The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

both wholesale and retail. The premis
es occupied consist of a handsome
large and well lighted store, which is
fitted up expressly for the requirements
of the trade. Clapp a. Jones carry an
immense stock of all the goods in their
line. embracing all standard library
and educational works history travel.
philosophy, science, poetry romance
and fiction together with "a large line
of blank books for all purposes, scrap
books, toy books, etc, and an infinite
variety of stationery. for business and
correspondence, fancy papeteries, office
supplies, etc, all of the most careful
selections, best grades and latest styles.
The store is handsomely fitted with
plate glass windows and show cases
and replete with stationery in all vari
cites. from the fashionable Irish linen
to the popular commercial note, envel
opes, blotting paper, pads, blank books
diaries, pens, rubbers. etc. The finest
writing paper in the world, Cranes.
Vikings" and "Southworth s. and
Marcus Wards Irish linen paper is
carried in all sizes and weights. This
is one of the pioneer establishments Of
the locality. It's inception dating back
many years ago when it was III the
hands of one Prouty 1t later became
known as Cheney a Clapp who were
conducting the business in the spring
of 1869 and who were burned out IN the
fall of that year and who succeeded
FELTON, a Cheney in the proprietorship
of the business. In 1850 the present
firm assumed control.
The store is one of the most attrac-
tive in Brattleboro, and the leading
one Of its kind here. The stock carried
is very heavy and difuse. and the bus
mess is an important one, both whole
sale and retail operations being tran
sacted. the trade reaching out through
out Eastern Vermont and as far North as
the Canada border. The assortment here
handled, embraces books and stat lunary.
fancy goods, notions, and includes mis-
ccllaneous books, bibles for Protcstants
and Catholics. books of religion. Pc try
science. art. travel, novels. blank
books for business men. school tablets,
pads and supplies, birthday and hoIi
day gifts. albums, commercial station
cry. society stationery. gold pens. ar
lists materials and art goods, and in
fact everything dealt in at first class +
establishments of this character. Any
article in their line not in stock, the
firm will promptly procure to order. Is j.,
pccially in the way of books and pub :,
LEGATIONS, but the assortment is So very =,
full and complete that almost all the I,
requirements Of residents can at once J
be filled.
The firm is composed of G. II. Clapp "
a native of Bratteboro and Y. o. Jones h
IA native of Dover this county. Mr.. o.
Clapp prior to cmbarking into this II
business clerked during the war with -.
Joseph Stecn the ''old bookscller' he !,
left him after few years service and !,
went into business with Mr. FELTON,. Il
Mr.. Jones clerked in Wilmington and =,
later Travelled for Cheney n Clapp. \
They employ from six to eight accord {
ing to the requirements of the season. /
Clapp a Jones do "A very brisk whole /
sale business all over Eastern Vermont ~,
Western New Hampshire and Northern :,
Massachusetts. They handle toys. ~
games, musical merchandise sheet :.
music, pictures, picture frames. ana -,
manufacture picture frames to order, ~
enjoying as a result of strictly first fl
class methods. no competition and r,
doing the largest business in their line r.,
in this part of the state. ;,
They also manufacture a recent nov !,
city for transferring pictures from news 4
papers and magazines This art is ~
known as the magic transferring fluid /
and has had large sale Everything M
in the book, stationery and office supply 90
line will be found at Clapp Il Jones re y,
liable establishment. They are men of =,
enterprise who rarely permit an oppor- a.
tunity to help any public enterprise. ~
to pass by without some assistance ~,
from them. To the careful and iudcious -, -
is due the present success T.,
of this enterprise, which may be rank :.
ed among the leading houses in its line ~
in this section of New England and III
the leading one in Bratteboro ~.