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The organization of Sabbath Schools, Remember one and all, Was first established in Wycumbe, , By Miss Hannah Ball.
After this Miss Bradburn Suggested to Robert Rakes To organize a Sabbath School, And helped him set the stakes.
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They organized in Gloucester, The banner they unfurled, The fame and name of which has spread, Almost throughout the world.
The honor due to Robert Rakes, Miss Bradburn and Miss Ball. Should not be given to Robert Rakes, But given to them all.
For the institution of Sabbath Schools, The honor is duo Miss Ball. To her for lighting up tho lamp, We give the honor all.
Miss Bradburn she is worthy of Our honor, love, and praise, For her suggestions, and her work, In keeping up tho blazo.
And to Robert Rakes is duo The honor of school extension, For adding fuel to tho light, And widening its dimension.
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VALUABLE RECIPES.
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For Cleaning Silverware, and for Silvering Copper .- One- fourth ounce crystal nitrate of silver, one-half ounce cream of tartar, one-fourth ounce of common salt; pulverize all to a fine powder together, bottle it up and it is ready for use. Ap- ply with a woolen rag, wetting the rag so as the powder will stick to it.
For Distemper in Horses .- Ground ginger, two ounces; flour of sulphur, two ounces; copperas, two ounces; Spanish brown, two ounces; saltpeter, one-half ounce; mix thoroughly. Give a tablespoonful once a day in bran mash. Keep the ani- mal warm and dry, with light exercise.
Whitewash for Out Doors .- Take good white unslacked lime, one peck; salt, one quart; two pounds Spanish whiting; one gallon good flour pasto; first slack the lime in hot water; be sure to put enough on to keep the lime from burning; then add while warm the salt and Spanish while, and then the paste; let stand over night. It is better to have it warm while applying it.
For Removing Paint From Glass .- Baking soda and warm water.
Antidote for Poison .- Give sweet oil in large doses.
For Worms in Children .- Santenino, nino grains; calomel, six grains; white sugur, eightoen grains; mix well; make in six powders for a child two years old, and give one before each meal for two days; work off with oil.
For Removing Grease Spots From Cloth .- Soda, two drachms; borax, ono drachm ; dissolve it together in one ounce of hot water, then add ono ounce of alcohol. Shake it well and apply with woolen rag or brush, rubbing briskly.
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To Get Rid of Little Ants .- Use salt and water freely where they infest.
Washing Fluid .- Borax, one pound; soda, one pound ; dis- solve in two gallons of hot water. Put the clothes in the tub, cover them with water containing a half gallon of the fluid, and let stand over night.
For Toothache, HIcadache, Neuralgia, and Rheumatic Pains .- Make a liniment of the following preparations: One ounce of tincture of Amonia, one ounce tincture of cam- phor, one ounce oil of organum, one-half ounce oil of cedar, one ounce oil of hemlock, and one quart linseed oil ; mix all together, put it in a bottle and shake well. Directions for using. Apply the liniment freely to the affected parts, and rub and bathe it as often as three or four times daily. For the toothache, put a little on a piece of cotton, and put it in the tooth, and rub it on the jaw of the patient. I have found this to be one of the best liniments in use.
For Cuts and Bruises on Man or Beast .- Take two ounces tincture of camphor, two ounces linseed oil, one ounce of tur- pentine ; mix all together, and apply to the affected parts.
For Pickling Beef .- To 100 pounds of beef take one gal- lon of salt, three-fourths of a pound of sugar, three ounces black pepper ground; add together, put all in a kettle con- taining three gallons of water; boil slowly, and skim occa- sionally. Pack the beef in tight tubs, and cover with the brine.
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BOONE COUNTY is situated near the center of the State, and is 24 miles long from cast to west, and 17 miles wide. It con- tains 418 square miles, or 267,520 acres. It is bounded by Clinton, Hamilton, Marion, Hendricks and Montgomery coun- ties. Boone county was named in honor of the celebrated "Indian fighter," Daniel Boone, whose name will ever be held in high esteem by frontiersmen.
The county was organized in the year 1830, the population at that time being only 630: In the year 1840 it was 8,121, and at this time (1874) it is about 30.000. The county is divided into twelve townships-Worth, Jackson, Harrison, Perry, Eagle, Union, Center, Jefferson, Sugar Creek, Washington, Clinton . and Marion. . The southeastern, western and northwestern por- tions of the county are gently undulating ; the other portions are level. The soil in most parts of the county is a dark loam, deep and very rich. It is remarkably well adapted to the pro- duction of all kinds of grain, grasses and vegetables common to Indiana's climate. Timber is very plenty and of the best quality. Boone county is composed of the summit lands di- viding the waters of the Wabash and White Rivers. This ac- counts partially for the level wet lands so common on almost all dividing ridges. They are called "summit levels," and some- times are composed of many ponds and little lakes, with only
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here and there a ridge or hillock. Boone county, however, is susceptible of being drained.
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The county is watered by Eagle Creek, White Lick and Wal- nut Fork of Eel River, which empty into the former, and Big Raccoon and Sugar Creek, which empty into the latter. Owing to the level surface of the country where these streams have their source, they are sluggish and comparatively of no value in the way of propelling machinery.
The dense forests of heavy timber and low wet lands of Boone county were not sufficiently attractive to bring within its borders a class of men of peculiar refinement and means ; con- sequently it was first settled by men of stout constitutions, iron wills, and but little financial resources. It required a vast amount of labor and untiring effort to clear away the heavy for- est trees preparatory to raising a crop. Many of the early set- · tlers cleared out a little "truck patch " sufficient to raise some '" roasting cars, " beans and other "garden sass," after which they applied themselves to hunting, fishing and ginseng digging.
The settler who could command a good rifle, two or three dogs, a cow, and one old horse, with the means to buy powder and lead, was considered supremely happy. In these carly days there was abundance of wild game-deer, bear, wolves, turkeys, pheasants and quails. The currency of the country was the skins of deer, raccoons, mink, and wild honey.
This county was once the home and hunting-grounds of a tribe of Miami Indians; upon the banks of the streams were their tepees and the graves of their fathers; here lie the remains of many a brave hunter and warrior. The present site of Thorn- town was once the habitation of nearly five hundred Indians and French traders. About the year 1833 most of the tribe were removed from the reserve at that place, which was purchased by the Government in 1828, being the last Indian reservation in the State. There are now scarcely any visible marks of their ever having existed in that section of country.
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Thorntown, in the northwestern part of the county, was once a lively Indian trading post; since that time it has become a lively place, with a civilized home trade. The old landmarks are obliterated ; old and rude customs have given place to re- finement and social communication.
Only a few years ago the county of Boone was a wilderness, so densely covered with heavy timber and underbrush that the rays of the sun were almost entirely cut off from the earth in the summer season. Lonely and desolate must have been the feelings of those who first traversed these woods, when naught but nature's uncultured sounds greeted the car-when the eye could see no heavens, for the intervening foliage-when serpents and lizards, frogs and hornets, and wild beasts were possessors of the land. Forty years have wrought a mighty change in the county. Then, no cleared fields were visible from one neigh- bor's to another; great lakes of water, backed up by huge trunks of fallen trees, were visible on every hand; but now the lake has become a fertile field, great farms have been opened, the eye can see for miles over green fields of corn ; the uncouth song of the bull-frog is scarcely heard in the land; the howl of the wolf is no more; the bear, wild-cat and panther infest no more the forest ; the cabin superseded the wigwam, and the neat cottage has superseded the cabin in many places. Time, that mighty-event worker, has brought out of the wilderness a land plenteous with good things.
Lebanon, the county seat, is located near the center of the county, in a rich and productive section. The town is not as large as it should be for so wealthy a county as it represents. The improvements, however, are of a substantial character ; many fine brick business blocks and cottage residences may be scen by the observer, all going to show that the citizens are awake to the interests of the city. The population of Lebanon is about 3,000, composed generally of first class men and wo- men, who regard civilization and refinement as the legitimate
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destiny of man. The people are energetic, alive to business and hospitable to strangers.
The I. C. & L. R. R. runs through Lebanon; it passes through the county from the southeast corner to the northwest, thus giving to the county an easy outlet for the shipment of its various productions.
Were it not for the attractions and inducements of the great city of Indianapolis for manufacturers to locate at that place, Lebanon would now be but a city in embryo; as it is her close proximity to a place offering so many superior advantages will undoubtedly cripple her future prospects. Indianapolis makes a draw upon the country for a circle of many miles, and Leba- non is a considerable distance within that circle, being only 28 miles from the State capital; yet it is safe to calculate that Lebanon will attain to considerable importance, from the fact that it is surrounded by a district of country possessed of a wealth of forest and a productive soil that is not surpassed in . the State. Hundreds of thousands of staves are annually shipped out of the county, while the farmers are enlarging their fields and multiplying their products. Thus the county is growing in wealth.
The citizens of Lebanon are wide awake to scholastic and church interests. It is an admitted fact that the status of a community may be measured by its facilities for learning. Lebanon has a graded public school, thoroughly organized, and presents to the advanced students many superior advantages. It is managed by a competent corps of teachers. The school is divided into various departments-Primary, Intermediate, Grammar and High School-securing efficiency and thorough- ness. The city is amply supplied with churches, there being five church organizations and four church buildings.
As has already been remarked, Boone county was but a few years ago an absolute wilderness, and to one who is familiar with its carly history it is a matter of great surprise how in so short
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a time so many good and permanent improvements could have been made. The public improvements are of a substantial character. The Court House at Lebanon is an honor to the citizens of the county. The school houses, bridges and gravel roads all indicate a lively interest on the part of the people in the welfare of the county.
We must not leave this part of our history without calling the reader's attention to personal enterprises. Boone county has within her borders more than 150 manufacturing establishments -woolen mills, grist mills, saw mills, stave factories, heading factories, wagon shops, carriage and buggy shops, and many others which we have not space to mention. There are 53 steam engines and 6 water-wheels in the county. The manufac- turing interests give employment to near 1000 men, and work up annually about $600,000 worth of raw material, producing nearly $1, 000,000 worth of manufactured goods. These figures are a monument of honor for Boone county. Forty miles of railway traverse the county. The improved farms are estimated to contain 129,940 acres of cultivated land, valued at about $0,000,000. There are 7902 horses, 650 mules, nearly 6000 milch cows, 50 work oxen, 24,000 sheep, and 29,000 head of swine, estimated at a value of $1,507,000. The value of all farm products is about $4,000,000 per annum. The value of Boone county can not be less than $25,000,000.
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FIRST SETTLERS IN BOONE COUNTY.
Old Mother Howe and the Widow Cross came to the county in 1824-are now living at Zionsville. The Lane family, John Lowe, Frederick Lowe-the first, John Lowe, was a trader among the Indians; Frederick Lowe was the Indian Agent. Jesse Lane settled in the year 1825, five years before the county was organized; he now lives in Eagle Creek township. John N. Fall settled in Washington township at a very carly day. Robert Allen settled in Center township in 1832, two years after Boone became a county. Elisha Riley settled one year before
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the county was organized. James M. Smith was a settler in 1834-his post-office address is Lebanon. Daniel Hoover set- tled in Zionsville very early. Robert H. Thomas, one of the carly settlers in Eagle township, Boone county, claims to have been one of the number composing the first jury made in Boone county, which was about October, 1832. Mr. Thomas is still living.
Benjamin Cox, another one of Boone county's first settlers, still remembers when it was necessary for him to go forty miles- to get his milling done, requiring four to six days' time. Mr. Cox has not forgotten the time when the wheat market for Boone county was at Lafayette or Lawrenceburg. He hauled his wheat to the latter place, receiving only forty cents per bushel. With Mr. Cox's mule team it required from ten to twelve days to cach trip. The roads at that time were full of brush, chunks, roots and stumps, besides many "sloughs " and pond-holes. Many a spring night has Mr. Cox had a free bull- frog serenade. Other carly settlers encountered the same diffi- culties. It is very interesting to the young people of this day to hear such men as Mr. Cox relate their early trials and tri- umphs in Boone county.
COUNTY RECORDS.
The first Court held in the county of Boone was at the house of Daniel Hoover, where Zionsville now stands. It was a log house surrounded by thick woods of heavy timber and under- brush.
The first Recorder was James McCan.
First Treasurer, John B. Nesbit.
First Sheriff, Austin Davenport.
First Commissioners, Frederick Lowe, J. T. Hunt and James Van Eaton.
First Representative, Austin Davenport.
First Clerk, David Hoover.
First Justice of the Peace, Jacob Sheets.
The first church house in the county was a log house on Eagle Creek, in Eagle township, built by the Regular Baptist denomi- nation.
The first water mill was built by Jacob Sheets.
The first steam mill by A. H. Longley.
The first school teachers were F. Hare and a Mr. Laughlin.
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CENTER TOWNSHIP lies very nearly in the center of the county. Its mechanical outlines, or borders, are of a peculiar shape. It has the appearance of having once been much larger than it now is, but by degrees has been eaten into by other townships until it presents a jagged appearance on every side. It has no straight line running the full length of the township on any side. It is a matter of wonder to the mechanical engineer that counties and townships are not laid out in perfect squares, at least when no visible obstacle appears in the way.
Center township contains about 55 square miles, or about 35,200 acres. It is bounded by Marion, Clinton, Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Harrison, Perry, Worth and Union town- ships, leaving but two townships in the county-Sugar Creek and Eagle-not touched by its borders. Center township is generally quite level, heavily timbered, and of very rich soil. All the productions common to the climate may be produced abundantly here. Much of the township is very wet in certain seasons, although the level wet lands are of the very best when once properly drained. Time can not destroy their productive qualities. Intelligent farmers have discovered that tile draining is vastly more remunerative than bank investments. It is a matter of surprise to the well-informed agriculturist that more tile draining is not accomplished. It is a well advanced theory, established by facts, that level land well drained with under- drainage will withstand the action of both drouths and floods far better than lands not drained at all. Indeed it is a pretty well
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established truth that any land, either hilly or level; is improved by under-draining. Farms in Center township that are now worth only twenty to thirty dollars per acre might, with proper attention in this respect, be made worth four times that amount per acre, and at far less cost than the actual advance in price. What we say here of Center township may be said of large portions of other townships in Boone county.
Lebanon, located a little to the northwest of the center of the township, is a live, enterprising city, containing many fine brick business blocks and numerous beautiful residences. The streets are well laid out and kept in good order. The court-house at this place is a monument of credit to the people of the county, . and in no other court-house have we found a more affable and accommodating corps of officers. They have our hearty thanks for having generously and kindly given to our agents all needful , information necessary to this work. In fact, the people through- out the county are generous, kind and intelligent, among whom strangers may not fear to go. There are certainly inducements, both in the country and in the towns of the county, for men seeking farms or other places of business.
The I., C. & L. R. R. runs through Center township from southeast to northwest, giving to the township good facilities for trade. There are numerous other roads of other kinds running into Lebanon from every quarter.
The township is watered by the head waters of Prairie Creek, which empty into Sugar Creek ; also by other small streams of no great importance.
There'are many fine, well-improved farms, besides other im- provements, in the township. The bridges, roads and school property are first-class, considering the newness of the country.
There are seventeen school-houses in the township-all sub- stantial. buildings-valued at $13,000. Number of scholars, about 1050. Mr. Milroy Lane is the present Township Trustee,
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SECRET ORGANIZATIONS.
Boone Lodge, No. 9, F. and A. M .; Lebanon ; organized in the year 1845, at Thorntown, and removed to Lebanon August 9th, 1847, at which place it now is, and is in a prosperous con- dition ; number of members, 120; value of property, $2500.
Chapter, No. 39; Lebanon ; organized in May, 1857; mem- bership, 49; value of property, $6000.
Ruth Lodge, Daughters of Rebecca, No. 2; Lebanon ; mem- bership, 75; organized in the year 1869; value of property, $150.
Winnebago Tribe of Red Men, No. 36; Lebanon ; member- ship, 100; organized in the year 1873 ; value of property, $1, 000,
Solomon Lodge, I. O. G. T., No. 324; membership, 75 ; organized 1872; value of property, $100.
Center Grange, No. 306; two miles northwest Lebanon ; membership, 70; value of property, $200; Peter Cox, Master ; S. R. Williams, Secretary ; organized August 18, 1873.
Salem Grange, No. 392; three miles south of Lebanon; membership, So; value of property, $150; organized Oct., 1873.
Wonder Grange, No. 380; organized Sept., 1873 ; member- ship, 50; value of property, $30; O. D. Shankland, Master ; W. M. Byres, Secretary. This Grange is five miles northeast of Lebanon.
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES.
Missionary Baptist Church; Lebanon ; organized Dec. 12, 1873 ; membership, 25; Rev. Cyrus B. Allen, pastor.
Presbyterian Church; Lebanon; membership, 155; value of property, $15,000; Rev. J. M. Bishop, pastor; S. H. Hamil- ton, superintendent of Sabbath school ; average attendance, 100.
M. E. Church; Lebanon; membership, 300; value of prop- crty, $12,000; Rev. C. B. Mock, pastor; A. II. Hayn, Sabbath school superintendent; average attendance, 250.
Christian Church ; Lebanon; membership, 2440; value of
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property, $6,000; Rev. R. Edmonson, pastor ; H. Darnell, 1
Sabbath school superintendent; average attendance, 130.
Independent Christian Church ; two miles north-west of Leb- anon ; membership, 48; Rev. J. Shulse, pastor; have no prop- erty.
Gossett Chapel, M. E. Church ; four miles southeast of Leb- anon ; membership, 50; Rev. W. S. Crow, pastor ; Joseph A. . Fish, Sabbath school superintendent ; average attendance, 40; value of church property, $600.
United Presbyterian Church; Lebanon ; membership, 35; value of church property, $3,000 ; Rev. J. D. Glenn, pastor.
Union Sabbath School; two miles northwest of Lebanon ; Henry Shulse, superintendent; L. F. Moler, secretary ; number of scholars, 85.
Union Sabbath School; four miles northwest of Lebanon ; A. Kersey, superintendent ; average attendance, 40.
DIRECTORY OF CENTER TOWNSHIP.
Allec, O. S .; carpenter and builder ; Lebanon. Born in Ind. 1834; settled in B. C. 1868. Rep. Christian.
Apgar, F .; retired miller; Lebanon. Born in N. J. 1818 ; set- tled in B. C. 1855. Rep. Methodist.
Adair, John; farmer ; ¿ m s e Lebanon. Born in Ky. 1821; settled in B. C. 1851. Dem. Christian.
ATKINSON, J. M .; grocery; Lebanon. Born in Ky. 1830; settled in B. C. 1851. Rep. Presbyterian.
Amburn, Jesse ; 13 m s Lebanon. Born in Va. 1813; settled , in B. C. 1839. Dem. Methodist.
Albright, Samuel; carriage manufactory; Lebanon.
Adam, Henry; leather store and tannery ; Lebanon. Born in Europe 1835; settled in B. C. 1866. Dem. Lutheran.
Abbott, J. A .; attorney ; firm of Abbott & Hamilton ; Lebanon. Born in Ind. 1839; settled in B. C. 1865. Dem. M. Bap.
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Anderson, A. E .; house, sign and carriage painter; Lebanon. Born in Ind. 1846; settled in B. C. 1866. Rep. .
Adney, Isaac S .; saw mill; Lebanon. Born in Ind. 1843; set- tled in B. C. 1846. Dem.
Albright, Samuel ; brick maker ; Lebanon. Born in Pa. 1829; settled in B. C. 1874. Rep. Universalist.
Anderson, William C .; cooper; Lebanon. Born in Ohio 1810; settled in B. C. 1873. Dem.
Anderson, R. W .; cooper and teamster; Lebanon. Born in Ind. 1844; settled in B. C. 1873. Dem. Frienc.
Anderson, H. E .; laborer; Lebanon. Born in B. C. 1845. Rep. Presbyterian.
Allen, Simcon ; farmer ; 23 m n w Lebanon. Born in Ky. 1819; settled in B. C. 1832. Rep.
ALLEN, JOHN ; farmer; 23 m n w Lebanon. Born in Ky. 1830; settled in B. C. 1832. Rep. Christian.
ALLEN, WM. M .; farmer; 2} m n w Lebanon. Born in. B. C. 1856. Rep. Christian.
Allen, William; farmer; 3 m n w. Lebanon. Born in Ky. 1815 ; settled in B. C. 1832. Farmers' and laboring men's ticket.
Alexander, J. D .; farmer ; 4 m n w Lebanon. Born in Ky. 1822 ; settled in B. C. 1847. Rep.
Anderson, John C .; farmer ; I m n w Lebanon. Born in Ind. 1827 ; settled in B. C. 1872. Rep. Presbyterian. Anderson, William A .; farmer ; 34 m n w Lebanon. Born in Va. 1820; settled in B. C. 1854. Dem. Newlight.
Ayls, T. R .; road master, I., C. & L. R. R .; Lebanon. Born in R. I. 1840; settled in B. C. 1872.
ADAIR, J. F .; farmer ; 33 m e Lebanon. Born in Ky. 1839 ;. settled in B. C. 1850.
Adair, William ; farmer : 2 m e Lebanon.
Alderson, . M. S .; laborer; 4 m n c Lebanon. Born in Ky .. 18449 ; settled in B. C. 1872. Dem.
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Adair, Thomas ; farmer ; 4 m n e Lebanon.
Allen, W. P .; farmer ; 23 m n Lebanon. Born in B. C. 1846. Allen, Robert; farmer ; 23 m n w Lebanon. Born in Ky. ISII ; settled in B. C. 1832.
Allen, J. H .; marble cutter ; Lebanon. Born in Ohio 18448; settled in B. C. 1853. Rep. Presbyterian.
Abernathey, Daniel ; farmer and carpenter ; 12 m n w Lebanon. Born in Ind. 1822; settled in B. C. 1835. Rep. Christian. Amburn, Jesse; farmer ; 112 m s Lebanon. Born in Va .. IST4; settled in B. C. 18 -. Dem. Methodist. € AMBURN, R. W .; farmer; 13 m s Lebanon. Born in Ind.
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Apple, J. G .; farmer; 6 m s w Lebanon. £ Born in Ind. IS40 : settled in B. C. 1870. Newlight.
Andrews, T. A .; farmer ; 3 m s w Lebanon.
Ball, J. M .; Auditor of Boone Co .: Lebanon. Born in B. C. 1833. Dem.
BICKLEY, T. C .; grocery and queensware; Lebanon. Born in Ind. 1832; settled in B. C 186S. Rep.
Brown, J. . C .; dealer in hardware, stoves and agricultural imple- ments ; firm of Brown & Bro .; Lebanon. Born in Ky. 1847 ; settled in B. C. 1872. Rep.
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