. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . WASHBURN & WOODWARDS MILL. and converted it into a corn and grain mill. In 1883 Frede-rick F. Woodward bought a half interest, since which time ithas been operated and managed by the firm of Washburn &. ■;■ ; .-:-- ■■■ -:: iy / / COMMERCIAL. 249 Woodward. The premises are admirably fitted up Tor doinga large wholesale and retail business. In 1884 a storehouse100 feet long and thirty feet wide, was built to accommodatetheir increasing business. Mr. Washburn is a native of Mid-dleboro, Mass., where, before removing to Fitchburg1 > hewas engaged i
. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . WASHBURN & WOODWARDS MILL. and converted it into a corn and grain mill. In 1883 Frede-rick F. Woodward bought a half interest, since which time ithas been operated and managed by the firm of Washburn &. ■;■ ; .-:-- ■■■ -:: iy / / COMMERCIAL. 249 Woodward. The premises are admirably fitted up Tor doinga large wholesale and retail business. In 1884 a storehouse100 feet long and thirty feet wide, was built to accommodatetheir increasing business. Mr. Washburn is a native of Mid-dleboro, Mass., where, before removing to Fitchburg1 > hewas engaged in the coal and grain business. Mr. Wood-ward is a native of Fitchburg. He was a member ot the53d Regiment during the Rebellion ; afterward in the hard-ware business, and for ten years cashier of the Safety FundNational Bank of Fitchburg. Whitneys Opera House, the only place of entertain-ment in the city, is centrally located at 208 Main St., andwas built by Andrew Whitney, the largest owner of build-ings occupied for mercantile purposes in the city. It is sub-stantially built of brick, and in its arrangements will com-pare favorably with houses in cities of equal size. It has aseating capacity of about one thousand. It was managed
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