a few years it had considerable trade; but as soon as Ontario was laid out as the railroad town, New Philadelphia improved but little
There is a creamery at Ames owned by Mr. Burgess, but is about to sell to Mr. Hawley, of Colo, for $4,000. Have no report as to its business.
There is a creamery at Kelley under the control of the Boardman Brothers or Mr. Wortman.
Kelley was laid off as a town April, 1875, on the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter section 32, township 83, range 24.
There is a stone quarry about thirty rods southeast from west quarter section corner, section 4, township 83, range 24.
The Tile factory is controlled and owned by C. S. Giddings. This factory turns out about 150,000 tiles and about 50,000 brick during the season. See "Tile Factories."
An addition to Kelley in the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 5, township 82, range 24, gives a share of the town to Palestine Township. There is a good elevator at Kelley, and is operated by steam.
Those who ship stock and grain are named as follows:
William Clark, Ross Mason, Henry Wilson, Mr. McCoy, John T. Gray, Perkins & Son, Cook & Shields, and perhaps others.
Those who raise and feed stock may be, in part, the following:
A. J. Graves, C. S. Giddings, Lyman Crane, H. F. Woodruff, John J. Keigley, Asa F. Eastwood, Richard Jones, W. H. Johnson, Amos Hurst, William SCOTT, Prosper Templeton, Edwin Rex, Henry Keltner, C. G Leesing, John Brumigin, Isaac Thomas, Wm. Beedle, T. J. Keigley and Albert Slater.
A list of farmers, mechanics and others of energy and stir is here appended, viz:
J. J. Keiglev, Z. T. Jones, A. G. Jones, J. Rex, Wm. Beedle, F. M. Finch, W. A. Gossard, I. B. McElyea, W. H. Fitchpatrick John H. Keigley, Daniel McCarthy, Henry McCarthy, Parley Sheldon, L. Q. Hoggatt, Milo McCartney, Michael Price, W. H. Foster, E. Thurman, T. B. Keeney, J. M. Stark, Wm. Menhenet, W. F. McCarthy, J. F. Long, H. Christman, E. B. Plumb, J. A. Gunder, Jas. Hutchinson, M. Roberts. L. Rozenfeldt and A. McFarlane.
Business men of Ames, Ontario and Kelley will be found in their respective Directories. See "Directory."
The first post-master in Washington Township was Dr. Bullman, post-master at New Philadelphia. He was succeeded by W. H. Foster, then Dr. Sharper, then W. H. Foster, then Hiram