The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-23
A GRAND SUCCESS.
The Opening of Fisk & Goff's New Store
Saturday,

That the "House Warming" OF FISK q
Golf, the clothiers, was brilliant success
Saturday evening goes without saying.
A vast throng of people gathered at their
new store, corner of Middle and cross
streets, and listened to the soul inspiring
music Of the American Cadet Band Tor
two hours showing that the firm OF Else
& Golf knows how to reach the hearts Oh
the public. Their location has long been
identifed..wit the sale of dry goods, .put
nothing but the location remains to lndi-
cate the presence of the former store.
Massive plate glass windows on Mlodle
and Cross streets have been put IN, ana a
spacious entrance has been constructed.
The windows are brilliantly lighted by
Wesbach lights, which most eHectlvely
display their samples of fine clothlng
artislioally arranged in their large show
windows. The location of their store is
most favorable. Situated at the Junction
of Middle, Cross and Free streets IT
occupies most conspicuous corner In the
very centre of our most prosperous busl-
ness section and will be the terminus OF
the new electric road, now under con-
struction from Cape Elizabeth.
The interior of their store is finished In
a most attractive and business like
manner. An immense stock OF mems,
boys and children's ready made clothing
is piled high on numerous tables ana
embraces everything necessary for looks
and comfort that may be desired by
everyone Price tickets are attached to
every garment, bearing in plain figures
the price they ASK and the price they
take, and are remarkably reasonable for
the fine quality of goods this firm
carries.
The firm of Fisk & Golf are not I'M
known to our citizens for the past nine
months they have been doing business
under the Falmouth Hotel. under the
style of Uncle Sans Clothing Company,
and have won an enviable reputation for
honest goods at reasonable prices. They
are among the !. leading large clothing
firms of Boston and are there noted as
dealers in exclusively fine clothing. The
senior member of this firm. Mr.. Y. u. b.
Fisk, needs no introduction at our hands
Although he removed from Portland some
fourteen years ago, he left behind him
reputation as an honorable, energetic
business man, and the firm of G. ID. B.
Fisk & Co., the clothiers under the
Preble House fingers in the memory of
thousands of our best citizens with
nothing but pleasant associations. We
warmly welcome Messrs. Fisk & Golf to
our city, as we would any other enter
prising firm, for it is to such people we
must look for the building up of our
business interests, and the right hand OF
fellowship should be extended to them.
With his accustomed enterprise and
liberal1ty Mr.. Fisk and their gentlemanly
manager Mr.. Charles W. Hull, enter
tanned representatives of all the Portland
papers with an elegant banquet at the
Falmouth Saturday night. It was the
intention of Governor Cleaves to be
present, but at late hour he telegraphed
Mr.. Fisk that he was unavoidably de-
tanned on business out of town. His
Honor, Mayor Baxter, Postmaster Small
and Hon. John W. Deering, collector of
customs, sent words of regrets and wishes
of success.
The house warming of Fisk & Golf WAS
an unique and pleasing affair and is one
that will long be remembered by many.
We wish the new (old) firm every possible
success and bespeak for them a brilliant
future.