The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-11-07
CANTON'S COMMERCE.
Mercantile and Manufacturing
Resources of the City.
A General Review of the Various Business
terprises-GrOWth of
the City.
Continued From Last IssueJ

Continued From Last Issuej
BOSTICK Il KEEFER-MERCHANT TAILORS.
Probably no industry of this progress
siye city has been carried to greater
| degree of perfection than that of mer-
chant tailoring, and among those who
have prominently contributed to the
promotion of a cultivated and refined
taste in the matter of fashionable attire
for gentlemen, MeSsrs BOStick 81 Heefer
stand preeminent both for the artistic
and faultless fits of garments made up
by them and their uniformly reliable
workmanship. This firm carries fine
selection of American and imported
piece goods of the most fashionable
fabrics for gentlemen's wear, from
which patrons can make their selections;
and fine dress or business suits are made
to order at the lowest rates consistent
with fT5t-class workmanship; perfect
fits beng guaranteed in all cases. This
firm established themselves in business
here about six years ago, and since that
time they have enjoyed high degree of
prosperity, their house being the most
popular of the kind in Canton. The
premises occupied by them consist of
the building fronting on Market street,
in which Is located the general sales
room, 20X60 feet in dimensions, and the
new palatial brick business structure on
East Seventh street, 2OX40 feet in dimen-
siOns. erected expressly for them, and
which they have just taken possession
of, the whole comprising one of the
largest, finest and most cOmmOdiOus
business houses in Stark county. The
firm carry in stock a full, carefully Sc
lected and fashionable assortment of
cloths, cassimeres, VesJings and piece
goods generally, besides very handsome
and complete line of gentlemen's fine
furnishing goods, including all the
latest and most fashionable styles of
hats and caps. Messrs. BOstick & Keefer
are both young men, but possess an en-
viable reputation, based on their knOwl-
edge of the business, and the energy
and enterprise which they display in the
prosecution of it.
E. D. KEPLINGER-DR GOODS.
Among the representative business
houses engaged in the dry goods trade
here none occupy higher rank, or en-
Joy more liberal share of public con-
sideratiOn and patronage than that of
Mr.. E. d. Keplinger, whose spacious and
conveniently arranged salesrOOm is
stocked to its utmost capacity at all
times with an admirably selected assOrt-
ment of foreign and American dry
goods, including the most fashionable
fabrics in ladies' dress goods, wOOlens
and cOttOns, dOmestics, white goods,
ladies' and gentlemen's underwear,
gloves, hosiery, furnishing goods and
miscellaneous merchandise OF every de-
scTiptiOn pertaining to this important
department of trade. MIR. Keplinger es-
tablished himself in his present line of
business here over fifteen years ago, and
during the whole Intervening period his
house has always maintained high
rank among its contemporaries, on ac-
count of the extent and magnitude of
its transactions, the variety and relia-
bility of its stock, which is always full
and complete in the different depart
mentS, as well as for the high standing
in mercantile circles of its enteTpTising
proprietor, and the honorable methods
which have ever characterized his trans
actions. He has built up a flOurishing
and lucrative trade, and established an
enviable reputation as public spirited
citizen and enterprising merchant.
NJ. .KAPPER-DRUGGIsT.
There is no more important branch of
business in the whole list of occupations
than that of careful prescription drug
giSt, and none that should be more ap-
preciated by the entire public. The well
known drug and prescription store of
Mr.. NJ. Kapper has gained an enYiable
reputation with the medical fraternity
and residents of the city for the uniform
reliability of it's medicines, and the gem
eral excellence of the various articles
carried in stock, consisting of the puTest
drugs and chemicals, standard prOpTie-
tary medicines, toilet articles, perfu-
merry, fancy goods and wines and liquors
for medicinal purposes. The salesrOOm
is handsomely fitted up and presents a
neat and attractive appearance. Special
| attention is devoted to the cOmpOunding
and preparation of physicians prescrip
| tiOns and family recipes, and only the
better grades of articles find place on
the shelves and counters. Mr.. Kapper
has had several years experience in this
business and is thoroughly familiar
with it, being one of our most cOmpe-
tent and accomplished Pharmacists.
H. j. wATKINS-BOOTS AND SHOES.
One of the largest and most popular
boot and shoe houses of this city is that
of Mr.. H. j. Watkins, which enjoys the
utmost facilities for securing the best
class of manufactured and hand made
work upon the most advantageous terms,
thereby enabling him to offer special in
ducements to purchasers. From its very
first inception this house has been grow
ing steadily in favor with the public un-
til it has at length become a very pOpu
lar resort, enjoying liberal patronage
from both city and country. The sales
room is very spacious, cOmmOdiOus
| and handsomely arranged one, and con-
| tains, at all seasons of the year, a large
and splendid stock of boots, shoes, slip
peTs, rubbers, etc. for ladies', gents and
children's wear. In its business policy
| the house is liberal, enterprising and
progressive, while its operations and
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