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 . effort of those who had her best interests at heart wasto combine these three and condense the business as much as possibleon Main street, so that now her finest structures are found on thatstreet. The buildings which were put up by Snell, Taylor & Co. have gone into disuse. The HibbardHouse, at the time of its building,was the finest hotel in the county,and
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 . effort of those who had her best interests at heart wasto combine these three and condense the business as much as possibleon Main street, so that now her finest structures are found on thatstreet. The buildings which were put up by Snell, Taylor & Co. have gone into disuse. The HibbardHouse, at the time of its building,was the finest hotel in the county,and the stores are almost all unoc-cupied. The line of Market streethas been pretty nearly abandoned bythe mercantile gentlemen, althoughsome good stores remain there. Thefine bank building built by in 1S76 is 24x60, brick,two stories and basement. It is avery neat building, nicely trimmed,and is occupied by Mr. McFerren asa bank, and with his partner, as areal estate office, and by H. H. Dyer as a law office, on the main entire basement is occupied by the Chronicle office editorialand press rooms. Above, the Masonic fraternity have an elegantlodge-room. The building cost $5,000, and is the finest building in. M FERREN S BANK BUILDING. GRANT TOWNSHIP. 719 town. W. R. Clark and Dr. T. J. Roof built, in 1877, the two-storybrick double store across the street, west from the bank. It is 50 x 100,occupied by the proprietors below, and by the Odd-Fellows over , and as a public hall over Mr. Clarks. The building cost$7,500. Thomas Hoopes, the same year, built the double brick storenorth of the bank. It is 45 x 80, and occupied for stores below andoffices above. It cost $7,000. The little city contains a number ofother substantial business houses and residences that would appearrespectable in any town in the west. WEAVER CITY. A city which came into being and disappeared without a history,was laid out by George Weaver where the L. B. & M. railroad crossesthe
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