John McNamar, it is believed, had a building (probably the village's first) constructed here in 1829. It is remembered as the town's only frame structure. McNamar and Samuel Hill, who became postmaster on December 25, 1829, operated a store here until 1831. They sold it to Henry Sinco, who rented the store to the Chrisman brothers. William Greene later bought the building and rented it to Reuben Radford. Greene eventually purchased Radford's goods and sold them to William Berry and Abraham Lincoln, whose shop here "winked out." Later, John McNamar and silent partner Dr. John Allen operated a store here until the two moved the business to Petersburg in 1837.