. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . land, the Globe Clothing Store, and H. E. Goodere. DRY GOODS. James F. Stiles commenced the dry and fancy goodsbusiness in 1845, and is now the senior in that branch. He 252 FITCHBURG, PAST AND PRESENT. is a native of Cavendish, Vt., and came to Fitchburg inMarch, 1841, and entered the employ of T. C. Caldwell, who kept a country remained with Mr. Cald-well three years, when hestarted in business for him-self, in the room now occu-pied by R. R. Conn as ajewelry store, in the build-ing- known as the Torrey &Wood block. After twoyears he re
. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . land, the Globe Clothing Store, and H. E. Goodere. DRY GOODS. James F. Stiles commenced the dry and fancy goodsbusiness in 1845, and is now the senior in that branch. He 252 FITCHBURG, PAST AND PRESENT. is a native of Cavendish, Vt., and came to Fitchburg inMarch, 1841, and entered the employ of T. C. Caldwell, who kept a country remained with Mr. Cald-well three years, when hestarted in business for him-self, in the room now occu-pied by R. R. Conn as ajewelry store, in the build-ing- known as the Torrey &Wood block. After twoyears he removed to whereWarren Uptons market nowis, then across the street towhat is now the Emory mar-ket, under the Calvinisticchurch ; here he remainedfor some ten years, remov-stiles block. jng to Central block, where he remained until he built the Stiles block, in 1875, movinginto his present store on the first of January,1876. L. Sprague & Co. established their business in members of the firm are Leander Sprague and F. A. B. Sherman started in business in Fitchburg, , 1855, in the building one door below his present location,the Rollstone Bank building, into which he moved as soonas it was completed, February, 1870. The L. J. Brown Store, for several years past theleading dry goods house, is now owned and managed byNichols & Frost, the individual members of the firm beingF. I. Nichols and W. A. Frost. It has been under themanagement of the present firm since Oct. 1, 1884. Luther J. Brown, the founder of the establishment, wasborn at Eden, Vt., Dec. 31, 1827, and was the oldest of
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