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1889 Business Proprietors
(Source: Branson’s North Carolina Business Directory, by Levi Branson, 1889)
| Name | Post Office | Occupation |
| Addington, J. | Franklin | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Addington, J.B. | Roane's Mill | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Addington, J.B. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Addington, J.H. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Anderson, William H. | Highlands | Physician |
| Angel, T.M. | Franklin | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Arnold & Campbell | Franklin | Mica Mine Proprietor |
| Bascom, H.M. | Highlands | Tinner |
| Bascom, H.M. | Highlands | Drug Store |
| Bascom, Henry M. | Highlands | Livery Stables |
| Bascom, Henry M. | Highlands | Hardware & General Store |
| Beal, James | Highlands | Butcher |
| Bowers, C. | Burningtown | Mica Mine Proprietor |
| Bowers, C.D. | Franklin | Mica Mine Proprietor |
| Boynton Bros & Co. | Highlands | Contracting / Building |
| Boynton, C.A. | Highlands | Furniture |
| Boynton, C.A. | Highlands | Saw & Turning Mill |
| Boynton, F.A. | Highlands | Building Material |
| Brittian, S.P. | Franklin | Franklin House Proprietor |
| Brooks & Co | Franklin | Lead & Silver Mine |
| Brown, G.I. | Highlands | Feed & Livery Stables |
| Brown, I,J. | Highlands | Livery Stables |
| Brown, R.H. | Highlands | Blacksmith |
| Bryson, T.C. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Bulgin, E. | Highlands | Brickmaking |
| Burnette, J.S. | Highlands | North. Methodist Minister |
| Clark, S. | Highlands | Boarding House Proprietor |
| Cleaveland, W.B. | Highlands | General Store |
| Cobb, W.W. | Highlands | Tannery |
| Coe, Charles H. | Highlands | Editor & Publisher of Highlands Star Newspaper |
| Connally, S.G. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Cuningham, Mrs. E.K. | Franklin | Boarding House Proprietor |
| Davis, Mrs. M.A. | Highlands | Hotel Proprietor |
| Dixie, Miss | Highlands | Islington House Proprietor |
| Donaldson, Miles | Roane's Mill | Saw Mill |
| Durgin, John H. | Highlands | Carpenter |
| Edwards, Charles B. | Highlands | Painter & Paper Hanger |
| Elias, Kope | Franklin | Lawyer |
| Ewing, E.E. | Highlands | Editor & Proprietor of Blue Ridge Enterprise Newspaper |
| Farmer, A.D. | Ellijay | Teacher |
| Frank, J.D. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Gregory, Arch. | Franklin | Quartz Gold Mine Proprietor |
| Guy, J.M. | Highlands | Boots, Shoes & Harness |
| Harbison, T.G. | Highlands | Teacher |
| Henry, A. | Highlands | Livery Stables |
| Higden, W.H. | Cullasaja | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Higden, W.H. | Franklin | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Jacobs, A.W. | Highlands | Methodist Minister |
| Jacobs, J.L. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Jarratt, R.H. | Franklin | Allman House Proprietor |
| Jennings, J. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Jones, George A. | Franklin | Lawyer |
| Kelsey, Harlan P. | Highlands | Nurseryman |
| Kelsey, S.T. & Son | Highlands | Real Estate |
| Lucas, Dr. H.S. | Callasaja | Corundum Mine Proprietor |
| Lucas, Dr. H.S. | Franklin | Mica Mine Proprietor |
| Lyle, J.M. | Franklin | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Maguire, James | Highlands | Carpenter |
| McLean, P.P. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Mickle, Mrs. R.A. | Highlands | Boarding House Proprietor |
| Norton, David | Highlands | Boarding House Proprietor |
| Norton, John & Co. | Highlands | Butcher |
| O'Farrel, H.T. | Highlands | Drugs & Stationary |
| O'Farrel, H.T. | Highlands | Physician |
| Partridge, Wm. | Highlands | Feed & Flour Mill |
| Ray, H.H. | Burningtown | Saw Mill |
| Ray, J.F. | Franklin | Lawyer |
| Reece, T.C. | Franklin | Teacher |
| Reid & Malloner | Franklin | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Rideout, James | Highlands | Boarding House Proprietor |
| Rideout, James & Co. | Highlands | General Store |
| Rideout, Jas. | Highlands | Satula House Proprietor |
| Rideout, Leslie | Highlands | Painter & Paper Hanger |
| Roane, Mrs. Mary | Aquone | Hotel Proprietor |
| Roper, Samuel | Burningtown | Saw Mill |
| Selleck, Mrs. E. | Highlands | Boarding House Proprietor |
| Sheldon, F.S. | Highlands | Carpenter |
| Shepherd, T. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Siler, J. | Roane's Mill | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Siler, Mrs. J. | Franklin | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Skinner, M.G. | Highlands | Blacksmith |
| Slagle, E.L. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Sloan, Mrs. T. | Franklin | Boarding House Proprietor |
| Smith, J.J. | Franklin | Saw Mill |
| Smith, John J. | Highlands | Highland House Proprietor |
| Smith, John J. | Highlands | Lumber, Sash and Doors |
| Smith, John J. | Highlands | Steam & Water Mill |
| Staub, A. | Highlands | Boarding House Proprietor |
| Taylor, Wm. H. | Highlands | Presbyterian Minister |
| Trotter, H.G. | Franklin | Steam Saw Mill |
| Walden, Charles | Highlands | Barber |
| Welch, J.W. | Franklin | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Welch, Milburn | Burningtown | Flour & Corn Mill |
| Welch, W. | Burningtown | Saw Mill |
| West, Wm. | West's Mill | Flour & Corn Mill |
| White, L. | Highlands | Boots, Shoes & Harness |
| White, T. Baxter | Highlands | Postmaster & General Store |
| White, T. Baxter | Highlands | Insurance Agent |
| Wright, Marion | Highlands | Carpenter |
| Zachery, W.A. | Franklin | Lawyer |
| Zoeller, Louis | Highlands | Teacher |
Corporations
| Corporation | Officers | Position |
| Highlands Improvement Association | Charles M. Boynton | President |
| Highlands Literary Society | Dr. W.H. Fritts | President |
| Sumner Clark | Vice-President | |
| Highlands Railroad Company | S.T. Kelsey | President |
| E.E. Ewing | Director & Treasurer | |
| C.A. Boynton | Director | |
| S.W. Hill | Director | |
| J.H. Alley | Director | |
| H.A. Fulton | Director | |
| J.W. Dobson | Director | |
| John C. Cannon | Secretary | |
| The Floral Society of Highlands | Mrs. K.T. Bingham | Directress |
| Mrs. M.M.F. Boynton | Vice-Directress |
(Source: Branson’s North Carolina Business Directory, by Levi Branson, 1889)
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