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DIRECTORY OF THE CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. 1908

Extracted from material located at Heritage Village Library, Largo, FL and edited by David W. Dellinger

Abbreviation Key

abst – abstract ? engr/eng – engineer pkr - packer

accd – accident est – estate plmbr – plumber

accnt – accountant exch – exchange plnt - plant

ACL – Atlantic Coasts Line (RR) exp/ex – express pres – president

agt – agent frmn – foreman ? prin – principal

asst – assistant frmr – farmer prntr/ptr – printer

atty – attorney gen’l – general propr – proprietor

av – avenue grad – graduate pub – public

bbr – barber gro – grocery res – residence

bch – beach grwr/gr – grower rest – restaurant ?

bdg – boarding hdw – hardware RR – railroad

bds - boards hse – house rm/rms - room/s

bet – between hsekpr – housekeeper rmg – rooming

bge - baggage ins – insurance s – south

bggemstr – baggage master inspctr – inspector se – southeast

bkkpr - bookkeeper jantr – janitor sect – section

bldg – building kpr - keeper shpr - shipper

bldr – builder lab - laborer slsmn – salesman

blk – block lndry – laundry st/sts – street/s

blksmith - blacksmith mast - master sta – stationary

blvd – boulevard mchnc – mechanic sten/og – stenographer

btmn – boatman mdse – merchandise stud – student

capt – captain med – medical supt – superintendent

carpr/carp – carpenter mercht – merchant sw – southwest

cashr – cashier mfg – manufacturing tchr – teacher

cent – central mgr/mngr – manager tel – telephone

cgrmkr – cigarmaker mkt – market tkt – ticket

clk - clerk mnfr – manufacturer tmstr – teamster

com - commercial msn – mason tndr – tender

condr/cond – conductor mssngr /mesngr/mess – messenger treas – treasurer

conf – confections mstr – master trv - traveller

contr/con – contractor n – north trvlg – traveling

cor – corner ne – northeast TS – Tarpon Springs

dec - decorator not’ns – notions turp – turpentine

del – delivery novl – novel ? w – west

dlr - dealer nrs – nurse wid – widow/widower

dom - domestic nw – northwest wkmn – workman

dressmkr – dressmaker ofc/off – office wks – works

drsmkr – dressmaker oper – operator wrk – works

drssr – dresser ornge/or – orange yds – yards

drv – drive pckr - picker ( ) – name of wife

e – east phys – physician

ed – editor ? pkg – packing * - colored

abst – abstract ?	engr/eng – engineer	pkr - packer
accd – accident	est – estate	plmbr – plumber
accnt – accountant	exch – exchange	plnt - plant
ACL – Atlantic Coasts Line (RR)	exp/ex – express	pres – president
agt – agent	frmn – foreman ?	prin – principal
asst – assistant	frmr – farmer	prntr/ptr – printer
atty – attorney	gen’l – general	propr – proprietor
av – avenue	grad – graduate	pub – public
bbr – barber	gro – grocery	res – residence
bch – beach	grwr/gr – grower	rest – restaurant ?
bdg – boarding	hdw – hardware	RR – railroad
bds - boards	hse – house	rm/rms - room/s
bet – between	hsekpr – housekeeper	rmg – rooming
bge - baggage	ins – insurance	s – south
bggemstr – baggage master	inspctr – inspector	se – southeast
bkkpr - bookkeeper	jantr – janitor	sect – section
bldg – building	kpr - keeper	shpr - shipper
bldr – builder	lab - laborer	slsmn – salesman
blk – block	lndry – laundry	st/sts – street/s
blksmith - blacksmith	mast - master	sta – stationary
blvd – boulevard	mchnc – mechanic	sten/og – stenographer
btmn – boatman	mdse – merchandise	stud – student
capt – captain	med – medical	supt – superintendent
carpr/carp – carpenter	mercht – merchant	sw – southwest
cashr – cashier	mfg – manufacturing	tchr – teacher
cent – central	mgr/mngr – manager	tel – telephone
cgrmkr – cigarmaker	mkt – market	tkt – ticket
clk - clerk	mnfr – manufacturer	tmstr – teamster
com - commercial	msn – mason	tndr – tender
condr/cond – conductor	mssngr /mesngr/mess – messenger	treas – treasurer
conf – confections	mstr – master	trv - traveller
contr/con – contractor	n – north	trvlg – traveling
cor – corner	ne – northeast	TS – Tarpon Springs
dec - decorator	not’ns – notions	turp – turpentine
del – delivery	novl – novel ?	w – west
dlr - dealer	nrs – nurse	wid – widow/widower
dom - domestic	nw – northwest	wkmn – workman
dressmkr – dressmaker	ofc/off – office	wks – works
drsmkr – dressmaker	oper – operator	wrk – works
drssr – dresser	ornge/or – orange	yds – yards
drv – drive	pckr - picker	( ) – name of wife
e – east	phys – physician
ed – editor ?	pkg – packing	* - colored