The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-04-19
THE SHELLEY-WHEELER co.
Furniture and Household Goods.

An establishment whose comprenen-
sive stock equipment contains tacll-
ties for furnishing a home complete
every room and every department,
! from the kitchen to the attic, the Smell
Iey-Wheeler Co. is among the popular
and progressive Of the retail enter
prises doing business in this section,
possessing as it does a large patron
age and an enviable reputation for the
most satisfactory trade relations. In
buying for the trade this concern deals
direct with the manufacturer, ellm1nat-
| ing the middleman and his profits and
giving these profits to patrons by quot
| ing inside and bed rock prices. The
shelley-Wheeler Co.'S store quarters
occupy one entire two-story building,
and a store room 33X100 feet, giving
a floor area Of $500 square feet, every
/ inch of which is crowded with house
hold goods of every description. On
these floors are found in a variety OF
grades from the medium to the high
/ class everything to furnish the home,
/ including bedroom and parlor suits,
couches in variety of upholstered eff
fects, wardrobes, library cases, hall
racks. chiffoniers, china closets, side
boards, extension tables, plain and en-
ameled metal beds, mattresses, bed
springs, chairs of all kinds, and every
! thing in the furniture line. Then there
are collections of the best types OF
cook and heating stoves and ranges,
the productions of the leading makers
of the country in variety Of styles,
sizes and prices, for the Shelley
Wheeler Company is the local agent
for the famous Bucks stoves and
ranges; the Johnson-Slocum Co. s fire
less range, the White Mountain re-
! frigerator and the Bernstein three
piece bed: china ware, both foreign
and domestic, including number OF
| beautiful assortments of hand-painted
creations, pictures in a variety OF ar
tistic and appropriate subjects for
home decoration, neatly framed, and
the best values on the market, in the
latest designs and shades, in carpets,
rugs. mating, oilcloths and linoleums.
Conducting a cabinet shop in connec-
ton with the business the company is
prepared to repair, upholster, and re-
novate furniture, renewing its service
and making it look like new.
This business dates back to Octoo-
er, 1902, when it was established un-
der the firm name of Shelley & Dean,
as the pioneer furniture house In the
county, which was succeeded year
later by Shelly, Dean & Summer. In
1904, through the death of R. NJ. Dean,
the firm name was again change to
Shelley & Summer, and in 1909 was in
corporated as the Shelley-Wheeler Co.,
Messrs. J. D. Wheeler and J. } Lang
ford having acquired the interests OF
! Mr.. Summer. AS at present const1tu-
! ted the officers, Of the company are:
J. D. Wheeler Opresident; ]. ]. Lang
ford, vice president; W. H. Shelley,
secretary-treasurer. Mr.. Shelly is a
native of North Carolina, but has been
here since 1894, being a member or
! the board of aldermen. Mr.. Langford
is the mayor of Newberry, and like
Mr.. Wheeler, is native Of this county.
/ They al e all among NeWDerTy county
representative and popular citizens,
enjoying the confidence and esteem OF
/ the people because Of the strict integ-
rity / reliability which characterize
all their relations, and which have
been thoroughly established during
years of successful business activities
! in this section. In the building up OF
their present enterprise they have
striven to establish the most favorable
market conditions at home and that
their efforts have been appreciated IS
best evidenced by large, select and
constantly growing patronage,
whose needs are quickly and satisfac-
torily supplied by a stock equipment
which in price and assortment offers
and maintains the best of city adVan-
tages.