... History of Oswego County, New York (1877) (14577956739)

Identifier: historyofoswegoc01john (find matches)
Title: ... History of Oswego County, New York
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Johnson, Crisfield
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Publisher: Philadelphia, L.H. Everts & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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rlyowned by Daniel Miirdoek. and at his death its title waspurchased by Nathaniel Butler, the lirst jeweler. In 1825, Basaliel Thayer started a wool-carding and cloth-dressing establi.shment, situated on the site of the easternone of the two mills owned by A. C. Thomas. Peter Chandler built and kept a brick store, at an earlyday, situated on tlie site of the dry goods store of Stone,Robin.son & Co. Here Mr. Chandler carried on an exten-sive business. Samuel and Benjamin Stone, formerly his iclerks, are now prominent merchants in the ;>lace. Georgeand Ran.soni Butler also kejil a store here at an early day. jJohn Martin built the Park Hotel, which is still standing. ; .Mexiio, located as it wxs in the centre of a wealthyagricultural region, rajiidly rose in importance, until to-dayit is one of the most thriving and plea.sant towns in thecounty. Below are given its most prominent bnsiin^sinterests: Millns. A. C. Thomas, iiriijiiielor of the Toronto andState mills, Rubbins it Son.
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%■%% HISTORY OF OSWEGO COUNTY, NEW YOllK. 267 Planing-mUl, Homer Ames. Planing- and smc-iniH, Edward Ames. Tuh-manufactory, S. N. Gustin. Sash, blind, and door factory, Williams. Foundry and machine tcorks, Robert Bews. Tannery, J. McKennelly. Carriage-mamifacturers, Lewis Miller, George Penfield. Hardware merchants, Stotic, Hood & Co., suecassoi-s toB. S. Stone; T. G. Brown. Dry goods merchants, H. C. Peck & Son, J. R. Norton,Stone, Robinson & Co., Becker Bros., E. Rulison. Druggists, John C. Taylor, E. L. Huntington. Grocery and crockery stoi-es, Fred. Tuller, Goit & Cas-tle, Cobb & Woodruff. Produce-dealer, Judson Hoose. Baker and grocer, J. Whyburn. Grocer and butter-dealer, L. G. Ballanl. Books, stationery, and news-room, L. L. Virgil. Furniture store, C. P. Whipple. Undertaker, William Ely. Boots and shoes, L. L. Alexander, S. Parkhurst, C. T.Croft.. Jewelers, R. L. Alfred, George G. Tubbs. Ifarness-shojjs, George Pruyne, Jacob Brown. Postmaster, L. F. Alfr