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Methodist Episcopal Bringhurst Church. - A class was or- ganized at Bringhurst in 1874, and the quarterly conference of Delphi Circuit appointed Andrew Henderson, Moses Plank, James N. A. Ross, Thomas W. Stone and Heury T. Sylvester a building committee to take the necessary steps toward the orection of a church. A lot was donated by James N. A. Ross, upon which the church was erected in the same year. It is a neat brick building, 34x48 feet. It was completed at a cost of $2,500, and dedicated by Rev. Joyce, Presiding Elder. Rev. Thomas Stafford was the first pastor of the church, and his snecessors have been Revs. Nelson Hall, T. F. Drake and L. S. Smith, the present pastor. . The church now has n membership of about sixty per-
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man? Baptists, and the first religious meetings in the settlement sons. and is in a prosperous condition and the Sunday school has ' July, ISSI. The charter under which the lodge is now working an average attendance of sixty-two scholars.
Flora Class .- A class of the Methodist Episcopal denomina- tion was organized at Flora in the summer of 1881 by Rev. John Gillam, a local preacher. The families of William Little, C. Keyes, Samuel Thomas and Henry Carter constituted the original membership, amounting to not more than a dozen in number. They have as yet no church, but holdt their meetings in the Lu- theran Church at irregular intervals.
Flora Christian Church .-- This organization was the ont- growth of a revival conducted at Elora in the winter of 1879-80 by Rev. Anderson. This denomination had long been represented here by numbers, and at irregular periods, there had been meet- ings but no organization. The society now has a membership of about twenty persons, and meetings are held once a month at the Lutheran Church.
The Baptist Church. In the month of February. 1841, nine members of the Baptist Church met and organized at the house of George Hartman, under the ministerial labors of Rev. William Moore. These members were George Hartman and wife. Zenas White and wife. Henry Dawson Bringhurst Lodge (U. D.) A . F. & A. M .. was organized in March. ISSO. and is still working under dispensation. The first officers were: J. W. Guthridge, W. M .: T. F. Drake, S. W .: H. J. Ball. J. W .: W. Shaffer. Treasurer: W. R. Slanter. Secretary; F. P. Miller, S. D .: D. W. Miller, J. D. Joel Garrison. Tiler. and wife, Eliza Tedrick and Jacob Neff and wife. During the same year. the society erected a hewed-log house of worship on the farm of Thomas Hight, in Section 17. The land was donated for that purpose by Mr. Hight, who stipulated that some of the members should "grub ont" a certain corner of his Those officers all retain their positions at the present time (De- farm in payment. This. however. was only one of his odd jokes: comber, 1581), excepting the S. W. and Secretary. J. C. Shank. lin now occupies the former office. and Moses Plank the latter. The lodge now has an active membership of thirty-two, and is in good working order. The regular meetings are held in the second story of the building owned by Moses Plank, at Bringhurst. for. when the mou came with their mattoeks to perform the work. he laughed and said he only meant " to see if the spirit was will- ing." They continued to worship in the log building for a mu- ber of years. About the year 1856, they erected their present house of worship, about a half a mile east of their former build ing, on land donated by George Moore. This is a frame bnikl- INDUSTRIAL. PURSUITS. ing. 36x40 feet, and has been occupied regularly since its erection Monroe is essentially a rural township, and. by the natural fertility of its soil, is especially adapted to the successful prose- ention of agricultural pursuits, and in this calling the larger part of its citizens are engaged. In the season of 1880. there were in thr township 8,867 acres sown in wheat, from which 177,840 bushels were gathered -. an average of 20 bushels per acre. From 2.025 acres planted in corn, 81.000 bushels were gathered -- average, 40 bushels per acre: 294 acres of oats yielded an average of 20 bushels per acre, or a total of 5.SS0 bushels: from 435 acres of meadow. 652 tons of hay were gathered: 4 acres of Irish pota- toes yielded SO bushels, and 1 acre of sweet potatoes 22 bushels. on all occasions of publie worship. Rov. William Moore was the first pastor and served the church for seven or eight years. His successors have been the Revs. Dunlap. Azel Waters, James M. Smith. I. N. Clark. Moses Kerr. John Kerr. John Dunham. Hamilton Robb, Price Odell, William Debolt. Philip McDade. T. J. Robinson, B. R. Ward and B. A. Melson. Since its organiza- tion, between 200 and 300 members have been added to the church. During the pastoral labors of the Rev. Mr. Smith. a revival was held, which resulted in a large number of accessions, and another revival. with equally good results, was conducted by Rev. P. Odell. The church is now in a prosperous condition, with a membership of about sixty persons.
SOCIETIES.
Flora Lodge, No. 526, I. O. O. F .. was instituted under dis- pensation, on the 17th day of March. 1876, by Obediah Barnard. D. D. G. M. Harvey Harris, James R. Cromer, A. L. Bright, C. A. Thompson and S. U. Heiland were the charter members, and the first officers of the lodge were: S. U. Heiland, N. G .; J. R. Cromer. V.G .; J. G. Bright, R. S .; A. L. Bright, P. S .: William B. Switzer, Treasurer. On the day of institution, eight candi- daies were initiated into the mysteries of the order. These were E. D. Butcher, J. M. Barnard. W. B. Switzer. William H. Rep- pets, M. L. Roland, J. W. Reist, W. H. Lenon and R. R. Bright. A lodge-room was fitted up in the second story of the building owned by Cromer & Bright, where the meetings of the lodge have
"ever since been held. This room was purchased by the order in
was granted in May, 1876. signed by J. B. Kimball, G. M., and B. F. Foster, G. S. The lodge is now in a prosperous condition. with an active membership of twenty-one. The present officers are: J. W. Allen. N. G .; E. D. Butcher. V. G .; J. J. Moss, R. S .: J. R. Cromer, P. S .: John Little, D. D. G. M. : C. A. Drake, R. S. N. G .; Marcus Vaudkye, L. S. N. G .: J. M. Eikenberry, R. S. V. G .; Levi Arion, L. S. V. G .; John Barnard, W .: Al Barnes. C .: Ed Martin, I. G .; R. Dunkle. R. S. S .: W. Allen. I .. S. S.
Bringhurst Lodge, No. 459, 1. O. O. F .. was organized July 2. 1874, at the village of Bringhurst, and, on the night of institu. tion, elected the following officers: George W. Hall, N. G .: (. C. Brown. V. G .; J. F. Bard, Secretary; Moses Plank, Treasurer. Four candidates were initiated on the first night. and the mem- bership has continued to increase in the meantime. This lodge is in prosperous condition and in good working order. and meets once a week in the second story of the Tedrick building at Bring. hurst. The present officers are: Levi Summe. N. G. : Albert Davis, V. G .: G. W. Krause. Secretary: Taylor Bard. Treasurer.
About the year IS40, a saw-mill was erected by Philip Moss. at the Beckner farm on Bachelor's Run. The locality was low and flat, and the dam caused the creek to overflow its banks in wet seasons, inundating surrounding farms. After a few years, it was purchased by the citizens who suffered from the nuisance. and the dam and mill were both destroyed.
About the year 1847, a steam saw-mill was erected by Isaac Loman. and operated by him for a number of years. It passed to the ownership of several parties. and finally to John T. Row- land, the present proprietor. Mr. Rowland removed the machinery to a point sontheast of Flora. known as "Pike's Peak." where the mill is still in operation. Originally. the machinery was of the old style. but the mill was destroyed by fire in 1879. and was refurnished with new and improved machinery.
A steam saw-mill was erected by William Gaumer about the year 1869 on the land of Mr. Hoff, northeast of Flora; but, after
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a few years, the machinery was moved to another point. At the peuter: David Metzker. blacksmith; Harvey Burnett. harness present time. there are four saw mills in operation in the town. maker : Joseph Rosknskia, boot and shoe maker: Sylvester & ford is the proprietor of the file factory. ship, viz .. the mill operated by John T. Rowland: one southeast ! Staley are the proprietors of the saw mill. and Benton Rather of Bringinirst. owned and operated by Mr. Wingerd: one in the village of Bringhurst, owned and operated by Sylvester & Staley. aud one at Flora. owned and operated by Abuer Rateliff. At the Flora and Bringhurst mills. the Inmber is sawed from the rough WILLIAM BRIDGE. log and plaued down into boards and finishing humber. At the village of Flora. there is a good flonring-mill. erected by Michael Cline in 1876. It is a frame biking. 30x40 feet. two stories high, and its machinery is operated by steam. It is a enstom mill. aud grinds from sixty to seventy bushels of wheat per day. Besides these mills, there are two tilo Factories in successful operation in the towgship - one cast of Flora. owned and operated by Mr. Vandyke, and one at Bringhurst, owned and operated by Benton Rutherford.
THE VILLAGES OF FLONA AND BRINGHURST.
On the line of the Terre Hante & Logansport Railroad. within the limits of Mouroe Township, there are two flourishing villages. Both were founded and platted in the year 1872. and are sitnarod abont a mile and a half apart.
Flora, the largest of the two, was laid ont by John Flora in 1872. and an addition made subsequently by his son Abraham. It lies in the north part of the township. in Section 3. In point of population, it is large enough to be a town: but, as its citizens have never taken the necessary steps toward making it an incor. porated town. we must still look upon it as a village. It is grow . iug rapidly, and. during the past smoner (ISSb. a number of new houses have been created. The village contains a good hotel. kept by William Bridge: the merchants are: T. A. Howes. W. H. Roppeto. John Keyes and S. W. Smelser, dealers to gro ceries; Eikenberry & Reyes, hardware and agricultural mplemonis: Myer & Wheeler, buggies, wagons and agricultural implements: Cromer & Bright. drugs; John Lenon and T. A. Howes, grain dealers; William Little and Joseph A. Bridge, dealers in live stock: Miss A. Eikenberry. milliner and dress-maker: beahey Bros., restaurant: J. H. Arlbright and W. H. Duncan, meatmarkets: James Weida. insurance agent and music teacher: R. R. Bright. Notary Public.
The professional men are Drs. James R. Cromer. C. E. Johnson and J. H. Wirt. practicing physicians. The trades are represented by A. Gethold. wagon and buggy momfacturer: J. F. Williams, barber; C. L. Woolley, gunsmith and watch repairer: T. J. Bowser, shoemaker: M. H. Rowland. blacksmith: J. L. Mummert. C. A. Drake. P. J. Moore, Philip Voorhees. James Butcher. M. Salisbury. R. Brackney and A. Bright. car- penters: Charles Gee keeps the " Love Hand Saloon " and F. M. Shewmaker is the railroad and express agent.
Bringhurst is situated abont a mile and a half south of Flora on the same railroad. Though smaller than its neighbor. it is a flourishing village and a good business point. It contains a good hotel. kept by Moses Plank: Guthridge and Shauklin deal in general merchandise: R. R. Tedrick deals in general merchandise and drugs ; M. C. McCormick, drugs and groceries : Moses Plauk. hardware. tinware. stoves and agrienfinral implements: J. W. Guthridge, grain ann seeds; Drs. R. R. Tedrick and C. P. Jackson are practicing physicians; Thomas & Champion deal in live stock; Dennis Demars has a meat market. while the trades are represented by G. W. Cross, wagon and carriage-maker: An- drew Henderson. carpenter and undertaker: E. M. Bennett. car-
William Bridge was born in Butler County, Ohio. Jannary 15. 183; his father. Joseph Bridge, was also a native of Ohio. and married Miss Elizabeth Bennett. in that State. on Christmas Day. 1832. In 1536. he started to Indiana with his family. and. in September of that year. located in Carrollton Township. Carroll County. He afterward lived in Jacksou and Washington Townships, and died July 7. 1579. in Rock Creek Township. where his wife still resides
William. the subject of this biography. labored under the disadvantages common to boys of the pioneer period in Indiana. There were no schools near his home, and he grew up withont any educational privileges save those afforded by the subscription schools, and he was past eight years of age before he enjoyed even that privilege. He was a close student, however, and. by dint of application at odd times, he acquired an education which. though not scholastic, is nevertheless practical. and has enabled him to take part intelligently in the affairs of an active life. He learned to work long before he learned to read. for, in the process of clearing or " making " a farm. there was plenty of work for all hands. He did what he could to assist his father. and continued to aid him in the work of the home farm nutil after he had attained his majority. On the let day of January. ISS6. he was nited in marriage with Miss Mary E .. daughter of James Martin, an early settler of Jackson Township. Imme diately after, he purchased a farm in Washington Township. and. in the following March. he and his wife began honsokeep ing in their new home. The farm was only partially clared. and there was much in their smrontdings to remind them of pioneer days But their home was cheerful and its occupants happy. lu 1561. Mr. Bridge removed to Delphi. but shortly afterward returned to Washington Township, and lived for a time on his father's farm. Subsequently. ho purchased a farul in Ces County. Ind .. and. after a short residence there, re turned to Carroll County and located in Jackson Township. where he remained until April. IS73. At that time, he removed to the village of Flora - -- his family being the second in the place. He engaged in the grain trade here, and opened a hotel for the . accommodation of the traveling public, at the same time con timing the pursuit of farming. In ISit. he was elected Justice of the Peace of Mourve Township, and has ever since been it tained in this office by the votes of his Friends. He has proved himself faithful and efficient in this capacity, as in all other positions. In all the affairs of life, he has been governed by a strict souse of honor and justice, and, by his well known intog- rity. has won many friends, by whom he is held in the highest esteem. By a life or industry and honest toil. he has acem. lated a moderate competence, and has saved up a comfortable heritage for his family. A kind Providence has spared to him the companionship of the wife of his early years. Together they have fought life's battles, shared its joys and sorrows, its hopes. victories and defeats, and their mutnal love has nerved them through mauy trying circumstances. Their wedded life has been blessed by three children-Joseph A .. Nancy F. and Otto L., all of whom now survive.
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R. R. BRIGHT.
Ronben R. Bright was born April 19. 1539. in Montgomery Conty. Ohio. His father. Joseph R. Bright. was a native of Rockingham: County, Va. and his mother-whose maiden name was Catharine Hay was a native of Pennsylvania. Both ro. move l to Montgomery County. Ohio, with their parents. when quite young, and were married there. In 1958. they removed to Howard County. Ind., and located on a farm. where they ro- mained until death. The mother died in 1867. the father. in April, ISSI.
Ronben, the subject of this biography, was reared on a farm, and the days of his boyhood were occupied with the duties inci. dent to farm life. During the winter seasons, he attended the district school, where he acquired a good common-school educa- tion. He pursued the daily routine of farm life until his peace. Int labors were interrupted by the alarme of civil war. On the Sth of June. 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier in Company K. Fifteenth Regiment. Indiana Volmover Infantry, commanded In Col. George D. Wagner. He served under Grou. Mcclelland in West Virginia until November. ISol. and was thon assigned to Gen. Nelson's division. Army of the Cumberland. At the battle of Stone River. Tom. his left check bone was shattered by a gunshot wound, but he did not consider it sufficiently serions to induce him to leave the service. Subsequently, he was on- gagod at the battle of Missionary Ridge, Tonn .. and here ro. coived three distinet wounds -- one in the left hand. one in the left thigh and another in the Jeft breast. The wound in the left
hand proved very serious and rendered him a cripple in That member for life. On account of this misfortune. he was given an honorable discharge from the service, on the Ist of June. 1861. Returning home, he located on a farm in. Howard County. Ind .. and, on the 24 day of November. 1565. was united in marriage with Miss Eliza Ewing. daughter of Lewis and Jane Ewing, early settlers of Carrollton Township, in Carroll County. Her father is deceased; her mother. however, still survives, and. for one of her advanced years, is remarkably active and intelligent.
For a period of four years, Mr. Bright continmed the pursuit of farming. in the meantime enjoying the delights of a happy home. Then sorrow came to him -- Charles Ulyses, his only son. was taken ill and died, and, on the Sth of April. 1869. his wife was called from time to eternity. In 1873, he came to the town of Flora, and engaged in the drug trade with Dr. James R. Cro. mer, which relation still continues. On the 19th of September. ISit. he was united in marriage with Miss Aimerions Ewing, his present companion, and the sister of his first wife. This union has been blessed by one son Jesse Vernon-and one daughter - Lola Myrtle, both of whom now survive ...
Mr. Bright is a competent business man and stands high in the estimation of the eximmunity in which he is known. He is honorable and fair in all his dealings, and. by his integrity. has . gained the confidence and respect of all. in social and business lifo alike. He has been a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity for more than five years, and has been prominent in many outer. prises inaugurated for the public good since his residence in the county begann.
MADISON TOWNSHIP.
LOCATION, BOUNDARY AND NATURAL FEATURES.
Madison is situated in the southwestern part of Carroll Conu. ty. It has an area of twenty-one square miles, comprising the north half of the territory originedly assigned to the township of Clay, from which it was soprated in 1837. Deer Crook Town-hip bounds it on The north. Monroe and Demperat on the cast. Clay on the south and Tippecanoe County on the west. Sugar Crock. the principal stream, flows from east to west through the central part of the township, while Little Sugar Crook, a tributary of the main stream, waters the northern and northwestern parts. As a rule. the surface is low and flat. with scarcely sufficient undula- tion to afford natural drainage, and only by a persistent use of diiches and tiling have some portions of the township been re. claimed and made habitable. These parts, in early days, were perpetual swamps; but, by the process above referred to, they have been made as good lands as are to be found in the town- ship. The soil is a rich, clayey loam. and yields abundant crops of all the farm produce common to this climale. The timber which originally covered the ground was of those varieties. usually met with in this region, among which oak, walnut. beech. poplar, etc., were prominent; and the initial period in the real history of the township was when the first blow was struck at the wilderness which so completely occupied its soil by the pioneers, of whom we shall speak further on.
EARLY LAAND. SEEKERS.
At quite an early day. the lands lying in this portion of Car- roll Conuty, and then being in the possession of the Goverment of the t'hited States, were placed in market and made sabjeet to entry.
Speculators and those seeking homes visited the locality and selected the lands they desired. afterward returning to the Government Land Office at Crawfordsville. Ind .. and making en- try of these tracts. Among these, as above intimated. were' a muaber of capitalists, who purchased lands at the cheap price established by the Government (from $1.25 to $1.75 per acre). .. holding them for advanced prices in later years, when the actual settlers should have taken up all the remaining publie. land. But the larger number among the early land-purchasers wore por- sous who came here to establish homes, and to how ont farms and fortunes from the wilderness surrounding them. It was found impossible to distinguish between the speculators and the actual settlers, and, as a history of the early land purchases, the follow- ing list of entries is appended, while, farther on, individual men- tion will be made of those settlers whose names could be obtained by the writer. The list of entries is a copy of the record kept by the officials of the land office, the names of purchasers being given in each section in which they entered land:
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Gillam, June 1, 1829: John M. Pinkstou, June 1. 1829: Daniel Baum, May 28. 1830: Thomas Hight, June 4. 1530.
Section 14 -- Thomas Gillam, November 7. 1832: David Baum, Abril 5, 1835: Joseph R. Griffith. June S. 1835: Levi Inkins. June 20, 1835: Isaac C. Elston, February 25, 1836.
Section 15 -Charles P. Rassum, September 20, 1833: David Baum, April 9. 1835: Joseph R. Griffith, June 8, 1835: Peter Perry, June 20, 1835: James W. Morris, February 17. 1836.
Section 17-John Thompson. November 1. 1830: Nathan G. Gillam, October S. 1832: Thomas Burk. January 17. 1834: Mal- achi Prood. December 18, 1834: Edward Jones, September 1. 1834: Robert Gillam, July 17. 1835: Jacob Runkle. Angust 17. 1835: William Comer. December 12. 1835.
Section 18 - Barber Smith. April 26, 1830: Jesse Smith. June 1, 1830: John Thompson. November 1. 1830: John Turpie, Sep- tember 1. 1834: Jonathan Powers, January 30, 1835; Hugh Gra- liam, November 3. 1835.
Section 19 . Jesse Smith, June 18, 1830: Jolm MI. Gillam. October 4. 1832: Christian Bumgardner. May 9. 1535: George Cupp. November 23. 1835.
Section 20-Martin David. November 11. 1830: William Schnepp. October 9, 1830: Michael Kite. April 30, 1831: Jolm . of clearing. Instead of chopping down the trees, they would M. Gillam. October 4. 1832: Bobert F. Connelly. March 25. 1835: Benjamin Underwood. March 30. 1835.
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