The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02


It is now thirty-three years since the
house was first formed, and these have
been years OF honorable business activity
upon its part. During this third of a
century, scores of changes have been eff
7 footed by time and circumstance in the
business world of LambertVille. Many
who were then in trade are long since
dead /; others have removed to other
scenes, and few, very few, are left to be
recounted as among the business men Of
the city to-day.
The co-partners in the firm to which
we here allude are, 1t is almost unneces-
sary to say, Harrison Carver and Griffith
Williams. Each is native of Bucks
county, Pa. The first named began his
mercantile experiences In his fathers store
at Pineville, and the latter at Newtown, in
1887, with Heston & Tucker, and after
wards was with their successors until
1S49
When Carver & Williams began trade
here it was at the same location as now,
though the Odd Fellows Hall building,
which they now occupy, was then thing
Of the future AS a matter of course the
character of their trade has undergone
many changes during all this time, and
yet, in many respects, it Is the same to-
day as it was in 1850. As the people of
town and surrounding country have ac-
CURED wealth, more and more has come
demand for the luxuries of life. In the
matter of dry goods this demand takes
shape in calls for elegant silks, velvets
and laces, and the house uses its best en-
deavor to cater to that demand indeed,
call for the better, more expensive class
| of dress goods is increasing each years
and lady friend at our elbow suggest,
that we add that Messrs. Carver &c vii.
liams see to it that they lead rather than
follow this demand, and to this sugges-
/ ton we add one of our own, gained by
observation and inquiry, to the effect that
/ this effort does not only apply to these
articles but to each department of the
firms extensive trade.
The business done is of very general
character, dry goods, of course, taking
the lead The 1st floor of the premises
occupied is devoted to dry goods and gro
ceres !; the Cd floor to carpets, crockery,
/ earthenware boots and shoes, wooden
ware, &C., and the basement to sundry
articles, while building in the rear is
for meats and produce.
At this writing Carver & Williams have
eight people in their employ. Their
names are as follows: Miss Sybillah Hunt
been with the house since 1880 John II =.
Roberts, twenty four years William c.
Conover, sixteen years Chas. F. Como
ver eleven years; G. L. Williams, be-
tween five and six years Jeremiah Todd
/ lin charge of the meat department. John
E; Malloy, delivery wagon, and Alex. Bray.
+ The co-partners unite in giving their per-
sonal attention to the affairs of the house,
! Mr.. Williams time being occupied with
general supervision of buying, finances
sc. Certainly neither one can compla in
of having nothing to do.
That Messrs Carver & Williams have
been eminenty successful is an open Sc
cret. We're we to hunt for the eleme nts
of that success we should be lost in a
maze of conjecture and of fact. Personal
popularity, as a matter of course, is one
element; honorable dealing is another.
But we have neither time nor space to
perpetuate in print half the points we
would like to in this review. We have
outlined a few facts, however, and leave
the remainder to the conjecture of our
| readers.