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June 12, 1855, the following was the new Board: Mineral, Jesse F. Abbott; Gold, Eben Boyden; Walnut, Richard Brewer; Fairfield, James Cain; Manlius, D. D. Carpenter; In- diantown, B. C. Crouch; Ohio, G. W. Close; Dover, Demarcus Ellis; Lamoille, R. B. Frary; Westfield, John C. Gibson; Center, James Hamrick; Macon, Lewis Holmes; Brawby, Charles Kent; Bureau, William M. Matson; Leepertown, David McElwain; Sel- by, William P. E. Mckinstry; Clarion, Mil- roy McKee; Arispe, Samuel E. Morris; Berlin, Enos Smith; Princeton, Justus Stevens; Concord, Moses Stevens; Hall, John E. Terwilliger; Milo, Joel Whitmore.
Justus Stevens was again chosen Chairman for the year.
At the meeting April 28, 1856, the follow- ing constituted the new Board: Indiantown, B. C. Couch; Greenville, Jacob Eastlick; Milo, J. E. Hays; Selby, William Hoskins; Center, Mark Halroyd; Princeton, Joseph Mercer; Hall, H. W. Munson; Berlin, J. L. Olds; Dover, William C. Stacy; Ohio, Cyrus Wilson; Bureau, C. C. Corss; Westfield, Nathan Gray; Manlius, Thomas Hope; La- moille, William B. Howard; Mineral, Ed- ward D. Kemp; Arispe, S. E. Morris; Clarion, M. A. McKey; Walnut, Mark Shirk; Gold, Jasper Wood. S. E. Morris was elected Chairman. The County Clerk was J. V. Thompson, and the Sheriff S. G. Paddock. The next year, 1857, Z. K. Waldron was the Sheriff.
June, 1857, the Board was: Arispe, Alan- son Benson; Bureau, Harrison Epperson; Mineral, Hiram Humphrey; Milo, J. E. . Hays; Concord, M. G. Loverin; Clarion, M. A. McKey; Ohio, Sterling Pomeroy; Berlin, Charles G. Reed; Dover, W. C. Stacy; Princeton, J. T. Thompson; Hall, H. W. Terry; Indiantown, L. D. Whiting; Lamoille, E. W. Fassett; Westfield, Nathan Gray; Macon, Lewis Holmes; Manlius, A. B. Kins- man; Brawby, O. J. Marsh; Leepertown, James Nickerson; Walnut, D. M. Reed; Greenville, A. A. Smith; Center, E. B. Trip- lett; Selby, Thomas Tustin; Fairfield, George Whiting. Mr. McKey was elected Chairman, J. V. Thompson Clerk, Z. K. Waldron, Sheriff.
June 8, 1858, the Board was the following: Mineral, Silas Batty; Arispe, Alanson Ben- son; Gold, A. W. Boyden; Princeton, J. H. Bryant; Dover, Simon Elliott; Manlius, Milo Foot; Wheatland, T. Gordon; Westfield, Nathan Gray; Lamoille, David Hall; Milo, J. W. Harris; Bureau, C. Langworthy; Ber-
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lin, William W. Lewis; Concord, M. G. Loverin; Leepertown, James Nickerson; Greenville, Simeon Odell; Ohio, Sterling Pomeroy; Clarion, A. G. Porter; Macon, John Richards; Brawby, Thomas Sumner; Hall, H. W. Terry; Center, E. B. Triplett; Selby, Thomas Tustin; Indiantown, L. D. Whiting; Fairfield, George Whiting; Wal- nut, William C. Willey. The County Clerk was S. G. Paddock, and Sheriff, Z. K. Wal- dron. John H. Bryant was elected Chair- man.
June, 1859, the following new Board met: Mineral, Silas Battey; Princeton, John H. Bryant; Walnut, O. E. Chapman; Dover, Simon Elliott; Wheatland, Thompson Gor- don; Westfield, Nathan Gray; Lamoille, David Hall; Milo, Joseph W. Harris ; Macon, Lewis Holmes; Fairfield, Salmon Jewell, Manlius, Aaron B. Kinsman; Gold, Andrew Marple; Leepertown, James Nicker- son; Greenville, Simeon Odell; Ohio, Ster- ling Pomeroy; Clarion, Albert G. Porter; Berlin, Enos Smith; Brawby, Thomas Sum- ner; Hall, H. W. Terry; Bureau, J. E. Terwilliger; Center, E. B. Triplett; Selby, Thomas Tustin; Concord, William M. Whipple; Indiantown, L. D. Whiting; Arispe, Oren Wilkinson. Stephen G. Pad- dock, Clerk, and David E. Norton, Sheriff. John H. Bryant was again unanimously elected Chairman for the year.
At the meeting September 10, 1860, the following were declared the new Board: Clarion, W. R. Bruce; Mineral, W. Fair- man; Milo, J. W. Harris; Macon, Lewis Holmes; Wheatland, R. Hunter; Westfield, M. Kenedy, Jr .; Manlius, A. B. Kinsman; Center, S. M. Knox; Gold, A. Morrassey; Leepertown, J. Nickerson; Princeton, S. A. Paddock; Berlin, G. Rackley; Arispe, G. M. Radcliffe; Walnut, D. M. Reed; La- moille, Tracy Reeve; Ohio, John Ross; Green-
ville, Jacob Sells; Fairfield, S. W. Sheldon; Brawby, F. Sumner; Concord, J. L. Sweet; Hall, H. W. Terry; Bureau, J. Trimble; Dover, S. Triplett; Selby, T. Tustin; Indian- town. L. D. Whiting. Same Clerk and Sheriff as preceding year. S. A. Paddock was elected Chairman.
May, 1861, the new Board was Indian- town, C. A. Dean; Ohio. G. A. Dodge; Min- eral, W. Fairman; Lamoille, D. Hall; Wheatland, R. Hunter; Milo, R. M. Kerns; Manlins, C. L. Kelsey; Westfield, M. Ken- edy; Bureau, Cyrus Langworthy; Brawby, C. C. Latimer; Clarion, D. Lloyd; Dover, E. Lumry; Gold, A. Morrassy; Leepertown, J. Nickerson; Greenville, S. Odell; Hall, J. W. Pinnell; Berlin, G. Rackley; Wal- nut, D. M. Reed; Center, H. F. Boyce; Ma- con, J. Richards; Fairfield, R. H. Sheldon; Arispe, B. N. Stevens; Concord, J. L. Sweet; Selby, T. Tustin; Princeton, John H. Bryant. S. G. Paddock, Clerk, and Donnel McDonald, Sheriff. John H. Bryant was again elected Chairman.
June, 1862, the following new Supervisors were present: B. Benton, Clarion; W. P. Buswell, Mineral; J. M. Curtis, Concord; S. Edwards, Lamoille; J. G. Freeman, Princeton; Bureau, J. Heaton; Dover, T. W. Nichols; Selby, J. S. Searle; Greenville J. Sells; Walnut, M. Shirk; Indiantown, H. B. Smith; Hall, H. Snyder; Gold, J. Wood. The other members were re-elected, and therefore the same as for 1861. Messrs. Hunter of Wheatland, and Boyce of Center, were not present at this session of the Super- visors. C. L. Kelsey was elected Chairman for the current year. -
For 1863 the following changes were made in the members: Mineral, C. W. Ab- bott; Ohio, J. H. Bolus; Westfield, H. I. Briggs; Indiantown, C. A. Dean; Bureau, C. A. Heaton; Wheatland, R. Hunter; Milo,
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R. M. Keerns; Manlius, A. B. Kinsman; Gold, A. S. Lathrop; Fairfield, G. P. Mc- Kay; Macon, L. Mason; Center, D. T. Nich- ols; Dover, J. Prouty; Leepertown, W. M. Shields; Selby, J. Smith; Hall, H. Snyder; Princeton, J. Warfield; Greenville, J. Yearn- shaw; Lamoille, S. Edwards. After three ballots without election, Mr. Edwards was elected Chairman, S. G. Paddock, County Clerk, S. Battey, Sheriff.
May, 1864, the Board met, and the follow- ing new members were elected for this year: Bureau, L. Blanchard; Clarion, J. Clapp; Concord, W. Fairman; Fairfield, N. J. Hogeboom; Wheatland R. Hunter; Manlius, G. W. Kolp; Macon, L. Mason; Lamoille, A. B. Minnerly; Gold, A. Morasy; Selby, H. F. Woodin; Center, D. T. Nichols; Do- ver, T. W. Nichols; Indiantown, D. Peirson; Brawby, G. Robinson; Ohio, J. Ross; Green- ville, J. Sells; Hall, H. W. Terry; Princeton, H. W. Waller. Paddock, Clerk, Battey, Sheriff. G. Rackley was elected Chair- man.
In 1865 appeared the following new mem- bers: Fairfield, Van S. Bastian; Bureau, Levi Blanchard; Clarion, Winslow R. Bruce; Macon, Charles Chase; Selby, Joseph N. Kris; Concord, W. F. Lawton; Dover, Enoch Lumry; Gold, Andrew Marple; Milo, J. L. Mccullough; Princeton, Parker N. Newell; Walnut, David M. Reed; Ohio, Daniel P. Smith; Manlius, A. J. Stanch- field; Hall, H. W. Terry; Westfield, Michael Young. Paddock, Clerk, M. G. Loverin, Sheriff. B. N. Stevens was elected Chair- man by acclamation.
May 28, 1866, the following Board assem- bled: Mineral, Silas D. Abbott; Fairfield, V. S. Bastian; Ohio, J. H. Bowles; Macon, Charles Chase; Bureau, C. C. Corss; Clarion, C. L. Dayton; Greenville, A. S. Eastlick; Walnut, G. W. Garwood; Lamoille, Z. S.
Hills; Concord, W. F. Lawton; Selby, J. J. Long; Milo, J. L. Mccullough; Leepertown, D. F. McElwain; Gold, A. Morassy; Prince- ton, P. J. Newell; Center, D. T. Nichols; Dover, T. W. Nichols; Berlin, G. Rackley; Neponset, Ezra Stepup; Arispe, B. N. Stev- ens; Hall, J. H. Seaton; Indiantown, L. D. Whiting; Westfield, M. Young; Wheatland, R. Hunter; A. J. Stanchfield was absent. Mr. Hunter was elected Chairman.
At the August meeting, 1867, appeared the following new members-elect: Clarion, B. Benton; Lamoille, C. H. Bryant; Indian- town, G. E. Darr; Westfield, C. Gray; Ohio, George Hammer; Concord, W. F. Lawton; Milo, J. L. Mccullough; Wyanet, M. M. Thompson; Arispe, J. H. Welsh; Selby, H. F. Woodin; Princeton, S. G. Paddock. The County Clerk was C. D. Trimble, and the Sheriff was N. C. Buswell. Mr. Rackley was elected Chairman, pro tem. S. G. Paddock was elected Chairman for the year.
June, 1868, the new members attending the meeting, as follows: Wheatland, A. An- derson; Princeton, A. Bryant, Jr. ; Manlius, L. Major; Westfield, J. McCreedy; Prince- ton, P. J. Newell; Walnut, D. M. Reed; Arispe, B. N. Stevens; Bureau, R. Jenkin- son; Greenville, J. Vaughan, Jr .; Clarion, F. Walker. Mr. Rackley was elected Chair- man.
May, 1869, the following new members reported: Wheatland, Abraham Anderson; Princeton, George Crossby; Dover, R. M. Coulter; Neponset, James Garrond; Indian- town, J. H. Moore; Leepertown, J. C. Rhyne; Princeton, John Shugart; Hall, H. W. Terry; Selby, H. F. Woodin. C. D. Trimble, County Clerk, and Atherton Clark, Sheriff.
At the June term, 1870, there was a new County Clerk, J. W. Templeton, and the following is all that appears on the records as to who were the Supervisors, and there is
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no record of what township they respectively represented. Nor does any full name appear of any of the Supervisors. The following is the imperfect list: Anderson, Bryant, Blanchard, Bastian, Cooper, Chase, Crossby, Gerrond, Hamrick, Johnson, Knight, Kies, Lawton, Major, Mckinstry, More, Porter, Rackley, Stevens, Shields, Trimble, Terry, Wilson and Whiting; and J. W. Templeton, Clerk; A. Clark, Sheriff.
June, 1871, the Clerk again makes the fol- lowing short record of the new Board, as the members at the first meeting: Bryant, Bas- tian, Blanchard, Chapman, Cooper, Fawcett, Hammer, Hamrick, Kies, Lewis, Mckinstry, H. J. Miller, S. Miller, Mccullough, More, Norton, Paddock, Porter, Smith, Shields, Vaughan, Van Ormer, Way and Welsh. Eleven ballots were had for Chairman. The chief candidates were Mr. Porter and S. G. Paddock. On the eleventh ballot the vote stood fourteen for Paddock, one for Porter, and eight for More.
In 1872, the following new members an- swered at the May meeting: Clarion, Franklin Walker; Lamoille, R. B. Frary; Ohio, George Hammer; Walnut, O. L. Bearss; Greenville, John Vaughan; Fairfield, V. S. Bastian; Westfield, Daniel Boucher; Berlin, Enos Smith; Dover, W. P. E. Mckinstry; Bureau, Levi Blanchard; Manlius, A. B. Kinsman; Gold, Anthony Morassy; Hall, Henry Snyder; Selby, J. N. Kies; Princeton, S. G. Paddock; Wyanet, James Hamrick; Concord, Jesse Emmerson; Mineral, E. H. Canibear; Leep- ertown, N. H. Averill; Arispe, J. H. Welsh; Indiantown, C. N. Stevens; Macon, Benjamin Way; Neponset, M. A. Lewis; Milo, J. L. Mccullough; Wheatland, Silas Miller.
1873-Clarion, Franklin Walker; Lamoille, E. A. Washburn; Ohio, Albert Shifflit; Wal- nut, O. L. Bearss; Greenville, Horace Hill; Fairfield, W. W. Craddock; Westfield, James
S. Wilson; Berlin, Enos Smith; Dover, George W. Palmer; Bureau, Levi Blanchford; Manlius, O. Smith; Gold, Anthony Morassy; Hall, Henry Snyder; Selby, R. B. Rawson; Princeton, S. G. Paddock, and E. R. Virden, Assistant; Wyanet, James Hamrick; Concord, W. F. Lawton; Mineral, Hiram D. Davis; Leepertown, N. H. Averill; Arispe, John H. Welsh; Indiantown, Jonas H. More; Macon, Benjamin Way; Neponset, M. A. Lewis; Wheatland, Andrew Anderson.
1874-75-New members: Ohio, S. B. Lower; Greenville, C. L. Clink; Westfield, James McCreedy; Dover, Simon Elliott; Manlius, Lafayette Major; Gold, S. W. Jack- son; Hall, Henry Snyder; Princeton, Reuben B. Foster; Concord, Josiah Battey; Mineral, H. D. Davis; Macon, Thomas J. Halley; Milo, L. J. Bates; Ohio, D. P. Smith; West- field, John C. O'Key; Berlin, George Rack- ley; Dover, Warren Poole; Bureau, U. J. Trimble; Gold, Robert D. Ready; Hall, Henry Snyder; Selby, S. P. Salmon; Prince- ton, R. B. Foster and H. C. Field; Concord, Jacob L. Sweet; Mineral, C. W. Abbott; Arispe, John H. Welsh; Indiantown, G. B. Cushing; Macon, Thomas J. Haley; Nepon- set, D. T. Boyer; Milo, J. M. Tate.
1876, the following new members were elected: Westfield, Martin Corley; Berlin, J. D. Phillips; Manlius, William Mercer; Gold, R. D. Ready; Hall, Henry Snyder; Selby, S. P. Salmon; Princeton, R. B. Fos- ter; Concord, Jacob L. Swat; Leepertown, Arzy Masters; Indiantown, Duncan Masters; Macon, T. J. Haley; Neponset, David S. Boyer.
1877-Lamoille, E. P. Edwards; Ohio, D. P. Smith; Greenville, W. L. Hay; West- field, Martin Corley; Berlin, J. D. Phillips; Dover, Warren Poole; Bureau, Thomas Mow- ry; Manlius, Joseph Barrett; Selby, M. S. Ketch; Princeton, R. B. Foster and A. C.
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Boggs; Wyanet, Sullivan Aldrich; Mineral, A. L. Canibear; Arispie, John H. Welsh; Neponset, D. S. Boyer; Milo, Charles Mason. 1878-Greenville, T. M. Sells; Fairfield, S. D. Withington; Westfield, Louis Zearing; Berlin, J. D. Phillips; Dover, Warren Poole; Wyanet, Thomas Morary; Manlius, Joseph Barrett; Sheffield, R. D. Ready; Selby, Henry Stadler; Wyanet, Sullivan Aldrich; Neponset, James Gerroud; Wheatland, Will- iam H. Bates: Milo, J. W. Harris.
1879-Westfield, Michael Skiffington; Ber- lin, George Rackley; Dover, Warren Poole; Bureau, U. J. Trimble; Manlius, Joseph Barrett; Hall, Henry Snyder; Selby, M. M. Martin; Concord, James M. Curtis; Mineral, W. H. Forrest; Indiantown, Samuel G. Lov- erhill; Wheatland, W. H. Bante; Milo, J. A. Cushman.
1880-The newly-elect were: Ohio, S. Pomeroy; Dover, Jonathan Hayt; Walnut, U. J. Trimble; Manlius, J. P. White; Princeton, James M. Fisher and Isaac H. Elliott; Arispie, Orrin Wilkinson; Clarion, N. T. Moulton; Gold, Nehemiah Spratt.
1881 -- The new members were: Lamoille, E. P. Edwards; Ohio, Sterling Pomeroy; Greenville, W. L. Hay; Fairfield, George Binden; Westfield, Michael Sheffington; Dover, Jonathan Hayt; Wyanet, James Ham- rick; Arispie, Orrin Wilkinson; Milo, J. A. Clinsman.
1882-Clarion, Sereno Bridge; Walnut, L. K. Thompson; Greenville, W. L. Hay; Fairfield, George Bowden; Westfield, M. Skiffington; Bureau, John Hechtner; Man- lius, J. P. White; Hall, James H. Seaton; Selby, George Hoppler; Princeton, J. M. Fisher and C. P. Lovejoy; Wyanet, T. Clark Hays; Mineral, W. H. Forrest; Aris- pie, O. Wilkinson; Indiantown, Samuel G. Loverhill; Neponset, D. S. Boyer; Wheatland, Edward Murphy; Milo, J. L. Mccullough.
1883-Clarion, C. L. Dayton; Walnut, L. K. Thompson; Fairfield, George Burden; Greenville, Ben Monson; Westfield, Mich- ael Young; Berlin, J. E. Phillips; Dover, Jonathan Hoyt; Gold, Anthony Morassy; Hall, James H. Seaton; Selby, George Hopp- ler; Wyanet, T. Clark Hays; Concord, James M. Curtis; Mineral, C. W. Abbott; Arispie, Owen Wilkerson; Neponset, James Gerrond; Wheatland, Edward Murphy ; Milo, J. L. Mccullough.
1884-The towuships for 1884 have the following officers:
Clarion .- C. L. Dayton, Supervisor; T. P. Wells, Clerk; William Marriott, Assessor; D. C. Smith, Collector; John Billhouse and J. W. Hills, Justices.
Lamoille .- W. S. Martin, Supervisor; J. H. Smith, Clerk; Joseph Rambo, Assessor; J. H. Smith, Collector.
Ohio .- S. Pomeroy, Supervisor; Peter J. Conrad, Clerk; Jestin Inks, Assessor.
Walnut .- L. K. Thompson, Supervisor; Harry Fuller, Clerk; Mark Shick, Assessor; E. Atkinson, Collector; J. N. Barnes, Justice.
Greenville .- J. W. Spratt, Supervisor; J. H. Small, Clerk; Burton Brown, Assessor; D. D. Draper, Collector.
Fairfield .- L. W. Brown, Supervisor; Henry Cooley, Clerk; J. E. Banker, Asses- sor, J. F. McNaughton, Collector.
Westfield .- M. Skiffington, Supervisor; L. H. Lux, Clerk; Peter J. Cassiday, Assessor ; J. M. Wilson, Collector.
Berlin .- W. L. Isaac, Supervisor; J. A. Perry, Clerk; Elmer Bass, Assessor; M. M. Kenfield, Collector; Robert Park, Justice.
Dover .- J. Hoyt, Supervisor; J. Taylor, Clerk; Aaron Dunbar, Assessor; Henry S. Swarts, Collector.
Bureau .- U. J. Trimble, Supervisor; N. A. Harrington, Clerk; J. E. Schwartzentraub, Collector; S. R. Spratt, Justice.
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Manlius .- J. P. White, Superintendent; J. W. Wallace, Clerk; C. Toutz, Assessor; G. M. Nicholas, Collector; G. W. Prather, Justice.
Gold .- Anthony Morrassy, Supervisor; Seth Arnet, Clerk; M. L. Kearns, Assessor; P. McCabe, Collector; R. H. Smith, Justice.
Hall .- J. H. Seaton, Supervisor; R. B. Williams, Clerk; Irwin Barges, Assessor; Daniel Cahill, Collector.
Selby .- George Hoppler, Supervisor; George May, Clerk; R. P. Rawson, Assessor; Henry Gleich, Collector.
Princeton .- J. M. Fisher, Supervisor; C. P. Lovejoy, Assistant; George S. Skinner, Clerk; E. M. Douglas, Assessor; W. Ambrose, Collector.
Wyanet .- T. Clark Hays, Supervisor; Will E. Sapp, Clerk; John L. Hall, Asses- sor; Hiram Cornish, Collector.
Concord .- Augustus Myers, Supervisor; H. P. Humphries, Clerk; D. T. Stoddard, Asses- sor; J. M. Martin, Collector.
Mineral. - C. W. Abbott, Supervisor; E. J.Ely, Clerk; C. C. Previes, Assessor; E. G. Case, Collector.
Leepertown .- N. H. Averill, Supervisor; D. R. Moss, Clerk; N. H. Averill, Assessor; C. C. Cowen, Collector; Ezra Masters and Samuel Russell, Justices.
Arispie .- O. Wilkinson, Supervisor; J. H. Meehan, Clerk; David Chenoweth, Assessor; D. J. McHugh, Collector.
Indiantown .- S. G. Soverhill, Supervisor; B. C. Couch, Clerk; W. C. Hoblit, Assessor; J. R. Biddoulph, Collector.
Macon .- J. J. Haley, Supervisor; D. C. Fisher, Clerk; Lewis Holmes, Assessor; Andrew J. Fisher, Collector; Mark D. Ander- son, Justice.
Neponset .- James Gerrond, Supervisor; H. Bennett, Clerk; Gustavius Tibbetts, Assessor; J. S. Chalender, Collector.
Wheatland. - E. Murphy, Supervisor; J. L. Dawson, Clerk; Robert Hunter, Assessor; H. O. Barber, Collector.
Milo .- J. L. Mccullough, Supervisor; G. S. Mallett, Clerk; E. H. Smith, Assessor; T. A. Nevitt, Collector.
Among all the supervisors above enumer- ated one that was re-elected nearly as persis- tently to succeed himself as was George Rack- ley or William Hoskins, was O. L. Bearss. He entered the Board as an anti-railroad cham- pion, or, rather, as the leader of those who were opposed to paying the township's sub- scription to the railroad. Every year he would run on this ticket and he would be elected. 6 The bondholders finally com- menced suit and then Bearss and his backers grew more and more determined. They would make no compromise, nor would they listen to propositions; finally they said that no matter what the road might do in the way of complying with the terms of the vote, they were opposed to paying on any condition. A suit was pending before the United States Court in Chicago, and Supervisor Bearss was taken there, and the Court wanted to examine him, and asked him to take the oath. He took the oath but would not testify. He was fined $400 by the Court and the officer was ordered to take him to jail until the fine was paid. Some friends were present and paid the fine, and Bearss returned to his constit- nents. We believe the township eventually refunded him the money. But in time the people tired of this war against the railroad debt, and in the end concluded to pay. Then they elected L. K. Thompson Supervisor. His father, J. V. Thompson, had been a di- rector in the road, and therefore they select- ed his son as a fitting expression' to this change of sentiment in reference to their debts. Mr. L. K. Thompson has been re-elect- ed since, and is the Supervisor now from
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Walnut. There are very few townships or counties in the State that have not had some experience of a somewhat similar kind. They did not all have as plucky a Supervisor as did Walnut Township, who would face the courts as bravely as he did and take the con- sequences, but the most of them would fight a while and then pay.
CHAPTER XXV.
GENERAL COUNTY OFFICERS, CONTINUED-COMPLETING THE LIST TO DATE-MARRIAGES-FIRST ONE J. H. OLDS AND LOUISA C. BRYANT-POWERS EXERCISED BY THE COUNTY COURT - PUB- LIC, CIVIL AND PRIVATE AFFAIRS-ETC., ETC., ETC.
TN the preceding chapter we gave a full list of the county officers to the adoption of township organization, and then a consecu- tive list of the leading officers of the town- ships to date. At this point we return now to the year 1850, and give the general offi- cers of the county to date.
At the general election November 4, 1851, the following were elected: Aquilla Triplett, Associate Justice; William Martin, County Treasurer; Aaron B. Church, School Com- missioner; Homer Fellows, County Surveyor.
November 2, 1852, the following: S. Allen Paddock, County Judge; J. D. Garton, Cor- oner; Osmyn Smith, Sheriff, and Edward M. Fisher, Clerk Circuit Court. 1853, No- vember 8: Benjamin L. Smith, Judge; Joseph V. Thompson, County Clerk; Rufus Carey, Treasurer; Homer Fellows, Surveyor; A. B. Woodford, Coroner; Aaron B. Church, School Commissioner. In 1856 C. L. Kelsey was County Judge.
1857 .- George McMannis, Judge; Stephen G. Paddock, County Clerk; Roderrick B. Frary, Treasurer; Charles P. Allen, School
Commissioner; Frank W. Winship, Survey- or, and Carleton W. Combs and Lewis T. Cobb, Associate Justices. 1859, Abram Lash, Surveyor.
1861 .- S. M. Knox, Judge; Stephen G. Paddock, County Clerk; Winship, Surveyor. Winship then held the office until 1867, when H. G. Paddock was elected Surveyor and has held the office continually to the present time (November, 1884).
1865-L. S. Smith, County Judge; re- elected in 1869. Cairo D. Trimble elected County Clerk in 1865, and J. W. Templeton elected in 1870.
1873-Jesse Emmerson elected Judge; M. J. Keith, County Clerk.
1877-H. J. Trimble, Judge; and S. G. Paddock, County Clerk. By the new Con- stitution the term of Judge and Clerk was ex- tended one year, and in 1882 the same offi- cers were re-elected and are the present incumbents.
County Treasurers .- R. B. Frary re-elected 1859. In 1861, Ora A. Walker; 1863, Charles P. Allen; 1865, Isaac H. Elliott; 1867, Will- iam McManis; 1869, Austin Wiswall; 1871, Ralph Mcclintock; 1873, Samuel Edwards; 1875, Edward A. Washburn, re-elected 1877, 1879, 1881, and is the present incumbent.
School Commissioners .- 1859, Charles Rob- inson; 1863, Chester Covell; 1865, Marvin E. Ryan, who died in the latter part of 1866, and in January, 1867, Albert Ethridge was appointed to fill the vacancy. 1869, Albert Ethridge was elected. He resigned Sep- tember, 1872, and Joseph Mercer was ap- pointed to fill the vacancy. 1873, Jacob Mil- ler was elected; 1877, George B. Herrington elected; 1881, Jacob Miller again elected and is the present incumbent.
Carleton W. Combs held many township and county offices. He was Deputy and County Clerk and Associate Judge. He is
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spoken of by those who knew him long and well as one of the most genial and pleasant men ever in the county. He was a native of Tennessee, born in Granges County, in June, 1809, and came to Bureau in 1834, and set- tled in Hall Township, on Section 18, after- ward made a farm on Section 8. He left this county years ago and is now a resident of Nebraska. When he came to this county he brought his parents, his wife and two children with him. The two children were Benton and Mary. There were of his chil- dren born here: Ilo W., Atlanta, Iris, Rena, Orta and William. None of his family are now in the county.
Marriages .- Having given nearly a complete account of the county officials and the civil history of the county, we may now give something of the social side of the story, and we can just now think of nothing more purely social than that old, old habit of mar- rying and giving in marriage.
The first marriage after the county had as- eumed its full legal existence was June 15, 1837, Justin H. Olds and Louisa C. Bryant. The ceremony was performed by John H. Bryant, Esq. There had been marriages in the territory of what constituted Bureau County earlier than this, and of these we have given an account in the preceding pages of this book, but this was the first marriage by the authority of Bureau County. It was a month, or July 13, 1837, before the second marriage occurred. The parties were Elias Funderburg and Nancy Smiley. August 24, 1831, Isaac Funderburg and Mary Long were married. August 5, Stephen Burnham and Hester Ann Coulter were married by Rev. Henry Headley. September 21, John Snider and Margaret Harris were married by Elisha Searl. October 25, John Clapp to Maria Smith.
One of the emoluments of the County
Clerk's office was the license fee, and hence the one great source of supplies depended upon the activity of the marriage market. As it started off with only one wedding to the month, there did not seem to be much in- ducement for a Clerk to stay in the office at that time. True, he got the fees of his office -all of the fees, too-but business was dull and invariably the Clerk had to do some out. side business to make a family support. Hence, generally, as soon as a man had worked and secured an office, he had to begin a vigorous compaign to find a deputy who would take all the emoluments for attending to it, and in case he did not find such a dep- uty, he would resign in self-protection.
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