▁below ▁town , ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁second ▁gr ist - mill , ▁already ▁mentioned . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁Har lan ▁came ▁Abraham ▁and ▁Le vi ▁H unt ▁made ▁a ▁settlement ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁ad jo ining ▁him , ▁and ▁Abraham ▁H unt , ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁ta vern ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁the ▁building ▁still ▁standing , ▁and ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Ben ard ▁House ." ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁frame ▁building ▁for ▁many ▁miles ▁around , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁ta vern ▁ever ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁ere cted . ▁The ▁H UNT s ▁after ward ▁removed ▁to ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁or ▁where ▁the ▁De ans ▁now ▁live , ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁William ▁E lder ▁came ▁to ▁Har l ans burg ▁about ▁ 1 8 0 7 - 8 , ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁father , ▁John ▁E lder , ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁town ship . ▁He ▁soon ▁after ▁opened ▁a ▁small ▁general ▁store , ▁in ▁a ▁space ▁of ▁about ▁five ▁by ▁ten ▁feet , ▁where ▁the ▁bar ▁now ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁" Ben ard ▁House ." ▁A ▁post office ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁probably ▁about ▁ 1 8 1 1 - 1 2 , ▁and ▁Mr . ▁E lder ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁honor ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁post master , ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁can ▁be ▁learned ▁from ▁those ▁who ▁remember . ▁ ▁John ▁B ently ▁came ▁from ▁Ch