Riley's Corners

About fifty years ago [about 1827], Cornelius Riley opened a tavern, at Riley’s Corners, on the road extending northward into Crawford, which was the first road in [Sugar Grove] township. This hotel was kept open for a number of years, until the death of its proprietor, who was killed between his house and Greenville. Co-temporary with the hotel a store was established by James Nesbit, near the present [1877] Nesbit residence. 

History of Mercer County, 1877, page 83

Cornelius Riley opened a tavern in the township many years ago. He was killed while on his way from home to Greenville.

History of Mercer County, 1888, page 603