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Roberson's general store

In Chapel Hill. 2 dated events, 1869–1884.

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  1. 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 Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 123
  2. 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 Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 151

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