Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-18
(HRlST MAS BULL ETIN.
WHERE AND WHAT TO buy FOR
PRESENTS TO FRIENDS OR
USE AT HOME.

AS Christmas III now close at hand,
and every body with their cousins and
their aunts will want to know where
TO make their purchases, the REPUB.
LICAN will endeavor, in accordance
with It's yearly custom, to direct all it's
readers where to purchase the best arti i.
cles su table for home use or presents.
Christmas is especially the children's =
time, and all who wish dolls, masks,
scrap books, or toys Of all descriptions,
should not fail to visit Adams s. Bro. !,
No. 54 Market street, as they have the
largest and best assortment to be found
this side of Philadelphia. They also
deal in dry goods, boots, shoes and
household goods, and have articles 10
suit oil classes, in quality and price.
Coal Is always not only useful, but
necessary In every house, and with the
present mode Of living 1t is almost i'm.
possible to cook the Christmas turkey,
or guard against the freezing blasts OF
winter without it. The very best quail
ties, with full weight guaranteed, at
the lowest prices, can be procured at
George w. Bush 81 Sons, French street
wharf, or Of Voshell 81 Solomon, Front
and Church streets, or of the Kennebec
Ice and Coal Company, Second and
King streets, Or at Coomb's, Eleventh
and Church streets, or at the office of
the jackson Lime and Coal Com pany,
foot Of Shipley street.
The coal without q stove, range or
heater will, however, be of but little
use, and probably the best place to get
these useful articles is at the III. r.
Pickels Foundry and Stove Company,
NOe. and 0 East Fourth street.
The next thing to be provided Is
something to cook In the stove, and
while turkeys and all other kinds of
poultry can he procured In abundance
in the market, good roast of beef, or
pork, or q tender, juicy steak, is always
In season and always acceptable. The
very best meats of all kinds, at the
low est prices, can always be procured
at Richardson's Delaware market. No.
511 King street, and also the btst
pieces for mince meat.
Raisins, citroD, currants and q host
Of other good thin gs are also needed in
making mince. meat and other Christ
mas delicacies, and all these, in addi-
ton 10 the best qualities Of groceries,
can be obtained OF @. s. Middleton,
Fourth and King streets. or John z.
Allmoud & Co., Eighth and Market
streets, or 7. NJ. Wier, No. 1902 East
Fifth street, or Deverell, No. 10 East
Fourth street. Each Of these places
have extra large stocks of everything in
the grocery line. which they are selling
at the lowest prices.
Dry goods and kindred articles are
always useful in every family, and
seasOnable goods or acceptable presents
can be found In the greatest variety at
w. b. Sharp's, Fourth and Market
streets, or at Kennard x Co.'S, No. Gil
Market street, or at Crosby Il Hills,
Nos. 220 and 222 Market street, or at
Pyle a. Lichtenstein's, No. 226 Market
street, or at M, l.. Lichtensteh' 3 Bazaar,
No. III Market street, or at Cranor's,
No. 621 Market street, while dry goods,
notions, crockery and glassware can be
had at 9. Il. Cooks, No. $40 Madison
street. Those who have not the money
to spare, can buy dry goods, cloaks,
coats, mems clothing, watches, in fact
almost everything, ,atP j Walsh q Cor.
No. 5O6 Market stroot, Gu weekly or
monthly ins ailments.
A very acceptable present, and one
that has been fashionable from time i'm.
memorial, is nice pair OF slippers. and
q full line of these useful articles I n addi
ton to large stocks of boots and shoes
canbe obtained OF Henry Pike at the Bos
ton boot aud shoe house, No. 304 Market
street, or of William II. Babcock, No.
206 Market street, or of Lemuel Mari,
No. l2 East Fourth street.
Wines or liquors are used in mince
pies, cakes and other ways during the
holiday season, and those needing pure
articles, at the lowestprice, should call
on l.. II. Raymond, No. 615 Shipley
street, or James A. Kelley, corner Of
Tenth and shipiey streets, or Francis
Kelly & Co.. No. 1o3 Market street,
or get q bottle of Duffy's pure malt
whisky at N. B. Danforth's, Second and
Market street.
clothes, or an overcoat is as acceptable
and usefula Christmas present as canbe
given, and persons wishing to obtain
anything in that line cannot fail to be
suited Ono pun intended) by calling on
John II. Moore, No. 228 Market street,
or at Mullin g. Sons, Sixth and Market
streets.
Watches and jewelry are always ap-
propriate for presents, and the largest
and best stocks in this city, at bottom
prices. can be found at Baynard' 3,
Fifth and Market streets, or at Millard
r. Davis No 9 East Second street, or at
Hanfs, No. 10 East Fourth street.
Furniture is always useful, and q
nice rocking chair, or riting desk,
or an easy chair, makes very nice
Christmas gift. A great variety of
goods in that line will be found at NJ.
Megary & sons, No. SIG Tatnall street,
and at j. 81 j. n. Harman's No. 410
King street.
Mrs. Jacobs, at No. 222 King street,
and No. 227 Market street, has a large
stock of millinery aud children's q hoods
ostrich and fancy feathers, with every
thing else in the business, which she is
offering at the lowest rates.
One of tho most beautiful and useful
presents that can be made, is q ladies'
or gents dressing case, or bottle of
Fsvina cologne, either of which can be
procured at Belts old established phar-
macy, Sixth and Market streets.
A large stock of guns, pistols, amuni-
tion, fishing tackle and other articles
necessary to the sportsman can bs found
at N. Mslchior's, No. 2l4 King street,
aud all In need of any thing in that line
should give him q call.
Tons Of confectionery, and large quan-
titles of fruit are always consumed dur
ing the holiday season, and this year
candies are remarkably cheap.
Almond & Co., at Eighth and Market
streets, Wier at No. 102 and 104 East
Fifth street, have each purchased large
stscks, while Ferguson, at No. II East
Second street, is working day and night
to supply the demand.
Some persons will no doubt spend
the holidays among their friends,
many OF whom reside at q distance.
and In preparing for the journey will
need new trunk or travel ing bag. All
such should remember that j. A. Con-
ner, at No East Fourth street, has the
largest stock in the city from which to
make their selections.
s. H. Stats at No 405 Market street,
has a large and we'll selected ptock
II - Ii iixa.,x, has llzaLiaE.