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

Wilson building west of the court
house as a residence and book store,
and was postmaster. Thee merch-
ants carried general stocks, except
Perkins, who confined himself exclu-
sively to books; CLARK, who ran q
drug store, and Hoover, who handled
groceries and liquors, In the follow
ing fall j. w, Rutherford put IN a
stock of groceries in the building
known as the Woods old stand, just
south of the Marion hotel.
That building is said to have been
one of the first houses ever put up in
the town of Salem, was removed and
put up here in the early days of the
town, and was torn down few
months ago to make room for the new
brick building recently put up by
Messrs. Morse, Perry and Lloyd.
The Marion Hotel, then called the
"Brick Tavern" was run by Warren
Wager, and the "White Tavern" on
the corner now occupied by Hubbard
d Mcconnell, was operated by j. g.
Henson. The last named tavern was
destroyed by fire in March, 1876; the
lot stood vacant for about ten years,
and was called the burned district.
j. w. Adams conducted the only
blacksmith shop in the town; the shop
stood few feet west of Mrs. Lovin GO
millinery store on Salem street. A
mound is plainly visible where the
old forge stood. The old log Jail stood
a little west of the shop, about where
the Methodist church now stands. Mr.
Adams then lived in house just
north of Olives furniture store, and
few years afterward built the house
now occupied by j. H. Ainsworth.
r. G. Stewart lived IN the Stewart
building west of the court house, and
the house standing between that bull
ding AID Salem street now used by
Henry Bros. as a marble shop, was
occupied by j. NJ. Steele, carpenter
and brother in law to our fellow
tewnsman, G. G. Hammond. Mr..
Steele, either IN that or the following
year, built two stoiy frame residence
on Ford's Ferry street, and in 1862
sold it to j. II. Walker, who has own
ed ever since and occupied it nearly
all the time.
The residences on Salem street af
ter passing Mr.. Steele's were "Aunt
Matilda Threlkelds" about in front Of
G. S. Nunn's residence; @ G. Big.
ham, where w. d. Wallingford now
lives; ID. N. Stinson, on the present
site of M. H. Weldon's residence; Da
vid Bourland's house, now occupied
by Mr.. Toylar. think DIR. L. L.
Dean lived there then, but of that ]
am not certain. j. W. Blue lived
where he lives now, bat has rebuilt
twice since then-on ce in 1861, anC
again in 1877.
r. f. Haynes lived in large from
house nearly opposite Mr.. Blues; he
sold out to s. Hodge year or two
after the war; Mr.. Hodge lived there
until the house was destroyed by fir,
in 1881.
So much for the residences on Sa-
lem street. The house occupied b.
"Aunt Matilda" was torn down abou
twenty years ago, and the Stinsor
house was destroyed by fire five or ST,
years ago, after which Mr.. Weldon
built the house now occupied by him
The residences on Fords Ferry
street we're the house now occupied b.
Charles Evans, where Worthipgtol
Carnahan then lived; Il log cabin
standing on the RICH, of the ros,
about opposite &, q Hammond, anc
an old frame house then in state Q
dilapidation, standing on the elevs
ton now occupied by the residence {
j. r. Finley and l.. II James; the
-ometim es called IT the Calvert hous