I live less than 7 miles from a local mercantile, it was owned by Minor Keffer, Minor was running it when I moved here in 1982,,
The store was the post office, had a pot belly coal stove, and each morning, great biscuits were available.
Among other things, I bought my first fence staples there,
If I stopped in after work, to get something I needed in the way of farm supplies,
I would be wearing a necktie!!
BOY, did I get the looks, but, the locals got used to me,,
Down Home
The store was kept alive far longer than would be expected, because of its unique location adjacent to the Appalachian Trail.
Other than 3 cold months of the year, there was almost ALWAYS hikers at the store.
The Catawba Mercantile is right across the road from the Homeplace Restaurant.
WOW, the Homeplace is truly a unique, dining experience,,
The menu is virtually always the same,, your only choice is beef, or ham as the main course, iced tea, or soda as a beverage,,
and, do you want your cobbler with, or , without vanilla ice cream?
Oh, and that main course ham or beef choice,, that choice was for the ENTIRE group at your table,, NOT, per individual,,,
