The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-23
4 REAL CHRISTMAS.
Yesterdays Snow Gives Weather
the Right Flavor
AND STIMULATES BUSINESS.
al the stores Crowded with Shoppers Se-
ivtlng iIp'iiy rrc'sntS An " tho
Merchants Report u Satisfactory Trade
CdI,,ilcrlnE tho Present Condition Of
AnaIr--urIght shop WInGowSanh HAY
g Ia.

Merry, merry Christmas everywhere,
ChcCrlly II rlngCth through the air.
The snow ~ yesterday and las, night
was all thnt was required to mako the
holiday weather seaSonRblc, and put
new lie into tho buyers and a brighter
glow Of anticipation into the checks Of
the boys and girls, who look anXlously "a
tho dawn OF Friday morning. when old
Santa Claus Is expected 20 make hIp an
null appearance,
buyers wcN OUT In force yesterday
afternoon and last night, and everybody
IN the streets had an arm null Of bundles
The afternoon was devoted almost en-
tirrly 10 the lady purchasers aud In the
evening many an old Santa Claus took
IN all the stores In hunt for something
n please Wife and the little ones.
All the stores claim to be doing an TN
mrusc business. and the crowds in each
VI them Mbstantla.G their RSScr.lduI
The dry goods and notion stores are DO
!ur land Office business. md all OF them
are trimmed and decorated In Il very at
.raCtive manner. Shook < Co, l.. s.
Good Rhodes & Co.. WhItt!nChlll Rios.
The Partisan Cloak Co. Geo. T.. Stlfel &
Co and StOnn & Thomas All o. these
stores were crowded with buyers, and
,hr delivery wagons were krp, busy on
the so from early morning until late al
nigh; and then couldn': keep up with the
uemnTi.
The shoe houses, OF course. Come In for
4 large share Ot :hc business and the
clerks at LHckc's NcNandcr's, Okane's,
Bonds aud other houses wsnr kept
busy waiting on people who will make
present VI shoes or slippers.
Jcwelry Is considered by some The
only appropriate Christmas present. us-
ycciRliy by the young people. The stores
az Dillon Wheat & HanChcr, SheR
Bros. Jacob W. Grubb. Huffman. Cen
;hrr, Lash and others. are Respondent in
nice things In the way otwatchcs rings.
bracelets. diamonds, etc, etc.
TappAn " Council and O'N"llOre Going
m immense business turning on. photo
graphs and crayons for Christmas.
The clothirrs say there are more
clothes sold this year than ever beiors.
This speaks we'll for the peoples good
judgment IN giving useful and substau-
ial presents. The displays IN the win.
dOwS OK all the clothing houses are cle-
gnnt and show n great deal " taste.
Kraus Bros. GEtmna's GundNnE's,
Baer'S. The Hub. Klinc's AMI others are
all reaplUE u harvest from the holiday
tralr
Other storrs doing large business
arc McFaddcns. DinEer's. ZicEentel-
der's, bursts. Il. F. H0rkhelme-. Franz
Laupp, Huscro.t Bros, Max Hess. Bau-
mer and G. 4. House. In flci you can
hardly think OF firm that Isn't doing
well.
Toys FOR the children are going on
t,-itb q -, at. q. ~. ~ d ~
the various S!ones, and in all Ot these
numerous clerks have been engaged FOR
the holiday season. In one Main street
store there are at present employed l2S
clerks. the largest number ever employed
in 4 single retail house IN the city.
The snow ri yesterday increased the
demand FOR s!eds and skates to 4 conSi1-
CTabic extent and las: night nearly ever"
happy father carried n sled OF pair
ut club skates home with him. There Is
less kicking This year on the price OF ar
tIcles khan ever before. and everybody
seems to be perfectly satisfied. The
buyers started out 10 make their pur-
chascs early. but still Il lOak5 rs though
.he days between now and Friday will be
the record breakers. The clerks ar, OF
course. tired Of the rush and will be en-
t.;!ed 70 q good rest on Christmas day.
a sign In I Main street store caused
quite a little hmus-ncnt yesterday Of
ternoon. Extended over thr counter *
tina; all who come in could read. was
God loves u cheerful gtyer." An Old
Irish lady who was In the stoTe and Jaw
the sign. sought the proprietor, ana AK
cd him Il he believed wha; the sign said.
Most assurcdly | DO" was the reply.
Well. then" said the lady, suppose
you give me that hobby horse over there
for my boy" The crowd laughed so
heartily Ihat the proprietor had to prom
..;e To send the horse to the iady's home
on the South Side. l; Is needless 10 say
that the sign WINS taken down !mme-
Gately.
The display OF holiday goods at
Gcetze's drug storc IS especially Inc.
and Is attracting the attention OF all
who pass shnt way. Mr.. Guet@c has the
LARGEST stock Of fancy and toilet nrti-
C!cs he has over carried and IS dis
posing OF them rapidly.