Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-12-22
The Holidays.

The busy note of preparation for the holidays
amoug tbose Of our dealers whose particular PROV
ince it is % furnish contentsfor the thousands Of
expectant stockings for Christmas, has been dis.
tinctly heard in our village for week or two past
Indeed We think we have never seen finer assert
nent of holiday gifts than are displayed at the
present time. fastidious indeed must be the
taste, and extremely long she pocket-book which
could not be accommodated.
At the BOOKSTORES, both Wilder and Phinney
have very large stocks OF the most elegantly print
ed works, and we were surprised 70 see at how
little cost great variety OF reading matter might
be procured, and that Of the very best character
and bound in the most attractive style Every
thing in the line Of printed books, from the illus
trated A. b. c., or Mother Go1se's Melodies for
the children, to che higher and more abstruse re-
Elections of even 50 great philosopher as Horace
Greeley, may be found upon their shelves. Their
assortment Of finely bound Calendars for the
coming year, and of Photographic Albums Is exc
tensive and OF the best quality. In the Stationery
line, seemingly everything which the heart Of man
or woman could desire, or the business Of either
require, is 10 he had at the lowest rates. And
last but not least, the elegant Chromos published
by l.. Prang 4 Co., may be procured fully as low
as Of the publishers themselves. At Phinncy
also we noticed very large assortment OF Toys Of
every description, pocket-kniyes ra1ors, and a
large assortment Of fancy goods.
Ihe very fine display in the windows of the
JEwELERs will tempt many of our readers 10 enter
and examine their assortment, and those DESTROYS
ofprocuring holiday presents will find their time
well employed in so doing. We have never seen
the shelves Of our jeweler merchants, and we re-
fer to them all, 50 well stocked with articles Of
rare beauty and sterling worth as a. present,
The great trouble one meets is to select from 50
large an assortment, precisely the article adapted
TO the use for which it is intended
In the Dry GooDs trade, the stores of Messrs.
j. W. Ellis q Co., A. l.. Carlton and Hinkley
and Best, present especial attractions. Every
thing in this line may be found in their large and
well selected stocks, from the finest fabrics to the
oommonest prints, and atteudiYe clerks will be
found to await orders. Mr.. Carleton has also a
large stock ofcarpets
ghe establishments Of $. s. Towner and W A.
Boutelle contain full assortment Of millinery
goods, which they will sell at reasonable fates.
At the store Of j. c. Emery is a very large
stock of elegant croekery of all kinds and sorts
and sizes, as well as an excellent stock of carpets.
Mr.. Emery is also agent for the West Merden
Brittania Ware Company, and has a fine display
Of Tea sets Of all descriptions
The FURNITURE STORES of Jacob Smith & Son and
H. N. scoyill, are filled with the most desinbe
and valuable articles of furniture To such as
feel Inclined to present chamber set or easy
chair, or anything pertaining to their department,
they will with pleasure exhibit their goods.
Z. H. Cross q Son, at their mandatory, dis
play in amplest proiusion all manner of Conlec-
tionary, tempting to say the least, to all the
younger portion Of community, and which is
fully equal TO that manufactured elsewhere. We
predict that they will have much smaller stock
ON hand next Saturday than to-day,
%All in all we do not see why any one need send
outof town for gifts for the holidays. We feel
sure TINT a trial will convince any one, that in
our town they can find nearly as large a variety,
and procure it at less cost than they can to order
from the cities.