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In February. 1915. the congregation was reorganized and now consists of twenty-one members, including the families of Nathan Hunt, Irvin Hunt, Raymond Potts, Roy White, Elizabeth Anderson, Mrs. A. E. Hopkins, Lloyd Dickerson, AAbe Cottrell. Jesse Wilson and L. V. Hopkins.
A school with ten pupils is also conducted in connection with the church by Miss Irene Presnall, of Indianapolis, for the purpose of giving the children instruction in religious matters.
MAXWELL FRIENDS CHURCH.
The Maxwell Friends church was organized December 19. 1888, with the following charter members : Daniel Apple. Elizabeth J. Apple, Susan H. Barnard, Hiram Chapple, Franklin Boots. John Crossly, Isaiah Chappel. Henry W. Chadric. Zachary Dorman. Marion Forgey, Susan Forgey, John (38)
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S. McCune. Elizabeth McCune, John T. Harlan, Adaline Harlan, Joseph Gray. Mary Gray, James M. Walker. Effie Walker, James _1. Jacobs. . Amanda 1. Jacobs. Thomas H. Shepherd. Martha S. Shepherd. William West and Samuel Wiggins. The first trustees of the church were Franklin Boots. Marion Forgey and Joshua J. Pratt.
Not long after organizing, their first church was erected on the north side of the railroad. This building was destroyed by the storm on June 25. 1902. The congregation then bought the Seventh-Day Adventist church in the fall of 1902. Services were held for some time in this church, after which the membership was transferred to the Friends church at Greenfield on Sep- tember 24, 1904. In 1913 the Friends sold the church building to Leon- ard V. Hopkins, who now holds it for the use of the Seventh-Day Adventist congregation.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CITY OF GREENFIELD.
The growth, development and expansion of the city are indicated in a way by the additions that have been made since the town was first laid out.
The original plat was surveyed on April 12, 18.44, by Morris Pierson, county surveyor; Joshua Meek and Thomas Vanvern, chain carriers, and Benjamin Franklin, axeman.
First South Addition, laid out May 3, 1839, by Edward K. Ilart.
Pierson's Addition, laid out April 14, 1853, by Morris Pierson ; contains sixty lots.
Pierson's Second Addition, laid out February 27, 1854, by Morris Pier- son ; contains twenty-three in-lots and four out-lots.
Meek & Hart's Addition, laid out July 23, 1853, by Cornwell Meek and Andrew T. Hart; contains fifty-one in-lots and twelve out-lots.
Western Addition, laid out July 25, 1856, by James R. Bracken; twelve out-lots.
Junction Railroad Addition, laid out July 28, 1854, by the Junction Rail- road Company, fifteen lots.
Fletcher & McCarty's Addition, laid out by Margaret McCarty, Henry Day, Margaret C. McCarty, Frances J. McCarty, Nicholas McCarty and Cal- vin Fletcher, on September 14, 1860; eighteen lots.
Bradley's Addition, laid out September 23, 1867, by Nelson Bradley, Lysander Sparks and A. T. Hart; forty-five lots.
Elders' Addition, laid out April 18, 1870, by Benjamin Elder; eighty- two lots.
Snow's Addition, laid out August 19, 1870, by Anna M. Snow; fifteen lots.
Elder's First Addition, laid out March 27, 1871, by Benjamin Elder.
Wood, Pratt and Baldwin's Addition, laid out by William S. Wood, William F. Pratt and Joseph Baldwin ; sixty-three lots. As soon as this addi- tion had been surveyed and platted the owners sold the lots at public auction. The Greenfield band was employed for the day and a large number of people moved back and forth over the addition as the lots were sold.
Burdett's First Addition, laid out July 28, 1871, by William C. Burdett ; forty-seven lots ; also seven and one-half acres for the residence of William C. Burdett. After this addition had been surveyed and platted, Mr. Burdett
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offered the lots for sale at public auction, and employed the Greenfield band for the day. At each of these sales by Wood. Pratt & Baldwin, and Burdett. one lot was given free, as previously announced to purchasers.
Wood, Pratt and Baldwin's Addition of Out-lots, laid out by William S. Wood. William F. Pratt and Joseph Baldwin; seven out-lots. The owners again adopted the plan of selling lots of this addition at public auction. The Greenfield band was again upon the scene, and a large number of people were in attendance.
Teal's Addition, laid out October 17, 1871, by William A. Teal ; twenty- four lots.
Wood, Pratt and Baldwin's Second Addition, laid out October 26. 1872, by William S. Wood, William F. Pratt and Joseph Baldwin : seventy-eight lots and two out-lots.
Wood, Pratt and Baldwin's Second Addition of out-lots, laid out Octo- ber 26, 1872, by William S. Wood. William F. Pratt and Joseph Baldwin ; four out-lots.
Hinchman's First Addition, laid out April 9. 1873. by John Hinchman : five lots.
Hinchman's Second AAddition, laid out June 2. 1873, by John Hinchman : ten lots.
Stuart's First Addition, laid out July 3, 1873. by Ithamer W. Stuart: twenty-eight lots.
O'Donnell's Addition, laid out May 28, 1874. by Patrick O'Donnell and James O'Donnell.
Wood's Addition, laid out by William Spencer Wood on May 8, 1875: thirty-seven lots.
Burdett's Second Addition, laid out October 10. 1877, by William C. Burdett : twenty-three lots.
Bradley's Addition, laid out June 14, 1880, by order of court in matter of petition of J. Ward Walker, administrator, with will annexed, of estate of Frederick Hammel, deceased. By sub-division, block 5 was sub-divided into twelve lots.
Portion of Noblesville road, Noble street, vacated .August 7. 1884. Peti- tion of William W. Webb et al.
Walker's Addition, laid out in April, 1889, by J. Ward Walker and Sarah Walker: forty-eight lots.
Board of Trade Addition, laid out July 18. 1889. by Richard .\. Black, president, and Edwin P. Thayer, secretary : seven lots.
Chandler's Addition, laid out August 17, 1889, by Henry L. Smith. trus-
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tee for John Landers, W. G. Wasson. E. C. Eagan and W. C. Whitehead : four hundred and forty lots.
Exchange Addition, laid out January 31, 1890, by the Greenfield Real Estate Exchange, by S. S. Boots, president, and V. L. Early, secretary ; one hundred and seventy-five lots.
Boyd's Highland Home Addition, laid out February 5. 1890, by Philan- der H. Boyd : thirty-two lots.
Pierson's Third Addition, laid out January 31, 1890, by Lucena S. Pier- son ; fifty lots.
Hazelwood Addition, laid out May 1, 1890, by Mary E. Swope ; sixteen lots.
Hill Grove Addition, laid out May 5, 1890, by Nelson Bradley; five out-lots.
Thayer's Park Front Addition, laid out September 8, 1890, by Levi C. Thayer; seventy-four lots.
William New's Addition, laid out December 30, 1890, by William New : five lots.
Brandywine Addition, laid out February 3. 1891, by Hollis B. Thayer ; twelve lots.
Edward W. Felt's Addition, a sub-division of out-lot No. 2 in Wood, Pratt and Baldwin's second addition. Laid out May 19. 1891, by Edward W. Felt : thirteen lots.
William P. Wilson's Addition, laid out June 3. 1891, by William P. Wilson : twenty-eight lots.
Arthur P. Williams' Addition, laid out June 20, 1891, by Arthur P. Williams: twenty-two lots.
Rebecca J. Enright's AAddition, laid out May 11, 1892. by Rebecca J. Enright : six lots.
David S. Gooding's Sub-division of out-lots 3 and 4 in Pierson's second addition : laid out January 5. 1893, by David S. Gooding : twelve lots.
C. M. Kirkpatrick's Addition, laid out January 5. 1893. by C. M. Kirk- patrick and S. J. Kirkpatrick ; nine in-lots and one out-lot.
Dunn, Et . Al. Addition, laid out December 30. 1893. by James H. Witty. Nathan H. Carrithers, Francis M. Dunn : twelve lots.
Corrected Plat of C. M. Kirkpatrick's Addition, made April 16. 1804: seventeen lots.
F. G. Banker's Addition, laid out July 31. 1894. by F. G. Banker and Laura M. Banker; twelve lots.
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Jolın G. Carriger's First Addition, laid out April 10, 1895, by J. G. Car- riger and Sarah T. Garriger ; nineteen lots.
Mason's Addition, laid out April 23. 1896, by Robert L. Mason ; six lots.
Banker's Second Addition, laid out June 2. 1896, by Francis G. Banker : eight lots.
McCully's Sub-division of O'Donnell's Addition and Reserve, laid out July 1. 1896, by Jane McCully.
Wilson's Addition, laid out January 19, 1897, by George S. Wilson and others : thirty-nine lots.
Kinsley's Addition, laid out November 30. 1896, by Nannie Kinsley and Marcus M. Kinsley ; nine lots.
Arthur P. Williams' Addition, laid out May 15, 1901, by Arthur P. Williams ; twenty-two lots.
Bentley & Crider's Addition, sub-division of out-lot No. I in Wood. Pratt and Baldwin's second addition. Laid out by D. H. Bentley. Rose E. Bentley. M. S. Crider and Esta Crider ; seven lots and one out-lot.
Beecher's AAddition, laid out June 18, 1902, by Fred Beecher; six lots.
Eagan's Addition, laid out April 22, 1903, by John F. Eagan : nine lots.
Randall Place. First Section, laid out by George T. Randall and Eliza Randall ; sixty lots.
Rose Hill Addition, laid out June 3. 1903, by William R. White : fifteen lots.
Randall Place, Second Section, laid out December 13, 1905, by George T. Randall.
Snow's Sub-division of a part of lot A in Pierson's Third Addition, laid out March 9, 1908. by Henry Snow : nine lots.
Banks' Sub-division of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4. 5, 37. in Wood's Addition, laid out October 4. 1913. by Rosalind Corcoran, et al.
COUNTY SE.AT.
Greenfield was selected as the county seat of Hancock county by a legis- lative committee composed of Levi Jessup, of Hendricks county ; James Smock. of Johnson county ; Richard Blacklidge, of Rush county: John Anderson, of Henry county, and Thomas Martin, of Marion county. Their report, making this selection, was filed with the board of county commissioners on April 11. 1828. On the same day the board also ordered that "the seat of justice of Hancock county shall be known and designated by the name and title of Greenfield."
The original site of the town included sixty acres and was donated to the
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county by Cornwall Meek, Benjamin Spillman and John Wingfield, as an inducement to the legislative committee to select this site for the county seat. The ground so donated was at once surveyed, and Jared Chapman was appointed county agent to sell the lots and account for the moneys received therefor, as provided by law. As soon as the plat of the town had been made. the lots, of course, were put on the market by the county agent. The first purchaser was John Anderson, to whom a deed was executed on June 4, 1828. Other lots were sold to other people, but they were probably not taken as rapidly as might have been expected. In consequence thereof a sale of the lots was ordered to be made at public auction on August 12, 1828. They were not all sold, however, for some time afterward.
GREENFIELD AS A VILLAGE.
A few buildings were at once constructed. Among the first residents were Cornwall Meek, Jeremiah Meek, Morris Pierson, Lewis Tyner and Dr. Lot Edwards. All of these names, with others, appear prominent in the first records of the county commissioners of Hancock county. A log jail was also built somewhere on the east side of the public square in 1828. In 1829 the county erected a two-story log court house, which stood on the west side of State street just south of the Gooding hotel. Between the jail and the court house was a big pond in which travelers washed their horses and which in wet weather was deep enough to swim horses. It covered the northern and western parts of the public square and extended to within a few paces of the Gooding House. It left only space enough adjoining the Gooding corner for a road, so that all travel went around that way. When the National road was opened this pond was drained and filled.
These first public buildings, as well as all of the first residences, were log houses built in the most primitive fashion. In 1830 the first frame dwelling house was built by Benjamin Spillman, one of the donors of the site. \ two- story frame house was also constructed by James Hamilton a year or two later, on the north side of Main street just west of where Mount street is now located. In 1832 the north half of the Gooding hotel was completed by Joseph Chapman. In 1831 the board of county commissioners let the con- tract for the first brick court house upon the public square. It was not com- pleted until near the close of 1833. In 1835 the board let the contract to Cornwall Meek for the construction of a brick jail on the south side of the public square.
During the thirties a brick yard was established north of the little town by Joshua Meek. This brick yard stood northwest of the present corner of
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State and Fifth streets, on the hill above the residence of Dr. Justice. For a number of years Joshua Meek made all the brick used in the buildings at Greenfield. This included the first brick jail, the first brick court house. the early brick dwellings, and probably the county seminary. He was also a mason and did brick construction work. It was under him that many of the early masons at Greenfield learned their trade.
The following interesting description of the little town appeared in the Indiana Gazetteer, published in 1833: "Greenfield is surrounded by a body of rich, fertile land and is in a very prosperous and flourishing state of improve- ment. Its present population is about 200 persons. It contains two mercantile Stores, two taverns, one lawyer, one physician, and craftsmen of many trades. The town is supplied with water by a very notable spring within its limits and has the advantage of mills at convenient distances on the streams which pass through the county."
A reference to the licensed groceries in the early history of the county will indicate the first merchants and grocers of the town.
The spring mentioned above has been located by several of the older people. John Fielding Meek was born just a mile or two east of Greenfield a little more than ninety-two years ago, and lived in Greenfield and vicinity until about 1855. He directed his son to say, in reply to an inquiry concern- ing the location of the spring: "Father says there was a spring northeast of his father's house ( which stood about where the jail now stands, east of the public square), across the National road about one hundred feet and down a little slope. About one hundred feet east and probably two hundred feet north of their old house there was a hollow sycamore log that was used to wall up the spring. Father said he fell into the spring when he was about six years old. My mother remembers it also. Father said it must have been drained ont by improving the country. " Mrs. Permelia Thayer also has a clear recollection of the spring and locates it just east of the Christian church. It was in the hollow along the branch now known as the Pott's ditch. In the early history of Greenfield this hollow added a picturesque feature to the town. It followed the course of the ditch from the northwest, crossed North State street near the end of Walnut street, then extended in a southeasterly direction. The National road was graded across it, and the branch itself was spanned by a stone arch, described later. It was a favorite playground for the children of the town. The filling of this hollow from East North street to the National road was viewed with a sense of disappointment by many of the older citizens whose memories clustered about it. Upon learning
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of the proposed improvement, one of the Crawfords is said to have remarked that he never cared to visit Greenfield again.
Oscar F. Meek, a son of Joshua Meek, who was born at Greenfield in 1820, used to say that he remembered well when his mother and other women of the town, in the early thirties, took their kettles to the branch where there was an abundance of water and there did the family washing. Mrs. Thayer also remembers similar scenes.
In the Greenfield Reveille, in April, 1845, is found the first complete business directory of the town. This was seventeen years after the organ- ization of the county: Merchants. A. T. Hart & Company, J. Templin & Company, A. G. Selman. Attorneys. R. A. Riley, T. D. Walpole. D. S. Good- ing, J. H. Williams, D. M. C. Lane, Physicians, N. P. Howard, B. F. Dun- can, R. E. Barnett, S. AAlters, A. G. Selman. J. Wilkinson, Tanner & Currier. Nathan Crawford. Carpenters. J. D. Furgason, E. Ballinger. Hatter, .\. Al. Pattison. Machinist, T. W. Sargent. Wagon-maker. H. McClenen. Cab- inet-maker. P. H. Foy. Boot and shoe maker, Ezekiel Mills. Blacksmiths, J. Anderson and J. Sharp, Wilson Sears. Tailors, Kieffer & Meek, S. Stone, A. Martindale. Taverns, Mrs. Gooding's hall, William Sebastian's hotel.
In September, 1848, another complete business directory appeared in the Greenfield Spectator, which shows several changes and also some additions that had been made to the town: Merchants, John Templin & Company, .1. T. Hart. C. Meek, George Tague. Drug stores, Harry Pierson. Grocery stores, George Wetherald, William Franklin. Saddlers, Joseph R. Nixon. A. Randle. Hatter, William R. West. Cabinet-makers, Phineas H. Foy, P. Guymon. Blacksmiths, George Plummer, Joseph R. Tharpe, John Lindsey. National Hotel, by Mrs. M. Gooding. Temperance Hotel, by Samuel Long- naker. Lawyers, Thomas D. Walpole, James Rutherford, David S. Good- ing. Reuben A. Riley. Physicians, Drs. Duncan & Barnett. Edwards & How- ard. M. C. Falconbury. Tailors, E. E. Skinner & Brother, F. Kieffer.
The Indiana Gazetteer, published in 1850, reported Greenfieldl as a town with sixty dwellings and a population of three hundred ; that it included good residences of both frame and brick buildings. It was in this year that Green- field was incorporated as a town.
The first road running east and west through Greenfield was the okl Centerville state road, which came into town from the east a short distance south of the National road, and probably about where South State street is now located. About 1834-35 the National road was opened, but was unim- proved except that bridges and culverts had been built and that the road had been graded. In 1852 it was planked and in 1853 the Indiana Central rail-
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way was completed. Prior to the completion of the railroad the mail was brought probably two or three times per week from each direction by the Dayton and Indianapolis Express. Joseph Chapman and William Sebastian were among the very early postmasters, but their duties in caring for the mail were not very arduous. It is said that Chapman frequently carried the mail under his hat and delivered it to people as he met them.
The principal streets in the town were Main street and North street. North street was commonly known as the "back street." Prior to the con- struction of the plank road all the streets were "dirt" streets, without gravel or other material to furnish a substantial roadbed.
GREENFIELD AN INCORPORATED TOWN.
The town of Greenfield was incorporated in 1850. The first meeting of the town council was held on April 15 of that year. There were present. William R. West, mayor: James Rutherford, recorder; A. K. Branham. treasurer, and Councilmen Templin, Hart, Pattison and Barnett. William Sebastian had been elected as a councilman but refused to qualify, and Corn- well Meek was appointed to fill the vacancy. Nathan Crawford. the first marshal-elect, also refused to qualify, and N. P. Howard was appointed in his place.
The second regular meeting of the council was held on May 2, 1850, at which Cornwell Meek and N. P. Howard filed their bonds, which were approved. At this meeting the common council also adopted its first ordinance. The necessity for the first few sections of the ordinance were probably occasioned by the exigencies of the times. Following are the sections :
"Section 1. Be it ordained by the common council of Greenfield that any person who shall unlawfully, in a rude, insolent and angry manner. touch, strike, beat or wound another, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars .:
"Section 2. If two or more persons fight by an agreement, each shall forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars.
"Section 3. If any person or persons shall be found quarreling, making a great noise, or in any wise disturbing the peace of the citizens of said town. or any citizen therein, such person or persons shall each forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar."
The council met again on the evening of May 3, 1850. On motion the sidewalks of Main street were declared to be ten feet in width. The follow- ing ordinance was also adopted: "Any person who shall lead, ride or drive
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a horse or other animal, or a two of four-wheeled wagon or carriage, on or over any completed sidewalk on Main street in said town, or on or over any unfinished sidewalk while the work is in progress, shall forfeit and pay one dollar for every such offense."
On May 2, 1851, the foregoing section was amended so as to include all sidewalks in the town of Greenfield and "that all sidewalks be limited to the width of eight feet, sidewalks of Main street excepted."
On January 5. 1854, the common council passed another interesting ordinance "to prevent the lighting or burning mischievously of any shavings, wood or other rubbish, or shooting fire-crackers or sky-rockets, by any boy or children under the age of twenty-one years, except the parent or guardian be present with him or them at the commencement and during the whole time of said burning or shooting in any streets or in-lots in the town of Greenfield." The record, by the way, fails to show that the above ordinance has ever been repealed.
At a special meeting of the council on May 8, 1854, an ordinance was adopted for grading and graveling the sidewalks, and it was ordered that on or before the first day of November, 1854. "the owners of property on the several streets hereinafter named be required to grade and gravel or pave the sidewalks in front of their several pieces of property according to the speci- fications herein directed : The walks on both sides of Main street, com- mencing at the Noblesville road on the west and continuing east to East street, and from thence on the north side of said Main street to the west end of the tanyard, to be graded as directed by Nathan Crawford, councilman, ten feet in width and six feet of the middle of said grade covered with gravel six inches deep in the center and rounded to the edges, and from the west end of said tanyard eight feet grade and four feet gravel to William Sebastian's east end. State street, or Main cross street, from the north line of William Sears' lot to the Indiana Central railroad, on both sides, and from thence to the south line of the house now occupied by David D. Dobbins on the west side. Mechanic street from Main street to the railroad on both sides; West or Seminary street from North street to the railroad on both sides: South street from Mechanic street to East street on the south side, and North street from the Noblesville road to State street on the north side, be graded as directed by Nathan Crawford, eight feet wide and four feet in the middle of said grade covered with gravel six inches deep in the centers and rounded to the edges. Be it further ordered. that all walks that are not, in the opin- ion of the council, in a state of progress by the first of October next, to war- rant the belief of their completion by the time specified, the work on the
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same will be done by the council, and property held liable for the amount so expended and such damages as may have been sustained by such neglect."
The above was the first ordinance passed for a general improvement of the sidewalks of the town. The ordinance, it will be observed, included prac- tically all the streets of the town.
.At a special meeting on August 12. 1854. the following interesting dog ordinance was adopted: "Be it enacted that from and after this date, the 12th of August. 1854, that any dog or dogs found running at large within the corporate limits of the town of Greenfield be declared a nuisance, being considered dangerous to the safety of the citizens, and that the marshal be and is hereby empowered and directed to shoot or otherwise kill any such dog or dogs, and further that said marshal have power to deputize any citizen or citizens of said town of Greenfield to assist him in carrying out the spirit of this ordinance."
Under an act approved June 11, 1858, the council of the corporation of the town of Greenfield met about January 1. 1859 ( record fails to give exact date), and reorganized in conformity with the provisions of the above act. There were present. C. H. Burt, trustee first ward: Jonathan Tague, trustee second ward; J. H. Carr, trustee third ward: W. R. West, trustee fourth ward; Matthew McKinnie, trustee fifth ward. Matthew McKinnie was elected president of the board and H. J. Williams was appointed clerk pro tem.
The new council readopted the greater number of old town ordinances. several of which have been set out above. Other ordinances were of course adopted from time to time. On April 1, 1864, Freeman Crawford and Pres- ley Guymon were appointed chimney and flue inspectors for the town of Greenfield, and were clothed with full power to consider any chimney or flue within the limits of the town that they found imperfect or unsafe.
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