Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-02-08
Gardner and McCauley Incorporate.

Gardner and McCauley Incorporate.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the Office of Harry A. Black, sec
rotary of state. Monday, January %,
and On the following Saturday, the
Music rooms passed into the hands
of James T. Gardner and Charles H..
McCauley, and from now on will be
known as Gardner & McCauley, Inc.
The passing of the Bailey music
rooms, which has held prominent
place among the business circles in
Newport and Orleans county, was
caused by the recent death of A. l..
Bailey, the founder, it being one of a
chain scattered through Vermont and
New Hampshire.
Twenty-seven years ago this store
was opened in the. Pratt block in
rooms now occupied by Mrs. c. M.
Flint as millinery parlors. Following
the remodeling of the Arlington block
about Is years ago new and more
commodious quarters were then taken
and the business has been continued
in that location up to the present
time. During these 27 years the
growth of this business has been
it's every effort. The store handled
only the highest grade pianos and
included such as the McPhail, Ivers
& Pond, Poole, Lester, Mason & Ham
lin and other makes. The Bailey
rooms also handled organs, and a
general line of all musical instru-
ments and sheet music. Last May
the monograph business of True 6
Blanchard Co. was taken over, which
included the agency of the Victrola
and Brunswick machines also records
and supplies. This necessitated many
changes in the store, including ad-
ditional room in the basement and a
photograph department and sales
room on first floor.
has been conducted in Newport, peo-
pianos being moved in and out with
little thought as to the actual number
being handled. The records of the
Office show that since 1910 a period
of eleven years over 1900 pianos have
been sold and 800 organs, December
is always the banner month and the
sales that month run from % to So
instruments. The success of the
Newport store has been largely due
to the aggressive work of Mr.. Nc
Cauley and Mr.. Gardner, who have
been connected with the business for
many years. Mr.. McCauley having
served 20 years and Mr.. Gardner Is.
Charles H. McCauley began his
work with A. L. Bailey in May, 1898,
and until November of that year was
connected with the st. Johnsbury
store. He then came to Newport and
conducted a special sale Of pianos and
organs In the store now occupied by
J. A. Gendron, known as the Fields
blocks. For two years he conducted
so or go day sales in Richford, Bar.
ton. Derby Line, Newport and other
towns in. the county. In 1895 he
Newport. The first location was in
the Pratt block. Mr.. McCauley is
natural born musician and reared a
family who followed in his footsteps,
all obtaining a musical education
early in life. The McCauley orches-
ira composed of the five members of
the family has taken a prominent
part in the social functions through
out Orleans county since the two
sons were in knickerbockers. and has
been the opera house orchestra for
years. The oldest son Parker has
been piano tuner for the Bailey music
rooms of II years. Reginald was
teacher of music last year at the
Cambridge School of Music, which
had 800 pupils. Since the death of
Mrs. McCauley three years ago the
daughter Gladys, has kept house for
her father where she has a studio
and gives private dancing lessons, al
so conducting weekly dances for the
public.
James t. Gardner, the other MEM
Der of the new firm, came to New
port Feb. 5. 1906, from Machias, Me-,
and at once began his work with the
A. L. Bailey Co., his record being 16
years of continued service. He soon
took favor among his associate bu-
siness friends, and during these
years has been many times honored
with positions of trust and confidence.
When Newport became a city it was
Mr.. Gardner who was elected as the
first alderman, which was by accli-
nation. At the close of the first year
of city government, he was elected
as Mayor The record of service that
he established during that year won
for him still greater honor that of
being reelected for a second term.
His years as Mayor were 1919 and
1920. His friends desired still fur
Their honors for him and he represent
ed the city in the 1921 legislature.
Both members of the new firm have
been closely identified with the social
and business affairs of Newport, and
no celebration was complete without
one or both taking some active part.
There are few men who have wider
acquaintance throughout Orleans
county than they. The territory which
they cover includes all of Orleans
County and the towns of Richford,
Montgomery and Berkshire in Frank
lin county. Their years of experience
and wide range of acquaintance in
sures for them a successful future.
The board of directors of the Gard
ner & McCauley, Inc, are three of
Newports prominent business men. c..
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