A general directory of Mount Airy, North Carolina : rural routes and suburbs, 1913-1914
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DIRECTORYGENERALAofAIRYMOUNTCAROLINANORTHSUBURBSROUTES andRURAL1913-1914BCOMPILEDcms6A. KYLE SYDNOREDWIN CARTER andJ.Library(khzof ttlfCarolinaof f3ortrjIniucrsitpOMPANYStuffrid NotionsjRortf) Caroltntana:olIrrtion of)fUbrarp otfrom t&e RSHoU^v^svfor-tVirAr5.3.CReceived. Droplesmen Solicitedc.^mmammT B. McCARGO T. B McCARGO. Jr.T. B. McCargo & SonManufacturers ofAll Kinds of LumberBuilding MaterialDoors, Window S;is!i, Mouldings, Mantels. KitchenTables, Apple BarrelsShingles,Factory Corner Franklin and South StreetsPhone 17S Mt. Airy, N. C.UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILLI00031667848This booh must nobe taken thifromLibrary building.CandiesHuyler'sCamerasKodaks andRemediesFamilyNyal'sPensFountainIdealWatermanCandiesMartha WashingtonBottlesTkermosCut GlassRazorsGillettStoreLargest DrugMt. Airy'sDrug Co.GwynDruggistsWholesale and RetailN. C.Mt. Airy,I » I \\\
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DIRECTORYGENERALA
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AIRYMOUNT
CAROLINANORTH
SUBURBSROUTES andRURAL
1913-1914
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T B. McCARGO T. B McCARGO. Jr.
T. B. McCargo & Son
Manufacturers of
All Kinds of Lumber
Building Material
Doors, Window S;is!i, Mouldings, Mantels. Kitchen
Tables, Apple BarrelsShingles,
Factory Corner Franklin and South Streets
Phone 17S Mt. Airy, N. C. UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL
I
00031667848
This booh must no
be taken thifrom
Library building. CandiesHuyler's
CamerasKodaks and
RemediesFamilyNyal's
PensFountainIdealWaterman
CandiesMartha Washington
BottlesTkermos
Cut Glass
RazorsGillett
StoreLargest DrugMt. Airy's
Drug Co.Gwyn
DruggistsWholesale and Retail
N. C.Mt. Airy, I » I \\\n the rural mail routes we had to follow the carriers and
!•'.al the gel the names in the K. 1 >. Directory.Btop houses to
This Director) is primarily for business purposes and wo
made special "floatingno efforl to secure the names of the
Airv.population" in and around Mounl
We desire to take this opportunity to thank those who
have this and thosegiven as their support in undertaking,
win. this whichhave had advertisements inserted in volume,
have made it- publication possible. We commend their ad-
vertisemi ats to your consideration.
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Wc Deposit withInvite You to Us Subject to Check or in
DepartmentSaving!
Resources $450,000.00 INTRODUCTION
isCity of the Mountains,"Airy, "The GraniteMount
valley, in Surry County, Northrich and fertilesituated in a
.Mountains.Carolina, almost surrounded by the Blue Radge
ofsoutheast can Pilot .Mountain, the guideTo the be seen Old
stately sentinel of the sur-pioneer days, and now the grim,
south, and north, a fewcountry. To the weslrounding
whose Lofty peaksis Blue Ridge Range,miles distant, the
walls.turrets upon these everlastingstand out like
healthful city. It has an elevation ofMount Airy is a
climatt fanned by thetwelve hundred feet; an unsurpassed —
protected from the severein summer, andmountain breezes
pure streamsit watered by three clear,Masts of winter; i-
far up in the mountains. Nearbywhich have their sources
which is a famous sum-are several mineral springs, at one of
resort.mer
city. Withinwide-awake, progressiveMount Airy is a
its has been doubled and it istin- past ten years population
ever before. Five thou-more rapidly today thangrowing
sand inhabitants, tine waterworks and electric lighting sys-
; i
and electric power for sale, sew-tem, splendid fire protection
sidewalks, anderage systems, twelve miles of concrete
facts uponmiles of water mains, are some of thetwenty-live
statement. We are building goodwhich we make such a
township of Mount Airy $80,-streets in the town and in the
chain of sand-000.00 is being spent in the construction of a
— chil-clay have excellent schools seven hundredroads. We
ourgraded schools last year. From pub-dren attended the
our and universi-lic high school boys and girls go to colleges
ties, and enter without < xaniinations.
is situated theJust outside the corporate limits there
in the South. Within the town therelargest granite quarry
manufacturing enterprises. Theare a number of lame
exceeded One-halffreight receipts paid at this office last year
also one of to-.Million Dollars. Mount Airy is the Largest
bacco markets in North Carolina. Five million pounds of
year.leaf tobacco sold lasl
Airy State has moreNo town the size of Mount in the
blocks, residences, beautifulhandsome business elegant or
churches.
To those desiring to come to a beautiful, progressive and
hospitable people extend a cordial wel-city. Mount Airy's
come.
5 W. E. Merritt Company
Wholesale and Retail
HARDWARE and FURNITURE
Largest and Oldest Store in the County
PHONE 35
FACTS ABOUT MOUNT AIRYMISCELLANEOUS
( II V GOVERNMENT.
w.Kayor <;. Sydnor. Citj Engineer— \v.I. Barber.
treasurer—P. m. Poore. Tax Collector—J. I?. Sparger.
Citj Lttornej J. H. Folger. Chief of Police—E. M. Taylor.
Chief Fire Departmenl W. L. Steele.
Hoard <:. c.of Mdermen Welch, Commissioner at Large; P. D.
Muse, Mai Davis, a. G. Webb, J. A. Sokley.
Water ami Light Commission .1. A. Hadley, J. A. Jackson, A V.
West.
Hlghwaj Commission- a. a.E. Smith, J. Hadley, Vestal Taylor,
Prank Saunders. C. M . Sparger.
Educational Department— T.Ira Turlington, Superintendent City
Schools. School Board: W. F. Carter (Chairman), J. A. Hadley,
J D Minick, C. I". Mitchell, .1. M. Hill.
ORGANIZATIONS.
Fire Department- -W. L. Steele. Chief; Banner Brannock, Captain.
Fire Alarm Boxes: Front of Quesinberry's Hardware Store; In-
ectlon of Wilson and Main; Corner Rockford and Spring; Corner
Depot and South; Corner Main and Taylor.
Houses:Reel On Main between Pine and Rockford; Factory
sti ie< : Pace's Liverj Stable.
The >T «> it 11 1 Airj ami ». 0. W. Hand Walter Lowry. Manager; E.
Leader;Midkiff, t. .1. Lowry, Jr., Secretary. Twenty-four members.
Fanners Educational and Co-operatiTe ofUnion Surry County—
kR Simmons, President; .1. Treasurer.M. Brinkley, Secretary and
MOUNT AIHV POST OFFICE.
•' H. Carter, Postmaster; W. AssistantR. Saunders, Postmaster;
.1. B. Albright, Chief Clerk; a. Mrs. CarrieE. Tilley, Clerk; Calla-
way. Clerk; Henry Wolfe, Clerk.Substitute
K. l. Curriers No.D. i. r. e. Edwards; No. Walter2, Jackson;
Harris;No. 3, George No. I, Marshall: No. :», .1. Norman;Frank H.
No. 6, H. w. Lineback,
ofSchedule Outgoing Mails Southern mailsRailway leave office
a in.8 16 and 2:30 p.m.; Mount Airy ;md leaves 7:::<>Eastern office
a.m.J R. F. I>. mails leave office at 7 a.m.; Star Route mails leave
office at a.m. for6 Dobson and Lo^ Cap, \. c.. and Ararat, Va. ; for
atBrimm 5:30 a.m. All mail for Star Routes (dose !iat p.m.
Schedule of MailsIncoming Southern Railway mails arrive at
i! "'"ami pm.;8:16 Mounl a i i \ and Eastern mail arrives at 4 p.m.;
mailsR F. D. arrive at I Routep.m.; Star mails arrive at 7 p.m.
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