Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-12-08
CHRISTMAS IS COMING !!
AND WE ARE HERE WITH
HOLIDAY BARGAINS
A GRAND OPENING!

10 have to listen to an off-tOld
tale is awfully tiresome. We
owe you an apology, therefore, for
our often repeated offence of try
ing to inform you of the value of
our stock and system, as means
of helping you to improve and
otherwise add to the comfort Of
yourself and family, but while
we humbly beg pardon for past
offences, we can't with fearful
penitence promise never to do it
again since to tell the truth,
our present apology is in part
payment for another lease on
your patience. Having thus
paved the way to your good
graces, we'll venture the asser-
ton that as Produces of frst-class
cheap goods, we are second to
none in this city, in short we
show here a stock in which the
tastes, the wants, and even the
prejudices of all are provided for.
The knife has gone into prices
here with a vengeance during the
holiday season. Below we
quote you some of the prices !;
this is a surprising reduction =
Common Candy 10c. per
pound, French Mixture 12c. per
pound, Fresh Mixed Nuts l5c.
per pound, Oranges l8c. per doz.,
Lemons zoe. per doz., Malaga
Grapes 15c. per pound, Raisins
Toe. per pound, Currants 3 lbs.
for 25c,, Bananas Zoe. per doz.,
Citron 25c, per pound, Sugar
Toys pure Csc per pound. Pure
Terra Alta Buckwheat Flour &c.
per pound, not mixed with Mid
dlings, but will guarantee it pure
or money refunded we have just
received over one ton, and have
it on hand.
We have just received car
load of Christmas Toys, and
everything pertaining thereto,
such as Doll Babies, Carriages,
Wagons, Suple-Jacks, Horses,
Dogs, Cats, Goats, and every
conceivable thing for trimming
Christmas Trees,-all ready this
week. We were compelled to
go below and duplicate many
things, such as Wagons, Hobby
Horses, Dolls, &c. These goods
are all new, this years produc-
tion,-no old stock left over
from last year,
Persons contemplating pur-
chasing their monthly supply of
goods, can get them at our usual
prices with 10 per cent. off, as
we are carrying full and COM
plete line of Groceries, which we
are selling at the very lowest
prices. Also very large line
of Calicoes, Cottons, Wooden
Goods, and Notions, Glass,
Queens and Tin Ware, Tobaccos,
Cigars, and everything else u.s.
ually kept in a first-class store.
People who value time and
opportunity, will take advantage
of the few remaining days to do
their shopping. We count that
from now to Christmas is but
seventeen days off, take out the
Sundays we have but fourteen
business days; what a short season,
when you come think of it. The
advantages of buying now are !:
LIST, everything is new and hobby.
I'd. The assortments are COM
plete, Sd. There is more of
everything for you to select
from. 4th. You will have less diff
ficulty in getting waited on the
same applies to the other goods
as we'll.
A blanket is a mighty good
present, so is a comfortable, so
are flannels, so is something in
domestic goods. Look at them
all and choose for yourself, as
the middle-aged and old people
must be provided for at Christ
mas times as we'll as the young.
Now, a word to our country
friends: If you wish to save
money, buying your holiday
goods, this is the golden oppor-
tunity to do so, as we are de-
termined not to be undersold by
any business house in town. We
defy competition. All we ask Of
you is to call and examine our
goods and prices, and if we do
not convince you that we will
save you at least 20 per cent. on
everything you purchase from
us, then we do not ask you t
deal with us in the future. We
mean just what we say and are
ready to back it up. We are
not counting business just for the
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