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Fannin County TXGenWeb
Part 2
The towns and businesses
Arkada
" A Post Office
in Fannin Count 12 1/2 miles southeast of Bonham the judicial
seat and 6 and
1/2 northwest of Ladonia.the nearest banking and shipping
point. Population
30, Mail, tri-weekly
A.B. Cox postmaster
Cox, Dr.A.B. Drugs
Rehobeth Alliance Co. , Cotton gins
and mill
Bailey
" A village
on the St.L.A, & T. Ry, in Fannin County 12 miles south of
Bonham , the
judicial seat and 7 from Wolfe City, the nearest Banking point,
Esp., Texas.
Tel,. W.U. Population 150
J.S. Bailey Postmaster
Bailey, Dr.J.S. General Store
Crawford, J.S. dry goods and groceries
Dunn, John Blacksmith
Flowers Bros. cotton gin
Hares, Wm. grocer
Bonham
"Is a prosperous
town on the T. & P. Ry. in Fannin County of which it is the
judicial seat,
128 miles west of Texarkana and 312 miles northeast of Austin.
It contains
Baptist, Christian, Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian and
3 colored churches.
The Masonic Female Institute, the Fannin college and
the Carlton
College. 2 public schools, 2 banks, 2 flouring mills, a planing
mill, 2 cotton
gins, furniture factory, the usual number of professional men,
special and
general stores, etc, for a place of its size a handsome opera house
and 5 newspapers,
the Bonham News, Farmers Review, Fannin Favorite,
Tablet and Missionary.Grain,
Bois D'Arc seed and cotton are the principal
shipments. Esp.,
Pacific Tel. W.U. Population 3,500
John W. Duncan Postmaster
Abernathy, Frank J. land , loans and
Insurance
Abernathy, John B. insurance
Abernathy & Ivy (Frank J. Abernathy
& Henry M.Ivy) Insurance
Agnew, Edward L. lawyer
Agnew, Eugene V. grocer
Alderson, Rev.E. W. (Methodist)
Alexander, Horace C. Supt. Bonham
Compress
Co. and Propr. Alexander's Wood Works
Alexander, Wood Works, H.C. Alexander
Propr,
Mnfr Bois d"Arc Wagon Material, Planing
mill, etc
Allen & Lyle (W.D.Allen,
J.B. Lyle) principals
of the Masonic Female Institute
Anderson, Magnus T. marble
works
Ardinger, John H. dry goods
Baker, Thomas P. county assessor
Barkhau, Louis A. confectioner
Barnard, George E. insurance
Barron, T.A. county attorney
Betheurum, Wm. carpenter
Biggs, J.M. county supt of schools
Blair, George W. county districk clerk
Blair, James K. city clerk
Bonham compress Co. H.C. Alexander
Supt.
Bonham House, Pile & Boswell Proprs
Bonham News the, Evans &
Evans Proprs.
Booth, J.M. railroad Agent
Boyd, John T. city collector
Bray, Thomas W. carpen
Bramlette, Wm.A. county judge
Bramlette & Nunn ( Wm.A. Bramlette,
Charles G.Nunn) (Lawyers, Abstracts of Land Title and Loan Agents.
Bridges, Mortimer A. city attorney
Bridges, & Co. ( Mortimer A. Bridges,
John C.Wilber) Jewelers
Brown , Jesse barber
Burney House, Mrs. Sallie Piner Propr.
Cadman, A.W. photographer
Caldwell, Mrs. L. milliner
Campbell, R.W. lawyer
Carlton, Rev.Charles ( Christian)
Carlton, Charles T. Insurance
Carlton College , Charles Carlton
Principal
Carraway, D.O. & co. (David O.
Carraway, J.Edward Williams) general store
Carter, James livery
Catron, Peter J. meat market
Chandler, Rev.S.E. (Presbyterian)
Chaney, R.D. county sheriff
Charles, Samuel brick
mnfr.
Clark, James C. barber
Clendenen, Albert J. grocer
Coleman & Kennedy (Thomas
L. Coleman, James S. Kennedy) blacksmiths
Cook & Buchanan (Wm.H. Cook
, J.L. Buchanan) dentists
Cooper, Nathan feed stable
Crider, F.H. furniture
Crockett House Wm.Y.
Davis propr.
Dabney, Benjamin physician
Dabney, J.W. hardware
Dale, J.B. flour mill
Dale, J.D. & J.E. live stock
Dangerfield, Joseph grocer
Davis, Charles hardware
Davis, George W. carpenter
Davis, Wm.Y. propr Crockett house
Dodd, Thomas H. ice and beer
Doss, George barber
Doss & Duncan ( Charles Doss,
E.T. Duncan) saloon
Duncan, John W. postmaster
Dyer, Benjamin F. insurance
Evans, Mrs. Gertrude music
teacher
Evans, Henry G. lawyer
Evans & Evans ( Wm. A. &
James C. Evans) lawyers
Ewing, V. A. blacksmith
Ewing & Goodman ( V.A. Ewing &
Wm.T. Goodman) feed
Faas, John W. pacific express agent
Fannin College Hudson
& Wilson Principals
Fannin County Bank capital
$ 100,000 surplus, $ 10,000 S.B. Allen pres. , J.P. Holmes
cash.
Farmers House W.A. Holt
propr
Farmers Review, McDaniel & Woodward
Proprs.
Fewell, Z.R. painter
First National Bank Capital
$ 60,000 surplus, $ 35,000
W.A. Nunelee pres. A.B. Searborough
cash.
Fisher, M.S. flour mill
Gambill & Gates blacksmiths
Gardener, Samuel city attorney
Gilbert, R.E. carpenter
Globe House J.W. Swinney
propr.
Grace, Charles D. lawyer
Haden, John W. dry goods
Halsell & Young ( Martin
W.Halsell, Mansell J.B. Young ) furniture
Hamilton, Wm. city marshall
Hammock, Archibald E. shoemaker
Hampton, Mabel G. grocer
Hardin & Owens feed
yard
Harris Bros. dry goods
harrison, Calvin M. physician
Harwell, C.H. & Co.
(Clarence H. Harwell, Frank Jones ) lumber
Henderson, R. & Co. ( Robert &
Jacob Henderson) grocers
Holt, W.A. propr Farmers
House
Hopkins, George W. painter
Howard, S.B. live stock
Howell & Moore ( A.S. J.
Howell, T.G. Moore) grocers
Hudson & Wilson ( Edward C. Hudson,
Thomas M. Wilson) Principals Fannin College
Hunter, Robert T. livery
Ingram, Charles T. dry goods
Ingram, C.R. laundry
Ivy, Henry M. (Abernathy
& Ivy) lawyer
Jackson, Chet B. livery
Jackson & Kenney ( James W. Jackson,
Walter Kennedy) confectioners
James , Albert G. saloon
Jarrett, Thomas restaurant
Johnson, Andrew E. insurance
Johnson & Brooks ( Brown
S. Johnson, Frank M. Brooks) attorneys at law
Jones, Frank lumber
Kennedy, John T. physician
Kennedy, Thomas E. county tax
collector
Klappholz, Joseph general
store
Knox, Julius saloon
Knox, Stephen carpenter
Levine & Taylor ( Max Levine ,
Wm. E. Taylor) cotton
McClelan, Eugene D. county district
judge
McDaniel & Woodward publishers
of the following papers: Farmers Review, Fannin Favorite, The Tablet, Missionary.
McHenry & Ballard ( R.D. McHenry,
Nic M. Ballard)
clothing
McMillan, Wm. sewing machines
McQuigg, Jesse grocer
Mansfield, J.R. horse
breeder
Markham & Quinn blacksmiths
Martin, Robert E. physician
Masonic Female Institute
Allen & Lyle principals
Meyers, David saloon
Michelly, J. books
Moss, T.B. & Son
( Thomas B. & Joseph A. ) grocers
Newnam, John harnessmaker
Nichols, Martin A. harnessmaker
Noble, Joseph P. county clerk
Nunn, John J.C. meat market
Nunnelee, Willis A. grocer and agricultural
implements
Parker & Fitzgerald ( Wm.
M. Parker, Jospeh B. Fitzgerald) meat market
Peeler, John W. druggist
Perminter, Hightower & Co. ( Edward
W. and Joseph B. Perminter,
Wilber T. Hightower) grocers
Phillips & Duncan ( Oscar B. Phillips,
James A. Duncan)
dry goods
Pierce & Dyer ( Wm. G. Pierce,
Benjamin F. Dyer)
druggists
Pile & Boswell, proprs Bonham
House
Piner, Mrs. Sallie propr
Burney House
Potts, R.D. physician
Potts, Rev. T.S. (Baptist)
Potts, R.D. physician
Ragsdale, Travis W. county treasurer
Ragsdale & Davis ( George W. Ragsdale,
J.L. Davis) saloon
Revell, Theodore B. furn and undertaker
Rosenbaum, Morris dry goods
Russell & Arledge Bros, ( John
W. Russell, John F.
& George E. Arledge) general store
Sarrett, Joseph S. barber
Saunders, J.M. saloon
Saunders, Drs. (John S. and Bacon)
physicians
Saunders, J. C. & Co. ( John C.
and John S. Saunders) druggist
Semple, Richard B. lawyer
Shaw, Robert N. general store
Shortridge, Johnathan B.
grocer
Sparger H. & co. ( Henry Sparger,
Wm.L. Brigham,
Thomas Newman) builders
Spotts & Finney (Edward
B. Spotts, Jospeh C. Finney) grocers
Steger, Edward D. lawyer
Stephens & Co. (Rush Stephens,
Jefferson Sparger)
builders
Stone, Wm. B. confectioner
Sweeney, D.W. & Bro. (Daniel W.
& Edward W. ) Dry goods
Swinney, J.W. propr. Globe House
Syday, Eldon H. justice of the peace
Taylor & Baldwin ( Robert H. Taylor,
Jacob C. Baldwin) Lawyers
Thompson, Abernathy & Co. ( Marion
Thompson, Jones Abernathy,
Albert Gale, Frnak Heunsch) hardware
Thompson, James R. dealer in Pianos,
Organs, Musical Instruments
and sheet music
Thompson, Wm. S. photographer
Thornton, Edward restaurant
Tiras, Joseph Merchant tailor
Trout, Wm. Restaurant
Usery, G.R. confectioner
Weathersby, Levy grocer
Welch, John H. harnessmaker
Wells, Finnis P. hardware
White, E.F. & L.C.
(Earnest F. & Leslie C.) grocers
White, Wm. T. shoemaker
Williams, Rev. T.N. (Presbyterian)
Wilson, Lake C. livery
Wilson & Hackley ( W.N.
Wilson & Hackley ( W.N.
Wilson & Thomas R. Hackley) grocers
Woolf, Isaac agent W.U.
Telegraph Co.
Crutchfield
A postoffice
in Fannin County, 7 miles northeast of Bonham the judicial
seat, Banking
and shipping point. Population 4, Mail, Tri weekly
M.E. Hartman
Postmaster
Delba
A Postoffice
in Fannin County 15 miles southwest of Bonham , the county
seat and 4 west
of Leonard, the nearest railroad station. Bonham is the
nearest banking
point. Population 50 mail semi-weekly
Whitrowe, H. generl store
(Withrow)
Dial
A village in
Fannin County 20 miles southeast of Bonham the county seat,
and 8 southeast
of Honey Grove, the nearest railroad station and banking
point.Population
75 mail daily
Dial & Wise gin and grist mill
Hammock, T.J. general store
Dodd
( not to become Dodd City for 2 more years) A prosperous town on
the T.&
P. Ry. in Fannin county 6 miles east of Bonham the judicial seat. It
contains 3 churches,
a public school, 3 steam flouring mills and cotton gins ,
a private bank
and a weekly newspaper. The Spectator Exp. Pacific. Tel., W.
U.
Population 500
N.A. Fox Postmaster
Benson, G.D. Barber
Coldwell, H.D. physician
Davis, C.C. Lawyer
Dunwiddie, A.B.C. Lawyer
Fox, N.A. confectioner
Glass, W.B. Blacksmith
Ghisson, T.N. blacksmith
Glover, Brown & co. drugs
Glover & Brown saloon
Holloway, W.E. railroad, exp. &
tel. agt.
Hunter, H.C. gin and grist mill
Jins, Cecil lawyer
Kincaid, Robert physician
McDade & Miller grocers
McGee, S.D. furniture, lumber and
grain
Miller, J.T. lawyer
Moore & Stephens, hardware
Organ & Biggs dry goods
Parr & Hunter livery
Ridling , R.T. hotel
Roger, John dentist
Royse, Mrs. M.T. dry goods
Shell, W.H. wagonmaker
Smith, & Weathersby, gin and grist
mill
Spectator W.T. Gass
editor and Publr.
Thompson, Mrs. L.M. milliner
Van Noy, Dr.T.J. drugs
Wallace, Joseph barber
Whitsett & Smith grocers
White, W.R. grocer
Duplex
A postoffice
in Fannin county 15 miles north of Bonham the judicial seat, banking and
shipping point. population 40 mail tri-weekly T.J. Patterson
postmaster
Cain, P. physician
Eller, Rev.G.W.
Patterson, T.J. drugs
and groceries
Trick & Eller mill
& gin (this is Irick)
Webster, J.M. blacksmith
Ector
The postoffice
at Victor Station on the T. div.T & P.Ry in Fannin county 5
miles from Bonham,
the judicial seat and banking point. Has a steam grist
mill and gin
, a church and a school. Population 150 mail daily
Ribert D. Phillips postmaster
Burge & Dulaney, grocers
Carr, W.R. grocer
Hay, Rev.Wm. (Methodist)
Jenkins, I.F. blacksmith
Linton, James A. carpenter
Love, Lee mill and gin
Phillips, Dr. R.D. drugs
Renfro, John R. carpenter
Elwood
A small village
on the Red River in Fannin County, 330 miles northeast of
austin and 18
miles northeast of Bonham the county seat, nearest railroad
stationand banking
point. Population 43 mail tri-weekly
I.B.Norrill postmaster
Cole, N.J. blacksmith
Graves, J.C. hotel
McRae , H.J. & Bro. mill gin and
distillery
Pope, Spurlin & co. General store
Fulp
In Fannincounty
8 miles northwest of Bonham, the judicial seat and nearest
banking point,
and 6 from Savoy the nearest shipping point. Population
15 mail semi
weekly
A.J. Duckworth, postmaster
Dixon,E.S. gristmill and gin
Duckworth, A.J. Mngr. Long Branch
Co-Operative Assn.
Gober
A post village
in Fannin county . 318 Miles northeast of Austin and 10 miles
Southeast of
Bonham. The county seat, nearest railroad station and banking
point. Settled
in 1845, it contains a steam grist mill and cotton gin, 2
churches, and
a public school The shipments comprise cotton, corn, live
stock and building
stone. Population 250 Mail tri-weekly
L.P.Thomas postmaster
Acrea, T.D. blacksmith
Agee, Rev.H.K. (Methodist)
Burton, J.W. physician
Christian, Rev.J.D. (Methodist)
Davis & Overstreet
stone masons
Eads & Keller general store
Gouch, James stone mason
Henderson, D.L. stone mason
Jacobs, Rev.C.W. (Methodist)
Keller, M.S. physician
Keller, W.C. livestock
London, C.M. gunsmith
Moreland, Rev.J.H. (Methodist)
Peters & Pennington gin
and grist mill
Pickens, A.H. general store
Stafford & Johnson stone
masons
Thomas, C.Y notary public
Honey Grove
is located on
the T.& P. and G.C. & S.Fe. Rys. In Fannin County , 16 miles
east of Bonham,
the judicial seat. 60 east of Whitesboro, 112 from Texarcana
and 328 from
Austin. Dating its settlement from 1849, it contains Baptist ,
Christian, Cumberland
Presbyterian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, and
Presbyterian
Churches, good schools, 2 Banks, a roller flour mill, an elevator,
a cotton compress,
and grist mills and cotton gins. Two newspapers, the
Fannin Guard
and the Citizen are published. An excellent quality of building
stone is quarried
in the vicinity. The shipments comprise cotton, wool,
livestock, hides
and grain. Telephone connection with Paris, Bonham and
Sherman.
Tel., W.U. Exp., Pacific and W.,F.& co. Population
3, 500
James B. Gilmer Postmaster
Armstrong, M.M.F. druggist
Armstrong, Robert W. railroad
agent of the T.& P.
Baird, T.R. carpenter
Ballinger, J.L. city treas.
Banks, Charles B. shoemaker
Barnett, James B. harnessmaker
Barr, Rev. A.L. (Presbyterian)
Beard, Robert carpenter
Bedford, J.D. physician
Beeson, John M. grocer
Biggs House, Mrs. M.S. Biggs
propr
Bloys, Daniel H. harnesmaker
Boon, J.B. & Bro. Carpenter
Booth, Wm. T physician
Boswell, James T. saloon
Boyett, Rev. J.H. ( Baptist)
Bryan, R.C. livery
Burgher, Ballard M. insurance
Burgher, Young real estate
Burnett, Rover W. painter
Carpenter & Gross ( George
A. Carpenter,
Wm.H. Gross) lawyers
Clark, Wm.T. shoemaker
Coldwell, J.T. physician
Commercial Hotel , Mrs. S.J. Mauldin
propr.
Coulter, James M. books
Crowson, M.B. cotton gin
and flour mill
Daily, George A. druggist
Daniel , M. E. physician
Erwin, S.L. & Co. ( S.L.
Erwin , J.T. Holt) hardware
Erwin, & White ( Samuel A. Erwin
, Ernest F. White)
grocers
Exchange Bank of Honey Grove (capital
$ 80,000 ;
surplus, $22,000) Charles B. Bryan,cash.
Fannin Guard, Hornbeck Bros. Proprs.
Fiquet, Wm.H. furniture
First National Bank (capital
$100,000: Surplus $25,000) Washington Underwood Pres., Thomas U. Cole cash.
Robert J. Thomas assistant Cash.
Floyd, John stone quarry 3 miles south
Gamble, Frank carpenter
Gwalktney & Bro. (John T. and
Thomas J. grain elevator and lumber)
Gwaltney & Bro. & Gailbraith
(John T. and Thomas J. Gwaltney, Marshall A. Galbraith, planing mill)
Hancock, Joseph H. restaurant
Handcock, R.E. physician
Harbert, Stephen D. saloon
Hays, Miss Anna music teacher
Hays, Mrs. P.F. music teacher
Hill, L.C. agent Pacific Express
Hockaday, Gray & Co.
(Fred T. Hockaday, Robert J.Gray,
Ballard M. Burger, Wm.R. Stephens) hardware
Holt, Frank live stock
Honey Grove Compress Co. John Ballinger
sec. Cotton
Hornbeck Bros, (Lewis N. and Wm. )
proprs.
Fannin Guard
Howe, Miss Josie O. Milliner
Huddle, J.H. carpenter
Jenkins, John D. saloon
Jones, Rev. C.O. (Methodist)
Kelley, Charles R.
dry goods
Kinsworthy, Allen N.
blacksmith
Kirk, R.H. carpenter
Koehler, Charles F. barber
Lamaster, L.C. real estate
Lane, Wm.H. livery
Larrison, James H. grocer
Leroy, Wm. R. tailor
Loveless, Burrell S. Justice
of the Peace
Lyon, John carpenter
Lyon, O.T. lumber
McCaddon, Edward dyer
and cleaner
McCoy, W.M. confectioner
McCraw, John B. propr.
Texas Citizen
McKee, J.B. live stock
McKee, J.B. & Co. (James
B. McKee, J.T. Holt,
Napoleon B.Smith) general store
McKinstry, James M. druggist
Marshall, Edward M. confectioner
Mason, Samuel O.C. blacksmith
Mauldin, Mrs. S.J. propr.
Commercial Hotel
Messever, Fritz confectioner
Meyer, Joseph physician
Mickins, Lewis meat market
Moorman, Zacharias B. dentist
Myers, B.H. carpenter
Myers, Henry saloon
Nesbitt, Jesse J. general
store
Neville, J.W. jeweler
Nicholson, Wm. V. clothing
Orr, Wm.W. carpenter
Owen, J.N. city attorney
Page, Mrs. T.G. milliner
Peyton, Vincent city marshal
Pierce, Wood & Co. (John A. Pierce,
Wallace W. Wood) grocers
Pirtle & McClure (Jeff
Pirtle, John McClure)
meat market
Pope, F.E. physician
Ragsdale, Robert B. photographer
Reed & dowlin (John W. Reed, A.P,
Dwlin) Furniture
Roach, Mrs. Kate milliner
Rutherford & Gardner ( Albert
Rutherford, John Gardner) grocers
Rutherford & Scholl ( John
W. Rutherford,
Lawrence P. Scholl) Blacksmiths
Ryan, Joseph B. druggest
Saffarans, W.H. dentist
Saylor, Jacob J.
saddle and harnessmaker
Scott Bros, ( Wm.C. &
George W.) grocers
Scott, J.R. carpenter
Shirley, Paul P. watchmaker
Sin, Sam restaurant
Smith, Gilbert L. meat
market
Smith, J.H. carpenter
Smith, J.W. city clerk
Smith, Wm. Constable
Speaker, James H. meat
market
Stull, Samuel W. barber
Stull, Taylor barber
Taylor, H.C. G.C.& S.F.R.R.
agent
Taylor, M.A. physician
Terry, W.G. physician
Texas Citizen, John B. McCraw
propr.
Underwood , W. general store
Walcott Institute, J.W. Clark
propr.
Waltermire, Mrs. Wm. Music teacher
Ware, John L. dry goods
Wells, George W. lawyer
Wells, W.M. physician
Wilkins, Wm. D. general
store
Williams, Hampden T.
wagonmaker
Williamson & Spelce ( Wm.A.
Williamson,
Thomas B. Spelce) grocers
Winchester, James P. grocer
Wolcott, B.O. live stock
Wortham & Page (Elbert T. Wortham,
L.C.Page) Insurance
Yarbrough, Thomas B. dry goods
Yeager House Wiley &
Yeager propr.
Yoe, George A. blacksmith
Ivanhoe
A village in
Fannin County 10 miles Northeast of Bonham the judicial seat,
banking and
shipping point. Population 150 Mail tri-weekly
T.G.Braddock postmaster
Braddock, T.G. general
store
Greever, S.A. physician
Reynolds, E. physician
Savell, J.W. groceries, Hardware
and Patent medicines
Smith, Frank justice of
the peace
Smith, John E. blacksmith
Smith, Joseph H. hotel
Thamason & Graham
mill and gin
Ladonia
A flourishing
incorporated village on North Sulphur river and the G.C. & S.Fe.
Ry. In Fannin
county 20 miles southeast of Bonham the judicial seat, and 12
southwest of
Honey Grove . It contains Baptist,Methodist and Presbyterian
Churches. A
public school, a bank a steam flouring mill and a weekly
newspaper, the
Ladonia News. Ships cotton, Grain ,Cotton seed, and produce.
Exp. Adams Tel,.
W.U.Population 1,500
John G. Blakeney, Postmaster
Absher & Daniel (George W.Absher,
Robert L. Daniel) grocers
Blakeney, John G. postmaster
Boliver, David W. Propr. Ladonia News
Charleville, Calvin S. harnessmaker
City Bank of Ladonia C.W.T.
Weldon pres. George G. Henderson cash.
City Hotel , Mrs. A.E. Marsh
propr.
Clark, Charles B. railroad
and exp. Agent
Cobb, John H. grocer
Cole & Johnson ( James H.
Cole, Thomas F.Johnson) furniture
Crossman, Bro & Co. ( Bernard
and Hyman N.
Crossman, Nathan S.Sodekson) general
store
Crowson, J.F. flour mill
and cotton gin
Cummens, Edwin W. furniture and undertaker
Day, Franklin M. grocer
Dennis, James L. dentist
Dinwiddie , Rev. A.B.C. (Presbyterian)
Donnalson, J.S. saloon
Drake, M.B. physician
Eagleton, Rev. G.E. (Presbyterian)
Erwin, S.L. & Co.
( S.L. Erwin, J.T. Holt) hardware
Evans, George M. dry goods
Fraley, Jefferson D. grocer
Gilliam, R. A. druggist
Great & Carter ( Alexander
Great, James P. Carter)
barber
Haden, Joseph B. dry Goods
( see a photo of this
business in the Ladonia pages)
Hammock, A.D. shoemaker
Hardwick, Rev. J.F. (Baptist)
Hicks, Miss Alice milliner
Holderness, George physician
Isom, H.H. grocer
Johnson, Brown S. lawyer
Johnson, Mrs. M.J. propr.
Oglesby House
Jones, M.T. Lumber Co.
lumber
Kirkpatrick, Henry J. restaurant
Ladonia News, David W. Boliver Propr.
Lewis, Charles saloon
Lockett, Royal F. druggist
McCown, W.H. & Co. ( Wm. H. McCown,
Wm.G.Nunn)
grocers
Marsh, Mrs. A.E. propr City hotel
Meguire, Wm.A. druggist
Mitchell, Samuel L. blacksmith
Moring, Wm.C. saloon
Neilson, Samule B. physician
Nunn, Blakeney & Co. ( Wm.G.Nunn,
George W. Blakeney, W.C. Maloney) general store
Oglesby House , Mrs. M.J. Johnson
propr.
Relyea, S.C. physician
Riggan, Rev. C.N. ( Methodist)
Rombach, Bertin jeweler
Rothsteine, Joseph grocer
Rozar, Arthur J.
dry goods
Ryon, Wm. J. meat market
Shaw, Robert N. general store
Thomas, D.J. physician
Thompson & Seyes livery
Tipton, W.B. & Co. ( Wm.B. tipton,
G.G. Eagleton)
grocers
Well, H.A. dentist
Weldon, Benjamin F. livery
White, Abraham blacksmith
Wilder & Griffin ( John
H. Wilder, James W. Griffin)
grocers
Williams, Sidney J. barber
Wills, W. physician
Lamasco
A postoffice
in Fannin county 13 miles northeast of Bonham the jucicial seat
and nearest
banking point. Has 3 Churches, a district school and a steam gin
and saw mill.
Population 75. Mail tri-weekly
F.W. Owen Postmaster
Carlisle, W.R. physician
Majoiurk, C. mill and general store
Owen, Dr. F.W. drugs
Smith, G. railroad , exp. And tel.
Agent
Trick, J.A. livestock surname
might be misspelled and be Irick )
Trick, T. physician
Trick, W.B. blacksmith
Whittenbury, Rev. J.B. ( Methodist)
Wilson, Eli hotel
Leonard
A post village
on the M.K. & T. Ry, in Fannin County, 17 miles southwest
of Bonham, the
county seat and nearest banking point. Settled in 1880 it
contains
3 Churches, a district school, steam grist mills and cotton gins.
Population 400
Tel., W.U. Exp. Pacific
T.R. McQuade postmaster
Albright, John grocer
Allison & Grider hardware
Conklin, J.J. dry goods
Cund, G.W. drugs
Egbert House, J.W. Egbert propr.
Franklin, M.L. harness
Kemper, G.G. physician
Kuykendall, J.O. dry goods
Mabin, J.S. railroad and telegraph
agents
Melton, A.L. grocer
Mull, W.F. grocer
Pendergrass, H.S. physician
Rotan & Owens drugs
Sims, G.W. photographer
Thomas & Wilson livery
Womack, W.T. grocer
Yates, W.W. dry goods
Monkstown
A Postoffice
in Fannin county 26 miles northeast of
Bonham, the
county seat and 17 northeast of Honey
Grove the nearest
railroad station and banking point. Population 100 Mail tri-weekly
W.C. Wilhite, Postmaster
Crumwell, T.K. physician
Gray, R.J. cotton gin
Hencock, R.E. physician
Lawrence, J.M. blacksmith
McDaniels, T.B. blacksmith
Peocock, A. justice of the peace
( this is Peacock)
Tracy, J.S. grocer
Wilson, J.L. jewelry and drugs
Mulberry
A post office
in Fannin County 14 miles northwest of Bonham the
county seat,
banking and shipping point population 50 mail semi-weekly
Agnew & Smith general store
Nobility
A post village
on Indian Creek in Fannin county, 21 miles southwest of
Bonham, the
county seat and southwest of Trenton, the nearest railroad
station. Bonham
is the nearest banking point. Stages to Leonard and Melissa.
Population 75
mail semi-weekly
Buchanon & Moats general store
Cox, W.T. grocer
Holcomb , A.G. general store
Holcomb. G.W. general store
Orangeville
In Fannin county,
15 miles southwest of Bonham, the judicial seat and 5 from
Whitewright,
the usual banking and shipping point. Population 175 mail daily
O.H.Clark Postmaster
Blanton & Robinson cotton
gin
Clark, O.H. drugs
Cooper Bros, grist mill and
gin
Davis, Isaac cotton gin
Davis, John grist mill and gin
Evans, J.L. carpenter
Guinn, James wagonmaker
James, C.L. grocer
James, E.L. dry goods and notions
Mourhead, J.W. carpenter
Ross, E. carpenter
Smith, Elias physician
Tyalor, J.H. blacksmith
Ragsdale
A settlement
on the Red River, in Fannin County, 25 miles northeast of
Bonham, the
county seat, and 18 north of Honey Grove, the nearest railroad
station and
banking point. Population 150 Mail tri-weekly.
G.E. Perot
Postmaster
Brian, J.H. saw and grist mill
Dale & Lawrence grist mill and
gin
Hancock, R.E. physician
Oliphint, W.D. saw mill and
grist mill ( Oliphant)
Perot, O.,R. general store
Slagle, G.H. grist mill and gin
Randolph
On the St.L,.A.&
T. Ry. In Fannin county, 9 miles southwest of Bonham,
the judicial
seat and nearest banking point. Contains 3 Churches and a
steam cotton
gin and grist mill. Population 100. Exp., Texas
H.M. Norman postmaster
Buchanan, Frank blacksmith
Barnes, E. physician
Craig, W.H. saloon
Noblett, F.N. blacksmith
Norman, H.M. drugs and groceries
Reed, J.F. mill and gin
Reynolds Bros, general
store
Smith, P.R. carpenter
Young, J.S. physician
Ravenna
A stirring village
in Fannin county. 10 miles northwest of Bonham , the
county seat,
nearest railroad station and banking point. Settled in 1875.
It contains
a steam grist mill and cotton gin. 3 Churches and a district
school. Stages
to Bonham. Population 400 mail tri-weekly
J.W. Palmore postmaster
Agnew, Smith & Co. grocers
Anthony, B.G. live stock
Barnett, J.R. live stock
Barnett Bros, hardware
Bishop, S.B. wagonmaker
Bryant, T.B. & co. grocers
Cannad , John livery
Crawford, T.J. drugs and grocer
Culpepper, Adolph brick
mnfr.
Culpepper & co. saloon
Cunningham, D.J. live stock
Cunningham, J. physician
Guile, J.E. blacksmith
Hall, A.R. & Son general store
(A.P. Hall & Sons)
James, E.P. physician
Melton, F.C. wagonmaker
Morrow, L. carpenter
Morrow, M.C. hotel
Newton, Samuel grist mill and
gin
Palmore & Cunningham, general
store
Pennington, W.E. physician
Pickins, Dr.A.C. & Co. druggists
Smith, C.R. shoemaker
Snyder & Barnett
meat market
Spencer & Barnett dry goods
Woosley, A.E. barber
Wright, N. carpenter
Savoy
A post village
on the T.& P. Ry in Fannin county , 11 miles west of Bonham,
the county seat,
and nearest banking point. Settled in 1863, it contains 4
churches, good
schools, a steam grist mill and a cotton gin.
Population 350
Tel,.W.U. Exp. Pacific
Bradford, J.L. dry goods
Chaney, Wm. Gristmill and gin
Chester, E.F. railroad agent
Durrett, Hattie millniner
Gillum, A.P. hotel
Harpes, S.A & Co. grocers
Hughes Bros, harness
Jolley & Son livery
Jones, S.E. druggist
McMahon, D.T. grain
Naylor & Simmons hardware
and furn.
Noblitt, John
blacksmith
Pace, W.T. dry goods
Phillips, Charles hotel
Ryan, J.J. blacksmith
Sprowle Bros. Notions
Squires & Waldron livery
Stringer, R. dry goods
Thomason, G.W. general
store
Selfs
In Fannin county
20 miles northeast of Bonham and
9 north of Honey
Grove, the nearest banking and
shipping point.
Population 10 mail semi-weekly
W.E. Whittenberg postmaster
Bennett, J.A. Mngr. Bethel Co. Operative
Assn.
Bethel Co-Operative Assn. A J. Bennett
Mngr.
Broadfoot, T.M. grist mill and
gin
Dobbs, T.L. gist mill and gin
Reed, A.T. physician
Selfs, G.T. grist mill and gin
Trenton
A village on
the M.K. & T. Ry. In Fannin county, 15 miles southwest of
Bonham, the
county seat and nearest banking point. Settled in 1881 it
contains 2 Churches,
a school, 2 steam grist mills and a cotton gin.
Population 300.
Exp.Pacific W.W. McFarland postmaster
Beck & Southerland groceries
and hardware
Bird, Mrs. Addie boarding house
Connelly, Rev. J.W. (Baptist)
Earnhart, J.W. livery
Elder, J.L. grist mill and gin
Hancock, James notary
Hancock, J.J. dry goods
Hare, J.E. grain
Herrell, J.P. blacksmith
Hill, S.J. physician
Holmes, W.C. physician
Hope, John shoemaker
Jackson, W.A. dry goods
Kaizer, Julius painter
Kuykendall, W.A. lumber
Lea, T.C. groceries and hardware
McDade, B. wagonmaker
McFarland, W.W. drugs and groceries
McLary, E.T. hotel
this is McLarry
Mangum, T.H. physician
Moreland, G.W. carpenter
Morrison & Connelly
harness
Sanders & Wilson saloon
Saunders, C.R. live stock
Smith, S.S. physician
Stacy, H.O. physician
Stone, W.N. flour mill
Wilson,. J.D. dry goods
Tulip
A postoffice
on the Red River in Fannin county 17
miles north
of Bonham , the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking
point. It contains
a steam grist and saw mill and a cotton gin, a church and a
district school.
Stages tri-weekly to Bonham. Population 65 mail tri-weekly
P.L. Pearson, Postmaster
McRae, P.L. liquors
Pope, Spurlin & Co. general store
Thompson, R.C. & J.N. saw grist
and gin mill
Tremble, W.H. physician
Valley Creek
A post village
in Fannin County 15 miles southwest of Bonham the county seat,
and 3 north
of Leonard, the nearest railroad station. Bonham is the nearest
banking point
settled in 1871 , it contains 2 churches a district school and a
steam flouring
and saw mill and cotton gin. Population 200 mail daily
H.L. Parmele, Postmaster
Albright, I.H. cotton buyer
Bennett, A.C. physician
Parmele, H.L. mill and general store
Roberts, George blacksmith
Windom
A postoffice
and station on the T.& P. Ry. In Fannin County 11 miles from Bonham,
the judicial seat and 4 ½ from Honey Grove the nearest banking
point. Population
100 mail daily
J.F. Steelman
Postmaster
Cagle, B.J. lumber
Hoopers Bros. Grist mill
and gin ( Hooper)
Neel, J.M. physician
Selp, Wm. Blacksmith and
wagonmaker ( probably Self)
Smit & Settle grocers
( Smith)
Steelman & Neel drugs
Stalman, J.F. agent T
& P. Ry.
Not listed
in this book are the postoffices of Bantam, Ely, Frank,
Oak Hill (Grove
Hill), Hail, Hilger Houghton, Lannius
Tull, Ruben,
Sash , Savage, Yew, Neut
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