The Charlie McCurdy Hardware Store still stands at 9169 Gillsville Hwy. in Maysville.

The McCurdy home still stands at 37 Homer Street.

Charles W. McCurdy's first advertisement for business, pictured above, appeared in the Oct. 13, 1904 edition of The Jackson Herald.  Below, C. W. McCurdy advertises as agent for sales of the Billy Four car, as advertised in the Nov. 18, 1909, edition of The Jackson Herald.
 

The Classiest Little Car in the World Speed 60 Miles Per Hour Price $500, F.O.B. Atlanta, Ga. Top and tire on rear $75 extra C.W. MCCURDY, AGT. MAYSVILLE, GA. Complete Specifications of The Billy Four: Motor--Vertical, four-cylinder, four-cycle, water cooled, Thermo-syphon with fan, Renault type.  Cylinders, cast en bloc.  Bore, 3 3/8 inches, Stroke 4 1/2 inches. Transmission--Sliding gear; selective type; two speeds forward and one reverse; located directly beneath removable floor board and easily accessible; enclosed in aluminum case. Lubrication (Motor)--Circulated splash system. Horse Power--20. Wheel Base--88 inches. Clutch--Leather face cone, working with foot lever. Front Axle--Tubular steel. Rear Axle--Semi-floating type and shaft-driven, equipped with bevel compensating gear. Brakes--External, on drums back of gear box.  Internal, operating on drums secured to hubs of rear wheels. Bearings--Front wheels, large size ball type.  Rear wheels, roller. Springs--Front and rear, 36-inch, full elliptic. Wheels--32-inch; artillery type; built of best selected second growth hickory, to our own special order. Electric Source--Storage battery, for light and ignition. Upholstery--Best pebble grain leather, with good grade hair filling. Gasoline Capacity--Ten gallons. Tank on rear. Water Capacity--Three gallons. Equipment--Two large gas headlights and tail lamp.  Full set tools and horn.  All high grade. Body--Latest design Runabout; best grade ash frame. Colors--Buff, with orange running gear.  Light brown striping and fenders. Control--Control is of accepted standard type; i.e., steering by wheel; selective gear; shifting by lever at right hand; emergency brake lever with ratchet at right hand; clutch by pedal at left foot; service brake on pedal at right foot; throttle and spark advance by levers on top of steering wheel; steering post, sharp rake and most convenient position for driving; large size steering wheel.

Charles W. McCurdy:
One of Maysville's longest-lived businesses
By TODD DORSEY

 Charles "Charlie" Wilson McCurdy (1877-1965), a native of Madison County, GA, came to Maysville with his parents, John A. and Elizabeth Strickland McCurdy, before the age of ten.

Charlie's father had built their new home (see photo at left) in Maysville and helped build some commercial establishments in the town.

After marriage in 1900, Charlie soon decided to start his own business endeavor in Maysville.

In 1904, The Jackson Herald recorded the opening of the business with the following comments: "The time of year has come when you need a new set of furniture, a new stove, new plows to prepare your land for wheat, and a new gun for the hunting season.  A firm heretofore unknown to the Herald readers, Charles W. McCurdy of Maysville, has all these things and many others and is anxious for you to read his ad and then come to Maysville and let him show you through his stock.  He will compete with any other store in prices."  

Charlie advertised undertaker supplies and a "nice hearse at your service."  The hearse was horse-drawn.  Caskets were displayed downstairs and children would often peek in the glass windows to see them.  Many old-timers remember him sitting in a rocking chair on the sidewalk waiting for business.  His business would turn out to be one of Maysville's longest-lived.

In 1911, C. W. McCurdy paid a $25 special tax for the privilege of selling pistols in his store.

A promissory note in the possession of Maxine Kent shows the amount that C. W. McCurdy charged her relatives, M. E. Kent, Hoke Kent, and Arthur Kent, $75.16 on June 25, 1934, for the burial expense for Mrs. Ivey, deceased.