The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-01-10
TRADE ON
THE MEND
A Comparison of Last Year And
This Year Shows a Fav-
OrabIe Increase.
WHAT THE LEADING BUSINESS MEN SAY

all other holiday occasions are fit reasons
for reuosprction. Everything goes by
comparison and it is for these reasons
that We have made an effort 10 get a
statement from the different business
men in this community regarding their
holiday trade OF title year az compared
with last year in order TO see where we
are "at." In every case the response hss
been more or less encouraging which
augurs we'll for the general prosperity of
the community.
The Vest Bros, who are occupying the
Bowner building and who have one Of
the leading cash stores in town, have
tailed to make report, but We would
say on our ownresponsibility that they
have not been sighted in the general
prosperity but have received their share
OF the public patronage.
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Charles Lishen says that his cash trade
has been better this holiday than ever
before. People have bought in large
quantities and, as general rule, have
paid cash.
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Julius Sippel says he has every reason
to be satisfied with his portion of the
public patronage. II he sees any differ
ence in this December and last Deem
Der, it is in favor Of 1899.
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N Hannah & Son, who have lately
established themselves in more commod-
ious quarters, say that this year COM
pares favorsbly with last year. The
trade for the whole of December was
good and the holiday trade all that could
be expected.
F. N. D'Huy, the leading jewelry and
bric.a brac man, says that he has nothing
to complain of. He did an excellent
Christmas business and that De-
cember trade was arout on a par with
last year.
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Our leading milliner, Miss Judith
Miller, who has so lately improved her
quarters and who carries complete line
OF ladies' head and neckwear, reports
good trade. AS compared with last year
she speaks favorably OF 1899.
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Norman & Owen, the proprietors of
the Palace drugstore have been in bust
ness here since April. They have had
steady increase in trade especially in
prescription work. They are quite
pleased with their share OF patronage
and their December sales were far be-
yond their expectation.
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Mr.. Fraize is busy taking an invent
ory OF stock and had little to say on the
subject, but judging from his we'll kept
store and accommodating clerks, we
would say that their trade keeps up to
the standard.
The Heston & Willis Co. are in fine
spirits as regards the closing OF the year.
This is the second Christmas in their
career as merchants in Cloverport and
they say their business is on the in
crease. This year far surpassed last
year.
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The Breckenridge Bank reports an in
crease in their deposit account over last
year. Otherwise things are about the
same.
A. r. Fisher has had a satisfactory
year. The month of December just
passed has been particularly good one.
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H. L. Stader says he has every reason
to be encouraged. His business is al
ways good, but he believes it has been
better than usual in 1899.
Mr. Cert. manager of Cloverport's lead.
ing one-price store, says that his Decem-
Der trade OF this year was about the
same as last year but he can report fair
daily increase in his business. "The
Fair" has been established here about
two and half years and Manager Cert
says 1t has come TO stay.
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Short & Haynes feel that the year
has been encouraging and compares iav-
orably with last year in every particular.
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Mr.. WiDgert, the new tailor who
moved here from Tell City three months
ago, has had booming business. He