The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-07-16
Our Vicksburg Business Directory

% tho advertisement and cards of oCr
new vicksburg patrons. 1t is proper
20 state that the information herein
offered, is furnished by ain old citizen
Of Vicksburg, under our instructions
not to furnish anything as to the seve
raj houses and professional men except
what is reliable. We begin with the
DRUGGISTS.
The drug esta blishment of Hardaway
g. Co., the advertisement of which is
40 conspicuously displayed, is one of
the Oldest in the South, with favora'
tile reputation extending far and WIDE
They have an immense stock of drugs,
perfumeries, patent medicines, oils,
paints, &c.
The enterprising firm of Creecy &
Harrison, though the newest drug firm
in the City, is fast placing its house IN
the lead. These gentlemen buy largely.
for cash, direct from importers, and
will sell for cash, at the lowest rates OF
INV house out of New Orleans. They
are determined to make u big bid for
Louisiana custom.
COTTON FACTORS, GRoCERs, &C.
Manlove g., Hobart, under the pres
ent firm name started business IN
Vicksburg the first year after the war,
but Capt. Man!ove has been in the
grocery and commission business IN
Vicks burg for many years. They do
thriving business and are sole agents
for the Carver cotton gin and cotton
seed linters.
j. Cowan & Co., before the war
were heavy dry goods dealers in
vicksburg, but for the past five years
have been dong grocery aud com
mission business. Every thing in the
grocery line may be found at their.
house.
Culley & Bolls are wholesale gro
GERS, and keep always on hand a. heavy
supply of lime, cement, plaster Paris
plastering hair, &c. -
Hazelctt e. Voolfolk are experienced
cotton factors, and are old merchants
Of Vicksburg. They do also whole
sale grocery business.
Witherspoon, Moss & G. do cotton
iactorage business, and have, beside
their Vicksburg house, one in New
Orleans. This gives them excellent
facilities for the sale of~cotton.
Lamkin & Egglestou are old grocers
of the Hill City; but our friends IN
need of groceries need not climb the
hills to see them, as they are on the
levee. -s
DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, &C.
Prominent in our advertising col
,lmns appear the name of |. Reinhardt.
This gentleman was reared in N.cks--
bnry. His house has achieved rep
utation for uniform low prices and
ccmpetes with The New Orleans market
in that respect. But man who can
speak so well for himself requires
little Introduction; therefore, see ad-
vertisement.
The Oldest Christian dry goods es-
tablish.nent in Vicksburg is that of =.
II. Porter & Co. They are merchants
who enjoy the confidence OF the public
Lee Richardson & Co., in their mag
nificicnt iron front building, do
tremendous business in hardware,
stoves, house furnishing goods, &c
They are agents for Fairbanks standard
scales.
Tappan & Co.'s is the only iron house
in Vicksburg. 1t was established in
Is47. This house keeps supply OF
news and printing papers.
JEWELERS..
Max Kuper has one of the largest
as,ortmen,s of jewelry, clocks and
sewing machines in the South lie
has followed his present business Tor
many years in Vicksburg.
J.N. Klein is also a jeweler OF long
standing in Vicksburg. tie has a
splepdid stock of watches, diamonds,