General Editorial Review
Nearpass & Brother, Dry Goods & Groceries. Prominent among the business men of Orange County for many years has stood the name of Nearpass. Mr. Wm. Henry Nearpass has served the town of Deerpark as supervisor so long, that the people would hardly know how to transact their town business, should they be by any means deprived of his counsel. He is at present proprietor of the Port Jervis Gazette, and also associated with his brother, Chas. H. Nearpass in the dry goods and grocery trade, being also agents for Singers Sewing Machines. Mr. W. H. Nearpass has been prominently identified with every interest and improvement marking the growth of the village of Port Jervis for the past fifteen years. A democrat in politics, he is emphatically the people's man, and while he seeks for no position or office, we are among those who believe he could be elected to any position he might choose within the gift of the people of Orange County. There are few public men in this county whose public record shows as fair as his; socially he is genial and kindly, unassuming in manner, yet a thorough live business man.
E. H. Mondon, Boots & Shoes. Seldom has it been our fortune to meet a more pleasant, affable and gentlemanly business man than the one whose name heads this article, and we are pleased to have this opportunity to mention him in this most important part of our work. Mr. Mondon established himself in the boot and shoe trade at his present location in April, 1878, his location being 1 Pike St., “uptown,” near the post office, Port Jervis. His business has been successful since the first opening. He carries the largest stock of any dealer in the village, including a complete line of E. C. Burt's goods, every thing in the boot and shoe line can be found in his store, mens, ladies, and children's wear, and at prices that defy competition, which he sells for cash, his stock being selected from the best manufactured in the market.
Hagan & Holley, Dry Goods & Groceries. Both members of this firm are young men, yet as they have both been, so to say bred to business, they have had more experience than many older men. They have built up a trade second to none in the village of Port Jervis, and it is constantly increasing. They are located at No. 35 Front St., their business consisting of staple and fancy dry goods, domestics, underwear, hosiery, silks and woolen fabrics of all the latest styles and patterns, belonging to the dry goods trade; also groceries with a full line of crockery and glass ware, teas, coffees, butter wholesale and retail, cheese, fish and fruit of every description in its season; one of their specialties is fine flour and tea. They are also agents for the celebrated Remington Sewing Machines, which they have for sale or to rent. We are personally acquainted with both the members of this firm and have found them thoroughly reliable business men, fully alive to the demands of the community, sparing no efforts to secure and keep such a trade as a business man can be proud of.
W. H Cory, Cigars & Tobacco. Mr. Cory is a gentleman well known in Port Jervis and vicinity. He has been for a number of years engaged in the sale of tobacco and cigars, manufacturing the latter, and making a specialty of fine lines of goods. It was while smoking Cory's tobacco that the German sung;
Mit mine smoke pipe in my mout, (puff)
Und mine pottle by mine site ; (puff)
I cares not if ten tousand mens, (puff)
Should close pehind me rite, puff)
Now dot is so good I must no fool away mine time mit a song.
So we advise our readers to go at once to Cory's and not fool away time on any note trash, labeled tobacco. Mr. Cory is located at 93 (old number,) Pike St., where he keeps a full line of smokers articles, confectionery, etc.
Wm. H. DeWitt, Contractor & Builder. Mr. DeWitt is well known to the citizens of Port Jervis, having resided here and erected numbers of the dwellings of her people, together with several business blocks. He is prepared to furnish plans and specifications for any buildings desired, with estimates thereon. He has constantly on hand a large stock of building paper for sheathing, together with other building material. He is prepared to give the best of references, and being a substantial business man, is bound to build up a business. We recommend him to the people of Port Jervis as reliable, thoroughly understanding his trade.
G. B. A. Bushe, Carriage Trimmer. Mr. Bushe is located on Hammond St. near Pike, where he is prepared to execute any and all orders in the line of carriage trimming and reupholstering of furniture, the latter made a specialty. During his residence in Port Jervis, Mr. Bushe has labored to satisfy fully the demands of his numerous customers for good work at low prices, and in this he has been most successful, as the trade he has secured abundantly demonstrates. We advise any of our readers wishing this class of work done, to give him a call, as they will find him pleasant and obliging and prepared to execute work on short notice.