The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-23
SeasOnable Suggestions.

pers-The Brightness of the Season Re
Elected in the stores of Merchants who
Advertise in the Northumberland
for the Closing Days of the Holiday
Purchasing Season.
The merchants of Montpelier have done
their part this year towards making the
Christmas season an enjoyable one, and a
good trade, thus far is universally reported.
A reporter for the WATCHMAN has this week
made a tour OF the stores OF its advertising
patrons who make specially OF holiday
goods for all purses, and the readers Of this
paper are confidently advised to visit any
one OF the stores mentioned, If they wish to
find the best the city affords. Here they
are in alphabetical order.
ADAMS, THE CLoTHIER.
AT this store is shown one Of the finest
lines Of neckwear, gloves, mittens and
clothing ever seen in Montpelier. Some
special bargains to close are offered in la
dies furs, and they also carry the cele-
, brated Wambat coats that are 80 popular of
coats are always kept in stock, and nothing
finer than these is in the market
C. H. BALDWIN
Mr.. Baldwin has one of the most artistic
| and attractive window displays in the city,
the .handiwork of Mrs. Baldwin. Inside
| this store crowds of ladies and gentlemen
| are constantly found and the stock of goods
offered for sale is full and complete. Mr..
Baldwin has received during the past week
a new invoice of diamond, opal and ruby
rings, silver chatting dishes, French gilt
| clocks and ladies and gentemen's chains in
gold and silver. With the stock he carries
there is no chance for wonder that he re-
ports holiday trade brisk.
T. s. BRoPHY co.
AT this well-known and reliable dry goods
store special offers are being made in dress
patterns, to close, at greatly reduced prices.
Here is found a choice display of handker-
chiefs, aprons, fancy work, fancy table
spreads, fascinators, china silks and an
endless variety in small wares. Their win
dow display is attractive and shows the ex-
cellent taste of the clerks who decorated
them.
E w. BAILEY & co.
What can be more appropriate Christ
mas gift than barrel or sack of the
Wonder -four sold by E. W. Bailey & Co?
Bread IN the staff Of life and at this store
the best the market produces in flour and
meal can be procured.
H. A. BOWMAN.
Christmas candies and fruits can be found
in great variety and excellent quality at the
store OF II. A. Bowman.
C. H. CROSS & SON.
Christmas in Montpelier without box of
G. II. Cross & Sons celebrated candies
would oe like the play of Hamlet with the
title role left out. They are, as usual, max
ing large and attractive display of Christ
mas candies, and at this store the same
quality of candy can be bought for forty
cents per pound for which one dollar per
pound is paid in large cities.
GEORGE r.. EHLE.
| A show window bright with holly and
evergreen, and filed with desirable holiday
| goods first attracts the eye as Ehes book
store is entered. On the inside corps of
busy clerks is found showing up.to-date
| goods with which this store is packed The
room at the rear has been transformed into
a bower of Christmas goods. Some people
have an idea that Christmas cards and cal
endars are out of date, but such is not the
fact they are in evidence this year more
than ever. Mr.. Ehle carries a full line OF
them. His stock of gold pens is rarely
equaled in city the size OF Montpelier and
the elegant monogram stationery, for which
he is the exclusive agent is in great de-
mand. Mr.. Ehle also carries beautiful
leather goods, silver mounted writing
desks, pocket books, picture frames and
mirrors, albums in imitation Of Dresden
ware, gold plated and leather goods, play
ing cards, duplicate mirrors, etc. He makes
specially of games of all kinds and at this
store can be found all the latest books by
| the best authors.
| A D. FARwELL.
Any one in search OF neck-ties, muffiers
house coats, bath robes, gloves and mittens
| will find the same in endless variety at Mr.
Farwell's store. This firm makes spe-
cialty of ladies' fur collarettes and boas, Ia
| dies furs in AstraBan, Electric Seal and
Thibet. Fur coats for gentlemen in Coon,
Dog and Wambat are shown in all styles
and prices. Here also can be found a splen-
did line of umbrellas for ladies and gentle
| men.
ERNEST JACOBSEN
Mr.. Jacobsen, the Montpelier florist, is
prepared to execute all orders for bouquet
or laurel roping, wreaths, etc. He has a
specially fine display OF cut flowers for the
holidays, and can furnish holly, well Der.
ried, in any quantity at short notice.
JoHoNNoTTs & HALL.
This enterprising firm knows the value of
printers ink, and by judicious advertising
and square dealing they have. in the com.
paratively short time they have been in
business, built up very desirable trade
They are showing handsome line of easy
and reception chairs, dining-room furniture
the latest styles in bureaus, something new
in clothes poles, children's sleds in great
variety, and new lot of children's rattan
and willow chairs, They also have in stock
a large number of beautiful book cases, and
ladies' desks, window shades, drapery
poles, fixtures, etc.
MARVIN & sHERBURNE.
This firm has for the past month beer
fully prepared to meet the large Christmas
trade it has enjoyed. Theymake specially
OF lamps, and show over forty different pat
terms in banquet and reception styles. They
also carry full line of genuine Wedgewood
ware, and handkerchief goods, from the
Hampshire pottery, with Royal Worcester
finish. Also dinner-sets in Haviland China
with fine Enplish lacOratiOna and in thpil
crockery departments the display is much
larger and finer than in any previous year
While groceries are perhaps not exactly in
the line of holiday goods no better stocl
can be found in the city and at no store are
prices more reasonable.