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C. C. HABENICHT, 178 MAIN STREET.
Bottling Works and Ice Manufactory.
tures stone ware, flower pots. vases, tiles for hearths, circular bricks for other articles in this line of business. He makes a first class fire brick, for which there is ready sale, and finds in this vicinity an inexhaustible quantity of fire proof clay.
M. A. MALONE, NO. 192 MAIN STREET,
One of the progressive business men of this city is C. C. Habenicht, a native of Charleston, who has Sewing Machines and Musical Instru- been a resident of Columbia for 20 ments. years past. Mr. H. is proprietor of M. A. Malone commenced business the largest hotel in town-the here as a dealer in sewing machines Grand Central-has the largest bot- and musical instruments four years
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ago as Malone & Co., 15 months since year. Drovers stay with him. Also purchasing the entire interest. His Tolbert & Bro., who deal in fine horses, trade has gradually increased until are permanently located there. he enjoys a large local patronage. J. P. McCARTHA, MAIN STREET, He deals in the Domestic, New Home, and Davis and White sewing ma- Opposite Krentzlin's Bottling Works. J. P. McCartha has been engaged in the livery business about tive years, having moved from Starling's stand to his present place. He keeps several fine horses and carriages, and is always ready to wait on his cus- tomers at liberal rates. Mr. Mc- Cartha is a native of Lexington County, of South Carolina. chines, all of which are regarded as first class makes. Mr. M. is also sole agent for the Estey Organ and Piano Co., and deals in the Story & Clark and Carpenter organs. Repairing machines is made a specialty. Mr. Malone's trade is largely due to the quality of the goods which be ban- dles and the easy terms given to customers.
PENITENTIARY SHOE STORE. A. C. DIBERT, PROPRIETOR, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, etc.
CONDER & LONGEST, NOS. 15 & 17 PLAIN STREET, ( Successors to J. P. McCartha.)
Messrs. Conder and Longest, at About six years ago A. C. Dibert, Starling's old stand, are natives of of Philadelphia, took charge of the North Carolina, and for the last half shoe manufacturing department in year have been engaged in the livery the Penitentiary, and has made a business in Columbia. They run a very successful business, operating feed, sale, and exchange stable, con- about 100 hands, and sending out stantly keeping on band a number goods to the amount of about $150,- of fine horses, which are sold at low 000 annually. He conducts the prices, and their vehicles are of the above retail store at No. 155 Main best makes. During the trading street, and does a large custom trade seasons Tennessee and Kentucky in hand made goods, keeping in stock drovers locate with them. every variety of boots and shoes, all MCCAFFERTY BROTHERS, 66 ASSEMBLY STREET, Texas Horses and Mules. of his own make, also hosiery, and a line of trunks and valises as well. Mr. Dibert has a similar house in Charleston, and sends the goods
from his manufactory here to all in horses. During the trading sea- parts of the country.
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LIVERIES, ETC.
CAPT. J. N. LONG, 61 ASSEMBLY ST., Feed and Sale Stable.
McCafferty Bros. are natives of Fort Worth, Texas, and are dealers
sons they ship to Columbia each week two or three car loads of Texas ponies and mules, their sales here amounting to an average of 1,000 a year, besides several thousands in other portions of the country. They handle the very best stock of the kind, and, being large dealers, give their purchasers auction prices.
Capt. Long is a native of Ken- tucky, but came here about 1870, opened a feed and sale stable, and has continued in the business ever The postage on this pamphlet will since. He has a large stock of horses be but 2 cents each. Mail them to and mules for sale during the entire your Northern friends.
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FURNITURE & UNDERTAKING. M. H. BERRY.
ONE DOOR SOUTH CENTRAL HOTEL. Furniture and Undertaking Rooms.
Milo H. Berry is a native of New Jersey, and learned the cabinet ma- ker's trade in his native State. He came to Columbia about 1843, and for some years continued the manu- facture of furniture, adding ready made goods as the trade demanded, and now has one of the leading stocks in that line to be found in this section of country.
FAGAN BROTHERS, NO. 66 MAIN STREET. Furniture and Undertaking.
The Fagan Brothers began busi- ness here over twenty years ago, and by industry and strict attention to the wants of trade they have gradually risen to a prominence as bu- siness men of Columbia. The corner of Lady and Main streets owes much of its architectural beauty to their enterprise. They have a large and well selected stock of furniture, and the usual requirements of undertak- ing.
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CONFECTIONERIES, ETC. MCKENZIE'S CONFECTIONERY, 109 MAIN STREET, Miss Mary Mckenzie, Proprietress.
of his daughter Mary, who had a long experience as assistant for her father. Confectioneries, cakes, and ice cream ; dolls and toys in general are the stock in trade. Standard candies are manufactured at this establishment.
G. CARDARELLI, 86 MAIN STREET,
Groceries, Fruits, and Confectioneries.
G. Cardarelli came from Italy about 23 years ago, and in January, 1887, opened up his fruit stand and grocery rooms at No. 86 Main street, Everything in plain and costly outfits of desirable furniture or house furnishing goods is kept by Mr. Berry. Undertaking is bis leading where he keeps choice foreign and domestic fruits, nuts, vegetables, and groceries. Cigars and tobacco, and confectioneries are kept by Mr. Car- specialty, and he is up with the darelli, also soda water during the times. Embalming by the best pro- summer season. cess, and keeping a full line of fine robes, linings. etc. He has been very successful in this department of business.
J. B. RIEDLINGER, NOS. 256 & 148 MAIN STREET, Bakery.
J. B. Riedlinger is a native of Wür- temberg, Germany, and came to America in 1869. About 3 years ago he opened a bakery in Colum- bia, and since then has been engaged in the retail and jobbing trade. Wedding cakes, etc., are made a specialty.
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R. B. & D. MCKAY,
FANCY
GROCERS,
City Hall,
92 Main Street.
The MeKays are old residents of
The late John McKenzie began trade in Columbia more than forty this section, and have been engaged years ago, and since his death a year in the grocery trade for ten years ago the business has been in charge past. We give above a miniature
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out of the City Hall. described on Columbia-H. Muller & Son. This page 21, in which corner their place firm have a large family trade in the of business is located. This firm city, having established a wide repu- carry a very large stock of choicely tation for the excellent quality of selected staple and fancy groceries, their goods. and their well known integrity, CLAYTON & TIMMONS, NO. 179 MAIN ST., with excellent stock and good busi- ness dealings have brought them one of the leading trades of their line in Wholesale and Retail Grocers. this city.
The MeKay Brothers have, in connection with their business, an engine and coffee-roasting aparatus. which cost about $1,000, and is per- haps the most complete machinery in that line to be found in upper South Carolina.
H. MULLER & SON. DEALERS IN FINE GROCERIES.
Both members of the above firm are natives of this State, and opened up their present business last Sep- tember. They have a fresh, clean stock, and are leading out for a job- bing trade by keeping a full stock of select staple and fancy groceries, to- bacco, cigars, etc., giving attention to stock feed in all its varieties, and field seeds of guaranteed quality. The opening half year has brought an encouraging trade.
A. McCRANEY, NO. 68 MAIN STREET, Groceries, Provisions, etc.
A. MeCraney is a native of N. C .. and is an old grocery man of this city, having by fair dealing and close attention to his customers' wants secured a wide trade in the city, and does considerable jobbing in the sur- rounding counties. His stock will be found full and up to the times.
F. J. CARNEY, 191 MAIN STREET, Groceries and Provisions.
F. J. Carney is a native of Charles- ton, and has had a long experience . behind the counter. He opened up a new stock of well selected groceries at the above stand last Sept., and bas met with good success in trade.
S. N. HENDRIX, 141 MAIN ST.,
The above cut represents the sub- Fancy and Staple Groceries. stantial granite front at the corner Born in Lexington County, Mr. of Main and Lady streets, owned by Hendrix has been in the mercantile W. K. Greenfield, and occupied by trade of Columbia for 30 years past, him and the oldest grocery firm in and carries a stock of fancy and sta-
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ple groceries at the above number, full supply of groceries, restaurants, doing a fair share of trade. barber-shops, billiard-rooms, and
J. A. Hendrix, brother of the other institutions which we did not above, conducts a commission busi- bave time or inclination to reach. ness in rear end of the building.
W. PLATT & CO., 219 MAIN STREET, Groceries and Hardware.
W. Platt, S. D. Hook, and W. J. a detail instead of securing the data
Shull about 11 years ago opened a grocery and hardware store, and since then have continued the busi- ness, doing a prosperous wholesale and retail trade. They keep a full line of goods, always buying for cash and offering liberal terms to customers.
P. O. RANSOM, 254 MAIN STREET.
In our "press" notices we uninten- tionally omitted to mention the Southern Christian Advocate, which Groceries, Hay, Grain, & Hardware. is more than half a century old, and P. O. Ransom is a native of Aiken the official organ for the 60,000 County, S. C., and commenced busi- Methodists of this State. It is edited ness here about 2 years ago. He by Rev. W. D. Kirkland, and printed keeps a line of groceries. hay, grain, at the Register office. and hardware, doing some jobbing, but the greater part is local trade. Mr. Ransom, though recently estab- lished, commands a growing trade.
KOON, MILLER & CO., 161 MAIN ST. Groceries and Hardware.
The above firm are all native Car- olinians, and opened up trade No- vember, 1886, at No. 161 Main St., where they keep a full stock of gro- ceries and hardware, doing a con- siderable jobbing trade in the sur- rounding section.
0 . ERRATA, ETC.
In Columbia Commandery, page 23, read R. N. Richbourg instead of "J. N."
The Collegian is a monthly, pub- lished by the College students, and printed at the Presbyterian office.
There are two harness shops, a
Several dry goods stores and other mercantile establishments fail of a mention on account of absence of the proprietors. We prefer to omit from irresponsible parties.
Should you be a customer or friend of more than one business house, and thereby receive a duplicate copy of this work, you are requested to hand the extra number to some neighbor who has not been so fortunate.
Below we give the cut of the Ag- rienltural Hall. a description of which will be found on page 17. Its handsome front adds to the beauty of Main Street.
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HYGIENE IN BRIEF.
sunlight, a proper observance of Always desiring to benefit our cleanliness, simple abstemious diet, fellow-men whenever possible, we and the avoidance of all licentious- append the following hygienic rules, ness or extremes of any kind wbat- which, after 20 years' experience as ever. By regular exercise we do a physician and hygienist, we be- not mean work to fatigue for half lieve about cover the field :
an hour once a week; but if you are engaged in mental or sedentary employment, spend at least fifteen minutes three times a day in gym- nastic or other proper exercise.
First of all the foundation of good health should be started by correct living on the part of our parents before our birth, so that we may come into existence with an inborn Walking is good, riding is better, constitution of stamina. In infant sawing or chopping wood is first- life, with strenuous effort, avoid the rate, and if you have no conven- giving of any nostrums or much iences for any of these, you can, by food of any kind, excepting that a vigorous swinging of the arms, prepared by nature, or the simplest striking, kicking, etc., leaning for- and plainest substitutes for it. Above wards and backwards, take a suffi- all things do not begin to create a cient gymnastic exercise in your morbid taste by giving a baby tea, bed-room without the aid of dumb. coffee, spices, fat meats, paregories, bells or Indian clubs. This should soothing syrup, and the like, all of certainly be done morning and even- which derange and destroy the ing, if you do not get sufficient ex- nerve forces. As early as possible ercise in some other manner, as you establish regular habits. A babe need the first to prepare your diges- should have a sponge bath in the tive powers for breakfast, and the morning, a sun bath at noon, and a latter to give you refreshing sleep. massage treatment before retiring Pure air and proper ventilation of for the night. This latter, kneading of the muscles and gentle exercise of the limbs, prepares it for refresh- ing sleep. Even the time for nurs- rooms is absolutely necessary to health, and the naked exposure of the entire body to the sun is also very important to persons who do not get ing should be gauged by judgment, much out-of-door exercise. A com- and not by a child's cries. Begin- fortable room and south window at ning with two hours, at the age of noontime are the requisites for this six months, it should be four hours exhilarating bath, rolling on the car- between meal times, and solid food pet and rubbing the surface of the should never be taken by children body in order not to sunburn, but or adults nearer than five hours nor to keep up a brisk circulation. Every oftener than three times a day. A person should take a sponge or hand habit once formed is very difficult to bath once, twice, or thrice a week in order to keep the millions of pores leave off, and as tobacco and strong drinks are certainly injurious, espe- open. But few persons are dirty cially so before the system bas come enough to need it every day, and to full maturity, feed a child arsenic some may do well enough on once a and strychnia in preference to to- week. Our habits are every second bacco, wine, or beer. or third day, and a wash bowl and
Every person should have plenty towel with a properly warmed bed- of exercise, plenty of pure air and room and moderately cold water,
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serves our purpose most of the time Eat slowly, masticate thoroughly, as well as the bath tub ; but in bath- drink but little fluid, and that neither ing, as well as in diet, every person hot nor very cold. With these di- must, to some extent, be a law unto rections strictly followed, you will themselves.
The matter of diet is an all-impor- tant subject, and one in which it is overload the stomach.
very difficult to make absolute rules. There are, however, a few general rules which should be observed by every one. The process of mastica- tion and digestion, ordinarily, re- quires from four to five hours, and the habit of piecing between meals, or taking a second meal before the first has full time for digestion and
hardly be in danger of eating too much, but, of course, should not
Go to bed at early hours; and to the ladies we will drop the old, old remark : do not constrain the waist, the feet, or any part of the body, by tight lacing, tight shoes, or other impediment.
CARE OF THE EYES.
Nothing is more important to a absorption, is extremely harmful, a man's comfort, happiness, and suc- great strain to the nerve power, and cess in life than good eyesight, and certain to end in impaired digestion. it is every person's duty to take No person should do active mental great care of these organs. The or vigorous bodily labor for a few general health has much to do with minutes prior to, and a full hour the power and endurance of the eyes. after, eating, as it draws upon the Whenever any predisposition to nerve power, which properly belongs weakness or irritation is shown, late to the digestive process. As to the hours and working by artificial kinds of food, it is an old and perti- light should be studiously avoided, nent saying that what is wholesome and the eyes bathed frequently in for one person may be poisonous for salt and water. another, so that every one must -0- study their own idiosyncrasies. We,
In order to compare our climate however, believe that pork or lard with that of the North, we append in any manner is objectionable, be- the following weather record, taken ing the cause of many of the skin from a journal published in north- diseases and bilious troubles ; cucum- western Pennsylvania : "No. ofrainy bers or radishes have scarcely any days, 193; snowy days, 81; fair nutriment, and are bard to digest; days, 191. January 8th was the pastries, condiments, highly seasoned coldest day of the year, mercury food, relishes, and congiomerate mix- falling 24 degrees below zero. July tures, as mince pies, ice cream, et- 17th was the warmest day of the cetera, are better left for those who year, mercury rising to 103 degrees are willing to sacrifice their health above. Extremes of cold and beat and endanger their lives for social 127 degrees. January had the customs, festivals, and late hours. greatest number of days in which Those who prefer health should eat snow fell, there being 23. October corn bread, graham bread, or light had 14 rainy days, while July and wheat bread, plain vegetable dishes, August were equal in the No. of fair and sparingly of meats. Two or days, each having 24; rain fell on 7 three kinds of food at a meal is in- days each of the last named months, finitely better than a dozen or more. but rather light."
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This cut represents the Columbia Female College building, a de- scription of which in- stitution will be found on pages 30 and 31 of this work.
Columbia has a white brass band and two col- ored. She also has two " military companies.
Columbia streets and sidewalks make very good wheeling, and the number of bicycles here is quite large.
If any of our business men have more copies of this pamphlet on hand in a month or two after its publication, than they desire to pre- serve for reference, they will enhance the general good by giving the extra numbers to the Clerk of the Board of Trade or City Council, who will give them proper distribution.
THE DESPORTES AND EDMUNDS BUILDING.
R. H. EDMUNDS is successor to the above house, and carries a full line of dry goods, shoes, etc., at the above handsome corner on Main street.
If any casual reader of this pamphlet desires a copy, by enclosing 20 cts. (the wholesale price) to any of the business houses mentioned in the work, his request will have prompt attention. Persons who are looking up the facts with a view to locating here can get a free copy of this or other descriptive matter of Columbia, by addressing the Board of Trade.
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CONCAREC HOUSE
ROSTON
CONGAREE HOTEL.
This Hotel, located at the corner of Gervais and Assembly Streets, near the State House block, is one of the oldest and best known hotels in Columbia. It is a frame structure, 150x80 feet, upper and lower piazza extending along the entire front. On the second floor is a well furnished ladies' parlor, and on the first floor a spacious dining room with capacity for 100 guests. It also contains 50 sleeping apart- ments. The proprietor, W. E. Rose, has been in this State 50 years, and is a well known landlord, having purchased the Rose Hotel in Yorkville in 1852, which is now under the management of his son-in-law. Nine years later he came to Columbia, and with the assistance of his son, Mr. E. M. Rose, opened the Congaree Hotel. Kind attention to guests and the sub- stantial quality of the food gives to the Congaree Hotel its due share of patronage.
FLORIDA BARGAINS.
I have bargains in town lots and orange land to offer in several coun- ties of the central portion of the peninsula-the proper orange growing district-will be sold for half price. Six lots in Orange Home, Sun- ter County, at $25 each; one beautiful lake front at Clermont, Lake County, for $150; one lot at Longwood, Orange County, for $200; two business lots in Dade City, the county seat of Pasco, at $75 cach ; ten lots in Lake View. Clay County, for $20 each ; two lots at Roxburg. Du- val County, for $50 each ; and sixteen splendid residence lots at (lav Springs, Orange County, for $100 cach. This is a wonderful fountain of nature and bound to become one of the best watering places in Florida. Address D. P. ROBBINS, Erie, Pa.
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THE BOARD OF TRADE -OF-
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.
C. J. IREDELL, President.
R. S. DESPORTES,
R. M. ANDERSON,
Vice-President. Secretary and Treasurer.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
F. N. EHRLICH,
DAVID JONES,
W. C. FISHER, F. W. WING, JASPER MILLER.
The object of the above association is to foster and promote all branches of business, professions, and trades, or other interests of Colum- bia. The Board look after transportation matters, or anything pertain- ing to the good of the city. Just at present river navigation and the new Canal enterprise are receiving special attention, and manufacturers or capitalists in any section of country will be furnished with any de- sired information on subjects pertaining to these interests. Good citi- zens from all sections of the country will be gladly welcomed to this healthful and beautiful city or to its surrounding agricultural vicinity. Twenty members of the above body have been appointed as a reception and information committee. This pamphlet contains nearly every im- portant feature of the city. Any special information may be had from either the President or Secretary of the above Board, both of whom have read the advance pages and endorse, as substantially correct, the main body of this work.
The efforts of the Board of Trade have been successful, in connection with other States, through the Inter-State Committee, on reduced rates, of which their Secretary has been a prominent and influential member, in securing the half-rate excursions into the Southern States for the next three months, and which rate will probably be continued indefi- nitely.
Ask your nearest railroad agent for half-rate tickets to Columbia, the beautiful capital city of South Carolina, on the eastern hill-side of the Congaree.
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