Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-12-28
THE HOLIDAY TRADE.


4 oRRa WAS EFONlne0
for I'ousekrepcrs Handsome
Presents-rhe Hotels. Brewerie.,
/ Ete.
The cry OF dull times has been beard
long in the land, at least ,his part Of it;
yet one would hardly think there could be
any meaning in It II be had bu, quietly
observed the doings Of the past week.
Although we have experienced one Of the
hardest and longest continued storms that
has ever been Known hereAbouls, the
storeheepers have been kept busy and q
very fair amount Of business has been
done. To those not initiated in the
ART or sToREKEEPING,
The care, merriment and anxiety. and the
Disappointment or pleasures incidental to
the holidays, are matters neither under.
stood nor appreciated. After taking 10 the
Cristmas Tree at the Opera House on
Christmas eve, this quid nunc dropped in
at Johnny Lamberts grocery store, and
bis remarks were illustrative. Said be-:
"Pve been worried almost to death, but
now I'm pl essed." On being asked why,
he said. A." Well. you see I've had to order
large quantities Of Christmas stuff which
/ did not know IL could sell, and after
they we're ordered was afraid they would
be held somewhere on the road and not
get here in time. but have cleaned out
almost every thing and am as pleased as
| can well be-" We looked around and
noticed some curios in the way Of new
fashioned candies, which ELECTED an en-
quiry, the reply 10 which was sn invita-.
tion to step around the counter and help
yourself." There wero the richest OF rich
sweetmeats imaginable. French neugets,
walnut drops, chocolate rolls, mikados,
ETC.; marshmallows, opera csramels, plum
pudding, bonanza wslnuts, maple cream
bon bons, cream dates, and such variety
OF these sugarplums that one would hardly
imagine there would be sale for them dur.
ing the holidays. Then there were
oranges and all the fruits Of the season,
fresh nuts, dates. figs, etc. There we're
slso big parcels OF clean white celery. pars-
ley and nice vegetables Of all kinds OBJ
tainable at Christmas tide. Ducks, geese,
chickens and huge turkeys we're laid out
and marked. ready for delivery first thing
10 the morning. We next dropped in 10
see
WHAT BERG WAS DOING.
Here we we're simply shown a repetition
Of what We had just seen, and in reply TO
our questions we're told that business was
very good indeed for this season. Further
down the street we found Johnny Hill, at
Sadlers', dressing a coal burner 10 brand
new suit Of clothes and talking him into
buying big bill Of groceries, to fortify,
as IL were, against hard Winter. Suspi-
cious looking demijohns we're standing on
one Of the counters. We presume they
we're Christmas deliveries" intended
to gladden. the hearts and exhilsrAte the
spirits Of never mind who, but Sadler
keeps the best.j Remington, johnson * 90.
are not making great pretensions in holi-
day goods this year. but they have sent out
a number OF demijohns OF Eastern cider,
which accounts for the fine mince pies at
Mrs. Browns restaurant this season.
The ladies have shown remarkable oour.
age in facing the storms, hence large
quantity OF handsome presents have been
sold. M. Ksrsky has done fine business
in clothing aud dry goods aud disposed OF
q great number Of fancy articles, consider
ing the cry Of "dull times" DR..
Schneider has cleaned out a big lot OF
handsome toilet sets, fancy goods and per-
fumery, aud has also made & few sales OF
those beautiful landscape bottles Of ore.
W. II. Stowell says little, but has done q
fair business in the former lines. W. j.
Smith at the Post Office bookstore, as
sured US that he had done brisk business
in toys, fancy goods autf books. A. Calm
has disposed Of the biggest, by long odds,
portion OF his stock Of fancy gOods. j.
Straus has done a very nice business, and
as his stock of watches and jewelry have
been selected from Parisian, English and
American stocks OF the latest designs, this
was to have beon expected Haley's meat
market was appropriately decorated with
evergreens and there was good display OF
fine. IA. young beef, and such splendid
head cheese, Vienna, Bologna, liver aud
pork sAussges. Since George Rodman.
the new knight Of the cleaver, has taken his
position at the block in the market, and
our epicures have discovered that We have
a real sausage maker among Is, the de-
m and for Eastern ssussges has greatly de-
clined.
THE BREwEBIEs.
The Eureka and San francisco Brewery
wagons we're kept busy during the week
drAught and bottled beer, and
the signs were evident that We would not
have +" dry Christmas. The hotels we're
hlled with guests, but none OF them ap-
peared more lively than the Nevada Hotel,
formerly the Blazer Lodging House,
kept by John Gregovich. His rooms we're
ali occupied and be did fine bar business
His charges are moderate. The rooms 10
this hotel arc clean, airy and neatly kept,
This is just the house for men OF ordinary
means TO stop at.
Taken all 10 all, the unusually stormy
weather and small amount OF business
that was expected for the holidays consid'
cred, Eureka has done we'll.
New Years Greeting.