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The large brick and frame hotel near the railroad, known as the " Fenton House," was built soon after the comple- tion to this place of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad, or about 1856-57, the road having reached here in 1856, Ilolly having been its previous terminus. Messrs. Seed & Flint were the builders and owners of the hotel, and Mr. Seed himself became its first landlord. It passed through several hands, and was for a number of years kept by Abner Roberts, who had previously kept the one now known as " King's Hotel." Mr. Roberts' widow is the present proprietor. This house has also recently under- gone much improvement.
The " Everett House" as originally built was constructed of oak plank, the work being done by a man named Blan- ehard. Thomas Irish, its first landlord, removed to Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., at or near which place he died. The present proprietor of this house is George Butcher.
The " Central Ilouse," a frame hotel on the south side of the railroad, was originally built for a dwelling by Eben Pratt. After the advent of a railroad it was converted into a hotel by Lorenzo McGinnis, and has since been in use as such.
MANUFACTURES OF FENTON.
A dam was constructed across the Shiawassee, and a saw- mill built by the Dibbles, previous to 1837. When Fenton and Le Roy came, in 1837, they purchased the property and improved the power greatly, building also a grist-mill afterwards. The following explains itself :
"KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, Wallace Dibble and Maria H., wife of said Wallace, of the town of Argentine, County of Genesce, and State of Michigan, in consideration of Fifty Dollars to us in haod paid by Robert Le Roy and William M. Fenton, of the same place, the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained, sold, remised, released, and quit-claimed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, and quit-claim unte the said Robert Le Roy and William M. Fenton, and to their heirs and assigns, the right te flew with water all that pertion ef the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section Thirty-six, in Township Five north, Range Six east, which adjeins the cast branch of the Shiawassee River, and which is or may be flowed by means of the raising of the water to nine feet above low water-mark, at the dam now crected across the said river, on lands owned by the said Le Roy & Fenton, on the section aforesaid. And we, Wallace Dibble and Maria II. Dibble, do hereby covenant with the said Leroy & Fen- ton that we are lawfully seized in fee of the afere-granted premises. In witness whereof we have hereunto set onr hands and seals, the 12th day of July, 1837.
" WALLACE DIBBLE. [SEAL] " MARIA II. DIBILE. [SEAL] " Witness, Ebenezer Pratt and Themas Steere, Jr."
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The old mill gave place to a second one, which was built on the same site by Riker & Adams, in 1858. This mill was burned, and a new one put up. The property is now owned by Messrs. Colwell & Adams, who entered into busi- ness in 1867. Mr. Colwell is a native of Livingston County, and Mr. Adams came here from the army, after the close of the war of the Rebellion. The mill stands on the site of the original one built by Le Roy & Fenton, who expended $21,000 upon it in repairs and improvements in 1876. The original building was much smaller than the present one. " The first operation was to raise this build- ing two feet, after which it was enlarged by an addition in front and rear, making its present dimensions 38 (?) by 102 feet, with a new brick engine-house, 38 by 30 feet, erected on the north side, and also the addition of an elevator eapa- ble of disposing of 500 bushels of grain per hour into bins which are situated in the second and third stories, and which are capable of storing 10,000 bushels."* The mill is four stories high, with an attic, and its full flouring ea- pacity is about 1000 bushels of wheat, or 200 barrels of flour, daily. It contains six runs of burrs. An annual average of 30,000 barrels of flour is manufactured, aside from all custom-work and retail trade, the latter being very large. From Aug. I to Nov. 1, 1877, 10,000 barrels of flour were ground at this mill.
Messrs. Colwell & Adams handle at their warehouse about 100,000 bushels of wheat annually, or more than any other firm in the place. The warehouse was built in 1865, by J. R. Mason, and stands on the east side of Le Roy Street, immediately north of the railroad.
Before the fire of April 24, 1879, this firm was engaged to a large extent in the manufacture of lumber, coopers' material, and barrels, but their mills were destroyed at that time and are not yet rebuilt.
Fenton Woolen- Mills .- About 1855-56, Samuel G. Alex- ander located in Fenton. He was an Englishman by birth, and a practical worker in woolen cloths. Ile had formerly been employed in the mills of the Messrs. Stearns, at Pitts- field, Mass., and upon coming to Fenton engaged in buying wool and selling cloths for the Pittsfield mills. He in time started a small woolen-factory here, but for want of capital could do but little. Finally the citizens became interested, and on the 15th of October, 1864, " The Fenton Manu- facturing Company" was organized, with a capital stock of $60,000, taken by the principal business men and farmers in the vicinity. David L. Latourette was the heaviest stockholder. The large factory was built and furnished at a cost of about $64,000, and the material manufactured was of the first quality, while for some time an extensive busi- ness was transacted. In January, 1868, the stock was in- creased to $100,000. Upon the failure of Mr. Latourette in 1871, and the consequent collapse of his bank, the woolen-factory was forced to suspend operations. A. Wake- man became Latourette's assignee. The factory long stood idle, and its price to any purchaser continued to decrease, until finally it was bought, in the spring of 1873, by Mr. Wakeman's son, L. B. Wakeman, F. Il. Wright, and J. II. Earl (the latter of Flint), for $8000, the firm-name
being Wright, Wakeman & Co. Mr. Wright purchased a half-interest. Earl failed to pay up his entire share, and proved unscrupulous, and his partners bought him out, after which they continued the business, after the great panie of 1873, until they had sunk all their capital, and the stock- holders generally had lost. They were finally obliged to close up and make an assignment for the benefit of their creditors, since when the factory had not been in use up to the time it was destroyed. It had furnished employment for as many as thirty hands, and was closed in October, 1877. It was subsequently purchased on a mortgage by George L. Lee, of Detroit, who owned it when it was burned (April 24, 1879). Its destruction caused a total loss to him, as it was uninsured. There is no present indi- cation that it will ever be rebuilt.
A steam carding and wool-manufacturing house was erected in 1871 by S. G. Alexander & Son, after the clos- ing at that time of the factory. It was subsequently trans- formed into a cotton-batting factory by the same persons, but is not now in operation. Mr. Alexander had been manager, and B. Bangs secretary of the Fenton Manufac- turing Company.
Alden Fruit-Preserving Factory .- The subject of build- ing a factory of this character at Fenton was broached to the citizens of the place in March, 1873, through the columns of the Fenton Gazette, by Charles A. Kceler. It was not until 1876 that it was established, however. A Reynolds dryer was first put in, but proved unsatisfactory, and the proprietors, Messrs. Buskirk & Britton, inserted a Williams machine in its place, which dried the fruit very rapidly and without changing its color. Iu the fall of that year (1876) 100 bushels of apples were dried daily. The institution was destroyed, with others equally unfor- tunate, in the great fire of April 24, 1879, but will possibly be rebuilt ready for the fruit season, or at any rate will have quarters where the drying process may still be conducted, as this industry has become an important one in the vicinity.
Whip- Socket Factory .- The " Rose Manufacturing Com- pany" was incorporated under the general laws of Michigan on the 31st of January, 1879. It had commenced fitting up a building at Fenton about the first of the previous December, and early in March following begau operations, having purchased also all the machinery, tools, etc., of the Ypsilanti Whip-Socket Manufacturing Company, and be- sides the new varieties, it makes all the styles formerly manufactured by the company named. The stock of the Rose Manufacturing Company is $10,000. George P. Rose, the patentee of the most of the varieties of sockets made, is the general manager, superintending the entire work at the factory. The main office and depository is at 71 and 73 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit. The goods made are undoubt- edly the finest the country produces, and Mr. Rose states that the factory is the best arranged of any in the United States. The rooms in use occupy three stories of the build- ing at the north end of Le Roy Street, crected for a car- riage manufactory by Cole, Kimball & Campbell, which firm is not now in business. This half of the building is 22 by 60 feet in dimensions. The motive-power is furnished by a twenty-horse engine. Mr. Rose had been engaged in this business for some time before coming to Fenton. About
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thirty-five varieties of sockets are manufactured, and eight persons are at present employed. A fine japanning-oven is one of the features of the establishment, in which 1000 sockets can be japanned at once. Malleable iron sockets are cast from patterns made by Mr. Rose. Tubular sockets are also made, and an extensive trade has been worked up in the short time the factory has been in operation.
Michigan Pump- Works .- On South Le Roy Street is a large brick building, which was erected originally by Messrs. llirst & Boyes for use as a grist- and oil-mill. It was operated by them about a year, and purchased in 1869 by A. J. Phillips, who converted it into a pump- and safe- factory. Mr. Phillips employs six workmen, and manufac- tures very fine iron and porcelain-lined pumps, double and single water-drawers, and milk-safes of all kinds. Planing, matching, sawing and resawing, turning, etc., are also done to order, and a good business is transacted annually.
Brewery .- Thomas Whittle had operated a brewery on a small scale previous to 1870, in a building north of the river and west of Le Roy Street. In the year named, he, in company with Messrs. Colwell & Adams, built the brick brewery now owned by the former on Le Roy Street north of the railroad. Three hands are employed and 500 bar- rels of beer manufactured annually.
Foundry and Machine-Shop .- About 1854-56 a foun- dry was started by Henry Van Alstine, who came to Fen- ton from Byron, Shiawassee Co., and erected some of the buildings which are still in use on South Le Roy Street. Besides numerous other articles, he manufactured what were known as " Empire" plows, and had a fair custom. The establishment is at present owned by Messrs. L. Fitch & Son, who employ five men aud manufacture plows, cultiva- tors, and various other implements, and also have the ex- clusive right for manufacturing Goldie's patent shingle- machines, which are so constructed as to cut perfectly smooth shingles from rough bloeks at a very rapid rate. They also do general job-work. The Messrs. Fitch have been proprietors of this foundry since the fall of 1873. Mr. Fitch, Sr., is one of the pioneers of Oakland County, having removed to the township of Oxford, situated therein, from Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1839.
William Goldic, the inventor and patentee of the shin- gle machine above mentioned, which is the most perfect instrument for the purpose known to lumbermen, is one of the heaviest stave-manufacturers in the State of Michigan, owning extensive mills at Kawkawlin, six miles north of Bay City. The saw in use is run at the rate of 5200 rev- olutions per minute, or faster than any other for a like purpose in the State. Mr. Goldie resides in Fenton.
Fenton Novelty Works .- This institution was established by H. S. Andrews about April 1, 1878. Picture-frames in all styles, rusties, brackets, etc., are manufactured, and from six to ten persons furnished with employment. Mr. An- drews is one of the earliest emigrants from New York to Michigan now living in the latter State. In 1820, when a boy, he came with his father, Ira Andrews, upon the steamer " Walk-in-the-Water," the first upon Lake Erie, from Buffalo, N. Y., to Detroit, where his father became one of the early hotel-keepers. Mr. Andrews, Sr., after- wards removed to West Bloomfield, Oakland Co., and
died at Birmingham. In 1844, H. S. Andrews worked at his trade, that of blacksmith, in Fenton, subsequently moved away, and ultimately returned, having resided in the village at this date (1879) about twelve years. For years before moving here he was well acquainted with the region, and when a boy was personally acquainted with Rufus Stevens, the first settler in Grand Blanc. Mr. Andrews for some time owned and kept the " Andrews House," in Fenton, now " King's Hotel." Ile has written numerous historical articles for the press, all interesting as descriptive of the early settlement of the region which has so long been his home. Upon his premises are two pear-trees, which were set out by Judge Daniel Le Roy in 1843, and one uf which in a recent season yielded fifteen bushels of fruit.
Aside from the manufactures enumerated, may be men- tioned a small tannery, a machine-shop, owned by C. W. Cue, and a full complement of cooper-, wagon-, carriage-, and blacksmith-shops. The only establishment now operated by water (since the burning of the saw-mills) is the grist- till of Colwell & Adams, and this not entirely. Steam is used to a great extent, especially in case of low water, and the same motive-power is also utilized in other manufacto- ries. The Shiawassee River, although but a small stream, furnishes a remarkable amount of power, and that without flooding as extensive a tract as would be supposed from the nature of its shores.
MINERAL WELL.
The existence at Fenton of waters tinctured with various mineral deposits has been proved by numerous experiments, and several wells have been sunk along the Shiawassee River, which contain waters possessing considerable medici- nal virtue. A flowing well at the woolen-factory was found to possess this property in such a degree that it was at one time proposed to arrange bath-rooms, ete , and endeavor to bring the waters widely into notice, but the scheme was finally abandoned. The following analysis of the water of this well was made by Prof. Samuel P. Duffield, Sept. 19, 1871 :
Specific gravity 100
Temperature
51
Grains.
Bicarbonate of soda. .5400
= lime ..
16.3440
magnesia
4.1210
iron .....
0320
Chloride potassium
2600
magnesium ..
1418
sodium. 8768
Phosphate lime, a trace. Sulphate lime Silica 1.0440
.0350
Total mineral matter in United States gallon. 23.3976
Amount of carbonic acid in cubic inches, per gallon. 2500.
"This belongs to the class of calcareous waters, and will be useful in dyspepsia in which there is acidity, and also in uric acid gravel and rheumatism of the chronic form.
" SAMUEL P. DUFFIELD."
BANKS.
The First National Bank of Fenton was organized in the summer of 1863, with David L. Latourette as presi- deut and manager. He also established a bank at Grand Rapids. In 1871, affairs having been for some time indi-
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cating that serious changes were about to take place, the culminating point was reached,-Latourette failed, the bank was closed, the operations of the woolen-factory were sus- pended, and stockholders suffered severe losses. Many were disposed to blame Mr. Latourette, and others were more lenient. The circumstances are well known to the citizens.
State Bank of Fenton .- After the suspension of the First National Bank its business was principally transferred to the State Bank, which had been established the pre- ceding January (1871). The capital of this bank is $50,000. It was organized under the State law, and is not a bank of issue. Its first officers were Josiah Buckbee, President ; Edwin Trump, Cashier; Josiah Buckbee, An- drew Cornwall, John F. Walton, Harvey Farrington, and Erastus T. Tefft, Directors. Present officers : Josiah Buck- bee, President ; Josiah Buckbee, Andrew Cornwall, John F. Walton, Charles Walton, and Joseph E. Terry, Direc- tors. The bank was first located in a building on the cast side of Le Roy Street, now occupied as a clothing-store by Harry Goldberg. It is now on the west side of the same street, nearly opposite its former location. Mr. Buckbec, the president, came from Jefferson Co., N. Y., in April, 1856, and engaged in the dry-goods trade, which he con- tinued until the bank was established.
J. Cranson's Bank .- This is a private institution and was established by Job Cranson, in February, 1876. A general banking business is transacted. Mr. Cranson is one of the carly settlers in Michigan, having removed from Madison Co., N. Y., in 1830, with the family of his father, Elisha Cranson, and settled in the town of Webster, Wash- tenaw Co. In 1833, Job Cranson removed to the town- ship of Brighton, Livingston Co., where he made the first purchase of land and became the first settler. A few people, living at the time in the southern townships, comprised the total number of the inhabitants of the county. Until his removal to Fenton, in 1867, Mr. Cran- son was engaged in farming, and after coming here was, for a short period, secretary of the Fenten Manufacturing Company.
SOCIETIES.
Fentonville Lodge, No. 109, F. and A. M .- About 1847-48 a Masonic lodge was organized in Fenton, con- sisting of seven members, and called " Fentonville Lodge, No. 53." Among the original members were Dr. Isaac Wixom, Thomas Patterson, and Daniel Donaldson. Dr. Wixom was its first Master. Ile had been a Mason since he was twenty-one years of age, and he and one other were the only ones versed in Masonic matters. Thomas Patterson succeeded the doctor as Master, the latter hav- ing removed to Byron, Shiawassee Co., about 1853-55, where he organized a lodge and remained until the war be- gan. Among other early members of the old lodge were Josiah Buckbee, Asa Reynolds, Bela Cogshall, William Cole, James Webster, William Hemper, and others. In 1850 its membership was 26. Many of its members en- tered the service during the war, and several died or were killed in action. In 1857 the charter of the old lodge was surrendered, and the same year " Fentonville Lodge of Strict Observance" was organized, under dispensation from
the Grand Lodge. In 1859-January 14-a charter was granted, and it has since been known as " Fentonville Lodge, No. 109." The first Master under the new charter was Michael Ayers. The membership of the lodge, April 26, 1879, was 153, and the following were its officers, viz. : W. M., W. J. Fitch ; S. W., W. D. Murray; J. W., E. R. Barnes ; Sec., C. B. Albertson ; Treas., Josiah Buckbee; S. D., C. L. Hubbard ; J. D., O. Topping; Tiler, M. J. Fitch.
Genesre Chapter, No. 29, R. A. M., was chartered Jan. 12, 1864. The oldest Royal Arch Masons in Fenton are George W. Wilmot and Dr. Isaac Wixom, both of whom became members of Oakland Chapter, No. 5, at Pontiac, previous to 1860, the former joining in 1858, and taking his degree Jan. 5, 1859. The present officers of Genesee Chapter are : H. P., Burdick Potter ; K., John W. Ingram; Seribe, William Albertson ; Sec., George E. Cochran.
Genesee Council, No. 17, R. and S. M .- This organiza- tion was chartered June 21, 1865, and has a present mem- bership (May, 1879) of 51. Its officers l'or 1879 are, T. I. G. M., E. M. Adams; D. I. G. M., Burdick Potter ; P. C. W., W. D. Murray ; Rec., W. J. Fitch.
Fenton Commandery, No. 14, Knights Templar, was chartered June 17, 1864, and on the Ist of May, 1879, had a membership of 56, with the following officers : E. C., Josiah Buckbee; G., James H. Cummings ; C. G., E. M. Adams; P., W. C. Way; S. W., R. Howchin ; J. W., Voorheis Green ; Treas., James E. Bussey ; Rec., George W. Wihuot ; St'd B'r, George E. Cochran ; Sw'd B'r, W. J. Fitch ; W., George C. Paine ; S., Melvin J. Fitch,
In 1869, subsequent to the burning of the town-hall, in which the Masonic rooms were located, a new buikling was erected on Le Roy Street, nearly opposite the old site, and fine rooms fitted up for the use of the order. The dedica- tion services were held Nov. 12, 1869, when a large num- ber of Sir Knights were present from various places, and the occasion was one long to be remembered by those of the fraternity who participated. The dedicatory address was delivered by A. T. Metcalf, M. W. Grand Master, of Kalamazoo, and he was followed in a few appropriate and eloquent remarks by Henry M .. Look, R. W. Grand Visitor and Lecturer, of Pontiac.
Fenton Lodge, No. 125, I. O. O. F., was instituted Thursday, Dee. 17, 1868, at which time numerous mem- bers were present from lodges at Flint and Byron. The present number of members is about 35, and its principal officers are: Noble Grand, Charles D. Phipps ; Vice-Grand, James Pratt ; See., Addison P. Chapman ; Treas., W. S. Boardman.
Rankin Encampment, No. 46, I. O. O. F., was organ- ized in the winter of 1870-71, with 11 members, and during the time which has since elapsed its membership has doubled, being at present 22. The officers are : Chief Patriarch, George W. Barbour; High-Priest, HI. N. Cal- derwood; Senior Warden, John Owen; Scribe, J. W. Davis; Treasurer, Robert Piper.
Martha Washington Lodge, No. 17, Daughters of Re- breen, is an organization of several years' standing, and has at present a good membership, although it holds meetings but seldom. Its annual picnics at Long Lake have been
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sources of much enjoyment to those who participated. The rooms occupied by the order are in the upper story of the post-office building, Colwell Hall Block.
Fenton Lodge, No. 395, Knights of Honor .- A lodge of this order was organized in Fenton, Nov. 2, 1876, by Deputy Grand Dictator Alfred Terry, of the Grand Lodge, and the following officers were chosen, viz. : Past Dictator, E. M. Hovey ; Dictator, Lewis V. Curry ; Vice-Dictator, F. C. Steers; Assistant Dictator, Robert Perry ; Reporter, Cieero J. K. Stoner; Financial Reporter, Walter Black- more ; Treas., Benjamin F. Stone ; Chaplain, J. Il. Phipps; Guide, William Albertson ; Trustees, Walter Blackmore, B. F. Stone, L. V. Curry. " The object of this order is to unite fraternally all acceptable men of every profession, business, or occupation ; to give all moral and material aid in its power to members of the order by holding moral, instructive, and scientific lectures, by encouraging each other in business, and assisting them to obtain employment ; to establish a benefit fund from which a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars shall be paid, at the death of a mem- ber, to his family, or to be disposed of as he may direct; to provide for creating a fund for the relief of sick and dis- tressed members; to ameliorate the condition of humanity in every possible manner." The Odd-Fellows' lodge-rooms are rented by this society, the membership of which is 25. The officers for 1879 are: Past Dictator, William Albertson ; Dictator, W. Blackmore; Vice-Dictator, George E. Coch- ran ; Assistant Dictator, C. J. K. Stoner ; Reporter, M. T. Gass; Financial Reporter, J. W. Davis; Treas., G. W. Johnson ; Chaplain, L. V. Curry ; Guide, George W. Bar- bour; Guardian, J. W. Hinkle ; Sentinel, E. M. Hovey.
Fenton Lodge, No. 64, Ancient Order of United Work- men, was organized March 21, 1879, with 21 members. Its objects are similar to those of the Knights of Honor. The present membership of the lodge is about 30, and the officers are: Past Master Workman, George E. Damon ; Master Workman, James E. Bussey ; General Foreman, Charles D. Phipps ; Overseer, William M. Lusk ; Recorder, II. F. Douglas; Finaneier, John R. Allen ; Receiver, Justus R. Barnes ; Inside Watchman, H. K. Leonard ; Outside Watchman, Charles S. Johnson. The lodge-room is the same occupied by the grange, over the Gazette office.
Fenton Grange, No. 126, Patrons of Ilusbundry,* was organized, under dispensation, Nov. 17, 1873, and chartered March 21, 1874. The first Master was John L. Smith, who is at present proprietor of a warehouse and elevator near the railroad, opposite that of Colwell & Adams. The building will soon become the property of the grange. The association occupies neatly-fitted rooms over the Gazette office, sharing their use with the A. O. U. W. Lodge. The present membership of the grange is about 100; its officers are : Master, John L. Smith ; Overseer, Darius Smith ; Sec., Jolin Carmer ; Treas., Elijah Clow ; Chaplain, Rev. L. L. Rogers; Lecturer, Fred. Wood; Steward, Charles Tanner; Assistant Steward, Frank Seaton; Gatekeeper, Marin Craft; Pomona, Mrs. Darius Smith ; Flora, Mrs. Kinney ; Ceres, Mrs. John L. Smith; Lady Assistant Steward, Mattie Joslyn.
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