Rains County TX - 1884-1885 List of Businesses contributed by : Elaine Nall Bay ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** The following list of businesses was compiled from a 1986 article on Rains County communities and from advertisements in early Rains County Leader issues. 1884-1885 (taken from Texas State Gazeteer)     Point D.O. Beaird - carpenter   Thomas Shook - carpenter John Beaird - carpenter E.A. Sweptson - physician, general store Beaird, John, Jr. - carpenter   Emory Wm. Alfred - carpenter J.A. Gie - physician Alfred & McConnell - general store John Huber - blacksmith Mrs. S.A. Aplin - music teacher W.J. Jordan - tel., rroad & exp. agt  E.P. Kerby - shoes Dr. J.M. Bethel - druggist Kimbrough - physician    John Brown - saloon Mrs. McCard - hotel T.M. Cain - general store, gin & grist mill H.W. Martin - lawyer & real estate T.W. Coke - saloon James Montgomery - hotel A. Cooke - general store W.N. Motes - grocer H.M. Corbet - carpenter Payne & Caldwell - general store W.A. Corbet - carpenter M.S. Pierson & Bro.- grist mill, gin, Davis & Mooring - general store R.E. Duffey - general store V.C. Sanfley - general store Duffey - physician G.A. Sanford - harness maker S.P. Elliott - blacksmith T.L. Scruggs - physician Rev. W.A. Fitzgerald - Baptist Thomas Waskum - billiard hall O.S. Forbes - general store C.H. Yaokum - lawyer     1888       Hooker Ridge community E.B. Davis & Tom Cain - mill, general merchandise 1890 (taken from Texas State Gazeteer)      Point John Beaird - carpenter J.W. Jennings - Justice of the Peace John Beaird, Jr. - carpenter Thomas Shook - carpenter C.F. Elkins - carpenter Dr. E.A. Sweptston - general store J.W. Humphry - surveyor, land agent      Emory James M. Austin - furniture Geo. R. Kimbrough - physician Mrs. J.M. Austin - proprietor, Emory House Horace W. Martin - publisher of Rains County Record, lawyer James Barker - Baptist                                                 J.A. Boyd - mason G.B. Mathews - broom mnfr. J.A. Boyd & L.G. Nichols - brick mnfrs. Rev. W.E. Middleton - Baptist Brook, W.M. - lawyer, land & claim agent W. Montgomery - stock raiser John Brown - barber John M. Moody - lawyer, real estate,  loan & collection agt G. A. Cagle -carpenter Thomas M. Cain : general store W.N. Motes - vinegar mnfr. (Wm. N. & Wm. N. Motes, Jr.) Coke, W.T. - saloon W.N. Motes & Co. - general store Austin Cooke - dry good, groceries, drugs Wm. A. Corbett - carpenter W.N. Motes - fruit grower Col. John Douglas - grocer C.W. Nelson - agt., M.K. & T. Ry.   W.A. Duffey - physician M.S. Pierson - grist mill, gin, gen store Samuel P. Elliott - blacksmith James H. Prater - druggist  Emory Brass Band, R.T. Brack - leader J.M. Settle & Co. - general store (James M. Settle & H.L. McCuistian)   Rev. Ambrose Fitzgerald - (Baptist) apiarist W.W. Garrett - bridge builder A.O. Snow - music teacher  J.A. Gree - physician                                             Stowe House - Mrs. Sarah E. Stowe, proprietor Robert Gilmour - ties & wood Wm. A. Goff - Baptist T.C. Thornton - lawyer W.O. Hebisen - apiarist Miss Mary Tumlinson - restaurant Geo. T. Walker - carpenter       Willow Springs community George Alexander : gin Frank Harbison : grocery, shoe store George Lynch : dry goods W.L. Brown : drug store       DOUGHERTY community R.N. Dougherty - tanning yard 1894 Rains County Sentinal, E.A. Norris & James Newton, editors & proprietors Wade & Baldwin : lunch stand & confectionery Charles Beakenbach : harness shop Dr. Kimbrough : druggist & grocer Northcut & Co. : dry goods, groceries J.F. Hooks : drug store R.A. Tarbutton : jeweler Ann White : restaurant W.D. Hudspeth : barber R.W. Priest : attorney J.M. Settle - Settle Hotel J.T. Reeves : Hotel de Emory article in Rains Co. Leader about businesses in 1894 lists the following businesses; the info. was gleaned from the listings of businesses suffering heavy damages during the spring 1894 cyclone that did much damage:     G.W. Northcutt & Co. : dry goods, groceries     Henry, Henry & Peeples : general merchandise     Dr. George M. Kimbrough : drugs, groceries     M.S. Pierson : general merchandise           B.J. Wade Restaurant     J.F. Hooks & Co. : drugs            Annie White's Restaurant     The Oriental Saloon Mrs. Kimbrough : milliner The Gillmore House O. Dick Saloon     E.P. Kearby Business House H.T. Proctor & Co. : furniture M.A. Markovits Building T.M. Cain Gin and Mill     1898 O.C. Vincent : barber Lamb & Hart : attorney Austin Cooke - general merchandise, Ginger community M.S. Pierson - general store, Emory R.M. Craddock - hardware, Lone Oak R.T. Brack - general store, Emory J.T. Reeves - grocery & confection store, Emory Hardin & Hughes - hardware & saddlery W.H. Clendenin - attorney J.W. Humphrey - attorney W.A. Duffey - physician/surgeon E.B. Adams - physician/surgeon S.S. McCrum - physician/surgeon 1900       Arch Willis - opened lignite coal mine, Ginger community 1903     Point J.M. Thomas : drugs    Emory Nellie Potts - millinery V.H. Montgomery : dry goods Tackett & Allen First National Bank, T.H. Leeves, president                     S.K. McCallon, cashier                      B.C. Barrier, vice-president H.L.S. Kniffin - owner of Emory coal mine Bernard Elliott - cleaning & pressing parlor                  1906 Emory Settle Hotel 1912 C.P. Henslee - Watkins' Man C.L. Hubble - cleaning & pressing parlor Fred Oliver - delivery wagon F.P. Parker - restaurant, "Rawliegh Place" Acey Brown - veterinary surgeon W.L. Green - barber W.O. Testerman - veterinarian Jane Coats - rooming house Joe & Louise Hood - Hood Hardware opened 1912; officially closed 1987 Ann White - cafe, shooting gallery Charlie Chambers - barber shop        Point D.W. Ryan : insurance Montgomery Brothers : gin First State Bank : S.S. Bowers, President                   R.L. Simmons, cashier                    Directors : J.W. Simmons, R.P. Etter, D.B. Corley J.H. Foster - barber shop adjoining Rushing Drug Store      Emory Mrs. Brooks (d/o Judge H.W. Hunt) : photo gallery Dr. Faulk First State Bank : B.A. Carter, President Directors : J.E. Alexander J.W. Cox G.A. Morgan Sells & Peeples : saw mill W.L. Ivie, cashier Cain's Store F.U. Meadows : dentist   G.W. Alexander : gin                                                   Potts & McMahan : gin Belle Armstrong : millinery Ada Oliver : restaurant Cross & Amis : market N.Perryman : feed                             First National Bank : F.J. Phillips, President  O.H. Rodes, C.B. Johnson - VP S.K. McCallon - cashier                        H.O. McCallon - ass't cashier Directors : F.J. Phillips, C.B. Jones, Matt Skeen, C.B. Johnson, O.H. Rodes, E.L. Allen, W.A. Fitzgerald, Dr. P.W. Pearson, T.N. Tackett, S.C. Alexander, and S.K. McCallon John McElroy - liveryman C.C. Adams - delivery J.O. Ferguson - blacksmith D.J. Nabors - drug store          Guy Hogue - restaurant Davis & Downing - blacksmiths & woodwork A.G. Kellam - Cold Drink Stand; Cleaning & Pressing Parlor Cone & Fitztruman - hardware & furniture Hooker Ridge Gande Brothers - gin Dunbar Bishop & Fuller - gin      Woosley Williams Brothers - gin        Willow Springs J.E. Alexander - gin      County Line Garrett & Son - gin (gin burned Feb. 1912) 1914           Point (taken from 1914 & 1915 Texas Gazeteer & Business Directory) D.H. Bailey - physician Geo. Hughes - blacksmith J.N. Fain - physician L.C. Parker - general store H.L. Stewart - physician S.S. Bowers- general store J.L. Cozart - livery Ray Stuart - furniture, hdwr, harness   A.W. Swepston : tailor, cleaners, shoe repair J.W. Armstrong's Lumber Yard J.O. Ferguson - blacksmith C.P. Davis : cafe & market Peoples-Foster Pharmacy W.E. Stovall : dry goods J. Alex Greer - Notary Public Robert Wilson - hardware   Jennings & Spencer : real estate  Farmers Gin Co. - B.F. Pippin, mgr.  Rushing & Co. - drugs Guaranty St. Bank - A.J. Robert, Pres. J.W. Montgomery, cashier 1st State Bank : S.S. Bowers, Pres. R.L. Simons, cashier Montgomery Bros. - cotton gin Peppin & Son - cotton gin Williams Bros. - cotton gin, saw mill J.G. Thomason - railroad exp. agt. A.B. Stovall - tailor Point Enterprise : Roy T. Spencer J.W. Humphrey - lawyer     Emory Rains County Abstract Co., B.A. Carter, mgr. Ray & Taylor Herman D. Garrett : lawyer & Notary Public W.E. Clendenin : lawyer, land agent & Notary Public Nix Drug Store J.L. Bullock, agent for Singer Sewing Machine Co. Tackett & Allen : 10 April 1914 Rains Co. Leader announced that the business had completed the erecting of their new building; it was 2 stories, built of hollow brick, tiling & faced brick on a reinforced concrete                 foundation; the 2nd story contained 11 offices for rent while the firm confined their business to the first floor.     Lone Oak  (not in Rains Co. but often included in advertisements) Dr. T.L. Lewis : dentist Barnes, Hambrick & Co. Dyer Brothers' Drug Store News, Joe M. Moore, ed. G.W. Hurst : physician, surgeon 1916 (03 Nov 1916 article - reprint 09 July 1987 "Looking Back...") J.T. Reeves & son Alvin - drug store, located in Rodes building; to open 01 Dec 1916 Grover Stuart & D.W. Taylor bought the M.F. Rogers pressing parlor 1919     Point Basil Rabb : general merchandise 1930   (info. from 1930 Rains County's first free fair booklet advertisements)      Point Alford Lumber Co. B.B. Rabb stores at Point and Lone Oak Buster B. Davis General Merchandise C.P. Davis Cafe & Ice Chas. V. Ray Hardward, furniture, leather goods and caskets D.S. Peoples, Optometrist First State Bank Point Garage, D.M. Osborn, proprietor Robbs Service Station       Emory A. Giles & Son Groceries, meats & Cafe B.L. Tuttle Tailor Shop Black & White Service Station, G.A. Alexander, mgr. Braziel Motor Co. C.M. Nix Pharmacy Charley Robertson's Gulf service station City Barber Shop City Market & Cafe E.M. Mason, distributor of Gulf Products F.M. Hood General Merchandise G.P. Plunk Transfer Line G.W. Luckett - oak lumber H.H. Adams Shoe Repair Shop J.S. Covington "The Store of Quality and Service" Killingsworth Garage & Battery Station Melton Cafe Nabors Drug Store O.K. Magher Sandwich Shop Rodes & Garrett, insurance agents S.H. Hood Lumber Co. T.E. Osborn Garage T.N. Tackett & Son General Merchandise   Will Melton fruit stand   1939       Point D.S. Peoples : pharmacy early 1950s ("Looking Back..." article, 13 July 1989) B.B. Rabb - grocery F.C. Montgomery Erving Briggs - station Ethel Whittle                          Mrs. Willie Davis - variety store      Andrew Fenter - barber Ray Hardware Matt Scott - dry cleaners Gus Orsborn - Ford house Peoples Drug Store Ike Dunn - feed store Powell's station First State Bank Kellis King - grocery Lester Rabe - ice house Johnny Rossetter           Burton Lynch - grocery Robinson station Buster Davis - John Deere Point Co-Op Gin