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Harry Gregory, Niagara County, N. Y., July 21, 1836 160
SECTION 15.
Josephus Gard, Cass County, Mich., May 11, 1836 160
Harry Gregory, Kalamazoo County, May 17, 1836 80
Moses Stocking, Genesee County, N. Y., July 13, 1836 160 John Covington, Champaign County, Ohio, June 5, 1837 80 William Conkling, Ontario County, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1838 80
SECTION 16.
School Lands.
SECTION 17.
Joseph Haight, Orleans County, N. Y., July 13. 1836. 80
Christopher Field, Lenawee County, July 13, 1836 160
George Wood, Wayne County, N. Y., July 13, 1836. 160 Joel G. Goff, Ontario County, N. Y., July 21, 1836. 160
Joseph Haight, Cass County, Mich., Feb. 27, 1837 80
SECTION 18.
Janathan Wales, Oneida County, N. Y., May 27, 1836 160 Joseph Haight, Orleans County, N. Y., July 13, 1836 139 Henry W. Chapin, Oneida County, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1836. 298
SECTION 19.
Jonathan Wales, Oneida County, N. Y., May 27, 1836. 592
SECTION 20.
John Goff, Monroe County, N. Y., July 13, 1836 189
Silas A. Bagg, Oneida County, N. Y., July 13, 1836. 333
SECTION 21.
Josephus Gard, t'ass County, Mich., April 27, 1836. 160 Jonathan Wales, Oneida County, N Y., May 27, 1836 160
Solomon McArthur, Washtenaw County, July 13, 1836 160 William Titus, Lenawee County, July 13, 1836. 160
SECTION 22.
John A. Jacobs, Mercer County, Ky., April 21, 1836 .. 80 Josephus Gard, Cass County, Mich., April 27, 1836. 80 Walter White, Oneida County, May 9, 1836. 240 Moses Stocking, Genesee County, N Y., July 13, 1836. 240
SECTION 23.
ACREA
Edward T. Jacobs, Cass County, Mich., April 25, 1836 .. ..
40 Harry Gregory, Kalamazoo County, Mich., May 17, 1836. 40 Joseph Bibb, Niagara County, N. Y., May 17, 1836. 80 Silas A. Bagg, Oneida County, N. Y., June 6, 1836. 160 Joseph S. Hamlin, Oneida County, N. Y., June 6, 1836. 200 David Smith, Kalamazoo County, Mich., Jan. 11, 1837 40
SECTION 24.
Joseph Bair, Kalamazoo County, Mich., July 21, 1836. 80 Josiah Brown, St. Joseph County. Jan. 10, 1837. 80 Benjamin Brown, St. Joseph County, Jan 10, 1837 160 John Brown, Kalamazoo County, Jan. 11, 1837 107
SECTION 25.
Charles Dimmick, Wayne County, Jan. 10, 1837, entire .. .... 609
SECTION 26.
Jesse Miller, Ontario County, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1836 .. 160 Sheldon Hawley, Kalamazoo County, Dec. 16, 1836. 200 Stephen Preston, Calhoun County, Jan. 10, 1836. 240
Jay R. Monroe, Van Buren County, Jan. 10, 1836.
40
SECTION 27.
Edward T. Jacobs, Cass County, Mich., April 21, 1836. 40 Jonathan Wales, Oneida County, N. Y., May 27, 1836. 280 Walter White, Oneida County, N. Y., June 6, 1836. 80 Charles Dimmick, Wayne County, Jan. 10, 1837. 240
SECTION 28.
Jonathan Wales, Oneida County, N. Y., May 27, 1836 320 John C. Beebe, Kalamazoo County, Dec. 14, 1836 120 Lewis Savage, Kalamazoo County, Jan. 9, 1837. 80
Elias B. Sherman, Cass County, Mich., Nov. 10, 1837. 40
SECTION 29.
John Huyck, Lenawee County, May 3, 1836 .. 160
Lewis Savage, Kalamazoo County, Jan. 9, 1837. 160 Myron Collamer, Saratoga County, N. Y., Jan. 10 and 17, 1837 184
Vincent L. Bradford, Berrien County, Jan. 26, 1837.
80
SECTION 30.
Perry Woodworth, Kalamazoo County, April 24, 1837 80
Abijah Huyck, Cass County, July 25, 1843. 40
John F. Goff, Cass County, Aug. 28, 1844. 63
William L. Wolf, Cass County, Oct 5, 1844 80
Susan Christie, Cass County, June 16, 1848 55
Abijah Huyck, Cass County, Feb. 8, 1851. 10
John F. Goff, Cass County, April 5, 1853
111
James Sullivan, Cass County, May 28, 1853
40
SECTION 31.
Everett Holley, Addison County, N. Y. 120
David Ladd, Oneida County, N. Y. 288
George Ladd, Oneida County, N. Y 160
SECTION 82.
John Kilgore, Genesee County, N. V., Dec. 16, 1836. 240
Urias Williams, Saratoga County, N. Y .. Dec. 16, 1836. 80
William A. Clark, Saratoga County, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1836 160
Joseph Streeter, Portage County, Ohio, May 3, 1836. 120
James Sullivan, Cass County, Mich., May 28, 1853. 40
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SECTION 33.
ACRES.
Charles Dimmick, Wayne County, Dec. 16, 1836, entire .. 614
SECTION 34.
John Johnson, Cass County, Mich., Dec. 16, 1836 .. 80 Heury Hersey, Oneida County, N. Y., Jan 10 and 17, 1837 .. 541
SECTION 35.
Asa Hawley, Kalamazoo County, July 27, 1836 160
Stephen Preston, Calhoun Conaty, Jan. 10, 1837 240
Adolphus Chapin, St. Joseph County, Dec. 17, 1836 201
SECTION 36.
Asa Hawley, Kalamazoo County, July 27, 1836. 80 William V. Wheaton, Kalamazoo County, Jan. 17, 1837. 501
ORGANIZATION.
In order that the reader, and especially those not numbered among the older pioneers, may have a clear and intelligent understanding of the organization of the township, known on the Government survey as Township 5 south, Range 13 west, it will be neces- sary for them to peruse the general chapters of the history on this subject.
In 1843, the people of Marcellus, feeling competent to manage their own affairs, petitioned the State Legis- lature for a separate jurisdiction.
A petition was framed and circulated by Daniel G. Rouse, praying the Legislature to pass an act for the organization of the township under the name of Cam- bria, but there being another township in the State bearing this name, at the suggestion of Judge Little- john, of Allegan, who was a member of the State Legislature, it was christened Marcellus, by Mr. An- derson, who was the petitioners, representative at this time.
The act by which Marcellus was erected reads as follows :
"All that part of the County of Cass designated by the United States Survey as Township 5 ;south of Range 13 west, is hereby set off and organized into a separate township, by the name of Marcellus, and the | first township meeting shall be held at the house of Daniel G .¿ Rouse, in said township."_This act was approved March 9, 1843, and the first township meet- ing was held at Mr. Rouse's on the 16th day of June, 1843, at which time the following officers were elect- ed : Daniel _G. Rouse, Supervisor ;_ G. R. Beebe, Treasurer, and Ephriam Hyatt, Township Clerk. As we have been unable to find the poll list of this first election, the memories of some of the oldest and most reliable citizens who participated in the election will have to be taken in lieu thereof. We are indebted more especially to Abijah Huyck and William Wolfe for the list as here given. There were about seven- teen votes cast, viz .: John Huyck, Daniel G. Rouse,
Abijah Huyck, William Wolfe, Joseph Bair, Cyrus Goff, Nathan Udell, Andrew Scott, Gurdon R. Beebe, Joseph Haight, Moses Blanchard, Philo McOmber, John Savage, E. Hyatt, Alfred Paine and Joseph P. Gilson. We cannot vouch positively as to the relia- bility of all of these names, but they are probably correct.
The following is a list of the names of those who voted at the general election held on the first Monday and Tuesday of November, in 1843, as copied from the poll list: Cyrus Goff, John Savage, W. L. Wolfe, D. G. Rouse, Lewis Thomas, G. R. Beebe, Andrew Scott, John C. Beebe, Joseph P. Gilson, Nathan Udell, John Huyck, Joseph Haight, Joseph Bennett, Joseph Blair, Samuel Cory, E. Hyatt and A. Huyck, making seventeen votes in all, thirteen of which were cast for John S. Barry and three for Zina Pitcher, the candidates for Governor. The inspectors of the election were Daniel G. Rouse, E. Hyatt, G. R. Beebe and Lewis Thomas; the clerks were E. C. Goff and R. Snyder. It is distinctly re- membered by the old settlers that when this country was sparsely settled, two days were allowed for elec- tion, and months passed before the official returns were received.
POST OFFICES.
For a long time Marcellus was destitute of a post office, its citizens depending on outside offices, which were not so far distant but what they could be reached in a half day's ride, at the longest, and it was cus- tomary for the one going to the post office to bring the mail for the entire neighborhood.
Thus time passed on until about the year 1857, when the first arrangements were made for a post office in this township. The first post office was es- tablished in the house of Harrison Dykeman, on Sec- tion 14, who contracted to carry the mail to and from his house to Lawton, "at least once a week," for what he could make out of the office. His revenue from this source sometimes ran as high as |18 cents per week, but was frequently less ; any of the neighbors who had business at Lawton acted in the capacity of mail carriers for that trip, thereby lessening the labors of the postmaster. The first regular' mail route through Marcellus was established in 1860, and ex- tended from Decatur to Three Rivers. The post office was located on_ Section 16, at the house of Horace Nottingham ; Mr. Nottingham was the post- master for some time; his successor was Moses E. Messenger, who also kept the office at his house. The other postmasters, in the order of their succession, are L. C. Burney, Sophrony Burney (son and daughter of Thomas Burney ), he, Thomas, having erected a building and opened up a store where the village of
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Marcellus now stands ; the office at this time was kept in Burney's store, by Richard Shaffer ; B. F. Hughes succeeded them, and he was succeeded by W. O. Mathews, who is the present postmaster. When the railroad was completed through Marcellus, the original mail route was taken up and established from Decatur to Cassopolis, and thence to Marcellus and Three Rivers.
EARLY EVENTS.
John Huyck, assisted by his son Abijah, set out the first orchard in 1837. The first marriage was that of William Wolf to P. Goff in 1840. William Bair, son of Joseph Bair, was the first white child born in the township. The death of Frederick Goff was probably the first. The road running east and west through the township was the first one laid out. The first saw mill, known as the Bair Mill, was built about 1844 on Section 24.
MARCELLUS VILLAGE.
In 1868, George W. Jones purchased 211 acres of land on which Marcellus is now located for $1,300, which was then considered an extravagant price. Being impressed with the belief, that, from its geo- graphical location in the center of the township, on the line of the railroad, and several miles distant from any village, it would be an available site for a village, he commenced at once to lay out a plat of one, and April 9, 1870, a plat was completed by George W. Jones, Leander Bridge, M. Snyder and George R. Roach. and recorded April 23, of this year.
During the year 1869, a few small business houses were erected. Thomas Burney was the first mer- chant, John Manning kept the first grocery, Daniel Morrison started the first blacksmith shop, and G. Doolittle the first wagon shop ; Herman Chapman kept the first hardware store, and Lewis Arnold, who still conducts a hotel, opened up the first one in the place.
In 1879, through the influence of Nathan Osborn and others, the village was incorporated.
David Snyder was the first village President elected, and he still retains the position. Leander Bridge, Kenyon Bly, Warren O. Matthews, Byron Beebe, Roswell R. Beebe and Alexander Taylor were elected Trustees ; 1880, A. Taylor, F. S. Sweetland and John Bair, and in 1881, A. Taylor, L. C. Bur- ney, Solomon Sterns and W. O. Mathews. Clerk, 1879-80-81, L. (Buggert) Des Voignes. Treasurer, 1879-80-81, Dr. E. C. Davis. Assessor, 1879-80- 81, W. R. Snyder.
The village has a population of 635, and contains three churches, a fine new brick schoolhouse (illustra-
tion elsewhere), one stave factory, one planing mill, two carriage and wagon shops, four blacksmith shops, two watchmakers, one steam saw-mill, four dry goods stores, three drug and two furniture stores, three gro- ceries, one bakery, two boot and shoe stores, one news depot, one jewelry and two hardware stores, three harness shops, three millinery establishments, three hotels, two barber shops, two meat markets, one liv -. ery stable, two saloons, one Alden fruit drier. The professions are represented by two attorneys and four physicians. It also contains a private bank estab- lished by George W. Jones some four years since, whose son, C. S. Jones, is cashier. During the last " wheat " year, 180,000 bushels of wheat have been purchased at this place, and it now contains two elevators, one operated by steam, with a total capacity of 25,000 bushels, which facilitates the handling of this product. It also contains one weekly paper, the Marcellus News.
Marcellus is a flourishing, go-ahead place, and its inhabitants profess great faith in its future.
The Marcellus Agricultural Society's grounds lie close to this village, and sixteen acres were inclosed for the purposes of the society in 1878. This was started as a private enterprise, and has thus far measurably succeded.
MARCELLUS UNION SCHOOL.
In 1873, School District No. 9, which comprises the present district of Marcellus Village, was organ- ized, previous to which time the Bly Schoolhouse was used by this district. At the first annual school meeting, David Snyder was elected Director, Nathan Osborn, Moderator, and George Roach, Assessor. In confirmity to a resolution passed that they erect a brick schoolhouse, George W. Jones, Leander Bridge and David Hain, were appointed a Building Committee, and in due course of time, a one story brick building, 24x36, was crected at an expense of $1,000. In 1876, to accommodate the increased number of scholars, a second story was added to this building, at an expense of $844, and two teachers employed, Mr. Lowy being the Principal and Mrs. Frank Beck the Assistant. Two years later, the scholars had still further increase in numbers, so that Schaffer's Hall was engaged and a third teacher, Mr. E. M. Kechum employed. Centennial Ilall did duty as a school-room the succeeding year. In 1880, Marcellus began to assume considerable importance, having long since outgrown the confines of a common district school, and accordingly, in the fall of this year, the District Board resolved to erect a school building to correspond with the requirements made for such an edifice, and George W. Jones, David
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Snyder, John Manning, Alec Taylor, Manning Tay- lor and Dr. A. Carbine were appointed a Building Committee, and as a result of their labors can now be seen, located on the south side of the village, a very fine two story brick school building, surrounded with three acres of land, purchased for school purposes, which contains a beautiful grove of native growth. It was completed in the fall of 1881, at an expense of $8,000, and reflects great credit upon the enter- prise and public spirit of the citizens of this place who have anticipated the future. The building is 36x66, with an addition of a tower 6x24. It con- tains four recitation-rooms; seats 350 scholars, and contains the modern appliances for school teaching.
The school has been divided into three departments, including the Grammer school, Intermediate and Primary, and the course of study embraces nine grades.
On another page will be found a fine illustration of the present school edifice.
WAKELEE.
This village is situated on the corner of the four townships of Marcellus, Volinia, Newberg and Penn, and was laid out in 1871 by Levi Garwood. In 1873, additions were made by George W. Jones and Orson Rudd. It now contains a population of 150, and has one general store, one hotel, one blacksmith shop and one steam saw-mill. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Railroad, and a large amount of lumber and wood is shipped from this point. B. F. Higgins is the principal business man of this village.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
In 1838, at the house of Joseph Bair, Rev. D. Thorp held the first religious services conducted by a Methodist clergyman in Marcellus Township. Miss Corey, now Mrs. Wood, of Silver Creek, walked five miles to act as chorister on this occasion. The first Methodist class was organized in 1842, with Mr. - Tappin as leader. Isaiah and Sarah Lutes, father and mother of William Lutes, now of Marcellus, were among the first members. Soon after this a protracted meeting was held one mile east of Bly's Corners, by Rev. D. Thorp and Milo Corey, and fif- teen persons were organized into a class. About the same time, Rev. D. Thorp preached in the northeast part of the township at the residence of Mr. Udell. EVANGELICAL CHURCH. The following year, religious services were held at the The Evangelical Church of Marcellus Township was organized by Rev. C. S. Brown, March 25, 1868. At the time of its organization twenty-two members were received into full membership. Meetings were held in different places until December 29, 1872, log schoolhouse in the Patrick neighborhood, and a class of seven members established. But in 1844, Rev. D. Thorp's license to preach was not renewed, though his character passed and his usefulness was unquestioned. This action left these places without ; when a church building was completed and dedicated
a pastor, and these classes soon went down. This field was almost forsaken by the Methodists until 1862, when Rev. H. Hulbert was sent to Flatbush Circuit. Commenced religious services and established a class at Bly's Schoolhouse. Rev. J. J. Ubrich, Rev. H. Hulbert, Rev. J. H. Pitzel and W. C. Williams also preached on this charge. But very little was accom- plished for Methodism in Marcellus until 1874, when Rev. John Byrnes, a local preacher of Pokagon, was sent here by Rev. J. W. Robinson, Presiding Elder. By his indefatigable labors, a beautiful brick church, which is to-day an ornament to the village of Mar- cellus, was built and dedicated, entirely free from debt. Rev. John Byrnes was followed by Rev. M. Edee, and he was succeeded by Rev. I. Wilson, who remained two years and accomplished a grand work. Under his pastorate the church and Sabbath school were firmly established. Rev. I. Wilson was followed by Rev. J. N. Dayton, and he in turn by Rev. L. S. Mathews, each remaining one year. Rev. I. Wilson was followed by Rev. P. J. Hankinson, who remained one year. His report for the conference year ending September, 1881, was as follows : Number of mem- bers, 103; value of church property, $3,300. This includes the parsonage. The present pastor is G. C. Elliott, by whom most of the above account was fur- nished. The church sustains a flourishing Sabbath school.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH.
A United Brethren class was organized in Marcel- lus Township, at the Bly Schoolhouse, by Rev. Mr. Forbes, about 1853. The first meetings of this society were held at different places, more especially in schoolhouses. Regular meetings were not at all times sustained. As time passed on the society became stronger and preaching became more regular, until in the fall of 1876, a United Brethren Church was erected in the village of Marcellus. Revs. Henry Snapp, S. Chapman and Reams are among the number whose labors have been most efficient in building up the church. George Huber was the first leader, Leander Bridge acting in this capacity for a number of years. The present leader is Marion Bair. The society has sustained a Sabbath school nearly all the time since its organization. There are at this time about thirty members in good standing.
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in the village of Marcellus. The ministers who have labored in this charge are here given in the order of their succession, which is as follows : Revs. E. B. Miller and T. N. Davis, who continued until April 1, 1870; Revs. Davis and West, until April 1, 1871; Revs. S. Copley and Loos, until April 1, 1872; Rev. S. Copley, continued till August, 1872, in which time the society commenced building the church ; Rev. S. Copley resigned and Rev. A. Russell took his place and remained till April 1, 1873; Revs. E. B. Miller and J. W. Loos, until April 1, 1874; Rev. Keeler, until April 1, 1875; Rev. Young, until April 1, 1877 ; Rev. Regal, until 1878; Rev. J. Frye, until 1879; Rev. J. Paulin, until April 1. 1880; Rev. G. H. Hetter, until April 1, 1881, and was succeeded by Rev. A. Russell, who is the present minister.
Joseph Krise was the leader for a number of years : the present leader is Simeon J. Brown.
MASONIC LODGE.
Marcellus Lodge, No. 291, A., F. & A. M., was organized November 4, 1870, under a dispensation granted by Grand Master A. F. Metcalf, who author- ized and appointed John M. Hoisington W. M., L. W. Schall, S. W., and Harvey C. Lambert, J. W. At the organization meeting, the following additional officers were elected :
C. O. Vose, Secretary ; W. O. Mathews, Treasurer; Peter Schall, S. D .; F. A. Taylor, J. D .; and N. J. Huber, 'T'iler.
The number of members at the present time is sixty-nine. Regular meetings Saturday evenings on The above is an abstract of school reports for 1881. or before the full of the moon. The fraternity own a ; pleasant and commodious lodge room in the brick CIVIL LIST. block on the corner of Main and Center streets. The room is handsomely furnished and the lodge is in a | that have been elected since the organization of the flourishing condition.
ODD FELLOW'S LODGE.
The hall of the Iron Hand Lodge, No. 223, I. O. O. F., was burned December 27, 1877. The records, regalia, furniture and other effects were all consumed by the flames, hence we have been unable to get a full report of its organization and history.
The names of the principal officers who were first · elected were given by a member of the order accord- ing to his recollection, and are as follows: O. H. Fisher, N. G .; J. N. Sherman, V. G .; T. J. Van- sickel, R. S .; W. W. Van Aiken, P. S .; and John Manning, Treasurer. The lodge was young and weak at the time of the fire and illy prepared to withstand such a loss as befell it; but it has fully recovered and is at this time in a prosperous condition.
SCHOOL HISTORY.
Improvements of every kind went hand-in-hand, and every effort was made from the outset by the peo- ple to advance all their interests. Schools were not forgotten, although for several years it was impossible to maintain schools that would accommodate the chil- of the different parts of the township, so sparsely was it settled. District No. 1 was what was known as the Bair District, the schoolhouse was located on Section 24. It was a small log house with stick chimney and open fire-place. District No. 2 was known as the Rouse District, the house is located on Section 21, about a fourth of a mile north of the Patrick School- house. This is where the first school was taught in the township. Both of these schoolhouses were pro- bably built the same year, about 1840. The first ped- agogues were Delia Huyck, Joel Lutes, Rosetta Huyck, Martha Goff, Deborah Snyder, Harriet Lutes, Hen- rietta Corey, Sarah Ann Swift.
Schools were taught in each of those districts be- fore their organization, but we have been unable to find . any reports concerning them until after this time.
At the present time the township has nine school districts, in all of which are school buildings, many of which are new. Districts No. 8 and 9 have brick buildings, and the rest are frame structures. There are 564 children between the ages of five and twenty years ; number of volumes in the library, 70; value of. school property. $9,150; amount of money paid to male teachers, $977 ; to female teachers, $715.70 ; | seating capacity of school rooms, 651.
The following are the principal township officers township down to the present time, as taken from the election returns :
SUPERVISORS.
Daniel G. Rouse, 1843; Daniel G. Rouse, 1844 ; E. C. Goff, 1845; E. C. Goff, 1846; Joseph Haight, 1847; Daniel G. Rouse, 1848; Daniel G. Ronse, 1849; Daniel G. Rouse, 1850; Henry McQuigg, 1851: Henry McQuigg, 1852; Henry MeQuigg, 1853; Henry W. Bly, 1854; William P. Bennett, 1855; William P. Bennett, 1856; H. Dykeman, 1857; William P. Bennett, 1858; M. E. Messenger, 1859; William P. Bennett, 1860; William P. Ben- nett, 1861; William P. Bennett, 1862; William P. Bennett, 1863; William P. Bennett, 1864; John C. Bradt, 1865; John C. Bradt, 1866; William P. Ben- nett, 1867: William P. Bennett, 1868; John C. Bradt, 1869; John C. Bradt, 1870; John C. Bradt,
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1871; Thomas McKee, 1872; John C. Bradt, 1873; A. F. Caul, 1874; A. F. Caul, 1875 ; A. F. Caul, 1876; A. F. Caul, 1877; A. F. Caul, 1878 ; A. F. Caul, 1879; A. F. Caul, 1880; A. F. Caul, 1881.
TREASURERS.
G. R. Beebe, 1843; Joseph Bair, 1844; Joseph Bair, 1845 ; J. B. Lutes, 1846 ; Joseph Bair, 1847 ; Joseph Bair, 1848; Joseph Bair, 1849; E. Com- stock, 1850; E. Comstock, 1851; Mathew Gibson, 1852; Thadeus Oaks, 1853; Leander Bridge, 1854 ; Fredrick Patrick, 1855; Fredrick Patrick, 1856 ; Fredrick Patrick, 1857 ; R. R. Beebe, 1858 ; D. T. Baldwin, 1859; D. T. Baldwin, 1860; John Man- ning, 1861 ; John Manning, 1862; W. O. Matthews, 1863; J. M. Housington, 1864; W. O. Matthews, 1865; John Manning, 1866 ; John Manning, 1867 ; John Manning, 1868; John Manning, 1869; John Manning, 1870; John Manning, 1871; John Man- ning, 1872; John Manning, 1873; John Manning, 1874; John Manning, 1875; Warren O. Matthews, 1876; Warren O. Matthews, 1877; J. A. Jones, 1878; C. S. Jones, 1879; N. W. Bucklin, 1880; John Manning, 1881.
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