Complex sentence: The scythe works closed in 1889 and, in 1896, the village was renamed in honor of John P. Elkins, a physician who had served the community from 1875 to 1888.
Split into simpler sentences: The scythe works closed in 1889 and, in 1896, the village was renamed in honor of Dr. John P. Elkins. Elkins is named for Dr. John Elkins, a physician who served the community from 1875 to 1888.