Alamance County NcArchives History - Businesses .....Almance County Business Directory 1886 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 14, 2007, 10:36 pm See also Graham Business Directory http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/alamance/directories/business/1886/graham39gms.txt Business Name Location Alamance Tobacco Co, mnfg plug and twist Co. Shops Alamance Cotton Factory, E M Holt Sons Co. Shops Albright A G, general store Mebane Albright Mattie A, milliner Haw River Aldridge L H, postmaster Union Ridge Aldridge W H & Son, general store Union Ridge Amick, Brown & Johnson, saw mill Pleasant Lodge Amick, Brown & McPherson, grist mill Pleasant Lodge Atkinson W W, general store Rock Creek Aurora Plaid Mills. L S Holt prop'r Company Shops Barnett Bros, planing mill Company Shops *Bason H C restaurant Mebane Bason J, postmaster Haw River Big Falls Mnfg Co, flour mill Big Falls Bowman W, pastor Protestant church Clover Orchard Bradshaw T, shoe shop Melville *Byrd T. shoe shop Mebane Carolina Cotton Factory, J H & W E Holt & Co, proprietors Company Shops Chester T H, pastor Presbyterian church Mebane Clendenin J E, wagon shops Nicholson Coble G S, cotton, saw and grist mill Nicholson Coble J, blacksmith shop Oakdale Coble W L, postmaster Hartshorn Coble W T, postmaster Holman's Mills. Company's Railroad Shops, W H Turrentine foreman Company Shops Company Shops Hotel, Mrs A E Troy prop'r Co. Shops Crawford S J, steam saw and grist mill Pleasant Grove Curtis C, postmaster Rock Creek Curtis C C, postmaster Curtis Mill Curtis G A & W C, gen store at Curtis Mill Graham Davidson B, cotton mill Curtis Mill Denny Mrs B H, fashionable dressmaker Company Shops Dilworth & Henley, photographers. Company Shops Dixon Bros, foundry Snow Camp Dixon J, grist mill Curtis Mill Dixon M, postmaster Snow Camp Durham D, blacksmith shop Holman's Mill Erwin & Moore, general merchants Company Shops Falls Neuse Mnfg Co, cott'n factory and store Swepsonville *Fossett E, pastor colored Baptist church Shallow Ford Foust E. postmaster Clover Orchard Foust Dr G K. nurseryman Graham Fowler J, blacksmith shop Holman's Mill Fowler T H, postmaster Mebane Fowler W O, general merchant Mebane Freeman Dr R A. physician Company Shops Freeman & Zachary, druggists Company Shops Freshwater J, blacksmith shop Melville Gill J, saw and gristmill Mebane Gilliam J H, postmaster Morton's Store Gilliam J H & Bro, general store Morton's Store Glencoe Cotton Mills, W E & J H Holt prop'r Co. Shops Golley W R, physician Long Branch Gunter Dr J B, physician Mebane Guthrie G C, cotton gin and saw mill Long Branch Gunter J T, physician Mebane Guthrie W H, tobacco box factory & saw mill Long Branch Guthrie & Perry, saw and grist mill Long Branch Hardin C, general store Clover Orchard Harden P R, postmaster Big Falls Hardin P R & Son, general store Big Falls Holman Mnfg Co, cotton, grist and saw mills Holman's Mill Holts E M Sons, prop'rs Alamance Cotton Factory and General Store Company Shops Holt, Gant & Holt, cotton factory and gen store Co. Shops Holt J A & Co, general store Company Shops Holt J H & W E & Co, prop'rs Carolina cotton factory and general store Company Shops Holt L B & L S, cotton factory and general store Graham Holt L S, propr Aurora Plaid Mills Company Shops Holt Thos M, cotton and grist mills and general store Haw River Holt W E & J H, proprs Glencoe cotton mills andgeneral store Company Shops Horn J U, blacksmith Pleasant Grove Hornaday R G, postmaster Oakdale Hornaday S M, general store Oakdale *Hunter C, boot and shoe maker Company Shops Isley A, postmaster Shallow Ford Isley A F. pastor Christian church Shallow Ford Jeter Dr P S. physician Mebane Jobs D,. groceries and blacksmith shop Loy's Shop Johnson W A, telegraph operator Mebane Jones A J, shoe shop Mebane Jones A P, boot and shoe maker Mebane Jones W T, general store Mebane Kernodle R T, grist mill Union Ridge Kime Henry, livery stable Company Shops Lasley J W, physician Company Shops Lasley J W & W W, general store Company Shops Lasley W H & Co. furniture and undertaker Mebane Lasley W H & Sons, general store Mebane Lea J W, postmaster Pleasant Grove Lea J W & W H, general store Pleasant Grove Long E & W H, gen store and blacksmith shop McCray's Long J S, postmaster McCray's Long Thomas H, saw mill Graham Loy H, postmaster, grist mill and wagon shop Loy's Shop McAdams Mollie, milliner Big Falls McCauley J A, general merchandise Company Shops McCauley J W, physician McCray's McCauley L H. steam saw mill Union Ridge McPherson D C, general store Pleasant Lodge Mebane D Y, grist mill Mebane Mebane J H, grist mill Mebane Mebane Mills Co, all grade patent and family flour Mebane Moore C C, postmaster Cedar Cliff *Moore J, blacksmith shop Morton's Store Moore R A, pastor Baptist church Saxapahaw Moore T W, photographer Mebane Moser M A, general store Curtis Mills Murphy J S, physician Company Shops Neese A W, physician Saxapahaw Neese C F, jeweler Company Shops Newlin A L, postmaster and general store Melville Newlin J, grist mill Cedar Cliff Newlin Miss M, post mistress Saxapahaw Oakdale Academy, Prof J N W Thompson prin Oakdale Page J W, physician Curtis Mill Patterson W A, general store, saw and grist mills Hartshorn Paylor F A, shoemaker Company Shops Pegg R D, pastor Quaker church Holman's Mill Pettigrew A A, blacksmith and repair shop Mebane Pickard John H, general store Cedar Cliff Pickard J H & T M, general store Pleasant Grove Rawhut C F, general merchandise Company Shops Reitzel F A, grist mill Pleasant Lodge Riddle C D, general store Iola Roberson A M, postmaster Lacy Roberson T M, postmaster Pleasant Lodge Rock Creek Manfg Co, cotton factory and gen store Graham Rogers Geo S, sawmill Graham Rosenthall A, postmaster Swepsonville Scott James Edwin, manufacturer of Tried and True Smoking Tobacco Mebane Scott R, postmaster Hawfield Scott S K & Co, general store Mebane Sellars Dr B A, physician, druggist and dealer in general meschandise. Company Shops Sellars D E, telegraph operator Company Shops Sellars Peter L, liquors and groceries Company Shops Sharp S A, general store Company Shops Shaw J T, watchmaker and jeweler Mebane Southern Ex Co, J A Turrentine agent Company Shops Southern Ex Co, S A White agent Mebane Spoon W L, general store Hartshorn Stafford, Henley & Co, foundry and saw mill Holman's Mill Stafford J, general store Clover Orchard Stafford J W, general store Clover Orchard Stafford Mrs T, grist mill Clover Orchard Stainback, Tate & Co, general store Mebane Stockard W J, postmaster and general store Long Branch Straughan G, blacksmith shop Long Branch Straughan G, blacksmith shop Clover Orchard Sutton G W, saw mill Shallow Ford Tate G, postmaster Glendale Tate Col Geo W, saw mill Mebane Tate J A, mayor Mebane Tate J L, gas and pipe fitter, dealer in agricultural implements and tobacco flues. (See adv. page 62) Mebane Tate, Stainback & Co, general store Pleasant Grove Tate Dr W N, physician Mebane Tate & Co, tobacconists and dealers in dry goods, groceries and fertilizers Mebane Tate & Walker, general store Mebane The E M Holt Plaid Mills Company Shops Thompson D S, postmaster and general store Nicholson's Thompson John C, livery stables Mebane Thompson Prof J N W, prin Oakdale Academy Oakdale Thompson S, grist mill Holman's Mill Troy Mrs E A, propr Company Shops Hotel Com'y Shops Turrentine E A, Railroad and Ex Agent Company Shops Turrentine W H, town mayor and foreman Company's Railroad shops Company Shops Vincent J C, grist mill Pleasant Grove Vincent L A. grist mill Pleasant Grove *Vincent Spencer, general merchandise Mebane Watson A, physician and postmaster Iola Watson G S, physician McCray Webster C, grist and saw mill Melville Western Union Tel Co, W A Johnson operator Mebane Western Union Tel Co, D E Sellars operator Comp'y Shops White Arthur, railroad freight agent Mebane White Bros, manufacturers of lumber, sash, doors, blinds, mouldings. &c Mebane White S A, dealer in drugs, medicines, paints, oils, confectioner, &c also Railroad and Express Agt, boarding house Mebane White W W & Co, general store Company Shops White, Williamson & Co, cotton factors, general store, Saxapahaw cotton gin, grist mill and blacksmith shop Whitesett L D, grist and saw mill Graham Williams T M, physician Melville Williams W M, wagon shop Nicholson Williamson J N, cotton factory and general store Gibsonville Wright & Thompson, general store Mebane Younger J J, wood shop Mebane Zachary H C, builder and contractor Company Shops Additional Comments: ABBREVIATIONS admr administrator agt agent bet between cor corner e east exr executor guard guardian jr junior mdse merchandise mfg manufacturing mfr manufacturer n north opp opposite pres president propr proprietor s south sec secretary sr senior st street supt superintendent treas treasurer w west * colored CHAS. EMERSON'S NORTH CAROLINA Tobacco Belt Directory EMBRACING THE COUNTIES OF ALAMANCE, DURHAM, FORSYTH, GRANVILLE, GUILFORD, ORANGE, ROCKINGHAM, VANCE AND WAKE. GIVING THE LOCATION OF ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN, A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL LAND-OWNERS, NUMBER OF ACRES OWNED, AND P. O. ADDRESS OF EACH. A POST-OFFICE, TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS OFFICE DIRECTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA. A MAP OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, CITY, COUNTY AND STATK GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION. PRICE $3.00. CHAS. EMERSON. GREENSBORO, N. C, Publisher and Compiler. PROF. CHAS. A. HORNER. ASSIST. COMPILER. PRESSES OF EDWARDS, BROUGHTON & Co., RALEIGH, N. C. 1886. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/alamance/directories/business/1886/almancec95gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 18.4 Kb