History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 235

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

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Previous to 1834 very few, if any, white men vis- ited Barrington. In that year Jesse F. Miller and William Van Oralal arrived, and settled temporarily on the school section. on account of the timber thercon. When they came there were about five hundred Indians in the grove, belonging to the Pottawatomie trike. The Indians soon retired and subsequently only visited this town in smaller numbers at more and more dis- tant periods. Mr. Miller and Mr. Van Oralal npon learning that they were on the school section removed therefrom and settled upon Section It. There appear to have been no other settlers in 1834, but in 1835 Benjamin Irick arrived and settled on Section 20: Henry Clawson settled on Section 2, and Phillip law- ley arrived und settled on Section 12. In 1836 John MeKnight settled on Section 17, and Samuel Wadlow on Section 29: in 1837 Mrs. Bucklin settled on See- tion 19. Freeman Martin on Section 2, Benjamin Rich- ardson and G. A. Applelive on Section 5, and Charles D. Miller on Section 16; William Otis and family, Dr. Hall, Thomas Perkins, John Giddings and Horace Rosencrans arrived in the town during this year. In 1838 JA. O. E. Manning and George S. Browning settled on Section 19, Henry Smith on Section 8, William B. Freeman on Section 5, Alvah Miller and his three sons on Section 16, and Homer Willinarth on Section 17. I 1840 Lyman Dunklee settled on Section 28, Moses Hammond on Section 29, Hezekiah Kingsley and his son J. W. Kmgslev on Section 21, und S. W. Kingsley on Section 20. In 1841 Jolm C. Allen and P. N. Gonkl settled on Section 21, and Nelson and Daniel Messer on Section 28; in 1842 George T. Waterman settled on Section 21, and S. W. Slade on Section 20;

in 1843 Charles Church and sons settled on Section 23; in 1844 John Hendrickson, and in 1847 llenry Man lhenke, Sr., came into the township.

Previons to 1841 all the houses erected in this town were of logs, but during this year S. W. Kingsley erceted a small frame house, the first of the kind in the township. It was 14x20 feet in size. Before the year expired four or tive other frame houses were erected. In 1840 the land in this town came into market, and in November, 1841. the school section was sold. From this time to 1850 the settlement und improvement of the township went steadily forward.

In April, 1850, the town of Barrington was organ- ized nuder the general law of February 12. 1849, in pursnauce of a notice by the Sheriff of Cook County to the inhabitants of the town. Many of these inhabit- ants had come originally from Massachusetts, from the vicinity of, and many from, Great Barrington, in that State ; hence the selection of the name, Barring- ton. for their town. The meeting to organize was held April 2. 1850, in the school-house nt the sonth end of Miller's Grove. On being called to order, Will- iam Adams was chosen moderator, and Jerome W. Kingsley clerk. Balloting proceeded and the follow- ing officers were elected : Supervisor, William Devol ; Clerk. Alvah Miller : Assessor, Edward Hawley ; Com- missioners of Highways, Henry M. Campbell, C. I. Wilsie and Phillip N. Gould ; Justices of the Peace, William Hitchcock and Aaron Billings; Collector, Graves Ward, mul Overseer of the Poor, Hezekiah Kingsley. Four pounds were established-one in each quarter of the town. Rensselaer Nute was made Pound-master in the southeast quarter. John Giddings in the southwest quarter, A. W. Bingham in the northwest quarter, and Charles Hawley in the north- east quarter. At a special meeting held Muy 20, 1850, sixteen Overseers of Highways were appointed, one for ench road district, and Shadrack Shattue was elected Assessor, to fill a vacancy. The following is a list of the various officers elected since this first election in 1850:

Supervisors .- H. M. Campbell, 1851; William Devol, 1852-53; William James, 1854; Homer Will- marth. 1855; Jerome W. Kingsley, 1856; William James, IS58 ; Homer Willnarth, 1839; S. W. Kings- ley, 1860; Homer Willmarth, 1861; S. W. Kings- ley, 1862-63 ; Ilomer Willmarth, 1864 ; S. W. Kings- ley, 1865; Homer Willmarth, 1866; S. W. Kingsley,

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1867-68; William G. Waterman. 1869-70; Leroy Powers, 1871 ; S. W. Kingsley, 1873-64; W. G. Water- man, 1825; C. W. Kellogg, 1816; U. R. Stott, 1877 to 1880 inelusive ; Thomas Freeman, 1881-82: Wood- bridge Hawley, 1883.

Clerks .- Jerome W. Kingsley, 1851 to 1850 inelu- sivo; James Stott, 18:1 to 1844 inclusive: Leroy Powers, 18:5; J. W. White, 1876; Fred Hawley. 1872-78; C. P. Hawley. 1829 to 1883 inclusivo.

Assessors,-Hezekinh Kingsley, 1851; G. T. Water- man, 1852 ; Henry Smith, 1853; Hezekiah Kingsley, 1854: 11. M. Campbell, 1835; T. W. Hawley, 1856 : H. M. Campbell, 1852: D. R. Richardson, 1858; H. M. Campbell, 1859: Lyman Dunklee, 1860: Wel- lington Warren, 1861 ; George Jackson, 1862-63: J. C. Allen, 1864 to 1867 inclusive : D. R. Richardson. 1868-69; Jerome W. Kingsley, 1870 to 1883 inelu- sive.

Collectors .- Rensselaer Nute, 1851 : Lvman Dik- lee, 1852 ; William Wortman, 1833 ; George S. Brown- ing, 1854; S. W. Kingsley, 1855: II. M. Campbell, 1856; G. T. Waterman, 1857: William Wortman, 1858; N. P. Cilley, 1839; D. R. Richardson, 1860 : N. P. Cilley, 1861: H. M. Campbell, 1862; J. C. Allen, 1863 ; F. C. Slaid, 1864; S. W. Kingsley, 1865; G. W. Robinson, 1866; Robert Jackson, 1864; S. F. Jackson, 1868; William Wortman, 1869; William D. Church, 18;0; M. E. Hawley, 1871-73 : Juseph Col- lins, Jr., 18:4; J. H. Collen, 18;3-26: N. W. Miller, 1827; A. J. Hendrickson, 1818; L. Gillie, 1829; John F. Cowden, 1880; Henry Bauerman, 188] ; William Collen, 1882; Fred A. Lagerselinltz, 1883.

Commissioners of Highways .- W. Hawley. George Jackson and M. K. Church. 1851 : S. W. Kingsley, L. C. Allen und C. B. Hawley. 1852 : Samuel Free- man, Alvah Miller and S. B. Church. 1853 : Sammel Freeman, George B. Stephous and S. H. Browning, 1854; George B. Stephens, Samnel Freeman and I). Richardson, 1855: A. C. Bucklin, Freeman Martin and D. Richardson, 1856: G. T. Waterman, A. C. Bucklin and -- Hawley, 1852; G. P. Smith, Charles D. Miller and Freeman Martin, 1858; G. P. Smith. L. C. Allen and D. C. Adams, 1859; Thomas Hyzer, G. C. Gardner and Thomas MeDonald, 1860; Thomas MeDonald, William Wortman and L. C. Lambert, 1861 : S. W. Slade, 1862; D. S. Couch and F. C. Slaid, 1863; W. B. Freeman, 1864: Lambert Minns and S. F. Jackson, 1865: Thomas McDonald and L. Collmen, 1866; Linns Lines, 1867; M. K. Church, 1868; Henry B. Landwer and Thomas McDonald, 1869; W. B. Freeman, 18:0; Heury B. Landwer, 1821: Thomas MeDonald, 18:3: C. 11. Waterman, 1874; Henry B. Laudwer. 1815; Thomas MeDonakl, 1876; C. H. Waterman, 1872; John Sil- ker, 1828; I. Nightingale, 1879; L. D. Castle, 1880; John Applebee, for the short term and Garrett Frey for the long term, 1881 ; Henry Banman for one year, S. W. Kingsley for two years and Robert Nightingale for three years in 1882. and Henry Banman in 1883.

Orerseers of the Poor .- S. W. Slade, 1851-52: John Hendrickson, 1853 : Nelson Messer, 1854: Ilezekinh Kingsley, 1835 to 1857; Nelson Messer, 1858; C. B. Hawley, 1859.60; Abel Cowden, 1861-62.

Justices of the Peace .-- Homer Willmarth and George T. Waterman, 1854; Homer Willmarth and D. B. Briggs, 1858; Homer Willmarth and J. W. Kingsley, 1862 ; J. W. Kingsloy and A. B. Vangorder, 1866; Homer Willmarth and J. W. Kingsley, 1871 and 1853; D. R. Richardson, to fill vacancy, 1874; Oscar Lawrence and George Jackson, 1875; J. W.

Kingsley and M. B. McIntosh in 1877 ; J.W. Kingsley and F. H. Frye in 1881.

Constables .- A. P. Cilley and T. L. Light, 1851: Edward Nute, 1854; S. W. Kingsley, 1855 ; A. P. Cilley and A. C. Olmsted, 1858; D. D. Dawson, 1860; Daniel Smith and George P. Smith, 1862; 1. G. Irick, 1854; G. W. Robinson and I. B. Cover, 1866; G. W. Jillson and Fred Weinkie, 1870; G. W. Jillson and J. N. Waterman, 1873; N. G. Hendrickson and Charles Kellogg, 1874; Charles Dunklee and John Harrower, 1875; A. J. Hendrickson and C. B. Otis, 1877; A. J. Hendrickson and Henry Cilley, 1881; Henry Reikic, 1882, and II. M. Hawley, 1883.

School Trustees, elected at the regular election :-- S. W. Kingsley, 1869; J. W. Seymour, 1870; Lyman Dunklee, 1871 ; George Waterman, to fill vacancy. and George Jackson, in 1873: G. W. Waterman, 1874; Lyman Dunklee, 1875; E N. Miller, 1876; G. W. Waterman. 1877; Lyman Dunklee, 1878; H. C. P. Lautman, 1820: G. W. Waterman, 1880; Lyman Dunklee, 1881; George Jackson, 1882; G W. Water- man, 1883.

In 1869 a vote was taken on the place of holding the next town meeting, and Barrington Station received 106 votes, to 41 for the center of the town. In 1870 and 1871 the station also received the high- est number of votes, and in 1873 the station received all the votes.

In 1850 the town was divided into sixteen road dis- tricts ; in 1851 into seventeen ; in 1857 into eighteen ; in 1858 iuto nineteen ; in 1860 into twenty ; in 1861 into twenty-one; in 1862 into twenty-two; in 1864 into twenty-four; in 1869 into twenty-five; and in 1882 the number was reduced to twelve.

The Schools -On November 23, 1840, a notice was given of a school meeting, to be held at the house of W. H. Otis on the 14th of December. At the meeting an election was held on the question of dividing the town into school districts, The judges of the election were William Van Orsdal and Jesse F. Miller, and Homer Willmarth was clerk. Seventeen votes were cast for organization ; none appear to have been cast against ic. The Trustees elected were Phillip Hawley, Homer Willmarth and Thomas Perkins. On January 1, 1841, the town was divided into four districts: No. 1 was the east half of the town ; No. 2, the northwest corner ; No. 3, the west center of the town, and No 4, the southwest corner. District No. 5 was formed January 30, 1841. "Part District No. 1," formed in 1845, became Union District No. 10 in 1866. The treasurers of the school fund have been : Alvah Miller to January 1, 1845; John C Allen to April 4, 1848; William Vallette to April 23, 1848: William Dovol to February 22, 1854, and Jerome W. Kingsley from that time to the present. The exact figures and facts respecting the origin and early growth of the school fund do not appear on the records. As turned over by William Devol to the present treasurer, February 22. 1834, it was $2,289.52, at which sum it still remains. The first apportionment of interest on the school fund was made July 1, 1842, and was asfollows: To Distriet No. 1. $13.65; to No. 2, §10.47: to No. 3, *9.55; to No. 4, 831.40; and to No. 5, 88.65, a total sum of $73.72. The rate of interest on the fund being then twelve per cent per annum, the fund itself must have been at that time about $625. In 1843 the number of districts was increased to six : in 1846 to seven; in 1847 to eight; in 1858 to nine. and in 1867 to eleven. As a general thing the schools of this town are in a flourishing condition.

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HISTORY OF BARRINGTON.

VILLAGE OF BARRINGTON.

This village is located on the Wisconsin Division of the Chicago & North Western Railroad, thirty-one and six-tenths miles from Chicago. The south part of the village appears to have at an early day belonged to Benjamin Felter, who had a bond for a deed. Mir. Felter sold out to A. S. Downs, who was interested in the rail- road. Mr. Downs sold out to Robert Campbell, who in 1854 laid out the town ; during this year the railroad was built through the place, and the depot, which had pre- viously stood nt Deer Grove, about two miles eastward, in the town of Palatine, was moved to Barrington iu the fall. At this time there was but one house in the place, a log one, built by Ebin Couant about the year 1850 Shortly after the depot was moved to Barring- ton Mr. Felter moved into a log house standing north of the railroad, where Angust Hartman's store tiow stands. This house stood until 1857. At the time of the removal of the depot there were at this place, be- sides the log house built by Ebin Conant, a few shan- ties used by grain buyers, and immediately afterward Jolin Catlow built a house, in 1855. Lewis Boom- bower built a house in the same year Francis llent- ley built two houses to rent. J. S. Davis built on the Cuba side and 1 .. 11. Bute moved to Barrington in 1857, building on the Cuba side in 1858. MI. B. JleIntosh moved here in September, 1857. Richard Buvse, who called himself "one of the b'hoys," came here about the same time, as did also Leonard Loomis. Some of these wild boys gave nick names to the boarding-houses or ho- tels at which they boarded, the nickname being derived from some especially obnoxious dish served up to them. Que of these uames still adheres to a building located near the Bennett Hlonse, on the Cuba side, called the " Magullion llouse." On this side Nathan Squares built a store in 1855, as did also George Ela. In 1857 El. Foster built n shanty-store on the Cuba side. In 1837 John Moody bought Howarth's house on the Barrington sile und opened store in it. Both the Bar- rington and Cuba sides of the village kept growing, but with unequal pace, until the incorporation of the village in 1865. At this time there were about three hundrel inhabitants on both sides, and about twelve honses ou the Cuba side. On the Barrington side there was the post-office, n drug store, n tavern, u blacksmith shop, and one or two stores. In 1863 the movement was commenced for the incorpo- ration of the village, which resulted in securing the passage of n special net of the Legislature, which was approved February 16, 1865, and is na follows:

"Be it enacted, etc., That the inhabitants and residents of of the towns of Barrington and ('nba, in the counties of Cook and Lake, are hereby constitutedl and declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the President and Trustees of the town of Barrington: that the said town shall consist of, and include in its boundaries, the tracts of land known as the east half of the sontheast quarter of Section 35. and the southwest quarter and the west half of the sontleast quarter of Section 36. Township 4t north. Range 9 east, in the county of Lake; and the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 2. and the northwest quarter and the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 1. Township 42 north, Range 9 east, all in the State of Illinois."

The election which had been held November 18, 1863, for the incorporation of the town, and the sub- sequent election for Trustees. were declared valid. See- tion 4 of this act provided for the election of five Trustees on the third Monday in March. The election held under this section resulted in the choice, as Trustees, of Homer Willmarth, Oscar Lawrence, M.

B. McIntosh, A. K. Vangorder and G. Heimerdinger. On April 10, rules of order and business for the gov- ernment of the town of Barrington were adopted and stan ling committees appointed and certain ordinances adopted, one of which provided for the issuing of licenses to sell liquors.

Following is a list of the Trustees of Barrington elected each year since 1865:

1866-M. B. Melutosh, William Howarth, Oscar Lawrence, John Sinnott and G. Heimerdinger ; 1867 -E. Castle. T. Freeman, G. W. Robinson, L. H. Bute and MI. B. MeIntosh; 1868-U. R. Burlingham, J. M. Haslett, J. Il. Ormsbee, L. 11. Bute and W. Jolin- SON : 1869-Homer Wilharth, John Sinnott, U. R. Burlingham. 1. 11. Bute and Woodbridge IInwley; 1840-John W. Seymour, D. R. Richardson, W. J. Clark, H. II. Church and E. Castle; 1871-Homer Willmarth, John W. Seymour. Il. 1. Church, Wood- bridge lawley and John Harrower; 1872-Homer Willmarth, Woodbridge Jlawley. John Harrower, L. Colburn und G. S. Beach : 1873-G. S. Bench, H. T. Abbott, Ilomer Willmarth, R. R. Mates, J. E. Stott nad Woodbridge Hawley : 1874-11. H. Church, George Jackson, C. W. Kellogg. W. Hickox, C. Jami- son and G. W. Robinson : 1875-14 Calburn, D. R. Holmes and Oscar Lawrence; 1876-11. 11. Church, Oscar Lawrence and G. Heimerdinger; 1817-D. R. Holmes, L. Calburn and Fred 11. Frye; 1828-Fred 11. Frve, HI. 11. Church, Fred Hawley, Il. Scott, In Colburn and A. S. Henderson : 1879-11. 11. Church, L'. Stoti, llenry Sodt, Fred HI. Frye. C. P. Hawley and A. S. Hemlerson ; 1880-A. S. Henderson, l'. Stott, Henry Sodt, Fred Il. Frye. C. P. Huwley and 11. 11. Church : 1881-11. H. Church, Henry Soit and Fredl II. Frve; 1882-A. S. Henderson, C. P. Hlaw- ley mal W. T. Stott; 1883-II. II. Church, Fred H. Frve utnl Henry Sodt.

Toward the latter part of 1842 the citizens of Bar- rington desired to organize their village government under the general law of the State, passed April 10. 1822. The Trustees took up, on the 20th of Deceni- ber. a petition of the people asking permission to vote on the question of so organizing. The petition was signed by thirty-two of the citizens, and at the election held Jannary 18, 18:3, there were cast fifty-seven votes for organization und none against. Under this law the village has six Trustees instead of five, and the Clerk was elected by popular vote. The (leika thus elected have been: Leroy Powers, in 18:3-44; 11. T. Abbott, 1825; Jolin W. White, 1876- 26-28; 11. T. Abbott, 18;9 to 1883 inclusive.

The school district of which the village of Barring- ton formis n part is Union District No. 10. A school- bouse was luiilt in 1846 or 1847. on what is now the site of L .. II. Bute's house. School was kept here until 1863, but the name of the first teacher, as well as those of subsequent ones. have escaped the memory of the oldest inhabitant. In the year last mentioned the school-house was moved and converted into Cap- tain Sabin's saloou. Two school-houses were then used, one on the Barrington side, erected in 1855, and the other on the Cuba side, erected in 1866. The two schools were conducted independently until 1868, when the districts were consolidated, and now include a portion of each of three towns, Barrington, Cuba and Eln-the latter two in Lake County. The Cuba school-house was sold in Angust, 1883, and a new honse erected in Barrington that year. It is a two- story building with six rooms, and was first occupied September 17. A list of the principal teachers

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so far as ascertainable is as follows : Ira J. Chase, 1859; Miss R. A. Sargent and llenry (. Allen, 1800; Miss Sarah E. Bennett and Byron W. Cadwell, 1861 ; Miss Enima A. Hoyt, 1862-63 : Mary J. Dunton, 1864; Miss Harriet M. Graves, 1865 ; Miss Charlotte Castle, 1866; G. D. Walker, 1867 : Miss Frances M. Ford and Wesley Trevett, 1868; 1. D. Miller, 1:09: R. O. Do- ning from October, 1869, to summer, 18:0: 1. Il. Hayman, 1870-71-42; David Meagle, 1823; C. J. Allen from November. 1873, to September, 1875; Dex- ter A. Smith to June. IN;G; Jesse M. Dunn. 1876-27; W. D. Simons from September, 15: 7. to summer. 1879; Ladoit Derby, 1879-80; C. Il. Austin from August, 1880, to summer of 1883, and Arch. O. Coddington commencing in the fall of 1883.

The Methodist . Episcopal Church of Barrington was erected on the Cuba side in the fall of 1858, and dedi. cated in the following winter. It is a frame buikling thirty-two by fifty feet, and cost $2,000, This society was a continuance of the class organized in 1844, by the Rev. Nathan Jewett, at the house of O. A. White, then on Section 23. Cuba. The same full a large log school-house and church was built on the southwest quarter of Section 26. This was used by the Methodists until the fall of 188, when the church at Barrington was erected, at the corner of Franklin and Ela streets, on the Cuba side.

The Methodist Church at Barrington Center was organized ju 1840, with six members, Jolin C. Allen was class leader. I'hillip N. Gouhf was steward. The other members were Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Gould, and Mrs. Sarah Miller, wife of Alvah Miller, and her son, E. N. Miller. They worshiped in a school house abont thirteen years, when a church was built, a plain, ucat frame edifice, thirty-four by fifty-two feet, with a short steeple and a bell, the whole costing $2,200. This society grew to be quite flourishing, so much so that in 1858 it was considered the strongest Church on the Dundee circuit. At this time it hud eighty-five mem- bers. Subsequently its numbers gradually dimin- ished, and now it has only six members, the same as the original number. E. N. Miller is the only one of the original six that is still a member. Since 1861 this Church has been connected with aud supplied from the Church at Barrington Station. The build- ing up of Barrington Village drew many of the people thither from the central part of the township, which at the same time reduced the membership of the Church at the Center and increased that of the ('hurel at the village of Barrington. Iu 1872 their numbers here had so increased that a new church building was required. Que was therefore erected in this year and dedicated December 22, 1572. It is a two-story frame, with spire, and cost, including furnishing and a fine five hundred dollar organ, abont $4,500. The ministers here since the ereetien of this building have been : Rev. Robert Beatty in 1872; Rev. John T. Cooper, 18;3; Rev. George K. Hoover, 1824-25; Rev. John Hitchcock, 1876.77-78; Rev. Samuel II. Swartz, 1879-80 : Rev. Joseph Caldwell, 1881 ; and Rev. JJohn Nate, 1882.83.

Deer Grove Society of the Evangelical Association was organized at Deer Grove, probably as early as 1849. For five ar six years their meetings were hekl in a pri- vate house. One of their carly ministers was the Rev. Jacob Schaefle. In 1854 they built a church at Deer Grove, which was dedicated Angust 20 of that year, by Bishop John Seyhert. The first trustees of this society were Lambert Meiners, l'eter Rieger, Lambert Listhwerke and Henry Elfrink. After the Rev. Mr.

Schaefle, among those who have ministered to the society. were the Revs. C. A. Schnake, John Schneider, Mr. Tobias, John Kiest aud E. Musselman.

Zion's Society of the Evangelical Association was started at Barrington in 1866. A small church was built at first and used nutil 1880, when a fine large building was erected at a cost of $8,000. The land owned by the society, upon which the clmarch stands, consists of half a block, and is valued at $1,600. The ministers here have been the following: Rev. John Kiest, 1866-67; Rev. E. Frieden, 1868; Rev. I .. Will. man, 1800-20; Rev. Phillip Hoffman, 1871-13; Rer. A. S. Ileilman, 1874-76 ; Rev. Henry Meier, 1827-19; lev. Valentino Forkel, 1880-82 ; Rev. C. Gagatetter, 1883, and the present minister, Rev. C. Shuster. This society consists of somewhat over twenty members. The present trustees are Lambert Listherke, E. Il. Landwer, Fred Il. Frye, F. A. Lagerschulte, Louis Elfriuk, August Boehner and Frederick Ruloff.

The United Erangelical Lutheran Church was organ- ized in 1864 with twenty mentbers. They worshiped in the school-house about a year. The Rev. John Bund preached about a year, when he was followed by the llev. Jolin Iluuziker, who was the first regular preacher and under whom the church edifice was erected. It is a frame structure thirty-four by fifty. six feet. and cost $2,200. The next preacher was the Rev. Mr. Hoffenbrach, who remained about a year and was succeeded by the Rev. R. Krneger, who remained two years. The Rev. William Hoss then remained two years, and was followed by the liev. Mr. Krueger, who remained one year. The Rev. Gnataf Koch was then pastor four years, and was followed by the Rev. G. W. Stark, who remained two years, he by the Rev. Christof Mauermann, who remained two years, and he by the Rev. Ernst Gyr, who also remained two years. The present minister is the Rev. Ernst Rahn. The present membership of the Church is sixty. In con- nection with this Church there has always been a school. A school-house was erected in 1876. The minister has always been the teacher, and the number of scholars is now forty-two.

The Baptist Church of Barrington Station was organized in connection with the Baptists from Bar- rington Center, who had previously moved up to the railroad town, in the fall of 1859. " During the previ- ons summer a church building land been erected at a cost of $2.225. It is a frame structure, with a stone and brick basement. At the time of the commence- went of the erection of this church the Rev. Mr. Den- uison was pastor. remaining. however, but a short . time-not mitil the chinrelt was finished. He was sue- ceeded by the Rev. Mr. Morse, who remained about a year. Among the ministers who sucreeded Mr. More have been the following: The Revs. Mr. Karl, Mr. O'Brien. Mr. flowey. Lewis F. Raymond, Mr. Delaney, C. C. Smith, Mr. Watts, Mr. Alfonl, W. T. Green, R. P. Allison, and the present minister. Rer, W. T. Mar- tin. who is serving us a supply. The membership is at present forty.

The Catholic Church was organized about the year 1870 In 1843 they bought the church building aban- doned in 1872 by the Methodists when they had com- pleted their new alitice on the sonth side of the town. Services are conducted once in four weeks : there is no siled priest, and the membership members ouly a

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History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 235

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