The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-24
Chr Autland daily Globs.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER "a. 1878.
LOCAs. STRETCHES.



Fifteen years ago there was started in
a small way business in musical goods
and sewing machines which has developed
since that tire into quite n large and pros.
| porous business. The man who thus COM
menced much-nceded business in the
town of Rutland was Mr.. L. n. Merr m,
now the oldest music dealer in Western
| Vermont He opened in 1858 in the Sec
ond story Of Bufium's Block, in the rooms
now occupied by Mr.. G.. NJ. llutchngs,
with stock OF pianos, melOdeons and sheet
music-Boardman, Gray & Cos. and Chick
ering pianos and Ross, Morse & Cos. mel
odcOns lie soon added to his business
the agency for the Grover 4 Baker sewing
machine and in 1861 commenced the man
utacture of what is now so popularity known
as "E. n. Merriam's Perfect Fitting Shirts
These three distinct branches of business
are now successfully carried on by the pr
prietor, Mr.. Merriam, at No. 10, Merchants
Row, where he has II stock of pianos, mu-
steal merchandise, sheet-music, sewing
machines, picture frames, fancy goods, etc.
In 1864, Mr. Merriam secured the agency
for Western Vermont for the sale of the
DECKER BROTHERS PIANO,
and has since introduced them to largo
extent throughout this section of the State.
The piano-forte, as we all know, is no longer
considered as an article of luxury designed
exclusively for the rich, or simply parlor
ornament, to be kept sacredly locked ex-
cept on some important family occasion.
1t has instead become household neces-
sity and the music dealer fills as important
a niche in the commercial makeup of a
country village, as the dry-goods or gro
Gerry dealer. Its Importance 10 society is so
universally recognized that the piaro has
become an essential adjunct, superior in i'm
portancc to the library. The music dealer in
comparatively small town is at once looked
up to by the refined and cultivated, for mu-
sic stands in the from. rank of fine arts and
he who has the power of music under his
tNi'hiOi VI tOutll Is uttlllct IL III ltuCucl lOI
the most aesthetic and fastilious.
The De,k Bros. Piano is, comp d TO
the Chickering, Steinway and others, new
instrument, having been first introduced in
the year 1862. They have become already
deseryedly popular with the musical public
ana add another to the very few first class
pianos in this country. The Decker is man
utactured in three different varieties, the
grand, the boudoir or upright, and the
square. The concert grands have achieved
great popularity with prominent musicians
who use then, in concerts and public enter
tainments and deem them unsurpassed in
power and beauty of tone, and taultless in
action. The parlor grands beside being
perfectly constructed Us regards tone and
action, are very symmetrical in form, ele-
gantly fn,heI and constitute a most at
tractive addition to the tastcfully furnished
drawing-room The upright pianos have
elected the most gratifying endorsements
from the musical profession generally.
The tone of the Decker is peculiar to
this make and is distinguished by its purity
warmth, delicacy and expanding power They
are claimed to possess the power of standing
in tune longer than any other piano made,
while many consider the tones wonderfully
similar to those ofthe violin-a result which
is always the ambition of intelligent manu-
faclurers to attain,
Mr. Merriam is the Oldest tuner of pianos,
church organs and reed instruments in the
state He was previously engaged, before
coming to Rutland, in voicing instruments at
the factory and has always attended much
to that branch of the business since coming
here. His Judgment is considered very ac-
curatc in musical matters and he takes gregl
care in selecting nothing but the best goods
tor his customers He has II good stock OF
musical merchandise, sach MS violins,
accordeonS, guitars, etc., with the
best quality of strings. Brass in
struments of any kind can be secured
through NJ. Merriam at shor; notice.
TIE GROVER And BAKER SEWING MACHINE
is au important branch in the business of
Mr.. Merriam and one in which he takes
great pride IN intr Dducng to the public,
conscientiously believing that he has the
best machine for the customers use. The
Grover & Baker elastic stitch is a splendid
and important improvement upon the shut
| tie as is attested in samples of work done
by it in embroidery, in its large range OF
work and in the manufacture of shirts. Mr..
Merriam has some six or eight OF these ma
chimes in stock, and has thoroughly intro
| duced them in this section.
In the manufacture of shirts, Mr.. Mer
riam has become bcnefactor of his feel
low men, and is fast reaping the reward OF
his ingenuity and skill in that direction
The gentlemen should not hesitate to try
his 'perfect-fttng shirts securing thei
pattern and thus saving much money anC
lots of trouble. The shirts are made o.
the finest material will outwear any ready
made goods and are worn forever by thos,
who have once tried them.
The depository of the Vermont Bibl
Society is also at Mr. Merriams store.
lie has in addition to the stock alread
classified an elegant assortment of fame.
goods, stereoscopic views, Ornamental
brackets, etc. lie has the latest sheet mu
sic from the establishments of Ditson
Co., and Peters, and can supply all order
in that line promptly.