The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-07-13
TWhOle No. 1904.

cedar across the front of their build
ing, and stretched over the sidewalk;
a festoon of red, white and blue mus
lin above their door, and about so
flags, large and small.
Smiths drug store also made a
pretty display, similar in design to
that of Kibler & Heron, with the
addition of a cedar festoon and
wreath over the front door. This
store also had about so flags.
Lytle & Son, dry goods store, had
a large flag over the sidewalk, with
cedar festoons and small flags on
front of store.
Miller & Son, grocers, and Rich
ards & Bro. dry goods, made very
handsome joint decoration They
had large flag over the sidewalk,
wreaths and arches of cedar over
doors and windows, with about 100
small flags. Over Miller &. Sons
door was a large star of cedar, on
red, white and blue ground. Rich
ards & Bro. had their windows very
prettily draped with red, white and
blue muslin.
B. J. Harris dry goods store, had
festoons of red, white and blue sus-
pended from cornice, cedar wreaths
and about IS flags of all sizes. In
the windows were portraits of Lin
coin and Grant, and numerous small
flags.
Misses Maddox & Saggerty, milli-
ners, had an arch of cedar over door,
festoons of cedar mingled with red,
white and blue, cedar wreaths, and
about 100 flags. Window decorated
with red, white and blue.
Walker & Elliott, shoe dealers,
in Smiths new block, had festoons
of cedar in their large show windows,
profusely trimmed with flags; also
portraits of Washington and Martha
Washington, wreathed with cedar.
Two large flags were suspended over
the front of the building.
Seybert & Co., druggists, Smiths
new block, had a large flag over the
front of their store, and some so or
go small flags, cedar festoons over
doors and windows, with wreaths
and flags in windows. The upper
stories Of Smiths new building has
no occupants, but was decorated
with numerous small flags, and the
whole building made handsome ap-
pearance.
The Citizens, Bank had festoons Of
cedar over its doors, variegated with
small flags.
Amen, Gregg & Co., grocers, had
about so flags of all sizes on the front
Of their store.
DR.. Hoyt's- office, I'd story, over
Amen, Gregg & Co., was decorated
with numerous flags.
M. Calvert, dry goods dealer, had
about 40 flags on the front of his
store.
Beeson & Wright, law office, I'd
story, over Calyert,s, displayed q
picture of Washington, adorned with
small flags.
W. T. Bowerss, confectionery and
blossomed all over with
iags and patriotic emblems. A large
lag was stretched across the street
rom his store to tire Public Square.
Over the sidewalk was suspended
handsome Liberty Bell" made of
,edar, with "76" in white figures.
Wreaths and festoons of cedar
Idorned the front, intermingled with
lags and Chinese lanterns of red,
White and blue. Altogether about
so flags were used in the decora-
ion of his building, and the whole
isplay was one of the best in town.
Mr.. Jacob Sayler, jeweler and
BOOKSELLER, had one of the prettiest
isplays on West Main street. In
be center of the building hung a
arge cedar wreath, enclosing az" In
edar figures. Festoons and wreaths
cedar, bedecked with flags to the
umber of 100 or more, completed
he decorations.
N. Rockhold & Son, hardware
tore, had festoons of cedar very
arranged over their door,
18th GIFTS" and ''1976" in white fig
res, inside two large cedar wreaths.
hey displayed about so flags.
Henry Strain & Son, grocers, had
,stoons of cedar over front of build
lg, large cedar wreath over door,
ncircling ''1776" in white figures,
nd about rs flags of all sizes.
The handsome Strauss building
as very beautifully decorated, and
ttracted great attention. The build
lg is occupied by Strauss & Feibel,
Iothiers, and L. Haymann & Co.,
quor dealers, on The lower floor,
nd by Sloane & Smith, law Office,
'r. Callahan, dentist, and DR.. Metz,
/ the second story They all unit
in decorating the whole building,
large flag was suspended from the
prince, and about $50 smaller flags
ere scattered over the front. Fes-
IONS of cedar covered the caps Of
ne second story windows, and cedar
reaths trimmed with colored paper
ung below the windows. In the
PAGES between the windows was the
lotto in cedar, "-E'StO Perpet1ta,"
nd over the center window hung a
rye cedar wreath. A festoon of
ID, white and blue muslin, stretched
racefully across the whole front,
YER the doors, completed the dis
lay.
R. R. Waddell, ieweler, displayed
bout 40 flags of various sizes, inter-
lingled with cedar wreaths and fes-
oons.
The law Office of Jas. II. Thomp-
On and W. NJ. Meek, I'd story over
VaddelTs, had small flags in their
indows, and cedar wreath on front
building.
John Bowles' bookstore made a
erv pretty display. Over the door