Evening journal., 1895-12-16
A FINE NEW PHARMACY.
THE DANFoRTH BUILDING TO BE
OPENED TOMORROW.

Stocked with wholesale and Retail Sup
piies-Drue store Proper n Place OF
Beauty window Adorned with Grow
ing Piants-Large Soda Fountain.
Probably the handsomest new store In
Wilmington. the spacious four Gtory
building at No. 1914 Market street, viii
be opened to morrow, Ia ample time FOR
Christmas shoppers
N B Danfoith Is widely known as nn
efii ,lent and skillful druggist aud now
has the largest wholesale and retsil
pharmacy on the Peninsula He sue
ceeded Edward Molnall in 1879. the
business having been established since
1s42 The spacious building Just com
pleted is 7Sx24 feet. with an l. on Second
street that is 27x36 feet This l. or
annex contains apartments for msin
once. privste cfice and truss depart
ments A feature Of the truss depart
msnt Is that II IS on tho main h1or on
Second street The work Of fitting up
this section is now progressing and win
soon be completed
AsE Wholesale dealer Mr. Dauforth hss
gained a wide reputation and all the
upper floors are given to the Wholesale
trade Oa tho Eeoond door Is the lsbara
tory, In the front, however, are cosy
quarters for two night clerks, bed aud
bath oOms The night bell 10 located 40
the Market street entrance aud rings Ia
thele apartments. so that all calls
receive Immediate attention
Uuqueationkbiy the largest stock OF
patont medicines aud drugs 90 be found
Ia Della ware Is kept here sush large
proper ions has this bnsiuesl assumed
that a. has bsclmo necessary Co appor
ition the stock to sections aud adopt an
index system TO DO referred 90 By catA-
loRu5
80 large. also. is this stock that the
entire neT store hiss been fitted up from
the Wholesale department and not one
article from the old store The packing
aud shipping room is on this door in the
rear entirely separate from the lsbatorg
Goods and boxes are run TO and from thl.
department. by an elevator on Ssconc
street Here. also, distinct IN itself Il
the sundry department.. containing soaps
sponges and perfumery BY the gross
stacked up IN every nook and corner.
TIE third a. OF Is the drug room, con
tanning bins holding barrel each Of 4
certain drug. The fourth h)or "a for
general purposes IN Aht lultlthtt OF
this wholesale department. two salssmsn
will bs travelling continually In ths
country aAd one Ia the city
Bul the pharmacy, proper, 10 a thlni
Of beauty and well worth a visit. lo
harmonious contrast 20 the modern tul
l0or is the latest style of ornamental
steel ceilings The fixtures ara Of carved
oak. mostly hand work Light Is sup.
piled By fancy electric lamps and Wells
bach gas burners Probably the largest
show case IN Wilmington occupies :
position near the Market street entrance
II oontaias a splendid assortment o.
fancy articles for Christmas gifts.
A special feature OF the windows-ani
permanent one, by the wsy--l5 th'
decorated tile flower boxes containing
growing plants, rich in matured foliage
Prescription Department is al
inscrlption over roomy aud we'll
arranged section fitted With every con.
venisncs thst experience can suggest
The usual high standard OF eficlenc!
which this store has always maintained
will be continued The soda apparatu
aud counter are large aud roOmy. II
conformity with the general roominess o
I tha rtora