Hillsboro of Today and Its Progressive Merchants
Hillsboro NC rises as five county supply center with West End stores boosting stocks since 1895. Local mills employ 400 500 workers producing gingham and finished goods. The town, laid as Corbenton in 1754, features modern streets, four white churches, schools, Masons and Odd Fellows groups, and a thriving Fancy Grocery led by A W Ray with soda fountain and wide canning line.
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Hillsboro
North Carolina
Corbenton
Orange Mae Wais
Greensboro
Southern Railroad
Raleigh
Oo &Re
Observer
Secration
West End
Manus
Productis
Masonic
Odd Fellows and American Mechanics
Frank Nash
George A. Durham
E. M. Lockhart
W. N. Mebane
T. N. Webb
J. S. Scott
George C. Lynch
Allen Browning
W. P. McDade
Hillsbogo
Aera
A. W. Ray
Royster
Usiness
Durham-Parish Co General Merchandise expands leadership
Durham Parish Co Incorporated in North Carolina reports steady growth since 1906 with a rising patronage. G A Durham now sole manager after purchasing H L Parrish interests. the firm emphasizes low wholesale cost, direct-from-manufacturer stock, and policy of meeting customer needs while maintaining aggressive competition.
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North Carolina
Durham-Parish Co
Durham Parish Co
H. L. Parrish
G.A. Durham
Durham
Orange County
Bank of Orange
The Fancy Grocery Names A. W. Ray Proprietor
The Fancy Grocery announces A. W. Ray as proprietor as it pledges to supply the public with choicest deli catessen foods and dedicated store service.
Forrest Brothers Dry Goods Store Rise in North Carolina Trade
O J and B B Forrest run a growing retail business in north central North Carolina. Since 1895 they own and operate after starting with Alliance Store, expanding to a two story 30 by 70 foot shop with five warehouses. The firm offers a wide range of dry goods clothing groceries and farm supplies with direct-from-manufacturer sourcing to avoid middlemen. Their patronage spans Orange Caswell and Person counties. the article notes sixfold growth since 1895 and promises reliable service and honest value. (Continued on Page Two.)
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Hillsboro
Mail
Express
North Carolina
O. J
B. B. Forrest
Alliance
Orange
Caswell
Person
Forrest
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Chas. A Scott
P. GC
Collins, Cashier
J. Cheshire Webb
Hillsboro, N. G
Childsburg
Lord Hillsboro
Tryons
Court House
George
Tryon
Mantin
Supreme Court
R . Nash
Manly
Ruffin
Navy
Badger
Graham
United States
Ome
Durham-Parish CO. General Merchandise
O, J
Guilford Lumber MIX
Greensboro, N. CG
SPP Dottle Sox
Eemal Brosien
Soc
Nee
Harry A. Glazier
Serta
Mansurre
Octavia E. Carpenter
Cnet
W. A. Hayes
Hillsboro, N. C
Charles Scarlett
N. C
Orange Counties
Tohn W. Graham
Paul C. Graham
Graham Attorneys-at-Law
N.c
Alamance
Granville
S. M. Gattis
RN. C
J. S. Spurgeon
Churton Street
John W. Graham
W. Graham
Oxford
Pesca
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