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The Daily Progress historical and industrial magazine

Charlottesville, Virginia, "The Athens of the South"
 
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R. A. Mundie.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

R. A. Mundie.

Among the grocers of Charlottesville
none sell purer foods than Mr. R. A.
Mundie, whose establishment is located
at 209 East Main street. Mr.
Mundie makes a specialty of high
class goods, and his stock comprises

staple and fancy groceries, canned
goods of all descriptions, imported and
domestic fruits, confections, coffees
and teas, olives, pickels, chow-chow,
marmalade, "Sun Beam" plum pudding,
etc. Only the best grade of
merchandise is handled, and every
purchaser is assured of its purity as
Mr. Mundie, personally attends to the
buying. The store is one of the finest
and cleanest in the city, a porter being
kept. No similar store here has a
better trade, and through the splendid
goods and the prices, which are "rock
bottom," it is being rapidly increased.
Mr. Mundie was born in Essex County,
and educated in the schools of that
place. One of his first ventures was
to go to Baltimore where he engaged
in business for eleven years, but a
desire to follow agricultural pursuits
took possession of him and he returned
to the county of his birth and purchased
a large farm, which he operated with
great success for a number of years.
Four years ago he came to this city
and established his present prosperous
enterprise. He is a man of fine business
principles and fair dealings. He
is prominent in religious circles, being
a member of the Board of Stewards of
the Methodist church.