Historical sketches and reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana . store kept by Myer Seatoii. Leaving Centervillemy route took in Jacksonburgh, Nettle Creek (since ), Boyds, on Flat Rock, New Caslle, Middle,town, , Ainicrsoiitoivii, as it was then called, Pen-dleton and Noblesville. Five days were allowed in which tomake the trip in eacli week, Siituiday and Sunday being daj-sfor rest. The late William Silver, of Pendleton, but then re- HISTOHV OF MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA. 147 siding at New Castle, was the contractor who furnished ahorse and subsistance, with ify
Historical sketches and reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana . store kept by Myer Seatoii. Leaving Centervillemy route took in Jacksonburgh, Nettle Creek (since ), Boyds, on Flat Rock, New Caslle, Middle,town, , Ainicrsoiitoivii, as it was then called, Pen-dleton and Noblesville. Five days were allowed in which tomake the trip in eacli week, Siituiday and Sunday being daj-sfor rest. The late William Silver, of Pendleton, but then re- HISTOHV OF MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA. 147 siding at New Castle, was the contractor who furnished ahorse and subsistance, with ify a niontii as mv compensation. CHKSTERl- lELD. In the fall of 1884, Chestertiekl was probably a place oftnore importance than it is at this day, for Allen Makepeacehad the best store and largest trade in the county, and gener-ally was recognized as one of the best merchants in the man of genial address, he never failed to attract people tohis store. His father, then an elderly gentleman, was thepostmaster to whom I delivered tiie mail, ami William Dilts. HON. .MARTIN L. BINUV, WHO CARKIKD THE .MAIL TOANDERSON IN 1834. had a large brick house which he used as a dwelling for hisfamily- and likewise to entertain the public, and there I stoppedfor dinner twice a week. I can never forget the family andthe kindness with which they always treated me,.though Iwas a mere boy. ANDERSON, At the time I name, might have had a population of 150 peo-ple, but the site was a great hazel thicket, through which nar- 148 HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA. row roads had been cut to enable teams to pass, but on eitherside of which a person could hide in the bushes in a few become invisible. The physical condition of the town hadnot improved since the Indians left it a few years before. Ithad long been an Indian town, where, tradition tells us, thegreat warrior, Tecumseh, was born and spent his county seat had been removed from the thriving townof Pendleton to Anderson
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