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The turns, where in the middle ; . a lot of war, wennse must not andass lands, the urbanis Life > > with the me , and the
rivihadom, were Imt slowly ended fail counts there were for sens sants hus tot nes was through the sands, but shelly marked, or the carlucas roads falder period The first looks at the pioneer lead bon uss cole - mar wah wep bult the strong stalie- and pens for their low does she und. These plans, often math but n shirt thor. Scortaily coiff tued lat, a ngh room with a greit fireplace at snæ sale Tin Turasture aus seant und of the pomitest kral. the wearing apparel for men ant werden bienespan and ot p'te 20 1Pst -1 material. set fond of a whole se kind was now, as pasisted and the cure ihabitant- endured the por : wow che Ilness for it must Bethe supported that the chanerst me la ht was fite draught for the pioneer Bud their families, for on the big water evenings the young men and women in the different briga och sole were accustomed to armide m sie betghbors, and when seted around the great fireplace smabihty was wont to reign supreme, and ender, apples and nuts decreased the god "leer, and the first note was the the ted sont ald-tashioned tune was the announcement of the merry gn atide
Men and women were nt preiinted at their true worth aud artificial distinctions of society scarcely known The lag rollings, the hatte mais. mas. the watebes in sukne- and the meetings in the humble churches developed the highest neighbors qualities Lach war saw i w churches founded and schools sein chebed, and the spelling schede and sign. schools and the phraseres of the woods und -tienms term hel agreeable and healthful diversion. Home- whose corner stone ware mutual love and trustfulness were founded each wear, clubtren were born and elnidren were given in marriage, and do it. w ... hat, mida every age and clame visited the homes of the early settlers, and here and there in the woods hitler grave- yards were begun. The early invuddet in -engaged as nos dooney in petites as their descendants, and the party convent, as and elections for state. county and tenon-lup .theer- wege render with a- great deal, if not intrigue, as the conventions and elvehinus of a 'iter peri al.
As early as ISK there were no postoffices in Henry county. Lar Bedsaul was postmaster of Sex C'estle, Join MeColly at Knightstown. Lewis C Fremioan at Lewisville, Witham Iomignn at lineashero atil Joshua Willetts at Mublirtown The marks & early days were slow and hot few newspapers circulated & tea cups of the National Intelligencer nad Liberty Hall. afterwird's the Carminati Gazette, and of the weekly Journal and Sentinel of In handels, and of New York and Phaledelphi. papers, circulated within me wants P . mary mead shows that the legal notices required by law to Ire you were published in the Western
Times, printed at Centerville, the Roomend Werhis Intelligencer. the Indiana State -man, puldi-ledda' Commer- Se mlin the Bushville Ginrette But in I-32 a newspaper. wale the Feder : Cion, was established at Enightstown by tirant and Mudied of tarangot whom was a physician and the latter a printer. It linguisin, Inr want of support and soon died. when Thomas . Langdon rat, seria paper calle it's Bummer, shorter hved than its predecessor. T. writ venture in junrnau-m in the county was the establishment of a newspaper, called the New Castle Banner, at the county seat. in 1-3%. by John B Saazey, publisher. with Alfred John- son Cotton, a Methodist preacher. auditor. The paper was profusely independent in parities, and after a brief mantener suspended publication. In 135 Teslale Dean Chris in. a prit ral printer, begin the publication of the Indiana Man, at Knights den ated after a year of two sold the paper to Jobu W. Grubbs and Arn da Houmin. the former a priette d printer and a young man of much promise and the latter a Yankee schoolernster The publication of the sun was mentioned through IS found the memorable political campaign of Ispt, in which it espese the cause of Harrymor ant Tyler. and on June but. 1-41. the nature of the paper was changed to the . Ihans Courier In Dermler of the same war the material of the Courier office was removed to the means weak and un December 11. the first number of the New Castle ( marier was posted. Mr. tarihiles possessed great force of character and more than ordinary adality, and under his
tous les hoge all surpassed fleury in the ass sent some of their property The rates of texastime for the ts ar were forts av ats upp each one hundred dollar- valuation. for state purposes, ten ants for counts paquets and five rente un lands aowned by non-test lente ver wend purposes Sadowsslaper school county in 19H emossted mats for wand manned lands, yet according to the somone of the previous year the county contained tone gost-mille. fourteen saw -mills, seventeen dry goods and grocery stores and thirty-me manufacturing establishawrats
While each year had watness of the opening up of new forms. yet the greiter number of bind sales woh: , the e mmty were made during the year- IST and ISER, and it was not watil is it that all the government hands within the count, Were taken as get pourtant of school sections remained unaidd as late ns ISft. Wrh the mati indl advancement of the county amd morens in popular on the intelle and and normal advancement kept price and within the previous decide the Blankets. Methodist-, Baptist- Chrisi- inn- and Freshiter ms had urgenzed many new churches, winle the Wielevan Methodists, the United Brethren, the Lutherans and other Christian dewo om they have- thechurch>throughout the county
The early physician- of the e ans were a most nechal and influential hody of meu, wuo, in the allevintam of suffering and bringing sol tre and relief to the s.k. 10 A priel when the comforts of hfe were not always necessible. condered.great regieren their follow men The first physican m New Castle were, Jeal Road, Jan Elhatt, James V Wayman. Andrew 1. Clawson, John Durand Thema- B Windward, at Knight-town. I dert Butler, Joseph M Wintosell, Vorling Kursy. Benjamin Daman and George W Babill; at Spielenl & T Sharpand James Cameron. . Mublietown. Jowph Heurs. George W. Raalbins 1. John Harn. Whort Gi Preston, John & Graveinger. Wuhan F. Bong Leather W Hass. who after- wards removed to daha Jolt Rei wa . afterwards removed to Jewi-vila. und Roland T. Summers, at Ogden, John Lewis, at Rogerssale. Will am M Kerr, who was the go meer gde stoian in the north western part of the county; at Blant-ville, Saloma A adress and John Hill; at Cache. samal Ferris, who reinted but nie A Dier .hs. Joun & Beck and Luther W. Il ... nt Now Lesde, Hopen Harrison, Whom it ( stor and John P Taylor; at Raysville. Heury Terang at Gressher . Joseph INA ! Hiatt and Zines Jealagat Lewiswill Haveaton & Johnson, James M Montgomery. Thomas N. Jones. Eltin Van Buskirk. Shelly James at Sulphur Springs, John > Vista, and in Liberty townsend lane Mendenhall. Datel II Nabord, who was the pioneer phy-temu of the Physio-Medical school, settled in Franklin township at an mich gerne Prior to I'll, the leveling remedies of the early doctors were a slonel, jalap. tartar emetre and Peruvian back The lancet was much weee. for bhwal- letting was universal and letters re of resortand for The dis - president in the early wattleaunt of the comey were largely meurial at their origins and inflammatory on shore sati n. and the depletury treatment of early times slad out then se to steigertnamige as at a period when the conditions of hte had greatly changed Most of the p early doctors kept Juice with the progress of medial sepres and among the gather as well as the inter physicians of the e minty have Jeen many hillful and accomplishe.l practitioners.
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Wm. M. Barilelf.
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Eugrar H. Handy, Circuit Junge
Joseph M. Brown, New Castle
D. W. I hamteer, New Castle
T. If. Heddine, New Castle
M. 1 .. Hundv. New Castle
William true, New Castle
Adolph Rower, New Castle.
Julin M. Marrin, New Castle
1 .. 1'. Mitchell, New (istle
1. 1. Beach, Fr. "secuting Attorney
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Wilber it male Kaightstown
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the reports of the city, du cie sling shot nais
with their aespanale saddlebags and green beams, come from here
P' Hand. Wirhow > Wint. Williams H.m. son, Jolitt Il M Her nand L. Kord. David Nation. Cocerse A Jomeen, Samuel M Tasker. Thomas B Reading, Senon I. Poard, James Brown. A. Iren T Pinterestand in Tgr W Lenneod were admitted to the far. Some of these per ons cajoumed but a short time in the county, while others were not engaged actively in
the practice of hw Many of these estis aussee were men of great legal Remmen, and of those who & cofinned to coace within the traints clean T Elliott became julge of the current court an : later at the supreme court of
the state. Martin L Bundy to came nige ( the court of Common Plas and afterward- engaged in offer prints, Fanond Johnson, Eh Murphey all Simon T. Powell se tireal from the for tet re of law for other forattans. William Grove became judge of the court of Common Pleas: Johan H Mellett became judge of the Firent Fort George W Lmimant Name colour of the Fifty-seventh Regiment of Indian Volunteers and as the war for the I'mion goor up his life uten the altar of his rimty, while James Brown and Thomas B. Reading the chived lu gorable success in the profession
In the presidential election of 1-40 the total vote of the county was 2490 Of these, 105g were erst for William Henry Harrison, the White candidate. and $39 for Martin Van Buren. . hy D.morretireminlate There were. however, in the county many ates. . no, while nethe ring to the . parties, regarded slavery with version of served with alarm it - growing power, and in the congressiand election of I'll. there was a pour of at the ballot box agmust the dextrines of th. I ching parties of the slavery question and in a total vote of Jest enst in The county. Damei W ath. the Abolition vatululato, received bi votes. This growing sentiment seriously impaired the strength of the Whig pour's in the county, amt in Bir pre-1- dential election of 1 44. Henry Chi remise1 149 votes, I mes K Polk 1015, and James t. Birney, the Freeweil amdalate. 189 In the presidential contest four years later the vote for Za hary Taylor, Whig, was 1115, for Lewis Ca-> Democrat. Hat, and for Martin Van Buren, the Freesoil enmilidate. +7. The Wing party was already in its dreadener in the county and throughout the nation.
The Whigs. from the organization of the county. had been in the ascend- ency, yet at the election of 1-il. the Democrats, with the assistance of the Freemail voters, had aborted backiel T. Honnan. of Praise towy in, state senator; Isaar H Morris, of Knightstor s. representative; Joshua Juliusen. of Liberty township, sheriff. and Jesse Paus of Dudh . twick p comuni- sioner. The leaves of the dominant parts embraced such men is Jacob Parkhurst. Robert M Conser Marble Caron Jose B Hun- in. In H. Bales, Butler Hubbard. D) und Maves Mars I Edwards Le. com. Ithauns W. Stewart, Nathan H Ballenger and Milton Pilon of Wayne township: Lewis (' Freeman. Lane Parker Gabriel Cesand, Sionel B Binforl, Jesen W. Dablwin. James Bah W tham L. Houston, Mas 1 W. Stewart. Jeremiah Howe and James Mine- of Franklin: Live . Sotigt. Merriman Stranghan. Ale [ Nation. M.e . H.l. William B Har. . nul John Stranghan. of Dudley, Thomas A. Manfred lei Boom . ] mas Halliday, John Mor-well and Jak Miles of laterty. Jesse HI Huiles. Jea Roast Samuel Hoover John Power Led Ralph Berkshire, Stephen Brenneman. Joshun Hollan 1. Martin 1. Buale, Jason W.Amint John W.
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voters of the county in late was, twenty years later, num; to the growing Pressoil sortiment which depleted the ranks of the White party, but slightly on the minority in the romanty. Among the men conspictions in the commit of da party in the cariy period of the runnty's history sure Jsme H Manis. Rehin_ L. Golde Henry Bagher, Daniel Monter. Hours B Remises zond Alexander B Perton of Wayne township, Joseph Parles Jaaple Coq land. Robert Fletcher and Monte Ballard of Franken. ... Pant. John M Whissler uml Charles T Gongh of Dudley, Somat D Wells. Gran T. Singer .. John Hant Joshuy Johnson ant Muggah Fork- ner of Liberty. Mi. Murphey. Filmul Jedan. John Tuhr. Henry Shrover. Andrew J. Classon and William Brown of Henry, John P. Th of fireensloro: Enla Conquer and Althinks Wyatt of Harrison: Mgrhan. Deplaye. Dr. John & Govanger and Charles Medorman of Fall Creek. Col Jesse he Witham Roadon, Milton Wayman, Joshua Hickman, Fakul T Hickman and Jeremiah Veach of Pour: Levi Butler vi Sperlaml. James Current of Stes Green. Abraham W Boldog, Mabel Scope. Leonard Edleman, Graph Funk and Andrew Maddy of Jefferson and Thomas M Sorry of Bone Riser These men, together with their political associates, without hopes of political reward, were ever loval to the party which was as oft as the government itself and maintained with zen! trans- tions and principles winch they were proud conwest were the legales of sinh parrini- and state-men as Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson
The pioneers of the Freesoil movement in Henry county meludead such men i- Walter Edgerton, Seth Hinshaw, Jonathan Bond, Etnsley Brookshire, Greale Puckett. Boajanon Hoshaw, Miles Lamb, Coith Wickersham. Mordreai Bond, Nathan Willetts, tie up B Rangers Eneen Macy. Shull Jalin, Alphen- Saint. De bido Dire. Jane's Piston. Dr. A H Hiatt. M. E. Wickersham. Jonathan Hudeln. Thomas T. n. Atron L Pleas. Ohedith Laliott. JJel Wright. William Sau, Jaenhs Burns, Willum Macy, Fra Kinley and Cyrus C. Hinistrov At Litwerts Hall, in Green horn, ertel by Seth Hinshaw, many notable meetings were held by the anti-slavery protiers of the sunnity. These early nichtvolets possessed the true martyr spirit and mustend of being appalled by defeat were invited to reurwod zeal in a cause which they behovet hatle tras than sacred, and lived long enough to see through the Homes of civil war the tale fraction of their efforts and the show kles stricken from four milhoauf . iva
The election of 1852 sounded the death-knell of the Whis juris aml there was A general readjustment of party has The Republican party cant into existence in lost and while a too White like James A. Wonder mit JJames Fletcher gave in their adherente to the Democratie jun. ty mupy Demo rate in the county, including auch non as Robert Bond. Lottery Mellett, James Wirhort John R Millikan, William Gross, Dr. William F Boxer, Nathaniel S. M.Means and Dr Robert Sritis, who were opponent .. the megrissons of the five grower. thead the times party, which was when ing like wild fire throughout the North and in the memorabile presplential contest of leis the Faceral movement for the time was checked, ami fleury county cast 2.711 votes is John C. Fremont. Republice th: 1.209 votes for .Tume» Buchanan, Ih merwrit. nul +0 votes for Millard Fillmore, the candi-' date of the American party
The we ith of the bounty had greatly mereused in ten years and the
villages had sprung up and Ravoside, Greensboro, Hillsboro. Now laslan
sivil townsborges of Dander. Wayne, He ury. France and Liberty existing in 1-2%, He end towtedy of Sony Crack. Fad Creek, Franklin, tigens.
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CHAPTER V.
TEACHING -THE SCHOOLSAT NEW CASTEL, SHETLAND AND OTHER PLACES- LISTE GRADUATES
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the Methodist church generously permitted the street le referred from the court house to thang Little france s harsh, and hate Calen If the. Linei Loveor, whe after ed- thought at kom al-town, I a . m the same building, and was the first femme teacher in New Castle While the early rennial with slight for - It was the rave ation of a later gerund that women. with her greater ferti me and pmirity athi power of intuitao, is the natural instructor of the young. Adninie Sust afterwards taught in the Math. Intilling
"The second should be ate in the runuty was created. it is believed. in Praise township in 1524 on the Land . i Stal d Indan. antwort a male south f when. Mt Summit wn- afterwant bud ont. Milton Waya in taught the first wchod here, and J. se H Hoces was also an early teneter. Among the early to where of the town ley were Wallen Mellett. Felix Jeffries. Jehn ( Melsker, John F Johnson, Willen Phipps, a New England school-master who taught in a by schund house near the Back Creek prairie. Mary More, Jogh M th Aman, James T More Virgil Hule. William > JJalinson, She mett GFonline. Charles De to r. Jose M. Reed and Luther Mellett Schools were est hst a very eath in Dudley town- ship, a le school house to the lot of Thes. a. Lemmed - hand as early as the early teachers The Friends carls assal ished a wind at Howwell And Willinm Johnem taught h renwrath n- 19 .. and was stecreded hy John M Maty. Robert Hall, Solomon Having. Anna Sweet. Greenlee Puckett, hoogh Gardiner and others. This school was one of the best i the county. aml after the erretour. of the new budding Cyrus Hodgin taught here
The people of Spiceland township early give attention to the educa- ton of their children, and Este Honlap thought a schuld here as early as 152% Soon after the corliest whilement of the township the Friends erected a meeting house of based poplar logs on the grounds where the Spieshand Andony now stands, I-at. W. to and wife taught school in this building, and were succeeded Ja Levi La ne and Vechay Kapary, who wTts nesisted by Esther ti Whit . solomon Mavy also taught here. M. C. White aml Anna Meev. Rolurt Hur- son. an Englishmar. Den -. In U'nthank. Reberen Crandon, Jolm AL. Maey, Da ordluiins m. Jer. int . fr. an. Adlison Yothin and Martha A Mary, assted by Martha Hooks were truelies in this «chord At a Inter pregod a plan frame indding was er . ted and this began this famous school Among other early teachers of the townshop wore Merrill Kont, James Bradas, Henderson Plummer and Divis WHIhora.
The Friends built a log & hod noase on the east bank of Duck Creek m Harrison township as early is ISSA und Alen it Livar Spring Meses Rich whe the first tentar. Enlowed by Jale . Hendes ant J ht. M. May. This was i toval school for the times and off ; the earlier to where same, Matthew Henley, L'Imond Berman, Price Wickersham, Elizabeth Rediff. Sarah Aim Pitts anel Sallie Prire, and still biter Foto Sifford tinght an "seellent school bere. Calls Gardner, an English school-master. taught a schend in Fall Creek to washnijeas early as Is J. nul other varie schools were taught by Robust Beve and Laws Swan Other early Nachers in this township wore Daniel Warner Ale B. Watkins, Andter-m Showalter. Willen ( Fleming, Henry Slank Daniel Patterson. Exe & Innan. Javi Hasty, EAre Hlinseyw. Marth Long. Jenach Such, And Mark. James Henth Anstin Vanwinkle, John H : lant an! Marton het Among the early trachom of Jefferson township www. Dal Pronts. Joseph Johnson. Andrew Cummins, tirarge Hoover, Infary Hoe, Vitamin A. Boron. Austin T Vanwinkle, Joshua for. Junb Hoka'in. Lue Vogel. Jen. He kim. John Cobb John Him, Booth Poverty, Barnes Falas. Loph Have and Laneinda Bevers, will. David Lee! me and Jonathan Py rer, a sel hier of the warnt lol2. sep the most enviar, in Blue. Hover township. l'in. Jarom spring, ne early na Jem thher girl, are here in the ts hip where Themny Harris, Withiam Mellett Willing Haynes and Ohser Holiday, William Marrar, Carne how Marry Rough Murray, Ann- Wiener. Phineas
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Misses Bons, the Masses Halott the Masses Laudon ami others. The vil Methodist church also served on a school house from holte It and James Buensales. Me. Stort and wife. Mas Barnes and Mrs .Abluft taught here The old Lutherans chancen was need for selved purposes from Ist to 1-50 aml Sammel Hutton, Will in Criday. nad Cal. John JJ 1. human- deski, a Polo y ho land serve huner Napoleon, aught here. The Umver- sadist church was also used as a second folding at a later period and Pike Hand, James Barnatdes. M. Angre Till and one or two others taught here from 1- 15 to that. in private dwellings and ing omis over stores successful whoots were taught from Is JS to iSitt by Mon Eliza Holminn, Mis Harvey Bell. O's atlon Barrett, M .-- Canla Il mal by two teachers named Scurt and Frazier.
They early schools inrely lasted more than two months, and the instruction given was of the most elementary kind. Papals studied mond and the schools some tunes seemed like ammatore Bilams. Many of the early teachers in the new commenties of the West were adventurers from England, Scotland and Ireland, but many of the early teachers of Henty ronty wap above the merig pedagognes of the times and severn! f them, especially in the Quaker settlements, wear residents of the county. and became its formost citizens The modern appliances for teaching we're unknown. The school house's were rude minns The seats were rough benches withent lucky me there were no techs. Rough boards supported by pegs driven into the wall, were used by the pupils Ivarning to write. A great fireplace was at the end of the rabin, and the pupils in cold wenther buddled around the crackling fire of lors. Scanty hight was addunter through the opening of greased paper, and corporal punishment was universal. These schools were supported mainly by lution and the pny of the early pingugues was but menger, although existing laws uuule some provision for the reaction of a permanent school fund derived from the sales of the sixteruth sections of the congressional townships and the sales of the saline lands, and from the bank tas funds. times and forfeatures. ami commuitatiras for mihtary errvie. At o Inter period the inti rest on one halt of the Surplus Basence Fund paid to the state was devoted to the support of the paridie schade and this song was managed successively in Henry county by Jonathan Moey, Wilson Chit and Martil L. Bundy, and subsequently legume a part of the rummen & hoel fund.
One of the best nets at the final af Commissioners was to apguent superinte indents of the school sections of the cutanty, and as early as 1-2t Matthew Williams was aptime: a trustee of the Seminary fu ul, under n Inw provisling for the erentim of a 'und for county » munaries Jole Smith was appointed a trustee m 1-25. Jeg Thornburgh in 1-20 and Ehahn Long in 1-27. In 1914. ground on which to rreet u county seminary was purchased in New Castle, and in the same year a two-story brick building about thirty by f rty fert was ere ted on this tot, which is now the site of the present High School lashin. This wined was known as the Henry County Seminary, and attracted students from all parts uf fins vanity nad from njomning counties Samme. Hoover, afterwards judge of the probate court and Fleck of the aren't court, was the first teacher is the new seminary, and was succeeded by Whim O. Henry. a Young Virginian. and the same Charles Elliott, a native of Artand George W .Julian. J Sage, Levi Lann, Somem T Powell, afterwards clerk of the artem: court und prominent in the affairs of th ounty, wire suerssively principals . . ftl:p had been tilles! les mach wartung strane of the county as Hours lurer. Pawel, Mi Murghes of The Shower. Hany Le wellen. Lagene D Mark. Flich stout. Georg & B. ; nothing ( rome
The early Ins- corn and my cosisuna for the -cumuation of teachers.
"The count & spammers under the existing laws was the most medable se med in the county and after Som & T Powell retireel.
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that " sists seloone" were in attending The schod at Kothistown
taught in the pilot & hel of the candy, at the . se perind. was firm
The New Test ment was a buwrite down for se ading chase and the Colum- bums Orator furmi-besi thiene~ for deriamatton.
White the early settle's ware favoritde toeducation, there was of the county and throughout the side a staat diversity of option is in the methods of maintaining school The der of maintaining shows in taxation and making them for early provincial among the wombats of New England and Rum-shams, but in the Mothern states, what sherry
In 1-50 the population of the county was mire thuh +renteen thons- and. It was an era of material as well as anellertual advancement, and while the sell- of the e umty hiss anth ratrond und butter fe chor4 were employed. the terms in the PORTy HATTers were still brit , the Ing school-houses were yet in existence, and the alph : nis for tranhning still inadequate. The schools at Kouentstown. Middletown, Cola. Greensboro. Blountsville und Lewisville were moderately wrli sugorod. what the schools at Hope well and Rich Square maintained under the ampues of the Friends were wall attended, for the times The new seminary building at New Castle was now comoparte | In September. Ist James & Ferris and Russell B Abbott, loth to where of large experience, a sused control of the school, and the seannars now reached its mybest point of excel- Jence Que hundred and ninety-four pupils, coming from every part of the county and front adj mming c sunt.s. were in attendance at the first term. But a new era in the eine tional affairs of the state was dawning. A new constitution was adegard and the county - min they were onlened to be sold and provisions were made by law for the l-vying of twus for school porpres : and in vunforunity with the new hw the county # nunhry was soll to the town of New Castle in 1\3% The , thee of winery trus. tee had been tilled from 1-44 untit the county seean nes were all hisbed. by Samuel Reed. Miles Murphey. Joel Red. Wil- n Ceft. Willrun Hen- derson. Martin L. Bundy. Jacob, Elliott, John W Giroble, Hiram 1. Bundy, Stephen Elliott. Jnroh Br-uneman. Je hn T Elhott. Wilnu Mar- phey. Robert Boyd. Simon T. Powell and -lacon Byer and Joshua Hall ind. who were the last trustrts
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