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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
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to the exclusion Of other business
except in the mere matter of issue of
paper money under its own name 1t
performs every function of q National
bank-it receives, loans, collects-it
aids the advancement of public and
private interests. and, so far as Dur
ham is concerned, it stands as rep
resentative interest in this--it con-
serves and advances enterprises OF all
kinds.
While Mr.. Morehead is the mana
ger of the business he finds a valued
and valuable associate and assistant
in-the person of Mr.. w. M. Morgan,
cashier of the bank, and who has
been identified with it since its incep.
ton. Mr.. Morgan is also Secretary
ofthe Durham Fertilizer Co. This
leads us to mention the fact that Mr.
Morehead is identified with number
Of prominent interests, corporate and
otherwise, which have q direct bear
ing upon the welfare of both this
community and State. Necessarily
they absorb q portion of his time, bu
he is nevertheless u banker, devotins
his energies to the advancement o
the enterprise which he originated
here, and we can readily understand
3 remark made by him relative Il
these outside duties he is called upor
to discharge: II wish 1 was free from
them ALL would prefer to devot'
my whole time to my bank"
Inasmuch rs this issue of the RE
, CoRDER will meet the eyes of thous
snds of people who never before hav
known, anything of Durham or it
people. we may say that MIR. More
head, like the great majority of on
business men, is Young man--abou
40 years of age we should guess. III
is q son of the late Gov. Morchead,-
Governor of North Carolina iron
1910 to 1874. Ever since his schoC
days he has been an active bushes
man, and though yet young, he
nevertheless the father of banking i
cur wide awake town ofDurha:a.
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experience the other member Of the
firm has for nineteen years been CON.
stantly discharging the active duties
of a druggist. Add TO this the fact
that each Of the firm is we'll and ia
vorably known to the people of this
and surrounding sections of country
and one need be neither q prophet
nor the SON OF prophet to foretell
the success that is in store for them.
We have said that the drug store
of Vaughan & Tenny is one of the
most attractive places of business in
town. 30 it is. The counters, shelly.
ing, prescription desk, glass furniture
ALI are in unexceptionable taste,
and produce q pleasing general effect.
The silver show cases with their
multifarious contents harmonize.there.
with, and this general elects height.
ened by the elaborate and beautiful
soda fountain-nextt to the most ex-
pensive one i'm the State. 1t is GER
tainly "thIng of beauty" and it
alone cost so 400-as much as the
stock of most drug stores in towns OF
this size would inventory. But Dur.
ham is ambitious and aspires after
metropolitan things. This fountain
is one of the latest of Taft's designs
i'm its construction fourteen different
kinds of marble are used (; all its
arrangements for drawing eithel
soda or mineral waters are OF the best
and a draught from it is made all the
, more pleasurable by the beauty of the
structure-same as champagne tastes
better when quaffed from a dainty
wine glass than when gulped dowr
from a gourd or tin cup.
The most casual survey of the stor,
reveals the fact that in drugs, chemi
, Gals, medicines, fancy goods, toile
articles, paints, oils, varnishes, etc.
nothing appears to be lacking tina
would add to its completeness. It i
the earnest desire of the firm to cate
, acceptably to the diversified wants o
all classes to be prompt and careful
i'm the filling Of orders of any kind
, and to build up trade whose corne
, stone shall be merit, and in this effor
, they are warmly seconded by thei
assistant, Mr.. w. NJ. Yearly. who Ina
had experience of 8! years in th
> trade.
4 Messrs. Vaughan & Tenny mar
, ufaeture their own tinctures, extracts
, essences, &c. These they guarantee
, to be 40. p" and they will stak
: their professional reputation upo
, their purity. 1t is also the intentio
/ of the firm to devote especial after
ton to the iobbing trade, and we ca
, assure country merchants and med
r cal practitioners that their orders wi
!. be satisfactorily filled. In brief tn
r house is q f'live" one, presided owe
q by "live' men-men who believe j
: their own ability and in whom til
: people repose confidence.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
II A. GRESHAM.

h Another manufacturing interest of
Durham is steadily growing in lnl-
portance, although it seldom is refers
red to in the newspapers Of Durham.
We refer to the confectionery estab-
lishment OF Mr.. j. A. Gresham. which
was opened in October, 1888; it was
the first enterprise Of its kind here,
and has remained the only one.
Since establishing this business 1t
has been Mr.. Gresham's aim and en-
deavor to give the peoplc of Darham
and surrounding country a manufac@
turing, wholesale and retail house that
should deserve liberal patronage.
That he has been successful in the
undertaking is apparent 1tosall who
are familiar with the trade of town.
And it is with feeling Dissatisfaction
that we record the fact tnat he is a
m anufacturer ofpure goods. Although
Mr.. Gresham has BEEN a practical
confectioner for sixteen years he as
sures US that he has never seen, much
less used the afoiette-known as terry
alba which so many. confoo55innersdo
usein adulterating goois-he learned
| his trade in factory where honest
work and honest business principles
prevailed, and he is old~fashioned
enough to maintain the same princi-
Piles.
The specialties of the house, so far
as confectionery is concerned, are in
fine goods, such as cream and fruit
bon-bons, caramels, etc, and very
toothsome dainties they are. OF course
large quantities of stick candy are
sold, but this Mr.. Gresham buys from
the large manufacturers ofthe country.
Foreign and domestic fruits and nuts
are also leading items, and the toy
department Of the trade is carefully
looked after.
Mr.. Gresham is native of King
and Queen county, Virginia. Prior
to coming here he had for eight years
lived in Raleigh and carried on the
business of contractor and builder,
but his old trade of confectioner now
absorbs all his time. We are glad
to see him kept busy, and we can uu-
hesitatingly recommend his house t.
both wholesale and retail BUYERS.
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NAGHMAN g. LEHMAN.

In writing of the mercantile inter-
ests of Durham we feel disposed to
make conspicuous mention of the
above named firm for various reasons.
In the first place. it is the pioneer
house here in the exclusive lines which
it represents; in the second place its
business has been conducted with such
a degree of liberality and good faith
toward the whole community as to
merit and win general confidence, and
in the third place the firm deserves
some words of praise for having given
to Durham well-appointed clothing
house-one that would reflect credit
upon towns and cities much larger
than this. When this house was open
ed here Raleigh controlled the cloth
ing as it did most other trade from
this section. Nachman & Lehman s
action served to retain to Durham
the patronage rightfully belonging to
the town, and that trade has since
been retained.
The specialties of Nachman & Leh-
man are clothing, furnishing goods
boots and shoes, hats, trunks, and the
thousand and one things that properly
appertain to these lines of trade. The
salesroom occupied, and which was
built for the firms occupancy six
years ago, is hardly large enough to
be sure, but the visitor to the store
cannot but be impressed with the air
of neatness and of order that prevails
To use a trade term, everything is
we'll "kept;" the goods upon counters
and shelves do not have mussd up
tumbled over appearance, but on the
contrary look as fresh as if they had
just come from the factory. And SO
a large part of them have. The firm
are constantly in receipt of their
spring goods, and better goods, pref.
tier styles or lower prices have never
been seen upon this market. 1t is
evident, too, that good taste has been
shown in making selections, and all
tastes or purses can be catered 60
You can buy suit of clothes for as
little as 50 so or as much as $35, and
we also notice that especial attention
is paid to children and youths cloth
| ing LII the furnishing goods and
hat departments everything is new
fashionable and desirable, and il
looking over the stock, ascertainine
prices, &C., it is very evident to tn,
RECORDER that the house intends t.
more than sustain the prestige it ha
won in past years. =, 49, 49, =
The co partners III the house are L
Nachman and S. Lehman, and tn,
establishment dates its origin to sever
years ago. Mr.. .Nachman resides il
Richmond where he is engaged in th,
dry goods and fancy goods trade. Mr.
Lehman consequently presides ovel
this house. His twenty-five years o
business experience certainly quail
fly him to discharge his duties faith
fully and we'll, and the increasing
trade of the house clearly shows how
we'll he succeeds. In the store he i:
assisted by three competent statesmen
The trade of Nachm IN & Lehman
comes from radius of thirty miles
or so. 1t is desirable class Of trade
too, and the vigorous policy pursued
by the house has added much to the
annual business of Durham.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
VAUGHAN q 1ENNY.

One of the most attractive places in
Durham is the handsome drug store
of the above named firm, and the RE
coRDER, in this double sheet, gladly
devotes considerable space to a con.
sideration of it and of the CO. partners.
So far as the present firm is concern
ed the enterprise is a very recently
established one, the co-partnership
between Messrs. p. w. Vaughan and
A. X. Tenny having been formed on
the 18th of { March) this y ear. The
house, however, has been in existence
for considerable time, Vaughan &
Tenuy buying out A. G. Carr & Co.
In this connection it will not be
out of place TO tell who the co.part.
nets are. To begin with, they are
young men, Mr.. Tenny being senior
in point of years. Mr.. Vaughan is a
native of Warrenton, this State, and
he is, we believe. the only regular
graduate in pharmacy in town or
county. His alma mater was the
Philadelphia college of Pharmacy,
from which he graduated in the class
of 1SS3-'S4. but he had previously
been connected with the drug trade,
his experiences in that department of
business now covering a period of
nearly nine years. During the past
four years he has resided in Durham
and been in the employ of A. g. Carr
q Co., as prescription clerk.
Mr.. Tenny is originally from Chapel
Hill, but he came here ten years ago
from Raleigh. He has certainly served
a long apprenticeship to the apothe-
carries art, having first entered upon
his chosen occupation in 1866 under
the tutelage Off. b. Saunders, Chapel
Hill, conceded to be one of the first
chemists Of the country. Since his
residence here Mr. Tenny has been
with r. Blacknall & Son. Thus it
will be seen that neither of the CO.
partners are novitiates at the bust
ness, nor are they strangers to this
community. On the contrary they
bring to bear upon the discharge OF
their newly assumed duties and re-
sponsibilities both theoretical and
practical familiarity therewith-one
has awaited himself Of the advantages
to be gained by attendance at the
leading pharma ceutic al college in
the United States and the diploma
conferred upon him is abundant evil
ience of his proficiency. This. too,
was preceded and supplemented by
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
C.. a.. TAYLOR.

1t was a matter of wonderment to
those who became acquainted with
Mr.. Taylor during the earlier part of
his residence in Durham that he did
not become thoroughly disguised,
abandon all efforts ut building up
business here and leave the town. He
had come here in 1879 from Hills
boro, where he had had a prosperous
business, especially in manufacturing
tinware for a wholesale trade, and he
anticipated that he could do we'll in a
growing town like this. The facts
were, however, that during his first
two years of business effort here he
did not make his current expenses.
There is an old adage to the effect
that ':all things are possible to him
who waits" Mr.. Taylor waited. In
the meantime such work as he did do
commended itselfto his patrons, bust
ness finally began to increase, and be-
fore the close Of his third year here
he had established his trade upon q
permanent and paying basis. Now
he ordinarily gives employment TO a
force of from eight to ten workmen
and lie is called upon TO do by far the
largest part of the roofing. guttering
and spouting required in town. At
the same time he pays especial atten-
ton to the manufacture of tobacco
fiues, and it is no empty boast ON our
part when we say that he manufac-
lures as many tobacco fues per year
as any other two houses in the State
of North Carolina. His trade in this
department extends throughout four
teen counties, and wherever his work
is known it is appreciated and reliance
is placed in it.
Mr.. Taylor is not only an extensive
manufacturer, but he controls q large
trade i'm stoves, hollow-ware, tinware,
&c. His leading cooking stove is the
FARMER Girl" made ut Philadelphia,
aud some flea of its popularity in this
section may be formed from the fact
that Mr.. Taylor has sold upwards Of
two car loads OF this make of cooking
stoves during the pasttwelve months
When. lie recommends the "Farmel
Girr' he knows that his recommends.
tious will be fully borne out by she
article itself. He doesn't make any
tinware .a-days from the simple
fact that he eau buy stove furnishings
cheaper than he can make them,
beside which his other manufacturing
and jobbing business calls for the full
tins of his employees.
Mr.. Taylor is youn., man and q
native of Fayetteville. After the war
(and as o boy of IL he had served in
the reserves) he began learning the
trade which he has since followed for
10 years. lie began his apprentice
ship Mt Graham in 1866 and in 1874
at Hillsboro, first opened q shop on
his own account. Since then he has
padded his own canoe faithfully and
we'll he is esteemed in this communi
ty both as a private citizen and as q
successful business man, and the RE
coEDEI is glad of this opportunity tc
make some mention of him and o.
the important interest he has built uE
here.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
DIR. N. NJ. JOHNSON & co.

The RECORDER has its office sign
out at the drug store of the above
named firm, and one of the co-part>
ners, Mr., A. b. Matthews, acts as fis-
cal agent for the paper in this way
he is ready to receive monies upon
subscription, &C., giving receipts
therefor--,but this isn't what we in
tended to- have written--as it is, it
strikes u that we are writing more
in the iIf crest of the RECORDER than
of one III the popular drug firms of
town, Ind so we hasten to make
amen4s. r. =
TIL firm of DIR. N. NJ. johnson e.
Co. Is recently established, having
beer formed last October. 1t was
theaa new enterprise, and it has since
be en- gradually working out its own
success. The senior partner is one OF
thy well-known physicians of town.
N johnson is a native of Harnett
i -, this State, his old preceptor
y cine beng DIR. j. A. Mckay
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HOWERTON & BRO.

When the firm of Howerton &
Bro, began the carriage making bust
ness here in 1874, the outlook was
far from being promising. The CO.
partners were possessed of but-limited
means, and the demand for the grades
of vehicles they manufactured was
equally limited. Some four or five
new jsbs were built the first year,
however. few more the second, and
thus. little by little trade and reputa-
ton were alike established. AS the
firm became more widely and better
known the demand for carriages and
buggies of their manufacture in.
creased until it has reached tile total
of from 80 to 60 vehicles per year,
the prices. for which range all the
way from $50 to $500 each. While
at their repository the other day we
were surprised at the superior class
of work that the firm turn out for
such comparatively small sums of
money, but the reason is to be found
in the fact that they are compelled to
compete with the shoddy manufac-
turers of the North, not in quality
but in prices, and as they are here
to stay they hope for further growth
of trade by putting upon the market
only such work as they can recon-
mend in every particular-work that
will wear as we'll as sell. e..
There are two co-partners in the
firm: r. L. and G.. P. Howerton; they
are natives Of Halifax county, Va,
but came here from Roxboro, Person
county. this State. Both are practical
carriage makers, Mr.. r. L. Howerton
having had % years experience and
his brother fifteen. The first named
learned the trade with his father, but
in 1861 he entered the service as a
private in the Sd Virginia cavalry;
he was in active duty until the close
of the war, and at the time of the
surrender was bugler for the cavalry
division of the army of Northern
Virginia. After the war he resumed
his old trade, beginning for himself
at Roxboro in 1869, and his brother
in part learned under his tuition and
in part at Danville. Each gives his
whole time and attention to the bust
ness in hand, and they are careful to
see that all material used and all
work done is Of the best and most re-
liable.
The firm cater to what may proper
ly be called home trade, embracing
this and adjacent counties, and they
express themselves we'll pleased with
the prospects of business for the cur
rent year. We can unhesitatingly
recommend them as reliable manufac-
turers, and we hope to chronicle
their prosperity these many years yet.
Another important branch of their
business is undertaking, which they
have built UP to goodly proportions.
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beds are such as would tempt an an
chorite-spring and hair mattresses
of the best make; the floors are car
peted with brussels, the bed room
furniture is of black walnut, and.
looking at all these evidences of pos
sible comfort we cant help but think
that any guest ofthe house is Justified
in saying to himself: .'Shall | not take
mine ease in mine Inn ?"
To all the details of the hotel Mr..
Rutjes gives his personal attention.
He knows, if any one does, what is
needed to secure the comfort of guests,
and we can heartily applaud him for
having given Durham a really first
class hotel.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
LEH HOUSTON.

Though the gentleman whose n me
we have just written is not a resi-, ent
of Durham still he is carrying on u
business interest here of no little i'm
portance, and one to which We most
cheerfully devote some space in the
RECORDER. Mr.. Houston is -
at Greensboro, where b.
the business of hnrsl
am extensive scale (; his~
a bfanch of the Greensboro
meflt and is under the immed:AleE.
sonai charge of Mr.. r. r. Dowdee,
who assumed management in January
last.
Mr.. Dowdee is we'll known to the
people of all the adjacent section of
country as a thoroughly practical
harness maker. He came here in 1872
and opened shop, and ever since,
except when iucapacitated by poor
health, he has remained identified
with the business. 1t is business,
too, in which he has had twenty-five
years. experience. Mr.. Dowdee is q
native OF Craven county, and at New
Berne he learned his trade. When
the war occurred he enlisted in the
I'd N. G. infantry, and he was in &C
tive service from the stait to the
finish of hostilities. After the sur
render he resumed his trade and has
since followed it. In casually in.
specting the stock of the establish.
ment he manages we find a large as.
sortment. In single harness there
are upwards of two dozen sets carried,
ranging in price all the way from 81
to $50 |; fully an equal number Of
double sets are shown worth from $40
to $50. Those extremely low priced
harness are neither made nor guaran-
teed by Mr.. Houston nor Mr.. Dowdee:
they are machine made and carried
in stock simply to meet the competi-
ton which general merchandise deal
ers insist upon making, to the detri-
ment of good work and good goods.
All manner of horse equipments are
also carried in stock, and we need
hardly tell our readers that Mr.. Dow.
dee's assurances as TO theirreal worth
can be relied upon. Mr.. Houston
could have found no one more compe.
tent to represent his interests here,
and certainly no one could or would
strive to do more ample Justice to
every patron of the house.
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They carry the Wooster metallic case
and wide range of cheap and ex-
pensive caskets, keep the handsomest
hearse in all this section, and are In
every way well prepared to perform
the last sad offices for the dead. In
brief. each department of the trade OF
Howerton g. Bro. shows increase
from year to year, and We gladly
make mention of the fact.
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kti3 nha bhSy

small portion of the machinery is in
operation, we can form an approx
mate idea Of future work. This re-.
minds us that it will not be out of
place in this connection to tell from
what sources this diversified and ex-
pensive machinery has been obtained.
The engine is from the Watts Camp
bell company, of Newark, MI, the
boilers from the Whittier Machine
Company, of Boston, Mass. The
"speeders" and "slubbers" were made
by the Providence Machine CO., while
the "openers" and "lappers come
from the Kitsen. Machine Co., of
Lowell. The Lowell Machine Co.,
made the "slasher," wrapper" and
"cloth-dresser," while the "cards,"
"spinning frames" and "looms" were
supplied.by the Bridesburg Mfg Co..
of Philadelphia-indeed this last
named company had the contract, to
supply all the machinery for the mills,
and it is evident they did their work
well. There are 30 Welman top fiat
cards; S.56S Rabbeth spindles, 200
sheetine looms, and all the other ma
chinery requisite for carrying on the
business in hand, and this machinery
is all new, perfect in workmanship and
producing results as satisfactory as
could be hoped for.
The most casual inspection of the
factory will impress the visitor with
the idea that the Company kne W what
it wanted and has provided not only
for present but possible wants. As a
precaution against fire, lines Of. pipe
traverse the. ceiling Of each floor, and
these pipes are supplied with water
from a tank in the tower. The con-
nections. of the pipes are at such in.
tervals as to cover the entire floor
and are sealed with cement that melts
at 1862 Fahrenheit, SO that even an
incipient fire is at once smothered,
through the automatic action, OF these
sprinklers. The variousa9 se .he
factory are models of their kind. They
are well-lighted and ventilated, and
leave nothing for us to suggest in
these respects.
The product of the factory is fine
brown sheeting, Of differenS weights;
running full, the consumption of cot.
ton will be about 1000 lbs. per day,
or product of say ten thousand
yards. The full forceof employees
will range from 200 to $50. The build
ings are heated by steam and are
fitted throughout with Edison Elec-
trio light-in brief, the factory is the
model one of its kind of North Caro-
lima
A large per ceLt. of all the goods
made by the Company will be re-
quired by the smoking tobaS % manu-
facturers of Durham. OthSt mark
cts will, of course, be catered to, but
if the mills can satisfy our home fac
tories with the quality and prices OF
goods there can be no doubt as re-
CARDS their ability to mess outside
demands. At all events the Score
tary of the Company will, we doubt
not, take pleasure in giving all the in
formation hecan regarding goods and
patrons to him.
Before we forget it, there is an
other item that should be mentioned
here. The factory is located son1e
distance from Durham, and it had to-
provide foremployes-they could not
to advantage, walk to and fro between
the tow1 and the Factory, so ~ ~