HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-07-19, Page 27BARGAINS
A •highlight of each of the; 75: years that Stewart
Bros. have served the Seaforth community has
been the Christmas season when the store,
Management has made special plans tot meet
$ P P
the public demand. This i$ the augmented staff
which greeted Christmasshoppers in 1948,.
Stewart Br
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Fine .'Tailoring
Furs
Ready-to-wear
Clothing
Men's Furnishings.
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He who Hesitates
To take advantage of our rpecial' in.
ducemente in . tuade•to..measu,o Suits
and Ove coats'dur ng . the next two
weeks
IS
• missing a golden opportunity,,, and
will have • •
COST`--
the chance of a material saving on his Winter Clothing.
(lett, seated:) Harry Stewart, Davina Anderson,.
Lorraine Ziegler, James. A, Stewart, (Standing)Eleanor Murphy, Fergus Pretty,DavidH.
Stewart, Margaret. McFaddin, Sue Nixon, Clara.
• Pinkney,nKathleen Siliery, John Stephens, Nyle
Doig, Beatrice Theaboid.
Present owners of Stewart Bros. are David H.
l Stewart (left)and his brother James,A;,Stewart..
I In the photo 'below are Charles Stewart (heft)•
and his brother Harry Stewart who established
the well known Seaforth ;business.
Ware pleased to state that we have now got our tailoring department
in thehands of not only a thoroutihly competent cutter' (using ooe of the most ".
improved systems), but a; long . xperienc, d fitter and a practical .up-to-lat.
We are nob ini to urn out the tailor.r a �. ras nou t t: bet. garments ever built tu.
j e g t
Seaforth. , Je make tide stat, n,ent niihout the Slightest hesitancy, as we
have thoroughly satisfied oureelvee'an thin point, and. we herr, also had the i.
gratifying proof of our statement in the ,ale of similar garments to the friende
of our reeentcustomers,.and what couldbo a mote flattering approvnl, of our',
effort' than a customerrecommending us to his family Wendel
In order to introduce our work in this department,• we are maki:'g
special reductions for the next two weeks. Every garment to be a perfect fit •
or no sale, We make this offer with every confidence in our abilityto turn
out, work eaturated with. ease, el.ganco• and ecocromy. if you want something
right up to the minute in exptrtcutttne, clover tailoring and perfect fit, tet
us take your order •for ,► black &Well ,Melton Overcoat, close fitting . velvet•
collar,' double stitched, handsomely tailored and substantially lined,
Special. Price, $21
•
Other materials in Overcoats and Suits' reduced proportionately. OomeC'
and get our prices fitst, then you may look elsewhere,' if you wish, but yon ,
will come back.
•
Did,. it Ever
Strike You
That it is a very hard thing to write an adver
tieement that will describe intelligently the
goods one wishes to bell It is particularly
hard with furs, such as we have to stock, for
•enalarY is something which must be seen to be
appreciated.' The language of a .poet and a
pageof illustrations would not do justice to our
Furs, both !oldies' and men's; that is why we
want you to Lente to oar.etore and see whet' we
have to dffer. Andthat is the aim and object
-, of this advertisement:
Men's Fur Coate iq;. boon,. Wallaby, Wombat; Calf, dalloway, Minuet,
Dog, etc, any size, and lowest pries. Men's For Cape—Persian Lamb, beav-
er, Seal, Otter, Opponent, all shapes and sizes and nricos.
Ladies' FurCoata---Lereian Lamb (plain; or trimmed), Lucranca ,Lamb,
Bokarltn Lamb (plain or sable trimmed), Fur Lined Coats (hemator or musk,
Tat !then).
"small Funs- Oeperir ea, Ruff,, Muffs, Gauntlete, etx, teo, nilniereua to
mention, and meet be Been inorder: to appreciate the exceptional Tahoe that `
only thin store is showing. •
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A family-owned store that
ltas served Seaforth and the
aret long enough to. cele-
brate its 75th anniversary
has seen, .many changes :peer
the years.
Stewart Bros. 'men's and
ladies' wear is: nOW owned
and operated: by Jim ,and';
Dave Stewart, the sons of
Marry 'Stewart, .Mt'- Stewart,
who began hisbusiness,
career in 1894, purchased a,
Partnership in MacDonald!
and Greig, clothing merch-
ants in 1901. Shortly after,
the firm became Greig and
Stewart.
The Stewart Bros. firm
came into being when a
brother, Charles, who had
been in New York returned to
Seaforth. and entered into.
business with Harry Stewart,
With the arrival of Charles
Stewart, the 'Store was
enlarged; by the addition IA a
ladies' wear and dry' goods.
section. The two brothers,
with an ,equal partnership,
set up a business that was to.
outlast the eight other cloth-
ing stores that were in town
at that time.
Ads on
page one
As early. as 1905 advertise-
ments for the store's prod,.
ucts appeared in the Expos-
itor, generally on the left side
of the front page,
The growth .of Stewart.
Bros. to one of the leading
stores in the•area has reflect-
ed 'a concern with: the
community it serves and.
emphasis on a combination
of service and quality..
merchandise at competitive
prices. It also reflects in turn
the support extended by the
•eomntty:
'"Weunihave enjoyed,.mon.
wing confidence and 'support
fromthe community for
-which we are most grateful,"
JinrS.tewart said.
The store,he said , has
always tried .to. work "within
the needs of therural area."
In the early days, men's
overalls went for . $1.50 a
pair, and jeans for $1,95. The
store frequently took, in
butter and eggs for payment.
on farmer's accounts.'. With
the advent of credit cards;
Stewart. Bros. discontinued
their credit system, which
previously,: partieularly in
the early years, had 'repre-
sented a large proportion of
their': business,
'Farmers would come in
in the late fall and buy their
1
it
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, ,1Ui.Y 19,. lent, •. ,3A
winter clothing; needs and
Christmas gift items," Mr.
Stewart recalled, They would
charge their purchases, and
at the same time pay their
bill from: the former year,
with, PQ interest."
Tie 1MQS,
cr I On.u5;
Many Customers "looked.
for a gift - a pair of Mitts,"
said Mr. Stewart, "When the
store sold a suit, we'd :.always
.
put in a tie or a pair of
suspenders.'"
Years .ago, suits cost from
512 to 518, 525 if they were
tailored to measure., urs_:
were a large part of. the
business about 6S years ago,
Mr. Stewart said. The coats
were hung from the ceiling,
the only place there was,
room, and brought down
with a long hook: Coon coats'.
sold for anywhere from $25
to 575.
In the early 1900's, a
staff of four or, five dress-
makers • operated on the
second floor. As a little boy,•
Jim Stewart would carry coal
up to the dressmaker's' shop.
On the other_ . side of the
building, four or five tailors
would be busy. The store did
custom, tailoring for many
`years, said Mr. Stewart, and
had a resident . designer -
cutter.
Stewart Bros. Still have a.
sewing machine to do quick
alterations. Knowing. their
:trade in all ways and; being
able to provide personal,
immediate service has
helped them, said Dave
Stewart..
A. feature for many years
was the, Spring Opening,
when ' just before Easter
bonnets made by the store's
milliners' were sold to the
ladies • in the town..
The firm 'acted as ticket
agents for the .:CPR for 40
years. .
"At one tithe," said Jim
Stewart, "the 'store opened
about 700 inthe morning."
".When I started, back in
Prepare for Winter.
The preparation meet be, that part is decided by the weather man and.
the calendar. The coat of ,preparing lies with you .o determine. If by enter-
prise and watchfulness jou save -money, by making use of the advantage and;
privileges of this 14 tote, eo much the more to your good judgment and man-
agement.
In the Underwear Department ..;
*We ere puticulorly atrong, in botltiincn'eyu:1 boys+, carrying -i<ll the 'ie'ndrrig
and famode.brande produced—Turnbull'e, Ellis, Stanfield's (light and hoary
weights),1?enman'e -natural wool, Tiger brdifa, and all the leading lines of '
fleece lined and heavy winter cotton goods at prices that will pay ,on to in
vertigete. We specially recommend Turnbull's unahrinkable to those having
sensitive eking, as they area ON clean, nonirritating garment.
Hot. Stuff. for Oold Hands,
As a result of 'the lar'ge quantity of Gloves handled annually by this tttore,
we were enabled to procure a dress glove of mocha leather,: !;oat fasteners,
wool lined, and nice brown shade, a glove wall worth$1, which Wo Are aell-
reg foe i0e•special price: : This is just•another crowning arguinent in favor of
buying: from a Iarge stock, to ft is $ reasonable and cement littainees rule
that the largest buyers get a reduced price. Wo claim kite largest snick of
Mitts and Gloves, both fine and heavy, in Ituron county, •
STEWART BROS..
Successors to Greig & Stewart.
oraighost Prices for: Butter' and ..Eggs..
. A typical Stewart Bros, ad freta 040 000f 0f the
Novtmber 10, 1e05 t~xpositoir..
MEMORIAL. TROPHY PRESENTED --Jim Stewart of Stewart Bros.,.
Seaforth presents Clare Reith, president of the Seaforth Lawn Bowling
Club, with a trophy in memory of Harry Stewart, who bowled on the local
greens for many years. The trophy was presented in recognition of the
75th anniversary of the Stewart Bros. firm. (Expositor: photo)
Agricrews still' available `to farmers
.7
f Agri -crews are booking up work contact Perri Cole, Muton -t'e'nth•
fast days left.
rdinato
est. Some crews have only a Agriicltew Cooor for _ .,..... 271.0250.
Each area could have
cancellations so do not 'hesi-
tate to call if you are inter-
ested in hiring a crew.
Farmers arc generally
pleased With the crews" work
and a variety of jobs are
being completed. Fences
gleam With a new stoat of
paint, erns show with the
stones picked and weeds
pulled, yards beam with the
fence lines cleaned up and
animals smile in a clean pen.
If you Would use help for a
few days to assistyou, ill
getting caught up with Sithe:
Remetriberl It tatter but a
moment to place art
Expositor Want Ad. Ad. ' tial
527-0240.
Stratford •
Story" by Use .Gunby
est
A
by
JACK LAVENDER
A person can't make a place for
himself' In ,the . sun . it he's
forever hiding under the family
tree.
A man with a chip doesn't haye
room , for ` much else on his
shoulders.
Canada's Gross " National
Product is now 7,3 billion
dollars, or 7.6 if you Include
garage. sales.
Some peerage •are Ilke Ferris
wheels. They just go round and
round.
Rich tallow we knoW bought his
wife a fur coat, a new Car and
one and a halt steaks.
NO coats, no tarsi, no
steaks, hut HOMELITE
chatnsaws are sold at
JACK'S
Small Engine
Repair Service,
107 Outten St.,
Mensal!, 262-2103
Mavks 75
yearyearst-HOt service here •
the 20's,"^ he said. "it was
open :at 8:003 in the morning,
and stayed Open until. 6.30."
The d'Oors were open for
business six days a week,
and until midnight .on Satur•
days'
-Late Saturday shopping
persisted until the war, until.
about 1940, when hydro
naervation demanded that
we reduce hours," said Mr.
Stewart, For a season or two,
he said, stores weren't
Allowed . to light the windows,
with .the exception of one
light oVer the .door,
Cash -carriers were very
much a part of the store
atmosphere. The little cups
travelled on a wire and were
shot in a "catapult fashion,"
The -store clerk would put the
customer's money in the
carrier and then shoot it into
-'the office where change was
made, and the carrier shot
back. The cash carriers
intrigued children, and
occasionally a dog would
Came in to the store and end
up chasing the carrier:
Although the building has
never been plagued by fire,
Jim Stewart recalls two
;occasions they were robbed.
Once, 515,000 worth of
men's suits Were stolen. The
thieves were icattlItt, The
second: tittle *AA at "We
blowing episode*'""
4"41 didn't net the robbers,
very much, perhaps a hun-
dred dollars
undred.dollars: in petty cash,"
said Mr, Stewart, "but it:
caused an endless amount of
dust and dirt!"
Jn 1950 extensive alter-
ations,were carried out to the
store including a new front
in which were, incorporated
modern dtaplay windows,
Saturday night
shopping
no :more
The days when the farmers
would come into town to go.
to the theatre, and then do
their shopping on a Saturday
night are gone, but the
aperient a of being the win-
dow dressers, the sign
painters, the janitors, the
merchandise buyers, and the
salesmen has benefitted both.
Stewart brothers,
Jim. Stewart bought out
Charles Stewart's .interest in
the business after his uncle's
death in 1939, He and his
father ran 1e, ,store until
after- the war, when :i ll 1949,
Jim's' brother Dave took one
third of the partnership.
When Harry Stewart died"
in 1959 in his 81st year he
had been in business on.
Main Street for 65 years.
Since his death, his two sops
have ,managed the firm. 3vr.
and Mrs. Harry Stewart had
six sops aqd three daughters.
Charles Bruce Stewart
became the president of
Sim psons. Rev, Dr. Douglas
Stewartis the minister of Si.
Andrew's church in Toronto.
Gerald, recently deceased,,
spent most of his, We .ass: a
commercial traveller. Roland
is :a, professional engineer
with Bell Telephone,
A sister, Mrs. ; f' ,C. Cox,
t: oro
highaught schools anEnglishd hains Tretirednto
itt Kincardine. Nora Stewart'
married - Norman McIntyre
and lives in Owen Sound.
Kathleen. married Dr. Wm.
Bruce of Kincardine.
Charles Stewart, the
:second original partner and
his wife, had three children.-
Donald Stewart, QC., who
has the law'practice in Sea-
forth; andi'Dr. Friel; Stewart'
and Jean Stewart (Nits. P.D.
McConnell), both deceased.
If the address label
on the front of .your paper says
May 2-1.0-9
. June 2-1.0-0
July 2-1-0-9
•
°\Your subsclriptior
DUE.
NOW
1 Stewart
Bras. Great
iv in the: Community, , Stewart... Bros, have participated in
Always activety
hundreds of events during they 75 years they have been in business.
Typical • is n entry in the:. parade which= featured. the 1924 Seaforth Old
Boys Reunion.
75TH. ANNIVERSARY SALE
CONTINUES WITH EVEN GREATER
OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF.
SUMMR;
DRESSES
Sizes 7 to 22'1/. Regular 29.95 to 59.95.
Clearing at half price /�
$15 00 • $30.00
00
i
HALF PRICE :SALE!
OF LADIES'
SWIM, SUiTS
One & two piece styles. Sizes 10 to '.18
Only: Regular 17.00 to 35.00
8.50
;17. 50
GIRLS' & WOMEN'S WIDE LEG LEVI
JEANS
& CORDS
Values to 24.95. Broken size & colon
ranges, Buy these in our men's dept.
Special. 1414°
OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
MEN'S S
This season's gt6ek, alt have vest's
except' leisure suits. Regular 110.00' to
195.00. 'Stine .
83.00 X$145.O0
ALSO SPECIAL "/r PRIGS RACK
OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
LADIES'
SUITS
Kitten • Clingfit a Koret fashion makes.
Regular 39.95 to 69.95. Clearing at half
price.
2(J • 00� r00
to 35
HALF PRiCE SALE!
.,:.S.01.MER
IA11D•BAGS
Many ;styles, colors andprices, all at
HALF PRICE
1
Reg. to 24.95.
G.W,G. & LEVI
Sizes'28 to L 44.e length 32 to 36. g Bt
This week only
JEANS
Ft CORDS
'FOR MEN
$ x . 00
SUMMER WEAR
DISCOUNTS
'Urossshirts , .. , ,.. * , ,. ; .25%
Uress slacks ...... .. 20% s
Swim wear : . , , y , , r . 20% sae
12.95 to 22.50 Polo Shirts
Summer jacket , . , , , , „ 211% sR
Summer shorts