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BIRCHARD & BURROUGHS, proprietors of Commercial Hotel, Guy’s Mills. Virgil A. Birchard, senior member of this firm, was born in Randolph Township, this county, July 7, 1851, son of V.G. Birchard. His early life was employed in assisting his parents on the homestead farm and in attending the common and select schools of the county. In 1878, in company with his parents, he went to New Albion, N.Y., and purchased the hotel property known as the "New Albion House," and continued in business there three years, when he returned to Randolph Township. Our subject then engaged with A.M. Hall as teamster and assistant in his store. During the summer of 1883 he assisted on his father’s farm, and in March, 1884, in partnership with his brother-in-law, J.M. Burroughs, opened the Commercial Hotel at Guy’s Mills, in connection with which they have a livery stable and do general teaming for the merchants..... Although young in years the firm of Birchard & Burroughs are experienced in business, energetic and enterprising.
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