. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . F. and Char-lotte Hitchcock Mil-ler. In his youth hereceived a superiorgeneral education,but it was, withoutdoubt, his es])ecialfondness for musicthat determined hissubsequent first business oc-cupation was that of]:)ractical watchmakerin his fathers estab-lishment in Provi-dence, where h i sinventive genius andskill as a fine mech-anician won h i mmuch local reputa-tion. He marriedFrances Virginia,daughter of CaptainGeorge C h i 1 d , o fProvide
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . F. and Char-lotte Hitchcock Mil-ler. In his youth hereceived a superiorgeneral education,but it was, withoutdoubt, his es])ecialfondness for musicthat determined hissubsequent first business oc-cupation was that of]:)ractical watchmakerin his fathers estab-lishment in Provi-dence, where h i sinventive genius andskill as a fine mech-anician won h i mmuch local reputa-tion. He marriedFrances Virginia,daughter of CaptainGeorge C h i 1 d , o fProvidence, R. I.,and had seven chil-dren, five sons andtwo daughters. In 1863 Mr. Miller established a pianoforte manufactoryin Boston, after having had, for many years previously,a large experience with some of the piano makers ofthat city. From the outset he determined to build in-struments of the highest grade only, whose merits wouldsecure recognition from the musical world. The beau-tiful quality of tone produced in the pianos he manu-factured instantly commanded the admiration andpatronage of many [irominent musicians, and his busi-. HENRY F. MILLER ness hail a permanent and steady growth, lo-dav thereputation of these instruments is identified with con-certs of the highest grade everywhere, being especiallyconspicuous in the orchestral concerts which are receiv-ing such marked attention in the larger cities of thecountry. In Boston the warerooms are in the handsomebuilding at No. 156 Tremont Street, and there arebranch establishments in Philadelphia and manufactory is at Wakefield, Mass., a suburb of Boston, where theplant covers over anacre of ground, andcontains every facil-ity for the finestwork. The businesshas steadily ]) r o s -pered, and for a longtime the house hasbeen recognized asone of the leadingestablishments in itsline of business. , soon afterstarting his business,was joined from timeto time by his fivesons, as they camefrom school and co
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