The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-03

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A NJ Charleston day mail opens 400
P. M; closes, 600 A. NJ. Charleston
night mail opens 6.30:A. NJ; closes 600
P. NJ. Greenville mail opens GAS. r.
H.; closes 500 "A. NJ. y Western mail
opens 9.00A. M.; closes L80iP.sM. On
Sunday Office open from 3.to p. IA!
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THE MARCH OF IMPROVEMENT. Measrs.
r. G. Shiver & 90. are now running
what is believed to be the largest dry
goods establishment in the South: they
have lately added lnrge assortment of
boots and shoes. as.also collection Of
chromos and; other pictnres. They pro-
pose to still further enlarge their bust
ness, and are making the necessary alte-
rations and additions. About the Lat of
Septcmber. they expect to have their en-
tire building three stories in height and
over sixty feet frontage on Main street.
thrown open to the public. The idea is
TO convert the second story into fashion
emporium for millinery and dress-mak-
Ing, where everything, necessary for
ladies and children will be prepared at
shortest notice. under ths supervision of
competent and thorough ,nodistess We,
yesterday, examined the building. and
had the proposed changes fully explained.
The walls of the long passage will be
decorated with ohromos and paintings;
on either side OF the passage-way, Sewing
machines will be exhibited and operated.
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reception aud fitting room; the one on
the right will admit tho entrance OF
goods and passenger elevator. The
second room on the, left will contain the
manufactured articles in the way Of mil
linery and ladies' garments; while the
rooms on the right will be used as work
rooms by, the ladies conpeoted with the
establishment. The third Aoor will be
used'for the storage Of duplicate goods
Of all kinds, and will be reaehed by the
elevator. The whole establish meat MIL
he.handsomely Furnished land upholster-
ed;; every room containing miirora ex-
tending from H6or to Ceiling? There are
thirty eight clerks now " employed in the
establishment. and the go,ahead proprie-
tofs 'proposG to increase the number.of
emp pioyees to 'at least sixty ID The fall.
They contend that there is plenty Of
room for apterprisiuR men in their line
OF business, and assert that they intend
to reach the uttermost parts Of Che State,
and By iadioious adversising and proper
management. to reap aps immense har-
vest. By the way, they asauro us that
$500 spent in advertising their .'sample
bn1eaa: y: ons drought them Il an inoroaase Of
IMrRoyED L1oHT.-Hon, A. n. Ste
phanS, OF Georgia, thus speaks of the
Southern gas generator. Gsl. stolbrand
isiengaged in the hesmnnufactnye OF these
machines; which pre- 'rapiaiy coming into
Use There is one on sst esshibPitilon lP!l in the
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SouTHERA Domestic Gas LIGHT Co..
+, RoMH,. GA. July 18, 1871.
Hon. A. II. Stephens, Cra,efordou1e, Ga.
DEAR SIR: How are you pleased with
your gas generator? Is it giving you q
good light? You're, very respectfully, Il.
| ihOS. .. FEhH1, treasurer.
LIBERTY HAIL.
ORAwFoRDv1nnE, GA.. July 90, 1871.
Afr. Thomas j. Perry. Southern Doxses.
tic Gas Light Company. Rome, Ga.
| My DEAR SIR: In answer to your in
quiry. have only TO say, that am very
we'll pleased with your gas machine. It
has been in use now about three months.
and furnishes q beautiful light--quite
equal to. if not superior, to any coal gas
light ever saw. Yours, most respect
fully, y III ALEX II. STEPHENS,
= LAST OF New ApyKBg1sE1ENTs.
J. Agnew & Son-Just Received.
q. Hope-Breakiast Bacon, &c.
Mckenzie Biscuit.
Peixotto & Son-Hay. Z"
Geo. Symmers-On Consignment.
SILVER & Goa Gard. st3
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HorKI, ARRIvA1s, August g. Columbia
Rotel-W. Dudley. w. J. Anderson, Jas.
Moore and wife, J. @. Mosely, Charles
ton; Mrs. T.. Arnim, Hamburg; A. Aus