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WILL A. HILEY, son of John and Melvina (Christ) Hiley, was born October 7, 1858, and was raised by his parents to manhood. John Hiley, as was also his wife, were natives of Indiana, and for many years resided in Perry County. He moved from there to Gentryville, Spencer County, Ind., about the year 1863, and embarked in mercantile pursuits but is now engaged in the tobacco traffic. Will A. attended the public schools of the district in youth, also the select school taught by Prof. Swan, and by dilligence and application has secured a good practical education. For the past few years he has handled large quantities of tobacco, and although yet young in years he has demonstrated beyond a doubt that he has but few equals in judging the quality of that product. In 1884-85 he handled in the neighborhood of 300,000 pounds, which he shipped largely to Evansville. Previous to this he was employed two years by a tobacco company of Louisville, and during this time handled thousands of dollars belonging to his employers who have given him a high letter of recommendation, eulogizing his honesty and industry. Mr. Hiley is a young man of excellent habits, which coupled with his integrity and energy, will, in time, place him above the average of his fellow-men.