Daily Republican., 1883-09-27
HANDSOME STORE.
Deolon s0itA's New Bailding ~
East seventh Street.

But few years have elapsed since
persons residing in the eastern part Of
the city who wished to have their pre-
scriptions compounded, unless they
were of the simplest kind, were CON-
PEELED to 20 to Market street to have 1t
done. But since then that part Of the
city has improved, and enterprising
business men have kept pace with Its
growth. Some four years ago young
man named BeatOn Smith, a graduate
OF the College Of Pharmacy in Balti.
more, came to this city and purchased
the drug store formerly occupied by
DR.. Downs at the southwest corner OF
Seventhan Pine streets.
He stocked the place with fresh drugs
and articles that no one below Market
street had ever before ventured to keep,
and physicians who had been &C
customed to send their prescriptions up
town were not slow In ascertaining
that their wants could be supplied
equally as well, If not BETTER at his
store than at the more pretentiOus estab-
lishments up town. As natural con-
sequence success crowned the efforts of
the young druggist, and last year he
commenced to realize that the quarters
he then occupied were too small to en-
able him to meet the increasing trade.
He accordingly purchased the build
ings and double lot on the Dortheast
corner of Seventh and Pine streets, and
having removed the old houses, has
erected In their place . splendid and
commodious edifice, three stories high,
with Q front Of q feet inches on Sew
enth street, and 81 feet Oh Pine street.
The store, into which he moved this
week, has two large show windows, one
on Pine street and one on Seventh, and
no pains or expense has been spared In
fitting up the interior. The counter,
shelving and side show cases are finish
ed in hard wood, and the prescription
department is separated from the store
by partition of the same, in the centre
of which is a large plate glass mirror.
On the end Of the counter IL a new
style silver mounted show case, the
only one of the kind in the State, which
is filed with brushes, combs and other
toilet articles, and which Is miniature
store in itself. Another large silver
mounted show case on the counter Is
filled with perfume, and other articles
which will be sure to please the ladies,
while still another case of the same
kind, filled with the finest soaps, stands
on fancy iron frame TO one side, and
Immediately In front of the counter.
The upright cases along the wall are
stocked with patent medicines Of all
kinds, while the shelves back OF the
counter are we'll supplied with sup
ply of medicines, fresh and pure, and
such as only can be found III first class
stores ofthe kind. The store room Is
17x25 feet, and the floor Is composed of
marble, while adjoining it is a small
apartment that is used for the purpose
of keeping goods in stock.
This model establishment is also
well supplied with almost everything
known In the business, and If BY
chance some rare article should be
called for that is not on hand, Mr.. Smith
will consider it pleasure to procure
it. On the second floor of the building a
room has been fitted up as library or
study, and 1t il well supplied with a
choice selection of standard works.
This room, a. well as Mr.. Smiths
sleeping apartment, Is connected with
the store by electric bells and electric
speaking tubes, as the proprietor holds
himself ready at any hour of the day or
night to attend to the wants Of his pa.
irons. The remainder of the house is
used as a dwelling, and Mr.. Smith or
his very able assistant will always be
found at home" He also intends to
haveIa telephone placed in the store, by
/.
which persons who wish can communi.
cate with any part of the city.
The building is certainly a great i'm
provement to the eastern part of the
city, and the fact that Mr.. Smith has
provided one Of the finest drug stores
In the State for their accommodation
will no doubt be duly appreciated by
the people, and shown In a practical
manner by their increased patronage.