The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-22
Union Block and it's
Occupants.

Occupants.
On the site of the old Shepa rdsOl
building, occupied by Henry A. Win
ship as hardware store and DR.. j. H
Jones' house, stable and Office, the
work of putting in the foundation OF
UNION BLOCK,
a cut of which is given above, was
J commenced in the summer of 1888, by
Chas. Weber of Newbury. The
work above ground was begun from
the plans of Mr.. Ferdinand Davis of
Lebanon, N. H., May 18th, 1884, and
the structure approaching completion
gave to this portion of the State one
of it's handsomest and most commo-
dious business buildings. The materi-
rial is of brick, from the yards of
Jason Il Densmore, Lebanon, and
granite from the quarry of l.. IL.
Isham of Haverhill. The size of the
building is 60 feet front and 60 feet
deep and the height 40 feet, which is
divided into three stories, used as
stores, offices and halls. There is a
large and light cellar under the whole,
and an l. at the rear 22x28 feet. The
front of the building is fanked with a
wide brick side walk, curbed with
granite which is studded with iron
hitching and lamp posts. A drive
skirts the entire building, rendering it
easy of access. In the rear of the
block is a story and half building used
as sheds and store house, 20x50.
There are two store rooms on the
ground floor of equal size occupying
the entire plan with the exception of
the stairway. The second floor is
divided into seven rooms to which ac-
cess is afforded by the wide front stair
way and wide halls running through
to the convenient back stairway. The
upper into four rooms which are
reached by very ample fight of
stairs. The building is finished in
hard wood and the store fronts are of
French Plate glass. Geo. w. Farr
was the master builder, who with his
large experience gave complete salts
faction, and the edifce everywhere
shows the products of his guiding
hand. Eastman and Morris of this
place took the contract for the brick
work which they fulfilled in most
workmanlike manner. The owners of |
the building are Prichard Il Hay and
Pickett. The following is the list of
tenants.
PRICHARD AND HAY,
who together with j. B. Pickett own
the block, occupy the south store
30x6O feet with a general line of dry
goods and groceries, room on the
second floor 25 feet square, with wall
papers, carpetings, ETC., the l. 29x20
with heavier groceries and a room in
the out building 20x5O as store house,
and added to this high cellar the
same size as the store room, cemented
and finished in the height of semi-sub-
terrestrial art. 1t will thus be seen
that they have plenty of room to trans
act large business which they most
certainly do. The firm is composed
of John B. w. Prichard and Barron
Hay, and was formed in 1870, al
though they had both been engaged in
trade here previous to that.
Mr.. Prichard, of the firm Prichard
Il Hay, commenced business as clerk
for Geo. and E. Prichard in 1856, and
with them as clerk until
1861. In 1868 he purchased the stock
and carried on the business until 1865,
when he sold out and went to Massa-
chusetts. In 1870 he returned and
with Mr.. Hay as partner, bought out
the stock of Geo. Prichard, agent, and
continued business in the old Prich-
ard store until May 1885, when they
removed to their pleasant and commo-
dious quarters in Union Block.
Mr.. Barron Hay, of the firm
his mercantile business as
clerk in the store of George and Ed
ward Prichard in 1851, and has been
with the Prichard family i'm
business ever since and in the old store
a period of "a years.
They are carrying OH the business
by Dea. Geo. w. Prichard
in 1915. Both gentlemen have satisfac-
torlly held the most responsible and
honor bearing offices in the Uift of tba