Thorne CF Exterior 1890
Title
Thorne CF Exterior 1890
Description
This photo of the exterior of the C. F. Thorne Clothing and Shoes store at 108 N. Benton shows five members of the family. William S. Thorne, age 11 stands in front on the left with his father Charles F. Thorne on the top step. The others in the photo are not identified, but they are presumably his mother and grandparents.
C. F. THORNE sold "fashionable clothing, gents' furnishings, hats and men's and ladies' fine shoes." He purchased the shoe business in 1885 from E. C. Jewett and made his son, William S., a partner in 1904.
"C. F. Thorne was born in Vermont and came west twenty years ago. His son, W. S. Thorne, is also a product of the East, but grew up to manhood in Woodstock, coming here with his parents at the age of three. He is a member of the Masonic order, Mr. Thorne, senior, affiliating with the Odd Fellows. C. F. Thorne & Son occupy one of the finest locations in Woodstock, next door to the post office. They have the exclusive sale of the goods of Hart, Schaffner & Marx. They also take orders for merchant tailoring and are in every respect worthy of the large amount of confidence reposed in them." [Woodstock Sentinel 4-24-1904]
The C. F. Thorne and Sons haberdashery was succeeded by Beard & Stovall Men's Clothier in the 1950s who were in business for more than 40 years, closing in 1997. J. B. Stovall had been the manager of Montgomery Wards when it opened on Main St. in 1927.
108 N Benton
Murphy Block
C. F. THORNE sold "fashionable clothing, gents' furnishings, hats and men's and ladies' fine shoes." He purchased the shoe business in 1885 from E. C. Jewett and made his son, William S., a partner in 1904.
"C. F. Thorne was born in Vermont and came west twenty years ago. His son, W. S. Thorne, is also a product of the East, but grew up to manhood in Woodstock, coming here with his parents at the age of three. He is a member of the Masonic order, Mr. Thorne, senior, affiliating with the Odd Fellows. C. F. Thorne & Son occupy one of the finest locations in Woodstock, next door to the post office. They have the exclusive sale of the goods of Hart, Schaffner & Marx. They also take orders for merchant tailoring and are in every respect worthy of the large amount of confidence reposed in them." [Woodstock Sentinel 4-24-1904]
The C. F. Thorne and Sons haberdashery was succeeded by Beard & Stovall Men's Clothier in the 1950s who were in business for more than 40 years, closing in 1997. J. B. Stovall had been the manager of Montgomery Wards when it opened on Main St. in 1927.
108 N Benton
Murphy Block
Source
Keefe, Jim
Collection
Citation
“Thorne CF Exterior 1890,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed October 4, 2024, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/414.
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