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 POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
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EARLY HISTORY. 
 
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 The territory now comprising the city of Somerville forms a 
 
 portion of that inclnded in the original grant under royal charter 
 
 to John Endicott and others in 1G28, and afterwards covered by 
 
 the aboriginal title deed to the town of Charlestown in 1639, from 
 
 Squa Sachem, the queen of the Pawtacket tribe of Indians ; this 
 
 tribe held jurisdiction over this territory and vicinity before the 
 
 of the white man, and was once a formidable tribe under its chief Nanepashemit or 
 
 Moon," but it became very much reduced by a severe pestilence that lasted several 
 
 years, so that the Indian population was not large in this vicinity at the time of its settlement. 
 
 Upon the death of Nanepashemit, his queen Squa Sachem succeeded him as ruler of the tribe, 
 
 and from her and her second husband, Web Cowet, the title above referred to was obtained. 
 
 There is historical evidence that this locality was settled and began to feel the subduing 
 influence of civilization prior to the settlement of Boston in 1630, although the first recorded 
 name of a white settler in this part of the town of Charlestown, now Somerville, was that of John 
 Woolrich ; that he was a man of prominence is shown from the fact that in 1631 he was a repre- 
 sentative to the General Court. The record regarding his settlement is as follows : "1630. John 
 
 Woolrich, by reason of his trade with the Indians, built and fenced a mile and a half without the 
 necke of laud in ye maine, on ye right hand of ye way to New Towue (Cambridge) on the S. W. 
 side of ye hill.'" The locality is not far from a tablet erected in 1890, on Washington street near 
 Dane street. 
 
4 SOMERVILLE AND ITS TOINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 Soon afterwards he was followed by others, among them the highly educated and accomplished 
 John Winthrop, the first Governor of the Colony ; a bronze statne of him stands in Scollay square, 
 Boston. His farm was at Ten Hills, overlooking Mystic river. Gradually the adventurous 
 settlers were scattered thoroughout the region, where the conditions of soil and location promised a 
 profitable return for the toil exjx'uded. 
 
 The peaceful and powerful influence of Massasoit and his true fiiend. ship for the white settlers, 
 gave to them the opportunity to thoroughly strengthen their hold upon this and other settlements, 
 so that when King Philip succeeded his father Massasoit, and the stirring and blood-curdling 
 events that subsequently and successively burst upon all the colonies, they were able to do valiant 
 service in the protection of home, wife, children and their combined colonial interests. The care- 
 ful reader of King Philip's war in 1675-76 ; King William's war from 1689 to 1697 ; Queen 
 Anne's war from 1702 to 1713 ; King George's war, 1744 to 1748, and the French and Indian war 
 from 1754 to 1763, can form some ideas of what those pioneers were called to do and suffer ; 
 historians have garnered every incident possible in tlieir lives of hardship and suffering, while 
 eloquence has again and again exhausted its captivating power in presenting to our imagination 
 the grand heroism that illuminated their self-sacrificing devotion to political and religious freedom 
 and to the land of their adoption. 
 
 They established their homes amid the wild trackless forests and fields of a new and unex- 
 plored country, surrounded by wild beasts and a race of savages more dangerous than the former ; 
 they exterminated the one and subdued the other ; they created a community of kindred spirits, 
 inaugurated the principle of self-government — a germ of political ijrinciple destined to establish 
 the most powerful nation in the world, and gradually but ultimately, through centuries of influence, 
 to modify if not mould the political character of all nations. 
 
 Both the native and adopted citizen of Somerville is proud of the fact that her hills and 
 meadows became historic as the places where were enacted some of the exciting events that con- 
 tributed to the success of the combined colonial effort against the tyrannical rule of the mother 
 country, and that citizens, some of whom attained most prominent distinction, honorably bore 
 their part in its grand consummation. 
 
 THE DAYS OF THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 From all the facts now attainable, it is estimated that at the commencement of the Revolution- 
 ary war, the part of Gharlestown which now comprises Somerville could not have contained more 
 than two hundred and fifty population, and less than forty houses, and these scattered from 
 Gharlestown Neck to Quarry Hill ; the Highlands were largely pasture lands interspersed with 
 heavy growth of woods. 
 
 Mt. Benedict was, however, supposed to be under cultivation, for it was called "Ploughed 
 HUl." 
 
 Although few in number, the citizens of this locality were thoroughly in active sympathy with 
 the patriots and ready to do their part in the exciting events so soon to follow, and which were 
 destined to make their highways and hill tojjs grandly historic with the more important events of 
 Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill and Siege of Boston. 
 
 One of the first acts of British hostility was the capture of the powder house with its large 
 stock of powder on Quarry Hill in the northeastern part of the town, as narrated elsewhere in 
 these pages. 
 
SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 5 
 
 On the night of April 18, 1775, through Broadway and over Winter Hill, Paul Revere, the 
 veteran patriot courier who sixteen months before had carried to Xew York and Philadelphia the 
 news of the destructiou of the cargoes of tea in Boston Hai-bor, now alarmed the sleeping inhabitants 
 as he dashed along the highway on his saddled steed on his way to Lexington and^Concord to warn 
 the "minute men" that the British were advancing. Long before day the "Red Coats" were 
 watched with intense interest and anxiety as they passed through what is now Somerville avenue, 
 on their way to Lexington and Concord, only to return on the eve of the next day, fleeing from the 
 persistent attack of the minute men. 
 
 "You know the rest. In the books you have read, 
 How the British Regulars fired and fled — 
 How the farmers gave them ball for ball, 
 From behind each fence and barn-yard wall." 
 
 With defeated and thinned ranks they hastily sought the protection of the British ships by way 
 of Washington street and across Charlestown Neck, having lost two hundred and seventy-three men, 
 while the loss of the Americans during the day in killed, wounded and missing was only eighty- 
 eight ; this success electrified the people. The country was thoroughly aroused and from all 
 directions the ranks of the patriots were rapidly augmented. Prospect Hill was immediately oc- 
 cupied, where the first picket line of the Revolutionary war was established. 
 
 So thoroughly had the colonists organized as " minute men " pledged to instant service, that 
 within ten days from the battle of Lexington, frojn fifteen to twenty thousand men were on duty 
 around Boston, their lines extending from Roxbury to the Mystic river, thus occupying the ground 
 that was to be the base of operations in the eleven months' siege of Boston. 
 
 Without attempting to give a history of what occurred we wish simply to review the facts that 
 within the borders of Somerville are located points of interest prominently and intimately asso- 
 ciated with the opening of the war for independence. The left wing of the American army was 
 commanded by Major Gen. Charles Lee and occupied Benedict Hill, Winter Hill, Central Hill, 
 Prospect Hill and Cobble Hill. Extensive earth-works were created near the site of the High School 
 building on Central Hill, the spot being marked by the Battery built by the city to commemorate 
 the fact ; on Prospect Hill was built the strongest fortress in the besieging lines. Cobble Hill, 
 now the site of the McLane Insane Asylum, was occupied and fortified as an advanced position ; 
 Benedict Hill was also occupied ; from these positions the artillery commanded both the Mystic and 
 Charles rivers. Gen. Lee had his head.[uarters at the house of Oliver Tiifts, which still remains. 
 From Prospect Hill General Washington inspected his field of operations with constant watchful- 
 ness. This aftbrded the best point of view for his daily visits. After the British evacuated Boston 
 these works were deserted for a time, but in 1777-8 Gen. Burgoyne's army was quartered here as 
 prisoners of war, captured at Saratoga. There were about nineteen hundred German soldiers on 
 Winter Hill and twenty-three hundred British soldiers on Prospect Hill. 
 
 The historic points of interest in Somerville are now being carefully noted and facts connected 
 therewith suitably perpetuated, as will appear from the following statement that appeared in the 
 Somerville Journal, which we quote in full : — 
 
 HISTORICAL SPOTS IN SOMERVILLE. 
 
 A number of places of historic interest in Somerville are marked by tablets erected by the city 
 in 1890. The location of the tablets is as follows : 
 
 On Abner Blaisdell's house, Somerville avenue: "Headquarters of Brigadier General 
 Nathaniel Greene, in command of the Rhode Island Troops during the siege of Boston. 1775-6." 
 
6 SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 On the Oliver Tufts house, Sycamore street, now owned by Mrs. Fletcher : " Headquarters 
 of Major General Charles Lee, commanding left wing of the American Army during the siege of 
 Boston. 1775-(>." 
 
 On the stonework of the Battery, Central Hill Park : " This Battery was erected by the city 
 in 1885, and is within the lines of the ' French Eedoubt,' built by the Eevolutiouary Army in 1775, 
 as a part of the besieging lines of Boston.— The guns were donated by Congress, and were in 
 service during the late Civil War." 
 
 On Prospect Hill : '-On this Hill the Union Flag, with its Thirteen Stripes,— the Emblem of 
 the United Colonies, — Fiist bade Defiance to an Enemy, January 1, 1776. — Here was the Citadel, 
 the most formidable work in the American Lines during the siege of Boston : June 17, 1775, 
 to March 17, 1776." 
 
 On Elm street, corner of Willow avenue : "A sharp tight occurred here, between the Patriots 
 and the British, April 19, 1775. — This marks British Soldiers' graves." 
 
 On Washington street, corner of Dane street: "John Woolrich, Indian trader, built near 
 this place in 1630. — The first white settler on Somerville soil." 
 
 At junction Broadway and Main street : "Paul Eevere passed over this road, in his mid- 
 night ride to Lexington and Concord, April 18, 1775. — Site of the 'Winter Hill Fort,' a strong- 
 hold built by the American Forces while besieging Boston. 1775-6." 
 
 On Washington street opposite Eossmore street : "On this Hillside James Miller, Minute- 
 man, aged 65, was slain by the British, April 19, 1775. — ' I am too old to run.' " 
 
 In addition to the above, the press committee of the semi-centennial caused the following 
 places to be marked by temporary tablets : 
 
 On Masonic Block, Union scinare: "Site of Recruiting Stand for Union Soldiers in the 
 Civil War." 
 
 On Asylum Hill (Cobble Hill) : " Site of ' Putnam's Impregnable Fortress,' 1775." 
 
 On Old Powder House : " Old Powder House, originally a Wind Mill, built l)efore 1720. Its 
 powder seized l)y British Troops September 1, 1774, the tirst hostile act of the Revolution." 
 
 On Convent Hill (Ploughed Hill) : " Fortified and bombarded in 1775-76. — Site of Ursuline 
 Convent, founded 1820, and opened in 1S26 ; burned in 1834. Hill dug down 1875 to 1892." 
 
 On south side My.stic avenue (nearly opposite coal wharf): "Old Fort. Extreme left of 
 American Army 1775-76. Commanded Mystic River." 
 
 In Broadway Park : " Route of Middlesex Canal. Chartered, 1793 ; opened 1803." 
 
 At Somerville and Charlestown line on Washington street: "Paul Eevere on his famous 
 ride, April 18, 1775, was intercepted here by British officers and escaped." 
 
 Old cellar hole east of Middlesex avenue, near old wharf and new Maiden bridge : " Site of 
 Governor John Winthrop's hou.se, 1631." 
 
 On Ten Hills Farm : " Site of the mansion of Robert Temple, afterward Colonel Jaques." 
 On old wharf, east of Middlesex avenue, near new bridge, south shore Mystic river : " An- 
 cient Wharf. Here Governor Winthrop launched the ' Blessing of the Bay,' the first ship built in 
 Massachusetts, July 4, 1631. The British landed here in their raid on the Powder House 
 September 1, 1774." 
 
 On Prospect Hill : " Site of Old Wind Mill." 
 
 OLD POWDER HOUSE. 
 
 Of all the many points of historic value within the limits of Somerville none are the centei' of so 
 much interest as the Old Powder House, located in an easterly direction from the railroad station 
 at West Somerville, near the junction of Elm street and Broadway, and in view of Tufts College. 
 As will be seen by the cut on next page, made from photograph taken by our special artist, it 
 is in an apparently good state of preservation and will be carefully cared for by the city, for the 
 
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 Powder House and a tract of land have been presented the city by the heirs of Nathan Tufts for a 
 public park. This with some adjaceut land purchased by the city for the purijose will constitute 
 what will be known as Nathan Tufts Park. It contains 197,856 square feet of land, or about four 
 
 and one- half acres. The city government 
 has appropriated twenty-flve hundred 
 dollars for the purchase of land and the 
 improvement of the park. Somerville will 
 take especial j)ride in perfecting and car- 
 rying out the plans already matured by 
 City Engineer Eaton for driveways, walks, 
 leveling and grading and beautifying its 
 formation, so that whea in time the shrub- 
 bery and flowering plants shall have been 
 artistically cultivated. Tufts Park will be a 
 charming and interesting resort. The 
 Powder House is built of blue stone like 
 that found in that locality ; it is about 
 thirty feet in height and about fifteen feet 
 in diameter at base, with walls about two 
 feet thick. It was built with three lofts 
 and originally used for a grist mill, the 
 power derived from a wind mill. It was 
 built prior to 1720, for in the will of John 
 Mallet nuide that year "the grist mill " is 
 left to his two sons, from which fact it is 
 believed to have been built by him, as he 
 had been proi^rietor of this land for some 
 sixteen years. In 1817 it was sold to the 
 Province of Massachusetts Bay. In the 
 early days of the Eevolution it was used by 
 the patriots as a magazine for storing 
 powder, from which fact it derived its 
 name. Here one of the earliest acts of 
 hostility was perpetrated by the British 
 under command of Gen. Gage, who on Sept. 
 1, 1771, sent a force of two hundred and 
 sixty men from Boston up the Mystic river 
 to Ten Hills Farm, where they landed, and 
 IH'oceeded direct to the Powder House, 
 capturing two hundred and fifty half barrels 
 of powder, which they hastily removed to 
 Castle Williams in Boston Harbor. 
 
 Old Powder Houf<E. 
 
 Since 1836, this property has been in the possession of Nathan Tufts and his heirs, until 
 donated as above. 
 
 INCORPORATED A TOWN. 
 
 This portion of Charlestown, now Somerville, gradually but very slowly grew in population 
 during the more than two and one-half centuries it was connected with Charlestown, until its citi- 
 
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 zens came to feel that their interests would be largely enhanced by a separation and the formation 
 of a townshi]) of their own, so that in 1842 we find that the subject had been so successfully 
 agitated that as early as Jan. 26 the town of Charlestown voted to accede to the petition of Guy 
 Hawkes and others, to be set off as the town of Somerville, and appointed a committee to represent 
 the town of Charlestown before the Legislative committee engaged in drafting the bill authorizing 
 the sei>aration. 
 
 The bill was successfully presented to the Legislature, and the act incorporating the town of 
 Somerville passed March 3d, 1842. There was great rejoicing by the people of the new made 
 town over this decree of their independence. The quiet of Prospect Hill was again disturbed by 
 the booming of cannon ; but now it was but the salute of one hundred guns in honor of the event 
 of the birth of Somerville. 
 
 The inventory of stock for the new town showed that they had four one-story wooden school 
 houses, an engine house and a small tub lire engine, all to the total value of $6,65.5. 
 
 There were no churches, minister, lawyer or doctor, tavern or store within the territory of 
 Somerville. The population was 1,013 and about 130 houses. The school records showed about 
 2i)3 pupils. 
 
 Farming was the principal occupation of the people, although brick making was carried on 
 to considerable extent, giving employment to many men. 
 
 The town proceeded at once to organize a government by calling a town meeting, which was 
 held in Prospect Hill school house March 14th. 
 
 Nathan Tufts (chairman), John S. Edgerly, Caleb W. Leland, Luther Mitchell and Francis 
 Bowman were elected the first board of selectmen, with Charles E. Gilman town clerk and Edmund 
 Tufts treasurer and collector. The town appropriated .$1,800 for sl^pport of schools, $2,000 for 
 maintenance of highways, $450 for county tax, $200 for support of jjoor, $300 for contingencies, 
 making a total of $4,700. Thus equipped for the proper conduct of the business of a town, Somer- 
 ville began the duties of self- improvement ; that she acted well her part, her growth and prosperity 
 verify. Passing ovei- the intervening years, we find that in ISGO the population had increased to 
 8,025 ; the school population was 1,707, with twenty-four schools and twenty-nine teachers. The 
 valuation of the town had increased to $5,760,000. In all lines Somerville had develoi)ed a healthy 
 growth ; especially was this true regarding churches and schools, in which the town was so dis- 
 tinctively barren when incorporated. The military spirit had also been fostered. In 1853 the 
 Somerville Light Infantry was organized, with George O. Barstow captain. The existence of this 
 organization intensified the military spirit in the young men of the town, and thus in a measure 
 educated them for the thrilling events of 1861, so soon to transpire. 
 
 SOMERVILLE IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. 
 
 When the news of the fall of Fort Sumter was flashed over the country, decreeing beyond 
 question that war between the North and South was inevitable, the people of Somerville, in unison 
 with the whole loyal North, began at once to anticipate the demands of patriotism ; war meetings 
 were held and i)atiiotic speeches made, committees were chosen for recruiting men and raising funds 
 and forwarding sui)plies ; enlistments were rapidly secured, while great enthusiasm prevailed. 
 President Lincoln's first call for troops, April 15th, 1861, was at once answered by the Somerville 
 Light Infantry with full ranks, and on the 19th, only four days from date of the President's call, 
 were on their way to Washington, D. C, as Company I of the 5th Eegiment, M. Y. M., and 
 officered as follows : Captain, George O. Barstow ; First Lieutenant, Frederick R. Kinsley ; Second 
 
SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
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 Lieutenant, William E. Kol)iu.sou. The coiinnand of the 5th Kegimeut was under Col. Lawrence, 
 afterwards brigadier general M. V. M. The regiment acted a brave j)art in the first disastrous 
 battle of Bull Run. Its three months' term of enlistment soon expired, and they were mustered 
 out of service. In the spring of 1802, the service of the company, then commanded by Captain 
 William E. Robinson, its former lieutenant, was again tendered to the Governor, but at that time 
 was not accepted. 
 
 Under the President's call for 300,000 nine months' men in 1862, the 5th Regiment again vol- 
 unteered under command of Colonel George H. Pierson, the Somerville Light Infantry now going 
 as Company B — 102 men, including officers, who were : Captain, Benjamin F. Parker ; First 
 Lieutenant, Walter C. Bailey ; Second Lieutenant, John Harrington ; every man in the company, 
 
 Batteey, Centeal Hill. 
 
 with one exception, was accredited to Somerville. The regiment was first sent to Camp Lander, 
 Wenham, but left Boston October 22d, 1862, in transports, for New Berne, N. C, to report to Major 
 General Foster, who, on its arrival, assigned it to the brigade under command of Colonel Horace 
 C. Lee, of the 27th Mass. Regiment. The regiment was immediately called into active service, 
 and particiijated in many important events during its term of service. In response to the call for 
 three years' men, a company designated as the Somerville Guards was recruited under command 
 of Captain Frederick R. Kinsley, who had served as first lieutenant in Company I, Fifth Regi- 
 ment, during its first enlistment. The company was encamjjed for a time on Prospect Hill, then 
 ordered to Boxford, and, as Company E, formed a part of the 39th Regiment, M. V. M., leaving 
 for Washington, September 6th, 1862. This regiment endured very hard service and participated 
 in a large number of the battles of the Army of the Potomac, ending at Appomattox, when, with 
 
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 SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 its ranks torril)ly thinned. Company E returned to Somerville and citizen lite. Durinj; its service, 
 ^^'illard (". Ivinsley, a brave and valuable oilieer, bad been promoted to captain, and, in the en- 
 jiagement at Gravelly Eun, was mortally wounded. The local Grand Army Post of Somerville, in 
 honor of his memory, adojitcd his full name for their organization. 
 
 Again the Somerville l.ight Infantry was mustered into the United States service with the 5th 
 Eegiment, July L'Sth, ISIU, for its third term of service, but this time only for one hundred days. 
 The company was commanded l)y Captain John Coffin, Colonel Pierson again commanding the 
 regiment. 
 
 During the war, Somerville fuinished many men not included in the local organizations. The 
 record shows the total nnmlier to be 1085 men and forty commissioned officers. Of this number, 
 250 were wounded and ninety-eight killed in l)attle or died from disease or wounds. Thus it will 
 be seen that Somerville's memorial list is a long one, and it is hoped that the history of Somerville, 
 now being jjrepared under the direction of the Citizens' Association, will include the unwritten his- 
 tory of much that would be instructive and intensely interesting concerning the heroic deeds of 
 Somerville's sons in the war, and of the patriotic efforts of the men and women at home during 
 the period of the war. 
 
 Union Squaee. 
 
 SOMERVILLE A CITY. 
 
 After recovering from the financial depression and effect of the war— for Somerville had been 
 patriotic mul generous in everything that pertained to the interests of her citizen soldiery and tlie 
 cause of the Union, there was a growing feeling that the interests of the town could be best conserved 
 under a municipal form of government ; important questions of internal improvement and develop- 
 ment could thus be l)est provided for. Hence this desire soon took definite form in action in 1871, 
 
SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 11 
 
 when the town was granted a city ebarter, to go into effect January 1st, 1872. Hon. George O. 
 Barstow was elected the fir.st mayor, and served a second term. Mr. Jacob T. Glines was presi- 
 dent of the first board of aldermen. 
 
 The new era for Somerville now began ; the new city government devoted its energies at once 
 to devilling plans for perjiiaiient improvements, which have been prosecuted with more or less 
 
 View doavn Broadway. 
 
 vigor by each succeeding administration, the recounting of which would re(iuire more space than 
 the purpose of historical slvetch will allow, for we wish to speak now only briefly of what con- 
 stitutes the Somerville of to-dav. 
 
 IMPROVED STREETS. 
 
 The city obtained from the Legislature authority to borrow $100,000 outside of its debt limit 
 for the purpose of paving and improving its streets, and the city government made the appropria- 
 tion, and Somerville avenue from East Cambridge line to Church street, including Union square 
 and also Webster avenue, has been paved during the last season. The work required about 
 
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 SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 6G0,OO() blocks of granite, whifli were purchased by tbe city, ami tbe work of laying them done by 
 contract. This was an improvement long needed in this portion of the city. There are other 
 streets in groat need of decided improvement, which will receive proper attention in due time. 
 
 During the year 1S91 over sflO, 000 was spent for macadamizing various streets, independent 
 of other repairs. Somerville has ov^er eighty iniles of public and private streets. 
 
 Tiic city is lighted I)y electric lights, supplied by the Somerville Electric Light Co.. requiring 
 a total of 158 arc and 35(i incandescent lights. 
 
 POLLAED SQUAEE. 
 
 POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Somerville is well provided with an ably managed and cflicieut police force under Melvin 0. 
 Parkhurst, Chief : Robert R. Perry, Captain ; Samuel R. Dow, Sergeant ; Edward McGarr, 
 Sergeant : Chris. C. Cavanaugh, Sergeant : and twenty-seven patrolmen. 
 
 FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 The very large portion of the buildings in the city being private residences, as compared with 
 most places of the same number of inhabitants where manufacturing interests are prominent, and 
 hence cheap rents and boarding-houses abound as well as much other more hazardous property, 
 may explain why the city escapes with so small a demand upon this department ; for while the fire 
 alarms in the year 1891 exceeded in number any other year in the city's history (according to 
 the chief engineer's n^port), yet it only reached eighty alarms. But these made at times a severe 
 tax upon the department, for many of the runs were long and hills to encounter : but the depart- 
 ment i.s very efficient, and accomplished all that could be expected with the facilities fuinished 
 
SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 13 
 
 them, wbich consist of two steam fire engines, each of a capacity of 700 gallons per minute ; four 
 hose wagons, each supplied with forty-three feet of ladder ; two hand chemical extinguishers and 
 900 feet of hose : one hose reel with 800 feet of hose ; one combination carriage, carrying ladders 
 chemical tank, large and small hose ; one ladder truck, supplied with ladders. Jumping canvas, 
 and all kinds of necessary tools. 
 
 There are 8,000 feet of hose in the department. 
 
 The department is under the control of Chief Engineer James E. Hopkins, with Nathaniel C. 
 Baker assistant engineer, and Edward F. Backus fire alarm operator, and 75 men divided up 
 among the different companies in their several capacities. The city is provided with fire alarm tel- 
 egraph, and has 51 signal boxes. 48 miles of wire and six town bell strikers. 
 
 WATER SUPPLY. 
 
 The city of Somerville is not the owner of its own water plant or source of supply, but is 
 furnished with the Mystic Lake water by contract with the city of Boston, which owns and controls 
 
 this plant. But Somerville's plant 
 within the city, for furnishing 
 water for all demands, is quite 
 extensive ; it has over sixty-four 
 miles of mains, 441 hydrants. 
 The city has been to very heavy 
 expense to establish its high-water 
 service, which demanded a pump- 
 ing station, supplied with steam 
 power, and a powerful pump, lo- 
 cated on Cedar street, near Broad- 
 way, by which the water is forced 
 into an immense stand-pipe on 
 Spring Hill. Its dimensions are 
 thirty feet in diameter and 100 feet 
 in height. This is used to give 
 the Highlands an ample supply of 
 water. To give a more clear idea 
 of its value and importance, we 
 quote from the excellent rejiort of 
 the water board for the year 
 1891: 
 
 " The high- water service, which 
 was put into operation for the first 
 time last year (1890), continues to 
 give complete satisfaction. Until 
 the introduction of this system, 
 residents upon the high lands were 
 subjected to grievous annoyance 
 by the scanty water supply, while 
 their property was in constant 
 peril from fire. In fact, some of 
 the finest residential lands in the 
 city were rendered almost valueless 
 for building purposes in consequence of the lack of water. The high service has brought perma- 
 nent relief to the more elevated portions of the city, and largely increased the value of hundreds 
 
 The Water Tower. 
 
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 SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 of buildiug lots. Beautiful and sub.staatial hou.se.s are being rapidly erected on the summits of 
 our hills, where are to be found the most eligible and healthful locations for the homes of the 
 people. No intelligent taxpayer will to-day question the wisdom of the expenditure which has 
 been made foi- the introduction of the high-water service, an investment which, in after years, will 
 yield a considerable revenue to the city. 
 
 "All of the machinery, structures and appurtc^nances of the high service are in good condition 
 and doing excellent work. Another year's trial of the boilei-, pump and stand-pipe has but con- 
 firmed the favoi'able opinion expressed concerning them by our immediate predecessors in office. 
 
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 now in use, water takeis may not be deprived of their supply while repairs are being made 
 additional stand-pipe will soon be required for the high service system. We would, therefore, rec- 
 ommend that ste])s be taken towards the purchase of a suitable lot of land for that purpose on 
 the summit of Winter Hill.'' 
 
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 PUBLIC LIBRARY. 
 
 The beautiful l'ul)lic Librajy building, as seen in cut above, is on Central Hill, in a delightful 
 and central location near the High School building. It was built and dedicated in 1885, and is 
 very attractively arranged and convenient for the purpose designed. It contains only 21,012 
 books (Sept., 1892), which reveals the weak point in Somerville's showing as a city of over 40,000 
 inhabitants, which does not compare favorably with the large towns and cities of Massachusetts as 
 shown by the "Report of the Fi'ee Public Library Commission." The method of teaching now 
 pursued in the high schools makes the public library an im])0itant auxiliary to the schools. The 
 two go hand in haml to secure the best results in the education of our children, hence the necessity 
 
SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 15 
 
 of the public libraries being well supplied with the class of books to meet this requirement, aside 
 from the demands of the general reading public. It is to the credit of the Board of Trustees of 
 the Public Library that they are alive to this question, and are working for its improvement. The 
 Board of Trustees are: Charles S. Lincoln, President ; C. E. Eymes, Geo. A. Bruce, William E. 
 Weld, James E. Whitaker, J. Henry Flitner, Charles H. Brown, John B. Viall, E. C. Clark ; 
 Librarian, Harriet A. Adams. 
 
 CITY HOSPITAL. 
 
 Somerviile has long needed a hospital for the proper care and treatment of the sick or un- 
 fortunate who might need the provisions afforded in a well-appointed modern hospital. The sub- 
 ject had been discussed and agitated, especially in the i)ublic press, until benevolent people 
 became interested in the subject. The first donation for this object was made by Miss Mary R. 
 Hunt, who gave •'*10,000 on condition that a like amount should be raised ; this was accomplished. 
 The Somerviile Hospital was incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts, and its thirty 
 trustees selected from all parts of the city. A building committee was appointed, and after an 
 extended examination of other hospitals and jjlans, they decided upon what to them seemed best 
 adapted to the present and prospective demands of our city. The site on Spring Hill is a delight- 
 ful one, where jilenty of sunshine and fresh air abound, and so located that its desirable views 
 cannot be obstructed by other buildings. The principal wards are one story high, and due atten- 
 tion is paid to sunlight and ventilation : in short, in all its detail of construction, everything has 
 been done to conform to the most apjjroved regulations that experience elsewhere has demonstrated 
 advisable. 
 
 Officers of the Somerviile Hospital are : Charles G. Pope, President ; Lewis Lombard, Vice- 
 President : John F. Cole, Treasurer ; Thomas M. Durell, M. D., Clerk ; with thirty trustees. 
 
 PUBLIC TRANSIT. 
 
 Somerviile is attracting wide-spread attention as a desirable place for residence, — first, 
 on account of its many most desirable locations, such as surrounds Union square, Davis squai-e, 
 Russell square. Pollard square, Somerviile Highlands, Spring Hill, Central Hill, Prospect Hill, 
 Winter Hill, Broadway, and others ; second, land generally is not held at so exorbitant prices as 
 in very many of the suburban towns, — hence we deem it favorable to these various localities and 
 the city at large to show in some detail the valuable public transit facilities enjoyed ; so we give 
 some space to this purpose, for the city is especially favored in the convenience enjoyed for pas- 
 senger transit, both l)y steam and street cars. 
 
 The Fitchburg Railroad runs twenty local trains per day from Boston, entering Somerviile 
 from Charlestown, with stations at Vnion square, Somerviile Station at Park street, then passing 
 into Cambridge, with -'Porter" Station near Somerviile line; thus accommodating the south- 
 western portion of the city. On the extreme southeastern portion of the city the Western 
 Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad is located, with station at East Somerviile, or, to be 
 more correct, the station is located just over the line in Charlestown, and called East Somerviile 
 Station ; forty-six of the trains per day that leave Boston & Maine Depot, Haymarket square, 
 stop at this station. 
 
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 SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 The Eastern Division of tlie same road also has a station here only a few rods from that of 
 the Western Division, but on the opposite side of tlie tracks, and is called Somerville Station. 
 
 SOMEEVILLE HIGHLANDS STATION. 
 
 Thirty-seven of the trains per day leaving Boston from Eastern Depot, Causeway street, foot of 
 Friend street, stop at this station. The Southern Division of the Boston & Maine Eailioad, 
 
 Peospect Hill Station. 
 
 Lowell system, runs its trains from Lowell Depot, Causeway street, foot of Portland street, 
 Boston, the route being through East Cambridge into Somerville, with stations at Prospect Hill, 
 
SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
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 Somerville Station at Central Street, and North Somerville at Broadway ; thirty-eight trains per 
 day from Boston stop at these stations. 
 
 From near Somerville Station, Central street, a branch leaves the main line, running through 
 Somerville Highlands, Davis square, in West Somerville, into North Cambridge, giving to these 
 stations thirty-one local trains per day from Boston. This main line and branch open np some of 
 the most desirable locations for residence to be found anywhere in the suburbs of Boston, and is 
 being developed very rapidly. The Boston & Maine Railroad Company has built three very 
 handsome and well-appointed stone stations : one at Prospect Hill, one at Winter Hill, whicli also 
 
 Winter Hill Station, Lowell Division, B. & M. 
 
 accommodates the vicinity of Central Hill, and one at Somerville Highlands. Cuts of each of 
 these stations are given in these pages. The stranger desiring to visit Somerville by rail from 
 Boston is at once confused to know at which depot he ought to take his train, whether at Boston 
 & Maine, Haymarket square, or Eastern Depot, Causeway street, foot of Friend street, or 
 Lowell Depot, Causeway street, foot of Portland street, or Fitchburg Depot, Causeway street, for 
 from each depot trains run to different parts of Somerville; hence, to those not familiar with the 
 several routes, there is danger of their taking a train for a part of Somerville quite different from 
 the destination desired ; with many, only careful inquiry will insure them from uncertainty and 
 error. 
 
 STREET CARS. 
 
 A glance at the map of Somerville will show that its territory extends from Charlestown Neck 
 in a northwesterly direction, a distance of about four miles, while its width varies from three- 
 fourths of a mile to about two miles, and that its bills have a general range lengthwise, and hence 
 the railroads, both steam and street car lines, conform to this general direction, >virh the exception 
 
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 SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 of the cross liuc of street railway through Cross street. The West End Street Railroad Company 
 of Boston has the entire franchise of street railway service in the city and has nine lines running' 
 throngh portions of Sonicrville, each running to and from Boston and forming a part of the West 
 End's great system. They are rapidly supplanting the horse cars with electric cars and the trolley 
 system. 
 
 Skirting the southeast(>rn border of the city is a line running through Beacon street and the 
 west end of Somerville avenue into North Cambridge, its terminal points being " Porter Station," 
 North Cambridge, and Bowdoin square, Boston, via Cambridgeport. Another, and the longest 
 line in the city, traversing most its entire length, runs from Park square, Boston, through 
 Union square, Somerville, Somerville avenue. Elm street, Davis square. West Somerville, Holland 
 street to Russell square on Clarendon Hill, or junction of Holland street and Broadway, this being 
 the present terminus, and in the northwestern part of the city. Another line from Spring Hill to 
 
 Looking down Washington Street. 
 
 P:uk s(|uare, Boston, via TTiiion S(iuare, Webster avenue. East Cambridge and North Charles 
 street; also from Spring Hill to Bowdoin square, Boston, through Cambridgeport; also from 
 Spring Hill to Scollay square, Boston, via Webster avenue, Cambridge stieet, through East 
 Cambridge, to Eastern Depot and Portland street. To those residing in the westerly portion of 
 Somerville these lines when e(iuip]ied with electric cars will afford excellent accommodation, while 
 those near l)a\is scjuare are still further accommodated ))y the electric line on North avenue, 
 Cambridge, within two or three minutes' walk, by which they can reach Bowdoin square, via 
 Cainbiidgejiort, oi' Tivmont street, via Harvard bridge and IJoylston street. Union square also 
 has another line through Washington street, via Charlcstown to Temple place, Boston; this 
 
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 gives Union square five lines into Boston. Another line runs from Winter Hill, via Broadway and 
 Charlestown, passing Fitcliburg depot at Causeway street, through Boston to Boston & Albany 
 and Old Colony depots. Another line of cars from Central street. Highland avenue, and practically 
 from Davis square, as a transfer car from there connects with it, running through Highland avenue, 
 past Central Hill Park, City Hall, Public Library, High School building to Central square, through 
 Cross street to Broadway, through Charlestown to Northampton street via Columbus avenue. This 
 gives, to Davis square, two lines to Boston besides the one on North avenue before mentioned. 
 This, with the twenty-seven trains per day by steam cars, gives this part of Somerville splendid 
 advantages, which are being rapidly appreciated, for West Somerville is building up with surprising 
 rapidity. Another line runs from Magonn, or Pollard square as it is now called, through Medford 
 street to Gilman square, thence through Pearl street and Cross street to Broadway, thence through 
 Charlestown and Boston to Northampton street via Columbus avenue ; this line opens a fine build- 
 ing location at Pollard square, which is the junction of Medford and Broadway, and a very siglitly 
 place on high ground, overlooking Medford Valley beyond. 
 
 CHURCHES. 
 
 Tt is a singular fact that when Somerville became a town there was not a church within its 
 borders, although the population was 1013 ; but religious efforts were put forth during the summer 
 of 1842, which proved to be the origin of the First Unitarian Society, which was subsequently 
 formed in 1844. The honor and credit of this primary effort are due to Elizabeth Page Whittridge, 
 a teacher in the public schools, for she organized a Sunday school in June in the Prospect Hill 
 school house, which in two years developed into the church mentioned. The church edifice stands 
 on Highland avenue, opposite Preseott street. Rev. William H. Pierson is the present pastor. 
 The fiftieth anniversary of the Sunday school was celebrated June 26, 1892. 
 
 The only other church of this denomination is the Second Unitarian on Elm street. West 
 Somerville, Rev. Joel H. Metcalf pastor. 
 
 The Baptists quickly followed the Unitarians in entering the field for organized Christian effort 
 and in 1845 erected a church at the corner of Main and Haverill streets, known as the "Neck 
 Village" Baptist Church, but eight years later was moved to Perkins street and has since been 
 called the Perkins Street Baptist Church. Tliey have recently built a new church of brick with 
 brownstone trimmings on Cross street, corner of Pearl ; it was occupied in February, 1892. The 
 present pastor is Rev. Andrew R. Moore. 
 
 The Baptist denomination has six churches in the city : The First Baptist Church, Belmont 
 street. Spring Hill, Rev. F. O. Cunningham pastor ; the Winter Hill Baptist Church, School street, 
 Rev. W. J. Day pastor; Union Square Baptist Church, Bow street, junction of Somerville avenue, 
 Rev. C. S. Scott pastor; East Somerville Baptist Church, Perkins street, opposite Pinkney street. 
 Rev. C. L. Rhodes was pastor, but removed to Waltham, and at the time of this writing the church 
 is without a pastor ; West Somerville Baptist Church, Elm street. Rev. Arthur L. Snell pastor. 
 
 The Free Baptists also have a church on Broadway near Lincoln street, Rev. E. P. Moulton 
 pastor. 
 
 The Congregationalists have five churches in the city : First Orthodox Congregational Church, 
 Franklin street, opposite Perkins street, Rev. James H. Ross resigned his pastorate October 22, 
 to take place at the next annual meeting of the society ; Broadway Congregational Church, 
 Sycamore street, Rev. J. F. Lovering pastor ; Prospect Hill Congregational Church, Bow street, 
 
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 corner of Walnut street, Rev. Edward Sampson Teal pastor; Winter Hill Congregational Church, 
 Kroadway, corner of Central street, Eev. Charles L. Noyes pastor ; West Sonierville Congrega- 
 tional Church, Day street, Rev H. C. Hitchcock pastor. 
 
 The Universalists have three churches : The First Universalist Church, Cross street, corner 
 of Tufts street. Rev. Levi Moore Powers pastor; Winter Hill Universalist Church, Evergreen 
 avenue, corner of Thurston street. Rev. I. P. Coddington pastoi-; the Third Universalist Church, 
 corner of Elm and Morrison streets, WestSomerville, Rev. Charles Macomber Smith, D. D., pastor. 
 
 The Episcopalians have three churches : The Emmanuel Church, corner of Central and Summer 
 streets. Rev. N. K. Bishop rector ; St. Thomas' Church, Sonierville avenue. Union square, Rev. 
 Geo. W. Durell rector ; St. James' Church, Broadway, corner Clarendon avenue, Rev. George 
 Bruce Nicholson minister in charge. 
 
 The Methodist Episcopal Church has four societies : The First Methodist Episcopal Church 
 on Bow street. Rev. George Skene pastor ; the Flint Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Flint 
 street, opposite Rush street. Rev. C. M. Melden pastor; the Broadway Methodist Episcopal 
 Church, Broadway, opposite Sargent avenue, Rev. Frank K. Stratton pastor; the Park Avenue 
 Methodist Ei)iscopal Church, Park avenue, John H. Mansfield pastor. 
 
 The Roman Catholic churches are three in number : St. Joseph's, Washington street, corner 
 of Webster avenue. Rev. Christopher T. McGrath pastor, Revs. P. F. McCall and J. F. Kelley 
 curates ; St. Ann's, Thurston street, corner of Medford street, Rev. John B. Galviu pastor. Rev. 
 Mark J. Sullivan curate; St. Catherine's, Summer street. Spring Hill, Rev. J. J. O'Brien pastor. 
 
 The Presbyterians have but one church in the city : The Union Square Presbyterian Church, 
 Warren avenue, Rev. C. S. Dewing pastor. 
 
 The Second Advent Society has its church on Putnam street, Elder O. W. Wallace pastor. 
 
 The pastors of the city have, in their i)ublic as well as private utterances, been strong in their 
 advocacy of temperance and no license principles, and this has had a most healthy influence in 
 creating and sustaining public opinion in favor of "no license," which so strongly prevails in 
 Sonierville; this condition of public opinion was Justly referred to in tlie inaugural address of 
 Mayor Charles G. Pope iu 1801, when he said : "The overwhelming opinion of our citizens in 
 favor of no license — an opinion that has never varied since the statute allowed its formal expres- 
 sion — entitles them to have their will respected and enforced by those charged with the duty of 
 discovering the violators of the law." 
 
 YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 
 
 Was organized in 1867 — a quarter of a century ago, in which time it has accomplished an amount 
 of good not measured by finite observation ; the aid from time to time given to young men 
 susceptible to a word of Christian encouragement, a suggestion towards elevated morals, a genuine 
 welcome and social Christian fellowship, have each aided in restraining many a young man from 
 the allurements of vice and debasing society, and inspired them with a desire for membership in 
 the association and thus have become identified with its purposes and work, and step by step been 
 moved by the influences thus chosen until Tennyson's words were verified : 
 
 "I liold it truth with him who siii^s 
 
 To one clear h;up iu divers tones, 
 
 That men may rise ou stepping stones 
 Of tlieir dead selves to higher things."' 
 
 In October, 1887, the association was re-organized and a good suite of rooms secured at Union 
 square, centrally located, over Whitney & Snow's store. Mr. Andrew M. Wight of Sp 
 
SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
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 Mass., was called as its first General Secretary. Mr. Wight was a young man of strong social and 
 Christian character, and came to his work with high purposes of making the work of the associa- 
 tion a success. The membership cordially seconded his efforts, and the association gained largely in 
 numbers and materially increased and extended its usefulness in the city to a degree before 
 unknown. In 1891 Secretary Wight resigned and transferred his labors to a like field in Dakota. 
 
 Mr. George B. Cowles, Jr., was called as his successor, and has proved to be a most valuable 
 man for the position, giving added life and zest to the important work of the association. A 
 location has already been purchased at the junctiou of Somerville avenue and Bow street, where 
 the association hopes to erect a building that will amply accommodate the increased demands of the 
 association and also be a credit to the city. The following are the officers of the association : 
 Pres, W. M. Armstrong ; Treas., Frank E. Hodgkins ; General Secretary, George B. Cowles, Jr. 
 
 Odd Fellows' Block, Wintkk Hill. 
 
 SOMERVILLE'S SECRET SOCIETIES. 
 
 Probably there are few places on earth where secrets are more secure than in Somerville; 
 judging from the number of secret societies supported here, evidently it is a barren field for the 
 professional gossip. 
 
 There are at least forty-eight secret or fraternal societies, among them : John Abbott Lodge, 
 F. and A. M. ; Soley Lodge, F. and A. M. ; Somerville E. A. Chapter ; Orient Council of Eoyal 
 
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 SOMKRVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 and Select Miisteis ; Oiisis Lodge, No. 14G, I. O. O. F. : Paul Revere Lodge, No. 184, I. O. O. F.; 
 Caleb Rand Lodge, No. 197, I. O. O. F. ; Somerville Encampment, No. 48, I. O. O. F. ; Grand 
 Canton Washington, No. 6, P. M. ; Component, No. 16; Ermine Lodge, No. 76, Daughters of 
 Rebekah : American Legion of Honor, Prospect Council, No. 14; Ancient Order of Foresters 
 Mass. Catholic Order of Foresters ; Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 6, Division No. 17 
 I. O. of Red Men, Webcowwit Tribe, No. 66 ; I. O. of Red Men, Wonohaquaha Tribe, No. 69 
 AVillard C. Kin.sley Post 139, Grand Army of the Republic ; W. C. Kinsley Woman's Relief Corps 
 No. 21 : Sons of Veterans, H. B. Leighton Camp 16 ; Warren Lodge, No. 1S9, Knights of Honor 
 Mt. Benedict Lodge, No. 872, Knights of Honor ; Cameron Lodge, No. 1146, Knights of Honor 
 Winter Hill Lodge, No. 423, Knights of Honor ; Franklin Lodge, No. 41, Knights of Pythias 
 and many others. 
 
 SOMERVILLE AS A RESIDENTIAL CITY. 
 
 The location of the city of Somerville is especially favorable to make it prominently a city of 
 homes. With excellent steam and street car accommodations, within a few minutes' ride of Boston, 
 the city naturally offers suijerior advantages over many suburban localities, but add to these the 
 
 Medina Building, West Somerville. 
 
 fine topographical conditions of much of its territory, and it explains why the city is so rapidly 
 increasing in iiopuhition and in taxable wealth. From the meadow lands to varied altitudes rise 
 the highlands or beautiful hills, from which delightful views enchant the observer. To the south, 
 glittering in the sunlight, is seen the gilded dome of the State House, with the city gradually 
 sloping off from Beacon Hill and spreading out to the west, fringing the shores of the Charles 
 
SOMERVILLE AXD ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
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 river witli itti iiuissive, jjalatial buildings. To the north, across and beyond the Mystic river, 
 lies Medford, with Maiden and Everett blending together, while in the distance, forming a beautiful 
 l>ackground, rise the picturesque hills of Middlesex Fells, while spreading out to the west are 
 the towns of Arlington and Belmont. In the opposite direction and in close proximity lies old 
 historic Cambridge, with her church spires piercing above the deep foliage of her majestic elms, that 
 have given refreshing shade to generations of students, who have gone hence to voice in all lands 
 their warmest praises for Harvard College, their Alma Mater. On Central Hill, the most 
 prominent of the Highlands, are located the City Hall, Public Library and High School building, with 
 Public Park adjoining, while all along Highland avenue, beautiful and some of them costly, 
 dwellings are being erected ; this is also true of Winter Hill, with the Winter Hill railroad station 
 
 High School. 
 
 convenient for botli. Somerville Highlands, with its elegant little railroad station, is being 
 rapidly occupied and built up ; new streets have been laid out and many new houses have recently 
 been erected. We.st Somerville, which includes "Powder House Hill," or as it is now calletl 
 Nathan Tufts Park, with the railroad station near by at Davis square, is very rapidly developing ; 
 the price of land has been kept reasonably low, which has been favorable to building interests and 
 good houses have multiplied in the past two years. In fact all over the more elevated portion of 
 the city great enterprise in building interests has been shown ; a few manufacturing enterprises 
 
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 SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 have been built up, and some fine l)nsiues.s blocks, but the large part of the building has been of 
 residences. The following tables showing th(^ increase in valuation in the last ten years, and also 
 increase in population from census of 1880 to 1890, are a most flattering comment on Somerville's 
 prosperity : 
 
 1882, 
 1892, 
 
 Increase, 
 
 Personal. 
 
 $1,886,600 
 
 3,142,300 
 
 $1,255,700 
 
 Eeal Estate. 
 
 $21,275,600 
 
 34,950,800 
 
 $13,675,200 
 
 Total. 
 $23,162,200 
 38,093,100 
 
 $14,930,900 
 
 Population, 
 
 1880. 
 24,985 
 
 1890. 
 40,152 
 
 Increase. 
 15,167—60%. 
 
 Showing an increase in real estate of over 64 i>er cent ; largely accounted for by the creation of 
 new taxable property ; while the per cent in increase in population in ten years only falls 4% 
 below the real estate increase. At this rai)id rate of growth, it will nor. be many years before the 
 desirable sites will have been occupied and Somerville will be densely populated, and Winter Hill, 
 Prospect Hill, Spring Hill, Somerville Highlands and "West Somerville will be occupied and each 
 blend to the other in unbroken occupancy. 
 
 SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. 
 
 On the 17th of June, 1892, was celel)iated the Semi Centennial Celebration of Somerville's in- 
 corporation as a town, and was most grandly and successfully accomplished. 
 
 We regret that limited space will only allow us to give but an abbreviated review of what 
 transpired on that memorable occasion. The origin of the movement that enlisted the citizens of 
 
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 Somerville in the arduous preparations which culminated in the ceremonies of this event was so 
 concisely and briefly stated in the address ot Pres. Charles S. Lincoln, of the Citizens' Association, 
 at the opening exercises that we quote his words : 
 
 " Early in the winter of 1891, in response to a call which appeared in the Somerville Journal, 
 a meeting of citizens was held to consider the expediency of celebrating the 50th anniversaiy of 
 the existence of Somerville as a separate municipality. The result was the formation of an asso- 
 ciation for that purpose, and in the appointment of appropriate committees, who were charged 
 with the responsibility of carrying out in detail the plan which had been adopted by the associa- 
 tion. Many meetings have been held and much work has been done by the several committees, 
 and there has been a generous emulation in order to ensure a successful issue of the undertaking. 
 
 ' ' Upon the organization of the City Government for 1892, the proposed plan with the estimated 
 
 Company M, 8th Keg., Somkkville Light Infantry. 
 
 expense was presented to the City Council, and an appropriation requested by the Executive 
 Committee. The City Council responded immediately to tlie re(iuest, and appointed from their 
 number comnuttees con-cspouding to those made by the association, and from that time the matters 
 pertaining to the ccleliration have been under the direction of the joint committees so formed.'" 
 
 Months had been occupied in planning and carrying these pieparatory plans into execution; 
 all the various committees and sub-committees harmoniously working together, wrought out a 
 success that astonished even those who were somewhat familiar with what was being attempted, 
 and will always be remembered by participants and admiring witnesses as one of those grandly 
 successful demonstrations so characteristic of an enterprising, successful and progressive popula- 
 tion. Great efforts had been made in decorating the city and especially on the route of the parade — 
 public buildings, business ))locks and many private houses all alike were finely decorated with 
 flags, streamers and bunting artistically arranged. A large gran<l stand had been built opposite 
 Central Hill Park, from which point the parade was to be reviewed by the lepresentatives of the 
 state and city. This was also finely decorated ; some of the cuts given herewith will show this 
 feature. The day was ushered in bright and warm ; the persistent efforts of numberless small boys 
 
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 SOMKRVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 witli tlifir tin lionis aiiuouiiccd tliat ^^omeiville's jjreatest day of the half century had bcjiun and soon 
 tlie liooniinj; of cauuou vil.iatiny over tlie liills told that Major FoUett, at Ten Hills Farm, was 
 promptly peiforrnin;; the duties assig:ne(l him, of tiring a salute of 50 guns from his battery. The 
 crowd was rapidly gathering at Union s(|uare and on Central Hill, where the band concert began 
 at eight o'clock. At nine o'clock the High School building was thrown open to the crowd of eager 
 visitors anxious to see the display of historic relics and jmblic school work there on exhibition ; 
 this atliaction drew a crowd throughout the; tlay. As the formation of the parade was to occnr at 
 Union sciuare, the ciowd gathercii rapidly at that center fi-om all directions, steam cars, street 
 cais and evciythiiig that could lie utilized foi' i)nl)lic conveyance being taxed to its utmost capacity, 
 
 View fkom Gkand Stand, June 17, 1S92. 
 
 and long before the ap[)ointed hour for the line to move, the perspiring crowd had filled the side- 
 walks and were restlessly moving al)OUt to find some more desirable spot, i)erchance beneath the 
 refreshing shade of tree or building, from which to \ie\v the interesting exhibit composing the 
 seven divisions that weie to pass in review. After some delay the bugle sounded the command, 
 and the line began to move, headed by a platoon of police, consisting of twelve men nnder com- 
 mand of Sergeant Dow, followed by Bedford Cadet Band, 30 pieces; Boston Fusilier Veterans, 127 
 men, INIajor Henry A. Snow commanding; then came Chief :\rarshal Gen. Thomas S. Wentwurth 
 with his staff and aids, all mounted an<l presenting a very fine appearance ; the divisions followed 
 under the following order, command and class : 
 
 1st Div., Col. John Andrews. Military ; 2d Div., Col. Robert Dudley, Civic ; M Hiv., Col. 
 
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 Alberto. Fairbanks, Cycle Clubs; 4th Div., Col. Wm. H. Ralph, Masons and I. O. O. F.; 5th 
 Div., Col. J. Albion Bri<,^gs, other Fraternal Orders ; (ith Div., Col. John S. Hayes, Schools ; 7th 
 Div., Col. James A. Litchfield, Trades. 
 
 The line of march was a long and circuitous one, through Bow, Summer, Central, Medford, 
 Dartmouth, Broadway, Mt. Vernon, Pearl, Cross, and Highland avenue to Central Hill Park, 
 where the column was reviewed by state and city officials, and when dismissed they were in an 
 exceedingly weary and heated condition, as the sun shone clear and hot, and early in the day the 
 heat had become intense ; the " ice cream " and " ice cool lemonade" venders reaped a rich har- 
 vest, but the lemonade cart of the North Packing and Provision Company, which was built for the 
 occasion, secured for its owners the appreciative thanks of thousands of thirsty people who par- 
 
 ScHOOL Baeges with Scholaes Eepeesenting the Thirteen Original States, 
 
 June 17, 1892. 
 
 took of the splendid lemonade that was dispensed all along the line of the parade. Two hundred 
 and seventy dozen lemons and three hundred pounds of sugar weie consumed in making the 
 lemonade, keeping three men busy all day squeezing lemons, and six men in uniform in charge of 
 a special officer dispensing the lemonade to the crowds of people. This was the " taking '' feature 
 of the day and will emphasize the fact in the memory of thousands that the North Packing and 
 Provision Company's thirty-one teams di-awn l)y fifty-two horses made the " biggest show" in 
 the parade. There were very many features in the ijarade especially worthy of more than iiassing 
 mention, but it is not our purpose to attempt a detailed review. All the line presented unbroken 
 evidence that great expense, labor, care and taste had been bestowed upon all the preparations 
 for this grand exhibit of the city's greatness in each of the classes represented by the seven 
 different divisions of the parade. 
 
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 SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 Tlie air had bct'ii extremely hot and oppressive from early in the day, but just as the time was 
 nearinj^ for tlie literary exercises to transpire in the marquee that had been erected ou the Park 
 for this occasion, suddenly the heavens became darkened, a strong wind filled the air with dust 
 and it was at once evident that a severe storm or tornado was rapidly approaching with tre- 
 mendous force and velocity. Everybody took the alarm and endeavored to gain a place of shelter. 
 Most fortunately but few sought shelter beneath the marquee, for suddenly the storm broke upon 
 the i)lace in wild fury, and the large tent gave way and a i)ortion came to the ground, but without 
 serious injury to anyone. The storm was of short duration, but it postijoned the remaining exer- 
 cises of the afternoon until the next day ; the programme for the evening, however, was carried 
 
 CUMBEELAND BLOCK AND GEAND .STAND. 
 
 out and thousands'enjoyed the band concert and fireworks ou Central Hill Park in full measure. 
 The postponed exercises were held on Saturday afternoon in the big tent, which had been put in 
 thorough repair from the disaster of the day before. The large platform was filled with partici- 
 pants, members of the City Government and invited guests. Mayor William H. Hodgkins presided. 
 The exercises were opened by an overture by the Cadet Band, after which Rev. G. W. Durell 
 offered prayer, following which the chorus of a thousand school children, accompanied by the band, 
 sang several selections with grand effect. The mayor made a short address and introduced the 
 orator of the day, lion. Geo. A. Bruce, who delivered a most elo(|nent oration to about three 
 thousand people. The orator's effort was the subject of high compliment from a cultivated and 
 appreciative audience; following the oration was sung "The Star Spangled Banner;" then 
 followed a solo by Airs. W. C. Bailey, grandly rendered — oue of the good things of the day. 
 
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 Mrs. Martha Perry Lowe then read her poem, " Fifty Years."' It was rich in thought and 
 diction, and like the oration should be carefully read and appreciated. The concert waltz, " Cen- 
 tennial,'' dedicated to the ladies of Sonierville, was played by the band, followed by singing " To 
 Tliee, O Country," by 500 young ladies of the schools, and singing of America by all closed the 
 ceremonies. The Semi-Centennial of Sonierville had jiassed ; the people went from thence to begin 
 the history of another fifty years with the inspiration of orator and j^oet resting upon them, and 
 breathing in spirit her last words, 
 
 " May we be faithful to the hour, 
 And grow in beauty and in power, 
 Bequeathing to the age a glorious dower." 
 
 THE PRESS. 
 
 The composition of Sonierville' s population is very largely of that intellectual and progressive 
 business class that makes it an especially favorable field for local journalistic enterprise. 
 
 That the field is thoroughly occupied will be credited, for there are three weeklies published 
 in the city : The Somerville Journal, Somerville Citizen and Sonierville Sentinel. 
 
 The Somerville Jovrnal is the oldest, having been established in 1870 by W. A. Greenough 
 & Co., who retained jji-oprietorship only a short time ; then followed several changes in owners ; 
 but Oct. 20, 1876, it was purchased by J. O. Hayden & Co., who continued it under that firm name 
 until 1890, when it was incorporated under Massachusetts laws as the Somerville Journal Com- 
 pany, but without change in its nianagement. The officers of the comiiany are : William H. 
 Hills, President ; J. O. Hayden, Treasurer and Manager ; William B. Lawience, Clerk. Directors 
 are the above officers and Edward A. Badgei'. Besides its newspaper plant, it has an extensive 
 and well equipped book and Job printing office. The company employs a large force in the 
 different departments. 
 
 The management of the Journal has been able and progressive, independent, adhering to 
 Republican principles, watchful of the interests of Somerville, chaste in its subject matter of a 
 family newspaper, always a pronounced advocate of the temperance cause, and a champion of the 
 religious and charity work of the city. It stands a leader among the suburban weekly newspapers. 
 
 The " Somerville Journal Souvenir of the Semi- Centennial " is an elegant testimonial of its 
 enterprise and ability for high grade work. It was wholly put in type and printed in the Journal 
 office at time of the recent celebration. 
 
 The Somerville Citizen is published every Friday by the Citizen Publishing Company, Citizen 
 building, Gilman square, near Winter Hill Station. The company is organized as follows: Elmer 
 H. Capen, President ; John Herbert, Treasurer ; Edwin A. Stone, Clerk ; P. H. Hardison, Editor 
 and Manager. 
 
 The Somerville Citizen is a bright, sparkling paper of eight pages, ably edited, and thorough 
 in the collection of local news ; it is Republican in politics, and devoted to the advancement of the 
 city's interests. The paper is printed in good clear type and is now in its fifth volume. The 
 company issued the Souvenir Programme of the Semi-Centennial Celebration, for June 17, 1892. 
 It was in pamphlet form, containing 48 pages, with 24 full-page illustrations, two of which 
 were groui^s of portraits of the otticers of the Semi-Centennial Association ; one of the chief 
 marshal and staff ; one for each division commander and staff ; one for mayor and aldermen, 
 and one for members of Common Council : one for School Board and Supt. of Schools ; one for 
 
30 SOMERVILLE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 
 
 city (l('i)artinent olliciiiLs ; one for road officers and house officers of Somerville Cycle Club ; one 
 for the political representatives of Somerville ; one for groups of professors at Tufts College and 
 College buildings ; others were views of Somerville. It contained a full and official programme of 
 the celebration and was certainly a very elegant production. 
 
 The SoineiTillf ^lenfijtel is published weekly by Messrs. McDonnell Bros, at 28 Union square, 
 and is made up for a general family newspaper, containing all the latest news of local events and 
 the general news of the day, with some choice selections ; it is a " sentinel " doing duty for the 
 interests of the democratic party and ably voices the principles of the party. 
 
 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
 
 Somerville is located so near Boston, that her financial institutions lose much patronage 
 by this close and intimate contact with the larger interests of Boston that otherwise they would 
 secure. 
 
 The Somerville National Bank, 58 I^nion square, is the only national hank in the city. Its 
 officers are Quincy A. Vinal, President: John A. Gale, Vice-President; James F. Beard, 
 Cashier; and transacts a general banking business. 
 
 The Somerville Savings Bank is located at 57 Union square. Its President is Albion A. Perry, 
 and Treasurer Frederic W. Stone. 
 
 Somerville Co-operative Bank, 59 Union siiuare, was organized April 29, 1880 ; authorized 
 capital, one million dollars. Oct. 1, 1892, its assets were about $325,000. J. Frank Wellington, 
 President; Geoige \V. Snow, Vice-President; James F. Beard, Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 West Somerville Co-operative Bank, 3 Studio building, West Somerville. Elmer H. Capen, 
 President; J. Wai-ren Bailey, Vice-President ; O. H. Perry, Secretary. Meetings for sale of 
 money every third Monday evening in each month. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF SOMERVILLE. 
 
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 NORTH PACKING AND PROVISION CO;, 
 
 Packers and Exporters of Piovisioiis ; E' talili^lied 
 IS'io ; IneorporatedJauuarv '2nd, IS'.iO; 'Pelejihone 117(j; 
 Cable Address, North; P.O. Box, .■.2^7; Offlue and 
 Store, 33 and 34 Xortli MaiUet Street, IJo-ston ; 
 Slaughtering, Curing and I'MLking Establi-hment, 
 Medford Street, Soinerville. — One of the most prom- 
 inent of the manufacturing interests located in the 
 city of Somervill« is that of the North i'acking and 
 Provisiou Co.. occupying land bounded bv Medford 
 street, Somerville Avenue and (i'-and .lunction Kail- 
 road tracks. This flourishing bu-iness was estab- 
 lished in 18.5.5 and came into the hands of the present 
 proprietors, who formed a corporation January 2nd, 
 1890, for carrying on slaughtering, curing and packing 
 business, with Mr. G. F. Swift, President; Mr. E. ('. 
 Swift, Treasurer and General Jlanagir; Jlr. S. Henry 
 Skilton, Assistant Manager. This companj' employs 
 over 1000 men throughout the year, and slaughters 3(iO0 
 hogs or more per day, as welTas curing and packing of beef for export and conducting a general jobbing business for 
 the sale of provisions. Their business yearly amounts to over .$12,000,0011, 60 per cent, of which is export trade. 
 They make the very finest articles in tlie provisimi line produced by any Ann in the United States; the superior 
 quality of their mild cured hams, bacon and pure lard is well acknowledged both at home and abroad. They also 
 maintain a branch of the Government Microscopic Inspection, which is under the charge of Dr. Rose of the 
 Agricultural Department, and prepares meats for the French, German and Italian niiirkets. where the microscopic 
 inspection is required. Their products are favorably known all over Gre,at Britain, Belgium, Holland, Norway, 
 Sweden, South America and West Iiidies. Great care is exercised in producing the best articles in their line, and 
 the care taken, the cleanliness and good order, as well as the excellent system in the handling of their business at 
 Somerville, is worthv of more than a passing comment. There are no better equipped or better managed plauts in 
 all its branches than'the Somerville packing house of the North Packing and Provision Co. Their buildings cover 
 about 12 acres of ground, the main building being 605 feet long, with an average width of 150 feet, six and eight 
 stories high. They have two niammotli refrigerators on this plaut, and cool over 3,000,000 cubic feet of space and 
 little over eight acres of floor space. Their new cold storage or refrigerator building. Just completed, is 175x125 
 feet, 6 stories high, with a storage capacity of over 75,000 barrels. Tnis refrigerator is artificially cooled, as well as 
 the large refrigerator in the main building, by the Mvers svstera of refiigeration. The ponderous ice machines, 
 three in number, with a capacity equal to the" melting of 500 tons of ice per day, are driven by three Corliss engines, 
 with a capacity of 700 horse power. The water, of which a large quantity is used by these machines and in con- 
 densing and for other purposes about the plant, is pumped from the sea at the Fitchburg Kailro.id wharf by very 
 powerful pumps, capable of throwing a 12-incli stream of water constantly wheu needed. The plant is lighted 
 throughout by the Mather system; 2 dynamos, 1000 lights each, are used. The power for running the machinery 
 of the plaut is furnished by three Brown engines of total capacity of 540 horse power; 9 large boilers of ISOO horse 
 power furnish steam for the plant. A large proportion of the output of this establishment is taken on cars at the 
 packing house doors and taken directly to the steamers, the side tracks of the company being capable of accommo- 
 dating 100 cars at a time; the Fitchburg and Grand Junction railroads, both of whicli have side tracks in the yards 
 of the corporation, furnish the best facilities both for bringing the live hogs to the plaut and taking the cured 
 product from the plant to the sea-board for export. Eighty horses are used in the business to supply the local 
 trade of tlie company, which is distributed all over New England and the south. These horses are cared for iu a 
 nice brick stable, 120x100 feet, adjacent also to which is the repair shop, 125x80 feet. The firm also has a large 
 wholesale and retail market on the plaut. 12-.XS0 feet, as well as large machine rooms for the accommodation of 
 boilers, engines, ice machines and large machinist shop. The buildings are all of brick, and present a neat, attract- 
 ive appearance to the passer-by, as well as a verv neat and finely cared for condition where the work is progress- 
 ing. This firm also emplovs about 100 coopers in their cooper shops, which are about one quarter of a mile distant, and 
 are nicely equipped to manufacture the tierces, boxes and tin pails used by the establishmeut. Their splendid two 
 and three horse teams passing on the street attract favorable comment and attention. Their place is as a whole 
 one of the best conducted and managed in the United States, of which industry so well conducted Somerville may 
 well feel proud. The above cut of their works gives a general idea of the appearance of the buildiugs. 
 
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 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 GREEN BROS., Florists, 
 Vine Street, Sonierville, Mass. — 
 The ^reat increase in the demand 
 for (lowers of late years is one of 
 the most noticeable indications of 
 the pronounced gain in culture 
 which is so evident on every side 
 and which is so astonishing to 
 foreign critics of this country, who 
 are unable to understand how cul- 
 ture can he so general in a land 
 where practically every one works 
 for a living and there is no recog- 
 nized aristocracy. Flowers are 
 now in demaud for all occasions, 
 whether lor joy or for sorrow, and 
 everyone who goes into society at 
 all will find it very useful to know 
 where appropriate floral designs 
 can be obtained without delay at 
 moderate prices. Many residents 
 of Somerville are already acquaint- 
 ed with the establishment of Messrs. 
 Green Brothers, located on Vine street, for this enterprise was started by them in 1S83, and has long held a lead- 
 ing position among other establishments of the kind in this vieinitv, and it is but fair to say that the enviable 
 reputation of the undertaking is fullv maintained at the present day. Very spacious and well e .luipped green- 
 houses are utilized, and cut flowers, floral emblems, wedding bouquets, funeral deMgns, etc., are ollered in great 
 variety and at the lowest prevailing prices, while the facilities are so extensive that the largest orders can be sat- 
 isfactorily filled at very short notice. Messrs. Walter J. and George It. Green are very well known in Somerville 
 and vicinity, aud the success of their business is due to the just and honest dealings pursued by them during the 
 
 past nine years. 
 
 M. L. KING, Groceries and Provisions,! 
 No. 3.3 Central .S((uare, Somerville, Mass.— The busi- 
 ness of which Mr. M. L. King is proprietor was 
 founded by him in 1870, and has steadily developed 
 until it ha.s reached (juite extensive proportions. He 
 is a dealer in groceries and provisions of all descrip- 
 tions, being well prepared to furnish first-class goods 
 at reasonable prices. The premises utilized measun' 
 30x.50 feet in dimensions and a cellar, and are very 
 conveniently fitted up, enabling orders to be filled at 
 short notice and in a thoroughly accurate and satis- 
 factory manner. The stock is so uniformly good that 
 it is diflicult to single out certain articles for individ- 
 ual mention, but \Ir. King intends to cut the very best 
 meat to be found in the market, and we may at least 
 call attention to the assortment of teas, coffees anil 
 spices, these being of standard purity, of fine and de- 
 licious flavor and of comparatively low cost, ami 
 those who appreciate good butter and cheese should 
 certainly test the goods offered by Mr. King at No. 
 33 Central Square, who is a native of North Whitfield, 
 Maine, and has been in trade for -ICt years. 
 
 
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 JOSEPH J. GILES, Real Estate and Insurance, 34 Union Square, Somerville, Mass.— As the 
 country becomes older and more thickly settled, investments in real estate become more and more desirable, and 
 th.at this fact is appreciated is shown by the steadily increasing popularity of such investments, and particularly of 
 investments in real estate located in or adjacent to large cities. If ordinary care be exercised in the choice of 
 property so located, the chance of loss is so small as to be practically inconsiderable, while the chance of profit due 
 to the increase in values brought about by growth of population is so great as to be almost a surety. It goes with- 
 out saying that intending investors will best serve their own interests by making use of the services of a reliable 
 agent thoroughly familiar with local conditions, and in this connection it is fitting we should make mention of Mr. 
 Joseph .1. Giles, for he has carried on operations in Somerville since 1870 and ranks with the best-known real estate 
 agents in this section. Mr. Giles buys, sells and exchanges city and country property and is prepared to collect 
 claims and rents and to assume the entire charge of property if desired. He is a constable, notary public and 
 justice of the peace and is in a position to discharge any of the duties attaching to those offices promptly, carefully 
 and discreetly. Titles will be examined and mortgages negotiated at moderate rates, intelligent and faithful 
 service being assured and the interests of clients being fully protected. Mr. Giles is also prepared to place insur- 
 ance at short notice and at the lowest rates. He represents the following leading companies : Union of Philadel- 
 phia, \Vestchester of New York. .American of ISoston. Xiagara of Xew York. T'hat Mi. Giles is prominently and 
 favorably known is sullicien v evidenced by the fact that he served in the last session of the legislature, his 
 second term, where he was on itie committees on insurance, administrative boards, and conmiissions. 
 
REPRESENTATIVEfBUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 J. A. DURELL, Dealer in Stoves, Furnaces and 
 Ranges, Kitchen Furnishing Goods, Builders' Hardware, Stove 
 Linings and Castings, Lamps, Chimneys, Oil, Etc., Painters' 
 Supplies, Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Worker; Plumbing 
 Gas Fitting and Jobbing; 309 Broadway, Winter Hill, Somer- 
 ville. — The busiftess with which Mr. J. A. Durell Is now 
 identified with was founded a great many years ago by T. W. 
 Littlefield, and so conducted until 1876, when the present pro- 
 prietor took control. He is a native of Boston and extremely 
 well known throughout Somerville as an enterprising mer- 
 chant. He carries a large and varied stock, and it would be 
 difficult to name anything in the line of stoves, furnaces and 
 ranges or kitchen furnishiqg goods that is not to be had at 
 this establishment. The premises in use are one floor and base- 
 ment, with a part of the second floor, 25x85 feet in dimensions 
 and are very conveniently located at No. 309 Broadway, Win- 
 ter Hill. Employment is given to nine competent assistants, 
 and no trouble is spared to assure prompt service to all, so 
 that those who realize "that time is money" make it a point to 
 trade here whenever possible. As for the prices they are as 
 low as the lowest. Mr. Durell deals in all kinds of builders' 
 hardware, stove linings and castings, lamps, chimneys, oil, 
 etc., painters' supplies; tin, sheet iron and copper worker, and 
 gives his close personal attention to plumbing, gas fitting, and 
 jobbing of all kinds connected with his business, and guaran- 
 tees that all work entrusted to him shall be done in a most 
 satisfactory manner. 
 
 W. H. JARVIS, Crockery, Glass, Tin and Wood- 
 en ware at Boston Prices, 47 Cross Street, East Somerville.— 
 This enterprise was started in 1890 by the present proprietor 
 Mr. W. H. Jarvis, who is a native of Salem, Mass., and the 
 most significant evidence that can be given concerning the 
 character and popularity of this house is that afforded by the 
 fact that it is rapidly becoming known throughout this section 
 as the headquarters for tinware, crockery and glassware, 
 lamps and lamp goods, confectionery, cakes and pastry, 
 wooden ware, etc. Daily and weekly papers are sold here, 
 also a fine line of 5 and 10 cent goods. So pronounced a success is not to be gained without hard and 
 intelligent work, and Mr. Jarvis has certainly worked hard, but he has the satisfaction of knowing that his 
 efforts are appreciated by the general public, and is therefore encouraged to continue his efforts with 
 renewed vigor. The premises made use of at No. 47 Cross Street comprise one floor, 18x30 feet in dimensions. 
 The stock, which is extensive and varied, consists in part of glassware, crockery, etc., tinware and other kitchen 
 furnishings, including the latest novelties as well as a full line of those staple goods that are always in demand. A 
 large stock of choice confectionery, cakes and pastry, fresh and appetizing, are always to be found here while 
 courteous attention is given to all customers. Goods are delivered to all parts of the city. ' 
 
 MRS. A. M. YOUNG, Millinery, 3 Medina Building, West Somerville, Mass.— One of the most 
 attractive stocks of Millinery Goods, Ribbons, Laces, French Flowers, trimmed and untrimmed Hats and Bonnets 
 to be found in this city is that displayed at the establiskment of Mrs. A. M. Young. This lady has had an extend- 
 ed experience in this line of business, having before coming here in 1889 given seven years to it in Yarmouth 
 Maine, some time in Lowell, Mass., and six years in Boston, and has acquired a high reputation for taste and skili 
 in selecting and adjusting the proper shape, "color and shade to the peculiarities of each patron, hence it is not to be 
 wondered at that she enjoys a large and select patronage and employs from 3 to 6 assistants, according to the 
 season. She established her business here in 1889 and occupies a store at No. 3 Medina Building, which is very 
 centrally located and tastefully arranged, and the stock is attractively displayed. Mrs. Young is a native of 
 Tennessee, and has a host of friends and patrons in this city. 
 
 FRED. E. MORRISON, House and Sign Painter, No. 45 Broadway, East Somerville. It is a 
 
 good policy to keep a house well painted, even aside from the question of appearances, for the severe climate of 
 this section will soon rot or otherwise injure woodwork not protected by several good coats of paint, and the 
 damage when once done is practically Impossible to repair. A good job of painting will wear for several years 
 even in the most exposed situations, and in this, as in many other things, the "bestisthe cheapest," for cheap paint- 
 ing is a delusion and a fraud. In order to secure first-class results a first-class painter must be patronized and 
 none is more deserving of being ranked as first-class in this vicinity than is Mr. Fred E. Morrison, doing business 
 at No. 45 Broadway. He only employs thoroughly skillful workmen and is well prepared to fill all orders for 
 house, sign and fresco painting in a prompt and thoroughly competent manner. Mr. Morrison is very moderate 
 in his prices, the rates being as low as are consistent with the use of carefully chosen stock and the employment of 
 skilled labor. House painting in all its branches, graining, glazing and paper hanging are most thoroughly under- 
 stood and artistically executed, and no firm in Somerville is better prepared to do a first-class job at''reasonable 
 rates than is Mr. Morrison. The shop and sales room occupied is well located at 45 Broadway street, where may be 
 found a good stock of paper hangings, borders and painters' stock, which are sold and laid at bottom prices. 
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 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 WM. A. WHITNEY, DrngRist. 300 Broad- 
 way, Somciville.— The business conducted by Mr. 
 AVm. A. Whitney has held its present position for so 
 long a time tluitit is safe to say no one at all faniiliar 
 with Somerville can be unacquainted with it. Tliis 
 business was started by the present proprietor in 
 1S86. There is probably no other branch of trade 
 known to commerce in wiiich so great a responsibility 
 is incurred as there is in that carried on t>y tlie 
 druggist. Dealing as he does in drugs and chemicals 
 unfamiliar to the general public, many of wliicli 
 agents are deadly in their eftects when used in certain 
 quantities, or when combined improperly with other 
 materials, he must rely entirely tind absolutely on 
 the knowledge, care and skill of himself and em- 
 ployees, for the assurance that by no fault of his or 
 those for whom he is morally if not legally responsi- 
 ble shall tlie life or even the comfort of the hundreds 
 whom he daily serves be endangered. This store, 
 managed by Mr. Whitney, is an example of what a 
 prescription pharmacist should be. The premises, 
 located at No. .300 Broadway, are 20x40 feet in dimen- 
 sions, and contain a valuable stock of drugs and 
 chemicals. 
 
 GROCERIES 
 
 F. E. CHENEY & CO., Gro- 
 
 ceires and Provisions, Choice Ver- 
 mont Butter a Specialty, No. 8 
 Marshall Street, Odd Fellows' Build- 
 ing, Somerville. — There is a familiar 
 old saying to the etTectthat a stream 
 cannot rise higher than its source, 
 and it is equally true that the retail 
 establishments devoted to any 
 special line of business cannot offer 
 first-class inducements if they are 
 obliged to depend upon second-class 
 houses to furnish them with their 
 supplies. It is therefore clear that 
 every resident of Somerville and 
 vicinity is directly interested in the 
 character of the local retail grocery 
 houses, for groceries rank with the 
 necessities of life, and it is of the 
 first importance to be able to buy 
 them to the best possible advantage. 
 The concern known as F. E. Cheney 
 &Co. may justly be regarded as the 
 representative grocery house of 
 this city, for the enterprise they eon- 
 duct is of long and honorable standing, having been carried on for many years by Messrs. E. A. Bailey & Co. 
 previous to the present firm assuming control. Extensive premises are occupied in Odd Fellows' Block at the corner 
 of Broadway and Marshall streets, covering the ground floor and cellar 25x50 feet in dimensions, where a large 
 stock is carried at all times, it being made up of staple and fancy groceries and provisions, choice Vermont butter 
 a specialt.y, and all being remarkablj' complete in every department. Mr. Cheney is a native of Nashua, N. H., 
 and is in a position to quote bottom prices as well as for handling goods that will give the best satisfaction to the 
 most select trade. 
 
 E. SCHUEBELER, Dealer in Dry, Fancy and Housekeeping Goods, 46 Union Square, Somer- 
 ville, Mass. — It is very seldom that the average person stops to think why he or she prefers to patronize a certain 
 store, for the majority of us simply trade where we feel that we are " used the best " without analyzing the par- 
 ticular advantages offered, but if a regular customer of Mrs. E Schuebeler were to state why he or she dealt with 
 that lady in preference to others, one of the first reasons given would undoubtedly be '• because of the exceptional 
 quality and variety of the stock of dry and fancy goods, etc., for truly there are few houses in this section of the 
 state making a better showing in that important respect. The prices arc right, too, and a sufficient force of assist- 
 ants is employed to assure prompt and Ciireful attention to every caller, — another important factor in the sum- 
 total of popularity. This business was founded by Mr. John Anderson many years ago, wlio was succeeded by 
 Mr. W. Schuebeler 11 years ago, who continued it until his death in 1890, and is now under the control of Mrs. 
 Schuebeler, who is very well known throughout Somerville and vicinity. The store occupied is located at 46 Union 
 Square, covering an area of 1,000 square feet, and contains, in addition to a full assortment of dry and fancy goods, 
 a complete line of housekeeping goods. Bottom prices rule in every department of the business and we need 
 hardly add that every article is guaranteed to prove as represented. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 35 
 
 MRS. J. C. NOURSE, Dealer in Dry and Fancy Goods, 10 and 11 Medina Building, West 
 Soraerville, Mass. — The estatjlishment aow carried on by Mrs. .T. C. Nourse wa? opened to the public by her in 
 1887. She is a native of Portland, Me. This lady is iudiVidnally well and favorably known in business and social 
 circles of West Somerville, but the establishment of which she is the proprietress is even better known and its 
 name has for years been synonymous with those enterprising but strictly legitimate and honorable method-* which 
 if long enough continued are sure to have the result they hive had in the present instance — the building up of a 
 patronage which is " select " in the true sense of that much abused word, insomuch as it Is accorded by careful and 
 discriminating buyers, who can see and appreciate sterling advantages and who are not to be deceived by loud pro- 
 fessions of " cheapness " and of wonderful bargains, but use the powers of observation and judgment, which are essen- 
 tial in really judicious and successful "'shopping." Mrs. Nourse occupies spacious and well egaipped premises, num- 
 bered 10 and 11 Medina Building, Davis S(iuare, and employs three competent assistants, so that despite the magnitude 
 of her business callers are assured immediate and intelligent attention. Among the mo5t prominent commodities dealt 
 in are Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Toys, and Fancy Goods of all kinds, also choice confectionery and station- 
 ery, in both of which a good trade is enjoyed. The stock carried must be seen to be appreciated, for it would be 
 quite impossible to give any adequate description of it in the limited space at our disposil. Suffice it to say that it 
 is exceptionally complete in every department ; that it embraces the leading fashionable novelties, and that the 
 prices quoted on the goods comprising it will bear the most searching comparison with those named elsewhere on 
 articles of similar grade. — 
 
 PHILIP EBERLE, Eetail Dealer in all kinds of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Fine Repairing a 
 specialty, 24 Union Square, Somerville, Mass. — Such of our readers as are at all familiar with the origin and devel- 
 opment of the modern factory-made shoe need not be told that a man who has retailed Boots and Shoes for over 
 thirty years beg m operations when the average " sale shoe " was a coarse and rude affair, and has seen factory- 
 made footwear steadily improve until the finer grades compare favorably with good custom work. Such a man 
 obviously should be well acquainted with the peculiarities of each leading make of footwear and should be prepared 
 to render his customer valuable assistance in picking out goods to suit them, and as Mr. Philip Eberle has had the 
 experience referred to, it follows that those who trade with him have the benefit of expert advice if they wish it, 
 and at all events have the opportunity to choose from a stock selected with exceptional ability and care. Mr. 
 Eberle was born in Germany and began business in Somerville in 18.57. His store is located at 24 Union Square, 
 and contains a complete assortment cf Ladies', Gents', Misses', Boys' and Infants' Footwear. Fine repairing is 
 made a specialty, and as two well-informed assistants are employed callers are assured prompt and courteous 
 attention, also fully warranted goods at absolutely bottom prices. 
 
 G. M. FORTIN, House and Sign Painter, also Graining and Glazing, 310 Somerville Avenue, 
 Somerville, Mass. — The appearance of a house depends so greatly upon the manner in which it is painted that it 
 is well worth while to exercise careful discrimination in the placing of orders for such work, and in this connection 
 we take pleasure in calling attention to the facilities possessed by Mr. G. M. Fortin, located at .310 Somerville 
 Avenue, for he is prepared to do all kinds of House and Sign Painting in a thoroughly workmanlike and durable 
 manner, at short notice and at moderate rates. Mr. Fortin has had thorough and practical experience in every 
 detail of his present line of business. He is very generally and favorably known throughout Somerville and 
 vicinity, where he has gained an enviable reputation for faithfully carrying out every agreement, he hiving filled 
 various important contracts to the entire satisfaction of all parties "concerned. Employment is given to only 
 capable assistants, and orders for house and sign painting, graining and glazing are assured prompt and careful 
 attention, whether given in person or sent by mail. 
 
 HUGH GALLAGHER, Billiard and Pool Room, 341 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, Mass. — 
 There is no difficulty in finding a place to play billiards or pool in, but the question is, where shall one be found 
 that will suit yon? "Well, of course, that depends largely upon your individual tastes, but assuming that you like 
 to play on flrst-class tables, amid luxurious surroundings and in a place where genial companionship may be had, 
 we can give you no better advice than to visit the fine billiard and pool room located at 341 Somerville Avenue. 
 This establishment was opened to the public in 1884, and has been conducted by its present proprietor, Mr. Hugh 
 Oallagher, since that date. The premises occupied cover an area of 1000 square feet and are nicely furnished and 
 arranged, containing two billiard and three pool tables. Employment is given to polite assistants, and everything 
 in and about the establishment— tables, cues, balls, racks, and all— are kept in good condition and rendered suitable 
 for the best class of trade catered to. Mr. Gallagher is ever striving to accommodate his friends and patrons, and 
 indeed there are few of his patrons but what are also his friends. He provides a fine line of cigars and tobacco and 
 good accommodations, and is very moderate in his charges. 
 
 W. E. PLUMER & CO., Successors to H. W. Raymond, Hardware, Cutlery and Tools, Paints, 
 Oils, Varnishes and Window Glass, Woodenware and Baskets; Electrical Appliances a specialty, connected by tel- 
 ephone; W. E. Plumer— Frank E. Fitts, 52 Union Square, Somerville, Mass.— There is probably no mercantile 
 enterprise in Somerville that holds a more unquestionably leading position in its special line than does that conduct- 
 •ed by Messrs. W. B. Plumer & Co., for since the inception of this undertaking it has steadily and rapidly developed 
 in all its departments, and long since attained very considerable magnitude. Operations were begun by H. W. 
 Raymond, who was succeeded by the present firm in 1889. Ttie individual members of the firm are W. E. Plumer 
 and Frank E. Fitts, both gentlemen being very generally known here in social and business circles. The premises 
 occupied are located at 52 Union Square, comprising one floor and basement, each 1,000 square feet in dimensions, 
 and contains an extremely large and complete stock, made up of Hardware, Cutlery and Tools of all kinds. Paints, 
 Oils, 'Garnishes, Window Glass, Woodenware and Baskets are also included in the stock handled, while a specialty 
 is made of Electrical Appliances. Messrs. W. E. Plumer & Co. are in a position to fill every order, large or small, 
 without delay and at the lo vest rates consistent with the handling of flrst-class goods. Employment is given to 
 three assistants and goods are promptly shipped to any address. Orders by mail or telephone are assured as 
 accurate and careful attention as those given in person. 
 
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 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 M. L VINAL, STATIONER, 
 
 26 Union Square, SOMERVILLE. 
 
 ON THE CORNER." 
 
 Stationery and Engraving. 
 
 CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAY NOVELTIES. 
 
 Spoons are also for sale by 
 
 KATHERINE W. WOOD, 
 
 1 Greenville Street, 
 
 SOMERVILLE. 
 
 SOMERVILLE SPOON, 
 
 Tratle Mark, 
 
 OLD POWDER HOUSE SPOON, 
 
 Made in Sterling Silver only. 
 
 Orange Spoon, gold bowl, exact size of cut, - - $2. 50" 
 Orauge Spoon, all silver, $2.25. Coffee Spoon, gold bowl, $1.50. 
 
 Coffee Spoon, all silver, $1.25. Tea Spoon, in silver only, $2.00. 
 
 Sent by Mail on Eeceipt of Price. 
 
 See interesting history of Old Towder House, acoompanying each spoon. 
 
 M. L. VINAL and KATHERINE W. WOOD. 
 
 SOMERVILLE HORSE INFIRMARY, Dr. A. J. Herrick, R. C. V. S., Proprietor; open^al 
 night; telephone, 59-3: corner Elm and Kussell Streets, West Somerville, Mass.— It is hard to get it through the 
 heads'of some men that a horse is not a kind of a machine that will stand any amount ot hard service and even 
 abuse without injury, and such persons are always very much surprised when a horse breaks down from 
 overwork, or contracts some disease which seriously impairs his value. Even with the best of care Horses are 
 liable to become more or less seriously ill, and therefore the services of an educated and experienced Veterinary 
 Surgeon are not only of great utility but are practically an absolute necessity in every community where horses 
 are largely used. It is neither humane nor economical to deny to a sick horse the speedy chance of recovery 
 aflorded by the treatment given by such a practitioner, and if some of those who pride themselves on their shrewd- 
 ness in never having paid a cent for medical advice for their animals were to figure out the loss they incurred by 
 having their horses lie idle longer than would otherwise have been necessary, they would change their opinion of 
 their own sagacity. Among Surgeons located in this city none occupy a higher position than Dr. A. J. Herrick, 
 Proprietor of the Somerville Horse Infirmary at the corner of Elm and Russell Streets, West Somerville. He has 
 had an extended and varied experience, covering a term of 20 years, and is a graduate of the Eoyal College of 
 Veterinary Surgery of England, and also is a thorough chemist, and hence brings to the duties of his profession a 
 thorough veterinary education enriched by years of practical experience. Horse owners would do well to note 
 these facts as well as his address, so as to be prepared to call upon him in case of need, as delay in some cases 
 means total loss of valuable animals. 
 
 MISS C. E. COBB, French Millinery, Ladies', Children's and Infants' Hats and Bonnets, 
 Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, etc. ; Mourning Goods a Specialty. No. 35 1-2 Union Square, next door to St. Thomas' 
 Church, Somerville, Mass.— One of the most attractive establishments in this vicinity devoted to the sale of French 
 millinery goods is that of which Miss C. E. Cobb is the proprietress. This lady is a native of Foxboro, Mass.. and 
 is well adapted to manage the enterprise which she has undertaken. She began operations here at Somerville in 
 1875, ar,d has gained an enviable rej-utatiou for superior business methods and unsurpassed skill in her work. Her 
 millinery parlors are located at 35 1-2 Union Square (nest door to St. Thomas' Church). A well selected and va- 
 ried stock of French millinery goods of all kinds is to he obtained here, including ladies', children's and infants' 
 hats and bonnets, flowers, leathers, ribbons, etc., and are offered at prices that are surprisingly low when the 
 quality of the goods is takf n into consideration. Miss Cobb employs three experienced assistants, and assures all 
 customers prompt and polite attention. She guarantees all goods leaving her establishment to prove exactly as 
 represented. Her parlors contain a fine assortment of the latest styles in fashionable millinery, a specialty being 
 made of mourning goods. All who have had business dealings with Miss Cobb have expressed themselves in the 
 highest teims of praise, and we can safely say that those who will call at her establishment will have no cause for 
 igret.i Miss Cobb has had 21 years' experience in the business. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 Elm Street, Davis Square, WEST SOMERVILLE. 
 
 MRS. E. F. NEEDHAM, ") 
 
 y Props. 
 F. B. MOULTON, ) 
 
 THIS HOTEL IS CENTRALLY LOCATED, NEAR STEAM AND ELECTRIC CARS. 
 ALL APPOINTMENTS STRICTLY FIRST CLASS. TRANSIENT AND PERMANENT 
 GUESTS ACCOMMODATED. 
 
 SIMON CONNOR, Merchant Tailor, 38 Union Square, corner of Bow Street, Somerville, Mass. — 
 To maay people a suit of clothes is a suit of clothes, and that is all there is to it; they apparently believe that if a 
 certain quantity of material is used, it makes no difference how it is put together so long as it takes the shape of a 
 suit, and hence are easily imposed upon by such dealers as are disposed to work off their goods more by their 
 appearance when new tlian by their real merits. It may be taken as an axiom that the $5.00 spent for superior 
 workmanship and trimmings are invested to better advantage than any other portion of the purchase money, and 
 those who will accept and act on this hint will find their reward in improved appearance and superior durability of 
 their wearing apparel. To assure the best of material put together in the most skillful manner, an establishment of 
 repute must be patronized, and none better can be chosen than that conducted by Mr. Connor at 38 Union Square, 
 corner of Bow Street. This undertaking was established by its present proprietor in 1875 and his been steadily 
 prosecuted with constantly increasing success. Mr. Connor is very well known tiiroughout Somerville and vicinity 
 and has that thorough understanding of his business so essential to the highest success. A heavy stock is carried 
 of foreign and domestic cloths, and first-class clothing is made to order, a perfect fit and good workmanship being 
 guaranteed. Competent assistants are employed and equitable rates prevail, while every order is given prompt 
 and careful attention. 
 
 E. B. MORGAN, Real Estate and Mortgages, also Fire Insurance Agent, Houses built on easy 
 terms in all parts of the city, 317 Somerville Avenue (Union Square), Somerville, Mass. — A great deal of utterly 
 unnecessary work, worry and delay Is to be avoided by judicious use of existing facilities, and this is especially 
 the case as regards the purchase, sale, etc., of real estatf , for the value of the services that can be rendered by a 
 thoroughly well-informed and reliable real estate agent can scarcely be overestimated, and indeed is so obvious that 
 it is difficult to understand how any reasonable person can fall to appreciate it. Among Somerville business men 
 most prominently identified with the handling of real estate, Mr. E. B. Morgan holds a leading position, and such 
 of our readers as are well informed concerning the real estate interests of the city will endorse the statement that 
 he is prepared to oft'er unsurpassed facilities to ititeudiug investors and to owners wishing to dispose of their prop- 
 erty or to negotiate mortgages upon It. Mr. Morgan represents the German American, Providence and Washington 
 flre insurance companies and is prepared to place insurance for large or small amounts to the best possible advan- 
 tage, but this may be called a " side issue," for his main business is the buying and selling of real estate and the 
 negotiation of mortgages. He is connected with tlie well-known contracting aud building firm of S. '& C. H. 
 Williams, and will build houses in any part of the city on easy terms; full ioformatiou being given on application 
 at his office, No. 317 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, Mass. 
 
 CHARLES A. HOLMES, Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces and Kitchen Furnishings, Repairs for 
 Ranges and Furnaces constantly on hand. Tin, Hollow Ware, &c., Plumbing, Gas Fitting and Jobbing, Tin Roofing 
 and Conductor work a specialty ; Union Square, junction Somerville Avenue and Washington Street, Somerville, 
 Mass. — Of late years there have been great improvements in certain lines of manufacture, and in no industry has 
 much greater progress been made than lu that relating to the production of Stoves and Ranges. Some of the parlor 
 stoves now on the market combine beauty and efficiency to a remarkable degree, but there are others which are of 
 but little use except for purely ornamental purposes, for their designers in attaining beauty of form and decoration 
 seriously Injured the heating qualities. However, there Is is no need of purchasing a stove defective in any respect 
 and the best way to avoid doing so is to buy of such a dealer as Mr. Ohas. A. Holmes, for he has had sufficient ex- 
 perience to be thoroughly familiar with the leading styles of Heating and Cooking Stoves, and he handles none which 
 he has reason to believe will not give satisfaction. This enterprise was founded many years ago by Mr. Chas. Holmes, 
 father of the present proprietor, who took its management In 1886, and the premises utilized by him and located on 
 Union Square are 50 x 50 feet in size, and a stock of Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces and Kitchen Furnishings, Tin Ware, 
 etc., is constantly carried. Sanitary house plumbing is the most important of Mr. Holmes' business, for Plumbing, 
 Gas Fitting and Jobbing, Tiu Roofing and Conductor work are a specialty. The lowest prices are quoted. Em- 
 ployment Is given to six competent and reliable workmen and all orders receive prompt attention. 
 
3b REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 G. A. WALKBR, 
 
 Shop and Residence, No. 9 Loring Street, Somerville, Mass. 
 
 All Work Promptly and Satisfactorily Done. 
 
 Among the many firms in the city of Somerville doing house painting mention should be made in this review of 
 its business men of Mr. G. A. Walker, whose shop and residence are at No. 9 Loring street, for he has long been 
 known in Somerville, having been here for 23 years. He makes a specialty of house painting, giving all work 
 constant personal supervision, and employs only from 4 to 6 men, so that he can easily guarantee that his work 
 shall be done in first-class shape and strictly according to agreement. 
 
 HOTEL WARREN, Union Square, S. D. Carter, Proprietor, Somerville, Mass. — The term 
 " first class " is so loosely applied to hotels by guide books, newspaper correspondents, and writers in general, 
 that it has come to mean not much of anything, and therefore when we say the Hotel Warren is a strictly lirst- 
 class hotel we are aware that many of our readers will feel no wiser regarding its real rank than they were before. 
 But we use the term in its true sense, for this house is literally first-class in every respect, in its location, its size, 
 its arrangements, its furnishings, its service, its cuisine and its management. It is a three- story structure, located 
 on Union Square, and contains forty sleeping rooms. Hotel Warren has been carried on by its present proprietor, 
 Mr. S. D. Carter, since 1874, and is fairly entitled to a place in the front ranks of our hotels in this section of the 
 state. There is an excellent livery stable connected with the hotel and teams for business or pleasure purposes 
 may be obtained at very short notice and at reasonable rates. Mr. S. D. Carter is a native of Nova Scotia, and 
 gives close personal attention to the supervision of affairs, and as a sufficient number of competent assistants are 
 employed the service is uniformly prompt and efficient. The table is supplied with an abundant variety of the best 
 the market aftords, and the cooking is such as to satisfy the most fastidious. The terms of the Hotel Warren are 
 moderate, special accommodation being made for fainiiies arid permanent guests. Mr. Carter is also proprietor of 
 the confectionery and cigar store which adjoins the hotel, and where the public will find that all goods dealt in will 
 prove just as represented in every respect. 
 
 WILLIAM A. FRINK, Funeral Director, 17 Holland Street, 47 Chandler Street, West Somer- 
 ville. — The custom which has been introduced of late yeai-s, of entrusting the entire charge of all the many details 
 incidental to a funeral to a competent funeral director, has so much to recommend it that it is not surprising it 
 Bhould become the rule rather than the exception. The results attained depend of course entirely upon the skill, 
 thoughtfulness and tact of the director employed, and in this connection we may properly call attention to the 
 facilities at the command of Mr. William A. Frink, located at 17 Holland Street, near the depot at West Somerville. 
 Mr. Frink is prepared to take full charge of funerals, as Director. Undertaker and Embalmer, attending to every 
 detail and incident from the preparing of the body for burial until its interment. Funeral furnishings of every 
 description will be furnished at the very lowest cost. Mr. Frink enjoys such relations with the wholesale houses 
 that he can furnish anything desired, even to the most elaborate and costly furnishings, at an hour's notice, hence he 
 does not carry much iu stock and thus has no shopworn goods to dispose of. Mr. Frink is assisted when 
 necessary by Mrs. Frink, who is also a practical embalmer, and both are prepared to serve the public at any hour 
 desired, day or night, and satisfaction is always guaranteed. 
 
 BAXTER D. KELLEY, Dining and Lunch Rooms, 1 Medina Building, West Somerville, Mass. 
 — The establishment whose card we print above was established in 1890 by the present proprietor, Mr. Baxter D. 
 Kelley, who is a native of Cape Cod and who has shown enterprise by the wav he has conducted this new enter- 
 prise in tills rapidly growing portion of Somerville. The Dining Boom i^* at No. 1 Medina Building, on the same 
 floor with the local Post Oflice and has seating capacity for forty guests, and is well lighted and attractive, and as 
 the food supplied here is of the best the market affords, excellent in quality, varied in kind, well cooked and well 
 served, it is not surprising that a good patronage is enjoyed, which requires the service ot three assistants. Mr. 
 Kelley gives close personal supervision to his business and looks sharp after the wishes and comfort of his guests, 
 hence it follows that No. 1 Medina Building is a good place to visit when a palatable and sati.-sfying meal or 
 lunch is desired. The prices are very low considering the excellence of the accommodations afforded. Regular 
 dinners are served for 25 cents; lunches at all hours; best brands of cigars and tobacco. 
 
 UNION SQUARE BAKERY, E. O. Varney, Proprietor, 41 Union Square, Somerville, Mass.— 
 Among the varied industries pursued in Somerville, the Union Square Bakery holds a prominent place in the trade 
 centre. This enterprise was started in 1888 by its present proprietor, Mr. Ernest O. Varney, who dnriug the time 
 since elapsed has mi>st ably managed his establishment. The Union Square Bakery is located at 41 Union Square, 
 and is ot. spacious dimensions, 'i'he energies of the house are devoted to the manufacture of bread, cake and 
 pastry of all kind.«, a specialty being made of filling orders for any quantity at short notice, the extensive busi- 
 ness transacted requiring the services of 16 thoroughlv capable assistants and five teams. Therefore we take 
 pleasure Id calling the attention of our many readers to this first-class and thoroughly reliable establishment. The 
 proprietor. Mi-. E. O. Varney, is very well known throughout Somerville, and we feeljustified in commending both 
 the establishment and its wide-awake proprietor to the favorable attention of all housekeepers and others desirous 
 of finding a first-class bakery, whose products can be implicitly relied upon. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 H. W. P. COLSON, 
 
 Real Estate and Mortgages, 
 
 Connor's Block, Union Square, Somerville, and 28 State St., Boston, 
 
 Iiiti-iior \ i.M ,.l (Im. >i>ni.i V ille Oltice. 
 
 Is undoubtedly at the present time doing the largest REAL ESTATE business in Somerville. He devotes his entire 
 time to the selling of Real Estate of all kinds, and negotiating mortgages therefor. A list on his books, compris- 
 ing over one hundred estates, enables him to locate any one desiring a home. He also plans and builds many and 
 very desirable houses, of both medium and high grades, for sale, or to order, if desired ; rarely having less than 
 five or six in process of erection. Being fully up with the times, he is situated financially so that if easy terms are 
 desired, they can be arranged to suit, even sometimes selling with only $100 paid down, thus enabling every one to 
 procure a home. The larger pajt of Mr. r'olson's business, however, is dealing in high class property, ranging 
 from $4,000 to $10,000. 
 
 MB. I. F. SYMONDS, a graduate of Dartmouth College, and a thoroughly reliable and competent sales- 
 man, having been connected with this office over two years, devotes his time exclusively to selling, exchanging, 
 renting and negotiating mortgages. He can always be found at the Boston office from 12 to 2. 
 
 Mr. Colson has long been considered at the head of the Fire Insurance Agents having local offices, and this 
 sprhig, finding it impossible to attend to all the details, has transferred the larger part of his Insurance business to 
 MB. E. A. BINNEy, a former employee, who has proved himself capable and deserving the position he now 
 holds, as Agent for six of the largest Fire Insurance Companies, with combined assets of over $40,000,000. He is 
 also agent for the largest Life, Accident and Employers' Liability Insurance Companies in the world. He, or a rep- 
 resentative, can always be found at the Somerville Office; being the only Insurance Agent doing an exclusive 
 Insurance business, with his only office in Union Square, he deserves the large patronage he is receiving. 
 
40 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 (Sanborn's Old Stand) 
 
 HACK, LIVERY, BOARDING AND SALE STABLE, 
 
 343 SOMERVILLE AVENUE. Telephone, 45-2. 
 
 Particular Attention given to Boarding Family Horses. Horses Bought and Sold. 
 
 The majority of those who patronize livery stables are not unreasonable and therefore do not expect to be fur- 
 nished with liorses that can trot in 2.30, or with carriages that look as though they had never been used; but even 
 the best natured customer may be excused for kicking when he is supplied with the lame apology for a horse and 
 the antediluvian vehicle which some public stable keepers seem to think ought to be entirely satisfactory. It is very 
 poor policy to force patrons to put up with such "accommodations," for it has a tendency to disgust them with 
 hiring teams and to cause them either to give up driving or to get a turnout of their own. We think that the 
 methods followed by Mr. James T. Fitzgerald might be properly imitated by some other stable keepers whom we 
 could name, for he spares no pains to keep a sufficiency of desirable teams on hand for livery purposes, and al- 
 though he makes no extravagant claims, still his rigs will compare favorably with the average private turnout in 
 this vicinity. Mr. Fitzgerald also conducts a hack stable, which furnishes ftrst-class services for all occasions, 
 public or private. A prominent feature of his business is the furnishing of a fine class of sale horses for both 
 driving or working purposes and at prices as low as can be named by any dealer for horses of equal value. The 
 premises utilized are spacious and well arranged at 343 Somerville Avenue, west of Union Square. A general 
 hack, boarding, livery and sale stable business is done. The charges are uniformly moderate and the service very 
 good. 
 
 J. B. RUFER, Professional Horseshoer, in connection with Dr. A. J. Herrick's Horse Infirm- 
 ary ; Telephone 59-3 ; Cor. Elm and Russell Streets, West Somerville, Mass.— If every one who pretends to be a 
 competent horse- shoer were really what he claims to be, it would be an excellent thing for horses, to say nothing 
 of their owners, for it is a nolorious fact that many a valuable animal has been crippled and in some instances 
 ruined by improper shoeing. Too much care cannot be taken to entrust such work to thoroughly skillful and 
 reliable hands, and as first-class horse-shoers are by no means common, we take special pleasure in calling 
 attention to the shop carried on by Mr. J. B. Rufer, and located at the corner of Elm and Russell Streets, for 
 Mr. Rufer is a professional Hor.=e-Shoer in the full sense of the term, for he suits his work to the requirements of 
 the animal and spares no pains to attain the best results possible. He was born in Switzerland, where he served 
 three years' apprenticeship, and founded his present business in West Somerville in 1891. Mr. Rufer's shop is very 
 completely fitted up, and as employment is given to an ample force of assistants all orders are assured prompt and 
 careful attention. Horses will be cared for and safely taken home, and particular attention is given to shoeing 
 lame and interfering horses, the source of trouble being looked up and removed if possible. Mr. Rufer has 
 telephone connection 59-3 with Dr. A. J. Herrick's Horse Infirmary. All Horse-Shoeing entrusted to his care will 
 be done in a thoroughly satisfactory and workmanlike manner, and moderate charges are made in every instance. 
 
 PEOPLE'S CONFECTIONERY and Employment Office, Mrs. A. I. Meloom, Proprietress, 282 
 Elm Street, West Somerville, Mass.— There are many who seem to believe that the only way to get first-class 
 confectionery, etc., is to visit some large establishment and pay a fancy price for it, but there are others who know 
 better than that, and who will therefore appreciate the advantages oflTered by Mrs. A. I. Meloom at her store, 282 
 Elm Street, for although this is comparatively small it is well stocked, and the goods and prices are such as to 
 make it well worth while to call here when anything in the line of Confectionery, Stationery, Toys, etc., is 
 wanted. Mrs. Meloom also has a small Circulating Library, and deals in all the Weekly and Monthly Papers. An 
 important department of Mrs. Meloom's business, which we must make special mention of in this' article, is the 
 Employment Ofl[ice conducted by her, where the residents of West Somerville and vicinity can procure reliable 
 and competent help. Mrs. Meloom has made this dppartmeut of her business a great couvenience to the people of 
 this vicinity, as she earnestly tries to furnish first-class help, recommending none whose ability she has reason to 
 doubt. Mrs. Meloom has already built up trade enough to show that the residents of this vicinity are prompt to 
 apprf elate reliable goods, first-class methods and low prices, and there is every reason to believe that her business 
 will continue to increase as long as the present methods of management are followed. Mrs. Meloom gives personal 
 attention to every patron, thus ensuring prompt and courteous service to every caller. She makes a specialty of 
 home made candies, the old fashioned molasses candy being among the list, while a good trade in soda is enjoyed. 
 
 JOHN BRYANT & SONS, Funeral Directors; 280 Elm Street, West Somerville, Mass.; 15 
 Austin Street, Charlestown, Mass.— The business of Undertaking established about 40 years ago by Mr. John 
 Bryant, the senior member of the above firm, has made a wonderful transition from crude methods and small 
 begmnings to one of scientific development in the cnre and preservation of bodies and high artistic results in 
 everything that pertains to the undertakers' profession as practiced to day. The firm of John Bryant & Sons is 
 composed of John Bryant and his three sons. T. Wesley, Chas. F. and John E. Bryant. Their principal office and 
 busiiiess are at 15 Austin Street, Charlestown, Mas*., and are under the direct supervision of Mr. T. Wesley Bryant, 
 « ?.u ^"*'"'^**' ="^ ^'^O ^'o' Street, West Somerville, is conducted as a branch and is under the management of 
 Mr. Chas. F. Hryant. Mr. John E. Bryant resides at the corner of Grant and Sewall Streets, Winter Hill, and any 
 orders left at that adJress will be promptly attended to. These gentlemen are all practical and experienced under- 
 takers, embalmers and funeral directors and furnishers of everything pertaining to the profession. Their stock is 
 complete in all departments of furnishing undertaking, and they are prepared to take charge of the body and 
 properly prepare it for preservation and for interment, attending to every detail and supplying everything desired 
 by the fieinds, relievu g them of all care and anxiety regarding all the details required. Calls day or night at 280 
 Elm Street will receive prompt attention. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 Harness, SaddlepyiHofse farDishiog Goods. 
 
 CUSTOM WORK A SPECIALTY. 
 
 239 Somerville Avenue, SOMERVILLE, MASS. 
 
 p. H. RAFFERTY, Undertakers and Embalmers, 387 Somerville Avenue, Cor. Church Street, 
 Somerville, Mass. 4 Tiavers, cor. Merrimac Street, Boston. Mass. Telephone No. 142-3. — The business carried 
 on by Mr. P. H. Kafl'erty is one of the oldest established of its kind in this section of the state, it having been found- 
 ed more than thirty years ago. Operations were begun by Mr. Patrick Rifferty in ISIiO.the present proprietor, Mr. 
 P. H. Rafferty, assuming entire control in 1870, he being well and favorably known among Somerville"s business 
 men. Mr. Rafferty is an undertaker and embalmer, carrying a heavy and complete stock of funeral goods, and being 
 in a position to flU orders at very short notice. The premises made use of by Mr. Rafferty are located at 387 Somer- 
 ville Avenue, Somerville, and No. 4 Travers, corner of Merrimac Street, Boston, and the stock at both establish- 
 ments is so arranged as to make examination very easy. Coffins, caskets, robes, etc., will be supplied at the verv 
 lowest market rates, and the assortment is sufficiently varied to enable all tastes and all circumstances to be suited. 
 Mr. Rafferty can be consulted by telephone call No.142-3, and the entire charge of funerals will be undertaken if 
 desired, and every commission will be promptly, faithfully and intelligently executed. 
 
 MRS. H. W. BROWN, Cake and Pastry Shop, also Bakery and Lunch Room, 335 Somerville 
 Avenue, Somerville, Mass. — Judging from the number of cake and pastry shops to be found in Somerville. there 
 must be a large proportion of the population that is fond of sweets, and indeed this is not to be wondered at, for 
 there are really but few things more agreeable to the taste than fresh and well-made bread, cake and pastry. Un- 
 fortunately it is not all manufacturers and dealers in these goods that supply their patrons with goods that can be 
 described as "fresh" and well made, but there are a good many reliable establishments of this kind, and one of 
 them that is located in this viciuitv is that conducted by Mrs. H. W. Brown. This lady is very well known in 
 Somerville, and has been identified with her present undertaking since 1891. The premises are located at 335 
 Somerville Avenue, and comprise a cake and pastry shop and bakery, which contain a fresh and choice stock of 
 articles usually to be found in a first-class establishment of this kind. These goods can be furnished at short 
 notice, while the prices are sure to be satisfactory to all reasonable persons. Mrs. White has reason to congratu- 
 late herself on the present condition of her business. Not only is an extensive patronage enjoyed, but the trade 
 shows a rapid and constant increase that promise? the most brilliant results in the future. She has put in a good 
 soda fountain, and supplies the best syrups the market aflbrds. Also furnishes first class lunches at all hours and 
 at prices that cannot fail to give satisfaction. 
 
 J. E. HERRICK, Builder and Contractor; Jobbing at short notice and reasonable rates; 35 
 Hawley Street, Boston; 273 and 277 Elm street. West Somerville, Mass.— Of course in order to attain the best 
 possible results in building operations, it is necessary to secure the services of an experienced and skillful architect 
 and a reliable, responsible and experienced builder, but if circumstances are such as to ffjrce one to choose between 
 a first-class architect and a first-class builder, it is doubtless better to choose the latter; for a thoroughly competent 
 builder will so carry out his contract as to correct many minor errors and omissions on the part of the architect, 
 while an unreliable or unskillful builder will do unsatisfactory work in spite of the most skillfully and thoroughly 
 prepared plans and specifications. Happily, such a choice has very seldom to be made in this vicinity; good 
 architects and very good builders are many, and one of the most prominent and successful of the latter is 
 Mr. J. E. Herrick, who is a native of Maine, and has carried on operations in West Somerville and vicinity since 
 1883 and is the best known builder in this portion of the city, his office being at Nos. 273 and 277 Elm Street, 
 West Somerville, and he also maintains a Boston office at No. 35 Hawley Street. Mr. Herrick has executed many 
 important commissions, among the most recent of them being that for Messrs. Sprague and Hathaway's fine new 
 block in Davis Square. He eiuploys a^ many as 100 men at times during the "busy season," and very large orders 
 can be filled at very short notice in cases where haste is essential. Mr. Herrick is in a position to figure very 
 closely on building work, and those placing contracts with him have the decided advantage of knowing that the 
 work will be executed strictly in accordance with the agreement. Jobbing is done at short notice and at reason- 
 able rates, and estimates will cheerfully be furnished on application. 
 
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 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 A. MILLAR POLLARD, Pharmacist, 
 Pollard S(juare, Somerville, Mass. — The pharmacy 
 conducted by Mr. A. Millar Pollard is very advaa- 
 tageou?ly pituated in Pollard Square, but it does not 
 owe its prominence and popularity to its advantages 
 of location, but to the popular conviction (born of 
 nearly a decade of continuance and faithful service of 
 the public) that its management is worthy of every 
 coufldeuco. and that tliis is oue of the comparatively 
 few establishments which are really wortiiy of being 
 called "family pharmacies." It was opened in 18S3 
 by Mr. D. W. Pollard, father of the present pro- 
 prietor, who assumed control in 1S90. Mr. A. Millar 
 Pollard is a native of Fall Kiver, Mass., and has had 
 valuable experience as a dispensing chemist. He 
 was formerly associated with his father in the carry- 
 ing on of the establishment now under considerat on, 
 and is a registered pharmacist, as is also his assistHUt. 
 A full assortment of drugs, medicines and chemicals 
 is constantly carried, the goods being obtained from 
 the most reliable sources, and in purity and general quality being the best the market aflbrds. Hence it is natural 
 that an extensive prescription trade should be done, especially as prescriptions are accurately and promptly com- 
 pounded at the lowest rates consistent with the maintenance of a strictly first-class service. Druggists' sundries, 
 confectionery, cigars and tobacco, toilet articles, etc., are largely dealt in, and the daily and Sunday papers may 
 also be obtained at this popular store, which is verj' thoroughly fitted up. a prominent feature of the equipment 
 being an elegant Matthews soda fountain, just put in at a cost of $51)0. Mr. Pollard does a large "soda business," 
 and no wonder, for he makes his own syrups, and his soda, like everything else that he sells, is first-class in every 
 respect. Street cars run from in front of store to Northampton street, Boston, every twenty minutes. 
 
 J. H. ANDERSON, Dealer in Fresh. Salt, Pickled and Smoked Fish, Clams, Lobsters and 
 Oysters in the Shell and Opened. 321 Somerville Ave., near Union Sq., West Somerville.— Residents of S 'merville 
 and vicinity are very advantageously situated so far as their obtaining all varieties of sea-food is concerned, for it 
 is so closely located to Boston, and that city being one of the leading markets of the country for that class of pro- 
 visions, and in fact is the centre of supply for all the country adjoining. Of course some of our Somerville dealers 
 possess better facilities than others, but it is safe to say that Mr. J. H. Anderson is well up to the head of the list 
 in this respect, and it is not surprising that such should be the case, for the enterprise conducted by him is oue of 
 the old and well-known ones of its kind in thi^ section of the state. Mr. Anderson is a native of Somerville, and 
 has been identified with his present business since 1875. He now occupies premises located at 321 Somerville Ave., 
 and deals in all kinds of fresh, salt, pickled and smoked fish, also in clams, lobsters and oysters, both in the shell 
 and opened. These goods will be sold in quantities to suit customers for family use, and include all the popular 
 varieties to be obtained, and are ofiVred at the very lowest market rates. Employment is given to well-informed 
 assistants, and callers are assured prompt and courteous attention, all goods being "fully guaranteed to prove just as 
 represented. 
 
 WILLIAM H. FLYNN, Eeal Est<ate and insurance, 4 Bow St., Somerville, Mass.— Undoubtedly 
 the most convenient, expeditious and generally satisfactory course to pursue when wishing to buy, sell, exchange, 
 rent or lease real estate is to take advantage of the facilities offered by some established, well-known and 
 responsible agent, and so far as Somerville is concerned no better choice can be made than of those oflered by Mr. 
 William H. Fl.\ nn, for hf is very widely and favorably known in this community, having served the city as" post- 
 master from June, l.ssti, to Sept., 1891, and also served two terms in the legislature, and is interested in the growth 
 and development of the city, and conversant with its values, especially |iu real estate lines, and is entirely com- 
 petent to advise tho-e seeking an investment or the purchase of a home'in this vicinity. One may always find upon 
 his books a laige selection of desirable city and suburban property. Besides dealing in real estate, caring for 
 prop<^rties, collecting rents, etc., he is activelv engaged in the insurance business, being prepared to place large or 
 small risks in first class fire insurance companies and to promptly attend to the interests of his patrons in the 
 prompt settlement and adjustment of losses in the event ot a fire. His office is atXo. 4 Bow St., near Union Square, 
 Somerville, where detailed jnformatiou may readily be obtained on application in person or by mail. 
 
 CHARLES A. SMALL, Dry Goods, Small Wares, Boots, Shoes, etc., 580 Broadway, North 
 Somerville.— Such of our readers as are familiar with the development of Somerville in general and of North 
 Somerville m particular during the i)ast quarter of a century, would doubtless think it strange if a book devoted to 
 a review of the city's mercantile interests contained no mention of Mr. Charles A. Small, for although that gentle- 
 man has never made what is expressively termed " a big spluige," it is nevertheless a fact that he has been 
 prominently instrumental in the building up of North Somerville during the 23 years that he has carried on busi- 
 ness here in the identical store which he now utilizes. He has resided at Somerville for about 40 years, and when 
 he began operations here in ISfiO, he was the only dealer doing business in this part of the city. He built up a 
 large trade, and up to about a year ago carried on what is popularly called a " general store," but in 18<ll he sold 
 out his grocery bu'^iness and now handles only dry and fancy goods, boots and shoes, etc. His store and stock are 
 both small, they being so from choice, as he wishes to secure a well-earned relief from the wearing task of niauag- 
 ing a large business, and at the same time did not desire to retire altogether, as, to a man of his stamp, some regular 
 occupation IS a necessity. It seems supeifluous to add that Mr. Small's goods are uniformly reliable and his i)rices 
 uniformly just and reasonable. r, j i 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 43 
 
 A. FITCH & CO., Dealers in Hay, Straw, Grain and Flour, Wood and Coal. 14 Villa Avenue, 
 West Sonierville, Mass.— There is apt to be such a variatiOQ iu the price of grain, feed hay, etc., from month to 
 month, and there is such a great difterence in the quality and value of such commodities, or rather of the various 
 grades of tliem, that it is of the very first importance to buy from a strictly reliable dealer, as otherwise one is 
 liable to have to pay more than market rates or to be furnished with goods that are of more or less inferior quality. 
 It would be easy to find plenty of people who would cheerfully testify to the entire reliability of the house of A. 
 Fitch & Co., for the record of this concern and of its predecessors, Messrs. Fitch & Ladd, is strictly first-class, and 
 the purchaser is sure of getting goods that will prove just as represented, and of getting them at the lowest market 
 rates. The business was established in 1890 and was originally located in North Cambridge, but is now at No. 14 
 Villa Ave., West Sonierville. Messrs. A. Fitch & Co. deal in hay, straw, grain, flour, etc., also in wood and coal ; 
 and are prepared to deliver orders to any point in this vicinity at short notice. Equal care is shown in the filling 
 of large and small orders, and particular attention is given to the handling of choice family flour, the finest brands 
 being furnished in bag or barrel lots at positively bottom rates. 
 
 OILMAN EXPRESS COMPANY. Somerville and No. Cambridge. Furniture and Piano Mov- 
 ing a Specialty. Boston Offices: .36 Court Sq., 105 Arch St., 77 Kingston St. and 79 Kilby St. West Somerville 
 Ottice: Davis Sq.,1-2 Holland St. Open from 6.30 A. M. till 9 P. M. Order Box in Quincy Market.— In a work 
 devoted to a consideration of the business interests of a section, it is fitting that prominent mention should be 
 made of such an enterprise as that now conducted by Mr. R. C. Oilman, for this has much to do with tbe facilitation 
 of business and has proved of great utility to Somerville and North Cambridge merchants and manufacturers 
 during the thirty-five years that it has been in operation. The undertaking in question was originally started in 
 1857 by Mr. Geo. H. Conant, who was succseded in 1880 by Mr. R. C. Oilman, the present proprietor. He being so 
 widely and favorably known throughout Somerville and vicinity, extended personal mention is quite uncalled 
 for. But for the benefit of those not familiar in this locality we "wish to say that he is the proprietor of Oilman's 
 Somerville and North Cambridge Express. He does teaming of all kinds, and makes a specialty of Furniture and 
 Piano Moving, and has an equipment which enables him to fill every order at short notice and at prices which 
 cannot fail to prove satisfactory to every reasonable customer. This equipment includes five teams, which are 
 kept in excellent condition at all times, a fact which has much to do with its uniform efficiency. Employment is 
 given to seven throughly reliable men, and goods of all kinds are handled carefully as well as rafiidly. Mr. Oilman's 
 West Somerville otfice is located at 12 Holland street, and his Boston oflices at 36 Court Square, 105 Arch street, 79 
 Kilby street and 77 Kingston street, and also has an order box in Quincy Market. All orders left in person or sent 
 by mail or messenger to either of the above addresses are assured immediate and painstaking attention. 
 
 B. PALMER & SON, Dealers in Groceries and Provisions, 63 Holland Street, West Somerville, 
 Mass. — So much trouble and time can be saved by dealing at a store where a complete and carefully selected stock 
 is carried, where eflort is made to ascertain the preferences of each customer and to furnish him with goods that 
 will suit his tastes, that it is no wonder that the establishment carried on by Messers. B. Palmer & Son should be 
 largely patronized, for this is Just such a store as we have described and its merits have become very generallv 
 known since its inception in 1891. These gentlemen are natives of Maine and are dealers in fine groceries and fresh 
 provisions of all kinds. They make a specialty of catering to family trade in both departments of thfir business, 
 and handle goods that they are prepared to guarantee will prove just as represented in every respect. The premises 
 utilized by Messrs. falmer & Son are located at 63 Holland street, and cover an area of 840 square feet. Bottom 
 prices are quoted on all the articles dealt in and as two assistants are employed and two teams used, goods can be 
 delivered at very short notice to any address iu West Somerville. 
 
 WM. N. BARSTOW, Baker, Davis Square, West Somerville, Mass. — The question of whether or 
 
 not it pays to use bakers' goods is one that every housekeeper must answer for herself, for " circninstances alter 
 cases," and what would pay one family would not pay another, but it is safe to say that the majority of people can 
 buy bread, cake and pastry cheaper than they can make them, and if pains are taken to patronize a reliable bakery 
 the quality is as good and in many cases better than that of "home-made" goods. Speaking of a relinble bakery 
 naturally brings to mind that carried on by Mr. Wm. N. Barstow and located in Davis Square, West Somerville, for 
 the quality of the goods made and sold here is such as to make this one of the most truly reliable establishments of 
 the kind in this vicinity. Mr. Barstow does an extensive wholesale and retail business, requiring the services ol 13 
 assistants, also two teams to supply the store and family trade. He uses carefully selected material, employs 
 skilled assistants and spares no pains to fully maintain the excellent quality of his productions in every respect. A 
 specialty is made of superior "home made bread," in which he has a very large trade, as its quality cannot be 
 
 excelled. 
 
 CHAS. W. INGALLS, Hack, Livery, Boarding and Sale Stable. Also Carriage Work or 
 Blacksmithing. Junction of Elm and Summer Sts., West Somerville, Mass. — The m.anagement of a public stable 
 has as much to do with its popularity as has the character of the teams furnished, and such of our readers as have 
 had much occasion to patronize livery stables will readily agree that prompt and courteous attention to callers and 
 the accurate filling of all orders will go far to atone for deficiencies in other respects. But the ideal stable is one 
 where both the teams and the management are perfect, and although perfection cannot justly be claimed iu the 
 case of any stable iu the vicinity, some of them approach it pretty closely, as, for instance, that conducted by Mr. 
 Charles W Ingalls. at the junction of Elm and Summer streets. Mr. Ingalls is a native of Cambridge, Mass.. and 
 certainly does not lack experience in his line of business, he having carried on his present enterprise since 1S78. 
 The premises utilized comprise a Hack, Livery, Boarding and Sale Stable, also a Blacksmith Shop. The stable is 
 well fitted up and well kept in every respect, having accommodations for about twenty horses. First-class teams 
 will be furnished at short notice and at reasonable rates, and quite an extensive boarding business is done, hacks 
 being also supplied for private and public occasions; these turnouts being stylish and satisfactory in everyway. 
 Mr. ingalls is also prepared to undertake Carriage Work, or Blacksmithing of any kind. He has a thoroughly 
 experienced workman, giving particular attention to the shoeing of horses, and is in a position to guarantee that 
 
 thoroughly satisfactory manner, and at unusually fair prices. 
 
44 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 FLEMMING & CO., 
 
 Practical Upholsterers and Cabinet CQakers. 
 
 Draperies and Window Shades Made to Order. 
 
 Mattresses made to order. Old Mattresses made over. Chairs repaired and re-caned. Carpets taken up, cleaned 
 
 and relaid. Feather Beds renovated. 
 
 8^** Estimates furnished. Goods called for and delivered free of charge, .^i^ 
 
 250 Pearl Street, SOMERVILLE, Mass., near Winter Hill Station. 
 
 Residence, 29 Gibbons Street. Formerly with A. H. Davenport 
 
 I. H. BROWN & CO., Manufacturer of All Kinds of Mouldings, Window Frames, Sashes, 
 Drawer-Cases, Brackets; Band Sawing, Turning, Carving, Etc. Stair Material Furnished. 289 Washington Street, 
 Somerville, Mass. Telephone 208-2. — The ability of a manufacturer of mouldings and builders' finish in general to 
 fill orders promptly aud at bottom rates is so dirtctly proportioned to the perfection of the mechanical equipment 
 of his factory, that in making mention of the moulding mill carried on by Messrs I. H. Brown & Co., it is well to 
 say at the outset that the plant of machinery is of the most improved type, aud includes everything necessary for 
 the manufacture of all kinds of mtmldings. window frames, sashes, drawer cases, brackets, stair material, orna- 
 ments, etc., and for the doing of band sawing, turning, carving, etc., to order at short notice and at the lowest 
 market rates. The factory is located at No. 289 Washington St., aud is connected by telephone, so that orders can 
 be quickly and conveniently given from any point in this vicinity. Employment is given to 2-5 experienced 
 assistants, and the most extensive commissions can be executed at comparatively short notice, while the smallest 
 orders are assured prompt and careful attention. The firm is prepared to figure very closely oa large contracts, 
 and will promptly furnish estimates on application. This factory is splendidly equipned to guard against fire, 
 having a night watchm in with clock service and an electric fire alarm fire protector, also 100 feet of 21 inch hose 
 on each floor aud a full set of chemical buckets convenient for immediate use. 
 
 FRANK H. ADAMS, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Ice Cream and Confectionery, 20 Summer 
 Street, Somerville, Mass. Ice Cream Furnished at Short Notice.— The liberal space we have given in this book to 
 notices of the representative retail houses of Somerville and vicinity shows how we appreciate the importance of 
 this branch of trade, and gives suflieient reason why we should make mention of such an establishment as that 
 conducted by Mr. Frank H. Adams, for this gentleman ranks with the leading manufacturers and dealers in ice 
 cream and confectionery in this vicinity. He began operations in his present line of business iu 188(i. A rapidly 
 increasing business is transacted, and a large stock is carried, as indeed mav be judged from the premises occupied, 
 these comprising a confectionery store, and his spacious ice cream parlors are nicelv fitted up and carpeted, and have 
 a seating capacity for .50 guests. This establishment is located at 20 Summer Street, and is fitted up with all 
 necessary facilities for the proper handling of the business, which latter fact has much to do with the reputatii n 
 this house enjoys for filling all orders at short notice and with i erfect accuracy. The specialties of this housr are 
 the manufacture of ice cream and confectionery of all kinds, which are guaranteed fresh, and made from the puiest 
 materials obtainable. A competent force of assistants is constantly employed, and in summer he runs three teams 
 to keep pace with his orders. Mr. Adams in prepared to supply his goods in quantities to suit at positively bottom 
 prices, and to insure the prompt and satisfactory filling of all orders. 
 
 EDWARD F. REED, Paper Hanger and Decorator, Room 5, Eberle Building, Union Square, 
 Somerville, Mass.— As wall paper will make a wonderful improvement iu the average house if prop-^rlv chosen and 
 properly applied, it is certainly very strange that so manv will allow their homes to remain shabby and mean 
 looking when the expenditure of a comparatively small sum would tesult in their being so freshened up a' to be 
 practically 'as good as new." No doubt more people are prevented from doing so bv fear of the dirt and con- 
 fusion resulting from such repairs than from any hesitation to spend the inonev called for, and therefore we take 
 especial pleasure in calling attention to the facilities possessed by Mr. Edward F. Reed tor the doing of paper 
 hanging and decorating of all kinds, as he mikes a specialty of avoiding all unnecessary annoyances to his 
 customers; employing only careful workmen and filling orders as quickly as circumstances will allow. He gives 
 all important comniissions his personal supervision, aud has executed many commissions of high grade in Somer- 
 ville and viciiiit> , and IS spoken of in the highest terms by those who have profited by his facilities. Mr. Keed 
 occupies prenji.-es located in Eberle Building (room 5), and carries a complete line of samples from the largest and 
 best hou-es, including the higher grades of paper hangings as well as of the cheaper lines. This office is nicely 
 fitted ui), and is in charge of his daughter. Miss Minnie P. Reed, where callers are always cordially received. Mr. 
 Keed IS a native of Somerville, and began his present line of business several years ago; as his charges for paper 
 hanging and decorating are uniformly moderate, it is natural that he should have built up a high reputation 
 and a constantly increasing business. Mr. Reed was a member of the i;ith N. H. Vol. Militia in the war of the 
 rebellion. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 45 
 
 WILLIAM A. MUZZEY, Real Estate and Insurance, ISo. 1 Medina Building, West Somerville, 
 Mass.— Among the reliable business agencies that contribute to the growth and prosperity of this portion of Somer- 
 ville may be mentioned that of William A. Muzzey, located at No. 1 Medina Building, Davis Square. His extended 
 acquaintance and general knowledge of real estate make his services valuable to any party wishing to buy, sell or 
 exchange anything in that line, and his list of real estate for sale can be depended upon to comprise some of the 
 best bargains in the city. Mr. Muzzey takes the care and charge of property, attending to all details— renting and 
 collecting rents, etc., negotiating loans on mortgages. Mr. Muzzey also does a Are insurance business, representing 
 the American Ins. Co. of Newark, N. .7., New Hampshire Fire Ins. Co. and Insurance Co. of North America, and 
 is prepared to place small or largo risks in these or other first class insurance companies at standard rates, and will at- 
 tend to the prompt settlement of all claims incurred by fire losses, and all business intrusted to him will receive prompt 
 attention. Mr. Muzzey is post office agent for West Somerville for the sale of postal notes, postage stamps, postal 
 cards, etc., which has proved a great convenience to the general public at West Somerville, as his office is located so 
 conveniently to Davis Sq. Mr. Muzzey employs an assistant, who attends to the details of the business when he is 
 away from the office. 
 
 MISS F. M. CLIMENSON, Dressmaker, Studio Block, Davis Square, West Somerville, Mass.— 
 Asa large portion of our readers consists of ladies, we are confident this article will prove of interest to many, as of 
 course ladies like to learn of an establishment where they can depend upon the taste and skill therein displayed in the 
 line of dressmaking. .Just such an establishment is that conducted by Miss F. M. Climenson in Studio Building, 
 Davis Square. Her business is steadily increasing, for she has had an unusual degree of success in fitting, and one 
 of the chief factors of her popularity is to be found in this important particular, as also in the economical utilizaton of 
 the material furnished to her. She gives employment to sufficient help to enable her to fill her orders promptly, 
 and endeavors to meet all sensible expectations, and to make her work first-class in every respect, and her charges 
 are as low as are consistent with the doing of thoroughly good work. 
 
 CHARLES H. BRADBURY, M. D., and Druggist, 57 Elm Street, cor. Cedar, We.st Somerville, 
 Mass.— Prominent among the many attractive stores of West Somerville is that conducted by Mr. Charles H. Brad- 
 bury as a druggist. It was established in 1890, since which time hehasgaiued the confidence and good will of this com- 
 munity. The premises are well arranged and very attractively fitted up. The stock on hand embraces a full line 
 pf drugs and chemicals, with a good assortment of such specialties as are usually to be found in a first-class drug 
 store. Dr. C. H. Bradbury being a physician by profession as well as an experienced druggist, the prescription depart- 
 ment is managed with a skill and intelligence that have given this house an enviable reputation. The neat and 
 attractive appearance of this store and the fine stock of goods handled have done much to make it a favorite resort 
 for those desirous of purchasing first-class articles. The premises occupied are located at .57 Elm Street. He is a 
 native of Burlington, Maine, and has many permanent friends and patrons throughout West Somerville and vicinity. 
 He gives employment only to those who are trustworthy and competent. Visitors to Dr. Bradbury's establish- 
 ment are cordially welcome, and promptly waited upon. 
 
 FREEMAN & HARLOW, Carpenters and Builders, 09 Dover Street, West Somerville, Mass. — 
 It is a pleasure to do business with men who are prompt and faithful in the fulfillment of their agreements or 
 promii-es, and none appreciate it more than those who have had experience with quite another type of individuals, 
 who have to be watched, followed and generally " stirred up " on all possible occasions. It is owing to their de- 
 votion to their patrons' interests as well as their own that Messrs. Freeman & Harlow, of 69 Dover Street, have 
 gained the confidence and respect of the community to the degree which they have, and those who have done busi- 
 ness with them in the past are the ones most earnest in approval of their methods. They began operations in 
 West Somerville in 1891, and have already built up a large trade by close attention to duty and the superior advan- 
 tages they have been enabled to offer their customers. As carpenters ard builders they have executed many 
 commissions of varying character, and have established a name for filling orders promptly and satisfactorily that 
 is as high as it is deserved. Employment is given to ten thoroughly reliable and competent workmen, and those 
 wishing anything done in the building or jobbing line can do no better than to entrust Messrs. Freeman & Harlow 
 with the task, as their facilities are of the best and their charges very moderate and reasonable. 
 
 J. F. BERTON, House, Sign and Fresco Painting, aL«o Glazier and Paper Hanger, 65 Dover 
 Street, West Somerville, Mass. — Among the various painters and paper hangers doing business in AVest Somerville 
 and vicinity, Mr. J. F. Berton must be given a prominent position, for he is prepared to fill every order whether 
 large or small at short notice, and as he uses carefully selected stock and employs 12 to 15 skilled assistants, the 
 quality of his work is uniformly satisfactory. Air. Berton began operations in liis present business here in West 
 Scnierville about 1880. He is a practical painter, and gives close personal attention to the execution of all com- 
 missions, sparing no pains to maintain the high standard he has adopted from the first. An extensive business is 
 done, including house, sign and fresco painting, also glazing and paper hanging, the facilities being such that the 
 largest orders can be filled at short notice, while moderate charges are made in every instance, Mr. Berton being 
 prepared to figure very closely on all work coming within his line of business. 
 
 W. S. HANNA & CO., Practical Plumbers and Sanitary Engineers, Gas Fitting, 61 Day St., near 
 Davis Sq.,West Somerville, Mass. Special attention given to Drainage and Ventilation. A 11 jobbing promptly attended 
 to.— One of the youngest and at the same time one of the most enterprising and prosperous concerns in their line 
 in this city is the firm of Messrs. W. S. Hanna & Co., Rl Day ft., near Davis Square, West Somerville. They es- 
 tablished their business here in 1890, both having a thorough practical knowledge of the trade. Their specialty is 
 sanitary engineering in accordance with the most approved mcdern scientific principles, and their aim is to execute 
 only first-class work, both partners giving the details of all work their personal supervision. The firm is composed 
 of Mr. W. S. Hanna and W. J. Bobbins, both natives of Cambridge. Their work shop is at 61 Day St., where they 
 carry a carefully selected stock of plumbers' materials and are prepared to execute any work, either new or jobbing, 
 in a thoroughly satisfactory manner and at as low prices as are consistent with the use of good material and good 
 workmanship. 
 
46 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 DAVIS & BRIGGS, 
 
 AUCTIONEERS, 
 
 Real - Estate - and - Insurance - Agents, - Mortgages - Negotiated. 
 
 NO. 17 UNION SQUARE, 
 
 Care of Real Estate. 
 
 SOMERVILLE, MASS. 
 
 Collection of Rents. 
 
 '. Albion Brig^s cau by no means be unfamiliar to those at all interested in the real estate business 
 its vieinity, for this gentleman has been prominently co'inected with this class of property since 
 
 J. ALBION BRIGGS, Justice of Peace; Residence, 59 Vinal Ave. 
 
 The name of J. 
 of Somerville or „ , „ . ... 
 
 1885, when the firm of Davis & Briggs was formed; but the business is now under the sole control of Mr. J. Albion 
 Briggs, while the old firm name is retained. Mr. Briggs is an acknowledged leader in his special line and has 
 charge of a number of important estates in this line, and has conducted his business with such marked ability as to 
 win the confidence of the public, with whom he has come to be a prima favorite when any information in the line of 
 real estate or insurance is desired. He buys, sells, rents or exchanges real estate in Somerville or vicinity. All 
 kinds of business in this line are promptly attended to on commission. Property cared for, rents collected, residences 
 secured or rented. His facilities tor taking care of property for absent owners or those not caring to undertake 
 the work and responsibility are of the best, and his reputation is ample guarantee that in the future as in the past 
 he will carefully guard the interests of his patrons. Somerville is very rapidly developing and being built up, so 
 that the sale of real estate is very active, and desirable sites are being rapidly selected, and an extensive business 
 in this line is transacted through the office of Davis & Briggs, and thus constantly have o-n their books some very 
 desirable opportunities for investors or those looking for a home of their own or a desirable rent for a residence. 
 This firm also conducts a well equipped fire insurance office, and oflers an unsurpassed service to those who desire 
 insurance that insures. Among the companies represented are tlie following, all of which are too favorably known 
 to require more than mention: German American ot New York, Glens Falls of New York, Springfield Fire and 
 Marine of Springfield, Mass., Phenix of New York, Abington Mutual of Abington, Mass. Insurance will be 
 placed on application, eii her by mail to 17 Union Square, or in person, all communications being given equally 
 prompt attention. Mr. Briggs is also an auctioneer for real estate interests and a justice of the peace. He is 
 prominent in the secret societ J' orders and commanded the oth division in the grand semi-centennial parade .June 
 ITth, which, in point of numbers, was the largest of any of the divisions, including as it did the secret societies. 
 
 W. H. GAFFNEY, Dealer in Fresh, Smoked and Salt 
 Fish, Oysters, Claras, Lobsters, etc., 24 Holland Street, West Somer- 
 ville, Mass.— It is not always convenient for a housekeeper to visit a 
 market and choose her own supplies, in fact, more often than not she 
 has to order from her residence and so must depend upon the intelli- 
 gence and reliability of the dealer for assurance that the goods will 
 be satisfactory. It is hard enough to get satisfactory groceries in 
 this way, but it is still harder to get good meats, and harder yet to 
 get first-class fish, so we feel that we are doing our readers a genuine 
 service by calling to their attention the facilities offered by Mr. W. 
 H. Gaffney, doing business at 2-t Holland Street, for he is a dealer in 
 fresh, salt and smoked fish, making a specialty of filling orders 
 given at the residences of customers ; and his stock is so large and 
 complete and his prices so low that satisfaction may be safely guar- 
 The premises occupied by Mr. Gaft'aey cover an area of 800 square feet and 
 The extensive business transacted requires the services of two men and two 
 teams. Mr. Gaft'uey deals in both fresh water and salt water fish, and his assortment is always as large as the 
 condition of the market will allow. Lobsters, Clams and Oysters in the shell and opened are largely dealt in and 
 will be supplied in quantities to suit at positively bottom rates. , 
 
 anteed to every reasonable patron, 
 comprise a well kept Fish Market. 
 
 S. F. PHIPPS, Apothecary, Union Square, Somerville, Mass. — "When purchasing: goods of any 
 kind it is of course well to use some discrimination in the placing ot the order, but wlien buying drugs, either 
 singly or in form of a prescription, careful discrimination becomes an absolute duty, for it is of the first importance 
 that the articles obtained shall be pure and reasonably fresh, and it is a notorious fact that by no means all the 
 drugs in the market are ot this character. Doubtless many ot our readers (and certainly many of those residing in 
 Somerville and vicinity) have satisfactorily solved the problem of where to get dependable drugs at fair prices by 
 placing all their orders with Mr. S. F. Phipps, doing business at 11 Bow St., for not only is he prepared to furnish 
 such commodities ot standard quality at reasonable rates, but he shows enterprise in acquainting the public with 
 the fact, and hence his facilities are as well known as they are reliable. Mr. Phipps was born in Hopkinton, Mass., 
 where he carried on his Ime ot business for ten years prior to his locating in Somerville in 1884. The premises 
 occupied are 18 by .50 feet in dimensions and contain a carefully chosen stock, comprising drugs, medicines and 
 chemicals, together with toilet and fancy articles, and such other goods as are usually found in a well appointed 
 pharmacy. The compounding of prescriptions is of course given special attention.'and no trouble is spared to 
 insure absolute accuracy in every part of the work, while the charges made are uniformly moderate, and, as em- 
 ployment is given to thoroughly competent assistants, all orders are assured immediate and intelligent attention. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 47 
 
 W. P. BLANCHARD, Dealer in Fine Groceries, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Canned Goods, Butter, 
 Ejrgs and Cheese. 11 Elm, Cor. Porter Street, West Soiiierville, Mass. — The advantage of dealing with a house 
 th It carries a large and varied stock, guarantees the quality of its goods, gives prouipt and polite attention to 
 customers and sells at the lowest market rates, are too evident to require explanation, and when we say that the 
 enterprise carried on by Mr. W. P. Blanchard at 11 Ehn, corner of Porter Street, is so managed as to combine all 
 these good points, we need not persuade our Somerville readers to give it their pationage, for their own self inter- 
 est will dictate that they do so. Mr. Blanchard opened his establishment to the public in 1887, and for the reasons 
 given above has built up a large and steadily increasing retail trade. Mr. Blanchard is a native of Stockton 
 Springs, Me., and is a gentleman well acquainted with the line of business he has chosen, and gives his close per- 
 sonal attention to every detail of the establishment. Employment is afl'orded to two etficient and courteous assist- 
 ants, and although the extent of the trade carried on renders the serving of many customers necessary, still, every 
 patron is assured prompt and polite attention. Fine groceries, teas, cottees, spices, canned goods, butter, eggs, 
 cheese, etc., of first-class grades are extensively handled, and the prices quoted on these goods are such as will 
 bear the severest examination. 
 
 H. S. GARCELON, Davis Square Pharmacy, West Somerville, Mass.— The "Davis Square 
 Pharmacy "' is known to but very few by that name, its popular title being " Garcelon's Drug Store," but its name 
 is, of course, of no special importance; the character of the service rendered being the standard by which it should 
 be judged, and the establishment stands the test nobly, it being a tirst-class " family drug store " in the full sense 
 of that much abused term. The proprietor, Mr. H. S. Garcelon, has been in charge since IS91, was formerly in the 
 drug business in Connecticut, and is an expi rienced, skillful and reliable dispensing chemist, having had 30 years' 
 practice. lie carries a complete assortment of drugs, medicines and chemicals, obtained from the most reliable 
 sources, and pure, fresh and reliable in every respect. Physicians' prescriptions are caref ull> , skillfully and 
 promptly compounded, and no fancv charges are made, the prices being as low as are consistent with the use of the 
 best materials. He has some specialties of his own in proprietary remedies. An attractive stock of fancy goods, 
 toilet articles, etc., is at hand to choose from, together with a choice line of confectionery and a large assortment 
 of cigars and tobacco. A fine soda fountain is utilized and a large trade in the cooling beverage is enjoyed, as Mr. 
 Garcelon makes his own syrups from the best of fruit juices and secures the best of results, which for fine delicacy 
 of flavor cannot be excelled. His store is provided with a night bell, so that night calls will be attended to. 
 
 DUNKING BROS., Jewelers, Diamonds, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. 279 Elm St., West 
 Somerville. Special Attention Given to Kepairing of French Clocks and Fine Watches. Watches Cleaned and War- 
 ranted One Year, $1.00. — There are many who seem to gauge the reliability of a store by its size, and who think 
 therefore that the best way to buy any article of value, say for instance a watch, is to visit a big store, iu a big 
 city, and pay a big price. And yet the chances are that they will want a Waltham, or an Elgin, or some other 
 standard make of watch, and in such a case the guarantee of the manufacturer is amply sufficient to protect the 
 purchaser, no matter of whom he purchases. Messrs. Dunning Brothers, of No. 279 Elm St., West Somerville, 
 are prepared to sell reliable watches as cheaply as anybody, and a great deal more cheaply than many Boston firms 
 that have to pay enormous rent and whose other expenses are also large. The senior partner, Mr. John N. Dunning, 
 has been engaged in buying and selling jewelry for about VS years and he is iu a position to quote bottom prices 
 and, in short, to meet all honorable competition. The junior partner, Mr. F. H. Dunning, is in business in Boston, 
 and both he and his brother are generally and favorably known throughout this vicinity. The firm carries a care- 
 fully selected stock of diamonds, watches, clocks and jewelry, optical goods, etc., and every article is sold under a 
 positive guarantee that it will prove just as represented in every respect. A specialty is made of the repairing of 
 French clocks and fine watches ; watches will be cleaned and warranted for one year for $1.00, the work being 
 done at very short notice. 
 
 J. W. McARTHUR, Dealer in Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, also Eepairinj? Neatly Done. 12 Elm 
 Street, West Somerville. — There are very few people but what are anxious to get shoes that both look well and 
 feel comfortable, and it is not to be wondered at that this is the case, for while an ill-fitting or shabby boot or shoe 
 will spoil tlie appearance of the finest costume, a neat and stylish article of footwear will do much to atone for any 
 defieiencies in the other details of the apparel. When Mr. McArthur opened his business in this city, in 1889, it 
 was evident that his stock had been very skillfully selected, with an eye to the requirements of all kinds of custom- 
 ers. There were goods for adults, goods for children, shoes for dress purposes and shoes for ordinary street and 
 business wear; and last, but by no means least, the prices were right. Of course a large retail trade was soon built 
 up, and this trade is steadily increasing, for so far from failing to keep up the methods he practiced in the beginning, 
 this gentleman has constantly striven to offer more and more decided inducements. Mr. McArthur has always pro- 
 ceeded on the safe and liberal policy that his customers' interests are his also. A store some three hundred square 
 feet in dimensions is occupied, where boots and shoes are extensively handled as well as a complete line of rubber 
 goods, and repairing of all kinds is neatly and promptly done. All grades of goods are sold strictly on their merits, 
 no misrepresentation being allowed in the slightest particular. 
 
 ALLEN & TYLER, Painting and Fresco Work, 306 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, Mass. — 
 Among the most prominent Painters and Fresco Workers in Somerville is the firm of Allen & Tyler. These 
 
 .„., ,-„, prosecuti- . . . , 
 
 only to thoroughly reliable workmen, and Messrs. Allen & Tyler use only the best stock and their work has firmly 
 established them in a large and growing patronage. They are prompt and reliable iu their engagements and enjoy 
 the full confidence of their customers and the public in generaL 
 
48 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 n^. Biv 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 Groeepies and fpovisions, GPookerj], Glass and Wooden ^m, M and Grain. 
 
 Choice Brands of FLOUK a Specialty. 
 CORNER BROADWAY AND CEDAR STREET, NO. SOMERVILLE. MASS. 
 
 It is safe to say that uo other business enterprise at North Somerville is more generally and more favorably 
 known than is that conducted by Mr. R. T. Barr, for this was founded by Mr. Charles A. Small nearly a quarter of 
 a century ago, was carried on by him with marked ability and success until 1S91, when he was succeeded by the 
 present proprietor, who has fully maintained the enviable reputation of the undertaking. The premises made use 
 of are located at the corner of Broadway and Cedar street, near the North Somerville station of the B. & M. R. R., 
 and are sufficiently spacious to accommodate a large stock not only of staple and fancy groceries and provisions, 
 crockery, glass and wooden ware, but also of such bulky commodities as hay, grain and flour, of the handling of 
 which Mr. Barr makes a leading specialty; and, as he employs four competent assistants and utilizes three teams, he 
 is prepared to deliver large or small orders to any point in this vicinity at short notice. As for prices, it may be 
 said that they are as low as the lowest, quality considered, for although Mr. Barr makes no pretensions to running 
 a -'cheap store," and in fact has not the least desire to establish a reputation for doing so, it is also a fact that he is 
 thoroughly prepared to meet all honorable competition, and does not allow himself to be undersold by any other 
 reputable dealer. 
 
 I. C. EARLE & SONS, Boots and Shoes, 6 Medina Building, West Somerville, Mass.— The 
 establishment now conducted by Messrs. I. C. Earle & Sons may justly be entitled the representative Boot and 
 Shoe Store of West Somerville, for the business is of six years' standing and of considerable magnitude, and has 
 steadily developed until it has become one of the acknowledged leaders in this section. Operations were begun in 
 18S6 by W. D. Noble, who was succeeded in 1S87 by Messrs. Boyce & Boyce, they giving place to I. C. Earle & 
 Sons in 1889. The individual members of the present firm are Mr. I. C. Earle and his two sons, Charles A. 
 and Louis B. Earle. These gentlemen are all well known throughout West Somerville and vicinity. Mr. 
 I. C. Earle served in the war of the late Rebellion in Co. G, 46th Mass. V. M., and has also been a member 
 of the City Council for two years and now spends the greater part of his time on the road as salesman of this 
 same line of goods, leaving the store to the able management of his two sons. This firm utilizes spacious and 
 well equipped premises, located at No. 6 Medina Building, West Somerville, and carries one of the most carefully 
 chosen and complete stocks of footwear to be found in this vicinity, it comprising Boots, Slioes and Rubbers, 
 etc., of all kinds. Messrs. Earle & Sons make a specialty of handling the Goodyear Glove Rubbers, also Baldwin 
 & Lamkin's Goods for both Ladies and Gentlemen's wear. A full assortment is constantly on hand and the variety 
 of styles, sizes and widths is so complete that all tastes and purses cam be suited, and all feet fitted. Those 
 particular as regards dressing correctly may trade here to advantage, as the latest novelties are always in stock, 
 while those who place comfort before all other considerations may also find goods here exactly suited to their 
 needs; while even the closest buyers cannot reasonably complain of the prices quoted, they being as low as the 
 lowest in every instance, quality considered. 
 
 YOUNG & MAYNARD, Plnmbeis and Gas Fitters, Oilman Square, Somerville, Mass. — 
 " Modern conveniences" would certainly not willingly be dispensed with, and their advantages far outweigh their 
 disadvantages, but nevertheless it is undoubtedly a fact that the plumbing arrangements of a house must be proper- 
 ly put in, duly cared for, and kept in perfect repair, or they are apt to breed sickness, especially in thickly settled 
 communities. Everything depends upon having the plumbing work of a house properly done to begin with, for 
 alterations are often difiicult and expensive to make, and even when made the result is liable to be less satisfactory 
 than would have been the case had the work been originally done correctly. Among those engaged in the plumb- 
 ing and gas titting business in this vicinity, none are better known than Messrs. Young & Maynard, for these 
 gentlemen have for a long time held a leading position in their branch of industry. The individual members of the 
 firm are Mr. F. S. Young and Mr. G. H. Maynard. They occupy premises at Oilman Square and employ only 
 thoroughly competent assistants, and .as they themselves are practical plumbers and gas fitters are in a position to 
 execute every kind of work in the plumbing and gas fitting line, faithfully and promptly, at very moderate prices. 
 Messrs. Young & Maynard began business here in Somerville in 1889 and have spared no pains to attain the high 
 reputation now held by the enterprise with which they are identified. 
 
 CUTTER'S NEWS DEPOT, No. 50 Union Square, Somerville, Mass. Periodicals, Stationery, 
 Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco, Ten Cent Music a Specialty. — An enterprise of special interest to the people of 
 Somerville, and one that will be of value to learn something about in this volume, is Cutter's News Depot, which 
 has been under the management of its present proprietor since 1889, it having been started in 1880 by E. J. Bent. 
 The business of this house is steadily increasing, and its resources are ample to meet all demands. Its policy is 
 worthy the consideration of the public, who will find many advantages by dealing here. Customers are assured 
 immediate and courteous attention, and that all inquiries will be answered politely. The premises, which are 
 located at .50 Union Square, are well filled with a large and varied stock of goods, comprising periodicals, station- 
 ery, confectionery, cigars and tobacco, also ten-cent music, of which a specialty is made. Mr. Cutter is thoroughly 
 conversant with the mitjutest details concerning the business to which he gives his close personal supervision, and 
 the residents of Somerville are sure of obtaining here all the daily, weekly and Sunday papers as well as the latest 
 and most popular publications of the day. Orders for single copies, or subscriptions, of any publication, will re- 
 ceive prompt and accurate attention and back numbers will be supplied .at short notice if desired. We can there- 
 fore commend Cutter's News Depot and its able and efficient manager to all interested readers. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 49 
 
 JOHN A. MacDONALD, 
 
 House, Sign and Fresco Painting, 
 
 GRAINING, GLAZING, PAPER HANGING and KALSOMINING. 
 DOVER STREET, 
 
 Near Davis Square. WEJST SOIVJISICVirvrvB;, A.X.A.SS. 
 
 F. H. MIXON & CO., New and Second Hand Furnitare, Eepairing of all kinds, Stoves and 
 Eauges a specialty, 236 Washington Street, Somerville, Mass.— There are many careful housekeepers to be found in 
 Somerville and vicinity and not a few of them have discovered that the establishment conducted by F. H. Mixon & 
 Co., at No. 236 Washington Street, is a most excellent one to visit when anything in the shape of Crockery Ware, 
 Stoves or Ranges or other house furnishing goods is wanted, new or second hand. This business was established 
 by J. E. Taylor & Son during the current year, they being succeeded by the present proprietors, who compose 
 Mr. F. H. Mixon, a native of Nova Scotia, and J. E. Taylor. Both are thoroughly familiar with every detail of 
 the business. Mr. Mixon conducts a Jobbing, piano and furniture business outside of the company business, which 
 he gives his personal attention to. -His residence is at 148 Washington Street. Mr. Taylor attend's to the details of 
 the furniture business. The premises made use of are 30x50 feet in dimensions, and a large trade is done in new 
 and second hand Furniture, and repairings. Crockery, China and Glass Ware, Cutlery, etc.; Lawn Chairs reseated; 
 together with a complete assortment of the latest fashionable novelties, so that all tastes and purses can be suited. 
 All orders for either branch of the business will be promptly attended to. 
 
 H. A. GANNETT, Dealer in Canned Goods, Groceries and Provisions, Cigars and Tobacco, Teas 
 
 and Coflfees, Confectionery, 624 and 626 Broadway, No. .Somerville, Mass. — As the plan of this review of 
 Somerville's business enterprises Includes mention not only of the old established and confessedly representative 
 houses, but also of such comparatively recently established undertakings as give promise of long and steadily 
 increasing usefulness, we take pleasure in calling attention to that conducted by Mr. H. A. Gannett at Nos. 624 and 
 626 Broadway, for although this was not founded until 1892 it has already given many proofs of having " come to 
 stay," and it will stay if the public continue to appreciate energy, fair dealing and accommodating methods. Mr. 
 Gannett deals in staple and fancy groceries and provisions, including canned goods, cigars and tobacco, confection- 
 ery and seasonable fruits and vegetables. His stock is new, fresh and " clean " in every department, hts prices are 
 "right" every time, and his goods are fully warranted to prove as represented. He makes a specialty of Spurr's 
 Revere Java Coflee, and carries a full assortment of other brands of coffees and of choice teas, together with pure 
 spices, select flavoring extracts, etc. Ample assistance is employed, and orders ar® called for and accurately 
 delivered free of expense. 
 
 J. H. MONGAN, Dealer in Fine Boots, Shoes and Rubbers ; neat repairing given prompt atten- 
 tion; Charlestown ears stop at door; No. 17 Union Square, Somerville, Mass. — If there be one line of expenditure 
 in which extravagance is excusable, it is in the purchase of footwear, for one's appearance and comfort are so 
 largely dependent upon the character of the foot coverings worn that it is always advisable to " get the best " 
 when the choice of boots and shoes is in question. Happily there is no need of spending large sums of money in 
 order to get shoes that will fit well, look well and wear well, for improved manufacturing methods have reduced 
 prices to a minimum, and put comfortable and stylish goods within the means of all. Of course there are some 
 retailers who quote lower figures than others, but the residents of Somerville need not search far to find a store 
 where desirable goods .are oflered at bottom figures, for Mr. J. H. Mongan has established a widespread reputation 
 for that very practice, and his establishment is consequently very popular among discriminating buyers. Business 
 was established by Mr. Mongan in Somerville about 1886. The store now utilized by him is located at 17 Union 
 Square, and is stocked with boots, shoes and rubbers of every description, while the assortment is so complete in 
 every department that all tastes can be suited at very reasonable rates. Special attention also is given to all kinds 
 of repairing, every order being executed in a neat, prompt and thoroughly satisfactory manner. 
 
 J. H. BROOKS, Dealer in Dry Goods, 22 Union Square, Somerville, Mass. — A review of the 
 leading business men of Somerville which contained no mention of Mr. J. H. Brooks would justly be considered as 
 strangely incomplete, for this gentleman is one of the best known business men in this vicinity, and during his 
 long career has gained a most enviable reputation for constant attendance to business and strict integrity. The 
 establishment under question was originally founded before the war by John Harrington & Co. Several changes 
 were made in 1867 by E. K. Foster & Co., who were succeeded by the present proprietor in 1871. Mr. J. H. Brooks 
 is a native of Elliot. Maine, and is very well known throughout Somerville and vicinity, where he is engaged in 
 handling Dry Goods of all kinds at retail. The premises occupied are located at 22 Union Square, comprising 
 one floor and basement, each covering an area of some 1,260 square feet, which contain a well chosen and complete 
 assortment of goods. Employment is given to five well-informed assistants, and we need hardly say that a 
 merchant having Mr. Brooks' long experience and ability should be in a position to quote the lowest market rates 
 on dependable goods and that he does so is well known to our Somerville readers. Orders are promptly filled 
 and the high reputation of the enterprise is fully maintained in every respect. 
 
60 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 Billiard and Pool Hoom, _s^^, 
 
 No. 9 Bow Street, SOMERVILLE, Mass. ^(^ 
 
 All kinds of Foreign and Domestic Cigars, Tobacco and 
 Smokers' Materials. 
 In connection with my Billiard and Pool Tables I have a first class 
 
 LUNCH COUNTER. 
 
 Hot Coffee. Oysters, Sandwiches and Pies, Pigs' Pickled Feet, Etc. Positively no Liquors Sold. 
 
 Your Patronage is Solicited. 
 
 H. W. SMITH & CO., Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware and Optical Goods ; local agents 
 for leading liigli and medium grade Safety Bicycles; special attention given to all kinds of repairing, and satisfac- 
 tion guaranteed; clocks called for and delivered; bicycle sundries and electric work, 91 Marshall Street, Somerville, 
 Mass., near Winter Hill Depot. — We will not pay our readers the doubtful compliment of calling their attention to 
 the importance of buying \Vatches, Jewelry, etc., from reliable houses, for every person of average intelligence 
 knows that in no other way can satisfactory results be obtained, so we will simply say that Mr. H. W. Smith has 
 gained an enviable reputation for reliability since the inception of his establishment in 1892, and that his stock of 
 Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware and Optical Goods is one of the most carefully chosen and desirable to be 
 found in this section, while the prices are "right" in every particular, so that the closest bujer will find it to his 
 advantage to give him a call before placing an order for anj thing in his line. Mr. H. W. Smith, doing business 
 under the style of H. W. Smith & Co., is a native of Manchester, N. H., and was at one time with C. A. W. Crosby, 
 jeweler at 474 Washington Street, Boston; also Lewis Wyman, dealer in diamonds, corner of Winter and Washing- 
 ton Streets, Boston; and F. R. Cutter, 314 Broadway, Somerville; also with W. W. Stall, dealer in bicycles, 509 
 Tremont Street, Boston. The premises made use of by Mr. Smith are located at 91 Jtarshall Street, where in 
 addition to Jewelry, Silverware, etc., he deals in Bicycles and Bicycle Sundries, being the local agent for the 
 leading high and medium grades of Safety Bicycles. Mr. Smith does a thriving retail business and employs one 
 Watchmaker and Bicycle repairer. Such commissions are promptly executed at reasonable rates, all work being 
 fully guaranteed. His stock should be examined by all desirous of obtaining the newest and most correct goods 
 the market affords. 
 
 J. A. MERRIFIELD, Dealer in Hot- Air Furnaces, Ranges, Cooking and Parlor Stoves, Hard- 
 ware, Glass, Japanned Britannia, Wooden and Willow Ware; Plumbing, Roofs Tinned, Tin and Sheet Iron Work 
 done in all its branches; No. 486 Somerville Avenue, near Bleacher}', Somerville, Mass.^tt is sometimes very hard 
 to discriminate between true and false economy, and many persons think they are saving money by a certain course 
 of conduct when in reality they are wasting it. An example of this may be found in the experience of those who 
 persist in using an old style or worn out cooking or heating stove in order to save the expense of a new one. If 
 fuel cost nothing, perhaps there might be a saving by this course of action, but as a matter of fact it costs consid- 
 erable, and the difference in the amount consumed in a single year will often amount to enough to buy a new stove, 
 for it should be remembered that the latest styles are much more economical of fuel than the older ones, besides 
 being much more convenient and more easily managed. Mr. J. A. Merrifield deals largely in the most improved Hot- 
 Alr Furnaces, Ranges, Cooking and Parlor Stoves, and those wishing to see the latest novelties in this line should call 
 at his store. No. 48C Somerville Avenue. He quotes bottom prices too, aud can fill all orders at short notice. Mr. 
 Merrifield deals also in Registers, Grates, Mantels, Ventilators, Hardware, Glass, Japanned Britannia, Wooden 
 and Willow Ware, and is prepared to do all kinds of Plumbing and Tin Roofing, as well as Tin and Sheet Iron 
 Work in all its branches, in a superior manner without delay, as he employs thoroughly skilled workmen. Mr. 
 Merrifield is very generally known in the business circles of Somerville and vicinity, he having carried on his 
 present enterprise since 1856, the first Stove Hardware Store started in Somerville. 
 
 H. A. CHICK & CO., Practical Upholsterers and Furniture Repairers, Bed Lounges wholesale 
 and retail, 155 Washington Street, Hadley Block, Somerville, Mass.— While there is much work about a house that 
 a careful housekeeper can do herself or have done under her own direction in the way of cleaning and renovating, 
 there is also considerable that requires special facilities and experience to do successfully and here is where the 
 services of a competent upholsterer become of value. We are aware that there are some claiming to be practical 
 upholsterers who are utterly unworthy of the name, while there are others who may be trusted to perform all the 
 work allotted to them with fidelity and discretion. Prominent among such are Messrs. H. A. Chick & Co., located 
 at No. 155 Washington Street, Somerville, where they removed their business in 1880 from Central Square, having 
 established it in 1877. Every facility is at hand to perform all the work which may be received at short notice, and 
 in the same thoroughly first-class manner that has ever characterized the operation of this concern. Mr. Chick is 
 a'.tboroughly practical Upholsterer and Furniture repairer, and deals in Bed Lounges, wholesale and retail. Hair 
 mattressses are made over and to order ; Carpets, the best make in market, sold, made, fitted and put down, and 
 save you money every time. Feather Beds cleaned. Parlor Suits, Student Chairs and Bed Lounges to order. 
 Chairs reseated. Skilled assistants are employed and we can assure our readers that they will find it to their 
 advantage to avail themselves of the inducements presented by this firm, which is composed of Messrs. H. A. and 
 0. H. Chick, both natives of Livingstone, Maine. Orders are solicited and promptly attended to. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 51 
 
 E. H. MARSH, 
 
 Funeral Director. 
 
 Office, 42 Lincoln Street, EAST SOMKRVILLE. 
 
 Besldence, 24 Lincoln Street. 
 
 M. LAIGHTON, Carpeater aud Builder, 'No. 50 Broadway, Somerville.— One of the first 
 questions to be settled by those coatemplatiiig building is whether an architect shall be employed or not, and the 
 answer depends so greatly upon the circumstances in the case that no general rule can be given, but there is one 
 rule without exception and that is, the choice of a builder is of more importance than anything else. The most 
 skillful and conscientious architect cannot force a dishonest or an incompetent builder to do uniformly good work 
 and on the other hand, a builder who has the desire and the means to do what is right will try his best to satisfy 
 his customers, architect or no architect. There you have the whole situation in a nutshell, the skill, enterprise 
 and faithfulness with which Mr. M. Laighton has carried oat his contracts aud genera! business since beginning 
 operations in Somerville in 1865 has excited much favorable comment and proves him worthy of every confldence. 
 He is a native of New Hampshire and has had long and varied experience in the carpentering and building business'. 
 Estimates will be cheerfully given on application, and job carpentering of all kinds will be done in a thoroughly 
 workmanlike manner at moderate rates and at short notice. The office and shop are located at No. 50 Broadway 
 and callers will find Mr. Laighton prepared to figure very closely on plans and specifications. ' 
 
 MIDDLESEX FELLS FARM BAKERY and Home Dining Room, Stickney Building, Winter 
 Hill, opposite the depot, Somerville, Mass.— The wide popularity of Somerville as a vacation resort is largely due 
 to the fact that one may live here as cheaply or as expensively as he wishes. You may spend $50 a week or $o 
 a, week for board and lodging, and in either event you will not lack company, for those to whom " money is no 
 object" and those to whom it is a very considerable object both visit Somerville in very large numbers, and enjoy 
 themselves immensely, too. Excellent accommodations may be obtained at very low rates if you only know how 
 and one very popular and satisfactory way is to hire a room in some conveniently located private house and eat at 
 the Home Dining Room of the Middlesex Fells Farm Bakery. This enterprise was started in 1890, intending to 
 furnish only the choicest Bread and Pastry, but the oopularity in this line was so pronounced that further demands 
 by patrons led to furnishing well-cooked meals. The trade in Pastry, Bread, Cakes, etc., is rapidly iucreasino-. 
 Boarders are accommodated with meals by the day or week, a varied bill of fare and excellent food and good 
 cooking and at very reasonable prices, while the service is prompt and obliging. This Dining Room is located in 
 the Stickney Building, Winter Hill, opposite the depot, and the hour for meals is 5 to 8, Breakfast; 12 to 2, Dinner- 
 5 to 7, Supper; and on Sundays 6 to 9 for Breakfast, 12 to 2, Dinner, and 5 to 6, Supper. ' ' 
 
 AUSTIN CROWELL, Merchant Tailor, No. 323 Somervrille Avenue, Somerville, Mass.— It is as 
 true now as in Shakespeare's day "that the apparel oft proclaims the man," but in some cases it does not, for the 
 simple reason that many experience difiiuulty in getting clothing that suits them, and, of course, clothin<'' that Is 
 unsatisfactory to its wearer cannot be regarded as representative. In this connection we may properly call atten- 
 tion to the facilities offered by Mr. Austin Crowell, who carries on business as a merchant tailor at No. 323 Somer- 
 ville Avenue, for since he began operations here in 18SS he his been very successful in suiting the individual tastes 
 of his patrons, and we risk nothing in guaranteeing satisfaction to everyone appreciative of artistic clothiu'^ who 
 may place an order with him, especially as his charges are very reasonable, when the uniformly excellent quality 
 of the work is considered. The premises occupied are roomy and well arranged, and one is always sure to find 
 hare many late and attractive novelties in foreign and domjstio fabrics for gentlemen's wear. Employment is 
 given to from eight to ten assistants, and orders can generally be filled at short notice. 
 
 ERNEST PAON, Dealer in Boobs, Shoes and Rubbars, Odd Fellows Block, Cor. Broadway and 
 Marshall Street, Winter Hill.— This store will certainly prove a '-bonanza" to all who wish to procure fashionable 
 and well made boots, shoes and rubbers at the very lowest market rates. A heavy and varied stock of the above 
 named goods is constantly on hand. The proprietor is Mr. Ernest Paon, who inaugurated his present enterprise 
 In 1887, and has fairly won the success he has gained by his energetic and intelligent efi'arts to serve the public to 
 the best advantage. Mr. Paou has no old stock to '-work off," no superannuated goods to offer as "astounding 
 bargains," but he has a most skillfully selected assortment of fresh and desirable goods which he warrants to prove 
 just as represented, and sells at positively bottom prices at all times. The premises, which are locited in Odd 
 Fellows Block, corner Broadway and Mirshill streets. Winter Hill, are 30xt0 feet in dimensions. Sufficient help 
 is employed to assure prompt and polite attention to all customers, and it is the intention of Mr. Paon to deserve 
 and retain the name of a cheap and reliable shoe store, r.'istom work and repairing are also made a specialty. 
 
52 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 FULLER & MATTHEWS, 
 Carpenters and Builders, 
 
 JOBBING A SPECIALTY. 
 323 Broadway, Winter Hill, 
 
 FRANK A. FULLER. Residence 10 Sargent Ave. SOMKl? VIT.T.F MA.^^ 
 
 GEO. F. MATTHEWS, Residence 27 Conwell St. OV/lTXl-,xv V ii^J-,1^, ±\fi/1.00. 
 
 W. F. MARBLE, Dealer ia Fish and Oysters, Manufacturer of Standard Salad Dressing, No. 5 
 Temple Street, Someiville, Mass. — In buying Fish, even more than in buying Meat, it is very important to have 
 dealings with a reliable house, for although fresh Fish is one of the most healthful foods known, it becomes quite 
 the opposite of this after it has been out of the water too long. But, however, there is no trouble in obtaining the 
 best of Fish in prime condition if you only know where to look for it. and we can assure our readers that one of 
 the best places to look for it in Soiiierville is at the establishment conducted by Mr. W. F. Marble and located at 
 No. 5 Temple Street. This enterprise was inaugurated by him in 1S85. A well selected stock is always on hand to 
 choose from, the proprietor being careful to handle only the best goods to be found in the market. Fresh Fish of 
 all descriptions may be obtained at this store and the prices quoted are very low, notwithstanding the superiority 
 of the goods. Oysters are largely dealt in and as one reliable assistant is employed all. orders are assured of being 
 promptly filled. Mr. Marble is a native of Gloucester, and very well known in this vicinity. He is also the manu- 
 facturer of the " Standard Salad Dressing." 
 
 JAMES HARTLEY, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in First-Class Groceries, Teas, Coffees and 
 Flour, Best Grades Creamery and Dairy Butter a Specialty, Union Square, Somerville, Mass. — Mr. James Bartley 
 handles first-class groceries at both wholesale and retail, and makes special efl^brts to accommodate retail buyers. 
 The preroifes occupied are located in I'nion Square, and are 20s.50 feet in dimensions, and as they comprise one 
 floor and a basement, there are 2,000 square feet available and a storehouse in the rear of about equal space, making^ 
 about 4,000 square feet, — all this large amount of space being required to accommodate the heavy and varied stock 
 which is constantly carried. It includes first-class staples and fancy groceries of all kinds; and as they are 
 selected with an especial consideration of the requirements of family trade, it contains no goods that cannot con- 
 fidently be guaranteed to prove precisely as represented. Choice teas, coffees and flour are also included in the 
 stock dealt in, and a specialty is made of the best grades of creamery and dairy butter, so that the most fastidious 
 tastes can be suited. This business may be said to have been fouuded eighteen years ago, operations having been 
 begun in 1873 by the present proprietor. Mr. James Bartley is a native of New Hampshire and is well known 
 throughout Somerville and vicinity, where he has gained a high position among the progressive business men, both 
 as a wholesale and retail dealer. 
 
 J. E. B. LOVERING, Registered Pharmacist, Pearl, corner Franklin Street, Somerville, Mass. — 
 It is safe to say that no establishment in .Somerville is more deserving of hearty and generous patronage than that 
 conducted by Mr. J. E. B. Lovering, for no establishment is of more genuine utility or more liberally managed. 
 Mr. I.overing has carried on his present business since 1888, it having been founded in 1859. He is a registered 
 pharmacist and a member of the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical Association, and carries a complete stock of pure 
 drugs, medicines and chemicals, obtaining them from the most reliable sources and sparing no pains to handle as 
 high a grade of goods as the market affords. Special attention is given to the compounding of physicians' prescrip- 
 tions, every facility being provided to ensure absolute accuracy in the smallest details of the work, and to enable 
 orders to be filled at very short notice. The charges are uniformly moderate, as low, in fact, as is consistent with 
 the use of materials of standard quality. The premises made use of and located on Pearl, corner of Franklin St., 
 comprise the ground floor, 30 x 40 feet in dimensions, and contain besides the articles already mentioned a full line 
 of druggist sundries, etc., which are sold at bottom prices. Mr. Lovering employs only registered pharmacists for 
 clerks. 
 
 A. L. PROCTOR, Dealer in Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veal, Poultry, Etc. Fruits and Vegetables of 
 all Kinds in their Season. Somerville Avenue, cor. Park Street. — The importance of the meat and provision trade 
 cannot be over-estimated, for it is truly one of the most prominent industries, engaging the attention of a large 
 number of firms and individuals, and employing labor and capital to a marked degree. Though thousands 
 of tons of these commodities are sold each year, there is no perceptible diminution in the demand for first-class 
 goods. Among the houses devoted to the above named line of business in Somerville, that of Mr. A. L. Proctor 
 occupies an honorable position. Mr. Proctor is very well known throughout this vicinity, and succeeded Mr. C. 
 H. Carter in the control of his present enterprise in 1890. The premises occupied are located on Somerville Ave., 
 cor. of Park St., and are filled with a well selected stock of choice meats, poultry, game, etc., and a large variety of 
 fruits and vegetables of all kinds in their season. The large retail trade enjoyed requires the services of com- 
 petent assistants, and its details are most ably managed. All the goods of this house are above comment, and all 
 purchasers are too well aware of their extra quality to oblige us to call special attention to them. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 Beautiful View given with every purchase of Brown Bread. 
 
 15 and 17 Washington Street, SOMERVILLE, MASS. 
 
 DANIEL CROCKER, Watchmaker, Etc., 50 Union Square, 
 Somerville, Mass. — This is a "free country," we are otten told, and indeed 
 it is, if anything, too free in some respects, for there is nothine: to hinder a 
 man who doesn't linow the difterence between a hair spring and a mineral 
 spring from hanging out a sign, "Expert VVatchmaljer and Repairer," and 
 running his chances of " making a spoon or spoiling a horn " when he 
 is given a watch to repair. The law against obtaining goods under false 
 pietence doesn't apply to his case, so you can't prosecute him criminally 
 even if he ruins your watch, your only remedy being a civil suit for 
 damages and that, of course, would cost more than you could prob- 
 ably recover. In short, your only protection against loss is to satisfy your- 
 self of the competencj- and reliability of a watchmaker before placing an 
 be done in the case of Mr. Daniel Crocker, for he has carried on operations 
 here in Somerville for the past eight years and has long held his present leading position among the most skillful 
 watchmakers and repairers in this part of the state. He is a native of Barnstable, Mass., and began his present 
 business in Somerville in 1SS3. Mr. Crocker utilizes a part of the store located at 50 Union Square, which has 
 facilities which enable him to successfully undertake the most difficult and delicate work, and to execute commis- 
 sions at short notice as well as at uniformly moderate rates. Mr. Crocker is agent for Somerville for the Lovell 
 Diamond Safety Bicycle. Be sure to obtain a catalogue of Mr. Crocker before purchasing a machine, for he can 
 save you money, and furnish you as good a machine as is sold anywhere. 
 
 MISS N. C. SHANNON, Dry and Fancy Goods, also Dressmaking, 434 Somerville Avenue, 
 Somerville, Mass. — Many a lady has learned from experience that it is the truest economy to obtain the services of 
 an experienced and skillful dressmaker when her wardrobe is to be replenished, for time, trouble and money may 
 be saved by so doing, and the results attained will be far more satisfactory in every way than would be the case 
 were skilled assistance dispensed with. Of course there are some dressmakers, particularly in large cities, who are 
 so exorbitant in their demands that uoue but the rich can aflord to employ them, but high charges are by no 
 means a sure proof of high merit, and those who have done business with Miss N. C. Shannon know that reason- 
 able prices and first-class work sometimes go together. This lady is very well known throughout Somerville, and 
 has been identified with her present line of business since 1891. The premises occupied by her are conveniently 
 located at 434 Somerville Avenue, and are most conveniently fitted up for the proper conduct of the business 
 carried on. Miss Shannon handles a well chosen stock of dry and fancy goods, stationery, etc., retailing the 
 articles contained therein at very moderate rates. She also does an extensive business in dressmaking, and in 
 teaching the system of dress cutting. Miss Shannon gives close personal attention to all branches of her business, 
 and spares no pains to satisfy every customer. Orders are promptly delivered at the time promised, while the 
 character of the work is such that we hjive no hesitation in guaranteeing entire satisfaction to every reasonable 
 customer. The New England Academy of Dress-cutting has opened a branch at 434 Somerville Avenue. We teach 
 a perfect system of cutting (both plain" and French bias), fitting and draping at a moderate price. Learning this 
 system will enable you to do your own dressmaking. Why not save money? Please call and investigate. 
 
 JAMES C. TAYLOR, Merchant Tailor : particular attention given to Dyeing, Cleansing and 
 Kepairing Clothes, 297 Broadway, Winter Hill, Somerville, Mass.— The idea that economy consists of paying as 
 low a price as possible for everything that is purchiised is a very mistiken one, and there are few who have had 
 any experience in buying who "entertain it. There are many other things to be taken into consideration besides 
 the first cost, especially in the buying of Clothing, for in the selection of Garments, style, neatness and durability 
 should all be provided "for. There are some few who can get a good fit in ready made clothing and are perfectly 
 satisfied with such garments, but the large majority would have their clothing made to order if they thought they 
 could afford it, and we are convinced that more can afford it than now believe they can, for as a call at the store of 
 Mr. James 0. Taylor will prove first-class custom Clothing can now be obtained at 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 difference in price. Mr. Taylor has carried on his present business since 1890, having succeeded to that con- 
 ducted by Mr. Jas. H. Flaws, and should be in a position to satisfy the most critical both as regards price and 
 workmanship. He carries a fine and varied stock of Fabrics, and a visit to his establishment, No. -297 Broadway, 
 Winter Hill, will show that all tastes and ages can be suited, while five competent assistants are employed and 
 orders are assured immediate attention. 
 
54 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 BDUllH COfHSiELili, 
 
 -^•Pltiraber and Gas Kitter.-»>- 
 
 SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO JOBBING WORK. 
 
 143 Pearl Street, SOMERVILLE, MASS. 
 
 S. H. LIBBY, Auctioneer, Real Estate Broker, Justice of Peace, Notary Public and Insurance 
 Agent, Masonic Building, 2S Union Square, Somerville, Mass. — The causes which have led to the existing activity 
 in Somerville real estate need not he discussed in these columns ; the fact is evident, and the reasons ifor it are 
 foreign to our present purpose, which is simply to aid our readers in operating in such prosperity. No more 
 valuable and efficient aid can be given than to call attention to the facilities offered by Mr. S. H. Libby, for this 
 gentleman is extensively engaged in the handling of desirable property throughout Somerville and vicinity, having 
 many estates, representing a wide range of value, for sale, to let, and for exchange. Mr. Libby is a native of 
 Maine, but is an old and well-known resident of Somerville, and is thoroughly identified with the advancement of 
 its best interests, and the development of local and suburban resources. Mr. Libby "s office is located in Masonic 
 Building, 28 Union Square, and no one should Invest a dollar in real estate in that section without giving him a 
 call. He is also an auctioneer, justice of peace, and notary public, and does a general insurance business, and is 
 prepared to effect insurance to any desired amount in standard companies at the most favorable rates. Mr. Libby 
 has had an experierce in public aflairs in Somerville that especially qualifies him for the business in which he is 
 engaged, for he was for 11 years chairman of the investing committee and director of the Co-operative Bunk, and 
 9 years principal assessor of the city, and has servei in both branches of the city government, and was the second 
 president of the common council. 
 
 JOHN A. NAUGLER, 252 Pearl St., Citizen Building, Somerville. Fresh and Salt Water Fish, 
 Oysters, Clams, Etc. — Fish is one of the most popular articles of food we have, and it is well that it is so, for it is 
 both cheap and healthful. The only disadvantage connected with the use of it is that it must be perfectly fresh in 
 order to be palatable and nutritious, and there is no difficulty in obtaining perfectly fresh fish if you only know 
 ■where to look for it. For instance, make a call on Mr. John A. Naugler, doing business at No. 252 Pearl Street, 
 and j'ou will find that his stock of fresh and salt water fish, oysters and clams is full and complete, and that every 
 article sold by him is guaranteed to be satisfactory and to prove as represented. The business was inaugurated in 
 1890. A very large and growing business has been built up and he is now better prepared than ever before to 
 supply anything in his line at the lowest market rates and to give prompt and careful attention to orders. Employ- 
 ment is given to only competent assistants, and all customers are assured prompt and courteous service. Mr. 
 Naugler is a native of Provincetown. Mass. 
 
 JOHN J. KEARNEY, Dealer in Groceries and Provisions, 163 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, 
 Mass.— The undertaking carried on by Mr. John J. Kearney was founded by him in 1886, and now ranks with the 
 most popular of its kind in this vicinity. He has so extended and varied experience in connection with his present 
 line of business as to be able to ofl'er his customers special advantages, as indeed may be guessed from the popu- 
 larity of his establishment, it being one of the most liberally patronized stores of its kind in this vicinity. The 
 premises made use of are located at No. 163 Somerville Avenue, being 2.5x25 feet in dimensions, and contain a 
 large and particularly varied stock, comprising groceries and provisions, confectionery and pastry, etc., all of which 
 are oflered at the lowest market rates. Mr. Kearney caters to all classes of trade and endeavors to fully satisfy 
 every customer, his goods being warranted to prove as represented, and prompt and polite attention being assured 
 to all. Employment is given to two assistants, and orders will be carefully filled and delivered at short notice. 
 
 RAMSAY CLARKE, Painter, 534 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, Mass.— Mr. Ramsay Clarke 
 ie widely known throughout Somerville and vicinity, for he has built up an extensive business in painting of all 
 kinds. His shop is located at 534 Somerville Avenue and is supplied with all necessary facilities for the filling of 
 orders in a thoroughly satisfactory manner and at very short notice. House and sign painting is an art, and as in 
 order to obtain the best results it is necessary not only to use carefully chosen stock, but to employ skilled and 
 careful labor, the advantages to be gained by dealing with such a man as Mr. Clarke become obvious. We have 
 no hesitation in guaranteeing complete satisfaction to all who may favor him with their orders, these being filled 
 at short notice, and at the lowest rates consistent with the use of standard stock and the employment of skilled 
 labor. There is one thing that should be always borne in mind, and that is that the kind of stock used and the 
 manner in which it is applied liave everything to do with the economy of the process. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 55 
 
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 SONIERVILLE, ]\4ASS. 
 
 W. N. McCRILLIS, Painter, Paper Hanger, Etc., No. 246 Pearl Street, Somerville, Mass.— 
 One of the well managed and thoroughly reliable painting and paper hanging establishments in Somerville is that 
 conducted by Mr. W. Jf. McCrillis. It was founded by its present proprietor, and since its inception he has won a 
 wide custom and reputation for fine work as the fitting reward of business enterprise and careful attention to the 
 wants of patrons. The proprietor by long experience and a thorough knowledge of every department of his busi- 
 ness is admirably fitted to superintend the finest class of work and is enabled to do this" at unusually reasonable 
 rates. He employs a sufiieient force of thoroughly skilled assistants, and the large number of houses and signs 
 which he has painted and decorated in the most approved and beautiful styles bear ample testimony to the high 
 character of his skill and workmanship. He is prepared to fill orders for house and sign painting, fresco and 
 decorating, paper hanging and glazing ; and wagons and carriages are also painted and ornamented in first-class 
 manner, and all patrons may place the most perfect confidence in his honorable dealings and skilled and satisfac- 
 tory work, as Mr. McCrillis is very well-known throughout this vicinity. 
 
 L. H. BROWN, Hack, Livery, Boarding and Sale Stable, cor. Somerville Avenue and Prospect 
 Street, Somerville, Mass. Particular Attention Given to Boarding Horses. Carriages and Harnesses for Sale. — 
 Some livery stables are conducted on such unbusiness-like principles that a man who is accustomed to do business 
 in a business way is sure to be profoundly disgusted whenever he has anything to do with them. When a man 
 wants a team, is willing to use it properly and pay a fair price for the use of it, he is justified in expecting that his 
 application for a turnout at a public stable will receive prompt attention, and that it a team is available it will be 
 handed over to him after reasonable precautions have been taken to find out who he is, what he is and where he 
 proposes to go. But some stable keepers act as if they were doing their customers a personal favor in giving them 
 a team at all, and seem to consider every caller a horse thief in disguise. The successful stable proprietor can 
 " size a man up '" without learning his entire family historj', and one prominent feature for the popularity enjoyed 
 by the establishment conducted by Mr. L. H. Brown, is to be found in his possession of this faculty. This business 
 was founded by him in 1876. The stable is located on Somerville Avenue and Prospect Street, and contains fifty 
 stalls and some fine horses and carriages for livery service, while particular attention is given to boarding horses 
 at reasonable prices. Mr. Brown is a native of New York, and served in the army. 
 
 H. D. BROWN (Successor to Brown & Call), Carriage and Wagon Builder, 288 Somerville 
 Ave., Somerville, Mass. Repairing Neatly Done at Reasonable Prices. — The enterprise carried on by Mr. H. D. 
 Brown has been conducted for a good many years and has been carefully managed from the very first, the result 
 being that the business has steadily increased, for he is prepared to give honest value in buggies and business 
 wagons, or to give prompt and careful attention to orders for repair work. Operations were begun by Messrs. 
 Brown & Call in 1887, and they were succeeded by the present proprietor in 1890, who is a native of Vermont, 
 and occupies premises at No. 288 Somerville Ave., 40 x 48 feet in size. Mr. Brown manufactures carriages and 
 wagons of every description, and is in a position to fill orders at short notice, his factory being fitted up with 
 improved facilities, while employment is given to three experienced assistants. Every detail of the work is care- 
 fully supervised, and as selected material is used and no imperfect work allowed to leave the shop it is but natural 
 that the work produced here should wear well as well as look well. Moderate prices are quoted on all work. 
 Those seeking a business wagon combining style, comfort and durability can do no better than to make choice of 
 one of Mr. Brown's productions. A specialty is made of repairs. 
 
 A. J. STEVENS, Newsdealer, Confectioner and Dealer in Bakers' Goods, Corner Summer and 
 School Streets, Somerville, Mass. — This enterprise was formerly conducted by Messrs. Miller & Son, but passed 
 into the hands of the present proprietor in May, 1802. Mr. Stevens is a native of Fitchburg, Mass., and has 
 been connected with this enterprise but a few "months, but long enough to inaugurate many improvements in the 
 business which are rapidly aiding in its successful development. The daily and weekly papers are kept for sale, 
 as also the monthlies; subscriptions for any magazines and periodicals or weeklies are received at publishers' 
 rates. Choice confections and bon-bons, together with bread, cake, pastry and temperance drinks, are a specialty. 
 Holid.ay goods and school supplies are also a feature of the trade enjoyed. The store is located on the corner of 
 Summer and School streets, which is in a portion of the city that is rapidly being developed. Mr. Stevens is 
 devoting considerable attention to general real estate business, a specialty being made of selling building lots on 
 the instalment plan. 
 
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 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 R. W. KNOX, House and DecoFative Painting, Glazing, etc., 28 Park Street, Somerville, Mass. 
 
 Xot a few people seem to think that so long as a surface is smeared over with some substance resembling paint 
 
 more or less, that is all that is necessary, and that the nature of the material used and the manner iu which it is 
 applied are of no practical consequence. Now, nothing could be further from the truth, for the fact is that the best 
 painter cannot do a satisfactory job with poor stock, while on the other hand a building on which the very finest 
 paint is lavishly used may be neither ornamental nor protected by the operation if the work has been improperly 
 done. The moral of course is obvious. Entrust your painting to one who is capable of doing good work and is 
 known to use reliable stock. Mr. 11. W. Knox, doing business in Somerville, has carried on his present line of 
 business since 1889, and the impression his methods have made on the public is seen in the fact that he does an 
 extensive business in all kinds of House and Decorative Painting, Glazing, etc. The business premises occupied 
 by him are located at 28 Park Street. Mr. Knox, who is a native of Nova Scotia, is thoroughly conversant with 
 every detail of his trade. He has excellent facilities at his command, and as he employs only competent assistants, 
 is consequently enabled to fill all orders at short notice and at reasonable rates, satisfaction being fully guaranteed 
 as regards first-class work and materials used. 
 
 E. E. KELSEY, Teacher of Piano, Singing, Harmony and 
 Theory, 96 Summer Street, Somerville, Mass.— There is no royal road 
 to knowledge, and students must expect to have to work faithfully and 
 l)ersistently in order to attain even a respectable degree of success, but to 
 say that the path cannot be made very much easier by a competent and 
 painstaking instructor is equivalent to asserting that one may find his 
 way through a trackless forest by means of a compass as easily and swiftly 
 as though accompanied by a well-informed guide. It is necessary not only 
 to know what direction to go but also how to avoid the dangers and 
 mistakes which have checked the career of so many traveling in the same 
 direction. It is reall}' not worth while for a pupil to struggle along 
 unassisted when competent aid may be obtained at such comparatively 
 nominal expense. Mr. E. E. Kelsey is prepared to give instruction in 
 vocal and instrumental music at very reasonable prices, and we take 
 especial pleasure iu calling attention to the fact, because we know him to 
 be an energetic and thoroughly well informed teacher, who is remarka- 
 bly successful in imbuing pupils with his own enthusiasm. The best 
 indication of what may be expected by those profiting by his services is 
 that aflbrded by the record of what he has done in the past, and to this 
 we respectfully refer such of our readers as may desire to look into the 
 matter. The Somerville Citizen Semi-Centennial Souvenir Issue has quite 
 a sketch of Prof. Kelsey, the material of which was drawn mainly from an 
 :irticle accompanied by portrait in the Key Mote^ a leading musical journal 
 of New York city, for November, 1891. Mr. Kelsey is a native ot Ohio. 
 Was educated at Oberlin College ; enlisted in February, 1862, and served 
 lor three years and six months, first as a private in Co. C, 7th Ohio 
 Infantry, and then as hospital steward United States Army. He was in 
 the battles of Cedar Mountain and Antietam. He is a member of Willard 
 C. Kingley Post 139, G. A. R., and has a very large circle of friends 
 throughout this vicinity and in other states, as was shown by the 
 flattering endorsement he received for the U. S. Consulate at Munich, Germany. After the war he graduated "from 
 the old Boston Music School, and has subsequently taken a course of five years of continuous study in the College 
 of Music of Boston Tuiversity. He has also studied with such teachers "as Sherwood, Eugene Thayer, Lavallee, 
 Chelius, Geo. H. Howard, ,T."C. D. Parker, Myron W. Whitney, Miss Clara Smart, John Howard of New York, 
 Dunham, F. B. Kice, Musical Doctor, A. K. Virgil and others. He gives instructions on Virgil, Prentice, the 
 Clavier, and also Technique and Harmony, at the Training School of Mu^ic at Boston, of which he is one of the 
 board of managers. Mr. Kelsey may be consulted at Room 20, Music Hall Building, Boston, or at his residence 
 In Somerville. and callers will be given such further information concerning terms, hours, etc., as may be desired, 
 on application. Wm. H. Sherwood, the greatest American pianist, siiys: "Mr. E. E. Kelsey is a thorough student 
 of music, theoretical and practical, and of piano music according to modern progressive methods. I gladly recom- 
 mend him to those desiring a competent teacher where so many are unfit to teach in accordance with the improve- 
 ments ot the day." Signed, Wm. H. Sherwood, Chicago, Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art, Auditorium 
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 Streets, Somerville. — .V commendable enterprise conducted by two ladies is about as short a description as can be 
 given of the undertaking with which Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Moraug are identified, but despite its brevity no one 
 acquainted with the facts will question its correctness, forcertainlv a business which has been honorably and suc- 
 cessfully conducted for this pt^riod in one community is proof that it is commendable. These ladies are natives ot 
 this city, and have carried on their present business since 1890. The premises made use of and located on Summer 
 and Cedar streets comprise one floor, 20x35 feet in dimensions. They contain a varied stock, not large, but carefully 
 selected for family trade and consists of dry and fancy goods, toys, confectionery, notions, etc. A respectable retail 
 business is done; all orders are assured iininediate aVwell as caieful attention. Mrs. E. Thompson and Mrs. E. G. 
 Morang comprise this firm; they quote the lowest market rates on all the commodities they handle, and we need 
 hardly say that articles bought here will prove just as represented. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 CHAS. S. BUTTERS, 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 Beef, Pork, lamb, Mutton, Hiiins, 
 
 Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Fruits and 
 Vegetables. 
 
 Also, FIRST-CLASS GROCERIES. 
 
 Specialty of Best Grades of FLOUR and BUTTER. 
 
 Elm, Corner Porter Street, and 29 Union Square, 
 
 SOIvIERVILLE, AIA.SS. 
 
 Notwithstanding the large number of meat and grocery stores to be found in Somerville and vicinity, there are 
 none too many of them where strictly dependable goods are sold at fair rates, for it is notorious that at some es- 
 tablishments of this kind it is practically impossible to obtain firsf-class food supplies at any price. There is an 
 extensive and constantly increasing deujand for the better grades of both meats and groceries, and we can give no 
 better advice to such of our readers as may want anything in these lines than to call at the stores conducted by 
 Mr. Charles S. Butters and located at No. 29 Union Square, Somerville, and on Elm, corner of Porter Street, West 
 Somerville. Mr. Butters is a native of Massachusetts, and has been located in Union Square for aliout ten years. 
 He is thoroughly acquainted with his business in every detail, and gives close personal attention to it. The 
 premises occupied are well fitted up, and the stock constantly dealt comprises beef, pork, lamb, mutton, hams, 
 butter, eggs, poultry, fruits and vegetables ; also first-class groceries of all kinds. Mr. Butters caters to all classes 
 of trade, and quotes bottom prices on all the goods he handles. Employment is aftbrded to eleven competent assist- 
 ants, who are courteous and attentive to customers at all times, orders of all kinds being promptly and accurately 
 filled. 
 
 WM. A. FLAHERTY, Undertaker, 263 Washington Street, Somerville, Mass.— Of late years 
 there has been a growing tendency to entrust the entire charge of funerals to undertakers known to have both the 
 experience and the facililies necessary to the attainment of satisfactory results, and this practice is very commend- 
 able, insomuch as it relieves the afflicted of all responsibility at a time when all duties of whatever nature are sure 
 to be irksome and wearing. Without making any invidious comparisons, we still feel perfectly at liberty to call 
 attention to the excellence and reliability of the service which Mr. Wm. A. Flaherty is prepared to render, for it is 
 highly important that orders for undertaking goods, etc., should be placed in thoroughly competent and dependable 
 hands, and there is no person in this town better prepared to execute both large and small commissions than the 
 gentleman mentioned. Mr. Flaherty is a native of Massachusetts, and has been identified with his present business 
 here in Somerville since 1879. His business premises are located at 263 Washington street, wliere all orders left 
 for funeral undertaking will receive prompt and intelligent attention. The funeral goods furnished are of the 
 best materials, and the prices quoted on these, as well as in every department of the business, will be found to be 
 very moderate. 
 
 JOHN H. GRAY, Bakery; Cakes and Pastry; No. 6 Marshall Street, Somerville.— There can 
 be no possible doubt of the usefulness of such an estabfishment as that carried on by Mr. John H. Gray, for in a 
 town like Somerville there are many families that find it much more economical and convenient to purchase bread, 
 cake, pastrv, etc., etc., than to make it at home, and tlie goods furnished at this popular bakery are carefully man- 
 ufactured from the best obtainable materials, and are consequently palatable, healthful and satisfying to the most 
 fastidious tastes. The business was founded by the present proprietor in 1889, who is a native of New Hampshire, 
 and thoroughly familiar with his business, and" gives its many details close personal supervision. Well equipped 
 premises, located at No. 6 Marshall street, one floor and basement, 20x.30 feet in size, are utilized, and a very com- 
 plete and attractive stock Is constantlv carried, the goods comprising it being renewed at frequent intervals and 
 consequently being always fresh and desirable. Bread, cake and pastry, etc., are largely dealt In, while all orders 
 are filled at short notice and at uniformly reasonable rates. 
 
 L. A. WRIGHT, Carriage Repairing and Jobbing, Xo. 192 Broadway, Somerville, Mass.— The 
 business carried on bv Mr. L. A. Wright was founded in 1886. He is a native of Canada, and his liberal and enter- 
 prising methods have" received favorable comment from all with whom he has had business dealings. His shop, 
 which is located at 192 Broadway, is well fitted up with all the necessary facilities for the execution of carriage 
 work In general, and special attention is given carriage repairing and general jobbing of every description. No 
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 DEALER IX 
 
 Provisions, plour, pruit, Tea, &c. 
 
 COR. PEARL AND WALNUT STS. 
 
 CU. H. SfJOUi, manage!'. Butter Direct from the Creameries every week, by the lb. or 5 lb. boxus. 
 
 The management of a retail store, and especially of a retail market, is what makes the difference between success 
 and failure; and plain as this would seem to be it "is very often lost sight of, and the result is that some dealers who 
 handle satisfactory goods and quote moderate prices utterly fail in establishing or in holding a business. What we 
 mean bv good raanagemeut may be seen by a visit to Snow's market, at the corner of Pearl and Walnut Streets. 
 Here you will find an attractive new store and an attractive new stock, but you will not find " a new man," or at 
 least not one new to the business, for Mr. W. H. Snow has had long and varied experience, and for more than six 
 years catered to Somerville people as manager of Knight's market. Therefore he knows what they want, and, 
 what's more, he proposes to see that they get it, provided of course it is anything in reason, and we need hard'~ 
 add that Somerville people are not at all apt to be unreasonable in their demands. Orders are filled intelligeutJ 
 their delivery is looked after sharply and somebody is held responsible for the prompt and faithful performance 
 each of the various duties incidentai to the business — hence the service is uniformly accurate and satisfactory. As 
 the stock includes full lines of meats, provisions, flour, fruit, teas, coffees, etc., orders can be filled at short notice, 
 and a specialty is made of butter, it being received direct from the creameries every week and being sold by the 
 pound or in five pound boxes or larger lots at the lowest market rates. 
 
 E. A. MAYNARD, Bakery, Agent for F..G. Eay & Son's Troy Laundry, 528 Medford Street, 
 North Somerville.— The persons who condemn all bakers' products because the goods produced by some bakers are 
 not what they should be, are as illogical as one would be who should declare that all home made bread was unfit to 
 eat because his wife always made bread that was heavy and sour. Some bakers' bread is poor stuff; so is some 
 home made bread, but how foolish it would be to give up bread entirely on that account! There is no trouble in 
 obtaining first-class bakers" goods if you know where to look forthem; and we have not the slightest hesitation in 
 guaranteeing satisfaction to all who may buy from Mr. E. A. Maynard of No. 528 Medford street. North Somer- 
 ville, for the simple reason that his geods cannot fail to suit the most fastidious, as they are equal to the very best 
 the market afl'ords. This is a purely domestic bakery, catering to family trade only, and making a leading 
 specialty of bread. Mr. Maynard has taken several first prizes for his bread, among them one awarded at the 
 Mechanics' Fair ; and if such of our readers as can't get bakers' bread that suits them will try some of his make we 
 are confident that they will patronize his bakery exclusively afterwards. His cake, pastry, etc., are also unexcelled 
 and his prices are within the means of all. One department of his busin<!ss is uncommon, not to say unique, and 
 will be of special interest to those wishing to introduce new brands of flour. He is a professional "flour sample 
 baker."'— that is, he is employed by millers, miHers' agents, etc., to bake sample loaves from various brands of flour; 
 seal them up in air-tight tin boxes and ship them to Europe — thus saving the expense and risk of sending cargo 
 lots of flour to a foreign market without any idea of whether it would prove satisfactory or not. '"The proof of 
 the pudding is in the eating,"" — and the proof of the flour, too. Mr. Maynard is agent for Ray's Troy Laundry, 
 and work left with him is assured skillful performance and prompt delivery. 
 
 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC WORKS, GeneralJobbing, Press Work, Die, Mould and Model Making ; 
 Experimental Electrical Work a Specialty; Edward L. Orcutt, Manager, 6 Row Street Place (Union Square), 
 Somerville, Mass., Connected by Telephone. — The service aflbrded by the Franklin Electric Works may be roughly 
 divided into two departments, one of which comprises the furnishing and setting up and repairing of electrical 
 apparatus for the general public, while the otherincludespress work, general jobbing, die, mould and model making 
 and experimental electrical work — the latter being made a leading specialty by this well equipped concern, of 
 which Mr. Edward L. Orcutt is manager, and which maintains a large and wellfltted up shop at No. (1 Bow Street 
 Place, near Union Square. The Franklin Electric Works were established in 1886, and have gained an extended and 
 high reputation in connection with the prompt and intelligent filling of orders at reasonable rates. A full assort- 
 ment of bells, batteries, magnet wire, office and annunciator wire, press buttons, door pulls, etc., is constantly 
 carried in stock, and these and kindred goods are furnished at wholesale or retail at bottom prices, quality con- 
 sidered. Public and private buildings will be fitted up and the plant kept in order, and electrical work of every 
 description will be done in a thoroughly scientific and durable manner and at the shortest possible notice. 
 
 F. W. PEARSON, Ice Cream and Confectionery, 5 Marshall Street, Winter Hill, Somerville, 
 Mass —There is no doubt but that the consumption of ice cream and confectionery is steadily increasing, even 
 faster than the increase in population, but it is equally unquestionable that this increased demand is for goods of 
 superior quality and merit, and not for the "grocer's candies" which were at one time so popular. Tlie fact is not 
 only are the people getting richer and hence having more money to spend on luxuries, but the standard of taste is 
 being raised and choicer and more delicately flavored candies are being demanded annually. Mr. F. W. Pearson, 
 of No. 5 Marshall street, Winter Hill, has built up a very large and desirable trade during the comparatively short 
 time that he has conducted his present establishment, and this success is the natural consequence of his recognizing 
 the facts to which we have referred. He at all times carries a large and varied stock, and spares no pains to oflTer 
 goods that will surely suit the most fastidious. Ice cream, 40 cents per quart, $1.50 per gallon, and nothing but 
 the very tjest of material is used, and all orders are delivered promptly, while only the best of confectionery is 
 made and sold. The premises utilized comprise one store, 15x25 feet in size, which is tastefully and conveniently 
 fitted up, the stock being displayed to excellent advantage and being renewed so frequently that the goods arc al- 
 ways fresh and attractive. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 59 
 
 CHRISTOPHER BROS. 
 
 IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC 
 
 GROCERIES, 
 
 Provisions, Teas, Coffees, Flour, Canned 
 
 Goods, Fruits, Etc., Butter from 
 
 Best Creameries. 
 
 289 1-2 & 261 Slimmer St., Cor. Cedar, 
 
 SOMERVILLE, MASS. 
 
 There is of course more or less resemblance between all family groceries, and yet each of them has certain char- 
 acteristics of its own which either commend it or condemn it, as the case may be. Take, foriastance, the establish- 
 ment conducted by Messrs. Christopher Brothers of No. 259 and 261 Summer street, and we believe it is not at all 
 difficult to .account for its popularity, for although other stores may carry equally large stocks, quote equally low 
 prices and be equally prompt and accurate in the delivery of orders, still there are few others which combine all 
 these good points, and fewer still possess another, that of liolding only strietlj' reliable goods. This enterprise 
 was inaugurated by Messrs. Emerson and Leander Christopher in 1883 under the present style name. They are 
 natives of Nova Scotia, and are thoroughly acquainted with their business, which they give close personal atten- 
 tion. They both were formerly with Messrs. Cobb, Bates & Yerxa of Boston. The premises occupy one floor, 
 40x40 feet in dimensions, and are heavily stocked with choice imported and domestic groceries atd provisions, the 
 latter branch being recently added. Four competent assistants are employed to ensure prompt and courteous at- 
 tention to every caller, and orders will be filled at the shortest possible notice, the goods being guaranteed to prove 
 iust as represented. 
 
 LYMAN B. RICH, Real Estate and Insurance, Citizen Building, opposite Winter Hill Depot, 
 Somerville, Mass. — The Real Estate and Insurance Agency business conducted by Mr. Lyman B. Rich was estab- 
 lished some three years ago, so that the public has had ample opportunity to become conversant with his methods and 
 to judge intelligently concerning his facilities and ability. That the verdict is distinctly favorable is evidenced by 
 the testimonials of liis customers, and indeed but few inquiries are necessary in order to demonstrate the fact that 
 Mr. Rich is considered a competent authority on Real Estate matters, making his co-operation of great value to 
 those seeking dependable and " inside ■' information concerning this class of property. His office is located in the 
 Citizen Building, opposite Winter Hill depot, and as he always has on his books some very desirable Real Estate to 
 sell, rent or exchange, those wishing to invest in, to dispose of, or to hire a house, store or tenement may save 
 themselves time, trouble and perhaps money by taking advantage of the facilities here provided. Information will 
 be cheerfully and courteously given and we are confident our readers will have reason to thank us for calling their 
 attention to this well-equipped and popular agency. Mr. Rich represents some of the best Fire Insurance Com- 
 panies and is prepared to write policies at the very lowest market rates on " insurance that insures." 
 
 J. A. BREMNER & CO. (Successors to L. W. Bowen & Co.), Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 
 Paper H.angings, Interior Decorations, Picture Frames, Toi-chon and other Mats, Picture Mouldings. Room Mould- 
 ings, Drapery Poles, Window Shades. Etc., No. 21 Bow Street; Kactory, Post Office Square, Somerville, Mass.; 215 
 Main Street, Brockton. — The manufacture of wall papers has developed wonderfully in this country of late years, 
 and it is now possible to obtain artistic and beautiful paper hangings at such low rates as to put them within the 
 means of practically all. But much depends upon the discrimination used in the placing of orders, for some deal- 
 ers quote fancy prices upon all the gr.ades they handle, while others make a specialty of foreign papers, .and cater 
 particularly to that class of trade to whom "money is no object,"— placing their prices f.o high as to be "out of 
 sight," so far as the .average buyer is concerned. On the other hand, there are dealers who give special attention 
 to the handling of domestic papers, and are content with a small margin of profit, and prominent among such is 
 the firm of J. A.. Bremner & Co., successors to L. VV. Bowen & Co., and doing business at No. 21 Bow St., Somer- 
 ville, with moulding and picture frame factory at Post Office Square. They also have another prominent store at 
 215 Main St., Brockton. Mass. This concern was formed in 1SS6, and was constituted of Messrs. L. W. Bowen and 
 J. A. Bremner, the former a native of Ch.arlestown and the latter of Chatham, N. B., Mr. J. A. Bremner assuming 
 sole control of the business January, 1892. They carry a large stock nnd a full line of samples of paper hangings, 
 embr.acing the very latest novelties, and the productions of the leading domestic and foreign manufacturers, for 
 they are prepared to furnish all grades of foreign papers, although they make a specialty of those of domestic 
 manufacture. Their prices are as low as the lowest, and orders for paper hanging will be filled at short notice 
 and in the most workmanlike manner, satisfaction being guaranteed. Whitewashing and coloring will also be done 
 in first-class style at low rates, and picture mouldings and window shades will be furnished at bottom prices. 
 Picture frames will be made to order at short notice, and quite a jobbing trade is enjoyed with out-of-town stores, 
 a specialty being made in that line. 
 
60 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 F. W. PUTNEY, Prescription Druggist, Broadway, corner Eush Street, Somerville, Mass. — 
 Every experienced physician will agree that the cure of disease would be much more easy than is now the case 
 were the Drugs and Medicines sold by every dealer uniform in character. The public is apt to suspect that a 
 physician who directs them to a certain pharmacy does so because he receives a percentage of the cost of the 
 medicines sold, but this is so seldom the case as to be unworthy of consideration. The fact is a physician learns 
 that a certain pharmacist obtains his supplies from reliable sources, renews them often enough to prevent serious 
 deterioration from age and is skillful and careful in the compounding of prescriptions. As these things enable the 
 effects of prescriptions put up at his establishment to be more accurately prepared than would otherwise be possi- 
 ble, and as the professional reputation of the physician is directly dependent upon his prescriptions, having the 
 desired effect, what more natural than that lie should direct where they should be compounded? Mr. F. W. Putney 
 is among the-most popular Druggists in this section, not only among physicians but also the general public, for he 
 has had long experience in the business and his methods are reliable. He makes a specialty of comounding pre- 
 scriptions. He is a native of Xew Hampshhire and his store, located on Broadway, cor. Rush Street.is 20x3o feet 
 in size, prescriptions being promptly and very carefully compounded at reasonable rates. While the prescription 
 trade is the leading feature of the business, mention ought also to be made of his line stock of druggists' sundries 
 and fancy goods, fine line of choice cigars and tobacco, also of the fine trade enjoyed at the soda fountain, where are 
 drawn as line delicately flavored drinks as can be found in the city. 
 
 C. S. NOYES, Manufacturer and Dealer in Cigars and Tobacco, also Smokers' Articles ; Box 
 Trade and Private Brands a Specialty; 10 Marshall Street, Odd Fellows' Building, Winter Hill, Somerville, Mass.— 
 There is but one sure way of distinguishing a good Cigar, and that is to smoke it, for in spite of the claims of 
 self-styled " experts," we question if there be a man living who can infallibly judge by any other means. Exam- 
 ination will tell whether a cigar is well made or not, and whether it is well seasoned or not, but beyond this it 
 avails but little, and therefore the smoker has one surety that he will not be imposed upon, and that is the reputa- 
 tion of the dealer from whom he buys. Mr. C. S. Xoyes has long had the name of selling thoroughly satisfactory 
 cigars at moderate prices, and this name is so well deserved that we feel that we can do our readers no greater 
 service than to call their attention to this gentleman's establishment at No. 10 Marshall Street, Winter Hill, for 
 here may be found a remarkably complete assortment of Cigars and Tobacco, and also Smokers' Articles of all 
 kinds, and prices arc as satisfactory as are the goods themselves. The store is 1.") x 25 feet in size and Mr. Noyes 
 manufactures as well as deals in Cigars and Tobacco, giving work to only capable and competent assistants. He 
 is a native of Auburn and has carried on his present enterprise since 1888, and makes a specialty of Box Trade and 
 Private Brands. 
 
 PROSPECT HILL MARKET, Dealers in Groceries and Provisions, Fruit and Vegetables of all 
 kinds, Canned Goods, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Etc.; .T. S. McDonough, 161 and 163 Washington Street, Somerville, 
 Mass.— Washington Street is a very busy thoroughfare and there are many well equipped Grocery houses located 
 upon it, but among these there is not one more deserving of the popularity it has attained than is that conducted 
 by Mr. .1. S. McDonough, proprietor of the Prospect Hill Market. The business in question was founded in 1880 
 by Mr. W. S. Ward, who was succeeded by the present proprietor in the early part of the current year. The 
 premises made use of are located at Nos. 161 and 163 Washington Street, and are very spacious, being the first 
 floor, .3.5 x40 feet in dimensions, and a cellar. The stock is in harmony with the premises, for it is very extensive 
 and is so complete in every department that no trouble is met with in suiting all tastes and all purses. Mr. 
 McDonough, who is a native of Portland, Maine, caters especially to family trade and obtains his supplies from 
 the most reputable sources, thus being in a position to guarantee satisfaction to his customers, both as regards the 
 quality and the price of the goods offered. These include not only Groceries and Provisions of all kinds, but also 
 Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds. Canned Goods, Butter, Cheese and Eggs, etc., while no fancy prices are quoted. 
 
 J. HERBERT THOMPSON, Livery, Board and Feed Stable, 287 Broadway Street, Somerville, 
 Mass.— The character of the Livery service offered by Mr. .1. Herbert Thompson should certainly be thoroughly 
 familiar to the residents of Somerville, for this gentleman has been identified with the business interests of thfs 
 «ity for the past ten years. The business was originally started by Messrs. Nelson and Thompson iu 1882, who 
 were succeeded by the present proprietor in 1890. Mr. Thompson is a native of Vermont and is one of the best 
 known business men in this section. His stable is spacious and well arranged and is looked upon as the head- 
 quarters of the Livery service in this vicinity. The stable contains sixty stalU, and we would advise all interested 
 readers who desire a team for business or pleasure, or who have horses which they want fed or boarded, to give 
 Mr. Thompson a call, as his terms are very moderate and good horses, stvlish and easv vehicles and first-class 
 appointments are at hand for the accommodation of liverv patrons, for Mr. "Thompson takes pride in maintaining 
 the high reputation he has so long held. Horses placed here for sale will be shown to the best advantage. Mr. 
 Ihompson gives close personal attention to all details of his business and spares no pains to satisfy the most 
 critical customer. The charges are moderate in every department and all orders attended to promptly. 
 
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 tically all the availnble space is made use of, denionstrate's bevond the need of further statement that the as'sort- 
 ment of goods he oilers is very complete. It is also very varied, for he deals in confectionerv, stationerv, tovs, 
 pastry and other commodities too numerous to mention. Wood and coal are extensively dealt in, and will "be sup- 
 plied in any desired (lUiintity. Mr. Horrell is a native of Englaud, and has been identified with his present business 
 establishment, which is located at 3 Prescott street, since 1S72. His business policy is as simple as it is popular, it 
 Deing to give full value for money received. Of course careful management is necessary iu order to do so, but Mr. 
 Uorrell is a close and discriminating buyer, and is therefore enabled to quote the lowest market rates ou goods that 
 will prove entirely satisfactory at all times. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 61 
 
 the people all of the time," aud therefore such an enterprise as that carried on by the Great American and China 
 Tea Company is bound to give and to hold the favor of the public in spite of the hitter attacks of interested parties, 
 who argue that no company can furnish reliable goods at battom prices and then give away valuable presents. That 
 assertion sounds plausible, and when the Great American and China Tea Company began operations here it deceived 
 some of the people for a time and prevented their availing themselves of the company's inducements, but common 
 sense prevailed in the long run, and now all careful buyers in this vicinity get their teas andcolTees of this reliable 
 house. Theory is one thing and practice another, and when you see your neighbor is using as good it not better 
 tea and coftee than you, is paying less for it and is getting tea sets, dinner sets and other valuable presents, it 
 doesn't take you long to make up your miud that plausible arguments by no means prove statements, so you also 
 trade with the Great American and China Tea Company, and get your share of the presents given to all customers. 
 The Somerville branch is located at 11 Union Square, where premises comprising one floor and basement are occu- 
 pied, and a very heavy stock of teas and coft'ees carried, together with a beautiful assortment of china, crockery 
 ware, etc. The energetic manager keeps the service at a unifoimly high standard of efficiency, and considering 
 that first-class good«, bottom prices, elegant prefents and prompt and polite attention are assured to customers, 
 the great popularity of the store is not at all surprising. 
 
 N. S. FORSYTH, Eestaurant and Dining Rooms, 337 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, 
 Mass.— A restaurant at which palatable and nutritious meals mav be obtained at all hours, at short notice and at 
 moderate rates is certainly deserving of liberal patronage, and hence no one can justly begrudge Mr. N. S. Forsyth 
 the prompt and decided success his establishment has attained since its opening in 1891, for it is a very ably man- 
 aged restaurant and dining room and the service is uniformly satisfactory, while the charges are uniformly reason- 
 able. Mr. Forsyth was born in Vermont, and has many friends throughout Somerville. He gives very close per- 
 sonal attention to every detail of his business and caters successfully to all classes who appreciate good, well- 
 cooked and neatly served food, prompt service and low prices. Thepremises occupied are located at 337 Somer- 
 ville Avenue, and have an area of 1.000 square feet. They are thoroughly fitted up aud are kept neat and clean at 
 all limes. Four capable assistants are constantly on hand to serve the numerous patrons who daily patronize this 
 popular restaurant and dining room, every caller being cordially welcomed and assured prompt as well as courteous 
 attention. Mr. Forsyth is a veteran of the late war, enlisting first in the 1st Regt., Maine Cavalry, and then re- 
 enlisting in the 1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, giving a total service of 3 years aud 7 months. He 
 carried the colors over two years. He is now a member of Willard C. Kinsley Post 139, G. A. R. 
 
 FRANK A. MORRILL, cor. Pearl and Bradley Streets, Somerville, Mass.^The time ha.s gone 
 by when it was necessary to visit the largest cities in order to secure really artistic photographs, for the number 
 of competent photographers has increased wonderfully of late years, and it would now be difficult to name a town 
 of any importance that does not contain at least one of them. Among those doing business in this vicinity, we 
 know of none whom we can more cordially recommend than Mr. Frank A. Morrill, for this gentleman makes a 
 specialty of fine work, aud attains results wliich have no superiors in even the most popular studios. He is a 
 native of Maine, and began operations here in 1885. His rooms are located on the first floor on corner of Pearl and 
 Bradley Streets, and are fitted up with the most improved apparatus, enabling orders to be promptly filled. Mr. 
 Morrill carries on photography in all its branches, making a specialty of babies' pictures, for which he makes no 
 extra charge, and has a very quick working skylight, while his rooms are easy to get to, being on the ground 
 floor, and he tries to please every customer. His charges are uniformly moderate and his business is steadily 
 increasing. Mr. Morrill is also proprietor of a store devoted to the sale of dry and fancy goods, toys, etc., and 
 located next door to his photographic studio. It has been in operation for the past seven j ears, it having been 
 founded in 1885 by Mr. F. A. Morrill, the present proprietor, and the residents of Somerville have therefore had 
 ample opportunity to become thoroughly familiar with the methods followed at this enterprising establishment. 
 Whether these methods are acceptable or not is best shown by the extent and character of the patronage now 
 bestowed upon the undertaking, and judged by this test it must be conceded that Mr. Morrill knows how to cater to 
 the most desirable class of trade, for he does a good retail business and attracts the most careful buyers; and yet, 
 when we speak of his catering to any " class of trade," we are apt to suggest the wrong idea, for as a matter of 
 fact this wide-awake gentleman caters to the general public and oflers goods and quotes prices that will fully satisfy 
 the public in general, and he succeeds most admirably in this laudable endeavor. Every article is quoted at low 
 figures, and there is but one price to all. The stock comprises dry and fancy goods, toys and notions of all kinds. 
 
 GOODWIN & CUTLER, House and Decorative Painters, 54 Broadway (rear of Free Baptist 
 Chapel), East Somerville, Mass. — Nearly every man of middle age has tried at one time or another to do some 
 painting " on his own hook," and if he had no previous experience the chances are that when he got through with 
 the attempt he had more respect for a professional painter than he ever had before. Painting looks very easy, and 
 in one sense of the word it is easy, for anybody can dip a brush into a paint pot aud plaster the paint ou a wall or 
 other smooth surface, but it is not everybody that can put on just enough paint and can distribute it as evenly as 
 it should be distributed, if the final result is to be at all satisfactory. Therefore we say it always pays to einplo3- a 
 good painter, and as some of our readers may not know Just where to find such, we take pleasure in calling their 
 attention to the establishment of Messrs. Goodwin & Cutler, at No. 54 Broadway, for this firm has conducted the 
 business in question since 1875, it having then been founded by the senior member, Mr. M. J. Goodwin, and so 
 carried on till 1886, when the present firm was established by Mr. F. E. Cutler joining it. Both members are 
 natives of this state; the premises and shop occupied comprise two floors 20 x 30 feet in size at above named ad- 
 dress. The owners are house and decorative painters, employing competent assistants only and giving all orders 
 prompt attention. 
 
62 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 J. MILLER, Contractor and Builder, and Dealer in Real Estate, 7 Medina Building, West 
 Soinerville, Mass. — Without disputing the fact that it is not alwaj's good policy to award a building contract to 
 the lowest bidder, it may still be maintained that the possession of facilities which enable one to figure very low 
 ou building work, will go very far to ensure success in that line of business, and when to the possession of such 
 facilities are joined long experience and entire responsibility, a high degree of success is assured. Therefore it Is 
 perfectly natural that Mr. J. Miller should occupy a leading position among the contractors and builders and 
 dealers in real estate iu this city. For he has had years of experience, and bears an enviable reputation for enter- 
 prise and integrity, and to him is due much of the credit for the rapid development and growth of this portion of 
 the city adjacent to Davis Square, for he has built many of its buildings, and is now putting upon the market quite 
 a number of very desirable buildings for homes or investments, 1 jcated on the most desirable sites, opposite the 
 beautiful Highland R. K. station, which is illustrated as one of the "Points of Interest" in the historical sketch of 
 this book. He offers these homes on terms to accommodate the wishes of both capitalist or wage earner, and those 
 who desire a home of their own would do well to consult him and see what he has to offer in both Somerville 
 Highlands, West Somerville and Cambiidge. His office hours are from 11 to 12 a. m. and 3 to 5 p. m., and his 
 residence is at 6 Spruce street, North Cambridge. Plans will be drawn up and estimates made on application, and 
 any information will be given regarding building or real estate interests. 
 
 JOHN E. STEVENS, House, Sign and Decoration Painter, 23 Elm Street, Somerville, Mass.— 
 "In the elder days of art," all decorations and beautiful artistic work were confined to the religious and public 
 buildings and the palaces of the favored rich; now, through the advancing influences of civilization, the achieve- 
 ments and effects of artistic coloring are brought within the reach of almost every one who can appreciate their 
 value, and the higher tone and happiness which have thus been brought into our life is of the greatest influence 
 and value. The refined taste exhibited everywhere in this branch of business causes one to wonder at the height of 
 its perfection. Among the well-known business firms of Somerville is the name of John E. Stevens, located at 23 
 Elm St., where he carries a desirable stock of paper hangings and painters' stock. As painter and decorator he 
 has no superior in this vicinity. During the busy season he keeps a force of experienced hands employed, and as 
 sign and ornamental painting is attended to as well as house painting a good business is enjoyed, and Mr. Stevens' 
 genial and liberal methods have made him many friends. His prices are always reasonable. 
 
 HOWE & FLINT, Dealers in Furnaces and Stoves, Tin Plate and Sheet Iron Workers, No. 51 
 Union Square, Somerville, Mass.— The undertaking carried on by Messrs. Howe & Flint is doubtless familiar to 
 many of our readers, for it has been iu operation about seventeen years, hiving h»en founded bv its present pro- 
 prietors ill lS7.i. Messrs. W. S. Howe and W. F. Flint are both natives of Massachusetts, and are thoroughly 
 familiar with every detail of the business with which they are identified, as miy easily be seen by the character o"t 
 the service they offer the public, for there is not a firm dealing in furnaces, stoves, tin and wooden ware, etc., in 
 this vicinity that is prepared to hold out more genuine inducements to customers. The premises occupied comprise 
 one floor and a basement, each 1200 square feet in dimensions, in addition to a workshop in the rear, which is well 
 arranged and fitted up with the most improved facilities for the doing of tin plate and sheet iron work, tin and 
 roofing work being done at short notice and in first-class style, and those who appreciate the importance of having 
 work of this kind done in an honest and painstaking manner can do no better than to place their orders with 
 Messrs. Howe & Flint. The store is located at 51 Union Square, and the leading makes of stoves, furnaces and 
 ranges are carried in stock, as well as a full line of tin and wooden ware, and oftered in variety at the lowest 
 market rates. "Honest goods at honest prices" is a verv attractive motto, and its spirit is certainly thoroughly 
 earned mto effect at this establishment. 
 
 F. Q. HARRINGTON, Groceries and Provisions, all Goods Delivered Promptly and Free of 
 Expense, 315 & 317 IJroadway, Cor. Temple Street, Somerville.— Many a housekeeper is looking for just such an 
 establishment as that carried on by Mr. F. Q. Harrington at Nos. 315 & 317 Bro id way, corner Temple street, 
 Somerville, and we take pleasure in commanding this enterprise to such inquirers, for we know that Mr. Harring- 
 ton s methods are bound to please, and we know that those who have business dealings with him are outspoken in 
 their approval of the accommodations offered. Operations were begun in 1875, and the trade has since steadily 
 increased. Mr. Harrington is a native of this city, and has a large circle of friends in this vicinity. The 
 premises utilized are of the dimensions ot 40x50 feet, and the stock on hand is not only large but unusually 
 varied, as it includes groceries and provisions and canned goods ot all kinds, etc., all goods being delivered 
 promptly and free of expense. It will bn seen that the greater part of the household food supply may be 
 obtained at this store, and as th» prices are all that can be reasonably desired as regards fairness, 
 etc.. It IS well worth while giving Mr. Hirrington a call. The groceries and provisions comprise the best 
 the markets afford. After 18 years' experience if would be surprising if Mr. Harrington did not give his customers 
 the best goods and best services. t- o o a 
 
 MRS. S. A. RIKER, 518 Somsrville A.veaue, near Park Street, Somsrville. — The business 
 conducted jjy Mrs. S. A. Riker not only holds a leading position aming other Som3rville mercantile enterprises, 
 biit IS a.bsolutely unique in its way, for there is no other undertaking in this vicinity precisely similar iu character. 
 Mrs. Kiker IS a dsaler in dry and fanoy go3cl3, ladies' fancy articles, aprons, hosiery, gents' furnishings, house- 
 Keeping ^oods, etc., and also handles st itionery, Christmi? cards, hand-painted porcelains, neckties, handkerchiefs, 
 silk scii-fs, pertumiry aad children's t)vs. Ot course spacious premises are required to accomnodate such a 
 business as this, and those utiliz id by Mrs. Hiker at 513 Somerville Avenue, near Park street, have an aggregate 
 Hjor space of about 100) squire feet. An excaptioaally attractive stock is carried, aud the proprietress is in a 
 position to till orders at very shirt notice and at the lowest prevailing rates, the goods bsing satisfactory to the 
 mist critical trada, and comprise the latest fashionable novelties in eaoh ot its departments, while thie prices are 
 literarly a? low as the loivest" in every instanje. Mrs. Riker is a native of Somirville, ani his been ideatiftad 
 w'lth her present business since 1SS7. She is an educated and enterprising business wo Jian, and we would advise 
 all interested readers tociU at her store anl bicome couvineel thit she keeps the best goois aud sells them at the 
 lowest prices. Stie hu the agency for Bjstinsou's Liundry, where superior work is doue. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 63 
 
 BENJ. F. FREEMAN, Artistic Photographer, 42 Broadway, Somerville, Mass. Specialties in 
 Portraits, Pastel and Crayon Opals, Transferotypes, Porcelains, Transparencies, and all the Latest Photogra))hic 
 Novelties, also Frames and Easels.— Probably in no branch of the art=i have more improvements been made during 
 recent years than in that of photography, and the avidity with which the inventions of late days have been 
 availed of by the profession is a convincing proof of the spirit of enterprise which has been a distinguishing 
 feature of those concerned in the business. Mr. Benj. F. Freeman has been established here since 1878 as an 
 artistic photographer and has a long and practical experience. His studio is located at No. 42 Broadway on the 
 second floor, covering some 3.500 square feet, and is considered one of the finest in Somerville. Mr. Freeman is an 
 example of a painstaking, thorough artist. A visit to his studio will amply repay the lover of the beautiful and 
 artistic. Mr. Freeman is a native of Wisconsin, and makes specialties of portraits iu pastel and crayon opals, 
 transparencies, and employs five competent artists. 
 
 M. S. JONES, Hack, Boarding, Livery and Sale Stable, 12 Marshall St., Winter Hill, Somer- 
 ville, Mass. Carriages for Weddings, Parties, Funerals, Etc., Furnished at Short Notice. Horses Boarded in the 
 Best Possible Manner.— Among those engaged in the stable business in this town and vicinity, none bears a higher 
 reputation than Mr. M. S. Jones, and we take pleasure in cordially recommending his establishment to all who wish 
 to hire a first-class team, buy a horse of any description, or board a horse where he will be assured the very best of 
 care and comfortable and healthful quarters. This may seem a somewhat enthusiastic recommendation, but it is 
 fully justified bv the facts, and we are confident that those who do business with Mr. Jones will have reason to 
 thank us for calling attention to the unsurpassed facilities he offers. The stable carried on by him has been suc- 
 cessfully conducted for a good many years and has been in the possession of the present owner since 1890, he 
 succeeding Messrs. Nelson and Thompson. A number of excellent horses and some easy and stylish vehicles are 
 available tor livery purposes, teams being furnished at short notice and at uniformly reasonable rates. Particu- 
 lar attention is given to furnishing carriages for weddings, parties and funerals, etc. Employment is given to 
 competent assistants, and as there are twenty-flve stalls, horses will be boarded in the best possible manner. Mr. 
 Jones' stable is located at No. 12 Marshall St., Winter Hill, and he always has some desirable animals for sale at 
 fair prices. 
 
 F. L. CARD, Dealer in Provisions, Fruits and Vegetables, Winter Hill Market, Stickney 
 Building, opp. Winter Hill Station, Somerville, Mass. — In analyzing the popularity that the enterprise carried on 
 by Mr. F. L. Card unquestionably enjoys, we find that it does not seem to be due to any one thing, but rather to 
 the impression made by his methods of doing business, when considered altogether. For instance, Mr. Card does 
 not claim to sell cheaper than everybody else, although he does ofier his goods at the lowest market rates. Neither 
 does he claim to carry the largest stock in this section of the town, but nevertheless the variety on hand is such 
 that all tastes can be suited. He strives to fully satisfy every customer, and gives a dollar's worth of value for 
 every dollar he receives, and it may be said that this is probably one of the chief causes of the popularity referred 
 to. Mr. Card is a native of Windsor, N. S., and has had considerable experience in his present business. He has 
 been proprietor of this establishment since 1889. The premises utilized are located iu the Stickney building, opp. 
 Winter Hill station, and are 2.5 x 50 feet in dimensions, and contain an extensive and varied stock of provisions, 
 fruits and vegetables. All classes of trade are catered to, and the prices are placed at the lowest market figures. 
 
 KILLAM & FITZMAURICE, Dealers in Dry and Fancy Goods, Gents' and Ladies' Furnishings, 
 Dressmakers' Supplies, etc., etc. No. 312 Broadway, Winter Hill, Somerville, Mass. — A Somerville establishment 
 in which the public evidently places the greatest confidence is that conducted by Messrs. Killam & Fitzmaurice. 
 This enterprise was inaugurated some years ago by Messrs. Cushman & Brigham, they being succeeded by Mr. P. 
 M. Brigham in 1890, and he by the present proprietors in April, 1892. Both these gentlemen have had experience 
 in the large dry goods houses in Boston, and are thoroughly competent to maintain the high reputation this house 
 has gained for fair dealing and selling goods at prices that cannot but hold trade and increase its volume. These 
 gentlemen give the business their close personal supervision and guarantee satisfaction to every customer. The 
 premises occupied are located at No. 312 Broadway, are 20 x 50 ft. in dimensions. The stock handled includes a 
 great variety of dry and fancy goods, ladies' and gents' furnishings, dressmakers' supplies, etc. The stock is 
 selected with especial reference to demand of local retail trade, so that they are able to offer particular advantages 
 to their large class of patrons, and the ladies need hardly be reminded that their stock is always sure to contain 
 many pleasing and popular novelties, or that they are offered at the lowest rates. Two assistants are employed, 
 and prompt attention is offered to all. A (hand) laundry and dye house agency is at this store. 
 
 CHARLES W. SWEETSER, Piano and Music Rooms, 7 Connor's Building, Union Square, 
 Somerville.— If the public in general could only understand that no individual, or firm, or corporation, holds or 
 can hold a monopoly of the making of first-class pianos, there would soon be a change in the business methods of 
 certain manufacturers, who at present are relying largely upon loud boasting and constant belittling of their 
 competitors' work. Of course, many people who know nothing about pianos feel that they must have a piano of a 
 certain make, or else in all probability get cheated, but if they would only confide in the judgment of a reputable 
 dealer who is not a manufacturer, they would soon discover the fact that they could get equally as good a piano as 
 though they had paid a much larger price simply on account of the name. In this connection we call attention to 
 the business conducted by Mr. Charles W. Sweetser at No. 7 Connor's Building, Union Square, for this gentleman 
 is considered an expert judge of what constitutes a good piano, and is reliable in his representations to his custom- 
 ers, so that those purchasing an instrument of him are sure of getting just what they pay for. He constantly has 
 some fine pianos at his rooms from which customers can select. Those intending to buy or rent a piano would do 
 well to call or communicate with Mr. Sweetser before engaging elsewhere, as he is prepared to make such terms 
 as will accommodate his patrons. His rooms in Connor's Building include a studio for pupils in music, and is head- 
 quarters for the musical fraternity. All orders for tuning or repairing will receive prompt attention. 
 
64 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 A. L. KNOWLES, Dealer in Standard Family Groceries and Provisions, cor. Perkins and 
 Pinckuey Streets. Goods Delivered in Any Part of the City.— Should a person thoroughly acquainted with the 
 comparative standing of the various business houses of this town be asked to name half a dozen of the leading 
 grocery firms of Somerville, he would unquestionably include Mr. A. L. Knowles in the list, for he has long held his 
 present high position, and is generally conceded to have few, if any, rivals in his particular line. The reasons for 
 this favorable judgment are not difficult to learn, foi no one can visit his establishment without being impressed 
 by tlie magnitude and variety of the stock, the dependable character of the goods and the low prices quoted on the 
 same, whiFe the prompt and courteous attention extended to every caller is of itself enough to entitle this repre- 
 sentative house to- particularlv favorable mention. The premises made use of comprise the ground floor, 30 x 70 
 feet in dimensions, and located on the corner of Perkins and Pinckney Streets. Choice standard family groceries 
 and provisions of every description are dealt in, and as employment is given two competent assistants all orders 
 can be accurately filled at short notice. Mr. Knowles eaters so intelligently to family trade that the inducements 
 cannot easily be found elswhere. 
 
 M. H. TATTAN, Dry and Fancy Goods, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Boots, Shoes, Eiibbers, Groceries 
 and Tobacco, 458 and 4fiO Somerville Ave., cor. Dane Street, Somerville, Mass. Agents for National Steam 
 Laundry. — Yachtsmen have a saying, " Kvery boat sails fast when she sails alone," and on the same principal, 
 every store is attractive and well managed if there is no better one near by to compare it with, but with stores as 
 with boats, competition is necessary in order to determine relative merit, and the more close the competition the 
 more surety there is that the decision reached will be just and correct. Therefore the high standing of the estab- 
 lishment carried on by Mr. M. H. Tattan is well deserved, for certainly competition is close enough in the dry and 
 fancy goods business hereabouts to find out the true merits of a store devoted to that line of trade, Mr. Tattan 
 having to compete with the Boston houses as wall as with those in Somerville. The large trade he has built up 
 since beginning operations in 1882 shows what the public thinks of the inducements he offers, and it is a fact that 
 these are unsurpassed in this vicinity, for his stock is large and varied, always comprising dry and fancy goods, 
 hats, caps, gloves, boots, shoes, rubbers, etc., also groceries and tobacco, and is made up of goods which are 
 guaranteed to prove as represented. The premises occupied by Mr. Tattan comprise two connecting stores located 
 at 4.iS and 4(10 Somerville Avenue, cor. of D.aue Street. Mr. Tattan is agent for the National Steam Laundry of 
 Maiden, Mass. His prices are uniformly low in all departments of his establishment, and as a sufficient force of 
 courteous assistants is employed, the public is assured satisfactory service. 
 
 WILLIAMSON & FORG, Bakers, Post Office Square, Somerville, Mass. — There can be no pos- 
 sible doubt of the usefulness of such an establishment as that conducted by Messrs. Williamson & Forg, for in such 
 a community as Somerville there are many families that find it much more economical and convenient to purchase 
 bread, cake, pastry, etc., than to make them at home, and the goods furnished at this popular bakery are carefully 
 manufactured from the best obtainable materials, and are consequently palatable, healthful and satisfying to the 
 most fastidious tastes. This business was founded by its present proprietors in 1888. The individual members of 
 this firm are Mr. Charles F. Williamson, a native of Boston, and Mr. Albert Forg of New York, both these gentle- 
 men being thoroughly familiar with their business, and giving its many details clo.se personal supervision. A 
 sufficient force of assistants is employed, and an extensive manufacturing and retail business is done, the facili- 
 ties being such that all orders can be filled at very short notice. Spacious and well arranged premises located in 
 Post Office Square are utilized, comprising a cake and pastry shop and a bakery in the rear. Also branch stores at 
 No. 188 Somerville Avenue and at corner of Marion and Concord Avenues. A very complete and attractive stock 
 is constantly carried, the goods composing it being renewed at frequent intervals, and consequently are always 
 fresh and desirable. The productions of Messrs. Williamson & Forg's bakery have a high and well deserved repu- 
 tation, and can safely be warranted to completely satisfy even the most critical. Stores throughout the city are 
 supplied at wholesale. 
 
 ARTHUR C. GORDON, House and Sign Painting, Graining, Glazing, Tinting, Etc., Etc., rear 
 of 327 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, Mass. — Mr. Arthur C. Gordon is a native of Massachusetts and has had long 
 and varied experience as a painter, lie now being prepared to fill orders for house and sign painting at short notice 
 and in the most skillful and careful manner, sigu painting and designing a specialty, satisfaction being guaranteed 
 to even the most critical. Mr. Gordon's shop is located in the rear of 327 Somerville Avenue and is fitted up with 
 all necessary f.acilities for the filling of orders for every description of house and sign painting, graining, glazing, 
 tinting, etc. He employs six thoroughly skillful assistants, and is in a position to guarantee that every order shall 
 be executed with neatness and despatch. He uses carefully chosen materials and gives personal attention to the 
 carrying out of every order, so that all work is thoroughly and durably done, and we have no hesitation in un- 
 reservedly recommending this establishment and its able proprietor to our readers and the public in general. 
 
 W. E. BUTLER, Upholsterer, Furniture Repairer, Temple Street, Somerville. — The residents 
 of this town liave good reason to congratulate themselves on the existence of the enterprise carried on by Mr. W. 
 E. Butler, for the simple reason that the ability and energy shown in its management enable them to save money, 
 time and trouble whenever they have occasion to have any upholstering or repairing of furniture done. This un- 
 dertaking was started some fourteen years ago by the present proprietor, who is well known in Somerville and 
 vicinity. The premises utilized, and located on Temple street, comprise one floor 12x15 feet in size. Orders for 
 upholstering and furniture repairing will be executed in a superior manner at short notice. Furniture recovering 
 forms a very important department of the business, a force of experienced workmen being employed, and all orders 
 executed under a guarantee that both stock and workmanship shall be strictly first-class, every detail of the work 
 being done under careful supervision. Mr. Butler was a member of the 2nd Maine Regiment, which was the first 
 Maine regiment to reach the seat of war, and was very badly cut up at the first Bull Run battle. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 »)5 
 
 JAMES H. MAGUIRE, 
 
 Dealer in 
 
 Ta^mi©m. 
 
 Choice Teas, Butter, Flour, Grain, 
 
 CIGARS. TOBACCO and CONFECTIONERY. 
 
 sio aiEjoFOier* sxi«b>bjt. 
 
 SOJklEJieVII^rvEJ, 3MA.SS. 
 
 F B VREELAND Hay Grain, Straw, Wood and Coal, 28 Broadway, East Somerville, Mass. 
 
 Mr ¥ 'b Vreeland has been identified with his present enterprise for a number of years He is a native of 
 Winchester and considering his long and honorable business career it is hardly necessary toadd is very widely and 
 wincnesier, auucuusmciiug & oirrles throughout this vicin ty. Mr. Vreeland is an extensive retail 
 
 favorably known in '^"^^'"^'^ ^°\^^"p^^af 'ete and "f in a position to quote bottom prices on all these com- 
 ^'ndUies wh'iie^hrf acfl S f^rthe prompt and accurate filling of all orders? large or smalf, are unsurpassed. The 
 ^rPnVrs\^mleXid S -28 Broadway, East Somerville, comprise 6000 square feet of storage space, 
 
 ?hrafformn- atiple room for the accommodation of a heavy stock. Employment is given to competent assistants 
 and all orderl are assured prompt and painstaking attention. 
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 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 LOYAL AND SENSIBLE WOMEN OF AMERICA 
 
 no longer pay exorbitant prices for imported corsets, because they can 
 get better fitting corsets for less money of American manufacture. 
 
 The United States in this, as in many other branches of industry, leads 
 the world. 
 
 p We do not carry a French Corset in stock, because we do not care to 
 charge our customers 25 to 40 per cent, more than an article is wortli. 
 g, When American munufacturers can go to the French Exposition and, in 
 competition with foreign makers, carry ofi medals for the excellence of 
 their exhibit, the necessity of buying French corsets is clearly a thing of 
 the past. 
 
 Ladies ! Your watchword should be — when we can get suited as well, we 
 will patronize and foster American industries every time. By so doing, 
 you benefit yourself and add to the general prosperity of the country. 
 
 The Royal Worcester Corset Company makes all grades from nOc. to .$5.00 
 per pair, of which we carry 17 different styles in stock, and we guarantee 
 satisfaction with every pair sold. 
 
 F^. WT. K:iVIC]V^\.IV «S5 CO., 
 
 Dry Goods and Gents' Furnishings, 
 
 Nos. I, 3 and 7 Bow St., Union Sq., SOMERVILLE. 
 
 Ciiatnmers iiientioDinK this advertisement 
 will receive one best quality elastic corset 
 lacing; io addition to the cotton lacing which 
 is put in with evt-ry pair of corsets purchased 
 of R. VV. Kainan & Co. 
 
 STURTEVANT BROS., Dealers in Provisions, Groceries, Butter, Cheese, Fruit, Vegetables, 
 Etc.. Hill liiiikiiug. Union Square, Somerville, Mass. — The average housekeeper will surely agree with us when we 
 say that an immense amount of trouble, bother and time may be saved by dealing with a provision and grocery firm 
 that fills orders just as they are given, and furnishes goods which prove as satisfactory as if picked out in person, for 
 it is an open i-ecret that the reason why so many persons take the trouble to do their marketing in person is 
 because they fear that otherwise they will be supplied with goods that other people leave, or in other words, that 
 no experienced buyer would accept of his own choice. Without stating whether or not that fear is well grounded 
 in the majority of cases, we can assure our readers that there is no foundation for it so far as the firm of Sturte- 
 vant Brothers is concerned, for it makes a specialty of taking orders and delivering goods in any part of 
 Somerville, free of charge, and it spares no pains to furnish goods that it believes will fully suit the customer 
 ordering them. It is comparatively easy to do this, as it carries a very large and very varied stock, including Provi- 
 sions, Groceries, Butter, Cheese, Fruit, Vegetables, etc., and keeps it constantly complete in every department. 
 Spacious premises are utilized, located in the Hill Building, Union Square, comprising one floor and a cellar, each 
 1750 square feet in tiimensions. Messrs. Hazen and Ralph M. Sturtevant, who constitute the firm, are both natives 
 of Centre Harbor, New Hampshire, and have been connected with their present business since 1860. They employ 
 seven competent assistants, and as the store has telephone connection, orders can easily be sent from any point, 
 while the delivery facilities are such as to ensure their being promptly and accurately "filled. Messrs. Sturtevant 
 Bros, are also proprietors of the local express between Boston and Stonehiim, the business being done by railroad 
 between the two places, with teams at each end of the route. They also do an extensive business in the sale of 
 horses, handling about oCiO horses per year in their sale stables. This firm has gained a reputation for reliability 
 and fair dealing and their representations can be relied on. Of course they are in the business for the purpose of 
 making a dollar, but they are satisfied with a fair profit and sell all their stock for just what they believe it to be. 
 There is no better place in the city at which to obtain a first-class animal, either for work or driving. 
 
 C. W. CAHALAN, Sanitary Plumber, Gas Fitting and Jobbing, 7 Marshall Street, Somerville, 
 Mtss. — Within the past ten years or so the public has become alive to the importance of having Plumbing work 
 thoroughly and skillfully done and are well aware that a "cheap" job of Plumbing is apt to cost dearlv in more 
 respects than one, for doctor's bills count up heavily, and after all the chances are that the work will have to be 
 done over again. Mr. C. W. Cahalan is universally known throughout this section of the state as a reliable Sani- 
 tary Plumber and Gas Fitter. He began business here in 18S8, and utilizes premises at No. 7 Marshall Street 
 15x27 feet in dimensions. Particular attention is given to fitting up dwellings, stores, etc., and estimates will be 
 cheerfully furnished on application. Another very important department of the business is contracting for Water 
 Works, Sewers, etc., Mr. Cahalan being in a position to figure very closely on work of this kind, and what is still 
 more to the point, to faithfully carry out every agreement, and parties contemplating such improvements would do 
 well to notify him, and all communications by mail or otherwise are assured immediate and careful attention. Mr. 
 Cahalan is a native of this town. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 Davis Square, opposite the Depot, West Someeville. 
 
 F. E. STUDLEY, Pharmacist, Clareudon Block, Davis Square, West Somerville, Mass.— " Ex- 
 perience is the best teaclier," says the familiar old proverb, and as the experience of years has taught the people 
 of Davis Square, West Somerville, and the vicinity that prescriptions are compounded accurately and promptly 
 from the best and purest ingredients at the pharmacy conducted by Mr. F. E. Studley, in Clarendon Block, Davis 
 Square, it is not at all surprising that his prescription trade is extensive, especially as he is moderate in his charges 
 as well as accurate and accommodating in his metiiods. Mr. Studley was born in Cambridge and has been identi- 
 fied with his present enterprise for fifteen years, he having begun operations in 1877. His store has an area of 
 1500 square feet and is finely fitted up, among the furnishings being an elaborate soda fountain. A large and 
 varied stock of toilet articles, fancy goods and druggists' sundries is constantly carried, together with an attractive 
 assortment of confectionery and the leading brands of cigars, tobacco, etc. Adequate assistance is employed, and 
 callers are sure of receiving prompt and courteous attention at all times. 
 
 R. W. W. KIMBALL, Dealer in Shades, Curtains, Etc.; also all kinds of Upholstery and House 
 Jobbing Work ; 65 Dover Street, West Somerville, Mass. — There are many much more pretentious enterprises to be 
 found in West Somerville than that carried on by Mr. R. W. W. Kimball, but there is none more useful or more 
 faithfully and satisfactorily carried out, and not one that is more worthy of support from those who appreciate 
 reliability and fair dealing. This enterprise is of especial interest to housekeepers, for Mr. Kimball is prepared to 
 give them most valuable aid in one of the most disagreeable of their duties — that of " house-cleaning " — for in 
 addition to dealing in Shades, Curtains, Poles, etc., he is prepared to take up Carpets, also to clean and make over 
 the same, and to repair furniture in a thoroughly first-class manner, and to do reupholstering and house jobbing ot 
 all kinds. Mr. Kimball may be relied upon to do all work entrusted to him in a most careful and skillful manner 
 and at very reasonable rates. Mr. Kimball has done a great deal of work in West Somerville and vicinity and has 
 built up an enviable reputation for ability, promptness and trustworthiness. All orders addressed to 65 Dover 
 Street will be given immediate and intelligent attention. 
 
68 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 D. W. CROCKER, Carriage Manufacturer, Day Street, West Somerville, Mass. — Mr. D. W. 
 
 Crocker announces tliat he is the manufacturer of flue Carriages, Wagons, etc., and this announcement is eviaently 
 strictly true, for all whom we have interviewed on the subject agree that Mr. D. VV. Crocker's Carriages and 
 Wagons are superior as a whole to any other that they have ever seen or tried, and they say that they are " built 
 for business " and will stand more hard usage than any other teams in the market. The Milk Wagons and heavy 
 wagons of all kinds built by Mr. Crocker are also highly commended as being skillfully and honestly made of 
 selected material, and sold at moderate prices, which put them within the means of all. Mr. Crocker is a native of 
 Cape Cod and has been identified with his present business here in Somerville for many years, and now occupies a 
 three-story factory ou Day Street, where he has every facility to do jobbing and repairing, as well as making new 
 veiucles. He employs seven assistants and is thus in a position to execute all work in a neat and thoroughly 
 workmanlike luanuer at reasonable rates, personal attention being given to every order and no defective work is 
 knowingly allowed to leave his shop. 
 
 J. A. LITCHFIELD, Grocer, cor. Pearl and Marshall Streets, Somerv^ille (Telephone 167-2).— 
 After visiting tlie store carried on by Mr. J. A. Litchfield, cor. Pearl and Marshall Streets, 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 confirm the favorable impression previously made. Mr. Litchfield certainly ought to know pretty well 
 what the Somerville public wants, for he has been connected with his present business here since 188.5, and having 
 carried on the same line of trade before coming here, in Boston, for upwards of 20 years makes him thoroughly 
 conversant with all the detail of the grocery business. The premises utilized is one floor 50 x GO feet in dimensions 
 and are supplied with all necessary facilities for tlie accommodation of the stock and the serving of customers 
 promptly and accurately. Teas, cofl'ees and spices are given particular attention and are offered in a variety of 
 choice grades at exceptionally low rates, while all the many articles dealt in are fully guaranteed to prove as 
 represented, and are supplied at prices as low as the lowest. Mr. Litchfield is ex-president of Boston Retail 
 Grocers' Association. Under his administration the great Food and Health Exposition in Mechanics' Hall was 
 held. In the semi-centennial celebration last June, Mr. Litchfield was commander of the trades division in the 
 great parade. He is a veteran of the late war, having served three years, and is a member of W. C. Kinsley Post, 
 G. A. K., also a member of various orders — Free Masons, Royal Arcanum, and Order of Workmen. 
 
 J. KENNEDY, Plain and Ornamental Plasterer, Wliitencr, Whitewasher and Stucco Worker, 
 310 .Somerville Avenue; residence, 31 Ciiurch Street, Somerville, Mass. — In a large and enterprising communitj" 
 such as Somerville there is of course quite an extensive demand for plain and ornamental plastering, etc., and it is 
 safe to say that no individual or firm takes a more prominent part in supplying this demand than does Mr. J. 
 Kennedy, doing business at 310 Somerville Avenue. He has had a long and varied experience In his business and 
 has carried on operations in Somerville for many years. He employs a sufficiently large force of competent 
 assistants and is prepared to fill all orders in the line of plain and ornameatal Plastering, Whitening, White- 
 washing, Coloring, Kalsomining and Stucco Work, also repairing at short notice and in a thoroughly workmanlike 
 manner and at reasonable rates. A fine assortment of centerpieces, brackets, etc., is constantly on hand, and any 
 pattern not in stock will be made to order without undue delay. Mr. Kennedy is prepared to figure very closely 
 on contr.-.cts for any work in his line, and those who are thinking of building new houses or of renovating their 
 old ones would do well to communicate with him. 
 
 GEORGE C. FOSS, Practical Horseshoer, 126 Broadway, East Somerville, Mass. — A poor 
 horse well shod can sometimes do more work than a good horse poorly shod, so it is worth the while of every horse 
 owner to see that such work is done as it should be. Mr. George C. Foss of No. 126 Broadway has an excellent 
 reputation in connection with this line of work, being a practical horseshoer, and as he employs only experienced and 
 careful assistants, can fill all orders at very short notice. He is a native of New Hampshire, and'h is been identified with 
 his present establishment since 1880, he having succeeded to the business founded many years previously by Jno. 
 Harmon. The premises occupied on the ground floor of the above address measure 30 x 41) feet in dimensions, 
 where a specialty is made of horseshoeing and general jobbing, such work being done in the best manner at 
 moderate prices. Mr. Foss means to turn out strong as well as neat work and allows no work to leave his shop 
 that will not give satisfaction. He has had an extensive experience in horseshoeing and blacksmithing work of all 
 kinds, and those who have had orders filled at his establishment speak in the highest terms of the work, and the 
 reasonable and low prices charged by him. < 
 
 DUNCAN C. GREENE, Sanitary Plumbing and Ventilating. Davis Square. West Somerville.— 
 It is just as essential for the residents of a city or town to know the whereabouts of a skillful and reliable pluaaber 
 as it is to know the location of the nearest fire alarm station, for nobody knows how soon there may be oi!casion for 
 the services of such a man, and when one is wanted at all he is generally wanted immediately. Too much care 
 cannot be exercised in the placing of orders for Sanitary Plumbing and Ventilating Work, as the ignorant or care- 
 less carrying out of such cojumisaions might involve veiy serious consequences— -ewer gas being a very dangerous 
 enemy to take chances with. There are enough competent and reliable plumbers in West Somerville to do all the 
 work required, if you only know where to find them, and we may say right here that not on'? is more worthy of 
 confidence and patronage than Mr. Duncan C. Greene, doing business on Davis Square. Mr. Greene is prepared to 
 do Plumbing in all its branches, and does the work in accordance with the most improved methods. He gives per- 
 sonal attention to every onh^r. and employs two eflicient assistants, thus being en ibled to execute commissiins at 
 short notice. Sanitary Plumbing and Ventilating are done in all their branches, at very moJarate prices, satisfac- 
 tion being guaranteed to every customer. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
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 H W COVELL, Sanitary Plumbing and Cxas Fitting, Orders Promptly Attended to, and all 
 
 "TT ■ ARCHIBALD, Caroenter and Builder, Broadway, Sonierville.-Mr. E. E. A.rcliibald has 
 
 for filliDK orders at short notice, at moderate rates, anf* '"^.'^'*^°"8"J^p "'^^^ There is one decided 
 
 to figure^ery closely <>r^V^''-' !,l' i^^^'ll^^'^ill^^:^^^^^ concerniBg the work 
 
 advantage in placing orders with h>m and that is Ijl^jf ^^^^°7„p'°''e'„ti,eiy obviates the anxiety which is sure to 
 will be carefully respected and fully carried 0"^-,,„j,^;? *,^'"'^°^^^^^ and even if Mr. Archibald were not pre- 
 
 ;re'd\'oTaLe\X™ P?ic: i't Z^^^'JimM ;^^r"wTi?e"trtlu'e"'i'dvantage of the facilities he offers. BeUable 
 hel?is employed when^demanded, but the results attained are sure to be satisfactory. 
 
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 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 W. J. EMERSON, 
 
 — DEALER IN 
 
 J 
 
 And RUBBERS, 
 148 PERKINS ST., 
 
 East Somerville. 
 
 ^^Custom Work and Repairing 
 a Specialty. 
 
 Among the many enterprising concerns engaged in the retailing of boots, shoes and rubbers in East Somerville 
 and vicinity we know of none which is more active, more reliable or more popular than that of W. J. Emerson, 
 doing business at No. 148 Perliins street, and the universal popularity of this house is all the more significant from 
 the fact that he has carried on operations for so many j-ears, long enough for the residents of this section to become 
 thoroughly familiar with his facilities and his methods. Tlie business was founded in 1881, and is one of the old 
 established enterprises of the kind in this vicinity. Mr. Emerson gives his close personal attention to customers, 
 and callers will find that the phrase "light expenses, low prices" as used by this concern means something, for no 
 lower prices are quoted in this portion of the state on dependable footwear than Mr. Emerson is prepared to name. 
 His stock is "clean" in every department, and comprises full lines of staple goods in addition to the latest novel- 
 ties in fashionable footwear. A specialty is made of fine custom work and repairing. 
 
 GEO. F. HURN, Carpenter and Builder and Carpet Cleaning Works, 75 and 77 Broadway, East 
 Somerville, Mass. — One of the active and progressive of our Somerville business men is Mr. Geo. F. Burn, who 
 succeeded Mr. W. O. Morgan early in 1802. He is a native of New Hampshire and is a practical carpenter and 
 jobber, and is prepared to do all kinds of plain and fancy wood work, and to make window and door screens, 
 crickets, stands, work tables, etc., to order at short notice and at reasonable rates. He is also prepared to do carpet 
 cleaning in tiie most etticient and thorf>ugh manner, and to execute even tiie most extensive commissions very 
 promptly, for he is proprietor of the Electric Carpet Cleaning Works, having succeeded Mr. VV. O. Morgan in 
 April, 1892. The works are located at No. TH and 77 Broadway street, Somerville, and are equipped witli machin- 
 ery capable of cleaning carpets and rugs perfectly free from dust, dirt and moths or carpet bugs without injury to 
 the finest fabric. The machinery is driven by electricity, thus doing away with the heat, steam, coal dust, grease 
 and odor inseparable from the use of a steam engine, and also doing away with practically the danger of loss from 
 fire — a fact worthy of consideration in the case of valuable carpets, for they are entirely unprotected by insurance 
 while being cleaned, as more than one patron of a "steam carpet cleansing establishment" has discovered to his 
 sorrow. There is a popular belief that carpets are cleaned by steam at such establishments, but it is not so. Car- 
 pets will be called for and delivered the same day if desired. A liberal discount will be made on large orders, the 
 regular price list being as follows : 2 cents per running yard for taldng up ; 4 cents per running yard for beating 
 wool, Brussels or tapestry carpets : 5 cents per running yard for beating Wilton, velvet or Axminster carpets ; 8 
 cents per square yard for beating Turkey rugs or carpets ; 12 cents per yard for naphtha cleansing; 4 cents per 
 running yard for laying rooms and halls; $1.00 per flight, and upwards, for laying stair carpets; .50 cents per flight 
 for laying stair covers ; .50 cents per hour for fitting ; sewing, .$2.50 per day ; less than one-half day, 30 cents per hour. 
 
 HGEO. F. HORTON, Optician. Jeweler and Newsdealer, .115 Perkins Street, East Somerville. — Mr. 
 Geo. F. Horton, successor to Mr. Geo. W. Bartlett, is very favorably known in East Somerville and vicinity, both 
 in social and business circles, he having made many friends by his enterprising and straightforward methods during 
 the many years that he has been identified with his present enterprise. He deals in jewelry, watches, optical 
 goods, stationery, base ball goods, cigars, tobacco, confectionery, trunks, small ware's, etc. A very carefully 
 chosen stock is always on hand to choose from, it being so frequently renewed as to always contain many of the 
 latest novelties, besides full lines of staple goods and styles which are in permanent demand. The leading makes 
 of watches are well represented, and one may buy a good reliable time keeper here at a very low figure and have 
 the satisfaction of knowing that it is fully guaranteed to prove as represented. Excellent value is offered in 
 jewelry of all kinds, a large variety of attractive styles being shown. A specialty is made of optical goods and 
 eye-glasses and spectacles suited to all defects of vision are furnished at bottom prices. Repairing and engraving 
 will be done in a superior manner at short notice, while all callers will receive prompt attention. A specialty is 
 made also of daily and weekly papers, periodicals, magazines, etc. Subscriptions are received for any of the 
 above. Mr. Horton does a thriving business during the summer months at his soda fountain, as he furnishes the 
 best syrups found in the market. He is agent for flrst-class laundry work at popular rates. 
 
 MISS ALENA TUCKER, Teacher of Landscape and Flower Painting:, also Water Colors, China 
 Decorating, etc., 107 Highland Avenue, Somerville, Mass.— Nothing is more unsatisfactory than a verbal descrip- 
 tion of pictures of any kind, and, therefore, we will not try to describe the work done by Miss Alena Tucker of 
 Somerville. She has been well represented in many of our leading art exhibitions and has' many fine specimens of 
 her work on exhibition at her studio, 107 Highland Avenue, where commissions for painting on almost any material 
 will be executed, a specialty being made of Wall Hangings, Portieres. Draperies, Screens, etc. Miss Tucker also 
 gives instructions in Landscape and Flower Painting, China Decorations and Tapestry Dye Painting, and is pre- 
 pared to receive pupils privately or in classes, and to give them the full benefit of her artistic ability. Her terms 
 are extremely moderate, and we can assure those who are desirous of taking lessons in any of the branches named 
 that Miss Tucker is the artist thev ought to interview before a final decision is arrived at. All callers are cour- 
 teously received at her studio, 107 Highland Avenue, Somerville, Mass. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 71 
 
 L. STOCKBRIDGE, Dealer in Groceries aud Provisions, Cor. Franklin and Pearl Streets, East 
 Somerville, Mass. — In preparing this review of Somerville's industries it soon became apparent that the trade in 
 Groceries and Provisions was one of the most important of the many brandies of commerce pursued here. We 
 thinli that the facts justify the assertion that in no communit}' of equal size in the state is there to be found more 
 well equipped and skillfully managed Grocery establishments than those located in Somerville, and hence it is no 
 small praise to say that the establishment conducted by Mr. L. Stockbridge on the corner of Franklin and Pearl 
 Streets ranks high among the enterprises of the kind in this vicinity. This business was originally founded by 
 him in 1870 and carried on till 1888, when he took a partner and the firm name was L. Stockbridge & Co., Mr. 
 Stockbridge assuming sole control again in 1891. Mr. L. Stockbridge is a native of Charlestown, but long 
 identified with Somerville's prosperity and has served in the city government. The premises utilized are 1.5x30 
 feet in dimensions and the stock constantly handled is complete, comprising Groceries and Provisions of all kinds, 
 Teas, Coflees, Spices, etc. These goods are carefully selected, a specialty being made of high grade goods fop 
 local trade, and being offered at bottom prices, they meet a quick and ready sale. Hence it is not surprising that 
 he has customers of many years' standing. 
 
 MRS. WM. M. HANSON, Bakery, No. 3 Bonair Street, East Somerville, Mass.— One of those 
 homely old sayings which seem at first hearing to be almost foolish in their simplicity is, " You can't make some- 
 thing 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 tliird 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 Mrs. VVm. SI. Hanson, for she 
 never could have built up so large and desirable a business as she has since beginning operations in 1889 were not 
 her goods first-class in material as well as in making. Mrs. Hanson is the proprietress of the Bakery and Cake 
 Shop located at No. 3 Bonair Street aud comprising a store 40x07 feet in dimensions, and is very completely fitted 
 up, while the employment of three thoroughly experienced assistants enables every order to be given immediate 
 aud careful attention. She also has a branch store at 1.53 Perkins Street and another at 236 Main Street, Charles- 
 town. An extensive retail trade is done and the various commodities dealt in can be supplied in any desired 
 quantity at short notice, while Mrs. Hanson gives her personal supervision to all details and employs nine assist- 
 ants in all. 
 
 MISS M. T. DWYER, Milliner, 316 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, Mass.— It is so true that 
 different people have different tastes that it is diflicult to get any considerable number to agree as to the merits of 
 a single article, to say nothing of agreeing as to the stauding of a business house, but the latter agreement, although 
 quite rare, is by no means unknown, as is proved by the fact that the ladies of Somerville and vicinity are almost a 
 unit in declaring that the millinery establishment carried on by Miss M. T. Dwyer ranks among the leading estab- 
 lishments of the kind in this section. It niav not be so pretentious as some, but it is merit and not pretence that 
 wins in the Ion"- run, and the public (more particularly the feminine portion of it) has discovered that at this 
 store a laro-e and complete stock of Millinerv Goods, comprising the latest fashionable novelties, is constantly 
 carried thai; the prices are as low as the lowest, and that the service is uniformly prompt and reliable; also that the 
 work done here is executed in a tasteful and artistic manner. This establishment was opened to the public by the 
 present proprietress in 1890, and has steadily gained in popularity and fully deserves its present prominent position. 
 
 D. J. BENNETT, Harness Manufacturer, and Dealer in all kinds of Stable Goods ; Repairing 
 and Carriage Trimming neatly aud promptly done. Good work at low prices. No. 5 Union Square, Somerville.— 
 Mr D J Bennett, who is a native of Somerville, has been engaged in his present enterprise since 1883. He is a 
 manufacturer of Harnesses and is also extensively engaged in repairing and trimming carnages as well as dealing 
 in all kinds of Stable Goods. His business premises are located at 5 Union Square, comprising two floors, each 
 coverino' an area of 600 square feet, and are fitted up with the most improved facilities. Mr. Bennett warrants all 
 his work and goods to give satisfaction, and Is not only ready but anxious to make matters right in case of any 
 imperfections in material or workmanship, for ho has built up his present high reputation at the expense of a good, 
 deal of hard and skillful work and careful supervision, and he can't aff^ord to lose it as he soon would do it he know- 
 inelv allowed defective work to leave his premises. His Harnesses are correct in style as well as perfect in design 
 and workmanship, and are offered at prices that will compare favorably with those quoted on any other hrst- 
 class goods in the market, while the prices quoted by Mr. Bennett on Horse Furnishings are away down to the 
 lowest notch in every case. 
 
 "WM. W. FISH, Auctioneer, Real Estate and Insurance, Justice of the Peace. Care of Property 
 and Collections a Specialty, Mortgages and Loans Negotiated. Davis Square, opposite R. R. Station, West 
 Somerville Mass. 6 Herald Building, Boston, Mass. Fire and Life Insurance in Good Companies.- Ine rapid 
 growth of Somerville, and West Somerville in particular, of late years has of course been accompanied by a brisk 
 demand for real estate situated in that section, and one of the most active, prominent and popular of the real estate 
 
 niorto-ao-fs and loans are also negotiited on most favorable terms. Mr. Fish also gives attention to the insurance 
 businesi, placing risks in both fire and life insurance, in first class companies and upon as tavorable terms as can 
 be named elsewhere. Persons seeking a home or an investment would do well to call uj.uu Mr. Fish, as he has a 
 fine list of properties on his books for sale and to rent and some very fine bargains in building lots, in which there 
 is a brisk demand in this vicinity. Inquiries in person or by mail will receive prompt attention. 
 
72 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 Telephone Connection. 
 
 Established 1869. 
 
 WILLIAM B. HOLMES, 
 
 (Formerly Charles Holmes & Son) 
 
 Sanitary Plumber and Heating Engineer, 
 
 Agent for ZANE'S Celebrated Water Closet. 
 
 g Furnaces, Eanges, Builders' Hardware and Painters' Supplies. Gas fitting, 
 Roofing and Conductor Work. Estimates given and all 
 kinds of Jobbing solicited. 
 
 A.11 Orders t>\' Nltiil Promptly Attended to. 
 
 CORNER BROADWAY AND TEMPLE STREET, 
 Winter Mill, <SO]VIEjI«^^irvr^K, JVIass. 
 
 MISS M. L. EUSTIS, Dry and Fancy Goods Store, 366 Medford Street, Somerville, Mass.— 
 Experienced " shoppers " do not need to be told that it is by no means always the stores which make the greatest 
 pretensions that are most worthy of patronage, and if additional proof of this be needed it may be found in the 
 quality of the service offered at the establishment conducted by Miss M. L. Eustis at No. 368 Medford Street, as 
 compared with that extended at various other dry and fancy goods stores that could be named. A varied and very 
 Ekillfully chosen stock, embracing such goods as will meet the waiits of general family trade, may always be found 
 here; the prices are uniformly moderate and callers are attended to with promptness, courtesy" and intelligence, 
 which are unfortunately as rare as they are gratifying to retail buyers. This business was established during the 
 early part of the current year by Miss Eustis. It would be strange if an establishment so conducted were not 
 popular among the ladies of Somerville, and we are happy to say that no store in this section of the city is more 
 deserving of their favorable attention or more successful iu catering to the most discriminating trade. Miss Eustis 
 is a native of Charlestown, and the store occupied is not large in size nor the stock large, but a desirable stock of 
 dry and fancy goods is always to be found. 
 
 JAMES GAVIN, Groceries, Provisions and Pastry, No. 149 Somerville Ave., Somerville, Mass 
 — The retail grocery business is not one to be chosen by a man who dislikes exertion, for if there is a business out- 
 side of sawing wood or shoveling dirt that demands hard work and plenty of it from those carrying it on, it is just 
 that which we have mentioned. This may seem an extreme statement to those who have not " been there," but we 
 have no fear that any one who has had any personal experience in the trade will contradict us in the slightest 
 degree. Grocers who really try to accommodate their patrons earn every cent they make, and it is therefore with 
 pleasure that we note the prosperity of Mr. Jas. Gavin, who established his present business in 1863. Mr. Gavin 
 has conscientiously endeavored to render an adequate equivalent for every cent paid to him, and fully deserves the 
 large measure of success he has attained. His store is located at No. 149 Somerville Ave., and is 30 x 30 feet in 
 dimensions. A large stock is carried, including groceries, provisions and pastry of all descriptions, flour, tea and 
 cofiee. With a well equipped and well stocked store, with every facility for handling goods economically and 
 expeditiously, customers can rely on having their orders promptly filled. Mr. Gavin is one of our most energetic 
 and public spirited local dealers, and one who has the respect and confidence of the people in general, having 
 
 resided in this city for 47 years. 
 
 W A. BENTON, Successor to W. E. Salie, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, and Optical Goods. 
 Clarendon Block, Cor. Dover and Elm Sts., West Somerville, Mass. Watches, Clocks, 
 Jewelry, Spectacles and Eye Glasses Repaired. — It would be hard to find a jewelry 
 store in West Somerville at which more genuine advantages are offered to the public 
 than are extended at the establishment carried on by Mr. W. A. Benton, at the corner 
 of Dover and Elm Streets (Clarendon Block), and this statement is made with a full 
 understanding of the fact that the stock here carried is small in comparison with some 
 stores carrying a large and expensive stock. Mr. Benton occupies part of the store with 
 F. E. Studley, Druggist, and although his stock is rather small, it is extremely varied, 
 as it contains very tew duplicates, and hence affords more latitude for choice than 
 would at first sight be supposed. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Optical Goods— these 
 make up quite a list, and it is worthy of mention that these articles are personally 
 selected by Mr. Benton with special reference to the requirements of his trade, and 
 each and every one of them is fully guaranteed to prove as represented. He is on such 
 intimate terms with manufacturers and wholesalers that he can furnish anything 
 desired in his line of goods not found in his stock. The prices are low enough to suit 
 the most economically disposed, and no matter how Ignorant one may be of watches 
 and jewelry, he may Ijuy here iu the full assurance of getting full value for every dollar 
 expended. Mr. Benton is a native of Cambridge, and succeeded Mr. W. E. Salie in 
 1891. He is a skillful repairer of Watches, clocks, jewelry, spectacles and eye-glasses, 
 all such work being done at short notice and at uniformly moderate rates. Mr. Benton 
 also represents H. W. Smith & Co. as Somerville Agent for the Victor Safety and other high grade wheels. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 T6 
 
 WHITNEY & SNOW, Hardware, Painters' Supplies, 
 Woodenware. 21 Union Square, Somerville, Mass. Agents for 
 Davis, Chambers Lead Company. Comparisons are proverbially 
 odious, and we have no idea of drawing a comparison between 
 the hardware and painters' supply store conducted by Messrs. 
 Whitney & Snow and similar establishments carried on by other 
 parties, further than to say that this is a model store of the kind 
 and is carried on by one of the representative firms of the city, 
 composed of Messrs. VV. E. Whitney and G. W. Snow, both of 
 whom are Massachusetts men by birth, and have been associated 
 in their present enterprise since 1S85. The store is located at No. 
 21 Union Square, and occupies premises comprising one floor and 
 a basement, each of which measures 20 x 50 feet. The stock is 
 very complete in its various departments, and includes all kinds 
 of builders' and general hardware, a fine line of table and pocket 
 cutlery and edge tools, a comprehensive assortment of painters' 
 supplies including a full stock of reliable -'ready-mixed " paints, 
 a large variety of wooden ware, together with the almost in- 
 numerable miscellaneous articles to be found in every first-class 
 city hardware store. The productions of the leading manufactur- 
 ers are handled by Messrs. Whitney & Snow, and they sell ex- 
 tensively at both wholesale and retail ; being prepared to quote 
 positively bottom rates on really dependable goods, and to fill all orders at short notice. 
 
 JOHN KELLOGG, Hor.se Shoer and Jobber, 192 Broadway, East Somerville, Mass. Special 
 Attention Given to Interfering Horses. — Mr. John Kellogg founded his present business in 1888, since which date 
 he has very largely developed it in every department, and has won an enviable reputation among the resident.s of 
 this section for enterprise, fair dealing and intimate knowledge of every detail of his branch of trade. He is a 
 blacksmith, horseshoer and jobber. The premises made use of comprise one shop measuring 20 x 40 feet and 
 located at No. 192 Broadway. All necessary facilities are at hand for the prompt and accurate filling of orders in 
 the line of blacksmithing and horseshoeing, special attention being given to interfering horses. Experienced and 
 careful assistants are employed. Mr. Kellogg gives afl'airs close personal supervision, and no defective work leaves 
 his shop if he can help it, his invariable policy being to thoroughly satisfy every reasonable customer. 
 
 FRANK H. TURNER & CO., Grocers and Oil Dealers, 40 Broadway, East Somerville, Mass. 
 —The business conducted by Messrs. Frank H. Turner & Co., at No. 40 Broadway, was founded by them in 1884, 
 Mr. Turner having had an experience of 37 years in this line of business. Mr. Turner is a native of Charlestown, 
 and has a very large circle of friends throughout East Somerville and vicinity. The business has develo|ied greatly 
 since its inception, and now requires the employment of three competent assistants and the carrying of a heavy and 
 varied stock, comprising fine groceries of all kinds and oils, etc., etc. Premises of the dimensions of 20 x 75 feet 
 are occupied, and the goods are displayed to excellent advantage, the store being neat and trim, and supplied with 
 all necessary facilities for the storage and handling of the commodities dealt in. Messrs. Turner are in a position 
 to meet all honorable competition, and their prices will be found to bear the closest comparison with those quoted 
 elsewhere on goods of equal merit. Making a specialty of family trade, they spare no pains to handle reliable 
 articles only, and customers appreciate this fact and know that all goods coming from their store are sure to prove 
 precisely as represented. 
 
 H. W. TARBELL, Furniture Repairing and Upholstering, 36 Lincoln Street, East Somerville, 
 Mass. All Orders Promptly Attended to.— When having your furniture repaired and re-upholstered it is well to 
 remember that the first cost is but one of a number of things that should be considered, for thoroughly well made 
 furniture will last and look well for many years, while that composed of inferior material carelessly put together 
 will become shabby and broken down in a very short tiuje. And after all the diflerence in the first cost, is by no 
 means great, and in proof of this assertion we would refer our readers to the establishment conducted by Mr. H. 
 W. Tarbell, for he affords a thoroughly reliable service and yet quotes prices low enough to suit the most economi- 
 cally disposed. He is a man of large experience in this line, and furniture repairing and upholstering are done m all 
 their branches in a workmanlike manner and at reasonable lates. Carpets made over and laid. Mattresses made 
 over and to order. Window shades, drapery poles and brackets furnished, (tc, etc., while an assortment of shade 
 fixtures, brass rods, nails, carnet thread and lining is always on hand. Mr. Tarbell gives his personal attention to 
 the supervision of affairs, and"makes it a lule to allow no defective work to leave his store. 
 
 MRS. G. W. BLAISDELL, Dressmaking and Fancy Goods, 21 Cross St., East Somerville, Mass- 
 — This store is conceded to be one of the most tasty and attractive establishments of Its kind in this neighborhood. 
 The goods displaved are always fashionable, seasonable and most desirable. A steady and increasing business is 
 done by the popular manager who has conducted it for so many years. The most sanguine expectations have been 
 lealized, as the public was quick to appreciate the many inducements offered, and have given evidence of the fact 
 by their liberal patronage. Fancy goods are exhibited in many styles, and those who are interested in the latest 
 fiishionable novelties should not fail to inspect the stock, as it contains many of the newest productions in this line. 
 Dressmaking is also carried on, and some of the most unique and fashionable garments are turned out of this 
 establishment by Mrs. G. W. Blai-dell, the proprietress, and whose store is located at No. 21 Cross Street, fcast 
 Somerville, and only capable assistants are employed, the number varying with the dematds of the season ; and 
 Mrs. Blaisdell has attained a reputation for exceptional taste in the selection of the goods dealt in that is as high as 
 it is deserved, while the prices will compare favorably with any similar store in town. 
 
74 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 Mass 
 able, a 
 
 aud his store is on the ground floor 20x30 feet in dimensions. 
 
 nd as one competent assistant is employed, customers are treated with courtesy and respect 
 
 E. F. CHAFFEE, Druggist, 
 48 Cross Street, East Somerville, 
 Mass. — It would be difficult to find 
 an establishment of more genuine 
 value to the community than that 
 carried on by Mr. E. F. (Jhaflee at 
 No. 48 Cross street. This undertak- 
 ing was founded in 1S80, since when 
 the business has largely developed, 
 as its influence to the public became 
 more plainly manifest. Drugs, med- 
 icines and chemicals are supplied at 
 the lowest rates that can be nannd 
 on first-class goods. Daily and 
 weekly papers are supplied, while he 
 also lias a fine soda fountain at which 
 a brisk trade is done, as is also in fine 
 cigars aud tobacco and confectioneiy. 
 The filling of prescriptions is the maiu 
 business and is giveu rspenal atten- 
 tion, so customers may feel assured 
 of their favors beiug appreciated and 
 of their orders being handled with 
 that skill and accuracy so desirable 
 in this connection. Every precaution 
 is observed that will tend to reduce 
 the liability of error to the smallest 
 possible amount, aud every facility 
 is at h^nd that can aid in attaining 
 this result. Mr. Chaffee is moderate 
 in his charges and certainly has 
 solved the ijroblem of combining re- 
 liable service with popular prices. 
 Mr. Chaft'ee is a native of Worcester, 
 The stock carried is fresh, varied and aceept- 
 
 F. DeWITT LAPHAM, Auctioneer, Eeal Estate, Insurance, etc., etc., etc., Broadway and 
 Franklin Street, East Somerville. — Mr. F. DeVVitt Lapham is an auctioneer, real estate agent, mortgages negotiai- 
 «d, fire insurance agent, and collector of rents, etc., etc. His ottice is on Broadway, cor. of Franklin Street; aud 
 is prepared to buy, sell, exchange or rent real estate for non-resident owners, and promptly return all collections. 
 He always has some desirable houses, stores and tenements on his books, aud much time and trouble may be saved 
 by paying him a visit when •' house hunting." Money will be loaned and mortgages negotiated in sums to suit, 
 and at the lowest market rates, all such business being promptly transacted without undue publicity, and withdut 
 the excessive " red tape " which is so exasperating and so useless. P'ire insurance risks are also placed in the best 
 companies, Mr. Lapham being the agent for the German American, Niagara Fire Ins. Co. and Continental Ins. 
 Co. of New York. 
 
 G. W. CLARK, Dealer in Groceries and Provisions, Fruits in their Season, also a Full Line of 
 Canued Goods, 140 Broadway. — Some genius or other has remarked that "some proprietors run their stores, while 
 gome stores run their proprietors," and whoever he was, no intelligent person can question his soundness on that 
 subject at least. System and order will accomplish a great deal, and when these are joined to experience, as is the 
 case at the establishraen conducted by Mr. G. W. Clark, success is assured. The grocery and provision business 
 was founded here by S. D. Sawin, and so continued until he was succeeded in ISS.t by the present propri tor. The 
 premises occupied comprise one floor 20 x 40 feet in dimensions. As this gentleman has been engaged for many 
 years in the retail grocery trade, it would indeed be strange if he was not able to ofler his customers special ad- 
 vantages in many directions by this time. The store is located at No. 140 Broadway, and the stock carried consists 
 of choice family groceries and provisions, fruits in their season, also a full line of canned goods, etc. Compe tent and 
 polite assistants are employed, and particular effort is made to serve all customers with promptness and cordiality. 
 While all the goods are first class, his prices will be found moderate. 
 
 S. T. KIRK, Carpenter and Builder, 83 Cross St., East Somerville. — People are very apt to 
 under-estimate the importance of the work done by builders, for the large majority of those engaged in this line of 
 business have no idea of claiming credit for what they accomplish, but simply carry out the enterprise entrusted to 
 them to the best of their ability and let their work speak for itself. But, nevertheless, credit should be given where 
 credit is due, and in this connection let us call attention to the record made by Mr. S. T. Kirk since operations were 
 begun by him some years since. Many contracts of more or less importance have been filled by him during the time 
 mentioned. Mr. Kirk possesses excellent facilities for giving prompt and careful attention to all orders, and em- 
 ploys only eflicient assistants. Being a practical builder, he is in a position to offer valuable advice to those con- 
 templating building operations, and is ready to give his couusel to patrons. Carpentering and jobbing orders will 
 be attended to when received at his office on Cross street. Mr. Kirk is instructor in carpentry at Tufts College, 
 and is also prominent in local military circles, having recently been captain of Co. M, 8th Regt., M. V. M., having 
 been promoted from second lieutenant. He is drill master of Somerville High School Battalion. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 CEO. H. COWDIN, 
 
 No. 25 Union Square, SOMERVILLE, Mass. 
 
 MISS MARIE W. HUNT, Teacher of Piauoforte Playing, 69 Rush St., East Somerville, Mass. 
 — " There is no royal road to learning," and the attainment of skill as a musician is not possible without faithful 
 and persistent study and practice, no matter how competent, earnest and experienced a teacher o e may have; but 
 it is none the less a fact that an almost inflnite amount of time and trouble may be saved by having the aid of such 
 an instructor, and the expense involved is much more than compensated for by the benefit gained. One of the 
 most thoroughly equipped and successful teachers of the piano in Somerville is Miss Marie W. Hunt, of 69 Rush 
 St., East Somerville, and the success this lady has met with is due not less to her enthusiastic devotion to her pro- 
 fession than to her intimate acquaintance with its practical details. A really enthusiastic teacher inspires like 
 enthusiasm in her pupils, and her example robs daily practice of much of the monotony and irksomeness it would 
 otherwise possess. Miss Hunt is a graduate from the New England Conservatory of Music, and gives references 
 if desired that certainly are very select and must satisfy the most critical. Iler terras are moderate and it is not 
 surprising that the tuition of this trained and careful teacher is appreciated by very mauj' pupils. 
 
 UNDERTAKER, 
 
 SOMERVILLE, 
 
 MASS. 
 
 Residence, 3 Washington Ave. 
 
 Rooms, 4 Warren Ave. 
 
 TELEPHONE (IS. 
 
 HORACE E. OSGOOD, Dealer in Provisions, Staple and Fancy Groceries; Telephone l/(-3; 
 Cor. Perkins and Franklin Streets, East Somerville, Mass.-Among those Grocery and Provision houses which 
 both on account of the character and extent of the stock carried and the low prices named on the articles compris- 
 ing the same are worthy of especially prominent and favorable m..-ntion must be classed that conducted by Mr. 
 Horace E. Osgood, corner of Perkins and Franklin Streets, for this gentleman caters to the most fastidious trade, 
 while his prices are as low as the lowest in every department, quality of course being considered, fhe premises 
 are of spacious dimensions and afford ample accommodatiotis for the heavy assortment of Pro^ »'0' ^ .^Ii/h In 
 Groceries, Teas, Coffees and Spices which is constantly carried. A ful selection of everything usually eaitied in 
 a first-class Grocery Store is always to be found here. Employment is given to five experienced assistants and 
 orders will be promptly filled at all times. Mr. Osgood is a native of Newcastle, Maine. He has had the 
 experience that should amply qualify him to conduct his business in the "est manner for the interest o his 
 patrons as well as for himself, for he was formerly with Cobb, Bates & lerxa and also 0. D. Cobb & Bros, of 
 
 Boston. 
 
 SnVTfCr^es and is prepared to do such work in a manner that will suit customers, no rigid rules being 
 fSfd but the ind°vidua'^ needs of each horse being carefully considered. The prices quoted in the various de- 
 narrments of thrbusiness^^^^^ as low as are consistent with the use of selected material and ttie employment of 
 L-m"d ?abor,and we may say in dossing that all work done at this establishment is fully warranted in every respect. 
 
7(3 
 
 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 THE N. DAVIS CO., 
 
 MANUFACTUHERS OF 
 
 The Davis Patent Water Coolers, 
 
 ICE AND WATER SEPARATE. 
 
 STRICTLY OONDUOIVE TO HEALTH, 
 
 having received the most eminent medi- 
 cal and sanitary approval. 
 
 Elegant in style and finish. Made of 
 all kinds of natural woods and richly 
 mounted to match the most elaborately 
 furnished room or furniture. 
 
 NO CONTAMINATION lEOM ICE 
 
 or metal. No excessive coldness, being 
 graduated to the temperature of a nat- 
 ural cold spring. 
 
 Unsurpassed for milk, lemonade, and 
 all temperance beverages. 
 
 Moderate in cost and requires about 
 half the ice of the common ice tank. 
 
 S UiVIO:iV SQUA.I«E>, 
 
 The DAVIS COOLERS are becomjrg 
 great favorites with the public, and sales 
 rapidly increasing. 
 
 Patented lebi 
 
 Davis Patent Refrigerator 
 
 has] several advantages over [others in 
 use, since it will do better service 'and 
 save in expense at least one-third for 
 ice. We regret not having space for cut 
 or description. This will be sent on ap- 
 plication. Like the Cooler, the Refrig- 
 erator has equal merits, — both rendering 
 '• better service at a less cost." 
 
 {SO^dLlSIiX^II^LK, IIVIASS-. 
 
 CHAS. M. HEADLEY, Druggist, cor. Cross and Allston Sts.,East Somerville, Mass.— It is well 
 for any coiumunily to have such an enterprise as that conducted by Mr. Chas. M. Headley within its borders, for 
 this undertaking has been carried on for some years, and its management has been such as to fully justify the un- 
 bcuiid(d confidence rt posed in it by the public. No intelligent person needs to be told how important it is that 
 physicians' prescriptions should be compounded of materials of stard.'trd strength, in the most careful and accurate 
 manner, and as Mr. Headley has everything at hand for the proper filling of such orders and is in a position to 
 guarantee the quality of the agents employed, it is but natural that many residents of this section should make it a 
 practice to have all their prescriptions compounded at this well equipped establishment, especially as all undue 
 delay is avoided and moderate charges are uniformly made. Mr Htadley is a native of this town, and the store 
 occupied is located cor. of Cross and Allston Streets. A full line of fine cigars, tobacco and confectionery is carried, 
 and from his fountain he furnishes as nice soda as is found in this city. 
 
 C. F. SCOTT, Winter Hill Shoeing Forge, Hand-made Shoes a Specialty. All Work Guaran- 
 teed. Horses Called for and Returned. 2.33 Pearl St., Winter Bill.— There is no need of telling the residents of 
 Winter Hill and vicinity that Mr. C. F. Scott is an experienced and skillful horseshoer and general blacksmith, 
 for they have had ample time and opportunity to find that out for themselves during the many jears that he ha& 
 carried on operations here, but as the most of the circulation of this book will be out of town, and as it will be read 
 by many of the summer tourists who travel through and who frequently have occasion for the services of a horse- 
 shoer, we feel that we are doing many of our readers a service in calling their attention to Mr. Scotfs facilities, 
 for he does first class w ork at short notice and at low rates. He is a native of England, and began business here in 
 18S9. His shop occupies the ground floor at No. 233 Pearl Street, and is 20 x 40 feet in dimensions and known as 
 the "Winter Hill Shoeing Forge," being fitted up with all necessary tools and appliances, while sufficient help is 
 employed to insure the prompt filling of all orders. All work is guaranteed, and handmade shoes a specialty. 
 Horses are called for and returned. 
 
 Mrs. E. & H. N. STUART, Dealers in Dry and Fancy Goods, Cake and Pastry, Confectionery and 
 Toys, Men's Furnishings, etc., Nos. 38 and 40 Cross Street, East Somerville, Mass. — 'Jhe premises oc^'upied by 
 Mrs. E. & H. N. Stuart are very spacious, but none too much so to accommodate the heavy stock carried, lor they 
 deal in Dry and Fancy Goods, Men's Furnishings, Cakes, Pastry, Confectionery, Tojs, etc., etc., and ofl'er a 
 complete assortment in every department. The premises are located at Nos. 38 and 40 Cross Street, East Somer- 
 ville. and is 30x30 feet in dimensions. To attempt to describe such a stock as this in detail within the narrow 
 limits of our space, is out of the question, but we may at least state that the assortment comprises the latest 
 novelties as well as a full stock of staple goods in its various lines, and that every article is sold under a guarantee 
 that it will prove just as represented. A full line of Butterick's patterns is carried in stock. Ihis fiim quotes 
 bottom prices in every department and does a large and glowing retail business, while courteous and polite atten- 
 tion is shown every caller. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 77 
 
 VEl^Xfl'S BOSTOfl BnAflCH, 
 Fine Groceries. 
 
 East Somerville Agents foF Cobb, Bates & Yerxa's 
 
 ^BRIDAL© VKIL®FLOUR.N 
 
 A. J. BECKWITH, 
 111 PERKINS STREET, - - EAST SOMERVILLE. 
 
 A. M. PRESCOTT, Dealer in Hay, Straw, Grain and Feed, 297 Somerville Ave., Somerville, 
 Mass. — The price of grain, hay and straw is subject to frequent and sudden changes on account of causes quite 
 beyond the control of local dealers, and indeed, in some cases, beyond the control of producers and heavy whole- 
 sale dealers also, as was recently shown by a rise in grain caused by the railroads not having cars available to 
 transport the crop from the interior to the centers of distribution. These changes in price are so many and so 
 sudden that it is quite impossible for the average consumer to keep track of them, and hence the only surety he has 
 that he is getting goods of standard quality at the lowest market rates is the integrity of the dealer of whom he 
 buys, so it pays to take pains to place your orders with one wiio has both the disposition and the ability to furnish 
 goods at the lowest prevailing rates, and such of our readers as have done business with Mr. A. M. Prescott of 21)7 
 Somerville Ave. (Hill's Building), will agree that he " fills the bill " in every particular. He has built up a desir- 
 able trade in hay, straw, grain and feed, and all orders are filled at short notice, the goods being guaranteed to be 
 of the grade and quality represented, and the prices being as low as the lowest. He can be reached by telephone 
 No. 130-2 (Sturtevant Bros.). Furniture moving and general express business are also promptly attended to at 
 reasonable rates. 
 
 WILLIAM B. OSGOOD, Successor to Jerome S. Daniels, Real Estate, Insurance and Mortgages, 
 119 Perkins, corner of Lincoln Street, East Somerville, Mass.— The benefits of insurance are so generally availed 
 of nowadays by all classes of people that it seems superfluous to point out the wisdom of securing such protection. 
 The real estate owners having thousands of dollars" worth of property to insure, and the mechanic having only his 
 strength and skill for capital, both profit by the operations of the various excellent Fire, Life and Accident 
 Companies doing business in this country, aud the work of taking out policies in these organizations is much 
 simplified by the existence of such agencies as that conducted by Mr. William B. Osgood, with which many of our 
 readers are already familiar. This agency was established 2.5 years ago by Allen & Daniels, who were succeeded by 
 Jerome S. Daniels, aud after various changes came into sole possession of Mr. William B. Osgood in 1891. The 
 office is located at No. 119 Perkins Street. He is a Real Estate, Fire, Life and Casualty Insurance Agent and is 
 prepared to issue any of the different kinds of policies and in only the best Insurance Companies. Among the flre 
 insurance companies represented are the following : Norwich Union Insurance Society of England, Springfield 
 Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Springfield, Mass., American Insurance Company of Boston, North 
 American Insurance Company of Boston, Spring Garden Insurance Company of Philadelphia, and Caledonian 
 Insurance Company of Scotland; also the State Mutual Life Insurance Company of Worcester and the New 
 England Mutual Accident Insurance Company of Boston. Special attention is given to all Real Estate interests, 
 either in buying, selling, renting, collecting rent and supervision of estates. Any information desired will be 
 cheerfully given. 
 
 CHAS. H. CRANE, Pharmacist, Perkins, Cor. Franklin Street, Bast Somerville, Mass.— This 
 store is located on Perkins, corner of Franklin street, East Somerville, and in size is 20x.30 feet. Mr. Chas. H. 
 Crane is the proprietor. The stock consists of pure drugs, medicines and chemicals. It was established many 
 years ago, and Mr. Crane spares no pains to guard against the possibility of even the slightest error, and has pro- 
 vided the most elaborate and improved facilities for the measuring and general handling of the drugs and chemicals 
 dealt in. The preparation of physicians' prescriptions is recognized as the most important feature of the business, 
 and the many orders daily filled show that the public is appreciative of the advantages here offered. Mr. Crane 
 employs competent aud polite assistants, so that despite the magnitude of the business every caller is sure of re- 
 ceiving immediate and careful attention. The stock includes not only drugs, medicines and chemicals of every 
 description, but also tobacco, cigars and soda water, toilet and fancy articles, etc.. the latest novelties being repre- 
 sented and moderate charges being made in connection with all the various articles handled. Mr. Crane is the 
 East Somerville agent for the Somerville post office for the sale of money orders, postal notes, stamps, cards and 
 envelopes, but does not receive or deliver mail or sell foreign money orders. 
 
78 REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 H. W. BURGESS, Dealer in G[Oceries and Provisions, Flour. 
 
 CORNER CLEN and WEBSTER STREETS, EAST SOMERVILLE, MASS. 
 
 It is comparatively easy to get first-class Groceries in East Somerville and vicinity, but first-class meats are 
 by no means so common, it being notorious indeed that many who pay for such products are in fact supplied 
 with second rate articles. There are some dealers, however, who appreciate the large demand for choice 
 meats and are excellently well prepared to cater to it, and among them a leading position is held by Mr. 
 H. W. Burgess, who carries on a well-equipped Grocery and Provision business on the corner of Glen and 
 Webster streets and does a first-class retail trade. Mr. Burgess established the Grocery and Provision busi- 
 ness in this city in 1877. The store occupied is 30x40 feet in dimensions and contains a heavy stock of the above 
 named food supplies, while no trouble is sparedto keep it as complete in every department, that all tastes and 
 purses can be suited. Four eflicient assistants are employed and much of the popularity of this establishment is 
 due to the prompt and courteous attention assured to every caller. Mr. Burgess is well and favorably known 
 throughout East Somerville, having been a resident for so many years. 
 
 MISSES SHERMAN, Dry, Fancy and Millinery Goods, Gents' Furnishings, 126 Beacon Street, 
 Somerville, Mmss. — Such of our readers as are interested in fine artistic millinery work and choice millinery goods 
 will certainly be interested in the enterprise conducted at No. 126 Beacon Street, near the corner of Washington 
 Street, uuder the firm name of " Misses Sherman," the partners being Miss H. E. Sherman and Miss A. I,. Sherman, 
 both natives of Newton Mass., for they carry a very attractive and carefully selected stock of Millinery Goods, as 
 also Dry and Fancy Goods, Gents" Furnishings, Ladies' and Gents' Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, and small wares, 
 a description of which we will not attempt, as their stock is constantly changing. A specialty is made of order 
 work and these ladies keep thoroughly well informed concerning the latest dictates of fashion, and the very latest 
 fashionable novelties in millinery goods are obtained as they appear in the market. The excellent taste displayed 
 in selecting the proper shape, shades and combinations best suited to the individuality of each patron is very 
 rapidly establishing a fine reputation among those who appreciate really artistic milliner)' eflfect. And that the 
 public is ()uick to discover this ability is shown by the rapidly increasing trade both in character and volume 
 since they began business here in 1891. The fact that first-class goods and first-class work can be obtained here 
 as certaiiily as in Boston, and at a much less price and at quite a saving of time and expense, is a combination that 
 the public is fast appreciating. In making a specialty of millinery, other departments of the trade are not 
 neglected, but an effort is made to keep pace with the demands of the trade in each line and give the purchasing 
 public a service both prompt and satisfactory in every way. The firm is agent for the Waltham Steam Laundry 
 and is developing a good line of business in this department, as first-class work is guaranteed, as also a prompt 
 filling of orders. 
 
 A. J. SMITH & CO., Plumbing and Gas Fitter, 35 Washington Street, East Somerville, Mass. 
 — '-Modern conveniences" would certainly not willingly be dispensed with, and Iheir advantages far outweigh 
 their disadvantHges, but nevertheless it is undoubtedly a fact that the plumbing arrangements of a house must be 
 properly put in, duly cared for and kept in perfect repair or tliey are apt to breed sickness, especially in thickly 
 settled communities. Everything depends upon having the plumbing work of a house properly done to begin with, 
 for alterations are often difficult and expensive to make, and even when made the result is liable to be less satis- 
 factory than would have been the case had the work been originally done correctly. Among those engaged in the 
 
 competent men, and plumbing, gas fitting and general jobbing will be done at very short notice and at moderate 
 charges, while all work is done in a superior manner. 
 
 MISS S. LOUISE CHANDLER, Dry Goods and Fancy Goods, Small Wares and Candy, Station- 
 ery, Etc., 146 Perkins Street, East Somerville. — Among the leading dry goods and fancy goods houses in this 
 section, prominent mention must be made of Miss S. Louise Chandler, for although her business is of comparatively 
 recent origin, having been established in 1885, it has since ranked with the representative enterprises of the kind 
 in this vicinity. The premises occupied are located at No. 140 Perkins Street, and is 15 x 30 feet in size. A large 
 stock of dry and fancy goods, stationery, small wares and candy is carried, and as Miss Chandler makes a specialty 
 of these articles, she offers particular inducements, her store being, in fact, looked upon as the headquarters for 
 dress goods so far as East Somerville is concerned. Employment is given to two competent and courteous assist- 
 ants, and prompt and careful attention is the rule to all. Miss Chandler quotes bottom prices, and every article 
 sold is guaranteed to prove as represented. 
 
 J. E. PARSONS, Sanitary Plumber and Engineer, 71 Pearl Street, cor. of Franklin Street, East 
 Somerville, Mass.— The business carried on by Mr. J. E. Parsons at No. 71 Pearl Street, East Somerville, was 
 established by him in 1876, and has never been more worthy of rapid and steady development than at the present 
 time. He is a native of Maine, and is a sanitary plumber and engineer, besides being a gas fitter and dealer in 
 builders' hardware, table cutlery, etc., and carrying a full stock of plumbers' supplies, water closets and wash 
 bowls, bath tubs, etc., which he offers at the lowest market rates, and which, with the aid of competent assistants, 
 enable him to fill all jobbing orders at very short notice. The premises utilized comprise a shop 25 x 35 feet, 
 together with a workshop in the same flat 20 x 20 feet in dimensions, which enables Mr. Parsons to fill all orders 
 with the least possible delaj', having every facility at hand to aid him in turning out the best of work. He gives 
 close personal attention to the many details of his business, being a practical plumber himself, and the result of 
 his endeavors to please his customers is to be seen in the trade carried on, which is already extensive and is steadily 
 increasing. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN. 79 
 
 MOULTON C. LIBBEY, Jeweler; Eepairing of all Kinds a Specialty, 3 Studio Building, Davis 
 Squaie, West Somerville, Mass.— The man who has once carried a really accurate watch will never be satisfied 
 afterwards with a tiuie-keeper that is not to be entirely depended upon. There is a peculiar satisfaction in owning 
 a watch that you can "swear b\ ," known only to those who have experienced it ; and if any of our readers should 
 be about to purchase a watch or any article of jewelry we would advise theui to secure full" value for their money 
 by buying of a trustworthy dealer and paying a fair price. Those living in West Somerville and vicinity cannot do 
 better, we believe, than to place their orders with Mr. Moulton C. Libbev, located at No. 3 Studio Building, Davis 
 Square, for, while he does not carry a large stock of goods, he enjoys such rela.ions with the wholesale houses that 
 any orders that may call for any articles not held in stock can be'furnished on an hour or two notice and at prices 
 that save to ihe purchaser the per cent, usually charged to cover interest, insurance, etc., on stock if carried. Mr. 
 Libbey is a thoroughly practical watch maker and jeweler, and has had ample experience, having been for nine 
 years with the well known house of C. W. Baldwin and his successors at 40 Bedford street, Boston. He makes a 
 specialty of repair work on watches, French clocks, jewelry, etc., to which he gives close personal attention and 
 warrants his work equal in excellence to any done in the city, satisfaction being always guaranteed. 
 
 JAMES F. DAVLIN, Sanitary Plumber, 185 Somerville Avenue, Somerville; Residence 15 
 Kingman ( "ourt.— llie business carried on by Mr. James F. Davlin may be »aid to have been founded in 1857, for it 
 was then that he began operations in Somerville as a sanitary plumber, but it has not been steadily continued by 
 him since that lime, tor he served three years in the navy during the war, and as signal quarter master was a 
 member of Admiral Dahlgreu's stafl", and in this capacity on the flagship of the South Atlantic Squadron took part 
 in all the eugagenieiits incidental to the siege of Charleston. Mr. Davlin is prominently identified with the G. A. 
 R., and was commander of Willard E. Kinsley f ost 139 the year that that most famous of modern soldiers. General 
 Grant, died; he was ciuimissary general on the staflT of General T. S. Wentworth at the semi-centennial celebra- 
 tion of Somerville. Kesumiug operations as a plumber at the close of the war, Mr. Davlin soon built up quite an 
 extensive business, and some idea of his standing in his chosen trade may be gained from the fact that he has been 
 president of the Master Plumbers' Association of Boston and vicinity, and has served as delegaie to many of the 
 national conventions of the organization. But he has not allowed his private business interests to monopolize his 
 attention since the return of peace, on the contrary he has been active in public aft'airs, has served two years in the 
 City ( ouDcil. and as a member ot the State Legislarure in 1SS7 was one of the members of the committee on towns, 
 and advocated and signed the minority report of that committee against the Beverly division. What was thought 
 by the citizens of Somerville of his action in this case is shown by their giving a banquet in his honor and present- 
 ing him with hu elegant gold headed cane. It is unnecessary for us to go into details concerning the advantages 
 gained by placing plumbing orders with Mr. Davlin. for thesimple reason that the more important of these ad- 
 vantages are obvious 10 all who realize the wisdom of having plumbing done in accordance with the most improved 
 methods, in strictly first class style, and by one who is an acknowledged leader in the trade and is known to be 
 absolutely reliable, and to be in a position to execute commissions promptly and at moderate rates. Mr. Davlin 
 makes a specialty of sanitary plumbing and ventilation, and although employing ample and competent assistants 
 gives personal attention to the filling of every important order. His shop is at Xo. 185 Somerville Ave., and his 
 residence is at No. 15 Kingman Court, communications to either address being responded to promptly, carefully 
 and satisfactorily. 
 
 P. FORG, Manufacturer of Specialties in Cabinet and Builders' Hardware, Bolts, Door Catches 
 and Springs, Friction Mirror and Transom Light Hinges, Bedstead Irons, etc., &c.. Die Work, Punching and Press 
 Work a Specialty. 53 Bow Street, Somerville, Mass. — Furniture manufacturing, cabinet making and house build- 
 ing are all very important and extensive industries in Somerville and vicinity, so it is perfectly natural that there 
 should be a large demand for the productions of Mr. P. Forg, manufacturer of specialties in cabinet and builders' 
 hardware, particularly as his goods are unsurpassed as regards honesty of material and perfection of workmanship, 
 while in efficiency of design some of them are simply unapproachable in their special line, as for instance in the 
 case of Forg"s patent self-adjusting door catch, a small and simple article, but still one that needs only to be seen to 
 be appreciated and used. The business has recently been increased by the erection of a new factory, which afl'ords 
 much more floor space and is fitted up with an elaborate plant of improved machinery for the manufacture of bolts, 
 door catches and springs, friction mirror and transom light hinges, bedstead irons, etc., and for the doing of die 
 work, punching and press work in general, a specialty being macle of jobbing in these lines. The establishment is 
 located at Bow Street Place, and all orders are assured immediate and careful attention, and can generally be filled 
 at short notice, as the mechanical plant is very extensive and efficient, and employment is given to about 50 
 assistants. 
 
 EDGAR J. HOWLAND, Apothecary and Chemist, Post Office Block, P. O. Square, Somerville, 
 jjass. — A first-class drug store is certainly one of the most useful and deserving establishments which can be 
 maintained in a community, for the most skillful physician can do but comparatively little unless there is a supply 
 of fresh drugs, medicines and chemicals close at hand. It is generally conceded that Mr. Edgar J. Howland, who 
 is a thoroughly educated apothecary and chemist, being a member of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 
 also of the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical Association, spares no pains to aflbrd the best possible service to the 
 public, and a visit to the drug store of which he is proprietor will prove this concession to be justified by facts, for 
 the stock on hand is certainly complete in every department, and one cannot help noting the extreme care which is 
 taken in the compounding of prescriptions. Nothing is left to chance, and nothing is taken for granted, and the 
 fact that prescriptions can be filled here at all hours is of the greatest importance. Mr. How land is a native of 
 New Bedford, Mass., and founded his present business here in Somerville in 1888. The premises, which are located 
 in Post Office Block, Post Office Square, contain in addition to drugs, etc., already referred to, a full assortment of 
 fancy toilet articles and druggists" sundries of all kinds. Employment is given to thoroughly competent assistants, 
 and callers are sure of receiving prompt and courteous attention. The prices quoted are moderate in every de- 
 partment, and all articles purchased here are sure to prove as represented. 
 
INDEX TO NOTICES. 
 
 Bakers. 
 
 Andrews, J. A 63 
 
 Barstow, W. N •13 
 
 Browu, Mrs. H. W ... 41 
 
 Gray, John H 67 
 
 Hanson, Mrs. W. M 71 
 
 Horrell, James 60 
 
 May nard, E. A 68 
 
 Middlesex Fells Farm Bakery 51 
 
 Varney, E. 38 
 
 Williamson & Korg 64 
 
 Billiards and Lunch. 
 
 Gallaeher, Hugh 35 
 
 Jameson, Robert 60 
 
 Boots and Slioes. 
 
 Earle. I. C. & Sons 48 
 
 Eberle, Philip 35 
 
 Emerson, \V. J 70 
 
 Mc.\rthur. J. W 47 
 
 Mongan, J. H 49 
 
 Paon, Ernest 61 
 
 Carriage Makers. 
 
 Brown, H.D 65 
 
 Crocker, D. W 68 
 
 Wright, L. A 57 
 
 Contractors and Builders. 
 
 Archibald. R. E 69 
 
 Freeman & Harlow 15 
 
 Fuller* Mat'hews 62 
 
 Herrick. J. E 41 
 
 Hurn, Geo. F 70 
 
 Kirk. S. T 74 
 
 Lai^hton, M 51 
 
 Miller, J 62 
 
 Crockery and Glassware. 
 
 arr, E. T 48 
 
 arvis, W. H 33 
 
 Dry and Fancy Goods. 
 
 Bronks.J.H 49 
 
 Chandler, Miss S. Louise 78 
 
 Eustis. MissM. L. 72 
 
 Karnan, R. W. & Co 66 
 
 Eillam & Fitzmaurice 63 
 
 Nourse, Mrs- J. C 35 
 
 Riker, Mrs. S. A 62 
 
 Sohuebeler. E 34 
 
 Shannon, Miss N. C 63 
 
 Sherman. Misses 78 
 
 Small, Chas. A 42 
 
 Stuart, Mrs. E. & H. N 76 
 
 Tattan, M. H 64 
 
 Thompson & Morang, .Mrs 56 
 
 Drug:s;ist8. 
 
 Bradbury, Chas. H 45 
 
 Chsffee.E. F 74 
 
 Cowden, Geo. H 75 
 
 Crane, Chas. H 77 
 
 Garcelon, H. S 47 
 
 Headley, Chas. M 76 
 
 Holmes, W.B. 72 
 
 Howland, Edear J 79 
 
 Lovering, J E. B , 62 
 
 Phipps, S. F 46 
 
 Pollard, A. Millar 42 
 
 Putney, F. W 60 
 
 Studley, F. E 67 
 
 Whitney, W. A 34 
 
 Fish and Oysters. 
 
 Anderson, J. H 42 
 
 Gaftney, W. H 46 
 
 Marble. W. F 52 
 
 Naugler, John A 54 
 
 Funeral Directors. 
 
 Bryant, John"& Sons 40 
 
 Flah-rtv. W. A 67 
 
 Frink, W A XS 
 
 Mann, Alfred A 75 
 
 Marsh, E. H 51 
 
 Raeferty, P. H 41 
 
 Groceries and Provisions. 
 
 Barr, R, T ''8 
 
 Hartley, James 6:i 
 
 Blanchard, vv. P 47 
 
 Burgess, H. W 78 
 
 Butters, Chas. S 57 
 
 Card, F. L. 8! 
 
 Cheney, F. E. & Co; 34 
 
 Christopher Bros 69 
 
 Clark, G. W 74 
 
 Gannett. H. A 49 
 
 Gavin, James . 72 
 
 Harrington, F. Q 62 
 
 Kearney, John J 64 
 
 King, M.L 32 
 
 Koowles, A. L 64 
 
 Litchfield, J. A 68 
 
 Maguire, Jas H 65 
 
 MoDonough. J. S 60 
 
 North Packing and Provision Co 31 
 
 O-igond, Horace E 75 
 
 Palmer, B. ct Sou 43 
 
 Procter, A. L 62 
 
 Snow, W. H 63 
 
 Stockbridge. L 71 
 
 Sturtevant Bros 66 
 
 Turner, Frank H. & Co 73 
 
 Yerxa's Boston Branch 77 
 
 Hardware. 
 
 Plumer, W. E. & Co 35 
 
 Whitney & Snow 73 
 
 Forg, P. {cabinet and builders' hardware).. 79 
 
 Harness Manufacturers. 
 
 Bennett. D. J 71 
 
 Carl, Edw. F 41 
 
 Hay and Straw, Wood and Coal. 
 
 Fitch, A. & Co 43 
 
 Prescott, A. M 77 
 
 Vreeland, E. B 65 
 
 Horseshoers. 
 
 Foss, Geo. C 68 
 
 Kellogg, John 73 
 
 Richardson, W. H 76 
 
 Rufer, J. B 40 
 
 Scott, C. F 76 
 
 Hotels and Restaurants. 
 
 Forsyth, N. S 61 
 
 Kelley, Barter D 38 
 
 Warren Hotel 38 
 
 Woodbridge Hotel 37 
 
 Ice Cream and Confectionery. 
 
 Adams, Frank H 44 
 
 Pearson, F. W 58 
 
 People's Confectionery and Employment 
 
 Office 40 
 
 Jewelers. 
 
 Benton, W. A 72 
 
 Crocker, Daniel 63 
 
 Dunning Bros 47 
 
 Horton, Geo. F 70 
 
 Libbey, Moulton C 79 
 
 Smith & Co., H. W 60 
 
 Wood, Katherine W. (spoons) 36 
 
 Jjivery and Boarding. 
 
 Brown, L. H 65 
 
 Fitzgerald, Jas. T 40 
 
 Ingalls, Chas. W 43 
 
 Jones, M. S 63 
 
 Thompson, J. Herbert 60 
 
 Mauufacturers. .::._ . 
 
 Brown, I. H. & Co. (builders' materials)... 44 
 
 Davis, N. Co. The (water coolers) 76 
 
 Franklin Electric Works 68 
 
 Merchant Tailors. ' 
 
 Connor, Simon 37 
 
 Crowell, Austin 51 
 
 Taylor, James C 53 
 
 Millinery. 
 
 Cobb,MissC.E 36 
 
 Dwyer, Miss M. T 71 
 
 Young, Mrs. AM 33 
 
 Miscellaneous. 
 
 Cutter's News Rooms 48 
 
 Oilman Express Co 43 
 
 Great American and China Tea Co 61 
 
 Green Bros, (lloribts)- 32 
 
 Herrick, A. J. (horse iuHrmaryi 36 
 
 Kelsey. E. E 56 
 
 Kennedy, J. Ipla-^-terer) 68 
 
 Neall. J M. (dentist) 55 
 
 Nixon, T. H. ,t Co. (furmture) 49 
 
 Noyes, C. S. (cigarsj 60 
 
 Stevens, .A. J. iNewsdealerj 65 
 
 Sweetser, C. W. (pianos and organs) 63 
 
 Viual, M. L. (stationer! 36 
 
 Modistes. 
 
 Blaisdell, Mrs. G. W 73 
 
 Climenson, Miss F. M 45 
 
 Tucker, Miss F. .M 70 
 
 Painters. 
 
 Allen & Tyler 47 
 
 Berton, J. F 45 
 
 Clark, Ramsey 54 
 
 Kortin, G. M 35 
 
 Goodwin & Cutler 61 
 
 (jrordon. Arthur C 64 
 
 Knox. R. W 56 
 
 MacDonald. J. A 49 
 
 McCrillis, W. N 55 
 
 Morrison, Fred E 33 
 
 Stevens, John E 62 
 
 VValker, G. A 38 
 
 Paper Hanging:s, Etc. 
 
 Bremner, J. A. & Co 59 
 
 Reed, Edw. F 44 
 
 Pliotographers. 
 
 Freeman, Benj. F 63 
 
 Morrill, Frank A 9I 
 
 Plumbers. 
 
 Cahalan, C. W 66 
 
 C)onnell, Edwin 54 
 
 Covell, H. W 69 
 
 DavHn, Jas. F 79 
 
 Greene, Duncan C 68 
 
 Hanna, W. S. & Co 45 
 
 Parsons, J. E 78 
 
 Smith, A. J <S Co 78 
 
 Young & Maynard 48 
 
 Real Estate and Insurance. 
 
 Binney, E. A. (insurance) 39 
 
 Colson, H. W. P 39 
 
 Davis & Briggs 46 
 
 Fish, Wm. W 71 
 
 Flynn, Wm. H 42 
 
 Giles, Jos. J 32 
 
 Lamham, F. Dewitt 74 
 
 Libby, S H 64 
 
 Morgan, E. B 37 
 
 Muzzey, W. A 45 
 
 Osgood, W. B 77 
 
 Rich, Lyman B 59 
 
 Stoves and Ranges. 
 
 Durell, J. A 33 
 
 Holmes, C. A 37 
 
 Howe & Flint.... 62 
 
 Merrifleld, J. A 50 
 
 Upholsterers. 
 
 Butler, W.E 61 
 
 Chick, H. A. & Co 50 
 
 Flemming & Co. .. ... 44 
 
 Kimball. R. W. W 07 
 
 Tarbell, H. W 73 
 
 Pi) lb 1 
 
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