History of Hancock County, Indiana, from its earliest settlement by the "pale face," in 1818, down to 1882, Part 1

Author: Binford, J. H. (John H.), b. 1844
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Greenfield, Ind., King & Binford
Number of Pages: 588


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HISTORY


OF


HANCOCK COUNTY,


INDIANA.


FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT BY THE "PALE FACE," IN 1818, DOWN TO 1882.


ILLUSTRATED WITH VIEWS, MAPS, CHARTS, PLATS. PORTRAITS, SKETCHES AND DIAGRAMS.


FIRST EDITION.


BY


PRACTICING ATTORNEY, GREENFIELD, IND., EX-COUNTY AND CITY SUPERINTENDENT, AND LATE PROFESSOR OF LAW IN THE CENTRAL INDIANA NORMAL.


KING & BINFORD, PUBLISHERS.


GREENFIELD. INDLINA: WILLIAM MITCHELL, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. ISS2. YA


V JUN 391


F532 .H 3B6


Ertere la mording to Act of Congress, in the year 1542, by J. H. BINFORD.


In the Ofce of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. D. C.


PREFACE.


Nearly forty years have elapsed since the first newspa- per was established in Greenfield, and it is a singular omission that there has never been a history of the county published. In this respect Hancock is behind her sister counties.


The necessity of the work at this time is apparent to all. The first settlers, in whose bosoms are contained our unwritten local history, are fast passing away, and it is our duty to snatch from oblivion those facts, figures and items of interest worthy of record ere it is too late.


The sketch of Westland Church and school contained herein was furnished by John Brown, an old citizen, and the only man living who knew all the facts, and in the absence of the records, which were burned, could furnish the same, and he is now no more on earth, save in mem- ory. Other instances might be cited. Had the publication of the work been postponed a few years, much of the rarest and best history of the county would have been forever lost. Besides, it is a duty we owe to the memory of the noble fathers who have cleared the forests, made the roads, and prepared this fair land for our habitation, to preserve a record of their lives and noble acts.


The plan of the work is simple and convenient. The reader is first furnished with a bird's-eye view of the county, from which he obtains a general idea of the terri- tory to be surveyed and the magnitude of the undertaking. The townships are then considered in regular alphabetical order, and discussed as fully as practicable, consistent with the limits of the work. Following these are numerous


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chapters, charts, tables, essays, sketches, biographies and discussions of all matters of historical interest in the county.


It has been the constant aim of the publishers to furnish a complete history in every respect. including an elaborate pen picture of the present. Portraits and personal sketches of the prominent men of the county and all the county officers will be found herein. The heavy tax-payers, all the business men and officers are noted in the proper place, that our patrons may have a book to hand down to their children and grandchildren that will give them not only our past history, but such a complete view of the present. as we should be happy to have of the past, when our parents and grandparents were the pioneers, county and township officers, tax-pavers and business men of the day.


The publishers have striven to give a fair and impartial history, without fear or favor, regardless of race, color. party. sect, or any other consideration, hence the reader will find herein sketches and portraits of representative men, past and present, white and colored, rich and poor. churchmen and non-churchmen, native-born and foreign- ers, Whigs, Free-Soilers, Know-Nothings, Republicans. Democrats and Nationals.


The publishers are vain enough to think that the book will be interesting, not only as a volume to be read, but as a work of reference on all important data connected with the county. They have endeavored to give their patrons more, in every respect, than was promised in the prospectus. The book contains a hundred and fifty pages extra, twice as many portraits, vastly more "rule and figure " work. and is fuller and better in contents and mechanical make-up than was originally contemplated or ever represented. In making these additions, however, it has delaved the deliv- ery of the work somewhat, but, in view of the extra labor and expense expended thereon, they trust their friends will be satisfied. To partially offset this extra outlay. which the publishers were scarcely justifiable in making on a work with necessarily a small circulation, owing to the limited territory, they have introduced a very few adver-


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tisements in the rear of the book, and there only. Not a cent has ever been received or asked for any notice in the various " business directories " herein, nor for any biogra- phy, personal sketch or other complimentary remark about any person or property, man or matter. Only what follows page 536 is subject to the charge of " paid notice," and even that in a few years will be valuable history, and appre- ciated by the public as showing who were some of the enterprising business men of to-day. The publishers em- phatically repudiate any charge that may be made, as is often done against county histories, that it is made up of " advertisements " and " paid puffs."


The first steps looking forward toward the publication of this work were taken about a year ago by King & Har- den, the latter of whom did most of the canvassing, and aided materially in getting the work under headway, when he sold his interest. September first, to J. H. Binford, who had previously been employed to do the writing, since which the new firm of King & Binford have been the sole proprietors and managers, and upon the former has devolved largely the labor of collecting the materials from official and other sources.


In presenting this work to the public the publishers beg the indulgence of their patrons and friends for any errors that may have crept in. The materials have been collected from various sources, at a considerable expenditure of time, labor and patience, and the memories of some of the aged pioneer reporters being a little deficient, their accounts may occasionally differ, yet it is believed on the whole to be correct. more so perhaps than are histories generally, yet, should the reader discover errors, as he doubtless will, let him " pass them lightly o'er," for no one regrets their occurrence more than the writer. As to the style of the composition, it was intended to be plain and simple and as free from the diffuse, labored and pompous as possible, but is not at all times as far removed from some of these detects as would have been had the writer had the time to rewrite and properly revise, but such was impossible in


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the limited time that could be spared from his other duties. As to the comprehensiveness of the work, should any one look in vain for some biography or early reminiscence, let such a one remember that it is impossible to crowd in a single volume an account of everything of interest in a county of the size and age of Hancock. To do so would require a half-dozen such works as this and more labor and expense than the legitimate patronage would warrant, hence it is only a question of a judicious selection of mate- rials and representative facts. However, there are a few churches, individuals, bands, lodges and other matters left unnoticed that would have received proper attention, not- withstanding the amount of matter claiming admittance, had the publishers been able to find any person sufficiently interested in perpetuating their memory to open the bolted doors or furnish the necessary facts, but perhaps " what is our loss is their gain."


As to the arrangement of the portraits, with the excep- tion of a few mistakes, it is the best that could be done under the circumstances, consistent with an even distribu- tion of the same and a logical treatment of the subject. In this respect, as in every other, the publishers have endeavored to be wholly impartial and non-sectional, hence each township is fully and fairly represented, the contrast being seldom greater than the difference in size and popu- lation.


To Senator Ben Harrison, State Superintendent John M. Bloss, the county officers, older citizens of the county. and others who have contributed materials and substantial encouragement to the enterprise, the publishers would return their sincere thanks and make their final bow, admitting, after all, that how well they have succeeded is for their patrons to decide, whose verdict is irrevocable.


KING & BINFORD.


ILLUSTRATIONS.


I. VIEWS.


PAGE ..


Court House


35


School Ilousc.


35


First Log Cabin in Greenfield.


II. MAPS.


llancock County in IS2S. 30


llaneock County in 1832.



Hancock County in 1850.


32


Hancock County in 1553.


34


III. CHARTS.


Distances and Post-offices.


.142


General Facts Tabulated


475


Local Facts Tabulated


$2


IV. PLATS.


Blue-River Township


49


Brandywine Township


77


Brown Township.


Buck-Creek Township


113


Center Township.


141


Green Township. 20S


231


Sugar-Creek Township


273


Vernon Township.


311


V. PORTRAITS.


PAGE.


PAGI ...


Arnett, S. II.


130


Hough, William R.


Addison, John.


266


Judkins, EJam I


379


Bradley, Nelson.


40


King, James K. 151


Binford, J. H.


466


Knox, George L 34)


Bohn, P. J ..


2.47


Marsh. John L 111


Binford, Robert ....


455


McNamee, Benjamin. 301


Barrett, Charles E.


4.59


Martin. S. M.


Bradley. Elizabeth, frontispiece.


2


Carter, Joseph J ..


220


Pope, Varon.


307


Chandler, Morgan


20


Pope, John H.


435


Collins. Thomas


220


Reeves, B. F


100)


Curry, I. A


337


Roberts, N. II.


331


C'ass, Anaretta .


221


Roberts, Mary N


$20


Doctors, Group of.


22


Riley, J. W


Dickerson, S. T


204


Superintendents, Group of.


352


Freeman, B. F


Stuart, J. G ..


315


Forts, Joseph.


Smith, R. A


447


Foster, John


255


Smith, Robert.


2.4


Group of Doctors.


22


Sparks, William J. 327


Smith, Jonathan.


Gooding, Matilda


283


Trees, William. 167


Gooding, D. S


50


Trov, S. A .. 225


Gooding, O. P


512


Tyner, Elijah 203


Gillum, C. B ..


412


Thompson, William II 203


Ilart, A. T.


15S


Warrum, Noble 153


Hawk, James C ..


309


Wilson, Sarah J .. 220


Ilill. Samuel B ..


321


Williams, Wesley 2015


Iloward, N. P., Sen


362


Wright, Henry.


343


IJarris, Lee O ..


372


Wright, William M 418


Harden, Samuel.


402


Wolf, John. 397


Iloward, N. P., Jr


415


Walker, Meredith


500


VI. DIAGRAMS.


One, two, three and four on surveying and land descriptions. 457-492.


2


369


Smith, William P


Downing, Charles.


237


Group of Superintendents


IIS


Marsh, Ephraim


Barnard, William C


305


New, James A 351


Jackson Township


INDEX.


PAGE.


Attorneys ..


47


Dve, John E.


417


A Teacher's Experience


152


Directory of Palestine


200)


Arnett, S. H.


1 29


Directory of Philadelphia.


202


Addison, John.


265


Dunbar, II. J


Allen, Thompson


59


Dunkard Church


3339


Associate Judges. .


3SS Daughters of Rebecca


10.4


Additions to Greenfield


175 Distances, Table of.


442


Bird's-eye View of County.


25 Derry, Samuel.


170


Blue-River Township.


49


Directory, Official


46


Brandywine Township.


77 | Exemption Laws


393


Brown Township.


SS 1 Ex-County Officers


Buck-Creek Township


113


Eden Chapel


Barnard, William C.


304 Eden Chapel, Green Township.


224


Bohn, P. J.


260 Eden Church, Baptist


230


Binford, James L


6. Eureka Lodge.


193


Banks, J. P


405


Eden, Town of


223


Bentley, Thomas E.


405


Ex-Officers. Center Township


Business Directory of Greenfield ..


Edwards Lodge.


334


Bradley, Nelson ..


374


Freeman. Benj. F


Bradley. Elizabeth


410


Fort. Joseph


366


Bottsford, Clara L.


310


Foster, John


410


Beeson, Amos C.


420


Faut, E. II


461


Binford, Robert


4.5.3 Forkner, Mark E.


472


Binford, J. H


465


Friends' Church, Charlottesville ..


257


Brandywine Brass Band .


S5


Friends' Church, Westland.


394


Blue-River Township, Sequel.


395


Friends' Church, Western Grove.


75 261


Bible Society


447


Farmers' Insurance ..


394


Buck-Creek Township, Continued ..


124


Fair. County


439


Band, Cornet, Greenfield


203


First Cabin.


170


Band, Cornet, New Palestine


2010


Fires in Greenfield


IS2


Band, Cornet, Brandywine


85


Frost, William


105


Charts, General


478


Growth of County


430


Charts, County


482


Gilliam, C. B


422


County Fair Cemeteries


439


Gooding, David S


451


Courts.


354


Gooding, Matilda ..


400


Court-house.


36-386


Greenfield M. E. Church


197


Commissioners.


46


German M. P. Church.


205


Circuit Judges.


387


German Lutheran Church


200


Center Township.


141


Green Township


208


C'enter Township, Continued


172


Greenfield Cornet Band


203


Cut of First Cabin


179


Greenfield, City of ..


172


Cass, Anaretta


221


Greenfield Business Directory


150


Circuit Court


354-391


Greenfield School Building


3%


Courts of Conciliation


392


Green Township, Continued


223


Conrts in Churches and Seminary


3.56


Hall, II. H., Letter of.


130


County Officers


46


Hart, Andrew T


308


Carter, Joseph J


226


Hawk, James C.


353


Collins, Thomas.


108


Harris, Lee O.


371


Coffin, Elihu, Sen.


65


Hill, Samuel B


100


Chandler, Morgan


377


Harlan, Stephen


107


Craft, John A


271 Hopkins, John D


120


Chapman, Joseph.


425


Hongh, William R.


3%


Commandery, Hancock


421


Howard, N. P., Jr.


.415


Cornet Band, Greenfield.


203 Hancock Medical Society


3(x)


Cornet Band, New Palestine.


299


History of Schools ..


4,30


Center Church, Friends


POI


Hancock County in 1S2S.


30


Charlottesville


245 Hancock County in 1850. 32


3-4


Carrollton ..


$3


Hays, John ..


178


Harris, Mrs. George


Dennis, Augustus.


06 I. O. O. F., Greenfield


192


Dow, Lorenzo.


132 I. O. O. F., Warrington.


104


Dickerson, Stephen T


203 I. O. O. F., Charlottesville 2(K)


Downing, Charles.


370 I. O. O. F .. Fortville


334


128


Gooding, (). P.


463


Commissioners' Court 354-5


Gilboa M. E. Church


400


Commmon Pleas Court. .


300


Gem P. () ..


204


Curry, Isaiah A


378


Howard, N. P., Senior


372


Collyer, Wellington.


405


Harrison Township


Curry's Chapel, M. E.


202 Hopewell Church.


124


Cleveland


249


Hancock County in 1832.


Charlottesville Directory


2.45 Hancock County in 1SS2


Cemeteries of Greenfield.


407


Diagrams.


Additions to Charlottsville.


245


Directory, Greenfield. 186


Barrett, Charles E.


459 Fortville Church, M. E


330


Brandywine Township, Sequel.


404


Friends' Church, Center


Alyea, James.


II


INDEX.


PAGE.


PAGE.


I. O. O. F., MeCordsville


3,36


Palestinc ..


2%)


I. O. G. T


194


Philadelphia ..


202


Jay, B. G .


131


Roberts, Mrs. Isaac


Judkins, James


370


Roberts, N. IL


40.5


Judkins, Elam I


379


Roberts, Miss Mary N


410


Johns, Robison


403


Reeves, Benjamin F


10.1


Jackson Township ..


231


Tackson Township, Continued.


245


Jails ..


Jackson Township Schools.


King. James K


473


Knox, George L.


411


Sugar-creek Township


27.3


Keemer, William, Mobbed.


Landis. Mrs. Mary


270


Lick-Creek Church.


225


Shiloah Church.


62


Marsh. Jonas


110


Sugar-creek Church


Marsh. John L


111


Sugar-creek M. E. Church


202 211


Mc Namee. Benjamin.


300


Synopsis, Jackson Township


Marsh. Ephraim .


373


Synopsis, Greenfield .


Muth. George.


sot


Streets and Walks in Greenfield .


Martin, Samuel M.


419


Suicide, Win. Wood


Mason, James L .. .


457


Milner's Corner


223


Mt. Olivet Church.


57


201 Sequel to Brandywine Township.


Mt. Carmel Church


200


Sequel to Blue-river Township.


Macedonia Church


132


Shelby. Joshua W.


Missionary Union Baptist Church.


201


Shultz. Joseph F


Mt. Carmel, of Vernon.


341


Smith, R. A


McCordsville M. E. Church.


340


Masons, Greenfield.


191


Sparks. Wm. J


Masons, Charlottesville


260


Smith, Jonathan


Masons, Warrington


103


Stuart. J. G.


405


Masons, New Palestine.


300


Sample, James


452


Masons, Fortville


334


Slifer, Jacob


450 200


Masons. McCordsville


335


St. Thomas Catholic Church.


339


Medical Profession


354


Temperance in Fortville


33.3 58


Nameless C'reck Church.


359


Trees, William.


IO.


New Palestine M. E. Church


298


Thomas, Phineas


IOS


New. JamesA


416


Thomas, Iliram


407


Nashville.


99


Township Trustees.


47


New Palestine, Town of.


280


Table of Distance


442


Offutt. Charles G


460


Taverns, First.


Odd Fellows. Greenfield


192


Union, W. C. Temperance


333


Odd Fellows, Warrington


104


Union Chapel.


125


Odd Fellows, Charlottesville.


260


United Brethren.


101


Odd Fellows. Fortville ..


334


Vernon Township. 310


320


Order of Good Templars


194


Our Country.


34+


Willow Branch


99


Othcial Directory


46


Wood, Wm. S.


163


Our Forefathers


Wilson. Sarah J.


210


Paris. Lewis B


Western Grove.


75


Post Offices.


36-442


Westland.


399


Philadelphia M. E. Church.


294


Woodbury, M. E. Church


339


Pleasant Grove M. E. Church


1 2.4


Wolf's Mill


395


Pleasant Hill M. E. Church.


254


Wright, Joseph


131


Presbyterians ..


195


Warrum, Noble ...


202


Progress of Schools.


430


Winn, Joseph


342


Porter. William II


Walpole. Thomas D


413


Parker, George W


120


Wolf, John.


401


Pope, Aaron


300 Wright, Henry.


Pope, John II


106 Wright, Wmn. M.


Pierson, Morris.


349


White, John II


450


Patterson, Andrew M.


471 Woodbury.


332


Probate Courts.


938 Will, L. Dow's 130


Petit Jury.


355 Zion's Chapel


101


393


Recapitulation, Green Township.


251


Reedy, Jerry and Son


222 Itx


Railroads.


151 163 162 485 474 40.4 495


2 1 350 351 307 370 427


Masons, Eden


22-


Sardis Lodge


Manitau Tribe.


333


Temperance in Blue-river. 390


McCordsville


330


Tyner, Elijah


Methodism in Greenfield


197


Troy, S. A.


Nibarger. John


10°


Tyner, James.


Newby. L. P


470


Thompson, W'm. HI


425


New Palestine Band


Odd Fellows. McCordsyIlle


3.36


Warrington


Warrum, Harmon


Pleasant View M. E. Church


398


Walker, Meredith


272


Papers of Greenfield


410


Williams, Wesley.


Prefession, Medical.


354


Stuart, Isaac


Surveying


Safe Robbery


Mt. Gillead Church.


Real Estate


Roberts Chapel.


225


168 Sugar-creek Township, Continued .. Streams


Smith, W. P.


Smith, Robert


Vernon Township, Continued.


343


CONTENTS.


CHAPTER I.


BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF COUNTY.


Location, size, boundary, organization, origin of name, population in 1828 and is0. voters, condition of county then and now by comparison and contrast, topography, soil. water, health, exports formerly and at present, productions in bushels, timber, gravel .. sand, streams, map of county in 1828, origin and organization of townships, plat of county from 1850 to 1853, first settlers, plat of county from 1853 to present, early inci- dents, post-offices and villages, cut of court-house, public buildings, cut of Greenfield school building, taxes for 1832 and other years, railroads, papers, intelligence, home of prominent men, poets and politicians, churches, loyalty, official directory. 25-45.


CHAPTER II.


BLUE-RIVER TOWNSHIP.


Plat, origin of name, organization, changes in territory. location, boundary, size. streams, first mills, first township settled, first log cabin. blacksmith, school-house. orchard, stere and fence, early incidents, first settlers, scenery, soil, surface, prosperity, educational and church advantages, mills and factories, roads and railroads, population, value of real and personal property, taxes, heavy tax payers, justices, physicians, early and modern merchants. ex-trustees, former citizens living elsewhere, ex-county officers. exports, value of school property, politics and population. 19-57.


CHAPTER IN.


BLUE-RIVER TOWNSHIP-CONTINUED.


Mount Olivet Church, Luse's tile-factory, Rule's saw-mill, Elijah Tyner, Adam Allen's pioneer life, history of Shiloh Church, James L. Binford, Elihu Coffin. Sen .. personal sketch of Augustus Dennis, sketch of the pioneer life of Harmon Warrum. Western Grove Church. 57-76.


CHAPTER IV.


BRANDYWINE TOWNSHIP.


Plat, origin of name, when organized and of what it consisted, changes in territory. location, boundary and size, streams, first and present mills, first settlers. topography. timber, roads and railroads, a few first things, schools, value of school property, popu- lation, polls and politics, valuation and taxation, heavy tax-payers, general items. ex-justices, trustees, ex-county officers, deaths, exports. 77-53.


CHAPTER V.


BRANDYWINE TOWNSHIP-CONTINUED.


Carrollton, Sugar-Creek Church, Eden Chapel, brass band, William HI. Porter, Mrs. Isaac Roberts. $3-$7.


CHAPTER VI.


BROWN TOWNSHIP.


Plat, general view, plat of county in 1832, explanations, suggestions and historical facts, location, boundary, size, timber and topography, streams, earliest Jand entries, first settlers, first election, mills, muley and modern, roads, railroads, synopsis, teachers and schools, population, polls, vote, valuation, taxes and tax-payers, murders, suicides an I remarkable deaths, township trustees, justices of the peace, ex-county officers. exports. S8-90.


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CHAPTER VII.


BROWN TOWNSHIP-CONTINUED.


Warrington, Nashville, Willow Branch P. O., Concord Baptist Church, Zion's 'Chapel, M. E., the United Brethren, Christian Church at Warrington, Free Masons, I. .O. O. F. of Warrington, Daughters of Rebecca, sketch and portrait of B. F. Reeves, Stephen Harlan, John Nibarger, Phineas Thomas, Thomas Collins, Dr. William Trees, Jonas Marsh, sketch and portrait of Dr. John L. Marsh. 98-112.


CHAPTER VIII.


BUCK-CREEK TOWNSHIP.


Plat, name, changes in size, location, surface, soil and drainage, streams, first settle- ment and land entry, first settlers, first births, deaths, marriages, burials, suicide, preacher, teacher, doctor and blacksmith, mills, merchandising, cut of Superintendents. .educational, synopsis, roads, railroad, population, vote, polls, value of real and personal property, taxes and heavy tax-payers, ex-county officers, productions, physicians, justices .of the peace, township trustees, prominent families, murder and suicide. 113-123.


CHAPTER IX.


BUCK-CREEK TOWNSHIP-CONTINUED.


Hopewell M. E. Church, Pleasant Grove M. E. Church, Union Chapel, John D. Ilop- Ikins, Joshua Shelby, George W. Parker, S. II. Arnett's biography and portrait, Joseph Wright, Barzilla G. Jay, Macedonia Church, Lorenzo Dow. 124-140.


CHAPTER X.


CENTER TOWNSHIP.


Plat of township, origin of name, changes in boundary, size, surface, soil, drainage and productions, streams, first entry and early settlers, first preacher, birth, death, &c .. mills and factories, roads, railroads, educational, number and name of houses and teach- ers, portrait of James K. King, value of school-houses and apparatus, scholastic popula- tion, township trustees, churches, population, polls and vote, value of real and personal property, taxes and heavy tax-payers, law and esquires, portrait Andrew T. Hart. first settlers of Ilarrison township, first business, ex-county officers, murders, suicides and remarkable deaths, portrait of William Trees, M. D., exports, remarks. 141-172.


CHAPTER XI.


CENTER TOWNSHIP-CONTINUED.


Greenfield, laid out in IS2S, size and naming of town, report of commissioners appointed by General Assembly, outline of old town, additions 1-23, cemeteries, cut of first cabin in town, early history, post-office, sidewalks, first business bricks, private residences, other buildings, remarks, big fires, incorporation as town and city, streets, synopsis, first doctors, first attorneys, first business men, first taverns, business directory. city officers. 172-190.


CHAPTER XII.


CENTER TOWNSHIP-CONTINUED.


Masonic Lodge 101, I. O. O. F. 135, Eureka Lodge No. 20, K. of P., Greenfield Lodge No. 184, I. O. G. T., Presbyterian Church, Greenfield Methodism, portrait of Ben- jamin Freeman, Mt. Gilead Church, Curry's Chapel, Sugar-Creek M. E. Church, Mt. Carmel M. E. Church, Greenfield Cornet Band, sketch and portrait of S. T. Dicker- son. 101-207.


CHAPTER XIII.


GREEN TOWNSHIP.


Plat, name and organization, location, size and boundary, surface, soil, drainage and productions, streams, first Jand entries and first settlers, first election, historical anec- dote. a few first things, mills, roads, educational, township trustees, churches, popula- tion and poll, value of real and personal property, taxes, law and esquires, first business. physicians, ex-county officers, prominent families, murders and fatal accidents, portraits of Sarah Jane Wilson and Anaretta Cass, recapitulation. 208-222.




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