A Large Christmas Trade

Our merchants came through the holiday trade week in excellent spirits. The bad weather the first part of the week elongated their faces. But on Friday evening they were wearing broad smile and these smiles had not disappeared by Saturday evening. One well known firm said they had the biggest trade of any week in five years. Such expressions as we never had our stock cleaned up so well, were common. Shoppers Saturday night heard on all hands, "This is the only one we have left." One popular dry goods house took in $1,000 in cash Saturday. If the sleighing of the week before had kept up Ann Arbor would have had the biggest trade of any week in her history but as it was her business men are not complaining. The last two days retrieved the week and Christmas dinners were eaten in happiness.