Evening journal., 1895-12-18
CHRISTMAS, 1895.
Business Twice as Good
as Last Year.
BARGAINS IN HOME STORES.
One Dollar Buys Many Things
for Dinner.
A VISIT TO SOME cRowDBD ST, 'BEs


merchants Have summoned Renew sd
Enterprise to Cope with the Goo 4
business and Bright Prospects Of the
Coming week-Every thing Needed In
the way Of Christmas Presents Can BE
had st Prices That Throw Phiiadel-
phia Figures in tho shads-windows
/, That Present Most Inviting Appear
anoe-A Little More Activity Of Local
Buyers In tho Home stores Instead Of
"A Jostlo at the Railroad stations and
steamboats, would Brace M New
Castle.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Dec IS business has
picked up 100 per cent, s-nce the uhrist
mas trade Of last year Every merchant
has taken pains to stock bis store with
the very best aud prettiest Christmas
gifts on the market for the least money
Ii would be- ridiculous for New Castle
people to attempt TO save money by going
TO Philadelphia OF Wilmington. for
comparison OF prices show that iuut the
very things in the useful and ornamental
line can be had cheaper here than in the
Quaker City. where they are peJi ing nigh
rents and running up the prices Of 81
holiday goods that will keep.
It iswell worth anYbody's timo TO make
An Inspection Of New Castle stores. An
OF them are clean, well lighted snd
atocked full OF good things The coming
week is expected TO be the busiest for
four years Few of the 8 600 people Ia
Of u0
everybody had something to do until the
present month Thus with some
Christmas money Ina every pocket and
unheard Of bargains in every store
windlw, lively business Is Insured.
New Man. But Big business.
Although q new business man In the
city. George d. Williams has gained
wide reputation at No. 1l3 North Third
street. feature Of HIS store Is the new
BANQUET lamps, which arc selling ch
cheap aud at lively rate He has the
King Bee coffee, and II the customer
wants to save 10 cents n pound King Bee
10 the coffee 70 buy for "A cents. Gold
medal four, 80 cents; sugar corn marked
to cents Seven pounSa Of Lenox soRp
20 cents Best chow chow IN town, 10
cents Sweet pickles, 10 cents, hns as
silk BY al means get bag Of Quaker
City II you want gcoi loaf OF bread
Potttd tongue three pounds for 20 cents.
90 nloe cigars for 90 cents But remem
bsr thoso banquet lamps.
stock VOL Worth Seeing.
one Of the fasst Chris,mss atooks IN
the state Is that OF james u biges'
Opera House store No 306 Delaware
street. Finest assortment of neokwsar
ever offered 20 New Castle public Stock
q. .ff ff.l,
including those marked from 70 cents 90
S2 go; handkerchief. silk ana linen, Of
varied assortment Lined and unlined
kid gloves. wooden gloves Get
ting in line Of mackintoschs
well worth seeing, aud sell for So
q rock bottom price Night robes at 90
cents. Sweaters, cardigan jackets for
men and boys All the new things Ia
collars aud cuffs. Winter styles IN stlh
hats from 81 up. Our stock OF underwear
IS complete At prices ss low as the lowest
Cotton and wooden hose Nice line Of
Christmas novelties
Everything for tho Feast.
Thinking Of Christmas dinners, do not
neglect to visit Thompson's we'll known
grocery. Going to have here fine lot OF
turkeys dressed to order on Monday and
Tuesday and delivered TO any part OF
town VIII also have ducks chickens
and geese a. bottom market prices Then
for the Christmas plum pudding, re-
member by all means. our oltrou at IS
cents lemon and orange peel 10 cents
seedless raisins cents, muscaiels o
cents, layer Valenclas, 3 lbs for 20 cents,
cleaned currents 6 and cents. punched
rsisins and white grapes, also demand
places on the Christmas table. Then
4 all lss
OF nuts. Finest kind Of mixtures 10
12l aud 90 cents Some basket grspss
is cents
Any amount Of celery. Cape Cod
cranberries Don't forest Thompson s
pound cako-10 and 10 cents, ginger
snaps cents. oyster crackers @ cents,
coffee biscuit 0 csnts. Fine Figs 10 cents
10. Pepper ssuce-very best make
Kippered white fish always on hand
Special attention called 10 the presents
given away with Middleton's tea and
soiIee Come and look around.
well-stooked West Rod Bakery.
A j Tlmms has the old established
bakery, corner Eighth and South strests,
stocked with Christmas cakes and is
preparing for extra orders Of crullers
and bread, Cakes made to order
promptly aud delivered Open from a.
IN. to 10 p. m, opposite railroad station.
Branch store at Kelley's old stand on
South Fourth street
Presents for the whole Family.
Mrs. F. p. McCoilln's well stocked
store at Ninth and School streets, is well
worth a visit There are mechanical toys
and patent plav things FOR ihs little
folks silk and fns linen haudhsrchiefs
large assortment OF umbrellas. Fancl
towels and many fancy novelties
Gentlsmen's dress and working gloves
In fact Christmas gifts for the eutir
family.
T. J. Gravel. Second and Harmon,
Streets.
fine mixture as low as 15c q pound
Very nice. would be considered low 6
20c Another a. 10e 3 pfund (il, eo5
caudy) Csndy Toys, bright sud clear
Zoe pound Best cream chocolates 10.
pound. Fruit or pound cake. 12is
pound Almonds, Grenoble walnuts an
Brizii nuts lall this years CROP Lsmo