CORINTH
Also called Mullannixville, was first settled in 1825, and has a population of about 100. It is situated on the line of the proposed Cincinnati Southern R.R., in the southwestern part of Grant county, 12 miles from Williamstown, the county seat, and 96 from Louisville. Bacon, hogs and cattle are its principal shipments. Stages from Cincinnati and Lexington run through here. Weekly mail. William L. Mullannix, postmaster.

Business Directory Beck, William, physician
Borens, Jeremiah, grocer
Bradley, Joseph, grocer
Chanson, C., General Store
Dougherty, W.H., physician
Hutchinson, C.H., flouring mill
Nash, D., grocer
Rose, Tobias, Grocer
Sames, James, grocer
Trimnell, G.W., general store
Whittin, F.G., general store

DRY RIDGE
A small village in the northern part of Grant county, 4 miles from Williamstown, the county seat. It contains a steam grist and saw mill, 2 churches, baptist and methodist, and a public school.

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Hume, W. Jasper, general store
Hume, & Kinslaer, leaf tobacco
Jackson, John, harnessmaker
Hutchinson, J.W., hotel
McPherson, John A., leaf tobacco
Skervin, A., general store

ELLISTON
A station on the Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington R.R., located on Ten Mile creek, in the western part of Grant county, 17 miles from Williamstown, the county seat, and 75 from Louisville. Cattle, hogs and tobacco are shipped from here. Telegraph, Western Union. Express, Adams. Daily mail. Population 25.

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Arnold, Rev. J.M., minister
Burkhardt, William, magistrate
Elliston, James D., magistrate
Elliston, W.P., general store
Ford, John, hotel and druggist
McBee, J.W., blacksmith
Southward, Mrs. M.A., general store
Thompson, A.M., physician
Williams, Arthur J., postmaster, telegraph and express agent

MASON also known as GOUGES
A settlement of about 200 inhabitants formed in 1798 and located in the southern part of Grant county, 5 miles from Williamstown, the county seat, 23 from Walton Station on the L., C. & L. R.R. and 112 from Louisville. It is on the line of the proposed Cincinnati Southern R.R., and is also known as Turner's Station. Shipments of tobacco, grain, stock and lumber are made from here. Stage to Williamstown, Walton and Lexington. Daily mail. J.A. Turner, postmaster.

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Baker, N.T., saw mill
Bishop, David, blacksmith
Carter, John, grist and saw mill
Egleston, John, grocer
Harmon & Harmon, railroad contractors
Hensley, John, Blacksmith
Littell & Gouge, saloon
Robertson, Jesse, physician
Turner, J.A., general store
White, A.E., contractor
Williams, W.S., saloon

NEW EAGLE MILLS
A small settlement on Eagle creek, in the northwestern part of Grant county, 13 miles from Williamstown, the county seat, 5 from Elliston Station, on the L., C. & L. Short Line R.R., its nearest shipping point, and 80 from Louisville. Its shipments are principally tobacco and corn. Weekly mail. Population 20. Geo. W. Salyers, postmaster.

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Collins, John A., miller
Osborne, Hugh, general store
Salyers, G.W., blacksmith and wool carder
SHERMAN
A village settled in 1840, and located in the northern part of Grant county, 8 miles from Williamstown, the county seat, 11 from Walton, station on the L., C. & L. R.R., its nearest shipping point, and 100 from Louisville. Stage to Williamstown and Walton. Daily mail. Population 40. John T. Price, postmaster.

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Cason, Lewis, hotel
Collins, R., grist mill
Price, John T., General Store
Tone, Alfred, blacksmith
Zinn, Wm., physician
WILLIAMSTOWN
The county seat of Grant county, is a village of about 500 inhabitants, settled in 1820 and incorporated in 1852. It is on the line of the Cincinnati Southern R.R., and will have a station when the road is completed. Walton, on the L.C. & L. R.R., its nearest shipping point at present, is 18 miles distant, and Louisville 107. The village contains two flouring mills, three churches--Methodist, Baptist and Reform--an academy and a common school. The principal shipments are tobacco, hogs, wheat and general country produce. Daily mail. Thomas S. Porter, postmaster.

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Beckman, T.C., grocer
Boys, D., builder
Burgess, G.J., hotel
Chardonneau, D.T., grocer
Collins, R.A., flouring mill
Cunningham, D.L., flouring mill
Gassett, S.P., hotel
Hogan, O.P., jr., druggist
Hogan, O.P., sr., livery
Jeffers, N.H., dry goods
Johnson, W.C., hotel
Mount, J.W., stoves and tinware
O'Hara & Wolf, blacksmiths
Porter, Thos. S., general store
Powell & Burgess, general store
Secrist, F.M., hotel
Stubblefield, R.W., saddler
Theobald, N.V., druggist
Webb, John H., general store
Zinn, P. T., general store



ZION STATION
A station on the Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington R.R., located on Ten Mile creek, in the northwestern part of Grant county, 15 miles from Williamstown, the county seat, and 80 from Louisville. It contains a flouring mill, Baptist church and district school, and exports hogs, wheat and tobacco. Express, Adams. Daily mail. J.F. Green, postmaster.

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Beach, W.H., general store
Collins, L.J., physician
Green, J.F., station agent and general store
McClure, W.H., physician
Richardson, Joseph, blacksmith
Rosel, N., blacksmith
Tomlin, Rev. A., preacher
Webster, E.D., flouring mill



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