The Elkin Tribune from Elkin, North Carolina • Page 19

Tins 1 in Las been nil fV Dr. I J. C. SALMONS, Mayor I fur taih. On Ihe of the west of the ht.irc, V.

fit fret Cavy the time the charter never having been surpemled. The Ma-nonie Hall, as it is now, was built a few years after the had a hlaeLmiii'll IT) from ('- ui a i I 1 to Jonesville about to telleh mush; in the female school and 11 Dr. II. Salmons, mayor ni Joiiesvilli', is a nativeoftlie Buck Khoal section of Yadkin county and received his literary train-hiK ut Hie Viliiiiiliviiie Noriii.il School and at Jonesvilhi. He took his medical course at the North Carolina Medical College filled Willi ofi'u'eS ill which tin 1 1 1 rnoiiied.

The mult liuol t-oiiihii-tt-d in the old chap During the war W. lived in the house now II. Keves )reiM)kd year or two h-tcr her mother, Mrs Dovie and hister, Mi.tt by Mr. K. M.

Thompson and Sal lie moved to JoncHville from mid the female school, later residence, hfre-t iron) Mr. an Hat on in i i I. IImmi three-fourths of the residences in Jones-ville have been erected within the past ten years, as well as several business houses, ami the Brown-drier Iron Works, which is one of the imp.irtant industries of the town. The officers of the town are able and energetic men and have recently made extensive improvements in streets, nidewalks and sanitation. The town officers are as follows: Dr.

II. C. Salmons, mayor; S. T. Ray, J.

Greenwood, Frank Finney, Joe Brandon and M. J. Bryant, commissioners; James Mathis constable, and Robert Martin, secretary and treasurer. CLirlotte and lived in the I)r, Uwyn otiic! for many yearn conducted a tobacco factory near tho north end of ns house. Ho also nold Koods in the building across the street from the Hen- lei' imd is now living in the Van Eaton house, built by Dr.

Win. (). Reed K) years Dr. Salmons is a hustler and has taken a great interest in the affairs of Jonesville and has ho won the confidence of the citizens th.it thoy honored him hy electing him to the position of mayor in the municipal election last spring, lie and his predecessor, Mr. M.

Swains, nssistd by the strong board of commissioners for tho past fe years, are doing much to bring Jonesville to its former gratness and are soecceding admirably, at Charlotte, finishing in lWI, Next to them lived Mr, I'eter Cluywell, who had moved to while only 21 years -old. Dr. Salmons located at Jonesville immediately after securing his license to practice medicine, ten rriive and lived in the house now occupied by VcHtal. Seth (ii'irduii lived on the opposite side of the street in the corner, and l'ery Hunt, built, and occupied the house K. M.

Thompson now lives in. East of the ISeiiham Hotel, Daniel and Enoch Hunt conducted a store which their father had started about the time of the incorporation of th! town. They built and lived in the house now occupied by Mr. Frank Purdue, known as the old Methodist Parsonage. John It.

Day lived in a house on the ridgo above the mineral uprinR and kept the ferry. Dr. J. A. Mock moved from Salem to Joucaville about 18,12 snd opened up his oftien for the prac to educate his children Koine years later his son, Mr James Uaywell, erected a store yeara ago, and has been enjoy on the lot and sold "fcoodn.

for ing a largo and lucrative practice In the town and surrounding many years. Jimt lielow them, hut 'dein'e, vert ill full Must, there al-out l.r0 KtudciitH from ul-l every Southern State. James (Jwyn, who had literary work at Emory Ib'itry College, and course at JefT'-rHon jf College, opened his ofliee i 1 1 of the Jonesville Sup-) store in ISM and prac-medieine for about fivi' He and Mr. R. It.

gold goods in tlicir father and conducted the tannery sinall stream hack of the ham Hotel. He added another story to this building and moved his factory into it. tie conducted the utorc and factory until about K72, whenGwyn, Wood of T. L. (Jwyn, W.

W. Wood, and later D. G. Tatum, J.S. Hell and C.

C. Hen-ham, bought his building, made a long two story extension, built a dry house and manufactured tobacco for five or six year, country. He purchased, rcmod- beginning at- a much later date, lived 1'aiilin, a yankee tailor, who conducted Inn ahon there for a bout 3.1 yeara. Tom Carter, the first merchant in Joucsville, start ing about lfiOO, used a part tice of denListry. lie owned and lived in the house on the lot now or Ins house, where Mr.

I. II. I'nderwood now liven, an a store 'A' BROW N-A RNOLD I RON WORKS The Hrown-Arnold Arnold Iron works was organized about two yeara ago as Drown which erected an iron foundry and shop In Jonesville. A little less than a year ago, Mr. Dick Grier bought a third Interest in tha business and tho company was ineonorated as tho Brown- occupied by his aon-in-law, Mr.

II. Underwood, and practiced den tistry until he became too old. II died four ysrs ago at the Btfc of 84 years. A letter from Rev. W.

L. Chaf 4 Grier Iron Works with A. L. fin to Richard flwyn, dated at Halifax, Nov. 1, 1843, Brown, president, Will Brown, showed that he had lived in Grier, A few Arnold Vice pendent and Dick secretary and treasurer, weeks ago, Mr.

J. W. Joi.csville and had been pastor of the church there and at Center, Mt. Sinai. Bethany, Providence and Mt.

Zion'a chapel. The letter included a Htatement of the money he had received bought Mr. (Jrier's interest and the company lias been re-organized as the Brown-Arnold Iron Works with Mr. Arnold as secretary and treasurer. Tho other Ulcers remained the same.

This company has an Iron foundry and makes all kinds of doing a nourishing business all of the time. After the war and duiing the Reconstruction Period Jonesvi'le had her share of the sulTerine from the, after-effects. Many ef the men hail been killed and others moved away. Stonemnn'a army passed through the town, destroying the ph.VKical and chemical instruments in the school bii'hling and taking the food supplies. During the war, the charter of the town had been allowed to lapse and in 1 the town applied for and was granted another charter, Mr.

J. (1. Mailer, Yadkin county's representative, securing the passage, with Dr. Ii. B.

Beiitiam ns mayor. The limits were half a mile each way from the corner of the Beiiham Hotel. The revival of the town after the war lasted for about 2.1 years and the town continued to prosper, although it was not as great a business and educational center as it had been before the war. The prospects for the railroad, which reached Elkin in KJ0, had attracted many of the men across the river because of the better transportation facilities, and the from these places and he deplored the fact that it was not sufficient for him to live on. Residence of W.

M. Swaim. The Jonesville Enterprise. castings for any kind of machinery. They build saw mills, probably the first paper publish JONESVILBK UPPLY CO.

The Jonesville Supply Co. is ed in Western North Carolina. K. M. THOMPSON.

Mr. K. M. Thompson, general owned and conducted by Mr. with the exception of the Old Salem Free Press, was issued weekly in 18.18 by Mumford Bacon in merchant, has thcoldest mercan Residence of Dr.

II. C. Salmons. The 01 Va()Katon House-rErected by Win. O.

Reed a1xut 1S33. tile business in Jonesville, ho having lccn in tho goods busi the building on the Dr. Mock lot. when the paper started or how ortable mills and gasoline engines, as well as numerous other iron machines. They do repRir work on all kinds of machinery, making a specialty of automobile repairs.

Mr. Ab Brown, the president, has been lliing hero for many years and is known as an inventive and constructive genius. No piece of machinery is so com i.fT it was published is not ness there for the past ten years. His stock of goods is worth about new academy until Dr. Jwyn' known.

The only copy of the death in 1M49, Mr. II. he does a volume of paper now in existence as far as (Jwyn moved Pi Klkin. The More was nold to Dr. Henham and business amounting to year, handling a gwl lino of gen can be ascertained, is in the possession of Miss Sallie Dauifhcrty Enoch and In 111.1 limit thfillr.kt eral merchandise and country in i iiariotte, Mr.

Bacon taucht mr laiuirrv. i. i "nil urril Marted several I Mort, Mr school in Cabarrus county lurinj; the war. produce. His stoic is located on the corner on the lot formerly room and a.ld Romlij for 3.1 or 40 yeara.

Currinfjton, the hhoemak-er, lived in a house on the corner where old Aunt Nancy DickerKon now lives Dr. Hilson B. HenhamT hiiTwife and Hon, Calvin, moved to Joiienville from Connecticut about KM. Mr. Cowl.s, Mr.

I Jen hain'M father, came about the name time hihI nettled at Ilamp-tonville. Dr. lleiiham bomrht 1U0 acres of land from Dr. Hiihard Sam T. Ray and was, started three years ago.

The store does a general line of mercantile business and handles a large amount of country produce. Mr. Ray Is a good business man and pleasant and courteous in his dealings with his customers. This is the reason for his doing a volume of business amounting to jtfO.UX) a year. His atock of goods is worth and he owns his store building, which is located on the main street on a very desirable site.

Mr. Kay is a Yadkin county man. Before coming to Jonesville. he conducted a successful business in Winston Salem for some time. Although ho has livid in Jonesville for only three years, he has taken such nn active iart In the town affairs, that Jonesville had crown to lie one occupied by the Richard Gwyn Th tannery bv of the largest as well as one of the innn ami other for residence.

Mr. Thompson moved to Jonesville from the Kappa Mill section most important towns in this aner. I oionei intendenf 1 section of the country by 1800. The population reached about 200 of Sjirry county. He was county plicated but what he can ravel it out and find the difficulty if it goes wrong.

He Is frequently inventing something to assist him in his work and to save labor, his most important invention bo in an automatic lathe for making insulator pins and brnk-its. Mr. Will Brown, the vice-president of the company, is about as much of a mechanical genius as his brother and Is almost a wonder with intricate ma hinery. Mr. J.

W. Arnold, th sec re tary and treasurer of the com a non nine art. (iwvnV in addttion to 100 to 12.1 students mli ett. a Parks. A few years after he ad u'wi, nr.

w. ii. Vourm uin surveyor in hurry for 1- years, and since coming to Jtnesville. 14 years ngo, has been a magistrate for 1-' years. He was nam resources.

ded to the old log house built by came to Jnneville fro charter oi was again alowed to lapse and was withdrawn. In 1901, however, the assembly granted another charter, in which the following officers were named: Prof. J. T. Smith, inavor; J.

II. Booth, T. A. Atkins, K. M.

Thompson, X. J. Speer and Dr. J. T.

Burrus, commissioners, and E. B. Messick, constable. The limits of the town, just as they are at present, were extended until about five son arc miles of laii.l mrm lnctiiilril In I ho luroror- ation. Jonesville today boas' of be-ing the largest, as well as the old est town in Yadkin county, the population numbering about 700.

many o' lie business men of Elkin, as H-cll as luanv laborers, live Mr. K. (Jwvn turn.nl,r,'""a tint the omeo and Mii.i.ll1 ov711.0 ed in the 10ol charter of Jones Dr. lurks ami built the r.eiihitm Motel, containing L'G rooms. Dr.

lUnham praelieed inediiine and comtiieted the- hotel until iii ho elected to tho tsmltioti of ton. Dr. Hr.mltt practi.V 01 "IH ieina then for several ypjV' left n.l wB. nueeeeded l' in IhTD. after whiel the town commissioner at tho last attending the male and female schools.

Although the Civil War effected the town all there were enough mn to organize a Miiiisoiiie lodge, nn Dec. 6, 1KC1. The chsrtercil oftieers with O. L. cVik, iifr( J.

it. Nlr m-nior warden; J. II. Johnston, junior warden; N. H.

(Jwyn, secretary; L. W. Bryan, treasurer; Henry Marshall, tvler; J. A. Mock.

S. I. F. Amos. J.

and Rev. M. V. Sherrill. haplain.

hotel WiiS fV Ills Sm, IT. pany, has recently moved to Wiley, who died tew v. election. ville iu one of tho and his been lh bati for 13 years tlnce. During the first four years he lived in Jonesville, Mr.

Thompson wa-s interested in and conducted the pin ami bracket factory. He has always taken an active ttat in municipal tin CmHiii Henhniil nod COIitiiiucd jonesville from Yadkinville, lore the wpr. Dr. jtrnmleir, n. nfti his dentil iii Ht methods will add greatly to the about ye.iri old, in utill iivii material value of the business in l'u In a pronperm where he was engaged in the lumber business.

His ability la business matter and thorough acquaintance With business mother, who lived until (. C. ileiihnm nUa oods in the Htore across the street from the as well as giving it a sounde" and ml "rcfcilhy man more substantial backing. provements. (fi1r- TDTC) WOMC i mm LP A.

LyBROWN, Pres. W. J. BROWN, Vice-Pres. J.

W. ARNOLD, Sec. and Treas. iuilders of Saw Mills, Gasoline Engines and Portable Mills ii We make any thing needed and do repair work on any kind of machinery from a saw mill down We make castings and brass, saw arbors, dust conveyors, and any kind of special machines r-" 'mi r-- DIWN-AKN'OLD IRON WORK'S We Make A Specialty of Repairing Automobiles We Have Some of the Best Mechanics in the State AB. AND WILL BROWN AND J.

W. ARNOLD When in need of any kind of iron repairing or making call on or write i K3 i- -5 I 1 SI I.