The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-11

The enterprising firm of Barrows & Peck
has recently issued handsome illustrated
directory, showing to whom they have sold
the L, L. Stewart stoves, ranges and FUR
naces, manufactured by the Fuller Il War
rem Company, with testimonials, showing
what the users OF these stoves and ranges
in Montpelier and vicinity have to say re-
garding them. The list published contains
over 700 names, but these represent less
than one. half of those who have purchased
these stoves of this firm during the last
quarter of century. The Stewart" has
been sold in Montpelier since 1857, and no
other make has ever attained the success
and popularity won by this famous make.
The man who buys Stewart is always sat
isfied with his purchase, and Is willing to
give a written endorsement OF 1t after he
has given it fair trial
Among the most popular models han
died by Barrows & Peck are the " Stew
art Square," the Stewart Oval" the
"Stewart Range" with patent oval fire box
and draw center CRATE, and the Stewart
Wrought Steel oven Range" The first
page of this directory issued by Barrows q
Peck contains an excellent cut Of the front
of their store, 81 Main street.
Few firms in Montpelier have bad twenty
four years Of continued existence and pros
perity such as has marked that OF Barrows
& Peck, and few words at this time in re.
gard to its business history will be OF in
terest. The firm was established in 1869,
composed of I. g. Barrows and George A.
Peck, and has continued without change to
the present time. For the last six years
George B. Peck, son of the latter, has been
in the store, and he has acquired thorough
knowledge of the business. The firm was
twice burned out in the great fires OF 1915.
In the second fire their store was burned to
the ground, they saving nothing but their
patterns and tools They Immediately re.
built, on the same site, the spacious three.
story binding thew now OCCUPY,
During the past summer the interior OF
their store has been thoroughly overbauled
and remodeled, making 1t one OF the most
spacious and attractive hardware stores in
the state. An entirely new front was put
in, equipped with plate glass windows con-
tanning ninety nine and three fourths square
feet each-the largest in the city. New
shelving was put in, the interior OF the
store was frightened up with fresh paint,
and the work OF rejuvenating is now being
completed by the addition OF new Office
and counting room.
Barrows & Peck have never done any
jobbing and keep no men on the road.
Their trade is wholly retail, and they have
a very wide and pleasant acquaintance
with the farmers of his section of the state
The name of Barrows 81 Peck" has al
ways stood for square dealing, and large
share of their extensive trade comes from
those with whom they formed a business
acquaintance quarter of century ago.
Beside the Stewart stove this hrm carries
in stock the Peninsula Wrought Iron Steel
Range" Cottage Andes" and many other
makes, although the Stewart" has always
been confesse1ly the leader. Everything
carried in a first-class hardware store
can be found in their stock. They employ
four m ZEN in their work rooms, where they
manufacture nearly all the tin ware thai
they handle. They make speciality Of
manufacturing all kinds of tin ware used by
sugar-makers, and during the season theil
work.rooms are rushed day and night tC
keep up with their orders.
Barrows & Peck are solid financially
their business is constantly increasing, and
the firm is credit to the city in which they
have done business for so many years.