Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

538 ' I.IISTORY OF STARK C~UNTY.
The village clerks are named in follon~ing list : T. J. EIurcl, clerl;
in 1869 ; E. G. Hill, "70; T. J. I-Iurtl, '71 ; E. G. Hill, '72 ; in '73, the
election was cleclarecl illegal; in '74, C. P. Jaclcson .ijras clerk; in
5-77, W. I . ill; F. A. Jaclrson, '77; . I. 1 7 It. S. Jones,
'80; W. Douglass, '81; J. 31. Jones, '52; G. K. Boggs. 93; 1,. IT.
Snyder, '84 ; F. W. Eltzwortll, '85-ST. N. R. Ralsey mas police illi1.gistrate
in 1876, nntl Charles W. Totltl in 1880.
The first store was built bv Jesse C. Ware, on the site of the 1,yntl
House. In 1838, store builtliGg-s were erected by 13:~rnabas M. ,J:lclcson
and Theoclore IIu rd. Ira, (2. lleetl :~lso estal)lishetl his slloe-sllc ilcre
that year, ancl these, with Wi1li:~m Dnnbsr, illntle up tl~e fiilst 1)usiness
circle of the town. In 1841 the first schoolhouse was crcctctl, tl~c
hsrtl-\vootl lunl ber being sawed at Leek's mi 11 near Cen tre\'illc. Tl~e
Lafa~ette c:brding antl woolen mill was estal)lished irere, i~i~t~, a,ftela
running a short t~me, it closetl tlown, entibilinq hetcvy loss on :L few of
the enterprising Inen ivlm byought it into existence. 1'. W. Itoss was
postmaster at Lafi~yette froin 1852 to 1860. L;cfayette bosiness circle
conlprises J. S. At herton, lmrd \\~a~*c and post,otfice ; Ceecllela ~k 13ai ley,
W. Simpson, J. F. Thomson, merc1la.n ts ; J. M. Jones, 11a~ness ; I:urns
$ IIaptonstall, meat 1tlarl;et; A. Bevier, wagons; T. W. Eoss, bl:r,cl