Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-06
WIDELY KNOWN AS A HORSE DEALER
Some Facts About the Career Of c. P. ellison
VINO Has Handled Horse Flesh for IS Years.

| Probably no man is more widely
known throughout this section as an
auctioneer and dealer in horses than G.
p. ellison, familiarly known as "Cal"
Gibson Although having been in the
horse trading business for 80 years he
still takes lively interest in it, and
only last week left on an extensive bus
mess trip which will take him as far
west as Chicago. Mr.. ellison is con-
sidered one of the best auctioueers in
this section and is kept busy officiat-
ing at sales of horses, cattle. farming
property and real estate throughout
this and adjoining counties.
Mr.. ellison Is a native of Chester
field, n H., and enlisted from there
in the 14th New Hampshire regiment
at the outbreak of the Civil war. He
served four years reaching the rank OF
sergeant, and soon after his return
settled in West Chesterfield where he
kept ferry and country store. He be-
gan in a small way buying horses of
the farmers, fitting them for market
and selling them in Massachusetts and
Connecticut In 1870 he built stable
for the accommodation of his increas
ing business and entered into partner
ship with the late Dennison Davis of
Putney. They began buying horses in
Canada and northern Vermont and
shipping them to Brattleboro, Putney
and Dummerston. Mr. ellison did most
of the buying;and his partner had charge
of the sales department. Later they
began shipping western horses and Mr..
ellison recalls the fact that people came
from great distances to see the first
western animals shipped to his stables
In 1888 or 1889 Mr.. ellison, in COM
pany with Henry r. Brown, present
proprietor of the John l.. Ray stable,
purchased of the Stevens estate the Ell
liot street stables built by Mr.. Stev-
ems, an oldtime truckman and job
teamster. Gibson g. Brown made extern
sive repairs and Improvements, build
ing large barn for sale purposes, also |
a large three story building for car
riage repository and building for an
Office. There Brown established the |
livery business, working at that time |
10 or II horses. At this place Mr. Gill I
son established the carriage, harness |
and horse clothing business in connec-
ton with the sale of horses and held t
extensive auction sales every two
weeks, at one time selling in two days
Il horses and large number of har-
nesses, carriages, etc. A few years
later Mr.. ellison sold the carriage and
horse clothing business to Mr.. Brown
out continued in the horse business.
About five years ago George f. Gill
nan of PawPaw, Mich. came to Mr..
stable with carload of horses
or sale and, being we'll pleased with
he town and people, the following
spring leased the stables foi a term of
years and established, in addition to
he horse business, a hay and grain ,
rade, using for that purpose the large ,
erected for carriage repos- ,
tory. Mr. Gilman has continued to :
hip and sell horses and has very ex-
ensive trade all through Vermont, !
Jew Hampshire, Massachusetts and !
Most of the old time horsemen who :
we're in the business when Mr.. ellison
'egan are dead although d. l.. Sander fl
on of Hinsdale, N. H., was for many 5
ears well known horse dealer. :
Imong others were Dennison Davis
nd Sumner Fuller of Putney, John L.
Ray, Sydney Morse and Capt. E. L.
Vetherell of Brattleboro, and John
tearns of Hinsdale, N. H. The ma
ority of the old time auctioneers have 9
likewise gone before A man who has I
fficiated on the flock for many years v
nd still continues to do more or less :
n this line is Alonzo Starkey, who \
celebrated his SD birthday anniversary !,
few weeks ago. Il
Mr.. Gilsons wife, who was Ann E., .
aughter of Capt. Clark Streeter of
died two years ago. Since P
len his daughter, Miss Mary A. Gil +
On, has kept house for him. He has Z
lso two other children, Mrs Henry M. v
rown of this town and Fred C. ellison ID
st. Johnsbury. A,