Henry
County Cities & Towns
Henry
County Cities & Towns
Transcribed f rom the 1881-82 Kentucky State Gazetteer and Business Directory, Vol. III
Reynolds Historical Genealogy Collection
Allen County Public Library, 900 Webster Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46801
Published by R. L. Polk & Co. and A. C. Danser
New information from the 1879 Kentucky Gazetteer has been added and can be seen in red.
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EMINENCE A station on the Lexington branch of the L. C. & L. R.R., is located in the southern part of Henry county, 4 miles south of New Castle, the seat of justice, 40 from Louisville, 54 from Lexington and 25 from Frankfort and is in the midst of one of the finest agriculture regions in the State. A Baptist seminary and the Eminence College are located here, and 5 churches are sustained; a flour mill, a bank, a weekly newspaper, a distillery, a carriage factory, a good race-track and fair ground, a first-class brick hotel, and a fine opera hall are also here. A large wholesale liquor business is transacted here by Messrs. Hudson & Gould. Messrs. Eddy & Berry are a well-known firm, who make collections a specialty; and Messrs. Miles Bros. Blacksmithing and agricultural implement works are also worthy of mention. A good opening is presented here for a tobacco factory, as this neighborhood is said to raise the finest tobacco in the State. Daily stage communication with Newcastle; fare $.50 Population 1,500. Express Adams. Telegraph W. U. Daily mail. Mrs. H. [Hattie] A. McRoberts, postmaster. |
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Business Directory Allen, Rev. Moses, Col'd, Baptist Bradley Richard, tailor Brewer Misses V. & R., milliners Bright, Edward, physician Brown L.E., dentist Caseldine J. W. & Co., furniture Caseldine, Crabb & Maddox, livery and sale stable Caseldine & Morris, livery stable Castleman C. W., insurance agent Clifford B. F., carriages Cohen Phillip M., general store Courtney P. R., veterinary surgeon Crabb Wm. B., stock dealer Crutcher Rev. S. W. (Christian) Deposit Bank of Eminence; cap. $86,100, surplus $13,700. James S. Bassett, pres; Wm. B. Wilson, cashier Dix Dr. Dandy L., Prin. Baptist Seminary Drane & Co., flour mill Dreiss N. & Son, general store Duval E. D., dentist Eddy Marselus S., saloon Eddy Marselus S., town marshal Eddy & Berry, (M. S. Eddy, John M. Berry), general collecting agents. All collections placed in our hands will receive prompt attention. (See adv.) Edwards Wm. O., boots and shoes Ervin Rev. Wm., (Presbyterian) Fible & Crabb, distillers Fitman Christopher, carriage-trimmer Foree, Francis M., blacksmith Frend & Moody, grocers Frend John, groceries Frend & Gering, carriage & wagonmakers Frend John & Co., carriage-makers Gering Max & Co., wagon-makers Giltner W. S., pres. Eminence College Gossom, Thomas A., wagonmaker Griffin Isaac, saddles and harness Guthrie John S., lumber, shingles and coal Harding John, lawyer Harris James A., saloon Haymaker John W., general store Helburn Mrs. R [K]., dry goods Helm Wm. S., Proprietor Helm Hall (See adv.) [Helm Hall was an Opera House] Hobb, David J., Jeweler Holland, G. Allison, local editor The Constitutionalist Holland Wm. A., prop. Constitutionalist Holmes & Thomas, stoves and tinware Hudson & Gould, successors to Fible & Crabb and Williams & Hudson) wholesale Liquor Dealers. Fible & Crabb Whiskey a Specialty. Jemison Wm. A., physician Jones E. D., Justice of the Peace Jones E. D. & W. N., Proprietors of Moody House (See adv.) |
King Gideon, insurance McCarty, Jerry, billiard saloon McDonald, John H., lawyer McMann G. & A., carpenters McRoberts Mrs. Hattie, postmaster McRoberts John, druggist Maddox Wm. K., saloon, Maddox House Miles C. W. & Bro. (Charles W. and John M.), wagon-makers and blacksmiths and dealers in Vernon Chilled Plows, Climax Steel Plows, Road and Spring Wagons, Harrows, Cultivators and Farming Implements. Blacksmithing thoroughly and cheaply done at short notice. Horse-shoeing promptly executed and satisfaction guaranteed. Miller Lilburn, groceries Moody Edward R., druggist Moody House, E. D. & W. N. Jones, Proprietors (See adv.) Moody R. [Richard] W., confectionery and hardwareMoody & Fisner, druggists Morris John A., Station Agt. And Manager Western Union Telegraph Co. and Telephone Exchange Morrison, William M., confectioner Morrison Mrs. Ellen, confectioner Obannon, James, barber Ossman Louis, shoemaker Patterson, James H., city marshal Petty, Rev. Albert S., Principal Baptist Seminary Pinkerton, Lewis L., physician Porter Chilton S., druggist Porter N., physician Pointer Rev. W. T. (Methodist) Ransdell Wm. [William] T., saddles and harnessRapp Peter, butcher Rees John N., groceries and hardware Rees, J. T. & Bro., groceries & hardware Rees Joseph T., general store Rees Wm. T., physician Rice Thomas W., police judge Segler, Mrs. Z., millinery Salen Rev. L. H., (Baptist) Selby Benjamin, lawyer Sigel John, bakery Smith Wm. A., Jeweler and Silversmith and dealer in watches, clocks and jewelry (See adv.) Spradling and Bentley, barbers Sprenger George, shoemaker Stark Wm. E., builder and coal Stewart Wm. T., photographer Tandy & Homes, stoves, tinware, grates & mantles, guttering & roofing mnfrd. to order Thomson John B., blacksmith Thorn Wm. P., lawyer Thornton John M., sale-stable Tinsley, John E., groceries Todd Orrin D., physician Turner, Prof. B. P., principal Turner's Academy Tutt, Mrs. M. J., undertaker Tutt Mrs. M. J., boarding house VanMetter, Rev., Methodist Walsh, Edwin P., dry goods White, Mrs. W. J., boarding house Williams Wm. T., saloon Wilson James H., insurance Wood, Rev. William, Presbyterian Woodard, Thornton & Giltner, livery and sale stables
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