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1854. Supervisor, John S. Tibbits; Clerk, John N. Scott; Treasurer, S. Bryant ; Justices of the Peace, B. S. Taylor, L. Ferguson ; Highway Com- missioner, C. H. Bennett ; School Inspectors, W. H. Gregory, H. B. Thayer; Poor Directors, P. Fralick, E. C. Willis; Constables, S. Bryant, H. Baker, J. C. Nevins, C. Valentine.
1855. Supervisor, George A. Starkweather ; Clerk, William H. Gregory; Treasurer, S. Wil- liams ; Justice of the Peace, C. H. Bennett ; High- way Commissioner, R. Thayer ; School Inspectors, H. B. Thayer, W. D. Whalen ; Poor Directors, L. Westfall, H. S. Bradley ; Constables, S. Bryant, H. Baker, J. Ambler, J. Miller.
1856. Supervisor, John S. Tibbits; Clerk, Wil- liam H. Gregory; Treasurer, J. B. Brumfield ; Justice of the Peace, C. Pudney ; School Inspector, T. T. Lyon; Highway Commissioner, J. M. Adams; Poor Directors, W. S. Gregory, H. S. Bradley ; Constables, H. P. Bradley, S. Bryant, J. B. Brumfield, L. Lapham.
1857. Supervisor, Horace Bradley; Clerk, Wil- liam H. Gregory ; Treasurer, J. W. Elliott ; Jus- tices of the Peace, Geo. A. Starkweather, N. D. Whalen ; School Inspector, H. P. Sly; Highway Commissioner, J. Allen ; Poor Directors, H. S. Bradley, W. B. Gregory ; Constables, J. F. Chilson, J. W. Elliott, J. Ovenshire, D. Berdan,
1858. Supervisor, George A. Starkweather ; Clerk, William H. Gregory, William S. Gregory and Theodatus T. Lyon, each part of a year; Treassurer, I. F. Chilson; Justices of the Peace, B. S. Taylor, J. W. McFarlan; School Inspector, W. H. Serviss; Highway Commissioner, R. Thayer ; Poor Directors, John Diamond, C. Crosby; Con- stables, I. F. Chilson, E L. Booth, E. K. Simmonds, J. F. Starkweather.
1859. Supervisor, George A. Starkweather; Clerk, William H. Serviss ; Treasurer, E. K. Sim- monds ; Justices of the Peace, J. N. McFarlan, L. Noble ; School Inspectors, H. B. Thayer, J. Rod-
Directors, J. Diamond, G. Young ; Constables, E. K. Simmonds, I. F. Chilson, J. F. Starkweather, E. L. Booth.
1860. Supervisor, William Taft; Clerk, Isaac N. Hedden ; Treasurer, M. L. Whitney ; Justice of the Peace, C. B. Packard ; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee ; Highway Commissioner, W. S. Johnson ; Poor Directors, H. Colton, H. S. Bradley; Constables, M. L. Whitney, A. Dodge, H. Lount, E. Booth.
1861. Supervisor, William Taft; Clerk, Law- rence Noble and Henry O. Hanford, each part of a year; Treasurer, J. N. Withee; Justice of the Peace, G. A. Starkweather ; School Inspector, H. B. Thayer ; Highway Commissioner, H. B. Thayer ; Poor Directors, A. D. Kendrick, C. Crosby ; Con- stables, J. S. Jackson, H. Lount, N. H. May, M. L. Whitney.
1862. Supervisor, George A. Starkweather ; Clerk, Michael Conner; Treasurer, J. Manning ; Justices of the Peace, R. McFarlan, A. Brigham ; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee; Highway Com- missioner, W. V. Ely; Poor Directors H. Newman, H. S. Bradley ; Constables, J. Manning, N. Collins, S. J. Lockwood, N. H. May.
1863. Supervisor, Winfield Scott ; Clerk, Jerome T. Johnson ; Treasurer, J. D. Turrell ; Justice of the Peace, D. B. Penny ; Highway Commissioner, W. T. Johnson ; Poor Directors, H. Newman, A. D. Kendrick ; School Inspector, H. B. Thayer ; Con- stables, J. S. Jackson, J. M. Loud, N. H. May, J. D. Turrell.
1864. Supervisor, Winfield Scott ; Clerk, James P. Donaldson; Treasurer, J. D. Turrell ; Justices of the Peace, A. Brigham, F. R. Beal, J. T. Johnson ; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee; Highway Com- missioner, H. B. Thayer; Poor Directors, I. N. Hedden, A. VanValkenburg ; Constables, J. N. Loud, J. S. Covert, J. D. Turrell, D. Moreland.
1865. Supervisor, Winfield Scott ; Clerk, James P. Donaldson ; Treasurer, O. Eddy ; Justices of the Peace, G. A. Starkweather, H. C. Benton; School Inspector, H. B. Thayer ; Highway Commissioner, W. V. Ely ; Poor Directors, G. Young, A. N. Cur- tis ; Constables, L. A. Yerkes, H. C. Markham, J. S. Jackson, H. Tafft.
1866. Supervisor, Hiram R. Thayer; Clerk, John Rodgers ; Treasurer, E. S. Horton ; Justice of the Peace, S. Hungerford; Highway Commissioner, H. C. Benton; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee; Poor Directors, A. N. Curtis, T. McClumphia ; Constables, J. B. Berdan, H. C. Markham, A. N. Curtis, E. S. Horton.
1867. Supervisor, Hiram B. Thayer; Clerk, Edward S. Horton; Treasurer, Otis Eddy; Justice of the Peace, John Rodgers ; School Inspector, W. M. Osband ; Highway Commissioners, D. Clarkson,
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I. N. Hedden ; Poor Directors, E. Simmons, T. McClumphia; Constables, J. B. Berdan, J. F. Starkweather, W. H. Brigham, E. K. Simons.
1868. Supervisor, Hiram B. Thayer ; Clerk, Oscar A. Fraser ; Treasurer, S. S. Eddy ; Justice of the Peace, H. C. Benton ; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee, F. R. Beal ; Highway Commissioner. I. N. Hedden ; Poor Directors, E. Simons, T. McClum- phia ; Constables, J. B. Berdan, D. H. Downer, H. C. Markham, J. F. Starkweather.
1869. Supervisor, Hiram B. Thayer ; Clerk, Mar- cus G. B. Swift; Treasurer, A. Joy ; Justices of the Peace, I. N. Hedden, W. Scott ; School Inspectors, W. P. Hungerford, O. A. Fraser ; Highway Commis- sioner, H. C. Benton ; Poor Directors, E. Simons, T. McClumphia ; Constables, J. S. Jackson, C. Congdon, J. F. Starkweather, H. C. Markham.
1870. Supervisor, Hiram B. Thayer; Clerk, Roswell D. Root ; Treasurer, S. F. Hughes ; Jus- tices of the Peace, W. D. Whalen, A. E. Pardee ; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee; Highway Com- missioner, D. Clarkson ; Poor Directors, H. P. Sly, E. Simon; Constables, C. Congdon, J. S. Jackson, A. J. Lapham, H. C. Markham.
1871. Supervisor, Hiram B. Thayer; Clerk, Walter D. Whalen ; Treasurer, Enoch S. Moulton ; Justice of the Peace, J. Rodgers ; School Inspector, W. P. Hungerford ; Highway Commissioner, I. N. Hedden ; Poor Directors, E. Simons, T. McClum- phia ; Constables, H. C. Markham, Charles Cong- don. J. S. Jackson, W. H. Hudson.
1872. Supervisor, Winfield Scott; Clerk, Ros- well L. Root ; Treasurer, B. G. Webster ; Justice of the Peace, A E. Pardee; Highway Commissioner, N. C. Benton ; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee ; Drain Commissioner, W. T. Johnson ; Constables, W. Orr, J. S. Jackson, C. Congdon, H. C. Markham.
1873. Supervisor, Hiram B. Thayer; Clerk, Charles E. Clarkson ; Treasurer, I. Chilson ; Jus- tice of the Peace, D. Clarkson; Highway Commis- sioner, C Root ; School Inspector, W. P. Hunger- ford ; Drain Commissioner, H. R. Holmes ; Con- stables, J. S. Jackson, J. M. Ambler, W. Orr, I. Chilson.
1874. Supervisor, Hiram B. Thayer; Clerk, Charles E. Clarkson ; Treasurer, J. M. Loud ; Jus- tice of the Peace, W. H. Ambler; Highway Com- missioner, H. R. Holmes; Poor Directors, T. McClumphia ; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee ; Drain Commissioner, H. P. Sly ; Constables, J. C, Buckner, J. S. Jackson, I. F. Chilson, W. W. Orr.
1875. Supervisor, Winfield Scott ; Clerk, Roswell L. Root ; Treasurer, E. S. Horton; Justice of the Peace, A. Stevens ; Highway Commissioner, E. B. Bradner ; Supt. Schools, James Dubuar ; School Inspector, C. A Frisbee ; Poor Director, T. Mc- Clumphia ; Drain Commissioner, T. McClumphia ;
Constables, J. S. Jackson, J. C. Buckner, I. F. Chil- son, J. F. Starkweather.
1876. Supervisor, Winfield Scott; Clerk, James K. Lowden; Treasurer, C. W. Bradner; Justice of the Peace, H. W. Baker; Supt. Schools, C. A. Fris- bee; Highway Commissioner, E. P. Bradner ; Drain Commissioner, T. McClumphia ; Constables, J. W. Davis, J. C. Buckner, I. F. Chilson, W. H. Hudson.
1877. Supervisor, Winfield Scott ; Clerk, Abram Pelham; Treasurer, A. Pomeroy; Justices of the Peace, J. K. Lowden, B. C. Bunnell ; Highway Commissioner. E. B. Thompson ; Supt. Schools, J. Dubuar ; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee; Poor Directors, D. White, T. McClumphia; Drain Com- missioner, T. McClumphia; Constables, J. W. Davis, J. C. Buckner, I. F. Chilson, W. H Wherry.
1878. Supervisor, Henry Hurd; Clerk, Edwin Root; Treasurer, A. Joy ; Justices of the Peace, G. Kator; School Inspector, E. K. Simonds; Supt. Schools, A. D. Stevens ; Highway Commissioner, T. McClumphia; Poor Directors, C. Baker, J. Waterman ; Constables O. Westfall, I. Plate, F. Perrine, C. Perigo.
1879. Supervisor, Winfield Scott ; Clerk, Abram Pelham ; Treasurer, J. O. Knapp; Justice of the Peace, B. Poole; Highway Commissioner, E. B. Thompson ; Supt. Schools, R. C. Safford ; School Inspector, Chas. A. Frisbee ; Overseers of the Poor, A. Stevens, I). White ; Drain Commissioner, H. R. Holmes ; Constables, I. F. Chilson, W. N. Wherry, J. W. Davis, F. N. Perrine.
1880. Supervisor, Samuel J. Springer ; Clerk, William H. Ambler; Treasurer, E. P. Lombard ; Justice of the Peace, J. Fuller; Highway Commis- sioner, E. B. Thompson; Supt. Schools, R. C. Safford ; School Inspector, C. A Frisbee; Over- seers of the Poor, D. White, T. McClumphia ; Drain Commissioner, H. R. Holmes ; Constables, J. W. Davis, F. N. Perrine, J. F. Chilson, W. N. Wherry.
1881. Supervisor, Samuel J. Springer; Clerk, Cyrus A. Pinckney ; Treasurer, E. P. Lombard ; Justice of the Peace, J. Fuller; L. W. Hutton; Supt. Schools, C. DeMuth ; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee ; Highway Commissioner, J. O. Harmon ; Overseers of the Poor, T. McClumphia, D. White ; Drain Commissioner, H. R. Holmes ; Constables, J. C. Buckner, T. B. Fulkins, W. N. Wherry, I. F. Chilson.
1882. Supervisor, Hiram B. Thayer; Clerk, William H. Ambler; Treasurer, E. W. Chaffee ; Justice of the Peace, A. M. Randolph; Highway Commissioner, J. W. Tafft ; School Inspector, C. DeMuth ; W. H. Cheever ; Drain Commissioner, C. D. Durfee; Constables, I. F. Chilson, W. N. Wherry, J. C. Buckner, F. N Perrine.
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1883. Supervisor, Charles D. Durfee; Clerk, William H. Ambler ; Treasurer, E. P. Lombard ; Justices of the Peace, B. Poole, R. McFarlan ; Highway Commissioner, J. G. Bradner; Drain Commissioner, H. R. Holmes; School Inspector, C. A. Frisbee ; Constables, J. W. Davis, J. C. Buckner, D. F. Polley, I. F. Chilson.
1884. Supervisor, Charles D. Durfee ; Clerk, William H. Ambler; Treasurer, E. P. Lombard ; Justices of the Peace, C W. Valentine, H. D. Clark ; School Inspectors, W. H. Cheever, T. C. Sherwood ; Highway Commissioner, J. G. Bradner; Drain Commissioner, H. R. Holmes ; Constables, J. W. Davis, F. N. Perrine, M. R. Weeks, I. F. Chilson.
1885. Supervisor, Charles D. Durfee ; Clerk, William H. Ambler; Treasurer, E. W. Chaffee ; Justices of the Peace, L. W. Hutton, D W. White; School Inspector, T. C. Sherwood; Highway Com- missioner, J. G. Bradner ; Constables, I. F. Chilson, A. Holloway, P. E. White, J. W. Davis.
1886. Supervisor, Charles D. Durfee ; Clerk, Eugene P. Lombard ; Treasurer, E. S. Horton ; Justice of the Peace, D. B. Northrop; School In- spector, F. G. Terrill; Highway Commissioner, J. G Bradner ; Drain Commissioner, H. R. Holmes ; Constables, I. F. Chilson, H. Lount, M. R. Weeks, J. C. Buckner.
1887. Supervisor, William H. Ambler; Clerk, Eugene P. Lombard; Treasurer, E. S. Horton ; Justice of the Peace, B. Poole; Highway Commis- sioner, J. V. Harmon ; School Inspector, T. C. Sherwood ; Constables, J. W. Davis, J. C. Buckner, I. F. Chilson, W. N. Wherry.
1888. Supervisor, William H. Ambler ; Clerk, Eugene P. Lombard ; Treasurer, A. Pomeroy ; Justice of the Peace, I. F. Chilson; Highway Com- missioner, J. V. Harmon ; Drain Commissioner H. R. Holmes; School Inspector, F. G. Terrill ; Constables, M. W. Reed, H. F. Jackson, C. Micol, J. E. Hood.
1889. Supervisor, William H. Ambler ; Clerk, George Hunter; Treasurer, A. Pomeroy; Justice of the Peace, I. N. Blackwood; Highway Commis- sioner, J. V. Harmon ; School Inspector, T. S. Clark ; Constables, C. J. Micol, J. E. Hood, M. W. Reed, H. F. Jackson.
1890 Supervisor, L. C. Hough ; Clerk, A. C. Donner ; Treasurer, G. W. Hunter; Justice of the Peace, D. B. Northrup; Highway Commissioner, W. P. Johnson; Drain Commissioner, H. R. Holmes ; School Inspector, C. H. Caldron ; Board of Review, M. Conner, E. B. Thompson ; Con- stables, J. E. Wood, H C. Cole, M. W. Reed, G. Wagner.
At the first township meeting a tax of $154.40 was levied on the 140 taxpayers in the township,
and as more than half of the tax was upon lands owned by non-residents, there was but $66.90 to be collected. Mr. A. B. Markham some years ago gave a humorous account of his spending nearly an entire month travelling through the snow to collect this amount. He finally became almost discour- aged, and after throwing off all of his percentage as collector, he worked four days to get funds enough to make up the entire amount due, paid the sum over, and since that time has been satis- fied to do without the honors or emoluments of office.
On March 7, 1834, the township was divided, and the town of Canton created. On March 7, 1878, it was voted to divide the township of Ply- mouth into two election districts, in compliance with a law of May 23, 1877, and Sections I to 18, both inclusive, were designated as the first election .district, the meetings to be held in the village of Northville. Sections 19 to 36, each inclusive, were designated as the second election district, the meetings to be held at the village of Plymouth.
In 1888 the township of Plymouth was divided into six whole and five fractional school districts. One thousand one hundred and twenty seven pu- pils were enrolled with an average daily attendance of 796, as shown by the reports for the year end- ing September 3, 1888. The same reports show four brick houses, costing $35,500, and having seats for 889 pupils, and seven frame houses, cost- ing $4, 150, and seating 238. The district libraries contained a total of 4,989 volumes. Five male and twenty-three female teachers were employed, The population in 1850 was 2,431 ; in 1870, 3,016; and in 1880, 3,339. The valuation in 1840 was $328,808 in 1850, $180,818; in 1860, $507,522 ; in 1870, $636,470 ; in 1880, $1,963,270.
PLYMOUTH.
The settlement which has grown into the village of Plymouth began in 1825. In that year William Starkweather made a clearing and erected a log house on the site of the present village, where the residence of John Fuller was afterwards located. The same year J. S. Tibbits, Roswell Root, John Van Sickle, and others, became his neighbors, and there came soon afterwards A. B. Markham, John Miller, Peter and Henry Fralick, Silas Sly, Rufus Thayer, William and Hiram Utley, Lyman Ter- rill, Esquire Taylor. John Welch. Benajah and Henry Holbrook. About the same time the follow- ing persons also settled in the town: Paul W. Hazen, Erastus Hussey, David Phillips Luther Lincoln, Wm. Markham, E. W. Starkweather, Henry Ward, Walter McFarlan, Wm. Bartow, Timothy Lyon, John Westfall, Calvin Whipple and
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Clark Griswold. The first white woman to venture into the present limits of Plymouth was Keziah, wife of Wm. Starkweather, and mother of George A Starkweather, who was the second white child born in the township. The most of the settlers of 1825 left their families for a time in Detroit. The first white child born in the township was Oscar Phillips, the son of David Phillips.
A. B. Markham, who built the first hand-power mill, says: "I was two whole days building the mill, and it answered very well for grinding corn. Two boys or two women could grind a bushel of corn in one hour. In making the mill Mr. Mark- ham felled a large, tall and straight oak tree, flat- tened the upper end of the trunk for a distance of about seventy feet, cut a trench in it, a foot wide and ten inches deep and narrowed almost to a point ; a wheel a foot thick was then sawed from the large end of the tree, the edge pared down to fit the trench, an axle put through it, and on being lifted into place the wheel was ready to grind, by being moved back and forth in the trench Half a bushel of corn could be ground in about twenty minutes." In the fall of 1825 Luther Lincoln built a saw-mill on Section 26. and very soon after Timothy Lyon built a mill on Section 23, and Morris Smith one on Section 25.
In these early days, when settlers were few, one man was frequently called upon to fill several of- fices, and in his reminiscences A. B. Markham speaks of serving at the same time as fence viewer, roadmaster, collector, and constable.
In the early part of the year 1827 a meeting was held at the house of John Tibbits for the purpose of organizing a military company, and Ira M. Hough was chosen captain; Stephen Root and Abram Laraway were chosen under officers.
Among the earliest store-keepers were Frisbee Chubb, Timothy Lyon and Levi Bishop. The lat- ter had a shop here from 1825 to 1830 The first blacksmith of whom there is any recollection was Alanson Knickerbocker. Luther Lincoln's saw and grist mill was about half a mile east of the present village of Plymouth, and "Uncle" John Miller's grist mill was located at what is now known as Northville. The first brick building in the township was erected by Henry Ward on Section 32. The post-office for some years was known as Plymouth Corners. The first postmaster was Gideon P. Benton. He carried the mail in his hat or tied it up in his handkerchief.
The village of Plymouth was laid out and re- corded in 1837, by Henry B. Holbrook. In 1838, a year after the plat was recorded, the village had a Presbyterian church, five stores, a Wild Cat bank, known as the Wayne County Bank (see page 851), three taverns, and a drug store.
The village was incorporated by Act of March 15, 1867, and ten days afterward an election was held at the hotel of Thomas Whipple, known as the Adams House, at which Gabriel Youngs and John Rodgers were elected judges of election, and O. A. Frazier, clerk. The 129 votes polled resulted in the election of the following officers : President, Bethuel Noyes ; Recorder, Michael Conner ; Treas- urer, A. B. Coleman; Assessors, Lewis H. Ben- nett, William A. Bassett; Trustees, Samuel Hard- enburgh, Isaac N Hedden, Ira M. Hough, Abram Fralick, Francis W. Fairman.
The officers elected in subsequent years are as follows :
1868. President, Michael Conner; Recorder, Isaac N. Hedden ; Trustees, Samuel Hardenburgh, Stephen Roe, I. Gleason, A. B. Coleman, Wm. A. Bassett ; Treasurer, O. A. Frazier ; Assessors, E. L. Moulton, L. H. Bennett.
1869. President, Michael Conner ; Recorder, Oscar A. Frazier; Treasurer, N. P. Chandler ; Trustees, Wm. A. Bassett, Samuel Hardenburgh, A. C. Perren, R. Herrick, C. B. Crosby ; Assessors, E. S. Moulton, C. A. Frisbee.
1870. President, Isaac N. Hedden ; Recorder, Martin A. Vrooman; Treasurer, N. P. Chandler ; Trustees, A. Joy, W. W. Orr, E. S. Moulton, J. Madden, S. Roe ; Assessors, J. W. Roe, Wm. N. Wherry.
1871. President, Calvin B. Crosby ; Recorder, Martin A. Vrooman; Treasurer, N. P. Chandler ; Trustees, M. Conner, P. Gayde, E. S. Moulton, A. A. Shaffer, W. A. Bassett ; J. W. Roe, J. Gleason.
From 1871 no records have been found, but on March 4, 1879, the village was re-incorporated and the officers since then have been as follows :
1879. President, Byron Poole ; Clerk, Martin A. Vrooman ; Trustees for one year, A. A. Shaffer, Wm. A. Bassett, John Fuller ; Trustees for two years, Wm. H. Hoyt, I. Gleason, O. H. Polley ; Treasurer, O. A. Frazier; Assessor, Geo. A. Stark- weather ; Street Commissioner, C. H. Burrows ; Constable, O. Westfall; Pound Master, L. West- fall; Marshall, O. Westfall ; Physician, Jason P. Safford ; President pro tem., John Fuller.
1880. President, Byron Poole; Clerk, Martin A. Vrooman ; Assessor, G. A. Starkweather ; Treas- urer, O. A. Frazier ; Trustees, J. Fuller, A. A. Shaffer, Wm. A. Bennett; Street Commissioner, L. Westfall ; Constable, I. Platt.
1881. President, Byron Poole ; Clerk, Martin A. Vrooman ; Treasurer, A. A. Tafft ; Trustees, Wm. H. Hoyt, J. C. Peterhaus ; O. H. Polley; Assessor, Geo. A. Starkweather; Constable, M. R. Weeks; Street Commissioner, I. F. Chilson.
1882. President, Daniel R. Penney ; Clerk, Mar- tin A. Vrooman; Treasurer, C. A. Pinckney; As-
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sessor, L. Pooler ; Trustees, D. B. Wilcox, S. Baker, L. Farwell; Street Commissioner, A. A. Brockway; Constable, M. R. Weeks
1883. President, Wm. H. Hoyt ; Clerk Martin A. Vrooman ; Treasurer, C. A. Pinckney ; Assessor, L. Pooler ; Trustees, John Bradner, P. Gayde, W. J. Burrows, C. A. Roe ; Street Commissioner, A. A. Brockway ; Constable, D. F. Polley.
1884. President, Michael Conner ; Clerk, Martin A. Vrooman ; Treasurer, C. A. Pinckney; Trus- tees, C. A. Frisbee, C. J. Hamilton, Willard Roe ; Assessor, B. Poole; Street Commissioner, A. A. Brockway ; Constable, M. R. Weeks.
1885. President, Cyrus A. Pinckney ; Clerk, Harry C. Bennett ; Treasurer, E. W. Chaffee ; As- sessor, F. P. Park; Trustees, C. A. Roe, J. C. Peterhaus, T. C. Sherwood, L. H. Bennett; Street Commissioner, A. Passage; Constable, M. R. Weeks.
1886 President, Calvin B. Crosby ; Clerk, Henry Dohmstreich ; Treasurer, J. P. Woodard ; Assessor, L. Pooler ; Trustees, W. J. Bradner, Wm. F. Markham, J. M. Ward; Street Commissioner, J. Hood ; Constable, F. Dunn.
1887. President, Byron Poole; Clerk, Henry Dohmstreich and George Hunter each part of a year ; Treasurer, L. C. Hough ; Trustees, H. Wills, Wm. H. Bassett, J. M. Collier ; Assessor, L. Pooler ; Street Commissioner, John Hood; Con- stable, R. Terry.
1888. President, Byron Poole; Clerk, George Hunter ; Treasurer, L. C. Hough; Trustees, A. J. Lapham, E. C. Leach, H. C. Robinson ; As- sessor, Samuel Baker; Street Commissioner, J. Hood ; Constable, F. Dunn.
1889. President, Michael Conner ; Clerk, James O. Eddy ; Treasurer, E. W. Chaffee; Trustees, J. M. Collier, W. J. Bradner, W. H. Bassett ; Assessor, L. Pooler ; Street Commissioner, E. Cortrite; Con- stable, M. R. Weeks.
1890. President, Michael Conner ; Clerk. J. O. Eddy ; Trustees, E. C. Leach, L. C. Hough, W. F. Markham ; Assessor, C. A. Pinckney ; Street Com- missioner, Eli Cortrite ; Constable, Fred Dunn.
About 1830 there was an old log school-house on the Detroit Road on the east side of the River Rouge. This was replaced in 1840 by a frame house erected on Lot 6, Block 6, of the Bradner Plat, the lot being donated by Wm. Bradner. The building remained until the Union District No. I was formed in 1853. There was at one time a dis- trict school on Ann Arbor Street. A select school was opened by E. J. Penniman on Church Street in 1842. The building is now used as the Berdan House barn. The very commodious and well ar- ranged Union School building was erected in 1884 at a cost of $18,000. The school is exceptionally
well manned and managed, and is divided into four departments, known as Primary, Intermediate, Grammar, and High, with courses of study not sur- passed in any city schools. An assortment of ex- cellent philosophical and chemical apparatus is pro- vided, and there is also a general library of 1,300 volumes, and a large and valuable reference library. The general library is open daily for pupils, and twice a month to the general public.
Amity Hall, seating about 500, was completed in 1869. One of the beauties of Plymouth is the Park of two acres in triangular shape, bounded by Sut- ton, Ann Arbor and Main Streets. It contains a dense forest of maple and spruce trees which were set out in 1858.
The old Presbyterian Cemetery was opened in 1828, the North Plymouth Cemetery in 1844, and the "Riverside," located about three-quarters of a mile east of the village, was established by ordi- nance of February 3, 1880. It consists of twenty acres on the southeast quarter of Section 26, and cost $1,000. In addition to the cemeteries near Plymouth and Northville, there is the " Thayer " Cemetery, on the southwest quarter of Section 7; the " Blackner" Cemetery, on the northeast quarter of Section 28, opened about 1830; and the " Water- ford " Cemetery, on the southeast quarter of Sec- tion 14.
An edition of the Wayne County Review, of Wayne, for Plymouth, with O. S. Howard as editor, was issued in December, 1878, by J. H. Steers, In September, 1887, it was succeeded by the Plymouth Mail, issued at Plymouth. This is a five-column quarto, and has, for a village paper, a notably large circulation.
Among the important local events was the fire of May 5, 1856, which originated about half-past twelve at night in the ball-room of Root's Hotel, on the corner of Ann Arbor and Main Streets The fire is believed to have been caused by the bursting of a lamp. It spread rapidly, and made a clean sweep of the entire block on the west side of Main Street, from Ann Arbor to Sutton Streets. Among the buildings destroyed were Collins Kellogg's drug store, J. W. Root's hotel, John Kynock's shoe store, the post-office, most of its papers and records being saved, Fralick & Crosby's dry goods store, J. Scat- tergood's dry goods store, Josiah Butler's jewelry store, H Fralick's dry goods store, G. Lauffer's shoe store, and H. Weeks's tailor shop. The two brick buildings at the north end of the block were saved by tearing down some of the wooden buildings on the south, and the fire was controlled after a loss of over $60,000. On February 16, 1859, a boiler exploded at May & Hendrick's saw-mill and rake factory, on Main Street. The explosion occurred between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning,
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