The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-06
OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1879

Sample crochet work In worst Miss Fuller ist' Allie
Crochet cotton, Miss Carrie Fuller st Miss Lsu-
sample knitted work, Mrs Phillips.
In the east wing also, on the north side, was
Chas. Hoxie, exhibiting half dozen Davis Sew
ing Machines in operation. Next to him, in the
northeast corner, was
HULL 4 BARTEIs'
Display Of Furs. The display was arranged with
great taste and included large selection OF furs.
| In the center was pyramid Of furry robes-wild
cat, wolf, mixed robes, &c. Surrounding this
were rows of mink sets, (ths years manufactured
children's white French coney sets, caps &c;
while on lay figures were elegant seal skin and
mink coats for ladies. In glass case was
pretty display of silk goods and gents seal skin
caps, &c. The display is most credible to this
house, and bids fair for the elegance of the goods
they will offer during the coming season.
In the middle aisle of this wing was case by
II. II. TRASH,
Filled with minor articles Of silverwarc. Willie
rich, it yet showed off poorly; having unavoidably
been separated from his main exhibit. Then came
CHAs. HoxIE,
With a fine display of china, lamps, &c. In one
case he had fun tea set Of blue with rus
tic ornaments in darker shadcs-yery pretty. In
another full dinner and tea set OF the we'll
known Wedgewood queensware; this particular
set being fac Simj2e of set made years ago for
Queen Charlotte. 1t is cream .colored with brown
ornaments and very pretty. Then he shows a
few specimens of majolica, case Of table cutlery,
also table and hanging lamps Chawes did
himself proud"
But one Of the very finest in the house was
that OF
FISKE 4 BEEN.
iJust across the aisle, north of lloXie, i'll large
case was a rich lay out of gents furnishing goods
imported silk wipes, scarfs, muiilers, ties, &c !;
then they had most elegant display of I'M
,derware outside the case. But the charm OF all
Twas the clothing-a suit for all ages OF children
and boys from two years up, topping OFF, with
mems and youths oyercoats. The DISPLAY was
very rich and elected much comment from the
crowd; and the beauty of all was the fact, that
every article or garment shown was selected from
the stock on their counters and can be duplicated
| in the stock at any time. The case and stand
were constantly surrounded by crowd, and thou
sands of their chdren's clothing "stylc cards"
were carried away by spectators.
Just south al the fountain was
T. Y. GRlGCs
! Who had two exhibits, really. The first was Il
large case of drugs and medicines, containing
several hundred different articles. 1t contains
nearly all the liquid drugs used IN prescriptions,
lclXers tluid extracts, &c. The case looked pref
ty, vet its real merit does not appear until it is
known that every article in the case is made in
the store; quinine from the raw bark morphine
from the raw opium, and SO on-abOut 800 OF the
most important drugs TO the right he showed
the properties of the Diamond Cement, also made
by himself-whosc "stick-tO-a-tiveness' is some
thing remarkable. On the same table was Scid-
llitz and horse powders made by himself; and "A
new baking powder of his own make. The dis
play was a most interesting and deserving one
and was supplemented by the gift to about a
thousand people of a bottle Of Whittcrs Lini-
ment!
Directly opposite Griggs, on the north side of
the fountain, was
| X. II. TRASH,
The La Sale Street jeweler. This was one Of the
most attractive cases on the ground and was con-
stanty surrounded by sight-seers. 1t consisted
of two cases. in one, beautiful tea-set water
service and tray lovely fruit dishes Of silver and
glass casters, silver spoons, silver gold lincd)
individual salts silver knives, &c. The display
was really metropolitan in its richness.
Just east Of him was the display of
CHILD 4 PnIPPs
or boots and shoes 1t consisted of duplicates
taken from the stock in the ladies' misses and
children's kid and goat, button, side-lace apd
Polish shoes, j. NJ Burt's gents fine shoes and
boots, ladies' walking slippers, gents slippers,
&c. &c, and including Wagners Philadelphia,
Wrights Rochester and Graft Is hand-scwed
goods and Goodrich's slippers. The display was
very creditablc to the house, all goods being but
duplicates of those in stock up town.
Near Child IL Phipps was the show OF
JOSEPH MEGAFFIN,
Also of boots and shoes. The case was "A beautiful
one, pyramidal in form, nickle plated, with glass
shelves. The variety Of goods was not 50 great
| as that of his rivals, but it was nevertheless
choice display; consisting chiefly Of ladies fine
shoes, slippers, and children's and misses white
and colored kid goods, all arranged with exquisite
taste 1t represented some OF Mr. MS specialtes
and as such was n great success.
The circle around the fountain was covered
with cut flowers, and a superb lot there was, At
the east end of the west wing were a lot Of Nc
Dermotts horse shoes and sample of tOc-weights
and the fine display Of
| RBERsoL KKOUsE.
consisting Of specimens Of taxdcrmy, case Of
fine pocket cutlery, &c, case of shot guns,
pistols, ammunition, TASKS, cartridge carriers,
game pouches, &C., very attractive show.
The south end was filed with refrigerators,
Watsons churns in operation, Champs washers,
and
:. X. DEWEY
with barbed wire fence, of his own make. Two
boys with machinery made the fence in the pres