Joel M. Cochran.
Among the houses in Charlottesville
that have developed such enterprise
as to become pre-eminent in their several
vocations and have attained a
widespread reputation, none perhaps
occupies a more useful or significant
station than that of Mr. Joel M. Cochran
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Cochran's Twentieth Century Grocery Emporium.
the well known grocer of 220-224
West Main street. The business has
been established since 1898 and from
the outset Mr. Cochran has been animated
with the landable ambition to
excel, and his efforts in this direction
have been crowned by a lasting and
legitimate success, his goods being in
eagar demand by the best families of
the community. Beyond doubt this
establishment which is located at the
foot of Vinegar Hill, is the largest and
finest store of its kind in the city and
the stock carried cannot be duplicated
outside of the largest cities. The store
has an area of 3200 square feet, and the
goods carried comprises all lines of
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Interior Cochran's "Pure Food" Store.
staple and fancy groceries both, foreign
and domestic, all of which have been
selected with the soundest judgement,
and are superior in quality. The choicest
teas and coffees, pure spices, flour,
canned goods, fruits and preserves,
sauces, condiments, table delicacies,
butter, cheese and eggs. Specialties
are made of Huyler's celebrated candies,
"Seal Ship" oysters, "Breakfast
Blend" coffees, Old Virginia cured
hams, Welch's grape juice, Moet
& Chandons, and Mumm's Extra Dry
champaigne, White Rock Lithia
Water, "Cream of Kentucky" pure
rye whiskey, Old Jordan whiskey
(bottled in bond) and other
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Music Store of W. C. Payne.
high grade liquors and wines for
family use. Goods are sold at the
lowest possible figure compatible with
a fair profit, and are delivered free to
any section of the city. Mr. Cochran
was born near Warrenton, Farquier
county, Va., and comes from a line of
hardy Scotch ancestry. He has been
engaged in the grocery business practically
all his life, and is one of the
most popular young business men of
the community. Aside from his commercial
interests Mr. Cochran is a great
lover of horses, and is the general manager
of the Charlottesville Horse Show
Association, and is the owner of a
number of the finest bred horses.
Fraternally he is Exalted Ruler
of the B. P. O. Elks.
