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THE HUNT MILLS AND PAPER MANUFACTURE. 1800- 1885.
The privilege on Charles River, known as Hunt's Mills, was improved about 1800 by the erection of a saw and grist mill. Subsequently a factory was erected for the manufacture of cotton goods, and also for the building of machinery, which was carried on by Messrs. Thayer and Stevens. The premises were occupied by various parties till about 1850, when the factory was destroyed by fire. The property soon passed into the hands of Messrs. T. and G. Campbell, who erected a paper mill on the premises, which is now leased to Messrs. Morse and Somes for the manufacture of paper, giv- ing employment to fifteen men, and producing about two tons of paper daily.
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BARBER'S ACCOUNT OF MEDWAY IN 1837.
Mr. John Warren Barber, in his Illustrated History of the Towns of Massachusetts, gives a sketch of Medway which is accompanied with an en- graving which he calls an " Eastern View of Factory Village, Medway." It reads as follows :
" This engraving shows the appearance of Medway, a Factory Village, as it is entered from the east upon the old Medfield road. The spire seen on the right is that of the Congregational Church. The building on the left with a small, low spire, is a four-story cotton factory, standing on Charles River. This village consists of thirty-seven dwelling-houses, three stores, three cotton and one woolen factories. The boot and shoe business is car- ried on to a considerable extent in Medway Village and in West Medway. In East Medway is a bell foundry (owned by Colonel George H. Holbrook), an organ manufactory, and a clock factory. This town is gradually improving in appearance, wealth, and population. There are in the limits of the town four churches : three Congregational, one of which is Unitarian, and one Baptist.
" Distance, twelve miles southwest of Dedham, and twenty southwest of Boston. Population, 2,050.
" In 1837 there were in the limits of the town, six cotton mills, 2,500 spin- dles ; 428,200 yards of cotton goods manufactured, the value of which was $42,120; two woolen mills, three sets of machinery; 76,000 yards of cloth were manufactured, valued at $62,000.
" There were 38,494 pairs of boots, and 100,650 pairs of shoes, manufac- tured, valued at $149,774 ; males employed 198; females ninety-eight ; there were 32,200 straw bonnets manufactured, valued at $40,000; there was also a manufactory for cotton batting, and another for cotton wadding."
THE CANNING BUSINESS. 1863- 1885.
Mr. James La Croix was the pioneer in the canning business in this vicinity. He began by putting up a few cases of tomatoes yearly, doing the cooking in an ordinary kettle. From this small beginning the business enlarged, and a few years later he commenced the canning of corn, and afterward the canning of beans, squashes, and apples. Few hands were employed at first, but afterward there were more than a hundred and fifty names on his pay-roll. Recently, however, improved machinery has reduced the number of employés, and increased the amount of goods manufac- tured. From a business of $250, it has amounted to $40,000 per annum.
The cooking is done by steam boilers, and a one hundred horse-power engine is employed. This industry has greatly aided the farmers in the region, making the income from their cultivated lands much larger. These canned goods are sold by agents throughout the cities of New England, in Philadelphia, Penn., New Orleans, La., Savannah, Ga., Mobile, Ala., Min- neapolis, Minn., San Francisco, Cal., Portland, Ore., and other large cities of the United States and Canada. La Croix's canned goods have a favorable reputation. Since the death of James La Croix, Esq., the business has been carried on by his son, Mr. Charles La Croix.
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NEW ENGLAND AWL AND NEEDLE COMPANY.
The manufacture of awls and needles was established in June, 1869 , the firm being Fenn, Daniels & Mann.
The New England Awl and Needle Company was incorporated in Janu- ary, 1871. Its officers are Charles H. Deans, President; C. S. Mann, Treasurer and Superintendent. They employ about twenty-five or thirty men and women. These goods are sold all over the United States and Canada, and are rated as the best in the market. This company was the first to apply machinery to the manufacture of awls ; also the first to make sewing awls in this country, and successfully compete with English manufacturers, who were enabled, by their cheap labor, to undersell, which difficulty was over- come by the aid of machinery, so that the English have been driven almost entirely from the American market.
THE BATTING AND WADDING MANUFACTURES.
Messrs. Eaton and Wilson, in 1869, united their interests, and became joint owners in all the water-power and mill property in the Village on Charles River, below the old white mill, comprising three separate mill privileges. It is now difficult to obtain the earliest history of these separate interests. Some accounts of operations just below the old mill dam of the original Whiting grist mill, would furnish material for a modern romance. There is, very evidently, a large mineral deposit in the underlying rocks of this locality. There is great variation of the magnetic needle. Traces of iron and other metals appear in the rocks cropping out, and workmen, em- ployed in excavations for mill purposes, are so much diverted by the shining particles as to impair the value of their work to the employer. In the great silver mania that prevailed more than a century since, this region was ex- amined, a company formed, and excavations were made here, and the cru- cible employed to test the metal, and, as the story goes, when one of the earliest tests was being made, a bystander dropped a silver coin into the melting mass, and, behold, the result disclosed a bonanza of wealth, and stimulated further search. One excavation, five or six feet square, and ten feet deep, was known as Captain Kidd's Hole, and has been filled by Mr. Wilson. The earliest industry in this locality was the manufacture of axes, scythes, and other products of iron, but was not of long continuance, and little is known of its history. The water of the river was diverted by a dam, which now exists, and a canal was dug, conveying the water for what was known as the Felt & Company's Mill, afterward owned by Mr. William H. Cary, and in part by George Barber, Esq. From this canal a square foot of water was taken to constitute a water-power for the thread mill of Mr. Sewall Sanford, afterward operated by his son, Mr. M. H. Sanford, then by Messrs. James B. Wilson and E. C. Wilson, then Messrs. Eaton and Wilson, and now by Messrs. Ray and Wilson. This mill was oper- ated almost exclusively for the manufacture of thread, until Mr. E. C. Wilson made an addition of sheetings, and after his connection with Edward Eaton, Esq., it was, as now, wholly devoted to the wadding business. At the Felt, or Cary Mill, cotton yarns were first made, then cotton thread, cotton fabrics,
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and satinets, by Mr. William H. Cary. The mill was destroyed by fire about 1855. Mr. George Barber used a part of the power for his wool carding and cloth dressing business, occupying two buildings, situated on the canal, above the Felt Mill, one of which was destroyed by fire, being a boot shop, the other still stands, being used as a store-house by Messrs. Ray and Wilson.
After the fire this privilege was bought by Mr. J. B. Wilson, who erected the small shoddy picker mill, now owned by Ray & Wilson. The lower privilege was first taken up by a Scotchman, Duncan Wright, who erected a building for bleaching yarns, and between this and the Felt & Company's Mill, Mr. Comfort Walker erected a saw mill, which was, many years after, removed to the lower dam by Messrs. Hurd and Daniels. Messrs. Felt & Company succeeded Duncan Wright, and made yarns in the old bleachery. Messrs. Hurd and Daniels converted the mill into a batting mill, and did a very large and profitable business, but, unfortunately, invested too much in rail- road enterprises. Mr. Edward Eaton succeeded them, and, in company with Mr. Alfred Daniels, continued the same industry until the death of Mr. Daniels. In 1869 Mr. E. C. Wilson became joint owner with Eaton in this, and all other mill property below Sanford Mills.
The batting and wadding business has been, and the latter now is, a large industry in this town. It has furnished the largest income of any other in town from freight to the railroad, amounting to some $8,000 per annum.
THE SANFORD MILLS. ERECTED IN 1882.
Efforts to inaugurate some new enterprise and utilize more fully the water power at this place, have been occasionally made, but without success until
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in the fall of 1880. At that time a letter, signed by the business men of the Village, was addressed and sent to Messrs. M. H. and E. S. Sanford, of New York, as follows :
" MEDWAY, Mass., Nov. 18, 1880. "M. H. Sanford, Esq., and Col. E. S. Sanford.
" Dear Sirs : - Having had frequent and abounding evidence for many years of your deep and abiding interest in your native village, and acknowledging the same with many thanks, we are the more encouraged to address you in reference to a matter that now seriously affects our material interests and challenges our attention. De- struction by fire has, within a few years, taken from the number of our local industries a large tannery, a straw goods and boot factory, all giving employment to a large number of persons, and support to many families. Such has been the condition of the times that these works have not been rebuilt and some smaller industries have re- moved to other localities. The application of improved machinery to the business now existing among us has very much reduced the demand for mechanical and other labor. There is no demand for real estate offered for sale, and many tenements are now vacant. Our young men and women and some families are leaving and looking elsewhere for support, and unless soon checked this exodus will continue, to our great detriment.
"Our village, ' beautiful for sitnation,' and largely through your liberality, attrac- tive and comely in its buildings and grounds, greatly needs business, and must have it or rapidly decline. It would now seem to be a favorable time to utilize the compara- tively idle water-power of the river, if practicable, or to establish by steam-power, a new mill or business enterprise of some kind, to give employment to our surplus population and prevent further depletion.
" It is thought a woolen or hosiery mill upon the river, with steam added for dry seasons, with a power equal to eight or ten sets of woolen machinery would add from ten to twenty per cent. to the value of real estate generally, and that, under good management, it would be remunerative to its stockholders. We respectfully suggest whether you might not aid in such an enterprise, either personally or by enlisting others in it, or both, without any sacrifice, but even with pecuniary benefit to your- selves and family friends equally interested with us. Such are our circumstances as to age, pecuniary means, and business relations, that in such a work we can do but little, and without aid nothing can be done.
" Feeling that we cannot be mistaken as to your kindly interest in this community, and relying much upon your practical judgment as to means and methods, we submit this matter to your thoughtful consideration.
" Very respectfully yours,
"W. A. Jenckes, Wm. H. Cary, A. S. Harding, Clark Partridge, J. W. Thompson, M. M. Fisher, Eaton & Wilson, O. A. Mason, John A. Bullard, R. K. Harlow, A. P. Phillips, H. E. Mason, Wm. B. Hodges, Jesse K. Snow, M. E. Thompson, Richardson & Hopkins."
This letter proved to be the initial step. Milton H. Sanford, Esq., soon indicated his readiness to aid in almost any new enterprise in which Messrs. Eaton & Wilson, leading manufacturers, would invest their money and their talent. To utilize such a proposition it became necessary to find a party competent to manage a business that might be both beneficial as an investment, and incidentally promote the growth and prosperity of the whole community. An advertisement in the Commercial Bulletin brought a re- sponse from Mr. Samuel Hodgson, of Wales, Mass., which resulted in an agreement and a subscription to organize a corporation to be called the Sanford Mills, being so named for Mr. Milton H. Sanford, who subscribed $40,000 of the capital stock of $65,000 required by the agreement. The following is a copy of the agreement and subscription for stock of the Sanford Mills Corporation :
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" MEDWAY, June 10th, 1881.
" Be it known that, whereas, it is proposed to organize a corporation under the laws of Massachusetts, to be known as the Sanford Mills, for the purpose of manu- facturing cassimeres or other woolen goods, to be located in Medway, Mass., the amount of its capital stock to be $65,000, the number of shares thereof to be 650, and the par value of each share to be $100. Now therefore we, the subscribers, do mu- tually agree to take and pay for the number of shares of said capital stock hereunto set against our names respectively and immediately after the corporation is duly or- ganized, or as a majority may decide."
William A. Jenckes, 75 shares ; Eaton & Wilson, 50 ; John A. Bullard, 30 ; M. M. Fisher, 5 ; J. W. Thompson, 10; M. E. Thompson, 10 ; Clark Partridge, 10 ; C. S. Philbrick, 10; Samuel Hodgson, 20; J. P. Plummer, 10; M. H. Sanford, 400 ; O. A. Mason, 5 ; F. L. Fisher, 5; Edward Ea- ton, 5.
The corporation was organized by a meeting of the stockholders at the room of the Medway Savings Bank, July 9, 1881, by the adoption of by- laws and the choice of officers at that and an adjourned meeting, as follows :
President, Milton H. Sanford ; Vice-President, Milton M. Fisher ; Clerk and Treasurer, Orion A. Mason ; Auditor, Fred. L. Fisher ; Directors, M. H. Sanford, Edward Eaton, William A. Jenckes, Samuel Hodgson, E. C. Wilson. Mr. Sanford declined serving as president, and Mr. Edward Eaton was elected in his place ; and E. C. Wilson was elected a director in place of J. W. Thompson, who declined.
The main building was a structure of brick, four stories above the ground, 106x55 feet, with a tower for stairways ISx18 feet, five stories. Brick ell, two stories, 53x40 feet. Stone ell, two stories, 40x36 feet. The foundation wall was laid of rough stone and cement, three feet in thickness, resting upon the native rock. The mill operated four sets of woolen machinery, and had a basement story for other purposes.
Mr. E. Eugene Adams, of East Medway, was the contractor for the labor of the mason work, the corporation furnishing the brick and the stones. Mr. P. J. Connolly, of Woonsocket, R. I., was the contractor for the other work, both for labor and materials. The mill, when completed, cost, as estimated, $20,000. Mr. Sanford donated $1,000 for improvement of the grounds and architectural ornamentation.
The laying of the corner stone took place September 10, 1881. The fol- lowing were the deposits in a metallic box, placed in the stone at the north- east corner of the tower of the building, viz. :
An historical memorandum of the first occupation of the premises in 1711 by Na- thaniel Whiting for a grist mill, brought down to the present time, and printed in The Medway Magnet, and the original manuscript. A crayon sketch of the old cotton mill by O. A. Mason ; a distinct photographic view of the old mill and the arched bridge; Medway Town Report for 1881, and By-Laws and Circular of Com- mittee appointed to publish the History of Medway; Medway Savings Book; Cata- logue of Dean Library Association ; Organization of Trustees of Sanford Hall, with ac- count of dedication services, December 31, 1872, with the addresses of Dr. Theodore W. Fisher, the Rev. R. K. Harlow, and others, contained in a copy of the Franklin Regis- ter of January 10, 1873; the first number of the Medway Fournal, February 10, 1872, by H. A. Bullard, with notice of the Installation of the Rev. R. K. Harlow; tenth number, of June 29, 1872, with a list of articles under the corner stone of Sanford Hall ;
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a copy of a newspaper printed for an entertainment April, 14, 1854, at Medway Village, called Popped Corn ; services at the consecration of Oakland Cemetery, June 20, 1865; manual of the Village Church ; anniversary of Village Sabbath School in cen- tennial year, 1876; memoir of the Rev. David Sanford ; a discourse, commemorative of Mrs. Edena Holbrook Sanford, by the Rev. R. K. Harlow, with heliotype likeness of Mrs. Sanford ; photographs of citizens and their families, with some of the resi- dences of those who have been or are interested in the business of the town; photo- graph of James A. Garfield, President of the United States, assassinated July 2, 1881, and removed in a critical condition to Long Branch, September 6, 1881 ; copies of Medway Magnet, Medway Gazette, Dedham Transcript, Boston Daily Fournal, and Woonsocket Patriot, and various business cards.
As this corner stone was prepared and laid and its contents obtained at the expense of the Hon. M. M. Fisher, it was conceded that he may leave them as a legacy to his heirs, if any shall survive the "wreck of matter" in the inill, deeming this investment as remunerative to them in memories and asso- ciations of the past, if not financially, as shares in the incorporate stock.
The mill was leased for a term of years to Mr. Samuel Hodgson, one of the corporators, for the manufacture of cassimeres. No pains or expense were spared to render the mills perfect in all their appointments. They went into operation June 1, 1882, abont eleven months after the commence- ment of the building, which was in July, 1881. The goods manufactured are of excellent quality and find a ready market.
MARBLE WORKS.
Mr. Joseph Cutler has invented and manufactured a patent machine for polishing granite, which is regarded as the best machine for that purpose.
Mr. Thomas Henry has a marble and granite factory in West Medway.
MEDWAY BUSINESS DIRECTORY IN 1884.
Auctioneers-F. W. Cummings & Co., Broad, W. M.
Awl and Needle Manufacturers - New England Awl and Needle Co., Awl, W. M. Blacksmiths - Wm. J. Baker, Franklin, W. M. ; John A. Burt, Wellington, W. M .; H. A. Green, Lincoln, W. M .; Timothy Ide, Lincoln, W. M .; E. T. Rogers, Pleasant, R .; G. S. Ryan, River, V. ; J. H. Shannon, Exchange, E. M.
Bakers- Medway Bakery, Village, V.
Boot Manufacturers -Bullard & Temple, Main, W. M .; L. S. Daniels, Main, W. M. ; McGinnis & Tracy, Main, W. M. ; A. M. Smith, Main, W. M .; Seavey Bros., Pine, V. ; J. W. Thompson, Village, V. ; E. L. Pond & Co., Main, W. M.
Boot and Shoe Repairers - O. A. Clark, Pleasant, R .; I. D. Fuller, Main, E. M. ; Frank W. Wiswell, Wellington, W. M .; Peter C. Wiswell, High, W. M.
Boot Heel Manufacturer- A. C. Grant, Village, W. M.
Box Manufacturers-S. G. Clark, Broad, V .; F. H. Metcalf, West, W. M.
Boots, Shoes and Rubbers - Hugh Clinton, and S. J. Lawrence, Village, W. M.
Bonnet Wire and Picture Cord Manufacturer -J. H. Haines. Myrtle, R.
Brick Manufacturers-G. N. Campbell, Village, V .; Dea. E. Clark, Causeway, E. M .; John Clark, Causeway, E. M.
Broom Manufacturers -Bay State Broom Co., Spring, E. M.
Canned Goods Manufacturers-Thomas Henry, Charles, W. M .; J. W. Hodges, and W. B. Hodges, Broad, V .; Charles La Croix, Main, E. M.
Wheelwrights-J. A. Burt, Wellington, W. M .; F. O. Philips, Exchange, E. M.
Carpenters and Builders- Albert M. Adams, Milford, W. M .; J. H. Bickley, Guernsey, W. M .; J. W. Brooks, Franklin, W. M .; Ralph Ferry, Village, W. M .;
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A. H. Humes, Norfolk Ave., W. M .; Wm. Matthews, Cottage, W. M .; Capt. J. K. Snow, Barber, V.
Civil Engineer - H. S. Partridge, corner Main and Holliston, V.
Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods- S. J. Lawrence, Village, W. M.
Coal and Wood-A. J. Crooks, Sanford, V .; W. C. Mann, Village, W. M. ; D. G. Marston, 101 Main, W. M .; M. E. Thompson, Broad, V.
Conveyancers - M. M. & F. L. Fisher, Village, V.
Custom Bootmaker - B. F. Daniels, Main, W. M.
Dentists - S. H. Curtis, Village, W. M. ; J. S. Folsom, Exchange, E. M.
Dressmakers- Mrs. S. J. Bullard, Main, W. M .; Mrs. H. Collins, Cottage, W. M. ; Mrs. J. J. Cunningham, Lincoln, W. M .; Mrs. S. J. Guild, Winthrop, W. M .; Hattie M. Hafferty, West, W. M .; Miss A. A. Hosmer, Plain, E. M .; Mrs. Alex. Mc- Dowell, Main, W. M .; Mary McGinnis, Village, V .; Mrs. Annie C. Pond, Main, W. M .; Mrs. Isabella Sizer, Barber, V .; Lottie D. Stewartson, Oak, W. M .; Mrs. F. White, Sanford, V. ; Mrs. F. J. Williams, W. M. ; Mrs. L. M. Mason, Curve, E. M.
Dry Goods -F. A. Bradford, Lincoln, W. M .; Hugh Clinton, Village, W. M. ; James Coombs, Main, W. M .; S. J. Lawrence, Village, W. M. ; Sumner Robbins, Main, W. M .; F. Swarman, Myrtle, R .; Thompson & Co., Village, V .; Varnum Warren, Cottage, W. M .; Geo. B. Fisher, Exchange, E. M.
Druggists - Adams & Co., Village, W. M .; N. G. Benjamin, Main, W. M .; W. W. Clough, Sanford Hall, Village, V.
Expresses - E. B. Fuller's Medway, 70 Main, W. M .; Hunter's Milford, Maple, W. M. ; Marston's Boston, 101 Main, W. M. ; Morean's Boston, 97 Main, W. M.
Fancy Goods - Hugh Clinton, 50 Village, W. M .; James Coombs, Main, W. M .; S. J. Lawrence, Village, W. M .; Sumner Robbins, Main, W. M .; F. Swarman, Myr- tle, R .; Thompson & Co., Village, V .; Varnum Warren. Cottage, W. M .; Mrs. S. Whitney, 67 Main, W. M .; Geo. B. Fisher, Exchange, E. M.
Fish-E. Darling, Village, V.
Florists - C. Thompson Adams, Sunnyside, Main, W. M .; H. F. Cooper, John, V. ; H. S. Partridge, Main, W. M. ; E. H. Ross, Lovering, W. M.
Fruit and Confectionery -F. B. Hodges, Broad, V.
Furniture -Tuttle & Spencer, Main, E. M.
Granite Polishing, Fig Sawing and Wood Turning-J. H. Cutler, Haven, W. M.
Grocers -M. Brennan, High, W. M. ; F. A. Camp, Lincoln, W. M. ; James Coombs, Main, W. M .; Geo. B. Fisher, Partridge Hall, E. M .; I. C. Greenwood, Cottage, W. M. ; Mason Bros., Village, V. ; W. H. Norton, Village, V .; Sumner Robbins, Main, W. M .; R. P. Ross, High, W. M .; Frederick Smith, Main, W. M .; F. Swarman, Myrtle, R .; Thompson & Co., Village, V .; Arthur Waite, Pleasant, R .; E. G. Ware, Main, W. M .; Varnum Warren, Cottage, W. M.
Hairdressers - M. Boteilho, Village, W. M .; W. B. Kent, Main, W. M .; N. P. Noss, Sanford Hall, Village, V.
Harnesses - M. Livingston, corner Franklin and Main, W. M.
Hay, Etc .- Charles Ford, Cottage, W. M. ; Sumner Robbins, Main, W. M.
Hotels - Stanley House, A. A. Whitney, Proprietor, Village, W. M. ; Quinobequin House, A. O. Grant, Proprietor, Village, V.
Insurance - Hon. Milton M. Fisher, Village V .; F. L. Fisher, Village V .; S. J. Metcalf, Village, V .; T. J. Sanders, Auburn, E. M.
Knitting Machines -Leighton Wilder, Automatic Knitting Machine Company, corner Norfolk Ave. and Guernsey, W. M.
Lawyers -C. H. Deans, Main, W. M .; H. A. Walker, 4 Lincoln, W. M.
Livery Stables-C. W. Hill, Broad, V .; H. G. White, Main, W. M .; A. A. Whitney, Village, W. M.
Lumber - S. G. Clark, Broad, V .; Captain J. K. Snow, Barber, V.
Machinists - E. A. Adams & Co., Milford, W. M .; A. & E. Clark, Pleasant, R.
Mallet Manufacturers - West Medway Mallet Co., Main, W. M.
Marble Workers-H. C. Ross, Wellington, W. M. ; J. Smith, 3 Evergreen, W. M. Mason - E. E. Adams, Main, E. M.
Milk - N. H. Moon, Winthrop, W. M .; George F. Newell, Holliston V .; Varnum Warren, Cottage, W. M.
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Millers - N. H. Guild, Winthrop, W. M .; M. H. Collins, Orchard, E. M.
Milliners - Mrs. E. E. Mann, Holliston, V. ; Mrs. S. Whitney, 67 Main, W. M.
Music Teachers - Miss M. E. Bickford, Village, E. M .; Miss Emma C. Partridge, corner Village and Franklin, W. M .; Miss S. Etta Stewartson, Oak, W. M.
Newspapers - Medway Gazette, Milford ; Medway Magnet, Franklin.
Notary Public - Hon. M. M. Fisher, Village, V.
Organ Manufacturer - E. L. Holbrook, Main, E. M.
Organ Pipe Manufacturers - A. L. & M. A. Ware, Spring, E. M.
Printer - H. A. Bullard, Main, W. M.
Paper Manufacturer - J. T. Greenwood, Village, W. M.
Painters-G. A. Crockett, Winthrop, W. M .; M. Fiske, Broad, V .; H. N. Lan- gevin, Wellington, W. M .; Emory Munyon, Wellington, W. M .; George L. Myer, Island, E. M .; E. White, High, W. M.
Physicians -C. A. Bemis, M. D., Main, W. M .; James A. Gale, Main, W. M .; Miss Kate Sanborn, M. D., Sanford, V .; E. A. Daniels, M. D., Village, V.
Provisions - F. A. Camp, High, W. M .; E. S. Fuller, Main, E. M .; W. W. Gay, corner Main and Franklin, W. M .; William H. Purdy, High, W. M .; C. A. Sparrow, Main, W. M.
Medicines - A. A. Lawrence, Lincoln, W. M .; Luther Thayer, Williams, W. M.
Paper Stock, Etc .- A. E. Johnson, Holliston, V .; John Murphy, Orchard, E. M.
Real Estate Brokers- Erastus Clark, corner High and Village, W. M .; C. F. Daniels, Holliston, V .; F. L. Fisher, Village, V.
Straw Goods Manufacturers- D. D. Curtis & Co., Church, V.
Stoves, Tinware, Etc .- F. Hall, Village, V. ; A. L. Ruggles, Lincoln, W. M.
Taxidermist - C. A. Houghton, corner Brigham and Williams, W. M. Tailors - John Cushing, Main, W. M. ; John Connell & Son, Village, V.
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