Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-14
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
THE HOLIDAY OF GOOD CHEER
AGAIN WITH US.
ELLSWORTH MERCHANTS ARE READY
FOR CHRISTMAS sHoPPERS-CALL
AND SEE THEM.

The Christmas season is with us again
tie season OF good cheer and giving, the
season when, unless there is somethIug
fundamentally wrong with ourselves, all
the world takes on Il brighter glow, and
we exclaim nstnctively: Merry Christ
nuas!"
What an exciting, blood stirring, his
tory making year we have passed through
since last we wished each other Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year. Who
could have foreseen, twelve months ago,
that grim visaged war would hover over
this fair land and he call to arms would
prove that the blood OF heroes still
flows In American veins!
But now the war is over, the treaty OF
peace is signed, and We can cry with
deeper feeling, erhaps, than year ago:
Merry Christmas and a Happy, Pros
porous New Year,"
The events OF the past year Of course
had a lettering effect on the promised
wave OF prosperity, but Ia spite OF the
war the tide has been slowly rising, and
with the formal termination OF the war
by the ratification OF the peace treaty,
the rise will be more rapid. Business
prosperity Is no longer promise, 1t Is a
reality. 1t Is true the tide OF prosperity
has not been felt in this section of Maine
to any alarming extent, but in the in
dustrial centres business conditions are
better than for years The effect must be
general, though not SO immediate i'll the
sections removed from great business
centres.
Some of our Ellsworth merchants tell
us there Will be very poor Christmas
trade; hard times. We don't believe it,
and " hen we look at the display OF holt
day goods these same merchants make,
we don't believe they believe it them
selves.
Take walk with US through the stores
OF Ellsworth, and see the display the
shop keepers have placed before you.
What more could you ask as to variety?
What less as to price? He who cannot be
suited here is hard to please indeed.
f. b. AIKENs
store is crowded with goods, among them
many articles OF special attractiyeness at
this holiday season. There is glass ware,
Here, too, are toys, games, sleds, skates,
etc, for the boys, aud dolls ana doll
carriages for the girls. Christmas shop
pers will iind many OF their wants sup
piled at Aiken's.
GOULD,
the corner confeetioner, has good sup
ply OF Christmas candies. He also makes
speciality OF fine cigars and pipes for the
Christmas trade.
F. W. STONE,
the cigar manufacturer, has won more
than local fame by his ten-cent "Colum-
bian cigar. He is also making five-cent
scigars which have local favor-"The
Ellsworth and senator Hale Hose CO...
X. b. HOLMES.
the west-side furniture dealer, is Offering
a big Inducements to draw the holiday
shoppers across the bridge. He has
particularly fine line of lamps for the
holidays. He has new lot OF rockers,
couches, dining sets, etc; also some
handsome rugs, puffs and pillows. His
chairs for children will make many an
Ellsworth tot happy on Christmas Day.
EDWIN NJ. MOORE,
the fish dealer, says Christmas is he dull
. est season OF { he year for his business, but
no doubt some OF his Holsters and oysters
will find place on the Christmas table.
J. T. CRIPPEN,
the Water street music dealer, has added
a line OF furniture to his stock during he
past year, and offers very handsome
assortment OF fancy rockers for Christmas
buyers. Mr.. Crippen also has a good line
OF fur goods-robes, coats and gloves. In
his regular line OF musical Instruments
from piano to j." sharp, will be found
many articles suitable for holiday gifts.
OWEN BYRN,
4 he Water street dealer in clothing and
mems furnishing goods, says he is not
advertising to sell under cost, nor at cost
but at small profit above cost. AS
Aspeciates for the holidays may be
mentioned his "comfortn wooden gloves
and mittens, and some handsome silk
embroidered night shirts, which he is