The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
THE GRAND OPENING.
There We're Over Ten Thousand People In
Attendance.
Names Of tho Persons Who Hold the Lucky
Numbers--Brief Historical Sketch
Of the Enterprislng Firm
OF Werner n BRO.

When an individual or a company sue
ceed In any business enterprise beyond
the ordinary lot Of their competitors, II
becomes a matter OF public Interest Ia
know something OF bla or their history
| We shall. therefore, offer no apology for
introducing here q brief sketch OF the
history OF the 6rm of Messrs. Werner &
Bro, from the time OF its formation IA
the present.
In 1870 Mr.. John Werner and hia
brother Charles entered Into q copart-
nership, ostensibly to deal In paints,
oils, glass, 60, aud opened out o well
appointed little bueinees on the south
west corner OF Tuscarawas and Cherry
streets, where, for some time, they con-
Quoted q profitable business. They then
removed 10 n East Tuscarawas street
where they began TO handle wall paper
In connection with their other goods,
but soon flndlng that their trade had
Outgrown their room, they were COM
PEELED to secure more spacious quarters.
They then moved to No. 8 Eagle Block,
where they opened out more extensively
adding carpets 10 their stock, and were
rewarded by a prop0rtl0nate increase In
trade, till, finding II necessary TO fnd
still more room and better facilities
Tor the accommodation OF the public
patronage accorded them, they resolved
TO build for themselves. Accordingly
they secured u lot and or cted IN ir
present handsome, f0ur.sl0Ty business
block, Nos. "a aud 80 East Tuacarawas
str,et. This u ey entered on the 1T OF
of February Of the present year; but as
their rooms were not completed, they
set Saturday, the 4th inst, for their geu-
eral or formal opening, and In Crder "a
convince tho people that the firm wished
them 10 come aud spend day with
them In looking through their large ana
handsomely llnlshed rooms, aud see
heir new s ok OF goods Taey adye d
TO give away ton elegant aud valuable
prizes, on tha day Of the opening, the
same 10 be awarded 10 the holders OF the
tickets bearing the lucky numbers, and
the tickets 10 b. given giaiuitousIy to az
many as would apply.
saturday moruing dawned bright and
CHEEKY, with the mercury sufficiently
low to make one feel lively aud prompt
ly al o o'clock a, m. lhe preparations Tor
the reception being completed, their
store doors were thrown open TO the
anxious crowds who had already as
sembled to avail themselves OF the ear
| llest opportunity OF taking In"
| THE GRAND OPENING.
Their large show windows were hand.
somely decorated with samples Of rich
carpets, tapestry and lace curtains, rugs,
wall paper, oil paintingA &c. On enter
ing, the wall TO the right was profusely
hung with wall p per, comprising all
grades, and embracing the latest ana
most stI lish patterna, while the ceiling
was decorated with the same material,
combining the richest bordering and
representing cons dsrable wealth.
| rhe 0peart department TO the left was
also complete and well arranged TO So
cure the best possible effect. IL cOmpris.
cd u large and tasty collection OF oil
paintings, pastelles, chr0m0s, engray.
| Ings, water co!ors,&c. Also easels Il ar.
tistic and novel designs, oil kinds OF
liue art materials, paints, artistically
decorated window shndea, etc.
| At rear end Of the lltst floor their
patent, steam, passenger elevator, the
only one Of the kind In the city, wds
busy receiving visitors and Carrying
them TO the third l)Or, where their llck
els were received
(rhls elevator was put IN 10 their or
der by the Marshal Bros. OF Plttsburgu
under the sup srintendcncy Of Mr, Geo,
Fritz, Ia their employ, aud cost, when
completed, about $3.50 II relncs cred
itable enterprise on Neysrs. Werner u
Bro, and should be, ~ no doubt II h,
appreciated ny their many patrons, WHO
are thu9 saved tho fatigue of climbing
up end down glalrs la making their
selections and purchases Of goOde)
AfteT handing In their tickets the
visitors took lheir own time to do the
the sights on the third and second llools
before passing down and out 10 make
r0OM for others.
Hard,Ome mOuldlng5 OF gilt, natural
and ebony Auish, In great variety; also
elegant frames. pictures and curtains
OF yArlous and handsome designs, con-
stituted the principal exhibits OF the
third floor. Passing from this to the
second, visitors wee dazed and delight
cd amid the grandeur OF the rich dis
plays of carpets. the walls being draped
with these goods, also the finest SILK,
lace aud tapestry curtains, rugs aud
many other attractions, too numerous TO
give particular mention.
Growing weary OF an attempt to give
more than passing notice to the multi
piled attractions, the visitors naturally
fell ilto the retiring lines and llled out,
while a continuous stream poured In to
take their places. Thus from o q. IN,
till 8 D. m. the current went, there hay.
| Ing about twelve thousand people passed
through aud viewed the stghta, each
feeling that one day wae too short to do
tho opening Justice. Az 0 o'clock II
wrs announced that the receipt
OF tickets would cease, aud
that committee would bo ap-
pointed to award the prizes. Accord
ingly Mr.. William VOkmann was chosen
as one OF the committee, and he ap'
pointed Messra, Harry Linton and Louie
Dumont rs ASSISTANTS. The boxes con
talning the tickets wore then unlocked
and the tickets emptled into u 6arrel, w
the preaence Of The people. The barrel
was then taken TO tho platform on lhC
stairway Leading from lhg nrst to the
second 1O0V, where I'll might see. A
young lady, Miss Anna BARLEY, was
then secured from among the spectators
who did the drawing, thus satisfying
all that II was conducted honestly.
There being thousands OF tickets 10
the barrel, aud only ten prizes TO bt
drvwn, II was decided that there ahould
be Just ten numbers drawn, the 1rst Il
repl esent the 0rst prize, etc. TO the
tenth. This being tho falrest and most
expeditions mode Of disposing. or The
matter. The tickets being we'll ahooh
up, tho drawing commenced, with the
following results:
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