Smyrna times., 1904-12-21
CHRISTMAS At SAMUEL II. BAYNARDS.
An Attractive Place For Christmas Shoppers
During This Season OF Gift Buying.

The well known business stand of |
Samuel II. Baynard, of Wilmington, |
has just rounded out twenty-one years
of business activity. Mr.. Baynard is |
a former Smyrna boy and ever since |
he left this town and became associated |
with the business interests of Whining |
ton, success has attended his efforts. |
On November 30, 1882, the new and at |
that time magnificent store was opened |
to the public for inspection. 1t was a
great forward stride in the character
of the business houses in Wilmington,
and many were the predictions of fail
ure in store for the adventure. But
the experience of the last twenty-one
years has demonstrated that it was
simply a business proposition that had
an inspiring effect on the business in
terests of Wilmington.
4 The house never rests, does not wait
until something turns up, but is ever
lastingly turning something up. While
it is now rated as an old house, it takes
advantage of all new things in business
ideas, and is ever ready to make
changes or improvements that the
needs of the public seem to demand.
The men who have charge of the va
rious departments have grown up from
boys in the business and are thor
Oughly in touch with the needs of the
people. They are untiring in their ef-
forts to cater to the wishes of the pa
irons of the house. They know the
goods and the business, and their aim
is to give the best value possible for
the money.
They are preparing for their twenty
second Christmas jubilee and propose
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the patrons.
The music rooms are filled with en-
tirely new pianos and organs-not new
makes, but the old reliable make that
have been found in twenty years ex-
perience to be thoroughly reliable.
Baynard's handle no instrument that
they cannot fully guarantee to be sat
isfactOry The line of small musical
instruments is full and complete. Mu-
sic rolls, book and sheet music, of all
kinds in abundance.
The jewelry department glisteni
with diamonds and other precious
stones so acceptable about Christmas
The finest watches, which are time
keepers and beauties, too. Artistic
lewelry of every description in such
abundance there will be no snch thing
as failure to please
The silver department is a regular
show, where the superb work of the
American artisan is shown in all it
beauty. The taste is catered to in tn,
useful as well as the artistic.
The optical department has grown t,
immense proportions and that withou
any fuss or feathers, simply a tribut,
to conscientious and painstaking eff
forts. There is no greater calamit,
than impaired vision, and no create
boon than its restoration. The hous
is training hard for perfection alon,
this line and spares no effort to secur
perfect sight. They made a specialt
of the prescription work of the oculist
Gut glass is always attractive, bu
when the artist of this house arrange
the various pieces, surely it is a feai
for the gods. The basement is fitte
up with mirrors on all sides and with
flood of electric light shining down O
the table filled with the sparkling Gu
tings, a perfect crystal maze is opene
to your view. This is this years VOL
der for this house and you will be we
come and repaid by visit. If you al
lover of the unique and beautiful vc
should see this sight.
The camera department is a WHINE
and many lessons in this art and maj
beautiful views from this vicinity a
the results from materials furnisht
by the house, What an education
field opens to a student of this art. al
what better way is there to start a b,
or girl ont for healthful pleasure thi
with camera?-Adv.
A double wedding will take place