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| Branson's North Carolina Business Directory:
1890 Submitted by Natasha Miles January 2010 Columbus County, NC  |
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| Columbus County Area, 750 Square Miles Population, 17,856; White, 11,804; Colored 6,052 Columbus County was formed in the year 1808, from Bladen and Brunswick counties, and is named for the great discoverer, Christopher Columbus. Whiteville, the county-seat, is named after James B White, one of the first members of the General Assembly. It is 126 miles south of Raleigh, and contains a population of 950. Surface - Level and much of it in swamps. Soil good when well drained. The Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad passes directly through the county. Staples - Naval stores are produced largely and profitably. Shingles and lumber are worked largely. Cotton, corn and sweet potatoes are grown extensively. Timbers - Pine of different varieties, cypress, gum, water oak, white oak and several other species. Fruits - Berries, apples, peaches, cherries, plums, apricots, nectarines, grapes, melons, etc. Towns and Post Offices Names and Population Applewhite, - Armour, 25 Bolton, 75 Bug Hill, 30 Byrdsville, 25 Cerro Gorda, 200 Chadbourn, 400 Clarendon, 30 Coleman, - Cronly, 100 Crooms, 30 Doomore, 25 Dothan, 20 Elbow, 150 Eoka, 15 Evergreen, 100 Fair Bluff, 250 Grist, 50 Haddock, 50 Hallsboro, 100 Hub, 500 Iron Hill, 50 Kingsville, - Lake Waccamaw, 50 Lebanon, 20 Leroy, 25 Mollie, 25 Old Dock, 35 Orton, 40 Peacock Store, 25 Pireway, 20 Pocosin, Prong, 50 Record, 20 Robeson, 50 Sue, 25 Tabor, 125 Tariff, Vineland, 325 West, 25 Whiteville (c h), 950 Wooten, 20 County Officers Clerk Superior Court - K H Lennon Commissioners - S N Forme, chmn; M F Owen, L I Yates, E Blackman, G L Powell Coroner - Dr G F Harrell Register of Deeds - Dr B F Nance Sheriff - M J Ward Solicitor Seventh District - H F Seawell Surveyor - J D Long Standard Keeper - J A Lunsden Treasurer - J K Gore County Examiner - L W Stanly Supt Health - Dr I Jackson Courts First Monday before the first Monday in March. Seventh Monday before the first Monday in September. Town Officers Chadbourn - Mayor, J B Chadbourn Fair Bluff - Mayor, G A Powell Hub - Mayor, A D Lewis Whiteville - Mayor, J S Williamson Commissioners - D P High, J L Wiggins, E B Branch, J R Maxwell, A F Powell Treasurer, A J Maxwell Marshal, J K Hammons Townships and Magistrates Bug Hill - J J C Gore, S W Reams (Bug Hill), J L Dice (Pireway), T J Stanly M J Stevens, J B Cox (Bug Hill), J N Cox (Dothan) C B Stanly (Pireway) Bogue - Thos Barefoot, N Powell, A P Sassar, J P Pierce, Sr, G Maultzby, J E Thompson, H Wyche (Bogue) Chadbourn - B F Yates, Ned A Edmonds, W G Frack, J M Byrd, I M Fowler, Thos Thompson, D E Greene, S L Hughes, Jos A Thompson, W G Nobles (Chadbourn), Fair Bluff - T E Borden, W J Benton, P T Godwin, C F Benton (Cero Gorda), R Q Powell, E D Meares (Fair Bluff ), Wm Strickland (Crooms) Lee's - J W Gore (Old Dock), D J Jolly (Eoka), Forney Pierce, J P Hill, G A Mills, J P Reaves (Eoka) Ransom - D S Cowan (Robeson), E W Wells, J M Hill, Alva Benson, H Lenon, J W Flynn, George W Applewhite, R C Applewhite (Applewhite) Tatom - Ira Lennon (Orton), M G Williamson (Evergreen), J C Lennon (Orton), A D Williamson, E R Brown (Cero Gorda), George W Lennon, J Q McDugal, A M Benton (Orton) Western Prong - W M Pridgen, W D Wooten, D P Brown, G English, J E Powell, J T Wooten (Wooten) Welch's - R D Sessions, J L McKay (Whiteville), J R Baldwin, J E Campbell, J M Chipman, I M Brown (Elkton) Waccamaw - M Campbell, D M Hobbs, W E Westbrook, H H Holton (Pocosin), J W Dickson, H B Short, J Hall (Lake Waccamaw) Williams' - J M D Long, J M Hardy (Marley), J M Cox, John Skipper (Iron Hill), M M Harrelson, M Wright, Minos Meares, Simeon Simmons (Haddock), C W Brown (Mc Tabor) Whiteville - A J Thompson, L W Stanly, J C Powell, T S Memory, Sr, N W Friar, A Toon, H B Register, H C Moffitt, J T Best (Whiteville) Churches Names, Pastors, Post-offices and Denom Free-Will Baptist Beaver Dam - Lebanon, P Blackman Walker Mills - Grist Baptist Bogue Chapel - Hallsboro, J F Tattle Cross Roads - Orton, Haynes Lennon China Grove - Chadbourn, C P Bullock Church- Fair Bluff, J A Smith Church (col) - Whiteville, D Gresham Church (col) - Lake Waccamaw Chuch - Whiteville, J F Tuttle Church - Mt Tabor, Joshua Soles Cherry Grove, Joshua Soles Church - Chadbourn, T J Cobb Hepsy Hill - Whiteville Iron Hill - Iron Hill, C P Bullock Lake Waccamaw - Flemington, T J Cobb Macedonia - Cerro Gorda Mt Moriah - Robeson Mi Sinai - Haddock, E R Bullock Mt Zion - Clarkton, T J Cobb New Hope - Leroy, G F Stanly Oakdale - Orton, T J Cobb Pireway - Bug Hill, A G Stocks Pleasant Plains - Eoka, E W Wooten Pine Forest - Grist, T J Cobb, Pleasant Hill, Peacock's, C P Bullock Potter Swamp - Cerro Gorda, J F Tuttle Seven Creek - Pireway, A G Stocks Sweet Home - West, A G Stocks Western Prong - Wooten, J A Smith White Marsh - Whiteville, T J Cobb Methodist Britt's Chapel - Whiteville, T J Browning Church - Whiteville, W H Townsend Church - Bolton, L S Etheridge Church - Fair Bluflf, W H Townsend Church - Lake Waccamaw, L S Etheridge Church - Old Dock, J M Marlow Church - Peacock's Store, T J Browning Church - Cerro Gorda, T T Gordon Church - Evergreen, T J Browning Evergreen - Evergreen, T J Browning Lebanon - Lebanon, J M Marlow Hebron - Hallsboro, L S Etheridge Pine Log - Iron Hill, J M Barlow Porter Swamp - Cerro Gorda, J M Marlow Shiloh - Lake Waccamaw, L S Etheridge Shiloh - Eoka, J M Marlow Smith's Chapel - Elkton, L S Etheridge Wayman - Armour, L S Etheridge Wooten's Chapel - Prong, T J Browning Presbyterian Church - Chadbourn, T H Newkirk Church (col) - Chadbourn, Johnson Church - Whiteville, T H Newkirk White Plains - Elkton, T H Newkirk Ministers Resident Names, Post Offices and Denominations Methodist Browning, T J, Whiteville Etheridge, L S, Wayman Greening, T J, Eoka Marlow, J M, Old Dock Townsend, W H, Whiteville Free-Will Baptist Green, D F, Chadbourn Sikes, J M, Whiteville Baptist Lennon, Haynes, Orton Soles, J, Mount Tabor Smith, J A, Fair Bluff Wooten, E W, Wooten Primitive Baptist Wright, M, Haddock Hotels and Boarding Houses Names, Post Offices and Proprietors Boarding House, Vineland, E Howes Boarding House, Chadburn, J P Foulk Boarding House, Whiteville, J H Maxwell Boarding House, Vineland, Miss Ellen Brown Boarding House, Lake Waccamaw, Mrs M Carroll Boarding House, Fair Bluff, Mrs O H Drake Boarding House, Chadbourn, Mrs G Brown Boarding House, Hub, Dr J Hester Hotel, Hub, Mrs W M Powell Hotel, Whiteville, H C Moffitt Whiteville Hotel, Whiteville, Mrs F A Howell Lawyers Names and Post Offices Allen, D C, Armour Burkhead, W G, Whiceville Lewis, D J, Whiteville Schulken, J Bion, Whiteville Williamson, J R, Whiteville Manufactories Kinds, Post Offices and Proprietors Acme Mfg Co, Wilkes Morris, General Superintendent; Cronly & Morris (Wilmington), General Agents Blacksmithing and wheelwrighting, Fair Bluff, Scott & Goodyear Blacksmithing and wheelwrighting, Peacock's Store, J N Hayes Blacksmithing and wheelwrighting, Robeson, Wesley Webb Blacksmithing and wheelwrighting, Robeson, C Mitchell Blacksmithing and wheelwrighting, Robeson, S M Carroll Blacksmithing and wheelwrighting, Robeson, John Butler Blacksmithing and wheelwrighting, Robeson, K H Brady Blacksmithing and wheelwrighting, Whiteville, J K Hammous, F P Bourdeux Buggies and carts, Vineland, Murdock Frazier Contracting and building, Chadbourn, Patrick Rasberry Contracting and building, Chadbourn, Isham Howard Coopering, Robeson, D J Webb Coopering, Robeson, Joseph Webb Coopering, Rjbeson, Robert Webb Coopering, Robeson, Thomas Webb Fertilizers, pine-straw matting, pine straw oil, cotton, logging and shingle factory, Vmeland, Scholkan & Co Shingles, Waccamaw, J H Springer Shingles and lumber Lake Waccamaw, H B Short Shingles, Whiteville, Richards & Co Turpentine, Bugg Hill, M B Smith Turpentine and cotton-gin, Elkinville, L A Smith & Co Turpentine and gin, Pronar, W D Smith Turpentine, Mt Tabor, C C Pridgen Turpentine, Old Dock, HMBlackman Turpentine, Lebanon, Pinkney Blackman Turpentine, gin and saw, Hallsboro, Flynn & Hall Turpentine, Pireway, S H Thomas Turpentine, Vineland, J B Singletary Turpentine, Pireway, J R Gore Turpentine, Mt Tabor, S H Boswell Turpentine, Pireway, F C Williamson Turpentine, Chadbourn, Chadwick E H Thompson Turpentine, Vineland, W A J Soles Turpentine, Fair Bluff, G N Powell Turpentine, Robeson, RC Applewhite Wine, Whiteville Wine Co, D P High, Manager Merchants and Tradesmen Names, Post Offices, Lines of Business Bolton Brinkley, Mrs M, Gen Store Brinkley R T, Gen Store Farmer, H J, Gen Store Bug Hill Smith, MB, Gen Store and Turpentine Cerro Gordo Benton, Mrs W V, Gen Store Harrelson, E J, Gen Store Kelliham, H D, Turpentine Nance M H, Gen Store Williamson, J L, Gen Store Chadbourn Brown, R E L, Lumber and Gen Store Thigpen, WE, Gen Store Cronly Applewhite, R C, Gen Store Hand, D, Gen Store Dothan Dothan Exchange, Gen Store Fair Bluff Anderson, A H, Gen Store Anderson Mrs S C, Gen Store Drake, M E, Gen Store Elsenton, M D, Gen Store Gregg, D M, Grocer Gregg, R J, Gen Store Jenkins, A W, Gen Store Powell & Smith, Gen Store Rogers, J F & Co, Gen Store Rogers, W K, Gen Store Smith, J Fulton & Co, Gen Store Freeman Applewhite, E L, Gen Store Brinkley, J B, Gen Store Grist's Powell, J W, Gen Store and Furniture Hallsboro Cooper, J L (col), Grocer Flynn & Hall, Gen Store Wyche, H, Agent Farmer's Alliance, Gen Store Hub Britt & Britt, Gen Store Butler's Lumber Co, Lumber Rice & Floyd, Gen Store Iron Hill Wright, L, Gen Store Lake Waccamaw Dickson, J W, Gen Store McDowell, H (col), Gen Store Short, H B, Lumber Stern, C A, Gen Store Lebanon Stanley, J P (near), Gen Store Old Dock Blackman, H M, Turpentine Tabor Boswell, S H, Gen Store Inman, C H & Co, Gen Store Pridgen, C C, Turpentine Todd & Co, Gen Store Pireway Butler, G C, Gen Store Buttler, J G, Gen Store and Lumber Gore, J K, Gen Store Prong Wooten, Shade, Variety Wooten, W D, Agent Gen Store Vineland Best, John T, Postmaster Calder Bros, Gen Store Culbreth, N M, Postmaster Dunn, John F, Manager, Racket Store Lewis, R B, Gen Store and Turpentine Millican, Haynes, Jeweler Powell & Co, J L Powell, M'g'r, Gen Store Richardson, A C, Depot and Express Agent and Telegraph Operator Schulken & Co, Gen Store Smith, J & Co (five miles south), Gen Store Soles, W A J, Gen Store Vineland Dry Goods Co, Powell, A F, Sec and Treas Whiteville Harrell, Dr J F, Drugs High, Oscar, Con and Sta Jackson & Williamson, Drugs Maultsby, J D, Agent for Calder Bros, Gen Store Maxwell, J H & Son, Gen Store Memory Co, Memory, Mrs E S, Proprietor, Gen Store Memory's, T S Son, Gen Store Merchandise Co, Gen Store Mills, F T, Livery Powell, J C (near) , Gen Store Powell, R H, Agent, Gen Store Powell & Powell, Gen Store Richardson & Co, Gen Store and Shingles Truelove & Co, Gen Store Williamson & Co, Livery Mills Kinds, Post Offices and Proprietors Corn, Robeson, George Webb Corn, Whiteville, E C Watkins Corn, Vineland, William Richardson Corn, Whiteville, M F Bright Corn, Whiteville, J D Maultsby, Agent Corn, Bogue, H B Hall Corn and saw, Pireway, J F Butler Flour and corn, Peacock's Store, Hughes & Co Steam saw, Hallsboro, H B Short Steam saw and gin, Whiteville, J D Maultsby, Agent Physicians Names and Post Offices Culbreth, N M (Dentist), Whiteville Floyd, A G, Fair Bluff Harrell, J F, Whiteville Jackson, Isaac, Whiteville Lucas, A B, Armour McGougan, J M Cerro Gordo McKinnon, A Chadbourn Rollins, Cronly Thompson, Chadbourn Williamson, J C, Whiteville Schools Names, Post Offices and Principals Academy, Cronly, Prof Carter High School Whiteville, J L Woodard High School, Fair Bluff No. Public Schools - White, 43; colored, 37 Local Cooperations Fair Bluff Lodge, No 100, A F and A M, Fair Bluff Time of meeting, second Saturday in each month at 1 o'clock PM, and the evening of December 37th. Lebanon Lodge No 207, A F and A M, Whiteville Time of regular communication, Saturday before each full moon at 3 o'clock p M, and on June 24 and December 27. Newspapers Columbus News (Dem weekly), Whiteville; A J Maxwell, ed and prop The Southern Truck Farmer, Chadbourn (weekly farm journal;) D H Hornby, mgr Farmers Names and Post Offices Ammon - Henry Allen, DC Allen, A J Burns, Jno Collins B Daniel, C M Daniel, J C Daniel, T S Evans, Robt Green, Felix King, S B King, Robt Larkin, Joseph Lasaseur, J B Love, R S Love, J D Loyd, R E Loyd, Andrew Perry, G W Robeson, W Flinn Farmers' Turnout - James Ridley, G M Robbins Robeson - B C Allen V Bird, D S Cowan, J Green, A B Lucas, L Malpass, J McCoy D Morrell, W B Robeson, J C Rowell |
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