Lenoir North Carolina A Thriving Mountain Town Report
A vivid 1891 tour of Lenoir Caldwell County describes its growth, furniture and lumber trades, schools led by Prof Barnes and Prof Minick, Davenport Academy and other institutions, thriving churches, hotels, and canning and woolen industries. It extols waterways, timber, tobacco potential, and suggests Lenoir as a future manufacturing hub with strong moral climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir
Kirkwood
E. L. Barnes
A. B
Barnes
Davenport Female College
Caldwell County
John D. Minick
Trinity
J. H. Minick
Eastman College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Bucknell University
Louisburg
Eureka Manufacturing Co
J. A. Montgomery
Russell Manufacturing Company
Jones
Austin
Gwyn & Harper Manufacturing Co
Patterson
Granite Falls Manufacturing Co
Granite Falls
Gwyn, Harper & Co
Colletsville
D. D. Coffey
South Carolina
Yadkin River
Johns River
Maine
Caldwell
Virginia
A Delightful Place For Drinks And Goods At Kine & McGre
A local shop advertises an elegant fountain-cream milk shakes and a full supply of limes and every drink imaginable with one exception. The store also offers a fine line of cologne, knives and razors, purses, cigars, smoking tobacco, and pipes. The proprietor invites customers to visit Kine & McGre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Kine & McGre’s
University Elects Latin Professor and Endows Cameron Scholarships
The Board of Trustees elected Karl P. Harrington of Wesleyan University as Professor of Latin. Mr. D. G. Worth of Wilmington donated 500 to remodel the chapel and 1000 needed for an infirmary. The late Paul C. Cameron heirs establish ten Cameron Scholarships for deserving young men with tuition waivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paut C. Cameron
Paul C. Cameron
Wesleyan University
Conn
D. G. Worth
Board of
Winston
Wilmington
Cameron
Karl P. Harrington
Harrington
Odd Fellows Orphan Home secured for Goldsboro site
The Odd Fellows Orphanage plans advance in Goldsboro North Carolina with a twenty acre site donated by W A J Peacock just beyond the city limits. The cottage plan chosen by the Building Committee headed by A H A Williams is estimated to cost 27500 with dirt to be broken soon. Local committees and state endorsement signal strong support for the project as a key state institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golpsporo
N. C
Odd Fellows Orphan Home
Chronicle Setc
Goldsboro
Y. Goldsboro
W. A. J. Peacock
Hermann Park
H. Wen « Bros
Hey. Mann Weil
A. H.A Williams
Oxford
W. Dorten
Cnns
Dewey
Hrs
R. Wei
A. H. A. Wuliams
W. T. Dent
J.D
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Hickory
W. N.C
Chester and
Lancaster
S. C
Burke, Wilkes and
Tredell
Joseph Caldwell
State University
Watauga and
Wilkes
Wilkes and
Alexander
Catawba
Burke
Mitchell
Powelton
General Lenoir
Blowing Rock
North Carolina
Skyland
Ulls
Lenoir Furniture Factory
Harper & Son
Wilson Lumber Company
Linville
Blowing Rock Mountains
W. W. Scott, Jr
Merchants
David G. Worth
Wilhing
Ton
Wesleyan
Leipzig
Berlin
Italy
Gener
University
Goldsboro Jyq
Stare Crrocher
Phil H. Andrews
Wai
Wilkesbarre
Schuylkill “ “ Shamokin
Lorberry
Schuylkill
Kanawha
West Virginia
Tennessee
New River
Raleigh
Let Female College
Franklin Coun
N.C
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