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A Brief Historical Sketch of the Pioneers Who Made Their Homes in This BeautifulValley1 Tqrttitr With n Anaait *f the (InwU ait fratprti #f the Iwnj T*h* jf William.In the year 1*17. Isaac* Williams with his family, left his home near Knoxville, Tenn.,and. traveling northward in the newly created State of Indiana chose for his future home a beautiful location on the north bank of White riyer near the foot of a small valley, which stretched away northward. This valley is bounded on either side by high bluffs—as if, in the pre-historic days, a river of great volume and vast proportions had poured its torrents down where the fertile farms of the Williams settlement were one day to yield their abundant crops and enrich their possessors. Isaac Williams built a small log cabin on the tract of land ho had chosen and was then prepared to endure the hardships and fight the battles incident to the life of a pioneer. In this home were born and reared a large family, the sons being Gar- j ret, Richard, Pryor, Abel, Dixon, A. J., Elcana and Bartemus, and the daughters being Mahal a and Cornelia; all of this family settled in the vicinity of the old homestead except Elcana. who ! became quite noted as a physician and practiced his profession in the city of Cincinnati. To show how the Williams family multiple ed, w*e might follow the second generation from the parent stock as follows: The living children of Garret Williams are, Lewis R., Zachanah T., Alice, wife of Michael Stipp, Amelia, wife of W. T. Mitchell, Clarinda, wife of Godlove Bossert, and Emily, wife of Dode Short; the living children of Richard are, C. P., Canaan, Tilghman, William M., Susan, wife of H. H. Chase, Masina Rebecca, wTife of Jacob Bossert, Cornelia, wife of A. D. Hinshawr and Olivia, wife of J. T. Leonard; the children of Pryor now living are. Dr. Abraham, James K., Lucy, wife of j Elijah Crawford and Jane, wife of Lewis Reynolds; the children of Dixon are, Rufus, Giles, Emily, wife of David Kern, Minerva, wife of George Kern and Serema, wife of David Sears; Dr. Elcana has but one child living, Mary bell, wife of Henry Sturgiss; the children of Bartemus, now living are, Isaac, Richard, Bartemus, Cornelia and Sapora.Another of the early settlers of this section was William Cox, wrho moved with his family from North Carolina and entered a farm at the place whgre the town of Williams is now located— at least, the town is built on a part of bisold homestead. William Cox died about 1866. He is represented by his son Alexander Cox, who is still living on the farm north of the town of Williams, and who has been one of the most enterprising and useful citizens of that locality. The childen of Alexander Cox are, Henry, a worthy and prominent citizen, wTho lives near the old homestead, and Jane, who is the wife of H. T. Pitman, ex-trustee of Indian Creek township.We found in Obed Lamb, who lives up the valley Sfeout a mile and a half from Williams, anoth-Mrs. Lydia O. Baker, nee Bossert, was appointed postmistress at Williams on tins Is!day of May 191.John \V. Felt nor is host at tin Williams hotel. He began business May 6, 1*91. and scons tlt; be doing a good business.Baker A Norman have a genera store in the old Henry Cox stand They began business here abor lt;hristmas and have good pros peets of success.Dr. L. A. Condeo has been practicing medicine here for two years past. He is a physician ofexperience and ability.William Lewis is selling groceries and provisions.K. M. McCurdy owns a general store and deals in wagons, buggies and farm implements. E. Cooper is his business mana-RhJrl•raeror.geruvr•d:Besult;TlibriMilM. Short and J. S. Mavity doblacksmithing for the surrounding country.John and J. T. White own and operate a saw mill. They located at Williams in June 18(J0.Lcamon Cooper is proprietor of the Williams planing mill, saw mill and wood works. He deals in all kinds of moulding.brackets, Ac., for a house and in rough and sawed lumber. Began business Sept. 1*91.Elias Wright is a carpenter; as is also Wm. Hall.Mose Roberts is proprietor of a butcher shop.Many believe that the chancesare good for finding a good ledge of oolitic limestone near Williams, and that numerous quarries may yet add to the business interests of the place.Iron ore *s found in abundance near Williams, and was at one time mined quite extensively here and shipped to Shoals to be smelted. It is not unlikely that this industry may be revived and become important.Bepi;caedM\vlt;I M3st;VIlt;naI6tlrotoIhDianfirbifawln-il-e,rew-v-uttsmr-DneeLEESVILLE.Farmers are busy sowing oats.Miss Florence Zollrnan. of Mc-dora, was visiting relatives here last week.W. R. Holland went to Bedford on Wednesday of last week.Miss Olive Holland, who has been attending school at Danville, Ind., returned home on Tuesday of last week.Miss Hannah Darr is very low with hemorrhage of the lungs.Miss Minnie Sluder went to Freetown on Saturday of last week, where she will attend the normal the coming spring.Mr. and Mrs. Scott Plummer were visiting Martin Hughes and daughter on Monday of last week.arMcltlictTinhiai.borlt;tlt;aCMiss Florence Hughes was the guest of Miss Vean Tharp last Wednesday afternoon.W. D. McHargue went to Bed* ford on Thursday of last week.M rs. Sarah Woolery was visiting the family of Isaac Woolery on Monday evening of last week.M. H. Smith is suffering fromrheumatism.EvhVfcI1f11eMiss Do vie McHargue, who has been teaching school in Daviess county the past winter, returned home on Thursday of last week, accompanied by her cousin. Miss Lula Rink, of Plain-ville, Ind.ctlt;iiMr. and Mrs. J. C. Todd w’ere visiting the family of M. H. Goldsmith last Sunday.Rev. Winn preached at the M. E. church last Sunday.JIk lapertiRt DirTereaee.To make it apparent to thousands, who think themselves ill, that they are not affected with auy disease, but that the system simply needs cleansing, is to bring cnmfort home to theirr-er-•olitheaits as a costive condition is■other descendant of one of the I easil-v cured usinS S*ruP of pioneer settlers. He is a sonoflFiSs' Manufactured by the Cali-nosr-onIsaiah Lamb, who located here in 1820. Obed was born, in 1835, on the farm where he now resides.The Williams settlement has long been noted for the wealth, enterprise and high moral tone er of its citizens, and has wielded a great deal of influence for the good of the county. The village of Williams was not important prior to the building of the E. R. railway; but since this wasconstructed it has sprulSj)* intolife and activity and gives promise of becoming a place of considerable size and importance. Some idea of the growth of the place may be obtained from the fact that, within the past two years, there have* been built in the town twenty-four dwelling houses, one miliner shop, a post-office building, one grist mill,one three*story brick store-room, one church, one carpenter shop, one planing and saw mill, one ha ware and farming implement wrare house.Those engaged in business at Williams are: The Williams Mil-.ornia Fig Syrup Co.oriir-onihe-hetnder.or-theto er-on ere ren ok, 2d.The complete novel in Lippjn-cotts Magazine for April, “But Men Must Work,” is by the well-known and popular author, Rosa Nouchette Carey. In it the narrator, as visiting governess andpresiding genius, digs her way into the family secret, and at last banishes the family skeleton.In the Athletic Series, Juiian Hawthorne sounds the praises of walking, which he considers the only proper mode of locomotion, and C. Davis English expounds mysteries of Four-in-Hand Driv-ing.In the Journalist Series, Melville Philips tells us that the Literary Editor is much less freqent than wre commonly suppose, and gives some odd samples of his experiences.The Countess Norraikow gives a brief history of the leading Nihilists, and traces the famine in Russia to heavy taxes and mis-govemment.‘‘Milk for Babes,” a short but important article, by Mrs. Louise
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Bedford Mail
Bedford, Indiana, US
Fri, Mar 25, 1892
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