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��HISTORY OF EICHLAND COUNTY.

��S. B. Sturges, $8,504 ; S. B. Witter, $7,921 ;, Dr. J. A. Jones, $7,350 ; John Wood, $7,343 ; A. L. Grimes, $6,427 ; E. Sturges, Sr., $6,126 ; E. H. Reese, $5,469 ; John S. Blymyer, $4,908 ; D. Sturges, $4,555, and many others from $1,000 to $4,000.

The following summary is taken from the Mansfield Business Directory for 1869, and gives a correct idea of the business of the cit}^ at that date : There were fourteen churches ; three banks ; four Masonic and three Odd Fel- lows" lodges ; a Young Men's Christian Associ- ation ; a Philharmonic Society ; a gas com- pany ; a cemetery association ; six public buildings and halls ; three manufacturers of agricultural implements ; twenty attorneys at law ; five bakers ; five barbers ; three billiard saloons ; six blacksmiths ; nineteen boarding- houses ; three dealers in books and stationery, one wholesale ; one book-bindery ; two whole- sale boot and shoe houses ; twelve boot and shoe manufacturers and dealers ; three brew- eries ; eight brickmakers ; one candy manu- facturer ; twelve carpenters and builders ; one carpet store ; four carriage manufacturers ; one importer of china, glass and queensware ; two cigar-makers ; four dealers in clothing ; three dealers in coal and wood ; four confectioneries ; five coopers ; five dentists ; five dressmakers ; five druggists ; one wholesale dry goods and notions ; eight dry goods, wholesale and retail ; two dry goods, groceries and general merchan- dise ; one dyer and renovator ; one eating sa- loon ; one egg-packer ; one manufacturer of en- gines and boilers ; two dealers in fancy goods ; one flouring-mill ; one dealer in flour and feed ; one dealer in furnishing goods ; two foundries ; four furniture dealers ; one furrier ; three whole- sale groceries ; twenty-five retail groceries ; one gunmaker ; two hardware stores, wholesale and retail ; two wholesale hats, caps and furs, four retail ; eight hotels ; one hoop-skirt fac- tor}- ; four insurance agents ; one dealer in leather and findings ; six livery-stables ; two

��dealers in lumber ; one machine-shop ; two marble-works ; seven butchers ; five merchant tailors ; three dealers in millinery goods, two wholesale ; five milliners ; two dealers in musi- cal instruments ; two news-depots ; two news- papers and printing offices ; thirteen notaries public ; one wholesale notion house ; two nurse- ries ; one manufacturer of blacking ; four paint- ers ; one wholesale paper house ; one paper- mill ; three photographers ; twenty-one physi- cians ; two planing-mills ; two plow manufact- urers ; two produce and commission dealers ; five restaurants ; three dealers in saddles and harness ; one dealer in saddlery and coach- trimmings ; twenty-two saloons ; two saw-mills ; one sash, blind and door manufacturer ; five dealers in sewing machines ; one silver-plater ; one spring-bed maker ; one stencil-cutter ; four dealers in stoves and tinware ; three tanners and curriers ; one dealer in tobacco and cigars ; one trunk-maker ; one umbrella-maker ; four wagon-makers ; four dealers in watches and jewelr}^ ; two dealers in wall-paper ; one dealer in wines, liquors and cigars ; one wood-turner ; three dealers in wool ; one dealer in worsted goods.

The directory also names fift}- streets.

Among other public enterprises during these prosperous years, was the organization of a library association, which occurred November 3, 1865. Hon. John Sherman forwarded a large collection of books and public documents for that purpose. The first meeting was held in Vance & Daily's office, and the temporary officers were Rev. J. W. Osborn, Chairman, and L. D. M3'ers, Secretary. The committee to obtain lecturers were L. B. Matson, ]M. Wordon and 0. H. Booth. The Committee on Perma- nent Organization were L. B. Matson, J. H. Reed, W. S. Hickox, J. P. Vance and J. M. Jolly. The permanent officers elected were : H. Colby, President ; Rev. T. K. Davis, Vice President ; L. D. M3'ers, Recording Secretary, 0. H. Booth, Corresponding Secretary ; J. H.

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