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The county seunmary now became the New Castle Academy. James S. Ferris and Russell B Abbott anisted by an excellent corps of te thers. remained in charge of the school, and chaises were formed in almost all the branches of an nende une edurunon The higher mathematics wer taught: the modern languages were emilgarel in the List of stnihies ant rhinve- 10 Latin read Vin Rouge, Chear. Viral and Crem's Ordens with the classes in Greek real Girare; Mora and Xenophons Anabasis, and few teachers h'ive left upon their pujals a more la-ung impress for good than these excellent instrueints
New school laws were now enacted and provisions made for the levy- ing of taxes for the Imilding of seload-houses and for the payment of teachers and the estaldishment of township hennes The district of how were placed under the control of the township tra-tors, atal wit. m the next five years new soli aldones were ere god in au st eres schmi die triet in the county There was a rom pentiding wymn . m.s.t.h the town schools, and almut this time the Union seminary in Wasa . toxis'up we built, and with Roffe Davis, Isun . Kibler. David W. Cha lets Simone! Chambers, Milton Edwards. Mary J Edward, Lizzie Edwards, William W Byers, Albert Julmom and other- us teachers, became an important factor in the educational affairs of the county
In 1855 Thomas B Redding. assistel by doun C oper. herAnie principal of the New Castle A. Many and was fall wed by many overbut a while. Aning whom were John J Glenn, William D Wiles, Elinh Evan Eiwarl- John F Pulk. William W Chestare, Jeseph Brady. Thomas F. Smith. Thomas D. Tharp, L. J Rue. W.that IF Paer ard Hour, M Sankley. the latter of wineu deservedly stark- mather fr nt work of chic for- in 1873, a new Inw for the poweramest of books wisempre . powinny for n more perfect systemnof & houts th t whs and rir,no a" len ating the pain it of superintendent of semed- Gorge W. HE was the first - tendent in New Castle, Bac thiết bis rthơn nt chập tviston the route of study was systematizealand arrangere, From 1-76, when Mr Hutfordretreal from the webouls, to Jowe, la portion of superintendent has been ie ively filed by William M. K. B ... William & More John W Waldeel. Henry Gumler, Charles \ Harvey and Warm 1 Kein Site >>> I C War ba- filled the portion of angerin dest with wound abit. and the a fewmy of the ~ howi was not find recent tenchers in the 1En del - 19- G Honderd Viss Carne Stowe, John O Head and : & M Palle White. Un Fortu and Mary I Rest Mr. Hon Maken met I & Here's have done faithful med convention wel Ton carafe, ivan Fagene ml
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Hetliman. Non Food. Allegra Parker, Florence That dough. Kina F Yates, Mayte Mettreonly. Mzdath H. Sammat, Faute F Shepherd, Girnee A Speakrinn, Mary E. Smith, Orlena h Wischart, Nellie K Butly. Stewart Runyan. Annn Red In;
As early as land a new frati building was erected on what is now the site of the Str inn ! Auch mts Offer White mtl Martim Hunt wote the first teachers ne the new tankning. The me at sobreat was sup hela th day and Mahala Jan Los und In the times and Marina HI Babe In Clarkson Divis mou ned control of the school amt under ias lost my sap the school gere for twenty years, winning a reputation not continent In state lines He had truthful and otherent construtor in sach excellent teachers a. S. ( Cargill. Lazona Thruburgh. Edward Taylor, Marris P White. Savin B Unt! ank, Mattie Mary, William B. Morgan. Laodour Estes, William I Daggett. George W. Huford. Sylvann- Wright and others And during all this one Sar Dases kad the kindly and -yimpastete assistance of his way . Hannah E. Dass, who ton mie -choi ship modela discriminating quierment and real for the teacher - work. thanks a fan .. for twenty vents gote hus a lade heart to the up-building of the garland school and few e lent ra have parreed a boire dutary inttheper apan the minds and hvis of their pujols than this worthy am
Since the death of Mr. Davis, it Is~3. the school has bergenerassises ander the route of Them ~ New In. Time the Waisen, Williams I' I'inkl .... and I. F Brown, and counts to maintain it- laugh chat rier The school has been incorporated and has an endowment fund of ilki it Is under the control of the Sper land Mouthly Meeting of Friends, which sements the Board of Trustees. The schod his as well selected hheirs of two thousand sology as the course of study is a hieril one, and the amount . of the mstitution n w number om' hun Ired and thirty-six.
The graduate of the schod and Class of 1599 Eli I Cook. John J Stubbs, Class of 1-71 Walter D Jones, Alvin H Jenkins. I Min y Good. C. R. Thison Renard ( Bene, Dallas Season. Mary Y Balinger. Louisa Wirkenham, Laht Edwards. Class of 1972-Lindley 11 Juinson. David H Henley, And . Hul. Henry W Painter. Roberto Mitenth, Pennington. Mary Stilde, Nathan Williams, & Carry To ler. . . Edwin ( Kenmare Nati, n Kosmibe Forr. Winfield E. Jackson. D C Mitchell Class of 1995 \ W Ganger. Withom ( Pulsion, Iesim Stanley Chambers. 1. Patro ME hell Thomas Mis beil. Flora alo re. Join O. Read. William Seaford. Fammi & Thamburgh. P . f 1 Iny Berk, Carne M Gaming. Thomas Nochn. f . I. amtam. William N Land Mete Lama Ada finit a Mor phes. Emma De lo Raine -. Ida May Roberts, Frank Sy mons Lancio Trail ael. Class of Fel Os ar R Baker, Corre Bene, Minne F Rensbet, Care, M Unthink Je Strattin. ('mas of Jest Arthur I Bells.] Vatan Bara rol. Harriett Hodely it. Roland Rat FF, clubs Seafood, Family Weeks, Case of lost Cora Kick l.Hu Strathan. Virginia Griffin, Instore Hall, W. i'm aleman. Charle B Noviny this Is More . Brown. Alfred! Y King, Bliver ( Steele, ( na at Jesi 1. Wanne Baly, Matti. F. Brown, Ri Bay) \ Broutheut, Ellet & Geithn Amza I' Holen, In [ M Now. Kiel Rather: (loss of 197 Heriert T Baly, Claroner H Brand, Sana K Bagno, Lal & M Compter 1. 22,0% Hoett, Sheum 1. Meter Bort att: Class of Iss Flowla M Hs inger. Han 1. 1. Br wa. Orvatten l. Brown. INsie A Bitter, John O' L'ok, Claro Gi Ilwards, L Liva Eliott, J \ Sinbis; C'best of 1599 James Bondist, Banche Beadlock Fresh Com Otr A Suble, Mary & White Class of 19:00 1. Etter Batler. F.Im
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HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY
montes, And for the times was an eyecihat building. The pracy . of the old Book Andany form IN THE most Wan Haughton, Robert Hil. Kass d . Sothat Jaar Button, Jam > M Cas- the Knightstown schools comoa ten their wink m this landde : h KG With the exception of a suge year, when Maddel Seper was anfer- intendent. Charles Hewitt has been contactonsis in charge of the school siner Isat a pen al uf twenty twoiyeirs His long employment. the large number of graduates and the adneratde omnitton of the m hoods attest the -de tener of his wach. The High School in commissioned one, and its ETadaate in the Lante une archicad. without & sundhed, to enter the first collegiate your of several institutions of fanning.
The members of the gradning classes of the school me Class of IST-Com Heritage. Naany Wasborn. Liste King. Hans Spewirt. Enuna Williams, Kate Bil Leoral- I. Seala. Chan- Hinshaw: Class of -Elle Filmy . Mar! Furgoon. Lucy Hill, Faute Morgan. Florence Leather. Louis Del. For Cone, I'm of 199 1. d. Hinches. Minme Batrett. Aler Mers, R W 1. mory Churies E. Withoru. Harry I. Hobbs : Class of lox Enena Edwards deste Stilde Mange Wright, Lote Susam. Mange Hul Birdie Welborn. Cary White, JAseph Kennard : Ciss of I>>1- Aut. Bowman. I le Bowman. Ola Cianeto. Migne Cameron. Stella Charts, Carrie Alanch. Bockne J Kearn, Carrie B. Lowers. May Wheresel, Wilbur Wants, Charles & Walang. ( las ot 12-Emma Buerly Blerie Fre-arm. Elig Wowals, Parl K. (less, Earl W Redhack. Jnings B TL com. (r- of -Carrie Barrett. Laim Emag. John Forbes. Elete den. Sam Harris. H. I Spurt. date South. Lena Vestal. Leva With New Wellin. Everest Wines ; Class of last-Ray Barrett, Mager. Boblett, Will Bowman. Hitthe Bow- man. Lonte Brekenn Ir. Hart .. Burk. Della Davis, Hugh II. Ewing. Minnie Farr. Herbert H .L. Minme Johnson. Com Kemord. Dorothy Lother, Rose Marin, Will E Saray. Lazzie Welborn. Carrie White. ('bass of 1555-Carl Corwin. Anny Bill. Sethe Cook. Flora Ferguson, Louis Armstrong: Class of 1.i -Earned Burriy. Framme Billard. Main Cook, Minore Chford. Edward H Confert- n. Mary Fiches Bis. Herrick. Ear! E. Hinshaw. Jennie Hier, Elwand Homer, the News. Even Pick- ering. Wrichter Steele. Anna Trueht od. Hein Talbert, Mazge Wriboru, Claude E. Wilkinson. John H Wegener. Class of IT-bili Applegate, John Butler. Jessie Byer Minut Bosman. Com Charles. Ala Charles. Laora Edwards Lenu . Furygem. Lanri Hi-tt. Elwand Harris, Will Keelam. Maude Leasure Al . Prit. print. Ethan Soville. Frak Strrie. Grave Watts. Alire Whip ---? L zzie Tlustlethwaite. Class of 199-Alice Baldwin. Om Graf, Robert Heaton, tim ry Uherman. Alt Redun h. Aubrey Wilkin-10. Charles Withinus. Tile Wellwien, Auna Wish; (Ties of IN-Bertha Breck-arul .. N.the Byerly. Crnce Counincham, Mattie Edwards Mary Hull, Lamm Howand. Esse H. Holdsard, Jissie Kurtz. Harry Lowery. Nellie Palen Loroy Nt. ze, Mary P We.bom; Chiss of 1-91-Erma Addison. Chorle A Beira Esa Jane. Lena Popr. Nohe Shanklin. Ada symons. Add: Vench. Harry Vestal. Blanche Washer. Nellie H Winkle, Class of 1000 - Errin _Adams. Lizzie Breaks, Nube Byerly, Bessie Cameron. Aler Davis, Raymond W Chards. Minnie Fort. Ona Graf. Marie F. Hrate a. Clara Mouth ue. Nelhe Phint.
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Oliver h Grand. O E Hashett, Voortrade Meredith, Orh W MeG. ath. Sale Nicholum, Mynten L. Johns a.
The school at Middle town has for several wouts been one of the most evertlent brick schul touching of Bonn in chitecture has been ported and for four years the school has been under the control of William H Sandero. superintendent, assisted to the teachers A High School emer embruring Latin nul the migber branche, nas been adoptol. and the first eliss, consisting of Laure & Sanders, Mable Mackenzie and Frank South. graduated in 1992. The course of study, emliving a liberal course ot ustruction, has been extended from three to find youts.
Good schools are maintamed at New Lishon. Strangin. Millvill -. Mooreland. Blountville, Springport. Mr Summit, Sulphur Springs, Humny Creek, Mechanteshargh, Greensboro, Kennard, Maple Vales. Hisville. Ogdet. Dunicht and Lewisville, while the district schools throughout the entity have been brought ton lich deguvote wellenre A comer of study for the district schools leading up to the town-imp High School course in bern adoptel and four hundred pamis in the county have grubuated m this Peutse. With stricter requirements nil the art of teachers institutes amt teachers' reading circles. the standard of teachers he ben rmed, and for the school year riding in 19933, one hundred and seventy three teacher- were employed in the county, and the . muurration of pupils between the ages of wix and twenty -one years w.w 11
The first school examiners were myquanted by the circuit court, and were, Joel Remit. John T Elliott ari Wirtin L. Lidly, Tor law was subsequently changed and a single existare appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The other in Henry county has been suresively filled by Simon Y' Powell. James > Feinis Russell Is. Ablunt, Thomas B Redding. EsARE Kinley, Thomas Rogers, Willim M Watkins, Henry M Shirley. Damel Newly and Clarkson day's In 1973 a more efficient school law was enacted and the other of schod exmare alished and that of County Superintendent erented Enos Adasson was the hrst meumbent o' ther new office, which has been successmely filled by George W. Huford. Timothy Wilson, William R Wilson mad Fossett & Cotton. The por. manent «chool Ennd of the county is $1.05.55 and is annually increasing.
In its revenues for school purp ses in the attainments and consesentions work of itsteachers. in its system arized efforts and in the aspirations nf ate popis. Henry county occupies, in educational affairs, a rank not excellent. and scarcely approached, by any other county in the state.
CHAPTER VI.
THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF DUDLEY TOWNSHIP-ORGANIZATION OF WAYNE TOWNSHIP-WEST LIBERTY, KNIGHTS- TOWN AND KAYSVILLE-HENRY TOWNSHIP-THE EARLY HISTORY OF NEW CASTLE.
6 "HE Gar civil township . i Dalle :. Wayne, Henry and Prune were created by the Board of ( xpressen sont their first meeting. Jan. + 11. 1922 Dulev transalp w. best natrel in the med und was nine and one-half miles long madeit makes wade. By the event on of Franmit: brat sjur in 18 .09 . . 14 . r romsigent of it, bo mulare in area. John Half dan er . ... . . name & d'arte ; are ti first time I-21. The first find will see in the & in-app was posted. ved by William
Maximilian White, John Payson. Anthony Washington, and Peter ('rnm. The first election in the township. La the purpose of selectinga justice of the pouce, was In ld nt the peopleure of Dans 119 nl, which w os alunit & nule northeast of the present site of Hope wen The Comma-toners up- the power, and Kuloud Priser and R dert 'Ha mpson the first four
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The Quaker. from North Carolina, and the Bruists from Vitamin. established the first class how in the toward ay ant som afterward the Christinns atul Unival netaren tondol cure s atol schrads were established as Parly as 1-27 known in h:for stars as Now Lish, Bel loat in July, Ith, Iy James Tomlinson and Willing Crime Five years later ales throw Best Wishes here The first le fors hed Inea le A : B uie n s'rittin -. west of Hopewell meethig hon- . and alsat the ter filthe voling lie was transferred to the ranutre stare at Danne! Beyond is north of the meeting house and soon afterwar! to Ben lash n Ahmit tler ye r 1937 the first stenw sawmill in the enders wast -tidaished bete, which sermed a veritalie wander to the infinitytone- Tas village of the best in the menty. is the center of a fin aargenit ral region, and im lloind speqash on of 13. It has an exe. th of new shad hume an ow l mtsd Brothon aimt the Evangeleal Assoin: thatelarchesgete Wronglim. loolor alshs. by John L. Starr. and toour lia honor ot Meritmis Strangin, is a pretty village on the National Rad 'Uhr poja.biti i pi 1800 na- 2010) T'le Methodist- und that branch of the Christian char a entled New Lights, huve churches here.
Ditlley township for agru altur d jpeps - musoryael m the county and in every meetial resy got ranks with th host Tau ra in uls. touching ar New Lision rof stringhn. traver - the whship att leve ient gras. I roads extend in ciety diety to The y pol ationof the town-hop in 24!), including New Lsbon nel Strangha, was 14.6 and m 1~92 the assesser; valuation of ty protriv wwf /1.15.440
Wayne township w - nest ere irl and est hhof freon the cret le of Dudley to the Hurt' cants Ine. a detrioof a true toneeven indes, and s as siX mile~ wul . Bile River. Buck freek ahl M nty mp ry's Creek thound they might the township, and i's streams and sales and hills uo liss invited the huntsman and trapper of ro-ly tours than the agricul- turist at aliter fe lan., ' ' sand Fird- f ladans wotel and finditang tte streams and had their & amp mary hilar ating - it ta petite one valley of Blue River, war the site of Kaysville malas . riy is 15. Daniel Heaton und Ast Heat a. the first what mn w'o 29- known to h ser ate into the enauty, engage lin trade with theseiterth,t ty of the for f aml som afterwant became primaunt residents & the e .m.y
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Un Apol . s2s. the sole idas am which New Castle had irs otheiml larth, the plaid the old town of Wid tharly wit acknowpy d ly the of the town and West Birey y hh hhes an Houry counts halinin" part of the town hanging instruments I'm des fon was about the extentthis at s mile want torest of the site in which knightstown was aftera role land aut Auren Maxwell and Man Hat yerde the first more hunts here, and as early as togs Willmm Wrikoop ohtntad a lionse and faned a log White wall low stad herr, while in the same year Robert Woont opened a free ery here, ind niant the same time luckhen Co Was if jhardd jnist- master. Warts [ M Ors, the fander of Knightstown, wis an early trident and started here the first butter's shop in the count: am! Situtet 'ary bault the hret sawimul in the county on Meitgomery s Chek beor by For several years the village lonishel and a seore aof erions were bunt here, but with the ofening of the N tnual Rowd, and the staidth ment of Kaightstown, it tell into dreay ati not a vestige tors remaitis .: this ofl town wlhse business projects and politienl metthz-, wt se ping - Inthe chositutets and caratsals of Inhuhas citizens for afiisks wes fort freely dispensed here, form part of the history of three inte's
Each year w"lessed a graduid inierease m tne pojulid. d. of the town- ship. whiea to medural resources, in Water fiver. and iD riot . f - 1 5is unsurpassed, but the work of clearing away the forests, Granting the los lacal and opening up the neighborhood roads and bridge-parte pas med but slowly Among the warbest settlers, and there who came in a few years later and settled in the townshipor is growing villages, were buht. Anderson, Daniel Jackson, John Manlow. Francis Form, I'm With. William Wright. Jacob Burris, William, Mary, Andrew Byraett, .I . n. H. Bales, Harves Kell Alphen Smint, Henry Canthin. Mark Cam. Wilum Hatte, Der Nebobert, Whom Waser Elisha Sentield. L. wis Sam D) Wank de'in Stander Jacob Aller, Brazil Boren, Salam Ale Cit. tu- John Anderson, a native of In mind, hail we'll as early as 1921. on the east bank of Bitte River. ind bil ing the mall-mare for Abrir in Hayton - mill Five years Inter fe was an associate judge of the county. A to. ethings were built in the verunts of Anderson's lange and this was the beymuing of R alle The setlement kol tagun Dere Veforte Kmiz. f. town was established, but the plat of the town as and ant to Judge Anderson was not arsnowledged ant1 112 danes Winds w y the first men hnot here, while offer var s more mut - were duel Pary. ( d " Amt and Ralert Wilson. Iiae Seatt kept a hotel here at an early pruel and Elich knight and Johu Denth w re li, a time rinal tavern somers Wilma Bollinger Heury Pearson, William Paket, Robert M. Over Henry Bigler, I'mie na Finss anl Milt on Be wa wi re aming thee arly wool proginnent re. deuts of the town, whose enly lustory is one of the most interesting in the county A litties to h ave it Ihad forme Ton the new Chub eland tom.d. on the west bank of Blue Lives, and Whits f M Pirs, who owned the lawl, fud Kniglh, an enzmeer. oneel m ts nyimg ut e the get t femat Inch. way The proprintor of the vill ce kopt the first log tavern wool the t illhs of the incijaent v lin go were bu tt ot hins not far ines fr an dlo race bo! adf- All of the ing enlan halt h. Windsd M Cary, Diason Sanf nl, tf ty sid, Inget the second heute in the village and two to stuetz the the ! The first rabl horn in the m w xillige a rs hir the wife ef lus Inst ialofit ton and the ir matria_essemuly dw tnf ood toall doomand Jesus inte resling eronins When he got' show proof of W. -! laderis loodla new disn n . De Whites lato p 11، : 1 ١٠٠٠٠ ١٠٠ 20) HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY melan: « of the village, w nie a few of the carh in . 1 . 1 .. Nar able. it was an gue right to the mbabastante at Krog town, His- aile. entertainment for the stage passengers mal prisendes f & the store hager And while the two new and out fragged in we. head population the county sent, Its rales but youly gte way to trom bones, and it was a> Lito n- Is.it In fore Fable : L. Gio. le linden ted the first Inn house in the turn. The principal tavern was now sept ay Humphrey Dillon at 1 enjoyed the di-anguished patronage of the stage coches, and the beauty of the innland - daughter made ser fine . The first news paper in the county, the Federal Cu on, was e-mail- isere by tirant mind Mitchell as early as 1-32. for her the newspaper fi I serment a more inviting me than the county writ, wul after the snot c-mon of this paper. The mas J Langdon established another short-lived paper. In Tisdale Dein Clarkson. es: . blished che lui na am. which with changed ownership, hention bud have bee votze the New Casta Courier. The Local [a]> r in Inne, 1 ... lesenut; ; opon the town, descriix.I it as level and external, it's markets as wide. unstudded. middle, unpaved and without sidewalks The public su ve was in part a mud hoje stressed over with wood aml fragments of timber th- mack. honse lind nati recently Iven a shelter for langs, and the alley . were files with off il. Many of the houses were unsightly, low and ill-shaped. many being augmented. while a few were jounted only in fr of. There was, ti wever, a forawant relief to this picture, for here and there were nett bu dines surr. under with trees furnishing agreeable sho As mon augrent thoroughfares. Knightstown and vicinity, in its card history, possess ! some personas of a turbul-ut charm ter, und on che. n dny-, when ing. i> were free and the dwellers on Six Mile Creek, And wu in the partner of the community as "Six Milers' came to turn. il grudges were want to be fought out. and traditions ( one of these desperate isthe counters are set pre- sived. But their features et enby nfe gradu .ly pawa way Thegrowth of the town was for a time retar le ! y the unfinished - te of the National Road. nul such were the beginning- of this rausper is community. Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.