Abner Benton Roberson

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1. between 1869 and 1873 Dr. Abner B. Roberson opens a general store that specializes in drugs With Saunders gone, the village's new druggist, Dr. Abner Benton Roberson, opened a general store on the south side of Franklin Street that dealt mainly in drugs and medical supplies. It stood on the property of his father-in-law, Haywood Stone. People: Abner Benton Roberson Place: Roberson's general store, south side of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill · Also mentions: Franklin StreetSearch the index · Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 123
2. May 5, 1879 Chapel Hill elects a board of commissioners pledged to let hogs run free The town election turned on whether hogs should again run at large or be kept penned, and returned L. J. Weaver, James B. Mason, Hillary Sparrow, O. B. Tenney and A. B. Roberson. The paper said the winning side was favored four or five to one and had the solid support of the town's Black voters. People: James B. Mason, Abner Benton Roberson Place: Chapel Hill · Also named: L. J. Weaver, Hillary Sparrow, O. B. TenneySearch the index · The Chapel Hill Ledger, May 10, 1879, p. 3
3. by April 10, 1880 A. B. Roberson and W. F. Stroud form a dry goods and grocery firm Roberson & Stroud announced a partnership in dry goods and groceries at the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets, the old stand of Roberson & Harris, whose drug store had moved to a new store opposite the campus. Place: Franklin and Columbia streets, Chapel Hill · Also named: W. F. StroudSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Ledger, April 10, 1880, p. 3
4. 1884 Adam A. Kluttz takes over management of Dr. Roberson's general store Adam Alexander Kluttz became the active manager of Dr. Abner Benton Roberson's general store. He later opened stores of his own and built a brick store on East Franklin in 1893 and 1894. People: Abner Benton Roberson, Adam Alexander Kluttz Place: Roberson's general store, Franklin Street, Chapel HillSearch the index · Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 151
5. about 1891 Dr. Abner B. Roberson buys the Central Hotel and moves his drugstore into it After the hotel's owner, Jones Watson, died, Dr. Roberson bought the Central Hotel, moved his drugstore into it with Clyde Eubanks as druggist, and leased the hotel's management to 'Bunn' Patterson. Adam A. Kluttz opened a store called the Glass Front in the many-windowed west end of the building. People: Jones Watson, Clyde Eubanks, Adam Alexander Kluttz, Abner Benton Roberson Place: Central Hotel, Franklin Street, Chapel HillSearch the index · Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 161
6. 1894 Dr. Roberson adds a ten-room annex to the Central Hotel Roberson enlarged the Central Hotel with a ten-room wing facing the campus. After his death in 1897 Kluttz ran the hotel for a short time before 'Bunn' Patterson took back its management. People: Abner Benton Roberson Place: Central Hotel, Franklin Street, Chapel HillSearch the index · Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 171
7. late 1894 The old Nunn tavern building reopens as the Patterson Hotel Dr. Abner Benton Roberson bought from McDade the old building on the eastern half of Lot 5, once Nunn's tavern and inn and for some years the McDades' home. 'Bunn' Patterson remodeled it and added four or five rooms, and it opened as the Patterson Hotel, which did not last long as a hotel. People: Abner Benton Roberson, Alphonso J. McDade Place: Patterson Hotel (former Nunn tavern), southwest corner of Franklin and Columbia streets, Chapel HillSearch the index · Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 169
8. 1896 The Canada School takes over Dr. Roberson's Patterson Hotel building The Canada School had outgrown its rooms behind the post office, so in 1896 John W. Canada hired more teachers and moved into the Patterson Hotel building, which Dr. Abner Benton Roberson owned. The building's run as a hotel was short. People: John William Canada Place: Chapel HillSearch the index · Internet Archive: Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 169
9. 1897 Clyde Eubanks buys Dr. Roberson's drugstore When Dr. Roberson died, his druggist Clyde Eubanks bought the drugstore and kept it in the Central Hotel until 1901. People: Abner Benton Roberson, Clyde Eubanks Place: Central Hotel, Franklin Street, Chapel HillSearch the index · Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 171
10. 1897-1899 Dr. Charles Roberson practises medicine at Chapel Hill After graduating from the Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn in 1897, Dr. Charles Roberson, son of Dr. Abner Benton Roberson of Chapel Hill, practised there for two years. In 1899 he moved to Greensboro, where he later confined his work to diseases of women and children. People: Abner Benton Roberson Place: Chapel Hill · Also named: Charles RobersonSearch the index · Internet Archive: R. D. W. Connor, William K. Boyd and J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton, History of North Carolina (1919), vol. 6, p. 360
11. October 11, 1897 Chapel Hill physician Dr. A. B. Roberson dies Dr. Roberson, described as a prominent and well-to-do physician, died at his home in Chapel Hill on Monday night, October 11, after some time in poor health. Place: Chapel HillSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 14, 1897, p. 3
12. 1912 The university razes the old Central Hotel to build dormitories The university bought the old Central Hotel from Dr. Roberson's estate, tore it down in 1912, and built the Vance, Battle and Pettigrew dormitories on the site. People: Abner Benton Roberson Place: Central Hotel site (now Vance, Battle and Pettigrew halls), Franklin Street, Chapel HillSearch the index · Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 199