Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-08-06
High Street Marble Works,
WOODSTOCK, VT,
FRANK. P. ARCHIBALD, Prop'r.

ERIEND, l ask you to give this advertise.
l. mcnt careful porusal, candid thought,
and see if facts are not made sufficiently
plain, to convince you that 1t is for your own
interest, Us well rs the general public inter.
est, to shun tho class Of individuals travel.
ing around the country soliciting orders
You undoubtedly think / have an object in
Publishing this proclamation ! have, and l
ask your pardon for my boldness at this time !;
but you will find my motive is as much tor
your own intei est as it is for mine. Can you
afford to purchase a Monument, Tablet Oh
Giavestonp, to mark the last resting place of
your dear departed friend, from a travelling
man who is not o practical workman, when
You have plenty of opportunities to visit
some marble shops in your vicinity Con
this travelling nuisance sell as cheap Or
cheaper than fair workman can at his own
workshop or salesro"n,, 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 q Monument, Tab
let, or Headstone will look when completed
Can you afford your farm produce, goods,
or manufactures, as cheap travelling yourself
or hiring some man 70 travel around the
country. as you could by staying at homo
Any man who has to travel to III his goods,
must either furnish cheaper goods, o, charge
more for them, than the man who can sell
his goods at home while attending to his
manufacture. l do not claim to be God
send trying TO benefit mankind at nv OK.
pense; but, claim you can save money,
give yourself better satisfaction by visiting .
marble shop, where honesty il 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 neme,to fo'
your dear departed one. ask you to come ana
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 Twill
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 we'll 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 hsve
uttered no remarks unworthy OF truth and
manlness in the above statement also,
asking your pardon for intruding OH your
time and thoughts by presenting myself be-
fore you in this way, s
remain your humble servant
FRANK. r. ARCHIBALD.
REFERENCES -.
Crosby Miller, Otis Chsmberlin, Moses
Paine, John D. Barrows, Smith Hodges
Pomfret.
Paul D. Dean, John S. Cobb. Moses Dat
ton, Daniel Aiken, Barnard.
Gilbert A. Davis, Morris Newton, Homes.
tus Stearns, Residing.
John Brockway, West Hartford.
Noah Is. Hazen, Hartford.
John Dewey, 7. s. Carter, Quechee.
C. c. Bugbee, w. c. Raymond, F. E.
Derby, ". S. Southgate, Mary Furber.
Bridgewater.
Hosea DotIn, John Cone, B. F. 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.