Onslow County, NC - Business Directory, Onslow County, 1896 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BRANSON'S NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1896 ONSLOW COUNTY This is not a total listing at this time; Church's Piney Grove-Swansboro, Ben Ward Southwest-Sparkman, Issac Jones Primitive Baptist Haws Run-Sparkman Northeast-Jacksonville, Job Smith Stump Sound-Peanut. Wardville-Duck Creek, Job Smith Yopp's-Sneads Ferry, Methodist Church-Swansboro, Daniel Reid Haw Branch-Flox, J.T. Kendall Mt Lebanon-Swansboro, Daniel Reid Queen's Creek-Hubert, Daniel Reid Richlands-Richlands, J.T. Kendall Tabernacle-Palo Alto, Daniel Reid Trinity-Jacksonville, Daniel Reid Disciples of Christ Chapel-Catherine Lake Church-Richlands,- Howard Presbyterian Church-Richlands, J.W.Wood Free to All Church-Jacksonville MINISTERS RESIDENT Names, Post Offices and Denom Baptist Nobles, J.W., Ward's Mills Primitive Baptist Brown, C.C., Snead's Ferry Rhodes, A.H., Tar Landing Smith, Job, Palo Alto Missionary Baptist Ward, Ben, Marines Methodist Henderson, I.N., Hubert HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES Names, Post Offices and Proprietors Boarding, Jacksonville, W.S. Downs Boarding, Jacksonville, G.W. Gurganus Boarding, Jacksonville, J.A. Wood Boarding, Jacksonville, W.H. Jarman Boarding, Jacksonville, Mrs. M.M. Grimsley Boarding, Jacksonville, Mrs. Laura Shepard Boarding, Jacksonville, Jacob Rochelle Hotel, Swansboro, T.D. Lindsey Hotel, Richlands, Geo. E. Brock Hotel Gilma, Jacksonville, Mrs. E.V. Wooten Murrell House, Jacksonville, Charles Gerock New River Inn, near mouth of New River, E.M. Koonce & Co. LAWYERS Names and Post Offices Duffy, Rodolph, Catherine Lake Gilman, T.E., Jacksonville Koonce, Frank D., Richlands Thompson, Frank, Jacksonville MANUFACTORIES Kinds, Post Offices and Proprietors Buggies and carts, Verona, R.W. Sandlin Carriages, etc, Jacksonville, John Z. Gardner Carts, etc, Richlands, John H. Aman Carts, etc, Jacksonville, S.C. Evans Lumber and Shingles, Holly Ridge, C.M. Whitlock Lumber, Jacksonville, Parmele, Eccleston Lumber Co. Public gin, Jacksonville, W.B. Murril Public gin, Verona, L.A. Guy, mgr. Public gin and turpintine distillery, Tar Landing, B.F. Hall & Co. Rough and dressed lumber, Mayesville, Stempson Luber Co. Rough Lumber, Swansboro, Swansboro Lumber Co. Turpintine distillery, Hubert, Slocum & Co. Turpintine distillery, Marines, W.N. Marine Turpintine distillery, Catherine Lake, J.F. Boggs Turpintine distillery, Catherine Lake, Sim B. Taylor Turpintine distillery, Catherine Lake, O.B. Cox Turpintine distillery, Sparkman, Geo. W. Blake MERCHANTS AND TRADESMEN Names, Post Offices, Lines of Business Bay View Bay View Farm, Bay View, J.S. Westbrook & Co. Catherine Lake Boggs, R.H. GS Boggs, J.F. GS Cox, O.B. GS Taylor, Col. S.B. GS Flox Williams, Jonas (Col) GS Williams, John, GS Hubert Slocum, A.H. & Co. GS Jacksonville Avery & Gardner, Undertakers Brown, J.E., Cigars and Tob Cox, Dr E.L. Drugs Gibbs, Amos (Col), GS Goldberg, A., Clothing Hall, B.F. & Co., GS Harrel, E.D. & J.T., Cigars and Tob Henderson, B.M. Livery Jarman, H.A., Livery Humphrey, J.D. GS Marim Bros & Co, GS Murrill, W.B., Trucker Parmele Ecceston Lumber Co, GS Reece, A, GS Sabastion, E.W. GS Scherr, B.H. & S, Cigars and Tob Taylor, Geo W. GS Marines Koonce, A.F. Cigars and Tob Marine, W.N., GS Marine, Lewis, GS Marine, Lewis, Dealer and Oysters Smith, E.S, GS Palo Alto Morton, E.H, GS Sabastion, M.R, GS Shepard, N.S, GS Peanut Batts, P.D, GS Everitt, M.V.D, GS Harrel, Geo, GS Sidberry, N, GS Richlands Cooper, B.F, GS Mills, J.W, GS Steed, M.B, GS Sylvester, N, GS Sneed's Ferry Canady, J.S, GS Canady, U.G, Who. Fish and Oysters Justice, O.F. & J.H, GS Shepard, P.P, GS Sparkman Justice, F.M, GS Stella Sanders & Bell, Cigars and Tob Tar Landing Hall, B.F. 7 Co., GS Rhodes, A.H, GS Verona Guy, L.A, Mng. of T.A. McIntyre's Stock Farm Hardison, C.W. GS Humphrey & Sandlin, GS Landen, L.M, Who. Fish & Oyster Deal. McIntyre, T.A. Stock Farm Morton, E.H, GS Ward's Mills Wynn, W.S, GS Swansboro Dennis, W.N, GS Moore, D.J, GS Pittman, J.A, GS Ward, D.G, GS Watson, J.E, GS MILLS Kinds, Post Offices and Proprietors Corn, jacksonville, Issac Kellum Corn and saw, Hubert, I.N. Henderson Corn and saw, Catherine Lake, Jno. P. Cox Corn and gin, Richlands, R.D. Thopmson Corn and gin, Sneed's Ferry, T.J. Capp Corn, Catherine lake, J.F. Cox Corn, Richlands, Ferney Jarman Corn, Flox, Jas. Shivers Corn, flour and gin Richlands, J.W. Mills Corn, Richlands, Cyrus Thompson Corn and gin, Hubert, I.N. Henderson Corn, catherine lake, J.F. Cox Corn (wind), Sneed's Ferry, John Hill Corn, Ward's Mills, W.J. Monfort Corn, Swansboro, James holland Corn, Jacksonville, E.H. Morton Corn, Jacksonville Corn, Gum Branch, J.F. Cox Corn, Gum Branch, Ben Marshburn & Bro. Saw and gin, Sparkman, M.L. Ward PHYSICIANS Names and Post Offices Blount, F.H, Swansboro Cox, E.L, Jacksonville Hoyt, M.C, jacksonville McClendon, E.G, Sneed's Ferry Monfort, w.J, Ward's Mill Nicholson, J.L, Richlands Thompson, C, Richlands Ward, R.W, Verona SCHOOLS Names, Post Offices and Proprietors Academy, Catherine Lake, John S. Hargett High School, Richlands, L.V. Tillery High School, Jacksonville Public Schools-white, 38; colored, 13 LOCAL CORPORATIONS LaFayette lodge, A. Fand AM, No 87, E. M. Koonce, W.P; L.L. Hoyd, sec Merchantile land and Improvement Co, Jacksonville, Chas M. Whitlock, pres and gen mgr. New River Lodge, No 20, I.O.O.F, jacksonville; I.E. Kitchurm, N.G; L.L. Hoyd, sec Seaside Lodge, A.F. and A.M, No__, Dr. W.J. Montford, W.M; D.J. Moore, Sec NEWSPAPERS Jacksonville Times (Democratic Weekly), H. Whitely, editor and prop. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Samuel Henderson - hendersonrecovery@atlantic.net ___________________________________________________________________