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During the past four years Corvallis has witnessed no inconsiderable improve- ments. In 1880 the fine brick block on the Main street were occupied by the bank of Hamilton & Job, and the store of Jacobs & Neugass, and would be an ornament to any town. Other improvements in the same and other thoroughfares deserve to be chronicled, but lack of space forbids, while mention should be made of the establish- ment of the connection of the various business houses by telephone, for which, and its extension for miles into the neighborhood, the city was indebted to the enterprise of Mr. Albert Ray. The opening of the West Side railroad to Corvallis, brought its citizens into easier relations with Portland, as well as with the various towns and villages along its line, while the Yaquina road will bring them within forty-eight hours of San Francisco.
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We will now call the attention of the reader to the secret societies of Corvallis.
LODGGS.
ROCKEY LODGE, No. 75, A. F. AND A. M .- Was organized under dispensation by Right Worshipful Grand Master, R. P. Earhart, April 26, 1880, the following gentle- men being charter members : J. R Bayley, J. B. Lee, J. H. Lewis, M. Stock, Wallace Baldwin, J. A. Yantis, S. E. Belknap, M. Harris, E. M. Belknap, B. F. Irvine, G. W. Kennedy, N Draper, B. Gardner, R. F. Motley. The original officers were : J. R. Bayley, W. M .; J. B. Lee, S. W .; J. H. Lewis, J. W .; M. Stock, Treas .; W. Bald- win, Sec .; J. A. Yantis, S. D .; S. E. Belknap, J. D .; M. Harris, Tyler. The lodge has a present membership of thirty-three, and meets in the Masonic Hall on the first Wednesday after the full moon. The officers for this current term are: E. M. Bel- knap, W. M .; M. S. Woodcock, S. W .; Z. Job, J. W .; M. Stock, Treas .; M. S. Neu- gass, Sec .; G. W. Kennedy, S. D .; T. J. Blair, J. D .; J. H. Lewis, Tyler.
BARNUM LODGE, No. 7, I. O. O. F .- Dispensation for the organization of this lodge was issued by Grand Master, H. W. Davis, January 29, 1858, and approved by the Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Oregon, May 6, 1868. The charter members were : A. J. Evans, James R. Bayley, A. G. Hovey, I. L. Combs, L. W. Doolittle, A. J. Allison, J. H. Dohse, Elisha Vineyard, John Kelsay, Morris Stock, to whom the charter was granted April 26, 1860. The number of members on the roll in good standing at present is sixty-four, while the officers serving are : W. S. McFadden, P. G .; A. C. Ewart, N. G .; John H. Simpson, V. G .; C. H. Whitney, R. S .; S. L. Shedd, P. S .; Jacob Weber, Treas .; E. Rosenthal, War .; J. W. Williams, Con .; J. A. Knight, R. S. N. G .; L. G. Kline, L. S. N. G .; D. Carlisle, R. S. V. G .; Joseph Emery, L. S. V. G .; R. B. Embree, R. S. S .; J. Blumberg, L. S. S .; N. B. Briggs, O. G .; H. Gerber, I. G.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, No. 14, A. O. U. W .- Was instituted July 28, 1879, by Deputy District Grand Master Workman, W. L. White, with the following charter members : James A. Cauthorn, F. Cauthorn, H. H. Couchman, William C. Clark, J. S. Gray, Sol. King, William P. Keady, J. R. Lomer, W. S. McFadden, E. B. McElroy, J. H. Penn, J. C. Polley, John Vernig, James A. Yantis, the first officers being : E. B. McElroy, P. M. W .; James A. Yantis, M. W .; Frank Gauthorn, F .; W. S. McFad- den, O .; J. A. Cauthorn, Rec .; W. P. Keady, Fin .; J. C. Polley, Rec'v'r .; J. H. Penn, G .; Sol. King, I. W .; John Vernig, O. W .; Dr. Frank Cauthorn, Ex. Phy'n. The lodge has a membership at present of thirty-five, is in a flourishing condition and meets on the first and third Thursdays of every month in Crawford & Farra's brick build- ing. The officers now serving are : B. J. Hawthorn, P. M. W .; S. L. Kline, M. W .; J. S. Gray, G. F .; J. B. Lee, O .; W. C. Crawford, Rec .; W. S. McFadden, Fin .; J. A. Cauthorn, Rec'v'r ; Jesse Spencer, G .; A. H. Campbell, I. W .; James Jacobs, O. W., Dr. G. R. Farra, Ex. Phy'n.
VALLEY LODGE, No. 11, K. OF P .- Was organized April 18, 1882, by special dispensation of Grand Chancellor James E. Aiken, of Portland, with the following charter members : James Booth, W. H. Mansfield, B. L. Garretson, G. W. Black, V. R. Hyde, T. J. Buford, S. T. Jeffreys, N. L. Raber, W. H. Lesh, A. R. Pygall, F. G.
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Effinger, R. T. Motley, Jesse Spencer, J. S. Moore, F. A. Vincent, M. P. Burnett; David Link, E. R. Merriman, J. W. Wiles; and charter officers : James Booth, C. C., W. H. Mansfield, V. C .; B. L. Garretson, P. C .; G. W. Black, Prelate; V. R. Hyde, K of R & S .; T. J. Buford, M. of F .; S. T. Jeffreys, M. of V .; N. L. Raber, M. at A .; W. H. Lesh, I. G .; A. R. Pygall, O. G. The Knights number thirty-seven on the roll, and meet every Monday evening in Crawford & Farra's brick building, the officers for the current term being : N. L. Raber, P. C .; D. A. Osburn, C. C .; C. D. Ray- burn, V. C .; Robert Johnson, P .; W. H. Lesh, M. of V .; George Wallace, M. of F .; B. F. Irvine, K. of R. & S .; W. Wright, M. at A .; H. Lewis, I. G .; Jesse Spencer, O. G.
CORVALLIS LODGE, No. 388, I. O. G. T .- Was organized by Will C. King, Deputy Grand Worthy Chief Templar, October 3, 1882, with the following charter members : C. H. Whitney. J. M. Cameron, Ephraim Cameron, T. V. B. Embree, Albert Kemp, T. T. Kemp, Mrs. C. H. Whitney, Flora Parsons, Mary Hurley, Ellsworth Cameron, A. S. Cameron, John S. Gray, James S. Gray, Alonzo Allen, Emma Thompson, H. L. Pratt, Emma Alphin, Joseph Alphin, Mrs. A. F. Peterson, Rufus Williams, Minnie Huffman, J. H. Wilson, E. M. Tuller, A. W. Herbert, Mrs. S. P. Herbert, E. J. Pratt, J. R. Hughes, E. M. Philips, Mrs. A. J. Pratt, Ellen Alphin. The first officers were: T. V. Embree, W. C. T .; Emma Thompson, W. R. H. S .; E. M. Tuller, W. L. H. S .; Mrs. C. H. Whitney, W. V. T .; C. H. Whitney, W. Sec .; J. M. Cam- eron, W. A. Sec .; Emma Alphin, W. F. Sec .; J. H. Wilson, W. Treas .; Alonzo Allen, W. Mar .; Minnie Huffman, W. D. M .; Mrs. A. F. Peterson, W. I. G .; Eph- raim Cameron, W. O. G .; A. W. Herbert, P. W. C. T .; C. H. Whitney, Lodge Deputy. This is the banner lodge of the State, has a membership of one hundred and sixty-nine on the roll, and meets every Saturday evening in Crawford & Farra's brick building. The officers now serving are : E. Allen, W. C. T .; Mrs. A. F. Atwood, W. R. H. S .; Clara Horning, W. V. T .; A. T. Keesee, W. Sec .; Rosa Wood, W. A. Sec .; C. N. Hatch, W. F. Sec .; J. B. Scrafford, W. Treas .; B. R. Job, W. Mar .; Alice Simmons, W. D. M .; Inez St. Clair, W. I. G .; Alonzo Allen, W. O. G .; J. M. Apple- white, W. Chap .; T. J. Blair, P. W. C. T .; J. O. Wilson, Lodge Deputy.
ELLSWORTH POST, No. 19, G. A. R. OF CORVALLIS .- This post was named in honor of the gallant Col. Ellsworth, and was organized by D. H. Stearns, October 12, 1883, with the following charter members : Henry Gerber, J. B. Scrafford, J. W. Ray- burn, W. H. Morgan, George Bunnell, J. A. Hawkins, W. B. Taylor, John Blanford, \A. Samuels, S. T. Kerr, S. A. Hemphill, C. W. Atwood, Willis Vidito, J. W. Lakin, Wallis Baldwin, W .. E. Paul, O. R. Additon, J. H. Palliday, J. H. Norris, J. S. Gray, Philip Weber, R. F. Baker, T. J. Blair, F. M. Johnson, M. Scrafford. The Post now numbers thirty-six gallant veterans of many a hard fought battle, and is officered by the following gentlemen : J. B. Scrafford, P. C .; S. A. Hemphill, S. V. C .; W. E. Paul, J. V. C .; F. M. Johnson, Adj .; William Morgan, Q. M .; Albert Kemp, Surg .; John Blanford, Chaplain ; Wallis Baldwin, O. D .; S. T. Kerr, O. G .; Henry Gerber, S. M .; C. W. Atwood, Q. M. S.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief among the organizations of public utility in the city of Corvallis is the Fire Department, which consists of a Board of Delegates, two Engine companies and a Hook and Ladder company.
YOUNG AMERICA ENGINE COMPANY, No. 1 .- This company was originally organ- ized June 18, 1872, under the name of "Corvallis Engine Company, No. 1," with thirty-eight members and the following officers: J. R. Bayley, President; W. B. Carter, Secretary ; Otto Fox, Treasurer ; George P. Wrenn, Foreman ; B. W. Wilson, First Assistant ; F. E. Robinson, Second Assistant. On the twenty-first of September, however, it changed its name to the one it now bears, and had the following original members, who signed the constitution and by-laws : George P. Wrenn, John McDon- ald, Henry Dohse, F. E. Robinson, Otto Fox, W. F. Rayburn, W. H. McFarland, John Kelsay, G. Hodes, J. H. Stewart, August Knight, J. C. Taylor, E. Q. McCand- lish, Manuel Knight, W. T. Johnson, H. Gerber, B. W. Wilson, E. Allen, L. G. Kline, James Graves, J. R. K. Quin, A. R. McConnell, A. H. Perham, W. B. Carter, J. T. Phillips, H. Flickinger, Max Friendly, G. W. Houck, W. Hoffman, W. Spencer, S. Neugass, Thomas Graham, Wallace Baldwin, John Burnett, T. Raney, L. N. Liggett, Sol. King, H. Bird, Jack Sheppard, J. A. Yantes, S. H. Look, George Elliott. J. Lig- gett, W. Cushman, E. A. Rexford, A. Pixley, D. Drake, F. M. Stanton. T. Graham, J. R. Bayley, James Eglin, N. P. Briggs, Andrew Emrick, D. B. Irvin, J. O. Fuller, Joseph Emrick, Timothy Donohue, the former officers being continued in their duties. The company, which is in an excellent condition, numbers - members on the roll and is officered as follows : James A. Cauthorn, President; J. W. Avery, Vice Presi- dent; J. R. Bryson, Treas .; Robert Johnson, Rec. Sec .; J. W. Will, Fin. Sec .; C. D. Rayburn, Foreman; A. R. Pygall, First Assistant; Jesse Spencer, Second Assistant.
MONUMENTAL HOSE COMPANY, No. 2 .- This fire company was organized, April 27, 1881, under the name of "Big Six, No. 2," at which time the following ten mem- bers signed the constitution: S. E. Belknap, John H. Simpson, Andrew Emrick, J.C. Hutton, L. P. Manning, M. T. Bayley, John Minsenger, N. B. Avery, John Blair, John Lewis. At the second meeting of the company the following officers were elected : J. H. Lewis, President; J. R. Baldwin Vice President; S. E. Belknap, Fore- man; N. B. Avery, First Assistant ; G. B. White, Second Assistant; F. H. Sawtell, Rec. Sec .; W. H. Goldson, Fin. Sec .; B. T. Taylor, Treasurer; Lewis Wilson, A. J. Young, T. J. Blair, Delegates to the Fire Department. This corps, which is in a high state of efficiency, had a membership in 1884 of twenty, the present officers being: N. B. Avery, President; T. J. Blair, Vice President; Al. P. Churchill, Rec. Sec .; M. S. Cline, Fin. Sec .; J. H. Simpson, Treasurer ; J. R. Scott, Foreman ; L. P. Manning, First Assistant; S. E. Belknap, B. G. White, Cal. Hutton, Board of Delegates. The company meets on the fourth Tuesday in each month at the hall of the Hook and Ladder organization, in Fisher's brick building.
CORVALLIS HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, NO. 1 .- This effective branch of the Corvallis Fire Department was organized June 16, 1875, with the following original
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members : J. R. Sheppard, C. Groves, J. A. Davis, William Groves, C. F. Alex- ander, W. H. Sellers, E. Holgate, Hale Blackensto, G. W. Kennedy, L. F. Wilson, J. A. Justice, R. G. Simmons, G. Gaylord, A. Emrick, A. H. Perham, J. E. Smith. Geo. P. Wrenn, W. S. Huffard, J. E. Johnson, Cass Humphrey, Eli King, T. M. Cook, the first officers being, William Groves, President ; E. Holgate, Secretary; J. A. Davis, Treasurer : Gilbert Gaylord, Foreman; Hale Blackensto, First Assistant; J. R. Shep- pard, Second Assistant. The company, which is in a thorough state of efficiency, num- bers thirty-five members on the roll, who meet on the third Monday in each month at their hall in Fisher's building. The officers now serving, 1884, are J. O. Wilson, President; B. R. Job, Vice President; O. C. McLagan, Foreman ; William Holgate, First Assistant ; Henry Northam, Second Assistant; Zephin Job, Treasurer ; Z. H. Davis, Secretary.
NEWSPAPERS.
The early history of " fourth estate " in Benton county is veiled in considerable obscurity. The circumstances that led to the founding of the first newspaper within its confines are approximately these : In 1852 Marysville (now Corvallis) was one of the most flourishing towns in the Willamette valley and was a dangerous rival to Salem for the honor of being the Seat of the State Government. The struggle between the two places for supremacy was long continued and was kept at high pressure until the passage of the act declaring Corvallis to be the capital, in 1854. Accordingly the baggage of the Territorial Government was placed on board the old steamer Canemah and conveyed to Corvallis, which name the former town of Marysville then bore, where it arrived two or three days afterwards amid the general rejoicings of the populace. Asahel Bush, then Territorial printer, followed in the wake bringing with him the first printing press ever landed in the city, and began the publication of the Oregon Statesman, a paper he had hitherto published in Salem. The career of the Statesman in Corvallis was pathetically brief. The legislature met, reconsidered the vote declar- ing Corvallis the capital, and in a fortnight Senators and Representatives were follow- ing the " unfinished business " back to Salem. Mr. Bush brought up the rear of the procession with the Oregon Statesman.
At this time Corvallis was in the heyday of its youth and prosperity and the need of a newspaper began to be recognized. The importance of the commercial and social interests of the place demanded it, and the late Hon. J. C. Avery, one of the most public spirited men of the time, sent abroad and purchased the press, type and material, and the publication of the Occidental Messenger was commenced, the editor being Hr. Hall, Stephen Gillis and Fred. Russ, the compositors, and Anthony Noltner, the "devil." In selecting a name for the paper, great care was used in trying to adopt one to which an opprobrious nickname could not be applied by the sarcastic Bush, and it was thought that the euphonious title "The Occidental Messenger " was safe ; but, only one short week elapsed after the appearance of the initial number, when the Statesman came out with a notice of its birth, and referred to the paper as " Avery's Ox." This was too much for the editor, he fell, and T. B. Odeneal was installed in the editorial chair.
At that time James H. Slater, now United States Senator from Oregon, was keep- ing an unpretentious book store in the town, and at the end of two or three months he
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changed places with Mr. Odeneal, and continued publishing the paper under the name of the Union for several years, making it a vigorous and spicy journal.
Another paper that flourished at an early day was the Expositor, and since then, the Benton Democrat, Benton County Blade, and others perhaps, each in their turn flourishing their brief day in Corvallis, and passing away, live now in the memory of other days. Phoenix-like, have sprung from the ashes of these the Corvallis Gazette and Benton Leader, publications that gather strength and firmness with each succeed- year. The histories of these are as follows :
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE .- The publication of this journal commenced in the month of December, 1863, and was issued every Saturday by T. B. Odeneal from the office on Third street, and thus it continued until February 26, 1866, when William B. Carter became associated with Mr. Odeneal, who, July the twenty-first, of that year, severed his connection therewith, leaving Mr. Carter to assume the entire control, and under his management it became the principal organ of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars in Oregon. July 25, 1868, the Gazette moved into new quarters ; and not long after Mr. Carter withdrew and it passed into the hands of an association of gentle- men who installed Samuel L. Simpson in the editorial chair, who in the issue of March 19, 1870, says in his "salutatory," "Temperance ceases to be the specialty of the paper, as in fact it is not the forte of the present editor," and further states : "Right here the bright habiliment of neutrality are laid aside forever, and wheeling into line the good champion of prohibition goes down to the smoke and fury of political war." Thenceforward the Gazette became an unflinching Republican in politics, the very word " Democrat " being odious to it. In the meantime Mr. Carter had once more returned to his former sanctum and January 7, 1876, the paper appeared in an enlarged form, and so continued until December the sixth, when the property became a joint stock concern, the incorporators being Dr. J. B. Lee, James A. Yantis and William B. Carter. By the sudden death of the gentleman last named the editorial and business management devolved upon James A. Yantis, April 30, 1880, and May 6, 1881, the property was purchased from the estate of the late Mr. Carter by Messrs. Yantis and M. S. Woodcock, the latter of whom succeeded to the sole proprietorship, January 20, 1881, and, January 1, 1884, developed into an incorporated company bearing the name of " The Gazette Publishing House," the associates being M. S. Woodcock, Al. P. Churchill and Wallace Baldwin. The Gazette has been now just one and twenty vears in existence and throughout that long period has ever held a dignified position in journalism, and shows, under its present management a true desire to maintain the purpose for which it was started and be a credit to the city and county whence it is issued.
THE BENTON LEADER .- The Democratic party has been represented in Corvallis by the Benton Democrat and Benton County Blade. In the early part of 1882, W. H. Mansfield, impressed with the conviction that a fine field existed in Corvallis for the publication of a democratic journal, began a quiet canvass of the city and neigh- borhood for the purpose of thoroughly satisfying himself upon this point. But a few days' work convinced him that the prospects were exceedingly favorable for the success of the proposed undertaking. Accordingly, Mr. Mansfield made the necessary arrange-
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ments for the issue of the paper. It made its appearance under the caption of The Benton Leader, in the month of February, from the office in Fisher's brick building and was received with unmistakable marks of approval by the business men and public generally. In August, 1883, it was removed to its present quarters in Burnett block, and August 1, 1884, W. W. Saunders was admitted into partnership, it being now con- ducted by these two gentlemen. Since its establishment the course of the Leader has been onward and upward. It has been the aim of the proprietors to make it, not only a live, spicy local paper, but one fearlessly democratic in politics, and the success that has attended its career has been equalled by no newspaper of that particular political faith in the State. Unlike the majority of papers, it has never been afraid to express an opinion on any subject, local, State, national or general. It has always been the outspoken, fearless and inflexible champion of the right and the unswerving implacable enemy of wrong, in whatever shape or whatever guise. As the people's friend and advocate, it has gained a reputation that will be lasting. The Leader has a large cir- culation outside of Corvallis, and the list is increasing rapidly.
Published monthly in connection with the Leader is the Oregon Colonist, a periodical devoted to the immigrational advantages of Benton county.
INDUSTRIES.
Corvallis has, since its foundation, been fully alive to the advantages of manufac- tories and other commercial enterprises. She has had at one time or another most of these for which she is so well fitted by situation. By a reference to the local prints we find that in the early part of 1867, there was a tannery turning out leather of a superior quality, grinding the bark used, conveying it to the leach, filling the vats, etc., all accomplished by steam, was being conducted by Messrs. Plannet and Hastings, who not only supplied the home demand in the commodity but shipped a considerable amount to San Francisco.
This establishment went far towards giving a practical denial to the general and perhaps truthful complaint that the shoe leather manufactured on the Pacific coast was an inferior article, the supposition being that leather could not be tanned nor curried in Oregon as well as in the Eastern States. Indeed this idea prevails in a modified degree to this day, but surely it is a mistake. There are several kinds of bark in Oregon that will rank among the best astringents in the world, in proof of which, note the number of tanneries that have sprung into successful operation within the past ten years.
Besides the enterprise mentioned, in 1867, a tannery existed on Mary's river; about seven miles west of Corvallis, carried on by Jonathan Flickinger & Brothers, who had established a good and improving trade. There they manufactured harness, skirting, sole leather, kips and calf-skins, and sent these into market in a well finished condition. The pelts used were procured from the surrounding neighborhood, while the enterprise was a credit to the county.
Saw mills too had, at this time been in successful operation, one owned by Mr. McCune having, after turning out much valuable lumber, being twice consumed by fire at great loss. Horning & Groves had a carding mill destroyed, but undeterred in 57+
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1869, the premises were rebuilt and supplied with new machinery. In 1870 J. D. Hurst and F. W. May became the proprietors of the Corvallis Flouring Mill, located almost within the corporate limits of the city, on the right bank of Mary's river, near its mouth; while, January 11, 1875, the new grist mill built by Hurst, Korthauer & Gray, commenced operations. In this year also, the building for the Corvallis Alden Fruit Drying Apparatus was completed, and the machinery having arrived work was commenced by the purchase of the entire plum crop of G. W. Walling & Son, of Oswego, whose peach plums were reported to be the finest in the country.
Corvallis has also had its ship-yard. In 1877, the building of a small steamboat, was commenced by B. F. Curtis, near the saw mill of Robinson & McCulloch, the dimensions being thirty-six feet in length, ten feet beam, and drawing seven inches of water; and, February 6, 1880, articles incorporating the Corvallis Plow and Agricul- tural Manufacturing Company were filed by John C. Kitton, Stephen E. Belknap and Edward M. Belknap, the capital stock being forty thousand dollars.
Most of these institutions have succumbed to outside pressure, a circumstance much to be regretted, but these failures do not by any means detract from the advantages possessed by Corvallis for the prosecution and perfection of home industry.
CORVALLIS FLOUR MILLS .- This mill which is located about a quarter of a mile south of Corvallis, and without the corporation limits, was first built in the year 1875 by Messrs. Hurst, Korthauer & Gray, who collectively conducted it until 1877, when the interest of Mr. Hurst was purchased by H. F. Fischer, the present sole proprietor. Fischer, Korthauer & Gray maintained the co-partnership until 1880, when the first named gentleman bought out his associates. The building is forty by fifty feet in dimensions, three stories high and has a manufacturing capacity of one hundred barrels of flour in twenty-four hours. The machinery is all of excellent quality and pattern, and run by water power, while, the principal portion of the export is by steamer to Portland.
CORVALLIS FOUNDRY .- This industry was originally started as a joint stock com- pany under the style of the Corvallis Plow and Agricultural Manufacturing Company, in 1880, but the association existed only till January, 1881, when it assumed its pres- ent name under the firm of Belknap Brothers & Kennedy. When the business was first started it occupied a small building in the northern portion of the city and there it remained until January, 1883, when the present premises were constructed. The main building is twenty-six by fifty feet in dimensions, two stories in height and to which there is an L thirty by seventy-four feet, one story in height, the engine room, being twenty-six feet long and twenty broad. The firm which carries on a general foundry and blacksmith business, with the wood work connected therewith, consists of S. E. Belknap, G. W. Kennedy and E. M. Belknap.
PITMAN'S SASH AND DOOR FACTORY .- This building is located on the bank of the Willamette river at the corner of First and Jefferson streets in the city of Corvallis. It was built in the year 1875, and has since been in the active manufacture of doors, sash, blinds, brackets, etc., under the personal superintendence of William M. Pitman, the proprietor, a practical carpenter and builder.
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