1879

The I. C. R. R. Co. is putting in a switch about one mile south west of town to accommodate Mr. Van Steenburgh.

The ladies of the Congregational church are preparing to serve a Thanksgiving dinner and supper in the new church, which will be so far completed by that time as to serve for a dining room.
Mr. McNeish has gone into partnership with Christ. Anderson and has removed his shoe and harness shop to the second floor of Anderson's building.  As both are enterprising business men they will undoubtedly prosper and ? ? ? ? such that their patronage will increase as it should.

--Paxton Record.  13 November 1879.