Guthrie - Silas W.
Source: Crawfordsville Sunday Star 2 Nov 1902
SW Guthrie was the first man to keep a meat market in this city open every day. He commenced to do this in 1866. Prior to this time the shop was open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays only (par for others).
Source: Crawfordsville Journal, Wednesday, February 14, 1917
Tuesday evening Silas W. Guthrie passed away at Culver hospital where he was taken a month ago for treatment. He was the last of three brothers who were prominent business men here for many years. Mr. Guthrie was born here and lived his entire life in this community. He was engaged with his brother, Fountain in running a meat market, but retired about ten years ago. He was born in 1842. The Monon station stands now about where the family resided at the time of his birth. Mr. Guthrie is survived by his wife and five children, Mrs. Jesse Tomlinson and Miss Clara, of this city, William, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Clinton N., of Linnsburg, and Fred, of Erie, Pa. A surviving sister, Mrs. Short, resides in Lebanon, Ohio. Mr. Guthrie was a member of the Masonic order and also of the Baptist Church. He was a man of quiet gentlemanly manners and well liked by all who knew him. The funeral services will be conducted at the Masonic Temple Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Dr. G.M. Shott, pastor of the Baptist Church. Internment at masonic cemetery.
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 4 June 1890 p 3
This morning Silas Guthrie closed up his old reliable meat shop, selling out all his implements, etc. He will hereafter engage in the horticultural business northwest of the city.
Source: Crawfordsville Review 16 April 1898
Removing a landmark - the excavation on the lot directly south of the Monon Depot necessitates the removal of one of the old land marks of Crawfordsville in the shape of the old one-story frame building which has stood upon this ground so long. The house was erected about 70 years ago by a Dr. Curry when the population of Crawfordsville was between 300 and 400 people and when the land office flourished and most of the businesses of the village was transacted in that portion of it. Curry after a few years sold the house to Wm. Guthrie one of the early residents and Silas Guthrie, the well known butcher and others of the Guthrie family were born and reared at this now disappearing old homestead. The old land marks of Crawfordsville are disappearing yet there are a few houses standing which ante-date this one, but ... not many!
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 5 Aug 1869 p4
Land transactions - one tract belonging to Fountain B. and Silas Guthrie, containing -.16 acres.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 24 June 1898 p 1
GC Fox has bought the Stout meat market east of Kelly's grocery on Market street and will place Silas Guthrie in charge of it.