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JEISEYVILLE, also a hustling village, is located south of Kincaid on land formerly owned by Mr. Jeisey. The principal business men of Jeiseyville are : Roy Davis, D. Lawrence and Samuel Krutauski, all of whom conduct general stores. Jeiseyville is in the Kincaid, formerly Adams, school district and the one-room school building which once took care of all the chil- dren of this district has been moved to this village. Only the smaller children, however, can be accommodated in this building. The others attend school at Kincaid. Jeiseyville is also incorporated and the following men are now serving as officers: James Bradley, presi- dent ; William McQuade, clerk; John Collier, treasurer; and William Jeisey, Carl Teichert,
John Viscorik, Lee Maynard, Henry Pruitt, and John Collier, trustees.
SICILY. About 1906, an elevator and lumber yard were located in the western part of South Fork Township, near the Sangamon County line, on land owned by Alice Lemmon. The village which sprang up at that place was named Sicily. Thomas E. Butler and C. C. George conduct general stores at Sicily. The Sicily Farmers' Grain Co. operate the elevator under the man- agement of C. C. George. The lumber yard is owned by T. Baker & Son and is managed by T. J. Black of Taylorville. The village is not incorporated.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
Those who have served South Fork Township as officials since 1866 when township organiza- tion was adopted, have been as follows :
ASSESSORS.
Isaac Hoover, 1876-77; S. S. Whitmer, 1878; Samuel Peck, 1879-80; Isaac Hoover, 1881; Cecil Adams, 1SS2; C. C. Messersmith, 1883-84; J. W. Haines, 1885; Isaac Hoover, Jr., 1886; C. C. Messersmith, 1887-S8; Thomas E. Butler, 1889; Charles W. West, 1890; J. S. Peek, 1891; George Sanders, 1892; C. C. Messersmith, 1893; A. A. Rhodes, 1894; Andrew Gasell, 1895; Philip Ach- enbach, 1896; Thomas Trigg, 1897; John Gor- man, 1898; Charles George, 1899; M. E. Drea, 1900; Fred Davis, 1901; W. D. Fry, 1902; Wil- liam Fry, 1903; John Fesser, 1904; Thomas Trigg. 1905-06; Charles Calloway, 1907; Harve Douglas, 1908 ; Elmer Wilson, 1909 ; J. A. Fesser, 1910-11; H. L. Douglas, 1912-13; J. A. Burns, 1914-15; Elmer Wilson, 1916-17.
COLLECTORS.
Josiah A. Hill, 1866; Levi Whitmer, 1867; William M. Peck, 1868; William G. George, 1869- 70; Isaac Hoover, 1871; S. S. Whitmer, 1872-76 ; J. W. Coady, 1877-78; R. A. Shaw, 1879; J. H. Dailey, 1880-S1; William Lawrence, 1882; J. H. Daily, 1883-84; C. C. Messersmith, 1885; Thomas E. Butler, 1886-87; J. C. Richardson, 1888-89 ; Martin C. Coady, 1890; George Hill, 1891; Red- mond Coady, 1892; M. A. Taylor, 1893; O. D. Brown, 1894; Chas. Calloway, 1895-96; M. C. Coady, 1897; C. N. West, 1898; Charles Braen-
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Inger, 1899-1900; William Curvey, 1901; Andrew Howard, 1902; Martin Hogan, 1903; Walter Shaw, 1904; Martin Coady, 1905; John Carney, 1906-07 ; Fred Lohr, 1908; Frank Wardell, 1909; Charles H. Davis, 1910-11; William Fleming, 1912-13; Bruce Shaw, 1914-15; Glen K. Haines, 1916-17.
CLERKS.
Charles Bell, 1876-77; W. N. Galloway, 1878; John McCoy, 1879; Lawrence Curtin, 1880; E. R. Davis, 1881; J. W. Haines, 1882; C. C. White, 1883; J. W. Haines, 1884; L. D. Peek, 1885-87 ; L. G. Hedden, 1SS8; Charles W. West, 1889-90; A. A. Rhodes, 1891-92; M. E. Drea, 1893; Fred Mckinney, 1894; G. R. Hardin, 1895-96; Jacob Craig, 1897; C. A. Riddle, 1898; Jacob Lamon, 1899; Fred Hanauer, 1900-01; G. W. Gillock, 1902-03; Fred Hanauer, 1904; G. W. Gillock, 1905; August Melugin, 1906-07 ; George E. Jeisy, 1908 ; William Achenbach, 1909; George E. Jeisy, 1910-11 ; James Burt, 1912-13 ; C. J. Walter, 1914- 15; Charles J. Walter, Jr., 1916-7.
COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS.
John Taff, 1876; J. H. Dickerson, 1877; Orin Conway, 1878; John Jersey, 1879; A. M. Coun- cil, 1880 ; D. Schnupp, 1881; James Craig, 1882; George Williams, 1883; J. H. Dickerson, 1884; Jacob Klamm, 1885; R. N. Shaw, 1886; Hiram White, 1887; George Schnupp, 1888; C. C. Mes- sersmith, 1889; F. M. Hunt, 1890; Leonard Fry, 1891; R. Armitage, 1892; E. W. Gilbert and A. Michael, 1893; Alonzo Adams, 1894; J. W. Clouter, 1895; H. A. Kessler, 1896; J. W. Hunsley, 1897; James Craig, 1898; Louis Har- din, 1899; R. N. Shaw, 1900; J. H. Jersey, Sr., 1901; Louis Hardin, 1902; William Richardson, 1903; Redmond Coady, 1904; George England, 1905; William Fry, 1906; John Brennan, 1907 ; Martin Hogan, 1908; V. W. Sweitzer, 1909; Ja- cob Craig and Joseph Minnis, 1910; Charles W. Clower, 1911; J. A. Minnis, 1912; Jacob Craig, 1913; Andrew Howard, 1914; George Hunsley, 1915; George E. Jeisy, Wm. Hawk, 1916; Wil- liam Hawk, 1917.
CONSTABLES.
Nicholas Padget and G. A. Call, 1873; W. H. Teedy, 1874-75; William N. Galloway, 1876; Nicholas Padget and Sanford Sharp, 1877-78;
Joseph Williams, 1879; T. Vandasand and Thomas Hargis, 1881; George Gifford, 1882-83 ; A. J. Clawson, 1884; Thomas Hargis and A. B. Stephens, 1885; Henry Carter and J. E. Deth- eridge, 1886-87 ; A. E. Whitmer and W. H. John- son, 1888; A. E. Whitmer and L. D. Thomas, 1889; Elvin Clark, 1890; Ben F. Davis, 1891-92; Ben Davis and Jode Minnis, 1893-94; George E. Jeisy, 1895-96; George E. Jeisy and Jas. Angle- ton, 1897-1900 ; Fred Howard and Edward Wolf, 1901; William Prater, 1902; Oscar Meaker, 1903; Flex Fowler, 1904; Frank Brown and Thomas Nave, 1905 ; Jode Minnis, 1906 ; Zebediah Tarrant, 1907; Ben Thomas, 190S ; Thomas Nave and Roy Tackett, 1909-12; Glenn Haines and Edward Finley, 1913-15; Carl Wilson, 1915; Orie L. Roberts and Frank Theisen, 1916; Orie L. Roberts and J. E. Drain, 1917.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Otho W. Greer, 1866; John H. Caldwell, 1866; G. W. Hoover to fill vacancy, 1866-70; G. W. Mason and G. W. Hoover, 1870-72; James Craig, 1873; W. J. Rouse, 1874-76; James Craig and A. A. Taylor, 1877 ; Orin Gifford, 1878-80; James Craig and Thomas Carswell, 1881; E. R. Davis, 1882; M. Howard, 1883-84 ; Thomas Carswell and W. T. Pharris, 1885; Joseph Wareham, 1886-88; Howard Michael and E. W. Gilbert, 1889-92; Michael Howard and D. Sebastian, 1893-96; John P. Tate and W. D. Sebastian, 1897-1900 ; W. D. Sebastian and Thomas McCart, 1901; Charles Roundtree, 1902; Albert Jester, 1903; Ben Vanansdall, 1904; Ben Vanansdall and Thomas Davis, 1905; Schuyler, 1906; Fred Rob- erts, 1907 ; Andy Henninger, 1908; E. A. Whit- mer and M. E. Howard, 1909-10; James Tack- ett and Thomas Bulger, 1911; Redmond Coady, 1912; Norman M. Covert and Jacob Milslagle, 1913-14; Redmond Coady, 1915-16; Norman M. Covert and T. F. Coffery, 1917.
SUPERVISORS.
Gavin Ralston, 1866; H. Richardson, 1867-8; John H. Coleman, 1869; Charles Humphreys, 1870-71; L. Adams, 1872; J. H. Dickerson, 1873; J. M. Coleman, 1874; A. A. Taylor, 1875; L. Adams, 1876; John White, 1877; C. C. George, 1878; Mathew Cavanaugh, 1879; W. Armstrong, 1880; A. M. Smith, 1881; James Calloway, 1882; A. A. Taylor, 1883; J. A. Shaw, 1884; C. C. George, 1885; J. M. Riddle, 1886; James Callo-
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way, 1887; Isaac Hoover, 188S; A. M. Council, 1889: L. D. Peek, 1890; W. R. Richardson, 1891- 94; W. H. Lawrence, 1895-96; John W. White, 1897-98; William L. Taylor, 1899-1904; Wallace Miller, 1905-06; W. T. Miller, 1907-08; Charles Calloway, 1909-10; John Gorman, 1911-12; W. R. Richardson, 1913-16; Henry E. Fesser, 1917.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
STONINGTON TOWNSHIP.
BOUNDARIES-FIRST ELECTION-EARLY SETTLERS- PIONEER INCIDENTS - SANDERSVILLE - STONING- TON COLONY - HIGH PURPOSES-STONINGTON- LOCATION-FIRST BUSINESS MEN-BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN OF 1880-PRESENT BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN-TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS- ASSESSORS-COLLECTORS-CLERKS-COMMISSION- ERS OF HIGHWAYS-CONSTABLES-JUSTICES OF TIIE PEACE-SUPERVISORS.
BOUNDARIES.
Stonington Township comprises township 14 north, range 1 west, and is bounded on the north by Mosquito Township; on the east by Macon County and Prairieton Township; on the south by May Township, and on the west by Buck- hart Township. Stonington Township is one of four townships formed from the original Ston- ington Precinct, one of the four into which Christian County was divided for election pur- poses. The other three of these townships are Rosemond, Pana and Assumption townships, and the precinct contained 195 square miles.
FIRST ELECTION.
At the first election held August 5, 1839, the present Stonington Township gave the forty- eight votes cast, and at it Peter R. Ketcham and David Simons were elected justices of the peace, and William L. Hammer constable. Those serv- ing as judges of this election were Elijah Palmer, David Simons and Peter R. Ketcham. As there were to be two constables elected and there was a tie between Frederick Fitch and Nicholas
Sanders, the two drew lots, and Nicholas San- ders won and was sworn in as an officer.
EARLY SETTLERS.
Some of the early settlers were Peter R. Ketcham, Christopher Ketcham, John Biggs, Elijah Palmer, Nicholas Sanders, Deacon Pea- body, Thomas P. Chapman, Samuel N. Peabody, William S. Peabody, Frederick Fitch, Allen B. Peabody, Leonard G. Lillie, Andrew B. Chapman, Asa Bowman, J. G. Armstrong, C. Tyler Chap- man, John T. Slaughter and W. S. Spingate. Leonard G. Lillie erected the first sawmill in the township in 1842, near Sandersville, and conducted it with profit for some time, and it was the second steam mill built in Christian County. After Mr. Lillie went to California, the mill was sold and moved to another location.
PIONEER INCIDENTS.
Stonington Township suffered severe loss from the disastrous prairie fires upon many occasions, and at one time lives were sacrificed. Some emigrants passing through this section on their westward progress, made camp in the midst of a tangle of prairie grass. During the night, a prairie fire swept upon the strangers, who, not accustomed to the methods of fighting its onward progress nearly all perished in the flames.
SANDERSVILLE.
The early settlers traded at what was known as Sandersville for a number of years. It was located in the southeastern part of the county on the old country road from Taylorville to Moweaqua, and the post office at this point was named for Nicholas Sanders a merchant. John Catherwood, Charles F. Moody and others sold goods at this settlement for many years, but there is now no trace of this pioneer colony.
STONINGTON COLONY.
The origin of the names to be found in any county is always interesting, and that of Ston- ington ยท is especially so. It came from North Stonington, Conn., where some ambitious and venturesome New Englanders formed an asso- ciation in 1836, having for their purpose the founding of a colony in a desirable portion of
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Illinois which was then attracting considerable attention in the east. Rev. Gideon B. Perry and Thomas H. Hewitt were selected as representa- tives of this association to travel to the new state and enter land suitable for the purpose of colonization. They were not successful in their quest until they met Dr. R. F. Barrett and Robert Allen at Springfield who assured them of the desirability of the lands along and about Flat Branch, in what were then Shelby and Sangamon counties. These representatives en- tered 10,000 acres of land, which was divided and allotted by auction among the members of the colony. The names of the leaders of this colony were Thomas P. Chapman, Nicholas Sanders, 'William S. Frink, Benjamin F. Chap- man, Gideon Wilbor, Elijah Palmer, Allen P. Peabody, Frederick Fitch, William S. Peabody, Rev. A. Ackley, Elias S. Peabody, Amos Pea- body, Thomas Skiff, Thomas Millard, Samuel Peabody, Samuel N. Peabody, Paris Pray, Horace Morgan, John D. Brown, Deacon Smith, John P. Williams, Andrew B. Chapman and C. Tyler Chapman.
HIGH PURPOSES.
It was the purpose of this colony to build upon the new foundations in a strange commun- ity, a replica of the old home city, and to this purpose 160 acres of land were appropriated, on the west one-half of the southeast quarter, and the east one-half of the southwest quarter of section 25, township 14 north, range 1 west, and it was surveyed into lots and blocks and platted May 11, 1837, by John B. Watson, then surveyor of Sangamon County, under the direction of Gideon B. Perry chairman of the executive com- mittee of the Stonington Colony. This plat shows Stonington City possessing a public square, park, forty-two blocks and 504 lots. The streets which bore high sounding names, were seventy-two feet wide, and many plans were made which if carried out would have developed a model city. An educational insti- tution to bear the name of Brush College was projected, but like many other plans never ma- terialized. A Baptist Church was organized in 1838, of which Revs. Gideon B. Perry, Amos Dodge and P. Pray were the pioneer preachers. A post office was established, but when the new town of Stonington became a formidable rival, the post office was moved to it, and the settlers of the old colony received their mail
at the latter point. A hotel was built and for a time conducted for the accommodation of the traveling public, but subsequently became the property of N. B. Chapman who used it for residential purposes.
STONINGTON.
The present Stonington is of much later birth than the original town of that name, having come into existence with the surveying and platting of what was then known as Covington, in the northwest corner of section 27, of Ston- ington Township, on June 14, 1870, by Surveyor Richard M. Powell, and its growth, while not sensational, has been steady. It is nine miles northeast .of Taylorville and it is located on the Wabash Railroad. The original owners were E. O. Smith of Decatur, Ill., and R. W. Coving- ton of Stonington Township. The name of Cov- ington seemed very appropriate as it paid honor to one of the proprietors, but when the post office was moved from the Stonington Colony, to the new town, it was deemed advisable to change the name of the latter to conform to the post office appellation. With the coming of the post office in 1870, John Catherwood was made the first postmaster, Phil Dwyer, the present in cumbent was appointed 1917.
FIRST BUSINESS MEN.
The first store was conducted by John Cather- wood, and the second business house in the town was one moved to it by John Downey during the spring of 1870. Hayden and Stumpff built a blacksmith shop that summer, and opened it for business. During 1870 Dr. J. B. Maple, Wil- liam Slaughter, John W. Slaughter and John Stumpff erected residences. John W. Slaughter built a store and opened up with a general stock of goods during 1871. It was not until 1874 that the new town had a schoolhouse, although school had been held from the beginning of the place, for the people of Christian County have always been very active in providing proper educational facilities for their children, realizing the immense importance of training the young mind during the formative period.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN OF 1880.
The business situation of Stonington during 1880 was about as follows: S. S. Srague & Co.
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operated an elevator built in 1STS, with a capacity of 20,000 bushels of small grain. The physicians were Drs. D. W. Porter and E. M. Alverson. A. J. Palmer and J. W. Slaughter conducted the general stores ; J. T. Bauer had a general stone and was a druggist ; R. B. Temple had a general store and also dealt in agricul- tural implements ; William Flynn had a barber shop and carried cigars and tobacco; W. H. Leister and John Boyle were the blacksmiths; D. Palmer was the owner of the wagon and carriage factory; J. Delluge had the boot and shoe shop ; E. C. Murphy was the harness maker, while James Conover operated the hotel.
PRESENT BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN.
As contrasted with the above, the following business and professional men and business firms are prospering at Stonington : Banks-First Na- tional, Farmers' State. Grocers-F. J. May, E. B. Shrout, Ray & Son, Stonington Co-operative Society. Dry Goods-W. A. Smith, H. Goldblatt, Harry Smith. Restaurants-J. G. Cole, T. W. Hooper, William Perkie. Clothing-Warner-Ran- dolph Co., Swim Bros., H. Goldblatt. Shoes- E. B. Shrout, Swim Bros., H. Goldblatt, David Price. Implements-Stonington Implement Co., M. J. Curran. Automobile Dealers and Garages -M. J. Curran & Son, R. J. Marquard, Leach & Leach, B. F. Winters. Hardware-F. J. May, M. J. Curran & Son, Ray & Son, Stonington Im- plement Co. Lumber-Owen-Huff Lumber Co. Grain-Farmers' Grain Co., B. F. Jostes & Co. Newspapers-The Stonington Star. Barbers- Messrs. Tilley and Agan. Real Estate-Jesse Corzine, L. M. Woods. Billiard and Pool-Chas. Hicks. Tin Shop-Walter Hiller. Physicians- W. T. Short, W. T. Bridges, W. J. Saling. Den- tist-Jesse Armstrong. Veterinary Surgeons- C. A. Hurbutt, A. R. Kincaid. Livery Barns- C. A. Hurbutt, Chas. Hise. Druggist-J. T. Bauer. Moving Pictures-F. K. Weiser. Meat Market-Howell Bros. Poultry Dealers-Liver- good Bros., William Ring. Painters and Decor- ators-A. M. Staples, II. E. Brown, Ray Bow- man.
FRATERNITIES.
Stonington Lodge No. 828 I. O. O. F. was char- tered November 20, 1902, with the following officers : Peter Scheib, N. G .; W. T. Short, V. G .; Edward Evans, recording and financial
secretary. The present officers are as follows : Emery Livergood, N. G .; Edward Walley, V. G .; W. K. Zeigler, recording secretary; C. Drake, financial secretary ; John Bloome, I. G .; O. W. Culberson, O. G.
Stonington Lodge No. 608 of Rebekahs was chartered December 17, 1903, and was instituted by Mrs. Hattie Ward of the Grove City Lodge. The first officers were as follows: Mrs. Lester, N. G .; Mrs. Hardin, V. G .; Ada Drake, secre- tary ; Carrie Housley, financial secretary ; Mrs. Friddle, treasurer; Carl Weiser, warden; Mrs. A. D. Housley, conductress ; E. C. Harris, O. G .; Mrs. Jones, I. G .; Mrs. W. T. Short, chaplain. The present officers are: Mrs. M. A. Holben, N. G .; Mrs. Almeda Hargis, V .G .; Venus Hol- ben, secretary; Mrs. W. T. Short, treasurer ; Nellie Dodd, warden; Mrs. Emma Hargrave, conductress ; Edith Davenport, O. G .; Anna Wil- kinson, I. G .; Ida Buckler, chaplain. The pres- ent membership is sixty-six.
Lincoln Lodge, No. 728, K. P., was organized at Stonington, July 26, 1915, with the following men as officers: W. T. Budges, C. C .; A. L. Kaylor, V. C .; A. W. Denny, prelate; Harry Swim, K. of R. and S .; Irvin Larrick, M. of F .; Horace Warner, M. of E .; Emmet Kaylor, M. of W. The present officers are: Horace Warner, C. C .; A. R. Kincaid, V. C .; Charles Brooks, . prelate; W. E. Moore, K. of R. and S .; Irvin Larrick, M. of F .; W. T. Bridges, M. of E .; Edward L. Howell, M. of W. The membership now totals about thirty.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
The following have served Stonington Town- ship as officials since 1866 when township organi- zation was adopted, as far as can be ascertained :
ASSESSORS.
C. A. Peabody, 1876-7S; J. H. Foltz, 1879-80 ; W. E. Peabody, 1881; J. H. Foltz, 1882-84; A. F. Kreiger, 1885-87 ; W. A. Vermillion, 1888 ; J. Dex- heimer, 1889-90; H. J. Emerson, 1891; J. W. Livergood, 1892; William Evans, 1893; Edward F. Livergood, 1894; Patrick J. Ryan, 1895; Wil- liam McChristy, 1896; F. F. Weiser, 1897; Philip A. Dwyer, 1898; F. F. Weiser, 1899; Edward Adams, 1900; F. F. Weiser, 1901; D. E. Moore, 1902; E. N. Emerson, 1903; Henry Z. Dechert, 1904; J. H. Gebhart, 1905; A. A. Sidles, 1906-07 ; P. T. Danford, 1908-09; H. J. Dechert, Jr., 1910-
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11; Marion Buffington, 1912-13; Wallace Gor- man, 1914-15; Marion Buffington, 1916-17.
COLLECTORS.
B. F. Young, 1876-77; Frank Young, 1878; B. F. Young, 1879; W. I. Woodruff, 1880; R. S. Faulkner, 1881-83; F. F. Weiser, 1SS4-87; D. E. Swim, 1888; B. F. Winter, 1889; John W. Boyle, 1890; Joel J. Davis, 1891; John M. Holderby, 1892-93; Edward Gamble, 1894; William Tray- lor, 1895; William Swim, 1896 ; Andrew A. John- son, 1897; F. R. Zeigler, 1898; Walter Coffey, 1899; Charles Buffington, 1900; William Flynn, 1901; Charles Hise, 1902; J. H. Kaylor, 1903; Charles D. Price, 1904; E. A. Wilkinson, 1905; P. A. Dwyer, 1906; J. W. Boyle, 1907; C. U. Hise, 1908; William E. Dechert, 1909; W. C. Slaughter, 1910-11; J. W. Hammon, 1912-13; Edward Taylor, 1914-15; John A. L. Price, 1916-17.
COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS.
W. E. Peabody, 1876; J. H. Solliday, 1877 ; J. M. Smith, 1878; Daniel Doyle, 1879; J. H. Solliday ; 1880; B. L. Vermillion, 1881; Daniel Doyle, 1882; J. H. Solliday, 1883 ; Jacob Schwab, 1884; S. Schrantz, 1885; J. H. Solliday and M. R. Weitzel, 1886; M. R. Wetzel, 1887; Matthew Stapleton, 1888; J. H. Solliday, 1889; O. J. Owens, 1890; George Gebhart, 1891; Henry Em- erson, 1892; F. F. Gleason, 1893 ; Henry Gebhart, 1894; F. P. Sailsbury, 1895 John O. Rollins, 1896; D. W. Livergood, 1897; John C. Holliday, 1898; John O. Rollins, 1899; D. W. Livergood, 1900; Philip A. Dwyer, 1901; Charles Wilcox, 1902; D. W. Livergood, 1903; Jep Lind, Sr., 1904; C. A. Wilcox, 1905; W. D. Allen, 1906; Walter Coffey, 1907; R. J. Stone, 1908; John O'Brien, 1909; Walter Coffey, 1910; C. A. Wil- cox, 1911; Lawrence Boll, 1912; Walter Coffey, 1913; John Bates, 1914; Wayne Emerson, 1915; Walter Coffey, 1916; J. W. Bates, 1917.
CLERKS.
J. H. Meyers, 1876; J. H. Foltz, 1877; W. H. Sabin, 1878-80; J. H. Meyers, 1881; A. T. Mc- Bride, 1882; D. W. Porter, 1883-S5; William Sabine, 1886-89; George Ritscher, 1890-95; E. M. Alverson, 1896-98 ; Elbert E. Lamb, 1899; Thom- as E. Gragg, 1900-01; W. T. Bridges, 1902; Thomas E. Gragg, 1903-04; J. F. Ellis, 1905;
J. F. Bergdoll, 1906; Tony Hooper, 1907; T. W. Hooper 1908-17.
CONSTABLES.
James Baughman, 1873-75; Gustavus Smack, 1876; B. L. Vermillion and John Langdon, 1877- SO; B. L. Vermillion and Wash. Cain, 1881; H. K. Chesbro, 1882-83; F. M. Sweringen. 1884; J. Dexheimer and B. L. Vermillion, 1885; J. E. Dethridge and Henry Carter, 1886; William Clawson, 1887; John Collenbarger and J. H. Yockey, 1888; John Collenbarger and Frank Murry, 1889; John T. Evans and B. L. Vermil- lion, 1890; John Devore, 1891; George O'Brien, 1892; J. W. Lockwood and Charles Buffington, 1893; Charles McNutt, 1894; Joseph Turner and W. D. M. Smith, 1895; Roy L. Chesebro, 1896; F. R. Zeigler and Edward Taylor, 1897; W. A. Hauck, 1898; J. E. Taylor, 1899-1900; B. F. Porter and Pat W. Norris, 1901-02; Joseph Tips- word, 1903; J. H. Slaughter, 1904; John T. Slaughter and Samuel Eads, 1905-08; John T. Slaughter and Bert Forrest, 1909; Earl Hurl- butt, 1910-12; Claude Hershey and A. R. Bow- man, 1913; Emery Livergood, 1914-16; James A. Bates and F. W. Ring, 1917.
JUSTICE'S OF THE PEACE.
James Ferguson and N. B. Chapman, 1866-69 ; J. W. Ferguson and Peter P. Deigh, 1870; J. W. Farrow, 1872; James Miller and J. W. Farrow, 1873; James Fergerson, 1874-76 ; Joseph H. Foltz, 1877-80; James H. Foltz and John Smith, 1881- 84; William H. Leister, 1885-SS; A. P. Peabody, John Smith, Philip Dunn and P. H. Dunn, 1889 ; W. D. Syers, 1890-92; W. H. O'Brien, 1893; William Sabine, 1894; H. K. Chesebro, 1895; Lester F. Sabine, 1896; P. T. Danford and Chas. Buzan, 1897; H. K. Chesebro, 1898; O. I. Owens, 1899; Ray L. Chesebro, 1900; O. Z. Housley and W. K. Tuttle, 1901-03; F. H. Baldridge, 1904; P. T. Danford and F. H. Baldridge, 1905-08; W. H. Leister and P. Scheib, 1909; P. T. Dan- ford, F. H. Baldridge, 1910-12; R. J. Solliday and P. T. Danford, 1913-15; W. K. Zeigler, 1916; David Price and J. S. Guthridge, 1917.
SUPERVISORS,
Asa Bowman, 1866-74; Joshua Barrich, 1874; R. W. Covington, 1875-79; Charles A. Peabody, 1880; F. Stillman, 1881; E. M. Alverson, 1882-
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83; F. Stillman, 1884-86; R. B. Temple, 1887-SS ; F. F. Weiser, 1889-1902; Allen Corzine, 1903-06; F. F. Weiser, 1907-17.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
TAYLORVILLE TOWNSHIP.
BOUNDARIES-EARLY SETTLERS-PIONEER INCIDENTS -EARLY ROADS-AMUSEMENTS-TAYLORVILLE- LOCATION ADDITIONS-PRINCIPAL STREETS-POST OFFICE-ORIGIN OF NAME-EARLY RESIDENTS- EARLY PRICES-MANUFACTURES-LATER INDUS- TRIES-RAILROADS-CITY INCORPORATION - MAY- ORS - CITY CLERKS - CITY ATTORNEYS - CITY MARSHALS - POLICE MAGISTRATES - PUBLIC IM- PROVEMENT-LIBRARY-FIRE DEPARTMENT-TELE- PHONE COMPANIES-POLICE DEPARTMENT-OAK HILL CEMETERY-BUSINESS INTERESTS OF 1880- BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN OF 1917- FRATERNITIES-CLUBS-TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS- ASSESSORS - COLLECTORS - CLERKS - COMMIS- SIONERS OF HIGHWAYS-CONSTABLES-JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-SUPERVISORS.
BOUNDARIES.
The present township includes all of township 13 north, range 2 west, except about one-half a section of 31, and a small part of section 30, and sections 1, 2 and 12, and of sections 3, 11, 13, 14, 24 and 25 in township 13 north, range 3 west. It is bounded on the north by Buckhart Township; on the east by May Township; on the south by Johnson Township, and on the west by South Fork Township. South Fork and Flat Branch are the principal water courses, and as the land is undulating. there has been but little trouble on account of excessive rainfalls. Dur- ing the early day there was considerable timber in this township and this in part accounts for its being selected by the pioneers in preference to those parts less heavily wooded. The soil is-exceedingly fertile, and some of the farms are very valuable.
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