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the enjoyment of the occasion, and the impetus it gave to each department within the scope of the purposes of the Society, were taken into account. The next year the Fair was held where it is now located, the Society having pur- chased part of the present Fair Grounds, on the Chicago road, north of Paris, a mile and a quar- ter from the public square. Annual Fairs were held by the Society, which became indebted to Mr. Munsell, and the grounds were sold at Sher- iff's sale and bid in by him. A joint Stock As- sociation was then formed, and the Society or- ganized anew in 1861. William Kile was elected President; John D. Wallace, William Black- burn, J. O. Rudy and Allen McClain, Vice-Presi- dents; S. H. Elliott, Recording Secretary; S. P. Read, Corresponding Secretary, and Hiram Sandford and Mr. Munsell allowed this Associ- ation to redeem the grounds.
The Civil War was now on, but a County Fair was nevertheless held and all premiums paid in full, as had been done every year by the pre- ceding Society. Conditions growing out of the war made it undesirable to have County Fairs in 1862 and 1863, but the Society was kept alive, and in 1864 a Fair was held, and every year since the exhibitions have been repeated, and, with a single exception, all premiums have been paid in full. Sometimes the Society has had to reach down into its private pockets to keep its promises good; but, if necessary, this has been done. The exhibitions given by the Society have been uniformly the best of the kind, and many of them have rivalled State Fairs, both in quantity and quality of the items exhibited. The officers of the Society at the present time are: William Moss, President; S. B. McCord, Secretary; R. G. Sutherland, Treasurer.
CHAPTER XI.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
SIGNIFICANCE OF BANKING ENTERPRISES-FIRST
NATIONAL BANK OF PARIS-ORGANIZATION, GROWTH AND CHANGES-PAST AND PRESENT OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS-CONDITION IN 1904- EDGAR COUNTY BANK OF PARIS AND EDGAR COUNTY NATIONAL-LIST OF FORMER AND PRES- ENT OFFICERS-COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES IN 1873 AND 1904 -CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK ESTABLISHED IN 1903.
The organization of a banking institution in
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any community is indicative of its growing prosperity and business importance, and it is usually effected by its most enterprising and energetic men-men who, possessed of fore- thought, business sagacity and mental resources, are willing to risk their capital, and give their time to that which does not benefit themselves alone, as many suppose, but which is of general benefit to the community in which they reside. No town or city of any impor- tance can transact much business of a commer- cial or financial character without the aid of a bank of deposit and exchange; and to the men who have been foremost in establishing such an enterprise, there is due much credit as public benefactors.
The First National Bank of Paris was organ- ized for business August 12, 1865, with a cap- ital of $80,000, having for its first President Hon. Richard B. Sutherland, and for its cash- ier Asa J. Baber. It enjoyed the confidence of the people from the start. Business accumu- lated so rapidly that, in 1870, it was thought advisable to increase the capital to $125,000, which was done. In January of that year Mr. Sutherland having resigned his position as President, Mr. Baber was promoted to the place thus made vacant. Mr. William Siebert was then elected Cashier, being promoted from the position of bookkeeper, which he had held since the organization of the bank.
Among the successful business men of Paris and vicinity who have served as Directors of this bank from time to time, are the follow- ing: James A. Eads, Alexander Mann, Hon. Richard B. Sutherland, Judge James Steele, Lewis Shrader, John K. Boyer, Elvis P. Shaw, A. J. Baber, Adin Baber, William Siebert and Hon. William P. Dole. Asa J. Baber, being one of the charter members of the bank, was made Cashier at the beginning, and served in that capacity until 1870, and as President until August, 1885. A new organization was then effected with the same amount of capital, when Mr. Baber was again elected President and Mr. William Siebert, Cashier. In 1894 Mr. Sie- bert resigned and Mr. Richard G. Sutherland was elected Cashier, being promoted from the position of Assistant Cashier of the bank. On October 26, 1899, Mr. Siebert passed over and "joined the silent majority." Mr. James A. Eads was made Vice-President in 1870, and held that position until he was called away by death, March 20, 1903.
In August, 1885, when the charter of the old bank had expired, quite a number of the orig- inal stockholders had died and some had sold out their interests, thus leaving very few of the charter members of the original bank to take stock in the new organization. Although the old institution had been operated with marked success, it is excelled by the new, which is now one of the most prominent and solid institutions of its kind in Eastern Illinois. At the time of its reorganization the stock was held by about thirty of the prominent business men and farmers of Paris and vicinity. Among them are and were: Asa J. Baber, James A. Eads, E. P. Shaw, George Dole, Jacob Sholem, William Siebert, D. S. Schenck, Simon Hambur- ger, James Stewart, Adin Baber, William D. Marley, A. J. Barr, George W. Hughes, Charles W. Powell, L. A. Augustus, William H. Moss, Harrison Moss, Newton Stewart, William J. Hunter, Philip Bibo, R. G. Sutherland, Jesse Swango, D. D. Huston, I. Q. Huston, E. C. Steele, A. B. Huston, Joshua Davis and Edward Perkins.
The following is a list of the Directors of the new bank elected August 13, 1885: A. J. Baber, James A. Eads, E. P. Shaw, Adin Baber, William D. Marley, C. W. Powell and William H. Moss. Up to this time (July 26, 1904), five of the said original directors have died, to-wit: James A. Eads, E. P. Shaw, Adin Baber, Wil- liam D. Marley and C. W. Powell, and their places have been filled by William J. Hunter, George W. Marley, L. A. Augustus, D. D. Hus- ton and James T. Eads. William J. Hunter was elected Vice-President to fill the place of James A. Eads, deceased.
The new bank has continued to grow in pop- ularity, and, with the increase of business, has been able to add quite a respectable amount to its surplus fund, and its deposits have gradų- ally increased until they have passed the mil- lion dollar mark. The present officers of the bank are: A. J. Baber, President; William J. Hunter, Vice-President; R. G. Sutherland, Cashier, W. S. Burt and Alva H. Cline, Assist- ant Cashiers-both promoted from the book- keeping department-and George H. McCord, Abraham Risser, Charles Levings, William Hartley and Fred Baber, bookkeepers. The bank owns the large brick building on the east side of the public square, where it has always done business, in which it has a solidly con- structed vault, with modern appliances of
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security in banking. The following is the statement of the condition of the bank, ren- dered in March, 1904:
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $855,286.30
Overdrafts
29,687.50
U. S. Bonds
100,000.00
Premiums on U. S. Bonds
3,500.00
Banking House & Fixtures
10,700.00
Cash and Exchange
406,878.39
Total
$1,406,052.19
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock
$108,000.00
Surplus
108,000.00
Undivided Profits
81,771.31
Circulating Notes
100,000.00
Deposits
1,008,280.88
Total
$1,406,052.19 The above statement not only shows forth the wise and excellent management of this bank, but also manifests the confidence of the people of Edgar County in its integrity as a financial institution.
The Edgar County Bank of Paris was estab- lished in October, 1855, with a capital of $50,- 000. Its officers were: H. Sandford, President; George E. Levings, Cashier; Directors, H. Sand- ford, W. P. Dole, William Kile, William Mar- ley and William Laughlin. The bank owned and occupied a building on the east side of the square in Paris. In 1885 the First National Bank secured ownership of the building and outfit of the Edgar County Bank, and began its successful career as a banking institution there. This building was later destroyed.
The Edgar County National Bank of Paris, Ill., began business March 24, 1873, with a cap- ital of $100,000 and no surplus. At the first meeting of the stockholders the following gen- tlemen were elected Directors: Messrs. Wil- liam Kile, C. W. Levings, John G. Crain, George Dole and Edward Wolcott; and from these, C. W. Levings was chosen President, and F. W. Levings appointed Cashier. At a meeting of the Directors, held July 10, 1873, William Kile was appointed Vice-President. At the annual election held Feb. 17, 1874, the same Board of Directors having been elected met and re-elected the same officers. The first dividend was declared May 4, 1874, being 10 per cent. on the capital stock. The bank has since that time declared a dividend of 5 per cent. every six months, and has in addition placed to its surplus an undivided profit account of $130,000, all earned.
On September 11, 1874, George Dole tendered his resignation as Director of the bank and R. N. Parrish was appointed to fill the vacancy. At same meeting, C. W. Levings resigned the office of President and R. N. Parrish was chosen in his place. At a meeting, held Nov. 18, 1874, George Dole was appointed Director to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John C. Crain.
At the regular annual meeting of the stock- holders, held Jan. 12, 1875, the following named Directors were chosen: George Dole, R. N. Parrish, C. W. Levings, William Kile and Edward Wolcott. These Directors met on same day and elected R. N. Parrish President and William Kile Vice-President. In 1877 Joshua Davis was elected Director in place of George Dole, but there was no change in officers. On October 8, 1877, George Dole was appointed Director to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Kile, and on October 10, A. B. Powell was appointed Cashier to fill the vacancy caused by the death of F. W. Levings. Mr. Levings' death came three days after that of Mr. Kile.
January 28, 1878, Messrs. Wolcott, Dole, Davis, Levings and Parrish were elected Directors. R. N. Parrish was elected Presi- dent and C. W. Levings Vice-President. On July 15, 1878, A. B. Powell tendered his resig- nation as Cashier, and J. E. Parrish was appointed to fill the vacancy. There was no change in directors or officers until the meet- ing held January 11, 1882, when Joshua Davis was elected Vice-President in place of C. W. Levings.
At the annual meeting, held January 9, 1883, Terrence Clark was elected Director in place of C. W. Levings. There was no change in officers for that year. At the annual meeting in 1884 the number of Directors was increased to seven, and the following named gentlemen were elected: George Dole, Joshua Davis, Ter- rence Clark, R. N. Parrish, A. B. Huston, Wil- liam B. Warren and J. E. Parrish. The same officers were re-elected.
In 1885 William P. Dole was elected Director in place of William B. Warren.
In 1887 W. E. McMillan was elected Director in place of William P. Dole.
In 1889 R. H. Kile was elected Director in place of George Dole, deceased, and the same year W. S. Logan was appointed in place of R. N. Parrish, deceased; J. E. Parrish was
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elected President to fill the vacancy caused by death of R. N. Parrish; R. H. Kile was appointed Cashier and W. D. Cole Assistant Cashier. In 1891 Terrence Clark succeeded Joshua Davis as Vice-President. In 1889 Dan- iel Arthur and Caleb Woodyard were elected Directors in place of Joshua Davis and A. B. Huston.
In 1904 the directory was increased to eight and the following named gentlemen were duly elected: Terrence Clark, Daniel Arthur, George E. Levings, J. E. Parrish, W. S. Logan, Caleb Woodyard, Harry L. Jones and R. H. Kile.
The following is a record giving names of directors, date of election and time served: Dr. William Kile, elected 1873, served five years, died 1877; Col. George Dole, elected 1873, served 14 years, died 1888; C. W. Levings, elected 1873, served 10 years, retired 1882; John W. Crain, elected 1873, served one year, retired 1874; Edward Wolcott, elected 1873, served 11 years, died 1884; R. N. Parrish, elected 1874, served 14 years, died 1889; Joshua Davis, elected 1877, served 22 years, retired 1899; Terrence Clark, elected 1883, still in office, having served 22 years; A. B. Huston, elected 1884, served 15 years, retired 1899; W. B. Warren, elected 1884, served 1 year, retired 1885; J. E. Parrish, elected 1884, served 21 years; W. P. Dole, elected 1885, served two years, retired 1887; W. E. McMillan, elected 1887, served 17 years, retired 1904; R. H. Kile, elected 1888, served 17 years; Dan Archer, elected 1899; Caleb Woodyard, elected 1899; George E. Levings, elected 1904; Harry L. Jones, elected 1904.
The year 1873, during which the Edgar County National Bank was organized, will be remembered as one of the greatest panic years in the history of the country.
There have been three Presidents: W. Levings, R. N. Parrish and J. E. Parrish, serv- ing respectively one and-a-half, fourteen and-a- half, and sixteen years.
The bank has had four Cashiers, as follows: F. W. Levings, serving four years; A. B. Powell, about eight months; J. E. Parrish, eleven years, and R. H. Kile, sixteen years. W. D. Cole has served sixteen years as Assist. ant Cashier.
It is a fact worthy of note that this bank has always taken care of its customers through panics without any increase in rates. The present directory is as follows: Daniel Arthur.
Terrence Clark, Harry L. Jones, R. H. Kile, George E. Levings, William S. Logan, J. E. Par- rish and Caleb Woodyard. The officers are: J. E. Parrish, President; Terrence Clark, Vice- President; R. H. Kile, Cashier, and W. D. Cole, Assistant Cashier.
The following comparative statements, under date September 12, 1873, and January 22, 1904, respectively, will give an idea of the growth and success of the bank:
RESOURCES.
Sept. 12, 1873. Jan. 22, 1904.
Loans and Discounts .$108,057.33
$ 740,515.21
U. S. and other bonds 58,428.10
251,543.38
Cash and dues from banks 37,110.13
224,956.64
Banking House Furn. & Fix. 10,000.00 12,000.00
Total
.$213,595.56
$1,229,015.23
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock (paid in)
.$100,000.00
$ 100,000.00
Surplus Fund (earned)
0.00
100,000.00
Undivided Profits (Net) 4,089.17
27,476.00
Nat. Bank notes outstanding .. 46,800.00
100,000.00
Deposits
62,706.39
901,539.23
Total
$213,595.56 $1,229,015.23
The Citizens' National Bank was established in 1903 with a capital of $150,000. The follow- ing are its officers and Directors: J. D. Hun- ter, President; J. Wm. Snyder, Vice-President; J. D. Barr, Cashier; Edward Levings, Assistant Cashier.
CHAPTER XII.
POLITICAL.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS-CAMPAIGNS OF 1840, '44, '48 AND '52-FIRST REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN 1856-EXCITEMENT OF THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS CAMPAIGN OF 1868-OTHER NOTABLE CAM- PAIGNS-VOTE OF EDGAR COUNTY IN LATER PERIODS-MEN WHO HAVE REPRESENTED EDGAR COUNTY IN CONGRESS-DELEGATES TO CONSTITU- TIONAL CONVENTIONS-SENATORS AND REPRE- SENTATIVES IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY- COUNTY OFFICERS 1823 TO 1904.
The first campaign which produced much excitement in Edgar County was that of 1840, known as the "Tippecanoe Campaign." Gen- eral William Henry Harrison, who was the Whig candidate for President, was well known all over the West as a successful soldier in
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Indian wars, a maker of treaties with the Indi- ans, and as Governor of the Territory of Indi- ana, of which Illinois had formed a part. The frontier States and the Northwest generally were wild in their enthusiasm for him in what has also been called the "Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign."
Party lines were also very distinctly drawn in the campaign between Henry Clay and James K. Polk, in 1844, and the Whigs, chagrined by the defection of General Harrison's successor (John Tyler) made the contention of that cam- paign hot enough.
In 1848 the Whigs, in a degree, maintained their enthusiasm for General Taylor-"Old Rough and Ready" as he was familiarly called; but in that campaign the fact that the Whig party had been committed against the war, in which Taylor won his highest honors, had a benumbing effect and when General Scott be- came the Whig presidential nominee in 1852, it was very apparent that the party was fatally paralyzed by the way it had touched the polit- ical wires in the matter of the Mexican War. This teaches that the people lose faith in any political party that opposes, or fails to stand by, the Nation in a war, and that the people are more patriotic than ethical when a war is on.
In 1856 the Democrats were united and the opposition were in the confusion which gen- erally belongs to a formative period. The Republican party was young, but was develop- ing a stalwart strength and a patriotism, sea- soned with righteousness, against a day of the Nation's sorest need, which was to come all too soon. The campaign of 1860 was the hottest ever waged in Edgar County. Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Douglas were both residents of Illinois and personally well known by a large number of men in the county. The most striking feature of the campaign, perhaps, was the part played by the "Wide Awakes" and "Douglas Rangers." The "Wide Awakes" were an organization of Republicans who wore a rude uniform of oil- cloth capes and caps, and carried torches on staves for night parades. The "Douglas Ran- gers" were a Democratic organization of mounted men wearing red shirts and caps. The county went for the Douglas ticket by a small majority. But on the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, several plums fell into the county. William P. Dole was made Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Judge Steele became his
Chief Clerk, and George W. Rives was ap- pointed Assessor of Internal Revenue.
For years after the Civil War the county elected Republican officials with rare excep- tions, but latterly the Democrats have carried the county, and now have the entire corps of county officers except Surveyor.
On the National ticket the county went for General Grant in 1872, for General Garfield in 1880, and for William Mckinley in 1896.
Leaving out the. floaters-those whose votes are bought-the voters of this county are about equally divided between the Democratic and Republican parties.
At the election of November 8, 1904, Edgar County cast a total of 7,457 votes for President, of which Roosevelt (Republican) received 3,753; Parker (Democrat), 3,443;
Swallow (Prohibitionist), 196; Watson (Populist), 16; Debs (Socialist), 42; with a scattering vote of 7.
The vote for candidates for Governor at the same election was: Deneen (Republican), 3,740; Stringer (Democrat), 3,461; Patton (Prohibitionist), 197; Hogan (Populist), 12: Collins (Socialist), 42; scattering 4.
The vote for county officers resulted in the election of all the candidates on the Republican ticket, except for State's Attorney, the Demo- cratic candidate for this office being chosen.
Edgar County has been sometimes in one Congressional District and sometimes in an- other, as different apportionment acts pro- vided; but the county has never been repre- sented in Congress by one of its own citizens excepting by Hon. A. J. Hunter, who was elected on the Democratic ticket for the State-at-large in 1892, and for the Edgar District in 1896, serving two terms. Mr. Hunter has been a resident of this county all his life and has also served one term as State Senator (1864-68). From the date of its organization, the county has been represented in Congress under suc- cessive apportionments by the following named Representatives: Daniel . Cook (1823-27). Joseph Duncan (1827-33)-the State during this period constituting one district; as part of the Second District, by Zadok Casey (1833-43) ; as part of the Third District, by Orlando B. Ficklin (1843-49), Timothy R. Young (1849-51), and Orlando B. Ficklin again (1851-53) ; as part of the Seventh District, by James C. Allen (1853-57), Aaron Shaw (1857-59), James C. Robinson (1859-63), John R. Eden (1863-65),
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HISTORY OF EDGAR COUNTY.
H. P. H. Bromwell (1865-69), Jesse H. Moore (1869-73); as part of the Fifteenth District by John R. Eden (1873-79), Albert P. Forsyth (1879-81), Samuel P. Moulton (1881-83), Joseph G. Cannon (1883-91), Samuel T. Busey (1891- 93), Joseph G. Cannon (1893-95) ; as part of the Nineteenth District by Benson Wood (1895-97), Andrew J. Hunter (1897-99), Joseph B. Crowley (1899-1901), Joseph G. Cannon (1901-03); as part of the Eighteenth District by Joseph G. Cannon (1903-05).
Edgar County was represented in the Consti- tutional Convention of 1847 by George W. Rives and William Shields, with Uri Manley as dele- gate for the counties of Clark, Edgar and Coles.
In 1862 a Constitutional Convention convened at the State Capital, when James A. Eads rep- resented Edgar County. This convention framed a constitution which was rejected when sub- mitted to the people.
In 1869 another convention was called by which the present Constitution was framed and submitted to the people, and having been ac- cepted by them, is now the organic law of Illi- nois. Richard B. Sutherland was the delegate from Edgar County in the latter convention, and was one of its wisest and most conserva- · tive members.
The names of citizens of Edgar County who have served in the General Assembly from the date of organization of the county, are here presented, through the courtesy of the Hon. James A. Rose, Secretary of State:
MEMBERS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Year. No. G. A.
Senator Representative.
1832-34
8th
Luneford R. Noel
1834-36
9th
L. R. Noel .N. W Nuunally
1836-38
10th
L. R. Noel
Gideou Minor
Augustus C. Freuch (res'd.)
. Sam. Conuelly (vice French)
1838-40
11th
N. W. Nunnally .. A. C. French (resig.)
Robert McMillan
Hall Simms (vice French)
1840-42 12th N. W. Nunnally
John M. Kelly
Leander Munsell
1842-44
13th
N. W. Nuunally. Hall Simms
1844-46
14th
N. W. Nunnally
W. Alexander
1846-48
15th
John Y. Allison
Hall Simms
1848-50
16th
Wm. Tichenor
.Geo. W. Rives
1850-52
17th
Ozias Bailey Wm. Shields
1852-54
18th
1854-56
19th
Dudley McClain
1856-58
20th
Samuel Connelly
1858-60
21st
Robert Mosely
1860-62
22ud
Napoleon B. Stage
1862-64
23rd
John Gerrard
1864-66
24th
A. J. Hunter S. L. Spink
1866-68
25th
A. J. Hunter
N. B. Stage
Year. No. G. A.
Senator
Representative.
1868-70 26th
Silas H. Elliott
1870-72
27th
R. M. Bishop
Geo. W. Rives
1872-74
28th
.W. O. Pinnell
.H. B. Bishop
1874-76
29th
Geo. Hunt
W. S. O'Hair
1876-78
30th
Geo. Hunt
R. L. Mckinlay
1878-80
31st
Geo. Hunt
R. L. Mckinlay
1880-82
32nd
Geo. Hunt
1882 84
33rd
Geo. Hunt (resigned).
H. Van Sellar (vice Hunt).
1884-86
34th
H. Van Sellar
1886-88
35th
Geo. E. Bacon
R. L. Mckinlay
1888-90
36th
Geo. E. Bacon
1890-92
37th
Geo. E. Bacon
1892-94
38th
Geo. E. Bacon
R. L. Mckinlay
1894-96
39th
R. L. Mckinlay
1896-98
40th
R. L. Mckinlay
1898-00
41st
1900-02
42nd
1902-04
43rd
Geo. H. Gordon
COUNTY OFFICERS.
The County. Officers of Edgar County are here pre- sented in the order in which they were elected and served from the organization of the County, with date of election, the regular elections under the Constitu- tion of 1818 being held on the first Monday in August and those under the Constitutions of 1848 and 1870 on Tuesday after the first Monday in November:
First Election, April 14, 1823 .- William Reed, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner.
August 2, 1824 .- William Reed, Sheriff; David Cro- zier, Coroner.
Special Election, Feb. 18, 1826 .- Stephen S. Shelledy. Sheriff.
August 2, 1826 .- Stephen S. Shelledy, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner.
August 4, 1828 .- William Whitley, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner.
August 2, 1830 .- Joseph Dunn, Sheriff; Langford R. Noel, Coroner; Hall Sims, Hugh Henderson and Brown Wilson, County Commissioners.
August 6, 1832 .- Joseph Dunn, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner.
August 4, 1834 .- Joseph Dunn, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner.
Special Election, August 3, 1835 .- John M. Kelly, Recorder; Brown Wilson, Surveyor.
August 4, 1836 .- Joseph Dunn, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner.
August, 1838 .- Robert M. Rhea, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner; George Redmon, George Jones and Jacob Augustus, County Commissioners.
August, 1839 .- Robert M. Dickenson, Recorder; Brown Wilson, Surveyor.
August, 1841 .- Robert M. Rhea, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner; George Redmon, County Commissioner; Jona- than Mayo, School Commissioner; R. M. Dickenson, County Clerk.
August, 1842 .- James Gordon, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner; William Shrader, County Commissioner.
August, 1843 .- Robert M. Dickenson, County Clerk; Elisha Houte, Couuty Commissioner; Jonathan Mayo, School Commissioner; James Jones, Treasurer and Assessor; Robert M. Dickenson, Recorder; H. N. Guthrie, Surveyor.
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August, 1844 .- James Gordon, Sheriff; George Board, Coroner; George Redmon, County Commissioner.
August, 1845 .- William Garner, Sheriff; Jonathan Mayo, School Commissioner.
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