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   B. BILLINGS & SON, Groceries and Provisions, No. 12 Merchants' Row.—The old
established and highly prosperous house of Messrs. B. Billings & Son, founded
originally in 18G0 by Messrs. B. and D. C. Billings, was conducted by them with
signal ability and constantly increasing prosperity until 1888, when owing to
the deeply lamented decease of Mr. D. C. Billings the present firm, comprised of
the surviving partner, and his son Fred. P., succeeded to the business in 1889,
and under their enterprising management the trade is constantly growing in
volume and influence. They occupy a spacious and commodious store, neatly and
appropriately fitted up and completely equipped with every facility for the
successful prosecution of the business. The stock carried Is full and complete
and embraces everything in the line of choice staple and fancy groceries and
provisions, such as absolutely pure and fresh new crop Young Hyson, Imperial,
Souchong, Oolong, gunpowder, Japan, English breakfast and other teas, choice
fragrant Mocha, Java and Rio coffees, cocoas, chocolates and spices; select
brands of hermetically sealed goods in tin and glass, table delicacies,
condiments, sauces, relishes, foreign and domestic fruits; sugars, syrups, and
molasses, choice family flour, fancy cereals and farinaceous foods, finest dairy
and fancy creamery butter and cheese, fresh eggs, pure lard, farm and garden
produce; salt and smoked meats and fish; bakers' and laundry supplies, pails,
brooms, mops, brushes, and kindred household necessities; best brands of cigars,
smoking and chewing tobaccos, etc. The goods of this house are noted for their
reliability, uniform excellence and low prices. The store is a model of
neatness, polite assistants serve patrons promptly and orders are delivered at
residences free of charge. Messrs. Billings & Son are wide-awake business men.
The senior is a native of this state while the son was born in this city.

   GLOBE HOTEL, S. French, Proprietor.-There is no one feature that contributes
more to the reputation of a town for thrift, progress and enterprise than
excellent hotel accommodations which are so welcome to the smoke stained and
dust covered weary traveler or tourist. A decidedly popular, prosperous and ably
conducted establishment of this character in Rutland and, well worthy of more
than passing comment in these pages is the well known Globe House of which Mr.
S. French is the enterprising proprietor, and well deserving of the patronage it
is constantly receiving. This hostelry was opened in 1880, originally as the
Continental, by Messrs. French and Hampton, and after passing under several
different managements it came into the hands of Mr. French again in 1890, and is
now known by the name of the Globe. The Globe is a commodious and substanlal
three-story structure, supplied with all modern improvements, lighted by
electricity and has ample accomodations for seventy-five guests. The sleeping
rooms are all well-lighted, properly ventilated. commodious, cheerful and kept
in the best possible condition; the halls and corridors are wide and well
lighted, while the reception room and parlors are very attractively appointed
and provided with every convenience. The cuisine is in charge of experienced
persons and the food is of the very best quality and prepared in the most
wholesome and appetizing manner, while the dining room is appropriately and
tastefully arranged and meals are saved bounteously in the most Inviting way by
polite and intelligent assistants. The office, reading and writing rooms are in
charge of a pleasant, courteous clerk and charges are very reasonable. A well
conducted livery is kept in connection with the Globe at which teams can be
procured at all hours of the day or night at very low prices, Mr. French is a
native of New Hampshire and has resided in Rutland for many years, is a
pleasant, courteous and affable gentleman, entertaining and intelligent and is
highly respected by all with whom he has any dealings.

   GOSSELIN & POULIN, Fine Family Groceries, No. 27 Center Street.—In these days
almost every conceivable article of food is sold by the grocer, so that upon the
character of these houses depends to a great extent the freshness and purity of
the food we consume. A well-known, prosperous and reliable house engaged in this
all important business in Rutland and noted for the superior quality •of its
goods and liberal dealings is that of Messrs. Gosselin & Poulin, dealers in fine
family groceries, etc., whose ably conducted headquarters are located centrally
on Center Street. The individual members of the firm are Mr. F. Gosselin, a
Canadian by birth and a resident here since 1871, and Charles Poulin, also born
in Canada, and who came here three years previous. Thoroughly familiar and
experienced in all branches of the food supply trade, they formed this
co-partnership and founded this establishment originally in 1881, which at once
secured a hold on popular favor that resulted in the development of a very
liberal and substantial trade that is constantly increasing. The premises
utilized comprise two spacious and commodious floors that are admirably adapted
to the requirements of the business and are fitted up with every convenience for
its successful prosecution. The stock carried is always full and •complete,
being constantly replenished with new invoices, and embraces about everything in
the line of food articles, such as absolutely pure and fresh newcrop Young
Hyson, Gunpowder, Imperial Souchong, Oolong, English breakfast, Japan and other
teas; fragrant Mocha, Java, South and Central American coffees, cocoas,
chocolates and spices; select brands of hermetically sealed goods in tin and
glass, table delicacies, sauces, relishes, condiments, foreign and domestic
fruits, sugars, syrups and molasses; best brands of family flour, fancy cereals,
farinaceous foods, gilt-edge dairy and fancy creamery butter and cheese, fresh
laid eggs, pure lard, farm and garden products; tobaccos and cigars, bakers' and
laundry supplies; C. L. Cotton's choice flavoring extracts; pails, brooms, tubs,
mops, brushes and kindred household necessities. They also carry at all times a
full assortment of prime fresh and home bred dressed beef, veal, mutton, lamb,
country pork, game and poultry in season, besides the very best brands of plain
and sugar cured hams, shoulders, breakfast bacon, corned pork and beef, fresh
and salt fish, etc. The goods sold here are noted for their superior excellence,
uniform quality and low prices, the store is a model of neatness and
cleanliness, polite assistants serve patrons promptly, and goods are delivered
at residences free of charge. Messrs. Gosselin & Poulin are wide-awake,
energetic and reliable business men, courteous and liberal in their dealings and
are highly respected by all with whom they have any business transactions. They
also have a neat and well fitted room in the rear of their store for rendering
lard and all the latest made machinery for making sausages, which is run by
steam power. Sausages are made fresh every day, pressed corned beef, and head
cheese are made with great care and neatness. They also sell at wholesale,
sausages, salt pork and lard.

   THE DIAMOND RESTAURANT, No. 25 1-2 Center Street.—Rutland has long been
recognized as the center where large capital, practical experience and boundless
enterprise have combined to make its hotels equal to any in the country. As a
contributor to the general welfare of the town and a model establishment of its
kind, the Diamond restaurant stands pre-eminent. These rooms have been used as a
restaurant for more than twenty-five years and have had many different
proprietors. Mr. L. C. Perkins assumed control in June, 1890. The premises
occupied comprise a large dining hall for transient trade, also private halls
for families and regular boarders, which will accommodate one hundred and forty.
He also has a number of rooms outside the main building which he rents to
transient or regular boarders at most reasonable prices. The fittings and
appointments of the rooms are of the best possible order and reflect the utmost
credit upon the good judgment of the proprietor and the cultivated taste of his
customers. The general dining-room presents a most inviting appearance and the
decorations are of the finest and most appropriate characters. The cuisine is in
charge of chefs of marked ability and excellent reputation. Mr. Perkins secures
his table supplies from the most varied sources, all the important markets of
the country paying tribute to his enterprise. Thus all the delicacies that can
possibly be obtained are served in abundance, while the perfect manner in which
the viands are prepared and the tasteful style in which they are set forth, make
a meal at The Diamond Restaurant a most agreeable experience. Mr. Perkins has
been engaged in similar business for many years. One peculiarity of his
establishment is that it keeps open all night for the accommodation of guests
and the traveling public. He is a native of Vermont. He is untiring in his
efforts to promote the comfort and pleasure of those who share his hospitality
and is held in universal esteem both as an accomplished exponent of the valuable
business in which he is engaged and as a man of the strictest integrity and the
highest personal worth. For the accommodation and enjoyment of his guests he has
added a large and comfortably fitted up billiard and pool parlor to his
establishment. He also keeps on hand a first-class stock of the best brands of
cigars, and choicest confectionery. In fact this is the most complete
establishment of its kind in Rutland or indeed in the Green Mountain State.

   RUTLAND STEAM LAUNDRY, J. D. Storms, Proprietor, No. 34 1/2 Merchants'
Row.—It is not so many years since the cleansing of our daily attire was done
entirely by hand, the only aids being the tub and washboard. By the introduction
of labor-saving machinery all this is changed, so that nearly all work of the
kind is now sent out to be executed at some one of the steam laundries to be
found in all thriving business centres. A prominent, prosperous and
representative establishment of this character in Rutland, and maintaining a
high reputation for superior work and reliable business methods is the Rutland
Steam Laundry, Mr. J. D. Storms, proprietor, and located centrally at No. 34 1/2
Merchants' Row. This enterprise was founded originally in 1881 by Mr. S.
Bortell, who was succeeded in 1883 by Mr. James Miller, who was followed by Mr.
Henry Adams in 1887, and one year afterwards Mr. E. S. Davis purchased the
concern and carried it on quite successfully until April, 1890, when he disposed
of it to the present proprietor, who is a native of New York and a resident here
since 1864, and under whose able management the business is constantly
increasing in volume and importance. The premises occupied are amply spacious
and commodious and fitted up for business and working purposes. The laundry is
fully equipped with all the latest improved machinery and appliances and is
operated by water power, while employment is given to none but thoroughly
skilled and experienced hands. Every precaution is taken that all work shall be
executed in a superior manner, and the methods of operation may be said to be
comprised in the terms of promptness and the thorough performance of all orders
entrusted to it without injury to the fabrics. Lace curtains and caps are done
up equal to new, and shirts, collars, cuffs, pillow and sheet shams, linen
coats, vests, pants, dresses, skirts, chemises, night robes, underwear,
counterpanes,, household linen, bedding, woolens, etc., are laundered in the
most skillful manner. The trade extends throughout the city and vicinity, goods
are called for and delivered free of charge in the city, and prices are always
reasonable, and the highest satisfaction Is assured in all transactions with
patrons. Mr. Storms is a pleasant and affable gentleman, enterprising, prompt
and reliable, and justly merits the success he has achieved by his ability and
industry.

   T. M. BARRETT, City Drugstore, Corner Center and Wales Streets.—The
profession of the apothecary has ever been regarded among the most honorable
callings. It is a profession in which Mr. T. M. Barrett has been very prosperous
since the date of his establishment in 1880. He is the proprietor of the City
Drug Store, and has a beautifully arranged store, stocked with every convenience
in the drug line. He sells medicines, patent and otherwise, extracts, essential
oils, herbs, elixirs, salves, essence, chemicals, etc., and has a most carefully
attended prescription department which is endorsed by leading physicians as
being a reliable place for the filling of physicians prescriptions and family
recipes. Mr. Barrett, who is a practical chemist and pharmacist, gives his
direct, personal attention to the observance of all work done by his clerks. He
keeps a full line of everything that is intended for sale in a drug store,
including toilet goods, brushes, perfumes, fancy soaps, powders, tooth pastes,
notions, canes and bric-a-brac. Mr. Barrett was four years connected as a
salesman in a drug store in New York, although a native of Vermont. All the best
brands of wines and liquors for medicinal purposes are'found in this popular
establishment.

   CHARLES E. ROSS, Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Notions, Etc., Opera House
Building.—This flourishing and popular emporium was founded originally in 1866
by Messrs. Kinsman & Ross, and was conducted by them with unvarying success,
when upon the retirement of Mr. Kinsman, the present proprietor assumed sole
control, and under his able and enterprising management, the business has grown
to its present proportions and influence. The premises utilized for the business
are very spacious and commodious, comprising two floors, each 26 x 85 feet in
dimensions, very handsomely furnished and appointed, and thoroughly equipped
with every modern facility for the advantageous display of the large and
valuable assortment of goods, and their inspection by customers. The stock bears
evidence of having been most carefully selected, and embraces about everything
in the dry goods line, such as cloths, cassimeres, cloakings, suitings, the very
latest and most fashionable colors, shades and patterns in silks, satins,
velvets, plushes, cashmeres, merinoes, alpacas, mohairs, worsteds and other
foreign dress stuffs; linens for household and personal use; flannels, worsteds,
woolens, serges, cambrics, oedding materials, blankets, lawns, delaines,
challies, ginghams, plaids, stripes, muslins, prints, and wash fabrics of every
description; also foreign and domestic shawls, the very latest and most
fashionable styles in new market, ulster, Connemara cloaks, sacques, circulars,
dolmans, Mackintoshes, jerseys, etc., etc. The assortment of fancy goods
includes silk and satin ribbons of all colors, shades and widths, laces, braids,
crapes, fringes, embroideries, edgings, fancy buttons, jewelry, and head
ornaments; ladies' furnishing goods, hosiery, gloves, fans, parasols, umbrellas,
etc., besides an almost illimitable stock of notions, small wares, etc. These
goods are all very attractively arranged in separate departments, under the care
of polite and intelligent assistants, who spare no efforts to meet the slightest
demands of patrons, while the prices quoted are exceeding reasonable. Mr. Ross
is one of Rutland's most public spirited citizens, a director of the Marble
Bank, and is an active, consistent member of the Masonic Fraternity.

   E. N. MERRIAM'S Music and Decorative Art Rooms, No. 15 Merchants' Row.—Mr.
Merriam is a native of Poultney, this state, and came to Rutland in 1858 and
began business on his own account on the opposite side of the street during the
same year, and is now the only man doing business on this street that was here
at that date, and as his patronage increased he was obliged to seek more
commodious quarters by removing to his present address. In those days he was the
only sewing machine agent in the town and he is also the pioneer in the
manufacture of fine shirts to order in the place. He occupies spacious and
commodious premises, comprising a store and basement, both admirably adapted to
the various requirements of his trade. His store is very neatly and attractively
appointed and provided with every convenience for the attractive display of his
large and various assortment of goods and their inspection by patrons. The stock
carried embraces all kinds of novelties in decorative art, such as linens,
bolting cloth, pongees, sateens, plushes, felts, ornaments, English crewels,
chenilles, Filo floss, tinsels, wash silks, embroidery silks, worsteds, zephyrs,
baskets, Germantown wools, arasenes, Saxony yarn, church and Sunday school
designs, monograms, all requisite material for Kensington work, rococo or ribbon
embroidery, darned work, braiding, tufted stitch, applique work, and an
illimitable quantity of small wares for use and ornament. He keeps on hand a
line of musical merchandise. He also carries a fine line of fancy goods, for
dress trimmings; corsets, linen goods, etc. Lessons are given in designing,
embroidery, etc., and designing and stamping are executed promptly and
satisfactorily. He is also the agent for the Domestic Sewing Machines of which a
full assortment is kept constantly on hand, also all fittings and supplies for
the same, besides other necessary household supplies. These goods are all
selected with great care to meet the wants of a first-class trade. Mr. Merriam
is a prominent advocate of temperance and has been an active member of the Sons
of Temperance and Good Templars.

   D. STONE, Fresh and Salt Water Fish, Etc., No. 60 West Street.—A popular,
prominent and highly prosperous house, maintaining a widespread reputation for
handling only first-class commodities, is that of Mr. D. Stone. This
enterprising gentleman is a Canadian by birth, but has been a resident of this
state nearly all of his life, and became, a citizen of Rutland in 1883, and
having a wide range of experience in this line of trade, ht established this
concern, and from the outset developed a very large and substantial trade, that
is both wholesale and retail. He occupies spacious quarters, admirably equipped
with every facility for the daily handling of large quantities of fresh and salt
water food. Having direct communications with shippers located at the depots of
the best fishing grounds, he receives his supplies direct by the latest improved
methods of transportation, and having abundant facilities for providing dry-cold
storage for their healthful preservation for an indefinite period, he is
prepared to furnish his patrons with choice, wholesome cod, haddock, halibut,
blue and weak fish; striped, black and sea bass; salmon, brook and lake trout;
herring, mackerel, white fish, smelts, eels; in fact, anything pertaining to the
finny tribe during their season, and at the very lowest prices. He receives his
oysters, clams, crabs, lobsters and shell fish direct from the fisheries, and
handles none but the very choicest and best, and those dealing with this house
can always have the satisfaction of knowing that nothing inferior will be sold
to them.

   J. P. SPAULDING, Bookseller, Stationer and Dealer in Periodicals, etc., No. 9
Merchants Row.—The intellectual side of a city may at once be determined by a
glance into the show windows. of her book stores. Rutland is most ably
represented in this respect, by Mr. John P. Spaulding, who is the proprietor of
one of the oldest book stalls in the city at No. 9 Merchants' Row. The business
was established previous to 1860; succeeded in 1868, by Spaulding & Co.; while
in 1887, Mr. Spaulding became the sole proprietor, although he has always been a
member of the firm. He is a reliable, well posted. bookseller and stationer and
carries a stock that is varied and. complete. His store, 25 x 80 feet, is most
neatly and attractively arranged. In the front part he has his salesroom with
its artistically arranged show windows, cases, shelves and counters, while in
the rear of the store he manufactures all kinds of picture frames, supplying
them with mats, glass and cords. He deals in books, artists' materials,
periodicals, magazines, newspapers, picture frames and pictures, photograph
albums, writing material, pens, ink, rulers, sealing wax, crests, monograms,
initials, mourning paper and envelopes, holiday and Easter goods, cards,
engraved material, valentines, notions, etc. He also sells photographs of
celebrities, souvenirs, etc., while he keeps address books for the purpose of
entering subscribers' names for periodicals and newspapers. He takes single^
subscriptions at club rates and delivers newspapers and other goods to customers
and subscribers. Mr. Spaulding is one of the most accommodating of merchants and
through this degree of politeness. has built up a large trade. He is a native of
New Hampshire, but came to Rutland in 1860, where he has grown up with the
city's interests as a most reliable business man.

   T. J. LYON, Manufacturer of Lyon's Excelsior Boston, Oyster, Soda and Milk
crackers, No. 46 Center Street.—The extent to which many of the industries of
Rutland have attained during the past quarter of a century is owing not only to
the natural growth and enterprise of the place, but to the energy and business
ability of-those who own and conduct them. Among the most prominent and
important of these establishments is Lyon's Steam Bakery, of which Mr. T. J.
Lyon Is the enterprising proprietor. The business was established in 1853 by D.
Verder and in 1873 the present proprietor assumed control and has since
conducted the business in a highly satisfactory manner and with great success.
The premises occupied comprise a three-story brick block 60 by 80 feet in
dimensions and two large storehouses. The building is equipped with alt the
latest improved machinery which adds greatly to the perfection of the goods
produced, as well as the rapidity with which they are manufactured; a great
variety of crackers and biscuits, plain and fancy cakes are produced which are
highly appreciated by the public. The finest quality of flour and other
materials are used and the goods of Lyon's Steam Bakery have a standard
reputation and are always in demand. A large force of help is employed and
three-traveling salesmen are employed taking orders in eastern New York and
western Vermont. A very large wholesale and retail trade has been established
which is increasing from year to year. The proprietor, Mr. T. J. Lyon, is a
native of New Hampshire, has-been a resident of Rutland for forty-three years.
He is a director of the Baxter National Bank of Rutland and is a member of the
F. and A. M.

   J. H. GRANT, Meat, Fruit and Provisions.—This enterprise was founded
originally about 1865 by Mr. C. Buffum, and was conducted by him with excellent
success for some years after it passed successively into the hands of Messrs.
Clifford & Riley, and others. In Oct. 1890, Mr. Grant became sole proprietor. He
is a thoroughly experienced and practical man in this trade and under his
enterprising direction and management the business has received a new impulse to
its present volume and influence. The premises utilized are very spacious .and
commodious, comprising a first floor and basement, each 23 x 80 feet in
dimensions and admirably fitted up with special reference to the wants of the
trade, which involves the daily handling of large quantities of fresh meats,
which in quantity, quality, freshness and variety are unsurpassed by any similar
concern in this section of the State. Having direct communication with producers
and shippers he receives only the very best grades of supplies and he has
constantly on hand a full assortment of prime fresh beef, veal, mutton, lamb,
country pork and sausage, also all kinds of poultry, game, fresh and salt water
fish, oysters, clams, lobsters, etc. in their season; best brands of plain and
sugar cured hams, shoulders, breakfast bacon, salt pork, corned and smoked beef,
etc. lie also handles all kinds of orchard, garden and tropical fruits, choice
vegetables, a specialty being made of early products in this line which are
received direct from the most reliable sources of supplies. Provided with the
latest improved methods for dry-cold storage for the healthful preservation of
perishable articles for an indefinite period, he is enabled to supply his
patrons with choice wholesome food in his line during all seasons of the year at
lowest ruling market prices. His establishment is a model of neatness and
cleanliness. Mr. Grant is an industrious, energetic man and justly merits the
success he has already attained with bright prospects for the future.

   THE CENTRAL LIVERY AND CARRIAGE COMPANY, Geo. O. Hassam, Manager, First-Class
Livery and Feed Stable, and dealers in Carriages, Harness, Robes, Whips,
Halters, Blankets, etc., Central House, No. 51 and 53 West street.—Mr. Geo. O.
Hassam established his business in May, 1887, and deals in carriages, harness,
robes, whips, halters, saddles, blankets, rugs, robes, horse clothing, etc. He
also keeps a first-class stable, with seven sleek and well-groomed horses for
hire. He has single and double hitchups, one, two and three seated carriages and
supplies the handsomest turnouts in Rutland, stylish and bright. He is the agent
for the Groton, N. Y. Carriage Company; and the Emerson & Fisher Carriage
Company of N. Y. His stock embraces 60 or more carriages of every style and
finish, victorias, landaus, buck boards, square box, sulkeys, traps, dog carts,
etc., at low prices to suit the times. Mr. Hassam is a native of Vermont. He
served gallantly for 8 months during the war with the 26th N. Y. Cavalry, Co. F,
and is an honored member of the G. A. R. As the manager for the Central Livery
and Carriage Company, he has proven himself an able and careful business man and
is widely and popularly known throughout the state.

   CLARK L. LONG, Blacksmith Shop, Carriage Manufacturing, Repairing and
Painting.—This business was first established by Mr. Long in 1852, about a mile
from the village of Rutland, which at that time was a very small village. He has
occupied the present location since 1868. The premises occupied comprise one
building four stories high, 30 x 75 feet in dimensions, and a carriage
repository 30 x 32 feet in dimensions, which is also four stories. All kinds of
carriages are manufactured here and a specialty is made of repairing. Five
skilled workmen are employed and all orders receive prompt attention. The
building is admirably arranged and provided with all necessary tools and
appliances. He uses nothing but the very best materials which have been selected
with the greatest care. He enjoys unsurpassed facilities and turns out a fine
line of light carriages, buggies, phaetons, road-wagons, etc., made in any of
the approved styles and in the highest quality of workmanship. Those who want
cheap carriages will not find them here, but those who want good and substantial
ones at moderate prices cannot do better than place their orders with this
establishment. Mr. Long is a native of Vermont, and a member of the F. A. M. and
of the G. A. R., and was in the 1st Vt. Cavalry during the war.

   A. C. BATES & SON, Builders' and Saddlery Hardware, Etc., Nos. 46 and 48
Center Street, Opposite Berwick House.—This establishment was founded in 1862 by
Messrs. Landon & Bates, who were succeeded by Landon, Bates & Gibbs, and in 1863
they were succeeded by Landon & Bates in 1867. The present firm was established
in 1868. The premises occupied comprise two separate floors with separate
entrances on Center Street, 30 x 50 feet in dimensions, and a storehouse in the
rear, 50 x 70 feet in dimensions, and three stories in height. They also have
three basements for storage and one harness shop in the rear where they
manufacture and repair harnesses. The store is complete in all its arrangements,
and is filled with an excellent stock of saddlery hardware of every description,
also a full assortment of horse clothing, lap robes, blankets, etc., of superior
workmanship and excellent quality. They also keep a fine stock of trunks, bags,
paints, oils, and glass and leather and rubber belting. Their prices are
satisfactorily low, and their dealings are honorable and liberal. Mr. A. C.
Bates, the senior member of the firm, is a native>f Vermont, a director of the
P. Chase Manufacturing Company of Rutland, and is heavily engaged in real estate
business. Mr. Harry M. Bates is a native of New Haven, Vt., but has been a
resident of Rutland since 1862. He is treasurer of the Marble City Electric
Light Company of Rutland, and is a member of the F. and A. M. and of the Knights
of Pythias.

   CHAS. G. TOWNSEND, Furniture, Feathers, Mattresses, No. 44 Center Street,
nearly Opposite Berwick House.—Among the leading merchants devoted to this line
of business in Rutland, is Mr. Chas. G. Townsend. He has three floors, 18 x 70
feet, and two basements filled with goods, comprising furniture, feathers,
mattresses, curtains and all kinds of fixtures, poles, chains, rings,
lambrequins and bric-a-brac. He does the most artistic sort of upholstering,
including parlor and drawing-room suits, sofas, lounges, chairs, stools, hall,
drawing-room, parlor, dining-room and bedroom chairs. He makes his mattresses
from the choicest hair, excelsior, cotton and jute, while his pillows and
bolsters are manufactured from the choicest geese feathers and down to be found
in the market. He carries a large stock of furniture of the most approved
antique and modern styles including sideboards, commodes, bedsteads, springs,
chamber suits, washstands, dressing cases, French-plate mirrors, folding beds,
stools, wood and marble-top goods, etc. Mr. Townsend's customers come from the
first families of Rutland, and his sales amount to $1,500 per month. He carries
the best material in the market, and keeps his store in a neat and attractive
condition, employing polite salesmen and delivering all orders. Mr. Townsend is
regarded as one of the most upright and reliable business men in this city, his
word being his bond. He is popular in a social way, a native of Vermont and a
member of the K. of H. and the I. O. O. F.

   C. W. NICHOLS, Portrait and Landscape Photographer, No. 21 1-2 Center
Street.—Photography owes its incipiency to T. Wedgwood, who in 1802 first
discovered the science of reproduction by means of the camera and negative. In
this profession as in all others, America is in the lead, one of the notable
portrait and landscape photographers being Mr. C. W. Nichols of No. 21 1-2
Center Street, Rutland. His is a very old business, having been established by
him thirty years ago, (1860) while he has been in his. present location for the
past fifteen years. He is the owner of the building, a. neat edifice 22 feet
wide and three stories high, Mr. Nichols occupying six rooms on the second and
third floors. At times his business is so extensive that he employs eight
artists. He does a large business for the Marble Company photographing designs,
while he also makes a specialty of general views and pastoral work. He is an
artist by profession, and being a practical workman his specimens come forth in
the most acceptable manner. He makes cabinet, panel, card and imperial sized
photographs and invests them with a finish that is soft in tone and artistically
effective and beautiful. Mr. Nichols has fitted his gallery with all of the
modern improvements, and keeps it in a neat and artistic manner, attractive to
his numerous patrons. His customers come from the highest classes, and consist
of ladies and gentlemen who know and appreciate good work. Mr. Nichols has
earned the reputation for being a most exemplary man of business and enjoys the
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   JOHN CADEN, 11-12 Washington Street, Grocery Store.— - Two and twenty years
ago, the people of Rutland witnessed the opening of a very pretentious dry goods
store on the corner of Evelyn and Freight Streets, by Mr. John Caden. He kept
his place in a neat and attractive manner and rapidly built up a trade among the
best people of the city. About the beginning of the present year, Mr. Caden saw
an opportunity to extend his business and in March, 1890 he established a
grocery store at 11-12 "Washington Street. He employs pleasing and affable
clerks, supplies the best goods in the market and obliges his customers by
delivering all orders. He is a man of the times and has adopted the modern
improvements, including electric lights. He carries a full stock of fancy and
staple groceries, flour, butter, sugar, eggs, spices, teas, coffees, canned
goods, fruits, meats, vegetables, berries, fish, tomatoes, all finely boxed and
bottled, sardines, milk, figs, dates, olives, chocolates, cocoa, peanuts,
starch, soap, potash, washing and baking sodas, syrups, kerosene oil, vinegar,
fruits, lemons, oranges, jellies, peaches, pears, melons, citrons, bananas,
cranberries, vegetables, sweet potatoes, onions, pickles, extracts, blackings,
polishes for stoves, bird seed, mustards, yeast cakes, sage, mince meat,
breadstuffs, cheese, and all table, pantry and kitchen delicacies. His store is
one of the very attractive places in Rutland where a dollar's worth of wares is
always given in exchange for a dollar in cash. Mr. Caden is a native of Ireland
but has been in Vermont twenty-four years.

   FEELEY HOUSE, Thos. Feeley, Proprietor, No. 1I Strong's Avenue.—Rutland is
favored with the benefits and advantages derived from having located in her
midst some of the best hotels in existence, which are recognized by travelers
and experts as a true type of the modern art of hotel-keeping. A house built by
the proprietor, Mr. Thomas Feeley, and opened to the public in 1890 may be found
at No. 1 Strong's Avenue. This is one of the neatest, best kept hotels in town.
It will accommodate fifty guests and is destined to become a popular place of
resort for those who wish a quiet place and a most excellent table. The very
best table for the price is found at the Feeley House, as all who have been its
patrons are willing to testify. Mr. Feeley was for sixteen years cook at the
Bardwell House, and has occupied the position of cook in other first-class
hotels. He does the cooking for the Feeley House and is a liberal and
painstaking caterer. He believes in the best and plenty of it, and to travelers
who desire the comforts of life we would recommend this new, neat and deservedly
popular house. Its rates are reasonable and its service, cuisine and
accommodations are unsurpassed. The house is lighted with gas and fitted up with
all modern improvements. Mr. Feeley is a native of Ireland and came to this
country in 1857. He is a genial, prompt, enterprising and agreeable host.

   PELTON PRINTING COMPANY, Job Printers.—The Pelton Printing Company was
founded originally in 1880 by Mr. G. E. Pelton, who conducted it with excellent
success until 1890, when he disposed of it to the present company, comprised of
Mr. G. E. Pelton, a native of New Hampshire, and with an active, practical
experience of eighteen years in this trade, and Mr. E. H. Thomas, a New Yorker
by birth, and a like experience covering fifteen years, and both residents of
Rutland for some time. The spacious and commodious premises used for the
business comprise an entire floor, 40 x 60 feet in dimensions, and is thoroughly
equipped with all the necessary machinery and outfit, including five power
presses, paper cutter. operated by ample water-power, and in addition to this a
full assortment of plain type, and all the latest approved styles of ornamental
type, borders, embellishments, etc., while employment is given to none but
thoroughly skilled and experienced hands. The range of work includes the very
finest kind of artistic color work, plain and illustrated catalogues, legal
briefs, pamphlet and book work, price lists, business cards, letter, note, bill
and statement of account headings, envelope and postal card work, shipping tags,
bills of lading, bills of fare, visiting cards, ball, party and festival
printing, society work, programmes, dodgers, placards, posters, political and
theatrical work; in fact, everything in the line of commercial printing, the
most satisfactory results being attained in all cases and at most reasonable
figures. Estimates are furnished, and contracts of any magnitude are entered
into, and executed promptly in the best possible style of the art.

   WARREN E. ROSS, Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, No. 3 Merchants' Row.—New England
produces more boots and shoes than any other section in the world. In addition
to which, they are better made, the material is better, the style is superior,
the prices lower, while the people of this part of the country appreciate home
industries and production, by consuming home-made articles. To this excellent
class of customers, Mr. Warren E. Ross is catering in Rutland. He has a fine
store, 22 x 60 feet, at No. 3 Merchants' Row, electric lighted, with excellent
plate glass windows, an attractive window, show case and counter display of
goods, and patronage from the best families of the city. He has a repair shop on
the second floor, where he makes a specialty of repairing and custom made goods,
and in the basement he has a heavy stock of wares. He established his business
March 1, 1873, and has been in his present quarters since 1883. Mr. Ross sells
men's, women's, misses' and children's shoes, boots, slippers, gaiters, rubbers,
overshoes, shoes for lawn tennis and games, ladies' stylish French boots,
riding, walking and military boots, and everything that is necessary in the line
of foot gear. He came into his present business with a complete, commercial
knowledge, part of which was gained during a three years' clerkship in a dry
goods store. He is a native of Brandon, Vt., a member of the I. O. O. F., and a
gentleman popular both in business and social circles. He keeps only the best
goods of every kind on hand, and enjoys the confidence of his many customers.

   B. F. POLLARD, Merchant Tailor, Clothing and Men's Furnishings. Etc., Opera
House Block.—Mr. B. F. Pollard is one of the most popular men in his line in
town, and has built up a trade from the leading men of this city and the
country. His store is 25 x 100 feet, while a space in the basement, 15 x 30
feet, is devoted to the tailoring shop. He came into business in 1879, having
succeeded Gould & Pollard, who first established the trade in 1876. Mr.
Pollard's specialty is high class custom work, from the best grade of goods. His
trade embraces orders from all sections of the United States. Mr. Pollard
solicits trade by sending one of his reliable men to obtain the same at the
homes or business places of patrons, chiefly in custom suits. He makes coats,
top and great coats, trousers, waistcoats, jackets, and dressing gowns, all of
the latest patterns and best grade of goods. He carries, too, a complete line of
men's clothing and furnishing goods, underwear, shirts, cravats, collars, cuffs,
hose, fur goods, robes, rugs, blankets, ladies' furs, hats, caps, trunks, bags,
umbrellas and walking sticks. His store is neatly and attractively arranged,
with enticing show windows and cases. Mr. Pollard is a native of Virginia, but
has lived in Vermont the better part of his life. He is a young man of energy
and enterprise, and adopts the latest improvements, his store being fitted with
electric light and rich plate glass windows. He is a prominent man in city and
business affairs; a director in the Rutland Electric Light Company; also
director of the True Blue Marble Company; also a member of the I. O. O. F., the
F. and A. M., and the K. T. He has gained the confidence of the public, and, as
a business man stands in the first rank of advocates of strict commercial
veracity, and is a conscientious and honored citizen.

   C. B. HILLARD, Dry Goods, No. 29 Merchants' Row.—Mr. Hillard has been
established since 1878, his neat and elegantly appointed store being the
headquarters for foreign and domestic dry goods and notions. He has a shop 22 x
80 feet, fully stocked with every article necessary in a first-class dry goods
store. His wares include a large assortment of the celebrated Broadhead dress
goods in all the latest novelties, of new and desirable shades and colors. These
come from the famous Broadhead worsted mills of Jamestown, N. Y., and are
gauranteed to be made of the best material, wool dyed and fast as to colors. Mr.
Hillard deals in woolens, silks, flannels, muslins, cotton goods, cambrics,
calicos, satins, dress goods, ladies' wear of every description, underwear,
fancy notions, laces, ribbons, trimmings, feathers, artificial flowers, gloves,
collars, cuffs, threads, needles, ladies' sewing-boxes, tidies, crotchet work,
and an endless array of articles used and worn by ladies. His specialty,
however, is the Broadhead brand of dress goods. Mr. Hillard entered upon his
present business career after twelve years experience as a clerk in various dry
goods houses. He. is a native of Vermont and possessed of that commercial talent
that marks New Englanders.

   A. H. ABRAHAM, Manufacturer of Fine Cigars, Bates House Block, No. 3 Center
Street.—Mr. Abraham is a native of New York and at an early age acquired a
thorough knowledge of this business in all its details, and in 1874 he came to
Rutland and inaugurated this enterprise on his own account. The premises
utilized are spacious and commodious, neatly fitted up and suitably arranged for
store and factory purposes, and employment is given to a full force of skilled
and experienced cigar makers, whose operations are conducted under the personal
supervision of the proprietor. From the start Mr. Abraham's aim has been to make
an honest cigar, worthy of the good opinion of smokers who know a good article
and to scrupulously maintain the superiority of his brands, and that he has
succeeded in his efforts is manifest by the increasing demand for his products
wherever introduced. A particular specialty is made of hand-made cigars. In his
store will be found at all times a full and complete assortment of his popular
brands of Havana, Key West and domestic cigars, also all the choicest lines of
cigarettes, smoking and chewing tobaccos, snuffs, etc., besides a splendid
assortment of meerschaum, clay, cob and wooden pipes, cigar and cigarette
holders, pipe stems, mouth pieces and smokers' articles .generally, which are
offered at lowest prices. Mr. Abraham is a reliable business man, and an active
member of the Masonic order of the Royal Arch degree, an Odd Fellow, a Knight of
Honor, and of other standard social and benevolent organizations.

   FRED. CLEMENTS, Livery and Feed Stable, No. 13 Washington Street.—This
enterprising young man is an acknowledged authority on all matters pertaining to
the care, management and requirements of the horse and is an expert judge of all
the qualities required in a good animal, and was for some time previous to
engaging in this present business employed in training colts and horses for
various uses. He founded this enterprise on his own account and at once
developed a very liberal and substantial patronage. His stable is centrally
located and of ample dimensions, well lighted, thoroughly ventilated and drained
and kept in a most orderly and clean condition. Horses are taken to board by the
day, week or month and every care is given them by experienced grooms, while the
food is of the very best quality and bountifully supplied. He also keeps at the
disposal of the public a number of stylish turnouts comprising carriages,
surreys, top and open buggies, while his horses are kept in excellent condition,
free in harness and thoroughly gentle and free of vicious habits. These are
furnished fully caparisoned and equipped for business or pleasure purposes at
all hours of the day or night, with or without drivers. A specialty is made of
supplying turnouts for weddings, balls, parties, festivals, picnics and
funerals, and the service is always of the highest order. Mr. Clements is a
gentleman of superior business ability, prompt, reliable and industrious.

   T. RANKINE'S Domestic Bakery, No. &3 Center Street.— The popular and
prosperous Domestic Bakery has been a prominent landmark in this city for many
years and came into the possession of the present enterprising proprietor in
1888. Mr. Rankine is a native of St. Johns, New Brunswick, and came to this city
in 1886, being a thoroughly practical and experienced man in all branches of
this trade. The premises utilized are spacious, comprising two floors that are
fitted up for business and manufacturing purposes. The bake shop is thoroughly
equipped with the latest improved ovens and other appliances, and none but
thoroughly experienced workmen are given employment. None but the very best
grades of new roller process spring and winter wheat flour are used, while
neatness, cleanliness and system are strictly observed. The range of products
embraces all kinds of white, rye, graham and brown bread, rolls, buns, biscuits,
molasses, sponge, pound, fruit and other varieties of cake, pies of all kinds,
choice pastries, etc. The store is kept in a most attractive manner, while a
full assortment of the products fresh from the ovens is kept constantly on hand
and sold at the lowest prices. Regular customers are served punctually by wagon
at residences every day with the choicest of cereal foods, fresh and warm, and
every effort is made to meet the most exacting demands. Mr. Rankine is a
courteous and energetic man of excellent business ability, constantly engaged in
promoting his customers' best interests.

   HENRY O. EDSON, Successor to M. & H. O. Edson, Dealer in all Kinds of
Building Material, Lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Glass, Paints, Etc., No. 45 West
Street.—This is one of the oldest houses of the city, having been established in
1853 by Mr. M. Edson. In 1857, he was succeeded by Messrs. Edson & Hammond; in
1865, Messrs. M. and H. O. Edson became the proprietors, and in 1887, Mr. Edson
succeeded to the sole ownership of the concern. He transacts a most extensive
line of business, his yards occupying three-fourths of an acre on West Street,
with a capacity for storing 600,000 feet of lumber. Mr. Edson employs seven
persons and keeps two teams busy the year round. He handles everything necessary
for the builder, including lumber, hard and soft in every form; artistically
made doors, blinds, sashes, etc.; French and American plate glass: paints of
every color, quality and description; all grades of nails; lime for plaster and
hair to gain the adhesive effect; sheathing, etc. Mr. Edson has the honor to be,
a native of Rutland, where he is looked upon as a gentleman of strict commercial
honor. He has held several places of public trust in his time. For three years,
he gallantly served with Company H, First Vermont Cavalry, being in charge of
the quarter-master's department, for six months. He is now an honored member o£
the G. A. R.; he is also a member of the Board of Selectmen; treasurer of the
New England Fire Insurance Company of Rutland: director of the State Trust
Company; and president of the Vermont Cavalry Re-Union Society.

  CENTRAL HOUSE, Leon Pomeroy, Proprietor. Nos. 51 and 53 West Street.—Hotels,
like clubs, originated with the coffee-houses in those good old days, when
Addison, Steele, Sheridan, Hood, Lamb and a host of other jolly souls were wont
to gather about the blazing Are and chat over their Java and the latest bit of
society scandal. Then came the public house, afterwards the hotel or inn, as it
was called. America has the finest hotels in the world. Rutland has a finely
kept, clean and attractive hotel, in the Central House, of which Mr. Leon
Pomeroy is the proprietor, at Nos. 51 and 53 West Street. This is a very old
house, the date of its establishment and the names of its early proprietors not
being certain. Mr. Pomeroy became its proprietor in 1889. He has accommodations
for sixty guests and his reputation has already gone out in the direction of
knowing how to set a most excellent table. He supplies the choicest soups, the
tenderest roasts, excellent entrees and fine desserts, tea and coffee. He keeps
eleven employes and personally sees to it that the rooms are kept tidy and
attractive and that all his guests are made comfortable. He has furnished his
house nicely and supplied modern improvements, including electric lights. For
the accommodation of his guests, he has a fine livery stable, where seven to ten
well-fed, sleek teams, all good roadsters are kept. He has neat rigs and
harnesses, all in keeping with the careful arrangements of his hotel. Mr.
Pomeroy is a native of Canada, but has lived in Vermont the better part of his
life. For twenty consecutive years he was employed in a wagon factory at
Vergennes, making spokes and hubs.

   MARBLE CITY MAKKET.—It is always a pleasure to step into a market and find
everything in prime order, the benches, blocks and counters neatly scraped and
clean, the floor carefully swept, the meats and carcasses systematically hung
upon their hooks, the ice boxes pure and cold and the vegetables neatly assorted
and arranged. This is the appearance of the Marble City Market, No. 54 Center
Street, owned by Messrs. Denio & Crosier. They occupy a store 18 x 70 feet, and
although they have been in business here in Rutland only since September, 1890,
they are beginning to make their mark and are in a bright way to command a trade
from the first families. They employ polite help, deliver all orders and see to
it that only the best goods are offered for sale. They have had eight years
experience in the meat market business, before their present venture and both
being natives of Vermont, they have grown up with the tastes and wants of the
people. They sell the sweetest and most tender joints and cuts of beef, lamb,
mutton, pork and veal; fresh lard, butter, eggs and cheese: poultry, birds,
game, vegetables, salt and dried meats, fruits and delicacies. They also carry a
large line of groceries, including flour from the best wheat, tea, sugar,
coffee, spices, canned, pickled, preserved and dried goods, etc. Messrs. Denio &
Crosier have fine prospects before them and the best wishes of the community,
who regard them as men of upright principles.

   J. F. McGUIRK, Groceries and Provisions, No. 2 Strong's Avenue.—This
enterprising gentleman is a native of this city, and having a wide range of
experience in this line of business, he inaugurated this enterprise on his own
responsibility in 1884, and at once developed a very liberal and substantial
trade that is constantly increasing in volume and influence. The premises
utilized for the business are of ample dimensions, and comprise a first floor
and basement, compactly arranged, and supplied with every convenience for the
successful conduct of the business. The store is neatly appointed, and presents
an attractive appearance, while the stock carried is full and complete, and
embraces a full line of choice staple and fancy groceries, such as absolutely
pure and fresh, new crop teas from China and Japan, choice fragrant Mocha, Java
and Rio coffees, cocoas, chocolates and spices; select brands of canned
vegetables, meats, fish, fruits, table delicacies, relishes, sauces and
condiments; sugars, syrups, and molasses; choice family flour, fancy cereal and
farinaceous foods; best dairy and fancy creamery butter and cheese, fresh eggs,
pure leaf lard, salt and smoked meats and fish; farm and garden products, best
brands of cigars, smoking and chewing tobaccos, bakers' and laundry supplies,
tubs, pails, brooms and kindred household supplies, etc.. These goods are all of
the very best quality, fresh and pure, and the prices quoted are the very
lowest. The store is always neatly and cleanly kept, polite assistants serve
patrons, and goods are delivered at residences in the city, free of charge. Mr.
McGuirk is an industrious, energetic man of excellent business ability.

   BAILEY'S DINING KOOMS, N. A. Bailey. Proprietor, Opposite the Depot.—A
decidedly popular, prosperous and representative establishment in Rutland, is
that of Mr. N. A. Bailey. This enterprise was founded originally by Mr. J. W.
Fisher in 1888, and conducted by him with excellent success until 1890 when he
sold out to the present proprietor, who is a native of New Hampshire and has
been engaged in this and the hotel business in various parts of this state for a
number of years, having been a resident of it since 1854. The premises occupied
are amply spacious, commodious and tastefully appointed, lighted by electricity
and provided with every modern convenience, while an efficient corps of
assistants is employed. The bill of fare includes everything of the best to be
found in the markets which is prepared in the best possible and wholesome manner
and served bountifully by polite and intelligent assistants. A very large
transient business is carried on, while boarders are taken by the day or week
and meals are prepared at all hours. A specialty is made of pure ice-cream,
oysters and game in their season, while special attention is also given to
suppers, dinners and luncheons for societies, parties, clubs, etc. He also
carries a full line of choice and pure confectionery and the most popular brands
of foreign and domestic cigars. Mr. Bailey is a gentleman of affable, courteous
manners and excellent business qualities and is admirably adapted to his
vocation. He is an active and popular member of the Masonic Order, Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias and other standard and reliable social organizations.

   J. G. BURPEE, Successor to J. H. Grant, Fair Haven Native Oysters, Butter,
Eggs, Fresh and Salt Meats of all kinds, Canned Goods, Poultry, Farm and Garden
Products, all fresh in their season, No. 30 Center Street.—This representative
institution was established by J. H. Grant, the present proprietor coming into
the business, December, 1890, and its history from its inception has been that
of honorable effort and substantial success. The preparation is admirable for
the proper prosecution of the extensive trade, the commodious premises occupied
being carefully arranged and equipped with all the conveniences and appliances
that can be used to advantage. This market is finely fitted up and everything
about it is first class. A large stock of beef, pork, lard, hams, mutton, canned
goods, tripe, butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables, and pickles are kept constantly
on hand, also Fair Haven native oysters which he deals in at wholesale and
retail. The products of the establishment are held in the highest favor by
dealers and consumers. The goods offered and made by Mr. Burpee are
distinguished for quality, flavor, and uniform excellence. An immense supply is
kept and orders are met with dispatch. In fresh and cured meats, lard and hams
the goods are unsurpassed by any rival establishment in the country. Nothing but
the freshest nnd best of vegetables and fruits are kept, the products of the
farm, orchard and garden being well represented, also fruit butters, jellies and
specialties for which there is a constant demand in his line. Mr. Burpee, the
proprietor of this establishment is a native of Vermont, and is a man whose
energy and devotion to business is largely aiding the further augmentation of
affairs, and the establishment he controls is stanch and reliable and well
deserves the confidence and support of the community.

   C. PARMENTER, Insurance.—The system of underwriting originated just after the
great London fire in 1666, when 13,200 houses and 90 churches were destroyed. It
was not, however, until 1710 that the first insurance company was organized,
this being the Sun Fire Office, of London, the oldest company in the world. This
great institution is represented in Rutland by Mr. C. Parmenter, whose agency
was established in 1870. In addition to this company, Mr. Parmenter represents a
great many others. He is the special agent for the Liberty Insurance Co. for
Vermont and New Hampshire, and manager for the United States Life Insurance
Companies; while he also acts as agent for the Springfield Fire and Marine
Insurance Co., with its $1,500,000 capital; the Westchester Fire Insurance Co.
of New York, with $300,000 capital; and the Fidelity and Casualty Co. Mr.
Parmenter is regarded as one of the foremost insurance agents in the state of
Vermont. He devotes his entire time to his business and by dint of personal
application has gained the patronage of the foremost business and professional
men of Rutland. He has elegantly appointed offices at the corner of Center and
Wales streets, and affords every facility for his numerous clients. He is a
native of Rutland County and has grown up with the interests of the people. He
is a gentleman highly regarded in business and social circles and holds
prominent positions in the order of the I. O. O. F. Mr. Parmenter is versed in
every detail of life, fire, marine and accident insurance and merits the great
success to which he has attained.

   ROCHESTER CLOTHING CO., Merchants' Row.—This business was established in 1886
by J. B. Marzluff, Chas. Rau and E. J. Gray, and in 1890, July month, the
Rochester Clothing Company was formed, with Charles Rau and J. E. Slattery as
proprietors. They have a store 25 x 90 feet, and carry a large stock of goods.
making a great feature of the fact that this is the only one-price store in
Vermont. The store is elegantly fitted with attractive plate-glass show windows,
cases and electric lights, and has an entrance on Merchants' Row and Evelyn
Street. The Rochester Company sell suits, coats, trousers, waistcoats, top and
great coats, dressing gowns, smoking jackets, making a specialty of fine
clothing. They deal also in hats, caps, gentlemen's furnishing goods, shirts,
underwear, collars, cuffs, cravats, umbrellas and walking-sticks. The gentlemen
at the head of this company are among the city's most estimable business men.
Mr. Ran is a native of Rutland and a thoroughly practical clothier. Mr. Slattery
was born in New York and is a noted business man of firm, truthful principles.
The Rochester Clothing Company is one of the greatest monuments to New England
business enterprise, its motto being the best goods and low, even prices.

   A. W. EDSON, Livery Stable, No. 41 West Street.—Mr. A. W. Edson, the present
proprietor, commenced business in this line in 1890. This business was
originally established in 1885 by Mr. E. D. Barber. He carries on a very
extensive business, owning fifteen horses, eight of these being used for livery
purposes and 7 for saddle horses, a line in which he makes a specialty. His
stock is well kept, well groomed and his rigs, carriages, buggies, saddles,
bridles and harnesses are neat and bright, which deprives them of that look of
"hired rigs" so often common in the livery business. His trade is chiefly
transient and his rates reasonable. He keeps attentive, sober and careful
grooms, hostlers and drivers and commands a very extensive trade. This gentleman
has already started in the way of success, and shows himself loyal to the rule
of commercial integrity. He has a wide field before him and his standing and
reliability are assured. Mr. Edson was born in Rutland. For a period of eighteen
years he was engaged in mercantile business in Virginia, and for six years was
foreman of the lumber yards in Rutland. He has the best wishes of his townsmen,
among whom he stands high for truth and honor.

   FRANK C. HOUGHTON, No. 19 Merchants' Row, Cloaks. —Mr. Frank C. Houghton is
one of the leading dealers in ladies'. misses', and children's outside garments,
in Rutland. He makes the sale of cloaks and wraps a specialty and in addition to
his large store, 26 x 80 feet in surface, he devotes his entire basement to his
cloak department. He has made a notable name in this line, having succeeded in
1884 to the business established that same year by Messrs. Houghton Bros. His
store is elegantly arranged, neatly set off with French plate windows, and
lighted with electricity, while he also employs the Busy Bee cash system In
making change. Mr. Houghton makes a particular feature of novelties in short
jackets, three-quarter and long garments, jerseys, diagonals, whip cord, beaver,
worsteds, plushes, Autumn shoulder capes in beaver, monkey skin, wool, seal,
astrakhan, cape seal, nutria, French cooney and plush. He also carries a
complete line of dry and dress goods, black goods, silks, velvets, plushes,
housekeeping goods, colored and white counterpanes, bed blankets, comfortables;
every grade of underwear, for ladies and infants, blankets, knit jackets,
embroidered flannels; onyx fast black hosiery, the dyes warranted not to stain
the feet or garments, these being cashmere, cotton, fleece and lined goods, for
ladies, children, misses and boys; gloves, shawls, ribbons, gossamers, laces,
fringes, trimmings, Hamburg, and handkerchiefs; Arion, Germantown, Saxony,
Spanish, and Scotch yarn; the French P. D. Corset and many other goods. Mr.
Houghton is a worthy, active citizen, a native of Franklin Co., Vt., and the
clerk of the Encampment of the I. O. O. F.

   CYRIL LE BOEUF, Baker, Corner of West and Grove Streets.—This enterprising
gentleman was born in Canada in 1839, and came to the United States when but
twelve years of age, and having been engaged in this business since quite young,
he is thoroughly experienced and practical in all its branches. Desirous of
engaging in business on his own responsibility he founded this establishment in
1887 and at once developed a very large and substantial trade. The premises
utilized are desirably situated in the Empire Block and are of ample dimensions,
commodious and fitted up for business and manufacturing purposes. In his bake
room will be found all necessary appliances and devices, while employment is
given to none but skilled and experienced workmen. He uses none but the very
best grades of new roller process flour and permits no deleterious substances or
adulterations to be employed in the production of his goods, which embraces all
kinds of fine bread, buns, rolls, crackers, biscuits, pure cakes, pies, cookies,
doughnuts, etc. These are delivered fresh and hot from the ovens regularly at
the residences of regular patrons, while in his neatly appointed store will be
found at all times a choice assortment of roll jelly, fruit, ginger, sponge,
marble and other cakes, pies, tarts and pastries. A specialty is made of wedding
cakes, also supplies for weddings, balls, parties, festivals, picnics, etc.,
while lowest prices prevail. His establishment is a model of neatness and
cleanliness and every effort is made to meet the wants of patrons with the
choicest and purest of cereal food.

   J. P. MARANVILLE & CO., The "Grocers." No. 67 Merchants' Row.—This firm was
organized in 1889 and has already reached a point of success, owing to the
excellent quality of goods that are handled, and the spirit of fairness and
honor shown by the gentlemen who have the business under control. They occupy a
finely appointed, neatly arranged store, 30 x 80 feet, with a storeroom on the
second floor and a large basement. They keep four clerks busy and accommodate
their customers by delivering all orders. They handle everything in the line of
groceries and provisions, fine teas, coffee, sugar, flour, canned, preserved,
dried and pickled goods, spices, butter, eggs, cheese, breadstuffs, crackers,
biscuits, confections, sweets, nuts, fruits, pears, apples, peaches, grapes,
oranges, lemons, delicacies of every description, household, kitchen, pantry and
table supplies, provisions, potatoes, cabbage, beets, carrots and all farm
products. The goods sold by these gentlemen are always of the best, and
consequently their support comes from the first families. There are three
members of this firm, Messrs. J. P. Maranville, J. W. Cranton and H. O.
Carpenter, all natives of Vermont and residents of Rutland. They are upright,
conscientious men of business and true to commercial veracity. Mr. Maranville is
the manager of the store and has built up a hearty support. He is popular both
from a business point and socially.

   L. VALIQUETTE, Jr., Boots and Shoes, 13 Merchants* Row.—This gentleman is the
proprietor of the oldest boot and shoe store in Rutland. His father, L.
Valiquette, Sr., established the business in 1857, the first shop in town. The
business has been carried on at the present location since 1858, his son having
taken possession in 1882. He occupies a floor 20 x 80 feet with a basement and a
roomy repair shop in the rear. He employs polite clerks, has a modernly
appointed store with electric lights and a rich, elegantly arranged stock of
goods, including women's, misses', men's, and boys', boots, shoes, slippers,
gaiters, pumps, rubbers, overshoes, foot-clothing of every description and
leather findings. He makes a specialty of fine repairing. He sells the best
goods in the market and has the patronage of the first families of Rutland. Mr.
Valiquette has been in this line of business all of his life and is therefore a
practical workman and thoroughly understands every detail of his calling. He Is
a native of Canada, having been born there in 1846 and came to Rutland at the
age of three months. He has grown into popular favor both in a business way and
publicly, having been police justice for eight consecutive years.

   HENRY KINSELLA, Restaurant, No. 8 Merchants' Row.— Mr. Kinsella has one of
the most attractive and neatly kept restaurants in Rutland, his business having
first been established fifteen years ago by J. W. Fisher. In 1886 J. P. Rounds
came into possession, R. J. Wells succeeding him in 1889, Coeledge Bros, coming
in in January, 1890, and Mr. Kinsella succeeding them in March, 1890. Mr.
Kinsella has a place 25 x 80 feet, with a large basement. His dining hall is a
model of convenience, lighted by electricity, and having a seating capacity for
fifty persons. The popularity of his restaurant may at once be found in the fact
that he has forty-five regular boarders and conducts a very extensive transient
trade, employing five hands. He serves meals at all hours, and has made already
a reputation for giving excellent food, delicious, sweet and tender meats,
roasts, broils and fries. He buys the best beef, mutton, veal pork and lamb,
game, poultry and birds that the market afford. He serves delicious soups,
entrees, roasts and desserts, cakes, pies puddings, ice cream and sauces, and
also keeps a choice line of confectionery and cigars. Mr. Kinsella is a native
of Vermont and a young man imbued with ambition and enterprise. His aim is to
keep the best restaurant in Rutland.

   E. WHITE, Watchmaker and Jeweler, 17 Center Street.—Mr. E. White is one of
Rutland's most reliable jewelers, having established his business in 1883, and
occupied his present location for three years past. He carries one of the finest
lines of jewelry in this city, including watches, chains, diamonds, rubies,
emeralds, pearls, sapphires, precious stones of all kinds, rings, bracelets,
pins* brooches, earrings, engagement and wedding rings, seal rings, every grade
of ornament for ladies and gentlemen, clocks, notions and bric-a brac. Mr. White
carries only the finest stock, made from the finest material. His store is
finely arranged, while the display of goods is rich and beautiful, the patterns
and styles being of the latest. He makes fine watch repairing a specialty,
having had seventeen years experience before embarking in his own business. He
employs skilled jewelers and clerks to assist him in his store. He is a native
of Vermont, and a popular man both in business and social circles.

   HENEY TURRILL, Dentist, No. 17 1/2 Merchants' Row.—Dr. Turrill has every
right to the eminence that he has gained, by reason of his long and extensive
practice. He established his business originally at Brandon, Vt., where he
practiced a number of years. Then he went to Castleton, Vt., and remained there
in practice five years; this was followed by five years at Middlebury, Vt., and
in 1877, Dr. Turrill removed to Rutland. Thus it will be seen that his record
runs back very nearly thirty years. He has a nice and modernly appointed office,
one flight up, and gives especial attention to extracting, excavating,
preparing, treating and filling teeth, making crown plate fillings and false
teeth a particular object. That Dr. Turrill is an expert practitioner, one needs
only to refer to his past record and his long career of success. He has the
confidence of patrons from the first families of this city and vicinity. Dr.
Turrill is a native of Vermont.

   W. S. SMITH & CO., Dealers in Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. —This enterprise was
founded originally in 1882 by Messrs. Cardelle & Leach, who carried it on with
an excellent degree of success until 1886 when they disposed of it to the
present wide-awake and energetic firm, comprised of Messrs. W. S. Smith and H.
A. Sawyer, both well-known residents of this city. The former gentleman has had
a wide range of experience in this trade, having been engaged in it previously
for some years. They occupy a spacious and commodious store, neatly arranged,
having every facility at hand for the transaction of business. The stock carried
is full and complete and embraces everything in the line of fine and medium
grades of hand and machine made boots, shoes, gaiters, balmorals, slippers and
other novelties in footwear for men, youths and boys, besides everything that is
new, fashionable and stylish in all shades and colors of materials for ladies,
misses and children, including the strong walking boot or school shoe and the
delicate satin or kid toilet slipper; besides a full assortment of rubber boots,
arctics, overshoes and sandals for all ages and both sexes. These goods have
been most carefully selected to meet the wants of a first-class trade and are
unsurpassed in quality of material, elegance, finish and durability; while the
range of sizes is such that a stylish and comfortable fit is readily attained at
very lowest prices. Polite assistants serve patrons and every effort is made to
meet their most exacting or slightest demands. Messrs. Smith & Sawye are
enterprising gentlemen, and are very popular with their patrons. Mr. Sawyer is
also engaged in the jobbing of stationery, and is also a director of Clement
National Bank of Rutland.

   G. T. PHILLIPS, D. D. S., Odd Fellows Hall, Merchants' Row.—There is no
profession that has made such commendable strides to the front as that of
dentistry, of which Rutland's leading representative is G. T. Phillips, D.D.S.
He established his business in 1888 and has four rooms, elegantly fitted and
stocked with all of the modern improvements. His practice is very large, Dr.
Phillips being foremost in all of the details of excavation, extracting, crown
and gold filling, and the furnishing of artificial teeth, with or without
plates. He is a young and ambitious member of the Vermont Dental Association,
and the author of commendable essays on dentistry. He graduated from the Boston
Dental College and came to Rutland with the highest recommendation as to
professional skill. He is a native of "Vermont and has started upon a career of
success. His offices are attractive and finely furnished, one flight from the
street and patronized by the best people of the city. Dr. Phillips is an
aggressive student, firmly believing in such improvements as tend to the advance
of the science in which he is interested. Dr. Phillips is among the first men of
his profession, and a thoroughly reliable gentlemen.

   MISS N. MULLINS, Fashionable Millinery, No. 35 Center Street.—A prominent,
well established and deservedly popular Rutland millinery emporium is the ably
conducted store of Miss N. Mullins, where is always displayed an unusually fine
assortment of everything in the line of fashionable female headwear, including
all the latest Parisian and London novelties at prices as low as the lowest
prevailing in New York and Boston, while bonnets and hats are made to order, and
also altered and trimmed in the very best style of the milliner's art at most
reasonable figures. This thriving business was established in 1880, and has
developed a liberal and influential patronage which is constantly increasing.
The store, which is centrally situated, is compact, ample and tastefully
appointed, and a superb stock is kept on hand, embracing bonnets and hats, both
trimmed and untrimmed. in exquisite shapes and newest styles; straw goods in
quite a variety, elegant plumes, feathers and flowers; beautiful silk ribbons,
velvets, plushes and a full line of fine millinery goods. Miss Mullins was
formerly engaged in this business in Burlington, this state, of which city she
is a native. She is a lady of superior business qualities and receives a large
and influential patronage.

   L. F. MINER, Manufacturer of Wagons and Sleighs, Red Shop, West Street,
Opposite Memorial Hall.—This business was established more than thirty years
ago, by Mr. Levi Miner. In 1878, the firm was organized under title of L. Miner
& Son; and in 1888, Mr. L. F. Miner became the sole proprietor. His shop
occupies a space 30 x 80 feet, with a blacksmith shop in the front and a
carriage factory in the rear. He employs four blacksmiths, one painter and two
wood-workers, all skilled and practical men, who aid Mr. Miner in turning out
all kinds of wagons, carnages, buggies, dog carts, traps, sulkies, buckboards,
sleighs, bobs, lumber wagons, cutters and rigs of every style and pattern. Mr.
Miner also has an extensive horse shoeing and general jobbing trade and derives
his patronage from the best men of this city and vicinity. He is a thoroughly
practical, honest workman, using only the best material in the construction of
his vehicles and is regarded as a most exemplary business man. Mr. Miner is a
native of Rutland and a member of the I. O. O. F.



Additional Comments:
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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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