wholesale and retail dealer in.
Hemlock, Pine and Spruce Timber and Boards of all kinds.
Sawing,
Jointing,
Planing,
Matching and
Box making.
Packing Boxes, etc.. Berwick^
Side, Great Falls. N. H.— The
extensive mill and box factory
carried on by Mr. Jesse R. Horneis located
in Berwick but maybe classed among Great Falls'
establishments for Mr. Uorne
lives here and has for years, at
one time representing Greati
Falls
in the State legislature.
in HoehesteT, N.
H., and has been identified with
his present enterprise for more
than fifteen years.
The premises utilized by him are two
stories in height and 55
TOfeet in dimensions, and are fitted
up with an elaborate plant of
He was born
X
improved
woodworking
ma-
chinery, driven by an engine of
Mr.
seventy five horse power.
Home is a large manufacturer
of packing boxes, his facilities
being such as to enable him to
A. B. Spencer, dealer in Choice Family Groceries,
Country Produce, Flour, Grain, etc.: also Fiirnisliing
Undertaker and manufacturer of and dealer in Burial
Caskets and Coffins
Sullivan Square, Berwick, Maine
Mr. A. B. Spencer is a naiive of Berwick, Maine,
and started the undertaking business in 1808, having
become so thoroughly identified with the best interests o"f
the town, is loolied upon as a representative citizen, in
tlie full sense of the word, having served in the army and
holding the position as town treasurer. Mr. Spencer has
had long and varied experience as a funeral director, and
;
—
is
prepared to
till
all
orders entrusted to
him
in that capac-
with tidelity, intelligence and despatch.
He will
assume entire charge of funerals and furnish everything
ity
that is required, his facilities enabling hint to execute all
at very short notice and at uniformly moderate rales.
He retails and wholesales in coffins, occupying
a store three stories high, yO X 5.5 feet in size, and always
carrying a varied and large stock of funeral anil undertak-
commissions
ing mateiials and employing some five assistants. In 1886
Mr. Spencer combined with his other business a large
choice family grocery store, located at Sullivan square,
and his stock is always complete in every department, and
sufficient assistance is employed to assure prompt, careful,
and polite attention to every caller, while he is in a position to quote the lowest market prices on all the commodities dealt in.
meet all honorable compelition
by furnishing boxes of standard
west market rales.
Sawing and planing
without undue delay, employment being given to from sixteen to twenty-five assistants.
Mr. Horne deals extensively
in lumber and can furnish it in any desired quantity at the
lowest market rates.
quality at the
Ic
L. E. Grant, Physician and Druggist, Berwick, Me.
would be difficult to find an establishment of more genuine value to the community' than that cariied on by Mr.
L. E. Grant, who being a native of Candia, N. H., started
this undertaking in 1888, and under his able management
has largely developed into a successful trade; drugs, medicines and chemicals are supplied at both wholesale and
retail at the lowest rates that can be named on first class
goods, and as the filling of prescriptions is given especial
attention, customers may feel assured of their favors being
appreciated and of their orders being handled with that
skill and accuracy so desirable in this connection.
Every
precaution is observed that will tend to reduce the liability
of error to the smallest po.«sible amount, and every facility
is at hand that can aid iu attaining this result.
Mr. Grant
is moderate in his charges, and certainly has solved the
problem of combiuing reliable service with popular prices.
Stationery, choice brands of cigars and tobacco and druggists' sundries, form? another import.int department of hisbusine«s.
The stock carried is fresh and acceptable, two
assistanlsare employed, customers are treated wilhcourtesy,
and ronsideralion. His store is 15 X 40 feet in size.
It
�1>AM
AND Stone Bridge, Rochester.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER.
Lines of railroad as represented on a
map have been
described as " index fingers, pointing out the
and by following their indications on the map of
Strafford county, even one entirely unacquainted with that section cannot fail to appreciate to some
degree at least the comparative importance of Rochester, for railroads enter that town from six
From the north comes the
different directions and form a junction at and near Rochester village.
Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad, starting at Conway where connection is made with the
railway systems of Vermont, New York, Canada and the West and Northwest from the northwest
more prosperous and important towns and
villages,"
;
comes the Dover and Winnipesaukee Railroad, starting at Alton Bay at the southern extremity of
Lake Winnipesaukee, where connection is made with steamers to and from all the lake ports, and with
the Lake Shore Railroad, a branch of Concord and Montreal system from the northeast comes the
Portland and Rochester Railroad, giving direct communication with Portland, and extending from
Rochester in a southerly and south-easterly direction under the name of the Nashua and Rochester
The Portsmouth, Great Falls and
Railroad to Nashua, N. H., and thence to Worcester, Mass.
Conway Railroad takes a south-easterly course from Rochester and joins the Boston and Maine
Railroad at RoUinsford Junction, and the Dover and Winnipesaukee Railroad proceeds south to Dover
All these
and thence under the name of the Portsmouth and Dover Railroad to Portsmouth.
railroads are included in the great Boston and Maine system and by them Rochester is given direct
communication with all parts of this country and Canada.
Being directly on the line of travel between the sea-shore and mountain resorts an immense
;
passenger traffic passes through the town during the vacation season, and at all times of year the
passenger and freight services are frequent and efficient.
It is obvious that a town so situated must offer many advantages for the carrying on of great
manufacturing enterprises and for the conducting of mercantile undertakings, and the magnitude and
high standing of the industrial and commercial establishments of Rochester show that these advantages are largely and successfully availed of, while the steady growth of the town in population and
in wealth proves that it has hardly begun to reach its ultimate development, and gives ground for the
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insrORlCAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER.
prediction
that
the
early
part
of
the
coming century will see Rochester occupying a prominent position among NewHampshire's cities. There is certainly no
good reason why such should not be the
case for no community has better transportation
facilities,
none gives more
welcome and assistance to deserving new enterprises, and few towns are
more healthfully located or are inhabited
by a more law-abiding, sociable and
cordial
agreeable people.
remunerative
industries,
and
Low
cost of living,
employment
healthful
varied
in
climatic
hygienic conditions will do
much
and
to build
up any community and all these are to be
found in the Rochester of to-day.
The town lies in the eastern part of
High School, Rochestek.
of Straflford County and is separated from
Maine by the Salmon Falls River, this
stream forming Rochester's eastern boundary, while Farmington and Milton bound it on the north
Somersworth, Dover and Barrington on the south, and Barrington, Strafford and Farmington on the
west.
The township is one of the largest in the county and contains three villages Rochester,
East Rochester, and Gonic.
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:
Its surface is rolling and the soil is generally fertile, some of the farms being highly cultivated and
very productive. There are three rivers in town
The Salmon Falls River extending the whole length
of the township from north to south
the Cocheco River entering about midway on the northern
boundary and flowing out at the southern corner where it is joined by the Isinglass River, which first
enters Rochester from Barrington at about the point that the Nashua and Rochester Railroad leaves
the latter town, the stream then making an abrupt turn in its course and re-entering Barrington which
:
;
it
again leaves to enter Rochester just before the Dover line
The
village of Rochester
is
southern centre, and East Rochester
Somersworth and Milton lines.
By
village
more
far the greater part of the
which
like a
indeed
is
reached.
located to the east of the centre of the township
is
near the Salmon Falls River about
business and population of the town
is
many
large
and substantial mercantile edifices, many handsome stores with
plate-glass windows and other
modern appointments, and many
factories, some of which are very
large and are fitted up with
elaborate
plants of the most
improved machinery.
Such a
community
naturally
requires
extensive banking facilities, and
these
are
furnished
by one
national bank and three savings
banks,
or rather, to be
strictly
Gonic
is
in the
the
centered at Rochester
appears
prosperous city than
a village and contains
;
midway between
Market Street, Rochester.
�niSrORWAL SKETCH OF
liOClIESTKU.
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tli;it combines the functions of a bank of discount and
The two institutions doing a
two regular savings banks.
aggregating $150, Olio and each has a large surplus. The
accurate, by one national bank, one institution
^deposit with those of a savings bank, and
general banking business have capitals
.amount of savings held on deposit approximates $1,500,000.
Manufacturing was begun in Rochester at a very early period in the town's history, among the
ifirst establishments being saw and grist mills, fulling and finishing mills, a nail factory, a scythe
factory, a cotton yarn mill, etc., but the first corporation to begin operations was tlie Mechanic's
dompany, incorporated in 1834, with a capital of $15,000. This company manufactured blankets, but
The business was
failed in 1841 and was succeeded by the Gonic Company, which also failed.
continued by private parties for a time and in 1846 passed under the control of the Norway Plains
Company, incorporated with a capital of $60,000 which has since been increased to $150,000, for the
"Company have been very successful in carrying on and develo[)ing the enterprise, and now operate
three large mills run by water and steam power employ 440 assistants, and manufacture a fine line of
;
woolen
blankets, flannels and suitings.
Residence of Horace L. ^\*OECESTEK.
of textile falirics is also carried on successfully at Gonic and at East Rochester,
no longer the representative one of the town, for of late years the business of manufacturing boots and shoes has attained immense proportions and now gives employment to more hands
than all other branches of manufacture combined. One of the local shoe factories is said to be the largest
The manufacture
but
that industry
in the State,
iS
in all New England equal to it either in size or in comtwo large shoe shops, a taiyiery, a machine shop, a box
The tannery, box factory, and
large fire-proof store-house.
and certainly there are very few
pleteness of equipment.
The
plant includes
factory numerous out-buildings and a
machine shop do no outside work whatever, they being utilized exclusively in connection with the shoe
business, and some idea of the magnitude of the latter may be gained from the fact that the capacity
A
The tannery can produce 1,200 sides of leather per week.
-of the factory is 4,000 pairs per day.
150-horse engine furnishes the motive power, and employment is given to T50 assistants.
Another large factory which turns out over 2,000 pairs per day and gives employment to some 250
operatives is carried on by one of the largest and best known shoe manufacturers in New England.
He is a resident of Lynn, Mass., and maintains shops in Athol and ^larblehead, in that State.
�HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER.
58
There are some large lumber mills
The quarrying and working
in
town, besides sash and blind, house
of granite are also carried on to
some extent
;
finish and box factories^
and a comparatively new-
but very promising industry is that conducted by the Kiesel Fire Brick Company, incorporated in
188S with a capital of $200,000.
This company make a superior grade of fire brick, tile, etc., and
employ about
We
fifty assistants.
have already spoken of Rochester's
fine
mercantile edifices, and need only add that their
merchants as a rule carry very extensive and
all the adjacent country.
Someof the more prominent business men are very liberal and persistent advertisers, and the firm carryingon the largest store in town not only make liberal use of printers' ink but have their advertising signs,
spread throughout the State from the White Mountains to the sea.
contents are worthy of the buildings, for the
skillfully
local
chosen stocks and ofFer inducements which draw trade from
Main Street, Rochester.
The
local
newspapers are well edited and well supported, the
degree to the good sense shown by their managers
in
latter fact
being due
in
no smalZ
looking after and advancing their local interests.
among the archives of the town shows that it was voted to
but the next year the vote was the other way and as a natural consequence it
was soon necessary to hold a special meeting to choose agents to defend the town which "lies under a
presentiment for want of a school being kept, and to be heard and tried at the next Court of Quarter
Sessions."
Thereafter schools were kept for a number of years but finally the town became reckless
and voted to hire no teachers but to pay whatever fine might be recovered by presentment.
Thi»
The
earliest record relating to schools
have a school
in ITSO,
un-American state of affairs did not last long, however, and now for many years the schools have been
and are very largely attended.
There has been a Masonic Lodge in Rochester foi- eighty years, " Humane Lodge," F. & A. M.^
The Odd Fellows also have lodges here, and there are
having been incorporated October 2-t, 1810.
liberally supported
other fraternal societies of lesser note.
The
first
meeting-house to be built
regularly engaged in since that date.
condition, and maintain
in
Rochester was erected in 1731 and divine worship has beei>
The various
religious societies are
commodious and well-appointed church
edifices.
in a
generally flourishing;
�HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER.
59-
We have left ourselves but little space in which to present the early history of the town, our idea
being to give a sketch of the Rochester of to-day rather than an account of the Rochester of the pasf..
The town was incorporated May 10, 1722, and was named in honor of the Earl of Rochester, a
The proprietors held their first meeting at Cocheco, July 9, 1722,
brother-in-law of King James II.
they being assembled " to consider, debate, and resolve such matters and things" as were essential to
a proper observance of the conditions of the charter, the first of these being that the proprietorsshould build a house and settle a family therein within three years, and plant or sow three acres of
ground within four years, those failing to comply with these requirements forfeiting all their rights in
So the proprietors arranged to have the most commodious part of the township laid
out into what they called " home lots," and a committee was chosen to select the best location and to
So carefully was every detail looked after that th&
lay out roads and a proper " train field."
proprietors' clerk was authorized to obtain a " hook consisting of three quires of paper bound up in
parchment, at the charge of the commoners" in which to keep the records. But "the best laid schemesof mice and men" sometimes went wrong in those days even as they do now, and the beginning of
trouble with the Indians put an end to all attempts at frontier settlement for a time and so prevented
the doing of anything that could fitly be recorded in that book provided " at the charge of the
the property.
commoners."
The second meeting was held April 24, 172 7, at which a board of selectmen consisting of Captain^
Francis Matthews, Captain John Knight, and Paul Gerrish, was appointed, and these selectmen
instructed the committee, which had been appointed at the first meeting, to reconsider a plan of
division.
At the end of five months a plan was submitted but was not satisfactory, and a surveyor
was appointed to lay out the plantation in one hundred and twenty-five lots of sixty acres each, in
ranges from Salmon Falls River to the Harrington line. Each share was to consist of one lot, and the
location of that assigned to any individual proprietor was decided by a veritable " drawing of lots," it
being governed by chance entirely. The drawing was begun in Cocheco, December 13, 1727, and
The comparatively small size of the lots left by far the larger
finished the next day at Oyster River.
portion of the granted tract undisposed of and December 17, 1730, another drawing was held, each lot
The land then divided included a large part of
consisting of at least two hundred and forty acres.
the territory now in Milton and Farmington, and also a level tract which was called Norway plains on
account of its being covered by Norway pines. A considerable portion of this tract was left common
and is now the site of Rochester village, this fact putting one in mind of the biblical saying, " The
stone the builders rejected has become the corner stone of the temple."
The first settler was Captain Timothy Roberts, he established himself in Rochester, December 26,
1728.
The proprietors held their last meeting June 28, 1784, at which time the town clerk became
proprietor's clerk, all documents were placed in his custody, and the office was vested in him and his
successors forever.
it was then that the first conand one wounded and captured.
For several years thereafter the town suffered considerably from the Indians, but when the Revolution
broke out she was in a position to render great service to the cause of freedom, and made a record of
which she may well feel proud. The same may be said of her Civil War record, for she furnished
two hundred and seventy-three men, and paid in bounties the sum of $64,914 responding promptly
June
27, 1746, is a
memorable day
in
the annals of Rochester for
certed Indian attack upon the settlement was made, four
men being
killed
;
to
all calls
for aid.
Since the close of the Rebellion the town has gained wonderfully in wealth and population and
her best friend can wish her no greater good than that the promise of the past and present be justified
by her
future.
�Leading Business Men of Rochester,
Ths Rochester Loan aad Banking
Co., Rochester,
—
N.
jH, The Hi)chester Loan and Banking Companj' was incorporated in 18S7 by virtue of a special charier given b}'
the New llampsliire legislature, and is under the direct
supervision of the banic commissioners, but the extensive
use whicli has already been made of the facilities offered
is not the result alone of the legal safeguards afforded (o
investors, but of these safeguards combined with the
prestige given by the high business and social standing of
those idenlifled Willi the company, the officers and directors being known throughout the State as solid and representative business men, as will be readily agreed after
reading the aniie.xed list of names
Hon. Edwin Wallace, president
Sumner Wallace, vice-president John
L. Copp, cashier; directors, Edwin Wallace, Rochester,
Hon. Frank Jones, Portsmouth, N. H. G. W.
N. H.
Wattles, Carroll, Iowa
Sumner Wallace, Rochester, N.
H.
Charles B. Gafnev, Rochester, N. H.
I Salinger,
Rochester, X. H. C. F.Caverly, Rochester, N. H. The company has a capital of $100,000, paid in, and as a recent
sworn statement .showed a surplus of .fSO.OOO and a total
absence of bad or doubtful accounts and protested or
overdue paper, the financial condition of the enterprise
must be conceded to be exceptionally sound.
Briefly
stated, the advantages oflered by the corporation are as
follows
Receives deposits subject to check
pays five
acts
per cent, interest (free of taxes) on savings deposits
:
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
:
;
;
as trustee for individuals and corporations, and ottiicially,
under appointment by the court of this or other States, as
financial agent
offers for sale choice and conservative investment securities paying a snk rate of interest. These
securities are in the form of debenture bonds, bearing six
per cent, interest, payable semi-annually at the bank.
They are issued in series of $100,000, and in denominations of $100. $200, $.500 and $1,000
each series being
entirely separate from the others and secure.l by an equal
amount of real estate first mortgages on improved property worth at least two and one-half times as much as the
amount of the loan. These mortgages are duly trans
ferred to trustees, who hold tbem in trust for the benefit
of purchasers of the bonds, whicli run ten 3'ears but may
be redeemed in five should occasion require. Well informed investors regard these debentures as being practically as good as government bonds, and say that the claim
of tUe company, that its aim is absolute security to the
purchaser and the prompt payment of principal and interest, is fully justified by the facts.
At all events, these
bonds are largely held by banks, insurance and trust companies, educational and benevolent institutions, trustees
and guardians, as well as by private individuals, and the
demand for them is constantlj' increasing. But few corporations have entered the business field under more favorable auspices or with brighter prospects, judging either
by its past experience or future outlook. Its affairs will
continue to have the same energetic, enterprising and conservative management which has gained for itself that
high standing which is a guarantee to all the holders of its
securities that their interests will be protected to the
fullest extent.
The officers of the company whose names
have already been given are men of wealth and experience, and are large holders of its stock, which is a suffi•cient guarantee that the affairs of the company will be
faithfully administered.
;
;
N. H.
E. G. & E. Wallace, manufacturers of Leather, Boots
and Shoes, Rochester, X. H. The enterprise conducted
by Messrs. E. G. & E. Wallace well deserves very prominent mention in an}- review of Rochester's representative
industries, and its history has that peculiar interest which
always attaches to the story of an undertaking built up to
Operations were
vast proportions from small beginnings.
begun away back in 1845, by Mr. James Bodge who was
succeeded by Messrs, Onion & Richards, the present firm
assuming control in 1854. Both partners are natives of
—
Berwick, Me., and both have served as representatives,
Mr E, Wallace having also served as senator. They are
identified with other important enterprises besides the
one under consideration, and rank with the most widely
known and influential business men of Xew Hampshire.
When Messrs. E. G. & E. Wallace assumed control of the
business it was confined to the tanning of leather and even
that was carried on on a small scale, whereas now,
although the firm tan only for themselves, they operate a
tannery having a capacity of 1200 sides per week and find
The manufacture of
that not a bit too large at times.
medium and low price boots and shoes is very extensively
carried on, the total capacity of the shops being 4,000
The plant of machinery in use is not only
pairs per day.
very elaborate but is of the most improved type, and it
comprises not only machines for the carrying out of the
various processes incidental to shoe manufacturing but
also for the production of boxes and lor the doing of
machine repairing, etc., for the firm make their own bo.xes
and repair their own machinery as well as tan their own
The premises utilized include one shop containing
stock.
three stories and a basement and measuring 170 X 3.5
with an ell 65 X 35 feet, another shop of the
dimensions of 120 X 50 feet, and four stories and a
basement in height, a very large tannery, a commodious
storehouse, and many outbuildings of varifire proof
ous sizes. A 150-horse engine is located in the centre
of the works and pjwer is transmitted in four direcEmployment is given to about 750 assistants, and
tions.
we need hardly add that the annual product is of very
feet,
amount and value. The boots and shoes made by
concern are very favorably known among consumers
trade, they ranking with the most uniformly
durable and comfortable goods in the market. No trouble
is spared to keep them fully up to the standard in their
several grades, and they are supplied at the lowest market
rates, the most extensive orders being filled at very short
great
this
and the
notice.
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D ENTI ST
No.
5
K-
McDUFFEE'S BLOCK.
ROCHESTER,
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-
N. H.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
H.—
r. E. Wallace &, Co., Hardnare, Rochester, N.
a stransier in Koehester who had no knowledge of
the fact thai it is one of the most important trade centres
in the State and distributes cxids over a very wide extent
of country would he very liable to guess pretty near the
trulh after inspecting ihe establisliment conducted by
Co for this concern do an
Messrs. F. E Wallace
extremely large business, and its magnitude is indicated
by the size of the premises occupied and the extent and
The premises comprise three
variety of the stock carried.
floors and a basement, measuring 30 X 100 feet, together
addition and a three-story storehouse 40
with a two story
feet square, and the stock includes full assortments of
hardware, agricultural tools, paints, oils, varnishes, glass,
harnesses, horse fiirnishings, etc., the productions of the
leading manufacturers being represented and the lowest
market rates being quoted on all the articles handled.
Despile the magnitude of Ihe business orders are assured
prompt and careful attention, for employment is given to
from three to six assistants, and the members of the firm
exercise close supervision over the many details of tlie
service and thus maintain it at a high standard of effiThe partners are Mr. F. E. Wallace, a native of
ciency.
Vermont, and Messrs. E. G. and E. Wallace, both of
whom were born in Berwick, lie. The junior partner
has served as town treasurer, and both his associates have
held the position of representative, all three gentlemen
being very widely and favorably known not only in business but also in social circles, while the enterprise with
which they are identified is one of the most truly repre-
Even
&
,
sentative in this section of the State.
Dodge's Hotel, J. Thorn Dodge, Proprietor, Central
Square, Rochester, N. H.— Dodge's Hotel is so truly one
of the " instiluiions" of Rochester that those who know
the town must of necessity know the hf tel also, and it
would be well if every city and town had a public house
at which guests would be made so thoroughly comfortable
This hotel has been carried on by the
as they are here.
Dodge family for many years, and the pre.sent proprietor,
Mr. Tl. Thorn Dodge, has fully maintained its high reputation since assuming control, lor he gives the service very
careful personal supervision and is always ready to do
anything in reason to further the comfort and happiness
of his guests. Dodge's Hotel is very conveniently located
in Central square and is a commodious and well-arranged
The
structure having accommodations for about seventy.
sleeping rooms are light, airy and pleasant, the beds and
other furnishings are very comfortable and well kept, the
entire house is thoroughly heated during the colder
months, and in short the appointments, conditions and
management are such as to make Dodge's Hotel a very
The
desirable place to put up at at any time of year.
bill of fare is varied, the quality of the food is excellent
and the quantity abundant, and the cooking is 'Satisfactory
at all
times.
There
is
teams being furnished at
uniformly moderate rates.
an excellent livery connected",
all hours, at short notice and at
L. B. Moulton, Contractor and Builder, E'm Street,
Rochester, N. H.— The work of the contractor and builder
may be said to precede that of nearly every other trade,
for houses and stores must be built before they can be
occupied, and no surer index of the commercial prosperity
of a community is known than that aiforded by the condiWe have, therefore, given
tion of the building industry.
this branch of trade considerable prominence in this book,
and take pleasure in mentioning among the most reliable
contractors and builders to be found in this town 5Ir. L.
B. Moultfm. This gentleman has been engaged in business
in Rochester and vicinity for twenty seven years, and is
well known throughout the trade for the thorough character of his work and the conscientious manner in which
The premises utilized are
all agreements are carried out.
located on Elm street and all necessary facilities are at
hand to give prompt and skillful attention to orders for
6E
building of all descriptions. The shop is located over a
blacksmith shop where Mr. Movdton also attends to arriage repairing and wheelwright work, and also the filing
From one to six men are employed according to
of saws.
Mr. Moulton is very moc crate in his prices,
the season.
and by using honest maierial and insisting upon honest
workmanship he has gained a high and well-deserved rep(
utation-
Harrison Scule, Iron and Brass Founder
Castings of
kinds made at short notice Foundry near Boston &
Depot, Hocliesler, N. H.— The manufacturing
establishments located in Rochester and vicinity are so
man}' and varied that there is a wide and increasing field
for the operations of the enterprise conducted by Mr. Harrison Soule, he carrying on a very thoroughly equipped
brass and iron foundry and being prepared to make castMr. Soule was born in.
ings of all kinds at short notice.
Middleboro, Mass., and has been identified with his present enterprise since 1879, during which time he has won,<
a high reputation for turning out uniformly accurate work
and for filling all orders, large or small, without undue
The premii^es utilized are located near the Boston
delay.
& Maine depot and are 33 X tiO feel in dimensions,
exclusive of an engine and boiler room, cmtaining a
Mr. Soule employs three
twelve horsepower engine.
competent assistants and gives personal attention to the
no defective work being knowingly
filling of orders
allowed to leave the shop. The charges made are uniformly moderate, and in short there is abundant reason
for the wide popularity of this most useful enterprise.
all
;
;
Maine
Hdvirard
Davis, Wholesale Confectioner, Cocheco
Experienced and enterprising
Block, Rochester, N. H.
grocers, apothecaries, variety store keepers and many
others that could be mentioned find that it pays to carry a
stock of first class confectionery, for aside from the profits
made on its sale it attracts custom to other departments of
their business, and verj' desirable custom too, for those
who appreciate high grade confectionery are almost invaDealers
first class goods also.
to obtain confectionery that will give the best of
would do well to place a trial order wiih Mr.
riably large buyers of other
who wish
satisfaction
Edward Davis, carrying on operations in Cocheco Block,
Market street, for he does an exclusively wholesale business and is prepared to furnish thoroughly satisfactory
This business was
goods at the lowest market rates.
founded in 1878 by Messrs. C. A. Davis tt Co., and came
under the sole control of the present proprietor in 1883.
He is a native of Albion, Me., and is very widely and
favorably known in trade circles his siraighlfoi ward and
enterprising methods having gained him many friends.
Every order is assured prompt and painstaking attention
and the goods are exceptionally uniform in quality and
;
may
confidently be guaranteed to prove as represented.
David Hayes, dealer in Coal, Wood, Hay, Ice also
Cement and Fertilizers; Central Square, Rochester, JS.
H. — The business now carried on by Mr. David Hayes was
founded several years ago under the firm name of D.
;
Hayes & Sou. Mr. Hayes is a native of New Hampshire,
and has been in business in Rochester for over twelve
years, and is too well known here to need extended personal mention. Mr. Hayes has an office on Central square,
and handles coal, wood, hay, ice, cement and fertilizers at
wholesale and retail, carrying a large stock and having
It is hardly necessary to say that he is
storage capacity.
in a position to quote ibe very lowest market rates on both
orders, and to guarantee that the quality
large and small
of product should be up to'representations in every
Employment is given to five assistants, and
respect.
despite Hie large l)u-<iness done all orders can, and will, be
given immediate and careful attention. The business is
given the personal attention of the proprietor who has the
The svstem
interests of his patrons in view at all times.
of delivery is unusually good, thus avoiding all unnecessary delays, and the goods furnished are strictly first cla-'^s.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCnESrEll
-62
N. C. Phillips, dealer in Fresh and Salt Fish, Oysters
and Clams. Central Square, Rochester, N. H. There is
hardly a physician of any note but wliat will agree that it
would be well for the health of tlie community as a
whole if more fish and less meat were consumed, for although meat is a valuable and healthful article of food,
still it is hurtful when eaten to excess, and three families
out of five do tmquestionably consume too much of it.
—
The
residents of Rochester are very fortunate as far as the
is concerned, for our local markets are supall seasons with an abundance of fresh and salt
water lish of all descriptions. Among Rochester's dealers
in these products we take especial pleasure in calling attention to Mr. N. C. I'hillipi. doing business on Central
square, for he not only carries an aUractive stock of thoroughly reliable fi-h, oysters and clams, but he quotes
prices as low as the lowest and caters to all classes of
trade, making it a point to show uniform courtesy to
every caller.
Mr. Phillips is a native of Swampscott.
Mass., and founded his present business in 1884, quite an
extensive wholesale and retail trade is now carried on.
Mr Phillips employs only competent assistants, and all
orders are given prompt and painstaking attention, and
every cure is taken to handle only such articles as will
prove just as represented.
fish
supply
plied at
I. A. Collins, Photographer, Hanson Street, Rochester,
N. H.— Probably in no branch of the arts have more
improvements been made during the recent vears than in
the art of photography, and the aviditv with 'which inventions of latter days have been availed o"f bv the profession,
is a convincing proof of the spirit of enterprise, which has
been a distinguishing feature of those interested in this
most available of all arts. Business in this line was begun
at the place mentioned at the head of this article in 1S81
by Mr. .1. C. Whittimore, who was succeeded in 1884 by
the firm of Lampson
Smith, who managed matters untU
the present proprietor, Mr. I. A. Collins, became possessor
of the premises. He is a native of Vermont. The appliance and apparatus used are of the best, and comprise as
perfect an establishment of the kind as can be found in
this section.
Nothing but the very best work is here executed, while the prices are very moderate.
Great care
and attention is paid to each individual in regard to proper
light, position and other surroundings, which are very
•«S3ential in the making of a pleasing as well as a correct
picture.
Mr. Collins has also half of the store on the
street floor where he manufactures and sells picture frames,
and also sells mouldings and pictures. He emplo3's only
thoroughly experienced assistants, who give polite attention to all callers.
&
O. A. Hoyt, dealer in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods,
Fancy Goods. Hosierv, Ribbons, Laces. Underwear, etc.
Hayes' Block, Central Square, Rochester, N. H.— An
•estiblishraent which stands very high in the estimation of
the residents of Rochester, is that conducted by ilr. O. A.
Hoyt. and located in Hayes' Block, Central square. This
establishment was opened by the present proprietor in
1882.
The premises occupied comprise a spacious store,
80 X 80 teet in dimensions, which contains a stock of both
foreign and domestic dry goods, and fancy soods, hosierv,
ribbons, laces, underwear, etc., which would not suffer bv
comparison with a similar stock offered by any first-cla.s"s
dry goods house. Those who wish to examine all the
latest novelties in dress goods, etc., will save time and
trouble by going direct to this popular store.
The stock
IS given close and painstaking attention,
and will be
found to be complete in everv detail. Low prices rule,
lor the maxim, "quick sales and small profits," is fully
carried out, the result being that the assortment is constantly in process of renewal, and is composed exclusively
of fresh and seasonable goods. Employment is given to
from four to six competent assistants," and everv caller
may depend on receiving immediate and courteous attention, goods being cheerfully shown on application.
Mr.
Hoyt IS a native of New Hampshire, and very well and
favorably
known
in Rochester.
S. Stringer, manufacturer of Soda and Mineral
Waters,
Belfast Ginger Ale, Laeer. Tonic, Ginger. Pineapple'
Rotit Beers, Rochester, N. H.— The development of the business conducted by Jlr. S. Stringer since
its foundation in 1884, is due to the honorable
business
methods of the proprietor. He is a native of Portsmouth,
N. H., and well and favorably known in Rochester. The
premises utilized by him in his business are located on
Hanson street, and are of the dimensions of 50 x TO feet
and are well equipped with all the necessary facilities for
carrying on the business.
Mr. Stringer is a manufacturer
and wholesale dealer in soda and mineral waters, Belfast
ginger ale, lager, tonic, ginger, pineapple, birch and root
beers, and customers may be sure of getting first-class
articles when dealing with this bouse.
Refined cider bottled for family use, and soda in syphon bottles may
be
obtained here, and soda fountains are charged to order
Mr. Stringer employs three competent and reliable assistants, and as he gives the business his own personal supervision, all orders are sure to receive prompt and jjainstaking attention. He is prepared to furnish his soods in
quantities to suit, and is also prepared to give prices on
Birch and
same which cannot
C. A. Davis,
fail to
prove satisfactory.
Manufacturing
—
Confectioner,
Cocheco
Block. Rochester, N. H.
While it is a demonstrated fact
that pure confectionery is not only harmless but beneficial, it is also a fact that impure or carelessly made
confectionery is an excellent thing to leave alone", and hence
when buying candies of any kind it is good policy to take
some little pains to pa'ronize a reputable dealer. One
sure way to get first class confectionery at the lowest
market lales is to place the order with Mr. C. A. Davis
doing business in Cocheco Block, for he is a manufacturer
as well as a wholesale and retail dealer, and has won an
enviable reputation for integrity and enterprise since
beginning operations here in 1-77. Mr. Davis is a native
of Belfast. Jle., and has had long experience in the confectionery business, being thoroughly conversant with it
in every detail.
The premises utilized by him have an
area of 1700 square feet, exclusive of a basement and
a
spacious store-house, and his manufacturing facilities are
such as to enable him to fill the largest orders at short
notice.
A complete and attractive stock is constantly
carried, and as the confections are skillfully made from
carefully selected material they give uniform satisfaction
even to the most fastidious.
Charles M. Bailey, manufacturer of and dealer in Stoves
Kitchen Goods, Furnaces and Hot Water Heating,
Tin Roofing and Tin Shingles a Specialty, .Job Work
done at short notice, Market Street, Rochester, N. H.—
The establishment conducted by Mr. Chas. M. Bailey on
Market street was founded abo"ut ten years ago by Jlr.
Chas. E. Ricker. who was succeeded by the present proprietor in 1836.
This gentleman is a nalive of Littleton,
N. H., and is thoroughly experienced in his present business.
The premises occupied consist of three floors and
basement 30 x 100 feet in dimensions and two spacious
store-houses, where an extensive manufacturing and retail
business is done.
The stock handled includes stoves and
kitchen goods, pumps, lead pipes, sheet lead and zinc, all
of which are offered at market rates, and the tin, wooden,
glass and plated ware and table cutlery sold at this establishment has an enviable reputation for general excellence.
Furnaces and hot w^atar heating apparatus are made a
specialty of, as is also tin roofing and tin shingles, and all
kinds of tin ware is made to order at short notice. Mr.
Bailey has another store in Pittsfield, N. H., where he
carries on an extensive trade in coal, flour and grain, in
addition to the class of goods handled here.
He is prepared to do all kinds of job work at short notice, having
every facility at hand for the proper executi<m of such
work. Employment is given to five competent and reliable assistants, and low rales are quoted on both labor and
aiid
goods.
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BOCHESTEB.
indeed a " bargain" store and no mistake, the proprietors
being very close buyers and giving tin ir custcmiers a gen-
A. S. Parshley, General lusurance, Rochester, N. H.—
general iusurauce agency carried on by Mr. A. S.
Parshley at Rochester was^'estahlished by him in 1870. A
very large amount of insurance has been placed through
this agency during the past twenty years, and its record
The
for efficient service and prompt and satisfactory settlements of lire losses is one of which those responsible for its
imanagement have everv reason to be proud. The proprietor. Mr. Parshley, is a "native of Stafford, N. H., and has
long since become thoroughly identitied with the interests
He is a
•of Rochester, and is now cliairmau of selectmen.
pushing, energetic business man, and has been very suc-
cessful inphicing insurance in a manner which has given
He represents
entire satisfaction to all parties concerned.
a goodly list of strong stock and mutual companies, and
the most favorable rates.
is prepared to write policies at
Two thoroughly experienced assistants are employed, and
all communications by mail are given immediate and careThe following list shows the nature of the
ful attention.
Stock comservices Mr. Parshley is prepared to render
Inpanies, assets— .Etna, Hartford, Conn .$10,071,510
surance Company of North America, Philadelphia, $8.National.
Auglo"Nevada, Cal., $'3,569,553;
731,160;
London, Lancashire, Liverpool,
Hartford, $2,443,937
Eag .$2,104,080 Phffinix Assurance Corporation, LonSun Fire OfHce, London, $1,956,331;
don, $1,966,132
Providence Washington, Providence, R. I., $1,164,983
New Hampshire, JLanchester, X. H., $1,588,817 Peoples'
Manchester, $623,593 Granite State, Portsmouth, N. H
Portsmouth Fire. Fire
Mutual companies:
:$456,673.
Underwriters, Fitchburg, Cheshire Co., Concord & H. M.
.& T. Mutuals. Also National Life Insurance of Vermont.
Mr. Parshley also deals in real estate, will negotiate the
purchase or sale of same, negotiate loans or take charge of
^he renting of property.
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W. Emerson &
Co., Druggists, Main Street, Hayes'
The position of the pliarmacist
and responsibilities of both the
professional and business man. and as is always the case
it thus involves peculiar fitness and the combination of
rare and opposite characteri-tics of mind, which we sel•dom find in one individual, in order that the duties and
To the fact that these con•cares may be properly met.
editions of scientific knowledge and business enterprise
;have been exceptionally well filled, is chiefly owing to tlie
marked and increasing success which the establishment
Co. in Hayes' Block
now conducted by E. W. Emerson
E.
Block, Rochester, N. H.
—
>unites the requirements
&
on Main
street.
This establishment was founded by Mr.
erous share of tlie benefits thus derived. The busine.^s
was founded by Mr. E. N. Thorn who was succeeded by
The firm is composed of H. M.
the present firm in 1889.
Hoyt and Mrs. N. F. VVallace. both of whom are natives
of Rochester, their store is of the dimensions of 65 X 20
feet and a fiae stock of imported and domestic dry and
fancy goods is carried, and also ladies' furnishings. Four
competent and relial)le assistants are constantly employed,
and prompt and courteous service is the rule of the house,
and our advice to those who wish good articles and do not
care to pay fancy prices is to give this establisliment an
early call.
J. H. Meserve & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in
Mouldings, Window Frames, Doors, Brackets, Stair l?ails
and Boxes, Planing, Sawing, Turning. Scroll Sawing, etc..
Lumber. Shingles, Clapboards, Glazed Windows, and
Builders' Finish, A'utumn Street, Rochester, N. H.^
Jlessrs. J H. Meserve & Co. have an extended reputation
for furnishing mouldings, window frames, doors, brackets,
stair rails and other house fini.sh, lumber, shingles, clapboards, etc of standard quality in quanties to suit at positively the lowest market rates, and not only is this reputation thoroughly well-deserved but it is the natural and
inevitable consequence of the facilities enjoyed and the
methods pursued by the firm, these facilities and methods
enabling all honorable competition to be easily met. The
business was founded in 1876 by Mr. .7. H. Meserve, the
Mr. Meserve is
present firm name being adopted in 1888.
native of Ruchester and is associated with Mr. George H.
McDuffee a native of Minnesota. The firm buy and clear
timber land and are very extensively engaged in the manufacture of moiddings, window frames, doors, brackets,
stair rails, and boxes, besides doing planing, sawing, turnThe premises made use
ing, scroll sawing, etc., to order.
of are located on Autumn street, and comprise a two-story
mill measuring 50 X 106 feet, besides several commodious
,
The
plant of machinery in use is of the
is very complete, enabling an
immense amount of work to be turned out and reducing
Power is furthe expenses of production to a mininuim.
nished by one fifty and one forty-horse engine and employstorehouses.
most improved type and
ment is given to from fifteen to thirty assistants. A large
stock of lumber, shingles, clapboards, glazed windows and
builders' finish is constantly carried and orders can be
filled without delay, the very lowest market prices being
quoted to both wholesale and retail buyers.
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S. F. Sanderson, who was succeeded by G. N. Shaw
Co., and so continued until the present tirm assumed conThe premises are of the dimensions of
:trol in 1889.
18x85 feel, and are fitted up with all necessary facilities
and stocked with a complete assortment of pure drugs and
Also books, stationer}',
'first-class druggists' sundries.
Two reliable assistants are emtoilet and fancy goods.
ployed, and special attention is paid to the prescription
department, which is managed with unusual accuracy.
Mr. Emerson is a native of New Hampshire, and is one of
our most successful and popular pharmacists. He has
had thirteen years' experience, having been in the business
eleven years in Farmington, N. H., and has justly earned
the esteem and appreciation of his fellow citizens.
Hsirry
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M. Hoyt
&
Co.,
Crescent
Bargain
Store,
Imported and Domestic Dry and Faucy Goods, Ribbons,
Gloves, Hoisery, Trimmings and Ladies' Furnishings, No.
4 McDuffee Block, Rochester, N. H. "All is not gold
that glitters," according to the proverb, and no doubt
there is not one of our readers but what has learned from
sad experience that all is not "cheap "that is claimed to
—
Ids so.
Indeed, the word "cheap" has a very elastic
meaning, and it mav be so used as to convey precisely
•opposite ideas at different times, but ta'ke it in the sense
-of "below the regular rates." or synonymous with the
'word " bargains," and it applies very forcibly to the estab-
lishment conducted by Harry M. Hoyt & Co at No. 4
HMcDuffee Block, for the "Crescent Bargain Store," is
,
R. Frank Tibbets, dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Silver
and Plated Ware, Spectacles, etc.. Fine Watch Repairing
and Engraving. No 16 JNIain Street, Wentworth Block,
Among the best known and most reliRochester, N. H.
—
able establishments of the kind in Rochester is that now
conducted by Mr. R. Frank Tibbets at No. 16 Main street,
Wentworth Block. This enterprise was started by W. J.
Lewis, who was succeeded by tlie present proprietor in
1882, since which date it has gained a well-earned reputation for the excellence of its wares, and the fidelity with
which orders entrusted to it are filled, hence its business is
With the advanceprosperous and steadilj' increasing.
ment of any community in wealth, intelligence and culture, the fine arts of decoration and adornment prosper,
and the skill and taste of the jeweler is brought more conTwenty years ago
stantly and generally into requisition.
it would have been impossible to have found customers
for that class of goods, which are now really in the greatThe premises utilized by Mr. Tibbets are of
est demand.
the dimensions of 40 X 20 feet, and the slock carried comfinest grades of watches, and a beautiful selecprises the
tion of jewelry, also silver and plated ware, spectacles,
Fine watch repairing and engraving is done here in
etc.
the most thorough manner, and at very reasonable prices.
competent assistant is employed, while the proprietor
gives his personal attention to the business; he is a man of
judgment and sound business principles and of superior
taste in the selection of his stock.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
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3. G. Morrill & Co., Groceries and Grain. Nos. 63
and 0.5 JIain Street, Odd Fellows' Block, Rochester,
N. H, By a careful examination of the commercial
facilities
enjoyed
by
the
merchants of
Roches-
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we are led to maUe special reference to
the house of Messrs. J. G. jNIorrill
Co. as a representative one in the line of groceries and grain.
Its rank has
been secured by enterprise, energy and reliable business
methods. It is located at Xos. 63 and 6.5 Main street, in
Odd Fellows' Block, and was opened to the public by this
firm in 1884. The premises occupied comprise a double
store and basement, 60x60 feet each, with an L 1.5X60
feet, and a storehouse 22x60 feet, giving ample accommodations for the large s-tock that is constantly carried, and
for the prosecution of the business upon an e.xlensive
scale.
Kven the most casual observe r. upon visiting this
house, cannot fail to be impresse<l wilh the extent, system
and completeness of the establisbment, and it may be
safely asserted that in quantity, quality, freshness' and
variety the stock carried here has no superior in this section.
In the line of family groceries the firm ileal in the
finest
teas, the purest coffees and spices, the leading
brands of tiour, sugars, syrups and molasses, canned
goods in great variety, preserves, sauces and table delicacies of the most desirable kind.
The stock of grain is
always large, choice and complete, received direct from
the hands of the producer, and sold, both at wholesale
and retail, at the lowest market prices.
Goods are
promptly delivered, and customers are assured complete
satisfaction, not only in the character of the goods, liut in
manifest advantages in terms iind prices. The tirm is
composed of Messrs. .1. G. ilorrill, a native of Maine.
C. F Claverly and J L Swain, both natives of Rochester,
and well and favorably known in this communily.
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A. V. Sanborn, Furniture. Undertaker, Floral Designs,
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Hanson Street. Rochester, N. H. The business conducted
by Mr. A. V. Sanborn on Hanson street is one of the best
managed of its kind in Rochester.
Operations were
begun here by the present proprietor in 187y. He is a
native of Great Falls, N, H and is one of the best known
and most highly esteemed of all our resident business men.
The premises made use of comprise a store 35 X 60 feet in
dimensions, and three floors above, each measuring 50x60
feet.
Mr. Sanborn is an undertaker and dealer in furniture, general goods and floral designs, he carrying a heavy
stock, and being in a position to fill orders at very short
notice, and the stock on hand is so arranged as to make
examination very easy.
Coffins. casketsT etc
will he
supplied at very moderate rates, and the assortment is
sufficiently varied to allow all tastes and circumstances to
be suited. Three assistants are employed, and they are
thoroughly experienced and reliable. The entire charge
of funerals will be undertaken if desired, and every commission will be promptly, faithfully and intellisrently exe.
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cuted.
Cascade House, A. A. Hayes, Proprietor, Rochester,
N. H. The Cascade House is just such an establishment
as the majority of travellers like to come across for its
proprietor pays more attention to comfort than to style,
and the consequence is that his guests obtain most satisfactory accommodations at most reasonable figures.
Of
course it is hard to define just what is meant by " style,"
for what may seem very stylish to one man niay appear
—
quite the opposite to another, but generally speaking, the
that charge the hrghest
rates for the least satisfactory service.
Jlr.A. A. Hayes'
house has become known as a most excellent place to "get
a good sul)Stantial meal and a comfortable room for very
little money, and there is not a similar establishment in
this section deserving a more liberal patronage.
The bill
of fare is always exlensive, and at all times cf year the
supply of substantials and delicacies is sufficiently abundant and varied to allow of all tastes being suited. The
premises are located on Railroad avenue" and are well
fitted up, and sufficient help is employed to prnmpthattend to the wants of all patrons.
most "stylish" hotels are those
Geo.
W. Sayward,
Rochester, N. H.
enough
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Dining Rooms, Hanson Street,.
might seem at first thought easy-
manage a restaurant, but there is no man whohas had much occasion to patronize these places but what
to
will say that the really good ones are a small minority.
Why, is not for us to state; we have our own theories on
the subject, but our readers want facts raiher than theories,
and are naturalh" more interested in learnirg of one good
dining-room than in hearing the reasons why a half-dozen,
are not good.
Therefore we will hasten to call Iheir attention to the dining-rooms, conducted by Mr. Geo. W. Saj'ward and located on Hanson street, for this gentleman isone of the few who know how things should be done and
spares no pains to attain satisfactory results.
Mr. Sayward was born in Maine, and opened bis present place of
business in 1886. The premises can accommodate twenty
guests and are nicely fitted up wilh all the necessary facilities.
But after all the main point to be considered in an
establishment of this kind is the food, and here Mr. Sayward comes out strong, for he supplies his customers wiih
the best the market allnrds, and takes measures to see that,
it is properh' cooked and prompti}' and coiirteously served.
Ice cream is served at all hours either by plate or quantity.
Employment is given to from two to four assistants. Theprices here are very moderate, and a trial of the accommo
dalions will result in another call.
Mrs. M. A. Richardson, dealer in Millinery. Hair and.
Fancy Goods Hair Work of every description made toorder No. 2 McDuffee Block. Rochester. There is oneestablishment in particular which the ladies of Rochester
;
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;
and vicinity speak very highly of, and that is the one conducted by Mrs. M. A. Richardson at No. 2 McDuilee
Block. 'This enterprise was inaugurated in 1871 by thepresent proprietress, and has been under her skillful management since that date. The premises occupied consist
of half a store and are well titted up the stock on hand
being displayed to excellent advantage.
It comprises
millinery of every description and also hair and fancy
goods, and bears evidence of careful selection in every
department. JIrs, Ricbardfon is a native of Maine, and
has a large circle of friends and patrons in Rochester.
She displays excellent taste both as a milliner and hair
worker. She manufactures hair goods of everj' description, and the general appreciation of the results she attains
is shown by the large patronage enjoyed.
Seven assistants
are employed on an averflge and all commissions are
promptly executed, and uniformly moderate charges,
made. Everj' thing offered for sale here is guaranteed to
prove strictly as represented in every instance and the service is prompt and courteous at all times.
E. P. Sleeper, Meat, Vegetables, and Cannfd Goods,
Odd Fellows' Block, Rochester, N. H. An accommodating spirit and a determination to do the fair thing in every
transaction are powerful aids to success in every businessenterprise, and the}' have not failed to exercise their usual
effect in the case of Mr. E. F. Sleeper, who carries art
business in Odd Fellows' Block, Rochester. Business was
started here by Mr. J. S. Gilman, who was succeeded by
Mr. J. N. Varnej', who gave place to the present proprietor during the current year.
This gentleman is a nativeof Barnslead, N H.. and is well known in this community
as an enterprising and reputable merchant, who neglectsno honorable means to extend his business operations.
Mr. Sleeper's store is of the dimensions of 22 X 50 feet,,
and he claims to have one of the best slocks of meat, vegetables and canned goods in Rochester, and certainly the
assortment he exhibits of these goods is admirable, not
only for its completeness, but also for the standard character of the articles composing it.
A competent assistant
is given employment, and everything is so arranged as to
permit of the prompt and accurate filling of orders, andthose who want superior meat, etc at low prices should
certainly patronize the establishment conducted by Mr. E.
F. Sleeper, in Odd Fellows Block.
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
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McDuffee, Teacher of Instrumental Music, No. 9
McDuffee Block, Rochester, N. H. That a person may
be a most execrable musician and at the same time an
excellent teacher of music, may seem to be a paradox to
J.
—
such of our readers as have never given the matter special
thought but it is as true in the teaching of music as in
that of arithmetic or language, that personal mastery of
;
the subject does not necessarily involve the capacity to
make its details plain to others. Of late years this fact
has come to be generally appreciated, and the result is that
teaching has been elevated to the dignity of a profession,
being no longer considered merely a mechanical occupation which might be successfully followed by anj' one
having the necessary technical knowledge.
The born
teacher never loses interest in even the primary principles
of the art he or she may teach, and it is this exhibition of
interest
this ever free enthusiasm
which inspires tlie
most unresponsive pupils to exert themselves, and which
wins complete success in many a case which would otherwise have resulted in utter failure. Those who are at all
conversant with the methods followed by Mr. J. E.
jNlcDuilee need not be reminded how noticeable is the
interest which he takes in the progress of each of his
pupils, and it is hardly necessary to add that this genuine
personal interest has much to do with the success this
gentleman has met with.
He is considered by good
-lutbority to be one of the best teachers of instrumental
music in New Hampshire, and the record he has made
here proves that judgment to be well founded.
His rooms
are located at No. 9 McDuffee Block, where full information concerning hours of tuition, terms, etc will be given
upon application.
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Edwin W. Standley, dealer in Choice Groceries, Tea,
Coffee and Spices, Uocliester, N. H.
Such of our readers
seeking for an establishment where there may
always be found a large and complete stock of groceries,
wlifre the service is prompt and courteous, tlie goods relialile and the prices low, may very prolitably visit the store
conducted by Mr. Edwin W. Standley on Elm street, for
here is just the combination they are looking for.
Doubtless many who read these lines will not need to be told of
the fact stated, for ilr. Standley's establishment is already
well and favorably known throughout this vicinity, and
the extent to whicli it is patronized, affonls the best possible proof that the inducements offered are appreciated.
Tbe proprietor is a native of Falmouth, N, H. He began
operations here in 1883 as successor to Mr. Walter Standley who established the business here in 18?8.
The store
occupi'd Is 50 X 70 feet in dimensions, and the stock
carried is a very well-selected one, comprising choice fam-
—
as are
ily groceries, teas, coffees, spices, etc., flour
quite an assortment of crockery
ment
is
and grain, and
Employ-
also offered.
given to four assistants, and the promptness and
accuracy displayed in the tilling of orders might be profitably imitated by many establishments less extensively
patronized, for two order and delivery teams are constantly
employed in this work
Mr. Standley is in a position to
quote bottom prices, and does so every time. A very
large exchange trade is carried on in farmer's produce of
every description.
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Holt
Morrison, Machinists and Pipers. Particular
attention paid to .Job Work. (Connected with Soule's
Iron and Brass Foundry.) Opposite Union Depot, Rochestee. N.
The firm of Holt
Morrison was formed in
1890. but the business is not of such late origin as this
would indicate for it was founded in 1888 by Messrs.
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Barry & Morrison, :\Ir. Barry being succeeded by Mr. J. H.
Holt, who is a native of Biddeford. Me., Mr.
N. Morrison being a native of Wolfboro, N. H. Both these gentlemen are thorough mechanit s and have an excellent idea of
the needs of steam users and manufacturers in general, so
the service they offer is both intelligent and comprehensive
and is a distinct benefit to the manufacturing interests of
this section.
The firm are machinists and pipers and con-
W
stantly carry a
good stock of
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shafting, hangers, pulleys,
pipe and fittings, engines, boilers, pumps and blowers
thus being in a position to fill orders at very short notice.
Pumps and blowers are specialties with this concern and
will be furnished in any desired size at, the very lowest
market rates. Particular attention is paid to job work,
and as the shop is very thoroughly fitted up and is connected with Soule's iron and brass foundry, almost any
work of their kind can be successfully undertaken, and
carried out with very little delay, employment being given
to six competent assistants.
The shop is conveniently
located, opposite the Union Depot, and has an area of
between 1.500 and 2000 square feet.
Joseph Pleury, Drugs and Jledicines, Orange Block,
Rochester, N, H.
It may seem a strange assertion to
make to say that the carrying on of a large number of
drug stores argue well for the public health, but there is
ground for tlie statement for the simple reason that many
drugs depend greatly upon their freshness for their effect,
and the existence of a large number of drug stores has
the result of causing each dealer to carry but a comparatively small stock of any one article, the consequence
being that physicians can depend upon having their prescriptions tilled by the use of ingredients much fresher
than would otherwise be possible— a fact which we commend to the consideration of the few who think that now
as formerly every doctor should compound his own medicines.
Mr. Howe who conducts this store is prominently known throuhout this vicinity, having been the postmaster here fot' about five years. The premises are 75x22
feet in dimensions, and contain a fine assortment of all
that is usually to be found in a first-class drug store.
Three assistants are employed, and great care and attention is given to the compounding of physicians' prescriptions.
Mr. Fleury is a native of Suncook, N. H,, and
opened his store here in 1889. He is a well known business man and the proprietor of a fine clothing establishment in his native town. Many residents of Rochester
can testify to the merits of his pharmaey, and a careful
examination of tbe methods pursued will convince any
one of the value of such an establishment.
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Rochester Shoe Co., Rochester, N.
There is every
reason to believe that shoe manufacturing is destined to
becoriie one of the most important of
Hampshire industries, for many extensive eslablishments have been
New
opened in this State of late years and the results attained
have been so favorable as to have attracted the attention
of shoe manufacturers throughout the East. The Rochester Shoe Comiiauy began operations in 1884, the proprietor, Mr. F. W. Breed, being a resident of Lynn, and one
ol the best known manufacturers in that " City of Shoes."
He also carries on a factory at Athol and another at Marblehead, Mass.. and his productions are shipped to all
parts of the country and held in high favor by both consumers and the trade. The Rochester factory is three
stories and an attic in height and 46x150 feet in dimensions, and is fitted up throughout with the most improved
machinery
employment being given to from 2."i0 to 300
assistants, and the capacity per day being about 2500 pairs
of ladies' and misses' shoes in medium and cheap grades.
The Boston oftice is at No. 286 Devonshire street, and the
facilities are such that tbe heaviest orders can be filled at
comparatively short notice and at the lowest market
;
Mr. I. L. Witherell is superintendent of the
Rochester and Athol factories, and to his close and skillful
rates.
supervision the uniformity of merit so noticeable in the
several grades produced at these establishments is to a
great extent due.
Some idea of the importance of Mr.
Breed's plants for shoe manufacturing may be gained
from the fact that his three factories have a combined
capacity of 125 sixty-pair cases per day. I\Ir. Breed is
very prominently known in New England, being one of
the World's Fair commissioners for Massachusetts for the
Chicago Fair, under appointment from President Harri-
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
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proprietor "The Glolie " Crockery
Store, Market Street, Rocliester, N. H.
the establishments to which general consent has accorded the leadership in their special line is that conducted
by Mr. Wilder B. Neal on Market street, and "The
Globe" variety store, as it called, has no reason lo avoid
comparison with any similar enterprise in Rochester. We
make this assertion advisedly, and after a careful review
of the subject may add without egotism that we have had
exceptional opportunities to form an adequate opinion regarding the comparative standing of anj' eslablishment of
tlie sort mentioned.
The enterprise was established in
1884 by the present proprietor who has shown from the
first that he would not be content with any second place
in his line of business.
Mr. Neal is a native of Farmington, Me., and is widely known and highly esteemed in
this communitv, because of his honorable business methods and the enterprise at his popular store. The premises
used are 19x80 feet in dimensions. Crockery, tinware
very
and toys of all descriptions are largely dealt in.
fine and large assortment of crockery and glassware is
carried from which to select, and we need not inform those
who have patronized thi.s store that all goods are sold at
the very lowest rates, but to those who have not we will
say no greater bargains are to be found in Hochesler, and
certainly no such stock of goods from which to select.
specialty is made of picture framing, which is done to
order at short notice and at very reasonable rates.
Wilder B. Neal,
and Variety
Among
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A
P. L. Chesley, Hatter, ]\Iarket Street, Rochester, N.
H. Among those doing business in Rochester none is
better known than Mr. F. L. Chesley, who is town clerk
and has a large circle of friends, by no mean.* confined to
any particular section The establishment now conducted
by Mr. Chesley was founded by Sir. James Smith, who
was succeeded by F. H. Orr, who gave place to C. H.
Chase about 1878, the present proprietor assuming control
—
of the business in 1883.
The premises utilized are
located on Central squar.-, and are about 500 square feet
in size, where a fine stock of all the latest styles of gents'
hats is constantly kept on hand as well as a very complete line of gents' furnishings.
Mr. Chesley's gootls are
perfectly reliable, and are, in fact guaranteed to prove as
represented.
So that no fears need be entertained that
anything bought of him will not prove satisfactory, and
the purchaser can well feel sure that all he buys will be
sold at prices as low as the lowest.
The services of a
courteous and well informed assistant are employed, and
castomers are assured polite treatment and honorable
dealings.
H. Bumham's Ladies' and Gents' Oyster and Dining
Charles W. Hoyt, Clerk; Cigars and Tobacco;
Oysters constantly on hand 9 Hanson Street, Rochester,
S.
Rooms;
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N. H
Considering that Mr. S. H. Burnham has been
engaged in feeding the public for about twenty years it
would be strange if he didn't understand the business by
this time, and as a matter of fact we believe he does know
about
there
be
known about
for his establishment at No. 9 Hanson street, is as satisfactory a place for
a hungry man (or woman eilher, for that matter) to visit
as we have ever had the good fortune to find.
Meals may
be had at all hours, and we are sure that even the most
fastidious will find no reasonable cause for complaint at
the food, the cooking or the service, for all are first-class,
and quantity is looked after as well as quality. Accommodations can be made to seat fifty guests, and six competent
assistants are employed.
Oysters are constantly kept on
hand and can be served in any desired form cigars and
tobacco are also carried, and every thing is .sold at very
moderate prices. Mr. Burnham is a native of Farmington, N. H.
he began operations here in 1861. In connection with his oyster and dining rooms, he also carries on a
bakery, and is prepared to cater to parties, etc., at short
notice and very reasonable terms. Mr. Chas. W. Hoyt
acts as clerk for the restaurant, for which position he is
all
is to
it,
;
;
indeed, well adapted.
Mansion House. N.
to the
F.
Ham,
Dramatic Profession
;
Reduced Rales
Sample Room Con-
Proprietor.
First-class
nected Heated by Steam Electric Bells. Main Street,
Rochester, N. H. The Mansion House was originally
opened by Mr. L. H. Wtntworth in 1867. Several changes
were made in the management, when Messrs. Cotton &
Ham took the management of it in 1887. During the year
Mr. Cotton retired, and Mr. N. F. Ham assumed sole control of the house, and the Mansion House has never been
more skillfully and liberally conducted than has been the
;
;
—
He is a native
case since Mi-." Ham became its proprietor.
of New Durham, N. H.. and is one of the few men who
have a " natural gift" lor hotel keeping, for it is only such
men that are able to so manage as to make their guests
While at the same
feel perfectly at home and at ease.
time maintaining that order and propriety essential to the
conduct of a really first class house. The house is located
on Main
street.
It is
out with electric
heated by steam and is fitted throughThe beds and other furnishings
Employment is
in every particular.
bells.
are strictly first-class
given to from eight to ten competent assistants, and the
service, at the table and elsewhere, is prompt, intelligent
and courteous. The house has accommodation for sixty
gives special attention to the cmsine,
Mr.
guests.
and the bill of fare is varied enough to suit all tastes,
while the best the market afibrds is placed before the
There is a' finely
guests at all seasons of the year.
equipped sample room connected with the hotel. The
terms to all are very moderate, while reduced rates are
given to the dramatic profession, and all strangers visiting
Ham
Rochester may avoid much annoyance by putting up at
the house.
good livery stable is connected with the
hotel, where first class livery accommodations can be had
at moderate charges.
A
Wm.
Bell, Dry Goods and Groceries, River Street,
Generally speaking, it is safe to say
that it always pays for a business man to keep faith with
his customers, and, although there are some who believe
differently, and think that "sharp practice" is profitable
and " smart," the success they generally meet with is not
pronounced enough to prove their position. The enviable
reputation held by the establishment conducted by Mr.
Wm. Bell on River street could never have been built up
by questionable methods, and the projirietor may well take
pride in maintaining an enterprise which has so good a
name in the community. Mr. Bell opened his present
store in 1879, since which date his business has increased
to such proportions as to require the enlargement of his
store
in connection with which he uses a roomy storeHe carries a fine stock of staple and fancy grohouse.
ceries, and also dry goods, which have been carefully
selected and are of a qualitj- which renders them acceptThe prices on all goods are
able to the most fastidious.
below the average. Only capable assistants are employed.
Orders are promptly and carefully filled, and every caller
is assured immediate attention and courteous treatment.
Rochester, N. H.
—
—
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BOCEESTER.
07
ized by him in carrying on his business is of the dimen
sions of 60
25 feet in which a tine stock is to lie seen,
consisting of stoves, furnaces and ranges, and tin, iron,
Mr.
glass and wooden ware is handled in great variety.
Cooper is prepared lo (|Uote the lowest market rates on all
goods dealt in. and to guarantee everything to be exactly
From one to three expeas represented in every instance.
rienced assistants are employed who are courteous and
Roofing and furnace Wr^rk is
l>ronipt in all respects.
given special attention, and repairing of all descriptions is
—
X
done
most thorough manner and
in a
facilities for
i;ives all
doing such work being
work
his
own
at small prices, llie
first class.
Mr. Cooper
personal supervision.
Rochester Steam Laundry, George F. Willey, Jr proCorner Main and Arrow
prietor.
All Gooils C. (). D.
sometimes hear pcple say
Streets, Rochester, N. H.
Ibey can't afford to send their clothes to a public laundry,
,
— We
butin the majority of such cases if the matter were accurately figured out it would be found that as a matter of
fact, they can't afford to have their washing done at liomi',
Everybody knows how " washif they did but know it.
day " upsets the average family, making a vast amount of
rxtra work, causing everybody to feel uncomfortable and
lining the house with steam and bad odors, and many
know
that physicians trace
many
a case of serious sickness
"economical" practice, which thus saves laundry
and gives the doctor a chance to make a dollar.
I'hose who patronize a laundry have one solid satisfaction
all events, they know just what this washing is costing
iliera, and that is much more than can be said of those
who consume fuel, hire help and expose their families to
sickness, and after all don't attain half such satisfactory
results as are assured to all sending their goods to a firstlo this
liills
il
class public establishment, as, for instance, the
Rochester
Steam Laundry, located on the corner of Main and Arrow
TiLTON
(S:
Krhards, Sole Agents.
&
Richards, Watchmakers and Jewelers, No. 3
McDufEee Block, Uociiester, N. H.— The establishment
located at No 2 McDuffee Block, occupies a prominent
It is one of
position among similar houses in this town.
the most complete and attractive stores of its kind in
reliable stock of goods embracing
Rochester, and curries a
a fine variety of watches, clocks, jewelry, and optical
goods. The store (or rather tlie half store, as part of it is
devoted to the sale of fancy goods, etc.) is 20 X 80 feet in
dimensions. The proprietors, Messrs. G. H. Tilton and F.
I. Richards are both natives of Rochester, and ire very
well known and highly esteemed gentlemen. They began
operations here in 1888 as successors to Jlr. M. H. Osgood,
who had then carried on the business for about twelve
The firm conduct their business on a high plan of
years
honor with fair representation of all goods, and one price,
They have always tried to carry on
that the very lowest.
business to the satisfaction of their patrons, and from the
amount of patronage now enjoyed it is fair to presume
they have succeeded. Special attention is paid to the
repairing of watches, jewelry, etc., and the most intricate
job will be satisfactorily performed in a workmanlike
manner at exceedingly moderate rates. Special attention
given to fitting glasses and spectacles to impaired vision.
A good line of optical goods in stock.
Tilton
Leroy G. Cooper, Stoves, Furnaces, Ranges, Repairing
Roofing and Furnace work.
of all kinds done to order.
Tin, Iron, Glass, Japan and Wooden Ware, 44 Market
Street, Rochester, N. H.— The establishment conducted
by Mr. Leroy G. Cooper at No. 44 Market street, has only
been in operation a short time, but during that time has
proved entirely successful as is only natural as the proprietor has spared no pains to completely satisfy all those
—
who have
question
is
given him their custom. The gentleman in
a native of Parsonsfield, Me. The store util-
The
proprietor of this popular enterprise, Mr.
George F. Willey, Jr., is a native of this town, and has
carried on business here 8in,ce 1885, and has built up an
extensive and desirable patronage, which is steadily
The business has increased to such proporincreasing.
tions that the old quarters occupied recently on Central
Square could not accommodate it and the proprietor was
forced to provide new quarters with greatly increaseii
facilities for doing the work, both in room and improved
machinery, hence the present site, formerly known as
Cole's estate, was obtained, and a new two-story building,
00x40 feet, was built, with a fine basement under the
whole. This building has been fitted up and new machinery added to the plant before in use at an expense of about
$7000. It includes a steam dry room of ten racks, and as
family washing is to be a specialty, a mangle for that purpose has been put in. Agencies in nearly every town in
the State are being established, the capacity being suflicient
for any amount of work, and everything is reduced to a
With these
system, so that errors are thus obviated.
increased facilities in room and latest improved machinery,
streets.
Mr. Willey is enal)led to do first-class work and quote
very low prices. All work is guaranteed, to the satisfacEmployment is given to from twelve
tion of customers.
to fifteen assistants, and the largest orders can be filled at
the shortest notice.
The
block opening on Main
office
is
in front of the
brick
street.
WORCESTER & GREENFIELD,
Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods
ROCHESTER,
N. H.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
This concern has a well-earned reputation for
furnishing machinery that fully bears out all claims made
figures.
concerning
it, and manufacturers throughout this section
naturally appreciate such a policy and place a large proportion of their orders with Messrs. Clark & Furnald.
The company give particular attention to repairing, and
are in a position to guarantee satisfaction in this important department of their business, not only as regards the
quality of tlie work and the charges made" hut also in connection with the promptness with which orders are filled,
as the facilities available are such as to obviate all unnecessary delay.
The premises made use of are located in
Jlechanic Square and comprise a machine shop occupying
two floors of the dimensions of 30x60 feet, together with
a spacious foundry.
Employment is given to from six to
twelve experienced assistants.
All sizes of pipe and fittings are constantly on hand and will be furnished in any
desired quantities at the lowest market rates.
&
Hofmann
Wolf, Ladies' Furnishing Goods. Kid
next to Post-Office, Rochester, N. H.— The
most successful buyer is the one who discriminates the
most sucessfuUy between "goods cheap" and "cheap
Gloves,
etc.,
it is just such a buyer who will find the most
admire in the assortment of ladies' furnishing goods,
fancy goods, .small wares, etc., offered by Messrs. Hofmann & Wolf, for these gentlemen carrv on business on
the " quick sales and small profits " system, and both the
goods and prices combine to form a powerful argument in
goods," and
to
Rochester Foundry and Machine Co. (successors to
E. Clark.) manufacturers and dealers in Engines.
Boilers, Feed Pumps. Shafling, Hangers, Pulleys, Shaving
E.xhausters, Mill JIachinery, etc., Mechanic Square, Rochester, N. H.— The Rochester Foundry and Machine Company was organized in 1887 to continue the business
founded by Mr. Charles E. Clark in 1880, the proprietors
being Messrs. C. E. Clark and J. C. Furnald, the former a
Cbiis.
favor of patronizing this store. The residents of Rochester are too intelligent not to perceive the force of an argu-
ment of this kind, and the natural result is that this store
is becoming a popular resort, and is gaining in favor daily.
The firm in question is made up of 5Iax Hofmann and
Benny'iWolf. they began their present business here in 1889.
in use are located on Hanson street, next
door to the post-office. The firm give personal attention to the business and as a result, all customers are sure
The premises
The goods dealt
guaranteed to be strictly as represented.
of being promptly and politely served.
in are
J.
M. Humphrey, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and
Repair-
—
ing and Telephone Exchange, Rochester, N. H. Every-'
body ought to have a reliable watch for time is money
nowadays and no one can afford to waste his own or anybody else's time, in business hours at all events, and one
of the first things to do if you would avoid such waste is
to get a watch that can be entirely depended upon.
Don't
say you can't afford it, for dependable watches are sold at
such low figures at the present time that they are within
the means of all.
If you doubt this fact call at the establishment conducted by Mr. J. M. Humphrey, on Main
street.
He can show you a full line of reliable watches in
gold and silver cases, and is prepared to name prices that
will compare favorably with those quoted by any other
dealer.
ises
ware and
prices on
in,
optical goods,
all
occupied are about
reliable assistants
native of Duver and the laller of Exeter.
The company
are manufacturers ot and dealers in engines, boilers, feed
pumps, shafting, hangers, pulleys, shaving exhausters,
mill machinery, etc., being prepared to furnish these and
kindred commodities at short notice and at moderate
and so is jewelry,
and Mr. Humphrey
The premsquare feet in size, and two
Clocks are also largely dealt
silver plated
names low
the goods he handles
3.iO
are employed.
Particular attention
is
given repairing, the work being done in a skillful and
painstaking manner, and orders being filled at short notice
at
moderate rates. Mr. Humphrey is a native of Boston,
and began his present business during the current
He has also a telephone exchange located in his
Slass.
year.
store.
,
�-««SW«?J«^
^jiOH 'MUtMnvitt^
)
;g^.>flt
Eyk
Biiiu's
\'iew
Farmington.
OP'
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FARMINGTON
AND
The
history of Farmington
is
POINTS OF INTEREST.
ITS
quite devoid of those romantic and exciting features which figure
Portsmouth and other early
so prominently in the story of the settlement and development of Dover,
Farmington was not incorporated until very near the opening of the present century,
Indian troubles had ceased and nearly a score of years after the colonies had fought for
and won their independence. Thus the annals of the town record peaceful progress rather than "hair
breadth 'scapes 'mid flood and field," and those who are interested only in accounts of war and
adventure must turn to the history of Rochester to find such tales relating to Farmington's territory,
settled towns, for
long after
for the
by
all
town was
originally a part of Rochester and during the years
the hostile Indians
who
from 1745
to 1749
was overrun
terrorized that settlement.
territory was decided upon April 20, 1730,
up that portion of their grant of land which had not
previously been disposed of, into lots of not less than two hundred and forty acres each. The lots
were drawn December 17, 17.'iO, the territory affected comprising the greater part of that now included
The first settler came to Rochester in December, 1728, and it was not
in Milton and Farmington.
until seventy years afterward that that portion of the township which is now Farmington had a
sufficient number of inhabitants to warrant its being set off from the parent town, Farmington being
incorporated December 1, 1798. The first town meeting was held March 11, 1799, and Aaron Wingate
was chosen moderator Jonas C. March, town clerk and Ichabod Hayes, Ephraim Kimball, and
David Roberts were chosen as selectmen. At that time the office of constable was considered very
desirable, and hence with true Yankee shrewdness the townspeople voted " that the privilege of being
a constable in said town of Farmington the present year shall be sold at vendue to the highest bidder,
and the purchaser to give bonds to the satisfaction of the selectmen for the faithful performance of
It is evident that our forefathers did not hold to the modern maxim, " the office should
his duty."
He was granted
seek the man." Ensign Samuel Knowles bought the position of constable for §21.25.
The first recorded division of what
when the Rochester proprietors voted
;
is
now Farmington
to cut
;
�niSTORICAL SKETCH OF FARMIKOTOK.
70
a tavern license the
same year, and so were four others
and licenses to retail foreign distilled spirituBenjamin Rnndels, and Eiezear Pearl.
Farmington's territory was made about 1770 near the point now known as
ous liquors were granted to Joseph Holmes,
The
first
settlement
in
Lakeman
;
&
I\rarsh,
and that was the center of what little business there was, among those settling there
from 1770 to 1783 being Benjamin Furber, Samuel Furber, Richard Furber, Samuel Jones, Benjamin
Chesley and Paul Demeritt. Other settlers in various parts of the town were Joseph Leighton, Levi
Leighton, Moses Home, Caleb Varney, and Judge Wingate. The first school-house was built about
1791 and was located at Merrill's Corners; the first meeting-house was erected on Robert's Hill,
about two miles south of Farmington village, near the birth-place of Henry Wilson.
As its name indicates, Farmington was long a distinctively agricultural community, and, indeed,
farming is still extensively and successfully carried on, for much of the town is fertile although its
surface is very hilly and in parts mountainous.
In the southwestern portion is located Blue Job
Merrill's Corners,
:
Main Stkekt, Farmington, N.
H.,
looking South.
Mountain, so called because it was once owned by Job Allard and is one of the Blue Hill range.
There is a wide-spread and beautiful view from its summit, ranging from the White Mountains to the
ocean, ships off Portsmouth harbor being plainly visible to the naked eye.
The town is well watered,
Mad, Ela, and Waldron rivers. The Cocheco River rises in
and enters Farmington near the northern corner of the township, flowing soutlieast
across its entire width.
Farmington village is situated on this stream, between it and the Ela River,
which also rises in New Durham and empties into the Cocheco just below the village. West Farmington is located in the northwestern part of the town and Merrill's Corners in the southwestern part.
Mad River is well named, for it is a typical mountain stream, and when swelled by heavy rains or
the effects of a sudden thaw, dashes turbulently along, overflows its banks and seems possessed by a
mad desire to sweep everything before it. Sometimes a storm lasting but two or three hours will
cause it to rise many feet, move boulders weighing thousands of pounds and destroy everything in
the principal streams being the Cocheco,
New Durham
its
path.
�msTORICA L SKETCIt OF FA RMINO TOA\
71
The other rivers are much more reliable and there are some valuable water powers in town. The
outlines of Farraington are very regular, in that respect resembling those of the adjoining town of
Strafford and forming a decided contrast to the "crazy patchwork" shapes of New Durliam, Middleton
and Milton, which bound Farmington on the north and east. Rochester bounds it on the east and
south, and Strafford on the south and west, New Durham also forming a part of its western boundary.
The business of the town is principally centered at Farmington village, the site of which is situated
on what was known in bye-gone days as the "old John Ham farm." The first frame bouse to be built
The village is on the line of the Dover & Winniat this point was erected in 1781 by John Roberts.
pesaukee Railroad, a branch of the great Boston & Maine system, and as the adjoining town of
Rochester is a great railroad center, direct communication with all parts of the country is enjoyed by
Farmington business men. The completion of the Lake Shore Railroad, extending from the terminus
at Alton Bay to Lake Village, gives direct connection with
Montreal Railroad, and adds very materially to Farmington's transportation facilities.
Shoe manufacturing is the principal industry of the village and has given rise to various tributary
Shoe making,
industries, the most important of which is the manufacture of wooden and paper boxes.
of the
Dover and Winnipesaukee Railroad
the Concord
&
or rather the production of what was then
known
as "
Natick
sale
work," was begun
in
Farmington
in
1836 by Elijah H. Badger. The product was called Natick sale work from the fact that it consisted
brogan manufacentirely of brogans, and the town of Natick, Mass., at that time led the country in
Mr. Badger failed to make his enterprise profitable and in about a year left town but the
turing.
about this
shoe industry was not abandoned, Martin L. Hayes, a native of Farmington, beginning it
time on a vei-y small scale. His business steadily grew and he became the largest shoe manufacturer
;
New Hampshire. Mr. Hayes was no believer in that "dog in the manger" policy which seems to
actuate some men, on the contrary he used his best endeavors to get other manufacturers to come to
Farmington, and did not hesitate to give substantial aid to such enterprises as seemed calculated to
advance the interests of the community as a whole. Nor did his public spirit stop here. He manithe
fested it in many different ways, and to him more than to any other one man, is the existence of
in
beautiful shade trees which add so much to the attractiveness of the village due, for he not only
persuaded his fellow townsmen to plant trees, but set them the example by placing many shade and
Some of Farmington's present business men are noted for their public
fruit trees on his ow'n grounds.
by the memory
spirit, and who can say how much they have been encouraged in their good works
which Martin L. Hayes left behind him? It is true that "the evil that men do lives after them," but
" the good is oft interred with their bones."
Good is mere nearly immortal than evil
it is not true that
and the effects of good deeds remain, although doubtless in many cases the doer of them is forgotten.
Shortly after Mr. Hayes began operations, George M. Hening came from Natick to Farmington
many
and engaged in the same line of business. He also was a man who lived for others as well as for
The success
himself, and worked hard and efficiently to promote the best interests of the co.amunity.
From small beginnings
attained here in shoe manufacturing soon began to attract outside capital.
the trade has grown to its present magnitude.
The first wax-thread sewing machine ever used for shoe work in New Hampshire, was brought
He is now superintendent and manager of
to Farmington by Mr. Cloutman about the year 1855.
producthe factory of Wallace, Elliott & Co., in this village the establishment being devoted to the
three and four
tion of ladies', misses', and children's fine boots, and affording employment to between
Altogether there are five large shoe factories in Farmington and one heel factory,
hundred hands.
;
employment to about one thousand two hundred operatives of both sexes.
Farmington shoe manufacturers learned the business in Natick, being drawn to
went to
that town by the fact that the late Vice-President Henry Wilson, a native of Farmington,
Natick in 1833, commenced business for himself in 1838, and soon became a prominent manufacturer
and
this industry affords
Many
there.
in
of the early
Some of the young men from Farmington lived with his family part of the time they stayed
among them being Martin L. Hayes, whom we have before had occasion to mention. He
birth-place,
life-long friend of Henry Wilson, and deeded to the town of Farmington the latter's
Natick,
was a
marking the spot on which the house had stood by a great boulder weighing about twelve tons and
"Henry Wilson, vice-president U. S. A., born here February 12, 1812."
inscribed
:
�HISTORICAL SKETCa OF FARMINOTOK
T2
Like
all
other prosperous manufacturing villages of large population, Farmington contains
well-stocked stores and a very extensive retail trade
is
carried
on at
all
Some
times.
many
of the stores
are very spacious and are handsomely fitted up, presenting a very attractive appearance, especially in
make liberal use of the gas furnished by a local
company, which was incorporated in 1886 with a capital of §60,000. This gas is made from naphtha
and is of a very superior quality the bright, white light it gives at once attracting the attention of
The
one accustomed to the dingy yellow flame, characteristic of gas made in the ordinary way.
service thus far has given excellent satisfaction and the facilities offered by the company are being
very generally availed of.
Hon. J. F. Cloutman is president Hon. C. W. Talpey, treasurer and
Hon. E. T. Wilson, manager.
There are two banks in town
the Farmington Savings Bank, chartered June, 18G8, and the
Farmington National Bank, organized, July, 187'J, with a capital of §100,000.
Many representative
business men are identified wiih one or both of these institutions, and as a natural consequence both
the evening, for the more enterprising store-keepers
;
;
;
:
Central Square,
F,vi;mixi, iu.n, >..
11.
An idea of the standing of the
managed and enjoy the entire confidence of the public.
Savings Bank and the opportunity offered for remunerative employment in Farmington may be
gained from the following: May 1, 1882, the deposits amounted to §212, 552. 83 ; September, 1890,
are well
— a gain of some 300 per cent,
in about eight years.
have been looked after by the Faruiinr/ton Neics, published
This is a handsome and well-edited weekly, has a circulation of about 1,500
by J. E. Fernald & Son.
and a good advertising patronage, and is a credit to the town and to its managers.
Farmington has had its ups and downs the same as every live community has its prosperity has
been checked by fire, by national business depression, and by other causes from the effects of which no
town is exempt, but on the whole progress has been steady and at times rapid and, considering the
advantages of location, the ability and resources of local manufacturers and merchants, and their high
they amounted to $646,628,44
Since
March
14, 1879, local interests
;
;
confidence in the future of the community, there seems good reason to believe that confidence justified
not only from a sentimental but also from a sternly practical standpoint.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINGTON.
Sanitine
Remedy Company,
Hemedy
Proprietors of
Blake's
Cough Balsam, etc., Albert Garland, Secretary and Manager, Farmington, N. H.
There are two ways of estimating the
value of a remedy, the first is to see if the claims made
concerning its mode of action and efficacy are in accor'Vearetable
for t'onstipalion, Blake's
—
with common sense and known physiological
the second is by investigation of the results attendBy a combination of these methods
ing its practical use
the actual status of any remedy mny be readily and accurately determined.
Let us apply them then to a preparation in which the residents of Farmingtou have reason to
be particularly interested for it is manufactured here by a
dance
truths
witli
identified some of the
of this section of the State.
which are
prominent business men
most
We
refer to Blake's Vegetable Remedy, formerly known as
Blake's Sanitine, and supplied to the trade by the Sanitine
Remedy Company, the sole proprietors. The full name
of this medicine is " Blake's Vegetable Remedy for Constipation," and the claim is made that it will cure constipation, whether recent or chronic, and that it is therefore
of great value in the treatment of dyspepsia, kidnej' and
liver diseases, piles and headache, and will remove moth
patches and pimples on the face and do away with " that
tired feeling," which is so common, especially among the
gentler sex.
No well-informed person, and particularly
no experienced physician, will deny that constipation or
costiveness is the cause of a host of diseases and hence if
Blake's remedy can cure constipilion its great value in the
treatment of many serious disorders must be admitted.
But can it? Read the following testimonials and judge
for yourself:
Lynn, JIass.
Sanitine Remedt Co. I have beeu troubled with constipation all
-mj life. I wag advised to take Blake's Remedy, and it has cured me.
—
MRS. W.
K.
EATON.
SonTH Bkewick. Me.
Sanitine Remedy Co.— For three years I have suffered the tortures
of obstinate constipation have used every known remedy, and have
;
failed to tiud relief or even benefit nntil I took your valuable constip.a*
tion cure— Blake's Remedy. I have taken three bottles previous to
Uarch, '88, and consider myself cured, having taken nothing since that
time. I cannot speak too highly of it, and earnestly recommend it. It
is truly wonderful.
G. WHITEHOUSE.
JAMES
Certainl}' there is no mistaking the meaning of these letters
but perhaps some of our readers may desire direct
proof thit Blake's Remedy can cure some of the specific
diseases we have mentioned.
Here it is
;
:
Farmington,
G^wfe— For ten years
I
IN".
H.
have suffered from malarial poisoning and the
obstinate constipation.
The
disease progressed so rapidly that
kidneys were diseased. I consulted many physicians of repute,
*inong them my old army surgeon of New Jersey. I took almost everything, bat the disease gained upon me. and I was obliged to give up my
'bnsiness to my sons. I have taken Blake's Remedy four months, and
I feel like a new man. 1 feel justified in «aying that it is the most
wonderful remedy I ever saw. I would most earnestly recommend it to
'Comrades who are suffering from malaria, or anvbody else who is
•Buffering from diseased liver or kidneys.
ALONZO NUTE.
my
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MRS. GEO. HOLDEN.
Cape Elizabeth, Me.
Sanitine Remedy Co,— I have been troubled with bloody piles for
forty years and have tried almost every kind of medicine without
receiving any help until 1 took Blake's Remedy, which has entirely
cured me, and I cannot sav too much in its praise. Yours truly,
;
company
most
Derrt Depot. N. H.
I have been troubled with sick headache uud bad feelings in my
stomach I have taken Blake's Remedy and it has cured me.
MRS.
A
SARAH
R.
welI-know.n lady of Wolfboro, N. H., wiites
I
me
have
tried
GOULD.
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almost everything for moth patches that have troubled
seemed to do any good. My face was
for a long time, but nothing
literally
covered, and
1
felt
ashamed
to
go
—company.
into
While
riding one morning, I noticed your advertisement "Blake's Remedy
clears the complexion "—and bought a bottle. Since then I have taken
six bottles, and my skin is clear and smooth.
The Sanitine Remedy Co. have received several thousand
just such testimonials as these and to print them all would
require an entire book the size of this one, but " a word to
the wise is sufiicient," and we will only add that these testimonials are not signed b}' people living on the other side
of the continent but come from points near at home, and
that the company will forward the original of an)^ testi-
we have presented to any person doubting its
If additional evidence of the company's
faith be wanted it may be found in the standing of
the men ideiitlQed with it, the officers and directors being
monial
authenticity.
good
as follows
president, John F. Ooutman vice president,
Jared P. Tibbetts secretary and treasurer, Albert Garland
directors, Chas. W. 'Talpey, John F. Cloutman,
James B. Edgerly, Asa A. Hall, Dwight E. Edgerly,
Albert Garland, Jared P. Tibbetts. Mr. Cloutman has
served as State senator, Mr. Garland is one of the Farmington selectmen and is a first lieutenant in the State
militia, Mr. Talpey has been State senator and is treasurer
of the Farmington Savings Bank, Mr. James B. Edgerly is
cashier of the Farmington National Bank, Mr. Hall has
been deputy sheriff and postmaster, and Mr. Dwight E.
Edgerly has beeu representative and is county commissioner.
The company was formed in 1888, but Blake's
Remedy has been on the market four years and is kept in
stock by all the Boston and Portland wholesale druggists
and by retail druggists throughout the country who sell it
for .^1.00 per bottle or six bottles for |5.00, and report a
very extensive and rapidly growing demand for it. The
company are also proprietors of Blake's Cough Balsam,
which is warranted equal to any in the market. It is
agreeable to take and is perfectly safe besides being economical to use for the dose is small, the bottle large,
and the price is but 35 cents. The balsam is sold by all
druggists and is steadily gaining in popularity as it quickly
cures coughs, colds, bronchitis and all diseases peculiar to
the throat and lungs.
All correspondence should be
addressed to Sanitine Beynedy Co.. Farmington, N. H.
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMING TON.
A. F. & H. O. Waldron, manufacturers of Wooden and
Paper boxes, and dealers in Lumber, Farmington, N, H.
It is, of course, important for tlie manufacturers of any
article to be prepared to fill orders promptly and accurately and at tlie lowes-t market rates, but this is particularly the case with those engaged in the production of
boxes, for the competition in this branch of industry is so
close and keen that only the providing of an exceptionally
—
ensure success in it. It is evident
that Jilessrs. A. F.
H. C. Waldron thoroughly appreciate
this condition of affairs, for although they have long been
efficient service will
&
successfully engaged in the manufacture of boxes they
have recently materially improved their facilities and
hence can now fill their steadily increasing orders even
more satisfactorily and promptly than ever before. Both
wooden and paper boxes are manufactured, a s-pecialty
being made of those adapted to the wants of the shoe
trade, and the firm are prepared to furnish shoe cases and
cartons of superior quality at bottom prices, and to fill the
most extensive orders at very short notice, for they utilize
an elaborate plant of the latest improved machiuery,
including a machine for which they own the right witiiin
a radius of twenty miles of Farmington, and can furnish
product to customers within that territory.
This
its
machine turns outa carton made without scoring and with
double lieads, it being not only tnuch stronger than any
previously oflfered but also neat in appearance, wliile it
can be furnished at a figure considerably below that
quoted on cartons made in the ordinary manner. The
box factory is run by botli water and steam power so that
orders can be filled without undue delay at anj' season of
the year. The entire plant covers more than an acre and
comprises, in addition to the box factory, a large lumber
mill in which whole logs are sawed out and lumber and
builders' materials of all kinds are manufactured, t-pacious
storage sheds, offices and a commodious yard. A large
force of assistants is employed, and every department of
the business is so thoroughly systemized that the expense
of production is reduced to a minimum and all orders can
be filled promptly, accurately and at the lowest market rates.
George W. Bailey, manufacturer of and dealer io
Hardware, Stoves. Tinware, Woodenware, Paints, Oils,.
Varnishes, etc.. Steam, Gas and Water Piping and Plumbing, 14 Central Street, Farmington, N. H.— One of themost truly representative establishments of the kind to befound in this section is that conducted by Mr. George W.
Bailey, at No. 14 Central street, for this is a recognized
headquarters for hardware, stoves, tin-ware, wooden ware,
etc., and is also very widely and favorably known in connection with the doing of steam, gas and water piping and
plumbing, and the handling of paints, oils, varnishes andi
kindred goods. The proprietor is a native of Manchester,
N. H and has been identified with it since 1887. it having
been founded a number of years previous to that date.
Under the present management the busine.'s has largely,
increased and as the available facilities have increased correspondingly Mr. Bailey is better prepared than ever to fill
orders promptly, accurately and at bottom rates. The
premises have an area of .5000 square feet and contain
improved tools and machinery for the manufacture of tinware of all kinds to order, and for the doing of steam,
,
Carleton
&
Bennett,
Merchant Tailors, dealers in
Ready-nade (Jlothing, Hats, Caps and Gents' Furnishings,
Farmington, N. H. It is difficult to see what greater
inducements could be offered to those in need of clothing,
etc., than are extended by the firm of Carleton & Bennett,
for these gentlemen are not only first-elass merchant
—
but are also large dealers in ready-made clothing,
and gentlemen's furnishings, so they are admirably prepared to cater to all classes of trade, and well
deserve the extensive patronage their enterprise receives.
It was inaugurated in 1877 by Mr. F. C. Tilton, he being
succeeded in 1884 by Messrs. Tilton & Furber, and the
present firm assuming control in 188.5. The partners are
Messrs. E. E. Carleton and J. P. Bennett, the former
being a native of Farmington and the latter of Northwood,
N. H. Mr. Bennett is the present representative of Farmington in the legislature, and is prominently identified
with local business interests, he being a trustee of the
Savings Bank and a director of the Gas Company in addition to his connection with the enterprise now under consideration.
The firm utilize good-sized and conveniently
fitted-up premises and carry a large and complete assortment of foreign and domestic fabrics for gentlemen's wear
besides a fine stork of ready-made clothing, hats and furnishings.
The facilities for the doing of custom work in
a superior manner at short notice are excellent, employment being given to from five to eight experienced assistants and the business being so systemized that every order
assured immediate and painstaking attention. The
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charges made are as low as is consistent with the use of
suitable materials and the employiuent of skilled labor,
and this applies to the ready-made as well as to the custom
department, for the firm haudle no goods made only " to
sell," their policy being to deal only in such articles as can
safely be guaranteed to prove as represented, and to furnish them at prices in trict accordance with the lowest
tailors,
hats, caps
market
rates.
A
gas-fitting, plumbing, etc.
specialty is made
of tin-roofing, the best of material being used, skilled helpsatisfaction confidently guaranteed.
The
stock of hardware, stoves, tin-ware, etc., is large and complete and includes conking and heating stoves of the latest
design, made by leading manufacturers.
Reliable paints,
oils, varnishes, etc., are sold here at bottom figures, and in
fact whatever is bought from Mr. Bailey will be found toprove just as represented and will be furnished at the low-
water and
employed and
est
market
rates.
Fellov^ of the N. H. Dental Society.
Member
of the N. E.
Dental Association.
FARMINGTON,
N.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINGTON.
Blake's Pharmacy, CentTal Street, Farmingtou, N.
Altliough one may uot be prepared to assert that every
dispensing chemist shouUi also be a practical physician, it
still remains a fact that no man making a business of the
handling of drugs and chemicals c^n know too much
about them and about their effects upon the human system, and as this is the popular conviction it is not surprising that the public should manifest a preference for such
pharmacies as are carried on by a medical practitioner.
What is popularly known as "Blake's Pharmacy " is an
excellent example of an establishment of this kind, it
being a well-stocked drug store conducted by W. P. Blake,
M. U., a prominent practicing physician. Tlie premises
are located on Central street, and we need hardly say are
fitted up with all necessary apparatus, etc., for the accurate and prompt compounding of prescriptions, such
orders being tilled at the lowest rates consistent with the
use of the best obtainable ingredients. Fancy and toilet
articles, druggists' sundries, etc., are well represented in
the stock, and sufficient assistance is employed to ensure
prompt attention to every caller. Dr. Blake is a native of
Barnstead, N. H., and has carried on this store since 188G.
Dr. Blake is assisted by his wife, who is a registered
pharmacist, and the only lady registered in the Slate.
Special attention is given to the compounding of prescriptions, and the service is maintained at the highest standard of reliability and efficiency.
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D. E. Edgerly, Dry and Fancy Goods, Groceries and
Provisions, Flour and Grain of all kinds. Shoo Tools and
Findings, 16 Main Street, Farmington, N. H.— "A repre"
sentative enterprise conducted by a representative man
is about as short a description as can be given of the
undertaking with which Mr D. E. Edgerly is identified,
but despite its brevity no one acquainted with the facts
will quesiion its correctness, for certainly a business
which has been honorably and successfully conducted for
thirty-five years in one commiuiity is entitled to be called
representative, and certainly the same title may properly
be applied to one who has been and is so prominent in
business and public life as the gentleman in quesiion.
Mr. Edgerly is a native of Gilmanton, N. H., and has
carried on his present business since 1880. it having been
founded by Mr. Charles VV. Wingate a quarter of a century
before that date. The present proprietor has served two
years as State representative, and now occupies the posiThe premises made use of
tion of county commissioner.
have an area of about 1800 square feet, and are located at
No. 16 Main street. They contain a large and very varied
stock, for it includes not only a complete assortment of
dry and fancy goods, etc., but also a full line of staple and
fancy groceries, provisions and flour and grain of all
An extenkinds, together with shoe tools and findings.
sive business is done but as employment is given to two
assistants all orders are assured immediate as well
efficient
Mr. Edgerly quotes the lowest
as careful attention.
market rates on all the commodities he handles, and we
need hardly say that articles bought at this representative
store will prove just what they are claimed to be in every
respect.
F.
J.
Hanson, manufacturer of Boot and Shoe Heels.
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The great industry of
Central Street, Farmington. N. H.
boot and shoe manufacturing in New England has developed other very important enterprises which are tributary
An important example of this is found
to that business.
at the factory of Mr. F. J Hanson, where he manufactures
boot and shoe heels on a very extensive scale. Mr. Hanson
has had long experience in this business but started this
factory in 1885. and has developed a prominent Industry in
Farmington.
The
factory
is
a three-story structure
30x60
and is furnished with steam power, and is equipped
good plant of machinery adapted to the manufacture
of heels for boots and shoes, and employment is given lo
from forty to fifty hands. A ready market is found for
the product among the numerous boot and shoe factories
feet,
•with a
of New England, as the standard quality of the work
turned out is not excelled by any manufacturer.
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Berry
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manufacturers of Men's and Boys'
Shoes, in Kangaroo, Dongola, Calf. Grain, Buff and Veal,.
Farmingtou, iS'. II. Sample Room, 57 Lincoln Street,
Boston. Mass. At Sample Room Wednesdays and SaturJ.
&. Co.,
days.— Ever_v ordinarily well-informed person knows that
shoe manufacturing lias become one of the most important
of New Hampshire's indvisiries, and there is every reasou
to believe that it is destined to rapidly develop far beyond
present' proportions, lor the conditions are favoratile lo'
bring about that result and the progress made during the
past decade shows what may reasonably be expected in
Among our New Hampshire shoe
the decade to come.
factories are some that will compare favorably as regards,
equipment and the quality of the goods turned out with
any in New England, and it is not necessary to go outside
of Farmington to find proof of this statement, as any competent and unprejudiced judge will admit after inspecting the establishment and the product of Messrs. J. M.
its
Berry & Co., who manufacture full lines of men's and
hoys' shoes, in kangaroo, dongola, call, grain, buff and
This firm is coni-tituted of Messrs. .f. M. ami
Arthur R. Berry, both of whom are natives of Farmington
and have had l<uig and varied experience in shoe mamiThey founded the-r present business in ViHH
facturing.
with a capital of only .$5000, and sold their goods lo only
one house, but since have enlarged operations, having
capital of $20,000. and now sell direct to the jobbing
trade; they have an intimate acquaintance with the wants
of consumers and the trade, and as a natural consequence
they have fitted up their factory with the latest improved;
machinery throughout and are prepared to furnish footwear that will hold its own, in comparison with any of
similar grade in the market, in every detail of material,
The factory is a four-story
style, fit and workmanship.
structure, having a total floor-space of nearly 18,000 squarefeet, and as the plant of machinery is correspondingly
extensive and employment is given to 100 experienced
assistants the capacity of the establishment is sufficiently
great to ensure the prompt filling of all orders, especially
as the business is so carefully systematized and supervised
Jlessrs.
as to obviate all confusion or unnecessary delay.
.J. M. Berry & Co., wholesale directly to the jobbinij trade
position to quote bottom prices on all their
and are in a
various styles. They maintain a sample room in Boston,
at No. 57 Lincoln street, where a full line of their producA member of the firm is at the
tions may always be seen.
sample room every Wednesday and Saturday and dealer*
who wish to handle shoes Ihat will sell on their merits,
yield a fair profit and build up a permanent trade would
do well to call and investigate
veal.
ii.
J.
F.
Saflford,
Watches and
.Jewelry, Silver
Ware,
etc.
Fine Watch and .Jewelry Repairing a Specialty. Barker's
Block. Farmington, N. H. If the average resident of
Farmington were asked to point out a thoroughly reliable
jewelry store, the chances are all in favor of his directing
the inquirer to that conducted by Mr. .1. F. Saflord, In
Barker's Block, for this business was established in 1867.
and has been so managed as to be well and favorably
known to practically every resident of this section. The
proprietor is a native of Rockland, Me., and served three
years in the army during the Rebellion. Probably not
one of our local business men is more generally known and
hence extended personal mention would be quite superfluous, but for the benefit of strangers in Farmington we
may say that Mr. Safford's business policy is as simple as
it is admirable, it being to give honest value for cash
A good stock of watches, jewelry,
received every time.
silver ware, optical goods, etc.. Is constantly carried, the
productions of the leading manufacturers being represented and many late and attractive novelties being shown.
Particular attention is given to the repairing of fine
watches, jewelry and optical goods, and optical work an<t
the furnishine of scientifically made optical goods are
leading specialties, so that those wanting anything in the
line of eye-glasses, spectacles, etc., would do well to give
Mr. Safford'^a call. All his work is fully guaranteed and
uniformly moderate charges are made.
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J. E. Fernald & Son, Publishers and Proprietors of the
Parminglon News. Weelily; established 1879. Corner Main
and Central Streets, Farminglon, N. H. There is little or
nothing to be gained by enlarging npon the benefits
bestowed upon a community by a well-conducted local
newspaper for these benefits are so obvious that those who
are incapable of appreciating them of their own free will
and by the exercise of their own judgment would probwbly
not be convinced by any reasoning even if it were supported by many practical examples. But happily but very
few of our Farmington readers belong to this class, and in
proof of this assertion we need refer only to the general
support given to the Fdrmiiigion News since its establishment, in 1879, for this liandsome weekly is a welcome visitor in many homes, it having a circulation of 1400 copies.
It also has quite a large advertising patronage and this is
not to be wondered at. for the business men of this section
have a well-earned reputation for enterprise and shrewdness and hence can readily see the advantages of advertising in a paper which circulates among the very people
they wish to reach. The News is owned and published by
Messrs. .1. E. Fernald & Son, and as we have said was
established in 1879, but the enterprise of which it may be
said to be the outcome was inaugurated a score of years
before that date, Mr. J. E. Fernald beginning operations
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as a job printer in 1859.
The firm carry on a tinelyequipped steam job printing office in connection with the
Neios.nnA are prepared to'undertake the finest work in
that line and to guarantee satisfaction, not only as regards
the quality of the work and the lowncs of the prices, but
also the promptness with which even the largest orders can
be filled. The partners are Messrs. J. E. and G. W. Fernald, the former a native of Sanford, Me.,
and the latter of this town. Mr. .7. E.
Fernald is one of the oldest and best
known business men in town. Close
attention is given to their printing and
publishing enterprise and they propose
not only to fully maintain but to heighten
if possible tlie high reputation gained by
years of faithful and intelligent
Mr. G. W. Fernald is also a civil
engineer and surveyor and was recently
engaged in the survey for York Beach
Extension by the Boston & Maine Railroad Company.
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work.
Roberts & Co., Steam Grist-Mill, 70 Central
Farmington, N. H. It is unnecessary to dwell
"H. W.
Street,
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upon the importance of being able to purchase grain,
flour, feed, etc., in any desired quantities at the lowest
market rates, for the advantages derived from an enterprise which has for its object the furnishing of an abundant and dependable supply of these staple commodities at
bottom prices are so obvious as to be understood by every
memlier of the community.
Therefore it goes without
saying that the establishment conducted by Messrs. II. W.
Roberts & Co., is popular throughout this vicinity, for
this is a finely eq lipped steam gristmill and the proprietors are in a position to meet all honorable competition in
their line of business
filling the most extensive orders at
short notice and always quoting prices strictly in accord
ance with the lowest market rates. The mill is a twostory structure of the dimensions of 30 X 40 feet, and is
fitted up with improved machinery driven by a twentyfive horse power steam engine, the boiler-room being an
annex 17 X 35 feet, thus orders can be filled wiih equal
facility at all times of year.
It is conveniently located at
No. 70 Central street, and employment is given to two
efficient assistants.
Mr. Roberts is a native of Rochester,
N. H. and has been connected with his present enterprise
since 1889, during which lime he has built up an extensive
patronage which is still steadily increasing.
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A. E. Carter & Co., Furniture Dealers, Curtains,
Carpets and Bediling. Upholstering a Specialty. Roberts
Building, Main Street, opposite Opera House, Farmington,
N. H. The experienced and wise buyer of furniture,
carpets and other houseliold goods does not seek so much
for the concern that announces it is prepared to sell the
cheapest as he does for a house which lie feels he can
thoroughly depend upi<n, but of course if he can find a
concern that combines fair dealing with bottom prices, so
much the better for him and that is just the kind of a
concern we introduce to our readers when we call attention to the establishment conducted by Messrs. A. E.
Carter & Co.
Doubtless many of them know this already,
for the enterprise to which we have reference was inaugurated in 1881 and has held a leading position almost from
the beginning. It was founded by Mr A. E Carter, a
native of Maine, who in 1890 became associated with Mr.
H. O. Mooney, a native of New Hampshire, thus forming
the existing firm.
The premises utilized are located in
Roberts Building, on Main street, opposite the Opera
House, and comprise four floors, each of which measures
23x48 feet, and every available inch of space is occupied
by the heavy stock of furniture, carpets, curtains, bedding
and other house furnishing goods that is constantly carWe don't propose to describe this stock in detail
ried.
first, because we haven't the room and second, because it
is so frequently renewed that before the description would
reach our readers it would be out of date, but the stock is
always complete, always contains the latest fashionable
novelties and is always made up of goods made for use
and not simply to sell, and guaranteed to prove precisely
Callers are assured prompt and polite
as represented.
attention, and the prices quoted by this well-equipped
concern are as low as can be named on goods of equal
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merit.
�LEADINO BUSINESS MEN OF FAR MING TON.
J. P. Tibbitts, Famishing Undertaker, Carriage and
Sleigli Maniif;.cturer.
Job Wtirk, Varnisliing, Painting
and Repairing. Farniinglon, N. II. Sncli of our readers
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as are natives of Farmington or vicinity, or have lived for
an}- length of lime in that section, will not need introduction to'jMr. J. P. Tibbitts. for he was born in this town
and has carried on the business with which he is now identified for a full score of years, beginning operations in
1870.
He is a furnishing undertaker and also a carriage
and sleigh manufacturer and repairer, being prepared to
do job work, varnishing, painting, etc. in a superior
manner at short notice. Jlr Tibbitts furnishes a large
proportion ol the coffins, caskets and other funeral goods
used in this vicinity, it being generally understood that he
is in a position to till orders very promplly and to quote
The
the lowest market rates on articles ol this kind.
premises utilized by him comprise two floors of the
dimensions of 20x60 feet, and are fitted up with all necessary tools and oiber facilities to carry on the several
departments of the business to the best advantage. The
carriages and sleighs made at this .shop have a well earned
reputation for strength and durability, for Mr. Tibbitts
uses selected material in the doing of custom work and
also in repairing, and the workmanship is always equal to
the best in ever}- respect.
,
Thomas Pride
&
Son, Granite Works, Farmington,
I'here is no question but that granite is by far the
N. H.
best material for cemetery work, especially in our New
England climate with its great and sudden ehanges of
temperature, and other characteristics which have a most
distinctive effect upon marble and other soft stones.
Granite cemetery work is not only more durable but also
more handsome than that made from any other material
and indeed its advantages are so many and so pronounced
that it now leads all other kinds in the favor ot the public.
A Farmington concern which has a liigh and well deserved
reputation for the production of artistic and thoroughly
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cemetery work at moderate rates is that of
Thomas Pride it Son, who began operations here in 1885.
Both members of the firm are Maine men by birth, and
they not only know what the public want but spare no
first-class
pains to supply that want and to thoroughly satisfy every
customer. They liave an almost endless variety of designs
for monuments, tablets, headstones, etc., embracing all
grades of work from the most simple to the most elaborate,
and suited to all tastes and pur.'^es. Emiiloyment is given
to three assistants, and orders will be filled at ver}- short
notice, and at prices as low as the lowest in every instance.
C. H. Pitman, Book. Card and Job Printer. Office over
Breen & Berry's, Central Square, Farmington, N. II. It
is safe to say that practically everybody in Farmington
and many who are not residents of the town know Mr C.
H. Pitman, or " Pit, the printer," as he is familiarly called,
for he is not only active and successful as a business man
but alf^o holds the position of town clerk and has done so
for several terms, while he is as prominent in social circles
as he is in business life.
Mr. Pitman is a native of BarnBtead, N. H., and has carried on operations in Farmington
for about ten years.
He is agent for some of the leading
life and accident insurance companies, and is prepared to
furnish such insurance to practically any desired amount
on the most favorable terms, and to give prompt and careful attention to every commission jilaced in his hands.
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But this does not explain why he is called "Pit. tlie
printer," and those who wish satisfactory information on
that point should place an order with him for job printing
of any sort, for he is prepared to furnish posters, flyers,
dodgers, bill heads, letter heads, note heads, statements,
envelopes, receipts, tax bills, milk bills, business cards,
address cards, wedding cards, and in fact anything in the
job printing line at short notice and at very low prices.
Work will be done in black, colors or gilt and it will be well
done too, for 3Ir. Pitman has the experience, facilities, skill
and disposition to attain results equal to the best. His
office is over Breen & Berry's. Central Square, and every
order is assured immediate and painstaking attention.
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WaUace,
Elliott
Co., manufacturers of Ladies'
Misses' and Children's Fine Boots J. F. Cloutman, SuperThose who
tendent Central Street, Farmington, N. II.
are aware how extensively the shoe manufacturingindustry is carried on in Farmington will readily believe
that the firm who carry on the largest shoe factory in
town must operate a very elaborate and extensive plant
and such is in fact the case, the establishment in question
being one of the largest and best equipped of the kind in
the State. But large as it is it by no means compiises all
the firm's resources, for the proprietors, Messrs. Wallace,
Elliott & Co., also operate factories at Haverhill and
Stoughton, Mass., each of which turns out distinctive lines
of goods, so that the firm are exceptionally well picpartd
to cater to all classes of trade and it is not surprising that
their business extends to every State in the Union and
their products are accepted as the standard wherever
introduced.
The Farmington factory is located on C'entral street, and is made up of two thoroughly made brick
One of these i.s five
buildings connected by an arch.
stories in height and 165 X 40 feet in dimensioris, and the
other measures 11,5 X 70 feet. The plant of machinery in
use is of the most improved type and includes an engine
of thirty horse power with boiler sixty hor,-e. As employ;
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ment
is given to from 300 to -100 assistants it is obvious
that the annual output must be very large in amount, and
it is very great in value from the fact that it is luade up in
a large degree of fine goods.
This factoiy has beeu
devoted to the production of ladies', mi>ses' and children's
fine boots exclusively until during the current year they
have added men's, boys' and youths' calf, buff, splits and
A full line ot each is manufactured,
including the latest fashionable novelties, and among the
leading specialties are bright dongolas. kid and French
kid.
From the selection of the material to the completion
of the last process incidental to manufacture no trouble is
spared to attain the best possible results as regards all the
essentials of shajieliness, stj-le, ease and durability, and as
the best obtainable mechanical facilities are provided,
skilled labor employed and careful supervision exercised
nothing is wanting to ensure the production of goods that
will sell on their merits everywhere and give the best of
Messrs. Walsatisfaction to both consumers and dealers.
lace, Elliott & Co., began business something more than a
score of years ago, and for more than eighteen years they
have employed Hon. J. F. Cloutman as superintendent
and manager. Plis exceptional fitness for those positions
is so conclusively proved by the results attained that no
eulogy of his ability is necessary, but it is but just to state
that no one identified with this great enterprise has worked
harder to develop it to its present magnitude.
dongola goods.
George W. Lane, Jeweler, No.
—
6
Main
Street,
Farming-
N. H. Among Farmington's business men are found
a good many examples of financial success won by the
energetic pursuit of honorable industry and honorable
business methods, and the}- afford a valuable object lesson
to encourage young men starting in business life at the
foot of the ladder, for some of those above referred to
ton,
commenced under most discouraging circumstances and
surroundings.
Among the young business men of Farmington who are making the creditable effort to build up a
successful business and gain an honorable livelihood upon
the merits of their work aud enterprise, mention should
be made of Mr. George W. Lane, whose place of business
located at No. 6 Main street, where be is prepared to do
kinds of watch and clock repairing and cleaning in
and all work is guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction.
lie also deals in clocks, and is prepared to
give his patrons the benefit of very low prices. All kinds
of repairing and engraving of jewelry will be done at
Umbrellas and
short notice in a workmanlike manner.
parasols will be repaired, and keys made and fitted
promptly when ordered. Mr. Lane solicits a share of the
patronage of the pub ic with the determination to render
a service in return that shall be favorably appreciated by
every patron.
Mr. Lane commenced businws during the
current year, and is a native of Lewiston, Maine.
is
all
first-class shape,
�78
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF
Wilson House, E. T.
Coltou, Proprietor
H. S.
Cotton, Clerk and Manager FarmingtoD, N. H.
It is said that " experience is the best teacher,"
and no doubt such is the
ca-ie in the sense that those
wlio are so taught have
to remember their
[[j reason
lesson, but tlie teacliings
of experience are sometimes prettj- hard to endure so the wise mau profits by the experience of others and thus saves himself
much unnecessary discomfort. For instance, one way to
learn what hotel in any given place offers the best accommodations is to put up at all of them, one after the other,
bnt such a course is manifestly foolish, the sensible mode
of procedure being to patronize that one which is highest
recommended, and those who would do this in Farmington would go at once to the Wilson House,— and they
would never have reason to regret doing so either. This
hotel is owned by Mr. E. T. Cotton, wlio'is also proprietor
of the Langdon House in Portsmouth. He is a native of
Bromfield, Jle., and so is Mr. H S. Cotton, who officiates
as clerk and manager of the Wilson House, and deserves
uo small share of the credit for its popularity, for he spares
no pains to secure the comfort of guests and maintains the
service at a high standard of etficiency in every department. The building is pleasantly located and commodious,
it comprising three stories and a French-roof, and containing thirty-two coiufortable beds and other accommodations
in proportion.
The dining room has seating capacity for
seventy-five, and employment is given to nine assistants,
so that even when the house is fuU the service is prompt
and satisfactory. The building is heated by steam, being
thoroughly comfortable in the coldest weather. An abundant variety of excellent food is provided at all seasons,
and the cooking will coiupare favorably with that done in
many pretentious city hotels at which the terms are much
higher than those of the Wilson House, for the prices
quoted here are very reasonable, special inducements being
held out f.ir regular boarders, although transient trade is
also accommodated at very low rates.
;
—
;
Amasa W. Shackford, Photographer, Shackford Block,
Central Street, Farmington, N. H.— If improved apparatus and reliable chemicals and unbounded self-confidence
•were all that is necessary to make a first-class photographer the country would be full of such, for about every
tenth man you see nowadays practices photography for
fun or for money and can talk to you by the hour about
"negatives," and
many other things
but when it comes
"exposures," aiid "developing," and
of which you know little or nothing,
to putting theories into practice the
photographer, amateur or profe-ssional, cannot
seem to make a very excellent showing. The fact is. long
experience and considerable natural ability are absolutely
essential to the attainment of thoroughly sntisfactory
results in photography and an illustration of this may be
bad by comparing the work turned out hv Mr. Amasa W.
Shackford with that produced iiv other photographers
who might be mentioned, for Mr. "shackf.)rd has been in
the business for more tlian thirtv years and of course is
thoroughly familiar with it in eveVy detail
He was born
in Barnstead, N. H., and considering his long and honorable business career it is hardly necessary to'sta'e is very
favorably and almost universally known throusrhout this
section.
His rooms are located on the third floor of
Shackford's Block, Central street, and are heated by
steam and very thoroughly fitted up in everv wav. Photography in all its branches is carried on, "orders being
filled at short notice and at uniformlv moderate rates,
while the results attained are such that "it is perfectly safe
to fully guarantee satisfaction to all wlio may place orders
at this popular studio.
average
FAIi.\flNGTON.
Farmington Savings Bank, Farmington, N. H. — Of all
the many instituions which the progress of civilization
has developed there is not one more admirable than the
savings bank, for the operations of this are distinctly and
entirely beneficial in their effects upon individuals, upon
communities and upon the nation itself. The most valuable feature of such a bank is that it helps the people by
giving them the means to help themselves, and as this
assistance is not at all of a charitable nature, but is a
purely business transaction, the proudest have no reason
to refuse it, while those who are too willing too depend
upon others are not injured by it in the least. Those who
avail themselves of the help of such a bank are encouraged
to form industrious and frugal habits
thej' are encouraged
to deu3' themselves the gratification of injurious and
expensive tastes they are encouraged to provide for the
future b)' making the best possible use of present advantages, and in short, their character is strengthened and
improved in many ways and they profit morally, mentally
and physically by their connection with the institution.
Of course, we have reference to a savings bank which is
soundly established and ably managed, and the residents
of Farmington and vicinity need not go away fnmi home
to find an institution of this Kind, for the record the Farmington savings bank has made since it was chartered, in
1868, entitles it to a leading position among the most
sound and progressive savings banks of the State. And
we are happy to say that the facilities it offers for the safe
and profitable investment of small sums are generally
appreciated and largelj' availed of, a late statement show
ing deposits of $646,628.44. The same statement showed
that there was a surplus of $32,789.48 and a guaranty fund
of $24,000, so it will be seen that the bank is conservatively managed, but an even more satisfactory proof that
the interests of depositors will be ably and faithfully
guarded is that afforded by the standing of those identified
with the institution, as the following list of officers will
show president, H. B. Edgerly
vice president, Levi
Pearl
treasurer, Charles W. Talpey.
Trustees Charles
W. "Winsate, John H. Barker, Cha"rles W. Talpey. Jonathan R. Hayes, James B Edgerly, E. T. Willson, G. A.
Jones, Alonzo Nute, Levi Pearl, George N. Eastman, J.
F. Cloutman, H. B. Edgerly, E. P. Nute, D. E. Edgerly,
J. P. Bennett, B. P. Chesley.
;
;
:
;
;
:
Roberts <& Peavey, Druggists and Stationers. Wall
Paper, Paints and Oils. Ariists' Materials, Weekly and
Daily Newspapers and Periodicals, 21 >Iain Street, Farmington, N, H.
The firm of Roberts & Peavey was formed
in 1889, but the enterprise carried on by this concern is of
much earlier origin, its inception dating back some twenty
years as operations were begun about 1872 by Mr. A. C.
Newell. This gentleman was succeeded in 1879 by Messrs.
Emerson & Garland, they giving place in 1885 to Messrs.
E. W. Emerson
Co., who were succeeded by Messrs.
Roberts & Avery in 1887, the present firm assuming control two years "later.
The partners are Messrs. W. W.
Roberts and W. L. Peavey, both of whom are natives of
Farmington, and are too well known here to need extended
personal mention. Their store is located at No. 21 Maia
street, and has an area of 1.500 square feet, affording ample
room for the carrying of a heavy and exceptionally varied
stock which comprises not only a full line of pure drugs,
medicines and chemicals, and such other articles as are
usually found in a first-class drug store, but also an
attractive assortment of wall papers, paints and oils,
artists'
materials, fashionable and business stationery,
—
&
weekly and daily papers, periodicals, etc. Employment
is given to two assistants and callers may depend upon
receiving prompt and courteous attention at all times,
while the prices quoted are always in strict accordance
with the lowest market rates. The drugs and medicines
handled are of the best quality obtainable, and as great
care is exercised to ensure the nicest accuracy in the compounding of prescriptions it is natural that an extensive
trade should be done in this important department.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINOTON.
&
Co., dealers in General Merchamiise,
Among those old-established and representative enterprises which are known to
John H. Barker
rMain Street, Fanniugtoti, N. H.
everyone
at
all
—
acquainted with
Farniington
and
its
resources, that conducted by tlie tirm of John H. Barker
Co., deserves prominent nnd favorable mention, for this
•has been carried on for fully thirty years, and is to day
one of the best managed and most reliable and popular
general stores in this section of the State. Operations were
begun in 1860 by Mr. John Barker, father of the present
proprietor, in company with his son, Mr. J. H. Barker,
has been sole owner since his father retired, in 1880.
Mr. J. H. Barker is a native of Wolfboro, and, of course,
&
who
ds widely known in business and social circles in Farmington andvicinity. The premises utilized comprise one tloor
and a basement, each S.") X 50 feet in dimensions, and tliey
•contain about as varied a stock as it is possible to conceive
of, for this is a "general store" in the full sense of the
term and includes everything to be found in a first class
country store. The assortment is as carefully selected as
it is varied, and every article in it is guaranteed to prove
as represented, while the prices quoted will bear the
•severest comparison with those of other dealers in goods
•of equal quality.
A. Nute &
Farmington, N.
—
E. T. Willson, dealer in Groceries, Four, Grain, Crockery.
Paints and Oils, Shoe Findings and Hardware. 8, 10 and
12 South Main Street (Talpey's Block), Farmington, N. H.
The establishment conducted by Mr E. T Willson at
Nos. 8, 10 and 13 South Main street, Talpey's Block, is a
thoroughly representative one, for not only is the enterprise itself a leader in its special line but the proprietor is
a representative business man, he having done much to
advance the interests of this town and now holding the
position of State senator. Mr. Willson is a native of
TTork, Me., and has carried on his present business since
1882, it having been founded in 1870 by Mr. C. W. Talpey.
The premises occupied are very spacious and contain a
heavy and carefully chosen stock comprising staple and
fancy groceries, tiour and grain, crockery and hardware,
paints and oils, shoe findings, sporting goods, including
guns, rifles ammunition, fishing tackle, etc., the assortment
as a whole being one of the most complete and desirable
an the country. Both a wholesale and retail business is
•done and every order, large or small, is assured immediate
and careful attention, for employment is given to four
•competent assistants and every facility is provided to
enable commissions to be promptly and accurately exeUnder these circumstances it goes without saying
icuted.
'that Mr. Willson is in a position to meet all honorable com(petition by quoting the lowest market rates on goods of
(Standard and dependable quality.
—
manufacturers of Mens' Shoes,
is no establishment in town
— There
radical have been the changes in machinery and in methods since this enterprise was inaugurated but the management of it has been steadily progressive, and to-day the
establishment is a fine example of a modern shoe factory,
both as regards its equipment and the quality of the work
produced. The main structure is four st<iries in height
and 110 X 32 feet in dimensions, and there is a twostory
addition measuring 75 X 32 feet, and another one story in
Fower is furnished by a
40 feet in size.
fifiy-horse engine, and employment is given to 250 assistThe annual product is very large in amount and
ants.
consists of men's shoes, these being manufactured for
Bailey of Boston. The firm is
Messrs. Potter, White
constituted of Mr. Alonzo Nute and his sons, Messrs.
height and 100
&
Son, manufacturers of Lasts and Sole
Ii. S. Flanders
Patterns, Farmington. N. H. As the manufacture of
shoes lias long been the industry in which Newboots and
England is more largely engaged than any other section of
•the Union, we would naturally expect to find in the New
England States many of those enterprises which are tributary to this great branch of manufacture, such, for instance,
.as that conducted by Messrs. L S. Flanders & Son, manuThis concern are well
facturers of lasts and sole patterns.
and favorably known in business circles, for the undertaking they carry on was founded nearly twenty years ago
and has developed to a point where they wholesale to
Operations
manufacturers throughout New England.
were begun in 1873, by Messrs, Haynes & Flanders, the
present firm being formed in 1885 and consisting of Messrs.
L. S. and A. W. Flanders, both of whom are natives of
Concord, N. H. Mr. L. S. Flanders served as representative in 1877-8 and has long been one of the most prominent
of our local business men. The concern utilize spacious
and well equipped premises, employ experienced assistants
and are prepared to furnish lasts and sole patterns and
upper patterns of all kinds, in any desired quantities, at
the lowest market rates, all orders being assured immediand painstaking attention.
Sons,
11.
clearly entitled to be classed as representative in the
full sense of that much abused word than that conducted
by Messrs. A. Nute it Sons, and its claim to .such a title is
based not only on a long and honorable record, on a very
high present standing and on prospects of the brightest
description, but also on the powerful influence the enterprise has exerted in developing the interests of this town
and section, and on the standing in the business and social
world of the men identified with it. This undertaking
was founded many years ago, at a time when shoe manufacturing on a large scale in New Jlamp^hire was a new
and somewhat hazardous experiment, and the success it
met with had much to do with the present standing of
Farmington as a shoe manufacturing centre. Many and
more
X
&
The prominence of these genNute.
tlemen deserves more than a mere mention of their names
E
P.
in
this
and A.
1.
consideration.
The
senior
member
of the firm,
Hon. Alonzo Nute, began his connection with the boot
and shoe business when sixteen years of age, going to
Natick. Mass., for this purpose where he remained for six
years, about two of which he was in the emjjloy of VicePresident Henry Wilson and lived in his family. Return'ing to Farmington be liegan the manufacture of boots and
shoes which has developed into its present large proportions
and become one of the most important plants in the town.
When the war of the Rebellion came in 1861 he went out
as quartermaster of the Sixth N. H. Regt., and later was
placed on the staflf of Genl. R. C Hawkins of the Ninth
N. J. Zouaves. He is the present congressman from this
having long been prominent in public life. He is
vice-president of the Farmington National Bank and is a
trustee of the Savings Bank, as is also Mr. E. P. Nute,
who at one time represented Farmington in the legislature.
Mr. A. I. Nute holds the office of l]ank C(m)missioner.
But although men of affairs as well as of business the
members of the firm give the enterprise in the management of which they are associated close personal supervision, and steadily maintain the enviable reputation it has
district,
held so long.
Mrs. L. A. Small, Millinery and Fancy Goods, Central
Street, Farmington, N. H.— Although by no means every
lady has that combination of taste and skill which is essential to the attainment of satisfactory results in millinery
work, there is no reason why every lady should not know
where to place orders for such work in the full assurance
that they will be satisfactorily filled, and many residents
of Farmington and vicinity have found by experience that
Mrs. L. A. Small is admirably qualified to meet all
demands made upon her for fine custom millinery work at
Jlrs. Small was born in Alton, N. H.,
all times of year.
and has lieen identified with her present business since 1808,
so we need hardly add that she is thoroughly familiar with
She carries a largeand well-selected stock
it in every detail.
of ribbon^i, laces, velvets, feathers, flowers, trimmed and
untrimmed hats and Ijonnets, besides some fancy goods,
but particular attention is given to order work, 'and as Mrs.
Small attains results equal' to he best, is moderate in her
charges, and is prepared to execute commiss-ions at short
notice, it is natural that her establishment should be a proI
nounced favorite with
ladies
throughout this section.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINGTON
so
Dr.
N. H.
J. E. Nichols, Dentist, Barker's Block, Farmington,
Americans have the unenviable reputation of possessing the poorest teeth of any nation in the vporld, and
"Whether this reputation be deserved or not it is certainly a
fact that in this country poor teeth are the rule and perfect
ones the rare exception. Just why this is the case has
never been satisfactorily explained, although numberless
explanations have been offered, most of which were much
more remarkable for their ingenuity than for their conclusiveness.
The blame has been laid on our climate, on our
food, on our nervous temperament as a people, and on our
mode of living, as well as on many other things too numerous to mention, but no one of these has been demonstrated
to be the prevailing cause although doubtless most if not
all of them have their effect in bringing about the present
condition of things. The truth is, individual cases of
defective teeth are the result of individual causes, that is
to say, each of us can by observation and the exercise ol
common sense learn how to keep his own teetli in good
order although none of us may be able to assign just cause
for the national characteristic.
But it is necessary to
' start fair," in the first place and the only way to do this
for those whose teeth are not perfect is to visit a competent dentist and have them put in order,
after which
intelligent care will preserve them in that condition.
Of
course there is no lack of competent dentists in a country
which is conceded to lead the world in dental science, and
among those located in this vicinity. Dr. J. E. Nichols is
entitled to prominent mention, for he is a thoroughly
skillful and very gentle operator and has all necessary
mechanical facilities for the practice of his profession in
accordance witli the most approved methods. Dr. Nichols
is a native of Ashby, Mass
and located in Farmington in
1889, his office being at the corner of Central and Main
streets, in Barker's Block.
He has already built up an
extensive practice, and as his work is always thoroughly
and durably done and his charges uniformly moderate, it
is not surprising that his service should be in steadily
increasing demand
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—
,
Frank E. Farwell, Market, Central and Main Streets,
Farmington, N. H. No review of the mercantile enterprises of Farmington which omitted to make prominent
mention of the leading meat markets could be regarded as
complete, for not only are these important in and of them-
—
l)ut also because of the fact that they make the town
desirable as a place of residence than would
otherwise be possible, insomuch as they tend to reduce the
expense and increase the enjoyment of living by furnishing
nourishing and palatable food at the very lowest rates.
Not one of these establishments is more worthy of commendation and patronage than that of which Mr. Frank E.
Farwell is proprietor, for he caters successfully to all
classes of trade and has an unsurpassed reputation for
giving full value for money received. He was born in
this State, and succeeded Sir. W. I. Nutter in the owner-
selves
much more
ship of the enterpiise to which this notice refers in 1888.
The store is located at the corner of Central and Main
and is sufficiently spacious to accommodate a complete assortment of fresh, salted and corned meats and
such other commodities as are usually found in a first-class
market. Mr. Farwell employs two assistants, and spares
no pains to ensure prompt and courteous attention to
every caller, small and large buyers being treated with
equal consideration and all goods being sold strictly on
their merits, so that complete satisfaction can be safely
guaranteed.
streets,
E. E. Downing, wholesale and retail Bakfr, and dealer
Faiminglon, N. H.— The
en by Mr. E. E. Downing certainly
deserves prominent mention in a review of Farminglon's
most valuable an<l popular business underlakings, for no
in Groceries, 28 Central Street,
enterprise carried
,
establishment
in
Ibis
town or
vicinity
is
more favorably
known in connection with the sale of family food
Mr. Downing is a wholesale and retail baker and
supplies.
dealer in
groceries and is prepared to furnish bread, cake and pastry
of the best quality in quantities to suit at bottom prices.
Staple and fancy groceries are also largely dealt in, &
heavy and varied stock being carried and no pains being
spared to supply goods that rfill give unifoim satisfaction
at prices as low as can be named on articles of similar
grade. Mr. Downing is a native of this town and is very
widely known here in both business and social circles.
He was formerly a member of the firm of Downing <&
Schlenker but for some time has been sole proprietor of
the business with which he is now identified.
Spaciousand well-equipped premises located at No. 28 Central
street, are utilized, and employment is given to four
assistants.
Callers are assured prompt and polite attention, and all orders, large or small, will be carefully and
accurately filled at short notice and at the lowest markets
rales.
StraflFord House, Frank H. McAlpine, Proprietor
Good
Livery and Boarding Stable connected Farmington, N. H.
is by no means an agreeable task to recommend a.
;
— It
;
hotel to a man unless you know what his tastes are, for
some individuals go in for " style " alone and will put up.
with comfortless accommodations and poor service as long
as they know they are in a "high-toned" house, while othersput comfort before style and don't care how exclusive and
aristocratic a house isaslong as it is home like and respectable. But in recommending the Strafford House to our readerswe will avoid all possible misunderstanding by saying at
the outset that this hotel is run on the assumption that the
public want pleasant rooms, comfortable beds, an abundance of good, substantial food and prompt and polite
attendance, and that they don't want to pay fancy prices
but are willing to pay a fair amount for homelike accommodations. The Strafford was furnished new throughout
in 1889 and consequently the beds are of modern style,
comfortable and roomy, and the toilet facilities, etc.. are
convenient and complete.
The dining room will seat
thirty six guests, and the table is bountifully supplied at;
all seasons of the year, while the cooking and service
are excellent.
The proprietor of the house is Mr. Frank
H. McAl])ine. This gentleman does all in his power tosecure the comfort of guests and is very popular among the
patrons of the house, who speak in the highest terms of hisreadiness to furnish any desired information and to makethings as easy and pleasant as possible for strangers in
town. There is a good livery and boarding stable connected with this hotel, and those desiring teams for business or pleasure purposes can obtain them without delay
and at very reasonable figures.
Frank Pearl, dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Dry
and Fancy Goods, Farmington, N. H. If any of our
readers who have "kept house" for any length of time
have never experienced difficulty in getting dependable
groceries at fair prices, they have been far more fortunate
than the majority of us are, or else have exercised unusual discrimination in the placing of ordeis, for it isunquestionably an easy matter to obtain first class groceries at moderate rates provided you know what establishment to patronize; while it would be absurd and unjust
to claim that that carried on by Mr. Frank Pearl is the
only one in this vicinity at which such goods may be had,,
it may still be truthfully asserted that the inducements he
offers are unsurpassed, and hence those dissatisfied with,
—
their present service would best serve their own interests
by favoring him with a trial order. Mr. Pearl is a native
of Farmington and has conducted his present business
He occusince succeeding Mr. C. W. Wingate in 1887.
pies one floor and a basement, measuring 30 X 35 feet, and
his stock includes not only a full line of choice family groAll orders are
ceries but also dry and fancy goods, etc.
assured prompt and careful attention, and although low
prices are quoted, no trouble is spared to furnish goods
that will give the best of satisfaction to every reasonable,
customer.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMIN6T0N.
Dealer in
J. Wesley Locke, Livery and Sale Stable.
Carriages and Harnesses, Crowley Street, Farmington, N.
H. The establishment conducted by Mr. J. Wesley Locke
is of interest both to those who wish to hire and those who
wish to buy horses and carriages for Jlr. Locke not only
carries on a first-class livery stable but also deals largely in
horses, carriages and harnesses, and is prepared to give
Seme of our
big value for money received every time.
readers who have never had dealings with him ma}' think
this latter (-talement somewhat exaggerated, but let thtm
remember thai "the proof of the pudding is in the eating,"and not definitely make up their minds on the matter
until Ihey have given Jlr. Lccke a call and found out for
themselves what he is in a position to do, and we have no
fear but what they will then agree that our assertion is
correct,
itr. Locke is a native of Dover, N. H., and
Spacious
opened his present establishment in 1889.
premises located on Crowlej' street, are utilized, and from
eighteen to twenty horses are always on baEd, together
with a number of stylish and easy riding vehicles, so that
livery teams of excellent quality can be furnished without
delay, and as the charges are moderate the public make
extensive use of the faciliiies provided.
Lack of space
forbids our making extended mention of the sale business
but suffice it to say that Mr. Locke is always in a position
to sell you a good horse at a fair price and that when you
buy of him you can safely depend upon getting an animal
that will prove as represented, while he can furnish carriages and harnesses at as low prices (qualitj' considered)
as an y dealer in the State.
Hayes
&
Sons, Shoe Manufacturers, Farmington, N.
H. Not the least among the marvels of the present day is
the almost nominal price at which a pair of boots or shoes
honestl}' made from good material can be bought, and it
is, in one sense of the word, an industrial paradox, that
the more complete and costly the plant employed in manufacturing operations, the less is the expense of production.
The factory conducted b}' Messrs. L Hayes & Sons
on Grove street in this town, is a three-story building,
most convenient in construction and equipment. It having the form of a hollow square affords light and well-ventilated rooms, and is heated by steam which also furnishes
the power for the machinery, which is of the most
approved pattern. Employment is given to from 200 to
250 hands. The product reaches quite large proportions,
and is composed of full lines of men's, boys' and youths'
—
and A calf shoes. The goods
are distributed in the market through Messrs. John S.
Fogg & Co., of Boston, and are sold mostly in the Southern and Western States.
The business was established
about 1878 and has from the first been attended with
phenomenal success, in that it has had a continued and
healthy growth and development, and has acquired an
excellent reputation for its manufactured goods.
The
firm is composed of Mr. Israel Hayes and his son, E. W.
Hayes, while F. C. Hayes, another son, is clerk. Each of
these gentlemen are too well and favorably known in business and social circles to require any extended notice in
this review.
Jlr. Israel Hayes had valuable experience in
the shoe manufacturing business in Nali<k, Mass., as did
also a number of Farmington manufacturers, returning to
Farmington to establish this enterprise.
fine calf,
P
calf, veal calf
Mrs. E. H. York&Co.,Millineiy and Ladies' Furnishing
Goods, Farmington, N. H. There is reallv but one way
which to estimate the comparative standing of such an
enterprise as is conducted hy Jlrs. E. H. York & Co., and
that is to make a personal canvass of such members of the
community as would naturally be in a position to offer a
competent and an unprejudiced opinion of it, and the
result of such a canvass would be to give this undertaking
the leading position it deserves, for there is not one of a
similar nature in this section more thoroughly popular or
—
in
more generally known.
has been so
efficiently
It was established in 1880, and
managed that for some years this
establishment has been regarded as the headquarters for
the doing of fine millinery work
particular attention
being given to such orders, although millinery and ladies'
furnishing goods are quite largely dealt in and the latest
novelties in Ihce lines are constantly in stock.
But
custom woik is made a specially of and such care and
skill are shown in adapting means and methods to individual cases that those who have experieneed diflicully in
obtaining millineiy suikd to iheir needs should by all
means make trial of the service heie offered. Oidcis are
promptly filled, and moderate charges aie made in every
;
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I.
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,
instance,
W. F. Thayer, dealer in Stoves, Tinware, Pumps, Sheet
Lead, Pipe, Kitchen Furnishing Goods, etc., Faimington,
—
N. H. The difference in price between a stove that
embodies all the latest improvements and one that contains
but few or none of tht m is but small, comparatively speaking, but even if it were ten times as much as it is it would
still be true economy to pay it, for a strictly first class
modern stove is fo economical of fuel and is so easy tomanage and so certain in its operation that it will soon pay
for itself when it displaces a stove made in accordanceOf course, in order to be sure of getting
the best possible stove for the least poesible money you
must deal with the right party, but the residents of thisvicinity need have no difficulty on that score for Mr, W.
F. Thayer is prepared to furnish the latest types of cooking and heating stoves at positively bottom prices, and tO'
guarantee that they will do all that is claimed for them if
with old ideas.
Mr. Thayer is a
used in accordance with directions.
native of Gray Corner, Me., and needs no introduction to
our Farmington readers, he having carried on his present
business here for ten years and being chief engineer of the
fire department.
He utilizes very spacious premises, comprising one floor of the dimensions of 134 X 22 feet, and
another measuring 60 X 22 feet, and carries a heavy and
varied stock of stoves, tinware, pumps, sheet lead, pipe,
kitchen furnishings, etc. Every facility is at hand for the
doing of job work in tin, brass and sheet-iron, and special
attention is given to tin roofing, such work being promptly,
In fact, all
skilfully and durably done at moderate rates.
orders of whatever nature are assured immediate and careattention, for employment is given to six competent
ful
assistants and no trouble is spared to fully maintain the
enviable reputation so long associated with this representative enterprise.
J. E. Fernald, dealer in Groceries, Hardware, Shoe
Findings, Paints. Oils, Glass, Books, Stationery, etc., etc.;
Steam .Job Printing Office connected with the Store:
Farmington, N. H.— Mr. J. E Fernald is a native of Sanford, Me., but is certainly a Farmington man by adoption
at least, for he has carried on business here for a third of a
century, and has been and is very active and successful in
promoting the best interests of this town and section. He
served en the board of selectmen, for the past eleven years
has held his present position of town treasurer, while at
one time he officiated as postmaster. In ctmpany with
Mr. George W. Fernald, his son, he owns and publishes
the Fiirmwgton Netes. and also carries on a thoroughly
equipped steam job printing office. Mr. Fernald deals in
groceries, hardware, shoe findings, paints, oils, gla.ss,
books, stationery, etc., carrying a large and complete stock
and utilizing piemises of the dimensions of 4G^ >< "^M
feet.
He founded ihis business in 1857 and it has since
become so generally known to the purchasing public
throughout this vicinity as to render extended mention
of it quite superfluous.
The people know that the goe)dsbought at this store will prove just as represented they
know that the stock is varied enough to allow all tastes
and purses to be suited they know that the lowest market
rates are quoted on all the commodities dealt in, and they
know that all orders, large or small, are assured prompt
and careful attention, and knowing these things it would
he strange if they did not give the enterprise hearty and.
continuous support, which, as a matter of fact, Ihey do.
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P. E. Mooney, dealer in Coal and Wood, Pressed Hay
and Straw. No. 3.5 Nor'h Main Street, Farmington, N. H.
—Mr. F. E. Mooney is very generally and favorably known
in Farmington and viciniiy, for not only is be a native of
tbat town and lias a large circle of friends tbere, but be
carries on one of tbe most popular of Ibe local establisbmeats, be being extensively engaged in tbe sale of coal
and wood, pressed hay and straw, clapboards, sbingles,
latb, lime, cement, bair and brick, besides conducting a
first-class
And
livery stable.
this
stable
is
first-class in
tbe full sense of tbat often misused word, for Mr. Mooney
maintains eight good horses, has some stylish and easj'
riding vehicles and in fact can furni.sb you with a rig that
will give the best of satisfaction and appear well in any
-company. Teams may be had at very short notice and
the charges are moderate every time. Orders for coal and
wood, pressed bay and si raw are also assured immediate
and painstaking attention, for ample shed room for storage
purposes is available and a targe stock is constantly carried, while employment is given to three assistants, and
the facilities for prompt and accurate delivery are excellent.
The lowest market rales are quoted and equal care
is given to the filling of large and small orders.
'
Charles H. Berry, Fruit, Confectionery, Ice Cream,
.Main Street, Farmington.
The business carried on
by Mr. Charles H IJerry was established for some years
and passed through the bands of several proprietors before
—
etc.,
say that
as
—
M
came
into bis possession, in 1885, but it is onh" fair to
it was never so well managed and popular before
has been and is under tbe present management. Mr.
Berry is a native of Strafford, N. H., and has a large circle
of friends in Farmington and vicinity, many of whom be
has made by his straightforward business methods and the
accommodating spirit be shows in the carrying on of his
enterprise
The premises utilized by him are located on
Main street, and contain a soda fountain and other facilities for tbe carrying on of the extensive trade in soda and
ice cream which is enjoyed during tbe proper season.
A
good stock of seasonable fruits is also always on band to
select from, together with choice confectionery, cigars,
tobacco, etc. These goods are carefullj' chosen and will
suit tbe most critical, but the prices are uniformly moderate, being in fact as low as can be named on articles of
equal merit.
it
P. M. Frost, Dry and Fancy Goods, Cloutman Block,
Farmington, N. H. In these days of sudden and frequent
changes in fashion and shar]) and intelligent competition it
is no eas_v matter to carry on a really first-class dry and
fancy goods store, for tbe stock of such an establishment
must of necessity be large and varied, must be so frequently renew-ed as always to include the latest fashionable novelties, and tbe goods of which it is composed must
be sold at a narrow margin of profit in order to be disposed
of as rapidly as is necessary.
Consequently first-class
stores of this kind are not common, and as tbat of which
Mr. P.
Frost is proprietor is thoroughly first-class it
naturally follows that it enjoys a very large share of the
patronage of residents of this section. This business was
founded in 1878 and is under the direct management of
Mr. F. B. Frost, son of the owner. The premises utilized
have an area of 1200 square feet and contain as full and
desirable a stock of dry and fancy geods as can be found
in this section of the State, but we don"t propose to
attempt to describe it for tbe simple reason that it is replenished so frequently and largely that any description of it
would soon be " out of date." Suffice it to say that it
comprises full lines of staple articles as well as many of
the latest and most attractive novelties, and tbat the goods
are in every instance guaranteed to prove as represented
and are sold at positive!}' bottom figures. Callers are
assured prompt and courteous attention, employment
being given to four experienced assistants.
it
G. A. Jones &. Co., Fm-niture, Carpets and Room
Paper, No. 12 Central Street, Farmington, N. H —Those
wishing to purchase anything in the line of furniture, carpets or wall paper, if they have had much experience in
the buying of such goods, will seek a bouse that carries a
large and varied stock, that caters intelligently to all
classes of trade, and tbat has a well-earned reinitation for
sound integrity. Such houses are to be found in every
business centre, and one of them right here in Farmington
is that of G. A. .Jones
Co carrying on operations at
No. 13 Central street, where premises having an area of
4500 square feet are utilized
The business has been conducted by the present concern since 1887, succeeding Mr.
E. B. Small who had conducted the business for over a
score of years. Tlie management of this house for enterprise and fair dealing is not surpassed by that of any
house in the country. Mr. Jones is a native of Farmington, and is so well known here in both business and social
•circles as to make extended personal mention quite unnecessary.
He has striven from the first to build up the
enterprise on the sound basis of perfectly and permanently
satisfied patrons, and that he has succeeded, the present
standing of the undertaking fully proves.
The very
latest fashionable novelties in furniture, carpets and room:paper are constantly on hand to select from, and all tastes
and purses can be suited from the stock, as it is kept complete in every department.
The prices are as low as the
lowest, quality of course considered, and sufficient assist-
A
ance is employed to ensure
attention to everv caller.
,
prompt
and
painstaking
W.
A. Elliott, Ice Cream. Fruit, Cigars, etc.. Central
Street, Farmington, N. H.
It is no easy task to successfully carry on such a business as is conducted b}' Mr. W.
A. Elliott, for nearly all the articles dealt in by him are
—
of a nature that renders it necessary to continually renew
the stock if it is to be kept in an attractive condition, and
to exercise great care in the choice of tbe goods he offers
the public.
That be has succeeded in accomplishing this
task so far is proved by the popularity of his establishment, and this popularity is evidentlj' destined to steadily
increase, for he spares no pains to continually improve
the service rendered, and has considerably extended the
business since assuming control of it in 1889.
Mr. Elliott
carries on a large ice cream trade during the warmer
months, his store, which is located on Central street, being
conveniently fitted-up as an ice cream saloon, and the
service being very prompt and satisfactory, while the cream
is strictlj' first-class and the prices are moderate.
Confectionery, fruits, tonic beer and other light drinks, cigars,
tobacco, etc., are also dealt in, a well cbosen stock being
carried and all callers being assured immediate and courteous attention.
M. W. Small, dealer in Groceries, Grain, Crockery,
Glass-ware and Farming Tools, 10 Central Street, Farmington, N. H.
It is a very heavy and varied stock that is
offered by Mr. M. W. Small, and as be deals in such indispensable commodities as groceries, grain, glass-ware,
crockery, farming tools, etc., it is natural that a very
extensive business should be done, especiall}' as the goods
uniformly prove as represented and are sold at the lowest
market rates. Mr, Small was born in Raymond, Me., and
has been identified with his present establishment since
1877, during which time it has become one of the most
generally and favorably known stores of tbe kind in this
town and vicinity. The premises made use of comprise
one floor of the dimensions of 20 X 70 feet, and a basement having an area of 3000 square feet, the latter being
specially devoted to the handling Of grain, feed, flour, etc.,
as this is one of the most important departments of the
business.
The service at this popular store is remarkably
prompt and efficient, much more so than that offered at
many establishments doing a much smaller business, for
employment is given to four competent assistants and no
trouble is spared to ensure immediate and careful attention to every caller, orders being accurately delivered at
—
short notice.
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OV FARMINOTON.
83:
emploj'cd, commends this store to all wishing to have
especially as the charges
prescriptions compounded,
made are uniformly moderate. Toilet and fancy goods
are well represented in the stock, many attractive novelthe most
ties being offered, together with trusses of
approved make, and a full line of fashionable and business
stationery, pocket cutlerj' is also dealt in to a considerable
—
extent, and all tlie articles handled are guaranteed to prove
as represented and are offered at the lowest market rates.
This establishment has made itself known throughout this
region as manufacturing chemists. Star Synteretic, Star
cough balsam, Star liniment, Star cordial and Star
being
among
the best
& Oo., Druggists and Stationers, 37 Main
Farminston, N. H. The business conducted by
& Co., -would be worthy of promiuent
mention on account of its age alone, even if it had no
other thing to recommend it to notice, for this is cue of
the oldest established enterprises of the kind in the State,
it having been inaugurated in 183T by Dr. D. T. Parker.
But its claims to notice, far from resting entirely on its
.antiquity, is based very largel3' on its present standing,
for under the management of the existing firm, who
began operations m 1889, this enterprise is one of the most
reliable and useful of the kind of all those carried on in
The proprietors are JMr. H. P. Fall and Dr.
this vicinity.
H. P. Wheatley, the former being a native of Farmington,
while the latter was born in Brooktield, Vt. Both give
P. Fall
.'Street,
—
Messrs. H. P. Fall
close personal attention to the details of the business, and
the advantages gaiued by having a physician connected
"with a pharmac}- are certainly too obvious to require men
tion.
The firm are drugsists and stalioners and carry a
Tery large and complete stock requiring the occupancy of
two floors, each of which measures 18 X 50 feet. The
assortment of drug:*, medicines and chemicals is not onlj'
extensive but is made up of goods selected from the most
reliable sources, which (act. combined with the facilities
'Sot handling provided and the thoroughness of the system
pills,
of their productions.
C. W. Jenness, manufacturer of Wood and Paper
Boxes Job Sawing, Planing, and Mill Work of all kinds;
Timber, Boards, Sheathing, Moulding, etc., kept on hand;
Lumber sawed by portable mills; Farmington, N. H.
The manufacture of wood and paper boxes is one of the
important industries of this section and it is also one of the
most promising for the demand for boxes is steadily and
rapidly increasing and some of our local manufacturers
show great enterprise in catering to this demand, the natural result being that Farmington is becoming a prominent
One of the most entercentre for supplies of this kind.
prising and successful of those engaged in wood and paper
box making is Mr. C. W. Jenness, who is a native of
Rochester. N. H., and began oiieraiions in this town in
1878.
The premises utilized by him have an area of 5,000
square feet _and are fitted up with improved machinery,
driven by two steam engines of forty and fifteen horsepower respectively. Every facility is provided for the
manufacture of wood and paper boxes and the largest
orders can be filled at short notice and at low rates, but
the business is by no means confined to this, it also including the doing of job sawing, planing and mill work of all
kinds, and the sale of timber, board.?, slieathing, moulding,
Mr.
etc., a large slock of which is constantly carried.
Jenness operates two portable mills, and in short is thoroughly well prepared to do business on a large scale and
to successfully meet all honorable competition, as is showa
by the steady development of his enterprise during the
;
'.""H.
known
past twelve years.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF CONCORD.
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The trade of thie
Harness of America.
house extends to every part of the inhabited globe where
American or English enterprise has gained a foothold.
the Standard
THE COIVCORD
1IARXE8!«,
MADE ONLY BY
The
firm took the highest award at the Centennial in 1876,
awards at Sidney in 1879, and was the only party
receiving two awards at the Melbourne exhibition of 1880.
Their harness also took the first prize again at Melbourne
in 1888, and have always taken the highest awards when
Barnum
Bailey are heavy
placed in competition.
patrons of this company's productions, and are using a.
complete outfit in all their departments of harness made
by this firm. While express and coach harness are a
prominent feature, j-et a specialty of the house is tlie making of fine harness, including fine carriage harness, coupfe,
rockaway, gentlemen's light driving and business harness
'I'he customer can have his
of all sorts and descriptions.
taste gratified in every respect, and, in point of style, they
are surpassed by none.
Tlie following editorial article, taken from the Coach
and l<addlerii Journal, published in New York City, showshow the trade look upon the goods manufactured by thisfirm
"George H. Emery, senior member of the firm of
James R. Hill & Co., Concord, N. H., paid a flying visit
to this city last week for the purpose of buying stock forthe firm, whose business is steadily increasing, notwithstanding their factory is located in a citj- that of itself*
The value of
offers little inducement to business visitors.
a good reputation, honorable and square dealing, wasnever made more apparent than it is with the house of
'The Concord Harness,' their trade mark being an imperturbable barrier to rival houses, and especially to that classwho have not the ability to invent new styles themselves,
and can onl}' copy and imitate others. There are such
houses in the trade, and their reputations in this respects
This house is among the pioneers and in.
are well known.
the advance ground in getting up new styles, and probably
there has been more copying from 'The Concord Harness"
than all others in the country, as it seems to be the ne plvf
ultra of some harness manufacturers of the class we have
mentioned to say they can make as good a harness as the
Concord Harness,' made hx James K. Hill & Co. It was
Mr. Emery who first conceived the idea of making a standard harness, and obtained for his house their trade mark,,
which consists of the words The Concord Harness,' andl
special
JAMES
R.
HILL & CO.,
&
ESTABLISHED
1840.
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James R. Hill St, Co., the only makers of the " Concord
Harness" ant) collars, are probably as well and favorably
known as any other house in this countr}' as makers of
the celebrated and world-renowned "Concord Harness,"
and the firm's business forms no small portion of the man-
The founder of
commenced business, in a
ufacturing industry of the capital city.
the house, Mr. .James H. Hill,
bis indomitable energy and
small way, in 1840, and by
perseverance, attending strictly to business and making
good work, soon gained for him a good reputation
throughout the State. And as the railroads pushed out
into the far West, necessitating connecting lines by staging, those who had used his harness in the East, wanted
them in their new enterprises, and so as time rolled on, the
business
was
increased.
In 1851, the present senior part-
ner of the firm, George H. Emery, entered the employ of
Mr. Hill as an apprentice, commencing at the very foot of
the ladder, learning
all
the details of every part of the
was placed in charge of the manufacturing department, and, in 1865. was admitted to equal
partnership with Jlr. Hill and J. E. Dwight, the son-inlaw of Mr. Hill, and since that time, the practical management has rested on his shoulders. On the decease of
Mr. Hill, in 1884, Mr. Emery and jMr. Dwight purchased
the heirs' interest, and the business has since been managed under the same firm-name in 1888, a stock company
was formed continuing the same name, Mr. Emery
becoming president and general manager and Mr. Dwight
treasurer.
A word in regard to the workshops which are
very extensive, although the stranger passing by on JIain
street would not see the immense workshops in the rear.
The building located on North Main street, comprises a
three story building and basement, 40 X 125 feet, with a
three-story and basement building connected in the rear,
40 X 160. and a collar shop building, two stories in height,
25 X 60 feet. The company has recentlv opened a store in
Boston at 30 Sudbury street, 61-03 Portland street. Employment is given to from 100 to 150 skilled workmen,
according to the season. The company does an exten.eive
wholesale business, the largest probably of the kind in
New England. No concern in the country gives more
genuine value for every dollar received. The quality of
the work manufactured by this concern stands unrivalled,
being acknowledged not only to be the best to be had, but
trade, and, in 18159,
;
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'
later date, another in which music is made toappear, the significance of which has been a puzzle tomany, as it was to us, to know what music had to do with:
asked Jlr. Emery for the meaning, whoa harness.
Why, what is music but harmony, and what is
said
harmony but a concord of sounds ? And in our harness
we combine harmony in their proportions, one strap with
another; hence they are 'Concord Harness.' There is nodanger of the good name of the house being sacrificed
under its present management, as both members of thefirm have had a long and practical experience, the senior
from 1851. and the junior from 1865. Knowing how and
what to buy is an attainment reached by comparatively
He isfew, but Mr. Emery is prominent among that few.
looked upon bj' the New York harness leather manufacturers as one of the most competent judges of harnessWhen David Moffat, the
leather that visits this city.
acknowledged leader in the manufacture of harness leather,
He is a
says, as he did to the editor, of Mr. Emery
thorough and critical judge of harness leather he knowsHe knows good leather at sight, and, in
all about it.
it is useless to offer him
buying, selects only the best
an}thing else. lie bu\'s close, but he buys good stock
onl}-.'
It speaks volumes in praise of tlie buj'er, and givesassurance to those who buy The Concord Harness that
they will get harness made of good stock and in a workalso, at a
We
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;
:
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;
;
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manlike manner."
No higher endorsement can be had. The use of thefirm's trade mark, "The Concord Harness," is not limited
to any one style of harness, but is and alw-ays has been
applied and used by them for every description of harness,
of superior quality of stock and workmanship, meaning:
that the puichaser should become accustomed to reljr
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF CONCORD.
AMERICA.
;upon the quality of any harness sold him under this name,
«nd while the motto, which is original with this house,
(altliougli it has been copied by others) " Not how cheap,
but how good." when applied to the quality of " The Concord Harness," is wholly true yet, if a cheap harness is
wanted, it can be obtained of them in any style desired, at
prices lower than the lowest. Aside from the inauufacluing of harness, the firm carry a line of all kinds of goods
carriage and stable furnishings,
belonging to the trade
horse clothing, trunks, travelling valises, and all sorts of
saddlery hardware generally. On seeing the firm's trade
mark, where the music is made to appear, the poet has
furnished the following verses, which state the facts very
III.
I.
Come,
Make
In Afric's sunny clime,
Australia's land sublime.
O'er Europe's plains.
O'er Asia's boundless ground
In fact the world around,
drivers, let us sing,
the welkin ring
With songs of praise.
Praise for the harness fine,
Made in the bci^t design.
Beauty in every line,
;
all
Strong in
is
" Concord Harness " found,
Where men draw
ways.
all
reine.
IV.
II.
;
•clearlv
" Not
how cheap, but how
Long has our motto stood
good,'
!
!
Of no fair test afraid,
by druft or pou.
:
So, with harmonious voice,
Proclaim the peoi)le'8 choice,
From near and far.
Shout, to the heaveus blue
Shout, men of every hue
Shout, for (he "Concord '' true
Before all men.
Surpassed by none e'er made.
No matter what the grade.
Concordia
!
Organized 1845
INSUR/1NCE
\VILLL\M
Crowe LL
fit
H.
BEERS, :PRESIDENT
M^Kellar GenI Agents-
CHASE'S BLOCK 15N0.MAIN
the lawyers call the " burden of proof,' 'is now
thrown on the man who is not insured, for such a revolution has occurred in public sentiment within a decade or
80, that a man who can be insured but neglects to take out
a policy, is regarded as careless and selfish unless he can
prove the contrary to be the fact. Really the only question for a sensible man to consider is where he can place
his insurance to the best advantage, and we can aid pow-^rfully in an entirely satisfactory solution of that i)j' directing our readers' attention to the facilities offered by the
York Life Insurance Company, whose State agency
for New Hampshire is in Room No. 4, Chase's Block, 1.5
No. Main St., t^oncord. Here may be found Messrs. Crowell
<fc McKellar, who are the general agents for New HampThey
shire, and control sub agents throughout the State.
established their agency in April, 1889, and have already
written a great many policies, for they are in a position to furnish the highest type of insurance at the lowest
market rates. The New York Lite is one of the strongest
and most extensive life companies in the world, and the
magnitude of its operation is most significantly shown by
the record of a single year (1889)
What
New
INCOME .\CCODNT.
From
"
policy-holders
interest, rentals, etc
Total income
$24,.585,921.10
4,.'577,.34.5.14
29,163,'266.24
DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT.
§6,2.52,095.50
Death-claims and endowments
Dividends, annuities and purchased insur5,869.026.16
ance
12,121,121.66
Total paid policyholders
These figures are impressive and would be even more so
were it not for their magnitude, which prevents their
Ijeing
income
For instance the total
entirely comprehended.
for the j'ear of 1889. over twenty-nine millions of
ST.
CONCORD. N
H.
appreciated, but its significance
becomes evident when it is learned that it .amounts to
nearly cme-fifth of the total income of all the life companies.
Look for a moment at the summary for the 45year8'
business.
Received from policy-holders in premiums,
premiums for annuities, $15,846,595.06
$207,679,689.43
Payments to
Tola! from policyholders, $223,520,284 49
policy-holders and their representatives with assets now
held as security for policies in force exceeds the amount
Interest,
received from policy-holders, $10,871,375.31.
death- losses paid, $.50,040,257rentals, etc., $.52,868,069.94
60
interest and rents exceed death-losses paid. $2,827,812.34.
Assets, $105,053,600.96; surplus, $15,600,000.00.
Wm. H. Beers, the president, has been connected with the
Co. from its infancy, advancing step by step from clerk to
cashier, actuary, vice-president, to his present position.
First vice-president, Henry Tuck second vice-president,
and actuary liulus W. Weeks, have all
A. H. Welch
reached; their present positions by advancement step by
step.
With such an administrative staff of officers, the
company have and are always advancing the interests of
its policy-holders and when we consider the fact, that the
amount of its endowment and annuity policies is larger by
more than forty millions of dollars, its forms of policies
and the results more satisfactory than any other company,
it speaks volumes for the executive ability of its officers.
The New England Branch, located at Boston, Mass., comprising the New England States, excepting Vermont, is
under the supervision of Major Ben. S. Calef. one of the
oldest and most prominent life underwriters of Massachulate insurance commissetts, with Hon. D. P. Kingsley
Messrs.
sioner of Colorado as inspector of agencies.
happy to give full and detailed
McKellar will be
Crowell
information upon application, and will gladlj' furnish the
actual results of policies which have matured and been
settled in 1880, and mail communications will be promptly
and carefully attended to.
dollars,
is
too
huge
to
lie
;
;
;
;
;
;
&
—
—
�Popular Loans
loans to avoid
are
for
— there
is
always a better use
may
not have the whole of
money.
A
short crisp sentence
the truth in
truth
the
to
it
;
but
it
is
mind than
reader's
more
likely to carry
a
of the
circumstantial
statement.
Competition for loans in the west results in lendwe all know
ing too much, and lending too much
what that leads to.
—
Western spirit is one of great cheerThere is no such word as "fail" in the
The Westerner promises anylocal vocabulary.
Rate per cent has no
thing, mortgages everything.
lend him money enough.
terrors for him, if only you
When a dozen lenders bid' for his loan the one
perhaps that
that bids most is the one that gets it
Keep out of the dozen.
loan is a good one.
How ? By looking ahead instead of behind by
by
seeing the present condition of things at least
The
tvpical
fulness.
—
;
;
using your eyes instead of
even
of
opinion,,
lenders,
lean
even of lenders,
\
on
ir,
our ears.
others.
always
late.
not you.
But this is
For you there is this one maxim
you can trust; and trust him.
for us,
We
The majority,
The current
:
Choose a lender
have a primer designed to meet the wants,
man or woman
money to lend no matter how little or much.
Shall we send it ?
The Kansas City Investment Company..
the real wants, not the whims, of a
—
with
E. Holmes, President, Treasurer, and Western Manager, Kansas
Willis G. Myers, Vice-President and Eastern Manager, Portsmouth.
Edward
Kansas
City, Missouri.
Portsmouth,
New
Hampshire.
Omaha, Nebraska.
Hartford, Conn.
Office
John
Jeffries
City.
&
Sons, Boston.
Beloit, Kansas..
Toledo. Ohio.
Dallas, Texas..
�INDEX TO BUSINESS NOTICES.
Dover Five Cents
S;iviiigs
Bank
DoTe, \ itl-Mi l;iiik
liank
Farnn,
liank
Great
.11
I'.aiikingCo
Roelie-;.'
Savin£s Bank for tlic County of Strafford.,
Strafford National Bank...r
Somersworth Savings Bank
IN',
-
i
i
'
I
32
32
78
& Co
Berry, J. M.
Hanson, F. J. (boot and
Hayes, I. & Sons
Nute, L. M
Nute, A. &Son8
Rochester Shoe Co
65
Books
E
34
67
22
26
30
Contraccora and Builders.
61
25
..
18
A
rriaee and Sleifch Manufncturers.
A
36
20
77
21
Sm^ll.M. W..
Standley.
Berry, Charles
Davis, C. A
Davis, Edward
Itlfrs.
and Dealers.
W
Edwin
Sleeper. E. V
Spencer, A. B
Tash, E. S.
Co.
Willson, E. T
A
James W
James R. A Co
H
82
62
Webber, A. H., Mrs
Dentists.
Garland. Albert
74
49
22
23
80
_..
Guttman, J
Hayes, W. W. & E. A. Shorey
Hayes. Fred H
E
Nichols. J.
Rowe, Dr
Taskcr, C.
60
21
18
W
Young, A. J
Dry and Fancy Goods.
William
Dearborn, Thomas H.
66
Bell,
& Co
16
& Hobson
Dumas, John A
46
47
75
82
63
62
68
23
E
Frost, P.M..
Hoyt. Harry M.
Hovt, O. A
A Co
Hofmann.A Wolf
Nealley, B. Frank
Parker, A. E
Wimpfheimer & Co
Bl.ike,W.
Emerson, E. W.
Fall, H.
1".
W
&
A Co
A Co
Peavcy
Sanitine Remedy Co..
Tufts, Charles A
Doors, Sash. Blinds,
Frost, E.
Home,
H
etc.
S. P.
J. H.
28
63
63
JohnC
53
Meserve,
Nutter,
17
44
76
63
83
65
64
45
46
46
78
73
24
& Co
Plenry. Joseph
Grant, L. E
Ham, P. C
Provenchcr, Z.
Preston, J.
Roberts
.
Drucreists.
P
& Co
A Co
Mansion House
Sayward, Geo.
Strafford House
Wilson House
W
61
21
44
48
53
66
64
80
78
Hardware.
Geo.W
Foot A Snell
Fernald, J, E
Seavey, J. Herbert
Tibbets. E. A. A Son.
Wallace, F. E. A Co
A
74
25
81
17
W
60
Laundries and Dye Houses.
The (Dan Guilfoyle)
Dover Steam Laundry and Dye House
Rochester Steam Laundry
City Laundry.
Lumber and Box lUannfaeturers.
Converge A Hammond
Home, Jesse R
W
Jenness, C.
Waldron, A. F.
A
H.
C
•iS
Son
,v
19
I'aiis
.
47
64
79
81
M.A.Mrs
.Mrs
,V.
Jj.
York, E.
A
11.
Mrs
Co.
Man u fact n rers.
Dover Trunk l.'actorv
i-.
.! M.rliM... Works
Dover K
.
Flandii
Holt ,\
,1
III
lli'l-nr
Foye,
-;
Machine Co
ii.a.ir)
A
A
B.
I.
Sons
(tanners)..
Collins,
79
65
S3
26
68
20
35
Marble and Granite.
29
27
77
Langmaid..,
Thomas A Sou
Pliotostraphers.
LA
Drew, A,
30
34.
61
29'.
.\lilU
Stovuns isand paper)..
H
S.
Etter,
uhI
I.
I
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A
.
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iliricks)
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n t,iiii-i-i
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1.
n..
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(.
George
Pride,
-
',-.
\1.
62
33
P
B
Amasa
Shackford,
51
W
78-
Pnints, Oils, etc.
A Co
Folsom, J. B.
Tibbets, E. A.
A
17
Son
Steam and Gas
W
Bailey, Geo.
Harriir.an, James
45
Fitters.
W.,
A
Morrison
Perkins, Walter T
Holt
74
53
65
30
Sewing Machines, Pianos and Orstans.
Lothrop, D.
White, H. L
A
Co
39
16
Stoves and Furnaces.
Baty, John
Bailey, Chas.
Bailey, Geo.
23
M
6'i
W
74
67
G
Cooper, Leroy
John T
2.'{
Hodsdon, Daniel
46
W. F
81
Tailors and Clothiers.
Carlton A Bennett.
Dover Clothing Co
1
74
15
Duffill,Tho.s.
P
44
Jeneau, A. B.
McClellan. C
A Co
50
20
22
Taff,
W
Edw.
H
Rines, Walter
17
Undertakers and Embalmers.
32
27
Parker, G.
Pattee, S. E
77
3,
c
l;..i...M
61
Livery and Sale Stables*
Canney, H. E
Jenness A Harvev
Locke. J. Wesley
h.r)
36
76
62
47
.V
Mi.al..
Hill,
24
35
85
63
28
F
!•
'.
Thayer,
61
H.
'
81
19
Son
J.
Butterfleld. G.
M
1.
a3
26
86
48
24
65
>.h)rc...
'llTiv...
I
:
:'
45
Crawford, Tolles A Co
Crowell A McKellar
Parshley, A. S
Wendell, D. H
Beacham,
iiacturer)
:
.
.
76.
I'.nvlnti.ct)
r
\v,
•
'
Williams,
66
64
Dodge's Hotel...
Excelsior Dining Rooms (A. E. Ashby)
Great Falls Hotel
Granite State Hotel
Grant's Hotel
Bailey,
Dorr
Edgerlv, U.
T
u
66
Millinery and Fancy Goods.
Rvr.ir'
Sawyvi
Wiggin
Hotels and Restaurants.
82 Burnham. S. H
49 Cascade House
W. A
Elliott,
Peaslee, J.
61
.
i
i
'[,\:v.\,-t<
A,
11.
Ri" li.
Soul.,
28
84
17
..i
iii|.|
i:
18^
fiO
47
o. Igrist-mill)
Stringer, S. (mineral waters)
Tasker, W. H. (u|>holstery)
51
Harness Manufacturers and Dealers.
Hill,
Roberts,
Harriiii
28
48
82
65
64
54
24
79
Hartford,
Confectionery
Eamsdrik
18
M
II
II
•
27
]9
i-'i
.
Rackl..vv Vaii.
64
Roberts. J. Frank
Roy. N.
31
64
Pitman, c
.\
f
28.
24 J
80
Farmiuijlon Xews)..
.
i
22
80
.'....
S,,,,
i
45
50
H
A Co
16
H
Tibbitts, J. P
Wonhen, H. A
31
19
31
Wolcott
Pearl, Frank
Pierce, D. C.
82
36
Randlett, J.
44
26
54
48
J.-
W
Marin, O
Mellen, Chas.
Nute
76
V
on
23
W. C
Morrill, J. G.
Co
ai
Merrow, J.
Morgan, Thomas
26
82
Co
4li
Knox. Orrin
Le Gro, JohnS
61
Clark A Aldrich
Jones, G. A. & Co
Morrill. E., Furniture Co
Drew. Richard
A
&
Hus.^ey. F. A. ihiik.ri
Morton, C. 11. ii
k l.m.;i
Horne,G. W. .V c, ,l„„i,.
..
Kansas City Iti\. im.
51
M
Mclntire, John.
Carpet and Furniture Dealers.
A
27
C
S.
48
Mooney,F.E
Sanborn, A.
81
49
49
Hanson, H.
Hanson, N. E
Hayes A Hodgdon
Henderson. C. T
James A Sons
I.eavitt,
Coal and Wood.
Gandette, A..
Hayes, David
Mathes, Valentine
Pattee, H,
E
Gorman, P
Killoren. A.
B
Rooney &Burnham
80
20
75
80
Guilmet, Peter
Hurd A Grant
Home,
51
&
E.
feed)
Downing, E. E. (baker)
Dover Navigation Co
Lewis,Edwin
37 McDaniel.V.
23 McUuffee.J
AT. A Co
Downing
111
Brewster, H. L. (electrician)
Chick, Anson (picture fra ing)
City Employment Bureau
Chesley, F. L. (hatter)
Fernald, J. E.
79
50
49
47
el
Beacham, C. S. A Son illcuir and
Boston Five and Ten Cent Store
Bennett, M. P. (junki
21
O.L
Cllurliuck,
Chicoinc. M.
mill Stationery.
Shaw. Walton R
Winslow.J. H
Carter. A. E.
Blake, Chas. F
chtirbuck, O. Howard
Farwell, Frank
Fernald, J.E
Martin, John
Page, W. P
A
Bickford.J
Dearborn, H. E
Edgerly, D. E..
Boot and Shoe Dealers.
Trickey, C. H.
Groceries and Provisions.
Co
Barker, John H. A
Belleville & Daigle
60
33
34
W
Monlton. h.
22
18
79
66
Willson. E,T..
Ncal, W. B
77
Worcester* Greenfield
Cnockery.
Spurliii,
81
53
79
Wallace, Elliott & Co
Wallace, E. G. & E....;
Wentworih, Geo. B. & Co
Woodbury Brothers
Smith, C.
anil
Morrill.
as
25
43
75
75
siioe heels)
OlaSH
W. A
Thomas
f.O
62
47
Son
Ware
-13
Boot ami Shoe MnniifaclurerH.
'.
A
Smith
Mi
Fish and Oysters.
C
Phillips, N.
27
29
67
A
Faunce, A. D.
(ilidden,
Son
John A
Spencer. A. B
Sanlxjrn, A. V
Tibhltts,J. P
Ward, A.
N
16
54
64,-
77
30-
Watches and Jewelry.
Bacon, Chas.
Folsom, E.
E
W
Hodsdon, Chas. E...
Humphrey, J.
54
83
74
45
33
W
M
Lane, Geo.
Tibbets. R. Frank
Tilton A Richards
Safford, J.
F
26
45
36
68
77
63
67
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Books, Booklets, Ledgers, & Diaries
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1890 Edition The Leading Business Men Of Dover, Rochester, Farmington, Great Falls, And Berwick (Illustrated)
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Great Falls And Its Leading Business Men
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1890 Illustrated Edition of The Leading Business Men Of Dover, Rochester, Farmington, Great Falls, and Berwick.
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RKL-FHS
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Boston Mercantile Publishing Company,
No. 258 Purchase Street
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1890
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1890
book
buildings
business
Farmington NH
illustration
information
people
records
Strafford County
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Bird's Eye View Village of Farmington- Stafford County- New Hampshire 1877
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This 1877 map is a color illustration of a bird's eye view of the Village of Farmington, Stafford County, New Hampshire. Not drawn to scale. Includes labeled roads, homes, buildings, waterways and the railroad route. Also has a featured drawing inset of the High School at the time.
Notable places found include:
High School.
Public School.
Reservoir.
B. & M. R. R. Depot.
Post Office.
Mechanics Hotel. S. Varney, Proprietor.
Congregational Church.
Baptist Church.
Advent Church.
Cemetery.
A. Nute & Sons, Shoe Factory.
J. F. Cloutman’s Shoe Factory.
J. M. Berry’s Shoe Factory.
M. L. Hayes’ Shoe Factory.
Geo. A. Jones, Shoe Factory.
E. O. Curtis’ Shoe Factory.
J. Hayes & Sons, Shoe Factory.
D. W. Kimball’s Shoe Factory.
H. B. & J. B. Edgerly’s Shoe Factory.
W. W. Hayes, Saw & Planing Mills.
L. S. Flanders, Last Factory.
J. P. Tibbetts Carriage Factory.
Excelsior Mills.
Saw Mills.
This item is a digital file and it does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-RKL
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LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.)
Date
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1877
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Downloaded from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C.
Creator
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Unknown
drawing
Farmington
illustration
location
maps
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Map-Strafford County, New Hampshire 1856
Description
An account of the resource
A color map of Strafford County, New Hampshire, 1856. Notable features are: 26 views, 11 village plans, chart of distances, 3 directories, table of distances.
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FHS-RKL
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Philadelphia : Smith & Bartlett
Date
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1856
Contributor
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J. Chase.
Smith & Bartlett
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C.
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Unknown
buildings
drawing
Farmington
house
illustration
location
maps
railroads
rivers
Strafford County
water