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Remarkable Growth of Newton - Newton Record article Sept. 22, 1904 - Part 2

NEWTON — A Summery Statement of its Commercial Enterprises

From a Town of 700 a Few Months Ago, Has Grown to Nearly 2,000 - Other Interesting Items.

T.J. Bingham is a thriving dealer in general merchandise and enjoys a good trade.

C.O. Rayner is out in a good stock of fancy groceries with an increasing business.

Drug Stores: J.S. Davidson has a well fitted up store, supplied with a variety of the freshest drugs. He also carries a large line of toilet articles. Reese Price has a large and well selected stock of drugs, and attractive place of business, and a quantity of toilet articles.

Jackson and Gallaspy are now fitting up a nice drug store and will soon have in a supply of fresh drugs.

Jewelers and Opticians: J.L. Bell is proprietor of a well assorted jewelry store. He is a watch and clock repairer, and a graduate optician.

Other Enterprises: The Newton Wagon Company operated by R.K. Dept. Marshal Fout is capitalized at $25,000. They will run a saw mill in connection there with, and manufacture eight wheel log wagons and wagon rims, etc.

The Newton Compress is large with a capacity of 8,000 bales. It is owned by a company and superintended by J.T. Willis.

Handcock and McRaven’s brick kiln is in a considerable plant. There are several kilns in process of burning or already burnt, with 18,000 bricks each.

The Bank of Newton, T.H. Selby, president and W.D. McRaven, cashier, is capitalized at 25,000 with a surplus of 15,000.

The Newton Woodworking plant, owned and operated by C.B. McIntosh, is equipped with the latest machinery, and turns out many designs of carvings.

The largest plant, perhaps, of its kind, in the state, is the Newton Oil and Manufactoring Company’s combination. The capital stock is $175,000. In this combination is an oil mill, ice factory, fertilizer factory, electric light plant, electric ginnery, and machine shops for general work and repairing. J.M. Carpenter, of Natchez, is president; J.W. McRaven is vice president and treasurer; W. V. Fant is secretary, and C.B. Richardson, Superintendent.

Professions: Law: There are five lawyers in Newton, vis: Hon. J.R. Byrd, J.D, Carr, G.H. Banks, J.D. Jones, and W.I. Munn.

Physicians: There are five physicians, Drs. J.C. McElroy, G.H. McNeil and Cooper, J.J. Tatum and W.J. Chapman.

Dentist: Newton has three: Drs. J.H. Brown, G.F. Haynes and W.M. Chambliss.

Cotton Buyers: Rogers and Willis on their own account, I.I. Lyde for Geo, McFadden and Bros.; A.J. Fletcher, for Maas and Newburger; H.C. Majure for Longshore and Co. and A.G. McCantz. for R.G. McCantz and Co.

Insurance Agents: Life: F.B. Gammage, H.C. Majure, F.N. McMullan, Clifton Ratcliff, M.L. Thomas.

Fire: T.H. Selby and W.D. McRaven.

Hotels: Guthrie House, B.D. Williams, proprietor; Newton Hotel, Mrs. C.G.G. Parker, proprietess. J.S. Pace is erecting another which will soon be open to the public. Holliday and Holliday runs a first class restaurant. There are many private boarding houses in addition to these.

Contractors and Builders: C.B. McIntosh, T.P. Service, S.H. Doolittle and G.W. Powe. Besides these there are a number of non-resident contractors and builders.

Meat Markets: There are four meat markets, viz: City Meat Market, E.L. Love, proprietor; Page and Gardner, S.M. McElroy, and Ped Wiliams.

In addition to the above, there are two newspapers, The Mississippi Baptist and Newton Record; two livery feed and sale stables, L.W. Walker and Doolittle and Co.; two barber shops, Marshal Holliday and L.L. Blakley’s; telephone system; postal telegraph, express office; presidential post office; register; post and express money order offices; photograph studio, conducted by W.M. Rayner; and a well-equipped blacksmith shop, operate by R. Anthony.

Note: Dr. G.W. Allen and Dr. R.H. Coleman began a medical practice here in the fall of 1905.

        

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