The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-08-16

WYNONA HOUSE-H. P. WARREN.
and had four years of useful experience
in the hardware store of B. T. Pills
bury of Bradford at the bench and be-
hind the counter. He was also one
year in the employ of E. P. Johnson at
Ely mines. He thus laid the founda-
ton of practical experience in trade,
that he has since turned to good ac-
count. AT the age of IS Mr.. War
rem came to Fairlee with only $500,
purchased the tin shop and store bust
ness of the estate of the late H. F. Bick-
ford, and commenced trade that the
first year amounted to a thousand dol
lars. The past October his sales
amounted to twice that sum, his motto
has been square deal, the goods to be
returned unless satisfactory. From
time to time he has added new features
and extended his trade, until at present
he carries one Of the best and most
varied stocks of general country mer-
chandise that can be found in the state,
outside of few large villages. His
store faces the street on the side and is
100 feet long with front of IS feet and
is in part three stories high. His front
room is groceries hardware and crock
cry with an adjoining room for dry
goods, boots and shoes. A large room
is devoted to agricultural implements
of which there is'a large assortment of
the best quality. He carries six stan
dard kinds of plows, three different now
ing machines with castings, cultivators,
harrows, etc Mr.. Warren store is head
quarters in this vicinity for carriages, and
he has in recent years usually sold about
fifty carriages per annum but in 1894 he
sold fifty-six. Everything is warranted,
and the wagons, sleighs and farming tools
are not sold on commission but are bought
on thirty days cash. or four months note,
and are sold at bed rock prices. Mr. War;
rem is a salesman and business ore anizer.
He employs book keeper. Miss Minnie
Clauson: his nephew, Alger Warren, as
head clerk and G. E. Webster, assistant,
and everything is in the most systematic
order. The sales from his delivery wagon
in Oxford during the past year amounted
to 81, 500, his entire grocery sales to So, 900
ana the entire sales 10 fully S2O, UUO; twen-
ty-fold the sale of the first year in bust
ness.
In 1888 Herbert Warren married Rose
A. Pierce of Oxford. n H.. graduate of
the Randolph Normal school and later
teacher at Littleton, n. H. Since that
time she has taught Warren many good
lessons and he has made some progress.
They have four cative and pretty children.
Six years ago he purchased the hotel here
which he thoroughly remodelled and re-
furnished, and he has recently finished an
ample veranda, and repainted the entire
building. We have found the Wynona
House $50 named by Mrs Wheeler Of Or
ford) pleasant and homelike place. in
every way satisfactory. \ good livery
with six horses IS connected.
Mr.. Warren takes a lively interest in
young men who like himself have TO work
their own way in life, and no less than
six have learned their trade of him all of
whom are doing well. He takes an interest
in the advancement of the town of Fairlee
and is an active member of the republican
party He was postmaster of Fairlee
more than ten years, and was a member
Of the Bradford Guards fifteen years and
recently rendered his resignation as first
lieutenant.