Wilbur F. Hazard
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The Shelby Democrat
February 13, 1879
VOL. 1; No. 37
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from the article, SMILING SHELBYVILLE!
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Wilbur F. Hazard
Was born in the year 1841, in Seaford, Delaware, where his parents still reside. When eleven years of age he left home and went to Laurel, this State, where he entered upon the duties of clerk in a dry goods store, which
position he held for six years, at the end of which time, he being but seventeen years old, he made preparations to commence the dry goods trade for himself, went to Philadelphia, Penn., and purchased a stock of dry goods
without any assistance, had them shipped to Laurel, and in the year 1858 opened a store on his own responsibility. He has carried on business successfully ever since. Seeing a good opening in Shelbyville, he
concluded to open another store here, and on the first day of September, 1878, opened out a first class stock of dry goods, carpets, hats, caps and boots and shoes, in the recently enlarged room, No. 2 Jackson House. He has a room well adapted to his business, being one hundred feet long by twenty feet wide extending back the entire length of the block to Franklin street. Although not as old in business in this city as some of our merchants, he has shown the citizens of this city and county that he understands the business thoroughly, and knows how to conduct a first-class dry goods store. He still conducts the store in Laurel, which of itself, is no small affair. His stock is well assorted, and includes dress goods of all kinds and prices, embroideries, a rare assortment; calicoes, new styles, marvelously cheap; domestics, notions, hosiery, shawls of all descriptions, etc., etc., in fact, an assortment of everything from which the most fastidious may be suited. Special inducements offered to all wanting anything in the way of boots, shoes, hats and caps, as he positively intends to close out all goods in this department in order to make more room for new invoices in the dry goods and carpet line. He has in his emply ten clerks and assistants, among whom are several who are well know in this county, and who will heartily welcome all those who favor them with a call.~~~~~~~~~~
The Shelby Democrat
February 13, 1879
VOL. 1; No. 37
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from the article, SMILING SHELBYVILLE!
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Wilbur F. Hazard
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