The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-21
CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES.
Solid Comfort In Store sor All and Where
1t May be Found.

| Solid Comfort In Store FOR All and Where
1t May be Found.
The Reporter stood on the Public
Square on Saturday night not long
ago and watched the silvery moon as it
rose and cast its light across the tops of
the houses as softly as if it looked down
upon green meadow in August. His
meditation upon the pretty scene was
broken by an interrupting voice:
"This is salid looking town."
"Solid it, is ~
And we too stood and watched the
passing thropg and the twinkling of
lights in the store and the twin King
of the street lamps.
The Reporters friend soon took his
departure to look after his poirt-in-laW
(which is not always enduring as your
wife's mother-in-law) and the Report
er moved with the Inspiration of the
moment soon lost his identity gazing
upon the many, many pretty displays
0. Christmas goods already to be seen
in show window and dsapon shelf.
There is one thing about this prepare
tion in Newberry for Christmas, and it
is very commendable: The man who
expects to have Christmas goods to
sell gets them in sight in plenty Of
time, even if be must order them in
July and never advertises. Now the
average Newberrian is somewhat differ
ent when town meeting to consider
water works and the lost Three C's is
to be held in the Opera House at p. N.
He AID his contemporaries will get
there, but to blind man it would
appear that everybody lived in Brook
lyn" and they were going spasmodical-
ly home to supper. The New Year is
not far off when Christmas readiness
can be extended into 1913.
There ought to te also readiness to
pull together to make Newberry in
every way worthy of the name:
'This is solid looking town.
And some of the merchants do ad-
''That's solid ~
This remark, which was echoed with
a thud (not dull one, you are sure),
startled the Reporter as he stood be-
fore large store window and un-
coupled his train of thought that he
was running along the stores on Pratt
and Mollohon and Boyce.
He peeped inside. Bach. Glasgow
had just illustrated the standing quail
ties of pair of shoes to customer
by bringing his fist in an argumentatiye
way down upon the counter. The sign
on the door reads: Smith & Wearn,
The "Newberry Clothiers." There is
substantial comfort here flor the holi-
days. The Reporter took glance at
the many elegant cut-aways (not far
away from scant purse), superb Prince
Alberts, the latest block in handsome
headwear, elegant neckwear, and re-
liable footwear, which for ladies they
have in the most dainty styles as well
as the cQmmon-sense shoe for any and
all kinds of wear-all suitable for GER
viceable Christmas gifts.
There were no Tariff cartoons in
the windows beneath the sign of O. M.
Jameson. The way things were being
carried on inside the Reporter soon
saw that the tariff was "not in it,n and
Jameson was just six months ahead
of the procession in the way he sells
out and repienishes his mammoth
stock of clothing, shoes, hats, fine and
lelegent furnishings marvellous to be-
hold and to be had cheaply, and which
the polite statesmen take pleasure in
showing and pride in selling. One
side of his store is just lined with shoes
of every description, but one charac-
ter, for they all have soles
| All solid!
The Reporter wore no goloshes OF
fortune that Hans Christian Andersen
tae children's friend, tells US about,
but he was 'tVarious and AL About"
that moonlight night.
The glitter of bright vases of all kinds
of finish and shape-in lamps, beauti.
} full onyx tables and perfumery bottles
!, dazzled the beholder at the Corner
Drug Store Of Robertson & Glider. The
display is most pleasing to the eye, and
will be more so on Christmas eve to
your best friend, sweetheart, or even
your mother-in-law.
And just over the way you can get
| the flour for the family. You need not
climb the Obelisk to find the prices.
Summer Bros. have got them down as
fine as the fou1-in wood at $3.50.
That's solid!
And chimes in with the price of fix
ings for fruit cake at s. B.. Jones. II
looks like combine right under the
shadow of the Obelisk! For the chill.
dren Jones' is the place to help ont
Santa Claus on his grand rounds. He
is ready and waiting to serve yon.
At the Central Drug Store there are
elegant things for all who want pretty
| things for Xmas giving. The delight
full perfumery sold here is celebrated
the country over.
The serviceable things for Christmas
| gifts are numerous at J. D. DavenpoIt's.
A nice dress pattern, pair Of nice
shoes, or anything in the dry goods
line he will sell at prices to suit the
| times.
The Art Store of R. c. Williams, the
installment man, is filled with all
kinds of Christmas goods for CID and
| young. You will be bewildered by the
! variety, but you can certainly get what
you want for sons and daughters, or
your best friend.
There is Ned Brown, just on Mollo-
hon Row, and be has got clothing,
shoes, hats, and gents furnishings on
the down grade so far as prices are con-
cerned, and he keeps the quality up to
the standard at the same time. Give
him call and Christmas greeting.
Mowers specialties''-they are all