OBIT: Grace & Edward Rose; Franklinville, Allegany Co., NY (1942)

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At mid 20th Century 29 South Main was owned and occupied by Ed and Grace Rose. 
Ed Rose was a clothier who bought the shop on west Park Square from Smith &
Crosman.
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             MRS. GRACE ROSE was stricken suddenly ill and died at her home on
South Main Street on her 74th birthday.  She was the widow of EDWARD T. ROSE
who was proprietor of the Ed T. Rose haberdashery here for several years. He
died in 1942. BORN SEPTEMBER 2, 1887 IN WELLSBORO, PA. she had been a resident
here for the past forty years.
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EDWARD T. ROSE died March 28, 1942. BORN LYNDON  AUGUST 6, 1870

                  "When a young chap he came to Franklinville and clerked for
Chandler Bros., later the A. M. Farwell store.  After his apprenticeship he
went to Arcade and clerked in a dress shop.  Then he went on the road selling
gloves.
                  A good salesman he soon attracted the attention of the Rugby
Knitting Co. and for many years was one of its top drummers.  While still on
the road he formed a partnership with another drummer, Frank E. Smith, on the
road selling crackers and baked goods and opened a men's clothing store in
Franklinville in 1912, employing William C. Crosman, another road salesman as
clerk. In 1913 he sold his interest to Smith & Crosman, and continued his
emplojyment with the Rugby Knitting Co. Later he retired from the road and
returned to Franklinville.  The itch for merchandising was in his blood so in
1933 he opened the first 5 cent to $1.00 store in Franklinville in the space
now occupied by N. L. & O. Power Co.  Seeking a better location for his
business he moved into the original Masoni Building on Main Street and
enlarged his floor space. In 1939 he sold to Warren Negus and again retired.
                  Once again the merchandising fever took hold and the aged
veteran could not resist. He purchased the William C. Crosman men's furnishing
store following a closeout sale and started the business anew in 1940.
                  Surviving wife GRACE METZGAR ROSE.  SIBLING MRS. CHARLES
THRALL, CUBA.  BURIAL MOUNT PROSPECT