Guilford County NcArchives History - Businesses .....Greensboro 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 October 10, 2007, 12:57 am GREENSBORO, (C H.) (Guilford County.) (For abbreviations, see below.) OFFICERS: Mayor—R. R. KING. Attorney-—LEVI M. SCOTT. Clerk—R. F. DALTON. Treasurer— W. B. BOGART. Chief of Police—R. M. REECE. Commissioners—LEVI M. SCOTT, GEO. ALLEY, W. B. BOGART, C P. VANSTORY, J. K. HALL, R. F. DALTON. Alderman S L, photographer (Wharton's old stand). Elm st, nearly opp government building Alderman Prof W F, A. M., mathematics and ancient languages Greensboro Female College Alford H M, physician, office at Alford & Michaux's drug store Alford & Michaux, druggists, dealers in pure drugs, toilet and fancy articles, cigars and tobacco, McAdoo Hotel Building, s Elm Alley G W, agt C F & Y V R R Allred J P, general store, cor Davie and East Market st Andrews & Hampton, practical book and job printers and dealers in fine stationery, s Elm. Benbow Hall Building Armfield G W, dry goods. &c, s Elm Bacheldor Rev J M, A. M., manager of instructions Smithdeal Business College Bailey T. groceries, s Elm st Ball W S, attorney at law, Court House square *Bane A. sWoe shop, e Market st Banner Warehouse, for the sale of leaf tobacco. Ralph D Williams & Co. proprs. w Market st Barker John, general store. Court House square, also manufacturer of tobacco. Green st Barker & Cunningham, saloon. Court House square Barnes J S. groceries, w Market Barrillger John A, attorney at law. office Court House square Beall Dr W P. physician, office Porter & Dalton's drugstore, Elm st Benbow D W C, propr Ben bow House, cor s Elm and Sycamore Benbow House. D W C Benbow, propr. cor s Elm and Sycamore Bennett Seminary, Rev Wilbur F Steele. B. D., principal of the faculty, s e part of Greensboro Bevill W E & Co, prop'rs Farmers' Warehouse, for the sale of leaf tobacco (See adv. page 343) Blackburn W J, general store, cor n Elm and e Market Bogart W B, dry goods and notions, w Market st Boyd James E, attorney at law, office Wilson & Shober, Bank Building, s Elm Boyd R F& Co, dealers in boots, shoes and trunks, s Elm nr Sycamore Brockman A J, dealer in groceries, fruit and confectionery, corner s Elm and Sycamore sts Brooks R W, contractor and builder, mfr and dealer in all kinds of pine lumber and laths, office at junction of C F & Y V R R and s Elm st, mills at Manchester, N C *Brooks S. general store Brown M, blacksmith shop. Market Square Brown Sample S, dealer in dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, hats, caps, clothing, carpets, trunks, valises, umbrellas, &c, Commercial Block, s Elm st (See adv. page 34S) Buchanan W K. general store, s Elm st *Bullock S B, lunch stand, s Elm st *Bullock & Tharp. meat market. Market House Caldcleugh E M & Bro, dealers in staple and fancy groceries, and confectioneries and foreign fruits. Elm st, opp Benbow Hall Callum Bros & Co, druggists, dealers in drugs, toilet articles, garden and field seeds, onion seis a specialty, s Elm st *Campbell J. horse shoeing and buggy repairing neatly done, Davie st near R R Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway. Julius A Gray pres. W M S Dunn gen supt. Jno M Rose sec, R W Bidgood auditor, Jas R Williams treas, Hon Geo M Rose attorney, office Gorrell building near depot *Carr J. general store. Warnersville Carr O W & Co, fire insurance agents, office over S S Brown's, s Elm st Carroll Wm S & Co. tobacco manufacturers and leaf dealers, New st Cartland H H, merchant tailor and gents' furnisher, and agent for the Crown and Hartford sewing machine, under Central Hotel (See adv, page 358) Central Hotel. Mrs S A Ross prop'r. 3 Elm st Collins W M, undertaker and cabinet maker, Davie st Corbitt C P, manager The Singer Manufacturing Co, office Benbow House, w side Elm st Corl D W. blacksmith shop. Market square Crump Mrs M C, boarding, New st Dick R P, judge of Federal Court, also of Dick & Dillard law school Dick & Dillard, private law school. Mendenhall building, 1 door n of C H Dike James, prop'r of Dike Book Company, dealer in books, stationery and fancy goods, s Elm. opp National Bank Dillard J H jr. attorney at law Dillard J H sr, (of law firm of Dillard & Kirtg. also of Dick & Dillard's law school), law office, Elm st, opp east front of County Court House Dillard & King, attorneys at law. Elm st. opp Court House Doub Mrs W C, bookseller, stationer and news dealer. Benbow House block Dudley A H. confectionery, cor s Elm and McDonald sts Doughty Chas H. fashionable boot and shoe maker, s Elm Ben bow Hall Building Douglas R M. attorney at law. office room No 2 over Porter & Dalton's drug store. Elm st Eckel A P. general store, e Market street *Edwell R L. mattrass manufacturing. Market square *Emerson J W, fashionable hair dressing and shaving parlor. s Elm nr Sycamore Farmers' Warehouse, for the sale of leaf tobacco. W E Bevill & Co prop'rs (See adv. page 343) Farrar W B. watches, clocks and jewelry. Benbow House block Farrar & Thornton's improved method of curing and treating tobacco, W B Farrar and J J Thornton Fay F A. general machine shop, shop connected with Glasscock's foundry building Fields W A & Co. manufacturers of plug and twist tobacco, office and factory near depot Fishblate F. wholesale and retail clothing and gent's furnishings. s Elm (See adv. page 345) Fleming R A & Co. general store, c Market st Forbis Jas W, attorney at law, office Elm opp Court House Forbis W R, manufacturer of and dealer in furniture, brackets, mirrors, picture frames, children's carriages, &c. s w cor Elm and Svcamore Foster J T. State agent of emigration bureau, office s Elm nr Sycamore Gardner J D, saloon, w Market st Geason J A. train dispatcher, office depot *Gillcrease S, general store, Warnersville *Gillespie L, blacksmith, s end Ash Gilmer John A, judge Superior Court 5th district Gilmer J H, jailer, office Court House Glascock G T, mnfr of turbine water wheels, cook stoves, plows, and all kinds of castings, Mebane st s w of depot Glenn Chas M, physician, offices Elm bet Market & Sycamore Glenn Robt G, general insurance agent, fire and life, office s Elm between Market and Sycamore *Goil C, blacksmith. Green st Gorrell Mrs C C. millinery, w Market st Gray Julius A. pres C F & Y V R R Greensboro Female College, J S Carr pres, T M Jones treas, J A Odell sec. Rev T M Jones, A. M., D. D..pres of the faculty Greensboro Gas Light Co. A H Leftwich pres, W C Porter sec and treas, office Porter & Dalton's drug store Greensboro Handle Works, Thomas McMahon propr, manufacturer of spokes, rims and handles, junction Washington st and N C R R (See adv. page 366) Greensboro Harness and Saddle Manufacturing Co, P D Weaver manager, s Elm, Benbow Hall Building Greensboro North State, Thos B Keogh and James E Boyd editors and proprs, w Market, nearly opp court house (See adv, page 351) Greensboro Sash and Blind Co, manufacturers of doors, sash, blinds, mouldings, brackets, also saw mill and dealers in all kinds of pine lumber, office and factory R & D R R, 1 sqare s w of depot Gregory Geo H, postmaster, office s Elm Gregory Dr R K. physician, office room No 1 over Porter & Dalton's drug store. Elm st Griffith J W, dentist, cor e Market and n Elm Guilford House. Mrs E C Wattington propr. s Elm st Gullett R. furniture dealer and undertaker. Court House sqr Hagan A & Son. dealers in agricultural implements, office and salesroom s Elm Hall E F, agt Herring's safes, office Benbow House Hall J K & Co, manufacturers of cigars, office J W Scott & Co's. n w cor s Elm and Washington *Harris Robt. restaurant, s Elm Harris & Flippin, dealers in hardware, cutlery, stoves and carriage material, s Elm Hawkins James L, telegraph operator, office R R nr Elm st Hawkins L M. propr Railroad Eating House, opp depot Hines R B. general store, e Market st *Holley W E, grocery and saloon, e end Market Horney W A, watches, clocks and jewelry, also confectioneries, toys, tobacco, cigars, &c. s Elm nr Sycamore Horton H C, dealer in dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, hats, caps and gents furnishing goods, s Elm *Hoskins Allen, grocery, s end Ash Houston Levi, manufacturer saddles, harness, collars, &c, and dealer in buggies and carriages, fine work and turf goods a specialty, the largest assortment of silks in the Southern States, office s Elm st (See adv. page 354) Houston & Bro, wholesale grocers and general produce dealers, also general southern agents for Houston & Emerson's Tar Heel Liniment, new brick building, s Elm st (See adv, page 353) Houston & Emerson, sole prop'rs and mnfrs of the celebrated "Tar Heel Liniment." office and factory s Elm st (See adv. top lines) Houston & Lyon, prop'rs Star Warehouse, for the sale of leaf tobacco, also leaf dealers, warehouse near Houston & Bro's store (See adv. page 352) Howard S A. manager The Western Union Telegraph office, s Elm between Market and Sycamore *Howell D. eating house, s Elm st Hudson & Kirkman, wholesale and retail dealers in groceries, provisions, country produce. &c. s Elm st (See adv. opp page Hughes James M. tailor and repairer, e s Elm st Hughes J R. meat market and produce. Market house Hundley V G, prop'r of North Carolina Handle Co. mnfr of handles and spokes, office and factory R & D R R, cor Ash st Hutton & Bro, grocery, e Market Internal Revenue. Jas S Battle, R H Crawford agt div of Va, N C and S C, s e cor room over Porter & Dalton's drug store Irvin & Weatherly, fancy and heavy groceries. Trogden building, w Market st Jarrell J F, contractor, builder and manfr of sash, doors, blinds, mouldings, brackets, newel posts, and dealers in pine, walnut and poplar lumber, office and factory south of freight depot Jeffreys N A, groceries and saloon, s Elm st Jenkins J E, saloon, s Elm st Jenkins R A, southern agent Baltimore & Ohio R R. office opp R & D depot Jessup W S. agent for Philadelphia, Alexander & Milwaukee beer. New st Johnson & Dorsett, merchants, Horney's old stand. Elm st *Jones J B, meat market. Market house *Jones S R, gereral store. Market square Jones Rev T M, pres of the faculty Greensboro Female College Jordan A. marble works, e Market st *Joyce E E. shoe shop, s Elm st Keeling J L, general merchandise, s Elm st *Kelly J A, meat market and produce. Market house Keogh Thomas B, attorney at law, office Wilson & Shober Bank Building, s Elm st Keogh & Boyd, agents for the sale of North Carolina land and mining property, descriptions and information furnished free of charge, office Wilson & Shober's Bank Build'g also prop'rs North State Kernodle J W. meat market. Market House King J L& Co. manufacturers of all grades of plug, twist and navy tobacco, office and factory New and Green sts King R R, (Dillard & King) mayor of Greensboro, law office Court House square Kirkman A G. treasurer of Guilford county, office Court House Kirkman J A. harness shop. Sycamore st Lampman Geo. jeweler, dealer in silverware, gold and silver watches, diamonds, repairing done. Elm st opp Government Building Landreth J W, groceries, e end Market Langston A W & Co, groceries and saloon, s Elm st Ledford Geo. manufacturer of carriages, buggies and light wagons, shop n side Market square Leftwich A H, pres Greensboro Gas Co. office Porter & Dalton's drug store. Elm st Lewis J & C, wagon makers and general repairers, s Elm st south of depot (See adv. opp page) Lindley J C & Bro, nurserymen, main office s Elm nr Benbow House, nurseries on Salem R R 4 miles west of city (See adv. opp page) Lindley J Van, prop'r Pomona Hill Nurseries. P O address Salem Junction (See adv, page 344) Lindsay Ed, ohvsician, office Lindsay & Hunter's drug store, s Elm Lindsay & Hunter, (successors to R G Glenn) druggists and apothecaries, perfumeries and toilet articles, s Elm *Lipscomb T. general store Logan J E. physician, office Porter & Dalton's drug store. Elm st Love Wm, saw milling and dealer in rough and dressed lumber of all kinds, office and mill on R & D R R. foot of Ash st Lyon Nrs [sic] T A, millinery and fancy goods, also dress making. s Elm. in Benbow Hail Building Lyon & Dick, leaf tobacco dealers office Star Warehouse McAdoo C N. general store, cor e Market and Davie st McAdoo House, W D McAdoo owner and proprietor, s Elm *McAdoo J W. blacksmith shop, market square McAdoo W D, prop'r and owner McAdoo House, s Elm McCauley S J, saloon, cor s Elm and McDonald McCulloch Logan, clerk to sup't U S Court House and Post Office, office Elm one door s of U S Court House *McEver G. general store. Market square McKnight & Albright, general store, e Market st McMahon Thomas, prop'r of Greensboro Handle Works. junction of Washington st and N C R R Marley H B, physician, office Alford & Michaux's drug store. Elm st Mason J C, groceries and provisions *Mendenhall A. general store, cor Davie and Market square Michaux J L, editor the Central Protestant and the Daily Workman, office s Elm, Benbow Hall Building Michaux J S, local editor the Daily Workman, office s Elm. Benbow Hall Building *Moore John, blacksmith, s end Ash Moore R R. boarding house, s Elm, 1 door n McAdoo Hotel Moore W S, millinery, dry goods and notions, cor e Market and Davie sts Morehead Jas T, attorney at law, office opp east front of county court house *Morehead T, saloon Market square and general store Warnersville *Morehead Tom, barber, s Elm Murray W R. dealer in dry goods, notions, carpets, clothing, boots, shoes and hats, s Elm Nelson J N, clerk of superior court, office court house Newcomb E G, saloon, s Elm st Newell D W, train dispatcher, office depot Newell Myron G, dealer in staple and fancy groceries and country produce, Ashboro st North Carolina Home Ins Co, O W Carr & Co agts, over S S Brown's store North State, Keogh & Boyd, proprs. w Market st. (See adv, page 351) Odell Hardware Co, wholesale and retail dealers in hardware, iron, steel, nails, chains, glass and wooden ware, sash, blinds and doors, paints, oils, South Bend chill plow and Gothic cook stove a specialty, s Elm st O'Sullivan E C & Co. water, steam and gas fitters, mfrs tobacco flues, tin and sheet iron workers, stoves and tinware. s Elm st Peters & Tatum, wood and coal yard and proprs of Greensboro dray line Phillips A G, manager branch office the Tanner & Delaney Engine Co. steam engines, boilers, saw mills, grist mills, locomotives, tobacco factory fixtures, castings. &c. office Wakefield & Co's store, s Elm Planters Hotel, Mrs L A Rees, propr. e Market st Porter A S, physician. Porter & Dalton's drug store. Elm st Porter & Dalton, druggists, dealers in drugs, toilet articles, &c. s Elm st opp Benbow house Pretzfelder C & M. dealers in dry goods, notions, carpets, clothing, boots, shoes, hats and gents' furnishing goods. s Elm near Sycamore Prince D O, art gallery, photos, crayons. &c. w Market st 2 doors w Court Hourt Pritchett J A, cabinet maker and undertaker, also justice of the peace, office and factory Ashboro st Pugh J W, groceries, Davie st Ralls G N. groceries, s Elm st Ray P L, book binder, office Thomas, Reece & Co, s Elm, opp National bank Ray & Robertson, marble works. New st, opp freight depot Reece R M, chief of police Richmond & Danville R R System, R L Vernon freight and ticket agent, A T Vernon baggage agent, E H Smith master of transportation *Roberts H, restaurant, s Elm st Robertson & Rowe, dentists, cor n Elm and e Market sts RoSS & Vanstory, livery, feed and sale stables, also dealers in buggies, carriages and harness (See adv. page 346) Royster G H. dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, Benbow house block Ryan R S, groceries, s Elm st Scarborough S W, groceries, w Market st Schoolfield J W. general store. Davie st Scott J W & Co, jobbers in dry goods and notions, also wholesale and retail dealers in groceries, crockery, wooden and tin ware, &c, n w cor s Elm and Washington sts (See adv, page 347) Scott & Caldwell, attorneys at law. office near court house Sergeant Manufacturing Co, founders and machinists, mnfrs of turbine wheels, saw mills, stoves, &c, junction N C & R D R R's (See adv. page 350) Settle Thos, judge Federal Court in Florida, residence Ashboro st Shelton T S, dealer in staple and fancy groceries, feed, &c, s Elm st Sherwood T D, merchandise broker, office J W Scott & Co, n w cor s Elm and Washington sts Sikes W. boarding house, w Market st Siler N J, jeweler. Davie st Sloan R M, agt Southern Express Co, s Elm st *Sloan W, barber shop. Market square Small Edward A. notions and house furnishing, crockery, glassware, carpets, etc, s Elm, opp Benbow Hall Smith E H. master of transportation R & D R R, office at depot Smith F F, harness, saddlery and agricultural implements, s Elm st Smithdeal G M, pres Smithdeal Business College Smithdeal Business College, G M Smithdeal pres. Rev J M Bacheldor. A. M., manager of instruction, w Market Southern Express Co. R M Sloan agt. office s Elm Southern Telegraph Co, Chas F Thompson manager, office McAdoo House Staples John N. attorney at law. office Elm st Star Warehouse, for the sale of leaf tobacco. Houston & Lyon proprs. rear Houston & Bros store. (See adv. p 352) Steiner Will U, register of deeds, office court house Stephens & Hammill. saloon, s Elm st Stewart J W, surveyor of Guilford co. office court house Steele Rev Wilbur F, principal of the faculty Bennett Seminary *Strange J R V, barber, s Elm Strauss M. dry goods, clothing and shoes. Blue Front, s Elm Swaim Lyndon, architect and supt of construction U S Court House and Post Office, office Elm st. 1 door s of U S court house The Central Protestant, J L Michaux editor, office s Elm. Benbow Hall Building The Daily Workman, J L Michaux editor. J S Michaux local editor, office s Elm. Benbow Hall block The Greensboro Patriot, by Z W Whitehead, published every Thursday, office McAdoo Hotel Building, s Elm st (See adv. page 349) The National Bank of Greensboro. Jesse H Lindsay pres, Lyndon Swaim vice pres. Neil Ellington cashier s Elm st The Singer Manufacturing Co, C P Corbett manager, office Benbow House Building, Elm st The Western Union Telegraph Co, S A Howard manager. office s Elm bet Market and Sycamore Thorn J E, bakery, c Market st Thomas D E, general store, cor Davie and Sycamore sts Thomas, Reece & Co, general book and job printers, office s Elm st opp National Bank (See adv) Thornton J J, watches, clocks and jewelry, McAdoo Hotel Building Trotter W D, general store, c Market st Vanstory C M, manager F Fishblate. w side s Slm st Vanstory C P, livery, feed and sale stables, Davie st (See adv, page 546) Vernon A T, tobacco leaf dealer, office and prize room New st near s Elm Vernon G W, train dispatcher R & D R R, office depot Vernon K L, freight and ticket agent R & D R R system, office at depot Vickers M M. saloon, w Market st Wakefield W H & Cof dealers in hardware, cutlery, paints, oils, varnishes, &c, mnfrs of Wakefield Cook Stove, s Elm opp Benbow Hall Watlington Mrs E C. boarding, s Elm st near depot West James H. grocer, confectioner, fruiter and commission merchant, s Elm near Sycamore Wharton & Stratford, (successors to Wharton & Wharton) dealers in farm machinery, fertilizers, &c, s Elm Wheeler A H, publisher of subscription books, office s Elm (See adv. page 373) Wheeler O C, sheriff of Guilford county, office Court House White C P & Bro, tin shop and manfr of tobacco flues, Market square Whitehead Z W, editor Greensboro Patriot, office McAdoo Hotel Building, s Elm st Whitsett G W, dentist, office over S S Brown's store, s Elm Whittington W F. general repair shop. Market square *Wiley Samuel, barber, s Elm Williams H J. groceries, fruits and confectioneries, s Elm Benbow Hall Building Williams Ralph D & Co, prop'rs of Banner Warehouse for the sale of leaf tobacco. w Market st Wilson H A. general store, cor e Market and Davie *Woods L W. barber, under Benbow House Woodson P L. produce. Davie st *Yancey D B, meat market. Market House *Yancey & Jones, general store. Market square Yates Geo B. blacksmithing and general repairing. Sycamore nr Elm Yates James F, manufacturer of tin, sheet iron and copper ware and dealer in stoves, cor s Elm and Sycamore Yates & Fields, saloon, cor s Elm and Market st 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 Extracted from: 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/guilford/directories/business/1886/greensbo112gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 22.1 Kb