Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-20
NJ. H. JENNINGS & coMpA Ny.


Messrs. Jennings e. Co., do whole
sale grocery business and handle the
usual assortment of heavy, staple and
fancygroceries carried by the jobbing
trade.
Messrs. Jennings make q speciality
of their tobacco department, and carry
a heavy stock and fine assortment OF
both smoking and chewing tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes. Among their
leading brands are "Woman's Heart
and Jennings A." which are par
ticularly recommended to the trade as
first-class goods.
Messrs. Jennings are the agents in
Roanoke of the Southern Stove
works, at Richmond They handle a
large quantity of this company's
stoves, and are pushing this depart
ment OF their business in vigorous
and enterprising manner.
Mr.. w. Il. Crawford is the travelling
representative of the firm, and makes
a monthly tour throughout South
west Virginia, into which territory
the firm ships large quantity OF
goods, besides enjoying a constantly
growing local trade.
During the year the firm of Messrs.
III. H. Jennings & Co., has been es-
tablished, their business has under
gone very marked and gratifying
Increase, and by strict attention to
the wants of their customers, the com
ing years will find them among the
most deservedly prosperous members
of the jobbing trade in this city.
HUGHES & CAMP.
The pioneer firm in Roanoke in the
saddlery and harness business is that
of Messrs. Hughes & Camp, whose
place of business, on Salem avenue,
has been made familiar to all by the
sign Of the big horse-collar.
Messrs. Hughes & Camp carry a
large stock of carriages. buggies, and
vehicles of all kinds, having their
goods manufactured especially to or
der for this trade by the leading fac
tories OF the country. The firm man
ufactures the best line of harness and
goods, and do a general re-
pair business, full corps of first class
workmen being employed.
The firm carries a full line of axle
oils, axle grease, harness oils, whips,
lap robes, blankets, saddles, collars,
brides, saddlery hard ware and the
various other leather goods usually
handled by first-class houses in this
line.
Mr.. A. S. Hughes is the general
manager of the business, and is a
thorough business man and firm be-
lever in the efficacy of printers ink.
He is a native of Berkeley county,
and has been here eijGbteeq. fSeaarer M5l
the firm came from Lynchburg eight
years ago. The firm is now in its
third year. They have recently
moved into new quarters on Salem
avenue, opposite the Trust comnanv's
office. The building Is new
and commodious brick structure.
The firm al,,, has a spacious
wareroom On Henry street, where
their large stock Of buggies and car
rlages are stored.
The firm do both a wholesale and
retail business, and their trade dur
ing the past year has undergone a
very great increase over any previous
year.
REYNOLDS BROTHERS.
Among the best known and most
wholesale firms in the city is
that Of Messrs. Reynolds & Brothers.
who are large jobbers in tobaccos and
general smokers supplies. They keep
in stock and handle extensively a
large line of chewing and smoking to-
baccos manufactured in Virginia and
North Carolina, while their line Of
cigars are purchased from the best
markets throughout the country. The
Messrs. Reynolds are thoroughly ac-
quainted with the tobacco trade, and
this knowledge, together with their
well-known fairness in business trans
actions, their painstaking care in af-
fording their patrons perfect satlsfac-
ton, and in offering only the very
best goods at the very lowest market
prices, has enabled them to build up
a business that is a credit to them
selves and a positive benefit to the
city, inasmuch as every successful
business institution contributes ma
terially to the welfare and growth of
the community wherein it has its eI-
istence.
Three travelling statesmen represent
Messrs. Reynolds Brothers on the
road, and cover wide territory, en-
bracing Virginia, West Virginia and
parts of Kentucky and Ohio. A large
local trade is also supplied by this
firm The business has increased
fifty per cent this year over the trans
actions of last year, and bids fair to
undergo an even larger increase in
1890.
A MODEL GROCERY.
W. w. Marston came here aboutsix
ago from Middlese1 county,
and by strict attention to duty has
been able in that time to build up
and establish retail trade which is
second to none in the city.
His motto is fair dealing and mod
crate prices, and he has drawn around
him custom which has constantly
People have always been
willing to give him full credit for his
and all who have visited
his establishment are ready to give
him another call.
His stock of groceries is fresh and
pure, and there is nothing in that
line which cannot be found there. he
is polite and accommodating in his
dealings with customers, and his as
sistants are actuated by the same
spirit. He has no superior as far as
the quality of his stock is concerned.
His sugars, cofees, teas, peppers and
spices show for themselves, as do his
dried beef, canned beef, mackerel
cheeses, pigs feet, lard and other
household necessaries. A visit to his
store will amply repay the visitor.
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