- Purifier Manufactory - The invention of a middlings purifier, of superior excellence, is of recent date, and is due to the genius of Joseph P. Reel, a resident of Cedarvile, and head of the firm of Reel & Seyer. In 1877, these gentlemen erected a building on Main Street, and having perfected the patent, began to manufacture the machine, which is rapidly attaining an extensive demand both in America and Europe. The building cost $1,100 to finish, wherein the firm employ six hands, at a weekly compensation of $60; turn out one hundred machines annually, and doa business of $30,000 per year.