Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
Benedict, Merriman & Go
 WATERBURY. CONN.

WATERBURY, CONN.
 Our trade from the people of Litchfeld and vicinity has been very large the past ten years, but of late, 1t has grown to such huge propoc- tions that we desire to address few words to our patrons i'll that locality, through the columns of the Enquirer, that they may know what we are doing. alid intend to do, in the way of merchan- tliZing, the present season. and at the same time. 10 express Chr grateful thanks for the gen cru:is patronage heretofore extended to us. With the hope palt that this same confidence, pleasant feeling, and liberal patronage, may be continued indefinitely, shall not approach you, at this iitne, Ur any other time, with high sounding words, laudatInS i'll extIayagant an- gnaye our goods. as we regard such system of advertising as predudlcial to the interest of the advertiser to say nothing about outraging truth. Onr object is simply to call your attention. i'll a few brief. modest words 10 some of our goods, of which at this season of the year every family is i'll want. With this introduction. We proceed to invite you to personal examination of cur
 Carpet Department.
 We have given the carpet subject great con- sideration for many years, and fatter ourselves that we have more than ordinary facilities for purchasing them. In the first place, we buy ex- clusively for CAsH-having never in single in- stance, tried our credit in the Carpet market in fact can say We are utterly ignorant sF time prices. This gives us, we think, a decided ad- vantage over dealers of less capital. In the sec ond place we have had more than thirty years experience in the great Carpet Markets of the country, and think we have the inside track in styles and prices. In the third place, we are so frequently in the market, and such large buyers, that dealers are glad to extend privileges to us, that smaller operators cannot command,-con- sequentiy, we are prepared to show up greater variety of styles and at prices much lower than they generally rule in smaller establishments, and with as close margin as any dealer in New Haven or Hartford. At this season of the year, when the birds begin to sing their earliest and awa Id A place and name on the fair earth, is the time of all others, to carefully look over the parlOr and cozy sitting room. preparatory to the introduc- tion of new and modern carpets, and after se- riously considering the kind wanted and about the price yeu wish to pay, we should be pleased to show up our entire stock, consisting in part of
 ENGLISH BoDY BRUSSELS, ENGLISH
 TAPIsTRY-a splendid article,
 RoxBURY TAPESTRY.
 LOWELL INGRAINs AND THREE-PLYs- New patterns and magnificent colors Also, a great variety of good styles and cheaper grades. We cannot, on paper, speak of the merits of our goods in this departme t, they cannot be appre- ciated only by personal examination, and 1T you will visit us we will show them up with the great | est pleasure - 4 sl F - -@ si We have an endless variety in the way ol
 OIL CLOTHS!
 
 which we shonld be very glad to show you. The, are of all widths, colors, and patterns; some of them are new and very unique.
 ;. Our assortment in
 is55 CURTAIN GOODS was never so large, and our sales were never SC perfectly immense as this season, and we were very fortunate in buying early, as they have ad. vanced about ten per cent. since the purchase. | The following list is in part our stock:
 English Holland, Nottingham ! Lace. Kept Goods. BrOca- telles, &C. &c.
 We have devoted great deal of valuable tlme this season to visiting the markets to find just what we wanted in the line of
 PAPER HANGINGSl and have succeeded much better than we ex- pected. There is no decoration adds SO much to room as beautiful wallpaper, and nothing de- stroys the symmetry of a spacious and otherwise elegant drawing-room, so utterly, ugly looking paper Our ideas of taste, and love for the beautiful are 90 shocked and outraged that we cannot look upon if, and can hardly muster courage sufficient to examine the pictures hang l ing upon the wall If the richest English tapis- | trv carpet is spread upon the floor, if elegant sofas and sumptuous easy chairs are tastiIy ar- ranged about the room and the rarest paintings adofn the walls, the whole thing is a.wretched failure if the wall paper is miserable danb or meaningless scrawl. We have fine display in Gilt. 0rnamentalS, & Satins, toeether with . large assortnent of the medinm and common grades suitable for rooms of no okoncs esssss 7ssE 7