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INDUSTRIES AND WEALTH OF ENOSBURG FALLS.

   THE town of Enosburg, so called from Roger Enos, one of the first settlers,
is a township in the eastern part of Franklin County. It is about twenty miles
east from St. Albans and about fifty miles northwesterly from Montpelier. A
grant was obtained March 12, 1780, and chartered May 15, the same year, by Gov.
Thomas Chittenden, "to Roger Enos, our respected friend, and his fifty-nine
associates, being a six square miles town, and no more"—on the following
conditions and reservations, viz.: "That each proprietor of the town of
Enosburg, his heirs and assigns, shall plant and cultivate five acres of land
and build a house at least eighteen feet square on the floor, or have one family
settle on each respective right, or share of land in each township, within the
term of four years next after the circumstances of the war will admit of
settlement with safety, on penalty of forfeiture of his grant or share of land
in said town; the same to revert to the freemen of this state to be by their
representatives regranted to such persons as shall appear to settle and
cultivate the same.—Secundo: That all pine and oak timber suitable for a navy be
reserved for the use and benefit of the freemen of this State." The organization
of the town occurred March 19, 1798. This town is in the third range of towns
east from Lake Champlain. A range of the Green Mountains runs nearly the entire
length of the eastern boundary. The north part is well watered by Missisquoi and
Trout rivers; the south and interior by small streams and one small natural
pond, affording numerous and valuable mill privileges. Enosburg Falls is a
village in the town of Enosburg. The village is well supplied with churches,
there being four in number, viz.: Episcopal, Baptist, Methodist and Catholic. It
has one first-class hotel, the Quincy  House.

    The manufactures of the town are many and varied, demanding the employment
of a large amounts of capital, and furnishing work for hundreds of people in the
different avenues of labor. These manufactures have for many years been the
main-stay of the town and chief source of its revenue and importance. Among the
leading productions of the manufactories of this place may be mentioned boxes,
carriages and sleighs, flour and feed, lumber, patent medicines, Scotch oil,
black oil, anti-apoplectine, sash and doors, leather, woolens and mittens. This
village may well feel proud of its manufactories, the products of which go to
every part of the known world. Enosburg Falls is widely and justly celebrated
for the number, variety and prosperity of its skilled industries. Ever since
this village began to make real growth, its people have been quick to encourage
industrial arts and pursuits, and they have their reward in the annually
aggregating wealth that flows from the multifarious manufactures that form the
basis of the fame and fortune of this thriving village. Enosburg Falls is the
natural receiving and distributing station for the immense amount of produce of
all kinds that is raised in the fertile agricultural county tributary to it.
Closely following it is the trade in staple and fancy groceries; then come boots
and shoes, meats, tobacco and cigars, candies and confections, dry goods and
notions, clothing and furnishings, hardware in all shapes, paints, oils and
glass, drugs and paper hangings. With the best of railroad facilities, giving an
advantage in the matter of freights, and with low rents, taxes, and cost of
living, the merchants of Enosburg Falls are in a position to offer these
commodities at as low rates, or even lower, than those charged in the stores of
its more populous neighboring towns. As a place of residence this village
possesses many attractions. In the important particulars of school facilities
this village is abreast with the times and the different schools are model
institutions of their kind. With her large and Increasing population, her
manufacturing enterprises, and many other advantages already pointed out, the
village offers a splendid field for the capitalist, the manufacturer, and the
merchant.

   FELIX ST. AMOUR, Jeweler, City Block.—Six years of continuous existence marks
the career of this well-known and popular jewelry house, which was established
in 1885, by Mr. St. Amour. In that time the trade has increased to such
proportions, and the daily operations expanded to that degree, that the old
premises became entirely inadequate in facilities to accommodate this steady
growth; so on the first day of October, 1890, Mr. St. Amour moved into and
fitted up his present new and handsome quarters, where with all modern
conveniences at hand he is fully prepared to cater to the demands of his
extensive patronage. Mr. St. Amour is a practical and skillful jeweler and
watchmaker himself, and the goods carried in stock by him are selected with
great care and judgment, and embrace a varied and comprehensive assortment of
imported and domestic gold and silver watches, clocks, jewelry, bronzes, etc.,
besides silverware, optical goods of all kinds, gold and silver spectacles,
etc., and a pleasing variety of elegant cutlery and fishing tackle. Mr. St.
Amour makes a specialty of fine watch and jewelry repairing, and executes the
work in a most satisfactory and efficient manner, employing two capable
assistants. He is a native of St. Albans, and one of this town's rising business
men, popular and well liked by all here. His new store is 10 x 46 feet in
dimensions, and is located in the City Block, a fine structure only completed a
few months ago.

   J. M. JEFFORDS, Druggist, Main Street.—It is with a peculiar degree of
satisfaction that we recognize a gentleman possessing in an eminent degree those
high attainments which entitle him to our regard as a skilled pharmacist. We
allude to Mr. J. M. Jeffords, who at an early age applied himself to the study
of pharmaceutics in all their branches. The business he is conducting was
established in 1884, by J. M. Jeffords & Co., the present proprietor succeeding
to sole proprietorship in 1888. His store, which is centrally and conveniently
located, is 25 x 40 feet in dimensions, and is neat and commodious, while
special arrangements have been provided for the dispensing of physicians'
prescriptions and family recipes which are promptly and accurately compounded by
Mr. Jeffords and capable assistants. The general stock embraces a full line of
fresh, pure drugs, chemicals, and pharmaceutical compounds, all of which are up
to the highest standard, and he likewise keeps all proprietary remedies of
well-known merit, also surgical instruments, such as shoulder-braces, etc. In
the other departments of the business, Mr. Jeffords carries a complete and
valuable line of books, fine stationery and school supplies of every
description, fancy and toilet articles, choice confectionery, cigars, flavoring
extracts, perfumeries and druggists' sundries of all kinds, in fact everything
pertaining to a well regulated drug store. Mr. Jeffords is a native of this
state, and a thoroughly qualified licentiate in pharmacy. He is very much
respected here, and moves in the best circles in this vicinity.

   ALLEN H. MANLEYj Doors. Sash and Blinds, Bridge Street. —A prominent factor
in the industrial activity of Enosburg Falls is the establishment of Mr. Allen
H. Manley, the well-known manufacturer of doors, sash, blinds, mouldings,
brackets, etc., which was established here in 1872, by Messrs. Sprague & Manley.
Several changes were made in succeeding years, and in 1883 the present
proprietor took control of the business. The business premises are spacious,
thoroughly equipped and managed upon a grand scale. The mill is supplied with
abundant water power and a large number of hands are employed. All orders
receive prompt attention. Mr. Manley keeps a large stock of lumber constantly on
hand including prices of all grades, walnut, butternut, chestnut, ash, oak,
maple, cherry, white-wood, spruce, etc. Great care is taken that the wood used
in the various departments should be thoroughly seasoned, and to this end a
large stock is kept maturing. Mr. Manley also deals extensively in asbestos
paint and roofing, plain and ornamental glass, lath and lumber. He makes a
specialty of manufacturing stair railing. He is also a contractor and builder
and has built many business blocks and handsome private residences. The City
Block was designed and built by him. Mr. Manley is a native of Vermont. He has
held all the school offices, has been selectman for two years, is a member of
the board of village trustees, and has held every office in the F. A. M. lodge,
and is prominent and influential in political and financial circles. He has a
thorough mastership of mechanics and a complete and exhaustive knowledge of the
requirements of the trade.

   J. RUSSELL, Merchant Tailor, City Block.—A well-known, enterprising and
prosperous house devoted to this important industry in Enosburg Falls, is that
of Mr. J. Russell. This enterprising and popular gentleman was born in Sheldon,
this state, and at an early age went to Montreal, Quebec, where he applied
himself to acquiring a thorough and practical knowledge of this trade in all
its. branches, after which he went to the city of New York and after-working for
some years at his trade and perfecting himself in the business, he came to
Enosburg Falls and inaugurated this establishment on his own account, and at
once developed a very large and substantial trade, derived principally from
among our leading citizens, and in order to meet its rapidly increasing
proportions with better facilities he removed to his present quarters on October
1, 1890. He occupies a spacious and commodious store, neatly and appropriately
fitted up and provided with every convenience for the advantageous display of
his large and valuable assortment of goods and the comfort of patrons. The stock
carried embraces a splendid assortment of French, German, English and American
broadcloths, cassimeres, worsteds, cheviots, meltons, beavers, doeskins,
diagonals, etc., for overcoatings, suitings, trouserings and vestings, in all
the-very latest and most fashionable styles in plaids, stripes, checks, mottled,
etc., from which patrons cannot fail to make a selection. These goods are made
up to order in the very latest and correct fashionable styles, fully guaranteed
as to ease and elegance in fit, and unsurpassed in finish and workmanship. He
employs none but thoroughly skilled and experienced workmen and devotes his
personal attention to the measuring, cutting and fitting of all garments, made
in his establishment. He also carries a fine assortment of gentlemen's
furnishings such as fine white and fancy colored dress. shirts, collars, cuffs;
underwear in all grades, styles and materials, latest novelties in neckwear,
suspenders, hosiery, gloves, collar and cuff buttons, scarf pins, shirt studs,
canes, umbrellas, etc., all of the very best quality, and prices throughout are
very reasonable. Mr. Russell is an affable and energetic gentleman of superior
business-ability and justly merits the success he has achieved by his ability
and perseverance.

   PETER. M. LUCIA, Boots and Shoes.—Mr. A. Lucia, a. shoemaker by trade, came
to Enosburg Falls in 1830, when there were but three or four houses and
established himself in the boot and shoe business, the first of the kind in
town. He was a prudent man and from the start, succeeded by his honorable
methods. Finally, he began to build and so increased the number of dwellings and
business buildings, that Mr. Lucia may really be said to have fathered the town.
He carried on a prosperous trade for fifty-six years and had just laid the plans
for the building of an extensive tannery, when death stepped in, claiming this
honorable pioneer and merchant. Since that date, his son, Mr. Peter M. Lucia,
has continued the business. He completed the tannery in 1886, and still conducts
it, tanning two tons of leather per year. He employs an able and skilled force
of men and has built up a large patronage. He still conducts the boot and shoe
house, where he manufactures and repairs men's, women's, boys' and misses'
boots, shoes, slippers, rubbers, overshoes, and all kinds of foot-wear. Mr.
Lucia is a native-of Enosburg and has grown up with the enterprise of the
village, in whose development his father exerted such a wide influence.

   F. M. CARPENTER, Photographer.—Mr. F. M. Carpenter, who came to Enosburg
Falls in 1890, has proven that he is one of the very able followers of this
profession. He established his business in East Berkshire, Vt., in 1886, and has
the name for being one of the-best versed photographers in the state. His rooms
in Orchard Street are most carefully and attractively arranged, being in the
upper portion of his house and four in number. Here he turns out some of the
most artistic work met with. His sample and showcases are stocked with excellent
samples, and it is Mr. Carpenter's pride that he can do work equal to that of
any artist, much of his labor going towards general work for the trade, of which
he makes a specialty, preparing and enlarging all kinds of photographs, copying
the same and also dealing in picture frames, books and albums* His cabinet,
card, imperial and boudoir photographs show most careful and exquisite
workmanship and a fine, soft tone. His printing and developing facilities are
excellent, his paraphernalia of the most modern and improved, and his work of
the best.

   J. W. BEATTY, Medicines—Church Street.—Mr. J. W. Beatty is a manufacturer of
Scotch oil, condition powders, pills, bitters, tooth powders, etc. His business
was established by H. D. Kendall in 1881; succeeded by Kendall & Gilbert in
1882; by N. A. Gilbert in 1883; by Gilbert & Co. in 1885; and by Mr. Beatty in
September month, 1890. He travels through the states of Vermont and New York,
selling his excellent medicines, which give satisfaction, their quality being
pure and good. Mr. Beatty is a thorough and practically skilled compounder of
drugs, and has come into his profession with a complete understanding of its
important branches. His oils are manufactured from ingredients that make them
all powerful in the killing and utter routing of pains. Horsemen and stock
raisers, breeders and dealers have heartily endorsed his condition powders, as
have eminent patients spoken highly of his pills and bitters, while his powders
for the teeth are free from any factor that disturbs the enamel, their functions
being to purify the gums and breath.

   GLEED & RICH, Marble Dealers.—Messrs. Gleed and Rich are both natives of this
state and an exceptionably able, clever business firm. The business was first
established by J. H. Bolac, in 1886; succeeded by Bolac & Ritch in 1889; by A.
W. Woodworth in 1890, April month; and by the existing proprietors in October,
1890. Their store is in Depot Street, and is extensively stocked with the best
marble in the market. They buy stock in the rough and from it manufacture all
kinds of monuments, headstones, mantles, fountain slabs, dressing-case and
wash-stand tops, etc. Their specialty however, is cemetery work. They design and
make monuments, headstones, build vaults, construct bases and railings around
mounds and plats, do engraving, draping, plain, fancy and scroll lettering and
every other feature of labor necessary for burial grounds. Both gentlemen are
practical workmen and throw their personal influence and supervision about their
duties. They employ four skilled artisans, and command the best trade among the
best families, and are strictly reliable dealers.

   CHARLES N. WALES, Butcher.—Though recently started in business, the name of
Chas. N. Wales has become well identified with the meat trade in Enosburg Falls,
having recently succeeded Bolac Bros., and today there is no butcher better
known or held in greater esteem than the gentleman whose name forms the caption
of this sketch. The business was started ten years ago upon a comparatively
small scale by S. W. Bolac, as compared to the operations of to-day. The market
is centrally and conveniently located, and is finely appointed, containing all
the necessary conveniences for a first-class butcher business. Mr. Wales is a
practical, experienced butcher, and conducts his business upon the highest plane
of commercial integrity, and in consequence he has reaped a substantial reward
in the way of the largest and most desirable local patronage in this section.
Indeed, so extensive are the daily transactions of the house that the services
of two assistants and one team for delivering orders are required constantly. At
this market there is always to be found a fresh, wholesome and varied supply of
fresh meats, salt meats, fresh fish, oysters, tripe and manufactured meats, such
as sausage, bologna, etc., also vegetables in season, canned goods, crackers. In
prices Mr. Wales is fair and equitable, and offers inducements that cannot be
excelled. Mr. Wales was born in Canada, and removed here several years ago and
is now highly esteemed.

   J. H. BURNS, Tin and Hardware.—When Mr. J. H, Burns, the Main Street
merchant, started in Enosburg Falls, in 1875, as a worker in tinware, iron,
etc., for customers that he hoped to gain, he set out with the full knowledge
that he possessed sufficient skill and talent to fulfill all of his promises.
How well he has succeeded may be read in his career of fifteen years. He has a
heavily stocked store of hardware and tinware, and employs an obliging force of
clerks to wait upon his many customers. He sells all kinds of tinware, boilers,
cans, basins, cups, sieves, baking and stew pans, pails and ladles; hardware,
tools for carpenters, etc., of every description, all sorts of iron utensils,
stoves of every grade for wood and coal, ranges, large and small, fire grates,
and andirons, flatirons, buckets, kettles, etc. Mr. Burns however makes a
specialty of turning out custom work. In this he has had great success. He fills
and finishes orders for the best families, giving all work his personal
supervision. He has a neat and attractive store and is ranked as a merchant who
keeps the best of everything. He is a member of the F. and A. M.

  GEO. H. QUIMBY, Harness, etc., Main Street.—The business carried on by this
gentleman was established in 1881, and since 1889 he has been located in its
present quarters. The premises, used as a general salesroom and workshop, are
spacious and complete in \ character, finely appointed and provided with every
requisite essential needed to facilitate business. There is here carried and
displayed in stock a large assortment of harness, saddles, robes, whips,
flynets, bridles, harness oil, brushes, and, in fact, every description of horse
clothing. The stock is received from the best sources in the land, and is
guaranteed strictly as represented. In the workshop, the proprietor personally
supervises the manufacture of all manner of harness, and being an expert workman
himself, the work here turned out is superior and first-class in every respect.
Repairing of all kinds of harness is also done and two experienced workmen are
steadily employed. Mr. Quimby was born in Connecticut, and is very highly
esteemed by all in this community.


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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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