1868 Shippers’ Guide – Switzerland County

Switzerland County entries from:
H. C. Chandler & Co.’s Businesss Directory and Shipper’s Guide for the State of Indiana. Indianapolis : H. C. Chandler & Co., Publishers, 1868. Online at Hathitrust.

FLORENCE.
A village on the Ohio river, in Switzerland county, eight miles from Vevay. It contains a population of about 600.

Attorney.

  • Orem J

Blacksmiths.

  • Cooper & Stetson
  • Platt Neal

Boots and Shoes.

  • Daubenherper G

Coopers.

  • Busher Henry
  • Wright D

Distillers.

  • Krutz, Land & Co.

General Stores.

  • Bledsoe & Beymer
  • KRUTZ W G & SON
  • Paul George

Gristmill.

  • Krutz, Land & Co.

Grocery.

  • Land Geo

Justice of the Peace.

  • Edrington L

Notary Public.

  • Orem John

Physicians.

  • McKribben C P
  • Graves B F

Postmaster.

  • Bledsoe L

Saloons.

  • Luck F
  • Perkin J D
  • Uri Adolph

Sawmill.

  • Krutz, Land & Co

Tinner

  • Boyd John
  • Wagonmaker.
  • Branson Moses

Wharf-boat.

  • Bledsoe & Beymer

PATRIOT.
A town of 600 inhabitants, in Switzerland county, on the Ohio river, seventeen miles above Vevay. It is beautifully and healthfully situated, and enjoys considerable trade.

Blacksmith.

  • Tate James

Boarding House.

  • Stevenson Mrs Jane, cor Main and Second

Boots and Shoes.

  • Baxter P, Front
  • Brann John, Front

Coopers.

  • SCHAFER A, w of town
  • Watts M C, cor Main and Second

Distillery.

  • PATE W T & Co, Front

Drugs and Medicines.

  • Beckwith E W, Front

Flour Mill.

  • PATE W T & CO, Front

General Stores.

  • North L, Front
  • Stevenson J & J H, cor Main and Third
  • Wells J C & Co, cor Third and Front

Groceries.

  • Beckwith E W, Front
  • Scranton J M, Front

Harness and Saddles.

  • Shirey J W, cor Main and Third

Hotel.

  • Commercial Hotel, S Fish propr, Front

Insurance Agents.

  • Beckwith E W, cor Main and Third
  • Stevenson J H, cor Main and Third

Justice of Peace.

  • Berry R, Front

Physicians.

  • Beckwith E W, Front
  • Olcott W A
  • Ruter R C

Postmaster.

  • North L, Front

Saloons.

  • How G O, Front
  • Scranton J M, cor Fourth and Main
  • Treusdell C F, Front

Tinware.

  • Bonnell T, cor Main and Third
  • Fortune P, Front

U. S. Bonded Warehouse.

  • PATE W T & CO, Front

Wagonmaker.

  • Wade Samuel, Main

Wharf Master.

  • Coons B, wharf boat

VEVAY.
The capital of Switzerland county, on the Ohio river. It is surrounded by a rich and wealthy agricultural country, which affords a good support to the place. Large quantities of grain and hay are shipped from here annually. The town is laid out with much taste, and contains several good buildings and business houses, with several fine churches, several manufacturing establishments, one weekly newspaper, which is ably conducted for the welfare and interests of the place. It now has a population of about 1800.

Agricultural Implements.

  • Grisard R F & Bro, s w cor Main and Ferry
  • Schenck W P & Son, cor Pike and Ferry

Attorneys.

  • Atkinson W, Court House
  • Carter & Johnson, Court House
  • Downey H A, office LeClerc House
  • Livings T, Court House
  • Ormsbay & McCrelles, Main, bet Ferry and Liberty
  • Smith W, Court House
  • Works J & L, Court House

Bakeries.

  • Clarkson & Dufour, Main
  • Jockell Joseph, Main

Bank.

  • First National Bank, U P Schenck, pres, Wm Hall, cash, Main

Barber.

  • Haller John, Ferry

Blacksmiths.

  • Armstrong Fuget, Ferry
  • Bolton J T, Walton
  • Rutherford Joseph, Pike

Boots and Shoes.

  • Thiebaud C & Sons, Main
  • Weff J F, Ferry

Butcher.

  • Cramer C, w Main

Carpenters.

  • Banta John, Ferry
  • Harthorn Geo, w Main

Civil Engineer.

  • LaClerc E M, office LeClerc House

Clothing.

  • Black Julius, Ferry, bet Main and Pike
  • Kauffman J, Main
  • Weil L & E, w Main

Cigar and Tobacco.

  • Mayer Adolf, cor Main and Liberty
  • Schewe H, Main

Confectionery.

  • Jockell Joseph, Main

Dentist.

  • Ruggles W H Ferry, bet Main and Pike

Drugs and Medicines.

  • Stevens I & Son, Ferry, bet Main and Pike
  • Thiebaud J L, Main

Furniture Company.

  • Vevay Furniture Company, C Demann, agt, Ferry

General Merchants.

  • Davies Jas, Ferry, bet Main and Pike
  • Doan J S, Ferry, bet Main and Pike
  • Grisard R F & Bro, s w cor Main & Ferry
  • Hall & Lewis, Ferry, bet Main and Pike
  • Harwood & Son, Ferry, bet Main and Market
  • James & Hutchinson, Ferry, bet Main and Pike
  • Madary M, Ferry, bet Main and Market
  • Pleasants J K & Co, cor Main and Ferry
  • Schenck U P & Sons, cor Pike & Ferry
  • Schroeder H, cor Main and Ferry
  • Shaw & Rous, cor Ferry and Market sqr
  • Tate G W & J J P, cor Main and Ferry

Groceries.

  • Clarkson & Dufour, Main
  • Cole Daniel, e Main
  • Gordon & Tagul, Ferry, bet Main and Pike
  • Miller S B, cor Main and Liberty
  • Todd Henry, w Main
  • Waldo O S, Main

Hardware.

  • Grisard R F & Bro, s w cor Main and Ferry
  • Schenck U P & Sons, cor Pike & Ferry

Harness and Saddles.

  • Faulkner W, Pike
  • Kessler V, Ferry, bet Main and Market

Hay Dealers.

  • Schenck U P & Sons, cor Pike & Ferry

Hotels.

  • Henry House, H Hatch, prop
  • LeClerc House, Mrs. Julia E LeClerc, propr’s, n cor Ferry and Main
  • Vevay Hotel, E Schoonover, prop, cor Main and Ferry

Insurance Agent.

  • LeClerc E M, office LeClerc House
  • Waldo F J, cor Main and Ferry

Justice of the Peace.

  • Anderson J G, near river

Ladies’ Furnishing Goods.

  • Tardy & Detraz, Main

Livery Stables.

  • Peters Wm, Main
  • Schoonover E, Main

Marble Works.

  • Mencher John, cor Liberty and Main
  • Smith Wm, Ferry

Meat Market.

  • Kincaid J W & Bro, Main

Merchant Tailors.

  • Gray J Wm, Main
  • Knox J C, Main

Millinery.

  • Burns Mrs., Ferry
  • Tardy & Datraz, Main

Mills.

  • Switzerland Mills, John Gill, prop, Pike

News Depot.

  • Thiebaud J L, Main

Newspaper.

  • VEVAY REVEILLE, W J Baird, cor Main and Ferry

Painters.

  • Tinker G P, Pike
  • Roberts & Moxley, Pike

Patent Washboard.

  • IMPROVED CONCAVE PATENT WASHBOARD, J Thompson & Son, manfs, cor Ferry & Pike

Photographer.

  • Ruggles W H Ferry, bet Pike and Main

Physicians.

  • Danglad T M, Ferry
  • Gale E S, Main
  • Morse D A, Pike
  • Thompson J W, Pike

Postmaster.

  • Patton G C, Ferry.

Printing Office.

  • BAIRD W J, cor Main and Ferry

Saloons.

  • Cotton J G & Co, cor Ferry and Market
  • Kyle G M, Main
  • Plew Daniel, e Main

Stoves and Tinware.

  • Dumont & Dupraz, Ferry, bet Pike and Main
  • Goldenburg C & Son, Ferry, bet Main and Pike

Tailoresses.

  • Gillespie & McKimnen Mrs., Ferry
  • Shoemaker.
  • Smith B F, e Main

Wagonmakers.

  • Shaw W G, Pike
  • Shuff S, Walnut

Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.

  • Boerner F A & Bro, Main
  • Ruggles W H, Ferry, bet Pike and Main

Wharfmasters.

  • Dupraz F
  • Patton W

Woolen Factory.

  • SCHOEFIELD & COCHRAN, head of Ferry.