Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-19
HOLIDAY GOODS.
Places Where Santa Claus viii Make
His Usual Visits.
Goods Of Every Description That Can Be pur.
chased at Low Prices.

At this time OF the year nothing would
be more beneficial to trade in general than
good sleighing, and in fact it would seem
that snow is greatly needed, to give the
holiday trade the expected boom. When
YOU pass up or down the street, Just take
n few moments to look into the finely
decorated windows Of the various stores.
and see what splendid displays of beauti-
full articles there are there. More artistic
taste has been exercised this year in the
decorating of the show windows than ever
before, and in a few days nearly every
place of mercantile business will have
the fronts made attractive by noticeable
exhibition of pretty things suitable for
Santa Claus to distribute among those who
are expecting call from this generous
25th-of- December friend. You will find
among the journal advertisers places
where you may make excellent choice of
pretty things for Christmas gifts.
A. 3. Ham & Co.
Perhaps no greater qua nifty of any one
thing is purchased for Christmas than
that OF confectionery, and where to get n
nice quality and have a large assortment
TO select from will be decided by calling
upon A. B. Ham & CO., who manufac-
ture as fine candies as can be found in the
Kenncbec valley. Mr.. Ham has been en-
gagged many years in making sweets and
thoroughly understands the art of candy
making When you call at the store now
YOU will see fine display of confec-
tonery of all designs and can get any
thing from an assortment to the very
choicest. Mr. Ham has just added a very
handsome soda fountain to his store.
Don't forget to notice the Christmas tree
in the window.
A. ]. Pierce.
BANQUET lamps of beautiful designs and
finish, table lamp of unusual beauty and
attractiveness, cut glass of the very
richest, souvenir china ware of every kind,
a large assortment of all kinds of dishes
and everything that can be found in a
first class crockery store, you will see in
A. J. Pierce's. The display for the holi- |
days is both large and handsome.
Devine & CoughIin.
Every lady uses perfumery, and Devine
g. Coughlin keep a line of all kinds of the
choicest of perfumes. A speciality this
firm makes is putting up prescriptions, a
line of the business at which they have
gained great reputation for carefulness
and reliability For the holiday trade a
full line of toilet articles can be found at
this store and you will not experience any |
difficulty in choosing what you want in
this line
Mrs. E. C. Leighton.
Holiday goods Oh my Mrs. +. e.
Leighton has most elaborate display of
the very finest in the dry goods line, and
Christmas novelties that would even make
Santa Claus wish he had an extra reindeer
and sleigh to take away some of the beautl-
full things that can be seen in this store.
The stock is large too, and nicely arranged.
r. 1. Webber.
If you want large turkey that will
make "a nice roast for your Christmas din
ner, or a fatted chicken that will add a
deliciousness to the midday meal of the
25th YOU can find both at Mr.. Webber's
grocery store. and besides he keeps all
the good things that go with them.
Groceries of all kinds and meats of the
best, from which you may select foods to
prepare for your Christmas dinner.
Buckley & Goodrich.
This firm exercises as much artistic
taste and good Judgment i'll the selcctloh
of goods as it does in the decoration OF lts
store and show windows. 10 CONSTRUCT
post office out of handkerchiefs that is an
exact representation of Augusta's most at
tractive building, to arrange in one WIN
dow the notorious fire alarm box 90, with
fancy articles, and to form likeness Oh
the old farm pump on one of the counters,
is an exhibition of great ingenuity anu
good taste. Buckley 81 Goodrich have
large and elegant display of holiday arti.
ces in the dry goods line, and you VIII
make no mistake in giving them call.
Townsend Beck. #5.
Have you a nice pair of suspenders' 10
you know where to buy servlceapie anu
pretty pair? Would you like to know!
When you go around the corner OF the
Granite National Bank and turn TO your
left up Water street, stop at the nrss
clothing store and there you VIII niio
"Messrs." " Townsend 81 Beck, who nave
a fine stock of "pant holders" at astonisi
ingly low prices. This is not all, they
keep the celebrated windproof ulster that
will shield you from the most fierce nor
wester and keep thy body comiortapie'
If thou buyeth thou wilt be satisfied.
Charles X. Partridge.
The pioneer of the "holiday goods
trade in Augusta is Mr.. Charles H. fart-
ridge, the we'll known proprietor OF tne
Old Reliable drug store, opposite the posi-
office In 1866, the year he occupied TINS
store, he purchased the entire line Oh
Boston importing house in nnancn,
straits, brought the goods to this city anu
spread them out for Christmas dlspiay,
filling his store to the surprise OF many oi
his contemporaries, who considered IL
risky venture; but the goods sold, anu
ever since Mr. Partridge's store has oeen
favorite resort of holiday buyers.
look at the fine display in his pig sno"
window, of toilet, fancy and useful goous'
gives some idea of what may be seen ln
side the store 1t seems as though oho
could find just what was wanted lor
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