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INDUSTRIES AND WEALTH OF BELLOWS FALLS.

   BELLOWS FALLS is a prominent manufacturing village in the town of Rockingham,
and is, next to Brattleboro, which lies in the southeast corner of the state,
the largest village in Windham County. This county covers an area of 780 square
miles and is bounded on the north by Windsor County, on the east by Connecticut
River, which separates it from Cheshire County, N. H., south by Hampshire
County, Mass., and west by Bennington County. This county was incorporated under
the name of Cumberland, Feb. 11, 1789. Newfane, lying near the center, is the
county seat. The county buildings are located at Fayetteville, a flourishing
village in Newfane. The

TOWN OF ROCKINGHAM

is in the northeast corner of Windham county and is bounded north by
Springfield, east by Connecticut River, which separates it from Charlestown, N.
H., south by Westminister, and west by Grafton. It lies eighty-five miles from
Montpelier, twenty-two from Windsor and twenty-five from Brattleboro. It was
chartered December, 28, 1752, and contained 24,955 acres. The settlement of the
township was commenced in 1753, by Moses Wright, Joel Bigelow, and Simeon
Knight, who emigrated from Massachusetts. About the year 1760 the town was
organized, and the first town clerk was Joshua Webb, and he and John Roundy were
the first representatives. But very little is known of the early history of this
town. The attention of the first settlers was principally directed to fishing
for salmon and shad, which were then taken in great abundance from Bellows
falls. For this reason, agriculture was for many years much neglected, and the
settlement advanced very slowly.

THE VILLAGE OF BELLOWS FALLS,

situated in the southeastern part of the township on the bank of the Connecticut
at "Bellows falls," is a pleasant and thriving manufacturing village. Being
situated at the junction of the  Sullivan, D. & H. R., Fitchburg and Vermont
Valley R. R. it has the advantage of excellent railroad facilities. The whole
descent of the river at these falls is forty-two feet. The breadth of the river
above the falls is from sixteen to twenty-two rods. At the falls a large rock
divides the stream into two channels, each about ninety feet wide. When the
water is low the eastern appears to be crossed by a bar of solid rock, and the
whole river flows into the western channel, where it is contracted to a narrow
channel and flows with great rapidity. In 1785 Col. Enoch Hale erected a bridge
over the Connecticut at these falls. Its length was 365 feet, and it was
supported in the middle by the great rock mentioned above. Till 1796 this was
the only bridge across the Connecticut.

MANUFACTURES.

   The situation of Bellows Falls village is admirable for manufacturing
purposes; being supplied with abundant water power and having excellent railroad
facilities, nothing else was needed but capital, brains, and skill to make a
successful manufacturing center here, and that these elements have been employed
here is shown in the various enterprises that have been carried on so
successfully for many years. The amount of capital invested in manufacturing and
other business enterprises is enormous; the energy, practical knowledge and
industrial 'skill exhibited in their management and operation are of the highest
order. But great as is the present outcome of the splendid resources on hand,
the development of these is still in its infancy. Every year is adding to the
aggregation of capital that here finds profitable investment, and to the army of
skilled artisans that here find ample wage for their deft hands. The diversity
of the manufacturing interests represented is remarkable, and covers a wide
range of productions. There are seven companies here engaged in the manufacture
of paper. This industry is one of the earliest and at the present day one of the
most prosperous of American industries, and in its history are embodied many
features incident to the rise and development of their" industrial pursuits. The
manufacture of paper even after the war of the Revolution, though emancipated
from the claims imposed upon it by British policy, did not flourish, and for
many years especially for the finer grades we were compelled to look to Europe
for our supply. Eventually however, during the last quarter of a century through
the energy, enterprise, and ability of our manufacturers, paper is produced in
the United States fully equal if not superior to the finest productions of
France and England. Bellows Falls is fortunate in having so many companies
engaged in the manufacture of this important article of merchandise, a specialty
being made of "tissue manilla." The village also has a book bindery, a bakery,
and a laundry. Carriages are manufactured here, also harnesses, cabinet ware and
furniture, agricultural implements and dairy fixtures, evaporators, sash, doors
and blinds, scythe snaths and cigars.

   The village has one National Bank with a capital stock of $110,000, and one
savings bank.

BELLOWS FALLS AS A HOME.

   This is a delightful place in which to make a home. The people are remarkable
for their enterprise and industry, .as well as culture and refinement. Nothing
is truer than that surroundings reflect the character of those upon whom they
depend. With rich deposits of marble, granite, lime-stone, slate, etc. embedded
in the earth, with fish in the river, and feathered songsters in the air, with
fertile soil and grassy slope and clime that blended the best of every clime in
one, the fair domain waited in perfection of repose until a people with
resources to match came "on purpose" and to stay. It has been said that Vermont
is a fine place to emigrate from, but the prosperous, intelligent and refined
inhabitants of some of her beautiful villages will say it is also a delightful
place to live. This sentiment, we are sure, will be echoed by many residents of
the pleasantly located village of Bellows Falls, which is self-contained and
complete in all those things that make life rational and worth the living. The
village has a number of private residences framed by cultivated lawns and
manifold signs of prosperity are matched by the countless symbols of
intelligence, culture, and refinement that rise on every hand. These with pure
air and water, good gas, electricity and the telephone, schools, churches,
libraries, with Boston and New York easily accessible, what more can a rational
man want in an abiding place ? The attention given by the people of • Bellows
Falls to education and the ample provision they have made for it are
commensurate with the importance that has always attached to it throughout the
state. The graded school system is in vogue and is in charge of a competent
committee. The schools are carefully graded, presided over by earnest, and
thoroughly qualified teachers, and are well attended and generously maintained.
The school buildings are modern in design and furnished with the most approved
apparatus and accommodations adequate to the requirements of the school population.

   A New England village destitute of church organization would, indeed, be an
anomaly, but this intelligent and thriving village does not present it. There
are five religious denominations represented here that have reared their altars
of worship. In point of architectural beauty and interior appointments the most
of these church buildings will compare favorably with similar edifices in any
village" of equal size in the state. This pleasant village possesses many
advantages as a place of residence, to the capitalist anxious to invest his
money and to the working man, who, after the toils of the day are over desires
to take his rest in a home rather than a crowded tenement house. If beauty of
situation, benefits of unexcelled business opportunity, health, wealth and
happiness are attractions in a place of residence, our readers may be assured
that Bellows Falls possesses them all.

  THE VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Engines, Boilers, and a Full Line of Creamery
and Dairy Supplies, Improved Sap and Cider Evaporators.-There are no
improvements of more interest to the general public than those which minister
directly to the health, happiness and the comforts of the household. In the
manufacture of that class of articles the Vermont Farm Machine Company, of
Bellows Falls, occupies a commanding position in the trade throughout the
country. This company was incorporated in 1873, and is officered as follows,
viz.: W. P. Williams, president; James B. Williams, vice-president; N. G.
Williams, secretary, treasurer and manager. The works are located on the Island
near the union depot, and includes a four-story and L brick building 355 x 60
feet, making it the largest manufactory of dairy implements in the world. The
company are manufacturers of the Cooley Creamer, the Davis Swing Churn, the
Improved Eureka Butter Worker, the Skinner Butter Worker, the Nesbitt
Self-Gauging Butter Printer, Improved Sap and Cider Evaporators, the Pneumatic
Fruit Dryer, as well as engines, boilers and a full line of creamery and dairy
supplies. "Vermont Butter" takes precedence everywhere, and Vermonters
undoubtedly surpass the world in producing this indispensable article of food.
Any improvement in making it, whether in the saving of labor or improving the
quality, has always received the careful attention of Vermont dairymen; hence
their success. The Cooley Creamer is a new process of raising the cream, and its
success is shown by the following premiums and testimonials: The Gold Medal at
Paris Exposition, 1889. The highest prize at the Royal Agricultural Exhibition,
held in London, Eng., in 1879, was awarded to butter made by the Cooley process.
It won the highest award at the International Dairy Fair, held in New York City,
1878, against eighty competitors, Cooley creamery butter has won the first
premiums at the state fair of Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota,
New York, Delaware and Vermont, and receives the preference of critical judges
everywhere. The Cooley Creamer and Its products have been awarded twenty-two
gold medals and many silver medals. The Cooley process, so justly celebrated,
submerges the milk beneath the water and has many advantages over all others,
including the fact that it requires no milk room, raises all cream between
milkings, affords better ventilation, requires less labor, is more thoroughly
made, keeps out all dust, impure gases and flies, and makes more butter. It soon
pays for itself in every dairy. The creamers are made in four sizes or styles to
meet the wants of all dairymen or factories. Parties thinking of starting a
creamery should write to this company for list of apparatus of any capacity,
plans and specifications of creamery buildings, by-laws and any other
information desired regarding the business, which is always cheerfully given.
The Davis Swing churn manufactured by this company belongs to the class known as
oscillating churns; is simple in construction, and offered at a very low price.
The demand for a better grade of butter calls attention to the fact that the
quality depends very much upon the churn in which it is made. The advantages
claimed for the churn are, among others, that it has no floats or inside gear
which mash the butter globules and; destroy its grain; no corner in which the
cream can lodge, to be washed into the buttermilk, and lost when the butter
separates. The butter gathers in beautiful granules, is never salvy, but in the
best possible condition for washing in the churn with cold water or brine. This
churn has received premiums or medals at the Provincial Exhibition at Guelph,
Canada; the Virginia State Fair, New Jersey State Fair, New England Fair,
Western New York Fair, Pennsylvania State Fair, Massachusetts Charitable
Mechanics Fair, North Carolina State Fair and elsewhere. The Eureka Butter
Worker is a great improvement over the old method of pressing the buttermilk and
brine out of butter, and for putting it in shape for market. The worker is built
in the most thorough manner, and is so simple that its cost is extremely low. It
gives a gentle, even pressure, works rapidly, mixes the salt thoroughly and
evenly and gives perfect satisfaction. For working over store butter of any
color or grade, and bringing it to a uniform color and quality, it has no
superior. The Improved Maple Sap and Sorghum Evaporators have proved superior to
any other pan on the market. The company secured the right to manufacture under
the Cook and Corey patents, and combining with these the Williams and Butler
patents, they are enabled to offer an evaporator unequaled by any on the market
for economy of fuel and fine product. It is well known that maple sugar, to be
clear and white, should be converted into sugar as soon and rapidly as possible.
The dark, unsalable maple sugar is the result of poor appliances for making.
Long boiling injures the quality of sugar. Thirty minutes from the time the sap
enters the evaporator should be all the time required to run off good heavy
syrup. Some make sugar in this way as white as granulated, and the amount some
report to have made in a certain time, with a great saving of time and fuel,
seems remarkable. This evaporator serves equally well for making syrup of
sorghum. Also in seasons when apples are abundant, great saving can be made by
condensing sweet cider into jelly. This apple jelly is something delicious, and
is easily and profitably made by the evaporator. The Pneumatic Fruit Dryer is
another important specialty of this company, and is recognized as taking the
lead wherever introduced. At the Pennsylvania State Fair the leading fruit
dryers made in the United States were put to a practical test, resulting in the
award of the first premium to the Vermont Farm Machine Company, their Pneumatic
Fruit Dryer drying the fruit faster and with less fuel than all the others.
These dryers are portable, and can be used in the kitchen, orchard, porch,
cellar or any convenient place. It is the only dryer in which the heat passes
three times across the furnace. They are in great and growing demand in the West
Indies, South America and other countries producing tropical fruits. This
company also manufacture the Curtis Improved Bottle Washer, the Surprise Churn,
Perfection Patent Gate, the Cooley Improved Square Box Factory Churn, the
Skinner Butter Worker, the Improved Philadelphia Butter Worker, Mason's Improved
Power Butter Worker, Rice's Power Butter Worker, the Eureka Butter Printer,
Nesbitt's Patent Self-Gauging Butter Presses, Cream Tempering Vats, Creamery Ice
Vats, Gardner Vertical Engines, Excelsior Portable Engines, Bryant's Improved
Automatic High Speed Safety Engine, Acme Automatic Safety Engine, Combined
Vertical Engines and Boilers, Triumph Feed Steamer, the Eureka Boiler or Steam
Feed Cooker, cream and milk transportation cans, dairy salt and general supplies
for the dairy. The company issue descriptive and illustrated catalogues of their
products, and mail them to all applicants. Their improvements have practically
revolutionized the dairy business of the country, and their products supplant
all similar articles wherever introduced and tested. The officers and managers
of the company are true types of American enterprise and modern manufacturing
progress, and they have won their pre-eminence in the world by honestly
deserving it, and the success of the company under their able management is
assured.

   EUGENE S. LEONARD, Insurance Agent.-Protection is one of the fundamental
principles of man's existence, whether the law applies to life or property. More
than that, it is the duty of every man to look out for the future and avoid any
possible future wants of his family that might arise from his own death or loss
by fire. The sole protector in this case is insurance, a line of business in
which Eugene S. Leonard is engaged in Bellows Falls. His business was
established in 1875 by L. S. Hayes, Mr. Leonard succeeding him January 1,1890.
He has fine offices fronting the square, opposite the Louis Hotel. His is the
largest insurance agency here, and at the same time he represents twenty-seven
of the largest companies in the world, including life, fire and accident
associations. The names of his companies follow: German American, of New York;
AEtna, of Hartford; Continental, of New York; Hartford, of Hartford; Niagara, of
New York; Phoenix, of Hartford: Fire Association, of Philadelphia; National, of
Hartford; Phenix, of Brooklyn, Insurance Co. of North America, of Philadelphia;
Springfield Fire and Marine, of Springfield; Lancashire, of Manchester, Eng.;
Liverpool and London and Globe, of England; Imperial, of London, Eng.; North
British and Mercantile of England; American, of New York; Sun Fire, of London,
Eng.; Northern, of London, Eng.; Queen, of Liverpool, Eng.; New Hampshire
Insurance Co., of Manchester, N. H.; Granite State, of Portsmouth, N. H.;
People's Insurance Co., of Manchester, N. H.; New England, of Rutland, Vt.;
Fitchburg Mutual, of Fitchburg, Mass.; Union Mutual, Montpelier, Vt.; New York
Life, of New York; National Life, of Montpelier, Vt.; Travelers Accident Co., of
Hartford; Lloyd's Plate Glass Insurance Co.; American Steam Boiler Insurance Co.
Prior to Mr. Leonard's succession to this business he had been in the line of
underwriting several years, having established offices In February, 1887. His
thorough capabilities to conduct the affairs of his profession were most
generously set forth in a a public letter of endorsement published by Mr. Hayes,
January 1,1890, when he informed his patrons that he had sold all of his local
insurance business to Mr. Leonard. He characterized his successor as entitled to
the greatest confidence, and assured his former patrons that Mr. Leonard would
fully protect their Interests with fidelity. Mr. Leonard's career has proven
that that confidence was not misplaced. He is a man of most exemplary
principles, a native of Chester, Vt., and has high family connections.

   H. M. AMADON, Watches, Jewelry, Etc.-The custom of adorning the person with
precious metals and rare gems has been handed down to us from the remotest
periods known to history, and at the present day there is nothing manufactured
or so eagerly sought after and in which there is so great and charming a variety
as in rich and beautiful jewelry. A deservedly well patronized, representative
and thoroughly reliable house engaged in this trade in Bellows Falls, well
worthy of more than passing mention in these pages in consequence of its
first-class stock of goods and honorable business record, is that of Mr. Henry
M. Amadon, dealer in watches, clocks and jewelry. This popular establishment was
founded originally in 1884 by the present proprietor who is a native of Bellows
Falls, and is a thoroughly experienced and practical man in every branch of the
trade, having been engaged in it continuously ever since he was a boy. From the
start he developed a very large and influential trade, such as fittingly
illustrates what may be accomplished by close attention to the wants of patrons,
handling only A No. 1 goods, executing first-class work and adhering to strictly
honorable dealings. His store is of ample dimensions, compactly arranged and
very neatly and attractively appointed, and provided with ev>ry convenience for
the advantageous display of this valuable and elegant assortment of goods. The
stock carried embraces a fine assortment of gold and silver watches of the best
American and European manufacture, rare and precious gems mounted in the most
exquisite and unique styles; wedding, engagement and souvenir rings, ear rings,
pendants, brooches, necklaces, bracelets, bangles, watch chains, chatelaines,
charms, lockets and seals, shawl, scarf and lace pins; collar and cuff buttons,
shirt studs, gold pens and pencils; also novelties in gold, silver, bronze and
brass; French, Swiss and American clocks of every description; solid gold,
silver and plated wares; eyeglasses, lenses, spectacles and other optical goods,
etc. These goods have been selected with great care, and are unsurpassed in
quality, elegance of design and workmanship, while the prices are very low, and
each article is guaranteed to be as represented. A specialty is the repairing of
fine watches, clocks and jewelry, to which the proprietor devotes his personal
attention, and all work done here is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction.
Mr. Amadon is a young man of enterprise, superior business ability and very
courteous in his manner. He is reliable, prompt, and is held in high esteem by
all with whom he has any dealings.

   F. S. ANDREWS, Druggist, Bellows Falls Drug Store.-An occupation of
pre-eminent importance to every community, and requiring not only trained skill
but long experience, is that of the pharmacist or druggist. It is one which is
among the first called upon to alleviate the ills and ailments of the human
system, and is the principal ally of the physician to restore the sick to former
health. A highly prosperous, prominent and ably conducted house devoted to this
important business in Bellows Falls, maintaining a well-merited high reputation
for handling none but absolutely pure goods and efficient, trustworthy
management, is that of Mr. F. S. Andrews, proprietor of the Bellows Falls Drag
Store. This popular concern was founded originally in 1873, by Messrs. H. H. and
S. M. Davis, who were succeeded by Messrs. Mitchell Brothers, and in 1889 it
passed into the control of the present proprietor, Mr. Andrews, who is a native
of Essex, Essex County, Mass., and has had a continuous practical experience in
this profession since 1870. He occupies spacious and commodious premises
comprising a store and basement. The store is very tastefully and appropriately
appointed in the latest modern style, and provided with every convenience, among
the equipments being a handsome soda water fountain, also a special department
provided for the prompt and accurate compounding of physicians' prescriptions
and family recipes, at all hours of the day or night under the direct
supervision of the proprietor. The stock carried embraces a full and complete
assortment of absolutely pure and fresh drugs and chemicals, all of standard
quality; extracts, tinctures and pharmaceutical preparations of his own superior
production; all proprietary remedies of well-known merit and reputation, besides
several remedies of his own that are noted for their efficacy, such as cough
syrup, Andrews' liver pills, etc.; the latest novelties in druggists' fancy
goods, toilet articles, perfumery, foreign and domestic mineral waters;
physicians' and surgeons' requisites, druggists' sundries, in fact, everything
usually found in a well regulated drug store. Order and system prevail, polite
service is promptly accorded to patrons by intelligent assistants and prices are
always just and reasonable. Mr. Andrews is a courteous, refined and enterprising
gentleman; cautious, reliable and exact in his profession.

   FAIRBANK & LABAREE, Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating.-The best inventive
genius of this century has been employed in the perfection of methods for
heating buildings, both public and private, and each year has shown a marked
advance in this respect. Among those who are familiar with the latest improved
methods that have been recently introduced, and who have made the subject of
steam and hot water heating a study, there are none in this section more capable
or efficient than Messrs. Fairbank & Labaree, who have had many years' practical
experience and are highly recommended by architects and builders. The business
was established by Messrs. F. P. Hadley and A. H. and F. H. Brown, and the
present firm was formed in 1888. The premises occupied comprise a store and
basement 20 x 90 feet in dimensions, with a large workshop in the rear. The firm
make contracts and furnish plans for heating and plumbing buildings both public
and private, furnishing all necessary materials, and executing the work upon
scientific principles in the best and most substantial manner. A large stock of
stoves, ranges, heaters and furnaces are kept constantly on hand, and also a
full line of tin, iron and copper ware. An efficient force of help is employed.
Their plumbing and hot water heating work is done in eastern Vermont and western
New Hampshire. Mr. E. C. Fairbank is a native of Grafton, Vt., and has had
sixteen years' experienced the business. Mr. C. W. Labaree is a native of
Springfield, Vt., and attends to contract and general office work. Both
gentlemen are young and enterprising business men and are well and favorably
known to the trade and in social circles throughout this section.

   DANIEL D. HOWARD, Dealer in Boots and Shoes, Gents' Furnishings, Hats,
Trunks, Bags and Umbrellas, Shoes, Clothing and Shirts to Order.-This popular
emporium of fashion was founded originally in 1883 by Messrs. Howard & Goodrich,
and was conducted by them with a single change in its title until 1889, when it
passed into the control of the present proprietor. The spacious premises are
commodious and admirably arranged into separate departments, fitted up in a very
appropriate manner, with every convenience for the advantageous display of the
large and varied assortment of goods constantly on hand. The stock is full and
complete and embraces the entire out-fittings for men, youths, and boys from
head to foot, such as the best grades of hand and machine made hoots, shoes,
gaiters, and other novelties in foot-wear, the latest correct styles of hats and
caps, fine white and fancy colored dress shirts, n6gligee flannel shirts,
collars and cuffs; underwear of all weights, sizes and styles, gloves, hosiery,
latest novelties in neckwear, etc. Hats, caps and clothing to order is made up
from the very best materials by skilled designers and workmen in the very latest
fashionable styles. The stock also includes a fine line of valises, satchels,
bags, umbrellas, canes and traveling outfits. A specialty of the house is the
manufacture of fine boots, shoes, clothing, and dress shirts to order at the
shortest notice in the very latest fashions and seasonable styles, and
satisfaction is guaranteed as to fit, finish, elegance and first-class
workmanship, while prices are the most reasonable. Mr. Howard is a native of
Benson, this state, and a resident here for many years.

   N. H. FARR, Livery, Board and Feed Stable, Bridge Street. -This well-known
establishment has been in existence for many years and is a veritable landmark,
it was conducted for a long time by Mr. C. W. Towns, and in 1886 it passed into
the control of the present proprietor, who is a native of New Hampshire, but has
resided here since 1837. He is an acknowledged authority on all matters
pertaining to the selection, training, care and treatment of the noble animal.
His stable is spacious, commodious and admirably fitted up with special
reference to the business, well lighted, properly ventilated and provided with
the very best of sanitary conditions, and provided with ample accommodations
sufficient to meet all requirements of the trade. Horses are taken to board by
the day, week or month, and all animals placed under his charge receive most
careful attention from experienced grooms, while the provender is of the very
best quality and bountifully provided. He keeps on hand a stock of from twenty
to twenty-five of riding, driving and road horses all in first-class and,
stylish condition, besides a fine assortment of carriages, coupes, coaches,
surreys, top and open buggies, light wagons, sleighs and cutters that can he
obtained on most reasonable terms at all hours of the day or night, with or
without drivers. A specialty is made of funerals, weddings, receptions, balls,
sleighing parties, etc., for which the most careful and reliable drivers are
selected, and the service rendered is first class in every respect. Mr. Farr is
a pleasant, courteous and highly entertaining gentleman, prompt, honorable and
reliable in all his dealings.

   TOWNS' HOTEL, A. R. Mason, Proprietor.-Among the best conducted hotels in
Vermont and the leading one at Bellows Falls, is Towns' Hotel, of which A. R.
Mason is the proprietor. This well known hostelry was established twenty years
ago by C. W. Towns, who was succeeded in December, 1889, by the present
proprietor. The hotel fronts the square and has therefore the advantage of a
most superior location. It is a four-story brick building, and contains
sixty-seven rooms, all nicely furnished and a model of .cleanliness and neat
arrangement. The house is steam heated and electric lighted. A well kept livery
is connected with the house, where guests may find every equine accommodation.
The hotel is finely managed from office to kitchen, and polite clerks are in
attendance. The tables are supplied with all of the choicest meats, vegetables
and delicacies of the season and a competent chef presides over the kitchen. Mr.
Mason is one of the most popular and obliging landlords in the state and a
master of his calling. He is also the proprietor of the Prospect House on Lake"
Spofford, Chesterfield, N. H., a house that has a large patronage. Mr. Mason
does all in his power for the comfort of his guests, and has a free bus running
from the railway station to the hotel. He has fine sample and hath rooms and a
barber shop, and it is safe to say that there is not a more popular hotel in the
state, than Towns'.

   GEO. E. CADY, Jobber in Confectionery, Main Street.-A prominent house
extensively engaged in this important business in Bellows Falls, is that of Mr.
George E. Cady, jobber in confectionery. This enterprising gentleman was born in
Northfield, this state, and has been a resident here for some years. Having a
wide range of experience in this line of trade, he inaugurated this enterprise
on his own account in 1886, and at once developed a very large and influential
trade, both wholesale and retail, extending throughout this section of the
state, and is annually Increasing in volume and importance. His store is
spacious, commodious and admirably adapted to the requirements of the business
and provided with every facility for its successful prosecution. The stock
carried is always full and complete, and embraces everything In the line of pure
and fresh confectionery such as U. S. caramels in choice flavors, creamery
caramels, roast almonds, fine chocolates of every variety, glazed chocolates,
French fruit glazes, French nougats, apricots, bon-bons, lozenges, penny goods,
package confectionery, mixed and broken candies, Boston chips, stick goods,
medicated tablets, lozenges, rock-candy, licorices, and in fact everything in
the line of plain and fancy candies and confections. These goods are received
fresh and direct from the most celebrated makers known to the trade, are
guaranteed to be pure and free from any adulteration or deleterious substances,
while lowest prices are quoted. Mr. Cady is a wide awake, enterprising young man
who has built up a high reputation for the superior excellence of his goods.

   HARRIMAN & ROCHE, Boots, Shoes, Etc.-This well-known and popular firm is
comprised of Mr. S. C. Harriman, a native of New Hampshire, and Mr. J. Roche, a
native of Ireland, and a resident here since 1869, a thoroughly experienced and
practical shoemaker. Forming this co-partnership under the present title they
inaugurated this enterprise in 1884, and at once developed a very large and
influential patronage. Their store is of ample dimensions, commodious and
admirably arranged for the business, and fully equipped with every accommodation
for customers, and their fine assortment of goods. 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 all the latest
novelties in foot-wear, for men, youths and children; also all that is new,
fashionable and stylish for ladies, misses and children, including the strong
walking boot and school shoe, as well as the fine toilet slipper, besides a
complete assortment of rubber, boots, arctics, overshoes and sandals suitable
for all ages and both sexes. A specialty is the manufacture of fine boots and
shoes for ladies and gentlemen to order by measure, in which none but the very
best materials and conscientious workmanship are permitted to enter, and
repairing receives prompt attention.

   F. J. BLAKE, Photographic and Portrait Artist, Arm's New Block.-Mr. Blake,
though yet a young man, has attained an enviable reputation, which is by no
means limited to the city in which he is established. On the other hand he is
recognized throughout New England as a leader in his profession, and in some of
its varied departments as without a peer. His enthusiasm has not allowed him to
be content in the narrow field of the average photographer, or a character of
work without distinctive features of artistic worth. His views and outdoor
pictures of groups, buildings, residences and landscape scenery have added
rapidly to his business and reputation alike. He has issued a book of views of
Bellows Falls and vicinity that is in great demand and a fine stock of which is
kept constantly on hand. Enlargements are made from any description of small
pictures, photographs, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes or drawings, while ink,
crayons and water colors are executed under the supervision of the eminent
artist, J. H. Sherwin. The instantaneous process of photography is used. Carte
de vistas, cabinets, promenades, boudoirs and Manhattans are produced at prices
too often asked for work much less deserving. His rooms in the Arm's block are
themselves suggestive of the harmony and beauty of arrangement inseperable from
the work or conceptions of the true artist. Mr. Blake was born in Bellows Falls,
grew up among the people who now seek his professional services, and there can
be no better commentary upon his career than appear in the fact that within
eight years he has built up his extensive business, and has kept pace with the
rapid advancement of the photographic art. He made the views from which the
Bellows Falls engravings in this work were drawn.

   J. T. KEEFE, Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Custom Work and Repairing a
Specialty.-Mr. Keefe is a native of Bellows Falls and is a thoroughly
experienced and practical man in all branches of this trade. In 1879 he
inaugurated this enterprise as a manufacturer only, and at once developed a very
large and influential trade, and three years afterward in order to meet the
popular demand he went into the trade more extensively by adding a full and
complete line of ready made goods to those of his own production. The premises
utilized are of ample dimensions, neatly arranged and very attractively
appointed, comprising a store with workshop attached, while none but skilled and
experienced workmen are employed. The stock carried embraces a full line of fine
and medium grades of hand and machine made boots, shoes, gaiters, slippers and
novelties in footwear for ladies, gentlemen, misses, youths and children, from
the heavy walking boot or shoe to the most delicate patent leather pump, boot or
toilet slipper. He also carries a fine, assortment of rubber boots, arctics,
overshoes, sandals, etc., suitable for all ages and both sexes. The ready made
goods have been most carefully' selected from among the best productions of the
most reliable manufacturers known to the trade, and are unsurpassed in quality
of material, style, finish and workmanship, while the range of sizes is such
that an elegant, comfortable fit is readily obtained and at lowest possible
prices. A specialty is made of repairing and fine custom boots and shoes to
order for ladies and gentlemen, in which none but the very best materials and
conscientious, high-class workmanship is permitted. Mr. Keefe is a pleasant,
courteous and energetic young man of excellent business ability.

   CHAS. E. CAPRON, Merchant Tailor.-A book reviewing the various business
interests of this city would be very incomplete without mention of the
well-known name of Chas. E. Capron, who is one of the best known in business
circles. He established his store in 1879 and has a place stocked with the
choicest foreign and domestic fabrics, with a tidy workshop in the rear. He
employs four skillful tailors, and being a practical and stylish cutter and
fitter, Mr. Capron turns out some of the finest custom made suits in New
England. He has a large and growing trade and makes fine suits, coats, top and
great coats, trousers, waistcoats, cape coats, ulsters, smoking-jackets and
dressing gowns. He uses the choicest cloths, trimmings and linings and is
regarded as a most reliable and popular merchant tailor. His styles are of the
latest and his work gives universal satisfaction. Mr. Capron is a native of
Marlboro, N. H., a gentleman of middle age and a conscientious tradesman.

   C. K. LABAREE, Chicago and Northern Dressed Beef, Pork, Lard, Hams, Poultry,
Vegetables, Etc.-Mr. C. K. Labaree is a dealer in Chicago and northern dressed
beef, pork, lard, hams, tripe, sausage, pigs' feet, tongues, eggs, salted and
smoked meats, poultry, chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, birds, game, country
vegetables, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, canned vegetables, peas,
beans, beets, cabbage, etc. Mr. Labaree is the successor to A. L. Proctor,
having come into possession of this business in March, 1890. He has a clean,
neatly kept market, 25 x 60 feet, with bright, tidy marble counters,
refrigerators and all of the modern appointments. He does a good bit of
butchering, such as pork, beef, mutton, etc., while he also handles western
beef. He has a choice stock of goods and sells only the best of everything. Mr.
Labaree is a native of Vermont and a man of strict integrity.

   F. B. BOSWORTH, Druggist.-Mr. Bosworth is at the W. A. Holden stand, having
succeeded him in business in 1889. He is a dealer in drugs, chemicals, extracts,
elixirs, salves, ointments, plasters, botanical goods, herbs, essential oils,
druggists' sundries, patent medicines, fancy and toilet articles, soaps,
perfumery, manicure sets, hand mirrors, combs, brushes; also, confectionery, a
full line of Huyler's goods always being kept in stock; tobacco, cigars, etc.
Mr. Bosworth takes particular pride in his prescription department, giving
special attention to physicians' prescriptions and family recipes. He is a
practical, enterprising druggist and chemist and devotes a great share of his
time in scientific medicinal experiments and the preparation of lotions. His
store is one of the most elegantly fitted places in this part of the state, of
which he is a native. He keeps a rich stock of the best goods in the market
while also are on sale the diagram and tickets for the opera house.

   M. B. KELLEY, Choice Family Groceries and Provisions.- The demand made for
choice family groceries and provisions in Bellows Falls is clearly manifested by
the extent of trade carried on by Mr. M. B. Kelley. He has a fine store, neatly
and tidily arranged, 25 x 60 feet, with basement, where he carries a complete
stock of goods, his being one of the leading grocery stores here. He deals in
all kinds of fancy and staple groceries, butter, eggs, cheese, flour, sugar,
spices, tea, coffee, confections, tobacco, cigars, jellies, canned, dried,
preserved and pickled fruits, sardines, olives, canned fish, potted meats,
tomatoes in glass, vegetables and all kinds of farm produce. Mr. Kelley
established his business in 1882. He employs five clerks and is noted as one of
the most prosperous and reliable merchants in town. He is a native of Putney,
Vt., and very popular with all classes.



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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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