The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-27
THE BUFFALO
CHANGES HANDS
Buffalo Confectionery at tho Northwest
Corner OF Market and Fourteenth
Streets Changes Hands
Peter J. vames aud Brother S. ]. Vamcs
Buy whcenng's Largest
Confectionery

4 de7I has just been ConSummatch
, whereby Mrsgrs. Stephen tAilaS ANA
Peter Gallaa. partners, nav" sold aud
transferred tho buffalo Confectionery I"
rirm OF StCuh"uvjllc capitalists who
make n speciality Of the candy business.
namely M"Ssrs ret" J. Namcs and his
/ brother. Spcros J. Ndmcs.
The Buffalo Confectionery has oCru-
pied one of the best locations in the
, city and wns started Il number % years
aIo by McsSrS. l'ctr }. NamcS and
! Thomas kukcucs. now deceased, and
stephen GallaS. After time Mr. NalncS
sold his interest 10 McSST@. k"hcucS
and Gallas who continued |" conduct
the place until the death Of Mr.. Thomas
kokcNcs several Years ago. After Mr.,
.kokPnes' death Mr.. stephen CALAIS, the
I surviving partner. ran ~" place Tor
seI eral months and disposed oil IL al
public sale to MIR. tctc J. NAmcS ~
what WAS considered n very lare" fix
urc. However. at THAI tlmc. after m"h-
ing tho purchase Mr.. Nam'S. VIII" Wa
within the draft AZ and appreciated
ths fact that he might Be drawn IL
serve his adopted country IN the world
war, was prevailed upon to sell the
place 10 Stephen Calais who had h"ch
one of the former owners. ana MS
brother Pcter Calais. by whom III" bus
mess has been conducted since mat
time
Mr. stephen Calais IS president OF
the Liberty theatre, one of the most
successful moving picture houses OF the
CITY and expects TO give even more OF
hts time TO that business than he has
done heretofore. while Mr.. rctcr Calais
contemplatCS returning 10 Greece 10
visit his father. with whom n" viii
make a visit Of lndctinite duration.
The new owners, the NalncS brothers.
will continue TO conduct the place uh0tr
tho old name Of BuTalo Confectionery
and contemplate making certain add
tons and improvements 10 same so as
10 put their establishment on a IeNc'
with the best in the country.
In communicating Mr.. Pete J. NamcS
upon his purchase OF the Eunal" Con
fectionery and his re-cntry into the nus
mess world in Wheeling. the reporter
inquired as 10 whether the NhcclihF
place OF business would he made as
modern and up-to-date as tho SP!cnd!u
establishment now conducted IN St'u-
bcnville. to which Mr. Famcs rcpIiHI
that Wheeling IL n large and progress
4 i've community and, in return for the
PATRONAGE Of the citizens so generously
bestowed. they contemplate the cNpcnd-
! tture Of large amount in order thAt
tbeir establishment will compare favor
! ablv with the best in the land.
! From modest beginnings as a young
man. Mr.. Pete J. Vames has grown -
occupy a prominent place in the candy
! and confectionery trade OF the country
! and Is today member OF the National
! Confectionery Association OF the Onltro
States, member OF the Ice cream
Manufacturers Association or the I'M
ed STATE. and also a member OK the Re-
ta,, confectionery Association OF the
United States. and. since he contem-
mates giving the Wheeling store ms
immediate personal supervision, the
public may we'll expect the Buffalo con-
fsctionery - soon rank as one nt inc
nn.st confectionertes IN the land.