The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06
HOUSE FURNISHING.
The Atkinson Furnishing Company.

The Atkinson Furnishing Company.
The furnishing of house is no longer
the wearing, uncertain task of twenty
five years ago when in the choice of COW
eted and necessary articles for the fur
nlshing comic rtable home it was
necessary to spend days and even weeks
In shopping and in comparing styles,
quality and prices. In such cities of this
state as Portland, Lewiston, Augusta,
Watervllle and Bangor, the enterprise Of
the Atkinson Furnishing Co. has
changed the conditions and from any one
OF their stores located In thess cities ono
may enter and in few hours select and
order from the most important articles to
the most trivial detail, complete outfit
of furniture and furnishings from that
which satisfies the tastes and ambitions
of the wealthy citizen to the plain use
full articles that make the place of
abode home to the laborer.
The principal Or main store of the At
kinson Furnishing Company is located
on Monument Square, opposite the SOL
diers' monument, where under the pres
emit management the company is meeting
with deserved success in its efforts to
satisfy critical public with complete
house furnishings.
El1ingwood Furnishing Co.
In the sale and upholstering of fin
furniture. the Ellingwood Furnishing
Co. is most advantageously located at
No. 100 Exchange street, where in the
conduct of their business they occupy a
basement and four floors of the prem
Uses.
The first floor is used for the display
and sale of household furnishings, in
al, III III
appointed household. The company
side boards in natural woods, Hub
ranges, Alaska refrigerators and the
Thayer sleeping coach as the best baby
carriage on the market.
The upholstered furniture on sale by
this company is upholstered in the upper
stories of the building and under the
supervision of the officers of the COM
pany. The company is Incorporated
with Charles P. Merrill president and
Phillip l. Jones treasurer.
Hooper. Son & Leighton.
The house of Hooper, Son 6 Leighton
was first established in 1876 by Mr.. Oren
Hooper. Afterwards Mr.. Hooper organ
lied the firm of Hooper, Eaton 6 Co., and
located in the old Post Office building.
In 1883, Mr.. Hooper withdrew from this
firm and organized the firm of o. Hooper
G. Son with his son, Mr.. Fred Hooper as
the junior member Of the firm.
Leaving what at the time was believed
to be very extensive ware rooms, on the
corner of Congress and Pearl streets, the
business of the firm grew to such pro-
portions as to demand still moS adequate
space for its transaction. In 1895 on
Feb. 10th. the business was moved to the
large and elegant block, 4S2 and 1874
Congress street opposite the old Long
fellow residence, where in the very heart
of the business center they occupy
several floors of spacious ware rooms
with the finest opportunities for window
display of any furniture house in the
country. This growth and prosperity is
the result of honorable business methods,
reliable goods and an interest in public
affairs that always brings popularity to
well conducted firm, An enumera-
ton Of the variety of furniture, carpets,
draperiss, crookery and general furnish
ings carried by this firm would be out
side the purposes of this edition; suffice
1t to say, that the stock of Hooper, Son
& leighton, is complete in everything
thai enters into the furnishing of
house, and is the largest in the State of
Maine.