Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-08


FIrss KaEImens HAnd-1O,0OO People
View the sVsEs By Electric Light.
Crosby 8 Hill, dry goods merchants,
threw open the doors Of their large and
handsome store, At Nos. COS, COZ and
0 o Market street, last evening ct T.S0
o'clock. Ths six large tnoandeseeut
electric lights fairly illuminated the
spAoioas store and Market street for
Yearly IAlf 9 square in front. The
goo 10 were only on exhibition and not
for sA)s, AlthouRh all Of their numerous
and obligtpg saltamen and Haleslaoies
were behind their respective counters
of the different Departments, dTesBod
IL their Sunday attire, wearing hArA
eotAe bouquets CA their dresses and
Iemtles on their faces. They ttood, and
gave aud received hAlutAtiona and con
gratuiations from their ftlepds who had
come to see the new store. The store
bad been tAAtefnlly trimmed with
hand Eercbiefs and other goods. ard
presented very attractive sight NJ one
entered the aoor.
Toe work OF decorating the notion
side was performed by Lewis Carpenter,
and the dress goods and other depart
msntg ~ w. s. Morton, Charles n.
RAiney, James Drummon6 End William
Martin, who deserve prsiBe for their
artistic skill aud tsse, displayed In Ar
ranging their different line OF goods 90
IS 10 display them TO the beat advan.
tARs. The floor proper Of the store 90
cupies over 600 fqIare feet, being
over 100 feet more than the old store,
besides having gallery that occupies
the rear of the buildiBR.
At II O'Clock the employees and sew
erAl tritniR were treated to . very
piosly gotten up supper, served BY JGhn
Groves, the caterer, which consitsd oil
ali the good things Of life. Forty ave
covers hsd betn plRcsd on q large table
In the basement Cf the store, aud Afsel
all the different vlands had bsen par
taken Of Mr.. Crosby, the senior partner
arose and sAid he had few words tc
say 20 those present. He thanked the
cleTkr for thaiF joint Efforts In serving
the firm, for giving their attention 4
their customers sn1 for serving tht
firms best interest in giving thsil
striot attention to those who came tt
make purchases. He attributed thu
success Of the firms business TO th'
heerty co operation OF the employees
aud thanked them on behalf OF the firm
for their fNithfully performed lAbors.
He said he came to Wilmington II
years ago last February and landed In
our city in the midet OF q big snow
EstOru. He made his way TO the Clay
ton House and made inquiries nbont The
Idihsrent industries ana the varied re
sources Of onT city sud surrounding
country and fluAlly made up his mir .
to give Wilmington trial. He looked
around for n store suitable for theiI
business and finally conferred on the
stores Nos. go aud 222 Market street
Wh CHI they stocked with dry goods and
lOpensd It ont 70 the public OF Whining
ton on March 26sh, 1878 Tie firm had
made up theiE minds ~ buy aud sell
for spot cAsh @ni they have followed
this course ever since, Gnd have made
q little money by eoouc m cal manage
mens and large FAles ana small pruhta
Mr.. James MoniRRn representing
n Hood, BonbhahI x Co., Of PhilAdel,
phia responded to this success OF the
dry goods business. He spoke OF this
hrn As doiBg tbs largest retail busi
ness iu Delaware and he was proud 4
con IrAtulate the firm ca lis evidence o
PROF per.ty In havipg the handromea
stcra In Wilmington.
II hoped their expectations woulS
be more than realized.
Mr. II b Turner, OF Philadelphia
, responded to the toast on the notiOl
business and small WAIsE. Ee said b
had Boli tie firm numerous large bill
oi goods, and would commend them q
being men of integrity aud sttEliu
worth, and he wished them suecsss Il
= their new stone.
! Mr.. WIN. II Foulk Ia the man VII
butt the new building, sud he saw
some Of his personal "Reminiscences o
Wilmington BtorGs sOms thirty year
ago. He said this ls ona Of the mot
eustantial built buildings In the city
aud he was pTond Of 1t NJ a builder
!. Wilmington IL EAKtnlng from it's ~
Q Van Wrinkle sleep, aud our merchant
e are building hAndBomer stores and Ap
' psrently doing we'll, no. withstandin
the multerings and head shaking Of tn
+, old donbteTs.
The pteas Waa happily reepor ded I
. by George ". Roberta, who gave hi
experience ID dry goods clerk, then
J, mechanic, and lastly = newspaper II
: porter. Il sstd 1t is an old chestna
. no doubt heard by all oil you, that sch
pin Ia mi shtieE than the sword" an
= ~ the press came in for Its share
: helping Crosby b Hill TO build up the
9 large lucrative business The pre-
gas always ready u he.p for cash
= It's advertising columns.
y The Ladies, responded to by Mr. HI
He said the ladies are brilliant, bean.
tui and good and no ststs can boast
them that ere equal to Wilmington
7, God bleas them.
a Hr. Hill 10 bachelor and he is pa
.e fectiy capable Of expressing the abo'
! toAet.
d After Mr.. Hill had been seated NJ
d Crosby Aroso and sSiG lie had fa
n words to say to hig employees wi
IA had 4srvad thsm 60 faithfully. Tho
le " TO had been In their employ for H.
yeers CT longee would receive $50 tat
y and those who h8d been two years
IL MIRA f2s each. Too following naml
J. received thsBe gifts:
IT w. s. Merton, W. J Martin, Gbatl
I. Reiney, Miss Clara welis, Miss Nate
Miss joined, Miss MRIon, Mlsa BAlanC
Mits KohleTmAp, Mics Duuiz.e. Ge9rl
0fozier, j. Carpenter and j A.eEAndt
;. The ossh boys each received flt
y epieoa except tha eldest, who act ~ Q
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