E. A. Buck iV; Co., dealers in Flour, Grain, Feed, Lumber, etc. Willimantic
Steam Mill, Willimantic. Conn.—As truly representative a business firm as
can be found in this city is tliat of E. A. I>uck & Co., for this concern carry
on one of the most important enterprises in town and are •conceded on
all sides to be the leaders in their special line. They are millers, and
contractors for all kinds of hard-wood lumber, railroad ties, etc., and
do both a wholesale and retail business,' being prepared to furnish
anything in their line in quantities to suit at positively bottom prices.
Of course in order to do this they must have unsurpassed facilities
and these they most cerState. _ tainly possess, their establishment
being one of the most conveniently arranged of the kind in the It is located
at No. 89 Main street, and comprises two mills, of the dimensions of
.30 x 95 and 30 X 65 respectively. The premises are directly on the
line of the railroad, so that goods can be received and shipped at a
mininuiln of trouble and expense. The machinery in use is •driven by
steam-power and is of the latestimproved type, the meal produced being
made from carefully selected material and having a very high reputation
in the market. Seed oats, grass seed, salt, fertilizers, etc., are also dealt
in, together with hard-wood lumber, railroad ties, etc., these latter
commodities being furnished in extensive lots at very short notice.
The firm is con.stituted of Mr. p]. A. Buck and his son, Mr. W. A. Buck,
 both of whom are natives of Ashford, Conn. The senior partner has held
 about all the town offices, and has also served as State senator,
 representative and treasurer, holding the latter position from 1876 to
1S78. The firm are constantly enlarging their operations, and in addition
 to their VV illimantic establishment they carry on a hardware store at
 Stafford Springs, Conn., and at l^almer, Mass., bemg engaged in the
oil business also in the latter town.

From Remington's advertisements:

"A very extensive and desirable
 stock of clothing and gentlemen's furnishings, trunks, blankets,
etc., is constantly carried, both
a wholesale and retail business
being done, but a specialty being
made of the latter. Employment
is given to three assistants and
prompt and polite attention is
assured to every caller. The
partners are Messrs. H. E.
Remington and C. A. Capen.
Mr. Capen has held various
local offices and was chosen
as State representative in the
fall of 1888, and both Mr. Capen
and Mr. Remington- are very
widely and favorably known
in business circles throughout
this section."

Sweeney & Dunn, Stationers, Booksellers and Newsdealers :The
business carried on by Messrs. Sweeney & Dunn, at No. 170 Main
street, was founded about thirty-five years ago, operations having been
begun by Mr. James Walden in 1855, and he being succeeded by the
present proprietors in 1887 (who also maintain an establishment at
No. 119 Main street, known as the Willimantic News Depot, devoted
to cigars, tobacco, and periodicals, where they first started in 18S4).
The firm deal in stationery, books, periodicals, newspapers, paper
hangings, etc., and carry a very heavy stock, both a wholesale
and retail business being done. The very latest novelties in
fashionable stationery are always to be found at their establishments,
together with a complete line of commercial stationery, blank books, etc.
Novels and other books are dealt in quite extensively, the firm being
prepared to furnish any book at short notice, at the regular retail price.
Pens, pencils and writing materials of all kinds, both plain and
ornamental, are carried in stock, as is also as carefully a chosen an
assortment of paper hangings as the city can show.

Chas. R.Utley, dealer in Books and Stationery, Paper Hangings, Shades, Fixtures, etc., 112 Main Street, Willimantic, Conn.—It would certainly be an unpardonable omission did we fail to make mention of the enterprise carried on by Mr. Chas. R. Utley, at No. 112 Main street, for this is a representative house of its kind, and ranks with the most prominent in this section of the city. Operations were begun in 1877, by Mr. C. C. Crandall, who was succeeded by the present proprietor in 1879. Mr. Charles R. Utley is a native of Chaplin, Conn., and was burgess for 1888 and 1889. An extensive wholesale and retail business is done, and books, stationery, paper hangings, shades, fixtures, etc., are constantly handled. The premises now utilized comprise one floor 85 x 20 feet, with basement. This store was taken owing to lack of space at the old location for the rapidly increasing business. Where so varied a supply of articles is carried, it is impossible in a notice so brief as the exigencies of space require this to be, to make proper detailed mention of the many commodities contained within it, but it may be oroadly stated that whatever Mr. Utley offers to nis customers, is sure to be reliable, and fully worth the price set upon it. The books handled are varied in binding as well as in subject, and not only is a fine assortment of the most popular work carried, but orders will be taken for any desired book, the volume being supplied at the regular market price. Some beautiful patterns are shown in wall papers, and shades and fixtures, and choice designs are offered at low rates.

Started in business as Wales and Hyde
The establishment conducted by Messrs. Wales & Hyde  makes no great pretensions and yet it is worthy of the most liberal patronage for the simple reason that no goods are sold under false pretenses, every article being guaranteed to prove just as represented in every respect. Messrs. Wales & Hyde have built up quite a large business, for the public are not slow to appreciate fair dealing and enterprise and are pretty sure to sujiport any undertaking in the management of which both of these are combined. Tile premises are located at 28 Church street, and contain a carefully selected stock of choice family groceries and provisions. This firm does not claim to sell lower than everybody else or to be constantly offering goods "below cost," but they are content witli a small margin of profit, and a dollar will go about as far in this store as at any similar establishment in town. Orders are promptly filled, every caller receiving careful and polite attention, Itotli from the proprietors and their well-informed assistants.

J.W.Webb, Marketman and provision dealer, 13 Turner's Block,  It would probably be impossible to find an establishment more universally known in this vicinity than that conducted by Mr. J. W. Webb, at No. 13 Church street, and the more thorough an investigation is made around town, the more one is convinced in the idea that this enterprise ranks second to no other of a similar nature in Willimantic and vicinity. It was inaugurated by its present proprietor, and the business has not reached its present development and magnitude on account of good luck, but simply because the furnishing of uniformly superior articles at uniformly low prices, is sure to result in the attainment of a large trade. The premises occupied are 20X45 feet in dimensions, and the stock handled includes meats of all kinds. No pains are spared to maintain the high reputation which the establishment has long since been accorded, and both as regards quality, and price, the articles handled will be found to give perfect satisfaction. Five assistants are required to properly handle the details of this extensive wholesale and retail business and customerg are served with a precision and celerity which are both novel and 37 and reiail trade transacted requires the services of three efficient assistants. This firm are in a position to meet all honorable competition, and while they pay more attention to the (piality of their goods than to the ofi'ering cheap articles, their prices will be found to compare favorably with those quoted at other establisliments on goods of equal merit. gratifying. The proprietor of this prosperous enterprise is a native and selectman of Williraantic and is not only universally known throughout this locality, but also generally esteemed.