Smyrna times., 1883-12-05
A Smyrnian's Success i'm
Wilmington.

Samuel III. Baynard, who has lust
stepped to the front in Wilmington
with the finest establishment in his
line of business on Market street. of
that city, is another instance of the
success of our Smyrna bows i'm other
! helds than that of their nativity. Mr.
Dayhard IS the son of the late John
Baynard, and his rapid success is n
source of qualification to his friends. as
he IS yet young man. He left here
Tor Wilmington to learn the iewelry
business small boy, % years ago and
only four years ago formed partnership
with Eugene G. Dawson (also native
OF Kent County,, and prosperity has
attended him to an unusual degree
from the first start in business. Dur
ing the past Summer he purchased the
| building at the corner of Fifth and
Market streets used as the publishing
house of the Every ECenin0. tore #
down and has erected in it's stead Mt
considerable cost building that is an
auOrnment to the street, while the
inner arrangements for the details of
MS business are complete. The new
building was occupied last week. the
formal opening taking place on FRIDAY.
ana was inspected by the members of
the city council, the mayor and several
other prominent citizens. The follow
ing from the Morning News will give
some idea of the establishment.
The floor of the lower story is laid
with tiles with two steam radiators of
Dr0nzed pipe surmOunted by marble
slabs IN the centre of the room. There
are mahOgany-fnished counters on
either side, each surmounted bv six
plate glass showcases in nickle-plated
frames. The cases on the right are
arranged as follows: No. l, gold and
silver watches; No. 2, silver watches,
gold chains, charms and silver thimbles;
NO. 8, line breastpins in handsome vel
vet cases; No. 4, rings and bracelets;
NO; D, spectacles, gold pens and pencils
ana opera glasses; No. 6, breastpins.
earrings, shirt studs and sleeve but
tons. The whole six cases on the left
are filled with silverware. In the rear
OF the counter on the Fifth street side
stand four ash work tables with
machinery, that of Mr.. Baynard him
self being connected by speaking tube
with rubber mouthpiece with the table
OF the foreman of the mandatory in
the fourth story. The recesses of the
bay windows are occupied by two
large safes, one new Marvin and the
other made by Watson. In the rear of
the south side counter are stands COW
cred with clocks and mantel ornaments
and three silver cases extending some
eight feet in height, the upper parts
being OF plate glass. At the Market
street end of the counter stands case
of gold-headed canes in front of a fine
pier glass.
The second story is completely fill |
ed with pianos and organs, with a
counter for sheet music. In the centre
is an open area from the first story.
surrounded by a railing similar to that
of the balustrade of the stairway.
THE third story is to be used for
the storage and repair of musical in
struments, and in it is an iron crane |
with differential block pulley attach
The fourth story is lighted by eight
large windows and is already fitted up
with all the benches and mechanical
contrivances necessary for a large
Jeweiry manufacturing establishments
IHE farmers can rarely remember