The Tuscaloosa News from Tuscaloosa, Alabama • 32

H.G2, TWO ms TUSCAL003A KEX3 AND TIMLSOAZEITI MONDAY MAY, 20, 1918. Wiihmn Bacon Oliver Early Days of Northport W. A. Hilbish, One of Most Progressive Citizens fniii' ill III. I' li.ilicii ut 1 r.

dinar's JL i i- I con liciitlnu iiWlii.uiou i I dutim. I-. (mind In i I have hen unable to taking their wnr.on Wlllium I'ui'oti C'iinr, known nini Imcd throiiKhout lh' ililrid an "Huck" C'Hrr. i.url'.l ti lii-work In the suui" ciuhu-l in, cm ry iilnli'v. which had pro luii-ly I M- Iih; (1SH7) who lUul on Hint i luV of thi! river at time.

Tho bulhl- lo pieces and a "dugout" skin' I nil ulm 1 1 1- t'i. pinm-cr i I it Noil'-pur', Hud I he c.ut il.il ciice 0 hi m.ik"i a l. i.f ii.i nni. v. ti t- in VH'i i l.i...

jili'' l'i' 'f In--. i 'n i jili'i I i ii-'i till ui! u- niii I )) il." 1 1 1 uiel ill 'a- iiotauit) no in tue'ie j. iii lirciiit I'd l'-K ir. III. i ami ti.o i.i-rii foncJ lo In uav III' vr.

uf na pi para due. i v. fr-t ui i.utu Vein I Mr. i ill uted lo In 'ef ihiough tile place In HOT. lie IiiHllliiui-ii it hi'livy vi 1 1 1 ii' tulliilnl.

a. (JiUll 'f llHI i i-vcnil of ti'im 1 Iium' m1 ct'o ntil irriMlIn-; fnilillc (Hivw i.i uuulilo ui til; i.iri 1-' i si inn of the wil.it. jl lint. ho i.a chalrm of (.: li i-iii ivy i omui i U-''- cm the l-bu-, lull ilul (a d. pcnil cm klml of frri) ir on Mr.

W. A. Hilbhh cntno to in ls'JS and opened a khii an. I bh-y lo repair i hop, iloliii; luoet of his o.vii work for icvenil yeari nit. uliittll.i; In the s.

In thona days blcycli! and pen liiecliaulcji wee cnmpelh-d to make it of tin Ir par.n niid repairs by hmid im there an no Kvery niaiiufa'liircr had bis iiUiM, sl piies, thrcaibi and other luihnie which dii.e no llllle trouble to the repair man when they Iciani'-worn or hrok n. a iil this naiiiu Mr. Mil blsh Hint yo i know sat ut bis bench after irt.j hours of mldnUhl idralnliteiilnv; out some kinky prole iiientloni'il irecled John lil-in, iiii II hot-I. but In truth iui a g.ii.iblliU-. hill, nini M.i.i tin ccntfl of Btlriiciloii plucn.

I'he chuiiicti'r of Vim very tiolnrloiK It wnt a t'luco of eriMt illstiirlmnee piim liinlly an a Humbling ilen. Th 1 ml. K'lldi cintilry tiuiu wha would! IlilllM.Mf to be (Iijhii lino Ii coils vi-ry ii. rally found nut th-il the old aying of he more you iv iIiumi the leu you irk iii" wan tin 1 In fact th? lilacs a Kcnliii vi'riity liiw rihcHil. Oldli.ai ll)' iii ii ene li Intlucii pint ability in ju I In if iuiy.Miu'.' i on tli.it i i ui the jl.ir.

In i.ul from nuiU lie j.i to i 1. 1 r. (I lu. .) one on l.i.- p. boat to cro-i the li.cr.

Hut sit dili' the I'r. across Hi'' rhel v.m built. TliN I 1 1 biirnnl l.y the foil -Till troni.s on April S. 1 II ia for t1. n'.

ion i mi Ii nm.ivi r. reioaiiition. but the predict ion ilelull, He hm I'nder hint a forco of rompi'tciit I. nil lourteoim ynmm lien who all feel and take tut Interest In thu development of tin wonderful iiiii I but nol 1'iisi, Mr. Jliihihh linn thu ir 'the 1'nrd automobile, the (Tni vor car; tlie car I hat In known by alninit every (mi! In every nook and corn of the nhilie; tho rar that In absolutely dependable; under all tliu car with a houI and con-M leii'c; one of the greati'tit convenl-cncei lo tho I tiiiiau race sluco 'lie days of Adam.

Mr. Illlblsli wiw that there wan a future to the automobile huslncsH Heveral years uko having the natural love for thiiiKs nierhanl-ciil of course ho became Interested. The result was. that after carefully conslilcrlni; ninny cars he decided on the Ford, seei.ts that It was ho simple in construction and all the small parts, snih as bolts, nuts, pins and liiii admirer- ho would h'y lm win a i iii.i-m.iit place In tin- i .1 -I ubis tlie town of It ri-mllt In 11:73 by liii. Ai in .1.

tu he i. i nun. ol roht r.i.'tor m.nir'l Horace i. Mian ii.mml Juii.i W. I'p till this four ilif 'i if li-ri nt briiU had been built Hut nearly all who there f'ir 'I.

in i i'i i wile l'i i-iui .1 In--'. hl. eliti r. i- sr. a the "i- I'I i lI mm ii! IIW: ll li i i and mi th'Uitl iiuu if i i bllll Ml ilf.i l' Ut- I.f.

lili.il: I Itll I IV mtU ,111 eialne ii ii.i a 'i'-' i hi l.ii ht -I I i .11 i Oliver lA'-Va, t--. I at. is tliejihe purpose of l-iileklliK the un 1 'i. it cu thu iilllars in i iM-r. One of the brldnon lent thiit Mie other fellow nilvint lai-pectini.

bird rii lly lived In Tu i oi ir.c river in 1 iv! blown off the pillar up i tream by a that Keiitml; furnished tlie Llll of Is I i v. iiii. iv at night In June 1SS0 hut in tin i the road of sal the day. Mr. Hiibiei iiiito a I reputation a repairman, maklni; many beaulii'ol un.

locks and nume- rous difficult jobs were not usually idone outiiid of factories. 1. 1 iu 1:17 lbli and u. i It inlht of ii.tere.-t to Mime one main Hiiiiplied tin aelorM. And this to know that In the year 1S'J7, the! feature was up lnn after -n" he rivir re i.

Ilrj i.e In nanie of Keiiliicl; was thrown off. ami could Hellevlnc; in the fuluro of Tu--a-nniiu roils other thln nf a-itmed. Peculiar Eit of History. Ho. pilal Tliej Mttl.d bricks used the old Male iiuiii the rivir a link- cay, ami eapitol (the p'esenl A.

C. college) so far cuv.n the li'i-r as t. v. re lirtde and binned in N'orthpn'l only e.y early seltivr Ma hy Ye-uby. The brick yniil I'iiii I-, in' lil-in I have knon led.e, is a was on the east chle of streel, I "Hut as Mil! place up malter-i i ruin Dr.

Culeon Lineeeiiiu. T' n-arly op-iodte the Maxwell re-i- i hunted in ibi; re. pec t. North port i ih nee and Veiein; towards the Iiii furiii-ln her full share of sucli 'A i vv iVt jiiillcy. A ton of this man Yearbv eharai r-a and Tu.

i iihvu a i is a p. r. sin in v. 'no has iu his pii e. loa ii.

-ript hi; lory or autiibiorap' of this i)r. I.ineee- Aiul in t'i eave mo this inferniation a Rood Vurni. -In le-r part of -imply su pply. r.entuck asJ. Infromaat Northport ears i a viry old man.

Me have one piece ol history iliat the doitor says thai himself I cliiinicd to brvc hnowlede of th- 'sariely has parallel. It Is the year IMS lived "at the port on the north see i side 1 UfJ MMvSt very early lays the tow n. Ho in-j Within the torporate lir.iit.i of v. iiii. formed iv.i the lirst grocery tittle town thtee j't-iieratinn of the at i Merchant of the Piaco was mar.

same family have lien killed. About of the river. In this matter it mi.iihi be hi re that a little v.ay nortli of tie en Hrh'-e j'reet is named Thomas Glavs. and the first the year 1S3." bocin to! I i I'rv miods nie.Tha'it v. naraed -lonn away from the river.

Th-ro I I Hay. The Out ho'el keep'-r had o-en a goodly John White! Ills place of business creel' aU close down to the river try chl looKins, liouse on the ide Oi llil -ll'- ll ail'tl t.i.K',; i.iu ears lla.l ii p'lllitioil i the ii i in A'oithpi is jnt po. tiiat ll.is via- and by this time (here was. cttinn i to be a very nice population inline, up the place. The effort to move uj wa on the wet iiii of Main stre iiie Mawveii re-id'tKe.

Th eitirsi murder lomitied in tho pla" Hilbisli's Garage, Seventh Street goods I til road nn-t with very strong op- by Jehn Hay, the dry Williani Eac on Oliver. i liiereiiant, who kilted Wm Hinder-1 position. The old Tavern at the i00sa an(i soeinc an opportunity in repc-seiit i work on the commiiUf ttv was a valuable member of the dotc.o-! on a Sunday mornitiK. Several river stmssled hard to hold its lh tn" "nods husiness he -1 liuiiie of tiiii above named licniiem-ui. I'ut of hi- lur no proof ef this tact.

ai-ly Scvtlers. ioii. iiiji. liiij dalo liii, is -afe, I to that i)r. ii 1 1 et oility, while ail ii.div ll of the old time penile have told iae prcr.iacy.

Hut it would not do; I that the town at one time called town ould go up t'ue road. The1 I i Kcntuck. Litter it was called larpc frame Hotel huildins, the Globe, North Tuscaluosa. The flat; of the' that was erected on the where cided to branch out in thiti line, lie opened up v. small, ell re." -lated stock in chc rprins of IDOT: Lueeeuui was, if net the very lirsi, bought most unywhere or made by any mechanic as they were all standard thread'! and sizes and that the 1 1 priia1 of the tar, the upkeep and operation was less in cost.

lie alio his mechanical and better judgment to decide on the Ford.so he look the agency, despite the fact he tould have made a much larger profit on other cars and sold them, as cay but he also had a conscience as well a paper pnhlished in Tusca-'Mrs. Maxwell's residence now stands, his business from the beqiri- l.itf wonderful and Ins tuoad outlook ui o.t have ojund hha to -'ie i. -aits of of frleujs. His n-al end r.hility united oi ii'-- ii-' in our si ratio majOi'ity in- tc-r iop.se bat jate prepan-d-ne-s. Net Ot.ly Vr.

0' the ra! ihe nival perhaps -iupoRatt co.u-'mmee of th ton he has i atterMl loosa in 1S3U, eave an account of a was too attractive in appearance ni'113 in leaps and bounds, 'his past North 1 the old plaee. In 1820 there was Jth of Juiy itlchration men Is a' cealinrs with hii fellow pr.aCi 'i." ii in tne ihc Aii.uai.ia so- ii iy, 11, llti, li.c.uivn i iu; -de of J.r. J.ii.i. ecu. a and his two as l.uiii.:; the Jlrsl et- that the was known by this! tendency of the" place by building name at ih.it date.

The lirst of-: Caraway's Tavern on the northwest mada him many friends. This pro-six'rou'i buslne-s had the miitfortune to have a fire which orie.i raark -i hi'-; it a 1 1 ti.iir.l notice of Northport, as far as 1 corner of what is nlow Mr Maxwell's 'u of I knew, was in ISIS. lot, and subsequently Chirm 1 nati-d next (loot In a pressins an eye on future. anO it oi i r. v.

re 1 ihi. hotel on the present side cf Mr Com-' causing a lo to Mr. of aho 't Mr. Hilbisli's first year's sales came () ta-t drpi. Also -it is i ut three men i aeuuain'ait, 0 of ueleii chief; that, they ia Chix.la i.iiian- crford's residence.

But go up tiic lgl)n a.uttina 'him out. of btiri-lto only 7 cars, the second year IS, i Powell's Sketch, I N- LA) ami, oi. H. A. I ii'o'Vi'll wrote a Uort sketch of -i tal town would ip.

si.dle of all those i ucps for about two months. 1 1 I tae eolith people. aae to iv of the iiu-- the ability views. As a he the ttixth 1-Ut Kpoll- On the the third IS, fourth C5, fifth 85, and op.n.d, this year he has sold more than 110 the basilic 1 torts, and by IS part net x-Av. and that Dr.

Lincevaia had left tir.t of January, JfiCS, ho 1 '(. 1 1. 1: in i. i' bavsi t- other t-. i' r.e Oliver till fiOi' Northport.

lie had l.vd in tho t-iwn grt-ut iiiany years. A perural jin tuanuiHTiiit a iifu ef rusi suatai'a. I'Thus it taiiht ba inferred that I this time ia his prei ent location. 1 cirtady, with tho season not over by I 1 Greensboro avenue, where he nov. c.veral months.

operates a modern sporting 10 Ho lias built the Ford business fn- of the tow had planted itself v. hurc tho town si-anils. There was an effort made to carry it still further up the read but it failed. The i-' cit-dit iii aad Ai i ntlrv He carries a very comploi. lo wonderful success both for hlm- store.

1 lirst postoihee in Northport wa: cf this sketch will give one some im-iuession as to how the town appealed S3 years ago. lie wrote as follows: "He snout that Saturday wight (January lbCl in the iittle town of Kcntuck. Or. porting goods and i'elf and for the city of Tuscaloosa. was a man of literary tastes and of i reminiscent temperament, having I l-'f a manual ript lite of himself and also of tae Chctaw.

chief. This i i maiics liwiuiui; tf fline of athletics. 1 called "North Tuscaloosa," and their kindred lin such as 1 His Ford cars bring many people to have never bun able to understand why the incorporators of the to vn i should have changed its name from is brother livins that year "several the next mornias 1 hl.ard the ring- uimwi i.iu iiaiiiui uvei-, iiiiuv km Northport." 1ut.ea10u.-a 10 nil nv.i.i.. 11 11: iiauii cuuuia u. 1 I 1 If I lived in the town today, I would to know something more ii loeaiiid near the "Head bluff." in lke Ioc--Ky, appearance, and char- tiie property of Mr.

John Ii. Kennedy, or perhaps in the "Marr bend," a lit- supplies, falling tackle, t.u-ni:i goods, baseball goods, golf goods, 1 bathing suits, typewriters and sup-i plies, auto and biiycle supplies mid other goods too numerous to mention. I lie also has the agency for the world famous Yictrola am: Victrola records, I which has proved to bo one of his best departments. Ho has sold those I to people not only in Tuscaloosa and vicinity, but has even shipped seve-! ral to other states. The Hilbish store is managed uy air.

II. J. Summer, who has been with Tuscaloosa on pleasure and to do their shopping who would otherwise possibly would not He gives employment to a larga force of men, is a large rent and tax payer and otherwise keeps money In circulation which makes for a prosperous city. Mr. Hilbish has made his success Dy keeping everlastingly at it.

and in just and honest dealings with all with whom he came In contact. Ho is a public spirited man in every sense of tho word and take3 part in all local projects looking to the development of Tuscaloosa, city of Kentucky, let hi nijust imagine a rather low or squatty I00H-ins building right on the top of the favor cliangiiis iu name to North Tuscaloosa for the simple reason that name would give the place a locality that would ho much more extensively known. The postofhee was discontinued in IS 10, for what causa I never knew, but in IS -11 the ofiico 7 tie below. One of the early settlers of North- hank opposite, podson's pert was James Christian, fraud- with a long piazza in father of George and Jim a nttle store in front of that Christian, whos.e farm lay immuli- aiMOtit ia thu road, a cotton shed au-ly west of Christian I was re-eslabiished by the name or 1 Northport, and Jesse Vanhoose was' appointed postmaster, and I being a I clerk in the itr.re became a clerk or' I arehouse with, posts planted in tin the business since its organization store. Among: the early property rouud( at the opposite side of th; -Hi and knows the business In its every and county.

1 ow ners of the place was Captain Otia Dyer. H5 ca.ne to Tuscaloosa about 1' road at the place now covered )' Hudson's warehouse, and a saiall shel 1S18 or 1S13. Judge Wm. It. Smith.

storcroom yf 'rough lumber at 1 1 his thus refers to I 'hiiii: "Captain Dyer owned at one This edition of The News contains articles by experts which will gli'e invaluable information to men with capital which they want to put to work. If you know any such man send them a copy. i COPIES OF THE TUSCALOOSA 1 1 CENTENNIAL EDITION OF THE JTSWS AND TIMES GAZETTE, wEAPPED AND HEADY FOR TAILING, 10 CENTS EACH. Interior Vic .7 assistant." And here Col. Powell's article ends.

TIIOS. P. CLINTON. May 29, 1013. 0 COPIES OP THE TUSCALOOSA CENTENNIAL EDITION OF THE NEWS AND TIMES GAZETTE, WRAPPED AND.

EEADY FOE MAILING, 10 CENTS EACH. Taylor's Ding Store time a considerable portion of the land on the village of Nortn-port is now cituated. It was laid off in town lots known as the "Dodson and Dyer survey," t-old out at great advantage, and yielded a large profit on tho original investment. He established a ferry across the AVar- northside of the warehouse over ilia door of hich wai the sign "Chavtcs fJr.ovv Co. Cash be will have a very correct Tievv of what was then known as Kcntuck.

These three Pbors represented the commerce of Ihut side of the river.1 The whole r.lace did not extend 50 yards from the river. Nearly all of what is novy the town of Northport, particularly the lower part, was a dense cane brake. There was a small cabin at the forks of ke road where the store 518 Green'rboi Avenue. WE Success is sure when you try "Home of Hart Schaffner Marx' rior, river between Northport ami Tuscaloosa from which he deri.ved aj considerable levanue." V.r rcparat'ons, which are wit.h-r,:t doubt of superior quality than rof T. J.

Foster now stands, the most COPIES OF THE TUSCALOOSA CENTENNIAL EDITION OF THE HEWS AND TIMES GAZETTE, WRAPPED AND READY FOR HAILING, 10 CENTS EACH. 0 a similar preparations on the especially his flavoring the demand for 1 hi has p-oved their merits. Primitive Ferry. This last statement brings, to mind what I have heard, nbout some oi' Dr. T.

R. Taylor, proprietor of the above establishment, was born and reared in Tuscaloosa. He the drug business twenty-four ago, and It is no doubt due to hi: fair and square treatment of his eus. Vomers that his business has grown to such larrce proportions. During, this Unto, he has perfected the veil known T.

It. Tay- Tuscaloosa's progdessive, wide-awake store handling tliese Nationally known brands: Hart Schaffner Marx clothes. "Styleplus" and "Fitform" clothes. Stetson Hats. Lion Collars.

Columbia and Lion Superior and B. V. D. "XtragooD" and "Kaynee" line for boys. SAMUEL W1ESLX, Prop.

attractive feature of which, or was to uio, was a pet bear chained in the yard. This last place was settled by Taylor is ir.e of the largest earliest emigrants crossing the river red merchants in this city, if not between North port and Tuscaloosa. the father of our very worthy citizen, Good roads and cheap but fertile tl ts entire western section of AU-1 -Descendants of tetno of these early I Christian, He Is the only lands make Tuscaloosa county an in- baina. comers prioi tc.lSfjfj told, me of thair wan that I know of to be now II v- viting spot for progressive farmers. Ai- irf.uv 'A; -y.