Croquis historiques et souvenirs du comté de Madison, Indiana . comme il pouvait les avaler, jusqu'à ce que le hewould obtenir biling avant de quitter le comptoir. Il est resté là il y a plusieurs années et est maintenant mort. John Young et les chiens d'origine histried font partie de l'histoire d'Andersons. HENRY WHITMORE, LE PLUS ANCIEN PEDDLER DE L'HORLOGE. C'est le but des auteurs d'éviter, autant que possible, l'écriture de biographies dans ce volume, mais il y a 25 386 HISTOIRE DU COMTÉ DE MADISON. Indiana. Quelques personnes dans le comté, qui représentent certaines étapes de l'histoire de la communauté, et des industries particulières et des lignes de busine

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Historical sketches and reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana . as he could swallow them, until hewould get biling over before he left the counter. He lefthere several years ago and is now dead. John Young and histrained dogs are a part of Andersons history. HENRY WHITMORE, THE OLDEST CLOCK PEDDLER. It is the purpose of the writers to, as much as possible, avoid the writing of biographies in this volume, but there are 25 386 HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY. INDIANA. a few people in the county, who represent certain stages ofthe history of the community, and particular industries andlines of business, that without a brief statement of the livesand achievements of these individuals the story would be in-complete. Again it is but proper to plant here and there a monu-ment or a mile-stone to commemorate the old-timers memory, and to hand down to the coming generation the fact thatthese honored and worthy people once lived and were thecentral figures of civilization as well as the propellers of thewheels of trade; that the places they filled in the commercial. HENRY WHITMORE. world were as high and honorable as those of the magnates oftraffic of the present day. Although there were no Goulds orVanderbilts then, there were men who wielded a mighty in-fluence in the world of business, and had their days of thriftand progress in the same proportion with their limited meansat hand as do the giants of to-day. One of the once noted and highly lucrative businesses of ageneration past and gone, was that of clock peddling. Someof the most wealthy and highly respected men on the Americancontinent were once clock peddlers. No less a personage thanP. T. Barnum, the great showman, was once a thriving ped-dler of clocks, and laid the foundation of his princely fortunein this occupation. HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA. 887 In Madison county nov lives the oldest clock peddler inthe United States. And it is with great pleasure that we presenthim to our readers in the person of Wr. Henry

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