Genealogy Trails


HISTORY OF THE STORES  IN GREENUP
Old Trails Theater
Betty Broom Bowman
Establine Miller, Consultant
There were many changes in names and business during our growth.  We lack space and time to include all
Therefore, we tried to tell about those on or near Main Street.   Our thanks for information from Bobbie Goodman and our appologies to any we missed.
Our village was laid out in lots with Lot One where the Greenup National Bank was located for a number of years.
Thinking of this corner I remember Jim Travis; rural route carrier, saying that after he left the Post Office his horse became  "belly deep" in mud at the bank corner. Information supplied to us starts with the year
1839
- Seth Starbuck had a Blacksmith Shop on north side of village square.
1841
- A. K.  Bosworth made first set of harness in his Harness & Saddle Shop.
1847
- First jail on shoe factory corner. Later Ice House was there and after that Park Morgan's Harness Shop. Wife, Allie Morgan, had a millinery shop.
1853
- Capt. Ed Talbot built the Cumberland Mills.
1854
- J & W Madison established first steam saw mill inthis part of the country.
1855
- First newspaper "Greenup Tribune" established by Daniel Marks.
1859
- Greenup Expositor Newspaper,    J. E. Mumford.
1860
- Medical Practice, Dr. Jonathan Shull. Dr. Haughton worked for him when he was in Johnstown.
1865
- Confectioner,  Julius Conzet.
1868
- Greenup had seven physicians. One, Dr. Lafayette Mintor.    He also helped open the Mineral Springs. - Mercantile Store, Joseph Batteye.
1869
- Physican,  Dr. J. W. Goodwin.
1870
 - Hardware, Cultery & Tin Shop - Joseph Cook.
1871
 - T. B.  Pyle established a newspaper. - Druggist - Dr. Nanthaniel James.
1872
- William Wylde.- Surveyor until 1897. - Pottery Business & Brick Maker - Joseph Borden.- Mercantile Business - James Arthur.- Dry Goods - Gershom Monohon. - Grain Buyer - Henry Winslow; Mort James became a partner.
1873
- "Greenup Mail" - published by Ed Hitchcock.
1874
- Harness Shop - Lewis Chapman.
1875
- Drug Store - N G. James. - Dr. John W. Goodwin. - Dry Goods & Groceries - Gershom Monohon.- Woolen Factory - Robert Arthur. - Lumberyard - James B. Cook.
- Livery & Feed Store - Ray VanDyke & John Kellum Jr. - Attorneys - James L.  Lyons S Pete A. Bradey (Partners).
1876
- Liquor Store - Rhewben Matheny.
1878
- Greenup Jail   (Calaboose) constructed.- Shoemaker Shop - William McCann.
1883
- Bank of Greenup established.
1887
- Old Town House constructed.
1888
- James Ward began brick factory called Brick Block (two blocks east of Presbyterian Church).
1889
- Livery Stable - John Green. Bosworth's Restaurant. Jeweler - E.  H. Rose. Mumford Hotel. Conzet House.
1890
- Johnson Hotel (where Max Markwell Ins. is, 1983).- Just north on the corner was a vacant lot where tent shows were held - south side of Pleasant Street.
1891
- Broom Factory - M. J.  Ruffner & Company. - L.  C. Feltop sold tin cans for fruit canning. - Ryan & Button had real estate office in Mumford Block. - Frank Bosworth Bakery & Confectionary. -
George Bancroft advertised holiday goods. - Attorneys - James L. Ryan and James' wife Mina Peters. - Harvey Williams had Poultry Stand. - Druggist - Conzet & Fisher.
1893
- John Ward began business which he operated 41 years - Columbian Hotel was on the northwest corner of the square - John C. Humphrey.
1894
- Post Office moved to place across from the Conzet Hotel   (Loomis  location  later). - Frame building opposite the Press Office was being fitted up for Tom Ewart's saloon.- Wilkins Clothing Store - managed by A. Ross Bosworth - formerly on south side of street. - Livery Stable - George Snearley (later Glen Ruffner garage location). - Peoples Bank of H.  S.   & C. M.  Smith moved to the new Ward brick building. - Attorneys - Hiram Scranton, Peter Brady, Flavius Tossey.
1895
- Express Shop - Julia B. Owen. - Restaurant - D. H. King.
- William B. Garrett operates the former Snearley Livery.
1896
- Meat Shop - F. M. Michaelree has shop in Holt's block - new stock of fresh groceries. - Clothing Store - W. E. Gooch of Newton has rented the Lee Lewis Room next to the post office. - Parker, 
Lewis  & Parker Barber Shop moved back to its old stand,   Ed Peters Bldg.,   three doors east.
1897
- Peters was a dealer in all kinds of furniture. He kept a first class of caskets, coffins and burial robes.  Hearse furnished free,   south side of Main Street.    Peters sold out to A.  Greeson March 16,
1899.
- Brick Manufacturer - J.  H. Ward. - Buthers - Williams & Westall are furnishing meats, vegetables and provisions in the Holt Block, West side of the public square.
1899
-A. Greeson & Company have furniture,  also carry a full  line of undertakers goods.    Hearse free within 5 miles of city. - Dr. E. J. Hancock moved his office to the Wilson  Block.
Early 1900
- Foxy's Barber Shop.
- George McMain Barber shop.
- Gooch's store on west side of present town square.
- Restaurant - H. S. Allentharp sold his half in the Allentharp & Robinson hotet„.bakery,   restaurant to Harvy Duncan.
- G. Whitehead,  south west corner of square. Perry Building - lunches, bakery.
- John Kellum meats at C. W.  Williams old stand, one door north of Gooch's Clothing.
- Bancroft & Dare,  west side of square.
- Livery & Feed - Marshall Hubbard - opposite Conzet House.
- Tipsword &   Watters - Insurance - Attorney - over Peoples Bank.
- W.  S.   Duncan,  M.D.  - over post office.
- Dr.  C. G.  Cochran - south side main street, upstairs.
- D.  C.  J.  Hancock - front room over Gooch's.
- M. W. Eckard & Son - Notary Public, Insurance, etc. - office in E. M. Rose's Block.
- Fax & Merrick's Studio - north side of main street over Gooch's Dry Goods Store. The block south of the square (Dillier Feed Store & Ettelbrick Shoe Company)  were these business:
- John Underwood Variety & Harness Shop Frame building moved her-and housed -
- Poultry House - A. R.  Loving around 1912 Concrete building erected in early 20's.  This was also used as a garage and Overland Auto Agency owned by Clark Kelly.  Dillon Flats were east from Morgan's Harness Shop.   
They had sloping tin roof over their porch.
 - Mary Ann Ozier had a Notion Shop here.  She would take her wicket basket, go by train to Mattoon, do her buying and bring home all she could carry and the rest was sent by express (Estaline Miller's great grandmother). Some of these flats were rented as apartments.
1901
- James H. Hard sold his brick block for $4,500 cash to Mr. & Mrs. George S. Turner 5 Sons, of the Peoples Bank. The building is the one now occupied by the Peoples Bank.
- Wm. Wickiser - west side of square - Musical Store.
- Wilson's Boarding House - north Mill Street, first door north of W. S. Mumford's meat market. Board by the day or week.  Strangers in the city will find this a good place to get a big, clean, meal at a  low price - B.  F. Wilson.
- Emerson Reeder's Jewelry Store was built where Carr's Jewelry Store is now located.
- Holts built the "Old Stone" building north side of Cumberland Street.
1902
- Barber Shop - Gar Herr - purchased from Sam Peters, later Peters'  Barber Shop.
1904
- Meat Smoking establishment north across alley from Green's Coffee Shop (1983).
1905
- Hub Clothing Store.
- H. S. Allentharp Bakery.
- Millinery - Miss Gladys Cook.
- Drug Store - George Trout - store room owned by John Holt.
- Grocery a Meat Market - C. C. Westall.
- Doctors - Dr. Hancock, J. P. Jones s L. A. Fisher.
1906
- J. A.  Campbell,  President of National Bank.
- Eoff had Clothing Store.
- Saloon - E. M. Kohler.
- Greenup Broom Factory (Shull 1983).
- Parker's Show House on south side of street. "Remember the tears shed watching Mary Pickford & Ruth Roland.    The Parkers played music with emotional stress!"
1908
- Dillons had a hotel.
- Morrison's Restaurant -north side of Main Street.
- B. J. McDonagh s Company (where Arndt's Store is now).
- Lumberyard - J. P. Ewart.
- Ed Elstun Shoes.
- William Wylde - money to Loan and Insurance.
- Dry Goods - Parker & Rose.
- Food Store - Art Snyder.
- Ben Wilson's store was in Nett Hibben Building - then sold to Snyder and then to Ed Hayden in 1910.
1909
-Ewart Opera House.
-Meat Market - Prank Benson.
-Grocery - Wilson Cutright.
-Hotels - Conzet,  Trent & Dillon.
-Drug Store - Harry Allentharp. He had an express shop in his store.  It was said the entrance was the present east window and office in back. At one time Mrs. Allentharp had an Express shop across from the Library - part of Green's Coffee Shop (1983). Helen,  her daughter, would go there every day after school. Then she would take a little brown bag and collect the money from businesses who had received express that day.
-Ewart Theatre - entertainment included road shows, vaudevilles, minstrels, etc. The Parker trio were the musicians and then,.Myrna  (Tudy)  Ewart played the piano later.    Herman Ewart,  age 8,  sang a song in the theatre and 1983 still remembered the song and words.
1910
-J. L.  Leggett Lumberyard, north of present post office.
-"Free Lance" newspaper owned by Gar Borden.
-Shoe Shop - John Underwood - at east end of Dillon Flats.
-First State Bank organized.
-Shoe Store — Carey t Bowman - in Elstun Building.
-Shoe Store — Claude Templeton - in building between Wards A Reeders.
-Candy Kitchen operated by T. K.  Kores   (next to Wylde's Insurance office, 1983).
-Busy Bee Cafe - George Calvert & Ike Sterling, Proprietors.
-Dentist - Dr. Worthington.
-Doctor - Dr.  N. J.  Haughton arrived in town.
-Doctor - Dr. L. A.  Fisher office two doors east of
-Holt's Store   (Bill Morris' home - Hank Carr's parking lot, 1983).
-Restaurant - Shuey & Son
-Greenup Machine Company - A. E.  Snyder, Secretary.
-Plasterers - Ed & Arthur Button.
-Painters - Dorsey a Ernie Bancroft,  B. 0. Brooks.
-Poultry & Ice - A. L. Loving.
-Greenup Lumber - Loren Wetherbee.
-Grocery & Meats - Frank Benson - 2nd door south ofbank.
-Buggy, Magon,  Concrete Blocks - W. H. Allcnbaugh.
-Hardware - W. W.  Boots AW.  H. Havens.
Later 1900
-Sib Price &  Goldie Vaughn were in the McDonagh Building  (Arndt's, 1983).
The following were in the building just west of the National Bank during different years.
- Hat Shop - Minnie Fitch.
- Hat Shop - Delia Brady.
- Hat Shop - Marie Dora.
- Hat Shop - Mrs. Meeker.
- Hat Shop - Bertha Cutright.
- Barber Shop - Ed Ware.
1911
- J. P. Ewart purchased all stock and real estate of Lumber Company.
- Greenup Cafe - James Templeton.
- The Hub - run by Blondy Vaughn.
1912
- Bill Garrett bought Barbdl  Inn and the first fire alarm was installed at the hotel   (a lever on a pole in  front).
1914
- "Greenup Press" - 0. B. Grant located on north  east corner of present Shoe Factory.
- L.  H.   Broom purchased Drug Store from Harry Allentharp.
I can remember going to Grant's Printing office with my dad. It was a small white building with a block of wood for a step. I was so small I couldn't step up so dad lifted me by one arm and put me (Betty Broom) on the step.
In 1920's Dillon Flats were demolished.
1915
- Livery Stable at Glen Ruffner's used car site.
- Bi-weekly sponsored a memorial to old Barbour Inn with a monument by the location.
- Hotel north of Green's Cafe Shop (1983) on corner.
1916
- Dr.  N.  J. Haughton practiced in his home just north of Coffee Shop (1983).
- J. P. Ewart sold lumber and had Cement Block Tile Factory at Lala Glidewell's homcsite (1983).
- Livery Stable - corner of Delaware and Pleasant Streets - torn down in 1930.
In 1916 a political rally for the re-election of W. Wilson for President was held on Main Street in front of National Bank; a huge bonfire was built in the middle of the street.
1918
 - "Greenup Press" owned by Mark Carruthers (present location), partner Glen Jennings.    Bryan McMorris bought it in 1937.
1919
 - Oscar Goodman & Harry Jenulne bought the Greenup Broom Factory.
1920
- Leonard Trent's mother operated Hotel where Shoe Factory Offices are (1983).
- Earl Dillier's Poultry House was later at same location.
- Livery Stable was just south of Dillier's.
- Parker's Theatre was on south side of Main Street where Montgomery Ward Store is   (1983).
- Roller Skating Rink was at same location later.
1922
- Quinn Broom Works established in Greenup. Two years later destroyed by fire and moved to Toledo. It was located across from Mark Quinn's home (1983) on Ed Hawes' property.
1925
- Hayden grocery building gutted by fire; also Flenner's Clothing Store.
- Earl Parker had a store next door and sold pianos.
- Harry Branch purchased Opera House from Ewert heirs.Then Mussers assumed operation.
- Feed Store - Harry W. Pierson who also had a Photo Shop.
- Tom Loomis put in new soda fountain.
1926
 - Greenup Shore Factory organized.
1929
- Cutrights Clothing Store.
- Kroger Store in Elstun Building.
- A & P Store was  located on south side west of Hayden's Store around this date.
1930
- George Holt entered Into the family business.
1932
 - "Greenup Journal" owned by I. W. Dunning.
1935
 - Earl Cowger began his grocery on north side of Main Street where D & M Hardware is now. The State Bank had been on this site and Earl used the vault to age his colby cheese.
1936
- Spesard a Roberts had farm implements and garage.
- Greenup Theater remodeled and called "Old Trails Theatre".
1937
 - Greenup Press sold to Lawrence Price, then back to Mark Carruthers then to W. B. McMorris a Sons. who can forget Oscar Matteson's popcorn wagon on the south side of Main Street - National Bank corner.
1938 -
Greenup Appliance Company - Pearl Dillier a Ellis Ewing.
- Rominger's Bakery.
- Bishop's Funeral Home.
- Cutrighfs Cleaning & Clothier Shop.
- Wimpy's Palace - operated by Ann & Andy Tanner south of Shoe Factory, bought by Bob Dillier and run by Lucille & Ina Dilier, sold to Tom Tanner then Dick Hayden
1939
- Arndt's Store. In early 1940's Walgreen Drug Store on south side of Main Street - later Stockbarger's Sundries.
1943
- Goodman's Variety Store.
- Button's Service Station.
- Modem Beauty Shop.
- Coffee Shop - Grace Hayden.
- Cumberland Finance Company.
- Arnold's Cafe - then Sterlings a Cutrights.
- Hilers Funeral Home.
1950
-Dale Huffman moved into former Goodman's Variety Store.
-Ralph Ochs had a furniture store across from the post office during the 50's.
1952
-Broom's Drug Store sold to Wheelers.
-Later Heminghouse-Green Meat Market; Naomi's Fabric Shop and now Rodebaugh's Fabric Shop.
1956
-New Post Office building built on north east corner of square.
-Salad Bowl - managed by Mr. & Mrs. Kash Henry.
-Dr. Joseph Mirante opened an office here.
1959
-Perisho bought Reeder's Jewelry Store.
-Wells & Whitton purchased Greenup Cleaners from Mr.  & Mrs. Leland McMorrls.
-Barber Shop - George Bancroft.
1960
-Hayden's I.G.A. across from post office in Hester Norman's little store  location.
We remember her store  (little white building and her home next to it with iron gate)  where we bought our 1cent goodies going and coming from school back in 1922.
1961
-Dedication of new Municipal Building.
-Mr.  & Mrs. Albert Isley started the Bowling Alley where the "Commons" used to be in early days.
- Dr. N. J. Beck moved here.
1962
-Firemen are now alerted by a telephone system which rings 18 places of employment or residence of the 24 volunteer members.    We now have three fire trucks in 1983.
- Dr. Beck opened his new office on what was the Lawyer property.
-Holly Kaye Confectionery opened in the Masonic Building.    Then sold to Mrs. Linda Tlncher called "The Pirate's Malt Shop".
1963
-D & D Flower Shop ft Peter's Barber Shop next to it where it has been for several years went in Gar Herr's place.
-Ruge's in Masonic Building.
-AIeen's Dress Shop.
-Huffman's Hardware sold to Phillip Dooley and
-Loren Markwell to be known as D s M Hardware.
-Greenup Builder's Supply.
-Western Auto Supplies.
-Headquarters for Bight County Embarrass River
-Basin Agency Opportunity Inc.
1966
-Mitchell's Appliance in site of former Jim ft Dan's Feed Store.
-Lee Dikes purchased Stockbarger's Sundries.
-Cumberland Auto Parts - Dale Dillier, Owner.
1967
-Quinn Broom Works Inc.   located on the "Toledo Road" north of Greenup on Route 121. East End Cafe.
- Vic Brook's Radio.
-5 Star Motel purchased by Mr. f& Mrs. Eugene McMorris from the Cleo Sedgwicks.
1968
 - North Missouri Street opened with access to Haughton Park.
- Harlans remodeled the Opera House.
1971
- Interstate 70.
- Dutch Pantry - Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Cowger, Managers.
- Several service stations have been in Greenup and now two new ones across from the Dutch Pantry (1983).
- Barkley Funeral Home on, North Kentucky Street.
- Dike's  Store was purchased by Steve  &  Linda Carlen to be a T.V.  & Stereo Center.    Later Don Barnes was a partner.
- Carrells bought the Car Wash now known as Ben's Car Wash.
- Bud Mitchell purchased Chevrolet Automobile Company and received Chevrolet Agency.
- Ware's Appliance moved to the east across from the post office.
1972
- Bus' Restaurant.
- Naomi's Fabric Shop.
- Linda's Wig & Wiglet Shop.
- Dr. R. L. Redman took over the late Dr. Newlin's practice.
- Sedgwicks sold their Five Star Hotel.
- Kurringer opened a Bakery.
- John's Body Shop.
- Pool Room closed its doors.
- Richard Carlen joined Dale Dillier in ownership of Cumberland Auto Parts.
- Lee Callahan purchased Elmer's Grocery (east part of town).
- Pearl Martin bought Ruge Shop and it became Martin'que Fashions   (1973)
- Salad Bowl purchased by Tom Hatteson.
- Bud Mitchell purchased land including Louise Drum's Dairy Freez  (east part of town).
1974
 - Old Trails Theater purchased by Mr. &  Mrs. Jim Highfill and converted to Western Auto Store.
- One of the oldest brick buildings demolished and rebuilt by Carl Lewis for Lewis Ford Tractor Sales  & Service.
- George Sellers purchased appliance building from Joan & Jack Montgomery for his Radio & Television Sales.
- Montgomery Ward opened their new office building east of Western Auto.
- Bud Green's Grocery moved to the east end.
- Dairy Bar - owned by Mr. & Mrs.  Don Blade in former Wayne Cowger motel   (south part of town).
- Package Liquor - Jack Montgomery and Maurice Diepholz   (across from Dutch Panty)
- Completion date for Gateway Inn set for March.
1975
- Alfa Pizza Parlor.
- Huddlestun Body Shop. er
- Merlfa Flower Shop on South Misso^uJ/Street.
- M & M Fertilizer moved to the eaat end.
- Contracts signed for Dairy Queen across from the Dutch Pantry.
- Sale of Smith's Beef Shop by Mr. & Mrs.  Pat Smith to Phil a Ron Sherwood.
- Shull's Plumbing a Heating Business located in former Broom Factory Building.

Source: Julibee Book
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