Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20
BUY AT HOME.
CHRISTMAS OPPORTUNITIES IN
ELLSWORTH STORES.
A GLANCE AT THE DISPLAY IN ELS
WORTH STORES UP-To-DATE
ADVERTISING METHODS.


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The Ellsworth stores, with their usual
Christmas enterprise, are offering an array
OF goods for Christmas buyers far in adj
vance of that found in most cities the size
of Ellsworth. One cannot reasonably ex-
pect to find here the enormous assortment
of goods offered in cities like New York
and Boston, but in the matter OF taste in
selection, in the quality of goods and in
price. the Ellsworth stores offer opportu-
mites which many Christmas buyers fail
to appreciate.
1t ought to need no argument to induce
the people of Ellsworth and vicinity that
their own interest lies in patronizing the
home stores. The amount OF money in
actual circulation here is not large, and
every dollar sent out is another drop of
the constant drain from the bucket. The
inherited instinct of most women to
''shop"-to see, and see, and see and see
some more, and then buy out of town
what they might just as well have bought
at home-has driven many good dollars
out OF Ellsworth.
Christmas buying especially offers OPP
portunities for patronizing home stores
The Christmas shoppers are looking for
presents for friends. In some cases, per-
haps, they have made up their minds just
what they want, and not finding it here,
go elsewhere, but in the majority of cases
they are undecided when they start out,
just what they want, and are looking for
suggestions-for anything suitable. II
such cannot find their wants satisfied in
Ellsworth, they must indeed be hard to
please, or rather their friends must be
hard to please.
In the matter Of prices, it is doubtless
true that en- some articles, the price here is
a little higher than in Boston or New
York, where "bargains" in the holiday
season are the exception rather than the
rule, but does the woman who figures
saving of few cents in the price of an
article, stop to figure in the cost of travel,
II she goes out OF town shopping or the
express charges il she has goods sent? 1t
Is often a case OF Saving at the spigot and
wasting at the bung".
IN THE ELLSWORTH STORES.
A walk down Main street this week
bears cut the assertion already made that
few cities the size OF Ellsworth offer
this year have shown exceptionally good
taste in their window displays, and the
assortment OF goods on the shelves and
counters compares favorably with past
years. Glance through the advertising
columns OF THE AMERICAN this week,
and notice the many suggestions, the wide
variety Of goods offered.
NJ. eALLERT
has inaugurated special two weeks
fTbriaff mn sale nffartno rttrr tas for
Christmas buyers seldom found at the
holiday season. The stock is large, and
Christmas suggestions meet the eye at
every turn.
c. L. MoRANG's
department store is running over with
Christmas goods. He offers this year an
especially attractive lot of gifts for chill
dren-doils, books, games, etc.-while the
articles suitable for children of older
growth are without number.
A. Z. MOORE.
The dry and fancy goods store of A. E..
Moore at the corner of Franklin and Main
streets makes a particularly handsome
display of Christmas goods. He calls par
ticuRr attention to his garments for
women and children, on which he is max
ing special closing-out prices. In his
regular stock there are many Christmas
gift opportunities.
WHITING BhOTHtshS sFa
are also In line with one OF the most at
tractive lots of Christmas goods they have
ever offered. They have an unusually
handsome assortment of handkerchiefs
and stocks for ladies, and have paid par
ticular attention to providing gifts for
men -ssthe hardest ones in the family to
buy for"
A. W.. GREEDY
has happy way of putting the gift OPP
- L<xt-
people, his advertisement presenting lot
of suggestions for gifts for every member
of the family. Many will find here an
answer to the perplexing question:
-''What shall buy?"
E. F. RoBINsoN's
jewelry store is another most attractive
place for Christmas shoppers. In his regu-
lar line of jewelry, silverware, cut glass
and Christmas novelties, there are presents
for every person and every purse.
STAPLES, SMITH q MOODY.
Around on franklin street, at the music
store of Staples, Smith & Moody, there are
many appropriate holiday gifts. just now
this store is making a special offer on
photograph, and many long winter
evening in Hancock county will doubtless
be made merry by one OF these instru-
ments.
]. A. THOMPSON.
At the book and stationery store OF MISS
j. A. Thompson, always mecca for
Christmas shoppers, there is an oppor-
tunity this year to make yourself pres
emit ii you are lucky A $50 Crocker pen
is offered as a prize to the customer who
guesses nearest its correct weight. A
guess goes with every 50-cent purchase.
cAMPBELL's VARIETY STORE
is veritable wonder-house for the chill
dren, with its shelves, counters and cases
filed with toys, dolls, games and other
delights for the little ones at Christmas
time. There are also in the stock OF china
and glassware, lamps and novelties, many
appropriate gifts for older members OF the
household.
THE COUNTY SUPPLY co.
is another store in which many Christmas
presents are to be found. This store car
,ries a great variety of goods-it is variety
store in fact-and it's stock OF household
utensils, croekery and glass ware, offer
suggestions for the Christmas shopper on
every hand.