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church the Revs. E. Schofield, J. S. Craig and A. S. Reid have supplied the pulpit. Rev. W. M Grimes, the present pastor, commenced his labors in January, 1871. The church has on its roll about one hundred and twenty mem- bers, the Sabbath school about the same. The following are the present officers of the church :
Pastor-Rev. W. M. Grimes.
Session-Thomas Barnes, James Hazlett, M. S. Robin- son, E. B. Goodeykoonts, Dr. E. J. Chittenden, Dr. B. F. Spann.
Deacons-J. Raber, J. F. Wildman, A. W. Thomas, W. R. Myres.
Trustees-George Nichol, M. S. Robinson, J. Hazlett, H. D. Thompson, W. M. Wagonner.
Superintendent of Sabbath School -Amzi W. Thomas.
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UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH, MENDEN.
THE above church is situated in the southwestern part of Fall Creek township, on the bank of Lick creek. The present house was built in 1844, and cost about $1,000. It is a frame building thirty by forty feet. Previous to the erection of this house, the society met at private houses and in a log school house in that vicinity. The first preacher was the Rev. Steward. This society was at one time in a very flourishing condition and had a membership of sixty. It has been reduced by death and removals until the society now is in a weakly condition. They hold however, occa- sional meetings. This house is four miles southwest of Pendleton and two and a half east of Alfont. A few rods to the north is Antioch M. E. church, spoken of in another place. Immediately west of the church is the cemetery where Mrs. Manly Richards and Mr. Ralph Williams, sr., are laid, and many other of the old pioneers whose names I failed to get.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH, UNION TOWN- SHIP.
THIS house is situated one-half mile west of Chester- field. The society dates back to the early settlement of this part of the county. As early as 1835 it built a brick church, which was at that time an honor to the cause and to the society. Among the first members were John Suman, Daniel and Brazleton Noland and wives, William Diltz and wife, N. Sands, J. C. Guston and Henry Russell. This was for many years a very popular place for meeting. It has, however, for several years been numbered among the things of the past, the house being regarded unsafe to meet in. Death has claimed many of its former members, while others are scattered so widely that an organization has ceased to exist. Among those formerly belonging to the society, and are buried near the church, are Daniel Noland and wife, William Diltz and John Suman.
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UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, PENDLETON.
THIS society was first organized at Huntsville, February the 20th, 1859, but was soon afterward removed to Pendle- ton. The first members were John Tillson, John Huston, Thomas G. Mitchell, Isaac Busby, James and Lewis Cassi- day, David Bousman. In March, 1859, preparations were made to build a house of worship in Pendleton, which was completed the following fall. The size is thirty-five by forty feet. It is a frame building, finished in good style, with belfry, and will seat about four hundred persons con- fortably, the cost of which was $2,500. The trustees are as follows: J. R. Silver, Harvey Craven. Among the ministers who have preached for this society are Rev. Mr. Gibson, J. M. Westfall, W. W. Curry, J. D. H. Corwin, W. C. Brooks. This society is not in as prosperous a condition as formerly. Those who have donated most for the erection of this church, and have been the greater instruments in the organization of this society, have passed away, but their memories live, and will continue to live, as noble and worthy men, of whom we will speak, hereafter, separately. In connection with the above church has existed for several years a flourishing Sabbath school. The superintendent is J. R. Silver, secretary, William Mills. Average attend- ance, forty. This church is now, and has always been, open to all denominations, public lectures, when not occupied by the Universalists. This house is located on North Main street.
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POST-OFFICES IN THE COUNTY
BELOW we give a list of the post-offices in Madison county, with a list of the post masters and their salaries, and the number of periodicals and papers taken at each office. Also the number of times they are supplied with the mail.
Anderson and Pendleton are money-order offiees, and the only ones in the county. The post office at Prosperity has lately been abandoned.
OFFICES.
NO.OF PAPERS AND PERIODICALS.
POST MASTERS.
WHEN SUPPLIED.
SALARIES.
Anderson
1,011
H. J. Brown.
Daily
$1,200
Pendleton
720
W. M. Morris
Daily
480
Alexandria
185
James Johnson ...
Tri-weekly
200
Elwood
180
F. M. Hunter
Daily
200
Frankton ..
175
C. A. Star
Daily
140
Chesterfield
110
W. T. Trueblood ..
Daily
77
Rigdon
82
Weekly.
62
Perkinsville.
135
T. L. Beckwithı.
Semi-weekly ..
47
Huntsville.
185
S. M. Lewis
Daily
35
Alfont.
75
Joseph Cohen.
Daily
27
Fishersburg
135
George Dunham
Semi-weekly ..
25
Markleville.
150
S. F. Hardy
Weekly
24
Summitville
95
A. Moore
Tri-weekly
20
New Columbus
85
Levi Patterson.
Weekly
17
Zinsburg.
50
G. B. More.
Weekly
6
Prospect.
45
Wesley White
Weekly
7
Mercury
50
Elijah Ring
Weekly
12
3,468
$2,569
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PENDLETON AND NEWCASTLE TURNPIKE.
THIS pike was commeneed in the year 1859, and the first three miles from Pendleton were completed the same year. The road, however, was not finished to Markleville until 1865, and the two miles east of Markleville to the county line not until 1867. The entire length of the line is nine
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miles and a fraction, running a little south of east from Pendleton. It cost fifteen hundred dollars per mile. The first officers were : President, Neal Hardy; treasurer, L. W. Thomas ; secretary, J. T. Wall ; directors, C. G. Manzy, Elwood Brown and Ralph Williams. The receipts for the past year have been $1,550.43; the amount paid out, $938.30. The pike is in good order. The company have built the last two years two iron bridges, one over Spring branch, costing $525.00, the other over Lick creek, five miles east of Pendleton, costing $1,415.00, which was paid by the county. The bridges were superintended by J. B. Lewis and John H. Kinnard. The company have two gates, costing each $390.00. The stockholders the past year have received a dividend of six per cent. The present officers are : President, John H. Kinnard; treasurer, Woolson Swain ; secretary, J. B. Lewis ; directors, John Kinnard, J. B. Lewis, C. G. Mauzy, John McCallister and Dr. Walker. Length of the county nine miles.
THE ANDERSON AND FISHERSBURG PIKE.
THE Anderson and Fishersburg turnpike company was organized in August, 1865. Elias Brown, John Cunning- ham, Samuel Moss, William Woodward and David Conrad, were the first directors. David Conrad was chosen presi- dent, C. D. Thompson, secretary, and Samuel Moss, treas- urer. The road is nine and one-fourth miles in length, of which seven and one-fourth miles are completed. This road cost two thousand dollars per mile, and pays six per cent. The present directors are, Elias Brown, Noah Hunt- zinger, D. B. Davis, Samuel E. Busby and David Conrad. President, David Conrad, secretary, James B. Woodward, treasurer, Samuel E. Busby.
THE EAST LINE PIKE, FROM ANDERSON TO COLUMBUS.
THIS read was built in 1868 ; is five miles in length, and cost $1,100 per mile. It intersects the Anderson and Ches-
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terfield road, from which point it runs due south, parallel with the Short Line pike, and about one mile east of the same. The following were the first directors : Eph- riam Clem, Henry Keller, Michael Stohler, George Chittenden and George Nichol. The following are the present directors : Wilson Cory, Isaac Hoppis, W. Stan- ley, Alfred Hoppis and Michael Stohler. The officers are : W. Stanley, president, Wilson Corey, secretary, George Nichol, treasurer. This road is in good order, with the exception of one-fourth of a mile along the farm of George Coopman, which has never been graveled. This road has two gates.
ANDERSON AND LAFAYETTE TURNPIKE.
THIS pike was built in 1867, at a cost of $1,800 per mile. The points connected are Anderson and Florida sta- tion. Its length is six miles and runs in a north westerly direction. The officers and directors are as follows: James Hollinsworth, J. L. Jones, N. L. Wickersham and Henry Roadcap. This road has two gates.
PENDLETON AND EDEN TURNPIKE.
THIS pike was built in 1862, at a cost of fifteen hundred dollars per mile. Its direction is a little to the west of south from Pendleton, passing through the village of Men- den, and crossing Lick creek just north of the town. The directors are J. W. Manifold, James Jones, J. P. MeCarty, M. C. Cook and Rollin Moore. The president is James Jones ; the secretary and treasurer, J. W. Manifold. The distance from Pendleton to Eden is eight miles. This pike has two gates four miles in this county.
KILL BUCK TURNPIKE.
THIS pike intersects with the Anderson and Alexandria turnpike near Robert Adams' woolen factory, and extends
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into Richland township in a northeasterly direction. Its entire length is six and three-fourths miles, and cost twelve hundred dollars per mile. This pike crosses Kill Buck near the Asbury church. The first directors were Jonathan Dillon, Samuel Falkner, John Coburn, Weems Heagy and Madison Falkner. The president was H. D. Thompson ; the secretary, Jonathan Dillon. It has two gates.
MADISON AND HANCOCK PIKE.
THIS pike intersects the Pendleton and Newcastle pike four miles east of Pendleton, and runs south to the Hancock county line, and from there to Warrington. The length within this county is three miles. It was built in 1870, and cost $1,200 per mile. The first directors were: M. G. Walker, J. R. Boston, Robert Blakely, Lewis Copeland and Joseph Stanley. The present officers are : President, Joseph Stanley, secretary, J. L. Fussell ; treasurer, Seth Walker. The present dirctors are: Lewis Copeland, Joel Garrettson, Edward Roberts and John W. Trece.
LICK CREEK PIKE.
THIS pike has its northern terminus three miles east of Pendleton, on the Pendleton and Newcastle turnpike, and extends south to the county line. The length of the road is three and one-fourth miles. It was built in 1867, and cost $1,500. The first directors vere: J. P. James, J. L. Thomas and Jacob Kennard. The president was Jacob Kennard ; the secretary, J. L. Thomas. It has no gates.
PENDLETON AND FISHERSBURG PIKE.
THIS road was commenced in 1865, at Pendleton. The first four miles cost $3,000 per mile. That part of the road next to Fishersburg was built much cheaper and cost $2,000 per mile. This pike runs in a northwesterly direc- tion and is eight miles in length. The first directors were,
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J. A. Taylor, Harvey Craven, David Bodenhorn and David Conrad. The treasurer was J. O. Hardy. The following are the present directors: Charles Fisher, J. A. Taylor, J. V. Kerr, W. V. Shanklin, Benjamin Wise and G. W. Sears.
PENDLETON AND FALL CREEK PIKE.
THIS pike extends from Pendleton down the northwest bank of Fall creek to the Hamilton county line. The length is seven miles. That portion of this road lying next to Hamilton, county is not completed. The work on this road was commenced in 1870, but was soon after discontinued. The first directors were, Judson Learned, Thomas Scott, Joseph Shaul, John Petegrew and James Williams. About two-thirds of this road lies in Green township and one-third in Fall Creek township.
ANDERSON AND NEW COLUMBUS SHORT LINE PIKE.
THIS pike was begun early in the spring of 1866, with the following board : President, N. C. Mccullough ; treas- urer, George Nichol ; secretary, A. D. Williams ; directors, Stephen Carr, Samuel Walden and Peter Festler. This road is nine miles in length, and runs southeast and inter- sects the Pendleton and Newcastle pike two miles west of Markleville. Its cost was twelve hundred dollars per mile. The last two miles south of Columbus was not finished until the year 1872. The receipts in 1873 were $1,241.64, and the amount paid out for the same year was $844.40. The company declared a dividend in 1873 of six per cent. The following are the present board of directors : Frank Pence, Samuel Festler, Jacob Festler, L. D. Regor, Merideth Stanley and George Nichol. There are three gates on the road, one having been built the present year. Preparations are being made to erect an iron bridge over Fall creek at New Columbus at this time, the expense of which will be
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partially paid by the county. This road has the most travel of any in the county, if we except, perhaps, the Alexandria pike.
ANDERSON AND PERKINSVILLE TURNPIKE.
THE company was organized May, 1866, with the follow- ing directors : T. L. Beckwith, Jacob Zeller, George Nichol, James Clauser, and James M. Jackson. T. L. Beckwith was elected president, and J. M. Jackson secre- tary. The road is eleven miles in length. The cost per mile was $1,400. The road is on the north side of the river. The present officers are William Crim, president, and Townsend Ryan, secretary. The directors are William Whitehead, George Nichol, Jacob Zeller, T. Ryan, and William Crim.
ANDERSON AND ALEXANDRIA TURNPIKE.
THIS pike was built in 1855. The first directors were William Crim, Neal McCollough, George Nichol, James Hazlett, and Dr. Hunt. The road is ten miles in length. It runs nearly north, crosses Kill Buck, near Adams' woolen factory, and passes through Prosperity in the west edge of Richland township. The two miles next to Alex- andria is not yet finished. The road is in good repair, and is used more than any other road in the county. The directors are N. C. MeCollongh, William Crim, A. J. Brunt, and E. J. Walden. The officers are William Crim, president; N. C. McCollough, treasurer, and Joseph Fulton, secretary.
ANDERSON AND HAMILTON PIKE.
THIS pike was built in 1772. The directors are Sam'l Moss, M. Moss, Isaac Moss, Thomas Shannon, Joel White and Allen Lee, with Samuel Moss, president, and Jacob Harless, secre- tary. The cost per mile was fifteen hundred dollars. This road intersects with the Perkinsville and Anderson pike at
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the Moss-Stone Quarry, and extends three and a half miles west to Hamilton, and its terminus is one mile and a half west of Hamilton. It is only finished from Hamilton to the stone quarry, a distance of three and a half miles. This pike bears a little north of west, and is on the south side of White river, and on an average of about half a mile distant from the same. The present directors are: JJacob Harless, James Johnson, Robert Carter, Allen Lee and William Baker. The officers are : Jacob Harless, president ; Samuel Wil- liams, secretary, and Silas Busby, treasurer.
PENDLETON AND NOBLESVILLE TURNPIKE.
THIS road was built in 1866. Its direction is a little north of west, and its length within the county six miles. The original directors were A. B. Taylor, William A. Baker, Samuel Nicholson, James R. Silver and Burwell William- son. The following are the present directors: James R. Silver, Elijah Williams, Anderson Bolinger, W. A. Baker and O. B. Shaul. The officers are : J. R. Silver, president ; J. O. Hardy, treasurer ; C. E. Goodrich, secretary. The cost per mile was $2,242.00. The company has within the last few years erected an iron bridge over Fall creek, just west of Pendleton, at a cost of fifteen hundred dollars.
BROADBENT WOOLEN FACTORY.
THIS mill is located on Kill Buck, in Richland township, five miles north-east of Anderson. A small mill was erected here by F. Walker and J. B. Purcell. Six years later the present building was erected. It is twenty-four by forty,
and three stories high. The carpenter work was done by J. T. Swain in 1846. It has one hundred and fifty spindles and one loom, and manufactures seventy-five pounds of wool per day. It is supplied with water from Kill Buek by means of a race, on the south side of the creek. This mill is now owned by Stephen Broadbent, and valued at $8,000.
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LUKENS STEAM SAW MILL.
THIS mill is situated in the southeastern part of Fall Creek township, on Liek creek. It was built by Charles Jacobs and J. L. Fussell, in 1852, at a cost of $1,800. It is a sash mill, and owned by Allen Lukens, and valued at $1,500. This mill has done a large amount of work in times past, but of late, owing to the scarcity of timber, only runs a part of the time.
FIRST NATIONAL MILLS.
THE first national grist mill at Pendleton, known as the lower mill, was built by Samuel Irish in 1848, at a cost of $8,000. It is three stories high, has three run of stone, and is supplied with water from Fall creek by a race on the south of this stream. The mill is situated one-halt mile southwest of Pendleton, and a little south of the pike lead- ing to Noblesville. It is at present owned by Andrew Taylor, and has been since he bought it repaired and improved greatly. At this time it is considered to be worth $12,000. It is capable of making seventy-five barrels of flour in twenty-four hours, beside doing the custom work. This mill gets a great amount of enstom from Hamilton county, and does a large shipping business with merchants in Philadelphia, Cleveland and Indianapolis. The present miller is Mr. Youst. There is in connection with the mill a saw mill running by the same power.
STEAM SAW MILL AT FLORIDA STATION.
THIS mill was built in 1867 by Roadeap and Van Winkle, at a cost of $2,000. They ship lumber to Ander- son and other points along the railroad after supplying the home demand. They employ four hands, and are capable of making 4,000 feet of lumber per day. On the third day after this mill was put in operation, the boiler bursted, kill- ing instantly C. R. Wolf and Perry Moore, and seriously
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injuring several others. This sad accident cast a gloom over the village and vicinity for some time. The mill is now owned by Van Winkle, Tucker and Clauser, and valued at $2,500.
THE SAW MILL AT NEW COLUMBUS.
THIS mill was commenced by Bailey Jackson in 1843, but was abandoned by him, and finished by James Peden, in the year 1835. This mill is supplied with water from Fall creek, by means of a race on the south bank of the creek. This mill is at present owned by the heirs of Samuel Hess. It does only a local trade, and is in operation only about six months in the year.
STEAM SAW MILL AT MARKLEVILLE.
THIS mill was built in 1870, by Abisha Lewis and John Huston at a cost of $2,900, including a shingle machine, which was added in 1872. This mill has done a large amount of work. The owners ship their lumber to New Castle and Pendleton. They shipped at one time over a hundred thousand feet of walnut lumber to New Castle. The mill is now owned by John Huston, Mr. Lewis retiring in 1874. This mill is capable of making three thousand feet per day, and employs four hands.
THE PLANING MILL AT ALEXANDRIA.
THIS mill was built in 1872 by Perry & Co., at a cost of $5,000. It is now owned by Perry, Painter & Co. This mill is in good working order, and employs eight hands. This firm is also engaged in the furniture business. Their building is two stories high, thirty-five by forty-five, and situated south of the line of the Lafayette and Muncie Rail- road, and on the pike leading to Anderson. The mill is valued at $5,000, and it is the only mill of the kind in the northern part of the county. Its proprietors deserve great
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credit for the enterprise they have manifested in building this mill.
THE GRIST MILL AT PERKINSVILLE.
THIS mill was built in 1859 by Jacob Zeller, at a cost of $10,000. It is four stories high ; has three run of stone, and is capable of making fifty barrels in twenty-four hours. It does besides the custom work, a large merchant business, and ships flour to Philadelphia and Baltimore, as also to Anderson and other local points. It is perhaps the third best mill in the county, running almost constantly the year round. Near the site of this mill, William Perkins built the first mill in the township in 1826. This was a very small imperfect mill; but, however, served its day, and gave place to a better one about the year 1835. This mill, though a better one than the old corn cracker, fulfilled its time, and gave place to the present mill. These mills have all been supplied with water from White river, by means of a dam, a few rods above. This mill has for the past two years been rented to L. R. Webb; it, however, is owned by Jacob Zeller, and is valued at $12,000.
STEAM FLOURING MILL AT SUMMITVILLE.
THIS mill was built in 1870 by Williams, Moore & Dove, at a cost $5,000. It has two run of burs, is two stories high, and does only a custom work. It is now owned by Bratton & Finnemore. Since the above was written we have understood that an interest in this mill has been bought by William Daniels. This is the only grist mill in Van Buren township.
STEAM SAW MILL AT SUMMITVILLE.
THIS mill was built in 1871 by J. P. Safford, at a cost of $2,500. It is now owned by Stone & Fear. They employ four hands, and are capable of making four thousand feet of lumber in twenty-four hours. Besides supplying the home
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demand they ship a large amount of lumber to Jonesboro, Alexandria and Elwood.
STEAM SAW MILL AND HEADING FACTORY NEAR SUMMITVILLE.
THIS mill is situated one mile northeast of Summitville, Van Buren township. It was built in 1873 by Cramer & Robb, and cost $5,000. They employ eight hands. They are capable of making a large amount of lumber and coop- ers' material. They ship mostly to Chicago and Pittsburg. This is an enterprising firm, and has been the means of con- verting a large amount of surplus timber into money.
GRIST MILL AT FRANKTON.
THIS mill was built in 1859 by John Quick. It is a large frame, three stories high, situated in the south part of town, near the railroad. It has three run of burrs, and is capable of making about forty barrels of flour per day. It does mostly custom work, but ships some flour to near points on the railroad. This mill is now owned by. John Townsend, and is valued at $8,000.
STEAM SAW MILL AT FRANKTON.
THIS mill was erected in 1871 by W. H. Cochran and Bro., and cost $2,500. It is located a short distance north- east of Frankton; employs four hands, and is capable of making five thousand feet of lumber per day. They deliver a large amount of lumber on the railroad.
THE GRIST MILL AND SAW MILL AT CHES- TERFIELD.
THESE mills are situated a short distance northeast of Chesterfield, on Mill creek. The grist mill was originally
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built by Amasa Makepeace in 1824. It was a small mill when first built, but has since been enlarged and improved by the addition of machinery. The building is three stories high, and has three run of stone, and does mostly custom work. It is supplied with water from Mill creek, which turns a ponderous overshot wheel, twenty feet in diameter. Adjoining is the steam saw mill, which has been built but a few years, and is capable of making three thousand feet of lumber per day. These mills are now owned by A. and A. W. Makepeace, and are valued at $6,000.
THE FLAX MILL AT PENDLETON.
THIS mill was built by J. Caseley & Son at a cost of $5,000, and is well adapted to the purpose for which it was built. It has run a greater part of the time with the excep- tion of one year, when the flax crop was nearly a failure. They have paid on an average about seven dollars per ton for straw, an article which before was almost useless, and which now makes an item in the revenue of the township. This was the second mill of the kind built in the county. It is located half a mile southeast of town, and immediately north of the fair ground. It was built in 1869.
THE PLANING MILL AT PENDLETON.
THIS mill was built by James and Martin in 1872. It is located a short distance below the Falls, on the south bank of the creek, near the iron bridge. It has only one single planing machine, and matches and dresses all kinds of lum- ber. The engine is a twenty-horse power. It is the only mill of the kind in the south part of the county. The entire cost of this mill was $2,500. The work done in 1873 amounted $2,500.
STEAM SAW MILL AT PERKINSVILLE.
THIS mill was built in 1871, at a cost of $3,200, by Houghman and Lee, and is situated in the northwest part
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of Perkinsville, near the Hamilton county line. This mill is capable of making five thousand feet of lumber per day, and employs six hands. They ship lumber to Boston and San Francisco, and have cut near one million feet of walnut Inmber since they started.
DICKSON'S MILL, ANDERSON.
THIS mill was completed in September, 1874, and within ninety days from the time the work was first commenced. It is a frame, three stores high, with a rock foundation, and is covered with a slate roof. It has three run of burrs, capable of making seventy-five barrels of flour in twenty- four hours. This mill is supplied with an engine from the Machine works at Anderson. It is also furnished with all the modern improvements of milling. Mr. Dickson, the proprietor, buys all kinds of grain, and ships flour to Cleve- land and Philadelphia, besides supplying some home trade, and doing custom work. This mill is located at the foot of Meridian street, near the Bellefontaine railroad. The entire cost of this mill was eleven thousand dollars.
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