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10, outlot.
1816
20
Robert Hume.
17, outlot.
1816
50 00
Joseph Russell
36, 37,38
1817
55 00
Jacob Funk
61
1817
175 00
Charles Atchison.
18
1817
18 00
Joseph Warner .
50, 51
1817
25 00
William Warner et al.
112
1817
11 00
Hugh Campbell
111
1817
10 00
William Erwin
116, 121, 124, 126
1817
36 00
Amos G. Thompson.
6 and 62 inlots, 16 outlot.
1817
63 00
James M. Thompson
76, 88, 117, 119 and 120
1817
58 00
John Millburn ..
83, 84
1817
28 00
John Thompson.
6, 33, 60, 85, 86 and 94
1817
115 00
Samuel Jones
48, 49
1817
25 00
William Warner, Jr.
70, 128
1818
31 00
George M. Thompson.
3, outlot.
1818
40 00
Philip Lewis
7, 8, outlots.
1818
78 00
Samuel Baldridge.
34, 35
1818
20 00
John Marquait .
14, 17
1818
40 00
John Householder
107, 108
1818
36 00
John Householder
Half of 44 and 45
1818
15 00
John M. Thompson.
77, and ontlot 15
1819
62 00
Walter Watson.
16, 47, and outlot 14
1819
65 00
William Warner.
115
1819
42 00
John Moore
24
1819
100 09
Richard Bryan
82
1819
12 00
William Irwin
68
1819
15 00
25
1816
80 00
John Hamilton
41
1815
30 00
Robert Hume.
1816
20 00
John N. McLaughlin
EARLY INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS.
The early industries of London were not numerous or important. Daniel Thompson is authority for the statement that the first stock of goods brought to the town was in March, 1813, by the Gwynne brothers. There were six of the Gwynne brothers, who settled in what is now Madison County prior to the county's formation, namely, Thomas, John E., Will- iam, Eli W., David and Horatio. These brothers on coming to the county
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settled in Deer Creek Township. The records show that Thomas Gwynne, in 1810, was licensed to keep a tavern at his residence in Deer Creek Town- ship, and also that in March, 1811, he was granted license to vend merchan- dise at the same place. They also show that at the February term of the court in 1815, William and Eli Gwynne were granted license to vend mer- chandise in London. In 1815, their goods were sold from the Joseph Rus- sell tavern. In 1819, license was granted to Thomas and E. W. Gwynne, under the firm name of Thomas Gwynne & Co. The business was still car- ried on in the Russell tavern. Soon after this they engaged in business in Urbana, where Thomas died a wealthy man. Eli died at Columbus Decem- ber 7, 1866. The Madison County press, at his death, said " that he was born near Cumberland, Md., December 18, 1794, * * * ; he, in connec-
* * tion with his older brothers, opened the first dry goods store in London ; after retiring from merchantile pursuits, he gave his attention to grazing and shipping and driving cattle to the New York market,
* * ; at the time of his death, he was probably worth over $1,000,000; his income, in 1865, was $57,000. He never held any office within the gift of the people, for the reason that he always refused them. He was quiet and re- served, but courteous and agreeable to all who had intercourse with him."
In October 1813, the court granted license to William Wilson and Joseph McKelfish to vend merchandise in London. Mr. Wilson was a silent partner, and is believed not to have lived in London. The store was a general one, and was opened in a large two-story house erected by Col. Elias Langham, and stood immediately below the present residence of Stephen Watson. Mr. McKelfish was from near Cumberland, Md. He re- moved from London to Iowa, and there died.
In 1816, Thomas Needham and Robert Hume were granted license, to vend merchandise, under the firm name of Needham & Hume. The business was carried on in the Hume tavern building, under the name of the above firm, by James Erwin. The firm being then in business together in Chilli- cothe, and subsequently at Augusta, Ky., where they dissolved, Mr. Hume returning to London, and Mr. Needham going to Evansville, Ind., where he died.
William Nelson is said to have opened a store in the town as early as 1814. He was from Maryland, and returned to that State a year or two later.
In 1816, John Broadrick & Co. were granted license to engage in the mercantile business in the town, and in the following year license was granted to John Moore and Elias De Lashimutt for the same purpose. The latter firm carried on a store, in a frame house built by Mr. De Lashmutt, on the present site of James Phifer's residence. In several years the firm was dissolved, Mr. Moore remaining in business, and Mr. De Lashmutt moving away from London.
Among the early merchants were Robert Russell, about 1822; Isaac N. Chrisman and Reese Darlington, about 1824, the latter being succeeded by Joseph Chrisman about 1826. After a number of years, Isaac died and an- other brother, Jacob, succeeded him. The Chrismans were prominent busi- ness men of London.
In July, 1812, Joseph Russell and Philip Lewis were granted licenses to keep taverns for one year. In March, 1813, Robert Hume was granted license for the same purpose, and in June of the same year, John Gwynne was granted a similar license. William McCormack was granted a license to keep a tavern in London June 20. 1815. Most of these licenses were
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renewed year after year. Mr. McCormack was a native of Pennsylvania, and settled in the vicinity of London before the formation of the county.
William Jones and wife, with one son, Job K., came to the village from Tennessee, in 1814, and became the first blacksmith of London; this pur- suit he followed a number of years, after which he was variously employed and became quite wealthy. but lost heavily by the crash of 1837.
William Pinkhard carried on a tannery near the present site of the Methodist Episcopal Church, prior to 1820. Another of the early tanners was Ephraim Dawson, who operated on the site of the Placier Mill. Next in order came William Bowers, and after him David Groves.
The old pottery referred to by Mr. Thompson, which stood on the site of the Presbyterian Church, was built by his father, John Thompson, and was carried on in the Thompson name a number of years. Another pot- tery was built about 1830, in the rear of the residence of Judge Clark on South Main street, by Amos G. Thompson.
A man by the name of Leonard early carried on a brick-yard on the corner of High and Oak streets. His cabin was on the corner of High and Water streets.
Thomas Rea and Henry Athey were early chair manufacturers. Among the early carpenters, other than those given. were the Bond brothers- Thomas, Nathan and Benjamin-natives of Fairfield County, this State. They located in London about the year 1816, and were employed in the building of the court house the same year. Subsequently, Thomas en- gaged in farming in this county, but the other brothers remained residents of London until their death. William Warner, Henry Warner and Robert Mclaughlin were also early carpenters. Joseph Warner and Richard Bryan were early shoe-makers. About the year 1816, John Householder and James Cessna, saddlers by trade, located in London, coming from Chilli- cothe, and here carried on that business for a few years. One of the early tailors of London was Alva Winchester, a native of New York State, who settled in the village about 1820. He later began the retailing of clothing, and about the year 1853 associated with him a son, J. M. Winchester, who is yet in the business.
LONDON IN 1835.
The following sketch of London, is prepared from data kindly furnished us by John Dungan, Esq., who came to this village in June, 1835.
The business portion of the village was then on Main, between Second and Third streets, and the men engaged in business were Col. John Moore, dealer in dry goods, located on North Main street; Stanley Watson, dealer in dry goods, located on South Main street; and Col. John Rouse, dealer in dry goods, located on South Main street.
The grocerymen were Gabriel Prugh, located on the southeast corner of Main and High streets; and Edward Turner, located on the northeast corner of the same street.
Those engaged in the manufacture of saddles and harness were Samuel T. Pearce, located on South Main street; and the firm of James Q. Lotspeich and William H. Squires, located on South High street.
The carpenters and furniture manufacturers were Nathan Bond, Benja- min Bond and Wilson Dungan; chair manufacturer, William McCormack, located on North Main street.
Clothiers, William Jones Jr., and Mr. Helphenstine.
The blacksmiths were William Jones, Sr., and R. B. Jones.
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Hat manufacturer, Henry Stickles, located on the west side of Main street. on the present site of the establishment of Winchester, the clothier.
Those engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes were Joseph S. Warner, Benjamin Tinder and A. W. Tinder.
The plasterers and brick-masons were William Turner and son Edward. The wagon-makers were William Cryder and John Parmer, both located on East High street.
There were two tanneries, one located on West High street, carried on by George Phifer, and the other located on East Fourth street, operated by William Bowers.
Weaver of loom fabrics, Peter Peetrey, located on North Walnut street. A carding machine stood on North High street. operated by Henry Zinn.
There were two potteries in the village, one located on South Main street, in the rear of the present residence of Judge Clark, carried on by James M. Thompson, and the other located on the site of the Presbyterian Church, carried on by W. W. Burchnell.
The tinsmith was John Dungan. The taverns of Cols. John Rouse and Philip Lewis were located on the south side of West High street, and on the east side of Main street, where Speasmaker's hardware store now is. respectively. These two were the only taverns then in the village.
The professional men of the village were Dr. A. Toland, physician; Samuel N. Kerr, lawyer; and Peter Smith, the school teacher (the minis- ters being given below).
The church buildings were two in number, and stood, the Methodist on the corner of Fifth and Back streets, and the Presbyterian on the corner of Fifth and Oak streets. The pastors were Philip Nation and W. Westlake. of the Methodist Church (then only a circuit), and D. C. Allen, of the Pres- byterian Church.
There was one schoolhouse, located on the southeast corner of Vernon and Second streets.
The business houses above named were all within a radius of about 400 hundred yards, and at this date there are only eight buildings stand- ing in the corporate limits of the town that were here in 1835, namely, the Methodist Church building, since converted into a dwelling house, the brick residence of Stephen Watson, the residence of G. W. Lohr, the residence of Benjamin Farnsworth, which was the old weaving establish- ment of Peter Peetrey, the residence of Julia Freeman, residence of John Kanneaster, residence of Mrs. Dresbach, residence of Mrs. Dr. Lemen, for- merly the old Presbyterian Church building.
The only survivor of the business men of London of 1835, now engaged in business in the town, is John Dungan, who has without interrup- tion been an active merchant of the place since 1835. Mr. Dungan then began in the tin business, and continued in the same until in 1852, at which date he combined with the business, general hardware; this he con- tinued until 1872, since which time he has been engaged in the furniture and book and stationery business respectively.
The population of the village in 1835 was not more than 300.
POSTMASTERS.
London was made a post office in 1813. The following table, prepared from the records of the Post Office Department, at Washington, exhibits the Postmasters of the town, with the date of their appointment:
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POSTMASTERS.
Date of Appointment.
POSTMASTERS.
Date of Appointment.
Robert Hume.
Feb. 12, 1813.
Joseph McKelfish
May 29, 1849.
John Moore
Sept. 4, 1815.
Benjamin F. Clark
Feb. 3, 1853.
Pazzi Lapham
Oct. 10, 1834.
Jacob Peetrey.
June 7, 1860.
John Rouse.
Nov. 15, 1834.
James S. Hume.
April 8, 1861.
John M. Smith
April 3, 1838. ¡Wallace Lewis.
May 2, 1866.
David P. Maulsby
July 5, 1839.
James S. Crain.
May 25, 1871.
John Dungan.
Nov. 9, 1841.
Kate W. Hanson.
June 16, 1880.
John M. Smith
Jan. 14, 1845.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE.
The Columbus & Xenia Railroad, passing through London, was con- structed in 1848-49. The first passenger train passed over the road Feb- ruary 20, 1850. With this road the electro-magnetic telegraph was brought into use in London. At the depot of the same road, though now known as the Little Miami Division of the P., C. & St. L. R. R., is located the office of the Western Union line, under the management of John Kennelly.
In 1872, at the completion of the C., S. & C. R. R., from London to Columbus, a line of the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company was con- structed through the town, which, in January, 1881, on the consolidation of that company with the Western Union, became an office of the latter com- pany, and is now a branch of the Western Union office proper, at the depot of the Little Miami Division of the P., C. & St. L. R. R. That road, too, has undergone a change, and is now the I., B. & W. R. R.
In February, 1882, an office of the Mutual Union was opened in Lon- don, under the management of J. J. Kennedy.
During the year 1882, a number of telephones were constructed in the town, by the Midland Telephone Company of Chicago, under the manage- ment of Job J. Clark. Telephonic connection between London and Spring- field, and between London and Columbus, was completed November 18, 1882. Connection is now made between London and the surrounding towns and cities, and between points as far south as Cincinnati, Covington. Middletown, Lebanon and other places as far distant.
THE CONFLAGRATION OF 1854.
The following account of the great fire occurring at London, on the morning of February 2, 1854, by which nearly the entire business portion of the village was destroyed, appeared in the Reveille of Saturday, Feb- ruary 4, 1854:
It is with deep regret that we announce to our readers that our little town of London was visited with a destructive conflagration on Thursday last, at about 1 o'clock in the morning. The fire was first discovered breaking through the roof of V. S. Chamberlain's clothing store. From thence it spread and took within its march of destruction the following buildings:
James Smith, grocer, loss $800.
V. S. Chamberlain, clothing store, loss $600.
J. C. Kemp, grocer, loss $400.
A. Shanklin, dry goods, loss $2,000, fully insured.
W. Dungan, cabinet wargrooms, loss $1,300, no insurance.
J. Kanncaster, shoe store, loss $1,500, partially insured. .
J. B. Evans, dry goods, loss $1,000, insured.
I. Warner, dry goods, loss $4,500, insured $3,500.
II. Warner, storehouse, loss $1,800, no insurance.
T. Jones, druggist, loss $2,000, insured $1,000.
A. Winchester, dwelling and store. loss $1.000, no insurance.
A. E. Turnbull, loss $300. no insurance.
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H. Fellows, storehouses, loss $3,000, no insurance.
Dunkin & Boals, buildings, loss $500.
George Phifer American Hotel, loss $3,000, no insurance.
William Jones, keeper of American Hotel, loss $1,500, insured $600.
J. J. Jones, dwelling, loss $1,600, no insurance.
R. Acton, saddler, loss $400, no insurance,
G. W. Sprung, Madison Reveille, loss about $700, no insurance.
Fellows & Chandler, dry goods, loss not known.
Masonic Lodge, everything lost.
Odd Fellows Lodge, saved their books.
J. Lewis, dwelling, loss $800.
Telegraph office, with contents.
R. Hall, merchant, loss not known.
The above estimate of losses and insurances was furnished us by a friend, and we suppose they are literally correct In addition to the above buildings, several stables at a considerable distance from the main fire, caught and burned down. So violent was the wind, during the above conflagration, that parts of the roofs of the burning houses were carried a distance of one-fourth of a mile from town, and communicated fire to buildings wherever it fell. Hlad it not been for the great exertions made by our citi- zens in tearing down several buildings adjoining those burnt down on Main street, the whole town would have been one pile of ashes. Let us be thankful it is no worse. No lives were lost, nor any person injured during the fire.
The clothing store of Mr. Chamberlain, where the fire originated, was located on West High street one door east of the alley; and the course of the fire was east on High to Main street, and down the west side of Main to Second street, sweeping away the entire block, and the flames, on reaching Main street from High, extended across to the east side of Main, and down the same to a point where extinguished.
The following lines, on the above fire appeared in the Reveille over the initials J. O. B. :
" The hub-bub is past, and expired the flame, Yet the ravages meet the sad eye; But LONDON will yet cut a figure in fame, And raise her droop'd head to the sky!
" Like the Phoenix she'll rise with her plumage more gay, Than it was ere she sunk in her pyre, Thus, 'onward and upward,' her sons will display New life from the purgative fire!
"Combustible ' Shantees' no more shall they rear The disgrace and annoyance of all;
Henceforth the hard granite and brick will appear, Top'd off with the fire-proof wall.
" Already the press (stifled down by the heat) Resumes its vocation, I sec, And the force that had sadly to beat the 'Retreat' Now joyfully beats 'REVEILLE!'
"Success to the press, and the friends of the press, Whose energies keep her alive, May they never know sorrow or pain and distress, But ever be happy. and thrive."
DR. KANE.
The remains of the distinguished traveler and explorer, Dr. Kane, passed through London on Saturday night, March 7, 1857, en route for Philadelphia, where it was to be consigned to its last resting place. The passage of the corpse through the United States was a complete ovation. From all quarters, both in city and country, all acknowledged the public loss, and mingled with the relatives of the deceased the tears of sympathy. At this place. the arrival of the cars was received by a salute from the Madison Guards, under command of Capt. Phillips, after which, on invita-
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tion of the committee in whose charge the corpse had been assigned, they filed through the car in which it lay, and after gazing on the coffin retired, and the cars sped on their way.
FIRST STREET SPRINKLING IN LONDON.
At a meeting of the citizens, held in the Town Hall May 25, 1863, arrangements were made to sprinkle Main Cross street, from the court house to the Columbus & Xenia Railroad, and Main street, from the Phifer House to the National House. The time for sprinkling was fixed for four months, from June 1. Mr. Hilt was engaged to perform the work.
DISTINGUISHED MEN VISIT LONDON.
A special train, conveying President Andrew Johnson and party, arrived at the depot on the afternoon of September 19, 1866. Several hundred people had collected at the depot to see the President and the notables. The President was first introduced, and was received with immense applause. Afterward Gen. Grant, Admiral Farragut and Secretary Wells were intro- duced. The parties were introduced by Gen. McCollum, of the President's Staff. At the conclusion, three rousing cheers were given by the crowd for the Constitution and the Union.
The event of Horace Greeley's visit to the town excited considerable interest. A large number of citizens collected at the depot, on the morning of September 20, 1872, and no sooner had the cars halted than a rush was made to the rear car, and cries of "Greeley !" soon brought the Sage of Chappaqua to the platform, when he was greeted with three rousing cheers. As soon as silence prevailed, he addressed the crowd. As he concluded his remarks a repitition of the cheers followed, and as the old philosopher's eye fell upon the mammoth white hat, which some jovial fellow had conspicu- ously placed on a pile of ties, he could not refrain from smiling. All who had the pleasure of seeing and hearing Mr. Greeley were very favorably impressed with the man.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
In the absence of records, we are unable to give the early ordinances passed by the Council on the question of fires. Prior to 1864, there was no organized company for the protection of property from fire, however, the "Bucket Bri- gade, " known to most villagers in an early day, was not unknown to London.
In November, 1866, the Council purchased from the authorities of Spring- field a hand fire engine named the "Silver Grey " paying $400 for it. The Silver Grey arrived in London November 8, and on the 15th of the same month a volunteer fire company was organized with about seventy members, embracing all classes of citizens. The officers were : George W. Athey, President ; Owen Thomas, Vice President; F. J. Betts, Secretary; Thomas McCormack, Treasurer; C. C. McCormack, Foreman of Engine, Ferd Rickardt, Assistant Foreman of Engine ; Jack Lewis, Foreman of Hose; Minor Paine, Assistant Foreman of Hose. This company continued an organized body and performed service until the purchase of a steam fire engine in the summer of 1871, when it dis- banded.
At a meeting of the Council June 23, 1871, a contract was made with Col. 1. H. Morrow, of Columbus, Ohio, for a Silsby's third-class steam fire engine, to be manufactured at Seneca Falls, N. Y., the engine to be accom- panied with two hose-reels and 1,200 feet of best rubber hose, the total cost of engine and apparatus, $7,200. The name of the new engine to be the "Belle of London." On the 3d of July. 1871. at a meeting held at Fireman's Hall,
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temporary officers were selected, and sixty-five names were enrolled for a new fire company. Ou the following Tuesday evening, a constitution and by-laws were adopted, and on July 28 the following first officers of the Belle of London Fire Company were elected : President, Isaac G. Peetrey ; Vice President, B. F. Clark ; Secretary, James S. Crain ; Foreman of Hose No. 1, D. T. Fox ; Assistant Foreman, J. S. Davidson ; Foreman Hose No. 2, JJohn Conway ; Assistant Foreman, Austin Slagle ; Nozzlemen, No. 1, Gotleib Hamnar and Albert Marshall ; No. 2, James M. Jones and E. J. Myers ; No. 3, W. H. Chan- dler, Jr., and A. L. Messmore. The Belle of London was taken out on trial July, 1871, under charge of the agent, Col. Morrow, before the Mayor and Town Council, and a large number of the citizens of London, and the following account of the trial appeared in the Democrat of JJuly 20, 1871 :
" The engine is of third size, very beautiful in finish and design ; there are also with her two improved hose carts and 1,200 feet of the best end-capped rubber hose, with the celebrated Tegh's coupling, all furnished by the Silsby Company. The weather was not very favorable, a wind prevailing at the time of the exercises, yet the trial was satisfactory in the highest degree to all of the citizens who witnessed the display. The engine was taken to the creek in the rear of the woolen factory, where the water had been dammed and a box sunk for the suction hose. A committee of citizens was appointed to aid the Council in keeping a record of the several tests made at the trial. In two min- utes from the time the match was applied, the 'Belle' had three pounds of steam ; in five minutes she had ten pounds, and half a minute later water was thrown. After filling the 500-barrel cistern in front of G. W. Lohr's, the bal- ance of the 1,200 feet of hose was attached, reaching to opposite the court house, and an inch and a half nozzle put on. After deluging the streets and the Buff Block, the stream was turned on the court house, and washed the dust of many years from some of its nooks and crevices. The nozzle was then elevated, and the stream thrown some fifteen or twenty feet over the cupola. and this, too, with the engine pumping away twelve hundred feet distant. The ' Belle' was then brought to the cistern just filled, and two leads of hose, 400 feet each, laid, through which two streams mounted away above the highest point of the court house cupola. When all were satisfied, another stream was added, and three beautiful jets of water ascended high into the air at one time. All this with the tireless 'Belle' humming away lively-no quickened heart- beats from unusual exertion, no lame backs or wicked euss words ; everybody appeared fully satisfied with the test, and had a good word to say of the beautiful 'Belle.' In the evening, there was a meeting of the Council, and the steamer was accepted without a dissenting vote."
Since the organization of the Belle of London Fire Company, several ordinances regulating the fire department have been enacted by the Council. by which changes have been made. In the spring of 1876, the office of Chief of Fire Department was created, and the first to fill that position was B. F. Clark. This same year, there was added to the department a new truck, with hooks, ladders, etc., complete, at a cost of $365. In 1878, a horse hose-reel was added. The engine was drawn by hand until the spring of 1878, when, horses were purchased for it only. In December, 1879, a horse was purchased for the hose-reel. The truck is still drawn by hand. The department is well equipped and consists of about forty active members, five of whom, the chief, vice chief, engineer and drivers are the only paid men. The engineer and drivers are at the engine-house night and day. The engine-house is a two-story brick, built in 1869, and is located on Second street, near Main. The supply of water is derived from thirteen cisterns, varying in capacity from 500 to 1,700 barrels, with total capacity of 10,000 barrels, located in different parts of the town.
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