Fertilizers. R. A. Dobie & Co., the L. & R., 2 and 4 Roanoke Dock. J. W. Perry & Co., Tunis Wharf. Furniture, Carpets, &c. Ames & Stevens, cor. Main and Granby streets. (See advertisement). F. P. McIntyre, 208 Main street. Grocers (Wholesale). Washington Taylor, 14, 16 and 18 Commerce street. T. A. Williams & Co., cor. Commerce and Elizabeth streets. (See advertisement). W. F. Allen & Co., 99 Water street. Hardware. Mayer & Co., 4 and 6 Market Square. J. G. Womble & Son, 19 (east side) Market Square. E. V. White & Co., 12 Commercial Row. (See advertisement). W. R. Hudgins & Co., 35 Market Square. Hatters. William Stevens, 167 Main street. Walter J. Simmons, 169 Main street. Hides, Furs and Wool. S. Marx, 19 Roanoke Dock. Atlantic. Hotels (First-class). St. James, J. A. Kennedy, Proprietor. New Purcell. Ice. Nottingham & Wrenn, 54 Main street. Iron Foundries and Machine Shops. Atlantic (W. A. Anderson, Proprietor), 206, 208 and 210 Water street. Elizabeth (C. W. Pettit, Proprietor), 280–286 Water street. Jewelry, Diamonds and Watches. Chapman & Gale, 152 Main street. Junk, Scrap and Damaged Cotton. Charles H. Hey, 138 and 140 Water street. Liquors, Wines, Cordials, Bitters (Wholesale and Retail). E. Vance, 28 Market Square. John O'Connor, 13 Campbell's Wharf. Marine Railways. W. A. Graves, 209-223 Water street. Merchant Tailors. Carey & Shipp, 94 Main street. Mill Supplies. Mayer & Co., 4 and 6 Market Square. E. V. White & Co., 12 Commercial Row. (See advertisement). Joseph J. McIntyre, 60 Roanoke Avenue. (Manufacturer's Agent). See advertisement. Oil Cloths, Rubber Boots, Shoes, &c. Peter Turney, 1 Market Square. Oils. Mayer & Co., 4 and 6 Market Square. C. A. Nash & Co., 8 West Market Square. Luther Sheldon, 16 West Market Square. Walke & Williams, cor. Water street and Roanoke Square. Joseph J. McIntyre, 60 Roanoke Avenue. (Agent). Produce and Fruit Dealers. Williams Bros., 26 Roanoke Square. Railroad and Steam-boat Supplies. E. V. White & Co., 12 Commercial Row. (See advertisement). Mayer & Co., 4 and 6 Market Square. Joseph J. McIntyre, 60 Roanoke Avenue. (See advertisement). Real Estate Dealers and Auctioneers. Boot and Shoe Stores. Henry Brandt, 31 Market Square. D. Lowenburg Company. George R. Whitehurst, 29 Market Square. Soda, Sarsaparilla, Mineral Waters, &c. Norfolk Bottling Company, 76 and 78 Church street. Seed Growers and Merchants. George Tait & Son, 7 Market Square. Sash and Blinds. C. A. Nash & Co., 8 West Market Square. Tea, Coffee and Sugar. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, 39 Market Square. Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, &c. (Wholesale). B. F. Baxter & Co., 76 Water street. For additional names and addresses of Norfolk's leading business houses, see supplementary list of Norfolk's mercantile and manufacturing establishments and transportation lines. THE Sound and River Gities of North Carolina. PART FIRST. I realize that any attempt at a description of the sound and river cities of the State of North Carolina with Wilmington, her metropolis, left out would look strikingly ludicrous. It is for this reason that I have ventured upon the following explanations: It is my intention in the immediate future to describe all the coast, sound and river cities of the great North State in three parts, the first embracing those situated upon Albemarle Sound and its tributaries; the second upon Pamlico Sound and the waters which flow into it, and third, the cities, towns and forts on the Cape Fear river. My reason for describing the following cities first is that they are contiguous to Norfolk and, as a consequence, the most fit to accompany the first part of this volume. Tarboro, Greenville, Murfreesboro, and a number of other cities which are situated upon streams that find a navigable tide-water outlet by way of the Albemarle and Chesapeake or the Dismal Swamp canals, are left out for the same reason as that given in my conclusion to Norfolk-sickness in my family, which forced me to |