ROBERT ELLIS, JR . - GENERAL MERCHANT Robert Ellis ', Jr. general store was built in 1907 at a cost of $6,000.00. It was constructed by Harry Williams on the north side of the street. The four corners of the store were built on "knees" - tree stumps that were pulled out of the ground and put into place. It was a two-storey building and had a large basement. On the first floor there was a millinery department; behind this, men's suits, boots, and shoes were kept and sold. In the front were dry good and gro¬ ceries. One half of the top storey was a wall paper department; the other half was used as office space. At the back of the store was a storage warehouse where hardware was kept. Behind the store there was a horse shed large enough to house ten horses. "Little Bob ", as he was familiarly known, also owned a ware- r