The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-10-24


career, which has from wear 70
year ripened into success-suo.
cess, however, brought about by
his own efforts. In brief, he is q .
plain, unassuming business man,
who has no desire to achieve no.
toriety, but who for many wears
has been closely identified with
ChillicOIhe's interests.
SMART & KtLvERr
Is the we'll known style of an
other of our representative
firms, and we accordingly out.
line its career. This house,
like many others here, dates
Its origin back many years,
having been established by
David Smart in 1852. He car.
rled on business alone for four
years, when the firm OF ID.
Smart & Go. was formed, 1.-THE
"Oo." being Jesse Smart, ] last.
ing seven years. After that
Mr.. 5. was again alone until
1868, when the present co.parr-
nership was formed. The house
has 2 firmly established trade
throughout Ross, Highland,
Fayette, Ylnton, Athens and
jackson counties, averaging
about $3.50, 900 per year. The
bulk of their trade is done at
their house, one man travelling
a portion of the time. The
firm have commodious quar-
ters on Water street, S0x33
feet, with warehouse adjoining
of same size, and are we'll pre-.
pared to transact even a much
larger trade. Mr.. Smart, the
senior member, has resided
here since 1S47, at that time
coming from Miami county,
although originally from Penn
sylvania, and during all this
time has been continuously in
trade here. His partner, Sam
uel W. Kilvert, jr., is from
Providence, r. I. This has been
his home for 10 or Is years,
and before entering this house
he was engaged as Secretary
of the M. u @. r. r. Co. Both
partners are thorough business
men, and the firm makes a
strong one,
NYE & MAoKEY, J
For the past year and a half,
have been operating a busl-
ness which has increased each
month since its organization,
and which is now one Uf the
most prominent of our mercan-
tile interests. They are job
bers and retail dealers of
china, glass and queensware,
and though they have found
intense competition at home
and elsewhere, they have not
only built up a large trade but
have established a reputation
at home and abroad for fair,
liberal dealing that is of con-
stantiy increasing service.-
They have a really elegant
store room on Paint street,
opposite the Court House, and
though they are much crowded
for room they are enabled to
make a display that cannot
fail to attract attention. They
carry a large stock, importing
direct from the manufacturers,
and are enabled to wholesale
at as favorable rates as any
house in Cincinnati or else
where, and the country mer-
chants with a radius of so
miles have aScertained the
fact. Both of the partners per-
sonally attend to the business,
and they are determined to de-
velop their trade to the largest
possible proportions. No house
in the city IS more worthy a
liberal patronage, and none
has conferred more real good
upon the city. A. S. Nye is
an old citizen of town and
vicinity, and was formerly
Cashier of the Ross County
Bank. His partner, j. S. Mack
ey, is a young man, a native of
the county. For ten years he
was book-keeper for the Mari
eta & Cincinnati r. R., in '67
entering the wholesale groce-
ry house of Claypool, Mackey
& Co, and since then in this
A prosperous future is be-
fore the firm.
s1HAEFFER & KRAMER,
Manufacturers and wholesale
and retail dealers in cigar:
and tobacco and smokers ar
ticles generally, next come uT
for a few moments considera'
tion. The firm was formed in
Sept. 1864, although both par.
ties had been interested in the