Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . lder brother, and at twenty-one he was on the road selling for himself. Hiseducation was attained in the district schools whichhe was able to attend during the winter monthsonly, and from observation and in hissubsequent business travels through the carried the chain more or less for the survey ofthe route of the \ermont & Massachusetts Railroad,and when the road was building he supplied thefamilies of those at work upon it
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . lder brother, and at twenty-one he was on the road selling for himself. Hiseducation was attained in the district schools whichhe was able to attend during the winter monthsonly, and from observation and in hissubsequent business travels through the carried the chain more or less for the survey ofthe route of the \ermont & Massachusetts Railroad,and when the road was building he supplied thefamilies of those at work upon it with groceries,dry goods, shoes, and other merchandise, his busi-ness route being from Gardner to Greenfield, withheadiiuarters at .Athol. Prospering in this under-taking, in 1848 he sought a wider field. Then hecame to Boston, and after a year spent with hisbrother at No. 78 Federal street, he establishedhimself in the auction business at No. 49 Hanoverstreet. Shortly after he engaged .in the wholesaleand retail fancy goods and Yankee notions No. 49, when that building was to be razed,he moved to Diamond Block, No. 125 ; a few. HORACE PARTRIDGE. years after that liuilding was doomed,moved to No. 105 ; after a while that hu turn had to go, and he took No. 27. Here he wasestablished for twelve years, when that building waswanted to widen the street, and he was obligedagain to move. This time he took No. 51, soonafter adding Nos. 53 and 55 ; and here he hasremained for more than twenty years. In courseof time, his son-in-law, Benjamin F. Hunt, andsubseciuently his son, Frank B. Partridge, were ad-mitted to i)artnership, and the firm name becameHorace Partridge & Co. .Mr. Partridge was al)ioneer in the Christmas-toy and the Christmas-l)resents trade, and early began the importation ofimmense quantities of dolls and European toys andfancy goods. Mr. Hunt goes annually to Europe,remaining there about a third of a year, and steam-ships not infrequently arrive at this port
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