The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-12-22
STILL BUSY.
The Large Clerical Force OF
messrs. Mayo q Weaver is
Kept Constantly on
the Go.

known employees in meeting tn
wishes of holiday buyers. No
in many years has this populs
firm enjoyed so large and gener
I GUS a patronage.
Attention was called in previ
Gus issues OF The Commercia. {,
the beautiful stock Of select hoh.
day goods which they has
brought for this season. MANY
called TO examine the cOlleC ton o
books and marvel at their low
prices am their splendid binding
suitable for parlor or library
Hundreds of these books were
delivered during the week and
each will make some one happy
on Christmas morning.
The supply. however. j. not
near exhausted. From the big
stock in reserve Msssrs. Mayo L
Weaver have drawn. until t0mor-
row morning their counter In
which such havoc vas made last
night, viii be replets with the
same elegant line, the same
beautiful bindings and the same
popular novels as were in evi-
dence during the week closed.
This has been a Christmas for
bible giving. 1t has been a long
time since 50 many beautiful
bibles were sold by any one hrm
in Columbus. This is partly due
to the ability of the people to buy
and also in large measure % the
prices Messrs. Mayo & Weaver
have been able 70 make on some
of the best products of the bible
houses. Their New Testaments
with their marginal notes. large
prints, maps of the Holy Land
and abridged concordiss. have
been = delight to those who hsve
taken the time 70 examine them
carefully,and many p --Td moth
er or wife or SUI. a Sol
teacher will be happy next
day morning when her fav0rits
book is laid in her lap, the gift of
some loving one. The binding 70
these bibles is Of the most dura-
BILE quality with just enough or
namentahOn 10 meet good in the
printing art.
There is still left a few Of those
stag sets. Since attention was
called to these beautiful pieces
there has been a generous call for
them, and if during the next four
days they continue IN popular
fancy late corners will be dlsRp-
pointed. These goods were pup
chased during the summer period
when the market for them was
inactive, and Messrs. Mayo &
Weaver are giving their custO-
mers the benefit OF this reduc-
ton. There is nothing hand
somer for a Christmas present
they are always useful. perma-
nent and Of the highest class Of
workmanship A few OF them
left and intending buyers are sd-
vised 70 make a selection before
others have taken the bot.
Messrs. Mayo & Weaver have
made hit on their medalons
this year. These exquisite goods
are in great demad and their
highly artistic effects viii make
them a permanent ornament for
any home. A present OF these 70
wife, mother or sweetheart or 70
adorn the den Of a young man
viii prove a most acceptable gift.
There was a run yesterday and
on the parlor and library
lamps brought on to Columbus by
this firm. They have proven q
popular article and the outlook IL
now for general cleaning up Of
this stock
The store Of Messrs. Mayo &
Weaver is ovefiowing rith hand
some goods OF all kinds, and il
would take a page in The CON-
mercial to properly describe even
q few of the many beautiful things
in stock.
The ladies are especially in
vited TO call in and spend an hour
looking at the offerings for