Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-12-17
SANTA CLAUS.
WHERE TO FIND HIM.

CONTINUED from Last Week.
Continuing our holiday directory, COM
menced last week, we will call attention to
the following merchants who are using the
columns of the VINDICAToR as the best
means of bringing their Christmas goods
to the notice of the present hunting public.
BYERs & COCHRAN
are the large wholesale and retail grocers
on the corner of Main and Augusta streets.
The place may be known by the number Of
wagons loading and unloading at their
door and the rush of customers passing in
and out of this popular store. Inside the
large establishment which occupies the
SPACE once embraced in two stores, the
visitor is at once attracted by the variety
and quantity of goods which ale displayed
and the activity and hustle which prevails
day and night.
Full as the store is of goods however, it
is but small part of their stock and does
not convey an idea of their large business
A look into their roomy brick warehouse
at No. s johnson street, discloses the base
ment filled with kerosine oil which they
buy by the car load from manufacturers
aud sell lower than it can be had from
Baltimore dealers. On the first floor there
are among other stock in large quantities,
long rows of barrels of flour, 10000 pounds
of buckwheat flour, long row of butcher
ed deer the last of lot of forty, 1000 sacks
of salt and quantity of fine pork just
butchered, and great heaps OF butter. They
sold 10, 1000 pounds in November to their
retail trade. On the second floor, among
other things, forty saddles of venison are
hanging up and dried fruit is piled in bulk
like grain, barrels of syrup are rolled
against the wall and boxes Of canned
peaches by the hundred dozens are stacked
around on the floor and everything as neat,
as Dutch kitchen.
Their lumber yard on South Lewis ST.
is we'll stocked with lumber and shingle ::
wagons coming and going all the time and
still they are not able to supply the de-
mand. In addition to the constant atten-
tion of the enterprising proprietors it re-
quires the whole time of their clerks and
salesmen-Messrs. g. J. Jones, E. J. Cush-
ing, Charles Gibbs, J. R. Summers0n,
three colored porters and two grocer wag-
ons to attend to the business of this 90
ahead firm which is credit to Staunton.
For their special Christmas preparations
our readers are referred to their ADVERTISE
ment which shows that, as busy as they
are all the time, they have not forgotten
that Christmas is almost here
J.c. DUNLAP
| has opened nice new confectionery on
East Frederick Street, half square from
the Augusta Female seminary, where he
is supplied with all kinds of sweets, fruits
and CONNECTIONS and a variety of toys and
pretty things for tie Christmas trade.
Mr.. Dunlap and his clerk, Mr.. e. r. Par
ish, are pleasant gentlemen to deal with as.
their customers will find.
LEFTWICH SNUFF
on North Augusta Street, are up with Tire
demands of the season and while their
large store is always well stocked with
. everything their many customers may need
in their line, their card will show that
they are ready for the festive season and
have not forgotten that their friends vii
want the extras that 60 to make up tb a
, Christmas and New Years dinner and
with their polite clerk-Mr. Robt. ST. alton
are ready for their callers.
c. L. WELLER
besides bis neat and always we'll selected
stock OF shoes, hats and caps which can Il
be surpassed in this market, has some Of
the prettlest slippers we have seen-espec
tally suitable for Christmas presents.
Brother A. Nj. Simpson is here at his post
holidays and work days all alike. with q
kind word for every one-littIe and big
rich and poor.
y MRS. L. WALTER
has most attractive display at her pretty
store on the corner of Main and New
Streets. Her dolls are beauties and at
tract crowds of ladies and children and the
dolls are dressed when desired, and in the
good taste for which the ladies of this es-
tabllshment are conspicuous. One large
handsome wax doll worth SIP dressed in the
latest style and made after the finest wax
model OF her size, is real beauty and any
young lady would be proud of the admira-
ton and attention she receives. Read her
advertisement and see what is offered
Among other Inducements she is selling her.
millinery goods at cost. Mrs. Walter has
for her assistants four young ladies', Mrs.
Nora Cox and Misses Julia Hurley, Nora
Crimmons and Fannie Mclaughlin, who's
polite attention to customers add no lit ,c
to the popularity Of the store.
LEVY BROTHERS
large establishment. presided over bv the
ever courteous, business-llke Ne ior Hart
is now crowded all day and till a late honr
every night with customers, fro m the tbroo
year old toddler, looking for sometb;nc -
please papa and mamma, to the, gray-hair.
60 grandpa, hunting a suitable present for
his darling And there is something to emit
all ages and all purses. from a 10 cent CHI.
ma set to fine writing desk or wax doll
and at least 500 childrea's books with new
stories and bright, attractive Illustrations.
IL takes seven clerks and assistants to wait
upon the crowd of visitors at this LARGE
establishment. These are Messrs. T.. n
Dung, J. H, Woodwa d, A. WOODWARD
Wllilam Hansberger and Misses. Sophia
S"lezer' Belle Gillock and Mary Carroll.
Ion I forget that this establishment is
never open ON Saturdays. and those who
wish TO set their Christmas tricks here.
must make their purchases before So clock,
Christmas eve.