Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-12-10
good things togo with their CANDIES. Well,
go and see, and then you will know all about

go and see, and then you Will know al s"oou'
1t.
That New Masonic Building is very pretty
one. A notice OF the complete INSURANCE
Agency upstairs had just been written, when
those extensive merchants on the street nool
send in an attractive programme OF CHRIST
MAS GOODS, which is complete In all It's parts
Foreign lands have sent to that store many o.
the rich products of the VINE AND ITs
FRUITS as they are prepared for the enjoy
ment of men, and ali in search Of such luxurlel
can assuredly find them at
BURKE & BRADLEY's,
whose advertisement makes a display which
will attract. Old England, Sunny France. thu
West indies, Classic italy, and the PENINSULA
countries of Portugal and Spain are recagn1z
ed in their contributions in RECALLING the ap
petites of those in the country who prefer The
beverage of the distant to the more fiery O.
their own land. But Pennsylvania. comes
along and vies with this famed Augusta coun-
ty brands of Old Whiskey. which this concern
and has in store, and also OF the
of their contemporaries here
abouts. Two floors Of the large retail ano
wholesale house is packed with the goods. ano
Just west of the city, where their distillery Ii
situated, the warehouse is filled with the old a:
well as new stock In trade.
Many years ago. there was in a Virginia town
a noted landlord whose practice 1t was to have
an abundance of cora bread on his table. Nc
sooner we're the boarders seated than he would
say before any other voice could be heard
'wheat bread or corn bread, either, neither OF
both.' waiter! hear them say corn-oread,'
and thus IL advance of time to express prefer
ence, the corn bread was disned ont to ihem.-
Now this Is not the way
Lou F. Ably
T.any who are entering his fine
store on New Street, at the Old stand
No. 81. lie Gays here is tile pretties: assert
ment OF clothing ever offered, and as he is goins
to move shortly up Main street opposite the
National Valley Bank, aud don't care TO trans
fer more tnan necessary 10 the new stand, the
whole of it is goipg at low prices. JUS
think of that; and there nothing shoddy In
the lot either. When you look at the stock and
the good warm clothing II all ages, it is hard
to decide which you would rather he, boy, man
or veteran. because he hss SD many, and every
article in clothing, and hats 10 suit all ages. He
don't say 'ei!her, neither, Or BOTH" but says
y
is the style OF talk people like. And they are
all attentive the Old gentleras Il. TIE successor
and the young men --snG Mili be sure to give
you stylish Fl and make you Trim and fine
for Christmas or yny other OF the good times
ahead.
It is refreshing often to the wearied man to
have something good to fall back upon. THAI
looking at all the good Christmas things which
can be obtained at No. IL East Main Street
where
CHAs. G. WHEAT
holds forth to his crowds OF customers in dis
pensing his elegant and we'll selected groceries
in sugars. coffees. candies. nuts, &c.
In raisins, currants, mince meats. fresh roast
ed coffee, teas. and the like, it just makes one
happy to look at his display. Then there are
the canned goods. plum puddings, and fancy
goods, in which he challenges comparison II
prices and variety. He wants everybody tC
call and try him for low prices and choice ar
ticles. He is in for the Christmas trade ant
the future too. Try him and be happy.
THE WHOLESALE TRADE.
Newspaper work, like farming and many
other pursuits, has its seasons. Summer read
ing, seaside and mountain pastimes, spring
and autumn, all find their attractions in thu
busy round OF sprightly journalism but JUS
now the theme Is holiday season, which
one more issue of the SP ECTAToR after thi
will find fully inaugurated. The truth is many
men work more than the order of nature de
signed, and not few toilless, which makes i
somewhat hard on the CLASS who have to bring
up the balance in accounts so that the equi
librium be preserved. This thought arise
when thinking of rest hours. Every town, al
well as city, should have its park and pleasure
grounds and places for needed recreation
where the cares of business are for the hou
laid aside, and the mind, the nerves, and thu
whole body can receive something which
Heaven has so lavishly bestowed in sunshin,
and in air, and in all the glories of nature, il
which exhausting cares can forgetthe tiresom
labors of the busy hours during ths day. ant
receive fresh stock of Inspiring. invigora
ting life for the next round of anxiety and tn
application OF energies. But to the point, ant
the reader will probably say this is a singula
homily to regale readers with when our head
line said 1.-THE Wholesale trade" but it is not s.
singular after ALL for wholesale business espe
cially requires not only money. but brains AM
anxiety, and wonderful amount Of energy
and 1t is in the line of the Journalist tn sugges
for future necessities, which are to arrive, a
the expanding features of trade widen out an
grow larger in our goodly little city. And as
distinguished Virginia divine was wont t
say, mote the phraseology and mark the ap
plication." Staunton has O large variety {
trade, big and middle sized. and small estah
lishments. It is more than pleasant to call i
and see all. Noticing last week large amour
of shipping going on at wholesale hous'
something was said about Christmas times Ii
connection with the active proceeding
going on within, in front, and the showing i
street transportation. 1t turned out just tina
way. and there the Christmas trade In ell 1t
glory was going on. City retail dealers an
country merchants were there replenishin
stocks. and, mistaking the surroundings for
county court or public day, we actually com
@eneed drum ming for subscribers to the SPEC
TAToR, forgetting that the crowd especially be
longed for the time to GooCH. HoGE & Co., an
in particular to the Co., Mr.. HENRY HUTCH
| INsoN, the ever-busy and excellent gentleman
who conducts that feature of their large trade
And there it was coming in and going out
THE CHRISTMAS TRADE-packages OF raisfns
nuts of all kinds. including the old Virgini
ground-pea, dates, prunas, mincs meats, can
dies OF all kinds, oranges, lemons, fire-crack
ers. and what stock OF staple groceries. thei
own advertisement can tell.
HoMINY-well, " hat of that? Whilst Wiz
glnia can raise the best hominy corn in tn
world yet g., II. a. Co. were receiving a car
load, all the way from Indiana, for Virgins
folks, and it sells off rapidly, or it would no
have been provided. This firm buys direc
from the sources OF supply kerosene and lu
bricatlng oils. sugars from the reflneries, mo
lasses from New Orleans, coffee from the i'm
porters, and scores of carloads of salt the sam
way. All this trade these gentlemen say /
growing daily, and they are never happie
than when confirming the utterances of tn
SPECTATOR in Its last issue, which said GU
wholesale merchants can duplicate Baltimore
New York, and Richmond bills, Transportation
added. So say all the tail dealers In the cit,
and in all the surrounding country who hav
tried them. And then in all this we believ
there are advantas es to the retail buyers il
the fine points of heavy purchases direct an,
| in the bulk of transportation bills enuripg +
| them through the wholesale houses in our owl
ely.
DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND INsTIrUTIoN,-At
| meeting of the Executive Committee of tn
Board of Visators, held Monday afternoon
| Mr.. w. G. Geiger, who has been connected witt
| the Institution for MANY vaarc rpe,onod h;