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William P. Arnold, a native of Rutland Co., Vt., and who had previously resided in Niagara and Chautauqua Cos., N. Y., came to Branch County in June, 1833. IIc first settled upon the premises now occupied by Canfield Fisk, in the town of Coldwater; here he built a small log house, which stood between Mr. Fisk's present residence and the road. He also built the farm-house now standing
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on the corner of the above-mentioned land. In 1839 he removed to Quiney, and settled upon the premises now occupied by him. Here he built a small frame house, which he now uses as a corn-house. From the time of his becoming a citizen of Quincy until the present, Mr. Arnold has been active and prominent in all public as well as private matters, which had in view the advancement and prosperity of his village and township. He has most worthily filled many positions of trust and honor. He was chosen supervisor in 1840, and received the honor of being re-elected in consecutive years to 1852, inclusive. In the latter year he was elected to the Legislature, represent- ing his district for one term. He was again elected super- visor in 1867, 1868, 1871, 1874, 1875, and 1876.
QUINCY'S PIONEERS.
Alphabetical list of the pioneers of Quincy township, whe, with a few exceptions, were all settled here in years prior to 1840, showing also the seetions upon which they resided :
Sec.
Sec.
Allen, Benjamin. 24
Grovendyke, Asa T. 13
Alger, Squire 9
Howell, James.
Hiturod, Johu. 28 Adams, James. 10, 15
Anson, Pearson 15
Harger, Alanson 20,21
Arnold, Wm. P. 16
Howell, Joseph .. 18
Arnold, Rice T. 19
Hawes, Morris F
Hewett, Bartholomew 17,21
Armstrong, Matthew
Hartsough, Joseph L .. 14 Broughton, John. 22
Joseph, William 27
Broughton, Lester. 28
Joseph, Lucas .. 27
Blood, David S
Kinnen, Joseph W. 29
Brown, Madison. 8
Loomis, Walter. 15
Babcock, 11. F. 17
Lincoln, Peries.
Locke, Amos
Leland, Elijah 13
Laughlin, William 23
McConnell, llenry.
19
Burdick, James M
Mudge, Ira S
Mudge, llezekiah 1) 22
Berry, Samuel. 21
Mudge, Ebenezer ..
Morey, Richard. 14
Miller, Timothy 28 Berry, Joseph 15
Muckey, Marcus 29 Bagley, Daniel S 15
Berry, Ezra.
Newell, David 18, 19
Nicholas, Ansel 1
Burnham, Griswold.
9
Newberry, Peter M .. 10
Bowen, Asa C 1
Otis, Isaac. 19
2
Odell, Harvey 3
Ball, Thaddeus.
Perry, Edward.
13
Barber, Ansel
Rice, Levi G 18 Belote, Jno. S
35
Barber, Dan 36
12
Russell, Ellis
14
Russell, William S 13 Bill, Warren. 15
Bapp, Conrad 18 Brown, Caleb. 15
Roe, William S. 13 Brown, Alvarado 14
9 Carson, Gerret.
Cornish, John
15
Smith, James 5,19
Craft, Abram 20 Shook, Peter. 1
Corless, Hiram. 17, 18,19
Swan, Joseph S 26
Corless, Philaoder. 18
Starr, Albert 29
Cole, Lyman. 12
Towle, Lemuel 20
Corbus, James G.
13
Curtis, Marcus 19, 20
Trim, Moses
Vessehius, Abram
Clizbe, James 24 Vesschius, William
Carter, Benoni 1G
Vessehius, John.
Van Ilyning, Henry .. 17,20
Wing, Barnabas ..
Williams, Alpheus. 7
Whitney, Chauncey E S
Willson, llorris. 12, 13, 14 1
Wight, Washburn
Wheeler, Thomas 11
Wilmarth, Alfred.
5 Darwin, Russell 16 Donahee, Ebenezer L 5 Waters, Israel. 16 Dalley, Nicholas. 16 Williams, Florello P 16
Etheridge. Samuel 16
Grow, Ambrose. 14
Gager, Simon 15
Glanu, John M. 17,20
CIVIL HISTORY.
The Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, by an act approved March 23, 1836, erected Quincy from Coldwater township.
The original boundaries of the township, and the place designated for holding the first township-meeting, were, by that aet, defined as follows :
"Section 18 .- All that portion of the county of Branch designated by the United States survey as towoships six, seven, and eight, south of range five west, be, and the same is, hereby set off and organized into a separate township by the name of Quincy, and the first town- ship-meeting therein shall be held at the dwelling-house of John Cornish, in said township."
We thus find that for a period of two years Quiney in- cluded within its limits the present townships of Algansee and California.
In their petition to the Legislature, asking for the forma- tion of a new township, the people sent forward the name of Springfield or Springville. But as another township in the State had already adopted the name mentioned by the petitioners, Dr. Hiram Alden, who then represented the county of Branch, suggested the name of Quincy, which was adopted. It is claimed that the name is derived from Quincy, Mass., the former residence of Mr. Alden.
Algansee, including California, was set off as a separate township April 2, 1838.
PROCEEDINGS OF FIRST TOWNSHIP-MEETING-OFFICERS
ELECTED.
At the first township election the electors assembled at the house of John Cornish, on the 4th day of April, 1836, and organized the meeting by choosing John Cornish, Esq., Moderator ; Thomas Wheeler, Clerk ; and Enos G. Berry, Assistant Moderator. As a result of this meeting, the following-named persons were chosen township officers, to serve for the period of one year: Enos G. Berry, Super- visor ; David W. Baker, Town Clerk ; John Cornish, James G. Corbus, Samuel Beach, Enos G. Berry, Justices of the Peace ; Samuel H. Berry, Luther Briggs, James Adams, Assessors ; Joseph T. Burnham, Pearson Anson, James Adams, Elighway Commissioners; James M. Burdick, Ellis Russell, Thomas Wheeler, Commissioners of Common Schools ; Joseph L. Hartsough, James Adams, James M. Burdick, Inspectors of Common Schools; Griswold Burn- ham, Collector ; Pearson Anson, Griswold Burnham, Con- stables ; Samuel H. Berry, Conrad Rapp, Overseers of the Poor ; Distriet No. 1, Thomas Wheeler, District No. 2, Pearson Anson, Distriet No. 3, Joseph L. Hartsough, Overseers of Highways.
Voted, That pathmasters be fence-viewers.
Voted, That all hogs over twenty-five pounds in weight be frec commoners.
At a special township-meeting held September 27, 1836, for the purpose of electing a constable and collector, offices made vacant by the continued absence of Griswold Burn- ham, Ellis Russell was elected Collector, and James M. Burdick, Constable.
At the annual township-meeting of 1837, 850 were voted for the support of the poor, and $75 for the improvement
Clizbe, lliram .. 5
Curtis, Miles C.
Corless, Philo. 18
Clizbe, James. 15
Chittenden, Horace.
Darling, James. 23
Deyoe, Wm. P
Wood, David. S
Wood, Solomou ... Wheelan, Jeremiah B 0
G
Babcock, Simon 5
Baker, David W 13, 14
Boon, George 12, 13
Burlisoo, Alva ..
12, 13, 24
Burlingame, Caleb.
S
Bowen, Smith.
6
Briggs, Luther. 23 25
Prentiss, William
Ransom, James 20 Bennett, Jacob 31
Reynolds, Alexander .. 19,30 Ross, George. t-
Burnham, Joseph T
Sinclair, John
Tourtlett, Alden S
Clark, Alva. 9
3
Arnold, Anselum. 19
Hamilton, Silas 15 Ashton, James
Babcock, Geo. P 5
Berry, Enos G. 21,22
PHOTO BY KINDMARK COLD
J. R. MOREY
MRS. J. R. MOREY
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RESIDENCE OF J. R. MOREY, QUINCY, MICHICAN
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of highways. Thirty-five dollars were appropriated for the repair of the bridge across Hog River in 1839.
At a meeting of the assessors, convened at the house of Enos G. Berry, May 18, 1839, the following-named persons were selected to serve as jurors for the town of Quincy : David W. Baker, Joseph T. Burnham, Solomon Wood, William S. Rowe, George Boon, Luther Briggs, Ellis Rus- sell, Alpheus Williams, James Howell, George Ross, Miles C. Curtiss, Alexander Reynolds, Hiram Corless, Gerritt Carson, Jones Smith, George P. Babcock, Harvey F. Bab- eock, Iliram Clizbe, Philander Corless, Peter Emmons, Bar- tholomew Ilewett, Peter M. Newberry, Harvey Odell, Moses Trim, Edward Perry, Horace Chittenden, Timothy Miller, Lester Broughton, Peries Lincoln, Peter Shook, James Clizbe, Jr., James G. Corbus, Elijah Leland, Ansel Nichols, John M. Glann.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Tabular list of the principal township officers from 1836 to 1878, inclusive.
Supervisors, 1836. Euos G. Berry.
Town Clerks. David W. Baker.
Justices of the Peace. John Cornish. James G. Corbus. Samnel Beach. Enos G. Berry. Luther Stiles.
1841.
E. L. Donahue. Lyman Cole. Alpheus Williams.
Lester Broughton. Alpheus Williams. George Boon.
John Broughton. Lester Broughton.
Alva Burlison.
Harvey F. Babeock.
1842.
Lyman Cole.
George Boon.
1838.
=
Ellis Russell.
James G. Corbus. Solomon Wood. James Smith. Moses Trim.
1843. =
Alva Burlison.
Job II. Moore.
1839. James Adams.
James G. Corbus.
Peries Lincoln. Enos G. Berry. James Clizbe.
1844.
=
Winsor O. Campbell. Harvey F. Babcock.
Asa C. Bowen.
Lucas Joseph. Smith Bewen. Lucas Joseph.
18.13.
1844.
1845.
=
64
1847.
=
Dan. M. Thomas.
1848.
1849.
IS50.
John H. Edwards. James G. Corbus.
1851.
Nathan B. Ilewett.
1852.
=
46
46
Alanson Ilarger.
1854.
1855. Peter M. Newberry. Moses A. Hewett.
1856. Ebenezer Mwige.
Benj. F. Clark.
1857. William Newberry. Moses A. Hewett. 1558.
1859. Orrin M. Bowen.
Julius J. Gregory.
1860.
=
1861.
=
Milan M. Brown.
1862.
1863. John II. Jones.
=
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Charles A. Edmonds.
186.1. =
1865. =
Moses A. Hewett. Jay L. Taylor.
Aaron W. Barber.
1867. William P. Arnold. Daniel W. Sawyer. 1868.
1869. John Sebring.
1870. Hez. B. EAmonston. Milan M. Brown.
1871. William P. Arnoldl. .6
1872. John Il. Jones. Daniel W. Sawyer.
Aaron W. Barber. Alvarado Brown. Clark (. Scars.
Supervisors. 1873. John 11. Jones.
Town Clerks. Justices of the Peace. Ezra Berry. George B. Knight. Almeron J. Wright.
1874. William P. Arnold.
Zebedee Swnn.
1875.
44
= Almeron J. Wright. Aaron W. Barber.
1876. 46
Clark C. Sears.
1877. Jacob Kineaid.
Rogers W. Berry.
1878. Edson Blackman. =
=
IFenry D. Pessel.
Treasurers .*
Assessors. Highway Commissioners.
1836. (No record.)
Samuel 11. Berry.
Joseph T. Burnhamn.
Luther Briggs. Pearson Anson.
James Adams. James Adams.
John Broughton.
Israel R. Hall.
Asahel Brown.
Geo. P. Babcock.
William Prentiss.
Lemuel Sowle.
John Cornish.
1838. John Broughton.
Solomon Wood. Riee Arnold.
James Adams. Barnabas Wing.
l'eter M. Newberry. Lester Broughton.
1839. Joseph Berry.
William Prentiss.
Winsor O. Campbell.
Lester Broughton.
Joseph T. Burnham.
Peries Lincoln.
Peter M. Newberry.
1840.
Peter M. Newberry. Ansel Nichols.
Alpheus Williams.
Peter Shook. David Perry.
1840. William P. Arnold.
18.11.
Alvarado Brown.
1842.
46
IS45. 16
=
Lyman Cole.
W. B. Foster.
IJarvey F. Babcock.
1846. Joseph T. Burnham. Alvah Burlison.
Joseph W. Kennon. Wesley Lockwood. John Nichols.
1847.
(Supervisor.)
Lyman Cole. Lucas Joseph. H. F. Babcock.
1848.
Alvah Burlison. John Nichols. (Supervisor.)
1849. Ira Clizbe.
1850. Timothy Lockwood.
R. N. T. D. Decker. James E. Goukl. John Nichols. Delevan Tinkham.
1851. Aaron MeGinuess.
1852.
Peter Shook. John Nichols.
John Broughton.
1853. Jacob C. Boon.
(Supervisor.)
Stephen S.Lampman. George W. Chase. F. P. Williams. Lewis Linendol. Joseph T. Jones.
1856. Otis Gager.
=
Joseph S. Swan. Joseph T. Jones.
1857. Milan M. Brown. 46
1858. Hlez'h B. Edmonstou. 44
1859. Jacob Weaver.
1860. Harlow W. Williams.
1861. William P'. Arnold.
Florello P. Williams. Walton J. Barnes. William Newberry. Nathan Swan. Jos. HI. Withington.
# Ellis Russell was elected rollertor in 1836 and Joseph Berry in 1837. No treasurer was elected during the same time.
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Stephen Edmonds. Aaron MeGinness. Winsor O. Campbell. James G. Corbus. Joseph Berry. David W. Baker.
Samuel Etheridge. Allen C. Culver.
Job W. Briggs.
1853. Lyman Cele.
James G. Corbus. Ebenezer Mudge. John II. Jones. Abijah Mosber. Amos Culver. Ezra Perry.
1854. Daniel Williams. 1855. Hosen J. Corbus. =
John Il. Jones. Martin Hawley. Amos Culver.
Rodney K. Twadell. Murray Knowles. Jacob Kincaid.
1866.
Martin llawley. Clark C. Sears. George B. Knight.
Elisha Williams.
George Boon. Lucas Joseph.
Aaron MeGinness. C. E. Whitney. Ebenezer Mudge.
Smith Bowen.
Alfred Willmarth.
1846.
1837.
George Roon.
1837. «
Daniel W. Sawyer.
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Treasurers. Assessors.
1862. Thomas N. Barnes. (Supervisor.)
1863. Orlando F. Buell.
1864. William P. Arnold.
1865. Lyman Witter.
Aaron W. Barber. Jeremiah B. Wheeler. ..
1866. Daniel G. Williams.
1867. Lyman Witter.
George H. Lafleur.
1868. Zadock C. Rose.
Z. G. Swan.
1869.
Rella. M. Campbell.
1870. Guy E. Bennett.
William P. Harman. Jacob Weaver.
1871.
1872. Jay L. Taylor. 46
Reuben A. Baggerly. Rella M. Campbell.
1873. Zadoek C. Rose.
Reuben A. Baggerly.
1874. Martin llawley.
Levi Swan.
1875. Zadock C. Rose.
Peter M. Newberry.
1876. 46
Rodney K. Twadell.
1877. Almeron J. Wright.
1878. Cyrus Wilcox.
John R. Morey.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Chicago Road .- The United States military road, which extends from Detroit to Chicago, better known as the " Chieago turnpike," enters the town from the east, and running due west through the centre of sections 13 and 14, thence bears off to the southwest, interseeting in its further course sections 15, 16, 21, 20, and 19.
It passes through the centre of Quincy village. It was the first highway projected and completed through the township, and this portion of it was finished during the summer of 1833.
First Highways Established by Turnpike Authorities .- In August, 1836, James Adams and Pearson Anson, com- posing a majority of the first board of highway commis- sioners, established five roads, described by Lemuel Sowle, surveyor, as follows :
" 1st. Beginning on the north side of township 6, south of range 5 west, at the northwest corner of section 3, and the northeast corner of seetion 4, thence south on the sec- tion line to the Chicago road.
" 2d. Beginning at the northwest corner of seetion 4, and the northeast corner of section 5, township 6 south, range 5 west, thence south to the Chicago road.
" 3d. Also a road in township 6 south, range 5 west, beginning at the northwest corner of section 5, and the northeast corner of section 6, thence south to the Chieago road.
" 4th. Also a road in township 6 south, range 5 west, beginning at the quarter post on the north side of seetion 2, and running south to the Chicago road.
" 5th. Also a road in township 6 south, range 5 west, beginning at the quarter-post on the centre of section 7, thence running south to the Chicago road."
Railroads .- The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad enters the town from the east, and runs in a southwest course through the central part. Quiney village is its only station in the township. It was completed in 1851-52. The building of this railroad was the most im- portant event in the history of the township, and to that cause may be ascribed its present prosperity.
Mr. Lucas Joseph was prominently identified with the establishment of the station at this point, and ereeted the
warehouse used for storage purposes at the present time. It is said that he assisted to line and score every stick of hewn timber in the building. The earth and trestle-work approaches to the building were built by Dr. Enos G. Berry, who sub-contracted from Mr. Joseph.
Quincy Chain Lake Channel Company .- By an in- speetion of the maps of Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana, the reader will observe that a chain of lakes ex- tends in a southwestern direction from Quincy, Mich., to Orland, Ind., the distance between the two points being about forty miles. These lakes lie five hundred feet above Lake Erie. Several of them are beautiful sheets of water ; especially is it so of Marble and Coldwater. Their waters are deep and clear, and to lovers of the sport piscatorial afford excellent fishing-grounds for taking the mammoth piekerel, bass, and white-fish which abound in their depths. Those ineluded in the first twenty miles from Quincy are all on the same level, are separated one from another by but short spaces of intervening land, and, no doubt, until within a very recent period of the world's history, were one con- tinuous body of water.
In the month of March, 1878, Mr. James Donovan, of Quincy, conceived the idea of connecting these lakes, and navigating them by dredging a channel from one to another. Communicating his views to R. W. Berry, Esq., they decided it to be practical, and at onee called civil engineers and practical dredging men to the survey of the proposed route, who pronounced the scheme feasible, and a good one. On the 19th of April, 1878, Messrs. Donovan and Berry began the canvass for subscriptions to form a stock company. By June their purpose was accomplished, and a meeting of the stockholders being called, a company was then formed under the corporate title of " Quiney Chain Lake Channel Com- pany," with nine directors, James Donovan as President, R. W. Berry, Secretary and Treasurer. June 24, four bids were received for doing the dredging, and the contract was finally awarded to Wilcox Brothers & Stoek, of Toledo, Ohio. Work on the dredge-boat was immediately com- menced, and August 3 the dredge " Channel Pioneer" was launched from the foot of " Hog's Back," there being as- sembled about eight thousand people,-an assemblage seldom if ever eqnaled in numbers in Branch County. August 16, work was commenced on the channel, and steadily pro- gressed until the frosts of winter compelled a cessation. At this time about nine miles are completed, which connects with the Lake Shore Railroad.
A steam yacht was launched December 3, which, when finished, will accommodate three hundred people, and a larger boat is to be placed upon the lakes the coming spring. According to present contract, twenty miles will be opened to navigation June 1, 1879, and when all contemplated water- ways are opened, excursionists, sportsmen, and pleasure-seek- ers will here find a locality unsurpassed by any between Toledo and Chicago.
STATISTICAL-1837-1874.
1837 .- A complete list of the resident land-owners in Quiney township in 1837, showing also their location by seetions, the number of acres owned, and the kind and number of live stock possessed by each at that period :
66
llighway Commissioners. Nathan Swan. William Newberry. William W. Culver.
RESIDENCE OF HORACE P. JEFFREY. NOBLE. BRANCH CO., MICHIGAN.
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HISTORY OF BRANCH COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
Lyman Cole, Section 12, 120 acres, one cow.
Ansel Nichols, Section 1, 210 acres, two cows, two oxen.
Peter Shook, Section 1, 186 acres, 1 cow.
Benjamin Allon, Section 1, 160 acres.
David W. Baker, Sections 13 and 14, 320 acres, one cow.
Ambrose Grow, Section 14, 270 acres, two rows, one horse.
6,650
Ellis Russell. Section 11, 80 acres, one cow, two oxen.
1,205
William S. Russell, Scetion 13, 80 acres.
George Boon, Sections 12 and 13, 160 acres, two cows, two oxen.
William Laughlin, Section 23, 20 acres, one cow.
Mules
James M. Burdick, Section 24, 80 acres, one cow.
Work oxen.
974
James Darling, Section 23, 20 acres, one cow.
747
Abram Vesschius, Section 24, 80 acres, two horses.
942
Sheep
" sheared, 1873
5,663
Number of manufacturing establishments.
16 8
William Prentiss, Section 13, 10 acres. Morris F. Hawes.
Marcus Curtiss, Sertions 19 and 20, 7 acres.
Alva Clark, Section 9, 80 acres.
Bartholomew Hewett, Sections 17 and 21, 220 acres.
Squire Alger, Section 9, 80 acres, one cow, two oxen.
Enos G. Berry, Sectionx 21 and 22, 160 acres, one cow, two horses.
Joseph Berry, Section 15, 75 acres, three cows, two horses.
James Adams, Sections 10 and 15, 120 acres, two cows, two oxen. Pearson Anson, Section 15, 1 acre.
D. S. Bagley, Section 15, 1 acre, two cows, one horse.
Simeon Gager, Section 15, 1 acre.
John Broughton, Sections 22, 28, 20, 160 acres, two cows, two horses.
John Himrod, Section 28, 40 neres.
Lester Broughton, Section 28, 40 acres, one cow.
Walter Loomis, Section 15, 80 acres, one cow, one horse, two oxen.
John Cornish, Sections 6 and 15, 200 acros, one cow, two horses.
Henry Van Hyning, Sections 17 and 20, 120 acres, two horses.
Abram Craft, Section 201, 10 acres, one cow.
Lemuel Sowle, Section 20, 40 neres.
James Ransom, Section 20, 160 acres, one cow.
Alanson Harger, Sections 20 and 21, 120 acres, one cow.
Levi G. Rice, Section IS, 80 acres, two cows.
James Smith, Sections 5 and 19, 90 acres, one cow, two horses.
Alexander Reynolds, Sections 18 and 19, 150 acres, two cows, one horse.
Henry MeConDell, Section 19, 80 acres.
David Newell, Sections 18 and 19, 160 acres, one cow, two horses.
John Sinclair, Section 9, 80 acres, two oxen.
Joseph Howell, Scetion IS, 80 acres, two cows, two oxen.
George Ross, Section 7, 80 acres, ono cow.
Barnabas Wing, Section 7, 40 acres, two oxen.
Alphens Williams, Seetion 7, 120 acres, one cow, two oxen.
Philander Corless, Section IS, 80 acres, two cows, two oxen.
Iliram ('orless, Sections 17, 18, and 19, 680 acres, three cows, one horse, four oxen.
David Blood, Section 8, 80 neres.
Madison Brown, Section 8, 80 acres.
11. Francis Babcock, Section 17, 160 acres, one cow, two oxen.
George P. Babcock, Sections 5 and 8, 240 acres.
Chauncey E. Whitney, Section 8, 160 acres, one cow, two oxen.
Simeon Babcock, Section 5, 80 acres, two cows.
Caleb Burlingame, Section 8, 90 acres.
Russell Darwin, Section 5, 60 acres.
E. L. Donahce. Section 5, 92 acres, one cow, two oxen.
Anselum R. Arnold, Sections 18 and 19, 108 acres, two horses, two oxen.
Isaac Otis, Sections 19, 10 acres.
1874.
Population.
2,497
Number of farmers.
278
Aeres in farm lands
19,176
= improved. 14,732
" wheat growing Jnne, 1874. 3,098
=
harvestod, 1873.
2,635
corn ..
2,390
Bushels wheat
33,081
..
corn
74,356
other grain harvested, 1873. 31,315
Bushels potatoes harvested, 1873.
13,113
Tons hay
2,417
Pounds wool shearer,
= pork marketed,
44 cheese made,
21,011
125,140
: fruit dried for market,
32,301
Barrels cider made,
829
Acres in fruits,
Value of fruit and vegetable products, 1873.
$19,440
Horses over one year old, 1874
33
Milch cows ...
Cattle over one year old other than cows and oxen Swine over six months old
6,462
Alva Burlison, Sertions 12. 13, and 24, 240 acres, one cow, one horse, two oxen.
= using steam-power.
108
Capital invested ..
$110,300
Value of products ..
$207,000
SCHOOLS.
The first school-house erected in the township was built in the spring of 1837. It was a log structure, and stood upon the grounds now owned by the railroad company in the village of Quincy. Miss Anna Roberts, of Coldwater, taught the first school in this house during the same sum- mer. During the fall of 1837 a small frame school-house was built in the " IFog Creek distriet," and in 1838 the third school-house-a log one-was built on the line of the Chicago road, two miles west of Quiney village. Although school commissioners and inspectors have been annually elected since 1836, no record of their proceedings, prior to 1847, are preserved.
April 24, 1847, certificates to teach primary schools were granted to Minerva Smith, Sarah Mudge, Charlotte H. Cor- bus, Dorisca C. Howe, and Mary F. Beach.
From a report made May 25, 1847, we find that the total number of children of school age residing in the township, and the amount of money apportioned, was as follows :
District.
Scholars. Money Apport'd.
No. 1
53
$16.59
2
56
17.53
3
51
15.97
4
12.84
5
73
22.86
7.
31 9.71
8
6.58
Total 326
$102.08
From the report of the school inspectors of the township, made for the year ending Sept. 2, 1878, we take the follow- ing statistics :
Whole number of districts and parts of districts. 10
Whole districts ..
5
Parts of districts.
5
School-houses in the township.
10
Brick sebool-houses,
1
Frame school-houses ..
Seating capacity of all the school-houses. 805
Value of school property .
$21,125.00
Children of school age residing in the township.
750
Children attending school during the year .... 666
Number of graded schools.
1
Male teachers employed during the year ...
10
Female teachers employed during the year.
Aggregate number of months taught by male teachers 511,9
Aggregate number of months taught by female teachers. 763
Salary paid to male teachers.
$2,063.50
Salary paid to female teachers.
$1,415,20
Total payments to teachers.
$3,478.70
26,709
239,194
hutter,
maple sugar made,
851
James G. Corbus, Section 13, 120 acres, one cow, one horse.
persons employed ..
182
HISTORY OF BRANCH COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
RECEIPTS.
Moneys on hand Sept. 2, 1877
$843.19
Two-mill tax
820.25
Primary school fund ..
347.77
Tuition, non-resident scholars.
94.62
District taxes for all purposes
3,915,24
Raised for all other purposes.
52.98
Total resources for the year. $6,074.05
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers' wages.
$3,478.70
Building and repairs.
44,66
Bonded indebtedness
1,209.31
All other purposes.
771.38
Amount on hand Sept. 2, 1878.
571.62
Total expenditures including am'ut on hand. $6,075,67
Excess of expenditures over receipts
1.62
Total indebtedness of the districts (which belongs
to District No. 2) Sept. 2, 1878.
$1,500.00
QUINCY VILLAGE.
Quiney, an incorporated village of about 1800 inhabi- tants, is centrally located in the township of the same name. It is a station on the line of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, eighty-three miles from Toledo, one hundred and sixty-two from Chicago, and six miles east of Coldwater City, the county-seat. It is also on the line of the old " Chicago turnpike," one hundred miles southwest of Detroit.
Situated in the midst of as fine an agricultural district as ean he found in Southern Michigan, and in direct communi- cation with the great markets East and West, its import- ance as a commercial centre increases largely year by year, and its business men are enabled to compete successfully with those of neighboring towns and cities for the trade of those who reside in outlying townships.
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