Business Directory for the town of Valatie,
Columbia County, New York
from Boyd's Business Directory of 1869-70
Pages 567 & 568
[Transcribed by Susan Stalker Mulvey]
VALATIE, Columbia County.
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Columbia county formed April 4, 1786. Valatie, situated at the junction of Kinderhook creek and the outlet of Kinderhook lake, was incorporated June 20, 1858. It is two miles from Kinderhook station on the Boston & Albany Railroad, and 16 miles from Albany. It contains the Columbia Steam Boiler Company, cotton and woolen mills, paper mill, plaster mill, and other manufacturing establishments, and some very handsome private residences.
VILLAGE OFFICERS,--C. W. Tremper, President; S. W. Carpenter, B. Mesick, J. W. Peterson, C. Merwin, Trustees; W. H. Pulver, Clerk; J. B. Richmond, Treasurer.
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| Abbot Alex, (Hanna, Abbott & Co.), Main and Chatham | Miller James, telegraph operator, Main |
| Abbott Wm. D. , baker and confectioner, Main | McLaughlin Thomas, saloon, Main |
| Abbott W. G., grocer, Main | Measick Barent, carpenter, Mechanic |
| Abrams John, mason, Main | Measick & Skinkle (J. Measick and W. Skinkle), blacksmiths, Mechanic |
| American Express Co., Wilson Miller, agt. Main | Miller Allen, blacksmith, Main |
| Balis Edgar, dentist, Main | Miller James, druggist, Main |
| Becker A. V., hardware and stoves, Main | Miller Stephen, ice dealer, Lake |
| Becker Sylvester, harnessmaker, Main | Mitchell W. J. livery, Main |
| Benson Geor. E. physician, Main | Mitchell W. J. Mrs. milliner, Main |
| Benson M. & R. Misses, milliners, Main | Patton James, furniture dealer, Main |
| Benson Samuel (Hanna, Abbott & Co.), Chatham | Peterson John, wagon maker, Mechanic |
| Berry Charles Rev. pastor Presbyterian church, Main | Prospect Hill Cemetery Association; J. Carpenter, president; E. Balis, secretary; Main |
| Bowers Lewis, barber, Main | Pulver Anthony, shoemaker, Main |
| Bulkley Gershom, lawyer, Main | Pulver Nathaniel & Co. (Lewis Launt), flour and feed, Main |
| Busby John, hats, caps, and furs, and sewing machines, Main | Pulver W. H. grocer, Main |
| Canoll Anson, shoemaker, Main | Purcell Michael, saloon, Main |
| Carpenter E. O. dry goods, &c. Main | Ransford Geo. (Eighmey & Ransford), Main |
| CARPENTER S. W. attorney and counsellor at law, and sec'y Columbia Patent Steam Boiler Furnace Co. office Main (See adv.) | Rathbone Wm. P. Valatie Wadding Mills, Main |
| COLUMBIA PATENT STEAM BOILER FURNACE CO. C. Wild, president; S. W. Carpenter, secretary; J. V. Reynolds, superintendent; Main (See adv. vol'd page.) | Reynolds Hiram, wagon maker, Main |
| Couse Edward, butcher, Main | Richmond J. B. dry goods and groceries, Main |
| Daley G. K. lawyer Main | Roberts John, tobacconist, Main |
| Davis Charles, coal dealer, Main | Rodgers, Thomas, saloon, Main |
| Dennis Worthy, tailor, Main | Sharp A. G. boots and shoes, Main |
| Eighmey Eugene (Eighmey & Ransford), Main | Sharp James A. confectioner, Main |
| Eighmey & Ransford (E. Eighmey and G. Ransford), tobacconists, Main | Shaughness (T. Shaughness & Gardenier, Main |
| Farrar A. H. (Silvernail & Farrar), Main | Sheldon Charles, carpenter, Main |
| Fiske Henry, blacksmith, Main | Sheldon S. J. Mrs. milliner, Main |
| Fink J. C. harnessmaker, Main | Silvernail Wm. H. (Silvernail & Farrar), Main |
| Friedlander Manuel, clothier, Main | Silvernail & Magee (P. Silvernail & A. Magee), dry goods and groceries, Main |
| Gardenier R (Shaughness & Gardenier, Main | Silvernail Adam (Lyon & Silvernail), Main |
| Geer W. E. grocer, Main | Silvernail Henry, milkman, Chatham |
| Gerst Lewis, dry goods, &c. Main | Silvernail Peter, (Silvernail & Magee), Main |
| Goldsmith & Miller, blacksmith, Main | Silvernail & Farrar (W. H. Silvernail and A. H. Farrar), lawyers, Main |
| Hall Wm. grocer, Main | Skinkle Wm. (Measick & Skinkle), Mechanic |
| Hallady F. S. Dry goods, &c., Main | Smith J. I. tailor, Main |
| Hanna Samuel (Hanna, Abbot & Co.), Chatham | Smith Wm. & George, hotel keepers, Main |
| Hanna, Abbott & Co. (S. Hanna, A. Abbott, and S. Benson), cotton mills, Chatham | Snyder John, tinner, Mechanic |
| Harrison Lancelot (Van Slyke & Harrison, Main | Spears William, carriage trimmer, Mechanic |
| Heath A. B. photographer, Main | Swain C. H. grocer, Main |
| Henderson Francis (Henderson, Hoffman & Co.), Chatham | TALLMADGE S. G. physician and postmaster, Main |
| Henderson, Hoffman & Co. (F. Henderson and Hoffman), knitting mills, Chatham | Ten Eyck Ambrose, barber, Main |
| Hendrixson Henry, blacksmith, Spring | Tremper C. W., police justice, Main |
| Hoffman), knitting mills, Chatham | Tremper Henry Mrs. dressmaker, Main |
| Hewett Samuel, saloon, Main | Valatie Lodge No. --, F. & A. M. Main |
| Hoffman John (Henderson, Hoffman & Co.), Chatham | Valatie Lodge No. 332, I. O. of O. F. Main |
| Iler Henry, propr. United States Hotel, Main | Valatie Lodge No. 446, I. O. of G. T. Main |
| Kemper Henry, insurance agent, Main | VALATIE YOUNG MENS' ASSOCIATION, A. H. Farrar, president, Main |
| Kendall Dennis, carpenter and builder, Main | Vanalen Isaac, segar[sic] maker, Main |
| Launt Lewis (N. Pulver & Co.), Main | Van Buren James, mason, Main |
| Lipperley Mrs. dressmaker, Main | Vandyke H. Mrs. milliner, Main |
| Lynch Larry, blacksmith, Mechanic | Van Slyke Peter R. (Van Slyke & Harrison), Main |
| Lyon Theodore (Lyon & Silvernail), Main | Van Slyke & Harrison (P. B. Van Slyke and L. Harrison), drugs, paints, oil, &c. Main |
| Lyon & Silvernail (T. Lyon and A. Silvernail), hardware, Main | Vosburgh J. C. Nurseryman, Main |
| Mcgee Abram (Silvernail & Magee), Main | Wilbur, E. R. (H. Mott Wilbur & Co.), Main |
| Maston C. H. physician, Main | Wilbur H. Mott & Co. (E. R. Wilbur), dry goods and groceries, Main |
| Masten C. H. Mrs. milliner and dressmaker, Main | Wilds N. Sons (Charles and Alfred), cotton mills, Main |
| Merwin Samuel, watchmaker, Main | |
| Merwin W. J. dentist and watchmaker, Main |
