History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 224

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 875

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The Maywood Congregational Church .- Preliminary steps toward the organization of this Church were taken March 9, 1871, at a meeting of which Rev J E. Roy was chairman. At this meeting it was unanimously voted that a Congregational Church was urgently needed at Maywood. On Sunday, the 12th of March, the organi- zation was effected, with the following membership : Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Barney, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Free- man, Mrs. Martha Lawrence, L. Keon, Rev. and Mrs. A. K. Fox, Dr. and Mrs. I. A. Freeman, Mrs. A. B. Wright and Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Small, The constitu- tion, confession of faith and covenant, as contained in Roy's Manual, were adopted, and the following officers elected; R. B. Barney, S. S. Millar and H. W. Small, trus- tees; R. B, Barney and A. W. Freeman, deacons; A. G. Hill, treasurer, and A. W. Freeman, clerk. On the ad of July, 1871, a council was heid, consisting of J. L. Bar- Tows, delegate from the Union Park Congregational Church, Chicago; Rev. Moses Smith and N. B. Harris, from the Leavitt-Street Congregational Church, Chicago; Rev. J. H. Laird and C. A. Hawley, from Brickton; Rev. George Huntington, James W. Scoville, Rev. S. J. Humphrey and Rev. J. E. Roy. This council recog. nized the Church. In August, 1871, the plans of a com- mittee appointed for the purpose of drafting them, were adopted, and stone and sand placed upon Block go, this block being one of four proffered to the churches that might select them. The Congregational Church being the first prepared to build, selected Block 90 as the most desirable of the four. Ground was broken and building was soon to commence, the design being to erect a frame church, on a stone foundation, to cost not less than $5,000. But just at this time the great fire at Chicago destroyed the plans, and so crippled the society that it was impracticable to proceed. Matters therefore remained in this state until January, 1873. when a meeting was called, and it was resolved to go on with the building, hut to change the plans from a frame church to a brick one, to cost not less than $10.000. While these plans were being prepared, it was discov. ered that the Presbyterian Society had commenced the work of erecting a church-building on Block go, and so, after some consultation, the Congregationalists decided to move to Block 208, north of the railroad. The foundations of this building were laid and the rear part of the proposed $10,000 church-building erected. including a space sufficient to accommodate about one hundred and fifty people, when work on the building ceased on account of the exhaustion of the funds. No further efforts have since been made to complete the church, the determination of the society being to keep ont of debt. The first regular pastor of the Church was Rev. A. K. Fox, and his successors were Revs. C. W. Merrill and George C. Lamb. On February 1, 1877. the Church joined the Union Church, composed of all the churches of Maywood, under the pasturate of Rev. Henry C. Granger, remaining connected with the Union until May 8, 1883, when it withdrew and returned to its own chapel. Here they have remained ever since, un- der the pastorate of Rev. George W. Griffith, who still remains pastor of the Church. The present member- ship is sixty-one. The present officers are Asa Knapp, Edmund Kingsland and George H. Brewster, trustees ;

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R. B. Barney, H. W. Small and J. K. Merrill, deacons ; Frederick Woodruff, treasurer; 1 .. V. Ferris, clerk, and E. K. Barney, superintendent of the Sunday-school.

Maywood Presbyterian Church was organized Octo- ber 15, 1872, by a committee from the Presbytery of Chicago, consisting of Revs. Dr. Robert Patterson, 1 .. H. Reed, E. R. Davis and M. M. Wakeman. The meeting of the committee was hekl in the school-house. Dr. Patterson, moderator of the Presbytery, presided, and Rev. E. R. Davis acted as secretary. Rev. L. H. Reed preached a sermon from Psalms exviii, 25. The original members of the Church were Jatdes and Mrs. Susan Fraser; Daniel and Mrs. Jennie Black; Samuel and Mrs. Sarah Donaldson; Peter and Mrs. Helen Sin- clair-from the Jefferson Park Presbyterian Church, Chicago: Joel H. and Mrs. Jessie C. Hulburd and Charles S. Hulburd-from the Eighth Presbyterian Church, Chicago. A church building was erected on Block 90, at a cost of something over $9,000. It was dedicated May 8, 1873, Rev. A E. Kittredge of Chicago preaching the dedicatory sermon, and Professor Patton offering the dedicatory prayer. The Sunday-school was organized June 29, 1874, with James Frazer super- intendent. The first minister of this Church was Rev. R. H. Wharton, from April 1, 1873, to July 29, 1873, when he resigned. Rev. W. F. Brown became pastor March 24. 1874. His pastoral relations to the Church were dissolved by the Presbytery April 14, 1875. From this time to May 10, 1876, various ministers preached here, and from this date to December, 1876, Rev. Jotham Sewell supplied the pulpit, under a commission from the flome Missionary Committee. From the time of his retirement to April, 1877, there were no services, when the Maywood Church Union was formed, under the pastorate of Kev. Henry C. Granger. This Union was originally composed of all the Churches in May- wood, and lasted until March 9. 1854. when Rev. Mr. Granger resigned his pastorate, his resignation being accepted. The ruling eklers of the Presbyterian Church have been-James Fraser, from October 15, 1872, to June 9, 1878; Joel H. Hulburd, from October 15, 1872, to the present time; Bayard L. Chamberlain from March 18, 1880, to the present time; Peter Sinclair, from March 18, 1880, to May 11, 1882; and Arthur H. Mer- rill from April 11, 1882, to the present time |1884'.

Maywood Episcopal Church .- In July, 1871, religious services were commenced at the brick school-house by Rev. W. G. MeGill, and continued through the fall, and part of the winter of 1871-72, on each alternate Sunday afternoon January 28, 1872, Rev. C. V. Kelly entered into an agreement to hold morning services on each alternate Sunday morning?through that year, compensa- tion to be $600. From February 1, 1873 to July 13. services were conducted by lay-readers, and during the lenten season C. H. W. Stocking, of the Church of the Epiphany, Chicago, delivered five lectures. Early in 1873 a Sunday-school was organized under M. V. Hotchkiss as superintendent. On Easter Monday a meeting was held at which a committee was appointed, consisting of J. Q. Thompson and J. D. Stewart to pre- pare an application to Rt. Rev. Henry J. Whitehouse, D. D., Bishop of Illinois, for permission to organize a parish. The application was made July 10. On July 22, notice was given by Rev. W. M. Reynolds of Christ's Church at Harlem, of a meeting for organiza- tion, This meeting was held in the brick school-house August 11, Rev. W. M. Reynolds presiding, and a parish organized under the name of the Church of the Holy Communion of Maywood. The following persons were elected wardens: J. Q. Thompson and M. 1.

Hotelikiss, and the following as vestrymen: Mr. Atkin- son, J. D. Stewart, John Whiteford, J. R. Albertson, John Steele, Mr. Glover and Mr. McGee. H. P. Nichols was elected treasurer, and John W. Palmer, clerk. On the 16th of August, Rev. G. H. Higgins was elected minister from August 1, 1873 to Easter Monday, 1874. The Church continued their services in the brick school- house and Presbyterian church on Fifth, Avenue until October 5, 1874. On March 8, 1874, Bishop White- house visited the Parish and confirmed eleven persons, holding the services in the Presbyterian Church. (M the 6th of April, 1875, Rev. Mr. Higgins was elected rector for the ensuing year, at a salary of $1,200, At this time the Church contained forty-two communi- cants, and the parish one hundred or more members, and the Sunday-school sixty-one scholars. On the 10th of Angust, 1874, Rev. Mr. Higgins was requested to resign, on account of the inability of the parish to pay the salary. Accordingly the resignation was tendered to take effect October 1. On the 13th of April, 1875, Rev. C. V. Kelly was elected rector to preach at his convenience morning or afternoon on each Sunday. This arrangement continued until April, 1876, when Rev. Mr. Kelly died. Lay reading was then conducted by J. R Albertson until November 12, 1876, which was the last regular Sunday services conducted separately by the Episcopalians in Maywood. From this time to April 1877, Mr. Albertson at the request of Christ's Church in Harlem conducted lay-reading for them, they having lost their rector, Rev. Mr. Reynolds, by death. When the Maywood Church Union was organized in the early part of 1877 the Episcopalians united with it and continued to support it and attend religious services, which were held in the store building, at the depot, and the last two years in the Presbyterian Church. Rev. Henry C. Granger conducted the services for the Union until his resignation.

The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Maywood was organized in 1873 with about twenty members. Availing themselves of the generous offer of the May- wood Company, they selected Block 92 upon which to buikl a church-edifice. A one-story frame buikling was erected at a cost of about 84,500, and dedicated by Rev. Dr. C. H. Fowler in 1873. A debt contracted early in the Church's history was allowed to accumulate until it be- came too heavy for the society to liquidate, and becon- ing discouraged they divided themselves among the other churches, and suffered their organization to lapse. After remaining in this chaotic condition for some time, the debt was paid through the efforts of the preskling elder, Rev. J.uke Hitchcock, and the property deeded in trust to the Garret Biblical Institute at Evanston, un- til such time as a new organization shall have been effected, and the church-building rented to the May- wood High School for an annual rental of $180. At first this Church depended on the Garrett Biblical Institute for supplies to its pulpit, and continued to do so for two or three years. Its first regular preacher was Rev, Mr. Bemis. Occasionally Dr. Jutkins preached, as did Dr. Fowler and Dr. Hitchcock, but of recent years separate religious services have not been held by this Church, there being no organization.

The Baptists of Maywood also have an organized Society, the history of which is similar to that of the other Church organizations in the village.

MAYWOOD BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

BOHLANDER BROS., dealers in groceries, etc. This firm is composed of Jacob and John P. Bohlander. They were both born in Proviso Township. Cook County, and followed agricultural b. i- suits for some years with their father. Jacob was for a time clerk-

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ing in mercantile business in Chicago, and also mined inr a short while in Colorado. On April 1, 1881, the brothers engaged in the grocery business at Oak l'ark, and two years later established a branch store at Maywood. They are energetic, enterprising young men and are rapidly extending their husiness.

PHILIP BOJILANDER, farmer, Section 17, Township 39. Range t2, P. O. Maywood, was born in Bavaria, and immigrated lo Illinois in 1841, locating where he now resides, and has since given his attention to farming. Ile has a nice farm of 195 acres, and carries on a large dairy business, keeping some twenty-five milch cows. Mr. Bohlander has always taken an active interest in mu- nicipal affairs, being eight years Constable, Town Collector one year, and Assessor four years, He was also for four years a men- ber of the Board of Supervisors, and for the past elghicen years has been Town Clerk. The subject of this sketch was married in 1855 In Margaret Langguth, who died in 1575, leaving a family of seven children. llc was married a second time in 1877, to Agnes Jung. and this union has been blessed with two children.

CHRISTIAN BONHOLSAK, farmer, Section 6, Township 39, Range 12, P. O. Maywood, was born in Germany in 1828, where he learned the trade of stone mason and followed it some years as a journeyman. In 1856 he Immigrated to Proviso Town- ship, Cook Co., Ill., engaging at farming, although he has at times done mason work. Ile has a nice farm of about sixty-five acres. He was for three years Cummissioner of Highways. Mr. Bonholsar was married in 1557 to Katrina Mueller, and they have a family of eight children.

CHARLES W. BULLARD, of Bullard, Gormley & Black. burn, dealers in buililerx' hardware, etc., was born in Cheshire County, N. I., in May, 1845. At the age of twenty years he came to Chicago, and subsequently entered the employ of Messrs. Larrabee & North, wholesale dealers in bardware, remaining with them as a salesman until he resigned to engage in his present busl. ness, June 1, 1883, Mr. Bullard has resided at Maywood since the fall of 1876.

JOEL. BUI.LARD, contractor and builder, office 52 1.asalle Street, Chicago, was born at Oakham, Worcester County, Mass., in ts2t. Ile learned the trade of carpenter in that county, serv- Ing an apprenticeship of four years. at the completion of which he moved to Cheshire, N. II., carrying on an extensive contracting business there and in the New England States. In IsGs he came to Chicago, was for a year, in connection with building pur- suits, engaged in the manufacture of organs, after which he embarked in the manufacture nf sashes, doors, blinils, etc., umler the style of Joel Bullard, and then Bullard & Son, which concern ceased business in 1877. Ile then moved to Boston, Mass,, where he followed building, etc. Returning to Illinois in March, 1850, he located at Maywood, since which time he has given his entire attention to contracting for building work, etc. He has erected many prominent buildings in Chicago, among which are the North Side Turner Hall and Dr. Collyer's ( Unitarian) Church, He car- ries on an extensive business, giving employment to twenty-five men.

IRVING CLENDENEN. M.D., homeopathy, office 20 Cen- tral Music Hall, Chicago, was born in Cass County, Mich., in 1842, and came to Illinois in 1864. He studied medicine in Chicago for eighteen months, graduating at Chicago Medical College in Ish6, afterward at Michigan State Normal College at Ypsilanti, for two years, and while there he was elected superintendent of the public schools of Cass County, which office he filled for two years, Keturning tn Chicago in 1869 he resumed his medical studies, and graduated at Bennett Medical College in 1871. The Doctor then returned to Michigan and practiced his professinn in Niles and Kalamazoo, In 1878 he returned to Chicago, and at once estab- lished himself in the practice of medicine. For two years he occupied the chair of orthopedic surgery and diseases of the rectum, at Bennett Medical College. Since September, 1590, the Doctor has made his residence at Maywood.

MARION FRANCIS COVELL, farmer, Section 17, Town 39, Range 12, P. O. Maywood, was born al l'lainfield, Will Co., Ill., January 10, 1831. Ilis father, Thomas K. Covell, came to Illinois in 1519, and for many years pursued his business as a trader among the Indians, and during the Indian war of 1832 was at Fort Dearborn acting as a Captain of volunteers. He died there in IS46, The subject of this sketch moved, with his parents to Proviso Township, Cook County, in the fall of 1834. and assisted on the farm. In 1853 he began to farm on his own account, lle has a finely improved farm of one hundred and sixty acres; raises a cross of Durham cattle, and since 1954 has also carried on a stone quarry on his own place. Mr. Covell has also taken an active part in local politics, being four years Town Clerk, Commissioner of Highways six years, Supervisor uf the inwnship one year; for the past fifteen years a member of the Board of Trustees of Proviso und Justice of the l'eace fuur terms. He was married in this town-

ship May 14. 1855, to Barbara Knuszmann; they have a family of four children.

ROBERT DENNIS, of Dennis Bros,, manufacturers nf mouldingx, dressed lumber, etc., Chicago, was born at Plymouth, England, in 1850, and one year later his parents immigrated to Chicago. After leaving his school he was for a short time em- played as a clerk in mercantile business, and about 1868 engaged in the manufacture of mouldings, etc. His brother, John L. Den- nix, is his partner, They are both practical men in their line and have quite an extensive trade. Mr. Dennis moved to Maywood in May, 1877. He was elected Trustee of that village in the fall of 1882.

OLIVER DONALDSON, of Donaldson Bros., shipsmiths and and blacksmiths, 113 North Water Street, Chicago, was bora ia County of Armagh, Ireland, October 15, 1840. Immigrating with his people to America when about five years of age, Mr. Donald- son learned the tra le of shilpsmith and blacksmith with his brothers at Buffalo, N \. Beginning his apprenticeship at thirteen years of age, he has followed this line of business ever since, About Feb- ruary. 1863, he came to Illinois, located in Chicago, and was shortly afterwards admitted to a partnership In ibe present firm. Mr. Donaldson moved to Maywood in 1872, He has been a member of the A. F. & A. M. for some twenty-three years, and Is con- nected with Kilwinning Lodge, No. 311, and Corinthian Chapter, No. 65, both of Chicago.

SAMUEL 11. DONALDSON, of Donaldson Bros., shipsmiths and blacksmiths. 113 North Water Street, was born in County Armagh, Ireland, March 11, 1836, immigrating with his people to America at the age of nine years. He learned the trade of ship- smith and blacksmith at Buffalo, N. Y., where he served four years as as an apprentice and worked at it some three years as a journeyman. He came West to Chicago in 1857, and at once en- gaged in this business in company with bis brother, Robert, who died in February, 1882. In 1863 his brother Oliver was admit- ted, and they now carry on quite an extensive business in their line. Mr. Dunaldson moved to Maywood December 5, 1571, where he has a very fine house and grounds. He is a prom- inent Mason-a member of Kilwinning Lodge, No. 311. and was Treasurer of the same thirteen years; is a life member of the Co- rinthian Chapter, No. 65, and a member of St. flernard Comman dery-all of Chicago. The subject of this sketch has been for the past five years president of the school board at Maywood. He was elected Trustee nf the village in 1880 and again in 1882.

ZEBINA EASTMAN, who for the last nine years of his life resided in Maywoul, was born in Amherst. Mass., September S. 1515. Ilis father's name was Abijah Eastman, and his mother's Rebecca (Hall) Eastman. Abijah Eastman was a prominent citi- zen of Amherst, and a consistent and devoted Christian. Both the father and mother of Zebina died when he was quite a child, the former in 1819. the latter in 1820, and he was then placed under the guardianship of Israel Scott. Esq .. of Hadley, Mass., an esti- mable gentleman. Becoming interested in literature, and con- vineed that the P'ress was the most potent factor of reform, young Eastman determined to make journalism the profession of his life. As a preparatory step to his future career he entered the Amherst C'ollege printing office, at the age of fourteen, 10 learn the printer's trade. In this office he was rapidly promoted, and made numerous friends, among them Isaac C. Pray, afterward distinguished as a journalist in connection with the New York Herald. Remaining in this office eighteen months, he entered the Hadley Academy, at Hladley, Mass., to prepare for college, but on account of his health falling him he was obliged to forego his proposed course in college, and he became associated with his old friend Isaac C. Pray, who had become editor of the Hartford Pearl. At the age of ninele .a he went to Fayetteville. Vt., where he published the Vermont Free Press two years. In 1837 he left Vermont, and became associated, in 1838, with Benjamin Lundy, who, after the murder of Lovejoy, had been invited to come to Illinois as his (Lovejoy's; successor. Among the fearless men who aided in encouraging Dr. Lundy to come to Illinois were Rev. Flavel Bascom, Dr. C. V. Dyer, Philo Carpenter, Robert F'reeman, and Calvin De Wolf. Benjamin Lon- dy began the publication of the Genius of Universal Emancipation at Lowell, LaSalle County, Mr. Eastman soon afterward becoming associated with him, Lundy died in 1839, and Mr. Eastman contin- ned the publication of the Genius about one year, thus becoming the head and front of the Liberty party movement in Illinois. In June. 1849, he went to Vermont to be married, and during his absence in the East the Genius of Universal Emancipation was suspended. L'pon his return to 1.owell in the fall after a four months' sojourn in Chicago, he resumed the publication of the paper but under a dit- ferent name-The Genius of Liberty. In 1842 the publication of the Lienius of Liberty ceased, and a committee from the anti-hiv. ery circle in Chicago prevailed upon Mr Fastman to come to that city, and the result was the establishment of the Westerą Citizen,

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Hle, continued the publication of this paper until 1853, In :854 the paper became the Free West, and in 1856 was merged into the Chicago Tribune. From 1845 to 1854 he was connected with the publication of the Daily News; was editor of the Liberty Tree from 1846 to 1848, and of the Daily Times from 1852 to 1853. In 1857 he was editor of the Chicago Magazine. Ile was the author of and read numerous papers before the Chicago Ilistorical Society of which he was a member. among them " The Regicides." the " Itlack Code of Illinois," and one on the " Formation of the Republican l'arty," showing that it had its birth at Rockford, 111., in June, 1854. Mr. Eastman became the personal and political friend of Abraham Lincoln, who recognized his personal worth and patriotism by giving him an honorable foreign appointment, making him consul at Bristol, England, which position he held from 1861 10 1869. In 1870 he moved to Elgin, where he lived until November, 1874, when he moved to Maywood. While in Elgin he was without regular business, but wrote almost continu. ously for various papers. In 1874 he was one of the organizers of the re-union of the anti-slavery men of the Northwest, and was made its secretary. Since this time he was engaged in writing for various publications, until, in October, 1552, he commenced to write on the History of Chicago, by A. T. Andreas, and was engaged on this history up to within two weeksof his death, which occurred June 14, 1883. In January, 1883, he went to Florida hoping to obtain relief from bronchial troubles, which hope was realized, and in May he returned to Chicago,: but his strength was insufficient to withstand the insidious encroachments of a chronic affection-in. flammation of the bladder, from which, after an illness of two weeks, he died. Mr. Eastman was married June 29, 1840, to Mary Jane Corning, of Ilurlington, V't., who survives him, and by whom he had five children, four sons and one daughter. Two of them survive, Mrs. I. S. Bartlett, now of Wyoming Territory, and Sid. ney C. Eastman, a lawyer of Chicago.

JOIIN FIPPINGER, farmer, Section 9. Township 39, Range 12, P. O. Maywood, was born in Bavaria in March, 1536, and in June his father, Peter II., immigrated to Boston, and in 1837 to Illinois. He worked in various parts of the State up to 1842. when he settled in Proviso Township, Cook County, where the subject of this sketch assisted him on the farm up to 1859 since which time he has followed agricultural pursuits on his own account. Ile has a nice farm of one hundred acres. Mr. Fippinger has always been identified with the political affairs of the township. For eight years he was Constable, Treasurer twelve years, Avsensor six years, and Collector four years, and Commissioner of flighways two years. He was married in July, 1857, to Elizabeth Glos; they have a family of six children.

GEORGE GLOS, farmer, Section 9, Township 39. Range 12. P. O. Maywood, was born February 14. 1$30, in Germany. In 1853 he came to Illinois and located at Proviso Township, since which time he has followeit agricultural pursuits. In 186t he moved to his present farm, which consists of eighty-five acres, all highly improved. Mr. Glos was for two years Overseer of the Roads in this locality, and for seven years School Director. lle was married in 1859 10 Elizabeth Fippinger ; they have a family of eight children.

JANES M. LACKEY, M. D., was born in Harrison County, Ohio, March 8 1334, and reared on a farm. He came West to Christian County, Il1 .. in 1854; was for a year employed in teach- ing school at Taylorville, and in same capacity in various portions of the State up to 1858, when he went further West to Kansas; there he was employed in printing houses and also taught school. In the spring of 1861 he enlisted in Company F. tst Kansas In- fantry, and served one year, after which he returned to Illinois and was again occupied in teaching and employed in printing office. In 1868 he joined his brother. Dr. R. M. Lackey, at Chi- cago, opening, in company with him, a large Turkish bath- house, which was destroyed in the fire of 1871, Ile studied med- icine at Rush Medical College, and Bennett Medical College, Chi- cago, graduating at the latter in t877; he practiced for several years in Ogle County, 111 .. and in 1880 located at Maywood.

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History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 224

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900 Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas Number of Pages: 875

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 875