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Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes .- H. M. Scarborough.
Groceries .- C. J. Kurtz, George Hannaman. M. Kensil, D. W. Marks, Fouke & Fisher, F. D. Offenhauser, D. Gowdy, P. Roessler, G. E. Hart, Kalvelage & Ernst, William McMillian, N. Seaman, M. Taylor & Co., G. L. Gowdy, C. Stegmayer.
Drugs .- G. W. Rhoads, L. S. and J. O. Seaman, E. M. Hopkins.
China, Glass, Queensware, &c .- J. W. Hamer.
Groceries, Glass and Queensware .- Allen & Smith.
Photographers .- Scttler & Launey, E. E. Roessler.
Millinery and Dress Making .- Misses Knox & Gierhart.
Millinery .- Miss Maggie Rice, Mrs. M. Sutton, Mrs. F. E. Hils- abeck.
Books, Toys and Fancy Goods .- J. W. Lapham.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry .- P. M. Mitchell, A. H. Pollard.
Merchant Tailors .- B. P. Dearing. T. K. Church.
Hardware .- R. E Guilford, H. E. Duenweg.
Country Produce .- B. Brooker & Son.
Books, Notions and News Stand .- Charles E. Keller.
Pianos and Musical Instruments .- Henry Fuehring.
Stoves, Furniture and Undertakers .- Lantz Bros.
Furniture. - James Stout, A. C. Clark.
Stoves and Tinware .- Denning & Hirth.
Second Hand Store .- V. A. Campbell.
Butchers .- N. F. Brown, Edward Bisdee, Hedges & White.
Restaurants .- M. Kensil, William J. Porter, Mrs. Sarah Oden- baugh.
Groceries and Bakery .- L. Offenhauser.
Abstract Loan Office, Real Estate and Insurance .- Cochran & Lloyd.
Real Estate and Loan Ofice .- G. W. Abel.
Bakeries .- W. Bowen, J. Volkert.
Saddles and Harness .- Keller & Son, J. Hoppe.
Agricultural Implements, Grain Dealers and Pork Packers .- S. H. Webster & Co.
Lumber Yard, Builders' Hardware, Paints, Oils, &c .- S. W. and J. W. Conn, Parker & Roberts,
Cigar Factories .- H. E. Duenweg, Herman Kalvelage, George H. Berner, Charles Kunze.
Farm Implements and Carriage Trimmer .- G. Bartscht.
Boot and Shoe Makers .- T. Turner, Arthur Carroll, William Vanderpool, Hunter & Marshutz.
Barbers .- W. W. Sann, John Powell, Williams & McCann.
* The Attorneys will be found in the chapter on the Bench and Bar.
Marble Cutter :.- Culver & Hilton.
Livery .- J. C. Huffer, Thornton & Igo.
HOTELS.
Commercial .- M. Dilley.
Clifton House .- E. W. Davis.
Ellington House .- G. P. Cook.
Sherman House .- Samuel Igo. Ohio House .- Michael Syfert.
Farmers' House .- G. W. Forbs.
James D. Hunter, carriage and wagon manufacturer, and general blacksmith work.
B. Shade, carriage and wagon manufacturer, and general black- smith work.
Plough Manufacturers and Bliebsmiths .- W. B. Sturges, F. L. Hilsabeck.
Blacksmith Shops .- C. Marxmiller, L. B. Wright, Thomas Han- naman, Thomas Barker.
Wagon Makers .- Patience & Wallace.
Painters .- John Kinnee, A. V. Campbell, Owen Bros.
Turkish Bath .- Hot rooms, cooling rooms, one of the most com- plete establishments of the kind in this portion of the state. Re- sorted to by citizens of other counties ; F. F. Bobzien, proprietor.
Jackson Lodge, No. 53, A. F. and A. M., was organized under a charter issued at Alton by the Grand Lodge of Illinois, bearing date of October 4th, 1848. The charter was granted to Edward Evey, W. M .; W. D. Gage, S W .; M. R. Chew, J. W .; William Headen, N. P. Dunbar, F. C. Moore, and James Watson. Present officers are, H. J. Hamlin, W. M .; J. N. Ballard, S. W .; Walter C. Headen, J. W ; W. A. Cochran, Treasurer; I. A. Lumpkin. Secretary ; Charles H. Robinson, S. D .; William Price, J. D .; A. Dannenberger, Tyler. Present membership, sixty-nine.
Jackson Chapter, No. 55, Royal Arch Masons, was chartered by the Grand Chapter of Illinois, at Springfield, September 30th, 1859. The charter was granted to Fergus M. Blair, M. E. H. P. ; J. W. Johnson, E. K .; Owen Seaney, E. S .; and others. The following are the officers for 1880: A. Fear, M. E. H. P .; E. E. Waggoner, E. K .; J. W. Hamer, E. S .; Max Kleeman, Treasurer; I. A. Lumpkin, Secretary; Rev. J. H. Phillips, Chaplain ; J. N. Bal- lard, C. of H .; H. J. Hamlin, P. S .: W. H. Guilford, R. A. S .; Morris Cottlow, M. 3d V .; W. T. Campbell, M. 2d V .; W. A. Cochran, M. 1st V .; William Sampson, Tyler. Membership, thir- ty-eight. The lodge and chapter occupy the commodious hall in the third story of W. F. Thornton & Sons' bank buildings, on Main street.
Shelbyville Lodge 92, I. O. U. W., was organized June 26th, 1877, by Grand Master Workman, W. H. McCormick, with the following officers : H. Burrows, M. W .; A. J. Bent, P. M. W .; Jno. S. Cooper, G. F .; Jno. A. James, O .; Ed. Yeargin, S .; R. B. Miller, Recorder ; Jno. W. Yantis, F .; Thomas L. Catherwood, Recorder; H. C. Parish, I. W .; William Roland, O. W.
Jasper L. Douthit, H. Burrows and William Roland, Trustees. Total membership was thirteen.
It has increased its membership to over fifty, has a hall well fur- nished, out of debt, and in a prosperous condition.
Present officers: Jno. A. James, L. D. P. M. W .; Jno. W. Yan- tis, P. M. W .; D. W. Marks, M. W .; F. K. Broyls, G. F .; E. H. Cook, O .; Christ. Ballet, F .; E. H. Rompf, Recorder; Andrew Shurlock, I. M .; Adam Dannenberger, O. M ; Wm. Roland, Re- corder ; Thomas L. Catherwood, D. W. Marks, and J. T. Herrick, Trustees.
The object of this order is life insurance, giving each member a
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policy of two thousand dollars, which costs him about twelve dollars per annum.
It is under the State jurisdiction, and is not liable for any deaths outside of the State. Has paid two deaths in this city, and met them promptly.
Shelbyville Lodge, 613, K. of H., organized May 3d, 1877. Pre- sent membership, fifty-one. Officers are : Dictator, W. C. Headen ; Vice-Dictator, J. M. Smith; Assistant-Dictator, T. F. Dove; Re- porter, Ed. C. Tackett ; Financial Reporter, Al. Allen; Treasurer, Geo. W. Sittler; Chaplain, Geo. W. Abell; Guide, Geo. S. Terry ; Guardian, G. Weakly ; Sentinel, M. Kensil. Trustees, Gco. D. Chafee, J. Wm. Lloyd, James T. Weakly. Object of the order is insurance-a benefit of $2,000, payable at death. Costs from $9 to $12 per annum. Meetings, second and fourth Monday night in each month, in their hall over Kensil's grocery store.
Good Templars. The first lodge of Good Templars in the county was organized in Shelbyville in the winter of 1859, and was named " Shelbyville Lodge." The lodge grew so that another was orga- nized to accommodate the people, which was called " The Strangers' Home." During the war owing to the large number of young men joining the army, these lodges discontinued their meetings, and there was no lodge here until January 24th, 1872, when at a meet- ing of citizens called for that purpose at the M. E. Church another lodge was organized, which adopted the name of "Shelbyville Lodge." This lodge held its meetings regularly until November 1st, 1875, after which time there is no record of its meetings. March 23d, 1880, Eunice Lodge No. 274 was organized with the following officers. W. C. T .- J. Win. Lloyd ; W. F. T .- Ella Webster ; W. C. -William Sampson ; W. S .- T. W. Stuart ; W. A. S .- Mary Eddy; W. F. S .- Frank Lapham; W. T .- J. W. Coun; W. M-Nim Woodward ; W. D. M .-- Lila Redman ; W. I. G .- Lizzie Reber ; W. O. G .- Finley Behymer.
This lodge started out with a charter membership of eighty mem- bers, and at this date is in a flourishing condition.
Okaw Lodge No. 117, I. O. O. F., was organized, Oct. 15, 1853, with the following charter members : Josiah Guilford, J. D. Wood, W. W. Wright, A. S. Haskill, Garret Brookman and C. A. Tackett. The present officers are W. C. Headen, N. G .; H. Kalvelage, V. G .; D. F. Hendricks, R. S. ; J. F. Herrick, V. S .; Julius Hoppe, Treasurer. The present membership numbers seventy-three.
Shelbyville Agricultural Society .- The growing population of the county, and increasing interest in agricultural matters, led to the establishment of the Shelby County Agricultural Board. The first fair was held in the fall of 1856, under the auspices. of a few enter- prising citizens of the county. At that time no grounds had been purchased, and the fair was held near the Hall's woolen mills, in the west part of the town. The only enclosure was a rail fence on two sides, and on the remaining sides a rope, which had been stretched to form a kind of barrier. This was a very convenient arrangement for the small boys, who could crawl under the rope as readily as to walk through the entrance. But, to the credit of the people of the county, it may be said that few grown persons took advantage of the opportunity for a " free show ;" but all walked manfully in by the front gap and paid their fee of ten cents, the price of admission charged. There was a large attendance. The only premiums offered were for racing. No stock was shown. Some of the best horses owned in the county were entered for the different races, and the interest was as great as though some cele- brated horses were to appear in the arena. Some farmi wagons were arranged on one side of the course to furnish scats for the
ladies. The projectors of the enterprise were so much encouraged that a larger outlay of money and more complete attractions for the next year were determined on. M. D. Gregory, the founder of the town of Moulton, offered liberal inducements for the association to locate their grounds convenient to that town ; but C. C. Scovil, a gentleman quite largely interested in town property in Shelbyville, proposed to give six acres of ground, so long as it should be used for fair purposes. These six acres were located on the east side of Broadway, just inside the present city limits. His proposition was accepted. The grounds were fenced, and a fair was held there in the fall of 1857 and nine years thereafter. The track was a quar- ter mile. The amphitheatre was built in the form of a crescent, and was capable of holding about twelve hundred people. In 1861, while the fair was in progress and the building was filled with people, the supports gave way, and the whole structure, after sway- ing for a moment from one side to the other, fell to the ground. The roof came crashing down on the multitude, and the screams of the women and the cries of the injured added to the terrors of the scene. Out of the twelve hundred people in the amphitheatre, a large number were injured and two were killed, -Jacob Swallow, who jumped to the ground and received injuries from which he died in about a week, and a woman in the eastern part of the county, who was struck on the head by a falling timber, died after- wards from the injury.
After the grounds on the east side of Broadway had been used several years, the association surrendered their rights to the pro- perty to Mr. Scovil, who, in consideration therefor, leased to them eighteen acres, where the present grounds are now located. Scovil fenced the new grounds, erected an amphitheatre, stalls, a floral hall, judges' stand, music rostrum, and all other necessary build- ings. Scovil gave a lease to run for ten years, at a rental of $150 per annum, reserving, with the exception of one week at fair time, the grounds to his private use. In 1878 the association purchased from John Ward the eighteen acres comprising the original grounds, and twelve additional acres, so that the grounds at present consist of thirty acres. Means have been liberally expended to adapt the grounds to their purpose. The buildings will compare favorably with other institutions of like character. The track, which is half a mile long and laid out according to the recognized sporting rules, is considered one of the best in this part of the state. The grounds are finely situated, with abundant shade and water, and form one of the attractive features of Shelbyville. The displays at the an- nual fairs are generally excellent. The association is in good financial condition, and the premiums are always promptly paid. The Agricultural Board has done not a little to awaken an interest in agricultural matters, and has contributed materially to advance the interests of the county. Among the men who have been most intimately connected with the association in its early history are : John Ward, W. W. Thornton, David F. Durkee, Geo. A. Durkee, Bartholomew Durkee, Charles E. Woodward, D. Ewing, David Penwell, Whitfield Turney, and Abraham Middlesworth.
The present officers and directors are : John A. Tackett, pres't ; H. H. Funk, vice-pres't ; G. A. Roberts, sec'y ; W. C. Headen, treas. ; Mat. F. Embry, M. Kensil, Max Kleeman, Wm. F. Turney, W. W. Thornton, Wm. J. Tackett, and Alex. Ward.
Supervisors .- The following gentlemen have served as members of the board of supervisors : E. G. Shallenberger, elected in 1860, re-elected in 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65, '65 and '67. J. H. Patten, elected in 1868, re-elected in 1869, '70, '71 and '72. J. Davis, elected in 1873. J. P. Davis, elected in 1874. J. C. Huffer, elected in 1875, re-elected in 1876. Wm. M. Wright, elected in 1877, re-elected in 1878, '79 and '80, is the present incumbent.
GEN.WILLIAM FITZHUGH THORNTON, DEC'D.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
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GENERAL WILLIAM F. THORNTON.
ERHAPS no man ever lived in Shelby county who experienced a more marked influence upon its business, or became more prominent in the coun- ty and State than General. W. F. Thornton. He was a Virginian by birth, born in Hanover coun- ty, October 4, 1789. He removed to Alexandria in 1806, where he conducted the business of druggist. During his residence there he was as- sociate editor with Samuel Snowden, of the Alex- andria Gazette. He afterwards removed to Washington to take charge of a paper in support of John Quincy Adams for Presi- dent. During the war of 1812-1814 he was captain of a cavalry company. Afterwards served as an officer on the staff of General Winder. In 1829 he removed to the State of Kentucky, where he resided until 1833, and in which State he had previously married. In the year last named he came to Shelbyville, Shelby county, Illinois, and remained here until his death, which occurred Octo- ber 21, 1873, in the eighty-fifth year of his age.
While a resident of Alexandria he was an honored mem- ber of Washington Lodge, No. 22, of A. F. and A. M. He was present at the reception and banquet tendered the illustrious and distinguished Marquis De La Fayette by that lodge of masons. At the public reception given him by the citizens of Alexandria, Gen- eral Thornton was chief-marshal of the procession. He was with La Fayette from the time he arrived in Baltimore, on his tour through the country, until after the great ball given in his honor at Richmond, Va. Soon after General Thornton's arrival in Shel- banking and brokerage business, in which he was actively engaged byville, he engaged in general merchandizing, and in 1859 added the until his death. The banking house of W. F. Thornton & Son then established still continues, conducted by his son, Thomas W. Thornton, under the original firm name. A man of General Thorn- ton's ability and aggressiveness could not long remain in a com- munity without making his presence felt both in a business and political point of view. In 1834 he was elected a member of the Legislature, and served with distinction for several terms in that body. He was one of the original members of the Board of Com- missioners of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and remained in that public capacity for six years. Upon the subject of canals, which in those days were the great thoroughfares and routes of commerce, he, perhaps, was the best informed man in the State, if not in the country. We quote from one who knew him intimately, and was competent to judge of his great ability, and vast store of informa- tion, and one who himself was a distinguished member of the Legis- lature of 1836-1837, says: " General Thornton frequently addressed
us from the lobby on the subject of the construction of the said canal. His speeches were the most interesting and scientific I ever heard. He was perfectly at home on all geological questions, and was listened to with profound attention and silence while speaking, during which time you could hear a pin fall."
It was while the canal was in process of building that the great system of internal improvements showed symptoms of speedy col- lapse owing to the inability of the State to procure loans or sell her bonds. Different parties at various times were appointed by the State to go to the monetary centres of the East and Europe, and negotiate the sale of her bonds, but all returned empty, failing entirely from some cause or other, to get money and relieve the State of her pressing necessities. In 1840 General Thornton was deputed to go to London with bonds, where he effected a sale of $1,000,000 at 85 cents upon the dollar, which was 10 per cent. bet- ter than his instructions. By reason of this financial transaction the credit of the State was restored and life was infused into the system of internal improvements.
General Thornton was an ardent whig, and a great admirer of Henry Clay. In the heated, stormy campaigns of the past he frequently addressed large multitudes from the rostrum. He was a forcible, logical speaker, and, to quote again from his biographer, "his speeches, to those who heard him, seemed like reading from some great author who knew all he was writing about. He might be said to be a walking budget of facts and statistics. In short, he had read more and knew more than all of us, and we never hesi- tated to give him the first place in our ranks."
In his character as a business man he was prompt to meet his engagements, and demanded equal promptness from others. He was possessed of genuine, true charity. When he gave, (which was often,) he did it quietly, and, if possible, without any one knowing from whoni it came. He despised display of charitable donations, or making publication of charitable acts. True objects of charity never came to his door and went away empty-handed. They not only came to liis door, but he had them sought out and privately contri- buted to their relief, and many, in the day of their need, knew not from whose hand came lielp.
When the business of the day was ended he left the business in the counting-room, and gave it no more thought until he got back. In his home, and among his friends he was of an exceedingly social disposition, and entertained his friends in a most social manner. It was a genuine pleasure to meet him in his home. He was a most entertaining talker, and had the faculty of making all at home at perfect ease in his company. Hours would speed by, friends would linger in his presence, and regret to depart. Few nien were like him, and few, very few, had such power to draw men to him and make them his warm, steadfast personal friends.
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He married Ann McClanahan, of Bourbon county, Kentucky. She was born 1795. Her parents were Virginians, and removed to Kentucky soon after the State was admitted to the Union. She yet survives her husband, and is a resident of Shelbyville, Illinois.
WILLLIAM M. WRIGHT.
THE forefathers of the Wright family were natives of Ireland. Seven brothers emigrated to America in an early day, and settled in the colony of Virginia, on the James River, where they and their descendants afterwards acquired large landed estates. They were millwrights by trade. On the maternal side the family is of English ancestry. They were closely connected with the Granger and other families prominent in the history of Virginia. Reuben Wright, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Vir- ginia. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Some few years after the close of that struggle, he removed to Tennessee, where he lived until December, 1830, when he emigrated to Illinois and settled in Shelbyville, and remained here until his death in 1837. In his younger years he served an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade, and worked at that business in his after life. He married Martha Reed ; she was born and raised in Virginia. By this marriage there were ten children, six of whom are now living. William M. is the second in the family ; he was born in Rutherford county, Tennessee, August 12, 1818. When his father removed to Illinois he was in his twelfth year. In 1832 he entered a general store, as clerk, and remained continuously in that capacity until 1853, when he embarked in mercantile business for himself. From that time to the present he has been one of Shelbyville's merchants. He was happily united in marriage to Miss Agnes Lloyd, of Springfield, Illi- nois. She died without issue. He then married Miss T. Lloyd, of the same family as his former wife. By this union there were two children, one living, whose name is Mary M., wife of Edmund T. Bayce. After the death of his second wife, he married his present wife, whose maiden name was Nancy Earpe. In religious matters, Mr. Wright subscribes to the tenets of the Christian Church, and is a member of that religious denomination. Politically, he was an old line Whig, and a great admirer of Henry Clay, for whom he voted for president in 1844. After the disbandment of the Whig organization he joined the Democratic party, and voted for James Buchanan in 1856. Since that time he has been an active, zealous and consistent member and advocate of democratic principles. However, he is not a politician in the strict sense of the word, fur- ther than to give expression to his sentiments in the exercise of the right of suffrage. Sometimes, in heated campaigns, like the one just passed, he gives counsel from the rostrum, advising his friends to act wisely and to cast their ballots for men and measures that will insure an honest and faithful administration of public affairs, and the perpetuation of free government in our common country. He has been tendered offices of honor and trust, but steadily re- fused to accept or allow his name to be used in that connection. He has always claimed to be an humble citizen, striving by honor- able means to gain a competency for himself and those depending upon him, and to add his mite to the material wealth of his town and county, and be recognized as a private citizen thereof. Four years ago he consented to act as supervisor for his township; his object in accepting the office was that he might be in a position to make two, much-needed improvements, viz .: the building of a bridge across the Okaw, on the east side of the city, and the building of a new court-house for the county. Both these objects he has accomplished. The magnificent temple of justice that adorns the public square, and which stands in grand imposing architec- tural skill and beauty, is an enduring monument of his industry,
patience and good management. As chairman of the building committee, he has watched its construction with jealous care, from the laying of the first foundation-stone to the cap-sheaf upon the highest pinnacle. When the proposition was first made in the board of supervisors to build a new court-house, he alone was in favor of it against the nineteen remaining members who opposed it; but notwithstanding this united and unanimous opposition, he per- severed and triumphed over all opposition, and to-day has the proud satisfaction of seeing the new court-house in process of rapid completion ; and built, too, at an expenditure of less money than any other court-house in the state, of equal proportions and of same materials. Let honor be bestowed where honor is due. In his offi- cial capacity and in matters appertaining to public trusts, he is a careful and prudent servant of the people, and carefully guards the interests of his constituents. He belongs to the positive order of men, and per consequence, has not the art of dissimulation; he ar- rives at a point by a direct course. Men of this order are of neces- sity frank and open, and you are never left in doubt as to their position upon any question.
Mr. Wright may be regarded as one of the few living pioneers of Shelby county. A half-century has fled by on the relentless wings of time since he has taken up his abode and made Shelbyville his home. In all these years and among these people, he has appeared in the character of an upright, honorable and just man, striving to do unto others as he would have others do unto him.
W. B. MARSHUTZ.
THE subject of the following biographical sketch is a native of Germany. He was born September 1st, 1848. In his youth he en- joyed excellent advantages for receiving an education. At an early age he entered college at Banrberg, Bavaria, where he remained four years, after which he went to Vienna, and entered for the full cour University. While there he was seized with the desire to emigrate to America, and accordingly abandoned his books and studies and sailed for New York, landing there in 1865. He went west to Michigan, then to Tennessee, and from there to Kentucky. In the two first named states he was engaged in clerking, and in the latter in merchandizing, In 1869 he came to Shelbyville, Illinois, and entered the general store of Messrs. Kleeman & Goldstein, as book-keeper. He remained in that capacity until January 1st, 1873, when he purchased a half interest in the Leider office. He took charge of the business department and local editing. Under his vigorous management and editorial ability the paper grew in favor, and became an influential organ in the district. He sold out his in- terest in the office in March, 1875. He then engaged in the boot and shoe trade in connection with James D. Hunter, in which he still continues. He brings to the latter business the same zeal and en- terprise exhibited in his former undertakings, as the large and care- fully selected stock of goods would indicate. His business training has been after correct and proper methods, and he carries these ideas into his business. On the 28th of May, 1873, he was united in marriage to Miss Ella Hunter, a native of Ohio, but a resident of Shelbyville at the time of her marriage. This union has been blessed by two children, a son and daughter. Mr. Marshutz is a respected and active member of the I. O. O. F., and Knights of Honor. He is also a member of the Encampment No. 69, and has been Chief Patriarch of that body for the past six years. Politically he is a Democrat. He takes a prominent and active part in local politics, and is also active in his party in state and national campaigns. He has been secretary of the Democratic Club of Shelbyville since he has been a voter. In 1879 he was appointed Public Administrator by Gov. Cullom.
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