Dorman & Smyth Hardware Co.
There is a edifice inward downtown Salisbury on the SE corner of W. Main together with Market Streets that was built inward the belatedly 19th Century equally the Dorman & Smyth Hardware Co. It is directly unoccupied. Ann Taylor had done for this edifice what fourth dimension tried to undo. Any edifice needs constant attending over the years together with the sturdiness of this edifice gave her a audio solid seat down from which to start. At i fourth dimension it was abode to the Thomas R. Young store. They sold pianos together with canvass music for many years. The heavy beams visible inward the lower score attest to the fact that it was used for some heavy duty when it was a hardware shop together with this belike made it an ideal shop for pianos.
The post carte higher upward shows the shop close 1907. It was i of the starting fourth dimension buildings erected afterwards the devastating burn downwardly of 1886 that leveled most of downtown Salisbury. The motion-picture exhibit shows the rock structure that was mandatory past times the alter inward the urban nub charter to avoid some other disastrous fire.
Below are some of the particulars of the principals inward the business.
Levin W. Dorman (wife – Alice)President of School Board 1892-97
Home address (1907) 302 N. Division St.
(house release changed inward Oct. 1952 to 204 N. Division St.)
Died inward the early on 1930’s – historic catamenia 83
His photograph was establish inward the “photographic album” of Jehu Parsons (mayor of Salisbury , 1898-1900).
The photograph of Jehu Parsons from this album is the i seen hanging inward the 3rd flooring of the Government Office Building along amongst the other former mayors of Salisbury.
Since both men look to live on inward their early on 20’s , the photograph was belike taken or together with hence 1870.
Samuel S. Smyth (wife – Lillie)Home address (1907) 108 W. Isabella St.
(house release changed inward Oct. 1952 to 110 W. Isabella St.)
Died inward early on 1930’s – historic catamenia 77
HAPPY 285th BIRTHDAY , SALISBURY NEXT THURS. , AUG.8
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