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Kaufman & Schloss
November 16, 1875 (Torchlight) -- Economize! Your money can be saved by dealing with Kaufman & Schloss, Oxford, NC. Their stock is large and varied and the people of Granville are respectfully solicited to call and give their goods a careful examination. Our motto is “Will not be undersold.” Clothing, boots and shoes, in great variety at hard to beat prices. Ladies dress goods a specialty. Call to see us. Opposite Oxford Hotel. Country Merchants supplied at New York wholesale prices.
King Buggy Company
January 4, 1906 (OPL) -- A new buggy company under the management of Messrs. King Brothers and Mr. Ben K. Lassiter is starting off nicely and promises to do a good business.
Russell H. Kingsbury Mercantile
1916-Russell H. Kingsbury did a mercantile business for many years at the intersection of Main and Littlejohn St. Colonel H. P. Kingsbury, son of Russell H. Kingsbury, was born where General Royster lived on Front St. near Gilliam St.
J. W. Knight, Jeweler & Optometrist
February 19, 1916 (OPL) -- Mr. J. W. Knight, jeweler and optometrist, of Mt. Airy, has located in Oxford. He has leased a room on Hillsboro St. near the Carolina Power and Light Company’s office, where he will carry a line of jewelry and do repair work. Mr. Knight has an interesting family and they will be here as soon as he can make arrangements for their reception. All good people extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Knight and his family.
B. F. Knott, Singing School
Mr. B. F. Knott has just opened a singing school in our midst. He is a professor of music, and his equal is hard to find. His school is large and his prospects favorable. We trust the citizens of Oxford will turn out and patronize him liberally. His charges are liberal. Sings Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights of each week.
Kronheimer's
Kronheimer’s store was in Oxford as early as Nov. 4, 1879. It was located on Hillsboro St. as early as Sep. 7, 1880 (in the Cozart Block). At first they sold men’s goods. Later they carried dry goods, too.
A. Landis, Jr.--Cheap Cash Store
April 21, 1874 (Torchlight) -- A. Landis Jr., Cheap Cash Store, I offer at bottom panic prices a large, new and attractive stock of Millinery Goods, Ladies hats, Bonnets, flowers, ribbons. New styles in Dress Goods. Great bargains in Woolens. Hardware at greatly reduced prices. Ladies Scarfs and Handkerchiefs, Ruffling, etc. Above goods purchased and selected by resident buyers in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, who are instructed to purchase for me only at bottom prices. Terms: Cash or 60 days only to prompt and responsible parties.
Willis Landis
November 24, 1874 (Torchlight) -- Willis Landis, Barber, Corner Broadway and Hillsboro St., Oxford, NC. Shop lately occupied by H. T. Hughes. All work done in the best style of the tonsorial art. In Addition to my shop, I will open an Oyster Saloon, where oysters may be had at all hours and all styles, stewed, fried, raw, and scalloped. Also for sale by the gallon or smaller quantity. I return my sincere thanks to my customers for their past patronage, and hope by close attention to business to merit a continuance of their favors. I shall endeavor in the future, as in the past, to make it to the interest of all to give me their orders.
Leggett's Department Store
April 20, 1934 (OPL) -- Leggett’s Department store has obtained a long term lease on the store building of Horner Brothers company on Hillsboro Street and will occupy the store upon the completing of extensive remodeling on June 1. The Leggett store will have two floors of the building, 50 x100 feet, with hardwood floors and display windows and cases ultra modern in design. A heating plant also is being installed in the building. Plate-glass windows in the front of the first and second floors will adapt the building to facilitate patrons of the store in making their selections of merchandise by natural light. However, attractive electrical fixtures will be a part of the equipment. Horner Brothers company, now engaged in a supply business, are retaining a portion of the building on the lower side. Their stock and equipment will be removed to this section of the building. They will use warehouse located directly back of the store for storage of a considerable part of their stock. Vacant lots back of the block may be used for parking space. C. C. Henderson, manager of the Leggett store in Oxford, back Thursday from a trip to Charlotte and other points in the Piedmont where he inspected a number of Leggett stores, said the firm would expand here and in addition to enlarging their stocks in all departments, will carry a full line of men’s suits. Contractors are at work now on the Horner building and are making considerable headway in getting the building ready for the new tenant. It is not known who will occupy the store which will be vacated on Main street by the Leggett firm.
Letha's Style Shop
December 9, 1938 (OPL) -- The formal opening of Letha’s Style Shop is to be held Friday night in the store on Main Street from 7:30 to 10 o’clock. Letha’s Style Shop, located next door to Bryan Florist, is Oxford’s newest apparel shop for ladies and a large variety of merchandise, with holiday appeal, is being shown at the opening. The interior of the store has been completely remodeled and redecorated and fixtures installed to show the merchandise to very best advantage. Proprietor of the shop is Miss Letha Mouse, sister of Mrs. J. H. L. Myers, who has had wide experience in retail merchandising. Miss Mouse and Mrs. Myers recently spent a week in New York city visiting leading merchandise markets and purchasing stocks of dresses, fine lingerie, Rollins Hosiery, Marion Carol and Brookmeade Frocks and many other items for smartly dressed women. There will be souvenirs for the ladies on opening night.
Dr. Willis Lewis
November 17, 1874 (Torchlight) -- Dr. Willis Lewis, having invented a useful plough intends commencing the manufacture of ploughs at his house, about five miles from Oxford. He at present has orders for many of them as their practical utility has been tested, and they are a success. He will sell them at about ten dollars apiece, and as they economize greatly in labor they are just the thing for these times.
Livestock Market
September 26, 1941 (OPL) -- With W. Kerr Scott, State Commissioner of Agriculture, on the block at auctioneer Oxford’s new Livestock Market held its first sale on Wednesday and those who are connected with the concern said that success of the initial sale was even more than they expected. Cattle and hogs, horses and other livestock brought from the far reaches of Granville and adjoining counties were offered at the sale and buyers were present from many of the larger livestock markets and packing houses. C. R. Sherman, manager of the new market, located at the intersection of the Roxboro and Virgilina highways, said that sales would continue each Wednesday afternoon of the week starting at 1 o’clock. C. Hazelwood, well-known south Boston, VA auctioneer, will be the auctioneer for the weekly sales.
The Long-Winston Company
June 10, 1911 (Oxford Banner) -- A new Company has just been organized in Oxford under the above title (Long-Winston Co.) with a capital of $50,000, and will open up for business about Sept. 1. The Company is composed of men who are no strangers to the people of Granville County, and is made up of the following named gentlemen: Messrs. W. J. Long, president; Walter Crews, vice-president; T. W. Winston, secretary-treasurer and General Manager; W. G. Pace, R. P. Taylor and Z. W. Lyon. A new two story double store will be erected on the lot adjoining the Chapman stores on College St. and will take in the small wooden store now occupied by Mr. D. A. Moore, and another old land mark has to go to make room for an up-to-date building upon which work has already commenced. The new Company will deal largely in buggies, surreys, carriages, wagons and harness and all kinds of farming implements of the best makes. Will also carry a stock of groceries, feedstuff, etc. They will also have erected large stables and will carry a good stock of mules and horses. It goes without saying that the gentlemen composing this Company are all hustlers, and will prove regular hummers in the business world.
Lovely Lady Beauty Salon
October 8, 1940 (OPL) -- The building on Littlejohn Street owned by Granville Real Estate and Trust Company is being renovated and made ready for occupancy by Lovely Lady Beauty Salon. J. F. Reams, general contractor is to paint and make necessary repairs on the interior of the building. Mrs. Bill Ellington and Mrs. Howard Leonard, owners of Lovely Lady Beauty Salon, which was destroyed by fire last Wednesday morning, said Monday they would reopen with temporary equipment. These ladies have placed orders for new dryers, wave machines and other appurtenances said to be of the very latest design. The furnishings for the shop will be made to order and delivered and installed as soon as they are ready, the ladies said. Mrs. Ellington and Mrs. Leonard said their new location would provide more room than they formerly had and that they would be better able to serve their patrons.
Thomas D. & W. Lynch, Jewelry Store
July 14, 1874 (Torchlight) Tick! Tick!! Tick!!! T. M. Lynch, has just received a select assortment of jewelry, consisting of Watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware, wedding rings, bridal presents, fancy goods, etc. which he is selling at reduced prices to suit hard times and the closest buyer. He solicits you to call and examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere. He takes this method of thanking his many customers for their liberal patronage, and by close attention to business, hopes to merit a continuance of the same. Sign “Big Watch,” Main St., Oxford.
Main Street Fruit Store
December 25, 1936 (OPL) -- The Main Street Fruit Store operated by L. E. Breedlove, will move January 1 into the store on College Street now occupied by the Progressive Store. The building in which the fruit store is now located has been leased by Rose’s store and will be remodeled and made a unit of the present Rose’s store, beginning January 1. November 15, 1940 -- Main Street Fruit Store is opening today under the management of Nelson Carrington, well-known local young man. The business is located in the store formerly occupied by J. Robert Wood & Son. Mr. Carrington stated that L. E. Breedlove, operator of Ideal Fruit Store on College Street, would do the buying for the Main Street store. He plans to carry a full line of quality fruits for the holiday trade.
Main Street Grocery
March 11, 1941 (OPL) -- Main Street Grocery, Oxford’s newest business firm, will open the latter part of this week in the new store building next to Wilson Tire Company, the proprietors and operators, Joe B. Badgett and Roy T. Breedlove stated yesterday. Workmen began last Friday building shelves and counters and making the necessary additions to the interior of the building to convert it for use a thoroughly modern, up-to-date grocery store, which will carry a complete line of groceries and fruits and vegetables. The proprietors of the business are widely known in this section. Mr. Breedlove has been associated with his brother, L. E. Breedlove, for several years, and Mr. Badgett has been engaged in the tobacco business here. “We expect to have here one of the most modern and complete stores in this section and we believe that the public will like our service and system of doing business,” Mr. Breedlove stated as he directed the preparation of the store for the installation of stocks.
May's Department Store
June 19, 1936 (OPL) -- Two Main street store buildings are to be razed and rebuilt, it was learned here yesterday. They are the building at present occupied by Mayes Department Store and the one formerly occupied by Dean Hardware Store. The Mayes interests are today announcing a sale, during which they expect to dispose of their present stock before moving to the larger building formerly used by Hood Furniture company on Main Street where a modern, up to date store will be operated, according to Moses Wolf, local manager. Although no announcement regarding their plans have come from the owners, it is reported here that the Cohn interests of Baltimore formerly of Oxford, owners of the two buildings, will convert them into one large and complete store for an unannounced tenant.
July 31, 1936 (OPL) -- In preparation for the opening Saturday of Mayes Department Store in its new location on Main street, builders and decorators have been busy remodeling the building and the regular staff has been at work placing new goods in order. The new quarters are 50 per cent larger and afford much better window displays and more convenient placing of goods, stated Moses Wolf, who has been in charge of Mayes for a number of years in the old quarters. New lines of merchandise will be added and the lines already in stock will be expanded, explained Mr. Wolf. More clerks will be added to the staff to take care of the new departments. The new building, previously occupied by the Hood Furniture Company, is just one door away from the location previously occupied by Mayes. The old building will soon be torn down to make room for a new structure.
August 28, 1936 (OPL) -- A considerable change in the appearance of Main Street business section will be made by the completion of the large new building which is to take the place of the two stores previously occupied by Chamblee Hardware Company and Mayes Department Store. S. J. Cranford, construction foreman, has estimated that about two and one-half months will be required for the completion of the work. The entire center partition will be torn down, making a continuous open room of the bottom floors of the two buildings. The new building will have a total frontage of approximately 60 feet. A uniform front will be made by tearing down virtually the whole front of the hardware store and the bottom half of the building previously occupied by Mayes. The entire new front will then be rebuilt in the pattern of the Mayes building. The new building will have a two-story front, with three large entrances. The center entrance will be where is now a partition between the two buildings.
February 11, 2023 (J. Wolf)--Information received that according to Minute Book 1 of the company, May's was incorporated as a business in 1934 with the owners Jacob and Sam Freedman (Durham, NC) and Moses N. Wolf (Oxford, NC).
McClanahan & Elliott, Tobacco Factory
March 24, 1874 (Torchlight) -- Messrs McClanahan & Elliott will open a new Tobacco Factory in this place soon. They have already gone to buying the weed. December 1, 1874 (Torchlight) -- Mr. Solan L. McClanahan has retired from the firm of McClanahan & Elliott, in the manufacture of plug tobacco.
McIver's Restaurant
January 14, 1938 (OPL) -- McIver Brothers, J. B. and Chandler Hill, who for the past several months have been operating McIver’s Restaurant on Williamsboro Street, will within the next fortnight assume the management of Hill Top No. 1. C. L. Taylor, who has been associated in the operation of Hill Top for a number of years, plans to open a modern café opposite the monument in the store building formerly operated by Bridgers Florist. The building is being remodeled at the present time. The McIvers have been quite successful in the operation of the establishment formerly known as Anne’s Luncheonette.
Meadows Warehouse (see Picture)
September 13, 1895 (OPL)—The Meadows is the oldest warehouse in our town, having been established early in the eighties and under the management of several proprietors has been prominent in the trade. Messrs. Z. W. Lyon & Company, who have recently taken charge of it, bring with them all the elements that go to make up a strong and successful warehouse team. Mr. Lyon believes in Oxford as a market and in selecting a place to locate in permanently he has chosen his native county. He realizes that it is of great value to a man in public business to have the confidence of the people, and prizing a good name above all else he has lived above reproach. He came to Oxford in 1890, from his farm in Granville, and engaged in the leaf business. A year ago he took the old Meadows in hand and since then it has all the vigor and activity which zealous work can impart. Mr. Lyon learned in early life that it pays to do work well and his inflexible rule is to put forth every energy. His patrons may be assured of honest endeavors in their behalf. Messrs. Lyon & Company have entered the business for their share of the tobacco and if uprightness of dealing and courteous treatment count for anything success is theirs. Mr. Buck Blalock, another Granville man, presides at the scales and superintends the management of affairs. He is one of our “heavy weights” and appreciates the importance of his position to the extent that he does his duty faithfully and to the entire satisfaction of all. We congratulate the Meadows on procuring his valuable services. Many improvements have recently been made and the old Meadows has on her war paint for business. Drummers—J. G. Bowling, J. F. Meadows, J. G. Shotwell, Durell E. Brummitt.
Milton's Restaurant
May 1, 1942 (OPL) Oxford’s newest café, Milton’s Restaurant, will open on College Street, in the building next to Oxford Furniture Company, next Tuesday morning. The building has been renovated and modernized throughout and new equipment has been installed. The equipment for the café has been selected and installed in compliance with recommendations of health officials, Mr. Milton said. “We have provided a restaurant, that will appeal to the most discriminating,” said Mr. Milton. “When the boys move into Camp Butner and when their parents and friends visit them, we want them to feel free to visit our place, and to enjoy a wholesome meal in pleasant surroundings.” A new floor covering has been installed, the booths are finished in walnut, tables and counters are of attractive design and the arrangement is for comfort and pleasure of patrons. The food will be prepared on a large grill-top steel range. Special arrangements have been made for washing and sterilizing dishes. Large, convenient rest rooms for men and women have been installed. Steaks and seafood, as well as dinners and lunches will be features. Silex coffee will be served. Mr. Milton said he expected to have a courteous staff on the job from the beginning.
Minor Warehouse (see Picture)
September 13, 1895 (OPL)—The Minor was established in 1887 by Captain R. V. Minor and run by him and others for several year. In 1893 R. F. Knott took charge of it and inaugurated an aggressive campaign in its behalf. The trade at once realized that Rufe Knott and his corps of assistants were intensely in earnest and that the Minor stood in the front rank. In 1894 R. F. Knott & S. W. Cooper, as Knott & Cooper, flung their flag to the breeze and since then the Minor has been a hummer. Rufe Knott and Sol Cooper were both raised in Granville County where they are best known and most highly esteemed. Mr. Knott, among the dealers in tobacco, could appropriately be called one of our oldest buyers, though yet a young man. He came from his farm to Oxford in 1880 to engage in the tobacco business and since then has been identified as one of our leading tobacconists. Having raised and cured tobacco while on the farm he appreciated its worth and always goes his full length for the farmer. While Mr. Cooper has not yet had so long an experience in the trade as Mr. Knott, still his business sagacity and pleasing address make him a favorite. Our people all know Sol Cooper. He is one of that family which has done so much for Oxford and Granville County and in him we have a worthy type of his honored ancestry. Knott & Cooper are live men and deserve the success they are winning. Sidney Minor, son of Captain R. V. Minor, does the weighing and book-keeping for the Minor, and this is a guarantee of its correctness. He is personally popular and one of our rising young men and Captain of the Granville Grays. With a large well lighted warehouse, competent assistants and ample facilities the Minor extends to you a most cordial invitation to bring your tobacco. Drummers—A. Hobgood, George Knott, Henry T. Knott, J. R. Day.
Moore, Day & Company
August 8, 1891 (The Day) Moore, Day & Co. listed as a harness shop located in the old Odenheimer Row. September 18, 1891 (Ledger) -- Moore, Day & Co., buggy harness, wagon harness , collars, whips, saddles, blankets, robes, etc. located in the basement formerly used by Hughes Barber Shop.
Rufus Morgan, Photography
September 22, 1874 (Torchlight) -- We are under many obligations to Mr. Rufus Morgan, the celebrated North Carolina artist, for two dozen of his stereoscopic views of this State. They are beautiful as well as instructive and amusing. The Western portion of our glorious “Old North State” boasts of magnificent scenery—equal to Niagara—and through the indomitable enterprise and energy of Mr. M., we have some beautiful views before us. They seem as large as life and look just as natural. These views can be obtained at his gallery on College St. Accept our hearty thanks. October 6, 1874 (Torchlight) -- The storm of Monday night blew down Mr. Rufus Morgan’s photograph tent and played sad havoc with its contents. All around the collard patch, in which it was located, the photographs of men, women and children were scattered in wild confusion. We are fully satisfied now that a pretty woman’s photograph, that has been caught out in a storm, is a very different thing from what it is when it comes fresh from the hands of the artist. We wonder if old time will ever play such havoc with the features of the original. But we must not moralize on the sad subject, “sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”
O. B. Murray Feed Store
January 4, 1938 (OPL) -- Oscar Murray is opening a store on Hillsboro St. in the C. G. Royster new store building and will handle heavy groceries and a line of feeds. Mr. Murray is an experienced merchant in this line.