Putnam patriot., 1914-10-02
Fine New Store.
II. Deacon & Sen Open For Business
 Saturday.

 Putnam has ever been proud of it's business enterprises both manufactur- ing and mercantile. Our stores have been undisputably called the best in the county and our merchants pro- gressive. Whenever new industry comes to the city our citizens have been ever ready to extend warm welcome. A new store Is to be opened In the city next Saturday that will be pride to the city-would in fact be q pride to any city. We feel that 1t is safe to claim that in no other city Of the size in the state will such n beauti-
 full, modernly equipped dry goods es- l taolishment as the H.. Deacon & Son
 store, which will be opened in the
 Putnam Inn block, Saturday, be | found. IL Is n metropolitan establisil-
 ment in every respect and no pains CT money has been spared tosmake il as fine as any store to .bc found in New ! England,
 The renovation of the north end of the Inn block has been going on for the better part of a year. The rooms formerly occupied by the Windham County Observer, the hotel grill room and Lizotte's barber shop have been united into one large store 59x69 giv- ing floor space of 3,97l square feet. The interior finish is m ahogany, with shA of tell aaIa Iaat utsN type to match. The ceiling Is of steel painted white and tinted with gold
 making a color scheme of gold, white and mahogany. The floor is of hard wood ard in the cloak, dress and suit department the fioor'is earpeted. All garments are kept hanging and may be seen through the glass sliding doors of their cases. The arrangement dis
 plays the apparel to good advantage
 without the necessity of continual handling. The lighting system is the semi-indlrect system 100 candle power hanging lights being used and in the show windows 500 candle power .addi- tional is utilized. In the north west corner Is fitting room prettily fur- nished and containing a large triple mirror. The center isle Is devoted to laees, hosiery, small wares, etc., while the isle at the south contains domestic and other yard goods. The interior makes beautiful, well equipped and
 well arranged whole.
 The show windows of the store ars one of the features. They are .of solid glass front and in back shut in by pam eled mahogany the floor carpeted in green. At the south end of the south window is large beyeed mirror six feet by six feet. The window curtains are of Austrian silk with border at the top. These large windows will afford an excellent display for merchandise of all kinds. The front doors are of solid mahogany and the approach and the outside base is of black and white antique marble.
 The store will icarry Ia line of high grade dry goods, especial attention being given to exclusive patterns, de- signs and the latest and most exclus- i've patterns in ,laces, dress goods, linens etc, will be carried in large as- sortment. The firm name is II. Dea- con X Son, the son, Howard E. Deacon
 having the personal supervision and
 management of the business. Miss
 Katherine Byrne will act as cashier,
 an overhead cash traveller system being
 used. The store will open Saturday with about twenty clerks.
 l The new store will be antaddition to the mercantile business of the city that will carry Putnam's reputation for | good stores, good shopping center,
 and live, up-to-date business com | munity far beyond the borders Of our community, far beyond. the borders of I our home city. As already said the | Deacon store is one of which not only the proprietors may be broad but all of our citizens will feel that they may share that pride for having such thoroughly equipped and beautiful mercantile establishment located iu our home city.