I am interested in a family of butchers from the same area. Ruether was the last name. Have you come across any information on them? There was August, Anton, Frederick and maybe a couple others. Dianne Hoffman ----- Original Message ---- From: Joanne Gaudio <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 4:58:11 AM Subject: [MABERKSH] Ansell & Ripton Grocers, 1900 Does anyone have any information about the Ansell & Ripton Grocers that operated in North Adams, MA in the early 1900s. My great-great-uncle William A. Ripton was the Ripton half of the partnership, and he lived in North Adams with his family in 1900. Richard W. Ansell, William's then brother-in-law, was the Ansell half. In the 10 Sep 1900 "North Adams Transcript," Richard announced that the partnership had been dissolved and would now be known as R. W. Ansell. He also left within a few years. William Ripton had earlier started a family grocery business in Johnstown, NY, and I don't know if this store was a branch of that business or a whole new enterprise. I'm writing a family history and would appreciate any information anyone may have. Joanne Gaudio ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now.