The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-21

FRY's ENroRIUaf-Among the many
.ttraetive stores IN The city there IS
perhaps no one that calls forth more ex-
,ressions Of admiration than the exclu-
ave jewelry establishment OF which this
lrticIe is Tue subject. Mr.. Fry is no
novice at the business; he is well yersed
a eqery department. Of II. He claims to
lave the best retail jeweIry store in the
state OF Kansas, and the statement
we believe is not open 10
contradiction. The store
vas established in this town ia 1866,
and has grown gradually to its present
extensive capacity. Visitors from east
ern cities are alike astonished at the
stock carried. as they too wonder al the
our other merchants offer 10
the people OF this community.
Atthis holiday season of the year Fry
is proud, and with reason, of the beauti-
ful appearance and substantial charac-
ter OF the wares SO charmingly display
ed within his place Of business To the
Christmas purchaser this store presents
an appearance whose effect
is Irresistible. Among the
endless variety OF desirable articles per-
haps chief among them in point of
usefulness as well as for ornament, are
the watches and clocks. Old Time con-
quers all things, but his onward course
is not necessarily measured by the
hour glass of antiquity or the quite
as ancient, seemingly, time piece
of our ancestors, which like
them stood upon the floor in tall and
stately manner, telling in their own Pc
culiar manner the flight of the hour and
the phases Of the moon. Aside from
these venerable home and Office ehron-
iclers of the moments, Mr. Fry ex-
hibits large and extensive variety.
Among them are:
Fine gilt clocks and globes.
Fine ebonized mantle clocks,
Fine marble mantle clocks,
Fine rubber cased mantle clocks,
Fine regulator clocks,
Fine mantle calendar clocks and q
full line of nickel clocks.
Clocks loom up everywhere and hasty
count foois up ESQ, with others to hear
from. Upon either side and at ends OF
room herein spoken of, there is one
dazzling array of gold and silverware
OF the six large counter show cases, one
contains watches alone. Here these
standard goods are to be found to suit
every requirement Of the buyer wneth.
er he be rich or poor. There arc ladies'
gold watches, gents gold watches, lad
les silver watches, gents silver watch,
es, boys silver watches, boys nickel
watches, American watches and foreign
watches of all the standard grades
Another case is devoted to rings and
bracelets. Here are by actual count over
thousand solid gold rings, plain and
with settings, and bracelets innumcr.
able.
A third case contains the Rogers and
solid ware knives, forks and spoons.
\ fourth gold pens, badges, thimbles.
tooth. picks and chain mountings.
Still another contains ladies' lace pins,
in oynx and pearl and other styles, ear
rings, collar and cuff buttons.
a large case is also used in the dis
play OF watch charms, lockets and fobs.
Upon either side of this room, almost
the entire length, are large wall cases,
filed with the following articles, from
which good selection for present may
be made
Tea sets, water sets. tea kettles, coffee
urns, berry dishes, cake baskets, fruit
stands, flower stands and vases, butter
dishes, spoon holders, syrup cups, tea
spoons in sterling silver and plate, table
spoons in sterling silver and plate, table
forks in sterling silver and plate, sugar
spoons il sterling silver and plate, bat
ter knives IN sterling silver aud plate,
berry spoons in sterling silver and plate
cake and pie knives in sterling silver
and plate, table knives and pearl handle
knives, carvers. etc. China tea sets
china vases, china ice cream sets, and a
full line of bisque figures, and jewel
caskets in old gold, silver, plush and
inlaid pearl work. Gold headed canes
and handsome pearl opera glasses.
The large case which occupies the END
of the room contains sixteen water set:
in elaborate designs, which show mos
prominently, although within the same
department are coin silver cups, pickle
casters, card receivers, silver moustacht
cups, &c.
Among other articles not named are
ladies' diamond finger rings, diamond
ear rings, diamond lace pins, and gents
diamond studs There is full line O.
hammered and inlaid goods in silver
plate.
This season Mr.. Fry shows many
things entirely new in his line. Some
of which are mentioned herewith:
In tea sets, cake baskets, cups
plaques. and other articles is the new
ware of hammered silver, gold inlaid
and pearl chased. Ask to see these
goods.
IL berry dishes there is the malachitt
ware, and the topaz glass.
In castors the style this season run.
to square cut glass bottles. with FIRE
quently individual sockets.
In silverware, too, there are the new
designs in basket silver work.
The combination castor and cracker
or fruit stand, is novel.
Many pickle casters are in the satir
finish.
The celebrated peacock silver set o
fifteen pieces, including an unusually
large server, attracts general attention.
There are full sets of dinner and lei
sets in the Damaskin style solid silve
fiat ware in handsome morocco cases
jewel cases in old gold and plush anC
other combinations, mirrors in porcelain
rose frames and jewel caskets in glas
and silver combinations lined with sat
in, all help to swell the endless variet,
of holiday gifts from which one ma,
make an appropriate selection. Fo
further particulars and details the read
ers of THE News may call c2 or ad
dress T. n. Fry, Emporia. Kansa,
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LS.-DEPARTMENTo OF TIL
INTERIOR, Office of Indian Affairs
Washington, D. c., November %, 1882 :
Sealed proposals, Endorsed proposal
for building Chilocco school," to b
erected near the Chilocco creek, a few
miles from Arkansas City, Kansas, viii
be received AT this office until Thursday
the 21st OF December, 1882.
Complete plans and specifications o
the work 70 he done can he evarairaIl q