All Pages Of Interest From Our Town And Early History

A Brief Sketch OF T HE

Settiement and Early History OF

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ncar Ki r k·~. These were Ihen Ihe only hvuses and im prOI'CntCIllS in \\" hal is now Ihe Tow n of 1'1I 1:I ~ki thai he re lllembered:' A numb,:r of pcrson ~ wcre the n livi ng ill the imllled iate IlciShborltood a nd vicinity of wh o m he rc me mbe rs . Pattcr~o n . W i lkcr~o lt . BlOId.. Ihe Bufords • .\looreo5 and Ulhers. Mf. i\bern,u h)' furt her ~latCs th:1I afler 'Ol11e o r Ihe lOIS were sold in ,\ugusl 1311. and thl' l',lIIe CUI tll.wn ull Ihe public stlll:,re . (l cu u nh tlu ~e wa.~ hu ill 011 the pu blic s' l u ~fe out of roulld lugs ,Ill!! covcred wit h bo:trtls ill whic h COU I·I.'; were held for sc vcl",l l years . It StouU abUIII where the SO ll tl! galc o f Ihe jlr e~l' lll cOll nho llSe YHrd now ~ t an ti s. A bUll I Ihe .\:t llle t ime a log house w:t. btl i It fur :t j a iI. wh ;'::11 ~ I" od ncar Ihe ~O \l t heas l corncr of th e pub li c squa re an d ncar th ~ s[) ulh (;a~ t ,'orner o f Ih(; d rug qo re lale ly ,,,"clip ied hy ['ope lind Gord on. ,\ few ye,t r ~ nlh:r Ih e ~ ak ()r the lOIS Ihe cu mtlli ssi{J llers. l !"Olll the proceeds u f th e s:tI ..: had ereGteti :t ,g00(1 brick t;O url lHHlse and j ail. ;uul ' 11 ~u put up Sluc ks ~rc re(l11 irCll by th..: AC I of Ih... Le,gisl:llUr..:. T he ~I<)t;ks were PUI up Il" n lt o f tlte I) resent e oufl holl ~C, Ileal' wh..:re th e no rth g:\ tc of lite prl'.~c' m yafl.l fe nce is ~i w a l e tl . T h..: .~ :t le o r Ihe lOIS W:IS we ll :'Itcmlcd ~nd Ihey s(.1d for b ir pr ie c ~. ,\ numocr of house \ we,'c Suou e rected, !lnd Ihe town sen le.1 up by eilierprisin~ men. I\ mou!; the firs l mcn:lwnls we re Rkh:,rl.l SCOIl , Ihvil.l .\1:oIl in. l no. Q. T~ l bol. I n\. I)oren, 1110 . McC racke n :11,,1 lI enry !-Iug:tI!. AlnulI !; the first l a ve rn ~ were Lewis Ki rk, Oil J~ ic h l '"H I Creck at Ihe fOOl o f Ihe ~ ho;\ ! s . Ca p l~ i ll Thmll as (Tuh!» Smi l It 011 th e 1I0 ri h ea.~ t corner o f the Stillare. 1\ lex ander, who ke pI ()Jl th e southeasl eorn..:r of lhe I'libli e "'pl are at wh :1l \\',I S knowll as K e nl\ iI!I' ~ lave rn . "III UII:; Ih e !"irsl ph ys icia ns we re 1) 1'. G ilhcrl I). Taylo r. Slwdrack Nyc. 1):l vid Woods. Alfretl FllJ ul" uo)". Uijah Eltlrid:;e ;\lId C h;t r les Pe rkins . e lc . The fi rs l l:tll yards w c n~ e~ t :llJ li s lt e ll hy l as. 11:lmby and by I...:w is :Iud 1,ullcs Conllo r: the Connors sell led the pl ace where G .W. :-'·lcO r..:w·s tan y:m l is al prcse n1. :l1ul es t:thli shcd a yard. l1 :uuhy setli..:(1 the Ilbee now o wned hy Jue B. Childers :ul(l es t;l blishcII a yanl south o f his honse, ncar Ihe .~ Jlrillg in W.G . L cw i~ ' l tl1. GCfm:lIl Lc.qcr was amo ng the firsl tu bu il t! ~ comfortable f:~m i l }' res ilkm:c; he i!IIllr(II'ed !h-: I IS now owned b)' ~ iJjur.U.E C;.' fl£[, and lil'e(1 olllhcl1l unlil about 1847. T he 1"ir.~ 1 resi(le nll:l ll'yers lI'en~ Ifred r-..1. lI arris . Geo rg..: CUli nillgh:II11. Lunsford ,\ 1. iJ r:tl11icll e . Tryoll M. Yancy. \V. H. Fh! I,1 :111(1 A:lrOIl V. Brown. Among lh e earl y se ll krs in th e neighh\ll"ho l)\1 of Pul ask i II UI mcmimlcti were iJ;\vis ,lIId Wm. lI'cl l. Jos iah I'. /\I ex:tn(]er. Will . W. W,'ods, Gideon Pilloll'. th e falllc r ofGc llcral G. J . Pillo w. :1IIt! Cn ptaill Jo hn Phillips , 1l".: fa lhe r u f 0111' prcsent C I]J!aili Jo hn Phi ll ips. Thcse all se lli ed 011 Pigc(] 11 j~uu s t Creek I'll Ihe MJilth wes l !Int! suut h. Th uill as ,\ lc Ki ss:t..:k. Ihc !;randf:ll he r of J.T. Mc Ki ssac k, sCll le. l lhe pl aGe lale ly uwn ed by Jamcs P. Smi th. T hus. Wa lt ha ll 011 Ihe p l :, ~c on wh ic h Will i:1I1I D. Ahem:lIhy livell. now own..:d hy:t Short (fi rsl name nOI knowlI).lohli \\,;,1111:1 11. Ihe pl;lCC I;ucly ow ncd by JIIO. t-1arks. T hom:ls Wil1 i'lIns. Ihe ]JI:lec {)n which he lung livcd 0 11 Ihe L;lIl1 bs fe rry I~ o:,d . Jo hn Williamson. the f:lllter of Thus. S. WilI i;lIllsvn, in Ihe s:lIne neig hbo rhood Hugh C:,mpbeJl on the 1. I;,ec ;,fterw:lrfls ow ned I.y C:' jlt:, in Gco rge Everly ;md UII wlte h he liwd uillil h is dc:u h.

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13 . li e we)]t (lilt Imrl er Gell eral J;I<; bOIl, and Il'as appoint ed ~ lIrgeo ll of liis regiment. lien til e talll of s..:rvice of hi.~ re gime nt ex pir~d , be wa~ appo int ed Oil Ge ll . J:t ckso n's .. Iedi cal ~ t,dT. and reilwined th rough th e C ree k e;llIIp;lig n. 1" th e b:lltl es of El1lm:kfaw, ;lIId En 0 lOe hop ie, at hi s ow II rt;q ll CS t. he act cd II' it h t he art ill er)' CO IIl pall y und er t IIt; cOlilm a nd of Li eut enant Arlll~trolig. No t ~;l1 i s fi e d with Ili s OW II fav orit e rifl e whi ch li e took frolll ho ITI e, he p II r~ h:1 ,cd from ~'I a.io r Tho m a ~ Wi Ikill ,on a sm 0 <'1 h bo re gil II 0 f II nils It:l I si 7.e ;ll1d t;,tliber. th e barrcluf which was fiv c fee t long. It cal'ri cd from Ihirty -fivc to forty buckshut at a load. Thecl'ening lh.: fore ti ll: cxpedi tion left Fl. S tr() th er. he aud C h'Irks C. Abcrn;tth y ran ,1 quantit y o f bulkts in hi ~ rif(! mould s whi ch he uscd as sho t ill IU;lding. shoo till g twcllly-fivt; rifle b:tlls M:t time. At E11lIlCkf;IW, when til e Indians uwd e an atta c k before day. Dr. T'lyior )(10k good pos ition. He took position by ,\ Iree in th e dark and wa td l<: tI for Ihe fI:l~h of indian gUll s and fired at lhe nas h. When ever he fircd. his co mr'ld es ret: ugnizin g th e report ofthc gUll , wu uld cry () ut, · ·The re · .~ T'l y lor's nrtillery," '\11 cX :lI11in:llioll of th~ dead "ncr lhe b:lllle s howed tlwt hi s bi g gun h:td been nsed to terrib le erfee!. At the balti c o r Enotot:hopie, when Co l. Stulnjl and his e'1\' ,III'Y b~ca m e de moralized by th e ~ h:trg~ of lhe Ind i'l1I s in th e I'ear. Dr. Ta y lor was
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lIi s .~y lTlp:lthy with tli e :Ifflit: led. lli s pastoral VI SIIS to lh <: sick, :tnd hi s :I ffcctiollate interes t in th e ir spiritllal welfare. knell' no bound s, ,md gre,ltl y cnde:ll"!:d him to .111. l ie died the six th of 1\ll g \l~t. 1.'\70. ill th e 79th yea I' of hi s age . "Th e ,\- Iemory of lit e Ri gh teo lls is I3lessed.'·

Martin, Bal/entiTle Ami Carter 1\ record of Gile, COI I11t y would be incomplete wit li oul :1 me l11 ori:t 1 of three of her c iti zc ns who e:ll11e so me y..:ars aft e r th e first sC lll er~ bu t who fur ne'lrly fo rt )' ycars fill ed a large place in It er hi , tory: who. hy thcir e llcrgy perscvcr;IIICC, integ rity, Jib cr:tlit y ~ll1d Clll:lrgcd views of public policy, left th e ir impressio n for good on th e present gener'llion. I refer lo Tholll:I S "·Ianin. A. M. Ballelltin c :llld Dr. Be n C:lrl er. No Illell ever enjoy ed more fully th e confide nce or the eomm u1Iit y in wl li dilI!Cf"h\"ed. :tmlIlOtI<: e l'e r IIlOI''': dese rvcd it. They were leaders i[1 th e ir day in :lli thc public e11t erpri ses ill th e CO UlltY. I\ S promin ent and SlIct:css fuIIll Crc han\s , th ey cx ere ised a 1:lrge :tnd contro lling influence 0 11 the IIlcrc:lIl·

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'I'll () l1l as /1'1:\ rt i n 11' ;1 s hurn i 1\ A I be III a ric . Co II Ill )'. Vi rg i n i :1. Decem In:r I 61 II . 1799 . 11l l}\'cII frolll SUIllII C!" COlillt y Iu Gih:s Co umy in l SI S. W;IS In:IITicd 10 J\ Iiss N:lll cy Topp. O{;t . 121Ii. 182'1. :lIld died in Pulask i. J:llIlI:lr)' 13th. I S70, Andrew 1\-1. Ihllclllillc wa:. born i n Tyn >lIc COUtU)'. I rdHiul . i n 179\. :tnt! lllid er :1 prlJY ision of lh.: laws o f lh.: c(,untry al th all imc. he se r ... :.:d stye n ),C;U'S in the Uril ish a rm)'. ,\1 the c~ pi r;u i o l1 of his te rm he m ig r;lIed 10 Ihe Un ile.1 S r
Dr. Benjami n C:lrtcr w:.s bo rn in S ump ter Co utlly. S. C, J un c thc rilllt, 1792. li e l1Iu\'e\1 with his f:lth cr al an e,l rl y d;lte !O Mau ry Coull ty. Te nn essee. Ilal· iu l> rCrl ll me dici ne an d al1~ nde(l l ee l llre s inl'hil adelph ia. he se ttl ell at E lkton abO lll 18 17, :tnd pr;\cli c(:d Ill cdi cine t1l cn: form an )" ye ars . lI e W;IS l\\;\rried Jilil e 13 th. 11i22. 10 1.: 1i:I.:II>(:1h 1<. L imh:lY. A bout 1829 he III o"ed I0 I'll Iask i: Jl ra e t iccd a )'ca r o r I \\'0. ;\ II d ! Il c n cnga gcil i 1\ IIle iIIc rC:\l1t i Ic bll si IH::~ s. H ~ llicil tlt c 16th ,1;1), of Jll ly. 18 65 . T hcsc me n h:11I 11 11 d isti ng ui shed linc!l!;e to ho:t st of. nor the ~ rm()[" i :l l s of nob le !lIIccstry: bl\l Ihcy hall w hal w:!s mo re va tu:! h le. till:}' were e ndowc.1 h)' n:,lIl re w ith;, l:trgc slt:lrc " r cnmm o n SC II ~C: Ihcy wefe 1IICII of unt iring ind uslfY, c ucrg), alul jlerscl"cr:mce. al1ll co n ~isl c lII l )" ju sl in alt thcir deali ng .•. I\ ud bc~i dc s thc)' were C h ri~t i ;lI\ gc ntl e mc n. whosc iu Cl llellc,; ;lI ld li h.:r:. lil ), in Ihei r rc'peclive chu rc hc." . lVel"\' ~xercise for g rc:1l good . T he)' h!lVe left :,11 cxa mp le wonh y of imi tati on by III e yo uth o f 0111' W IlIl!r )'. w hich, if fu Hnw cd w ill lead tn SIU':CCSS.

MAS O NIC L OI)(; rs T he fi rst Mason ic Lod ge es tab li shc,l ill Gil c~ COllnty was L:tlll'Cnee Lodgc . No. 16. at I'ulaski. inst itu lcd II)" ,IiSlle ll "lIion issllcd Augu .~ 1 Ihe 'h ll. t8t6. hy Rtl herl Se!lrc),. Gr. jI.'!.. hut il is not kuow n who wcrc the c h:lrtCr m e m tJc r~. But fro m;[ ro tl (lrl he m e mbe rs (cftificd 10 hy Amos () :t"i~ . Sec' y., Ihe n:Il11CS or Ih(l"C who we re m em be rs in J nu u,lf)' IS I S. we re 1;1\"0.:11. ,\S it may be i nl e rc ~ ti ll g 10 some or Ihe ir dC.ice nt! aJ\ ls I wil l givc (hei r nnm c, hcrc [(.-wi t: S ha(]I'ak Nyc. W,I\1..Ja lllcs l'''tt~r ,on, S. W.. T hol\l!!.< B. JUIICS . .I . W. . lknr)' l !:tg;l!\. Tle ;\~ lI r
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~o d ge III I ,, ~ . . I\ :lroll V. 111"01"11, Wlll i:1I11 . Fh'"l"1loy and V. Lllrin g we re (I..:Iel.::llc., . al wh ic h eo mmun ieal inll A. V. Urow li W:IS elee lcd .I ull iu r W:lnleJl. "I"he Lodge wa~ ill·usp..:wns For lU:my years. Am ong Ihe I'romi !lcm In e mhe r~ nOI named were Dr. A lf Fi ourIlo)" Dr. , Gilberl D. "I";I),lo r. Dr. Ch:I .~. !'crk ill ~ . Dr. l.. Coope r. Dr. E li ~ h : 1 I ~l tlrid ge. Dr. E. IL Fi eld. Sierli ng U. Lesler. John K. Ye r~cr. Collin S. T:1fll]CY. S]lencer C l:i tl.:. L. II . Brown :md olhers. Du r ing th e sli spensio n of 1·..r: I ~Ollr)' fro m aboul l 83'1 10 ahuul 1S4 1. Ihe I.udge ceased 10 11'01").: ;Ind Ihe rec ords :11111 jewels werc losi. In IR42 Oil peli lioll of Wi lliam II . r ich!. James ,,·kCll ln m. S;lIl1l1cl J. H\ 'gers ;II\(I 0 1hers . " d i~ pen S:II ion was iSSlIc,1 hy G r;\l1I1 Master "l"annehill for a new Lodge ca lle d I'lllas).:i Ludge. No. 101. wh ich wa~ eh:lflen.:U in dll e li llie :nul is slill in e.\ i,lent·c. ~ ,

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Lodgc in IIl e CO llllt )' 11" l.' 1 ~ lkll)TI Ludge No. 2'1. ;It Elkt oll. inst illiled ulld er ~ di s jle n ~a lioll isslied NOl'clllhcr 28111 . 181 R. hy Gr. 1\'1. Wilkins "I":lIIlIch il l. T he c:lrl), n,:eords r have heen 10SI :Ind il is no! known who wcre Ihe ciwrlcr l11~mb~rs: but :1 1 !I\lO Inedi ngs of lhe Gr:md L odg~ in i s 19. I?!. Ben Cart er w a ~ de lega le 10 II nc, JIIII Dr. John II. Call1l) 10 Ihe ol her. Am ong Ihe ":11'1), 1l1embers were: Or. J IIO. I .1 "1 I . GlI~lin K ~Jrney. I{o ben B. lIarney. Wil!i;!1tl I'h illips. Tl lOs. ill ips . J"hll ,I S illis . . Wm . I I. Moore, Will. S. 1\'e;. I. ~'I :ll! hcw IIbek and Abel WilSa ll . Th(:

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Tenm:sS(.'t:. i~:, pWS[K"fuUS sm"n ci ly aud has br;~n sim..... its bq:in nin g. We Ic"d 10 Ihink of mOSI small eomm"'li l i~'S in Ihe early IliOO's as COlL~isl ing o rOOlhing more Ih~ n just :l f~'", lug cabins. " g~~'cl':l l SlUre :IIlIll1I:.ybe :l tan'flt. II !II;!Y hal'e 1"~'11 like Ihat rur 1'lI l:1Ski ill ihe wry beg in!) irl g. bnt our tllwn quk k I)' pros perc,l :ttld mercant il e ilr\d serv i,e busil1c,ses o r e'""I")' 11;1.(lre Ilwe S'1I111lhriving. wcr I bcliJre Ihe mid[liJ iJII or Ihe 191 10 cenlury, I'ulask i w;o , ;0 b", .1ill l,; center o r busi,,~ ss wl,,:re one cuul,! purch;osc or b.l n er r(l r Pr.lC Ii,,;o lly :lnylhi llg imag in"blc. Th e peopic ofoll r lown :m' in T.~Il1C;;scc. On ly Mem phis an d Nas h" ille II'cre more pro,I[K'roos. Wc II CI'er reild ,eoJ what ~eeme" 10 be um pote nti al in gro wth , hUI lI'e ha ve m:wr ee:lsed 10 be a pro spero us small cily. Tho l1l ~s ;" I:min , lk nj:n\1i n C orleI' :mil" ndr~\\' lIal ktn i n ~ ar~ Ih.· Ih r~c lIlen cr~di ted wilh doin g th, 1lI,)SI to 111:lke our lown grow alul pro~jl<.' r. bill there II'cre m~u y Ilml"\.' Ille n ~Ild 1\' 011l~1l who COllt ribllli.,.l l,;r";lll y 10 lh~ llwsp;;ril)' of our 1011'11. 11 k n li).:e J~mcs A, Sll"l pr~r. G~'Ofl!e Ri,ldle, Solon r~OSC, BOllkc"f Sh"p~ ...1. I k11ry Hr~n n:II), Field ,\m)\l·smilh. C~ lcb O;;OOnt. J" .....,. 0 3).:e!>. Jk l1 ;.. kGrcll', ami hUIl''' ...1$ rnUfC " II cOlll ri bU I~oJ IlIlh ~ growi ll oh llIr 1011'11. Tu bl'c sullie ull der;;louding of hull' our 1011'11 grew fmm :1srn ~lI vilbgeon Rkh l:moJ Cree k illto Ihe fin~ eil y il was nt th e end uf lhc 191h e<'llt my. one must w ll si,k r Ihe elln iribu liOIiS o r a II thcse lin.· peo pic of I' ub ski . James II1cCallulll nmk Ihe ft rs l ~ (( e IllJl I 10 I"\,'cord Ih., hislory of our tOl\'n in 1 ~76. Iii, m:lI1llscripl. " Bricf SkcJdl of !he Scll lcmenl nod Ear'" I [ i~JjIo' !If Gilc. Ci'!11lly T~1Hk'~-C ~nd Slocks w~re cl\!'clcd. Ncli e Rollcr Ctlhcll cont inued !lk Calllllll' s wo rk ill her I' ll I. " S K I ! IISTO B)" consisti ng prilll ari I)' of infonn:t liml g k:Hl ~d rrom olt! i,s ucs or T11 E I'U1.,\ SK I CITI ZEN. Shc wId o r Ihe l;r nd grimt ~igll~d by Presiden l hl1l~s III:t dison ,,1111 ini ll g the bollnd ~rks of l'u);ls).:i: 1I' ·/;.',lIIi ll,<: III III'" 1,, ~~·Ir,',.· Millu'i,,!; fJll llw Ctmg'l'.~,'i"'lIIl ,\'.w n ·miou li"., /11,.",1 )0 IJO/;.,,·

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Rich an.l SCOll ope ncd a sltwll storc. Ancr the sale of town 1015 in 1811. Ihe cemer or bu sin ess moved to its present site. ,11ll00,g III111 SlwI'lml. MII.,OI, (/11111:':'"'/, BeJlj,mdJl e(lrl~·r. J. Co: ell"er, May ",,,I N"(I/, Dt" 'itJ.fQlI l"''' , 111..11. 1/1'",ml111 11>/11 Olr501l. ","I ,\lIIrlill ",,,/ Slrle,:,I\ Jam~'S McCollum w!Ore:

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Ius/ aI/iris m/llllhl,' iIl5/17111"'I/I'< , ..1/1: St'Og>:iI" (l g ood ""'" & fi"·,,rilt· ;11 Imm. ,,.1,,, 0" '11 .1' a dlll.~·.I'lof't'. hilt! ilis SlOtt· ndllet! by bl"llllli soldi"I) '. 111/ ,1'IIj )" I"<'' / lost of our b"SillcSl'cS were forc ed 10 c los~, , 0111,· due to economic w ndilioll , ;lIld othc rs dll~ /() Ihe t:ICI Iha l Iheir o wners were away fil! llIin l! I'M lh e Cilllfcder:lIe calise. The Planlc rs ' lJank on Ih~ we, 1 ;; idc ,)1" lh~ "1I"are. o pclled in Ih e \ 830-s , sl'''pcllded opcrali""s in I R62, 1lI~ 1'lIb, ki Board of IIlayor ;\lI(! Ahknnen IIdd lhdr h" IIIc~ling in G iles Collegc \\'~ s used ~s a h ospil~1 dllring lhc w~r Jallnary. I ~62. l o IIIcel no more nlllil ntler Ihe end of Ihc war. Union Pro"ost ,\ larshals st ric ll ), conlrolkd lhe bll ,; illc s"c.~ ,"nl Ihc cil ilcn s of our \(l\\'n. SOIllC tr.ule wenl on bClweenl h ~ citizen ;; of Oll r IOWI! '"1<1 (lur eOlllllY ,,,,d ..... , , _, ___ .. _ ' , l: ._. __ .,._ . . ..... _.

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WE BUILD AS FAST AS WE BURN TilE lin D' S As th e new JCC I'u l"sk i Sa\"illSs B:mk. 'W. A. ~'I nnni II g. jeweler :md w:l1c111I1:tker. up·sta irs. U"lkntines sou th west corne r. 'lloyd M. Young & Co .. wrought iron ,tu\'C~ . tin roo l;;. south , ide pl,bl ie ' ,!"are. 'I!osc nnu & Lo"emall. fordgn and .Iomes tIe dry goods. so uth side ]ll1blic !>qllare. -tlh dour from th e eornl'r. III.'X' to Boyd 1\1. Young·s. oJ. l. I'~:tr.:y. dmgsist and "[KlIlleC:") ·. 0111coon I:onler. s. w. comcr pub lic s41113r.". °S. C. Mit chell. e"rpl:mer :llId builder. Ihree doors "oo"e li.·... ry stable. 1.1 M:,in StT\\."l.

We e,·<'11 h;,d ;o brOOIll (;" ."10 1)'. J. J. M:,rsh:tll ;lIInoo ' IO;~-d ,0 the ,rode s ene ... lly ,hat he had in op.:r:llioll :' broolll t:'IC'OI). on Firs, 1I.l:o in S'r.:c' :tnd Wi' S rc:,d)· , 0 slIpply the flUblie wi, h fi rst class broom s. Mati.: m Ilom c. We we n: wcll 0 11 the ro:,d 10 r<"t:o\".:ry frolll thc ycars o f w"r ~ nd recons.rue.ion. 11,c Union lroo"," were atl bonc. ,he 1:,sl ha,·iIlS dcp;,ned ill 18(.9. ltccolls!mct ioll for liS was o\".:r. bUI its effecls \\"oll l1.1 lingcr on for decades :l1\d lhc all imos ity between Ihe North :11\01 the SlIn!h crc:,tcd b.:fur.: . dllring m,d aftcr Ihe war was des tined 10 Inst for ma ny. many ye:,rs to come. T hc pricc of colton had falk .. 10 ten to lwei \".: cen ts :o Jlo l1ml. but we wcre no longer so oIe]Jcmlellt 011 COltO Il . We \\"en: :, I'e rsmi Ie lown o f ma ny bus ill esscs. servi ces m,d nmlll1 l:,c lnn: rs. a,lll we wel"l: 11 11 our way 10 Ihe tol'. 0 11 J:OI1I1:,r), I J . 1870. "" Ir. Thom:.s ~ I:'n in passed :' W:I)'. I laving Ii,·c,] i" I'u l" ski sin cc IS 18. n ,om:,s Martin w;o s ,he man w ho uscd lti chlallll Creek alll.l the Elk Riw r to SCCIl r.: a 1lI:'rkcl for G ik s C()tlll' y l'OUon in New Orlcan.~ . 11wlln :lS Mart in W:l~ d'e m 3n who It:,d don e so (lII,ch 10 bring Ihc r:,ilroad 10 " ulaski aut! se ....·ct!as I'residen t o f lhe Centr.. 1 Sou lhem It a ilro:td . T hoillas Man in W:I$ Ihe lIlall who endowed ~ 13r1 ill College. A tll...,p])' religious IIlJ II of tlte r.. lcthud is, fll i,h. Tholll:l.~ Marl in wrote ill his will: f (Iin.'!." my ,'.f' 'C.·'''''r 10 d" IHI.
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,\nothe r imron ant el'L'nt of 1870 W;IS the dection or our tow n's fal'orite son. John Cn lvi!! Brown. as go\'emor or lh e S late ofTcnncssee. ' \11 able Iml)·cr. Brown had sel"\'ed admiT;lb l), during rhe war and had atlained t h ~ nml: o f t- I;tior Gelleral in Ih~ Confcderme ;lnny. I Ie se l"\'ed two lellllS :IS go\'enmr ami is well remembered fOT his cfli.n1S in e5l abli~h i ng Tellnes.~e·s public school »·,Ielil. Em ly in Ihis .k'COKlc G!)\'enlOl' Brown pu rch3S1.'tI I\.I r. A. Co., 's mamnlolh bu ildi nG<)II Ihe IWSI sid", of the s'luar~ :md m,wed his ',,11' ome e 10 Ih", second noo r. On lh e fi rs t noor of Governor Brown's build iug \l' as lI ose &. Jone s, fam il y Gmeas and liquor dealers. ;\Ir. ,\ngy Cox was in the wine, m:lki ng GOWOKH' Br\Jwu's builJillg in 19% bnsi ness JIW milCh o f Ihe wine eonsun«:d ill our lown Juring th;1I Cr.1 "'as prodllecd rigllt he!\: i'l Gi ks County, An ,'n ick ill 'I'l l E I'U LASKI CITI ZEN 1:'1.\'e Ihe dera ils: 0",· ,·I11"'l,,;.",'e.'S." 111<11 W,'IIn.' (','rllli/l I!Ih,'rs ,n'il ",,,k.' I"we 10 fo llow /ii", a"IIII"e. 11(, n:fi·,· to .If. : , I. Co.\' of Ihis pillC<'. wilo,',' ,·illt'.mll( "bolll IIIii' mil,' fm lll 1'IIll/ski II'(' lw" III,' fllm.l 'llr.: ,if ";si/;'I); " fl'1\' dll),," U);O,.. Ml: Cox lUIS .WIII!' .W " ,'''-'S plllll/"d ill g""pcs, 111111 H'i' 1\','1\' illjrmlH'd II)' .-Ifr. J",,', f)II/II1/p. hi.,' 1I('(:"",,,/i.l/l<'01 "igliarl!!, t/Ull Ib(I' It'mllol flftH"'cc lilis )'i'ur .~"'III' 1"'<'1...• 111/I1I.
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iii,!,''' j in" ,...,/1 it lIlIIl 1ft" oI(,,'r /m IMillgs. The I()I:II loss of Ihese len bu ildings anti Ihei r eOn1 ~lJIS amo ullK-d 10 more Ihan S8O.000. Itetllle~-d by illsur:mee. Ihe Ill1 loss was slill more Ih~ 1l S5O.000. The sOUlh sitle of ou r SQuare "11S ~ blac kened mess. Onl y Ih e bll ildi u); .• on e~ch enJ we n: Iell swndiug. On lhe WC5t side of SOUl h Fir,l Slreet. j u51 oIT Ihe >qll; ,re. four more blliltlings were gone. Newr to he delerrcl!!on!: b)' ~ fi re. " ',' bl:gan IIg;, in nnd si.x new I\\,[) s!Ory brick build ings were 5()()n "'I(k r constn,e-tion on the suu th side of nu r S(I II"/"\.'. Th e four burned bu ildi ngs on SOUl h I'irsl 511\.'<:t wete alSQ ",pbeed. btLi \\';,h one Slot')' bu ildings. GiI'illl: Ihe :'fI!l.,'ar.l nce Iha\ Ihe brid s were laid by Ihe sallie h""ll. allhou1:h c:m:ful ub,er\'mion will show some difl'cre nces. lite si:l: new huildinJ;s 011 lite SOIllh side of lite S{I\I;\le were al I basically ~o'njlk ted by Ih e eml of 111711, with some of the fi nishing IU \l c h ~s do ne in ca ll y 11179. NU1I1cllJ", f,r~~ h''''e sin ce dallla1:~"(1 pt)l1io ns orth ese bll ilding "m! lIIost of lhcm ha w been \cngth,'lleJ owr the ~' cars. Ik gi ll ning on Ihe we>! em! n C.~ 1 to Ihe ba/ lk bu ildi nl:. Ihese builJ ings are:

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I - 'l1,e Vilt:lse I'ropcrl ies btlild ins. Before the 11I7S lin: thi ~ building was owocd by J. L. I'earcy mm houscd G. ,\ _ I'opc & Co.. a drug store_ 2 - The nUUen:ulIs huil ding. Befu rc the 11178 li re th is bui lding was owned by J. P. II1:ty :lIul ho us~-d J. l. I Ii11 & C.,., hardware am! groceries. Th is bui Idillg bec;ulle th ~ ~ it c nf the Best TIl"Jlre aro un d 19 101. " m:ljor li re in OC lober I929 gUl1ed th is bu ilding and des troyed th e back wall. It i ~ bl:li e"ed Ih:11 1II0st of the siJ e \I-ail s ;'1111 the front walt were left i1l1aCI ami inco rpor:l1ed in th e new Best ·11.eal re bu ild in);. which was eomplc' ,-d in 1930. It was prob.,bl)' :l1lhis lime th:1111>c front ofl hi~ building IInderwen\ m;tjor ch3ngo;os Ihm ~'" still quile e\-ide')\ loda)'. 3 · The law ollkc of Joc Fowlkes. Before the IS7!! fire this bu ildi ll g was ()wned by D. S .•'bni n '''1(1 hOllsed Jallles T, Oak es' flirnillile store. Th ~ b~~ k \\'~ It of lh is building \\'a, deslroyed by th e 1929 Best TI .... alr" fire . Rosl Je \\'~'lcrs building. Befon: Ihe IS78 fire th i~ building lI'asown~-d by J. 11. Chiltlc-rs anti housed Rosenau & 1.0\·CIII:III, 3 tiT)' !;ood~ store. 11,is building was batJ l)' J anmg<.-d b), fi rc in 19 13. but the walls J ill n()1 fall :IIIJ Ih~ buiMi ng wn~ 101811), reno\'n IL-d.

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These buildings wcre loc~K..1un \\',ost Mndison Street,just w~st of the J. I', " b y btl ilding. The lawoflke o r Jut!ge Tho mas M, Jones, th ough l by m ~n>' /() Ix: th.; original building in which the Ku Klu,~ Klnn was o rgani1.ed, lmd Ix.... n built aflerl. fi re in May, 1867, m:llly monlhs aller Ihe Ku Klu,~ K!:tn \\'~s org:m il cd , Judge Jones ' pr.;"ious law office hnd been oil ihis sitc, so this ptlJbnbly was the s ilC wherc lhc KII Kl u,~ Klan was OIl::lll1izcd, bill dclinit dy flOl in thc e,; istinl:: bui lding. The 1879 fire g,l11c,J lhe se bu ildings, bUI lhe walls did nOl f:III , Thq ' were soon reno\'~ tcd and have continued 10 se rve as law offices :111" other businesses for well over one hUlldn:d ) 'C:lI11, In 200 I Ihis bui lding scr\'cs 35 lhe office of anomey Robert D, t.!nsscy,

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Co nt inuin g progress and COIISI:l II I change is Ihe bCS I description of OUT tOll'l1 tl mil,!: the carl)' 1880's. Busi ness W' \::111",<1 thci r n.:w dnl!; store SUlllplcr &. Son. Thdr store hou,e was 'lear the ccnler or lhe caS I side or lh e ~(]ll;'rc. W. E. lacey formed :I partners hip 1I';lh Gu)' Sumrncr. oough l ou l the Comer DllIg SlOrc. ;unl n:n: llu cd it SUlllptcr &. La(·c)'. Caplai n Ficld Arrowsmith '"UlOunccd his ~lir"ll1cm from Ihe rela il clothing b"sin.:ss and TuUl Jon~s 1(1Ok hi s pbce.. r.:rwning Ihe flnll ,\bemalhy & Jones. rtetirem~ rlt from a busi nc" in Ihos.: d:r>'s had a dini:rc>nt me,rning lh:m ;t ha s 10tl:I}'. II si mply 11Ieant th ai one oflhl.' parlners ""IS kavirlg tire p,lrtrlCl1'hi p for persona l or business re,r"o ns. Capwin ,\rroll'~milh soo n rejo ined L. E. Ahcmath y ami T. /II . hmes to ronn Arrowsmith. Alx:rnalhy & Company. Ware &. Bone's 11Iol'ed their Dying. Ckan; ng '" RcnO\"rting shop to Ihe bric k hou se 0p jlo,ile Jackson's Lil'ery Stabl.:. ~ I. Gross' Ekgant Cur lf"'ctionel}, '" Il,'kery on the east sid.: of Ihe sq uar.: onere!! fresh oysler;;. r"llcy groce ries :l.lId icc ,,'[Cam in seaso n. ~Ii ss ~ 1. A. Smilh & COlllpany offered In; 11; ncry gOo· [J.lkcry. Till.' il~'" ('arrill!.'!! 1\ 'l'o.5ilOl1' of .11.''',''1'.', Gmh"", Son,', Oil Fi,;<1SlIt'I'I, willi", 'I"il<' 1/ IIiI/II/som(' mldilioll 10 lital flon!o" "f 101m, II is 1/ largO! 11m/ ("}II/modious .1'11'1/,'1/1/\', /JI1i1 "'1111,,, ,W' arrallgl'd 1/_" /0 gil'" lhis pOfllllll!' firll/ illc/\'lIsedfil('ilili<w ill Ih, ';" hll_,ill",U, Tilt'ir SIIn'<',"" is
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the C ITIZEN (Inke. ! lis :lSsct~ Inl;!led $2. 11 2, while hi s Ij"b ilitics werc $4.597. C. G. Ed l1lllnd,on .f!:. Co. made ,'" ;,).• i~nlllcni ill 1885. all,lllIciT house "'n.' clo$'''!. Th.: finn o!'lIuron.! ,,,,II eml.:r assigned 10 Nohle Slllil hs()lI. "SlI'r. in I/;SC,. as th,,>' were u" :lbl" 10 lIleet 111;I1t1rilt~ debt" l 11is "s.igllll\cll! was pmb:!bly made dnc !(l Ih e dl::llh uf l\ 1r. Ilu ford. The s liccess.:.' ,,,,d t:tillln.;.' "ftlle busi 'I" 'scs "f flur town were d;r~c l l y related ,0 cult on. During the two dcc;ulcs bcfurc the War Il clwccn Ihe Siales the price ofcouon Iml r.mscd frum 7 10 21 cems I"'r lloum1. 011r .oil was lell ile ;nul <,non)lOUS cmp. h:1I1 been rot ised 011 GilL"S CUlIlIl)' 1'1"",,,1;0115 111 ili~ing sl:!\'c I:.bor. Qur COl"" y a"ll oll r I('WII h:,d IJrospercd. /I-Iall), of our I1 I:nll"rs :11 1,1 t1 \Ne hanI S hnd mnass~d fUr1!<1H!S. O ur eUlIlIl)" nnd 'HlT 1""'11 again I)r"s,l-Cr~d .luL"inti Ihe ye:u~ 1,)U"wilig Ihe War Between Ihe St"les due 10 Ihe :,bnon u'llly hitih I)lice of l"tJIIUIl. DllrillSlhe wnr ..... e ':, ..... the Ilfke rise dr:III1;'lic.,lIy 1050 celliS in I ~(,2. il)92 C~III~ ill 18(>3. n"lI 10 the :,!llime hi!;h. SI.891'cr 1)()1"1I1 ill IS64 . The h i~ h price held ''ll thro ugh I N65.l'caking al S l .~7. IS66 saw the I'rke (.. 1110 60 celllS :lml b>' I Sf> 7 il was dow" 10 .12cems. The price helll ;,ro\\\1d 35 eems Ihrough IlaO. !llel\ rdllo 20 Ce nlS by INN. By I N80. Ihc "Tire of 0011011 II"'I~ dOll"n 10 13 ~"<:II IS I",r pOllud . !JlITilll! Ihe y,,~rs \\"h~n Ihe price or cullon "':IS )00 almull n.,l1y hi!;h m:my Gile.. COU Il'Y pi;lI\tl'TS i'wdLleed enunn(llLS crops :md protilcd great Iy. As they pro iited. s" did the tncrch:"\l s and the 1.'011011 brokers uf our tm'-n. During Ihose years QI" Hecon,trllCI i"n. when 111(Isi of the South was SII'U!;tliIlI!IO o,'el"eOllle lite (lesITUeti"e crr~CIS uf Ihe W"r lJcl WeCIt the SI"1C~. the abilily of our !)Ianlel~ ~nd Oll r len ile soil had Il uick ly broul:hl us b.1el inl<>:111 cr;, of prosperily. Ily Ihe e'11'ly I SSO·~ . Ihl)se ptOSllervlls (by~ were o\er f01" (Iur pbmers. The price of C"l1on ":,, down to 13 ~c ms )leI' jlOI1I1I1 :lml wa~ beill g 1I1:lIIip"lal~d by Wan :;Irt:el .' pec ulatQrs on the 1'11([11\'5 m'lI ket. Ollr soil wns wom d01l'1I '11Id o:ully in lle~.. 1or rt:SI mtd r"jll\·ell~li01t. L~,h()r CI 'SI~ wen: rising. Gil"".. COllnty 1'lmt1c~ were l!eUiug poorer c:lch ye.... as Ihey Irkd 10 mise bil! COllon C!"dps. Noll'. instead " f:III1'>ssi ng fi""I11~ s. Ihey did "'cli lu car!) a living for Iheir f;lmi lics. C(lI\<1I1 is \1" IUll ger king. (li les CO llill y pl:II ' I~r~ raise d wheat. com and other er(II'S. hill wo"ld IIc,'er as ";,, IIii....: .. crOl' Ihal wUllld du .".l III"eh for Ihe pro.' I"'I·ity of uur e/l11m)' ,,,,' on the ilth"bil~nls of Ullr CdulIl)' fur thd,. business. inllll ediat e ly fe ll Ihe 1l1i11:'CI uf (he decline in illCIlIlle. FonullmC"iy. mOSI or Ih~ mercha11lS "f ollr 1"11'11 were so we ll ~~Iabl b hl'd and
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SI) I11~ ",11o hall been 'I'ecublinl! in CUllon did nOI f~1\:: so \\"cll. lo~i l1S 111IIeh or (he 1I1(Jlley Ihey had mndc ; 11 pr cv ll'II S y";lU. ;\ prim..:: eXi111l11ic

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l' EnSONS r~idillg ontuin); bus; I1C'S ill lile town "f 1'111:,,1:; arc rcq llim] 10 P"Y the 1i,1]"lI'ing la.~,~ and liccns~: m.~.

oS I ()O.OO 100.00 I on,no I'lt IVI LE(i E rfl X!OS I'E I{ 111\'1\' lJM, J\r~hilccIS $ 10.00 IIrt islS nnll l'ho1otlr.lphers )0.00 ,\lIl'liHlleers or criers 5.00 Ihg:uelle T:lb1e ~.OO Ilill Table I O.HO Lloard ill l: Iluli ses 10.00 I3fukcr~ 50.00 1l1lldiCrs .'i.00 5.no Civil Engineers I ().on Claim A<\cm, 25.011 D,'alers ill CO LllIl )' W!ll"r:lllh 25.00 (in:u.'. cadi ~,~hihiliul1 i\ lenagel j.:,,; 25.00 Cirel" 111111 ;"1c1l:tgerie comuilleJ 50.01l Side Show.~ ~.OO ) lolel.• :lIld Tav~ lm. ~"cb rOOI11 .75 5JlI) lIu ckslcrs 5.00 Insur;me.: IIgenl' i\ Icrc hanls'

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Ik[lOm (If Ihe con,.lant clwnge! in our 1()II'n I\crc C!tn ied in T! IE I'Ul i\SI{ 1CITIZE\l' 1\'11'. [), S. I\lartill i~ 0p~ lIillg:1 urick Y:I[(\ llil hi s place 1l~'I"lll~ co lton faclory. I\k;;~r,. V, Tru.!eau and W. II, I{o~c hal'" "l~c.·~,kd Mr. J. A, 1'. Ski ll~lII il1lhc pn)pritIO\~hil'

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Peop le's Sluck Y"rd I> lessrs. Jas .A Whi' e and It 11.I'oner, Jr .. III1,kr the (,nn name ofWhitc.'l.:. ['orler. will open ue~t w,,,,k the [',"Op .... ·s Stuck Yard at lhe Ila llentiue wareho us<: . back o f Coon Comcr. M t'ssrs. "'!ri,,· ,t· I 'III"/o'/" (/1\' mllkillg ,:,'I, '''S;'',' III\'IlillllliQl'-~ Jm' Iii.' 1"~JfJI., ... Stock liml. ,\'<'1" mltl CO" I"I."I.·II/ .
""o<'k. T he strccl.' of "ur lown were sti ll unp aved ,hi ri ng the c,lI ly 1880' s. NUlllerous complaints wcre ;lirc,1 in T i lE j'ULASK! CITIZEN ,Ioout the ,lu st ill th e 5U11II1ler. the lIIud ill the w inter. mill putholcs year round . Evidently. thesc c011lpl" inl S Iinally pa id ofr

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was :1 process of rolling b ye 'l< of cm;;hed SlOne un J ,II)' ro.adl~d, OftclI wi th lar or asphalt. The progress was reported iu TilE PUL,\SK I CITIZEN: S' "L"Imd SIIW{ /"'.,. Ii ...· t) tIII/em/llllli:"d IIflto IIr" -'"'llIIII"C IIIU/ work is lUl\\" goillg 011 011 I-"ir,,'1 S'n·,'I, Thinl S, ... ·.·( i." rlf,\'W(I ' ill KoOti comlilio" ".1"""/11 ill olle plucl·. (,,·rlm/,-,'. ",,,1 .../,,·,, lire .<1(11111\' ..-1",111111 ,.... I~·('dn·d il." uf.
Numcro us tidbils o f infonn:l1ion :'l'l'l'••ring in Ti l E I'UL ASK I CITll EI\" leU us wit;" was goi ng on in and :!round our 10"'n: Til .. skatlllg rillk ".iIIl", fight.·,/ 'fil" glIJ . .IIr. Jl m,,/rillg "".' I"id" .'W/I" /"" '1.'11/,'111 ,." /n",' 'if Ille 11('1,' 1', ·ol,I.·:~ IJllllk. Th" lU/l"'/"li'lII ,!J",I/t: U~ R. C,.,,(<: ." bl'il"k /10/1"" /"'.. ii, ','11 /"id "lilli/I(' \\'IJI"k i,' PIT!~ I\·.,.,i"g mpirlZ" " /lolIgll ""'},'I' ,I /,: II. C. Cm .,. :,. '/il\·,'li"" .,· 11I· I",ild...: The/",ildi"g is m/jllillillg '\/,: !l"III:II ,' .I 'III/l·.

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T I", "Gay Nin~li~s" wcr~ nOI ,;0 g:ly in o nr IOwn as w~ \\'~r~ in J Il ~c{)I\(jl\1k r~ccssi(j n . !'> lonq was ~~:Ircc, Busincss W;IS n01 gooJ allli was ,kslincd 10 r~ll1 a ill Ie:,u IhnHl ghml11h~ ,k.-:..,k. Th~ ~OIlOIl cro[1 of 1889 \\'3S " Imosl a 100al f:1illlr~ and Ih~ ero[1 of 1890 would rnw~ 10 b~ li u k bell~r. COIIOII broughl 10 n!:lrkcl in carl )' I Jot9 1 sold for only 7 10 8 ecnts =1 pou nd , G iks Cou nl y fan ncrs wcr~ divcrsifying ill Ih~ir cfiol!s 10 prOiluec ("C,'CIIUC. T hc)' Iried COOl, wh~:II. Irish [lOlntO<.'S, 10nl:l10l,·S. :lIId Ol hcr CIO[1S. bUI wou ld ncnT a~ain li nd ;1CIOlP Ihm 11'0111.1 [1rodnc~ lh~ pfOS[1Cri ly lilJI ~01!U1I had prodne ....1 durin b Ihc I 86()"s and lhc 11I70"s. In J UIIC. 189 1. Mr. G~orgc C lrtc r .0 limuna l..· :" 111 oIj ~ 'I)[1c:lferi rl)I\:\'~T from Ollr 10WI1. New businl.·'scs quickl)' I\:placl.xt Ihose .11:1\ lI'ere gon~ and {ltiT10WII corllll1U,oI 10 ~rt)w, In Iheir enOl! 10 SIIf\:i,'c Ihe l.'CollOllI ie I\:c<:ssion. IlI:UJY of nur nlCfeh:lrlls di,l " w;t~· wilh the ..·T..... lil ,~·~ICIl1 II~II had pre'·~ i ll.~1 fo r >0 10l1g in our 10WIl . Thcy o nered Iheir goo.l~ fur sail' :,1 low profilS fo r cash. M ~II}' o f I I~ n...,,' bu,j n..'Sscs Ih:ol o[1cncd duri ng Ihis .k!::,de were ,Irklly ea~h bn,illl."''''s'\ecor,tlllg 10 Ihc 1890 ce n,us. IllI.' fIOpu!:o lio u of I'nbsk i was 2,J75. llu\\c' cr." bT£e I'orlion of the lown was nUl included in this CCIlSU'. E;lSI Ili li. olle of ollr mo,11 hicl.: ty se llkd pans. was nOI includcd as it ",;,s 1101 ",i lh i 1\ Ih e corpomtc Iimil s. A]so a [1art o f no rt hcrn 1'" 1",ki "':IS nU l includ ed. Our populalion was really bct"',e ll 3.·100 :",11 ·1.000. The 1890 ,'C II , \lS SIIOW,([ G ik s CO llnt>' to hal'e 3 ~.957 inh :ob il:on l>. dnwn f"'lIl 36.0 1·1 in I x~o. Our wors l enc my. F IR E. took it s tu ll in 1890. In J:"'l1ar),. 1890. lile ,(()r~ h ou.~ e o~c ul'i ~d b)' !\Ir. Wm . :'1:llo ne on Nonll Fi r, 1 S1ree l \\':0$ ,, 1l1l0~1 eOnl[1 ldd y tleslr o}'~d . Tile huilding was 111, 1,rOI"ny 1' 1' M r. Ed Martin , Th~ warc h"'I ~I.· .. r Nel son. !'> i:o nin & Oakes \\'a .. :t l ~u bumcd :ulli \\'il h it ;I large number o f wagons and w:l gon Ihlu,,~s. M r. U:oU ' s bl:!cksrn idl , hoI' \\"". " Iso bunll.·d. bUI Iii.' C(mt1.111S WVI'\' s:...e<.l. " nolhcr small fi l'\' ()(.'Ctln'.:d Ih, ne.\ l <.lay in Cn",·', "Ue),. ".
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