The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-26

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in the West room, ground floor, o
the Magruder building on the north
side of the Square, is ''The People
Store" owned and managed by Messrs
o. NJ. Hamilton 4 Co. While this es
tablishment has beyond doubt, the larg.
est trade in dry goods of any house in
the village, it is not exclusively engaged
in that line, bnt offers the public a
choice stock of groceries, and a great
variety of other goods-thus making its
name "the peoples store," appropriate,
and comprehensive. The common re-
mark that, "in the matter of dry-goods
Hamilton gets away with all of them, u
is warranted by the facts. Printers ink
ure, the secret of Hamilton success. He
is not one of those merchants who take a
reclining position upon their counters,
and dreamily await the coming of GUS
toms, and using their yard d-sticks when
they do come, to point out goods, and
with a yawn, ask, how does that piece
auit you?" or show do you like this?"
0, no; Hamilton isn't that kind of e
man, but one of the kind that at
least partially anticipates your wants,
and energetically sets about supplying
them.
In the second story of the same build
ing, and Immediately above the "Peo-
ple's Store" Master Elmer Ashbrook
holds forth as the proprietor and mana
ger of nicely appointed ice cream
saloon. Elmer is a lively, gentlemanly
little fellow, and deserves liberal sup
port.
In their fine, new brick, adjoining
Hamilton's, Messrs. Skinner & Bro. are
elegantly fitted up for the convenient
prosecution of their business as drug
gists; and glance into their beautiful
room. adorned as it is with modern fin
ish. and a fine display of "paraphernalia"
belonging to the drug trade, will serve
to suggest how, sometimes, fire is not
bad thing for a community. This
point may be slightly stretched--as the
only idea we wish to convey is that
Skinner & Bro. keep ue1y mach nicer
drug store now than they did before
they were "burnt out" several years ago
but that, they might be doing whether
the fire had occurred or not
In Mathews building. on Columbus
street, few steps below the corner, is
Miss Jennie Rudolph's millinery estab-
lishment, where, as is the custom in
latest fashions in female head dress, ETC.,
are promptly recognized and kept on
hand Miss R., we are informed, is
commanding good share of patronage,
and is giving general satisfaction.
On the opposite side of Columbus
street, and under the Town Hall, the
Kuhlman Bros.--successors to their faith
er, George Kuhlman--are carrying on
the meat market which the latter estab-
lished in Somerset so long ago that it
has heen ranked among the old "insti
tutiops" of the place. The boys pride
themselves upon keeping their quarters
in presentable shape, and in furnishing
their customers and the "public at large,
with the choicest beef, and other meats,
the market affords. To the end that
the whole business shall proceed meth
odically, each member of the firm has
a certain prescribed duty to perform.
As for instance, it falls upon Sam to do
the principal part Of the bio.ring and to
Lou. to keep up the requisite amount of
business show of the establishment, while
John evidently carries the ck-bone
thereof 1t was Lou. who conceived the
idea of decorating the interior of their
establishment with the various cOlors of
the nations Of the earth, and giving the
stove a coat of brilliant red paint in
honor of the Dutch. The stove as it
stands, is a curiosity, and is alone worth
a trip to the shop.
On the west side of the court house,
and clustered in and about the old
clerks office building, is a remarka-
BILE nest, SO to speak, of mingled public