City Directories and History: 1908 – Saxby Chaplin and his wife T.D. with daughters: Ethel L., (Spencer and Dunlap), Eunice (teacher), Maude (5th Grade at Central School) 1917 – Mrs. T.D. Chaplin, 1922 – T.F. Cartwright, 1946 – Walker P. McKnight, 1963 – Ray K. Gay, 1975 – Ray K. Gay
The Herald reported on Oct. 21, 1896 – “We have quit a number of meat dealers in town now. V. B. McFadden, John Mallard, J. C. Lindsay, and W. M. Steele all have meat markets, and S. Chaplin and John C. White sell from wagons regularly.”
The RH Herald of June 24, 1899 reported, Mr. Chaplin is erecting a building on East Main Street, where he will open a meat market.
The Herald on Nov. 16, 1901 contained an ad for an auction of lots, on East Main St., adjoining the property of Mrs. S. Chaplin. The lots extend from Main to Black Street with the lots fronting Main Street measuring 100′ – 200′ and the ones fronting Black Street measuring 100′ wide by 150′ deep. The auction will be held on Dec. 10, by Edgar E. Poag.
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