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Jacob Charles, Preble County, Ohio, Nov. 18, 1830 80
William Tibbits, Cass County, Mich., Jan. 17, 1830. 80
Warren Patchen, Steuben County, N. Y., March 26, 1836; 80
SECTION 9.
Warren Patchen, Steuben County, March 26, 1836. 40
Albert Kennecott, Cass County, Mich., June 22, 1837 40
School Act, May 20, 1826 .. 86
Anson Avery, Cass County, Mich., April 2, 1852. 53
SECTION 10.
William King, Cass County, Mich., April 9, 1835. 40
William King. Cass County, Mich., Feb. 22, 1836 80
Samuel King, Cass County, Mich., May 26, 1837 57
Nathan G. O'Dell, Cass County, Mich., Ang. 12, 1837 178
And. Gordinier, Cass County, Mich., Jan. 6, 1848, 37
John Langdon, Cass County, Mich., Feb. 4, 1848 40
Ruth Strickland, Cass County, Mich., May 30, 1850 40
Orrin Stevens, St. Joseph County, July 2, 1850. 59
SECTION 11.
And. Gordinier, St. Joseph County, June 18, 1835. Leroy P. Sanger, Dec. 2, 1835
Hart L. Stewart, Dec. 2, 1835
William King. Cass County, Mich., April 22, 1836
Sand & Goodman, Wayne County, April 19, 1837.
Robert Ray, Cass County, Mich., March 16, 1844
Daniel Schellhammer, Cass County, Mich., May 21, 1852
SECTION 12.
George P. Shultz, Crawford County, Ohio, Aug. 15, 1829. 54 John Baum, St. Joseph County, Jan. 14, 1830. 33 Jacob McInterfer, St. Joseph County, July 1, 1830. 77 Nathan G. O'Dell, Jr., St. Joseph County, Aug. 12, 1829 80 Frederick Toby, Berkshire County, Mass., July 20, 1830. 65 Frederick Toby, Cass County, Mich., Aug. 23, 1832. 40 Thomas Burnes, St. Joseph County, March 21, 1833 40 Joseplı M Jenkins, St. Joseph County, Nov. 6, 1833 90 Hart L. Stewart, St. Joseph County, Dec. 2, 1835 80
Alex. Buell, Kalamazoo County, island in the St. Joseph River, Ang. 26, 1851. 9
SECTION 13. J. ()'Dell and A. Brooks, Richland County, Ohio, June 29, 1829
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James O'Dell, Cass County, Mich., Oct. 21, 1830. 72
James O' Dell, Cass County, Mich., Nov. 22, 1830. 80 Benjamin Carr, Richland County, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1830. 79 Thomas Burnes, St. Joseph County, July 20, 1831. 65 Jonas Hartman, St. Joseph County, Jan. 10, 1832. 76 Thomas Burnes, St. Joseph County, March 21, 1833. 48 Thomas Burnes, St. Joseph County, April 1, 1833 37 William Barker, St. Joseph County, Dec. 25, 1833 80
SECTION 14.
O'Dell & Brooks, Aug 6, 1829. ACRES.
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James O'Dell, St. Joseph County, Mich., March 13, 1830. 54 Jacoh Virgil, Rush County, Ind., Aug. 6, 1830. 81 Jonas Hartman, St. Joseph County, Jan. 24, 1832 68
SECTION 14.
Peter Beisel, Feb. 24, 1883 96 William King, Cass County, Mich., Aug. 4, 1834. 8€ Andrew Gordinier, St. Joseph County, June 18, 1835 58
Lydia Adams, June 7, 1836. 80
SECTION 15.
Edward B. Low, Cass County, Mich., Feb. 22, 1836 40
Samuel King, Feh. 22, 1836. 40
Aaron Brooks, St. Joseph County, Mich., March 28, 1836 40 Eleazer Abbott, Steuben County, N. Y., May 11, 1836. 40 Austin Abbott, May 11, 1836 .. 145
Amer Jeffers, May 11, 1836. 80
Isaiah Goodrich, Windham County, Vt., March 18, 1837. 133 Lucian T. Metcalf, Otsego County, N. Y., March 27, 1837 64
SECTION 16.
School Lands.
SECTION 17.
Jacob Charles, Preble County, Ohio, Nov. 13, 1830. 80
Jacob Charles, Prehle County, Ohio, June 6, 1831. 80
John Baldwin, Cass County, Mich., June 6, 1831. 160
Elihu Davis, Henry County, Ind., Nov. 3, 1832. 40
Tristram Davis, Kalamazoo County, May 28, 1833 40)
John M. Davis, Cass County, Mich., May 31, 1834 40
Benjamin Harris, Jan. 26, 1836 40
George Evans, Henry County, Ind., March 21, 1836. 80 Isaac Root, Henry County, Ind., March 23, 1836. 40 Campbell Caldwell, April 21, 1836. 40)
SECTION 18.
Othni Beardsley, Cass County, Mich., Nov. 3, 1832. 80
Elihu Davis, Henry County, Ind., May 28, 1833. 40
John M. Davis, Kalamazoo County, July 15, 1838. 40
William R. Merritt, Berrien County, Jan. 11, 1836. 160
David Vanderhoof, Berrien County, Feb. 18, 1886 40
William R. Merritt, Berrien County, March 30, 1886 171
Thomas J. Pratt, Cass County, Mich., May 18, 1836. 91
SECTION 19 (entire).
Lawrence, Imlay & Beach, Onondaga County, N. Y., May 28,1836 295
SECTION 20.
Lawrence, Imlay & Beach, Onondaga County, N. Y , May 28, 1836 241
Jonathan Jessup, Cass County, Jan. 26, 1886. 40
SECTION 21.
Jonathan Jessup, Cass County, Mich., Jan. 26, 1836 41
Lawrence, Imlay & Beach, May 28, 1836 119
SECTION 22.
Peter Fees, Elkhart County. Ind., Oct. 22, 1835 60
David Fees, Elkhart County, Ind., March 21, 1837. 40
Daniel Douglas, Elkhart County, Ind., March 26, 1837. 70
Lucien T. Douglas, Otsego County, N. Y., March 27, 1837. 40
SECTION 23.
O'Dell & Brooks, Richland County, Ohio, June 29, 1829 Jacob Virgil, Rush County, Ind., Ang. 6, 1830.
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SECTION 24.
ACRES
Aaron Brooks, Nov. 19, 1830
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Aaron Brooks, Feb. 16, 1831 66
Aaron Brooks, July 8, 1833. 69
James ()' Dell, April 14, 1834. 40
Austen Abbott, Allegany County, N. Y., Nov. 13, 1835 40
Austen Abbott, St. Joseph County, April 25, 1836 59
REMINISCENCES.
When the first settlers came into the county, grist- mills were few and far between, and when one was broken or frozen up, as was the Niles mill, they were put to great inconvenience, as, on this occasion, George Meacham went to the house of a man named Heald, who lived near Pigeon Prairie, who had a navy coffee mill that held three pounds, in which he ground grain for food.
Among the pioneers was one named Alexander Bolter, who was noted chiefly for his indolence, drol- lery, and a love for something stimulating. He was a chronic borrower, and always had the most plansable excuse for repeating, time after time, his borrowing pilgrimages, and was uniformly successful in getting what he wanted, although the lenders declared each time should be the last; he always had prospects of big crops and good times in the future, and none could withstand his logic and witticisms. Stopping over- night at a tavern, he inquired the amount of his bill, and was told " nothing." " But you cannot live keep- ing tavern in this way," exclaims Bolter, and the less they wanted pay the more persistent he became in his desire to pay, and at last 75 cents was mentioned as the amount of his indebtedness, when Bolter told them, with as much sang-froid as if a millionaire, to " charge it," and it is needless to say he never met this bill. He moved to Iowa, where he deceased.
ORGANIZATION.
As before noticed, this township possesses a larger area than any in the county, of which it occupies the southeastern portion. About two sections are cut off by the historic St. Joseph River, up which the cele- brated French explorer, La Salle, made his way so many years ago, as will appear in the general history.
The township, as constituted at present, was formed by an act of the Territorial Government, approved March 29, 1833, the text of which reads as follows :
" All that part of the township of Ontwa, in Cass
The next saw-mill was built by Jonas Hartman, in 1838, on the farm now owned by his son, J. II., who ran it for many years. It was near this site in an County, situated in Ranges 13 and 14, west of the , early day that N. Montgomery built a grist-mill. He principal meridian, comprise a township by the name of Porter ; and the first township meeting shall be held at the house of Othni Beardsley."
The boundaries of the township were surveyed by William Brookfield.
The surface of this township, so large in extent,
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is considerably diversified. In the southwestern por- tion it is of the nature of a plain, which includes Baldwin's Prairie, on Section 8, which originally .con- tained about ninety acres, while Shavehead Prairie and vicinity, in central western portion, partakes of the same nature. Along the streams the land becomes quite rolling and precipitous, especially in some parts of Sections 28 and 29, but it is all susceptible of cul- tivation. North of the tier of sections, including Sections 19 and 24, North Porter, most of the land was originally quite heavily timbered and required much labor to bring it under a state of cultivation. The soil, which is of the drift formation, ranges from a sandy loam to a clayey soil, the former predomi- nating.
The land is well watered by streams and numerous lakes which dot the surface, eight of which are digni- fied with names, as follows : Bair Lake, in the north tier of sections, named in honor of John Bair, an old settler ; Birch Lake, northeast of Williamsville ; Spatter Dock Lake, principally in Sections 9, 10 and 14, and which derives its name from numerous " spatter docks " which grow in it ; Shavehead Lake, in Section 19; Wood Lake, in Sections 13 and 14; Robbins' Lake, in Sections 28 and 33, all in North Porter ; Baldwin's and Long Lakes occupy a parallel position in Sections 9, 10, 15 and 16, while south of Bald- win's Lake, in Section 21, lies a portion of Indiana Lake. Some of these lakes are well supplied with fish, natives of Michigan inland lakes. One of the principal streams originates in Birch Lake, flows into Shavehead and from there in a southeasterly direction into Long Lake ; the next largest forming in Robbins' Lake flows southward and also empties into Long Lake. On these streams have been located the prin- cipal mills of the township, the first one of which was commenced by Othni Beardsley and completed by Lewis, Samuel and Jacob Rinehart, who bought him out in 1831. They ran the mill for fifteen years, but it is now abandoned. They sold lumber in Mishawaka and South Bend, and quite a quantity was drawn to the St. Joseph River and rafted to its mouth, and they at first sold fine whitewood lumber at $7.75 per thousand.
constructed his dam so insecurely that the water broke forth and undermined the mill, and this so discouraged him that he abandoned the enterprise, and removed the machinery. A custom grist-mill is now run near the old Brown saw-mill, with two run of stone and a steam saw-mill, in Section 23, North Porter. The
ABEL BEEBE. ABEL BEEBE.
William Beebe emigrated from Long Island to De Ruyter, Madison County, N. Y., and engaged in farming, having married Sarah Beebe. They had a family of two boys and two girls, one of whom, Abel Beebe, was born June 17, 1809. When nine years of age, he removed into the wilderness in Knox County, Ohio, and therefore practically commenced pioneering in his childhood. He had little oppor- tunity for self-culture, school advantages being very meager at that time in that new country. Like all pioneer sons, his education to hard labor was a matter of necessity, and he was thus fully prepared for his future experiences in this western country.
He was married to Mary Fletcher, daughter of Daniel and Ann Fletcher, who was born in Bedford County, Penn., November 25, 1813. She moved to Crawford County, Ohio, and then to Knox County, Ohio, with her father.
In 1838, Mr. and Mrs. Beebe removed to De Kalb County, Ind., when they moved into a log house before it had been chinked, and while still destitute of doors, windows and a floor, and this was in the cold month of December. Quilts were hung up as a sub- stitute for doors, and as the chimney was not con- structed until the following year, the house was warmed with a fire built of logs on the ground where the hole was cut through for the chimney. The logs of the house being green, were thus prevented from being consumed. They endured many hardships while residents of this place, but, after a stay of eight- een months, came to Cass County in 1840, passing through the famous Black Swamp, of Ohio, while en route from Ohio to Indiana, and owing to an accident Mrs. Beebe was obliged to walk eighteen miles of this distance. He purchased 160 acres of land in Porter Township, and commenced the laborious work of clearing it up, in which he was most ably assisted by his wife, who did not disdain to do outdoor
MRS. ABEL BEEBE.
work. In order to assist in the household economy, Mrs. Beebe used to pick cranberries and whortle- berries and carry them home, sometimes in a pillow- case, many miles distant. She used to manufacture linen cloth, and one year manufactured seventy pounds of wool into cloth.
In 1850, Mr. Beebe went to California, and until his return, in 1852, she conducted the farm so suc- cessfully as to liquidate their indebtedness. Kind and sympathetic in nature, she ever stood ready to assist those who were ill, and to many a one she has been as a ministering angel. She now resides on the old homestead with her son, Lafayette. She is a con- sistent member of the Methodist Church, having been converted when fourteen years of age. Her hus- band, who died May 6, 1881, was a very estimable man, much respected by those with whom he asso- ciated. His life was quict and uneventful. Originally a Whig, he subsequently affiliated with the Democratic party.
They became the parents of four children, viz. : Sarah, now Mrs. H. Beardsley, in Porter ; Lafayette, at home; James, deceased. and Hameline, also at home.
Lafayette Beebe, above mentioned, was born in Knox County, Ohio, April 13, 1837, and when a child of about two years climbed upon a large chest, as is supposed, and jumped off in imitation of older children, thereby injuring his spine, so that he has since been unable to walk. Notwithstanding his con- dition, his mind is active, and for the past twenty years has managed the business of the farm, and has thus been of valuable assistance to his father. In token of his valuable services and business tact, his father presented him with a farm. He has been a worthy member of the Birch Lake Methodist Episcopal Church since 1875, and has held church offices of greater or less importance ever since.
RESIDENCE OF ABEL BEEBE,
PORTER, MICH.
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lumber from the first saw-mills was not only used for building purposes, quite a large quantity being con- sumed in making "arks," as they were facetiously called, they being a kind of flat-boat, by means of which wheat was conveyed to the mouth of the St. Joseph River, and the "arks " then disposed of for what they would bring. They were a great improve- ment over the pirogues first used, as their capacity was so much greater.
EARLY TAVERNS.
There was a time during the great westward emi- gration over the Chicago road when every resident on the road was, per force, a tavern-keeper, and even then it was difficult to accommodate the immense number of emigrants. John Baldwin kept the first of these primitive hostelries, and the horses of travelers were fed grain from holes cut into an old log that lay conveniently near.
The first establishment that could be dignified with the name of tavern was kept by Othni Beardsley on the farm now owned by D. Kelb, in a log house. In 1833, he built a tavern near where is now the resi- dence of F. Jones, in Union, and it was one of the regular stations for the stage line. In 1836, when owned by Cyrene Cleveland, it was consumed by fire, and, as Mr. Cleveland then went to farming, the pro" prietors of the stage line induced Jarius Hitchcox to formally open up a tavern in his house for their accommodation. Their house was frequently so crowded with guests that chairs and tables were set out doors to make room for beds on the floor. The tavern project was not abandoned until 1852, when, owing to the advent of railroads, the emigration on the road practically ceased.
During this period, George Meacham also kept tav- ern, and has had seventy-five guests in his house over- night, from which one can form some conception of the immense number of emigrants passing daily.
COAL OIL SPECULATION.
Porter Township has passed through several specu- lative manias, but never was one gotten up so suddenly, inflated so highly, and collapsed with such unexampled rapidity as the coal oil speculation of March, 1865, which did not have anything to sustain it but fraud and misrepresentation.
People look with awe and veneration upon the Goulds and Vanderbilts, who make and unmake cor- porations at will, and water stocks to suit their pleas- ure, but these moneyed potentates have never yet placed on the market such highly watered stocks that water formed not only the basis but the component parts, as did the coal oil scheme which was set afloat by judicious
salting, and which, for boldness of planning and skill in manipulating, rivals the celebrated salted gold claims of California, for gold was known to exist in those localities. It appears that William Brown pos- sessed a small saw-mill in Section 33, which was run by water-power, the water coming principally from springs near the mill, which had their origin in a rather abrupt hilly place for this section of the country. One day two men were observed carefully walking up and down the small stream examining the spring, evident- ly deeply interested in the place, as they were making careful observations. Presently they came to the mill, and were observed to be Coleman Keeler, a former resident of the county, and Mr. Bartlett. a Toledo coal oil refiner. They inquired the price of the property, claiming they desired to purchase it and establish a vineyard, for which the place was peculiarly adapted. A bargain was finally consummated, the price being $1,400, and $1 paid down, with the understanding that the balance was to be paid in a week. No sooner had they gone than Abbott Hawks, a sawyer in the mill, who had been in the Canadian oil country, suspected they had discovered oil, and going to the spring saw oil on the water, and they at once became inflated. The fact could not be disputed, there, in the very stream they had viewed a thousand times, could be seen, floating on the surface for the first time, an oily substance the color and odor of which showed it un- mistakably to be coal oil. All became bereft of their good judgment, they were so exalted over the mine of prospective wealth-the bonanza with "millions in it." Not being legally bound, Mr. Brown refused to com- plete the bargain when the parties came again. The great oil discovery became noised abroad, and thou- sands visited the place, including oil men from New York, Pennsylvania and Canada, and excitement was up to a fever heat, with several parties bidding for the property.
Finally, Benjamin Davenport, Daniel Heaton and Mr. Mather, all of Elkhart, Ind., purchased the property for $10,000, paying $8,000 down, and giving three notes (equal amounts) for the balance. Hardly had the sale been completed before the fact that the springs had been skillfully salted by saturat- ing pellets or balls of clay with crude oil and pushing them down into the soft yielding mud, and when one punched around them, according to instructions re- ceived, they emitted globules of oil which spread on the surface of the water in a most deceptive manner. Payment of the notes was refused, but they were held valid by the court and judgment entered accordingly. A settlement was effected four years from the time the sale was made, Brown taking back the mill property at $1,700, and paying expenses of suit.
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HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Baldwin's Prairie Baptist Church was organized February 14, 1857, by Rev. Jacob Price, in a private house, with a membership of six. Agreeably to a call for a council of recognition, an ecclesiastical council convened May 27, 1857, in the schoolhouse, and find- ing an organization of twenty-two members, who com- plied with the required obligations, the council recog- nized them as a Regular Baptist Church. During the past twenty-four years, this church has had three pastors, thus dividing its history into three periods. The pastorate of Rev. Price extended from the organ- ization of the church until his death in 1871, during which time the records show an accession to the mem- bership of fifty-eight persons.
The labors of the second pastor, Rev. J. Kerby, extended from 1871 to 1876, during which period twenty-two persons united with the church, and a substantial house of worship, costing $5,500, was built and dedicated to the worship of God. The third per- iod comes under the pastorate of Rev. D. C. Herrell, who took charge in May, 1876, and is the first resi- dent pastor, the other two living on farms not far dis- tant while preaching for the church. Up to 1881, there had been forty-one accessions to membership of the church. About four years since, an auxiliary to the " American Baptist Missionary Union " was or- ganized and now has a membership of twenty. A Young Girls' Mission Band was organized in 1878. Both of these societies have contributed freely toward the objects for which they were organized. Also, during this period, the church has built a parsonage at a cost of about $600. The present church officers are : A. Shellhammer and D. Sullivan, Deacons, while J. Richardson, Horace Thompson and D. Sullivan are Trustees.
FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Free-Will Baptist Church of Union was or- ganized by Elders Rolf and Ketchum in the summer of 1866, with sixteen members, and they now have a membership of thirty. John Shellhammer was the first Deacon, and John Kidder the Clerk. They wor- ship in the Methodist or Union Church, at Union.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
In 1858, Rev. A. W. Torry held a series of revival meetings, and made large accessions to the Methodist class then organized, and they, with outside assistance, built a church costing $1,000, which, although dedi- cated as a Methodist Church, can be used by other denominations, a clause in the deed reading that, when not used by the Methodists, it shall be free to other Christian denominations. In 1877, it was re-' built at an expense of $1,300, and is now principally
used by the Free-Will Baptists, the Methodists hav- ing no active organization.
NORTH PORTER METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The North Porter Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1846, with fourteen members, and serv- ices held in schoolhouses until 1858, when they erected, in Section 12, a church building at a cost of $800. Hugh Ferguson, G. W. Black and Nathan Skinner were the first Trustees. Present membership, from fifteen to twenty.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The first Baptist Church of North Porter was organ- ized at Mottville, August 27, 1837, with the following members : Alanson McHuron and wife, Henry Marsh and wife, Mila Sherrill, Almira Gilbert, Catharine Hebron, James Hadow and wife, Rebecca Davison, Orson Virgil, Ozial Storey, Mr. Godfrey and Mr. Hubbard. The first election of officers was held at the house of Stephen Gilbert, on the farm now owned by H. Beardsley, who is the present Church Clerk, and Philo Smith and Orson Virgil chosen Deacons. Elder J. Haddon officiated as first pastor, and has been succeeded by others, as follows : James Price, George Miner, J. Kerby, William Pack, D. Herall. In 1857, they erected a brick house of worship, costing $1,335 .- 46, and chose William Hebron, Sr., O. N. Long, George W. Miner, James Motley, Aaron Shellhammer as Trustees. The church is in a most flourishing con- dition, having eighty-three members.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
As the result of a series of revival meetings, held by Rev. William Ball, in 1870, a project for building a church was started and placed on a sound financial basis, by William R. Merritt, who gave the land and donated $500. The building was commenced in this year and completed and dedicated in December, 1873, at which time $2,400 was provided for, which freed the church from debt. The church is 34x60 feet, and cost $5,000. The first Trustees were L. L. Austin, Albert C. Merritt, Albert Smith, Daniel Stannard and Abel Beebe.
The principal township officers up to 1881 are as follows :
SUPERVISORS.
1833, Othni Beardsley ; 1834-35, Caleb Calkins ; 1836, George Meacham ; 1837, Caleb Calkins ; 1838, George Meacham; 1839, Oscar N. Long; 1840, George Meacham ; 1841, Jonas Hartman ; 1842, Milo Powell ; 1843, William R. Merritt; 1844-45, Oscar N. Long; 1846-47, Rufus K. Charles ; 1848, John N. Jones ; 1849, Jarius Hitchcox; 1850-51, O. N.
RESIDENCE OF GEO. B. ORR, PORTER, MICH.
RESIDENCE OF SHERWOOD THOMAS, PORTER. MICH.
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Long ; 1852-55, Rufus K. Charles ; 1856, Milo Pow- ell; 1857-59, A. H. Long; 1860-63, Lucius Keel- er; 1864, J. H. Hitchcox ; 1865-66, Thomas O'Dell ; 1867, Lucius Keeler; 1868-69, Thomas O'Dell; 1870-74, Hiram Meacham ; 1875, Nathan Skinner ; 1876-78, Nathan Skinner ; 1879-81, Ed- ward T. Motley, succeeded by Thomas O'Dell, vice E. T. Motley, resigned.
TREASURERS.
1833, E. Beardsley ; 1834, A. B. Davis ; 1835, Joel Baldwin ; 1836, E. Davis; 1837, L. Keeler ; 1838, R. K. Charles ; 1839, O. Story; 1840, Moses Joy ; 1841, R. K. Charles; 1842, O. Story; 1843, Lewis Rinehart; 1844, J. Hartman ; 1845, L. Rine- hart ; 1846-47, J. Hartman ; 1848, George Hebron ; 1849-50, J. Hartman ; 1851-52, A. H. Long; 1853- 54, J. H. Hartman ; 1855-56, J. Motley ; 1857, H. J. Dauchy ; 1858, J. Hartman ; 1859, G. W. Miner ; 1860, J. Hartman ; 1861, A. H. Long; 1862-64, O. Briggs ; 1865, William Rinehart ; 1866, J. Mot- ley ; 1867-68, M. McHuron ; 1869, H. Meacham ; 1870, H. Beardsley ; 1871-72, H. D. Long; 1873, M. Nutting ; 1874-75, HI. Beardsley ; 1876, William Rinehart ; 1877-78, George Motley ; 1879-80, Hen- ry H. Bowen ; 1881, H. Beardsley.
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