Wayne County Public Library - City Directory of Goldsboro 1914

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T. H. STANTON. - This gentleman who is equally as well known as “Old Tom” Stanton is one of Goldsboro’s successful and prosperous business men. He has been associated with the wholesale and retail trade of Goldsboro for the past nineteen years, having for a number of years been manager of a big corporation until 1909, when he opened up business under his own name of T. H. Stanton. He has built up an immense business and gives employment to eight people in the variuos [sic] departments. His house is located at 128 North John Street. He is a wholesale and retail harness manufacturer and light hardware dealer, manufacturer of harness of every description, repairing of all kinds, glass, oils and paints, bicycles, sporting goods, general gun and bicycle repair shop expert on typewriters and iron safes.

J. T. GINN & CO. – Wholesale Grocers. Phone 38. - There are certain Goldsboro enterprises which are so well known and established in public favor that they merit more than passing notice in this publication pertaining to the interest of the city. The members of this firm are Messrs. J. T. Ginn and A. A. McCrary, and the firm has been organized for about five years. Of Mr. Ginn it may be said that he has been in the business for thirty-two years while Mr. McCrary has a thorough and complete detail of the trade. They have built up a tremendous busines [sic] and carry an immense stock and make extensive shipments in all directions from Goldsboro, while their patronage is among the leading retailers. Messrs. Ginn and McCrary are clever business men, popular citizens and great believers in the prosperity of Goldsboro.

THE PALACE DRUG STORE. - This is unquestionably one of the most popular and strictly reliable drug houses of Goldsboro. It occupies a very desirable location at the corner of E. Center and Mulberry Street. The proprietors of the business are Messrs. T. N. Waters and G. W. Waters, both of whom have been prominent business men of the city for a number of years. They also operate an immense business in the line of dry goods, notions, etc., under the name of T. N. Waters & Bro., located at 142 East Center Street, North. The drug store is under the able management of Mr. G. W. Waters, Jr., who is a practical pharmacist thoroughly versed and skilled in every detail of the profession. A specialty is made of the compounding of prescriptions. The stock comprises a full line of drugs and sundries, toilet articles, fancy goods, etc. At the soda fountain all the popular drinks of the season are served.

JOHN M. GRANTHAM – Mules and Horses, Buggies, Wagons and Harness. Big Team Mules a Specialty. - Mr. John M. Grantham having been established in business for upwards of twenty years, is regarded as one of the pioneer dealers in horses and mules in this city. Mr. Grantham has a large stable, located on John Street opposite the Postoffice. The stables are 155 x 200 feet in dimensions, part of which is two floors. The concern presents an attractive appearance and it is one of the busiest markets for the sale of horses and mules in Goldsboro. Mr. Grantham has a reputation second to none in the trade and is absolutely reliable in his dealings. He is a popular and progressive citizen and widely known throughout the city and county.

COOK DRUG COMPANY. – Proprietors of the Imperial Pharmacy. – E. S. Cook, Manager. This is one of the most prominent Drug Stores of the City of Goldsboro. It is conducted in a very superior manner under the able management of Mr. E. S. Cook who has been practicing the profession of Pharmacy for some fourteen years. He is conducting the business according to the highest ethics and enjoys a very liberal patronage among the leading families of the city. The stock carried is one of the largest in Goldsboro and the equipment is in strict accordance to the modern ideas and requirements of the trade. Prescriptions are accurately compounded. The Soda Fountain is one of the finest and most popular in the City. In every sense of the word this pharmacy is a distinct credit to the city and presents a very inviting appearance and occupies perhaps the most prominent corner in Goldsboro.

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