▁village . ▁The ▁first ▁one ▁in ▁town ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁J esse ▁Bent ley , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁Charles ▁Book ▁operated ▁the ▁first ▁w agon ▁shop ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Ira ▁Em erson ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁boot ▁and ▁sh oe ▁shop , ▁which ▁James ▁St ur ling ▁had ▁the ▁first ▁tail or ▁shop ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁The ▁Har l ans burg ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁H ort icult ural ▁Association ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁le ased . ▁F airs ▁were ▁held ▁until ▁some ▁ten ▁years ▁ago , ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁dissol ved . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Har l ans burg ▁is ▁about ▁two ▁hundred . ▁A ▁rail road ▁which ▁would ▁develop ▁the ▁coal ▁and ▁min eral ▁lands ▁in ▁this ▁neighborhood ▁would ▁be ▁great ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Ram sey ▁Brothers ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁firm ▁organized ▁in ▁April , ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁when ▁David ▁G ., ▁and ▁Richard ▁M . ▁Ram sey ▁purchased ▁the ▁general ▁mer ch and ise ▁of ▁J . G . ▁Jordan ▁at ▁Har l ans burg . ▁The ▁brothers ▁are ▁sons ▁of ▁Richard ▁Ram sey , ▁dece ased , ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁The ▁brothers ▁are ▁n atives ▁of ▁Pla ing ro ve ▁town ship , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁raised ▁and ▁attended ▁school . ▁David ▁G ., ▁was ▁born ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁while ▁Richard