Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1897-05-06


James Oakley was living farther out
where Tlford Dixon atterward lived,
and later r. F. Haynes lived there
up to the time of his removal to Flo.
rida. The house was destroyed by fire
in 1880.
On Bellville street s. Hodge lived
where the late w. 9. Canadians wild
ow now lives, and DR.. H. l.. Leigh
lived in the house now occupied by
DR.. Jordan. Those were the only
houses on Bellville street. There was
no vestige of building beyond Dr.
Jordan's on the left nor beyond the
Masonic building on the right. The
next house built on that street was d.
Woods, built in 1868. 1t was after.
wards destroyed by fire, when he built
the one in which he is now living.
The masonic building of that day was
two story frame; it was destroyed
by fire in 1869, and a two story brick
was erected in its place, and it was
burned in the fall Of 1895, after
which the present elegant three story
brick Was built.
On Princeton street the widow of
Dr.. John s, Gillian lived, where r.
W. Wilson now lives. j. N. Woods
lived IN two story frame just south
of his store building. The house was
burned in the fall of 1862, and the
one story building now occupied by
Mrs. Clement as boarding house was
built on the same ground in 1867.
James Doss lived in a house in front
of the residence of Mrs. Cameron. A
g. Gilbert lived in a double hou Sc on
the site of the new G. p. church. It
was torn down and removed about
twenty years ago, or more. K l..
Bigham lived nearly opposite r. w.
Wilson's. The house was moved away
about three years ago, separated and
put up in two buildings on West De-
pot street. Judge N. r. Black lived
in a small house little north of the
building now well known as the Black
house, and put up that building the
same year. j. T. Hoover and his
mother lived in the house opposite the
cemetery, and near Bigham's mill.
Berry S. Young lived lin long, two
story house that stood broadside along
the sidewalk Just west of the j. N.
Woods store building. A. d. Arm
staong lived where DR. j. w. Craw.
ford now lives A German shOema.
ker named Heiman lived in tall
building well known as "Old Tom"
chow it ever got such name | do not
know that stood directly on the street
about where r. E Bigham's store now
is. j. w. Rutherford lived in a
frame house about where Eddings
blacksmith shop now stands. William
Kinsey ran carding machine about
who're the residence of the late H. p.
Long stands, but can not say where
be lived.
The town school building was a
small frame concern, standing on the
sidesof the present residence of j. }
Bennett 1t continued to ba the only
achool building that the town had up
to the year 1869. - The old brick
church, standing in the edge of the
old cemetery was the only church
building here at that time. The Me
thodist church on Salem street was
built in 1874.
d w. Carter was county judg'
B. s. Young county clerk; S. Hodge
circuit clerk j. A. Yandell sheriff;
A. g. Gilbert jailer; j. W"Blue
county superinden,; r A, Walker
represented the county in the Legisla
ture.
The physicians Of the town were
II l. Leigh, Anthony II dgs AMI 7
l.. Dean.
The nearest steam mill to town a,
that time was small concern rua by
James Hoover, and stood On Gro, keC
creek just above the crossing of thu
Dycusburg road. Hartwell Hoover
ran a water mill on Crooked creek
about half mile below the Ford
|, Ferry road.