The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-12-19

Santa Claus started OuU early ILLS
year and came to Clarksburg before he
went anywhere else in this wide world.
He was seen silently entering the
many stores in the city and was sur
priSed that he was caught In the act
but he greeted all who ran across him
with gracious smile and c0ntded TO
them the reason he favoredClarkSourg
with his first store OF goods and finest
and choicest Christmas presents.
Old Criskrinkle said: "Of all the
spots ON earth ClarkSourg Is the best.
Your boys and girls are the brightest;
your young men the handSomeSt and
braveSt; your old folks the Kindest and
most cheerful; and all your people the
merriest and happiest. And then in
all my travels have foundClarkSourg
the best place on earth 10 spread good
cheer among an already happy people.
WHY should not come and see them
first of all on earth: They are entitled
to the best i have and that Is what l
intend they shall have in abundance.
MY sleigh is empty but / am content
To leave all my precious treasure to
Won good people and may your season
of merriment, Joy and love be the
sweetest and longest you have ever
had. ! hope you and your friends viii
go around the town and see what 1
have bought you.
When the patriarch had gone his
way before the dawn OF day, we eager
ly followed in his wake anxious to be-
hold the grandeSt and greatest treas
ures ever seen inthis thriving city and
we were delighted to find that every
word he told us was true.
The old man left US at the West End
and we made break for up town but
when we got to John L. Grllln'S store,
IT'S West Pike street, we had TO stop.
There we bcheld grand display OF
clean, fresh staple and anrygrOcerieS,
as fine as were ever manufactured
There were loads upon loads of con-
fectionerieS. We don't see where he
had them in his sleigh but he did. He
left lot OF fine dry goods, notions.
shoes, and specialties ut Grltfin's for
Young ladies' young men and children
and all the families i'll that section.
He left note telling Mr.. Griffin to
treat the people right but he didn't
have u do that for that is the reputa-
ton that store has had for 80 years.
We found that Santa had visited A.
S. Law & Co.'s Book Store, 1872 Pike
street. He left all kinds Of toys, late
popular books, albums, Bibles, madal-
ions, pictures, picture frames and
mouldingS. This enterprising firm is
always prepared to furnish their many
patrons with the best goods at the
lowest prices.
old Santa likes a show as we'll as
any one who does live on earth or
some where else and IL was real anus
ing but a good thing for the people to
see the old fellow talking TO Manager
Richard A. Farland, who Is a clever
fellow, OF the Traders Opera House:
He told the show man that he had
heard that all his shows this season
we're finer than silk and that thous-
ands OF patrons OF the opera house
have seen a better class OF shows this
wear than had ever been presented
here before and that the management
has the remainder of the season book
ed with entertainments equally as
good. The old gentleman said be
would attend the shows here Christ
mas week, II Coon Hollow" and Lit
tie Mother" could be gotten. That is
the reason those shows will be here
Decem Der Both and 3lSt respectively.
Our eyes opened wide when we ar
rived at q. T. Stout S china store, 81
West Pike street. We always heard
about getting it at Stout's" but
never knew there was so much of 1T.
santa Claus must have spent hours
upon hours unloading the big stock OF
China, glass and queenSware, fancy
vases and terra Gotta novelties, dinner,
toilet, bar aud hotel ware, the finest
indeed we ever laid our eyes on and
some way or other the old gentleman
left word with Mr.. Stout that the
people would flock TO that mammoth
emporium for their holiday gifts aud
the rush would be great that he would
have 10 have more help but Mr.. Stout
puts down the prices and says he vii!
he able to walt on the multitude and
there is no question that they will all
be well pleased with the way he treats
them. He is a clever business man.
Not since the great worldS Ialr nave
we seen such 4 grand display OF line
perfumes, toilet articles, stationery
aud fancy goods OF all kinds and de-
scripJlunS as were left at George u
Stones drug store, open day and night.
The reindeer stopped there OF their
own accord intuitlvely knowing that
ll6 Third street is where great many
people go To get nice presents IN these
lines and the gleeful old driver wore
a broader smile than usual when he
saw the beautiful things there. They
all 20 there To get prescriptions com
pounded correctly. with pure drugs.
There is no one who does not 80 70
Fletcher'S Bee Hive Store and Cld
Santa, knowing this fact, was unwill-
ing To pass By that store without
leaving car loads OF toys, dry goods,
,,,,t IONS and DbrictI,1lS uupdS ual1Te.