Milford chronicle., 1885-12-18
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would buy fine goods if they were properly |
displayed, we had another leader in the cash |
drv goods business in our mind in James H.
Deputy & Bro. This firm has brought dress
goods. fine bed blankets and comfortabies,
to this market, and are selling them too, that
it would have been considered the hight Of
foolishness to have been brought here by
merchant thirty years ago. The people are
more refined in these days, and our mer-
chants are catering to their demands.
E. NJ. sHocKLEY
is the leading grocer in South Milford, and
his preparation for Christmas is fully up to
the times, while his stock is as complete as a
city grocery.
H. I. PAIGE & co.
Standing in front Of the handsome show
windows Of their "White Front Store"where
the beautiful things intended to tempt the
cash from the pockets Of the people are dis
plaved. we thought how different from even
a few years back, are the methods of doing
business. Then it was, what do you want?'
now it is. 'Iook around and see what suits
YOU best" And this same rule applies to
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HA9I1IERsLEV's,
where a special counter runs the length Of
the store for Christmas, and where lot OF
clerks explain prices and give special
display to some of the prettiest Of useful
goods HIS windows are a mass OF bright col
ored and ornamental objects.
FoUI.K * DELAAIATER
---,.,I 1 for almost
everything at Christmas time. Poetical
works fancy lamps that would make the eyes
of our forefathers open in amazement, and
loads Of toys are added to their regular stock.
W. a. HUAIEs.
It has been only few years since the
hardware trade had headquarters i'll Mil
ford; previous to 1875 this business was scat
tered between almost every store doing bus
mess in the place; but now it has home III
the long two-story building at Walnut street
bridge. where W. A. Humes conducts hard
ware and agricultural business, exclusively.
His trade extends for forty miles or more
south Of here, and it is constantly growing.
s. c EVANS
has been so long associated with the jewelry
and silverware trade of Milford that every
person within twenty miles is familiar with
his place of business; but they will be sur
prised to see the really artistic silverware
that he deals i'll. It is a matter of wonder
where so much Of this kind of expensive
goods find customers,
c W. DAVIDSON
has another fine stock of watches, clocks and
iewelry, but Charley does not stop at this,
but he deals i'll organs, music boxes, etc.
lust think of such articles being sold quar-
ter of a century ago in Milford. Then an
other branch of business that has undergone
a complete change, is represented by
]. o. BROWN,
who has sold aHd traded nearly $50 stoves
tbs fall. The elegance Of some Of the stoves
manufactured i'll these days would dazzle
the business men Of 1850.
w. p. CULLEN's
stove store, where nothing but stoves and tin
ware are dealt in, would have been a novelty
in the past; but now the public expect jus
such things, and patronize just such stores.
THE CLOTHING TRADE
has been taken from the general nerchandis
ing stores almost entirely, and it now find
homes with D. H. Weeks, S. Arnold, B
Hirsch and Iatchum & Davis. III 1850
suit of store clothes on man from the cOun
try stamped him as man of wealth, and th'
general material worn was 'blue fustian.
Now the dealers carry stocks ranging from
81 900 to $1,000 each.