ABBREVIATIONS FOUND IN CITY DIRECTORIES. ab-above adv-advertisement agt-agent al-allev apts--apartments assn-assosiation asst-assistant auto-automobile av-avenue bdg-building bel-below bet-between bev-beverages bey-beyond bkkpr-bookkeeper blk-block blksmith-blacksmith c-corner carp-carpenter chauf-chauffeur clk-clerk com-commision com trav-commercial traveler condr-conductor conf-confectionery corp-corporation ct-court delica-delicatessen dept-department dir-dealer do-ditto drsmkr-dressmaker E.-east elec-electrican,electric,or electrical emp-employed eng-engineer est-estate far-farmer ft-foot h-head of household houskepr-housekeeper inq-inquire ins agt-insurance agent insp-inspector lab-laborer mach-machinist mech-mechanic mfg-manufacturing mfr-manufacturer mgr-manager mkr-maker n-near N.-North opp-opposite p-page pl-place PO-post office pres-president prin-principal prop-propietor r-resides with householder rd-road real est-real estate rem-removed rep- repairer rest-restaurant RR-railroad S-south sec-secretary sls-sales sq-square steno-stenographer supt-superintendent tchr-teacher tel opr-telephone operator ter-terrace tpk-turnpike treas-treasurer v pres-vice president W.-west whol-wholesale wid-widow wkr-worker