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 BUSINESS MEN 
 
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 MERCANTILE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 
 
 No. 258 Purchase Street. 
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PREFACE. 
 
 In this historical and statistical review of the commercial and manufacturing 
 interests of this section, it has been our purpose in as thorough a manner as was 
 possible to justly describe those enterprises which have contributed so largely 
 during the last half century to the material advancement of these towns. History I 
 plainly shows that many large cities have owed their prosperity and growth 
 chiefly to advantages of situation, great influx of foreign people, and similar 
 causes. Of the towns in this section it is the genius and efforts of their people 
 that have brought the present prosperity. This fact, that the history of these 
 towns has practically been made almost entirely by her business men, lends par- 
 ticular significance to the close juxtaposition in which the account of her general 
 
 and business intei*ests are here placed. 
 
 MERCANTILE PUBLISHING CO. 
 
 COPYRIGHT. 
 
 MERCANTILE PUBLISHING CO. 
 
 1890. 
 
 {For Contents see last pages. 1 
 
HISTORICAL ^KKXCH 
 
 OF 
 
 MARLBORO. 
 
 Nearly 250 years have elapsed since the quaintly-worded petition was presented 
 which resulted in the granting of the tract of land from which the present town of 
 Marlborough was to be formed, and yet between the lines of that petition may be 
 found unmistakable proof that human nature is much the same in all ages and 
 among all peoples. The petitioners were thirteen prominent citizens of Sudbury 
 and evidently believed in the adage " unto him that hath shall be given," for among 
 the reasons they give why their prayer should be granted are the following : 
 
 " God hath been pleased to increase our children, which are now divers of them 
 grown to man's estate, and wee, many of us, grown into years, so as wee should bee 
 glad to see them settled before the Lord take us away from hence, as also God hav- 
 ing given us some considerable cattle, so that we are so straightened that we cannot 
 80 comfortably subsist as could bee desired ; and some of us having taken some pains 
 to view the country, we have found a place which lyeth westward, about eight miles 
 from Sudbury, which wee conceive might bee comfortable for our subsistence." 
 They asked for a tract eight miles square but were given one about six miles square, 
 containing 29,419 acres. This grant was made May 14, 1656, and September 25 of 
 the same year the first meeting of the proprietors was held. Their plantation was 
 called " Whipsufferage," this odd name being of Indian origin, or rather a corruption 
 of the Indian " Whip-suppcricke," the title of an adjacent hill. In November, 1660, 
 there were set off and confirmed to their proprietors thirty-eight house-lots, among 
 which were one for the minister and one for the smith ; the rest of the land being 
 left subject to future grants and being known as "cow commons." The town was 
 incorporated May 31, 1660, being named Marlborow in honor of the English town 
 of the same name. It is supposed that this title was chosen because some of the 
 early settlers came from that town but there is no certainty on this point, although 
 it is evident that it could not, like the English Marlborow, be so called on account 
 of the abundance of marl in the vicinity. Unfortunately the town records covering 
 the first thirty-nine years in its history are missing, and consequently accurate infor- 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MARLBORO. 
 
 raation of the proceedings of the townspeople during that period is very scarce,, 
 what little is known being obtained from outside sources and in a fragmentary con- 
 dition. The original Marlborough covered much more ground than the present 
 town as from it has been formed Westborough, Northborough, Southborough and 
 Hudson. At the time of incorporation the population was 55, at the end of th& 
 first decade it had become 210 and remained at that point for another ten years, 
 when it began to increase steadily, so that in 1700 it had become 530. A half- 
 century later there were 1000 inhabitants, and in 1800 there were 1635, while during 
 
 MAIN ST. MARLBORO L00K/N6 h/E5T . 
 
 the next forty years some 500 more were added. The development of the town's- 
 manufactures then began in earnest, and attracted so many to the community that 
 from 1850 to 1860 the population was almost doubled, increasing from 2941 to 5910. 
 Marlborough is bounded by Hudson and Berlin on the north, by Southborough 
 and Northborough on the south, on the west by Berlin and Northborough, and on 
 the east by Sudbury and Framingham. The entire township is situated on elevated 
 land, and to this fact, taken in conjunction with the purity of the air and the water, 
 may i-easonably be ascribed the remarkable showing made by the townspeople a& 
 regai'ds health and longevity. The highest point is 650 feet above sea-level, and is 
 known as Mount Sligo, the name having formerly been spelled " Slygo," and having 
 been applied in derisive remembrance of one who lived there in Revolutionary times 
 and was supposed for a long while to have gone to the front as did about every able- 
 bodied man in the community. This particular individual, however, thought discre- 
 tion the better part of valor, for instead of becoming a soldier, he hid in a cave con- 
 nected by an underground passage with his house, only visiting the^latter at night. 
 Hence the name, " Sly Go," to indicate the manner of his journeys between the cave 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MARLBORO. 5 
 
 and the bouse. But the remainder of the townspeople were of quite a different dis- 
 position, and from the time when the first faint mutterings of discontent were heard 
 <down to the close of the struggle for independence they were not only outspoken in 
 their advocacy of resistance but gave freely of their means and risked their lives to 
 make such resistance effective. An example of the position they took from the first 
 is afforded by the instructions given in September, 1774, to their representative, 
 Peter Bent : " Pay no acknowledgment to any unconstitutional and new-fangled 
 counsellors, and that you do not give your consent to any act or thing that may be 
 
 MAIN 5T. MARLBORO, LOOHINO tAST. 
 
 construed a tacit acknowledgment to any of the late oppressive, wicked and unjust 
 acts of the British Parliament, for altering the government of the Province of Massa- 
 chusetts Bay." 
 
 As it gradually became evident that the sword must finally be depended upon 
 to cut the knots that statesmanship could not or would not untie, the people of 
 Marlborough prepared themselves for the Avorst ; procured fifty-five additional guns 
 with bayonets, added to their stores of ammunition, and went actively to work to 
 organize and equip a force of militia. A company of minute-men was raised, drilled 
 and assured bounty if called upon for active service, and in short, the curt advice : 
 "In time of jjeace prepare for war," was followed to the extent of the people's 
 means. How earnestly they devoted themselves to the cause is eloquently indicated 
 by the fact that April 19, 1775, four companies, numbering 180 men, were put into 
 the field at a moment's warning. The population of the town was then but 1800, 
 making this a most impressive showing. The minute-men first sent out were absent 
 but forty days and had no chance to attain distinction, but they were ready when 
 called upon for whatever might ensue and many of them on their return home 
 enlisted for longer or shorter periods, some of them enlisting for the full three years' 
 term, while others enlisted " during the war." Take it all in all, Marlborough has 
 
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 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MARLBORO. 
 
 abundant reason to be proud of her Revolutionary record ; and the same may be 
 said of her course during the late Rebellion, for her citizens, no matter what their 
 political belief, were a unit in supporting the government and were prompt to make 
 that fact known when news of the attack upon Fort Sumter was received. A town 
 meeting was at once called at which the citizens tendered " our cordial and united 
 support to the government of the United States ; and pledge our lives and our for- 
 tunes for whatever service our country may require." The sura of ten thousand 
 
 TOWN HALL, MARLBORO. 
 
 dollars was afterward appropriated for war purposes, and a great deal more was 
 subsequently expended in bounties and in many other ways, the total amount put 
 out, exclusive of State aid being $51,584.11. Of the 869 men furnished by the 
 town that actually engaged in the war, 574 served three years, 91 served one year, 
 108 served nine months and 96 served 100 days. 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MARLBORO. 
 
 The first settlers of Marlborough fully appreciated the value of an education, 
 but their means were very limited and it was only by a hard struggle that they were 
 
 able to offer even the meagre facilities they did. 
 
 THE "elms." 
 
 system of to-day is worthy of un- 
 stinted praise. It is but little more 
 than half a century since the manu- 
 factures of Marlborough amounted 
 to more than enough to supply local 
 needs and a volume might be written 
 on this topic alone for it is of the 
 deepest interest, not only on account 
 of the important bearing it has on 
 the prosperity of the town, but also 
 by reawon of the manner in which 
 our industries have been developed 
 from very small beginnings. The 
 production of boots and shoes is 
 now carried on here on an immense 
 scale, and present indications are 
 that it is destined to be much more 
 extensively developed in the future. 
 Andrew Boyd was the first one to 
 put into practice the making of boots 
 
 For some years there was no reg- 
 ular school-house, but in Decem- 
 ber, 1698, it was voted to build 
 one. More were built from time 
 to time, and in \11\ Captain 
 Ephraim Brigham left £111 for 
 educational purposes ; the inter- 
 est of this sum being applied to 
 the maintenance of what was 
 known as the Brigham School, in 
 which was supplemented the work 
 of the town schools, the scholars 
 being given an opportunity to 
 perfect themselves in writing and 
 arithmetic. A private academy 
 was established in 18?6 and was 
 known as Gates Academy, after 
 two years, owing to the gift of 
 $2000 made by Silas and Abraham 
 Gates, father and son. This insti- 
 tution was prosperous for a time, 
 but it was finally merged into the 
 high school in 1849. The school 
 
 JH I 4,-,J^^ H--I- 1 . 
 
 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 
 
8 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 and shoes by the " team " or " gang " system, this being introduced in 1836. It 
 proved an immediate and permanent success and has since been improved upon until 
 it has reached a very high stage of perfection. The sewing machine came into use 
 in 1852, and there is now very little hand work, from the time the leather is cut to 
 the sending out of the finished shoe. The productions of Marlborough are shipped 
 to all parts of the Union and have a standard reputation which ensures a brisk and 
 lasting demand for them. The mercantile establishments of the town are on a par 
 with those devoted to manufacturing, being unsurpassed in their special lines. 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN 
 
 OF 
 
 MARLBORO 
 
 John F. Davey, Practical Machinist, Manu- 
 facturer of Davey's Pegging Machines, No. 15 
 Florence Street, Marlboro, Mass. — Mr. John F. 
 Davey is a native of Canada, and has carried on 
 operations in this town for more than a decade, 
 having started here in 1878 as a member of the 
 firm of Beven & Davey. In 1880 he became sole 
 proprietor and remained so until 1882, when the 
 firm of Davey & Exley was formed and contin- 
 ued the business up to 1884, since which date 
 Mr. Davey has carried on operations alone. He 
 is a [practical machinist in the full sense of the 
 term, for he has had long 
 and varied experience in 
 the doing of machine work 
 in general, and in the 
 making and repairing of 
 shoe machinery in par- 
 ticular. He is the man- 
 ufacturer of Davey's Peg- 
 ging Machine, and gives 
 special attention to the re- 
 pairing of pegging and sew- 
 ing machines of all kinds; 
 a full assortment of dupli- 
 cate parts of the New Era, 
 Champion and Varney Peg- 
 ging Machines being con- 
 stantly carried. The shop 
 is located at No. 15 Florence 
 street, and is 30 x 60 feet 
 in dimensions, being well 
 THE DAVEY PATENT equipped with improved 
 PEGGING MACHINE, tools and appliances which, 
 Patented Nov. 5tli 1889. with the aid of from four to 
 six skilled assistants, enable the repairing of 
 shoe machinery of all kinds to be successfully 
 undertaken, the work being done at short notice 
 and uniformly moderate charges being made. 
 
 Geo. J. Hobbs, manufacturer of Cutting Dies, 
 for Boots, Shoes, Paper Collars, Cuffs, Suspen- 
 ders, etc., T. J. Beaudry, manager, Florence 
 Street, Marlboro, Mass. — This firm was originally 
 established by S. K. Taylor about thirty years 
 ago, and after several changes, came into the 
 possession of Hobbs & Mellen in 1875. Mr. 
 Hobbs succeeding the above firm in 1879, with 
 T. J. Beaudry as manager. After carrying on 
 the business successfully for a period of ten 
 years Mr. Hobbs became deceased. He was a 
 native of Sturbridge, Mass., and was highly 
 esteemed by all who knew him. The business 
 is being continued by T. J. Beaudry, who has 
 ably managed it since 1879. His shop is located 
 on Florence street, and is fitted up with all nec- 
 essary machinery, etc., to admit of the filling of 
 all orders at short notice. Only first class work- 
 men are employed and no pains is spared to keep 
 up the reputation which this concern long ago 
 established. His productions are used in many 
 prominent New England factories, and his facili- 
 ties for giving prompt attention to every order 
 have much to do with the magnitude of his trade, 
 for " time is money" in all branches of business, 
 but particularly in that followed by the manu- 
 facturer, who therefore especially appreciates the 
 advantages of having commissions executed with- 
 out delay. The prices quoted are also entirely 
 satisfactory, for, owing to the perfection of the 
 equipment and the care taken to exercise econ- 
 omy in every detail of manufacture, he is in a 
 position to sell as low as the lowest, that is to 
 say, of course, the merits of the goods offered 
 being equal. Employment is afforded to several 
 competent assistants, and close personal at- 
 tention is given to every department of the 
 business. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 CHARLES F. HOLYOKE, 
 
 INSURANCE AGENCY, 
 
 142 Main Street, - - Marlboro, Mass 
 
 CONNECTICUT, 
 
 Of Hartford. 
 Of Hartford. 
 
 FIREMAN'S FUND, - Of Saa Francisco. 
 GERMAN AMERICAN, - Of New York. 
 
 HANOVER, - Of New York. 
 
 HARTFORD, - - Of Hartford. 
 
 HOME, . - . Of New York. 
 
 INSURANCE CO. OF NO. AMERICA, 
 
 Of Philadelphia. 
 LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE, 
 MERCHANTS, - - Of Newark. 
 
 NATIONAL. - - Of Hartford. 
 
 NIAGARA, - - Of New York. 
 
 ORIENT, - - - Of Hartford. 
 
 PHENIX, - - - Of Brooklyn. 
 
 QUEEN, - - - Of England. 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, - - Of Springfield. 
 
 Frank & Duston, manufacturei'S of Paper 
 Boxes of all kinds. Successors to the Marlboro 
 Paper Box Co. (A. R. Frank, Arthur G. Duston.) 
 Marlboro, IMass. — Considering the comparatively 
 few years which paper boxes have been on the 
 market, the present demand for them must be 
 characterized as phenomenal, for so great is this 
 demand that due appreciation of it is practically 
 impossible, from the fact that the figures relating 
 to it are too large to be comprehended by the 
 mind. Paper boxes are u.sed in almost all kinds 
 of business, but they are particularly popular 
 among tliose engaged in the shoe trade, and 
 some idea of the number devoted to this purpose 
 may be gained from the fact that a single con- 
 cern in this town — that of Frank & Duston — 
 operates a factory having a capacity to turn out 
 15,000 shoe boxes per day. This firin manufac- 
 ture all kinds of paper boxes, but make a spe- 
 cial tj'^ of shoe boxes. This business was founded 
 in 1885 by the Marlboro Paper Box Company, 
 and passed under the control of the present pro- 
 prietors in 1889. Mr. A. R. Frank was manager 
 of the company for some years and is thoroughly 
 familiar with the business in every detail. He is 
 a native of Poland, Maine, and is associated 
 with another Maine man, Mr. Arthur G. Duston, 
 this gentleman having been born in Auburn. 
 The firm utilize a four-story factory at the cor- 
 ner of High and Exchange streets, which is 
 equipped with the latest improved machinery, 
 driven by a 20-horse power engine. Employ- 
 ment is given to seventy assistants and the 
 largest orders can be filled at .short notice, while 
 no firm is prepared to quote lower prices on 
 equally desirable goods. 
 
 Edward L. Tucker, manufacturer of and 
 dealer in Harness, Trunks, Whips, Bags, Robes, 
 etc, etc. Repairing, Oiling and Cleaning 
 promptly attended to. 84 Main Street, Marlboro, 
 Mass. — It is difficult to properly estimate the 
 amount of strain which any harness may be • 
 called upon to bear, for a fairly stout horse can 
 for a moment or two pull with several times the 
 force he exercises under ordinary circumstances, 
 and when a pair of willing animals trained to 
 work together, throw their whole weight on the 
 harness in trying to start a heavy load on a hill 
 or elsewhere, it puts leather and workmanship to 
 a severe test, especially if the harness be not a 
 new one. Accidents from the breakage of har- 
 ness, etc., are too common not to excite remark, 
 and experienced drivers take good care to pro- 
 cure everything in this line from sources they 
 can depend upon. Some excellent harness is 
 made and sold in Marlboro, and it would be both 
 foolish and untrue to .say that any one manufac- 
 turer had a monopoly of producing dependable 
 goods, but it is generally conceded that those 
 made and sold by Mr. Edward L. Tucker at No. 
 84 Main street, Marlboro, are thoroughly reliable 
 and will bear tlie severest examination and com- 
 parison. This enterprise was started in 1878 by 
 Cheney & Coulter who were succeeded in 1881 
 by Mr. D. Coulter, and he in 1887 by the present 
 proprietor. Mr. Tucker is a native of Skow- 
 hegan, Maine, and has given a good deal of atten- 
 tion to the business. He manufiictures and deals 
 at retail in harnesses of all kinds, also trunks, 
 bags, whips, robes, etc., etc., all work being 
 promptly executed and the prices quoted on both 
 goods and work being as low as is consistent 
 with the quality thereof. 
 
 Albert E. Rowles, successor to George H. 
 Adams, dealer in Provisions and Groceries, Teas 
 and Coffees, Spices, Canned Fruits, Pickles, etc., 
 Winthrop Street, near Lincoln, Marlboro, ]\Iass. 
 — One of the best known and popular establish- 
 ments in ^Marlboro is that conducted by Mr. 
 Albert E. Rowles, on Winthrop street, near 
 Lincoln, and we believe that there is not another 
 in the entire town that can excel it in its special 
 line. It was established originally by IMr. Geo. 
 H. Adams, who was succeeded by Messrs. Rowles 
 & Whitman in 1885, and in 1887 Mr. Rowles 
 assumed the entire control of the business. The 
 stock carried is made up of provisions, meat and 
 groceries of all kinds, a specialty being made of 
 teas and coffees, spices, canned fruits, pickles, 
 etc. The premises occupied are of the dimen- 
 sions of 30x40 feet, and the stock carried is a 
 most varied and extensive one. The show win- 
 dows are full of choice food supplies of all kinds, 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 and in fact everything in the line of provisions 
 and groceries are to be found here at tbe proper 
 seasons, and are offered at prices considerably 
 belovir those quoted at stores that make much 
 greater pretensions, but actually supply no better 
 articles. The entire stock handled is conceded 
 to be of superior quality, and the extensive retail 
 business done is of itself enough to show the 
 estimation in which the goods are held. The 
 very lowest market rates are always obtainable 
 here, and the employment of efficient assistants 
 guarantees that prompt and polite attention will 
 be given to every customer. This is a represen- 
 tative store and fully deserves its popularity. 
 Mr. Rowles is a native of England, and is well 
 known and highly esteemed in Marlboro as an 
 enterprising and reliable business man. 
 
 W. P. Dorr, Practical Wood Turner, Florence 
 Street, Marlboro, Mass. — Wood-working is exten- 
 sively carried on in Marlboro and vicinity, and 
 there are many excellently equipped establish- 
 ments devoted to this line of industry but not 
 one of them has a higher reputation in its own 
 special line than that conducted by Mr. W. P. 
 Dorr, on Florence street. Mr. Dorr is a native 
 of Biicksport, Maine, and is a practical wood- 
 turner of wide and varied experience. His shop 
 is fitted up with improved machinery and every 
 facility is at hand to admit of scroll and jig saw- 
 ing of all kinds being done at very short notice 
 and in a uniformly satisfactory manner. Brack- 
 ets of all kinds are made to order at moderate 
 rates, and large and small commissions are given 
 equally careful attention. Mr. Dorr makes a 
 specialty of the designing and turning of piazza 
 coluiuns, and has originated many tasteful and 
 attractive styles. Those who contemplate build- 
 ing and who wish their houses to have some 
 individuality, should communicate with Mr. 
 Dorr, for it is only by careful attention to details 
 that individuality is to be attained, and no 
 details are more prominent than are piazza col- 
 umns, so that taste and skill shown in their 
 designing will do much to heighten the effect 
 conveyed by the entire house. 
 
 Anselme Sansoucy, Cigar Manufacturer and 
 Importer, Marlboro, Mass. — There is no question 
 but that there is more of a demand for high-grade 
 cigars than was formerly the case, and retailers 
 who appreciate this fact and act accordingly, are 
 the ones who stand the best chance of building 
 up and retaining a desirable class of trade. 
 Of course, there are some grades so high in price 
 that none but the rich can afford them, but we 
 do not refer to these, but rather to brands that 
 can be retailed at a reasonable figure and still are 
 far superior to the average cheap cigar. Mr. 
 Anselme Sansoucy makes a specialty of snch 
 goods, and is prepared to supply them at whole- 
 sale in any desired quantity at short notice. 
 He manufactures and imports many different 
 grades, and quotes the lowest market rates on 
 every order. Mr. Sansoucy was born in Canada, 
 and began business in Marlboro in 1886. He has 
 gained a high reputation among the trade for 
 straightforward and enterprising business meth- 
 ods and his patronage is consequently steadily 
 and rapidly increasing. Employment is given 
 to fi^e efficient assistants, and orders by mail are 
 assured immediate and painstaking attention. 
 
 E. P. Howe, Machinist and Shoe Tool Manu- 
 facturer, Small Machinery of all kinds a Spe- 
 cialty, Marlboro. — Mr. E. P. Howe is a native of 
 Marlboro, and has been in business here alto- 
 gether about two years, having previously been 
 located in Northboro. He is a machinist and, 
 shoe tool manufacturer, and has had about seven- 
 teen years' experience in that line of work, 
 having carried on operations in Northboro for 
 about fifteen years. His present shop is located 
 on Florence street, and is fitted up with the most 
 improved tools and other facilities, enabling all 
 orders to be filled at short notice and in fir.<t-class 
 style. Particular attention is given to the mak- 
 ing of shoe tools to order, and the results attained 
 are sure to prove entirely satisfactoiy to the most 
 critical. Machinery repairing of all kinds is 
 given prompt and painstaking attention, the 
 work being done in a neat and durable manner 
 and no fancy charges being made. Practical 
 experience is the only thing that will fit a man 
 to successfully undertake the carrying out of 
 orders of this kind, and the reputation Mr. 
 Howe has won is the natural result of his long 
 and varied training and his efforts to fully satisfy 
 every reasonable customer. A specialty is made 
 of small machinery of all kinds, and low prices 
 are quoted in every department of the business. 
 
 Boynton & Co. (successors to J. G. Stetson «fe 
 Co.), dealers in Dry and Fancj^ Goods, Ladies' 
 and Gents' Furnishings, Worsteds, Trimmings 
 and Small Wares, 168 and 170 Fairmount Block, 
 Marlboro, Mass. — It is doubtless perfectly fair to- 
 say that there is not a concern in town more 
 favorably known to the fair sex than that of 
 Messrs. Boynton & Co., for this firm deal in 
 goods that are of special interest to the ladies, 
 and quote prices that make their store a favorite 
 resort with the most discriminating buyers. 
 The business was founded a number of years- 
 ago by Messrs. Wilson & Howe, who were suc- 
 ceeded by Messrs. Howe & Stetson; this firm. 
 giving place to Messrs. J. G. Stetson & Co., and 
 the present proprietors assuming control in 1886. 
 Messrs. J. Farley Boynton, and George F. Boyn- 
 ton are both natives of Brookline, Mass., and the 
 firm have another establishment in that beautiful 
 town, this being under the direct management of 
 the junior partner, while Mr. J. Farley Boynton 
 has control of the Marlboro store. The prem- 
 ises utilized in this town, have an area of 200O 
 square feet, and are located at Nos. 168 and 170 
 Fairmount Block. They contain a very heavy 
 and varied stock of foreign and domestic dry 
 and fancy goods, ladies' and gents' furnishinga 
 worsteds, trimmings and small wares, and the 
 assortment is so complete that it is safe to say all 
 tastes and purses can be suited. Employment is 
 given to seven efficient and polite assistants, and 
 customers are assured immediate and careful 
 ■ attention, while it may not be out of place to. 
 state that every article — cheap or costly — is sold 
 strictly on its merits and is guaranteed to prove 
 precisely as represented in every respect. 
 
 Miss Mary Maguire, ]\Iillinery, 45 Mechanic 
 Street, opposite the Bank, Marlboro, Mass. — 
 Ladies are very apt to scorn the advice of a mere 
 man (and perhaps not without reason), concern- 
 ing matters of dress and personal adornment^ 
 aiicl therefore we will not be so rash as to ask. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MABLBORO. 
 
 11 
 
 them on our recommendaliou to patronize the 
 establishment conducted by Miss ]\lury Maguiie, 
 located at No. 45 ^Mechanic street, but we may 
 be permitted to say that many of the best- known 
 ladies of ^Marlboro and vicinity speak in the 
 higliest terms of the faciUties afforded at the 
 store in question, and indeed it seems as though 
 no person of taste could inspect what Miss 
 Maguire has to offer without becoming convinced 
 of her fitness for the management of such an 
 enterprise. Operations were commenced in 1873 
 by Jlrs. G. W. Holt, she being succeeded by 
 ]\Iiss ]\Iaguire in 1889. The premises measure 
 24x36 feet and contain a line selection of milli- 
 nery and millinery goods, and the most fastid- 
 ious purchaser can scarcely fail to find something 
 perfectly suited to her wants. Miss ]Maguire is 
 always ready to give such advice as her taste 
 and extended experience may suggest should 
 such aid be desired. She is a native of Marlboro 
 and has gained many friends and patrons 
 throughout this community, as the work done at 
 her establishment is not only beautiful but dura- 
 ble as well, and the prices are remarkably low, 
 when the quality of the service rendered is con- 
 sidered. 
 
 People's National Bank, 121 Main Street, 
 Marlboro, Mass. — First class banking facilities 
 cannot help making a manufacturing community 
 more prosperous tlian would otiierwise be possi- 
 ble, and every year makes such facilities more 
 absolutely indispensable to any community that 
 would attain a prominent and leading position. 
 It is difficult to understand how those who affect 
 to believe that a national bank can be of no pro- 
 nounced service in the advancement of manu- 
 facturing and mercantile interests, can reconcile 
 that belief with the logic of facts for abundant 
 instances can be pointed cmt where the establish- 
 ment of such an institution has greatly stimu- 
 lated local enterprises and has been the source of 
 pronounced and permanent prosperity. Nor is 
 it necessary to go far away from home to find a 
 case in point, as no more typical one could be 
 wished than that afforded by the success which 
 has attended the operations of the People's 
 National Bank, since the incorporation of that 
 institution in 1878. The name of this bank is an 
 imusually appropriate one in view of the methods 
 wlii^h have thus far characterized the manage- 
 ment of the undertaking, for we think all well 
 informed and unprejudiced readers will agrte 
 that the institution has been and is run in the 
 interests of the whole people, and not for the 
 advancement of the fortunes of any clique. 
 Indeed, the names of those who have the bank 
 in charge would of ihemFelves go far to make this 
 seem tlie only course which could reasonably be 
 predicted, for the People's National Bank is in 
 the hands of representative citizens who have 
 shown in many ways that they have the best 
 interests of tiie entire community at heart. Tiie 
 bank has a capital of $100,000 and its financial 
 condition is beyond criticism. Drafts issued by 
 this institution are payable in parts of America 
 and Great Britain, and collections will be made 
 in all parts of the United States, all commissions 
 being carefully and promptly executed. The 
 premises occupied are located in Temple Block, 
 No. 121 Main street, and are conveniently fitted 
 up, so that the extensive business done is trans- 
 
 acted with very little delay — a point which is 
 appreciated by those to whom " time is money."' 
 The following is a list of officers and directors: 
 
 President, D. W. Hitchcock. 
 
 Vice-president, John O'Connell. 
 
 Cashier, John L. Stone. 
 
 Directors, D. W. Hitchcock, John O'Connell, 
 John L. Stone, S. N. Aldrich, L. S. Brigiiam, 
 A. C. Weeks, B. F. Greeley, S. H. Howe, W. 
 M. Warren, Abel Howe, C. B. Greenwood, L. 
 P. Howe, Emerson Stone. 
 
 Brigham & Eager, dealers in Watches, Clocks 
 and Jewelry, Marlboro, Mass. — An establishment 
 which residents of this vicinity have learned to 
 patronize whenever possible is that conducted by 
 Messrs. Brigham & Eager, and tlie reasons for 
 this preference are not hard to give after an 
 inspection of the goods offered, and a comparison 
 of the prices asked, with those in force at other 
 stores. The inception of this undertaking was 
 in 1857, under the name of L. S. Brigham, and 
 so continued until 1883, when the present part- 
 nership was formed, and the firm name became 
 as at present, Brigham & Eager. The experience 
 gained and the favorable relations established by 
 the proprietors since that time have put them in 
 a position to meet all competition, and to guar- 
 antee that their inducements are unsurpassed 
 and in most cases unequalled elsewhere. ]\Ir. 
 L. S. Brigham is a native of Francistown, N. H., 
 and Mr. II. W. Eager of Northboro, ]\Iass., and 
 are too well known and highly esteemed in this 
 vicinity to require extended personal mention. 
 The premises utilized are of the dimensions of 
 22x35 feet, and are fully stocked with an 
 extremely varied assortment of watches, clocks 
 and jewelry of all descriptions. Also pianos are 
 dealt in, and competent assistants are at hand to 
 extend polite and prompt attention to every cus- 
 tomer. Those in need of a watch that will be 
 something more than an ornament should give 
 this establishment a call, for the productions of 
 all the leading makers are kept in stock and caa 
 be furnished at a very fair price, that will give 
 perfect satisfaction in every respect. All goods 
 are warranted to prove as represented and sold 
 at bottom prices. 
 
 H. R. W. Este, dealer in Milk, Butter, Skim- 
 milk and Cream, 2 Main Street and 1 Maple 
 Street, Marlboro, Mass. — The question of where 
 pure, fresh milk can be obtained at a reasonable 
 price is one of the first imi)()rtance to every fam- 
 ily, for inferior milk is neither palatable nor 
 healthful, and it is far better to go without alto- 
 gether than use that which is not first class. 
 Happily there is no need of the residents of 
 j\Iarlboro and vicinity having to do without 
 " nature's food," for one of the most extensive 
 dealers in milk in tliis section carries on opera- 
 tions here at No. 2 Main street and No. 1 Ma|)le 
 street, and is prepared to supply milk and cream 
 of standard quality in quantities to suit, doing 
 both a wholesale and retail business and quoting 
 the lowest market rates at all times. We refer 
 to ]Mr. H. II. W. Este, who is a native of South- 
 boro, and began business here in 1.S80. Mr. Este 
 also deals largely in butter, and offers grades 
 that cannot fail to suit even the most fastidious. 
 He employs three assistants, and customers are 
 sure of receiving prompt and polite attention. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 Noah Willard, Boarding, Sale, Feed, Hack 
 and Livery Stable, 68 Main Street, Marlboro, 
 Mass. — Mr. Noah Willard has had considerable 
 experience in the livery business, for he has been 
 •engaged in this line of industry here in Marlboro 
 since 1878 having succeeded Mr. Joseph Rock at 
 that date, and since 1881 has been located at No. 
 <68 Main street. His familiarity with what the 
 public want in the line of livery service enables 
 him to cater very successfully to all wishing to 
 hire a team for business or pleasure purposes, 
 and the pleasant associations which so many vis- 
 itors to Marlboro have in connection with their 
 stay here, are largely due in a number of cases 
 to the excellent facilities afforded them by Mr. 
 Willard to view the town and its surroundings. 
 His teams are first class in every respect, the 
 horses being speedy and willing roadsters, while 
 the vehicles are modern in style and easy and 
 comfortable to ride in. Orders can be filled at 
 very short notice and at rates which are very 
 reasonable considering the superior accommoda- 
 tions provided. The premises utilized are as fol- 
 lows : the carriage room (lower floor) is 40 X 75 
 feet in size, the upper floor being 40 X 50 feet, 
 "while the middle or second floor which is used 
 for hay and grain is 40x75 feet. The new stable 
 which is three stories, contains forty stalls, and 
 every facility is at hand for the maintenance not 
 only of a first class livery service, but also for 
 the carrying on of the boarding, sale and feed 
 business. Barges for picnics and parties will be 
 supplied at moderate rates. j\Ir. Willard is a 
 native of Richford, Vt., and is very generally 
 known throughout this section of IVIassachusetts. 
 He deals in baled hay and straw, also attends to 
 horse clipping which is neatly done, and is also 
 the manufacturer of the "Favorite Condition 
 Powders," liniments, etc., for horses, cattle, 
 sheep and hogs, etc. We take pleasure in mak- 
 ing favorable mention of IVIr. Willard's establish- 
 ment, for it is unquestionably of benefit to the 
 •community and is carried on in a liberal manner 
 that is deserving of unreserved commendation. 
 Mr. Willard, in addition to the above business 
 also deals extensively in grain. Sales amounting 
 to about 250 bushels a week. 
 
 E. J. Elliott, Contractor and Builder ; care and 
 sale of Real Estate a Specialty, and also a dealer 
 in Real Estate. Residence 99 Lincoln Street, 
 Marlboro, Mass. — Mr. E. J. Elliott is a native 
 of Boscarven, N. H., and has carried on opera- 
 tions in Marlboro since 1882. He has come to 
 be regarded as an authority on local real estate, 
 for he makes the care and sale of such property 
 a specialty, and is thoroughly well informed 
 ^concerning it. Those wishing to buy or sell 
 anything in this line would do well to give Mr. 
 Elliott a call and thereby save themselves time 
 and trouble, while non-resident owners or otliers 
 who are not in a position to give their real estate 
 the attention it requires, will find him prepared 
 to assume the care of the same at a moderate 
 •charge, and may safely depend upon having 
 their interests carefully and intelligently pro- 
 tected. Mr. Elliott is also a contractor and 
 builder. He is prepared to furnish estimates at 
 short notice on any kind of wooden buildings. 
 Any one in want of a house will do well to call 
 on Mr. Elliott as he sells them on easy terms of 
 payment and at moderate prices. His residence 
 is at No. 99 Lincoln street. 
 
 W. O. Blake & Co , Clothing, Gents' Furnish- 
 ings, Hats and Caps, Trunks, Bags and Umbrellas, 
 164 Main Street, Marlboro. — The purchasing 
 public are more interested in the fact of a thing 
 being so, than in the reasons wh}^ it is so; or in 
 other words, are content to remain in ignorance 
 of how a certain dealer can offer special induce- 
 ments as long as they are satisfied that the 
 inducements are genuine. Still, it is alwaj'^s 
 worth while to inquire into the reason of things, 
 and some of the many who appreciate the various 
 bargains ofl'ered by Messrs. W. C. Blake & Co., 
 in the line of clothing, etc., maybe curious to 
 know " how the thing is done." Well, there are 
 many factors to be considered if the matter is to 
 be thoroughljf understood, but briefly stated, the 
 explanation is simply this: Long experience, 
 careful buying, enterprising methods, and very 
 extensive trade. Mr. Blake maintains similar 
 establishments at Providence, R. L, Middletown, 
 Conn., also one in Meriden, Conn., and, as may 
 well be imagined, disposes of an immense quan- 
 tity of clothing in tbe course of a year. He is a 
 native of Mil ford, Mass., and began operations 
 in Marlboro in 1876, having Mr. W. H. Gile for 
 a partner until 1881, since which date Mr. Blake 
 has been sole proprietor, no change, however, 
 being made in the firm name. The premises 
 utilized are located at No 164 Main street, and 
 are of the dimensions of 23 X 80 feet. A very 
 large and desirable stock of clothing, gentlemen's 
 furnishings, hats and caps, trunks, bags, canes 
 and umbrellas and other articles is constantly 
 carried, and the very latest fashionable novelties 
 are fully represented in it. As for the prices 
 quoted. They are in every instance as low as the 
 lowest, quality considered, and the buyer knows 
 that he is getting just what he pays for, every 
 time Employment is given to six efficient 
 assistants, and Cidlers are waited upon promptly, 
 politely and carefully. 
 
 Orient Tea Company, E. F. Pond, Proprietor, 
 157 Main Street, JNIarlboro, Mass. — There is an 
 old story to the effect that a college professor, 
 after exhaustive calculations, decided that his 
 body was lighter than water and consequently 
 should float, and to prove his theory correct he 
 jumped overboard in deep water, and, being 
 no swimmer, was drowned, as despite his theory 
 his body was obstinate enough to sink. We are 
 reminded of this story by the course of those 
 who, having formed a theory that a tea store 
 cannot give presents to customers and sell supe- 
 rior goods at bottom prices, refuse to patronize 
 such establishments and are satisfied to buy teas 
 and coffees elsewhere, the result being inferior 
 goods and no presents at all. Theory is all very 
 well but practice tells the story, and it is only 
 necessary to deal awhile at the Orient Tea Store, 
 No. 157 Main street, in order to establish the 
 facts that the quality of the goods there sold is 
 unsurpassed, the prices are low as the lowest, 
 and beautiful and useful presents, consisting of 
 tea sets, dinner sets, etc., are given to every pur- 
 chaser of teas and coffees. The present propri- 
 etor of this popular establishment, Mr. E. F. 
 Pond, is a native of Foxboro, Mass., and 
 assumed possession in 1886. He carries a very 
 large stock at all times, employs two assistants, 
 and spares no pains to ensure prompt and cour- 
 teous attention and entire satisfaction to every 
 customer. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 13 
 
 C. S. Thompson, Bookseller and Stationer, 
 dealer in Newspapers, Periodicals and Fancy 
 Goods, 109 3Iain Street, Lawrence Block, Marl- 
 boro, Mass. — The establishment conducted by 
 Mr. C. S. Thompson, at Xo. lt)'J Main street, 
 Lawrence Block, is deservedly popular with the 
 purchasing public, for the stock it contains is 
 always complete and attractive and the prices 
 quoted are in accordance with the lowest market 
 rates. The premises measure 28x42 feet and 
 the assortment offered comprises books, station- 
 er}-, newspapers, periodicals and fancy szoods. 
 ]\Ir. Thompson is a native of Holliston, Mass. , 
 and succeeded Mr. BarUer in April, 1889. He is 
 agent for the Boston daily papers and is prepared 
 to receive subscriptions for all the leading peri- 
 odicals at publishers' rates. The latest popular 
 novels, etc , are placed on sale immediately after 
 publication, and books not in stock will be 
 obtained at short notice without extra charge. 
 The latest novelties in stationery are to be had 
 here at bottom prices, as well as gold pens and 
 pencils of the best quality, and writing materials 
 in general. Prompt and courteous attention is 
 assured to every customer, goods being cheer- 
 fully shown and no trouble being spared to 
 ensure complete satisfaction to all. Mr. Thomp- 
 son's specialty is blank books, ready made and 
 to order, his increasing business in this line 
 abundantly testifies to his well-earned reputation. 
 
 Henry K. W. Andrews, Contractor and 
 Builder of all kinds of Wooden and Brick Build- 
 ings. Shop, Florence Street, over Bo.x Shop. 
 Residence, Elm Street, Marlboro, Mass. — It is 
 not an infrequent thing to hear those who have 
 built their own houses warn their friends not to 
 do so themselves, but rather to buy a house 
 "ready-made," and thus avoid the annoyances 
 and anxieties incidental to building. When 
 such warning is given, it is almost invariably 
 the result of dealing with incompetent or irre- 
 sponsible builders, for those who have had their 
 houses erected by men who know their business 
 and make a practice of carrying out their agree- 
 ments, are given no reason to regret the course 
 they have taken. A little care taken in the 
 placing of orders to begin with will save much 
 subsequent trouble, and it should not be difficult 
 to place orders for building satisfactorily in this 
 vicinity, for there are various entirely competent 
 and reliable contractors and builders here located, 
 prominent among which is Mr. Henry K. W. 
 Andrews, whose shop is on Florence street, over 
 the box shop. Mr. Andrews was born in Marl- 
 boro, served in the army during the Rebellion, 
 and has been in his present business for more 
 than a score of years, during which time he has 
 built up a very high reputation for prompt atten- 
 tion to orders and the doing of first-class work. 
 He is prepared to undertake the erection of all 
 kinds of wooden and brick buildings, and to fig- 
 ure very closely on all plans submitted. 
 Employment is given to from thirty-five to 
 fifty assistants and all orders are assured 
 prompt and careful attention. Mr. Andrews 
 guarantees first-class work and gives close per- 
 sonal supervision to his business, sparing no 
 pains to maintain the enviable reputation so long 
 enjoyed. This firm are quite extensive contract- 
 ors for factories and other large buildings, having 
 built many of this character in the past few years. 
 
 Ellis Manufacturing Company, Sole Propri- 
 etors Acme Filter, 2 Fainnount Street, Marlboro, 
 ^Liss.— No arguments are required to show^ the 
 advantages of using pure water, and as practi- 
 cally no water drawn from pipes will even 
 approach purity unless it be filtered, it follows 
 that a filter of some sort is a necessity in every 
 family using such water. To be adapted to- 
 popular use a filter must be simple and strong in 
 construction, efficient in design, and low in 
 price, and the Acme Filter so thoroughly " fills 
 the bill," in every respect that its unrivalled 
 popularit}' with all classes is not to be wondered 
 at in the leai^t. Tliis filter is endorsed by well- 
 known parties m every section where it has beea 
 introduced, and only needs a fair trial to demon- 
 strate its superiority beyond the shadow of a 
 doubt. It is manufactured by the Ellis ilanu- 
 facturing Company, who carry on operations at 
 No. 166 ^Main street, and No. 2 Fairmount street, 
 Marlboro, Mass. The proprietors liave unre- 
 served confidence in the "Acme," and invite 
 comparison with any competitor, claiming supe- 
 riority in simplicity, durability and perfect exe- 
 cution. Every filter is warranted to be free from 
 imperfections, and the proprietors agree to make 
 good, any time within a year, an}- defect not 
 caused by use, misuse or accident. In fact, the 
 Acme is made for service, and not merely to 
 sell, and this is just where it differs from two- 
 thirds of the fillers with which the market is 
 flooded. The company will promptly send an 
 illustrated circular giving full information on 
 application, and will send sample filter to any 
 addre-ss upon receipt of price, $1.50. A bib, to 
 attach the filter to plain faucet, will be sent for 
 35 cents extra. Pure water is certainly worth 
 some little trouble to get, and when it is assured 
 at a merely nominal expense, it is difficult to see 
 how anyone can be satisfied to go without it. 
 
 E. P. Richardson, Photographer, 193 Main 
 Street, Marlboro, Mass. — Since the time that the 
 great French artist discovered the art of daguer- 
 reotyping, photography has been making rapid 
 and continual advances until to-day it occupies a 
 position of commanding influence. The photo- 
 graphic studio now conducted by Mr. E. P. 
 Richardson, at No. 193 Main street, was estab- 
 lished in 1868 by his father, Mr. J. C. Richard- 
 son, who continued the business until his death, 
 which occurred in 1882, and the popularity and 
 success which has attended Mr. E. P. Richard- 
 son's subsequent progress, speak most conclu- 
 sively for his skill as an artist, and the good 
 taste of the people of Marlboro. Mr. Richardson 
 occupies a fine studio at the above address, where 
 he is prepared to offer his patrons the most satis- 
 factory work in all branches of fine photography. 
 Old pictures are copied and enlarged and all 
 kinds of crayon work done at all prices, ranging 
 from |5.00 to :S50.00, in the most approved styles, 
 also all size portraits finished in oil colors. 
 Special attention is given to bromides in which 
 he has attained unexcelled success. An exami- 
 nation of his work, and the testimony of liis 
 large circle of patrons will confirm all he claims 
 for his talents and workmanship. Mr. Richard- 
 son is a native of Ashburnham, ^lass. He 
 served four years in the armj' during our late 
 Civil war, and has made many friends in our 
 midst by his courtesy and skill as an artist. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 Levi Taylor, dealer in Carriages, Sleighs and 
 Harnesses, a full line of Robes constantly on 
 hand. Horse Shoeing, Jobbing and Carriage 
 Repairing done promptly at reasonable prices, 
 Mechanic Square, Marlboro.— Mr. Levi Taylor 
 has had an experience of more than thirty years 
 in his present line of business, and this being the 
 case, it is not necessary to bring forward proofs 
 that he is thoroughly acquainted with it in every 
 detail. He is a native of Stowe, Mass. , and 
 served three years in the army, establishing him- 
 self in Marlboro in 1869. The premises occupied 
 are located in Mechanic square, and comprise a 
 two story building, measuring 25x50 feet, and a 
 one-story ell, of the dimensions of 25x40 feet. 
 They are fitted up with all necessary facilities 
 for the carrying on of a general jobbing, horse- 
 shoeing and carriage repaiiing business, and the 
 employment of two competent assistants enables 
 all orders to be filled at short notice. Mr. Taylor 
 has for more than a score of years done his best 
 to satisfy his customers, and may safely depend 
 on the reputation he has won to assure him con- 
 tinued and generous patronage. Strength, neat- 
 ness and durability are the characteristics of the 
 work turned out here, and the prices are as low 
 as can be named in connection with the attain- 
 ment of the best possible results. Mr. Taylor 
 ■deals in carriages, sleighs and harnesses, and car- 
 ries a full line of robes at all times. Every article 
 is sold under a guarantee that it will prove as 
 represented, and the prices quoted will bear the 
 strictest examination and comparison. 
 
 R. O. Clark, D. D. S., Surgeon Dentist, 156 
 
 Main Street, Marlboro, Mass. — It will undoubt- 
 •edly be some years before the old characteriza- 
 tion of the United States as "a nation of dj'spep- 
 tics " will cease to have any foundation in fact, 
 for the customs of a people are not to be revolu- 
 tionized in a day, and the effects of those customs 
 are sure to be noticeable for some time after the 
 causes are removed, but it is unquestionably a 
 fact that Americans live more healthfully to-day 
 than ever before ; being more careful of their 
 diet, and paying more attention to the laws of 
 hygiene in every way. Whether badly-chosen 
 and improperly cooked food is responsible for 
 the generally defective teeth of residents of this 
 ■country or not, is an open question, but it is 
 generally agreed that the connection between 
 dyspepsia and defective teeth is much more close 
 than was once thought possible. Even badly 
 ■cooked food is robbed of much of its ill effects 
 by thorough mastication, but proper mastication 
 ■with defective teeth is practically impossible, 
 and right here we have the explanation of the 
 
 stubbornness with which indigestion resists med- 
 ical treatment, for most confirmed dyspeptics 
 have very poor teeth ; poor teeth result in poor 
 preparation of the food, and, the cause being 
 continued, the effect is likewise continuous. 
 The remedy is simple and obvious. Visit a 
 competent dentist, have the teeth put in effective 
 condition, use them and treat them as they 
 ■should be used and treated, and the results 
 ittained cannot fail to be gratifying and perma- 
 nent. There are so many excellent dentists 
 practising in this vicinity that there need be no 
 trouble in securing expert advice and treatment, 
 and among them there is not one having a higher 
 and more fully deserved reputation for skillful, 
 gentle and thorough work than R. O. Clark, 
 D. D. S., whose rooms are at No. 156 Main 
 street. Dr. Clark is a native of North Wey- 
 mouth, Mass., and is a graduate of the Boston 
 Dental College. He has practiced his profession 
 in M)irlboro since 1881, having at that time suc- 
 ceeded S. J. Shaw, who had been located in 
 this town for a quarter of a century. Dr. Clark 
 has the latest improved tools, appliances and 
 other facilities at his command, and is excellently 
 well prepared to carry on dentistry in accordance 
 with the most approved methods. His charges 
 are uniformly moderate, and his work is fully 
 warranted to give the best of satisfaction. 
 
 Henry Gates, wholesale and retail dealer in all 
 kinds of Ladders, Step- Ladders, Trestles, Win- 
 dow Jacks, Revolving Clothes Dryers, Clothes 
 Horses, Bo3^s' Clipper Sleds, Snow Shovels, Car- 
 riage Jacks, Adjustable Ladder Hooks, Lawn 
 Settees, and Basket and Reed Chairs, No. 47 
 Main Street, Marlboro, Mass. — A ladder is one 
 of the most simple and at the same time one of 
 the most useful of contrivances, and as good 
 material as well as good workmanship must 
 enter into the construction of a ladder that shall 
 combine lightness and strength in the proper 
 degree, it is well to place orders with a thor- 
 oughly reputable dealer, and no one more deserv- 
 ing of such description can l)e mentioned than 
 Mr. Henry Gates, doing business at No. 47 Main 
 street. Another advantage in dealing with this 
 gentleman lies in the fact that he is prepared to 
 quote bottom prices, for he does an extensive 
 wholesale and retail business, and enjoys the 
 most favorable relations with manufacturers. 
 Mr. Gates was born in Nova Scotia, and had 
 eight years' experience in his present line of 
 business in Providence before beginning opera- 
 tions here in 1886. He does not confine himself 
 to handling ladders and step-ladders by any 
 means, but also deals largely in trestles, window 
 jacks, revolving clothes dryers, clothes horses, 
 boys' clipper sleds, snow shovels, carriage jacks, 
 adjustable ladder hooks, lawn settees, basket and 
 reed chairs, etc. A large stock is carried, and 
 callers are assured prompt and polite attention, 
 while the lowest market rates are quoted on all 
 the articles handled. Mr. Gates has also recently 
 taken the agency for Suffolk, Middlesex and 
 Plymouth counties for the (/'ombination Steam 
 Cooker and Baking Pan, which is acknowledged 
 to be the best steam cooker and baking pan that 
 has ever been placed on the market. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
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 C. F. Weeks, manufacturer of Fine Carriages 
 and Wagons of every description, also Harnesses. 
 Corner of Main and Lincoln Streets, Middlesex 
 Square, Marlboro, Mass. — An establishment of 
 special interest to horse owners is that carried on 
 by Mr. C. F. Weeks, at the corner of Main and 
 Lincoln streets, for Mr. Weeks is a manufacturer 
 of fine carriages and wagons of every descrip- 
 tion, and is also extensively engaged in the man- 
 ufacture and sale of superior harnesses of all 
 kinds for both light and heavy work. He is a 
 native of Rockviile, Conn., and has been identi- 
 fied with his present enterprise since 1888, at 
 that time succeeding Mr. O. P. Walker, who had 
 carried it on for over twelve years. The prem- 
 ises have an area of 2400 square feet and are 
 fitted up with the most improved machinery, 
 etc., employment being given to five efficient and 
 careful assistants, so that orders can be filled in 
 an entirely satisfactory manner at short notice. 
 Mr. Weeks is not one of those who try to "make 
 a silk purse out of a sow's ear," and tlierefore 
 when he receives a commission to make a first- 
 class vehicle, he takes pains to select the very 
 best stock obtainable. Such material, put 
 together by skilled workmen, is sure to prove 
 strong and durable, and consequently it is per- 
 fectly natural that the carriages and wagons 
 made here siiould have an unsurpassed reputa- 
 tion for durability as well as for beauty and con- 
 "venience of design. Horse shoeing and jobbing 
 are given particular and painstaking attention, 
 and moderate charges are made in this as in 
 every other department of the business. 
 
 Warner's Music and Toy Store, J. H. Warner, 
 Proprietor, Pianos and Organs, Sheet IMiisic and 
 Music Books, Picture Frames to order, 163 Main 
 Street, Marlboro. — An establishment which is 
 familiar to the many music-lovers of Marlboro 
 and vicinity is that so successfully conducted by 
 Mr. J. H. Warner at Nos. 159 and 163 Main 
 street. This gentleman began business here in 
 1884, and during the period since elapsed has 
 built up a trade of imposing proportions. He 
 carries a fine assortment of sheet music and 
 music books of every description, and his stock 
 of pianos and organs is the largest in Middlesex 
 Count}% and comprises both new and second- 
 hand instruments, some really fine bargains 
 being obtainable in this department. A hint of 
 Mr. Warner's business enterprise and sagacity 
 may be gained from the fact of his including in 
 his line of business in addition to musical mer- 
 chandise of every description, toys and fancy 
 goods in large variety, and also the manufacture 
 of picture frames to order at low prices, a large 
 lot of new mouldings and samples always being 
 carried in stock. Piano and organ tuning is 
 made a specialty, and satisfaction is guaranteed. 
 Violin bows are carefully repaired, and strings 
 warranted first-class. The premises utilized 
 cover an area of 2700 square feet and the bu'<iness 
 done is exclusively retail in character, recjiiiring 
 the services of competent and well-informed 
 assistants. Mr. Warner is a native of Foxboro, 
 Mass., and deals only in the productions of the 
 most reliable manufacturers, and an instrument, 
 warranted by him, may be purchased in the full 
 assurance that it will prove to be precisely as 
 represented. 
 
 J. L. Marshall, dealer in ISIeats and Provisions, 
 167 Lincoln Street, ]\Iarlboro, Mass. — Tliere are 
 business houses in every community that are so 
 universally accorded a leading position as to 
 place the matter beyond question, but in noticing 
 the undisputed prominence of such enterprises, 
 one is very apt to lose sight of the hard work and 
 perseverance which placed them where they are. 
 Take for instance the uiulertaking carried on by 
 Mr. J. L. Marshall, at No. 167 Lincoln street, 
 Marlboro, and what do we find? Its high posi- 
 tion is not open to doubt, the large retail business 
 is apparent to all. but still these things are not 
 the creation of a day, a week or a year, but on 
 the contrary are simply the legitimate out-come 
 of industry, economy, ability and strong deter- 
 mination to excel. Whatever celebrity or public 
 appreciation j\Ir. Marshall has attained has been 
 fairly won, honestly bestowed, and if every 
 young man could be made to see that to accom- 
 plish similar results in his own case he must 
 make similar exertions, one fruitful cause of 
 discontent in our modern society would be 
 removed. To achieve it it is necessary to earn it. 
 and he who obtains it otherwise does so by fraud 
 and need not expect it to be permanent. Mr, 
 ]\Iarshall is a native of England, and succeeded 
 to his present enterprise in 1885. His establish- 
 ment covers an area of 20 X 50 feet, and all the 
 available space is occupied by the heavy and 
 varied stock on hand which includes meats and 
 provisions of all kinds, as well as butter, cheese, 
 eggs, beans, pork, canned goods, fruit, etc. 
 These goods are offered at such prices as to 
 ensure their prompt and certain sale, and the 
 assortment is consequently being continuously 
 renewed so that articles supplied are fresh and 
 desirable in every way. 
 
 Miss R. L. Shumway, Millinery, Materials 
 for Embroidery and Hair Goods, 161 Main 
 Street, Marlboro, j\Iass. — It only requires a visit 
 to the establishment of the lady whose card we 
 print above to convince any one competent to 
 judge, that it is managed with exceptional taste 
 and skill, and the record this enterprise has made 
 since it was inaugurated in 1882, is another proof 
 that the public may confidently expect the best 
 of service at this popular store. It is 15x50 feet 
 in dimensions, and being centrally located at No. 
 161 Main street, it is as convenient of access as it 
 is desirable to visit. Millinery, embroidery mate- 
 rials and hair goods are the commodities dealt in, 
 and the very latest fashionable novelties in these 
 lines are received at this establishment as soon 
 as they are placed on the market. Trimmed and 
 untrimmed hats and bonnets are furnished at 
 reasonable prices together with ribbons, silks, 
 feathers and other trimmings in great variety. 
 A fine line of embroidery materials of all kinds 
 is carried in stock, also a choice line of human 
 hair goods, and it is but the simple truth to say 
 that no other establishment in this town is better 
 prepared to guarantee perfect satisfaction to the 
 most fastidious customers. Miss Shumway's 
 taste is too well known to require extended men- 
 tion in these pages, and we will only add that 
 she spares no pains to completely satisfy every 
 patron. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 Windsor House, Louis Houde, proprietor, 224 
 Main Street, Marlboro, Mass. — The services ren- 
 dered to a coramuniiy by the establishment and 
 maintenance of a really tirst-class hotel are greatly 
 underestimated in the majority of cases. No one 
 who has given the subject any attention will deny 
 that a liberally and intelligently managed public 
 house will attract visitors to the city or town in 
 which it is located. The fact is notorious, how 
 the class of people who patronize a first-class 
 hotel as a rule have money to spend and do spend 
 it freely, and there is not a merchant in town but 
 what is benefitted more or less directly by the 
 presence of such visitors. It should therefore be 
 a cause for congratulation among Marlboro busi- 
 ness men that the Windsor House should be 
 under its present management, for there is no 
 denying that this is a first-class hotel, run in a 
 first-class manner, and the effect of the liberal 
 methods practiced by its proprietor is plainly to 
 be seen in the character and extent of the patron 
 age received. The Windsor House occupies a 
 handsome and commodious building, erected in 
 1882 and first opened for hotel purposes by Mr. 
 Louis Houde, the year following. In June, 1888, 
 Mr. Houde was succeeded by Mr. Harry S. Phil- 
 lips, but in December of the same year, Mr. Houde 
 again became proprietor. He is a native of Can- 
 ada, and is extremely popular with his guests, 
 whom he spares no pains to serve in the most 
 satisfactory manner. The hotel can accommo- 
 date seventy-five, and even when well filled the 
 service is exceptionally prompt and obliging, 
 employment being given to twelve assistants and 
 uniform courtesy being insisted upon to every 
 guest. The terms are moderate, and the sleeping 
 accommodations, table, etc., will be found en- 
 tirely satisfactory by the most fastidious. 
 
 Dacey & Son, Sale, Feed, Hack and Livery 
 Stable ; Horse Clipping by Rotary Power, Cor. 
 Main Street and Ames Place, Marlboro, Mass. — 
 There is a right way and a wrong way to do 
 everything, and a man may have the right to 
 choose the wrong way if he prefers but he cer- 
 tainly has no excuse for complaining of the re 
 suits attained should he do so. Take it for 
 instance in buying a horse. Purchasers can 
 choose between buying of some travelling dealer 
 or other whom nobody really knows, and dealing 
 with an established local concern which has a 
 
 reputation to maintain, and if they do 
 business with the former and get badly 
 "taken in," thej^ really have but little 
 reason to grumble, for it was onlj^ what 
 might have been expected. Messrs. 
 Dacey & Son have an enviable reputation 
 for representing things as they are when 
 dealing in horseflesh, and that such a 
 policy pays best in the end is shown by 
 their steadily increasing business in this 
 line alone. They also carry on a feed, 
 hack and livery stable, and do horse 
 clipping by rotary power, being pre- 
 pared to fill all orders at short notice. 
 This enterprise was started by Messrs. 
 Dacey & Cotting, in 18S2, and passed 
 under tlie control of the present firm in 
 1888 ; the partners being P. F. and T. 
 M. Dacey. The stable contains twenty- 
 two stalls and is located on the corner 
 of Alain street and Ames place. Employment is 
 given to two competent assistants and callers can 
 depend upon receiving polite attention. 
 
 T. A. Coolidge, manufacturer of Men's and 
 Boys' Shoes, both light and heavy, 25 Howland 
 Street, Marlboro, Mass. — The enterprise carried 
 on by Mr. T. A. Coolidge is so truly representa- 
 tive, and has held a leading position among the 
 most important undertakings located in Marl- 
 boro for so long a period of time, that not to 
 give it especially prominent mention in a review 
 of the industries of this section would be a most 
 strange omission, and yet it is practically impos- 
 sible to state anything new concerning an 
 establishment so thoroughly well known. Mr. 
 Coolidge is a native of the " Old Bay State " and 
 inaugurated the enterprise in question forty 
 years ago. He has been a member of the Marl- 
 boro board of selectmen for years, was repre- 
 sentative in the Legislature for two years, and his 
 services in advancing the best interests of the 
 town are not easily overestimated for. aside from 
 the powerful influence of his steadily develop- 
 ing business, he has done much to bring about 
 the present prosperity of the community by his 
 active CO operation in all well-advised progressive 
 movements and his determined opposition to 
 such schemes as in his judgment were calculated 
 to hamper or distort the town's growth. Of 
 course, during his experience as a shoe manu- 
 facturer the business has undergone a radical 
 change, hand labor has been largely dispensed 
 with, and the tastes and demands of the public 
 have been revolutionized, but Mr. Coolidge was 
 never prone to adhere to bye-gone methods in 
 the face of evident improvements, and the proof 
 of this (if proof be needed) is to be found in his 
 factory — one of the best-equipped of the kind in 
 the State. It is located at No. 25 Howland 
 street, and is four stories in height and 36 X 200 
 feet in dimensions. Power is afforded by a 
 twenty-five-horse engine, employment is given 
 to 250 operatives, and the average production is 
 2500 pairs per day. Men's and boys' shoes, both 
 light and heavy, are made, and considering the 
 experience of the proprietor, and the unsurpassed 
 facilities provided, it is hardly necessary to add 
 that the product will bear the severest compar- 
 ison with that of other factories, or that the 
 heaviest orders can be filled at short notice and 
 at the lowest market rates. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 17 
 
 Lake Williams Ice Co., Miirlboro, Mass. — Ice 
 is no longer considered a luxury to be used only 
 by the rich, but is conceded to be an actual 
 necessity, tiie intelligent use of which will not 
 only tend to neutralize the injurious etl'ects of 
 summer heat but will result in a saving being 
 made in the cost of living, insomuch as it 
 preserves perishable food which wouhl other- 
 wise have to be thrown away. Therefore an 
 abundant supply of ice of good (juality is a i>osi- 
 tive iK)on to any community, and the residents 
 of Jlarlboro have reason to congratulate them- 
 selves on being excellently served in this respect, 
 for the Lake Williams Ice Company handle as 
 ]Hire and desirable a product as is to be found in 
 the State, and quote prices that will bear the 
 closest comparison with those named elsewhere. 
 The enterprise was inaugurated about the year 
 1861, by J. W. Brigham, the existing stock com- 
 pany being organized in 1888. It is controlled 
 entirely by Messrs. Ephraim, Irving, Winslow 
 and Oscar Howe, these gentlemen having pur- 
 ehased all the stock held by other parties. Mr. 
 Irving Howe acts as president, and Mr. Oscar 
 H iwe as treasurer. An extensive plant is main- 
 tained, the ice houses having sufficient capacity 
 to accommodate a stock large enough to supply 
 the most exceptional demand. During the sea- 
 son sixteen assistants are employed, and the 
 service is so prompt and reliable as to be greatly 
 appreciated by the community in general, family 
 trade being given especially careful attention. 
 Messrs. Ephraim Howe & Sons also carry on a 
 large farm, including a valuable milk route, and 
 in addition, do an extensive teaming business. 
 
 Geo. W. Rockwood, Carriage Painting and 
 Varnishing, Middlesex Square, Marlboro, Mass. 
 — The attention of our numerous readers is 
 called to the enterprise of the above house 
 which was founded some thirteen years ago, and 
 at this stage of its existence, gives every indica- 
 tion of a permanent and profitable business. 
 This enterprise was established in 1870, its 
 present proprietor, Mr. Geo. W. Rockwood 
 assuming full control in 1878, and the business 
 premises occupied by him are located on Middle- 
 sex square, Marlboro, and cover an area of 2000 
 feet, where lie possesses every facility for the 
 prosecution of his industry, which consists of 
 carriage painting in all its branches. Mr. Rock- 
 wood is thoroughly experienced in every detail 
 of his trade and all orders are promptly attended 
 to, perfect satisfaction is guaranteed in every 
 particular. The extensive business requires the 
 constant employment of skilled workmen, whose 
 artistic tastes are displayed in the many fine 
 specimens of work achieved by this liouse, and 
 the work performed by Mr. Rockwood can in 
 every waV be depended on for (lural)ility, hand- 
 some finish, and tasteful ness. Mr. Uockwood is 
 a native of Charlton, Mass., and very well 
 known in Marlboro and vicinity. He served as 
 captain in the army for two years, and then 
 re-enlisted in the artillery for one year. He is in 
 all respects a thoroughly practical man exer- 
 cising every care that nothing but the best work- 
 manship shall emanate from his establishment, 
 and we can rightly say that the reputation 
 achieved by the work of his house serves as its 
 best recommendation. 
 
 Wm. F. Hanlan, House, Sign and Decorative 
 Painter ; Shop corner Mechanic and Gay Streets, 
 Marlboro, Mass. — Even ordinary house painting 
 requires experience and care if satisfactory 
 results are to be attained, and sign and decorative 
 painting of course require a still higher degree of 
 skill, for "cheap " looking signs or decorations 
 are in the worst possible taste, and it is better to 
 dispense with such altogether than to have any- 
 thing but the best. The " best," however, is 
 easy to get if discrimination be used in the plac- 
 ing of orders, and in this connection we may fit- 
 tingly call attention to the character of the work 
 done by Mr. VVm. F. Hanlan, for he has had 
 long and varied experience in connection with 
 the doing of house, sign and decorative painting, 
 and we have no hesitation in guaranteeing satis- 
 faction to all who may avail themselves of his 
 services. Mr. Hanlan was born in Brookline, 
 Mass., and began operations in Marlboro in 1886 
 as a member of the firm of Sandra & Hanlan, 
 assuming sole control the same year. His shop 
 is located on the corner of Mechanic and Gay 
 streets, and is '25x40 feet in dimensions and sup- 
 plied with all necessary facilities, etc. Employ- 
 ment is given to eight competent assistants, and 
 orders can be filled at short notice, estimates 
 being cheerfully given on large and small jobs. 
 Among the specialties to which particular atten- 
 tion is given may be mentioned enamel painting, 
 hard wood finishing, graining, glazing, etc., and 
 we may add that care is taken to use the best of 
 stock, thus assuring durable results. 
 
 Marlboro Rubber Company, wholesale and 
 retail dealers in all kinds of Rubber Goods, 
 under Windsor House, 218 Main Street, Marl- 
 boro. — Rubber is so unique a material that it is 
 perfectly safe to say no substitute could be found 
 for it were the supply to be cut off, while it is of 
 such great and varied utility that despite the 
 many uses that have already been made of it, 
 new applications are constantly being brought 
 forward. A comprehensive idea of its usefulness 
 may be gained by visiting the store of the Marl- 
 boro Rubber Company, at No. 218 Main street, 
 under the Windsor House, for the company deal 
 in all kinds of rubber goods and carry a very 
 extensive stock, comprising clothing for men's, 
 women's, misses' and children's wear, rubber 
 goods for medical purposes, boots, shoes, toys, 
 foot balls, hose, packing, belting and other stan- 
 dard commodities, together with an exce[)lion- 
 ally complete line of novelties and specialties of 
 all kinds. The Rubber Company also carry the 
 largest and finest line of umbrellas shown in any 
 store in this part of the country. They also do 
 a jobbing trade on rubber goods and umbrellas, 
 and the retail dealers give them a good share of 
 their stormy weather trade as well as their garden 
 hose trade. The proprietor, Mr. A. F. Barnard, is 
 a native of Orland, Maine, and was formerly with 
 the Standard Rubber Company, largely engaged 
 in the manufacture of rubber clothing of every 
 description. He enjoys the most favorable rela- 
 tions with producers and is consequently in a 
 position to quote bottom prices on all the goods 
 handled, while th().se who hive learned by expe- 
 rience how " uncertain " rubber goods are, will 
 appreciate the fact that every article bought of 
 the Marlboro Rubber Comp my is warranted to 
 prove as reiiresented. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 Timothy Ryan & Co., dealers in Beef, Mutton, 
 Lamb and Pork, at wholesale, corner Weed and 
 Court Streets; Flour, Groceries and Provisions 
 at retail, 7, 9 and 11 ISchool Street, Marlboro, 
 Mass. — Tlie enterprise conducted by Messrs. 
 Timothy Ryan & Co., was inaugurated about 
 twenty years ago, having been founded by the 
 senior partner of the present lirm. Mr. Kyan 
 did an exclusively retail business at first, but 
 steadily increased the scope of his operations 
 until now the firm of which he is head carry on 
 one of the most extensive undertakings of the 
 kind to be found in New England, outside the 
 cities, and do a large and rapidly increasing 
 wholesale business in beef, mutton, lamb and 
 pork, in addition to their immense retail trade in 
 groceries, flour and provisions in general. The 
 retail store is located at Nos. 7, 9 and 11 School 
 street, and has an area of 3000 square feet, while 
 the wholesale establishment is at the corner of 
 Weed and Court streets, and comprises two 
 stories, each measuring 50 X 40 feet. Very 
 extensive storage facilities for meats are here 
 present, sufficient capacity being available to 
 accommodate seventy-five cattle besides other 
 meats. An immense stock is carried at both 
 stores, and the assortment is as varied as it is 
 large, for all classes of trade are catered to and 
 all tastes and purses can easily be suited. The 
 most satisfactory explanation of the success 
 wliich has attended this enterprise is to be found 
 in the fact that good faith has been kept with 
 customers from the very beginning. When once 
 the public learn that a certain dealer or a certain 
 firm makes no announcements not justified by 
 the facts, and is uniformly prepared to quote the 
 lowest market rates on dependable goods, they 
 are sure to give the undertaking cordial support 
 and as this has ever been the policy pursued by 
 the managers of the enterprise under considera- 
 tion, its constant and rapid development is but a 
 legitimate and natural result. The existing firm 
 is constituted of Messrs. Timothy Ryan, A. W. 
 Fitzgerald and T. J. Ryan, Jr., all of whom are 
 widely known in Marlboro and vicinity. 
 Employment is given to ten assistants, and both 
 large and small orders are assured immediate and 
 painstaking attention. 
 
 John J. Tracy, dealer in Harnesses, and man- 
 ufacturer of the " Challenge " Harness, which is 
 the best in the world for the money, 70 East 
 Main Street, Marlborough, Mass. — When buying 
 a harness it is well to remember the answer 
 given by the Texan who was asked by a friend 
 from the East if it was necessary to carry a 
 revolver when in Texas, " Well," he replied, 
 "you may carry a gun for a year without ever 
 having occasion to use it, but when you do want 
 one, you want it bad." So in using a harness 
 you may get along with a poor and weakly made 
 harness for a year or so all right, but when your 
 horse takes fright, or anything else occurs to put 
 an unusual strain on the riggins:, you are very 
 apt to come to grief and will be lucky if you 
 escape with damage enougli to pay for several 
 harnesses. It is possible to get a thoroughly 
 trustworthy article, at a moderate price, and you 
 can prove this statement easily by calling at the 
 establishment conducted by Mr. John J, Tracy, 
 at No. 70 East Main Street, and learn his prices. 
 
 This gentleman makes harnesses to order that 
 will stand every reasonable test to which they 
 can be put, and offers his goods at prices that are 
 bound to suit. Business was begun here by Mr. 
 Tracy in 1886. He is a native of Waltham, 
 Mass., and is well known throughout this vicin- 
 ity. One floor of the dimensions of 300 square 
 feet is utilized for the harness business, and an 
 additional storehouse for other goods. Har- 
 nesses of all kinds and styles, including the 
 famous ' ' Challenge " harness, which is the best 
 in the world for the money, are made and dealt 
 in, and repairing is neatly and durably done. 
 New and second-hand wagons and sleighs are 
 dealt in, and Mr. Tracy is also agent for the 
 Mica Axle Grease, which is conceded to be the 
 best in the world. 
 
 Pitch & Foster, dealers in Choice Groceries, 
 Meats, Provisions, Butter, Cheese, Fresh Eggs, 
 Foreign and Domestic Fruits, 57 Main Street, 
 Marlboro, Mass. — Messrs. Fitch & Foster have 
 carried on their present store at No. 57 Main 
 street since 1888, liaving at that date succeeded 
 Messrs. Allen & Jordan. The establishment 
 deserves especially favorable mention for a 
 number of reasons, prominent among which are 
 the magnitude and variety of the stock carried, 
 the quality of the goods handled, the uniform 
 fairness of the prices quoted and the accommo- 
 dating spirit manifested by the management. 
 Messrs. E. H. Fitch and W. Foster are both 
 natives of Nova Scotia, and that tliey fully 
 understand their business in every detail is 
 shown by the many advantages they are enabled 
 to offer their customers. Choice staple and 
 fancy groceries, meats, provisions, and foreign 
 and domestic fruits are extensively dealt in, 
 together with a full line of selected country 
 produce, such as butter, cheese, fresh eggs, etc. 
 The firm cater expressly to family trade, and by 
 obtaining their supplies from the most reputable 
 sources are enabled to fully guarantee that every 
 article sold shall prove as represented. Sufficient 
 assistance is employed to ensure prompt attention 
 to every caller, and large and small buyers are 
 given equal consideration at all times. 
 
 Marlboro Steam Laundry, Established in 
 1878, William H. (3sgood, proprietor, 232 Main 
 Street, Marlboro, Mass. — During the twelve 
 years that the Marlboro Steam Laundry has been 
 in operation, the public have had ample oppor- 
 tunity to form a deliberate and intelligent opinion 
 as to whether it " pays " to send goods to a 
 public laundry or not, and the verdict rendered 
 is plainly indicated by the fact that the patronage 
 has steadily increased and still continues to do 
 so. The enterprise was inaugurated by Mr. W. 
 A. Arnold, who was succeeded by Mr. M. M. 
 Walter, he giving place, in 1886, to Mr. J. T. 
 Wheeler, who in 1888 became associated with 
 Mr. Leslie M. Frye, and in 1889 Mr. Wm. H. 
 Osgood assumed control. Mr. Osgood is a 
 native of Peabody, Mass. He gives that careful 
 personal attention to the supervision of affairs so 
 essential to the keepinsr up of the service to the 
 highest standard of efficiency. The laundry is 
 located in Mechanics' square, the office being at 
 No. 233 Main street. The facilities at hand are 
 of the most improved description, enabling the 
 extensive business to be easily handled, while the 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 19 
 
 system in operation is so carefully considered 
 and tliorouL^liiy carried out that errors occurring 
 from tiiu loss or exchange of articles are reducecl 
 to a minimum. Employment is given to twenty 
 assistants, and it is worthy of note that all ladies' 
 wear is entirely under the charge of lady help — a 
 policy that is appreciated by patrons. A team 
 will call for goods when desired, and as work is 
 delivered in the same way, customers merely 
 have to prepare the bundle for the driver, he 
 calling for and delivering it without extra 
 charge. Mr. O.sgooil has also added a carpet 
 cleaning department which is giving great satis- 
 faction to the people of Marlboro and vicinity. 
 Carpets are collected and thoroughly renovated 
 at short notice and satisfaction guaranteed. 
 
 Central House, F. E. Brooks, Proprietor, 
 Marlboro, ^lass. — The Central House was opened 
 a number of years ago and has been carried on 
 by many different proprietors, coming under the 
 control of Mr. S. F. Barden in 1885, who was 
 succeeded by Mr. F. E. Brooks, tiie present propri- 
 etor, in June, 1887. This gentleman was already 
 well and favorably known to the travelling pub- 
 lic, in connection with the Old Colony House of 
 South Framingham, which he built in 1883, and 
 has since carried on in a manner which has given 
 it a much more than local reputation. The Cen- 
 tral House has been newly fitted and refurnished 
 throughout, and is now one of the best-equipped 
 hotels to be found in the State, outside the larger 
 cities. It has steam heat and electric light, and 
 the comfort and convenience of guests are ear- 
 fully provided for in every respect. The central 
 location of the house, at No. 130 Main street, 
 renders its name a most appropriate one, and 
 aside from the superior accommodations offered, 
 would serve to make it a favorite with com- 
 mercial travellers and others whose time is of 
 value. Employment is given to nine assistants, 
 and the promptness and accuracy of the service 
 is a very popular feature of the management. 
 The table is supplied with well-cooked and sub- 
 stantial food, and the bill of fare is varied 
 enough to allow of all tastes being suited. 
 Accommodations can be furnished to fifty guests, 
 and as the terms are very reasonable, considering 
 the service provided, it is not surprising that the 
 Central House should always be well patronized. 
 
 Frank Gauvin, wholesale and retail dealer in 
 Choice Groceries, Provisions. Fruit, Vegetables, 
 Poultry, Bread, Cake and l^istry. Grain, Hay 
 and Straw, etc.; also dealer in Boots, Shoes and 
 Rubbers, 241 and 243 Lincoln Street, Marlboro, 
 Mass. — One of the most attractive establishments 
 in town is that of which Mr. Frank Gauvin is 
 the proprietor, located at Nos. 241 and 243 Lin- 
 coln street. This establishment was founded 
 about twenty years ago, business having been 
 begun by Mr. Gauvin in IS'Jt), who has since 
 built up so large and thriving a i)usiness, which 
 is both wholesale and retail in character, as to 
 prove that his goods and prici^s are as popular as 
 his store is attractive. Mr. Gauvin was born in 
 Canada, and is very well and favorably known 
 throughout Marlboro. The premises occupied 
 by Mr. Gauvin comprise a store 30 X 50 feet, 
 and a bakery. His store is stocked with a varied 
 assortment of goods including choice groceries, 
 
 rovisions, fresh and salt meats, fruits, vegeta- 
 
 bles, poultry, bread, cake and pastry, flour, teas 
 and coffees; also grain, hay, straw, etc. Mr. 
 Gauvin has a department devoted to the sale of 
 boots, shoes and rubbers, anil offers some decided 
 inducements to customers in this line of goods. 
 Three efficient assistants are constantly employed, 
 and all customers are assured prompt attention 
 and equitable treatment. Mr. Gauvin is able to 
 offer some superior advantages in tiie way of 
 freshness and general desirability of the various 
 articles he handles, and in every instance war- 
 rants all goods leiving his establishment to prove 
 as represented. Orders are accurately delivered 
 and no avoidable delay permitted. 
 
 E. F. Longley, Wooden Boxes, Job Planing 
 and Sawing, Knife Grinding, etc., Marlboro 
 Mass. — Competition is very close and keen now- 
 adays in about every line of manufacture, and it 
 does not require a very decided advantage to 
 turn the scale in favor of any given enterprise, 
 so that it is perfectly reasonable to say that the 
 undertaking conducted by Mr. E. F. Longley is 
 an important factor in making M irlboro a prom- 
 inent shoe manufacturing centre, for Mr. Longley 
 is extensively engaged in the production of shoe 
 boxes and sells them direct to manufacturers, at 
 the very lowest prevailing rates. He has a most 
 thoroughly equipped establishment, and is pre- 
 pared to fill the most extensive orders at very 
 short notice. The business is not confined to 
 this special feature by any means, for it includes 
 the making of wooden boxes in general, as well 
 as the doing of job planing and sawing, knife 
 grinding, etc The factory is located on Man- 
 ning street, and has an area of 5000 square feet. 
 It is fitted up with a complete plant of wood- 
 working machinery, and employment is given to 
 fifteen assistants. The business was formerly 
 carried on by Mr. Joseph Mmning, but since 
 1885, has been under the control of the present 
 proprietor, who is a native of Bjylston. Mass., 
 and is very generally known in this vicinity. 
 
 Charles J. Majrath, dealer in Wall Paper, 
 Mouldings, Window Shades, etc., etc., Hazelton 
 Block, 19!) xMain Street, Marlb)ro, Mass.— The 
 well-known establishment of Chas. J. Magrath, 
 located at No. 199 Main street, was founde 1 in 
 1889, and since that date has been under the able 
 management of Mr. Migrath excepting about 
 three mouths when it was under the manage- 
 ment of Harding & Appleton. It his already 
 attained to a position of prominence among the 
 leading retail houses of Marlboro. The premises 
 occupied for business purposes cover an area of 
 475 squire feet. The magnitude and variety of 
 the stock carried is at all times prepared for the 
 demand upon it, and embraces a large assortment 
 and variety of wall paper, window shades, dra- 
 peries, poles, mouldings, etc. Mr. Magrath 
 makes it a point to carry only the most reliable 
 goods, and such as he cin confidently recom- 
 mend to his customers. The assortments are 
 full and choice, and very low prices are quoted. 
 It is without doubt one of the best stores of its 
 kind in M irlboro, and is conducted on strict bus- 
 iness principles. Mr. Magrath is a native of 
 Greenwich, .Miss., and is thoroughly conv M-sant 
 with his i)usiness in all its details. He is an 
 energetic and progressive gentleman of integrity 
 ani personal wortli who enjoys a large patronage 
 throughout this community. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 A. B. Howe & Co., dealers in all kinds of 
 Lumber, Doors, iSasbes, Blinds, etc., Florence 
 Street, near 0:d Colony Depot, Marlboro, Mass. 
 — There is naturally a great deal of lumber and 
 other building material consumed annuall}'^ in a 
 rapidly growing community such as Marlboro, 
 and ihe facilities for obiaining such commodities 
 in any desired quantities at moderate rates is a 
 maltt-r of general interest. Among those firms 
 which have done much to bring about Ihe pres- 
 ent desirable condition of things in the local 
 lumber bu-iiness, prominent mention should 
 righi fully be made of Messrs. A. B. Howe & 
 Co., Cor this concern have carried on operations 
 for about nine years, and have the reputation of 
 furnishing strictly dependable goods at the very 
 lowest market rates. The partn- r.? are jMessrs. 
 A. B., and G. A. Howe, both of whom were born 
 in Marlboro and are imiversa ly known through- 
 out this vicinity. Mr G. A Howe served in 
 the army durint;; the Rebellion, and is at present 
 connected with the board of S'dectmen. The 
 premises made use of are located on Florence 
 street, near the Old Colony Depot, and comprise 
 several spacious slorehou-cs A very large stock 
 is constantly carried, consisting of lumber, 
 doors, sash, blinds, etc., and employment is 
 given to nine assistants. All orders, whether 
 large or small, being assured immediate and 
 painstaking attention. Messrs. A. B Howe & 
 Co. enjoy the most favorable relations with man- 
 ufacturers and quote bottom prices. 
 
 L. O. Cunningham, dealer in Provisions, Main 
 Street, Marlboro, Alass. — If the handling of 
 strictly first class goods, the extension of cour- 
 teous treatment to every customer, and the 
 maintenance of fair and reasonable prices in 
 every department, are reasons for giving a busi- 
 ness enterprise specially prominent mention, 
 then we can do no less than to take this cimrse 
 with that conducted by Mr. L. O. Cunningham, 
 locaied at No. 24 Main street, Marlboro, for this 
 gentleman manages his undertaking in precisely 
 the manner indicated, and warrants every article 
 purchased of him shall prove precisely as repre- 
 sented. It is hardly necessary for us to state 
 that his business is a large retail one, for it is not 
 everywhere that purcha'^ers can be so positively 
 assured of getting the full worth of their money 
 and this fact is very generally appreciated and 
 acted upon. The premises utilized cover an area 
 of 800 square feet. ThO'^e wishing the choicest 
 meats, provisions, vegetables, fruits, etc., have 
 no occasion to go beyond the limits of Mr. Cun- 
 ningham's establishment to find the same as a 
 specialty is made of caterinij t> this class of trade 
 and pirticular attention is paid to the procuiug 
 of supplies of such a superior character that they 
 cannot fail to give perfect satisfaction. Compe- 
 tent and courteous assistants are employed, and 
 every order will be given prompt and pains- 
 taking attention. This establishment was O'igi- 
 nally founded by Marshall Dadmun, who was 
 succeeded by Messrs. Willar 1 & Cunningham in 
 1878, Mr. L. O. Cunningham assuming entire 
 contro' of the business in 1879. Pie is a native 
 of Marlboro, and served in th'^ army over three 
 and one-half years during our laie civil war. 
 He is well known in this community, and highly 
 respected as an honorable business man. 
 
 O. L. Bartlett, successor to S. A. Houghton,. 
 Domestic Bakery. Orders left at Bread btore, 
 101 Main Street, will receive Prompt Attention. 
 East Main opposite Church Street, Marlboro, 
 Mass. — Sta'e bread may be very healthy eating, 
 as the doctors would have us believe, but the 
 vast majority of people prefer theirs fresh, and 
 this is a very fortunate thing for the bakers, as 
 otherwise their business would be decidedly 
 diminished. Not a few families use baker's 
 bread that would content themselves with the 
 home made article could theyhave it fresh daily, 
 and it is noticeable that those bakeries are most 
 popular where the stock is the most often 
 renewed, and is consequently the freshest. This 
 goes far to explain the warm reception which 
 has been given the Domestic Bakery, row con 
 ducted by IMr. C. L. Bartlett, and located on 
 East Main street, opposite Church street. This 
 bakery was established in 1882, by Mr. S. A. 
 Houghton, who was succeeded by the present, 
 proprietor in 1884. ]\Ir. Bartlett does an exten- 
 sive business both wholesale and retail in char- 
 acter. Special attention is given to the retail 
 trade, and all orders left at the Bread Store at 
 No. 101 Main street, will receive prompt atten- 
 tion. Four competent assistants are constantly 
 employed, anil the proprietor makes it a point to 
 offer only fresh and palatable go-ids to his cus- 
 tomers, thus it is but natural that the popularity 
 we have alluded to should have been -won. Mr. 
 Bartlett is a native of Norwich, Vt., and well 
 known in the vicinity of Marlboro, where he 
 deals in about everything usually handled at a. 
 first class and thoroughly reliable bakery. 
 
 Treacy Bros., dealers in Boots, Shoes, Slip- 
 pers, Rubbers and Rubber Boots, Blacking and 
 Shoe Dressing, Boot and Shoe Repairing a 
 Specialty, 150 ISIain Street, Marlboro, Mass. — 
 The best cure for corns that is in the market 
 to day, is a well-fitting pair of boots or shoes, 
 made from soft and pliable stock, and if this 
 simple fact was genernlly known and acted upon, 
 there would be a sudden drop in the demand for 
 "corn plasters," "corn salves," etc., which are 
 generally all very well in their way, but which 
 cannot accomplish miracles or eradicate corns 
 while the cause of their growth still remains. 
 IMessrs. Treacy Bros, carry a large stock of good, 
 comfortable foot wear, and their assortment of 
 shapes and sizes is so large that a fit can be con- 
 fidently promised to patrons, while the goods are 
 fully warranted to prove as represented and are 
 quoted at bottom prices, from slippers to brogans. 
 The store is located at No. 150 Main street and is 
 of the dimensions of 22x75 feet, and is well and 
 favorably known to the public, being a store 
 whose reputation is of the highest type. It was^ 
 established in the spring of 1887 by Messrs. John, 
 and Andrew M. Treacy, who are both natives of 
 Marlboro. This firm handle boots, shoes, slip- 
 pers, rubbers and rul)ber boots, and offer many 
 of the latest novelties in these lines as well as an 
 exceptionally full selection of the more staple 
 styles for ladies', gents' and children's wear. 
 Bl eking and shoe dressing are also dealt in, and 
 boot and shoe repairing is made a specialty and 
 guaranteed to be done in the most satisfactory 
 manner both as regards style of work and prices- 
 charged. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
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 E. M. Estabrook, deiiler in Fine Fiimily 
 'Groceries, Cluacc Teas, Coffees and Spices; Best 
 Brands of Ilax^dl and St. Louis Flours; Iligli 
 Grades of Creamery Butter a Specialty, corner 
 Lincoln and Mechanic Streets (Carter's Block), 
 Marlboro, JNIass. — Everybody is familiar witli the 
 fact that some people can live eomCortably on an 
 income that others would starve on, and of 
 course everybody knows tliat this is chiefly 
 owing to superior methods of management. 
 There is an art of buying as well iis an art of 
 selling, and many intelligent individuals never 
 seem to learn that in order to l)uy to the bes-t 
 advantage, it is necessary to pick out a reputab'e 
 and reliable house and deal with it entirely, as 
 long as the results are satisfactory. Since Mr. 
 E. j\L Estabrook founded the undertaking which 
 is conducted by him at the corner of Lincoln and 
 Mechanic streets, he has built up a thriving 
 retail trade and many of his best customers are 
 to be ranked among the most careful and dis- 
 criminating cla«s of buyers. Business was begun 
 in 1888, and family supplies have been made a 
 specialty from the first. The premises occupied 
 cover an area of 1500 square feet and an exten- 
 sive stock is carried, consisting of fine staple and 
 fancy groceries, choice teas, coffees, and spices; 
 also the best brands of Haxall and St. Louis 
 flours, and high grades of creamery butter is 
 made a specialty. The favor which this eater- 
 1)1 ise has met, is largely due to the prompt and 
 polite attention that is given to all orders, and 
 the efficient assistants in attendance will be 
 found active and willing in the discharge of their 
 duties at all times. All goods handled by Mr. 
 Estabrook are of standard quality and are offered 
 at prices that will ensure a constant renewal of 
 the stock. 
 
 Adams & Crocker, wholesale and retail dealers 
 in Hardware, Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Agri- 
 cultural Implements and Shoe Kit, special terms 
 to Builders, No. 148 Main Street, Marlboro, 
 Mass. — The business conducted by jNIessrs. 
 Adams & Crocker was founded a number of 
 years ago by Mr. John M. Whiton, Jr., and was 
 -continued in 1884 by Messrs. Whiton & Putnam, 
 this firm being succeeded in 1880, by Mr. C. F. 
 Whitney, who gave place to the present propri 
 etors in 1887. Mr. Bert J. Adams is a native of 
 this town, and Mr. Charles E. Crocker was born 
 in West Hanover, Mass. The firm do an exten- 
 sive business, it having developed largely of late 
 years, and are prepared to fill either wholesale or 
 ret-iil orders at the very lowest market rates. 
 Among the leading commodities handled may be 
 mentioned hardware, paints, oils and varnishes, 
 of which a heavy and varied stock is carried, 
 comprising the productions of the most reputable 
 manufacturers. Spicial terms are made to 
 builders, and this fact, together with the prompt- 
 ness and accuracy with which orders are filled, 
 has resulted in the building up of a very large 
 trade in this department alone. Agricultural 
 implements and shoe kit are also dealt in largely, 
 and a line line of whips and liorse furnishings in 
 general is constantly on hand to select from. 
 The store occupies one iloor and a basement, of 
 the dimensions of 24 X Oo feet, and is located at 
 No. 148 INLain street. Employment is given to 
 two assistants, and callers are assured immediate 
 -rand courteous attention. 
 
 C. L. Bliss, manufacturer of Cigars of all 
 kinds; I'rivate Brands made to order, ]\Iarlboro, 
 Mass. — Tiie statements that have been made 
 from time to time concerning the methods prac- 
 ticed by the " tenement house "cigar makers of 
 New York and other large cities, have had their 
 effect on the general public, and the cnnsetpience 
 is that retailers find it for their interest to obtain 
 goods from sources beyond suspicion. Experi- 
 enced smokers also know that the enjojmient to 
 be derived from a cigar is as directly dependent 
 upon its making as upon the quality of the 
 tobacco used, and hence phice their orders with 
 dealers who handle the product of skilled hibor. 
 The increasing poiMdarity of "private brands" 
 is largely due to the fact that these are apt to be 
 more uniform in quality than are ordinary goods, 
 and as on the uniformity of a brand its success is 
 chiefly dependent, those putting such on the 
 market would do well to avail themselves of the 
 facilities offered by Mr. C. L. Bliss, as he makes 
 a specialty of the manufacture of private brands 
 to order and is prejiared to execute all commis- 
 sions at short notice and in a thoroughly satis- 
 factory manner. Mr Bliss was born in I aunton, 
 Mass., and began operations in Marlboro in 1873. 
 His establishment is located at No. 119 East 
 Main street, where premises having an area of 
 22x50 square feet are occupied, and employment 
 is given to twenty competent assistants. Partic- 
 ular attention is paid to handwork and no pains 
 is spared to fully maintain the enviable reputa- 
 tion DOW held among the trade. Mr. Bliss has 
 recently completed a fine new shop at the rear of 
 his dwelling, to be used entirely for manufactur- 
 ing. It is two stories in height and measures 
 42x30 feet. Mr. Bliss's former factory, which 
 is located close by being used exclusively for 
 storage purposes. 
 
 Alex. Scott, dealer in Groceries. Meat, Bread, 
 Provisions and Canned Goods, 29(5 Lincoln Street, 
 Marlboro, Mass. — It would be an unaccountable 
 and unpardonable omission if we were to make 
 no mention of the establishment of Mr. Alex. 
 Scott in this review of Marlboro's business enter- 
 prises, for the undertaking alluded to was 
 founded about nine years ago, business having 
 been begun in 1881. Mr. Scott is a native of 
 Canada and as a matter of course has hosts of 
 friends in Marlboro and vicinity, not only on 
 account of his long residence here and business 
 prominence, but also by reason of the office he 
 holds as Justice of the Peace. The store occu- 
 pied covers an area of 21x65 feet, the wiiole 
 amount of this space being required to accom- 
 modate the very heavy stock carried, which 
 includes full lines of fine groceries, meats, bread 
 and provisions. Mr. Scott's experience and the 
 favorable relations established with producers, 
 wliolesalers, etc., during his long and honorable 
 business career enables him to quote very low 
 rates on the articles he handles, as well as to 
 fully guarantee that they shall prove strictly as 
 represented. Employing fo\u- competent and 
 polite assistants, he is in a position to extend 
 jirompt and courteous service to all, and it is 
 therefore not surprising that a large and steadily 
 increasing retail business should be done. Mr. 
 Scott for eight years previous to his present busi- 
 ness conducted a bakery which he was also very 
 successful in. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 D. A. Walker & Co., Gioceries, Flour ami 
 Grain, Cauiied Goods, Creamery Butter a Sfe- 
 cialty, l(iO Maiu Street, Marlboro, Mass. — The 
 leading position that has long been held by the 
 enterprise carried on by Messrs. D. A. Walker & 
 Co., entitles it to very prominent mention in any 
 review of Marlboro's representative business 
 undertakings, and it is certainly an agreeable 
 duty to chronicle the success of this widely- 
 known firm, for their extensive business has been 
 built up by the employment of strictly legitimate 
 methods, and by sparing no trouble to offer the 
 most efficient service that circumstances would 
 allow. The enterprise had its inception in 1874, 
 the firm style of H. Belknap & Co., consisting of 
 H. Belknap, and D. A. Walker, this firm being 
 succeeded in 1889 by D. A. Wallitr, D. A. Arch- 
 ibald, and F. T. Curtis, the present firm. 
 Both Messrs. Walker and Curtis being natives of 
 this State, ]\Ir. Archibald being a native of Nova 
 Scotia. This firm have a large circle of friends 
 throughout Marlboro and vicinity. The prem- 
 ises utilized, comprise one floor and a basement, 
 and are 22 X 76 feet in dimensions, affording 
 ample room for the accommodation of a large 
 and varied stock, embracing choice staple and 
 fancy groceries, fine teas and coffees, and pure 
 spices, canned goods, flour and grain, etc. All 
 the commodities dealt in arc carefully selected 
 with a special view to the requirements of family 
 trade, but particular attention is paid to the 
 handling of choice creamery butter, no finer 
 grades being obtainable in the market than those 
 offered at this popular store. The prices rule 
 very low in every department of the business, 
 and as employment is given to four efficient 
 assistants, every caller may depend upon receiv- 
 ing prompt and polite attention. 
 
 Arnaud Brothers, dealers in Fresh, Salt, 
 Smoked and Pickled Fish. Oysters, Clams, Scal- 
 lops, etc.. No. 18 Main Street (next to the 
 " Brick Store,") Marlboro, Mass. — A store where 
 a good many things are sold, and where the 
 stock carried is remarkable for excellence not 
 less than for variety, is that of which Messrs. 
 Arnaud Brothers and J. A. Wheeler are the pro- 
 prietors, located at No. 18 Main street (next to 
 the Brick Block). Business was started here in 
 1886, and whatever popularity the enterprise has 
 won (and that is by no means inconsiderable), 
 has been gained by hard work and a determina- 
 tion to furnish the best of goods at the lowest 
 possible prices. The premises in use measure 
 20 X 90 feet and afford ample accommodations 
 for the heavy stock that is constantly kept on 
 hand. Among the articles dealt in may be men- 
 tioned, fresh, salt, smoked and pickled fish, 
 oysters, clams, scallops, etc. The individual 
 members of this firm are Messrs. Frank R. , and 
 J. C. Arnaud, and Mr. J. A. Wheeler, all of 
 whom are natives of Wellfleet, Mass., and are 
 highly respected, as energetic, and reliable busi- 
 ness men in Marlboro. One thing is particularly 
 noticeable in connection with their store, and 
 that is, that misrepresentation is never knowingly 
 practised in the slightest degree. It is the desire 
 of the firm that every customer shall know just 
 what he is buying and just what he is getting 
 for his money, and it is no fault of the manage- 
 ment if this knowledge is not always had. Celer- 
 ity and courtesy are extended to callers. 
 
 H. A. Spalding, Blacksmith and Wheelwright^, 
 Horse Shoeing and Grneral Jobbing, all kinds of 
 Carriage Work to order, corner Mechanic and 
 Lincoln Streets, Marlborough, Mass. — The busi- 
 ness carried on by Mr. H. A. Spalding was 
 founded over forty years ago by Mr. William E. 
 Brigbam, who was succeeded by Messrs. May- 
 nard & Spalding in 1887, the present proprietor 
 assuming sole control the same year. He is a 
 native of New Ipswich, N. H., and by careful 
 personal ftttention to the details of his business 
 has fully maintained the leading position so long 
 held by the enterprise with which he is now 
 identified. The premises occujued are located 
 on the corner of Mechanic and Lincoln streets, 
 and comprise a main shop, three stories in height 
 and 30x60 leet in dimensions, and a one story 
 ell measuring 25x35 feet. They are equipped 
 with the most improved facilities for the doing 
 of blacksmithing, wheelwrighting, horse-shoeing 
 and general jobbing, and all kinds of carriage 
 work will be done to order at short notice and in 
 a thoroughly satisfactory manner. Mr. Spalding 
 employs five efficient assistants, and gives par- 
 ticular attention to repairing, the work being 
 promptly, neatly and durably done at moderate 
 rates. A heavy and complete stock of carriages 
 is constantly carried, embracing vehicles of the 
 most stylish and approved designs, and the very 
 lowest prices are quoted, while every carriage is 
 guaranteed to prove just as represented. 
 
 Gleason House, James M. Gleason & Son, 
 Proprietors, 71-79 Main Street, Marlboro, Mass. 
 — The kind ol hotel one prefers depends a good 
 deal of course upon individual tastes, for som& 
 persons think more of style than they do of com- 
 fort and choose their hotel accordingly, but the 
 large majority of travelers take a different view 
 of the subject and prefer to put up where they 
 can feel entirely at home It is not easy to find 
 a really " home-like " hotel, for by no means all 
 that claim to be such are what they profess to be,, 
 but it is worth while taking some little trouble 
 to hunt one up, although we propose to save our 
 readers that work so far as Marlboro is con- 
 cerned at any rate, by calling their attention to- 
 the Gleason House, located at Nos. 71-79 Main 
 street, for if ever there was a hotel where the 
 management really strove to make guests feel at 
 home it is the one in question. Operations were 
 begun in 1885, and the house has already attained 
 an enviable reputation, especially among com- 
 mercial travelers, to whom special rates are 
 made. Some fifty guests can be accommodated 
 atone time, and the sleeping rooms, beds, etc., 
 are kept in first-class condition, a fact that will 
 be appreciated by the many who have suffered 
 from the carelessness practiced in this respect at 
 some of the most pretentious hotels in New 
 England. Employment is given to eight compe- 
 tent assistants, and prompt attention and cour- 
 tesy are assured to all guests, the management 
 insisting upon this, and taking pains to see that 
 it is duly attended to. A billiard hall, bath- 
 room, barber shop, etc., are connected with the- 
 hotel, and in short all modern conveniences are 
 provided for patrons. The proprietors are 
 Messrs. James M. Gleason & Son, both of whom- 
 are natives of Marlboro, and have a very exten- 
 sive circle of friends throughout this section. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF 3IARLB0R0. 
 
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 C. H. Stone, dealer in Flour, Grain and Gro- 
 ceries, ('tinned Goods, etc., 140 ]\Iain Street, 
 Marlboro, Mass. — It is not far from a score of 
 yciirs since the enterprise now carried on by i\Ir. 
 C. II. Stone was inaugurated, for it was stuted 
 in 1871 by JNIessrs. John Stone & Co., the present 
 proprietor being a member of the original tirm 
 and assuming sole control in 1879. He is a 
 native of Northboro, Mass., and is universally 
 known throughout this section, having been a 
 member of the Board of Selectmen for five years, 
 and being prominent and active in advancing the 
 best interests of the community. Mr. Stone 
 deals very extensively in Hour, grain and gro- 
 ceries, and unquestionably enjoys as desirable a 
 family trade as any dealer in this section of the 
 Slate, for be has always catered to this class of 
 patrons and spires no pains to supply goods that 
 will give the best of satisfaction to the most crit- 
 ical. The store utilized by him is located at 
 No. 140 jNIain street, and comprises one floor 
 and a basement of the dimensions of 22x60 feet, 
 besides a spacious storehouse. Employment is 
 given to two competent and courteous assistants, 
 and callers are waited on promptly and carefully 
 at all times. Mr. Stone handles the most popular 
 brands of flour, and is prepared to quote bottom 
 prices on this commodity in large or small lots. 
 Grain, feed, etc., are also dealt in largely, and 
 the stock of fancy and staple groceries offered is 
 worthy of especial commendation, for it is excep 
 lionally complete in every department, is made 
 up of strictly dependable articles, and includes 
 one of the most desirable assortments of canned 
 goods to be found in this vicinity. 
 
 G. A. Spofford, dealer in Stationery, Cigars, 
 Toltacco, Fruit, ConfecMonery, Bread, Cake, 
 Pastry, etc.. Forest Hall Block, corner Lincoln 
 and Winthrop Streets, Marlboro, Mass. — It is an 
 excellent idea to use fine stationery in social cor- 
 respondence, for the expense of doing so is really 
 trifling, and there is no way in which respect for 
 one's correspondents can be more unobtrusively 
 and yet effectively shown. There are many 
 beautiful novelties in this line of goods now on 
 the market, and one of the best places to examine 
 and purchase such is at the stoie carried on by 
 Mr. George A. Spofford, located in Forest Hall 
 Block, corner of Lincoln and Winthrop streets. 
 Mr. Spofford is a Wayland, Mass., man by birth, 
 and assumed control of the establishment to 
 which we have reference in 1889. He served in 
 the army ftmr years and has many friends in 
 Marlboro and vicinity. The establishment under 
 question was originally established by Mr. C. L. 
 Russell, who was succeeded by Mr. II. D. Bar- 
 ker in 1887, the present proprietor, having suc- 
 ceeded the latter in 1889. Premises of the 
 dimensions of 30 X 40 feet are occupied, and the 
 stf)ck on hand includes the u.sual variety of goods 
 to be found in a first class store of this kind. 
 All the leading styles in stationery and stationer's 
 articles are dealt in, beside a good stocic of toys 
 are carried in stock. Also first-class fruits and 
 confectionery, ice cream, soda, cigars, tobacco 
 and canned goods of all kinds, and bread, cake, 
 and pastry, is received fresh every day. Mr. 
 Spofford's prices are very reasonable in each 
 department, and visitors to this establishment 
 will find a choice variety of goods to select from. 
 
 J. A. Andre-ws & Co., Contractor and Builder, 
 General Carpenter Work. Florence Street, Marl- 
 boro, Mass. — It is a noteworthy fact that while 
 some men seem to take genuine pleasure in 
 building, others go through such trials and trib- 
 ulations when erecting a house as to discourage 
 them from ever repeating W^k experiment. The 
 explanation of this is to be found in the differ- 
 ence in the methods adopted, for the class of 
 men first referred to take ])ains to entrust the 
 carrying out of their projects to competent and 
 responsible contractors, while those wiio are 
 always "in trouble," have in the majority of 
 cases, been careless in this important respect. 
 There are enough gootl builders to make it easy 
 to find a suitable firm, and among those carrying 
 on operations in this vicinity, prominent mention 
 should be made of Messrs. J. A. Andrews & Co., 
 for this concern is made up of honorable and 
 experienced men and has a high record for com- 
 petency and integrity. The firm was formed 
 two years ago, the partners being Messrs. J. A. 
 and Geo. J. Andrews, both of whom are natives 
 of this town. The shop is located on Florence 
 street, and has an area of about 1000 square feet. 
 Employment is given to sixteen assistants, this 
 force being largely increased when occasion 
 requires. Estimates will be prompt!}^ and cheer- 
 fully made on receipt of plans and specifications, 
 and the firm are prepared to figure closely on 
 carpenterintr and building of every description. 
 General jobbing is also given immediate and 
 careful attention, satisfactory work being done 
 at moderate rates. 
 
 AlvinWheeler, dealer in Groceries, Provisions, 
 etc., 192 Main Street, Marlboro, Mass.— Many a 
 housekeeper has said when she discovered that 
 the goods sent to her were not what were ordered 
 or were unsatisfactory in some other respect, 
 " Oh I wish I could find a grocery and provision 
 dealer who could be entirely relied upon," and it 
 is just this information that we pi-opose to supply 
 in the present article and therefore respect lully 
 call the attention of our many readers to the 
 enterprise now conducted by A. Wheeler, who 
 is a native of Massachusetts. This house was 
 originally established by Mr. E. L. Green who 
 was succeeded by A. C. Taylor & Co., in 1886, 
 and in April, 1889, Mr. Wheeler assumed control, 
 and its record since that date, has been such as 
 to entitle its proprietor to the entire confidence 
 of the public. The establishment under question 
 is located at No. 192 jMain street, and covers an 
 area of 25 X 42 feet containing an extensive 
 assortment of groceries and provisions carefully 
 selected for family trade, among which will be 
 found at all times fine meats, groceries, canned 
 goods, fruit and vegetables. Three competent 
 assistants are employed and customers are served 
 promptly, politely, "honestly, and in short satis- 
 factorily. This house makes a specialty of filling 
 orders accurately and jM-omptly, and may be 
 relied upon to earnestly strive to furnish cus- 
 tomers with .such goods as are sure to prove 
 desirable. Much of the large retail business, now 
 done by Mr. Wheeler, is due to his practice in this 
 respect, and ho\isekeepers will save themselves 
 much worry and disappointment by establishing 
 business relations with a house of this character. 
 Prices quoted liere are low and all seasonable 
 goods are kept in stock. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS 31EN OF MARLBORO 
 
 J. Gregoire, Fashionable Millinery, Dry and 
 Fancy Goods, also Human Hair Goods, 254 and 
 256 Lincoln Street, Marlboro, Mass.— A very 
 popular establishment indeed is that conducted 
 by Mrs. J. Gregoire and Mr. Jonas Gregoire at 
 Nos. 254 and 256 Lincoln street, and during the 
 years that the enterprise in question has been 
 carried on, it has become more and more evident 
 to discriminating buyers that the advantages here 
 offered were hard lo parallel elsewhere. This 
 establii^hment was founded in 1880 by the above 
 firm, millinery and human hair goods being then 
 the principal goods carried, and in 1887 dry and 
 fancy goods were added. The store utilized by 
 the aljove firm measures 52x22 feet, and the 
 stock of goods carried is so complete and varied 
 that even to catalogue it would more than 
 exhaust all our available space, and after all 
 would not begin to give an adequate idea of 
 what it really comprises. The proprietors are 
 thoroughly acquainted with the many details of 
 their business, and spare no pains to accommo- 
 date customers in the most liberal and superior 
 manner for which their establishment has long 
 been noted. This firm offer a fine assortment of 
 dry goods, millinery and human hair goods, that 
 is both seasonable and fashionable, and the 
 extensive business done requires the services of 
 five assistants in the busy season. We therefore 
 commend this establishment to our readers in 
 particular, and the public in general, and are 
 assured that all patrons will be served in a cour- 
 teous and liberal manner. 
 
 Marlboro Dye House, 11. W. Geddes, propri- 
 etor. Established 1880, No. 8 Liberty Street, 
 Marlboro. — A great deal of clothing is thrown 
 aside as " worn out" when, as a matter of fact, 
 it is not worn out at all, the fabric being about 
 as whole and sound as ever, bnt the appearance 
 of the garments being spoiled by grease or other 
 dirt or by the effects of the sun. Now, there is 
 no reason why money should be thrown away in 
 this fashion, while such an establishment as the 
 Marlboro Dye House is in operation, for every 
 facility is at hand here to cleanse, dye and re-fin- 
 ish ladies' ami gentlemen's garments by the most 
 approved methods, and orders are filled at short 
 notice and moderate rates. This enterprise was 
 inaugurated in 1880 and has been carried on in a 
 liberal and accommodating manner that has 
 made it very popular, not only among the resi- 
 dents of Marlboro, but also throughout this sec- 
 tion, for orders sent by express will receive 
 equally prompt and careful attention as those 
 delivered in person. Goods left by Tuesday will 
 be finished the latter part of the same week, and 
 no trouble is spared to attain results that will 
 give the best of satisfaction. The Dye House 
 has an area of about 1000 square feet and is 
 located at No. 8 Liberty sreet. Office hours are 
 from 7.80 a. m. to 6 p. m., and Tuesday and 
 Saturday evenings from 6.30 to 8 o'clock, and all 
 callers are assured prompt and polite attention. 
 The proprietor, Mr. R. W. Gedd(S, is a native of 
 East Greenwich, R. I., and understands his busi- 
 ness thoroughly in every detail, having served 
 an apprenticeship of four years and has been a 
 practical dyer for fourteen years. Competent 
 assistance is employed, and the work turned out 
 will bear the closest examination and comparison 
 with that done elsewhere. 
 
 John M. Carpenter, dealer in Fine Ready- 
 Made Clothing, Hats, Caps, etc., etc., Phoenix 
 Block, Main Street, Marlboro, Mass — The genial 
 gentleman whose card we print above ranks 
 among the best-known and most highly esteemed 
 of our Marlboro business men and fully deserves 
 the success he has won in the carrying on of his 
 present enterprise. The establishment now con- 
 ducted by Mr. John M. Carpenter was founded 
 in 1885 by Mr. Geo. H. Palmer, who was suc- 
 ceeded in 1886 by Messrs. John M. Carpenter & 
 Co., the present proprietor having assumed full 
 control of the business in 1888. and has built up 
 a large retail business during the comparatively 
 short time that he has conducted the industry in 
 question. This is not surprising when his meth- 
 ods are taken into consideration, for everybody 
 likes fair dealing, everybody likes courteous 
 treatment, everybody likes fashionable and 
 thoroughly made garments, and everybody likes 
 to secure a first class article at a moderate price. 
 All these likings can be and are satisfied by Mr. 
 Carpenter, and his popularity follows as a matter 
 of course. Mr. John M. Carpenter is a native of 
 Milford, Mass., and is very well known through- 
 out Marlboro. At his establisimient, located in 
 Phoenix Block, j\Iain street, he always carries in 
 stock a fine assortment of ready-made clothing, 
 hats, caps, etc., etc., embracing goods suited to 
 all conditions of wear. The premises occupied 
 comprise a store 24 X 70 feet in dimensions, and 
 employment is given to two reliable and courte- 
 ous assistants. Mr. Carpenter makes a specialty 
 of carrying all the latest styles in stock, and sat- 
 isfaction is guaranteed to every customer, and 
 his experience has thus far been that those who 
 patronize him once, almost invariably come 
 again. His prices are extremely low for first- 
 class garments, and we can commend his goods 
 to the most fastidious dressers. 
 
 William Barnes, Life and Fire Insurance 
 Agent, R» al Estate Agent, Conveyancer, Negoti- 
 ator of Mortgages, Office 156 Main Street, Marl- 
 borough, Mass. — Among those identified with 
 insurance and real estate matters in IMarlborough 
 and vicinity, Mr. William Barnes must be given 
 a leading position, for this gentleman has carried 
 on operations here for a full score of years and 
 has long been recognized as an authority in these 
 special lines. He served two years in the army 
 during the Rebellion and began business in Marl- 
 borough in 1869. Mr. Barnes has an office in 
 Week's Block, No. 156 Main street, and those 
 seeking information relative to insurance or real 
 estate "matters will find him ready to give any 
 assistance in his power, wliile mail communica- 
 tions addressed to post office box 856, will also 
 receive immediate and careful attention. He 
 represents some of the most popular and most 
 trustworthy insurance companies in the world, 
 and is in a position to write life, fire and accident 
 policies at the lowest market rates. We take 
 pleasure in presenting the following list of cor- 
 porations, for which Mr. Barnes is authorized to 
 act, for we believe it to be unsurpassed by that 
 shown by any agent in this section of the State, 
 and we knovv that those placing insurance 
 through this office will be assured honorable and 
 liberal treatment in every respect: 
 
 First National Insurance Co., Worcester; Mer- 
 chants' & Farmers' Insurance Co., Worcester; 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
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 Worcester IVIutual Fire Insurance Co., Worcester; 
 ■Citizens' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Boston; 
 Westchester Fire Insurance Co., New Yorli City; 
 Commercial Union Assurance Co., London, Eng- 
 land; Guardian Assurance Corporation, Londim, 
 EDo:laad; Phoenix Assurance Co., London, Eng- 
 land; Northern Assurance Co., London and 
 Aberdeen ; London Assurance Corporation, Lou- 
 don; Western Assurance Co., Toronto, Camida; 
 St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Minn.; 
 Travellers's Life and Accident, Hartford, Conn. 
 
 First National Bank, 38 Mechanics Street, 
 Marlboro. — During tlie comparatively few years 
 •which the First National Bank lias been in exist- 
 ence, it has attained a leading positicm among 
 the fiaancial institutions of this section, and as it 
 has been said that " confidence is a plant of slow 
 growth," it may be of interest to trace out some 
 of the reasons why its growth has been so rapid 
 in connection with the bank in question. The 
 first, and unquestionably the main explanation, 
 is to be found in the character and standing of 
 those who inaugurated and conduct the enter- 
 prise. The fact that all of them are manufactu- 
 rers or merchants doing business in Marlboro, 
 not only furnishes the best possible assurance 
 that they have the material interests of the com- 
 mnnity at heart, but also gives them the advan 
 tage of personal acquaintance with the majority 
 of those having occasion to use the facilities the 
 bank affords, and it may be stated right here 
 that these facilities are very extensive. The 
 institution has a capital of $150,000, and enjoys 
 ■favorable relations with correspondents through- 
 out the country. Money will be forwarded to 
 any part of the world, and particular attention is 
 paid to collections in the United States and Can- 
 ada, very favorat)le terms being quoted. All 
 business entrusted to the bank is assured imme- 
 diate and painstaking attention, and the invaria- 
 ble policy of the management is to give equally 
 careful consideration to large and small customers 
 — a fact going far to explain its popularity with 
 business men in general. Other things being 
 equal, the preference is always given to local 
 enterprises when the question of affording finan- 
 cial aid comes up, and we need hardly say that 
 such timely assistance may often be the means 
 of avoiding embarrassment if not total failure 
 which would seriously interfere with the town's 
 development. The following is a list of the 
 ofiicers, and we may safely leave it for our readers 
 to decide whether what we have said concerning 
 them is justified by the facts or not: 
 
 President : Wm, 11. Fay. 
 
 Cashier : F. L. Claflin. 
 
 Directors : W. II. Fay, Wm. Morse, P^dward 
 F. Johnson. Chas. L. Fay, Geo. N. Cate, T. A. 
 Coolidge, W. A. Alley. 
 
 O'Brien & Conry, Staple and Fancy Groceries, 
 Dried and Pickled Fisli, Crockery, Gla«s and 
 Wooden VVare, etc., lol Main Street, Marlboro, 
 Mass. — When we say that the grocery store car- 
 ried on by Mt'ssrs. O'Brien & Conry at No. 151 
 Main street, Marlboro, is worthy of liberal pat- 
 ronage, we perhap-! should also give our reasons 
 for making th's assertion, for an unsupported 
 statement cannot be expected to carry a great 
 deal of weight and it is perfectly natural for 
 intelligent people to want to know why a thing 
 
 is so as well as that it is so. Prominent among 
 the good j)oints of this establishment is the char- 
 acter of the stock it contains. This stock is 
 choice, varied and fresh. It has been carefully 
 chosen from the goods offered by the foremost 
 wholesales of the State and will compare favor- 
 ably with that of any other strictly retail store. 
 It includes staple and fancy groceries, teas, 
 coffees and spices, canned goods, flour, foreign 
 and domestic fruits, butter, eggs and cheese, 
 dried and pickled fi.sh, crockery, glass and 
 wooden ware, etc. Special care has been taken 
 in the selection of the teas and coffees carried in 
 stock, both as regards their wholesomene?s and 
 their purity. The fine line of flour offered is 
 also worthy of special mention, for it is made up 
 of brands particularly adapted to family use, 
 and is sold at the very lowest market rates. We 
 might also call attention to the character of the 
 fine assortment of crockery, glass and wooden 
 ware offered, as well as many other noteworthy 
 articles on hand, but our space forbids and we 
 think we already advanced sufficient proof of 
 our opening assertion. The present firm is made 
 up of ]Mes-rs. P. O'Brien and P. E. Conry, who 
 succeeded Mr. B. Corkery in 1880. These gen- 
 tlemen are both natives of Massachusetts, and are 
 well-known in Marlboro, Mr. Conry being one 
 of the assessors. Messrs. O'Brien & Conry give 
 close attention to the interests of their patrons and 
 guarantee the prompt and accurate filling of orders. 
 
 Star Furniture Co., manufacturers, wholesale 
 and retail dealers in Furniture and Carpets, No. 
 103 Main Street, Lawrence Block, Marlboro, 
 Mass. — The selection of furniture and carpets is 
 one of the most difficult, and at the same time 
 one of the most pleasureable duties that falls to 
 the lot of the hou'-eholder and this particular 
 duty is rendered all the more pleasant by visiting 
 an establishment where such a large and varied 
 stock is carried as to suit all tastes, as well as all 
 purses. It is just such an establishment that is 
 carried on by the Star Furniture Co., at No. 103 
 Main street, Marlboro, and during the period that 
 this company has been identified with its present 
 line of business it has gained a high reputation 
 for the excellence of its goods, the lowness of its 
 prices and the uniformly fair and equitable deal- 
 ing that is extended to all. The premises utilized 
 comprise two floors, 50 X 144 feet, and 25 X 50 
 feet respectively in addition to a spacious store- 
 house. The extensive stock of funnture and 
 carpets that may be found here, is remarkable in 
 more respects than one, but chiefly on account 
 of its great variety and the standard excellence 
 of the articles composing it. The Star Furniture 
 Co., which has Mr. James II. Dee for president, 
 Mr. C. E. Cumings as treasurer, and O. W. 
 Temple as manager, knows well that it has a 
 reputation to maintain and takes good care that 
 it shall not be jeopardized by any cause within 
 the power of its management to control. A posi- 
 tive guarantee is given that every article manu- 
 factured, or sold at either wholesale or retail, 
 shall prove just as represented. Four efficient 
 assistants are emi)loyed and all visitors to this 
 establishment will receive prompt and courteous 
 attention. The line of furniture and carpets 
 shown is well-made and first-class in all respects 
 and is worthy the inspection of all desiring relia- 
 ble and fashionable goods at moderate prices. 
 
26 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 Rice & Hutchins, Cotting Ave. and Middlesex 
 Factories, Marlboro. — It is impossible to manufac- 
 ture to the best advantage many different lines in 
 one factory, however large or vi^ell equipped it 
 may be. Every locality has a specialty in which 
 its mechanics have become experts. In order to 
 produce to the greatest perfection and at the 
 lowest cost, a complete variety of goods for 
 men's, boys' and youths' wear, Messrs. Rice & 
 Hutchins have established over half a dozen 
 factories in as many different localities. The 
 Marlboro business of this firm finally outgrowing 
 even the frequent additions to the old buildings, 
 it became necessary to erect the new shops, views 
 of which are here given. 
 
 thoroughly fitted out with sprinklers, fire pails, 
 hydrants, fire pumps and double water supply 
 for fire protection. Over 700 expert people are 
 employed, and over one million pairs of shoes 
 are annually produced. 
 
 Mr. J. E. Curtis, one of the most respected and 
 most capable manufacturers in the State, man- 
 ages both shops with the aid of skillful assistants 
 in all departments. 
 
 Messrs. Rice & Hutchins carry at their store,^ 
 125 Summer street, Boston, a complete stock of 
 all their staple productions in order to supply the 
 jobbing trade without the delay necessary when, 
 making goods to order. 
 
 Cotting Avenue Factokt. 
 
 MARLBORO, MASS. 
 
 Marlboro Savings Bank, 38 Mechanics St.,. 
 Marlboro. — The Boston Sunday Herald re- 
 cently published interviews with several of the 
 leading business men of that city, in which 
 ihey briefly sketched the methods by which 
 they had attained their present prominence, 
 and as all of them are strictly " self made 
 men," their stories are of value to every young 
 man who is beginning as they did, with no 
 capital and no influential friends. The main 
 principle inculcated by their business histories 
 is the importance of saving money. Of course 
 they all endeavored to make themselves indis- 
 pensable to their employers and to gain a com- 
 prehensive knowledge of their line of business 
 aside from mastering their own special duties ; 
 but while doing this, and while only earning 
 from three to five dollars a week, they were 
 steadily amassing a fund for future use. One 
 of the largest dry goods dealers in Boston to- 
 AmoDg its productions of 2000 pairs and more day — a man who can draw his check for a 
 per day, the Cotting avenue factory turns out the million in the full assurance that it will be duly 
 finer grades of sewed veal calf and buff, together honored — began business for himself less ihaa 
 with medium and low priced calf, buff and veal forty years ago, iiis sole capital being $400 whichi 
 calf men's, boys' and youths' machine sewed he had saved in five years out of a salary average 
 shoes. ing but four dollars per week. He says : "The 
 
 Middlesex Factory. habit of saving is as easily formed as the habit 
 
 of spending ; it is easier to save the second 
 hundred than the first, and the young man 
 who doesn't want to begin where his employer- 
 left off will find no difficulty in saving money 
 faster than I could, for wages are much higher 
 and the cost of living has not increased cor- 
 respondingly." There is food for reflection 
 in that statement, and perhaps some of our 
 readers may profit l)y the lesson it teaches. 
 
 That many of the residents of Marlboro and 
 vicinity do save money regularly is proved by 
 the books of the Marlboro Savings Bank, and 
 it is a gratifying fact that the $1,200,000 de- 
 posited in that institution is made up entirely 
 of the savings of the people. The bank was- 
 incorporated in 1860 and has become so well 
 and favorably known throughout this section- 
 that any explanation of its aims and any 
 eulogy of its management would be entirely 
 The Middlesex factory produces about 2000 superfluous. Its financial condition is beyond 
 pairs per day of the more solid and substantial criticism and the character and ability of the men 
 lines of men's, boys' and youths' veal calf and having it in charge form the best of reasons for 
 split standard screw shoes, for hard wear, in tap believing that the bank's future will be worthy of 
 and half double sole. its past. The president is Mr. S. Herbert Howe, 
 
 Both factories are modern in their construction, the treasurer, Mr. Edward R. Alley, and the 
 the Cotting avenue being but a year old, and they board of investment is composed of Messrs. S. H. 
 are fully equipped with every improved machine Howe, W. D. Burdett, L. S. Brigham, A. C. 
 necessary to obtain the best possible work in Weeks and Winslow M. Warren, 
 every part of the shoes made in them. They are The bank has always been ably managed, but 
 
 FACTORY "A," MARLISORO, M.A.S8. 
 
LEADiyO BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 2r 
 
 upon tlie accession of Mr. Elbridgo Howe to the 
 presidency in tlie year 1876 or "7, a decided cliange 
 was made in its policy and it became more a sav- 
 ings banlv of tlie people than a depository of 
 wealthy men, and when its present treasurer, 
 Mr. Edward It. Alle}^ assumed the charge of its 
 financial management, the entire board of its 
 officers were in accord. Mr. Alley, although a 
 young man, has been long and favorably known 
 to the people of Marlboro and its surrounding 
 towns, and the bank's many depositors justly 
 believe his word to be law. Upon the death of 
 Mr Elbridge Howe in 188G Mr. S. Herbert Howe 
 was chosen president, and the continued growth 
 and prosperity of the bank fully justifies the 
 choice. The whole secret of the success and 
 soundness of this bank is its policy in the interest 
 of its depositors and the individual attention 
 given to all applications for loans by its board of 
 investment. 
 
 The S. H. Howe Shoe Co., Marlboro, Mass.— 
 Notwithstanding the leading position held by 
 Massachusetts in relation to the shoe manufac- 
 turing industry, and the many immense factories 
 devoted to this branch of production within the 
 limits of the State, there are few establishments 
 of such enormous capacity as that carried on by 
 the S. H. Howe Shoe Company, for these works 
 are capable of turning out 10,000 pairs of shoes a 
 day — more than enough to supply the entire 
 standing army of the United States. So vast an 
 enterprise as this is not built up in a day, and 
 tlie undertaking in ciuestion was founded over a 
 quarter of a century ago. Mr. S. H. Howe being 
 the original proprietor. This gentleman is presi- 
 dent of the present company, and has long been 
 classed among the best known and most success- 
 ful shoe manufacturers in the country. The 
 treasurer, Mr. W. E. Dadman. is also very widely 
 and prominently known in business circles, and 
 the various departments of the enterprise are all 
 in charge of experienced and able men who suc- 
 cessfully co-operate in combining the greatest 
 possible accuracy, uniformity and economj^ in 
 the many ])rocesses incidental to manufacture. 
 The company was incorporated in 1887, with a 
 capital of $200,000 and operates at least as per- 
 fect and as elaborate a plant as can be found in 
 New England. The premises utilized comprise, 
 first, the reeular factory, which measures 45xb'J0 
 feet, with ell 45x65 feet. A large tower has been 
 added to this factory, the first floor being occu- 
 pird for office purposes, and the second floor 
 being utilized as the director's room. The next 
 in order is factory known as Diamond F, dimen- 
 sions being 110x28 feet, four stories, with ell 
 40x95 feet, and liaving another wing !)0X<>0 feet, 
 of eciual height. Factory No. 3, which is known 
 as Diamond O, is 110X'?0 feet. Employment is 
 given to 700 operatives, the capacity of the works 
 being as before stated, 10,000 pairs per day. The 
 company manufacture shoes of evcr}^ descrip- 
 tion, including men's, boys', youths', women's, 
 misses' and children's light and heavy, medium 
 and cheap, and as may well be imagined, are in 
 a position to fill the heaviest orders at compara- 
 tively short notice, as well as to quote the very 
 lowest market rates. The goods give excellent 
 satisfaction to consumers and the trade and the 
 business, large as it is, has by no means reached 
 its full development. 
 
 D. W. Ccsgrove, Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, 
 174 Main Street, Marlboro. — The boots and shoes 
 offered at the establishment conducted b}' Mr. 
 D. W. Cosgrove, at No. 174 Main street, are 
 claimed to be " beautiful in style, perfect in fit, 
 reliable in wear, moderate in price," and it natu- 
 rally follows that if these claims are justified by 
 the facts, no better place can possibly be found at 
 W'hich to procure footwear. Well, it is easy to 
 ascertain the truth in the matter, for the store is 
 certainly conveniently located and we can assure 
 our readers that ever)' caller is given prompt and 
 polite attention. The premises are 25X80 feet 
 in dimensions and the stock is correspondingly 
 large, being complete in every department and 
 comprising the very latest fashionable novelties 
 together with full lines of more staple goods. 
 This business was founded in 1871, and an idea 
 of its present magnitude maj' be gained from the 
 fact that employment is given to five assistants. 
 So large a trade as this indicates, in a community 
 so well supplied with shoe stores as Marlboro is, 
 argues the offering of many genuine induce- 
 ments, and we believe it to be a fact that in no 
 similar establishment in New England, Boston 
 not excepted, can more value l)e obtained for 
 money paid. Mr. Cosgrove handles the produc- 
 tions of the leading manufacturers, and sells no 
 goods that cannot be warranted to prove just as 
 represented. Style, comfort and durability are 
 all provided for, and the assortment of sizes is so 
 varied as to enable the most difficult feet to be 
 satisfactorily fitted. 
 
 F. J. Hastings & Co., dealers in Flour, Grain, 
 Feed, Meal, Chicago Gluten Meal, Bundle Hay, 
 etc., Faulkner ]Mills, jMarlboro, Mass. — The only 
 way in whicli an adequate idea of the immensity 
 of the trade in tlour, grain, feed, meal, etc., can 
 be obtained, is by a careful review of the con- 
 cerns located in this State alone, that devote their 
 entire attention to handling the commodities 
 mentioned. We find houses that were estab- 
 lished decades ago identified with this branch of 
 commerce, and still increasing the amount of 
 their transactions with every added year. Prom- 
 inent among the concerns engaged in this line of 
 business in Marlboro is that of Messrs. F. J. 
 Hastings & Co., located on Lincoln street. Carter's 
 Block. The mills of this firm are located at 
 South Acton, and they also have an elevator at 
 Concord, Mass. The premises at corner of Lin- 
 coln and IVIechanic streets was established about 
 1881, and comi)rises a store on the lower floor of 
 the main Imilding, and a large warehouse in the 
 rear. This firm do a large wholesale and retail 
 business, and no liouse in tliis vicinity enjoys 
 more favorable relations with their customers, 
 and none are better able to supply goods at bot- 
 tom prices, while they strictly adhere to every 
 agreement entered into. The goods dealt in by 
 Messrs. F. J. Hastings & Co., include flour, 
 grain, feed, meal, bundle hay and straw, land 
 fertilizer, horse and cattle condition food, salt, 
 hen feed, shells, scraps, etc., grasa and Jield seeds, 
 also farming tools. This firm were the first to 
 introduce to the farmers in this vicinity tiie 
 CHICAGO GLUTEN MEAL, which has gained 
 for it.self an enviable reputation as the best milk- 
 producing feed in the market. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 short order when-cir- 
 cumstances render 
 haste imperative, 
 and it is within 
 bounds to say 
 that Mr. Parsons has 
 saved local manufac- 
 turers thousands of 
 dollars by the work 
 he has done in this 
 line during the past 
 twenty years. He is 
 prepared to furnish 
 automatic safety ele- 
 vators, the "Eclipse" 
 sole leather cutter, 
 rolling and stripping 
 machines. friction 
 treadles for sewing 
 machines, and all 
 kinds of boot and 
 shoe machinery. 
 Steam or water heat- 
 ing apparatus will be 
 put into public or 
 private buildings and 
 guaranteed to do all 
 that is claimed for it 
 when properly used ; 
 and shafting and self- 
 oiling, ad j ustable 
 hant-ers, all sizes are 
 carried in stock and 
 will be put in posi- 
 tion by competent 
 workmen at moder- 
 ate rates. Employ- 
 ment is given to 
 thirty five men, and 
 every order is as- 
 sured immediate and 
 painstaking atten- 
 tion. 
 
 Henry Parsons, Machinist, and IVIanufacturer 
 of Steam Engines, Marlboro, Mass. — In such an 
 extensive manufacturing centre as Marlboro, well- 
 equipped machine shops where repairing of al^ 
 kinds can be done at short notice are a necessity, 
 and our manufacturers have reason to congratu " 
 late themselves that the field is so well filled as i s 
 the case, for under present conditions long and- 
 costly delays from the breaking down of machin 
 ery, are rendered almost impossible. The shop 
 carried on by Mr. Henry Parsons, occupies a 
 leading position among such enterprises, for it 
 has been in operation for over a score of years 
 and has made an enviable record in the prompt 
 and accurate filling of orders. Business was 
 begun by Messrs. Estey& Parsons, in 1868, and the 
 present proprietor has had sole control for about 
 fifteen years. Mr. Parsons carries on a general 
 machine business, and makes a specialty of the 
 repairing of steam engines, having a force of men 
 -experienced in such work, as well as improved 
 tools and appliances especially adapted to the 
 .purpose. A job can be " rushed through " in very 
 
 A. C. Weeks, dealer in Hardware, Crockery, 
 Shoe Kit, Window Gla=s, Drain Pipe, Leather 
 Belting, etc., 158 Main Street, Marlboro, Mass. — 
 There are many retail establishments in Marlboro 
 which are well and favorably known throughout 
 that community, and there are some which 
 enjoy quite an extensive out oftown patronage 
 also, but it would be difficult, if not impossible, 
 to name one more highly regarded and more lib- 
 erally supported by both local and suburban 
 customers than that conducted by Mr. A. 0. 
 Weeks at No. 158 Main street. The confidence 
 reposed in this enterprise by the general public 
 is the legitimate result of the policy pursued for 
 more than a score of years, for operations were 
 begun in 1867 and from that time to the present 
 no trouble has been spared to fully satisfy all 
 reasonable purchasers. Mr. Weeks is a native 
 of Warren, N. H., and has long been looked 
 upon as one of Marlboro's representative citizens. 
 He has held the position of town treasurer for 
 seventeen years, and is so extensively known in 
 this section as to render detailed personal men- 
 tion quite unnecessaiy. Mr. Weeks deals in a 
 great variety of articles, including hardware, 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 29- 
 
 crockery, slioe kit, window glass, drain pipe, 
 agricultural tools and machinery, leather belting, 
 etc., and carries on tlie largest store of the kind 
 in this vicinity, the premises occupied comprising 
 one floor and a basement measuring 30 X Oo I'eet, 
 togetlier with a spacious storehouse. Employ- 
 ment is given to four competent assistants, and 
 customers are sure of receiving immediate and 
 careful attention, while Mr. Week's favorable 
 relations with producers and wholesalers, and 
 his policy of being content with a moderate 
 profit, combine to make it worth tlie while of 
 everyone wanting anjMhing in his line to give 
 him a call, as the prices quoted are invariably as 
 low as the lowest and the goods are sure to 
 prove just precisely as represented. 
 
 John J. Skahan, Auctioneer (Sales attended in 
 any part of the State), Ottice, 7 Mechanics Street, 
 Mariboro, JNIass. — The advantages gained by 
 emploj'ing a competent auctioneer when any 
 property is to be offered at jniblic auction are 
 too obvious to require detailed mention, and as 
 circumstances may at any time render it expe- 
 dient for some of our readers to hold sucli a sale, 
 we take pleasure in calling attention to the facil- 
 ities possessed by Mr. John J. Skahan, whose 
 office is located at No. 7 Mechanic street, for 
 this gentleman has had a wide and varied expe- 
 rience in the performance of the responsible 
 duties of an auctioneer and lias a well earned 
 reputation for ability and devotion to the inter- 
 ests of tliose availing themselves of liis services. 
 He is prepared to attend sales in any part of tlie 
 State at short notice, and lias a store in Marll)oro 
 in which he carries on an auction and commis- 
 sion business. Mr. SUahan's terms are moderate, 
 and the best possible proof of liis ability and dis- 
 cretion is that afforded by the flattering endorse- 
 ment of those who have profited by his services 
 since lie began operations in this town in 1887. 
 He is a native of Hudson, Mass., and is extremely 
 well known in business circles throughout this 
 section. Mr. Skahan, in addition to his auction 
 bu'^iness is a real estate agent, and lias on hand 
 at all times bargains in real estate. 
 
 Frank E. Brigham, Feed, Livery, Hack and 
 Boarding Stable. Hacks for Funerals, Parties 
 and Weddings at Short Notice, 177 Lincoln 
 Street (rear INIarlboro Motel), Marlboro, Mass. — 
 Probably one of the oldest and best known livery 
 and hack stables to be found in Marlboro is that 
 located at 177 Lincoln street (rear of Marlboro 
 Hotf'l) and now conducted by Mr. Frank E 
 Brigham, for this stable was founded in 1868, 
 and has been steadily carried on ever since, the 
 present proprietor succeeding his father at his 
 death which occurred in 188(j, since which date 
 Mr. Frank E. Brigham has striven to make the 
 establishment a most ])opular one. He has con- 
 stantly improved the elficieiicy of the service in 
 every possible way, and has tried to furnish 
 horses and stylish, easy -riding carriages, and lias 
 in short striven to give customers full value for 
 money received in every case. The premises 
 occupied are located at tlie above address, and 
 every accommodation is ailorded for fifteen 
 liorses and a large number of carriages, etc. A 
 sufficient force is employed to keep everything 
 in neat and presentable condition, and the atten- 
 tion of horse owners is called to the inducements 
 Jiere ofl'ered for tlie boarding and feeding of 
 
 horses. The charges for livery and hack service 
 are very reasonable, and of themselves furnish 
 strong inducements to patronize this establish- 
 ment. Mr. Brigham is a native of Minnesota, 
 and gives prompt attention to all orders, and 
 hacks are furnished for funerals, parties, wed- 
 dings, etc., at the shortest possible notice. 
 
 H. O. Wright, dealer in Dry Goods, etc., agent 
 for Butterick's I'attcrns, and Lewando's French 
 Dye House, lo2an(l 134 Main Street, Marlboro. — 
 'I'iie establii-hment conducted by Mr. H. C. 
 Wright is the largest dry goods store in town, 
 and the stock carried will compare favorably 
 
 in point of ex- 
 tent and vari- 
 ety, with that 
 offered at 
 many city 
 stores making 
 great preten- 
 sion s . Mr. 
 Wright is a 
 native of Hy- 
 annis, Mass., 
 and has been 
 identified witli 
 this establish- 
 ment since 
 1873. He has 
 built up a rep- 
 utation for 
 enterprise and 
 honorable 
 dealing which 
 is by no means 
 confined to 
 ]Marlboro, but 
 which extends 
 throu ghou t 
 t li i s section 
 and has re- 
 sulted in the 
 establishment 
 of a large and 
 growing out- 
 of-town trade. 
 The premises 
 made use of^ 
 are located at 
 No. 182 Main 
 street, and are 
 r)3 X CO feet in 
 d i m e n sions, 
 being equip- 
 ped with every f:irility lor the accommodation of 
 customers, and the jiroper storage of the almost 
 endless vaiiety of goods comprised within the 
 stock; embracing foreign and domestic dry and 
 fancy goods, small wares, cloaks, shawls, gloves, 
 liosiery, corsets, underwear and many other 
 commodities. There are eleven assistants em- 
 ployed in this store, and not the least popular 
 feature of the management is the uniformly 
 prompt and polite attention assured to every 
 caller. You may come here to buy or merely to 
 look, and in either case you are sure of receiving 
 immediate attention, and intelligent and cheer- 
 fully given information. Mr. Wright is agent 
 for Butterick's patterns, and also for I^ewando's 
 French Dye House. He quotes bottom prices on 
 the many articles handled, and goods can be- 
 guaranteed to prove as represented. 
 
so 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MARLBORO. 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, 
 
 OPTICAL GOODS, ETC. 
 
 FranUliii Block, 
 
 REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. 
 
 3Iarlboro, Mass. 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 Eoots^ Shoes^ Rubbers and Slippers, 
 
 230 MAIN STREET, MARLBORO. 
 
 All the Leading Styles in the Market kept constantly on hand. 
 
 ,^^ 
 
 "^W. H. Onthank, Hack, Livery, Boarding and 
 Feed Stable; Hacks for Parties and Funerals, 
 near Old Colony Depot, Florence Street, Marl- 
 boro, Mass. — The more enjoyment a man !?ets 
 from driving, the more his pleasure is dependent 
 upon having a good turnout, for one who has 
 had but little experience on the road is generally 
 satisfied with about any kind of a team, provided 
 the horse be " quiet " and the carriage good and 
 strong, while the experienced driver would 
 rather stay at home than have to urge a lazy 
 or old animal along. It is tlierefore perfectly 
 natural that one of the tirst questions asked by 
 those who are really fond of driving, should be, 
 " where can 1 hire a good team? " when arriving 
 in a town with which they are not acquainted, 
 and the chances are that the large majority of 
 Marlboro's residents would answer: "Go to 
 Onthank's stable, on Florence street, near the 
 Old Colony Depot." This business was founded 
 about thirty years ago, so it is not surprising 
 that it should be one of the best known enter- 
 prises of the kind in this section, especially as it 
 has held its present leading position for many 
 years. Mr. W. H. Onthank is a native of South- 
 boro, and has a large circle of friends in Marl- 
 boro and adjoining towns. He has some fine 
 turnouts for livery purposes, and although doing 
 an extensive business can fill orders very 
 promptly, as his facilities are of the best, and 
 employment is given to five assistants. Hacks 
 will be furnished for parties, funerals and other 
 public occasions, at short notice and at moderate 
 rates, and a large boarding and feed business 
 is also done. 
 
 Fred A. Moore, dealer in Fine Paper Hang- 
 ings, Window Shades, Room and Cornice 
 Mouldings, etc. ; Tinting and Decorating in 
 Paper, Water or Oil Colors a Specialty. With 
 Misses Paine & Lowe, Art Store, 139 Main 
 Street, Marlboro, Mass. — That there is an oppor- 
 tunity for the display of no mean degree of taste 
 and skill in the selection and application of wall- 
 paper our readers will readily admit, for colors 
 and patterns suited to certain circumstances and 
 conditions would be strangely out of place were 
 the surroundings ditferent. From the very 
 nature of the subject no undeviating rules can be 
 given for guidance when making such selection, 
 although it is generally considered that small 
 figures should be chosen for small apartments 
 and that dark papers should not be used in 
 rooms imperfectly lighted, but the most impor- 
 taat rule to observe, after all, is to make your 
 selection from a stocli that is not only large and 
 varied but that contains a full assortment of the 
 latest patterns, for there is fashion in wall-paper 
 as in everything else, and few of us want to be 
 "behind the times." Mr. Fred A. Moore began 
 business in Mirlboro in 1888, and his store, 
 located at 139 Main street, has become a popular 
 place at which to purchase everything in the 
 line of paper hangings, etc., for this gentleman 
 is a retail dealer in these goods and carries a 
 choice assortment, which he is in a position to 
 sell at the lowest market rates, and an excellent 
 opportunity is afforded to make an intelligent 
 selection. Two assistants are employed, and 
 will be found not only attentive and well- 
 informed but also ready to lend any assistance 
 which their experience may suggest, if so 
 desired. Window shades, room and cornice 
 mouldings, etc., are also dealt in and decided 
 inducements are offered to purchasers. Mr. 
 Moore makes a specialty of tintins and decorat- 
 ing in paper, and water and oil colors. He is a 
 native of Marlboro, and is highly respected in 
 Marlboro as an enterprising business man. 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HUDSON. 
 
 3L 
 
 Geo. O. Levasseur, Pharmacist, Marlboro, 
 Mass. — It is gL'uerally appreciated that " time is 
 money," but it is apt to be forgotten that time is 
 often more than that — being in some instances 
 equivalent to life itself. It not infrequently hap- 
 pens that a serious delay in the compounding of 
 a physician's prescription or in the obtaining of 
 some drug or medicine, may be the means of 
 turning the scale in favor of death in a fight 
 against disease, and therefore it i.s obvious that 
 every resident of a community is directly inter- 
 ested in the establishment and maintenance of 
 drug stores, when conducted by competent par- 
 ties. Those residing in Marlboro and vicinity 
 may well congratulate themselves on the perfec- 
 tion of the service rendered by Mr. Levasseur, 
 but they should not forget to encourage that 
 gentleman to continue operations here by patron 
 izing his establishment whenever circumstances 
 will permit. He carries a complete assortment 
 of drugs, medicines and chemicals, comprising 
 everytliing necessary for the compounding of 
 physicians' prescriptions in general. He is uni- 
 formly moderate in his charges and his establish- 
 ment has attained a more than local reputation. 
 Stationery, toilet articles, confectionery, cigars 
 and tobacco, and other goods are dealt in to a 
 considerable extent, and Ihe employment of effi- 
 cient assistants assures prompt and courteous 
 attention to every caller, and it is natural that he 
 should have built up a large and steadily growing- 
 patronage. 
 
 David Harris, Steam Marble and Granite 
 Works; Moiuimenls, Head Stones, Curbing, etc. 
 Howe Street, JSIariboro, J\lass. — It is compara- 
 tively eas3' to decide where to place an order 
 for something in common use, as for instance, 
 clothing, groceries, etc., for everyone is more or 
 less familiar with such articles, and has a com- 
 paratively accurate idea as to what they should 
 cost and what iheir quality should be; but when 
 it comes to placing orders for monumental work 
 or stone work of any kind, some little difficulty 
 is met with, and therefore a word or two relative 
 to the facilities possessed by ]\Ir. David Harris, 
 will doubtless be appreciated by such of our 
 readers as contemplate the purchase of anything 
 in this line, for Mr. Harris carries on excellently 
 equipped steam marble and granite works, and 
 is prepared to do either monumental or ornamental 
 stone cutting at short notice, and in a superior 
 manner. He was born in England and has con- 
 ducted his present establishment since 1883. It 
 is located on Howe street, and those interested 
 in cemetery work will find it well worthy of a 
 visit, for many tasteful designs are shown, and 
 the workmanship is equal to the best in every 
 respect. 3Ionuments, headstones, tablets, man- 
 tel pieces, vases, urns, curbing — in short, marble 
 and granite work of all descriptions is done at 
 moderate rates, and the employment of eight 
 experienced assistants enables commissions to be 
 promptly executed. Estimates will be cheer- 
 fully made and all desired information given. 
 
 HISTORICAL SKKTCH 
 
 OF 
 
 HUDSON. 
 
 Hudson is one of the frontier towns of Middlesex Cottnty, being located in its 
 northwest part, adjoining the county of Worcester. The town is bounded on the 
 north by Bolton and Stow, on the south by Marlborough, on the west by Berlin and 
 on the east by Sudbury. Its surface is comparatively level although by no means 
 flat, most of it being coinposed of gently undulating land, although in the northwest 
 corner it is bold and rugged, while there is one very considerable hill — Mount 
 Assabet — on the south side of the river opposite the village. This eminence reaches 
 a height of about 150 feet and is very gracefully proportioned, being free from abrupt 
 outlines and most a<lmirably adapted to use as a site for the beautiful residences 
 now becoming so common throughout the State. Many other eligible sites are 
 available within the limits of the town and it is safe to say there is not a community 
 in this section of the State offering more genuine inducements to those seeking a 
 healthful, sightly and convenient location for a country residence. The railroad 
 facilities are good and as Boston is but twenty-eight miles distant, all the important 
 trade centers are easily accessible from the village. Hudson makes a very favorable 
 showing as an agricultural community, although chiefly known in connection with 
 her manufacturing interests, for her soil is productive and may be tilled Avith com- 
 parative ease and the resident farmers are men of ability and enterprise. 
 
32 
 
 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HUDSON. 
 
 The early history of Hudson is of course merged into that of the towns front 
 which it was formed, for although Hudson has not yet finished the first quarter cen- 
 tury of her corporate existence, the territory comprised within her limits has been 
 settled for more than two hundred years and its history forms a part of the records 
 of Marlborough, of Sudbury, of Bolton and of Lancaster. It would be quite impos- 
 sible within our limited space to give even a summary of the many events of which 
 accounts are preserved in these records, but our readers will find some of the more 
 important of them spoken of in the historical sketches of Marlborough and adjoining 
 towns contained in this volume. In many instances the most careful research will 
 fail to give credit where credit is due in apportioning the part which the residents 
 
 of the future Hudson took in the development of the community, for historians sel- 
 dom specify very nicely in their accounts and it is thought sufficient to record that a 
 certain act was performed by the citizens of a certain town, without regard to 
 whether they resided in the northern or the southern portion of it. That part of 
 Marlborough which was finally set apart to form Hudson was not settled so speedily 
 as the other portions of the town for a number of reasons, the most important of 
 which was that no valid title to the land could be given, owing to complications 
 arising from Indian grants. Settlers, of course, did not care to have the labor of 
 years in such jeopardy as the cultivation of land which could not be legally sold or 
 transferred would necessarily entail, and until 1719, when this drawback wa& 
 removed, very little progress was made. A grist-mill was built in 1700, on the 
 Assabet River, the site belonging to Joseph Howe, whose daughter married Jere- 
 miah Barstovv, who thus became the owner of the property, which he sold in 1723 to 
 Robert Barnard, of Andover, Barnard coming to town the following year and open- 
 ing a public house besides operating the mill. Other settlers gradually came in, 
 among them being Solomon Brigham, grandfather of Charles and Francis Brigham, 
 who have done much to make Hudson what it now is. Joel Cranston came to the 
 village from the eastern part of the town in 1794 and opened a store and a tavern^ 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HUDSON. 
 
 33 
 
 He was a pushing, progressive man and induced some valuable citizens to take up 
 their residence in the village, among them being George Peters, a blacksmith; Jede. 
 diah Wood, a wool carder; Stephen Pope, a tanner; Folger Pope, a harness maker; 
 and Ebenezer Witt, a miller. 
 
 Cranston formed a partnership with Silas Felton, and these two men greatly- 
 advanced the interests of the village, which was known as "Feltonville," when 
 Hudson was incorporated. At a meeting held May 3, 1865, steps were taken to 
 
 TOWN HALL, HUDSON, MASS. 
 
 bring about a separation, and May 19, 1866, the Legislature passed the act of incor- 
 poration but did not include that part of the territory desired, lying within the town 
 of Bolton. Rather than have any hard feelings in the matter, the residents of 
 Hudson and of that portion of Bolton which desired to be set off, left the question 
 in dispute to arbitration, and it was amicably settled by the payment to Bolton of 
 $10,000 and the acquisition of the desired tract. The new town was named in 
 honor of Charles Hudson of Lexington, and to show his appreciation of the compli- 
 ment, he offered to give |500 towards the establishment of a free town library, 
 provided the townspeople would appropriate a similar sura. The offer was accepted 
 and the library opened in 1867, since which date it has been liberally supported and 
 has fully justified the hopes of its founders. At the first town meeting |3000 waa 
 appropriated for schools, and from that day to this the cause of education has been 
 aided by liberal supplies of money and by careful and skillful supervision. 
 Religious instruction has also been provided from the very first, and the several 
 
34 
 
 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HUDSON. 
 
 religious societies of the town are in a very flourishing condition. After schools, 
 roads, etc., were given proper attention, the town decided that a public hall was a 
 pressing necessity, and the result was the erection of a handsome, commodious and 
 substantial building at a total cost — site, building and furnishing included — of 
 $58,500. It is most conveniently arranged and is a credit to all who had a hand in 
 its design and construction. 
 
 HUDSON, MASS., HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 Shoe manufacturing may be said to have been begun in Hudson in 1815, for in 
 that year a modest business was established by one who employed three assistants 
 and made "sale" shoes. The real origin of the industry, however, was in 1835, 
 when Francis Brigham inaugurated those operations which were destined to have so 
 important a bearing on the town's future. He began on a small scale, but rapidly 
 extended his business and attracted such favorable attention to Hudson that it has 
 become one of the most famous shoe manufacturing towns in the State. Many 
 tributary branches of manufacture are carried on here as well as some independent 
 industries and there seems to be no reasonable doubt that Hudson has entered upon 
 a career of permanent prosperity. The advantages she offers are solid and genuine; 
 her railroad and banking facilities are first-class, the society is cultured and agree- 
 ablCj^and take it all in all, Hudson fully merits her high reputation as a manufactur- 
 ing and commercial centre and as a pleasant and healthful place of residence. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN 
 
 OF 
 
 HUDSON, MASS. 
 
 p. E. Millay & Son, manufacturers of all 
 kinds of Boot and Shoe Lasts. (Jontracts taken 
 for Lasts, Dies and Patterns. Sole Patterns a 
 specialty. Hudson, Mass. — The enterprise car- 
 ried on by IMessrs. P. E. Millay & Son was inau 
 gurated just thirty years ago by ]\Ir. P. E. Miila}^ 
 and though the demand for the goods produced 
 has readied great magnitude at the present time, 
 the firm were never better prepared to fill the 
 most extensive orderg at the shortest possible 
 notice. Mr. P. E. Millay is a native of White- 
 field, Maine, while Mr. F. \V. Millay was born in 
 South Danvers, Mass., and became a member of 
 the firm in 1886. The premises utilized for man- 
 ufacturing purposes comprise two floors of the 
 dimensions of 30 X 60 feet, ami two spacious 
 store houses are also made use of, as the firm 
 carry a heavy and varied stock whicli is constant- 
 ly being renewed and which enables many orders 
 to be filled without the least delay. The factory 
 is fitted up with improved machinery and em- 
 ployment is given to nine skilled assistants in the 
 manufacture of boot and shoe lasts of all kinds, 
 dies, patterns, etc. ; a specialty is made of sole 
 patterns, and goods are sold directly to manu- 
 facturers, contracts being taken for lasts, dies 
 and patterns, and agreements being carried out 
 to the letter. The distinguishing features of the 
 policy pursued by this firm are "good work," 
 "promptness," "best styles" and "fair prices," 
 and this being the case it is not surprising that 
 the business should be in a most prosperous con- 
 dition. All orders are assured immediate and 
 careful attention, and no inferior work is allowed 
 to leave the factory. 
 
 Andrew Blyth, manufacturer of Home-made 
 and Cream Bread, all kinds of Plain and Fancy 
 Cake. Sale store, Jefts' Block, Main Street ; 
 Bakery, Broad Street, Hudson, Mass. — That 
 some persons are prejudiced against "bakers' 
 bread" is undeniable, and it is no wonder that 
 such should be the case, for the goods offered by 
 some bakers are certainly not all that they should 
 be and are really unfit for domestic use. But it 
 is poor policy to condemn all on account of the 
 transgressions of a few, and it is undeniable that 
 the bread, cake and pastry sold at certain public 
 bakeries will compare very favorably with the 
 choicest "home-made" productions. Of such 
 quality are the goods handled by Mr. Andrew 
 Blyth, and that his productions are acceptable to 
 the most fastidious is proved by the character as 
 well as by the magnitude of his trade. He is a 
 native of Scotland and has carried on operations 
 in this town since 1884. The bakery is fitted up 
 with the most improved appliances and is located 
 on Broad street, the sale store being in Jefts' 
 block. Main street. Mr. Blyth does both a 
 wholesale and retail business, dealing in home- 
 made and cream bread, plain and fancy cake of 
 every description, and all the goods usually kept 
 in a first-class bakery. Wedding cakes will be 
 made to order at short notice, and picnic and 
 other pleasure parties will be supplied with sub- 
 stantials and delicacies at very reasonable prices. 
 Mr. Blyth gives careful personal attention to his 
 business and spares no pains to fully satisfy 
 every customer. 
 
36 
 
 LEADIING BUSINESS MEN OF HUDSON. 
 
 L. T. Jefts, manufacturer of Women's, Misses' 
 and Children's Kip and Imitation Kip, Veal 
 Calf and Imitation Goat, Pegged and Standard 
 Screw, Polka and Polish Boots and Balmorals, 
 with Haw Hide, Metallic, Box and Union Tips; 
 also Joyce's Patent Protection Toe. Manufactory 
 at Hudson, Mass. Salesroom at 103 Summer 
 and 92 Bedford Streets, Boston.— Mr. L, T. 
 Jefts is one of the most prominent manufacturers 
 doing business in this section of the State, hav- 
 ing been located in Hudson for over thirty years, 
 and his factory is one of the most perfectly 
 equipped establishments of the kind to be found 
 in New England, both as regards the character 
 and extent of the machinery it contains, and the 
 provision which has been made to avoid serious 
 loss by fire, for the manufacturing plant is made 
 up of the most improved and efficient labor- 
 saving machinery, which is run by a forty horse 
 engine, and the premises are thoroughly fitted 
 up with automatic sprinklers and an electric fire 
 alarm. The main factory is four stories in 
 height and 113 X 30 feet in dimensions, and 
 there is a four-story wing attached, measuring 
 25 X 37 feet. Employment is given to 140 
 assistants who produce some 2000 pairs of boots 
 and balmorals daily. Mr. Jefts manufactures 
 women's, misses' and children's buff, kip and 
 imitation kip, veal calf and imitation goat, 
 pegi^ed and standard screw polka and polish 
 boots and balmorals, with raw hide, metallic, 
 box and Union tips. His goods are too well 
 known to the trade to require detailed mention, 
 and have for years been accepted as the standard 
 from which to judge articles of similar grade. 
 They are exceptionally durable, and combine 
 strength and comfort to an uncommon degree. 
 A salesroom is maintained at No. 103 Summer 
 and No. 92 Bedford streets, Boston, and the 
 facilities are such as to enable the largest orders 
 to be filled at short notice. Correspondence 
 may be addressed to Hudson or Boston, and will 
 receive immediate and careful attention. Mr. 
 Jefts is a native of Washington, N. H. (to which 
 town he donated a fine public library in 1879), 
 and as previously stated began operations in 
 Hudson more than thirty years ago. In 1868 
 the firm of Jefts & Smith was formed, Mr. Jefis 
 again becoming sole proprietor in 1869. In 1870 
 Messrs. Jefts & Davis continued the enterprise, 
 and in 1872 Mr. Jefts resumed entire control, 
 which he has since retained. He has served as 
 over?eer of the DOor, and on the school com- 
 mittee, and has occupied the position of presi- 
 dent of the Hudson National Bank since that 
 institution was founded. Mr. Jefts served in the 
 house of representatives in 1883. He was also a 
 member of the senate during the years 1886 and 
 1887, since which time he has been a member of 
 the State central committee. 
 
 Levi P. EUithorp, Cloth and Velvet Cov- 
 ered Caskets of every description; also Coffins 
 and Ladies' and Gents' Robes, Wreathes, 
 Crosses and Cut Flowers Furnished. Main 
 Street, Hudson, Mass.— There is at least as 
 great an opportunity for the display of taste in 
 the choosing of caskets, coffins and other funeral 
 goods, as ill the selection of any other commod- 
 ities, and Mr. Levi P. EUithorp renders a 
 general service to the public by offering an 
 exceptionally large assortment of such articles. 
 
 as his stock is sufficiently varied to admit of all 
 tastes and circumstances being suited. He deals 
 in coffins, and in cloth and velvet covered cask- 
 ets of every description, as well as in funeral 
 robes of all kinds, and the prices quoted are in 
 no case exorbitant, being as low as are named 
 anywhere on goods of equal grade. Another 
 department of his business, and one that has 
 proved of decided convenience to the public, is 
 that devoted to the furnishing of floral emblems 
 of every approved design, comprising wreaths, 
 crosses, columns and other articles, cut flowers 
 in general also being supplied in any desired 
 quantity. Mr. EUithorp is in a position to fill 
 all orders at very short notice, and the facilities 
 at his command are very generally availed of by 
 the residents of Hudson and vicinity. 
 
 A. M. Pitt, Florist, Conservatories on High 
 Street, Hudson, Mass. — The language of flowers 
 comes the nearest to that " universal language "" 
 which so many have attempted to establish, of 
 any with which we are farniliar, for sorrow, joy, 
 sympathy and congratulation can all beexpres.'cd 
 in this tongue in a manner no one can fail to 
 understand. A floral emblem will often convey 
 sentiments which it would be difficult to express 
 so satisfactorily in any other way, and it is but 
 natural that the demand for flowers and for 
 emblematic designs should increase as civiliza- 
 tion advances. Some idea of what this increase 
 has been may be gained by comparing the facili- 
 ties now employed by a leading florist of Hud- 
 son, A. M. Pitt, who succeeded Mr. Geo. Hough- 
 ton in 1889. Mr. Houghton carried on operations 
 over fifteen years. At that time the demand for 
 flowers was small compared with the preserit. 
 The premises occupied are located at the corner 
 of High and Main streets, Hudson, and consist 
 of four greenhouses, one of which measures 
 20X60 feet, two 12x50 feet, and one 12x4'^ feet 
 in dimensions These greenhouses are equipped 
 with the latest improved apparatus, and both a 
 wholesale and retail business is extensively and 
 successfully conducted. Prompt and careful 
 attention is given to ail orders whether by m;iil 
 or otherwise, and a strict personal oversight in 
 all matters pertaini-tg to this busincos, has 
 resulted in securing the confidence and patronage 
 of so large a number of the residents of this town 
 and vicinity. 
 
 James Burkill, Merchant Tailor, Hudson, 
 Mass. — Shakespeare says, " Rich be thy apparel 
 as thy purse can buy" and like many another of 
 his sayings, this bit of advice is as valuable at 
 the present time as at the date when it was 
 written. The well dressed man enjoys more 
 consideration in this world than he who contents 
 himself with shabby attire, and the young man 
 in business life who wants to make a favorable 
 impression, cannot be too careful to dress fash- 
 ionably and neatly. Of course, one's purchases 
 should be guided by good ta'*te, and " extreme " 
 styles should be avoided, but make it a point to 
 wear good fitting and well-made garments and 
 you will find the money they cost is well invested. 
 We know of no better place to obtain fashionable 
 clothing at a moderate cost, than at the estab- 
 lishment conducted by Mr. James Burkill, for 
 this gentleman is a merchant tailor of long expe- 
 rience, and offers his customers many genuine 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MKX OF HUDSON. 
 
 37 
 
 advantages. He is a native of England, served 
 in the army for two years, and began operations 
 in this tovrn in 187G. An entire building, two 
 and one-half stories in heiglit and 20 X 40 feet 
 in dimensions, is occupied, and an exceptionally 
 large and varied stock of woolens is shown, 
 comprising the latest patterns in foreign and 
 domestic fabrics, and also a full line of staple 
 goods. Mr. Burklll allows no inferior work to 
 leave his store, and guarantees satisfaction to his 
 customers. Honest goods, careful and thorough 
 workmanship, perfection of fit and uniformly 
 reasonable prices make a very attractive combi- 
 nation, so that it is natural that this establishment 
 should be extremely popular among those con- 
 versant with the methods that characterize its 
 management. Employment is given to five com- 
 petent assistants, and orders are assured immedi- 
 -ate attention. 
 
 Tower Brothers, Boot and Shoe Machinery. 
 Special attention given to fitting up Manufacto- 
 ries, Hudson, Mass. — Even the most improved 
 and efficient machinery will not of course assure 
 success in shoe manufacturing, any more than it 
 will in any other branch of industry, for business 
 ability and enterprise are indispensable in these 
 days of close competition, but it is not to be dis- 
 puted that, other things being equal, the most 
 perfectly equipped factory can turn out the best 
 work at the lowest prices, and this being the 
 case, the importance of using care in the selec- 
 tion and maintenance of a mechanical plant 
 becomes obvious. The firm of Tower Brothers, 
 doing business on Loring street, handle boot and 
 shoe machinery of all descriptions and make a 
 specialty of shafting hangers and pulleys, and 
 steam fitting, and give special attention to the 
 fitting up of manufactories. The undertaking 
 carried on by them was founded by Mr. F. A. 
 Davidson in 1858, he being succeeded by the 
 present firm in 18G8, so that Messrs. Tower 
 Brothers have about twenty-one years of expe- 
 rience to guide them in carrying on operations 
 to the best advantage. During this period they 
 have equipped a number of large establishments 
 besides filling many smaller commissions, and 
 the record made thus far furnishes the best pos- 
 sible proof of their ability to fill orders to the 
 satisfaction of all parties concerned. The firm 
 is made up of Messrs. PI. C, and J. N. Tower, 
 both of whom are natives of Stowe, Mass. Mr. 
 H. C. Tower served in the army during the 
 Rebellion, and has filled various town offices, 
 such as selectman, assessor and water commis- 
 sioner, and is also a mend)er of the IjCgislature. 
 The premises utilized have an area of J', 300 
 square feet and are very completely fitted up, 
 the machinery in use being driven bj'^ a twenty- 
 horse; engine, and emploj'inent given to twelve 
 competent assistants. Among the more impor 
 tant machines manufactured, may be mentioned 
 rolling mills, moulding machines, heel filing 
 machines, sand-papering machines, heel pricking 
 machines, heel presses, embossing machines and 
 peg-cutting machines; all of which are Ihor- 
 •ouglily well made from selected material and are 
 guaranteed to prove equal to representations. 
 The firm are prepared to fill orders at short 
 notice, and at the lowest rates consistent with 
 .honest and skillful work. 
 
 A. M. Mcssman, Jeweler, Watches, Clocks 
 and Silverware, Manson's Block, Hudson, Mass. 
 — Among the best kno%vn and most reliable 
 establishments of this kind in Hudson is that of 
 Mr. A. M. Mo.tsman, which is located in Manson's 
 Block. Mr. Mossman has a well-earned reputa- 
 tion for the excellence of his wares, and the 
 fidelity with which work entrusted is performed 
 hence his business is prosperous and steadily 
 increasing. With the advancement of any com- 
 munity in wealth, intelligence and culture, the 
 fine arts of decoration and adornment prosper, 
 and the skill and taste of the watchmaker and 
 jeweler are brought more constantly and gener- 
 ally into requisition. Twenty years ago it would 
 have been impossible to have found customers 
 for that class of goods, which now are really in 
 the greatest demand. This store was started in 
 1868, by S. M. Hewitt, who was succeeded in 
 1878 by the present proprietor. The premises 
 occupied comprise a store 35XoO feet in dimen- 
 sions, which is very attractive in its appoint- 
 ments. The stock carried is very select, com- 
 prising the finest grade of watches, and a beauti- 
 ful and unique selection of silverware and jew- 
 elry, calculated to please the most fastidious. 
 Mr. Mossman is a native of Sear.'-port, Maine, 
 and is an experienced and practical business 
 man. We bespeak for him a continuance of the 
 success he has already achieved, as he is a gen- 
 tleman af judgment and sound business princi 
 pies, and displays taste in the selection of his 
 stock, which embraces, in addition, all the novel- 
 ties of the day in this line. 
 
 H. M. Campbell, Harness ^laker. Jobbing and 
 Repairing a Specialty. Whips. Collars, Sur- 
 cingles, Brushes, Curry Combs, Halters and Har- 
 ness Oils Harnesses washed and Oiled to order. 
 Felton Street, Hudson, Mass. — The man who 
 said that " harnesses are of two kinds, good and 
 bad, and most of those in the market are the 
 latter," no doubt exaggerated the matter some- 
 what, but nevertheless it is undeniable that too 
 many inferior harnesses are now made and sold. 
 It is always worth \yhile to get a good harness 
 for there is no necessity for paying a fancy price 
 for such an article, and owing to its greater 
 strength of material and workmanship it is the 
 most durable and the cheapest in the long rnn. 
 Mr. H. M. Campbell, doing business on Felton 
 street, manufactures and sells harnesses of every 
 description, and those who deal with him are 
 sure of getting full value for every dollar they 
 pay bim,"as his i>rices are uniformly reasonable 
 and his goods are guaranteed to prove as repre- 
 sented. Mr. Campbell was born in Naraguasus, 
 iMaine. He enlisted in the army at the breaking 
 out of the war. at the age of seventeen, in the 
 Twenty-eighth Regiment Maine Volunteers, under 
 Col. Woodbiuy. He opened his store in Hudson 
 in 1887, and has built up an extensive business, 
 which is steadily increasing, as the merits of his 
 goods and the lownessof his prices become more 
 generally understood. A large stock of s-ale har- 
 nesses is constantly on hand, togetiier with whips, 
 collars, surcingles, brushes, curry combs, halters 
 and harness oils. Harnesses are waslied and 
 oiled to order, and a specialty is made of jobbing 
 and repairing, the work being faithfully and 
 skillfully done in every detail and orders being 
 filled at short notice. 
 
88 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF HUDSON. 
 
 F. Brigham & Co., manufacturers of Women's, 
 Misses', Children's, Men's, Boy's and Youtii's 
 Pegged and Standard Screw Slioes, No. 5 Higli 
 Street, Boston, Factory at Hudson, Mass. — The 
 business carried on under the firm name of F. 
 Brigham & Co., was establislied fifty-five years 
 ago, and has long ranked among the leading 
 enterprises of the kind in this section of the 
 State, it having steadily increased in magnitude 
 until the present factory, large and well-equipped 
 as it is, has become too small to suit the purposes 
 of the firm, who contemplate building another 
 factory in the immediate future. As now con- 
 stituted, the concern is made up of Messrs. Rufus 
 H., W. F., and W. H. Brigham, all of whom 
 were born in Hudson. The premises occupied, 
 comprise three floors, of the dimensions of 
 30 X 120 feet each, and are fitted up with a very 
 extensive plant of improved machinery, which is 
 driven by water power. Employment is given 
 to 175 operatives who turn out some 1500 pairs 
 of shoes per day, comprising women's, misses', 
 children's, men's, boys' and youth's pegged and 
 standard screw shoes, Dunham nailed shoes and 
 sewed shoes. It will be seen that the firm man- 
 ufacture a great variety of goods adapted to all 
 ages and all conditions of wear. Slessrs. F. 
 Brigham & Co.'s productions hold a high place 
 in the market, for dealers and consumers have 
 learned that they are honestly made from care- 
 fully chosen material and will prove as repre- 
 sented in every instance, indeed, their popularity 
 is well indicated by the present productive 
 capacity of 1800 pairs daily being insufficient, 
 and there is no question but what witli increased 
 facilities, the firm will materially add to the 
 magnitude of their business. An office and ware- 
 rooms are maintained at No. 5 High street, 
 Boston, where full lines of the various styles 
 manufactured are kept in stock, enabling orders 
 to be filled at short notice. 
 
 La-wrence & Wilkins, dealers in all kinds 
 of Coal and Wood, 15 Broad Street, Hudson, 
 Mass. — Among the most important commodities 
 of the present day there is nothing of more, or 
 so much importance as the fuel which is used in 
 all occupations and in all domestic departments 
 of our homes whether they are humble or of 
 pretentious proportions. If we were able to 
 announce the quantity consumed even in our 
 one State of Massachusetts, it would surprise 
 even those most familiar with such matters, 
 while the quantity consumed is so enormous, it 
 is for the interest of all consumers to become 
 familiar with the different qualities of coal and 
 wood, and to select for their use such as will be 
 the most economical in the end for the purpose 
 for which it is required. As it would be impos- 
 sible for all manufacturers, as well as all house- 
 keepers to devote much time to this subject we 
 are all inclined to trust to the coal dealer, and 
 when we find the coal and wood to be what we 
 require, and the price to agree with the market 
 prices quoted, we can but feel that we are deal- 
 ing with an honest man. We would call the 
 attention of the readers of this book to the busi- 
 ness conducted by Messrs. Lawrence & Wilkins, 
 on Broad street. The patronage which they 
 have received is proof that they are honorable in 
 their dealings, and the residents of this town can 
 testify to the promptness with which all orders 
 are attended to. 
 
 Rufus Stratton, dealer in Meats and Vegetables 
 of all Kinds, Wood Square, Hudson, Mass. — 
 While speaking of the most prominent and well 
 known business houses of Hudson we would call 
 particular attention to that conducted by Mr. 
 Stratton, dealer in meats and vegetables of all 
 kinds. This establishment is the oldest of the 
 kind in town, having been started over thirty- 
 seven years ago Mr. Stratton had a partner tor 
 a short time, since then he has conducted the 
 business alone, and his successful carter is a tes- 
 timony of his abilities. The premises will 
 measure 1000 square feet, and are located on 
 Wood square, Hudson. Employment is given 
 to two efficient and courteous assistants. Here 
 may be found a good assortment of tea, coffee, 
 flour and spices, canned goods, patent medicines,, 
 fruits of all kinds in their season, cigars and 
 tobacco, as well as meats and vegetables. There is 
 no finer assortment offered to choose from at any 
 retail establishment in Hudson. The most fas- 
 tidious can find goods precisely suited to their 
 needs, while on the other hand no one need stay 
 away for fear of liigh prices, as the rates quoted 
 are as low as the condition of the market will 
 permit. Orders are given prompt attention and 
 delivered with accurac}' and dispatch. Mr. 
 Stratton is the son of Lorenzo Stratton, who was 
 the first manufacturer of shoes in this town, 
 having started that business in 1827. Hudson at 
 that time was called Feltonville, and only eleven 
 houses standing at the time the father of Rufus 
 came to the town. Rufus Stratton is a native of 
 Hudson, and is well known both in business and 
 social connections. He was assessor for over 
 three years. His years' of experience and 
 extended reputation are sufficient to warrant the 
 confidence of any who may wish to patronize 
 this store for the purchase of anything which he 
 may offer to the public. 
 
 H. Robinson, dealer in Produce and Provi- 
 sions, also Fish and Oj^sters, Main Street, Hud- 
 son. — The establishment carried on by Mr. H. 
 Robinson, Main street, is very popular in this 
 section of the town, and when the stock on hand 
 is examined and the prices learned, the reasons 
 for this popularity become evident at once, even 
 without taking into consideration the prompt 
 and polite service accorded to every customer, 
 thus accounting for the enviable reputation 
 which has been gained. This enterprise was 
 started in 1881 by the present proprietor, who is 
 a native of Concord, Mass. The premises occu- 
 pied will cover 800 square feet, and Mr. Robinson 
 has also a slaughter house on River street where 
 about all the butchering for the town is done, 
 probably killing over 400 hogs per year. The 
 assortment of goods on hand is extremely varied 
 but very carefully selected, being obtained from 
 strictly reliable sources and therefore especially 
 suited for family trade. It comprises meats, 
 provisions and country produce in general, and 
 at the proper seasons, and also includes fish and 
 oysters, which for quality and freshness cannot 
 be excelled in town. Employment is given to 
 two competent assistants, and as we have pre- 
 viously intimated, customers are waited upon 
 promptly and politely. Quality for quality, the 
 prices quoted are as low as the lowest, and the 
 stock is so constituted that all tastes and all. 
 means can be catered to satisfactorily. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF HUDSON. 
 
 39 
 
 Whittemore & Ewell (successors to G. Vf . 
 Davis), wholesale and retail dealers in Flour, 
 Grain, Feed, Hay, Straw, etc.. Poultry supplies 
 a Specialty. Main Street, Hudson, Mass. — From 
 its paramount importance and the character of 
 the firms engaged in it, the wholesale trade in 
 flour, grain, feed, hay, etc., is naturally one of 
 the first to challenge the attention when compil- 
 ing an industrial history of any section, and one 
 of the foremost houses in this line in Hudson or 
 vicinity is that conducted by Whittemore & 
 Ewell on Main street. They are successors to G. 
 W. Davis, a well-known gentleman, who started 
 some years since in this business. In 1887 the 
 present Arm assumed the full management of 
 affairs and they now do an extensive and increas- 
 ing business, both wholesale as well as retail in 
 flour, grain, feed, hay, straw, etc. The premises 
 occupied in the prosecution of this business, will 
 measure about 2500 square feet besides store- 
 room, which is required for the reception and 
 storage of goods. Mr. E. AVhittemore is a native 
 of Fitzwilliam, N. H., and ]\Ir. C. Ewell is a 
 native of JNIaine. Both gentlemen are well 
 known in this town, and the many who liave 
 enjoyed business relations with this house in the 
 past, are aware that one of its strongest claims 
 to patronage is the celerity and accuracy with 
 which all orders are filled. They make a spe- 
 cialty of poultry supplies, and no concern is 
 belter prepared to obtain goods at the lowest 
 rates, and all advantages held are fully shared 
 witli customers. They prepare and sell at 
 wholesale and retail the celebrated " Peels Com- 
 pound Condition Food," for horses and cattle 
 and poultry. Their trade in this food is very 
 large and constantly increasing. By a continu- 
 ance of the strict personal oversight and attention 
 shown in the past, the success of this house is 
 certain. 
 
 R. A. Guernsey., dealer in All Kinds of Wood 
 and Coal; OfHce in the rear of Houghton's Fac- 
 tory, Hudson, 3Iass. — Among the many enter- 
 prises conducted in this town which we wish to 
 call especial attention to, is that carried on by 
 R. A. Guernsey, dealer in wood and coal. This 
 business was first started in 1877 by H. Whit- 
 comb & Co., and was well known by the resi- 
 dents of this vicinity, but after a period of ten 
 years they were succeeded by Mr. K. A. Guernsey, 
 who is a native of Pittsfield, Vt. Since 1887 Mr. 
 Guernsey has carried on an extensive business, 
 both wholesale and retail, in all kinds of wood 
 and in all kinds of hard and soft coal. His office 
 is in the rear of Houghton's Factory, and he has 
 the capacity for storing oOOO tons of coal. His 
 terms are cash. This house should be classed 
 among the most reliable establishments of its 
 kind in this vicinity. Patrons and ])urchasers 
 may feel assured of receiving excellent goods, 
 honorable treatment and polite attention, while 
 the prices are always reasonable. The trade 
 from the start has annually grown, and the sales 
 now reach a very handsome amount in the course 
 of a year. Employment is given to two capable 
 and energetic assistants, and the entire business 
 is managed in a most able and satisfactory man- 
 ner. All orders for coal or wood are attended to 
 with care and promptness, as this house is able 
 to compete with any in this line of business. 
 
 C. W. Hclden, Dry Goods, Groceries, Crock- 
 ery, Paints. Oils and Varnislies, Wood Square, 
 Hudson, Mass. — It is about twenty-eight years 
 since the firm of W. P. Holden & Son began 
 operations in Hudson, and the enterprise has 
 been under the sole control of Air. C. W. Holden 
 since 1886. He is a native of Waterville, Maine, 
 and is so general I j^ known in Hudson and vicin- 
 ity that extended personal mention is quite 
 unnecessary. Mr. Holden occupies premises of 
 the dimensions of 53x55 feet, located in Wood 
 Square, and containing an exceptionally exten- 
 sive and varied stock made up of groceries, 
 crockery and glass-ware, drj^ goods, paints, oils 
 and varnishes and other commodities. In the 
 confined spare which is at our command, it is 
 manifestly impossible to describe such an assort- 
 ment in detail, but it is very generally under- 
 stood in this vicinity that Mr. Holden handles 
 no articles that he cannot guarantee will prove 
 as represented, and it is also well known that no 
 lower prices are quoted anywhere in this section 
 on equally dependable goods. Employment is 
 given to two competent assistants, and callers 
 are assured prompt and courteous attention, 
 goods being cheerfully shown and uniform 
 politeness being the rule towards all. 
 
 F. S. Dawes, 
 
 manufacturer of 
 Cutting Dies and 
 Chisels for Leath- 
 er, Cloth, Paper, 
 Sheet Metal, etc., 
 corner Alain and 
 Houghton 
 Streets, Hudson, 
 Alass. — Cutting 
 dies and chisels 
 play a very im- 
 portant part in 
 the maiuifacture of boots and shoes and other 
 leather goods, as well as in the making of articles 
 from cloth, paper, sheet metal and other sub- 
 stances, and it is of course obvious that the 
 value of the finished product depends in a great 
 measure on the accuracy and ease with which 
 these dies, etc., do their work. Air. F. S. 
 Dawes has made a specialty of manufacturing 
 cutting dies and chisels for nearly a quarter of a 
 century, for he began operations here in 1866, 
 his predecessor having been Mr. J. Monroe. 
 Mr. Dawes is a native of Maine, and saw four 
 years' service in the army during the Rebellion. 
 Ilis factory is located at the corner of Alain and 
 Houghton streets, and has an area of 2400 square 
 feet, employment being given to eight assistants. 
 All work done is (>f the best quality, new dies 
 being warranted for thirty days, and no pains 
 being spared to maintain the unsurpassed repu- 
 tation for durability and efl3ciency so long held 
 by Mr. Dawes' jiroductions, which are widely 
 used by manufacturers of boots and shoes, 
 envelopes, paper collars, cuffs, boxes, rubber 
 goods, harness, blankets, straps, toys, labels, 
 tags and numerous other articles. All kinds of 
 boot and .shoe machinery will be furnished at 
 the lowest marltet rates, and raw hide mallets 
 are also dealt in to a considerable extent. A 
 Boston oflice is maintained at No. 61 Lincoln 
 street, and orders can be filled at very short 
 notice. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF HUDSON. 
 
 Messrs. James T. & Ralph E. Joslin, Attor- 
 neys at Law, Hudson. — Mr. James T. Josliii is a 
 native of Leominster, Mass., and is -extremely 
 well known in Hudson and vicinity, having 
 maintained an office here for more than a quarter 
 of a century. The firm also has an olfice in 
 room 13, Advertiser Building, Boston, where 
 Mr. James T. Joslin may be found Tuesdays and 
 Fridays from 11 to VZ. Mr. J. T. Joslin is a 
 notary public. These gentlemen are insurance 
 agents, and our Hudson readers certainly need 
 not be told what their reputation is as regards 
 ability and zealous devotion to the interests of 
 their clients. We propose to speak especially of 
 the services they are prepared to render in the 
 placing of insurance, as they represent various 
 leading companies and are in a position to write 
 policies at as low rates as can be named in con- 
 nection with thoroughly dependable insurance. 
 Among these companies are the following: 
 
 Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Con- 
 cord; Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Co , 
 Fitchburg; Abington Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 
 Abingtou; Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance 
 Co., Cambridge; Traders' and Mechanics' Mutual 
 Fire Insurance Co., Lowell; People's Fire Insur- 
 ance Co., Manchester, N. H. 
 
 As our readers will see, there is no company 
 in this list but what has the full confidence of 
 the public, and those who wish to obtain a max- 
 imum of security at a minimum of cost, can do 
 no better than to give these gentlemen a call. 
 The Hudson office is located in Jeft's Block, 
 Main street, and callers are assured immediate 
 and courteous attention, any desired information 
 being cheerfully given by R. E. Joslin, who has 
 charge of and can always be found at the Hud- 
 son office. 
 
 Boston Branch Boot and Shoe Store, L. V. 
 Randall, Agent. Lewis' Block, opposite Town 
 Hall, Hudson, Mass. — Boston being a great trade 
 centre where the prices of all the commodities in 
 common use are reduced to the lowest terms by 
 active competition, it is natural that an estab- 
 lishment having the name of the "Boston Branch 
 Boot and Shoe Store," should be expected to offer 
 special inducements to customers, and we are 
 sure that those who visit the store in question 
 with such an expectation in mind, will not be 
 disappointed in the advantages there presented. 
 The premises utilized, are located in Lewis' 
 Block, opposite the town hall, and measure 
 25 X 34 feet, this space being used to excellent 
 advantage for the accommodation of an excep- 
 tionally large and well-chosen stock made up of 
 boots, shoes, rubbers and slippers of every 
 description. It makes no difference whether 
 you be young or old, stout or thin, rich or poor, 
 you can find footwear here suited to your needs 
 in this respect, and can feel sure that you are 
 buying at " bedrock " figures and that the goods 
 will prove just as repres^ented. This enterprise 
 was started in 1885, and is very popular with all 
 classes of bu3^ers in Hudson and vicinity. Mr. 
 L. V. Randall has charge of affairs, and with the 
 aid of two assistants makes it a point lo see that 
 immediate and polite attention is given to every 
 caller. The latest novelties in foot-wear are 
 always to be found here, and goods are cheer 
 fully shown on application. 
 
 Geo. B. Cochran, M. D., Druggist, Wood 
 Square, Hudson, Mass. — It is very natural that 
 particular confidence should be placed in a drug- 
 gist who is also a physician, for although we are 
 happy to say that the large majority of our Mas- 
 sachusetts pharmacists are educated, competent 
 and reliable men, still there is a prevailing 
 impression that he who fills such a responsible 
 and exacting position as that held by a dispenser 
 of drugs and medicines to the general public, 
 cannot know too mnch concerning the properties 
 and effects of the agents he handles. Conse- 
 quently the popularity of the establishment con- 
 ducted by George B. Cochran, M. D., in Wood 
 square, is not to be wondered at in the least, 
 especially as this gentleman has carried it on for 
 nearly a score of years during which he has 
 made a record which fully explains the cordial 
 relations enjoyed with customers. Dr. Cochran 
 is a native of Northfield, Vt., and is of course 
 very widely known in Hudson and vicinity. He 
 was formerly connected with the school com- 
 mittee, and is ever ready to aid in advancing the 
 best interests of the community by all practi- 
 cable means. The premises utilized by him, 
 comprise one floor and a basement, of the 
 dimensions of 25 X 40 feet, and contain a very 
 large and varied stock, made up of drugs, medi- 
 cines and chemicals, toilet articles, pocket cut- 
 lery, stationery, confectionery, cigars and tobacco 
 and a full line of school supplies. The com- 
 pounding of physician's prescriptions is given 
 the most careful personal attention, and we need 
 hardly say that no trouble is spared to avoid the 
 least possible error, while the charges made are 
 as low as is consistent with the use of the best 
 obtainable ingredients. Employment is given 
 to two assistants, and prompt and polite atten- 
 tion is assured to every customer, moderate 
 prices being quoted in every department. 
 
 O. Ij. Woodbury, dealer in Fine Groceries, 
 Provisions, Fruit, Confectionery, etc., 1 and 5 
 Main Street, Hudson, Mass. — The establishment 
 carried on by Mr. C. L. Woodbury, at Nos. 1 
 and 5 Main street, was formerly a cooperative 
 store, but passed into the possession of the pres- 
 ent proprietor about fifteen years ago. Mr. 
 Woodbury is a native of Bolton, Mass., and 
 served a year in the army during the Rebellion. 
 He has made his store one of the most popular 
 of the kind to be found in this section, and its 
 patronage is still steadily increasing. The rea- 
 sons for this stale of affairs are by no means hard 
 to find, for in every intelligent community enter- 
 prise and fair dealing are sure to be appreciated 
 and rewarded, and the residents of Hudson form 
 no exception to the rule. The premises utilized 
 by Mr. Woodbury have a front of 70 feet and a 
 depth of 40 feet, giving ample room for the car- 
 rying of a large and varied stock, made up of 
 choice staple and fancy groceries, meats and pro- 
 visions in general, fruit, confectionery, cigars 
 and tobacco, etc. These articles are all selected 
 with a special view to the requirements of family 
 trade, and are sure to give satisfaction, they 
 being guaranteed to prove just as represented 
 No exorbitant prices are quoted, the lowest 
 market rates being adhered to, and the employ- 
 ment of five competent assistants assures imme- 
 diate and polite attention to every customer, and 
 the prompt and accurate delivery of orders. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF HUDSON. 
 
 41 
 
 Chase & Day, dealers ia Meat, Vegetables, 
 Provisions, Fine Groceries, Fruit, Cliase Block, 
 Wood Square, Hudson, Mass. — There are about 
 as many theories as to the best way of doing 
 business, as there are people interested enougli 
 in the subject to talk about it, but after all no 
 improvement has been made on the good old 
 fashioned plan of giving every customer a fair 
 equivalent for his money, and treating him in a 
 manner that renders it not only profitable, but 
 pleasant to come again. Such has been the 
 methods pursued by the firm of Chase & Day of 
 Chase Block, Wood square, Hudson. This busi- 
 ness was formerly conducted by H. W. Chase, 
 who is a native of Holden, Mass., — and who was 
 succeeded in 1883 by the present proprietors. The 
 premises occupied consist of one floor and base- 
 ment, each 25 X50 feet and a store house. Mr. 
 O. L. Day is a native of Roxbury, Mass. Both 
 gentlemen are well known in Hudson. The 
 success of this firm has been pronounced and 
 prominent enough to fully justify the pride they 
 feel in their business. Provisions, meat and 
 vegetables, fine groceries, fruits of all kinds in 
 their season, also select flavors of the choicest 
 fruits and spices. Their delicious purity, un- 
 •equalled strength and economy, commend them 
 to all lovers of choice flavors. These goods will 
 all be found to be of first-class quality, and are 
 offered to customers at but a small margin above 
 wholesale rates. Three experienced assistants 
 are employed, and all who visit this establish- 
 ment are warranted polite and prompt service. 
 
 Hudson House, A. E. Cole, Proprietor. First- 
 •class Table; Terms Reasonable. Main Street, 
 Hudson, Mass. — Commercial travellers have a 
 fashion of rating cities and towns by the char- 
 acter of their hotel accommodations, and it would 
 ■disagreeably surprise not a few communities 
 which think very well of themselves could they 
 see themselves as others see them, from a trav 
 eller's standpoint. In the case of Hudson, how- 
 ever, the surprise, if any were felt, would be of 
 a pleasant character, for the Hudson House ranks 
 second to no hotel of similar pretensions in New 
 England, and those who appreciate how the best 
 interests of a manufacturing and commercial 
 community may be advanced by the existence of 
 a first class and well-managed public house in its 
 midst, need not be told that the hotel in question 
 deserves the hearty endorsement and support of 
 all interested in Hudson's prosperity. It was 
 formerly owned by j\Irs. F. Sawyer, but in 1885, 
 passed under the control of its present popular 
 proprietor, Mr. A. E. Cole. This gentleman 
 was born in Schoharie, N. Y., and we may con- 
 fidently assert without fear of successful contra- 
 diction that he "knows how to keep a hotel," in 
 the best sense of the phrase. Mr. Cole has a 
 commodious, pleasant and conveniently located 
 house at his disposal, and he spares no pains to 
 make it a genuine home for guests, and to so 
 lodge, feed and serve his patrons that they shall 
 have no reasonable cause for complaint. The 
 hotel is handsomely furnished throughout, has a 
 bath room, a barber shop and a livery and feed 
 stable connected, and is kept in the best of con- 
 dition from roof to cellar, there being nine com- 
 petent assistants employed, and every detail of 
 the work carefully supervised. Accommoda- 
 tions can be provided for sixty guests, and the 
 terms are remarkably rdoderate. 
 
 G. W. Poor, dealer in 
 'z^-. Div and Fancy Goods, 
 /^^<. lives' 131ock, Hudson, 
 M iss. — So long as there 
 aie people who prefer 
 merit to bluster and show, 
 and prompt attention to 
 delay and indifference, 
 there will be a field for the 
 operation of such enter- 
 prises as that carried on 
 by Mr. G. W. Poor, 
 Graves' Block, Hudson, 
 dealer in dry and fancy 
 goods. Immense " Dry 
 Goods Emporiums," cov- 
 _ ering acres of space and 
 
 containing crowds of people made up on the 
 proportion of four "shoppers" to one buyer, 
 may be delightful places to visit, but they are 
 apt to get monotonous after a time, and a person 
 whose moments are valuable, does not desire to 
 spend the whole afternoon buying a yard or so 
 of cloth. Therefore we take pleasure in calling 
 attention to the store conducted by Mr. Poor. 
 He handles dry and fancy goods very exten- 
 sively, and assures prompt and courteous atten- 
 tion to every customer. Business was started 
 about five years ago, and the retail trade has now 
 reached large proportions, for the public have 
 learned that the advantages offered at this store 
 are genuine, and that entire confidence can be 
 placed in all representations made. The prem- 
 ises occupied cover 1500 square feet. Three 
 experienced and reliable assistants are employed 
 who are courteous and polite in their attentions 
 to all. Mr. Poor is ever on the alert to serve the 
 interests of his patrons, and we take pleasure in 
 commending this popular establishment. 
 
 Edgar B. Lucia, Registered Pharmacist, Rice's 
 Block, opposite Town Hall, Hudson, Mass.— It 
 is obvious that the entire community is inter- 
 ested in the question of obtaining pure and reli- 
 able drugs and medicines, for sickness is apt to 
 appear in every family, and in spite of the claims 
 made by those who argue in favor of "faith cure," 
 most of us prefer to depend upon the means 
 which the accumulated wisdom of thousands of 
 years has placed at our disposal. Therefore such 
 an establii-hment as that conducted by Sir. Edgar 
 B. Lucia in Rice's Block, opposite the town hall, 
 is worthy of hearty endorsement and support, 
 for since ^Ir. Lucia" began operations in 1888. he 
 has proved to the satisfaction of all unprejudiced 
 persons that he spares no pains to supply the 
 most reliable drugs, medicines and chemicals 
 obtainable in the market. As for his ability to 
 choose and to dispense such agents, the fact of 
 his being a registered pharmacist effectually 
 establi.'^hes that point, leaving the record he has 
 made for carefulness and skill entirely out of the 
 question. A large stock is carried, comprising, 
 in addition to the articles mentioned, a fine selec- 
 tion of druggist's sundries, toilet articles, con- 
 fectionery, cigars, tobacco, etc. Prescriptions 
 will be compounded in the most painstaking 
 manner, and every facility is at hand to ensure 
 perfect accuraev iii the minutest details. Orders 
 are promptly filled and the charges made are 
 uniformlv moderate. ISIr. Lucia is a native of 
 Putnam, "^(Jonn., and has gained a large circle of 
 friends in Hudson and vicinity. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF HUDSON. 
 
 Graves & Jennison, Clothiers and Outfitters, 
 Agents for tlie best Laundry in the Country, 
 Hudson, Mass. — We all wish to look well and 
 unless carried to extremes no one can find fault 
 witli this natural desire, which only springs from 
 a proper self-respect and regard for the opinion 
 of others. A powerful, and, in fact, the prin- 
 cipal aid to jn-eseuting a good appearance is that 
 given by well fitting and fashionable clothing, 
 and hence it is not surprising that when the pub- 
 lic discovers an establishment that gives them 
 articles combining both tliese highly desirable 
 qualities at low i)rices they shoukl give it their 
 hearty patronage and support. Such an enter- 
 prise is that carried on by Messrs. Graves & Jen- 
 nison, which is located at No. 11 Main Street, 
 Hudson, and the extent of tbeir trade shows the 
 appreciation of the public. Business was com- 
 menced in 187o by Mr. H. W. Whitney, who was 
 succeeded in 1876 by the present firm. Mr. A. 
 K. Graves is a native of Southboro, Mass., but 
 lie is well known in this town, having been at 
 different times selectman, overseer of the poor, 
 trea.surer and assessor. Mr. Jennison is a native 
 of Welleslej^ Mass., and served in the armj^ for 
 eighteen months. The premises are 24x75 feet 
 in size. Their business as clothiers and outfitters 
 is retail and they carry a fine asjsorlment of all 
 goods in that line, ami an inspection of these 
 goods wiil siiow that the workmanship is as 
 honest as the goods are attractive. Trunks and 
 bags can be found here, also, of best make and 
 quality, and they are agents for the best laundry 
 in the country. 
 
 L. D. Light, Board, Feed, Livery and Sale 
 Stable, corner Park and Washington Streets, 
 Hudson, Mass. — There are many reasons why 
 such an establishment as tliat conducted by Mr. 
 L. 1). Light, at the corner of Park and Washing- 
 ton streets, is of benefit to the community, for a 
 well managed livery, boarding and feed stable is 
 a decided public convenience, in.soinuch as it fur- 
 nishes a means of enjoyable recreation and also 
 tends to facilitate the operations of those visiting 
 the town for l)usiness purposes. Mr. ijight is a 
 native of Maine, and hiis carried on his present 
 enterprise for about six years. The premises 
 utilized contain fourteen stalls, and horses taken 
 to board are assured comfortable accommodations 
 and intelligent care. Some ver)' desirable teams 
 are available for livery purposes, and as the 
 charges are uniformly moderate, a fine oj^portu- 
 nity is presented to those who enjoy a " spin on 
 the road "behind a good horse. The vehicles 
 are modern in style and are kept in tlie best of 
 condition, while the horses are speed}^ and will- 
 ing — quite different in fact, from those furnished 
 by too many public stable keepers. Mr. Light 
 has generally some very desirable animals on 
 sale, and those wishing to purchase a good horse 
 from a responsible party should give him a call. 
 
 C E. Hall, manufacturer and dealer in every 
 description of Harnesses; also dealer in Prof, J. 
 A. Going's Valuable Horse Remedies, Saddles, 
 Whips, Robes, Blankets, Sleigh Bells, Collars, all 
 kinds of Horse Boots, Horse Brushes, Feather 
 Dusters; Sperm, Neatsfoot, Machine, Axle and 
 Harness Oil, Hudson, Mass.— Mr. C. E. Hall 
 was born in Quincy, Mass., and has carried on 
 operations in this town for nearly thirty years, 
 
 having founded his present business in 1860. Of 
 course his establishment is one of the most widely 
 known in this section, for no enterprise can be 
 conducted for so long a period without gaining 
 more than a local reputation, especially when, as 
 in the case of that to which we have reference, 
 its proprietor makes it a point to deal honorably 
 with all and always to sell his goods strictly on 
 their merits Mr. Hall is a manufacturer of, and 
 dealer in harness of every description, and tliose 
 who appreciate the advantages of purchasing 
 such goods from a reliable dealer would do well 
 to give him a call when an3'thing is wanted in 
 the harness or horse furnishing line, for he 
 carries a well chosen stock made up of sad- 
 dles, whips, robes, blankets, brushes, collars, 
 all kinds of horse boots, horse brushes, feather 
 dusters, etc., as well as sperm, neatsfoot,. 
 machine, axle and harness oils. The premises 
 utilized are located on Main street, and are 
 28 X 36 feet in size, facilities being at hand 
 for the making of custom work and the filling of 
 orders for repairing at short notice, in a neat 
 and durable manner. A full assortment of horse 
 remedies is constantly on hand, and the price* 
 quoted will be found uniformly reasonable. 
 
 Small Bros , dealers in all kinds of Salt and 
 Fresh Fish, Oysters and Shell Fish. Orders 
 delivered free in all parts of the Village. Cham- 
 berlain's Block, Wood Square, Hudson. — The 
 manner in which some stores are managed makes- 
 it a wonder that any business is done in them at 
 all, as their ])roprietors apparently proceed 
 under the assumption that whatever service they 
 may be called upon to render to their customer* 
 should be considered as a personal favor and not 
 accepted as a right. In refreshing contrast to 
 the above are the establishments run on true 
 business principles in which a genuine spirit of 
 accommodation prevails and prompt and courte- 
 ous attention may be confidently expected by 
 every patron, and it is of an example of the latter 
 kind that we speak when referring to that con- 
 ducted b}^ Messrs. Small Bros., located in Cham- 
 berbiin's Block, Wood Square, dealers in all 
 kinds of fish. This enterprise was first started 
 in 1887 by Greenlaw Bros., who were succeeded 
 by W. E. Taylor, in 1888. The present proprie- 
 tors as-<umed control in iSlay, 1889, and carry orb 
 a growing wholesale and retail business in salt 
 and fresh fish, also oysters and shell fish of all 
 kinds. They occupy one floor measuring 20x40 
 feet, and employ a competent assistant. They 
 are natives of Cape Cod, Mass., and although 
 they have not been established in town so long a 
 time as some others, they rank with our respected 
 merchants. Those wishing anything in the fish 
 line, and desiring strictly fresh and reliable 
 goods at bottom prices would best serve their 
 own interests by giving this enterprising firm a 
 call. Orders are promptly attended to, and 
 goods are delivered free to any part of the village. 
 Messrs. Small Bros, ship lobsters and clams 
 direct from Cape Cod, also their oysters direct 
 from the beds, thereby saving middleman's profit, 
 and ensuring to their customers products that 
 are fresh and at the lowest possible market rates. 
 Mr. W. H. Small of the above firm is the prin- 
 cipal of the Hudson High School, in which 
 capacity he is universally commended as a very 
 eflicient instructor. 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FRAMINOHAM. 45 
 
 Edw. F. Partridge, Pliarniacist, IMain Street, courtesy and served with care and promptness. 
 Hudson, JMass. — We are sure tbere are none of The usual line of druggists' sundries are handled^ 
 our readers in Hudson but what are acquainted including fancy and toilet articles, perfumery, 
 with the enterprise conducted by IMr. Edw. F. etc. Mr. Partridge also carries a large assort- 
 Partridge, a.'* pharmacist, located on Main street, ment of his own preparations and the prices are 
 There is no similar establishment in this vicinity, as low as the nature of the article dealt in, will 
 that is more popular or more worthy of popular- allow. Physicians' prescriptions are com- 
 ity. This business was started in 188G by ]VIr. pounded with the utmost care and attention, and 
 Partridge, who makes it a point to keep his a liberal patronage is enjoyed in this department, 
 assortment of drugs, medicines, chemicals, etc., as the public appreciate promptness combined 
 so full and complete as to be prepared to meet with skill and caution. Only the purest ingredi- 
 all demands tliat may be made upon it, and his ents are used and every effort is made to give 
 careful attention to the interest of his customers complete sati.'faction to all. The prices in this 
 has had its legitimate result in winning for him department are very reasonable, and form another 
 the esteem and confidence of the community. rea.son for the increasing patronage which it 
 Callers at this store are received with uniform receives. 
 
 HISTORICAL SKETCH 
 
 OF 
 
 FRAMINGHAM 
 
 Like all the older townships of New England, Fraraingham has been reduced 
 materially in area by the setting off of portions of her territory to form other towns, 
 the reduction in the case of Framingham amounting to about twenty-five per cent,, 
 as the original plantation contained about 20,500 acres, while the present area of the 
 town is 15,930 acres. The first reduction took place in 1715, some 500 acres, known 
 as Simpson's Farm, being then included in the new town of Ilopkinton. Holliston 
 became possessed of a portion of the southern extremity of the town in 1724 ; and 
 three years later Southborough took in " Fiddle Neck," as a certain long strip of 
 land w^as called. In 1791 the "Leg" was annexed to Marlborough, and in 1846, a 
 tract containing 3,000 acres was given up to form, in conjunction with parts of Hoj)- 
 kinton and Holliston, the town of Ashland. A small gain in territory was made in 
 1871, when a three-cornered piece of Natick land was annexed. Framingham lies 
 half way between Boston and Worcester, being directly on the line, and is a beau- 
 tiful as well as a prosperous town, its surface being agreeably varied, and the view 
 from the higher lands being picturesque and attractive. On the north, adjoining the 
 Sudbury line, is a range of high liills, the names of which are Nobscot, Doeskia 
 Hill and Gibb's Mountain ; and in the Centre Village is Bare Hill, the summit of 
 which commands an extensive and varied prospect, famous throughout this vicinity. 
 Near the southern border are four clustered ponds, Cochituate Pond being on the 
 eastern border and the Sudbury River flowing through the town diagonally from 
 southwest to northeast. This river afforded abundant water-power before it was 
 controlled by the city of Boston, and had much to do with the early building up of 
 Framingham's industries. " The old Connecticut Path " passed through what was 
 to become Framingham, and was first travelled in 1633 by a party of explorers 
 journeying from Massachusetts Bay to the Connecticut Valley. Various Lidian 
 villages were located hereabouts, and the early history of the territory containa 
 
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 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FRAMINQHAM. 
 
 thrilling accounts of fights, massacres and other stirring events which characterized 
 the relations of the white with the red men. The earliest records pertaining to this 
 territory speak of it as " Wilderness Land lying north of the path from Sudbury to 
 Nipnox ; " this being afterward changed to " Waste Lands belonging to Thomas 
 Danforth, Esq., lying between Marlbury and the old Connecticut Path." Finally by 
 grant and by purchase Mr. Danforth became possessed of some two-thirds of the 
 township, which was oificially known as "Mr. Danforth's Farms" for many years. 
 
 Waverly Block and Irving Sv^uake, kSo. Framingham. 
 
 He was born in Framlingham, England, and there is no doubt but that Framingham 
 took its name from the English town, the "1" being dropped. Some have asserted 
 that the original name was Framlingham, but there is no evidence to support this 
 position other than that afforded by the insertion of the " 1 " in two instances in the 
 -county records. Mr. Danforth always omitted the " 1 " and certainly he should be 
 •deemed competent authority. 
 
 The first dwelling house was built in 1646, its site being near the river bank, 
 half a mile north of the falls ; the next one being erected in 1654, and several 
 others within a few years from the latter date. King Philip's war put an end to 
 settlement for a time but after the close of that struggle it was resumed on a com- 
 pax'atively large scale. The residents were connected with the church at Sudbury 
 up to 1675, but after that time Framingham was known as a plantation, and incom- 
 ing families were accredited to Sherborn, Marlborough, or Sudbury, according to 
 where they settled, their property being assessed in the town to the meeting house 
 of which it was the nearest. The first action in the direction of securing incorpora- 
 tion as a town was taken in 1693, when a petition was pi'esented setting forth that 
 its framers had lived on certain " remote lands " for nearly forty years, that the 
 ■community was increasing steadily in numbers, that no meeting house was near, and 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FRAMING HAM. 
 
 45 
 
 that consequently the people were put to great inconvenience. This petition was not 
 granted owing to the opposition of Sudbury and Sherborn, and another petition 
 presented two years later was also refused, but the settlers were determined and 
 persevering and finally secured the necessary act in 1700, seven years after their 
 first attempt. Sherborn secured the insertion of a clause reserving to her certain 
 rights, and this clause caused nine years of litigation ; brought about the double taxa- 
 tion of several families, and finally resulted in Sherborn being given 4000 acres of wild 
 
 Looking South from Concord Street, So. Framingham. 
 
 land by the legislature. The first church was organized and a pastor ordained in? 
 1701 ; the first meeting house being located on the west bank of the Sudbury River,, 
 in the old cemetery. It was two stories high, 30 X 40 feet in dimensions and un- 
 painted. With the exception of those on the front or south side, the windows were 
 varied in size and position to suit individual pew owners, and doors were cut in the 
 ends and rear of the building on the same accommodating plan. 
 
 Much of interest might be written concerning Framingham's conduct in the 
 Revolution, for the town was patriotic and active throughout the war and lier 
 soldiers took a leading part in the Battle of Bunker Ilill. Twenty-five Framingham 
 men were killed in the war, and the total number of pensioners was sixty-five, 
 fifteen of whom, or their widows, were living in 1840. 
 
 There were 1,500 inhabitants when the Revolution came to an end and for the 
 next score of years very little increase was made. Comparatively speaking, the 
 early facilities for education were very good, many of the first settlers being compe- 
 tent to act as teachers. Joshua Hemenway was employed as schoolmaster at an 
 early date and received scholars in his house. The town was divided into five school 
 districts in 1750, and school houses were built in the outskirts. The Framingham 
 
46 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FBAMINGHAM. 
 
 Academy had its origin in 1792 and was regularly incorporated seven years later» 
 being merged into the town high school in 1851. The State Normal School was 
 opened in Lexington, in 1839, removed to West Newton in 1844 and to Framingham 
 in 1853. In 1785 the proceeds of the sale of the last of the common lands, were 
 devoted to the purchase of a public library and one has since been continuously 
 maintained, various consolidations being effected from time to time, up to the estab- 
 lishment of the Framingham Town Library, in 1855, This is now one of the best 
 equipped town libraries in the State. 
 
 The present importance of Framingham is of course due to the extent and diver- 
 sity of her manufacturing interests, which have attained great magnitude within 
 comparatively few years. South Framingham is the headquarters for the industrial 
 and mercantile interests of the town, and it is worthy of note that the first village 
 industry of more than local importance was the manufacture of straw bonnets and 
 vras begun in 1815. Although straw goods manufacturing has attained great mag- 
 nitude here, it is now but one of various very extensive lines of industry. The 
 South Village is the central station of the Boston & Albany Railroad, which of 
 course has very materially aided its growth, but since the opening of the Boston & 
 Albany in 1835, various other roads have been built, making the village an impor- 
 tant railroad centre. 
 
 The South Framingham Post-Office was established February 12, 1841, the 
 original postmaster having been Joseph Fuller. Saxonville, another important man- 
 ufacturing village, is treated of in another portion of this book. The industrial 
 development of Framingham has been interfered with to some extent by the seizure 
 of Sudbury River, as an additional water supply by the city of Boston, but there 
 seems to be no reason to fear any further interruptions and it is evident that the 
 manufacturing enterprises of the town are founded on a basis of solid prosperity. 
 Recognizing that the limitations of space have prevented us from doing justice to 
 Framingham's history, we feel the less regret from the fact that the action of the 
 town in publishing a History and Genealogical Register, in 1887, has placed it within 
 the power of all interested to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the subject. 
 The task was entrusted to the Rev. G. H. Temple, the author of several town histo- 
 ries, and a man thoroughly well fitted, both by nature and by education, for the 
 work assigned him. He has produced a history which is strictly reliable, broad in 
 scope and interesting in treatment, and we acknowledge our obligations to it for 
 facts set forth in our own brief and imperfect record. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN 
 
 OF 
 
 SO. FRAMINGHAM, MASS. 
 
 A. R. Newton & Son, House Furnisher.s, Fur- 
 niuire, Carpets, Stoves, Wall Paper, Window 
 Shades, Upholstered Goods, Waverly Block, 
 South Framingham, Mass. — The enterprise con- 
 ducted by IVIessrs. A. R. Newton & Son was 
 inaugurated by Messrs. Bacon & Yates, this firm 
 being succeeded by Messrs. S. Yates & Co. in 
 1S82, and the present proprietors assuming con- 
 trol in 1888. The tirm is composed of Messrs. 
 A. R. and F. B. Newton, both of whom are 
 natives of South Framingham and are very gen- 
 erally known here. The premises occupied are 
 located in Waverly Block and comprise three 
 floors and a storeroom, their total area, exclusive 
 •of the latter apartment, being over 9000 square 
 feet, having been much enlarged since the tire of 
 last year. The firm rank with the most enter- 
 prising and reliable house furnishers doing busi- 
 ness in this section of the State, buying for cash 
 they offer goods at the very lowest rates. The 
 stock carried is remarkable alike for complete- 
 ne.'^s and variety. It comprises furniture, car- 
 pets, stoves, wall paper, window shades, uphol- 
 stered goods, etc., and contains so wide a range 
 of thoroughly dependable articles that all tastes 
 as well as all purses can be easily suited. The 
 question of price has so all-important a bearing 
 upon the success or failure of a business enter- 
 prise that the mere fact of this concern's doing 
 so large a business as it does is of itself enough 
 to show that bottom figures are quoted, and 
 indeed it is perfectly safe to assert that, quality 
 for quality, no retail house in the State names 
 lower figures on the goods handled. Every 
 article sold here is guaranteed to prove as repre- 
 sented, the latest novelties in house furnishings 
 as well as full lines of staple goods are at hand 
 to choose from and three competent and polite 
 assistants are employed, prompt and painstaking 
 -attention being assured every caller. Orders are 
 delivered at short notice and without charge. 
 No trouble is spared to fully satisfy the most 
 ■critical customers. 
 
 Burtis Judd, Real Estate and Insurance Agent. 
 Farms, Village and Country Residences for Sale, 
 Mortgages Negotiated, Tenements to Rent and 
 Rents Collected, Fire Insurance Effected at the 
 Lowest Rates in the Best Companies. Office Wa- 
 verly Block, South Framingham, Mass. — The 
 gentleman whose card we print above, is one of 
 the best known business men carrying on opera- 
 tions in South Framingham and vicinity, for the 
 nature of his calling brings him into contact with 
 all classes of people, and during the twelve years 
 that he has been located in this section and pur- 
 sued his present occupation, he has gained many 
 friends and built up a most enviable reputation 
 for integrity, ability and promptness, ftlr. Judd 
 ■was born in Bethel, Conn., and began operations 
 
 here in South Framingham in 1877. He is exten- 
 sively engaged in handling real estate and 
 always has on his books such a variety of farms, 
 village and country residences, that those wish- 
 ing to purcliase anything in this line will save 
 time and troul)le by giving him a call. The 
 estates offered by him vary greatly in price, size, 
 location, etc., and therefore all tastes and all 
 means can generally be suited from the list at 
 hand. Mr. Judd, who has many desirable tene- 
 ments to rent, and collects rent for property 
 owners who do not care to give personal atten- 
 tion to such duties. He is also prepared to effect 
 fire insurance at the lowest rates in some of the 
 leading companies, among which may be men- 
 tioned the following : 
 
 Abington Mutual, Quincy Mutual, Fitchburg 
 Mutual, Merrimac Mutual, Dorchester Mutual, 
 Continental Insurance Co., Glens Falls Insurance 
 Co., Williamsburg Insurance Co., Jersey City 
 Insurance Co., Rutgers Insurance Co., Sun Fire 
 Office, London, England. 
 
 Mr. Judd's office is in Waverly Block, and 
 prompt and courteous attention is assured to 
 every caller. He has placed a great deal of insu- 
 rance for property owners hereabouts and offers 
 advantages equal to the best. 
 
 S. H. Williams, Planing Mill, Saw Mill, and 
 Packing- Box Manufactory, Marble Street, South 
 Framingham, Mass. — Very few people, not 
 immediately interested, have any idea of the 
 extent to which the manufacture of packing boxes 
 is carried on, and it would unquestionably sur- 
 prise the large majority of our readers should 
 they visit the establishment conducted b}" JMr. S. 
 II. Williams, on Marble street, and see the mag- 
 nitude of the preparations made to carry on this 
 line of production alone. Mr. Williams sells 
 packing boxes directly to manufacturers, and 
 operates one of the best equipped factories of the 
 kind in New England, enabling him to fill the 
 heaviest orders at short notice and to quote the 
 lowest market rates at all times. The business 
 was founded in 1870 by IMes.srs. Fales & Will- 
 iams, and at first included carpentering and 
 building, mill work, etc., but when the partner- 
 ship was dissolved in 1875, Mr. Williams took 
 up his present line of work. He carries on a 
 first class planing mill and saw mill in connection 
 with the production of packing boxes, and occu- 
 pies a three-story and a basement building, of 
 the dimensions of 40 X 115 feet, the upper floor 
 being utilized by the Framingham Box Manu- 
 facturing Co. The engine house is quite distinct 
 from the main building, being separated from it 
 by a double brick wall, thus reducing the risk of 
 fire very materially. Employment is given to 
 twenty-six men, and the value of the yearly 
 product reaches a very high figure. 
 
48 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SO. FRAMINOHAM. 
 
 O. O. Trowbridge, dealer in Dry and Fancy 
 Goods, Ladies' and Gents' Boots and Shoes, 
 Flour, Grain, Groceries, Croclvery and Glass 
 Ware, Paper Hangings and Wooden Ware, 
 Framingbam, Mass. — Whether it is in the extent, 
 variety, or general desirability, of the stock car- 
 ried, it would be hard to surpass the showing 
 made by Mr. C. O. Trowbridge, located in Fram- 
 ingbam, Mass., for the proprietor is a man of no 
 small experience in the handling of the goods in 
 which he deals, and he spares uo effort to supply 
 his customers with the best the market affords 
 in sufficient variety to suit all tastes. This 
 establishment was originally started by Messrs. 
 Alderman & Co.. who were succeeded in 1879 
 by Messrs. Trowbridge & Savage, and in 1884 
 Mr. C. O. Trowbridge, the present proprietor, 
 assumed full control of the business, and 
 although it is unusual, even in this prosperous 
 community for so large a patronage as he has 
 attained to be built up in so short a time, still 
 there is, after all, but little to wonder at in bis 
 success, for, as we have before remarked, he is a 
 man of experience, and believes in honorable, 
 liberal methods of conducting business. The 
 public was quick to perceive the inducements 
 held out, and therefore extended hearty and 
 continuous support to the undertaking. The pro- 
 prietor is a native of Framingbam and is over- 
 seer of the poor, and is very favorably known 
 throughout the community. The premises occu- 
 pied comprise two stories and a basement each 
 40x60 feet in dimensions and employment is 
 given to three competent and polite assistants. 
 A large stock is carried of useful and fancy nov- 
 elties generally to be found in a first class variety 
 store, such as dry and fancy goods, ladies' and 
 gents' boots and shoes, flour, grain, groceries, 
 crockery and glass ware, paper hangings and 
 wooden ware. Strong inducements are here 
 extended, and every effort is made to handle 
 only reliable articles at bottom prices. 
 
 Wm. W. Haynes, dealer in Watches, Clocks 
 and Jewelry, Silver and Plated Wares, Spectacles, 
 etc., Nobscot Block, in Store with Dr. Rice, 
 South Fiamingham, Mass. — A reliable watch is 
 without doubt as useful a companion as a man 
 can have in these days, when business is done on 
 the '■ high pressure" system, and the missing of 
 a train or the failure to keep an engagement with 
 one wlnse minutes are worth dolJMrs and who 
 cannot therefore afford to wait for a laggard, 
 may seriously injure one's prospects. Happily 
 there is nothing to binder practically all who 
 would profit by punctuality from possessing an 
 accurate timekeeper, for, as a visit to the estab- 
 lishment conducted by Mr. Wm. W. Haynes will 
 show, such an article may now be bought for 
 very little money. Mr. Haynes, who occupies a 
 store in Nobscot Block in conjunction with Dr. 
 Rice, carries a full line of watches in gold and 
 silver cases, and quotes the lowest market rates 
 on fully warranted goods. He also deals largely 
 in clocks, jewelry, silver and plated ware, spec- 
 tacles, etc., and offers some very desirable novel- 
 ties in eacli of these lines. The repairing of 
 watches, clocks and jewelry is given immediate 
 and skillful attention, uo exorbitant charges 
 being made and all work being strictly guaran- 
 teed. Mr. Haynes has carried on this enterprise 
 for five years and is well and favorably known. 
 
 J. F. ROACH, 
 
 Carriage, Sign anil Oraamsiiial Fainter,, 
 
 Howard St., South Framingbam, Mass. 
 
 box: 767- 
 
 The enterprise carried on by Mr. J. F. Roach,, 
 on Howard street, was formerly conducted by 
 Messrs. Roach & Bryant, the present proprietor 
 assuming sole control at the beginning of th& 
 year 1889. He is a native of Framingbam, and 
 is so generally known in this vicinity that 
 extended personal mention is hardly necessary. 
 ]\Ir. Roach occupies premises of the dimensions 
 of 40x70 feet and has every facility at hand for 
 the doing of carriage, sign and ornamental paint- 
 ing in the most approved manner and at reason- 
 able rates. He employs four competent assist- 
 ants, and is in a position to fill orders at very 
 short notice if desired. Using selected stock, 
 employing skilled workmen and giving careful 
 personal supervision to the many details of his 
 business, it is but natural that Mr. Roach should 
 turn out work fully equal to the best. Poor 
 painting, and especially poor carriage painting,, 
 is neither useful, durable nor ornamental and 
 both trouble and money may be saved by placing 
 orders for anything in this line with so thor- 
 oughly competent and reputable a business man 
 as Mr. Roach. He deals in new and second-band 
 carriages and harness to a considerable extent, 
 and tbough he carries no stock, is in a position 
 to offer some special inducements to those wish- 
 ing to buy anything of the kind. 
 
 F. B. Home, Druggist, Framingbam, Mass. — 
 It is perfectly natural that the public should 
 prefer an establishment in which prompt atten- 
 tion and uniform courtesy are extended to every 
 caller, and therefore it is not surprising that Mr. 
 F. B. Home's drug store should be one of the 
 most popular in this section of the State. The 
 premises utilized measure 20x50 feet and are 
 nicely and conveniently arranged, a very large 
 stock being carried, and every provision made to 
 ensure precision in the filling of orders. Drugs, 
 medicines and chemicals of all descriptions are 
 kept on hand in sufficient quantities to supply 
 every demand, and great pains is taken to ensure 
 their purity and general excellence. Mr. Home 
 is a native of Framingbam and has been identi- 
 fied with his business since 1870. He is a thor- 
 oughly competent pharmacist and gives partic- 
 ular attention to the compounding of physicians' 
 prescriptions, rightly estimating this the most 
 important department of his business. Although 
 the main point looked after is accuracy, speed is 
 by no means lost sight of, and annoying waits 
 are avoided by patronizing this establishment. 
 The prices are made as low as is compatible with 
 the furnishing of fine and fresh articles, and will 
 compare very favorably with those quoted at 
 any other first-class pharmacy. Toilet articles, 
 stationery and confectionery are also handled to 
 considerable extent, and it is necessary to employ 
 competent assistants in order to serve all patrons 
 with promptness and politeness at this establish- 
 ment. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SO. FRAMINOUAM. 
 
 49 
 
 W. C. CHAMBERLIN 
 
 DENTIST. 
 
 CENTRAL BLOCK, 
 
 (Over Hastingt* Cloihing Store.) 
 
 SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, - MASS. 
 
 Whitmore & Daboll, dealers in Tea, Coffee, 
 Flour, ISuoar, 8pices, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Lard, 
 etc., Waverly Street, South Framingham. — 
 Without doubt one of the best known and most 
 popular of the many grocery stores located in 
 South Framingham and vicinity is that carried 
 on by Messrs. Whitmore & Daboll, and when 
 the methods pursued by the firm in question are 
 taken into consideration, we believe no further 
 explanation will be needed of how this popular- 
 ity has been attained. The enterprise was inau- 
 gurated in 1885 by F. E. Wiiitmore, the present 
 firm assuming control in 1887. It is coinposed 
 of Messrs. F. E. Whitmore and C. M. Daboll, 
 both of whom give careful personal attention to 
 the carrying on of affairs, and with the aid of 
 two efficient assistants assure immediate and 
 careful service to every customer. The premises 
 made use of are located on Waverly street, and 
 comprise one floor and a basement of the dimen- 
 sions of 20x50 feet. The stock is both large and 
 varied, and includes tea, coffee, flour, sugar, 
 spices, butter, cheese, eggs, lard, crockery, glass 
 ware and other commodities too numerous to 
 mention. The goods are dependable, the prices 
 are low and orders are accurately delivered at 
 short notice. Therefore the firm do a large bus- 
 iness, which is bound to steadily increase so long 
 as the present methods are adhered to. 
 
 Boston Shoe Store, J. F. McGlenan, Fine 
 Boots, Shoes, lUibbers and Gents' Furnishing 
 Goods, Waverly Block, South Framingham, 
 Mass. — Among those bits of miscellaneous infor- 
 mation which are sure to "come in handy" to 
 everybody at one time or another, the wherea- 
 bouts of a well managed retail boot and shoe 
 store may properly be classed. All of us wear 
 boots or shoes, and practically all of us like to 
 know where we can obtain anything in this line 
 at the lowest market rates, and for this reason 
 the following brief mention of the facilities by 
 Mr. J. F. McGlenan the proprietor of the " Boston 
 Shoe Store " will l)e of interest, for this gentle- 
 man not only qtiotes bottom prices but offers as 
 fine a stock of footwear to choose from as any- 
 one could wish to see. The enterprise was for- 
 merly carried on by Messrs. J. F. McGlenan & 
 Co., but in 1888, the present owner assumed 
 entire control. He is a native of Providence, R. 
 1., and has had sufficient experience in connec- 
 tion with his present line of business to be thor- 
 oughly conversant with it in every detail. The 
 store is located in Waverly Block, at the corner 
 of Waverly and Ilollis streets, and has an area 
 
 of 1200 square feet. The stock on hand com- 
 prises boots, shoes and rubbers of every descrip- 
 tion as well as a fine line of gents' furnishing 
 goods, and those in search of the latest novelties 
 as well as those who prefer more staple goods, 
 can find what they want here and may be sure 
 of getting it at the lowest market rates in every 
 instance. The goods are warranted to prove as 
 represented, and customers are attended to with- 
 out delay. 
 
 Mrs. S. S. Given, Ladies' and Gents' Dining 
 Rooms, 11 Waverly Street, South Framingham, 
 Mass. — Mrs. S. S. Given has carried on the enter- 
 prise with which she is now connected since 
 1875, having at that date succeeded Mr. L. P. 
 VVood. She is a native of Boston, and has a 
 large circle of friends in South Framingham and 
 vicinity. The ladies' and gents' dining rooms 
 conducted by her, are located at No. 11 Waverly 
 street, and have a most enviable reputation, for 
 the food is first-class, the cooking is of the best 
 and the service is neat, prompt and efficient. 
 Mrs. Given offers a varied and carefully arranged 
 bill of fare, and there is certainly no reason why 
 all tastes cannot be suited from the extensive list 
 presented. She also rents rooms at moderate 
 rates, and such of our readers as may have occa- 
 sion to make a long or sliort stay in this town 
 and do not care to go to the expense, or wish to 
 avoid the inevitable publicity attendant upon 
 putting up at a hotel, would do well to take 
 advantage of the accommodations offered by 
 Mrs. Given, and we are sure that should they do 
 so, they will have reason to thank us for the hint 
 here given. The rooms are pleasantly situated, 
 comfortably furnished and well kept. Employ- 
 ment is given to three assistants and guests are 
 assured prompt and polite attention. 
 
 Geo. J. Masterson, Confectioner. Fruit, 
 Cigars, Tobacco and Pastry. Concord Street, 
 South Framingham, Mass.— There are some 
 people who appear to have as strong a dislike for 
 confectionery as a mad dog has of water, for 
 they are always warning others not to eat can- 
 dies or sweets of any kind and evidently regard 
 sugar as a mild form of poison. Nothing could 
 be much more nonsensical, for the fact that 
 sugar is present in almost all kinds of food is of 
 itself enough to show that it is beneficial and 
 that its reasonable use is necessary to health. 
 There is some confectionery which is hurtful, no 
 doubt, owing to adulteration or improper flavor- 
 ing, but there is no danger of being supplied 
 with such if a reputable dealer be patronized. 
 Mr. George J. Masterson, doing business on Con- 
 cord street, is one of tlie best known confec- 
 tioners in this town and has won an enviable 
 reputation for supplying his customers with 
 delicious and wholesome goods at moderate 
 rates. He was born here in South Framingham, 
 and has carried on his present enterprise since 
 1888. The premises utilized are 15x30 feet in 
 dimensions, and contain not only a fine assort- 
 ment of fresh confectionery, but also fruit, pas- 
 try, cigars, tobacco, etc. Employment is given 
 to three assistants and customers may depend 
 upon receiving prompt and courteous attention. 
 Mr. Masterson guarantees his goods to prove as 
 represented, and as his prices are uniformly low 
 it is natural that he should enjoy an extensive 
 patronage. 
 
feo 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SO. FRAMINOHAM. 
 
 T. Wise Motor and Machine Co., Wise's 
 Patent Steam Fan Blower for Hot or Cold Blast, 
 rear Liberty Block, South Framingham, Mass.— 
 It is now some eight years since Wise's Patent 
 Steam Fan Blower was placed upon the market, 
 and we believe that it cannot be successfully dis 
 puted that the claims made for it by Mr. Thomas 
 Wise, the inventor, at the time of its introduc- 
 tion, have been proved to be fully justified by 
 the facts. The blower is run without the use 
 of belts or a steam engine, it being driven by 
 steam taken directly from the boiler, from eight 
 to ten pounds pressure being sufficient It 
 requires no special foundation, is compact and 
 simple in construction, and can be used to advan- 
 tage in positions where any other style of fan 
 blower could not possibly give satisfaction. 
 These blowers are made in different sizes and 
 are fully warranted to prove just as represented. 
 They are now being manufactured and sold by 
 the T. Wise Motor and Machine Company, of 
 which Mr. Thomas Wise is manager. He was 
 born in Boston and is also the inventor of a steam 
 motor for driving an electric dynamo without en- 
 gine or belting, for the lighting of cars, steam 
 boats, public buildings, etc., and is prepared to 
 give any desired information relative to this appli- 
 ance on application. The company occupy prem- 
 ises in the rear of Liberty Block, and give prompt 
 and careful attention to orders for their special- 
 ties, and for steam-heating apparatus and iron- 
 piping of all kinds. Heating plants will be put 
 up and guaranteed to work satisfactorily, and 
 moderate charges are made in every instance 
 
 Thomson Brothers, Horse- Shoeing and 
 Carriage Work, Howard Street, South Framing- 
 ham, Slass. — This firm was formed August 4, 
 1889, Mr. H. H. Thomson, the senior brother, 
 having previously conducted the wheelwright and 
 carriage business at the same stand, having suc- 
 ceeded Mr E. Wilkinson, at the above date. 
 Mr. A. W. Thomson became a partner, the firm 
 purchasing the blacksmith business of Mr. W. 
 H. Daniels, since which both branches of the 
 business have been carried on by the firm occu- 
 
 pying the premises measuring 30 X 60 feet and 
 are located on Howard street, and are fitted up 
 with all necessary facilities for the making of 
 carriages and wagons to order, and the doing of 
 repairing at short notice in a thorough and work- 
 manlike manner, and blacksmithing and shoeing 
 is done in first-class manner. Thomson Brothers 
 have built up quite an extensive trade, for they 
 are very careful and skillful workmen and allow 
 no inferior work to leave then- shop at any price, 
 they evidently believe there are but two ways of 
 turning out jobs — a right way and a wrong way 
 — and spare no pains to combine strength, neat- 
 ness and "good style" in all these operations. 
 Cheap and inferior carriage or wagon work is 
 sure to prove the most costly in the long run, 
 and that this fact is very generally appreciated 
 in this vicinity, is shown by the rapidly growing 
 popularity of the shop to which we have refer- 
 ence. Thomson Bros, make no exorbitant 
 charges, but quote as low rates as are consistent 
 with the use of selected material and skilled 
 labor. 
 
 A. J. Wood, Millinery and Fancy Goods, East 
 Waverly Block, South Framingham, Mass. — 
 Among those establishments which are fairly 
 entitled to being ranked as representative in their 
 respective lines, the two conducted by Miss A. 
 J. Wood in East Waverly Block, Waverly street, 
 must be given prominent mention, for the enter- 
 prise carried on by this lady was inaugurated 
 some eighteen years ago and has long been held 
 in high estimation by that portion of the public 
 interested in millinery, fancy goods, etc. Opera- 
 tions were begun by Miss L. Dowse, in 1871, she 
 being succeeded by the present owner in 1874. 
 The other store, devoted to dry goods and small 
 wares was formerly carried on by Mr. Wm. 
 McNulty, Miss Wood succeeding him in 1889. 
 Miss Wood is a native of Upton, Mass, and has 
 a very extensive acquaintance in South Framing- 
 ham and vicinity. Her exceptional taste in the 
 selection and arrangement of millinery goods, 
 etc., is so generally conceded and has had so 
 pronounced an influence in building up her busi- 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SO. FRAMINQHAM. 
 
 51 
 
 ness, that it is unnecessary for us to dwell upon 
 it, suflBce it to say that its effects are plainly 
 noticeable in tiie character of the stock offered 
 and the nature of the order- work turned out at 
 her establishment. The premises occupied have 
 an area of 700 square feet in the millinery store 
 and about 1400 in tlie dry goods store, and her 
 stocks contain a most attractive assortment of 
 millinery and fancy goods, foreign and domestic 
 dry goods and small wares, comprising the very 
 latest and most tasteful novelties. Moderate 
 prices are quoted in every department, and the 
 prompt and polite attention given to callers has 
 no little to do with the store's popularity. Order 
 work is made a specialty, and as eight competent 
 assistants are employed, commissions can be 
 executed at short notice in a most satisfactory 
 manner. 
 
 Geo. F. Bemis, Watches and Clocks Cleaned 
 and Repaired, Framingham, Mass. — A house 
 which probably carries at least as full an assort- 
 ment of the goods in which it deals as any sim- 
 ilar establishment in this village is that now 
 conducted by Mr. Geo. F. Bemis. This gentle- 
 man succeeded Mr. Cyrus N. Gibbs in business 
 in 1881, and has been successful in building up a 
 reputation for honest and faithful work in all 
 grades of work in his line. Mr. Bemis keeps a 
 good line of the daily and weekly papers, and 
 periodicals, which is an accommodation to this 
 vicinity. The je-\velry repairing department is a 
 very important feature of the business, a spe- 
 cialty being made of repairing. Most complicated 
 and delicate watches or chronometers may be 
 unhesitatingly confided to Mr. Bemis with the 
 assurance that they cannot be entrusted to more 
 skillful or experienced -hands. Repairs of what- 
 ever nature in watches, clocks, jewelry, etc., 
 will receive early and painstaking attention and 
 will be executed at very low prices. Mr. Bemis 
 was born in Shrewsbury, ]\Iass., and served in 
 the United States Navy for twelve years. He is 
 well known throughout Framingham, as an 
 enterprising and reliable man, and one who can 
 safely guarantee that all work in his particular 
 line that is entrusted to him shall be satisfacto- 
 rily performed in every particular. 
 
 W. F, Ward, Meat, Canned Goods, Fruit, 
 Vegetables, Grant Street, South Framingham, 
 Mass. — There is nothing to be gained by stinting 
 one's self in the matter of food, and this fact is 
 now so clearly demonstrated that there should be 
 an end to the clamors of those good-intentioned 
 but unpractical men who have had so much to 
 say in the past about the "extravagance" of 
 American working-men who eat a good deal of 
 meat and insist upon having it of superior qual- 
 ity too. They no doubt eat more solid food 
 than do workingmen across the water, but they 
 also do more solid work and consequently there 
 is a distinct gain instead of that "tremendous 
 loss " we all have heard so much about. The 
 great demand for meats, etc., has resulted in 
 many establishments devoted to their sale being 
 opened in this vicinity, and prominent among 
 these is that conducted by Mr. W. F. Ward, 
 located on Grant street. Mr. Ward is extremely 
 well known in South Framingham, and occupies 
 the position of overseer of the poor. The prem- 
 ises made use of by him are of the dimensions of 
 25x35 feet, and are well stocked with a carefully 
 
 selected assortment of meats, canned goods, veg- 
 etables, fruits, etc. This assortment .is suffi- 
 ciently varied to allow of all tastes and purses 
 being suited, and the goods composing it are 
 quoted at the lowest market rates in every 
 instance. Mr. Ward has built up a very desira- 
 ble trade since beginning operations in 1888, and 
 his establishment owes a good share of its popu- 
 larity to the care and promptness shown in the 
 filling of every order. 
 
 F. C. Hastings, One Price Clothier, dealer in 
 Men's and Boys' Fine Ready Made Clothing, 
 Hats and Furnishings, Trunks and Bags, HoUis 
 Street, South Framingham, Mass.— Mr. F. C. 
 Hastings shows a very desirable stock of fine 
 ready-made clotliing at his store on Mollis street, 
 and those who wish to purchase anything in this 
 line will make no mistake if they place their 
 orders with him, first because his garments are 
 fully up to tlie standard in every respect, and 
 second because they are offered at the lowest 
 market rates. Mr. Hastings is a native of 
 Framingham and has carried on his present 
 establishment since 1882. His reputation for 
 square dealing is too well known to require 
 dwelling upon in these pages, and the genuine 
 character of the inducements offered to custom- 
 ers has resulted in the building up of a large 
 business. Another thing which has done much 
 to bring the enterprise favorably before the pub- 
 lic is the uniform courtesy shown to every caller, 
 whether you wish to buy or merely to "look 
 around," you are assured prompt and polite 
 attention, and should you make. a purchase it 
 will prove as represented every time. Hats and 
 furnishings are dealt in as well as clothing, as are 
 also trunks, bags and similar goods. The latest 
 and most approved novelties are obtained at the 
 earliest possible moment, and those who make it 
 a point to be fully "up to the times" in their 
 dress, will gain many valuable hints by visiting 
 this popular establishment. 
 
 One Price Shoe Store, Concord Street, South 
 Framingham, Mass.— The "one price shoe store" 
 is probably as generally popular an institution 
 as could easily be found in this vicinity, and the 
 causes of its jjopularity are by no means hard to 
 discover, for it only needs a visit to the establish- 
 ment to demonstrate that the stock on hand is 
 large, varied and most skillfully selected, that 
 the prices quoted are as low as the lowest (being 
 put down to hard pan to begin with and not so 
 arranged that they maybe "beaten down" ten 
 or twenty per cent, and still yield a profit) and 
 that callers are sure of receiving prompt and 
 polite attention. Of course, under these circum- 
 stances the enterprise is bound to be poi)ular, 
 and to constantly increase in popularity under 
 its present methods of management. It was 
 started in 1880 by Mr. James Sullivan, wlio, 
 since 1887 has carried it on in partnership with 
 Mr. A. J. Hemenway. Both these gentlemen 
 are natives of this town and have many friends 
 in the community. Boots, shoes, rubbers and in 
 fact footwear of all kinds are constantly in 
 stock, repairing of every description is promptly, 
 neatly and stron.nly done at moderate rates, and 
 no one in want of anything in their line of busi- 
 ness can afford to pass by the advantages offered 
 by this energetic and experienced firm. 
 
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 LEADIIJO BUSINESS MEN OF SO. FRAMINGEAM. 
 
 Wm. Nicholson, Florist. P. O. Box 265, 
 Framingham, Mass. — It is very interesting to 
 observe how plants and flowers may be influ- 
 enced and helped or hindered in their growth by 
 skillful cultivation, and the nearest that man has 
 come to ever creating anything is doubtless in 
 this field of operation. Blossoms are now grown 
 single, double or triple, at the will of the florist, 
 colors are mingled and shaded to suit the taste, 
 and new varieties of flowers are constantly being 
 produced. Of course to accomplish such won- 
 derful things in our unfavorable northern cli- 
 mate, requires elaborate and costly hot-houses 
 and other apparatus as well as experience and 
 skill, and considering the necessary expenses 
 that florists are put to, it is surprising thai they 
 are able to supply their productions at the gen- 
 erally low rates quoted by them. There is, to be 
 sure, considerable difference in the prices asked 
 by different houses in this business, but no mis- 
 take can be made in placing orders with Mr. 
 Wm. Nicholson as this gentleman bears a well- 
 earned reputation for supplying plants and 
 flowers at the lowest market rates. The green- 
 houses now managed by Mr. Nicholson were 
 started by Mr. W. H. Mellen in 1880 as private 
 ones, and in 1887 Mr. Nicholson hired the estate 
 of the Mellen heirs, and the vmdertaking has 
 been received with unusual favor, as it at once 
 became apparent that the proprietor had a thor- 
 ough knowledge of his business, and was well 
 prepared to meet all honorable competition. 
 The conservatories cover an area of 6000 square 
 feet and are heated by hot water, and comprise 
 one house devoted to the cultivation of roses, one 
 to carnations, and two to the raising of tomatoes 
 and cucumbers. Wholesale or retail orders 
 addressed to P. O. Box 165, Framingham, Mass., 
 for either of the above named flowers or vegeta- 
 bles will receive prompt attention, and will be 
 supplied at positively the lowest market rates. 
 Mr. Nicholson is about building a new and large 
 green house for the accommodation of all his 
 rapidly increasing business which will be located 
 on Cross street between Grove and Pleasant 
 streets within three minutes' walk from Fram- 
 ingham Centre depot. He expects to move his 
 business to this new plant about September 1, 
 1890. A full line of budding plants constantly 
 on hand, and orders for hardy shrubs and roses 
 will be filled promptly. 
 
 O. O. Stevens, dealer in Ice. Refrigerators for 
 Sale or to Let. Ofi3ce: No. 1 CJoncord Street, 
 near railroad crossing. Ice Houses : Learned 
 Street, off Union Avenue, South Framingham, 
 Mass. — It was formerly supposed that the 
 process of freezing eliminated all impurities 
 from the water, and that consequently all 
 freshwater ice was suitable for family use no 
 matter from what source it came. Compar- 
 atively recent experiments and analyses have 
 proved this theory to be false, however, and as 
 the dangers arising from the promiscuous use of 
 impure ice are similar in kind if not in degree to 
 those incurred by using impure water, we feel 
 we are doing our readers a service by calling 
 their attention to them and by showing how tliey 
 may be avoided. Mr. C. C. Stevens makes a 
 specialty of dealing in pure ice and is prepand 
 to supply it in any desired quantities at moderate 
 
 rates. His ice-houses are located on Learned 
 street, off Union avenue, on Leonard's pond 
 which is a spring-supplied pond affording water 
 of the verj' highest test of purity, and have a 
 capacity of 7,000 tons, so that even his extensive 
 wholesale and retail trade can be fully accommo- 
 dated. Mr. Stevens was born in Lebancm, 
 Maine, and succeeded Mr. Edwin Fames in the 
 ownership of the business under consideration in 
 in 1876. He was at one time road commissioner 
 and is very generally known throughout this sec- 
 tion. The system of delivery is well-arranged, 
 and as experienced, careful and courteous drivers 
 are employed, customers may depend upon reli- 
 able and uniformly satisfactory service. Mr. 
 Stevens has refrigerators for sale or to let and 
 supplies them at low rates. His ofBce is at No. 
 1 Concord street, near railroad crossing, and 
 callers will receive immediate and polite atten- 
 tion. 
 
 Edmonds & Brow^n, Hurlburt's old stand ; 
 Jewellers and Opticians; constantly on hand a 
 fine line of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Silver- 
 ware ; Irving Square, South Framingham, Mass. 
 — This establishment was founded in 1878 by 
 Mr. W. R. Hurlbut who continued the business 
 until 1889 when it passed into the possession of 
 the present firm. The store is located in Irv- 
 ing square, and carries a carefully chosen stock 
 of jewelry, watches, clocks, silver and plated 
 ware, together with a fine assortment of specta- 
 cles and eye-glasses of all kinds. All these goods 
 are fully warranted to prove precisely as repre- 
 sented, and the prices quoted on them will bear 
 the severest comparison with any named on 
 articles of equal merit elsewhere ; a specialty is 
 made of fine repairing and jobbing, and those 
 wishing to have anything in the jewelry line 
 made to order, will find Messrs. Edmonds & 
 Brown ready to execute such commissions in a 
 superior manner at moderate rates. The most 
 delicate and difficult repairing will be skillfully 
 done at short notice, watches being cleaned, 
 oiled and put in perfect running order at small 
 expense. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SO. FRAMING HAM. 
 
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 Gregory & Co., Boot and Shoe manufacturers, 
 South Franiiugham, Mass. — The enterprise now 
 conducted under the firm-name of Gregory & 
 Co., was inaugurated nearly seventy years ago, 
 it having been originally established in 1821. 
 Thirty years later it came into the possession of 
 Messrs. Claflin, Coburn & Co , who were suc- 
 ceeded by the firm of Bridges & Co. in 1876. In 
 1890 tlie firm-name was changed to Gregory & 
 Co., the Boston office is at No. 138 Summer 
 street. Ex-Governor W. Claflin, N. P. Coburn, 
 James A. Woolson, Wm. F. Gregory and O. B. 
 Root are the proprietors. Mr. D. T. Bridges is 
 the manager of the South Framiiighani factory. 
 This gentleman is a native of llopkinton and 
 gives close personal attention to the more im- 
 portant details connected with the carrying on 
 of the enterprise. The factory is five stories in 
 height and 40 X 240 feet in dimensions, being 
 equipped with the latest improved machinery in 
 every department, the total rapacity of the plant 
 being 2400 pairs per day. Employment is given 
 to 375 operatives, and a seventy-five-horse engine 
 is utilized to furnish the necessary motive power. 
 The productions of this vast establishment have 
 been so long accepted as the standard in their 
 various lines that it is quite unnecessary to dwell 
 upon their desirability, but it may at least be 
 said that no trouble is spared to fully maintain 
 their unsurpassed reputation, and that no firm in 
 the country is better prepared to fill the heaviest 
 orders at positively bottom rates. 
 
 Wm. J. Arbuckle, Horseshoer, Carriage Smith, 
 and General Jobber, South Framingham, Mass. 
 —Mr. Wm. J. Arbuckle succeeded Mr. O. N. 
 Callahan at the beginning of 1889, but he is by 
 no means inexperienced in the horse-shoeing and 
 carriage smithing business, having carried it on 
 for a full score of years in Boston, Walpole, etc. 
 lie is a native of West Medway, Mass , and has 
 an extended "war record," having served in the 
 army five years and six months. His shop is 
 located west of the Common, and has an area of 
 3000 square sect, being fitted up with every facil- 
 ity for the making of carriages and wagons to 
 order, and the doing of jobbing of all kinds. 
 
 Mr. Arbuckle employs three efficient assistants, 
 and as he gives personal attention to the filling 
 of orders, is well prepared to warrant all work 
 leaving his shop. Those thinking of having a 
 wagon or carriage built would do well to com- 
 municate with him, for estimates will be promptly 
 and cheerfully furnished and his experience 
 enables him to produce vehicles combining good 
 slock and good workmanship, at moderate fig- 
 ures. Repairing is neatly and durably done at 
 short notice, and no pains is spared to fully sat- 
 isfy every customer, and to al)ide closely by all 
 representations and agreements which may be 
 made, thus building up a large business on a firm 
 and sure foundation. 
 
 Tucker & Young, Real Estate Brokers, Odd 
 Fellows Block, Managers South Framingham. 
 Mass. Branch Office of the Co-operative Farm 
 Agency. (Main Office, 178 Washington Street, 
 Boston, Mass.) — The South Framingham branch 
 of the Co-operative Farm Agency, whose main 
 office is at No. 178 Washington street, Boston, 
 was opened by Mr. J. M. Young in January, 
 1889, and during the same year the firm was 
 changed to Tucker & Young. The concern tran- 
 sact a general insurance business representing 
 some of best fire insurance companies. They are 
 also agents for tlie Mutual Life Insurance Com- 
 pany. They handle real estate of all kinds, and 
 those who wish to buy or to sell anything in this 
 line, will find it for their interest to give the firm 
 a call, for the time thus spent will not be wasted 
 at all events, for INIessrs. Tucker & Young are in 
 a position to give "inside" information concern- 
 ing real estate matters and offer so large a variety 
 of such property that there are but few investors 
 who could not find something on their books 
 suited to their ta.ste and means. Monej' will be 
 loaned on real estate at moderate rates, and per- 
 haps .some of our readers who are in want of 
 cash or who think that the interest they are now 
 paying is higher than it should be, may make 
 arrangements advantageous to all parties con- 
 cerned b)' stating their case to Messrs. Tucker & 
 Young. The experiment is worth trying, and 
 we need hardly add that such business is consid- 
 ered strictly confidential. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SO. FRAMINOHAM. 
 
 South Framingham'' Hotel, Wm. G. Morse, 
 Proprietor. Terms, $2.00 per day. Special rates 
 to commercial men. Opposite the Depot, South 
 Framingham, Mass. — There is no lack of hotels 
 in South Framingham and each of them no 
 doubt has its merits, but it would be difficult to 
 find one more generally and deservedly popular 
 among experienced travellers than is that con- 
 ducted by Mr. William G. Morse, opposite the 
 depot. The South Framingham Hotel has been 
 carried on by the present proprietor for about 
 fifteen years, and is a twenty-five room house, 
 offering about as much "solid comfort" to the 
 square incli as any hotel we know of. Mr. 
 Morse served in the army during the Rebellion, 
 and is so widely known in this vicinity that 
 detailed personal mention of him is entirely 
 uncalled for. That he " knows how to keep a 
 hotel " hundreds of people will cheerfully testify, 
 and his'popularity among " commercial men" is 
 by no means the least convincing proof of his 
 abilities in this respect, for these wide awake 
 members of the community are certainly well 
 qualified to judge of the merits of a hotel, and 
 are as outspoken in denouncing a house that is 
 not managed as it should be, as they are generous 
 in patronizing one which is carried on in the lib- 
 eral and intelligent manner which characterizes 
 the management of the South Framingham 
 Hotel. The terms of this house are $3.00 per 
 day, and special rates are made to commercial 
 men. The rooms are pleasant, comfortably fur- 
 nished and well kept, and the table is supplied 
 at all times of year with an abundant variety of 
 wholesome and palatable food. Employment is 
 given to six efficient assistants, and the service is 
 uniformly prompt and reliable. 
 
 Auburn Last Co., manufacturers of Lasts of 
 All Kinds and Sole Patterns. E. D. Stone, 
 Treasurer and Superintendent, Factory on How- 
 ard Street, South Framingham, Mass.— The 
 Auburn Last Company began operations in 1876 
 and was at that time located in Auburn, Maine, 
 but in 1883 the business was transferred to this 
 town, since when its rapid and constant develop- 
 ment has proved the wisdom of the change. 
 The factory is a two-story structure of the 
 dimensions of 30x50 feet, and is equipped with 
 a very complete plant of the most improved 
 machinery, power being furnished by a twenty- 
 five-horse engine. The company manufacture 
 lasts of every "description and also sole patterns, 
 their productions being so well and favorably 
 known to manufacturers as to render detailed 
 mention entirely unnecessary. A specialty is 
 made of rubber shoe lasts, and the ])rices quoted 
 on these goods afford a significant indication of 
 the degree of economy of production which may 
 be brought about by the use of efficient machin- 
 ery, the employment of skilled labor, and pains- 
 taking and intelligent superintendence. The 
 most extensive orders can be filled at short notice 
 and the lowest market rates are named on all the 
 goods produced. The treasurer and superinten- 
 dent is Mr. E. D. Stone, who is a native of Fal- 
 mouth, Maine, and has an extensive acquaintance 
 among boot and shoe manufacturers. He gives 
 very careful supervisiou.to the many details of 
 the business and the company's high reputation 
 is largely due to his efforts to fully satisfy every 
 customer. 
 
 J. H. Randall, House Painter and Decorator, 
 Hard Wood Polishing, Tinting, Whitening and 
 Paper Hanging, Framingham Centre, Mass. 
 Post-office Box 11, South Framingham, Mass. — 
 Economy is an excellent thing in its way; but 
 there is a decided difference between true and 
 false economy, and care should be taken lest in 
 seeking one the other should be fallen into. For 
 instance, it used to be the custom to allow build- 
 ings to remain unpainted to save the expen.se of 
 painting them, but it has been discovered by 
 experience that such a course, far from saving 
 money actually wasted it, as the elements beat- 
 ing on the bare boards soon reduced them to 
 decay and uselessness. It therefore follows that 
 no frame structure should be permitted to be 
 exposed, wholly or in part, without the protec- 
 tion aflorded by paint, and considerations of 
 economy, as well as of pride, should induce 
 every house-owner to see that his buildings are 
 tlioroughly covered with this useful material. 
 It will not require frequent renewing if applied 
 by skillful hands, and as good a firm as can be 
 found to attend to work of the kind, is that of 
 J. H. Randall, doing business on Main street. 
 This firm commenced operations in 1889, and 
 has gained the confidence and patronage of the 
 public by the us*^ of first-class stock, and the 
 prompt and careful filling of all orders. The 
 premises occupied cover an area of 1350 feet, 
 where Mr. Randall is prepared to receive orders 
 for all kinds of house and decorative painting, 
 also glazing, sign painting, paper hanging, tint- 
 ing, kalsomining and white-washing, etc. A 
 sufficient force of competent workmen are em- 
 ployed to guarantee all work to be satisfactory, 
 and done in a neat, clean, and workmanlike 
 manner. Orders by mail addressed to post-office 
 box No. 11, South Framingham, Mass.. will be 
 acted upon without delay, and the lowest prices 
 are charged that are consistent with fine mate- 
 rial, and skilled labor. Mr. Randall is a thor- 
 oughlj^ practical workman and gives close 
 personal attention to all the details of his business. 
 
 Isaac A. Lombard, Pharmacist; also Circulat- 
 ing Library, South Framingham, Mass. — The 
 oldest pharmacy in town is that conducted by 
 Mr. Isaac A. Lombard, on Waverly street, and 
 this establishment deserves especially prominent 
 mention for other reasons than that of its long 
 standing, for there is no similar enterprise in this 
 vicinity carried on in a more accommodating 
 and yet conservative style. The proprietor is a 
 native of South Framingham, and began opera- 
 tions here in 1870. He is very widely known 
 throughout this section and liis abilities as a well 
 informed and conscientious dispensing pharma- 
 cist are held in high estimation by those most 
 conversant with his methods. A complete 
 assortment of drugs, medicines and chemicals is 
 constantly kept in stock and physicians' pre- 
 scriptions are compounded in the most approved 
 and painstaking manner at short notice and at 
 moderate rates. Among the other articles dealt 
 in may be mentioned stationery, toilet articles, 
 confectionery, cigars, soda water, etc., and there 
 is a well selected circulating library on the prem- 
 ises which affords an excellent opportunity to 
 read the latest novels and other popular works 
 at nominal expense. Low prices are quoted on 
 all the goods handled. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OE SO. EH AMINO SAM. 
 
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 J. E. Vollmer, House and Carriage Painter, 
 Shop west of Common, South Framingham, 
 Mass. — Of course " anybody can paint a house." 
 So can anybody malve a suit of clothes — after a 
 fashion — but that fashion is apt to be much 
 more strilviug than attractive. The fact is, in 
 painting as in everything else, skill and experi- 
 ence are necessary in order to secure satisfactory 
 results. It pays every time to have painting 
 done by competent and responsible parties, and 
 those who think lo save a dollar by doing the 
 work themselves or by entrusting it to somebody 
 who knows no more than they do, may save thai 
 dollar but it will only be at the expense of many 
 another in the long run. It does not cost a great 
 deal to have painting properly done, and in this 
 connection we may call attention to the facilities 
 possessed by Mr. J. E. Vollmer, for he not 
 only does work equal to the best but also quotes 
 moderate rates on every order. Mr. Vollmer is 
 prepared to do house and carriage painting of all 
 descriptions and uses no inferior stock, as indeed 
 may be judged from his reputation for turning 
 out thoroughly dependable work. His shop is 
 located west of the Common, and orders given in 
 person or sent by mail will be given immediate 
 and painstaking attention. Mr. Vollmer claims 
 to have invented an embossing oil for restoring 
 old paint (providing the paint is still there) to its 
 original color, and warrants the same to last 
 eight years and hold its luster. It is exclusively 
 for outside work. Sign work of all descri]nions 
 is done on wood, glass or any substance, interior 
 decorating, paper hanging in all its branches are 
 promptly attended to at moderate rates. Wall 
 and ceiling paper is carried in stock and sold at 
 lowest market rates. Mr. Vollmer has done 
 tirst-class jobs not only in Framingham but in 
 the surrounding towns and gives by consent the 
 tollowing references : A. K. Newton & Son, 
 Bridges & Co., F. E. Brooks, Old Colony House, 
 B. F. Coburn, R. II. Nelson, W. H. Hastings of 
 South Framingham, and Charles H. Tilton and 
 Mrs. L. Adams, Ashland. 
 
 Charles L. Curtis, Ph.G., Pharmacist, oppo- 
 site Odd Fellows Block, Hollis Street, South 
 Framingham, Mass — The pharmacy carried on 
 by Charles L. Curtis, Ph G., stands high in the 
 confidence of the public, for its proprietor is not 
 only an educated and experienced dispensing 
 chemist, but also an enterprising man of busi- 
 ness, as is proved by the character and extent of 
 the stock he offers and the uniformly low rates 
 quoted on the articles constituting tlie same. 
 Mr. Curtis was born in Stoneham, Mass., and 
 has been identified with the drug business since 
 1876 and with his present undertaking since 
 1883. The premises made use of are located on 
 Ilollis street, opposite Odd Fellows Hall, and 
 measure 20x45 feet. The assortment of drugs, 
 medicines and chemicals is exceptionally com- 
 plete in every department, and being obtained 
 from the most reliable sources, may be depended 
 upon in every respect. Mr. Curtis is prepared 
 to compound physicians' prescriptions in the 
 most accurate and satisfactory manner, having 
 the latest improved facilities at his command 
 and sparing no pains to ensure promptness as 
 well as absolute correctness in the tilling of such 
 orders. No exorbitant charges are made, the 
 rates quoted being as low as is consistent with 
 the use of dependable ingredients. Toilet and 
 fancy goods are dealt in to a considerable extent, 
 ■88 are also cigars, confectionery, etc. A specialty 
 
 is made of soda water trade, and probably there 
 is no dealer in this vicinity who enjoys any more 
 favorable reputation for furnishing the very best 
 beverage in this line; instead of reducing prices 
 and furnishing a correspondingly cheap drink, 
 iVIr. Curtis retains regular prices, and gives the 
 public a quality of soda water that draws and 
 holds an appieciative patronage which demands 
 his fountain to run twelve months in the year, a 
 fact that commends this branch of his business 
 more than anything that might be said of it. 
 Employment is given to two efficient and courte- 
 ous assistants, and custcmiers may safely depend 
 upon receiving immediate and polite attention. 
 
 A. M. Lang, Dry Goods and Small Wares. 
 Agent for fjewando's Dye House, under Elm- 
 wood Opera House, South Framingham. — Mr. 
 A. M. Lang is well known to be one of the most 
 energetic and successful business men carrying 
 on operations in this vicinity, and the magnitude 
 of the trade he has built up since assuming con- 
 trol of his present enterprise in 1884, shows that 
 the residents of this section are not at all back- 
 ward in appreciating honorable and pushing 
 methods. Mr. Lang was born in Stratton, N. H., 
 and owes much of his success to the careful and 
 constant personal supervisicm given every detail 
 of his business. His store has an area of 1200 
 S(|uare feet, and contains one ol the most clean 
 and desirable stocks of dry goods, small wares, 
 etc., to be found in the county. Space forbids 
 any detailed mention of it, but we may say in 
 passing that it comprises full lines of staple 
 goods together with tiie latest fashionable novel- 
 ties the market affords. The prices are what 
 tell the story nowadays, and those quoted by 
 Mr. Lang prove his business abilities much more 
 clearly than any words of ours could do. His 
 customers have the satisfaction of knowing that 
 they are gettmg strictly dependable goods at 
 bottom figures, and no further assurance is 
 needed to bring about a large and rapidly grow 
 ing trade. This is the agency of Lewando's Dye 
 House, and work sent here will be dyed in the 
 very best style of the art at short notice and at 
 moderate expense. 
 
 E. F. Hunt, Meat, Fruit and Provisions, Fine 
 Fruits a specialty'. Concord Street, South Fram- 
 ingham, Mass. — The difficulty met with by some 
 housekeepers in obtaining uniformly satisfactory 
 provisions, is in the majority of cases the result 
 of carelessness for there are quite a number of 
 dealers who take pains to furnish their customers 
 with strictly reliable goods, and if a little care be 
 exercised in the placing of orders the advantages 
 gained will fully repay whatever troul)le may be 
 involved in so doing. Mr. E. F. Hunt is one of 
 those who make it a point to handle only depend 
 able goods, and as his prices are as satisfactory 
 as the quality of the articles dealt in, he has 
 built up an extensive business since beginning 
 operations in 1871). Mr. Hunt was born in Sud- 
 bury, Mass., and served in the army during the 
 late war. He is very generally known in this 
 vicinity, and his estai)lishment on Concord street 
 is well patronized by those who api)reciate enter- 
 prising and honorable business methods. Meats 
 and provisions in general are always in stock, 
 and a specialty is made of fine fruits, a lull selec- 
 tion of these delicacies being offered to choose 
 from at prices in strict accordance with the low- 
 est market rates. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OE 80. FRAMINGEAM. 
 
 A. M. Barnes & Co., manufacturers of Fine 
 Carriage Wheels, South Framingham, Mass. — 
 From the cross-section of a log to the light, ele- 
 gant carriage wheel of the present day is a long 
 step, and yet even now in the countries to the 
 south of us, notably Mexico, the large majority 
 of the heavier teams have no better wheels than 
 such as can be made by sawing a tolerably round 
 log across. Of course it requires no little skill 
 to make a wheel that shall combine lightness, 
 strength and durability, and the operations 
 necessary to accomplish this result are many and 
 interesting, as may be seen by a visit to the 
 establishment conducted by Messrs A. M. 
 Eames & Co., in this town. Mr. A. M. Fames 
 has associated with him in conducting the man- 
 ufacturing, Mr. E. A. Eames, both of whom 
 served in the army during the Rebellion, and 
 both of whom are widely known in this vicinity. 
 The business was founded in 1877, and a large 
 wholesale and retail trade has been built up, 
 their productions ranking second to none in the 
 market. The premises made use of comprise a 
 three-story shop measuring 40 X 50 feet, and an 
 ell of the dimensions of 35 X 40 feet, with large 
 three-story store house, 40 X 40, connected with 
 factory by bridge. An extensive plant of im- 
 proved machinery being run by a thirty-five- 
 horse engine. Fine carriage wheels of all sizes 
 are very largely manufactured, as well as wagon 
 and cart wheels of superior quality, and the rep- 
 utation of the firm for using the best of stock 
 and allowing no poor work to leave the factory 
 is too well known to require dwelling upon. 
 Orders are filled at short notice, and the prices 
 quoted will compare very favorably with those 
 named by any dealer in equally dependable goods. 
 Band and circular sawing and wood turning are 
 done in the best manner to order, the charges 
 made in this department of the business being 
 uniformly moderate. 
 
 H. O. Bowers, Ladies' and Gents' Restaurant, 
 Union Block, South Framingham. — Some per- 
 sons have very curious ideas concerning what the 
 public desire in a restaurant, and act as though 
 they thought that gaudy furnishing, fancy crock- 
 ery, etc., were of more importance than food. 
 This is a mistake, most of us visit a restaurant 
 because we are hungry, and although bright and 
 cheerful surroundings are excellent in tlieir way, 
 still they will not make up for any lack of food, 
 or for slowness and stupidity of service. Mr. 
 H. C. Bowers appears to have struck about the 
 correct combination in his restaurant in Union 
 Block, Waverly street, and although he has 
 
 only carried on the establishment since the 
 beginning of the year 1889, he has already greatly 
 increased its popularity. He was born in this 
 town, and served three years in the army during 
 the Rebellion. The restaurant has an area of 
 1250 square feet, without counting the cook- 
 room, and employment is given to six assistants, 
 the table girls being relatives of the proprietor, 
 and prompt and courteous service is one of the 
 distinguishing features of the management. The 
 bill of fare is varied enough to suit everybody, 
 the food is the best that the market affords and 
 the cookery is first class in every respect. Mr. 
 Bowers assumes that his guests are hungry when 
 they visit him, and consequently looks out for 
 quantity as well as for quality in catering to 
 them. Very reasonable prices are quoted, and 
 it is no wonder that "business is rushing" at 
 this well-managed establishment. 
 
 H. L. Sawyer, Hardware, Furnaces, Stoves 
 and Ranges, Tin, Copper, Sheet Iron Work, and 
 Plumbing, South Framingham, Mass. — The busi- 
 ness carried on by Mr. H. L. Sawyer was 
 founded over a score of years ago and was for 
 some time confined to the handling of stoves, 
 tin ware, etc., but it has gradually developed in 
 every department, and now embraces the sale of 
 hardware in general as well as of all the goods 
 originally dealt in. Mr. Sawyer is a native of 
 Ashburnham, Mass., and is widely known in 
 South Framingliam and vicinity. The premises 
 utilized are very spacious, comprising warerooms 
 having an area of 2500 square feet and a two- 
 story workshop fitted up with every facility for 
 the doing of tin, copper, sheet-iron work and 
 plumbing, at short notice and in a neat and 
 durable manner. The stock of hardware is very 
 complete, and the furnaces, ranges and stoves 
 handled by Mr. Sawyer represent the latest and 
 most improved productions in this line. He 
 quotes manufacturers' prices on these goods, and 
 intending purchasers would best serve their own 
 interests by giving him a call. Employing 
 twenty efiicient assistants, he is prepared to fill 
 the most extensive orders for sheet-iron work, 
 plumbing, etc, without delay, and guarantees en- 
 tire satisfaction to customers, as all work is done 
 by skilled hands under careful supervision, and 
 the results attained are sure to be fully up to 
 expectations in every respect. 
 
 Clifford Folger & Co., Foreign and Domestic 
 Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Concord and How- 
 ard Streets, South Framingham, Mass. — It is 
 now about twelve years since Clifford Folger 
 came to South Framingham and established the 
 dry goods business of Clifford Folger & Co. in 
 the building that was known at that time as the 
 Richardson Straw Shop — having at that time as 
 partners the concern for whom he had been 
 working as a salesman — this state of aSairs con- 
 tinued for one year when he bought out their 
 interest and took as a partner W. H. Bourne 
 who was working with him at that time — he 
 remaining in the concern until 1884, when they 
 jointly bought out a store in Milford — Mr. 
 Bourne taking charge of that branch of the busi- 
 ness — after about one year they dissolved partner- 
 ship and Mr. Bourne took the Milford business 
 and Mr. Folger remaining and assuming the 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SO. FRAMmQHAM. 
 
 57 
 
 entire control of the business in South Framing- 
 ham. Since then Clifford Folger & Co. have 
 started two brancli stores, one in Franlilin and 
 one in VVestboro, both of wliich are doing a good 
 business — by running three stores tliey are en- 
 abled to buy goods in large quantities and by 
 doing so can get low prices which they can afford 
 to give their customers the advantage of. They 
 carry a large stock of staple domestic and foreign 
 dry goods, by far the largest stock between Bos- 
 ton and Worcester, consequently command a 
 large trade. They have the confidence of their 
 customers gained no doubt by fair dealing in the 
 past — and by carrying only such goods as they 
 are willing to guarantee, or if of a cheap grade 
 they are represented and sold for just what they 
 are. South Framiugham has grown rapidly 
 since they established their business here, but 
 they have more than kept pace with the growth 
 of the town. They occupy at the i)rL'sent time a 
 store with floor room of about 5000 square feet 
 with frontage on both Concord and Howard 
 streets. They carry as large a stock and have as 
 attractive a store as can be found in many of our 
 larger cities. 
 
 by the present proprietor, Mr. J. H. Jordon, 
 since July, 1889, and the disposition shown by 
 this gentleman to make his guests feel at home 
 and to provide for all reasonable wants, has 
 gained for iiim, even in this short time, great 
 personal popularity among those who have expe- 
 rienced his hospitality. The Winthrop House 
 can accommodate fifty guests, and is a well- 
 arranged and comfortably furnished hotel which 
 is maintained in the best of condition and is very 
 conveniently located. The terms of the house 
 are uniformly moderate, and as special rates are 
 made for commercial travellers, this numerous 
 and energetic fraternity make it a point to put 
 up at the Winthrop whenever circumstances ren- 
 der it possible to do so. One can get more " in- 
 side " information from a company of commer- 
 cial travellers regarding hotel accommodations in 
 half an hour than could otherwise be obtained in 
 a year, and that the comparisons made in such 
 gatherings are by no means unfavorable to the 
 Winthrop House, may be judged from its wide 
 popularity among the "knights of the road." 
 Mr. Jordon sets a good table, and employs seven 
 competent and efficient assistants. 
 
 H. S. Drake, Photographic Studio, Waverly 
 Street, South Framingham, Mass. — Economical 
 habits are, no doubt, most excellent things to 
 have, but unless accompanied by a due amount 
 of discretion they are apt to lead their possessor 
 most wofully astray in certain contingencies. 
 For example, that economy which causes a man 
 to patronize a photographer who does inferior 
 work and consequently is obliged to quote very 
 low rates, is rather a cause of waste than of sav- 
 ing, for an inferior photograph is of little value 
 and it is doubtless better to go without altogether 
 than to ask your friends to accept pictures of 
 you which are neither good likenesses nor attrac- 
 tive ornaments. Not that we would give the 
 idea that it is necessary to pay an extravagant 
 price in order to secure satisfactory results. The 
 residents of South Framingham and vicinity 
 know better than this, for many of them have 
 patronized the studio carried on by Mr. H. S. 
 Drake on Waverly street, and have thus learned 
 that reasonable prices and the best of work are 
 by no means inconsistent, for Mr. Drake has met 
 with great success in producing life-like and 
 finely finished portraits, and his rates are low 
 enough to suit tlie nmst limited means. He is a 
 native of Hartford, Vt , and served in the army 
 three years, inaugurating his present enterprise 
 in this town in 1883. Photography in all its 
 branches is carried on by tlie aid of the most 
 improved appliances, etc., orders are promptly 
 filled and every caller may safely depend upon 
 receiving immediate and courteous attention. 
 
 Winthrop House, J. H. Jordon, Proprietor, 
 Special Rates to Commercial Travellers, South 
 Framingham, Mass. — Probably every traveller 
 has his own idea of what cons itutes a perfcclly 
 managed hotel, but there are certain points on 
 which all reasonable persons are agreed, and as 
 these points are embodied in the management of 
 the Winthrop House it, is perfectly natural that 
 this hotel should hold a high place in the favor 
 of the travelling public. It has been carried on 
 
 GEORGE RICE, M. D., 
 
 PHARMACIST, 
 
 NOBSCOT BLOCK, 
 
 SO. FRAMINGHAM, MASS. 
 
 Establislied 1S72. 
 
 South Framingham Furniture Company.^ 
 Everybody must have furniture, everybody must 
 have carpets, and everybody should have spring- 
 beds, not to mention mattresses or feather beds, 
 for these are very powerful aids in resting a tired 
 body, and the body that works to earn the money 
 to buy them should be mad(! as comfortable as 
 possible. The average individual spends one- 
 third of his life in bed, and therefore it is im- 
 portant that the latter be made as healthful and 
 easy as is cimsistent with circumstances. Should 
 any of our readers have occasion to purchase any 
 of the ariicles mentioned we can recommend to 
 them a first class establishment at which to buy, 
 for that conducted by the South Framingham 
 Furniture Company will be found to full}' merit 
 this description. Not only as regards the quality 
 of the many articles handled, but also by reason 
 of the exceptionally low figures quoted on the 
 same. In buying furniture it is always well to 
 remember that durability is at least as import- 
 ant as appearance, and the only way to get dura- 
 ble as well as liandsome giods is to patronize a 
 dealer who not only guarantees his articles to 
 prove as represented but whose guranteeis worth 
 something. No one can successfully den)' that 
 this company "fills the bill" in both these re- 
 spects. 
 
58 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SAXONVILLE. 
 
 SAXONVILLE. 
 
 D. E. Thompson, dealer in Watch'es, Clocks 
 and Jewelry; Repairing in all its iiranciies, En- 
 graving in Any Style; Jewelry Made to Or- 
 der, Saxonville, Mass. — The time was (and not so 
 very long ago either), when a man of modest 
 means hesitated about baying a watch even 
 when he had the money to purchase one, for 
 fear of the expense attendant upon keeping it in 
 running order. But the charges for watch re- 
 pairing, cleaning, etc., have been greatly reduced 
 within the last few years, and it is now possible 
 for everybody to "support a watch" as the say- 
 ing is, who has occasion to use one. We are 
 pleased to call your attention to the business 
 conducted by Mr. D. E. Thompson, dealer in 
 watches, clocks and jewelry. He makes a 
 specially of repairing watches, clocks or jewelry 
 in all its branches, and all who have had work 
 done here can testify to its thoroughness and to 
 the moderate price charged for the same. The 
 premises are located in Odd Fellows Block, Sax- 
 sonville, and will measure 30x30 feet. Mr. 
 Thompson also has a show case in the post office 
 where he has a fine display of choice articles in 
 his line of trade. Mr. Thompson is a native of 
 Saxonville, Mass.. and has been engaged in this 
 business since 1885, and has many friends in this 
 town. He gives his personal attention to en- 
 graving in all styles, as well as to jewelry, which 
 he will make to order. He has a competent as- 
 sistant and all customers are treated politely, and 
 satisfaction is warranted to all who may leave 
 their orders or purchase goods at this store. 
 
 M. A. McGrath, dealer in Hats, Caps and 
 Gents' Furnishings, Clothing, etc., also Under- 
 takers, Saxonville, Mass — It is not always the 
 most imposing appearing establishments that are 
 the most reliable and worthy of patronage, and, 
 in many cases, it will be found that more de- 
 pendence can be placed in the announcements 
 issued by those carrying on comparatively small 
 enterprises than in those coming from the pro- 
 prietors of more prominent undertakings. The 
 reason for this state of affairs is that the proprie- 
 tor of the smaller store will strive to get and to 
 keep your individual custom, while the other 
 will depend more upon the transient trade, and 
 caters chiefly to that. Mr. M. A. McGrath com- 
 menced business here in 1882, and has built up a 
 good, steadily increasing trade and patronage by 
 showing the people that it would be to their ad- 
 vantage to purchase of him. Mr. McGrath is a 
 jiative of Saxonville. One floor is occupied 
 which measures 450 feet, and a well selected as- 
 sortment of hats, caps, gents' furnishings and 
 ready-made clothing is always to be found on 
 hand. These goods are all warranted to prove 
 as represented, and the proprietor's experience 
 is valuable in knowing what goods will best 
 please his customers, and from his personal ac- 
 quaintance with them he can select such mate- 
 rials as they are most likely to desire. Mr. 
 McGrath is also undertaker and keeps on hand 
 such articles as are demanded in this branch of 
 bis business, such as coffins, robes, etc. He 
 gives general satisfaction in every department 
 that may require his services. 
 
 Mrs. A. H. Danforth, dealer in Foreign and 
 Domestic Dry Goods, Millinery, Fancy Goods, 
 Sewing Machine Needles, etc. Agency for Mme. 
 Demorest's Reliable Patterns, Saxonville, Mass., 
 — Among the most popular retail dealers in for- 
 eign and domestic dry goods and millinery 
 in this vicinity deserving special mtntion is 
 Mrs. A. H. Danforth, who has been engaged 
 in this business for about 40 years, and is re- 
 cognized in the trade as one of the most lion- 
 orable, fair-dealing and accomplished business 
 women of Saxonville, Mass. She is a native 
 of this town and well known to a large cir- 
 cle of friends. Her store is well located and 
 covers a space of 900 square feet, and is plenti- 
 fully stocked with all the novelties as well as the 
 staples in this line of trade. A full line of mil- 
 linery goods is carried, which is well selected 
 and of the newest styles and designs. Special 
 attention is given to order work, and customers 
 may be assured that their individual tastes will 
 be consulted and every effort made to give en- 
 tire satislaction. Fancy goods in a large variety 
 may always bp found, also sewing machine 
 needles, etc. Mrs. Danforth is agent for Mme. 
 Demorest's reliable patterns. She exhibits the 
 best of taste and judgment in the selection of 
 her assortment ot goods, and this house has 
 gained a place second to none in the retail trade 
 of this neighborhood. Two competent and re- 
 liable assistants are employed, and all who pat- 
 ronize this store will be promptly attended to. 
 
 D. O. Frost, dealer in Furnaces, Ranges, Bri- 
 tannia, Wooden, Plated and Hard Ware; Wood, 
 Copper and Iron Pumps; Sheet Lead, Sheet 
 Zinc; Lead and Akron Drain Pipe; Lamp Goods, 
 Brooms, Brushes, etc. Job work solicited. Sax- 
 onville, Mass. — It would greatly surprise many 
 persons who pride themselves on their economy, 
 to learn that they were throwing away money 
 every day, but this is by no means an unusual 
 practice, for it is just those who are over saving 
 that will persist in using an old style or worn 
 out furnace or range, and consequently con- 
 sume enough extra fuel in the course of a year or 
 so, to buy a range or furnace of the latest and 
 most improved kind. To get an idea of the re- 
 markable improvements which have lately been 
 made in such articles, visit the establishment 
 conducted by Mr. D. O. Frost in Saxonville, and 
 examine his stock of furnaces and ranges, for 
 it is made up of tlie latest inventions in this 
 line, and is well worthy of inspection, and all 
 desired information will be cheerfully given on 
 application. This enterprise has been conducted 
 by different inembers of the Frost family for 
 fifty years, and the present proprietor, Mr. D. O, 
 Frost, has had control since 1874. This gentle- 
 man is a native of Saxonville. The premises 
 utilized consist of one floor measuring 25X80 
 feet, and a basement, and contain in addition to 
 the goods before mentioned, a full assortment of 
 britannia, wooden, plated and hardware; 
 wood, copper and iron pumps; slieet lead, 
 sheet zinc; lead and Akron drain pipe; lamp 
 goods, brooms, brushes, etc. Job work is so- 
 licited, and it will be done in the most workman- 
 like manner, and the charges made are uni- 
 formly moderate. Employment is given to a 
 capable assistant, and every customer will be 
 treated in a satisfactory manner. 
 
OF 
 
 NATICK, MASS. 
 
 Natick is one of the very few Massachusetts towns whose names are of Indian 
 origin, and certainly it is peculiarly fitting that the aboriginal origin of Natick 
 should be thus indicated, for there is not a town in the State, or indeed in all New 
 England, whose early history is more intimately identified with the first inhab- 
 itants of this country. For many years this territory was the home of Eliot's 
 ^' Praying " Indians, and even at this late day the spade or the plow frequently 
 brings to light relics of the comparatively advanced stage of civilization which 
 these so-called " savages " had attained. They came to have a genuine affection for 
 the fields on which they worked faithfully and persistently ; and the unfounded 
 jealousy and baseless mistrust which finally caused the authorities to banish them 
 from the territory they had improved, not only severely tried their loyalty to the 
 whites but greatly intensified the general distrust of English promises which has for 
 centuries complicated the " Indian question." Yet these Praying Indians, although 
 forced to abandon Natick and take up their abode on Deer Island, Boston Harbor, 
 kept their promise to Eliot, and assisted the whites to repel the attacks of hostile 
 tribes and rendered invaluable assistance in learning of the plans of the •enemy, and 
 warning exposed settlements of proposed raids. 
 
 Those at all familiar with the early history of New England are acquainted 
 with the facts bearing upon John Eliot's missionary labors at Nonantura, and there- 
 fore we need not make extended reference to them, it being necessary only to state 
 that the first settlement of Natick was brought about by Eliot's desire to remove his 
 converts to a point where they would not suffer from the influence of the whites. 
 He had some difliculty in finding a suitable site for his proposed settlement, but 
 finally acted upon the advice of one of his converts and chose what was afterwards 
 to be known as Natick. 
 
 The influence he had gained over the Indians is evidenced by what he writes 
 concerning the first action taken to improve the territory : " When the grass was 
 fit to cut, I sent some Indians to mow, and others to make hay, because we must oft 
 
60 
 
 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF NATICK. 
 
 ride hither in the autumn, and in the spring before any grass is come, and there is 
 provision for our horses. Their work was performed well, as I found when I went 
 up to them with my man to order it." 
 
 The natural and acquired distaste and disdain of the Indian warrior for physical 
 labor, aside from that connected with war and hunting, has often been cited to show 
 why permanent Indian civilization is impossible, but Eliot could induce his convei'ts- 
 to work, even when they were not under his supervision, and the entire history of 
 his labors with the Indians furnishes an unanswerable argument in favor of their 
 capacity to become good citizens if properly treated and intelligently encouraged. 
 
 Clark's Block, West Sii>e Maijj Street, Natiok. 
 
 One of the first public works carried out at the new settlement was the building of 
 a foot-bridge, eighty feet in length, across the Charles River, and a few houses also 
 were built, but wigwams were generally preferred to these, they being warmer and 
 far more portable. A large fort was soon constructed, and in 1651 a frame-building 
 measuring 50 x 25 feet was erected, the lower story being used for church and 
 school purposes, and the upper floor for the storage of furs and other valuables. 
 The frames and boarding were all sawed out by the Indians, the help of an English 
 carpenter being given at the raising only. October 8, 1651 was signalized by a visit 
 from Governor Endicott and other prominent men, and a sermon was preached by 
 one of the Indians and another by Eliot. All the converts joined in singing a psalm, 
 and according to the governor they were *' pretty tunable " in their delivery. 
 
niSTORICAL SKETCH OF NATICE. 
 
 fil 
 
 The chief men of the village consulted with him about a grist mill they 
 proposed to build, and showed such enterprise and ability that Endicott afterward 
 •expressed himself as being " astonished and delighted " with what he learned that 
 <3ay. Natick became a prominent missionary centre and many teachers and 
 preachers were trained here to extend the Gospel throughout New England. After 
 the breaking out of King Philip's war in 1675, many of the whites became distrust- 
 ful of the Christian Indians, who finally were ordered by the General Court to 
 •confine themselves to five villages, of which Natick was one, and not to go more 
 than a mile from either of these communities. But even this restriction did not 
 
 East Side of Main Street, Natick. 
 
 sufficiently reassure the alarmed ones, and the Indians of Natick were banished to 
 Deer Island, being driven there at half an hour's notice and forced to abandon the 
 great bulk of their property. Although some of the Indian families returned to 
 Natick after the war, and their rights of ownership were admitted, the exile to 
 Deer Island ended the town's prosperity as an Indian settlement, and the death of 
 Eliot aided to discourage the original proprietors from asserting their rights. The 
 white population steadily increased, and January 3, 1745, Natick plantation became 
 a precinct by legislative act, and the Indians lost their citizenship and could not sell 
 their own land without the permission of the General Court. In 1749 a census was 
 taken and it was found there were 166 Indians then in Natick— men, women and 
 children, — the most of whom lived on Pegan Plain. 
 
62 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF NATICK. 
 
 Both the white and the Indian residents were well represented in the French 
 and Indian war and the military training then received had its effect in after years^ 
 for the town was prompt in organizing " minute men " to resist English tyranny^ 
 and sent a company to embarrass the retreat of the British, April 19, 1775. The- 
 enthusiasm which permeated the community may be judged from the fact that in 
 one case where a recruit needed a suit of clothes, the sheep were sheared, the 
 material made and the garments completed by twelve maidens in twenty-four houi's 
 — a wonderful achievement in those days. A large proportion of the inhabitants^ 
 enlisted and the town was represented on many bloody and famous fields. 
 
 Natick was incorporated in 1781, and nearly twenty years after that date, or in 
 1800, its population was only 694. Being then a farming community its growth was- 
 slow, and in 1830 there were but 890 persons in town. From 1830 to 1850 the 
 population increased by leaps and bounds, for shoe manufacturing was then rapidly 
 and constantly extending, and it seemed as though the industry would never cease 
 its almost phenomenal development. The population showed a gain of forty-four 
 per cent, from 1830 to 1840, as compared with five per cent, from 1820 to 1830, and 
 from 1840 to 1850 the population doubled, and nearly doubled again in the succeed- 
 ing decade. 
 
 The opening of the railroad in 1835, greatly aided the growth of the centre,, 
 which was afterward known as Natick, the older village taking the name of South 
 Natick. The remaining village — Felchville — is so-named from Natick's original shoe 
 manufacturer, Asa Felch, who first made sale shoes in 1827. For some years hia 
 workshop was a room in his house, and he kept no books for a long time, finding it 
 easy to keep account of his transactions " in his head." Mr. Felch manufactured 
 brogans, and the business is still in successful operation, although its founder died 
 about twelve years ago. Henry Wilson came to Natick and went to work shoe- 
 making in December, 1833, becoming an employer five years later. He was chosen 
 United States' Senator in 1855, and as the friend and colleague of Charles Sumner 
 he rendered most eflScient service during the troublous times preceding the Rebel- 
 lion. Mr. Wilson died, November 22, 1875, while holding the position of vice- 
 president, and the " Natick cobbler," has left a name behind him which proves that 
 public ability and private virtues are sometimes very prominently combined in one 
 man. 
 
 Natick's schools have always been liberally supported, and will now compare 
 favorably with those of any community in the State, of no greater population. The 
 educational advantages of the town are materially increased by the existence of 
 excellent public libraries, which are very generally pati*onized. 
 
 Natick has suffered severely at times from fire but the lesson has not been 
 thrown away, there being a finely organized and well-equipped fire department 
 capable of coping with any emergency liable to arise. The water works are ample 
 and well-maintained, and the town offers many advantages to enterprising manu- 
 facturers, and to merchants as well, for the local trade is not only already extensive 
 but is steadily increasing, and the conditions are such that outside competition can 
 easily be met. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN 
 
 OF 
 
 NATICK 
 
 O. H. Burleigh, Fire nnd Life Insurance 
 Agency, Odd Fellows' Block, corner Main and 
 Pond Streets, Na'ick. — The general insurance 
 agency conducted by Mr. O. II. Burleigh, was 
 establi.^hed in 1845 by Mr. E. P. Ilollis and is 
 one of the best known enterprises of tlie kind in 
 this section of the State. Tlie present proprietor 
 is a native of this town and has had eighteen 
 years' experience in this line of business and 
 been identified with the enterprise in ([uestion 
 for more than ten years, during which time the 
 business has very largely developed. I\Ir. Bur- 
 leigh's main office is at No. 44 Kilby street, room 
 10, Boston, where he may be found from 11 to 1 
 
 o'clock ; his office in Natick being open day and 
 evening. He is prepared to place insurance in 
 any company authorized to do business in Massa- 
 chusetts, and is the regular accredited agent for 
 the following representative organizations, 
 among which will be noticed six of the strongest 
 mutual companies in the State : Home, KeW 
 York, N. Y. ; Insurance Co. of North America, 
 Philadelphia, Pa. ; Lancashire, jNIanchester, 
 Eng. ; Pha3nix, London, Eng. ; Niagara, New 
 York, N. Y.; Hartford, Hartford, Conn.; Fire 
 Association, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Fire Association, 
 London, Eng.; American, New York, N. Y.; 
 Citizens, Pittsburgh, Pa. ; Traders and Mechan- 
 ics, Lowell, Mass. ; Merchants and Farmers, 
 Worcester, Mass. ; Dorchester, Neponset, Mass. ; 
 Quincy, Quincy, Jlass. ; Middlesex, Concord, 
 Mass.; Holyoke, Salem, Mass. Life, accident, 
 plate-glass and steam-boiler insurance will also 
 be procured at short notice, and insurance of all 
 kinds will be effected at the lowest rates consist- 
 ent with absolute security. Mr. Burleigh issues 
 a circular giving a few practical hints to insurers 
 which are the outcome of years of experience 
 and are Avorthy of careful consideration. He is 
 prepared to buy and sell real estate on commis- 
 sion, negotiate mortgages, collect rents and se- 
 cure loans on personal property, besides being 
 agent for prominent western mortgage and loan 
 associations. Mr. Burleigh is a notary public 
 and justice of the peace. As may be imagined, 
 Mr. Burleigh is a very busy man but he gives 
 prompt and painstaking attention to every com- 
 munication and is always ready to cheerfully 
 give any desired information concerning matters 
 coming within the scope of his operations. 
 
64 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 familiar with their present line of business and 
 give it such close and painstaking personal atten- 
 tion as to assure having the service kept at the 
 very highest standard of efficiency. The lov^est 
 market rates are quoted on all the commodities 
 dealt in, and every article sold is guaranteed to 
 prove precisely as represented. 
 
 E. M. Marshall, dealer in Watches, )) _ 
 Clocks, Jewelry, Silver Ware and ^^) 
 Optical Goods, Fine Watch Repairing. Store of 
 the Standard Time, No. 3 Clark's Block, Natick, 
 Mass. — There is certainly no good reason why 
 practically everybody should not be provided 
 with an accurate time-keeper nowadays, for both 
 watches and clocks have been greatly improved 
 of late years and at the same time the cost of 
 them has been very materially reduced. "Time 
 is money," as every school-boy knows, and how- 
 ever careless we may be of our own time we have 
 no right to waste that of other people by being 
 late in meeting engagements, etc., so that a reli- 
 able time-piece is a necessity as well as a con- 
 venience. As good a place as we know of at 
 which to purchase anything in this line is at the 
 store conducted by Mr. E. M. Marshall at No. 3 
 Clark's Block, for here may be found a varied 
 and very carefully chosen stock and the prices 
 are always as low as the lowest. Mr. Marshall 
 was born in Nantucket, Mass., and served more 
 than three years in the army during the Rebel- 
 lion, holding a commission as first lieutenant and 
 quartermaster, when mustered out. He inaugu- 
 rated his present enterprise in 1875 and has 
 developed it by giving careful personal attention 
 to the wants of customers and sparing no pains 
 to give full value for money received in every 
 instance. Watches, clocks, jewelry, silver-ware 
 and optical goods are extensively dealt in, bottom 
 prices being quoted and every article being fully 
 guaranteed to prove as represented. Particular 
 attention is paid to fine watch repairing and 
 orders will be filled at very short notice. Mr. 
 Marshall has had long and constant experience 
 in the delicate art of testing eye sight and fitting 
 lenses to the eyes. Besides having had a thor- 
 ough course of instruction with Prof. Cushman 
 of New York", he has a fine and costly set of test 
 lenses and other appliances by which the slightest 
 error in eye-sight can be detected and corrected. 
 No charge is made for examination. 
 
 Dodson & Springer, dealers in Pure Family 
 Lard, Oxford Sausages, etc., Natick, Mass. — 
 The enterprise conducted by ]\Iessrs. Dodson & 
 Springer is in some respects unique, for although 
 there is no lack of dealers in meats and provis- 
 ions in this vicinity, there is no other concern 
 making a leading specialty of pure family lard 
 and Oxford simsages. That the public approve 
 of the methods of this firm is proved by the fact 
 that an extensive patronage has already been 
 attained, although operations were not begun un- 
 til 1889. The premises utilized have an area of 
 about 1,500 square feet and are exceptionally 
 well stocked, tor the firm do both a wholesale 
 and retail business and make it a point to be 
 ready to fill all orders without delay. The part- 
 ners are Messrs. A. S. Dodspn and F. W. 
 Springer, the former being a native of England 
 and the latter of Canada. Both are thoroughly 
 
 
 '^ Fiske & Co., Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, 
 Glass and Sporting Goods ; Hardware, Doors, 
 Sash and Blinds, Furnaces, Stoves and Tinware, 
 Plumbing. Steam and Water Piping, Fiske 
 Block, South Avenue, Natick, Mass. — Natick is 
 regarded as an excellent place in which to do 
 business by wideawake men fully "up to the 
 times," in every respect, but even in this town 
 but few enterprises can be pointed out which 
 have developed so rapidly ot late years as has 
 that now conducted by Messrs. Fiske & Co. 
 Operations were begun a number of years ago, 
 and the ownership has changed several times, 
 the firm of Sargent & Heaton being succeeded 
 by Messrs. Heaton & Co., who gave place to the 
 present proprietors in 1888. Mr. J. M. Fiske is 
 a native of this town, while both his associates, 
 Messrs. C. H. Turner and G. L. Hill, were born 
 in Maine. The firm utilize spacious and well- 
 arranged premises located in Fiske Block, South 
 Avenue, they comprising three floors and a base- 
 ment of the dimensions of 49 X 70 feet. An 
 immense stock is constantly carried, and some 
 idea of its variety may be gained from the fact 
 that it includes hardware, paints, oils, varnishes, 
 brushes and glass ; sporting goods, doors, sash 
 and blinds, furnaces, stoves and tin ware, besides 
 other commodities of equal importance. Messrs. 
 Fiske & Co., do both a wholesale and retail busi- 
 ness and are prepared to furnish anything in 
 their line at short notice and at positively bottom 
 prices. Estimates and orders for plumbing, 
 steam and hot-water heating and gas piping are 
 assured immediate and painstaking attention, 
 employment being given to twelve efficient 
 assistants, and all work being fully warranted in 
 every respect. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 65 
 
 Beal's Clothing House, 
 deiilers in JMen's, Boys' au(l 
 Children's Clothing, Hats, 
 Caps and Furnishing Goods, 
 Masonic Block, Six Doors 
 South of Post-offlce, Natick. 
 Mass. — Clothing is generally 
 divided into two classes — cus- 
 toiu-niade and ready-made — 
 hut many people apparently 
 fail to realize that there are 
 numerous suh-divisions in 
 these classes, and as a con- 
 sequence expose themselves 
 to the chance of imposition. 
 First class ready-made clothing is for all practi- 
 •cal purposes fully the equal of that made to 
 order, while it is obtainable at a much lower 
 figure, and it is so far superior to the "cheap" 
 tailoring now so common in the market that 
 •comparison is almost out of the question. 
 " Beal's Clothing House," and dependable cloth- 
 ing are very intimately associated in the minds 
 of our Natick readers, and it is very natural that 
 3uch should be the case, for the establishment to 
 ■which we refer has been carried on by the pres- 
 •«nt proprietor for more than ten years, and has 
 been conducted on straightforward principles 
 from the very beginning, full value for money 
 received being one of the most prominent guid- 
 ing rules of the management. The owner is Mr. 
 Leander Beal of the well-known Boston house 
 of Miner, Beal & Co., and the enterprise is under 
 the management of Mr. Geo. Healy. The store 
 is located in Masonic Block, six doors south of 
 the post-ofRce, and is 70 X 25 feet in dimensions, 
 all available space being utilized in the accom- 
 modation of the large and complete stock which 
 -comprises men's, boys' and children's clothing of 
 all descriptions. Hats, caps and furnishing 
 goods are also well represented, the latest novel- 
 ties being offered and bottom prices being quoted 
 in every department of the business Employ- 
 ment is given to three assistants, and callers may 
 safely depend upon receiving prompt and cour- 
 teous attention. 
 
 Pratt & Underwood, Boots, Shoes and 
 Rubbers, No. 3 Clark's Block, Natick.— This 
 establishment was well known to the residents 
 of Natick and vicinity in connection with the 
 sale of boots, shoes and rubbers, before Messrs. 
 Pratt & Underwood assumed control of the busi- 
 ness in 1889, it having been inaugurated in 1875 
 by Mr. W. L. Doane, but the present firm offer 
 «till greater attractions in the line of footwear, 
 and make a specialty of school shoes, every pair 
 of which is warranted. A finely equipped 
 store is occupied at No. 3 Clark's Block, mcasur 
 ing about 800 feet, and contains a heavy, varied 
 and very skillfully chosen stock of new and 
 desirable goods that cannot fail to satisfy the 
 most fastidious. Mr. John H. Pratt and Mr. J. 
 H. Underwood are both natives of Natick, being 
 •extremely well known in this vicinity and giving 
 ■close personal attention to the wants of custom- 
 ers. The stock of boots, shoes and rubbers is 
 made up of the productions of the most reput 
 able manufacturers and includes goods suited to 
 all conditions of wear. The assortment of sizes 
 is so complete that all feet can be fitted, while 
 the patterns olfered are almost endless in variety 
 and comprise the latest novelties in foot-wear for 
 
 both sexes. Well-made and fashionable boots 
 and shoes of all kinds may always be had here at 
 bottom prices, and every article is sold under a 
 guarantee that it will prove just as represented. 
 
 The Natick Five Cents Savings Bank, 
 
 Rooms 35 and 36 Clark's Block, Natick. — Count- 
 less sermons have been preached and numberless 
 essays written on the advantages of economy and 
 the desirability of acquiring saving habits, but 
 there is a more powerful influence exerted by 
 one such enterprise as the Natick Five Cents 
 Savings Bank than by enough economic essays 
 to completely fill this volume. One of the wisest 
 sayings we liave is " Example is better than pre- 
 cept," and even the most careless cannot fail to 
 be impressed to some degree at least by the 
 example of their neighbors whom they see put- 
 ting money away week by week, month by 
 month and year by year, until a firm barrier has 
 been raised between them and that adversity 
 which may visit any of us, and which as reason- 
 ing creatures we are bound to provide against 
 by such means as are at our command. There 
 is a secondary advantage gained l)y the forma- 
 tion of saving habits which is too often lost sight 
 of, and that is the possession of a contented 
 mind, for he who is doing his best as an intelli- 
 gent man to guard his family against want can- 
 not help becoming a better man for it in every 
 way, and cannot help having more self respect 
 than is possible for one who is acting irratioiuiUy 
 and knows it, however he may try to hide the 
 fact from himself. Of course the Natick Five 
 Cents Savings Bank greatly encourages the 
 amassing of small savings, for it receives depos- 
 its from 5 cents to $1,000, has invariably |)aid as 
 higli a rate of interest as consistent with the 
 soundest banking policy, and during its more 
 than thirty years of usefulness has so ably dis- 
 charged its functions as to have gained the en- 
 tire confidence of the community. The men 
 identified with this bank are very widely and 
 favorably known in general business as well as 
 in financial circles, and the following list of offi- 
 cers will go farther than the most flattering list 
 of assets could to establish the absolute solvency 
 and reliability of the enterprise in the minds of 
 Natick people : John O. Wilson, president ; 
 Leonard Winch, John L. Woodman, vicepres- 
 dents : Trustees, John O. Wilson, J. L. Wood- 
 man, Edward Clark, Francis Bigelow, F. H. 
 Hayes, F. M. Boardnuin, F. E. (Jummings, 
 Leonard Winch, Riley Pebbles, G. W. Howe, 
 
 E. P. Hollis, William Nutt, O. A. 1^'elch, J. M. 
 Forbush. Investing committee, Leonard Winch, 
 William Nutt, Francis Bigelow, J. L. Woodman, 
 
 F. H. Hayes. F. O. Baston. Treasurer, Fred- 
 erick O. Baston. Operations were begun in 1859 
 and the amount now held on deposit exceeds 
 $1,000,000. Deposits draw interest from the 
 first days of February, May, August and Novem- 
 ber, and dividends are payable on the second 
 Tuesday in May and November. Rooms 35 and 
 36 Clark's Block have been recently fitted up in 
 a most convenient and attractive manner. A fine 
 fire-proof vault and a massive burglar-proof safe 
 with time-lock attachment, are the effective 
 agencies employed to protect the accounts of the 
 bank. The bnnk hours are from i» a. m. to 3 
 p. M. ; deposits being received and payments 
 made with very little delay or "red tape" of 
 any kind. 
 
66 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 Barnicle & Allen, Cash Grocers, West Central 
 Street, Matick, Mass. — There is no line of busi- 
 ness but what profits by the personal attention 
 of the proprietors, but we question if there is any 
 other department of trade in which the necessity 
 of such personal supervision is more marked 
 than is the case in the retail grocery business. 
 The vast amount of petty detail it involves is one 
 reason for this condition of affairs, for if such 
 detail be not intelligently looked after an ineffi- 
 cient service must inevitably result. One of the 
 best-managed, as it is one of the most popular, 
 grocery stores located in this section is that con- 
 ducted by Messrs. Barnicle & Allen on West 
 Central street, and the main secret of the excel- 
 lent management evident is the personal atten 
 tion given the direction of affairs by the owners. 
 Both P. H. Barnicle and J. H. Allen are Natick 
 men by birth and are widely and favorably 
 known in social and business circles. They 
 started their present enterprise in 1887 and have 
 worked hard and intelligently to build up their 
 trade, employing strictly legitimate methods and 
 sparing no pains to fully satisfy every reasonable 
 customer. The store has an area of some 1200 
 square feet, and contains an exceptionally com- 
 plete stock, comprising staple and fancy gro- 
 ceries, flour, grain, woodenware, etc., the goods 
 being selected expressly for family trade and 
 being in every instance guaranteed to prove just 
 as represented. The firm quote bottom prices 
 on all the commodities they handle, and employ 
 two competent assistants, thus being in a post 
 tion to assure prompt and careful attention to 
 every caller. 
 
 F. E. Hooker, successor to James Adams, 
 Funeral and Furnishing Undertaker and Auc- 
 tioneer, connected by telephone, Adams' Block, 
 Natick, Mass. — Although good sense forbids 
 there being too much stress put on the thought 
 of death under ordinary circumstances, still it is 
 but the part of common prudence to be prepared 
 to act with promptness and decision in any emer- 
 gency, and therefore we feel that the information 
 we propose to supply regarding the establish- 
 ment now conducted by Mr. Frank E. Hooker in 
 Adams' Block, Natick, Mass., will be neither out 
 of place nor neglected. The establishment in 
 question was founded over eighteen years ago. 
 Mr. F. E. Hooker, the present proprietor, i>< fully 
 prepared to assume entire control of funerals 
 and to supply everything required at equitable 
 rates, and all branches of the undertaking pro- 
 fessiitn are carried on in a strictly first class man- 
 
 ner. The premises occupied comprise two floors 
 each 20x60 feet in dimensions, and are appropri- 
 ately fitted up for the purposes for which they 
 are used. Mr. Hooker has for fifteen years been 
 an auctioneer and contemplates conducting a 
 regular weekly auction sale room in connection 
 with his present business. Mr. Hooker is a na- 
 tive of Sherborn, Mass., and is very well known 
 and highly esteemed in Natick and vicinity. He 
 was brought up in the business, his father and 
 grandfather being undertakers before him, and 
 having kept up with the times by attending 
 schools for instruction in the art of embalming 
 and care of the cadaver, and has had much 
 practical experience, we therefore advise all in 
 need of the services of a reliable undertaker ta 
 communicate with Mr. Hooker, as all orders, by 
 telephone, or otherwise delivered, will receive 
 prompt and courteous attention, and be executed 
 in a most satisfactory manner. 
 
 DR. M. 0. NELSON. 
 
 DENTIST, 
 
 Room 4, 
 Walcott Building, 
 
 Natick, Mass. 
 
 Cochituate House, Mrs. George F. Rogers, 
 Proprietor. Board by the Day or Week. Particu- 
 lar attention Paid to Commercial Travelers. Main 
 Street, Natick, Mass. — Since Mr. George F. 
 Rogers assumed control of the Cochituate House, 
 in 1883, it steadily gained in popularity, and 
 commercial travelers will be glad to learn that 
 the policy of paying particular attention to their 
 interests, so successfully inaugurated by Mr. 
 Rogers, is still continued by Mrs. Rogers, who- 
 has been in charge of the house since 1889. The 
 Cochituate House is very centrally located, on 
 Main street, and is a roomy and well-arranged 
 structure capable of accommodating some thirty 
 or forty guests. The premises are kept in first- 
 class condition at all times, comparing very 
 favorably in this respect with many large city 
 hotels making very high pretensions, and no- 
 trouble is spared to make guests feel thoroughly 
 at home, so that those who appreciate genuine 
 comfort would do well to make it a point to put 
 up at the Cochituate when business or pleasure 
 calls them to this part of the State. Both regu- 
 lar and transient boarders will be accommodated 
 and the bill of fare is certainly varied enough to- 
 suit all varieties of taste, while the food is abun- 
 dant in quantity and is cooked in regular home 
 style. Mrs. Rogers is uniformly moderate in her 
 charges and evidently is determined to give her 
 guests no reasonable cause for dissatisfaction. 
 Such a policy cannot be too highly commended, 
 and we take jileasure in heartily and unreservedly 
 r' commending the Cochituate House to our 
 readers. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 QT 
 
 The Natick National Bank, Main Street, Cor- 
 ner of Summer Street, Natick, JMass. — Since the 
 organization of the Natick National Bank in 
 1872, it has rendered constant and powerful aid 
 in developing the best interests of this section, 
 but valuable as this assistance has been in the 
 past, it is but an earnest of what may be ex- 
 pected in the future if the bank but receive the 
 hearty co operation which in view of its record 
 it has a right to expect. It cannot be too strongly 
 insisted upon that any business enterprise, and 
 particularly a financial institution, is directly de- 
 pendent upon the public for its facilities to offer 
 first-class service, and the more generally those 
 facilities are availed of the more largely can the 
 capacity for usefulness be extended. The Natick 
 National Bank transacts a general banking busi- 
 ness on liberal principles; no charge being made 
 on collections on New England, New York, New 
 Jersey and the cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore 
 and Washington; while foreign collections will 
 be made at the lowest rates consistent with 
 sound banking. United States bonds will be 
 bought and sold without expense; and the ac- 
 counts of banks, bankers, corporations, manu- 
 facturers, firms and individuals will be received 
 on favorable terms. In this connection, the fol- 
 lowing statement of the condition of the bank 
 at the close of business, October 14, 1889, will 
 prove of interest; compared as it is with the con- 
 dition of the institution three years ago: 
 
 RESOURCES. 
 
 Oct. 14. 1886. Oct. 14, 1889. 
 
 Loans and Discounts. . .$227,551.08 $284,319.29 
 
 Furniture and Fixtures. 1,803.51 800.00 
 
 Real Estate, 1,070.87 
 
 United States Bonds to 
 
 secure Circulation, 100,000.00 50,000.00 
 
 Expense Account 351.83 7G.02 
 
 5 per cent. Redemption 
 
 Fund 2,450.00 2,250.00 
 
 Due from other National 
 
 Banks 122.50 1000.00 
 
 Stocks, Bonds and Mort- 
 gages 15,450 00 15.250.00 
 
 North National Bank. 50,947 32 43,033.49 
 
 Cash on hand 19,056.49 28,963.73 
 
 $418,803.60 $425,692.52 
 
 INABILITIES. 
 
 Oct. 14, 1880. Oct. 14, 1880. 
 
 Capital Stock $100,000.(10 $100,000.00 
 
 Surplus Fund 20,000.00 25.000.00 
 
 Undivided Profits 5,7()7.00 7.765.95 
 
 Circulation 90,000.00 45,000.00 
 
 Deposits 202,064.00 247,926.57 
 
 Dividend Unpaid 972.00 
 
 $418,803.60 $425,692.52 
 
 Those who contemplate opening a new account 
 or changing their present banking correspond- 
 ent m:iy find it for their advantage to form a 
 conne(;t"ion with this bank, and at all events may 
 feel assured that any communication they may 
 make will receive immediate and careful atten- 
 tion, while a personal conference with the bank 
 officers may be had at any time. Tliese gentle- 
 men need no introduction to our Natick readers 
 for they are all prominently identified with local 
 interests, and their operations are of a nature 
 which has made them widely known in general 
 business circles. The president is Mr L. Winch, 
 
 the cashier, Mr. S. W. Holmes, and the board of 
 directors Messrs. Harrison Harwood, Leonard 
 Winch, Riley Pebbles, Edward Clark, O. A. 
 Felch and Frank II. Hayes. 
 
 J. B. Moyse, deal- 
 er m Harnesses, Sad- 
 dles, Whips, etc., 11 
 Wood's Block, South, 
 Ave., Natick, Mass. 
 — No harness can 
 combine strength and 
 beauty unless it be 
 carefully made from 
 selected material, and 
 most of the so called 
 "cheap" harness are- 
 cheap only as regard* 
 first cost, the expense 
 of keeping them in 
 condition socm more 
 than making up the difference in price between 
 them and a'really good article. Mr. J. B. ]\[oyse, 
 doing business at No. 11 Wood's Block, South 
 avenue, Natick, Mass., carries a fine assortment 
 of harnesses of all descriptions and quotes some 
 very low prices, considering the quality of the 
 goods offered. He has carried on his present en- 
 terprise since 1888, and has built up an extensive 
 trade by supplying reliable articles at fair rates. 
 The slock on liand includes heavy and light, sin- 
 gle and double harness, and horse furnishings 
 of all kinds. Mr. Moyse is a native of England, 
 and is very well-known throughout Natick. He 
 is a practical harness maker, and is prepared to 
 do such work to order at very short notice and at 
 moderate rates. Harnesses will be oiled and re- 
 paired without delay, and as only skilled help is 
 emi)loyed, Mr. Moyse is prepared to guarantee 
 that all work done at his establishment will give 
 complete satisfaction. 
 
 Moran & Buckley, dealers in Boots, Shoes, 
 Slippers and Rubber Goods, Walcott Block, Na- 
 tick. Mass. — We all have our own ideas on the 
 subject of foot-wear, and there is but one way to 
 successfully cater to all classes of trade and that 
 is to carry a large and varied stock so that all 
 tastes can surely be suited. The extensive busi- 
 ness built up by Messrs. Moran & Buckley since 
 they began operations in 1884 is due in great 
 measure to the enterprise displayed in offering a 
 full selection of the latest fashionable novelties 
 to choose from, although the lowness of the 
 prices quoted must also be given due credit, as 
 must the policy of offering uniformly courteous 
 attention to every caller. The firm is made up 
 of Messrs. B. F. Moran and C. E. Buckley, both 
 of whom are natives of this town. They give 
 careful personal attention to the business, al- 
 though employment is given to from one to three 
 assistants, and no trouble is spared to assure im- 
 mediate and satisfactory service to every custo- 
 mer. The premises utilized are located in Wal- 
 cott Block, and- are of the dimensions of 20x45- 
 feet, every facility being at hand to enable opera- 
 tions to be carried on to the best possible advan- 
 tage, incluiling repairing in all its branches. The 
 firm manufacture some of the goods iliey handle, 
 and arc in a position not only to (luole ab-olutely 
 bottom prices but to fully guarantee that every 
 article sold shall prove precisely as npn senled.. 
 
68 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 Frank E. Houghton, Boarding, Baiting and 
 Livery Stable Horses, Carriages, etc.. Bought 
 and Sold or Exchanged, opposite depot, Naticis, 
 Mass. — When Mr. Frank E. Houghton founded 
 his present business in 1875, he had just one 
 horse, and those who know how well equipped 
 iis stable is to day need not be told that his busi- 
 ness has developed wonderfully in every depart- 
 ment. And yet, wonderfully is not quite the 
 proper word to use in this connection, for the 
 development referred to has been so earnestly 
 worked for and is so thoroughly deserved that it 
 is certainly no wonder that it has been brought 
 about. Mr. Houghton is a native of Natick and 
 has a very large circle of friends throughout this 
 "vicinity. He gives close personal supervision to 
 affairs and takes pride in maintaining the envia- 
 ble reputation now long associated with his estab- 
 lishment. The stables are located opposite the 
 ■depot and contain fifty stalls. The office, sta- 
 bles, carriage tloors, etc., cover 16,780 feet of 
 ground, besides the large storage capacity of 
 second floors, affording ample opportunity for 
 the carrying on of an extensive boarding and 
 baiting as well as a livery business. Some thor- 
 oughly desirable teams are to be hired here at 
 reasonable rates and orders can generally be filled 
 at a moment's notice. Mr. Houghton keeps two 
 public carriages at the depot, backs Nos. 1 and 
 ■2, and is prepared to convey large or small par- 
 ties to adjoining towns at a moderate charge. 
 Horses carriages, etc., are bought, sold and ex- 
 -changed and those wishing to do anything in 
 this line would best serve their own interests by 
 giving Mr. Houghton a call. The stable has 
 telephone connections and all orders are assured 
 immediate and painstaking attention. 
 
 People's Steam Laundry, D. A. Mahony, 
 
 Proprietor, 7 and 9 Common Street, Natick, 
 Mass. — It is proverbially difficult for doctors to 
 agree, and when practically all physicians are 
 agreed on a certain point the presumption is that 
 there can be but little to say on the other side of 
 the question. One point on which there is no 
 dispute in the medical profession is the advisa- 
 bility of having all laundry work done outside 
 the home. The doctors say that the steam and 
 odor from the washing are apt to create and to 
 •spread disease, and they point out the fact that 
 the process followed at a modern steam laundry 
 totally destroys all disease germs which may 
 exist in the clothing treated. The People's 
 Steam Laundry is the first establishment of the 
 kind to be opened in Natick and as it is equipped 
 in first-class style throughout and is ably and 
 progressively managed, tliere is ample reason for 
 the great and growing popularity it has already 
 attained. The proprietor, Mr. D. A. Mahony, 
 served in the army and also in the United States' 
 Navy, on the gun boat Desota, making over 
 three years' service, and began operations in this 
 town in 1886. The premises utilized by him are 
 located at Nos. 7 and 9 Common street, and the 
 facilities are sufficiently extensive to enable all 
 work to be delivered promptly at the time prom- 
 ised. The charges are moderate and good work 
 is guaranteed ; all ladies' wear being handled 
 exclusively by lady assistants and no precaution 
 being neglected to ensure satisfaction to every 
 reasonable customer. Mr. Mahony was three 
 
 years overseer of the poor and has been prom- 
 inent in town affairs, especially on the temper- 
 ance question, having been elected four or five 
 times on the board of selectmen on the temper- 
 ance question, his service as selectman is 
 memorable on account of his refusal to sign 
 licenses, the town having voted to grant them. 
 Mr. Mahony carried the question to the Supreme 
 Court and thus obtained a decision that he was 
 not obliged to sign the licenses under the law as 
 it thus stood. 
 
 Geo. C. Howe, Dry and Fancy Goods, Carpets 
 and Furniture, Hogan's Block, Main Street, 
 Natick, Mass. — One of the old established houses 
 in this vicinity is that conducted by Mr. Geo. C. 
 Howe. This flourishing business was founded 
 by Mr. Howe in 1877 and has become a favorite 
 resort for the residents of Natick when desiring 
 anything in the dry goods or furniture line. 
 The goods kept by this house are too well known 
 throughout this section to need any especial 
 remarks from us, suffice it to say it is the house 
 at which to purchase dry goods of all kinds, 
 including fancy goods, as well as carpets, of 
 which he has a good assortment, such as extra 
 supers, ingrains, hemp, straw matting and oil- 
 cloths. His is also the place to buy furniture, as 
 he can offer many advantages to those who wish 
 chamber sets, parlor suits, kitchen furniture, 
 extension-tables, centre tables, spring beds, mat- 
 tresses, feathers, husks, mirrors, curtain fixtures, 
 etc., etc. The premises occupied are located in 
 Hogan's Block, Main street, and comprise two 
 floors 20 X 60 feet each in dimensions. We 
 commend this house to our readers as one 
 whose reputation has been secured by a uniform 
 system of fair and honorable dealing, which has 
 ever characterized their transactions, as well as 
 the excellent quality and reliability of all their 
 
 B. A. Ring, dealer in Meats and Provisions, 
 Wood's Block. Washington Street, Natick, Mass. 
 Some few business men succeed by catering 
 especially to one class of trade, but in the large 
 majority of instances the only way to attain a 
 large and permanent patronage is to spare no 
 pains to satisfy the purchasing public in general, 
 and it is just this policy intelligently and com- 
 pletely carried out which commends the enter- 
 prise conducted by Mr. E. A. Ring to the resi- 
 dents of Natick and vicinity, and which has 
 already resulted in the building up of an exten- 
 sive patronage although operations were not be- 
 gun until 1889. Mr. Ring's store is located in 
 Wood's Block, Washington street, and has an 
 area of 1,000 square feet, so that ample opportu- 
 nity is given to carry a large and varied stock, 
 comprising meats and provisions of every de- 
 scription. As we have previously intimated, 
 every class of trade is catered to, and whether a 
 choice cut or piece of soup stock be wanted, 
 whether your family is large small, delicate or 
 robust, you can trade at this store to excellent 
 advantage and have the satisfaction of knowing 
 that you will be given full value for money paid 
 in every instance. Mr. Ring employs three effi- 
 cient assistants, and is consequently prepared to 
 assure immediate and careful attention to all 
 callers and to deliver orders at short notice. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 69 
 
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 Mitchell House, T. Mitchell, Proprietor, Edward Clark, dealer in "West India Goods,. 
 Natick. — Experienced travellers say that New and Groceries, Crockery, Glass Ware, etc.. Main 
 England leads all other sections of the country as Street, corner of Central, Natick, Mass.— A 
 regards hotel acconimodation.s, and that this reTJew of the leading business men of Natick 
 superiority is not so manifest in the larger cities which contained no mention of Mr. Edward 
 as in the smaller communities throughout tlie Clark, might have some value as an oddity but 
 entire section. This judgment i« gratifying of could not by any stretch of the imagination be 
 course to every thoroughbred Yankee and is looked upon as complete, for this gentleman has- 
 probably correct, but if such be the case it argues long been a prominent figure in local affairs and 
 ill for the comfort of travellers in other parts of has exertpd a powerful influence in developing- 
 the Union, for even here in New England the the best interests of the community. He is a. 
 hotel accommodations are siisceptible of great native of Natick, holds the position of town 
 improvement. To be sure there are some thor- treasurer, and is treasurer of the gas company,, 
 oughly well-equipped and well managed public and a member of the board of directors of both 
 houses here, but these show all the more strongly the local banks. The West India and grocery 
 the deficiencies of the others, and it is easy to store of which he is proprietor is the oldest 
 see how one who puts up for any length of time establishment of the kind in town, and has been 
 at the Mitchell House will miss the luxuries and controlled for more than half a century by one 
 comforts there provided when he goes away, family, Mr. Nathaniel Clark having commenced 
 But of course that is no reason why they should and continued it for about twenty five years, and 
 not be availed of whenever possible, and we the present owner for about thirty years. The 
 would certainly advise all who visit Natick for premises made use of are located on Main street^ 
 a long or short period to stop at the hotel in corner of Central in Clark's Block, and comprise 
 question, which is equipped with steam-heat, a main store of the dimensions of 24 X 70 feet, a 
 electric lights and in short is first class in its grain and flour room 40 feet square, and three 
 appointments throughout. The premises are commodious basements. A very heavy stock is- 
 sutficiently capacious to accommodate forty carried, made up of choice staple and fancy gro- 
 guests, and the house is comfortably furnished ceries. crockery ware, glass ware, etc., together 
 and excellently well kept in every part. It was with flour, feed, grain, etc. Despite the magni- 
 opened in 1888 by Mr. T. Mitchell, and has tude of the business orders can be filled at 
 already secured a firm hold on the public favor, remarkably short notice, for employment is given 
 the patronase being extensive and constantly to seven competent assistants and every facility 
 increasing. "The table is in keeping with the is at hand to enable operations to be carried on 
 other departments, being furnished with an to the best advantage. Mr. Clark quotes the 
 abundance of palatable food at all seasons, lowest market rates on dependable goods and 
 The service is efficient and polite, and the terms spares no pains to maintain the enviable repvita- 
 of the house are uniformly moderate. tion so long associated with this representative 
 
 enterprise. Clark"s Block in which this store is- 
 
 located, is the business block of the town and 
 
 was built by Mr. Nathaniel Clark under the 
 _ , r T-. > direction and management of his son, Mr. 
 
 SamuiBl Emerson, manufacturer of Emerson s Efj^j^rd cj^rk It is a fine structure and a mon- 
 Soap Powder, Natick.— There are two ways m ^j^^^^^^ ,q the enterprise and public spirit which 
 which dirt may be removed from the skm or j^^^ marked the career of both father and son. 
 from any fabric ; the first being mechanically ^^^ q,,^,.|. gpujor was for twenty years town 
 and by main force, the second chemic:illy and by treasurer and has three times been a member of 
 little or no force whatever. Many efforts have ^^j^^ ij.„igiature. 
 
 been made to devise a compound which would ° ' ' 
 
 effectually dissolve and remove all dirt and 
 
 grease without injuring the fabric treated, but Geo. W. Moulton, Agent, E. L. Moulton, 
 up to the present time nothing ha^ been found Games, Toys, C;onfectionery and Fancy Goods, 
 which will equal Emerson's Soap Powder, first Washington Street, Natick, Mass.— This store 
 put on the market in 1883. This is a sweeping is a very attractive place to visit, for the 
 claim but it can be proved to be well founded, stock is varied enough to suit all tastes and is^ 
 and those who will use the soap powder in made up of articles that are worthy of careful 
 accordance with directions will find it to be not examinati-.n and will bear comparison with any 
 only the best but the most economical, as but a similar store in this section. The premises made 
 small quantity is required and the work of cleans- use of contain about 800 square feet, and the 
 inp- is done with marvellous ease. The inventor assortment of goods on hand, includes games 
 and patentee of this compound, Mr. Samuel suitable for children of all ages toys in great 
 Emerson, is a native of Charlestown, Mass., and variety made to suit all purses and all tunes, and 
 is well-known in trade circles throughout Mass- confection, ry which niny be found fresh and ot 
 achu.setts, his powder being in active and in- good quality and variety. Mr. (_.. \V . Moulton 
 creasing demand throughout the Slate. It is put is a native of Natick. He served in the army for 
 up in one pound packages, and in order to pro- three years during the Rebellion, and is well 
 tect the public from fraudulent imitations, the and favorably known in this place. Ihe line ot 
 like 
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 ikeness and signature of the proprietor are on holiday goods shown embraces about everything- 
 
 3ach package. Mr. Emerson manufactures the that can be thought of, we can only say hat 
 
 irticle himself and is prepared to furnish it in they must be seen to be appreciated, for their 
 
 quantities to suit at very short notice. It is variety is almost endless, and they mclude the 
 warranted positively harmless to the most deli-, very latest nove ties to be found in the maiket 
 
 Gate skin or fabric, and should be used in every All in want of birthday gifts or fancy goods will 
 
 family, both for laundry and toilet purposes. do well to pay a visit here. 
 
70 
 
 / 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 F. J. Williams, Photographer, North Avenue, 
 Natick, Mass. — It seems ahiiost incredible that 
 any person who had arrived at years of discre 
 tion should judge of the merits of an article en- 
 tirely by its cost, but, nevertheless, it is unde- 
 niable that thousands of apparently intelligent 
 people can be found who if sliown two objects, 
 similar in appearance but differing greatly in 
 price, will deceive themselves into thinking that 
 the higher priced one is immeasnrabh^ superior 
 to the other. Some photographers take advan- 
 tage of this peculiar human trait and quote 
 exorbitant prices on work which is in no sense 
 better than that which a discriminating buyer 
 ■can obtain at a much smaller figure. Such, how- 
 ever, is not the policy pursued by Mr. F. J. 
 Williams, or "Williams, the Photographer," as 
 he is more generally known; and we have no 
 hesitation in saying that those who wish to get 
 absolutely first-class photographic work at abso- 
 lutely bottom prices, cannot possibly do better 
 than to call at the spacious and well equipped 
 studio of the gentleman in question. It is 
 located on North avenue and comprises two 
 floors, measuring 25X37 feet, an entire building 
 being occupied. The proprietor is a native of 
 England, and founded the enterprise in 1880, 
 removing to his present location in 1887. He 
 gives close personal attention to the supervision 
 of affairs and employs sufficient assistance to 
 ensure the prompt tilling of every order, photog- 
 raphy in all its branches being extensively carried 
 on and bottom prices being quoted in every de- 
 partment of the business. 
 
 George O. Wight, Salt and Fresh Provisions, 
 Fruits and Vegetables, Summer Street, Natick, 
 Mass. — A.mong the various dealers in meats and 
 provisions doing business in Natick and vicinity, 
 it would be impossible to find one better prepared 
 
 to cater to all classes of trade than is Mr. George 
 C. Wight, for in addition to carrying on a well 
 stocked provision store on Summer street, he 
 utilizes a slaughter house on Bacon street, where 
 butchering is quite extensively engaged in. Mr. 
 Wight's store was formerly known as the Natick 
 Co-operative market, but has been under the 
 control of the present proprietor since 1878. He 
 was born in this town and has a very large circle 
 of friends throughout this section. The store 
 has an area of about 1,000 square feet and con- 
 tains all necessary facilities for the storage and 
 handling of the heavy and varied stock which 
 comprises beef, mutton, lamb, veal, pork, lard, 
 hams, sausages, and in short fresh, salted, smoked 
 and pickled meats of all kinds, together with 
 every variety of fruits and vegetables in the sea- 
 son. Eggs are also largely dealt in, these goods 
 being received at frequent intervals and being of 
 a quality that cannot fail to suit the most fastidi- 
 ous. Mr. Wight enjoys an extensive patronage, 
 but callers are assured much prompter attention 
 than is commonly given at smaller establishments, 
 for five assistants are employed and all orders 
 are filled without delay. 
 
 O. W. Burks, Undertaker, Furniture Dealer 
 and Auctioneer, No. 10 South Avenue, Natick, 
 Mass. — The business carried on by Mr. C. W. 
 Burks at the above place of business is some- 
 what complex in character, for here will be 
 found very commodious quarters where are dis- 
 played an assortment of new and second-hand 
 furniture, sewing machines and findings, stoves, 
 ranges, carpets, bedding, etc., in sufficient variety 
 to meet the demand of the trade of this vicinity. 
 Mr. Burks quotes prices as low as is consistent 
 for honest goods. He is a public auctioneer and 
 will attendto this line of business on satisfactory 
 terms. The undertaking branch of the business 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 71 
 
 is an important one, for a good line of caskets, 
 robes, and undertakers sundries are kept in stock 
 so that orders can be promptly filled, and the ser- 
 vices of Mr. Burks as funeral director when de- 
 sired can be had, thus relieving friends of all 
 the care and anxious details incident to the bu- 
 rial of friends. Mr. Burks has had over twelve 
 years experience having succeeded Mr. A. W. 
 Burlvs in 1877, and hence is well known in this 
 vicinity. His place of business is very conven- 
 ient in location being but a few steps from the 
 depot on South avenue. 
 
 Charles H. Morse, Agent, Prescription Drug- 
 gist and Registered Pharmacist, Downs' Block, 
 South Main Street, Natick, Mass. — One of the 
 best equipped and most carefully managed pre- 
 scription drug stores of which we have knowl- 
 edge is that conducted by j\Ir. Charles H. Morse 
 in Downs' Block, Main street, and those who 
 liave done business with this gentleman during 
 the thirteen years that he conducted a similar 
 establishment in Holliston, will cordially agree 
 that he is very thorough and painstaking in his 
 methods and neglects no precaution to ensure 
 absolute accuracy in the filling of orders. Mr. 
 Morse is a native of Holliston, and served in the 
 army during the Rebellion, and has had over 
 twenty five years experience in drug business. 
 He came to Natick in 1889, and his establishment 
 lias already attained wide popularity, the meth- 
 ods employed in its management being highly 
 appreciated by the purchasing public. The 
 premises are of the dimensions of 18x65 feet, 
 thu*! affording ample room for the carrying of a 
 «on)plete assortment of drugs, medicines and 
 chemicals, together with a carefully chosen stock 
 of druggists' sundries, fancy and toilet articles, 
 cigars, confectionery, etc. Mr. Morse is a regis- 
 tered pharmacist and gives personal attention to 
 the compounding of prescriptions; being pre- 
 pared to fill all such orders without undue delay 
 and at prices that are as low as is consistent with 
 the use of pure ingredients. In fact, low rates 
 are quoted in every department of his business, 
 and the goods will in every instance prove pre- 
 cisely as represented. 
 
 Jacob Seifer, Clothes Cleaned, Repaired and 
 Pressed, Pond Street, Natick, Mass. — This 
 clothes cleaning establishment was founded by 
 its present proprietor, ^Ir. Jacob Seifer, in 1884, 
 and so encouraging has been his success that to- 
 day he is the proprietor of the well-known works 
 located on Pond street, and since it was thrown 
 open to the public, has met with universal appro- 
 bation and a steadily increasing business. This 
 establishment is ecpiipped with the latest im- 
 proved facilities and every requisite for their ope- 
 ration. Skilled and reliai)le liands are employed 
 and all work is guaranteed satisfactory. The 
 energies of this house are devoted to the cleans- 
 ing, repairing and pressing of gentlemen's gar- 
 ments without ripping or taking ofT the trim- 
 mings, and are finished to look as good as new. 
 Clothing of all kinds is repaired in the best 
 manner at very low prices, and all work intrusted 
 to this establishment will be done in the most 
 satisfactory style. Mr. Seifrr is a native of Ger- 
 many and is well known throughout Natick. He 
 is an excellent business manager, whose qualifi- 
 cations have won for him a prominent position in 
 this line of business, throughout the community. 
 
 Doon & Bowers, wholesale and retail dealers 
 in Flour, Grain, Feed, Hay and Straw; Custom 
 Grinding; Mill on Cochiluate Street, Natick, 
 Mass. — It is conceded by all in a position to 
 judge impartially and intelligently, that Messrs. 
 Doon & Bowers off'er unsurpassed inducements 
 to purchasers of flour, grain, feed, hay and 
 straw, and the more thoroughly the facilities of 
 this firm are investigated the more plainly it be- 
 comes evident that they are in a position to easily 
 meet all honorable competition. The enterprise 
 was inaugurated a number of years ago by 
 Meesrs. Goodnow & Wheeler, who gave place to 
 Messrs. D. E. Wheeler & Co., the present pro- 
 prietors assuming control in 1888. IMr. J. W. 
 Doon is a native of Worcester, and Mr. C. W. 
 Bowers of Natick, the latter gentleman having a 
 record of nearly five years of service in the 
 army. The firm not only deal extensively in 
 flour, feed and similar commodities but maintain 
 a well equipped mfll on Cochituate street, where 
 they are prepared to do custom grinding at short 
 notice and at reasonable rates. Employment is 
 given to three assistants, and both a wholesale 
 and retail business is done. The firm represents 
 the largest Hour mills and grain shippers in the 
 w^est, Mr. Doon being the travelling agent and 
 prepared to fill orders by car load direct from 
 the west to any points in the east at the very 
 lowest wholesale rates. They carry a large stock 
 so that the largest orders can be filled without 
 delay. There is available, sufficient storage ca- 
 pacity to accommodate thirty car loads of grain, 
 and among the commodities constantly on hand 
 are the best brands of flour, corn, meal, ground 
 oats, barley, shorts, fine feed, middlings, hay, 
 straw, rj-e meal, wheat, cotton seed meal, mixed 
 feed, bolted meal and Chicago gluten meal, for 
 which Messrs. Doon & Bowers are sole agents. 
 Their office has telephone connection and orders 
 thus received are assured as prompt and careful 
 attention as are those given in person. 
 
 O. A. Grattan, "Star Bakery," Catering for 
 Parties, etc., Natick, Mass. — The plainest and 
 most convincing proof that the people of this 
 country are making rapid and constant gain in 
 general cultiu'e and refinement is afforded by the 
 class of goods in demand to-daj', as compared 
 with those which gave entire satisfaction but a 
 few years ago Especially noticeable is the 
 present demand for pure and delicately flavored 
 confectionery, and manufacturers who are able 
 and willing to properly cater to this demand are 
 sure of building up a prosperous business. 
 One of the most enterprising of Natick's confec- 
 tioners, is Mr. C. A. Grattan who conducts what 
 is known as the "Star Bakery." Mr. Grattan is 
 in a position to supply confectionery of guaran- 
 teed quality, in quantities to suit. He is a plain 
 and fancy baker and can furnish fresh bread, 
 cake and pastry in all its variety. The best of 
 materials are used and the prices quoted will 
 bear the strictest comparison with those named 
 by other dealers in goods of equal excellence. 
 The premises occupied are located in the Eagle 
 Block, Main street, Natick, Mass. Emi)lojment 
 is given to five capable and experienced assist- 
 ants assuring prompt and careful attention to 
 every order. ."Mr. G. S. Grattan, manager, is a 
 native of Nova Scotia. No pains will be spared 
 to give perfect satisfaction in all cases. 
 
72 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 Fred L. Ward & Co., manufacturers of Men's, 
 Boys' and Youths' Button, Lace and Congress 
 Shoes, South Main Street, Natick, Mass. — Retail 
 shoe dealers certainly do not need to be informed 
 that competition is close and keen in their line ot 
 busineus nowadays, but some of them evidently 
 fail to appreciate the importance of handling 
 special goods which can be sold at moderate fig- 
 ures and at the same time be confidently guaran- 
 teed to prove precisely as represented. The 
 average consumer finds more or less difficulty in 
 getting foot-wear to suit him, and when he 
 finally strikes an establishment where satisfactory 
 goods are obtainable, he is bound to come again 
 and to bring his friends, provided that the dealer 
 makes a practice of keeping that special line in 
 stock. Many dealers appreciate this fact, and 
 those that do can do no better than to place their 
 orders with Messrs. Fred L. Ward & Co., for 
 this firm sell direct to the retail trade and make 
 it a point to furnish goods of uniform quality. 
 Mens', boy's and youths' button, lace and con- 
 gress shoes are the specialties of this house, and 
 their productions have always given the best of 
 permanent satisfaction wherever introduced, 
 both as regards their quality and their cost. 
 Business was begun by Messrs. Lynn, Ward & 
 Co., in 1887, the present firm being organized in 
 1888. It is constituted of Messrs. F. L., and C. 
 M. Ward, both of whom are natives of Brinifield, 
 Mass., and are thoroughly familiar with every 
 detail of their business. The factory is con- 
 veniently located on South Main stret-t, and 
 sufficient assistance is employed to enable the 
 many orders received to be promptly and accu- 
 rately filled. 
 
 R. H. Randall, Dry and Fancy Goods, Ladies' 
 Cotton Underwear a Specialty, No. 11 West 
 Central Street, Natick, Mass. — The business 
 indicated above was begun in 1885, and occupies 
 premises of only about 1000 square feet, but these 
 limited quarters are completely utilized for the 
 accommodation of the carefully selected stock 
 therein contained, the store is well lighted and 
 attractively arranged and while the stock is not 
 "immense" in quantity the proprietor has 
 endeavored to make it select in quality, and to 
 offer his patrons fresh and desirable goods at 
 prices as low as is consistent with a legitimate 
 business that intends to pay one hundred cents 
 on a dollar. The assortment comprises a pleas- 
 ing variety of dry and fancy goods with a mis- 
 cellaneous stock specially designed for ladies' 
 trade. A specialty is made of children's and 
 ladies' underwear of which Mr. Randall is the 
 manufacturer, and thus a producer in this com- 
 munity, giving employment at their homes to 
 from twenty-five to thirty ladies, according to 
 the treason, a fact perhaps not generally known 
 to the public, but which indicates that he is pre- 
 ' pared to meet all honorable competition in this 
 line for equally desirable goods. Mr. Randall is 
 also agent for the Domestic Sewing ISIachine and 
 is prepared to furnish this family favorite in 
 various styles and prices. Mr. Randall is a 
 native of Portland, Maine, but has conducted 
 this enterprise here long enough to establish the 
 fact that he is a prudent, careful and conscien- 
 cious dealer who sells his goods for just what he 
 believes them to be, and at prices that only low 
 rent and economical running expenses would 
 permit. 
 
 Estate of P. T. Doherty, manufacturer of 
 Paste Stock Leather, Natick, Mass. — Of course- 
 all our readers have heard the saying so oftem 
 quoted in jest and earnest — "There's nothing: 
 like leather," and yet we question if the majority 
 of them really appreciate the wide and varied 
 usefulness of this wonderful material. Of course- 
 its utilization in the manufacture of boots and 
 shoes, harness, straps, trunks, bags, and such ar- 
 ticles in common use is known to everyone, but 
 vast as is the amount of leather consumed ia 
 these trades, there are many others which are 
 also dependent upon this material to a greater or 
 less extent. Very little leather is wasted nowa- 
 days, for ways have been found to utilize the- 
 smallest scraps, and it is largely owing to the 
 ingenuity shown in this line that boots and shoes- 
 have been so reduced in cost that everybody can 
 afford to wear them. An enormous amount of 
 what is known as paste stock leather is annually 
 consumed, and the demand for it is apparently 
 bound to continue to increase for an indefinite- 
 time to come. A very large manufacturer of 
 this material is Mr. P. T. Doherty, or rather it 
 would be more strictly correct to say the estate 
 of Mr. Doherty, for he carried on operations- 
 from 1879 to 1887, since which time the industry 
 has been continued under the management of 
 Miss Denneen, who acts as agent for the estate. 
 The factory occupies two floors of the dimensions 
 of 40x50 feet and the productive facilities are- 
 very large, employment being given to thirty 
 assistants. The heaviest orders can be filled at 
 comparatively short notice and the lowest mar- 
 ket rates are quoted while the quality is the best.. 
 
 E. M. Reed, Second-hand and Antique Furni- 
 ture, No. 5 Common Street, Natick, Mass. — 
 This enterprise is one of the novelties of the 
 town for it might appropriately be called a "cu- 
 riosity shop," for here you find the "unexpected"" 
 in various forms. Mr. Reed pays especial atten- 
 tion to antique furniture and anything pertaining 
 to the household that is rare to find, whether in 
 furniture or ornaments. His stock contains 
 many things that have been refinished so that 
 the original elegance has been reproduced and 
 are now much sought for not only for their use- 
 fulness but also because they cannot be dupli- 
 cated, and the fact deserves especial mention that 
 extravagant prices are not asked for these goods, 
 Mr. Reed being satisfied with a reasonable com- 
 pensation for his time and labor. Mr. Reed' 
 deals in second-hand and antique goods, a speci- 
 alty being made of the latter. The neat and at- 
 tractive appearance of the stock, interspersed 
 with the novelties on hand, impress a visitor as 
 being quite in contrast with the general appear- 
 ance of most second hand furniture stcn-es. Mr. 
 Reed was born in Rutland, Mass., and is a descend- 
 ant of Mr. Benjamin Reed, who was one of the 
 "minute-men in the battle of Lexington and 
 was one of the first to surrender his life on that 
 memorable field, and his name is now on the tab- 
 lets of that field. Mr. Reed commenced business 
 in this town under very limited circumstances, and 
 by hard, diligent work and constant attenticm to 
 business has built up a trade that is now a just 
 reward for the effort it han cost. Mr. Reed buys 
 second-hand furniture for cash, but makes a 
 specialty of exchange trade. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATIGK. 
 
 73 
 
 Wilson House, a Modern House, Heated by 
 Steam, L. K. Mitchell, Proprietor, Summer 
 Street, Natick, Mass.— The phrase "supplied 
 with all the modern conveniences," has been so 
 indiscriminately used that it has lost much of 
 the meaning it originally possessed, and there- 
 fore when calling attention to the perfection of 
 the equipment of the Wilson House, we find it 
 necessary to state more in detail the nature of 
 the conveniences with which it is provided. 
 This is a modern hotel, heated by steam, sup- 
 plied with electric lights, and excellently 
 arranged from roof to basement. It is centrally 
 and pleasantly located on Summer street, and 
 contains thirty five sleeping rooms which are 
 comfortably fnruislied and are constantly kept 
 in the very best of condition. The proprietor, 
 Mr. L. K. Mitchell, has had charge of the house 
 for about five years and has built up an enviable 
 reputation for liberality and honorable dealing, 
 as he spares no pains to make his guests feel 
 entirely at home and is uniformly moderate in 
 his charges. Employment is afforded to six 
 efficient assistants, and due courtesy to every 
 patron is insisted upon under all circumstances. 
 The table is bountifully provided for, being sup- 
 plied with an extensive variety of seasonable 
 food at all times of year, and the bill of fare is 
 made up with such care that it seems as if all 
 tastes must surely be satisfied, especially as the 
 cooking is equal to the best Such of our read- 
 ers as have occasion to visit Natick for a long or 
 short period and have no regular hotel, should 
 make it a point to try the accommodations 
 offered at the Wilson House, and we are confi- 
 dent that those who do will thank us for calling 
 their attention to so comfortable a stopping 
 place. 
 
 W. E. Daniels Hack, Boardmg, Sale and Liv- 
 ery Stable. Barges Furnished for Picnics and 
 Excursions. Also Hacks for Weddings and 
 Panerals. Landau, with experienced driver, for 
 Private parties; 45 Summer Street, Natick, Mass. 
 — Few things are more provoking than to order 
 hacks for any public occasion, such as a wed- 
 ding, a parly, or a funeral, and have some ram- 
 shackle, worn-out vehicle sent along in which 
 anyone who has a decent regard for appearances 
 is ashamed to ride. The average person does 
 not have very frequent occasion to place such 
 orders and hence is not apt to be well-posted as 
 to where they may be placed to the best advan- 
 tage, so that such of our renders as are included 
 in this category and wish to ensure against being 
 furnished with any such vehicles as we have re- 
 ferred to, would do well to bear in mind that Mr. 
 W. E. Daniels of No. 45 Summer street, gives 
 particular attention to the furnishing of hacks 
 for weddings and funerals, and is prepared to 
 supply vehicles that will prove satisfactory to 
 the most fastidious, notwithstanding that his 
 charges are moderate in every instance. Mr. 
 Daniels also furnishes barges for picnics and ex- 
 cursions, and maintains a landau with an experi- 
 enced and careful driver, for the use of private 
 parties. He also carries on a general jobbing 
 and furniture moving business. He is a native 
 of Vermont, and succeeded Mr. C. M. Shermen 
 in the ownership of his present establishment in 
 188i. In addition to the services already men- 
 tioned Mr. Daniels provides desirable teams for 
 livery purposes; filling orders without delay and 
 at low rates. He takes horses to board, guaran- 
 teeing them comfortable quarters and suitable 
 care; and as he carries on quite an extensive sale 
 business, those wishing to purchase a reliable ani- 
 mal at a fair price would do well to give hinui calL 
 
 Charles H. Whitcomb, Our Hatter, Gents' 
 Furnishings, Trunks, Valises, Lap Robes, Horse 
 Clothing, etc. Nobscot Block, South Framing- 
 ham. 13 Clark's Block, Natick, Mass.— Such of 
 our readers as wish to see an extensive and skill- 
 fully chosen assortment of hats, caps, gentle- 
 men's furnishings, etc., would do well to call at 
 one of the establishments conducted by Mr. 
 Charles H. Whitcomb, for he carries on two 
 stores — one in this town and the other in Nob- 
 scot Block, South Framingham, Mass., and at 
 either of these places there is to be found a stock 
 which will repay careful inspection. Mr. Whit- 
 comb certainly does not lack experience, for he 
 has been identified with his present line of busi- 
 ness ever since 1867, and one result of this expe- 
 rience is his ability to meet all honorable compe- 
 tition by furnishing desirable goods at positively 
 bottom prices. The Natick store is located at 
 No. 13 Clark's Block, and is occupied in con- 
 junction with Mr. A. W. Palmer, a prominent 
 dealer in clothing, so that one may order an en- 
 tire outfit of wearing apparel without leaving 
 the premises. Mr. Whitcomb caters to no special 
 class of trade, but carries a stock suited to all 
 tastes and to all purses. Besides hats and gents' 
 furnishings it includes trunks, valises, lap robes, 
 horse clothing, etc., and is kept constantly com- 
 plete in every department. Employment is given 
 to three efficient assistants and callers are assured 
 immediate and painstaking attention, uniformly 
 polite service being the rule to all. 
 
 J. B. Fairbanks & Son, dealers in Fancy 
 Goods, Toys and Notions, Books, Stationery, 
 etc., 16 Main Street, Natick, Mass. — In pursuing 
 our investigations to obtain material to com- 
 pound this volume, the facts are proiuinently 
 brought before us that thousands of operatives 
 and hundreds of thousands of capital are in- 
 vested in the manufacture of fancy goods, toys, 
 etc., and, furthermore, that the lines of goods 
 offered for sale in the Natick stores are fully 
 equal, and in many cases, superior in quality and 
 finish to those displayed elsewhere. Of the 
 houses concerned in this vast industry, we will 
 now devote a space to the one presided over by 
 Mr. J. B. Fairbanks & Son. This establishment 
 was opened in 1865 by Mr. J. B. Fairbanks, Mr. 
 George C. Fairbanks having been admitted as 
 partner to the business about 1870. The premi- 
 ses occupied are located at No. 16 Main street, 
 and are 25x70 feet in dimensions. The stock 
 dealt in comprises fancy goods, toys and notions 
 of all kinds In addition to the above named 
 goods, Messrs. Fairbanks & Son deal in books, 
 stationery, etc., and conduct an extensive retail 
 trade in their lines of goods. Mr. J. B. Fair- 
 banks is a native of Medfield, Mass., and 3Ir. 
 George C. Fairbanks of Natick. Both these gen- 
 tlemen are well known in s(x;ial as well as busi- 
 ness circles. Mr. J. B. Fairbanks was connected 
 with the school committee and was representa- 
 tive for two years, and Mr. George C, Fairbanks 
 has held the office of auditor for two j^are. 
 
74 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 John Carrigan, Dining Rooms and Home 
 Cooking, South Avenue, opposite Depot, Natick, 
 Mass. — These popular dining rooms are accessi- 
 ble, quiet, neat, well lighted, airy and comforta- 
 ble ; the food is the best that the market affords, 
 the cooking is first class and the service prompt 
 and obliging. Many of our readers do not need 
 to be informed that the above is an accurate de- 
 scription of Mr. John Carrigan's dining rooms, 
 and this being so, tlie fact that they are the most 
 popular in Natick follows as a necessary conse- 
 quence. Mr. Carrigan has always shown great 
 enterprise in catering to the wants of his patrons 
 since he assumed entire control in 1889, and has 
 greatly enlarged the business. The premises 
 utilized are located on South avenue, opposite 
 the depot, and afford a very desirable place for 
 ladies and their escorts to lunch, dine or par- 
 take of some of the many delicacies to be ob- 
 tained here, and for which this establishment is 
 noted. It is located opposite the depot and is 
 very largely patronized by suburban "shoppers" 
 as well as by residents of this place. Forty 
 guests can be seated at a time, and are constantly 
 served by the six competent assistants who are 
 constantly in attendance. Strangers visiting 
 Natick would do well to remember that the best 
 place to get a regular meal or a lunch is at the 
 dining rooms conducted by Mr. John Carrigan 
 and located directly opposite tlie depot, for the 
 "home cooking" is first-class and tlie charges very 
 moderate, considering the quality of the food 
 supplied and the service rendered. 
 
 Thomas L. Irwin, "The Natick House 
 Furnisher," Eagle Block, Main Street, Natick, 
 Mass. — There is no need of argument to estab- 
 lish the fact that an enterprise which has a ten- 
 dency to encourage people to go to housekeeping 
 and thus establish homes of their own is a good 
 thing for the community at large, and as the 
 undertaking carried on by Mr. Thomas L. Irwin 
 exercises a powerful influence in this direction it 
 is deserving of especially prominent and favor- 
 able mention as a genuine public benefit. The 
 proprietor is a native of Northampton, Mass., 
 and succeeded Mr. C. H. Robinson in the owner- 
 ship of the enterprise in question in 1877. Mr. 
 Irwin is familiarly and very generally known as 
 "the Natick House Furnisher," and the title is 
 thoroughly well-deserved, for he is prepared to 
 furnish any kind of a house from cellar to attic 
 and to do the job as promptly, as cheaply and in 
 every way as satisfactoiily as any one in the 
 business. We do not ask our readers to take 
 our word for this, but simply request them to 
 look into the matter for themselves. Call at 
 Mr. Irwin's store in Eagle Block, examine the 
 heavy and varied stock, note the prices, see how 
 the goods compare in quality with those offered 
 elsewhere, and then draw your own conclusions. 
 Four floors, having an area of some 5,000 square 
 feet are utilized, and the assortment on hand is 
 always seasonable and attractive. Sufficient 
 assistance is employed to ensure prompt and 
 careful attention to every caller, and we may add 
 that no one is importuned to buy, goods being 
 gladly shown at all times. Mr. Irwin is prepared 
 to sell both for cash and on installments so there 
 is no reason why all should not take advantage 
 of the inducements he offers. His establishment 
 is a thoroughly representative one and is a prime, 
 popular favorite throughout this vicinity. 
 
 Mrs. John Eenealy, Dry and Fancy Goods, 
 Gents' Furnishing Goods, Men's, Youths' and 
 Boys' Underwear, South Main Street, Down's 
 New Block, Natick, Mass. — The ladies of Natick 
 have certainly no good reason to complain of the 
 "shopping" facilities afforded them, for there 
 are a number of enterprising houses engaged in 
 the dry and fancy goods business in this town, 
 and the attractions offered and the prices quoted 
 by some of these firms will compare favorably 
 with those attainable in Boston or any other 
 large trade centre. Among the most reliable of 
 the houses in question stands that conducted 
 now by Mrs. John Kenealy, and a discriminating 
 purchaser only needs to visit this ladies' store on 
 South Main street (Down's New Block) to be- 
 come convinced that the values there offered are 
 genuine and even exceptional. The business 
 was founded by Mr. John Kenealy, and since 
 1889, has been under the able management of 
 Mrs Kenealy. The premises utilized are about 
 800 feet in dimensions and an extensive retail 
 business is done, requiring the services of two 
 competent assistants. The stock comprises dry 
 and fancy goods, collars, cuffs, gents' furnishing 
 goods, also men's, youths' and boys' underwear, 
 including the very latest novelties in these sev- 
 eral lines as well as a full selection of staple 
 products. The service is prompt, reliable and 
 obliging, the prices are as low as the lowest, and 
 the goods are in every instance warranted to 
 prove just as represented. Mrs. Kenealy also is 
 a practical dress maker and gives painstaking 
 attention to all branches of this business, she 
 also carries a good line of ladies' wrappers. 
 
 Washington Street Stables, Edmond Ryan, 
 Proprietor. Horses Boarded, Baited, Sold or 
 Exchanged. First-class Hacks for Weddings 
 and Funerals. Barges Furnished for Parties and 
 Excursions. Carriages for Sale, Natick, Mass. 
 — The enterprise conducted by Mr. Edmond 
 Ryan was carried on for more than fifteen years 
 by Mr. M. W. Hayward before the present pro- 
 prietor assumed control in 1887, and has long 
 ranked among the leading undertakings of the 
 kind in the State. The Washington Street Sta- 
 bles contain forty stalls, are illuminated by elec- 
 tricity, and are equipped throughout in first-class 
 style; employment being given to seven assistants 
 and all orders being assured immediate and 
 painstaking attention. Horses taken to board 
 are assured comfortable quarters, an abundance 
 of good food and the best of care, the chnrges 
 made in this department of the business being 
 uniformly moderate. First-class hacks will be 
 furnished for weddings, funerals and other pub- 
 lic occasions; and barges for parties and excur- 
 sions with careful and expert drivers will also be 
 supplied at short notice and at low rates. Mr. 
 Ryan is native of Stowe, Ma«s., and has a very 
 large circle of friends in this vicinity. He gives 
 close personal attention to the supervision of 
 affiairs and is constantly striving to improve the 
 service rendered. A large sale and exchange 
 business in horses is carried on, and carriages are 
 also dealt in, thoroughly dependable vehicles be- 
 ing offered at positively bottom prices. Orders 
 for wheelwright work and carriage painting will 
 be filled in a thoroughly satisfactory manner at 
 short notice, and as the premists have have tele- 
 phone connection communications can be quickly 
 and easily sent from any point in this vicinity. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
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 H. Harwood &. Sons maaufacturers of Base 
 Balls, Natick, iSIass. — We are accustomed to 
 speak of base ball as the "Nalloual game, " and 
 the vast amount of space given it during the 
 playing season by tlie leading newsjjapers of the 
 country indicates the great popularity it enjoys 
 among all classes of people, but in order to get 
 some kind of an adequate idea of the extent to 
 which the game is indulged in, it is necessary to 
 visit such an establishment as that conducted by 
 Messrs. H. Harwood & Sons in this town. This 
 concern are among the most extensive and be.st- 
 known base ball manufacturers in the country 
 and their business is of exceptionally long 
 standing for one of its character, having been 
 founded in 1858, or long before the game had at- 
 tained any great prominence. The factory occu- 
 pies three floors of the dimensions of 85x90 
 feet and is equipped with all necessary facilities 
 for the manufacture of base balls of all kinds, 
 for there is as much difference in base balls as 
 there is in shoes, the retail price varying from 
 five cents to $1.25. Messrs. H. Harwood & Sons 
 turn out a very comjilete line and their goods are 
 handled b}' the leading dealers throughout the 
 country. Employment is given to from 150 to 
 200 assistants, and several thousand barrels of 
 balls are made every year, the demand being 
 steadily on the increase. The productions of 
 this factory will compare favorably with those 
 of any other of a like nature in the Union, both 
 as regards variety and the uniform excellence of 
 each grade Tiie firm are prepared to fill orders 
 promptly and to quote the lowest market rates at 
 all times. 
 
 C. M. McKechnie, dealer in Domestic and 
 Vienna Bread, Cake and Pastry. Ice Cream a 
 Specialty. No. 10 Main Street, opposite the bank, 
 Natick, Mass. — Housework is none too easy, even 
 under the most favorable circumstances, and 
 every housekeeper knows that the baking of 
 bread, cake and pastry is one of the most trouble- 
 some and difficult of all her duties. Since the 
 establishment of this bakery which Mr. C. M. Mc- 
 Kechnie has conducted for more than five years, 
 many have abandoned baking their own bread, 
 etc., and there is no question but that many more 
 would do the same thing it they were aware of 
 the uniform excellence of Mr. McKechnie's i)ro- 
 ducts, and realized that they would not only save 
 time, but money also, by so doing. There were 
 some who had a prejudice against "baker's bread" 
 when this establishment began operations, but 
 they found that the goods offered were just as 
 clean, just as carefully made, and, in short, just 
 as good as the best home-made articles, and far 
 superior to the average. The premises occupied 
 are located at No. 10 Main street, Natick, oppo- 
 site the bank. It comprises one floor measuring 
 18X70 feet, with a bakery in the rear. The pro- 
 prietor is familiar with every detail of his busi- 
 ness, and gives it his close personal supervision, 
 uses the best materials and spares no pains to 
 produce goods that will suit the most fastidious. 
 Employment is given to five capable assistants. 
 He has constantly on hand domestic and Vienna 
 bread, cake and pastry. He makes a specialty of 
 ice cream and of catering for weddings, parties, 
 etc. Prompt and of careful attention is given to 
 all orders. 
 
 J- O. Wilson & Co. manufacturers of IMens', 
 Boys' and Youth's Brogans and Plow Shoes, 
 Natick, Mass. — The manufacture of boots and 
 shoes is so extensively carried on in Natick and 
 vicinity that an establishment devoted to their 
 production must have markeil di>-tinctive features 
 in order to entitle it to special mention, and a 
 l)rominent example of .such an establishment is 
 that conducted by Messrs. J. O. Wilson & Co., 
 this factory being one of the largest and best- 
 appointed of the kind in this section of the State. 
 The premises utilized include one portion com- 
 prising three stories and a basement, another two 
 stories and a basement, and a spacious e!l, the 
 entire factory being fitted up with improved 
 machinery and employment being given to from 
 400 to 500 operatives. Every detail of this vast 
 business is given careful and skillful supervision 
 and the consequence is there is less trouble and 
 confusion than is often met with in the manage- 
 ment of much less extensive undertakings. Tlie 
 capacity of the factory is about 6,000 pairs per 
 day, and the product is in such active demand 
 that the firm find this not a bit too large, partic- 
 ularly during the busy season. Messrs. J. O. 
 Wilson & Co. manufacture men's, boys' and 
 youths' brogans and plow shoes and their goods 
 have an unsurpassed reputaticm for strength and 
 durability, being prime favorites with consumers 
 wherever introduced. This business was foimded 
 more than a quarter of a century ago, and has 
 gained its present magnitude by a steady process 
 of development. It was at one time conducted 
 by Messrs. J. O. Wilson & Son, but the existing 
 proprietors are ]\Iessrs. J. O. Wilson, and H. G. 
 Wood, both of whom are natives of New Hamp- 
 shire and are widely known in trade circles. 
 
 P. F. Doherty, Groceries, Flour and Grain, 
 South jNIain Street, Natick, ]\hiss. — Among the 
 retail dealers in groceries, flour and grain doing 
 business in this section, no imv occupies a more 
 prominent position than does Mr. P. F. Doherty, 
 and the extent of his operations is significantly 
 indicated by the magnitude of his stock, it being 
 one of the largest in town. The establishment in 
 question is located on South Main street and is 
 20x60 feet in dimensions, and was originally 
 established by Mr. Thomas Dounellon, who was 
 succeeded by T. M. Lynch, the present proprie- 
 tor having assumed entire control in 1889. ]\Ir, 
 Uoherty is a native of Natick, and very well 
 Icnown throughout this vicinity. The advanta- 
 ges gained by dealing with a house carrying a 
 heavy and varied stock at all times, are obvious 
 enough to retjuire no explanation, and the 
 steadily growing popularity of the establishment 
 in question shows that the public appreciate the 
 inducements there offered. Enj')yiug highly 
 favorable relations with producers, Mr. Doherty 
 is in a position to quote low prices as wsll as to 
 supply dependable goods, and in the sale of cer- 
 tain indispensable commodities, such as groce- 
 ries, flour, grain, etc., he takes especial pains to 
 satisfy the most critical customers, both as re- 
 gards the quality of the product and the prices 
 named on the same. All orders are promptly 
 filled, and large or small buyers are assured 
 equal consideration. 
 
T6 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NaTICK. 
 
 The Union Beef Oo.'s Famous Market 
 E. M. Wall, Mauager, Downs' Block, Natick, 
 Mass. — The Union Beef Company have their 
 headquarters at Holliston, but since they opened 
 their Natick branch, in 1889, their business has 
 developed vpith surprising rapidity, for the resi- 
 dents of this town are quick to appreciate solid 
 advantages, and the liberal support they give the 
 new enterprise cannot but be gratifying to 
 Messrs. Coughlin Brothers the proprietors, and 
 Mr. E. M. Wall, the naauager. The company do 
 both a wholesale and retail business, and carry a 
 very heavy stock at both their stores; that in 
 this town being located in Downs' Block, and 
 having an area of 1,000 square feet. The com- 
 pany evidently find that it pays to keep good 
 faith with their customers, for they never make 
 an announcement not justified by the facts, and 
 they spare no pains to completely satisfy every 
 patron. No matter what you require in the line 
 of meats and provisions the chances are that 
 they can supply it, and what is still more to the 
 point, that they can and will quote lower prices 
 than any other dealers in this vicinity. Sufficient 
 assistance is employed to fill orders without that 
 exasperating delay so common in this line of 
 business, and equal courtesy is extended to every 
 buyer, large or small. 
 
 J. B. Sweeny, Harness-Maker, Summer Street, 
 Natick. — There is no recreation more safe than 
 that of driving provided it be carried on under 
 proper conditions, but considering the careless- 
 ness displayed by many wbo indulge in the sport 
 the wonder is that accidents are not doubly as 
 frequent as they now are. No competent judge 
 can examine some of the harnesses offered tor 
 sale as "great bargains" without feeling that 
 certain manufacturers care more for money than 
 for life, for inferior stock and poor workman- 
 ship are not at all liable to stand sudden strains 
 or hard usage, and a broken trace, hold back 
 strap, or rein is one of the most fruitful causes 
 of serious accident. One reason why we take 
 pleasure in calling attention to the harness and 
 horse furnishings oflered by Mr. J. B. Sweeny, 
 doing business on Summer street, is because we 
 are confident that he sells things precisely on 
 their merits, never misrepresenting them under 
 any circumstances. Then again his prices are 
 uniformly moderate, and his stock is large and 
 varied enough to enable all orders to be promptly 
 filled. Mr. Sweeny is a practical harness-maker 
 and is prepared to do custom-work and repairing 
 in a neat and durable manner at short notice. 
 His charges are reasonable in every instance, 
 and carefully selected material is used, no pains 
 being spared to fully maintain the enviable rep- 
 utation attained in connection with this impor- 
 tant department of the business. 
 
 Miss O. A. Travis, Millinery and Worsteds, 
 19 Main Street, Clark's Block, Natick, Mass. — 
 This establishment has long been known as hold- 
 ing a leading position among similar enterprises 
 in this section. This house was first introduced 
 to the public in 1867, under the name of Travis 
 & Washburn and so continued until 1870, when 
 Miss Travis became the sole proprietress and has 
 conducted the business in a highly satisfactory 
 manner both for herself and her numerous pat 
 rons. Miss Travis occupies part of the store 
 
 located at 19 Main street, Clark's Block, with G. 
 L. Bartlett, dry goods. She has in her employ 
 five competent assistants during the season, and 
 is well prepared to fill all orders at reasonable 
 notice. It is hardly necessary to speak in detail 
 concerning the advantages gained by placing 
 millinery orders here, as it is very generally un- 
 derstood by the ladies of Natick and vicinity 
 that Miss Travis' taste is unsurpassed, and that 
 she is very successful in suiting her work to 
 the individuality of the purchaser. She keeps 
 thoroughly well informed concerning the latest 
 dictates of fashion, and her stock is replete with 
 novelties in every department. She has also a 
 fine assortment of worsteds which she is happy 
 to show to those wishing for such goods. Her 
 charges are moderate and satisfaction may be 
 confidently expected by every customer. 
 
 F. R. Leiand, House Painting, Graining and 
 Paper Hanging, opposite the Common, Natick, 
 Mass. — It is true economy to keep frame build- 
 ings well painted, and those who think to save 
 money by pursuing a contrary course, are sure 
 to be disappointed, for the matter is now too 
 thoroughly understood to admit of any uncer- 
 tainty whatever. New England weather is 
 about as destructive as anything of the kind can 
 be, and the protection afforded to wood work by 
 a couple of good coats of paint is enough to jus- 
 tify the expense of it, leaving the question of 
 appearances entirely aside. It requires good 
 stock and skillful application to ensure the best 
 results, and both of these may be provided for 
 by placing orders with Mr. F. R. Leiand, for 
 this gentleman makes a speciality of house paint- 
 ing, graining and paper hanging, and does work 
 equal to the best, at uniformly reasonable rates. 
 A sufficient number of assistants are employed 
 to enable immediate and satisfactory attention to 
 be given to every order, and there is no reasona- 
 ble room to doubt that the high reputation gained 
 in the past, will be maintained in the future. 
 Large or small orders are given equal considera- 
 tion and estimates will be cheerfully and care- 
 fully made on application. 
 
 James Downs, Baker and Caterer, Downs' 
 Block, Natick, Mass. — There are few residents 
 in Natick who are not more or less familiar with 
 the establishment of Mr. James Downs, which 
 for many years has been prominently before the 
 public as headquarters for anything in tlie line 
 of the baker and caterer. This house was founded 
 by S. B. Blethin in 1873, who was succeeded 
 in 1877 by the present proprietor. The premises 
 occupied for the transaction of this business are 
 located in Downs' Block and are 20x60 feet in 
 dimensions. The energies of this house are de- 
 voted to the wholesale and retail trade in all 
 kinds of baker's products, of which only the 
 finest grades are manufactured. Mr. Downs 
 gives special attention to the catering business in 
 all its branches, and orders for parties, weddings, 
 etc., will be executed in the most prompt and 
 satisfactory manner. Employment is given to 
 four thoroughly skilled and experienced assist- 
 ants, and all orders are promptly filled and accu- 
 rately delivered to any part of Natick. In all 
 departments of this business there is noticeably 
 a marked orderly and systematic method for the 
 proper and correct conduct of each operation of 
 the work, thereby ensuring first class results. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
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 Brooks & Gleason, Boarding and Livery 
 Stable. Horses and Carriages to Let. llaclis 
 Furnished with careful and experienced drivers. 
 Particular attention given to Boarding Horses 
 and Furnishing Carriages for parties. No. 28 
 Summer Street, Natick, Mass. — A thoroughly 
 well-appointed and well-managed stable is one of 
 the most useful establishments that can be car- 
 ried on in any community, and the residents of 
 Natick and vicinity have excellent reason to con- 
 gratulate themselves that the town is so well pro- 
 vided for in this respect as is the case at present, 
 for the stable conducted by Messrs. Brooks & 
 Gleason at No. 28 Summer street, is one of the 
 best to be found in this section of the State, and 
 the management spare no pains to keep the ser- 
 vice rendered at the very highest standard of 
 efficiency. This enterprise had its inceprion many 
 years ago, and has changed hands repeatedly, 
 the original proprietor being Mr. C. H. Sher- 
 man, who was succeeded by Messrs. Clark & 
 Brooks, they giving place to Mr. R. T. Brooks, 
 who retained sole control for more than a score 
 of years, finally being succeeded by Mr. C. T. 
 Brooks in June, 1888, and the present firm was 
 formed in December, 1889; the partners being 
 Messrs. C. T. Brooks and L. E. Gleason. The 
 former is a native of Natick, Mass., and the lat- 
 ter of Wayland, Mass, Mr. Gleason being well- 
 known hereabouts, as he was formerly the pro- 
 prietor of the Wilson House in this town. Both 
 members of the firm give close personal atten- 
 tion to the supervision of affairs and propose to 
 develop the business in every department if offer- 
 ing a superior service at moderate rates will do 
 it. A specialty is made of boarding horses and 
 furnishing carriages for parties, and as there are 
 some fifty stalls on the premises extensive facili- 
 ties are available. Hacks will be furnished, with 
 competent and careful drivers, at siiort notice, 
 and an extensive livery trade is carried on, some 
 stylish, easy-riding and in every way desirable 
 turnouts being provided for use in this depart- 
 ment, while the charges made are uniformly 
 reasonable. 
 
 Ij. p. Stone, dealer in all Kinds of Provis- 
 ions, Masonic Block, Natick, Mass. — This is a 
 very popular establishment for its proprietor, 
 Mr. L. P. Stone, knows what the public want, 
 and has a way of so satisfactorily supplying that 
 want, that those wbo trade with him once, are 
 pretty sure to come again, and, after a while, to 
 induce their friends to come also. Mr. Stone is 
 a native of Natick, Mass., and founded his pres- 
 ent business in 1885. He is so well known 
 throughout this vicinity that extended personal 
 menticm is quite unnecessary. This house occu- 
 pies one floor 25x70 feet in dimensions, and a 
 basement, and at all times contains a very full 
 assortment of meats, vegetables, canned goods, 
 dairy products, eggs, etc., these goods being 
 carefully selected for family trade, and being 
 quoted at prices which will bear the severest 
 comparison with those named at any retail pro- 
 vision store in this neighborhood, for Mr. Stone 
 believes in selling at low figures, preferring the 
 "nimble penny" to the "slow sixpence." 'I'here 
 are two competent and obliging assistants em- 
 ployed, and callers may be sure of receiving 
 prompt and polite attention, for large and small 
 buyers are shown equal consideration, and no 
 trouble is spared to satisfy everybody. 
 
 Daniels &, Twitchell, Prescription Pharma- 
 cists, Natick, Mass. — The business conducted 
 by the firm of Daniels & Twitchell has held its 
 present prominent position for so long a time, 
 that it is safe to say no one at all familiar with 
 Natick's business houses can be unacquainted 
 with it, and indeed we question if there is a con- 
 cern in the town engaged in a similar line of 
 trade which is more generally and favorably 
 known. This business was started about twenty- 
 ene years ago by Mr. S. O. Daniels, and in 1888 
 Mr. F. B. Twitchell became connected with the 
 business as manager. There is probably no 
 other branch of trade known to commerce in 
 which so great a responsibility is incurred as 
 there is in that carried on by the druggist. Deal- 
 ing as he does, in drugs and chemicals, unfamil- 
 iar to the general public, many of which agents 
 are deadly in their effects when used in certain 
 quantities, or when combined improperly with 
 other materials, he must rely absolutely and en- 
 tirely on the knowledge, care and skill of him- 
 self and employes 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 the hundreds whom he daily serves, 
 be endangered. We need go no farther than the 
 establishment of Daniels & Twitchell, located at 
 No. 23 Main street, for an example of what a 
 prescription pharmacist should be. The dimen- 
 sions of this store are 24x70 feet and it contains 
 a valuable stock of drugs and chemicals ot all 
 kinds. Employment is given to three competent 
 assistants. Prescriptions may be left with this 
 firm with the moral certainty that all that learn- 
 ing, skill and improved apparatus can do toward 
 obtaining satisfactory results, will be done by 
 those to whom they are entrusted. 
 
 A. I. & G. W. Travis & Co., manufacturers 
 of Men's, Boys' and Youths' Kip, Split and Grain 
 Boots, Brogans, Bals. and Plow Shoes, Natick, 
 Mass. — One of the oldest established enterprises 
 of the kind in this town is that carried on by 
 Messrs. A. I. & G. W. Travis & Co., for this 
 was inaugurated nearly forty years ago, opera- 
 tions being begun by Messrs. C. B. Travis & Co., 
 in 1852. This firm was succeeded by Messrs. 
 Damon, Thomas & Lewis, they by Mr. C. W. 
 Copeland, he by Mr. R. W. Cone, who gave place 
 to the existing concern in 1886. The present 
 proprietors are IMessrs. A. I. and G. W. Travis, 
 both of whom are natives of this town. The 
 factory is a commodious and well-arranged 
 structure, containing three floors and measuring 
 60 X 80 feet. Employment is afforded to fifty 
 assistants, and the product averages some 600 
 pairs per day, being composed entirely of heavy 
 goods especially designed for the southern and 
 western trade. Tiie firm manufacture men's, 
 boys' and youths' kip, split and grain boots, 
 brogans, balmorals and plow shoes, and are in a 
 position to fill orders promptly and to quote 
 bottom prices at all times. Their productions 
 are very widely known among the trade, and the 
 constant demand for them is the best possible 
 evidence of their standard merit. A full line of 
 samples is carried at No. 120 Summer street, 
 Boston, ''but all correspondence should be ad- 
 dressed ,13, Natick. 
 
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 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NATICK. 
 
 Robinson & Jones, dealers in Coal and Wood, 
 Bundle Hay and Straw. Wood Sawed and 
 Prepared to Order. OfHce and Yard, Union 
 Court, Natick, Mass. — One of tlie oldest estab- 
 lished and most truly representative enterprises 
 of the kind in Natick and vicinity is that carried 
 on by Messrs. Robinson & Jones, dealers in coal 
 and wood, bundle hay and straw. This was inau- 
 gurated many years ago by Mr. John S. Wood, 
 who was succeeded in 1857 by Mr. Henry Good- 
 now, he giving place to the existing tirm in 18G7. 
 The proprietors are Messrs. C. H. Jones and W. 
 B. Kobinson, and are among the b(st-known 
 of our local business men. The firm do a very 
 extensive retail business; their main office and 
 yard being located in Union Court, Natick, and 
 branch establishments being maintained at 
 Cochituate and at Saxonville. The Natick premi- 
 ses can accommodate about 3,000 tons of coal, 
 those in Cochituate about 1,0U0 tons, and those 
 in Saxonville a smaller amount. Employment is 
 given to twelve assistants, and any of the com- 
 modities dealt in will be delivered at any point in 
 this vicinity at short notice, and at prices strictly 
 in accordance with the lowest market rates. 
 Wood will be sawed and cut to any dimensions 
 desired, and equally careful attention is assured to 
 large and small orders, the firm having an envia- 
 ble reputation for extending uniform courtesy to 
 every customer. Coal will be weighed on the 
 town scales it it is n quested It is the endeavor 
 of the firm that all orders be delivered promptly, 
 all errors gladly corrected, and satisfaction guar- 
 anteed. 
 
 Chas. W. Ambrose, Watchmaker and Jeweler. 
 Watches, Jewelry, French and American Clocks, 
 Skillfully and Promptly Repaired, 15 Clark's 
 Block, Natick, Mass — The general introduction 
 of machineniiide watches, and perfection of a 
 Bystem which so operates as to keep each work- 
 man in a watch factory doing the same thing 
 over and over again, have of course resulted in 
 the cost of reliable time keepers being very mate- 
 rially lessened, and so are worthy of unstinted 
 approval, but they have other effects which are 
 not so gratifying, and one of Ihe most annoying 
 of the.'e is the present scarcity of really skilllul 
 practical watch makers, and the consequent dif- 
 ficulty experienced in having fine watches 
 repaired properly. There are probably none of 
 our readers who have carried a tine chronometer 
 for any length of time but what have met with 
 the difficulty mentioned, and they at all events 
 will be pleased to learn of an establishment 
 where fine watch repairing is made a specialty and 
 where ihe very best work is done at moderate 
 rates. We reler to that conducted by Mr. Chas. 
 W. Ambrose, at No. 15 Clark's Block, Natick. 
 Without asserting for a moment that this is the 
 only place where first-class repairing is done, it 
 may still be said that no better work of the kind 
 is done in this vicinity, and few establishments 
 enjoy so high a position in connection with the 
 filling of such orders. Mr. Ambrose occupies 
 the store in connection with Mr. James H. Frost, 
 who is a druggist. Mr. Ambrose gives his per- 
 sonal attention to his business, which consists of 
 jewelry as well as watches, also French and 
 American clocks, which can be skillfully and 
 promptly repaired. 
 
 J. F. Gray, Confectioner and Caterer, Masonic 
 Block, Natick, Mass. — No one can compare the 
 candies in the market to day with those offered 
 a decade or so ago, without being struck with 
 the great advance which has been made in this 
 line of manufacture, for it is unquestionably true 
 that the confectionery of lo-day is, generally 
 speaking, decidedly purer, more carefully manu- 
 factured, and more delicately flavored than any 
 which has preceded it. The public demand 
 pure and skillfully made confectionery, and 
 those manufacturers who have the ability to ap- 
 preciate this demand, and the enterprise to cater 
 to it, are of course the ones who do the most 
 extensive business. In this connection we may 
 very appropriately call ^.ttention to the establish- 
 ment carried on by Mr. J. F. Gray, who is located 
 in Masonic Block, for this gentleman is a manu- 
 facturer of pure confections, and he spares no 
 pains to suit the most fastidious customers, and 
 who carries on an extensive retail business. Mr. 
 Gray commenced business in New Bedford, 
 Mass., in 1862, and removed to Natick where he 
 has since ren)ained, in 1884. The premises occu- 
 pied measure 15x70 feet, where he has every 
 facility for attending to orders of his customers, 
 as caterer, or to till orders for ice cream or fruit. 
 He has three able assistants and all orders will be 
 filled with care and promptness, and at the low- 
 est rates for pure unadulterated articles. 
 
 H. F. Chamberlin, Dry and Fancy Goods> 
 No. 6 Main Street, Natick, Mass. — The business 
 carried on by Mr H. F. Chamberlin at No. 6 
 Main street, was founded about half a century 
 ago, this enterprise being the oldest one of the 
 kind in Natick. The present proprietor only 
 assumed control in 1889, but he has been very 
 prominently identified with the undertaking for 
 a score of years, during which time he officiated 
 as head clerk for the former owners, Messrs. P. 
 F. VVoodbury& Co. Mr. Chamberlin is a native 
 of this town and is one of the best koown of all 
 our local busines men, both in srcial and in 
 trade circles. Considering his long and varied ex- 
 perience, it goes without saying that he is thor- 
 oughly familiar with every detail of the business, 
 and as he give it closcpersonal attention the ser- 
 vice is maintained at the very highest standard 
 of efficiency. The premises utilized are 25x75 
 feet in dimensions, exclusive of a spacious cloak 
 room, and contain a heavy and carefully chosen 
 assortment of imported and domestic dry and 
 fancy goods, comprising the very latest fashiona- 
 ble novelties, and being remarkably complete in 
 every department. The most discriminating 
 buyers residing in Natick and vicinity, make it 
 a rule to visit this popular store when anything 
 in the line of dry or fancy goods is wanted, and 
 we need hardly say that the enviable reputation 
 for enterprise and honorable dealing so long as- 
 sociated with this representative undertaking is 
 fully maintained under the present management. 
 Dependable goods, bottom prices, prompt and 
 polite service to all — this makes a strong combi- 
 nation and fully explains the popularity of this 
 deserving enterprise. Notwithstanding the mag- 
 nitude of the business there is no delay in serving 
 customers, for efficient as-»istauts are employed 
 and immediate and courteous attention is the 
 rule to all. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NA TICK. 
 
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 Miss A. F. McGrath, ]\Iillinery and Fancy- 
 Goods, cor. Main and Pond Stre«ls, Natick, Mass. 
 — We believe tliat Naticlc, Mass., is not surpassed 
 by any place of its population in New England 
 as regards the number and excellence of the mil- 
 linery establishments it contains, and j-et the 
 business is far from being overcrowded — that is 
 to say as far as strictly first class niillin';rs are 
 concerned. It may be freely admitted that a 
 milliner of ordinary skill and enterprise has not 
 so much chance of success here as in a score of 
 places that might be named, but that this is true 
 only of those having no special qualificHtions is 
 shown by the success which has attended Miss A. 
 F. McGrath since she began operations in 1885. 
 This lady has already built up an extensive and 
 highly desirable patrcmage, and every indication 
 seems to point to continued success. The premi- 
 ses occupied are located at the corner of Main 
 and Pond streets. Natick, and have an area of 
 about 600 feet. It is well arranged and contains 
 a fine assoitment of millinery and fancy goods 
 in general, both of foreign and domestic origin. 
 Miss McGrath employes two experienced assist- 
 ants and gives personal attention to the tilling of 
 orders for custom work. Satisfaction is warranted 
 to all customers. Trimmed and untrimmed hats 
 and bonnets, ribbons, velvets, feathers, orna- 
 ments, flowers, etc., are offered in great variety. 
 
 Newell Cooper, Shirt Manufacturer, Wash- 
 ington Street, Natick. Mass. — The phenomenal 
 popularity which fancy woolen shirts have at- 
 tained of late years speaks well for the sound 
 common sense of the public, for these shirts are 
 admirable from a hygienic point of view and 
 combine beauty, utility and comfortableness to 
 an exceptional degree. It is to be deplored that 
 some so called "cheap" shirts of this kind have 
 lately been placed upon the market, for these are 
 really cheap only in name and are so badly made 
 from inferior nuiterial that they cannot give sat- 
 isfaction and are liable to prejudice many against 
 outing and tourist's shirts of all kinds. An ex- 
 cellent example of a precisely opposite policy is 
 that afforded by the methods emi)lo}'ed by Mr. 
 Newell Cooper, who is extensively engaged in 
 shirt manufacturing in this town. Mr. Cooper 
 was born in Maine, and served in the army dur- 
 ing the Rebellion. lie lias carried on his present 
 enterprise for about ten years and his productions 
 now have a standard reputation which assures 
 for them a rea<l}' sale. An entire building of the 
 dinu-nsions of 24x40 feet is utilized, it being 
 equipped with all necessary machinery run by 
 steam power. Employment is given to from 
 thirty to forty assistants, and Mr. Cooper manu- 
 factures for Boston parties and makes a specialty 
 of woolen and outing shirts and shows many 
 new and attractive patterns. 
 
 PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL PRINTING. 
 
 ENTERPRISE • STEHM • JOB • 0FFIC6. 
 
 Fully Equipped for all First-class Typographical "Work. 
 
 E^LEGA.NT NEW XYF'K. L^^TtCt^T INIF-ROVEIJ F^RESSES. 
 
 All our Paper and Card Stock is bought from the manufacturers at Lowest 
 T»rices. 
 
 We challenge competition in prices, quality of -work and speed of execution. 
 
 Our Samples of Ball and Wedding Designs are not surpassed. 
 
 CHASE'S BLOCK, WOOD SQUARE, HUDSON, MASS. 
 UOWK CEMENT COMPANY, NORVs^ICH, CONN. 
 
 The Howe Cement Co., manufacturers of were begun in 1874. and the business has 
 
 Fine Shoe Dressings, 32 Talman Street, Nor- increased until now three floors of dimension 
 
 ■wich. Conn.— It will never be known exactly averaging 30X25 feet each are utilized for 
 
 how many thousands of dollars have been spent manufacturing purposes, and employment is 
 
 in the improvement of cements for leather, given to a number of experienced assistants, 
 
 rubber, etc., but the total sum must be very The ofiice and factory are located at No. 33 
 
 large indeed for almost numberless attempts Talman street, and are {(luippcd with all neces- 
 
 have been made to discover new compounds, and sary facilities for the manufacture of leatlier and 
 
 ■experiments have been carried on for prolonged rubber cements, thus enabling ortlers to be filled 
 
 periods and almost witlmut regard to expense, at short notice and at moderate rates. The com- 
 
 The ideal cement is unaffected by moisture or a pany also manufacture the celebrated D.msy Shoe 
 
 reasonable degree of heat, hardens quickly, but Pomsh wiiich is warranted perfectly harmless to 
 
 not too (luickly, is easily applied and contains no ladies' and children's fine .shoes and aivcs a dur- 
 
 ingredient in the least degree harmful to leather able and brilliant gloss. It is put up in atlrac- 
 
 -or rubber. In the opinion of many practical men five form, and if desired it can be procinid in a 
 
 and thoroughly competent judges, the com- wooden safety box which prevents breakage, 
 
 pounds produced by the Howe Cement Com- They also manufacture the E.\gi,k Dukssing, 
 
 pany more nearly approach this ideal than any which is equally harmless and the best ten cent 
 
 others in the nuifket, and the proof of this is to dressing made. The proprietors are Messrs. S. 
 
 be found in the large and rapidly increasing G. and W. H. Howe, the former being a native 
 
 demand for the company's goods. Operations of .Maine and the latter of Masi-achusetts. 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH 
 
 OF 
 
 COCHITUATE, MASS. 
 
 The flourishing village of Cochituate is located on the southern border of the 
 town of Wayland and is now just about sixty years old, its origin dating back to- 
 1830, when Messrs. William and J. M. Bent began the manufacture of shoes. 
 
 Although comparatively young when considered in connection with other 
 Massachusetts villages, it is yet older than the town in which it is located, for Way- 
 land has' borne its present name only since 1835. But when the date of the grant 
 and settlement of this territory is taken into consideration it is found that it is one 
 of the oldest of Massachusett's plantations, it embracing about two-thirds of the 
 tract granted in 1637 by the General Court as the township of Sudbury. The 
 present Sudbury lies entirely on the west side of the Sudbury River, and is made up 
 of one-third of the original grant of land and subsequent additions. The original 
 village of Sudbury was on the east side of the river, and for about ninety years tho 
 town meeting-house, corn-mill, grave-yard, and in fact all the public and semi-public- 
 Sudbury institutions were located on that side, but in 1780 the town was divided,, 
 that part on the west bank taking the name of Sudbury, and that on the east bank 
 being henceforth known as East Sudbury, until the name Wayland was adopted 
 about fifty-five years ago. 
 
 The existing township has an area of 10,051 acres and is bounded on the north 
 by Lincoln, on the east by Weston and on the south by Natick, the Sudbury River 
 forming its western boundary for a distance of five miles and 251 rods, and having a 
 total length, within the town limits, of 10 miles and 162 rods. 
 
 As a town, Wayland is to be classed among distinctively agricultural commu- 
 nities, and the Sudbury River meadows have been pi-ofitably cultivated from the very- 
 beginning. The town was named in honor of Francis Wayland, D.D., president of 
 Brown University, who to show his appreciation of the compliment offered to give 
 $500, provided the town furnished an equal amount, and used the combined sum ir> 
 the founding of a library which should be for the free use of all the inhabitants. 
 The gift was accepted, but as the question was raised whether the town had a legal 
 right to raise money by tax for such a purpose, a larger sum than had been appro- 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF COCHITUATE. 
 
 81 
 
 priated was raised by private subscription and given to the town to be used in 
 establishing a library. In this connection it is interesting to note that the general 
 law under which free libraries have been founded throughout the State was passed 
 through the influence of Wayland's representative in 1851, Rev. John B, Wight. 
 
 The town library was founded in 1848 and opened for the delivery of books in, 
 1850, it being the first free public library in Massachusetts. 
 
 Street in Cochituate, Mass. 
 
 As before stated, the village of Cochituate owes its origin and much of its 
 development to Messrs. William, and J. M, Bent, who were the pioneer shoe manu- 
 facturers. The village takes its name from its location on Lake Cochituate, — the 
 main source of Boston's water supply. 
 
 The growth of shoe manufacturing within its borders during a period of lesa 
 than forty years is shown by the following figures : 
 
 The number of pairs of shoes manufactured in 1837 was 29,660, value, $22,419 ; 
 males employed, thirty-one; females, fifteen. In 1875 the value of manufactured 
 goods was $1,799,175 ; males employed, 431 ; females sixty. The statistics for the 
 last fifteen years show a generally steady and pronounced gain, and indicate that 
 the prosperity of the village is not so easily influenced by disturbing causes as is that 
 of most manufacturing communities. Of course any national '* boom " or depression 
 is bound to influence local industries to some extent, but the balance is not so 
 sensitive here as at many other points, and the equipment and general facilities of 
 
82 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OP OOCHITUATE. 
 
 the more prominent local manufacturers are of a character that enables them to 
 meet all honorable competition in the markets where their productions are 
 best known and most largely in demand. The future of the village looks as bright 
 as its past has been prosperous, and a continuance of the energy which has thus far 
 characterized the management of its industries will doubtless assure steady and solid 
 ■development. 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN 
 
 OF 
 
 COCHITUATE 
 
 Wm. & J. M. Bent, manufacturers of Fine 
 Shoes, Cochituate, Mass. — There are evidences 
 on every hand of the wonderful progress which 
 has been made of late years in shoe manufac- 
 turing, but in order to really appreciate the per- 
 fection which has been attained in this line of 
 industry it is necessary to visit such an establish- 
 ment as is conducted by Messrs. Wm. & J. M. 
 Bent here in Cochituate, for this is one of the 
 largest and best-equipped factories devoted to 
 the production of fine shoes in the entire coun- 
 try, and the product is accepted as the standard 
 of quality in all markets in which it has been 
 introduced. This great business has been built 
 up from very modest beginnings and has been fully 
 sixty years in attaining its present magnitude, 
 operations having been begun in 1830, by Mr. 
 William Bent, and the existing firm-name hav- 
 ing been adopted in 1849. The present proprie- 
 tors assumed control in 1885, and consist of 
 Messrs. William H., J. A., Myron W. and 
 Ralph Bent, and are sons of Mr. J. M. Bent, and 
 became identified with the business at the date 
 last given. All are natives of this town, and 
 Wm. H. and J. A. have served on the board of 
 selectmen, and Wm. H. and M. W. have served 
 as representatives. They give careful personal 
 attention to the management of the vast under- 
 taking with which their names are identified, 
 and as a consequence the elaborate plant of ma- 
 chinery is maintained at the very highest stand- 
 ard of efficiency, and the work turned out has 
 no superior in the world in its special line. The 
 
 main shop is four stories in height and 100x45 
 feet in dimensions, see cut on page 81, and 
 two ells of the respective dimensions of 40x40 and 
 140x45 feet. There are also various out build- 
 ing, utilized for a variety of purposes, the 
 premises being excellently arranged and being 
 equipped throughout with machinery of the 
 most improved type; including a 70 horse en- 
 gine and three steam boilers, having an aggre- 
 gate capacity of 200 horse-jiower. Employment 
 is afforded to from 550 to 600 operatives, the out- 
 put is from 3,000 to 4,000 pairs per day. Messrs. 
 William & J. M. Bent make a leading speciality 
 of the manufacture of fine shoes, and manufac- 
 ture for Messrs. Potter, White & Bailey, one of 
 the largest houses in the trade. If any curiosity 
 is felt as to the reasons for the enviable reputa- 
 tion held by the productions of this factory 
 it will surely be dispelled by a visit to the premi- 
 ses and a careful investigation of the methods 
 practiced, for nothing is left to chance, but 
 every process is carried out in accordance with 
 a well-arranged system, and from the reception 
 of the raw material to the sending out of the 
 finished article, careful and skillful supervi- 
 sion is constantly provided. The firm manu- 
 facture a great variety of styles, and it is evident 
 that the most diverse tastes can be suited from 
 the extensive line they turn out. Beauty, com- 
 fort, durability — this is a most desirable combi- 
 nation, and it is not surprising that the produc- 
 tions of this representative concern should be in 
 constantly increasing demand. 
 
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF COCHITUATE. 
 
 83 
 
 Felch Bros., manufacturers of Men's, Boys' and 
 Youth's Wax and Split Brogansand Plow Shoes. 
 Factory and Ofl-ice, North Main, near Pine Street, 
 INatick, ]Mass. ; Boston Office, 121 Summer Street. 
 — The undertaking carried on by Messrs. Felch 
 Brothers was founded in 1858, and some idea 
 of how the business has developed during the 
 past 33 years may be gained from the fact that 
 the original shop was just 20 feet square, 
 while the present factory contains four floors 
 «ach of which has an area of about 3,200 square 
 feet. The factory and office are located on 
 North Main street, near Pine, and a most com- 
 plete plant of the latest improved machinery 
 is utilized, power being furnished by a 40-horse 
 •engine and employment being given to 100 as- 
 sistants, who produce about 1,500 pairs per day. 
 The firm is constituted of Messrs. J. F. Felch, 
 O. A. Felch and Harry Felch, all of whom are 
 natives of Natick. My. J. F. Felch was for- 
 merly connected with the board of selectmen, 
 and Jlr. O. A. Felch is one of the directors of 
 the Natick National Bank, and all the partners 
 are so universally known hereabouts as to render 
 extended personal mention quite unnecessary. 
 They give careful attention to the many details 
 of the business and their products are of uniformly 
 excellent quality; comparing favorably with all 
 others of similar grade in the market. Men's 
 boys' and youths' wax and split brogans and 
 plow shoes are very extensively manufactured, 
 and samples may be seen at No. 121 Summer 
 street, Boston. A well appointed grocerj^ store 
 is maintained by Messrs. Felch Bros., opposite 
 their factory and it is a great public accommo- 
 dation as the stock is large and varied, the goods 
 excellent and the prices as low as the lowest. 
 
 N. R. Gerald, dealer in Stationery, Confec- 
 tionery, Fancy Goods. Patent IMedicines, Cigars 
 and Tobacco, also Agent for Daily and Weekly 
 Papers, Cochituate, Mass. — It is a perfectly .safe 
 assertion to make that everybody in Cochituate 
 is entirely familiar with the establishment con- 
 ducted by Mr. N. R. Gerald, not only because 
 the post office is located on the premises, but also 
 because the assortment of goods offered is so 
 attractive and the prices quoted are so low that 
 the store is very popular among the most dis- 
 criminating purchasers. Mr. Gerald is a native 
 of Randall, Mass., and has carried on his present 
 business since 1878. In his official capacity as 
 postmaster he is both efficient and accommodat- 
 ing, and spares no pains to make the .service as 
 satisfactory as possible, both as regards prompt- 
 ness and accuracy. A large and exceptionally 
 varied stock is carried, comprising stationery, 
 confectionery, fancy goods, patent medicines, 
 cigars and tobacco; and as jMr. Gerald is agent 
 for tlie daily and weekly papers it will be seen 
 that his store is a decided public accommodation 
 in more respects than one. lie quotes the low- 
 est market rates on the various goods he handles, 
 and the latest fashionable novelties in stationery, 
 fancy goods, etc., are always well represented in 
 his stock which, taken as a whole, is one of the 
 most attractive of the kind to be found in this 
 section of the State. 
 
 E. A. Alwood, dealer in Groceries, Flour 
 and Grain, Pond Street, Cochituate.— Mr. E. 
 A. Atwood is a native of Natick, and is very 
 widely and favorably known throughout this 
 vicinity, having begun operations in Cochituate 
 in 1878, and holding an enviable reputation as an 
 enterprising business man who employs strictly 
 legitimate methods and makes it an invariable 
 rule to keep faith with his customers at all 
 times. lie utilizes premises located on Pond 
 street, and having an area of 1,200 square feet, 
 thus affording ample room for the carrying of a 
 very extensive stock made up of groceries, llour, 
 grain, canned goods, teas, coffees, spices, etc. 
 As Mr. Atwood caters expressly to family trade 
 his goods are selected with unusual care, and be- 
 ing obtained from the most reputable sources 
 can safely be guaranteed to prove strictly as 
 represented in every respect. Table reli>hes, 
 conserves, sauces, etc., are extensively handled, 
 and the line of canned goods is made up exclu- 
 sively of the productions of the most reliable 
 packers and includes fruits, vegetables, meats, 
 etc , all of which are warranted to contain no in- 
 jurious substances of any kind. Choice brands 
 of flour are also largely dealt in ; bottom prices 
 being quoted on bag and barrel lots, and grain 
 will be furnished in quantities to suit, all orders 
 being assured prompt and accurate delivery. 
 
 J. M. Moore, dealer in jNIeats and Piovisions, 
 also Proprietor of Livery Stable, Cociiituate. — 
 The enterprises conducted by Mr. J. M. Moore 
 are among the most useful and popular of all 
 those located in this coinnmnity, for he gives 
 close personal attention to the supervision of 
 affairs and is consequently enabled to keep the 
 service up to a high standard of efficiency. He 
 is a native of Cochituate, and served in the army 
 during the Rebellion; and in 1884 succeeded ]\Ir. 
 W. (!. Neal in the ownership of the meat and 
 provision business which ^Ir. Moore has since 
 so successfully conducted. The store has an 
 area of about 600 square feet, and always con- 
 tains a carefully chosen stock, comprising beef, 
 lamb, veal, pork, mutton, hams and fresh and 
 salted meats in general, together with country 
 produce, including all kinds of vegetables in 
 their season. All classes of trade are catered to 
 and the lowest market rates are (juoted on the 
 various commodities handled. ^Ir. Moore also 
 carries on a well-equipped livery stable and is 
 prepared to furnish stylish, comfortable and in 
 every way desirable teams, at short notice and at 
 reasonable rates. He has eight horses available 
 for livery purposes, and employs sufficient assist- 
 ance to ensure both animals and vehicles being 
 kept in first class condition and to enable him to 
 guarantee prompt and satisfactory service at all 
 times. 
 
 H. O. Dean, manufacturer of Brogans and 
 Plow Shoes, Main Street, Cochituate.— The en- 
 terprise conducted by Mr. II. C. Dean has been 
 carried on for nearly 30 years and is one of the 
 best known of the various manufacturing under- 
 takings located in this vicinity. It was inaugu- 
 rated in 1861 by Mr. II. C. Dean, afterwards be- 
 ing continued by ^lessrs. T. A. & II. C. Dean, 
 who were succeeded by Messrs. C. VV. & II. C. 
 Dean, die present proprietor assuming sole con- 
 trol in 1879. He was born in Cochituate, has 
 
84 
 
 LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF COCHITUATE. 
 
 been a member of the board of selectmen, and 
 for years has been regarded as one of our most 
 truly representative business men. Mr. Dean is 
 engaged in the manufacture of brogans and 
 plow shoes, and utilizes one-half a shop which 
 occupies premises comprising three floors of the 
 dimensions of 20x60 feet. His productions are 
 well known among the trade, and their unifor- 
 mity of quality makes them popular alike with 
 dealers and consumers for they can safely be 
 guaranteed to prove as represented, and are sure 
 to give entire satisfaction. Mr. Dean is prepared 
 to fill orders at short notice, and to quote the 
 lowest market rates at all times. 
 
 O. A. Goodnow, dealer in Boots, Shoes and 
 Rubbers, Furnishings and Dry Goods, Cochitu- 
 ate, Mass. — We are quite sure that the residents 
 of Cochituate will agree with us in considering 
 the establishment conducted by Mr. C. A. Good- 
 now to be worthy of especially favorable men- 
 tion, for it is one of the most popular stores in 
 town, and what is still more to the point, its 
 popularity has been attained by the continual 
 practice of strictly legitimate methods. The 
 business was founded a good many years ago, 
 and in 1879 came into the possession of Mr. 
 George A. Leach, who was succeeded by the 
 present proprietor in 1888. Mr. Goodnow was 
 born in Waltham, Mass., and has proved himself 
 to be a careful and discriminating buyer as well 
 as an enterprising dealer since he became identi- 
 fied with his present business, for his stock is 
 always attractive in variety and quality, and his 
 prices are as low as can be quoted on really de- 
 pendable goods. Among the more prominent 
 articles dealt in may be mentioned boots, shoes 
 and rubbers, furnishings and dry goods, and the 
 very latest fashionable novelties are represented 
 in the assortment offered, together with full lines 
 of staple goods. Competent assistance is em- 
 ployed and prompt and courteous attention is as- 
 sured to every caller, goods being cheerfully 
 shown at all times. Mr. Goodnow is also agent 
 for W. A. Bird for coal and wood. 
 
 R. C. Dean, manufacturer of Brogans and 
 Plow Shoes, Cochituate, Mass. — Among the 
 flourishing and noteworthy concerns devoted to 
 the production of footwear in Cochituate may be 
 m.entioned the establishment of R. C. Dean, 
 manufacturer of brogans and plow shoes, and 
 whose products maintain a uniformly high stand- 
 aid of excellence, and as a consequence are in 
 steady and extensive demand throughout the 
 South and West, while the trade affords evi- 
 dence of constant and substantial increase every 
 
 year. Mr. Dean, who is a native of Cochituate,. 
 is a practical and expert workman, and is thor- 
 oughly conversant with every detail of the 
 business. The business was commenced in 1870- 
 by King & Dean, but in 1873 Mr. A. F. Dean 
 assumed full control and thus continued until 
 1879, when the present proprietor, then only 
 nineteen years of age, became a partner, the two- 
 brothers doing business under the firm style of 
 A. F. Dean & Co. In 1882, Mr. R. C. Dean be- 
 came sole proprietor, the business growing and 
 extending rapidly from the first, until now it is- 
 of a most gratifying character. The factory is a 
 three-story frame structure, 20x60 feet in dimen- 
 sions, and is also occupied by Mr. R. C. Dean. 
 Employment is afforded to from 20 to 25 hands. 
 Mr. Dean gives very close personal attention to- 
 the. business, and the prosperous development of 
 the business is but a just reward. 
 
 Oochituate House, J. A. Dupuis, Proprietor, 
 Cochituate, Mass. — It requires no little tact and 
 ability to manage a hotel successfully, for one 
 has all sorts of people to deal with, and what 
 will suit one class of patrons will prove highly 
 obnoxious to another; so it is no wonder that but. 
 few men are capable of conducting a really popu- 
 lar house, and that failures are much more fre- 
 quent than successes. An immediate and pro- 
 nounced success in this line of business is cer- 
 tainly worthy of more than passing mention, and 
 in this connection we may very fittingly call the 
 attention of our readers to the Cochituate House 
 under its present management, for since Mr. J. 
 A. Dupuis succeeded Mr. William Hardy in the 
 proprietorship of the hotel, in 1889, he has 
 amply proved both his determination and his 
 ability to make the house a popuhir one in the 
 best sense of the word. Mr. Dupuis is a native 
 of Canada, and evidently has a very clear con- 
 ception of what the public demand in hotel ac- 
 commodations, for he has worked hard to im- 
 prove the service offered at the Cochituate House, 
 and neglects no opportunity to make such, 
 changes as careful observation indicates would 
 be desirable. The hotel can accommodate thirty- 
 guests, and the facilities now at hand are such 
 that this number of patrons can be satisfactorily 
 catered to at very short notice. The rooms are 
 very comfortably furnished, and the entire premi- 
 ses are kept in neat and attractive condition;, 
 while the table is supplied with an abundant va- 
 riety of substantial food, and the cooking and 
 service are both far superior to the avernge. The 
 terms of the house are uniformly moderate, and 
 sucli of our readers as may have occasion to visit 
 Cochituate will best serve their own interests by 
 putting up at this liberally managed hotel. 
 
INDEX TO NOTICES. 
 
 BANKS. 
 
 First National Bank 25 
 
 Marlboro Savings Bank 2R 
 
 Natick Five Cents Savings Bank 05 
 
 Natick National Bank 67 
 
 People's National Bank 11 
 
 BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURERS. 
 
 Bent, Wm.. & J. M 82 
 
 Brigham, F. , & Co 'SH 
 
 Coolidge, T. A IG 
 
 Dean, II. C 83 
 
 Dean, 11. C 84 
 
 Felch, Bros 83 
 
 <jregory & Co 53 
 
 Howe, S. H. Shoe Co., The 27 
 
 Jefts, L. T 36 
 
 Rice & Hutchins 26 
 
 Travis, A. 1., & G. W. & Co 77 
 
 Ward, F. L. & Co 72 
 
 Wilson, J. (). & Co 75 
 
 BOOT AND SHOE DEALERS. 
 
 Barry & Waugh 30 
 
 Boston Branch Boot and Shoe Store (L. V. 
 
 Randall) 
 
 Boston Shoe Store (J. F. McGlenan) 49 
 
 Cosgrove, D. W 27 
 
 Goodnow, C. A 84 
 
 Moran & Buckley 67 
 
 One Price Shoe Store (Sullivan & Hemen- 
 
 way) 51 
 
 Pratt & Underwood 65 
 
 Treacy Bros 20 
 
 BAKERS, CATERERS «fc CONFECTIONERS. 
 
 Bartlett, C. L 20 
 
 Blyth, Andrew ; 35 
 
 Downs, James 76 
 
 Grattan, C. A. (Star Bakery) 71 
 
 Gray, J. F 78 
 
 Masterson, Geo. J 49 
 
 McKechnie, C. M 75 
 
 Spofford, G. A 23 
 
 BLACKSMITHS. 
 
 Arbuckle, W.J 53 
 
 Spalding, H. A 22 
 
 Thomson, Bros 50 
 
 CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. 
 
 Andrews, J. A & Co 23 
 
 Andrews, Henry K. W 13 
 
 Elliott, E. J 12 
 
 COAL AND WOOD. 
 
 Guernsey, R. A 39 
 
 Lawrence & VVilkins 38 
 
 Robinson & Jones 78 
 
 CIGAR MANUFACTURERS. 
 
 Bliss, C. L 31 
 
 Sansoucy, Anselme 10 
 
 CARRIAGE MFRS. AND DEALERS. 
 
 Taylor, Levi 14 
 
 Weeks, C. F 15 
 
 DRUGGISTS. 
 
 Cochran, Geo. B 40 
 
 Curtis, Charles L 55 
 
 Daniels & Twitchell 77 
 
 Home, F. B 48 
 
 Levasseur, Geo. 31 
 
 Lombard, LA.. 54 
 
 Lucia, Edgar B 41 
 
 Morse. C. H 71 
 
 Partridge, Edw. F 43 
 
 Rice, George 57 
 
 DRY AND FANCY GOODS. 
 
 Boynton & Co 10 
 
 Chamberlin, H. F 78 
 
 Clifford Folger & Co 56 
 
 Danforth, A. II., Mrs 58 
 
 Gregoire, J 24 
 
 Ilolden. C. W 39 
 
 Howe, Geo. C 68 
 
 Kenealy, John, Mrs 74 
 
 Lang, A. M 55 
 
 Poor, G. W 41 
 
 Randall, R. H 72 
 
 Trowbridge, CO 48 
 
 Wright, H. C 29 
 
 DENTISTS. 
 
 Chamberlin, W. C 49 
 
 Clark, R. 14 
 
 Nelson, M. O 66 
 
 FURNITURE DEALERS. 
 
 Burks, C. W 70 
 
 Irwin, T. L 74 
 
 Newton, A. R. , & Son 47 
 
 Reed, E. M 72 
 
 South Framingham Furniture Co 57 
 
 Star Furniture Co 25 
 
 FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED. 
 
 Doon & Bowers 71 
 
 Hastings, F. J., & Co 27 
 
 Stone, C. H 23 
 
 Whittemore & Ewell 39 
 
 FLORISTS. 
 
 Nicholson, Wm 52 
 
 Pitt, A. M 36 
 
 GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. 
 
 Arnaud, Bros, (fish) 22 
 
 Atwood, E. A 83 
 
 Barnicle & Allen 66 
 
 Chase & Dav 41 
 
 Clark, Edwar'ds 69 
 
 Cunningham, L. O 20 
 
 Dodsou & Springer. . . 64 
 
 Dolierty, P. F 75 
 
 Estabrook, E. M 21 
 
 Fitch & Foster 18 
 
 Gauvin, Frank 19 
 
 Holden, C. W 39 
 
 Hunt, E. F 55 
 
 Marshall, J. L 15 
 
 Moore, J. M 83 
 
 O'Brien & Conry 25 
 
 Orient Tea Co. (E. F. Pond) 12 
 
 Robinson, H 38 
 
 Rowle.s. Albert E 9 
 
 Ring, E. A 68 
 
 Ryan, Timothy & Co 18 
 
 Scott, Alex 21 
 
 Small Bros, (fish) 42 
 
 Stone, C. H 23 
 
 Stone, L. P 77 
 
 Stratton, Ruf us 38 
 
 Trowbridge, CO 4b 
 
 Union Beef Co , The (E. M. Wall) 76 
 
 Walker, D. A. & Co 23 
 
 Ward, W. F 51 
 
 Wheeler, Alvin 23 
 
 Wight. Geo. C 70 
 
 Whilmore & Daboll 49 
 
 Woodbury, C L 40 
 
86 
 
 INDEX TO NOTICES. 
 
 
 HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. 
 
 Bowers, H. C 56 
 
 Carrigan, John 74 
 
 Central House 19 
 
 Cochituate House (Cochituate) 84 
 
 Cochituate House (Natick) .... 66 
 
 Given, S. S. , Mrs 49 
 
 Gleason House 22 
 
 Hudson House 41 
 
 Mitchell House 69 
 
 South Framingham Hotel 54 
 
 Wilson House 73 
 
 Windsor House 16 
 
 Winthrop House 57 
 
 HARDWARE, STOVES, PAINT.S, OILS, ETC. 
 
 Adams & Crocker 21 
 
 Fiske&Co 64 
 
 Frost, D. 58 
 
 Sawyer, H. L 56 
 
 Weeks, A. C 28 
 
 HOUSE, SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS. 
 
 Hanlan, Wm. F 17 
 
 Leland, F. H 76 
 
 Roach, J. F 48 
 
 Randall, J. H 54 
 
 Rockwood, Geo. W 17 
 
 Vollmer, J. E 55 
 
 HARNESS MANUFACTURERS. 
 
 Campbell, H. M 37 
 
 Hall. C. E 42 
 
 Moyse, J. B 67 
 
 Sweeney, J B 76 
 
 Tracy, John J 18 
 
 Tucker, Edw. L 9 
 
 ICE DEALERS. 
 
 Lake Williams Ice Co 17 
 
 Stevens, C. C 52 
 
 INSURANCE. 
 
 Barnes, William 24 
 
 Burleigh, O. H 63 
 
 Holyoke, Chas. F ' 9 
 
 Judd, Burtis 47 
 
 LAUNDRIES AND DYE HOI SES. 
 
 Marlboro Dye House 24 
 
 Marlboro Steam Laundry 18 
 
 People's Steam Laundry (D. A. Mahony ... 68 
 
 LIVERY, BOARDING AND FEED STABLES. 
 
 Brigham, Frank E 29 
 
 Brooks & Gleason 77 
 
 Dacey & Son 16 
 
 Daniels W. E 73 
 
 Houghton, F. E 68 
 
 Light, L. D 42 
 
 Onthank, W. H 30 
 
 Washington Street Stables (E. Ryan) 74 
 
 Willard, Noah 12 
 
 MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS. 
 
 Gregoire, J 24 
 
 Maguire, Mary, Miss 10 
 
 McGrath, A. F., Miss 79 
 
 Shumway, R. L , Miss 15 
 
 Travis, C. A., Miss 76 
 
 Wood, A. J 50 
 
 NEWSDEALERS, BOOKSELLERS AND 
 STATIONERS. 
 
 Fairbanks, J. B. & Son 73 
 
 Gerald, N. R 83 
 
 C. S. Thompson 13 
 
 3IANUFACTURERS. 
 
 Auburn Last Co 54 
 
 Doherty, P. T., Estate of. 72 
 
 Davey, J. F. (machinist) 8> 
 
 Dawes, F. S. (cutting dies) 3^ 
 
 Dorr, W. P. (wood turner) 10 
 
 Fames, A. M. , & Co. (whei-ls) = 56- 
 
 Ellis Manufacturing Co. (fillers) la 
 
 Frank & Duston (paper boxes) 9- 
 
 Hobbs, Geo. J. (cutting dies) 8 
 
 Howe, E. P. (machinist) 10' 
 
 Longley, E. F. (wooden boxes) 19- 
 
 Millay, P. E. & Son (lasts) 35- 
 
 Parsons, Henry (machinist) 28- 
 
 Tower Brothers, (boot and shoe machinery). 37 
 Williams, S. H. (planing-mill, also packing- 
 boxes) 47 
 
 Wise, T., Motor & Machine Co 50- 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Cooper, Newell (shirts) 79- 
 
 Enterprise Steam Job Office 79' 
 
 Emerson, Samuel (soap powder) 69' 
 
 Este, H. R. W. (dairy products 11 
 
 Framingham, Historical Sketch of \% 
 
 Gates, Henry (ladders, etc.) 14 
 
 Harris, David 31 
 
 Harvvood, H. & Sons (base balls) 75 
 
 Howe Cement Co 79- 
 
 Howe, A. B. & Co. (lumber and builders' 
 
 materials) 20 
 
 Hudson, Historical Sketch of 31 
 
 Joslin, James T. & Kalph E. (attorneys) 40 
 
 Marlboro Rubber Co 17 
 
 Moulton, Ellen E. (toys, etc.) 69- 
 
 Seifer, Jacob (clothing cleaned) 71 
 
 Skahan, John J. (auctioneer) 29 
 
 Warner, J. H. (music and toys) 15 
 
 PHOTOGRAPHEKS. 
 
 Drake, H. S 57 
 
 Richardson, E. P 13 
 
 Williams, F.J 70 
 
 REAL ESTATE. 
 
 Judd, Burtis 47 
 
 Tucker & Young 53 
 
 TAILORS, CLOTHIERS, HATS, CAPS, ETC. 
 
 Beal, Leander . 65^ 
 
 Blake, W. C. & Co 12 
 
 Burkhill, James 36 
 
 Carpenter, John M 24 
 
 Graves & Jennison 42 
 
 Hastines, F. C 51 
 
 McGratli, M. A 58 
 
 Whitcomb, C. H 73 
 
 UNDERTAKERS. 
 
 Burks, C. W 70 
 
 Ellithorp, Levi P 36. 
 
 Hooker, Frank E 66 
 
 McGrath, M. A 58 
 
 WALL PAPER, WINDOW SHADES, ETC. 
 
 Magrath, Chas. J 19- 
 
 Moore, Fred. A 30 
 
 WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY. 
 
 Ambrose, C. W 7» 
 
 Bemis, Geo. F 51 
 
 Brigham & Eager 11 
 
 Edmonds & Brown 52" 
 
 Haynes, Wm. W 48 
 
 Marshall, E. M 64 
 
 Mossman, AM 37 
 
 Squire, Geo. F 30 
 
 Thompson, D. E 58