. History of Tennessee, from the earliest time to the present; together with an historical and a biographical sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore counties;. gins was the first merchant in Winchester, and sold his goods in a logcabin. The next merchants were Col. Crabb, Hayter, Spyker and Daugherty, and fol-lowing them were the Decherds, Tom Pryor, Alfred Henderson, Tom Wilson, Joe Klep-per, Mark Hutchins and Mr. Blackwood. The first saloon or grocery where liquors weresold was kept by Daniel Eanes & Son, between 1810 and 1830. The town grew rapidly atits commencement, and by an act of
. History of Tennessee, from the earliest time to the present; together with an historical and a biographical sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore counties;. gins was the first merchant in Winchester, and sold his goods in a logcabin. The next merchants were Col. Crabb, Hayter, Spyker and Daugherty, and fol-lowing them were the Decherds, Tom Pryor, Alfred Henderson, Tom Wilson, Joe Klep-per, Mark Hutchins and Mr. Blackwood. The first saloon or grocery where liquors weresold was kept by Daniel Eanes & Son, between 1810 and 1830. The town grew rapidly atits commencement, and by an act of the General Assembly of the State, passed October28, 1813, Ralph Crabb, Jonathan Spyker, James S. M. Wherter, James Estill and JamesRussell were appointed commissioners for the purpose of regulating the town, with au-thority to levy and collect taxes and compel the inhabitants to work on the streets andalleys. The first doctors were Higgius and Kincaid. In 1816 the learned Dr. WallisEstill came from Virginia and located here. He soon rose to eminence, particularly as asurgeon, and did nearly all the surgical practice in the county for nearly fifty FRANKLIN COUNTY. FRANKLIN COUNTY. 797 Soon thereafter his brother, William Estill and Dr. John Fitzpatrick, of Virginia settledin Winchester, and both became prominent physicians. The latter died in 1854, and theformer in 1874. Soon after the town was laid out a hotel was erected opposite the Ballard House, andwas for many years headquarters tor the stage route. The site is now vacant. The Bal-lard House was built about 1830, and the block on the opposite corner about 1833. By anact of the General Assembly passed August 20, 1823, Winchester was incorporated,and the town council given full power to enact all ordinances necessary to restrain viceand immorality and to otherwise govern the town. As early as 1826 or 1827 a branch ofthe State Bank was established in the brick building still standing opposite the south-east corner o
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