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KINGSTON AND EONDOUT 
 
 THEIR 
 
 EPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN 
 
 AND 
 
 POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 By Geo. F. Bj 
 
 ACON. 
 
 \hOV 18 1892 
 
 _»■ WASHl»si 
 
 
 NEWARK, N. J. 
 
 COPYRIGHT 
 
 MERCANTILE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 
 
 1892. 
 


 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 The early history of any town whose origin ante- 
 dates the Eevohition is of interest, but that of Kingston 
 is of extraordinary interest, intimately connected as it 
 is with and indeed forming an essential part of the history of our 
 country at its birth, and of the history of the Empire State, of 
 which Kingston was at one time the third town in importance. 
 The student of our national history must of necessity give much 
 time to that of Kingston, not only because the town was the scene of some 
 very decisive events during the struggle for liberty and attained such 
 prominence as to cause its destruction by fire at the hands of the British, 
 ■whose excuse was the necessity of exterminating this " nest of rebels " as they were pleased to call it, 
 but also because here was convened and organized the first Senate of the State of New York, and also 
 because among Kingston's residents were numbered some of the boldest and most successful fighters 
 against "Taxation without representation." 
 
 But the record of these happenings does not, strictly speaking, form a part of the early history of 
 Kingston, for the first attempts at settlement in this place were made more than 150 years before the 
 Eevolution, so that in order to get at the first beginnings here we must go back to the "good old days" 
 when Holland and not Britannia "ruled the waves "; when the Dutch people were as bold explorers as 
 they were successful traders, and when no other nation was more respected or formed a more powerful 
 factor in the world's development. We must go back to 1609, when Hendrick Hudson set sail from Hol- 
 land in the little ship Half-moon, furnished him by the Dutch East India Company, by whom he was 
 commissioned to seek a passage to the East Indies. Having crossed the ocean, he coasted along the 
 shores of America, and September 12, 1609, passed through a narrow strait, entei-ed a magnificent bay, 
 
4 KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 and saw before him a noble stream, which some of the Indians, who visited his vessel as she lay at 
 anchor and reverenced and almost worshipped Hudson and his companions as emissaries of the Great 
 Spirit, caUed Cahohatatia, "the river of the mountains." The Half-moon proceeded up the stream, 
 and September 13 anchored at a point a few miles below the pi'esent boundary line of New York 
 State and New Jersey, or very near " Indian Head," the highest point of the Palisades. September 
 14 the Half moon anchored a few miles above "Anthony's Nose," entered Newburgh Bay the next 
 
 UNION .\^nENUE, KINGSTON. 
 
 day, reached a point nearly opposite the present town of Catskill, September 16, and the 17th sent 
 small boats up the river, they getting up as far as Waterford. Hudson was so impressed by the 
 grandeur and beauty of the stream, the richness of the adjoining country and the friendliness of tlie 
 natives, that on his return to Europe he could not say enough in praise of the region, and the result was 
 that the Holland East India Company hastened to fit out a ship and sent it forth the next year to trade 
 with the Indians. Great profits were realized and so every effort was made to extend operations as 
 rapidly as possible; trading-posts being established at Manhattan (now New York City), Fort Orange 
 (now Albany), and also at various points between tliese extremes, the most important of these interme- 
 diate posts being that at what is now Eondout, for this location was especially advantageous for trade 
 as it commanded all the country reached by the Eondout, the Wallkill and the Esopus streams, and 
 was the terminus of an Indian " trail" or path to the Delaware Eiver. 
 
 In a virgin country the streams are always the chief and generally the only means of communica- 
 tion and transportation; and the streams leading to the Eondout valley penetrate a country at that 
 time exceedingly rich in furs and inhabited by friendly Indians anxious to exchange the fruit of their 
 l>rowess with the bow and spear or of their skill with the trap for the beads, spangles and other gew- 
 gaws offered by the whites. 
 
 The next pronounced step in the development of this i-egion was taken October 11, 1614, when the 
 States-General of Holland granted to the "United New Netherland Company the exclusive right to 
 
KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 5 
 
 visit and navigate all the lands situate in America between New Fi-ance and Virginia, the sea-coast of 
 which lies between the fortieth and forty-fifth degrees of latitude, and which are named the New Nether- 
 lands ; and to navigate or cause to be navigated the same for four voyages within the period of three 
 years, to commence from the first day of January, 1615, or sooner." 
 
 The company lost no time in profiting by this grant, but at once took possession of the Hudson 
 River and emphasized this act by the erection of three forts ; one of which was on the Batterj^ at New 
 
 JOHN STREET, KINGSTON. 
 
 York ; one on Castle Island, below Albany, and one at the point where Eondout Creek joins the Hudson, 
 or in other -words on the site of one of the principal business sections of that part of the city of Kingston 
 known as Eondout. Shortly after this grant or patent given the United New Netherland Company 
 had expired, an association named the West India Companj^ was formed and was invested by the 
 States-General with powers and privileges so numerous and important as to give to the coriDoration 
 practically all the powers enjoyed by a sovereign nation, excepting the power of declaring war, and 
 even that exception was imaginary rather than real, for the company numbered such influential men 
 among its members and carried on operations on so enormous a scale that its influence was really 
 unlimited. The patent was issued June 3, 1620. and was to continue twenty-four years. 
 
 The results attained in the line of permanent settlement by the West India Companj' were not so 
 great as one would have thought probable, considering the magnitude and the enormous resources of 
 the corporation ; but as it was formed especially for trading and not for colonizing it made no particular 
 effort to develop and improve the country, but only to collect its enormoiis product of furs and skins. 
 So that although a trading-post was established within the limits of the present Kingston as early as 
 1614, it is believed that the first permanent settlement was not made until some forty years later, 
 although some historians claim that there were a few settlers here in 1643, when the first war with the 
 Indians was begun, it being brought about mainly by the treachery, stupidity and cruelty of Governor 
 
6 KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 Willem Kieft. This war lasted for two years and caused the ahandonment of all outside settlements in 
 the New Netherlands ; the settlers retiring to the fort at New Amsterdam (now New York), and some 
 being so thoroughly disheartened or disgusted as to return to Holland. Kieft was recalled after the 
 mischief had been done and was succeeded by Petrus Stuyvesant, who was a great improvement upon 
 his predecessor, but was greatly hindered in his efforts to conciliate the natives by their lively remem- 
 brance of Kieft's utter worthlessness and treachery. 
 
 FAIR STREET, LOOKING SOUTH, KINGSTON. 
 
 Still they gradually became pacified; the outlying settlements began to be reoccupied by the 
 whites, and in 1652 occtu-red what is generally considered the first permanent settlement at Kingston, by 
 the coming of men who came to cultivate the land instead of to rely entirely upon trading, fishing and 
 hunting for support, as had been the practice of such Europeans as had preceded them here. These 
 men included Thomas Chambers, Mattys Hendrix, Christoi)her Davis, and Johan De Hulter ; and they 
 and several others came here from Eensselaerwyck because confusion in land titles there caused dis- 
 putes which made the results of labor insecure and comfort out of the question. 
 
 The Indiairs called Kingston " Ctt-kai--kas-ton," which some translate "an exceedingly beautiful 
 land," and others "great plot or meadow," and it is easy to see why farmers should have been eager to 
 settle here, upon the Esopus, for much of tlie land was entirely free from timber and all of it was very 
 fertile and comparatively easy to work. 
 
 By 1655 there was quite a colony at Esopus, but that same year the Indians resumed hostilities, and 
 the scattered and defenceless settlers fled to New Amsterdam and elsewhere and left tilled fields, build- 
 ings and live-stock to the mercy of the savages. In the fall of 1655 peace was declared, and the men of 
 Esopus returned to find their property seriously damaged and much of it gone forever. 
 
 They went manfxdly to work to i-etrieve their losses, but had other than natural obstacles to contend 
 against, for jealousy of the whites, natural brutality, and indulgence in "firewater " combined to make 
 the Indians ugly and tyrannical, and in one drunken spree they killed a white man and burned two 
 houses. 
 
 This was in May, 1658, and on the 28th of that month Governor Stuyvesant, at the head of seventy 
 men, arrived at Esopus for the purpose of coming to some agreement with the Indians and settliTig the 
 matter for good and all. He told the savages that he did not come there to fight, but if it was fight 
 they wanted he would cheerfully accommodate them ; and he told the settlers that they must form a 
 village protected by a stockade, as otherwise he would give them no aid in the future. The settlers- 
 
KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 OLD KINGSTON ACADEMY. 
 
 objected to immediate con- 
 centration, saying that har- 
 vest time was too near and 
 that they were too poor to 
 erect the necessary build- 
 ings and fortifications, but 
 the Govei'nor was firm and 
 the village was formed, its 
 site comprising the tract of 
 land inclosed by North 
 Front Street, on the north ; 
 Main Street, on the south ; 
 Green Street, on the west. 
 and East Front Street, (now 
 Clinton Avenue) on the 
 east. The position was an 
 excellent one for defence, 
 as there Avere extremely 
 steep banks on three sides, 
 the side toward the south 
 being the only one not so 
 protected. In connection 
 with this brief mention of 
 the laying out of the original. Kingston, the following clipping from a late number of the Kingston 
 Daily Freemai) will prove of interest: 
 
 "The old Hoffman homestead, situated on the corner of North Front and Green Streets in this city, 
 was the northwesterly corner of the stockade which enclosed Kingston in the seventeenth century. It 
 was selected for such position because it stood on high ground and commanded a large extent of lowland, 
 which gave it an excellent position for purposes of defence against the savages. The present house was 
 built in 1660 and was burned by the British during the Revolution. The walls were left standing and 
 the house was rebuilt in its present shape. The walls are two feet in thickness and contain embrasures 
 as loop-holes used during the Esopus Indian wars. The ceilings throughout the entire house are sup- 
 ported by the old-fashioned 
 Dutch horizontal beams, 
 some of which still show 
 the marks of Are. The 
 marriage of Ralph D. Clear- 
 water and Mary Frances, 
 (laughter of Ira Hoffman, 
 was a marriage in the 
 eighth generation of the 
 Hoffman family in this old 
 homestead. The marriage 
 of every person was per- 
 formed hj the then pastor 
 of the First Dutch Church 
 of Kingston." 
 
 The stockade was com- 
 pleted late in the spring of 
 16.58, and Governor Stuyve- 
 sant returned to New Am- 
 sterdam the latter part of 
 June, leaving twenty-four 
 soldiers at Esopus to guard 
 the settlement. The In- 
 dians were distrustful of 
 the whites and the whites sen.a.te house, kinuston. 
 
S KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 were even more distrustful of the Indians, but no open breach occurred in their comparatively 
 friendly relations until the fall of 1659, when eight Indians who had been at work for one of 
 the settlers got drunk on some brandy with which he supplied them, and howled, danced, and 
 shrieked in that particularly fervent manner which characterizes drunken men of all races, white, 
 black, or copper colored. This alarmed some of the settlers, although the Indians were outside the 
 stockade and could do no great harm even \vere they so disposed, and the more rash and cruel 
 among the whites determined to teach the redskins a lesson, and accordingly sallied forth armed 
 with muskets, axes, knives, clubs and other instruments of persuasion. They found the Indians 
 so stupid from drink as to be utterly helpless, but nevertheless they fired upon them and most of 
 
 NORTH FRONT STREET. 
 
 those who escaped instant death from gun-shot wounds were brained with axes or clubs. This 
 cowardly massacre was committed in direct opposition to the orders and persuasions of Ensign Smit, 
 the officer in command of the troops left by Stuyvesant, and the day following the shameful deed he 
 told the people of Esopus that as they were so ready to fight they could fight alone, as he proposed to 
 take his men to New Amsterdam at once. But this was easier said than done, for the river was the 
 only road to New Amsterdam and as sonie of the settlers had hidden all the boats in the neighborhood 
 there was no way that Smit and his men could traverse the Hudson. However, he finally managed to 
 obtain a canoe, and by it he sent a messenger to Stuyvesant informing him of the critical state of 
 affairs. 
 
 The canoe left Eondout September 25, 1659, four days after the massacre, and as the party, con- 
 sisting of about twenty men, that had escorted the messenger to the Hudson was returning to Esopus, it 
 was ambuscaded by the Indians at a point very near the site of the present City Hall, and only about 
 half a dozen escaped, the rest surrendering without resistance as the odds against them were over- 
 whelming. Then the Indians attacked the settlement with the greatest fierceness, burning all the build- 
 ings outside the stoclcade, killing cattle, destroying crops and injuring the settlers in every way at their 
 disposal. Not a few of the buildings within the enclosure were burned by the use of "fire-arrows" and 
 fire-brands, and the savages strove desperately to carry the place by storm, but it was too strong to be 
 
KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 9 
 
 taken in that way and only one of the defenders was killed, while the Indians suffered severely. 
 Foiled in their attempt to capture Esopus by assault they laid siege to it and for three weeks invested 
 it so closely that it was as much as a man's life was worth for hini to show his head for an instant 
 above the stockade ; but the siege was no more effectual than the assault in bringing about a surrender, 
 and finally the baffled redskins gave it up and dispersed to their several hunting-grounds, after getting 
 what satisfaction they could by torturing with fiendish ingenuitj^ their helpless captives. 
 
 KINGSTON COURT HOUSE. 
 
 Stuyvesant visited the settlement late in October, 1659, and again in November, but the Indians 
 feared to meet him as he desired to arrange a treaty of peace, and finally lie became so impatient that 
 he no longer desired a peaceful settlement of the difficulty and in March, 1660, he issued a formal decla- 
 ration of war against the Esopus Indians. During that spring and the early summer the campaign was 
 vigorously prosecuted by the whites, and although no very important engagement took place the red- 
 skins were seriously harassed and a large proportion of their meagre property destroyed. The sav- 
 ages made many overtures to secure peace, but Stuyvesant proposed to show them that it was much 
 easier to bring on a war than to stop it, and so he continued his career of destruction until he thought 
 the necessary impression had been made. 
 
 Finally, on the 15th of July, 1G60. a grand conference of whites and Indians was held at Esopus " on 
 the flat near the strand gate " just outside the stockade, or near the present site of the Kingston Academy 
 building, and peace was arranged on a basis very favorable to the whites, considering that they 
 brought on the war and were responsible for its long continuance. 
 
 It was agreed that all fighting should stop at once; that all i^ast injuries received on either side 
 should be ignored in the future; that the Dutch were to have all the Esopus land and the Indians were 
 to leave there quickly and permanently; and that neither whites nor Indians were to kill any domestic 
 
10 KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST 
 
 animals but their own without f)aying for them, oi- submitting to arrest if detected in a breach of this 
 agreement. 
 
 The whites agreed to pay a certain amount of corn for the captives held by the Indians and the 
 Indians agreed to approach the houses of the whites only when unarmed, and to drink the fire-watei- 
 with which the whites kindly supplied them (at some thousand per cent. j)rofit) only when on their own 
 hunting-grounds, so that their drunken orgies should not offend the ears of the Europeans. 
 
 It was not until some months after the close of the Indian War that Esopus had a local government 
 of its own, for it was a dependency of Fort Orange until May, 1661, although the Amsterdam directors 
 of the West India Comijany had tried to jarovide a local government April 15, 1660, by the appointment 
 of one Roeloff Swartwout " as the schout of said village at the Esopus, investing him with full power and 
 authority to prosecute the contraveners of .all politic, criminal and civil laws, and bring them to justice, 
 according to the ordinances and placards; to indict all delinquents in the said village or jurisdiction, 
 and to fine and punish them in the manner that the law shall dictate; to endeavor by diligence and infor- 
 mation to help the Governor remove and prevent all misdeeds; to assist in the speedy execution of all 
 judgments, and further to act in all respects as a schout is bound by his oath to do." In some 
 respects the office of schout resembled that of sheriff, for about all the duties and powers of the latter 
 office were exercised by the schout ; but his oflice was much more important, insomuch as it involved 
 his assuming the position of presiding officer of the court in civil actions, and of prosecuting attorney in 
 criminal proceedings. Little wonder then that Stuyvesant should have considered Swartwout too 
 young, and altogether incompetent to discharge the duties of so important an office, for he was but 
 twenty -six years old and had no special training to fit him for the position. 
 
 Stuyvesant absolutely refused to install him in the office, and at once wrote to the directors explain- 
 ing his refusal ; but they would not accept his explanations, severely reprimanded him for daring to dis- 
 pute the wisdon\ of their appointment, and imperatively insisted that he carry out their original 
 instructions and induct Swartwout into office at once. Accordingly, Stuyvesant gave the residents of 
 Esopus a formal charter conferring municipal powers upon the settlement, to which he gave the name 
 of " Wiltwyck," as the site of the village was a free gift from the Indians. 
 
 The charter was issued May 16, 1661, and Swartwout was installed as schout, June 27, 1661, this act 
 completing the organization of the first village and the first judicial tribunal in this part of the State. 
 
 It is worthy of note in view of the fact that some have claimed that the place was settled as early as 
 1620. that the official record of the charter of the village, dated May 16, 1661, contains the following- 
 words: "Director General Petrus Stuyvesant. . . observing the situation and condition of a place 
 called the Esopus, which has noiv been inhabited and settled six or seven years, hath, in consideration of 
 the situation and population thereof, erected the locality into a village and given it the name of Wilt- 
 wyck, whereby it shall be called now and henceforward."' 
 
 At this period there was one small gristmill and a little church in town, the latter being located on 
 what is now the northeast corner of Wall and Main Streets. Nearly all the liouses were log cabins, one 
 story high and containing a garret used as a sleeping chamber. 
 
 After organization, the population of the place increased rapidly, and a new settlement was started 
 at a point some three miles inland, then called the ' ' new village " and afterward known as ' ' Hurley. " 
 
 All went well for a time, but the Indians were dissatisfied and June 7, 1663, many of them entered 
 the village of Wiltwyck in small parties and with every appearance of friendliness; choosing an hour 
 Avhen most of the white men were at work in the fields outside the stockade. Suddenlj^, momited mes- 
 sengers dashed through the gates calling out: " The Indians have destroyed the new village! " and with 
 that the redskins threw off the mask and began to shoot, cut, burn and destroy, and to take women and 
 children prisoners and drag them outside the stockade. 
 
 Although taken utterly by surprise the whites recovered quickly; the few within the stockade 
 fouglit desperately until the ai-rival of their neighbors from the fields, and then all the survivors set upon 
 the savages with such hearty good will that they drove them from the village, but not so precipitately 
 as to prevent their taking their prisoners with them. The place had been carefullj' fired and wovild 
 probably have been entirely destroyed but for a sudden change of wind. The new village was utterly 
 destroyed, only an unfinished barn escaping the flames, and when the settlers had an opportunity to 
 sum up their losses they found that twelve men, four women and two children had been killed; eight 
 men wounded, four women and four children taken prisoners, and twelve houses burned at Wilt- 
 wyck ; while at the new village three men had been killed ; and one man, eight women, and twenty-six 
 children captured. 
 
KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 1 1 
 
 As soou as possible the terrible tale was related to Governor Stuy vesaut, who at once raised a force 
 and so vigorously attacked and pursued the Indians that he was able to report the following November 
 that the Indians had then no more than twenty -eight effective men, a dozen or so women and a few 
 children remaining ; that they were too frightened to have any settled place of abode and were destitute 
 of all huts, wigwams or other shelter. 
 
 This, the second Esopus war, was formally ended by a treaty signed May 16, 1664. 
 
 But the Dutch colonies in America had a much more powerful foe than the Indians to fear, for the 
 Eno-lish coveted the Dutch possessions, and August 27, 1664, the city of New Amsterdam surrendered to 
 
 WALL STREET. 
 
 a British fleet. Of course this sealed the fate of the smaller settlements and, in September, first Fort 
 Orange and then Wiltwyck or Esopus surrendered to the English, on conditions which were as favor- 
 able as could be expected under the circumstances. 
 
 Some five years later, in September, 1669, a commission was appointed by Governor Lovelace to go 
 up and regulate the affairs of the Esopus settlements, and among other proceedings they changed the 
 name of the place from Wiltwyck, and Esopus or 'Sopus, to Kingston ; that name being chosen out of 
 compliment to Governor Lovelace, whose mother's family had an estate at Kingston L'Isle, in Berk- 
 shire, England. 
 
 But Lovelace's authority over this region was not of very long duration, for July 29, 1673, a Dutch 
 fleet appeared before New York ; the next day it opened fire upon the city, and New York was then sur- 
 rendered by the English and the entire territory became once more a Dutch province. 
 
 Not much more than a month passed before the name of the town was again changed, it being 
 ordered that Kingston should thenceforth be known as Swanenburgh, but this was not destined to long 
 remain its legal title, for the New Netherlands were restored to Great Britain in February, 1674, and the 
 town resumed the name given it during Governor Lovelace's administration. 
 
 Its right to this name was further confirmed by a charter granted by Governor Dougan, May 19, 
 1687, in which he "declares, determines and grants that the said Inhabitants and Freeholders, the free- 
 men of Kingston aforesaid, commonly called by the name of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the 
 town of Kingston, or by whatever name or names they are called or named, and their successors forever 
 henceforward are, and shall be one body Corporate and Politick in deed and name, and by name of the 
 
12 KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 Trustees of the Fi-eeholders and Commonality of the town of Kingston." An idea of the importance of 
 Kingston about this time may be gained from a report made by tlie Governor to the Privy Council, in 
 1686, in which he said that the principal towns in the Province were New Yoi'k, Albany and Kingston ; 
 all the rest being merely country villages. Nor was this any merely temporary condition of affairs, 
 for more than ninety years afterward, when Kingston was burned by the British, it was still the third 
 place in New York in importance. In 1703 a census of Ulster County was taken, from which it appears 
 that the population of Kingston was 804, or nearlj' as much as that of the four other towns in the county 
 combined; their population aggregating 865. 
 
 When the eighteenth century opened, Kingston was inhabited by an industrious, hardy and prudent 
 l^eople, and as the natural conditions were very favorable for agriculture and for trading, the town pros- 
 pered greatly, although the century was not far advanced before the people began to murmur against 
 the exactions incidental to British rule and showed more and more dissatisfaction as they saw their 
 rights further encroached upon and as they more clearly perceived the intention of the English govern- 
 ment to squeeze as much as possible from the American colonies, no matter how greatly they might suf- 
 fer during the process. At first the expostulations of the people were very mild and respectful, but it 
 soon became evident tliat persuasion and an appeal for justice could accomplish nothing, and harsher 
 methods were adopted, the colonists not hesitating to call a spade a s^sade and a lie a lie in their 
 remonstrances addressed to the king or his ministers and officers. Some of Kingston's most prominent 
 citizens were appointed a " Comniittee of Observation" as recommended by the Continental Congress, 
 and April 7, 1775, they ordered what we should now call a " boycott" upon one Jacobus Low, a mer- 
 chant who insisted upon selling East India tea, in defiance of the expressed wishes of the people. 
 
 The comnaittee reported that as Mr. Low had positively refused to stop selling tea they therefore 
 "Do publish, and he, the said Jacobus Low, is hereby published, as an enemy to the rights and liberties 
 of America; and we do hereby declare, that we will henceforth abstain from (and recommend it to 
 others to abstain from) all kind of connections and commerce with him, until such time as a change in 
 his conduct shall induce us to alter our determination." Mr. Low "stuck it out" for two months, but 
 evidently finally concluded that it was better not to sell tea than not to sell anything at all, and so he 
 wrote a humble letter to the committee, and asked for a reconciliation for the good of the country in gen- 
 eral and of Jacobus Low in particular. He was promptly forgiven and the committee recommended 
 that " he again be received as a friend to the liberties and privileges of British America." 
 
 From the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, to the close of active warfare and the acknowledgment 
 of the independence of the American colonies, was a period so crowded with events tliat even the barest 
 summary of them would exhaust our available space many times over, and Kingston was so situated as 
 to take a very prominent part in this fight for freedom. The jail was filled with prisoners of war; ves- 
 sels were ancbored in the Eondout to serve as prison ships, and a company of soldiers was stationed 
 here to guard these captives. The Committee of Safety met at Kingston, February 19, 1777, and on the 
 6th day of the following March the Provincial Convention met here, having adjourned to this point 
 from Fishkill, owing to insufficient accommodations at the latter place. The chief duty of this conven- 
 tion was to adopt a constitution for the government of the people, and a constitution was agreed upon 
 April [20, 11777; and April 32 the people were summoned to listen to the reading of it in front of the 
 Kingston Court House. This, the first constitution of the State of New York, has often been held up as 
 a model by the ablest statesmen and lawyers, and it is generally agreed that no subsequent constitution 
 has equalled it in providing for existing conditions. 
 
 The first court held under this constitution M'as opened by Chief Justice Jay in the Kingston Court 
 House, September 9, 1777 ; and the first Senate of the State of New York met and organized September 1, 
 1777, at Kingston, in the house of Abraham Van Gaasbeek, situated on the west side of what is now 
 Clinton Avenue, near the corner of North Front Street. The Assembly met and organized at the public- 
 house of Evert Bogardus, at tlie northwest corner of Maiden Lane and Fair Street. 
 
 The Legislature as a whole was not fully organized imtil September 10, and its session was very 
 brief, owing to the approach of the British. Its subsequent sessions at Kingston were in August, 1779, 
 April, 1780, and March, 1783. 
 
 The first session of the Legislature continued until October 7, 1777 ; and October 16, a British fleet 
 arrived at the mouth of Eondout Creek, opposite Columbus Point, and after some hours of cannonading 
 sent a large force ashore ; burned the three houses that then formed the entire village at what is now 
 Eondout ; and also burned the prison ship and all the other vessels in sight. Then they marched to 
 Kingston Village and systematically proceeded to reduce that place to ashes, which congenial work they 
 
KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF LYTEREST. 13 
 
 executed so effectually as to leave but one house and a barn standing; thus utterly destroying the third 
 
 largest town in the State. 
 
 Vaughan, the general in command, claimed that the townspeople fired on his men when they 
 entered the village, so that he was justified in destroying it, but nothing is surer than that the place was 
 abandoned long before he reached it, as there was no force adequate to make even an hour's resistance, 
 and the residents fled to inland villages, abandoning their property to the mercies of a supposedly civil- 
 
 KINGSTON ABMOHY. 
 
 ized foe, but, as it proved, one who acted more barbarously than a savage would have acted. Vaughan 
 admitted himself in his official despatch describing the affair that his loss was so small as to be un- 
 worthy of mention, and the fact is he had no excuse for his wholesale destruction of private property, 
 and his whole course in the matter was cowardly and brutal in the extreme. 
 
 Many of the Kingston residents were reduced to absolute beggary ; others were made poor, and all 
 were greatly inconvenienced by lack of shelter, and by the dearth of food and clothing consequent upon 
 the destruction of the great quantity of stores at the village. 
 
 Contributions of money and goods came from various parts of the country in spite of the fact that 
 " times were hard " and private and public resources were reduced to but a small fraction of their nor_ 
 mal standard; and South Carolina in particular showed admirable generosity and sympathy, for her 
 citizens forwarded an amount equal to about 930 pounds in the New York currency of the time, although 
 the South Carolina capital was visited just then by a most destructive conflagration. General Wash- 
 ington visited Kingston in 1 ovember, 1783, and in replying to an address of greeting said: "While I 
 view with indignation the marks of a wanton and cruel enemy, I perceive with the highest satisfaction 
 that the heavy calamity which befell this flourishing settlement seems but to have added to the patri- 
 otic spirit of its inhabitants, and that a new town is fast rising out of the ashes of the old." 
 
 By this time hostilities had ceased, but the final treaty of peace was not signed until Septem- 
 ber, 1783. 
 
 November 25, 1783, the city of New York was evacuated, and it is safe to say that the people of Kings- 
 ton were second to none in their rejoicing over this final proof that the power of Great Britain was at an 
 end in this part of the country, for they had fought like men from first to last, had suffered severe losses 
 and hence could appreciate a peace not gained at the expense of honor. 
 
 Of the history of Kingston since the Revolution it is not our purpose to speak, for its history up 
 to the close of that war has taken up almost all our available space, even in the highly summarized 
 form in which we have presented it; for 1.50 years of development cannot be dismissed in a paragraph, 
 and more than that amount of time passed between the building of the first fort within the present 
 limits of Kingston and the end of the Revolution. 
 
H 
 
 KINGSTON AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST 
 
 ^"^"■"^ 
 
 THE SOLDIER'S MONUMENT, KINGSTON. 
 
KINGSTON AND JTS POINTS OF INTEREST. 15 
 
 Let lis now say a few words about the Kingston of to-day, and as that inchides Rondout, whose early 
 history so far as it has any is practically identical with that of Kingston, we propose to go somewhat 
 into detail concerning the present city in the sketch of Rondout, which may be found in another portion 
 of this book. 
 
 Tlie city of Kingston was incorporated just a score of years ago, or in 1872, and includes the villages 
 of Kingston, Rondout and Wilbur, the last being of very little importance, comparatively speaking. 
 
 The city is situated on the right or west bank of the Hudson, ninety miles north of New York and 
 fifty-five miles south of Albany, and it is by far the most nnportant place in and the capital of Ulster 
 County. Kingston Village is situated fi-om two to three miles from the Hudson, while Rondout is 
 much nearer that river, being from a half mile to a mile and a-half away fx-om it and extending along 
 the north bank of the Rondout Creek, the mouth of which, in connection with quite elaborate jetties or 
 breakwaters, affords a perfectly safe and quite spacious harbor, large and deep enough to receive tlie 
 largest river steamers and thronged at all times during the navigation season with steamboats, sailing 
 vessels and canal-boats ; for the commei'ce of Kingston is more extensive than that of any other i^lace on 
 the Hudson between New York and Albany, and as the mouth of the Rondout River is at the end of the 
 Delaware and Hudson Canal which leads to the Pennsylvania coal region, an enormous amount of coal 
 is received here, and canal-boats are almost as plenty as roses in June. The Ulster and Delaware Rail- 
 road has its terminus at Rondout and one may reach Kingston Village by this road if desired, but it is 
 very seldom used by passengers between the two places as a horse street railway affords a much more 
 frequent and convenient means of communication. The site of Kingston Village is an elevated sandy 
 plain on the right bank of Esopus Creek, which flows north and empties into the Hudson at Saugerties, 
 eleven miles from Kingston Village. The main distinguishing features of this village are its broad, 
 level streets, its handsome and numerous shade trees, its old and massive looking houses, its court house 
 and its many well-stocked stores. In a general way it may be said that the older portion of the city 
 of Kingston is here ; the newer portions being at Rondout and between the two places. Kingston Vil- 
 lage is of special interest to the antiquarian and the historian, owing to its highly importani liistoric 
 associations and to the character of its buildings, although, of course, none of the latter are very old as 
 the place was utterly destroyed about 125 years ago. The court house, erected in 1818, is in excellent 
 condition, and the great Dutch Reformed Church building is one of tlie most truly symmetrical and im 
 posing church edifices in the entire State. In its yard repose the remains of not a few who were promi- 
 nent in the early history of the place, and on some of the tombstones are inscribed the names of some of 
 the oldest and most highly honored families of this portion of the Union. 
 
 But we would not have the reader believe that Kingston Village is of interest to the antiquarian 
 only ; on the contrary, it is of interest to him who is concerned only with the affairs of to-day as well as 
 to him who finds peculiarly acceptable entertainment in delving into the past, for this is a bustling nine- 
 teenth century sort of a place; active, keen, enterprising and successful; largely populated, progres- 
 sively conducted ; the site of many fine modern business structures : the centre of business for a large 
 agricultural section, and with excellent schools, admirable churches and other facilities which are in 
 keeping with its position as capital of intelligent, orderly and prosperous Ulster County. 
 
 Water, gas, electric-lights, competent and adequate police and fire departments — all these things 
 and other city belongings are provided, and he who visits Kingston Village in the expectation of finding 
 it a " back number" or absurdly behind the times, will most surely be agreeably disappointed, for no 
 place in New York is more completely " up to snuff," if we may be permitted to use a slangy but highly 
 expressive phrase. 
 
 There are some magnificent estates in and near the village; there is a large proportion of educated 
 capable men among its residents, and the wealth of the community is amply sufficient to provide for its 
 legitimate needs. Well-edited and prosperous daily and weekly papers, solid and progressively man- 
 aged banks, aid in maintaining and advancing the interests of the place and in connection with those at 
 the other end of the city in Rondout, give Kingston a leading position among the cities of the State having 
 from 20,000 to 30,000 population. Kingston is growing steadily, and no one who will study its past and 
 investigate its pi-esent can escape the conclusion that its growth is based upon such numerous and 
 varied conditions that no ordinary reverses and changes in business affairs can permanently stop or 
 even seriously hinder it. 
 
Representative Business Men 
 
 OF" 
 
 KINGSTON. 
 
 THE. 
 
 Carriages, Wagons 
 
 -AND- 
 or all Descriptions, 
 
 Mim, BlaiiMs,WliiR 
 
 Horse Clothing, Etc., Etc. 
 
 UNION AVE., 
 
 Near West IShore Depot. 
 
 KIKraSTOKT, KT.Y. 
 
 People are prompt to reconnize merit, wherever found, and hence the liberal patronage bestowed upon the Kings- 
 ton Carriage Company, since it began business at the beginning of the current year, is only what might have been 
 expected, for the residents of this section are certainly up to ifche average as regards intelligence, and the advan- 
 tages offered by the company are certainly many and 'important. Two' mammoth repositories, located on Union 
 Avenue, near the West Shore Depot, are utilized ; they having an aggregate of more than 25.000 feet of floor 
 space, .and being the finest showrooms in the State for vehicles of all kinds, harness, saddles, robes, blankets, 
 whips, horse clothino- and horse and stable furnishings in genei'al. The stock is wonderfully complete and includes 
 surreys, ijhaetons, victorias, buggies, buckboai'ds, road-wagons, carts, mountain wagons, milk and bakery wagons. . 
 market wagons, delivery wagons, farm and lumber wagons ; also sleighs of many styles and grades. Single and 
 double harness for driving, for express and general business use. and for heavy teaming is very largely rejiresented 
 in the stock, which includes low, medium and high-priced goods ; the idea being to cater w'ith equal care to all 
 classes of trade. In short, as the company announced when beginning operations: — " It is our intention to carry a 
 large and better variety of work than has ever been offered in tliis section, and to sell at lower prices, quality con- 
 sidered, than similar work has ever been offered." This announcement has been fully carried out, and the result 
 is avery large and still rapidly growing trade. Mr. E. T. Haines is the efficient manager of the establishment and 
 sufficient assistance is employed to ensure proiupt and careful attention to every caller. 
 
REPRESENTATll'E BU SEW ESS ME.V. 
 
 M. OPFENHEniER& SONS, 
 
 dealers in Fine Watches, Jeweli-y, 
 Clocks. Silverware, Etc., also, Gents' 
 Furnishini;- Goods; Near West Shore 
 R. K. Ciossins', 542 Union Avenue, 
 Kingston, N. Y. — The taste for .iew- 
 elry and tfie expression of art in i)er- 
 sonal adornment is as old as the 
 human race, and one of the most 
 marked and universal of its character- 
 istics with the progress of civilization 
 is that it has assumed new and beau- 
 tiful forms, and to-day the hest jew- 
 elry stores are centres of the most 
 ilelicate and lovely exponents of art. 
 The estalilishment conducted by 
 Messrs. M. Oppeidieimer ct Sons and 
 located at 540 Union Avenue, near 
 West Shore R. R. Crossing Kingston, 
 oS". Y., was started recently and has 
 proved a success from the beginning. 
 These gentlemen have had ten years" 
 experience in this line of business 
 and are therefore qualified to bu.y 
 and sell to their customers' best ad- 
 vantage. They carry an excellent and 
 complete line of watches, jewelry, 
 clocks, silverware and gents' furnish- 
 ing goods. Prices are very moderate 
 and satisfaction is guaranteed. I'wo 
 competent watchmakers are em- 
 ployed to attend to all orders for repairs. Max, Wolf. Seligman and Simon Oppenheimer compose the members 
 of the firm all being natives of Germany. The store is 25 x 68 feet in size. This house is one of the representative 
 concerns of Kingston. 
 
 P. S. THOMPSON", dealer in Stoves, Ranges, Tinware, Etc., all kinds of Tin ami Sheet-iron Ware 
 Constantly on Hand, Tin lioofiug a Specialty, all Work Wai'ranted Strictly First-class. No. 43 North Front 
 Street, Kingston, N. Y. — The difference in price between a store that embodies all the latest improvements and one 
 that contains but few or n(rae of them is but small, comparatively speaking; but even if it were ten times as 
 much as it is it would still be true economy to pay it, for a strictly first-class modern stove is so economical of fuel 
 and is so easy to manage and so certain in its opei'ation that it will soon pay for itself when it displaces a stove 
 made in accordance with old ideas. Of course, in order to be sure of getting the best possible stove for the least 
 |)ossibIe money, you must deal with the riglit party, but the residents of this vicinity need have no difficulty on that 
 score, for Mr. F. S. Thompson is prepared to furnish the latest types of cooking and heating stoves .at positively 
 bottom prices, and to guarantee that they will do all that is claimed for them if used in accordance with directions, 
 Mr. Thompson needs no introduction to our Kingston readei's, he having carried on liis present liusiness here since 
 1.SS4. lie utilizes one floor and basement. 20 X 80 feet in dimensions, at No. 43 North Front Street, and carries a 
 heavy and varied stock of stoves, ranges, tinware, etc. Every facility is at hand for the doing of job work, tin 
 roofing being a specialty, and all work warranted strictly first-class, and flone at moderate prices. Competent 
 a.ssistants are employed and no trouble spared to maintain the reputation already accjuired. This gentleman is sole 
 agent in Kingston for the celebrated "Acorn " stoves. 
 
 VAN" BURET'S MARKET, William T. Van Bnren, Proprietor, dealer in Fresh. Salt and Smoked 
 Meats. No. 113 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y. — No experienced buyer can visit the establishment at No. 113 Wall .Street, 
 of which Mr. Wni. T. Van 13uren is proprietor, without being impressed by the magnitude, variety and desijability of 
 the stock and tlie lowness of the prices quoted, for although this is just the opposite of a " cheap store," as that expres- 
 sion is commonly understood, still we know of no place in this section of the state where first-class food supplies are 
 obtainable at more reasonable i-ates. 3Ir. Van Buren is a native of this town and succeeded to the business established 
 liy Henry Van liuren in 1833. The market, which is located as above, comprises one store, 30 x 40 feet in dimensions, 
 and is spacious and well arranged, and contains e.'ccellent facilities for the safe storing of perishable provisions in the 
 hottest weather, for the assortment always comprises a full line of meats, provisions, fresh and smoked ; so there is 
 little in this line of family food supplies that cannot be bought at this popular store. Employment is given two 
 competent assistants and callers are promptly and politely attended to. no pains being spared to ensure the prompt 
 and accurate delivery of every order. 
 
 A. J. PERRINE, Carria.o-c and Sleigh Maker, Washinatoii Avenue. Kingston, N. Y. — If there be any 
 truth to the old saying, " Practice makes perfect," Mr. A. .1. Pen-ine must certainly lie tolerably " perfect" in the 
 manufacture of carriages and sleighs, for he has been identified with the production of such vehicles for nearly half 
 a century, having begun operations a,way back in 1846. Styles cha.uL'e in carriages as they do in dress, and the car- 
 riage of thirty or forty years ago would look queer enough, no doubt, but there is no change in the advantages 
 gained by using honest and carefully selected material, by employing skilled assistance, by )>roviding first-class tools 
 and other facilities, and by personally supervising important details of the work, and as Mr. Perrine observes all 
 these points, as well as being fully up to the times, as regards the latest nfivelties in carriage and sleigh construc- 
 tion, it follows that his productions are unsurpassed and give excellent satisfaction to even the most critical pur- 
 chasers. His shop is located on Washington Avenue, and is well fitted up, not only for manufacturing, but also 
 for repairing and general jobbing — orders being promptly and skilfully filled at uniformly moderate rates. 
 
RKPRESENTA TJl'E BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 E. DEANE & CO., dealers in Foreign 
 and Domestic Uiy Goods, ISTo. 16 Wall Street, 
 Kingston, N. Y. — There is an immense variety of 
 articles now Included under the head of dry and 
 fancy goods, and the number of such is constantly 
 increasing as the popular demand for novelties 
 calls forth fresh fabrics and original "notions.'" 
 It naturally follows that the only way to ofi'er any- 
 where near a complete assortment is to cany a 
 very heavy as well as varied stock, and that to be 
 found at the establishment now conducted by 
 Messrs. E. Deane & Co., at No. 19 Wall Street, is 
 about as perfect an illustration of what we mean 
 by a complete assortment as can be pointed out in 
 the entire town, for it comprises foreign and 
 domestic dry goods and notions in almost endless 
 profusion, and at the same time is composed ex- 
 clusively of fresh, seasonable and salable articles, 
 the firm considering their store space too valuable 
 to be occupied by "back inimber" goods. jUr. 
 E. Deane is a native of Esopus, N. Y. This 
 undertaking was started many years ago by A. J. 
 Townsend, as millinery and fancy goods, he being 
 succeeded in 1S88 by J. B. Humphrej's, and during 
 the curj-ent year, the present propiietors took 
 possession and management. A very extensive 
 trade has been built up, the residents of Kings- 
 ton being not at all slow to recognize the advan- 
 tages held out at this popular store" The premises 
 consist of one large floor, 25 x 110 feet, all neces- 
 sary facilities being at hand to display the stock 
 to excellent advantages. Six competent assist- 
 ants are employed and prompt and courteous 
 attention is assured to every caller. Mr. Deane 
 was for eleven years in W. Van Kleck's store, at 
 Poughkeepsie and one year with Benson & Hart 
 in this town before embarking in his present 
 undertaking, so has had long experience. 
 
 HERBERT CARL, dealer in Dry Goods, Mil- 
 linery, Crockery and House Furnishing Good. Toys 
 and Notions, Dolls and General Variety Store. No. 3.5 
 North Front Street, Kingston, N. Y. — It is difficult 
 and, in fact, practically impossible to=give an idea of 
 the nature of the inducements offered at the estab- 
 lishment conducted by Mr. Herbert Carl, at No. 3.5 
 North Front Street, within the limited space at our 
 command, for the gentleman in question deals in dry 
 goods and millinery, crockery and house furnishing 
 goods, toys and notions, dolls, etc., and any verbal 
 description of such articles must, even under the 
 most favorable circumstances, be inadequate and 
 unsatisfactory. He uses two floors with plate-glass 
 windows at the above address, 2.5 x 75 feet in dimen- 
 sions, and carries an unusually extensive and varied 
 stock, comprising the very latest fashionable novel- 
 ties in tlie way of millinery goods, ribbons, velvets, 
 laces and other trimmings, besides a very carefully 
 selected assortment of fancy goods, etc. If we can 
 interest our readers sufficiently to cause them to 
 visit the establishment in question and see for them- 
 selves, we are sure that the result will be satisfactory 
 to all parties concerned. There are many special in- 
 ducements offered to patrons and ranch or little 
 money may be expended to most excellent advantage. 
 This enterprise was established by Mr. Carl, who is 
 a native of Ulster County. Four competent assist- 
 ants are employed, thus customers are given such im- 
 mediate and polite attention as to make a visit to this 
 popular store a very pleasant as well as pi'ofitable 
 one. This enterprise has been a success from the 
 start. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 HUDSON RIVER FURNITURE CO., 
 
 Manufacturers and Dealers in 
 
 KINGSTON, N. Y. 
 
 In theory, a coucern which 
 inanufactui-es furniture should 
 be able to offer greater induce- 
 ments to buyers than a house 
 which merely handles such 
 goods, but in practice it is often 
 found that, owing chiefly to lack 
 of jjroper executive ability, tlie 
 manufacturer offers no more ad- 
 vantages than the ordinary retail 
 dealer. A notable exception to 
 this rnle is afforded by the ser- 
 vice offered by the Hudson Eiver 
 Furniture Company, for this 
 concern are manufacturers of 
 and wholesale and retail dealers 
 ■in furniture, and their business 
 is so thoroughly systemized and 
 so ably conducted ni each of its 
 departments that all assist and 
 none interfere with each other 
 — the result being that the com- 
 pany cater successfully with 
 other manufacturers for whole- 
 sale, and with dealers in general 
 for retail trade. The factory is 
 a large wooden structure, fitted 
 up with an elaborate jDlant and 
 located near the AVest Shore 
 Eailroad station, while the ware- 
 house is a substantial brick build- 
 ing, containing four floors and a 
 basement, eacli measuring 30 
 X ]00 feet. An immense stock 
 of high and medium grade furni- 
 ture of all kinds is constantly 
 cari'ied, and the assortment is so 
 frequently i-eplenished as always 
 to include the latest fashionable 
 novelties. No old style goods 
 are allowed to accumulate, the 
 "one-price" system is I'igidly 
 adhered to and bottom prices are 
 quoted on all the articles han- 
 dled — the result being that expe- 
 rienced and inexperienced buy- 
 ers are equally sure of getting 
 full value for every dollar ex- 
 pended. The proprietors of this 
 representative establishment ai'e 
 Messrs. J. H. Gregory and A. N. 
 Barnes, both of whom are 
 natives of Kingston, and uni- 
 versally known here. Mr. Greg- 
 ory is secretary of the Kingston 
 Board of Trade, and Mr. Barnes 
 formerly held the position of 
 postmaster. Both gentlemen 
 give close personal attention 
 to the business and maintain 
 the service at the highest stand- 
 ard of efhciencv. 
 
20 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 lK.)WAki) .MYEl!. iiianul;ictui-er of Fine Ha- 
 vana Ciijins mill Wholesale Dealer in all Kinds of Tobac- 
 cos, PliT"'. Smiff. Cigarettes. Pipes. Etc.. No. 'A\ John 
 Street, Kingston, N. Y. — There is hut one sure way of dis- 
 tinguishing a good cigar and that is to smoke it. lor in 
 spite ot tlie claims of self-styled "experts," we question 
 if there he a man living who can infallihly .iudge by any 
 other miinis. Examination will tell whether a cigar is 
 well made or not, and whether it is well seasoned or not; 
 hut beyomi this it avails but little, and therefore the 
 smoker has but one surety that he will not be imposed 
 ui3on. and that is the reputation of the dealer from whom he 
 buys. Mr. Howard Myer has long had the name of sellinjf 
 thoioughly satisfactoiy cigars at moderate prices, and this 
 name is so well deserved tliat we feel that we can do our 
 readers no greater service than to call their attention to 
 tliis gentleman's estahlisliment at No. ?)1 John Street, for 
 here may be found a remarkably complete assortment <if 
 line Havana cigars, tobaccos, plug, snutf, oigairttes, pipes, 
 etc.. etc., and the prices ai-e as satisfactory as aie the goods 
 themselves. The store is 15 x 50 feet in dimensions. Mr. 
 Myer has carried on this business since 18il0. He is a 
 native of Ulster county, in this State, and does both a 
 wholesale and retail trade. Twelve to lif teen competent 
 assistants aie employed .and all callers are assured prompt 
 and polite attention. Mr. Myer manufactures all his own 
 cigais. and of course is in a position to know the quality of 
 all the goods sold and handled by him. 
 
 FRANK McGOVERN, Groceries ami Provi- 
 sions, Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Hasbrouck Avenue. 
 Kingston, N. Y. — Many a housekeeper is looking for 
 just such an establishment as that carried on by Mr. 
 Frank McGovern on Hasbrouck Avenue, and we take 
 pleasure in commending this enterprise to such inquir- 
 ers for we know that Mr. McGovern's methods are sure 
 to please, and we know those who have business deal- 
 ings with him are outspoken in their approval of the 
 accommodations offered. Operations were begun in 
 1S85 by the firm of Damon Brothers, who were suc- 
 ceeded by the present proprietor in 1S90. Mr. McGovein 
 is very well known throughout Kingston and vicinity. 
 The premises used by him are 2r) x .>5 feet in dimen- 
 sions, and the stock on hand is not only large but 
 unusually varied as well, as it includes both staple and 
 fancy groceries, as well as all kinds of provisions, 
 wines, liquors, and cigars. It will be seen that the 
 greater part of the household food supply may be 
 obtained of Mr. McGovern. and as his prices are all 
 that can be reasonably desired as regards fairness, etc., 
 it is well worth while to give the store a call. The 
 groceries, provisions, flour, wines, etc., comprise the 
 best the market affords, as all goods are obtained direct 
 from importers and producers, when possible. This 
 gentleman is a bridge .and road contractor. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BU SEN ESS MEN. 21 
 
 I. G. THAYER, dealer in Pianos and Organs, Pianos and Organs Tuned and Repaired, St. James 
 -Street, Corner Clinton Avenue. Kingston, >f. Y. — Tliere are a great many pianos and organs in use in this country, 
 liut still there are many families yet unsupplied, and extensive as the trade in musical instruments has hecome it is 
 as yet but in its infancy. Mr. I. G. Thayer is known as an extensive dealei' in pianos and organs and as sole agent 
 for the celebrated Boardmau & Gray pianos, in Kingston and vicinity, and now occupies premises located on St. 
 .James Street, corner of Clinton Avenue. This establishment was opened to the public in 1886, b}' its present pro- 
 ])rietor. Mr. Thayer is a native of Columbia County, and is very 'well known throughout Kingston and vicinity. 
 He warrants all instruments and offers a sufficient variety of styles to allow of all tastes being suited, and will 
 also select for purchasers from any of the first-class makes, while the prices quoted are so low as to explain in a 
 great measure the magnitude of his trade. The premises utilized are some 800 square feet in dimensions, where a 
 tine assortment of the above-named instruments are displayed. Mr. Thayer makes a specialty of the tuning, repair- 
 ing and polishing of pianos and organs, all such work being done in a thoroughly satisfactory and workmanlike 
 manner. Xo dealer or repairer otters greater inducements and none is more zealous in guarding the interests of 
 his customers than is Mr. I. G. Thayer, located on St. James Street, corner of Clinton Avenue, Kingston, N. T. 
 
 JOHN GOTELLI, Retail and Wholesale Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Choice Confec- 
 tionery and Ice-cream, No. 3 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y.— Fruit has been called "the only perfect food with the 
 «xception of milk," and there is no doubt whatever but that the judicious eating of fruit will do much to fortify 
 the system against disease by promoting digestion and otherwise assisting the various processes incidental to the 
 maintenance of life. The United States has long been known as " a nation of dyspeptics," but if fruit continues 
 to gain here in popularity this term will soon be no longer applicable. Both foreign and domestic fruits may now 
 be had at a very low price, for steam and enterprise have worked wonders, and the productions of tropical countries 
 and of the southern portion of our own country are now offered in the northern markets at rates within the 
 means of all. One of the leading wholesale and retail dealejs in foreign and domestic fruit, doing business in this 
 section, is Mr. John Gotelli, located at No. 3 Wall Street. This gentleman has been identified with his present es- 
 tablishment since 1SS7. He liaudles all kinds of fruit, confectioner}' and ice-cream, and employs one competent 
 assistant. Mr. Gotelli is in a position to fill the heaviest orders at short notice and to quote positively bottom 
 prices at all times. His store, located at the above address, is 1.5 x 40 feet in dimensions, wlieie all orders will 
 receive immediate and careful attention, and retailers would do well to look into the advantages that Mr. Gotelli is 
 prepared to offer. 
 
 JOHN" HUNT, Livery. Boarding and Exchange Stables, North Front Street, Kingston, N. Y.— 
 The establishment located on North Fiont Street and occupied by Mr. John Hunt is a public benefit and is worthy 
 ■of prpminent and favorable mention; first, because a good team may be hired here at moderate expense; second, 
 because horses may be put to board here in the full assurance that they will have comfortable quarters, good food 
 and careful and skilful attention; and third, because horses may be bought here without paying double their true 
 value, which is more than can be said of some " sale stables" which could be mentioned. Now it is obvious that 
 such an enterprise as this, managed as this is, is a great accommodation to the public, and we are very glad to be 
 able to say that the public appreciate this fact and show their appreciation by liberally patnmizing the establish- 
 ment in question. Mr. Hunt is a native of tliis town, and established his present business in 1891. He employs 
 only competent assistants, but makes it a point to give careful personal attention to affairs, thus ensuring prompt, 
 ■courteous and dependable service. Teams will be furnished at very short notice and at prices that are really 
 ■exceptionally low, considering the nature of the accommodations provided. Mr. Hunt, in addition to this present 
 business, runs a hotel and boarding-house at No. 117 North Front Street. This gentleman is also a dealer in and 
 manufacturer of rustic work— summer-houses, seats, etc. made to order at short notice and at reasonable prices. 
 
 F. GALLAGHER, Stoves, Heaters and Ranges, Nos. 10-12 North Front Street, Kingston. N. Y. 
 — The establishment conducted by Mr. F. Gallagher is of the greatest convenience and importance to a place like 
 Kingston, and is sure to be largely patronized, for Mr. Gallagher handles the best goods, and those most likely to 
 be in active and immediate demand in such a community, and puts his prices at such attractive figures that it is 
 worth while to trade with him. He is very well known in this vicinity, and now cariies on a large business which 
 is principally retail and jobbing. The premises occupied at Nos. 10 and 12 North Front Street are 1000 square feet 
 .in dimensions. The stock handled comprises a large and complete assortment of stoves, heaters, and ranges, also 
 tinware of all descriptions. Mr. Gallagher enjoys the most favorable relations with manufacturers of these goods, 
 nnd his patrons are sure to find at his establishment goods that will prove exactly as represented. Repairing of all 
 kinds in the above-named goods will be neatly, durably and promptly done, an'd to the entire satisfaction of all 
 parties concerned, regarding both the workmanship and the prices charged for the same. We would therefore ad- 
 ■vise all interested readers to call and examine Mr. Gallagher's goods and prices. 
 
 W. J. ANDERSON, Horseshoeing. Foxhall Avenne, Kingston, N. Y. — Every owner of a horse 
 should acquaint himself with a good place at which to have horseshoeing done; the necessity" for such work is apt 
 to occur at any time, and it is well to know where square treatment and durable workmanship are to be found. 
 Among those paying special attention to horseshoeing, mention should be made of tlie establishment now con- 
 ducted by Mr. W. J. Anderson, on Foxhall Avenue, Kingston. N. Y. This business was founded by Mr. Anderson, 
 in 1888. He is a native of Albany, and has one of the best-equipped shops in Kingston, and turns out work that is 
 ■sure to please the most critical, for it is done in the best manner and -warranted to give satisfaction. Skilled assist- 
 ants are constantly employed and jobs can lie done at a remarkably short notice when circumstances require baste. 
 While paying due attention to the work done, Mr. Anderson recognizes the fact that strength is also a most 
 important consideration, and his work is noted for its dui-ability as well as for its other good qualities. His charges 
 tire very moderate and Mr. Andei'sfin endeavors to so treat his patrons as to make them permanent customers, guar- 
 anteeing fair dealing, durable work and polite treatment. ^ 
 
22 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSLMESS MEN. 
 
 THOMAS J. CUSACK, Fnictical Plumber, 
 Steam and Gasfitter, Saiiitai-y Work a Specialty, 
 Agent for the Florida Steam Ileatinjr Boiler, Esti- 
 mates Furnished on Application, All Work War- 
 ranted, Xo. 25 Fair Street, Kingston, N. T. — No man 
 who has had an experience with defective steam, gas, 
 water or drain pipes wants to have it repeated, foi- 
 such things are always annoying and in many cases- 
 are dangerons. So deadly an agent as illuminating 
 gas cannot be too carefully confined, and although 
 steam is comparatively harmless as far as danger to 
 life is concerned, still it may seriously damage valua- 
 ble property and should Ije kept where it belongs. 
 Therefore piping of all kinds should be carefully done 
 by competent hands, and as not all those who profess, 
 to be skilled in this line really are so we take pleasure- 
 in calling the reader's attention to Mr. Thomas J. 
 Ousack, doing business at No. 2.5 Fair Street, for we- 
 know that this gentleman is an expert in this branch 
 of business and may be fully depended upon to sat- 
 isfactorily carry out any operation which he may un- 
 dertake. Mr. Cusack is a native of New York. The 
 enterprise nnder his charge was started by him in 
 1882, and has for some time been an assured success, 
 as the public are quick to perceive the advantages of 
 dealing with his house and have consequently given 
 it liberal patronage. Mr. Cusack is a practical 
 plumber, steam and gasfitter, sanitary work a spe- 
 cialty. Estimates will be furnished on application,, 
 while all work done is warranted. Employment is 
 given six competent assistants and all orders are at- 
 tended to promptly. 
 
 COOPER & HARDENBURGH, Manufiictnring Chemists, Opera House Building, No. 26 John 
 Street.— A representative city establishment iu its important branch of professional industry is that of Messrs. 
 Cooper <fe Hardenburgh, druggists, at No. 2(3 .John Street, next door to postoffice. The store is very desirably located 
 in the Opera House Building, and the apartment, .31) x 72 feet in size, is fitted up in an elegant and n.piinipriate style, 
 and constitutes an attractive feature of this popular thoroughfare. In the large show-windows, and by means of 
 various elegant and convenient interim- devices, is displayed a full and complete stock of drugs, chemicals, pro- 
 prietary medicines, toilet and fancy articles, etc., etc. The prescription department is supplied with all requisites, 
 for compounding physicians' prescriptions, etc., and the estallishment. as a whole, is an apt type of the modern 
 tirst-class family drugstore. In tlie month of October, 1889, the firm, under the personal supervision of Mr. Cooper 
 as a practical chemist, manufactured the first bottle of Cooper's Marvelous Phrosteen, the wonder cure for softening 
 and whitening the skin and for all skin irritations, and with the marvellous and increaed satisfactory sales of the 
 same the firm felt warranted, in the fall of 1890. in bringing out Cooper's Floral Dentinisne tubes and the sale was 
 increased in IS mouths five-fold and they are shipping dentine to every State in the Union, and are now known by 
 the trade as Cooper & Hardeuburgh specialties of Kingston, N. Y. Messrs. Wm. M. Cooper and M. J. Harden- 
 burgh are natives of Ulster County. Mr. Cooper is a practical and skilful pharmacist, and both gentlemen; 
 are possessed of exceptional business acumen and ability. 
 
 J. R. STYLES, Steam Cio-ar Box Maiiufactor}^ No. 38 Furnace Street, Between Center and Liberty, 
 Kingston, N. Y.— The old question, "What becomes of all the pins? "is no more difficult to answer than would' 
 be the question. " What becomes of all the cigar boxes'? " for countless thousands of the latter are manufactured eveiy 
 year and they can be used but once, for. as most of us know, the boxes bear a label cautioning every person " not to 
 use this box for tobacco again," under the penalties of the law. Cigar box factories, naturally, are most common iu 
 localities where cigar-making is largely carried on, and as cigar making is an important Kingston industry it is not 
 surprising that the cigar box factory, conducted by Mr. J. R. Styles, at No. 28 Furnace Street, between Centre and 
 Liberty .Streets, should have large cap.acity and should be very extensively patronized. Mr. Styles is prepared to- 
 fill eve'n the largest orders at comparatively short notice, and to quote bottom prices on goods of standard qua,lity, 
 for cigar box making nowadays is largely a matter of machinery, and the mechanical equipment of his factory is so 
 efficient and elaborate that he has no difficulty in meeting all honorable competition. The machinery is of the 
 most improved type and is driven by steam-power, and with the aid of half a dozen experienced assistants Mr. 
 Styles can " rush through " big orders at a speed that is astonishing to those not previously familiar with the 
 development of cigar box making of late years. Ho deals in brands, labels, etc., edgings, ribbons, nails, etc., and 
 private brands are made a specLalty. Bottom prices are quoted in every department of the business and those hav- 
 ing occasion to use anything in Mr. Styles' line would do well to communicate with him before placing orders- 
 elsewhere. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 THE WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. New Yoi-k, John A. Gaul, General 
 
 A.i;eut, Xo. SO Fair .Street. Kiiifistmi, X. Y. — Mr. John A. Gaul establislied an aiiency of tlie Washinotou Life Insur- 
 ance Company in Kingston in lS,ss. Mi'. Gaul is well and favorably known in business and social circles of this 
 section of the'State. He is thoroughly well posted concerning life insurance matters in general and the methods 
 and resources of the new and popular survivorship dividends of this company, and is ready to jiive dependable 
 information and valuable advice to all who may consult with him regarding the form of policy best adapted to 
 individual cases, representing' as he does a company wliich has carried on business since 1S60, having S12,OUO,0OO 
 assets, and has won a most enviable reputation for prompt payment of losses, absolute reliability, progressive 
 methods and careful consideration of the interests of policy liolders. He is assured of his ability to offer unsur- 
 passed inducements to those seeking insurance and is happy to afford inquirers every possible facility to become 
 conversant with tlie standing and the resources of the company for wliich he acts. Mr. GauVs office is located at 
 >fo. SO Fair .Street, Kingston, and callers are assured prompt and courteous attention. The Wa.shington Life Insur- 
 ance Company has its home office at No. 21 Cortlandt .Street, New York City, and is under the management of the 
 following named officers: Board of Directors, W. A. Brewer, .Ir., president; \Vm. Haxtun, vice-president; George 
 .N". Lawrence. Xo. 172 Pearl Street; Levi P. Morton. Morton, Bliss & Co.; Abiel A. Low, No. 31 Burling Slip: 
 Merritt Trimble, president Bank for Savings, N. Y. ; George A. Bobbins, late G. S. Eolibins & Son; Thomas Hope, 
 Xew York; James Thomson, Foster & Thomson; Wilson G. Hunt, No. 329 Broadway; Chas. H. Ludington, No. 
 l.")7 Broadway; Robert Bowne, No. 124 Pearl Street; Francis Speir, No. VAh Duane Street; Frederic R. C'oudert, 
 Coudert Bros. : George Newbold, New York; Benjamin Haxtun, New York; Edwin H. Mead, president Pennsyl- 
 vania Coal Co.: Henry F. Hitch, No. 112 Front Street: Charles P. Brittoii, New York: Francis G. Adams, Coxsackie, 
 X. Y. : B. W. McCreaily, M. D., No. 4:3 East 2:M Street; David Thomson, No. .52 Wall Street; Harold .A. Sanderson. 
 Wilson Line of Steamers. 
 
 PETER MEASTER, Contractor ami Builder, Estimates Fnrnished on .Application, Jobbing: 
 Promptly Attended to, Henry Street, Kingston, N. Y. — The gentleman whose card we print above is a native of 
 Kingston and is one of the best-known men in the building trade, he being not only a prominent contractor and 
 builder but also being largely engaged in the raising and moving of buildings of all sizes and kinds and in the doing 
 of general jobbing work. Mr. Measter is also very generally and favorably known in social and general business cir- 
 cles, and during the years lS8(i and 1887 he was connected with the City Council. His shop is located on Benry 
 .Street and comprises two floors, each 2S x :34 feet in dimensions. Employment is given to from six to twelve assist- 
 ants, and all orders, large and small, are filled at short notice, in the most careful and thorough manner and at 
 reasonable rates; every description of jobbing being given especiallj' promjit and painstaking attention. Having 
 all necessary mechanical facilities, and long and varied experience in the work, Mr. Measter is in a position to 
 undertake the most difficult jobs of raising and moving buildings under a guarantee of s.itisf action, and to execute 
 such commissions at moderate rates. Estimates on any work in his line will be furnished on application; mail 
 communications being assured prompt attention. 
 
 B. MC BRIDE, Maimfacturini; ConPectioner and Dealer in Ice-cream. No. 596 Union Avenne, No. 5 
 O'Neil Street, Kingston, N. Y. — .although many very estimable persons have decided objections to the use 
 of confectionery and argue that it is unhealtliful and is ruinous to the ttetli, it is difficult to see on what they found 
 their arguments, for modern science has demonstrated that candy is rather healthful tlian otherwise and that it does 
 not injure the teeth nearly so much as hot tea and coffee, ice water, and otlier things wliicli are used by the very 
 persons who object to the use of confectionery. Of course, we refer to pure and carefully made candy, and Kings- 
 ton people need have no trouble in getting candy of just that kind, for Mr. B. McBride, who does business at No. 
 .")0l3 LTnion .Avenue, and No. .5 O'Neil .Street, is a manufacturing confectioner who sells at both wholesale ami 
 retail, and his candies are not only pure and carefully made but they are made from selected material, flavored 
 with first-class extracts, etc., and guaranteed absolutely free from all injuricuis substances. \ large and 
 attractive variety of them is constantly carried in stock and bottom prices are quoted to both wholesale and 
 retail buyers. Mr. McBride also deals extensively in ice-cream during " the season "' and can supply cream of all 
 riavors and of uniformly excellent quality, in quantities to suit at the low est market rates. 
 
 DR. HILL, Albany Dentist, No. 24 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y.— Jt 
 would be absurd to say that any dentist, no inatter how skilful and careful, or how 
 perfectly supplied with the latest improved appliances, can practii-e his profession 
 without inflicting the least pain upon his patients, but that some aie more successlnl 
 in this respect than others is a fact so obvious as to be known to all. For instance, it is 
 well understood in Kingston and vicinity that Dr. Hill and his assistants are the most 
 gentle and successful operators to be found in this section, and it is also nndeistood 
 that this gentleness by no means interferes with the thoroughness with which their 
 work is done, for on the contrary, by thus gaining the confidence of his patient, he is 
 enabled to accomplish results which would otherwise be impossible. He is enabled, 
 however, by the use of the most potent of agents, " Vitalized Air." to entirely obviate 
 the most painful of all operations, that of extracting the teeth. By its use they are able 
 to extract any number without pain, also without any detrimental effects whatever to 
 the patients. Young or old can take it with impunity: specially adapted to nervous and 
 weakly peojile. It is one of the places where they thoroughly understand its adminis- 
 tration and have the needed exi)erienee. can extract a larger number of teeth in given 
 time than at the majority of offices, likewise a place where plates are made the same 
 day. Dr. Hill is at the head of liis profession, having practised for many years, and 
 is also the manager here of the Albany Dental .\ssociation. His office is large and 
 conveniently fitted up, the comfort of patrons having been given great consideration. It is located on the second 
 floor of No. 24 Wall Street, occupying the whole flat, one of the finest in the city. The facilities at hand are such 
 that dentistry, in all its branches, can be successfully carried on in aecordance with the most approved methods, and 
 these facilities, by lessening the labor involved in doing a given piece of work, enables Dr. Hill to make his 
 charges very reasonable — a fact which is fully appreciated liy the public, l.ady in attendance. 
 
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 A^ E PR ESEN TA TI I '£ B US/jV£SS A/EN. 
 
 FOE, 
 BALING HAY, STRAW 
 AND ALL SALABLE 
 MATERIAL, 
 BALES FROM 175 TO 300 fOUNOS 
 THE REGULAR SIZE 
 
 JgMADE WITH 
 'BALERS. 
 
 Over oO III (»en[ral Use vvithin 10 Miles of the Factory. 
 
 FROM 7 TO 15 TONS AN AVERAGE DAY'S WORK. 
 
 HOOKING BAXDS WITH CLOSED DOORS' AXD OTHER PATENT 
 IMPBOVEMENTS OF LABOR SAVING AND RAPID WORK. 
 PATENTED AND MANUFACTURED BY 
 
 D. B. HENDRICKS. 
 
 KINGSTON, N. Y. 
 
 Manufacturing is laiijely canied on in Kingston, and as a whole the goods pioduced lieie will compare favorably 
 with any of a similar kind produced elsewhere; but it is safe to say that not one of the various local productions 
 has given or continues to give better satisfaction in its special line than does the Hendricks patent lever portable 
 baling press, for baling hay, straw, cotton, wool, husks, rags, paper, manure, etc., for this press is a marvel of effi- 
 ciency, strength, simplicity, durability and cheapness, and it never fails to give the very best of satisfaction when 
 used in accordance with directions, it is manufactured under patents of March 11 and August 19, 1SS4, and July 1, 
 1890, by Mr. D. B. Hendricks, the inventor and patentee, and is made in four sizes, varying in price from $1140 to 
 S250, .subject to ten per cent, discount for cash. These presses have many distinctive advantages sure to be appre- 
 ciated by every practical man; perhaps the most notable of them all being a form of construction which enables the 
 bands to be passed entirely around the baled material and hooked with (closed doors, while the final "squeeze" is 
 being given, thus making a lietter shaped and finished bale and saving time and work. These presses have gone 
 into extensive use, more than fifty being used in Ulster County alone, and orders being shipped to as distant points 
 as " way down East " in Maine, but the manufacturing facilities are large and orders can generally be filled at very 
 short notice. The f.actory is located at Cornell Street, Ten Broeck Avenue and West Shore R. R., and presses are 
 loaded aboard cars m\ the West Shore Railroad free of cost. They are composed lentirely of the best haidwood, 
 thoroughly secured by iron and steel rods and forgings. very few castings being used. Every press is made under 
 the pei-sonal supervision of the inventor, and is guaranteed to do all that it is claimed foi- it if properly used. This 
 gentleman has conducted this business for the past twelve years. 
 
 STEPHEN' SH.\DER. Harness and Collnr-maker. No. 43 North Front Street, Kinsfstoii. N. Y. — 
 We venture to .assert that there are few horsemen in Kingston and vicinity who are unacquainted with the estab- 
 lishment conducted by Mr. Stephen Shader at No. 42 North Front Street, for this gentleman is a manufacturer of 
 harness and collars. He has carried on his present business since 1867. ami bis productions have long been accepted 
 as the standard by those familiar with them and competent to appreciate Inuiest stock and skilful and conscientious 
 workmanship- Mr. Shader is widely known personally in the business circles of Kingston and vicinity. His estab- 
 lishment contains a handsome and varied stock, which bears evidence of carefully selected material and first-class 
 workmanship in every detail. Employment is afforded to efficient assistants, and callers are sure of receiving 
 ])rompt and polite attention; wliile custom work and repairing will be done at the slnn-test possible notice and at 
 prices as low as is consistent with tlie use of suitable material and the employment of skilled labor. 
 
 MISS E. S. WALL, dealer in and manufacturer of Fasliionable Millinery, Making a Specialty of 
 Fine Trimmed Hats, Latest Designs, Lowest Prices. No. 61 N. Front Street, Kingston, N. Y. — This store is conceded 
 to be one of the most tasty and attractive establishments of its kind in this vicinity. The goods displayed are always 
 fashionable, seasonable and most desirable. A steady and increasing business is done by the popular manager, who has 
 conducted this business since 1889. The most sanguine expectations have been realized, as the public were quick 
 to appreciate the many inducements offered. ,niid have given evidence of the fact by their liberal patronage. Miss 
 E. S. Wall is a dealer in a,nd manufacturer of fashionable millinery and millinery goods, which are exhibited in 
 many styles, and those who are interested in the latest fashionable novelties should not fail to inspect the stock, as 
 it contains many of the newest productions in this line. Miss Wall makes a specialty of fine trimmed hats of the 
 latest designs and at the lovvest jirices. Tlie store, which is located at No. 61 North Front Street, is one fiat. 25 x 25 
 feet in dimensions, and employment is given to two capable assistants, the number varying with the demands of 
 the season. Miss Wall is a native of New York, and has attained a reputation for exceptional taste in the selection 
 of the goods dealt in that is as high as it is deserved, and all orders have been lilled in a manner that has given 
 satisfacrtion to all concerned. The prices charged will compare favorably with any similar estaldishment in 
 town. 
 
Rh 1 'Kh SEN TA TI I 'A L 0'SL\ JiSS Ji ^. \ '. 
 
 BERNSTEIN'S EMPORIUM OP FASHION", ]\rerchiint Tailor and Dealer in Ready-made Oloth- 
 
 iiit; and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Corner Wall and North Front Streets, Kingston, N. Y. — The money put into a 
 thoroui^lily and skilfully made custom suit or garment is very well invested, for people must have clothes and there 
 is much to be gained by dressing neatly, tastefully and fashionably. '" The apparel oft proclaims the man." and 
 other persons' judgment of us as well as our own judgment of them depends largely upon the character of the clothes 
 worn, so that all business men who appreciate the advantage of making a favorable impression should also apfire- 
 ciate the importance of wearing well-made and perfect fitting garments. It is not necessary to ])ay a fancy price in 
 order to obtain such, and if any of our readers doubt this fact we would must certainly advise them to visit Bern- 
 stein's Emporium of Fashions, located corner Wall and North Front Streets, and conducted by Jlr. Isaac Bernstein, 
 for he is a merchant tailor of long and varied experience, and has a well-earned reputation for producing thor- 
 oughly satisfactory garments at satisfactory prices. Mr. Bernstein is a native of Germany but has lived in this 
 country for many years, having founded his present business in 1849. J-Jis premises comprise three floors, 30 x 5'> 
 feet in dimensions, and contain a beautiful, extensive and tastefully chosen stock of foreign and domestic fabrics 
 for gentlemen's wear, and a full line of all kinds of gents' furnishing goods. Suits or single garments will be made 
 up in accordance with the very latest styles, while Mr. Bernstein is very reasonable in bis prices. 
 
 NELSON II. SOUSER,' dealer in All Kinds of Fish, Oysters, Clams, Lobsters. Game, Etc.. Fruits 
 and Vegetables in Their Season, Corner Fair and Main Streets, Opposite County Clerk's Office, Kingston, K. T. — It 
 has been well said by one who has made the subject a lile study, that the sea, barren and sterile as it appears, was 
 nevertheless capable of producing more food to the acre than any species of soil however fertile. Tlie great value 
 of fish, oysters, etc., as a cheap and eminently nutritious food, has been known for many years, but by analysis, 
 experimenting, etc., the peculiar properties of the various articles of food used by man', have been ascertained, 
 and fish have become more firmly established than ever in popular favor. Fish to be good must be fresh, and the 
 best way of assuring one's self that it is supplied in that condition is to deal only with responsible and reliable 
 ■establishments, such a one, for instance, as that of Mr. Nelson H. Souser, whose maiket is located on the corner of 
 Fair and Main Streets, opposite county clerk's office, where may be found a large, varied and complete stock of all 
 kinds of fish, oysters, clams, and lobsters, game, etc., fiuits and ve}.'etables in their season. This was first 
 starte.l in 1880, by the present proprietor, who is a native of Ulster County, and wlio has succeeded in making this 
 store well known for the freshness and good quality of the stock which may always be found here. The piemises 
 occupied comprise one store, oO x 40 feet in dimensions, and as Mr. Souser employs two competent assistants and 
 personally superintends all the work, the service is prompt and all orders aie filled with dispatch and at shoj t 
 notice. 
 
 EDWARD WINTER, Books, Stationery, Music. Etc.. 
 Nos. 28 and ."0 .John Street. Kingston, N. Y. — The residents of Kingston 
 have good reason to congratuhite Ihtniselves on the existence of the en- 
 terprise carried on by Mr. Edward Winter, for the simple reason that 
 the ability and eneipy shown in its Tuanagtment enable them to save 
 money, time and trouble whenevei' they have occasion to puichase 
 anything in llie line of pianos, organs, books and stationeiy. This un- 
 dei taking was founded in ]S60, by the present proprietoi'. and has Letn 
 under his managfment ever since. He is a native of Orange County and 
 very widely known in this section. His glowing business in musical 
 instiunicnts has ranstd a demand for moie room and he has now added 
 another store, making a beautiful piano «aieiooni, showing all the new 
 styles of standaid pianos and organs. The premises occupied are 
 at Nos. 28 and 30 John Street, and contain a large and varied assort- 
 ment of pianos and organs, books, stationeiy, sheet music, musical 
 meichandise and stationery of all kinds, etc., etc. There are com- 
 petent and polite assistants employed in the store and callers may 
 depend upon receiving immediate and polite attention at all times. 
 Goods are sold at the lowest market prices and are in every instance 
 guaranteed to prove precisely as represented in every respect, Mr. 
 Winter giving his close personal attention to the many details of his 
 large and increasing business and spares no pains to please every 
 customer. 
 
 CHARLES V. DUBOIS & CO., Insurance and Real Estate Agents, No. 46 Fair Street, Kingston. 
 N. Y. — There are many arguments which may be presented in favor of placing insurance through a local agent, and 
 that they are convincing as well as numerous, is shown by the fact that all but a very small proportion of llie total 
 amount of insurance effected is so placed. One of the chief advan tages is this: it is easy to ascertain whether a 
 local agent is honorable and reliable or not, and having found out that he is strictly reliable, you may safely infer 
 that he will furnish you with insurance of the most dependable type, for reliable men do not represent unreliable 
 companies. The magnitude of the insurance business done by Messrs. Charles V. DuBois & Co.. of which Louis A. 
 DuBoisis a member, is therefore due, to a certain extent, to their high personal standing in the commnnit}', but its 
 development has been greatly aided by the excellent record this firm have made for placing large and small lines of 
 insurance in the leading companies of both Europe and America on the most favorable terms. Messrs. DuBois * 
 Co. are devoted to the interests of their clients, sparing no pains to bring about the equitable adjustment and 
 prompt payment of losses, giving reasonable notification of the necessity of renewals, and in short, providing a. ser- 
 vice complete and satisfactory in every respect. They carry on a real estate business also, and are in a position to 
 render valuable assistance to those wishing to buy, sell, exchange, lease or rent dwelling-liouses, stores, village 
 lands, farming lands, and, in fact, real estate of any kind. Messrs. DuBois & Go's, office is located at No. 4(i Fair 
 .Street, and full information concerning insurance or real estate m.atters will cheerfully be given on application in 
 person or by mail. 
 
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 REPRESENrATIVE BU SEN ESS MEN. 
 
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 Silver, 
 Bror)ze ^^ 
 
 Jd/tf/iad-tcu, Jt-''J. 
 
 MES. ClIAS. STEPIIAN, CoiiFeetioii(?i-y ;iik1 Fruits, Union Avenue, Kingston, N. Y. — People 
 have a natural desire to know what they are eatins, and therefore a man is entirely excusable for seeking to satisfy 
 himself that whatever enters his mouth is pure and unadulterated. Especially is this true in the case of confec- 
 tionery, for in the manufacture of this article adulteration has been freely charged, and in some instances proved; 
 and although the wild stories current regarding the introduction of poisonous materials into some candies are 
 entirely imaginary, and not founded upon facts, still when a man pays for sugar he wants sugar, and neither " terra 
 alba" nor any other substance however harmless. We are happy to be in a position to call attention to the enter- 
 prise conducted by Mrs. Chas. Stephan which was established by her in 1S89. She advertises choice confectionery, 
 and fresh fruits, srnd as she has been located here for the past three years and her trade is steadily growing, no 
 better proof of the purity and freshness of the goods she supplies can be desired. The premises occupied by 
 Mrs. Stephan are located on Union Avenue, and tire assistants employed serve the numerous patrons in a prompt 
 and satisfactory manner. 
 
 SPENCER'S BUSINESS COLLEGE, and School of Shorthand and Typewriting ; No. 35 John 
 Street, Kingston, JT. Y. — It is but rarely that we have occasion to mention an enterprise that seems to us to be of such 
 vital importance as is such an institution as Spencer's Bu.siness College, and when we do, we can but regret the 
 small space which the imperative necessity of keeping this book within reasonable bounds limits lis to. We use 
 the term "' vital importance " with a full realization of its meaning, for in the course of a somewhat extended and 
 varied experience in all parts of this country with business men and business methods, we have come to have an 
 appreciation of the priceless value the training given the conscientious student in so exceptionally well-equi])]ied 
 and managed an institution is to him. 'I'lie business colleges of New York State are doing highly useful work, and 
 not one is" making abetter record in this respect than the institution already mentioned. We have no space to 
 present a detailed description of the college, of the plan of instruction, the hours, the terms, etc., but catalogues 
 giving full information may be obtained free of expense by calling at the office, in the Ulster County National 
 Bank"building. corner of John and Wall Streets, or by addressing the principal, Mr. B. H. Spencer, Spencers 
 Business College, Kingston, N. Y. This institution was established in .June, 1890, and to say that it has been a suc- 
 cess from the start is to state the fact as mildly as possible, for the work of the college has elicited the strongest 
 commendations from students, the public and the press, and more than all from leading business corporations and 
 firms, for they have shown their approval in the strongest possible manner — by employing the graduates of the 
 college in important, responsible and lucrative positions. A thorough and above all a practical training is given in 
 all business operations — in banking, in shorthand, in typewriting, and in penmanship — and there is no doubt what- 
 ever, that the time and money invested in a course at this college will, if backed by a fair degree of ability and 
 industry, pay tremendous dividends in increase of earning capacity. Day and evening sessions are held and at the 
 present writing there are 11.5 students, made up of an almost equal number of both sexes, attending the institution. 
 
 GEO. SWART, Wag-on, Carriage and Sleigh Blacksmith. No. 42 Washington Avenue, Kingston, 
 N. Y. — It is sometimes "very important to know where to find a good blacksmith, for bi'eakdowns or other acci- 
 dents are apt to happen to anybody, and much trouble and delay may be avoided by going at once to the right 
 place. In calling attention to the establishment carried on by Mr. Geo. Swart, we feel that we are doing our readers 
 a real service, for his facilities are of the most impi-oved description, and his work cannot fail to give satisfaction. 
 Mr. Swart started in business for himself recently; he has, however, had twenty years' experience in blacksmithing 
 in Kingston, which is his native place. The shop is located at No. 42 Washington Avenue, and is fitted up in a way 
 that enables him to fill orders at short notice, the tools and fixtures, etc. being of the best and most approved kinds, 
 and kept in first-class condition. Blacksmith work on wagons, carriages and sleighs is carried on, and the work 
 turned out here will be found as durable as it is neat and strong. The premises are .50 x 100 feet in size. One com- 
 petent assistant is employed. Mr. Swart gives close personal attention to every detail of his business, all orders 
 being executed in an intelligent and skilful manner, while the prices charged are as low as can reasonably be expected 
 on first-class work. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 D. 0. TICHENOE, dealer in Groceries and Provisions, also Patent Di'iigs and Medicines, Perfunier\' 
 and Fancy Goods, Xo. 322 Union Avenue, Kingston, N". Y. — Althouoh it is doubtless true that "smart"' methods of 
 doing business may be successful for a time, even if they are employed at the expense of reliability, still it is unde- 
 niable that permanent success is to be gained but in one way — the " old-fashioned '' methods, of giving full value for 
 money received. The fact is well worthj' of consideration by young men who contemplate going into business for 
 themselves, and if they want a prominent example practically demonstrating its truth, they can find one in the 
 establishment conducted by Mr. D. O. Tichenor, for it would not be possible to name an enterprise occupying a 
 higher position in the esteem of the residents of Kingston and vicinity. A heavy stock of merchandise is con- 
 stantly on hand, comprising choice groceries and provisions, also patent drugs and medicines, perfumery, fancy 
 goods, etc.. etc., and as employment is given to efficient assistants, prompt attention is assured to every customer. 
 Mr. Tichenor's long experience and very favorable relations with wholesalers and producers enables him to (luote 
 the lowest market rates in every department of his business, and the surety customers have of getting just what 
 they pay for has much to do with the character and extent of the trade enjoyed. Mr. Tichenor has been identified 
 with his present enterprise since 1876. He is a native of Esopus, N. Y., and is universally known throughout Kings- 
 ton on account of his pronounced. business abilities. 
 
 HENRY B. LUTHER. Marble and Granite Monuments, Slate and Wood Mantels, Grates and 
 Tiling, Steam-power. Nos. (!40, 642 and 644 Union Avenue, Kingston, N. T. — Although there is as much enterprise 
 displayed in the momimental business as in any other legitimate branch of trade, tliere are some manufacturers 
 who are (from a business point of view) as " dead " as if they had one of their own monuments erected over them : 
 for they make no effort to let the public know the advantages they may have to offer, and then growl because busi- 
 ness is quiet, and perhaps envy what they are pleased to call the "good luck" of men, who, like Mr. Henry B. 
 Luther, advertise intelligently and hence get a fair share of whatever trade there may be to divide. Mr. Luther 
 was born in this State and is one of the oldest manufacturers of marble and granite monuments and cemetery woik 
 in general in Xew York, he having founded his present business in 18-50. He has long enjoyed the reputation of 
 turning out artistic and highly finished work at the lowest market rates; of giving patrons opportunity to choose 
 from the very latest designs; of taking equal pains with elaborate and simple patterns, large and small commi.ssionsr 
 and of filling ordei-s at very short notice. His establishment is located at ISTos. 640, 642 and 644 Union Avenue, and 
 is equipped with the most improved machinery, driven by steam-power. Besides making marble and granite mimu- 
 ments of all descriptions, Mr. Luther deals largely in slate and wood mantels, grates and tiling, and will cheerfully 
 furnish estimates on any work of that kind on application; mail communications being promptly responded to. 
 This gentleman makes a specialty of slate and wood mantels — grates entire. 
 
 J. N. DRESSEL, dealer in Groceries, Confectionery, Cigars, Etc., No. 432 Union Avenue, Near 
 "Armory," Kingston, N". Y. — The motto " There is always room at the top" receives a striking exemplification in the 
 success attained by Mr. J. Jf. Dressel, since he began his present business in Kingston, in 1890, for although the field 
 was well occupied before, the magnitude of the trade he has already built up proves that there was a favorable open- 
 ing tor an enterprise managed with skill and liberality. Mr. Dressel is a native of this town and, of course, very well 
 known. He deal.s extensively in groceries, confectionery, tobacco and cigars, fruits, etc., and carries quite a large 
 .stock — as large, in fact, as the capacity of his present quarters will admit. The store occupied is located at No. 
 432 Union Avenue, near the "Armory," 1,5 x 20 feet in size. Mr. Dressel only handles reliable goods, while he- 
 <luotes bottom prices and spares no pains to assure prompt and polite attention to every caller; and under these 
 circumstances it is not to be wondered at that he finds no trouble in easily meeting all honorable competition and 
 in constantly increasing his trade, a success which is thoroughly well deserved, as he spares no pains to satisfy 
 every customer. Only reliable assistants are employed and entire confidence may be placed in Mr. Dressel and his- 
 methods at all times. A specialty is made of first-class ice-cream, and oysters in their season. 
 
 P. W. DIEHL, Jr., Sporting Goods, also Full Line of Tobacco, Confectionery and Stationery. 
 and Fruit, Corner Union Avenue and Elmendorf Street, Kingston, X. Y. — Those who are interested in sport, and 
 especially delight in hunting and fishing, will be ghad to have their attention called to a store where a stock of the 
 celebrated Hobert rifles is kept, together with a full supply of jointed fish-rods and fishing-tackle, from the best 
 makers, also where they can take their pick of as fine an assortment of walking sticks as is to be found in the 
 city and find a large line of variety goods without looking further. Such an establishment is that carried on by 
 Mr. F. W. Deihl, .jr., doing business at the corner of Union Avenue and Elmendorf Street, where he occupies a 
 store, 13 x 25 feet in dimensions and carries a complete stock of confectionery and fruits, cigars .and tobacco, sta- 
 tionery, etc. The goods are always fresh and tempting, the assortment being renewed at very short intervals. Mr. 
 Diehl's prices are all right, too, and it is natural, therefore, that he should have built up a very large trade since- 
 beginning operations in 1800. He is a native of this town and is one of tlie best known of our local business men. 
 
 J. J. DECKER, Merchant Tailor, No. 38 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y.— To many people a suit of 
 clothes is a suit of clothes, and that is all there is to it; they apparently believe that if a certain quantity of material 
 is used, it makes no difference how it is put together, so long as it takes the shape of a suit, and hence are easily 
 imposed upon by such dealers as are disposed to work off their goods more by their appearance when new, than by 
 their real merits. It may lie taken as an axiom that the five dollars spent for superior workmanship and trimmings 
 are invested to better advantage than any other portion of the purchase money, and those who will accept and act on- 
 this hint will find their reward in improved appearance and superior durability of their wearing apparel. To assure 
 the best of material put together in the most skilful manner, an establishment of repute must be patronized, and 
 none better can be chosen than that conducted by Mr. J. J. Decker, whose store is located on the second floor of 
 No. .38 Wall Street. This undertaking had its inception in 1882, and has been steadily prosecuted since that date 
 with constantly increasing success. Mr. Decker is a native of Ulster County, N. Y. This gentleman has that 
 thorough understanding of his business so essential to the highest success. .-V heavy stock is carried of foreign and 
 domestic cloths and first-class clothing is cut and made to order, a perfect fit and good workmanship being guaran- 
 teed. A specialty is made of repairing, cleaning, scouring and pressing, aiul .also of putting on mourning bands. 
 
KEPRESENTATn'E BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 MES. M. SYMOXDS. CoiifectioneiT, Fruit, Tobacco, Cigars, Etc.. Corner Tremper Avenue and 
 Prince Street, Kingston, N. Y. — Generally speaking, every penny jiaid out for fruit is well invested, for no one 
 article of food is more healthful, aud fresh ripe fruit used in reasonable moderation will save many a doctor's bill, 
 as well as a good deal of discomfort and even positive suffering. But it is of the first importance that the fruit 
 should be sound and ripe, and. therefore, some discrimination should lie exercised in its purchase; for dealers who 
 do not give special attention to the handling of fruit are apt to keep what they do handle so long that it becomes iu 
 some cases totally unfit to eat. although it may not appear so. Mrs. M. Symonds makes a specialty of dealing in 
 confectionery and fruits of all kinds, and lier assortment will always be found fresh and desirable. She quotes 
 the lowest market rates, and those wishing anything in the confectionery and fruit line would do well to call at her 
 store, located at the corner of 'I'remper Avenue and Prince Street, and there make their selections. Mrs. Symonds 
 was born in Connecticut, and founded her present business here at Kingston in 1891. She does not confine herself 
 to the handling of confectionery and fruits, by any means, but also deals in tobacco and cigars of all kinds, a 
 full line of the most popular and reliable brands always being on hand to choose from, and a visit to the store will 
 |irove both pleasant and profitable. This lady, buys all of her stock of fruit and confectionery of Mr. William 
 Uerrenbaclier of Rondout Ice-cream is to be had in season. 
 
 OVEKBAUGH i^- TURNER, Wliolesule and Retail Dealers in Lumber and Coal. Sash, Doors and 
 Mouldings, l^ear West Shore Junction, Orders by Mail Promptly Attended To, Kingston, N. Y. — One of the most 
 enterprising, progressive aiid reliable of Kingston's mercantile houses, is that of Overbaugh ifc Turner— this con- 
 cern carrying on a business established by Mr. D. C. Overbaugh in 1S12. and continued by him alone for ten years, 
 when Mr.' William H. Turner was admitted to partnership and the existing firm formed. Mr. Overbaugh was born 
 in Ulster County, and has long been prominent heie in public and in social life as well as in business circles. 
 Among the offices held by him are those of president of the Kingston Board of Education, school trustee, president 
 of Summit Mountain House Co. for several years, and is still a director, also ex-member of the Board of Aldermen; 
 and Mr. Turner, who is a native of Massachusetts, has also held public office for a long time, he having been almshouse 
 commissioner 1-5 years. Individually and as a lirm both these gentlemen have done much to advance the best interests 
 of this community, and sometimes to the injury of their own private interests. They are wholesale and retail dealers in 
 lumber and coal, "sash, doors, moulding and builders' finish ; they constantly carrying a very heavy and exceptionally 
 complete stock, and being prepared to fill the most extensive orders at slmit notice and to quote bottom prices to 
 large and small buyers. They utilize very spacious and well-arranged premises located near West Shore Junction, 
 and all necessary facilities are provided to "enable operations to be carried on to the best advantage. Orders by mail 
 are assured prompt attention, and among the leading specialties of the concern are bill timber, pine and spruce 
 •shingles, laths, pickets, rails, pine and spruce flooring, yellow pine ceiling and flooring, white wood columns, bevel 
 sidinf, novelty siding, etc., — also, grate, egg, stove, chestnut and pea coals. These gentlemen, in the spring of 1891, 
 sold their coal plant to the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co., and are now their selling agents. A full supply of all 
 sizes of Lackawanna coal Is constantly on hand in the sheds formerly u.sed by Overbaugh & Turner, in the same 
 locality, where business has been conducted for the past twenty years. 
 
 KINGSTON NATIONAL BANK, Kingston.— The standing of a banking institution is depend- 
 ent upon so many things and is affected by such a variety of circumstances that it is quite impossible to make it 
 plainly manifest in a few words, especially to those who are unfamiliar with the bank or with the city or town in 
 which it may be located; but a sufficiently accurate idea for all practical purposes of the position of such an insti- 
 tution may be gained by a brief consideration of its past record, its present financial condition, and the standing 
 of those iilentified witli it, and the result of such consideration in connection with the Kingston National Bank is 
 favorable to the highest degree, for this bank has made a most gratifying record, its condition is excellent and its 
 officers and directors include many of the most prominent business men of this section. The latest statement of 
 the bank's condition at band at the present writing bears date December 2, 1891, and shows a paid-in capital stock 
 of 81.50,000, a suriilus of .s:^,0.000. undivided profits of .$iil.73.5.2(i and aggregate resources of $.52.5,210.12. The bank 
 has a very extended line of deposits, among the regular depositors being many of the most active, influential and 
 progressi"ve business firms, corporations and individuals of this section, and the institution is a very important 
 fact'or in the continuance and the development of the prosperity of Kingston and vicinity. The banking-rooms 
 are well arranged and well equipped for the prompt and accurate transaction of business, and affairs are so skilfully 
 systemized as to avoid all unnecessary delays. The officers and directors are as follows: President, E. Bernard; 
 vice-president, Amasa Humphrey; cashier. I. C. Hume : directors, R. Bernard, J. L. DeWitt, Amasa Humphrey, 
 Luke Noone, John Maxwell, Fr.ancis Madden. James F. Brower, J. N". Cordts. Cbauncey Stewart. George S. Cou- 
 tant. 
 
 JARED TRAVERS. dealer in Staple ami Fancy Groceries, Canned Goods, Etc., Etc., Corner 
 of Garden Street and Smith Avenue. Kingston. N. Y.— Did amount of space permit, we would deem it a pleasure 
 to describe in detail the large and varied stock of goods carried by Mr. Jared Travers, for it is carefully selected, 
 and deserves special mention in the columns of the " History of Kingston and its Leading Business Men." We 
 must confine ourselves to the statement that it is made up of staple and fancy groceries, canned goods, fine teas, 
 coffees, spices, and patent medicines, and that it is well worthy of the liberal patronage it receives. Our readers 
 would do well to phace a trial order with the establishment in 'question. It is a model store of high merit, and its 
 proprietor, Mr. Travers, is a man known to employ honest business methods; a man who does not misrepresent 
 his goods, and a man whose reputation for integrity is ineproachable. To get an adequate idea of the variety, 
 liurily and freshness of the stock carried by Mr. Travers. one must visit the store, for seeing leads to belief. The 
 enterprise was inaugurated in 1872. The business has steadily increased since that date, and success seems to be 
 iu store for the proprietor. The store is located at the corner of Garden Street and Smith Avenue, and is .admi- 
 rably adapted for the purposes for which it w.as intended. Employment is given to thoroughly competent and 
 courteous assistants, and we therefore invite all our readers in this neighborhood to patronize Mr. Travers' store as 
 satisfaction is guaranteed to every patron. This gentleman Is agent fen- the celebrated West's Rheumatic Remedy. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 HENRY BUCHHOLTZ. dealer in Choice Beef. Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Etc.. No. 571 Uniou Avenue. 
 Kingston. X. Y. — Considei-ed from some standpouits seven years is a long' time, while from otliers it seems but a 
 brief period after all. But however long or short a time it may seem, the fact remains that few business houses 
 attain so high a position in the estimation of the public in seven years as has that conducted by Mr. Henry Buch- 
 holtz. This gentleman is a native of New York State and founded his present enterprise in 1SS5. He has resorted 
 to no illegitimate or questionable methods to build up his liusiness, but has proceeded from the first on the good 
 old-fashioned jirinciple of giving a dollar's worth for a dollar, and assui'ing equal and equitable treatment to all. 
 The premises made use of aie located at No. .571 Union Avenue, and the stock on hand is made up cif clu>ice meats 
 of all kinds, selected especially for family trade, and also contains a large assortment of all goods usually found in 
 such establishments. The prices quoted ou the many articles of food handled are as low as can be named by any 
 dealer in tliis line of trade. Mr. Buchholtz employs sufficient assistance to enable him to assure prompt and cour- 
 teous attention to every caller, and the accurate filling of every order. 
 
 SOLOMON WELLS, manufacturer of Heavy Wagons, Kingston, N.Y. — The making of carriages 
 and wagons has been a prominent Kingston industry for many years, and one of the oldest businesses of this kind 
 carried on in the city is that now conducted by Mr. Solomon Wells, for it was founded more than half a century 
 ago, operations having been begun by Messrs. Wells Brothers, in lSo4. The present pioprietor is a native of 
 Esopus and assumed sole control of the undertaking m 1SS6. He utilizes two floors, each 20 x 50 feet in size, and 
 fitted up with all necessary facilities for tlie building of heavy wagons and for the doing of general wagon repair- 
 ing. Mr. Wells makes a leading specialty of the manufacture of heavy lumber wagons and is prepared to fuinish 
 them at the shortest notice consistent with the faithful and skilful carrying out of every detail of the work of con- 
 struction. Selected material is used, skilled and careful help employed, and no pains spared to juoduce vehicles 
 that shall be unsurpassed for strength, durability, convenience of use and lightness of draft. Repairing is also 
 done in first-class style at short notice, and at the lowest rates consistent v^ith the attainment of thoroughly satis- 
 factory results. 
 
 KINGSTON TROY STEAM LAUNDRY, the Finest and Best Laundry in the City. Stephen D. 
 Hood, Proprietor, Isaac Hood, Manager, No. 12 Main Street. Two Doors From Eagle Hotel. City of Kingston. 
 N. Y. — No more perfect sign of advanced civilization could be given than that offered by a modern steam laundry, 
 for its presence in a community shows: first, that cleanliness prevails; and second, that the people have learned to 
 avoid one fruitful cause of domestic trouble. There is really no more reason why washing should be done at home 
 than there is why our shoes should be made at home, or any other operation performed that can be more easily and 
 cheaply attended to outside. Some of our readers may take exception to the " cheap " clause in that sentence 
 and say that it is not justified by the facts, but if they will go to the trouble of estimating all the drawbacks conse- 
 quent upon domestic washing — the extra fuel burned, the time occupied, the space taken up, the risk run. the con- 
 stant and e.xasperatlng trials to strength and patience experienced — we think that they will find on comparison 
 that we are not so far wrong after all — and then the results attained. Look at the work tui'ued out in the ordinary 
 course of business by the Kingston Troy Steam Laundry and see how it compares with the best that can be done at 
 home. Is it not superior? every facility is at hand — skilled labor is employed, constant supervision exercised — is 
 it any wonder that the results are more satisfactory? The enterprise in question was originated in 1889 and since 
 has been under the control of the present proprietor, Mr. Stephen D. Hood, and under the able management of 
 Isaac Hood from the start. This gentleman has had a number of years' experience in one of the best laundries in 
 New York State. They are both natives of New Paltz. .Mr. Stephen D. Hood is chief of the police of this town. 
 Tlie laundry is located at No. 12 Main Street and occupies spacious premises, while six experienced and reliable 
 assistants are given employment. 
 
 FRANK MERRITT. dealer in all kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats, Corner St. James and Prospect 
 Streets, Kingston, N. Y. — There are quite a number of people in Kingston who buy all their meats of Mr. Frank 
 Merritt, doing business at the corner of St. James and Prospect Streets, and the reasons given for so doing are so 
 sound and well considered that they cannot fail to be of interest to our readers. To begin with, the stock cairied 
 is unusually desirable, being made up of the best variety of meats, which are carefully selected for family trade; 
 and then again, the prices quoted are very low, that is to say. when the uniformly reliable quality of the goods 
 handled is considered. The premises occupied are quite spacious, and the assortment on hand is so displayed as to 
 make it easy to clioose just what may be desired. Competent a.nd jiolite assistants are employed, and the bu.siness 
 man, on his way to his store or office, or any other caller whose time is of value, is not obliged to wait around fnmi 
 five to fifteen minutes liefore his wants are attended to. Jlr. Merritt began operations in 1SS6. and has built up bis 
 present large retail business by the employment of liberal as well as of enterprising methods, and is prepared to till 
 all orders without delay at the lowest market rates. 
 
 ELTINGE & SCHOONMAKER, Druggists. No. 8 Wall Street, Kingston. N. Y.— 'I'here is no 
 kind of business more dei^endent upon its worth and usefulness than a wholesale and retail pharmacy. We there- 
 fore take pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the establishment now conducted by Messrs. EltingeiS- 
 Schoonmaker. at No. S Wall Street. Kingston, for here nothing is left to chance, but every department of the busi- 
 ness is carefully and intelligently supervised, and the result is a service on which absolute dependence may safely 
 be placed. The establishment under question was originally founded in 1880, by Messrs. Spore ct Eltinge. the pres- 
 ent firm having been formed in 18H1, the individual members of this firm be'ing Mr. .J. H. Eltinge and Mi'. C. 11. 
 Schoonmaker. both being natives of Kingston, and well known throughout this vicinity, where they have built up 
 a thriving business, and certainly deserve the success they have worked so hard to attain. Jlessrs. Eltinge and 
 Schoonmaker occupy premises comprising three floors and a basement, each 2.5 x 75 feet in dimensions, and carry a 
 complete stock of diaigs, chemicals, etc., as well as a large and varied assortment of crockery, glassware, paints, 
 oils. etc. Prescripticms arc compounded at short notice in the most skilful and painstaking manner, and the 
 charges will be founil luiiformly moderate. Three thoroughly exiierienced and reliable assistants are constantly 
 emploj'ed, and the extensive business transacted is most ably and intelligently handled in all its dciinrtments. 
 
30 REPRESENT ATI VE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 W. H. VANGAASBEEK, dealer in Boots and Shoes, Hats and CaiDs. Gloves and Mittens, No. 47 
 North Front Street, Khiostou, ?f. Y. — There are probably very few of our readers but what have experienced more 
 or less difficulty in getting footwear to suit them, for it is a well-known fact that boots and shoes are among the 
 hardest of all articles of wearing apparel to select. The most successful dealer is the man who recognizes the 
 diversity of taste amona; his customers, and acts accordingly. Therefore, after inspecting the stock carried by Mr. 
 W. H. Vangaasbeek, at No. 47 North Front Street, one feels no surprise at the very extensive business carried on, 
 for it is plainly evident that provision is made for supplying widely varying wants. Boots and shoes for business, 
 street and dress wear, are included in the assortment offered, together with a choice selection of hats and caps, 
 gloves and mittens, and by no means the least noticeable characteristic of this establishment is the bottom priee.s 
 quoted in the various departments. This store was established forty-two years ago by J. B. Vangaasbeek, who 
 was succeeded by the present proprietor in 1885, whose reputation for fair dealing and enterprise is already estab- 
 lished. The premises occupied and located at the above address measure 20 x 50 feet. One competent assistant 
 is employed and Mr. Dan. D. Hicks acts as manager of the establishment, and the large retail business transacted 
 is due greatlj' to his energy and close buying. 
 
 LIVINGSTOjST & VEKNOOY. Grocers. Bowery, Corner Furnace Street. Kingston, K Y.— The 
 business now conducted by Messrs. Livingston cS: Vernooy was inaugurated in 1SS3 by the firm of Merritt & Fuyer, 
 who were succeeded in 1SS7 by Messrs. Markle &, Greene, the present proprietors assuming entire control of 
 the business in 1889. Both these gentlemen are natives of Kingston, and are very well known a'lid highly esteemed 
 citizens. They have built up an extensive retail trade, and it may be safely predicted that if they adhere to their 
 isresent principle of governing affairs, the present steady and rapid growth of patronage will continue. People like 
 to have a large stock of groceries, etc., to select from, and also like to feel sure that whatever they buy will prove 
 as represented, and both these desires can be gratified by dealing with the firm in question, as many residents of 
 Kingston have already learned. The premises made use of by Messrs. Livingston & Vernooy are located at the 
 corner of Bowery and Furnace Streets, and are some 1000 square feet in dimensions. The stock on hand includes 
 choice, staple and fancy groceries; teas, coffee and spices, all of which are quoted at the lowest market rates. Com- 
 petent assistants are employed and orders are filled and delivered with a promptness and accuracy pleasant to see. 
 Callers are attended to courteously and quickly, and care is taken to give no one cause for complaint. 
 
 JOHN S. KEARNEY & SON, Pine Horseshoeing a Specialty, Special Attention Given to 
 Overreaching and Interfering, No. 110 Wall Street. Opposite Smith's Livery, Kingston, N. Y. — Every owner of 
 horses should acquaint himself with a good place at which to have horseshoeing done. The necessity for such work 
 is apt to occur at any time, and it is well to know where square treatment and durable workmanship are to be 
 found. Among those paying special attention to horseshoeing, mention should be made of the establishment now 
 conducted by Messrs. John S. Kearney & Son, which was started here bj' them in 1889, both of whom are natives of 
 Kingston. Their shop, which is located at No. 110 Wall Street, 20 x 40 feet in size, is one of the best equipped in 
 this vicinity, and turns outwork that is sure to please the most critical, for the work is done in the best manner 
 and warranted to give satisfaction. One skilled assistant is constantly emploj'ed and jobs can be done at a remark- 
 ably short notice when circumstances require haste. Special attention is given to overreaching and interfering 
 horse.s. While paying due attention to the appearance of the work done, Messrs. Kearney & Son recognize the fact 
 that strength is also a most important consideration, and their work is noted for its durability as well as for other 
 good qualities. The charges made for work are very moderate, and Messrs. Kearnej' & Son endeavor to so treat 
 their patrons as to make them permanent customers, guaranteeing fair dealing, durable work and polite treatment. 
 John S. and John H. Kearney compose the members of the present firm. 
 
 JAMES MYER, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Second Floor. Preston Building, No. 80 Fair Street, 
 Kingston, N. Y. — Many attempts have been made to give a comprehensive, comi)lete and yet compact definition of 
 the term " civil engineer," but no great degree of success has been attained, nor is it likely to be, for the duties 
 performed by the competent civil engineer are so many, so varied and so important that the merest summary of 
 them would occupy considerable space, while but few of them can be omitted in justice to the profession, they 
 being almost uniformly important if not indispensable. One of the best known civil engineers and surveyors hav- 
 ing offices in this city is Mr. James Myer, who is a native of Kingston and who began the practice of his profession 
 here in 1886. His office is located on the second floor of the Preston Building, No. 80 Fair Street, and communica- 
 tions by mail to that address are assured prompt and careful attention. Mr. Myer does a general civil engineering 
 and surveying business, and those conversant with his work speak in the highest terms of his accuracy, skill and 
 reliability. He is prepared to execute commissions at the shortest notice consistent with the attainment of i-elia- 
 ble results, and his charges are uniformly moderate. 
 
 JOHN T. BOND, Watchmaker and Jeweler. John Street, Opposite the Postoflfice, Kingston, 
 N. Y. — It very seldom pays to buy anything at an establishment that is not thoroughly reliable in every respect, 
 and this is particularly the case where jewelry is concerned, for the opportunities for fraud in the selling of goods 
 coming under this head are too obvious to need demonstration, and such fi'aud it is practically impossible to detect 
 at the time, or to prove and punish afterwards. The only sensible way to do then, is to patronize a reputable and 
 firmly established concern, and if you desire to find one that is not only strictly reliable, but is enterprising and 
 liberal in its Inisiness methods also, the best advice we can offer is to call" on Mr. John T. Bond, whose store is 
 located on John Street, opposite the postoffice, and take advantage of the inducements he ia prepared to extend to 
 customers. Mi'. Bond is a native of England; he began operations in his present line of business here in 1S67. The 
 premises utilized are of the dimensions of 12 x 30 feet, and a choice assortment of watches, clocks and jewehy, etc. 
 is carried, and every article is fully warranted to prove just .as represented in every respect. Fine repairing in all 
 its branches is done at this establishment at the shortest possible notice. One competent assistant is employed and 
 the prices on all goods handled are at the lowest market rates. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 31 
 
 A. CARR & SON, General Fiiriiijihiug Undertakers and Practical Embalmers, Telephone Coniiec- 
 tioD. No. 2'J John Street, Kinsston, X. Y. — As Ion."' as the present method of disposing of the de.ad is continued, (and 
 there certainly seems to be no immediate prospect of its being superseded,) the undertaker will hold a prominent 
 and responsible position in the community, and it is uratifying- to be able to state that as a general thing those 
 wlio assume the delicate and ouorons duties of this profession are honorable and competent men. In calling 
 attention to the facilities possessed by Messrs. A. Carr & Son, we feel that we are serving our readers, for it is 
 always well to know the address of a tlniroughly competent and reliable undertaker and embalmer. and we know 
 of no one in this town who is better entitled to be classed under this head than the gentlemen in question. They 
 opened their present establishment at Xo. 29 John Street in 1S89. The premises utilized comprise one floor, 12 x 25 
 feet in dimensions, which is very thoroughly fitted up, enabling every order to be promptly tilled, while the stock 
 of coffins, caskets and funeral gooils is varied and complete, so that all tastes can be suited. Mr. A. Carr and Mr. 
 Hai'ry P. Carr are both natives of this State and well-known and highly esteemed gentlemen. 
 
 DR. MEINHARDT, Dentist, No. 4G Wall Street, Opposite Court House, over Silas H. Davis. 
 Kingston, X. Y. — There is many a man, even among tliose who are neither nervous nor timid, who has a horror of 
 visiting the dentist, and it is those who have never had operations performed upon their teeth who fear such a visit 
 the most, for their idea of what to expect is made up entirely from the humorously exaggerated stories concerning 
 dental operations, which are so common and which are based (so far as they are basedupon anything) upon past 
 methods and conditions. They naturally believe that all work upon the teeth is more or less painful and that some 
 operations are simph' agonizing. Xow such a belief is absolutely unwarranted by the facts. Provided that the 
 dentist be skilful, familiar with tlie most approved methods, and equipped with improved tools and appliances, he is 
 capable of performing almost every operation incidental to dentistry without causing serious pain or even great 
 inconvenience, and so the only thing to require careful consideration when you discover that your teeth should be 
 treated is the competency of the local dentist. It may truly be said that in no other profession is the average merit 
 more high, at least in this country, which is conceded to have the best dentists in the world, and hence it is with no 
 idea of making invidious comparisons that we call special attention to tlie service offered by Dr. Meinhardt, whose 
 office is located at Xo. 4(3 \Vall Street, Kingston. X. Y. It is fitted up with all necessary facilities for the practice 
 of dentistry in all its branches. Dr. Meinhardt pays particular attention to the pieservatiou of the natural teeth, 
 also to children's teeth, and also makes a specialty of extracting teeth with the aid of vitalized air. He has been 
 located in Kingston since 189 1, and has already built up a very desirable practice, and his patronage is not confined 
 to residents of Kingston, but is drawn from all the adjacent country. He is very reasonable in liis charges and 
 warrants all his work in every respect. 
 
 MRS. G. FROHLICK, Hair Goods, Shampooing, Kid Gloves Cleaned, No. 27 John Street. King- 
 ston, X. Y. — It would be decidedly for the advantage of the public were such establishments as that conducted Ijy 
 Mrs. G. Frohlich much more common than is the case, for it is often difficult to have children's hair-cutting done 
 as it should be. and even in shops where the work is well done the surroundings are seldom such as are agreeable 
 to the gentler sex; and of course young children must be accompanied by mother or sister in the great majority of 
 cases. Mrs. Frohlick has had long and varied experience in her present line of business, having been established 
 here since 1S80. The premises made use of are located at Xo. 27 John Stieet, and comprise one floor 1-5 x 1.5 feet 
 in dimensions. They contain a most skilfully cliosen stock of hair goods, embracing the latest fashionable novel- 
 ties, and also contain facilities for shampooing and ladies' hair-dressing and bang cutting, and the doing of hair work 
 of all kinds. Mrs. Frohlick is conceded to be as artistic a hair-dresser as can oe found in this section of the coun- 
 try, and the character no less than the extent of her patronage shows that her skill is generally appreciated. 
 Employment is given to only competent assistants, and orders for custom hair work or repairing can be promptly 
 tilled in the busiest seasons, close supervision being exercised and no defective work being knowingly allowed to 
 leave the premises. A specialty of cleaning kid gloves is also made at this establishment. 
 
 JAMES CHMMINGS, Wholesale Dealer in Bottled Lager and Mineral Waters, Corner Lucas and 
 Washington Avenues, Kingston, X. Y. — Although the price of bottled lager has decreased considerably of late 
 years, this is by no means all gain so far as the purchasing public are concerned, for there has been a decided fall- 
 ing off iu quality as well as in price, so that now it is difficult to get really good liottled beer. That is. it is difficult 
 to do so luiless you happen to know just where to place your order, and in this connection we take pleasure in 
 calling attention to the goods supplied by Mr. James Cummings, bottler of and wholesale and retail dealer in lager 
 and mineral waters, for the quality of the goods he furnishes is unsurpassed and his prices are low enough to suit 
 the most economically disposed. His bottling works and office are located at the corner of Lucas and Washington 
 Avenues, and every facility is provided to ensure the prompt and accurate filling of orders, the delivery service 
 being frequent and reliable. 'The premises are connected by telephone (call X'o. 3), and orders sent in that way, 
 or addressed to postoffice box Xo. 3-59, are assured immediate and careful attention. 
 
 EDWARD T. STELLE. Roots. Shoes, Hats. Caps, No. .54 Wall Street. Kingston, N. Y.— When 
 buying boot's or shoes, the main point is to get a pair that will fit yon. and it is worth while to take more pains to 
 do this than one w-.mld sup])Ose. foi- not only is good fitting footwear decidedly more comfortable than that which 
 is too loose or too tight at one jioint or another, but it is also decideclly more durable, as has been repeatedly 
 proved by actual test. Xow. feet vary very considerably in size and proportions, and hence the only way to get 
 something that will really fit is to choose from a stock containing practically all sizes and widths, and if vou make 
 your selection from the assortment offered by Mr. Edward T. Stelle. at X'o. .54 Wall Street, you will have little 
 trouble in getting a satisfactory fit. for this stock is exceptionally .complete both as regards sizes and varieties of 
 footwear. The proprietor succeeded to the business established many years ago by Mr. Silas II. Da^^s. The prem- 
 ises occupied comprise one.stiire. 20 x 70 feet in dimensions. Mr. Stelle spares no iiains to keep his assortment of 
 boots, shoes, bats and cnjjs, gloves, canes and umbrellas, complete in every department, making fine goods a spe- 
 cialty, and there is practically nothing in the line of seasonable footwear he is not prepared to furnish. His prices 
 are low as the lowest, and as his goods are in every instance guaranteed to prove as represented, no better place to 
 trade can be found in this town or in the State either. This gentleman makes a specialty of shoes to order and 
 guarantees the fit. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 EDWARD B. CODWISE, (Member of American Society of Civil Engineers,) Civil Engineer, 
 John and Wall Streets, Second Floor, Kin.aston, N. Y.— We are "told that "Peace liatli her victories no less 
 renowned than war," and certainly the victories wtm by our American civil engineers on this continent since the 
 close of the Rebellion are in their way fully as gratifyino- and as important as any victories won by strategy and force 
 of arms during that momentous struggle. To our civil engineers we owe our lines of railway, crossing the conti- 
 nent, climbing mountains, passing over wide and swift-running rivers, tunnelling through vast ramparts of rock 
 and earth, stayed by no obstacles and connecting cities, counties, states, seotions'and even countries by iron bands 
 of peace and good-will. It is the civil engineer who arranged the irrigating systems which make vast desert tracts 
 '• blossom like the rose"; it is he who plans our bridges, who oi-iginates the great canals and massive dams which 
 render available our great water-powers, and, in short, there is liardly a field of activity in which his influence is 
 not powerfully felt. In the cai-rying out of private enterprises and local improvements^ as well as in the construc- 
 tion of national woiks his aid is indispensable, and there is no city of any importance that does not offer afield for 
 the operations of the competent civil engineer; so it goes witliout'saying that the profession is well represented in 
 Kingston, and one of the leading members of it here is Mr. Edward B. Codwise, who has carried on opeiations in 
 this city since 1878, and whose office is on the second floor of the building corner of Wall and John Streets. Mr. 
 ("'odwise is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and is widely known both in and out of the profes- 
 sion. He has had long and varied experience and has built up a reputation which affoi'ds the best possible proof 
 of the thoroughness of his training and the accuracy and carefulness of his methods. This gentleman is city engi- 
 neer of Kingston. 
 
 HAYS & VAN STBEiSTBUEGH, Ice-cream Parlor, Bakery and Confectionery. No. .59 Fair 
 Street, Cingston, N. Y. — Many families purchase all their bread, cake and pastry at bakeries, ancl the proportion of 
 them that do so would be even greater were it not for the short-sighted policy pursued by those bakers who appar- 
 ently believe in giving customers the smallest possible amount for their money. Nevertheless this is not the fact 
 with Messrs. Hays & Van Steenburgh, successors to H. Keator. Un this concern liave always put quality before 
 quantity in catering to the public and spare no pains to produce articles that will compare favorably with the best 
 " home-made " productions. The establishment is located at No. .59 Fair Street, is 20 x -JO feet in dimensions, and is 
 equipped with the latest improved facilities, for they do a very large retail trade, and are prepared to fill the heavi- 
 est orders. Confectionery is also dealt in aiul fresh candy every day is to be found here; an ice-cream parlor is 
 attached to the other business, and hotels, stores and private families are supplied at very reasonable prices. 
 Employment is given to several assistants and you are assured prompt and polite attention. Messrs. Geo. W. Hays 
 and John V. Van Steenburgh compose the present firm. 
 
 CHARLES McCANN, Tailor, Cloth and Trimmings at Modei'ate Terms, Special Attention given 
 to Cutting and Fitting Ladies' Coats, No. 113 North Front Street, Kingston, N. Y. — Wonderful improvements have 
 lieen made in ready-made clothing of late years without a doubt, but to a^seit that the very best ready-made gar- 
 ments are as desirable as good custom clothing is as absurd as it would le 1o tiy to prove that twice two arefive^for 
 it is so obvious as not to require demonstration, that garments made to order are sure to fit better, wear better and 
 in short give better satisfaction in every way than those made to fit everybody. That many residents of Kingston 
 and vicinity are convinced of this fact is shown by the liberal pationnge accorded Mr. Charles McCann, and we take 
 pleasure in calling attention to his facilities, for we know that he lias bolh the detciinination and the ability to thor- 
 oughly satisfy every reasonable customer. The business with A\hich he is identified wasfoimded in ]tC4by himself. 
 He has bad long and varied experience in fine custom tailoring. He gives personal attention to orders, and as he 
 employs two assistants he is in a position to execute conimissions at short notice, while his charges are unifoimly 
 moderate. The premises occupied are located at No. 113 North Front Street, and measure 20 x .50 feet, affording 
 ample room for the carrying of a complete assortment of foreign and domestic fabrics, cloth and trimmings, etc. 
 Special attention is given to cutting and fitting ladies' coats. The leading manufacturers are represented and the 
 goods are guaranteed to prove precisely what they are claimed to be in every respect. 
 
 DR. H. M. EDDY, Druggist, No. 234 Uuioii Avenue, Kingston, N. Y.— It is safe to say that no 
 establishment in Kingston is more deserving of hearty and generous patronage than that conducted by Dr. H. M. 
 Eddy at No. 234 Union Avenue, for no estabiishment is of more genuine utility or more liberally managed. Dr. Eddy 
 is a native of >few .Jersey, and has carried on his present business since 1888, having an office in his store, where he 
 continues to practise his profession. He is a physician and ajiothecary and carries a complete stock of pure drugs, 
 medicines and chemicals, obtaining them from the most reliable so\u-ces and sparing no pains to handle as high a 
 grade of goods as the market affords. Especial attention is given to the compounding of physicians' prescriptions, 
 every facility being provided to ensure absolute accuracy in the smallest details of the work, and to enable orders 
 to be filled at very short notice. The charges are uniformly moderate, as low, in fact, as is consistent with the use 
 of materials of standard quality. The premises occupied comprise one store, 20 x 80 feet in size, and is said to have 
 the finest fixtures of any drugstore in this town. Two competent and obliging assistants are employed, so that all 
 orders are assured immediate and careful attention. 
 
 J. L. VAN AKEN, dealer in Fine Family Groceries, Corner of Union Avenue and St. James Street. 
 Kingston, N. Y. — It may readily be imagined that a very large quantity of groceries is required to supply the demand 
 in tills city and vicinity, and as a matter of fact, the grocery business is one of the most extensive of all branches of 
 trade here conducted. Mr. J. L. Van Aken occupies a leading position among our local dealers in these goods, and 
 has been identified with bis present establishment since 1875. JSIr. Van Aken was born in Kingston, and is too well 
 known here to render extended personal mention necessary. The i^remises made use of by him are located at the 
 corner of Union Avenue and St. James Street and are 1,.506 square feet in dimensions. A very heavy stock is car- 
 ried, and employment given to only competent assistants, all orders being carefully filled, and customers being- 
 assured immediate and painstaking attention. The assortment of goods offered comprises fine family groceries of 
 all kinds, and the prices quoted are at all times in accordance with the lowest market rates. Mr. Van Aken has 
 always made a practice of handling first-class goods only, and the fact that articles coming from bis store are sure 
 to prove as represented, has much to do with its widespread popularity. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 33 
 
 BLUE Clt^i) STORE, Grenville Finger, Manager, dealer in Groceries, 
 
 Flour, Feed, Hay, Etc., for Cash at the Blue Store, also Jobber in Tobacco and Cigars, Xos. 107 and 109 North Front 
 Street, Kino'ston, X. Y. — Should a person thoroughly acquainted with the comparative standing of the various bus- 
 iness houses of this town be asked to name halt a dozen of the leading grocery firms of Kingston he would unques- 
 tionably include the Blue Store in the list, for it has long held its present high position and is generally conceded to 
 have few it any rivals in its particular line. The reasons for this favorable judgment are not difficult to learn, for 
 no one can visit this establishment without being impressed by the magnitude and variety of the stock carried, the 
 dependable character of the goods and the low prices quoted on the same, while the prompt and courteous attention 
 extended to every caller is of itself enough to entitle this representative house to particularly favorable mention, 
 ffhe premises made use of comprise one store, 50 x 60 feet in dimensions, and are located at Nos. 107 and 109 Xorth 
 Front Street, the great amount of space available enabling a very heavy and complete stock to be carried and the 
 goods to be displayed to excellent advantage. Choice groceries, flour, feed, hay, etc., tobacco and cigars, are dealt 
 in, and as employment is given to three competent assistants all orders can be accurately filled at short notice; the 
 lowest market prices are quoted, every article being warranted to prove as represented. This enterprise was begun 
 in 1882, by Messrs. Merritt and Finger, they being succeeded by the present manager during the current year. 
 
 WM. H. WHITNEY, dealer in Men's, Youths', Boys' and Children's Fine Eeady-made Clothing 
 and Gents' Furnishing Goods, N"o. 38 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y. — The question of where to purchase clothing io 
 the best advantage is one that appeals to all classes in the community, for the expense of dress forms an impor- 
 tant item in the cost of living, and the rapid increase in the number of clothing stores, of late years, complicates 
 the question by giving more latitude of choice; but many residents of Kingston and vicinity have very satisfac- 
 torily solved the problem, by making it a rule to patronize the establishment conducted by Mr. Wm. H. Whitney, 
 at Xo. 38 Wall Street. The reasons for this decision are many and sound, but they may be summed up in very few 
 words — the assurance of receiving full value for every dollar expended. Some houses may assume to do even more 
 than this, to sacrifice goods at less than cost and give their retail patrons even more than wholesale values, 
 but the justice of such claims is, to say the least, doubtful, although Mr. Whitney, in common with all other ener- 
 getic business houses, may at times find it advisable to dispose of certain goods at or even below actual cost. 
 But the main point is, does this concern ordinarily quote bottom prices on dependable goods? and we have 
 no liesitation in saying that no house in this section has a better record in tliis respect. The premises utilized 
 are spacious and comprise one floor, 20 x 80 feet in size, and which contain a complete stock of ready-made cloth- 
 ing suitable for men, boys, and children, while a very desirable and varied stock of gents' furnishing goocls is con- 
 stantly carried and a large retail business is done. This enterprise was founded in 1880 by Mr. A. P. Winchel, 
 he being succeeded by the present proprietor in 1883, who is a native of Ulster County. 
 
 PITT'S BAZAAR, House Furnishing and Fancy Goods, China, Glass and Silver-plated Ware, 
 Pictures Framed to Order, No. 4 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y. — " Pitt's Bazaar " is one of Kingston's most popular 
 •• institutions," and well does it deserve its popularity, for it is safe to say that no other store in the country 
 affords an equally comprehensive and efficient service in connection with the sale of house furnishing and fancy 
 goods; china, glass and silver-plated ware, pictures and other art goods; sporting goods and many other articles 
 too numerous to mention. The dictionary tells us that a bazaar is a market, and' therefore it is as appropriate a 
 name as could be chosen for this store, for it is certainly a market for the sale of an almost endless variety of 
 goods, and so satisfactory is the service in each department of the business that it would be very difficult to deter- 
 mine in which one, if any, the most attractions were offered. The premises occupied comprise four floors, each 
 2.5 X 7.5 feet in size, and are located at No. 4 Wall Street. An immense stock is constantly carried, and as it is 
 always being renewed it is perennially fresh, attractive and seasonable, and is always sure to repay careful inspec- 
 tion. It includes hardware of all kinds, trunks, travelling and shopping bags of every description; a full line of 
 sporting goods, including guns, rifles, pistols, game-bags, cartridge belts, .shooting coats, etc., and an exceptionally 
 complete assortment of house furnishing goods, fine, medium and common tableware, and lamp goods. This is the 
 agency of the famous " Bissell" cai-pet sweeper and the equally famous " Rochester" lamps, and the sole agency 
 of the " Wheeler & Wilson " sewing machine, endorsed by thousands of users as the best family sewing machine now 
 on the market. The proprietor of the " Bazaar," Mr. H.^H. Pitt, is a native of Oriskany, N. Y., and has carried on 
 his present enterprise about ten years. He is naturally proud of the success it has attained, and if close attention to 
 details, progressive and honorable methods, the handling of a great variety of goods, such as are wanted in every 
 family, and prompt and courteous attention to callers will increase still further the popularity of the bazaar, it is 
 impossible to set a limit to the popularity it may gain. Bottom prices are quoted on all the many goods handled 
 and every article is sold under a guarantee that it will prove just as represented. These gentlemen also handle an 
 extensive stock of bicycles and tricycles in great variety. 
 
 J. N. BRENGEL, Photographer, No. 9 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y.— If improved apparatus 
 and reliable chemicals and unbounded self-confidence were all that is necessary to make a first-class photographer, 
 the country would be full of such, for about every tenth man you see nowadays practises photography for fun or 
 for money, and can talk to you by the hour about " negatives,'" and "exposures" and developing, and many othei- 
 things of which you know little or nothing; but when it comes to putting theories into practice the average photog- 
 rapher, amateur or professional, cannot seem to make a very excellent showing. The fact is long experience and 
 considerable natural ability are absolutely essential to the attainment of thoroughly satisfactory results in photog- 
 raphy, and an illustration of this may be had by comparing the work turned out by Mr. .J. N. Brengel with that 
 produced by other photographers who might be mentioned, for Mr. Brengel has been in the business for many years 
 and is thoi'oughly familiar with it in every detail. He is a native of New York, and succeeded to the business 
 founded by Mr. Edward Lewis in 1865. His rooms are located at No. 9 Wall Street, on the third and fourth floors, 
 being very thoroughly fitted up in every way. Photography in all its branches is carried on. orders being filled 
 at short notice and at uniformly moderate rates, while the results attained are such that it is perfectly safe to fully 
 guarantee satisfaction to all who may place orders at this popular studio. This gentleman commanded Company 
 I., 6th New York Cavalry, during the war, and for a time served on the staff of General Sheridan. 
 
34 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN 
 
 STYLES & BRUYN, Blank Books, Wall-paper, Stationers, Engraviugs, Choice Literature, Artists' 
 Materials, Etchiuos, Water Colors, En<jraviii,s;s, Picture-frames, Studies, Corner Wall and John Streets, Kingston, 
 N"- Y.— The use of inferior, " cheap looking" stationery in social correspondence is one of the most common and yet 
 one of the most inexcusable offences against good taste, and it is really mysterious why people who are careful of 
 even the minor details of dressing and very scrupulous in the use of courteous terms and in the observance of the 
 forms of etiquette, should so often allow themselves to use business stationery for other than business affairs, or 
 should in any other way infringe upon the few and simple rules governing social correspondence. Even the best 
 stationery costs but little, a moderate ciuantity will last a long time, and there is really no good reason why its use 
 should not be universal among people making any pretensions to refinement. One of the best stores in Ulster 
 County at wliich to obtain stationery of any kind is the establishment conducted by Messrs. Styles & Bruyu, corner 
 Wall and .John Streets, for a large and complete assortment of fashionable, office and school stationery and blanlc 
 books is constantly carried and. the prices rule as low as the lowest ; choice literature is also largely dealt in, the 
 latest notable publications being carried in stock and any advertised work being obtained at short notice. A most 
 skilfully chosen assortment of etchings, water colors, engravings, photographs, etc., is on hand to choose from, and 
 picture-frames of any size or style will be made to order at short notice. Artists' materials in great variety are 
 offered at the lowest market rates, as are the latest artistic wall-papers and picture mouldings. The proprietors of 
 this representative store are Messrs. C. C. Styles and James V. Bruyn, both of whom are natives of Kingston, and 
 are very generally known throughout the city. 
 
 GEO. C. PEESTOX & SON, Lisnrance Agents, No. 8 Pair Street, Kingston, N. Y.— The cost of 
 fire insurance is so trivial in comparison with the advantages derived from it that no man owning insurable pro]i- 
 erty is justified in neglecting to secure such protection, and indeed a merchant carrying no insurance on his stock 
 and fixtures, or a manufacturer carrying on operations without holding policies oil his plant and materials is so 
 rare as to be almost unknown. The question to be settled then is not "Shall I insure ?" but " IIow and where 
 shall I insure ? " and many of the property owners in Kingston and vicinity have answered this ciuestion to the 
 entire satisfaction of all parties concerned by taking out policies through Messrs. Geo. C. Preston & Son, who. rep- 
 resent some of the leading fire companies doing business in this State, and are prepared to effect insurance to any 
 desired amount at the lowest market rates, and with a minimum of trouble to those seeking protection. Mr. Geo. 
 C. Preston has been identified^ with the insurance business for nearly twenty years, during which time he has 
 placed an immense amount of insurance and gained a high reputation for his agency for the prompt adjustment 
 and payment of losses. The following list of companies represented shows the nature of the service offered : 
 Orient, JEtna Fire and Phrenix, of Hartford; Fire Association, of Philadelphia. Pa.: Commercial Union, of London; 
 Albany, of Albany, N". Y. ; State Investment Ins. Co., and Firemen's Fund, of California; British America Ins. 
 Co. and Western Ins. Co., of Toronto; Niagara, of ?s''ew York; Dutchess Co. Mut. Ins. Co., of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ; 
 P.ochester-German Ins. Co. of Rochester, N. Y. ; Eagle Fire Co., of New York; Agricultural Ins. Co., of Watertown, 
 N. Y. ; Fidelity and Casualty Accident Co.. of New York. 
 
 SMITH BROTHERS, Hack. Livery and Boarding Stable. Clinton Avenue, Kingston, N. Y.— 
 Some livery stables are conducted on such unbusinesslike principles that a man who is accustomed to do business 
 in a business way is sure to be profoundly disgusted whenever he has anything to do with them. When a man 
 wants a team, is willing to use it properly and pay a fair price for the use of it, he is justified in expecting that his 
 application for a turnout at a public stable will receive prompt and careful attention and that if a team is' available 
 it will be handed over to him after reasonable precautions have been taken to find out who he is, what he is, and 
 where he proposes to go. But some stable-keepers act as if they were doing their customers a personal favor in giv- 
 ing them a team at all, and seem to consider every caller a horse-thief in disguise. Of course, precautions are neces- 
 sary and many stable-keepers are imposed upon in spite of them, but risks are run in every line of business, and it 
 is generally a rogue who is best prepared to answer all probable questions. The successful stable proprietor can 
 "size a man up," without learning his entire family history, and one prominent reason for the popularity enjoyed 
 by the establishment conducted by Messrs. Smith Brothers is to be found in their possession of this faculty, and 
 their consequent avoidance of the long string of questions which are as exasperating as they are useless. The 
 three brothers who compose this firm are all natives of Greene County and have carried on their present enterprise 
 since 1SS7. Tlieir stable is located on Clinton Avenue and contains twenty-eight stalls and some fine horses and car- 
 riages for hacking and livery service. Horses are boarded at reasonable rates. The charges for livery service are 
 fair in every instance and we cordially recommend this establishment. 
 
 BENJ. F. HALLETT. Cabinet-maker and Upholstering Establishment, Church Cushions, Mat- 
 tresses, Etc., Made, Center Street, Two Doors from Clinton Avenue, Kingston, N. Y. — "Ready-made" furniture 
 has so largely superseded ordered work, that there are now but few establishments at which orders for first-class 
 cabinet-work can be placed in the full assurance that they will be skilfully and satisfactorily filled at reasonable 
 rates; and one of the few is that conducted by Mr. Benjamin F. Hallett, a native of Scranton, Penn., and a practical 
 cabinet-maker of long experience. He has carried on his present establishment since 1890, when he succeeded 
 Messrs. Chas. Schreiber & Son, wlio had founded it in 1887. The premises made use of are located on Center 
 Street between St. James and Liberty Streets, two doors from Clinton Avenue, and comprise two floors, each meas- 
 uring ;50 X .50 feet. They are fitted up with all necessary facilities for the manufacture of cabinet-work, the machin- 
 ery being of the most improved type and being driven by steam-power. A specialty is made of ordered work; 
 and cabinets, mantels, bookcases, sideboards, china cases, etc., will be made to order from special designs at 
 short notice and at reasonable rates, estimates being promptly furnished on application. Upholstering is a promi- 
 nent feature of the business, and all kinds of furniture repairing and finishing will be done in the'most skilful 
 manner, particular attention being paid to antique repairing. Church cushions, mattresses and similar articles will 
 be made to order accurately and promptly, and material, workmanship, etc., are guaranteed to give entire satisfac- 
 tion. Mr. Hallett employs half a dozen assistants, but gives close attention to every detail of the business and 
 knowingly allows no inferior work to leave the shop. 
 
KhPRESENTATlVE BUSINESS MEN. 35 
 
 HER^rAN" BEERLE, Unrtertaker and Arterial Embalmer, Upholstering, and General Furniture 
 Kepairini;, >fo. 600 Union Avenue, Near Henery Street, Kingston. X. Y. — The reputation o£ Kinn;.ston as an excellent 
 town in which to do business is constantly attr.actino- enterprising business men from other sections, and amony 
 the latest arrivals is Mr. Herman Beerle, a native of this town and who was formerly with John Newkirk for four 
 years, and with Stock & Rice for five years, both of whom are well known. Mr. Beerle is an experienced and skil- 
 ful undertaker and practical arterial embalmer, and is prepared to undertake the entire direction of funerals, fur- 
 nishing- all necessary supplies and making all arrangements if desired. He will promptly respond to any call for 
 personal service, at any time. He deals in undertakers' supplies of all kinds and quotes the lowest market rates on 
 all articles handled. Mr. Beeide also does upholstering in all its branches, being prepared to upholster anj' article. 
 new or second-hand, from a footrest to a parlor suit. He uses honest materials, faithfully carries out every detail 
 of the work, and hence is in a i^osition to guarantee satisfaction to every custf)mer, especially as be does all that 
 work himself, has small expenses, and divides the saving thus made with patrons. Furniture repairing of all 
 kinds is neatly and well done and at moderate prices. His store and shop are located at Xo. 600 Union Avenue, 
 near Henery Street, and are 20 x 40 feet in dimensions, and all orders are assured prompt and careful attention. 
 
 P. E . TE BOW, dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Paints and Oils, and General Merchandise, 
 Established 1840, Xo. 81 Clinton Avenue, Kingston, X. Y. — The ability to suit a business enterprise to the particu- 
 lar class of trade it is designed to reach, is an indispensable factor in i;he attainment of success. Mr. P. E. Te Bow 
 has shown what may be done in this way in a remarkably short time, for he has only been established in his pres- 
 ent business since 18SS, though it has been carried on a great many years, having been founded in 1840 by Mr. 
 Jacob Burhans, and after several changes came into the possession and under the management of the present pro- 
 prietor, who is a native of Xew York City. His methods are business-like and perfectly straightforward, his stock 
 is the best that can be found in the market, and the prices will compare favorably with those of any dealer in 
 this place or the vicinity. The premises utilized and located at Xo. 81 Clinton Avenue are 2.5 x 50 feet in dimen- 
 sions. A strictly retail trade is carried on. All the regular choice family groceries are dealt in besides paints. 
 oils, and general merchandise. This house makes a specialty of keeping a line of fine grade teas and coffees, and 
 imported cheeses of all kinds, besides a variety of other articles too numerous to mention. 
 
 J. T. THOMPSON", Stores, Ranges and Heaters. Galvanized Cornices and Skylights, Tin, Sheet- 
 Iron and Enaraelled-ware, Personal Attention Given to General Jobbing, Xo. 670 Union ,\venue, Kingston, X. Y. — 
 The question of whether furnace or stove heat sliould be used to warm'a house is one that has excited a good deal 
 of discussion, and can never be definitely settled, for under some conditions, a furnace will prove more economical 
 and efficient, and under others, stoves will yield the best results. But whichever is chosen, one point should be 
 carefully borne in mind, and that is " get the best." Great improvements have been made of late years in stoves 
 and furnaces, and pains should be taken to patronize a house that handles the most modern pattei-ns. Xo mistake 
 will be made in placing an order with Mr. J. T. Thompson, for this gentleman has bad large experience in this line 
 of trade. He is a native of Rhinebeck. The premises occupied are located at Xo. 670 Union Avenue and comprise 
 one store, 20 x 60 feet in dimensions, and a well-selected stock of stoves, ranges and heaters, galvanized cornices and 
 skylights, tin, sheet-iron and enanielled-ware is always to be found here, while personal attention is given to all 
 job work, sheet and metal work — hot water heaters a specialty. From two to three assistants are employed and 
 callers are always assured immediate and courteous attention and find one of the best lines of goods in the town' 
 This gentleman also handles the celebrated Dangler vapor stoves — being sole agent in this section of the country. 
 
 MME. ROGOW, Hair-dressing Parlor, No. 36 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y., Branch at Rondout. 
 Kennedy's Row. — The establishment of Madame A. Rogow at Xo. 36 Wall Street, her rooms being on the second 
 floor, merits more extended description, than the nece.ssity of keeping this book within reasonable limits enables 
 us to give it. Her hair-dressing parlor is one of the most perfectly equipped of its kind in this town comparing 
 favorably in style with any house in Xew York or Boston. Mme. Rogow cuts ladies' and children's hair in the lat- 
 est style and makes a specialty of ladies' and gentlemen's fine wigs, bangs and switches, of which she always has a 
 vai-iety on hand and makes to order when desired. Spirit of Quinine hair tonic for cleansing and promoting the 
 growth of the hair is constantly in stock, while the latest improved facilities are provided for the cutting, singeing, 
 and dressing of ladies' and children's hair. A separate room is allotted them where they find comfort and privacy. 
 Mme. Rogow having studied the best authors on " Hair in Health and Disease," and being in receipt of the latest 
 works by the most eminent professors, can safely advise and give such treatment for the preservation and restora- 
 tion of the hair, as will be for the best advantage of her cu'stomers. An adequate force of skilled assistants is 
 employed and callers are assured prompt and careful attention. Mme. Rogow is a native of Pennsylvania and 
 opened her present store here in 1SS9, and also a branch in Rondout. Her charges are always moderate and her 
 work the best in every respect. 
 
 MISS M. A. KEEPE, Millinery Parlors, No. 19 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y.— The majority of 
 ladies agree that it is as well to be "out of the world as out of the fashion." and those residing in Kingston or 
 vicinity have reason to congratulate themselves on the existence of the establishment conducted by Miss M. A. 
 Keefe, for as long as this continues under its present management there is no reason for being out of the fashion 
 so far as millinery is concerned at least, as here may always be found an assortment comprising'the latest novelties 
 in hats, bonnets, trimmings and millinery goods in general. Miss Keefe has carried on her present enterprise since 
 1874, during which time she has built up an extensive and very desirable patronage and gained an enviable i-eputa- 
 tion for good taste and business ability. The millinery parlors occupied and located at Xo. 19 Wall Street, over 
 Messrs. E. Deane & Co.. and on the second floor. are'20 x 40 feet in dimensions, and the stock is displayed to 
 excellent advantage. P'ive competent assistants are employed and courteous attention is assured to all. Orders 
 can be filled at short notice, and all goods dealt in are strictly guaranteed to prove as represented in every respect, 
 and reasonable prices are quoted; while no pains are spared to fully satisfy every customer, and it is by'long con- 
 tinued application to her business that Miss Keefe has gained her present high reputation, having been in business 
 here for nearly twenty years. 
 
36 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 THE PECKIIAM MOTOR TRUCK & WHEEL CO., Sole Manufacturers of Peckham's Patent 
 Non-Oscillating Motor Trucks, Peckham's Patent Interchangeable Motor Wheels, Peckhain's Patent Fibrous Steel 
 Motor Axles, General Office, No. 45 Broadway, New York, Works at Kingston, N. Y. — A Kinoston industry, which 
 gives every promise of rapid and steady development for years to come, is that carried on by the Peckham Motor 
 ^ruck & Wheel Company, for this concern are the sole manufacturers of Peckham's patent non-oscillating motor 
 trucks, Peckham's jjatent interchangeable motor wheels, and Peckham's patent fibrous steel motor axles, all of 
 which are designed expressly for use on the electric railways whicli are now to be found in all parts of the country, 
 and which are being constructed at a rate unparalleled in the history of railway building. The results attained by 
 the application of electric motors to ordinary car trucks in the jiioneer days of electric railroading made it plainly 
 evident that radical changes and additions were essential to the smooth, economical, and safe running of cars iu 
 that manner, and the productions of the Peckham Motor Truck & Wheel Company embody the conclusions arrived 
 at after long and thorough experimenting, and possess so many practical advantages that their general adoption 
 by electric railroads is only a question of time; and even now considerable progress has been made in that direction,, 
 although they have been on the market but a short time, the company having been formed iu 1889. The mechani- 
 cal construction of these trucks, wheels and axles is as satisfactory as are their designs, for the management rec- 
 ognize the fact that the most valuable invention may be of but little practical use if its advantages are neutralized 
 by the unsatisfactory results attending the use of inferior material and unskilful or careless workmanship; and 
 hence they spare neither trouble nor expense in producing articles that combine strength, durability, and accuracy 
 of fitting ancf adjustment. Their spacious works in the great building of the N. Y. Standard Scale Co. are equipped 
 with an elaborate plant of improved machinery, and a large force of assistants is employed, so that orders can be 
 filled at short notice. The New York sales office of the company is at No. 45 Broadway, rooms Nos. 1.39 and 140, where 
 full and detailed information may be obtained. Correspondence is solicited and will be given prompt and careful 
 attention. Among those most prominently identified with the company are Mr. E. Peckham, president and gen- 
 eral manager; Mr. John Hunter, vice-president; Mr. J. H. Burton, secretary; Mr. George W. Lacy, superintendent, 
 and Mr. George P. Boardman, mechanical engineer. All these gentlemen are resident in Kingston with the excep- 
 tion of Mr. Hunter, who resides at Sterling Valley. 
 
 W. F. SPENCER, Practical Watchmaker and Jeweller, No. 535 Union Avenue, Kingston, N. Y. 
 — It is hardly an exaggeration to say that everybody carries a watch nojvadays and hence everybody is interested 
 in knowing where watchmaking and repairing is done in a skilful and durable manner at moderate rates, and we 
 can supply that information by calling attention to the establishment of Mr. W. F. Spencer, located at No. 535 
 Union Avenue, for he is a well-known and reliable watchmaker and jeweller, and although he does strictly first- 
 class work, and handles only the best lines of goods, he charges no fancy prices, but on the contrary quotes rates 
 which can hardly fail to prove satisfactory to even the most economically disposed. Watches, clocks, jewelry, etc., are 
 extensively dealt in. We would therefore advise our readers to examine his stock and prices before buying elsewhere. 
 Mr. Spencer, being a practical watchmaker and jeweller, is prepared to do all kinds of watch, clock and jewelry 
 .repairing, filling orders at short notice and doing the work strongly and durably, as well as neatly. He is a native 
 of New York State and is well known and highly respected throughout Kingston and vicinity, having opened his 
 establishment iu this city in 1886, where he has built up quite an extensive patronage which is still steadily 
 increasing. 
 
 ALLEN & COLBURN, dealers in Fish, Fruits and Vegetables, No. 314 Union Avenue, Kingston, 
 N. Y. — The retail establishments of Kingston will compare very favorably as a whole with those of any community 
 in the State, and by no means the least deserving of them is that conducted now by Messrs. Allen & Colburn, at No. 
 314 Union Avenue, for this is a fully stocked and excellently managed store and has fairly won the high degree of 
 popularity it has attained. The business under consideration was originally established in 1875 by Mr. M. S. Allen, 
 and so continued until 1892, when the present firm of Allen & Colburn was formed. Mr. M. S. Allen is a native of 
 Kingston and Mr. G. Colburn of Windham Centre, N. Y., and both have become well known in their line of busi- 
 ness. They pay especial attention to family trade and their stock is chosen especially for the accommodation of 
 this class of customers, being entirely made up of goods that can be confidently guai-anteed to prove as represented. 
 It comprises fish, fruits, and vegetables of all kinds, which will be found to be fresh and seasonable at all times. 
 There is a regular market price for i-eally dependable articles of food, and it would be absurd to assert that this 
 firm is in a position to sell lower than anybody else, but it is the simple truth that they quote rates as low as the 
 lowest, quality considered, and the most experienced buyers, after noting their goods and prices, will agree with us 
 that at no market in Kingston will a dollar go farther in the purchase of first-class goods or will patrons receive 
 more prompt and courteous attention. 
 
 AMERICAN HOTEL, Ernest Steuding, Proprietor, Bine Front Livery, Sale and Exchange Sta- 
 bles, Corner Union Avenue and St. James Street, Kingston, N. Y. — It is unfortunate that everybody cannot keep a 
 team of their own, for carriage driving is as healthful as it is enjoyable, and will often do more to brace a man up, 
 drive away the blues, and make him eat well, sleep well and work well, than all the drugs to be found in the best- 
 stocked pharmacy in the town. The next best thing to owning a team is to have the use of one occasionally, and 
 therefore Mr. Ei-nest Steuding is in one sense of the word a public benefactor, for he has a stable full of desirable 
 teams, and any person may have the use of one of them for a moderate amount of money. Of course he is in the 
 business to make money, but still he is fairly entitled to the thanks of the public, for he furnishes unusually satis- 
 factory turnouts at low rates also, a combination all the more praiseworthy by reason of its rarity. This stable, 
 which is located on Union Avenue, contains seventeen stalls, and an extensive livery and boarding business is car- 
 ried on, as well as dealing in horses and wagons, harness, etc., etc. Three competent assistants are employed and all 
 orders are assured prompt and careful attention. The proprietor of this popular stable is well known throughout 
 Kingston and ranks among our reliable business men. Mr. Steuding makes a specialty of " speedy horses." He is 
 also proprietor of the American Hotel, whei'e guests will find first-class accommodations at a reasonable price. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 ROBERT HARRIS & CO., The Reliable Furnishers, Readj-made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, 
 Kubber Goods, Gents' Furnishins Goods, Hats of the Latest Styles and Best Qualities, N"os. 529 to 533 Union Ave- 
 nue, Kingston, N. T. — Such of our readers as live in Kingston, or are acquainted with the standing of the more 
 prominent houses located in this vicinity, need not be told that the firm of Robert Harris >& Co. ranks among the 
 leading dealers in men's, youths' and children's furnishings of all kinds. Hence their store here in Kingston may 
 reasonably be expected to be a good place at which to buy clothing and furnishing goods, and if you will visit 
 Messrs. Harris & Co.'s store at Union Avenue, near the West Shore Crossing, you will find your expectations real- 
 ized, for you will find a very large and selected stock of ready-made clothing and a complete assortment ^f reliable 
 furnishing goods, also boots, shoes, rubber goods, and hats of the latest styles and of the best quality; you will find 
 that every article is guaranteed to prove ijs represented, and you will get extra good value for every dollar j'ou pay 
 out. The firm under question was formed in 1891, and is Tnade up of Mr. Robert Harris and Mr. J. Gotlieb, both 
 these gentlemen being natives of Germany, and well known throughout New York State, as in addition to their 
 Kingston establishment they have a branch store at Rosendale, N. T. They make a great specialty in gents' mer- 
 chant tailoring, as well as in ladies' tailor-made garments. The finer grades of clothing ofl'ered by Messrs. Harris 
 ct Co. are as stylish, as well made, as shapely and as durable as any to be found in the countrj', and the coarser 
 grades are also fashionably cut, are honestly made, and for working and ordinary street wear are good enough for 
 any one, while the prices quoted on them are invariably low and in some cases are barely sufficient to cover the cost 
 of materials. This establishment is maintained at a high standard of eificiency and every caller is assured prompt 
 and polite attention. 
 
 GEORGE W. STYLES, Wedding and Commercial Fine Job Printing, Office at No. 28 Furnace 
 .Street, Kingston, N. Y. — In placing orders for commercial printing, it is well to remember that the public ha,ve 
 learned to discriminate between good and bad work and to judge a house largely by the character of its piinting. 
 A cheap looking card, bill head, letter head or circular is sure to make an unfavorable impression, and it Is as un- 
 wise to send out slovenly looking printing as it would be to put a shabbily dressed agent on the road soliciting 
 trade, and for the same reason — a business house is judged by the appearance of its representatives, and its cards 
 and letter heads as truly represent it as do its travelling salesmen. But don't make the frequently made mistake 
 of assuming that big prices must be paid in order to get first-class work. Good stock, artistic composition, and skil- 
 ful presswork cost more than poor stock, hap-hazard arrangement and botchy presswork, of course, but there is 
 reason in everything, and the fancy prices demanded by many "artistic" printers are so unreasonable that they 
 should be discouraged by the exercise of careful discrimination in the placing of orders. If you wish to have 
 strictly flrst-class wedding and commercial job printing done at positively bottom rates, just place the order with 
 Mr. George W. Styles, whose office is at No. 28 Furnace Street, for this is really the cheapest place for good work 
 in the county, and what is more, all orders, large and small, are filled promptly and delivered at the time agreed 
 upon. The latest novelties in wedding and invitation cards, address cards, may be obtained from Mr. Styles, and 
 as he makes a specialty of mail orders, such of our readers as do not reside in Kingston may deal with him to as 
 great advantage as if they lived in the city. He started his present business in 1887 and has built up an extensive 
 patronage which is still steadily increasing. 
 
 A. D. SPENCER, Proprietor of Excelsior Bakery, Confectionery, Etc., Lunches Served ; Corner 
 Washington Avenue and North Front Street, Kingston, N. Y. — There is no need of pointing out the trouble which 
 may be saved by purchasing supplies of bread, pastry, etc., from a first-class baker, for the majority of our readers 
 have had practical experience of the advantage of pursuing such a course, and so need no argument to convince 
 them. But still there are unquestionably some people who have a prejudice against "bakers' bread," and it must 
 be confessed that there is bakers' bread in the market that is neither palatable nor nutritious— but what does that 
 prove? We have seen "home-made" bread which was better adapted for building material than for eating 
 purposes, but that don't prove that all home-made bread is unfit to eat, any more than the incompetence or care- 
 lessness of a few bakers prove that all who are in the business are equally unworthy. We have no hesitation in 
 saying tha.t the productions of Mr. A. D. Spencer, propi-ietor of the Excelsior Bakery, located at the corner of Wash- 
 ington Avenue and North Front Street, are good enough for the most fastidious person to eat, and to thrive upon, 
 and the magnitude and steady increase of that gentleman's business proves that our opinion is that of many others. 
 Mr. Spencer is a native of Durham, N. Y., and has been identified with the Excelsior Bakery since 1884. Competent 
 assistants are employed, and an extensive retail business is done. Mr. Spencer's prices are low, his productions 
 first-class, and his facilities for the jirompt filling of orders are well known throughout Kingston and vicinity. 
 
 "THE CLINTON" G. W. Vredenbnrgh. Proprietor, Corner of Fair, North Front and Wall 
 Streets, Kingston, N. Y. — Kingston's new and elegant hotel, "The Clinton," has been described as "a first-class 
 city house offering all the advantages derivable from a first-class country location," and from one point of view at 
 least the description is not inapt, for " The Clinton " certainly is entitled to be classed among first-class city houses 
 as regards the completeness of its appointments, the elegance of its furnishing, the excellence of its cuisine, and 
 the satisfactory nature of the service; while it offers at least one of the advantages derivable from a first-class coun- 
 try location in the shape of a magnificent and entirely unobstructed view of the Catskill Mountains. The hotel is 
 situated at the corner of Fair, North Front and Wall Streets, in the business centre of Kingston, one block from 
 the Fair Street station of the Ulster & Delaware Railroad, while street cars from the West Shore station pass the 
 door. The building is substantial, handsome, spacious and well arranged; is equipped with the most improved ap- 
 paratus for providing heat, light, ventilation, drainage, etc., and is. in short, ,a modern hotel edifice, constructed 
 and equipped on hygienic principles, and as healthful, pleasant and comfortable as an eligible location and intelli- 
 gent utilization of all opportunities can make it. The proprietor, Mr. G. W. Vredenbnrgh, proposes to maintain the 
 Clinton as a strictly first-class house, but he proposes also to quote popular rates, and how well he succeeds in doing 
 so may be judged from the fact that transient guests are accommodated for S2.00 per day, while special terms are 
 made with permanent boarders. Mr. Vredenbnrgh gives close personal supervision to the many details of the en- 
 terprise and spares no pains to thoroughly satisfy every guest. 
 
38 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 JAMES SPENCER, Fresli and Salt Meats of all Kinds, also Poultry and (Jame in their Seasons, 
 No. 61 North Front Street, Kingston, N. T. — Mr. James Spencer lias had considerable experience in his present 
 line of business, and since assurains; control of the establisliment now conducted by him in 1891, has built up a 
 large retail trade by the simple process of dealing honorably by his customers, and working hard to furnish unsur- 
 passed accommodations. The premises are located at No. 01 North Front Street, and are of the dimensions of 
 15 X 30 feet. Among the articles dealt in may be mentioned all kinds of fresh and salt meats, also poultry and 
 game in their seasons. Most of us are rather particular about what we eat, and. therefore, it is no wonder that Mr. 
 .Silencer's store is steadily gaining in popularity, for the articles there furnished are carefully selected and are 
 bound to prove satisfactory to the most fastidious. Some very choice cuts of meats are always carried in stock,, 
 and those who appreciate a tender and well-tiavoied steak, and have had some difficulty in procuring anything of 
 the kind, will find that they can purchase here with the full assurance that whatever representations are made in 
 regard to meats, etc. dealt in are always warranted by the facts. The prices are uniformly satisfactory, for al- 
 though Mr. Spencer does not claim to sell " below cost,"' he does claim to give patrons the worth of their money,, 
 and surely no reasonable man should expect more than that. 
 
 WILLIAM PEULL, Custom Tailoring, Eepairino- and Pressing, Corner of John and Wall Streets, 
 Kingston, N. Y. — It is all very well to say " Every one should dress well," but the fact remains that every one does, 
 not know how to dress well, for taste in dress is, by no means, a general or even a common gift, and those who have 
 no taste in this direction do not always know where they can get competent or dependable advice. In this connec- 
 tion, we take pleasure in calling attention to the establishment conducted by Mr. Willia;ir Prull at the corner of 
 John and Wall Streets, Kingston. This gentleman, who is a native of Germany, has been identified with his present 
 enterprise here in this city since ISTO. .Ue is a merchant tailor of experience and ability, and as he has both taste 
 and skill in his chosen line of work, those who feel uncertain as to what they should wear, should certainly give 
 him a call, for he will cheerfully .give advice when desired, and he is fully prepared to carry that advice into jiracti- 
 cal effect, and to guarantee satisfaction to his patrons. He carries on a first-class custom tailoring establishment, 
 and also gives special attention to repairing and pressing of garments. Orders can be filled at short notice, and 
 those who wish a stylish, good-fitting and honestly made suit or garment at a moderate price can get just what they 
 desire at this popular establishment. 
 
 WHITNEY HOUSE. ( Formerly the Pelavan House ), Mr. Giles Whitney, Proprietor. No. 9a 
 North Front .Street, Kingston, N. Y. — It is said there are two things that no man should choose for another — a 
 wife and a hotel — for the only reward one is apt to get for his services is the ill-will of the one for whom he chose,, 
 as tastes differ so greatly that a wife or a hotel that would be highly satisfactory to one man may come very far 
 from suiting another. Yet we think we run very little risk in recommending the Whitney House, formerly the 
 Delavan House, to our readers, for this is one of those liberally managed, homelike hotels that everybody likes, and 
 the proprietor, Mr. G-iles Whitney, is untiring in his efforts to make his guests feel at home; to lodge them well, 
 feed them well, and treat them well in every respect; and the facilities at his command are such as to enable him 
 to make any one thoroughly comfortable at any season of the year. The house is eligibly located at No. 90 Noi-th 
 Front Street, corner G-reen Street, it being comfortably furnished and well equipped throughout, being heated by 
 steam and lighted by electricity. A sufficiently large force of assistants is employed and the service both at the 
 table and elsewhere is uniformly prompt and satisfactory. Transient and permanent guests are accommodated on 
 very reasonable terms, special rates being made for the latter and for families. Mr. Whitney has carried on the 
 Whitney House since 1891. He is very widely known hereabouts and has also an extensive acquaintance among 
 the travelling public. 
 
 DR. E. BARLOW. Dentist, Corner Wall and John Streets, Kingston, N. Y.— AVe are often told 
 ■■ different people have different tastes," and we have only to use our powers of observation to see numerous exam- 
 ples of the truth of that saying, prominent among them being the diverse ways in which people spend their vaca- 
 .tions. Some like to go away off in the woods remote from civilization, and no doubt this course has its 
 advantages, but in case of sickness the results may be serious and even when no permanent injury is to be feared the 
 consequences are disastrous, insomuch as the anticipated enjoyment is spoiled. Even so slight an ailment as 
 toothache may ruin a whole vacation if a competent dentist lie not at hand, for to have enjoyment or even comfort 
 with, an aching or keenly sensitive tooth requiring attention is simply impossible. Hence it is wisest to " vacation- 
 ize " within reach of .a good dentist, and those residing permanently or temporarily in Kingston or vicinity have a 
 chance to consult one as good as the best, for Dr. E. Barlow has had long and varied experience in that profes.sion, 
 having practised in Poughkeepsie for fourteen years before coming to Kingston, and is a thoroughly well-informed, 
 skilful and thorcmgh operator, who is gentle in his methods, and has all necessary mechanical facilities to enable 
 him to carry on operations to excellent advantage in every department of dentistry. Dr. Barlow is very moderate 
 in his charges, while his work gives the best of satisfaction; his office is on the corner of Wall and John Streets. 
 
 T. H. EDMONSTON. Cigars and Tobacco, No. 610 Union Avenue, Kingston, N. Y.— There are few- 
 persons who are not in the cigar business that have any idea of the immense numbers that are consumed in the 
 United States every year, a.nd not the least remarkable thing about the demand for cigars is its rapid and steady 
 increase. In spite of all that is urged against smoking, the habit has become so general that the man who does not 
 smoke is a rare exception, for the sensible man can see that it is the abuse of tobacco which is hurtful, and the 
 enjoyment derived from its proper or moderate use can be obtained in no other way. The finer grades of tobaeco 
 are especially harmless, and therefore it is gratifying to know that Mr. T. H. Edmonston, who is a manufacturer of 
 as well as a retail dealer in fine cigars, is meeting with great success in his efforts to introduce a superior article 
 among the trade. He is a native of New .Jersey, .and started his present business at Kingston, in 1891. He is 
 located at No. 610 Union Avenue. Employment is given to three competent and thoroughly reliable assistants. 
 Both wholesale and retail orders are promptly and accurately filled, and Mr. Edmonston holds a high position 
 among the progressive and reliable business men of Kingston. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 39 
 
 HOTEL BRUNSWICK, H. W. Winne, Proprietor, No. 48 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y.— The 
 Hotel Brunswick holds a hi.ah position amoi)<; hotels wliich offer home-like accommodations to the travellino- 
 public, and indeed it would lie difficult to find a house in which patrons are actually given " move for their money," 
 in every sense of the phrase. Of course Xew York State has many first-class hotels, furnished up in grand style, 
 equipped with " all modern conveniences," etc., etc., but most of us don't care to live in palaces and are perfectly 
 satisfied when we can set a pleasant, well-kept room in a well-managed hotel, where the table is supplied with an 
 abundance of well-coiiked and neatly served food. Now this is just what is obtained at the Hotel ISrunswiek and 
 tlieretore we take pleasure in recommending tliis hotel to those who appreciate " solid comfort," and wish to 
 avoid exorbitant prices. The house in question was opened many years ago by Mr. Henry W. AVinne, who has a 
 thorough knowledge of the art of hotel-keeping. The house is well furnished and can accommodate quite a 
 number of guests. Competent and courteous assistants are constantly employed and every attention is paid to the 
 wants of the guests, either permanent or trausient. 
 
 WM. F. KERR, Livery. Boarding, and Hack Stable, Clinton Avenue, Kingston, N. Y.— We 
 have no doubt but what it would surprise ^the large majority of our readers to learn how heavy a sum of money is 
 expended for horse hire per year in Kingston alone, and yet it is obvioits that the amount must be very consider- 
 able, for there are many livery stables in the town and tlie cost of carrying these on must aggregate a very large 
 sum. Generally speaking, the money spent in horse hire is well invested, for it is apt to yield a big dividend of 
 pleasure and health, and it would unquestionably be better for the community as a whole if much more were 
 expended in this direction. One of the olde.st-established public stables in this vicinity is that carried on by Mr. 
 Wm. F. Kerr, located on Clinton Avenue, he having started this enterprise in 1875, and has not only maintained but 
 even added to the high reputation so long associated with the undertaking. He is a native of Schoharie County, 
 in this State, and gives close personal attention to the filling of orders, while employing competent and efficient assist- 
 ants to enable him to execute all commissions at short notice. Mr. Kerr does a livery, boarding and hack busi- 
 ness, and makes a specialty of furnishing desirable and safe teams, single and double, at uniformly moderate 
 prices. Horses will be taken to board at a reasonable charge, and at no stable in the town are they more sure of 
 comfortable accommodations and satisfactory food and care. 
 
 JAMES HERDMAN, Practical Horseshoer, Tool Work and all kinds of Jobbing attended to ; 
 No. 101 Washington Avenue, Kingston. N. Y. — No one in this section has a higlier reputation as a horseshoer than 
 Mr. James Herdman, whose shop is located at No. 101 Washington Avenue. He founded his business here in 1869. 
 and is well and favorably known in Kingston and vicinity. He is thoroughly experienced in his business and 
 employs only experienced and reliable men to assist him, consequently he is in a position to give entire satisfaction 
 to all those entrusting their horses to his care. Corns and sand cracks are especially treated and horses stopped 
 from interfering and forging. His shop is 30 x 60 feet in dimensions, and contains all necessary facilities for 
 horseshoeing, etc., and all work of this nature given to Mr. Herdman to do will receive the strictest attention, and 
 as three assistants are given employment, all orders are assured prompt fulfilment, in fact every order, of what- 
 ever descripton will receive Mr. Herdman's personal attention. All work is guaranteed to be first-class in every 
 respect, and uniformly low rates may be counted upon by those favoring him with their trade. Tool work and all 
 kinds of jobliing attended to at short notice. 
 
 J. T. RIDER, dealer in Pianos and Organs of the Best Manufacture, Hudson, Poughkeepsie and 
 Kingston, Wm. H. Rider, Manager, Kingston, N. Y. — Common-sense is an excellent guide to follow in all the mani- 
 fold" relations of business and social life, and if more of those who desire to purchase a piano or an organ would 
 but exercise their common-sense they would be saved the ainioying and generally expensive mistakes which are 
 now so often made. Common-sense prompts one to buy from a dealer who handles all the leading makes and so is 
 not prejudiced in favor of any one kind: common-sense prompts one to buy from a dealer who does so large a bus- 
 iness that a small margin of profit on each instrument will yield him a good income ; and common-sense prompts 
 one to buy from a dealer who has a reputation for dealing honestly and liberally with his patrons. Or. in other words, 
 common-sense prompts one to buy from Mr. J. T. Rider, for he "fills the bill," not only in the above particulars 
 but in others too numerous to mention in detail, and those who buy from him are positively sure of getting not 
 only full but exceptional value for every dollar they pay out. The extent of his business may be judged from the 
 fact that the Kingston store is but one of several ; there being another in Hudson, N. Y., another in Poughkeepsie, 
 N. Y., and another in Albany, N. Y. The one in Kingston is located at No. 32 Wall Street, and is under the direct 
 management of Mr. W. H. Rider, who is thoroughly well informed concerning pianos and organs and is a very 
 agreeable gentleman to do business with. You will serve your own interests by giving him a call if you contem- 
 plate buying a piano or organ, or if calling is inconvenient a communication by mail may be sent in the full assur- 
 ance of its receiving prompt and careful attention. 
 
 (JEO. M. BRINK, Cigars, Tobacco and Pipes, No. 4.3 Fair Street, Kingston, N. Y.— Mr. Geo. M. 
 Blink founded his present business in 1874. He has long been known as one of the leading manufacturers and 
 dealers in cigars in this town. He does an extensive business which is both wholesale and retail in character. 
 He manufactures the cigars he liandles, his establishment being located at No. 43 Fair Street, and is consequently 
 in a position to know just what he offers to his customers. Great pains are taken to secure uniformity of merit, and 
 smokers speak in the highest terms of the dependable quality of all cigars manufactured by Mr. Brink. The 
 premises occupied comprise one store, l-'j x 20 feet in size. A large stock is carried consisting of fine cigars, tobacco, 
 pipes and smokers' articles in general. Three competent and reliable assistants are employed in the different 
 departments, low prices rule, and prompt and polite attention is shown to every customer. Mr. Brink has had over 
 twenty-five years' experience in the cigar business and he feels confident that his goods cannot be excelled in quality 
 and workmanship. His store and factory are at No. 43 Fair Street. 
 
40 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 JAS. E. BEST, dealer in Raw Furs, Skins and Ginseng Root, Kingston, N. Y. — It is safe to assert 
 tliat no more truly representative mercantile enterpi'ise is located in Kingston than that now conducted by Mr. 
 James E. Best, for this has been successfully carried on for more than forty years, and indeed, has held a leading 
 position from the start. The original founder, Mr. K. E. Best, began operations in 1850, and his son, the present pi'o- 
 Ijrietor, succeeded him at his death during the current year. Mr. Best is a native of this town and is universally 
 known in this section both in business and social circles. Two floors and a basement 1.5 x 50 feet in size are occupied 
 and a large wholesale and retail business is done in raw furs, skins and ginseng root; while a large, varied and 
 most skilfully chosen stock is carried, and as the lowest rates are uniformly quoted, and prompt and polite attention 
 is assured to every caller by the employment of competent assistants, it is not to be wondered at that no more 
 popular establishment can be found in this vicinity of its kind. Mr. Best is also the agent for the sale of Merchants' 
 Gargling Oil, which is a wonderful cure for many diseases. 
 
 LEVI ROSE, Confectioner}', Tobacco, Ciigars, Etc., North Front Street, Kingston, N. Y. — Purity is 
 desirable in everything that is to be eaten, and the experiments of men of science have proved this to be particularly 
 the case where confectionery is concerned. Now we by no means agree with those who assert that the bulk of 
 the confectionery in the market is adulterated. On the contraiy we are certain that this is far from being the 
 case; but still, undoubtedly, some impure confectionery is sold and the only way to be sure you are not the pur- 
 chaser is to buy exclusively of reputable firms. Mr. Levi Rose has carried on business ou North Front Street 
 since ISSO, and his rapidly increasing business is proof positive that he handles only first-class goods. Confection- 
 ery and fruits, etc., guaranteed to be pure and fresh, can be obtained at this establishment in small or large quanti- 
 ties as well as tobacco and cigars, toys and notions of all kinds, also watches and jewelry, etc., etc. The premises 
 occupied are of the dimensions of 18 x 45 feet, and courteous and ijrompt attention to customers is the rule. Mr. 
 Kose is a native of this town and is well known in business circles. His methods are such as to enable him to offer 
 first-class goods in every particular at the lowest market rates. 
 
 B. LOUGHRAN, Practical Plumber, Steam and Gas Fitter, Pipe and Fittings for Water, Steam 
 and Gas, Engineer and Mill Supplies, Steam and Hot Water Heating a Specialty, No. 50 Fair Street, Kingston, 
 N. Y. — The plumbing trade of this city is of great extent and importance, and engaged in it are some of the most 
 enterprising business men of Kingston. There are of course, some sources of disease which are beyond the control 
 of man, but the number of these has been proved to be much smaller tlian was at first supposed, and there is no 
 doubt but that the continued researches of science will reduce it still further in the early future. "Filth dis- 
 eases," as they are called, are quite preventable, and those who invite them by allowing the drainage of their houses 
 to remain in a bad condition, assume a terrible and inexcusable responsibility. Ignorance is no excuse, for there 
 can be no reason for ignorance on this topic nowadays, and we know of no better or more reliable man to refer our 
 readers to than Mr. B. Loughran, for he is a practical plumber, steam and gas fitter, and the work executed by 
 him will bear the severest criticism, while his prices charged for work done are at the lowest possible figures. Mr. 
 Loughran is a native of Ireland and has long been identified with the plumbing business here in Kingston, having 
 started the enterprise in question in 1872. The premises occupied are located at No. 50 Fair Street, and are 4,500 
 square feet in dimensions. Employment is given to twelve reliable workmen and a specialty is made of steam and 
 hot water heating. Mr. Lougliran is also prepared to furnish all kinds of pipe and fittings for water, steam and 
 gas. also engineer and mill supplies, a large and varied assortment of which is constantly carried in stock. 
 
 E. MERRIHEW, Agent, dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Pork aud Fish; Flour, Feed, Oats and Hay 
 a Specialty, Nos. SI and S3 Washington Avenue, Kingston, N. Y. — Among the establishments meriting mention in this 
 book, that conducted by Mr. E. Merrihew should be given a place; for, although this store makes no great preten- 
 tions, still it is worthy of the most liberal patronage, for the simple reason that no goods are sold under false pre- 
 tences, every article being guaranteed to prove just as represented in every respect. Mr. Merrihew is a native of 
 Kingston, and began business in 1875 under the firm-name of Merrihew, Hommel & Dunwoody. In 1882 Mr. Mer- 
 rihew assumed entire control of the business, since which date he has built up quite a large retail trade, for the 
 public are not slow to appreciate fair dealings and enterprise, and are pretty sure to support any undertaking in the 
 management of which these are combined. The premises occupied are located at Nos. 81 and 83 Washington Avenue, 
 and contain a choice assortment of groceries, provisions, pork, fish, flour, feed, oats, and hay. This gentle- 
 man does not claim to sell lower than everybody else, or to be constantly offering goods " below cost." He is content 
 with a small margin of proflt, and a dollar will go about as far in his store as at any similar establishment in Kings- 
 ton. Three competent assistants are employed and all orders are promptly filled, while every caller is sure of 
 polite attention. 
 
 ABM. WOOD, manufacturer of Soda Water, Ginger Ale and Birch Beer, Bottler of Ynengling's 
 Celebrated Lager Beer and Champagne Ale, No. 298 Union Avenue, Rondout, N. Y. — If experience proves anything 
 it proves that some beverage besides water has always been in demand and probably always will be, and 
 as this is the case it follows that the best way to serve the cause of temperance is to encourage the manufacture 
 and sale of light drinks — as for instance, soda water, mineral water, ginger ale, birch beer, lager beer, superior ale, 
 etc. Probably no man in this vicinity has done more to encourage the use of such beverages than has Mr. Abra- 
 ham Wood, for he has manufactured and bottled them for over forty years and has done much to popularize them 
 by furnishing uniformly satisfactory goods at uniformly moderate prices. He is a native of Kingston, and began 
 operations iii his present line of business in 1853. He utilizes two spacious floors and a basement at No. 298 Union 
 Avenue, the premises being completely equipped for the manufacture of soda water, ginger ale, birch beer, etc., and 
 the business being so thoroughly systemized that all orders are assured prompt and careful attention. Mr. Wood is 
 a bottler of Yuengling's celebrated lager beer and champagne ale, and of the famous productions of the Genesee 
 Brewing Co., of Rochester, N. Y. All orders should be addressed to him at Rondout postofifice, N. Y., and they 
 will be accurately filled at short notice and at the lowest rates consistent with the superior quality of the goods 
 laudled. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 41 
 
 DR. J. (J. jSTORTON, Dentist, No. 19 Clinton Aveuue, Kingston, N". Y. — This is neitliei- the time 
 nor the place to discuss the causes of defective teeth, but it is generally believed that the unenviable distinction 
 possessed by the Americans, of having the poorest teeth of any nation, is the consequence of a combination of 
 hereditary iutiueuces, bad habits of eating, improper selection of food and unpardonable carelessness in caring for 
 the teeth. Of late years there has been a sort of hygienic '" revival," which has undoubtedly accomplished great 
 good already and is sure to continue to spread that knowledge of the prime laws of health which is essential to the 
 physical well-being of a community. If Americans have the worst teeth iu the world, they have the best dentists, 
 and so true is this and so generally conceded and widely known, that foreigners come here to study dentistry, as we 
 send our sous abroad to finish their education in medicine or in art. Where the standard is so high it is, of course, 
 difficult to gain an exceptional reputation, and yet we believe that Dr. J. C. Norton, of No. 19 Clinton Avenue, fully 
 deserves the reputation he holds for superior skill and gentleness. At all events we know that those who have 
 availed themselves of his services speak in the highest terms of the methods he employs, and certainly they shouhl 
 be in a position to render intelligent and convincing judgment. Dr. Norton is a native of Greenville and began his 
 present business here in 1870. He utilizes a good sized office and has every facility at hand for the practice of 
 dentistry iu all its branches in accordance with the most approved methods. All work is fully guaranteed, and the 
 scale of prices is moderate and satisfactory. 
 
 LOUIS ELTING & SONS, Retailers of Fine Clothing; Nos. 21 and 23 North Front Street, Kings- 
 ton, N. Y. — There is a real art in knowing what the people want, and when this knowledge is had and intelligent 
 measures are taken to supply that want, it of course follows that a popular enterprise is built up. No one, to see 
 the amount of business done by Messrs. Louis Elting & Sons, would think that this undertaking had been under 
 their management since 1890 only, though the business was foimded by the senior member of the present firm in 
 1851. The extensive retail trade of flue ready-made clothing now carried on speaks volumes for the tact and ability 
 of the proprietors. This firm is composed of Messrs. Louis, E. and S. Elting, father and sons, the former a native of 
 Germany and the two latter of this town, all of whom are very well known throughout Kingston and vicinity. The 
 store occupied is. located at Nos. 21 and 23 North Front Street, being two floors, .50 x 100 feet in dimensions, 
 whei-e a fine assortment of clothing, etc. is offered at very low prices. The firm announce that they have all the 
 varieties of styles and qualities necessary for the comfort and vanity of man or boy, and an inspection of their stock 
 will show that the announcement is no idle boast. It will cost no one a cent to compare Messrs. Elting's goods and 
 prices with those offered at other establishments, and the more generally that course is pursued, the more will 
 their trade be increased, for "prices tell" and there is no dodging the fact that a dollar seems a good deal more 
 money at the establishment in question than it does at stores where '" small sales and large profits" appear to he 
 the policy on which business is done. Seven competent salesmen are always on hand to wait upon customers. 
 
 GOTTLIEB RUPP, Meat Market, Corner of Smith Avenue and Garden Street, Kingston, N. Y.— 
 The enterprise conducted by Mr. Gottlieb Kupp was inaugurated by him iu 1875. Mr. Rupp is a native of 
 Germany and has considerably developed the business since its inception, for from the first he has worked hard 
 and intelligently to improve the service rendered and has built up an enviable reputation for energy and reliability. 
 He deals iu fresh, salt and smoked meats, etc., and constantly has on hand a full assortment of beaf, veal, poik, 
 mutton, hams, shoulders, poultry, etc., so carefully and skilfully selected that from it all tastes and all purses can 
 he suited. This may seem to be a somewhat extreme statement, but it is fully justified by the facts and can easily 
 be verified if desired. Employment is given to efficient assistants, and all orders, large or small, are assured prompt 
 and painstaking attention. The premises occupied by Mr. Eupp are located at the corner of Smith Avenue and 
 Garden Street, where a large and first-class stock is excellently displayed, and the prices quoted on the various 
 commodities dealt in will bear the most searching examination. 
 
 WM. F. THOMPSON, Painter and Decorator, Plain and Fresco Painting, Tinting, Kalsomining, 
 Paper-Hanging, Relief Decorating, Artistic Signs, No. 44 1-2 Fair Street, Opposite Opera House. Kingston, N. T. — 
 One of the most prominent painters and decorators of Kingston is Mr. Wni. F. Thompson, who has been identified 
 with this line of business since 1880. This gentleman makes a specialty of all kinds of plain and fresco painting, 
 tinting, kalsomining, paper-hanging and relief decorating, also artistic sign and show card work of every descrip- 
 tion, and as he employs only the most reliable help, is able to fill orders promptly, and to guarantee the quality of 
 this work. It is an established fact that painting has become an art during late years, and requires not only 
 originality of conception, but natural talent for its successful prosecution. The premises occupied by Mr. 
 Thompson are located at No. 44 1-2 Fair Street, opposite the Opera House, where all orders for anything in the line 
 of house painting, papering, and decorating, also sign work, will receive prompt and intelligent attention. Only 
 the best stock is used by Mr. Thompson and his work has firmly established him in a large and growing patronage. 
 He employs only reliable men and is prompt in his engagements, and enjoys the full confidence of his customers 
 and the general public. 
 
 SAMUEL L. DR.-VKE, dealer in Books and Stationery. Wall-paper, Window-shades, Picture-frames. 
 Etchings and Enj;ravings. No. 29 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y. — It would certainly be an unpardonable omission did 
 ■ we fail to make menti(m of the enterprise carried on by Mr. Sam. L. Drake, at No. 29 Wall Street, for this is a repre- 
 sentative house of its kind, and ranks with the most prominent in this section of the town. Operations were 
 begun many years ago by Mr. Chas. Kerr, and after passing into the hands of Mi-. William Tolley, the business 
 passed under the management of the present proprietor in 18S5. He is a native of Troy. An extensive retail busi- 
 ness is done, and books, stationery, wall-papers, window-shades, picture-frames, etchings and engravings, etc., are 
 constantly carried. The preinises now utilized comprise one floor, 25 x 100 feet in size, where so large a supply of 
 different articles is carried, it is impossible in a notice so brief as the exigencies of space requires this to be. to make 
 proper detailed mention of the many commodities contained within it, but it may le broadly stated that whatever 
 Mr. Drake offers to his customers, is sure to be reliable and fully worth the price set upon it. The books handled 
 are varied in binding as well as in subject, and not only is a fine assortment of the most popular works carried, but 
 orders will be taken for any desired book, the volume being supplied at the regular market price. Some beautiful 
 patterns are shown in wall-papers and choice designs are offered at low rates. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSLXESS MEN. 
 
 EVERETT & TEEADWELL, dealers in 
 Flour, Grain and Provisions, Union Avenue, Kings- 
 ton, N. Y.^It is over a scoi'e of years since Messrs. 
 Everett & Treadvvell began operations as dealers in 
 flour, grain and provisions, the enterprise having 
 been started in 1809, Mr. Trendwell being admitted 
 into partnership in 1873, and it lias steadily increased 
 until it has reached very extensive proportions, the 
 fii'ni having always ranked high among the largest 
 houses of the kind in this jjortion of the State. 
 They carry on two establishments — one at Nos. 114 
 and llfi Noi-th Front Street, and the other on Union 
 Avenue adjacent to the West Shore Railroad. The 
 latter is the principal place of business and com- 
 prises a fine brick building, erected in 1891, and con 
 taining four floors and a basement of tlie dimensions 
 of 43 X 75 feet. It is equipped with ;iu engine of 
 30 and a boiler of 3.5-horse iwwer, an elevator for- 
 handling grain and a mill for grinding coi n and feed, 
 together with all otlier necessary mechanical facilities 
 for the economical carrying on of a great wliolesale 
 trade in flour, feed, grain and provisions. A large 
 stock is constantly carried, a leading specialty being 
 superior brands of flour for family use, and the firm 
 are at all times prepared to fill even the heaviest 
 orders at short notice, and to quote prices strictly 
 in accordance with the lowest market lates. The 
 partners are Jlessrs. J. H. Everett and J. C. Tread- 
 well, the former having served as captain in the 
 120th Kegiment during the war, and the latter is a 
 native of New York City. Both give close attention 
 to the supervision of affairs and maintain the ser- 
 vice at a veiy high standard of efficiency. 
 
 FRANK M. NESTELL, Gasfitter, and 
 Dealer in Wrought Iron Pipes, Gas and Kerosene 
 Fixtures, Lamps, Shades and Globes. All Work 
 Warranted. No. 40 Fair Street, Kingston, N. T.— 
 There are some kinds of woik which may be 
 done in a " good enough " fashion withoutany bad 
 results, but when it conies to gasfitting, it is simply 
 foolish to be satisfied with anything but the best, 
 for inferior work in this line is dangerous, trouble- 
 some and expensive, to say nothing of its not an- 
 swering the purpose for which it was designed. It 
 is easy enough to have first-class piping if you ap- 
 ply to the proper party and certainly no wiser 
 cimrse can be taken than to leave your order with 
 Mr. Frank M. Nestell, at No. 40 Fair Street, for he 
 is a thoroughly competent gasfitter. He has the 
 facihties and the men to enable him to execute all 
 commissions at short notice and in the most ap- 
 proved and satisfactory manner, the best of mate- 
 rials being used. He is uniformly moderate in his 
 charges, and as he gives close personal attention to 
 his business, he is in a po.sition to keep the service 
 to a very high standard of efficiency and to guar- 
 antee complete satisfaction to his patrons. The 
 premises occupied comprise one store 4(1 x 70 feet 
 in dimensions. Mr. Nestell is a dealer inwrought 
 iron ]iipes. gas and kerosene fixtures, lamps, shades 
 ;ind globes! etc.. etc. Mr. Nestell, who is a native 
 of Newburg, has been the proprietor of this estab- 
 lishment since 1857, having succeeded to the 
 business of Mr. J. R. Southerton, founded by hint 
 
 in 1861. Mr. Nestell has gained an honorable position among the business circles of this neighborboi 
 
 id. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 43 
 
 LUMBER YARD. 
 
 H. W. PALEN, 
 
 Manufacturer of 
 
 Sash, Bliis, Doors, 
 
 AND 
 
 Builders' Material, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 
 
 COIL fflfl LDMBEE, 
 
 Gor. St. James and Pine Sts., 
 
 KINGSTON, N. Y. 
 
 The gentleman whose card we 
 print above is a native of Kingston 
 and is one of the liest-known bus- 
 iness men in tlie city, and we may 
 add in tlie county as well, for his 
 trade extends throughout this sec- 
 tion, and his prominence in busi- 
 ness affairs has caused him to 
 become favorably known by rep- 
 utation to many who have never 
 made his acquaintance personally. 
 He began operations a quarter 
 of a century ago, in 1867, and has 
 built up an extensive wholesale 
 and retail trade in such indispensa- 
 ble commodities as sash, blinds,' 
 doors and builders' materials (of 
 which he is a large manufacturer), 
 and in all kinds of coal and lum- 
 ber. The premises utilized by 
 Jlr. Palen are located at the corner 
 of St. James and Pine Streets, and 
 are fitted up with wood working 
 machinery of the most efiBcient 
 type, run Ijy steam-po\Yer. A large 
 stuck of standard sizes and styles 
 of sash, blinds, etc., is constantly 
 carried and special sizes, etc.. can 
 be made to order at very short 
 notice and at reasonable rates. 
 The plant and premises here are 
 very advantageously arianged. and 
 the same may be said of the prem- 
 ises utilized iu the coal business, 
 for the dumps are located on 
 Wilbur road, at Wallkill Valley, E. 
 R. bridge, and all handling of coal 
 is avoided, it running from the 
 dumps over sieves directly to the 
 wagons; so that farmers and 
 others who may send teams here 
 for coal are saved both time and 
 work, and as Mi'. Palen quotes the 
 lowest prevailing rates on coal of 
 standard quality, it is natural that 
 many large and small buyers 
 should make it a point to place all 
 their ordei's witli him. This gen- 
 tleman makes a specialty of sash, 
 blinds and doors and house trim- 
 mings of every description. A 
 very large stock of all kinds of 
 lumber including iiemlnck. pine, 
 spruce, hard woods, shingles, latli^ 
 etc.. is constantlv carried. 
 
44 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 FERRIS BROS., 
 
 AND 
 
 No. 70 Albany Ave., 
 
 KINGSTON, N. Y. 
 
 Flowers are fast be- 
 coming' a necessity wliere tliey were formerly a Inxury. Tliey minister in a peculiar way to the esthetic ten- 
 dencies of existence, affording a solace to the weary worker as well as added delight to the pleasure seeker. Won- 
 drously delicate in texture and rich in superb color they attract attention so completely to their own beautiful 
 charms that one's thought seldom wanders back to their production under the glass of the greenhouse, where 
 patient care and tireless watching for weeks and months enable the florist to place in the hands of his customers 
 with pardonable pride, the crowning results of his labor. A visit to the florist's " workshop " is always interesting, 
 and a sight of the multitudinous processes employed, as shown from the tiny seedling or cutting, to the matured 
 plant, will give a far better idea of the " magic " which the skilful florist is supposed to command than can be done 
 with pen and ink. One of the most popular greenhouses in this vicinity is conducted by Messrs. Ferris Bros., who 
 by the use of the most improved methods of culture and propagation are able to offer unsurpassed inducements to 
 their customers. They are furthermore noted for their superior taste in the laying out and planting of dooryards, 
 as well as in bouquet and design work. They also make a specialty of high-class seeds and bulbs and annually 
 import large quantities of these, articles from the best growers of England, France, Germany and Holland, to supply 
 their extensive mailing trade. Their seed-store and greenhouses are located at No. 70 Albany Avenue, at the head 
 of Union Avenue. This undertaking was begun at Keene Valley in this State, in 1883, and moved to Kingston in 
 1890. The establishment here is under the direction of Mr. Richard Ferris, the other member of the firm, Mr. 
 James D. Ferris, being located at Chicago. 
 
 ' UBWITT & GILLESPIE, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries and Provisions, Flour and 
 Feed, "Wooden and Willow Ware, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Etc., No. 12 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y. — It is a 
 pleasant task to chi'onicle the continued success of an enterprise inaugurated many years ago, always carried on in 
 accordance with progressive and honorable methods, and steadily increasing in patronage and influence. Such an 
 undertaking is that conducted by Messrs. DeWitt & Gillespie at No. 12 Wall Street, and so thoroughly does it 
 deserve its present prosperity that its high standing is as much of a credit to the community as to the proprietors 
 of the business in question. Mr. Jacob L. DeWitt and Mr. W. Scott Gillespie are both natives of Kingston, and 
 have been associated in their present business since 1872. The premises utilized by them are some 3,000 square 
 feet in dimensions, thus affording ample opportunity for the carrying of a heavy stock of goods, comprising choice 
 groceries, provisions, flour, and feed, as well as wooden and willow ware, also foreign and domestic fruits of all 
 kinds. Employment is given to two experienced and courteous assistants, and despite the magnitude of the busi- 
 ness, forders are filled with promptness and accuracy. Messrs. DeWitt & Gillespie do an extensive business both 
 wholesale and retail in character. They quote the lowest prices at all times and spare no pains to maintain the envi- 
 able reputation their establishment has gained. 
 
 GEORGE LOUIS GAKENHEIMER, dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats of all Kinds, also Poultry 
 and Sausages, No. 88 Washington Avenue, Head of Hurley Avenue, Kingston, N. T. — Mr. George Louis Gaken- 
 heimer claims to carry in stock everything to be found in a first-class market, and a careful inspection of the as- 
 sortment he offers will prove this claim to be fully justified by the facts, for although the premises utilized 
 comprise one floor, measuring 20 x 40 feet, there is no space wasted, and the stock is as varied as it is large. Fresh 
 and salt meats of all kinds, poulti'y and sausages, vegetables and fruits, are some of the most important commodi- 
 ties dealt in, and the assortment is so complete that it is safe to say the buyer who cannot be satisfied here cannot 
 be suited anywhere. The proprietor, Mr. Gakenheimer, who is a native of this town, established his present en- 
 terprise in 1883, and has rapidly extended his business, for the goods ai'e dependable, the prices low and the service 
 prompt and accurate. The market is conveniently located at No. 88 Washington Avenue, head of Hurley Avenue, 
 and is equipped with every facility and appliance to enable operations to be carried on to the best advantage. Or- 
 ders will be delivered at short notice and no pains spared to thoroughly satisfy every customer, both as regards the 
 quality of the goods and the prices quoted. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 45 
 
 LEWIS J. BRODHEAD, Veterinary Surgeon, No. 95 North Front Street, Kingston, N. Y.— 
 Leaving all considerations of mercy and Immanity out of the question, and regarding a horse simply as a machine 
 intended to do certain work, it still remains a fact that every horse owner should secure the services of a compe- 
 tent veterinary surgeon when his animals show signs of sickness. Some of the " horse medicines " on the market 
 are excellent remedies when understandingly used, but they can't cure everything, and if employed injudiciously 
 may easily do permanent harm. It costs comparatively little to obtain expert advice and treatment, and under gen- 
 eral circumstances this cost is more than compensated by the quickness of the recovery of an animal so attended 
 as compared with that of one treated unscientifically. Of course, there are incompetent veterinarians as there are 
 incompetent physicians, but it is not difficult to find able and experienced men, and we can unreservedly recommend 
 Dr. Lewis J. Brodhead as one of the most skilful and successful veterinary surgeons in Kingston, having had long 
 and varied experience in his profession. His office is located at No. 9.5 North Front Street and is so conveniently sit- 
 uated that orders can be sent without delay from any point in the city. If the doctor is not at home call at Cronk's 
 Hotel, Kingston. Dr. Brodhead is prepared to execute all commissions at short notice and at very reasonable 
 rates. 
 
 IRA COTJTANT, dealer in Fine Groceries, Provisions, Flour, Feed, Etc., West Shore Grocery, Near 
 West Shore Depot, No. .529 Union Avenue, Kingston, N". Y. — In compiling the various industries of Kingston the retail 
 grocery trade assumes a decided importance. Among those who supply fresh and first-class groceries is Mr. Ira 
 Coutant. His establishment, whicli is popularly known as the '■ West Shore Grocery," is located at No. 529 Union 
 Avenue near West Shore Depot, and is well stocked and admirably arranged for the extensive business transacted. 
 Reliable clerks are employed, who wait upon the customers in a polite and attentive manner, and all goods are 
 delivered promptly as desired. This is one of the most reliable establishments in its line in Kingston, and the 
 stock carried comprises everything usually to be found in a first-class grocery establishment. In addition to 
 groceries Mr. Coutant deals extensively in provisions, flour, feed, etc., which will be found superior to some 
 quoted at much higher prices at other establishments. Mr. Coutant is a native of Rosindale, N. Y., and is well and 
 favorably known throughout Kingston. The premises occupied afford ample space for the handling of the large 
 and varied stock. Goods are sold in quantities to suit purchasers, and the prices will be found as reasonable as 
 any in Kingston for the same quantity of goods. 
 
 CHARLES REYNOLDS, Hardware, Agricultural Implements, Iron and Steel, Corner Wall and 
 North Front Streets, Kingston, N. Y. — Mr. Charles Reynolds lias had exclusive control of the extensive hardware 
 store, located at the corner of Wall and North Front Streets, only since the beginning of the current year. (1892) 
 but the business itself is of very long standing, it having been founded as far back as 1857, by Messrs. Sharp & 
 Sahler. Many changes have occurred in ownership, the founders being succeeded by Messrs. Sahler <fe Vigiies, 
 Sahler & Reynolds and Sahler, Reynold & Du Bois; they by Messrs. Crosby, Sahler & Co., and they by Messrs. 
 Sahler, Reynolds ife Webster, the immediate predecessors of the present proprietor, who was born in Kingston, has 
 served on the Board of Education, and is extremely well known in business and social circles throughout this por- 
 tion of the State. Mr. Reynolds deals very largely at wholesale and retail in hardware, agricultural implements, 
 iron and steel, and his stock is sufficiently large and complete to enable all orders to be filled at very short notice. 
 The premises made use of comprise three floors and a basement, each 25 x 75 feet in size, and no available space is 
 wasted, the assortment being constantly kept complete by frequ ent renewals. Mr. Reynolds is prepared to sell as 
 low as the lowest, and goods furnished by him are sure to prove piecisely as represented in every respect. 
 
 EAGLE HOTEL, Alonzo E., and James S. Winne, Proprietors, Nos. 22-30 Main Street, Kings- 
 ton, N. Y. — In our opinion (and it is one that is shared with many who have had exceptional opportunities for 
 ascertaining the facts in the case), the importance of a first-class hotel is very apt to be underestimated — that is to 
 say, its importance as regards the city or town in which it is located, for many seem to take it forgranted that the 
 travel to a city is quite independent of the hotel accommodations, whereas the fact is that really first-class hotel 
 facilities ai'e powerful factors in attracting visitors to a community, while inferior facilities are equally influential 
 in keeping visitors away. Therefore it is well worth the while of every business man to encourage in every legiti- 
 mate way the keeping of a strictly first-class hotel in his city, and the business men of Kingston have reason to 
 congratulate themselves on the existence here of so well-equipped and ably managed a public-liouse as that carried 
 on by Messrs. Alonzo E. and James S. Winne, and known as the Eagle Hotel. It is centrally and pleasantly located 
 at Nos. 22 to 30 Main Street, horse cars to all points in the vicinity pass within three doors of the building, and 
 nothing is wanting to make it what it is universally conceded to be — the leading hotel of Kingston and one of the 
 most popular houses in the State. The premises ai-e equipped with all modern improvements, the rooms are large, 
 light, well ventilated, well heated and well furnished, the table is excellent and the service is prompt and uni- 
 formly reliable, while the terms are very reasonable when compared with those usually quoted in connection witli 
 equally satisfactory accommodations. 
 
 HUNT BROTHERS, Contractors and Builders, Jobbing and Repairing of all kinds Promptly 
 Attended to. Shop, Corner of Pine and Bowery Streets, Kingston, N. Y. — It is well to know where orders for car- 
 pentering in all its branches may be placed in the full assurance that they will be filled skilfully, thoroughly, 
 promptly and at fair prices, for no house owner, merchant or manufacturer knows when he may have occasion to 
 place an order for such work, and it is often highly important that all possible time should be saved in its carrying 
 out. Therefore, we take pleasure in calling attention to the facilities offered by Messrs. Hunt Brothers, whose 
 shop is at the corner of Pine and Bowery Streets, for they are experienced and reliable contractors and builders 
 who make a specialty of jobbing and repairing of all kinds, and are in a position to execute commissions at 
 .extremely short notice in cases where haste is important, and at the same time to do the work thoroughly and satis- 
 factorily in every respect. The firm is composed of Messrs. Alonzo Hunt, Lorenzo Hunt and Orlando Huut — all 
 of whom are natives of Kingston and are widely and favorably known here. They have carried on their present 
 enterprise since 1872. Mail orders ai-e assured prompt attention, and estimates will cheerfully be furnished on 
 application. 
 
46 REPRESENTATIVE BUSENESS MEN. 
 
 JACOB P. YAN" KEUEEN, dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats, of all Kinds, Poultry at all Times, 
 No. 40| Wall Street, Resideuce, '^To. 175 Waslilua;ton Avenue, Kingston, X. T. — The enterprise conducted by Mr. 
 Jacob P. Van Keuren, and carried on at No. 40* Wall Street, is worthy of interest and inspection, as there is not a 
 similar establishment in this town, more entirely reliable or more capable of serving the public to the best advan- 
 tage. Operations were begun here by Mr. Van Keuren in 18S9. This gentleman is a native of Rosendale, and is 
 well known and highly esteemed in Kingston. The premises occupied by him in carrying on his business are of 
 the dimensions of 12 x 50 feet, and contain a fine stock of fresh and salt meats of all kinds, also poultry, game and 
 vegetaliles in their season. Employment is given to two polite assistants and customers may depend upon receiv- 
 ing prompt attention and honorable treatment, for Mr. Van Keuren has always made it a rule to spare no pains to 
 fully satisfy every patron, and to give no reasonable excuse for complaint in any instance. Errors of course are 
 made occasionally, for it would be impossible to carry on so extensive a business without mistakes, but whenever 
 tlie attention of Mr. Van Keuren is called to anything of the kind the mistake is promptly and cheerfully rectified 
 and care taken to see that the occurrence is not repeated. Only choice articles are offered for sale here, and they 
 may be had at prices that will compare favorably with the lowest market rates. Mr. VanKeuren carried on busi- 
 ness for three years before coming here at Higgiusville. 
 
 Ct. H. miller, dealer in Choice Groceries and Provisions, Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. , Commission 
 Salesman, 330 Union Avenue, Kingston, N. Y. — There is a proverb to the effect that the only way to make sure 
 that a thing is properly done is to do it yourself, and although of course such advice is not always practical still 
 there is no doubt that it is founded on sound principles. Those who do business with Mr. G. H. Miller, at 330 
 Union Avenue, frequently remark upon the promptness, courtesy, intelligence and reliability of the service at that 
 popular store, and the reason wliy callers are so satisfactorily attended to is simply because the proprietor gives 
 personal attention to every detail of his business, and hence being sure that it will be well done. Mr. Miller has 
 carried on his present enterprise since 1891. Premises measuring 20 x 30 feet are utilized, and a heavy and varied 
 stock is carried. Mr. Miller is a retail dealer and commission salesman of choice groceries, provisions, fruits and 
 vegetables. He quotes the lowest rates on all these commodities, and makes it a point to furnish goods that 
 will give entire satisfaction. He is rapidly increasing his business and fully deserves tlie success he has attained. 
 He is a native of Kingston and holds a high position among her most progressive and reliable business men. 
 
 A. S. HOUGHTALIjSTG. Blacksmithing and Wagon Repairing, Hurley Avenue, Kingston, N. Y. 
 — One of the many popular establishments of its kind in Kingston is that conducted by Mr. A. S. Houghtaling, 
 and located on Hurley Avenue, and as many of our readers could 'doubtless have dealings with this house to the 
 advantage of all parties concerned, we take pleasure in calling attention to some of the advantages to be gained by 
 so doing. The enterprise, to whicii we have reference, was inaugurated in 1889, and has thus been before the pub- 
 lic long enough to prove tliat it is worthy of every confidence. The premises occupied cover an area of some six 
 hundred square feet, and all necessary tools, machinery and other appliances are at hand to enable orders for any- 
 thing in the blacksmith and wagon repairing line to be given that prompt and skilful attention to which the 
 patrons of this establishment are accustomed. Special attention is given to blacksmithing, for which the proprie- 
 tor holds an exceptionally high reputation. The repairs that are made at this establishment are not only neat and 
 handsome in appearance, but they are strong and durable when put to the test of actual wear, a point which 
 those who have had much wagon repairing done will appreciate. The proprietor is very moderate in his charges, 
 and well deserves the popularity he so long has enjoyed. Two skilled and reliable assistants are constantly 
 employed and all orders are promptly executed. Mr. Houghtaling is a native of Kingston, and well laiown among 
 the enterprising business men of this city. 
 
 C. C. KAUFMAN, dealer in Milk and Cream, also manufacturer of Pine Butter and Cheese, Kauf- 
 man's Celebrated Ice-cream, Wholesale and Retail, Kingston, N. Y. — In order to attain success in business, and par- 
 ticularly in the creamery business, it is very essential to thoroughly understand the nature of the products in which 
 you deal, and the magnitude of the trade whicli has been built up by Mr. C. C. Kaufman, since he began operations 
 in 1889, is largely due to his intimate knowledge of all the many details thereof. Mr. Kaufman is a native of Mid- 
 dletown, N. Y. He established his present enterprise in Kingston at the above-named date, and since 1892 has carried it 
 on under the style of the Kaufman Dairy and Ice-cream Compauy. The premises occupied in Kingston comprise two 
 floors, each 30 x 70 feet in dimensions, and the stock on hand is always sufficiently large and varied to allow of orders 
 being filled without delay. Kaufman's Dairy and Ice-cream Company deal extensively in milk and cream, and also 
 manufacture fine butter, cheese and the celebrated Kaufman ice-cream. In addition to their Kingston store, the 
 company have extensive creameries at Margaretville and Fleischmann's, N. Y. They do a large manufacturing, as 
 well as a wholesale and retail business. Ten competent assistants are constantly employed and customers may 
 <lepend upon being supplied with goods of standard quality at positively bottom prices, and the amount of trade 
 which this company has already secured, promises great success for the future. A branch has also been established 
 in New York City, at No. 2075 Seventh Avenue. A specialty is made of bottled milk. 
 
 FREDERICK J. R. CLARKE, Druggist, No. 28 Wall Street, Kingston, N. Y.— When pur- 
 chasing goods of any kind it is, of course, well to use some discrimination in the placing of the order, but when 
 buying drugs, either singly or in the form of a prescription, careful discrimination becomes an absolute duty, for 
 it is of the first importance that the articles obtained shall be pure and reasonably fresh, and it is a notorious fact 
 that by no means all the drugs in the market are of this character. Doubtless many of our readers (and certainly^ 
 a large proportion of those residing in Kingston and vicinity), have satisfactorily solved the problem of where to"' 
 get dependable drugs at a fair price, by placing all their orders with Mr. Frederick J. R. Clarke, doing business at 
 No. 28 Wall Street, for not only is he prepared to furnish such commodities of standard quality at reasonable rates, 
 but he shows great enterprise in acquainting the public with the fact, hence his facilities are as well known as they 
 are extensive. Mr. Clarke was born in New York State and has been identified with his present business here in 
 Kingston since 1875. The premises comprise one floor and a basement, each 20 x 80 feet, and contain a large and 
 varied assortment of drugs, medicines, and chemicals, paints and oils, and such other articles as are usually 
 found in a flrst-class pharmacy. The compounding of prescriptions, is given special attention, absolute accuracy 
 being ensued. The charges are moderate, and every caller is assured immediate as well as courteous attention. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 HUBBARD & FOSHAY, dealers in Dry 
 Goods aud Carpets, Xo. 23 Wall Street, Kingston, 
 ]Sf. Y. — The word " popular" has been so much used 
 and so much abused of late that it deserves a long 
 holiday, aud yet we shall have to make use of it iu 
 describing the establishment conducted by Messrs. 
 Hul)lMrd & Foshay, at No. 23 Wall Street, for this is 
 most certainly a "popular" store, — popular as 
 regards the nature of the stock carried ; popular as 
 regards the prices quoted, and popular as regards the 
 service rendered, for "red tape" is chiefly conspic- 
 uous by its absence here, and customers are served 
 promptly as well as politely and intelligently. The 
 firm is constituted of Messrs. E. C. Hubbard aud W. 
 F. Foshay, the former gentleman being a native of 
 Illinois and the latter of Sing Sing. They have been 
 associated in their present enterprise since 1SS4, and 
 the steady and jironounced increase of the trade from 
 year to year affords the best possible evidence that 
 their methods are acceptable to the purchasing 
 public, and that the advantages they offer are many 
 and genuine. A very heavj' and carefully selected 
 stock is constantly carried, it comprising the latest 
 novelties in foreign and domestic dry goods, small 
 wares and fancy goods, and in carpets and otlier 
 floor coverings in fine and medium grades. Staple 
 styles are also fully represented, and the firm are ex- 
 cellently well prepared to suit all tastes and all purses, 
 especially as they quote positively bottom prices, 
 quality considered, on all the goods they handle. 
 
 G. E. ZIPPEL, dealer in Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, also Fancy Goods and Notions, No. 865 
 Union Avenue, Kingston, N. T.— The enterprise carried on by Mr. G. E. Zippel was established in 1891, and since 
 that date lias been under his able management. The premises occupied are 20 x 3.5 feet in dimensions, containing 
 ;i. heavy and extremely varied stock of crockery, glass, and tinware, selected with cai-e and taste, from the most 
 i-eputa'ble manufactories in Europe and this country also. Decorative glass and china ware is now produced at 
 prices within the means of all, and the ornamental character, of such ware has made it a favorite with all culti- 
 vated people. The chief objection to the use of decorative ware, tlie diificulty of replacing one or more pieces acci- 
 dentally broken, is now to a great extent obviated, for there are certain stock patterns carried by first-class dealers 
 constantly and pieces can be matched for years to come, as easily as white ware. Mr. Zippel is prepared to furnish 
 crockery, glassware, etc., of such patterns', in point of artistic "beauty of shape, decoration and lowness of price, 
 that they are impossible to surpass. He also makes a specialty of fancy goods and notions, carrying a full and 
 complete line of these goods. The extensive retail business transacted iu the above-named lines of goods requires 
 the services of tlioroughly competent assistants. Mr. Zippel is a native of New York City, and is very well known 
 among the enterprising merchants of Kingston, N, Y. The premises occupied by him are located at No. 386 Union 
 Avenue, and contain a stock embracing many attractive novelties, which will be cheerfully shown and prompt and 
 courteous attention given to every caller. 
 
 CHAS. D. SMITH, dealer in Newspapers. Periodicals, Stationery, Etc., Fine Grades of Cigars and 
 Tobaccos, No. .526 Union Ave., Near West Shore. Kinsston, N. Y. — One of those places which is both profitable and 
 agreeable to visit is that conducted by Mr. Charles D. Smith at .526 Union Avenue. This opinion is doubtless held 
 by hundreds of others besides the writer, for the patronage accorded the enterprise is very generous indeed, and is 
 steadily increasing. The undertaking in question had its inception in 1891, its founder being the present proprietor. 
 The premises made use of are of the dimensions of 40 x 1.5 feet, and are very attractively fitted up. Mr. Smith is a 
 dealer and jobber in fine gi-ades of cigars and tobacco, and also deals in all the leading daily and weekly newspa- 
 pers, publications, etc., as well as a fine assortment of both fashionable and commercial stationery. He gives close 
 personal attention to his business and with the assistance of competent clerks, can guarantee prompt and courteous 
 service to every caller. He puts his prices at very reasonable figures, and, as his goods are. always first-class, there 
 is no occasion for surprise at the steadily increasing business. Mr. Smith is a native of Kingston, anc was in bus- 
 iness in New York for five years prior to his opening his present establishment in 1S91, and was also :n the same 
 line of business in the old established Ulster cigar factory for about twenty years previous to his going to New 
 York City. Parties interested would do well to examine his stock and prices before purchasing elsewhere, as we 
 are convinced that they will be as low in price, and as desirable in quality, as any to be found in Kingston aud 
 vicinity. 
 
48 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 A. S. & H. S. MYER, General Grocers and dealers iu Fine Cigars and Tobacco, No. 618 Union 
 Avenue, Kingston, N. Y. — Many a housekeeper is looking' for just such an establishment as that carried on by 
 Messrs. A. S. & H. S. Myer, at No. 618 Union Avenue, and we take pleasure in recommending this enterprise to 
 such inquirers, for we know that Messrs. Myer and Co.'s methods are bound to please, and we know tliat those who- 
 have had business dealings with this concern are outspoken in their approval of the accommodations offered. 
 Operations were begun in 1SS.5, and the trade has since been steadily increasing. Both members of the firm are 
 natives of this town, and have a large circle of friends in this vicinity. The premises utilized are of the dimensions 
 of 20 X 60 feet, and the stock on hand is not only large but unusually varied as well, as it includes choice fancy and 
 staple groceries, cigars and tobacco, etc., etc. It will be seen that the greater part of the household food supply 
 may be obtained of Messrs. Myer & Co., and as their prices are all that can be reasonably desired as I'egards fair- 
 )iess, etc., it is well worth while giving them a call. The groceries comprise the best the markets afford and the 
 canned goods handled are various in kind and best in quality, while everything handled in stock is received direct 
 from the producers and is quoted at prices as low as the lowest. Two competent assistants are constantly in 
 attendance and all customers are served in a polite and intelligent manner while every order is assured prompt 
 attention. 
 
 W. S. FREDENBURGH, Fire Insurance and Real Estate, No. 39 John Street, Kingston, N. Y.— 
 The problem which confronts the property owner iu connection with the taking out of policies of insurance is at 
 once simple and complex — simple insomuch as it is merely a question of getting the largest possible amount of 
 protection at the smallest possible cost, and complex because any considerable amount of insurance must be 
 divided among many companies; and comprehensive facilities are necessary to bring about such division promptly, 
 accurately and with due regard to the interests of all parties concerned. But even from this point of view the prob- 
 lem becomes simple when considered in connection with the facilities controlled by Mr. W. S. Fredenburgh. It is 
 very generally known that he represents the most reliable domestic and foreign companies, that he is prepared 
 to write lines on all desirable risks at equitable rates, that the indemnity offered is unquestionable, and the very 
 largest lines are covered promptly, while the smallest commissions are assured immediate and careful attention 
 — and as these facts are matters of common knowledge, the exceptional popularity of this agency is self-explana- 
 tory. Mr. Fredenburgh is also an acknowledged authority on real estate in this section, and is prepared to ren- 
 der valuable assistance to those wishing to buy, sell, exchange or rent such property, for time and trouble, not 
 to say money, may be saved by making use of the facilities he offers. He is also prepared to negotiate mortgages 
 for large and small amounts, his extensive acquaintance among capitalists seeking such investments enabling him 
 to execute commissions piomptly and on the most favorable terms. 
 
UNION AVENUE. 
 
 DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF RONDOUT. 
 
 ONDOUT is the port of the city of Kingston, and although it possesses excellent 
 railway facilities, by far the most agreeable way to visit the place is to take one 
 of the swift and elegant steamers for which the Hudson is famous and enjoy a 
 sail along the most picturesque river in eastern America. 
 
 Assuming that New York City is the starting-point, and that the traveUei- 
 wishes to traverse the Hudson by daylight, he will take one of the magnificent. 
 " Albany day boats," leaving New York at 8.40 in the morning; or he may take 
 that aquatic wonder the steamer Mary Potvell, which leaves New York at quar- 
 ter-past three in the afternoon, and reaches Eondout about half-past eight in 
 the evening. 
 
 This is not a guide-book, and doubtless we are going outside our province in 
 presenting these details of Eondout's river facilities, but as this book will have 
 its largest circulation outside of Kingston and as one of its chief aims is to 
 encourage strangers to visit that flourishing city, we wish to tell how to visit it 
 most pleasantly, most economically, and most conveniently. 
 
 The "Albany day boats "do not touch at Eondout but at Ehinebeck, or 
 EhineclifE, on the opposite side of the Hudson, from which Eondout is reached 
 by a steam ferry, and as the ri\er is about a mile wide at this point and as Eondout lies about a mile 
 from the Hudson, on Eondout Creek, the ferry is about two miles in length. The Mary Poicell not only 
 touches at Eondout but lays there over night as this is the upper terminus of her route. She leaves foi- 
 New York daily at half-past five in the morning; and such of our readers as are so young and enthusi- 
 astic, or are so happily constituted as to be able in spite of the weight of years, to enjoy scenery at that 
 unearthly iiour, should by no means miss this trip if they can possibly arrange so as to take it, for at 
 
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 that early time o'day the romance and beauty of the river and the highlands are intensified wonderfully 
 by clinging mists ; the air is pure and cool as mountain spring water and fresh as a young newspaper 
 reporter, and besides, everything has the charm of novelty, for luckily, but comparatively few of we free 
 Americans are obliged to be up as a general thing at " five o'clock in the morning." We have called the 
 Mary Powell "an aquatic wonder,'" and such indeed she is, for away back in the sixties she was running 
 
 RONDOUT CREEK, N. Y. 
 
 regularly on the Hudson and had the reputation of being the fastest boat on the river, and she has that 
 reputation still, and is to-day as fast, as pretty and as fresh looking as she was in the days when many 
 of the bearded fathers of families who now patronize her were lanky urchins with curls and knicker- 
 bockers. But is this the same Mary Poivell of which New Yorkers boasted in those remote days? Well, 
 it is and it isn't. Of course you have heard tlie story of the boy's jack-knife? First he broke the blade 
 and had a new one put in ; then he broke the handle and had to have a new one put on. What bothered 
 him afterward was to decide whether this was his old knife or a new one. It is much the same with the 
 Mary Poivell: she has been repaired, renovated, strengthened, and even lengthened, and probably but a 
 very small part of the original boat now remains. 
 
 At all events, old or new, she leaves New York at quarter-past three in the afternoon and gets to 
 Eondout at about eight thirty ; while the Albany day boat leaves the same New York wharf at twenty 
 minutes to nine in the morning and gets to Rhinebeck, opposite Rondout and ninety miles from New 
 York, at ten minutes past two. 
 
 The first sensation felt by probably every person who has heard that Kingston is a busy and pros- 
 perous city and has the largest commerce of any place on the Hudson between New York and Albany, 
 as he looks upon it from the river for the first time, is unquestionably one of disappointment. Not but 
 what the scene is pretty enough, for Kingston has her full share of the beauty characteristic of Hudson 
 River cities and towns, but the observer is not just then looking for beautiful scenery but for populous 
 
DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF RONDO UT. 
 
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 streets lined with spacious buildings ; for crowded wharves, a throng of shipping ; biisy factories, impos- 
 ing church buildings, handsome school edifices, and such other things as one naturally expects to Had in 
 a prosperous city, having more than twenty -two thousand inhabitants. He doesn't see these things from 
 the river, not because Kingston does not possess them, but because they are so situated as to be inconspic- 
 uous and in most cases invisible from that point of view. True, the gazetteer tells us that Kingston is 
 situated "on the right or west bank of the Hudson," but with aU due respect for that most useful work 
 
 WEST SHORE R. R. TUNNEL AS SEEN FROM BRIDGE, RONDOUT. 
 
 we must insist that Kingston is not situated upon the right bank or any other bank of the Hudson, — 
 that is to say, the business and the thickly settled portions of Kingston ; for the city proper is made up of 
 three villages, including that of Rondout, one mile from the Hudson, on Rondout Creek ; that of Wil- 
 bur, a little place nearly two miles from the Hudson, on the same creek; and that of Kingston, which 
 has a population about equal to that of Rondout, and whose centre is about three miles west from the 
 Hudson and about one and a-half miles from the centre of Rondout, from which it may be reached by- 
 street railway. The high lands along the south bank of Rondout Creek shut off all view of the city, 
 and it is not until the steamer has reached the mouth of the creek, has turned to the southwest, and has 
 navigated the waters of the creek for about a mile, that the passengers see Rondout before them and 
 see evidences on every side that they were not deceived, when told that this is one of the busiest places 
 on the river. 
 
 Even before they came in sight of the great steamers and crowded wharves of Rondout, the observing 
 ajnong them must have surmised that they were approaching an important port, for as the boat turns to 
 run up Rondout Creek she enters between the outward extremities of a system of jetties, extending on 
 either side for many hundred feet up the creek, substantially built of heavy piling, and especially 
 designed to prevent the creek from being filled up by the mud and sand wash from the Hudson, and to 
 aid it in maintaining the depth of its channel by the scouring influence of its flow. 
 
 Next to the big steamers to be seen along Rondout's water-front, the most noticeable craft are the 
 canal-boats, for these humble but highly useful vessels may be seen here by the hundred, and the cargo 
 of such as are laden, together with the miniature mountains of black diamonds to be seen on all sides 
 furnish mute but striking evidence that this is a great coal port; it having communication with the 
 Pennsylvania coal regions by means of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, which was completed in 1828, 
 
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 and is said to follow almost exactly the course of an Indian "trail" to the Delaware River, which was 
 old when the first white men arrived at Eondout, in 1614. The canal has a length of some fifty 
 miles to the point where it touches the Delaware, and extends some forty miles beyond that point to 
 one of the most productive portions of the Pennsylvania coal regions. Its eastern end is about two and 
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 feet in height and seventy -five feet in diameter at the base, are formed in a wonderfully short time by 
 the simple but effective elevating machinery used to unload the canal-boats, and when occasion requires 
 these cones are made to disappear like snow before a summer sun, for every facility is here provided for 
 the prompt and economical handling of coal in the very largest quantities. 
 
 Extensive yards and docks for the repairing of boats in general and canal-boats in particular are a 
 feature of Eondout, and vessel building is quite largely carried on, a specialty being made of the huge 
 flat-boats used for the transportation of all bulky and heavy commodities and particularly of bluestone. 
 " North Eiver bluestone " is famous throughout the country as the best flagging stone as yet discovered, 
 and that manufactured at and shipped from Kingston and Eondout villages is the cremede-la-creme of 
 bluestone, it being everywhere conceded to be the best in the market. 
 
 Some of our readei-s may take exceptions to our use of the woi-d "manufactured" in connection 
 with a natural stone, but our use of it is sanctioned by universal custom and also by common-sense, for 
 the stone is literally "raw material," when taken from the quarries, and it undergoes many processes 
 before being ready for the market. At the great stone works in the city of Kingston huge blocks of blue- 
 stone are sawed into slabs by steam machinery ; smoothed, shaped, and cut to dimensions if desired, and 
 the quality of the product is such, and local dealers are so well able to meet all honorable competition, 
 that the demand is something enormous ; hundreds of thousands of tons being shipped to New York 
 annually. 
 
 Cement is also shipped from here in enormous quantities, for Kingston contains the largest cement 
 factories in the country, they turning out no less than a thousand barrels daily. And here again the 
 product is no less remarkable for quality than for quantity, for Kingston cement is not only equal to 
 
DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF RONDO UT. 
 
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 the best but is so generally conceded to be the best as to have become the standard by which otlier 
 cements are judged. Rondout is also a famous shipping-point for brick, lime, ice, and to some extent, for 
 lumber, — it being estimated that the aggregate amount of these commodities shipped from here during an 
 ordinarily favorable year will closely approximate 1,000,000 tons. And when it is stated that country 
 produce and other commodities are also shipped in large quantities from Rondout, and that the Dela- 
 ware and Hudson Canal Company bring about 1,500,000 tons of coal here yearly, it will readily be 
 
 TOBOGGAN SLIDE, RONDOUT. 
 
 perceived why so much care is taken to keep Rondout Creek open to navigation, and why this place 
 has the name of enjoying the largest commerce of any city or town on the river, excepting the cap- 
 ital of the State and the metropolis of the country. But if we linger too long about Rondout's water- 
 front we shall have to neglect some other feature of this thriving section of historic old Kingston, so let 
 us leave the wharves behind us and start out on a general tour of observation along the busy and hilly 
 streets. For the streets of Rondout are hilly, there's no room for doubt on that point, and what the law- 
 yers would call " corroborative evidence of the existence of the fact," is afforded by the use of those 
 unique vehicles irreverently called "bob-tail" cars, and drawn in this vUlage by two and in places by 
 three horses, instead of by the solitary animal that' is suflScient in more level regions and is sufificient 
 in this city after the heights have been scaled and the plateau upon which Kingston village stands is 
 reached. 
 
 The street railway extends from theRhinebeck Ferry landing to the centre of Kingston village, a dis- 
 tance of a little more than two miles, and passes tlirough the principal streets of Rondout and of Kingston ; 
 going directly by the City Hall, crossing the West Shore R. R., at a point within a few feet of Kingston 
 station, and passing very near the Kingston Court House. So it gives ready access to all important 
 points in Kingston and Rondout and is a great convenience, although not so great a one as it would be if 
 the cars were driven by electricity, as they oua;ht to be and doubtless will be before a great many years. 
 Some assert that tne reason me Street Car Company employ no conductors but make their drivers col- 
 
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 DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OE RONDO UT. 
 
 lect the fare is to save weight and not to save money, and there may be something in that, for the grade 
 of Union Avenue (through which the cars pass for more than half of their journey) is so steep for the 
 distance of half a mile or so at its Rondout end that three horses have all they can do to tug a car full of 
 passengers up the ascent. 
 
 After " the steep " has been surmounted one horse is sent back to the foot of the hill and the car is 
 drawn by a pair of horses until the stables (which ai-e not quite half way to Kingston village) are 
 
 WEST SHORE R. R. BRIDGE, RONDOUT N. Y. 
 
 reached, when the two horses are exchanged for one and the car goes more or less speedily onward to the 
 end of the route. 
 
 It is said that an apprehensive " drummer," who was travelling for the first time over this line, was 
 so impressed by the gradual but steady diminution of motive power as exemplified by the exchange of 
 three horses for two and of two for one, that he asked the driver how far they went before the last 
 horse was unfastened to the car and the passengers were obliged to get out and push. 
 
 This is only a single track road, but there are numerous switches or " turnouts " and the service is 
 reasonably frequent, the average being a car every fifteen minutes in either direction during business 
 hours. 
 
 Owing to the steepness of the ascent from Rondout Creek to the summit of the hill on which the 
 most of residential Rondout is located, the business portion of Rondout village is more concentrated than 
 it otherwise would be; the most of the many stores and all of the several hotels belonging to this por- 
 tion of the city of Kingston being situated on the "Strand," as the street running along the bank of 
 Rondout Creek is most appropriately called, and a short distance up the various streets which, like 
 Union Avenue, descend the hill and take a course generally at right angles to the Strand. 
 
 We say " generally at right angles," for the streets of Rondout are not laid out in squares by 
 any means, but curve and twist about in a most picturesque and bewildering fashion. Indeed it is 
 unavoidable that they should do so, owing to the nature of the site of the village, for streets proceeding 
 directly up the hill would be too steep to be of any practical use, and perfectly straight side streets 
 would also be impracticable, as well as expensive to build. Of course, there are all sorts and kinds of build- 
 ings in business Rondout, for it would not be an American city if such were not the case, but as a rule the 
 stores are large, well lighted, and well arranged, while there are some, — notably those in two large mer- 
 cantile buildings recently erected on Union Avenue, — that in size, in equipment, and in beauty would do 
 
DESCRiniV'E SKETCH OF RONDOUT. 
 
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 no discredit to the best part of New York City itself. As detailed mention of the more important and 
 interesting among Rondoufs stores is made in another portion of this book we will not pursue the sub- 
 ject further here, but suffice it to say that Eondout is notable as a trade centre as well as a centre of 
 commerce, and among her merchants, wholesale and retail, are men who have the requisite ability, 
 pluck and liberahty to assure them prominence in any community they may choose to enter. 
 
 As before stated, the residential portion of Eondout is on and near the summit of the hill, althougli. 
 of course, thei'e are many residences, and among them some elegant ones, in other parts of the village. 
 
 CHESTNUT ST.. KONDOUT. 
 
 But the most Oi the finer dwelling-houses are well up on the hill, and with the extensire improve- 
 ments that are now going on in the way of street extension and construction at this point, it is easy for 
 even a stranger to see that this is destined to grow rapidly in beauty and in population, and to continue 
 to be the most desirable residential section. 
 
 Some of the estates cover a good deal of territory and are very elaborately equipped as regards spa- 
 cious and handsome buildings; broad driveways, shady paths, and pleasant lawns, whUe nearly all of 
 them command extensive and beautiful views of the Hudson, of the Catskills, and of the broken and pict- 
 uresque country for many miles around, and all of them share the great blessing of perfectly pure air, 
 fresh from the wooded hills and mountains, the spreading elevated plains and the long reaches of the 
 lordly Hudson. This is a pleasant place to live, indeed, — only a few minutes' walk from well-stocked 
 stores, and from streets bustling with people, — and yet as calm, as quiet, and as healthful as mountain 
 retreat or seashore nook. As one gazes from here upon the many buildings all around, and especially on 
 and near the shore of Eondout Creek ; as he notes the busy factories near by, observes the swarm of craft 
 of all kinds in the creek, and sees all these evidences of the existence of a large population and of the 
 presence of remunerative employment for thousands of people, it is very difficult to believe that all this 
 is the outcome of a comparatively few years of development, and yet such is the fact, for there are men 
 now alive and vigorous who can remember when Eondout was a mere hamlet, a collection of perhaps 
 half a dozen little dwellings and storehouses ; when it was called the Strand or Kingston Landing, it not 
 being of sufficient importance to have a distinctive name of its own. The name Eondout is somewhat 
 peculiar — indeed we believe there is no other Eondout in the country — but its origin is well known, for 
 the name was derived from a redoubt that was built on the banks of the preek away linck in 1614 by a 
 
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 Dutch trading companj'. From this the creek took tire name of Eedoubt Kill; eventually changed t« 
 Rundoubt and finally to Eondout. 
 
 The first steamboat to enter the creek arrived from New York in 1826, towing the hull of an unfin- 
 ished vessel, but the first passenger steamer did not arrive until 1829, when the steamboat Congrea* 
 began to carry freight and passengers between Rondout Creek and New York, and it is a notable faot 
 
 
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 that it did not run from what is now Rondout, but from Twaalfskill, (afterward Wilbur,) that being thea 
 a place of more importance than " the Strand " or " Kingston Landing," as Eondout was then called. 
 This boat had but a little freight and a few passengers out of Rondout Creek, and eked out its support 
 by towing freight barges between Pbughkeepsie and New York. Two years later, or in 1831, Rondout 
 inaugurated its first steamboat service, the steamboat Hudson being run between that place and New 
 York. At this time there was no road along the creek from Rondout to Wilbur, and there was not the 
 least hint of the enormous shipping business that was to be built up here, for although the Delaware and 
 Hudson Canal was then completed, it having been opened to Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in 1829, there was 
 but very little demand for coal; and the bluestone business had not been started here, while the cement 
 business had been started in a very small way only, and that in the town of Hurley, some miles distant. 
 As it is to the manufacture and shipping of these two commodities that Kingston and Rondout chiefly owe 
 their present wealth, population and prominence, the subject of their introduction is of sufficient impor- 
 tance to warrant our quoting verbatim from the very interesting chapter on improvements in and on the 
 development of this region, contained in the " History of Kingston, New York, from its early settlement 
 to the year 1830, by Marius Schoonmaker, of Kingston." This history, pubhshed in 3888, makes a 
 substantial and well-bound volume of 558 pages, and there is not a page that does not bear evidence of 
 careful and scholarly work. We gratefully acknowledge our indebtedness to it in the preparation of this 
 skpt<'h of Rondout. and particularly of that of old Kingston in another portion of this book, and we 
 
DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF RONDOUT. 57 
 
 would most eaniestly advise such of our readers as wish to gain reliable historical infornaation presented 
 in an interesting and logical way, or wish to have their children become familiar with the development 
 of this region and especially of its history during the Revolution, to obtain a copy of what is in our 
 opinion one of the best works on American local history ever published. 
 
 In speaking of Rondout and Kingston in 1825, Mr. Schoonmaker says: "At this time the great 
 wealth of Kingston and its vicinity in Ulster County — bluestone and cement — lay undeveloped and hid- 
 den in the bosom of the earth. It was not until the fall of 1836 that Philip V. D. Lockwood, the pioneer 
 in the development of om- flagstone, opened the quarry, and in 1837 made the first shipment of flagstone 
 that was made from this county to the city of New York. Ezra Fitch next took up the business. Others 
 followed their lead, and now the trade amounts to millions of dollars annually, and the bluestone of Ulster 
 County may be found covering walks and forming sills and lintels of doors and windows in nearly every 
 city of the Union. Tlie cement manufacture some years after 1820 was started in a small way by three 
 brothers, John, Moses and Jacob Hoffman, in the neigh Ooring town of Hurley, now Rosendale ; they were 
 soon followed by Watson E. Lawrence; and there are now in Kingston and neighboring towns millions 
 of dollars invested in its manufacture, and th-e iron rails stretching over the land in every direction, and 
 the mighty ocean washing the shores of the Union, and its numberless tributaries penetrating the inte- 
 rior, bear the Ulster County cement in vast quantities to every section of the country." 
 
 Midway between "Rondout and Kingston on the plateau stands the City Hall, a large and handsome 
 building of brick with stone trimmings, and in front of it is one of the most unconventional, 
 artistic and striking soldiers' monuments which it was ever our pleasure to look upon. The pedestal, 
 shaft and surmounting figure are not especially noticeable, for they are constructed from the conven- 
 tional granite after the conventional design; but the bronze figure of a soldier on one side of the 
 shaft, and the bronze figure of a sailor on tiie other side are no more conventional than is war itself, and 
 far from being represented " standing at ease "(as is the usual custom with sculptors of soldiers' monu- 
 ments) they are as alert as a tiger about to spring upon his foe. Every muscle is tense; every faculty is 
 concentrated upon the task of opposing and overthrowing the enemy, and when you note the strength and 
 nobility of the figures you understand the boy's comment upon the work, — " No wonder we licked if we 
 had such fellers as them." The monument was erected in 1890, and its significance and origin are well 
 stated in the following inscription : 
 
 TO THE 
 
 SOLDIERS AND SAILORS 
 
 OF THE COUNTY OF 
 
 ULSTER 
 
 IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION. 
 
 1861-1865. 
 
 THEIR GRATEFUL FELLOW CITIZENS. 
 
 The grounds in front of the City Hall rise too abruptly from the street to permit the monument to be 
 seen to the best advantage, and the only available point of view within the grounds is far too near the 
 monument to enable its beautiful proportions to be appreciated. 
 
 Owing to its elevated site and its magnitude, the City Hall is conspicuous for miles around and is 
 near enough the convergence of all the railways tliat pass through Kingston, to be remarked by about 
 every traveller passing through the city. It should have been built of Dluestone, relieved by trimmings 
 of cement. It wouldn't have been so handsome then and would doubtless have cost more money, but its 
 oddity would have attracted great attention and when inquirers were told that it was the City Hall of 
 Kingston, the capital of Ulster County, they would have agreed that the materials used were eminently 
 appropriate. 
 
 Another notable building near by is the big State Armory, erected in 1879. It is massively built of 
 brick, and is doubtless highly useful if not particulai-ly ornamental. A comparatively recently established 
 but already very important Kingston industry has its home in this vicinity, this being a great frame 
 building, used as a cigar factory and giving employment to hundreds of hands, — and eventually, of 
 course, to thousands of mouths, not to mention lungs and such other portions of the human form divine 
 as participate in the act of smoking. 
 
58 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 F URNITURE DEALERS 
 
 AND 
 
 ^<UI\IDERTAKERSy^ 
 
 63 to 70 Union Avenue^ 
 
 Rondout, H. Y. 
 
 Telephone Call, 43-5. 
 
 it is very fitting that the leading and largest furniture house in the State should utilize the 
 finest salesrooms in the city, and as a glance at the adjoining picture will show, Messrs. Stock & 
 Rice occupy premises that are exceptionally sjjacious, well arranged, well equipped, and attractive.. 
 They are located at Nos. 63 to 70 Union Avenue, and comprise two large buildings, one being four 
 stories and the other three stories in height, and botli being equipped with heavy plate glass windows 
 and the other noticeable features of a thoroughly first-class modern mercantile establishment. The 
 larger building is devoted expressly to the sale of furniture, etc., and the smaller one to the under- 
 taking department of the business, for Messrs. Stock & Rice execute many commissions for funeral 
 undertaking, and have so perfected their facilities as to be in a position to fill all orders at very short 
 notice, to furnish everything required at reasonable rates and in short to render a service which will, 
 provide for all contingenices and be satisfactory in every respect. But it is as furniture dealers that 
 this firm have gained their greatest fame, and if you will visit their spacious and well-lighted ware- 
 rooms, examine their stock, and note tlieir prices, you will see why this is the leading furniture house 
 in the State, especially if you are sufficiently well-informed on the subject to thoroughly appreciate- 
 stylish, handsome and well-made furniture and positively bottom prices. A very large and an. 
 extremely varied stock is constantly carried, and it includes all standard grades of furniture; so that 
 whether you wish to furnish a cottage or a mansion, wliether you are looking especially for durability 
 and cheapness or for beauty and style, you can iind just what you want here; and what is more, aftei- 
 you have picked out your goods you can be sure that they will be promptly and accurately delivered, 
 and that you are getting them at positively the lowest market rates. A specialty with this repre- 
 sentative house is the making to order of all kinds of artistic furniture, and they do an extensive 
 business in this department alone, for their work is unconventional, beautiful and tasteful, and they 
 make no extravagant charges, even for the most costly and elaborate furniture. The inception of 
 this business dates back nearly forty years, it having been founded in 1855, by Mr. W. Stock, and in 
 1880 it came under the control of his sons, who carried it on under the style of J. B. Stock & Bros. 
 The present firm was formed in 1881 and is composed of Messrs. Nicholas Stock and Jacob Rice, both 
 of whom are natives of Rondout, and are so well known throughout this section as to render further 
 personal mention entirely unnecessary. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 59 
 
 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OP RONDOUT, N. Y.— One of tlie representative financial 
 institutiiins of Kingston, which is contributinn; largely to the prosperity of the city and maintaining its reputation 
 at the higliest standard throughout every section of the United States, is the First National Bank of Eondout. Its 
 interests have always been intimately allied with the material progress and prosperity of Kingston, and its policy 
 has ever been and still is, to promote, so far as is consistent with its own safety, the well-being of the industrial and 
 commercial interests of the city. Recognizing the fact that the true functions of a bank of deposit and discount 
 are all more or less directly connected with the facilitation of exchange, the management have never allowed the 
 institution to be diverted from its legitimate path of usefulness, and at the same time have never shiunk from 
 incurring responsibility incidental to tlie carrying on of a general banking business in a prominent manufacturing 
 and mercantile centre. Yet the affairs of the bank have always been conservatively administered, as may be 
 juilged from tlie fact that the capital of $410,(31)0 is augmented by a surplus of §100,000, half of which is invested in 
 United States four per cent, bonds at par. The directors are men intimately identified with the best inteiests of 
 tlie city of Kingston; their names being synonymous with integrity, prudence and stability, and being familiar to 
 all who are acquainted with the prominent industrial and mercantile enterprises of this section of the Empii'e 
 State, as will be seen by an examination of the following list: President, Edwin Young; vice-president, H. C. Loop; 
 cashier, Charles Bray; directors, Edwin Young, H. C. Loop, A. S. Staples, James L. Van Deusen, M. J. Madden, 
 Hewitt Borce, Wm." D. McMillan, .Joseph Cornell, Charles Bray. The First National Bank numbers among its 
 depositors some of the leading corporations, firms, and business men of this city, and occupies a high place among 
 those banks which owe their popularity to no one cause but rather to the furnishing of a comprehensive service, 
 absolutely reliable, gratifyingly prompt and entirely satisfactory in all of its many details. 
 
 RONDOUT SAVINGS BANK, Rondout, N. Y.— While no doubt it is true that the opportunities 
 for amassing a competency are not so numerous in proportion to the population as they were half a century ago, 
 still it is within the power of the majority of the people to secure themselves against want it they go to work about 
 it in the right way. Too many seek to win a fortune by one brilliant stroke, disdaining the building up of one 
 little by little, but having a hazy idea that some day they shall have riches within their grasp and need only reach 
 out and pluck them. They set their minds on having a balance of ten, twenty, thirty or forty thousand dollars to 
 their credit before they die, but never seem to realize that everything must have a beginning, and that the largest 
 sum of money is made up of single dollars. Few of us are financiers; not all of us have business capacity, but every 
 man in health has within the capacity to earn money, and the capacity to earn involves the capacity to save. To 
 save, then, is withiu the power of practically all, and so important is the formation of the habit of saving, that 
 every workingman should save something, if it be but a quarter of Ti dollar a week. Save all you honorably can 
 and deposit it in a secure and well-managed bank; then should trouble come you have some resource, and even if 
 it happen to be small you will at least have the satisfaction of knowing that you have. done your duty as a man 
 toward those dejiendent upon you. Our New York savings banks are, as a rule, worthy of the highest praise, and 
 one of the most deserving of them is that carried on in this city under the name of the Eondout Savings Bank. It 
 has rendered efficient aid to thousands in the past, and has within it the promise of equally good work in the future, 
 for it is managed prudently and wisely, and has the full confidence of the public. The bank now holds deposits of 
 more than a million of dollars and the large number of open accounts reduces the average deposit to an amount 
 which shows that the institution is patronized by those for whom its services were and are intended. Many well- 
 known citizens are identified with it, and the principal officers are as follows: President, James G. Lindsley; vice- 
 president, A. S. Staples; secretary, J. E. Deuenbacher. 
 
 PETER HAMILTON. Livery and Boarding Stable, Ann Street, Rondout, N. Y.— The question of 
 whether it is cheaper for one living in the city to own or hire a horse is one that is influenced so much by circum- 
 stances in each individual case, that it is impossible to answer it until those circumstances are duly considered, but 
 at all events it will be agreed that such an establishment as the " Hamilton Livery," conducted by Mi-. Peter Ham- 
 ilton, located on Ann .Street, deserves hearty support, for here a desirable, safe and stylish team may be hired at a 
 moderate cost, or a horse may be boarded by its owner at a reasonable expense, so that all who own or use horses 
 for business or pleasure can be accommodated. This enterprise was inaugurated in 1S77, and now ranks among 
 the leading undertakings of the kind in Rondout. The premises in use are spacious and well arranged, being 40 x 
 100 feet iu dimensions, and contain eve,ry convenience, there being sixteen stalls, and ample carriage accommoda- 
 tions. Single and double teams can be furnished at short notice, and the most fastidious customer will have no 
 reason to complain of any detail of the turnout, for horse, carriage, harness, robe, etc., are all first-class, the best 
 being catered to, and no pains spared to assure satisfaction. Hacks for public occasions such as balls, weddings, 
 funerals, etc., can be supplied in any number desired, experienced and careful drivers being furnished, who will be 
 found not only competent but courteous also. 
 
 ULSTER PLANING MILL, A. K. Coutant. Proprietor, Planing, Matching, Sawing, Re-sawing. 
 Scroll-work. Turning, Etc., Mouldings, Columns, Newel Posts and Balusters, Strand, Rondout, N. Y. — It would 
 make an old-time carpenter gasp witli astonishment to visit such an establishment as the Ulster Planing Mill, con- 
 ducted by Mr. A. K. Coutant, for this is fitted up with wood-working machinery of the most improved tv]ie, and 
 work is done with a speed and accuracy which seem miraculous when conipaied with hand labor. The enterprise 
 was inaugurated in 1S8S, operations having been begun by the present proprietor, who is a native of this town and 
 of course, consequently, very well known in this locality. The premises occuiiied and located on Strand comprise 
 two floors 40 X .50 feet in dimensions, and a large trade is done in planing, matching, sawing, re-sawing, scroll-work, 
 turning, etc., mouldings, columns, newel posts and balusters, band-sawing, brackets, etc.. etc., and furnishing these 
 commodities without delay in quantities to suit, and at the lowest market rates. The mill is large in size, and well 
 located, the machinery being very conveniently arranged and driven by a 40-horse power engine and a 60-horse 
 power boiler. It is kept at the highest standard of efficiency at all times, and as a consequence the products are 
 very uniform in quality and Mr. Coutant is always ready to give drawings and estimates when desired. Orders by 
 mail will receive prompt .attention, first-class work being done at low rates for cash. Four assistants are employed 
 so that all work is looked after very promptly. 
 
6o 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE IIUSLXESS MEN. 
 
 GEOKGE HAUCK BREWING COMPANY 
 Holmes 'and Wurts Streets, Rondout. — Everyone 
 knows tliat there is close and sharp competition 
 in the brewing business, and it is an open secret 
 that some brewers try to gain trade, by quoting 
 j^irices below the regular rate sinstead of by improv- 
 ing the quality of their product — the consequence 
 being that there are brands of lager beer in the 
 market which are highly unsatisfactory to all who 
 know what good beer is. About the only protec- 
 tion the consumer has is the reputation of those 
 concerns 'which depend ujjon quality rather than 
 upon quantity for the sale of their goods, and as 
 the George Hauck Brewing Company ranks high 
 among the brewers who cater to discriminating 
 trade, one is sure of getting a uniformly fine grade 
 of lager by patronizing the dealers who are cus- 
 tomers of this well-known concern. The brewery 
 is located at the corner of Holmes and ATurts 
 Streets, and is fitted up with an elaborate plant of 
 machinery of the most improved type. The com- 
 pany bi'ew lager beer exclusively and are prepared 
 to fill all orders, lai-ge and small, without delay. 
 The officers are as follows : President, George 
 Hauck; vice-president, A. Hauck; secretary, John 
 Hauck. 
 
 are unsur 
 experience 
 respects to 
 
 EDWARD WEBER & CO., 
 dealers in Choice Beef, Veal, 
 Pork, JJntton, Lamb and Poultry, 
 corner Union Avenue and Alieel 
 Street, Connected by Teleplione. 
 ^Among the oldest-established 
 houses in Kondout that carry a 
 superior grade of fresh and salt 
 meats, that conducted by Messrs. 
 Edward Weber & Co., whose 
 market is located on the corner of 
 Union Avenue and Abeel Street, 
 deserves special mention. This 
 bouse was established in 1850, by 
 Mr. John Webei\ who was siic- 
 ceeded in 188.5 by the present 
 proprietors, who have by energy 
 and perseverance attained the 
 position they now occupy among 
 the business men of this town. 
 The premises occupied are 30 x 30 
 feet in dimensions, and are adml- 
 ral)ly arranged for their trade, 
 having all necessary facilities for 
 carrying on the business. Three 
 courteous and obliging assistants 
 are employed, while the stock 
 embraces all kinds of fresh and 
 salt meats, a specialty being 
 made of beef, veal, pork, mutton, 
 lamb, poultry, etc. This firm's 
 facilities for handling choice goods 
 passed in this vicinity. Mr. Weber is a native of this town, and is a very energetic gentleman of long 
 in his business, to which be devotes his. close personal attention, thus insuring perfect satisfaction in ali- 
 bis numerous patrons and he well deserves the success he has attained. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 6i 
 
 PORT BROTHERS, Retail and 
 Wholesale Dealers in Confectionery, To- 
 bacco and Cigars, Musical Instruments and 
 Strings, Crockery, Glassware, Tinware and 
 House Furnishing Goods, Watches, Clocks, 
 Guns, Pistols, Stationery and Toys, Sole 
 Agents for Steel Reed Accordions, No. 20 
 Union Avenue, Eondout, N. Y.— The popu- 
 lar estalilishment conducted by Messrs. 
 Port Brothers, at No. 20 Union Avenue, was 
 begun in 1891 by them. They are natives 
 of Kingston, and are very well known and 
 highly esteemed in this community. They 
 deal in various articles, doing both a whole- 
 sale and retail business, among which may 
 be mentioned confectionery, tobacco and 
 cigars, musical instruments and strings, 
 crockery, glassware, tinware and house fur- 
 nishing goods, watches, clocks, guns, pis- 
 tols, stationery and toys, etc., and are agents 
 for Steel Reed Accordions. The premises 
 occupied comprise one floor, 20 x 80 feet in 
 size, and the stock offered is very tastefully 
 and advantageously arranged, and every- 
 thing sold is guaranteed to prove exactly 
 as represented. Messrs. Port brothers have 
 gained an enviable reputation for fair and 
 honorable dealings with all having business 
 transactions with them. They personally 
 supervise their business and consequently 
 all callers are assured prompt and courteous 
 attention. Two competent assistants are 
 employed, while the prices Iquoted on all 
 the goods offered will bear the closest 
 comparison with those quoted on similar 
 goods elsewhere. 
 
 ■R-TlsraSTON STEAM BISCUIT WORKS, Stephen Staples, manufacturer of all Kinds of Crackers 
 
 ]S.lJNLrftiUiN k5 J -Cjiiivi uiojjui J. " ^'^•' ' 1 af,.ppf TJnndout N Y.— The business earned on at 
 
 and Biscuit, Telephone Call 3, Hasbrouck Avenue, Near M'll .^t ,e<5t, Romkju^^^^^ necessary to 
 
 the Kingston Steam Biscuit Works ^'^s founded just about a tlmd^^ ^^^^ ^f^^_ • 
 
 aid that great changes and imP"'V<='J>'^"t^ ''^^^ ^'^'^" "',^'f V .^ ."^l.-H telH^^^^^ =i"d "s a natural consequence 
 Batthenmnagement of ^^^'^^'f^^l^lflf^^^^J^Jlt^^^^^^^^ second to none, in connec- 
 
 they have constantly been kept fully ,,"P '" ^'f * "1^^, ^.'^'iL game and the promptness and accuracy with which 
 tion with the quality of the products the PV'^f„„^"°''^fl «" t^>« saine^ m^^^^^^ 1 enterprise came under 
 
 orders are filled. Operations were begun in 1860 ''Y Mi- John P. Keamn m^^^^ ^ giving place, in 
 
 the control of Messrs. Staples & ^^^^Jf/ -^'"/g^'^^^^^^^^ "Native JfR^n d out aid is too well known to require 
 
 1891, to the present proprietor Mr. S^'^P^'f " ^^i^P f ^'^U'" uear Mill Street, and comprise two floors, 
 
 extended i>ersonal mention '1 he works are ocated "" ^asbi ouck A venue^^^ machinery of the most improved type 
 measuring (SO x 100 feet each ; they being fitted up wi« jui ''1?',, " wni 'nt is o-iven to thirty-two assistants, and the 
 for the manufacture of all kinds of crackers and ,^'^^;' • .„^"\'i';rt^"fU^. barrels of flour per hour, enabling the 
 d lily output is very large in amount and varied in k d » <=i"S e "a' to torn D< ^emized that even the small- 
 
 most extensive orders to be filled at short "o^'^^: ^^^"'^ *'\^„ °"^ ^^"f," ^' ^^^^ and handling of mate- 
 
 ^trZ^::^^^:^^ SS^li^r^SS ii^i;rS!:d:fs.ll?:i to the most fastidious trade and sure to 
 give excellent satisfaction wherever introduced. 
 
 WTTTTMVr WELCH Merchant Tailor, No. 159 The Strand, Rondout, N. Y.— No man can 
 tion in choosing a tailor and be SU'cled in some degiee by nis aovice eustomer, and you will find that a 
 
 do to satisfy patrons, is done at tins store. 
 
62 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 6USTAV TEICHLER, dealer in Bread, Cake, Etc., also Groceries and Provisions, No. 140 Has- 
 brouck Avenue, Eondout, N. T. — If Mr. Gustav Teichler does not know how to carry on a bread, cake, grocery and 
 provision store by this time, it is certainly not from lack of experience, for he has been indentitied with that line 
 of business since 1870, and should be familiar with it in every detail. Asa matter of fact we believe he is thorouf;hly 
 conversant with the requirements of the public, and is liberal and painstaking in catering to them, for since he 
 founded his present establishment he has made it one of the most popular of its kind in Rondout. Mr. Teichler is 
 a native of Germany and is widely known personally in Rondout and vicinity, where his energetic and straight- 
 forward business methods have made him many friends. An extensive retail trade is carried on, bread, cake, etc., 
 as well as staple and fancy groceries, and choice provisions, being supplied in quantities to suit, at the lowest 
 market rates. Employment is given to competent assistants and callers are assured prompt and polite attention. 
 Mr. Teichler occupies premises at No. 140 Hasbrouck Avenue, which are fitted up with every requisite facility for 
 the proper conduct of the business in all its many details. He gives his business careful personal supervision, and 
 is continually trying to improve the service rendered. 
 
 SCHMIDT BROTHERS, dealers in Meats and Provisions, Hasbrouck Avenue, Rondout. ISi". Y. — 
 No one can blame a man for wanting what belongs to him, and, therefore, no one can blame anybody for trying to 
 find an establishment where all agreements made are strictly adhered to, and where honor and fair dealing pievail. 
 We can render our readers efficient help in finding such an establishment, for these are precisely the kind of busi- 
 ness methods that have given the store conducted by Schmidt Brothers its present popularity, and we feel confident 
 that they will be steadily continued. The Schmidt Brothers began operations in their present field of usefulness 
 in 1892. The premises occupied are located on Haslirouck Avenue, where is carried as choice and varied a stock of 
 first-class meats and provisions as any one could wish to see, for it is selected under the personal supervision of the 
 proprietors, and will be found strictly first-class in every respect, and those who want choice goods at moderate 
 prices should by all means give this firm an early call. Messrs. Charles and George Schmidt are both natives of 
 Rondout, and are highly esteemed throughout this vicinity. They are prepared to give prompt and accurate 
 delivery, and we feel sure that none who may favor them with patronage will have the least reason to regret it. 
 Polite and experienced assistants are employed, and the minutest details of the business, which is retail in charac- 
 ter, are most ably and honorably handled. 
 
 ISAAC C. BUSWELL, Gun and Locksmith, Hasbrouck Avenue, Rondout, N. Y.— It is one 
 thing to buy a good gun and another to get a gun repaired in first-class style, and all who have had experience will 
 agree that the latter is the harder of the two to accomplish. For this reason, such of our readers as have sporting 
 tastes will thank us for calling to their attention the facilities possessed by Mr. Isaac C. Buswell. for the repairing 
 of gaus and firearms in general, for he makes a specialty of such work and has the skill and the tools to attain 
 results that are bound to suit the most critical. Locksraithing in all its branches is also carried on, locks heing 
 repaired and keys fitted at very short notice, and at uniformly moderate rates. Mr. Buswell gives personal 
 attention to the various details of his business and has established an enviable reputation for punctuality and skill 
 in the filling of orders. Mr. Isaac C. Buswell is a native of Glens Falls, N. Y. He served in the army during the 
 Rebellion, and is well known throughout Rondout, where he has carried on his i^resent line of business since 1887. 
 He occupies one half of a shop with Mr. M. B. Adams, on Hasbrouck Avenue, where he will be pleased to receive 
 orders for anything in his line, and is prepared to guarantee satisfaction to all who may patronize his services. 
 
 DR. D. KENNEDY, Proprietor and Manufacturer, Ferry, near Union Street, Rondout, N. Y.— 
 This enterprise was founded and begun in 1873 by the present proprietor, Dr. D. Kennedy, who is a native of this 
 State. The discoverer and manufacturer of the " Favorite Rem edy " is a graduate of the College of Physicians and 
 Surgeons at New York, and was for several years a member of the Ulster County Medical Society and is therefoi-e 
 well kuovvn to the whole community in this portion of the State. His name is familiar to aln)ost every one in every 
 city, town, village, and hamlet in the United States, and Canada, as the proprietor of the " Favorite Remedy." He 
 is also proprietor of Dr. Kennedy's "Golden Drops," and Eye Ointment — valuable remedies. Dr. Kennedy is 
 highly indorsed by the citizens of this town who have the utmost confidence in his ability and who speak in the 
 highest terms of his professional skill and learning, and, consequently, when he assures the people through h'S 
 circulars that the "Favorite Remedy" is a medicine that purifies the blood, thereby curing scrofula affections, 
 bilious disorders, kidney complaint, constipation, and all those ills peculiar to females, they believe him, use his 
 remedy, and again enjoy perfect health. Dr. Kennedy still continues the practice of his profession, but confines 
 himself exclusively to office practice. He treats all diseases and performs all the minor and capital operations of 
 surgery. He has been a resident of Rondout since 1870, and his office and dispensary, etc., are located on Ferry, 
 near Union Street. Dr. Kennedy was elected mayor of Kingston city in March, 1892. The duties appertaining to 
 this office have been very satisfactorily performed. 
 
 JOHN WEBER, Jr., Ulster Market; Dealer in Hams, Pork, Corned Meats, Poultry, Etc., Fresh 
 Meats of all Kinds; No. 180 Strand, Rondout, N. Y. — It is said that the average American family demands the best 
 grades of meats, and will not be satisfied with anything inferior, even at a much less pi-ice. Although this may be 
 an exaggeration, still it is undeniable that many families find it very difficult to get satisfactor}' meat, even when 
 they are prepared to pay the regular market rates for it. The troulile is they do not look for it in the right place. 
 Some dealers do not trade in first quality meats at all, although they ar« not likely to say so when questioned .about 
 it. On the other hand there are establishments where a specialty is made of such meats. Prominent among these 
 is the store kept by Mr. John Weber, .Ir., at No. 180 Strand, this being an old market and having more than a local 
 reputation for furnishing strictly high-grade goods at fair prices. All kinds of fresh meats, hams, pork, corned 
 meats, poultry, etc. are largely dealt in at both wholesale and retail, efforts being made to supply goods that will 
 prove entirely satisfactory to the most fastidious. This business was founded in 18fi0. by Mr. Fred Weber, and 
 after a change, in 1872, the present proprietor took the full management in 1879. He is a native of Germany, but 
 from his long residence in this town, is very well and favorably known to all its residents. Three competent 
 assistants are employed and all callers will receive prompt and polite attention at this popular " Ulster Market." 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 63 
 
 ENOCH CARTER, dealer i:i Pumps, Sinks, Etc., Hot Water and Steam Heating, also Stoves, Tin, 
 
 Copper and Sheet-iron ware; Tin Rooflns and Jobbing Promptly Attended to. Hasbrouck Avenue, Rondont, X. Y. 
 
 The business now carried on by Mr. Enoch Carter was founded by liim in 1877. He is a native of Newl)uro-, jf. T., 
 and is one of tlie best-lcnown men in liis line of business in Rondout. The premises made use of are located o'l'i 
 Hasbrouck Avenue, and contain a very extensive and carefully chosen stock of stoves, tin, copper and sheet-iron 
 ware, also pumps, sinks, etc., for Mr. Carter deals largely in these and similar articles, and is prepared to fill 
 orders at sliort notice and at the very lowest market rates. He handles cooking and heating apparatus of the most 
 improved type, and is in a position to guarantee satisfaction to those who will .acquaint him with their wants and 
 allow him to select the kinds best suited to their needs. Employment is given to four assistants, and tin roofing 
 and jobbing will l)e done in a thorough and workmanlike manner, at short notice. We would also call attention to 
 Mr. Carter's facilities to do hot water and steam heating, for such work must be skilfully and honestly can-led out, 
 or the consequences may be serious; and tlie most aijsolute confidence may be safely placed in that done under 
 Mr. Carter's direction. His prices are uniformly moderate and we can unreservedly guarantee satisfaction to all 
 who may employ his services, in either department of his business. 
 
 W. P. CRANE & CO.. Wholesale and Retail Dealei-s in Yellow Pine, Timber, Plank. Flooring and 
 Ceiling, (Ponkhockie.) Strand, Rondout, N. Y. — The peculiar and distinctive properties of yellow pine makes it 
 one of the most valuable of woods for many important uses, and hence it is not to he wondered at that the demand 
 for it is immense and is still steadily increasing. Among the various houses handling this valuable commodity, 
 either exclusively or as a very prominent specialty, jueution must be made of that of \V. P. Crane & Co,— this con- 
 cern giving exclusive attention to the wholesaling and retailing of yellow pine, and being prepared to furnish it in 
 any desired quantity, large or small, at the lowest'market rates. The office and yard are located on the Strand, at 
 " Crane's Dock."' Rondout, and tlie premises are sufficiently capacious to accommodate a heavy and complete stock, 
 including yellow pine timber, plank, flooring and ceiling. Employment is given to three assistants, and the deliv- 
 ery facilities are ample to meet all demands. The firm is constituted of Messrs. W. P. Ci'ane and A. T. Decker, 
 the former a native of Rondout and the latter of New York. They have been associated in their present enterprise 
 since 18SS. 
 
 JAS. SHORTAL, House, Sign, Boat Painter. Ciiainbers Street, Rondont, N". Y.— Nearly every man of 
 middle age has tried at one time or the other to do some painting "on his own hook," and if he had no previous 
 experience, the chances are that when he got through with the attempt he had more respect for a painter (profes- 
 sional) than he ever had before. Painting looks very easy and in one sense of the word it is easy, for anybody can 
 dip a brush into a paint pot and plaster the paint'on a'wall or other smooth surface, but it is'not everybody that 
 can put on just enough paint and can distribute it as evenly as it should be distributed if the first result is to be at 
 all satisfactory. Therefore we say it always pays to employ a good painter, and as some of our readers may not 
 know just where to find such, we take pleasure in calling their attention to the establishment of Mr. Jas. Shortal, 
 whose shop is located on Chambers Street, for he has conducted the business in question for many years, and has 
 proved himself equal to all demands, and able to do the very best of work at bottom prices. He makes a specialty 
 of house, sign and boat paiuting. His shop comprises one floor, 20 x 2.5 feet in dimensions, and all orders will be 
 promptly attended to. 
 
 METZGER BROS' LIVERY. Horses and Carriages to Let at all Hours, Horses Kept on Liverv bv 
 Day, Week or Month, Stables on Ann and Chambers Streets, Near Mill Street, Telephone Call, 4, Rondout, N." Y.-^ 
 In about every community there is a more or less brisk demand for single and double teams for business or 
 pleasure purposes, and it is to be regretted that this demand is indifferently catered to, by a certain proportion of 
 stable keepers, for on account of the poor accommodations offered at some establishments of this kind, the general 
 public have formed such an opinion of public stables that a "livery stable team" is considered as synonymous 
 with a bioken down horse and a more or less worthless carriage. There is no justice in judging every establish- 
 ment by the policy followed in the management of comparatively few, and certainly no competent judge can make 
 use of the facilities provided by Messrs. Metzger Bros., at their stables located on Ann and Chambers Street, near 
 Mill Street, without conceding that "livery stable teams" are by no means necessarily poor. This livery stable 
 was originally established by Adam Metzger in 1S60, he being succeeded in 1884, by the present firm, which' is com- 
 posed of Julius and Benjamin Metzger, both of whom are natives of this town, and who are constantly striving to 
 improve the service rendered. There are twenty-two stalls on the premises which measure -30 x 140 feet in dimen- 
 sions, and an extensive livery, hack and boarding business is done, employment being oiven to three assistants and 
 every order being assured prompt and careful attention. The proprietors are uniformly moderate in their charges, 
 and as they make every effort to please their patrons, it is not at all surprising that their establishment should 
 stand high in public favor. 
 
 MISS JENNIE B. BLUME, Ladies' Hair Dressing Parlor. Fine Switches. Bangs, Front Pieces. 
 Hair Dressing, Cutting and Shampooing, Etc., Etc.. Corner Strand and Union Avenue, Opposite Mansion House, 
 Rondout. N. Y.— Miss Jennie B. Blume's ladies' hair dressing parlor and hair store is one of those establishments 
 which can be unreservedly recommended, for the service offered here will not suffer in the least by comparison 
 with that extended by the leading h.air stores of New York or Boston, the goods being equally desirable, the prices 
 being equally low (and in many oases lower), <ind the variety offered being'equallv great. Mi'ss Blume is very gen- 
 erally and favoralily known throughout this section, and indeed throughout the State, for she does a very large mail 
 business and sends goods to many distant points. She is a large retail dealer in hair goods of every description, 
 viz.: lin" hair switches, bangs, etc., while in connection with this business. Miss Blume has a ladies' hair dressing 
 parlor where hair dressing, cutting and shampooing, curling, etc., etc., is done in the most artistic manner, the 
 latest improved facilities being provided. The premises occupied are located on the second floor in the building 
 corner of Union Avenue and Strand. This enterprise was begun here in ISO! by Miss Blume. who gives her close 
 personal attention to the business and as she only gives employment to skilled and efficient assistants the service 
 is as prompt as it is good while her prices are always moderate. 
 
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 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 MARKS JACOBS, Merchant Tailor, Nos. 184 Strand and 37 Ferry Street, Rondout,. N". Y.— 
 There is a certain class which will always prefer custom-made clothing, and there is another class which will be 
 satisfied with ready-made garments, so that there is no real danger of these two branches of trade interfering with 
 one another. The well-informed public know that superior ready-made garments are pref eral)le to inferior custom 
 clothing, and they also know that the highest class of custom work is so far superior to the higliest grade of re^dy- 
 made work that no comparison is possible. Therefore, it is obvious that one should either place his order with a 
 first-class merchant tailor, or else purchase high-grade ready-made garments, and, in our opinion, the first course is 
 the more economical as well as the more satisfactory in other respects. No better clothing is made in Rondout than 
 that produced by Mr. Marks Jacobs, and when its wearing qualities are duly considered and the moderate charges 
 made are brought to mind, we believe that it will be found to be cheaper than presentable ready-made garments. 
 Mr. Jacobs does an extensive business, and utilizes a store 1.170 square feet in dimensions, and located at Nos. 
 184 Strand and 37 Ferry Street. He carries a heavy, varied and seasonable stock of foreign and domestic fabrics, 
 and always presents the latest fashionable novelties for his customers to choose from. Employment is given to 
 thoroughly competent assistants, and orders can be filled at short notice; it being understood, of course, that per- 
 fection of fit and thoroughness of workmanship are guai-anteed. This enterprise was started by Mr. Jacobs in 
 1868. He gives careful personal attention to the carrying on of his business, and no trouble is spared to fully main- 
 tain the enviable reputation for promptness and reliability which has been held for so long a period. 
 
 JOHN LANG, Successor to Christian Lang-, dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats, Butter, Eggs, Fruits 
 and Vegetables, No. 2-5 Ravine Street, Rondout, N. Y. — Mr. Jolm Lang is a native of Rondout, and succeeded his 
 father in the management of his present establishment in 18SS. His market contains a well-selected stock of fresh 
 and salt meats of all kinds; also butter, eggs, and foreign and domestic fruits in great variety in their seasons. The 
 prices quoted are always in accordance with the lowest market rates, and as the goods are of excellent qu.ality and 
 customers are promptly and politely attended to, it is perfectly natural that a large and growing business should 
 be done. Lack of space forbids our giving the goods constituting Mr. Lang's stock the detailed mention their 
 merits deserve, but no doubt the majority of our readers residing in Rondout need not be told that he faithfully 
 carries out the policy of giving every customer the full worth of his money. Tlie premises utilized by Mr. John 
 Lang are located at No. 2.5 Ravine Street, and are very conveniently fitted up, and supplied with every requisite 
 facility for the proper handling of the perishable stock handled. All orders will be delivered when promised, and 
 will also be accurately and carefully filled. 
 
 CROSBY & ENNIST, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, Carpets, Oilcloths, Wall- 
 paper, Window-shades, Etc., Corner Union Avenue and Ferry Street, Rondout, N. Y. — It would not be just cor- 
 rect to say that the store carried on by Messrs. Crosby & Ennist is one of the "show places" of Rondout, for 
 Rondout has developed beyond the point of having such "show places" as are the pride of smaller communities, 
 but yet this is a thoroughly representative estai)lishment and one that can be confidently and unreservedly 
 recommended to all who appreciate dependable goods at bottom prices. The firm is constituted of Messrs. Marviii 
 C. Crosby and Prank Ennist, both of whom are very widely and favorably known in business and social circles, 
 and have been associated in their present enterprise since 1879. As wholesale and retail dealers in foreign and domestic 
 dry goods, carpets, rugs, oilcloths, wall-papers, window-shades, etc., they do a very large business and utilize very 
 extensive premises, the latter comprising seven floors, each 60 feet in depth, and being located at the corner of 
 Union Avenue and Ferry Street. An extremely large stock is carried but it is even more remarkable for quality 
 than for quantity, as it is made up of tlie productions of the leading manufacturers. One is always sure to'find 
 the very latest fashionable novelties at this popular store, and one is sure to be attended to promptly and cour- 
 teously, for employment is given to ten efficient assistants, and the service is maintained at a uniformly high stand- 
 ard of excellence. 
 
 ALBERT A. HENKEL, dealer in Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. No. 10 Mill Street, Rondout. N. Y. 
 — Everybody should be interested in information relating to where they can find perfect fitting and durable boots 
 and shoes, for, after all, it is not the feet of a person that are seen, but what is worn on them, and the prettiest 
 foot may be hopelessly disguised in an ill-fitting boot, while even a homely one may be made to appear attractive 
 if discrimination be used in the selection of a covering for it. The manufacture of boots and shoes, especially 
 those intended for ladies' wear, has reached a very high pitch of perfection, and it is now possible to obtain prac- 
 tically any desired peculiarity of style and shape, if one will visit the proper establishments. A call at the store of 
 Mr. Albert A. Henkel, located at No. 10 Mill Street, will result in the inspection of what is considered by good 
 judges to be one of the finest stocks of gents', ladies', misses' and children's boots, shoes and rubbei's, to be found 
 in this locality, and what is especially worthy of mention here, is the fact that these goods are offered at prices 
 within the means of all. Mr. Henkel is a native of Michigan, and is very well known throughout Rondout, and 
 has built up the large retail trade he now enjoys, by keeping strict faith with his customers, and always rendering 
 them a fair equivalent for their money. 
 
 F. X. WEIRETER. Groceries and Provisions, Strand and Sycamore, Rondout, N. Y. — The 
 establishment occupied by Mr. F. X. Weireter is a spacious one, being 20 x 20 feet in dimensions, and the business 
 is a large and steadily gi'owing one, for this is an old established enterprise, having been founded in 1876 by the 
 present proprietor, who is a native of Schenectady. N. Y., and is well known throughout Rondout. He belongs to 
 that class of business men that believe in pers(mal supervision, and is not afraid to work liaixl to improve the 
 efficiency of the service offered the public. The stock carried at this establishment is both large and varied, 
 embracing, as it does, choice family grocei'ies and provisions, etc. While it is the aim of Mr. Weireter to supply the 
 best obtainable goods in every department, particular attention is given to the selection of the teas, coffees and 
 spices offered. That reliable goods are not incompatible with low prices is proved by the experience of those 
 patronizing this house, for while every article is guaranteed to prove as represented, the rates quoted will bear the 
 severest examination and comp.arison. There is one experienced assistant employed, and polite and immediate 
 attention is the rule to every caller at this store, located on Corner Strand and Sycamore Streets. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BU SEN ESS MEN. 
 
 M. B. ADAMS, Locksmith, also Eepairer of Clocks, Sewiiis' Machines and Jewelry, Hasbrouck 
 
 Avenue, Kondout, X. Y. — At tiist tlimiylit it m;iy seem strange that it is more ditficnlt to >>et all kinds of machinery 
 properly repaired than to buy new. and of course, in case of slight break-downs, this is not true, but every machinist 
 of experience will agree that, generally speaking, it requires a higher grade of skill to repair a lock or sewing 
 machine than to make them. The maker has only familiar and simple operations to go through with, while the 
 repairer is constantly having to solve new problems and devise new combiiuitions to attain the desired result. The 
 high standing held by Mr. il. B. Adams of Rondout is due, in a great measure, to the success met with as a lock- 
 smith and a repairer of clocks, sewing machines, anri jewelry of all kinds, for particular attention is given to this 
 class of work, and as JXr. Adams makes a specialty of this kind of work his premises are thoroughly eijuipped with 
 all requisite facilities for the execution of orders in a thoroughly reliable and satisfactory manner. Jlr. Adams, 
 who'is a native of Glens Falls, has carried on his piesent line of business here at Rondout since 1SS6, and now occu- 
 pies one half of a shop with Mr. I. C. Buswell. on Hasbrouck Avenue, where he respectfully solicits the patronage 
 of the public, and the residents of Kondout in particular. 
 
 EDWA-RD DREYFUS. Tlio Tailor, Fine Merchant Tailoring. Ready-made Clothing, and Gents' 
 Furnisher, Two Doors East of Postoflfice, No. 17!) Strand, Rondout, N. Y. — The idea that economy consists of paying as 
 low a price as possible for everything that is purcliased is a very mistaken one. and there are few wdio have had any 
 expeiience in buying who entertain it. There are many other things to be taken into consideration besides the first 
 cost, es])ecially in the Ijuying of clothing, for in the selection of garments.' style, neatness and durability should all be 
 provided foi'. Thei'e are some few who can get a good fit in ready-made clotlnngand are perfectly satisfied with such 
 garments, but the large majority would have their clothing made to order if they thought they could afford it, and we 
 are convinced that more can afford it than now believe they can, for as a call at the store of Mr. Edward Dreyfus w'ill 
 prove, first-class custom clothing can now be obtained at but little moictlian is asked for dependable ready-made 
 garments, and the superior wearing qualities of the former more than compensate for the slight difference in piice. 
 Mr. Dreyfus has carried on his present business since ISOO, and should certainly be in a position to satisfy the most 
 critical both as regards jirice and workmanship. He carries a fine and varied stock of foreign and domestic fabrics. 
 and a visit to his establishment. Xo. 179 Strand, will show that all tastes and ages can be suited. A perfect fit is 
 guaranteed, and every garment is cut in the very latest style. Mr. Dreyfus is a native of France, and gives employ- 
 ment to two competent and skilled assistants. 
 
 DR. T. P. OSTRAXDER, Practical Dentist, Xo. 175 Strand. Rondout. X. Y.— The reniarkalile 
 degree of perfection which has been attained in the manufacture of artificial teeth, is, of course, a boon to human- 
 ity, but it is not an unalloyed benefit if, as has been argued, it is responsible for much of the carelessness shown 
 in the use and abuse of the natural teeth. The average man needs no encouragement in the work of ruining his teeth 
 as soon as possible, for nothing can equal the zeal and persistency he displays in the task, unless it be the unctnali- 
 fted astonishment he expresses when be finds he has partially succeeded, and that one or more of his abused molars 
 are beginning to give unmistakable proof that there are nerves hitched on to them somewhere. Generally he 
 blames his ancestors, but if not he advances some other explanation, and the last thing he thinks of is to ascribe 
 the injury to his own vicious habits, for it is as clearly a vice to impair the teeth by neglect and abuse as to injure 
 the general health by disregard of hygienic principles. The mischief being done, however, the wise course is to 
 have it repaired as perfectly as possible and to change the habits which brouglit it about. The services of a skil- 
 ful dentist are of course indispensable, and the residents of Rondout and vicirjity are foitnnate in having access to 
 a practitioner of such standing as that held by Mr. T. P. Ostrander, dentist, for he has had wide and varied e.vperi- 
 ence in his profession, and is a very gentle and yet a very thorough operator. He commenced the piactice of den- 
 tistry here some years ago, and his rooms are located on the second floor at No. 175 Strand, near the Postoffice and 
 contain the most improved facilities for the practice of dentistry in all its branches. 
 
 WM. VAN" BRAMER. Commi.'^sion ^[erchant, Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Bananas a 
 Specialty, No. 40 Union .\venue. Rondout, X. Y. — The development of the trade in foreign and domestic fruits 
 has been one of the most reniarkalile commercial changes occurring of late years, for although foieigirfruits have 
 long lieen a staple commodity in the market, still it is only recently that their handling has engaged the attention 
 of men of such energy and such capital as to have caused imported fruits to retail as low. and in some cases lower, 
 than fruits raised right here in the north. One of the men most prominently identified with the handling of for- 
 eign and domestic fruits, in this vicinity, is Mr. Wni. Van Bramer. doing business at No. 40 Union Avenue. This 
 gentleman is a native of this town, and began operations in 1857. He does a wholesale and retail commission busi- 
 ness, and utilizes one floor, 10 x .50 feet in dimensions. Mr. Van Bramer makes a specialty of bananas in their 
 season; and at all times carries a Large and seasonable stock. All oiders are assured immediate and careful atten- 
 tion, as employment is given to one comptent salesman and the heaviest commissions can be executed at short 
 notice. Mr. Van Bramer served in the army during the late war. 
 
 DR. T. S. PARTLATST, Veterinary Surgeon. Hasbrouck Avenue, Rondout, X. Y. — It is hard to 
 get it through the heads of some men that a horse is not a kind of machine that will stand any amount of hard ser- 
 vice and even abuse, without injury, and such persons are always very much surprised when a horse breaks down 
 from overwork, or contracts some disease which seriously impairs his value. Even with the best of care, horses 
 are liable to become more or less seriously ill. and therefore the services of an educated and experienced veterinary 
 sui'geon are ngt only of great utility but are practically an absolute necessity in every community where horses are 
 largely used. It is neither humane nor economical to deny to a sick horse tlie speedy chance of recovery afforded 
 by the treatment given by such a practitioner, and if some of those who pride themselves on their shrewdness in 
 never having paid a cent for medical advice for their animals, were to figure out the loss they incurred by having- 
 their horses lie idle longer than would otherwise have been necessary, they woidd change their opinion of their 
 own sagacity. Among surgeons located in this town, none occupy a higher position than Dr. T. S. Partlan. whose 
 office is located in Hasbrouck .4 venue, in F. B. Patchen's livery stable, and those who have availed themselves of 
 his services, speak in the highest tciins of his professional skill and the moilerate nature of his ch.arges. Dr. Part- 
 lan has had an extended and varied experience and has been located in Rondout since 1888. 
 
66 REPRESENTAriVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 THE NATIONAL BANK OF RONDOUT, N. Y.— The condition of the financial institu- 
 tions of a community affords an accurate reflex of tlie state of trade in that section, for it is not possible, orrather 
 not reasonable, to imagine a bank being flourishing and prosperous when the industries and mercantile enter- 
 prises carried on its vicinity are the reverse. For tliis reason, one acquainted with Kingston and its present pros- 
 pects would naturally expect to learn that its banks were financially sound and extensive in their resources and 
 operations, and that such is indeed the fact we need hardly say. One of the best known financial institutions in 
 the city, or for that matter, in the county as well, is the National Bank of Eondout, and so intimately has this 
 bank been connected with the business history of llondout, since 1848, (tlie year the institution was founded, under a 
 state charter,) that no work treating of that subject could be looked upon as complete, did it not contain as ex- 
 tended mention of the National Bank of Kondout as circumstances would permit. It is not, however, our purpose 
 to speak in detail of the record of this truly representative institution, for it is well known to resident merchants 
 and manufacturers, who will agree that the management have always had the best interests of Kingston at heart, and 
 have acted with ability and zeal to advance those interests by all honorable means. The president, Mr. Abraham 
 Hasbrouck, and tlie vice-president, Mr. Wm. Hutton, need no introduction to the business public; and the cashier, 
 Mr. John B. Alliger, is also very widely known, and is highly esteemed as a vigorous exponent of sound banking 
 ju'inciples. The Board of Directors is made up of the following named prominent citizens: James Oliver, 
 (i-iorge H. Sharpe, Abraham Hasbrouck, William Hutton, Frederick W. Gross, David Kennedy. Albert Terry. 
 G8or<'e S. Sleight, Charles A. Shultz, Myron Teller, Guilford Hasbrouck. The institution has a capital of §200,000 
 backed up by a goodly surplus, and transacts a general banking business, including the reception of deposits, the 
 collection of drains, the purcliase and sale of standard securities and the discounting of approved commercial papei-. 
 The accounts of corporations, of business firms, of other institutions, and of individuals are received on the niosl 
 favorable terms and the valuable facilities offered are very largely availed of, and the banking-rooms are very thor- 
 oughly equipped, ample and expert assistance is employed, and all business is transacted promptly and accurately. 
 
 MISS CtUSSIE bug. Ladies' and Gents' Fnrnisliing Goods, Woolen Yarns, Fancy Goods. Stamp- 
 ing and Art Embroideries, No. 174Strand, Opposite Postoffice, Kondout, N. Y.— In these days of sudden and frequent 
 changes in fashion and sharp and intelligent competition, it is no easy matter to carry on a really first-class furnishing 
 goods store, for the stock of such an establishment must of necessity be large and varied, must be so frequently 
 renewed as always to include the latest fashionable novelties, and the goods of which it is composed must be sold 
 at a narrow margin of profit in order to be disposed of as rapidly as is necessary. Consequently first-class stores of 
 this kind are not common, and as that of which Miss Gussie Bug is the proprietress is thoroughly first-class it 
 naturally follows that it enjoys a very large share of the patronage of residents of this section. The business was 
 founded by Simon Brothers, in 1880, and since 1890 has been carried on under the able management of its present pro- 
 prietress. The premises utilized have an area of 42.5 square feet and contain as full and desirable a stock of ladies' 
 and gents" furnishing goods, also woolen yarns, fancy goods, stamping and ait embroideries, etc., as can be found in 
 this city. But we don't propose to attempt to describe it for the simple reason that it is replenished so frequently 
 and largely that any description of it would soon be " out of date." Suflice it to say that it comprises full lines of 
 staple articles as well as many of the latest and most attractive novelties, and that the goods are in every instance 
 guaranteed to prove as represented and sold at positively bottom figures. Callers are assured prompt and cour- 
 teous attention, employment being given to experienced assistants. 
 
 JOHN S. THOiMPSON, Pork Packer, Hams, Shoulders, Beef, Pork, Bacon, Lard. Bologna, Pack- 
 ing House, Hunter Street, Rondout, N. Y.— While it is unquestionably true that a great deal of the talk about 
 diseased pork is exaggerated beyond all bounds of reason and common-sense, it is also true that it has had an 
 effect upon the public aud that most of us feel more comfortable if we know we are using pork and pork products 
 that come from a strictly reliable source. This is one reason why the business carried on by Mi'. John S. Thoni]]- 
 son, dealer in hams, shoulders, pork, beef, lard, bologna and general pork packer, has reached such large propor- 
 tions, for it was founded away back in 1846, by the father of the present proprietor, and has been carried on ever 
 since by members of the Thompson family in a manner that has inspired absolute confidence in the quality of the 
 goods handled Mr. John S. Thompson has had sole control since 1883, and has fully maintained the reputation of 
 the quality of the goods supplied and the promptness and accuracy of the service, but also as regards the quoting 
 of positively bottom prices, quality considered, on all the articles dealt in. The packinghouse is located on Hunter 
 Street, the premises comprising three floors of the dimensions of 60 x 200 feet, and being fitted up with an elaborate 
 plant of the most improved style. Employment is given to eight assistants in summer and twenty in winter, and 
 the delivery facilities are always maintained at a high standard of efficiency. The hams, shoulders, beef, pork, 
 bacon, lard and bologna furnished by Mr. Thompson will give satisfaction to the most critical trade, and their uni- 
 form excellence justifies their being'fuUy guaranteed in every respect. 
 
 NATHAN ELLIS, Merchant Tailor and Clothier, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Etc.. Mansion 
 House Building, Rondout, N. Y.— The question of where to get fashionable, well made and durable clothing at the 
 lowest market rates, is one of great importance in every civilized community, for proper self-respect prompts us to 
 dress well, and ordinary prudence counsels us to get the largest possible return for our money. A large propor- 
 tion of the residents of Eondout and vicinity have answered this question to their entire satisfaction by making 
 their purchases at the establishment conducted by Mr. Nathan Ellis, and all competent judges who will examine 
 the goods there offered and note the prices, will agree that one might easily go a great deal farther and fare a great 
 deal worse, for the stock is remarkably complete and attractive, and the prices are as low as the lowest. Mr. Ellis 
 founded his business in 1867, and the clothing business under his direct management is maintained at a high stand- 
 ard of efficiency. The store is located at No. 17 Union Avenue, in the "Mansion House Building," and occupies 
 one floor, 20 x 50 feet in dimensions. It is well arranged and contains a full line of ready-made clothing, together 
 with a complete assortment of gentlemen's furnishing goods, hats and caps, etc. The latest fashionable novelties 
 are well represented and the goods are sold strictly on their merits and at bottom prices. Two competent and well 
 informed assistants are employed and every caller is assured courteous as well as prompt attention. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 67 
 
 FKHKV STREliT, KuNL>e)UT. 
 
 - JOHN McCAUSLAND, Real Estate and Insurance Agent, Ferij Street, Rondout, N. Y. — It is 
 comparatively easy to decide as to the placing of fire insurance, for all the leadinrt fire companies offer practically 
 equal advantages, and the question to be considered is one of convenience rather than of cost or of security, but when 
 a life policy is to be taken out the situation is essentially different, and amid the conflicting claims of the many 
 competing companies it is very difficult for one who has given the matter no special study to decide which is most 
 worthy of patronage. The writer, in common with thousands of others all over the country, thinks that the com- 
 panies for which Mr. McCausland acts offer the most efficient, reliable, convenient and economical service. The 
 agency conducted by Mr. John McCausland was founded in 1873, and has a record which amply justifies the 
 unusual degree of confidence placed in it by those most familiar with the methods practised. Mr. McCausland is 
 highly respected throughout Rondout and vicinity. His office is located in the " Cornell Building," on Ferry Street. 
 He is in a position to quote positively bottom rates, and the character of the insurance he offers can better be 
 understood by careful examination of the following list. Fire insurance companies: — Franklin, of Philadelphia; 
 Fireman's Fund, of San Francisco, Cal. ; Orient, of Hartford, Conn.; United States, of New York; Providence Wash- 
 ington, of Providence, R. I. ; Greenwich, of New York, Peoples, of Manchester, N. H. ; British America Assurance 
 Co., of Toronto; Concordia, of Milwaukee, Wis.; Phenix, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Marine Companies: — Boston, of 
 Boston; Greenwich, of New York; Home, of New York; Providence Washington, of Providence, R. I.; Standard 
 Accident Insurance Co., of Detroit, Mich.; New York Life Insurance Co., of New York; American Casualty Insur- 
 ance and Security Co., of Baltimore City; Lloyds Plate Glass Insurance Co., of N. Y., and many others. Mr. 
 McCausland is agent, and prepared to issue fire, marine, life and accident policies at the lowest rates and on the 
 most favorable terms. Attention given to the purchase and sale of real estate and the collection of rents. 
 
 HENRY BLOSS, Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork, Etc., Salt and Smoked Meats, No. 85 Abeel 
 Street, Rondout, N. Y. — It is said that every man, who has never tried any of them, is confident that he can do 
 three things — drive a horse, run a hotel, and edit a newspaper — and it is probable that about every man who has 
 never " been there " thinks that he could manage a meat market — and so undoubtedly he could, after a fashion, 
 but the chances are that the fashion would not be acceptable to the public or profitable to himself, for there is an 
 immense amount of detail in the meat business, and it is no easy task to look after it as it should be looked after. 
 For this reason really first-class meat markets are rather scarce articles, but Rondout has her full share of them, 
 and one of the best may be found at No. 8.5 Abeel Street. This establishment was originally opened to the public 
 by Mr. C. Chick, who was succeeded by the present proprietor, Mr. Henry Bloss, in 1880, and now contains a fine 
 stock of beef, veal, mutton, lamb, pork, etc., and in fact, fresh, salt and smoked meats of all kinds. These goods 
 are carefully chosen and obtained from the most reliable sources, so they can be confidently guaranteed to suit the 
 most fastidious. No fancy prices are quoted, on the contrary the goods are offered at the lowest market rates, and 
 the most economically disposed buyer can trade here "^o advantage, especially as competent assistants are employed, 
 ensuring prompt attention to every caller. 
 
68 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 L. SHORT, Instantaneous Photograpliic Artist. Ko. IGl Strand, Rondout, N. Y. — Photography is 
 a beautifully simple art in thetivy, but like many other tliiuiis that look simple enoush " on paper," as the sayinp; 
 is, its practice calls for long- experience and a liish degree of expertiiess, that is if really good work is to be done. 
 Thei-e are but few intelligrent people who cannot tell a ]'eally good photographic portrait when they see it. and 
 therefore when we advise our readers to call at the studio of Mr. L. Short, which is located on the third floor of 
 No. 161 Strand, and inspect the large collection of specimens of his work there exhibited, we feel that those who- 
 do so will need no argument to convince them, that the gentleman referred to. is one of the most artistic photog- 
 raphers in thissectioii. He is a native of Woolstock, Ulster County, and is well known throughout this town. 
 The undertaking of which he is the propj-ietor was estalDlished in 1874 by himself, and the rooms occupied by Mr. 
 Short cover an area of some 2,000 square feet, and are appropriately fitted up for the particular purpose for which 
 they are intended to be used; the convenience and comfort of patrons, and the production of uniformly first- 
 class work, being the governing consideration. Mr. Short is pre|iaied to furnish instantaneous photographs of all 
 sizes and styles in a faithful and artistic manner. A specialty is made of crayon work. He employs one com- 
 petent assistant, and uses the most improved apparatus obtainable, leaving nothing to chance but putting himself 
 in a position to guarantee complete satisfaction by neglecting no means to attain results beyond reasonable criti- 
 cism. His prices^rre moderate and every caller is assured prompt and courteous attention. 
 
 lIERMx-VN C. LANG, Wagon and Sleigh Maker, Wagons and Sleighs Trimmed and Painted, 
 Horseshoeing and Jobbing Promptly Attended to, Aheel Street, Near Delawai'e and Hudson Canal Co.'s Yard, 
 Roudont, N. Y. — Just so surely as two and two make four will honest materials and skilful workmanship make 
 wagons and sleighs that can be depended upon in every respect, and it is because of this fact and because he uses 
 carefully chosen materials and handles them skilfully that Mr. Herman C. Lang is prepared to fully guarantee 
 every vehicle he makes. But there is little if any need of his doing so, as far as the residents of Rondout are con- 
 cerned for Mr. Lang, who is a native of Rondout, has carried on business under his own name since 1889. This 
 business was founded in 1857 by Mr. Christian Lang, father of the present proprietor. Mr. Herman Lang is a 
 wagon and sleigh maker, and has every facility at his command to do making, trimming, painting, etc., at short 
 notice. Horseshoeing and jobbing will also be promptly attended to. Mr. Lang occupies premises located on 
 Abeel Street, near Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.'s Yard covering an area of 2.800 square feet. Three com- 
 jietent assistants are constantly employed. Wagons and sleighs maybe bought hereto excellent advantage and 
 the purchaser has the satisfaction of knov?ing that every vehicle is sold under a guarantee that it will prove as- 
 represented. 
 
 F. STEPHAN. AVholesale and Retail Dealer in Flonr. Peed, Oats and Hay, Washburn's Best Flour 
 a Specialty, also Dealer in the Finest Quality of Brick-Moulding Sand, No. 1.52 Abeel Street. Rondout. N. Y. — 
 The gentleman whose card we print above, Mr. Frederick Stephan, is a native of Alsace, Geimany, but has lived in 
 the United States nearly all his life, and has long been very prtnninently identified with the. business and the 
 general interests'of this section of the Empire State, both as a merchant and a public man, he having carried on his 
 present enterprise ever since 184-5 and having served two terms in the New Y'ork Legislature. Mr. Stephan is a 
 wholesale and retail dealer in flour, feed, oats and hay. makijig a specialty of Washburn's best flour and being i)re- 
 jiared to furnish it in large Of small lots at positively the loAvcst market rates. He is also a dealer in the finest 
 quality of brick-moulding sand. The premises utilized by him are located at No. 152 Abeel Street, and comprise 
 three floors, each Srj.xlio in dimensions, so that ample oppoilunity is given for the carrying of a very large stock, 
 and it is fully improved, the assortment being at all times complete in eveiy department and Mr. Stephan being in 
 a position to fill the largest who.esale orders without delay and to furnish goods of guaranteed quality at prices 
 strictly in accordance with the lowest prevailing rates. 
 
 JOHN PETTFT, Manufacturer of Powder Keas. Kingston, N. Y. — It would seem at first thought 
 as if there could not be a great deal of gunpowder used in this country nowadays, for there is comparatively little 
 shooting done excepting during a few months of the year, and dynamite, nitro-glycerine, and other explosives have 
 largely superseded gunpower for blasting purposes ; but investigation will show that the annual production of 
 gunpowder is very large in amount and hence it follows that there must be much more of a demand for it than 
 would be supposed. Another indication of the magnitude of the business is afTorded by the magnitude of tributary 
 industries, for instance that of powder keg manufacturing ; and the residents of Kingston and vicinitj' should 
 know something of that, for this city contains one of the oldest powder keg factories in the couiltry, and also one of 
 the best known among the trade. The proprietor, Mr. John Pettit. is a native of England and has cairied on his 
 present establishment for nearly a third of a century, or since 1860. It is fitted up with a complete plant of 
 machinery driven by water-power, and the output is in the vicinity of 200 kegs per day ; employment being given 
 to eight assistants. Hence Mr. Pettit is in a position to fill orders at short notice, and considering his long experi- 
 ence and his complete facilities, we need hardly add that he is prepared to quote prices as low as the lowest. 
 
 JOHN J. MURPHY. Attv., dealer in Coffins, Caskets, Habits, Robes. Etc.. Undertaking and Prac- 
 tical Embalming Promptly Attended to; Night Calls Promptly Attended to; Office and Residence, Nos.. 118 and 12Q 
 Union Avenue, Three Doors South of St. JIary's Church, Rondout. N. Y. — The business carried on by Mr. John 
 .1. Murphy was founded in 1877, and its prompt success and steady development prove that there was a genuine 
 and decided demand for the enterprise. Its prompt recognition and liberal support were due in a great measure 
 to the standing of the man identified with it as the proprietor. Mr. Murphy is a native of Rondout and is one of 
 the best-known undertakers and embalmers in this vicinity. His office and residence are located at Nos. 118 and 
 120 Union Avenue, three doors south of St. Mary's Church. Mr. Murphy is a dealer in coffins, caskets, habits, 
 robes, etc., and is prepared to supply any style or size desired at very short notice : a large and varied stock being 
 constantly carried. Undertaking and practical embalming is also promptly attended to, night calls being given 
 immediate attention. The lowest market rates are quoted in both departments of the business and the propi'ietor 
 will be found thoroughly well preiiared to execute all orders for anything in the line of funeral goods, or in that 
 relating to undertaking and practical embalming as he gives close personal supervision to all branches of this 
 business. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 69 
 
 JACOB HEROLD, Sliip Chandlery. AVliolesale and Retail, Junk Dealer and Dealer in Xew and 
 Second-hand Hardware. Canvas, Xew and Old Rope, Anchors. Chains, Blocks, Iron, Copper, Brass. Rubber. Etc., 
 Etc., Opposite Rhinebeck Ferry, No. 217 Strand, Rondout, N. T. — It seems a somewhat curious thing that in civil- 
 ized countries where there are' ifacilities at hand for the manufacturing of everythiug required in modern life, in 
 any quantity that may be called for, there is actually much less waste than there is in lands where ordinary com- 
 modities are much harder to obtain. What is known in this country as a " juuk store," does not exist in barbarous 
 regions, for the simple reason that there are no means at hand to work the '• junk "' over again and thus greatly 
 increase its commercial value. It is very convenient for the average householder to have a man come and carry 
 off the accumulation of old rags, iron, etc., that gather so quickly in the ordinary house, and indeed such a visit 
 pi-oves both convenient and profitable, for the junk dealer stands ready to pay a fair price for the articles that are 
 of u.se to him, and thus not only carries away your rubbish, but pays you for the privilege. Mr. .Jacob Herold, doing 
 business at Xo. ill Strand, has become well known as one who pays the highest cash prices and manages his busi- 
 ness with liberality as well as skill. This business was founded in 1861, by Mr. Herold, and he is both a wholesale 
 and retail dealer in ship chandlery, new and second hand hardware, canvas, new and old rope, anchors, chains, 
 blocks, iron, copper, brass, etc., etc., besides all kinds of old junk. lie is a native of Germany, enterprising and 
 liberal in all his business transactions and is very well known and esteemed in Rondout. 
 
 JAMES TONGUE, Jr., dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Provisions. Flour. Etc. , Fruits and 
 Vegetables in their Season, Orders Receive Prompt Attention, Jfo. 24 Union Avenue, Corner Mill Street, Rondout, 
 X. Y. — Many a housekeeper is looking for just such an establishment as that carried on by Mr. James Tongue, Jr., 
 at Xo. 24 Union Avenue, corner of Mill Street, and we take pleasure in recommending this enterprise to such 
 inquirers, for we know that this gentleman's methods are bound to please, and we know that those who have busi- 
 ness dealings with this concern are outspoken in their approval of the accommodations offered. Operations were 
 begun in 1ST4, and the trade has since been steadily increasing. Mr. Tongue is a native of this town and has a 
 large circle of friends in this vicinity. The premises utilized comprise one floor, 2.5 x. 50 feet in dimensions, and the 
 stock on hand is not only large but unusually varied as well, as it includes choice family groceries, provisions, 
 fiour, etc.. fruits and vegetables in their season. It will be seen that the greater part of the household food sup- 
 ply may be obtained of Mr. Tongue, Jr., and as his prices are all that can be reasonably desired as regards fairness, 
 etc., it is well worth while giving him a call. The groceries and provisions comprise the best the markets afi'oid 
 and the canned goods handled are various in kind and best in quality, while everything handled in stock is 
 received direct from the producers .and are quoted at prices as low as the lowest. Two competent and obliging 
 assistants are employed so that all orders receive prompt attention. 
 
 P. J. EIGO, ilercliant Tailor, Corner Canal and Strand, Ronddnt, N. Y. — With a thorough knowl- 
 edge of the business, and having acquired the reputation of expert, as a cutter of fashionable and artistic clothing, 
 Mr. P. J. Eigo has established at corner Strand and Canal Street, what is now one of the most popular tailoring 
 establishments in this town. It is doubtless equal to any other in Rondout, and is well arranged for the disjjlay of 
 stock, which includes a choice assortment of foreign and domestic woolens. The line of goods carried is sure to 
 meet the wants of the most fastidious and fashionable. The stock shown by Mr. Eigo is from the best manufact- 
 urers, and contains all the latest novelties. Competent assistants are employed and the premises utilized comprise 
 one floor, 20 X 20 feet in dimensions. Mr. Eigo established his present business of merchant tailoring many years 
 ago and has accxuired a reputation for strict attention to business, liberalitj' in all his dealings, and care in the fit 
 and fashion of garments, suits being made up in the latest styles and patterns at lowest prices, while qualities are 
 guaranteed satisfactory, this fact having much to do with the success he has attained. All work is done promptly, 
 and always when promised and the prices are sure to prove satisfactory. 
 
 CHRIS. A. MURRAY, Insurance and Real Estate, The Strand, Corner of Hasbronck Avenrie, Ron- 
 <lout, X. y. — The gentleman whose card we print above is a native of Rondout and is one of the most generally and 
 favorably known of our Rondout business men for he is active, enterprising and progressive and has important 
 business relations with many of the leading mercantile and industrial concerns of this section. It is not strictly in 
 accordance with usage to speak of Mr. Murray as a "" business " man. for as a lawyer he is of course considered and 
 referred to as a '"professional" man ; but from our point of view the first form of reference is the more correct, 
 for we mention Mr. Murray especially in his business capacity — as an insurance and real estate agent — rather than 
 as a lawyer, although "the weighty business of the law" is his chief occupation. His offices are on the second 
 floor of the MacMillan building, corner of the Strand and Hasbrouck Avenue, and such of our readers as wish to 
 secure fire, life or accident insurance would do well to give him a call, for he represents a goodly number of the 
 leading British and American insurance companies and is prepared to place large or small lines of insurance at 
 short notice and at favorable rates, the interests of the insured as well as those of the insurers being fully pro- 
 tected. 
 
 C. L. DRAUTZ, Carriage Painter, Abeel Street, Rondout, N". Y. — ISTot only the appearance but the 
 durability of a vehicle is dependent upon the manner in which it is painted, and those who think to save money by 
 letting their carriages go uncared for in this respect, make a great mistake. Carriage painting is a business by 
 itself, and iu order to be sure of attaining the best results, it is necessary to place orders with one who makes a 
 specialty of such work, and has both the facilities and the experience to enable him to guarantee satisfaction to 
 the most critical. Such a man is Mr. C. L. Drautz, doing business on Abeel Street, Rondout, and we take pleasure 
 in recommending him to our readers, for those who have had dealings with him speak in the highest terms of his 
 skill and reli.ability. Mr. Drautz is a native of Rondout, and has carried on his business of carriage painting 
 since 1882, which lias steadily increased since its inception. He employs competent and reliable assistants, thus 
 beiug in a position to fill all orders at short notice. Carriage painting in all its branches will be done in a 
 thoroughly workmanlike manner, carefully selected materials being used and the durability as well as the beauty of 
 the work being given due consideration. Repainting and varnishing will be done with neatness and disi^atch, and 
 at reasonable rates. Mr. Drautz is a thorough master of his business in all its details, and has gained the highest 
 respect of all who are acquainted with his reliable business methods. 
 
70 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 GEOEGEL. WACIIMEYER 
 
 Manufacturer of Fine Furniture, 
 No. 178 Strand and No. 81 Ferry 
 Street, Factory on Catherine 
 Street, Rondout, N. Y. — There 
 are almost, if not fully, as many 
 varieties of furniture as there are 
 of clothing, of boots and shoes, or 
 of any other commodity which is 
 in universal demand, but all these 
 many varieties of furniture may be 
 classed under one or the other of 
 two heads, — goods " made to sell " 
 and goods "made to use." Or 
 in other words, one kind of furni- 
 ture is dependent almost entirely 
 upon the apparent lowness of the 
 prices quoted upon it for its popu- 
 larity ; the other is in demand 
 because it is attractive and coi'rect 
 in style, satisfactory in material 
 and excellent in workmanship. 
 The goods manufactured and sold 
 by Mr. George L. Wachmeyer 
 belong to the latter class, as is well 
 known to such of our readers as 
 have long resided in Rondout or 
 vicinity, for Mr. Wachmeyer has 
 carried on operations here ever 
 since 18-54, and from the very first 
 has produced fine furniture of 
 
 uniformly superior quality. His factory is a spacious and well-equipped three-story edifice, located on Catherine- 
 Street and his warerooms are located at No. 178 Strand and No. 31 Ferry Street, and comprise four floors of the 
 dimensions of 30 x 85 feet. A very large and complete stock is constantly carried, it being made up exclusively of 
 new and attractive styles as no old patterns are allowed to accumulate. Thus the purchaser is sure of obtaining 
 goods correct in every respect, and also of obtaining them at the lowest market rates, quality considered; Mr. 
 Wachmeyer's long experience and extensive facilities enabling him to meet all competition in price as well as in 
 quality. Adequate assistance is employed, and callers are assured prompt and courteous attention. 
 
 CANPIELD STOVE CO., jVIanufacturers, Wholesale and Retail Dealers, Stoves, Ranges, Heaters,. 
 Furnaces, Steam and Hot Water Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Galvanized Cornices, Skylights, Copper, Granite, 
 and Sheet-iron Ware, Housekeeper's Supplies, Nos. 166 Strand and 19 Ferry Street, Rondout, N. T.— As a rule it 
 is always best to go to headquarters for needed supplies, and hence it is a most excellent idea to go direct to the 
 Canfield Stove Company when you want anything in the line of stoves, heaters, ranges, furnaces, steam and hot 
 water heating apparatus, plumbing supplies, etc., for this concern are manufacturers of and wholesale and retail 
 dealers in such goods ; and whether your order be large or small they are in a position to fill it promptly, satisfac- 
 torily, and at positively bottom rates. The business was established away back in 18.50 and is under the manage- 
 ment of Mr. P. A. Canfield, who is a native of Dutchess County, and is one of the best known of our Rondout busi- 
 ness men. He gives close supervision to the company's affairs and is very successful in maintaining the service in 
 all its departments at a high standard of efficiency. Spacious and well-equipped premises, located at No. 166 
 Strand and No. 19 Ferry Street, are occupied, and a very large and varied stock is constantly carried ; it comprising 
 not only the latest and most improved and efficient types of cooking and heating stoves, ranges, heaters, furnaces,, 
 steam and hot water heating apparatus, etc., but also tin, copper, granite and sheet-iron ware, housekeeper's sup- 
 plies, pumps, sinks, iron, lead and sewer pipe, gas pipe, steam pipe, etc. Employment is given to twenty assistants, 
 and orders for plumbing, steam and gas fitting, cornice and .skylight work, and general jobbing, are assured prompt 
 and skilful attention. 
 
 J. A. VIGNES, Watchmaker, Jeweller and Engraver, and Dealer in Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, 
 .Jewelry, Solid Silver and Plated Ware, Etc.. Nos. 160i Strand, Rondout, N. Y. — The stock carried by Mr. J. A. 
 Vignes is worthy the careful inspection of all who contemplate the purchase of anything in the line of diamonds, 
 jewelry and silverware, for the assortment shown is unusually complete in every department, and what is more, 
 the prices quoted are remarkably low, considering the quality of the goods. The business under consideration was 
 originally founded in 1840, by Mr. .John Vignes, father of the present proprietor. Mr. James A. Vignes was born in 
 Kingston, and is well known throughout Rondout and vicinity, having succeeded his father in business in 1877. 
 The premises occupied by him are located at No. 160i Strand, where some very beautiful goods are offered to select 
 from, and the most fastidious cannot fail to find articles to please them at this establishment, for not only is Mr. 
 Vignes a watchmaker and jeweller, but also deals in diamonds, watches, clocks, jeweh'y, also solid silver and 
 plated ware, etc. A competent assistant is employed, and particular care is taken to make no representations that 
 are not fully justified by the facts; and hence the most inexperienced buyer may trade here with the assurance of 
 obtaining just what he pays for. Special attention is given to I'epairing and engraving, and those who have valu- 
 able articles that need cleaning or repairing, will find Mr. Vignes prepared to do the work in a skilful as well as 
 perfectly satisfactory manner. 
 
REPRESENTATIJ^E BUSINESS JIEN. 71 
 
 L. & R. KAPLAN, Eoiidont Olieap Store, Groceries, Fruit, and Confectionery, Cashin's Building, Xo. 
 1S9 The Strand, and Union Avenue. Corner Meadow .street, Roudout, X. Y. — The phrase, " goods of strictly depend- 
 able quality," is very lightly used nowadays, so lightly in fact that much of its meaning has been lost, but in no 
 other words can the character of the commodities handled by Messrs. L. & K. Kaplan be so fully described, for 
 although they are many in number and varied in kind, they are all literally and truly " of strictly dependable qual- 
 ity," and consequently will prove just as represented in every respect. Messrs. Kaplan are natives of Eussia, and 
 iiave been identified with their present enterprise since 1S91. having succeeded to the old-established business of 
 Walter Simpson ife Co. The premises made use of are located in Cashin's building, at No. 189 The Strand, and 
 comprise one floor, .50x7-5 feet in dimensions, for an e.-cceptionally heavy stock is carried, comprising groceries, liq- 
 uors wines, fruits, cigars, tobacco, ice-cream in season, confectionery, etc., and other commodities usually found in 
 a lirst-class orocery store. Messrs. Kaplan do both a wholesale and retail business and quote the lowest market rates 
 on all the articles in which they deal, believing in quick sales and small profits. Employment is given to one assist- 
 ant and callers are assured prompt and polite attention, orders being accurately delivered at short notice. They 
 also conduct a store on Union Avenue, corner Meadow Street, where a full line of groceries, etc., is constantly on 
 lurnd. These o-entlemen were in the same business for three years in Stottville, K. Y. 
 
 T. W. WADSWORTH, dealer in Blank Books, Stationer}', School Books, Artists' Materials, Wall- 
 jiaper, Window-shades, Etc., N"o. 21 Union Avenue, Rondout, N. Y.— The store of Mi-. T. W.' Wads\Yorth, at; Xo. i\ 
 Union Avenue, always contains a very large and carefully chosen stock of books, stationery, school and office sup- 
 plies, etc., and as the prices quoted are in every instance as low as the lowest, it is not surprising that this should 
 be a very popular and well patronized establishment. The business was founded in 187.5 by the present proprietor, 
 who is a native of Hartford, Conn. The premises utilizeil comprise three floors, 15x.50 feet in dimensions, and are 
 fitted up with all necessary facilities for the carrying on of the large retail business done. Artists" materials, wall- 
 paper, window-shades, etc., are largely dealt in, wliila particular attention is given to blank books, having con- 
 stantly in stock a full line in all the various sizes, binding and luling, now in common use, while the paper 
 and durability is fully guaranteed, and a specialty is made of Looks used for records, ledgers, journals and all 
 books where accuracy of rulint; and great strength an I durability of binding are required. In short, this house is 
 prepared thoroughly at all points to maintain its leading position and the more fully its resources ai'e tested, the 
 more conclusively will it be proved that it has no rival in its own special field. 
 
 MORRIS HY.MES. Merchant Tailor, and Ready-made Clothing, No. 19 Union Avemie, Eondout, 
 N". Y. — It is diffljult to see what greater inducements could be offered to those in need of clothing, etc., than 
 extended by Mr. Morris Hymes, for this gentleman is not only a first-class merchant tailor, but is also a large 
 dealer in ready-mule clothing, so he is admir.ibly prepared to cater to all classes of trade, and well deserves the 
 extensive patronage this enterprise receives. It was inaugurated in 1880, by Messrs. H. Hymes and son. and the 
 present proprietor assuming control in 1886. Mr. Hymes is a native of this town, and is prominently identified in 
 business circles. The store occupied is located at Xo. 19 Union Avenue, and measures 20x62 feet in dimensions, 
 and a lai'ge and complete stock of foreign and domestic fabrics for gentlemen's wear, besides a fine stock of ready- 
 m ide clothing and furnishing goods is carried. The facilities for the doing of custom work in a superior manner 
 at short notice are excellent, employing only experienced assistants and the business being so systematized that 
 every order is assured prompt and painstaking attention. The charges made are as low as is consistent with the 
 use of suitable materials and the employment of skilled labor, and this applies to the ready-made, as well as to the 
 custom department, for this house handles no goods made only " to sell," their policy being to deal only in such 
 articles as can safely be guaranteed to pi'ove as represented. 
 
 'I'HE .MISSES A. & M. ATKINSON", Millinery, No. 25 Union Avenue, Rondout, N. Y.— We 
 
 believe it has never been satisfactorily demonstrated just who or what is the '" leader of fashion." the fact being 
 that certain articles are fashionable while others are not, while apparently there is not the least reason for the dis- 
 tinction. .Still the saying goes, "as well be out of the world as out of the fashion." and as the ladies of Eondout 
 and vicinity are far from being •' out of the world " it is not surprising that they should have strong objections to 
 being " out of the fashion." There is certainly no reason why they should become so, as our local dealers show 
 decided enterprise in offering the latest novelties to tlieir patrons, and indeed so far as millinery and millinery 
 goods are concerned, one would have to journey a good way to find a more desirable assoilment of fashionable 
 novelties tliat mav b? sjen at the establishment conducted by the Misses A & M. Atkinson, whose store is located 
 at Xo. 25 Union. Avenue. These ladies have had great experience in connection with their present business, which 
 was founded by them in 1815. It would be useless for us to mention the stock in detail for it is constantly chang- 
 ing, and always comprises the leading novelties, so that a description would be "out of date" before it would 
 reach the public. Five competent assistants are employed and low prices are uniformly quoted m every depart- 
 ment of the business. 
 
 W. B. TERWILLIGER. (Formerly with StebbiTis. Brodhead & Van Wagenen.) The One Price 
 Hatter. Hats. Caps and Mourning Bands, Trunks. Satchels and Umbrellas. Children's Fancy Goods a Specialty, Next 
 to Rondout P. O. — Theory and practice are supposed to agree of course, but it is notorious that they sometimes 
 diverge in a most singular and noticeable manner. In theory every dealer in certain goods in a certain community 
 should have to sell at uniform rates, as otherwise those who charged the higher prices would do no business at all, 
 but in practice, all of us know that such is far from being the case. Probably in no line of business is this more 
 noticeable than in that devoted to the sale of hats, caps, etc., for precisely similar goods are sold at greatly varying 
 prices by different dealers. Of course the wise man buys where he can get the most for his money, and in this 
 connection we may fittingly call attention to the establishment conducted by Mr. W. 13. Terwilliger. whose store is 
 located next to the postoffice in this town, for here are quoted prices as low as the Uiwest. on goods that will 
 surely give entire satisfaction. This enterprise was started in 18.88, by the present proprietor. He is a native of 
 this town, .and caters to all classes of trade, carries a very extensive and varied stock of hats, caps and mourning 
 bands, trunks, satchels and umbrellas, children's fancy goods a specialty, in general handles the very latest fashion- 
 able niiveltics and guarantees every article sold to prove precisely as represented. 
 
^2 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 M. H. CIliAA'E. Gi'uceries and Provisions, Sycamore and Catherine Streett^, Riaidont, K. "^'. — In 
 analyzing the popularity that tlie enterprise carried on by Mr. JI. II. Ci'ane unquestionably enjoys, we tind tliat it 
 does not seem to be due to any one thing, but rather to the impression made by liis methods of doing- business, 
 when considered altogether. For instance, Mr. Crane does not claim to sell cheaper than everybody else, although 
 he does offer his goods at the lowest market rates. Neither does he claim to carry the largest stock in this section 
 of the town, but neveitheless the variety on hand is such that all tastes can be suited. He strives to fully satisfy 
 everjr customer and give a dollar's worth of valvie for every dollar he receives, and it may be said that this is proba- 
 bly one of the chief causes of the popularity referred to. Mr. Crane is a native of New York State and has had 
 considerable experience in his present business. lie has been sole pioprietor of the establishment since 18'.)1, The 
 premises utilized and located on Sycamore Street, corner of Catherine, comprise one floor, 1.5 x 15 feet in size, and 
 contain an extensive and varied stock of groceries and piovisions. All classes of trade are catered to, the prices 
 ai-e placed at the lowest ligures consistent with the handling of dependable goods, and promjiit and courtetais atten- 
 tion is assured to every caller, there being only competent and polite assistants employed. A specialty is made of 
 ice-cream in the season. 
 
 MRS. UAROLIXP] PFEOMMER, Cal<es, Pastry, Etc., No. 48 Union Avenue. Rondont. N. Y.— AVe 
 are desirous of calling the attention of our readers to the well-known cake and pastry establishment located at No. 
 48 Union Avenue, which has been from its inception successful in building up an extensive trade in cakes and 
 j>astry. This enterprise was started in 187o by Mrs. Caroline Pfroninier. The premises which comprise one floor, 
 20x40 feet in dimensions, are fully equipped with all the necessary requirements for the successful conduct of the 
 business, the extent of which gives employment to thoroughly experienced assistants. Mrs. Pfrommer carries a 
 fine stock in all branches of her business, and is prepared to supply customers at short notice, with any goods in 
 her line and perfect satisfaction is guaranteed as to both quality and price. The establishment is largely patron- 
 ized by families throughout the town, who appreciate first-class cakes and jiastry of all kinds. Mrs. Pfrommer is 
 well known throughout Kondout and vicinity. She is a lady of excellent business qualifications, and in her special 
 line offers inducements to purchasers not easily duplicated. 
 
 0. J. ROTH, Prescription Pharmacist, No. 38 Union Avenue, Rondout, N. Y. — One Gener- 
 ally feels considerable hesitation in giving advice as to what physician shall lie consulted, or at what i)har- 
 macy prescriptions shall be compounded, for the consequences of advising wrongly in eithei- case are too grave to 
 be lightly assumed. Still we feel perfectly sure that all who may patronize the establishment conducted by Mr. O. 
 J, Koth, at No. ys Union Avenue, will have no reason to regret having done so, for we know that the stock of 
 drugs, medicines and ciieraicals there carried is full and complete and we also know that Mr. Koth may be 
 depended upon to compound every prescription with which he is entrusted with care. He is a native of New York 
 and succeeded in 1890 to the business established by his father, Clias. Koth, in 1882. The premises occupied com- 
 prise one floor, 18x40 feet in dimensions. They are well arranged and fitted up for the purposes for which they 
 are used. Mr. Koth endeavors to handle only pure and fresh drugs, etc., and secures that end, as far as possible, by 
 procuring his supplies from the most reputable sources. He is very moderate in his charges and employs one 
 assistant, which enables him to fill all orders without undue delay, so that no mistakes can possibly occur. 
 
 GROVE WEBSTER, Livery, Sale and E.xchang-e Stables, Telephone Call 3, Mill Street, Rondout. 
 N. Y. — Rondout is so noted for its Iteautif ul scenery and the excellence of its roads that there is no need of our call- 
 ing attention to either of these facts in order to point out how enjoyable a drive in the vicinity of Rondout is. Few 
 of her i-esidents are unfamiliar with the pleasure of carriage riding, but many of them allow year after year to go 
 by, without indulging in amusements of this kind because " they really haven't the time." There can be but oni^ 
 answer to this plea. It you haven't time, make it, you will find it worth your while. Nobody can afford the time 
 to be sick, yet many are found to waste weeks on account of illness, when more out-door recreation would have j.ire- 
 served their health and made them more successful in business. It is by no means necessary to own a team in oiiler 
 to enjoy driving, for there are livery stables in abundance in this vicinity, some good, some bad, and some 
 indifferent. Clearly belonging to the first class is the one carried on by Mr. Grove Webster, for everything in and 
 about the premises seems to indicate first-class accommodations, and those who have made trial of the turnouts 
 furnished here speak in the warmest terms of the enterprise and liberality of the management. Mr. Webster is a 
 native of Delhi, and began operations in this town in 1879, and now occupies the stable located on Chamber, corner 
 of Mill Streets. The premises afford accommodations for twenty horses, and have room for carriages of all kinds. 
 Employment is given to four competent and reliable assistants. An extensive livery, boarding,- hack, sale and 
 exchange business is done, and stylish teams are furnished at short notice, and no pains will be spared to fully 
 maintain the exceptional reputation now held by this establishment. 
 
 SIMON BROTHERS, Importers of German Linens ; Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, 
 Woolen Yarns, Dry Goods, Jewelry, Etc., No. 27 Union Avenue. Rondout, N. Y.— The old residents of this sec- 
 tion of the State would certainly consider our " History of Rondout and its Leading Business Men" incomjjlete if 
 we did not make mention of Sirnon Brothers' dry goods and furnishing house in its columns. No better proof of 
 the reliability of this establishment could be advanced than its age, for having been inaugurated in 1868, it is now 
 in its twenty-fourth year of existence before the public. A house which has stood the test of the public's critical 
 gaze for this length of time is certainly worthy of commendation. The establishment in question w.as inaugurated 
 by the present firm of Simon Brothers, and their goods and business methods soon found favor with the citizens of 
 this locality. Here may be found everything in the line of dry goods, jewelry, imported German linens, ladies' 
 and gents' furnishing goods, woolen yarns, etc. Messrs. Simon Brothers are natives of Germany, and have gained a 
 high reputation for' intelligent, progressive, and reliable business methods. They employ courteous and expe- 
 rienced assistants, and make it as pleasant for purchasers as possible, and also j-espectfully solicit a visit of inspec- 
 tion from the citizens of Rondout and vicinity. These gentlemen are sole agents in Kingston for Dr. .leager's 
 snnitirv nndorwear. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 7}> 
 
 W. J. MOKRISON & CO., Wholesale and Retail Stationers, No. 75 Abeel .Street, Rondont, N. Y.— 
 Mr. W. J. Morrison, doing business under tlie style of VV. J. Morrison & Co., is widely known throu<;liout this 
 vicinity and served in the army during the Kebellion ; and considering that he has carried on his present business 
 here since 1891, it is hardly necessary to add is as well known a business man as there is in town, lor W. J. Mori'i- 
 son & Go's, stationery store is known as the headquarters for all kinds of stationery. They carry a very complete 
 line, comprising the very latest fashionable novelties for both private and commercial correspondence, and our 
 readers will be glad to know that goods of standanl quality may be bought liere at prices below those quoted else- 
 where in tliis vicinity, and also that the stock is exceptionally large and varied as well as desirable, and those of our 
 readers who appreciate good articles in the above-named lines, but can't afford or don't wish to pay fancy prices 
 for their goods, would do well to test those offered at this popular store. W. .1. Morrison & Co. are constantly 
 adding to their stock, and as the public are quick to appreciate progress and honorable business methods, it is nor. 
 surprising that their establishment is largely patronized, both by wholesale and retail buyers. The goods are 
 dependable, the prices are low. and all customers are sure of courteous and prompt attention. 
 
 PATRICK O'RKILLY, Horseshoeing and Horse Dealer, Union Avenue, Rondont, N. Y. — The 
 introduction of macliinery has worked radical changes in eveiy line of mechanical business, but probably black- 
 smithing has been affected least of all, for although nowadays a man may call himself a machinist and yet know 
 little more about the trade than how to adjust a lathe or a milling macliine. and to see that it does its work prop- 
 erly, if he is to be a blacksmith he must be able to use hand tools to some advantage, and in short must be a 
 mechanic and not merely a machine tender. There is more difference in blacksmiths than in machinists, for the 
 simple reason that under existing conditions more skill is required in the former trade and more opportunity 
 given for a man to '■ show what he is made of, " from a mechanical point of view. We take pleasure in calling fav- 
 orable attention to the shop of Patrick O'Reilly, located on Union Avenue, for not only is this very completely 
 fitted up with improved facilities of various kinds but the work turned out will bear the severest examination. 
 Sufficient assistants are employed to ensure the prompt filling of all orders, horseshoeing being made a specialty, 
 while moderate charges are made in every instance and we are glad to say that the extent and growth of the busi- 
 ness, which is constantly going on, show that the liberal methods of Mr. O'Keilly are appreciated. He is largely 
 interested in the purchase and sale of horses and always has some fine young horses to dispose of. 
 
 E. N. PARISH. Livery, Boarding, Hack, and Sale Stable, Union Avenue, Rondont, ISi". Y. — ^The prem- 
 ises used by Mr. E. X. Parish have been used for stable purposes for many years, these stables ranking with the 
 oldest established in the town. They came into the possession of the present proprietor in 1S90. and it is but fair 
 to say, have not only maintained, but largely increased their popularity under his liberal and skilful management. 
 Mr. Parish has a very large circle of friends in Eondout and vicinity. He has from the very first made a practice 
 of using his customers well, and, as a natural consequence, his reputation for fair dealing is of the very best. The 
 pre-mises made use of are located on Union Avenue and arc very convenientlj' fitted up. Mr. Parish does an 
 extensive livery, boarding, hack, sale and exchange business and employs three competent assistants. He is pre- 
 pai-ed to furuish first-class single or double teams, at very short notice, and at rates that can but prove entirely 
 satisfactory to every reasonable patron. Horses boarded here are assured the best of care and an abundance of 
 suitable food, while the stalls are roomy and well ventilated. The stable is centrally located and Mr. Parish often 
 has some very desirable animals to sell, and those who are looking for a good roadster and can appreciate the 
 advantages gained by buying of a perfectly responsible party would do well to give him a call. Parties desiring 
 first-class shoes made to order, or repairing at short notice at reasonable prices, would do well to see Mr. .Tohiiston, 
 who has an office in this building. 
 
 McCORMICK & CO.. Steam Power Soap Works, Patrick McCormick, Manager, Eondout. — It 
 is safe to say that the people have learned more about soap during the jiast ten years than ever before during the 
 same length of time, for some manufacturers have spent thousands of dollars in advertising the differences 
 between good and poor soap and the subject has been so thoroughi;,- discussed that every person of average 
 intelligence is pretty well informed upon it. Hence dealers find that it pays to handle soaps that can honestly be 
 recommended, and -so of course they find it profitable to handle the productions of McCormick lit Co.'s steam 
 power soap works, for this firm make a specialty of the manufacture of superior family soaps, and their productions 
 give the best of satisfaction wherever introduced; they being made from selected materials, containing nothing in 
 the least injurious, and being wholesaled at rates which permit their being retailed at popular prices. The 
 establishment is under the management of Mr. Patrick McCormick, who thoroughly understands cveiy detail of 
 the business, and maintains the quality of the product at the highest possible standard. 
 
 JOHN W. SALZMANN, Sk., Vienna Bakery, Choice Pies, Bread. Cake, Hot Eolls, Etc., Nos. 5 
 and 7 Sycamore Street, Uondout, N. Y.. — One of those homely old sayings which seem at first hearing to be almost 
 foolish in their simplicity is " Vou can't make something out of nothing." Now of course everybodj' knows that. 
 -and yet frecpiently we come across a person trying to make first-class goods out of second or third-class materials, 
 which is only trying to make, "' something out of nothing." It is hardly necessary to say that such is not the 
 policy pursued by Mr. .John W. Salzmann. for he never could have built up so large and desirable a business as he 
 has since beginning operations in 1S60. were not his goods first-class in material as well as in making. Mr. 
 Salzmann is the proprietor of the Vienna bakery, manufacturing a superior quality of choice pies, bread, cake, hot 
 rolls, etc., and quoting the lowest market rates at all times. Special attention is called to his Vienna bread, which 
 is unsurpassed in the town. The premises made use of ai'e located at Nos. S and 7 Sycamore Street. They com- 
 prise one floor 20 x ,S0 feet in dimensions, and are very completely fitted up, while the employment of six 
 thoroughly experienced assistants enables every order to be given immediate and careful attention. An extensive 
 wholesale and retail trade is done, and the various commodities dealt in can be supplied in any de.sired quantity 
 at short notice. Mr. Salzmann gives close attention to the detaiio of his present business, and uses the best 
 obtainable materials, for the purchasing public are quick to appreciate liberal methods .and tJie quality of Mr. 
 SalzniaiHi's productions are conceded to be unsurpassed. 
 
74 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 DANIEL B. STOW, Insurance, Real Estate and Loan Agency, Masonic Hall, City of Kingston, 
 Kondout, N. Y. — Anions' tlie well-known insurance and real estate agents of Kondout, we take pleasure in calling: 
 attention to Mr. Daniel B. Stow. This agency was founded in 18(50, bj' him, and in 1870 the firm-name was changed 
 ti) .Stow & Benson and so conducted until 1890, when the latter gentleman died, and the present business is carried 
 on by Mr. Stow. His office is located on the second floor of the Masonic Hall Building, Xo. 157 The Strand. He 
 is well known as a man whose advice and assistance may be asked by any one desiring information relating to the 
 holding or insuring of property. Mr. Stow is extensively known in real estate and insurance circles and is consid- 
 ered as thoroughly competent authority in regard to local property. He is prepared to loan money on bond and 
 mortgages and to attend to all details involved in the real estate and insurance business, and, in fact, to assume the 
 functions and responsibilities of a confidential agent. This gentleman represents some of the largest and oldest 
 insurance companies of Europe and the United States, as will be seen from the following list of some of the prin- 
 cipal ones: Home, of New York; Hartford, of Hartford; National, of Hartford; Commerce, of Albany; Insurance 
 Company of North America, of Philadelphia; Liverpool and London and Globe Royal, of London; Commercial 
 Union, of London; Northern, of London; Guardian, of London; Lancashire, of Manchester; Fidelity and Casu- 
 alty Accident and Plate Glass; Union Assurance Society. All information on insurance matters will be cheerfully 
 given by Mr. Stow at his office. 
 
 SOLOMON VOGEL, Empire Sale and E.xchaiige Stable, No, 86 Abeel Street, Rondont, N. Y.— 
 Considei-ing that it is almost impossible to And two men who will agree on all points as to what constitutes a good 
 horse, it is not at all strange that no stable-keeper ever lived who perfectly satisfied everybody, but of course there- 
 is a good deal of difference observable in the methods practised at the vaiious i^ublic stables, and as we wish our 
 readers to go where they will be assured prompt and polite attention and thoroughly first-class service in every re- 
 spect, we take pleasure in calling their favorable attention to the establishment conducted by Mr. Solomon Vogel, 
 for this is one of the best equipped s ile and exchange stables in Rondout. and the management is liberal, enterpris- 
 ing and reliable. The Empire Sale and Exchange Stable was originally founded by its present proprietor in 1857. 
 He is a native of Germany, and his long experience in his line of business here in Rondout gives reason for trusting- 
 the most valuable of horses to his care. His stable is located at No. 8(3 Abeel Street, and is 1800 square feet in 
 dimensions, being tiioroughly fitted up with every facility required in such an establishment. Hoi-ses placed here 
 on sale, or for exchange are assured the best of care and an abundance of proper food, and will be shown to their 
 best advantage, and to the satisfaction of their owners. 
 
 FRIEDRIOH A. AHLERS. Groceries and Provisions, also Canned Goods, Corner of Hone and 
 Hunter Streets, Rondout, N. Y. — We know of no establishment in this vicinity, of a similar character, more worthy 
 of commendation than that of which Mr. Friedrich A. Ahlers is the proprietor, located at the coiner of Hone and 
 Hunter Streets, and we are sure that it only needs a careful trial of the accommodations he supplies to convince any 
 unprejudiced person that our favorable opinion has excellent foundation in fact. Mr. Ahlers is a native of Ger- 
 many, and succeeded Mr. Coolvel in 188-j, he having founded the establishment in lS(iO. The stock constantly 
 dealt in is made up of fine staple and fancy groceries, especially selected for family trade, also choice provisions of 
 all kinds as well as canned goods of the most popular brands. Mr. Ahlers owes much of the reputation he enjoys 
 as an honorable business man, to his invariable practice of never misrepresenting any article in the slightest degree 
 intentionally. Errors miy sometimes occur, but such vi'ill be cheerfully rectified when attention is called to them, 
 and no trouble is spared to satisfy every customer. There are efficient and polite assistants employed, and orders, 
 can thus be filled williout delay, and will be delivered, if desired, to any address, and as the goods handled are all 
 sold at the lowest market rates, it is but natur.il that a large retail business .should be done. 
 
 WM. SAHLOFF, dealer in Choice Groceries and Provisions. Flour, Feed, Wooden and Willow- 
 Ware, Etc., All Goods Delivered Free of Charge, Hasbrouck Avenue, Rondout, N. Y. — Were we asked to name 
 half a dozen of the most prominent grocery houses in this section of the State, one that we should most certainly 
 mention among the number would be that conducted by Mr. Wm. Sahloff, for this was inaugurated in 1884, and has 
 long held a high position among the representative undertakings of its kind, both as regards the methods employed 
 in its management and its popularity throughout the community. Mr. Sahloff certainly needs no introduction to 
 our Rondout readers, and his enterprising business methods have made him known by reputation at least, through- 
 out this vicinity. The premises are located at No. 123 Has"brouck Avenue, and contain a large stock of choice 
 groceries and provisions, fish, ham, lard, canned goods; also feed, wooden and willow ware. etc. This stock is as 
 exceptional in quality as it is in magnitude, and it is generally conceded among consumers that goods obtained at 
 this establishment are sure to prove entirely satisfactory. Mr. Sahloff does a strictly retail trade, and is prepared 
 to fill the most extensive orders without delay and at positively the lowest market rates, every facility being at hand 
 to ensure the accurate filling of orders and prompt delivery of goods free of charge. In consequence of his rapidly 
 increasing business, Mr. Sahloff has found it necessary to erect a new and spacious store opposite the old location. 
 
 WILLIAM FORDE, Retail Dealer in Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Etc., Custom Work a Specialty, No. 
 72 Abeel Street, Rondout, N. Y. — Considering the important influence that is exerted liy what is worn on the feet — 
 not only on one's personal appearance, but also on one's health as well — it is not surprising that many people 
 should find it harder to select a durable pair of shoes, than any other article of dress, therefore, in order to obtain 
 reliable and satisfactory foot-covering, dependence must be placed in the dealer, and when we say Mr. William 
 Forde guards the interests of his customers as though they were his own, we only voice the opinion of many of those 
 familiar with his business methods. This establishment was originally founded in 1880. having thus been under 
 the able management of its present proprietor for the past twelve years. Mr. Forde is well known among the enter- 
 prising business men in Rondout, and now occupies premises at No. 72 .Abeel Street, where an extensive retail 
 business is done in boots, shoes, rubbers, etc., and the stock carried is sufficiently comprehensive to include all 
 sizes, shapes, kinds and conditions of foot wear. Special attention is given to custom work, all orders being 
 promptly attended to. and satisfaction is guaranteed in every particular. The proinietor of this establishment 
 warrants every article leaving his establishment to prove as represented, whether from the retail or custom depart- 
 ments. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 THOMAS PARTLAX, Blacksmitli and Horseshoer, No. 41 Hasbroiick Avenue, Eondout. N. Y. 
 — That not a few valuable horses have been spoiled by improper shoeing is a fact that no well-informed person 
 will deny, and that hundreds of animals have gone lame and had to be taken off the road for a long or a short time, 
 simply because the man that shod them, didn't know his business, is also a well-established and generally under- 
 stood fact, therefore no horse owner can afford to let everybody who claims to be practical horseshoers shoe his 
 horse, until he has satisfied himself that the job will be skilfully and carefully done. Mr. Thomas Partlan. whose 
 shop is located at No. 41 Hasbiouck Avenue, pays particular attention to shoeing tiotting and driving horses, and 
 we can cordially recommend him to our readers, for we know he has not his superior in Rondout. Jlr. Partlan i& 
 a native of this town and consequently very well known and does a large business, in general blacksmithing as 
 well as horseshoeing. Since he began operations, in 1872, he has proved that he knows his business in every detail, 
 and is always ready to do a first-class job at a fair price. The premises occupied are of the dimensions oflOO x 2,5 
 feet, and are well fitted up for the prompt carrying out of orders for horseshoeing and blacksmithing of all kinds, 
 and the charges made are sure to be mo<lerate, for Mr. Partlan has built up a very desirable business by dealing- 
 honorably by every customer. A specialty of horseshoeing for interfering, over-reaching, contracted feet, corns 
 and quarter cracks is made at this place. Shoes made from paper drafts and forwarded to any part of the country. 
 Wagon work is also done here. 
 
 JOHN F. HALLOKAN, Practical Plumber, Steam and Gas Fitter, also Dealer in Stoves, Eanges, 
 Tin, Copper, Sheet-iron and Britannia Ware, Pumps, Sinks, Lead and Iron Pipe, Hot Air Furnaces Fitted up and 
 Repaired, No. 201 Strand, Rondout, X. Y. — In the light of modern discovery, it seems odd that disease should be 
 looked upon as inevitable, and an epidemic as a judgment upon the people, and in point of fact, these views of such 
 things have about passed away and the people are coming to know that the plumber can do more to jjrevent disease 
 than the physician can to heal it. This of course is a general statement and is not applicable to every call or to 
 every plumber either, but nevertheless, there is no denying that many a house is a hot bed of disease, that were it 
 properly drained, etc., would be as healthful a tenement as could be wished for. Many people call themselves 
 ■•plumbers.'" Many plumbers call themselves "'sanitary engineers," but after all it is just as well to be on the 
 safe side, and if you want to secure the services of a really reliable plumber, employ one who has had as 
 extended experience as Mr. .lohn F. Halloran. This gentleman founded his present establishment in 1883. He is 
 a native of Orange County, N. .J. The premises occupied and located at No. 201 Strand, comprise one floor 25 x 7.5 
 feet in dimensions. Mr. Halloran is a practical plumber, steam and gas fitter, and all orders will receive prompt and 
 skilful attention. He is also a dealer in stoves, ranges, tin, copper, sheet-iron and Britannia ware, etc., etc. Hot 
 air furnaces are fitted up and repaired. Competent assistants are employed, while Mr. Halloran gives personal 
 attention to all work intrusted to him. 
 
 A. RICE, dealer in Tobacco and Cigars, Stationery and Confectionery, Mnsical Instruments 
 Watches, Toys, Etc., Etc., Union Avenue, Opposite the Mansion House, Rondout, N". T. — The business carried on 
 by Mr. A. Rice, on Union Avenue, opposite the Mansion House, was founded about twenty-five years ago, opera- 
 tions having been begun in 1867 by the present proprietor, who is a native of Germany, and is" a wholesale and 
 retail dealer in tob.acco and cigars, stationery and confectionery, musical instruments, watches, toys, etc., etc. The 
 very latest novelties in fashionable stationery are always to be found at this establishment, together with a com- 
 plete line of commercial stationery, blank books, etc. Toys and notions are also largely dealt in of which there is a 
 great variety to choose from, and all the different kinds of musical instruments which are to be found elsewheie 
 can be got here at very reasonable prices, and in addition to the handling of the goods already mentioned a full 
 line of tobacco and cigars is always carried. Purchasers may depend upon the articles bought, for no misrepre- 
 sentations are allowed here and the prices are always low. The premises occupied comprise one floor. 20 x 70 feet 
 in dimensions, and courteous attention and prompt service is guaranteed to every caller both by Mr. Rice and his^ 
 one competent and reliable assistant. A specialty is made of steel reed accordions. 
 
 CHRISTOPHER LARSEN, Painter and Paper-banger, Hasbrouck Avenue, Rondout, N. Y.— 
 The average business man finds it necessary to devote his attention almost exclusively to his particular branch of 
 manufacturing or of trade, and hence in placing orders for work outside of that he wishes to place them where he 
 can feel perfectly assured they will be satisfactorily carried out without further trouble foi- him. This is one 
 reason why we feel that we are doing our readers a genuine service by calling their attention to the facilities, 
 offered by Mr. Christopher Larsen. for he is prepared to undertake painting and paper-hanging in all their 
 branches and to fill orders skilfully, promptly and at uniformly moderate rates, so that sve can safely guarantee 
 satisfaction to all who may place commissions in his hands. Mr. Larsen was born in Denmark, but has resided in 
 tins country many years, and has carried on his present business in Rondout ever since 1870. His shop is 
 situated on Hasbrouck Avenue, and his postoffice address is P.O. Box 211: orders and communications of all 
 kinds being assured prompt and painstaking attention, and estimates being cheerfully furnished on application. 
 Mr. Larsen employs from ten to twenty assistants, and can execute even the most extensive commissions at short 
 notice in cases where haste is desired. 
 
 JAMES HILLYER, Carpenter. Contractor, Builder, Cbanibers and Union Streets, Rondout, N. Y. 
 — As a class, the contractors and builders of Rondout will compare favorably with those of any other town in the 
 Union, they being enterprising and honorable men, excellently qualified to carry out their respective duties, and it 
 is certainly with no intention of disparaging others in the same line of business that we call attention to the facili- 
 ties possessed by Mr. .lames Hillyer who carries on an undertaking founded over thirty years ago. it having been 
 started in 1860. Mr. Hillyer is a native of this State, and is probably as widely and favorably kiiown a carpenter, 
 contractor and builder as there is in the State, not only on account of his long experience, but also because he has 
 executed many extensive and important commissions to the entire satisfaction of all parties concerned. He Imilds 
 .and repairs buildings of every description, and is prepared to figure very closely on all kinds of work and to fill the 
 largest orders at comparatively short notice. Plans will be drawn up .and estimates made on application. His 
 shop, which is located on the corner of Chambers and Union Streets, measures 25x40 feet in size, and employment 
 is given to from ten to twenty steady and reliable mechanics. 
 
76- REPRESENTATH'E BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 S. STERN, Practical Optician, No. 170i Strand. Konilout, N. Y. — Tliere is more defective sight 
 among American people than is observable by ordinary methods; even the sufferers are not always aware that there 
 is anything wrong with their eyes. This is " es]jecially true of children, who are put to 
 school without the slightest' inquiry by __^ ^~^^^^**(^^^^ parents whether they have the normal 
 amount of sight or not." It may be iiear- _^^^^^^=^»^^ ^^^&3 sightedness, far-sightedness, or astigma- 
 tism. The first condition is produced by ol^^ -^^^^^ the eye being too long; the second by it 
 
 being too short; the third by unsymmetrical "^^JiZii or irregnlar curves of the cornei, or anterior 
 
 surface of the eye. Either of tiiese condi- tions is injurious to the eye, and one or 
 
 another is so common and so difficult to perceive that the child should never be sent to .school till he has received a 
 thorough examination from a skilful optician. This matter of defective sight is altogether too important to be 
 neglected. It affects health, mind, and morals. The unfortunate child cannot spare the health-giving sports of his 
 companions and takes to books. In study the book has to be brought near the eye, the head is bent upon the chest 
 or over the table, till the shoulders become curved, the chest contracted, and pulmonary diificulties follow. He 
 becomes studious, but study does not always develop intellectuality; on the contrar}' the reverse is often true. 
 The forehead bulges till it suggests hydrocephalus rather than brains, the eye becomes prominent and myopic, and 
 an examination of the child's mental acquisitions shows them to be shallow and superficial; he has not the strength 
 of brain or body for continuous, logical and solid thought. Death comes early, but preceded by such sufferings 
 and evidences of mental and bodily collapse that the iiarents, who recently admired his parts, feel it as a relief, 
 conscious that he would be a useless, helpless nonentity if he had lived. This is not by any means an extraordinary 
 or unusital termination. Weak eyes beget bodily, mental and moral weakness, as surely as the sting of the rattle- 
 snake, communicated through a slight wound in tlie tlesli, invades blood, nerves, fibres, brain, until every part is 
 diseased and destroyed. There should be no delay by parents in consultirg an experienced and skilful oculist. 
 This city has one siich person, iNlr. S. Stern, who is known throughout this and adjacent counties. He has had 
 thirty-two years' experience. He is a native of Germany, and is a thoroughly experienced optician. Mr. Stern 
 employs one careful and polite assistant and gives his own close personal attention. Mr. Stern charges nothing 
 for examination of the eye. 
 
 FRANK B. PATCHEK, [Successor to Lewis I. Patclien,] Livery, Boarding, and Sales Stables, No. 45 
 Hasbrouck Avenue. Rondout, N". Y. — The first important problem, and indeed the most important one that con- 
 fronts him who would maintain a private equipage is, " VVhei-e shall my horse and carriage be kept? '' For in the 
 majority of instances it is quite out of the question to think of keeping them on one's own premises. Every one at all 
 acquainted with horses knows that not only the comfort of the animal but also the enjoyment of his master 
 depends in a great measure, on the way in which the horse is fed and otherwise cared for, and therefore we may 
 say, the question to secure to hira proper treatment and food becomes of paramount importance. There 
 are, doubtless, many reliable establishments in Kondout where horses and carriages, will be properly used, but we 
 are sure that there are none in which more pains are taken to satisfy jiatrons than in that conducted by JMr. Frank 
 B. Patchen. at No. 4.5 Hasbrouck Ave. Tliis establishment was originally started in 1S71, by Mr. Lewis I. Patchen, 
 who was succeeded by the present proprietor, Mr. Frank B. Patchen, in 1891, and from its inception has met with a 
 high degree of appreciation, for the honorable and liberal methods of the proprietors quickly became manifest, 
 and the result is a large and steadily growing business. Mr. Patchen is well known as a good judge of a horse, and 
 as a man who will not stand by and see one abused if he is able to prevent it. He conducts a liverj', boarding and 
 sales stalile. also giving particular care to private teams, everything being first-class and the prices reasonable 
 in this department, and has both single and double teams to let. 
 
 ESTATE OF R. DEYO, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries and Provisions, Crockery. Stone- 
 ware, Hardware, Cutlery, Pistols, Powder, Shot; Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Etc. ; One Door East of the National 
 Bank of Pondoat. fronting on Strand and Ferry Streets, Rondout, N. Y. — One of the oldest established mercantile 
 enterprises in Rondout is that carried on by tlie Estate of R. Deyo, of which Mr. Elvin Deyo is now the manager, 
 it having been in successful operation ever since 1846, being founded at that time by Mr. Richard Deyo, and so 
 conducted until his death, in 1888, when the present firm-name was established. Mr. Elvin Deyo is a native of this 
 town, and has had a continuous service in this same store for many years, and gives his close personal attention 
 to the interests of the business, and to the filling of orders. Five competent assistants are employed to insure im- 
 mediate and careful service to every caller, although an extensive wholesale and retail business is done. Spacious 
 premises, comprising four floors aiid a basement, oO x 8.5 feet in dimensions, are occupied, fronting on Strand and 
 Ferry Streets, one door east of the National Bank of Rondout. .A large and varied stock of groceries and provisions, 
 crockery and stoneware, cutlery, powder, shot, rope, tar, kerosene oil and lamps, drugs and medicines, glass and 
 dye woods, etc., etc., are among the important commodities dealt in, and it is generally understood hereabouts 
 that at no establishment in this section can equally dependable goods be obtained at lower rates. The assortment 
 is constantly being renewed, and as all classes of trade are catered to, the patronage is as general as it is extensive. 
 
 STEPHEN ABBEY & SONS, dealers in Grain. Flonr, Feed and Lime, Car Lots a Specialty, 
 Rondout, N, Y. — Very nearly forty years have passed since the establishment of the business carried on by Messrs.; 
 Stephen Abbey ife Soiis. it having been founded by Mr. Stephen Abbey, in 18.53, and although he died in 1889. his 
 name is still retained at the head of the business he founded, developed and built up on the sure foundation of 
 honorable dealing with all. The present proprietors are Messrs. Henry Abliey and S. LeGrand Abbey, both of 
 whom are natives of Rondout and are far too well known hereabouts to require extended personal mention. Mr. 
 Henry Abbey is a member of the New York Produce Exchange, and the firm deal very largely in grain, flour, feed 
 and lime, making a leading specialty of car lots. In fact their facilities for furnishing car lots of these commodi- 
 ties promptly, aiid at the very lowest prevailing rates are unsurpassed if they are not unequalled in this section; 
 and customers have the important advantage of dealing with an absolutely reliable and perfectly responsible 
 house. The premises made use of comprise three warehouses, measuring .50 x 100 feet, with a dock-front on Rondout 
 Creek of 200 feet, and a heavy stock is constantly carried, it comprising all standard grades of oats, corn, flour, 
 middlings, hay, salt, lime, etc., so that orders can be filled without delay. 
 
REPRESEXTATIi'E BCSLYESS J/EX. yj 
 
 JAMES MURPHY, dealer in Stoves, Hot Air Furnaces ami Ranges, Tin Roofing and Jobbing 
 
 Promptly Attended T<i, Xo. 141 The Strand, lioudout, N. .1. — In view of the very great number and tlie enor- 
 mous variety of stoves. raii|i'es and furnaces to be found in the market, it seems almost incredible that one need 
 not be so very old to bo able to remember when stoves were almost unknown outside the larger cities, but such is 
 the fact, and" it affords an impressive example of the proijress made dnrino- the past quarter of a century. The 
 great troulde nowadays is to choose satisfactory ones from the n.iany styles offered, but this may be easily overcome 
 by telling a reputable dealer of the attending circumstances, and being guided by his advice, for of course he knows 
 what is best suited to your purpose, and it is for his interest to satisfy his customers. No better plan can be fol- 
 lowed than to [ilace the order with Mr. J.ames ilurphy, for he is an extensive dealer in stoves, hot-air furnaces and 
 ranges, and not only bandies the most popular styles, but has a well-earned reputation for uniformly fail- dealings. 
 Mr. Murphy is a native of Ireland, and has been identified with his present business since 1860. The premises are 
 located at No. 141 The .Strand, and comprise one floor, 20 x .50 feet in dimensions. Besides carrying a full line of 
 stoves, etc, Mr. Mnrpby is prejjared to do plumbing, tin roofing and jobbing in a thoroughly workmanlike man- 
 ner at moderate rates. Conii>etent assistants are employed and all work undertaken will be thoroughly and satis- 
 factorily executed. 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT OP B. W. KNAl-'l^ Urnggist and Apothecary, Rondont, N. Y.— It may 
 seem a strange assertion to make to say that the carrying on of a large number of drugstores argues well for the 
 public healtli, but there is ground for the statement lor the simple reason, that raatiy drugs de]>end greatly ujjon 
 their freshness for their effect, and the existeuie of a large number of drugsto.es has the result of causing each 
 dealer to carry but a comparatively small stock of any one article, the conseqttence being that physicians can de- 
 pend upon having their prescriptions filled by the use of ingredients much fresher than would otlierwise be po,s- 
 sible — a fact which wo commejid to the consideration of the few who think that now as formerly, every doctor 
 should compound his own medicines. The store conducted under the n:!mo of E. W. Knapp. and located on The 
 Strand, is very ])rorainont throughout Roudout and vicinity, liaving been originally established in 1860, by Mr. 
 Knapp. and since his death, which occurred in ISS.l, has been carried on under the able management of Mr. Geo. W. 
 Johnston, for the estate. The premises contain a fine assortment of a! that is usually to be found in a first-class 
 drugstore. Two assistants are employed, and great care and attention is given to the compounding of physicians" 
 prescriptions. Many of ths residents or Rondout can testify t) the merits of this pharmacy, and a careful e.\- 
 amiuatiou oi the methods pursued will convince any one of the value of such an estabJishmeut. 
 
 A. DECKER. Wholesale and Retail Deaiei- in Pish. Oysters, Clams, Fruits, A'egetables, Commission 
 Merchant, No. .51 Ferry Street, Rondout, N. Y. — Some very marked changes in the methods of doing business have 
 occurred of late years, and in no line of trade, perhaps, luis more cliange been brought about in the handling of fish, 
 oysters and sea food in general; but a few years ago a fish store was hardly sup])osed to be kept even neat in 
 a))|iearance, whereas at the present time a first-class establishment of this kind is supposed to be not only neat, but 
 "even handsome in its appearance. As an example of what we mean let us call attention to the store conducted by 
 Mr. A. Decker at No. 51 Ferry Street. This is 20 x 30 feet in dimensions, and so nicely fitted up and admirably 
 kept as to be one of the most attractive in this vicinity. Mr. Decker is a native of Columbia County, and began 
 his present enterprise in 1874. He is a wliolesale and retail dealer in fish, oysters, clams, and also handles fruits 
 and vegetables of all kinds in tlieir season. His stock is always varied and tempting, his prices are invariably low, 
 and suHicient assistants are employed to assure innuediate and careful attention to every caller. 
 
 L. KIRCMXER, Gi'oceries and Provisions, Woodenware, Crockery, Boots, Shoes and Ship Stores. 
 Corner of Abeel and Ravine Streets. — Mr. Kirchner has been identified with the establishment he now conducts 
 for tlie past thirty-five years, having founded it in 1S5T, and h.is gained a high and well-deserved reputation for 
 handling strictly reliable articles and quoting the lowest market rates in every department of his business. The 
 premises are located at the corner of Abeel and Ravine .Streets, covering an area of 1.500 square feet, and are there- 
 fore centrally located and spacious but none too much so to properly accommod.ate the heavy stock carried, which 
 comprises groceries and provisions, woodenvfare, crockery, boots and shoes and ship stores. Mr. Kirchner enjoys a 
 large family trade and naturally caters expressly to that class of patrons. The assortment of staple and fancy gro- 
 ceries and choice provisions afforded by Mr. Kirchner includes everything jn these lines in common use, and as the 
 goods are without exceptimi obtained from the most reputable source, they may be confidently depended upon to 
 prove just as represented. Special inducements are given to purchasers of flour, the most popular brands being 
 quoted at bottom prices and the woodenware, crockery, boots, shoes and ship stores, are also sure to give satisfac- 
 tion both as regards their quality and their cost. Employment is given to a competent force of assistants and both 
 wholesale and retail orders will receive immediate and courteous attention at all times. 
 
 M. I). PRESTON, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Fisli, Vegetables, Foreign and Domestic Fruits 
 of all Kinds, No. 43 Ferry Street, .Second Door from Hiisbrouck Avenue, Rondout, N. T. — Fish is one of the most 
 popular articles of food we have, and it is well that it is so. for it is both cheap and healthful. The only disadvan- 
 tage connected with the use of it is that it must be perfectly fresh, in order to be palatable and nutritious, and 
 there is no difficulty in obtaining perfectly fresh fish if you only know where to look for it. For instance, make a 
 call on Mr. M. D. Preston, doing business at No. 43 Ferry Street, second door from Hasbrouck Avenue, and you will 
 find that his stock of fish, etc., is full and complete, and that every article sold by him is guaranteed to be satisfac- 
 tory, and to prove as represented. Mr. Preston is a n.ative of this town, and of coiu'se very well known. He inaug- 
 urated his present enterprise in ISSS, and has built up a very barge aiul growing business, and is now better 
 .prepared than ever before to supply anything in his line at the lowest market rates, iind to give prompt and careful 
 attention to orders. Vegetables, foreign and domestic fruits of all kinds, canned goods, tobacco and cigars, etc., 
 etc., are largely dealt in, and all orders will he delivered when pi'omised, and will be accurately .and carefully filled. 
 Mr. Preston does both a wholesale .and retail trade, and by the assistance of one competent employe all custom- 
 ers are assured prompt and comteous service. 
 
78 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 JAS, H. CULLEN, dealer in Gi'oceries and Provisions, Wines, Liqnors and Segars; Agent for 
 Amsdell's Albany Ales and Hinckel's Laser, Wine and Sample-room Attached; Corner of Ferry and Canal Streets, 
 Rondout, N. Y. — "Competition is the life of trade," says the old adage, and therefore the inauguration of any en- 
 terprise is always a subject for congratulation, that is, provided it be managed in the honorable, straightforward 
 and business-like fashion that has characterized the carrying on of the undertakhig, now conducted by Mr. Jas. H. 
 Cullen, which began in 1870, and that he has a complete understanding of the details of the grocery and provision 
 trade in this towii, must be apparent to any one who has watched the intelligence, as well as the industry manifested 
 in buildino- up his present trade. And it is yileasant to be able to chronicle a success as well deserved as it is pro- 
 nounced. ^The premises occupied and located on the corner of Ferry and Canal Streets comprise one floor, 30x60 
 feet in size, while the stock carried comprises groceries and provisions, wines, liquors and segars, etc. Mr. Cul- 
 len is also the agent for Amsdell's Albany Ales and Hinckel's Lager. Attached to the other business is a wine and 
 sample-room, while both a wholesale and retail business is done. Two competent assistants are employed and 
 every customer may be assured prompt, courteous and intelligent service, the result being an extensive and stead- 
 ily increasing trade. 
 
 THE NEWARK LIME AND CEMENT CO.'S STORE, Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, 
 Hosiery, Notions, Canned Goods, Teas, Coffees, Butter, Eggs, Flour, and General Merchandise, Tompkins Street 
 and Strand, Rondout, N. Y. — There is a certain air about a popular and well-patronized establishment of any kind 
 that is easily distinguished by a careful observer, and althovigh it would often be difficult to define just what is 
 meant by an " air of prosperity," still it is impossible to mistake such an appearance after once becoming familiar 
 with it. If any of our readers wish an example of what we mean let them visit the establishment known as " The 
 Newark Lime and Cement Co.'s store," conducted by Mr. Lambert .J. DuBois, and they will find one of the most pop- 
 ular stores in this section. This establishment was founded in 1860. The premises occupied are located on Tomp- 
 kins Street, corner of Strand, and which afford opportunity for the display of one of the most varied and desirable 
 assortments of dry goods, groceries, boots and .shoes, hosiery, notions, canned goods, teas and coffees, butter, eggs, 
 flour and general merchandise in Rondout. Employment is only given to competent and efficient assistants, while 
 in every department of tlie store the same scrupulous attention to details is noticeable, the result that customers are 
 always assured prompt and courteous attention, and that the goods oifered are both fashionable in style, and low in 
 price. The Cement Co.'s Store, located at the corner of Tompkins Street and the Strand, Rondout, N. Y., is one of 
 the busiest places in town. The ample accommodation furnished farmers and others in respect to sheds and 
 places to feed their teams draw many persons to that locality, and the fact that almost everything can be found in 
 their large assortment of goods which can be selected meanwhile is a great saving of time to those who come long 
 distances. Although a company store it is conducted on a basis of open and square dealing and is a competitor 
 for trade on the ground of merit only. The present manager of the store, Mr. Lambert J. DuBois, has been 
 employed here for about eighteen years, and with the approval of the Hon. James G. Lindsley, who has entire 
 charge of all the business of The Newark Lime and Cement Co. in Rondout, prices are kept at the very lowest, and 
 weight and measure is always generous. At least one half of the trade of the store is from those outside the 
 employ of the company and not an employe of the company is asked or expected to trade there who prefers to 
 do so elsewhere, but price and quality bring them. 
 
 JOHN WEISS. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Flour, Feed, Oats, Hay, 
 Wood and Willow Ware, Crockery and Glassware, Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Corner of Union Avenue and Union 
 Street, Rondout; N. Y.— Mr. John Weiss is a native of Germany, and is very favorably known in this section of 
 Rondout; he assumed entire control of the business in 1882, and has gained the reputation of being ah enterpris- 
 ing business man who employs strictly legitimate methods, and makes it an invariable rule to keep faith with his 
 customers at all times. He occupies premises that are located at the corner of Union Avenue and Union Street, 
 comprising two floors of the building, each 20 x 40 feet in dimensions, thus affording ample room to carry a full 
 and varied stock, which comprises groceries, provisions, flour, feed, oats, bay, wines, liquors and cigars. These 
 goods are fresh and carefully selected, and will be sold at very reasonable prices. Mr. Weiss is a wholesale and 
 retail dealer, and in addition to the above-named goods does an extensive business in wood and willow ware, 
 crockery and glassware of all kinds, including the latest and most desirable styles and shapes. Two well-informed 
 assistants are constantly employed and customers may be assured of prompt attention, and that the goods will be 
 found as represented. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 Union Avenue, Ronbodt. 
 
 THE HOMESEEKER'S COOPERATIVE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION of the citv 
 of Kinstston, Rondout, New York, is the successor of The Home Cooperative Savings and Loan Association which 
 was organized in July, 1889. Issuing its first series of stock in August. 1889, by a clerical error the number of 
 shares of stock, was limited to 1,000. and the phenomenal growth of the society soon made it necessary to ask 
 that the limit to shares be increased to 10,000. In order to accomplish this a new name had to be taken and a 
 new organization perfected. Thus the name Homeseeker took the place of the Home. The first year's business of 
 the society showed a surplus or profit of -SI, 133.88 on which a dividend of 12^ was declared and S16T.74 was placed 
 in reserve fund. The second year's business showed a surplus of $3,.5.50.05 on which a dividend of 12^; was declared 
 and .S846.S6 was carried to reserve fund. The third year's business ending July, 31, 1892 showed a surplus of 
 §5,797.91 on which a dividend of 10? was declared and §819.42 was carried to the reserve fund making total amount in 
 reserve fund §1833.92. One share of stock in each series was worth on July 31, 1892. first series S44..54, second se- 
 ries §27.98. third series §13.20, loaning on first mortgage on real estate only in Ulster County where we can show our 
 members where every dollar is invested and being able to show every bond and mortgage and a record of the 
 same in the county clerk's office. The Honieseekers Cooperative Savings and Loan Association ought not to be 
 confounded with any of the national concerns who have never loaned a dollar here. Hundreds of people who 
 joined this society in 1889 and 1890. find themselves in possession of a nice little sum now and they wonder 
 how easily they saved it. Officers for the year are president. A. H. Mambert, physician; vice-president, A. A. 
 Crosby, hardware merchant; treasurer, P. A.' Canfleld of Canfleld Stove Co.; secretary, Lambert J. DuBois, mana- 
 ger of Cement Co's. Store. Directors, H. W. Otis, Remison B. DuBois, Chris Larsen, W. B. Terwilliger. .lames 
 Tongue, Jr., Daniel Htilloran, Morris Hymes, Charles P. Romer, George Johnston. Any information relating to 
 the work of the society cheerfully given by the secretary, write for report and circular. 
 
 DAVID MULHOLLAND, dealer in Dutchess Connty Goods. Pork, Lard, Shoulders, Beef. 
 Bonanza Ham, Bologna, The Celebrated Diamond Hams a Specialty, Quotations Furnished. Smoke House and 
 Office, Nos. .5.") and .57 Meadow Street, Rondout, N. Y. — The pork and pork products of Dutchess County have so 
 long been famous for excellence that it is entirely unnecessary to point out their superiority now, so we will simply 
 call attention to the fact that the residents of this section want them and will have them, and therefore will patron- 
 ize most largely those stores that carry the best line of them. It is an open secret among the best informed retail- 
 ers that no goods in the market average better than those handled by Mi'. David MulhoUand, and as he is moderate 
 in his prices and prompt and accurate in the filling of orders, it is not surprising that he should do a very exten- 
 sive wholesale business as well as a large retail ti-ade. The enterprise was started in 1869 by Mr. Thomas 
 MulhoUand and came under the entire control of the present proprietor in 1876. The premises utilized comprise a 
 spacious smoke bouse and office, at Nos. .55 and 57 Meadow Street, and a large refrigerator building on Union 
 Street for cold storage of beef, etc., a heavy stock being constantly carried, comprising nork, lard, shoulders, bacon 
 bonanza ham, bologna, etc., beef and smoked beef. Mr. Mulholland makes a leading specialty of the celebrated 
 "Diamond " hams, which are marked with a capital "M," enclosed by four lines forming a diamond. They are 
 remarkably and uniformly delicate in flavor, and are pronounced by connoisseurs to be equal to any American ham 
 the market can show. 
 
So REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 MATTHEW LARKIN, Jr., dealer in Groceries audPi'ovisions, Flour, Feed, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, 
 Smoked Meats, Etc., Domestic and Imported Liquors, Store on Ferry Street, Roudout, N". Y. — Tlie convenience 
 of dealiiig at a store where you can obtain aliout everything in the line of food supplies is too obvious to require 
 demonstration, and as Mr. Matthew Larkin, Jr. carries on just such a store, it is fierfectly natural that it should be 
 largely patronized, esi)eciany as his goods are uniformly reliable, his prices low and the service prompt and efficieiit 
 at all times. Mr. Larldn is very widely known and esteemed in this town having served for two terms as alder- 
 man of the Fifth Ward. He has carried on his present business here since 1857, and does a large wholesale and 
 retail trade in groceries and provisions. Flour, feed, butter, cheese, eggs and smoked meats, besides any other 
 articles which are usually found in a well furnished family store, and a choice assortment of imported and domestic 
 liquors can be found here, while liottom prices are quoted on all goods handled by Mr. Larkin. The premises occu- 
 pied and located on Ferry Street comprise one store, 20 x 60 feet in dimensions, so it goes without saying that a very 
 heavy and complete stock is carried. Two assistants are employed and polite attention is assured to every caller,. 
 Mr. Larkin is enterprising and energetic, and his business standing and general reputation, as well as the liberal 
 manner in which the business is conducted, is a subject of the most favorable comment throughout Rondout, 
 and vicinity. 
 
 W. G. JOHNSTON & BRO., Awnings, Tents, Sails. Horse, Truck and Wagon Covers. Cotton 
 Duck, all Numbers, Second-hand Canvas, Etc., No. 16 Ferry Street, Kondout, N, Y. — The business carried on by 
 Messrs. W. G. .Johnston and Bro. was founded over fifteen years ago, operations having been begun in is",=j. They 
 are natives of Rondout and not only thoroughly understand their present business but have fully maintained the 
 enviable reputation so long associated with the enterprise of which they have entire control. Sailmaking of all 
 descriptions is done in a thoroughly workmanlike manner, at short notice and at moderate rates, and awnings, 
 tents, horse, truck and wagon covers, etc., will be made to order in tirst-class style at prices as low as can l)e 
 named in connection with good materials and skilful, durable work. Very commodious premises, located at No. 16 
 Ferry Street, are occupied, the sail loft which is the only one in town being on the top floor. Three efificient and 
 competent assistants are employed, to ensure the prompt filling of every order large or small. The work is equal 
 to the best and we can confidently guarantee satisfaction to all placing orders at this representative establishment. 
 The firm is composed of W. (j. and R. H. .Johnston, who are both well and favorably known in this town. 
 
 H. S. COOPEE, Wheelwright and Carriage Work, No. 47 Hasbrouck Avenue. Rondout, N. Y.— 
 Even the best made carriage or wagon is apt to break down sometimes, or to require repairing in one part <ir 
 another, and as many of the vehicles in use are by no means made as well as they might be, it follows that the 
 carriage repairing industry is a very extensive one. Many carriage owners find considerable difficulty in having 
 repairing done to suit them, and therefore we take especial pleasure in calling attention to the establishment con- 
 ducted by Mr. H. S. Cooper, at No. 47 Hasbrouck Avenue, for the work done here is strictly first-class, and a 
 specialty is made of carriage repairing, such vehicles being repaired at short notice and in a thoroughly workman- 
 like manner. Mr. Cooper is a native of Olive and has had an e.xtended experience in his present line of business. 
 Hi! began operations liere in 1891, and has every facility at hand to enable work to be done economically as well as 
 quickly and is therefore prepared to guarantee satisfaction both as regards tlie character of the results attained 
 and the charges made. Only reliable and competent assistants are employed and Mr. Cooper supervises all work 
 before leaving his shop. 
 
 B. M. TREMPER, Successor to T. H. Tremper. Wholesale Dealer in Flonr, Grain, Feed, Salt. 
 Groceries and Provisions. Romer and Tremper's Steamboat Dock, Ferry Street, Rondout. N. Y. — Probably one of 
 the oldest established businesses of the kind in this town is that conducted by Mr. B. M. Tremper, located on Ferry 
 Street, for this enterpri.se was inaugurated over thirty years ago, its inception occurring in 1862, by Mr. T. H. 
 Tremper, father of the present proprietor, who is a native of this town, and has become thoroughly indentified 
 with his present undertaking. The premises utilized comprise three floors, measuring 50x75 feet, and a heavy 
 stock is constantly on hand to choose from, it being made up of choice groceries and provisions, flour, grain, feed and 
 salt, etc, and many other commodities too numerous to mention, a large wholesale business being done. Mr. Trem- 
 per employs four competent assistants and is in a position to assure immediate and courteous attention to every 
 caller. He caters to no special class of trade, but strives to offer a sufficient variety of goods, to suit all tastes and 
 purses, and to quote positively the lowest market rates at all times. He has built up an e.xtensive business during 
 his long and honorable career and has an unsurpassed reputation for selling goods strictly on their merits, while no 
 misrepresentations are practised. 
 
 JOHN" II. HAAS, dealer in Boots and Shoes, also Custom Work, No. 91 Abeel Street, Rondout, 
 N. Y. — Among the many enterprising people engaged in the retailing of boots and shoes, in Rondout and vicinity, 
 we know none who is more active, more reliable, or more generally popular than Mr. .John H. Haas, doing business 
 at No. 91 Abeel Street, and the universal popularity of this gentleman is all the more significant from the fact that 
 he has carried on business here for a quarter of a century, having begun operations in 1867, certainly long enough 
 ago for the residents of this section to become thoroughly familiar with his facilities and his methods. Mr. Haas 
 is a native of Germany, and gives his close personal attention to customers, and callers will find that the phrase, 
 "low price," as used Ijy him, means something, for no lower prices are quoted in this portion of the State on de- 
 pendable footwear than Mr. Haas is prepared to name. His stock is " clean" in every department, and comprises 
 full lines of staple goods, in addition to the very latest novelties in fashionable footwear. Custom woik is made a 
 specialty of, while all kinds of repairing is neatly done, employment being given to competent assistants. Callers 
 .are assured prompt and polite attention, and buyers have the satisfaction of knowing that every article is fully 
 guaranteed to prove as represented. The premises occupied at the above address are very conveniently arranged., 
 while the stock is displayed to excellent advantage, making the task of selection an easy and agreeable one. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSh\ESS MEN. 8i 
 
 A. A. CROSBY. Hardware, Ship Cliandlery, Paints, Oils, Etc., No. 18 Ferry Street, Eondout, N". Y. 
 — Tliis enterprise was founded in 1S.5() Ijy Mr. A. A. Crosby, the present proprietor, who lias since that time become 
 well known among a larne and trvowina; population. The specialities whicli he handles are peculiarly adapted lor 
 the use of ships and all sailiui; vessels, and are classed under the name of ship stores. They embrace among other 
 things liardwave, paints and oils. etc. These goods are of the best quality that can be bought, and the large and 
 increasing trade of this house is indicative of the estimation and character obtained in the past. The assortment 
 of hardware will be found complete anu to contain every necessary arti<-le that is required. The premises occupied 
 and located at No. IS Forry Street comprise one floor, 20x70 feet in size. Employment is afforded two competent 
 assistants and a large wholesale and retail trade is carried on, while every article bought of this bouse is guaran- 
 teed to prove just as represented. The largest orders can be filled without delay, and bottom prices are quoted on 
 all the commodities dealt in, so it is not surprising that an extensive business should be done. 
 
 L. F. PAIiISn. dealer in 0-roceries and Provisions, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Etc., N"o. 78 Hasbronck Ave- 
 nue, Rondout, X. Y. — We know of no more woitliy example of the representative houses of Rondout than the popular 
 establishment now conducted by Mr. I.. F. Parish. This bouse was established in 1SS3 by Mr. E. M. Parish, who 
 was succeeded by his brother, Mr. L. F. Parish, in 18S9. Mr. Parish possesses a valuable and extended experience in 
 the grocery interests, and by his liberal and honorable methods has gained the public favor. The premises occupied 
 are located at No. 78 Hasbrouck .\venue, and have an area of 1200 square feet, and are well stocked and con- 
 veniently arranged. The trade is strictly retail. The stock is made up of staple and fancy groceries and provisions, 
 also teas, coffees, spices, etc. No inferior articles are sold, and every effort is made to avoid adultei-ated goods. A 
 competent assistant is constantly in attendance, thus insuring the pati'(nis of this house prompt attention. The 
 low prices quoted aud the tine assortment carried have given this establishment the prosperous trade it enjoys. 
 Mr. Parish is a native of Massachusetts, is well known throughout Rondout, and commands the respect and esteem 
 of this community. 
 
 SEBASTIAN" BROWN, Shipsmithin,?, Blacksmithing, Horseshoeing, Etc., Abeel Street (near) 
 Company's Ship-yard, Rondout, N. T. — There is more and more iron work used on vessels every year, and therefore 
 there is a steadily widening field for the operation of such an enterprise as is carried on by Mr. Sebastian Brown, 
 for he is an expert iron worker who makes a prominent specialty of shipsmithing, aud is prepared to make and 
 repair ship's iron work of all kinds, and to fill orders at short notice and at reasonable rates. His shop is located 
 on Abeel Street, near Company's Ship-yard, and contains facilities, not only for shipsmithing but also for black- 
 smithing, horseshoeing, etc. Mr. Brown gives particular attention to all branches of his business. He is a native 
 of New Yoi'k, and has a large circle of friends in Rondout and vicinity, not a few among whom he has made by his 
 straightforward and energetic business methods. Operations were begun in 1S50, by Sir. John A. Brown, father of 
 the present proprietor, who assumed entii'e control of affairs in 1SS9. Competent assistants are ccmstantly 
 employed and no imperfect work is knowingly allowed to leave the shop. 
 
 B. B. STOW, Florist, Flor.al Designs Made to Order, Cut Flowers a Specialty, Metal Designs, Fancy 
 Baskets and Designs kept constantly on hand, Bait Fish always on hand. No. 28.5 Union Avenue, Rondout, Js". Y. — 
 it is difficult to believe that the age of miracles is past when we see some of the wonderful things accomplished 
 nowadays, for a few years ago nothing would have Ijeen deemed more miraculous than that conversation could be car- 
 ried on between people many miles apart, or that lightning could be so effectually harnessed as to be used for illumi- 
 nating purposes aud motive power — the same current of electricity lighting a car aud driving itthi'ough the streets 
 at the rate of twenty miles an hour. The raising of the most delicate plants and flowers in mid winter in our 
 bleak climate is another everyday miracle and is none the less wonderful because we have become so used to it as 
 not to give it any special thought. An elaborate, expensive and well-managed establishment is necessary to the 
 attainment of the best results in the florists' liusiness. and the high reputation Mr. D. B. Stow has gained in this 
 field of industry since beginning operations here, in 1870. is in no small degree due to the enterprise he lias shown 
 in providing the most improved facilities and maintaining them at the very highest standard of elBciency. The 
 premises utilized by him are located at No. 2S5 Union .Avenue and cover an area of 7.000 square feet. The green- 
 houses are heated by the most improved methods, and nothing is wanting to allow oper.ations to be carried on to 
 the best advantage. Plants, shrubs, cut flowers, etc. are extensively dealt in, both at wholesale and retail, and .i 
 specialty is made of floral designs, Mr. Stow showing great taste in the originality and excellence of their arrange- 
 ment. Floral emblems and decorations suited to all occasions may bo obtained here at very short notice, and the 
 prices quoted will compare favorably with those named by any dealer in this city. This gentleman is making a 
 specialty of mountain landscape and decorating work. Mr. Stow is a native of New York State and has a very 
 large circle of friends ui Kingston and vicinity. 
 
 JOSEPH A. COSTELLO. dealer in Groceries and Provisions, Ales. Wines. Liqnors, Cigars, Etc., 
 Corner Meadow and Chambers Streets. Rondout. N.Y. — Although the advantages of housekeeping far outweigh its 
 tlisadvantages, it must be confessed that the trials and disappointments of the average h(nisekee])er are many, and 
 that the larger portion of them are connected with the obtaining of food supplies, for it is at times very difficult 
 to obtain food, and especially meats, that will prove altogether satisfactory. This is by no means entirely the fault 
 of the dealer, but nevertheless a great saving of time, money, and patience m.ay be made by trading with a repu- 
 able and well-equipped house, and hence we feel that we are doing some of our readers a service by calling to their 
 attention the facilities possessed by Mr. .Joseph A. Costello. for furnishing meats, groceries and provisions, of 
 standard quality at the lowest market r.ates. The store is located on the corner of Meadow and Chambers Streets. 
 and is sufficiently roomy to accimimodate a complete line of commodities mentioned above, the assortment being 
 so varied that .all tastes and purses can be suited. Ales, wines, liquors, cigars, etc., .are also largely handled while 
 employment is given to three efficient assistants, aud no trouble is spared to insure prompt and polite attention to 
 every caller, and to fill orders in a manner that will prove satisfactory to the most fastidious. Mr. Costello is a 
 ■native of this town, and needs no extended personal mention in these columns. He has been identified with his 
 present establishment since 1884. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 M. J. MADDEN, Wholesale and Retail Dealer and Direct Receiver of Groceries and Provisions, 
 all Kinds of Bourbon, Kye, and Wheat Whiskeys, and Importer of Fine Wines, Gins, Brandies, Cigars, !No. 22 Union 
 Avenue, Rondout, N. Y. — The establishment conducted by Mr. M. J. Madden may justly be called a representative one 
 in the full sense of the tei-m, for representative it certainly is, both as a wine and spirit store and as a grocery and 
 provision store. The propi-ietor was born in Ireland, founded his present business more than forty years ago, 
 and is very generally known and highly respected in both trade and social circles. The premises utilized by Mr. 
 Madden are located at No. 22 Union Avenue, and are very spacious as they need to be in order to accommodate 
 the exceptionally heavy and varied stock, it comprising a full line of foreign and domestic wines, liquors, cordials 
 and cigars : and also a complete assortment of staple and fancy groceries and provisions especially selected for 
 family use and guaranteed to prove strictly as represented. Mr. Madden is a wholesale dealer in and direct receiver 
 of bourbon, rye, and wheat whiskeys, and an importer of superior wines, gins, brandies and cigars. He is pre- 
 pared to quote bottom prices to large and small buyers and to furnish goods that cannot fail to suit the most fas- 
 
 tidious tastes. 
 
 MANSION" HOUSE, John E. Lasher, Proprietor, Union Avenue, Rondout, N. Y. — Although it 
 would be absurd to assume that because a certain house is acknowledged to be the leading hotel in a given city or 
 town no other hotel in the place is worthy of liberal patronage, it would be equally absurd to deny that there are 
 many solid advantages to be gained by putting up at what is conceded to be the representative house. And hence, 
 leaving all consideration of personal comfort out of the question altogether, it is always well f(n' a traveller, and 
 especially for a business traveller, to know what is the leading hotel in each of the places at which he stops. So far 
 as Rondout is concerned there need be no uncertainty in the matter, for the Mansion House is unquestionably the 
 leading hotel in town. It was established in 1855 but has been frequently renovated within and without, and is 
 to-day a thoroughly modei'n house, complete in its appointments, furnished in first-class style, equipped with the 
 latest improvements, including sanitary plumbing, excellent lighting, heating and ventilating facilities, and in 
 short, is a hotel that can confidently be recommended to the most fastidious. The cuisine is first-class, and the 
 service is uniformly prompt, efficient and courteous ; the proprietor, Mr. John E. Lasher, positively insisting upon 
 polite treatment of every guest. The Mansion House is situated on Union Avenue, and is very accessible, a hotel 
 bus connecting with all trains and street cars, running to West Shore Railroad depot and Hudson River ferry, 
 passing the door. 
 
 H. S. TERWILLIGER, Undertaker and Practical Embalmer. Office, No. 86 Union Street, Residence, 
 No. 41 Abeel Street, Rondout, N. Y. — -Considerable expense as well as no small degree of executive ability is required 
 in order to discharge the responsible duties of an undertaker satisfactorily, for it is, of course, highly im.portant to 
 so manage as to avoid all confusion or delays on the occasions when the services of an undertaker are required. 
 Mr. H. S. Terwilliger has officiated in this capacity for the past eleven years. He is a native of Marbletown, 
 Ulster County, New York, and began operations here in Rondout in 1881. He is an undertaker and practical 
 embalmer. His residence is located at No. 41 Abeel Street and his office and warerooms at No. 86 Union Street. 
 A carefully selected stock is carried, comprising caskets, coffins, burial robes and funeral goods in general. 
 Flowers, hearses and carriages, will also be furnished when desired. Moderate prices are quoted in every depart- 
 ment, and the variety of goods offered is sufficiently large to admit of all tastes being suited. Orders for embalm- 
 ing will receive immediate and careful attention, and the entire direction of funerals will be assumed if desired, 
 thus enabling much anxiety and trouble to be avoided. 
 
 JOHN M. MAYER, manufacturer of Carriages, Wagons and Trucks. Established 1860, Special 
 Attention Given to the Mayer Buckboard Wagon, Nos. 26 and 28 Mill Street, Rondout, N. Y.— In the choice of a car 
 riage or wagon, the chief difference between an experienced and an inexperienced buyer is this : the former looks 
 out especially for quality ; the latter looks out especially for price. The flist has found out that price is a second- 
 ary consideration, or in other words, he knows that a poor vehicle is dear at any price, and that a really good one — 
 good in design, material and workmanship— is the cheapest that can be bought, for the saving in repairs will very 
 soon make up for any dilference in first cost; and, besides, even an old and worn first-class vehicle can be made to 
 look well at moderate expense, while a " cheap " carriage never looks decent again after the first newness has 
 worn off. It is because of these and other facts that the carriages, wagons and trucks manufactured by Mr. John 
 M. Mayer are very popular anung the most experienced and best-informed buyers. — they know Ihat these vehicles 
 are " built for business" and that they equal in style, beauty, strength and durability, any in the market, while 
 the prices quoted on them compare very favorably with those named by other manufacturers of strictly desirable 
 and reliable carriages and wagons. Mr. Mayer manufactures a great variety of styles and give? special attention to 
 the " Mayer Buckboard Wagon " — one of the most popular buckboaids ever introduced. His factory is located at 
 Nos. 26 and 28 Mill Street, and is so spacious Mid well equipped that order work can generally be done at very short 
 notice. This business was established in 1860, and has been so ably and honorably conducted that its reputation is 
 second to that of no other enterprise in this prosperous manufacturing city. 
 
 MRS. M. L. PENDLETON, Restaurant and Bakery, No. 36 Union Avenue, Rondout, N. Y.— 
 The establishment conducted by Mrs. M. L. Pendleton at No. .36 Union Avenue is worthy of prominent and favora- 
 ble mention as a restaurant, as a family bakery, and as an ice-cream parlor ; for it is all three of these in one, and 
 the service in each department is first-class and commendable in every respect. One may get a lunch or what the 
 boys call " a square meal " here with equal satisfaction : the bill of fare being well selected and sufficiently varied 
 to admit of all tastes being suited ; the quality of the food being good, the cooking excellent and the service being 
 prompt, neat and accommodating, while the prices are of the " popular" kind — tliat is, they are low enough to be 
 within the means of all. A large ice-cream business is done during the season, for Mrs. Pendleton's cream is well 
 and very favorably known throughout this vicinity ; it being skilfully made from the best of materials and the 
 fiavoring being uniformly delicate and attractive. A full assortment of bread, plain and fancj' cake, pastry, etc., 
 may always be found at this popular store, and it is renewed so frequently that the goods are always fresh and 
 satisfactory. No fancy prices are quoted, and sufficient assistance is employed to ensure prompt and careful atten- 
 tion to every caller. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 THP^ILO HESSE, Custom Tailor, Union Street, Koudout, N. Y. — The idea that economy consists of 
 paying' as low a price as possible for everythiiift' that is purchased is a very mistaken one, and there are few who 
 have had any experience in buying who entertain it. There are many other things to be taken into consideration 
 besides the first cost, especially in the buying of clothing, for in the selection of garments, style, neatness and 
 durability, should all be provided for. There are some few who can get a good lit in ready-made clothing and are 
 perfectly satisfied with such garments, but the large majority would have their clothing made to order if they 
 thought they could afford it, and we are convinced that more can afford it than now believe they can, for as a call 
 on Mr. Theilo Hesse will prove first-class custom-made clothing can be obtained at but little more than is asked 
 for dependable ready-made garments, and the superior wearing qualities of the former more Ihan compensate for 
 the slight difference in price. Mr. Hesse is a native of Germany, and has carried on his present business here in 
 Rondont since 188H, and should certainly be in a position to satisfy the most critical both as regards price and work- 
 manship. Mr. Hesse is a first-i-lass custom tailor and a visit to his establishment located on Union Street will 
 show that all tastes and ages can be suited. He also makes a specialty of repairing, cleaning and pressing of gentle- 
 men's garments of all kinds, and as he employs only competent assistants all orders are assured immediate and 
 satisfactory attention, and will be delivered at short notice when promised. 
 
 WILLIAM WINTER. Books, Stationery, Etc., Rondont, N. Y.— Whetlier our readers be of a liter- 
 ary turn of mind or in search of stationery goods, etc., they cannot fail to find a visit to the establishment conducted 
 by Mr. William Winter both profitalile and agreeable ; for this gentleman carries an assortment of these articles 
 mentioned, so varied and complete that it must be seen to be appreciated, and what is even moi-e to the purpose he 
 is prepared to quote the very lowest market rates on anything be offers for sale. This enterprise was inaugurated 
 l)y Archibald Winter in 1840, and continued by the present proprietor since 18.55 and has therefore been under their 
 aijle and liberal management for nearly half a century. Mr. Winter is a native of England, and is very well known 
 throughout liondout and vicinity. The supply of books carried is made up of the works of standard autliors as 
 well as those who are most popular at the present da_v. The newspapers and periodicals comprise all daily, weekly, 
 and monthly publications, and there is a sufficient variety on hand to allow (lOth the tastes and purses of custom- 
 ers to be fully suited. Stationery of all kinds is largely dealt in, and the assortment carried includes the latest 
 styles in fashionable as well as commercial stationery. The establishment under question is located at No. 102 
 The Strand, where two competent assistants are constantly on hand and every caller is assured prompt and iutel- 
 liijent service. 
 
 THOMAS FALLON, Undertal<ing in all its Branches Carefully Attended to. Day or Night, No. 84 
 Union Avenue, Rondout, N". Y. — In so large a community as that residing in Rondont and vicinity, it is inevitable 
 that there should be a constant and extensive demand for the services of an experienced and competent under- 
 taker, and it may be said this demand is very satisfactorily catered to. We have no idea of drawing invidious 
 compai'isons between these firms, but it is obvious that in this as in every other line of business, there must be cer- 
 tain houses which hold especially prominent positions, and it is, of course,, well known to many of our readers that 
 Mr^ Thomas Fallon is entitled to favorable mention in this connection, for he has a record equal to the best. The 
 premises utilized are located at No. 84 Union Avenue and comprise two floors and a basement, 15x25 feet in size, 
 and all orders left here are assured immediate and painstaking attention, while undertaking in all its branches is 
 carefully looked after. Mr. Fallon began his present enterprise in 1880, and holds the office of coroner for Ulster 
 County, N. Y, and consequently is very well known to the residents of this town. He owns a number of horses 
 and carriages, etc., and is thus enabled to supply every requisite for conducting a funeral in the best manner. 
 
 JOSEPH BLOCK, dealer in Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Millinery ; Wall Papers, Shades and Oil- 
 cloths. Nos. 182 Strand and 35 Ferry Street. Rond<mt, N. Y. — The premises used by Mr. Joseph Block are very com- 
 modious, they comprising two floors 20 x 72 feet in size. But they are not a bit too large, for this house carries one 
 of the largest stocks of general merchandise in the country and has use for every inch of space available. Anything 
 like detailed mention of Mr. Block's assortment is entirely out of the question, for a mere catalogue of it would occupy 
 several pages, but suffice it to say it comprises dry goods, millinery, wall papers, shades, oilcloths and all kinds 
 of fancy goods with many other equally useful commodities. Mr. Block caters to all classes of trade and his pol- 
 icy of furnishing dependable goods at bottom prices affords sufficient explanation of the magnitude of his busi- 
 ness. Employment is given to five clerks and a milliner, and customers are served witli a promptness and courtesy 
 which might profitably be imitated at many a much smaller establishment. This enterprise is as truly representa- 
 tive as any to be found in this vicinity, it having been inaugurated nearly twenty years ago, and having held a. 
 leading position almost from the first. The original proprietors were Messrs. M. and i. Block, they beginning 
 operations in 1875, and being succeeded by the present proprietor in 18S0. He is a native of France, and too well 
 known throughout this section to call for extended personal mention, and we will only add that he spares no pains 
 to maintain the high reputation already made. 
 
 M. F. LARKIN. dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Teas. Coffees, Spices, Flour, Feed, Etc., Etc.; 
 
 Wines and Liquors, No. 48 Meadow Street, Corner of Chamber, Rondout, N. Y. — The business of which Mr. M. F. 
 Larkin is proprietor was founded by him over twenty years ago and has steadily developed until it has reached 
 quite extensive proportions. He is a dealer in choice family groceries, teas, coffees, spices, fiour. feed, etc., and 
 also handles wines and liquors, being well prepared to furnish first-class goods at i-easonable prices. The prem- 
 ises utilized, and located at No. 48 Meadow Street, ctu'ner of Chambers, comprise one floor 25 x 4u feet in dimensions 
 and are very conveniently fitted up, enabling orders to be filled at short notice and in a thoroughly accurate and 
 satisfactory manner. The stock is so uniformly good that it is difficult to single out certain articles for individual 
 mention, but we may at least call attention to the assortment of teas, coffees and sjuces, these being of standard 
 purity, of fine and delicate flavor and of comiiaratively low cost. Ccumtry produce is always well represented in 
 the stock, and those who appreciate good butter, and cheese, should most certainly test the goods offered by Mr. 
 Larkin at No. 48 Meadow .Street. Pure wines and liquors for medicinal and family use are a leading specialty 
 and will be supplied in quantities to suit at low figures. One competent assistant is employed so that all callers are 
 waited upon promptly. 
 
84 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 HENRY E. WIEBER, Plumbing, Steam and 
 Gas Fittin<r, Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces, Copper, 
 Tin and Slieet-iron Work, No. 42 Union Avenue, 
 Rondout, N. Y. — Within the past ten years or so the 
 public have become alive to the importance of hav- 
 ing plumbing wovk thoroughly and skilfully done 
 and are well aware that a "cheap" job of plumb- 
 ing is apt to cost dearly in more respects than one, 
 fov doctors' bills count up heavily and after all, the 
 chances are that the work will have to be done 
 over again. Mr. Henry E. Wieber is universally 
 known throughout this section of the State as a 
 reliable practical plumber, steam and gas fitter, and 
 it is natural that he should be, for he has been en- 
 gaged in this business in Rondout for a great many 
 year's, having begun operations in 1878. He utilizes 
 three floors and a basement, at No. 42 Union Avenue. 
 20 X 100 feet in size, and carries a heavy and complete 
 stock of stoves, ranges and furnaces, copper, tin and 
 sheet-iron work, as well as all kinds of plumbers' 
 materials, etc. Particular attention is given to fitting 
 up dwellings, stores, etc., and estimates will be 
 cheerfully furnished on application, Mr. Wieber 
 lieing in a position to figure very closely on work of 
 this kind, and what is still more to the point to faith- 
 fully carry out every agreement. Employment is 
 sivcn to eighteen competent and skilled mechanics. 
 
 so that all orders are promptly and carefully executed 
 and at short notice. Mr. Wieber is at present alderman 
 of the Sixth Ward of this town, this being his second 
 term. He is a native of Poughkeepsie. In addition 
 to the store owned and occupied by him, he also owns a 
 fine residence on Wurts Street, and a superior tenement 
 house on Ann Street, with accommodations for six 
 families. This house is known as the Ulster Flats. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 85 
 
 RE3IDENCB OF Mr, Henrt E. Wieber. 
 
 •T™™! ___™i™<«imm»««TO™mm.,. An excellent example of the effects of close 
 
 attention to business and iiitelli<;ent and per- 
 severing efforts to produce sjoods of uni- 
 formly reliable quality, is afforded by the 
 enterprise cari'ied on by Mr. E. G. Adams, 
 projirietor of " the Durable Pantaloon and 
 Oveiall Manufactoiy," and manufacturer of 
 mattresses, pillows, church cusliions, etc. 
 Since he be>;an operations, in 1SS5, lie has 
 built up a very extensive trade and has 
 g'aiiied the reputation of producing goods 
 that are " the same yesterday, to-day and 
 forever;" that is to say, they are reliable 
 in the full sense of that much-abused word 
 and hence they can be fully and confidently 
 guaranteed by dealers to their most exact-- 
 ing customers, for Mr. Adams manufactures 
 for the trade exclusively. The ]iiemises 
 utilized by him comprise three floors, each 
 45 X 60 feet in dimensions, and contain a complete plant of machinery driven by a powerful water-motor. Employ- 
 ment is given to about fifty hands, and orders can generally be filled at short notice. Every detail of the business 
 is closely supervised, and the system of inspection is such that there is very little chance for imperfect work to 
 leave the factory. Mr. .A.dams has received many letters from his customers saying that his mattresses are the best 
 they ever handled, and there is certainly no reason why they should not at least be equal to the best the market 
 affords, as they are carefully and skilfully made from the best materials. He manufactures some eighteen diffei- 
 ent kinds of mattresses which, of course, vary greatly in cost; but in the making up of all his goods he is governed 
 by the principle that a cheap made article is dear at any price and, grade for grade, his productions may safely 
 •ciiallenge comparison with those of any other manufacturer. 
 
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 WILLIAM DEERENBACHER & CO., Dealer in Groceries, Flour, Teas,Coffees, Spices and Canned 
 Goods, No. 10.5 Abeel Street, Rondout, "N". Y. — Mr. William Derrenbacher has gained a high and well-deserved rep- 
 utation for handling strictly reliable articles and quoting the lowest market prices in every department of his bus- 
 iness. The premises are centrally located and spacious, but none too mucli so to properly accommodate the heavy 
 stock carried, which comprises all goods usually foiuid in a first-class grocery and provision store. Mr. Derren- 
 bacher enjoys a large family trade, and naturally caters expressly to that class of patrons. The assortment of 
 staple groceries offered by him includes everything in that line in common use. and the goods are, without excep- 
 tion, obtained from the most reliable soui'ces, they may be confidently depended on to prove just as represented. 
 Mr. Derrenliacher naturally enjoys the high esteem which his business has gained. He occupies premises at No. 
 ID") Abeel Street, where he carries a fine assortment of flour, teas, coffees, spices, and canned goods. Employment 
 is given to able assistants and callers are assured of receiving polite and immediate .attention at all times. 
 
86 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 FRED BREITENBUCHER, Successor to A. Breiteubncher, dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats of 
 all Kinds, Sausaaje and Poultry, Etc., No. 54 Union Avenue, Rondout, N. Y. — Mr. A. Breitenbuclier has carried on 
 the meat business since 1879, being succeeded by his son. tlie present proprietor, Mr. Fred Breitenbucher, recently. 
 He now occupies premises located at JN'o. .54 Union Avenue, which are 20x40 feet in dimension.s, aud contain a 
 very extensive and carefully chosen stock, made up of fresh, salted, and smoked meats, also sansage and poultry as 
 well as many other commodities too numerous to mention, but which are usually to be found in hrst-class establish- 
 ments of this kind. The assortment is certainly varied enough to admit of all tastes being suited, and as compe- 
 tent assistance is employed, prompt and careful attention is assured to every caller. Mr. Breitenbucher is a native of 
 Rondout, N". Y. He is very well known here. His father served in the army during the Reliellion. Mr. Fred Brei- 
 tenbucher carefully supervises all departments of the business and is ever on the lookout to improve the service 
 rendered, as lie knows what will prove beneficial to his customers cannot fail to advance his own interests al.so. 
 Goods are delivered free of charge to any part of the city. 
 
 CHARLES P. ROMER, Grocer, Fruit, Vegetables, Choice Teas and Coffees of all Kinds, No. 36 
 Union Avenue, Rondout, N. Y. — There is, of course, more or less resemblance between all family groceries, and yet 
 each of them has certain characteristics of its own which either commend it or condemn it, as the case may be. 
 Take, for instance, the establishment conducted by Mr. Charles P. Rpmer, at No. 36 Union Avenue, and we believe 
 it is not at all difficult to account for its popularity, for although other stores may carry equally large stocks, quote 
 equally low prices and be equally prompt and accurate in the delivery of orders, still there are few others which 
 combine all these good points, and fewer still which possess another — that of handling only strictly reliable goods. 
 This enterprise was inaugurated by Mr. Romer in 1873. He is a native of New York State, and is thoroughly 
 acquainted with his business to which he gives close i^ersonal attention. The store has an area of 1,206 square feet 
 and is heavily stocked with choice family groceries, fruits, vegetables, also teas and coffees of all kinds. Sufficient 
 assistance is employed to ensure prompt and courteous attention to every caller and orders will be filled at the 
 shortest posible notice, the goods being guaranteed to prove just as represented. 
 
 DWYER BROS., Ship Chandlers. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Manilla, Wire and Tared Rope, 
 White Lead, Mixed Paints, Oils, Vitrol, Tar, Pitch, Oakum, Blocks, Boston Rigging, Kerosene Oil, Machine Oil, No. 
 136 The Strand, near D. & H. Canal Co.'s Office, Rondout, N. Y. — To the ordinary '■ landsman " it seems as if the 
 stock of a well appointed ship chandler's establishment included "a little of' everything," so great is its variety ; 
 aud an excellent example of such a stock may be seen at the store of Messrs. Dwyer Brothers, No. 136 The 
 Strand, near D. & H. Canal Co.'s office. For although the premises comprise three floors and measure 30x70 feet 
 they are fully occupied by the very complete assortment of ship stores carried by this representative firm, who- 
 are wholesale and retail dealers in mauiUa. wire and tarred rope : white lead, mixed paints, oils, vitriol, tar, pitch, 
 oakum, blocks, Boston rigging', kerosene oil, machine oil, and many other commodities, too numerous to mention. 
 The firm is constituted of Messrs. 11. .J. Dwyer and ,J. F. Dwyer, both of whom give close personal attention to the 
 tilling of orders .although competent assistance is employed. The result is that all commissions, large and small, 
 are executed at short notice ; the service being prompt as well as accurate, and reliable as well as accommodat- 
 ing. The firm are prepared to meet all honorable competition in the goods they handle, and articles furnished 
 by them will always be found to prove just as represented. 
 
 RETS BROS , dealers in Groceries and Provisions. Flour, Feed, Etc., Corner of Ravine Street and 
 The Strand. Rondout, N. Y. — The general popularity of the establishment carried on by Messrs. Eeis Brothers 
 affords the best possible evidence tliat it is liberally, ably, and progressively managed, for the residents of Rondout 
 and vicinity have a well-earned reputation for knowing a good thing when they see it and they certainly would not 
 patronize an enterprise so largely as they do this unless solid advantages were to be gained by so doing. It is not 
 claimed that this concern quote lower prices than every other; that they handle goods superior to those obtainable 
 anywhere else, or that they offer inducements that cannot be paralleled; but it is claimed that bottom prices are 
 named on all commodities dealt in, and that no better goods can be found in the market than are here offered, and 
 that no trouble is spared to satisfy every reasonable customer; and as these claims are all based on facts, they fully 
 explain the leading position of this representative store. The present firm-name was adopted in 1890, the proprietors 
 being Messrs. Peter mid Michael Reis, both natives of Rondout and rank among the liest known in their line of 
 trade in this vicinity. They employ competent assistants, and are prepared to fill all orders for groceries, provisions, 
 dour, feed, etc., in large or small quantities at short notice. The premises occupied by Reis Brothers are located 
 at the corner of Ravine Street and The Strand and contain one of the most skilfully chosen and complete stocks of 
 the kind that can be foirud in this section. These gentlemen also conduct a boarding stable on Ravine and Abeel 
 Streets. Transient and permanent boarders are assured comfortable quarters. 
 
 KINGSBURG & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Tobacco aud Smokers' Articles, also Agents 
 for the Celebrated Hot Peanuts, Trade Mark " Me Too," No. 167 Strand Street, Rondout, near P. O.— Perhaps some 
 of our readers may have heard the story of the man who sent an anti-tobacco publication to Mark Twain, and asked 
 him to abandon the use of the " vile weed," so that his example would not encourage others to smoke. Mark's 
 reply was in effect ,as follows, '• All of us have some bad habits. Some poke their nose into other people's business 
 and some use tobacco; I smoke." There is a good deal of sound philosophy in that view of the matter and we 
 commend it to the attention of those who let one idea dominate their minds to the exclusion of everything else. 
 I'obacco using is often spoken of as an expensive habit, tint in no otlier way can so much genuine enjoyment be 
 had at so small a cost. Call at the establishment conducted by Messrs. Kingsburg & Co. at No. 167 Strand 
 Street, and you wilt find they are prepared to furnish you with really excellent tobacco at a very low figure. This 
 house are wliolesale and retail dealers in tobacco, and can therefore sell it at the lowest market rates, and at the 
 same time guarantee that its quality shall prove as represented. They are also extensive dealers in smokers' 
 articles in general and agents for the celebrated hot peanuts, and offer so large and complete a stock that all tastes 
 aud all purses can be suited. Fruits and confectionery of all kinds are also dealt in. and one efficient assistant is 
 employed so that all orders are filled at short notice, and customers are waited upon promptly and courteously. 
 
inde:x. 
 
 BANKS. 
 
 First National Bank of Kondout, Tlie 59 
 
 Kondout Savings Bank 59 
 
 Kingston National Bank 28 
 
 National Bank of Rondout, The 66 
 
 BOOKS A>B STATIONERY. 
 
 Drake, Samuel L 41 
 
 Morrison, W. J. it Co 73 
 
 Styles & Bruyu 34 
 
 Wadsworth, T. W 71 
 
 Winter, William 83 
 
 BOOTS AND SHOES. 
 
 Forde, William 74 
 
 Haas, John II 80 
 
 Henkel, Albert A 64 
 
 Stelle, Edw. T 31 
 
 VangaasOeck, W. H 30 
 
 BOTTL.ERS. 
 
 Cummings, Jas 31 
 
 Wood, Abrm 40 
 
 CONFECTIONERS AND BAKERS. 
 
 Hays & Van Steenburgh 32 
 
 McBride, B '. 23 
 
 Pfroramer, Mrs. Caroline 72 
 
 Pendleton, Mrs. M. L S2 
 
 Salzmann, John W 73 
 
 Spencer, A. D 37 
 
 CIGARS AND TOBACCO. 
 
 Brink, Geo. M 39 
 
 Diehl, F. W., Jr 27 
 
 Edraondston, T. H 38 
 
 Kingsburg & Co 84 
 
 Myer, Howard 20 
 
 Port Bros 61 
 
 Rose, Levi 40 
 
 Bice, A 75 
 
 Symonds, Mrs. M 28 
 
 Smith, Chas. D 47 
 
 CARRIAGE-MAKERS. 
 
 Cooper, H. S SO 
 
 Houghtaling, A. S 46 
 
 Lang, Herman C 68 
 
 Mayer, John M 82 
 
 Perrine, A.J 17 
 
 Swart, George 26 
 
 Wells, Solomon 29 
 
 CARRIAGES AND HARNESS. 
 
 Kingston Carriage Co 16 
 
 Shader, Stephen 24 
 
 CIVIL. ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS. 
 
 Codwise, Edward B 32 
 
 Myer, James .30 
 
 CONTRACTORS AND BVILDERS. 
 
 Hunt Bros 45 
 
 Hillyer, James 75 
 
 Measter, Peter 23 
 
 DRUGGISTS. 
 
 Cooper & Ilardenburgh 22 
 
 Clarke, Fred. J. R 46 
 
 Eltinge & Schoonmaker 29 
 
 Eddy, H. M 32 
 
 Knapp, E. W 77 
 
 Roth, O.J 72 
 
 Tlchenor, D. O 27 
 
 DRY AND FANCY GOODS. 
 
 Bug, Miss Giissie 66 
 
 Block, Joseph 83 
 
 Crosby & Ennist 64 
 
 Deane. E. & Co 18 
 
 Hubbard & Foshay 47 
 
 Simon Bros 72 
 
 DENTISTS. 
 
 Barlow, E 33 
 
 Hill, Dr ;.'....; 23 
 
 Meinhardt, Dr 31 
 
 Norton, J. C 41 
 
 Ostrander, T. P 65 
 
 FI.OUR AND GRAIN. 
 
 Abbey, Stephen & Sons 76 
 
 Stephen, F 68 
 
 Tremper, B. M 80 
 
 FI.ORISTS. 
 
 Ferris Bros 44 
 
 Stow, D. B 81 
 
 FURNITURE. 
 
 Hudson River Furniture Company 19 
 
 Stock & Kice 5s 
 
 AVaclnneyer, Geo. L 70 
 
 FISH, FRUIT AND VEGETABUES. 
 
 Allen & Colburn : 30 
 
 Decker, A 77 
 
 Preston, M. D 77 
 
 Sonser, Nelson II 25 
 
 FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY. 
 
 C^otelli, John 21 
 
 Stephan, Mrs. Chas 26 
 
 GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. 
 
 Ahlers, Friediicb A 74 
 
 Bloss, Henry 67 
 
 Breitenbucher, Fred 86 
 
 Buchlioltz. Henry 29 
 
 Crane, M. H 72 
 
 Costello, J. A 81 
 
 Coutant, Ira 45 
 
 Cullen, Jas. H 78 
 
 Deyo, R., Estate of 76 
 
 Darrenbacber, Wm., & Co So 
 
 Dressel, J. N 27 
 
 Dewitt & Gillespie, 44 
 
 Everett & Treadwell 42 
 
 Finger. Grenville, (Blue Store) 33 
 
 Gakenheimer, Geo. Louis 44 
 
 Kaplan, L. & R 7] 
 
 Kircbner, L 77 
 
 Lang, John 64 
 
 Larkin, Mattheve 80 
 
 Larkin, M. F 88 
 
 Livingston i.t Vernooy 30 
 
 Mveri A. S. & H. S 48 
 
 Mulholland, D 79 
 
 Madden, M. J 82 
 
 McGovern, Frank 20 
 
 Merritt, Frank 29 
 
 Merrilie w, E 40 
 
 Miller, G. H 46 
 
 Parish, L. F 81 
 
 Romer, Chas. P 86 
 
 Reis Bros 86 
 
 Rnpp, Gottlieb 41 
 
 Schmidt Bros 62 
 
 Sahloff, Wm 74 
 
 Spencer, James 38 
 
 Teichler, Gustar 62 
 
 Thompson, John S 66 
 
 Tongue, Jas. Jr 69 
 
 Tremper, B. M 80 
 
 Tichenor, D. O 27 
 
 Travers, Jared 28 
 
 Te Bow, P. E .35 
 
 Van Buren, W. T 17 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Van Akeii, J. L. . . . 
 Van Keuren, J. P.. 
 Weber, John, Jr.. . , 
 
 Weireter, F. X 
 
 Weber, Edw. & Co. 
 Weiss, John 
 
 Carl, Herbert. 
 Pitt, H. H. . . . 
 Zippel, G. E. . 
 
 GENERAL. VARIETY. 
 
 GPN AND liOCKSMITHS. 
 
 Adams, M. B 
 
 Buswell, Isaac C 
 
 HORSESHOEING. 
 
 Anderson, W. J 
 
 Brown, Sebastian 
 
 Herdnian, James, 
 
 Kearney, John S. & Son 
 
 Partial!, Thomas 
 
 HOTE1.S AND RESTAURANTS. 
 
 American Hotel 
 
 Brunswick Hotel 
 
 Clinton, The 
 
 Eagle Hotel 
 
 Mansion House 
 
 Whitney House 
 
 HAIRDRESSERS. 
 
 Blume, Miss Jennie B 
 
 Frohlick, Mrs. G 
 
 Rogow, Mrae 
 
 INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. 
 
 Dubois, Chas. V. & Co 
 
 Fredenbui'Th, W. S 
 
 McCausland, John 
 
 Murray, Chris. A 
 
 Preston, Geo. C. & Son 
 
 Stow, Daniel B 
 
 Washington Life Insurance Company, The..... 
 JEWELLERS. 
 
 Bond, John T 
 
 Oppenheimer, M. & Sons 
 
 Spencer, W. F 
 
 Vignes, J. A 
 
 LIVERV AND BOARDING. 
 
 Hunt, John 
 
 Kerr, W. F 
 
 Hamilton, Peter 
 
 Metzger Brf)S 
 
 Parish, E. N 
 
 Patchen, Frank B 
 
 Smitli Bros 
 
 Vogel, Solomon 
 
 Webster Grove 
 
 32 
 46 
 62 
 64 
 . 60 
 78 
 
 IS 
 33 
 47 
 
 6.5 
 62 
 
 21 
 81 
 39 
 .30 
 75 
 
 36 
 39 
 37 
 45 
 82 
 38 
 
 31 
 35 
 
 25 
 
 4S 
 67 
 69 
 34 
 74 
 23 
 
 30 
 17 
 3fi 
 70 
 
 21 
 39 
 59 
 63 
 73 
 76 
 34 
 74 
 72 
 
 LUMBER AND COAL. 
 
 Crane, W. P. & Co 
 
 Overbaugh & Turner w . 
 
 Palen, H. W 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Adams, E. G. (mattresses) 
 
 Best, James E. (raw furs) 
 
 Hauck, Geo. Brewing Company 
 
 Homcseekers' Cooperative Savings and Loan Associ- 
 ation 
 
 Hallett, Benj. F. (upholsterer) 
 
 Johnston, W. G. & Bro. (awnings, etc.) 
 
 Kingston Troy Steam Laundry 
 
 Kaufman, C. C. (daii'y products) 
 
 Kingston Steam Bisoui t Works 
 
 Kennedy D. (patent medicines) 
 
 Luther Henry B. (marble and granite) 
 
 Newark Lime and Cement Company 
 
 Reynolds, Chas. (hardware) 
 
 63 
 
 28 
 43 
 
 85 
 40 
 60 
 
 79 
 34 
 80 
 29 
 46 
 61 
 62 
 27 
 78 
 45 
 
 Styles, Geo. W. (printer) .37 
 
 Stern S. (optician) 76 
 
 Spencer's Business College 26 
 
 Terwilliger, W. B. (hats and caps) 71 
 
 Van Bramer, Wm., (commission fruit) 65 
 
 MANUFACTURERS. 
 
 Hendricks, D. B. (baling press ) 24 
 
 McCormick <fe Co. (soap) 73 
 
 Peckham Motor Truck & Wheel Co 36 
 
 Pettit John (powder kegs) 68 
 
 Palen, H. W. (building'materials) 43 
 
 Styles, J. R. (cigar boxes) 22 
 
 Ulster Planing Mill (A. K. Coutant, Proprietor) 59 
 
 MILLINERY. 
 
 Atkinson, Misses A. & M 71 
 
 Keefe, Miss M. A 35 
 
 Wall, Miss E. S 24 
 
 PHOTOGRAPHERS. 
 
 Brengel, J. N 33 
 
 Lewis, F. D 26 
 
 Short, L 68 
 
 PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS. 
 
 Cusack, Thomas .T 22 
 
 Halloran, John F 75 
 
 Longhran, B 40 
 
 Nestell, F. M 43 
 
 Wieber, Henry E 84 
 
 PI.4NOS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. 
 
 Rider, J. T 39 
 
 Thayer, J. G 21 
 
 Winter, Edward 25 
 
 PAINTERS. 
 
 Drnutz, C. L 69 
 
 Larsen, Chris 75 
 
 Shortal, James 63 
 
 Thomson, W. F 41 
 
 SHIP CHANDLERS. 
 
 Crosby, A. A 81 
 
 D wyer Bros 86 
 
 Herold, Jacob 69 
 
 STOVES AND RANGES. 
 
 Carter, Enoch 63 
 
 Canfield Stove Company 70 
 
 Gallagher, F 21 
 
 Murphy, James 77 
 
 Thompson, F. S 17 
 
 Thompson, J. T 35 
 
 TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS. 
 
 Bernstein, Isaac 25 
 
 Decker, J. J 27 
 
 Dreyfus, Edw 65 
 
 Ellis. Nathan 66 
 
 Eigo, P. J 69 
 
 Etting, Louis & Sons 41 
 
 Harris, Kobt. & Co 37 
 
 Hy mes, Morris 71 
 
 Hesso, Theilo 83 
 
 Jacobs, Marks 64 
 
 McCaun, Chas 32 
 
 Prull. William 38 
 
 Whitnev, W. H 33 
 
 Welch, William 6] 
 
 UNDERTAKERS. 
 
 Beerle, Herman 35 
 
 Carr & Son 31 
 
 Fallon, Thomas 83 
 
 Murphy, John J 68 
 
 Stock & Rice 58 
 
 Terwilliger, H. S 82 
 
 VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
 
 Brodhead, Lewis J 45 
 
 Partlan, T. S 65 
 
 LB S '07