Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-18

Where 10 Go to Buy Presents. Tor
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to some places in town where holiday /
and staple goods can be had, In addition
to those mentioned in yesterdays FL Err
AID as being the most prominent of our |
business houses in their respective lines.
The limited space possible to be spared |
from other interesting matters alone |
prevented our completing the list yes
terday, but our patrons comprise: SO
large proportion of the business men,
that we can only ask their indulgence
for one day until we can speak of each
one fully: ...s:
MARSHALL AND GADY.
This enterprising firm have SO prepared
for the holidays as to make their stock
one of the very best in Vermont. Beside
the usual line of goods in their line they
have lately placed upon their shelves
some Of the most striking and deserv-
ing novelties possible to be procured for
this or any other season. In the staples
of the trade they have a large and. fine
stock of watches Of the different makes
known as superior, including the Saltz-
man and other foreign movements and
the American grades. The firm rather
lean to the Howard movement and sell
them chiefly. In ornamental jewelry
they show some of the han6somest chain.
bracelets possible to be procured and one
can price them at from SO to 800. One
pair at $95 are specially worthy OF ex-
animation. Another of their speeialties
is an assortment of French clocks in.
marble, of admirable finish and import
ed specially by the firm direct from the
makers. They also show some tasteful
designs in bronze goods. In silver and
silver-plated ware the firm make fine
display, their leading articles being the
| Gorham Cos goods in cases at from So
/ to 800 or over, and the manufactures
! of the Meriden Britannia Co, Wilcox
I Silver Plate Co, and Reed s. Barton, in
| great variety of styles and prices. The
| case goods are very handsome and would
| be the delight of any housewife. In'8ets
! for ladies the firm have stone canoes at
/ SO and coral at $50. For luxurionsly
industrious ladies are gold thimbles from
| SIS to IS, and for gentlemen John
/ Foley's gold pens in great variety. An
effort has not been made to recapitulate
all the articles in their stock, and 8 more
extended notice may be found in our adj
i vertising columns.
i....a. AsHMUN's TEMPLE OF FASHION. -
Asbmun is unique in all he does and
in all he keeps He refuses to be like
anybody else and in general aspires tC
keep a stock of goods found nowhere
else. In his quarters in Nonpareil Bloch
he has assembled stock of specialize:
and novelties which are numerous anf
meritorious. Among them may be men
toned millinery goods in the newes
styles and in great profusion, hal
switches, dolls, card receivers, albums
brackets and other wood articles, Alex
andre kids at low prices, chrOmOs, per
fumery, work boxes, fans, lace handker
chiefs, infants merino Coaks and othe
articles almost without limit. Most o
these fancy goods win be found marke'
far below the ordinary price and in ad
dition Ashmun presents handsom
engraving to every purchaser of 81 wortl
from his stock. The supply of shoy
| case goods, including jewelry, is yer,
: full and for small articles, nick-nack
; and trifes can not easily be surpassed
: Ashmun has a branch in Fairhaven
, where nearly the same assortment
kept as at his store here.
BURT AND SHERMAN
have in their spacious store an UNUSUAL
full stock of the goods which one eS
poets to find for household and famil
wear. They show fine line of dres
goods of all materials, colors and prices
Among these are their new shades c
J. CSC. goods which are in extended variet
and full stock. In black silks they ar
specially we'll prepared for patronage
u having patterns of 90 yards at from 50
: AID $45 up as high as even the no.
f luxurious care to go. The showing c
e Irish poplins is much commented on b
:, shoppers and grows rapidly less.
u mourning goods and black for gener
= wear the line is very full, and comprise
,r all the qualities and prices to be four
IN any first-class establishment. III
firm have always made tia point to kee
n this stock fresh and full of the late
n goods as they come out. The specialt
- of the firm has been to keep an excellel
stock of those unreasonable and bea
tiful articles, genuine Paisley shawl
70 and they are now ready to show pr
re- fusion of these goods, varying in pri
i'd from So to 800. There seems to
nothing in the whole line of fems
O. wear that has so large an adaptation al
is so universally acceptable as a prese
as one of these tasty articles. The fir
have sold the Alexandra kid glove f
many years and present a fine line
one or more buttons. Silk velvets a
r. also kept in good stock and for richnC
of and beauty are not excited here.
u. Z. n. MERRIAM.
~, In the line of fancy goods Mr.. Mer
~ ~ am has a stock worthy of examinatio
10 He has the reputation of making We
" fine frames for engrayings, chromos a
= other pictures, and his samples of tt
ln- kind of work are excellent. If y
IT, have an article of that kind to be Tram
>" you should see him on that subje
Oh MIR. Merriam's slightly multifaris
business also comprises the making
'er custom shirts which he pronount
''Perfect-fitting, and which are certa
,as w excellent articles. He has 60
ne stock of musical instruments, and kee
cl- sheet music in large variety, aiming
~ have on hand the latest and best pull
cations of all houses at all tim
eu Among other things he has the agen