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Kepner & Weidlich, general store.
Kinderman C. & Co., wholesale and retail denlers in drugs, medicines, &c.
Kinderman C., physician and surgeon. Kramer A., general store.
Levi N., general store.
Linville D. G., proprietor steam saw mill. Linville D. G., physician nnd surgeon.
Lynch Patrick, wagon maker.
McDonald Isaiah B., county clerk.
McDonald Isaiah B., school teacher.
McDonald Isaish B., attorney at law.
Major S., physician and surgeon.
Mason Warren, dealer in books, station- ery, &c.
Masonic Hall.
Miner C. C., city marshal.
MINER SAMUEL, POST MASTER.
Myers Abram W., attorney at law.
Neal Thomas, county commissioner.
North John S., wagon maker.
Oakley B. W., dealer in hardware, &c. - Odd Fellows' Hall.
Oppenheimer Solomon, inventor and pat- entee of safety milking pail.
PAUL P. R., WATCH MAKER AND JEW- ELER.
Pittsbugh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail- road, R. White, agent.
Plattner G. W., justice of the peace, Co- lumbia township.
Quicksell Peter, grocery and provision dealer.
Read S. G. A., physician and surgeon.
Reed Robert D., county treasurer.
Rodes Jolin, carpenter and builder.
Ruch Charles, city clerk.
Ruch C., house and sign painter.
SCHIFFERMEYER ADOLPH, BAKERY AND SALOON.
Sergient James E., saddle and harness maker.
Sherwood J. M., city trustee.
Shineman Adam, proprietor city saloon. Slessman M., city trustee.
Slessman Jacob, dealer in groceries and provisions.
Snyder & Baker, dealers in hardware, stoves, tin ware, &c.
Snyder Heury, cabinet and chair maker. Swan J. N. Rev., Presbyterian.
Tatner Mrs. Frances, milliner and dress maker.
Taupert John, proprietor foundry and machine shop.
Thompson Jacob, proprietor Empire House. TREMONT HOUSE, THOMAS CLEVE- LAND, PROPRIETOR.
TUTTLE H. & R., PROPRIETORS WES- TERN EXCHANGE.
Ulerich C. & A., bakery and grocery.
Vanorsdal Brothers, proprietors steam saw mill.
Vickers Mrs. E., dress maker.
Washburn James & Son, general store.
Wells H. Rev., Lutheran.
WESTERN EXCHANGE, H. & R. TUT- TLE, PROPRIETORS.
White R., agent American Express Com- pany and Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago R. R. Wilder Lyman Rev., Baptist.
Worden James S., judge supreme court. Yearian Moses, grocer.
Znicher J. U. Rev., German Lutheran.
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COLUMBUS,
A post town and the seat of justice of Bartholomew county, situated on the East fork of White river, on the Indianapolis and Madison Railroad, Jeffersonville and Indianapolis Railroad, at the terminus of the Columbus and Shelbyville Railroad, and at the confluence of three streams called the Driftwood, Flat Rock and Haw creek. This town was laid out in 1819 by Luke Bonesteel and John Lindsley, since which time extensive additions have been made on the north by George Doup, on the east by Irwin and Jones, and Sims and Finley. The location is high and beautiful, commanding a view of the val- leys bordering each of the creeks. The court house is a fine building, erected at a cost of $8,500. There is being erected a large building for school purposes at an expense of $6,000. It has a very active trade, especially in grain, and the total estimate of its commercial transactions for 1857 amounted to one million of dol- lars. It contains some thirty-five to forty stores of various kinds, a bank, wagon and carriage manufacturer, two newspa- pers, the "Republican" and "Indiana Dem- ocrat," one Masonic Lodge, one Lodge Good Templars, with 150 members, one Lodge of Odd Fellows, one large furni- ture manufactory, employing about 40 hands, one vineyard under good cultiva- tion, thriving, and one of the most pro- ductive in the State, eight churches, one Baptist, one Catholic, one Lutheran, one German Lutheran, one Methodist, one Presbyterian, one Campbellite and one Episcopal, and the usual number of pro- fessional men and mechanics. Distant, 41 miles south-east of Indianapolis, 45 miles north-east of Madison, 40 miles east of Bloomington, 80 miles west of Cincinnati, 27 miles from Greensburg, and 24 miles from Shelbyville. Popula- tion, 2,500.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Abbott Wm. C., county recorder. Biedsoe L. S. Dr .. dentist.
BOYNTON & COLLIER, physicians and surgeons.
Branham Wm., grocer.
Brinkley Win., furniture dealer.
Brown Edward, grocery dealer.
BRYAN A. H., physician and surgeon.
BRYAN & DAVIS, physicians and sur- geons.
Bryant N. S., harness and saddle maker. Canine J. F., dentist.
Carr Joseph, dealer in hardware, stoves and tinware.
Carter Richard, county sheriff.
Church A. B., hardware dealer.
Columbus Republican.
Columbus Hotel, O. H. Hogue, proprietor. COMSTOCK L. W.
Corman Jacob, hydraulic woolen factory, 6 miles north of Columbus.
CRITTENDEN SAMUEL, grocery dealer. DAVIS S., physician and surgeon. Davis & Evens, grocery dealers. Dean John, county surveyor. Dille I. C., publisher of Indiana Democrat. Dillon Michael, leather dealer. Farmers' Hotel, G. Roland, proprietor. Fobes Mrs. J., fashionable milliner. Gilbert Geo. M., fashionable tailor.
Griffith R., dry goods and grocery dealer. Harris John, justice of peace.
... Hauser N. T., judge of court of common pleas.
Hauser N. T., attorney at law.
Hays Thomas, commission merchant.
Hege Samuel, bridge architect and builder.
Hege & Keller, carpenters and joiners.
Herod Wm., attorney at law.
Herod E. A., general store.
Herod Wm. E., cattle dealer.
Hill Ralph, attorney at law.
Hinman & Shepperd, physicians and sur- geons.
HINMAN H. T., PROPRIETOR JONES HOUSE.
Hinman H. T., physician and surgeon.
Hogue O. H., prop'r Columbus Hotel.
Hogue & Wiles, wholesale and retail drug- gists.
Hogue W. O., druggist.
Hord Francis T., prosecuting attorney.
Hord F. T., attorney at law.
HUNTER J. B., grocery dealer.
Indiana Democrat, I. C. Dille, publisher.
IRWIN JOS. J., DEALER IN DRY
GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, GRO- CERIES, &c.
Jones B. F., attorney at law and collect- ing agent.
Jones B. F., cashier Kentucky Stock Bank.
Jones Buck, mule dealer.
JONES HOUSE, SOUTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, H. T. HINMAN, PRO- PRIETOR. ( See card.)
Jones B. F., proprietor furniture factory.
Kantrowitz & Solomon, wholesale and re- tail dealers in ready-made clothing, &c.
Keith John A., attorney at law.
Kentucky Stock Bank, W. F. Pidgeon, president, B. F. Jones, cashier.
Linton Dr., physician and surgeon.
Long John IL., county auditor.
MeCracken J. C .. photographist.
McDonald S., saddle and harness maker.
MeEwen & Jones, dealers in staple and fancy dry goods.
McEwen Win., farmer.
MATHES JOHN D., POST MASTER.
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JONES HOUSE
H. T. HINMAN, Proprietor,
SOUTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE,
COLUMBUS,
INDIANA.
Mathes J. D. & C. A., dealers in books and stationery.
May D. C., grocery dealer. Miller Israel C., county commissioner. Perry James M., county commissioner.
Phoenix Insurance Co., B. L. Smith, agent. Pidgeon W. F., president Kentucky Stock Bank.
Pidgeon William F., attorney at law. Pritchard S. Rev., Christian.
Ray & Smith, attorneys at law.
Ray Martin M., attorney at law. Reynolds J. B., furniture dealer.
Rice R. D., physician and surgeon.
Roland G., proprietor Farmers' hotel.
Samuels J., dealer in clothing, notions, &c.
Samuel D. & Son, grocery dealers. Samuel B., clothier.
Singleton Wm., attorney at law.
Smith Ben. L., attorney at law.
Smith Ben. L., agent Phoenix Insurance Company.
SMITH F. P., DEALER IN DRY GOODS, BOOTS. SHOES, GROCERIES, &c.
SMITH & ERWIN, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, GROCERIES, &c. Snyder Jacob. county treasurer.
Stansifer S., attorney at law.
Storey John V., wholesale dealer in drugs, medicines, &c.
Thompson A. F., county commissioner.
Thompson N., county clerk.
Trauger J., dealer in hardware and cut- lery.
VOLLMER JOHN G., baker and grocer. Washburn Wm. A., justice of peace.
WEST & CO., dry goods and grocery dealers.
Whiteside & Griffith, proprietors water grist mill.
Whitcomb E. A., fashionable tailor.
Wiles W. M., druggist.
Williams J. & Brother, harness, saddle, and collar manufacturers.
CONCORD, A post office of Tippecanoe county.
CONNERSVILLE,
A post town and the seat of justice of Fayette county, situated on the west side of the west fork of White river, on the White Water Canal, and on the railroad now being constructed connecting with the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad at Hamilton. This town was laid out in 1818 by Jolin Conner and Joshua Harland. Additions have since been made on the north-east by A. Con- well, on the west by Sherman and Scofield, and on the north-west by McArty, and others. It contains a very elegant court house, built at an expense of $24,000, a public school, one of the best in the State, erected at a cost of $16,000, two private select schools, two carriage manufactories, four wagon manufactories, two stove and tinware stores, two drug stores, six dry goods stores, one hardware and cutlery store, eight groceries, two furniture rooms, two cabinet shops, four harness shops, one machine shop, one tannery, four tailor shops, three boot and shoe shops, three blacksmith shops, three flouring mills, (water power, ) two saw mills. one woolen manufactory, one Masonic lodge, one Odd Fellows' lodge, and one organization of Good Templars. The public and private buildings are neat, substantial and mostly built of brick. It has six churches, one Methodist, two Presbyterian, one Reform or Christian, one Episcopal, and one Catholic. On the west and south-western part of the town are two beautiful hills rising some 150 to 200 feet above the level of the town, and from which a beautiful view of the whole place can be obtained. It has two newspapers, the "Connersville Weekly Times," published by W. H. Green, Connersville Telegraph, T. J. White, editor. Distant from Indianapolis 56 miles south- east, 12 miles south of Cambridge City, and 18 miles north of Brookville. Popu- lation 2,000.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc. Etna Insurance Company, S. K. Greer, agent.
Apert A., wagon maker.
APPLEGATE W. P. & A., carriage man- ufacturers.
Bailey J. L., dealer in dry goods, grocer- ies, &e.
Bates House, R. Durham, proprietor. Barnard & Hall, carpenters and joiners. Bateman & Gates, dealers in staple and fancy dry goods.
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BECK & BROTHERS, MERCHANT TAI- LORS. BECK W. H., OF BECK & BROS. Brown J., clothier.
Bunnell J., proprietor livery stable.
Bunnell W., proprietor livery stable. Burk N. H., dry goods and grocery dealer. Burton T., merchant tailor.
Burton J., merchant tailor.
CAMPBELL G. W., merchant tailor.
Cassady J., saddle and harness dealer. Cassady John, town officer.
Cassell J. F., boot and shoe dealer.
Clark J. H., town officer.
Claypool Newton, wholesale and retail foreign and domestic dry goods, &c. Claypool A. J. & Co., wholesale and retail dealers in foreign and domestic dry goods, &c.
CLAYPOOL B. F., ATTORNEY AT LAW. Collins E., surgeon dentist.
Compton Lizzie, fashionable milliner.
Connersville Hotel, N. R. Pumphry, pro- prietor.
Connersville, Ind., Telegraph, T. J. White, editor.
Conwell A. B. & Sons, propr's of Conwell mills.
Cooley A. C., cabinet warerooms.
Dawson David H., county coroner.
Durham R., prop'r Bates House.
Edwards C. B., county clerk.
Erwin Wm., surveyor and civil engineer. Farmers' Bank of Indiana, James Mount, president, Wm. Merrell, cashier.
Fearis G. L., saddle and harness dealer. Fearis J. L., harness and saddle dealer. Felton Smith, baker.
Frybarger W. W. & Co., dealers in staple and fancy dry goods.
Gates Bateman, dry goods dealer.
Goodlander II., jeweler and watch maker. Gregg V. H., physician and surgeon. Green W. H., editor and prop'r of the Con- nersville Weekly Times.
Greer S. K., agent Home Insurance Co., of New York. GREER W. H., PROPRIETOR SCOFIELD HOUSE.
Griffin O., dry goods dealer.
Hack Anthony, meat market. Hall D. D., physician and surgeon.
Hall D. H., physician and surgeon.
HAWKINS & GRIFFIS, dry goods and grocery dealers. Henry R. B., clergyman.
Home Insurance Co., of New York, S. K. Greer. agent. Huston J. & W., millers.
James W. W., marble worker. Johnson -, boot and shoe dealer.
Johnston A. H. & Co., dealers in agricul- tural implements.
Justice J., dealer in drugs, books, station- ery, &c.
P. H. & F. M. ROOTS,
WOOLEN GOODS
MANUFACTURERS,
CONNERSVILLE,
INDIANA.
Knuphlow Augustus, merchant tailor. Lines Josephine, milliner.
Line A. J., blacksmith.
McCleary Wm., county sheriff.
McFarlan J. B., carriage manufacturer.
McIntosh James C., attorney.
McIntosh James, attorney at law.
McLean John, justice of peace.
MARKS ROBERT, blacksmith.
Marshall Joseph, attorney at law.
Marshall Joseph, justice of peace. Millikin J., town officer.
Minor A. S., saddle and harness dealer.
Morehouse & Youse, manufacturers .and dealers in carriages, buggies, wagons. &c.
Merrell Wm., cashier Farmers' Bank of Indiana.
Morris B. F., Rev. clergyman.
Morris Henry, county surveyor.
Morrow & Mason, hat and cap dealers.
Mount James, president Farmers' Bank of Indiana.
Mullikin J. & E., agricultural implement manufacturers.
Newkirk W. & Co., hardware dealers.
Parker Samnel W., attorney at law.
Pavey L. D., town officer.
Payne Dr., physician and surgeon.
Pelan Wm., clergyman.
Pepper W. J., physician and surgeon. Powell Isaac, auctioneer.
Pumphry B. M., miller.
Pumphry N., prop'r Connersville Hotel.
RAWLS & MORRISON, DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, &c.
Reid John S., judge of court of common pleas.
Rhodes J. K., county recorder.
ROOTS P. H. & F. M., WOOLEN GOODS MANUFACTURERS. (See card.) ROOTS P. H .. WOOLEN GOODS M.AN- UFACTURER.
ROOTS F. M., WOOLEN GOODS MAN- UFACTURER.
SCOFIELD HOUSE, W. H. GREER, PRO- PRIETOR. Scott James, prop'r livery stable.
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Shumate H., dry goods and grocery dealer. ] perity of the town declined. The court Smith & Felton, grocers.
Smith J., cooper.
Smith W. M., town officer.
Smith Jacob W., painter and paper hang- er.
Stewart Wm., clergyman.
Stout J., county auditor.
Tate W. A. H., justice of peace.
Tate J. F., county treasurer.
Taylor W. W., physician and surgeon.
Thistlewait T., saddle and harness dealer.
Thomas S. B., furniture dealer.
Trusler Gilbert, attorney at law.
Trusler Nelson, attorney at law.
Vance Samuel W., physician and surgeon. Vance Elisha, attorney at law.
Victor J., grocery dealer.
Wallace R. J., carriage maker.
Whitewater Valley Times, W. H. Green, editor.
White'T. J., editor of Connersville, Ind., Telegraph.
Wilson & Co., grocers, bakers, confection- ers, &c. Wilson J. S., blacksmith.
Wood John, blacksmith.
YOUSE J. F. & CO., stove and tinware dealers.
ZELLER IGNATIUS, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER.
COOPERSVILLE,
A post office of Ohio county, 8 miles from Rising Sun, the county seat, 40 miles north-west of Cincinnati.
CORNUCOPIA,
A post office of Carroll county.
CORTLAND, A post office of Jackson county.
CORYDON,
A post town and the county seat of Har- rison county, is pleasantly situated at the junction of Little and Big Indian creeks, surrounded by hills; has good lime- stone, excellent water, and consequently healthy. The surface of the surrounding country is hilly and the soil well adapted to wheat. Corydon has for years past been celebrated for its educational advan- tages, for the moral tone of its inhabit- ants, and for its romantic scenery. This town was formerly the seat of govern- ment, which was removed to Indianapolis in 1824, after which, for n time, the pros-
house, built of stone, and which is still in good repair, is the house in which the first constitution of the State of Indiana was formed. A great improvement has taken place within a few years in its business, and, although not a manufacturing town, still large quantities of flour, lumber, wagon-hubbs, leather, &c., are annually sent to New Albany and Louisville, the nearest markets. It has two bakers, two large wagon and blacksmith shops, two booksellers, two drug stores, one shoe store, four carpenters, three cabinet makers, two ministers, four general stores, one dress maker, two newspapers, the Harrison Democrat and Western Argus, two steam grist and flouring mills, one saw mill, two harness makers, one grocer, one hide and leather store, two hotels, eight lawyers, two magistrates, one marble yard, five physicians and surgeons, one stove dealer and tinsmith, one cooper, one painter, one tannery, two clothiers, one hubb factory, one carding machine, five churches, one high school, one select school and a primary school. Distant 8 miles from the celebrated Wyandotte Cave, 20 miles west of New Albany, and 115 miles south of Indianapolis. Population, 1,200.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Adams Miss Sallie, dress maker.
Armstrong James, county surveyor.
Applegate Irvin, Cooper.
Bean W. H., baker and confectioner.
Binkley -- , tailor and clothier.
Boone Upton, county coroner.
Clark J. C., physician and surgeon.
Clark M. B., attorney at law.
Cone G. W., teacher of high school.
Davie J. C., tailor and clothier.
Denbo Geo. W., county clerk.
Dervese J., justice of the peace.
Douglass Samnel W., county auditor.
Eagle Hotel, J. W. Kintner, proprietor. Farquar W. & T. J., carpenters and builders.
Farquar & Bean, proprietors water saw mill.
Ferre Jacob, county commissioner.
Grisham Nat., attorney at law.
Harrison Democrat, Simeon K. Wolfe, edi- tor.
Heth J. T., cabinet maker and furniture dealer.
Hisey W., general store.
Hisey W., farmer.
Hottel P., county commissioner.
Hudson & Tuell, blacksmiths.
Hudson & Tuell, carriage, coach and wagon makers.
Irvin & Hisey, proprietors carding machine, hubb factory, &c.
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Irvin W. J., proprietor steam grist mill. Jones D. M., physician and surgeon. Jordan D., hides and leather.
Jordan L., farmer.
JORDAN J., POST MASTER.
Jordan D., tanner and currier. Jordan D., town officer.
Keene Samuel H., attorney at law. Kepner Barney, painter.
Lacy J. R., justice of peace.
Lacy J. R., stove dealer and tin smith.
Lane J., baker and confectioner.
Lane J., harness maker.
Leffler Robert, proprietor steam grist mill.
Leffler Robert, town officer.
Leonard L. S., county recorder.
Likens C., farmer.
Little W. D. & Son, marble workers.
Love J. N., attorney at law.
Love G. W., teacher select school.
McBride & Rowe, blacksmiths.
McBride & Rowe, carriage, coach and wagon makers.
McRae H. S., attorney at law.
Martin C. B. H. Rev., Presbyterian.
Miller Mrs., groceries.
Mitchell John G., cabinet maker and fur- niture dealer.
Porter W. A., attorney at law.
Reynolds N., harness maker.
Rooker C. F., attorney at law and notary public.
Ryan T. J., physician and surgeon.
Ryan T. J. Rev., Methodist.
Sieg P., book seller and stationer.
Slaughter & Slemons, general store.
Slemons J., book seller and stationer. Slemons J., physician and surgeon. Starr J., county treasurer.
Stockslayer Jacob, county sheriff.
Thompson Mrs., teacher of primary school.
Vance A., general store.
Vance House, proprietor, Mrs. Vance. Western Argus.
Williams J., county commissioner.
Wiseman Wilford, cabinet maker and fur- niture dealer.
Wolfe, S. K., Attorney at law.
Wright S. J., general store.
Wright S. J., boot and shoe store and ma- ker.
COTTAGE GROVE, A post office of Union county.
COTTAGE HILL, A post office of St. Joseph county.
COVINGTON,
A post town and the seat of justice of Fountain county, benutifully situated on
the left bank of the Wabash River, and on the Wabash and Erie Canal, 73 miles west north-west of Indianapolis, and 26 miles from Lafayette .. It is a ship- ping point for large quantities of grain. Stone coal and iron ore are found in abundance in the vicinity. It was laid out in 1826, and contains a court-house, county offices, churches, and several stores, manufacturers of wood, iron, &c. Population 2,000.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Abdill H. P., house and sign painter. Brooks S. & Co., grocers.
Butt George, agent for Vanhorn's culti- tivator. Case D. L., oculist.
Gebhart John A., proprietor billiard sa- loon.
Gish & Sangster, proprietors saw mill.
Gish & Sangster, proprietors Covington mills.
Glascock George, county sheriff.
Halsted Ebenezer, county coroner.
Henderson Mrs. J. A,. Milliner.
Hill E. H., proprietor Wabash woolen fac- tory.
Hunt Frederick, blacksmith.
Kelly William, grocer.
King James W., county treasurer.
Lamb William, county auditor.
Lemp H. & A., watch makers and jew- elers.
MeLaughlin Wm., dealer in dry goods, boots, shoes, hardware, &c.
Olds F. A., daguerrean artist.
Sangster W. A. & Co., dealers in dry goods, boots, shoes, &c.
Port & Deafry, meat market.
Shanklin George S., county surveyor.
Shannon J. W., cistern builder.
Webb Daniel, county recorder.
Welch P. S. & Co., blacksmiths.
Weloon Samuel J., powder agent.
Wilcox Elias C., county clerk.
Wray James M., blacksmith.
COX'S MILLS,
A post office of Wayne county.
CRAIG,
A post office of Switzerland county.
CRAWFORDSVILLE,
A post town and the seat of justice of Montgomery county, on the east side of Rock River, on the New Albany and Sa- lem Railroad, and was laid out in 1823 by Ambrose Whitlock and Williamson Duun.
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Since then there have been twenty or more additions made by different persons. The location of this place is very desira- ble, being healthy and having a very ac- tive trade, and improving rapidly in size and business, bidding fair to become one of the most important commercial towns in the State. It is surrounded by a rich agricultural district, inhabited by an in- dustrious and prosperous people. This place is the seat of a very good college, called the "Wabash College," which was chartered in January, 1834. The first president was Rev. Elihu W. Baldwin, of the city of New York, who entered upon his duties in the fall of 1835, and remain- ed president until his death in October, 1840. The first college building erected was 106 feet long, 48 feet wide, four sto- ries high, and was destroyed by fire September 23, 1838, together with the philosophical apparatus, the College and Society's libraries of about 3,000 vol- umes.
. The loss estimated as follows: viz: Loss on the building, $10,000; College library, $3,500; Society libraries, $1,000; philo- sophical apparatus, $500, making a total of $15,000. Arrangements were made for the immediate rebuilding and repairing of the loss, which was accomplished in the fall of 1839. In April, 1841, Rev. Charles White, D. D., the present incumbent, was elected to the presidency of the College, and took the chair in the fall of that year. In 1854 the trustees completed, at a cost
of $3,500, a normal school building, 50 | doctors, with the usual supply of mechan-
feet long by 36 feet wide, two stories high, to accommodate the preparatory depart- ment of the College, and to afford better facilities for the education of common school teachers, by the prosecution of the English sciences, mathematics, algebra, &c. This department embracing a course of three years. In 1857 a central building, 70 feet long by 50 feet wide, was complet- ed. The first floor. divided into four rooms of equal size, designed as recitation rooms. On second floor, three recitation rooms and one large room as a philosophical lecture room, with an appropriate room adjoining. The third floor, is devoted ex- clusively to the two society halls. each 48 Bowls M. Rev., Baptist.
feet by 26 feet, and handsomely furnished. |
net, affording the necessary aid for illus- trations in the scientific departments. The following are the present officers:
President-Rev. CHARLES WHITE, D. D., Secretary and Librarian-JOHN L. CAMP-
MELL, Esq.
Treasurer-EDMOND O. HOVEY, Esq. Auditor-ATLAS M. HADLEY, Esq.
Examining Committee-Revs. Thos. S.
Milligan, Francis S. McCabe, John Fairchild, P. S. Fairchild, and H. A. Rosetter.
The public square is handsomely situa- ted near the centre of the town, and is beautifully ornamented with fine shade trees. The court-house is a fine structure, built at an expense of $11,000. It con- tains eight churches, viz: one Episcopal, two Presbyterian, one Methodist Episco- pal, two Baptist, one Christian or Camp- belite, and one African; one flouring mill, two saw mills, one tannery, two carriage factories, three wagon factories, four coop- erages, one stove foundry, three livery stables, three hotels, two newspapers, the "Crawfordsville Review" and the "Craw- fordsville Journal;" one good school build- ing which cost $9,000, one hat and cap store, seven groceries, twelve dry goods stores, four jewelry stores, six boot and shoe stores, three cabinet shops, five sad- dle and harness shops, three drug stores, three bakeries, one cigar store, one store and tin dealer, one hardware store, seven ministers, eleven lawyers, twelve ics. Distant 169 miles from New Albany, 28 miles from Lafayette, 45 miles north- west of Indianapolis. Population 3,000.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Allen J. S., physician and surgeon.
Allen, Gayley and Keeran, dry goods deal- ers.
Alexander George A., county recorder.
American House, Paul Davis, proprietor. Armstrong A. W., physician and surgeon. Bailey L., marble worker.
Bastable T. & Bro., grocers.
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