The following article about business in Switzerland County, Indiana, appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 28 Jun 1866 – Page 2, Column 2
We are pleased to see that the greater portion of the business men of this place will close their places of business on July 4th. The following is a copy of a paper which has been in circulation among the business men of our city.
“Believing that the 4th day of July should be observed as a national holiday, we whose names are hereunto annexed, agree to close our respective places of business on the evening of the 3d day of July, and keep them closed until the morning of the 5th day of July:
- U. P. Schenck & Sons
- James K. Pleasants & Co.
- Hathaway & Co.
- F. J. Waldo
- J. F. Doan
- C. Goldenburg & Son
- John Charlton
- Thiebaud & Courvoisier
- R. F. Grisard & Bro.
- Harwood & Son
- Shaw & Rous
- M. Medary
- Hall & Lewis
- W. H. Ruggles
- W. G. Shaw
- Daniel Cole
- Tardy & Detraz
- J. W. Gray
- F. A. Boerner & Bro.
- James Rodgers
- Joseph Kaufman
- Clarkson & Dufour
- L & E Well
- J. L. Thiebaud
- J. W. Keith
- J. W. Kincaid & Bro.
- P. Carr
- J. E. Kincaid
- C. Thiebaud & Sons
- Wm. Hall, Cash’r of Vevay Bank
- O. S. Waldo
- J. L. Thiebaud & Co.
- Isaac Stevens
- Dumont & Dupraz
- John Hollar
- J. W. Thompson
- Wm. Price
- J. F. Webb
- Joseph Rutherford
- Wm. Faulkner
- Tinker & Fechner
- Vevay Furniture Company
W. J. Baird