BRANSON'S
NORTH CAROLINA
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
FOR 1877 and 1878
(Contributed
by Ellen A. Williams, Swan Quarter, N.C.)
EDITED BY REV. L. BRANSON,
A. M.
(FIFTH EDITION)
Then let all those who
love us, love the land that we live in,
As happy a region as on this side of Heaven,
Where Plenty and Freedom, Love and Peace smile before us,
Raise aloud, raise together, the heart thrilling chorus!
Hurrah! Hurrah! the Old North State Forever!
William Gaston
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RALEIGH, N. C.:
L. BRANSON., PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER,
No. 15 Fayetteville Street
HYDE COUNTY
Population in 1870 - 6,445 White - 4,067; Colored - 2,378 County Seat - Swan Quarter Population, (inc'g Township) 1,115 White - 635; Colored - 480
COUNTY OFFICERS
Clerk Superior Court - Geo. I. Watson Commissioners - N. Beckwith, D. L. Burgess Geo. W. Swindell, T. M. Jones Coroner - A. B. Tunnell Register of Deeds - Bryan O. Credle Sheriff - Henry S. Gibbs Solicitor - Jas. P. Whedbee, lst Dis. Surveyor - James E. Wahab Standard Keeper - ----------- Treasurer - Walter P. Burrus Commissioner of Wrecks - Edward Farrow
COURTS
Sixteenth Monday after second Monday in January and July.
TOWNSHIPS AND MAGISTRATES
Ocracoke - Benjamin Garrish, Benj. Styron, Daniel Tolson Lake Landing - W. S. Cox, James M. Burson,, Daniel G. Sadler, Israel Bipatson, A. B. Tunell Swan Quarter - Seth B. Harris, Sr., Joseph M. Watson, Nathaniel C. Williams Currituck - Daniel Burgess, Sam'l L. Snell, Jeremiah Selby, Henry W. Wahab Fairfield, - John G. Harris, Thos. H. B. Gibbs, J. C. Simmons
CHURCHES
Names, Post Offices, Pastors and Denominations
Neal's Chapel, S. L. Davis, Dis. of Christ Fairfield, A. Cartwright, Prim. Bap. Swan Quarter, A. Cartwright, Prim. Bap. Lake Landing, J. D. Buie, Meth. Lake Comfort, J. D. Buie, Meth. Fairfield, J. D. Buie, Meth. Swan Quarter, J. D. Buie, Meth. Sladesville, J. D. Buie, Meth. Ocracoke, M. Lumly, Meth. Kenekeet, M. Lumly, Meth. Chickamacomico, M. Lumly, Meth.
HOTELS
Names, Post Offices and Proprietors
Hotel, Swan Quarter, Mrs. S. A. Swindell Mulberry House, Swan Quarter, Jos. W. Hayes Slaughter House, Swan Quarter, E. D. English Taylor's Boarding House, Swan Quarter, Jos. M. Watson Tooley's Tavern, Swan Quarter, W. B. Tooley, Jr.
LAWYERS
Names and Post Offices
Beckwitb, Nathaniel, Lake Landing Barrow, Louis H., Middleton Bonner, T. P., Eagelhard
MERCHANTS
Names, Post Offices, Line of Business
Burrus, W. P., Fairfield, * GS Brown, J. C., Fairfield, GS Berry, R. T., Lake Comfort, GS Bell, J. F., Lake Comfort, GS Brown, G. M., Fairfield, GS Bragg, S. D., Ocracoke, GS Burrows & Gibbs, Middleton, GS Credle, Geo. V., Swan Quarter, GS Credle, Frank, Swan Quarter, GS Chadwick, Edward, Fairfield, GS Carawan, W. A., Lake Comfort, GS Cox, A. J., Middleton, GS Davis, T. M., Engelhard, GS Emory, S. B., Lake Comfort, GS Fisher, A. G., Lake Comfort, GS Fortescue, W. H., Sladesville, GS Farrow, E., Ocracoke, GSGolson(Tolson), Daniel, Ocracoke, GS Gibbs, A. S., Engelhard, GS Gibbs, J. W., Eagelhard, GS Gibbs, C. E. P., Engelhard, GS Gibbs, S. W., Lake Landing, GS Jones, W. H., Fairfield, GS Jennett, B. F., Middleton, GS Landon, T. R., Sladesville, GS Mann, E. L., Middleton, GS Makely, M., Sladesville, GS Murray, Wm. G., Fairfield, GS Mann, L. C., Fairfield, GS Northam, John S., Middleton, GS O'Neal, E. S., Fairfield, GS O'Neal, M., Middleton, GS O'Neal, G. W., Middleton, GS Pughs, D. E., Lake Landing, GS Rollins, W. A., Lake Landing, GS Rollins, W. A. & Co., Middleton, GS Silverthorn, G. M.,, Middleton, GS Simmons, P. H., Fairfield, GS Simmons, J. C., Fairfield, GS Swindell, Geo. W., Fairfield, GS Silverthorn & Bro., Sladesville, GS Swindell & Lee, Lake Comfort, GSSlatesberry, R. B., Lake Comfort, GS (Stotesbury) Swindell, Henry L., Lake Comfort, GS Tunnell, A. B., Lake Landing, GS Tunnell, A. B., Middleton, GS Tooley, Wm. B., Swan Quarter, GS Watson, D. M., Lake Landing, GS Young, R. L., Lake Landing, GS Weston, Geo. H., Lake Comfort, GS Wahab, H. W., Sladesville, GS Wahab, Dallas, Sladesville, GS Wahab, C. E., Sladesville, GS Williams, Jas. V., Sladesville, GS Warren, W. H., Sladesville, Liq * GS = General Store (?)
MINISTERS, RESIDENT
Names, Post Offices and Denominations
Barber, S. S., Lake Landing, Epis. Cartwright, Albert, Fairfield, Prim. Bap. Farrow, Hezekiah, Sladesville, Meth. Hill, Isham H., Sladesville, Meth. Buie, J. D., Fairfield, Meth. Watson, J. M., Lake Landing, Meth. Davis, Samuel L., Sladesville Dis. of Christ
MILLS
Kinds, Post Offices and Proprietors
Water Grist, Leachville, Daniel L. Burgess Water Grist, Leachville, Col. Clarke Steam Saw, Fairfield, W. P. Burgess Steam Saw, Fairfield, John M. Mann Wind Mill, Fairfield, N. B. Neal Wind Mill, Middleton, Rob't M. Burrus Wind Mill, Middleton, Allen Burrus Wind Mill, Middleton, W. F. Roper Wind Mill, Lake Comfort, Seth B. Harris Wind Mill, Ocracoke, Tilmon Farrow Wind Mill, Swan Quarter, G. Swindell Wind Mill, Swan Quarter, English & Gaskill
PHYSICIANS
Names and Post Offices
Bonner, William V., Middleton Clark, Ed., Middleton Credle, O.S., Sladesville Gibbs, O.H., Middleton Jones, E.H., Lake Comfort Mann, C.E., Middleton Mann, J.A., Fairfield Murray, Morgan M., Lake Comfort Ross, Henry B., Sladesville Thomas, C.W., Sladesville Weston, Benj. L., Lake Landing Windley, Samuel, Lake Landing
POST OFFICES
Engelhard Fairfield Lake Comfort Lake Landing Middleton Ocracoke Sladesville Stencil House Swan Quarter (c.h.)
SCHOOLS
Names, Post Offices and Principals
Chapel Hill Academy, Lake Landing, -------- Nebraska Academy, Lake Landing, -------- Fairfield Academy, Fairfield, --------
FARMERS
Post Offices, Names and Acres
Engelhard - Jos. D. Simmons, Israel B. Watson, John M. Mann, George L. Credle, B.F. Gibbs Fairfield - Wm. S. Carter, H.C. & D.M. Carter, J.S. Carter, Jones Spencer, Thos. H.B. Gibbs, W.D. Murray, Henry Jones, P.H. Simmons, D.D. Simmons & Bro., T.P. Mann, Nathan Spencer, W.P. Burrus Lake Comfort - Jas. Weston, W.W. Boomer, George W. Benson, M.M. Murray Lake Landing - Jas. R. Fisher, J.C. McClaud, Dr. Samuel Windley, C. Swindell, S.A. Long, Dr. M. Selby, S.M. Mann, Jos. S. Mann, A.B. Tunnell Middleton - Seth Gibb, E.L. Mann, John J. Fulford, B.F. Jennett, J.H. Davis Sladesville - Wm. M. Credle, R.P. Wahab, Timothy Fisher, Solomon Northan, W.H. Fortiscue, H.H. Watson, Zacheus Cradle, W.G. Jarvis. Swan Quarter - Selby Bonner, Geo. V. Cradle, Tilmon F. Cradle, John E. Cradle, E.D. Enlish, B.G. Cradle, Jos. M. Watson., N.C. Williams
CORRESPONDENT AGR'L DEP'T
William S. Carter, Fairfield
LAND, LIVE STOCK AND VALUES
Land - Acres, 139,958; Value, $363,604; Town Property, $10,560. Aggregate, $374,l64 Live Stock - Horses, 9O4; Val., $52,495; Mules, 203; Value, $14,490; Cattle, 6,260; Val., $37,769; Hogs, 9,3l5; Val., $13,4OO; Sheep, 2,046; Value, $l,961.
Surface. - Level and in places swampy; soil very rich, especially around Lake Mattamuskeet. Staples - Corn, wheat, sweet potatoes and fish.
Sources: The North Carolina Business Directory, 1877 and 1878. Edited By Rev. L. Branson, A. M. (Fifth Edition) Raleigh, N.C.: L. Branson., Publisher and Bookseller.
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