Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

578 HISTORY .OF STASK COUNTY.
and C. D. Marsl~, flour clealers ; Willi;~in Leet, Exchange bank ; C. W.
& H. Phenix, bankers; W. P. Dato~, John Flootl, Pllglai111 L! Washburn,
Reecl & Scholes, 13. F. Eockholtl, grocers anti genet*a.l traders ;
A. S. &- C. R. Thompson, hardware tle;blelas ; Abkdanu Phenis, IIar\vootl
& Parsons, clothiers ; Deys Bros. and E. S. Iloot, fal.111 ill~ple~nents ;
John McIntee, boots ant1 slloes ; I). G. Plunime~, C. l'i*outy, W illi;n~l
I-Iarvey, druggists ; J. G. I30a~dllla1l~ 0. C. I)arling, S. A. Davisou,
physicians; W. H. I-Ioover, clentist; J. F. I-Invtlen l~l:~lli~~g-~nill; 13.
W. Houghton & Co., lnmbe~ ; Decker LC. May l;e~v, ant1 J. . Fonts,
meat marlrets; Mr. Frye, proprietor Bradfort1 I-Iouse; 11. J. Sturm,
livery stable; E. 11. Cl;;rlc, C. 3. ~'k W. I. Fostel.. 11~1 k'. II;~yden, (1. C.
Squires and T. EI. Wooclruff, masons ; S. P. : i 1 1 , I~a~*~loss slrop ;
Herbert R. Molcler, J. E. Weetl, Irving Lattin, blacksnl it 11s ; 31 uc11-
more & Phenix, magon \\rorks; Pllenis ljros., funnitolae; ,l olnl C;rlarol I,
Jacob Hoffman, inasons ; M. . l e s , 1 J . I3;l.ltl1v in nlusic
teachers ; Mary R. Ilobinson, milliner ; Mrs. 11:. S. Root. artist ; I). 1,.
Reed & Mary A. Squires, restaurant; D. Iietitling, sewing ~l~acJ~ines ;
W. N. Ringlancl, Fred. Rantlall, barbers ; Dersher C ! E\vi llg, 'l'11ol11l)soo"
& Alpaugh, painters : T. D. Atkins, coal miner, t\vo miles \\rest; iler.
J. H. De~arre, of the Catllolic church, ancl Rev. J. I,. Mattlre\vs, of the
Baptist, with Rev. Wassen, of the DiIetl~otlist ; Prilicipal Wilso~l, of tl~e
school ; C. F. Hainilton & Son, of the 12~Zq)t.l2dent, :~lrd Mr. l'ln~nlner,
postmaster, successor of C. 1%. Thoinpson.
Braclford commercial circle in 1874 was represented by the -following
members: C. W. Pl~enix, D. G. Pluinnier L! Son, I'att li~aos..
Foster, Pilgrim, White I-Ioplrins, Miss Bruce, Miss Alf opt 1, ;mil Mrs.
Robinson, milliners ; White, clruggist ; Byad ck Busll, la\\.rers ; IIrs.
Davison, IIall, liiljbie. Sollis, and Corbett ; Young, tl~e batlab& ; Greene,
Holman, Wilson, Morse, and Jiilllnr Saunclers.
Bra4forcl Sc1~ool.- School district No. 4, or lhtl t'ortl, nTas est alllishecl
in 1851, as shown in the tomnsllip llistory. The first l*ecortl in
possession of Mordecai Bevier, w11o has served as clerk since Noveinber,
1880, is clatecl August 5, 1861. At that tilnc E. 1". Tllo~~lpson \Y:LS
elected director and clerl;. A. E. 1'erl;v was aJso a director in tliis
year; also J. 13. Russel! in IS(%, jritl; the latter :~scle~ali. 111 I8M
Methuselah Eevier was elected. In 1864 Ji~llles 1:. 110 y le was chosen
a director ; in 1565 Cllarles 13. Moon, in 1 S(i6 Alonzo 13. ill)botrt nntl
B. I. Thompson, with the latter clerk ; in 1867, J. E. Doyle ill 1868, J. 0.
11. Spinney, now of Io~vn, ant1 Sil;ls Mootly, tieceased ; in 1 S69, Rlf~aetl
Barnes, in 1870, W. P. Dator JjTils elected a director. In Septernl)er
there were twen ty-seren votes for an d four aga.inst l)o1~1~o\\7i ng money
for school builtling lmrlloses, and tllc tl i iaectors urerae o~btlered to 1 ~urchase
the John W ~nslon lot nncl built1 thewon. 113. I. Tllonlpson imtl
E. H. Ed wards were chosen tlii*ectors in 1 SiO ; I. E'. Tl~olnl~son ant1 iZ.
B. Abbott in 1871 ; in 187%. A. B. Al)l)ott, W. 1'. I):rtola (ITT. I:. Silntlham
was principal, with Miss 31ar.v I,. Smith ant1 IIatt,ie ,Jonrs assistants)
; 1873, Harmon Pllen ix, ant1 W. L. Pi~tt in I S.74 ; A1ortlec;li Ile\.ier
was elected director in 1875, ant1 st111 serves in tlrat office ; E. IT.
Thompson was cllosen in 1875 ; X7. F. Patt and Willia~n Leet in 3 877 ;
A. B. Abbott (at this the J. Williams nTas principal, with Miss Iiste