Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-01-23
FROM the Chronicle Il Sentinel.
A Rambie Among the Leading Busi-
ness Houses Of Augusta.
GRAY, AlULLARKy& Co., 22S BROAD SIRE

GRAY. NluLLARKy& & Co., 22S BROAD STREET.
Persons visiting Augusta, within the past
two years, must have had their attention ar
resed By the beautiful iron front store rs,
on Broad street, three doors below the Old
United States Hotel This is one of the
handsomcst of our business houses, and with
its large plate glass and iron front, gives to
this portion of our beautiful promenade IN
air of elegance and splendor which is rarely
seen in the interior towns of the South.
But if attention is attracted by the ont.
side view of this establishment, tho inucr
decorations and furnishing o:c the. large and
commodious sales room are such as to pro-
.duce the liveliest feelings of qualification aad
pleasure. Every department of this large
and extensive establishment thoroughly or
canizca, aud the various styles of goods ar
ranged aud classified with the strictest re-
gard to convenience and display. Each de-
partmeut is under the special charge ofa par,
ticular attendant. and the different grades
and styles of goods arc KEEP. separate and
distinct. In one part OF. the room is offered
the fine dress and fancy goods, which are SO
much sought after now by the Southern fair
In another section can be found all the lead-
ing fabrics which are used in housekeeping,
and in another will be found an extensive
and complete line of domestics, such as
sheetings, sbirtings, Aannels, osnaburgs and
all such goods as are used generally by peo-
pie in the country. Here, too, in their np-
propriatc. place, can be found a general as
sortment Of such goods as are known in the
trade as notions, and which embraces that
endless variety of small things which our
housewives find so indispensable in the eon-
duct aud management OF their households. b
leading feature in this house is the superior
and extensive stocks always on haud of he
richer and better class OF ladies' dress goods,
and The complete and extensive. line of lie
p,fia and more substantial fabrics.
Every portion Of this large establishment
bears evidence Of The Continual presence Of
those minds wLic: give iorm add system To
the business transacted here. The prcprie.
tors arc. all OF them, thorough and expert
cnced business men. They have been, con
nected with the dry goods business in this
city for several years, a"d have built up a
cha. acter and reputation for the house Of
GRAY, MuLLAHKr & CO.,
which places them in the front rank of our
leading business houses.
Tie senior partner o! this concern, james
A. Gray, Esq, las been in tho dry goods ou-
siness in this. city 'or more than twenty years
Coming here stranger. and, whil;yet mere
youth. he hiss b. energy and industry in bu'
sinoss, and t. courteous and polite attention
to bis pArcas and customers, succeeded in
building up splendid trade: aud in establish
ing handsome fortune.
. The other mambers Of the firm are Austin
MuI!arky, formerly we'll known. throughout
the south rs tho ali.llc Proprietor q the
Globe Hot !, a,l Jan:es II. Muliarky an ex
pericnccd and Thoroughly educated merchant.
l.;r several years pas: connected with the dry
goods business of the city. These gentlemen
are, all cf them, We believe, natives OF the
i Emerald !sle," but came 10 the Soa!h dur
ing their early youth, wherelthey have :ver
siHosresided. Thcy are thoroughly identiti-
ed with the people of the South, and have in-
vested all their PROPERTY here. Onc oi thcm
we know to have been gallant soldier in the
Confederate army, sud all, we believe, con-
tfibuted freely Of their means in the attempt
10 establish tic Confederate Government.
This hous, buys largely from the direc. i'm
porters, and in this way saves the prciit which
the i3boers would exact we're their purchases
made through them. This enables thcla to
sell goods quite as low here IS they Can te
purchased ffon The New York .iobbins houses.
dae Of The members of the frhi hs, jas re-
from The North where he has lad n
many additions to iheir sisars extensive
s;ooks sana they are row olfarins their 80 i al
greatly reduced ra:e:. Country merehrnts
should give these gentlemen Call bGrorc
elsewhere. Nothing is charge
for exhibiting their goods; on the contrary,
a rigid inspection and comparison of prices
elsewhere is. warmly solicited.