The Country Store
This social center of the town was a picturesque scene years ago with the hanging oil lamps, the old stove and the benches and chairs around the stove in the back of the store. in those day day most groceries were sold in bulk and there would be barrels of crackers, oatmeal, flour, and sugar, Boxes of prunes, dried peaches, tea and coffee and many other items all of which had to be weighed out and put up in small packages. In the back room were barrels of New Orleans molasses, vinegar, other barrels of salt, pork, and smoked hams hanging overhead.
The country store supplied nearly all the needs of the local people and sold almost everything including yard goods, dresses, boots, shoes, men's clothing, hardware, paint, horse blankets, whips, harnesses, farming supplies besides groceries and other articles.
"DIG IN DEEPER"
The country store supplied nearly all the needs of the local people and sold almost everything including yard goods, dresses, boots, shoes, men's clothing, hardware, paint, horse blankets, whips, harnesses, farming supplies besides groceries and other articles.
"DIG IN DEEPER"
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