| Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The older records of the town are entirely wanting, having been destroyed by fire in which circum stance is not only greatly to be lamented, but has sub jected the compiler of its history to serious difficulty in obtaining the most material facts. And circumstances in relation to its early settlement and subsequent progress. |
