Covington Indiana a booming trade center of Fountain County
Covington a vibrant city of 9500 on the Big Four and Wabash railways boasts electric lights water works paved streets and thriving banks. The high school excels sending graduates to top colleges. Seven churches Masons Odd Fellows K of P and other clubs flourish as firms expand amid a building boom. Local jeweler Mr Lemp, resident 35 years, promotes monuments and monumental work and enjoys countywide support as The Republican highlights Covington as a premier Indiana town for home business and culture.
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Attia
Wabash R. R
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Masons
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Moden Woodmen
Red Men
Fountain Trust Co
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Covington Jewelers and Ost & Davis Grocery Store
The item describes a Covington jeweler on North Side Square and Ost and Davis as leading Covington grocers. It notes their extensive stock of watches clocks rings jewelry groceries tea coffee meats flour and a bakery with a neat, fresh display throughout the store.
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North Side Square
Covington
Ost & Davis
Peter Ost
Albert Davis
M. Boord Furniture Store Sparks Covington Trade History
The M Boord furniture store in Covington on the east side of the square builds the city’s trade in furniture carpets and Queensware. Founded in 1879 by Mr Boord it has grown to be a well known neighborhood staple through years of trade and reputation.
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Covington and
M. Boord
Boord
Board
Liberty Street
Perrysville
Fountain Trust Co Capital Stock and Services
Fountain Trust Co with capital of 25 000 operates in Covington and Perrysville offering deposits loans real estate insurance estates administration and guardianship services. Officers are W W Layton president Isaac N Dicken vice president and R W Miles secretary with a savings department and a Herrington time lock safe in a handsome building on Washington Street. Continued on Fourth Page.
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Fountain Trust Co
Savings Department
W. W. Layton
Isaac N. Dicker
R. W. Miles
M. Mayer, Sr
H. C. Yount
Isaac N. Dicken
John W. Frazier
John A. Dagger
Fountain Trust Company
Covington Firms Highlight Local Trade Leaders
The passage praises a Covington business established in 1559 on the north side of the public square. Both partners are respected throughout the county as honorable citizens, with J. C. Jones overseeing a 4 to 5 foot storefront and a thriving trade.
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Covington
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Progressive
Ross Town
Icic
Tobling
Fountain County Court House
Light and Water Plant
the New Presbyterian Church
Alphonse Lemp
Grocers and Bakers
M. Board
Isaac N Dick
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Ington and
V. E. Livengood
J. C. Jones
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