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with ii. 5. Root as a partner, and in 1870 Mr.
Root purchased the business and continued
alone until Jan I. 1894. when the present firm
was established BY the admission of his son.
George +. Root. At the beginning of the
firms history they carried only enough stock
TO utilize 600 square feet of floor space. so
that the present condition of affairs speaks
louder than words in respect TO the enormous
increase of business that ha. taken place. We
would gladly describe the stock in detail. hut
il would require whole newspaper to do so.
Entering the main salesroom we find magni-
ficenf line of crockery-the largest and pretti-
est in Newport very complete line of shelf
hardware and merchanicsl tools. and passing
into the second division OF this room one finds
an enormous line of fancy chairs. side-boards
and baby carriages in the furniture line On
the second floor we find separate wall paper
apartment Of ample dimensions filed with
very choice stock. while continuing farther
We find nine other apartments devoted 10 the
display 81 upholstered lounges and couche>
and dining-room chairs: spring mattresses.
rots. etc., CHAMBER and parlcr sets and fancy
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THE MOIR GRANITE co.
Quarrtes and Manufactures OF MOnu-
ments, building Stone. Paving BLOCKS
and all Kinds Of Granite Work.

OF laTe years no acquisition 10 the manu-
featuring interests of Newport has been of as
great Importance to the general prosperity of
the village as that of the NOR Granite Co
While the business of this concern has been
in continual and successful operation for
nearly aquarter of century. il il one of
Newport's comparatively new industries,
having been established here on Dec. l., 1892
IL. original inception dates back 20 wears,
when it was started in limited way by the
firm of Haselfon & Moir, and the present
company was incorporated by the Province
of Quebec about four years ago. Previous to
moving the plant here upon u bonus from
the enterprising people Of Newport) the COM
pany had long been operating In North Derby,
and from that point had become well known
TO the principal retail and wholesale granite
dealers over the United States. Since the or
gsnizaiion of the new company and the re-
cent opening of new qusrric> the Aoir Gran
lite 60. has become one Of the leaders in this
industry in the United Ststes. employing con-
finually. n many aud often more skilled gran
tie cutters and general workmen than any
other firm in the New England states. Their
principal quarries are located at Bsebe Plain.
l.. q. where they also have 400 acres of quarry
land while they also operate ca acres Of quarrv-
Land 1T Charleston, Vt. From the guarries
are obtained three distinct varieties. or color
ings. of granite named respectively. stand
ard GRAY. Newport Dark and Ebony. The
GRAY j. their original and oldest
product. taken from the quarries at Beebe
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ard handle everything to be found In hard,
ware store, including side lines Of agricultural
Implements, and the Akron Vitrilled sewer
pipe. A specially Is made of plumbing and
steam heating, and they employ several ex'
perts In that line alone. Aside from the store
here they conduct II tin and hardware store at
Derby Line,as successors to the late VIM. west
An addition is soon to be made to the store
here, and in the business of the firm no stone
is left unturncd that promises reasonable re-
turn. Both members of the firm are young
men. Mr.. True was born In Newport IN
1862, and as stated above founded the busi-
ness. Mr.. Blanchard was born in Coventry
in 1861 and came to Newport IN 1872. From
1885 to the purchase of his interest in this
concern he was engaged in the drug business
with J. r. Hall. The remarkable prosperity
of the firm is due to Il combination of causes
plenty of push, intelligent management,
superior goods and honorable and reliable
with their patrons.
NEWPORT HOUSE.
A Highly Popular and Literally Pat
rOnized Commercial Hotel.
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EXPRESS AND STANDARD.


| - "a - 81 sss.ss OPseA"A hOsUi 1NcNsP
The Express and Standard is combina.
ton of two very old papers. The Express
was founded at Newport in May, 1868, and
the Standard in Irasburg, in November, 1854.
by A. A. Earl, who moved the paper to Bar
ton in 1868. In 1866, the paper was sold to
w. " and j. Grout, who owned it less than
a year and sold again to Earl. The two papers
were consolidated in 1870, and have continued
so since. Mr.. Theophilus Grout.
the present editor becoming proprietor about
four years ago. The Express & Standard of
today is bright, well-edited and popular
local newspaper, nicely printed and containing
eight pages Of the news of the day. Its circu-
lation is extra large for country paper.
showing that the people appreciate
its merits. The office itself is
well equipped. Mr.. GrOut is one of Orleans
county's prominent and oldest lawyers. He
has held about all the offices i'm the gift of the
people of his village and town. Was states
attorney for Orleans county from 1878 to 1850
and from 1880 to 1882 represented the town
in the legislature. He was Inspector
of customs for this port i'm
1873. Mr.. Stanton +. Hitchcock young man
of more than ordinary ability as Il public
speaker and writer, has recently been engaged
as assistant in local work. He formerly
taught school for several terms and is COM
petent man for the place he now fills. The
Express & Standard is alive to the interests |
Of Newport and is not backward in saving Il |
word in its behalf.
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clear bright and new stock of $50 900. What Il
contrast to their insignificant beginning of 10
years ago in Rag Alley. But it must be re-
membered that this firm is located in New
port, and that Newport is the best town of
its population in Vermont. The sales of this
firm have increased from 33 ID TO 30 per cent
every year since its inception. Ten years ago
only one workman was employed and now
there are IL assistants corrected with the
establishment, including travelling salesman
for the wholesale trade. The wholesale bust
ness of True a. Blanchard consists mainly of
the handling of general hardware. tinware.
cutlery, pipe, valves and fittings for plumbing
and steam heating, while they also have IL
number of specialties in the form of patents.
Among these may be mentioned the Eureka
Strainer Pail an invention of their own (see
CUT of which hundreds are in use and every
user delighted. 1t is made in many sizes.
strains rapidly and thoroughly and the sedi-
ment does not collect on the strainer but
passes beyond and accumulates in II
pocket designed for it. where it is
removed with the strainer. Then they have
Moore's Patent Storm Window Fastener, in
vented by Chas. r. Moore ofthis place, which
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initiate This, together with the fact that
they fill all orders promptly and with the best
work the market affords, having an abundance
of capital and the best facilities at hand, has
been the natural cause of the company's rapid
growth in public favor. The members COM
posing the company are among the country's
enterprising and best trained business men.
The directors are Messrs ID. w. NOR, Presi-
!dsl ~ Brady VICE Presidents g. II.
fi0l9 secretary ands Treasurer; Sidney
stevens ana =. A: Proufy. Mr.. NOR, who
has been engaged in the granite business
about Il years, being thoroughly posted in all
its operations. He is resident of Beoha
Plain. Mr.. Brady is resident of Newport,
and member of the firm of sherman & Brady
wholesale -four merchants. Mr.. House is
native by birth of Stanstead. p. O., and be-
came a member of the company three years
ago. He is Il member of the Miller
Il House, nurserymen of Beebe Plain, and
has been engaged in that business II years,
with Il nursery also in Derby, Vt. He is Il
resident of Beebe Plains, and Il member of
the board of councillors of that municipality.
His entire attention is given to the manage
ment of the business here and at the qliarries
Mr.. Stevens is manager of the Eastern Town
ships Bank of Stanstead, p. O., while Mr..
Prouty is one of Nermont's leading and
brightest lawyers and is the heaviest stock
holder in the Newport Electric Light Co. The
post office address of the Moir Granite Co., is
Newport, VT, while they have branch office
for western business in charge of NJ. 5. Dart,
at 9l6 Sixteenth street, Detroit, Mich. Cor
respondence is invited and estimates on any
granite work. including building stone and
paving blocks wilibc promptly and cheerfully
furnished.
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Plain and in its cooring and texture Is quite
different from any other granite on the mar
ket. While 1t has been used quite extensive
y for years In monumental work II is also u
fWorte as building stone and this company
possesses facilities superior to any other in
The latter varieties Newport Dark and
Ebony are taken from quarres opened In
latter years, and In proportion to the faciliti-
es employed In producing them they are more
extensively used than any other granite In the
world. The Newport Dark Is especially
handsome. 1t is II trille lighter than the dark
Barre, but has much the same appearance,
being equally fine in texture and lasting quail
tiles and is decidedly superior to Barre In
working qualities 1t Is perfectly free from
those Objectionable blotches and discolora-
tions which characterize so many varieties OF
granite, and when finished Is the most beauti-
full Of materials. BY the inexperienced the
mistaken for Quincy, but 1t has the advantage
of slightly finer texture and of being pro-
duced IN more uniform grade insuring to
customers lust what they purchase from SAM
pie. II takes on beautiful, Tevety finish,
and when hammered exhibits the most pleas
ing and effective contrasts. Not only. is this
firm equipped at the quarries with all modern
machinery. but the stone is found in uniform
layers of various thickness, enabling them to
quarry blocks of any desired sizc--no matter
how large-and to turn out the largest and
best class of work in monuments, mansoleums
vaults, statuary, and building material in
this country. they employ 50 men continu-
ally at the quarries, where they also conduct
manufacturing plant 100 xA feet II, IN ilmen-
sions for finishing Canadian WORK, me New.
port plant consists of main building 50 MA
feet in dimensions, a coy Office building, and
wards, and Is thoroughly fitted throughout
with all modern appliances for the rapid hand
ling of the work-steam polishing machines,
derricks. ETC., and the 30 skilled employees
turned out some of the finest products of the
art in monuments, cemetery a ana building
fine location and enjoy the best of railroad
facilities. The NOR Granite Co.'S policy in
dealing with their customers abroad is be-
yond reproach and conducted upon an upright
and conservative business basis that many
another granite firm in Vermont might well
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street, which was then known aS rag Alley"
At that time however, the business was con-
Quoted upon rather small scale, amounting
TO but little more than an ordinary tin shop
with only about $500 worth of goods in stock.
Only one man was employed and repairing
constituted quite feature of the business. In
about two years 0SSG) the firm was changed
to its present designation by the admission of
Mr.. L. c. Blanchard, and the new firm con-
tinued in the old stand until their erection of
the present commodious quarters especially
for this business (see illustraton) in 1888.
This is very large and substantial frame
building with basement. Here, in the various
departments of main salesroom basement.
wOrkrOOms, wholesale, storage and stock
rooms, including u large storage house
in the rear True e. Blanchard utilize 10 differ
ent apartments aggegrating Il floor space OF
something over 1900 square feet. and carry a
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-07-13
L.. f. KAY.
Proprietor of the Largest Exclusive shoe
Store in Newport.

The largest exclusive boot and shoe store i'm
the village of Newport is that of l.. f. Kav,
occupying one of the cheerful salesrooms of
the Exchange block which is owned bv Mr..
Kay and Orem Newcomb. the druggist. They
also own large plot of land in the rear upon
which is built three tenements. two barns and
the Gates, retail Marble shop. The Exchange
block, as shown in the accompanying cut, is a
large two-story frame structure and contains
three stores and the village postoffice and
some tenement apartments. The block is
heated throughout by steam, lighted by cleo
tricity and is one of the prominent business
buildings of the town located in its very GEN.
tire. The salesroom occupied by Mr.. Kay is
As feet deep and Is feet wide. We doubt
whether there is a shoe concern i'm this Sec
tioh of the state that is building up a higher
reputation for the excellence of its stock or
enjoys better trade from the better class of
people. At no time since starting the bust
ness nine years ago last April has this house
been willing to sacrifice its reputation for
keeping line of first-cass goods, that will
bear the most rigid tests. Mr.. Kay has valued
more a permanent reputation for durability
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goods. including nails, seeds, feed of all kind,
and they carry the leading brands of western
flour, in which they are heavy dealers. The
store throughout is nicely furnished with fix
lures for display, lighted by electricity and
heated by steam, and is witbal most desra-
BILE trading resort. The members of this firm
are Messrs. ;. Lane and &. c. Davis. Mr..
Lane is native of Newport and hence none
of the village residents are better known. He
has been engaged i'm business here since 1865.
portion of the time as clerk. lie is a direct
or in the Savings Bank and is one of the vii
lage trustees. The firm are also the owners
of "A custom grist mill in West Derby. Mr..
Davis. the junior member, is also well and ia
vorably known as a far-seeing business man.
He is a native by birth of Derby, and COM
menced business with the beginning of this
firms successful career i'm 1881.
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NEWS FLASHES.
The Strike still Petering Ont.


! The final trump seems to have been played D
win. The strike is evidently near its end. In
stead of the hundreds of thousands counted olj
only 81 800 trade unionists and 10000 knights
have Joined the strike. The Federation of Labor
has made no move yet. Its officers were in sesl
sion all day yesterday and most of the night but
reached no action except to telegraph President
Cleveland to come to Chicago or despatch somd
| one to act as conciliator. The president met a
committee of the Knights yesterday and said
their complaints should be investigated Rail-
road traffic is generally resumed. The employees
at the stock yards have given up after being out
less than 36 hours. There were four murders
in Chicago Wednesday night attributed to the
strike. The situation at Galveston, Texas is Sc.
rious and the mayor has called out the artillery
The Strike in California
The strikers ditch a train in Sacramento We'd
nesday and three soldiers are killed and a
fourth mOrtally injured while the engineer is
drowned The train was hurled into fifteen
feet of water and shots were exchanged
between the regulars and the strik ers
the only victim being a japanese onlOoker
Two men were arrested yesterday on suspicion
of being concerned in the wreck Wednesday and
the whole depot is guarded by the picket line as
there have been rumOrs of dynamite buried in
the depot, and it is to avoid the danger of an
explosion that the depot is guarded.
Two United States marshals were killed
Wednesday at Hammond, Ind, and num-
Der wounded.
Prof A G Garfield of the Kansas university
is spending the summer at the homestead in
Manchester.
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and taste than the temporary triumphs of de-
preciated productions. which are now so ex-
tensvely placed upon the market. This fact
explains why the house commands such a
liberal patronage. The assortment Is complete
in ladies'. mems, youths, boys and chill dren's
foot wear and for good goods the
prices are lower in no town in the state. Mr..
Kay has had a long and somewhat varied.
but successful. bus ness experience. He WAS
born in Lisbon, \. H.. and next October
will have been in Newport Is years. Form
ery he was in the general merchandising
business in Bath. y. H., where he had spent
the most of his life. He. together with Mr..
Newcomb. purchased the Exchange block
three years ago, and he i also interested in
the RAYMOND water works system, which l.
fully described elsewhere. From the be-
ginning of his residence here Mr.. kay has
been one Of the most active citizens. is one of
the town assessors. and few men have the
progress of the village at heart more than he.
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George A Leighton was brought TO Rutland
yesterday from Portland. Me-, by Deputy L,
;. Marshall Burton Smith. Leighton had been
arrested for robbing the mails at Rutland
county aud wss sent 10 the House of Correcs
ton awaiting trial.
Among the fourth-class postmasters appoint
ell Yesterday were the following in Vermont !:
+ II Patch at Stannard in place of A X RAN
som resigned; W III Bailey at Waterford in
place of III VI Parks. resigned.
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BATESVILLE.
Suberb Of NewpOrt-Ten Minutes
Walk.

Batesville is reached by Il ten-minute walk
"around the bay" and is Just outside the cor
poration of Newport. although practically Il
portion of that village 1t is principally res
ldence community and the most important
factory is the Frost veneer mill. The single
min of r. {. Bates, however, does Il good bus
mess and there is Il wheelwright shop recent
y erected. The Bates block. owned by f. c.
Bates. Is very ornate structure built in Il V
shape and 30X220 feet in dimensions. three
stories high, with cellar under whole. 1t is
supplied with water and sewerage and con-
tains IA tenement apartments besides the two
stores mentioned. Mr.. Bates recently discov-
cred an everlasting spring nearby. the water
from which is very fine and has medicinal
properties.
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of clothing and mems furnishings, is one of
the largest in Newport, and as such commands
Il proportionate patronage. One play judge
OF the elegantly displayed interior by the at
tractvely decorated show windows. In the
main saesroom the ladies will find q magniti-
cent stock of black and other colors in dress
warp henrettas, and bewidering
display of fancy goods, including b.
adies' furnishing, portiers, etc. 'N THere
Is "A nice stock of crockery, plain and fancy.
and leading line of shoes. They also carry
some shelf hardware. The store is headquar-
tiers for groceries, and they carry enough sur
Leading from the main sacsroOm we find Il
large clothing department full of the late
styles in mems and children's clothing, while
in the basement the customer finds corn, oats.
flour, salt. oil, molasses. trunks and general
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II. S. ROOT e. SON.
Dealer i'm Hardware, CrOckery. Fnrni.
ture, Wall Paper, etc.

If to stranger there is Il surprise in any OF
the merchantile establishments of Newport
il is in the mammoth concern of III. $. Root Il
Son. 1t is found in Roots block, shown in
the accompanying engraving, a large three
story structure 5SxS0 feet in dimensions. The
clothing store of Homer Thrasher, Il barber
shop, dentists office, photograph gallery
meat market and fruit store are also found in
this block, but Root & Son alone occupy and
utilize 10 900 square feet of its floor space,
which is equal to that of any purely mercan-
tile establishment in Northern Vermont. The
main salesroom is 4OXS0 feet i'm size, and
aside from this there are ~ display rooms
from the basement to the third story. and
each are filed with goods. This enormous
business had its Inception in the year 1868
under the firm name of Z. b. True T. Co..
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Dealer I'm Drugs, Medicines. Snndries
and Stationery,

Located ina the very centre of the CONNER.
cial portion OF the village, and ENJOYING quar-
tiers in one of the most prominent of New
ports business structures-the Exchange
block, of which Mr.. Newcomb ], one Of the
owDers-this j. one of the most familiar trad
ing resorts in the line. Mr.. VI. +. Dodge was
the original founder of the store. beginning
business in 1856. and Mr.. Newcomb became
proprietor the following year. The nlsin dis
play room occupied by Mr.. Newcoinb j. 40
feet deep by II feet in width. and j. one Of
the many cheerful and neatly appointed g.
Establishments Of Newport and hence j. worthy
of extended mention aside from the fact that
the line i one Of the most important in mer-
ehzntile affairs. The stock consists OF two
separate lines-drIlgs. books and stationery.
with their accessories Of fancy goods. The
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fine stock of pure, fresh drugs, chemicals, all
the proprietary medicines OF standard reputi-
ton, fancy and toilet articles. perfumes, drug.
gist's sundries and physicians supplies Is one
of the representatives of the village. lie has
n well developed trade IN compromising ply
sicians' prescriptions and family recipes, which
receive the utmost care and are compounded
in thoroughly reliable manner. This store
ranks among the foremost for the purity OF
lis drugs and the accuracy with when they
nre disDensed, Mr.. Newcomb Is II practical
pharmacist of 10 years experience, ana per-
sonaly superintends the prescription depart
ment. In addition 10 his large lihe OF drugs
and fancy goods Mr.. Ncweo'hb carries one OF
the finest stocks of plain and fancy STATIONERY
in the village. Special attention should be
called to the neat soda fountain III TINS store
because there Is finer soda nowhere than here
and In passing the people have found 1t out.
Mr.. NeWcomb Is u native OF Baltimore, Nd
He came to Newport about seven years ago
and was in business three years III Derby Vt,
where he had resided since his early child.
hood. Besides his property interests In the
Newcomb is also interested IN the Raymond
Water Works system. He is a member of the
village school board, and deeply interested in
the Welfare of the village in general.
LANE g. DAVIS.
Dry Goods, Ladies' Furnishings, Fancy
Goods and General Merchandise.
A review of the business interests of New.
port discloses the existence of class OF
houses prepared in every respect to compete
with those of even the larger cities. Among
these the casual observer must accord u fore.
most position to the house of Lane & Davis
This business was established in 1881, and the
present building, large and ornate structure
40ygO feet i'm dimensions, was erected by the
firm in 1888. Besides the store of Lane 4
Davis, this building contains the very elabo-
rately furnished Masonic Hall in the second
story, and the inviting law apartments of c.
A. Prouty. There is also basement under
the entire building, occupied exclusively by
Lane & Davis, while in the rear they own the
extending back to the railroad, in
GLIDING the Express n Standard building,
another store house and dwelling. The
stock of general merchandise carried by Lane
& Davis, including their very creditabe line
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THE REFoRMER: BRATTLEBoRo VT. FRIDAY JULY 49, 1894.

tables, kitchen chairs, dressing eases, lawn
seats, easy chairs, packing room,
fancy upholstered chairs, stock patterns of
crockery, screen doors, lamp chimneys, fruit
jars and large line of window glass; paints,
oils, yarnishes, baskets, step-ladders, brooms,
etc. These apartments are arran ged in II
manner to be easy of access, so that it is no
trouble to show goods. Perfect system pre-
walls In the display of goods, so that shopping