The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01
PUTNEY.
A. VI (Ols~ER.
General Merchandise -Putney. VI.

One of the leading enterprises Of
Putney is that conducted by \. NJ
Corscr who is engaged in the general
merchandise business there. He deals
in dry goods, clothing, groceries, boots
and shoes. hardware. paints, oils,
ladies and gents furnishing goods.
drugs, medicines and sewing machines.
His large stock comprises everything
in the line of staple ane fancy grocer
les, and he handles the choicest and
most standard articles peculiar To the
business. and is in the enjoyment Of
an extended and constantly increasing
trade from the general public through
out the locality. The public may rely
with certainty upon all representations
of this house in every particular and
in buying their supplies they may be
sure Of getting the very best in quality
and quotations that may be had, Here
may be found the choicest grades of
sugar. unauthorized teas, cotfecs,
spices, canned uxuries of every de.
scription, Theoretically sealed goods in
tin and glass, garden and orchard pro
ductions, farm produce. etc. His stock
of dry goods comprises the latest
shades, weaves and patterns, hosiery,
-
handkcrchicfs. dress goods, ginghams,
print goods, and everything in the line
usually seen in a first class dry goods
house His stock of clothing comprises
gents, youths, boys and children's
outfits, all of the latest styles and pat
terms. His stock of gents, misses,
ladies' and children's footwear, from
the finest handmade To heavy ranch
and loggers' wear. is complete in all its
details. 1t is with pleasure that we
commend this popular house to our
thousands of readers as one with which
it will be found advantageous to deal,
one which is prepared at all times to
offer inducements at least equal to any
in this vicinity. This business was
started over IA hundred years ago and
is the oldest established merchandise
house in the county and perhaps in the
state. Mr.. Corser bought out II. +.
Wheat ~ Co., in 1889. and for three
years prior To taking sole control of the
business was the company of the con
Germ. He is native of Rockingham,
this county, and came here in 1867 at an
early age. Mr.. Corscr came into the
store as a clerk at the age of twenty
and served three years prior to being
admitted as partner. He has therefore
been identified with the business for II
years. Four assistants are employed
here and two teams are in the service
of the store. One team is utilized for
the sewing machine business Mr..
Corser is the agent for the Standard
and the Wheeler and Wilson sewing
machines. of which he sells about "a
hundred a year.
The business conducted has arrived
at very gratifying cminence and has
increased almost 5000 a year in eX-
cess of its former proportions. Under
the guidance of Mr.. Corser it has in
creased annually and today enjoys a
trade second to none in the general
merchandise business in Windham
county. The premises are i0xi0 com
prising two tioors. and an additional
ware house located at the depot, for
surplus stock is maintained. Every
thing usually found in general store
will be found at Corser's. Putney may
well be proud Of this establishment and
of its cnterprising proprietor.