Daily Republican., 1888-10-08
THE HLEvEHrH AnHrvER.ARr.

Russell, h1Iaslmot q CO. Commences To-
Day weeks ueIebrAstOn Of tho 1Ith
Anniversary OF Their Bee Hivs'
Store 1t 900 Market street.
Eleven years ago there vera no large
dry goods stores In Wilmington ilEe
there now are. william M. KennSId
who up to that time oocupi ed the ser
pentine premises In the dry goods trad
where Russell, Messiner b 90. now are
ana who IL still 10 the bnsiness farther
up town. kept the largest store Of the
kind In the city. Feeling that The
tide OF business was EurRinR north waTd
up Market street, Mr.. Kennard dseir
Gus Of following that tloe, vacated mia
old stand at 306 Market street and aet-
tied down near Seventh street.
Then arose the question, who would
occupy the old Stand2 Would any boo
De found bold enough TO give the rent
Leq aired and open up another grand
tory goods establishment NO far down
town. Many people did not then see
that that era was but the commence
msnt OF business decade that has
ldone more to increase toe business in.
tertsis Of Wilmington than nDy other
deosde Of its history. Bat such has 10.
ooed DNn the fAok
Others not WilmlrRtonians saw the
Advantage offered for business In our
CITY aHd were not tArdy in possessing
enemselves OF those advantages. In
tnis olass Of persons was . dry goods
nfm from the Stats OF COanectinut b.
tue name and title OF Russell & Nor.
thrup, who were not scared at the rent
asked for the old stand ut sos Market
atFAat and
aged ct tho heGirA Of business houssB
up town.
Tne announcement that O couple of
"Connectlout Yankees we're coming
down here TO try their luck In the
largest city In the smallest border
State in the dry goods business created
speculative talk in badness centres and
amongst the people In RaneFAL VarI-
Gus were the prophecies made concern.
Ing the event, Gome favorable, come
Otherwise. But the time came for the
appearance OF the new nrn, and the
hrm came according TO announcement
Crowds of curious spectators watched
numbering drays dump Oh on the side
walk huge boxes, bales, barrels and
bundles. Az they were open ed and tbs
contents carried into the store, inQuisl-
Ave lockers on Jaw in place Of " codt n
hams and nutmeRs she faces dry
goods, varieties. blanketinG, sheetins,
toweling, cloAklnR and every thing else
Ia tho make mp Of . hrst class dry
goods and variety store ever seen in1
this oity. Is Was found also that
Messrs. Russell b Honhrup were gen.
tlemen Of veEaoily, integrity and Of the
highest chAraotse in every resDso,.
The newcomers flled up the new store
and opened Il 10 the public. 6uOh q
ruah TO . Store opening had never be
fore been seen ia Wilmington and moth.
ing but praise was heard every W here Of
tue new store and the RsntlemAnly and
0bligiDg aFm.
The store oAme into popular favor
from the start, aud Althoua b ssores have
since started In this city. of greater
magnitude, the "Beo Hive" has been
enabled TO retain its popular hold upon
tho community through ali SESSION.,
whether dali or brisk, tor eleven years,
The arm has undergone Boms changes
bat Mr.. Russell, the principal aud
senior partner, who WAS With it at the
start, Is stlll ct the helm. Assoolatsd
with him Is Thomas Y. MeHaimer. q Of
|compsnion for . business man. "Tom"
wasn't exactly . DslAWareAn, but he
WAS born so near the border Ia Chester
ANAhNN NaAh haH AgAAAWAA9 oNY uIBEHtBi
famed his chsekn and developed aim
into an active business man. 81 much
for the firm, so much foE the store; and
today commanGes the eleventh AnniVsr-
Bhry OF the latter. 1t 10 NOT 10 last 9
single day, but = whole week. Look al
the advertisement in the REPUBLICAN,
and zee what she firm proposes to do.
Il is but seldom such an offer 10 made
20 the public. For . whole week goods
are 10 DO sold ct ten per cent, DISCOUNT;
shAt is, where you before pAid one
dollar fer an article you now pay but
ninety cents, and whore you paid but
sen seats before you now pay bat nine
osnts.
And such goOdFl Why 1t is no use to
attempt to 0numerAte or describe them,
there are so many of them and ell frst
class. Winter lie coming on and you
want , pair OF blankets, quilts and
God warm underwear. Well, you can
act them all here at such low tiRursR
that you will wonder what ali this talk
about high tariff meaAB. Ladies, you
Will want dress goods, sllks, Velvets,
shaWls, coats made up, wraps, BLACK
goods, Grapes and hAnnels, we'll here 10
the plaoa to get them. II Russell, Mis-
sinner b Co cannot suit you, It will be
little use to seek farther, and ten D II
osnt. discount en- every thing This Is
ia recognition OF your liberal patronage
foe eleven years past al with the hope
that y u will continue patrons eleven
ysArs more.
Toe goods in the store have been very
h ndiomely ArrAyiDR for tho annivtr-
BAiY eek. To the right, 10 she left, 10
the rear and over head, there is perfect
Labyrinth of goods aud suoh q beautiful
blending Of colors 80 to outrival the
han iscms beds Of spring tulips and
hyAcinthe. In plaoe Of cash boys run
ming around In the road, the cash rail.
road wires above head will swiftly
Ispeed the flying balls that take your
money TO the cash clerk and return
with your change and your ten per cent
gain for purchasing your goods thiI
week at the bee Hive" store, No. 30t
Market Etresk