Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-11

Leroy Franklin Adams was born in
Marlboro April 25. 1916. the eldest OF
tl, four children of LuCius +. ana
Clnvinda Winchester Adams. HIS
i4tler was a successful farmer anu
highly respected citizen Of Marlboro, who
died in Brattleboro in 1881 at the age oil
10. His mother, who was the daughter
of Carley p. Winchester, died Aug 49,
1890. at the age of 65
Mr. Adams attended the district
schools of Marlboro and the select schools
of that town and Wilmington, receiving
"a better training than usually fell To the
Dot of a boy in rural community in
those davs. He remained at home until
Doe, attained his majority, when he en-
tered the employ of c. ii. Smith IN
Northampton, Mass, with whom he re-
NAMED three years.
In 1870 he came to BTattleboro to work
for the late Edward Crosby whose flour
ynd grain commission business was theh
beginning to assume large proportions.
He at first performed manual labor but
his intelligence and Willingness to Work
won the approval of his employer and he
Was given the position of bookkceper III
the office, He acquired an intimate
know edge OF the methods used by the
frm showed particular aptitude Tor the
-eUing end of the business, and was
therefore made the firms travelling rep
reScntative, position which he hled
with signal success a number OF years
IN 1876 he was admitted to membership
in the firm of l.. Crosby & Co., which m
GUIDED at that time the late Edward
crosby, founder of the business, the
alters eldest son, Edward c. Crosby
and Charles h. Rice. In 1880 Mr.. Rlce'
owing to impaired health. Withdrew from
the firm. The death OF Edward crosby
the founder, occurred April = 1871
Edward Crosby's youngest son, Charles
a cd n the firm IN
lNNS. shortly after attaining his majority.
Ou the death of Edward Crosby IN 1890
The membership of the firm lncludeh T.
g. crosby, l.. +. Adams and Charles H.
crosby until 1896, when +. c. crosby
withdrew to devote his entire Afternoon
Zoo street railroad and contracting enter
rri@oS on f. G. Croshys retirement
ia. r. Adams and c. r.. Crosby became
sole owners of the business which mas
been conducted under their management
uI COB the present time.
I'm 1854 business men of Bratteporu
,ormed the Vermont Live STOCK com
ptuy. of which Edward CROSBY was
president, for the purpose of carrying
uu "a cattle raising business in SCUM
Dakota, where an extensive ranch was
bought Mr.. Adams acted as genera
manager of this company three veal
having headquarters i'm Sturgls' soutl
Dakota. In 1887 Mr.. Adams resigned ms
position with the live stock company ano
returned to Brattleboro to resume ms
active connection with the hrm oil =
Crosby & Co.
In 1883 +. c. Crosby and L" f. Adam'
bought the Brooks House property IRON
fh, executors of the George j. BROOKS
estate and the hotel was conducted
number of years under the firm name
Crosby & Adams. The firm remodehe'
nh, hotel and made many improvement
100 10. During his partners absence IRON
EIattleboro in connection with MS stFee
.tiIroad interests Mr.. Adams was I'M
directing head of the Brooks House
giving to it large amount of persona
attention even when a general manage
~ The hotel was employed. In 1906 MI
tddms sold his interest in the BROOK
House to his partner and since then +
o. Crosby has been sole owner OF Una
property
I'm 1904 L. f. Adams and Charles X
crosby bought the American House
which nad been a Landmark on MAJ
street for century. They tore dow
tH, old hotel in 1906 and erected on II
-'', what is known as the America
building, one of the finest structures 10
business purposes i'm New England =
In 1906 Mr. Adams was instrument
. forming the Springfield Flour Il Gral
company i'm Springfield, Mass, stoc
concern with a capital OF $4,000. whic
has since been increased TO SlOooo'
Nl ADAMS had devoted almost ms emu
anne 10 this business in the past 'hIe