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   VENETIAN BLIND COMPANY, Makers of English and American Venetian Blinds; also
Hill's Patent Inside Sliding Blinds, No. 219 Church Street.-One of the most
attractive displays that is annually noted at the great American Institute Fair,
in New York, is the exhibition made by the Venetian Blind Company, of
Burlington. Organized in 1884, with a capital of $60,000, this company has
developed, until, at present, its capital is $40,000, while the company is rated
among New England's foremost industries. Seventy-five hands are employed here,
while the factory is one of the best fitted and finest appointed in Burlington,
being supplied with all of the latest improved machinery. The company
manufactures Hill's patent inside sliding blinds, English and American improved
Venetian blinds and wire window screens, making Venetian blind slats a
specialty. The productive capacity of the company's factory may be fancied, when
it is known that 700 finished blinds are turned out here each week. There is
hardly a corner of the country in which the venetian blind is not found, as may
be evinced by the fact that branch offices are sustained in New York, Brooklyn
and Chicago, Ill., to facilitate more ready supplies for the demand. The
composition of the company is upon the basis of a regular stock organization,
and comprises a complete staff of officers. Mr. Elias Lyman is the president, a
conservative, though enterprising man of business, with the company's best
interests foremost in mind. The remaining staff comprises Messrs. Henry Wells,
vice-president; F. W. Wright, secretary; L. C. Grant, treasurer, and Geo. D.
Wright, manager. These gentlemen are well known in business and manufacturing
circles, and stamp the existence of the Venetian Blind Company with reliability
and a complete fulfillment of promises.

   HOTEL BURLINGTON, Delaney & Harrington, Proprietors, St. Paul Street.-Hotel
Burlington was opened to the public in April, 188C, by Messrs. Delaney &
Harrington, the present proprietors, and has always been accorded a liberal and
influential patronage. The house is three stories in height, and contains
fifty-six rooms for guests. It is eligibly located on St. Paul Street, facing
City Hall Park, and is convenient alike to the permanent patron, the commercial
tourist and the transient guest. No luxury afforded in situation, surroundings,
modern conveniences or management in any hotel is lacking at Hotel Burlington.
The rooms are elegantly furnished, supplied with every convenience as regards
light and heat, while as to sanitary arrangements this hotel is unrivalled. The
cuisine of the house is worthy of special praise, being under the most
experienced management, and kept up to the highest standard of excellence.
Carriages run to all trains, and every necessity of modern hotel life is
supplied for the accommodation of guests. Terms are placed upon a popular basis,
and a stay at this house is always remembered as a pleasant experience. The
proprietors, Messrs. G. M. Delaney and Benjamin Harrington, are well-known
Burlingtonians, eminently popular with their host of friends and patrons, and
have won success as hotel men by honest endeavor to meet every demand of the
public.

   A. B. FISHER, Contractor and Builder, No. 135 Winooski Avenue.-Mr. A. B.
Fisher began business as a builder forty years ago, in the village of Barre,
remaining there until after the war, when he removed to Montpelier. Here he
proved his ability as an architect, designing and supervising the erection of
several large buildings in that town, including the Pavilion, one of the finest
hotel structures in the state. The steady increase of his commissions and
widening field of his labors resulted in 1877, in his removal to Burlington,
where he has since carried on an extensive business, employing some fifty expert
assistants in draughting, building and general joiner work. Mr. Fisher is
engaged largely in supervising the erection of the most advanced class of public
and private buildings, and although it is needless to particularize in regard to
the work of so well known a builder as Mr. Fisher, we cannot refrain from
mentioning among his creations in this city the Howard Opera House, Wells &
Richardson Company's Buildings, the St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel and Rectory,
Ethan Allen Building, and the residences of A. E. Richardson, General Wells, H.
G. Loomis, Hon. Henry Ballard, Chas. Woodhouse, J. W. and A. W. Dunham, among
many others. The estimated value of the property built by Mr. Fisher in
Burlington is $1,500,000. He is fully prepared with all the necessary facilities
to design and supervise the erection of any building, not only promptly, but
with that intelligent apprehension of design which has caused his efforts to be
so highly appreciated. As a contractor and builder, Mr. Fisher does the largest
business of any one in Burlington. His son, Mr. Clellan W. Fisher, is a
prominent architect of this city. Mr. Fisher is a native Vermonter, served three
years during the war as a member of the Eighth Vermont Regiment, and is a member
of the G. A. R. and the F. and A. M.

   ISAAC ROGERS & SON, Agents. Practical, Plain and Fancy Slate Roofers, Also
Dealers in All Kinds of Slate, No. 333 Winooski Avenue.-The building industries
have no more necessary and indispensable department than that known as slate
roofing, a branch of-architecture which probably owes its incipiency to the
French. Burlington was one of the foremost cities of the Union to adopt this
innovation, which has now grown into a requirement under the building laws of
many cities. On Oct. 15, 1857, Mr. Isaac Rogers established himself in this
line, which includes practical, plain and fancy slate roofing, and also the
dealing in all kinds of slate. In the year of 1881, the business had grown to
such an extent, that Mr. Rogers felt justified in taking a partner, and as a
consequence, the existing firm was organized under the title of Messrs. Isaac
Rogers & Son. They employ an able and skilled force of eight men, giving special
attention to slate jobbing in this city and vicinity. Their premises are stocked
with the finest specimens of slate, which is used in various departments of
building, but chiefly in roofing. Their workrooms are provided with the latest
improvements, and all of the conveniences for conducting a first-class business.
Being practical tradesmen, the Messrs. Rogers have built their business upon the
patronage of the leading men of town, a fact which also comes from the knowledge
that their work always affords satisfaction. In 1887, opportunity offered for
these gentlemen to extend their usefulness and they consequently put in a
complete stock of groceries. The wisdom of their policy is read in their
success. They supply the retail trade with the best sundries, including farm
produce, butter, eggs, etc., and also teas, sugar, coffee, flour, and the
endless variety of commodities that make up a neat and attractive grocery store,
their place at No. 323 Winooski Avenue, being one of the best managed stores in
this part of the city. Mr. Rogers, Sr., is a member of the Grocer and Meatmen's
Association. Both members of the firm are natives of Vermont, and have made a
record for strict and honorable commercial dealing.

   HENRY J. NELSON, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Furniture, Church Street.-The
oldest and largest furniture establishment in Burlington is that of Mr. Henry J.
Nelson, having been established in 1840 by Mr. Chas. Nelson, who' was succeeded
by his son, the present proprietor, in 18C2. Its stock of furniture, bedding,
mirrors, window shades, lace curtains and draperies is the largest in the state,
and quoted at the lowest prices obtainable anywhere. The business premises
comprise four floors, 30 by 90 feet each, with a storehouse, 40 by CO feet, and
the business is conducted at both wholesale and retail. The premises are divided
into salesrooms cabinet-making, upholstering and drapery departments, in which
steady employment is found for a large force of skilled and expert hands. The
stock of furniture embraces everything that can be desired in fine and medium
goods, parlor and chamber suits, dining-room, library, hall, office and kitchen
furniture; besides innumerable specialties of the rarest aud most costly
materials, in wood, silk, brocades, velours and plushes. A specialty is made in
manufacturing to order all kinds of artistic furniture, the most elegant fabrics
being used in the upholstering, and all the work being done under the immediate
supervision of the proprietor. The commonest materials when manipulated by this
house, assume unique shapes, pleasing and attractive to the eye, and in unity
with the modern, the renaissance and the antique. Much of the ware is indeed
matchless for costly elegance and beautiful design, while in draperies and
interior decorations, this house stands without a peer. Many of the largest and
finest residences in the city have been furnished by Mr. Nelson, who is an
expert in regard to shades and patterns. He is in regular receipt of the latest
novelties in rich draperies, and from his stock the most exacting taste can
readily be satisfied. Mr. Nelson is a native of Burlington, and one of its
substantial, public-spirited citizens; a member of the Board of Trade and
honored and esteemed in social and business life.

   J. L. DUHAMEL, Dealer in Boots and Shoes, No. 20 Church Street.-There is no
article of wearing apparel of more importance to either sex than that of
external footwear, and its manufacture forms a most important place in the list
of mechanical arts. A well-known and deservedly prosperous house engaged in this
business, and enjoying a very enviable reputation for the superior excellence of
its goods and honorable, straightforward business methods, is that of Mr. J. L.
Duhamel, located at No. 20 Church Street. This house has only been in operation
since March 1, 1890, but has from its foundation enjoyed a large, first-class
patronage. Mr. Duhamel is a thoroughly experienced man in all branches of the
trade and occupies a spacious, commodious store, which is appropriately fitted
up with every convenience for the transaction of business and the comfort of
patrons, while the stock carried is complete and is being constantly increased
by fresh invoices. The assortment embraces everything in the line of fine and
medium grades of boots, shoes and gaiters for men, boys or youths, and
everything new and stylish for ladies, misses and children, including the strong
walking boot and school shoe, also the light and delicate made toilet slipper.
He also has a full assortment of rubber boots, arctics, overshoes, sandals, and
slips suitable for all ages, sizes and sexes. He sells the famous "Nox 'Em All"
shoe, that is so popular at this time for its stylish appearance and excellent
wearing qualities. His goods have all been selected with the greatest care and
from the productions of the best manufacturers, and cannot fail to please, as
they are sold at the lowest figure and guaranteed to be as represented. Mr.
Duhamel is a pleasant, courteous, reliable dealer, prompt in his engagements,
and is highly respected in social and business circles.

   GRAND UNION TEA COMPANY, Importers and Dealers in Choice Teas, Coffees and
Spices, Specialties in Baking Powder, Headquarters Nos. 72 and 79 Front Street,
New Burlington Store, No. 55 Church Street.-Few articles that enter into daily
consumption are so hard to obtain of purity and good quality as tea, coffee, and
spices. It is therefore of great advantage to the consumer to know of some
establishment where he can obtain these articles absolutely pure and free from
adulteration. Just such an establishment may be found at No. 55 Church Street,
where the Grand Union Tea Company have their headquarters for this state. This
is one of the sixty-eight branch stores of this company, which are scattered all
over the United States. Their headquarters are at Nos. 72 and 79 Front Street,
New York. At this house in Burlington is kept a complete stock of the choicest
teas comprising Oolong, Formosa, English breakfast, Japan, basket fired or
uncolored Japan, gunpowder, young Hyson and Imperial; all grades of coffee, raw
or roasted, whole or ground, as ordered. The company put up their own spices, of
which they handle a full line of first-class goods. They manufacture their own
extracts, lemon and vanilla, which are full weight and of extra strength. They
manufacture the Acme and Grand Union baking powder, which is guaranteed pure,
giving perfect satisfaction everywhere used. The individual members of the
company are Messrs. Frank S., Charles F. and Cyrus D. Jones, all brothers and
natives of New York. Mr. M. J. Norris, who has for five years been in their
employ, is the present manager for the New England States. He is a native of
Pennsylvania, and a member of the F. A. M., and is recognized as a gentleman of
great executive ability.

   ADSIT & BIGELOW, Coal Dealers, Office. No. 156 Main Street.-In this fast age,
the men who prove themselves loyal to any trust, whether it be in the capacity
of business men, where public patronage is depended upon for support, or as
officers of the people, under any of these circumstances, men who fulfill their
promises, are worthy to be counted among the world's elect. Two gentlemen who
are in business in Burlington, have won the esteem of the community, by the
manner in which they have conducted their business affairs since their
establishment in 1875. These are Messrs. E. S. Adsit and J. J. Bigelow, coal
dealers. They have built up a large wholesale and retail trade among the leading
buyers of this city and vicinity. The brands of coal that they furnish are of
the best, and always in accordance with their promises. They have an extensive
store-room, capable of holding 10,000 tons of coal, » fact which alone attests
the volume of their business. Messrs. Adsit & Bigelow are natives of Vermont,
and as merchants rank among the leading men of this city.

   E. F. AUERBACH & CO., Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. Nos. 16 and 18 Church
Street.-One of the most enterprising and popular firms dealing in watches,
clocks and jewelry in this city and vicinity, is the well known firm of E. F.
Auerbach & Co. Occupying one of the best locations in the city, and having a
store remarkable for the elegance of its appointments and a stock of goods which
is acknowledged to be the largest and finest stock of silverware, clocks,
watches and jewelry in this section of the state, the firm has from its
foundation been on the high road to success. The exquisite taste of Mr. Auerbach
and his able assistants displayed in the arrangement of his magnificent goods,
is the admiration of all visitors and customers. The firm is continually adding
novelties as soon as they are introduced, so however often one may call there is
something new to see. Their stock of watches is complete, and a great advantage
of this establishment is the selling of goods on the installment plan, thus
enabling those who admire costly jewelry and will wear nothing else, to obtain
it by easy payments. They carry a large and elegant stock of solid gold and roll
plate jewelry in sets, half sets and single pieces, in all the latest and
original styles as soon as brought out. They have a brilliant array of diamond
jewelry and can suit all tastes. Their stock of watches is complete, and all
styles and makes are represented at prices that cannot fail to defy competition.
Fine watch repairing and engraving is done by thoroughly experienced workmen,
and the trade is brisk and constantly enlarging. Three traveling salesmen are
employed. Mr. E. F. Auerbach is a native of Germany, and is thoroughly
experienced in every branch of the business.

   H. E. ADAMS & SON, Opticians, Practical Watchmakers, and Dealers in Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry, etc., No. 107 Church Street. -This business was established in
1879 by H. E. Adams and the present firm was established in 1890. The premises
occupied comprise one floor, 20 x 60 feet in dimensions. Three expert workmen
are employed, and all orders receive prompt attention. Mr. Adams, the senior
member of the firm, has a thorough knowledge of the business in all its branches
and gives his personal attention to every department daily. The firm are
practical watchmakers, opticians and dealers in watches, clocks, jewelry,
diamonds, bronze, silver and plated ware, etc. Fine watches are accurately
adjusted and rated by the best clock in Burlington. Accurate time is given the
city every morning at 9:15 o'clock. Having had a long and successful experience
in the retail trade, they now propose to add to their large and flourishing
business that branch known as Trade Work. They are prepared to do all kinds of
fine watch repairing coming under the head of watchmakers, for the trade.
Special attention is given to the repairing of marine and pocket chronometers,
adjusting to heat, cold, isochronism and position at reasonable prices. Parts of
watches are duplicated at short notice. Watches are changed from key to stem
winders when desired. They have all the machinery necessary for the manufacture
of all parts of a watch, and all work entrusted to them will be done in a
thorough, workmanlike manner. Mr. H. E. Adams, the senior member of the firm, is
a native of Vermont, and is director of the Electric Light Company. Mr. M. W.
Adams is a native of Chester, and is a member of the F. A. M. and I. O. O. F.
and is highly respected for his business abilities and courteous treatment of
customers.

   BURLINGTON COTTON MILLS, Manufacturers of Print Cloths.-The business of this
company was originally established in 1845, by the Winooski Mill Co., the
existing firm having been incorporated in 1888. It has a large factory at
Winooski Falls, devoted to carding and spinning, where 25,000 spindles are kept
in operation. This mill is supplied with all of the latest improved machinery,
and is regarded as a very valuable plant. At Burlington the company has a large
two-story building and several other buildings where weaving is carried on. The
company employs about three hundred hands and has the capacity for producing
30,000 yards of print cloth daily, which is sold to printing establishments. The
offices of the company here are commodiously furnished with all the conveniences
necessary for a successful and large business. The president and general manager
is Mr. Joel H. Gates, a gentleman who has filled his office with satisfaction
since the organization of the company. Mr. R. G. Leverson, the treasurer, is
also a gentleman of sterling worth, and both gentlemen sustain an excellent
standing in-the community.

   MRS. P. H. McMAHON, Ladies' Bazaar, No. 47, Head of Church Street.-This store
in its appointments and arrangement is a model of taste, attractiveness and
completeness, and is fully stocked with the most desirable, first-class
millinery goods, including the latest novelties and finest foreign and domestic
trimmings. With large experience, and every facility at hand, Mrs. McMahon is
prepared to supply first-class millinery of the most fashionable and correct
styles and patterns at a cost one-third less than that of more pretentious
establishments. Mrs. McMahon has from the foundation of this business in 1885
established herself in the general esteem of a large and first-class patronage.
She has occupied the present location during the past year only. The store is
handsomely furnished, and contains the most elegant assortment of millinery
goods found in the city. Five expert milliners are employed, and all work is
executed with exquisite taste and skill, and all orders promptly attended to.
The stock of ladies' furnishing goods is full and complete. Here are to be found
Infants' Outfits in great variety and beauty of design, also material for art
needle work. Stamping is done to order in a great variety of patterns on any
material at most reasonable prices. Mrs. McMahon is a native of Burlington, and
is widely known and esteemed in business and social circles.

   R. B. STEARNS & CO., Park Drug Store, No. 172 College Street.-If age is
honorable, then the Park Drug Store, conducted under the proprietorship of
Messrs. R. B. Stearns & Co., deserves the highest mark of esteem. It was
established in 1840 by Mr. John Peck, and after some changes, the present firm
was organized in 1870, as successors to J. W. Roby & Co. The premises occupied
for trade purposes comprise four floors, 30 x 65 feet each, and the main
salesroom is a model of elegance, taste and beauty, being fitted up and finished
in hard woods, marble counters, marble floor, and heavy plate-glass show-cases,
and is the center of a large and active trade. Patrons of this establishment
always find goods as represented, and prices at the bottom notch. All the
manufactured drugs are from the best known manufacturing chemists of Europe and
America, and their own laboratory is kept busy preparing prescriptions for the
medical fraternity and their other patrons. Their herb and general botanical
department carries nothing old or musty. Their poisons are kept in a distinct
compartment so that mistakes cannot be made, and their entire business is
systematized. Their druggists' sundries, imported and domestic perfumes, combs,
sponges, hair and tooth brushes, and a full line of toilet articles are sold at
very moderate prices. They carry everything called for in the drug line. The
members of this responsible firm are Messrs. R. B. Stearns and A. C. Tuttle,
both native Vermonters, and expert and accomplished pharmacists. Mr. Stearns is
a member of the Burlington Board of Trade; Mr. Tuttle is a member of the F. and
A. M., and both are gentlemen of sound judgment and sterling integrity.

   DR. JAMES LEWIS, Dentist, No. 181 College Street.-The oldest, leading, best
known dentist in the city is Dr. James Lewis, who has acquired a wide-spread
reputation for superiority and excellence as a dentist. He is a native of
Pennsylvania, and spent a number of years in close study, graduating with honor
at the Pennsylvania Dental College at Philadelphia. He is also a graduate of the
Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, and of the medical college of this
city. Dr. Lewis' elegantly furnished dental parlors are finely located at No.
181 College Street. The premises utilized comprise three rooms, a reception
room, operating room and laboratory. In all the departments will be found all
the latest improved scientific and mechanical appliances known to the
profession. Dr. Lewis is prepared to execute all branches of the business from
the filling and cleaning of teeth to the most difficult adjustment of artificial
sets. Ether and other anaesthetics as administered by him have been very
successful in alleviating pain in the extracting and filling of teeth. Filling
decayed teeth with gold platinum, silver or composition is executed in the most
skillful and correct manner, while special attention is given to the difficult
branches of crown setting. His productions in artificial teeth, whether singly
or in sets, are evidences of rare skill and artistic taste, giving a natural
appearance to the wearer. He is respected and esteemed not only for his great
professional skill, but for his personal characteristics, his many benevolent
acts, and his earnest endeavor to please his customers.

   O. C. STACY, Livery and Boarding Stables, Church Street, below Main.-One of
the most popular livery and boarding establishments for horses in this city is
that of Mr. O. C. Stacy on Church Street. This business was established by Mr.
Stacy more than thirty years ago, and since then has always commanded a liberal
and permanent patronage. The stables are spacious and commodious, thoroughly
equipped with every requisite, and are well ventilated, properly lighted, and
thoroughly drained and free from all obnoxious odors. Every care and attention
is given to horses intrusted to the charge of the proprietors by experienced
grooms and stable men. This firm has a number of the most stylish equipages to
be seen in the city, and a stock of superior, thoroughbred driving horses which
can be hired for business or pleasure, night or day, on moderate terms. Among
the vehicles are included elegant coaches, carriages, landaus, coupes, buggies,
road wagons, etc. In the stock will be found those suitable for ladies or
invalids, either for saddle or harness use; also some that are lively "goers"
for those who delight in a spin over the road. Mr. Stacy is prepared to supply
parties, funerals, and weddings with any number of carriages at the shortest
notice. His trade is large and extends throughout the city, and principally
among the wealthy and refined classes. He exercises scrupulous care in the
selection of drivers, to engage only those who are sober, reliable, courteous
and intelligent. Mr. Stacy has been long and favorably known in this community.

   HENRY R. HILL, Men's Outfitting, No. 64 Church Street-One of the
representative establishments of Burlington is that of Mr. Henry R. Hill. His
facilities and connections are unrivaled, and since he established his business
in 1886 he. has completely revolutionized the trade in children's clothing
particularly, removing this branch of business from under the subordination of
gentlemen's tailoring. He has the only exclusive stock of children's clothing in
Vermont, while it has a fineness of quality that cannot be duplicated elsewhere
in the state. This is also headquarters for hats, caps and gents' furnishings.
The house has the sole agency for some of the most famous hat manufacturers of
the country, and also handles nearly all the celebrated makes of derby, soft and
silk hats. Here are to be found wedding and party outfits in shirts, collars,
cravats and gloves; a full line of hosiery and underwear, in pure lamb's wool,
merino and English balbriggan, in plain white and colors; English, French and
Japanese silk handkerchiefs in large variety; a full line of articles necessary
for traveling, such as English leather bags, trunks and valises; sleeping shirts
and long night shirts made from the best English flannels, cotton and silk, for
steamers, sleeping cars, yachting and hunting; traveling and smoking caps,
cotton and silk night caps; dress studs and sleeve links in white, enamel and
gold, mourning goods in handkerchiefs, studs and pins; the best makes of silk
umbrellas, walking sticks and canes. A specialty is made this season in fur
coats and robes, and inducements are offered in these goods as' regards both
quality and low prices which challenge comparison and defy successful
competition. Mr. Hill is a Massachusetts man by birth, an experienced and
sagacious merchant, a member of the Burlington Board of Trade, and has achieved
a success both fairly earned and justly merited.

   FERGUSON & ADSIT, Saddlery and Carriage Hardware, No. 185 College Street.-The
saddlery hardware house of Messrs. Ferguson & Adsit was founded in 1883 by the
present proprietors, and from that time onward has maintained a steady growth.
They deal extensively in saddlery and carriage hardware at both wholesale and
retail, and manufacture gig saddles, leather and nickel-plated goods. The stock
carried is remarkable for the care with which it has been selected and the
undoubted reliability of the goods. The premises occupied comprise four floors,
spacious and commodious, and two storehouses. Ten hands are employed and two
traveling salesmen are kept constantly on the road, who visit all portions of
Vermont and most of the eastern states. They are always in a position to offer
to the trade inducements it would be difficult to duplicate elsewhere. The
individual members of the firm are W. F. Ferguson and Alvaro Adsit. The former
is a native of Vermont and a member of the F. A. M.; the latter is a native of
New York. They are widely known as honorable business men. Their factory is
located at Winooski Falls, about two miles from this city.

   GEORGE A. HALL, Furniture, Baby Carriages, Lace Curtains, Rink Building.-In
this city no house takes a higher position in the sale of fine and medium
furniture than that of Mr. George A. Hall. He established his business here in
1885, and deals extensively at both wholesale and retail, in furniture, baby
carriages, lace curtains, etc. His mammoth salesrooms measure 60 x 160 feet, and
are stocked to repletion with new, choice and desirable goods. The stock
embraces everything that can be desired in parlor and chamber suits,
dining-room, library, hall, office and kitchen furniture, a specialty being made
of antique oak and cherry chamber suits, antique oak finish suits at reduced
prices, while innumerable special pieces are displayed in wood, silk, brocades,
velours and plushes. Much of the ware is matchless for costly elegance and
tasteful composition, while the variety is so great that the tastes and the
means of all classes of purchasers are readily suited. The largest stock of baby
carriages ever shown in Burlington is to be found here at a reduction of one to
five dollars; also, woven wire mattresses, splint seat and back piazza chairs,
Baldwin's dry air refrigerators, and a fine line of lace curtains. Mr. Hall is a
native Vermonter, and is recognized as one of the largest furniture dealers in
the state, bringing to bear ample resources, perfected facilities and a keen
appreciation of the wants of the public in this direction of trade.

   MATHEWS & HICKOK, Manufacturers of Packing Boxes, Cloth Boards, etc.-This
business was established by Messrs Mathews & Davis in 1871, and the present
company was formed in 1875, and from its foundation has been steadily
increasing. Hundreds, thousands of feet of lumber are worked up per week, and
boxes of various shapes and sizes are produced, from the smallest box used in
packing to the largest dry goods case. The factory is equipped with a full and
complete complement of the most modern improved machinery, and a large force of
hands find constant and remunerative employment. It would be difficult to
estimate the degree of benefit which the maintenance of such an extensive
industry as this must bring to the community. That it cannot be small is
apparent from the fact that so many workmen are given steady employment,
requiring the weekly disbursement for wages of such a sum as must add greatly to
the prosperity of tradespeople who furnish these hands and their families with
necessary supplies. Taken in any light it must be conceded that this
establishment is indeed an important factor in the general material prosperity
of the community. Messrs. J. M. Mathews & Horatio Hickok, the individual members
of the firm, are well-known, progressive business men and highly respected for
their honesty and sterling integrity.

   BEEMAN, HUNT & CO., Dry and Fancy Goods, No. 114 Church Street.-A leading
establishment of its kind in this city is the large dry goods and fancy goods
emporium of Messrs. Beeman, Hunt & Co. The business was established by S. L.
Herrick in 1850, and he was succeeded by several firms in the intervening years,
and in 1889 the present firm was established. The premises occupied are spacious
and commodious and attractively fitted up. A force of help sufficiently large to
meet the demands of a rapidly increasing trade is employed, and no efforts will
be spared by the proprietors to make this enterprise a success. They bring to
bear special qualifications both as to executive abilities, sound judgment and
facilities for securing at the earliest moment all the latest novelties in
foreign and domestic dry goods, including silks, satins and velvets, and dress
goods in the widest variety at the lowest prices. The bargains announced here
will be found exactly as stated. They have a large stock of fancy dry goods,
linens, domestics, hosiery, gloves and underwear for ladies. They make a
specialty of notions and small wares, of which they keep an almost endless
variety. The trade is both wholesale and retail. In the dress goods department
will be found a complete line of most fashionable plaids and stripes, plain
goods in camel's hair, cashmeres, serges, etc. A fine assortment of silk gimps,
black and colored web velvets and velvet ribbons for dress trimmings can also be
found here, and knitting yarns of nearly every shade of Germantown and Saxony
are kept constantly on hand. Messrs. B. B. Beeman and J. E. Hunt are both
natives of Vermont, and during the short time in which they have been
established here in business have won the confidence and esteem of the entire
community.

   FERGUSON BROTHERS, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Milk, Cream and Ice,
Office and Salesroom, No. 201 College Street.-Messrs. Ferguson Brothers are
wholesale and retail dealers in milk, cream and ice, having established their
business in 1883. They occupy two rooms for their office and salesroom, and keep
six men in their employ, while they do au extensive retail milk trade that
requires the services of five delivery wagons. Here they own a creamery,
covering a space of 50 x 80 feet, and supplied with all of the modern
conveniences for making their business a success. Everything about this place
shows extreme care and attention, while neatness is one of the noted features to
be met with. The Messrs. Ferguson Brothers are fastidious as to the selection of
their stock, their milch cows being of the best breed, kept upon wholesome food
and given the best of care, to the end that they may supply healthful products.
The firm has built up a trade with the best families in town and enjoys a
merited and profitable income. They also supply the market with the best ice
that is obtainable. Messrs. Ferguson Brothers are natives of Vermont.

   DRS. WATERS & HUBBELL, No. 16C Bank Street, First Door West of Church
Street.-A popular, reliable and thorough exponent of their profession in
Burlington, whose skill and genius have placed them among the foremost in this
profession in the state is the firm of Waters & Hubbell, whose office and
parlors are located at No. 166 Bank Street, first door west of Church Street.
Dr. Waters is a native of this state and has resided in this city many years.
Applying himself to the study of this profession at an early age, and attending
a full course of lectures at the celebrated Dental College of Maryland in
Baltimore, from which he graduated with distinctive honors, he returned to this
city and established himself in his profession in 1866, and at once developed a
very large and influential patronage, derived principally from among our most
refined and intelligent people. Their office and parlors are eligibly located,
easy of access and fitted up in a very handsome and appropriate manner, the
operating room and laboratory being fully equipped with all the latest improved
mechanical and scientific devices known to the profession. The use of vapors and
cocoaine for painless extracting and filling have proved very successful In
their hands; and the filling of decayed teeth with gold, silver and platinum or
other reliable substances is executed promptly, expeditiously and in the most
workmanlike and scientific manner; also the cleansing of teeth and removal of
foreign substances from them, and other diseases of the teeth and gums are done
in the best possible manner. Artificial teeth are made singly or in sets, and in
this special line the work done here is unsurpassed in finish, appearance and
style, while satisfaction is guaranteed as to fit, comfort and durability, and
prices are extremely reasonable. In May, 1890, Dr. S. Hubbell entered into
partnership with Dr. Waters, forming the firm of Waters & Hubbell, having
graduated at the same college in Baltimore, and having had eight years practice
in Mooers and Champlain, N. Y. This firm, as at present constituted, stands
pre-eminent in the estimation of the citizens of Burlington. Dr. Hubbell,
besides the regular course in dental surgery, took a special course in operating
in Boston, and also a course of anaesthetics (chloroform, gas, ether) in
Montreal, Canada.

   N. K. BROWN & CO., Manufacturer of Proprietary Medicines, No. 115 St. Paul
Street.-This business was established by Mr. N. K. Brown in 1870 at Montpelier,
and in consequence of the rapid success of his remedies was subsequently removed
to Burlington, and has during the past year formed a co-partnership with Mr. A.
G. Fisher, the firm being now known as N. K. Brown & Co. Mr. Brown is
manufacturer of the following celebrated medicines, viz.: Brown's Star Troches,
Brown's Teething Cordial, Brown's Bronchial Elixir, Brown's Fluid Extract Buchu,
Brown's (N. K.) Essence Jamaica Ginger, Brown's Iron and Quinine Bitters. At the
establishment on St. Paul Street Mr. Brown has a commodious laboratory equipped
with all the latest improved apparatus and appliances necessary for the
production of these famous remedies. His trade is large and extends all over the
United States. His remedies are time-tried and remarkably efficacious. In 1890
Mr. A. G. Fisher was admitted to the business, and the present firm name was
adopted. Mr. Fisher is a native of Vermont and is a wholesale dealer in
druggists' supplies in Chicago. Mr. Brown is also a native of Vermont, and is a
member of the F. and A. M., has been alderman of the city and is a member of the
Burlington Board of Trade.

   LOOMIS J. SMITH, Slate Roofing.-In the line of slate and iron roofing for
promptness in executing contracts, there is not one in the city of Burlington
who has a better reputation than Mr. Loomis J. Smith. This enterprising and
popular roofer is a native of this state and has always been a resident of this
city, and it may be truthfully said, was brought up in this business. This
establishment was founded in 1857 by H. W. Smith, and has always maintained a
high reputation for first-class work and liberal dealing. After different
changes in its management and control, the present proprietor assumed its
direction in 1885. The premises utilized comprise a well appointed office and
spacious yard, well provided with shedding and other conveniences and
accessories for the storage of materials and successful transaction of the
trade. He keeps constantly on hand a full and complete assortment of slate in
various colors, plain and corrugated iron for roofing purposes and furnishes •
employment to a sufficient force of experienced workmen to meet all demands of
his trade. He is prepared to furnish estimates for all kinds of roofing whether
in city or country, enter into contracts and execute the same promptly and
satisfactorily at lowest figures. Mr. Smith is a popular, reliable man. Having
served in the Navy during the late civil war he is a highly respected and active
member of the •Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Vermont.

   W. H. LANE & SON, Livery Stable, No. 161 St. Paul Street.- One of the most
important and popular of these establishments in this city is the Park Stables,
W. H. Lane & Son, proprietors. The business was established in 1865 and since
then has commanded a liberal patronage. The stables are spacious and commodious,
thoroughly equipped with every requisite, and are well ventilated, properly
lighted, and thoroughly drained and free from all obnoxious odors. Every care
and attention is given to horses intrusted to the care of the proprietors by
experienced grooms and stable men. The carriage repository is on the first and
second floors, and the most particular attention is given them to see that they
are in perfect order before going out. This firm has a number of the most
stylish equipages to be found in the city, and a stock of superior thoroughbred
driving horses, which can be hired for business or pleasure, night or day, on
moderate terms. Among the vehicles are included elegant coaches, carriages,
landaus, coupes, buggies, and road wagons, etc. In the stock will be found those
suitable for ladies or invalids, either for harness or saddle use; also some
that are regular "flyers," for those who delight in a spin over the road. The
office of the stable is fitted up In a handsome manner, and all orders by night
or day receive prompt attention. This firm make a specialty of keeping
first-class coupes and coaches for wedding, shopping or visiting calls. They are
also prepared to supply parties, funerals, and weddings with any number of
carriages at short notice. Their trade is large and extends throughout the city,
and principally among the wealthy and refined classes. Mr. W. H. Lane and W. H.
Lane, Jr., are both natives of Vermont, have spent their lives in this business
and are considered good authority upon the noble animal. Mr. W. H. Lane, Jr., is
captain of the fire company, is committee of the city school and a member of the
F. A. M.

   GEO. W. KELLEY, Wholesale Grocer, No. 10 Church Street.-This house was
founded in 1877 by Messrs. Chauvin and Kelley, the present proprietor succeeding
to the control in 1879. The premises occupied for trade purposes are spacious
and commodious, and a very large and fine stock is constantly carried, and Mr.
Kelley is prepared at all times to supply the trade in his line with the best
the market affords at short notice. It is a well-known fact that pure and
unadulterated teas and coffees are difficult to find, but the patrons of Mr.
Kelley are satisfied that they get nothing else at his establishment and that no
inferior goods will be offered them in any branch of the business. They are
enthusiastic in praise of the teas, coffees, flour, canned goods, spices,
condiments, table delicacies, fruits and other commodities handled by him, and
speak in the warmest terms of the fair and liberal treatment received at his
hands. Mr. Kelley receives his goods direct from, the best producing sources,
and in immense quantities, enabling him to offer inducements to the trade and to
consumers both as regards excellence of stock and economy of prices that are
rarely duplicated by rival concerns. Mr. Kelley is a native of New York and is a
gentleman of excellent standing in the community.
 
   CHAS. L. MARCELAIS, General News Dealer, Bookseller and Confectioner, No. 40
Church Street.-This enterprising young man is a native of Canada and has been a
resident here for some years, and endowed with superior business ability,
coupled with experience, he established himself In the news-dealing, book and
confectionery trade in 1888, and soon developed a very large and influential
trade, and shortly afterwards inaugurated the District Messenger Service and
Package Express, which at once met with popular favor among our business men,
and its record from the outset has been a continuous success. The premises
utilized are of spacious dimensions, and fitted up in a very neat and attractive
manner and with special reference to the business. In the store will be found at
all times a full and complete assortment of the very latest leading daily and
weekly newspapers from Boston, New York, Troy, Burlington, Albany and other
leading cities; also the latest periodicals, pictorials and magazines, besides
all the different cheap library editions of the most popular writers as soon as
published, together with a choice assortment of fresh and pure confectionery.
Papers are left at residences and places of business promptly and regularly on
their arrival, and back numbers of any publications are obtained on the shortest
notice. In his Telegraph and Telephone Messenger Service, comprising nearly one
hundred stations, the most reliable, prompt and careful messengers are employed,
and all messages, packages, or service of any kind ordered receives the most
careful and scrupulous attention.

   SPEAR BROTHERS, Architects and Builders, No. 213 Slain Street.-A prominent
and well-known firm engaged in architecture and building in this city is that of
Spear Brothers. The business was established in 1879 by W. O. Spear, and in 1880
the present firm was formed. A large corps of workmen are constantly employed,
and some of the finest residences in Burlington and vicinity have been designed
by them, among which may be mentioned the residences of General Greenleaf,
Thomas Newcomb, C. E. McCuen, and several large residences in Newport. They are
also doing extensive building at Saranac, N. Y. All buildings designed and built
by this firm are greatly admired by experts for their stability and elegance.
They make the same careful study of the interior requirements of their buildings
as of the exterior; their computations are accurate, and plans thoroughly
practical, while their style of architecture is pure and symmetrical. Their aim
is always to secure to the owner the best results within the limits of
estimates, and their close adherence to specifications and careful supervision
of builders and contractors, point them out as sound, conservative, business
men, as well as architects of the highest professional attainments. The
individual members of the firm are Messrs. W. O. and R. A. Spear. Both gentlemen
are natives of Vermont, and members of the I. O. O. F., and are classed among
Burlington's progressive and public-spirited citizens.

  TEMPLE OF FASHION, Fine Millinery and Fancy Goods, Mrs. J. A. McKanna,
proprietress, No. 46 Church Street.-The popular Temple of Fashion which is under
the able management of Mrs. J. A. McKanna, has for many years maintained an
enviable reputation for the superior excellence of its goods. The business was
established in 1877, and has from its foundation been steadily gaining in
popularity and extent of patronage. The premises occupied are very spacious and
commodious, very handsomely furnished in the latest approved modernstyle, and
fully equipped with every facility for the successful prosecution of the
business. Here will be found at all times an elegant and complete stock of
goods, comprising everything fashionable and seasonable in straw, chip, and felt
hats, also bonnets and bonnet frames in the very latest styles and shapes, both
trimmed and untrimmed, embodying the most prevalent fashions of the day, after
the most celebrated modistes of Paris and London, besides everything in the line
of satins, silks, plushes, laces, crapes and mourning goods, ostrich plumes,
feathers, artificial flowers, laces, head ornaments, ribbons, etc., for
millinery trimmings. A corps of skilful artists in millinery are constantly
employed, and bonnets are trimmed while customers wait, If desired, while
special attention is given to mourning orders and they are executed at the
shortest notice. The stock of fancy goods embraces everything that can be bought
in that line. Mrs. J. A. McKenna is a native of New York, and is eminently
popular with her customers, and devotes her entire attention to their best
interests.

   HENRY H. DAVIS, Books, Stationery, Toys and Games, Fancy Goods, Musical
Merchandise, Architects' Utensils, Etc., No. 65 Church Street.-The bookstore of
Mr. Henry H. Davis has met with marked success in placing before the public a
splendid array of all the current works of both English, French and American
authors, as well as fine stationery, fancy goods, toys and games, musical
merchandise, architects' utensils, etc. This representative house was
established in 1871 by Mr. E. A. Fuller, and, after some changes, the present
proprietor succeeded to the control in 1873. Four years later he took possession
of his present spacious quarters and added musical merchandise to his stock. It
is now the leading headquarters in the city for useful, novel and beautiful
holiday goods, such as can be appreciated and prized by both old and young. It
has well stocked departments for fancy note-paper and envelopes, desk supplies,
blank books, memorandum books, diaries I and pads; scientific, agricultural and
miscellaneous works from the best authors; works of devotion, prayer-books,
hymnals and Bibles; books in fine bindings and illustrated works in prose and
poetry; maps, globes and guide books; sporting and yachting books and out-door
literature generally; juvenile books, toys and games in vast variety; albums,
leather goods and Christmas gifts for all tastes and fancies; bric-a-brac and
novelties of various kinds. Of French toys, German toys, Yankee toys, toys for
girls and toys for boys, there is an immense assortment. Sheet music of every
description is also furnished without delay, and a splendid line of violins,
guitars, accordions, drums, fifes, clarionets, mouth organs and other musical
merchandise is kept on hand. Mr. Davis is a native of St. Albans, but has
resided here for some thirty years, and is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the
N. E. O. P., and is honored and esteemed in both social and mercantile circles.

   PETER DEVEREUX, Practical Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Worker, Furnaces,
Stoves, Ranges, etc., Plumbing, Steam and Gas Fitting, No. 18 George Street.-Mr.
Peter Devereux, practical tin, sheet-iron and copper worker, plumber, steam and
gas fitter, has resided in this city for some years, and having acquired a
thorough knowledge of this business by years of practical experience, he
established this enterprise on his own account in 1885, which at once met with
popular favor and a very large and influential trade has been developed. The
premises occupied are spacious and commodious, and fitted up with special
reference to their uses, comprising a finely appointed store and workshop, the
latter being fully equipped with all the latest improved machinery, tools and
appliances, and employment is furnished a full force of skilled and experienced
workmen. The range of products embraces everything in the line of tin, copper
and sheet-iron ware for household and trade purposes, a large stock of which Is
kept constantly on hand in the store and sold at lowest prices. A specialty is
made of metal roofing, spouting, jobbing and factory work, for which estimates
are furnished when desired and contracts of any magnitude are entered into and
executed, whether in town or country, promptly, satisfactorily, and at bed-rock
figures. He also gives especial attention to plumbing, steam and gas fitting and
particularly those branches pertaining to strict sanitary engineering, and all
work of this character is executed in the most thorough and reliable manner. In
the store will be found a full line of the very latest improved patterns of
parlor, office and cook stoves, ranges, heaters, grates, etc., also a fine line
of gas and oil stoves with fittings, all of which have been selected from among
the best productions of the most celebrated makers. He also carries a full and
complete line of hollow and stove ware, wood and willow ware, housekeeping
goods, etc., etc. Mr. Devereux is a first-class, practical man in all branches
of his business and devotes his personal attention to all work entrusted to his
charge.

   ROWLEY & PRIOR, Fine Family Groceries, No. 23 Church Street.-One of the
finest and most prominent provision establishments in Burlington is the
excellent store conducted by Rowley & Prior, located at No. 23 Church Street.
The firm occupy most capacious and desirable premises, and comprise two floors,
22 x 60 feet in dimensions, filled with a very superior stock, consisting of
fine cigars, syrups and molasses, prime coffees, pure teas and spices, cheese,
butter, eggs, and general country produce, also canned goods, fancy pickles and
jellies, preserved and dry fruits, also green fruit and vegetables in season,
salt, flour, ham, bacon, fish, etc., glass, oil, kindling wood, chewing and
smoking tobacco, soaps of the most popular brands, smoked meats, and meats of
all kinds of which they make a specialty; their stock in this line will be found
to be the largest and best in the city. And the families in this portion of the
city are fortunate in having so excellent a store conveniently accessible to
them. Messrs. P. R. Rowley and L. H. Prior, the individual members of the firm,
are natives of Vermont. They established this business in 1876, and owing to
their great energy and enterprise it has, from its inception, been a decided
success. They are personally quite popular with all who come in contact with
them, and their patrons are also their personal friends. They are universally
regarded as merchants of more than ordinary ability, and as gentlemen of honor
and integrity. Mr. P. R. Rowley is a member of the F. and A. M., and Mr. L. H.
Prior of the I. O. O. F.

   M. MEAGHER, Steam Heating, Gas Fitting and Plumbing, etc., No. 76 Pearl
Street, head of Pine.-Mr. M. Meagher established his business in 1884, and
engages in erecting steam heating apparatuses, gas fitting and plumbing, making
a special feature of jobbing and furnace work. He occupies an entire floor, 20 x
40 feet, where he employs six of the most able and skilled workmen to be found
in this trade. He puts a great deal of stress upon job work, too, a line which
he has built up to an ample degree. Modern methods of building have made steam
heating a necessity, and in this work Mr. Meagher excels, his steam heating
registers being of picturesque design and fine workmanship. He accepts contracts
for the complete piping of houses for gas, placing chandeliers and putting in
fixtures. He does all grades of plumbing, puts in sinks, basins and fits bath
rooms in the finest and most modern styles. In furnace work, Mr. Meagher is not
to be outdone. He takes jobs for erecting the largest to the smallest heating
furnaces of every pattern required, for warming entire buildings and private
houses. Mr. Meagher is a practical workman, and sees to it that every contract
that is carried out is to the utter satisfaction of his patrons. Mr. Meagher is
a member of St. Mary's Benevolent Society and his life has been a credit to
Burlington, the city of his birth.

   WILLIAM SMITH & CO., Manufacturers of, and Dealers in, Light Carriages and
Sleighs, No. 153 St. Paul Street, south Van Ness House.-Messrs. William Smith &
Co., are well-known manufacturers of and dealers in light carriages and sleighs
in Burlington. Their business was established originally by Messrs. Smith &
Bostwick, who were next succeeded by Messrs. Smith & Gottman; then came Messrs.
Smith & Bagley, and in 1883 the existing firm was organized under the title of
Messrs. William Smith & Co. They do an extensive wholesale and retail business,
making a specialty of fine repairing. Their shops, that Is, the main building,
cover a space of 30 x 70 feet, with an L 28 x 32 feet. The firm employs eight
skilled workmen, and has the reputation for turning out some of the best
specimens of carriages and sleighs in the city. The individual members of the
firm are three. Mr. Smith is a native of Massachusetts, and ranks high as a man
of honorable principles. He is a member of the G. A. R., having for nine months
served with the Twelfth Vermont Regiment. Mr. J. H. Tuttle's place of nativity
is Maine. He is widely esteemed in business circles. Mr. F. F. Thompson was born
in Maine and is an active and popular member of the K. of P. lodge and holds a
place of honor among men.

  BURLINGTON SHIRT COMPANY, Manufacturers of Shirts, Collars and Cuffs, Office,
No. 103 St. Paul Street, Factory, No. 143 College Street.-This company was
established in .1876 and has a factory at No. 143 College Street, 34 x 100 feet.
Here there are twenty-five hands employed, the firm's specialty being the
manufacture of custom-made shirts. Three commercial travelers are kept busy the
year round, taking orders and introducing goods, the trade extending throughout
New England. The volume of business transacted by the Company amounts to the
commendable figure of $2,500 per month. Five stockholders constitute the
company, which is a regularly organized concern. The president is Mr. G. F.
Pape, a gentleman well and honorably known in business and public life, he
having been for two years past the president of the Burlington Street Railway
Company. He is an active member of the F. and A. M. Mr. John A. Clapp, treasurer
and business manager, is a native of New York and has proven himself to be the
right man in the right place.

  W. H. ZOTTMAN & CO., Druggists, No. 17 Church Street. -This flourishing
business was established by the firm in 1885. The premises comprise one floor of
ample dimensions, fitted up with all necessary chemicals and pharmaceutical
appliances. A number of competent assistants are constantly employed, and the
firm are ready at all hours of day or night to compound prescriptions, using the
most perfect check system on every ingredient employed; therefore mistakes are
absolutely impossible, while the enormous amount of chemicals daily consumed
renders those in use always fresh and active. So rigid is their system in this
department, and their prices so in conformity to the times that they have
developed an influential and permanent patronage, not only with the general
public, but also with the medical profession. The large and varied stock of this
?establishment consists of the finest drugs and chemicals, proprietary medicines
of acknowledged merit, fancy toilet article, perfumery, mineral waters,
physicians' supplies and, indeed, any articles that may be rightly thought of in
connection with a first-class pharmacy. The individual members of the firm are
Messrs. Wm. H. Zottman And Eugene M. Styles. Mr. Zottman is a native of
California; Mr. Styles is a native of Burlington, and both are members of the F.
A. M.

   MISS S. A. KENNEDY, Millinery and Fancy Goods, No. 97 Church Street.-This
eminently popular house was established many years ago by Daniel Kern. The
present proprietress has occupied this location, No. 97 Church Street, for the
past thirty-five years. The premises comprise two floors, 30 x 60 feet in
dimensions, handsomely fitted up with every equipment for the display of the
large and elegant stock of goods constantly carried. Miss Kennedy has a thorough
knowledge of the business in every detail, ripened by years of experience and
observation, and in her capacity for purchasing goods, has always enjoyed a
distinguished reputation as a lady of exquisite taste and fine judgment. In the
hat and bonnet department is an extensive and varied stock, including all the
latest foreign and domestic styles and novelties. The lace department is
particularly attractive, and contains a splendid assortment of all the most
beautiful patterns and designs, including all the latest novelties. There is
almost an endless variety and shade of ribbons; then there are flowers, feathers
and ornaments to suit every taste at the very lowest prices. Corsets in all
popular styles from the best manufacturers. well made of the best material, are
kept constantly on hand; also a large and fine stock of hair goods. The stock of
hosiery is very large and complete, and a stock of handkerchiefs can always be
found here. There are neckties and hamburg edgings in beautiful patterns at
prices to suit all classes of customers. The beautiful French pattern bonnets
and hats displayed here attract much admiration, and the work done at this
establishment shows a high order of artistic skill.

   J. W. HAYES, Groceries and Provisions, Wood and Coal, Corner of King and
Champlain Streets.-A house representing two lines of enterprise, is that of
which Mr. J. W. Hayes is sole proprietor. Groceries, provisions, wood and coal
are the chief commodities dealt in by Mr. Hayes, and in these lines he has
developed a trade of such proportions and general prosperity as to bring his
house within the bounds of being "representative" in every respect. Mr. Hayes
established the business in 1875. He occupies spacious premises for business
purposes at the corner of King and Champlain streets, and here he carries on the
extensive trade adverted to above. One apartment is devoted to the display of
the groceries and provisions, and the stock of which is complete and varied in
every particular, embracing all fancy and staple goods coming under this head.
In coal, Mr. Hayes carries a large stock of both an anthracite and bituminous
nature; also a heavy supply of wood, this branch of the business excelling the
other in proportions, and employing for its prosecution eight men. Mr. Hayes is
also agent for the leading lines of mail steamers between New York, Boston and
Liverpool, and cheerfully furnishes all information regarding the movements of
transatlantic steamers between these points, upon application. Mr. Hayes is a
native of Burlington, and is regarded in this community as one of the most
energetic business men of the city. He stands high in business, social and
political circles, and at present holds the office of city alderman.

   ANDREW McGAFFEY, Manufacturer and Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Bridles,
Blankets, Etc., Etc., No. 161 Main Street.-In the line of traffic carried on by
this gentleman, we recognize one of the leading enterprises of the city. Mr.
McGaffey, the sole proprietor and founder, commenced the business in 1865. For
the past twelve years he has occupied his present quarters at No. 161 Main
Street, and here, with every facility and convenience at hand, he carries on a
most prosperous and extensive business in harness and saddle manufacture, and
supplies of a kindred nature. The spacious storeroom is 20 x 70 feet in
dimensions, and is fully equipped with all the essentials so requisite for a
business of this kind. The trade is both of a wholesale and retail nature, and
the stock carried embraces full lines of- harness, saddles, bridles, blankets,
laprobes, buffalo and wolf robes, whips, halters, etc. Fine custom work to order
is a specialty of the house, and is done promptly and satisfactorily by
experienced workmen in the employ of Mr. McGaffey. He is a native of Vermont,
and one of the highly esteemed citizens of Burlington. When the war broke out,
he served his country faithfully and gallantly, enlisting in the 15th Illinois
Infantry Regiment. He is an honored member of the G. A. R., and is also a member
of the F. and A.M.

   C. F. BROWN, Undertaker, No. 157 Bank Street.-This prosperous and reliable
house was founded originally by Mr. M. W. Hasman, in 1878, who conducted it
quite successfully until 1885, when he was succeeded by the present proprietor,
under whose able direction and enterprise the business has attained its present
foremost position. He occupies ample and commodious quarters, comprising an
appropriately arranged office and wareroom, where he keeps on hand at all times
a full and complete assortment of coffins, caskets, shrouds, burial robes,
furnishings and everything comprehended in funeral requisites, and has two
reliable and efficient assistants. Remains are taken in charge at any hour and
prepared for burial in the most expeditious and superior manner, while his
methods of embalming are the very best known for preserving the remains from
dissolution. Interments are procured in any of the city or suburban cemeteries
and funerals are directed personally in first-class style, while his charges are
always of the most reasonable character. Mr. Brown is a native of this state and
has resided in this city a number of years, and is known as a refined,
intelligent, and honorable gentlemen.

   L. A. ATWOOD, Photographer, No. 22 Church Street.-Among those in Burlington
who have devoted a life-long study to the perfecting of the photographic art is
Mr. L. A. Atwood. Mr. Atwood's portraits have acquired a merited fame for their
fidelity, delicacy of shading, beauty of finish, and truthfulness of expression,
and his patronage is drawn from the best classes of society in this city and
throughout all the surrounding country. He has been established in the business
here since 1875, and with his large, practical experience it is hardly a matter
of surprise that his operations here have met with unvarying and unqualified
success. His prices are placed at a very moderate figure, and he is notably
prompt and faithful in meeting every demand of his patrons. Mr. Atwood is highly
esteemed and respected in both professional and social life; served during the
war in the Eleventh Vermont Regiment, and is a member of the G. A. R.

  H. E. SALLS, Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes, etc., No. 68 Church
Street.-The business conducted by Mr. H. E. Salls has been established here for
a period of twenty years, and for the past five years has occupied the present
location. He is an extensive dealer in tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, chewing and
smoking tobacco, pipes; pouches, pocket cigar and cigarette cases, cigar and
cigarette holders, brier pipes, and smokers' articles of every description. He
also keeps a fine stock of stationery, and has the agency for the sale of New
York and Boston papers, Utica Globe, Albany Telegram, and Peck & Snyder's
sporting house. The premises comprise two floors, 20 x 25 feet in dimensions,
well fitted up. The store is well patronized, and is acknowledged to be one of
the most complete of its kind in this part of the city. Mr. Salls is courteous,
polite and attentive, and always prompt and reliable.

   JONES & KELLY, Dealers in Fresh and Salt Meats, No. 197 College Street.-This
firm, who commenced business in 1884, require two spacious apartments for their
business, which is of large and growing proportions, in both wholesale and
retail. They employ three men in the warerooms, and find two wagons necessary
for delivering orders. All kinds of fresh and salt meats are carried in large
supplies, and all goods leaving this establishment are guaranteed as to purity
and freshness. The firm handle home dressed meats to a large extent, and
therefore are fully cognizant of what they are purchasing. Their trade is the
most desirable custom in Burlington and vicinity, all classes of people making
this establishment their headquarters for meat products. The two gentlemen
comprising the firm, Messrs. A. Jones and J. A. Kelly, are esteemed citizens of
Burlington, and as such stand high in social and business circles. Mr. Jones is
an eminent G. A. R. man. Both gentlemen are natives of New York.

   SPALDING & BEACH, Grocers, No. 59 Church ^Street.- The business conducted by
Messrs. Spalding & Beach was established by the present firm in 1885. The
premises comprise one floor and basement. A specialty is made of canned goods,
of which a large and complete stock is constantly carried. The stock is
tastefully displayed, and comprises everything desirable in choice fancy,
staple, domestic, and imported groceries of all kinds. The stock includes the
primest Vermont butter, best of cheese, and freshest of eggs, fruits,
vegetables, sea foods of all kinds, teas, coffees, sugars, spices, flour,
cigars, tobacco, condiments, canned goods, all the famous brands of soaps, and a
long catalogue of other goods too numerous to mention. The store is a model in
its appointments. It is large, commodious, well lighted and ventilated, kept in
a faultlessly clean condition, always presenting a bright and attractive
appearance. Mr. A. V. Spalding, the senior member of the firm, is a native of
Vermont, and an attorney-at-law. Mr. C. E. Beach, the managing partner, is a
native of New York, served nine months in the 14th Vermont Infantry, and two
years in the 2d New York Veteran Cavalry. Both gentlemen are energetic business
men of rare tact and ability in their line.

   MISS L. M. STRAIN, Millinery, Y. M. C. A. Block.-Among the establishments
which have been given a place in this volume, none deserve more favorable
consideration than the widely known house of Miss L. M. Strain. The premises
comprise two floors, each 30x40 feet in dimensions, which contain an ample, well
assorted, and carefully selected stock of goods. Anything like a complete
enumeration of the stock would tax the patience of our readers; suffice it to
say that it embraces a complete assortment of imported and domestic millinery,
in trimmed goods, French pattern bonnets and hats, together with those of her
own manufacture, straw goods, flowers, feathers, plumes, ribbons, velvets,
silks, etc. The stock of ladies', misses' and children's untrimmed hats and
bonnets is the largest to be found in the city. Miss Strain also carries a large
and complete stock of ladies' furnishings, laces, embroideries, underwear,
corsets, hosiery, ruchings, etc. A specialty in everything pertaining to an
infant's outfit, from a beautifully trimmed basket to fine embroidered robes,
dainty wrappers, sacques, caps, etc. Instruction is given in all kinds of
artistic needlework, and all materials, plushes, china silks, satins, linens,
wools and zephyrs kept. Hand painted and embroidered novelties, suitable for
holiday, birthday and wedding gifts, are always in stock.

   S. J. BEATTY, News Agent, No. 146 Church Street.-The above establishment was
founded in 1877, and in 1887 passed into the proprietorship of the present
owner, Mr. S. J. Beatty. The house is finely located at No. 140 Church Street,
occupying a spacious and well arranged storeroom; here is kept a large,
comprehensive, and carefully selected stock of miscellaneous books, magazines,
all the leading newspapers of the day, stationery of all kinds, and fine cigars,
confectionery and notions. The stock of cigars and tobacco would be bard to
excel in this section, and contains many choice and famous brands-this
department forming a specialty of the business. The proprietor, Mr. S. J.
Beatty, is a native of Ireland, but has been a resident of Burlington so long,
and become so thoroughly identified with her business interests, that he is
fully entitled to be classed with the leading and representative citizens of the
place.

   COSGRIFF & McGRATH, Groceries, Meats and Provisions, No. 86 Pearl Street.-Two
of the leading hotels in this city, the-Van Ness and American, have found it to
their interest to entrust Messrs. Cosgriff & McGrath with the work of supplying
them with all of the lamb and veal that is used upon their tables. This is a
contract that at once establishes the reliability of the firm, although Messrs.
Cosgriff & McGrath did not go into business as partners until 1889. They have an
entire floor devoted to their business, where they deal in groceries, meats,
provisions, poultry, produce and fruits in their season. They carry a complete
stock of goods, including butter, eggs, flour, teas, coffee, sugar, all kinds of
poultry, chickens, geese, ducks and turkeys, beef, lamb, veal, mutton, pork,
every sort of vegetables, and fruit. Their store is kept in a neat and
attractive condition. Their supplies are the purest, freshest and sweetest that
the Vermont farms afford, and always turn out to be precisely as represented.
Messrs. Cosgriff & McGrath stand high as honorable merchants, and are prominent
in society as well, being also members of the St. Mary's Benevolent Society, and
natives of Vermont.

   S. T. GREENE, Architect and Builder, Winooski Avenue.- This gentleman has had
a practical experience of twenty-five years in. the business, and established
himself here in 1889. His designs have already become celebrated in this
section, and his reputation rests on a successful and creditable career. He has
been engaged in designing and supervising the erection of an advanced class of
public and private buildings, among which are churches, educational
institutions, business blocks and private residences. It is hardly necessary to
particularize in regard to the work of so popular an architect as is Mr. Greene,
but we cannot forbear to mention among his creations in this city the handsome
block built by him on College Street for the Burlington Trust Company. Mr.
Greene attends faithfully to details; his plans are well digested and studied.
He is fully prepared with all the facilities to design and make to order odd
pieces of furniture, mantels and cabinent work of all kinds; and to design and
supervise the erection of any building, not only promptly, but with that
intelligent apprehension of design which has ever caused his efforts to be so
highly appreciated.

   ROBERT S. STYLES, Steam Job Printer. No. 107 St. Paul Street.-Burlington's
leading and favorite printing house is that conducted by Mr. Robert S. Styles at
No. 107 St. Paul Street. Mr. Styles is a native of New York but has been so long
a resident of Burlington as to become more than fully identified with her
growing prosperity. As far back as 1864 he started in this line of business, and
his establishment to-day, complete and perfect in equipment and facilities,
commands a flourishing and growing permanent trade. He is a steam job printer,
employs steadily four hands, skilled in the-details of the craft, occupies two
rooms for office purposes, and does all manner of book and job work in the
highest style of workmanship and at most reasonable rates. His equipment
consists of four presses, operated by steam furnished by an engine of six
horsepower, a paper cutter and an unlimited quantity of similar paraphernalia
required in the conduct of the business. Mr. Styles is a member of high standing
in the Masonic order.

  WM. SCOTT, Bookbinder, College .Street.-While the art of bookbinding is in a
great measure lost in the dark ages, it is a record of fact that books were
originally rolls of bark, papyrus, cloth or paper. Then came the conventional
names for sizes of books, varying from folio and quarto, to as small a size as a
48 duodecimo, commonly known as 48mo. In this art of bookbinding, America has
reached the highest state of perfection. New England is notably in line in this
direction, Burlington having one bookbinder in particular, who has been
successful, namely, Mr. William Scott. He- • established his business here a
twelvemonth ago, and now occupies two entire floors, 30 x 50 feet. He employs
ten hands and has the reputation for being a reliable man of business, the work
of repairing being his specialty. Mr. Scott is a practical journeyman, fully
understanding every detail of his trade. Mr. Scott gives his close personal
attention to the wares that issue from his shop. In this manner he is safe in
determining that none but perfect goods do go forth, and by this line he is
making a strong bid for public confidence which is not going unheeded.
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   ROBERTS BROS. & CO., Insurance Agents, No. 154 College Street.-Among the
leading insurance agents of Vermont is the well-known and popular firm of
Messrs. Roberts Bros. & Co. This agency was established in 1878, but the
present, firm was formed two years ago. The members are Henry H. Ross, J. R. and
C. R. Roberts, the senior member being Principal Vermont Episcopal Institute.
These gentlemen are prominent citizens and insurance agents, and represent some
of the leading insurance companies of Europe and America, among which may be
mentioned: the Liverpool, London and Globe; the Guardian, and Phenix, of London;
the Orient, of Hartford; the Granite State Fire Insurance Company, of
Portsmouth; the Providence Washington, of Providence, R.I.; and the Employers
Liability Assurance Corporation, Limited, of London. By reason of their large
experience and superior facilities, they are in a position to offer the rarest
inducements to property owners in all classes of society. The largest risks are
promptly placed and distributed in a judicious manner, while the lowest rates of
premiums are invariably quoted, and a liberal and speedy adjustment of losses is
guaranteed. Such, in brief, are the qualifications possessed by this firm which
have placed them among the most responsible of the underwriting fraternity in
this city, and justly entitles them to the extensive business which they know so
well how to foster and promote.

THE VERMONT INVESTMENT COMPANY,
CAPITAL,    $75,000.
  DIRECTORS: 
GEO. C. BRIGGS, E. L. RIPLEY, F. W.BALLARD, GEO. A. EASTMAN, L. F. ENGLESBY.

   Offers Bank and Investment Stocks, Warrants, Bonds, Commercial Paper, Real
Estate Loans and other Conservative securities, paying as high rates as is
consistent with safety.

   Call on or write the above company when you have money to invest.
        LEVERETT F. ENGLESBY, President.
   Office, 174 Main St., Burlington, Vt.



Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

INDUSTRIES AND WEALTH OF THE PRINCIPAL POINTS IN VERMONT,
BEING
BURLINGTON, WINOOSKI, RUTLAND, WEST RUTLAND, BRANDON, FAIR HAVEN, POULTNEY,
CASTLETON, ST. ALBANS, SWANTON, ENOSBURG FALLS, BRATTLEBORO, BELLOWS FALLS,
MONTPELIER, BARRE, WATERBURY, ST. JOHNSBURY, LYNDONVILLE, LYNDON, HARDWICK,
BENNINGTON, SPRINGFIELD, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VERGENNES, MIDDLEBURY, NORTHFIELD
AND MORRISVILLE.

1891.

PUBLISHED BY
AMERICAN PUBLISHING AND ENGRAVING CO.,
(ELEVATORS.)
Nos. 149 AND 151 CHURCH STREET, NEW YORK.


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