The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-09-13
CREDITABLY REORGANIZED.
The Store of s. l.. Ballentine is Again
Practically New After Recovering From
the Effects of the Recent Fire.


the Effects OF the Recent Fire.
The fire which occurred in the ex-
tensye general store of ;. l.. Ballentine
on the morning of July was more
disastrous calamity than many people
realized. The stock of goods on the
second floor was so completely ruined
that the insurance companies took the
entire amount. The goods were after
wards purchased by Mr.. Ballentine
and by him sold at fire sale. The first
floor suffered far smaller amount of
damage, but very nearly the entire
stock was sold out at sacrifice sale In
order that the work of remodeling
might be made thorough one
throughout the entire building.
A representative of The Times was
shown through the practically new
store this morning and found state
of things extremely satisfactory in
deed.
There have been number of impor-
tant changes on the first floor which
every visitor will note at once. Chief
among these is the transfer of the
Office from the south to the north side
of the store and its enlargement. This
gives not only decided improvement
for the Office force, but also an cnlarg-
ed space for the boot and shoe depart
ment in the south extension. The
| Huron avenue front has also been
made more commodious by the trans
fer of some lines of goods to the second
| floor.
On the second floor long list Of inn
proponents are apparent. At the
close of the fire sale the entire floor
was cleared of every article, and with
new floors, paint, paper, etc, pleas
| ing transformation was made.
At the west front may be foud neat
department for the display of large
stock of lace curtains and draperies.
To the rear of this is an immense stock
of blankets and comfortables.
The southern front of the floor Is
occupied rs heretofore by ladies'
cloaks, the beautiful stock of fall and
winter goods being now arranged. The
enlargement of this department and
the placing of q mammoth new three
section mirror makes the department
at once more attractive than ever.
The central portion of the floor is
occupied by the stock of notions, do
mestics, and boots and shoes which are
largely handled for the jobbing trade
which the firm pushes in the thumb
section.
From this floor a stairway leads to a
department on the third floor devoted
to the jobbing of underwear, hosiery
and knit goods. The rooms here were
| formerly occupied by the y. M. c. A.
A fact that will be apparent to the
careful buyer who visits the store will
be appreciated. The disaster of the
fire and the clearing out of almost the
entire stock in the store sent Mr.. Bal
| lentine to the markets extremely early
in the season. The fact that the prices
of all lines of goods have taken de-
cided advance since the more recent
opening of trade in the east has placed
the store In an enviable position as to
the ability to quote prices.
| Gentlemen who visit the store will
find the gentlemen's furnishing de-
partment to contain stock of goods
more attractive than ever before.
The reorganization of the store can
hardly be said to be complete, but a
| few days more will be needed for its
accomplishment, however.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of next week the entire store will be
thrown open for an informal opening
and the people of this section are in
yited to walk through the store and
inspect its improvements and the beau
! tiful stocks of goods can then be seen
in every department.
1t will be noted that the Huron aye.
front of the store has been reprinted IN
black and trimmed with aluminium
paint, making a unique appearance.
The aluminium, it is believed, will
withstand even the ravages of Black
rivers acid fumes-Port Huron Daily
! Times of Sept. Z.