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- About 1832 (sic - 1822?), Peter H. Ryther came to Evans Mills, commenced blacksmithing, and erected a stone blacksmith-shop on the corner of Church and Le Ray streets, and a dwelling-house where Mr. Clifford now lives. Later (about 1826-27) he started a seythe, axe, and hoe manufactory, with trip-hammer worked by water-power, in a two-story building just below the dam and on the south side of the creek. This was afterwards destroyed by fire. Also, about 1825, Samuel Ryther started a wagon-shop on Church street, nearly opposite the Presbyterian church, and about 1827 removed the business to the shop which he had erected on the creek. This being the same building now standing in the read of W. S. Cooper's store, and occupied by Mr. Zimmerman as a horse-rake manufactory.
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