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J. V. SCOTT, contractor and builder, Bloomington, is a native of Pennsylvania; in 1845, he came West and located in Greene Co., Ind.; there he began learning the trade of a carpenter and joiner, serving a regular apprenticeship of three years; he remained there working at his trade until 1865, when he again moved West, locating the last time in Bloomington, where he has since resided; he has been actively engaged in his business since learning his trade; for thirty-three years has been a contractor; since his residence in Bloomington, he has, by close attention to business, won the respect and confidence of the prominent class of citizens; the consequence has been, a large number of the finer class of prominent buildings have been contracted to him for erection; among the many of this class of buildings, may be mentioned Funk’s, Pollock’s, Colwell’s and Probasco’s; by a steady attention to his business and a respect for the rights of other people, he has established a large business.