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The Early Twentieth Century
was the state’s sixth largest city. The business directory of the
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway for 1901 noted that the city
had “paved streets, electric lights, waterworks, telephones, and a
volunteer fire department. ...” A glance at some of the listings
from this business directory offers a picture of the community in
this time period:
Attorneys—Roberson and Small, Boozer and Gillen, A. J.
Henry, Frank DeFarro, W. M. Ives, B. H. Palmer, T. B.
Oliver, M. M. Scarborough, Jr., F. P. Cone, 0. R. Parker
Baker—George 0. Addicks
Barbers—J. Heintzman, H. A. Wilson
Blacksmith—J. A. Fisher
Boots and Shoes—M. S. Plympton, A. B. Brown, Q. B. Staten,
J. E. Inman, E. S. Futch
Churches—Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Episcopal, Lutheran,
Methodist, Second Advent, Presbyterian
Contractors and Builders—J. W. Hensley, C. D. Roberts, A. L.
Mooney, R. I. House, P. J. Becks, J. W. Robinson
Cotton Buyers—J. S. Thompson, J. D. Callaway, F. Adams, J.
E. Inman
Cotton Ginneries—Florida State Ginning Co., J. E. Inman
Dentists—L. F. Frink, J. J. Coran, J. P. Riviere
Drugs—George W. Price, D. A. Watts and Son, G. S. Young,
A. R. Wise
Dry Goods—E. S. Futch, R. M. Flowers, M. L. Plympton,
R. Jordan, A. B. Brown
General Merchandise—Frank Adams, James E. Young,
Wilson and Brothers, J. W. Combs, Porter and Glover,
Wilson and Wilson, R. E. Tomlinson, M. J. Sapp and Son,
J. E. Inman
Groceries—M. W. Wright, I. G. Henderson, Jones and Ham­
mock, Robers Brothers, Buie Brothers, J. V. Hunger and
Co., W. P. Sheppard, W. N. Hunt, W. F. Thompson, J. S.
Dickinson
Hardware—J. D. Streety
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