Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-21
THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING.

No news that to anybody. Haven't we all
heard thousand times in the year, CHRs1-
MAS is coming. Have not the youngsters for
weeks back been counting the days to it?
Are not fathers and mothers, husbands and
wives, brothers and sisters, friends and low
ers, this moment wondering what they shall
select for presents to those they love? And
haven't our merchants thought of the posi-.
bility of o rush on them about now, and laid
ia goods galore, to meet the emergency
OF course they haye-the rush for holiday
goods has begun already! Why not? Why
shouldn't We spend money in reason, and
give gifts and enjoy holiday time as Of yore ?
True there is turmoil many hundred miles
away down South but why should it dis
turb our quiet. The lords of cottondom may
resolve themselves out of the Union but
Vermont will stay in it. Her farmers will
still make the best butter and cheese and
maple sugar, and send fat oxen to market.
Her manufacturers will make their wares
for somebody if not for the cotton planters
and her merchants buy big stocks Of goods in
New York, and sell them "like hot cakes"
The year has been good one. Our COM
muuity is not famine-stricken like Kansas,
nor panic-stricken like Wall Street, nor
terror-stricken like some other parts Of the
and. We will enjoy our holiday time, and
wish merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
and make the reality follow the wish.
Assuming, then, that holiday purchases will
occupy the attention of many Of our readers
during the coming week, We venture, as is
our wont at this time, to suggest some Of the
places where such purchases can be well
made, and if we say the most about those
who advertise in the FREE Press, it will be
but the natural consequence of the fact that
they have taken pains to let US and the pub
lie know most about their business.
Time was when for really rich and tasteful
articles of use or luxury, the customers must
| 20 or send to the cities. That time has gone
by in Burlington. The large and varied
stocks of goods in our stores, kept full and
fresh by frequent communication with the
markets. leave one no excuse for not buying
at home. Almost anything, within the
reach of persons no richer and moro fastidi-
Gus than the citizens OF such q country town
as this, can be bought here, as our enumer.
alton will Indicate We begin with the Book.
sellers.
1t is to be expected in an intelligent and
cultivated community, that Books will now
iFever be in demand, and so the Booksellers
find it. Their trade of this week will exceed
that of months at other seasons.
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON. has large stock of
Juvenile Books of all kinds and colors and is
| receiving additions daily, while his stock OF
richly bound Bibles, fine standard works OF
al Kinds, Portfolios, ornamented and orna-
mental stationery and a great variety OF use
fli and desirable articles is unusually full.
We think that prices, too, will be found to
correspond with the other liberal induce
ments TO customers here.
E. \. FILTERS popular book mart,i now
stocked with larger and more varied supply
than ever-carefully selected By the proprie-
tor (who has just returned from market }
Such beautiful gift books as the "Folk
Songs" with Bibles, prayer books, Albums,
&C., at hbifum may be found here-be-
sides rich and valuable standard works-and
a great variety Of work boxes, writing desks
portfolios, portmonaies. and fancy articles.
All of them are are just the thing for presents
and there is no better place 0 buy them a.
| IN city or country.
c. o. FRENCH & Co., are also fresh from
market with new supplies Of holiday goods.
S'ereoscopes are speciality. with them.
Their stock Of fine Stationery, portfolios, Or
namental Inkstands, Books, pictures. and
fancy articles too numerous for Us to men
tion-is very ful!-and no one, at loss
what to buy, should fail to give them call
| The Jewelry Stores. IF ~nr-s~- - r-h
| feather nowadays. Messrs. BRINsNAID 4
HrLDRErn, in Bank Block, will convince any
| one, who gives them call, that fine gold
watch, or diamond pin, or ring, is o!udys
an acceptable gift to friend. And those
whose purses will not permit them to Iur-
chase such expensive articles, will find full
and fresh assortment of jewelry, and gold
and silver ware, and fancy goods, suited to
all conditions and tastes. Give them a call
and see.
JAMES E. BRINsMAIp, at the Old Stand, on
Church Street, is also fully supplied with
watches, chains. rings, pins, studs and jew
elry Of all kinds, work boxes, cutlery, fancy
soaps, perfumcry, and all the varied and va
riegated stock OF a variety Store
CIV. WINGA1E, at the new jewelry store
on the East side of Church street, will doubt
less make it an object for those in want of
anything in his line, to call on him. His
stock of watches, rich jewelry, silver ware
and fancy articles, is selected with much
taste, and is all new AS we'll rs good and reas-
enable in price.
Vow is the time to buy Dry Goods. The
panic in the city markets has enabled our
merchants to replenish their stocks, at dis
union prices, as they have not been slow to
do, and Of which they will give their Gus
tomers the benefit.
To begin with the last coner-L. " PAGE
announces great bargains sor cash, and he
will he as good IS his word Familiar with
the tastes and wants OF the community and
with his business, enterprising, industrious.
aud pubic spirited, a good ncighbor and
good citizen, Page is one of those who
dessrre the patronage and encouragement of |
the public,-and he ought to have his full |
share OF it, as we doab. not he does and
will. We need only add that his goods are |
good and his prices low.