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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
ALGERNONS. BARBEE.

The RECORDER reporter has had
abundant opportunity during the
past month to familiarize himselfwith
the business operations of the gentle
man named above, and at the same
time we have jotted upon our note
book some items Of q personal char
acter, to which we here give publicity.
Il seems that Mr.. Barbee, though
native Of Raleigh, has resided here
every since infancy. In 1860 he
graduated from the University of
North Carolina, and soon after he
located at fernando, Miss, where he
engaged in teaching. The following
year he entered the Confederate ser.
vice as an Orderly Sergeant in the
22d Mississippi regiment, and after
the battle Of Shiloh, in which he par
iicipated, he was made Commissary
Of Artillery in Cheathan's corps with
rank of Lieutenant. Mr.. Barbee re-
NAMED in service until the command
to which he was then attached sur
rendered at Macon, Ca, some days
after Lee and Johnston's surrende
II is a long distance from Macon 10
Chapel Hill, but Mr.. Barbee walked
the entire distance, carrying his sad
die bags and blanket, the former be.
ing well filled with substantials and
delicacies supplied by the fair hands
Of a lady friend.
Not long after reaching home Mr..
Barbee was appointed General
Travelling Agent for the A. & NC.
railway, but that Office was abolished
twelve months later, and he then en-
tered the employ Of Long q Met auley
with whom as salesman, bookkeeper,
ETC., be remained for twelve years, or
until 1876, when he opened a general
merchandise house, which he has
since conducted with most gratifying
results. For the past ten years, also,
be has officiated as Notary Public.
Regarding Mr.. Barbees mercantile
transactions we have nothing but
words Of commentator. He has
steadily sought to not only meet but
10 anticipate the wants of his trade
he has made IL a point to carry choice
lines Of seasonable and fashionable
goods, such as are usually only found
In city stores, and thus 10 retain 10
Chapel Hill q trade that otherwise
would go elsewhere, and the result is
that his trade is Of the best class; the
ladies' find il real pleasure to "shop"
at bis store because they arc quite
sure offinding what they want and
they are equally sure Of meeting with
tue most courteous attention. Mr..
Barbce's efforts are evidently mp.
preciated; bis trade for last year was
considerably better than for 1883,
and he anticipates about the same
volume Of business for 'S5. IL is
quite closely q cash trade, too, and 10
The entire business Mr.. Barbee gives
bis personal attention. Being a
VARSITY" man didn't spoil him for
being a thorough.going merchant.
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n. II. PATTERSON.

In connection with such remarks
as We find occasion TO make concern.
ing The pleasant village Of Chapel
Hill in this great issue Of the Recon.
DER we also embrace the opportunity
to refer more or less in detail to Ia
prominent business men and business
enterprises. Among the number our
note book shows some items concern.
ing Mr.. II. II. Patterson. Mr.. Pat-
terson Is a gentleman Of about forty
years ofage, and was born in that
part Of Orange county from which
Durham county was afterwards Great
ed. lie was born and raised farm.
er's boy, bis introduction into the
stern realities Of life dating from
1861 when he enlisted as private
soldier in the 1st ". q. regiment,
with which he served until The sur.
render at Appomatox; he had, in the
meantime gained the rank Of Lieu.
tenant, and q missing finger from his
left hand and aface wound which was
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
VIE. STEWARD.

We came very near emitting men.
ton of Mr.. Steward in this review Of
HilIsbOro. He was out OF town the
day we called, but at the last mo-
ment we secured some items which we
here make public. 1t seems that Mr..
Steward is a Virginian by birth
from Richmond,--and he found his
way to Hillsboro about Ten years ago.
He was a practical tobacco manufac-
turer, and from the time Of coming
here'until about two years ago he had
been in the employ OF one or the 9TH
er tobacco manufacturers then carry
ing on business here. He did mol
engage in merchandising until 1883
but since theh he has devoted his
whole attention to it and he has, il
! the face Of very spirited competition
built up a most satisfactory trade
while at the same time he has made
hosts Of friends.
Like that of the other merchants
| here, Mr.. Stewards business is Of
very miscellaneous character, EN-
bracing dry goods, groceries, contec
tionery and almost a score of othe
| lines. He carries well selected stocks
has the reputation of selling at yer
close margins and of being as accom-
modating as is possible for INA
to be who at the same time tries I
protect his own interests. From tt
bacco manufacturing TO merchant
zing was a very decided change
occupation, but Mr.. Steward h,
proved equal to it, and his persons
: and business popularity is well d
served. +'.
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E. S. MERRITT.

In the spring Of 1882 DIR. G. w
Purefoy and L. S. Merritt established
a new drug store In Chapel Hill. They
believed that god opening existed
for such q house, and they proved
their faith by their works. The co
partnership thus formed continued
until the first Of Jaunary, 1884, when
Mr.. Merritt purchased the entire
business, and since then he has great.
~ enlarged the stock carried BY Che
house and It's increase In trade has
been In proportion. Especial atten,
ton is paid by the house to the filling
Of prescriptions, and il Is q somewhat
notable fact that its prescription bust,
ness is larger than It's paint medi.
cine trade. Mr.. Merritt is careful,
painstaking pharmacist, and he hal
deseryedly gained the confidence 81
both the physicians and the general
public.
Mr.. Merritt Is a young man and a
native of this county. For the past
thirteen years he has lived in the vii.
lage, and upon leaving school he en-.
tered upon bis present business. Up.
on visiting his drug store we find IL
we'll stocked with all that appertains
TO the trade there are drugs, chem.
icals, glass, dye stuirs, fancy goods,
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y. A. BAYEs.

One of the prominent mercantile
houses Of HillsbOro is the drug es.
tablishment under the management of
the gentleman whose name heads this
and followil paragraphs. Mr., Hayes
is a native of Hillsboro, and he is any
thing but an amateur in the drug
trade, having been connected with it
ever since 1867, in which year he
entered the employ Of Webb q
Whitfield, then doing business here.
Subsequently he was q clerk tor the
late Geo. B. Paulson, Of Salisbury,
and in 1870 he began trade for him
self at Monrovia, Ind, (near Indiana.
polis.l From there he moved to
Baltimore, where he was connected
with the wholesale drug trade for Q
couple of years, and then he relocated
| at Salisbury as a retail dealer. From
Salisbury he returned here in 1873
and since then Hillsboro has been hi
home.
Mr.. Hayes was one among the many
who enlisted in the Confederate ser
4 vice during the late war. In 1852, as
a private in Capt. Whitted'scompan.
Of the 9th N. C. he went to the front
but was subsequently detailed as or
derby for Col. (now Judge Gilmer
and in that capacity he served unit
the surrender at Appomatox. Hi
Sc. called "rebel record didn't max
him feel wholly at home in the Hoosie
State after the war, although be bull
up prosperous business since re
turning to the Old North State ne ha
strengthened and broadencd his lis
of friends.
Mr.. Hayes conducts an exclusiy
drug house. He has made il ex
trcmely popular here and to all III
people who trade in Hillsboyo. IL
is prompt and courteous in attentlo
he consults customers interests a
. we'll as his own, and his efforts as
' business man have been fruitful {
3 good to the town.
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T. ROSEM0ND 4 SON.

In referring 10 the general mer.
chandise trade of Hillsboro the house
of ]. Rosemond & Son next calls for
attention. The business was establish
ed by the present firm about twelve
years ago, being q new enterprise at
The time, The co.partners then just
having removed here from the vlclnl:
~ Of Raleigh. The store occupied
was built by the firm and affords
them oil needed conveniences, being
2Ix60 feet, two floors and basement.
We have alluded TO the house as a
general merchandise concern; so it is,
but there are also spccialtics that
deserve mention, such as con"
fect:onery, fancy groceries, cigars, 10
bacco, toys, &c. One Of the leading
features Is the most delicious soda
water that We have ever drank from
any fountain In the State. and every
one who has tried IL will unite with
us In pronouncing IL best Of the best.
The active management Of the bust.
ness Is with the junior partner, MIR.
4. A. Rosemond, who enters fully in
TO the spirit of affairs and who Is
untiring in his efforts 10 please. His
father, who Is o nativeof Poland, and
whose name, in Polish, is spelled
Kwiatkowski, became an active par.
ticipant In the struggle for Poland's
liberty In 1880, but with many Of his
compatriots he was banished. While
in Austria, q prisoner, he In part
learned the printing trade, aud upon
reaching New York he entered the
employ Of Harper Bros, in 1893; sub.
sequently lie worked In the Whining
ton advertiser Office, and still later he
published the Lewisbdrg Union, at
Lewisburg, franklin Co. The story
ofhis early life reads more like fiction
than fact, lit Is q story Of patriotism,
Of war, ofcapture, Of Punishment, Of
struggle for daily bread in q strange
land, but is truth cannot be gainsaid.
Since the Messrs. Rosemond located
In Hillsboro they have shown them.
selvesto be most desirable citizens
and thorough going business men, and
we certainly wish them every success.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
=. 2 ROOTIIE.

The only brick store 10 Chap;.l Hill
is occupied by Mr.. Boothe hs n pe',ar.
nj merchandise house, groceries and
staple dry goods being the LEADING
lines: Me-. Boothe lisa young man
= native o. Chatham c0unty-and be.
fore engaging 10 business here Inc had
been farmer. He came 20 Chanel
Hill In December, 1880, and formed
partnership with another gentleman
under tile firm style of Cheek &
Boothe; In Japu Try, 1884, that co.pari.
nershtp was dissolved, and siuco then
Mr. Bisothe has been alone. To .l,e
business he gives his personal atten.
tion--he reports trade as being very
falr-ill that could be expected cor.
sidering the dull times lust now nre.
valling and his prospects are certainIv
very good. Our friends living IN lie
neighborhood Of Chapel Hill will do
well to call at his place Of business.
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PRITCHARD & LLOYD.

Two years ago last March Messrs.
w N. Pritchard and Il. +. Lloyd
formed partnership and establi shed q
general me rchandise house In Chapel
Hill. IL was a new enterprise, but
the co-paitneIs were anything but
strangers 20 this community, for each
Of the gentlemen named. are natives
this county in fact both are from
this township. Mr.. Pritcbard began
mercantile life as clerk In the gener.
al merchandise house Of w. j. Hogan
In 1871; in 1878 lie established. business
for himself five miles Southwest OF
here, ut Pritchard's Mills, aud there
he remained until closing out his BUSH
ness and coming here, when this par
nership was formed. Mr.. Lloyd Is a
farmer, and he devotes most Of bis
time TO his farming interests. so that
but little Is seen of him about the
store.
Pntchard & Lloyd not only control
a good aud growing trade Ia general
merchandise but they are a'so quite
extensive dealers IN fertilizers aud
farm implements. In fertilizers they
have made specially OF the Anchor
brand and Of "0ber's Special Com.
poundn for tobacco, and OF the Dur
ham Bull" "Barker's Standard" aud
".PatapscOn for cotton. These various
brands are widely known,-they are
recognized us being reliable, and they
have certainly thus far been produce
tive Of good results 10 the farming
community Of this section.
As regards Pritchard 4 Lloyd's gen
eral tiade II affords us pleasure to be
able 10 state that Il is Ia a healthful
condition /; II is dull enough just now,
as Is very natural, for our farmer
friends have ho timo TO spare from
their crops TO come 10 town on shop
ping expeditions what we mean 10
say Is that their business for 'S4 was
better than for 'S3, and every indlcas
ton points 10 still larger trade for the
current year. This statement Of fact
signifies the other fact that the firm
IL popular with those who make
Chapel Hill their supply point, aud
we feel sure that the same painstak,
ing care to NEE. the wants Of customers
will be shown In the future as has been
exhibited In the past.
Buying from such leading markets
as Richm ond, Baltimore aud New
York-huying prudently and with
good judgment, the firm are recognized
at home and abroad as worthy ex..
ponents Of the trade OF the village, and
the RECORDER hopes TO be abe TO
write Of their trade success for many
years 10 come,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
r. S. McRAE.

The most recent acquisition to the
trade circle Of Chapel Hill Is Mr.. II.
s. McRae. who, about the LIST OF
March, this year, purchased the drug
business of DIR. 4. w. Harris. As q
drug house we doubt II there Is one
older established In Orange county,
the same premises 'having been oc-
cupied for the same business for years
previous to the war. The establish
ment has long controlled trade oil
goodly proportions, but under its new
management an impetus has been CIV
en- 10 affairs that augurs well for the
future. Mr.. McRae has wonderfully
improved the appearance OF the store
has increased Its stock largely, and
the establishment Is now one that re.
fleets credit upon the village. In oil
of its appointments we find manifest
ed a proper appreciation Of the duties
as well as the dignities of a modern
drug store instead Of Heterogeneous
mass of articles stored away without
any order OF arrangement. We find
system and order prevailing; each de.
partnent of the house Is To itself, ant
the result is a harmonious and a.trac
tive whole.
One point, especially. we desire
impress upon those of our readers whit
make Chapel Hill their trading point
and that Is. that Mr.. McRae carries un
usually full stocks of pure g. fresh drug
chemicals, medicines. and ofthe man,
indescrible things that form part ant
parcel of such an establishment as III
maintains. Druggists sundries, con
fectionery, aud stationery are special
ties also, as are paints, oil, glass, etc.
and every patron of the house ma,
rely upon securing bargains-in othe
words the ruling prices are OF th,
lowest. Such will continue 10 be TIL,
guiding policy Of the house-The bes
goods at the lowest prices-and II is
q policy that every buyer can com
mend. Since Mr.. McRae assumes
management of the business the sale
Of the house have materially increased
and 1885 promises 10 be aone OF tn
most prosperous years in is history
Mr.. McRae has the happy faculty Q
making friends Of customers, and eitll
er he or Mr.. G. L. King, who has beef
with the house some years may be re
lied upon to extend every courtesy I
visitors. The RECORDER adds Its wishe
for the most abundant success OF til
enterprise.
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ANOTHER OF HILLSB0ROS
@- SCHOOLS.

At lIillsboro we find a very effici.
ent and exceedingly popular prepare
tory school, under the management Vi
MISS ALICE c. uEARTT,
assisted by her sister, Mrs. NJ. III,
Bragg. The school was established
five years ago in compliance with
importunate requests from citizens
who realized that no adequate facili,
ties existed here for the proper pri.
mary education Of boys and girls, and
from the time that Miss Heart opened
the school until now her many friend:
have not''wavered in their allegiance.
Three years ago Mrs. Bragg became
associated with the school, and the
ladies named have certainly "borne
the heat and burden Of the day" con
sequent upon the up.building ofsuch
an enterprise. Their labors have
been rewarded, however, and nearly
forty little folk have been in atten.
dance during the scholastic year
closing in June. The next term
opens in August, and parents should
see 20 IL that their children Of proper
age are enrolled.
Pupils who are beginners are re.
ceived, and there are some now in
the school who have been students
ever since the school was opened; all
are young, and We doubt if the age
of any pupil exceeds fifteen.
As n matter Of course the English
branches receive the chiefest atten.
ton. and every effort is made to
thoroughly ground scholars in them,
thus fitting them for more advanced
studies. French Is also taught--so is
instrumental music, and the grace.
fol and healthful calisthenic exercises
naturally become a part Of the daily
routine.
We have been pleased TO hear SO
many Of the citizens Of Hillsboro'
speak in such warm terms Of com.
mendation as they have Of the school.
Il shows that the labors Of the teach.
ers have not been in vain, and we
certainly wish the enterprise every
success possible.
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JAMES WEBB, JR. AND BRO.

Few business houses in this or any
other State, can trace descent through
three generations Of o family and GOV.
ering a period Of nearly q century.
Il Is about 100 years ago that James
Webb, grandfather Of the gentlemen
who compose the firm named above,
began mercantile business in Hills.
boro. He was succeeded by his son,
James Webb, now living here, ut a
ripe old age, bot still as active as
most men Of 40. He remained In
business until the close Of the war,
1865. In that year his son, James
Webb, Jr., had returned from service
as q soldier. lie had received far
more hard krocks thaa money, still he
was able TO scrape together little
capital and in 1865 he began business
in the same store formerly occupied
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29
OOO TO s2OOOO Of goOds-an extreme.

600 to $4,000 Of goods--an extreme.
" large stock when we consider the
size of Chapel Hill, and the cOmpe.
tition that exists upon every hand.
The salesroom proper, or first floor of
the store, large as it is, is fairly crow
ed with goods, nearly all Of which are |
bought in New York, and for the
proper selection Of stock Mr.. McCau-
ley goes North twice each year. The
leading lines are dry goods, groceries,
boots and shoes, clothing, piece goods,
crockery, hardware, millinery, and
the thousand and one things that
form part and parcel Of a general
stock--a stock that not only is com.
prehensive but which evinces great
care in selection. Agricultural i'm.
|plements and farm wagons are also a
speciality in his trade. Such noted
plows as the Farmers Friend, Watt,
Oliver chilled and Avery double
shovel are kept in ample stock and SO
are the Smith feed cutters and the
Mitchell wagon. These wagons, by
the-way, are very highly spoken Of by
those who have used them, and it
won't hurt our farmer friends to en-.
quire into their merits. Relative 10
these or to any Of the multitulinous
articles which the house handles eth
er Mr.. McCauley or his clerks, A. p.
Birch and w. j. Hogan will be pleas.
ed to give any information they can.
! By.the.way, the statesmen we have
named are clever and popular young
gentlemen, Mr.. Hogan having been
with the house six or seven years
. while Mr.. Birch is now upon hi'
second year. .,
As we hastily glance at the various
departments Of the large business
carried forward by Mr.. McCauley W,
cannot help rejecting what energy 0
purpose, when rightly directed, Cal
J accomplish. Thirty.three years ag
the gentleman in question was worth
in cash capital, 1925; today he doubt
) less carries the largest stock of gen
Q eral merchandise of any one In Orapg
!. county and he is the largest owner 0
1 real estate in, Chapel Hill. In tn
best sense Of the term q self.mad
Q man, his record is an untarnished one
: When the war occurred Mr.. No
a Cauley enlisted in the LIST N. G. as
!. private soldier. Six months late
that regiment was disbanded, an
v from then on until the close of tn
9 war he was in service more or less 9
/. the time in connection with the Stat
e troops; in the meantime his partner
4 Mr.. Long, was prisoner at johnson
Island. When trade was resumed b
j. the firm after the war most Of the
:. capital had been swept ava,
IS but they were out Of debt and the
o began again. The present status
: the house is the best commentar
: upon its success since then.
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DIR. 4. b. ROBERTSON

The gentleman whose name we
have just written finds his time pretty
thoroughly occupied, for, in addition
to being medical practitioner he is
d merchant and a hotel keeper-cer.
tainly diversity of occupations. DR..
Robertson is native of Chatham
county, but for the past twelve wears
he has resided at Chapel Hill. He
is graduate in medicine of the Uni.
yersity Of the city Of New York and
since the year 1866 he has been con-
stantly in practice, either in Chat.
ham or Orange counties, Soon after
locating here DIR. Robertson engaged
lin merchandising, and has since
maintained a well equipped general
merchandise store, drug, chemicals
and medicines being a prominent
speciality of his general business. In
| the meantime he has by no means ig,
nored practice ofhis profession. His
"ride" carries him throughout the ad.
jacent country, mostly within ten or
twelve miles of here, and when not
attending to patients he busies him.
self at the store. On the 18th of DC.
tobcr last he opened the Robertson
House, a well kept hotel, adjoining
the college campus, and it has been
the recipient of a hattering patronage
since then, the students especially
finding tia capital place at which to
board. The travelling public,
too, are learning of its merits, and
the hotel must, it seems to us, become
more and more of a favorite, for no
pains are spared to make guests CON-
| Portable.
4 This is the dull season at Chapel
Hill, and We understand that the
4 Robertson House can easily accom-.
modate twenty or thirty guests during
| the hot summer months-slsewhere
We have written Of the attractions the
village presents, and we presume DR..
Robertson will cheerfully respond TO
all letters Inquiry.
4 So far as regards DR.. Roberson's
mercantile business we need only say
that it shows considerable increase
thus farthis year over the correspond,
ing months of last year, and to sum
up the estimation in which he ia held
as physician, merchant or hotel keep.
or we need only write the phrase :
"He is appreciated and well liked.''