Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-25
R OANOKE TRADE.
OUR MERCHANTS AND THEIR
PLACES OF BUSINESS.
OF INTEREST TO EVERYBODY.
Some OF the Places Visited by Times
Reporter-Indfcatio ornn Active
and Progressive City-Almost
Every Branch Of Trade.

Santa Claus, perhaps, has been in the
minds OF more people, especially the
young, in the past few days, than any
thing else, and the little ones will hail
with pleasure and happiness the
pretty things he brings them today.
4 TIMES reporter, in perambulating
the city yesterday, was struck with
the busy scenes presented at our dill
ferent business houses, and determln-
ed as a Christmas greeting OF the
T1MEs, and in acknowledgment OF the
liberal patronage it has received dur
ing the past year, to tell its readers
briefly this Christmas morning some
thing about the merchants and other
business men of the town, and ac-
count IN some way for the prosperous
trade the city is enjoying, as adverse
as the weather has been.
Messrs. Wright & Stoll are an old
and reliable firm who have been mere
since Roanoke has been a city.
The Boston Boat and Shoe House
This firm has been in business q
number of years and is good one to
deal with.
Branscom & Ewald have in stock
everything necessary to make first
class shoe store.
THE PARLoR SHOE STORE.
Ike Bachrach & Cot is ut No. o.
Salem avenue. Their goods are ofthe
best quality.
f. tioetz He has not been in bnsi-
ness in this city very long, but he has
become very popular and has built
up a fine trade.
CLOTHING.
Frank Bros is one Of the oldest
commercial houses in the city. They
carry a full line Of clothing and gents
furnishing 'ods, and Dir. .Ioe FRANK
the manager, is exceedingly popular.
Gunberg & Morris have an i'm.
mense establishment hlled with cloth
( ing and gents furnishing goods This
is also one OF the pioneer clothing
houses of Roanoke, and has grown
very popular.
p. Adler has one of the most COM
plete clothing houses in the city. MIR
Adler has not been here long but has
q large stock and is doing fine bust
ness. -,
Joseph Cohn.-This house is widely
known, not only in this city but in
Others for its large stock and fair and
honest way of doing business.
Meals & Rurke-This house is per
fectly reliable one, and their store is
one hundred feet deep and filled with
the best OF goods.
Philadelphia One Price Clothing
House.-This is one OF the oldest
clothing houses in this city. They do
business strictly on the one-prlce sys-
TEN.
Duffev & Greene.-Both are young
men, but the close attention they have
given to business, their promptness
and fair mode of doing business, have
made them very popular and brought
large patronage.
Messrs. Thomas & Burns came to
Roanoke nearly year ago, and by
untiring energy and keeping large
stock Of the best goods, have gained
for themselves wide patronage.
DRY GOODS.
Rosenbaum Brothers are doing a
yery large business. They have had
wide experience, and with their large
stock have superior facilities. They
are widely known here and in all the
adjoining counties. ~,
George H. Davis s. Co.-This
firm has done large business and
much to the regret of large class OF
customers they will discontinue bust
ness about the first OF the year to EN-
bark in other enterprises.
Ike Bachrach g. Co.-Everybody
knows Mr.. Bachrach on account
of his genial manner and fair way OF
transacting business.
!. N. Harris has been at No. II Sa'
lem avenue for a long time, and the
manner in which the firm has con-
Quoted it's business has attracted a
large patronage. Mr.. Harris is sole
agent OF the w. L. Douglas celebrated
shoes.
L. Levine, the proprietor, Is ma n
of rather large proportions, in busl.
ness and in statute. His place oil
business is at SO Salem avenue, where
can be found everything kept in a
first-class store.
w. F. Baker & Co. have very
large establishment located on Salem
avenue. They keep the very best OF
everything. and with their large and
varied stock to select from one can
not help being pleased.
Hobbs B. Baker This store was
started upon a strictly cash hasis--buy
for cash, sell the same way--and the
success which it has attained is won.
derful. You can. hnd them at 1se
Salem avenue.
At 131 Salem avenue you can find 8
large and well-selected stock OF dry
goods.
MILLINERY GOODS.
Strause's Millinery Bazaar is complete
in everything that pertains to hit
| line. and Mr.. Strause, the manager, il
a pleasant gentleman to deal with.
Mrs. L. r. Ammen.-This store j!
one of the Oldest In the millinery line
in Roanoke, and has steadily kept
pace with the times by keeping the
best goods, with an assortment thai
pleases all.
Mrs. Richardson & Go. are doing
good business. They keep a full as
sortment of everything kept in mil
linery store.
GRocERS.
n Markley,s.-Look for the check