The county's first high school was built in Eclectic in 1911. The Birmingham and Southeastern Railroad came through the town in 1913, and the town had a brief boom period fueled by land sales. The railroad did not survive the Great Depression, closing in 1936, and the town has remained relatively small since that time.
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense furthers , present participle furthering , past tense , past participle furthered Further is a comparative form of far. It is also a verb. 1. adverb. Further means to a greater extent or degree. Inflation is below 5% and set to fall further.
On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. 1  Beyond that flaming hill. 2  A thing beyond us, even before our death. 3  Beyond any of the great men of my country. 4  That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter. 5  Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing.