Horne’s Store
This store was located on the west front corner of the current home of Shirley Horne Wilson. According to Mrs. Wilson the house and store were once owned by Mr. Charlie Lawrence. The property was bought in 1922 by J. Waverly Horne and he and Mrs. Horne ran the store which was ultimately closed in 1937. All of the remaining goods were moved to the Oliver store which had been closed previously but reopened. (Pic available)
Oliver’s Store
J. R. Brock was operating a store in Longview in 1887 when he was appointed postmaster for Longview. The post office was closed in 1909. It is believed that his son, Clinton Brock, also ran the store. The store and farm were sold to Jesse Oliver in 1934. Bennie Oliver, Jesse’s brother, operated the store at one time and remembers it as a “Wal-Mart of that day”. They carried groceries, shoes, shirts, overalls, women’s gingham, drugs and everything pertaining to a farm, such as cultivators and plows. They carried hams, shoulders, cheese at 5 cents a pound, shoes at $1.98 per pair and overalls for 69 cent. For clarity “women’s gingham” as described by Webster is yarn-dyed cotton woven in stripes, checks, plaids, or solid colors. According to Johnny Oliver his aunts, Ethel and Lottie, Jesse and Bennie’s sisters, also clerked in the store with Lottie living above the store and keeping the books for many years. The store accepted eggs and butter in payment for groceries. In addition, this store which closed in November 1973 was once a voting precinct for Isle of Wight County.