SW VA. WHISKEY DISTILLERS (2pgs)

PRIMITIVE MOONSHINE STILL

MOONSHINE RAIDERS TAKE CRUDE STILL

(5 Dec. 1906)

Two men Arrested At The Time Of The Capture Are Later Released

Abingdon,Va. Dec.5 - Deputy Marshall Puckett, assisted by F.D. Ranes, made a raid on moonshiners last night and captured something fearful to behold. The cap of the still was made from the lower half of a churn. The arm of the cap is an oil can, the kind used on locomotives. The worm is of tin and the still is composed of two zinc tubs. This affair was captured two and a half miles from Osceola, on the land of Joel Widner. It was not in operation at the time, but there was plenty of evidence that the overjoyful had been made there. Joel Widner and George Roberts were arrested and were given a hearing before Commissioner J.J. Stuart this evening, who discharged them, the evidence not being sufficient to bind them over.

The following is a list of documented whiskey distillers and saloons in Southwest Virginia counties circa 1888-89.*

Dickenson-

Colley, James - SandLick
Mullins, A. L. - Crane's Nest
Raswick, J. B. - Ervinton

Grayson-

Dixon, W. S. - Potato
Horn, Thos. F. - Edgewater
Isom, William - Carsonville
Jennings, A. - Old Town
Reeves, G. R. - Long's Gap
Williams, H. - Old Town

Lee-

Clark, F. M., Sr. - Crab Orchard
Clark, Wm. - Crab Orchard
Ely, Joseph - Hau
Gibson, T. S. - Gibson's Station
Hurst & Shelburn - Zion's Mills
Legg, J. K. P. - Crab Orchard
Morris, D. F. - Crab Orchard
Skaggs, John - Hau

**1895...Col. Wm. Greene- N.Fork Powell River

nr Pennington Gap

Russell-

Baker, W. J. - Mason's Store
Compton, David - Honaker
Fugate, John C. - Willow Spring
Grigsby, George S. - Fugate's Hill
Hargis, T. J. - Lebanon
Johnson, Creed H. - Brewster
Johnson, J. C. - Mason's Store
Lee, John - Honaker
Nash, S. H. - Lebanon
Ramey, John, Jr. - Brewster
Stinson, Archer - Lebanon
Thomas, W. F. - Lebanon
Wallace, Libern - Honaker
Wyatt, Linsey - Honaker

Scott-

Davidson, A. M. - Alley
Davidson, G. - Speer's Ferry
Kimbler & Harris - Alley
McConnell, George D. - McConnell's
Peters, John - Alley
Rand, W. W. - Nickelsville
Vinyard, W. J. - Speers' Ferry

Wines and Liquors

Isom, S. C. - Estillville

Smyth-

Barker, P. A. - Ellendale
Boyles, E. F. - Olympia
Cooper, P. D. - Olympia
Wilkinson, S. - Sugar Grove

Glade Spring,VA.

CEDAR POST SALOON 1877

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ILLEGAL WHISKEY BEING DUMPED IN A MANHOLE

Abingdon,VA.

R.A. HINES SALOON 1878

Washington-

Distillers

Blackwell, J. D. - Lindell
Gobble, Martin - Holston
Large, Elkanah - Craig's Mill
Litton, Lafayette - Lindell
Litton, L. M. - Hyter's Gap
Munly, Alexander - Holston
Sprangler, Richard - Alum Wells

Druggists

Barr, Paul E. - Abingdon
Bunting & Son - Bristol, Tenn
Byars, S. B. - Stump
Clark, A. F. - Glade Spring
Dickey & Anderson - Bristol, Tenn.
Gibson, C. C. - Abingdon
Hickman, R. M. - Abingdon
Trigg, Massie & Co. - Abingdon
Walker, Rives - Bristol, Tenn

Saloons

Blackwell, John D. - Abingdon
Broyles & Jones - Abingdon
Clark, B. T. - Abingdon
Colonnade Hotel - Abingdon
Echols, J. O. - Abingdon
Hatlie House - Abingdon
Hines, C. H. - Abingdon
Hines, R. A. - Abingdon
Keller, Samuel G. - Abingdon
Luttrell, A. - Bristol, Tenn.
Ritchie, C. & Co. - Abingdon
Satterwhite, W. L. & Co. - Bristol, Tenn.
Shelly, D. W. - Bristol, Tenn.
Wilson, Byrne - Bristol, Tenn.

**1896...F.B. Brownlow/ Abingdon -Dealer in Fine Wines, Whiskey, Brandy, Beer

**May 1877...Cedar Post Saloon/ J.G.Glover/Glade Spring

Wise-

Hamilton, Nelson - Wise C.H.
Ramey, Henry - Wise C.H.
Wheatley, Jonathan - Wise C.H.

Wythe-

Candler, R. D. - Rural Retreat (Candler was also a druggist & livery stable owner)**C.T.Pepper - Rural Retreat as a Physician.

**1900+/-...Frank Grubb Distillery - Wytheville.

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Frank Grubb's Brandy/JnoG.Brady/Bristol,Va.-Tenn. ( see pg. 1 of Bristol whiskey bottles).

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**Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer 1888-89.

Sources - Bibliography

i)      Library of King College, Bristol,Tenn. - Newspaper Microfilms

ii)     Bristol,TN-VA Public Library - Newspaper Microfilms &  City Directories

iii)     1904 Bristol Herald Industrial Supplement

iv)     Bristol-Goodson Industry & Resources in 1885 -W.F.Henry/Reporter

v)    Witness To An Epoch - Chas.J. Harkrader

vi)     Double Destiny   - Robert Loving

vii)    Historic Sites of Sullivan County - Muriel Spoden

viii)   Bristol Tennessee-Virginia : A History - V.N. "Bud" Phillips

ix)     Spirits & Medicinal Bottles of Bristol, Tenn.-Va.   - Charlie Barnette

x)       The Passing Years   - Bristol Historical Association

xi)      City of Bristol @ 1915

xii)     A Pictorial History - Bristol Historical Association

xiii)    Whiskey, An American Pictorial History - Oscar Getz

xiv)    Prohibition, 13 Years That Changed America - Edward Behr

xv)     The Shadow Of The Bottle - Review & Herald Publishing Co.

xvi)    Historic Sullivan - Oliver Taylor

xvii)   One Year At A Time - Bristol - 1907 - Lonnie & Kim Blevins

xviii)   Honoring Our Heritage: Faces & Places From The Past -

                       Lonnie & Kim Blevins and Roy & Carolyn Williams

xvix)   Between the States: Bristol Tennessee - Virginia During the Civil War - V.N. "Bud" Phillips

xx)      Pioneers in Paradise - Bristol, Tenn-Va. - V.N. "Bud" Phillips

xxi)     A Good Place to Live - Bristol, Tenn-Va. - V.N. "Bud" Phillips

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