The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-29
Ol,c &utlaal 1ailu Globe.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1878.
LOGsg. E<E'ECxnIiS.
GEO. H. PALNER's DRY GOODS ESTABLISH
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ed entirely Of variety stores, where a mis-
cellancous assortment of dry goods, gro
ceries, hardware, clothing farming i'm
plcments, etc, were sold. Such an estab
lishmcnt rs an exclusive dry goods store
or hardware store was not known outside
of our largest cities. Dealers had cOnse-
quently more extensive opportunity to
supply their customers with little of ev-
erything while the customer was forced to
choose between very small assortment OF
go without. There was competition OF
course, between every merchant in every
kind of goods, healthy in some respects
and damaging in oilers. But twenty years
in the age Of progress has changed the
world upside down, as you might say, and
this universal revolution has wrought a
wonderful Improvement in the Commercial
world of the country towns. They have
taken on higher and better aspirations En-
tcrprise has stepped in and accomplished
the work that had been waiting many years
for its approach. The representative men
of our smaller inland towns are possessed
with certain gO-ahead- ativeness that
stamps itself at once upon all they do, and
as consequence the life business of the
country merchant has shaped itself toward
specialties in all classes of trade Nam
moth dry goods establishments, grocery
and provision stores and the like now take
the places of the general merchandise cs-
tabli~hments of years ago.
On the lst of May, 1854, there was open
ed on Washington street in this village, the
first exclusive dry goods establishment in
Rutland. There were numerous dealers in
dry goods here at that time but all these
dealers kept general assortment in add-
ton to that class Of goods. The proprietor
of the first dry goods store was Mr.. Geo.
H. Palmer, the present well-known dry
goods merchant on Merchants Row. He
had been in trade at Pittsford three years
previous to his coming to Rutland, and not
ing at that time the good opportunity for
store of that kind here, seized upon the
chance at once and secured fine location
in the old Town Hall building, in the then
center OF the bu.iacss of Rutland. Wash
ington street was then one of the principal
business thoroughfares, especially at that
end of it, in the village Center street was
not opened, the old Franklin House was in
its glory, on Main street, while what is
now the business portion of the town was
but little thought of in that connection.
MIR. Palmer continued in the Sun. Nam. .
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rent of business beginning to move down
town he rented Il portion Of the old Cram
ton and Nichols Block on Merchants Row
where he staid one year. He then moved
into what was then known as Muzzey's
block ON the same street. At this time dry
goods brought marvellous prices, and every
thing was on the most radical war footing
CottonS were selling at ~ ID cents and
other goods in nearly the same proportion.
Taking advantage of his knowledge of the
business and the opportunity for securing
a good bargain, Mr. Palmer, in 1861 sold
out his stock to firm named Ross Osgood
4 Co., of Des Mones Iowa. and for about
nine months he remained out of business
and patiently bided his time. In the spring
of Go, or about the time of the fall of Rich
mond, he again opened in his old business
in Cramton and Nichols block on the same
site now occupied by him. A change had
come over the spirit of the country'S dream,
! .., nj Him tbp
same, the same cottons selling in year
previous for ~ l-2 cents could be bought
then for 20 cents. Mr.. Palmer opened this
time with fine new stock ofgoods and was
at once prepared to catch the flood of Gus
tom that rained down upon the dealers in
every class of goods when 'the boys" came
hame. He was burned out with his neigh
Dor. in the fire of January 1868, but, for
tunatcly, being located in the extreme end
of the building farthest from the place where
the flames caught, he was able to save near
" all of his large stock. These goods he
took to his residence on Grove street and
there did first-rate business for some SIX
weeks, He then moved into the "Bec Hive
block on Merchants Row and staid there
some seven months, after which he took
possession of his present quarters at No.
20 Merchants Row.
Mr.. Palmer has the second largest stock
of dry goods in town, and besides doing a
heavy retail trade he does considerable OF
Il wholesale business in furnishing small
stores in and about this section. His stock
embraces the many and best varieties OF
dress goods, silks, fancy dry goods, black
goods, ladies furnishing goods of all kinds,
large variety of first class linens. cottons,
flannels and wooden goods, hosiery, gloves,
ETC., etc. His establishment has long been
one of the most popular in the eyes ofthe
ladies and his business has accordingly been
tirst-cass,
He has recently secured the introduction
of something new and very valuable as well
in the sole agency for Rutland for the sale
of the celebrated "Domestic Paper Fash
IONS first introduced to the public by tho
Domestic Sewing Machine Co., and nov
rapidly. increasing in favor and notoriety
These patterns are elegant in design and I'll
an important requisite which has long beer
needed by the ladies. New styles are re
ceved weekly and are to be had OF Mr.
Palmer. This establishment in its location
in the stock on hand, and it its reputation
achieved and sustained by the proprietor, i
; Justly considered one of the most complete
! in all its requirements of the many first
class emporiums of Rutland.
5 Rutland County.
DANDY.
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