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In accordance with the foregoing aet, the inhabitants of the township who were qualified by law to vote assembled at the house of Goodenough Townsend on the 6th day of April, 1840. Abel Secley* was chosen moderator, Jacob
Teachout clerk, and Goodenough Townsend, Abelino Bab- cock, Justin Sheldon, Robert E. Potter inspectors of elec- tion.
There were fourteen legal voters in the township, viz. : Goodenough Townsend, Justin Sheldon, Abel Seclye, Abel Seelye, Jr., Robert E. Potter, Ira W. Potter, Samuel Cran- dall, Harrison G. Conger, Christopher Miller, John C. Mil- ler, Abelino Babeoek, Jacob Teachout, Alson Seelye, Aaron B. Adams, of whom all received an office or offices except Christopher Miller and Aaron B. Adams.
The election resulted as follows : Goodenough Townsend, Supervisor ; Jacob Teachout, Town Clerk ; Justin Sheldon, Treasurer; Abel Seeley, Jr., Collector ; Jacob Teachout, Robert E. Potter, Alson Seeley, Assessors ; Jacob Teach- out, Robert E. Potter, Goodenough Townsend, School In- spectors ; Justin Sheldon, Abel Seeley, Directors of the Poor ; Abelino Babeoek, Goodenough Townsend, Harrison G. Conger, Ilighway Commissioners ; Jacob Teachout, Goodenough Townsend, Abel Seeley, Justin Sheldon, Jus- tices of the Peace; Ira W. Potter, Abel Seeley, Jr., Con- stables ; Samuel Crandall, Pound-Master; Harrison G. Conger, Jacob Teachout, Justin Sheldon, John C. Miller, Abel Seeley, Jr., Overseers of Highways.
"Voted, That Samuel Crandall's stable shall be the pound of the township of Davison for the ensuing year.
" That the collector of said township shall be entitled to five per centum on what he may collect, and one per centum on what he may return to the Treasurer of Lapeer County.
"That $125 be raised for the expenses of the township for the en- sning year, and for books and boxes, $15."
At the annual township meeting in 1841 it was voted, " That no person or persons shall kill any Deer in the limits of this township between the 10th day of January and the 10th day of July of each year, and all persons killing Deer contrary to this law shall forfeit the sum of five dollars for every Deer killed in said township, and such offenders may be prosecuted before any Justice in said township or county."
In 1842 it was voted that the next annual township- election " should be held at the Town-House, on the south- east corner of seetion sixteen." At the ensuing meeting the elerk made the following entry :
" DAVISON, April 3, 1813.
" The elcetors of the township of Davison met on the southeast corner of section sixteen agreeable to a vote of the previous township- meeting, and organized by choosing Harrison G. Conger clerk ; there not being a convenient place to hold said meeting the electors ad- journed to the shantee of G. Townsend, and left Fra Cobb, a consta- ble, on the spot. They then proceeded according to law, and elected township officers for the ensuiog year."
It seems that the proposed log town-house had not yet been erceted. An unscasonable snow-storm eame on, and " town-meeting day" found the ground covered with snow to the depth of three feet. Ira Cobb was stationed on the corner with instructions to notify cleetors as they assem- bled where the polls were being held. But it is laughingly asserted by those who were present that Cobb deserted his post soon after the board adjourned to Townsend's house, and by making a wide detour through the snow and woods retired unobserved to his shanty on seetion 25.
2 Spelled also Scelge.
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Eleazer Thurston, 10. Samuel Johnson, 11. Samvel J. Ashley, 11. Samuel Crandall, 11 and 14. Ilarrison G. Conger, 11. Abram Hotchkiss, 15. Abner Ilotchkiss, 15. Abel Seelyo, 3, 15, and 26. Elias Bush, 22.
S. M. Fisk, 34. Iddo I1. Carley, 26 and 35. Silas S. Kitchen, 27.
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HISTORY OF GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
Davison was annexed to Genesee County by an aet of the Legislature, approved March 9, 1843.
The first highway laid in the township was done by order of Paul G. Davison and Asa Farrar, highway com- missioners of the town of Atlas, and dated March 28, 1837, the route described as follows: "Commeneing at the south- east corner of section 31 in township 7 north, range S cast, running north three miles, and ending at the corners of scetions 17, 18, 19, and 20."
The following is a list of the township officers from 1841 to 1879 inelusive :
1841 .- Jacob Teachout, Supervisor; Goodenough Town- send, Town Clerk; S. M. Fisk, Treasurer ; Abel Seeley, Collector ; Jacob Teachout, Robert E. Potter, Goodenough Townsend, School Inspectors ; Jacob Teachout, Ira W. Potter, Abel Seeley, Jr., Assessors ; Abel Seeley, S. M. Fisk, Poor-Masters ; Abelino Babeoek, Robert E. Potter, Goodenough Townsend, Highway Commissioners ; Samuel Crandall, Justice of the Peace for four years ; S. M. Fisk, Justice of the Peace for two years ; Abel Seeley, Jr., Abe- lino Babeock, Constables.
1842 .- Jacob Teachout, Supervisor ; Goodenough Towns- end, Town Clerk ; S. M. Fisk, Treasurer; S. M. Fisk, Justin Sheldon, Daniel Dayton, Justices of the Peace ; Abelino Babcock, Jacob Teachout, fra W. Potter, High- way Commissioners ; Goodenough Townsend, Jacob Teaeli- out, Robert E. Potter, School Inspectors ; William Martin, Abel Seeley, Overseers of the Poor; A. Babeock, Benjamin S. Lockwood, Ira Cobb, Abel Seeley, Jr., Constables ; Samuel Crandall, Abel Seeley, Jr., Assistant Assessors.
1843 .- Daniel Dayton, Supervisor ; Goodenough Town- send, Town Clerk ; S. M. Fisk, Treasurer ; Jacob Teach- out, Justice of the Peace ; Robert E. Potter, Calvin Cart- wright, Assistant Assessors; Ira W. Potter, James Kline, Abel Seeley, Jr., Highway Commissioners; Robt. E. Potter, Jacob Teachout, Inspectors of Schools; Abel Seeley, Dan- iel Dayton, Poor Overseers ; Thomas Park, I. H. Carley, B. B. Knight, William Sheldon, Constables.
1844 .- Daniel Dayton, Supervisor ; Goodenough Town- send, Town Clerk ; Abel Seeley, Jr., Treasurer; Goodenough Townsend, Robt. E. Potter, Justices of the Peace; Jacob Teachout, School Inspector ; Calvin Cartwright, Thomas O. Townsend, Assistant Assessors; James A. Kline, Ira W. Potter, Abel Seeley, Jr., Highway Commissioners ; Daniel Dayton, Alson Seeley, Overseers of the Poor; Elias Bush, Thomas Park, Jeremiah Miller, B. B. Knight, Constables.
1845 .- Jacob Teachout, Supervisor ; Calvin Cartwright, Town Clerk ; S. M. Fisk, Treasurer ; Daniel Dayton, Jus- tice of the Peace; Eleazer Thurston, Hart W. Cummins, Elias Bush, Highway Commissioners; Hart W. Cummius, Abel Seeley, Jr., School Inspectors ; Elias Bush, Hart W. Cummins, William Streeter, Constables.
1846 .- Jacob Teachout, Supervisor ; Calvin Cartwright, Town Clerk ; S. M. Fisk, Treasurer ; S. M. Fisk, Justice of the Peace ; James A. Kline, Eleazer Thurston, Edmund Perry, Jr., Highway Commissioners; Thomas O. Townsend, Eleazer Thurston, School Inspectors; Daniel Dayton, Abel Secley, Overseers of the Poor; Henry Hastings, H. II. Sheldon, Elias Rush, John Tharrett, Constables.
1847 .- John Tharrett, Supervisor ; Calvin Cartwright,
Town Clerk ; S. M. Fisk, Treasurer ; Samuel J. Ashley, Justice of the Peace ; H. H. Sheldon, Ira W. Potter, Calvin Cartwright, Highway Commissioners ; Hart W. Cummins, Thomas O. Townsend, School Inspectors; H. H. Sheldon, Ilenry Ilastings, Jeremiah Miller, Russell East- wood, Constables ; S. M. Crandall, John Caslor, Overseers of the Poor.
1848 .- John Tharrett, Supervisor ; Calvin Cartwright, Town Clerk ; S. M. Fisk, Treasurer ; Calvin Cartwright, Justice of the Peace ; W. G. Merrill, School Inspector ; Nicholas Ilosner, Highway Commissioner ; Daniel Dayton, Edmund Perry, Jr., Overseers of the Poor; H. II. Sheldon, 11. Hastings, Lothrop Ford, Horace Bachelor, Constables.
1849 .- John Tharrett, Supervisor ; Calvin Cartwright, Town Clerk ; S. M. Fisk, Treasurer; W. G. Merrill, Jus- tice of the Peace ; Ira W. Potter, Henry Ball, Highway Commissioners ; Henry Ball, School Inspector ; Nathaniel Cole, Elias Laey, Alexander Caslor, Franklin Langdon, Constables ; Daniel Dayton, Edmund Perry, Overseers of the Poor.
1850 .- John Tharrett, Supervisor; W. G. Merrill, Town Clerk ; Calvin Cartwright, Treasurer ; Robert E. Potter, Job Conger, Justices of the Peace ; Edmund Perry, Joseph Hill, Overseers of the Poor; Nicholas losner, Highway Commissioner ; Elias Laey, Alexander Caslor, Eleazer Thurston, William Thomas, Jr., Constables.
1851 .- John Tharrett, Supervisor; W. G. Merrill, Town Clerk ; Samuel J. Ashley, Treasurer ; David S. Hastings, Thomas O. Townsend, Samuel Robinson, Justices of the Peace; Calvin Cartwright, Highway Commissioner; Na- thaniel Cole, School Inspector; Nathaniel Cob, Alexander Caslor, Miles F. Washburn, Russell Eastwood, Constables ; Elias Bush, Edmund Perry, Jr., Poor Overseers.
1852 .- John Tharrett, Supervisor; W. G. Merrill, Town Clerk ; Walter J. Cole, Treasurer ; Goodenough Townsend, Henry Ball, David Hollenbeck, Justices of the Peace ; Abel Seelye, Jr., Highway Commissioner ; Daniel Dayton, School Inspector ; Elias Bush, David S. Hastings, Over- seers of the Poor; Alexander Caslor, J. II. Carley, Ran- som Hill, Elias Bush, Constables.
1853 .- Robert E. Potter, Supervisor; William G. Mer- rill, Town Clerk ; Walter J. Cole, Treasurer ; Samuel J. Ashley, Edmund Perry, Jr., Justicees of the Peace ; Wm. Jordon, School Inspector ; Ira W. Potter, Highway Con- missiouer ; Job Conger, Jeremiah Miller, Overseers of the Poor; Alexander Caslor, Horace Bachelor, Miles F. Wash- burn, Silas Kitchen, Constables.
1854 .- John Tharrett, Supervisor ; Thomas O. Town- send, Township Clerk ; David Hollenbeck, Treasurer ; Wm. G. Merrill, School Inspector; Joseph Hill, IFighway Com- missioner; Charles Rogers, Justice of the Peace; Ilosea Hill, Jeremiah Miller, Overseers of the Poor; Calvin Wake- field, Elias Laey, Elias Bush, Alexander Caslor, Constables.
1855 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor; Thomas O. Townsend, Township Clerk ; David Hollenbeck, Treasurer ; Edmund Perry, Jr., Justice of the Peace; William Jor- don, School Inspector; S. J. Wicker, Highway Commis- sioner ; C. Cartwright, Robert E. Doty, Overseers of the Poor ; Elias Bush, Elias Laey, Silas S. Kitchen, Daniel Chamberlin, Constables.
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1856 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor ; Goodenough Townsend, Township Clerk ; Joseph Hill, Treasurer ; Henry Ball, Justice of the Peace ; Ira W. Potter, High- way Commissioner ; Hosea Hill, School Inspector ; Robert E. Potter, Calvin Cartwright, Overseers of the Poor; O. D. Watson, S. R. Hacket, Henry Haynes, R. IFill, Con- stables.
1857 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor ; Goodenough Townsend, Township Clerk; Nathaniel Cole, Treasurer ; Thomas Dayton, Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Highways; George W. Goodenough, Robert E. Potter, Overseers of the Poor; William G. Merrill, Aaron J. S. Seeley, School Inspectors; William Odell, Samuel R. Hackett, Hiram Applebee, Silas S. Kitchen, Constables.
1858 .- John Tharrett, Supervisor; Goodenough Town- send, Township Clerk ; Nathaniel Cole, Treasurer ; David Hollenbeck, Justice of the Peace ; Elijah A. Rockafellow, School Inspector ; Lathrop Moss, Highway Commissioner ; Calvin Cartwright, George W. Goodenough, Overseers of the Poor ; Goodenough Townsend, Calvin Cartwright, Jona- than Coomer, Harris Marsh, Constables.
1859 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor ; Goodenough Townsend, Township Clerk; Nathaniel Cole, Treasurer ; John C. Rockafellow, Justice of the Peace ; Joseph Good- enough, School Inspector ; Robert I. Ray, Highway Com- missioner ; Abel Seelye, Jr., Joseph Hill, Directors of the Poor ; Leonard G. Worden, Harris Marsh, Daniel D. Stone, Hiram Applebee, Constables.
1860 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor; Goodenough Townsend, Township Clerk ; Joseph Goodenough, Treas- urer; Joseph Baxter, Highway Commissioner ; Guy Hew- ett, Justice of the Peace; Hosca Hill, John C. Rocka- fellow, School Inspectors ; Oliver D. Watson, Daniel D. Stone, Leonard G. Worden, Charles H. Henderson, Con- stables.
1861 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor; Goodenough Townsend, Township Clerk ; Aaron J. S. Seelye, Treasurer ; William McAllister, Justice of the Peace; Walter W. Worden, Highway Commissioner ; Elijah A. Rockafellow, School Inspector ; George A. Daly, Dauiel D. Stone, John Hill, Levi H. Johnson, Constables.
1862 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor; Joseph East- man, Township Clerk ; Joseph Goodenough, Treasurer ; Goodenough Towusend, George W. Goodenough, Justices of the Peace; Goodenough Townsend, School Inspector ; Robert E. Potter, Commissioner of Highways; Daniel D. Stone, Jacob Fenner, Justin Hewett, Horace Kingman, Constables.
1863 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor ; Joseph Eastman, Town Clerk ; A. J. S. Seelye, Treasurer; Ira T. Potter, School Inspector ; Thomas Dayton, Justice of the Peace ; John C. Rockafellow, Commissioner of Highways; Daniel D. Stone, Jacob Fenner, Robert E. Potter, Constables.
1864 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor ; Goodenough Townsend, Township Clerk ; Joseph Goodenough, Treas- urer ; Joseph Eastman, Justice of the Peace; L. G. Good- enough, School Inspector ; Abel Seclye, Highway Com- missioner ; Henry A. Black, Samuel R. Ilackett, Leonard G. Worden, Constables.
1865 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor ; Samuel A. Cur-
rier, Township Clerk ; Sylvester Haynes, Treasurer ; Ira T. Potter, School Inspector ; Thomas Dayton, Commis- sioner of Highways; George W. Goodenough, Job Con- ger, Justices of the Peace; Levi II. Johnson, Rufus R. Worden, William N. Thompson, John Knapp, Constables.
1866 .- Joseph Eastman, Supervisor ; Samuel A. Cur- rier, Township Clerk ; Lafayette Hathaway, Treasurer ; Lucian G. Goodenough, School Inspector; George R. Howe, Highway Commissioner ; John C. Rockafellow, Alexander Campbell, Justices of the Peace; Charles HI. Henderson, Leonard G. Worden, Hiram Thomas, Alexan- der Lobban, Constables.
1867 .- Calvin Cartwright, Supervisor ; Goodenough Townsend, Township Clerk ; Lafayette Hathaway, Treas- urer; Ira T. Potter, School Inspector ; Abel Seclye, High- way Commissioner ; Thomas Dayton, Charles Rogers, Jus- tices of the Peace ; William U. Thompson, L. G. Worden, Lafayette Hathaway, Bryant R. Hill, Constables.
1868 .- Ira T. Potter, Supervisor ; Goodenough Town- send, Township Clerk ; Lafayette Hathaway, Treasurer ; Alexander Campbell, George W. Griffin, Justices of the Peace ; Lucian G. Goodenough, School Inspector; Hiram Applebee, Highway Commissioner ; Samuel A. Currier, James Campbell, Calvin Cartwright, Joseph Eastman, Constables.
1869 .- Tra T. Potter, Supervisor ; Aruna B. Scott, Township Clerk ; Lucian G. Goodenough, Treasurer ; George W. Goodenough, Samuel R. Hackett, Justices of the Peace ; William N. Monroe, School Inspector ; Horace Bachelor, Highway Commissioner; Charles Robinson, Rufus Worden, Goodenough Townsend, Hirau V. Mun- ger, Constables.
1870 .- Goodenough Townsend, Supervisor ; Lucian G. Goodenough, Treasurer; A. B. Scott, Township Clerk ; Jacob S. Fenner, Justice of the Peace; Lucian G. Good- enough, School Inspector ; George W. Griffen, Highway Commissioner ; John N. Welch, Constable.
1871 .- Goodenough Townsend, Supervisor ; Seth J. Wicker, Treasurer; L. S. McAllister, Clerk ; Thomas Dayton, Justice of the Peace; Wm. N. Munroc, School Inspector ; L. G. Worden, Highway Commissioner ; John N. Welch, Otis Eastman, Rufus R. Worden, Philip Hill, Constables.
1872 .- John Campbell, Supervisor ; John F. Cartwright, Treasurer ; L. S. McAllister, Township Clerk ; Alexander Campbell, Justice of the Peace; Dwight Babcock, School Inspector ; Alexander Campbell, Highway Commissioner ; Lucian G. Goodenough, Drain Commissioner ; Philip Hill, Marvin Cummings, Rufus R. Worden, Constables.
1873 .- John Campbell, Supervisor ; John F. Cartwright, Treasurer ; L. S. MeAllister, Township Clerk ; George W. Goodenough, Justice of the Peace ; Lucian G. Goodenough, School Inspector ; Morris E. Burton, Highway Commis- sioner ; George W. Griffen, Rufus R. Worden, Henry A. Black, Jacob F. Fenner, Constables.
1874 .- John Campbell, Supervisor ; John F. Cartwright, Treasurer ; Lester S. McAllister, Township Clerk ; Jacob S. Fenner, Justice of the Peace ; Wm. N. Munroc, School Inspector ; Gilbert O. Torrey, Highway Commissioner ; Alexander Campbell, Drain Commissioner ; Alexander Lob-
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ban, Robert Knowles, Stephen S. Moore, William U. Thompson, Constables.
1875 .- John Campbell, Supervisor; Lester S. MeAllis- ter, Township Clerk ; Seth J. Wicker, Treasurer ; Albert E. IFurd, Justice of the Peace ; William N. Munroe, School Inspector ; Alexander Lobban, School Superintendent ; Aaron J. S. Seelye, Highway Commissioner ; George H. Moss, Drain Commissioner ; Rufus R. Worden, William U. Thompson, Henry A. Black, Edward Verrill, Consta- bles.
1876 .- John Campbell, Supervisor ; William N. Mun- roe, Treasurer; Lester S. MeAllister, Township Clerk ; Alexander Campbell, Justice of the Peace; William N. Munroe, School Inspector ; Alexander Lobban, School Superintendent ; Gilbert O. Torrey, Highway Commis- sioner ; Calvin Wakefield, O. K. Hathaway, Goodenough Townsend, Wm. U. Thompson, Constables.
1877 .- John Campbell, Supervisor ; William N. Monroc, Treasurer ; Albert E. Hurd, Township Clerk; Harmanus B. Foll, Justice of the Peace ; William N. Monroe, School Inspector; Gilbert O. Torrey, Highway Commissioner ; Henry S. Horrell, Jacob D. Carpenter, B. Foll, B. R. Hill, Constables.
1878 .- John Campbell, Supervisor; Seth J. Wicker, Treasurer ; Lester S. McAllister, Township Clerk ; Thomas Dayton, Hosea Hill, Justices of the Peace; Edward D. Black, School Superintendent ; Alexander Lobban, School Inspector; Gilbert O. Torrey, Highway Commissioner ; Alexander Campbell, Drain Commissioner ; Henry S. IFor- rell, Audrew Seeley, Frank McDonald, Horaee Raymond, Constables.
1879 .- John Campbell, Supervisor; Seth J. Wieker, Treasurer; Sanford McTaggart, Township Clerk ; Abel Seelye, Justice of the Peace ; Henry A. Black, Justice of the Peace, to fill vaeaney ; William N. Monroe, School In- spector ; Charles W. Scaton, School Superintendent ; Philip l'. Hill, Highway Commissioner ; Henry S. Horrell, David Riegle, John F. McDonald, John C. Yewance, Constables.
DAVISON STATION,
a small village on the line of the Chicago and Lake Huron Railroad, is nine miles east of the city of Flint. It contains two churches, - Methodist Episcopal and Free- Will Baptist, -one hotel, post-office, district school-house, 2 stores of general merchandise, 1 drug-store, 1 harness- store, 1 provision-store, a cheese-factory, steam saw-mill, grain-elevator, Masonic hall, 1 stave- and heading-factory, several small mechanical shops, and about 175 inhabitants. lts site includes portions of seetions 3, 9, and 10, and its history dates baek only to the completion of the railroad, in 1871. The first settler upon its site was Eleazer Thurs- ton, who located upon a portion of seetion 10 in 1842.
Messrs. Dunn & Darling established here the first saw- mill in the township, in 1871. Dr. L. W. Hanson, the first physician ; Damou Stewart, the first merchant and postmaster ; and Henry S. Rising, the first tavern-keeper, all began here in 1872. The cheese-factory was started by Messrs. R. E. and I. W. Potter and Sanford McTaggart in 1873, and the flouring-mill by Messrs. Clemens, Miles & Co. in 1873. A cheese-factory association, composed of
Messrs. R. E. Potter, I. W. Potter, Sanford McTaggart, D. S. Woolman, George Mann, Corbett Pratt, C. B. Up- degraff, George W. Griffin, Henry Mann, J. W. Good- enough, and Ira T. Potter, as members, was incorporated April 20, 1876. This factory is in successful operation, uses the milk from about 200 cows, and will manufacture 65,000 pounds of cheese annually.
The Atlas and Davison Union Cheese-Manufacturing Com- pany was incorporated as a stock company Jan. 15, 1876, with the following members: Stephen Jordon, John Camp- bell, Jacob D. Carpenter, Charles Blackmer, Henry Ball, Albert Armstrong, Adrian P. Gale, Alexander Lobban, and George Leach. The factory is situated in the Ball neigh- borhood, and uses the milk from about 175 cows.
MASONIC SOCIETIES.
GOODRICHI LODGE, NO. 236, F. AND A. M.,
commenced work under a dispensation, Oct. 11, 18G7, at the village of Goodrich, in Atlas township.
A charter was received from the Grand Lodge of Michi- gan, Jan. 10, 18GS. The first officers under the dispensa- tion were George C. Graham, W. M .; William H. Put- nam, S. W .; Jesse Eeles, J. W .; Ezra K. Parshall, Treas- urer; C. W. Pengra, Secretary ; E. Darwin Parshall, S. D .; J. IF. Blodgett, J. D. ; Israel P. Whitmer, Tiler, who were all charter members.
Charles W. Pengra was the first Master under the char- ter. Subsequent Masters have been as follows : Edward Couse, 1869; William H. Putnam, 1870; Charles W. Pengra, 1871-72-73, and to June, 1874; Adrian P. Gale, from June, 1874, to June, 1876 ; John F. Cartwright, from June, 1876, to December, 1876; Adrian P. Gale, from December, 1876, to December, ISTS.
The present officers are Adrian P. Gale, W. M .; Ira T. Potter, S. W. ; Sanford MeTaggart, J. W. ; Seth J. Wicker, Treasurer ; Albert E. Hurd, Secretary ; M. H. Hutchins, S. D .; E. A. Rockafellow, J. D .; L. W. Hanson and L. S. McAllister, Stewards; Asa Sowle, Tiler.
The Lodge was moved from Goodrich to Davison Station, March 10, 1876.
RELIGIOUS.
The church edifices of the Methodist Episcopal and Free- Will Baptist societies are situated in the village of Davi- son Station. No data have been obtained concerning the Methodist Episcopal Church, although official members were earnestly requested to furnish the same.
THE FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCHI OF DAVISON
was organized about twenty years ago, at the Herrick school- house. There were present at that time the following ministers : Rev. C. B. Mills, Rev. Almon Jones, and Rev. C. P. Goodrich.
For many years meetings were held in the Herrick school- house. But finally this small school-house became too small to accommodate the growing congregations, and a commo- dious edifice was erected two miles away, at Davison Station. The church is built in Gothic style, and is elegant and tasteful in design. It will seat comfortably 275 persons. The property, including sheds, fencing, ete., is worth $3000. The church was finished and occupied in the year 1872.
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DAVISON TOWNSHIP.
The society has been blessed with the labors of many excellent and talented ministers. Rev. Almon Jones was the founder of the church, and did most efficient service for many years on a very small salary. Rev. C. P. Good- rich here thundered with his usual vigor for the cause of God. Rev. S. A. Williams and Rev. C. II. Nichols occu- pied terms of service. Rev. S. A. Currier, one of the fathers of the denomination in this State, has written a history of good in many years of hard toil at various times in the life of this church. He had much to do with the securing the present advantageous location of the church property, and the erection of the church building. Rev. S. Bathrick, Rev. F. P. Augir, and Rev. C. B. Mills have also added character to the pulpit ministrations, and are cm- balmed in the memory of the people. Rev. E. M. Corey is now pastor of the church, and has been since the spring of 1878.
The society is in a prosperous condition. There have been nearly 40 additions during the past year, and it now numbers 100 members. A good parsonage, begun in 1879, is nearly finished ; and iu it the society have added a prop- erty worth $1000 to their other possessions.
A successful Sabbath-school is carried on, with Brother Tenney as superintendent, numbering about 100 scholars.
The foregoing was kindly furnished by the pastor.
CEMETERY.
THE PINE-GROVE BURYING-GROUND CORPORATION was incorporated Jan. 29, 1853. John Tharrett, Thomas Dayton, Aber Seelye, and Jeremiah Miller were named as the first officers. Their grounds include 155, acres.
SCHOOLS.
The first school was taught by Miss Sabrina Barnes about 1839-40, in the shanty formerly occupied by Chris-
topher Miller as a dwelling-house. Although school dis- triets were laid out and schools taught in different portions of the township previously, it was not until about 1845 that schools, school boards, and distriets were regularly organized and conducted.
Miss Catharine Iloyle was granted a certificate to teach in District No. 2, in May, 1845. The teachers licensed in 1846 were John Tharrett, Caroline Cady, Anna Tucker, and Catharine Winship. In 1848, Catharine Gorton, Catharine Stow, Emeline Walker, Mary Jane Center, and Catharine Winship received certificates; and Deborah Roberts, Arceny Scelye, Gulielme Fitch, Deborah Crandall, and llenry Barnes, in 1849.
Data showing the number of districts, number of scholars attending schools, and the cost of sustaining the same at that period, have not been preserved.
The following statisties are taken from the annual report of the board of school inspectors for the year ending Sept. 2, 1878:
Whole districts, 7; fractional districts, 2. Children of school-age in the township, 394; attending school during the year, 374; non-residents attending school, 32. Frame school-houses, 7; log school-houses, 2. Seating capacity of school-houses, 428. Value of school property, 85190. Male teachers employed during year, 4 ; female teachers, 13. Months taught by males, 22; by females, 50. Paid male teachers, 8752; female teachers, 8718; total, $1470.
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