. History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. hools of Abiugton. He also assisted his father inthe farm-work. Agriculture, however, was not to histaste, and he learned the shoemakers trade, which heprosecuted for several years. Iu 1853 he commencedshoe manufacturing iu a shop connected with hishouse, cutting out his owu stock and putting it out tobe made. In 1855, Mr. Reeds increasing businessdemanded more commodious quarters, which he foundover the store of Randall Cook, where he remainedfor the next five years. Business co
. History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. hools of Abiugton. He also assisted his father inthe farm-work. Agriculture, however, was not to histaste, and he learned the shoemakers trade, which heprosecuted for several years. Iu 1853 he commencedshoe manufacturing iu a shop connected with hishouse, cutting out his owu stock and putting it out tobe made. In 1855, Mr. Reeds increasing businessdemanded more commodious quarters, which he foundover the store of Randall Cook, where he remainedfor the next five years. Business continued to pros-per, aud in I860 he built what was then regarded asa large factory near the South Abiugtou showed the wisdom of his enterprise, aud pre-dicted the coming necessity of still further enlarge-ment. Iu 1866 he entered into copartnership withJoseph Bunage, of Abington, and jointly conductedbusiness for the ensuing six years under the firm-name of Bunage & Reed. In 1872 his business cou-nection was dissolved by the death of Mr. theu entered into partnership with David .!/• £ Cis cc mJ z/f^east c6 HISTORY OP SOUTH ABINGTON. 513 Closson, of Boston, name of firm being Reed &Clossou. Soon after his association with Mr. Clos-son the rapidly-increasing demands of trade impera-tively required enlargement of manufacturing facili-ties, which were at once provided. In 1S79 a furtheraddition was necessitated. The factory was length-ened by the erection of eighty-two feet, so that itsdimensions were fixed at two hundred and thirty-twofeet in length by thirty-five in width, and four storiesin height. The annual value of the goods manufac-tured by about two hundred employes exceeded fourhundred and fifty thousand dollars. July 1, 1883,this extensive manufactory, filled with costly ma-chinery and a large stock of material, was entirelydestroyed by fire. Since that time Mr. Reed has notbeen in active business. Mr. Reed married, June 6, 1847, Deborah,
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