At North Marshfield, in the village known as Cornhill, Miss Mary Conant somewhere in the seventies kept store in a building adjoining George Conant's residence, opposite the road leading to Gravelly Beach.   The store is now closed, and there is no store in that portion of the town.
   At East Marshfield (now Marshfield Hills), in the early part of the 19th century, Danforth Hall carried on the store business in a building on the grounds now owned by Albert Holmes.   Later he built the store and residence now occupied by George H. Weatherbee, town treasurer.   After a few years he sold out to Henry Clapp.   Mr. Hall was grandfather of the late Elisha W. Hall, one of the most successful merchants the town has ever known.   Mr. Clapp was succeeded by George H. Weatherbee, Sr., father of the present town clerk and treasurer.   W. & C. Ames followed Mr. Weatherbee.
   Directly opposite this store Elisha W. Hall and George H. Weatherbee, Jr., erected a large, two-story building in which they carried on the grocery and dry goods business.   After a few years Mr. Hall bought Mr. Weahterbee's interest and conducted the business alone for many years.   Mr. Weatherbee then occupied the old store adjoining his house, but after a few years he gave up the business, and as treasurer and town clerk his office is here located.   Mr. E. W. Hall was succeeded by his son, Winthrop, who is a present conducting the business.
   In the middle of the 19th century the late Henry Tilden kept store at the "Two Mile," in a building now used as a residence and formerly occupied by Mr. Albion Hatch, on the corner of a road leading to Samuel F. Hatch's sawmill.   Later he built and occupied the store at Marshfield Hills now rented by G. F. Drew as a grocer.   After Mr. Henry Tilden, Capt. Charles F. Tilden conducted the business for many years.   It is now carried on by his grandson, the said G. F. Drew.   Henry Tilden built a store adjoining