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C.H. ARMSTRONG, merchant, Coudersport, was
born in Tioga county, N. Y., in 1832. His parents removed to Ulysses,
Potter Co., Penn., when he was a child, and were among its early settlers.
They purchased the first cook stove used in that township. His father was
a shoemaker by trade, but partially cleared a farm in Ulysses, and in 1853
removed to Coudersport, where, in 1881, he died; his widow is now in her
seventy-second year. Their children were C. H., Lydia B. (now Mrs. W. B.
Gordnier), Chloe M. (now Mrs. O. H. Crosby), Ezra B. (deceased), Amelia J.
(now Mrs. Capt. Theodore Hatfield, United States army, stationed at Kansas
City, Mo.), Orlando E., Fred L. (deceased) and Parmelia (now Mrs. H. A.
Scoville).
C. H. Armstrong began his business life as a farmer in Ulysses township,
Potter county, but in 1801 came to Coudersport and engaged in the
manufacture of shoes. In 1868 he bought a hardware store, which he
conducted until 1877, when he purchased, on Second street, property
destroyed by the fire of 1880, but which he at once replaced with a
handsome brick building. containing two large stores, one 98x23, the other
85x23, and which is, without doubt, the most commodious, complete and best
calculated building for a country store in the United States. On the
second floor, in a capacious room, is a store-room for crockery and room
for unpacking it, with elevator of modern construction; a store-room for
groceries and fruits of all kinds, and a separate room for smoked meats.
In the cellar, which is high and dry, well ventilated and light, is a
buttery, and in a separate compartment is a vegetable cellar, where are
also kept molasses, syrups, etc. In still another compartment are pork,
fish, etc., and in a building in the rear, disconnected from the main
store, is a store-room for flour and feed, and in an adjoining room a
storehouse for salt. The main store upon one side has fine groceries, upon
the other side boots and shoes, and the adjoining show room has crockery
on one side and jewelry on the other. Mr. Armstrong has a fine opportunity
to take advantage of the markets on account of his vast room for storing
purposes. Both fronts of the second floor are used as offices. In 1884 Mr.
Armstrong admitted as partner Mr. E. C. Stevens, the firm name now being
C. H. Armstrong & Co. In 1854 Mr. Armstrong married Adeline M. Crowell. He
is a Republican in politics, but is in no sense a politician, devoting his
entire attention to his business.
History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania
with biographical selections, including their early settlement and development,
a description of the historic and interesting localities, sketches of their
cities, towns and villages, portraits of prominent men, biographies of
representative citizens, outline history of Pennsylvania, statistics.. Chicago. J.H.
Beers & Co.. 1890, pages 1142-1143.
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