Changes for Roanoke Merchants, Randolph, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/merchantx.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: William Fischer, Jr. ==================================================================== March 2001 MANY CHANGES IN BUSINESS WORLD ---------------------------- The usual first of September moves and changes have occurred and the people are just about ready to settle down for another year's work. On account of the great number of changes it is almost impossible to get them all, but we feel sure that most of them have been covered in the report given below: STEVENS' buggy store will go to the A. M. CLEMONS stand [A. M.] CLEMONS [dry goods/shoes] and B. G. SANDERS will go to the H. E. HESTER & Co. store [H. E.] HESTER & Co. will go to one of the new HANDLEY stores M. BALL will go into the store vacated by W. H. BRITTAIN E. P. NEWMAN's market is in the NEAL store G. C. LOVVORN is in the old [E. P.] NEWMAN stand T. L. BELCHER & Co. have moved into the [G. C.] LOVVORN store W. H. BRITTAIN has moved [his] grocery department into the place vacated by [T. L.] BELCHER & Co. HELLMAN & JAFFE [dry goods] will also occupy the store vacated by M. BALL W. E. CORLEY is with T. C. BINGHAM & Co. [general supplies and vehicles] W. A. VINSON is in charge of HARPER's music store T. W. OWENS is with Wyatt W. WOOD [hardware store] H. N. AWBREY has come from Wedowee to take W. B. ANGLIN's place with the Roanoke Furniture Co. Mr. [W. B.] ANGLIN and J. P. JORDAN will go into business together Grady WEATHERS has accepted a position with GRIFFIN & SATTERWHITE [hardware/furniture store] C. A. PYE will be with the W. A. HANDLEY Manufacturing Co. Junior JONES [B. C. JONES, Jr.?] will buy cotton [for the HANDLEY Manf. Co.], with headquarters in Lineville [Clay county] P. A. HURST is with the Opelika Grocery Co. [in Roanoke] Ben REDMON is with HILL, BRUMBELOE & Co. [hardware/furniture] Roy HUEY is with McMURRAY & HUEY [farm supplies and fertilizer] J. J. MOSES is with the Roanoke Grocery Co. Frank MARSHALL and Tom BURGESS go with SCHUESSLER & Co. F. C. POWER, who has been with B. O. [Berry Owen] DRIVER the past several months, has gone to Bowdon, Ga., and T. C. McCOLLUM has taken his place as prescription clerk T. J. HEARN will be in charge of SCHUESSLER's warehouse H. C. COOPER [will be] in charge of the Farmers' warehouse H. M. McINTOSH is with WEAVER, McINTOSH & FAUSETT [grocers] Miss Kate ORR [is with] the Baltimore Bargain House ["Ladies' Ready-Made Clothing"] Miss Pearl CRISLER [is] with WHITE & AWBREY [dry goods and millinery] Mrs. Callie SIMMONS and Guy COFIELD [are] at KLEIN's [dry goods and millinery] for the season The most important business deal made was J. T. WOODALL's buying the interest of S. D. BURDETT in the firm of WOODALL & BURDETT [grocery]. Mr. BURDETT will devote his time to the farm. So many changes have been made in the places of residences that we are unable to give them. [From The Roanoke Leader (Randolph County, Alabama), 6 September 1911, p.1]