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1900 Wilmington City Directory
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DIRECTORY Of WILMINGTON, NC 1900
CONTAINING A GENERAL AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY, AND A GUIDE TO THE STREETS
OF WILMINGTON, NC, TOGETHER WITH MUCH USEFUL INFORMATION CLASSIFIED AS
MISCELLANEOUS.
SEE GENERAL INDEX, PAGE 8.
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HILL PRINTING COMPANY, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at
Washington.
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Introductory
We present this, the 1900 edition of the Wilmington, N.C., City
Directory, with the assurance to our friends and patrons that we have
spared neither pains nor expense in having this work exceed, if
possible, representations.
An examination of its pages will show a most accurate compilation, a
feature which no other directory of the city in the past has had as
exact.
Our canvassers were men of long experience and we believe thoroughly
conscientious, we therefore have no hesitancy in asserting that this
publication will be found superior to its predecessors.
The opposite page gives a comparison of population figures with those
of 1897. The gain is most gratifying and proves conclusively that
Wilmington is progressing, even more than her most faithful adherents
claim.
We take this opportunity of thanking most heartily our many friends who
by their substantial aid enabled us to complete this work, and to the
many others who have lent their co-operation are we also deeply
indebted. With the added insurance to the people of Wilmington that we
have come to stay, and that our publication will be issued regularly.
We are very respectfully.
J. L. HILL PRINTING CO,
September 1, 1899. Wilmington, N.C. and Richmond, Va.
TWO COPIES RECEIVED
Population Statistics
The following table gives the number of names of each letter in this
book, also that of 1897 by way of comparison. To begin with, there is
1,510 more names in this publication than that of 1897, an increase of
over 19 per cent.
In 1897 the multiple 3 ½ was used to ascertain the probable
population, now we use the standard multiple of the country i.e., 3.
Multiplying the number of names in this book, 9,203, by this figure we
are given a population for Wilmington of 27,609. This undoubtedly is
very nearly correct.
Should the former multiple 3 ½ be used however, Wilmington would
have a population of 32,210. In our opinion this is too large. To get
the probable gain of population since 1897 an allowance should be made
for the multiple then in use, comparing the figures used by that
multiple with the one now in use. Our estimation of the gain is about
3,000.
In view of the vicissitudes through which Wilmington has passed since
our last publication, this gain is not only gratifying but surprising.
To the doubter we wish to say, the figures here speak for themselves.
We invite inspection.
1897 1899 increase
A 195 286 91
B 855 959 104
C 461 566 105
D 312 378 66
E 153 181 28
F 244 279 35
G 340 399 59
H 710 836 126
I 19 22 3
J 332 375 43
K 191 220 29
L 296 308 12
M 917 1,029 112
N 160 176 16
O 57 74 17
P 330 495 165
Q 25 18 -----
R 317 371 54
S 791 1,045 254
T 231 275 44
U 9 21 12
V 38 55 17
W 669 782 113
X ----- ----- ------
Y 36 44 8
Z 5 9 4
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7,693 9,203 1,510
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General Index
Abbreviations, 33
Advertisers—Index to, 9
Alphabetical list of names, 33-224
Banks, 18
Benevolent and Charitable
Associations, 24
Building and Loan Associations, 18
Business Directory, 225-248
Cemeteries, 25
Chamber of Commerce, 19
Charitable Institutions, 24
Churches—White and Colored, 24-25
City Government, 16-17
Clubs, 20
Courts, 14
Fire Department, 17
General Directory, 33-224
Government of Wilmington, 16-17
Government of North Carolina, 14-15
Guide to Streets of Wilmington, 27-30
Health Department, 16
Index to Advertisers, 9
Justices of the Peace, 239
Merchants Association, 20
Military, 20-21
Miscellaneous Directory, 13-26
Police Department, 16
Post-Office, 13
Public Schools, 17
Savings and Trust Companies, 18
Secret and Beneficial Societies, 22-23
State Government, 14-15
Streets—Guide to, 27-30
United States Officers, 13-14
United States Post-Office, 13
Young Men’s Christian Association, 20
Too Lates
Byerly C Oscar, bkkpr Cape Fear Lumber Co h 401 Dock
Hall Charles E, car inspr A C L h 714 Orange
HAYDEN P H, saddles and harness carriage and wagon bldr and blksmith
13-15 n 3d bet Market and Princess
King Washington W, dep sheriff and city jailor h 1211 Queen
Leonard Wade, tel opr Postal Tel Cable Co bds 207 n 2d
McLeod Maria L wid Isaac H, prin Hemenway School h 412 Chestnut
McLeod Maud A Miss, teacher Hemenway annex h 412 Chestnut
Miller Hugh L, supt Navassa Guano Co h 412 Chestnut
Millis Mary wid Wesley, 416 s 4th
Morris Nicholas, 510 s Front
Index to Advertisements
Association of American Directory Publishers, 249
Atlantic National Bank, front cover
Benedict George H & Co, engravers, 232
Carolina Insurance Co, front cover and 251
Evening Dispatch, newspaper, 2
Fore & Foster Planing Mill and S & B Co, 85
Garrell J F & Co, butchers, 88
Hall Samuel G, printer, 98
Hayden P H, saddles and harness, 245
Life Insurance Co of Va, top lines and 3
Ludden & Bates S M H, pianos and organs 244
Messenger (The), newspaper, 4
Meyer Leger, merchant tailor, 145
Moore Roger, building material, 149
Morning Star (The), newspaper, 250
Murchison National Bank, back cover and 3
Nixon T E & Co, cafe, 157
O’Conner Daniel, real estate 158
Richardson W D C, machinist, top lines
Rising Richard F, tinner, 172
Smith Andrew, real estate, 185
Southern Illustrated Almanac, back cover
Taylor Walker & Metts, insurance, 197
Tucker H A & Bro, marble works, 201
Wilmington Messenger (The), newspaper, 4
Wilmington Model Machine Works, top lines
Worth W E & Co, ice mnfrs, 220
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To The Stranger
The two leading commercial bodies, with their officers, organized to
promote the welfare of Wilmington appear on the opposite page. Have no
hesitancy in writing to the Secretaries of each for any information
regarding the city that you wish. You will be cheerfully and promptly
answered. The members of the two organizations are the leading citizens
of Wilmington and the stranger is assured of a most cordial welcome.
The Merchants’ Association of Wilmington NC
(Office S. A. L. Building, 225 N. Front.)
W.A. Johnson--------------------------------President
M.W. Jacobi----------------------------Vice-President
P. Heinsberger----------------Secretary and Treasurer
Directors:
George R. French, S. H. Fishblate, W. E. Worth, W. Niestlie, D. C.
Love, J. F. Garrell,
W. A. Johnson, M. W. Jacobi, J. H. Thomas, R. W. Hicks, A. B. Skelding.
The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
(Office Foot of Princess Street.)
W. E. Worth------------------------------President
M. W. Jacobi------------------First Vice-President
G. R. French-----------------Second Vice-President
John L Cantwell------------Secretary and Treasurer
Executive Council:
George Harriss, W. Kerchner, D. L. Gore, T. D. Meares.
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MISCELLANEOUS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
President—William McKinley
Vice-President—Garrett A. Hobart
Secretary of State—John Hay
Secretary of Treasury—L J Gage
Secretary of War—Elihu Root
Secretary of Navy—John D Long
Secretary of Interior—E A Hitchcock
Secretary of Agriculture—James Wilson
Postmaster-General—Charles E Smith
Attorney-General—John W Griggs
Custom-House
(N. Water bet Market and Princess)
Collector of Customs—John C Dancy
Special Deputy Collector—J E Taylor
Second Deputy Collector and Chief Inspector—W M Struthers
Inspectors—E G Polley
Janitor--*J E Howard
Post-Office
(Government Bldg, cor Front and Chestnut)
Postmaster—Miss Mary C Darby
Assistant Postmaster—T E Wallace
Registry Clerk—E H Davis
Stamp Clerk—John D Doscher Jr
Mail Clerks—John W Moore, William Ulrich
Night Clerk—John Halloway
General Delivery Clerk—Miss M Lee Bell
Carriers—A Prempert, John W. Neil, W G A Otersen, John Sheenan, W H
Norwood, J E
Hall, Alex Sampson, B W Howard
Sub-Carriers—W H Cullar, N T Richardson, J L Telfair
Special Delivery Messenger—F T Irving
Engineer—J T Callihan
Janitor—Joseph Silva
Weather Bureau.
(Office 3d floor Post-office Bldg)
Local Forecast Official—W H Fallon
Observer—C A Mueller
Messenger—Joseph Byerly
Engineer’s Offices.
(in charge of fortifications and rivers and harbors of North Carolina.)
Officer in Charge—Capt E W Van C Lucas, Corps of Engineers, U S A
Clerks—J C Lodor, George K West, F W Didier
SUB OFFICES.
Wilmington—Charles Humphreys, assistant engineer; Robert C Merritt,
surveyor
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Fort Caswell—Charles Schuster, superintendent
Newbern—William Chadbourn, Jr, assistant engineer
Courts.
CIRCUIT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT.
Judge—Charles H Simonton, Charleston, S C
Dirtrict Attorney—Claude M Bernard, Raleigh
Marshal—Henry C Dockery, Raleigh
Clerk—Nathaniel J Riddick, Raleigh
Deputy Clerk—William H Shaw, Wilmington
Circuit Court at Raleigh fourth Monday in May and last Monday in
November; at Wilmington first Monday after the fourth Monday in April
and October
CIRCUIT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT.
Circuit Judge—Charles H Simonton, Charleston, S C
District Judge—Hamilton C Ewart, Hendersonville
District Attorney—Alfred E Holton, Winston
Clerk at Asheville—C B Moore
Clerk at Charlotte—Henry C Cowles
Clerk at Stateville—Henry C Cowles
Clerk at Greensboro—Samuel L T Trogdon
Circuit and District Courts first Monday in April and October at
Greensboro; third Monday in April and October at Statesville; first
Monday in May and November at Asheville; second Monday in June and
December at Charlotte
DISTRICT COURTS.
Judge—Thomas R Purnell, Raleigh
District Attorney—Claude M Bernard, Raleigh
Marshall—H O Dockery, Raleigh
Deputy Marshall—Thomas O Bunting, Wilmington
Clerk at Wilmington—William H Shaw
Clerk at Newbern—George Green Jr
District Court at Elizabeth Gity third Monday in April and October; at
Newbern fourth Monday in April and October; at Wilmington first Monday
after the fourth Monday in April and October
STATE GOVERNMENT
Executive Department
Governor—Daniel L Russell
Lieutenant Governor—Charles A Reynolds
Secretary of State—Cyrus Thompson
Auditor—Hal W Ayer
Treasurer—W H Worth
Superintendent of Public Instruction—C H Mabene
Attorney-General—Z B Walster
Adjutant-General—F H Cameron
State Librarian—J C Ellington
The Governor’s Council consists of the Secretary of State, Treasurer,
Auditor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Chief-Justice—Wm T Faircloth, Goldsboro
Associate Justices—Robert M Douglass, Greensboro; Walter Clark,
Raleigh; D M
Furches, Statesville; Walter A Montgomery, Raleigh
Clerk—T S Kenan, Raleigh
Marshall—R H Bradley, Raleigh
Reporter—R T Gray, Raleigh
Meets in Raleigh first Monday in February and last Monday in September
Judges of the Superior Court of North Carolina.
First District—G H Brown, Washington
Second District—H R Bryan, Newbern
Third District—A W Timberlake, Rocky Mount
Fourth District—W S O B Robinson, Raleigh
Fifth District—Spencer B Adams, Yancyville
Sixth District—Oliver H Allen, Kenansville
Seventh District—J D McIver, Carthage
Eighth District—A L Coble, Statesville
Ninth District—H R Starbuck, Winston
Tenth District—L L Green, Boone
Eleventh District—W A Hoke, Lincolnton
Twelfth District—W L Norwood, Waynsville
Criminal Circuit Court.
Judge—Dorsey Battle, Tarboro
Solicitor—Rodolph Duffy, Wilmington
Court begins first Monday in January, third Monday in June, first
Monday in August, and third Monday in November
Officers of New Hanover County.
Sheriff—W G MacRae
Chief Deputy—Owen Fennell
Assistant Deputies—W W King, Patrick Flynn, and Hill Terry
Clerk Superior Court—John D. Taylor
Register of Deeds—W H Biddle
Deputy Register—John McLauren
Treasurer—L McL Green
Coronor—Dr R J Price
Constable—William Sheehan Jr
County Commissioners.
Colonel Roger Moore, chairman; W F Alexander, John Barry, Gabriel
Holmes,
D McEachern
Clerk of Board of Audit and Finance of County Commissioners—W P Oldham
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Janitor of Courthouse—Jordan Branch
County Superintendent of Schools—Ed Wilson Manning
County Work-House.
(On W & W Ry, about 2 miles from city)
Superintendent—M G Chadwick
City and County Almshouse.
(Two miles from city on W & W Ry)
Superintendent—M G. Chadwick
Physician—Dr William D McMillan
CITY GOVERNMENT
Mayor—A M Wadell
City Attorney—Iredell Meares
Clerk, Treasurer and Tax Collector—B F King
Assistant—C H White
Clerk of Board of Audit and Finance—John Cowan
Clerk of Police or Mayor’s Court—F T Skipper
Superintendent of Health—Dr W D McMillan
Quarantine Officer—Robert Green
Health Officers—E W Hewlett, G W Cameron, M Kirschbaum, J A Schroeder
Police Department
Chief of Police—E G Parmele
Captain—J J Furlong
Lieutenant—F T Skipper
First Sergeant—J D Orrell
Second Sergeant—Nathan Williams
Clerks of Markets
Front Street Market—T H Johnson
Fourth Street Market—E A Chadwick
Streets.
Superintendent—J A Perry
Janitors—R A Benson, Ira Breece
Board of Aldermen.
First Ward—C L Spencer, J M Woolard
Second Ward—W E Springer, H P West
Third Ward—Hugh MacRae, J Allen Taylor
Fourth Ward—John H Hanby, C W Worth
Fifth Ward—F A Montgomery, C C Parker
Committees.
Finance—Messrs Worth, MacRae and Springer
Markets—Messrs West, Wollard and Montgomery
Police—Messrs Taylor, Worth and Hanby
Lights—Messrs Springer, Spencer and Parker
Public Buildings—Messrs Hanby, Parker and Wollard
Sanitary—Messrs MacRae, Hanby and West
Streets and Wharves—Messrs MacRae, Taylor and Hanby
Water Works—Messrs Montgomery, Spencer and Parker
Fire Department—Messrs Taylor, West and MacRae
Hospital—Messrs Springer, Spencer and Worth
Ordinances—Messrs Worth, Montgomery and Wollard
Board of Audit and Finance
H C McQueen, chairman
Wilmington Public Schools
Superintendent—J J Blair; Office, Hemenway Building north 5th between
Chestnut and (Mulberry) Grace
DISTRICT NO. I
School Committe—James F Post (chairman), Ed Borden, R J Jones
Hemenway (White)—5th nr Chestnut
Peabody (Colored)—6th between Red Cross and Campbell
DISTRICT NO. 2
School Committee—James H Chadbourn (chairman), Samuel Northrop, W R
Kenan
Union (White)—Corner 6th and Ann
Williston (Colored)—7th between Ann and Nun
Fire Department
Chief—Charles Schnibben
Assistant Chief—W T Monroe
No I, corner 4th and Princess
Howard Relief Fire Engine Company, Front cor Orange President, M
Rathjen;
Vice-President, J W Duls; Secretary and Treasurer, J G L Gieschen;
Foreman,
H F Haar; First Assistant, Martin Schnibben; Second Assistant, H D
Oldenbuttel;
Engineer, Peter Fick; First Assistant, J C Boesch
Wilmington Hook and Ladder Co No. I, Dock nr 4th—W P Monroe, Foreman; J
Wannamaker, asst foreman
Steam Fire Engine Co No 2, 6th cor Castle—W A Canady foreman; T B
Jackson asst foreman and engineer
Hose Co No 3, 606 n 4th
ALARM BOXES
13 Wilmington Compress
14 Nutt and Brunswick
15 Parsley’s Mill
16 Fourth and Brunswick
17 Fifth and Nixon
18 Seventh and Harnett
19 Eighth and Hanover
21 Champion Compress
23 Water and Chestnut
24 Front and Red Cross
25 Front and (Mulberry) Grace
26 Third and Red Cross
27 Third and Princess
28 Fourth and (Mulberry) Grace
31 Sixth and Campbell
32 Sixth and Princess
34 Seventh and (Mulberry) Grace
35 Ninth and Chestnut
41 Market and Water
42 Dawson and Surry
43 Front and Orange
45 Front and Castle
46 Third and Nun
47 Third and Wooster
48 Fifth and Orange
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49 Fifth and Castle
51 Seventh and Nun
52 Seventh and Queen
53 Eighth and Market
54 Twelfth and Market
123 Standard Oil Co
124 Cape Fear Lumber Co
412 Kidder’s Mill
BANKS
National Bank of Wilmington
President—John S Armstrong
Vice-Presidents—James H Chadbourn Jr and William Calder
Directors—John S Armstrong, William Calder, Gabriel Holmes, J G L
Gieschen,
James H Chadbourn Jr, C W Yates, Hugh MacRae, George R French, Charles
E Borden, W E Worth
The Atlantic National Bank.
President—J W Norwood
Vice-President—D L Gore
Cashier—Lee H Battle
Directors—J W Norwood, G A Norwood, D L Gore W E Springer, E J Powers,
H L Vollers, S P McNair, C W Worth, P L Bridgers, H B Short, J S Worth
The Murchison National Bank
President—H C McQueen
Cashier—J V Grainger
Directors—J A Springer, W H Sprunt, T M Emerson, N B Rankin, M J
Corbett, K M Murchison, W G Whitehead, H C McQueen, A S Williams,
Frederick Kidder, A B Nichols, J V Grainger, N Jacobi, J C Stevenson, R
W Wallace
SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANIES.
Wilmington Savings and Trust Company
President—J W Norwood
Vice-President—H Walters
Cashier-- --- -----
Investment Committee—J W Norwood, J S Worth, George R French
Directors—J W Norwood, H Walters, N B Rankin, G R French, D MacRae, D
O’Connor, H L Vollers, J S Worth
Metropolitan Trust Company
President—J E Taylor
Vice-President—J J Geyer
Secretary and Treasurer—W W Howe
Attorney—E K Bryan
Directors—W H Williams, Thomas A Smith, John E Taylor, Daniel Howard,
David Jones, Valentine Howe, W H Quick, James H Johnson, James H Lane,
R H Lane, John Holloway, Robert McDonald, John W Neill, James B Dudley
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
THE CITIZENS’ BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. (208 Princess.)
President—W H Chadbourn
Vice-President—H G Smallbones
Secretary and Treasurer—John D Bellamy, Jr
Attorney—Marsden Bellamy
Directors—W H Chadbourn, H G Smallbones, Marsden Bellamy, W A Riach,
Timothy Donlan, A G Hankins, James T Riley, J H Chadbourn, Jr, Samuel
Northrop, J W Jackson, John McEntee, W W Hodges, F W Ortmann
WILMINGTON HOMESTEAD AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
President—J C Stevenson
Vice-President—H C McQueen
Secretary and Treasurer—C C Brown
Attorney—John D Bellamy
Directors—J C Stevenson, H C McQueen, William Goodman, N M McEachern, O
M Fillyaw, C W Polvogt, J H Hardin, C C Brown J G Barrentine J H
Bunting, M W Divine
MECHANICS’ HOME ASSOCIATION
(Organized May 8, 1899.)
President—Nathaniel Jacobi
Vice-President—Walter Taylor
Secretary and Treasurer—W M Cumming
Attorney—W B McKoy
Directors—A D Brown, Walker Taylor, D Quinlivan, DuBrutz Cutlar, R J
Jones, Martin O’Brien, W F Robertson, J H Boatwright, R H Pickett, W B
McKoy, Nathaniel Jacobi, N B Rankin, W A Whitehead, J E Wilson, D C Love
N C HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION
President—C W Yates
Vice-President—Henry Savage
Secretary and Treasurer—Frank H Stedman
Attorney—John D Bellamy
Directors—W J Reaves, C W Yates, W H Bernard, Frank H Stedman, A D
Brown, Henry Savage, R R Bellamy, J Weil, Dr E S Pigford, I J Bear, C C
Chadbourn, J W Freeman, W E Worth, J S Worth
PEOPLE’S PERPETUAL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
President—Dr T R Mask
Secretary and Treasurer—John E Taylor
Attorney—E K Bryan
Directors—James B Dudley, David Jones, Henry Gause, Daniel Howard,
James H Lane, C M Martin C J Moseley, Richard Ashe, T J Brownell
MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATIONS
Chamber of Commerce.
(Office ft of Princess street.)
President—W E Worth
First Vice-President—M W Jacobi
Second Vice-President—G R French
Secretary and Treasurer—John L Cantwell
Executive Council—George Harriss, W Kerchner, D L Gore, T D Meares
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The Merchants Association of Wilmington NC
(Office S A L Bldg, 225 n Front.)
President—W A Johnson
Vice-President—M W Jacobi
Secretary and Treasurer—P Heinsberger
Directors—George R French, S H Fishblate, W E Worth, W Neistlie, D C
Love, J F Garrell, W A Johnson, M W Jacobi, J H Thomas, R W Hicks, A B
Skelding
Wilmington Tariff Association
(Office S A L Bldg, 225 n Front.)
President—J A Taylor
Vice-Presisent—D L Gore
Treasurer—C W Worth
Secretary—M W Jacobi
Wilmington Produce Exchange
(Office, ft Princess street)
President—H G Smallbones
Vice-President—S P McNair
Secretary and Treasurer—John L Cantwell
Board of Managers—C H Robinson, C E Borden, W R Kenan, A H Brenner, W B
Cooper
Y. M. C. A.
(Organized 1887, building northwest cor Front and (Mulberry) Grace)
President—John Frank
Vice-President—R E Van Lear
Recording Secretary—Charles McMillan
Treasurer—W L Latta
General Secretary—Howard Caldwell
Trustees—P B Manning, C C Brown, A F Hall, Roger Moore, C W Worth, J H
Dreher
CLUBS
Cape Fear Club.
(203 n Front)
President—Junius Davis
Vice-President—George Roundtree
Secretary and Treasurer—W A Dick
Carolina Yacht Club.
Commodore—F A Lord
Fleet Captain—John K Williams
Flag Captain—J Van B Metts
Purser—James T Munds
Measurer—Richard H Bradley
Marshall—H M L Green
Superintendent Club House—J F Gause
Chairman Regatta Committee—A S Williams
Governing Board—F A Lord, John K Williams, M W Divine, R C Cantwell, A
M Waddell Jr
Atlantic Yacht Club
President—James F Post
Secretary-Treasurer—Robert D Cronley
MILITARY
Second Regiment N C State Guards.
Colonel—W B Rodman
Lieutenant-Colonel—W A Johnson
Major 1st Battalion—J C Bond
Major 2d Battalion—H C Bragaw
Major 3d Battalion—John W Gulick
Staff Officers—Adjutant regiment B J Wooten; Quartermaster and Captain,
E F Nadel; Surgeon and Major, Dr N Anderson
Wilmington Light Infantry.
(Organized 1853. Armory on Market bet 4th and 5th.)
Captain—C H White
First Lieutenant—C S Grainger
Second Lieutenant—John Van B. Metts
Sergeants—First, Culbreth Martin: Second, Richard Bradley; Third, H W
Whitney; Fourth, Eugene Forshee
This company owns their armory, which is the finest in the South.
Navy Battalion N. C. State Guards.
Commander—H H McIlhenny
Captain Battalion—George L Morton
Lieutenant Commander—W A Coleman
Navigator Lieutenant—Thomas Morse
Chief Engineer—W J Furlong
Assistant Engineers—John Scott, Edward L Danforth
Paymaster—E S Latimer
Assistant Paymaster—W C Jones
Surgeon—T S Burbank
Adjutant Lieutenant—W W Vick
Chief Boatswain’s Mate—John W Cotton
Apothecary—Ivey Taylor
Lieutenant—H L Miller
Waddell Riflemen.
Meet Thursday evenings at 130 n Water.
Captain—W S Nimocks
First Lieutenant—C H Holton
Second Lieutenant—R H Vaughn
Sec-Treas—J H Russell
MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS.
Third North Carolina Infantry Association.
(Organized February, 1966)
Meets first Monday in January, April and October
President—W L DeRosset
Secretary—James I Metts
Daughters of the Confederacy.
President—Mrs W M Parsley
Vice-President—Mrs Gabe Holmes
Recording Secretary—Miss Mary Saunders
Corresponding Secretary—Mrs John Watters
Treasurer—Miss Mary Meares
Second Regiment Band.
President—J W Monroe
Secretary and Treasurer—Edward Craft
Leader—J E Wilson
Director—S A Schloss
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United Confederate Veterans.
(North Carolina Division, Cape Fear Camp, No 254)
Commander—J I Metts
Adjutant—Henry Savage
Sergeant Major—P Reinsberger
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Masons.
Wilmington Lodge, No 319—Meets every third Tuesday; Secretary, T F
Bagley
St John’s Lodge, No 1—Meets every second Tuesday; Secretary, W M Poisson
Concord Chapter, No 1, Royal Arch Masons—Secretary, W A Martin
Munson Council, No 1—Secretary, J C Munds
Knights Templar.
Plantagenet Commandery, No 1—Meets second Wednesday in each
month. Recorder, H C Smallbones
Colored Lodges.
Giblem Lodge, No 2—Secretary, John H Brown
New Light Lodge, No 61—Secretary, John Williams
Hanover Lodge, No 14—Secretary, James Whitted
Knights of Pythias.
Stonewall Lodge, No 1—Meets every Monday at Castle Hall, 27 ½ n
Front street; K of R & S, W F Robertson
Clarendon Lodge, No 2—Meets every Tuesday at 27 ½ Castle Hall, n
Front street; K of R & S, W C VonGlahn
Germania Lodge, No 4—Meets every Thursday at Castle Hall, 27 ½ n
Front street; K of R & S, John Haar
Jefferson Lodge, No 61—Meets every Wednesday at Castle Hall, 27
½ n Front street; K of R & S, A S Holden
Endowment Rank, No 221—Meets annually Front bet Market and Princess;
President, H O Craig; Secretary and Treasurer, J D Nutt; Medical
Examiner, G G Thomas, MD
Uniform Rank, Zeb Vance Division—Meets 1st and 3d Thursdays; Captain, W
F Robertson
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Cape Fear Lodge, No 2—Meets every Tuesday, in Odd Fellows’ Bldg, 105
½ n 3d street; James T Riley, Recording Secretary
Orion Lodge, No 67—Meets every Wednesday, in Odd Fellow’s Bldg, 105
½ n 3d street; L T Bowden, Recording Secretary
Wilmington Lodge, No 139—Meets every Wednesday, in Odd Fellow’s Bldg,
105 ½ n 3d street; James M McGowan, Recording Secretary
Hanover Lodge, No 145—Meets every Friday in K of P Hall, 124 ½ n
Front street; S G Hall, Recording Secretary
Leticia Lodge, No 3, D of R—Meets every Friday at 8 o’clock on 3d
between Princess and Chestnut streets; Mrs Annie M Bowen, N G; Mrs
Augusta Farrow, Secretary
Campbell Encampment, No 1—Meets first and third Monday in Odd Fellows’
Bldg; W H Howell, scribe
Widows’ and Orphan’s Relief Association of Virginia, West Virginia and
North Carolina—James M McGowan, agent, office 215 Princess street
Knights of the Golden Eagle.
Concordia Castle, No 1—Meets every Monday in Red Men’s Hall s Front
street; S J Ellis, M of R
Stonewall Jackson Castle, No 2—Meets every Friday in Germania Hall; J A
Orrell, M of R
Royal Arcanum.
Cornelius Harnett Council, No 231—Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, n 3d
street, second and fourth Monday in each month. John Cowan, secretary
Improved Order of Red Men.
Cherokee Tribe No 9—Meets in Red Men’s Hall s Front street every
Thursday.
W H Lane C of R
Eyota Tribe No 5-- Meets in Red Men’s Hall s Front street every
Wednesday.
J M McGowan C of R
Order of Chosen Friends.
Wilmington Council No 9—Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall. H C Twining,
Secretary
Woodmen of the World.
Live Oak Swamp No 6—Meets every fourth Thursday at 7:30 o’clock in each
month in Pythian Hall on n Front between Market and Princess streets.
Clerk George Jackson
Fraternal Mystic Circle.
Carolina Ruling No 345—Meets second Tuesday night in each month at 8
o’clock opposite City Hall. Worthy Ruler Rev Samuel Mendelsohn; J H
Dreher R S; Treasurer J B Mercer Orient No 395; Meets first Wednesday
in each month. Secretary H G Smallbones
Heptasophs, or S. W. M.
Conclave No 1—Meets every Tuesday at Red Men’s Hall. Scribe K W Jewell
Ancient Order of Druids.
United Order of Ancient Druids, Linden Grove, No 2—Meets every Thursday
at 8 o’clock on 3d bet Princess and Chestnut. Recording Scribe, George
Zeigler
Knights of Honor.
Carolina Lodge, No 434—Meets at 105 n 3d first and third Tuesday in
each month. Reporter, S G Hall
American Legion of Honor.
Clarendon Council, No 67—Meets every second and fourth Wednesday.
F E Hashagen, commander; J C Morrison, secretary
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JEWISH ORDERS
Independent Order B’nai B’rith.
North State Lodge, No 222—William Goodman, president; I L Greenewald,
Secretary
Order Keshar Shel Barzil.
Manhattan Lodge, No 158—Meets second and fourth Sunday in each month.
Sol Bear, president; I W Greenewald, Sec-Treas
BENEVOLENT AND CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS.
Hibernian Benevolent Society.
Meets the first Thursday in each month, hall 3d bet Princess and
Chestnut.
President, John W Rielly; Secretary, Frank P Donlan
Associated Charities.
(223 Princess)
President—Rev Robert Strange
Vice-President—Col Roger Moore
Treasurer—J H Boatwright
Secretary—Miss Carrie L Price
Catherine Kennedy Home.
(corner 9th and Princess)
Under the auspices of the Ladies Benevolent Society.
President—Mrs Roger Moore
Vice President—Mrs Phil Pearsall
Secretary—Miss Louise Harlowe
Treasurer—Mrs W R French
Hospitals.
U S Marine, 8th cor Nun—Dr C P Wertenbaker, surgeon in charge
City Hospital, 10th cor Red Cross—Charles P Bolles, physician in
charge; Mrs E S Warrock, matron
CHURCHES.
Adventists.
Second—504 s 6th Rev E E Fiske pastor
Baptist.
Brooklyn, cor 4th and Brunswick—Rev John J Payseur pastor
First, cor 5th and Market—Rev C S Blackwell pastor
Southside, cor 5th and Wooster—Pastor resigned
Catholic.
St Thomas, Dock bet 2d and 3d—Rev Father Dennen pastor
Episcopal.
St James, cor 3d and Market—Rev Robert Strange rector
St John’s cor Red Cross and 3d—Rev J Carmichael D Drector
St Paul’s cor 4th and Orange—Rev M A Barber rector
Hebrew.
Temple of Israel (synagogue) cor 4th and Market—Rev Samuel Mendelsohn D
D rabbi
Lutheran.
St Matthew’s, 4th bet Bladen and Harnett—Rev G D Bernheim D D pastor
St Paul’s Evangelical, cor 6th and Market—Rev A G Voight pastor
Methodist.
Bladen Street, cor 5th and Bladen—Rev John F Butt pastor
Fifth Street M E Church, 5th bet Nun and Church—Rev John H Hall pastor
Grace, cor 4th and (Mulberry) Grace, Rev A P Tyer pastor
Market Street, cor 9th and Market—Rev A S Barnes pastor
Presbyterian.
Immanuel, cor Front and Queen—Rev E E Lane pastor
First, cor Third and Orange
St Andrew’s, cor 4th and Campbell—Rev A D McClure pastor
Undenominational.
Luther Memorial Building, cor 6th and Princess
Seaman’s Bethel, Dock bet Front and Water
Colored Churches.
Baptist.
Central, cor 7th and Red Cross—Rev L B Goodall pastor
Ebenezer, 21 s 7th—Rev Joseph Morrison pastor
First, cor 5th and Campbell
Shiloh, cor Walnut and McRae—Rev M T Hawkins pastor
Episcopal.
Christ, Nun bet 6th and 7th—Rev F G Ragland rector
St Mark’s, cor 6th and (Mulberry) Grace—Rev E R Bennett rector
Methodist.
Price Memorial, 12 n e cor Orange—Rev J F Williams pastor
Mt Zion, 5th bet Swann and Nixon—Rev Joseph L Hall pastor
Mt Olive A M E, 2d cor Wooster—Rev W H Capehart pastor
St Luke’s, cor 7th and Church
St Stephen’s, cor 5th and Red Cross—Rev J C Waters pastor
Trinity, cor Brunswick and 7th
Presbyterian.
First, Chestnut bet 7th and 8th—Rev J A Barnes pastor
Undenominational.
Holiness Church, cor 8th and Green—Rev C J Wilcox pastor
CEMETERIES.
Oakdale Cemetery.
President—J C Stevenson
Secretary and Treasurer—R J Jones
Superintendent—T Donlan
Directors—J C Stevenson, W H Northrup, W W Yopp, J L Cantwell, James H
Chadbourn, Owen Fennell, Hugh MacRae
Bellevue Cemetery.
President—E W Manning
Vice-President—H McL Green
Secretary and Treasurer—N M Mc Eachern
Superintendent—J H King
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Directors—J D Bellamy, P H Smith, Ira Skipper, C C Parker, D McEachern,
J A Everett, James Ellis
National Cemetery.
(Located at Head of Market Street)
Superintendent in Charge—H C Lacy
Oak Grove Cemetery.
(The property of the city in which are interred the pauper dead)
Superintendent—Alex Huggins
*Pine Forest Cemetery.
(Head Red Cross Street)
President—John G Norwood
Superintendent—James F Howe
Remember
The city directory is a necessity. It is no longer an experiment. No
Business Man should be with out one.
Don’t lend your directory. Don’t borrow one.
Guide to the Streets of Wilmington.
Note.—The numerical streets extend north and south from Market,
commencing with 2d and increasing eastward to 18th
A B C alley—east from 918 n 4th
Anderson—continuation of 9th from (Mulberry) Grace to Swann between
McRae and Dickinson
Ann—from River to corporate limits between Orange and Nun Arrell’s
alley—from 609 s 2d
Bailey’s alley—from Front to 2d between Dock and Market
Bay—continuation of 12th from Mulberry (Grace) to Fanning between Wood
and 13th
Beatty’s alley—from 2d to 3d between Hanover and Brunswick
Bladen—from River to McRae between Brunswick and Harnett
Blaney’s alley—from 308 s 3d
Brook’s lane—from7th to 8th between Campbell and Red Cross
Brooklyn—north from Swann between 8th and 9th
Brown—from Swann north to Hilton between 5th and 6th
Brown’s alley—west from 5th between Bladen and Harnett
Brunswick—from river to McRae between Hanover and Bladen
Campbell—from river to McRae between Red Cross and Hanover
Castle—from river to city limits between Church and Queen
Chadbourn alley—west from 5th between Bladen and Harnett
Charlotte—from Wood to 13th between Rankin and Gwynn
Chestnut—from river to city limits between Princess and (Mulberry) Grace
Church—from river to city limits between Castle and Nun
Church alley—between Dock and Orange from Front to 2d
Cleveland alley—from Bladen to Harnett between 9th and 10th
Cleveland avenue—north from Bladen to Harnett between 2nd and 3d
Collier’s alley—east from 820 n 4th
Cottage lane—from 3d to 4th between Dock and Orange
Custom-House avenue—west from 9 n Front between Market and Princess
Davis—from river to 4th between Cowan and Parsley
Dawson—from river to city limits between Wooster and Wright
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Dickinson—continuation of 10th from (Mulberry) Grace to Swann between
Anderson and Wood
Dock—from river to city limits between Market and Orange
Dudley alley—part of (Mulberry) Grace between McRae and 9th
East Wilmington—a settlement two miles east of city limits on Market or
Princess street roads
Evans’ alley—east from 421 s 4th
Fanning—continuation of Brunswick from McRae to 13th between Moore and
Green
Fick’s alley—from 9th s between Queen and Wooster
Forde’s avenue—from Campbell between 5th and 6th
Front N—from Market to Harnett then to 4th between Water and 2d
Front S—from city limits to Market between water and 2nd
Gerdes’ alley—from 8th to 9th between Queen and Wooster
Green—continuation of Hanover from McRae to 13th between Fanning and
Miller
Gwynn—continuation of Walnut
Hall—from McRae east to Oakdale Cemetery
Hanby row—from 201 s 7th
Hanes’ alley—from 4th to 5th between Castle and Queen
Hanover—from the river to McRae between Campbell and Brunswick
Harnett—from the river to McRae between Swann and Bladen
Howard—from 4th to eastern city limits between Taylor and Carter
Hutaff alley—from Swann to Nixon between 5th and 6th
James—from Swann to northern city limits between 4th and 5th
Kellogg’s alley—east from 3d to 4th between Brunswick and Bladen
Kidder’s alley—between Church and Castle from 7th
King’s alley—from Front to Surry between Queen and Wooster
Love’s alley—from Bladen to northern city limits between 6th and 7th
McCumber’s alley—from Chestnut to (Mulberry) Grace between McRae and 9th
McDonald alley—from McRae to 8th between Fanning and Green
McRae—north from Chestnut to Swann between 7th and Anderson
McRae’s alley—north from Swann between 7th and 8th
Magnolia—from Dock south to Orange between 10th and 11th
Magnolia alley—from Dock to Orange between 9th and 10th
Market—from river to east city limits between Princess and Dock,
divides the city north and south
Marsteller—from river to eastern city limits between Mears and Kidder
Meadow—from 8th to 15th between Market and Dock
Meares—from eastern city limits between Wright and Marsteller
Miller—from McRae to 13th, a continuation of Campbell between Rankin
and Green
Millis’ alley—from Wooster to Wright between 8th and 9th
(Mulberry) Grace—from river to eastern city limits between Chestnut and
Walnut
Murphy alley—from 717 Bladen
Muter’s alley—from Water to Front between Dock and Orange
Nixon alley—from 5th to 6th between Walnut and Red Cross
Nun—from river to eastern city limits between Ann and Church
Nutt—from (Mulberry) Grace to Cowan between river and Front
Ocean View—seven miles from city limits and one mile east of
Wrightsville on Wilmington Sea Coast Railroad
Orange—from river to eastern city limits between Dock and Ann
Post-Office avenue—from Front to second between Princess and Chestnut
Price’s alley—between 5th and 6th from Church to Castle
Princess—from river to eastern city limits first north of Market
Queen—from river to city limits between Castle and Wooster
Rankin—continuation of Red Cross from McRae to 13th between Gwynn and
Miller
Red Cross—from river to McRae between Campbell and Walnut
Reeder’s alley—from 507 Dickinson
St. James avenue—from Dock to Orange between 8th and 9th
Sampson alley—from 4th to 5th between (Mulberry) Grace and Walnut
Savage—east from McRae first south of Swann
Schutt’s alley—from Bladen between 9th and 10th
Seaman’s Home alley, or Pott’s alley—from Water to Front between Dock
and Orange
Shaw’s alley—between Queen and Wooster from 10th to 11th
Solomon alley—between Queen and Wooster from 7th to 8th
Sprunt’s alley—north from 108 n 9th
Strauss alley—from 5th towards 4th between Bladen and Brunswick
Surry—from Church to southern city limits between river and Front
Swann—from 4th to east city limits between Harnett and Nixon
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Swann’s alley—north from 812 Nixon
Tent Hall alley—from Campbell to Hanover between 5th and 6th
Thompson’s alley—from 2d to 3d between Brunswick and Bladen
Van Amrynge alley—from 615 s 8th
Van Bokelen—south from Queen between Surry and the river
Voller’s alley—south from 5th between Queen and Wooster
Wallace alley—from 411 n 4th
Walnut—from river to McRae and from 13th to city limits
Water N—from Market to (Mulberry) Grace between the river and Front
Water S—from Market to Church between the river and Front
Wescott’s alley—from 4th to 5th between Dawson and Wright
Wesley’s alley—between Dock and Orange from Front to 2d
Wilmington and Seacoast Turnpike—southeast from 17th and Market streets
Wilsons—from Ann to Church between 7th and 8th
Wood—continuation of 11th from (Mulberry) Grace to Swann between
Dickinson and Bay
Wooster—from river to east city limits between Queen and Dawson
Wooster’s alley—from Wooster to Dawson between Front and 2d
Wright—from river to east city limits between Dawson and Meares
Wrightsville—a summer resort six miles east of city limits on
Wilmington Seacoast R R
Wyckoff alley—Queen between 7th and 8th
A Live Directory Indicates a Live City
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CAUTION!
The “Directory Borrower” still lives. Too STINGY to subscribe for a
copy, he tells the canvasser he has no use for it, but he borrows YOURS
for “just a
few minutes,” and keeps it many days. Discountenance him. Then there
are DIRECTORY
THIEVES. Have YOU suffered annoyance from either of the above
depredators?
WILMINGTON
CITY DIRECTORY, 1900
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WORK
ab—above.
adv—advertisement.
agt—agent.
al—alley.
appr—apprentice.
asst—assistant.
atty—attorney.
ave—avenue.
barkpr—barkeeper.
bds—boards.
bet—between.
bkbnder—bookbinder.
bkkpr—bookkeeper.
bldg—building.
bldr—builder.
blksmith—blacksmith.
capt—captain.
carp—carpenter.
chf—chief.
clk—clerk.
co—county.
colr—collector.
comr—commissioner.
com mer—commission merchant.
condr—conductor.
confr—confectioner.
contr—contractor.
cor—corner.
ct—court.
dep—deputy.
dept—department.
dlr—dealer.
e—east.
emp—employee.
engnr—engineer.
extd—extended.
extn—extension.
flr—floor.
frt—freight.
ft—foot.
genl—general.
h—house.
hd—head.
ins—insurance.
inspr—inspector.
int rev—internal revenue.
la—lane.
lab—laborer.
mchst—machinest.
mercht—merchant.
mdse—merchandise.
mkr—maker.
mkt—market.
mldr—moulder.
mnfr—manufacturer.
mngr—manager.
msgr—messenger.
mstr—master.
n—north.
nr—near.
off—office.
opp—opposite.
opr—operator.
passgr—passenger.
phone opr—telephone operator.
pkr—packer.
pl—place.
plstr—plasterer.
p o—post-office.
pres—president.
prin—principal.
prof—professor.
propr—proprietor.
r—rear.
rev—revenue.
Rev—reverend.
rd—road.
rms—rooms.
R R—Railroad.
s—south.
sec—secretary.
sergt—sergeant.
ship—shipping.
So—Southern.
soltg—soliciting.
solr—solicitor.
sp—space.
spl—special.
sq—square.
stengr—stenographer.
S S—Steamship.
supt—superintendent.
tel opr—telegraph operator.
tpk—turnpike.
trav—travelling.
treas—treasurer.
uphr—upholsterer.
w—west.
whf—wharf.
who—wholesale.
wid—widow.
wkr—worker.
wks—works.
The classification by business will be found after the alphabetical
arrangement of the names. For full indices to the contents of the work,
and the names too late for regular insertion, see preceding pages.
Names marked * are those of colored persons.
AARON 33 ADAMS
Aaron David J, trav salesman 223 n Front h Mt Olive
*Aaron Matilda, 504 Brunswick
Abdallah Habib, clothier 9 Market
Academy of the Incarnation, 215 s 4th Sister of Mercy in charge
ACME MANUFACTURING CO (The) (Ltd), fertilizers 12 Princess William
Latimer pres
Henry Savage sec-treas
ACME SALOON (The), 31 s Front JGL Gieschen & Co proprs phones old
169 new 149
*Adams Gordon, cooper h 508 Swann
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