Qass Rook (tH'Mtli.m KHM.MI / MIDDLETOWN ITS EPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MeN, AND POINTS OF INTEREST. NEW YORK: COPYRIGHT MERCANTILE PUBLISHING COMPANY, ,'.,hi^"^ S, f ^HOUGH a city only since June, 1888, Middletown -L is rapidly reaching a position of prominence in the State. It is splendidly located in the very heart of the grand County of Orange — the home of the most successful farming interests in the country. It cm truthfully be said that the city is apparently des- tinerl to reach a mucli larger population. It has grown verv rapidly the past few j-ears, aided by the successful industries described and illustrated in this book. .\\. its last census the popula- tion of the city was about 12,000, and this number is doubtless ex- ceeded, to-day. The city may be said to be purely American, the bulk of its present citizenship coming from families dating back several generations, and in many instances living on the homesteads formerly occupied by great-grands-ires. From many of these families have risen bright members of the various professions, while shrewd, successful business men are on every side. A short walk along the principal business streets will give ample evidence of the truth of this assertion. The attractive, well-stocked stores, and offices, the air of neatness and activity about them, indicate the health of the community from a business standpoint. There is a colored population of about 500, all centred on Fulton Street. These citizens are industrious and have earned the respect of the remaining population. Many own their own homes, and not a few conduct places of business. The foreign element in the city is very slight. MIDDLETOWN AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. KARI.V HISTORY. The early history of the locality dates back to 1700. The land at that time was occupied by Indians; patents were afterward granted to the early settlers, record of which is completely given in a history of Orange County, compiled by E. M. Ruttenber and L. H. Clark in 1881. The city is located in what was known as the Minisink angle. Patent rights were granted August 28, 1704. It afterward became a portion of the Township of Wallkill. Like the re- MiRDSEVB View mainder of the town the city's surface is undulating, and naturally fertile. The first settlement near Middletown was made by a Mr. Murray, a Scotchman. He was a soldier in the war of 1759 when Quebec was assaulted. Israel Green was an early settler on the site of the city of to-day. He owned the principal part of the city along the main street of the present time. A story is told of Mr. Green's wife. When a baby she was carried in her mother's arms in a flight across the Shawangunk Mountains when Indians were in close pursuit. The baby was crying loudly, and the mother, her heart failing at the near approach of her pursuers, dropped down behind a log, and to her delight, the baby at once became quiet. The Indians passed by, and she easily made her escape. MIDDLETOU'N AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 5 Walter Moore, who died at the age of 13 years hi 1768, was a poet of no mean abilhy in tliis section. A collection of his works was printed in 1769, and is now in the possession of descendants who reside in the city at present. The easterly section of tiie city was at one time known as the Moore tract. At the close of the survey of this tract in 1742, the surveyor has written "The chief fault yt can be found with all ye tract is the stoneyness of it." East Side of North Street from Soldier's Monument, The city of Middletown is said to liave been named on account of its location between Montgomery and Mt. Hope, at the time two places of prominence. It was incorporated as a village Feb. 10, 1848, at Newburgh, at a Court of Sessions, David W. Bate being County Judge. Application was made by Stacey Beakes, John B. Hanford, Lewis Vail, Israel O. Beattie, and f E. M. Madden, and a vote was taken April 20, of that year, and the incorporation was decided upon by 123 to 77. The members of the first Board of Trustees were Stacey Beakes, Pres- ident; W. E. Dill, Wm. Hoyt, I. O. Beattie, D. C. Dusenberry, and J. D. Friend, Clerk. The city was incorporated in June, 18S8, and John E. Iseman was its first Mayor. MIDDLETOWN OF TO-DAY. Middletown is 67 miles from New York City. It has grown from nine families in 1807, a mere handful of settlers, to number 12,000 people. It has extensive manufactories, a large and valuable trade, numerous churches, educational advantages, and conveniences in keeping with a much larger place. MIDDLETOWN AND ITS POINTS 01' INTEREST. The city is the residence of many business men of other places, who find its railway facil- ities of great advantage. Of late years the city and the surrounding country have become popular with that larger element of New \ork's population which annually leaves the crowded, bustling city for shaded streets, pure air, and a degree of quie- tude found in a city of Middle- town's description. The city has many points liiat make it desirable for con- sideration by manufacturers who seek sites for new ventures or the removal of established indus- tries. It has a prosperous out- look, and it now seems the time to invest in its real estate; and to locate while land is yet pur- chasable at a reasonable price. The market has shown a steady advance, and there is every rea- son to believe that no change will occur to lower land valua- tion. CONVENIENCES. In considering the conveniences of Middletown, first of all conies her railroad facilities. Four railroads pass through or terminate here. In prominence the Erie ranks first. A dozen trains a day in either direction stop at its depots. The Ontario & Western has four trains each way daily and the N. Y. S. & VV. road terminates here. It opens a way into New Jersey while the Crawford branch of the Erie winds its way through the town of Wallkill. These roads have very heavy passenger traffic in the summer months. It is not to be wondered at, either, when one remembers the scenery which may be viewed from each. The express trains require but two hours to reach New York City, making daily trips possible to New York business men. The freight service is equal- ly satisfactory. The O. & W. is now constructing a $40,000 depot, which is not equalled v any other point on the line. Th general design is well propoi tioned, simple in detail, with a mas- sive outline and pleasing general contour, the whole effect being A. V. 60AK, AND L. V. SiNSADeRCH. MIDDLETOWN AND ITS POINTS OF INTliREST. 7 gained entirely by constructional outlines. The material used in the erection of the building is red brick, with the first story of Scranton (Pa.) stone of a reddish cast finished in " rock face," massive and simple in detail. The Erie will shortly give this city similar attraction, plans hav- ing been ordered. Two tine buildings will thus be added to the conveniences from a railroad standpoint. There are now four depots in various parts of the city. «'<"vi The Middletown Street Railroad Company has secured franchises for a car line, which it is hoped will be constructed in the near future. An electric railway is also projected, and subscriptions for stock are now being received. At the present lime the citv is well supplied with omnibuses, cabs and carriages, and for twenty-five cents one may ride to any part of the city. The free mail delivery is a feature as mail is delivered so soon after its arrival as to please the most impatient. The' Western Union messenger service is in vogue and the transmission of messages is carried out with promptness. The city has gas and electric light plants, which thoroughly light the streets and buildings. The merchants make lavisli use of the gas and electricity and after night-fall the business streets present a most brilliant and attractive appear- ance. Many houses are also lighted by electricity, while few are without gas. Other and very important conveniences are the ])aved streets and sidewalks, water, sewers, mail, express, telegraph, and telephone service, hotels, banks, and newspapers, detailed reference to which is made on the accompanying pages. MIDDLETOWN AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. STREETS AND I'ARKS. Middletown's streets recommend themselves. Although gradually improved each year, the work has been doubled since the city has been incorporated. New curbs, new flagging and grading is constantly being done and the constructing of permanent street improvements is always in view. T?l " « I! • 'a a lip- — Main Street is the longest and handsomest of all. It is macadamized in the most part and shaded by maple and elms except through the business parts of the city. It widens at the very heart of the city's trade, and with North and South Streets forms Franlslin Square. On this square are located several large and handsome buildings, including the First National Bank and the Middietown Savings Bank. North Street, beginning at Franklin Square and running to the northerly corporation limit, is another street of leading importance. The block from the square to the Erie Railway crossing is a business thoroughfare in the full sense of the words. The buildings which line both sides of the street are in the main two and three stories in height, and offices have long since taken the place of family apartments in the upper stories. Across the tracks this street is constantly growing. Several brick blocks are now under construction and the time seems not far distant when the pretty homes leading out to the " North End " will be replaced by tradesmen. The North End just referred to, is the name given a settlement that has grown up in the past few years, just west of the N. Y. O. & W. R. R. tracks, and is inhabited largely by em- ployes of the company's shops. The district extends from the Wickham Avenue depot north to the corporation limits. Here are workingmen whose industrious habits have secured ownership in cosy, attractive cottages. Tames Street, with its asphalt block pavement, is the main outlet for the Erie depot. Here is located the Russell House, and the new Casino tlienlre. MIDDLRTOWM AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 9 Among the other streets may be mentioned Mulberry Street. It is a quiet street on whicl; are many pretty homes. It received its name from the fact that it at one time was hned by a large number of trees used in the culture of silkworms. Highland Avenue may truthfully be called the wealthy street of the city. It is on high ground, and commands a grand view. It has been steadily extended and improved, and new houses are constantly being erected. Many of the best-known residents of the city have homes along this thoroughfare, in which modern architecture has been tastefully exemplified. At the junction of Wickham Avenue is Simflower Park, a small triangle which, when showing the careful attfulion of the Park Commissioners, adds to the natural beauty of the city. (_)n North Street, at Orchard, is the monu- ment of the soldiers of the town of Wallkill. It is the work of the St. Johnsbury Clranite Company, of Vermont, and is an admirable piece of workmanship. Standing twenty-two feet high, it is topped by a soldier at " parade rest." In raised and sunken letters on the Nonh Street side, is, Erected A. D. 1879, To IHE MEMORY OF THE Soldiers ok the Town of W'ai.i.kill. The \\'ar of the Rebellion 1861—1865. On the east side is, " Fraternity, Charity, Loyalty." This monument was dedicated September 5, 1879. Middletown gave many lives to her country in that terrible struggle, and this mark of appreciation of their services will long remain to be pointed out with pride by survivors of the late war and the descendants of those who never returned to glory in the grand victory. Monhagen Avenue is a street well patronized by horse owners. It runs along the line of the Erie above the pretty, tree-lined Monhagen pond, by handsome residences to the gate of the State Homoeopathic Hospital. It is macadamized, and from this standpoint is the finest street in the city. Wickham Avenue runs across the city from east to west. It passes the Wickham Avenue O. & W. depot and Thrall Park, crosses the most of the principal streets and leads directly to the State Hospital as well. .\t its eastern origin the street crosses Wisner Avenue, a street which has become famous through the efforts of the well-known bridge constructing firm of Drake & Stratton. These wealthy gentlemen, though located there but a few years, have made that section of the city unequalled in artistic development in the city. A miniature lake and high-reaching fountains beside Mr. Stratton's residence add materially to the points of interest. Academy Avenue, with its fine park, is one of the oldest streets in the city. Wallkill Academy is located upon it, as is a grammar-school of recent construction. lo MIDDLETOWN AND ITS J'OINTS OF INTEREST. Thrall Park is the name given a plot of ground beside Thrall Hospital on Grove Street. It was given to the city by Mrs. Thrall for a park. It is a generous tract, and is rapidly being improved. It will long remain to mark the generosity of a noble woman. Academy Avenue Park originated from the old village burying ground. The cemetery ran into decay, becoming a perfect eye sore, and a commission was appointed which removed the remains of the unknown dead to Hillside and other cemeteries, and convened the plot into a city park. It is a very popular place in the summer when band concerts are given. The Armory of the 24th Separate Company, just completed, was built at a cost of $30,000. It is a handsome structure in brick and iron, and being situated on Highland Avenue, is visible from all parts of the city. The armory is occupied by a company of well-drilled and well- disciplined men, and ranks high at the headquarters of the brigade of which it is a part. The Childrens' Home is located on the opposite ridge from the armory. It has for its object, the care of the poor children of the city and vicinity whose parents are unable to provide for them. The Old Ladies' Home is all that the name implies. Well located upon South Street, it is indeed a haven for aged women. The institution was developed and is conducted by the good ladies of Orange County, who take pride in the work. Columbus Park is in the western section of the city. It is owned by a private company, which is opening streets and building houses around a beautiful grove. It is near the Middle- town Glass Works, and will be enjoyed especially by the many employes of that institution. Columbia Park lots sell rapidly, probably because the real estate speculators think that the "lowth of the citv tends westward. MIDDLETOWN AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. CHURCHES AND INSTITUTIONS. Middletown is well supplietl with churches. Its population is eaiiiestly given to divine wor- ship, and there are none too nian\' places of devotion. Denominations are well represented. The First Congregational Church is the oldest. It was organized June lo, 1785, but the present edifice was not built until 1871. It cost $49,900. It required 600,000 bricks, and has a spire 185 feet high. The church edifice has a connnanding appearance, and is located on Main Street and easy of access. The First Presbyterian Church was or- ganized in 1828. It is even more centrally located than the Congregational Church. It has beautiful grounds and is very attractive. The Second Presbyterian Church was in- corporated in 1854. Its present pastor, Rev. Charles Beattie, has occupied the pulpit since 1864. The First Baptist Church was incorporated in 1842. It has a good strong membership. Grace Episcopal, a handsome church, was incorporated in 1845. St. Paul's Methodist Church was incorpo- rated in 1838. It has a grand membership. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church was established in 1866. It is attended by a large number of non-resident Catholics. Free Christian Church was established in .877. The Primitive Baptist Church was incor- porated in 187 1. The Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was incorporated in 1862. F.iith Mission was organized in 1886. The A. M. E. Bethel Church was oiga- nized in 1887. The North Street Congregational Church was organized in 1890. DRIVES ABOUT THE CITY AND VICINITY. In the s nnmer months when soft breezes from the Shawanginiks set in motion countless leaves, or winter's mantle lies in fantastic shapes in wood and dale, there are many pleasures for those who drive. The country round about abounds in inspiring views. The roads are well kept, and an afternoon's dri\e allows of a visit to Florida, Warwick, Goshen, Blooming- burgh, Wurtsboro, or High Point. The scenery along any of these roads is grand. The ris- ing and falling ground takes one through settled valleys only to be looked down upon from higher points as the drive progresses. The natural beauty of this section of the country is ac- knowledged by coaching parties from New York City and Tu.xedo which annually |3ay this city a visit. 12 MI DOLE TOWN AND ITS IVINTS OF INTERESr. In the cily proper one may drive on well-kept thoroughfares, making a complete circuit. The route leads one over ridges on three sides of the city and gives an admirable view of all parts. The driveways around the State Homoeopathic Hospital are favorites with Middletowners. In the summer months as the heated day draws to a close, the winding roadways lead one New York State Homceopathic Hospital for the Insane. through woods as complete in their natural condition as are to be found anywhere for miles around. There are always cool breezes here, and birds of forest life. Surely the authorities made no mistake in locating there a home for the insane. If God's own handiwork will sooth a withered mind, then rest is here to be found. In the winter months these pleasures are enhanced. The flying sleighs find Highland Ave- nue a charming thoroughfare. The street slopes steadily for about a quarter of a mile, and down it steaming thoroughbreds draw racing sleighs. The sport is exciting but not boisterous. Ladies drive slowly along, stopping for a moment to look approvingly on an especially close- gaited pair whose owners are striving to first reach the crossing at Franklin Street, which is the accepted end of the race-track. THE THEATRE AND AMUSEMENT HALLS. The Casino Theatre, just finished, is considered by first-class theatrical companies as one of the finest in the state. It has all of the modern conveniences and appliances. It has a ■large stage, and the setting will take any scenery in use in the theatres in New York City. It was opened early this year by E.vcelsior Hook and Ladder Company, in minstrelsy, and has ■since been a success, being patronized by the best companies upon the road. MIDDLETOWN AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 13 Middletowners are fond of entertainment. The best known people take active part in min- strelsy, plastiques and pantomime originalities, and impromptu performances are frequent. The Assembly Rooms, a private hall, is patronized for lectures, addresses and musical entertainments. Many social hops and dinners are also held here. The Masonic rooms are just over this hall. SOCIETIES AND CLUBS. The city is well supplied with lodges, orders, etc. The people are actively interested, as the following list will show. There are numerous lodge rooms, the Masons and the Knights of Pythias being especially well located. The membership comprises most of the leading citi- zens, who are especially active in increasing their membership through the constantly growing population. The list of prominent societies compri'^e: Hoffman Lodge, No. 412, F. and A. M. ; Midland Chapter, No. 240, R. A. M. ; De Witt Clinton Consis- tory, No. 11, S. P. R. S. A. and A. S. R., 32d Degree ; Orange En- campment, I. O. of O. F., No. 93 : Middletown Lodge, L O. of O. F., No. 112; Luther Lodge, I. O. of O. F., No. 380, (German) ; Martha Washington Lodge, No. 30, I. O. of O. F., (Rebecca Degree) ; Launcelot Lodge, No. 169, K. of P. ; Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 2,103, K.. of H.; Paugh- caughnaughsinque Tribe of Red Men ; Empire Council, No. 647, American Legion of Honor ; Order of Solon, Progressive Lodge, 143; G. A. R- General Lyon Post, No. 216; N. G. S. N. Y. — Twenty-fourth Separate Company; Sons of Veterans, Custer Camp, No. ^; Au.xiliary Corps No. S, to Custer Camp, No. 96 ; U. S. Pension Board ; E.xcelsior Lodge, I. O. of G. T. No. 829; Gospel Temper- ance Union ; Middletown Council, R. ■1'. of T. No. 143 ; Wallkill Council, R. T. of T. No. 57; Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers ; Equitable Aid Union, No. 681 ; Middletown Macnnerchor Society (German); U. C. Osterhout T^odge, No. 40, Railroad Brakemen ; U. B. of C. and J. U. of A. No. 150; Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen; Young Men's Christian Association; Middletown Building and Loan Association; Middletown Club; Middletown Driving Club; Mid- dletown Gun Club; Asylum Base Ball Club. The gentlemanly sports are promulgated by Middletowners. The Middletown Driving Club rents a fine new track on the Hoik D. Campbell property. Many fine blooded animals are speeded there, and registered horseflesh receives the attention of many horse-owners in tlje city and vicinity. 14 MIDDLlirOWN AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. The Asylum Base Ball Club has achieved a reputation second to no semi-professional team in the countr}'. The New York League team has only escaped defeat in a ten-innir.g game. The Gun Club comprises in its membership the finest shots in the city. The hunting in the vicinity is good and frequent trips to the Adirondacks and the wilds of Pennsylvania are occasions greatly enjoyed by the hunters. HAXKIXG INSTITUTIONS. Five banking institutions thrive in the ciiy. They are all sound, well-.conducted, and con- sequently well patronized. They are : The First National Bank, with a capital of Si 00,000. The Merchants' and Manufacturers' Bank. with a capital of J!i6o,ooo. The Middletown Savings Bank, with surplus of $103,000. The Orange County Trust Safe Deposit Com]3any has a capital of $100,000 and $25,000 surplus. FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. Tlie property in the city is most carefully protected by a volunteer fire department, consist- ing of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company; Mon- hagen Hose, No. i. Eagle Hose No. 2, McQuoid Engine, No. 3, Phcenix Engine No. 4, Ontario Hose No. 5, VVallkill Hose, No. 6 and a patrol" ThiK Ok Avr.E CoiMv Tkist CoMP.ANv. wagou as well. These fire companies are well officered and comfortably housed in brick edifices, which afiford room for storage of apparatus and parlors for entertainments. Several of these houses are luxuriantly furnished throughout. Middletown's fire department is not excelled in cities much larger. The department was organized long before the incorporation of the village, and the citizens have * taken great pride in it year after year, until it has now reached the zenith of its success. Fire matters have always received great attention from the Pronk family. Soon after the incorporation of the village Mr. J. N. Pronk, afterward president of the village for a long term of years, presented Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company with the truck now in their possession. F. A. R. Pronk. a son, is now president of the company, and F. I\L Pronk, a well-known druggist of the city was foreman for a number of years. The city is protected by fire-bells located in the centre and extreme western part. Fire- boxes at short intervals sound alarms on both bells in case of fire. The police department is fully equal to the demands. The work of guarding the city is well covered, and law-breaking is rare. The report for the year ending October i, 1892, shows a remarkably small number of arrests for other crimes than intoxication, and for the latter offence but comparatively few arrests were made. Criminals when convicted are promptly punished, and a knowledge of this has a wholesome effect upon them. The police force consists of a Captain, Sergeant and ten patrolmen, who are designated by the Common Council. A large list of appli- cations is received each year for these positions. MIDDLETOWX AXD ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 15 THE CITV LIBRARIES. V The Middletown Public Library was first organized March 10, t8oi. It was re-organized in 1828, at which time there were two hundred and seventy-nine voluiiies. To-day over 5,000 works are loaned on the free circulation plan, and a very large number of readers take advan- tage of it. The Y. M. C. A. also has a good sized library for the use of members. The most of these books were donated by patrons of the association. EDUCATIONAL. Every parent who appre- ciates his obligations to his children will agree that the possession of e-xcejitionally good educational facilities is one of the strongest claims a cltv can make as a desir- able place of residence, and in this respect Middletown may safely challenge compari- son with cities much larger. Wallkill Academy, with its efficient corps of teachers, has long held first position among the schools of Orange County. Non-resident pupils are numer- ous. Those who graduate from „ . _ ,. this institution are sufficiently Bl^^Tc>S .\\KME ScHnuL, M iDDI.EToWN. _ .' trained to enter any of the noted colleges in the metro- politan cities. About the city are grammar and primary schools, and their crowded condition has necessitated addition to the buildings, and more will be constructed in the near future. In addition to the Protestant schools, there is a Roman Catholic school conducted under the auspices of St. Joseph's Society and the Ursuline Academy is rapidly building up classes. WATER-WORKS. Middletown's water supply comes from the springs and brooks of Western Wallkill. Two large reservoirs are well filled nearly the year round, and additional supply has been secured by sinking artesian wells in the Ogden farm, just outside the corporation limits. The water runs from the reservoirs through iron pipes to nearly every street in the city and these lines are being extended each year. The water is clear and pure and does not require filtering. DRAINAGE. The city is well sewered. Storm water cannot accumulate at any point. Sewage from branches and trunk sewers is carried out of the city proper, and runs oft' in a stream known as Draper Brook, leaving the city free from tainted air, which is always a constant menace to public heallli. i6 MIDDLETOWN AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD OF TRADK. Truly, Middletown is a city to be proud of. It has reached a position of prominence, and only by the united efforts of the people. A Board of Trade of several years' existence has grown with the city, and its influence is felt all over the State. The Board is officered as follows: President, A. V. Boak ; vice-president, J. VV. Slauson ; secretary, John McWilliams; treasurer, S. R. Morgan; trustees, F. M. Prouk, J. B. Carson, F. P. S. Crane, Ira M. Corwin, F. M. Barnes, J. E. Gibbs, G. A. Swalm, J. A. Clark, C. R. Fuller, J. F. Bradner, and John E. Iseman. The Board has a membership of upwards of two hundred. Its resources are great, and man- ufacturers desiring a location will do well to communicate with it. Many of the manufactories now in operation in this city found a location through this Board's assistance. There is ample opportunity for desirable concerns to make terms whicii will benefit the newcomer and the city alike. DycEnycBEiRs. Thomas Dugan, C. R. Fuller, John Ferguson, Charles J. Everson, Edwin Mc Williams, John Mc Williams, John Mc Connell, S. M. Nash, A. E. Nickinson, John Clarkson Nonhrup, W. F. O'Neill, Charles Osburn, Charles Brown, B. F. Piatt, F. M. Prouk, C. V. Puff, Charles Pratt, Allen W. Ridgeway, C. H. Robbins, J. D. Rockafellow, W. H. Rogers, T. C. Royce, T. L. Reeve, W. B. Royce, G. A. Swalm, J. E. Scott, W. D. Stratton, D. F. Seward, B. L. Swezy, A. D. Seaman, E. C. Strack, Daniel Schmidt, G. B. Adams, John E. Adams, S. Albert Bull, F. D. Youngblood, J. F. Bradner, A. V. Boak, Andrew Brown, C. H. Brink, Albert Bull, S. M. Boyd, F. M. Barnes, R. N. Boak, F. H. Bertholf, A. Budwig, A. J. Bell, J. A. Clark, J. B. Carson, F. P. S. Crane, I. M. Corwin, Ira L. Case, J. H. Conkling, Egbert Crans, Edward Canfield, Moses Crist, C. E. Crawford, T. \V. Dailey, Ira Dorrance, U. Duryea, John Drake, R. H. Dolson, D. C. Dusenberry, W. E. Douglas, J' S. S. Gowdy, J. M. Garland, B. F. Gordon, Jacob Gunther, E. T. Hanford, J. W. Hasbrouck, C. D. Hanford, D. D. Housron, D. H. Webster, Josiah Howell, A. J. Hornbeck, L. C. Hoyt, John H. Galloway, Charles Higham, E. M. Hurtin, C. W. Hill, J. E. Gibbs, John E. Iseman, P. F. Kaufman, Robert Lemon, Arthur R. Lindsay, Frank J. Lindsay, R. O. Lewis, S. Lipfield, B. F. Low, C. C. Lutes, Louis Meyers, D. R. Miller, H. E. Meyer, J. E. Mills, C. Macardell, Wm. Millspaugh, hn Young. J. W. Miller, T. D. Mills, S. R. Morgan, A. B. Wilbur, J. E. Martin, Geo. Shannon, M. D. Stivers, J. W. Slauson, C. J. Boyd, George A. Swayze, C. E. Smiley, C. J. Schwartz, A. A. Suddcrly, L. V. Sinsabaugh, L. S. Stivers, J. D. Stivers, Archibald Taylor, C. M. Totten, I. B. H. Taylor, J. C. R. Taylor, W. W. Taylor, • J. Ralph Van Duzer, J. H. Smith, J. Ed. Van Duzer, W. A. Vail. Chas. Wolf, Louis Wilkinson, F. B. Wheeler, H. K. W ilco.x, Thos. Walts, B. V. Wolf. Morris B. Wolf, MIDDLETOWN AXD ITS POIXTS OF IX lliKhST. lp:al)ing manufacturers. '7 Tlie city's niamifacturers aie many and their products divLTsitieil. Anions- tiiem may be n.imed the National Saw Company, Clemson Bros. Saw Company, Kagle File Works, Lewis Tompkins Hat Works, Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, Howell, Minchinan & Co.. tannery; all of national reputation; Columbia Dye and I'rlut Works; Matthews iS: Company, carpet-bap; factory; Middletown Straw Hat Works, Ontario and Western car shops; Bryant Bros., carriage factory; L. V. Sinsabaugh, sash and blind factory; Middletown Glass Works, Middletown Paper Box Company, McMonagle & Rogers, fruit extracts; Middletown Cigar Co., K. Milieu's Shirt Factory; Albert Seliner & Co., silk ribbons; The Morgan & Wilcox Co., wood type, etc.; Middletown City Iron Works ; Middletown Creamery ; J. C. Fisher, windmills ; Guesford & Gillesheimer, files, etc. In addition to the above is soon to be added the Hogan Boiler Company. Mr. John J. Hogan, of New York Ciiy, has patented several appliances of considerable mechanical worth, and through the efforts of Mr. A. O. Kittredge, editor of "The Office," and of the Middletown Board of Trade, he will build factories in this city. The work lias been started and will be pushed to early completion. The company has great faith in Mr. Hogan's inventions. • Middletown needs sucii factories as cigars, boots and shoes, carriages, sash and blinds, clothing, machine shops, foundries, furniture, pianos^ and organs, metal works, fire arms, buttons, carpet mills, hats, straw goods, car shops, wooden ware, boiler works, stoves, gloves, tools, hosiery, silk mills, toys, agricultural implements, etc. The Board of Trade solicits correspond- ence, and will cheerfully give information. The National Saw Company was incorporated in 1890, with a capital of ^3, 000,000, and is officered by such well-known business men as Mr. George N. Clemson, who holds the position of president; Mr. Louis Duhme, vice-president; Mr. R. W. Clemson, secretary; Mr. R. L. Wood- rough, treasurer, and Mr. H. H. Woodrough, assistant-treasurer. The company own and operate i8 MIDDI.IiTOWN AND ITS J'OIXfS OF LVTHREST. the establishments of the Wheeler, Madden & Clemson Manufacturing Company and the Monhagen Steel Works, at Middletown ; of Woodrough & Parlin, at Cincinnati, O. ; and of Woodrough & Clem- son, at Boston, Mass. The Middletown works alone cover an area of five acres and have for some years been accorded the distinction of being one of the best equipped saw factories in the entire country. »*.\ The company has a general office at Nos. 96 and 98 Reade Street, New York City. The goods manufactured are to be found in every State in the Union, and not a few foreign countries. Clemson Brothers, manufacturers of " The Star " bracket, hack and butcher saws, are rapidly building up a reputation for these goods, second to none in the countr)'. Mr. George N. Clem- son, one of the brothers, has invented a number of specialties in his line which have made him famous among sawmakers. R. W. Clemson is the other member of this concern. Their fine new factory, as the reader will see by reference to the cut, is one to be proud of. Though not covering the ground that the National Saw Company's plant does, it is as well known in trade circles. These concerns are two of Middletown's chief manufactories. They are pointed out with pride to strangers, and the interior of the works present an interesting afternoon's entertainment to any one. THE PRKSS OF MIDDLETOWN. The press of Middletown is one of its greatest features. Three dailies find ready sale, and few homes but have one, and in many cases all the papers are delivered at four o'clock each after- noon. By far the oldest of these papers is the "Orange County Press." It was started in 1851, by John W. Hasbrouck, under the name of the "Whig Press." In 1868 Hon. M. D. Slivers purchased it. December 3, 1869, it became the property of Stivers & Kessinger, and when the latter died in 1S72 it was sold to F. Stanhope Hill, who sold an interest to Mr. John W. Slauson. The paper became a tri-weekly in 1870, and was a great success. Hill and Slauson promptly changed to the " Middletown Daily Press," which was first issued Oct. 19, 1872. In 1873 Mr. Hill retired and Mr. Stivers again bought, the firm-name being Stivers & Slauson. In 1880 Mr. C. MIDDLETOWN AND ITS POINTS OF LVTEREST. '9 J. Eoj'd became a member of the firm, \\hicl> partnership was contimietl until 1S91. In 1883 the weeklv edition was changed to a Semi Weekly. The " Press " is Republican in politics and is a paper of high lone, well edited, and wields power in Orange and Sullivan Counties. " The Middletown Daily Argus" and the "Middletown Daily Mercury," published by C. Macardell, are old-estab- lished Democratic papers. The "Mercury" was started in 1859 and the "Argus" followed the " Daily Press." The paper circulates through Orange and -i- , c ^ ^, r- ® ° Iiif; AN(".in. Swiss Conden^eu Mii.k Lk. Sullivan Counties, and like the other Middletown papers has a goodly list in Sussex County, N. J. It is forcible in politics, and ranks high as a well-edited paper. "The Middletown Daily and Semi-Weekly Times" is the youngest of the city's newspapers. It was started in 1891, and has met with the approval of the public. It is Republican in pol- itics, though boasting of large Democratic patronage. It is an excellent newspaper. The editors are Lewis S. and John D. Stivers, sons of one of the former proprietors of the " Press." " The Signs of the Times," a weekly published by Benton L. Beebe & Son, is the organ of the Old School Baptists of the vicinity, and has a circulation all over the country. "The Conglomerate" is the work of the patients at the State Homoeopathic Insane Hos- pital. It was established two years ago, and is now on a firm basis. The paper has ei"-ht pages and the work, from preparing copy to the folding and mailing of the printed sheets, is entirely performed by patients of more or less weak mentality. "St. Paul's Herald," a sixteen-page monthly, made its appearance the past summer. It is published by Henry W. Powers, and is the organ of St. Paul's M. E. Church. It has already become popular, and has apparently come to stay. CITY GOVERNMENT. The city officers are the Mayor, and members of the Common Council, Board of Health, Board of Water Commissioners, Board of Education, Conmiissioners of Charities, Sewer Commissioners and Park Commissioners. Of late years these officers have been men especially adapted to the positions, and chosen not with regard to political afiiliations. The Mayor and Common Councilmen are of course men of influence in one party or the other, but men who have the interest of the city at heart, rather than party aggressiveness. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. The New York State Homoeopathic Hospital takes precedence over all of the public buildings in the county. It is architecturally beautiful. Nearly 900 patients are constantly on its regis- ters. It was organized in 1869, through the exertions of Dr. Ceorge 1''. l'"oote, and has been added to until to-day its buildings cover a vast amount of ground. Dr. S. H. Talcott, tlie medical superintendent, is a well-known writer and lecturer upon insanity and tlie best methods of combatting it. 20 MIDDLETOWN AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST The Thrall Hospital, just completed, has come mainly through the efforts of Middletown ladies, headed by Dr. Julia E. Bradner. Mrs. S. Maretta Thrall, after whom 'the building was named, came to the aid of the ladies and donated land and money sufficient to complete the work. It is splendidly located on Grove Street, directly opposite Mrs. Thrall's own spacious residence. Since its opening last spring ilie wards iiave been steadily occupied. RliPRESENTATlVE BUSINESS MEX OE MIDDLETOWN, C, E, — DEALEliS I\ — Furniture, ^ Car Cn)(ivery, SILVER PLATED WARE, Lamps, Cutlery, Etc. .lUDDLETOWN, N. Y. TheC. E. Crawfoiil Kiimitiuv Curipauy i> Inoatefl .at Xos. 44 and 40 Xortli Street. MitUlletowii. X. V.. .iiul i.-. uilli- oiit doubt, the largest lioiisi'-l Mill isli I Mi; oliililislitnent in this part of tlic Stntr. 'I'liey are nowrinuiing four stores and afactory: One store and the factory in Niwlmrnh, N. Y. ; one store in ilattcwaii and the fourth store in Port Jervis. The business w.as founded away back in is;.!, l)y Mr. C. E. Crawford, and in ISSO came under the control of Messrs. C. E. Crawford & Brother. Mr. Crawford assumed sole control in 1SS8 and retained it until the formation of the present company, composed of Messrs. C. E. Crawford, E. D. B. Fr.ance, .lames \Y. Crawford and Cliarles H. Mapes, all of whom are iiatives of Orange County, witli tlie exception of Mr. France, who was born in Ulster County. These gentlemen are widely and favorably known in business and social circles and under their skillful direction the business of the company is developing with remarkable rapidity and steadiness. As extensive dealers in furniture, carpets, crockery, silver-plated ware, lamps, cutlery and general household goods the company enjoy favorable relations with prominent manufacturers and h.andle bedroom suits in car-load lots in tlie rougli state, and finish tliem up in all the latest styles at extremely low jiriccs. The premises occupied at Middlitowii comprise three lloors and a basement, measuring 50 x 101) feet, also a storeroom. 100 x 6.5 feet in size and another measuring 2.5 x .50 feet. This large amount of space is barely sufficient to accommodate the very heavy and complete stock carried, for the latter comprises the leading novelties and a full selection of staple styles in furniture, carpets, etc., and is so absolutely complete that it contains goods suited to all tastes and to all purses. Bottom prices arc quoted and prompt and polite attention is assured to every caller. Their parlor furniture dejiartment is arranged in a very novel way and contains a great variety of parlor suits, all of their own make. But it would not be doing justice to their elTorts to have every de|)artnu'nt complete, if we should pass their carpet department without giving a word of notice. Time and space forbid any adequate description, but we will simjily state that this di'partment is far above the average to be found in a city the size of Middletown. REPRESENTATIVE BUSIXESS MEN OE MIDDLE TOWN. I^QiD^n'^ Bakery. Boston Brown, Graham, Vienna, Steamed, Wheat and Rye, Biscuit, Rusks, Buns and Rolls, Layer Cake, Plain or Ornamented, Chocolate, Cocoanut, Custard, Ribbon, Fruit, Cream, Jelly and Fig Goods Boxed and Shipped to any point. Special Attention paid to Orders by Mai! or Telegraph. Largest and most Complete Bakery in the County. No. 46 James St., near Erie R. R. Depot, ]>iii:>i:>t^i::toa^'jv. iv. ^.. (ESTABLISHED 1861 ) One of those homely old sayings which seem ai first hcarhig to be ahnost foolish in their simplicity is, "You can't make something out of nothing;" now of course everybody knows that, and yet frequently 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. J. E. Isenian, for lie never could have built up so large and desirable a business as he has since beginning operations in 1861, were not his goods first-class in material as well as in making. Messrs. J. E. Iseman and iiis son, G. H. Iseman, are the proprietors of " Iseman's Bakery," manufacturing a superior quality of all kinds of breads, cakes and pastry, and quoting the lowest rates at all times. The premises at Nos. 44 and 46 James Street consist of a large salesroom finished in oak and tile; thiee large storage rooms, a very complete workshop and in the rear of all, the stables. Special attention is paid to orders by mail or telegraph, the goods being carefully boxed and expressed to any point. The employment of ten thoroughly experienced assistants enables every order to be given immediate and careful attention. An extensive wholesale and retail trade is enjoyed and the various commodities dealt in can be supplied at short notice. Mr. John E. Iseman is a native of Germany, and his son, G. H. Iseman, a native of this city, both being well and favorably known through- out this section of the State. The former has served four terms as alderman, was the first mayor of this city, and is now serving his second term as supervisor ; he is a director of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Bank, and the Middletown Glass W'tuks. He is also president of Phoenix Engine Co., besides being very |ironiinent in various orders. Mr. G. H. Iseman is assistant foreman of Monhagen Hose Co., and liolds a prominent position socially. Both give their personal attention to the details of their business and know their productions to be unsur- passed in qualitv. REPRESENTATIVE BUSIXESS MEX OE MIDDLETOWX. ESTABLISHED 1834. CLARENCE S. ABRAMS, Ph. G. Successor to ALBERT BULL.. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Dnti's, |VIe(li(;ii]^8, Paii]l8, Oijs, Qlass, €te- Co2?3D_ex* lEast; Iiyila±ix aixci So-o-tilbL S"bs. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. BXTLtla'S 9P3RXJIT FLtATTORS. r£l. « !• '■? r r r' r *-.j!t«"M, ■*•**.' tfli^ The drug trade of this country can surely invite comparison, both as regards the character and ability of those engaged in it, and its imi)ortance to the community at large, with any other branch of commerce. Whatever its nature may be, there are many reliable and successful houses engaged in it in this section of the State, but none are more highly regarded than that conducted by Mr. C. S. Abrams. at the corner of East Main and South Streets. This business was established by Dr. II. S. Everett, in 1834, who was succeeded by Albert Bull, in 18.52, and sold by Mr. Bull to Clarence S. Abrams in the present year, 1892. Mr. Abrams is a native of Oroton Falls, Westchester County, N. Y., and graduated from the New York College of Pharmacy in 1883, but has been in active business since 1S80, and has gained for himself an enviable reputation for perseverance and honorable business methods. The perfect familiarity of this gentleman with both the theory and practice of his chosen business, has had much to do with the great confidence placed in his house by the general public. He occupies four floors, each 18 x 60 feet, also a cellar; and the variety, freshness and purity of the stock carried, enables Mr. Abrams to fill orders either at wholesale or retail with precision and at the lowest rates. Mr. Abrams makes a specialty of the manufact- ure of line flavoring extracts and pharmaceutical preparations, is also a dealer in paints, oils, glass, varnishes, brushes, kalsomino and painters' supplies. He is also agent for John W. Masury & Son's pure linseed oil paints, in liquid .ind paste form. The services of two thoroughly competent assistants are required, and the extensive and varied lines of goods dealt in are ably handled. All callers are most cordially wolrmnpd :niil politely served. REPRESEXrAin^E Bl>i>iNESS MEX OE MIDDLETOU'y. CHZ^A^IRLEIS J". O-IEZRIHSra-. DEALER IN -^js Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry and Silverware,^ SPECTACLES and EYEGLASSES FITTED TO THE EVE A>D iSATISFA* TION «i» :ARA>TEED. NO <'IIAI<ropt'i ly seasoned, and will make contracts for large or small jobs. Twelve to lifteen skilled mechanics arc em- jployed, so tliat all orders will receive i)r<)m|)t attention, and all who have dealings with Mr. Hill may feel satisfied lliat holiest work will lie performed. This enterprise was founded in 1877, by Mr. Chas. Cronwell, and after sev- eral changes came under the control of Mr. Ilill in ISSS. He served on the police force for nine years, so is very well known in this town and vicinity. Correspondence solicited and estimates furnished on application. D. L. DECKER'S, Grocery, No. Go South Street, Middletown, N. Y.— After visiting the store carried on by Mr. D. L. Decker, at No. 6."> South Street, it is easy to see why the establishment is very popular among all classes of purchasers, for it becomes evident, on examination, that the stock on hand is very carefully selected, and comprises a full line of choice family groceries, and the prices quoted conlirm the favorable impres- sion previously made. Mr. Decker, certainly, ought to know pretty well what the Middletown public wants, for he has been connected with his present business for some years, jirevious to which he was connected with a N. Y. jobbing house, until 18S7, when he built where he is now located. The premises utilized are 4.5 x 10 feet in dimen- sions, with .storeroom 22 x :52 feet, and are supplied with necessary facilities for the accommodation of the stock and the serving of customers promptly and accurately. Teas, cofl'e(!s and spices, are given jiai licular attention and are olTored in a variety of choice grades at exceptionally low rates, while all the many articles (1< alt in are fully guar- anteed to prove as represented, and are supplied at prices as low as the lowest. Competent assistants are employed and all orders are accurately and promptly delivered. Mr. Decker is a native of Tioga Co., N. Y., and does a large retail business. EDWARD TEXX.VNT, Painter, Paper-hanger, Graincr, Etc., also dealer in Ready Mixed Paints and Tinted Lead, Spiague Avenue, near IJenton Avenue. Middletown, N. Y. — Everybody knows how much well- painted houses and signs add to the appearance of any city or town, and it is a safe "rule to judge of the prosperity and intelligence of a community by the degree of care cxercisi'd in kni.iny its Imildings up to the standard. Intel- ligent people know that paint is at least as useful as it is oriKinicnljl. . sfcriully in our New Y'ork climate, and that the surest way to keep a house in a sound condition is to sec tliat its wiuid-work is well protected by paint at all times. In this connection we may littingly call attention to the facilities possessed by Mr. Edward Tennant. for the execution of all orders for house and sign painting, graining, etc., also paper-hanging, for such work is done the most cheaply where it is done the most skilfully, and the results attained by Mr. Tennant will bear the clos- e-it e.icamination and the most severe <'oiiiparison with the work of any competent painter, for he uses good .stock, spares no pains to apply it to the best advantage, and makes no exorbitant charges, his terms being as low as is c insistent with the methods employed. The premises utilized and located at No. 19 Sprague Avenue, contain a varied stock of mixed paints, tinted lead, oils, etc. Estimates will be cheerfully furnished, and contracts made for painting and paper-hanging, and all orders will be filled at short notice, as skilled mechanics are constantly employed. .^, -^-r^^-^^ J)1XEEN & MURPHY, Liverv. Coach and Boarding Stables, Open Dav .V*1vE5X=Si!ABr^\ and Night, Telephone Call No. 50. Nos. 9 and 11 John Street, Middletown, N. Y.- Tlie character of the livery service offered by Messrs. Dineen & Murphy, should cer- tainly 1)0 thorovighly familiar to the residents of Middletown, for these gentlemen have been identified with its business interests f(U' many years. The enterprise of wlii<'h we speak was originally started by Mr. James Finch in 1861, and after .several changes came under the control of the ])iesent proprietors. Mr. Murphy is a native of Middletown. and Mr. Dinecn was born in Jlontgomery, and both geiitlemen are well-known in this vicinity. Their stables are spacious and well arranged, being a twostory building, 40 x 80 feet in size and containing twenty-six stalls, and are loca- ted at Xos. 9 and II John .Street. -V livery, coach and boarding bu.sincss is carried on, and we would advise all interested readers who desire a team for business or pleasure, or who have hor.ses which they want boarded to give Mes-srs. Dineeu it Murphy a call, as their terms are very moderate and good horses, stylish and easy vehicles, .and first-class appointments are at hand for the accom- modation of livery patrons, for this firm take pride in maintaining the high reputation they have so long held. Both members give close personal attention to all details of their business and sjiare no pains to satisfy the most critical customer. They also run a stable at Hloomingburg in connection with the one here, which will accommo- date a large number of horses. .1. M. BRINK, Market. No. IG Fulton Street. Middletown. N. Y.— Tlie market carried on by Mr. J. M. Brink, at No. 16 Fulton Street, is one of the most popular establishments of the kind in the city, and well de- serves its popularity, as the m.niagement is liberal and efficient, and full value for money paid is assured to every customer. The business was founded in IS"" by Messrs. Ayers & Brink, and was afterward conducted by Jlessrs. Brink A- Compton, then by Messrs. Brink & Howell: the present proi>rictor assuming sole control in 1879. He was born in Greenville. Orange County, New York, and is extremely well known in social as well as in business circles in Miildletowii .and vicinity. There is no need of describing in detail the stock carried by Mr. J. M. Brink, suffice it to say, it comprises all the articles usually found iu a first-class market, which caters especially to family tr.ade. No trouble is spared to handle only such goods as can confidently be reccunmended, and callers are waited upon promptly and politely Mr. I'.rink giving them personal attention and also employing competent assistance. The lowest market prices are quoted, and there is no store in the city where food supplies can be bought to better advantage. RHPRESENTATn'E BC'S/XESS MEX OE JIWDLETOWX. \u V. SINSABAUGII. Mamifact- 111 (1 cif !S;isb, Blinds, Doors and Mouldings, W iiidow-FranK's, Store Fronts. Stair Kails, NCwfls, IJulustt-rs. Drackets, .Scrolls. Etc., Mailorders have Pronijit Attention; Build- ing; and Contractinii. Lumber of all kinds: Factory, Corner John Street and Linden Avenue, Middletonn, X. Y.— There is hardly anythins nowadays that is not made by .steam machinery, houses not excepted; for althou>;h the houses themselves are put together by hand, the beams, boards, doors, sashes, blinds, mouldinss, brackets, etc., which are used in their construction are made by machinery, and the only hand- work practised is that incidental to tlie putting of them together. 'Phis being the case, it is natural that Mr. L. V. Sinsabaugh, who is proprietor of a large and fully equipped wood-working factory and has also had a long and varied experience, sliould take a leading position among the contractors and builders of Middletown. He is prepared to furnish sash, blinds, doors, window-frames, store fronts, store fixture mouldings, stair rails, newels. Iialustcrs. sr rulls, etc.. in quantities to suit all demands at short notice and at bottom rates. He manufact- ures and iipaii.-. all sorts of furniture and makes a specialty of mantels and tine hard wood-work. He has con- stantly for .-.lie a rciiiiilete stock of hard and soft pine and all kinds of hard- woods. Correspondence is solicited, and information cliecrl ally given. All orders by mail will receive prompt attcntmii and as a large stock of tinislied goods is generally carried, many orders can be filled without delay. Thi^ Inisimss w as founded in 1880 by Mr. riiarles Piatt and in 1S88 passed under the control of the present owner ami s.ilr pi.']'i utci . Mr. L. V. Sinsabaugh, who has added new dci>artnipnts. jiiit in the latest improved machinery and ucneially increased the business. Mr. .Sinsabaugh is a native of Montgomery. Orange Co., N. V.. and is very well known throughout this section. VAN DFZER. SMITH & CO., Dealers in Carpets, J'urniture. Crockery, Etc., Houses Fnrni.shed Comidete, .J. K. Van Duzer, .T. H. Smith, K. W. Van Duzer, >"os. :;(; and o8 North Stieet. Middletown, N. Y. — The house furnishing goods trade has developed very largely within the last score of years, and has to a t;reat extent (lassed into the hands of those who have the ability and the facilities for carrying on ojiera- tions in a very extensive way, for experience proves that the interests of true economy are best served under such condi- tions and that genuine advan- tages are gained by consumers. The enterprise conducted by Van Duzer, Smith tt Co. was inaugurated in 1863, by Messrs. Van Duzer and Preston and aftei' several changes the pres- ent firm was established in isiil under the name of Van Duzer, Smith & Co. These gentlemen are all natives of this State and are well and favorably known in liusiness circles. The above firm are probably doing tlie largest business in the house fimii.sh- ing line of any in the country. Twenty years is a long time to continue a business and it takes good goods and fair dealings with the public to incnasc its sales annually as has been the case with this house, the oldrsl fiiiniture house in the city. They utilize- flu- |)rciiiises at Nos. :j(i and .38 Xorth Street, and cover an area of l'.t.7s(i sijuare feet. An immense stock is can led for tliey are both retail and wholesale dealers. Among the most inijiortaiit com- modities dealt in may be mentioned crockery, china, carpets, fine parlor furniture, dra])eries. an extensive line of chamber and dining-room furniture, bedding, rattan furniture, stone ware etc., etc., their stork bring one of the largest this side of X. Y. City. Special inducements arc offered to hotels and summer boaiding-honse keepers. This firm also have the exclusive sale of the •'Cunn "' folding bed which is re]iresentcd by the above cut and for twenty years have had absolute control of the world-renowned cotton mattress, which beals'all other.s. No house is completely fuiiiislied without one. Six (Competent assistants are employed and liavi' facilities for filling the largest orders at the shortest iio.ssible notice, while the wtiiits of even the smallest buyers iire as jiromptly and carefully supplied. Their fine stock of carpetings. also furniture in car load lots, are bought directly from tlie manufact- urers. Their china and crockery comes direct from the best foreign and American patterns, for they sell both imported and domestic wares. In fact being the largest handlers and distributors of house furnishing goods in this vicinity, they have facilities for buying and selling goods possessed by few metropolitan firms. ;uul so well have they improved those facilities that to-day they st.uid the leaders in their business in this section of N. Y. State. 26 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. T. H. BUTLER. J. C. MARTIN. MIDDLETOWN CITY IRON WORKS, Itl TI.I:K tiL .11 AKTI\, I>ro|>ri(-lorr:iiti(;il men. they have all the necessary nuiliiniiial faiilitlcs to turn out good work I low rates, and they employ coin](ctent ~>istants and give close personal .sn])crvis- li to the many details of the business, l.iHiwingly allowing no im))erfcet work to l.iivc ihr rsl;ililislinient. The ])rcniises are 1.11 ;iicil Mil Wisncr .\vcnne off North Sti-cet, iiii.l the main linilding is TjO x 100 feet in iliniensions, several good sized sheds also being utilized. The plant of machinery includes a 40-horse boiler and a io-horse engine, and the facilities for the making of castings of every description in brass or iron are excellent, they going far to ensure L>ry. Messrs. Butler A Martin make specialties of railroad work, pump work, and hing anything in those lines would do well to communicate with them, a prompt gond work and iiiiiiii]it marine work, and partie; reply being assured, and the iirm being prepared to figure closely on such orders. Pl|ar(i)aei8l8" -T- Preii)ii(ii) Fnlij Flavors, 30 NORTH STREET, MIDDLETOWN, N, Y, The extensive business carried on by Messrs. McMonagle & Rogers may be roughly divided into two depart- ments, each of which is for all practical purposes entirely distinct from the other. One is of direct interest only to the residents of Middletown and vicinity; the other is of interest to every consumer of food containing liavoriug extract; or, in other words, to practically every one in this country. Theluisiness was founded in 18(18. and some idea of its present magnitude may be gained from the fact that goods arc regularly shipped to all the leading cities from Maine to California, and as they always cater to the higher class of trade, those who handle pure goods only. Their success in this line is ))roven by their high standing in the market. Their representatives visit each state in the Union regularly. Messrs. McMonagle A Rogers' ]iro(lucfions are not called " Premium " fruit flavors without reason, for they have re])catcdly been pronounced "unrivalled in delicacy, perfect in purity, superior in strength, and unequalled in finality." The manuf.acturers aim to make the best in the world, and it can be said without fear of successful contradiction that they are at least fully cqu.al to the very finest goods in the market. Every one knows that the adulteration of vanilla extract is w'ellnigh universal, and hence can judge of the quality of the other extracts made by Messrs. >[c>roiiaglc A Rogers by their unreserved guarantee of the absolute purity of their " Pre- mium " extract of vanilla, which is made from the very finest Mexican vanilla beans, of which they receive the i)ick of the crop, and owes its entire llavoring principle exclusively to that source, it containing neither Touka nor any of its products. The firm will pay a thousand dollars for ]ii(i<>f that their vanilla extract is not just as we have rejnesented when it leaves their laboratory. The premises utilizeil by them comprise four floors of the dimensions of 2.') X ino feet, also a labor.atory measuring 40 X 1(X) feet, and caiiacions storehouses — the latter being located on Union Street and the pharmacy and waichoiisc being located at No. 'M North (Street. A very complete assortment of drugs, medicines and chemicals, surgical instruments, trusses, crutches and splints is constantly carried, the goods being obtained from the most reliable sources and being guaranteed equal in purity to any in the market. Partic- ular attention is given to the compounding of physicians" prescriptions, .and such orders are filled promptlj' as well .as carefully and accurately. The firm is composed of Messrs. D. C. McMonagle and W. II. Rogers, botU of whom are natives of Middletown. REPRESEXTATIVE m'SLVESS J/A.V OF MIDDLETOWN. DR. F. M. BARNES, DR. H. C. McBRAIR, •^Sentii)t(il^- Office over Saviiigs Bai^k," Corner Main and South Streets, GAS ADMINISTERED. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. CHARLES J. EYEESON SURVEYOR and CIVIL ENGINEER, One of Middletown's best-known business men is Mr. Charles .1. Everson, surveyor and civil engineer, who, in 1S77, succeeded to tlie business carried on for fifty years by Mr. William W. Reeve. Mr. Everson will furnish plans and specifications on application. Mr. Everson is now holding the offlce of director in the Oi-ange County Loan and Trust Company and is serving liis second term as mcmbci- of the Board of Education. paircrs. No. w.-Uas pic I. tlicm is tli:il linu's or I'l ATKINS & WALSH, Blacksmiths, Hor.sesboers, Carriage Ke- \orth Sti-oet. Middlctnwii, X. Y.— There are penalties as s ( i.iiiir. tr,l witli 111!' Mwiicrsliip of .T <-arriage. and one of nihr Ih'^i iiiikIi' \ihi.lis have a way of lire.nking down at .iniiiu >u injiircii \>\ M'-rident or long continued use as to lender npaiiiim iicnssji \'. Tin- oM jiroverb tells us that, " a stitch in time saves iiiim-." jimI thr ].i in. ipl.- li..l(ls good in the case of carriages ;ils(i, for s.", rxiiciidi'd ini irjiaiis lonbiy may be the means of saving several times that sum a few weeks from now; tliercfore see that your vehicle is kept in good condition and when it needs "tinkering up" a little don't ]iut it olT. but go at once to a thoroughly competent black.smith, — as for iiistiuiic. Messrs. Atkinsct Walsh, doing business at No. ;U2 North Street, rill y III 1- I". Ill natives of New York State, and are well known in this tuwii, having carried on their present business since 18S6 though it had ory in 18S:'. The iiremises ociupicd ils and Blackings, S|>oii;!:es, <'hanioiK .Skins. Saddlery Hardware, Lea- ther and everything usually kept 111 a lirstTlass harness shop. 40 "H. Main St.. Tlie fact that Jlr. O}>(loii is a practical liarness-iuiikL-i ulm lia>s lici-ii in tlic business at Xo. 41) West Main Sti'cet. Middletown, N. Y., for a good many years, and that his grandfatlier, tlie late .lohu B. Cox, was in the same line in this place as far back as 1815, is a matter of little importance to the general public, but there are other facts which may interest all our harness-buying people of to-day. Mr. Ogden keeps the hir^'cst and best selected line of saddlery and liarness goods to be seen in the city. There is also a good deal in knowini; Ihat (lie harness you are using is thor- oughly and skilfully made from honest materials, for when a man is sure that such is the case, he is much less apt to get excited and nervous when he finds himself in a " tight place '" on the road, and consequently, it is much pleasanter for him and for any companions he may chance to have. In order to obtain such a harness you must patronize a reputable dealer, and we know of none more worthy of every confidence than is Mr. John 'I'. Ogden, carrying on business at No. 40 West Main Street. He is a native of this town and carries a very desira- ble stock of liarness, whips, collars, robes, etc., and all articles for the use of horses and horsemen. Mr. Ogden is a harness-maker of experience and ability and allows no work to leave his establishment that can fail to satisfy any reasonable customer. He makes harness to order at short notice and gives special attention to repairing in all its" branches, using .selected stock and taking care to do tlie work duial)l\ as well as neatly. Very reasonable prices are quoted and aste.adily increasing business is done. Two etiicieiit assistants are cm]iloyed, and customers can rely fully on the ((iiality of all goods bought at this old establisliment. Ml . Ogdl'ii enlistrd in Brooklyn, X. Y. and joined " V" Co. of the :!d N. Y. Cav., then at Newport News, Va., in Nov. isii:'>. lUKler Ma.j. (Jen. Benj. F. i5utlei-, in command of the " Army of the .Tames," and Gen. August V. Kautz, the Cav. Div. ( Oiniiiander. His regiment is proud of having been (lart of an army which secured and lield a " base " from which Lee and the Army of Xortheni Va. was battled to .Xiqumiattox and to nothing, by the heroes of Gettys- burgli, Fredericksbnrgh, Cliaiicellorsville, Siiollsylvaiiiii. Wilderness and Cold Harbor under the immortal Grant. His Col., Simon H. Mix (3d X. V. (,'av.) was kdled in front of reter.sburg in ■June, \^M. He w.as succeeded by Col. Geo. W. Lewis. The 3d N. Y. Cav. was consolidated with the 1st N. Y. Mtd Rifles in July, 1805, and were then called the "4th Provisional X. Y. Cavalry," from II Co. of which he was discharged at City Point, Va. in Nov. 1805. il, containiii] to treat all DR. J. S. SUTCLIFFE. Veterinary Surgeon, Griuluate of tlie Ontario Veterinary College, Treats all Diseases of Hor.ses and Cattle, Surgery a Specialty. Office and Residence. Xo. 7 Roberts Street. Telephone Call. No. Ol!, Middletown, N. Y. — Tlie establishment conducted by Dr. J. S. Snteliffe is vniique in some respects, but it is so useful that it is a great pity that it h.as not been <)uplicated in every cuinmunity of any importance. It is nothing more nor less than a hospital for horses, with an ambulance in connection, and no lover of the noblest of animals can visit it, observe the faiililies present, iniiuire into the results obtained, and in short, investigate it thoroughly, without becoming convinced that Dr. Sntclifie is doing a grand work and is emiihatically " the right m.an in the right ])l.ace," in his present position, and has been the means of saving many valuable animals from suffering and death. Dr. Sutclitfe is a veterinary surgeon, of remark.ably broad experi<'nce, being the oldest established veterinary surgeon in Or.ange County and has made an extensive study of the horse and cow in health and disease. We do not claim that be can work miracles and can restore the strength and freshness of youth to an ,. ^ aged animal, but we know that he is a very skillful practitioner and is worthy of ■j^ every confidence. He is a native of Engl.and and a graduate of the Ontario Veteri- nary College, has .also taken a course in the f.oiig Island (Human) Medical College. ; fourteen stalls, office, pharmacy and residence are located at No. 7 Roberts Street, where he diseases of horses and cattle. K/iPKHSJiX fATJlli BL'SIXESS MliN. -'9 E. B. KOCH GRANITE CO., MANUFACTURERS OF .^ptistic McmoFiels IN QUAERIES : 'WORKS AND YARDS, aVIIV<'V, MASS. 40, 42 and 44 MULBERRY ST., MIDOLETOWN, N. Y. Circumstances alter cnsc^i nml ik. sot rule laii Ik- uImh Idr all occasions and conditions, but at least one solid fact may be laid down for tin' uui'lin-r ot tliii,r al...iit ti. jiliic orders for cemetery work, and that is, that by far the larger proportion of surl I wmk now (,|:i\, is ihmIc IKhii '^i .mite, and the more elaborate and artistic the work the smallerthe proportion m:iilc liom any utlici inaliiial. In tli is connection it is perfectly natural to make mention of the enterprise conducted by the E. B. Koch Granite Company, for this concern work in granite exclusively, and produce artistic memorials in American and foreign granites, that are tasteful, original and imposing. The busi- ness was founded about thirty years ago, and has been under the control of the jjresent company since 1888. Mr. Koch is a native of Middletown, and is extremel,y well known throughout the city and vicinity. He gives close personal supervision to affairs, and no imperfect work is allowed to leave the works and yards, which are located at N"os. 40, 42 and 44 Mulberry Street, where they have a complete plant, having a " Jennie Lind " polisher of the most improved pattern, a 25-horse power engine, and a o.5-horse power boiler, the quarries being at Quincy, Mass., and at Barre, Vermont. Estimates will be promptly made on application, and the company are pre- pared to execute all commissions at short notice, and to do all kinds of granite cemetery work, from the most sim- ple to the most elaborate, at uniformly moderate rates. A sjua iaUy is made of large cemetery work, also of soldiers' monuments, they having put up a great many, amonu wliirli we will mention those at Walden, N. T.. Salisbury Mills, N". Y., and Flemington, N. J. Parties can find ihc laiL;cst assortment of finished work outside of Xew York City at this shop. All orders can be executed at shoit luitice. J. T. ROBERTSON, DEALER IN Gpoccpics, Ppo^isions, FRESH AND SALT MEATS. 124 and 126 East Main Street, MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. When wc come across an establishment where it Is evident that every effort is being made to accommodate tlio imblic, and where fair dealing and low prices are assured to every customer, we take i)leasure in directing attention to it. whether it has been carried on a long or a .short time. The establishment now conducted by Mr. .J. T. J.'oli- eitson was started by him in 1878 and we wish to call the favorable attention of our readers to it, for it is ]ilaiiily to be seen that Mr. Robertson means to extend every advantage to his patrons. He has had coiisldcralile expcri- (nice in the meat, provision and grocery business, so that he is in a jiosition to manage his present cnl( r|)iise to the satisfaction of those he serves, and to give them a full dollar's worth of standard goods for every dollar they may spend at his market. This establislinnnit is located at Nos. 124 and 12(1 East Main Street, and comprises two floor's with large storerooms in tin- lias.nnnl. The stock carried includes everything in the line of domestic and Imported goods, such as provisions. i;i m-eries, (lour, teas, coffee, canned goods, fresh and salt meats, cigars, tobacco and confectionery, etc. lii ISST Mr. Robertson added a meat department, which is entirely srparate fnini the grocery store, but having easy access to it, being con nee fed by a door. Since the eslablislinicni ol this depart- ment it has grown to be the largest moat business in .Middh'town. In the basement of these larL;e sloirs is a store- room for butter, another for hams, etc. Space is also provided for sausage making, tin: inachineiy bi'ing opei- ated by steam. In a sc]iarale building meats arc smoked and cured. Every department in the basement is sepa- rated by a partition so that no two kinds of u.iods are stored togetlier and are complete in every department. Mr. .1. T. Robertson is i)robably the best eiiuipi>cd groceryman in this section of the State and if any of our readers will call at this store, we can promise tlicni prompt attention and civil treatment by ellicicnt assistants, and also standard articles of food at the lowest market prices. REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. WILMOT DITRYEA, Practical Plumber, Steam and Gasfitter, No. 50 North Street, Midrlletown, N. Y. — Everybody knows tliat. "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," but everybody does not take advantage of this knowledge, and the result is that much serious sickness occurs that is eutirely unnecessary, as it is plainly the consequence of carelessness. Some of the most common and deadly diseases are caused by defective plumbing, for sewer gas is as much a poison as arsenic, and the only way to keep it out of a house is to have tlie drainage system scientifically arranged and thoroughly constructed. In this connection we take pleasure in calling attention to the facilities possessed by Mr. Wilmot Uuryea, for tlie doing of practical plumbing, as he makes a specialtity of such work and is thoroughly competent and reliable. His place of business is located at Xo. .")0 North Street, and measures Sij x 65 feet in size, and here may be found a complete line of plumbers' supplies and fittings, etc. Mr. Duryea employs seven competent aiul skilled assistants, and is in a position to give immediate and careful attention to every order. Steam and gasfitting will be done in a supeiior manner at short notice, but a specialty is made of fine plumbing, and no house in the State docs better work in this line or quotes more moder- ate prices. Mr. Duryea is a native of this town and very well and favorably known. IR.\ L. C.\SE. ARCHIBALD TAYLOR. Real E^state and Ii:List_iraiice Agency, L,0.\KS NKGOTIATED, CONVEYANCES IflADE, KENTS COI,LE< TED. 15 North Street, Stern's Building, MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. The insurance business has assumed such vast proportions in this country that it is a sheer impossibility for one to keep informed as to the comparative staniling and the characlo'istic methods of the many companies unless he gives the subject much more time ami attciitiun than can properly be sjiared from the special vocation in which he is engaged, and yet it is of the first inipoiiaiuc to use intelligent disi riniination in the choice of companies, for like individuals, tliey vary greatly in reliability and in the promi)tmss with which they discharge their obligations. Under the circumstiinces it is obvious that the most secure, convenient and generally desiialde method of placing insurance is through a local agent, who has had sufficient experience to be thoroughly well informed on insurance matters, aiul who is known to be trustworthy in every respect, for of course such a man is conversant with the standing of the several companies and will re|Mesent none that lie believes to be unworthy of confidence or that affords any but an economical and ellicient service. .Judging from the general use made of their facilities, the residents of Middletown are convinced that Messrs. Case and Taylor are such agent,s as we have described and they have excellent grounds for that conviction, for they have had many year.s' experience in that business, they being the successors to the oldest established agency of the kind, in this town, it bavin": been founded in IST)?., by S. II. Purrly, since when many clianges have been n'lade, and the present firm assumed control in 1SP6. Messrs. Case & Taylor, are real estate and insur.ance agents, negotiate loans, collect rents and make conveyances, etc.. etc. They are lioth natives of Orange County, N. Y, and >[r. Case is attached to the Board of Education, and served six years as school commissioner of the Second Assembly District of Orange County. The firm represent some of the leading and oldest insurance conijianies in the world, as the following list will show: Home of New York. Liver- pool, London and fllobe, England; .N'ortli British and Mercantile, England; Commercial Union, London, England; Lancashire, Manchester, Eiigland ; London and Lancashire, Liverpool. Englainl ; Metropolit.an Plate Class. New- York : Glens Falls, Glens F.alls, New York; Orient, Hartford, Conn.; PlmMiix, Hartford, Conn,: State Mutual Life, Worcester. Mass. : and manv others. They are ])repared to write policies on the most favorable terms and give equal care to the placing of largo and small lines of insurance, while all orders will receive their prompt attention. RHPRESEXTATirE BL'SLVESS JlEX OE MIDDLETOWX. 31 A. V. BOAK; -^REAL ESTATES Orange County Farms and Middletown City Property No. 35 North Street, Middletown, N. Y. Among the representative real estate men of this section, one of tlie hcst known is Mr. A. V. Boak, whose ottice is at No. o.5 North Street. An experience in the real estate business since 1872 has made Mr. Boak an authority on Orange County real estate and his appreciation of pi'esent and prospective values of property is reliability itself. His business includes transations in real estate of every description in this district. He makes a specialty of handling Middletown city residences, cottages, city lots, business and investment properties, hotels, and Orange County farms, and is able to offer bargains in all classes of properties. Mr. Boak is president of the board of trade and is widely and favorably known throughout this section, and is prepared to buy, sell, or exchange real estate for non-resident owners. In conclusion we have only to say that if there are among our readers manu- facturers in search of desirable sites for their factories, family men in search of a pleasant, healthful i-esidence, or parties having money to invest in tirst-class properties, let them visit Middletown. Mr. Boak will be pleased to furnish interested parties with any desired information concerning this city and vicinity. '/ ■• rsHiRT MAKERS a I m p rr- J 'ui E. MILLEN & CO., Shirt fflanufacturers, I® 113 Greene Street, New York. Middletown, - N. Y. Messrs. Kdmund Millen and T. W. Aikenhead compose the firm of E. Millen & Co., shirt-makers, Nos. li:i (Jreene .Street, New York City, with factories at Port Jervis and Middletown, a cut of which is shown. They have recently built one in Kingston, besides making goods in several other places. This business was originally started by the senior member about twenty years ago, and now ranks with the most prominent and successful shirt manu- factories in the Empire State. All the goods are sold from the New York office, No. \V?, Greene Street. To sustain the trade-mark " sans-pariel " (without equal) has been their pride and ambition. To do this their factories are equipped w-ith the most improved mechanical facilities known and it is not surprising that their productions should give the best of satisfaction, attested to by the steady increase in the demand for tlieir goods by the trade in general, especially as the firm are prepared to meet all honorable competition in i)rice as well as in iiiiality. REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. W. C. F. BASTIAN, East Main Street. Opposite Midland Depot, Middletown. N. Y.— If there be any niembeis of tlie community who are pai'ticularly well-posted eoncerniiif; the hotel accom- modations of the country, they must be sought an)0ii<; commercial travellers, for tliese energetic individuals pass the greater portion of their time, " on the road," and thus have i)ractical experience with every variety of public house to be found in the Union. It would' be strange did they not gather many valuable hints concerning hotel" management, both from personal observation and from hearing the criticisms and eulogies of theirfellow travellers. Therefore, it follows that a former member of the fraternity, hav- ing the requisite facilities and ability ought to be in a position to conduct a hotel which would " lill the bill," in every particular, and this being the case, it is not surprising that since Mr. W. C. F. Bastian became the i)roi)rietor of this hotel in 1880, that hostelry should have rapidly and steadily gained in poi)ularity and patronage, for Mr. Bastian, (who is a native of Germany) is in a position to cater intelli- gently to the wants of the travelling public. This hotel' is conveniently located on East Main .Street, opposite Midland dei)ot, and is very comfortably furnished, having twelve sleeping rooms and in short is a very desirable place to jnit up at for either a long or short period. Emi)loyment is given to three assistiints and the premises are kept in first-class roiidition, while the service is prompt and courteous It all times. The rates of the house are but $2.00 ir day and those who know where to find equal . (ommodations for the same money know more than . do. Mr. Bastian is well known in musical soicety, i\ingheld the office of leader in the Middletown .l.innerchor. SMITH &, SWEENEY'S If regarii Cream Soda, Leinoii Soda, Birch Beer, CSIiiser Ale, Cabinet Soda, Cofleo Soda, Sarsaparllla.. fiilso Bottlers of Seltzer and Vichy Waters. Also. Wholfsnl.' Di-.ilprs in Liquors, Ales and Lager, ATM :lU Iciliils of Foreign and Domestic Wines and Cigars of the best brand. OFFICE AND FACTORY, Cor. Cottage and School Sts., MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. njority of comiietcnt physicians, and the result of practical exi)crienoe are to be may be stated as an established fact, that the rcasonal.lc use of malt liquors, and reca'ble. The demand for such liquors, has incroaseil with ]ihcnomenal rapidity of late years. The enterprise conducted bv Slessrs. Smith .and Sweeney was founded thirleeu years ago and their ]no- dnctions have long held a leading position in the market. They are wholesale dealers ni liquors, ales and lager, and all kinds of foreign and domestic wines and cig.ars of the best brands, besides being manufacturers ot soda water, and bottlers of lager and mineral waters, among them the noted " Deep Rock" mineral water, made tnjin water taken from slate rock over loo feet under ground 1 They also bottle cream soda, birch beer, cabinet soda. lemon soda, "in-'er .ale. coffee soda, saisaparilla, seltzer and vichy waters, etc.. etc. The premises occupied and located on corner Cottage .and School Streets comprise a two-story building, :5.j x 0.5 feet in dimensions, together with a basement and in connection outside an ice house capable of holding 12.-) tons. Eight competent and rehal.le assistants are employed and a large trade is carried on. The individual members of the firm are Messrs. t.. K. Smith, who is a native of Orange Co., and D. B. Sweeney, a native of Middletown, both of whom are very well known in this locality. RHPRESEXTATIl'li Bl'SIXESS MEX OE MIDDLETOUX. MOKUAX >!t \MLHUK. Agents for the followinj, Pia- nut-: Kiiahf. <_'hase, bliaw, Stei- liiiu, Steimvay, B i ad b ui y, Hazultoii, New England, Mason lii]s Fifes, Flutes. Harnionn > i other small InstruuK iif^ \ (lies aii.I other Scwiii_ iii.i liuie Fixliiir^. ■rmiiii^ anil l;i|)air- illU ,.l riau..,-, alal tHi^ails. Nos. TjCi and OS North .Street, Jliddle- tovvn, N. Y. — There is no dis- guising the faet that a great amount of deception has come to be associated with the sale of musical instruments in gen- Doubtless, this has grown out of the fact, that in the gnat majority of cases the purchaser i.s entirely uniutormed as to what goes to make up a good aud reliable instrument, of which ab.sence of infoimation on the part of the customer, the unscrupulous dealer has taken advantage. This being the case, it is obvious tliat purchasers cannot be too careful in bestowing their patronage, and if they can find a de il( 1 \\ lio^, 1 1 put it^ion tor 111 tee] it\ is iiiiiiM|>eaehe(l, they may safely throw themselves unreservedly on his honor, tiintici. lit th 11 tie K suit will be eiitiiel\ satislaetory to themselves. We believe that the entire community will embiise mil .issc ition. that the (inn ot Moigan it Wilbur is worthy of the utmost confidence on the part of those who contemplate purchasing anything in this line, and that exact justice will be done to all who may have occasion to transact business with them. The firm was established iu Maieli. iss'.i. at which time they succeeded to the busi- ness of W. T. Ogden, occupying the fine double store, Nos. t,r, and .".s North Street, where they display a large assort- ment of jiiaiios. ul^alls. sew iii'i-marhines. and musical merchandise. Among the first two are to be found a number of instniiMehis oi wnild-wide ie|.iitathui. as well as others of great merit if not so widely known. The firm has very wiselv adopli'il the one-price system, putting prices on their instruments at the outset, as low as goods of like grade can lie purchased anywhere. We can confidently recommend this firm to all who may now, or at any future time, contemplate purchasing anything in their line. eral, and of pianos andoig.ins in p.uticular. W.M. Pi.VXD.VLL. Paiiitiiio:. Grainiiia:, P;ipoi--liaiicring and Kalsomining, Hard-Wood Finishing and Interior Dec'oration. Dealer in Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Etc., Shop, No. 24 Henry Street, Middletown, N. Y. — In the obU'ii times all decorative and beautiful artistic work w,as confined to the religious and public buildings and the jialaees of tin- favorcd rich. Now, through the advancing influences of civilization, the achievements and effects of artistic coloring are brought within the reach of .almost every one, who can appreciate their value, and the higher tone and ba|ipiiiess. which have thus lieen brought into our life, is of the greatest influence and value. The refined taste e.xhiiiited eveiyvvhere in this branch of Imsiness causes one to stop and wonder if thi.s industry has not reached the heiglit ot jiei fec'tion. -\mnng the well-known busine.ss men of Middletown is the familiar name of Wni. I!au- dall. .\s a painter lie has no superior in this town, aud as he cslalilished this business many ye.ars ago, it is recog- nized as one of the leadiiiu i>iie> of its kind in this town. The sle^p c.e( iqiied and located at No. 24 Henry Street, is IS X 35 feet in dimensions, tiiiiteen experienced hands being employed. Painting, graining, paper-hanging and kalsomining are done in all their branches, as well as hard wood finisjiing and interior decoration, etc. Mr. Ran- dall is a native of New York State, is the sole agent for " Harrison's Town and Country Mixed Paints," and deals in oils, varnislies, etc.. while all orders for any of the above-named lines of work will be given immediate and .skilful attention, and executed at short notice. GUESFORD & GILLESirEIMER. Mannfactnrors of Hand Cnt File.s, No. 183 Ea.st Main Street, Middletown N. Y. — It has not prolial>ly occurred to our readers that the file is one of the most valuable of modern mechanical imiilements and tliat the .services of the tile-maker are indispensalile. It^is also said that " a workman is known by his tools,'' but tliat is not always the case, formany a good workman is employed by a iiiin oy corporation that obliges him to use poor tools in )niisuance of an absurdly mistaken ])olicy of economy, '•('hea]) tools " are almost invariably the dearest that can be u.sed, and this is especially true of tiles, for a cheap file is an abomination to every decent workman and deserves nojilace in any resjicctable shop. This fact is becoming more generally under- stood every year, and as a consequence there is a large and steadily increasing demand for the productions of Messrs. Guesford * (iillcslieimer, the.se being the best refined cast steelfiles, and being the best in every respect. The firm arc inepared to make every description of file to order, and all files are fully warranted, and are furnished at as low rates as are consistent with the attainment of the best possible results. The firm is comjioscd of Messrs. Guesford and Gillcshcimer, the first-named gentleman being a native of England, while th Both have had a long and jiractical exiicrience in this line of business, and know m .ke them. Tlie wm-ks are located at No. 18:i East Main Street and all llere^^ operations to be carried on to the best advantage, .and to ensure the prompt and confine themselves chiefly to the manufacture of tiles, strictly hand cut. tli latter ill ;li thcv cutting. They are enterprising, progressive men and tin cation of what they may expect in the future. i-as born in New York State. li liist-class files and how to dies are at hand to enable 111) tilling of orders. They specialty of re- ss with which they have already met is only an indi- 34 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OE MIDDLETOIVN. LEANDER BRINK. JAMES A. CLARK. ^^w 5^ardware, Stoves, F^ouse-Euriiisl^iiig- Goods, ? ■^ >3 Agricultural Tools, Carriage Makers' and Blactsiuittis' Supplies, KlalliilaodirerR ol' TIN, COPPER, and SHEET-IRON .. WARE. 'iS NORTH and 7 KING STS., - 3Ti(7(JIefoivn, N. V Amonc; tlie oldest estalilislieil and best known business eiiteipiiscs of the kind to be found in Mi the l,,w,'st. iiiKilily roiiMdnci. ih, \ , :iii\ ,,ii the business founded in 1S4.5 by Wr. I. (). Heattie, and whiih in KSSi) came under tlii^ coiilrol ni Messrs. Vail, Brink A Clark, who, in ISS."), j;ave place to the present concern, composed of .Mr. Leander Brink and .Mr. .lames A. Clark. The premises occnjiicd at No. 28 North Street and Xo. 7 Kinsi Street are IUJ.y 25 feet with L addition of (i.") x IB feet and include four Moors. An immense 5ind exceptionally varied stock is constantly carried, the lirni bein;,' wholesale and retail dealers in hardware, iron and steel, agricultural ware, in slmi t an almost endless variety of 'standard ci>niT lities. piominent amon<; which are carpenters' and machini>tN' io,,|s. builders' hardware, cutlery, lishint; lacklc, suns. ].isiols. ammunition, cord- iX'Xe and twine, carriage sl^ick, I'ci lili/.crs. etc. They are also ajjcnts fin^niachincs.' Kmploymcnt is given to ten assisiinls. ;iii(l orders are filled ivith a promptness .and accuracy which indicates the existence of a carefidly con.sidenil :i)hI . llicient system, and Avhich has much to do with the great and iin-reasing popularity of the firm among nW ( Ihns. s ,it purchasers. Wc iieed hardly say that Messrs. Brink iS- (,'lark are in a position to quote the very lowest ra.arket rates on the commod- ities handled, and to furnish goods that will prove precisely as represented and give the best of satisfaction where- cver introduced. Crr.VHLKS ir. E.MDK, Myrohant Tailor, N'o. 20 N',)rtli Street. Middletown, X. Y.— Tlie idea that economy consists of paying as low a price as ))ossible for everything that is purchased is a very mistaken one, and there are few who have had any experiem'o in buying who entertain it. There are many other things to he taken into consideration Iiesides the first cost, especially in the buying of clothing, for in the selection of garments, style, neatness and ilurahility should ,ill be provided for. There are some fewwlio can get a good fit in ready-made cloth- ing and are ])erfectly satisfied with such garments, but the large majority would have their clothing made to order, if they thought they could alTord it. and we are convinced that more can'atford it than now believe they can. for as a call at the store of .Mr. Charles II. Emdo will prove, first-class custom clothing can now be obtainedat but little more than is asked for dependable ready-made garments, and the superior wearing qualities of the former more than compensate for the slight ditTerencc in price. Mr. Emde liaS carried on his present business since 1890, and should certainly be in a positimi to satisfy the most critical, both in regard to ))rice and workmanship. He carries a fine and varied stock of foreign and domestic fabrics and a visit to liis store, at No. 26 North Street, will show that all tastes, sizes, and ages can be suited. Mr. Kmde is a mereliaut tailor, learning the trade at an e.arly age with his father, who was one of the best journeymen 'n the country ,and followed his trade for over forty years, thus ( na- bling him to give his son every advantage in learning the niiny points that make a successful tailor. After working a few years with his father, Mr. Kmde went ti> New York City, where be held a ])osition on l-'ifth Avenue for four years. In 1,81)0 he opened business for himself at No. 211 N'orth Street, and at the present time is doing a large mer- chant tailoring business in this city and throughout the surrounding countiy. He travels a pcution of each week soliciting orders, and gives employment to twelve skilled assistants. Kvery garment is cut by himself and made up uniler his immediate supervision. A perfect fit is guaranteed and the cut is always in the latest style. The prem- ises occupied are I.") x 4o feet in dimensions with workshop outside. WAryPEK II.VRVEY. dealer in rjroeerie.s and Provisions. No. 84 E.i.«t Main Street. Middlctown, N. Y. — In preparing this review of Middletown's industries it soon became apparent that the trade in groceries, etc. was one of the most importatit of the many branches of commerce pursued here. We think that the facts jus- tify the assertion that in no I'onimunity of ecpial size in the State is there to be found more well-eipiii)ped ami skil- fully mana'^'ed grocery eslaldishments than those located in Middlctown, and hence it is no small jnaisc to say that< th(^ establishment cunducted by Mr. Walter Harvey, at No. ,84 East Main Street, ranks high among the enterprises of the kind in this vicinity. This undertaking was fcuinded many years ago, and so conducted until 1887, when the present ])roprietor took control. Tlic> iirenuses utilized are MO x 70 feet in dimensions, and basement, and the stock constantly carrie one, comprising groceries and provisions of all kinds, teas, coffees, etc. These goosisl:nit is riii|.li.yed and all orders for goods will be promptly filled in a satisfa^^tory manner, while the prices are always n asunable. A. II. PRATT, House, Sinjn and Oi-uamontal Painter, Oi-aininp:, Kalsomining and Paper Ilanc;'- ing. Residence, Corner Lake Avenue and West .Street, Middletown, N. Y. — The more intelligent the coniniunity tlie more liberal use is made of paint, and this is not alone because an intelligent community has as a general thing more money to spend than one not so intelligent, but because being intelligent, the people appreciate that buildings not only look better liut last a great deal longer and require mncli fewer repairs when they are kept well painted. This is no mere theory, it has been proved time and time .again by practical experience, and is endorsed by railway companies, manufacturing corporations and other concerns that exist only to make money and don't propose to spend a penny unless tin' spending is in tlie true direction of economy. Therefore it may be stated as an estab- lisliid lait. til It it pays to kii|. Iniildiiigs well painted, and as the better they are ])ainteil the lirttcr it pays, money may I"' saved by placing tli iler with Mr. A. H. Pratt, who has carried on business ben- ivri since IStiT, it having been established then liy Mess is. IhhUi- and Piatt, they bein.g succeeded by the present )iropiietoi. who was a member of that firm, and is a native of lai^iaml. 1 1 e is a Jnnisc, sign and ornamental painter, giainer. kalsoniiner and iiajier hanger, inside hou.se work and di- m atin^ a spi. i":iliy. Orders for house painting of all desi'iijitions will be tilled at short notice and at low ratis, Imnoi. stock being used and every detail of the work being skiltully carried out. Thirteen assistants are em|iloyed, so there is no need of delay when work is hurried. S. SUTCLIFFE, Tailor and Repairin luiycrs of these goods or of any other articles of which he makes .specialties, for he has had long and varied i^xperienee in his presen); line of business, having founded the enterprise under consideration in 1S77, and enjoys such favorable relations with producers and wholesalers as to enable him to quote positively bottom prices on dependable goods. The premises occupied comprise one store, 18 x 100 feet in dimen- sions, opportuiuty being given for the carrying of a very heavy and varied stock, and for the displaying of it to excellent advantage, and a larM retail and jobbing business is done while the employment of four competent assistants assures prompt and polite attention to every customer. MARTIX HENDERSON', dealer in Cotton and Woolen Rags, Old Kiibber.s. Metal.s. Etc., Also Crockery, Glass and Tinware, and Groceries, Xos. 'I'll and 224 North Street, Middlctown. N. Y. — It seems a somewhat curious thing that in civilized countries, where there are facilities at hand for the manufacturing of everything re- quired in modern life, in any ns, for the simple reason that there are no means at hand to work the " junk," over again and thus .^nailv iiunasc its commercial value. It is very convenient for the average hou.seholder to have a man conic and carry olV llu' accumulation of old rags, metals, etc., that gather so quickly in the ordinary home, and indeed sik li a visit proves both convenient and profitable, for the junk dealer stands ready to pay a fair price for the articles that are of use to him. and thus not only carries away your rubbish, but pays you for the privilege. .\li. Martin Henderson, doing busines at \os -l-li and 224 North Street, has become well known as one who pays tlie highest cash prices, and manages ln~ Ihi-iihss with liberality as well as skill. He deals in cotton and woolen rags, old rubbers, metals, etc., also cii>ekeiy. ^lass and tinware. In coiniection rnninng a tin cart. The store utilized measures 40 x 40 feet in dimensions, and two assistants are employed. Mr. Henderson also deals in cigars and to- bacco, bakers' goods and confectionery, canned goods, teas and coffee, milk and butter, all orders by mail from any part of the city given immediate attention. Mr. Henderson is a native of New Jersey. 0. 0. CARPENTER. Manufacturer and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Confectionery, Xo. 13 James Street, Middlctown, N. Y. — Those who have ever attempted candy making at home, and who has not. need not be told that even the simplest confections require care and .skill on the part of those wlio would attain the best results, and that something besides the use of the best materials is essential to the |)roduction of stiictly Hist-class confectionery. ,Vn elaborate and costly plant of machinery is re(|nired in order to conduct this industry in accord- .ance with modern luethods. and .e f the bestequipped establishments of the kind in the State is unquestionably that carried on at Xo. i:! .laine^ mi, et. l)y Mr. O. O. Carpenter. The piemises utilized comprise one floor, 18 x 30 feet and basement .'W x ijii feia in ilijuensions. and aii' lifted up with the most improved aiq)iiances. etc. The bus- iness was founded in lS7:i. and after scviaal ehau'^es. cam<' under the management of the present proprietor in 1880, who is a native of .Monticello, N. Y.. and is cx<'cpfioiially familiar with every detail of the iiulnstiy with which lie has so long been indentilicd. He is a maiiufactiiriM- and wholesale and retail dealer in confectionery of all kinds, but makes a sp(>ciaUy of line grades. Mr. Carpenter Sjiares neither trouble nor exjiense to insure uniformity of ex- cellence in his prodiutions. and they will be found suited to the most fastidious trade, while they will be supplied at very rea.sonable rates and at extremely short notice. Three competent and reliable assistants are employed, and all callers are waited upon promptly and courteously. R. n. AYRES. Grocer and Commission Mercliant, Xo. -t West Mtiiii Street, Middlctown, X. Y. — It is almost an iiivarialile rule that in all centres of business, there are certain houses in each line of trade that stand pre-eminent, and have, by close attention to the wants of their customers, a thorough knowledge of the bus- iness and purchasing goods direct from first bauds, built up a tr.ade that goes ahead of that of many of their con- temporaries. Such an establishment in Midclletown, is the retail grocery house of R. H. Ayies. This liouso was founiled in 1807 by .Samuel Ayres, who was succeeded by the present proprietor in 188.5, and now has few if any rivals as successful, in the vicinity. The premises occupied and located at No. 4 West Main Street, compri.se three floors, 20 x :ri feet in dimensions. .Vt this store will be found a full and complete assortment of groceries, which embraces everything usually handled by a first-class house in this line of trade, and are guaranteed to be the best goods to be obtained in the market. Employment is given to two clerks who are experienced, and all orders are ])romptly attended to. Mr. Ayres is a native of this town. His high personal character is a sufficient guar- antee of the substantial and reliable manner in which all business is transacted. Confectionery and fine flavoring extracts are also dealt in. The success that has attended the .s.ale of these goods may be attributed to their abso- lute i)urity and great strength, while all are carefully prepared from the best materials to be obtained and secoud to none on the market .as to quality. REPRESENTATIVE BUSLVESS MEN OE MIDDLETOWN. 37 DEALER IN ^ ^^Staple and Fancy Groceries; FRUITS, CANNED GOODS, Etc. FINE TEAS AND COFFEES A SPECIALTY. Nos. 6 and 8 W. Main St, Middle town, N.Y. Although it is doubtless true that " smart " methods of doinjj business may be successful for a time, even if they are employed at the expense of reliability, still it is undeniable that permanent success is to be gained, but in one way — the "old-fashioned" method of giving full value for money received. The fact is well worthy of con- sideration l)y young men who contemplate going into business for themselves, and if they want a prominent exam- ple, practically demonstrated, they can fin 1 one in the establishment conducted by Mr. J. N. Kellogg, for it would not be possible to name an enterprise occupying a higher position in the esteem of the residents of Middletown and vicinity. It is well-known that the undertaking in question was established nearly fifty years ago, by Mr. Zina Kellogg, father of the present proprietor, and so conducted up to the time of his death, in 1852, when the son took its muiagement and has carried it on iip to the present time. The premises occupied and located at Nos. 6 and 8 West M.ain .Street in the '• Kellogg Block," comprise one floor and cellar, 30 x 45 feet in dimensions. A large stock of staple and fancy groceries, fruits and canned goods is carried, fine teas and coffees a specialty, and a heavy retail business is done. Employment is given to two elKcient assistants, thus assuring proTn])t attention to every customer. Mr. Kellogg is a native of Troy, N. Y., and quotes the lowest market rates on all the goods he handles. CHARLES Z. TAYLOR, Contractor and Bnilder, Estimates Promptly Given, No. 24 Henry Street. Middletown, N. Y. — .A.S a class the contractors and builders of Middletown will compare favorably with those of any orlier city in the Union, they being enterprising and honorable men, excellently qualified to carry out their ri>|i.iii^il.l.- duties, and it is certainly with no intention of disparaging others in the same line of business that we c-;ill csiir.iiil ;iticiition to the facilities possessed l>y .Mr. Charles Z. Taylor, he having commenced Imsiness in 186.J, local mu in Middle town in 1875. Mr. Taylor is a native of New York City, and is probably as widely and favor- ably known :i roiii i;irtni- :ind I'uilder as there is in tins vicinity, not only on account of his long experience, but also because he lii^ c\.-cui.-(l muiy intensive and important ccmimissions to the entire satisfaction of all parties con- cerned. In l>i-^ii \\f irtiied fiom liusiuess to accept the position of superintendent of the construction of the plant of the Anglo-.Swiss Condensed Milk Factory, and remained in their employ until he again started in business for himself April i, 1892. Mr. Taylor builds and repairs buildings of every description, and is jirepared to do everything in the line of wood work, and can figure very closely on work of that character, and to fill the largest orders at compara- tively short notice, as he employs from six to ten first-class assistants. Plans will be drawn up and estimates fur- nished on application, and we need hardly say that Mr. Taylor's long experience enables him to figure very accurately on every description of building worlc. His office is at No. 24 Henry Street, and all communications to that address are assured immediate and careful attention. JOHN YOUNGS, Practical Painter. Paper Hanger, Kalsominer, Etc., Etc., No. .3 Foundry Street, Middletown, N. Y. — There are few trades that depend so largely upon personal skill as does that of the painter, for there is but little opportunity for the use of machinery in this business, and so hand labor has to do it all. In theory anybody can paint, in jiractice they can't; all that the painter h.as to do is to cover wood, or iron or some other material, with a coating tliat shall be both preservative and ornamental, but experience has shown that unless this coating be skilfully applied it is neither the one nor the other. The stock used must also be carefully selected, and for these as well as for other reasons unnecessary to mention here, it is always the best jdan to entrust whatever painting (especially house painting) is required to be done to comiietent and responsible parties. None more truly answering to this description can be found in Middletown than Mr. .lohn Youngs, doing business at No. 3 Foundry Street, where he utilizes a shop 20 x 35 feet in dimensions, and employs ten skilled and careful assistants. This gentleman is a practical paintei', paper hanger, kalsominer, etc., etc., and is prepared to undertake anything in his line. He has had many years of experience and began operations in this town in 1877, and has built up a large and steadily increasing business. Mr. Youngs is a native of this State, and all orders entrusted to him are a.ssured prompt anrt painstaking attention in every detail. Only the best stock is used, and no trouble is spared to produce such work as must ])rove satisfactory as well as prices. 38 KEPRESEXTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OE MIDDLETOWN. ^- ^^^IBCOCir, ^GROCER, Wash^um, Crosb, gUPEELATITE Cor. Lto id Wiciai Afeies, Is Unequalled. ALWAYS THE BEST. Middlelowu, N. \' There are probably but few citizens of MicUUetown wlio arc imt familiar with this cstablishnicnt, as trade in this line lias been carried on here for many years, but all who have been interested in business, have marked the improvements and the increase of popularity which this house has <;ained since Mr. D. Babcock, has had the mau- asement of affairs which took place in 1S1»1. The premises occupied and located corner of Lake and Wickhan> Avenues, comprise one store 1") x 30 feet in dimensions, and are well fitted up for the uses to which they are put, being so m iimuid as to accommodate in a convenient manner the various articles handled. The stock is varied, cou- sistintr of ^i.irci ics of all Uinils. teas, coffees and spices, the best brandsof flour forfamily use. etc., bakers" supplies and confccfioiiciy. cigars and tobacco. These goods which are sold in any desirable quantity, are selected with excellent good judgment which Mr. Balicock has displayed in all departments of his business. He is in a position to offer the most desirable goods at as low rates as they can be purchased in town. Mr Babcock is a native of Green County, and has been trustee for two terms, and is highly respected as an honorable business man. PERKI-MAX & SI.MPSON, Practical Plumbers. Steam ami Gas Fitters, and Dealers in Plumbing Materials, Xo. 21 Depot Street, Middletown. X. Y. — -\s a sanitary measure for promoting health the plumbing trade nndouliledly stands in the front rank of modern improve- ments. .So many direful consfc|Ucnccs have been proved to be the out^ come of dcfi'ctivc work in this line, that considerable attention has been called to the subject, ami many of our |iroiniiu'iit scientific men have been led to study it in detail. In this connection we desire to speak of the firm of Perriman A .Simpson, who are both natives of this State. They are practical jilumbers, steam and gas fitters, and are prompt in their attention to all work intrusted to them, whether it be the plumb- ing and heating of a new- building or repairing and general jobbing, 'i'iiey also do a Targe business as dealers in plumbing materials such as l>rass goods, hot water and steam heaters, iron ami lead pipe, etc., also being sole agents for Herbert's Patent Base Burning Magazine for steam and hot water heating. The jiremi.ses utilized and situated at Xo. 21 Depot Street are .")0 x 18 feet in dimensions, and are fitted up with every convenience for business purposes. The individual members are John Perriman and Leon Simpson. They are practical business men who keep pace v\itli all the many improvements that have been loduced into their line of industry, and who believe in retaining ])roininent position they occupy in the trade. Two competent Mslants are employed and all orders are attended to promptly. E. M. IIURTIX. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Fruits, Etc., and General Commission Dealer. Xo. CA Xorth Street, Middletown, X'. Y. — The grocery and provision establishment carried on by Mr. E. M. IJurtin, at No. fW North Street, is one of the most complete of its kind to be found in MidiUetown, and is a deserved favorite among the purchasing public. The enterpri.se was inaugurated some twenty-live years ago. liy Ilallock & Butholf. and has been controlled by various parties since that date, the present jiroprietor having taken sole control since 18!ll. He is a native of Scotchtown, and gives close personal attention to the business and as three assistants are employed it is not surprising that the extensive wholesale and retail business carried on should be promptly and accurately handled. Mr. Hurtin deals in groceries of all kinds, provisicms and fruits, etc., and is a general commission dealer, and is in a position to supply these commodities in any desiied quantity, and to qui>te positively bottom rates to both wholesale and retail buyers. The premises occupied comprise one floiu" and l>ase- ment, 100 x 20 feet in dimensions, and afford ample opportunity for the carrying of a large and complete stock, comprising all the goods named together with others of minor importance, while all articles sold are guaranteed to jnove strictly as represented. II. J. DOUGUERTY & CO., Auction House, All Kinds of Household Goods Bought and Sold on Commission, Crockery and Glassware, No. 104 North Street, Middletown, X. X. — Close application, energy and intelligence will go far toward commanding success in any line of business; but in some of them nothing can take the place of natural ability, and this is pre-eminently the case with auctioneering, for it is unquestionably a fact that the really first^cla.ss auctioneer is born and not made. This enterprise was established in the beginning of the current year by Messrs. H. .1. Dougherty & Co., whose store and office are at X'o. 104 North Street, 25 x .50 feet in size, together with a workroom IS x 2') feet. These premises are always well occupied by a miscellaneous assort- ment of property comprising all kinds of household goods which are bought ami s
loyeil and kejit busy all the time. F. F. A. BEII.ME. Gun and Locksmith, No. 81 Ei^st Main Street, :\ridilleto\vii. N. Y. —There is one bit of information so useful that it should be stowed away in the minds of all our readers, and that is the whereabouts of a first-class practical locksmith. Y''ou may not have occasion for the services of such a man for years, it may even happen that you might never require them, but the contrary is much more apt to be the case, and no little trouble, not to say expense, will then be saved by knowing just w lioin to apply to. Therefore we take pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the facilities possessed by Mr. F. F. A. Behme. at No. 81 East Main Street, as he is ,a practical gun and locksmith in the fullest sense of the word. He is prepared to undertake anything in his line of liusiness with the assurance of carrying it out to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. Hi! started his business here in 1890 and the inemises occupied measure 15 x 25 feet in dimensions. Locks will be rcjiaired, keys lifted and guns or anything pertaining to metal work in the way of general rejiairiiig will be done in a thorough and win-kmanlike manner. A specialty niaile of re|.airing sewing-machines and bicycles; moderate charges being made in every instance. Mr. lichme is a native of (;ermany and has won tlie res]iect of all who have had dealings with him in this town. 40 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. JAMESP.MULFORD, BL&CKSMITHING, Carriage Works, North St. BUILDER OF Fine Carriages, Surreys, Pbaetons, Broughams, Coaelies, Flue Track KulkioN, and Fine Buj£gies a Specialty* No. 226-228 North Street, MIDDLETOWN. The carriage factory and blacksniitli sliop carried on by Mr. .lames P. Mulford at Nos. 220, 228 North Street is very hi<;hly spoken of liy tlie residents of this section in general and of Middletown in particular, they saying that no similar establishment in this part of the State h.as a higher or better deserved reputation for turning out first- class work at short notice and at fair rates. The proprietor was born in this city and is very widely known in social as well as in business circles. The premises are spacious and well arranged, and are fitted up with all necessary facilities for the manufacture of Hni- cariiages, surreys, ph.aetons, broughams, coaches, etc., together with fine track sulkies and fine buggies of which .Mr. Mulford makes a specialty. He also gives particular attention to the repairing of coaches and of light work and the jobs turned out by him will be found uniformly strong, durable, neat and well finished. Xo fancy charges are made and as employment is given to six competent assist- ants all orders are assured prompt and careful attention and can be filled at short notice. REPRESE.V TA TI VE Bl 'SIX ESS MEN OF MI DDL E TO 1 1 W. 4 1 CHARLES MILLSp * # * PHOTOQRAPHKR * * * Mo. 9 WEST IAIN ST., Jessiip's Old Staiil MIBBLETOWN, I Y. Tlioie is an immense and constantly increasino- demand for really artistic iihotograjih work, and, therefore, altliou.uh the number of photographers is rapidly hecomini; larfcer, there is really no danger of the field being overcrowded, for " there is always room at the top," to use tlie words of Daniel Webster. An illustration of the truth of this principle is afforded by the success won by Mr. Charles Mills, since he began operations here some time ago, he having succeeded to the old business founded over forty years ago by Mr. Edward Jessup. Mr. Mills is a thoroughly competent photographer in every sense of the word, being prepared to carry on portrait photogra- phy in all its branches and to attain results equal to the best. His studio is conveniently located, at No. 9 West Main Street, and is fitted up with the latest improved apparatus, while he is in a position to fill all orders at short notice and at moderate price.s. When you visit his studio you will receive courteous and polite treatment, your ■wishes will be studied and your orders executed in the very best manner, no pains being spared to completely sat- isfy the most critical patron. Mr. Mills also does view work to order, and the illustrations in this history are made from pictures taken for us by Mr. Mills. MERCHANTS' AND MANUFACTURERS' NATIONAL BANK. .Middletown.— No financial institution occupying a similar field holds a higlu'r jiosition than does the Merchaids' and Manufacturers' National Bank of Middletown, and the high rank attained by this bank is all the more noteworthy from the fact that it is the result of but comparatively few years' elTort, the institution having been established in )8S5. And yet its promi- nence is but a plain example of cause and effect, for the career of a needed financial institution established under favorable auspices by men possessing the full confidence of the community can hardly fail to prove brilliantly suc- cessful; and such were the circumstances and conditions attending the foundation of this representative bank. A capital stock of §160,000 augmented by a surplus fund approximating $12,000 and by undivided profits exceeding $8,000, gives some hint of the magnitude of the business done and of the conservatism of the management. But a nioi-e comprehensive and consequently a more satisfactory understanding of the subject may be gained by an examimition of a full report of resources and liabilities; hence we take ple.asurein printing the following statement of the condition of the bank at the close of business May 17, 1802. "Report of the condition of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' National Bank at Middletown, in the State of New York, at the close of business. May 17, 1S!I2. Ke.sources; — Loans and discounts, $:i22,13,j.0'.l; overdrafts, secured and unsecured, .$241.11; U. S. bonds to secure circulation, $50,000.00; stocks, securities, claims, etc. $76,4:31.28; due from approved reserve agents, $74,924.85; due from other National Banks, $6,112.95; banking-house furniture and fixtures, $2,100.00; current expenses and taxes paid,b:3,079.47; premiums on U. S. bonds, .$8,000.00; checks and other cash items, $3,038.74; bills of other banks, $520; fractional paper currencv, nickels and cents, $376.29; specie, $86,801.95: legal tender notes, $ll,220.oii; rtcliniption fund with U. S. treasureV (5 percent, of circulation). $2,250.00; total, $597,831.73. Liabilities:— capital stoik j.aid in. $1 inomptly and accurately transact all business, including the smallest as well as the largest commissions. The otlii'crs and directors include some of Middletown's most prominent citi- zens, as will be seen from the following list of directors: I. R. Clements, M. D. Stivers, Albert Bull, Ira M. Ctuwin, Leander Brink, N. M. Hallock, Wm. M. Murray, J, E, Iseman; president, Ira R. Clements; vice-president, Wm. M. Murray; cashier, N. M. Hallock; teller, Garrett T. Townsend; clerk, Henry B. Wisner; bookkeeper, George E. Wallace. MIDDLETOWN STEAM LAUNDRY, Geo. Dornuice, Proprietor, Fine Custom and Stock Work, No. 5t North Street, Middletown, N, Y. — That public laundries have '" come to stay," is of course evident to even the least observing person, but those who are not especially interested in the matter have no idea of the rapidity ■with which the practice of sending family washing to such establishments is spreading — a rapidity so great that it is ap|)arently only a ipicstiou of a few years when practically every ordinarily well-to-do family will adopt this course. It certainly has nnich to commend it, and it receives the powerful aid of ]diysicians of all schools, who agree that doing the washing at home is a fruitful cause of disease, for reasons which should be obvious to every intelligent person. There arc jiublic laundries unworthy of jiatronage no doubt, but these are marked exceptions, th" majority of such establishments liciiig honorably and skilfully managed. Prominent among the latter clas.s should be placed that known as the Middletown .Steam I,aundry, located at No. .37 Academy Avenue with oflice at No. 54 North Street, for the work done here is equal to the best; the finest fabrics are not injured in handling, the service is prompt and rMiable and the charges uniformly moderate. The proprietor is Mr. Geo. Dorr.ance, who has had an extended practical experience, and is well qualified to .attain thoroughly satisfactory results. Mr. Dorrance established this laundry located at No. ,37 Academy Avenue in 1887, .and the premises cover a space of 175 x 35 feet, having a 12-horse power engine and 2.5-horse power boiler. It is fitted up with the latest improved facilities and twenty competent assistants are employed, orders being promptly filled and strictly fine custom and stock ■work being done .at reasonable prices. Of course it is a great temptati(m and it is very human to say uncomplimentary things about one's laundryman, when collars are a speck soiled or rumpled, but considering the m.any hands your linen goes through, it's a wonder that there are not more mistakes made. All in all the modern laundry is a great institution and a paying investment. Other businesses may come and go, but rain or shine, w.arm or cold, we must have clean linen, and the laundrymeu know it and like the little brook go on with their work forever. 42 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OE MIDDLETOWN. A. E. McIXTYRE, Printer iiiid Bookbiiidt-r, First-class Printing at Reasonable Kates, Xo. W'i North Street. Micklletown, N'. Y.-^It is the jioorest kind of poor economy to try to save money by (loin>; willioiit llic aid of printers' ink in business, for tlie costof having liilllicads. htter heads, i-ards. etc., neatly printed is but trivial, and the adv;nilaj;os derived from the use of them are many and important. But it is better to do without i)rintin<; altorjether than to accept cheap and slovenly work of that kind, for most of us size a bu.siness manor firm up, by the character of the cards, bill- heads, etc., used, and when we see an amateurish looking or poorly com|iosed or printed piece of mci-cantile printinfj we are apt to give the concern it is designed to advertise a very low ratiii};. The accept- ance of such work is esiiecially inexcusable from the fact that it is possible to set strictly iirst-cl-.iss i)rintini; at reasonable rates : and one way to acconi])lish this is to place the order with ilr. A. E. Mclntyie for his work is equal to the best and his prices are uniformly moderate. Mr. Jlclntyre succeeded Mr. Geo. O. Townsend ill issii : Mr. Townsend having carried on a business founded by Messrs. Steiner A Kissinger, some twenty years ago. Spacious and well equipped premises located at No. 'Ai North .Street are occui)icd. and every facility is at hand for the doing of job-printing, bookbinding, blank book manufacturing, lithographing, engraving, etc., in lirst-class style, at short notice and at low rates. Mr. '— — ' — =^- Mclntyre has recently ]iur(liased the )>l:nit and business carried or« lidated with his former \i\\\\\1 and is better ))re)>ared than ever to do all kiiuls of by -Mr. 1). A. O. Wiss and book work, making a specialty of binding magazines, etc., and is prepared to get out engraved or printed society work. The manufacture of rubber stamps is also carried on here, commissions being jiromptly and accurately executed ami no fancy charges being made. Mr. Mclntyre employs four competent assistants and gives careful supervsion to the filling of every order ; no imperfect work being knowingly allowed to leave the establishment. SCHWARTZ BROTHERS, Market, Xo. 21 West Main Street. Middletown, N. Y.— People are taking more care of their health nowadays than was the case some years ago, and the public in general are beginning to realize that " the ills that flesh is heir to" are much less numerous than might be supposed, the truth being that over half of the physical ills which oppress mankind are the consequence of improiier foods or improper habits of eating. The care shown in the selection of food is well repaid in the long run, ami so thoroughly con- viuceJ' Schwartz Brothers, and therefore it follows that this " market " is very popular in this vicinity. This firm is com- posed of -Messrs. I. Chas. and W. L. 11. Schwartz. They have carried on business here since 1(^S4. The premises utilized are located at No. i\ West Main Street, and are 20 x65 feet in dimensions, and the stock carried is complete in every department, comprising meats of all kinds, choice leef. veal, mutton and lamb, etc., poultry, fruits and vegetables in their proper seasons. Employment is given to two competent assistants and large and small buyers are assured equal consideration, and the very lowest market rates are quoted on all the articles dealt in. E. R. HARDIXG, Teamin^? and Storage, Mill and Fulton Streets, Jliddletown, N. Y.— The question of storage and teaming are two very important ones in every trade centre and the facilities afforded by Mr. E. K. Harding are worthy of very prominent mention in a book treating of Middletown's commercial interests for they are so extensive and desirable as to have an important bearing upon the mercantile wdfaie of the town. Mr. Harding is au enterprising and energetic man. otherwise he could not have gained the reputation he has since he began operations many years ago. He is a native of this town. The jiremiscs occupied and located on the corner of Mill and KuUon Streets measure 25 x "•) feet in size, are easily ticcessible, dry and desirable in every way, and are very comnn)di()us and equipped with ,ill necessary facilities for the handling of such commodities as they are designed to receive, while tlic^' are so constructed, and arranged as to enable insurance to be obtained on storage goods at the ?nost favoralilc rates, as he has separate compartments under lock and key for each i)erson desiring storage of any kind, and Mr. Harding is prepared to do the heavy teaming of all kinds. lie employs two reliable assistants who thoroughly understand their business, and are careful and conscientious in carrying out the instructions of their employer. Merchandise, furniture, etc., will be transferred to any part of the town, at very short notice and the lowest prices at which such work can be done is charged. And those having such \v(nk to be done will find it to their advantage to give Mr. Harding a call before placing their order elsewhere. Mr. Harding also handles the light barrels of the town which he ships in car load lots. Prices given on application. MOSKS CRIST, ^Manufacturer of all Kinds of Carriajres. Waffons. Sleisrli.*. Etc.. Repairing: Neatly and Promptly Executed, Also Blacksmithing done; Shop on .\cademy Avenue. Two Doois South of Benton .\ venue, Middletown, N. Y. — .\mong the popular establishments of its kind in Middletown. is that conducted by Mr. Moses Crist, and as many of our readers could doubtless have dealings with this house to the advantage of all l)arties concerned, we take pleasure in calling attention to some of the advantages to be gained by so doing. The enterprise to which we have reference was established in 1S7!) by the present jjroprietor. who is a native of Mont- gomery, Orange County, N. Y.. and who was tax collector of this town and belongs to the 124th N. Y. Keg. Co. E and has been before the public long enouph to prove that he is worthy of every confidence. The premises occuiiied and located on .\cadeniy Avenue comprise a two-story building. 20 x ijO feet, with a blacksmith shop, 20 x 20 feet, and carriage repositories, 30 x 30 and l."i x 30 feet in size. All the necessary tools and other aiijiliances are at hand tt> carry on the manufacturing of all kinds of carri,-»ges, wagons, sleighs, etc., etc. The rc)>aiis that are made at this factory are not only neat and handsome in appearance, but they are strong and durable when jiut to the test of actual wear — a jjoint which those who have had much carriage repairing done will apiircciafe. Painting and blacksmithing are also done by competent and skilh^d mechanics, they being at work constantly so that all orders in any branch of the business are promjitly executed. REPRESEXTArrVE BUSINESS MEN OE MIDDLETOWN. 45 GEORQE W. YOUNG, Siu'OCNSor lo TOUXG Sc CO. 16 azzLci 18 JEast} 3VIIa±ix Stix-eeti. Custom ffli He^dy-i^^de CIotl^iR?^ GENTS' FURNISHINGS, CLOTHING MADK TO ORDE^R. MIDDLETOWN N. A\ Tlii.s house is in a position, not milv to offer the hitest fashionable novelties and cater successfully to the most fastirlious trade, but thry .Mtn t^i ill rlisses, and whether you want sarments for full dress or for workini; wear, whether you want the ni isi :hl\ :iii.rc| st\li's or some of the staple patterns that are always in demand, you may visit this store on Main Mirit. ami not only find just what you want but j;et it iit the lowest rates. This business was founded in Hi'm. and alt.-r several changes, came under the manaijement of the present proprietor, Mr. Geo. W. Vouns. The prcnn^i-. orciipied and located at No. 18 East Main Street, com])rise one floor, 7-5 x 3.5 feet in size, con- taininle of a factory equipped expressly for the manufacture of silk ribbons is afforded by that conducteil by Messis. .\lliert Seliner & Co., for this is fitted up with machinery of the most improved type, and nothing i> larliinL; ihat would tend to improve the qualitv of the product, which includes silk ribbons of all kinds and is c.xl icimly well and favorably known to the tiailc as Kriiig fully equal, grade for grade, to anything in the market. The factory is locati'd on Kailro.ad Avenue, ami ii^ ~ii|mi intendent and owner is Mr. Albert Seliner, who is a native of Switzer- land, lias bad long and varied i\|"iiciiri> in silk ribbon manuiacturing, and is thoi'oughly familiar with every detail of the business. Employment is given to sixty assistants, and the output is very large in amount, but care- ful and skillul sn|)ervision is the rule in every ib-paii ni.iii of the factory and no imperfect work is allowed to leave the i-stafilisliniunt. The New York office' is at \ns. 102 and 104 Prince Street, Messrs. Smith and Kaufmann being selling agents, and the goods are shipped to ni.iny distant points and handled by the leading dealers through- out the country. ' RUSSELL TIOUSE. E. A. Brown & Son. James Street. Oiiposite King Street, Middletown, N. Y. — Of all kinds of information which may be given to prospective visitors to a given city or town, perhaps the most valuable and acce|itable is that pertaining to the hotel accommodations, for nothing is more annoying than to have to hunt u]) a good hotel after reaching a place, and nothing is more gratifying to a traveller visiting a city for the first time than to feel sure that he knows of a first-class and moderate priced hotel at all events. Such a hotel is the Russell House, of .Middletown, and so confident are we that its equipment, its cuisine, its rooms, its furnish- iu'js. and its management will satisfy every reasonable patron that we take great pleasure in recommending it to oui- readers. We liave no int<'ntion of descriliing the house in detail, for such a descrijition is never read and hence can .serve no good purpose: but suffice it to say, the hotel is very conveniently situated, on James Street, o|iposite King Street, and contains fifty-nine sleeiiing-rooms and other apartments and acconimoilations in projiortion. The proprietors. Messrs. E. ,\. IJrown & Son. have had control siiu-,e l.'^Si). and since assuming control they have newly furnished twent.y-six rooms making an addition of sixteen rooms, have had new plumbing throughout, n(!\v boilers and steam fittings complete, thus making the sanitary ari'.a.nsements of the house as near perfect as jxissible, and have not onl,y maintained the high reimtation but added to the ])o)iularit.y of this representative house. Mr. E. A. l!i-own is a native of (ireeuville and .Mr. (). II. Brown was born in Port .Jervis. The seni(n- partner has held various responsible public offices and is extrenudy well known in both business and social circles. He is in)W purchasing agent for the State Prison, at Sing Sing, and has serve feet with a storeroom l.ix 18 feet. Six experienced .assistants are employed, and Mr. McCornal is ready at short notice to execute any orders which may be entrusted to him, and guarantees perfect satisfaction in every respect. He car- ries a large stock of wall-paper, paints, oils, varnishes, etc., to choose from, and which he offers at reasonable prices. A. J. HORN BECK, AVliolesale and Retail Dealer in Imported and Domestic Ci..") feet in dimensions, while only skilled assistants are employed. Mr. Hornbeek is a large wholesale and retail dealer in imported and domestic cigars, fancy chewing, smoking and plug tobaccos, etc. He handles only the best grades of cigars and tob.accos, and is in a position to quote bottom prices. and liis growing trade shows how this fact is appreciated. Mr. Hornbeek served as alderman for one tenn, and is at present president of the boartl. He also served in a New .Jersey regiment during the war. REPRESENTATH'E BUSINESS MEN OE MIDDEETOUN. 45 Capital Stock, ;MO(),000.00 J. V. Z. AI\THO>V, Set'y and Treas. P. <». Box 82. MIDDLETOWN LIGHT AND POWER CO., OPERATING Fort Wayne Systems of Electric Liottiiig-. One of the chief resources of JlWclletowii is tlio Mi\ tin' iom]iany. and many imvi'l anaimcmcnts of incandescent liglitiug. Ml-, .\nthony, the genial manager, has made many fiicmis since 1 1 is conned ion willi I be c-ompany, which is now run- ning on a sound financi.al b.isis. The ontsi.lc c .mslniclion is iiiulci llic etiicicnt management of Mr. W. H. Gilmar- tin. who has been in the employ of the com|jany since its organization anil is one of the " old stand-bys.'" R. OTjES & SON, dealers in Wronglit and Cast .Scrtip Iron, Brass, Cop]ier, Metals of al". Kinds, New and .'^ec.md-haml Eurniture, Stoves and Ranges a .Specialty, No. 12 East .\veiiiir, ;j[iddletown, N. Y. — Sonin one has said lliat ihcic is nothing in the world that has not its use. It may stem stiinicc to some of us to think that the odds and ends jiii-ked up l)y junk men and rag-pickers, and carefully stoued away in their wagons are all taken to huge estaMislinu'iits. sorted, graded and eventually made over into dilfeieiit commodities. The (h niand for this so-called rul)liisli is s.j great that hundreds of tons of rags alone are imported into this country every year. One of the leailiii^ houses in Middletown dealingin wrought and cast scrap iron, brass, copjier. metals of all kinds, as well as new ami second hand furniture, stoves and ranges a specialty, is that conducted by Messrs. IJ. Olestt .Son. It was csial.li-lieil by ('. C. Veber in 1891, he being succeeded by the present proprietors in 1892. The store occu- ]>icMl anicycles. These goods are sold at bottom prices and callers are assured prompt and courteous attention, while one competent and reliable clerk is emi)loyed. LINDSEY BR0THP:RS. Miunifacturers, Contractors, Builders and Artistic Hardwood Work- ers, Sa.sh, Blinds, Doors, Mouldings, Etc., Scroll Sawing and Turning, Ofiice and Factory, Union Street, Middle- town, X. Y. — The business carried on by Messrs. liindsey Hrothers is so extensive and so comprehensive that in order to give an understandable description of it, it is advisable to divide it into two departments, the one having to do with general contracting and building, and the other with common and artistic wood working in both hard and soft woods. The firm is composed of Messrs. F. J. Lindsey and A. R. Lindsey. both of whom liiive been residents of Middietown from childhood, and are extremely well aiid favoialdy known throughout this city and vicinity. They give close personal attention to the supervision and direction of the business, and maintain the service at a really exceptionally high standard of efficiency. The premises utilized are located on Union Street, and are spa- cious, well arranged and conveniently and very completely fitted up, the mechanical eti(nially well qualified to figure very closely on building work, and to quickly and satisfactorily carry out any contract into whicdi they may enter. Estimates will cheerfully be made on application, and such of our readers as contemplate building w-ill certainly best serve their own interests by communicating with this admirably equipped and representative house before placing their orders. D. P. WAGER, Practical Cutter and Dealer in Blue Stone. Warsaw Blue and Connecticut Brown Stone, Flagging. Curliing. Sills. Steps, Water Tables, Etc., Estimates Cheerfully (Jiven, Yard, No. 9" North Street. Middietown, N. Y.— The business carried on by Mr. I). P. Wager consists in part of the wholesale and retail blue stoiu; business formerly conducted by Messrs. "sliter A Van Ilovenburg. who were recently bought out by O. S. Hathaway & Co. The present i)roprietor assumed control in 18'.>2, but it has been materially eidarged, the new firm having .added to the stock, brown, Warsaw, Ohio, and granite stone, and having such facilities as to enable it to guarantee the satisfactory fillintr of all orders, large ,and small, and the quoting of prices that will bear the strictest examination and comparison. Mr. Wager is a native of Ulster County, and is extremely well known in New York State. He gives close personal attention to the business, and maintains the service at a high standard of efticiency. having had many years' exi)erience. .\ll orders, whether for contract or piecework, are filled i>romi)tly and care- fully. A specialty is made of the relaying and resetting of flag an« n I'.rrf ('■iiii]i:iiiy is vory aiipvopriately named, for this is a tlionm.ulily rcpii'seiitativo concern and liandles a lai uc |jm>]mm tion of iln'Lccf cnnsunuMl in Middletown and vicinity. The company are connnission merchants in Swiii'^ ( hiri.^,, ,|i, ■,„■,] Init. ])iirk. mutton, himb and provisions. The refrigerator bnildint; has two ••coolers," or relii .;. i iini -;. oiiu capulile ol ai-i-nminndiitin^' several car loads of meat; the other used for the stor- age of provisions. I'lir •■ |iany deal extcn-JN ily in pork, luinis, shoulders, bacon, bologna, dried beef, all kinds of smoked and pii l^l..l m. iis and lard. Tljis Imsiihss w.as founded in 1SS3, by Messrs. G. F. and E. C. Swift, both natives of Massarlius.i ts. ,ind who reside in ( 'liir:i,.;i) and Boston, the business here being under the direct man- agement of Mr. J. E. Gibbs, who is a native of Middlelioro, Mass. The company do an exclusively wholesale bus- iness and occupy premises on Henry Street, near West Main. The building is ;iO x 90 feet in size, carrying a very heavy and complete stock and the company are prepared to fill orders at short notice. CHARLES H. SMITH, Civil Engineer and Architect, Stern Building, No. 1.5 North Street, Resi- dence, No. 42 Wickham Avenue, Middletown, N. Y. — In many respects there is a close resemblance betvi'cen the professions of civil engineering and architecture, and it is easy to see hovi' a training in one may be of great service in the i>ractice of the other. Calculation of the strength of materials, questions as to how to best combine strength and lightness, capa,city and compactness, these and many other things are comnniii to both professions and unite them so completely in places that the point of juncture is practically indisl ingiiislialile. JNIr. Chas. II. Smith has of late years been especially prominent as an engineer, but he has alsn cxirutcd many commissions as an architect, and for three years prior to 1801 held a position as assistant ciii;inei-r for the X. Y. & W. R. R. He is a member of the American .Society of Civil Engineers, and is very generally known in this portion of New York State, he being a native of Orange County, and having been prominently before the public as supervising architect of a number of public and private buildings and of the new buildings for the State Insane Hospital. Mr. Smith has recently furnished plans for a number of prominent Imildings in and near Mid- dletown. His otfice is at Xo. 15 North Street in the Stern Building and his residence is at \o. 4'J Wi<-kliani Avenue. Adequate assistance is employed so that the execution of commissions is not delayed by slowness in the draughting pliod they arc unequalled by any other ])aint or v.'irnish in the market. Besides their iMiddletown cstablislinicnt, tbc Orange County Fire Proof Roofing Co. have salesrooms in Xewburgh, at Nos. 43 and 4."j Broailway, and their facilities are such as to enable them to fill .all orders, large and small, at short notice and at reasonable rates. All kinds of roofs will be repaired and painted, and the best brands of felt roofing will be furnished at prices as low as the lowest. The company is composed of Mr. .lohn Powers, a native of Elmira, and Mr. J. M. Gillies, a native of Newburgh. where he is engaged in the real estate and insur- ance business. Both these gentlemen are widely and favorably known in this section, and both give careful atten- tion to tbi Important enterprise with which they are Identified. 48 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. W. D. OLNEY, A fiist-dass druRstoie is certainly one of the most useful and desirabie establisliments wliicli can be maintained in a community, for the most skilful physician can do but comparatively little unless there is a supply of fresh drujrs, medicines and chemicals clos- at hand. It is generally conceded that Mr. \V. D. Ohiey spares no pains to afford the best possible service to the public, and a visit to the drugstore, located on Kast Main Street, and of which he is the proprietor, will prove this concession to be justified by the facts. The stock on hand is certainly complete in every department, and one cannot help noticing the extreme care which is taken in tlie com- pounding of prescriptions. Nothing is left to chance and nothing is taken for granted. This business was estab- lished in 1884, by Messrs. A. P. Olney and C. II. Fuller, they being succeeded by the present proi)rietor in 1889, who had been in charge of the manufacturing department since the business was established. Mr. Olney became the sole owner of the business, together with the proprietary remedies " Specilic ;K!40 for malaria," and the " Opti- mus cough cure." He was born at Co.xsackie, N. Y., and, although a young man, has had an extensive pharmaceu- tical experience. When the State law was passed in 1884, requiiing all pharmacists to be licensed, Mr. Olney l)r()mptly went before the examining board appointed by the governoi-, and being the first one in the State to coni- ])lete his papers and pass a satisfactory examination, he received certificate \o. 1. The store is 80 x 14 feet in dimensions and a large retail trade is carried on. Two competent and reliable assistants are employed, and for the compounding of physicians' prescriptions all necessary materials and apparatus are at hand to enable such orders to be satisfactorily, accurately and promptly filled at moderate rates. This is also a favorite place to buy soda water, cigars, perfumes, toilet articles, trusses, shoulder braces, etc.. etc. Truss fitting a specialty. P. F. MILLER, Contractor and Builder, Window Frames, Sashes, Blinds, Doors, llouldings. Brackets, Trimming Materials, Etc., Constantly on Hand and Made to Order on Short Notice, also Scroll Sawing, No. 40 Houston .V venue. — The record made by Mr. P. F. Miller, since he began operations here eighteen years ago, is sufficient to guarantee that he not only understands his business thoroughly, but is determined to serve his cus- tomers to the best of his al)ility, and we have no hesitation in advising such as may wish anything done in his line to give him an early call. Mr. Miller established himself in business in Middlctowu in 1874. For a short time he was associated in i)artnership with auothei', but in later years he has cunducted the business alone with increasing' success. His place of business is located at No. 40 Houston Avenue, in the same premises in whicli the business was first started. In the busy season twenty-five assistants are emjdoyed and no less than six are employed in dull times. His mill is thoroughly eiiuiiiped for all kinds of work in his line of business. The building is two stories high anil covers an area of L'.joo si|u;ue feet. The boiler room is 10 x 20 feet, and the main lumber shed, which is three stories high, covers an an^a of 720 squ.are feet. There is also another lumber shed covering 3(>0 st>t:iiii sujiplies from an enterprising and reliable manufacturing firm, that have the ability ami tlu' ilis]Mi>,ii h.n i.. tniuisli liist-chiss goods at a very small margin of profit, and in this connection we may properly lull attention tu tlic uiidci taking carried on by Jlr. John Miller at No. 102^ Noi'th Street, for he is a leading manufacturer and dealer in cigars, and regularly manufactures the finest brands of Long Filled cigars, which he wholesales and retails to the trade at bottom prices. No trouble is spared to keep each grade uniform in quality, the stock being carefully selected and skilled assistants being employed. Commissions are promptly and accui'ately executed, and such of our readers as wish to build up a ilesiralile cigar trade would do well to place a trial order with this enterprising concern. Mr. Miller is a native of Holmesdale, and well known in this town. The premi.ses occupied comprise one floor, 45 x lij feet in dimensions, and both a wholesale and retail trade is carried on. Among the sjjeeial brands carried are " M. & S"s \ Spanish " and " Our Special." A full line of pipes and tobacco is kept constantly on hand. ARTHUE G. ADAMS, Eating-house and Luncli-room, Meals at all Hours, Terms Eeasonable, No. 2!) James Street, Middletown, N. Y. — Mr. Arthur G. Adams keeps just snch an establishment as the majority of experienced travellers like to come across, for its proprietor pays more attention to comfort than to style, and the consequence is that his guests obtain most satisfactory .accommodations at most reasonable figures. Of course it is hard to define just what is meant by " style," for what may seem very stylish to one man may appear quite the opposite to another, but, generally speaking, the most "stylish" restaurants are those that charge the highest rates for the least satisfactory service. The establishment now conducted by Mr. A. G. Adams was estal>lished about 1882 by Mr. W. H. Wood, who was succeeded by Mr. Adams in 1892. This eating-house and lumli-iodm is located at No. 29 .James Street, and has become known as a most excellent place at which to get a good Milistantial meal or only a lunch for a very little money. Meals will be served at all hours, and there is not a similar establish- ment in Middletown deserving a more liberal patronage. The bill of fare is always extensive and varied, and the dining-room is always kept in a neat and attractive condition, while an efficient force of assistants is constantly employed, and at all times of the year the supply of substantials and delicacies is sufficiently abnnd.ant and varied to allow of all tastes being suited. He also keeps a good supply of cigars and confectionery on h.and, as well as soda in its season. Meals can be liad here at all hours, or by the day or week, at extremely reasonable prices, and, taken all in all, this establishment deserves the patronage of all those appreciative of good accommodations and liberal methods. I. S. BENJAMIN, Proprietor of the Middletown Iron and Brass Fonndry, No. 17 Academy Ave- nue, Middletown. N. Y. — The service afforded by the Middletown Iron and Brass Foundry may be called a" happy example i;>f tlu^ effects of a complete and well-chosen equipment, and .skilful and careful management, for it is re- mark.ably reliable and accurate, and at the same time is economical In the true sense of that much-abused word; the customer getting excellent value for his money every time. The proprietor. Mi'. I. S. Benjamin, is a native of New Jersey, and has been connected with the enterprise about four years; beginning in 1888 as a member of the firm of Benjamin & Crist, who were succeeded, in 1890. by Messrs. Benjamin & 'Healey, the present owner assuming sole control in 1891. The premises made use of are situated at No. 17 Academy Aveiuie, .and are equipped with all necessaiy luachinery, including a 2.5-horse boiler and .a 12-horse engine. Employment is given to an adequate force of competent assistants, and iron and brass founding and also general jobbing will be done in first-cl.ass style at short notice, and uniformly at reasonable rates. HOUSTON, WEBSTER & CO., dealers in Flour, Feed and Grain, corner of North and Depot Streets, Middletown, N. Y. — Among the prominent New York houses engaged in the handling of floui-, feed and grain, etc., the firm of Houston, Webster &, Co. must be given a leading position, both on account of the magni- tude of its business and the m.any years that it has been .successfully conducted. The enterprise was founded in 187.5 by Houston & Conkling, who were succeeded by the jjresent proprietors in 1885. It is compo.sed of Messrs. K. H. Houston, D. H. Wel)ster and .J. A. Howell, all natives of New York State, and are personally well known througliout Middletown and vicinity. This firm do an extensive wholesale shipping tr.ade, supplying de.alers tiiroughont eastern New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with grain and all kinds of feed in car lots direct from tlie West. They also do a retail business and have exceptional facilities for filling large orders without delay. The premises occupied and located at Nos. 'Hand 78 North Stii'il,, ((.inpi is.' one .slurc 7.") x 1.50 feet in dimensions, and are fitted up with every facility and convenience for iKnnlling (lie sleek ile:ill in. |;\. ly ordergiven in person or sent either by mail or telegraph is assured immediate and painstiikiiiu ;il Irnliun. while I lie firm are in a position to quote bottom prices on all the commodities they handle. The leading liiands ol Hour aie kept in stock, while every at- tention is paid to all callers by the four assistants who are employed. 50 KEPRESENTAJJl-Ji BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. NEA\'TOX & STEAD, XJiiclei'taliei's aiialiiiei*», 316 NORTH ST., Telephone No. 32. Lady Attendant. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y Although sooJ sense forbids there boing too much stioss init on the tbought of deatb under ordin.iry circum- stances, still it is but the part of coinnion prudence to be prepared to act witli promptness and decision in any emergency, tlierefore we feel that the information we propose to supply concerning the establishment conducted by Messrs. Newton & Stead on Xorth Street, will be neither out of place nor unnecessary. Tliis business was estab- lished in 18i»l, altli.iii^b Mr. Newton had had years of experience before. The building which it occu])ies is conven- ient and appropi i:ii. ly lilted up for the purpose for which it is used, and contains a complete and carefully selected assortment of tin- diili irnt grades of fine funeral goods. The art of embalming is carefully done in accordance with the most iuipiDved methods, a lady or gentleman enibalmer being in attendance day or night. Orders are attended to without delay, and every effort is made to furnish the most adequate service. Tliese gentlemen al.so in ronneetion with the business of undertakers and embalmers are manufacturers of all kinds of brushes, such as scrub, stove, shoe, hoisc. milk can, and machine brushes, of every description; also. wire, butcher and foundry brushes, bottle and root brushes a s|ircialty. Their power for manufacturing is furnished by Morgan. Wilcox & Co., iind they are manufacturers and dealers to tlie wholesale and retail tiade. They are ]>repared to make by sample or according to description, and guarantee to duplicate any brush sent them, and if not satisfactory will return sample at their own expense. All prices reasonable. Correspondence solicited. Address all orders to Aliddletown City Steam Brush Works, No. 310 North Street, Middletown, N. Y., Telephone No. 32. JOIIX B. LEEMON & SOX, Dealers in Coiil, Groceries and Provisions, No. 146 North Street, Middletown, N. Y. — There is often as much ingenuity shown in explaining the success as in accounting for the failure of a business enterprise, but when an undertaking has been successfully conducted for over a quarter of a century it is always safe to assume that its popularity is due to solid merit. Such is the case with that now carried on by Messrs. John B. Ijcemon & .Son. for this enterprise was inaugurated by Mr. J. D. M.aston, in 1S65, and so conducted for many years, and in 188>, the present proprietors assumed its management. They are both natives of this State and are energetic and reliable business men. Mr. J. B. Leemon was a member of ('onijiauy A. 108th New York Regiment from 1861 to 1803, holding the office of orderly-sergeant. The premises utilized and located at No. 140 North Street, comprise one floor, 24 x 48 feet in size, and are fully occupied by a complete stock of groceries and provisions, besides coal which they deal in quite extensively. The policy v.hich has made this cnteri)rise so prominent among Middletown's mercantile undertakings, is followed to-day as strictly as ever, and when one lias reniarkeii the reliability of the goods, the lowness of the prices, and the promptness and accuracy of the service, he is not obliged to ask what that policy is, nor need he be told that its effect is to assure entire satisfaction to every reasonable customer. Employment is given to two competent assistants and all orders are assured careful attention. J. M. COLWKLL, Maiiitfactiirer of aiid Dealer in Fine Cigars, No. 27 North Street. ]\Ii(ldK'town, N. Y.— 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 tlieir nose into other |)eople's business and some use tobacco. 1 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 exclu- sion of everything else. Tobacco using is often spoken of as an expensive habit, but in no other way can so much genuine enjoyment be had at so small a cost. Call at the establishment conducted by Mr. J. M. Cohvell, at No. 27 North Street, next door to the postoffice, and you will find he is prepared to furnish you with really excellent cigars at a very low figure. Mr. Colwell is a manufacturer and dealer in fine cigars and can therefore sell them at the lowest market rates, and at the same time guarantee that their quality shall prove as represented. This under- taking was staited in 1873, by the present proprietor, who is a native of Orange County, and the premises occupied .are 12 x 4-j feet in dimensions. GALEN COLEMAN, Middletown Foundry and Machine Works, Manufacturer and Dealer in En- gines. Boilers, Mill and General Machinery, Rubber and Leather Belting, Steam and Water Pipes and Fittings; also a First-class Corn Cracker; Secoudhaiiil Machinery of all Kinds. No. 17 Academy Avenue. Middletown, N. Y. — An establishment which is very ]ioi)ular among the manufacturers of Middletown and vicinity is that carried (m by >Ir. Galen Coleman .at No. 17 Academy Avciuie, under the style of the Middletown Foundry and Machine Works, and it well deserves its popularity, for" it is thoroughly well managed and the .service rendered is promi)t. efficient and accurate .at all times. Operations were begun in 1.S70 by Messrs. King & Mulock, and in 1873 Mr. Daniel Mulock assumed sole control, ho being succeeded, in 1882, by the present proprietor, who is a native of Mount Hope. New York, and is extremely well known throughout this vicinity. Mr. Coleman is a manufacturer of and dealer in engines, boilers, mill and general machinery, and is prepared to furnish goods of standard and guaran- teed merit at the lowest market rates. He deals also in rubber and leather belting, ste.im and water pipes and fittings, and in second-hand machinery of .all kinds,— making a specialty of the latter and almost invariably hav- ing some decided bargains in stock. The f.actory is well equipped and employment is given to five competent as- sistants, orders for repairing and for general machine work being assured prompt and painstaking attention. Correspondence from steam users and mill owners is solicited, and prices on new and second-hand engines and machinery will be cheerfully quoted on application. REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF AIIDDLETOWN. "Wliolesale aud Retail Dealer in WINDOWS, DOORS, .,,y TT HV/T T^ TT T^ ^!' ^'""^' shingles of and BLINDS. ''^ ±^ U JYL ±3 JQj Xl''''" all kinds. PICKETS, RAILS AND POSTS. Office, Cor. Depot and Foundry Sfs., Middletown. N. Y. In compiling this rcviow of Jlidilletown's representative bnsini'ss men it lias been fdund ni'cessnry to refer quite frequently to the lumber and coal trades, for these are of special iuipoi t:uice in this section, so it is no lisht ])r:iise to say that Mr. C. R. Fuller occupies a leading position ainonu ili.' di jlirs in lumber and coal located at Middle- town, and yet in truth, this is no praise at all, but a simjile stall innii .if fact; it liaving lonj; since been conceded that Mr. Fuller lias no reason to fear comparison with any other ilca.ler in these highly important commodities. He has carried on his ))resent enterprise since 1877, it having been founded a .score of years before that date by Mr. S. S. Conklino;. Mr. Fuller was born in Broome County, New York, and during the' war rendered most cffiiient service to his coniitry by raisinq- a cnm])aiiy in Corning, N. Y., which was attached to the 141st Ftegiment as ("om- pany I), and nf wliii li In' \va>_;iven nininiand. Heisalso director and one of the three executives of the Jliddlctown Glas^ ( 'i.iii|i.iiiy. rill' ini'iiiiM'^ utilizi-d by him for business purposes are located at the corner of l)e]iot and Foundry .Streets, near I In' Ian' diput, and are very spacious, as they need to be, for the stock comprises not only York State and Michiuan liinil.i r. windows, doors and blinds, shingles of all kinds, pickets, rails and posts; but also Lackawanna and Lilimli \ ill. y coal in all sizes, and of guaranteed quality. Fairbanks' scales are used, and orders are accurately ami pnnnptiy filled, at the very lowest market rates. THE MORGANS .& WILCOX MFG. CO., Wm. G. Slaiison, President, Robert Coehvane, Secretary and Treasurer; Manufacturers of Wood Type and Printers' Materials. Dralirs in Metal Tyiic, Presses, Inks. Etc., Middletown, Orange Co., N. Y. — It would be an anomaly indeed if ■■IIh' ari ].i r.^i r\ at ivn ..t all arts'" should fail to sh.are in the rapid progress so characteristic of the age, and as a matter nt tart smh |ii..._;n'ss lias been made in the ai"t of printing of late years that what a decade ai;o would have been CLiisiili-red excellent wnuld imwlie pronounced ordinary, if not imsitivrly bad. Tln-iv has bi-rn a ilmiili'il i^ain in .spiiil as well as in llie (]uality of the wmk dmie, and as rapid and liigli-gi-a.de printing ni'.i'ssila tes tlm us.- nt th.' nmsl inij.i.ned niacbini'i y and the best mate rials, it may be said with literal truth, that the printing oflice ubich is most ]ierfi'rtly iiiniiiiird is also most eciin.iniically equipped. And this is more especially the case from the fact that it is not n. .i ss:iiy In pay famy prices in order to get printers' machinery and materials that are equal to any the market atlmils, il lii'ing simjily a question of placing orders with discrimination and to the best adv.antage. In this coniKitinn it is eminently |iroper to make mention of the Morgans & Wilcox Manufacturing Company, for this I'omjianyare larue maniifactuiersof wood type and printers' materials, and extensive dealers in metal tyjie, jiresscs, inks, et... and they have nqjeatedly proved their ability to quote positively bottom jirices on goods of standai-d and in some cases of uueijualled merit. The business began in Middletown in isso .m a fairly large scale, and has more than tripled since then in its capacity and the output of its goods, which go i.iall iiaitsof this country, and are quite largely exported. The premises utilized comprise two floors of the dimrnsions of 00x100 feet each, and the jdantof machinery includes a forty- horse engine and a (fifty-horse boiler. The articles nianntarlnrcd inrlmlc everything in wood that is used in a printing office, some articles in brass and iron, .and srvnal si.riialtics m sl.il, which are protected by jiatents. Among the articles made are wood type, ca.ses, cabinets, stands, rarks, ;_;alliys, reglets, proof presses, imposing tables, drying racks, letter and pressing boards, steel furniture, patented steel bearers and rule, lamp br.ackets, mailing machines, press punches, job sticks, mallets, planers, quoins. What they sell include metal type, of all foundries; presses, all makes; cutters, all m.akes; folders, perforators, stitchers, pilers, numbering "machines, routers, electric and water motors, binders' and electrotypers' goods, and, in short, everything neccssaiy fn fit nut the most extensive printing establishment. The supply of full outfits is a specialty with this enter]. i isinu and exceptionally well-equipped concern, of which Mr. W. G. Slauson is president, and Mr. Robert Cocbr.im is si . re- tary and treasurer; both these gentlemen being far too well known hereabouts to render further personal mention necessary. The company carries a large stock, and as the manufacturing facilities are extensive, .and the railway facilities of Middletown are excellent, orders can be filled and goods shipped to distant as well as to near i)oints at short notice. GEORGE R. JON'ES, Confectionery and Ice-Cream. No. 9 West ]\rain Street, ]\riddletown, N". Y.— The store occupied l)y Mr. (Iiiii.jc R. .Jones at No. !) West Main Street is tastefully and neatly arranged and is devoted to the sale of iiiiifi. linmi y and ice-cream. The premi.ses utilized compri.se one floor 12 x (SiS feet in dimen- sions, and the goods hanillcd .in' purchased directly from manufacturers and importers and are therefore guaran- teed to be fresh, and of the best to be obtained in the markets, and are offered to the public at very reasonable prices. Mr. Jones succeeded to the business, founded by Mr. C. E. Hill, in 1S,8(!, and now does an extensive retail trade in ice-cream and confectionery, making a specialty of "Huyler's," "Tenney's," Cunther's, Schwartz .and McDonald's candies and Horton's cream candy, etc. His store is well and favorably known throughout this vicin- ity. A competent force of assistants is employed and the .service is invari.ably prompt and obliging. The thriving business which Mr. .Jones has built up since lie began operations shows how quickly entcriirisiug and honorable business methods are recognized and appreciated by the |)ublic in general. Orders will be delivered to any jiart of the town and the most extensive commissions can be executed at very short notice, and at prices that will suit the most economically disposed. A specialty is made of catering for parties in the city. REPKIiSENTATn-E BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. I?,ITTEIl, &c BE^STE^A-, DEALERS IN Groceries and Provisions, Select Fruits of all Kinds in Season, 72 NORTH STREET. Opposite Soldiers' Monument. Despite the many grocery and provision stores to be found in Middletown and vicinity, there are none too- many establishments of tliis kind wliere the goods furnished and the service rendered are uniformly satisfactory, and that conducted by >Icssrs. Itittcr it Heyea, at No. 72 Nortli Street, is worthy of prominent mention among those of which this can be riuthliilly said, for they have both the facilities and the disposition to fully satisfy every rea- sonable customer, and the rxiriit of the busiii ss done shows that this fact is generally appreciated by the purchas- ing public. The undertaking carried on by this house was established in IS^H, by Uitter* Co.. who were succecrieti>rs, in IS'.IO. This firm is composed of Messrs. O. S. Hitter and S. O. Beyea, wlio are both natives of Orange Ciuinty, and are too generally known here to render extended personal mention necessary. The premises occupied comprise one Hoor and basement, IS x 70 feet in dimensions, and both a wholesale and retail business is done in groceries and jirovisions and select fruits in their season; toilet soaps, cigars, wooden-ware and confectionery are also handled. Employment is given to two assistants, and callers are assured prompt and polity attention, the lowest market rates being quoted on all the many commodities dealt in. WM. W. CARPENTER, Contractor iuid Builder, No. 7 John Street, Middletown, N. Y.— Althouu'li ;i irrcat deal is said niid written concerning the troubles and disappointments met with l>y those undertak- ing buiriliii- ..]i, r;iti..ii>. thr ijrt r.iiiaiii^ iliat these troubles are by no means a necessary accompaiiinienl of sucb operati"iis l.ui ;mc ImhuuIiI ;il...iii hy u.'iim to work the wrong way. Make up your mind as to what you want, have plans and sijrcilii ;itioiis pmiicily prcii.md. and contract with a responsible party to carry them out, and there is no reason why any raiisr for wrong should then arise. There is no lack of responsible and honorable builders in this town and proiiiinriit among tliem is Mr. Wm. W. Carpenter, a native of Wawayanda. X. Y., who has carried on business in Middletown since ISfil, going to the war in 1S()2, being attached to the 124th Kcgiment, New York, from Goshen, and when he returned, in 180.5, resumed his ])resent enterprise. Since then he has built up an unsurpassed reputation for integrity. Mr. Carpenter's shoii is located at No. 7 .John Street, being one floor, 32 x .5.5 feet in dimensions, and all orders left here are assured prompt attention. Estimates will be given on all kinds of carpenter work, and jobbing of every description will be attended to. Five competent assistants are available when required, while his charges are moderate in all cases. JOHN >[. TTANFORD, Manufanturer and dealer in Wagons. Horse Powers, Thre.sliers, ITorse- Rakes and Implements Generally, No. 27 Canal Street, Middletown, X. Y.— Mr. John M. Hanford whose card we print above is among our oldest ix'sidents as he has been in business here since ISCo. Mr. Hanford was born in the village of Bloomingburgh, Sullivan County, in 1820, and early learned the trade of carriage making, which business he carried on for many years, afterward being engaged in the manufacture of Portable Cider Mills, endless chain churning machines, hoise i)owers, etc., and upon locating in Middletown became (piite largely a manufacturer of wheel horse-rakes using steam power, a rake of his own invention proving very successful. Meeting with busi- ness reverses in 18S0, he has since given his time to the carriage business entirely, enjoying a reputation as a skilful and conscientious workman in both wood and iron. Although repnsonting his Ward in the board of trustees in former years, he has never been an aspirant for public office, preferring the quiet of domestic life. D. S. YOUMANS, Granite Work of All Kinds, No. ,56 Mulberry Street, Middletown, N. Y. — If there be one branch of industry in which special attention should be paid to avoid any appearance of "cheapness" in the finished product, it is that of monumental work, for nothing is in wmse taste tliaii an elaborately designed monument or headstone, tljc mechanical work of which is done in a rough and careless manner, and on the other hand, an inai>i)ro- f)riate design will produce a bad effect, no matter low carefully and skilfully it h.as been carried out. The importance of placing orders with a person who combines tasteful designing with excellent execution is therefore obvious and it is not at all sur- prising that Mr. D. S. Youmans should be lilierally patronized by the residents of Middletown, and vicin- ity, for thii gentleman turns out work equal to the best in eveiy respect and quotes the very lowest prices. Mr. Youmans is a native of New York City, and has been identilicd with \\\% present establishment in this town since 1887. Estimates will be cheerfully given and out of town work is solicited. Cemetery and building work, stone-cutting in all its branches attended to using " Wright's improved stone pfdisher." The premises used are located at No. .50 Mulberry Street. The machinery being driven by a 12-horse power engine and a 1.5-horse power boiler, and employing oiily first-class workmen, and using the linest approved machinery for polishing, ho is enabled to satisfaclorilyexecuteall orders promptly, and work is giiar.anteed to prove strictly as represented and satisfaction is warranted to every customer. Mr. Youmans has a number of new and elegant designs, which can be Been at his ortice, or he will be pleased to call at such ))laces as you may designate, and give estimates for same. REPRES/LVr. 17717-: 7;[\S7A-7LSS J7/LV 07' ^777)JU.JiTOU'^'. 53 THE MIDDLETOWN SAVlNCiS BANK, Midilletown, N. Y.— The Middlctown Savings Bank may, without exauL^eration, be called the most truly representative institution or estalilishment in that prosperous coinniunity, for while other prominent establislnneuts are representative of private enterpi-ise or of the standing of tlie town in some special line of industry or trade, the Middletown Savings Bank represents the community as a whole — its prosjierity, its industry, and its ]irudence. Obviously, a savings bank could not long continue in a sec- tion where o])portunities for remunerative employment were few or where the standard of intelligence was not high, for such an institution obtains its operative capital by combining the savings of the people; and jiaying employment and the industrious and prudent habits, never common in unint<'lligent communities, are absolutely essential to the nniking of such savings. Hence the Middletown Savings Bank is the embodiment, or rather the palpable and unmistakable sign of the general (character of the residents of tliis section, and this is especially the case from the fact that the trustees and the oflBcers of the institution arc made up of the leading liusiness men of Mid9 and the assets are made up of property tliat will bear the severest investigation. The bank occupies con- veniently appointed rooms in a fine building of which it is the owner, and money is received or paid out with very little trouble or delay, the arrangements being devoid of all unnecessary formalities. The trustees and officer's include tlie following prominent citizens. Trustees, N. W.Vail, Lewis Armstrong, S. H. Talcott, Wm. Jlillspaugh, Albert Dull, (ieo. B. Adams, U. T. Hayes, D. H. Bailey, M. D. Stivers, Frank Buckley, Edmund Millen, Jesse W. Canfield .John E. Isenian. Officers, N. W. Vail, president; L. Armstrong, first vice-president; A. Bull, second vice- president; D. H. Bailey, secretary and treasurer; F. B. Denton, assistant secretary and treasurer. OWEN'S MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS, Monuments, Headstones, Mantels, Etc., Con- stantly on Hand or JIade to Order at Short Notice, No. 57 Mulberry Street, Near Cemetery Gate, Middletown, N. Y. — Among those Middletown (establishments wliicli have been so long in operation and have made so excellent a recoi-d that they are entitled to be lalled " institniions" of the city, mention should be made of that conducted by Mr. O. E. Owen, at Nos. 57 and 59 Mulberry Street, near the cemetery gate, for this business was founded away back in 1854, by the father of the present ijroprielor. Its history is a record of enterprise and uniformly square dealing. Tlie proprietor is a native of Kidgeberry, N. Y., but came to Middletown in 1855 and attended school until he went into the shop to learn the trade, and has continued at it almost continu.ally for over thirty years. Being a )>ractical mechanic in .all the details of the business, the public have great confidence in his taste and judgment. Mr. Owen is also a fine designer and draughtsman and among the many designs of his we mention the handsome soldier.s' monument on Monument Square shown in engraving on page 5. He is almost universally known in this vicinity in both business and social circles. The residents of Middletown seem to be generally agreed that " Owen's Marble and Granite Works " are the headquarters for monuments, headstones, and cemetery work in general ; the same as they are agreed that "Owen's Slate Mantel Warerooms " are the lieadquarters for goods of that character, the fact being that the marble and granite works and the' mantel warerooms are on the same premises; and another fact being that Mr. Owen furnishes work as good as the best at prices as low as the lowest, quality considered. A heavy and complete stock is constantly carried, it including, not only monuments, mantels, etc., but also bracket shelves, summer fronts, tile for hearths, vestibules, etc., p'aster centres, slate wash- tubs, and various other articles. Order work will be done in a ssperior manner at short notice, and satisfaction •can be confidently guaranteed to every customer. MinDLETOWN PAPER BOX COMPANY. Manufacturer of Paper Boxes of Every Description. W. A. Vail, Proprietin-, Nos. fi5 and 67 Mill Street, Middletown, N. Y. — The Middletown Paper Box Company began operations in 1887 and soon established a thriving trade, for the company at once demonstrated its ability to make paper boxes of every description of standard quality at short notice and at the lowest market rates. The original i)roprietors were Messrs. W. A. Vail and C. E. Ogden, but in 1890 Mr. Vail assumed sole control, which he has since retained. By giving close personal attention to the many details of the business, Mr. Vail has steadily improved the .service until it has reached an exceptionally high standard of efficiency; and it is a common remark among the neighboring hat manufacturers and other large users of paper boxes that an order will often \n- executed and delivered by the Middletown Paper Box Company, in no longer time than would be required to acknowledge its receijit by some other paper box concerns. Spacious premises, located at Nos. 65 and 67 Mill Street, are utilized, and employment is given to an adequate numljer of experienced assistants; no pains being spared to secure the greatest possiljle accuracy as well as promj^tness in the filling of orders. A heavy stock of standard kinds, shapes, and sizes of boxes is constantly carried, and special goods will be made to order at very short notice; estimates being cheerfully and promptly furnished on apijlication. WM. F. FULLER, No. 15.5 North Street, Middletown, N. Y. — A person can't be any more than sat- isfied, anIES' FURrslSIIITVO STORE, 24 North Street, cor. King. MIDDLETOWN. C. W. FANCHER & CO. KEPRESEX TA TI I E B I ^ SI NESS MEN OF MI DDL ETOWN. 55 HULL & YOUNGBLOOD, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, Fruits, Vesje- tables, Tobacco, Cigars. Etc., Bell Building, Telephone Call No. 55; N'o. 37 North Street, Middletown, N. Y.— As tine an example of a tirst-olass family grocery and provision store as any one could wish to .see, is afforded by the establishment carried on by Messrs. Bull & Youngblood at No. 37 North Street, and such of our readers residing in Middletown as have not yet found a grocery to suit them would best serve tlieir own interests by giving this store an early call. The premises occupied are 25 x 75 feet in size, and are conveniently fitted up for the cai-rying of a very huge and varied stock made up of staple and fancy groceries, teas, coffees, spices, table eondimentsr etc., together witli fine family flour and provisions of all kinds and a full assortment of fruits and vegetables, tobacco and cigars. These goods are carefully selected to meet the requirements of family trade, and are offered both at wholesale and retail, at prices as low as can be named on articles of standard and guar.-inteed merit. The firm employ three assistants and give their own close personal suiH'rvision so that all orders are promptly filled, an(l when required, accurately delivered. Tliis enterprise was founded in IST'J by the present firm, which is composed of Messrs. S. Albert Bull, a native of the town of Wallkill, and P. D. Youngblood, a native of the town of Crawford, Orange County, N. Y. These gentlemen have not confined themselves entirely to the grocery trade, but knowing a good thing when they see it, two years ago purchased a tract of land that was offered in the market, containnig eighteen acres, paying §1000 per acre for the same. They immediately subdivided this land, laid out to a grade streets and avenues, which were at once accepted by the city. These lots met with a ready sale at good prices, and many houses of handsome design have been located on the lots sold, and to-day the well-known " Bull & Young- blood tract" is one of the most popular sections of this beautiful young city. Nor does their enterprise or publTc spirit rest here, for when one year ago the famous and veiy popular tract, known for many years past as the Orange County Pleasure Grounds, the only half mile track and driving park in the city, w,as thrown on the market in order to close the estate of the late lamente-J{J j^ Kinds (if Huilding, Moulding and Scouring Sands, Gravel, Etc., Xo. 66 West Main Ill'j^^^HBp '"^ '^ ' Street, Mlddletown, N. Y. — The purchase and sale of horses are governed l>y the lYiBHn|^_; -s^. x\ -^ame rules that govern the handling of any other articles of merchandise, and IklBi^SB^teAti^^'^^l therefore in the great majority of instances it will be found that those who get •V^m^me^^MSJ-hi^^ ^t» vJ , heated in a horse-trade have only themselves to thank for it, for there is one sure way to avoid imposition, and that is to patronize a reliable dealer who cannot afl'ord to have his name mixed up with a case of sharp practice, even if he wanted to defraud his customers. Those who buy of travelling dealers here to-day and tliere to-morrow arc pretty sure to come out at the small end of the horn, and tliey deserve little sympathy, for a trade of that kind is generally simply a contest of wits, and the This is iilain talk, but it is none too plain, for the general public is di.sgusted with men who run bigchances trying to get more than their money's wortli. and wlien tliey have "got left." come the "baby act," and growl about the " rascality of horse-jockeys." Tlie extensive sale and exchange business done by Messrs. Wood and ISaldwin proves that the residents of this secti(ui generally appreciate the advantages of dealing witli them, and they have had ample opportunity to become familiar with their methods for tliey Iiave carried on operations since ISSS. Messrs. E. E. Wogd is a native of New .lersey. and C. C. Baldwin a native of Dutchess County and is alderman from the Third Ward. Tliey have some good road, coach and draught horses constantly on liand to select from and their prices are right every time. They are also wholesale and retail dealers in all kinds of build- ing, moulding and scouring sands, gravel, etc. The premises occupied ami located at \o. (iO West JIain Street meas- ure 12.') X .")(! feet ill size, and contain forty stalls and all necessary facilities for the carrying on of a livery, sale and exchange business. Four exiierienccd assistants are employed, and horses taken to board are assured proper care, comfortable quarters and an abund.ance of suitable food of standard quality. L-ad. REPRESILYTAril'E Bi'SINESS ME.V OF MIDDLETOWN. 57 J. H. COXKLING, General Dealer in Stoves. Tinware, Hardware. Pumps, Etc., Repairing, Tin- roofins and General Jobbing at Short Notice, Depot Street, Middletown, N. Y. — Tliere i.s almost as much differ- ence in stoves as there is in people who use them or in the purposes for which they arc used, and when liuyin|^^^-^^~-?^^v,^^£^^^k ncss ioihIu, ted by Mr. S. A. F.ay. at No. I'll West Main Street, opposite J^^:''''-yJ''''\f^^^. ^«k ^0^ Bull's M], I r;i 1 1 ( luse. Is among the oldcst-cs tablislied and iTiost extciisi vc ^^^..■■i"^SDl|^. ••..^^^^^^-^^0^ enterprises of tlie kind in the State, and is tliercfore entitlcil to pmlicu- M .'-'^^ .y.^ 'p''-^!iJl % ^Sk liirly prominent mention in a review of Middletown's ( iiiri.i;il iii- m1 •'-—-Y -M*4'''j T^ __ _' • \vm V:-':^H terests. The business w.as founded some twenty-four m:us :i;4.i, by Iw '.' 1 P [T^ Wi'M''''\fl^^^^^B Messrs. S. A. Fay & Co., who commenced operations in isiis, and so cai- II / !■ Ijj ^^ I ''ul^^^^^^V ried it on when tlie present projjrictor took the sole iiianageniciit in b^7;',. ■ ■*- '^'^'^"^ ^"^ "^^. •■ I|^B^^» Mr. Fay is a native of Schuyler County, anil one of this town's best- wji '.'.^ "XXXX^ '^ '• /lu^^^^^r known business men, being an alderman and a trustee of tlie town of Mid- ISik '■ VI '^'^ '^ '^ .fi; \ 'Jq^^KSW dlctown. He gives close personal attention to the supervision of his ^^^ '■ -^P^''^^ G^ •'•' M^Sl^^ extensive business, which is steadily and rapidly develoi)iiig. The prem- >^\/ ■• . . 3pO\V"^.\. •'/£^m^B^ J ises utilized are very sp.acious and comprise one floor. 120 x is feet in ^^>.l '"'•'•'•' '"'-^^ p^ ^^S^ dimensions. The most important commodities dealt in are flour, feed, -.-^^SSSS^^g^S^^^^' grain, etc. Both a wholcs.ale and retail trade is done in all these articles. """^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ' while the best grades of ftimily flour is made a specialty, Mr. f^ay being the agent for the sale of the famous " Pillsbury's Jiest" for this town. Two reliable clerks are employed and all orders receive prompt attention. 5S REPRESENTATIVE BUSLYESS MEN OF MIDDLE:T0WN. JOIIX E. ADAMS, Hatter, Clotliier, ami Gents' Furnisher, Trunks, Sati-liels, Umbrellas and Rubber CIotliiiiK. Merchant Tailoring a Specialty, C. W. Rodgers, Cutter, Xo. 41 North Street. Middletown. X. V. — Mr. John E. Adams is a native of Xorwalk, Connecticut, but has long resided in Middletown and is very widely known here and highly esteemed for his strictly honorable business methods. The fact that a given article — costly or inexpensive, elaborate or simple — was ol)tained from him is accepted without hesitation as satisfactory evidence that it will surely prove precisely as repn'sented, and right here may be found sufficient explanation of the magni- tude and the select character of Mr. Adams' trade, — it is large and it is select because patrons are absolutely sure of receiving full value for every dollar they pay out. This value, of course, appears in the style, as well as in the quality and the quantity of the commodities furnished, for Mr. Adams is a fashionable hatter, clothier, and gents' furnisher; and all who desire to dress correctly will be especially well pleased with the nature of the service he offers. A leading specialty is made of merchant tailoring, and with Mr. C. W. Rodgers as manager ami cutter and a stock of foreign and domestic fabrics embracing the latest novelties and not a few practically exclusive styles, Mr. Adams is certainly excellently vvell ])repared to cater siilisfactcirily even to the most fastidious. The prenii.ses utilized are located at Xo. 41 Xorth Street, and an- suDiciciitly spacious to aicommodate not only a full line of suitings, etc., but also of hats and caps; of trunks, salilicls and travelling bags, of umbrellas and of rubber clothing; together with fashionable neckwear, hosiery, gloves, etc. Comi)eteut a.ssistance is employed, and prompt and polite attention is at all times assured to every caller. EDWIN McWILLIAMS, Carpenter, Contractor and Builder, No. 23 John Street, Middletown, X. Y. — People are very apt to underestimate the importance of the work done by builders, for the large majority of tho.se engaged in this line of business have no idea of claiming credit for what they accom])lish, but simply carry out the enterprise intrusted to them to the best of their aliility. and let their work speak for itself. But, neverthe- less, credit slinnld be given when ci'edit is due, and in this connection let us call attention to the record made by Mr. Kduin McWiUiams. since operations were begun by liini in isdii. Many contracts of more or less importance have Imiii lillr.l liy him during the time mentioned, and we have yet to hear of a single instance in which the work done\\:i^ li^'i -.iiiisfai-tory. Mr. McWiUiams is a native of Scotclitown. He is a carpenter, contractoi- and buildi-r, and jiossisM s ixcelleiit facilities for giving prompt and careful attention to all orders, and employs from 1(1 to .30 efficient assistants. Being a practical builder, he is in a position to offer valuable advice to those contemplating building operations, and is ever ready to give his counsel to patrons. The shop utilized is located at X'o. 23 John Street, and comprises two floors 28 x 50 feet in size, and jobbing carpentering orders will be attended to promptly and well. ilRS. C. P. CLARK, Dealer in Fancy Goods and Notions, China, Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Etc., Xo. 19 West Main Street, Middletown. X. Y. — The business carried on by Mi's. C. V. Clark at X^o. 19 West Main Street was founded in 1880 by Mr. Lewis Wood, who was succeeded in 1882 by Mr. C. P. Clark, husband of the pres- ent proprietress, she taking its management in 1884 and it is universally conceded that the business was nevermore worthy of hearty suppoit than it has been since coming under the control of Mrs. Clark, for she takes jiains to keep thoroughly conversant with the latest novelties in the line of fancy goods and notions, etc.. and her jirices are as moderate as her goods arc desirable. The premises occupied com|>risc one floor, 70 x 18 feet in ctont and trustworthy slater and tin-roofer, and has the facilities to enable him to fill orders promptly, skilfully and satisfactorily. Plain or fancy slate roofing, or any kind of tin-roofing, will be done in first-class style at short notice. Mr. Musbach is a na- tive of Germany and began operations here in 1882. Five experienced assistants are employed, and particular attention is given to repairing and jobbing, while the most reasonable prices are charged. JOHN P. KOCH, Jr.. Butcher, No. 7G West Main Street, Midilletown, N. Y.— Among the many meat markets located in this town few are better known than that carried on by Mr. .John P. Koch, Jr., at No. 7(i West Main Street, tor this business was established in 18.52, by Mr. J. P. Koch, father of the present proprietor and so conducted until 1882, when he was succeeded by Koch Brothers, they giving place in 1889 to Mr. John Koch, Jr. The premises used comprise one fioor, .50 x 18 feet in size, and three courteous and reliable assistants are required to attend to the large retail trade done. A complete and varied stock is to be found on hand, comprising fresh, salt, and smoked meats, etc., poultry and vegetables of all kinds. The facilities for keeping meats, etc. are the best to be had. The proprietor of this store has had ample experience in his present line of trade, having been connected with it for so many years. He is a native of this town and very well known and highly esteemed. Everything sold at this establishment will be found to prove just as represented and the prices average as low as the lowest when the quality of the goods is considered. Mr. Koch also runs three butcher carts for the accommodation of his customers. THE HOWELL-HINCHMAN CO.. Manufacturers of Russia Leather, Furniture, Bag and Case Leather. Inner .Sole Leather, Etc., Fulton Street, Middletown, X. Y. — The enterprise conducted by the Howell- Hinchman Company is one in which the public-spirited citizens of Middletown may well take pride, for not only is it in the front rank as regards magnitude but also and even more prominently as reg.ards quality of product, for the Russia leather manufactured by this representative company is conceded to be equal to the finest imported, and the other leathers produced here will also compare favorably with any of similar grade, foreign or domestic. The bus- iness was founded many years ago, and under the management of Mr. Lewis Moon- attained considerable celebritv, " Moore's Tannery " being one of the best-known establishments of the kind in tin state, but financial complica- tions fin.ally thi-ew the enterpi-ise into the hands of an assignee and as he apiircciatcd the value of it to the town he went actively to work to secure its continuance under favorable conditions, and was fortunate enough to so interest Mr. Howell, then the leading tanner of Newark, New Jersey, as to cause him to purchase the ]iroperty. Mr. How- ell took Mr. Joseph Hinchman and Mr. W. T. Hayes, into partnership, and the afterward fanH)us firm of Howell, Hinchman & Co., was thus formed, this being in 18U.5. At the death of Mr. Howell his interest in the business passed to his sons, but no change was made in the firm-name until the formation of the present company, in is'.io. Mr. H. C. Howell is president; Mr. U. T. Hayes is treasurer and manager, and Mr. T. E. Hayes is secretary. The enterprising and honorable methods which characterized the predecessors of the existing company are contiiiued by the present nianaiienicnt, and the advantages arising from long experience and the use of the most improved m.a- chinery and appliamcs are made evidentby the unilornily high quality of the product and by the company's ability to meet all honoralilc competition in prices and to fill orders pri>niptly and accurately. The out-put aver.iges ali(uit 120 hides per day and includes the highest grades of Russia liatlicr for lionk-biljiling, pocketbooks. etc; russet leather, which just now is all the rage; furniture leather, innei s..lc Irallni , wilt leather, and case and liag leather of all kinds. The company have a New York office at No. 77 Deacon .street, and their goods are used by the leading bookbinders and pocketbook manufacturers of the metropolis. rience in fine assistants he The premises custom ta s in a pos iloring iition t< occupied an. Wonderful improvements have been made in ready-made clothing of late years without a doidit, but to assert that the very best ready-made gaiiiicnts are as desirable as good custom clothing is as absurd as it would be to try to prove that twice two are five, 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 inany residents of Middletown and vicinity are convinced of thi.s fact, is shown by the liberal patronage accorded Mr. Stephen Wolf, and we take pleasure in call- ing attention to his facilities, for we know tluit he has both tin; determination and the ability to thnrnuglily satisfy every reasonable customer. Till' l.ii>iiiess witii which he is identified was cstalilislicd by him in 1872. He was an alderman for two years from the Fourth Ward and is well- known in this town and has long and varied expe- He gives personal attention to orders, and as he emi)loys from eight to fourteen i> execute commissions at short notice, while his charges are uniformly moderate. ated at No. 17 \V"st Main Street and measure 15 x 70 feet in size. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. 6o REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. COMMERCIAL HOUSE, Charles Hicham. Projuietor, Livery Stable Attached, Teleplione No. 88, Corner West M:iiij and ( ':iiial Streets. Middletown, N. Y. Tlie Commercial House holds a liigli position amonjj ho- tels wliieh oiler lionie-liki^ aecommodations to the travel- ing i)ul)lic, and indeed it would be difficult to find a house in which patrons are actually given " more for their money " iu every sense of the phrase. Of course. New York has many first-class hotels furnished up in grand style, equippeil with " all modern conveniences," etc.. etc., but most of us don't care to live in palaces, :nid arc iicrfcctlv siitislird when \vc can get a ]ileasant, well-kept i-.iDni ill a %vill-iiiaii;igc(I hotel, uhei'e the ial)!e is supplied with an abundanci- ol well-cooked and neatly- served IDinl. Now, this is just what is obtained at the Commercial House and therefore we take pleasure in recommending this hotel to those who appreciate "solid comfint," and wish to avoid exorbitant prices. The house in question was originally opened iu 1842 as the "Union House," and after some changes it took the ])rcsent name in 1877. The proprietor, now Mr. Charles Highani, who is a native of England, took its management ill ISSL'. He has a thorough knowledge of hotel-keeping, and is a member of Board of Re])resentatives of Middletown Fire nejiartment and now holds the ollice of second as- sistant engineer, and is also a member of the League of the American Wheelmen's Association. The house is well fur- nished and is connected by a double system of call bells, and a inivatc lire alarm is also connected with each room in the house. Telephone connections, also, to all parts of the county. Mr. Higliam has accommodations for some forty guests, and ten competent and courteous assistants are constiintly cni]>loye(l and every attention is paid to the wants of the guests either permanent or transient. A first-class livery stalde is connected with the Commercial House and teams may be liired at very reasonable rates at corner Wi'st Main and Canal Streets. DRS. T. C. «& FRED. C. ROYCE, i^ Dentists, ^ Cor. Main and South Streets, MIDDLETOWN, N. Y All operations in dentistry performed according to most approved methods, and work guaranteed. Nitrous o.xide gas adininistcKd or the new local anesthetics used for painless extraction. Teeth inserted without plates by crown and bridge method. Offices over National Express Company, Middletown, N. Y. T. C. Royce, D.U.S; Fred C. Koyce, D.D.S., M.D.S. MIDDLETOAVX CREAMEEY t>. W. fe^JikY, P'ropri^tor. Ootitiage S'bx'eeti, IMIid-d-letiO^'^T'im.. "The Middletown Creamery" is not of very long standing, it having been established in 1892, but it is already very widely and very favorably known, which is not at all surprising in view of the fact that Mr. D. W. Berry, the proprietor, has had long and varied experience in the business of marketing dairy products, and furnishes uniformly first-class goods at uniformly moderate prices. He is a native of Norwich, N. Y.. and in one sense may be said to have founded his present business when lie began operations in Rockville, N. Y., some twenty-three years ago, con- tinuing there until 1801. Nineteen years ago he began business at Circleville, N. Y., and still maintains an estab- lishment there; besides one at Morrisville, N. Y., and the one in this city. Mr. Horry handles about from G,000 to 8,000 quarts of milk daily, the bulk of which is shipped to New York. He does both a wholesale and retail business herein Middletown; caters to the most fastidious trade, and quotes prices low enough to suit even the most economically disposed. Mr. Berry is well known in this vicinity, is a member of the Board of Supervisors, a mem- ber of the city of Middlctown's Water Board, and director of the Milk Exchange— Limited. REPRESEXTATH'E BUSIXESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. 6i A N G L 0-SWISS CON- DENSED MILK CO., Cham, Switz- (.■ilaml. Miildletown, Orange Co., X. Y. — Aiiioiii; the various factories, Uirm? aiid small, to lie found at Middletown, there is not one in whicli the )ieople at large are more deeply interested anil whieh i.s more of a heiietit to the yeneial ]iublic than that carried on Ijy the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk C(nn- ]iany, for as a result of the estalj- lishment and maintenance of this and the other factories operated hy the company the residents of llii- uieat cities as well as the in- li:iliii:ints of the country district ;iri' :ililf to get strictly pure milk 'if the linest (jualily, at all times i>f year, and at a price within the means of .all. It is unnecessary to cnlniL:!' upon the importance of |||l^. lor all persons of ordinary iiiuHmcnce know that many of the most common and most de- structive diseases to which man- kind in general and infants in jiarticular are subject have their oiigin in or are sjiread by tlie use of ccintaminated milk, and they also know that even of the milk that is not contaminated, much is unfit for use as food because of its adulteration with water or bec.iusc much of its nutriment has been removed by skimming. It is the popular appreciation of these facts that creates such an enormous demand for " infants' foods." and yet the use of these is to be deploied, for some of the various preparations of that kind in the market are positively" harmful; others are of but little real value as foods, and the very best of them is far inferior to the natural infants' food, pure milk. Uncjuestionably, nu)thers' milk is the best food of all, but under present circumstances the use of it is very often forliidden. and there is no doubt that " the next best thing," is condensed milk as put up by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk ('omjiany; this being superior to even the best uncondensed milk for infants' food as it is uniform in (piality, is not liable to sour, and is more easily digested. One of its most obvious advantages, is that it is obtainable any- where throughout the civilized world, so that a child .accustomed to it is spared the dangers arising from a change of foods, and so may accompany its parents on even the most extended travels with perfect safety so far as tlie food question is concerned. The comp.any have factories in Switzerland, Bavaria .and England, as well as in Middletown, New York, and Dixon, Illinois; their hcidcuiarters being at Cham, Switzerland, and their principal branch offices being in London and New York. Some faint ide.a of the magnitude of the business may be gained from the fact that although the Middletown factory is small in compai ison with some of the other establi.shments of the eomp.any, it consumes tlic milk from 4,iiiK) cows, and gives employmciit to 115 liands. Mr. G. H. Page is general manager, Mr. O. S. Fellows is manager, .and Mr. D. D. W. Schoonmaker is .assistite of the claims of self-styled " experts," we question if there be a man living who can infallibly judge by any other means. Examination will tell whether a cigar is well made or not, and whether it is well seasoned or not, but beyond this it av.ails but little, and therefore the smoker has one surety that he will not be imposed upon, and that is the reputation of the dealer from whom he buys. Mr. Robert A. S.ayer has the name of selling thoroughly satisfactory cig.ars. at moderate prices, .and the name is so well deserved that we feel we can do our readers no greater service than to call their attention to this gentleman's cstal>lishmcnt .at No. 12 North Street, for here may be found a remarkably compirti' ;i~s(.i t nunt of ciuars, tobaccos and pi)K's and smokers' articles of all kinds, and the prices are as satisfactory -is air iIh- ._:.iiic1s tlicnisclvcs. 'I'lic ston- is 45 x 1.5, feet in dimensions and a large retail business is done. Mr. .Sayir has carried on this business since l.s'.U, at that time succeeding Mr. J. .1. Kiik- jiatrick, who had started it in i,S47. The present owner is a native of Warwick, N. Y'., and very well and favor- ably known in this town. Employment is given one assistant .and callers are assured prompt .and polite attention. J. DONOVAN, First-cla»ss Liveries Fnrnislicd for all Occasions, Coaches for Weddings iind Fu- neials a Specialty, also Funeral Director and Embalmer, Telephone Call, No. 15; No. 124 North Street, Middletown, N. Y'. — Although Mr. .1. Donovan has only been in his ])rcsent Imsiness here since ISSil, his establishment has become one of the most ])Oi)ular of its kind in Middletown. The establishment in question is very ciii]iaiiy, Mr. W'alter .S. Seely is treasurer, and Mr. H. S. .Jnlmsoii is secretary; all these gentlemen being too generally known in both business and social circles to render extended jiersonal mention at all necessary. Under the present condition of affairs the service is gratifyingly prompt and aeciiratc. for so extensive are the facilities and so carefully is every (h'partment and detail of the business supervised, that all orders are assured immediate and painstaking attention, despite the fact that the demand is now largerand more widely scattered than ever V)eforc. Indeed, the eonipany's goods, or perhaps we should say their ijrejiarations. are known and prized in the remotest sections of the naintry as well as throughout the older and more thickly settleurity and excellence of tlie cream furnished them. All orders are carefully ami accurately tilled, and satisfaction will be given in all cases. Three competent .assistants are always employed ami polite attention extended to all callers. Mr. Hughes is a native of Goshen, N. Y. KEPKESIiXTAnrE nC\SIXESS MEX OF MIDDLETOWX. 63 executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, fiscal ated in Monument Square, and connected with safety against burglary and fire and as rcuards ci facility will be given tlieir Imldrrs l.ir usinn' tlio sentative company are as Idllnws: Ollici-rs. >I. I), secretary and treasurer; W. F. O'Neill, attorney. Clemson, William Martin, W- D. Stratton, Frank son, James E. Matthews, J. Chas. Schwhartz, Ed THE ORANGE COUNTY TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, Monument Square, ■ MIDDLETOWN. Although Middletown and vicinity have long enjoyed fii'St-class liaiiking facilities, it was not until the Oranj;e County Trust and Safe Deposit Comjiany began business that the banking service could be pronounced leally complete, for this company supplement the ser- vice afforded by banks of discount and deposit and sav- ings banks, by a service such as nothing but a carefully organized and ably managed Trust and Safe Deposit Company can possibly afford. Hence it is not surpris- ing that the enterprise should have lioen a uieat sui-iess fiom the start, es]iccially as ainnng tlmsr idiiiiiliid with it are some of the most widely know n luisinr^N men of this section. The company lias a cajiital ol -^lUU, 0(1(1; a surplus of SL'.'. (1(1(1. and stockholders are personally liable for sKiii.dUd more, so that depositors are almost absolutely ensured against loss. The service includes the reception of money dejiosits subject to check at sight without notice, the issuance of certificate of deposits and drafts and the payment of interest on time deposits, the rate being two per cent, jjer annum on sums payable on demand, and four per cent, per annum on sums to be held six months. Interest commences fl'om date of deposits and is compounded in .Inly and January. The conipaiiy issues interest bearing lertifi- catesof deposit on which s]ieeial rates fordefinite periods will be arranged. Loans will be made on real and per- sonal .securities and on approved collaterals. This com- pany is a legal depository for trust funds and for moneys paid into court, and is legally authorized to act as and transfer agent. The new banking house is conveniently situ- it are safe deposit vaults second to none in the State as regards mvenience. The boxes vary in size and in yearly rental, and every ni during banking hours. The officers and trustees of this repre- Stivers, president; Geo. N. Clemson, vice-president; Frank Harding Trustees: Henry Bacon, M. D. Stivers, Henry S. Pound, George N. D. Youngblood, I. C. Jordan, James G. Harding, Charles J. Ever- Wiird Canfield, William F. O'Neill, Thomas Watts, Frank Harding. CHARLES II. BIiINK, (Successor to VanDnscr Bros.,) dealer in Lead and Iron Pipe, 'Water-olosets, Bath Tubs, Boilers, Steam, Water and Gas Fit- tings, Pumps and all Plumbing Material, all Orders for Plumbing, Steam and Gas Fitting Promptly Attended to. No. 14 King Street, Middletown, N. T. — As comfort, health and even life itself are endangered by impioper plumbing, too much care cannot be exercised in the placing of orders for work of that kind, and hence we need make no apology for calling the attention of our readers to the service ren- dered by Mr. Charles H. Brink, of No. 14 King Street, for although it would be absurd to claim that Mr. Brink is the only thoroughly competent and reliable plumber in Middletown, it is a fact that no one is prepared to do better work, to do it more promptly, or to quote more reasonable prices — quality, of "'^ise, being duly considered. Mr. Brink was born in this city and has a large circle of friends here. He has been identified with his present enterprise since 1S89, at which time he succeeded Messrs. VanDuser brothers. The premises utilized by him have an area of 1,700 square feet and contain a carefully chosen stock of lead and iron pipe, water-closets, bath tubs, boilers, steam, water and gas fittings, and plumbers' mate- rials in general. Competent assistance is employed and all orders for plumbing, steam and gas fitting, and general jobbing are assured prompt, skilful and pains- taking attention. 64 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLETOWN. IBAKER AND DEALER IN Bread, Cake and Pastry 116 NORTH ST., 3Sd: I ID ID L E T O "^^7^ 3Sr A prominent physician is reported to have said during a recent interview: — "A man is what he eats," — his meaning beins, of course, that tlie physical part of a man is influenced largely by the character of the food con- sumed in sustaining it, and as the body has great inthience over the mind, the whole man — physical and mental — is healthful or diseased, according as the food is wholesome or the reverse. Like all geneial statements, this is not to be accepted too literally, but it is true in principle and there is no doubt that at least one-half the sickness among civilized man is due to the poor quality or the excessive quantity of the food eaten. Bread being the staff of life, it naturally exerts a decided influence over the general health, and that is one reason why we wish to call especial attention to the establishment carried on by Mr. E. A. Tice, at No. 110 North Street, for this is devoted to the sale of bread and bakers' goods in general, of a quality unsurpassed if not unequalled in this city. Mr. Tice was born in Sullivan County, is a member of the Board of Health and is well and favorably known in business and social circles. He uses carefully selected material, employs skilled and trustworthy assistants, and proposes in the future as in the past to turn out goods that shall have no superiors in their special line. His prices are unifoimly mo lerate, and callers are at all times assured prompt and courteous attention. THE NEW YOliK S'I'.VK SPRING BED BOTTOM MANE- FA(Tri!IN(; COMrAW. MaimfaitiHirs of Spring Boils. " Best in tlie World." Boom ."). Casino, Sign of the Bed. White and Blue. Henry Street. Middletown, N. Y. — There is as much diflerence between the spring bed of to-day and the rude and clumsy contrivance that was called a spring bed a score of years ago, as there is between an electric light and a penny candle: and yet there are persons who formed a prejudice against spring beds away back in the seventies and so refuse to believe that the modern spring bed is the only really comfortable thing to rest upon that can bo found. Of course, even now. there are spring beds which are worthless, that are apt to get out of order or are too stiff, or are not stiff enougli. or have some other serious defect. But it is easy to avoid buying such, by using a little care in your clioice. and one sure way to s:et a tliorougiily satisfactory article is to purchase that made by the New York Star Spring Bed Bottom Manufacturing Company, for this lied is the he.«t in the world. It is strong, durable, absolutely clean in every jiart. and it will give satisfaction every time; and the longer you use it the better you'll like it, for it is one of those things that not only make a favorable impression at first sight, but grow in favor day by day, and for the invalid or tired person it is worth its weight in gold. The company was incorporated in 1S8!I. with a capital of sS(Hi(i and have met with excellent success in introducing their goods among the best class of trade despite the almost innumerable spring beds on the market. The premises utilized are located on Henry Street in the Casino. Boom No. ."). sign of the red, white and blue star, and callers are assured prompt and courteous attention. Mr. C. M. Winchester, the .secretary and treasurer of the eompanv. is a native of Hill. N. H.. a veteran of the late war, having served as lieutenant in Company B., Twelfth Bhode Island Volunteers. He is prominent in society work, being connected with the " >[asons"— " E. O. U." — •• H. T. of T.'" — •' Solon " and Phoenix Engine Co., of which he is chaplain. He is also Largely interested in real estate, having built scver.al houses and is also the founder and a large owner of the new and beautiful " Columbia Park" in the western part of the city. In addition to his other duties he llnds time to conduct the Free Christian Church of which he has been pastor for lifteen years. It is a favorite saying of the Dominie. " that if Paul's tent were as good as the Star Spring Beds, no wonder he preached so well after doing honest work." He has many friends in Middletown and his straightforward and enterprising methods are a powerful factor in the constant advancement of the comp.any's interests. REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS AIEN OF MIDDLETOWN. ANDRKW BROWN, 65 Wholesale and Retail Deale Some very marked changes in the methods of doino- business have occurred of late years, and in no line of trade, perhaps, has more cliange been brought about than in the handling of fish, oysters and sea food in general, for a few years ago a fish store was hardly supposed to be kept even neat in appearance, whereas at the present time a first-class establishment of this kind is supposed to be not only neat, but even handsome in its appoint- ments. As an example of what we mean let us call attention to the store conducted by Mr. Andrew Brown, at No. 82 North Street. This store covers some 14il(l square feet in dimensions and is so nicely fitted up and admirably kept as to be one of the most attractive in this vicinity. Mr. Brown is a native of Suspension ISridge, Niagara Falls, and established himself in business here in 1876. He is liot.h a wholesale and retail dealer in meats, fish, oysters and clams; also handles fruits and vegetables of every kind in their season. His stock is always varied and tempting, his prices are invariably low, and sufiicient assistance is employed to assure immediate and careful attention to every caller. Mr. Brown is treasurer of Hose No. 2 of the Fire Department. THE COLUMBIA DYE AND PRINT WORKS, Proprietor, J. H. Abegg. No.?. 90 and !)4 Grand Street, New York City, Railroad Avenue, Middletowii, N. Y. — Middletown is an important manufacturing centre, and numbers amoiin her industrial estatilislnuciits many extensive ami finely I'liuiiipcd ladorics, but it is safe to say that not one of them is mure perfect in its way tljnn is that known as the ( nluniliia Dye and Print Works, for this is really a model establishment of the kind, and the quality of the work turned out commends it especially to those who hold to the old adage, "handsome is that handsome does."" The premises utilized are located on Kail- road Avenue, and have an area of 3.5,000 square feet; and the jilant of machinery is correspondingly extensive, it comprising one steam boiler of 100- and another of 104-horse power; two steam-engines of ()4- and 14-hor.se power resijectivcly : licsidis costly silk printing machinery of the most improved type. Employment is given to si.xty operatives, and tlie inoiliut is large in amount, excellent in quality, and great in value. Mr. Thomas Hutchinson is supeiintcudcnt of the works, and the proprietor is Mr. J. H. Abegg, of Nos. 90 and 94 Grand Street, New York City. Mr. Abegg is extieincly well and favorable known in business circles, and the trade generally admit that the Columbia Dye and Print Works offer inducements unsurpassed if not unequalled. MADISON HOUSE, S. M. Nash. Proprietor, Strictly First-class, Middletown, N. Y.— It is all very well to speak of a hotel as being " first-class"' but nowadays that term has but little significance unless it is accompanied by speiilications of the equipment and management of the house referred to, for the title of "'first- class" is so loosely a|iplic(l that it means little or nothing. Hut the Mtidison House may honestly and accurately be called strictly first-class, for lirst-class it is in every respect, — in capacity, in arrangement, in situation, in equip- ment, in cuisine, and in management. The hotel contains fifty guest rooms, together with bathrooms, parlors, re- ception-rooms, reading-room, dining-rooms, wine-room, billiaid hall and other a])artments usually found in a high grade city hotel. The house is thoroughly heated by st(!a.m, fitted with electric lights and electric bells, equijiped with a drainage and general plumbing service, embodying the most advanced principles of sanitary science, and, in short, nothing is wanting to ensure so far as may be the health, comfort and convenience of guests. The hotel is but one minute's walk from the Erie R.R. station, and is very convenient to the business centre and to the principal points of interest throughout the city. The rates are wonderfully low considering the accommodations, being but $2.00 per day. Mr. S. M. Na.sli, proprietor, formerly of the Wyoming and Valley House, Scraiiton, I'enii., succeeded Mr. A. H. Russell in 1890, and has already made the Madison one of the most popular hotels in New York State by his excellent accommodations, low rates and liberal jiolicy. He carefully supervises the various details of the enter- prise, employs an adequate corj)S of assistants and maintains the service at aver^f high standard of excellence. 66 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MI DOLE TOWN. J. C. KISHKR, Successor to J. D. BROWER. Manufacturer of and Dealer in "Original and Improved Stover," "Our Zenith" and the "Lamb Long Stroke" WIND MILLS Factory, . 246 North Street, Middletown, Orange County, New York. Tlie "Zenith," is a solid wheel, has straight wood II ins, metal lock clips and nutoniatic governor for reg- ulating and turning the wheel out of a gale or tor- nado, also has a pitent rccontric brake attachment operating as complete as the brake on a railroad car. It also has few joints, there being but four, with the best quality of steel shafts, steel pitman, pins and ball bearings. Mi-. Fisher has many tirst-class testimonials and references in regard to the " Zenith" which he will be pleased to show at any time. He also has the " Tallerday Patent .'Vutoniatic Wind Mill Regulator," which throws null out of g(^ar when t.ank is full, and in gear when water lowers in tank, and is the best regulator built. He also has the famous "'Durham Feed Mill" and horse-power combined, and the "Union" Feed and Flour .Mill. Why not patronize a home industry and buy a wind mill that has given the best of satisfaction for twelve years ? H anything gives out, you can get repairs at once. All mills put up by Mr. Fisher are warranted for two (2) years, and as he has had twelve years' thorough experience throughout the United States, he is prepared to guarantee first-class work. He also puts up the latest improved iron wheels, where parties desire them, also wooden tanks, round or square, all kinds of pumps, pipe and fittings. He also has on hand at all times water supply fixtures at the factory. Everything m the wind mill line fninished at short notice. Terms reasonable, and Mr. Fisher's long experience enables people to get better work than they can by buying of local agents, that do not understand the business. Correspondence solicited, P. O. box 2!M. or call on Mr. Fisher at his factory, located at \(i. 24(i Xoitli Street. Middletown. \. Y. REPRESENTATU'E BUSINESS J/E.Y. 6/ BRANCH OFFICE OP The Prudential Insurance Co. OF AMERICA. C. P. SADLIER, Superintendent. and 35 North St., Middletown, N. Y. It is often said tliat flsures malce dry reading;, and so they do as a general tluni;, but tlie lif;iHos showing the standing and the progress of the Prudential Insurance C'omiiany should be interesting to every man who really appreciates what they represent, for they point the way to the getting of what is second to nothing in importance, — absolutely dependable insurance. This company has never made extravagant claims and has always been rather conservative in its methods, but its business has increased rapidly and steadily from the start, and some idea of its pi-esent magnitude may be gained from the fact that more than .•?77, 000,000 of new insurances was written in 1891. The sixteenth annual statement of the company is as follows: Investment and Resources — bonds and nmrtgages, $3,876,407.00; real estate, $1,. 37.5,780.28; railroad bonds, .S817,6.5.5.00; cash in banks and office, iS512.:;7i!.ni ; ITuitod States (lovernment bonds, §117,000.00; City of Newark, term loan bonds, $40,000.00; interest and rents, due and accrued, $.56, 23(5. .3 1 ; loans on policies, $3,934.77; deferred premiums, and premiums iu course of collection, $90,194. 9o; total. $6,889,674.32. Disti'ibuted as follows: legal and special reserve on policies, $5,438,520.00; premiums paid in advance, $2,097.26; capital, and surplus to policy-holders, $1,449,0.57.06; total, $6,889,674.32. Record of 1891; increase in assets, $1,804,779.:jO; increase iu premium receipts, $776,407.02; increase in interest and rents, $106,114..59; new insurances written, over $77,000,000.00; claims paid, over $2,000,000.00; total claims paid to date, over $9,000,000.00; policies in force, nearly 1,400,000. Amount paid in dividends during .\pril. May and .hinc, 1S92. $3,293.52; amount paid iu dividends January 1, 1891. to July 1, 1892, $21, .544.08. The Prudential's popularity is most forcibly emphasized liy its army of policy holders which now numbers 1,250,000. In the State of New York alone the company has nearly 400,000 persons insured. The confidence placed in the company's management by the public can best be judged from the following comparative table showing the annual income at intervals of three years from 1876: Annual income, 1876, $14,543.10; annual income, 1879, $123,646.00; annual income, 1882, $.")S5..593.45; annual income, 1885, $1,.509,663.08; annual income, 1888, $3,7-57,084.15; annual income, 189U .$6,703,631.6:3. The decisive test by which to judge an insurance company is the manner in which it pays its claims. The Prudential was the first company to institute the practice of paying all claims on the day satisfactory proofs of death are received and accejited at the home office. The thorough manner in which the company observes its rules in this respect can be judged when it is made known that although it has paid claims amounting to "' over nine million dollars," not a single claim has remained unpaid on its books at the close of any calendar year. The company's record in this respect is the best possible guarantee that can be offered for the fulfillment-of its promises. The Middletown office was not opened until 1886, but it soon became of importance and is the main office for this district, the branches being at Goshen and Port Jervis, Walden and Ellenville. In 1891 this district stood second on the list of all the districts maintained by the company, which is .additional evidence that the people of this section know a good thing when they see it. The office is at Nos. 33 and :i5 North Street and callei-s are always sure of prompt and courteous attention, mail communication also being attended to promptly and carefully. The Prudential i.ssues policies adapted to the wants and circumstances of persons in every walk of life. In its industrial branch policies are issued for sums not exceeding $1,000, with premiums payable weekly at the hcunc of the person insured. The ordinary branch of the company issues all the popular forms of Life and Endowment. Policies, in sums from $1,000 to $25,oiiO, with pre- miums payable annu.ally, semi-annually or quarterly at the local offices of the company. During ISill, about $14,000 was paid out in claims benefiting sixty-two families in this vicinity. C. P. Sadlier, Superintendent, Nos. :33 and 35 North Street, Middletown, N. Y. Branch offices and officers: E. W. Cotton, .agent. Farnum's Building, Port Jervis, N. Y.; H. B. Levy, agent. No. 34 West Main Street, Goshen, N. Y. ; Louis Kiefcr, .agent, Cliurch Street, Walden, N. Y.; Graham De Witt, agent, Ellenville, N. Y. ^? 68 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF MIDDLE TOWN. JOHN S. BRYANT. GEORGE T. BRYANT. BRYANT BROTHERS, Maiiiiliictuiirx ami Ihahrs in Carriages, Sleighs, Wagons, Trucks, Carts, Etc in: I' A I RING, FAINTING AND TRIMMING. Columbus Buggy Co. Carriages, and all the popular makes of fine goods. Eepsllory, Cor. Acaiemj Ave. ail E. Mai S!, MIDBLETOWN, N. Y. es kind niiil stonily, and all drivcis expevioncoil and rarcful. the ilantror fimn irsc III- rcdLici'd. but even then it is doulitful if tlicy would lie cliea]! in anytliin^r iiniply fniilish to buy them, for no matter bow low tlu-ii- first mst may be tbe ex- soon amimnt to enonsh to Imy a liist-elass carriai^e. and besides tbc daiif^er of lulls is by no means to be despised. attention to tlie making of carriages etc., to order and their vehicles have a long and hard service without injury, material, skilfully put tojrether is honestly made earriafjes can be found located at from Xo. 5 to 15 Academy lisbeil in 1873 by Mr. John S. Bryant, re|intation for the excellence of his ]irii('s. Mr. Bryant's facilities were iiis brother, Mr. George S. Bryant, was existiii}; name of Bryant Bros. Both County, city of Middletown. Their factory is well equiiiped and they are "^ t i^'^ /.^ »V^ ,, "^ ^ \-'^' i ^t^" ^^—^ prepared to build any description of wajions. sleighs. carrias;es, trucks, carts. bu<;<;i<"s. etc.. i;uaranfeein<; (|uality of material, style, elegance, workman- ship and durability. Their prices (the fine work considered) cannot be duplicated elsewhorc. Thev make a specialty of rei)airing, and are justly famous for the elaborate character of their work in all its brandies. The jiremises comprise two floors o.") x 7(1 feet, a blacksmitli-sho]i 2il x :)0 feet, beside a large storeroom for stock. Both gentlemen are well and favorably known in this vicinity and have on hand for sale at all times a variety of first-class goods, among them the Milbuin farm wagons, II. II.' Babcock Co.'s fine carriages, Columbus Co. carriages, and many other popular makes of fine goods. If all mails were gooii and .-dl bor. the u.se of cheap vehicles would of co more than name. .\s things arc it is pense of keeping them in rei)air w ill using them on our Now York roads and Messrs. Bryant Bros, give particular and sleighs, wagons and trucks, carts well-earned reputation, for standing This is not surprising, for first>class bound to wear well, and no more than those turned out at the shop Avenue. This business was estab- who early achieved an enviable work and the moderate scale of his taxed to the utmost and eventu.ally admitted to jiartnership, under the entlemen have grown up in Orange