The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-10
Walks and Talks About Town,
J, L. Hobbs, Son & Co.
Wholesale ana Retail QueeIaswEre,
Croekcry and Glass.

There is perhaps not ternin West
Virgins, Western Pennsylvania or
eastern and central Ohio where
this celebrated crockery, glass and
aueensware house is unknown. Its
immense stock, gr.at resources and
business promptness have made it
known everywhere, therefore there is
but little for us to DO but to describe
the stock Of goods at present in store
and opening, with the confident assur-
ance that those interested, country
merchants, jobbers and dealers geuer-
ally, know that the house we speakof
is one OF the largest in this State if not
10 the West and that all its goods are
imported direct from the manufactur-
er. OF Europe, or made at the factory,
OF which the firm are part owners, in
this city.
Year after year the trade OF this
house has steadily increased, compel
ling the proprietors to make additions
and improvements, until now the i'm
mense store room occupied BY them, on
Main street, though used from cellar to
garrett hardly large enough for their
business. The salss-room has been
YER much improved and beautifed by
the addition OF French plate gla.s
front through which the beautiful artl-
cles Of use aud vcrtu daily attract the
attention of the paesers-by.
But it is inside where the wonderful
creations of the articles OF the Old
World, Of the workmen of the Old and
New, are seen to best advantage. TAX
| ing a stroll through we find piled
upon every hand, beautiful white stone
china, queensware, gold band china
decorated tea sets, in all colors and
styles, aud in fact everything IN the
steamboat and house furnishing line,
that the heart OF mar can desire or his
mind conceive OF.
Among the many handsome articles
displayed are Bisk China vases and
ornaments; toilet sets, some OF them Of
( SURPRISING beauty; Bohemian and
lava goodF, bureau sets fancy decan-
tiers and bar bottles, both imported and
domestic; chamber sets; japanned aets
tsts.tste sets; cuspedores in lava and
china, and all colo!s, and, in fact, eve-
nv thing that can possibly be found
in any Wholesale qneensware
house in the country.
Some OF the busts in
Parian china we wonder al
whether considered as works OF art or
as mere ornaments. This hou,e has q
very large stock Of these and they pro-
pose to make it to the interest of job
bers to purchase OF them,
| No finer or larger stock OF lamps, oil
al varieties. bronze lamps and chan
deliers can be found in the country, and
purchasers will find that they can gu p
ply themselves with these or with any
article Of glassware hers at less figures
than anv other house. And it is easy
for J. L. Hobbs, Son i Co., to sell close,
They import their own goods, thus
saving the profit that usually goes to
middle men and enabling them to offer
better selection Of goods ct lower
rates than houses that do not buy al
first hauds, Of course we cannot be
expected to enumerate IN the limits OIL
a newspaper article one 1.-THE OF the
STYLES and varieties OF goods kept by 50
extensive an establishment sas this.
Suffice it, then, to say that for extent Of
stock, for beauty and quality OF goods
this establishment is without a superior
in this State, certainly not in the city,
and all our readers who may deal with
them will find them obligipg. reliable
and prompt business men, and men
whose representations nav be depended
on in every particular.