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1847 Coleman Saunders moves to Chester, VT and bought the property on Depot Street. 1849 Saunders has the building constructed to be a general store. 1862 Saunder's son, Coleman Jr. takes over the general store business 1892 The general store business is sold to Fred A. Leland, the town sheriff. 1931 Farmer & Son takes over the business. 1940 Store closes temporarily. 1944 Hugh Jameson buys the building and makes additions to expand the store space. 1964 Bob Wilbur purchases the business. 1973 Doris Jameson Eddy and her husband, Herb Eddy take over the business. 1993 Lonnie, Gary, and Brent Lisai opened the store in Chester as a sister market to Lisai's in Bellows Falls. 2020 Garrison Smith bought the business and opened Smitty's Chester Market. |