The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-13
SAM B. JON ES7-

your while to take look, because if
don't buy it, there are thousand and
three other things exactly suited for
prese \ Is, such as nliIrors, ork-boxes,
dressing cases, shaving cases, and-well
Il can't begin to name all, just drop in
and "Dock" will be pleased to show
you.
There being an attraction between
two dogs up the street, we started to
witness the fracas, but lost interest in
the fight and inquired if we were not
in front Of Tiffany's. Receiving no an
swer we strobe in and behold! it was
our friend
Eiua-d SchoN1
who bade US welcome. His store is a
model OF taste, elegance and beauty and
all the holiday goods are there,
diamonds that you can only look at
through smoked glasses, jewelry hand
some enough to delight the most fasti-
dious, and clocks of every description
which regularly turn out sixty ticks,
(not wood ticks, q minute. Feeling too
poor to stay longer we started out and
on our way suddenly we fell over .wo
doll carriages, a toy wheel-barrow, a
velocipede, a keg of pigs feet, Will
Eddy, ana finally landed in peck of
apples on our neck.
Sam B. Jones
picked US up and wanted to know if we
werein a hurry!(0 We told him we were
only strolling around looking at the
Christmas goods. Knocking the dust
out of our eyes we saw Santa Claus
Headquarters, and everything kept in
first-cl" g confectionery store. We
were..delighted, but being behind our
schedule time 1--WE took an apple and
left" Reached
J. W. Chapmau's
on time and found the incest assort-
ment Of books, stationery Of all kinds,
Christmas cards, ETC., that VIC mad seen
in / long time. Mr.. Chapman is well
known to every one who ever went to
school in NewbeTy, and doubtless has
sold more books than any man in New.
berry. Give him call, you will be
pleased.
Minter g. Jameson
are baving a genuine racket at theil
corner store, goods marked down tc
suit the times. They are Laurens mel.
chants who have extended their busi
ness to- Newbe:.y, and they make
themselves felt in the business circles
Carrying a large stock of dry goods
notions, boots, shoes, furniture, etc.
they are rushing things.
We step over and shake "Jef7' anG
"Clum" by the hand. They offer US &
seat and say they are glad to see US. We
did not have time to sit, but Looked
around and wondered if
Wooten s.; sIcWhirter
would sell all of taat stock ofdry goods
hats, shoes: furniture, clothing cacoets
&C., knowing them to be prudeot
thorough business men, we concluded
it was just the stock Newberry wanted
and it would sell. "Such is Ii:"e."
If Gary, Cook and Carwi]e are no
calculated to make g. "racket" we woult
like to see men who can. They keep /.
Racket Store
and there you can get anything from /
rail road train to a carpet tack. Jus
drop around and and see how they
make things hum, goods com:ng il
every day and going out every minute
It keeps them busy, but they are hap
| pest when busiest. Itwould be hare
to form stronger combination thai
these three, the embodiment of amb:
tion, energy and popularity, even th
"baggjag trust" would quail were the.
a.raved against such men. We woult
have stayed longer, but oui time woull
not permit.
And this is
Pelham's
with bis new line of holiday good
"Ward" bought, they are certainl,
beautiful and show great taste in tn
selection. Things Of every variety t
please people Of every nation or notion
1t would take US days to ment'o hal
Of the pretty things to be seen here, bu
seeing thing is be,;ter than being tolt
about it, SO just you go and see and yo1
will be convinced that Pelham is Ill
with the times.
Being rather dry, we stepped into lie.
". Fant;s to get
A Glass of-Water,
and finding the water out, We imagine,
ourse]fin Kentucky and took lon
T. look at the barrels of fine wbiskey
We would have stayed and waited fo
the water, but we were in The way c
customers, so We wished ley a merr
Christmas and skipped
Hunts Book Sto.e,
and we were delighted beyong expires
sion at the fine, tasty, display of-we
l-everyth;ng books of all kinds, paper
pens, ink, oil paintings, eagraviogI
engravings, artists material and fame
goods calculated to bling an expressio
Of joy from the lips of a "grave
image"
Ourjaw dropped down to our shir
front, tess came into our eyes and "
could not see for a time, but alter
while we poul ed "oil on our trouble
waters" and admired until our brai
was exhausted. Some time when yo