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COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.
The first physician u'ns Dr. Charles B. Modesiti, who seffleil with his family in 1816, Itra. William C. Clarke aml Isaac Aspimirall settled hore about the same time Ih. Shuler come soon After, atul is remembered as An eminent physieinu and surgeon. In 1822, enmy Dr. Turner. I. Bell afuilied nuder De. Sbnfor, and prnetirei mielirine in Terre Haute till his death, in 1873. Among other eminent physieints may he mentioned In Durkey, of Fayette Tou uship ; Ite Hutchkiss, of Otter creek, Anil Dr. Sopler Patrick, whom all the ofd settlers will vreulleet for his preontricities mel strnight-foru ordnugs.
OHINANIZATION ANH COUNTY OFFICERH.
The det of the Legislature organizing Vigu County provides thul KAilu Stunt, of Knox l'antity : Julin Allen, of Diniess County ; Charles Scoll, of Sullisun County; Amines D Jones, of Gibson County, oml Martin G. Chunk, of Washington County, be, nipl they are hereby appointed Commissioners to ilvaiguate the place for the art of justire uf Vigo County, agrecally to un net vintitlul : " An net fur hxing the smuts of justice in all tho new rountics herrafter In br loid uff." The t'unmissimors nit At the house of Trinnen Blackinan, in the neighborhood of Foil Harrison, ou the 21al of March, 1814, Aml desiganteil Terre Haute ns thio cumulily seal of Vigo County, The following porsons nere chusen us the first rounty officers: Curlie Gilbert, Chik nud Rerorder ; Trumon Mackinun, Sherif ; Mexumihn Barues, Coroner ; Moses Ioggolt nud lomes Burnes, Asserialu Judges, Jolin Umilin Inne Lacileri and Kara Jones, County Commissioners.
The first session of Tho Circuit Court hell in the cuithly coininenred 4pul fil, 1818, aml iens conducted by tho Associate hulges, if the house uf Truman Bluekwun. The enunly was then allachel lo the First Alinicial Cirenit. The recorils show the following persons to live byen the firel Alimneys: George R. C. Sullivan, Smnvel Whittlesey, Jonathan Paty und Willimin T'. Brunell. On the 27th of July following the rypilar lerin of ouni was held at the house of Richard Redlund, in Trire Huule, by Ilun. Themis II. Binke, Thesiding Andpe,
"The first court house precfeil on the puulilie squAir imus began in 1819, nit finished in 1821. Becoming nnfil for use, it uns disposed of mind foru ilenn in 1808 The present building, un the corner uf Third und Ohio streels, uns erected in 18th, mil court helil in it in September of that year. The oldl judicial system required Associnte luilges In sit in the l'irenit Courts, und nlso l'rubuile Judges, without separate juridiction ; Init in 1832 the xyalem wos changed, hy n verision of the Constitution al' the Study, into Chemit Courts mul Courty of Comigon PIens, which lasted till 1872, when The Legislature dispensed with the Courts ol Common lyons, since which ull business has been done hy the Circuit Curts.
l'OFSTI INSTITUTIONF.
"Ilir County Agricultural Society uns organized defolier lat, 1878. President, Willinm D. Ladd; Vice President, T ]' Murray ; Secretury. William Durlinin ; Treasurer, Heury Fuirbouks. It is a joint stock company, inonputaled muler tho lan's of the Slate, the grouzuly ou uell by the county amt Iensed In the company fir n term of twenty years from September Til, JA07. The grounds conloin urer eighty acres, situated on tho Terre Hunle & Inlinnapolis Ituilroad, two miles east of the former city, and fried up trith all the facilities for holding first - class faire There is a mite Trotting track on Ihr mljoining grontul, ouned by the company.
Liberal provision is umle for the poor iu the County Foor Asylum, situ- ateil tu tharrison Township, uhout tun iniles nurthenst uf Terre Hunty. Tho building is n sithdautinl brick shurture, costing, with recent improvements, abull $10,000. Tlivre is connected with it a farm of one hundred audl flurty Acros The usual average ul intumies is about fifty, but it has increased of
TERRE HAUTE
is situated on the eastern luuk of the Wabash River, nud is the county sent of Vigo County. Il derived its name (u hich siguifies high Inud) from the sito ou uliteh il is hantel, being elernied almint fifty feel nborr the level uf the river ut lou willer, ont n rulling table-hund which extendy lek lo the uljomning prairie. In uremuut of this lofter circumsinnve, it hasalso precired the unme of' "The l'mairie City," neoguouien which might mislead thy strunges, ummuch ny Terre Haute lins none of thy ospicele ufen city situuled ou a prairie, but is ou n dry nud porous soil, sufficiently rolling to sreure natural Irinagr, novel ruumkably I'rre from mul, even during the rainy season. No city iu the State has u more desirable location, both us In heinly and health- fulness, while it tony fairly oumllouge comparison with any other in point of business mint romigereinl wohnunges,
Terre Haute is welt Inid ont, and liny some very bue blocks and business Linsey. la streria are brot anit spacious, ndorued with shnite Trees in greul raviety, mol its buildings, both publie und privutv, gire il un air of solidity, near ness and michitremal beauty unsurprised by my city in the We-l.
LAILLY HINTUUT.
Tho lowsu uf Terre Haute mus loul out in 181 by n company called " the Terie Hante Conymty." This enuipiny consisted of tuthbert mit Mounts Mullitt, of bunigrillo, Ky. ; Alumnimu Markle, uf Fart Harrison ; Hyacinth lat Sulle, of Vinevuues, mint lugnthan bindwy, of Orange County, Ind. luWI paleuis from the Umted Ahuiles lo hutuils, described iu thvir milieles as "Thirtren Irnets uf Inmul att the Hiver Wabash, in the ririnity of Fort Hurri- 'nin." These Innds nere itividad iuta birvire shores, of which Liwilley had fur, Markle There, La Salle three, mul the Bullitis one shure cach. They mere the urigiunl proprietors, fromu wliqu ihr first filles lo lols nere ilmired.
The site selveleit by the routpany for n lonu was u spul somue three miles holou the presrut locution, but it was suun abandoned for the more ilestruble witmidiun urenpied hy the present city. The boutularies of the foun, as originally tuin nul, extended along the river from the uurth suly of Surun slerel In the south sule uf Engle street, nud custuurd Proin the ruer lo the nul sile of Fish street, comprising the present oily luis from nuinber one In wighity. Tho first sale uf lots uns wvaly in 1816. During This full nul che 1817 Tar poputhun of the village nus bit slighth inerinsed, there buing ugly a few cabins errefed un the fonu pilul.
In January, 1818, Vign County was urgnuitzed, mint in March following
which lins imulo Terro Ilnute u center of attmetion, aud umiru hitliet so my of those business interests u hich Imir routribuhul an Inegely lo hnili Hp n Henrishing city, wus well illustratiel iu the artion of its fonilery, in nutking liberal dounlions to areure the rounity seul, The company that luul oul The tomu ilid not mean In bo niggardly in adopting wiensures lo secure Us giuith und prugperity, mul they preur.hugly comeyeil lo the Conuty Columnisqiuuers, in consideration of eslublishing the county seal here, righty luis, beside the public square, atul paid muito the County Treasury $1,000 in cash and mortgagy luupls, This notion was uut withont its immediate fruits, fut it gure thy yunng loin its first impulse toward that prosperity which lins alleiled it in au furrensing malu to the present time.
11HINT SETTLEILN.
Amung the hrst selflors uf Torre Buute were le. P. B. Madesin, Lenis Hulpe, Heury Redfuril, Rubert Carr, Juhu Karle, After Seutt, Exekinl Bur- Inn nud William luunge, all of whotu came in Isli Jubu Earle, Lewis
Doilge and llenry ledford built the first cabins. Asa Stewart and Abner Scoll also buill cabins about the same time, The place sellled very slowly at first, nnil was grrally relatiled by tho sickness that prevailed throughout the Walinsh Valley front 1819 lu 1821. Chauncey llose becane a resident of the low'n in 1818, und was An important aid lu its finoneinl grusperity. Solomon Wright settleil here in 1822. Ite was n Iniyer by profession, wil lied in 1857. His willnur, Mrs. Sarah Wright, still lives in the city, al the adliancel uge of eighty. Iwo yents. She remembers the only well in the foun when they came, thirli wo on the lot now occupiet hy Mr.Keen & Witehell's bank.
INPORIVIHI ATLIEN AND CITY GOVERNMENT.
Terre Hunle was incorporated us n town by un net of ihr Legislature, uppruved Innumy, 1872, under the wine nul style of the " President and Trustces uf the lowu of Terre Haute." The loin uny divided into five wirdis, and one Trustee elveleit for each, who procceiled to eleel the first municipiul offieves for the linvn, os follows: President, .lames 1. MeCall ; Clerk, Jaines T. Mofull ; Assessor, Charles B. Toulur, Treasurer, Samuel Crawford : Constuhle nul Coffeetur, Willinm Murs,
Ju 1838, a neu rhurler was granted by the Legislature, which prurided In the rleelimi of n Mayor und ten Councilmen. Thus was accepied hy a Voly nf the rilizens in March, 1838, and in the following May an rlection I ny heb] for Mayor and Conneilmen. Khjuh Tilbilson was electedl first Muyor
In April, 1873, Terre Haute uns mnenrported as a city, umler the gen. read Inw of the Sinte, enneted in 1832. The first election was bell Muy 30. 1858, und Willinin K. Kalivorrly mms chisen Mayor, and rerleetul to the offee the next yen The elitter Ins remained ouhainotinfly unelonged in the present time.
PROGRESS O1 TITE CITY.
Ilu: growth of the city ivos sleruly, but out rapid, till 1850, since which Ily ratio of inerente line heen consulentkly greater. The population has more thon doubled during the lust decody In 1810, necoriling to the general census of the United States, the populnfint uns 4 041 , in 1844, it was 7,000; in 188, aboil 10,000. According to u city ,directory, published in 1974, the pupulution was about 28,000. The prospectire magnitude wod importance of Terre Haute umy be easily inferred hom thus rate uf increase, Only a few years ago, it irns bul an agricultural town, aml had reneheil nhout ibe liright, in population und business, usually uttuinml by towns wlinge chief dependence Is on The farming interests immediately arouml them ; but, by n systein uf nesy, the ures of its influence em resources has been greatly exiemted, su Ill How Terre Minute ilrws its sustennice and health fritt a nsde extem of ruuntry, aml fram muns cities connected with it, by its numerous railroads. It4 business interests ore largely increasing, from year In yenr. Some of the largest uholesile houses in the State are located here, nud the rapid improve- In'nl of the city hits giren new life to erery ilepartzuetl nf business.
The manufacturing intewels of the city ure represented by blast fructe, willi n enpacity of fifty tons of iron duily ; imil works, 8,10 krgs nevkly ; inter works, 8,1XK1,000 gallons ilnily. A rolling mill, fur merebuut iron, las been put in operation, und numerous smaller establishments are in a pros- pierous condition. Iron ore is found inthin fifteen miley of the city, Ilul is uow uorkeil up ut ils furnaces, Water, ball from nelle auil from the river, is muexhaustille.
The citizens of' Terre Ilaole ore making a strong ellurl lo render their city one of the chief muunfacturing points in the Sinte, und it possesses all be ual ural ndruutages that could be desired, being in The midst of the longest leposit of coal in the State, and the very best of block cual, tur thr inanu- fretitre of iron atul steel, all the best of lirahier.
All capitalists, manufacturers nnil ofliers, seeking n pluce for im estmenls, should communicate with the Terre Haute Association for The Promotion of Munifactures. From This society all information can be obtained desirable In the wany fuelurer and business man generally.
The shipping feilities of Terre Haute are uusurpassed, Iring direct cenuonDicaliun with all the Inige cities of tho continent, in erery ilirection.
As a place of residener, Terre Haute presents minny ullsactions Il bas long been noted ns que of the most Insultful cities in the West. Ils society Is of the highest order. In ils various pirufessions are found meu of superior lalvuis, ranking with the ferriol of their eluss, umul giving to the mihantuges of wealth the nailed influence of ilistiurtiun. Churches of erery creed abound, and costly school buildings, in every wrund uf the city, supply the mili nuinges of wlucation, in the exerllent wuuuugenwul of which the citizens justly pride themselves.
"The Stato Normal Schol is located here. The building is une of the finest in the Study, haring the capacity of necomuninoduling orer n thousand pupils, noil, uurler its present efficient unuagement, lins nlready uchieved a national repul aliun.
The Terre Hunte Comercial College nul Telegraphir Institule 14 one of the popular justilutions of the city. It was founded in 1862, hy Prof. R. Gmvin, nnil is une of the largest, anil must exleosirely patronized business colleges in the State.
The Opera House in this city is one the citizens are justty proud uf. hur+ ing, in capacity, architectural style anit interiur arrangement ulut finish, few superiors in Buy cily, cast or nisl.
Terre llaute has the usunt uumher of societies, filerary and benviolent! among which are the rarious Lodges of Shouns und Chil Fellows, the laulies Buuerolrut Association, patronized by munny wealthy citizens, which luller is the ulinoner of chosily to the poor of the city.
The press of Terre Haute is well and nuly represented by three ikuly popers-ibe Jourual, The Express atul thy Eremuy Gazette, all of uluch issur trephlies, unul hare extrusire job establishunits conuceled with theni.
The Saturihy Kremmuy Muit querkly) 18 au enterprising mud rruitable paper, with u Iurge circulationl.
The Bouner is n German irveky, mul enjoys n litoral patronage
DITHEM PILLALEY, ETC.
nu enterprising awil thriving little village, is situated on the wrest sple 14 the Wabash, n few miles from Terre Haute, In Sigir Creek Turnship. In this luwnship, also, n short ilistquer frotu NI. Mary's Stolion, en the Inulinunpolis & #1. Toms Railroad, is ammated the lawuns Cuthiolie seminary for young tuiles, known as "St. Mary's of the Wuoile,"
is n suunll villngu in The township of the smine amine. I was Inul out hy Hoheri Huggatt, in June, 18;1.
Thy other villugrs art : towekpuet, on the Wabash & Brie Caunl, in Riley Tanuslip; Peutrerille, in the southeastreu part of Pierwu Township; Mil- illetunn. ju Prairio C'reek Thu uship Hartfurt, in Liulon Township ; Yuuug Inwu, in Honey t'reck Thunship ; Sanforit, in the furtheru part uf Fayelle Township ; New Goshen, ure flu ivnler uf the suur township; Offerville,
clinurel's.
CARROLL COUNTY.
Carroll County is situated in the interior of the State, in the third tier of counties front the western boundary. Il contains an area of 876 «quure miles, or 2:10, IKI1 acres
The Walnsh Hirer Iraverses the northwestern part of the county, forming the bonulary line between the townships of Adams, Rock Creek, Deer Creek anıl Tippecanoe. The Wabash & Erie Canal also passes through the county in n line parallel In the Wubash Hires, enussing it from the nurth In The south bank Al L'arrollion biriilge. The Tippecanoe Hiver washes the western border, and in u revy clear and beautiful stream. The other principal sreuns of the county are Wild Col Creek, in the southern purlion ; Deer U'reek, in the center, and Hock Creek, in the northeastern part. These . «| reams, in The aggregate, furnish a large amount of wuler-power.
The amface of thy county is mure or less bluffy, ninng the streams, rising, in sune pluces, In the iliguity of bills, bint comparatirely level uivay from them, The soil is excellent for ull the ceroals and for fruits in] regelulles. Ju the production of wheat, the county monks among the very very best in the State.
Originally, the entire surface, with few exceptions, was covered with a dense growth of limher, consisting of the various kinds of oak, wulaul, beech, sugur muple, hickury, elin, ash, sycamore, nudl ofhier usual surielics, Limeslune and building sone abonud in the vicinity of Delphi, in lorge deposits, und ure found mure ur lese in various sections of the connly. 1in the isen bank of the Wnhash Rirer, on both -ile- of Deer Creek, and) un sonie of the zinulier streams, a loose shale or slale abounds in vasi quintitie-, uveriying u hurdler firmintion, and contains considerable sulphurel of iron. t'Iny, suitable for brick and drainage tile, exists in aburlance, and extensive ilejuste ul baulilers in the beds uf the Wabash und the Tippecanoe Hivers, and Rock nad Drer Creeks, Sand and gravel are found in greal quantities along the Wild Cat Creek, ubere the bluffs are exclusively of this material. In the early days, ginseng nbounded in the forests, and u'ny made quite an article uf commerce.
FABLY SETTLEMENT.
The first Brill-went in the county uns made by Hrury Robinson und bis son4, on what is now known as The Milray farm, nount n zuile east of Delphi, on llecrmher 31, 1>24. Daniel Baum wul his family, and the families ul' fonr ptliers, settled ou the south side of Deer I'vek in April, 1825; and fulluning these in rapid mecession, were Benjamin D. Angell, Thuuis Strlin, James Iblell. Gen. Sainnel Milro) , William McCord, Daniel MeCain aml others. Every seiller, with The exception of those who sellled un leer I'reck I'mairie, and perhaps a feir other places, pitched his camp in the on- ,listorbed furest, and had for his only neighbors u leir Imlins nol the wild beasts and lutde and reptiles tbol then everywhere nhumed.
"The first mill in the county was erceledl and operated hy the Rohingins. It showed in the side of the grist mill now owned by foines Lepper. in the nice running trum Robinson's Itranch lo lleer l'reek. This inill wus ereele) winler peculiar, dithrulties. All the blocksmith work Inul In be done at t'rave fordsville, and the trip li'lween the two ploces ovcopied eight days.
A saw-mill was comptetril und started in September, 1526, Amp), soml sohlemen. Al the ruising of the waill, the whole available force of the couuly was called out, anil mustered teenty-ngh! men, all tolil.
The first stores in the county irere upeued resperlively by linnie! F. Vmuleventer noel lægge Griffith, in the spring ut 1817.
In 1830, Henry Kebinson sinried a saw'-mill on the site now occupied by the " Delphi Mills," and Judge Griffith and Samuel Wise each started www. mills on tteer Creek, and Samuel Williamson also started one on link Creek. The season of 1830 was very siekly, and Delphi got a had natye, from which it ilid nol recover for a long time. However, the conuly improved quite rapidly. The first death in the weir settleurent uns thul of Benjamin D, Augell, in the Till ef 1>25. Dr. lobn \. Erring wus the fira physician to settle in ibe county, and he died in the army during the rebellion.
Iteer f'reek l'resbyterian Church was the first religious organization farmed, by ller. James U'manford, in ]\'s, the first meeting being hell ut the house of leury Rolinsen. A Temperance sociely u as also organized the sinue year. in i leg schumul house af Delphi, which was itsed for o rourt hunse.
ORGINIZATION INIL OFFICERS
An net authorizing ibe fortuntiun uf a new counts, named Carroll, in Atonor of Charles Carroll, of Carrollion, the Inst surviving signer of the Declaratinti uf ludepenitence, was upproved by the General Assembly, JaDu- ury i, 182%, and The falloning persons nppointed Cumulissioners In locate The seal of justice: Samuel Jessup, Asa B. Strong, Frederick Moure, Enox Lowe and Juseph Bryant.
"The county spal was located on the loth of May following, upon one linndreil acres of lund donated by Willian Wileen, hi iras at ftel called Currolling, bul, for reasons uut giren, wus, soon afterward, changed lo Delphi.
The first election uns bell April 2. 1895, al the house of William Wilson. The total umuber of votes pulled was fii, which sunued quite a community afrauly iu the county. The following officers were elected : Isaac Griffiib und Christopher MeConibs, Associate Juilges; Daniel F. Vandevenler, ('lerk and Reconler ; nuit Jarob Baum, Vrou Hicks und Graham Roberts, County Comnilssinner.
fleury Hobmsou uns the orst Justice of the l'eace, commisinbil tur Gor. Hay, July 14 1xl,
Henry Robinson uns a protiurut man among the early sellers, alunys busy und working for the best imereals of the nen colony. llo ilied. uutrersally respectel, July 4, 1845.
Gen. Somurt Milroy uus one of the earliest selllers, und most prominent wunug thew ull, perhaps, alling many offices, auil uluays lo the sslisfaction of his constituents. He dlirl at Delphi, Muy 46, 14-45.
Dr Jverfil 11. Stewart, Secretary of the Ohl delilers' Association, has uriliệu up, in huis recollections of the rarh dis, u very interesting uccount of nearly all the ohl -ellers, including au extended skrich uf Gen. Milroy. This lustory of the couuly', embracing accounts of the trials and hanlships of ilu curly settlers, with full nul interesting biographical sketches of uearly all The promutuetil nelurs, and careful Anlisties of ull the courts, church organizations, beurtolent nuil sreret societies, war recunits, ele., has been aby rompi au published in ches au courenin form for the lilinin , sul it would be a work of superfully for the publishers of ilis Allas, in the limited space afforded, to umulertuke to furnish suything ap- praxiuinting the Illness of details of Dr. Stenurl's work. We can only way flint ise Inne tried to furnish 'n ferr of the prominrul forts and wuerdeuls. paris of which are gathered from early sellers, and parl from the book re- ferred In1.
Wirb ils bue mutlumil whuntages, its realib in rich lands, minerals Timbre, nater-juiner and agricultural productions, the roboty uf Uhrroll hus ererything lu hope for in the futuro, u livu ull ber resources shall be fully ileveloped, alul hier canal atul nulroads, iucluhug nei oues prujected. shall he in successful mieralion.
DELPIT,
the sunny seal, is situated on Deer Creek, almut a mile That its junction lojuwit af fussiliferous limestone, lying ulong the uurthneal side of Deer Creek and sloping gradually inward the ballot lands of the Wall, in the
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nurth anil west The incorporated funtion is bounded in the test by the canniund rubyat, an the south by Deer Creek, and on the north and mist by the "obl channel" of Deer Creek. The lucalien once nudoubledly farmed in islamnl, with The waters of the Wulush River and Drer freek surrounding it. The sulunch of South Helpdi is situated un Ibe south sule of the creek, on the lugh bluff greslooking the min Int'n. Martonville lies nerass the "all channel" la tho east, and West Delphi lies between the city and the river, le the most of the canul.
TATLI HISTORL.
The city of Urlphi is one of the la-4 natural locations for luiginess in this portion of the State, The county sent of Carroll County tras localed here by Commissioners appointed by the Legislature, in the spring or summer af 182 Stewart's ilistury says Muy With of that year The town i'ne then hamed Carrillon. In the 4 Th of May, the Commissioners mel mind, bir res- sony udl given, cluinged the bamy oc Urldi. The land on which the original ploi was lund ugt was danuled by William Wilson, and emsisted of one hun- Third mere4. The first luts were sold in August, 1825.
town-4 times very prosperar, and again recorded by sickness, hard times, fires, efe Destruelive fires occurred in 189, 1841 and 18;l.
The first neu quper published in The county uns called the Delphi firucle, shil mis e-nulished in the anjamer af Isti, by Robert D. Groeu.
Shortly' nors, Dr R R. Wybber and W Clymorr begin the publication of The Ranger, Dr Wehher elnims to hate brought the arst printing press inlo The county
Almer Holdnson was probably the first Pusimaster, but the ilule of Lis appointment is unknown.
On the ffi of June, 1856, In "Ald Settlers' Association" wie organized. Hon. Jmore Aldell was called In the Chair, und Dr. James 11 Slowart uppointel Sopretury. Abuer Ruhingnh irus chosen President for the ensuing your. This gocurly rucels ummath, and has upon its roll imped of The oumes of tho 'ndl .pliler " of the coonly
Deljdu, with its suburbs, contmus u population af about three thousand. Its publie himillings ure the following . "A very fine nud sohatantinl courl house, Sheriff's resilence and juil, preeted in 1878. 11 is calisilered one of the best buildings of the kinil in the Stshs. The horn hns alwin splendid new solutad Imilding, whmairubly renstrurted, und six church lanblings, There are algo Ino printing honra -- the Journal wir tho Thats-doing n good business There min inny fine ngil nrnmmentul mimienntile lises, and n large number of anlednulaul und elegnot direllings, runslly hinill of hrirk.
"This [doce hns at present no hotel-the " Knight Hanse"-undn number of Inarlig houses and restaurants, with ample ncemonedahaus for the Inurling publie,
The First Namant Bank of Messis, Spears, Dugin & Po. does in extensive hastheas, nud is que af thu hemy institutions id' the State. The firmu does a luige business in Chinago, hnring on offer in the Chamber of Commorrer lmilding.
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