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BUSKIRK JOHN B., POST MASTER. Buskirk John B., of Ritter & Buskirk. Carter T. P., physician and surgeon.
Dillinger N., blacksmith.
Fitz William C., carriage and wagon ma- ker.
Ham M. F., of Noble & Ham.
Higgins Thomas, blacksmith.
McNab Wm., blacksmith.
Noblet & Ham, general store.
Noblet V. R., of Noblet & Ham.
Richards William K. Rev., Methodist.
Ritter & Buskirk, general store.
Ritter John A., of Ritter & Buskirk.
Ritter John A., physician and surgeon. Smith W., of Brown & Smith.
ORCHARD GROVE, A post office of Lake county.
OREGON,
A post office of Clark county.
ORLAND, A
A post office of Steuben county.
ORLEANS,
A post village of Orange county, situated on the New Albany and Salem Railroad, eight miles north of Paoli, the county seat, five miles south of the Ohio and Mis- sissippi Railroad at Mitchell, 56 miles from Louisville, and 120 miles by railroad from Indianapolis. The soil of the sur- rounding country is rich and very pro- ductive. A large amount of wheat, corn and other products are annually shipped
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from this point. It has good society and well regulated schools, and contains two blacksmith shops, two boot and shoe shops, two brickyards, four carpenters, two cabi- net-makers, three wagon makers, three clothing dealers, four general stores, one dealer in hides, one grocer, one dealer in hardware and cutlery, two flour and grain warehouses, one steam flouring mill, one saw mill, three harness makers, two ho- tels, one lumber dealer, two marble work- ers, one stove and tin shop, one painter, one tailor and clothier, two drug stores, two ministers, one lawyer, one magistrate, two churches, (Methodist and Presbyte- rian, ) and three schools with an aggregate attendance of 100 pupils. Population 1,800.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Allen A. F., farmer.
Barker D. L., boot and shoe dealer.
BARKER DAVID L., POST MASTER.
Barker D. L., clothing dealer.
Bradbury W. W., proprietor Railroad Ho- tel.
Branon & Co., brickmakers.
Braun W., clothing dealer.
Busick T. W., cabinet and furniture dealer.
Coffman S. S., druggist.
Coffman S. S., physician and surgeon.
Coffman S. S., farmer.
Colman & Laswell, blacksmiths.
Conder S., carpenter and builder.
Cushman R. L. Rev., Methodist.
Freeman A., harness maker.
Gleen Samuel, carpenter and builder. Glover A. C., blacksmith.
Gray A. W., physician and surgeon.
Gray A. W., stove dealer and tinsmith. Ham J. A., lumber dealer.
Ham J. A., proprietor saw mill.
Hanger Joseph, carriage and wagon maker.
Irvin & Scott, marble works.
Hoff John G., general store.
Jenkins Charles S., boot and shoe dealer.
Jeter J. S., clothing dealer.
Jeter J. S., tailor and clothier.
Kimbley John F., express agent.
Linch D. H., farmer.
Lingle H., physician and surgeon.
Lingle Henry, druggist.
McDonald James, justice of peace.
Mcknight C. & B., carriage and wagon makers. Munson W., harness maker.
Park G., harness maker.
Pearson J. C., physician and surgeon.
Pearson C. D., physician and surgeon.
Price S. & Bro., brickmakers.
Railroad Hotel, W. W. Bradbury propri- etor.
Rankin Thomas, farmer.
Reeves & Stephens, carpenters and build- ers.
Salyard E. J., proprietor Union Hotel.
Salyard E. J., marble worker.
Sears Jesse, carpenter and builder.
Shaver P., blacksmith.
Steers J. H., hide dealer.
Talbott John Rev., Methodist.
Taylor E. H., cabinet and furniture dealer.
Taylor Thomas, carriage and wagon maker.
True & Nugent, flour and grain dealers.
Union Hotel, E. J. Salyard proprietor.
Vestal & Nugent, general store.
Vestal & Nugent, dealers in hardware and cutlery.
Walker & Richards, general store.
Walker & Richards, flour and grain deal- ers. Walker T. B., farmer.
Webb James W., painter.
Webb James W., attorney at law and no- tary public.
Webb Benjamin, grocer.
Webb James W., general store.
Wright & Brother, proprietors steam grist mill.
OSGOOD,
A post office of Ripley county.
OSSIAN, A post office of Wells county.
OSWEGO,
A post office of Kosciusko county.
OTTER CREEK, (See Nebraska).
OUTLET, A post office of Lake county.
OVID, A post office of Madison county.
OWENSBURGH, A post office of Greene county.
OWENSVILLE.
A beautiful post village of Montgomery township, Gibson county, situated 10 miles from the county seat, 6 miles west of
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the Evansville and Crawfordsville Rail- road, and about 8 miles east of the Wa- bash River, located on a high, dry and fertile section of country, surrounded by well cultivated farms. It contains five general stores, two grist mills, one steam saw mill, one sash and blind factory, one hotel, one tannery, one cooperage, one woolen factory, one stove and tin shop, four churches, two Presbyterians, one Free Will Baptist and one Methodist, one school, with an attendance of one hundred pupils. Population, 500.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Ashmead J. R., clothing dealer.
Ashmead J. R. & Co., furniture dealers.
Ayers, Crawford & Co., proprietors steam saw and grist mills.
Ayres, Crawford & Co., general store.
Ayres & Mauck, proprietors steam saw mill.
Cavanaugh G. P. Rev., Baptist.
Clark Franklin, physician and surgeon. Clark J. H., harness maker.
Cook B. F., physician and surgeon.
Downey W. A., physician and surgeon.
Goodgear G. H., cabinet maker.
Gormer G. W., attorney at law and notary public.
Graff G. B., physician and surgeon.
Grigsby B. W., stove dealer and tin smith.
Hauss F. W. & Co., proprietors sash and blind factory.
Haus: F. W. & Co., proprietors of planing factory.
Hauss L. H., druggist.
Hulfish David, shoemaker.
Jaquess W. B. & Co., general store.
JOHNSON NELSON, POST MASTER.
Johnson Nelson, grocer.
Johnson N., shoemaker.
King & Gooch, shoemakers.
Laverty - Rev., Methodist.
Leonard J., painter.
Lockhart Wm. & S., blacksmiths.
McCreary & Hughes, proprietors of steam grist mill and carding machine.
McQuade John, grocer.
Malone Alexander, blacksmith.
Malone Absolom, blacksmith.
Malone Absolom, carriage and wagon ma- ker.
Mansion House, S. F. Wilson, proprietor. Martin, Hargrove & Co., dry goods dealers. Mathews Wm. A., tailor.
Mecray & Hughes, flour and grain dealers. Montgomery & Kneipp, dry goods dealers. Montgomery John, general store.
Montgomery James, general store.
Montgomery T. B., painter.
MONTGOMERY JAMES, DEPUTY POST MASTER.
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Nansandt J. H. & Co., proprietors carding, spinning and weaving factory.
Norman John W., tailor.
Smith Dr., physician and surgeon.
Spear Jacob Rev., Baptist.
Speck W. A., dry goods dealer. Speck Wm. A., general store.
Spencer V., physician and surgeon.
Spencer Wm. & Sons, coopers. Taylor & Sharp, grocers.
Tichner T. N., blacksmith.
Vincent Wm. C. & Co., proprietors woolen, spinning, carding and weaving fac- tory.
Walker Thos. Rev., Presbyterian.
Wells Wm C., tanner.
Wilson H. & W. P., harness makers.
Wilson H. & W. P., hide and leather deal- ers.
Wilson H. & W. P., tanners and curriers.
Wilson G. S. F., proprietor of Mansion House.
Wilson H., physician and surgeon. Wilson W. J., grocer.
OWL PRAIRIE, A post office of Daviess county.
OXFORD,
The county seat of Benton county, was first laid out in 1844, and is situated in a beautiful grove unparalleled in the Wa- bash valley for health. It has a fine court house, built of brick, and finished in 1857, from the cupola of which a fine view may be obtained of the surrounding country, and as beautiful scenery as there is in the State. It is distant 92 miles in a north-western direction from Indiana- polis, 22 miles from Lafayette, and about 110 from Chicago. The Lafayette and LaSalle Railroad line will pass through or within 4 miles of this town, two lines having been surveyed. It contains three general stores, one clothing dealer, one grocery, one hide and leather store, two blacksmith shops, two boot and shoe shops, eight carpenters, one cabinet maker, one carriage and wagon shop, one dress ma- ker, one stove and tin store, one painter, one tailor and clothier, one land agent, one newspaper, the Oxford Evening Mail, published weekly by Joseph W. Jackson, editor, two hotels, three lawyers, one no- tary, two magistrates, six physicians, two churches, one Christian and one Presby- terian, one district and one select school, with an aggregate attendance of 75 pu- pils. Population 400.
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Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Adams Hiram, proprietor Justus House. Atkinson Thomas, county commissioner. Barnes James, physician and surgeon. Benedict Jacob, attorney at law and nota- ry public.
Benedict Hiram, carpenter and builder. Bliss George W., carpenter and builder. Boyd George D., constable.
Brake Thomas E., carriage and wagon maker. Broadwell J. P., farmer. Brier Mark J., blacksmith.
Burns John, county recorder elect.
Carnahan James G. & Co., general store. Campbell George Rev., Christian. Calkins Wm. H. Rev., Methodist. Calkins Wm. H., county auditor. Cassel Jacob, county commissioner. Champley George, town trustee.
Chapman Samuel, proprietor Ellsworth House. Chancellor Wm. C. & Co., grocers. Crosson John, town treasurer.
Dailey Jesse, physician and surgeon.
Ellsworth House, Samuel Chapman, pro- prietor.
Ferguson Joseph, carpenter and builder. Ferguson Edward, boot and shoe dealer. Finch George H., town trustee. Graham Joseph, carpenter and builder. Hawkins Benjamin, county commissioner. Hawley L. D., county clerk elect.
Hopper John, town trustee. Howard Hartley T., land agent. Howard H. T., county clerk and recorder. Hurd Anson, physician and surgeon. Jackson Joseph W., notary public.
JACKSON JOSEPH W., editor Oxford Evening Mail.
Johnson Wm. R., general store.
Jones Wm., carpenter and builder.
Justus House, Hiram Adams, proprietor. Justus Basel, farmer.
Keys Samuel A., justice of peace. Keys S. A., painter.
Lavely Jacob, carpenter and builder. Lewis Isaac, fariner.
McCamell Jasper, farmer.
McCamell David, farmer.
McCamell Wm. B., farmer.
Martin L. S. Rev., Methodist. Murph Newton, town clerk.
Nourse Henry M., attorney at law.
Oxford Evening Mail, Joseph W. Jackson, editor and publisher.
Parker James F., attorney at law.
Pearson Win. H., physician and surgeon. Pucket Martin D., cabinet and furniture dealer.
Pucket Martin D., carpenter and builder. Rawlings John J., physician and surgeon. Rogers June, stove dealer and tin smith. Ross John P., carpenter and builder.
Sempill Bertram W., justice of peace. Sempill Bertram W., general store. Smith Alger S., boot and shoe dealer. Stembel Theophilus, physician and sur- geon.
Stow & Adsit, hide and leather dealers. Stow Benonia, constable.
Templeton Wm. J., county sheriff. Thomas John, blacksmith. THOMPSON WM. H., POST MASTER. Thompson Wm. H., tailor and clothier. Vawter James, county treasurer. Voorhees Rachel, dress maker. Wood Robert, harness maker.
PALESTINE,
A post village of Kosciusko county, situ- ated seven miles south-west of Warsaw, the county seat, on the road leading from Rochester to Warsaw, 120 miles from Chi- cago, and 100 miles from Indianapolis. It contains two general stores, one black- smith, one boot and shoe maker, two car- penters, two hotels, one water grist mill, one steam saw mill, one cooper, one Meth- odist church, (Rev. M. Winant pastor, ) one notary public, one magistrate, and two doctors. Population 200.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Albertson Wm., boot and shoe dealer. American House, J. H. Mayer prop'r. Baker & Hoton, general store. Charles R. P., blacksmith.
GARWOOD C., POST MASTER. Garwood C., proprietor American House. Lattimer L. L., general store.
MeBride S. R., physician and surgeon.
Mayer J. H., proprietor American House. Mayer J. H., proprietor water grist mill. Mayer Aaron E., carpenter and builder. Miller James, cooper.
Palestine House, C. Griswold proprietor. Sarber Wm. E., notary public.
Sarber Wm. E., physician and surgeon. Terry Daniel, justice of peace.
Wiley Edward T., carpenter and builder. Winant M. Rev., Methodist.
PALMYRA,
A post village of Morgan township, Harri- son county, situated 15 miles from Corydon, the county seat, and 18 miles west of New Albany, on the turnpike road leading from New Albany to Vincennes. It con- tains three general stores, one blacksmith, one boot and shoe maker, one carpenter, two wagon makers, one dress maker, two hotels, one physician, one cooper, two churches, ( one Methodist and one Presby- terian,) one public school with an attend- ance of 60 pupils. Population 80.
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Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Coats Samuel, blacksmith.
Foley David, cooper.
HANCOCK JONATHAN F., POST MAS- TER.
Hancock Jonathan F., hotel keeper.
Hancock Jonathan F., farmer.
Jamison Jesse, blacksmith.
MoColben Amos, farmer.
McKinsey John, farmer. Routh William G., physician and surgeon. Ryan John, general store.
Standaford Squire, hotel keeper.
Standaford Squire, general store.
Standaford Squire Rev., Methodist.
Standaford James, carriage and wagon maker.
Still Abraham C., physician and surgeon. Sullivan William, carriage and wagon maker.
Wilson Andrew, carpenter and builder. Wilson Mrs. Martha, dressmaker.
PALOS, A post office of Miami county.
PAOLI,
A post village and the county seat of Or- ange county, situated eight miles south of the New Albany and Salem Railroad, 100 miles south of Indianapolis. It is about the healthiest place in the State, and con- tains fine public buildings, four general stores ; one bank-the Bank of Paoli, capi- tal $50,000, John T. Throop gresident, A. M. Black cashier; one newspaper office, the American Eagle, published weekly by H. & D. T. Comingore; one steam flouring mill, one steam saw mill, two good ho- tels, two churches, (one Methodist and one Presbyterian, ) one carding machine, one tailor and clothier, two coopers, two painters, one watchmaker, one stove and tin dealer, one harness and saddle shop, two carriage and wagon makers, one cab- inet-maker, five carpenters, two boot and shoe makers, three attorneys at law, two notaries public, one magistrate, six phy- sicians and surgeons. Population 500.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc. Albert John C., county. treasurer. Alderson A. M., painter. Alderson R. C., painter. American Eagle, II. & D. O. Comingore edi- tors.
Bank of Paoli, John T. Throop president, A. M. Black cashier. Belser G., tailor and clothier. Black A. M., county clerk. Black A. M., cashier Bank of Paoli.
Braxtan Wm., proprietor Paoli House. Braxtan T. N., general store.
Buerk J. E., boot and shoe dealer. COMINGORE H. & D. O., editors Ameri- cau Eugle.
Comingore Henry, county auditor.
Coffin & Lingle, saddle and harness makers.
Cox J., attorney at law.
Dayhuff D., proprietor Orange House. Dill S., physician and surgeon.
DOUGHERTY P., POST MASTER.
Euckers L., cooper.
Frazer John, county surveyor.
Frazer John, proprietor steam saw mill. Guy John M., carpenter and builder.
Haggatt Wilford, blacksmith.
Hazlewood G., notary public.
Hazlewood J., county recorder.
Hopp F. W., boot and shoe maker.
Jackson W. H., stove dealer and tin smith. Liston W. E., cabinet and furniture dealer.
McVey Alfred, carriage and wagon ma- ker.
Morris Alexander, county sheriff.
Moxley H. T., general store.
Orange House, D. Dayhuff, prop'r. Paoli House, Wm. Braxton, prop'r.
Payne J., attorney at law.
Payne J. & J. W., general store.
Pro Christian, blacksmith.
Riley J. N., physician and surgeon. Schoywy -, cooper.
Sherrod W. F., physician and surgeon. .
Sherrod J. H., physician and surgeon.
Shaw John, carpenter and builder.
Shaw T. S., carpenter and builder. Shaw F. M., carpenter and builder. Simpson John R., notary public. Simpson A. J., attorney at law.
Sinith J. C., watch maker and jeweler. Smith Robert, carriage and wagon maker.
Tate Zachariah W., coroner.
Throop John T., pres't. Bank of Paoli.
Trueblood A. & Bros., general store.
Trueblood A. & Bro., prop'rs. carding ms- chine.
Trueblood A., prop'r. steam grist mill.
Walker - Rev., Methodist.
Wallace Alexander, justice of peace. White C., physician and surgeon.
Williamson T. W. C., physician and sur- geon. Williamson J. G. Rev., Presbyterian. Wilson W. A., carpenter and builder.
PARIS, A post office of Jennings county, situated 17 miles north-west of Madison.
PARIS,
A small village of Posey county, situated 20 miles north of Mount Vernon.
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PARISH GROVE, A post office of Benton county.
PARKER, A post office of Randolph county.
PARKERSBURG,
A post office of Montgomery county, 12 miles south of Crawfordsville.
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PARKERSBURG,
A post office in the eastern part of Posey county, 22 miles north of Mount Vernon. HUFFMAN W., POST MASTER AND GENERAL MERCHANT.
PARKER'S SETTLEMENT, A post office of Posey county.
PARKEVILLE, A post office of Parke county.
PATOKA,
A post village of Gibson county, formerly called "Columbia," and is the third town in size in the county, situated on Patoka river and the Evansville and Crawfords- ville railroad, 3 miles north of Princeton, the county seat, and has a population of 300.
Bruner A., wool carding machine.
Daniel & Snider, merchants and distillers, millers and steam saw mill.
Fisher J. C., farmer.
Hudelson & Easy, general merchants.
Jerauld S. T. & Co., general merchants. JERAULD S. T., POST MASTER.
Jerauld Wm., prop'r. Patoka House.
Key John, general merchant.
Ranlings J. W., M. D., physician and surgeon.
Riley James, blacksmith.
Woods E. C., steam saw mill.
PATRICKSBURG, A post office of Owen county.
PATRIOT,
Cincinnati, 100 miles above Louisville, Ky., and 3 miles from " Big Bone Springs," was laid out in 1830. It contains five dry goods stores, one grocery, one seminary and two churches, and is considered one of the healthiest places on the Ohio. Pop- ulation about 700.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc. BENNETT A. D., PROP'R. COMMER- CIAL HOTEL, AT STEAM BOAT LANDING.
Berry Reuben, justice of peace.
Brixner Adam, cooper.
Case E., wine grower.
Chandler J. H., ambrotypist.
COMMERCIAL HOTEL, AT STEAM
BOAT LANDING, A. D. BENNETT, PROP'R.
Driver Henry, dealer in dry goods and groceries.
Edmon Dr., veterinary surgeon.
Fortune Patrick, dealer in stoves and tin smith.
Gale E. S., physician and surgeon.
Gazlay A. D., dealer in dry goods and grocerfes.
Gibson Wm., dealer in dry goods and gro- ceries.
Gill John. insurance agent.
Gurley J. G., attorney at law and notary public.
Hobbs A., dealer in dry goods and groce- ries.
HOWE S. & SON, MILLERS AND DIS- TILLERS AND PROPRIETORS OF HOOSIER MILLS.
Howe S. & Son, proprietor wharf boat.
HOWE SILAS Q., POST MASTER.
Humphrey E. M., physician and surgeon. Jack J. J., insurance agent.
Larison J. A., saddle and harness maker.
Masonic Hall, Morning Star Lodge No. 24. Mead Wm., boot and shoemaker.
Newton Robert, cooper.
Odd Fellows' Hall, Patriot Lodge No. 9.
Patriot Division, No. 21 Sons of Temper- ance.
Platt N. & R., blacksmiths.
Scranton & Watts, grocers.
Tate James, blacksmith.
Wade Samuel, wagon maker.
Watts M. C., cooper.
Wells J. C., dealer in dry goods and gro- ceries.
Wiley Wm., carpenter and joiner.
PAW PAW,
A post office of Miami county.
PECKSBURGH,
A small town situated on the Ohio river, in Switzerland county, 50 miles below | A post office of Hendricks county.
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PEEBLE, A post office of Adams county.
PEKIN, A post office of Washington county.
PENDLETON,
A flourishing town situated on the Belle- fontaine Railroad, 25 miles north-east of Indianapolis, in Madison county, contain- ing about 600 inhabitants, has a post of- fice, four dry goods and grocery stores, two tin and stove stores, one drug store, two churches, and a seminary. It is sur- rounded by a rich agricultural country. A large amount of wheat, hogs and other products are shipped from this place. The situation is healthy and pleasant; has a good water power on the creek, two grist and saw mills, and one woolen factory. The religious denominations are Metho- dists and Baptist. Clergymen: V. M. Be- mer, Methodist Episcopal; W. V. Trow- bridge, Baptist.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Ball Charles, wagon maker.
Bates H., grocer.
Bell T. C., general merchant.
Bell James, grocer.
Bemer V. M. Rev., Methodist.
Boston J. R. & Co., general merchants and dealers in produce.
Bowsman & Wall, general merchants.
Brown James, blacksmith.
CARROLL A. B., DEALER IN BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
CARROLL A. B., JUSTICE OF PEACE. Clark J. R., saddle and harness maker. Clark Wm., barber.
Clements F. H., shoemaker.
Cook W., physician and surgeon.
Craven H., attorney and notary public. Cummins G. W., boot and shoe store.
Diven George R., dealer in stoves, tin and sheet iron ware.
FRANKS D. R., PROPRIETOR OF MAD- ISON HOUSE.
GORDON G. W., merchant tailor.
Graham James, carriage maker.
HARDY, NEAL & CO., GENERAL MER- CHANTS.
Hasselback Henry, dealer in stoves, tin and sheet iron ware.
Hustain John, manufacturer of wagons, plows, chairs and cabinet ware.
Indianapolis, Peru and Cincinnati R. R .; Isaac N. Zenblin, agent. Ireland John L., blacksmith.
Irish Samuel D., touring and saw mill. Irish V. P., proprietor woolen factory.
Lukens Benjamin, general merchant and dealer in produce.
McWILLIAMS WM. B., POST MASTER. Mc Williams Wm. B., saddler. MADISON HOUSE, D. R. FRANKS, PRO- PRIETOR.
MAKEPEACE H. B., DEALER IN CLOTH- ING AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS.
Mitchell T. G., justice of the peace.
Pierce W. R., attorney at law.
Rhodes Mrs. S. C., milliner.
Rinewalt Geo., grain cradle manufacturer. Rogers G. M., tailor.
Sawyer Ivah, cabinet maker.
SILVER J. R., GENERAL MERCHANT.
Stephenson J., physician and surgeon.
TODD JOHN M., DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, &c.
Treaque M. A., merchant tailor.
Trout & Isaac, flouring and saw mill.
Trowbridge W. V. Rev., Baptist.
United States Express Company, Isaac N. Zeublin, agent.
Walker M. G., physician and surgeon.
Wall J. T., insurance agent.
Wyford Jacob, carpenter and builder.
Wynant David, blacksmith.
Zeublin Isaac N., agent Indianapolis, Pe- ru and Cincinnati Railroad.
Zeublin Isaac N., agent United States Ex- press Company.
Zeublin Isaac N., produce dealer.
PENNVILLE, A post office of Jay county.
PEORIA,
A post office of Franklin county.
PEPPERTOWN, A post office of Franklin county.
PERKIN'S STORE, A post office of Daviess county.
PERKINSVILLE,
A post village of Madison county, situated on White River, 34 miles north-east of Indianapolis, 10 miles west of Anderson, the county seat, 7 miles from the Cincin- nati and Chicago Railroad, 10 miles from the Indianapolis, Pittsburg and Cleveland Railroad, and 120 miles from Cincinnati. It contains two blacksmiths, three bout and shoe makers, three carpenters and builders, two cabinet and furniture deal- ers, one carriage and wagon maker, two general stores, one flour and grain dealer. one water grist mill, two saddle and har- ness makers, one hide and leather dealer, one justice of peace, one cooper, one tan-
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ner and currier, one tailor and clothier, one drug store, one gun smith, two churches, one Methodist and one United Brethren. three clergymen, and one school with an average attendance of 40 pupils. Population 150.
Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.
Armstrong A. F., wagon maker. Baepley John, cooper.
Beckwith Dollarhide, produce dealer.
Beckwith Dollarhide, general store.
BECKWITH T. L., POST MASTER.
Beckwith T. L., fariner.
Blake Wm. Rev., Methodist.
Boyden & English, blacksmiths.
Boyden Wm. W. Rev., Methodist.
Boyden P. Q., saddle and harness maker. Boyden F. M., saddle and harness maker. Boyden Wm. W., justice of peace.
Boyden M. J., druggist.
Bristol R. L., general store. Foland David, furniture dealer. Garretson J. M., physician and surgeon. Garrison S. S., gun smith. Griffith George R .. boot and shoe dealer. Harryam J. H., physician and surgeon. Henn C. F., tailor and clothier. Hoffman James, furniture dealer. Hollingsworth E. P., boot and shoe dealer. Hubbard Edwin, tanner and currier. Hubbard Edwin, hide and leather dealer. Laub Isaac, carpenter and builder. Shetterly Philip, carpenter and builder. Shetterley P. H., carpenter and builder. Shinkle Samuel, boot and shoe dealer. Webb & Whitehead, blacksmiths.
Zellar Jacob, proprietor water grist mill.
PERRY, A post office of Allen county.
PERRYSBURGH,
A post office of Miami county.
PERRYSVILLE, A post office of Vermillion county.
PERU,
There are dry goods stores, thirteen; grocery stores, fifteen ; hardware stores, two; stove and tin-ware stores, two; grain ware-houses, five; hotels, six; boots and shoes, eight; breweries, two; distillery, one. There are four tailor shops, four blacksmith shops, two foundries and ma- chine shops, one railroad machine shop, one grist mill, one saw mill, one carding mill and woolen factory, three drug stores, one book store, two printing offices, and two weekly newspapers, the Miami County Sentinel, (Democratic ) established in 1848, and the Peru Republican, established in 1856. There are nine physicians, six clergymen, twelve lawyers, one den- tist. The finished public works are the Wabash and Erie Canal, which passes through the town on the south; the Wa- bash Valley Railroad, which passes through on the north, and the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad, whose northern terminus is here.
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