The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-17
CHRISTMAS Is COMING.
our Merchants In Holiday attire.

ment they may work, feel sense of re-
sponsibiity resting upon their shoulders
which they must accept pleasantly and
with mutual benefit between themselves
and the public. As the recognized agents
of His Majesty, Santa Claus, they are
bound to be up and doing and claim the
reward of good and faithful servants at the
end of the old year.
Rutland is especially blessed with host
of caterers TO our amusement and all the
senses of pleasure and satisfaction. And
just now as they are arraying themselves
and surrounding their establishments with
the usual attractions Of the season, they
one and all invite us with their most tempt
ing arts, to wonder and behold AS u re-
suit of our brief investigations on tour
around town we will dot down something
Of what we have seen. We can only brief
ly mention any particular establishment at
this time, and will therefore deter elaborate
descriptions to another occasion.
Launching out from THE GLOBE Office,
we set our face northward, down Mer-
chants Row, as the surest means Of finding
the citadel of holiday trade, and the COM
manders of the different forces. We do
not have to 90 far, for we are at once trans
fixed with admiration at view of the win
dows of The "Ninety-nine Cent Store"
displaying some little idea of the beauties
inside. We cannot stop, for we know
should we once get inside We should forget
our determination to see the town, and stay
until the whistle reminded us of supper.
So, with II sigh at the joys untasted, we
keep on our way, terrifying our courage at
the same time by fresh cigar from Fishers,
next door, the perfume from which gives a
new delight to our anticipations of the tour.
A few steps and we are arrested on the cor
ncr by n sight through the large plate glass
which envelopes the drug store of Morse
Brothers. The large sign over the door tells
the truth without comment that holiday
goods are to be found within, and either
the Captain" or "Lucius" will attend to
you faithfully when once you enter. We are
obliged TO defer our visit and proceed across
Center street. Here on the other corner
is the clothing store Of Mason & Jerkowski
and next door the popular drug and fancy
goods store of Albert w. Higgins. The
proprietor has just returned from New
York and displays the cream of the market
The dry goods store of Geo. W. billiard,
the hardware establishment of \. G. Bates
&; Son, and the dry goods emporiums of G..
A. Parkhurst & Co., Burt & Sherman, G..
II Palmer, which conc to our notice in
succession, all are running over with Gus
toners and are ready with desirable goods
for the season. Messrs. Allen & Drew, the
well-known clothiers, present formidable
list of attractions, not the least Of which
are some splendid lines of fur goods Ben
X Chase, Barrows e. Mitchell, Bailey &
Parmcnter, Il. S. Gibson, Mrs. ii. ID. Ste
vens, r. N. Merriam and Geo. Q. Day,
+ Paige & Crooks, all have so much to show
that We shall have to make a longer visit,
while G. b. Vail, J. w. Stearns, Kinsman
& Ross, w. L. Ross, Spaulding & Co., land
Marshall & Cady are similarly situated
We meet troops of ladies and children
between each of these stores as we pass
along, and are more than convinced that
our merchants are reaping harvest; tina,
business is revivng and that the holidays
will be the gayest of any we have had tor q
long time. On the opposite side Of the
street are the heavy and substantial firms
of N. Weeks & Son, Dunn & Cramton, S.
G. Staley 81 Co., who deal in the neces
saries of housekeeping and hold out induce.
ments to the newly married which cam
afford TO be trifled with the Boston
clothing men, and the Boston one price
store, both clothing establishments, wht
are offering to cloth the needy at the small
est kind of expense Gen. l.. G. Kingsle,
and Chester Kingsley deal in the necessar
les of life and always have then
in order; Major Salisbury, at tn
Central House, provides tempting
and other delicacies are furnished; ii. w
Kingsley, next door, has some of the 'noE
biest" clothing we ever set eyes on, and Ii
E. Adams presents q glittcring array O
jewclry and silver-warc. But we mus
hasten and continue our wanderings II
Center street, where the stores are so THO
and the attractions so many that we al
fairly dismayed at the attempt 10 enumel
ate and specify. Cunningham has clothin
in all the latest styles Fem g. Co. dlspla
a large assortment of holiday hxings Ash
nuns Temple of Fashion and j. b. Xxi
burn, millinery and ladies goods withoi
stint; Ryan q Batcheller, the new firm
arc brushing up their goods for increasin
trade, and Peck & Benjamin, j. G. Thor
ton and L. +. Ridon are full of customer
and correspondingly happy; Louis Marie
has show of beautiful wall paper; Cha
G. Townsend has furniture of every var
ETY. A. c. Baisdell has every conceivab
variety Of groceries, while, on our return
we find that Mccall, the merchant talk
on Merchants Row, is full of business.
Everything is rejoicing, and although Il
weather is a trife severe, the streets a
swarming and all nature begins to put on
holiday appearance. THIS is our refectiC
= after returning from the marts of trad
and we may have something more TO ST
ere long with regard to holiday trade as
develops in Rutland.
Christmas Entertainment.