. The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . isha C. B. l-ithian has so directedhis business aftairs that he has prospered inhis undertakings and to-day he is one of themost extensive landowners of \ermilioncounty. He is also one of its pioneer citi-zens, for his l)irth occurred November 8,1837, in Danville, when that city was Init avillage. His parents were Dr. ^^illiam andOrlethea T. (Berry) Fithian, who are men-tioned elsewhere in this \olume. The sonpursued his early education in a little logbuilding called the Williams school, his firstteacher being a Scotchman named Robin-so
. The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . isha C. B. l-ithian has so directedhis business aftairs that he has prospered inhis undertakings and to-day he is one of themost extensive landowners of \ermilioncounty. He is also one of its pioneer citi-zens, for his l)irth occurred November 8,1837, in Danville, when that city was Init avillage. His parents were Dr. ^^illiam andOrlethea T. (Berry) Fithian, who are men-tioned elsewhere in this \olume. The sonpursued his early education in a little logbuilding called the Williams school, his firstteacher being a Scotchman named Robin-son. He was not only a good instructor,but he also exemplified his belief in the oldadage spare the rod and spoil the was a subscription school and theteacher boarded around in the homes ofthe different pupils. Later Mr. Fithian wasa student in the White Seminary, a Presby-terian institution, where he forsome time, acquiring a good English edu-cation. -\fter comjileting his school duties heentered the general store of his father in. E C. B FIT UNIVERSITY Of ILLIMOIS THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 2; I Damille, remaining there tor aljout a tlien came lo tlie farm in Oakwoodtownship, for he l)ehe\e(l that the ontdoorlife woiiid ])ro\c lienetlcial to his faihnghealtli. He took charge of his fathers farmof thirty-se\en hunihed acres, \ery httle ofwiiich was at that time under cidti\ Fithian Itegaii hreaking the jirairie. us-ing five or si.\ yoke of to a breakingjilow whicli would turn a furrow of twenty-two inches. Pie broke a thotisand acres inthis way. l)iit nuicli of it had to be gone o\eragain, often as many as three cir four times,for there had been no ditching done and thewarm water would again start the prairiegrasses. Finally .Mr. Mthian ga\e tip theattempt to transform into cultivable fieldsthe low land and used it as pasture. Heturned his attention to the stock lousinesson an extensi\e scale. His father was alarge stock man antl he h
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