The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-18
,Asfl..yES' NEW STORE.
l.redit TO Southern Pines.


/ iionamted on New Hampshire Ave.
n opp$I . The Hotel Ozone, in the new
ltw8sMory building, which Mr.. Hayes
bhas be'E as a resi- dence and place of
lhnspx,s, The building is hand
sl'ss Ii. act ure, 24x40, designed in great
part tg Mr.. Hayes himself. 1t con-
tains lesdes the store an annex, with s
large Wight rooms. The exchange of
the CBy Telephone Co., of which Mr..
Hayes is part owner, has room to
itself IN the building, which has been fit
ted wi h new apparatus. The exclusive
servitss.of an attendant are given to
patrols of the company.
Thd Dental Parlors Of DR.. G. I.
Halves are located in the second story.
The store itself is "a #. square,
high leilinged, and tastefully finished
in MOTH Carolina pine. 1t is lighted
in fl9 At by two large windows one of
them,a single pane of sheet glass 9x9
#. in size.
] Mr., Hayes has put in large new
stocH-l books, stationery, cigars and
TOBACCO, and fine variety of fancy
articles, games, etc, which show to
good advantage in the fine, new show
cases, and upon the extensive shelving.
His -aeiities for handling his large and
groYog newspaper and periodical
BUSHES are now greatly increased.
Everybody in Southern Pines knows
Mr.. Hayes and is aware of his push,
with pride and wide-awake business
spirit, of which the latest development
in Ills new store. 1t undoubtedly is
ono of the most commodious and at
trac i've places of business in Southern
Pines.
A FREE PRESS reporter called upon
Mr.. Hayes and found him hard at work
yet 40 very good naturally acceded to
the Exporters request for an interview.
y low long have you been in South
ern Pines, Mr.. Hayes ?"
81 have known the place for three
yeas, and | can assure You that in
thai time the town has grown and i'm
proved very much, especially in the
way of accommodations and cohYen-
ienles for ipyalids.n
'Fhatreminds me, Mr. Hayes that
you came here for the betterment of
youf asaIth, yousself,ldid.you not ?"
"Yess that was my principal reason,
and | stall neyer regret doing so as far
as hy health concerned. can honest
ly Recommend the Pines as health
resort, because Of personal expert
ence and having seen so many invalids
benefited by their residence here"
swim you tell me something of
your business career here, Mr.. Hayes"
h'r. Hayes is unassumng. He did
nos seem to think that there was
m3h to say Oh the subject. But as
Mi. Hayes has progressed in three
years in small town Ike Southern
Plues, from Q window and count ter
business in another mans office to the
present fine building Of his own, the
reporter pressed him for more details.
Xwsll, as say, put in a window
the first winter | was here to see what
ride there was in my line, and while
at that time business YVES far from
prosperous, | believed that Southern
Pines would grow aud determined
to let my business grow with it, and
when | returned again from the North
| opened store as News Depot, and
for cigars, books, ETC., on the first OF
December, 1896.
"The store was located on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue"
"When you went North it was upon
an interesting mission, was it not Mr..
Hayes 2"
swell, it was rather-I went Nor tn
to be married. After entering business
here determined to build a place OF
my own in order to carry larger and
finer stock; and so-well, built my
present place.
And Mr.. Hayes enterprise has
resulted in store and building which
is a credit both himself aud to South
cru Pines.