Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-05-07


DRIEND, ask you to give this advertise
I ment careful perusal, candid thought,
and see if facts are not made sufficiently
plain, to convince you that 1t is for your own
interest, as well as the general public inter
est, to shun the class Of individuals travel.
ing around the country soliciting orders
Y T undoubtedly think l have an object in
Publishing this proclamation have, and
ask your pardon for my boldness at this time
but YOU will find my motive is as much tor
YOUR own utter est as it is for mine. Can you
afford to purchase Monument, Tablet or
Grayestone to mark the last resting place OF
your dear departed friend, from travelling
man who is not practical workman, when
you have plenty of opportunities to visit
some marble shops in your vicinity Can
this travelling nuisance sell as cheap or
cheaper than fair workman can at his own
workshop or salesroom, attending to his
work every day, without any travelling ex.
penses Can you, by small sample Of
stone and pictures generally carried by those
travelling men, see how Monument. Tab
let, or Headstohe will look when completed?
Can you afford your farm produce, goods,
or manufactures, as cheap travelling yourself
or hiring some man to travel around the
country, as you could by staying at home!
ANY man who has to travel to sell his goods,
must either furnish cheaper goods, OF charge
more for them, than the man who can sell
his goods at home while attending to his
manufacture. do not claim to be God
send trying to benefit mankind at nv ex-
pense; but, claim you can save money,
give yourself better satisfaction by visiting q
marble shop, where honesty is respected,
and looking over fair assortment of Gem
etery Work, than you can in any other way:
| Consult yonr own ability and feelings; and
when the time is set in your own mind that
you are rea ly to purchase some memento for
YOUR dear departed one, ask you to come and
examine my Stock Work, and Prices, before
purchasing. If you find after looking my
property, You can do better at some other
shop, providing you are sure OF getting the
same quality of stock and work, then will
consider it your duty to purchase where you
can get the best for the least money.
In conclusion will say that below give
YOU a few names of well known respectable
citizens of your surrounding for reference Of
fair dealing; these gentlemen, with many
more, which space will not allow me to pub
lish, have had my work. Hoping l have
uttered no remarks unworthy OF truth and
manliness in the above statement; also,
asking your pardon for intruding on your
time and thoughts by presenting myself be-
fore you in this way,
remain your humble servant.
FRANK. p. ARCHIBALD.
REFERENCES
Crosby Miller, Otis Chsmberln, Moses
Paine, John d. Barrows, Smith Hodges,
Pomfret.
Paul d Dean, John S. Cobb. Moses Dut-
ton, Daniel Aiken, Barnard.
Gilbert A. Davis, Morris Newton, Homes
tus Stearns, Reading.
John Brockway, West Hartford.
Noah b. Hazen, Hartford.
John Dewey, I. s. Carter, Quechee.
C. C. Bugbee, W. C. Raymond, F. L.
Derby, W. S. Soutbgate, Mary Furber,
Bridgewater.
Hosea DotJn, John Cone, b. +. Standish,
Lorenzo Richmond, Woodstock.
G. b. Holt, VIM Cady. So. Woodstock.
Oramel Averill, Judah l.. Mack, West
Woodstock.
Thomas Ryder, Taftsville.
A.V. Spicer, Albany, N. Y.