LEADING  MANUFACTURERS  AND  MERCHANTS  CITY  OF  BROOKLYN


B. SMITH

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Flour, and Provisions
Nos. 669 and 671 Fifth Avenue.- 

The stable and reliable house of Mr. B. Smith, wholesale and retail dealer 
in staple and fancy groceries, butter, flour, teas, coffees, and general 
provisions, is, by common consent, the leading and best stocked establishment 
of the kind on this thoroughfare. 

This well-known house was founded in 1871, and being conducted on sound 
business principles, its career during the fifteen years' existence of the 
business has been a history of unbroken prosperity. 

The premises occupied is 40x60 feet in dimensions, and an extensive and 
A 1 stock is constantly carried, comprising fine teas, coffees, and spices, 
the best brands of family flour, prime dairy and country butter, canned 
goods, smoked meats and provisions, sugars, rice, and molasses, and an 
excellent assortment of condiments, preserves, sauces, and table luxuries, 
and an attractive display is made. Seven hands are regularly employed, and 
two or more wagons are in steady service. 

Mr. Smith was born in Ireland, and came to the United States when a boy 
of fourteen. 


With Special Thanks to: Cathy Harrison Speciale
Transcribed exclusively for the Brooklyn Genealogical Information Pages: Nancy E. Lutz

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