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J. THOMPSON, grocer, of the firm of Thompson & Jameson, Bloomington; was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Oct. 19, 1842, where he spent his early life; he has received a good business education. During the late war, he enlisted with the 2d Ohio V. I., entering the service in August, 1861; he participated in many of the most severe battles of the war—such as Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga and Mission Ridge, and the march of Sherman to Atlanta; he escaped without a scratch, and was mustered out after a service of thirty-seven months. He then attended commercial college at Dayton, Ohio, for a time, and afterward re-entered the army in the Quartermaster’s Department at Little Rock, Ark., as shipping-clerk, which position he held for six months; he then went to Galveston, Tex., where he was appointed collector for the G.. H. & H. R. R. Co.; after remaining here awhile, he went to Lacey, Va., where he acted as assistant Postmaster for two years. He has held a number of prominent and responsible positions. He is doing business at 701 North Main street, where he keeps a well-assorted stock of goods, sold at bottom figures. He married Miss Amanda C. Carrier, July 31, 1868.