. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . Isaac Baty. Mr. Baty worked but three months, and then purchased the busi-ness for himself, and has continued the same business on the samespot for thirty-three years. Soon after taking up the businessMr. Baty moved up to the first floor of the building and put in astock of stoves, and quickly developed into an expert salesman aswell as a skilful workman at the bench. The stove business soonbecame the leading feature, although he has always kept the tin 492 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. shop in active operation. A few years
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . Isaac Baty. Mr. Baty worked but three months, and then purchased the busi-ness for himself, and has continued the same business on the samespot for thirty-three years. Soon after taking up the businessMr. Baty moved up to the first floor of the building and put in astock of stoves, and quickly developed into an expert salesman aswell as a skilful workman at the bench. The stove business soonbecame the leading feature, although he has always kept the tin 492 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. shop in active operation. A few years later he added the plumb-ing and steam fitting branches to his business, and with additionsto his store has enlarged his business by adding lines of hardware,plumbing materials, clocks, watches, and jewelry, crockery, glass,and furniture. His store has been enlarged four times, and is nowat least six times as large as the original premises. His goods at. Residence of Isaac Baty. the front of the store are tastefully arranged and make a very at-tractive display. In 1872 Mr. Baty married Mrs. Mary (Mahony) Smith of Bid-deford, Maine, who has taken an active interest in his businessaffairs, and is a capable and efficient assistant. In 1882 they built an attractive homestead on Washingtonstreet with extensive lawns surrounding it, embellished with a largeamount of shrubbery, flower gardens, and the like. Eight years JOHN A. COBURN. 493 later he built a large tenement house on Charles street, and in1893 he purchased the large block at the corner of Main andWashington streets, which has lately been refitted as a hotel, theCentral House. Mr. Baty has given but little time to societies,but was for some years a prominent member of the Sons of Tem-perance organization and attained to the highest position in thestate, being grand worthy patriarch of New Hampshire. Also fora few years he was a member of the G. A. R. post of the is a Re
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