Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-13
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
What the Big Stores of Our Coun-
ty Are Showing.

ty Are Showing.
The store keepers of Snow Hill, Der.
lin and Pocomoke City are ready for
the Christmas holidays as they have
never been before, and it is safe to saw
that as nice an exhibit of things suitable
Tor Christmas presents can be found
here as III any town on the Peninsula.
Ii you will consult the advertising col
umns of the MESSENGER you will find
L. ID. Cottingham & Co, who have been
in the business of selling holiday goods
for many years, have the most exquisite
assortment ever shown in their store.
Here are seen beautiful things i'm cut
glass, china, leather and other novel.
ties. Beautiful framed pictures, sta.
tionary, brio "a brac. toilet goods, lamps
and III fact thousand articles or more
from which you can make selections.
At DIR. Paul Jones drugstore annex
you will find "A beautiful display of pic
lures, vases. statuary. brio a-brac, china
ware, glassware. and almost everything
conceivable in the way of ornaments
This annex Is located between the stores
of Mrs. V. S. Townsend and John w.
Vincent, AM you are invited to call and
inspect its contents.
Smith, Moore & Hargis are showing
beautiful stock of fine furniture,
chairs. rugs. gentlemen's gloves, ties,
hats. ladies' dress goods. notions, etc.
j. 5. Price & Co . sell handsome car
pets, all kinds of dress goods, groceries.
and confectionery at wholesale and re-
tail
b. I. Truitt, the clothier, is exhibiting
splendid line of gentlemen tiesA
gloves. silk handkerchiefs, mufflers,
slippers. furnishing goods of all kinds.
handsome umbrellas. etc. You can find
lots of nice Christmas presents at Tru.,
tits.
Hastings & Timmons, have a nice
line of furniture and dry goods, all new
goods which they tell about i'm their ad>
vertisement in the MESSENGER.
II. J. McAllen & Brothers is headS
quarters for Sata Claus. Here will be
found all kinds of toys and games for
the children. Dolls, horns, whistles,
drums. sleighs, rocking horses, stea IN,
boats, trains of cars and hundreds of
other toys. Here you will find an ex-
cellent stock of candies. nuts, raisins,
currants. oranges. apples. bananas.
cocoanuts. figs, dates and all kinds of
fancy cakes and groceries. McAllen is
ready for you and your orders will re-
ceive prompt attention.
Cluff & Co., have good stock of
plain candies, plenty of nuts, raisins
and fruits of all kinds, and this store
is headquarters for all kinds of
eatables. Plenty of cranberries and
celery for the Christmas dinner.
At Hartman's will be found large
line of toys of all kinds, also candies,
nuts, raisins. groceries. etc.
Mrs. V. S. Townsend has many ar.
ticles in her millinery store suitable for
Christmas presents.
w. A. Taylor is another advertiser
who has a nice line of Christmas goods.
such as candies and fancy groceries.
The old reliable jewelry store of John
w. Vincent fairly sparkles with beau.
tiful silverware made up in all the use.
full things for the table, tea sets. spoons,
knives, forks, butter dishes, bou bon
dishes, pudding dishes. etc. Beautiful
set rings for the finger of your fair one.
gold and silver watches, diamonds and
other precious stones Go to Vincent's
for Christmas presents and you will get
the best.
Wonnell the meat man, sells lots of
other things beside meats. Here YOU
will find candies, cakes, cranberries,
celery. fruits. nuts, raisins and all in
gradients for mincemeat.
A choice Christmas present would be
a nice new buggy. if you have horse,
Perdue sells the buggy.
Sa1hy e, Richop coll Stox,o, a,,d =, ..o..o
will make a nice Christmas present
w. d. Corddry & Son would be very
glad to supply you with coal if they
could get it, but are ready to furnish
their old customers with sawed wood.
James ID Hack sells oil stoves, scls-
sors. knives. forks and all kinds of cut.
lery. Here you can buy a gun for the
boy.
Hurlock sells all kinds of cutlery,
guns &c. Buy sewing machine here
for the wife or daughter.
d. S. Hudson has nice line of dry
goods, groceries. shoes and notions
Roger Adams in Berlin keeps large
line of sewing machines. guns, pistols,
carriages, &c.
Burbage, Powell & Co, are Berlin's
leading merchants and they have one
of the best assortments of Christmas
gsods to be found in the county. This
is nice place to do your dealing and
you will get satisfaction.
w. S. Dickinson, Pocomoke CITY,
is the ladies man because he keeps the
leading dry goods and furniture store
of the county, and carries stock of
ladies coats and furs unsurpassed by
few city stores.
Lloyd & Blaine. Pocomoke, as will be
seen by their advertisement, have com.
plete assortment of Christmas goods in
their up.to. date drug store.
AS will be seen from his ADVERT Sc
ment, l. III. Merrill has good stock of
goods to select a Christmas present
from for the most fastidious gentleman.