The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-23

Port Byron, assisted by Rev. A. B. Hitch
cock, of Moline. Rev. A. Harper, located at
/ Port Byron, now renders pastoral service
The methodists hold service in the presby-
terrain chapel and are divided into two So
cieties, the episcopal and protestants, each
numbering twenty Or thirty families. Rev.
Mr.. Turner, Of Rock 4sland, presides over the
first named wing, and Rev. Vim. Crompton
over the latter. The German Lutherans,
with an effective organization of fifty fami-
lies, erected a church in 1862, one cd .
half miles from town, on the Cs~oe Tree
road. Services are regularl~ ne'u' onaer the
care Of Rev. Theodore q aoef'
In 1857, the presn. school house was
erected two -55ry brick, most convenient
" MANNED lad really credit to the town.
Il i cable of accommodating one hun
d-l and fifty pupils, and is now over-crowd.
ed. The schools are conducted on the
graded system. Miss Lucy Taylor is princi-
pal, assisted by Miss Columbia Props, both
of whom are highly spoken of as successful
teachers. The board of directors consists
of VIM. B. Webster, VIM. McNabney, and
George R. Wells.
The first store opened in the place was by
John and David Henderson, in 1888. They
put up building for the purpose, now a
portion of the Hampton House. Shortly af.
forwards, A. P. Clapp also opened store,
both parties disseminating, however, in the
course of few years. Francis Black COM
menced business in l84l, and has continued
successfully up to the present time. III
ls45, two warehouses were erected, one by
Sawyer Il Wright, and the other by Mr.
Black, both being somewhat heavily engag-
ed in the shipping, wood, and coal business.
1t would be impossible to trace the subse-
quent and iunumerable improvements in the
| mercantile and commercial line.
The business directory of the town is as
follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Black, commenced
in 1871: > Samuel Heagy. commenced in
1850 b. NJ. Shurtlef, commenced in
1869 Paessler & Co., commenced the
past year,
Drug Store-Dr. George Vincent.
Ailtiner-Miss n J. Dennison.
Tailors-Charles Hunnewachter, George
Mandler.
Boot and Shoemakers-Wm. B. Webster,
Paul Mohr.
Furniture-Fred Wendell.
Wagon Shops - F. H. Stevens, Jacob
Guckert. ~
Decentralization Fielder, S. S. Cromp-
ton, Henry Meinhart.
Cooper SAops-L. Neufeldt, W. j. Nc
Nabney, II. c. Glantz, Joseph Hermes, j. j.
Thomas
Experimentation Ward, Il. o. Norton,
Sidney Willis Peter Devinney
Pottery: H6re Aannfaes.r~r.-G.R R. Wells
ID. T.. Fulton.
Painters-R. W. Skies, F. H. Ward.
Lumber Yard - G.. W. Fernald, (pur.
chases RATS
Butcher-John P Lemon.
Lire1y .Stables-Edwin Brewster, A P.
Clapp.
Erpress-B. NJ. Shurtleff Omitted States,)
also station master; Samuel Heagy, (Mer-
chants Union)
Physieians-George Vincent, C. Fl. Clerk.
Insurance 4gent-B. NJ. Shurtleff, George
Vincent
Post Naster-Samuel Heagy.
.Justic Of Peace-Lucius Wells.
Constable-S. L. Meader
Hotels-Hampton House, d. Cook; Union
House, John Bishop.
Saloons-Geo. Baumback, J. Guekert.
Good 1emptars - Organized in June
1866; sixty members; Samuel Crompton,
". c.
The G.. A. Rs. are non est.
Although many Masons and Odd Fellows
are residents of Hampton, no lodges of these
orders have as yet been instituted.
The pottery business of Hampton foots up
considerable amount in the course of a
year The clay procured along the bank of
the river, and from the bluffs in the vicinity
of Carbon Cliff, is of the best quality for
manufacturing purposes. Some ten or
twelve years ago, Henry Fullerton opened
kiln, and has been supplying the trade of
this section ever since. Of late he has con-
cluded to give his entire attention to the
manufacture Ct fire brick, those of Hampton
clay being equal to any turned ont in the
United States. His son Henry is now at
attending to the bulk of the business
About four weeks ago, Mr.. George r. Wells
bought out the late concern of Apley & Mel
vile and proposes to enter into the manufac-
ture OF brick on an extensive scale. Ma
Jor Apley viii remain with him as foreman
OF has operations, He will also turn out
about seventy-five thousand gallons of pot
terry ware per year. These articles are
mostly shipped up the river. We could OBJ
tain no figures of the past years business,
but were informed that it reached very
respectable sum.
!. The pork business of Hampton is ROW
.eing principally carried on by Mr.. Samuel
ne'sy, most enterprising and successful
young business man. In the past four
weeks hshas paid out over thirty thousand
aoiiars lor hogs. All weighing under two
hundred poulas when dressed, have been
shipped to Chisgo Those weighing over
that, twelve hun'ved in number, thus far,
have been packed We paid visit to MIR. |
Heagys slaushterlng I'D packing establish
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