History of Vermilion County, together with historic notes on the Northwest, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic, though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources . built by his father as a residence when he firstcame here. F. L. Dougherty built the first elevator in 1859, whichwas burned in 1862, and he then built the present one. JosephDoughertys residence was burned in 1867. Another fire, probably in1866, burned the entire wooden row on the east side of Main burned Aldridges and Heistenels buildings, News d
History of Vermilion County, together with historic notes on the Northwest, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic, though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources . built by his father as a residence when he firstcame here. F. L. Dougherty built the first elevator in 1859, whichwas burned in 1862, and he then built the present one. JosephDoughertys residence was burned in 1867. Another fire, probably in1866, burned the entire wooden row on the east side of Main burned Aldridges and Heistenels buildings, News drug store, andsome other small buildings. A fellow by the name of Crawford conceived the idea that here?would be a right smart chance to sell whisky, so he supplied him-self with a little stock of choice native and foreign forty rod, in-stant death, linger long and other choice brands. Messrs. Allenand Catlett, thinking to convert the chap from the evil of his ways,made a bargain with him to buy his stock, provided he would discon-tinue business permanently. Mrs. Crawford, however, when being interviewed, separate and aside from her husband, would not consentto the bargain, and Allen had to make the best of so one-sided a bar- M. JjgSL, W-A V? *€ir \
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