COMBER IN 1890 Population 1100 Assessment Value $66,400 Businesses: J. S. Ainslie & Bros Saw Mill 35 men employed…monthly payroll $1200 A. Ludlum & Company Planing Mill M. Creighton Grist Mill---1888 cost of $12,000 Capacity 100 bbls a day Roy Ainslie General Store D. McAllister General Store, Post Office, Telegraph, Insurance, Notary Public. Aubin & Company General Store January Sales: Potatoes $1.00 a bag Salt $1.50 a bbl Dress Goods 6 cents a yard Grey Print 3 cents a yard Extra Print 5 cents a yard Lining for dress given free to customers who purchased enough dress goods for a dress. A. Dupuis General Store Wm. Keith General Store C. Anderson Doctor R. H. Abbot Doctor & Drug Store Geo. Abbott Druggist Wm. Campbell Druggist (after Abbot) Robert Anderson Veterinary S. T. Anderson Auctioneer Ainslie Bros. Furniture Store, Furniture Making, Undertaking. J. D. Ainslie (Blind) Piano, Organs, Musical Instruments. Lindsay Constable. T. F. Johnson Legal. Dr. Piper Dentist, (in Comber 3rd & 4th Friday) D. Voakes Brickyard J. E. Hull Harness Maker Wm. Manning Bakery A. Walker Jeweller Jas. Kennedy Jeweller and Watch Maker C. M. McDermott Photographer J. Kaufman Grocer McAlvaine Meat Market John Ford Butcher Shop S. J. Hughes Hardware & Tinsmith Goatbe & Brown Hardware
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