Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-22
THE HOLIDAYS.
The Annual Trade Directory
WHERE TO PURCHASE PRESENTS AM
GOODS OF ALL KINDS.

tIateO DOCKS should not TAIL to visit the
store OF futile & Co., where will be found
large collection of illustrated books
ranging in prices from twenty-five cents
to ten dollars, for elder persons, and boys
and girls, for gift books.
Now all know Marcus and that he
keeps large stock of goods and sells
cheap, and beside is veritable salesman.
Numberless inducements are held out at
his popular clothing store to lure the buy
ers of Christmas gifts, inside and when
once in escape is not easy. There are so
many desirable articles to choose from and
such variety of them, that it is a work
of time to decide what to buy. He has
hats, caps, trunks and valises, Moscow
and Chinchila mems overcoats at $12,$15,
$16, $1S, $50, $e5, and $40, and youths
and boys overcoats at So, $40, S12, $14,
SIG, SIS and $40. He has line of gents
furnishing goods. He has as speciality
gents silk hats, and ladies satchels, es-
pecially intended for Christmas gifts In
smaller goods such as neekties, collars,
cuffs and gloves, there is an unlimited
supply, all of good quality and latest
styles. Call in and see the genial and
smiling Jerkowski at No s Center street.
Walking leisurely down Center street
If indeed one had time to walk leisure
ly now-a-days-the most natural thing in
the world to do is to stop at Ell. E. Adams
new jewelry store, No. 9, Center street,
and take look at his stock of valuable
and very alluring articles and pretty
things that make the purses open volun-
tarily. A large assortment of watches,
iewelry, holiday presents the celebrated
Gorham silver ware,-in fact his stock
comprises everything in the iewelry line !;
rare gems and unique ornaments, dainty
watches for ladies, in Cases, gentlemen's
watches and plain silver watches for hoye,
manrer ornamente, beautiful clocks, and
all kinds OF silver and plated ware to meet
the needs and wants OF the whole public
of Rutland There is every inducement
held out for persons interested to pay a
visit to this store and Judge for them
selves
You can find just what you want IN
the dry goods line for Christmas and holt
day presents at c. a Parkhurst's dry
goods store. on Merchants Row. Shop
pers will always find great assortment
that ia attractive IT this store, and the
HOLIDAYS approach rhe attractions increase.
Don't fail 70 call and see il what We ns.eri
is not the literal truth, While you are at
Parkhurst's just look at the stock If boots
and shoes offered at Low prices On the
other >iae of the store. Thele is not a
woman in Rutland who will feel g
grieved in the slightest to find herself on
Christm morning the fortunate owner
OF pair of boots, To be sure there are
worse places to buy Christmas resents,
and more inappropriate things to give
than boots and shoes,
Passing along Merchants 10 ", under
the Bates House, at No. Al, you will find
Allen II Higgins. You know when one
is getting Christmas gifts, and is worried
a.S aar-;Ad. and pulled thia ~-ay md
that, it is no wonder if ones wits do "go
wool gathering" but they never come
home shorn if they land safely at Allen
81 Higgins, for there is everything in the
line of fine toilet and fancy goods, dress
ing cases, Bohemian ware, elegant toilet
sets and cutlery, especially. While the
feminine portion of society are busy won
dering over what they can do, and max
ing the last extensive preparations for the
coming gala days, they will certainly get
out of their bewilderment if they call on
Allen * Higgins and take all inventory of
their stock. We feel quite sure many or
namental aud useful articles will find
their way from their show cases, when
they will be produced Christmas morning
by way of remembrance to some friend
CAsTLEToN.-Rev.M Mr.. Crawford, the
new pastor of the Congregational church
at Fairhaven, exchanged pulpits with
Rev. Mr.. Francis. He delivered an ex-
lellent sermon in the morning. Subject
"The Spiritual Temple" and in the even
ing an exceedingly interesting and i'm
pressive sermon on sThe Soldier of Christ
and his Illustrations" His introduction
to this people left happy and favorable
impression.
The annual meeting of the Sabbath
School of the Congregational church was
held on Monday evening last. The re-
ports of the officers of the past year were
and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Superin-
tendents, Rev. Lewis Francis and A. E |
Highly Librarians, William Finel and
William Rice ; Secretary, Frank Denison;
Musical Directors, Miss Taft, vocalist,
Mrs. w. @. Guernsey, organist. A unan-
imous vote of thanks was rendered to @.
Ransom for his faithful service as Score
tary for past series of years
"A Ladies' Sewing Society has been
organized by the ladies of the
CuuECu anu sOCi6tyy Win
Mrs Lewis Francis, President; Mrs. Hi
am Ainsworth and Mrs. T. w. Rice,
Vice Presidents; and Miss Peck, Seereta-
y and Treasurer, with an efficient Board
If Managers. Its object is to raise funds
or the benefit of the church. Meetings
ire to be held every Wednesday, as cir
lie of industry, and in the evening as
ocial CIRCLE. 1t promises to be success
al financial and social institution.
Mr.. d. B. Cotton of Fairhaven is in
tructing class Of some forty pupils in
'ocal music on Friday evenings, at the
lecture Room of the Liberal Christian
)huroh. He is the leader Of the choir of
hat church and is skilful instructor as ]
Eell as a composer of music.
"A long demanded improvement has