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In The Grove - May/June 2010
In The Grove - May/June 2010
In The Grove - May/June 2010
Seagrove Hardware
Tom Curtis is a bit of a historian, wanted to help A.R. keep the store
and his store, Seagrove Hardware is a going because he saw the importance of
part of the history of Seagrove. In 1915, it.
Seagrove Hardware was incorporated by “There’re three things people
six area business owners who wanted a depend on – hardware, food and
spur line from the railroad to come up to clothing,” Tom says. People depended
Seagrove. on Seagrove Hardware and trusted the
The spur line improved their people who ran it to help them get what
businesses and allowed farmers in the they needed. Tom says that’s why he
area access to farming equipment that wanted to be a part of it.
was brought in by train. It also created He had always been interested in
a way for folks to make extra money by tools and liked meeting new people, so
selling cross ties that could be carried in the hardware store seemed like a perfect
bulk by train. Tom Curtis outside of his business, fit. He and his business partner, Chuck
Tom was living in Greensboro with Seagrove Hardware in downtown Seagrove Baiden began running the store in 1987.
his wife, Sandra when her father, A.R. Tom has been running the business by
Auman started having health problems, Auman had been running the hardware himself since the late 1990s.
and the couple decided to come to store during that time. Tom says he
Seagrove. A.R. and his brother, Hubert Continued on next page
Seagrove Hardware still operates and Big Games Check Point and Vehicle
the old fashioned way. Customers tell Registration Agent. Tom is a notary Upton Accounting, Inc.
Professional Accounting Service
Tom what they need, and he helps them public, as well.
find it. The store shelves are stocked Tom talks enthusiastically about Seagrove Professional Village
508 North Broad Street
with what people in the area need. the hardware store and helping people, Seagrove, North Carolina 27341
Everything from garden, plumbing and but his eyes really light up when he talks
(336) 873-7690
home repair supplies to cast iron pots about his grandchildren, Elizabeth, Fax: (336) 873-7650
and pans and canning supplies can be James, John Thomas and William. He
found there. likes when they come in to have their James P. Upton, III E.A.
To further serve the community, pictures taken on the big wooden ladder Accountant
Seagrove Hardware acts as a N.C. that runs behind the desk at the hardware Enrolled to Practice Before the
Internal Revenue Service
Wildlife Resources Agent, a Licenses store.
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