The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-04-12

bilclT bVOCk ulIcCJ lTOIil tl0 VuaTTleB anu
and give their patrons all the
advantages to be derived from intelli.
gent cash buying and from fine and ar
tistic work. They have just received q
car load of finished granite monuments
and keep constantly on hand well Sc
lected stock OF monuments and tomb.
stones Of all kinds, and guarantee to sell
at lower figures than any house in this
part Of the country. They have the
largest lot of designs from which to-
make your selections, and no house in
the State can offer any better induce,
ments. They are ready and willing to
meet all competition, and to all parties
wanting work, either in Highland ad-
joining counties, they will sell much
cheaper than any local or foreign house.
It will be to the advantage of persons
wanting monuments to call and see for
themselves, as this firm possesses many
advantages over competitors.
These marble works are located at the
corner OF Main and West streets, and
are the largest in the city, employment
being given to ten men. This firm pays
out more money for labor and employs
more men than any other similar con.
cern in this locality, while their trade is
correspondingly large. Their patronage
is not confined to this county, but ex.
tends all over this section of the State,
and shipments are made to other States.
This house is conducted upon the best
business principles, nothing but fine
work is turned out, the lowest possible
prices are charged and entire satisfaction
is guaranteed in every sale. Both Mr..
Hanlon and Mr.. Lemon are among our
most responsible and enterprising citi-
zens and business men and are deserving
of the large patronage they receive.
They are reliable in all their dealings
and their word regarding their work and
business transactions may be implicitly
relied upon. They will be found ready
and willing to give any information re-
garding their business, and. your rela-
tions with them will be most pleasant
and agreeable.
Joseph n. Hibben.
OF the large number of houses in the
same line of trade, there arc usually a
few who give the best inducements to be
honestly obtained. Among the houses
OF prominence in Hillsboro, which de-
serve special notice in this issue of the
NEws-HERALD, We take pleasure in men,
tioning that of the above named gentle
man, whose success has been above the
average in his special line of,trade. The
chief reasons we have to mention as con-
tributing to his success, are the propri-
etor's thorough knowledge of the busi-
ness in which he is engaged, his close
to the same, his business
integrity and truthful representations,
his excellent stock of goods and his
liberality in appraising the purchasing
public through the use of printers ink,
of his varied assortment and induce.
ments.
These are the various characteristics
Of Joseph M. Hibben, and we varily be-
lieve that if faithfully followed, all per.
sons in the end would secure liberal
success. This gentleman has succeeded
however, by this line of conduct, for a
knowledge of the business has enabled
him to buy at the right time and in the
right market, and goods we'll bought
are half sold:" His close attention to
business has secured all the trade that
has offered without anyone going from
his store disappointed. His integrity
has compelled people to soy that "what-
ever Mr.. Hibben says you may rely on
in regard to the quality of the goods and
their prices" and lastly by his persist
emily keeping his name, business and
location before the eagle eyes Of the
public, he has caused everybody in the
vicinity to know and desire to go to the
store of Joseph NJ. Hibben, on High
street opposite the Courthouse, for their
dry goods. This gentleman has one of
the largest and most heavily stocked
stores not only in this city but in this
entire section Of the country, where is
kept an almost endless variety of every.
thing denominated under the compre.
hensive head of dry goods.
This is an establishment which has a
history almost contemporaneous with
that of the city itself. Over a half
century ago, in the year 1926, Samuel E.
Hibben, father of the present proprietor,
engaged in the general mercantile busi-
ness, which has since enlarged and de-
veloped into the immense business pro-
portions OF the house now conducted by
his son, Joseph M. Hibben. The last
named became partner in the business
in the year 1872. For severalyears prior
to this date the firm name was Spargur
Bros. & Co. At the time just mentioned
the partnership was dissolved, the stock
divided, and the business under consid-
Grafton continued by the father'ands son.
After the death of Mr.. Samuel E. Hib.
ben the son became the sole proprietor,
and since 1881 has conducted the house
under his name.
Having had many years of valuable
and practical experience in the dry goods
business, this gentleman ia we'll qualified