Dorchester County Commercial Directory
James 1908-1909
A village in Dorchester County, 12 miles from Cambridge, and ½ mile from
Spedden’s Wharf, the shipping point. Stage daily to Cambridge. Population 200.
H.P. Spedden, postmaster.
Figgs, James B., vessel builder (note: the James post office was opened on
Rhea, W.J., carpenter 10/10/1888, & Wm. L. Richardson was the
Rumbly, Edward, freight agent postmaster. The location closed on
Rumbly, W.W., wheelwright 11/30/1931.)
Seward, W.H., vessel builder
Seward, W. J., shirt mnfr.
Spedden Packing Co., fruit packers
Spedden, Thomas E.& Son, general store
Wright, A., blacksmith
Local farmers: farmers, cont’d:
Bennet, Jerome Rumbly, William
Bennett, John D. Seward, Alexander
Bennet, R.H. Seward, C.W.
Bennett, Thomas E. Seward, Hamilton
Bennett, Thomas J. Seward, J.E.
Brown, Omar Seward, James of A.
Condon, William J. Smith, S.E.
Cook, W.J. Spedden, H.P.
Cornish, Edward Spedden, John L.
Dail, W.H. Spedden, Thomas E.
Figgs, James B. Thomas, J.
Greenwell, Taylor Wheatley, M.
Hubbard, Henry Wilcox, S.O.
Hubbard, J.H.H. Wilson, R.H.
Hubbard, R.W. Wingate, I.
Larue, Baker Wright, A.
Marshall, A.B.
Mobray, George
Mobray, Luther
Phillips, Frank
Rhea, J.E.
Rhea, William
Richardson, W.L.
Robbins, J.H.