The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-05-24


of Bachelor of Laws, after which he re
ceived his license in February of 1885.
In 1887 he settled down here and bids fair
to win great success in his profession.
MEDICAL PROFESSION
has one of its brightest lights situated
here, DR.. Prince. He is a most lntelli-
gent, big Drained gentleman and has the
most extensive practice OF the place. DR..
A w. Hamar is an excellent physician
and parmacist He has drug establish
ment which is well patronized. Dr..
Dickson is the brother of DR.. JAS Dickson
of Wilmington and also reflects credit on
the profession in the place.
THE LAURINGRURC EXCI aNGE
is a newsy paper and is devoted to the
upbui!dng of I4aurinburE and the SIR
rounding country Mr.. j. y Rundy, il
very efficient editor,is a graduate OF Tim
ity College and a very intelligent and rising
young man. He is also the Superintendent
of Public instruction of the county.
Laurinburg has two excellent schools,
which hold high place among the pre-
paratory schools of the State Prof Qua
kenbush is the principal of the male and
Prof. Roberts of the female school.
HER MERCH ANTS
are men of broad business ability as :,
whole. They have all built themselves to
| what they are, and each deserves credit
for his success. Among the largest III the
| merchantile line who handle cotton large-
ly are Messrs. James q McRae. MckimmOu
Bros and J.. I. Everett and Co. They
all buy from 800 to 3, 900 bales each a
year The total sales Of the cotton market
at Laurinburg will aggregate some years
it is said upwards of Il, 900 bales.
MEsSRs. JAMES d MacRAE
have built themselves up from a
very small to a handsome bust
ness Mr. W D. James is native Of
Salisbury and came 10 Laurinburg in
1885. Mr.. Rod Mcfae IS a young man.
graduate of the University of North
Carolina and entered copartnership with
Mr. James in 1885. After four years OF
hard work they have built up a business
fifty per cent better than az the start. Tnejr
cotton sales aggregate some years over
.lG0, 900 and their sales OF the Sea Fowl
brand of Guano Will reach as high as four
hundred tons a gear and for all brands as
high as eight hundred. They deserve
success and are winning it.
MckINMON BROS.
This firm is composed Of t~ young and
tulti ilSilg DIOtutIS, MtSSlS NJ ana
Calvin McKimmon They are native Rich
its fullest. Mr.. 4. NJ. Nckimmon was ed
ucated at Davidson College while his
brother grubbed It out in a country school
house. They too opened here in 1885 and
are handling cotton and fertilizers. Their
hi CHEST handling will amount III a season
10 3 900 bales OF cotton while tney sold in
1888 eight hundred tons of the Acme fer
tiliZer alone. Their business is growing fast
and they are the largest cotton dealers ia
the place. Mr. \, NJ. Mchimmon takes great
pride III the cultivation OF cotton on his
own farm of about three hundred acres.
He has raised on the average the past few
years so bales of cotton, and al the same
time has gone into that splendid business
of raising stock. He devotes much atten-
ton to breeding fine stock, guinea cattle,
and is very successful.
L.. T, EVERETT - CO.,
are among the Oldest merchants Of this
part of the county. They are men of large
business ability and have achieved a Won
derful success IN I.aurinburg. We wish
we hau space TO give a synopsis of their
large business but it forbidS Us.
Besides these is the establishment of
PHILLIPS & McnOUGAL,
IiiC VI INC III III ID Que VI
the town commissioners, raised in Ran
dolph county and educated at Mt Vernon
Springs. He located in I.aurinburg in 1878
and entered business with Mr., McDou gal ,
a n...l-o OF il4berand in 1881. Their
stock has Increased over 50 per cent and
they have been very successful.
MIR. j. {. MORGAN
is another leader IN fine dress goods and
his store is we'll stocked with the best
goods of the northern market. He is a
very fine young man and his trade
is steadily increasing.
MIR. X. r. LEE,
is whom the oldest inhabitants call the man
who burns the ''midnight oil He has
been here for several years and is said to
have been the most successful merchant
in the place during the severe and depress-
ing time brought on by the failure of crops
in this section. He is a gentleman of un-
tiring energy and devotion 20 his business
He has not played but on one string and
that has been merchandising. To this
he has devoted an undivided life and he
has achieved great success.
MIR. W. ID. JAMES
is known to everybody as one who has a
keen insight into his business and is never
dead to its interests. He was born i. the
good county of Cumberland and came to
Laurinburg IN her infancy in 1872. Be
longing to that good set of men of whom
we wish our country had more mechan-
ics-he readily gained for himself the good
will of all working classes and accordingly
he has built up trade which is one of the
best of its kind in the place. Millinery OF
the latest styles is a good hobby of his
| while he can talk fine dress goods TO Il lad y
| just as W, II as any unmarried dudiah clerk
Besides the above gentlemen there are
many establishments which are equa
| to them as far as the men and the bust
ness goes. We look around and see those
| good Presbyterian Scotchmen,
McDOUt.AL 4 son.
They are the only exclusive furniture
dealers in Richmond county and carry
! good line of all kinds of burial caskets
The father is a native of Robson county
but has been here for many years.
MESSRs. EvERINGTON X co., ia.
MAR II FIELDS
and others have the confidence of the
whole business community and shoult
have been mentioned sooner. Mr. l. A
MONROE is man of great success He i
large shipper and is doing quite goot
business, as is also the firm of O'BRIE,
& Co, who have been in business 20
many years. Mr.. N. NJ MCKAY is one of th
oldest merchants and is holding his owl
with remarkable tenacity. But our spac
forbids US telling the readers of tn