The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-22

town. They keep two clerks in the.
employ, although both are actively Ell.
gagged in the firms interest. The old
est firm in town, they have Away
been considered one of the leading ones
J. M. WARDEN
occupies the north store which is tn,
same size as the south. This half il
finished off into three rooms. Tht
large windows and elegant cases OF
three sides of the front room, together
with Mr.. Warden's superior taste il
arranging his goods, make this one OF
the handsomest stores in the state. His
stock is silver ware, jewelry, cutlery
and sporting goods, all of which he
keeps large and complete line and in
consequence has always enjoyed very
widespread and lucrative trade. Mr.
Warden commenced business in Brad.
ford, Sept. 1858, in the south end OF
the old Prichard store, where he re.
manned until 1868 when he removed to
the north end of the same store, re-
tanning this stand until he occupied his
present quarters, Dec. Sth, 1884. He
carried on in connection with his bust
ness here, large jewelry establish
ment in Hanover from '72-74, which
he afterwards sold to n. A. Frost.
He has been a very satisfactory agent
for the W. U. Telegraph Co., since
April 20, 1861, and of the N. L. Tele-
phone Co., since Oct. 'S5. Mr.. War
den has always enjoyed the confidence
of the business circles of the town as
well as the respect and esteem of the
public.
sTEARNs AND JONES
occupy the southeast corner room
I2NA9 and back room 21x12, as insur-
|ance Offices The firm is composed of
Col. John C:Stearns and Chas. Jones,
who succeeded Palmer and Stearns in
1869, firm established some two
years previous. They have always oc-
cupied rooms in the Bailey building
until March 'S5, when they moved to
their present location. They repre-
sent all the leading companies in the
U. s., and insure everything. AT the
time of the fire here, they paid some
forty or fifty thousand dollars of
losses without word of complaint
from anyone. They insure the larger
part of this whole vicinity and possess
the confidence of all.
J. b. PICKETT, JR., ESQ,
occupies two rooms on the north side
of the second floor, Nos. and 7, front
and back, the same size as Stearns Il
Jones'. The rooms are nicely furnish
ed and make as fine offices as there are
in town. Mr.. Pickett was educated at
Bradford Academy and Dartmouth
College, and studied law with j. H.
Watson. He was admitted to the Or
ange county bar at the June term 1882.
and has succeeded in establishing a
very desirable practice. Mr.. Pickett
is one of the rising young men of the
town, is an eloquent speaker and a
gentleman of many social qualifica-
tons. Besides doing general law
business, he is U. S. Claim Attorney
and deals in Western Securities.
MRS. J. B. PICKETT, JR.
The northeast corner room is occu-
pied by the above as a dressmaking
room. The size is 2Ox22, is pleasant
and well lighted. Mrs. Pickett has oc-
cupied the room since June 'S5. Her
work has given general satisfaction
and she seems to possess artistic taste.
TOWN.
The front room over the stairway is
occupied by the town as an office and
record room.
MISS c. I. NELSON
occupies the northwest corner room
ON the third floor as studio. Miss
Nelson is well known here as an artist |
Of much talent. She has spent great
deal of time under the tuition of some
of the best masters and is fully compe-
tent to give instructions in oil, water
colors and drawing.
BRADFORD PIANO ROOMS
are located in the northeast corner,
size 22x3s. This is under the proprie-
torship of Harry E. Parker. All the
best makes of pianos and organs are to
be seen here. People about to pur-
chase are not slow to take this oppor-
tunity of comparing the different kinds
side by side, and good business has