Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-23

Announcement was made Wednes-
day of the sale of the Quimby Art
store at 2oS Water street to Donald
@. Burleigh of Augusta, who will
take possession August !. Mr.. Bur-
leigh is at present residing at
Stockholm where he is completing
his duties as treasurer and
manager of the Standard Seat
ing Company, but will return
with his family to Augusta early in
September and will assume active
management of the store.
George w. Quimby has been
forced on account of ill health to
retire as proprietor of the store and
plans to take long needed rest. He
will remain at the store as general
manager for a short time, how
ever.
Mr.. Quimby was born at North
Sandwich, n. H., the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph H. Quimby. and was
graduated from the commercial de-
partment at New Hampton Institute
in 1888. He came to Augusta in 1871
and after being employed here as a
carpenter for short time, purchas-
ed the art store on Water street
owned by c. G. Willowby.
A little later, Mr.. Quimby moved
his store to the second floor OF the
old Meonian hall block and after
two years there moved to the store
now occupied by J. Frank Bilodeau.
In 1895 he entered copartnersnlp
with Roger North of Augusta under
the firm name of Quimby & Nortn
and they moved to the present loca-
tion. About nine years later. Mr..
Ouimbv purchased Mr.. Norths IN
terest and has since carried on the
business as the George w. (ulmpy
store. ...,, ,,,o
In addition to carrying fun line
of books, stationary, glfts anu
novelties. Mr.. Quimby has special.
ized in picture framing since nrst
entering business. BY his pleasing
personality, keen business ABILITY
and enterprise he developed a me
business and his store is conslaereu
one of the finest of its sino east VI
Boston. His many friends IN AZ
pusta and vicinity Will be sorry ~
learn that he has been opnstu ~
retire from the business wnich ne
has successfully carried on 1or Ing
past 81 years. l., ,eoa n
Mr.. Ouimby was married IN ioso
Miss Abbie C. Carney OF Mereulth, A.
r.. and they have one son. Maurioe
J.. who is now employed IN tne &c.
tionery department OF the Fo''ei
Press at Boston. Mass.
Donald @. Burleigh. who becomes
owner of the store. was formerly with
the Kennebec Journal. serving as city
editor a portion of the time. He NOV
ed to Stockholm in January 1928, 10
become associated with his uncle, Al
Ion Ouimby, in the Allen Quimpy
Clothespin Company. He was treas
urer of the company, which was pur-
chased by the Allen Quimby Company
in December. 1924.
At that time Mr.. Burleigh bought
the business of the Standard Seatins
Company at Stockholm. manufacturing
perforated veneer chair seats. ana mas
served as treasurer and general man.
ager of the company since January
of This year. This business, together
with all of Mr.. Quimby's mill holdings,
was sold last month to the Atlas Fly
wood Corporation.
Mr.. Burleigh was born In this city,
the son of the late Clarence b. Bur
leigh, for many years editor OF Inc
Kennebec Journal. He is also nephe"
of Mr.. Quimby. He attended the
pubic SCHOOLS mere anu We" e.
from Cony High school in 1913, hav-
ing been prominent in athletics. He
was graduated from Bowdoin College |
in 1917 and is a member of tho Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity. During the
World War he served in the Naval |
Reserve, being commissioned en-
sign, and was stationed at the Great |
Lakes naval training station.
He was married in this city October |
IA, 1918, to Miss Mary johnson of this
city and they have three daughters,
Sarah Elizabeth, Mary Jane and Nancy
Quimby Burleigh.
Mr.. Burleigh intends to continue the
store under the name of teh Quimby
Art Store. Mrs. Ida +. c. Hersey,
who has been chief clerk and book
keeper at the store for the past even
years, Ralph Jackman, who has been
picture Trainer for FIVE years, and Miss