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

they control much of the trade OF Hills.
boro and vicinity, which formerly went
to other places.
The prosperity OF this house has NOT
been attained by any accidental means.
Great enterprises like that Of the Hills.
boro Hardware Company are not built
up without the aid Of good judgment, q
thorough knowledge Of the details oi
business, and devoted, close and consci.
entious adhearance to the highest princi.
pies of propriety and integrity. There
REQUESTS for commanding success have
been supplied by the energy, industry,
enterprise and sagacity of the gentlemen
comprising the company, which from
the inception of the business, have been
the active principles of the firm. Under
their determined efforts and careful sup.
ervision this vast establishment has
been built up to position which com.
mands the admiration Of all interested
in the commercial grogress Of our city.
Asa Haynes q Son.
In compilation Of the business in.
dustries of Hillsboro, the omission OF 80
solid and substantial a firm a. that oi
Asa Haynes & Son., would at once be
noticed. Regarding its Importance as q
mercantile industry but little can be said
OF this well.known house and it's pro.
prietors that is not already familiar to
our people. A detailed history is there
fore unnecessary beyond giving the plain
facts connected with the same. The
senior member of this firm has had a
long and valuable experience in the
commercial world. Asa Haynes has
been resident of our city and county
for the part quarter of a century. For
forty.two years he has been engaged in
mercantile pursuits, and is one of the
oldest merchants in Hillsboro, there be.
ing but three mer now engaged in busi-
ness here who were merchants when Mr..
Haynes first begun This gentleman
was formerly engaged in the dry goods
trade. On account of i'll health he was
compelled to retire from active business
some six years ago, and until recently
has devoted his energies to farming.
Having regained his health sufficiently
to enable him to again enter the mercan-
tile ranks, he, in connection with his
son, F. L. Haynes, opened the grocery
under consideration the first of last
March.
The location of this establishment is
at the northeast corner of High and
Walnut streets, the firm occupying their
own building. The house has been re-.
modelled and refitted throughout, and is
now one of the best rooms in the city.
A new front was put in, the floor lower
ed to the level of the sidewalk and the
room extended back to the alley. The
interior is all new. New counters and
shelving, very neat and attractive off,
ce which over.looks the store.room, and
nothing has been left undone to make
this one of the most pleasant business
rooms in the county. They also put in
a refrigerator of the Kendallville patent
for cold storage. This is the only one of
the kind in the city, and it enables the
proprietors to keep their butter,
egg, fruits and other perishable srticles
in the best of order, which they can fur
nish fresh and nice at all times.
The stock Of goods carried is all new
and fresh, and most complete in every
detail. They show large stock of the
choicest varieties of canned and bottled
goods, fancy and staple groceries, all
kinds of foreign and domestic fruits, etc.
In fact their store is replete with every
thing known to the trade, and pleasant
and gentlemanly attendants are always
on hand to attend to the wants of the
patrons of the house. The general air
of neatness and cleanness. which pre-.
walls in this grocery store, is very pleas
ing to the ladies, who are loud in their
praise OF the manner in which the house
is fitted up and conducted.
The many friends of Asa Haynes, are
pleased to again greet him in business cir.
cles. This gentleman is one of the solid
and reliable citizens of our city, who has
made hosts of friends during his bust
nees career, and his name in connection
with the present business, is an assur.
ance of success. Frank Haynes is
young man of good business qualiAca-
tions. and has shown an aptitude for the
ways OF the mercantile world, which
would be credit to many an older per-
son. The firm of Asa Haynes & Son, is
q good one in every way, and they will
leave nothing undone which would tend
to please the patrons and make their
house favorite with the trading public.
q. B. Hayaie.
The bakery and restaurant which Mr..
Haynie 80 successfully manages is splen-
didly stocked. A particular feature
about his goods is that they are always
fresh. The trade is go large and exten.
sive that the institution is kept speed.
ing at its fullest capacity all the time,
and goods have no time to get stale.
The bakery is kept neat and clean and is
completely fitted up for carrying on an
extensive business. In the salesroom
will be found fine stock OF fresh bread,
cakes of all kinds and choice confections