The Washington herald., 1912-05-23

1 Studebaker wagons and Capitol Stock
/ Food and remedies, and receive q car
load Of william Tell -four every month.
(, When a tourist at the Gladys Inn dimes
on tender steak from the loin Of a
| ], ,200-pound Allegheny steer he can rest
assured that the winter quarters OF the
animal was stocked with mill feed and
meadow hay bought from this old and
reliable firm
w. G. Frommer.
A stranger walking down the streets
Of Clifton Forge and passing W. G.
Frommer's establishment might not re-
call a moment later that he had passed
grocery and fresh meat store, but IL
he should have gone inside. the following
would have left a more lasting impress
sion: Four butchers would be carving
\ succulent steaks, roasts and chops on
enormous chOpping blocks; quarters Of
beeves, hogs and lambs being rushed in
! from the cold storage room on trolley
tracks; one clerk receiving orders over
the phone. another pulling charge ac-
counts out Of the McCaskey register with
the deftness OF a railway mail clerk, cleo
tric scales and cash registers in evidence,
and a fun fedged ice plant on the prem
ises for the manufacture of crystal ice.
And II the stranger would have a little
patience Mr.. Frommer would take time
from his duties to. receive him cordially.
and II questioned would inform him that
this busy store buys a carload OF cattle
every month and do their own butcher
ing.
Smith Bros Furniture and Casket
Company, Incorporates.
Five years ago Smith Brothers bought
out the Rosenberg Furniture Company
with a paid in capital OF $4,000. They
occupy commodious corner building and
have only recently added 80 per cent to
their floor space in order to accommo-
date larger shipments Of furniture. Two
carloads OF iron beds, the largest ship
ment Of beds ever received here have
Just been added They carry a stock Of
rugs as large as any concern in the
State, and also display a large assort-
ment of carpets, mating, oil cloth and
linoleum and can supply a home from
cellar to garret. They are also funeral
directors and licensed embalmers A
large arch entrance connects the store
with the dry goods establishment Of Z.
W. Trout, a convenience which is great
ly appreciated by shoppers. When the
citizens Of Allegheny County want any
thing in furniture ranging from a, kitch-
en- stove to a Globe-Wernicke book case.
Smith Bros. is their mecca. The COM
pany consists Of J. S. Smith. president;
E. W. Smith, vice president; W. h
Smith, secretary and treasurer.
Hatch's 5 and 10 Cent store.
This independent and 10 Cent Store
opened in 1906, and was a success from
the start, the stock of goods now car
ried being double that Of the first year
Having the services OF association buy
ers in the Eastern markets enables the
Hatch store to secure an manufactured
articles at the same prices as syndicate
stores and consequently his customers
around Clifton Forge are able TO get the
same quality and selection as II they
were residing in one Of the larger cities.
All standard and 10 cent store articles
including pure candies, post cards, kitch-
en- utensils. glassware, notions, hosiery,
china, enameled ware, &c, are carried
in large quantities, and because of the
fact that anything from tacks to trim
med hats may be found in profusion al
o market saving to the purchaser. the
Hatch store is one of the busiest in this
busy railroad city.
Mathews-CurtIs Company, Inc.
Clifton Forge being right in the heart
of the Blue Ridge timber section IT was
to be expected that a lumber company
OF some consequences would be located
here The Mathews-Curtis Company Is
located in the heart of the city, equipped
with the latest machinery for turning out
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