The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-10
HORSE AND
BUGGY DAYS
by
Ida 10 Martin

Today let us look in on the scene
of Hagerstown as it appears in the
pages of The Morning Herald of
May IA, 1908, forty-one years ago.
Many of the names you see as you
first glance at the old newspaper
are names that have disappeared,
but some are still well known, and
others are still known, but in a
little different way. Old partner
ships have been dissolved, and sole
owners of businesses have joined
hands with others.
There is "Updegraff," offering la
dies Suits; Brewer & Myers, Clio
thiers, Tailors, FurniShers and Hat
tiers, on N. Potomac St., Offering
''The Lusitania Collar" for men,
termed "the latest OUT; there is T.
B. Ringer, Cleaner and Presser of
40 North Jonathan St.; Rudy & Mer-
edith, druggmen.
Charles A. Ritchey, dealer in THE
COAL OF QUALITY in Hagerstown,
gives a bit of timely advice in his
ad in this old paper, which reads
as follows:
SOME TALKS ON COAL
Had trouble with Coal last winter?
It's your own fault. You can get
all the good Coal you want if
you will pay fair price for it.
Have not had car of bad coal this
year.
Our Coal burns to ashes without
clinker.
We can suit any draft.
We carry all sizes of Red and White
Ash Coal as well as different
kinds of Bituminous Coal.
Give us your order and be satisfied
At the close of this informative ad
is the additional information that
the coal dealers place of business
has "both phones," but no phone
numbers are given.
In the same paper competitor
advertises his coal. Boyer & Heard,
of Hagerstown, advertise a number
of varieties of coal at prices begin
ming at 1878 per ton, and including
Pocahontas Nut and Lump at $500
per ton This adj concludes thus:
"An extra charge of 25c per ton,
15c per half ton, and 10c per quarter
ton will be made for carrying coal"
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Then there is Scott & Matthews,
Dealers in Flour, Grain, Coal, Fer
tilizers and Feeds; N. Bruce Cost, |
Ladies Tailor: Munson's, advertising
their Gigantic Rebuilding Sale"
Mrs. A. Rose & Daughter offer THE
Stetson" shoes for men, with this
advice: Every man owes something
to himself. He helps to pay the
debt when he buys for himself The
Stetson Shoe"
The Baltimore and Ohio adver-
tises an Excursion, with fares for
round trip to Washington for one
dollar, and to Baltimore for one
dollar and twenty-five cents. Pc
lacks Jewelry Store offers Emerald
Rings, stating that the birthstone for
May is the Emerald, symbol of Love.
Stouffer, Hartman & Musey offer a |
sale of Zone Thousand Pairs of La
dies High Grade Low Shoes" in
the Updegraff building, for $2.35. I
And McCardel Bros. advertise their
Twenty-fifth Anniversary, offering
Mems Suits at prices from $500 to
$500; Young Mems Suits from
$500 to $1,000; Boys Suits from $500
to $3.50; and Queen Quality Shoes |
and OXfords for men from $2.35 to
S3.25. These shoes are pictured,
shoes for men with sleek lines,
slender toes, and beautiful ribbons
at the front
The biggest ad in this old paper |
is the half-page ad of j. C. Hoffman's |
Silver Anniversary Sale, offering
Dry Goods. Notions, Ladies Suits,
Skirts, and Waists, Mems Ready
made Clothing, Hats, Shoes, and
Gents Furnishings
One small ad appears much as it |
appears today, that is the ad of
Columbia Business College.
And in the personal section is a
brief note about a well known Ha-
gerstown man of recent years:
Charles H. Eyerly, this city, at
tended the big auction sale of car
pets and rugs of the Alexander
Smith g. Sons Co. in New York last