Newton County IN Archives History - Businesses .....Kent Station 1868
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Book Title: H. C. Chandler & Co.'s Business Directory For Indiana

KENT STATION.

The capitol of Newton county, on the Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central
railroad, fifty-six miles from Logansport and four from the Illinois state line.
It is surrounded by a rich and well cultivated country. Large quantities of
grain and stock are shipped from this place annually It was laid out as a town
in 1860 aid now numbers about 600 inhabitants. It has three churches, two
hotels, good graded schools, &c. It also has two weekly newspapers, which
receive a liberal support, and are adding much toward building up the place,
both morally and intellectually.

Attorneys,
HEKVEY 0 P. See card 
ROSE WM C. See card 
SPOTSWOOD J B 
WALLACE JAMES. See card

Billiard Saloon.
Nichols P & J

Blacksmiths,
Kite M 
Learning C 
Parker Peter

Boots and Shoes,
Hubertz John 
Rettinger C

Carpenters and Builders.
Hawkins B 
Prue Charles 
Sager David 
Van Dyke John

Claim Agent. 
WALLACE JAMES. See card

Drugs and Medicines.
Phelps & Lewis
SMITH & WAEBEN. See card

Dry Goods,
ROSS & PERRY

General Stores.
Arnout & Bro 
Cones C B 
Kent A J
Root Sylvester

Groceries and Provisions.
Allan D H 
Cunningham & Bro 
Friday G W 
HIXSON J A 
Williams & Park

Harness and Saddles. 
Vanatta J R

Hotel.
Jones & Bro, props

Land Agency.
WALLACE JAMES. See card

Machinist. 
Presher J

Newspapers.
Newton County Gazette, J B Conner, editor and prop
NEWTON DEMOCRAT, J B Spotswood, editor. See card

Physicians.
Beckner J F 
Hatch J A

Postmaster.
Peacock John

Railroad Agent.
Lucius Radcliff

Restaurant. 
Nichols P & J, props

Sewing Machines.
Weed Sewing Machine Co, A J Kent, agt

Tinsmith. 
Smith D W

Wagonmakers.
Kite M 
Learning C 
Parker Peter


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