I
A GREAT SHOE CITY.
HISTORY OF LYNN AND ITS SHOE
MAKINQ INDUSTRY.
The Mnnnnrihiiiett. Coloojr Va t'lnneer
In tha Ilnslne.s or Making Footwear
M Karly as 100 A City Renowned
for It Patriotism anal Wealth.
The history of the Ht.y of Lynn nnrl
thttt of Its ihoe Industry are, chronolog
ically speaking, almost identical. The
ahoe Industry orlRinnted in Lynn In
163.5, two years before the terse man
date was promulgated by the general
conrt Mor. 13. 1637. "Sangust is called
Lin."
Lynn was originally pretty large
town. Its bounds were "at Charlratovm
line, Reading pond, Ipswich river. Bv
lem and Nahant."
A few men termed cordwinders (cord
wainers) in the Plymouth charter were
sent over and laid the foundations of
the shoe business.
Shoemaking has taken a front rank
among the nseful art". The pilgrim fa
ther recognized this, nnd on the third
Toyage of the Mayflower the governor
and deputy of the Now England com
pany sent over (1628) Thomas Beard and
"Isack" Rickman, who wore to receive
"their dyett and homeroom at the
charge of the companie." Rickman
went back. Thomas Beard remained.
Be was the first shoemaker in Now Eng
land. The first white men known to hnvo
settled in Lynn (1629) were Edmund In
stalls, a brewer, and his brother, Francis
Zngalla, a tanner. There was plenty of
raw material. Cattle hud been intro
duced by Edward Winslow (1021). and
there were over 200 head, "besides
horses, sheep and goats" brought over
in the next six years. Thore were deer
and moose in plenty, and indeed buck
skin was the principal wear of tho early
colonists. Francis Ingnlls built his tan
nery on what is now Burrill street, on
"Humfry's brook. now a part of
Swampscott.
This no doubt gave an impetus to the
shoe industry. The Burrill tannery was
established in 1630, and stood for almost
200 years. The Burrills wero called the
"Royal family of Lynn." John Burrill
was for twenty-one years a member and
ten years speakor of tho house of repre
sentatives of Massachusetts.
The first Lynn shoemaker was Philip
Eertland. - Little is known of him
save that ho came here from Bucking
hamshire, England, in 10:15, and made
shoes for Boston. Salem and Lynn peo
ple. Thence commenced tho remarkable
growth. In 1643 we find the first iron
works in America established in the
town. These industries thrived nntil
17S0. About that time an artistic
shoemaker from London came to town,
and another impulse was given the in
dustry. This man becaino famous.
Lynn made a good record in the
Revolution. Meetings were called in
1773, and the "tea" mid other tuxes, de
nounced. A company of women, emu
lating the Boston Tea party, went to
the shops and destroyed all the tea in
the town. John Mauslield and Ebon
exer Burrill, representing tho shoe and
leather trade at that time, were mem
bers of a provincial congress which con
vened at Salem in 1774 to choose a
"committee of safety." Four Lynn men
fell at Bunker Hill. Tho trade revived
aftor this war. thong!) there was but
littlo money.
As early as 1783 Lynn asked that a
protective tariff be imposed. It was at
this time that Ebenezer Breed, a native
of the town, used his wealth and his in
fluence to improve the trade. After him
came tho Johnson family, which accom
plished much toward the building up of
the town. Then came the Breed family,
hardly less well known.
From 1800 to 1810 West Lynn, undor
the inspiration of Ebenezer Breed, soon
became a manufacturing mart, probably
the most flourishing of any in the state.
Farming became of secondary impor
tance. Large factories were built. The
famous Salom and Boston turnpike was
then completed (1803) and an imposing
hotel constructed. The population of
Lynn increased at this period more than
ever before from 2.837 in 1800 to 4,087
in 1810.
Ebenezcr's son, Isaiah, inherited the
spirit of his father. He was progressive
and above all philanthropic.
At the time when schools were few
and education difficult to obtain he
built a school house onto his home, and
for thirty years maintained, at a large
expense, the best school in town.
Workmen's "mutual benefit" aasocia
tions were organized in 1814, and in the
Dame year we find the Lynn Mechanics'
bank incorporated with a capital of
$160,000. .
In 1881 ithe first directory of Lynn was
published. In it was a list of shoe man
ufacturers. There were sixty. Of
morocco manufacturers there were six,
and in a footnote it is stated that "their
yearly business amounts to a little
than. 180,000."
A few years later Mr. John B. Alley,
long a leading citizen of the town, be
gan the manufacture of shoes, establish
ing a house which was afterward re
spected throughout the country. The
Eastern railroad extended a branch to
the city in 1838.
Tha wholesale shoe trade had now in
eraaaed in proportion, and, as might be
expected, did much for the trade in
general.
In 1860 Lynn was incorporated a city.
The population was 18,6m. The first
mayor was George Hood, who, like most
of the inhabitants, had been a shpe
tuaker, and whose industry was re
warded by auccess both in business and
-political life.
Shortly after the breaking out of tha
war of the rebellion there came the ap
plication of steam and the multiplica
tion of auxiliary machines. At the
present time everything except cutting
the uppers is carried on by machinery
and steam power. Lynn was the first
ahoe town in which machinery for shoe
maUng was introduced. Boston Journal
TH SUMMER COTTAGE.
Its Growth In Alia anil In Importance
During Recent Year.
There have been signs that the in
stitution known as the summer hotel
has reached tho height of its popularity
nnd power in this country, nnd that its
continued progress is more likely to
slant down than up. The reason is not
that city families aro learning to spend
their summers nt home, for they (lock to
the Inkos, tho mountains nnd tho sea
shore in greater numbers than ever, bnt
a smaller proportion of them live in
hotels nnd a considerably greater pro
portion in cottages. At Bar Harbor
several of the largest hotels have re
mained closed, not because tho vogue of
Mount Desert has waned, for it was
never so much the fashion, but chiefly
because the island is full of cottages and
the "best people" live in them, thereby
damaging the hotels directly by the
loss of their own patronage, and in
directly by ceasing to serve them as
bait.
The tendency which is illustrated in
an exceptional degree at Bar Harbor is
generally noticeable in the majority of
the summer places, and a natural and
commendable tendency it is. The part
of the population to which it is most es
sential to get out of town are the wom
en and children, and for them hotel life
even in the summer is decidedly a sec
ond best expedient. The American
hotel bred infant, with whom Mr. Henry
James in the earlier years of his literary
industry helped to make tho world fa
miliar, is a type which it is as well
should not survive outside of the fiction
of the last decade. Without admitting
that it ever was a very prevalent type,
it is safo enougl. to assumo that tho
more American children are enabled to
substitute the atmosphere of a summer
homo for the garish delight of a sum
mer hotel the better it will be for tho
manners of the rising generation.
Of course it is by no means n new
thing for rich Americans to have sum
mer homes. The growth of moss nnd
ivy on scores of the Newport houses at
test that. Of course, too, a summer cot
tage is a luxury, and luxuries are ever
prono to make their first bows to tho
people with the most money. Neverthe
less there are cottages and cottages, nnd
whenever families that have been used
to taking refugo in summer hotels once
mako up their minds that they would
like a cottage better there is no sound
financial reason why they should not
eventually have one. The main diffi
culties are to decide where it shall be,
and to bring the family's mind to tho
point of giving hostages to return to the
same placo several summers in succes
sion. For of course, unless one is rich
enough to have nn assortment of scat
tered dwellings, it is an extravagance
to build a house unless he is going to
occupy it or can rent it.
No doubt the possibilities of vagrancy
in the slimmer hotel method constituted
originally one of its chief charms. It
enabled people to try at leaRt one new
place every year, and ascertain finally
where they preferred to go. But this
very quality in it has helped tho devel
opment of cottages, since, after a due se
ries of vagrant seasons, tho family is
ablo out of its sufficient experience to de
clare a settled preference for some par
ticular spot. There, tho spirit of adveu
ture having given place to the desire for
assured comfort, tho cottage begins its
growth and finally develops into a true
home, with its accompanying possibili
ties of hospitality nnd of continuous ac
cretions of grace and strength.
The observer who watches the prog
ress of American civilization must be
both interested and edified at the spread
of the summer cottage. He finds in it
another sign of the settling population
which is in process, and which makes
the land constantly pleasanter and
more habitable as it goes on. Harper's
Weekly.
An Improved Rhnttle.
A Bhnttlo manufacturer in Massa
chusetts has effected nn improvement in
that mechanism which promises to be of
considerable practical value in the oper
ations of woolen mills. In lieu of the
ordinary hinged spindle for receiving
and holding tho bobbin of yarn, a short
rigid spindle is employed in combination
with two holding jaws, one alove and tha
other below the head of the bobbin; the
latter they clasp nnd securely hold in a
central position, a single spiral spring
being nrranged in the base of the shut
tle so as to exert an equal pressure on
the bobbin holding jaws, between which
it is placed. As a result of this unique
construction all splitting of the bobbins
arising from the use of the long pointed
hinged spindle is obviated, with a conse
quent saving of waste yarn. The trouble
from the breaking of this yarn by the
canting of the spindle point in the weav
ing operation is also overcome. New
York Sun,
Re Followed tha Advice.
A little jobbing carpenter, unable to
get his account for work done paid by
his late employer, had at last taken
action against him. The case came on
for trial, defendant not appearing, and
the plaintiff was briefly narrating the
(acts.
"And did you then call at his house
and demand payment?" asked the mag
istrate. "I didr
"What did he sayr
"He turned me out of doors and told
me to go to my grandmother."
"Oh! And what did you do thenr
"I came on here for a summons."
London Tit-Bits.
weal Solitude.
We read in a Swiss paper the follow
ing advertisementi "Wierbach, in, the
Bernese Oberland, is the favorite resort
of all persons in search of solitude.
Hence tills peaceful hamlet is frequented
by a crowd of visitors from all parts of
the world." Tribune.
' A Vital Qaeatloa. ..
He Is my hst on straight?
She Yes. The ideal Why do you
ask such a question?
He Pm going out in a canoe. Grood
News.
.Ilia t'lmt anil t.ant Time.
Romnnclli, having hc.'.r.l wonders told
of tho skating rink, determined to go
there. The i;rht of so many young
ladies nnd gentlemen clidiag nronnd in
all directions so gracefully and in snch
apparent safety led him to believe that
skating was tho easiest nud unwt natural
thing in the world. He nnhieiily mudo
up his mind, and ntcroi U i liiu' a pair of
roller skates he took a i tcp forward nnd
ballot ho dropped lull length on tho
lloor. The milliard' i nn to i .el; him up.
'Is t'tirt the first lime you have put o i
the liii'ies?"
"No, sir: the last!" prowled Itomanell1.
Nauo Rosso.
t.ocnl Coloring.
A conscientious jr.iwrr sent to the
"Salon" a canvas reprrreiiiiug a view in
Newfoundland.
"Whnt a queer smell tin vo is about
this picture!" exclaimed one f the mem
bers of the hanging commit te as he ex
amined it.
"The fact is," remnvked one of his
colleagues, "tho scene linn bcn painted
in cod Hver oil." CirnnJu"
For Scrofula
"After suffering for about twenty-Are
years from scrofulous sores on the legs
and arm), trying various medical courses
without benefit, I began to use Ayer's
Barsaparllla, and a wonderful cure was
the result. Fire bottles sufficed to re
store me to health." BonKanta Loper,
82T E. commerce It, San Antonio, Texas.
Catarrh
"My daughter was afflicted for nearly
a year with catarrh. The physicians be
ing unable to help bcr, my pastor recom
mended Aycr's Barsnparilln. I followed
his advice. Three months of regular
treatment with Aycr's Rarsnparllla and
Ayer's Tills completely restored my
daughter's health." Mrs. Louise Welle,
Littlo Canada, Ware, Mass..
Rheumatism
'For sevnrnl years, 1 wns troubled
with Inflammatory rheumatism, being so
bad at times as to be entirely helpless.
For tho last two years, whenever I felt
the effects of the disease, I began to take
Ayer's Sarsnparllla, and have not had a
spell for a long time." E. T. Hansbrougb,
Elk Kun, Va.
For all blood diseases, tho
best remedy Is
AVER'S
Sarsaparilla
Frepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer fc Co., tow. 11, Mm.
Bold by all DruinrliM. I'rlcc f 1 ; all bottle., 5.
Cures others,'wlll cure you
K NOW iVil: BY H1Y WORKS
A Fri'vriitlv.Mitut Cure lor Cholera nnd
i i .r !'.
1'ntin mt lii-iix',v urcHtiii'it Imt rvpcrl tho
Clmlrrti Jt ml l.a Vi)ihc in oui niMst In the
iii'itr future iinti In orilt'i that cvrrvlnMly nmy
I hi pari' ilHtiiMlvi'K for ilic rmri nitn-y anil
iiiowlntx (Mill I rtiiiimt tinil ynu pcfMiiiiilly
I am Iiuvhik pilnltii a rnmvt antl never
falling formula for ilie pievention nnd cure
of i htileiti ami anoilier for the elite of Lu
(iilppe w liiiti I warrant todollie hest work
If um'm in lime. In order ihtn everybody
may have a chance 1t ju't iliese formulas, 1
am having them printed in ."VM.iiiMi Ioih, and on
and after ilils date 1 will have onewntpped
around every hot lie of Itmuoou'H SNlem
Renovator ilmi lenen my oliiee or lal oru
tory. An.nn;: ilic many hundreds Unit have
Iteeii treated with these pi ecripl Iomn I Know
of none (lnw have dted.
SvMtem Henovator is a runipound of 11)
d liferent i-ooih nnd lierlm that work In
harmony on the human system. I will put
up Is l.l mi i tin 1 It h:is nn etunl n n family
medielne. My eapaelty lo-djiy 1 H.M lwi len
pei- month, and you will .id h in every
wholesale nnd retail drutf hime at $1.00 per
Ihittle, ortifoi 'MKt. Have your druiruM tref
It for you, nnd take po other. I will refund
you the money for every l-otile that doe not
do as 1 Ha v. 1 1 Ih i he world's wonder and will
he at Hie oi Id'M 1'nir In all lis uloiy.
I have cured 'H7 pei-soie of litpe worniH In
tlie last 41 month, and can show moiv cures
of ruueer, catarrh, scrofula nnd nil blood
diseases tliitii nlloiliers.
IHt. J. A. ItriKJOON.
47 Ohlohtreel, Allegheny.
Buriroon'K remedies for Mile itt II. Alex.
HtokeV
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Dry Goods,
Notions,
Boots, and
Shoes,
Fresh Groceries
Flour and
Feed.
GOODS DELIVERED FREE.
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
- KeynoldsYille, Pa.
MORROW
The Labor Trouble Ended !
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE EVENT MADE PUBLIC.
Thousands who have most carefully deliberated
declare that there in
NO FURTHER TROUBLE
neceppary. They anticipated the result the
first time they took advantage of POLUElt
HUOS. invitation to attend their AUTUMN
and FALL OPENING. Looking around
from store to store is a thing of the past.
There is no occasion now, and another thing
it was always a laborious task.
The Trouble in this Direction is not at an End.
People who visit our store congratulate
each other for showing their good judgment
In patronizing a firm that has the moral
courage of selling
Minus oiitraoeous Proms.
You will find in our establishment pleasing
facial expressions in every department, and
the following prices are what multiplies and
cultivates custom for us:
We have a beautiful line of
MolVo Q I i i f o ,lt to-"0- !l'00' ii-"i,
CI I J3 OUI LO) 1J.(I nul up to ifi'd.iM).
Rnyc' Ci life at !.:.-, i.;r. w.::,, t,i.2.-..
DUy O O U I Lb, M.7-,, ti..-,i) v.m q to $7.00.
Overcoats for the millions!
We have a splendid line of
Men's Overcoats, ntnih.
Boys' Overcoats, ft-Sirf n-mM
In our merchant tailoring department the
Pest and Latest designs the market affords.
GENTLEMEN:
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( 'hh.w'wii;, irlivn ill ii.kI of tiinilliimj in thv ;.' nt' ( 'lothimj,
fiuihl-nioih nr until'- to iour Diuitniir', ' In,' mitt a -iilli nii ii'n
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Fancy and Staple
GROCERIES,
Oil, Flour! Feed.
An elegant line con
pisting of pour, sweet
ami mixed picklep.
Onions, chow chow,
olives, cauliflowers
and others too numer
ous to mention.
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( An endless variety on
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liana; always fresu.
Try our fruit nnd
chocolate cakes.
"Washburne's Best"
leads the list; it's a
dandy. Try it. We
have in ptock, "Our
Best," "Straight,"
"Imperial," "N. W.
Patent," "Pilgrim"
and others.
We have no oil wagon
on the road but we
deliver you a 5 gal.
best 150 oil for 50
cents. Get our rates
on oil by the barrel.
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A FULL STOCK of fnotln in our
Hue nhrtiiH on hand. Jflhrnt
innrhrt price ittll for country
produce.
' (SOO Its ItECEIVEli
liAILY. :
AO OLlt (iOODS '
FOR SALE. i
McKee & Warnick,
Tho Grocers,
Cor. lith uuil Mu In St
. . Jti'iuoltlttrllle, l'enmt.
IN SI
IN SI
I want to close out my sum
mer goods to make room
for fall stock, and
will sell
AT COST!
Outing Cloth, 6.J cents,
Sold before for 8 cents.
Outing Cloth, 8 cents,
Sold before for 10 cents.
Outing Cloth 12 cents, '
Sold before for 12i cents.
Challie, 10 cents,
Sold before for 12 i cents.
Challie, 10 cents,
Sold before for 15 cents.
Sateen, 10 cents,
Sold before for 15 cents.
Indigo Blue prints
6 cents per yard.
Men's Seersucker Coat
and Vest at 65 cents,
Sold before for fl.00.
Men's and Boys'
Outing Shirts
At 19 cents apiece.
Men's suits at $3.60,
Sold before for $5.00
All Men's suits reduced
From $2100 to ,
$3.00 per suit.
Children's . '
Suits $i.oo.
t
Now iayour time to save
money. These goods are all
new.
(Sods
!N". Hanau.