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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1885
Page
3
Joseph Bevan, a prominent jeweler newly arrived in Winston from Williamsport, continues a 45 year trade in watchmaking and jewelry from his Main street store. He works with son J Bevan Jr and C F Bevan, offers fine goods and repair and engraving services, and notes rising demand for quality items as the business strengthens local commerce.
A Winston-Salem feature notes growth of the Winston Agricultural Works, a new enterprise led by G. L. Miller, Eug. E. Gray, and Wm. Tate. Tate’s Victor Seed Separator and Grader, invented by Tate, improves grain cleaning, handling wheat, corn, rice, clover seed, and more with less cost and greater output. The plant’s progress and regional interest are highlighted as the city maintains its tobacco manufacturing prestige while diversifying industry.
The market for the machines made is as broad as the country itself and the home reputation already gained shows the esteem in which it will be held in every grain growing state.
A month ago W A Meroney opened a family grocery store in Winston adjoining jeweler E J Allen. The store is well stocked and attractively arranged, catering to finer goods and promising reliable service to town and countryside. Meroney, a Davie County native, has 35 years of diverse trading experience including sheriff, traveler, and merchant roles.
N T Shore, a long prominent Salem businessman born in the area, joined the 33rd North Carolina in 1862, was captured in 1865, later a policeman, then opened N T Shore & Co. in 1880 and later became sole proprietor. His firm operates as a family grocery with cash transactions, personal attention, and strong community support, receiving praise for prompt actions and steady growth into the new year.
Cc A Winkler runs thriving confectionery bakery and oyster rooms in the Buxton and Lemly Block with a well patronized shop and amber lager from Bergner Engle and Portner. In Salem he operates a confectionery and toy store with baking for both houses. He is a practical baker and confectioner with a long career, beloved by Twin City residents. Winetou branch store highlights oyster trade as a leading department.
The Sentinel extols G L Miller and his Winston factory rebuilt after last year’s fire. It notes a 210 by 270 foot yard, 55 by 125 foot brick factory, 50 hp engine, 60 hp boiler, 25,000 feet weekly capacity, and a 25 000 dollar to 30 000 dollar Methodist Church contract. Miller, a native who started as a carpenter, now heads a 40 man crew, sometimes 75 to 100, with numerous local commissions and a strong home-made lumber trade.
H Montague opens a Winston office to handle town and country property with stocks of tobacco farms and other bargains. He plans to expand patronage and invites buyers and sellers to call or write, promising prompt replies and listing lands in South Carolina Texas Florida and chiefly the Tope City area.
Mr Montague, a Wake County born attorney and real estate dealer, now dedicates himself to business. He offers ready information on real estate matters affecting Twin City and other locales of his interest, and is described as thoroughly reliable and trustworthy by those who know him.
George Stewart operates a stove and tinware shop on Liberty street in Winston. A Scottish immigrant from Ayreshire he began training in Scotland, moved to the United States fifteen years ago, and settled in North Carolina five years later. Since relocating here six months ago his business has grown in stores and house goods and in tobacco flue manufacture, delivering 65,000 lbs of iron this year with strong demand for next year. His shop also handles guttering and outdoor work, carrying Richmond Stove Works lines with new designs. He pledges fair dealing and readiness to serve.
W S Rempson runs a tin sheet iron copper and zinc shop in Salem employing several workers. The firm shows growth in tobacco flue production with over 250 sets sold last summer and offers outdoor work and house furnishing goods at low prices. Rempson, native of Wilkes county, became established in 1883 and is praised as a competent practical mechanic by the Sentinel.
J A Butner and Co report a brick tobacco factory at Salem sized 50 by 100 feet with capacity for half a million pounds a year. The plant, producing plug and twist tobaccos, employs about 150 workers, serving North and South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Virginia. Trade to 1886 is expected to exceed 1885 with strong results and growing demand.
R. J. Reynolds, a Virginian by birth, transformed a small Winston factory into a sprawling plant on Fourth Street. The 90 by 215 foot front and four story rear now process up to one million pounds yearly, employing 300 plus workers. The firm brands include National, World's Choice, Orinoco, Sure Pop and Snaps, with Baltimore as a major market. Reynolds personally oversees purchasing and operations, adapting to tastes and maintaining extensive leaf stock.
A brief note praising resilience and grit, highlighting that one individual or group deserves lasting credit for achievements. The text emphasizes liking pluck under all circumstances and the value of determined effort.
A Winston Salem newspaper notes Mrs. T. B. Douthit heads a large Salem millinery and fancy goods establishment. It praises her 17 years of steady growth, vast stock, and savvy business methods while reflecting on the surprising expertise women bring to commerce. The piece humorously admits male readers’ ignorance of bonnets and lace.
The article reviews North Carolina’s rich mineral diversity showcased in a New Orleans exhibition. It highlights gold and silver ores, beryls, aquamarines, garnets, amethyst, rubies, sapphires, and massive corundum, noting rare minerals from the Old North State and the prominent role of the Richmond and Danville Railroad in presenting these resources.
A damaged catalogue text advertises CED with an immense stock of vines and plants for permanent or chard planting. It lists nursery stock and varieties such as cherry and apricot, with scattered fragments of names, places, and dates including Yadkin County, North Shore, and August 7.
A formal invitation to inspect the new separate store room housing Ladies Misses and Children goods. The notice promises a very large stock at low prices and honest treatment aimed at attracting female customers to the trade.
A long list of fabrics and notions offered with reduced prices, including Dress Silks from 60 cents to $2 per yard, cashmeres 50 cents to $1, blouses and linens, laces, shawls, gloves, hosiery, and assorted haberdashery. Variety spans silks, cashmeres, muslins, lawns, damasks, linens, flannels, velvets, and ready-made table cloths, with numerous colors and textures.
Shoes and slippers offered in multiple styles and leather grades for children, misses, and ladies from 40 cents to $5 per pair. Bay State and T Miles' Sons branded shoes guaranteed to wear well. Dealers HIN SHAW & BYRUM invite customers to view a large assortment and trunks priced 2 to 20 dollars.
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