. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . e began abusiness on the cor-ner of Vernon andWashington Shuman, thoughof foreign liirth, isintensely American,and many institu-tions are remem-bered by him fromtime to time i n apractical immense estab-lishment at the cor-ner of Washingtonand Summer streets,denominated the Shuman Corner, isthe result of hisbusiness energy. Itexhibits an achieve-ment of no ordinarymerit in the progressof mer c a n til e im-prove me n t. Thecombined sp
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . e began abusiness on the cor-ner of Vernon andWashington Shuman, thoughof foreign liirth, isintensely American,and many institu-tions are remem-bered by him fromtime to time i n apractical immense estab-lishment at the cor-ner of Washingtonand Summer streets,denominated the Shuman Corner, isthe result of hisbusiness energy. Itexhibits an achieve-ment of no ordinarymerit in the progressof mer c a n til e im-prove me n t. Thecombined space o feight floors occupiesan area of over twoacres, and com])risesa mammoth empo-rium that has no superior in New England. With hisemployees no one is more popular than Mr. Shuman. Hehas arranged a system of purchasing homes for them,and no employer in Boston has bought so many homesfor his help as he. He has loaned them money,charging no interest, and allowing them to pay backin small instalments. The appreciation of his manykindnesses has been manifested by his employees againand again in appropriate testimonials. As he has con-. A. SHUMAN ducted his own business with care, prudence and integ-rity, so has he conducted all offices of a public characterwhich have been thrust upon him from time to Shuman was married, Nov. 3, 1861, to Miss HettyLang; they have three sons and four daughters. Thedaughters are: Emma, married to .August Weil, ofWeil, Haskell & Co., New York; Bessie, married toAlexander Steinert, president of M. Steinert & SonsPianoforte Company; Theresa and Lillian (1. Shuman. The sons are Ed-win A. and SidneyE., who are in thefirm of A. Shuman &Co., and George A Bostonjournal says of ; With thepluck that hasthroughout d i s t i n -guished him, a fewyears after settlinghere he openeda store, which hassince developed t omammoth p r o p o r-tions on WashingtonStreet, but he hasnever left is proud of hisresidence there, anddelig
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