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THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH.
May, 1821, Daniel Corwin conducted a grocery and queensware store. June 28, 1821, John McDowell advertised as a merchant. In 1824 William Lodwick & Company were conducting a general store in Portsmouth. In 1825 Robert Worth & Company were conducting a general store in Portsmouth, and so was George Fulston.
In April, 1826, W. T. Lodwick & Company dissolved. The firm was com- posed of William Lodwick and John T. Barr. April 27, 1826, M. Kehoe adver- tised boots and shoes and grocer.es and cigars. August 10, 1826, James Linn ad- vertised a general store. November 16, 1826, S. Nixon & Company advertised a general store. December 1, 1826, Hall & Thomas advertised a general store; at the same time MeIntire & Wood advertised a general store. February 2, 1828. William and Kennedy Lodwick were conducting a general store under the name of W. & K. Lodwick. July 19, 1828, Havillah Gunn was conducting a general store in Portsmouth. Gates & Kinney, S. Nixon & Company, James Lodwick, Hall & Thomas and W. & K. Lodwick were all conducting general stores. In 1828 B. F. & N. M. Holton and M. B. Ross were conducting general stores. This was M. B. Ross' first appearance.
March 28, 1829, J. V. Robinson advertised a general store. This was his first appearance in Portsmouth. May 1, 1829, W. H. Eads advertised a liquor store, and James Lodwick, lumber and shingles. May, 1829, F. M. Thompson & Company advertised a general store. June 6, 1829, Andrews & Gunn advertised as druggists and at the same time J. C. Ashley advertised as a dealer in ice. June 20, 1829, George McCague & Company advertised a general store. This was the.r first appearance. They advertised wholesale and retail.
January 28, 1830, William Hall dissolved with his partner and advertised alone. January 28, 1830, Kennedy Lodwick advertised a general store. February 11, 1830, R. D. Lawson advertised a lumber yard. February 25, 1830, William Anderson advertised ready-made clothing. January 1831, A. W. McGregor ad- vertised a coffee house and liquors. March 28, 1831, Kennedy Lodwick adver- tised groceries. May 20, 1831, M. L. Lodwick advertised a hat store. The same date Lemuel Moss advertised a general store.
May 31, 1831, Glover & Noel advertised a general store in the French Grant. May 31, 1831, George Gassaway advertised a general store. June 17, 1831. Andrews & Gunn advertised as druggists, and in July M. Kehoe advertised groceries and liquors. July 8, 1831, Thomas Lawson advertised boots and shoes and whisky. In 1831 Samuel Huston advertised a coffee house and groceries. September 2, 1831, John McDowell and J. W. Davis advertised a commission house. The same date Samuel Huston advertised a coffee house. October 14 Benjamin Melcher advertised groceries, and December 2, R. C. Slaughter adver- tised a coffee house. December 16 William Bartz & Company were conducting a wholesale grocery. August 15. 1832, Sullivan & Company advertised a general store, and M. B. Ross advertised books.
September 29, 1832, G. & W. B. Hall advertised a general store, and MeCabe & Company advertised storage and commission. October 20, 1832, A. B. Ellison advertised as a lumber agent. December 29, 1834, C. A. M. Damarin advertised groceries and liquors; the same time G. T. Leet advertised tobacco, and E. & S. Dunn a general store. December 16. 1835, McDowell & Davis adver- tised as commission merchants. The same date Hempstead, Pattillo & Company advertised as druggists. November 8, 1836, Glover & Kendall advertised a book store, and the same date Conway & Avery advertised a commission store. January 27, 1836, John Peebles advertised as a commission merchant.
April 27, 1836, Gray & McCabe advertised dry goods. The same date M. B. Ross & Company and Hall & Currie advertised general stores. January 27, 1837, Enos and Samuel Gunn dissolved partnership, and Enos continued in the business. April 1, 1837, Samuel Gunn advertised a general store. May 22, 1837, Joseph Riggs and R. Montgomery advertised general stores; Kehoe & Gray. boots and shoes; E. Glover, a book store, and Freeman & Cox, dry goods and hardware.
May 25, 1837, J. H. Wait advertised furniture. This was his advent. September 13, 1837, Hockaday & Howell advertised a general store. November 18, 1837, Kendall, Kepner & Company advertised a general store. December 2,
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1837, John Ross. advertised clothing, and McNairn & Murray advertised hard- ware. This was the beginning of Mr. D. N. Murray's business career in Ports- mouth. January 9, 1838, Brooks & Farmer advertised as druggists. They suc- ceeded N. W. Andrews & Company. April 28, 1838, John Row & Company ad- vertised as commission merchants. James Emmit was the partner. The same date R. H. Tomlin advertised whisky and pork. May 22, 1838, Andrews & McVey advertised a whisky store. The same date Thomas Kendall advertised a drug store. April 9, 1838, James Pursell & Company advertised. M. B. Ross was the partner. This was the advent of James Pursell in Portsmouth.
August 26, 1838, Lloyd & Terry advertised boots and shoes. This was Richard Lloyd and John P. Terry. September 4, 1838, Craighead & Aldrich ad- vertised a commission house. January 11, 1839, C. A. M. Damarin and Charles Henking advertised groceries. January 25, 1839, Lloyd & Terry dissolved, and were succeeded by Murfin & Terry. The same date Armstrong & Gray adver- tised as ropemakers. January 25, 1839, McDowell, Davis & Company succeeded McDowell and Davis. L. P. N. Smith was the new partner. March 8, 1839, James Pursell advertised a general store. March. 27, 1839, Montgomery & Stevenson advertised dry goods. April 5, 1839, J. & T. Clark advertised dry goods.
November 29, 1839, James Pursell advertised wholesale dry goods. Janu- ary, 1840, McDowell, Davis & Company dissolved and McDowell retired. The business was conducted by Davis & Smith. September 4, 1840, M. Willey ad- vertised groceries. November 13, Waller & McCabe dissolved partnership. Jan uary 1, 1841, C. S. Smith advertised as a druggist, and February 4 Gray & Terry advertised wholesale and retail boots and shoes. The same date Stewart & Jones advertised wholesale dry goods. March 15, 1842, M. & G. Gilbert adver- tised groceries, &c. This was their first appearance in Portsmouth. April 22, 1842, Hall & Currie dissolved partnership. William Hall continued the business. June 24, 1842, Hocaday & Howell went into bankruptcy. November 4, 1842, William Elden & Company advertised dry goods. January 19, 1844, Macy & Still- well advertised a general store and dry goods. January 28, 1844, McNairn & Murray dissolved partnership.
January 29, 1844, Joseph Riggs advertised a general store. March 29, 1844, W. P. Gray announced his intention to leave town. From December 1, 1843, to March 29, 1844, Paul Brodbeck advertised groceries. April 12, 1844, John Row and Ralph St. John dissolved partnership. John Row continued the business. April 25, 1844, D. N. Murray advertised a new hardware store. May 9, 1844, J. V. Robinson & Son advertised a general store. May 3, 1844, Shackel- ford & Crichton advertised as druggists. August 1, 1844, Conway & Robinson advertised groceries. September 12, 1844, M. Kehoe advertised boots and shoes, wholesale and retail. The same date Michael Beyerly advertised copper, sheet iron, etc. The sanie date A. Doty advertised as a saddler. He died September 17, 1844, aged 42 years. January 15, 1845, Grown & Finch advertised groceries: also, S. R. Ross. B. F. Conway was in business as a commission merchant. Con- way & Robinson had dissolved.
The following were engaged in business in Portsmouth in 1846: D. N. Murray, hardware store; John Row, commission merchant; J. Riggs, general store; J. V. Robinson & Son and J. W. Means & Company, general stores; J. L. McVey & Company, wholesale and retail druggists, William L. Wood being the partner; R. Lloyd succeeded the firm of Lloyd & Pressel, dissolved; Oaks & Buskirk, groceries; Thomas Dugan, commission merchant, and James Pursell, queensware: B. F. Cunningham, commission merchant, and A. C. Davis and Stephen D. Bishop, ready-made clothing. Those advertising in 1848 were: L. C. Heaton & Company; William Hall, Robert Montgomery, William Elden & Com- pany, T. N. Davey & Company, J. Lodwick & Son, Jefferson & Noel, dry goods; Henry Lange, ready-made clothing; Jolin H. Bentley, retail tea store; James Pursell, queensware; B. F. Conway & Company, commission merchants; J. Sals- bury & Son, saddlers; M. Kehoe, shoes; Davis & Smith, commission merchants; Henry R. Kinney, hardware; C. S. Smith, S. R. Ross, W. S. Brown, J. B. Mervill & Company and E. Corwin, grocers; Wells, book store; M. & L. Laucher, watch- makers; Thomas G. Lloyd, confections, bakery, ice creamn parlor, &c .; Cunning-
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ham & Spry were also in the same business; J. Riggs & Son, general store; L. G. Terry, oysters; Oaks & Buskirk, liquors; John B. Nichols, furniture; L. C. Heaton and James Pursell, partners, and B. F. Cunningham and Richard-Spry dissolved.
Those advertising in 1849 were: Musser & Watson, wholesale grocers; B. F. Cunningham, grocer, fruit and produce dealer; M. & G. Gilbert, grocers and produce dealers; Whitney & Huntington, D. Wells and J. Stephenson & Com- pany. book stores; J. Lodwick & Son, general store; Mrs. H. E. Currie, millinery; Lee & Horn, grocers; B. L. Jefferson, dry goods; Davis, Smith & Company, com- mission merchants.
Those advertising in 1850 were: John K. Oliver, William Elden & Com- pany, B. L. Jefferson, dry goods; J. V. Robinson & Son, wholesale dry goods; William McComb, hat store: B. F. Conway & Company, commission merchants; William E. Williams, furniture; Dr. J. Corson. drug store; John McDowell, Jr., commission merchant; Brian & Jones, furniture, and Mrs. E. J. Rickey, milliner.
Those advertising in 1851 were: P. Brian, furniture wareroom; J. N. Davey, hardware; Shackelford & Crichton, and Corson & Kendall, druggists; H. & R. Leet, dry lumber; Hempstead & Lodwick, coal yards; D. Wolford, hat store; Brandish & Deitsch, clothing store; McFee Brothers, flint glass; Barber & Smith, tin, copper, sheet iron, &c .; William Hall & Son, dry goods, and E. Strauss & Brother, clothing.
Those advertising in 1852 were: W. S. Cutler & Company, liquors; W. G. Whitney, grocer: William Salter, dry goods; Samuel G. Glover, hat store; Ward, Murray & Stevenson, foundry ; H. G. & A. B. Jones, druggists; R. Lloyd & Com- pany, boots and shoes; Kennedy & Conway, feed store, and R. Brunner, dry goods. This was his first appearance in Portsmouth.
Those advertising in 1853 were: William Hall & Son, wheelbarrow fac- tory; J. F. Towell & Company, and F. Carrel, Jr., dry goods; McDowell & Chandler, commission merchants; O. A. Keyes, city book store; M. Seidenbach, clothing; ; E. Hewes & Company and R. Bell & Company, boots and shoes; C. A. M. Damarin & Company, wholesale grocers; Star & Myer, clothing; Joseph W. Smith, wholesale grocery; W. P. Martin, M. & S. Timmonds and Bentley & Turner, grocers; ; J. C. Gilbert, clothing; William McComb, hat store; H. R. Kinney, hardware; Jefferson & Blair, grocers; Kennedy & Turner, feed store; Hugh Reilly, liquor store.
Those advertising in 1854 were: J. B. Ormsley, liquors; J. Freshell, baker; Hibbs & Herod, D. N. Murray and H. R. Kinney, hardware; C. C. Hyatt, provisions; John Tillow, Henry Maule & Brother and P. M. Savage, groceries; William Hall & Son, James Pursell, dry goods; Prendergast & Company; boots and shoes: David A. Truax, music store; Cook & Watson, confectionery; John F. Doerr, tobacco and cigars; P. C. Gunn & Company, grocers; L. B. Day, drug gists; John Hanna, city book store; A. P. Osborn, leather store; B. F. Conway and L. W. Tomlinson made an assignment for creditors; S. B. Cole, clothing, and C. P. Chandler & Company, grocers.
Those advertising in 1855 were: J. W. Tomlinson, commission merchant; J. K. Lodwick & Brothers succeed James Lodwick & Sons in the dry goods busi- ness; John Paull, drugs; H. R. Kinney & Company dissolve, W. J. Shipman re- tiring; C. P. Tracy & Company, boots and shoes; E. Miller, ready-made cloth- ing; D. N. Murray & Company, hardware; Kennedy & Ashton, feed store; H. E. Brown & Company, jewelers; Buskirk & Davis, wholesale grocers; McKehoe & Son, shoes; Turley & Riggs and Tracy & Davis, commission merchants; Oaks & Tracy succeed R. Lloyd & Company in boots and shoes.
Those advertising in 1856 were: John Tillow, grocer; Smith & Wood, druggists; Densmore & Company dissolve, Milton Kennedy retiring. The firm is continued under the name of H. Densmore & Company. H. & R. Leet dissolve, Horace Leet continuing the business; M. B. Gilbert & Giles Gilbert dissolve, M. B. Gilbert continues the business. Giles Gilbert also has a grocery; J. C. Lewis, notion store; R. S. Millard, hat store; Cutler & Brown, liquors; Gunn & MeColm, commission merchants; Thomas McNamara, dry goods, and Wilhelm & Heron, retail grocers.
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Those advertising in 1857 were: J. Ormsby & Company, liquors; C. C. Row and John Tillow, grocers; Samuel Gielselman, dry goods; John Yoakley, pianos and sheet music; Fuller & Carre, building materials; D. D. Rhodes, plan- ing mill and lumber yard; J. W. Dennis, grocer; Hibbs & Herod and Ward & Waller, hardware: Pursell & Gordon, queensware, and Fritts & Long, hats, &c.
Those advertising in 1858 were: W. H. Brown & Brothers, wholesale groceries and commission; Dr. G. B. Bailey, Reed & Spry, Cutler & Calvert, druggists; Daniel Purcell, boots and shoes; P. H. Murray & Company, hardware; J. B. Nichols & Company, furniture and undertaking; B. G. Warwick & Sons, drugs; Leet & Chapman, lumber; C. P. Chandler & Company, grocers; S. J. John, furniture; Washington Kinney and Charles Kinney dissolve partnership in the tannery business, Charley Kinney continuing the business. George A. Waller bought out Ward's interest in the hardware business; D. S. Moore & Company, lumber; Reed Brothers, dry goods; Pursell & Kaps, grocers; W. W. Reilly, wall paper, advertised as the Valley book store; S. E. & J. W. Varner, family grocery; Noel & McDougal, variety store; Wilhelm & Leetinger, grocers; John Wilhelm and Joseph Van Meter, grocers; Vincent & Johnson, hat store; Pursell & Gordon, queensware; Gunn & McColm, grocers.
Those advertising in 1859 were: James T. Brown, liquors; John Thomp- son, dealer in coal: Meyer & Brown, hardware; Daniel Pursell, shoe dealer; Ph. Zoellner, jeweler; Vincent & Johnson dissolve, Vincent retiring and Johnson continuing the business; D. Davis & Sons, feed store; J. K. and H. C. Lodwick & Company, dry goods; O. A. Lodwick & Company, dry goods; S. R. Ross, whole- sale grocery and commission; Thomas G. Lloyd sold clocks; Mrs. Lawrence ad- vertised millinery: J. C. Hibbs & Company, hardware, as successors to Hibbs & Hered; George A. Waller and Myer & Brown, hardware; R. Brunner, J. K. & H. Lodwick, A. O. Lodwick & Company, Jefferson & Company, J. F. Towell, dry goods; Robinson, Cheeseman & Company dissolve. The firm was composed ot L. N. Robinson, David Gibson and J. W. Cheeseman. The firm of L. N. Robin- son & Company was dissolved. It was composed of J. W. Glidden, D. A. Glidden, Charles Glidden and L. N. Robinson. It was succeeded by George Davis & Com- pany. L. N. Robinson, George Davis and Charles Davis bought the interests of both firms and organized the firm of George Davis & Company, composed of the above. Helfenstein & Earl, boots and shoes; J. H. Jolinson, hats; C. P. Tracy & Company, hats and leather; Wilhelm & Van Meter, grocers; Murray & McNeale, hardware; Buskirk & Davis, grocers; D. Davis & Son, feed store; Curre & Robin- son, planing mill; Leet & Chapman, lumber; J. B. Nichols, furniture and under- taking; M. B. Gilbert, wholesale grocer; Gilcs Gilbert, wholesale grocer; Fitz- patrick & Brown, liquors; Shackelford & Spry, drugs, and H. Densmore & Com- pany, liquors.
Those advertising in 1860 were: W. P. Martin, F. A. Calvert, grocers; A. Lodwick & Company; The Lodwick Brothers, C. D. Elder, dry goods; Davis & Bentley, commission merchants; Reilly & Brown, Valley Book Store; Thomas T. Yeager, bookbinders; S. E. & J. W. Varner, Nathan S. Jones and C. C. Hyatt, groceries; John M. Herder, furniture: Shackelford & Spry, drugs; Meyer & Brown, hardware; James Stephenson, book store; B. L. Jefferson and R. Brun- ner, dry goods: Leet & Chapman, lumber; Helfenstein & Earl, shoes; J. F. Towell, wholesale dry goods only; C. D. Elden, retail dry goods, and C. C. Hyatt, family grocery.
Those advertising in 1861 were: H. Densmore & Company, wholesale liquors: S. P. Nichols, coal; . C. C. Hyatt, grocer; W. A. Bentley. commission merchant; Henry Wise, clothing; Little & Hamilton, coal; C. D. Elden, dry goods; J. H. Johnson, hat store; John Tillow, grocery; C. P. Chandler & Com- pany, auction house; A. W. Buskirk, wholesale grocery; F. Engelbrecht, grocery, and William Pendergast, shoes.
Those advertising in 1862 were: C. D. Elden, D. Clemens, successor to R. Brunner, dry goods; Pursell & Gordon dissolve; T. J. Pursell conducts the busi- ness; Michael Seeberger, grocer; Little & Hamilton, coal dealers; Mrs. Bogen, millinery; Giles Gilbert and A. W. Buskirk, wholesale grocers; S. W. Cumming and Cutler & Brown, liquors; M. B. Gilbert, wholesale grocer; Shackelford & Spry, drugs; Thomas Hall & Company, boat office; Shackelford & Spry dissolve
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and the firm becomes Shackelford & Son; Thomas S. Hall & Company and P. C. Gunn, coal dealers; T. J. Pursell & Company, queensware; S. J. Meyer, hard- ware; J. McQuaid, liquors; P. E. Hard & Company, family grocery; Thomas L. Currie & Son, commission and grain merchants, and William Miller, grocery.
Those advertising in 1863 were: Angle & Biddle, boots and shoes; W. W. Little, coal; R. Lloyd, boots and shoes; E. Miller, clothing; George A. Waller, hardware; Wilhelm & Flanders, grocers; Thomas Hall & Company, coal; Leet & Chapman dissolve, Chapman retiring; Daniel R. Spry, drug store; Friedman & luisman, dry goods and clothing, gents' furnishing goods; Lodwick Brothers, dry goods; Cohen & Company, boots and shoes.
Those advertising in 1864 were: Henry Richman, wholesale clothing; P. E. Hard & Company, family grocery, W. W. & G. W. Thompson, forwarding and commission merchants .; F. W. Calvert, wholesale grocery; Levi & Flanders. clothing; Ephraim Ronsheim, dry goods, ladies cloaks, &c .; Stephenson & Pat- terson, book sellers; D. N. Murray, hardware; O. A. Lodwick and John K. & Henry C. Lodwick, dry goods; H. D. Burton, wholesale liquor dealer; Martin F. and John Micklethwait purchased the grocery stock of Mrs. William Miller; Hard & Williams, grocers; Philip E. Hard., W. H. Williams & R. A. Calvert, wholesale dealers in groceries and liquors.
Those advertising in 1865 were: Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Vincent, millinery; Peter Brodbeck, dry goods; George and James Rumsey and Joseph G. Reed go into partnership as Rumsey & Reed; Pat Prendergast bought out the interest of W. S. Cutler in the liquor business; Mclntire & Glidden, lumber and shingles; S. J. Eichelstein, liquors; Rumsey, Reed & Company, wholesale dry goods; Levi & Flanders, clothing; W. W. & G. W. Thompson, forwarding and commission merchants; M. F. & John Micklethwait succeeded William Miller as M. F. Mickle- thwait & Brother; Albert Knittel, confectioner; Eisman & Company, dry goods and clothing; Hard & Williams, grocers; The Cabinet Makers' Union advertised F. C. Daehler, agent; Julia Salsbury, millinery; John Uhl, boots and shoes; Thomas D. Hall. coal agent; Mrs. William Miller, ladies' variety store; W. W. Little, coal office. "Come to Stay;" W. L. Sichies retired from the firm of F. W. Calvert & Company, F. W. Calvert continuing the business; Hard & Williams dissolved, P. H. Hard continued the business; S. P. Nichols & Company, auction rooms; Ripley & Hurd, wholesale l.quors; F. C. Gibbs went into partnership w.th R. A. Calvert in the wholesale grocery and liquor business.
Those advertising in 1866 were: T. J. Pursell, queensware: J. T. Vincent bought out John R. Hurd's interest in the liquor business with Wm. P. Ripley, and the firm was Ripley & Vincent; John Dice and Miles Forbes dissolve; F. W. Calvert sold his grocery to Frank Gilbert; Chas. A. Barton & Brother, grocery; also, Charles A. Barton, D. Barton and Thomas P. Brown, O. A. Lodwick, dry goods; Glidden & Melntire, lumber; J. & D. Sullivan, dealers in leather, hides and oil; John Yoakley, pianos and organs; Miss E. Compton succeeded Mrs. Reed in the millinery business; Mrs. J. C. Trotter, millinery; Washington C. Appler, drugs; also, Dr. C. M. Finch; George A. Rumsey retired from Rumsey, Reed & Company: Jonah H. Roads, of Chillicothe, took his place; J. L. Hibbs took J. C. Hibbs and E. Fuller in the hardware business with him, and Hiram McGuire had a drug store.
Those advertising in 1867 were: George Davis & Company, feed store; Lodwick Brothers, dry goods; C. A. M. Damarin & Company, groceries; T. J. Pursell & Company, queensware; Miss M. Lloyd, millinery.
The J. F. Davis Drug Company.
The wholesale drug business owned by the J. F. Davis Drug Company was commenced about the year 1844 by Drs. Shackelford and Andrew Crichton, on Front Street, below Jefferson. Here they did business until about the year 1849, when they moved to 123 West Front Street, where they and their suc- cessors have conducted business ever since. Daniel R. Spry was employed by them as clerk in 1851. In 1856 Andrew Crichton sold out to Mr. Spry, and the firm name was known as Shackleford and Spry. In 1861 Mr. Spry sold out to Shackleford & Son, who composed the firm until 1867, when they sold out to the firm of Bartram, Jones & Company, which conducted the business until April,
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1869, when J. W. Ricker bought out all partners except Mr. David Jones. The firm then became Ricker & Jones. They continued the business until August, 1873, when Mr. Ricker sold out to Dr. J. F. Davis, and the firm became Davis & Jones until the fall of 1876. Then Dr. Davis bought Mr. Jones out and became sole owner and conducted the business successfully until July 12, 1895, when he organized a stock company, known as the J. F. Davis Drug Company. The incorporators were: Dr. J. F. Davis, J. J. Brandel, William Brandel, J. H. Holman, and W. K. Dupre, who were elected Directors of the firm for one year, and they elected the following officers: J. F. Davis, President and General Manager; J. J. Brandel, Vice President; J. H. Holman, Secretary and Treasurer. They held these offices until March 10, 1900, when Dr. Davis sold out. Simon Labold was elected Director in place of Dr. Davis, and the following officers were then chosen: W. K. Dupre, President; William Brandel, Vice President; J. J. Brandel, General Manager. J. H. Holman remained as Secretary and Treas- urer. J. H. Holman died July 8. 1901, and W. K. Dupre took his place. On August 5, 1901, J. J. Brandel, William Brandel, S. Labold, J. W. Bannon, and W. K. Dupre were elected as Directors, and they elected the following officers: J. J. Brandel President and General Manager; William Brandel, Vice President, and W. K. Dupre, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Gilbert Grocery Company.
The wholesale grocery business was established originally in 1832 by Martin B. Gilbert, who opened up at 167 West Front Street. He conducted the business until his death in November 1887. A month later the firm of M. B. Gilbert & Co. was organized, composed of M. B. Gilbert, George Appel and George A. Goodman. Messrs. Appel and Goodman themselves began at the bottom. Mr. Appel entered the house in May, 1878. Mr. Goodman followed him in April, 1881. Mr. Appel filled every position in the house. In 1883 he became the book-keeper and credit man. On the death of Mr. Gilbert, he took his place, and is the head of the business. Mr. Goodman has filled every position in the house from the lowest, until now he is the Assistant Manager. In November. 1890, the Company bought out and succeeded in the business of Damarin & Co., one of the oldest firms in Ohio. Then it moved to 199. 201 and 203 West Front Street. From there it removed in 1898 to 50, 52 and 54 West Second Street, into a four-story building, erected expressly for its own use, with all the modern facilities for the transaction of business. It is sixty feet tront by one hundred and twenty-three feet deep. The officers of the Company are: George Appel, President; George A. Goodman, Vice President; John Bauer, Secretary. The Directors are: W. M. Briggs, Mrs. M. B. Gilbert, George Appel and George A. Goodman. It was incorporated January 1, 1900.
MANUFACTORIES.
As there were no newspapers published in Portsmouth prior to August 5, 1818, any manufacturing before that time was a matter of tradition.
The following list is made up from the newspapers of the town and city: Those advertising in 1818 were: Benjamin Melcher and Peter Kehoe, boot and shoe makers; Parker and McCloud, carriage and wagon makers; Josiah Shackford, Daniel Corson, Wilson Gates, George Clark, John H. Thorn- ton. James Abbott and A. G. Sergeant, flour mills, and James Salsbury, saddler and harness maker.
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