The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-12-11
A Prosperous Concern.

Inc NIRGINIAN reporter a few days
ago, after having long admired the in
viting appearance of Charles F. Jessers
confectionery store, with personal
! knowledge of the excellence of his
goods, was shown by him through all
the departments of his establishment.
Not many people know, when they en-
JOY his delicious ice-cream, candy and
cake. what an extensive business he car
rles on, and how much gustatory pleas
ure he gives every day to the people of
Staunton and connected towns.
The neat and substantial brick build
ing occupied by him in the pleasant
shades of West Frederick street, was
built by his father for the business that
since the latter's death has been en-
iarged and extended by the SON. The
equipment OF machinery and other APP
planes is complete. With patent
dough breaking machine, which kneads
rapidly and thoroughly, Jessers bread
is given uniform whiteness comparable
to the driven snow. This well known
whitencss il sometimes enormously at
tributed to the use of alum or ether
chemicals, but such practice is never
resorted to in Jesser's bakery He and
his employees understand their business,
and have therefore no occasion to adopt
artificial methods for securing good APP
pearance in what they make.
By means of the uniform temperature
off loJ -,
bread is raised perfectly. Two enor-
nous brick ovens, each with capacity
TOR baking 900 loaves of bread at time,
enable Mr. lesser to supply the large
demand for his excellent bread. Hun.
dreds OF pies are also regularly made in
his bakery, the finest cakes known in
the city, and candy of the same high
quality. large ice-cream freezer, run
with power from the steam engine by
which all the machinery is driven, free
yes ten gallons of Jesser's exquisite ice
cream in twenty minutes. For the
Fourth of July last summer he made
and sold 200 gallons. He furnishes ice
cream all the year round, in winter as
we'll as summer. He serves it with cake
and other refreshments in his large and
handsomely furnished refreshment room
in the rear of his store, and furnishes it
I'D any quantity to families and parties.
Catering is an important part of Mr..
Jessers business. Refreshments for
some of the most notable parties given
IN Staunton are furnished and served
by him. On one or two occasions his
ice-cream and cake, because of their SUI
perior quality, were supposed to have
come from Washington. The elegant
supper at the reception given several
weeks ago by Hon. and Mrs HI. st. Geo.
Tucker was furnished and served by
MI. lesser. He has a large patronage
from Lexington and from the towns
along the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way. All his patrons are we'll pleased
with his products and his service. A
short time ago q restaurant keeper of
Staunton, in ordering q regular supply
OF Jesser's bread, stated that on the pre-
vious day he had lost five customers be-
cause he had none of Jesser's bread on
hand. The following testimonials show
the satisfaction aissn regularly by Mr.
lesser to his cust64Aers:
| have been dealing with Mr.. C. F.
lesser since he first went into business.
and have found his goods, and especially
his ice cream, as satisfactory as can be
had in any market
H. ST.. GEO TUCKER.
November 10, 1890.
HINTON, w. VA, Sep. s5, 1890.
Q. f. lesser, Esq.-Dear Sir: The 100
gallons ct iee~cfeam ordered July 4th,
1880, for the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers Picnic, was iirst-class in every
respect and gave perfect satisfaction
Very Respectfully,
j. d. SwARTs, Engr.