A William S. Goodrich was in partnership with Charles D. Nash in a general store in Middlebury, Vt. in 1847-1849. The same businessman or another of the same name was owner with Caleb Tichnor of the Starr Mill in Middlebury, a grist mill and grain and feed store from 1869-1885. There is no information about him (or them) between 1849 and 1869, so it may or may not have been the same person who was in New York City in 1867 and involved with Middlebury School District #4 in 1874.
From the description of William S. Goodrich papers, 1867-1879. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 610006552