THOMAS L GRAY
AN UP-TO-DATE JEWELER
Of recent years Keyser has acquired a number of new
business establishments to supply the demands of a rapidly increasing
population but among the most important and progressive of them is
the jewelry store of Thos L Gray, on Main Street near Armstrong. This
business was founded in the spring of 1897, and while it was one of
the youngest, it is also one of the most active concerns in the town.
The store room exhibits an artistically arranged stock of watches,
clocks, jewelry, silverware and novelties, the glistening glass show
cases, with their contents, presenting a pleasing appearance.
Mr Gray in addition to carrying a stock equal to the demand
in quantity and quality and diversity, has ? stock of P J Smith's ?
at Cumberland Md, ? representative of that well known ?
establishment. Thus, he is enabled whenever a demand is made for
articles other than carried by him,. to supply the want upon short notice.
Mr Gray is a thoroughly practical man in his business and
his repair department is well equipped. He has had special
instructions in optics, and is prepared to test and fit eyes.
to have ? purchased or repaired at Grays' is a sufficient
guarantee of the superior worth or perfectness of an article. Many of
the best citizens of Keyser and the country adjacent are numbered
among the patrons of this establishment, the public having learned to
appreciate the fair business methods employed by Mr Gray and the
goods he handles. At this store, quality is first considered. The
proprietor of this house is rapidly gathering a firm foothold upon
public favor and forging to the front as an ambitious and successful
business man. In the person of C L Well, Mr Gray has an assistant of
no mean ability. Mr Wells attended a horological college and school
of engraving in Philadelphia for nine months, and is highly
qualified. he is a Keyser production and is very popular.
TRANSCRIBED OCTOBER 28, 2001 BY PATTI MCDONALD
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