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Thos. D. Beckwith.
1873. Jas. W. Wadsworth. do
do Wm. W. Bishop.
1874.
1875. do Abram Mcclintock.
1876-77. John R. Strang.
Myron N. Foster.
1878. Russell A. Kneeland. do
1879-80. Andrew J. Willard. do
The following officers were elected April 5, 1881 : Supervisor, William Austin Wadsworth; Town Clerk, Myron N. Foster ; Justice of Peace, Archie H. Ayres : Highway Commissioner, Edward Haw- ley ; Assessor, Joseph D). Lewis; Overseer of Poor, Robert B. Robinson ; Collector, Franklin Stevens ; Constables, John Hanby, Richard Rudd, David O'Toole, Elisha H. Shepard, George W. Bloodgood ; Game Constable, John Hanby, Jr. ;
* Thomas Wiard was chosen clerk April 13, 1805.
t John Pierce was chosen clerk November 1, 1806, on the death of Hall.
Excise Commissioners, Andrew J. Willard, (long term) Charles R. Shepard, (short term) ; Inspec- tors of Election, District No. 1, Myron N. Foster, Charles A. Young, District, No. 2, James C. G. Haynes, Theodore S. Riley.
We have not the space at our command to give anything like a detailed and satisfactory account of the part taken by this town in the war of the Rebellion, neither have we the data which would admit of a complete and comprehensive statement in brief of the substantial results of that action ; for, unfortunately, the military record of Geneseo, (if such ever existed, of which, from inquiries made, we have reason to doubt,) has either not been preserved, or has been so effectually secreted that it cannot be found ; and the town records, it is evident, give only a very meager and compara- tively unimportant part of the legislation of the town bearing upon this subject. That Geneseo nobly did her duty in that trying emergency there can be, there is, no doubt ; but mere adulation is not what the occasion demands ; it is but a mock- ery of that merited praise which the materials for a full and truthful history would reflect, and but a thin veil of gauze to conceal the want of that material. Hence we are constrained to leave the subject to one of more leisure, who may yet be able to rescue from the files of the local press, from the participators in those events, and from other fugitive sources, much that will be valuable in this connection.
GENESEO.
Geneseo, the only village in the town, is situated mostly on the third table land rising above the river, and overlooks a valley as peerless in its beauty as in its marvelous fertility. Main street, the principal street, is a broad, handsome thoroughfare, about half a mile in length, extending through the central part of the village from north to south, being terminated on the north by the square containing the county buildings, and on the south by the Wadsworth homestead grounds, which remind one of the handsome parks of the English nobility. Center street, extending east at right angles with Main street, which it intersects at a central point, is the next principal street, and, like Main street, which, however, contains the business blocks, presents many very attractive residences, which are also to be found in other parts of the village, and evince in a high degree the esthetic culture of its inhabitants. These, together with the other streets in the village, are
1806.
Wm. Wadsworth.
ISI1.
do
do
Amos A. Hendee.
1843-44. A. Worthington.
dlo Nelson Janes.
Photo. by Champ, Geneseo.
RICHARD ALSOP RILEY.
Richard Alsop Riley was born in the city of New York October 19, 1799. His father, Isaac Riley, was born Nov. 29, 1770, and his mother, Hannah Alsop, was born Feb. 2, 1774, and died about 1859, aged eighty-five years. They had twelve children, viz: Emeline, Mathilda, Mary Wright, Richard Alsop, Henry Augustus, Julia Ann, Adelaide, Theodore William, Charles, Caroline Augusta, Louisa Sophia, Charles Frederick and Clara Pomeroy, all now dead except Caroline A .. now the widow of Isaac Abbott, and residing in New York city Isaac Riley was a book-seller in Middletown and afterwards in New York. Richard lived at home and attended school in the last named place, and was afterwards placed in a Roman Catholic school in Germantown, Pa .. where he remained till sixteen years of age. when he went to sea in a mer- chant sailing vessel, and followed that life until he was twenty years old. At that time his father purchased a farmu for him in New Jersey and he followed the occupa- tion of a farmer till in 1826, when he came to Lima, N. Y. While living in New Jersey he was married to Emily Golpin, of Lansingburgh, N. Y., by whom he had no children. She was born December 5, 1792, and died January 27, 1844. December 24, 1844, Mr. Riley was united in marriage with Anna Haynes, daughter of John and Elizabeth Haynes, of Geneseo. She was born June 23, 1811, and died February 22, 1863. They had three children, as follows :- Lewis Adams, born June 22, 1846. and died September 4, 1846 ; Richard Alsop, born August 19, 1848, and married Lizzie C. King, of Bath, Stenben county ; and Theodore H., born July 18, 1851. The lat- ter married Anna Birgs, of Geneseo, N. Y. For his third wife Richard married Sarah Ann, daughter of John and
Elizabeth (Rowe) Harris, of Harrisburgh, Pa. She was born in Bath, N. Y., November 10, 1810. On settling in Lima, he entered into a co-partnership with Mr. Warner and carried on the business of tanning and currying. This proved a disastrous venture, for he lost all of his money and was obliged to go 'out to work by the day. He moved into a small house in the town of Livonia and worked at anything he could find, till he saved enough to make a small payment on a piece of land he had pur- chased in the town of Geneseo. This he kept a short time, then sold it to J. Hunter Haynes and purchased the farm on which he lived until he died. December 9, 1874. The old homestead is now owned and occupied by his son, Richard A. Theodore H. is residing on a farm a short distance from the old homestead, purchased by his father but a short time before his death. Mr. Riley in politics was a Republican, having voted that ticket since the formation of that party, but was no office-seeker. He united with the First Presbyterian church of Geneseo, in 1832 : in 1836 was ordained and installed a ruling elder of that church, and held that position until he died. He was a man of sound sense and sterling integrity. The church was ever dear to him, and where duty called or opportunity offered, he was ready to "spend and be spent" in the service of his Master. A pure, noble and honest man, he ever elevated the true Christian character, and led a life which we may all delight to follow. Thus passed away one whose death cannot be regarded with- out feelings of profound regret at the loss which, not only his family, but the entire community and church to which he was so ardently attached has sustained, in his removal.
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GENESEO VILLAGE-FIRST OFFICERS.
handsomely shaded, generally lighted with gas and oil, and supplied with substantial walks, in which oak, the prevailing timber in this section, plays a prominent part.
The village is located near the center of the west border, and is a station on the Avon, Gen- eseo and Mt. Morris railroad, which extends along the west border. It is nearly equi-distant between the two termini of that road. It contains five churches, (Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist and Catholic,) the Geneseo Normal and Training School, a union school, the Wadsworth Library, two newspaper offices, ( The Livingston Republican, Samuel P. Allen, publisher, and The Union Citizen, Dr. Alonson L. Bailey, publisher, *) a national bank, three hotels, a grist-mill, saw- mill, planing-mill, cooper shop, an establishment for the manufacture of the machine-cut clover rasps, twenty-four stores of various kinds, a coal and lumber yard, three meat markets, (Toole & Ryan, Costello & Willard and Charles Davis,) two blacksmith shops, (Frederick Mates and George Averill,) two carriage and blacksmith shops, (Har- ry Harrison and Elias Goldsmith,) a tin-shop, (H. H. Sunderlin,) two harness shops, (R. P. Goodsell and J. O. Vanderbelt, ) two dentists, (F. E. Howard and J. A. Chase,) and a population of about 1,800.
It is supplied with water from two springs located in the east part of the village, in the locality where the mastodon remains were exhumed in 1825. They are elevated 104 feet above Main street, and are owned by the village. They are never-failing, but have lowered some within the last few years in consequence of the clearing up of the land, the south one so much so, that on the ist of August, 1880, the village put in one of Mast, Foos & Co.'s (Springfield, Ohio,) mills, to raise the water by pumping. The water as it comes from the springs is stored in a reservoir, 100 by 80 feet, nine feet deep, which was built in 1868. There are 11,500 feet of mains laid ; and water is supplied to fifty- five families, besides hotels, stores, livery stables, and other establishments. The supply is ample for fire purposes and for six public watering troughs located on all the roads leading into the village.
The water from these springs was first appropri- ated for village purposes in 1845, and May 5, 1846, the village trustees accepted a deed, executed by James S. Wadsworth, May 1, 1846, conveying certain water works and rights to water. One- fourth of the water from the springs was and is
still reserved to the James S. Wadsworth estate. Wooden pipes were first laid, but these were re- placed with iron in 1868.
There have been various legislative enactments from time to time with reference to supplying the village with water.
August 4, 1868, a lot 90 by 140 feet on Temple Hill street, was bought of Col. Lockwood L. Doty for $400, for the purpose of constructing a reser- voir for the water-works. December 19, 1868, Samuel H. Blyth's bill for constructing water- works was audited at $6,427.90. December 21, 1868, the trustees were authorized to raise upon bonds of the village, not to exceed $1,500, to ex- tend the water pipes into North street, and finish the present water works.
Geneseo was incorporated April 21, 1832, and the first village meeting was held at the house of Amos Adams in said village, June 4, 1832. Allen Ayrault was chosen chairman and Ogden M. Wil- ley, secretary. The following named officers were elected :- Allen Ayrault, Wm. H. Spencer,* Calvin H. Bryan, Charles Colt and Owen P. Olmsted, Trustees ; Samuel F. Butler, Gurdon Nowlen, Chauncey Metcalf, Assessors ; Truman Hastings, Clerk ; Wm. H. Stanley, Treasurer ; Joseph W. Lawrence, Collector; Horace Aplin, Joseph W. Lawrence, Jr., Russel Austin, Elias P. Metcalf, John F. Wyman, Fire Wardens. At a meeting of the trustees at the house of Comfort Hamilton, July 7, 1832, Owen P. Olmsted was chosen Presi- dent ; Philo C. Fuller, Calvin H. Bryan and Tru- man Hastings, a Board of Health; Dr. Eli Hill, Health Officer; Truman Hastings, Attorney.
The following have been the Presidents and Clerks of the village from 1832 to 1880.
Presidents.
Clerks.
1832-34. Owen P. Olmsted. Truman Hastings.
1835. Charles Colt. Truman Hastings.
1836. do
James H. Vail.
1837. do
A. A. Hendee.
1838-39. do
William J. Hamilton.
1840-41.|Russell Austin.
Dwight Webb.
18.42. Allen Ayrault. do
Wm. J. Hamilton.
1843-44. Charles Colt.
1845. W. W. Wadsworth. do
1846. Elias P. Metcalf. do
IS.47. Allen Ayrault. H. H. Guiteau.
1848. Chauncey Metcalf. Joseph Kershner.
1849. Calvin H. Bryan. Edward W. Tracy.
1850. Benjamin F. Angel. James H. Vail.
1851. Amos A. Hendee. do
* Wm. H. Spencer neglected to file notice of acceptance, and July 11, 1832, the trustees elected Cyrus Wells, Jr., in his stead. Wells declined to serve, and July 12, 1832, Dr. Elias P. Metcalf was elected to that office.
t No election was held in 1841, owing to informality in notice of meeting.
* See Chapter XII. for a history of the Press of Livingston county.
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HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
Presidents.
Clerks.
1852.
Daniel H. Bissell. James H. Vail.
1853.
Scott Lord.
do
1854.
Henry P. North. do
James H. Vail.
1856.
Lyman Turner.
1857.
George I. Davis.
1858.
John Rorback.
Sidney Ward.
1859.
Elias P. Metcalf.
T. Wilber Havens.
I 860.
George Mercer.
Adoniram J. Abbott.
1861.
Wm. H. Whiting.
B. Franklin Spencer. Joseph Kershner.
1862.
Ephraim Cone.
W. E. Lauderdale. Charles M. Morgan.
1 86.4.
Ephraim Cone.
Wm. A. Brodie.
1 865.
Daniel H. Bissell.
clo
I866.
Sidney Ward.
do
1867
John F. Bishop.
do
1 868.
Charles F. Doty.
clo
1 869.
Nelson Janes.
A. T'Iffany Norton.
1870-71. Adoniram J. Abbott. John R. Strang.
187 2.
Amos A. Hendee.
clo
1873. John R. Strang.
Nelson Janes.
1874-75. Nelson Janes.
O. M. Hopkins.
1876. do
William W. Bishop.
1877.
N. A. Gearhart.
do
1878. do
A. R. Scott.
1879-80. M. A. Foster.
E. B. Rebban.
List of officers 1881.
President, Myron N. Foster ; Trustees, A. A. Cox, Geo. S. Whitney, Wm. A. Stevens, Fred W. Mate, Chas. A. Youngs; Police Justice, Otto Kel- sey ; Assessors, H. G. Baker, Joseph D. Lewis, Ephraim Curtiss ; Collector, H. B. Shackelton; Treasurer, Nelson Janes ; Clerk, O. M. Hopkins ; Village Attorney, Jno. R. Strang ; Street Commis- sioner, Wm. C. Palmer; Police Constables, Rich- ard Rudd, Ira C. Smyth ; Examiner of Weights and Measures, Wm. A. Stevens; Fire Wardens, H. B. Shackelton, Daniel P. Alvord, R. B. Robison ; Board of Health, W. E. Lauderdale, (Health Phy- sician) George Mercer, Jerome Allen; Chief En- gineer Fire Department, Gardner D. Mercer ; First Assistant, Frank Churchill; Second Assist- ant, Matt. Corbett.
The settlement of the Wadsworths at Geneseo made that the nucleus of a considerable neighbor- hood, though for many years, says Turner, there was but a small cluster of dwellings. In 1805 there were but about a dozen dwellings. There were two public houses, one kept by Faulkner, the other by Bishop. In 1810 the population of the town was 894-148 families-and contained a meeting house and six school houses, but the village had not developed sufficient im- portance to merit distinctive notice in Spaf- ford's Gazetteer of 1813. It was the market town for this section of country, and in 1815, says
James H. Vail, of Leicester, formerly of Geneseo, William Wadsworth and Wm. H. Spencer kept a store on the square. Hon. Allen Ayrault was their clerk. In 1817, he adds, "roads and bridges were not much between Geneseo and Moscow. The ice in winter and a rope in summer were the only ways to cross the Gensee river." In 1824 Spaf- ford describes it as being the largest village in the county, containing "the post-office, county build- ings, and a handsome collection of houses, stores, etc." In 1820 the population of the town was 1598-"351 farmers, 11 traders, 70 mechanics, 3 foreigners, 8 free blacks." The taxable property amounted to $244,550. The number of school districts had doubled within the decade. There were 6,286 acres of improved land, 1,508 cattle, 367 horses, 3,083 sheep, 1-saw mill. I fulling-mill, 4 distilleries and 2 asheries. The number of yards of cloth made in families was reduced from 11,273 yards in 1810 to 9,700 in 1821.
In 1830, says Mr. Vail, "the village of Geneseo contained a population of 500. There were 96 buildings, public and private, 6 dry-goods stores, drug store, 1 large grocery store, 2 saloons, 2 harness shops, 2 hat shops, 2 shoe shops, 1 jewelry store, 2 book stores, 2 printing offices,* 1 hard- ware store, 2 millinery stores, 2 cabinet shops, 3 tailor shops, I wagon shop, I chair factory, 1 bank, 4 blacksmith shops, 4 hotels, 1 livery stable, I meat market, 3 churches, f I district school." It "was the market place for this county and portions of Allegany and Genesee counties. Upwards of 300,000 bushels of wheat and other grains were purchased here [annually] and 500 barrels of pork and 100,000 pounds of wool. The buyers were Charles Colt and Andrew Stewart. The only means of transit was by wagons and by flat-bottomed boats down the Genesee river to Rochester, dis- tance down the river 90 miles, time of down trip 2₺ days, up trip 3 days. Several large storehouses were located at the river." The space from where A. W. Butterway's cabinet shop stands to the line fence of the late Ephraim Cone's residence, on the east side of Main street, was a deep gully, and a wooden bridge extended through that portion of Main street for teams and footmen.
MERCHANTS .- The early merchants at Geneseo were Minor & Hall. In 1805 one of the firm,
* These were The Livingston Register, anti-masonic, published by James Percival, and The Livingston Journal, Democratic, published by Levi Hovey. Connected with the printing were two book stores, in one of which was a circulating library let out at six cents per volume.
t Presbyterian, Methodist and Episcopal.
John O. Doty.
1855.
Isaac Newton.
James B. Adams.
1 863.
LITTLE
Photo, by Merrell, Geneseo.
S. Pallen
The earliest known ancestor of Samuel Percival Allen is Edward Allen, who, according to tradition in the family, was a soldier under Cromwell, and came to this country upon the Restoration. He was of Ipswich, Mass., 1670, and died Nov. 22, 1696. The subject of this notice is of the seventh generation, and is the grandson of Apollos Allen. who came from Gill, Mass., to Smyrna, N. Y., in 1797. His father, Marsena Allen, was then but eight years old, and died in Mt. Morris, June 18, 1861. His mother was Hannah G. Percival, sis- ter of James Percival, a newspaper editor in Mos- cow and Geneseo, from 1821 until 1832. Her father served in the Revolutionary war from Lee, Massachusetts.
Samuel P. Allen was born in Smyrna, October 21, 1814, and came to Geneseo in 1830, where he became an apprentice at the printing busi- ness in the office of the "Livingston Register." Between 1832 and 1836 he went to school, worked upon a farm and in a printing office, and in Sep- tember, 1837, commenced the publication of the " Livingston Republican." Disposing of it in 1846, he purchased an interest in the " Rochester Daily Democrat" and as assistant and chief editor
continued until 1864. In 1870 and for four years thereafter, he was half owner of the "Chenango Telegraph." Returning to Geneseo in 1874, he repurchased the "Livingston Republican," with which he is still (1881) connected. Mr. Allen was elected Clerk of Livingston county in 1840; Clerk of the State Senate in 1856, and reelected in 1858 ; was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Monroe and Orleans counties in 1863, by Presi- dent Lincoln, and continued in that office six years ; was appointed Assistant Clerk of the Assembly for seven years, ending with the session of 1879, and many times served upon the Whig and Republican State Committees and as a delegate to State Con- ventions.
Mr. Allen was married in 1838 to Harriet C. Stanley, daughter of Luman Stanley, of Mt. Mor- ris, an early pioneer of that town. Three of their six children are living ; a daughter who was teach- ing in Detroit, died in 1872, and two others who were teaching in the Normal School at Geneseo, died in 1876.
Mr. Allen and his wife visited California in 1878, passing several weeks at Salt Lake City, San Fran- cisco, Big Trees, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, etc.
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GENESEO VILLAGE-MERCHANTS.
Hall, died at Oneida Castle, on his way to New York to purchase goods .*
The first prominent merchant was Major Wil- liam H. Spencer, a native of East Haddam, Conn., who came to this country in 1803, and was the pioneer settler of Spencerport, in Monroe county, which place derives its name from him. In a little over a year he cleared fifty acres there and erected a saw-mill, the irons for which he brought with an ox team from Connecticut. Mr. Wadsworth, in 1805, induced him to take an interest with him in a mercantile establishment in Geneseo. Starting with a large stock of goods for that period, his business extended as settlement advanced, and for many years his trade embraced a wide region. His goods came by the water route from Schenectady to the foot of Cayuga lake, and from thence on wheels to Geneseo; the transportation usually costing about $3 per cwt. Doing principally a barter trade, his furs, tobacco, hemp, grain, pork, and maple sugar were, in the earliest years, mar- keted at Baltimore, by wagons to Arkport on the Canisteo, and from thence by water. The first produce shipped at Arkport was from Dansville; the second shipments were by Spencer & Co. from Geneseo. This was the avenue to market for all the southern portion of Phelps and Gorham's Pur- chase until the Jefferson embargo ; then it changed to Lake Ontario, by wagon roads to the mouth of Genesee river, until bateaux were introduced upon the river. These ran from the rapids above Roch- ester as high up as Geneseo, and Durham boats ascended to Mt. Morris.t His store was originally located on the square, in the south part of the vil- lage, but in 1820 he was trading in a building which stood on the site of Conron's oyster saloon. About 1837 he discontinued trade and purchased a large, noble farm on the flats on the west bank of the river, in York, the farm now owned by Chas. Wadsworth. This he cultivated till his death, January 11, 1851, becoming one of the most ex- tensive graziers and wool and wheat producers in the valley of the Genesee.
Andrew Stewart, from Canandaigua, came here about 1817, and opened a store on the site of the brick building owned by Joseph Cone, near the square, which was built by Stewart. He continued in trade till about the time of his death. Charles Colt, who was born in Pittsfield, Mass., Jan. 23, 1793, was a prominent merchant on the site of the old bank in 1817, and for some years before and
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afterwards. He died at Geneseo, Jnly 27, 1866. He was State Senator from the 29th district in 1848-'51. Soon after the death of Stewart, Bis- sell & Olmsted, (Edward Bissell and Owen P. Olm- sted, brothers-in-law,) came from Connecticut and traded till about 1835. Bissell went to Toledo. and Olmsted returned to Connecticut, where he engaged in banking, and still resides there. Olm- sted was the first village President. Charles R. Vance came here about the same time as Bissell & Olmsted, from New Jersey, and was a prominent man for a great many years. He was a popular man, jovial, and full of good stories. He con- tinued his residence here till his death of heart dis- ease in the winter of 1779-'So. His family still reside here. In addition to Stewart, Vance & Olmsted, Chauncey Metcalf, E. N. Buell, R. Van- Rensselaer and Henry P. North were engaged in mercantile business here in 1830. Dr. Eli Hill was the druggist, and John T. Wyman the grocer of that period.
The present merchants are: Patterson & Co., (R. J. & J. F. Patterson and J. E. Lauderdale,) clothiers, a business established about 1845, by R. J. Patterson ; A. W. Butterway, furniture dealer, who came from Philadelphia to Rochester in 1847, and from thence to Geneseo, where he commenced his present business in July, 1848; S. I'. Birge, dry goods dealer, one of Geneseo's most substan- tial merchants, is a native of Geneseo, and com- menced business in 1849 in company with his his brother, H. F. Birge, who had traded here some years previously ; N. W. Rose, dealer in clothing, gents' furnishing goods, hats and caps, who removed from Ontario to York in 1844, and in 1847 to Geneseo, where he commenced business in 1851 ; John Richmond, jeweler, who commenced busi- ness in 1853, in company with his uncle, Rev. Lev- eritt Richmond, and H. C. Hill; C. O. Beach & Co., general merchants, who are conducting a busi- ness established some twenty-five years ago by C. O. Beach, a native of Fowlerville; Miss M. A. Hardy, milliner and fancy goods dealer, who is a native of England, emigrated to Pavillion, Genesee county, in 1853, removed thence to Geneseo in 1854, and commenced business in 1856; John Davidson, jeweler, who came here from Rochester and commenced business in 1857 ; George Goode, merchant tailor, who commenced business about eighteen years ago in company with George Mer- cer, whose interest he bought in August, 1875, Mr. Mercer had previously done business some seven- teen years; Jeremiah C. Cullinan, grocer and
* Pioncer History of Phelps & Gorham's Purchase, 347. t Ibid.
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crockery dealer, who is a native of Ireland, and came here from Groveland in 1861, in which year he commenced business ; Bernard McBride, grocer, successor to his father, Bernard McBride, who came here in the fall of 1866, bought out John McGuire, and traded till his death, Nov. 9, 1876 ; Lauderdale & McBride, (Robert Lauderdale and Wm. J. Mc- Bride, both natives of Geneseo.) dealers in boots and shoes, who, in the spring of 1869, bought out Robert Robinson, who had traded some twenty years ; L. W. Crossett, druggist and stationer, a native of Geneseo, who is conducting a business established about 1852 or '53, by J. Oakley Doty ;* John Conroy, grocer, who commenced business in May. 1872; Reuben A. Rose, who, in the spring of 1876, established himself in the sale of agricul- tural implements, to which business he added hard- ware in 1878; Charles A. Youngs, dealer in hard- ware, purchased the interest of his father and brother, in the business which was established in 1861, by Samuel P. Rose ; O. F. Sherwood, dealer in drugs, stationery, books and groceries, came here from Skaneateles, in 1873 and formed a copartner- ship with L. W. Crossett, which continued till April 1, 1880, when they dissolved, both continu- ing business to the present time; W. E. Booth, dealer in boots and shoes, succeeds to a business established by Frank Miller ; E. A. Pickard, grocer, a native of England, who came here from New York in 1864, and established himself in business in 1875; M. Leiser, clothier, who commenced busi- ness in the spring of r878, in company with his brother G. Leiser, whose interest he bought during that year; E. E. Doty, dealer in hardware and stoves, who succeeds to a business established about fifty years ago, by H. P. North ; Hersey & Co., (W. A. Hersey,) druggists, who came here from Vermont in 1878, and in August of that year, purchased of W. W. Killip a business established some fifty years ago by Dr. Bissell; and A. T. Gan- non, merchant tailor, who commenced business in August, 1879.
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