Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-02-25
BIG SALES
WhitwelI Is the Centre OF At
traction for Buyers for
Miles Around.

There are two big sales going on at
Whitwell that are attracting great
deal of attention, buyers being present
from very distant points, attracted by
the bargains offered. ). L. Pryor &
Son last fall inaugurated series of
sales which attracted great deal of
aten ton, and are now conducting a
February Sale that is grand success
in every way, their sales in all lines
being wonderfully large. Last month
they purchased Price & Co.'S stock of
groceries next door to them, and leas-
ing the store added their stock of gro
ceries and hardware to it. They offer
dresser to the one drawing the lucky
number, giving a numbered coupon on
every purchase to amount of 25c, bear
ing duplicate numbers, half of which
they retain, giving the other to the
purchaser. When the sale concludes,
which will be the last day of February
these tickets will be placed in box,
shuffied up, and one drawn therefrom
by a disinterested party, and the per
son holding the duplicate to it will get
the dresser. Milt Pryor is the leading
genius in conducting this sale, being
the junior member of the firm of
which Capt. s. l.. Pryor is the senior
member. Pryor's sales have attracted
wide attention, and have done much
to relieve the necessities of people who
needed supplies and clothing, but in
the face of the declining wage scale in
this town, could not meet the high
prices which the credit merchants
were forced to maintain.
Another sale that is making lots of
racket is that of G. G. Shirley, who
recently bought out Kelly & Grayson
and moved his Stock to their fine store
building on Main Street. This sale
is conducted for Mr.. Shirley by M.
B. Griffith of Nashville, who is hust-
Ter of the first water, and there is al
ways something doing" where
Griffith is. The sale was opened Feb.
rs and the store was closed on the Sat
turday and Monday proceeding it maxi
ing preparations for the event On
Tuesday morning mighty mob gath
cred in the street before the store
and when the doors were thrown open
at 8 o'clock, there occurred the live
Hest kind of rush to secure the prizes
offered to the first buyers SO fierce
was the onslaught that boy was push
ed through one of the plate glass win
dows. Since then force of thirty
seven clerks are busy selling goods,
and many departments have had to be
replenished with fresh stock. In an
interview with News reporter Fri
day Mr.. Shirley said the sale eclipsed
even his most sanguine expectations,
and that he hardly thought it possible
to conduct such big sale in Whitwell.
The sale concludes next Saturday, Feb.
81 when the $25. in gold will be
drawn for, tickets identical in char
acter to those used by s. L. Pryor &
Son being also used by this firm. Peo-
pie who have never been in Whitwell
before are attending these sales and &C
away loaded with goods, SO widespread
is the attention they create.
, All the printing for these two big
sales was done by the News job de,
partment, and while large amount
has been turned out and the force has
had to work early and late no order
has been delivered other than as prom.
ised. We do not say this in any sort
, of vain glory, but because few country
offices could have turned not a simu
! lar large amount of work under simu
: lar conditions and delivered it to thu
minute in promptness. This much
t credit is given us both by Mr.. Griffith
Mr.. Shirley's manager, and by Mil
. Pryor, who handles S. L Pryor & CO.
? business