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Rev. Gordon Ilall, who died a missionary in India in 1826, was born in Granville in 1784.
Hon. Isaac C. Bates, three times chosen to Congress from his native district, was born in Granville in 1779. He died at Northampton in 1847, aged sixty-eight.
HIon. John E. Mills, a resident of Montreal, Canada, from 1815 to 1847, and mayor of that city, was born in Granville in 1797.
Gamaliel S. Olds, an eminent scholar and divine, who died in Ohio in 1848, was born in Granville in 1777.
REVOLUTIONARY REMINISCENCES.
July 11, 1774, the town selected as a committee " to inspect the debate between the mother-country and the inhabitants of America," Messrs. Timothy Robinson, Luke Hitchcock, Oliver Phelps, Josiah Ilarvey, Samuel Bancroft, Nathan Barlow, and John Hamilton.
The resolutions subsequently reported by the committee and adopted by the district were as follows :
"1. Resolved, That King George III. is our rightful sovereign and king, and that we will at all times bear all allegiance due unto him.
" 2. That the inhabitants of this, his Majesty's Province, and the other colo- nies in America, are justly entitled to all the rights, liberties, and privileges that the inhabitants of Great Britain are entitled to, which rights, liberties, and privileges are jo a particular manner confirmed to the inhabitants of this Prov- iuce by charter, and that we would humbly request and confidently challenge these rights, liberties, and privileges to us belonging, as free and natural born English subjects.
"3. That it is our opinion that the aforesaid acts of Parliament [Stamp Act, et.] are calculated to pe. plex and enslave this, his Majesty's free and boyal prov- ince, and are destructive of our invalualde liberties and privileges; and have a manifest tendency to alienate the affections of his Majesty's faithful subjects, and are in the highest degree oppressive and unconstitutional.
- "4. That in order to obtain iedress from the difficulties and calamities in which fre a e du deeply involved by the atoresaid acts uf Parliament, it is onr opinion that s nue uniform and constitutional res alves be ag eed upon, for a quiversal rula to be of served throughont all the colonies, the construction of which we refer to the wisdom of the General American Congress, soon to meet. Aod we would humbly offer t> their consideration, that it is our opinion that a suspension of all commerce with Great Britain, under proper regulations, and a covenant en- gagement of non-importation and non-consumption of their manufac tures, to be Solemnly subscribed by the people, will be the most likely means to produce the desired effect. And that such non-importati mi and non-consumption agreement is ucither unwarrantable, hostile, nor treacherous, or contrary to our allegiance
due to our king; and that it is the indispeosalle duty of every person who would reserve to himself and posterity the inestimable blessing of liberty, by all constitutional ways and means in his power, to emdenvor to avert the much- dreaded consequences of those art itrary and oppressive acts.
"5. That we greatly applaud the patriotic zeal of the merchants and other inhabitants of Boston, and especially the vigilance and assidnity of their com- mittee of correspondence: and although we approve of the sentiment and spirit of their covenant presented to us to subscribe, yet we are of opinion that the same is rather premature and too precipitate, as it is a matter of the utmost im- portance to the British American colonies, and requires the most serious consid- etation, feming it will breed discord among the inhabitants, and that a division of sentiment may be destructive of the good effect. We propose, therefore, and rather choose to defer the subscription thereto, but wait the determination of the American Congress. And do, as christians, promise and pledge our faith, that whatever constitutional determination and resolves shall be agreed upon and puldished by them, as a general rule of observance by all the provinces, we will subscribe to, and in all particulars abide by. A faithful adherence to this, we make no doubt, may be the happy means to reduce the mini-try to a sense of their duty, and restore unto us our rights, and harmionionsly unite us to our mother-country, aud bo the lengthening out of the tranquillity of the British Empire.
"G. That we do abhor all unconstitutional riots and tumultuous assaults upon the person or estate of any one who is personally in the execution of his own lawful business, but will, to the utmost of our power, endeavor that peace and good order be maintained.
"7. That there be a committee of correspondence to correspond with other committees in this and the neighboring colonies, and give due information of all infringements upon our rights and liberties.
"8. That a letter of construction be written by the Committee of Correspond- ence, in behalf of this district, to the inhabitants of the town of Boston, to as- sure them of our firm attachment to the counnon cause, and promise faithful assistance in all constitutional ways, to encourage to a firm and steadfast perse- verance in all the ways of well doing."
Upon the reception of the alarm from Lexington, Granville mustered a company of 60 men and sent them promptly forward, under Capt. Lebbeus Ball, whose first lieutenant was Lemuel Bancroft, of Southwick. To this company the dis- triet gave the sum of £1 for each man "as an encourage- ment." Another company of 78 men, sent out early in 1776, belonged to the 5th Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Col. John Mosely, of Westfield. The officers of the company were William Cooley, Captain ; Edmund Barlow, First Lieu- tenant; Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Second Lieutenant; Richard Dickinson, Joel Strong, and Samuel Williams, Sergeants; Joel Bancroft, Clerk ; Samuel Stiles, Drummer ; Timothy Spelman, Fifer ; and John Cooley, Thomas Gillet, and James Coe, Corporals. The company was equipped with 73 guns, 2 bayonets, 4 swords, 680 flints, and 5} pounds of powder. Fourteen of Granville's citizens are said to have perished in the service,-among them being Isaac Chapman, who fell at Ticonderoga, Deacon Luke Hitchcock (who died en route to his home. from the army, and was buried at Springfield), Enos Howe, and John Bartlett. The latter was a private in Capt. Cooley's company, and at the battle of White Plains he was cut down by a cavalryman, and his head so cleft in twain that the two parts thereof fell over upon his shoulders.
Granville performed a patriotic part in the trying days of the Revolution, and raised men and money for the service without stint, while the families of those who went into the war were provided by the district with comfortable support during the respective terms of each soldier's enlistment.
Upon the declaration of war against Great Britain in 1812, a resolution was passed "to petition Congress to avert the calamities of war and restore the nation to peace ;" and one also " to present a remonstrance to Congress against an alli- anee with France." It was also determined "to choose a delegate to meet in county convention in Northampton, July 14, 1812, to take into consideration the alarming situation of our country, and to make such representation thereon as sball be thought proper." David Curtis was chosen to represent the district at the convention.
NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS.
In the days of the early settlement there was much grave apprehension touching probable Indian troubles, although the settlement passed happily unscathed through the exciting periods of Indian depredations in Western Massachusetts, be-
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tween the years 1744 and 1760. Timely precautions were taken by the inhabitants to guard against dangers from the savages. The first fort was built by Samuel Bancroft, in 1744, and the second, shortly after the erection of Mr. Bancroft's, by Deacon David Rose. Deacon Rose's fort, which was also his residence, was built of stone, and was the first house erected in that part of Granville now called Tolland. These forts afforded many of the settlers havens of safety whenever the near approach of Indians threatened danger, but, as before noted, no very serious demonstration was ever made in this direction by the savages.
Four of Granville's citizens who served in the last French war were tent-mates during the campaign, and returning to- gether to Granville at the close of the war, died there many years afterwards at the respective ages of eighty-two, eighty- six, eighty-nine and ninety.
Mention has already been made of the fact that many of the early settlers lived to be very old, and in this connection it may be remarked that many of them met with accidental deaths. Samuel Gillet, the first person to die in the place, dropped dead one day while at work in his field. Samnel Bancroft, the pioneer settler, retired to rest at night in full health, and was found dead in his bed the next morning. Jonathan Rose, who lived to be one hundred and three years old, beeame deranged shortly before his death, and, for safe- keeping, was confined in the dwelling of one of his relatives. The building took fire one day, and Rose, being alone therein, perished in the flames. Ephraim Monson was scalded to death, Daniel Cooley, another early settler, died of an accidental wound, and Asa Burt was killed by the fall of a tree.
ORGANIZATION.
Granville was incorporated as 'a district Jan. 25, 1754, and under the act of 1786 became a town in the latter year, al- though, singularly enough, representatives were sent to the General Court as early as 1775. The district was named in honor of John Carteret, Earl of Granville, although some of the old residents believe that the name was suggested by the Grand Valley, so called, that marks the dividing-line between East and West Granville.
The territory incorporated in 1754 measured 15 miles in length by about 6 in width. In 1810 a considerable tract on the west was set off and incorporated as the town of Tolland. Unfortunately for the purposes of history, the proprietors' records antedating 1754, and the district and town records be- tween the years 1754 and 1797, and again between 1830 and 1859, have been lost or destroyed. The following list of the persons who have served as seleetmen and town clerks will therefore be found to inelude only those who served from 1797 to 1830 and from 1859 to 1879 :
SELECTMEN.
1797 .- Ezra Marvin, Jacob Bates, Abraham Granger, Jonah Harvey, Titus Fowler.
1798 .- Ezra Marvin, David Robinson, Titus Fowler, Jacob Bates, Wm. Cooley. 1799 .- Ezra Marvin, Jacob Bates, Titus Fowler, Wm Cooley, David Cortis.
1800 .- Israel Parsons, David Robinson, Thomas Hamilton, Asa Seymour, Seth Parsons.
1801 .- Israel Parsons, David Robinson, Thomas Hamilton, Seth Parsons, Perry Marshall, Jr.
1802 .- Asa Seymour, David Curtis, Abraham Granger, Timothy Rose, John Phelps.
1803 .- Asa Seymour, Jacob Bates, Titus Fowler, Timothy Rose, Abraham Gran- ger.
1804 .- Israel Parsons, David Curtis, Titus Fowler, John Phelps, James Coe. 1:05 .- Israel l'arsoos, John Phelps, Abraham Granger.
1806 .- Ezra Marvin, Jacob Bates, Abraham Granger.
1807 .- Israel Parsons, Joel Robinson, Abraham Granger.
1808 .- Amos Root, Joel Robinson, Abraham Granger.
1800 .- Israel Parsons, Jobn Phelps, Wm. Twining (2d).
1810 .- Asa Seymour, David Curtis, Wol. Twining, James Coe, Joel Parsons.
1811 .- Asa Seymour, Joel Parsons, James Barlow.
1812 .- Asa Seymour, Hezekiah Robinson, Lyman Baldwin.
13 .- Israel Parsons, Hezekiah Robinson, Elihn Stow.
1 4 .- James Barlow, Hezekiah Robinson, Perry Babcock.
1815 .- James Barlow, Perry Babcock, Joel Root, Lyman Baldwin, Stephen Spel- man.
1816 .- Lyman Baldwin, Joel Root, Isaac Miller, James Cooley, John Robinson. 1×17 .- Istael Parsous, Joel Root, John Selden, Lyman Baldwin, Dudley Inm- phrey.
1818 .- Patrick Boies, Joel Rout, Hezekiah Robinson, E. Barlow, Jr., Nathan Parsons.
1810 .- Jolin Selden, Hezekiah Robinson, James Barlow.
1820 .- Francis Stebbins, James Barlow, Hezekiah Robinson.
1821 .- Francis Stebbins, James Barlow, Jona. B. Bancroft.
1824 .- Francis Stebbins, Bela Bancroft, Denison Parsous.
1823,-James Biu low, Denison Parsons, Wm. Marvin.
1824 .- Denison Parsoos, Wm. Marvin, Benjamin Barnes, Jr. 1825 .- Denison Parsons, Joel Root, Stephen Spelman.
1826 .- Ilezekiah Rol inson, Juel Root. Nathan l'arsons.
1827 .- Stephen Spelman, Hezekiah Robinson, Jantes Barlow.
1828 .- Hezekiah Robinson, James Barlow, Nathan Parsons.
1829 .- James Cooley, Noah Cooley, Jonathan B. Bancroft.
1830 .- Noah Cooley, Elijah Seymour, Vincent Holcomb. * * * *
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1859 .- 0. Z. Hugens, James H. Andrews, James P. Cooley. 1×60 .- D. M. Wheeler, O. Z. Hugens, James II. Andrews. 1861 .- Edmund Bailow, D. M. Wheeler, Edward Ilulcomb.
1862,-John D. Bitley, Wm. Wells. James W. Spelman.
1863 .- James W. Spelman, R. H. Barlow, Daniel II. Drake. 1×64 .- D. M. Wheeler, Franklin Robinson, D. II. Drake,
1865 .- R. H. Barlow, Silas Noble, Jadies W. Spelman. 1866 .- W. W. Baron, D. II. Drake, L. B. Marks.
1867 .- James W. Spelman, Edwin Seymour, James H. Andrews. 1868 .- James W. Johnson, Edwin Seymour, Nelson Godard.
1869 .- E. II. Seymour, James O. Rose, James W. Johnson.
1870 .- E. H. Seymour, S. O. Brocker, Francis Clark.
1871 .- Rufus Smith, James II. Seymour, Wm. Clark. 1872 .- Rufus Smith, Wm C. Clark, E. L. Brown.
1873 .- Wm. C. Clark, E. H Seymour, James W. Johnson. 1874 .- Wm. C. Clark, Orville Carpenter, G. W. Territt. 1875 .- Orville Carpenter, M. J. Rose, Rufus Smith. 1876 .- Orville Carpenter, M. J. Rose, L. B. Marks.
1877-78 .- Miles J. Rose, E. L. Brown, Wm. E. Barnes.
TOWN CLERKS.
John Phelps, 1707-99 ; Israel Parsons, 1799-1801 ; John Phelps, 1801-3; Israel Parsons, 1803; John Phelps, 1804-7; Thaddeus Squire, 1807-9; John Phelps, 1809-11 ; James Cooley, 1811, '15, '17, '19, '21, '23, 125, '27; John Phelps, 1812-13; Juel Parsons, 1814 ; Patrick Boies, 1816, '18, '20, '22, '25, '30; Vincent Holcomb, 1824, '26; Elijah Seymour, 1820. * * * *
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* Chapio F. Brown, 1859; W. L. Boies, 1860; Ralph S. Brown, 1861 ; Lyman W. Shepard, 1862, '64, '66; R. S. Brown, 1863, '65; J. M. Gibbons, 1867-71 ; R. S. Brown, 1871, '75; J. M. Gibbons, 1875; R. S. Brown, 1876-77; J. M. Gibbons, 1878.
REPRESENTATIVES AT THE GENERAL COURT.
Among those who represented Granville at the General Court up to 1857, when the town lost its exclusive representa- tion, the following are noted :
Timothy Robinson, Nathan Barlow, Oliver Phelps, Josiah Harvey, Wm. Cooley, Titus Fowler, Sam'l Thiall, John Hamilton, Clark Cooley, Jas. Hamilton, Thos. Burbank, David Robinson, Enoch Bancroft, Jacob Bates, Eaos Bancroft, John Phelps, Israel Parsons, Thos. Hamilton, Abraham Granger, Ezra Marvin, Wm. Twining. Asa Seymour, David Curtis, James Barlow, James Cooley, Perry Bab- cock, Reuben Hills, Francis Stebbins, Joel Root, Hezekiah Robinson, Jonathan B. Bancroft, Patrick Boies, Elijah Seymour, Noah Cooley, Sam'l Rout, Denison Parsons, Levi Parsons, Francis Peebles, Aaron L. Curtis, James Root, Wm. C. Dunham, Henry Clark, Alphens Bancroft.
VILLAGES.
The villages in Granville are three in number.
EAST GRANVILLE,
the site of the earliest settlement, was originally called by that name, and here, as may be imagined, occurred the incidents with which the early history of the town is connected. Here is a church, a post-office, the town-hall, a store, and a collec- tion of about forty neat and thrifty-looking dwellings, which, in some cases, betoken moderate wealth. An old tavern- building, once a popular hostelry, has outlived its usefulness in that respeet, and is occupied as a private dwelling.
WEST GRANVILLE,
originally called Middle Granville,-when what is now Tol- land was West Granville,-is a pleasantly-located village, four miles west of East Granville, and contains, besides about thirty dwellings, a store, hotel, post-office, a church, and an
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excellent school called "The Academy." In both these vil- lages agriculture is the chief support of the inhabitants.
GRANVILLE CORNERS,
known commonly as Jockey Corners, nestles under the high hill upon which East Granville stands, and is removed about a mile distant eastward from the latter place. It contains a population of perhaps 300, and, in a business sense, is the most important village in the town, here being located two exten- sive drum-factories elsewhere referred to. There are also two churches, a hotel, post-office, two stores and other minor busi- ness interests. It has been a thriving village for many years, and bids fair to hold that course for time to come.
CHURCHES.
A CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHI
was organized about 1747, at what is now East Granville, and soon after, in the same year, a church edifice was erected about a mile west of the village. The first pastor, Rev. Moses Tuttle, was ordained in that year, and preached until 1754. Ile was succeeded, in 1756, by Rev. Jedediah Smith, an earnest preacher, under whose ministrations a strong re- vival set in, in 1757, when upward of 30 new members were received into church fellowship. Later, he sought to incul- cate the Stoddard doctrine into the minds of his people, and the opposition he encountered created much dissension, and the withdrawal of many members. Despite his troublous ex- perience, he remained the pastor until early in 1776, when his hostility to the Revolutionary cause compelled his retire- ment and removal from the town.
During the interval between 1776 and 1795 the church was without a regular pastor. In the latter year, Rev. Timothy M. Cooley, a native of Granville, was ordained, and served through an extended pastorate of fifty-nine years, until 1854, when, in his eighty-third year, he was, at his own request, relieved from his ministerial labors. Shortly after his ordi- nation, the church raised a permanent fund of $5600 for the support of the ministry, and upon Mr. Cooley's retirement it was voted that he should have one-half the annual income of the fund during the remainder of his life.
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Upon the completion of Mr. Cooley's fiftieth year in the service of the church, in 1845, the event was handsomely celebrated in Granville by a joyful jubilee, on which occasion the inhabitants erected in the village of East Granville a neat stone monument, which still stands, and which will long con- tinue to stand as a reminder of the important incident. The church had, in 1879, a membership of 75, at which period the pastor in charge was Rev. Nelson Scott.
A new church building-the present one-was erected in the village of East Granville in 1802, in which year the old one, built in 1747, was taken down.
THE SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
was organized in 1781, in what is now West Granville, and, although a pastor-Rev. Aaron JJ. Bouge-was ordained in 1786, no church edifice was built until 1788. This structure, having from time to time been repaired and improved, is still in use. Mr. Booge, although popular at first, fell into dis- favor after a time, and when, in 1786, he was dismissed, the church was somewhat disorganized. His successor-Rev. Joel Baker, who was ordained in 1797-had a somewhat simi- lar experience. His ministry was, for thirty years after his ordination, a remarkably peaceful one; but after that, for some unknown cause, opposition to him began to manifest itself, and this, it is said, so preyed upon his mind that he fell into a physical decline, and with his death, in 1832, closed his labors in the church. Among his successors were Revs. Seth Chapin, Henry Eddy, Calvin Foote, and Henry B. Smith. The church, which had, in 1879, a membership of about 70, was in charge of Rev. J. C. Alvord.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
was the outgrowth of dissensions in the First Congregational Church by reason of the adoption of the Stoddard doctrine. Its broad principles offended many, and, withdrawing about 1760, they held meetings of their own for many years there- after, styling themselves "Separatists." In 1791 they organ- ized a Baptist Church at what is now called Granville Corners, and there, in 1800, built a house of worship. The church flourished with much vigor from this date forward, and in 1808 had a membership of 88. Only occasional preaching was enjoyed until 1798, when Elder Miner was called to the charge, in which he remained until 1816. His successor-Rev. Silas Root-preached from 1817 until his death, in 1846. The pastor in 1879 was Rev. Daniel Dearborn, and in that year the membership was about 90. The first church building, which was, in 1848, replaced by the present structure, is now used as the parsonage.
A UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
was organized at Granville Corners in 1863, and in the same year a house of worship was erected. The membership is about 25, but there is at present no regular pastor, preaching being supplied from time to time as it can be obtained.
SCHOOLS.
Although the district doubtless bestirred itself previous to that date in the matter of schools, it is supposed that the first appropriation made for the advancement of edneation was in the year 1762, when £20 were raised for the purpose. The loss of the early records renders it impossible to say when the first school-house was built or who was the first school-teacher. The system of public education in Granville has always been a liberal one, and now (in 1879) the apportionment of the town into eleven school districts testifies that that liberal spirit has not been suffered to weaken. There is at Granville Corners an excellent graded school, which employs the services of two teachers, and which is highly esteemed in the community. Granville has contributed a considerable number of college graduates, of whom mention is here made of the following : Rufus Harvey, Timothy M. Cooley, Elijah Bates, Stephen Twining, Truman Baldwin, Isaae C. Bates, Roger C. Ilatch, David B. Coe, David B. Curtis, Seth M. Leavenworth, Gor- don Ilall, Lorrin C. Hatch, John Seward, Harvey Coe, Chas. F. Bates, Chas. S. Robinson, Thomas Twining, Timothy C. Cooley, Augustus Pomeroy, David L. Coe, James Cooley, Curtis P. Baker, Joseph I. Foot, Wm. Webster, Gurdon S. Stebbins, John C. Terrett, George Foot, Louis E. Root, Junius H. Ilatch, Benson Baldwin, David L. Root.
BURIAL-PLACES.
Of the five burying-grounds in the town, one is at Granville Corners, two are at East Granville, and two at West Gran- ville. The oldest one is found at East Granville, near where the first Congregational Church was built in 1747, about a mile west of the village centre. The first person buried there was Samuel Gillet, who died in 1739, and who is supposed to have been the first person who died in what is now Gran- ville. No headstone marks his resting-place, and it may also be remarked that many of those set up previous to 1760 have been either destroyed or have lost their inscriptions through the erosions of time. The oldest inscriptions now legible are given as follows :
Samuel Wheeler, Jr., 1758; Elsa Wheeler, 1758; Smith Miller, 1750; Ruth Rose, 1759; Sarah Pratt, 1757 ; - Coe, 1759: Annie Barlow, 1755: Isaac Dowd, 1761 ; Nathaniel Hubbard, 1762; Lydia Stow. 1761; Olive Till its, 1762; Seth Coe, 1760; -- Coe, 1762; Job Stiles, Jr., 1766; Martha Barlow, 1765; Nancy Smith, 1769; Asa Burt, 1774; Sarah Bancroft, 1777; Lydia Stiles, 1779; Louden Dickinson, 1772; llantah Dickinson, 1778; Sarah, wife of Phineas Pratt, 1777; Phineas Pratt, 1770; Eliza, wife of David Rose, 1775; Hiram, son of Gerard Pratt, 1777; Phorche, wife of Aaron Coc, 1774; three daughters of Lemuel Ban- croft, 1775 and 1776; James Barlow, 1777 ; Zoviar, daughter of Thos, Gillet, 1783; Samuel Bancroft, 1788, aged seventy-seven ; Statira, daughter of Eher Spelman,
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1781; Eliza, wife of Aaron Spelman, 1786; Eliachim Stow, 1789, aged eighty- two; Asahel Clark, 1784, aged sixty-five; Lewman, son of Daniel Cooley, 1780 ; Daniel Cooley, 1782; Phineas Tiuker, 1782; Reuben Rose, 1783; Justus Rose, 1781 ; Eliza, wife of Ahnmaz Reed, 1791; Thomas Spelman, 1790; Alsup, son of Elihu Stow, 1790; Algenune, daughter of Job Stiles, 1791; James Coe, 1794; Salvana Walworth, 1791; Abigail, wife of Jonathan Church, 1794; Mejarez Dunham, 1796; Oliver, son of Benjamin Waters, 1798; Jasper Marvin, 1797; Margaret, wife of Nathan Barlow, 1791; Thomas Gillet, 1791; Sarah, relict of Samuel Bancroft, 1802, agel eighty-three; Sarah, wife of Thomas Spelmao, 1801, aged eighty-five ; Catharine, wife of Eliachim Stow, 1801, aged eighty-two.
INDUSTRIES.
The only manufacturing industries of the town-save per- haps a few saw-mills-are located at the village of Granville Corners. Here Noble & Cooley have an extensive drum-fac- tory, in which they employ about sixty workmen, and produce about $50,000 worth of manufactures annually, their product including, besides drums, toys of various kinds. Although the factory is located on Valley Brook, a rapid stream, steam- power is alone used. The woods used in the manufacture of drums are maple, poplar, and bass. Messrs. Noble & Cooley have operated this factory since 1855. About a mile east of
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