Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-11

Malone's regular advertisement will be
found in another column. The Leader says:
ssOvercrowded columns and want of
proper time have detained us in making
due notice before this time of some of the
finest and most attractive features of the
Fair which has just closed, and made us
content ourselves by simply giving the
awards in each case, leaving the more
pleasing part for calm review when the
excitement and fever had passed away.
The general excellence OF many of the
displays and the characteristic superiority
of the Fair at large has been well discuss
ed and we leave them to attend to those
which commanded the attention of the
passing multitudes, who, struck by admi-
ration with the grandeur of the display
stop to feast their eyes on the rare collec-
tion and and arrangement.
Messrs. Hart & Malone, the pioneers of
the furniture trade hereto whose credit
be it said are never to be beaten in any
thing they undertake-are well known to
all our readers and when we mention their
names with the part taken by them as well
as the awards they received, we hear the
one inquiry from all: How could it have
been otherwise? The premiums awarded
them were seven in all, among them three
silver medals, three bronze medals, and
were given as follows: For best Chamber
Set, for Lambrequins and Drapery, for
Library Suite, for Spring Mattress, for
Hat Rack, tor Extension Table, and for.
best display. One noticeable fact with
Messrs. Hart and Malone is that they re-
ceived aU the Premiums on Chamber Fur
niture ever awarded by the Northern Ohio
Fair Association since its organization.
This fact has brought a fierce contest in
that line and brought out the strength of
the opposition from all sides, but to no
effect, as the award was made as hereto
fore to this firm. The set upon which the
award was made was probably the finest
ever shown here. 1t was of Walnut Mar
quetree inlaid. On Lambrequins and
Drapery also special efforts were made
this year by competing houses, but in this
particular, as in the other just named,
they came off victorious. 1t is well known
that Mr.. G. Rau, their artist in this depart
ment, has no peer in this section of the
country. The Lambrequins on which the
| award was given were arranged on a pier
glass with connecting cornices and were
designed and made for one of the finest
residences on Euclid avenue where they
| will now beput up. They had also show
of Leather Lambrequins for dining rooms.
| On the s'Library Suite" there came up a
| lively dispute, different ones claiming it,
| but it belonged to these parties. On Par
| lor Furniture they have never made
special effort only at the Fair of year
ago when the award was unanimously
given them. Among other fine goods they
had ep exhibition Cabinet pronounced to
be superior, but no premium was offered,
| hence no award. Many of their finest
goods were not entered at all, but taken
| there to complete their show and give to
the whole finished appearance. Those
of the goods which were not made to order
were taken from stock and are there now
with the thousands of dollars worth of
other goods of all styles, kinds and prices.
For thirty years Messrs. Hart and Malone
have been looked to as the leading house
in the branch of business they represent,
and by hundreds you can count the stately
mansions, costly residences and comforta-
BILE homes throughout the city and country
| with the interior decorations modelled by
their hands, and the furniture in them,
whether costly or plain, from their well
known and popular place on Water street,
Nos. 103, 105 and 107. Next month it is eX-
pected they will move to their grand new
store IN Euclid avenue Block, where they
hope to have room to properly accommo-
date their many old time friends and pa
irons, and have suitable show rooms for the
magnificent goods they are preparing to
! IN; No 10 ,bar ~.
now are will be sold off at cost to save the
trouble and expense of moving. Persons
| contemplating refurnishing their houses
] or adding to what they have will do well
| to call and see them. 11S-120.