Carrollton Township (part 5 of 6)

1871 - Mayor, A. M. Cunningham; clerk, Stephen I'. Corrington ; aldermen, First ward, 11. C. Seiverling; (resigned August 14, 1871) ; Second ward, John Rainey; Third ward, Fred, Schaffer (held over; resigned August 14, 1871); Fourth ward, George L. Williams; h'irsl ward, to till vacancy. John G. Williams, electetl September 13, 1871 ; Third ward, to till vacancy, William Scruhy, elected September 13, 1871.

1879 - ]\Iayor, George L. Williams; alderman. First ward, Jehosaphet Eldred; Second w.ard. John Rainey; Third ward, Jdlin Hill: Fourth ward, Jdlm Long; city clerk, S. I". Corrington; street inspector, Alark L. Reed; city weigher, Joseph T. Cameron; lamp lighter. David Winn: police magistrate, J. B. Xullon ; city constable, Warren English.

1880 - Mayor, Xathaniel J. Andrews; aldermen. First ward, Joseph T. Cameron; Second ward, Leander R. Lakin : Third ward. George Baltz; Fourth wanl. John Long: city clerk, S. F. Corrington; city treasurer, John C. Woolford; city weigher, Jiisei)h T. Cameron: city ;Utr)rncy. James R. Ward: city constable. Willijim H. Ladd.

1881 - Mayor. X. J. Andrews; aldermen. I'irst ward. Andrew Sheedv ; Second ward. Leander R. Lakin; Third ward. John Jlill: l-'ourth ward, William L. Armstrong; city clerk. William La very ; city constable, S;muiel Hazle; street inspector, Thomas l-'itziialrick; city attorney. H. C. Withers; city treasurer. Edward B. Hobson; lamp lighter. R. R. Xichols; city weigher. Joseph T. C.-uneriiu; warden city prison, Patrick LdniKiJe. William l.a\ery. city clerk, resigned .\ugust 9, 1881, and Ed. Aliner was ajipointed in his stead.

ond ward. J- T. Crow ; Third ward, John Hill; Fourth ward, John Long; city clerk, S. F. Corrington ; warden city prison, Patrick Connole; city treasurer, E. B. Hobson ; city constable, William E. Ashlock; street inspector, William Newbold; city weigher, Joseph T. Cameron ; city attorney, E. A. Doolittle.

On April lo, 1883, Ed. Miner went before the city council and presented a petition signed by himself and seventy-fi\e others praying- the council to submit to the voters, at the ajjproaching city election, the question of abrogating the special charter and organizing under the general law. The council granted the prayer of the petition, and the question was submitted and carried by a majority of 201 to 48.

1883 - Mayor, Adam Gimmy; clerk, Edward Miner; treasurer, F. M. Roberts; attorney, James R. Ward ; city marshal, Samuel Hazle; police magistrate, W'illiam B. Lynn; superintendent of streets, ^\'illiam H. Ladd ; aldermen. First ward, Leroy Mc- Farland and Thomas S. Moore; Second ward, James P. Morrow and Thomas Hussey; Third ward, Joseph Clark and John HiU.

1884 - Aldermen: First ward, Andrew Sheedy ; Second ward, Cornelius Carmody ; Third ward, Joseph A. Clark ; street superintendent, ^^'illiam H. Ladd.

1895 - Mayor, Oman Pierson ; clerk, George DeBoIt. Jr. ; attorney, E. \V. Painter: treasurer, (). C White; police magistrate. .\nthony Connole : city marshal, James Walker ; aldermen, First ward, Andrew Sheedy. Second ward, E. L. Davis; Third ward. Joseph A. Clark.

1897 - ^layor, W. II. Sieverling; clerk, George DeBolt, Jr.; attorney. !-". W. Chism : treasurer. Carl Heron ; aklcrmen. First ward, L. C. Campbell, unexpired term, and J. M. \\ iddowson full term: Sccund ward, William V. Lyons; Third ward, I'rank Simonds.

1900 - Aldermen : h'irst w ard. Elon .\. Eldred ; Second ward. Tac(.ib S. Hunt:Third ward, William Farleigh ; city marshal, Thomas I'laherty; nigiit watchman, William Ramsey: superintendent of streets, James Walker.

igoi - Mayor. George W. Ross; clerk, Albert L. Pierson ; treasurer, George De- Bolt : attorney. N. L. Jones; marshal, Thomas Flaherty: night watchman, William Ramsey; superintendent of streets, Thomas Walker: aldermen, I'irst ward, D. E. Fox: Second ward. W. V. Lyons; Third ward, W. M. Stone.

1904 - Marshal, Flumphrcy Willis; night watchman, John L. Carmody ; street superintendent, William Lilies; aldermen, I'irst ward, \\'illiam H. Ladd; Second ward, J. C. Bowman; Third ward. !-". E. Simonds.

If there is one thing more than another in which the citizens of Carrollton pride themsehcs, it is their public schools. For many years these have Ijecn their admiration, and, as the years go by, the interest in them and admiration for them is augmented. We ha\e not been able to determine who was the first school teacher in Carrollton. Hie first public school was opened in the fall of 1S30 in what now forms the north wing of the old school house, now used as a dwelling, situated on the block south of the county jail, and owned by Mrs. W. P. Marmon. The teacher was a Mr. Bartle, afterward a IVesbyterian minister. Mr. Bartle's strong anti-slavery views got him into trouble, and led to his discharge. In the f;dl of 1S31 the school opened in ch.irgc of Professor John Russell (mentioned in the county history), assisted by Mr. Henry lionfoy. with Miss E. J. Gunning in charge of the female department. That the notion of a free school at that time was bv no means that of a school for primary instruction appears from the following advertisement which we find in the Carrollton Gaccttc during that fall and winter.

Carrollton Schools

The directors of this institution are happy to announce to the citizens of District No. 2, and to the public generally, that they have so far completed their arrangements as to be able to accommodate at least 200 pupils, and that the school will be open for their reception in January next.

They would also state that they have just iinished a very extensive building, which for commodious and comfortable arrangements will vie with any of a similar character in the western country.

They have secured the services of Professor John Russell as principal, and of Henry Bonfoy as assistant teacher. Of the former it is unnecessary to speak, as the reputation of Professor Russell, both as an accomplished scholar and successful teacher is known and acknowledged, not only in this community, but through the South and West. And to the citizens of this community the superior qualifications of Mr. Bonfoy as an instructor of youth are equally well known and appreciated.

From a knowledge of the principles upon which these gentlemen will conduct the school, the directors think they may assure the public that the instruction imparted will be thorough and practical in its nature.

To secure admission, tuition must invariably be paid in advance. Patrons residing in the district will receive the benefit of the school fund. A competent female teacher will be engaged for the ensuing year.

Z. A. Morrow L. W. Link

The new school building referred to in the above was completed and dedicated on the 3d day of January, 1852. The old school room formed an ell on the north side of the new front, which consisted of two rooms on the ground floor and one above.

The following which we find in the Carrollton Gaciilc of January 10, 1852, contains an account of the dedication : "On Saturday night last our splendid school edifice was dedicated. A very large audience was present and listened to the exercises with evident gratification. The Carrollton Brass Band performed, and, it is needless to say, in good style. Besides this, a gentleman and lad\- who had come to town for the purpose of giving concerts, sang and performed on this occasion. An address was delivered bv Judge ^^'oodson. who held the attentinn of the audience enchained. If sound principles and enlightened views, combined with elegant language and impressive style of speaking, entitle any one to the claim of eloquence, the address on that occasion mav be termed elocjuent. We hesitate not to say that every citizen present looked around him with profound gratification that our town can boast of such a structure, devoted to the cause of education."

The school continued on in charge of Professor Russell during the remainder of that year, when he was succeeded by Henry Bonfoy. It does not appear that at this time there existed what we now call a graded school. The tax books show that it was not until T855 that the school tax was regularlv lexied.

In 1855 Mr. David G. Peabody, from the state of A^ermont, was employed as principal at a salary of $600. He organized the school upon the graded basis, and the enrollment for this year was 220. He was assisted by his sister, Miss Hannali Cj. I'eabody. He was re-employed and served six moiitlis of the fdllowiiig year. Tiie assistant teachers for this year were paid $300 each ; in 1856, $350 each, and in 1857, $400 each per year.

In the fall of 1857 Charles K. Gilchrist was employed and served two years. He afterward became Judge Gilchrist of Utah. Erom this time on there was a change of principals nearly evcrs- year, no one serving" longer than two years. Dr. Justus Bulkley, at that time pastor of the Baptist church in Carrollton. taught a very large and well advanced high school for two winters at a salary of $650 ; he had two assistants.

The names of .Alfred Harvey. Erancis W. Parker, who became prominent educators and who filled high and responsible positions in the educational realm, and many others dear tn the memory of those who profited by their instruction, proves that the schools - some of them at least - were in earnest and capable hands. However, it was impossible to have a systematic organization when the principal and most of the assistant teachers were changed every year.

.\t last the schnol building became inade- (juate til the wants of the iienple, and. after a \'ast anxmnt of discussion, it was votetl to build a new school house. The board of ilirectors, (ieorge W. Davis. Thomas Boyd and Kcv. V.. L. Craig, pushed the matter forward with xigur ;in(l during the summer and f;dl ni 1S70 an elegant and and commodious school building was erected, which at once became "The Pride of Carrollton" anil fiirmed the most striking object in the tnwn to the eye of the passing traveler. The building was of brick, faced with stone, three stories in height, with a basement. The upper story was a man- .san.!. and the whole set off with a square tower which ro.se from the center of the building in front, eighty feet from the ground. It was fini.shed inside with alternate walnut and ash panels, oak lloors, hardlinish walls, and was well provided with blackboards, and seated with Andrews' latest style of school desks. The original cost of the building, including furnace, was $44,000.

In this sightly and commodious building the Carrollton public schools were gathered, antl continued under the superxisiou of able and beloved instructors, for eighteen years, when, on a still night. No\-ember 17. 1 888. the wild cry of Eire! was heard and "The Pride of Carrollton" was discovered to be in flames, and in a short time the sightly edifice was totally destroyed.

Miss Pealjody was prominent as a successful teacher in the Carrollton schools for 20 years, and tells in graphic manner her varied experiences during her connection with them. She still resides in Carrollton, highly esteemed and beloved by all :

Though always interested in the business prosperity of our town, in the enlargement of our borders and the increa.se of happy liomes. my chief attention has been given to the school, with which I was so long cf)nnected. and of which I .shall always consider myself ;i part.

formed several years before the advent of The Patriot. At that time, instead of sidewalks, the streets were bordered with tingfennel and jimson weed. Domestic animals had the freedom of the town, and seemed peculiarly fitted to reach private inclosures.

\\'e then occupied the old school house, now the Marmon building, on Locust street. One day, a tall, slim porker climbed the steps of the style and landed in the yard. I can fancy his elevated head and wise countenance as he deliberated what next to do.

Soon after, a pupil on leaving her ro(_im. saw the strange intruder in the building, interviewing the dinner baskets, and I still seem to hear her shrill, high-toned cry, "A hog in the hall ! A hog in the hall !"

During my first season here I went out with another teacher to make calls upon our pupils. As we took the street south from the Christian church we picked our way through weeds higher than our heads. I have forgotten how far the street extended, but think the last house was the kitchen part of the Rumrill building. One place we wished to find was the home of Mr. Nichols, step-father of one of my 1)oys, now Alderman Ladd. We asked a little girl, who was sitting on the top of the fence, if she could tell us where ^Ir. Nichols lived. The answer was. while pointing with a finger. "Yes, he lives over there, but his name isn't Nichols any more, he married Mrs. Ladd the other day."

Carrollton was then a very pleasant place. Parents appreciated wdiat we endeavored to do and there were ne\er more lovable pupils. The town was not so large

After a few years absence I returned antl to(.)k my old place in the school. The house had become too small for the increasing number of pupils and a new one was to Ije constructed. The year 1870 was our last in the building. There were few conveniences, even blackboards were so worn they could hardly be induced to receive a chalkmark, and things in general were out of order. We were so soon to leave the place it was not thought advisable to spend money for repairs.

The upper story was divided in the center liy a thin board partition, each half occupied by a teacher and a large class of pupils. When ordinarv studv and recitations were in progress we got along quite well, but if the musical side enjoyed a season of recreation the other side was in a state of distraction. I had the east side, the pupils on the west having to pass into my room to reach the stairway. One day, when all was still, a heavy crash was heard, then, after an instant's pause, another, and then a third. At this the west door flew open and out poured all the pupils, tearing down stairs as though the walls were falling. Soon the house was empty, all bewildered as to what had happened. On investigation it was found that a heavy piece of plaster had fallen from the ceiling upon a desk that had become detached from the floor ; that had fallen upon another in the same condition, and that also had taken a leap, banging as it fell.

Past And Present Of Greexe Couxty

On the 24th (if May previous the cornerstone of the 'Tride of Carrollton" was laid. Preparations had been made for the day and we had learned our part. At i o'clock in the afternoon teachers and pupils arranged themselves for marching, taking the center of the street, as sidewalks extended a short distance only beyond the square. Mr. Dobbin was our marshal. \\'e were ])receded by a band of musicians, Odd Felliiws and Knights Templar. Col. N^ulton headed the Knights and made a fine appearance, riding in military style on his white charger, his dark suit enlivened by white sash and feather.

After an invocation, in which the chaplain became somewhat confused by the intricacies of the Lord's prayer, the school gave a song, commencing :

The cornerstone was laid with much ceremony, and pronounced by the one in authority, to be in true and exact position. At the same time, all could see it was several inches out of place, but to say it was all riglit. was, 1 suppose, a part of the program. Among many articles placed in a tin l)ox. hiildcn away in a recess prepared for it, were the names and so-called likenesses of the teachers at the time. The pictures were startling caricatures of a not too handsome group at best, and it would have been fortunate if all others, taken at that time, had shared a similar fate.

After Judge \\'oodson's address, more singing and some other exercises, we marched back to the square, weary, but cheered by Mr. Dobliin's telling us he had been \ery proud of the part we had taken.

On January 9, 187J, the new building opened its doors to recei\e us. 1 ha\e forgotten the number of pupils in the house, but my department axcraged fifty-three. We found our \\ork hard, but that we had expected and did not complain. Our house was a handsome building, and we admired the great elm on the west side - more a a thing of l)eauty then than now, for it was in its prime.

The place had been a cornfield not long befijre'and a few stalks remained, as if protesting against our not acknowledging corn a greater king than education.

Small trees were planted, and sucli was the interest felt no child w^as ever known to injure one of them. Elder Craig, one of the directors, often came in the morning, about the time the scliool oiicncd. to sow grass seed. He carried this in a white ajiron and scattered it to right and left i)y hand. He so strongly reminded me of a ]iicture in an ancient Bible that I turned to the parable of the sower and the seed, and the children and I read it together.

Mr. Dobbin was an earnest worker and rightl}- l)clie\-ed that weeds of idleness and misconduct should no more be tolerated within the school than poisonous weeds slmuld be left to multiply <5n the grounds.

came principal. His first task was to divide the school, as one would a garden, into snita1)le plots, and assign to each the specialties belonging to it. His seven years of faithful service advanced the school greatly in all right directions.

I must tell one little anecdote relati\-e to that time. A boy belonging to a li >wer room gave his parents and teacher much tremble by frequent, unauthcirized departures from schocjl. Once, after having been absent a day or tw<i he \entured into the yard to share the amusements of recess, and became toil much interested to fear capture. He was, however, discovered, and a hand was laid upon his shoulder. The Bible injunction to agree with one's ad\-ersary quickly seemed to have been well learned. His hand was at once thrust into his pocket, bringing out his fortune, and he excliamed, "Here, I'll gi\e you a nickel if you'll let me off."

He retained his nickel and was m.it punished, but as I am not writing for the "Teachers' Instructor," I shall not say he was so deeply touched by gentle treatment that he was ever after a model of good behavior. I am more inclined to think he ran away again next day, taking a companion with him.

In 1882 Mr. Felmley accepted the place nf principal. He came with new ideas and vouthful ardor, giving impetus to what was already being done. He remained with the school several years and left a lasting impress of his good instruction upon many minds.

It was diu'ing his administration that, on a still night. November 17, 1888, we were startled by the wild clangor of bells and the shriek of steam whistles, that said, as plainlv as words could have spoken.

Grief was in the hearts of old and young alike, and more than one man shed tears that night. The loss of property seemed to be less regarded than the destruction of an object beloved.

Time was not wasted in regrets. Soon another building, more commodious and convenient, though less symmetrical, was planned, and in 1890 it was ready for occupation.

At the time of the fire the trees had gained good proportions, making ample shade, and the grounds were covered with verdure. Some of the trees were injured in clearing away rubbish and others were removed to make room for a larger building, so the yard has not now its former beauty.

We all know, or ought to know, the superior excellence of our school at present. To go through it and see the working of each department makes one wish to be a child again.

One, whose acquaintance with schools of a high grade is not confined to this section of the country, lately said he had met no other its equal.

The wise claim that good citizens are the best wealth of a nation : then to be instrumental in giving the training to our young people to make them such must be a work of importance. Air. Slone and his large corps of assistants, fitted in mind and heart for their calling, are doing much in this direction.

It is a delight to look back more than forty years and note in our school the constant growth of that which is best, I think nothing will retard its further development.

Into this building on the first week in January. 1871. Mr. Dobbin transferred the pupils and proceeded to organize and grade the school. To do this with a school of several hundretl children was a difficult task ; but Mr. Dobbin succeeded in bringing order out of chaos, in which he was ably assisted in the high school by Miss Alice Judd. afterward teacher of German in the Decatur, Illinois High School, and in the lower grades by Miss Mary Pike, afterward principal of the Fourth Ward School in Bloomington, Illinois: by Miss Anna Pike, Miss Delia Schenck, Miss H. G. Peabody and Miss Nannie Price.

Thus began a new and better era for the Carrollton schools; a course of study was marked out and a strict record kept of each pupil's advancement. Mr. Dobbin resigned at the close of the year, and Mr. W. H. \\'ilson was elected to succeed him. He was a gentleman of fine attainments, but his stay was so short that he did little more than make a beginning. When, in the fall of 1872, the high school was organized, under charge of E. A. Doolittle. very few of the old pupils entered the school, so that it was necessary to begin at the foundation again. Mr. Doolittle was assisted in the high school by Miss Hattie E. Dunn, who was a graduate of the State Xormal and had taught with great success in the high schools of Bloomington and S])ringfield, Illinois, before coming to Carrollton, and subsequently became principal of the Bloomington high school. Mr. Doolittle. finding that the high school was composed of young men and women whose intelligence demanded instructions of a higher grade than arithmetic and geography, a course of study was gradually developed, covering four years, although at first only two years of the course were represented by classes.

Mr. Doolittle continued as principal for seven years when he resigned and became an attorney-at-law and is still practicing his profession in Carrollton. He was succeeded in the schools by J. S. Kenyon, now of Emporia, Kansas, who served as principal until 1882 when David Flemley, now president of the State normal at Xormal, Illinoi,s, was chosen, and assumed control. Mr. Felmley continued in charge until 1890, when he resigned to accept the position of professor of mathematics in the State Normal. It was during his occupancy as principal that the former "Pride of Carrollton" was destroyed by fire, as described in Miss Peabody's article above, and the [)resent magnificeiit edifice erected. On that eventful and long to be remembered night of November 17, 1888, in the light of the flames that blotted out the former building the Board of Education, composed at that time of J. P. Alorrow, Leroy McFarland. H. H. Montgomery, R. H. Davis, W. L. .Armstrong and Ed Miner, held a meeting on the grounds, and planned for future action. Rooms were secured on the scpiare and other points and in a week's time the schools were again in operation and ])rc])arations begun for rebuilding.

Sixteen thousand eight hundred and seventy-fi\-e dollars were received from insurance, and bonds were issued to the amount of $12,000 - plans were adopted, and the contract was let for $23,968. The building was completed and occupied by the school Janaury 20. i8go, and the total cost including furnace and furniture was about $28,000. This l)uilding is modern in every respect and was planned and constructed with a \ie\\ to the healtlT and comfort of those who occupy it. Its (hmensions are 125x107 feet, the west front being seventy-seven feet high. The foundation is of Johet stone, the walls of Litchfield brick, with stone trimmings, and the roof of slate. The sanitary conditions of the building are almost perfect, the heating and ventilating being accomplished by the most modern and approved systems. The interior is conveniently arranged, well lighted and handsomely furnished. There are nine school rooms, several recitation rooms, library, etc., on the two main floors, while in the basement is a laboratory for physics and chemistry classes, beside ample play rooms for inclement weather. Upon the resignation of Air. Eelmley in 1890. Clvde Slone, then assistant principal was appointed principal, which position he held for nine vears, and not only fully sustained the enviable reputation the Carrollton schools had long maintained, but kept them on the up-grade. He was a graduate from the Carrollton high school in the class of 1883, ^nd from the University of Michigan in 1888. He is at present principal of the Cairo, Illinois, high school. In the year 1899 Mr. E. A. Thornhill, graduate of the State Normal University, and of Harvard University, was chosen principal. ]\lr. Thornhill continued in this position until 1903, when he was succeeded by Mr. A. B. Carroll, who served one term and was succeeded by Mr. J. R. Sparks, the present incumbent.

Mr. Sparks receives a salary of $1,500 per year as superintendent, and is assisted liy the following splendid corps of teachers who receive the salaries set opposite their names :

The number of pupils enrolled the present term is 421. The tuition pupils number sixty, and tuition collected this year will amount to $1,250. The tax levy for the district is $9,500. The library, apparatus, furniture and contents of school building at the time as shown by an inventory recently taken amounts to $4,000.

Carrollton City Churches

In a not remote souvenir edition of the Patriot, by Charles Bradshaw, we gather scimething of the history of the Carrollton churches, of which organizations there are six, each having their own churcli edifices, and all supplied with the preaching of the gospel. The church history of Greene county dates back almost to the beginning of the county itself. According to some authorities an anti-mission Baptist church was organized in Carrollton in 182 1, the same year the county seat was organized. Their meeting house was a log cabin which stood just east of the southeast corner of the square. It is said that Governor Carlin was a member of the organization. It afterward became what is now the Providence church, about seven miles east of Carrollton. The organization of the first Presbyterian cluuxh in the county was effected in the old log court house at the county seat, A lay 4. 1823.

Past And Present Of Greexe Couxtv

The Dodgson family coming to the county in 1 82 1 from England were the pioneers of Methodism here. They settled about two and one-half miles north of Carrollton, and organized a society called Hopewell Class, which was the first organization of Methodists in the county. A few years later this society built a brick church a little north of the residence of Daniel Morfoot. which continued a preaching place for many years.

Among the early preachers who made stations in this county were Father Breech, a Presbyterian : Elder Van Cleve. a Methodist, and Elijah Dodson, Moses Lenien. Jacob Bower, and .\lvin Bailey, Baptists. As stated elsewhere in this history, the celebrated Lorenzo Dow, in 1831, preached several nights in Carrollton.

In 1832. with Rev. John Van Cleve as preacher in charge, assisted by Levi Springer, the Methodist Episcopal church of Carrollton was organized. The congregation first worshiped in the court house, and afterward in a school house on the east side of the square. In 1836 a brick church building was erected which served until 1850. when it was razed and gaxe ])lacc to a more pretentious building in which the congregation worshiped until 1883, when the present handsome edifice was erected at a cost of $20,500. This building is of brick with stone trimmings, and its interior includes a commodious auditorium, with inclined floor, and beautifully frescoed walls, and a lecture room connected therewith by a rolling partition. The building is heated by steam and is an imposing and handsome edifice. In 1889 a handsome jjarsonage was erected on the lot adjoining on the east.

A large and tlnurishing Sunday school is conducted by O. T. Purl, superintendent ; also a large Epworth League, Ladies' Missionary and other societies auxiliarv to the church.

The ofticers of the \\'oman's I'oreign Missionary Society are: President, Mrs. John Clough ; first vice president, Mrs. A. ^'egram ; second vice president, Mrs. Edward Smith; recording secretary. Mrs. Boyd; corresponding secretary. ]\Irs. Linder; treasurer, [Miss Lizzie Clark.

The Presbvteri.Ax Church

L'nder the ministry of Re\'. Henry Herrick, the Presbyterian church of Carrollton was organized July 2 7,. 1831. The ruling elders chosen at that time were Julius A. W'illard. Joseph Gerrish and Anthony Potts. For several years the congregation was unable to build a church but wcTrshipcd regularly in the old bl.-icksmith shop near the northwest corner of the s<juare, sustaining a Sunday school and making a steady growth. In 1837, during the pastorate of Rev. Hugh Barr, a church building was erected at a cost of $2,500, and dedicated free from debt. Rev. Barr continued as pastor for ten years, and 103 ciimnuuiicants were added under his ministrations. A few years later a i)arti.'U disorganization occurred, but in 1850 the church was re-organized, and in 1851

Rev. T- G. Rankin became pastor and continued until 1861, and through his efforts, and under his administration, the academy (now used as a chapel) was erected and put in operation, and a parsonage was purchased. In 1864 Rev. S. H. Hyde became the pastor and continued as such for fifteen years. During Mr. Hyde's pastorate the present sightly brick edifice for worship was constructed at a cost of $11,000, and unencumbered by debt, was dedicated on the i8th of March, 1868. The year following the dedication a great religious interest was manifest in the congregation, followed by a wonderful revival of the work of grace. Pastor Hyde called to his assistance Rev. Dr. G. S. King, of Jerseyville, and Rev. W. L. Tarbet, of Virden, who labored with him in the preaching of the Word, and as the immediate fruit of their endeavors forty-three persons made profession of faith and united with the church at one communion. In 1879 ]\Ir. Hyde gave up his pastorate here and removed to Carthage, in this state.

He was succeeded by Rev. W. L. Tarbet, of Virden, Illinois, who served as pastor four years. He was a talented and forceful preacher, and under his administration the church enjoyed prosperity, spiritually and otherwise. Mr. Tarbet is now located in Morgan county in charge of a church. He is occasionally called to the scenes of his labors in Carrollton to officiate at funerals or weddings among his former parishioners.

Mv. Tarbet was succeeded by Rev. W. M. Campliell. who served as pastor with good acceptance for a period of six years. He was followed by Rev. George D. :Mc- Culloch, a strong, earnest preacher, under whose ministrations the church was strengthened, and whose pastorate terminated at the

Re\-. W. P. Hasken took charge, following IMr. ?\IcCulloch, and continued his pastoral duties with good effect for a period of four years, when he was succeeded by Rev. Thomas B. Greenlee. Mr. Greenlee was an earnest, enthusiastic speaker and an excellent pastor, and the cordial relations that existed between pastor and people, not only of the Presbyterian church and congregation but citizens of Carrollton generally, were only se\ered at the end of a three years pastorate because of the condition of the pastor's health, which necessitated his seeking a more northern latitude, which he did.

Mr. Greenlee was suceeded by W. Bryson Smith, of St. Louis, who remained for two years, when he surrendered his charge and accepted a charge elsewhere.

The pastor in charge at present is Rev. Robert L. E\-ans. Mr. E\-ans' family consists of a wife and three children, some of them born in China, where he and his wife spent seven vears in the missionary field. Mr. Evans is an able, pleasing speaker and an untiring worker among the members of his congregation outside of his pulpit duties. The cordial relations thus established between pastor and people is an augury of good things for the Presbyterian church in Carrollton in the future.

The present officers of the church are: Elders. George \V. Davis, John L. Eldred, A. H. Fullerton, A. E. Wilson, Ed. D. Clark and E. A. Eldred. FJeacons, Isham Linder, J. Y. Dick, F. P. Kergher, Oscar Combrink, Charles E. Clark and Roliert Simpson. Sunday school - George W. Davis, superintendent; E. D. Clark, assistant superintendent ; J. Y. Dick, librarian : Charles

Past Axd Present Of Greexe Couxty

H. Elclred. secretary and treasurer; Miss Bonnie Keigher, assistant secretary: Miss Lucie Miner, chorister; Miss Elsie Mcl-arland. organist ; teachers, A. E. Wilson, E. D. Clark, Re\-. R. L. Evans. C. E. Duncan. Mrs. E. D. Clark, Mrs. J. L. Eldred, Mrs. A. E. Wilson, Mrs. Isham Linder, Miss Mariah Burruss. Miss Tippie Comhrink and Miss Ada Roodhouse. The school at present has 90 scholars.

Baptist Chlrch

The Baptist church of CarroUton was organized April 28, 1827, at the house of Justin Ritler. Those who signed the agreement for organization were Sears Crane (then a Baptist minister) and wife, Abram Bowman and wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Rider and Miss Phebe Harris. .According to the records the first pastor of the church was Rev. Elijah Dodson, who continued two or three years. Rev. .\lvin Bailey was pastor from 1834 to 1840. and again in 1853 to 1855. Among the other early pastors we may mention Revs. Jacob Bowers (1841). W. H. Briggs (1843), Porter Clay (brother of Henry Clay), J. X. Tolman, Justus Bulkley and W. F. Boyakin (the only one of the list now living, who resides at Blue Ridge. Kansas, still vigorous in intellect, in the 94th year of his age). It is not known where the cliurch met for worship during the first few years of its existence, but it is recorded that in May, 1834, the first meeting was held in the new house of worship. This was a frame building on the same street east of the present site.

basement, lo cost, including lot, $5,000. The building committee consisted of David Pierson, Thomas Hobson, John Headrick, A. W. Caverly and Z. A. Morrow. The building was erected on the present site, on a lot purchased for the purpose, the south side of which the committee subsequently sold to Lyman F. Wheeler for $501. The old building was sold to P. M. Brown for $410. The new church was dedicated January 6, 1856. Rev. D. P. French, then pastor at Jerseyville, l)reached the dedicatory sermon.

The pastors since that time have been in order as follows: Revs. E. J. Palmer (supply), Alvin Bailey, Justus Bulkley, X'. Kinne, James M. StifHer (supply), W. D. Clark (two pastorates). B. F. Parshall, II. A. Guild. J. C. Bonham. J. E. Roberts, John W. Primm. J. J. Reader, Robert J. Church, and A. J. \'oung. the present incumbent. During the pastorate of Rev. Church the church building was remodeled and an annex built on the north side, the fioor in the audience room inclined, memorial windows substituted, etc., at a cost of about $6,000.

Christian Church

The Christian cliurcli of CarroHton \\as organized in 1S32 under the ministry of Elder \\'. B. Stone. The congregation in its infancy enjoyed the ministrations of Elders Stone, Hewitt, Osborn, Elly, Challen, Graham and others, and for a while prospereil, numbering at one time about one hundred and twenty members. But death, removals and other causes reduced the membership, and in the early part of 1841 the church ceased to exist. However, in December of that year, under the labors of Elders Stone, John J. Jones and D. P. Hen= derson, a re-organization was effected with about twenty-eight members. D. W. Kennett was elected elder, and W. R. Montague and J. H. Marmon deacons. Since then the church has had a regular ministry a greater part of the time, .\mong the several pastors we note Elders E. V. Rice, E. L. Craig. John Harris. John McPherson, T. W". Dunkeson, J. A. Berry, William 'SI. Groves and C. H. Bass.

Louis Hensler is superintendent of the Sunday school. The plain but neat church building of this congregation was erected in 1857, but is kept in good repair, and its interior is imiting. clean, home-like and comfortable. The bell which first summoned worshipers to this church forty-eight years ago, and which is yet doing service where it began, was secured as a gift from a St. Louis firm. Field, Beardsley & Co.. by the late W. P. Marmon. A letter still preserved, addressed to Mr. Marmon and bearing the date, April 30, 1857, reads: "This day we ship a "Bell" to your address per steamer "New St. Paul." to be landed at Columbiana * * *. Please accept the "Bell" on behalf of the church with which ynu are connected, hoping that its solemn peals may cause manv wavward ones to hesitate in their course, turn and enter the doors of the sanctuarv, which may pro\'e to be to tliem the gate of Heaven."

Trixity Episcopal Church

From some time prior to 1871 the Episcopal congregation of CarroHton held services in the court house. During the winter of 1870-71 the subject of providing some more suitalile place of worship was discussetl, and in April. 1871, the matter took definite form at a meeting of the leading members of the congregation. At that meeting the sum of $1,500 was guaranteed, and Judge C. D. Hodges gave notice that he would donate a lot on which to build. The committee appointed to solicit subscriptions met with such encouragement that it was determined to erect a much better Imilding than was first intended. This building, which was a frame structure, was dedicated on [March 10, 1872, and for fourteen years the society continued to worship there, but on the night of August 19, 1886, it was destroyed by fire. The following spring the rector. Rev. G. W. A'an \^'inkle, drew the plans for another edifice on the site of the burned building, and the contract was let at once for a more substantial and modern house of worship, which was dedicated October 2, 1887. This building cost something over $4,000, is l)uilt of brick, of gothic style, and has an audience room seating two hundred and twenty people, with a small chapel at the east end, the whole edifice being a very pretty piece of church architecture.

The committee that had charge of erecting the building was composed of Dr. J. T. Crow, Oman Pierson. G. A\'iemer, A. O. Kennett and C. H. Hodges.

Past And Tresext Of Greene Couxty

Tlie Mission Trinity church, the name given to the organization, belongs to the diocese of Spring+ield. of which the Right Rev. George V. Seymour is bishop. The guild of Trinity church consists of eight chapters. A branch of the Woman's Au.xiliary is organized. Daughters of the King and Ministering Children's League are also organized.

This church was built in 1862 1)_\- the lew Catholics then living in Carrollton and vicinity. The parish dates from i860, being attended by visiting priests from .Alton and jersey\ille. until a resident jjastor, Father Klein, took charge in 1863. .Among the original members were Cornelius Carmody, Michael Carmody, Thomas Carmody. Andrew Sheedy. .\ndrew Witteshek, Joseph Stohr, Matthew Markham, James ]\Iahoney, Thomas Scott, James Dunsworth, Thomas Lunneen and John McMahon. Lots were bought with a fund raised l)y subscri])tion among die members, and on these the front jiart of the present building was erected at a cost of thirteen thousand dollars. In 1882 an addition in the rear in the form of a cross wing was added at a cost of eight thousand dollars. The seating capacity of the building now is five hundred and tift\'. Since its organization the congregation has enjoyed a steady increase in membership, especially through the immigration of German and Irish families. In one year (1871) fifty German families settled in Carrollton and near proximity. It is now the largest congregation in Greene county, its membership numbering from eight hundred to nine hundred. In 1870 a comfortable parsonage, adjoining the church edifice on the north,

The parochial school connected w ith this church was established in 1877, near the beginning of the pastorate of Father Sauer. The school is in charge of the Dominican Sisters, for whom a dwelling was erected, adjoining the church on the- south, in 1881. Xiiiety pupils are now enrolled in the school.

Among the rectors who have administered to the parish in years past are l-"athers Klein. Macken, Keconxreur, Sauer and Ho- \en. Rc\'. Fr. J. J. Driscoll is the rector now in charge. The present trustees of the church are Father Driscoll. Frank ]\IcDonough and Albert Geers.

The new parochial school building recently completed by the parish at a cost of over eight thousand dollars is one of the conspicuous improvements in the city. It is \ocated on South Main street, on lots adjoining the church edifice on the east.

The building is 46x56 feet in size, two stories and basement, surmounted by dormer windows and slate roof. The stone foundation is 24 inches thick, and the walls of the building are of the best grade of Alton paving brick, making a finish similar to the public library. The walls are 18 inches thick.

Front and rear entrances to the main floor lead into a corridor, eight feet wide, running through the building. On this floor there are three class rooms, 24.X32, 24x28 and 16x24, respectively: also a cloak room. These rooms are admirably lighted by brrid ])Iate glass windows

The second floor is in one room, full size of the building. This will be used as an audience room for school exhibitions and entertainments.

The church building is heated by steam, and pipes will be laid so that the same boiler will furnish heat fur the school building. Electric lights will be put in.

The building was completed about January I. 1905. J. L. McCarty, of St. Louis was the architect; \\'. P. Dunn, of Carlinville, erected the building; William Koughan of this city did the stone work; Otto Lauterbach. the plastering, and William Foster, of Springfield, the slating.

The entire undertaking, from its earliest inception, has lieen under the direction of Rev. Father J. J. Driscoll. pastor of St. John's church, and both he and the members of his congregation are to be congratulated upon the success and thon.iughness of the work.

Modern Woodmen

Clyde Fair. consul ; Charles Ramsey, advisor; D. E. Fox, banker, and .\. J. Sharon, clerk. The managers are ; C. A. Taylor, George Keiper and T. AL Williams. It has a membership of two hundred and forty.

Independent Order Of Odd Fellows

In December, 1889, was begun a system to supply the city with water. The city council having made arrangements for funds with which to prosecute the work, and decided upon a deep well system, a contract was let to Mr. Gray, of Chicago, to sink the well on the property purchased by the city for the purpose west of the Q. C. & St. L. depot. The work on the w ell was begun on the 27th of December and completed in May of the next year at a cost of $3,045. This well giving promise of an abundance of water, the city council called a special meeting to be held June 12, 1890, at which time it was decided by a vote of 272 to 75 to issue bonds to the amount of $20,000 for the construction of a water works system. The contract was let to George Cadogan Morgan, of Chicago, for $19,463, and the system was com- pleted and turned over to the city on January I of the next year. The system inckuled the well, a powerful pumping engine, a reservoir containing 58.000 gallons of water, a duplex pumping engine with a capacity of a million gallons of water in twenty-four hours, a water tower one hundred and sixteen feet in height, including the tank thirty-six feet high and holding twenty-eight thousand gallons, between four and five miles of water mains and forty-five hydrants.

It soon became apparent that a mistake had been made in the construction of the 1)1 ire of tlic well, in that it was not cased its entire (lei)th. the lack of which permitted sand to enter and interfere with the working of the deep well puni]). It was decided to remedy this by boring a second well and casing it the entire depth, or at least to the St. Peter sandstone, 1,237 feet. By this means two objects were accomplished : nothing but the pure water from the St. Peter sandstone would How into the well, and the sand was shut out. The cost of the second well was $3 -800.

The tower pressure of the system is about fifty-two pounds to the square inch, while a direct pressure of one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty ]iounds to the square inch can be expected.

While the water supply from these two wells was adequate to supply the demands for sprinkling and fire extinguishing purjioscs. the fad tiiat it was highly charged with sulphur rendered it distasteful to many for drinking and culinary purposes, which fact led to expressions of regret that the city did not go to the Dodgson Springs for the water supply, as was advocated by some at the time the contract for sinking the deej) wells was let. Many of the users of the water refused to renew their contracts for supply and the city council began casting about for a further solution of the water problem. To this end, on the 5th day of June, 1900, the council \isited the Dodgson Springs in a body and at its meeting a week later passed a resolution in favor of buying the springs and putting $18.- 000 into the improvement. On August 16 an agreement was reached between the council and Da\id Dodgson, the latter agreeing to sell the springs and five acres of ground adji lining for $500. The fact that the city was in debt to almost the five jjcr cent limit threatened to be an insurmountable barrier. But the last preceding legislature had provided for this very emergency, and passed a law authorizing the issuing of water certificates to be paid out of the revenues of the system.

An ordinance pro\-i(ling for such an issue was passed by the council, and on October 1 2th the proposition of a Chicago brokerage firm - John Nuveen & Co. - to take the bonds and certificates, bearing six per cent interest, at par was accejited, and bonds to the amount of $6,000 and $13,000 in water certificates were issued. On Xovember 8th of this year the contract for constructing the water works improvement was let to Charles A. Stookey. of Belleville, for $18,580. It was hoped to get the work completed before cold weather, but some legal complications widi reference to the bonds and certificates arising, an injunction stopped the work and the construction was delayed until Mav, 1 90 1, when the injunction case was decided in favor of the city, and Mr. Stookey resumed work July ist and on October 16 the city council received the water works extension and tendered a vote of thanks to the contractor for the promptness and excellence of his work.

The Dodgson Springs, the source of Carrollton's water supply, are located almost four miles in a direct line northwest of the city. These springs, the water from which hubhles forth at the foot of a steep wooded hill and swells a modest rivulet to the proportions of a respectable creek, have been in existence no one knows what length of time, but the earliest settlers drank of their waters and told of their unceasing flow. These springs are now enclosed within a reservoir seventy feet at its longest point and thirty-five feet wide. Its four irregular sides consist of a concrete wall fifteen inches thick and ten feet high ; the bed of the reservoir is covered with broken rock. The water in it is controlled by an overflow and remains at a depth of two and a half feet. The high walls were not designed to hold the water in but to keep the floods from the creek out ; so that the supply is always pure.

For supplying this water to the city two complete outfits of pumping machinery are provided, so that in case of accident or breakage it will only be necessary to start the other pump. The larger of the two pumps is a Dean compound duplex, operated by steam and having a capacity of pumping six hundred thousand gallons from the reservoir at the springs to the standpipe in Carrollton every twenty-four hours. The other puiuping outfit consists of a Smith- Vaile pump operated by an Olds gasoline engine of twenty-five horse power, and has just one-half the capacity of the other.

The ])ipeline wliich con\-eys the water from the springs reservoir to the city consists of nineteen thousand eight hundred feet of six-inch iron pipe laid four feet under ground and a connection is made with the original city mains at the old pumping station. The large reservoir at the old station will be kept full of water to be used in case of emergency. Carrollton is justly proud of her water works system. In fact she is the only town in the state of Illinois that has a water supply coming direct froiu natural springs, and also the only town in the state that has succeeded in making such improvements under the new law, which provides that they may be paid for out of the revenues of the system.

In cost and up-to-dateness the heating plant completed last fall l:)y the Carrollton Heat, Light and Power Compan}-, heads the list of improvements for the year. Nearly three months of continuous and ardent labor has been put on it, and it is believed to be as good a heating system as may be found in any of the larger cities. Many serious obstacles were encountered, but were overcome l)y persistent efi^ort. The work of exca\-ating was done liy the local company, and the pipes were laid by the American District Steam Company, of Lockport, New York, which has been putting in these heating plants for over twenty-five years and spare no expense to give the best system possible. R. F. Furbish, a civil engineer in the employ of the companv, has superintended the work.

The line i>f mains runs from the power plant, up the alley between North and South Main streets, to the public square, a distance of about a third of a mile, and then makes a complete circuit of the square near the sidewalk, thus giving a better circulation of the steam. Total length of the mains is about three thousand seven hundred feet.

is encased in a tin-lined, circular, wood casing, made two inches larger inside than the iron pipe, thus giving a dead air space which is the i)est non-conductor of heat. The wood casing is made of four-inch staves, tongued and grooved together, the whole spirally wound with galvanized steel wire emljeddcd into the wood, and then co\'ered o\'er with pitch and sawdust. These casings are so joined as to be water tight. Underdrainage, consisting of tile covered with gravel, is pro- \ided throughout to more thoroughly ])reserve the pipe line. The mains are carefully laid to grade so as to properly drain the pipes of conden.sation. I-"or this purpose the trench started at the power house ten feet deep and ranged up to about four feet.

At certain distances in the line expansion joints are placed to take care of the expansion of the iron pipe, which takes place when steam is on the line.

As to the life of the casings, it is not known bow long they will last. At one place where mains were taken up to be replaced by larger ones after thirteen years they were found practically as good as new. At Danville, this state, i,ooo feet were taken up after seven years, and the wood was sound, the tin bright and the iron jiipe could not be distinguished from new.

The assurance of perfect service is claimed to be beyond that of any other commodity distributed for sale for pulilic use, because there are no engines or machinery to get out of order, and the stcaiu enters the mains direct fnmi the exhaust or from the b(jilers.

0\cr .'?j,5oo lias been paid out to lal)orers in the construction of the plant. The enterprise which pr()m])ted its construction ought to be ai)]M'eciated.

Larrollton has. while perhaps not the largest, one of the best arranged and managed nurseries in Illinois. The proprietor, John .\. Canncdy. has grown up as an orchardist and nurseryman and has got the business reduced to a system which not only inures to a rapidly growing trade but which attracts the attention of growers of fruit and ornamental trees, small fruits, grape vines, roses, schrubs, etc., all over the State. His fruit exhibits at the county fair for some years have been the admiration of all attendants, and a visit to his nurseries and orchards on "Home Farm" in Greene county and at Jersey\-ille, and also his luammoth new packing sheds and storage cellars a half block from the Chicago & .Alton Railroad, with capacity of 130,000 cubic feet, will be convinced that Mr. Cannedy's claims regarding the superior qualities of his stock, and his facilities for delivering it protuptly and in good condition to his customers are not overestimated.

James .A. Alcl'lierron also has a nursery at his residence in the southern city limit.s and for many years has dealt in luirsery stock to the satisfaction of his customers, but Mr. .McPherron devotes his attention more largely to small fruits, berries and early vegetables. He has an extensive hot house when early ])lants are i)ri]])agatcd and the citizens of Carrollton early indulge in luxuries from his garden and ilowers from his conser\-atory.

Jiihn J. Sharon's grocery house is the oldest institution in the city. Mr. Sharon has conducted a continuous business in this hne in the same stand for forty-five years.

Greene and Bingham, on the north side of the square, conduct a good business in groceries and next to Mr. Sharon are the pioneers in this Hne.

Sam Edwards, on tlie east side of the square, does a flourishing lausiness in this Hne, in the largest grocery room in the city. He established this business in 1891.

Schafer & Sanford, also on the east side, are doing their share of the business in groceries. This house was established by Schafer and Reed, who continued twelve years and sold to Reed, Sandford & Reed, who conducted the business four years, when on January I, 1905, the present firm took control.

Fischer and \\^illiams, on the west side, opened out in this Hne and continued under this firm name until Mr. Williams retired and removed to California on account of poor health. Mr. Fischer still continues in the business.

Ed. D. Clark & Son, also on the east side, keep fully abreast of the times in the grocery trade and have recently erected one of the best appointed buildings for the trade in the city.

Bouie & Vertrees, on the north side of the square, keep a large stock of groceries, in addition to their shoe department, and do a good business. William Lyons also has a store in this line on the east side.

where he did business until 1895 when he bought the \^edder stock of goods and rem()\e<l to Vedder's old stand on the north side of the square where he still continues to manage a growing business.

Ed Smith & Company are the oldest established druggists in the city. A. H. Smith, father of the present proprietor, removed his stock of drugs from Kane in i860, and located on the north side of the square. Dr. Smith died in 1892 and the business is continued liy his son successfully.

Hardware, Stoves And Furniture

This comljination is carried on by S. E. Simpson & Company. It was started on the west side of the square in 1886, at which time S. E. Simpson and S. A. Black constituted the firm. In 1887 Mr. Black retired, and in 1889 E. L. Simpson became a member of the finu, and furniture and undertaking were added. The new firm first occupied the Sol Smith Russell building on the north side. It now occupies the first and second floors of the Wright block and is doing an increasing business.

Conrad Kergher established himself in the undertaking business here in 1861. antl has contiiuied on the same site e\er since. In 1877 the splendid brick block now occu- [jied by him was erected, and in 1884 Frank P., his son, became a partner in the jjusiness, conducted as Kergher & Son. They keep, in addition to mortuary supplies, a large line of furniture, wall paper, etc., and are progressive, reliable citizens.

Stoves, H.Vrdware And Agricultural Implements

Temple, northeast corner of the square, carry an immense Hne of stoves, hardware, agricultural implements, harness, buggies and buililers" supplies. This firm began the business in the Kergher block on the south side, but removed to their present commodious quarters, where they have built up a large trade.

Seiverling & Eldred are located in the same line of business in their large establishment west of the northwest corner of the square. They are well stocked to furnish the farmers with implements and machinery, carry a complete line of hardware, stoves, etc.. also manufacture harness. They are well-known reliable business men.

Baltz Brothers, on the southwest corner of the square, also carry a line nf hardware, agricultural implements, and also do blacksmithing and wagon making. The large building in w hich they carry on their business was erected in 1877 by Burruss & \'alentine, and occupied by them as a machine shop and foundry.

Louis Hensler conducts an agricultural implement store and blacksmith and wagonmaker's shop west of the square nn the southwest corner. He is a veteran in this line and enjoys the confidence of the community. He also deals in buggies.

Schurman & l-"ishback do a large business in the manufacture of wagons and general blacksmith work at their establishment immediately west of the Greene County National Bank. Horseshoeing is a .specialty in their business. Mr. Ed. Rumrill. the expert wagonmaker, is in charge of that line of manufacture.

John Hensler, formerly Daigger & Hensler. is located, where he has done business many years, on the south side of the square, half block back, and conducts a general blacksmithing and farm implement business. Mr. Hensler has been very successful in this line.

Mike Hensler recently erected a convenient shop adjoining Turney & Johnson's livery stable on the west, where he is engaged in supplying the farmers with anything they may need in the way of repairs or new articles in the blacksmith line.

William Eglehoff, the oldest carriage manufacturer in the city, is in the building erected by him forty-five years ago, east of the southeast corner of the square.

George Rumrill, another veteran wagonmaker, still carries on his business in his shop south of his residence, on Locust street, and, notwithstanding his advanced age, still does good work.

Lumber, Etc

W. A. Brown, whose place of business is located just east of the C. & A., carries on an extensive business in lumber, lime, coal, salt, nails and builders' hardware. He has been engaged in this line for several years and enjoys a good and increasing trade.

J. I\L Widdowson, who came to Carrollton in 1878 and engaged in the carpenter's trade, continued in that business until 1893, when he ])mx-hascd of L. S. Bushnell, the lumber yard near the C. 0. & St. L. depot, which he continues to operate with good success. He deals in coal, salt, nails and some lines of builders' hardware.

years engaged with ]\Ir. David Pierson in the milling business in Carrollton, but when the mill burned down several years ago. he established a lumber yard north of the old mill site, where he has engaged since and is doing his share of the business. He is a well known citizen and keeps abreast of the times in all matters pertaining to his line of trade.

Ed. D. Johnson is the proprietor of the well known livery on the west side of the square, where for a number of years he has catered to the traveling and pleasure riding public. He has accommodations for a large number of horses, has up-to-date rigs, good travelers and safe dri\-ers, and is a genial and accommodating liveryman.

^Messrs. Turney & Johnson have recently consolidated their interests in the livery business and now occupy in partnership the building run by i\Ir. Johnson on South Fifth street, and the one on the east side of southeast corner of the square bought by Mr. Turney of Jacob Hunt. One of the establishments is used for a boarding and feed stable, and the other for general livery business. They are equipped with a splendid stock and doing a good business.

Dry Goods

The dry goods business of the city is managed by three firms. Sharon Fischer & Co., opened business in this line in the Wright building, March 20. 1891. The firm was com.posed of the following gentlemen : H. C. Kenne)-. George C. Kenney, John Fischer and A. J. Shari)n. On December 5, same year. W. L. Close bought Mr. Fischer's interest and the firm became Sharon, Close &

Co. This continued until October 24, 1900, when F. S. Davis purchased an interest in the business, and the style of the firm was changed to Sharon, Close, Davis & Co. Soon after this, in November, 1900, the firm made a change of location, removing their stock into the elegant new building erected by B. C. Hodges, on the north of the square. In November, 1904, Mr. Hodges completed another building adjoining, and connection being made between the two stores, the firm added a large line of shoes and clothing, and at once occupied the new store room, thus affording them one of the handsomest business places in the city. On February 11, 1905, the company purchased F. S. Davis' interest, and the style is now as at first, Sharon, Close & Co. They were the first dry goods house in the city to adopt the cash system. They do a rousing business.

Lynn, Fair Davis Dry Goods Co. - On March 27, 1897, Luther Lynn, Edgar L. Davis and Richard G. Fair, who had been associated with Leroy McFarland in the dry goods trade, formed a copartnership and began business on the west side in the Eldred buikling, under the firm name of Lynn, Davis & Fair. They employed two salesmen and continued to do business at that stand until the ist of August, 1897, when, their increasing trade demanding larger quarters, they removed their stock to the Horwitz block on the northeast corner of the square where they are now located. After their removal to the Horwitz block their business continued to increase so rai)idly that, notwithstanding they occupieil the entire first and second floors of the building, they were cramped for space: accordingly, on the ist of March, 1900, the Wheeler block adjoining was secured, communication between the two buildinsrs secured and first and second floors of that building added. On January i, 1903. they organized under the state law with stock capitalized at $30,000, changing the firm name to Lynn, Fair & Davis. They carry an immense stock of dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, notions, carpets, etc. They employ nine salespeople and each member of the firm was bred to the business.

McFarhvid & Co. - September 4. 1864, O. A. McFarland. W. P. Hubbell and L. McFarland bought of Z. A. Morrow & Co., their stock of dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, in the store room located on the northeast corner of the public square, once known as the Marmon building, and organized a general dry goods business, under the firm name of Hubbell, ^Ici-'arland & CH. In 1865 Z. .\. Morrow and W. P. Marmnii succeeded A\'. P. Hubbell and O. A. McFarland. and the firm name was changed to Z. A. Morrow & Co. \\'. P. Marmon transferred his interest in 1866 to R. G. Robinson, and business was continued under the same firm name until 1868; when Charles H. Hodges succeeded Z. A. Morrow, and the name of die firm became McFarland, Robinson & Hodges. On account of feeble health Mr. Hodges sold his interest to L. McFarland and R. G. Rol)inson, and they continued in business under the firm name of McFarland iS: Robinson. The frequent changes of copartnership, the general embarrassing financial condition of the country, and the rapid decline in values on account of inflated prices, caused by our depreciated currency during the Civil war, made it impossible to get profits on sales of goods and required great care to protect capital invested in business.

The copartnership of McFarland & Robinson was a financial success and continued until March. 1877, when Robinson's interest was transferred to L. McFarland. who was now sole proprietor and continued in business under the firm name of McFarland & Co. By a fortunate purchase of the stock of goods formerly owned by A. \X. Lynn & Son. the firm realized a net profit of over five thousand dollars from the year's business. Owing to failure of health. L. McFarland's one-hall interest in stock of goods was transferred to C. H. Weagley in 1878, and the firm's name became McFarland & W^eagley. This firm did a large and profitable business until 1886, when Luther Lynn succeeded C. H. \\'eagley, and the firm name was changed to McFarland & Lynn. In 1888 L. McFarland purchased what was known as the Boyd corner and the stock of goods was' transferred Xo this building, and their large and profitable business was continued until 1890, when L. McFarland bought the Levi corner and the firm transferred their mechandise to this store building. January. 1893, the first dry goods company was organized under a state charter, with Luther Lynn. S. O. Smith. L. McFarland, R. G. Fair and Edgar Doris, stockholders. The company was organized for a term of five years with a paid up capital stock of thirty diousand dollars. The officers were L. Mch'arland. president; Luther Lynn, first vice-president and treasurer : R. G. Fair, second vice-president ; and Edgar Doris, secretary. This company distributed more goods and declared larger dividends than any dry goods concern that ever existed in the county.

After the expiration of their state charter this company failed to reorganize, and L. Mcl'arland still continues in business under the firm name of McFarland & Co. Mr. McFarland has been in the dry goods trade in Carrollton forty-one years continuously - longer than any other similar dealer in the citv. His sons, Oscar and Lee, are associated purchased the stock of shoes, clothing and furnishing goods of J^IcFarland & Co., and began business under the firm name of ]Mc- Donnough, Daum & Smith, in the north sales room of the iMcFarland block. 'Mv. McDonnough had been with JMcFarland & Co. thirteen years, the latter three as one of the company, while Smith and Daum had been employed as salesmen in same establishment for some years. This firm at once enlarged their stock, and made bids for their share of the trade. They have the only exclusive stock of the kind in Carrollton, and are doing a most satisfactory business.

On the southwest corner of the square stands the oldest hotel in the city, having been built in 1832. Its first landlord was James Reno, father of Marcus Reno, whose name is familiar in connection with the Custer massacre. Judge Hinton later kept this hotel for a number of years. This now popular hostelry is managed by Mr. James Bogges, who succeeded W. F. Stock some years since. That Mr. Bogges knows how to keep a hotel is evidenced by the patronage accorded him by the traveling public.

The Patton House is located on Depot street east of the southeast corner of the s(|uare. J. E. Patton was the proprietor, beginning in 1889. until his death two years ago, when his w id< >w and daughters assumed charge and continue the business at present. The hotel has a good custom, and is a pleasant resting place for the weary and hungry traveler.

Among the boarding houses in the city may be mentioned Mike Hahaler, Mrs. Richards, and Mrs. Ward on Locust street, and Miss Mollie Varble who has begun the erection of a large modern building on Depot street.

]\Iart Bowman conducts his "Alodel Restaurant" on the south side of the square in the Schwartz block. He is a veteran in the business and keeps a clean, up-to-date lunch room.

"Pink" Bowman also caters to the wants of a hungrv public in a restaurant located in the rear end of the billiard room on the east side of the square.

Hedgeman Roberts is the proprietor of the popular restaurant located in the Fry building on the east side, and is enjoying a good run of custom.

Carrollton milliners are all in touch with the latest styles in head gear, and are all relia1)le houses. On the west side ]\Irs. Carrie ^IcGill conducts a model store, and does a thriving business. She is assisted by her sister. Miss Amy Bowman.

]\Irs. Charles McDonnough is located in the Hodges block on the north side, where all the novelties in ladies hats can be found to suit all seasons of the year.

Mrs. James A. Harwood deals in all articles pertaining to millinery, in the Iniilding adjoining the Gazette building on the east, is a jiojnilhr artist in her line and enjoys a growing trade.

Hussey & Eishback ha\e for many years run a large grain elevator just south, of the C. & .\. depot. They handle wheat and grain of all kinds, also have a corn shellcr and grinder connected with the plant. Also handle coal. They are known favorably all over the county, antl transact a large business.

The largest grain elevator in the city is located north of the C. & A. station, and latterly owned by E. S. Vanarsdale and Ed. Roodhouse, who sold it to the present proprietors.

Since this last purchase the i)lant has Ijeen enlarged, fitted with new machinery, and is now one of the best appointed ele- A'ators in this |)art of the C(_nuitry.

.\n important industry in Carrollton is the poultry packing business. Thirteen years ago Julius A. Wolff established a poultry depot here near the O. C. & St. L. station, and has gradually increased his facilities for handling the business until his shipment to the X'ew "^'ork and Boston markets alone auKiunt to over 250 tons of live and dressed inniltry and 1,000 cases of eggs. During the w inter season he gives employment to ten or twelve men.

poultry trade in the canning factory building at the C. & A. railroad. They have been established in the enterprise about six months and are handling a large amount of product.

\\'illiams & Son, on east side of square have, and operate, an up-to-date meat supply depot, do their own butchering, and deal out to their customers only choice meats of all kinds in their season.

Linn Brothers are located in the meat business on the north side, and have a well appointed market, and do a large business, keeping for their trade the choicest cuts of beef, pork, lamb and other meats. They also do their own slaughtering.

Shoe Shops

Louis Reische. the veteran shoemaker, conducts a sho]) in the second stor_\- of the block occupied by the Lynn, Fair & Davis Dr\- (ioods Company, where making and repaii^ing of boots and shoes is carried on.

Samuel Wright also makes and repairs boots and shoes in his shop located in the J. C. .Ashlock building, south of the square on I'iftli street.

Herman Sontag conducts the only exclusive harness shop in Carrollton. He is located on the west side of the square, is an cx])ert workman in his line, and is being liberally patronized.

J. A. Stone is located with a tin shop on the second floor of Raffety & Carmody's building, northeast corner of the square. He is a good workman and a young man of good business habits.

Charles Coulee has recently established a factory in a rear room of the Baltz block on southwest corner of square and gi\-es promise (.)f making it a success.

Peter Carmody has removed his plant from the Schwartz block to his residence southeast of the square and continues the production of cigars there.

George Keiper has for many years conducted a bakery on the east side of the square, and this at present is the onlv institution of the kind in the city. 'Sir. Keiper is doing a satisfactory business in his line.

Cigar Factories

The late Charles A. W'eimer was the pioneer cigar manufacturer in Carrollton. He established the first factory of this kind on the east side of the square thirty-five years ago, and continued to conduct it until his death two years ago. He erected the building still in use as the factory in 1894. where he did a flourishing business, his output amounting to a million and three-quarters of cigars annually. Since his death the factory continues the business in the name of his estate, with F. M. Roberts manager.

Williams & Spencer are located in this business in the second story of the post office block on the west side, and make a popular brand of cigars.

Tailor Shops

Charles Nesselhofif has for a number of years carried on a merchant tailoring establishment in the Sharon building east of the AIcFarland block, and is accounted a master workman in his line.

W. A. Horn removed to Carrollton from Jerseyville some three years since and located a merchant tailor shop on the west side, north of \\'est Side Hotel, where he has built up a good business.

The pioneer physician of Carrollton is said to have been Dr. Potts, who came in 1 82 1, and settled about one and a half miles west of town. He practiced here a few years and removed to White Hall, where he died. Dr. Throckmorton located in Carrollton in 1823. and later removed to Texas, of which state his son was governor. Among the physicians who came later and practiced in Carrollton we may mention Drs. Pegram, Dulaney, DePew. Sharon, Johnson, Lasbure, Coward, Bostwick, Glatlwell, Hardtner, Thompson, Lindsey, Kingsley, Bowman,

Past And Preskxt Of Greexe Couxtv

The present physicians of Carrollton are Drs. George \V. Ross (present mayor), James B. Hays, Howard Burns, W. 1'. Waggoner, James Scjuire. .Marguerite Squire, Dr. Bigger, E. S. (i.ioch. J. W. Adams.

This enterprise is owned and conducted hy Oswald Jackson on Lucust street, south of the square, where he is prepared to fill all orders in machine or foundry work at short notice.

These flouring mills ;ire located on west Xorth street near tiie Ouincy, Carrollton & St. Louis railroad and are operated by a joint stock company, of which Daniel IHatt, is president; S. E. Pierson, treasurer; and I'rank P. Greene, secretary and manager. On the i8th of :\Iay, 1886, the Secretary of State granted a charter to John Kaser, Alvin i'egram, John E. Briggs, and Frank Fresch, forming a stock comjiany to operate the .Advance Flouring Mills in Carrollton. They ran under this company for a time when .\Ivin Pegram bought the greater share of the stock and continued td run the mills until his death, l-'nmi that time they ran in the name of the estate until June 25, 1903, when the present company purchased the stock and continued the business. These mills have a capacity of 125 barrels per day, and their brand of flour is not excelled.

The history of the Greene County Xaticinal Bank properly dates hack to the tirst beginning of banking in this county - 1854 - when David Pierson embarked in the business in Carrollton. In that year Mr. Pierson started a bank in connection with his mercantile business. Four years later he turned his entire attention to banking, and in 1859 he l)eg:in the erection nt the large three-story brick building, at the northwest ciM-ner of the square, which has liecn continuously occupied by the bank for over thirty-six vears. Li 1874 Mr. Pierson's sons, Robert and David 1).. became partners in the firm of David Pierson & Sons, in what was then known as Pierson's Exchange Bank, During the panics of 1857 and 1872, when nearly every bank in the state was closed, this institution ne\er refused to meet a just demand.

In 1878 David Pierson desired to retire from business on account of his advanced age. and the Greene County Xational Bank was organized to succeed the old institution. It began business on July i, with a paid up capital of $100,000. Its first officers were John 1. Thomas, president; David D. Pierson, vice president; Robert Pierson, cashier; Oman Pierson, assistant cashier.

During the twenty-six years of the l)ank"s existence it has ever maintained a reputation for accommodating, fair and safe business methiids and dealings, and has the satis-

Past And Present

I. Oman Pierson, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Orn..\n Pierson, Cashier.

The Carrollton Bank

This well and fa\"orably known institution was established August 9, 1877, with Benjamin Roodhouse, president, and \\'. W. Beatty, cashier. The other stockholders at that time were David Wright, Jeduthan Eldred, C. H. Hodges and John Kaser. Judge C. D. Hodges was then erecting the substantial brick building intended for, and since occupied by, the bank, and pending its completion the business was begun in the small building adjacent, since torn down to give place to the Hodges block.

Benjamin Roodhouse resigned the presidency April I. 1883, and was succeeded by George \V. Davis, who has since, until recently, remained at the head of the institution. John M. Roodhouse succeeded Mr. Beatty as cashier at the end of the first year, and he in turn was succeeded by Dr. E. B. Hi ibsou three years later.

In October, 1886, the stockhoklers of the Carrollton Bank bought out John Long's bank and re-organized. John L. Eldred and B. C. Hodges, who became stockholders at this time, were elected cashier and assistant cashier, respectively, Mr. Davis being continued as president.

The present owners of stock in the Carrollton Bank are George W. Davis, John L. Eldred. Beverly C. Hodges, Mrs. Mary Brace. Mrs. Annis Rhodes. Mrs. Ella Meek and the heirs of Charles McAninch, the four last named receiving their stock liy inheritance. Charles H. Eldred has been in the empl(jy of the bank as bookkeeper during

Past Axd Presext Of Greexe Couxty

The men who are managing the affairs of the CarroHton Bank have exercised good jnilgment and conservative business methods, and liave made this one of the safe and substantial institutions of the town.

The Patriot, of CarroHton. now one of the most enterprising and up-to-date weekly newspapers in this .section of Illinois, had a precarious and sometimes interrupted existence in its early years. As its name indicates, it was born and christened at a crucial period in the nation's history. The paper was first establishel as the Carrolltt)n Press by S. P. Ohr, in September, 1859. Three years later the war cloud loomed up, and Mr. Ohr, with patriotic instincts, suspended his paper, locked up his of^ce and went to the front as captain of Company A, Sixty-first Illinois Infantry. He never returned to the editorial desk, but died in the service of his country in September, 1864. Early in that same year the local Union League took up the matter of reviving the paper. The late David Picrsiin was a prime mover in the project. The paper made its appearance as the (Ircene County Patriot in April or May, 1 864. D. Pierson & Company were the publishers, and Elder E. L. Craig the editor. In 1 868 the office was leased to William B. Fairchild, w ho eilited the paper with considerable ahilit)- for several years. .Vfter him came Iwii or three aspiring journalists who retired in rapid succession. In 1874 Edward Miner l)ecame the responsible head of the paper, and under his management it started quite nt)ticeably on the up-grade. In 1876 Clement L. Clapp bought the paper, and for t\vel\-e N'ears he so directed its course as to make it one of the stable, prosperous and respected institutions of the county. In April, 18S8, Charles Bradshaw, the present cnvner and editor, purchased the paper and printing plant from Mr. Clapp, and has now (1905) Iiecn managing the business seventeen years. The Patriot has achieved success by keeping in close touch with the people of Greene county, and has advanced the interests of its home town, and indeed of the entire county, by inspiring a progressive spirit. It has taken the lead in advocating various public impro\ements. Politically it advocates the principles of Republicanism, but always reserves the right to condemn corruption or bossism in its own as well as any other i)arty. The paper is devoted chiefly to the news of Greene county, and is most attractively arranged and printed. The ofiice has recently put in a new press, w hich, added io its other equipments, which enables it to turn out printing of all kinds in the highest style of the art.

Carrollton G.Vzktte

George B. Price, who was its editor and i)ul)- lisher for many years. The first issue appeared June 26 of that year. It was a five cohimn foUo, all printed at home. Mr. Price continued the publication with him until November. 1S51. when he associated with him R. B. Dedham, and the paper was enlarged to a six ciilumn folio. Mr. Dedham, however, did not continue in connection with the enteru[)rise \-ery long, and Mr. Price again continued alone except with the assistance of his son, until i860. On December 8th of that year he announced that he had secured the services of H. L. Clay to have charge of the editorial department. This firm existed until 1S63, when Mr. Clay retired and the business was continued Ijy Price & Son. In 1868 George B. Price retired from the editorial work, and the paper was then conducted by his son, Thomas D. Price, although the firm name remained the same, until on July 9, 1881, H. H. Montgomery purchased an interest, and the firm name w-as changed to Price & Montgomery. This co-partnership continued until May, 1883, when ]\Ir. Montgomery sold his interest to H. P. Farrelly, and Price & Farrelly composed the firm and continued the publication until July 19, 1886, when James McNal)l\ the present master in chancery of the county, purchased jNIr. Farrelly's interest, and the publication was under the firm name of Price & McNabb. On January i, 1897, William A. Hubbard, who had just completed his second term as county clerk, purchased Mr. T. D. Price's interest in the journal, changing the firm name to Hubbard & ]\lcNabb, Mr. Hubbard assuming the business and ]\Ir. ^^IcNabb the editorial control, which they now continue to exercise. The Gascffc office is ecjuipped with large facilities in the way of up-to-date

Few cities of the size of Carrollton can boast of two weekly journals that surpass the (uies pulilished as al)o\-e. The\' are clean, newsy and reliable, such as no home in the county need hesitate to place upim their tal;)le.

The movement for the present public li- Ijrary and reading room in Carrollton was inaugurated in the spring of 1901. The people voted and the city council levied a two mill tax for its support. The first board of directors was : George \V. Davis, president ; B. C. Hodges, Stuart E. Pierson, E. A. Doolittle, Charles A. Weimer, Frank P. Williams, Henry T. Rainey, Airs. Howard Burns and I\Irs. Helen Martin.

The library and reading room was opened in the fall of 1901 in the Schwarz block, on the south side of the scjuare. Mr. Andrew Carnegie having pledged the sum of ten thousand dollars for the erection of a building, the board purchased the present site on the southeast corner of the sc|uare and let the contract to \L L. Reed and Thomas W. ]Moore of Carrollton April 29, 1902. The buliding was completed and ready for occupancy December following and the library moved into its new cjuarters on the i8th of that month. The only changes in the board of directors since that time have been those of R. E. Fain in place of Airs. Alartin, resigned, and C. E. F. Allen in place of Charles A. \\'eimer, deceased.

forty-five on West Sixth. The lirst floor is devoted to Hl)rary and reading room, and tiie secdnd consists of a handsome auditorium. lnrty-ti\e feet square, and a club room. L'nder tiie entire building is a basement nine feet in height, suitable for various purposes if desireil, but at present unfinished.

The library consists of some two tliousantl \olumes, covering a large range of literature, juvenile, fiction, history, biography, science and miscellaneous, which is free to everyboth- residing in the city (.)f Carrollton and available for the surrounding communities under certain restrictions. At its inception it was very materially assisted by a bequest of a large and valuable collection of books made by the late Samuel Dexter Eldred, of Chicago.

The lil)rar\- and reatling room is open every week day between the hours of 2 and 5 p. m., and again from 7 to 9 in the evening, and is largely patronized l)y the public. The reading room is also open to the public from 2 until 5 p. m. on Sunday.

The first librarian was Mrs. Helen ]\lartin, to whom the library is largely indebted for the classification and arrangement of the books in systematic nrder. Since Mrs. Martin resigned, the post of librarian has been most acceptably filled by Miss Laura Wright of Carrollton.

The resident altdrneys at law of Carrollton at present are: llenr\- T. Rainey (present congressman), Henry C. Withers, Henry H. Montgomery, Frank A. Whiteside. Colonel J. B. Nulton, E. W. Painter (state's attorney), James McXabb (master in chancery). Xorman L. Jones, E. W. Chism, Thomas Henshaw. David F. King (county judge) and R. W. Raines.

City Of Greexfield

From an historical address delivered July 4, 1876. 1)y Professor Wilder, we gather that up to 1820 no permanent settlement had been made within the corporate limits of Greenfield, but almut that time Ste- ]>hen and Jeremiah Irland partially erected a hiiuse on the north side of the public scjuare, but liefore it was c(jmpleted, sold it to James Cannedy. who finished it and occupied it with his family, getting into it just in time to be sheltered from the "deep snow" which came that winter.

Mr. Cannedy, in the fall of 1831, .sold his property to George W. Allen and returned U) Tennessee. Mr. .Mien, who liecame the future projector and jiroprielor of the town, moved his family from the farm, north of Apple Creek, and took possession of his new purchase. When .Mr. Allen located in the town his bank account was limited to two dollars, and this was exhausted on the first night after his arrival in the purchase of a porker, which was necessary for the immediate suppi}- of his family.

In the spring of 183J, Mr. .\llen, becoming discouraged with his limited facilities f(.ir re]ilenishing his purse, and his exiierience with the unwonted severity of two northern winters, determined to return to his old Tennessee home. .Accordingly he loaded what little household effects he was possessed of into his little ox cart and trudged his way back to the southland. But in 1824 he returned to Greenfield and made his first crop that _\ear on his farm about three miles south of town, where he continued to reside until his death some thirty years since.

well and family arri\-ecl and occupieil a house on the northwest corner of the square, but soon after built a new residence which he occupied until his death. \\'. P. Burroughs removed this year from west of White Hall to a farm some four miles northwest of town. At the same time S. B. Gulp, afterward Rev. S. B. Gulp, pastor of the Baptist churches of Hickory Grove and Gharity, came to Greenfield and opened a tailor shop over Allen's store. He removed from Greenfield the next year to Rivesville and officiated as major of militia in the southern end of the county for some years, when he liecame a preacher, and ofliciated as pastor in Greene and Macoupin counties with great success until his death, which occurred in 1893, in the eighty-first year of his age. At this time the nearest postoffice to the little village was Garrollton, whence the mail was sent out to the isolated new settlers of Greenfield by any person whom they would weekly designate to go to the county seat and bring it out. To remedy this inconvenience it was suggested that a town should be laid out antl a post office established. This suggestion was soon acted upon, and one of the most enterprising residents, George W. Allen, in 1835, laid out a plat of thirty-four lots, and in 1836 remodeled said plat to contain two hundred and eight lots, when the town was formally christened Greenfield by Rev. James B. Corrington, at the time a local Methodist Episcopal preacher. The lots thus laid off were offered for sale at low figures ; but like many other paper towns that had a temporary existence at that day, there were but few applicants and still fewer purchasers who paid anything but pledges never to be redeemed ; yet the great end of securing increased mail facilities was early realized. Through the persistent efforts of Mr. Allen, he succeeded in inducing the government to establish a mail route from Jacksun\ille, through Greenfield, to Alton, and to locate a post office in the little village. Air. Allen received the apointment as first postmaster, and continuetl to hold the position for seventeen years.

Not long after this route was established a cross route was made, furnishing a cross mail from Garlinville to Garrollton, and thus was the infant town brought into uninterrupted contact with the outer world.

In the winter of 1835-36 three or four persons who afterward figured somewhat conspicuously in the subsequent history of the village, arri\-ed and became citizens. They were Benjamin King, IMartin A. Cooper, P. M. Booker and Fielding L. Stubblefield. Mr. King found eniplojment as clerk in the store of Mr. Allen, where he remained two vears, when he and his wife took up their residence on a farm, he to discharge the manifold duties in church and state which a confiding public imposed upon him, and she to meet the responsibilities appropriate to her sex, with no disposition to press "Women's rights" beyond that circle. Mr. Cooper was a young physician from Tennessee, an unmarried man who sought the little village for the purpose of beginning the practice of his profession, and so pleased were the citizens of the cijmmunity with the young doctor, and with the prospect of having a resident physician (Garrollton then being the home of the nearest doctor), that they joined forces and assisted him to erect a small cabin for his office and residence, upon which being completed, he got leave of absence and returned to Tennessee, and in a short time returned with a bride, whom he at once installed as mistress of his cabin. Having thus located, he began his practice swint;- amuiul tlie circle, embracing Rock- Ijriilgc, Will's .Mill, Hickory Grove, Athensville, Scottsville, Barr's Store, Fayette aiul Rivesxille, in whicii situation for many years no compcliinr ihoughl it wnrtli while to disturb him. until in 1S50 Drs. Ledbruok and b'inch appeared uijon the scene, when he divided practice with them. Mr. Booker came to Greenfield in 1835 with his family from Kentucky. He taught school for three months, but in that time satisfied his aspirations in that direction, and in the spring of 1S36, with the proceeds of his winter's work, supplemented with an amount which he borrowed, making his capital $1,000, he invested in general merchandising, and started out with ambition to become a millionaire. He Icli no hnnurable means untried to accomplish his purpose and for seventeen years his best energies were given in this direction, but on the 24th of February, 1853, death called him hence. He left to his family a snug little fortune of $60,000. Mr. Stubl)lefiel(l came to (ireenfield in 1835 and secured a farm through Mr. Allen, where he continued to reside until his death in 1875. In June, 1838, Greenfield was visited by one of the most terrible and destructive bail storms ever witnessed in the entire history of this region, both for violence and the size of the stones precipitated. As proof of this, it is related that the most substantial barn in the locality on the farm then known as the b'rencb farm, owned by Michael Buchannan, Es(|., bad its roof entirely broken in ; cattle were greatly injured; swine, sheep and hens without numlier were killed, and mucb (itlier damage done bv the sudden descent of these aerial missiles, si.\ of which the next day weighed seven pounds and two ounces, while others were found bv N. Dickerman and U. Edwards to be se\-enteen and eighteen inches in circumference, the wdiole closing up by rendering all the windows in the then little burg that faced the storm lightless.

In l-"ebruary of the year 1839 the first carpenter and cabinetmaker settled in Greenfield in the person of Joseph Hartsook. He occupied a residence on the northwest corner of the public square and many of the first residence of Greenfield were constructed by him. Following Mr. Hartsook in this line came Messrs. W'ooley, Speaks and Heaton, who were his immediate successors in this vocation, and to whom Mr. Hartsook sm-- rendered the square, saw and plane, and devoted himself to the, presumaljly, more congenial a\dcation of law and politics.