Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-17

New and Elegant Drug Store VI A'
NJ. Gerry---spIendid Line OF Holiday
Goods---Prices Below Hard Pan.
The second store opened in Odd Eel
ows' Block, So. Paris, is that OF A. M.
Gerry, Druggist. Extra preparations
have been made 10 have this store ready
tor holiday trade, and as result. it was
opened to the public. last week.
The store contains two rooms. one
facing the street, being the store proper,
and back room for a prescription Office
&c. On entering, from Market Square
one is first struck By the lightness OF this
room, and BIZ its tasteful decoration. 10
the left or west side. is u large show case
filled with Bibles, such elegant binding
you never saw before. Among them will
oo found a pure white. trimmed with gut.
which can be cleaned by damp cloth,
whenever it becomes soiled. IL makes q
book to suit he purest and most tasLidious
taste. Large family Bibles are also ex-
hbited IN every style. The next case
cont aims Albums, both for photos. and
autographs. This stock is more varied
and elegant than any he has ever exhlb-
tied before; and the prices range from
% Cts to 81. A superb square autograph
Album, elegantly decorated In gilt and
colors, sells for $l75 In the same case
are elegant gif books for children. The
third case contains . large line OF Diaries,
Wallets, Mark Twain's Scrap Books, &c.
The wall behind these cases is occupied
by book shelves. On them will be found
all kinds OF standard gift, story and
school books. Tennyson, LongfelloT,
Whittier, &c, complete, in fine binding,
sell tor $3.50; Sabbath-school and story
book for 10 cts. and 81. These are reg
u,ar 81 % books, but Mr.. Gerry says be
sells all books at 10 per cent. less than
Portland prices, and so is prep-Tcd to
give better satisfaction than any other
person who deals In these goods
Ga the same side OF this room, you will
find line of WRISTBANDS both elegant in
design aud fiDish, and durable in charac-
ter. Prices on these goods were never so
low, and this is just the time 20 purchase.
Fancy crockery, vases, mugs, toilet goods,
cigar stands, &c, &c all the remaining
space. We should be glad 70 mention
some attractive speciaties in this limo,
but have not Time, this week. Reader.
should call and SEQ them for themselves.
East OF the entrance is a case OF cigars.
Mr. Gerry has put 10 large stock OF
tobacco. and has now better brands, than
could be- purchased here. before. Next
is the counter Tor drugs. The walls are
supplied with black walnut drawers, TO
be Iettorod in gold leaf, and full Sc! OF
shelf furniture.
The rear of this room Is occupied by
eases Tor chemicals. and patent medicines.
/ both oi which are kept in stock The
/ back room is. AZ present. occupied oY
/ goods, tia. are not yet classified and M
ranged. Among them We note large
variety OF Toys, many Of " hich have never
! oeen shown before, because Ihey have
/ bouu invented since last season. New
styles OF microscopes and large quauti-
| ties OF views. Dolls. from elegsn; WAX to
ndostructitle ndia-ruober Notices.
framed aud unframed, Panel pictures, in
good designs. all for sale st bottom prices.
Mr.. Gerry deals 10 box papers, as q
sort of specially. His stock is very large,
and of the most astonishing variety. The
paper If pu, up IN Boxes which are sutfl-
ciently elegant and durable tor hsndKer-
CHIEF and je~eiIy boxes. Some Is put ~
music rolls, others in boxes draped with
/ lace and silk; others in cases that may
bc used tor wall baskets, when emptied
Blu, the most surprising OF AL the style
was "A slipper case, in each compartment
OF which was paper and envelopes. As
with all the other goods, these papers are
At very low prices.
This new store has long been needed
by Mr.. Gerry, as his trade has been grow
ing very rapidly, and his goods could not
be well displayed in the old store. We
con graduate him on his new facilities for
doing business.