. Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . s was continued by Mr. Edwardsat the location named during the remainder of his life, becoming theleading industry of its kind in Berkshire county. It was conducted fora time following Mr. Edwards decease (1890) by his widow, the man-agement being entrusted to Edward J. Spall, and is now owned byMrs. Edwards and her son, George W. Edwards, the latter having atwo-thirds interest in and charge of the establishment. Mr. and W. Edwards (Sr.) had two children, Blanche Mills Edward
. Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . s was continued by Mr. Edwardsat the location named during the remainder of his life, becoming theleading industry of its kind in Berkshire county. It was conducted fora time following Mr. Edwards decease (1890) by his widow, the man-agement being entrusted to Edward J. Spall, and is now owned byMrs. Edwards and her son, George W. Edwards, the latter having atwo-thirds interest in and charge of the establishment. Mr. and W. Edwards (Sr.) had two children, Blanche Mills Edwardsand George W. Edwards, Jr. The latter attended the public and high schools of Pittsfield, andas a youth gained his first business experience in his fathers store. Hisattainment of a proprietary interest therein and his majority were sim-ultaneous, and his subsecpient purchase of his sisters interest gavehim the two-thirds interest above mentioned. His conduct suggests aninherited fitness, and he has the confidence of a large and growingpatronage, and the community generally. He married, April 19, 1900,. (^^^A.^ ^(^L.^^ BERKSHIRE COUNTY 419 Anna, daughter of George Croiiss, formerly a cigar manufacturer ofPittsfield, now a farmer of Ag-a\Yam. Massachusetts. Mr. and W. Edwards, Jr., have a daughter, Priscilla, and reside at Bartlett avenue. GEORGE T. WILDER. One of the well-known photographers of Berkshire county, towhom the publishers of this work are indebted for some of the mostartistic portraits contained herein, is George T. \\ilder. The excellenceof his work is further attested by the extent and high character of hispatronage, embracing as it does many connoisseurs of photographic Wilder has occupied for a number of years an admirably appointedand thoroughly well-equipped studio on North street. Pittsfield. FREDERIC SHERWOOD SMITH. A gentleman with broad experience in public works in his profes-sion of civil engineering is he whose name forms the
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