The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-02-22

For the Palladium.
Recollections of the Past-No. D.
About RichmOnd. fsa
In this number will mention
some of the most useful mechanics.
My old friend Archiles Williams
was engaged in the saddlery trade,
but soon afterwards abandoned it
and joined manufacturing com
pany. John Brady and his late
brother, William, and Nathaniel
Lewis, the latter, was approach
ing towards bachelordom, and had
his shop on the corner Of Main and
Marion streets. Perhaps some Of
the old settlers may recollect of his
long one story frame building, now
Ralph Pages corner.
Benjamin Fulghum and his father
had carriage and wagon shop on
the corner of Main and Marion
streets-now Gilbert's corner-but
they soon gave way for a tavern
stand, and procured a lot on the
corner Of Main and Franklin streets
where they erected q frame shop,
now the Huntington House corner.
Here Benjamin engaged pretty ex-
tensively in the business; his father
soon after emigrating from North
Carolina, deceased. The kind of car
riages he made in those days were
quite in demand. The writer recol-
..ects seeing him taking rides with
his purchasers, after finishing car
riage ready for use, on the National
road, east of town. It is presumed
friend Fulghium felt some pride in
turning out his work for public in
spection; probably more so than
those at that date who came and
settled here and engaged in the
business of selling spiritious liquors
by the dram. Not SO did such take
rides with their customers; but af-
ter they had finished their job,
kicked it out in the street. Yet
these dram sellers in time got rich
and influential, and held important
trusts, while many who helped to
| fill their Golfers have long since
filed pauper's grave. ep
/ To Richmond, soon after my COM
ing, the tide of emigration com
menced moving from the older
States, settling up Illinois, Iowa,
and Missouri. Yet Richmond pos
sessed many natural advantages,
which attracted many emigrants
seeking homes in the west. About
the year 1929 Congress passed an
} act to construct a public highway,
from the Eastern States to the ia,
West. This thoroughfare, after
! several routes had been surveyed
was finally located to pass through
Richmond, running parallel with ,
State road, located previously thro
the State Prior to the location o
! this road, the population of Rich
l mond had not reached Thousand
inhabitants. When this road com,
to be let in sections to contractors
8 to grade and Macadamise, through
3 from the State Line to the west sid,
!, of the county, it gave employment
. to many hands and teams.
Much of Uncle Sam's money fount
0 it's way into the pockets of man,
5 about Richmond Many have bee,
f born here and emigrated since tina
: road was made, consequently, ma,
0 not know how it was constructed
|, After the grading process, teamster
!, were employed to haul lime ston
o from the quarries on the White Wa
/ ter banks, and throw in piles by tn
4 side of the road, when hands wer
: employed to break the stone to
= certain dimension. Some are ye
d living here who may have witnesse,
9 those breakers, sitting by thei
; piles, with small stone-hammel
e egg shaped, with hole in the cen
Q ter to receive q tough hickory han
n die about q foot in length, mad
l. small near the hammer 90 as to b
!, elastic; there they would sit an,
9, break stone from the rising to th
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