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„ PICTURE TAKEN ON THE WILUA.M ROHINSON FARM one-half mile south of Hakcr Garage in Gray Township. T'his picture was brought in by I'om Millar, Route 1, (iray-villc, and was taken on his grandfather Robinson’s farm many years ago. Mr. Robinson was the lather of Toni Millar's mother.Virginian Was Early Settler In Gray Township(Continued From Page 1)Grnyville from Albion and deal! in real estate.John B. Jolly was engaged in running a dry goods slorlt;\ with a man named Mayo, and ran a sawmill with Abner I a rev ami George M. Weed. Sam Orange opened a genera] store in 1850, and George Pope was in the wagon-making business in 1851.Frances M, Charles, descendant of Henry Charles who settled in White County in 1816, was a dentist. Dr. Loren Burdick began Hie practice of medicine in 1857 and operated a drug store witli Dr. Garrick. Dr. C. R. Smith began his practice* in Gravville in 1850. Ip 185S, Dr. E. V. Mitchell, physician and surgeon, Dr. James Stokes in 18(10, and Dr. F. Hutchinson traveling dentist, visited Grayvillo a n d made “mechanical teeth for the residents.On July 1, 1838 (lie first official mail was carried fromShawncelown. 111. to Vincennes. Indiana. Sam Martin, hostler for the Grayville hotel, a log structure at the corner of Main and North Streete, saws he well remembers the day. At 5 p.m. the horn was heard of flip approaching coach, coming from the south. A plank road from Gray, villo to Albion was commenced in 1850. hut was never completed. In 1 SAT the Grayville and Olney Stage Line had coaches leaving 'I' u e s d a y s, Wednesdays, and Saturday, and arriving on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings.always ahead of her quota, and the draft we a not used.This changed the town of Grayvillo, and Gray Township, as main- who left never returned, but in spite of this, the townrrew.The Evansville and Grayville Paekett Lino, with steamers using both the Ohio and Wahasll River for navigation, hauled freight and passengers in 1S5S. A now steam l'erry boat made regular trips from Grayville to Nev. Harmony. John II. Hugo ran this operation.War Volunteers When the Civil War started, in 18(11, many from Gray Township volunteered, and three companies were raised in While County,INTEGRITYENDURESRATHER WITH PEOPLE AND PLACES INWHITECOUNTYOR IN THE BUSINESS OF PHARMACY!CONGRATULATIONSrtw VrtTTBThe first correct map of the township was made in 1871, and a new school was built, of brick, in 187(1. William Gil vert and D. 8. Coulter, carpenters, and W. G. Wheatcroft, did the brick Work.The first railroad, one of two, arrived in 1880. In 1871 Capt. John Helm after following the sea for 15 years, returned to Grayville to look after his farming interests. His son, James M. Helm, graduated firm Annapolis, attained the rank of Rear Admiral, married Edith Bonham. Mis. Helm now lives in Washington. visiting Grayville regularly to see about farm and oil interests. She was social secretary for three presidents' wives. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt, and Mrs. Harry Truman.In 1883 the first sewer pipe was installed for the length of two blocks, also a bill was passed in this year to pay a pension of 88.00 a month to the survivors of the ones who lost their lives in the Black Hawk, Crock, Cherokee and Seminole Indian Wars.Install First LightsIn 1805 the first electric lights were installed, bridges built over the Bonpas and French Creeks, and it was now only ton hours from Grayville to Chicago, by train. The peaceful days of the “Gay Nineties prevailed after tlie turn of the century, farming was good, tloo mills were humming and in 1013 the Grayville Carnegie Library was built.Then came the war. World V-ar I. and the township furnished its quota of men for all branches of the service. After the A!:nIs!ice, and the men returned, Oxford Post No. 600 was formed, in 1020. later changed to the James M. Helm Post, in honor of Admiral Helm.Farming was the most important industry at this time, and the mills and elevators ran day and night. In 1925, the first paved highway, in 1920 the stock-market crash, closing both hanks, and as everywhere the economic situation was desperate. At the end of the 30’s came the oil boom and Grayville reached its peak in population.In 1041, Pearl Harbor, and awav to war again for the young men of the township.
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Thu, Dec 09, 1965
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