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A number of masked men went toward the plank-road toll-gate July 19, 1875, took out Lewis H. Snyder, keeper, and Special Po- liceman Green, bound them to a tree in the neighboring forest, then took out Snyder's wife and child, subsequently the furniture and domestic utensils, and next pulled down the house and gate. The house and gate were piled up, set on fire, and the work of destruc- tion completed, the secret band decamped.
A train which left Jackson at midnight July 8, 1879, comprised among its passengers a young lady who had never before traveled by such conveyance. Some one having told her the train had stopped, when in reality it was running at 20 miles per hour, she walked to the platform and deliberately stepped off. The fact was soon communicated to the conductor, who ordered the train to be stopped. A search was made for the fair flying leaper, which re- sulted in finding her uninjured, but certainly very much surprised at the entire proceedings.
The first colored county official ever elected by the people of Jackson was Frank Thurman, elected coroner in 1880.
L. Snyder, Jr., having read somewhere of an ancient pork barrel, claims that he has a pork barrel which has been in constant service since 1837 and is still in excellent condition. It has never had a new hoop, and the brine has not been changed, with the exception of heating over and adding to, since the above date. The pork preserved in it is unexcelled in flavor. The barrel was made "up- on honor" by Deacon Burgess' father, and the price paid for it was 300 brick. A pork barrel with brine 43 years old is certainly something of a novelty.
It is believed that Muttonville, a northern suburb of Jackson, contains two of the oldest voters in the State. They are named respectively George Goodall and Richard Shorter, and both are colored. The first named was born in Hagerstown, Md., in 1769, and is consequently 111 years of age. He was eight years old at the beginning of the Revolutionary war, and 30 when Washington died, in 1799. Shorter was born at Orange C. H., Madison Co., Va., and is 107 years old. He says he distinctly remembers the landing of Cornwallis, and the precaution taken by residents to bury their valuables to keep them out of the hands of the Eng- lish. Both these centenarians were slaves until the breaking out of the Rebellion.
A Detroit thief and burglar named Frederick J. Barr, and known at the prison as No. 2,104, made a successful attempt at escape from the prison, Nov. 12, 1880. It appears that in the early part of the evening he took occasion to slip out of his cell while a gang of prisoners were on their way to the prayer-meeting room, and secrete himself until a favorable opportunity presented, when he gained the open yard unobserved. He then proceeded to the shoe- shop in which he was employed, to procure a rope and make ready to scale the roof of the west wing. He must have remained in this place until the night was pretty well advanced, the better to carry out his plans unobserved, and meantime amused himself
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by writing a note to his guard, Mr. Nugent, and leaving a sort of miscellaneous memoranda of his thoughts, traced in a large sprawl- ing hand, on paper torn from a day-book. Upon one of these sheets he wrote, the long way, across the ruling :
it, where are those matches ?
P. S. one is found.
On another sheet :
Now for Canada and liberty, or h-1 from the Deputy.
Excuse haste, Yours truly,
F. J. B.
He addressed his guard as follows :
Mr. Nugent
I am making free with everything. excuse me for so doing. tell Mr. Hub- bard and Mr. Doyen to expect coat and that through express office.
Patrick Henry once said 'Liberty or death.' I now say Canada or bust. Yours truly, FRED'CK J. BARR.
(remember me.) P. S. Give my love to the Deputy.
At length the prisoner equipped himself with a rope, which he lengthened by tying a smaller one at the end, and started out to climb over the buildings. By means of a ladder he suc- ceeded in reaching the top of the oven, whence he readily as- cended the roof of the kitchen, and from that had no difficulty in getting upon the roof of the west wing. This roof is of tiling, and being slippery the fugitive must have proceeded with the utmost caution or he would have lost his footing, and in case of such mishap on the south slope would have been precipitated a dis- tance of perhaps 40 or 45 feet to the frozen ground. Having fastened his rope in some manner, he took hold of it, and swinging from the eaves, began to descend. He got along all right until reach- ing the small piece of rope, which broke and gave him a fall of about 15 feet. His side was somewhat lamed by the accident, but this was forgotten in his exultation over the success of his under- taking. Barr was subsequently captured and returned with care to the prison.
A RETROSPECT.
Over a half century has passed away since the first American settlers arrived in the valley of the Washtenong. When Baptiste Barboux settled on the shore of that little lake in Henrietta, which still bears his name, there was nothing to disturb nature's still- ness save the rush of the winds in their passage through the oak openings of the land, or the howling of savage beasts and men
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who then shared the land. The soil was not disturbed by the plow, nor had the ax of the woodman called forth its hundred echoes. Nature lavished her favors upon the land and prepared it gradually for its inhabitants of the future. The various garden spots were decked in emerald green, ornamented with wild flowers of the richest hues. The forests, too, were beautiful. The giant oak, the elm and the hickory stood guardians over the more deli- cate trees and shrubs.
How changed the scene! The trees have been cleared away, and fertile fields and beautiful homes occupy the chosen hunting grounds of the savage. The prairie spots have been shorn of their wild grass, flowers and herbage, and' man has essayed to excel nature in restoring what man has up-rooted. The steam engine now travels over the land and whistles its warning of approach where the red man's trail once passed, and where his wild yells were repeated in a thousand echoes. Cities, towns and villages are reared up where the teepees of the Indian villages stood. All this change has been effected within 50 years. Every pioneer now living can realize this picture, and as they sit by their firesides, may let their thoughts revert to those dear old scenes. They see that good old man with heart as tender as that of a child; one always ready to relieve the cry of distress; they see the quiet, un- obtrusive head bowed down beneath the weight of years; they sum- mon up a thousand memories of dear old friends; the heart grows weary in their thoughts, and heaving a deep, long sigh, they wish the return of scenes that can never be recalled. To them the story of the past is a reality, and when they gaze upon the ever-moving crowd of the present, they often fancy themselves in dream-land, and say, what is real is only seen in fancy's glass.
THE PRESENT
is proof of the progress made within 50 years. Jackson county has during that period made gigantic strides. In its churches, schools, manufactures, mines, public and private edifices, it shows unexcelled enterprise and remarkable greatness. From a vil- lage of a few inhabitants, it has made itself capable of sustaining over 42,000 people, and yet the great resources of this county are only partially brought out. In the pioneer days the people wor- shiped in the rude log cabin; now, temples that would do honor to a large city, are seen throughout the county. The log school- house has given place to pretentious structures of brick or stone; the schools are well provided with necessary appliances, play- grounds and a hundred accessories to the development of the men- tal faculties and corporal strength of the pupils. Newspapers reach every home and spread their benign influences; peace and plenty reign over the land, and still the progressionists labor on, so that what the next half century may bring in its train, if similar advances continue to be made, is a subject above speculation, yet too extensive to be written. The county is a beautiful one, and a fit abode for the enterprising people who possess it.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE CITY OF JACKSON.
The history of Jackson city is so peculiarly associated with the history of the county, that a full relation of events characteristic of pioneer days would be considered redundant in this chapter; be- cause, in treating of the county, the story of the city's settlement and growth has been extensively told, and its early industries passed in review. However, there are many events particularly pertinent, which should claim attention. Among them are the churches, schools and great industrial establishments which the enterprise of citizens has bronght into existence; the numerous friendly societies, which the exigencies of modern times seem to claim; the organic history of the city, its public men, and the works of utility which they inaugurated. Such a review is due those who made Jackson a home, and raised it from a hamlet to the position of a city, adorned it with manufacturing and commercial establishments of metropolitan character, built its churches and schools, aided in making it the great railroad center of the Penin- sula, and in collecting within its confines such banded enterprise as will within a short period utilize its resources, and render it the second city of the State.
FIFTY-TWO YEARS AGO
Horace Blackman, Capt. Alexander Laverty, and a Pottawatomie Indian guide named Pe-wa-tum, crossed Grand River in the South- east quarter of section 32, town 2 south, range 1 west, in the vicinity of Trail street bridge, and the first white settlement in the county was made, the night being spent in quiet rest, and the day following in a celebration of the event and of the day. On the morning of the 4th of July, 1829, these three colonists arose at an early hour, and very patriotically resolved to celebrate the day. A national salute was fired from three rifles, and a public dinner, prepared by Capt. Laverty, was eaten. The usual after-dinner speeches and toasts were indulged in, Pe-wa-tum being the audi- ence and the two white men the orators. For champagne the three took the clearest water that could be found in Grand River. After the celebration the party commenced business immediately by staking out their land. From such a small beginning has arisen the present city of Jackson, the "Central City" of Michigan in point of commerce as well as geographically. Thus the city took its start "under the oaks" along the banks of Grand River, and half a century sees it the peer of any Western metropolis of less than 20,000 inhabitants, with over 16,000 sonls, and all the bene-
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fits of the wonderful advancement that the period has brought forth.
FIFTY-ONE YEARS AGO.
A letter written to Col. Shoemaker, President of the State Pio- neer Society, by Edward Clark, a pioneer of Ann Arbor, relates the following particulars :
"I think," says he, "it was Jan. 8, 1830, that the commis- sioner and surveyor appointed to lay ont the Territorial road, hav- ing surveyed the same from 'Sheldons,' on the Chicago road-the eastern end, or starting point-to Ann Arbor, started west from that place. Eight persons, of which party I was a member, started with them, and we opened the road as far as Grand river, as it was then called. On the site of your beautiful city we found the body of a log house with the roof on. We cut a hole in the east end, and camped there two nights. This house belonged to Mr. Blackman. The last night of our stay we named the place ' Jacksonburgh,' and the next morning, the volunteers being out of provisions, we started for home.
On the 6th of July, of that year, (the Fourth was on Sunday, and it took us all day Monday to ride from here to Jacksonburgh) In- dependence day was celebrated, and I had the honor of being on the committee of arrangements and marshal of the day. Gideon Wilcoxson was orator. Mr. Edward Torry kept the hotel at that time, and furnished the entertainment.
THE LEADING HIGHWAYS.
A reference is made to the dual trails, established through the village in 1830, and to a compromise said to be made between Russel Blackman and the settlers of that year. One of those trails ran south of Main street and parallel with it; the other north where Trail street runs at present,. The quarter section through which the path of the aborigines ran belonged to the Blackmans; that through which the new road led was the property of the Ben- netts. For a brief time each party exerted all its ingenuity to direct the march of the immigrants via its own special road. The Blackmans succeeded in doing so, but finally the settlers of 1830 entered into an arrangement with Russel Blackman to place the great highway between their respective sections, and from such a compromise resulted the splendid thoroughfare which now forms the great business street of the present city.
SEEKING PRIVILEGES.
The proclamation of Governor Cass locating the county seat placed it 240 rods east and four rods south of the geographical cen- ter of the county. This occasioned some dissatisfaction in later years, so that an effort was made, by the people of new villages, to
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set aside the action of the loeating commissioners and the gov- ernor, and thus establish the seat of justice on the ground holding the center of the county. Their efforts did not sueeeed, so that for years, until 1855, the first court-house held its peculiar position, where the Bennett Bloek now stands, and stretehing out 44 feet toward the center of Jackson street.
STUPIDITY.
It has been truly said, that "where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise." At a very early period in the history of the county, one of the Ford family offered his hired man two marshy lots in the vicinity of those now occupied by Webb's drug store and Loomis' bank. 'The stupid fellow looked at Mr. Ford contempt- nously, saying, "Yon owe me 815; I want the currency and none of your d-n marshy lots." The money was paid over, the unen- terprising wreteh discharged, and a most valuable property passed into the hands of men who had just sufficient intelligence to retain it, and ultimately convert the "marshy lots" into hives of industry.
EARLY OFFICIALS.
1831 .- The town meeting catalogne of Jacksonburgh for 1831 contained the following names: Russell Blaekman, Win. Shipman, J. W. Bennett, Daniel Hogan, M. Freeman, Wm. R. Thompson, Orgil Cummins, Geo. C. Pease, Oliver Russ, John Durand, J. Fifield, John Wiekham, W. C. Pease, William Curtiss, Abel Dan- iels, Jos. Case, Lyman Pease, Hiram Thompson, Elias Keyes, Christian Prussia, John Fifield, Silas Loomis, E. S. Billings, Tim- othy Williams, Jeremiah Thompson, O. H. Fifield, Isaae Sterling, Samuel Wing, John Wellman, Lemuel Blaekman, David Striker, Chester Wall, Martin Flint, Elemis Gillet, Horaee Blackman, Ezekiel T. Critehett, John Ritchie and Jesse Baird.
An election was held at the publie house of Wm. R. Thompson, July 11, 1831, which resulted in the choice of Samuel W. Dexter as delegate to Congress, who received 21 votes; while his opponent, Austin E Wing, was accorded only six. For members of the Leg- islative Conneil, James Kingsley received 27 votes; Geo. Renwiek, 22 votes; and E. M. Skinner, 5 votes. The inspectors of election on that occasion were, Ralph Updyke, Christian Prussia, Ezekiel T. Critehett, Isaae Sterling and Horace Blackman.
1833 .- An election held at the house of David Keyes on the second Monday of July:
For Delegate to Congress, William Woodbridge had 20 votes; Lueius Lyon, 26 votes. For members of the Legislative Council, George Renwiek had 27 votes; Abel Millington, 24 votes; Henry Rumsey, 26 votes; Munnis Kenney, 22 votes. Signed by E. T. Critchet, Wm. D. Thompson, Clerks of Election.
1835 .- At a special election at the house of Wm. Bothwell May 25, for the purpose of electing one delegate to represent Jackson
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connty in convention "now assembled" to form a State Con- stitution, Rosevelt Davis had 50 votes, and Roswell B. Rexford 46 votes. Signed by Oliver Russ, Samuel Woodworth, Wm. R. De- Land, Town Clerk.
At an election held'Oct. 5 and 6,1835: For Governor, Stevens T. Mason had 51 votes; John Norvell, 1 vote; William E. Perrin, 1 vote. Lieutenant Governor, Edward Mundy had 51 votes; Ross Wilkins, 1 vote; William R. De Land, 1 vote. Representative to Congress, Isaac E. Crary had 59 votes. Representative to the State Legislature, Townsend E. Gidley had 58 votes; Abram F. Bolton, 30 votes; James Franklin, 6 votes. Senators, Fifth dis- trict, David Page had 62 votes; Abel Millington, 62 votes; Benja- min T. Mather, 57 votes; Henry Rumsey, 31 votes; Silas Finch, 30 votes; William J. Moody, 31 votes. Adoption of the State Con- stitution; Yes, 27 votes; No, 5 votes. Samnel Hamlin, Oliver Russ and Jotham Wood, Inspectors of Election.
At an election held April 4, 1835, to elect two delegates to represent Jackson county in convention to form a State constitution, Townsend E. Gidley had 60 votes; Rosevelt Davis, 58 votes; Ros- well B. Rexford, 56 votes; Thomas McGee, 51 votes. Signed by Jotham Wood, John Daniels, Curtis Wheelock, Inspectors of Election for the Town of Jacksonburgh.
1836 .- At the township meeting April 4, at the house of Paul B. Ring: For Register of Deeds Joseph C. Bailey had 81 votes; William R. De Land, 63 votes. For Supervisor, Jotham Wood had 65 votes; Daniel Coleman, 63 votes; J. Wood, 2 votes. For Township Clerk, Wm. D. Thompson had 66 votes; Wm. R. De Land, 55 votes. For Justice of the Peace, J. W. Dwight had 103 votes; Joseph C. Bailey, 70 votes; James Fifield. 65 votes; Hiram H. Smith, 63 votes; William R. De Land, 63 votes; David Keyes, 61 votes; J. W. Dwight, 16 votes. William R. De Land and Hiram H. Smith had each received an even number of votes, and declared a tie between them. And then the electors again pro- ceeded to vote for one justice of the peace, and William R. De Land had 48 votes; Hiram H. Smith, 48 votes. Wherenpon it was declared a tie. The sun being then down, it was declared that no more votes could be polled upon that day. Phincas French was appointed ponndmaster. Election returns signed by David Keyes, J. P., J. C. Bailey, J. P., Oliver Russ, Moderator, Township Board.
William R. De Land was elected justice by "lot," April 16, for one year, deciding the tie vote between H. H. Smith and himself. At a special election May 2, 1836, William R. DeLand had 38 votes for justice of the peace; Hiram H. Smith 34 votes for justice of the peace, thus finally deciding the contest in favor of De Land.
At a special election at the house of Panl B. Ring, March 11 and 12,1836: For representative to the State Legislature in place of Townsend E. Gidley, resigned, Phineas Farrand had 80 votes; Abram F. Bolton, 37 votes; John N. Dwight, 1 vote.
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At a special election May 3,1836: For representative to the State Legislature, Abram F. Bolton had 41 votes; Phineas Farrand, 1 vote; Oliver Russ, 3 votes; Josephus Case, 1 vote; D. F. Dwight, 1 vote.
At an election held Sept. 12, 1836: For a delegate to the State convention, Jerry G. Cornell had 52 votes; Ethan Allen, 53 votes.
At the election Nov. 7 and 8, 1836: For Presidential Electors, William H. Welch, Woolcott Lawrence and William Draper had 105 votes; David Mckinstry, Daniel LeRoy and William H. Hoeg, 80 votes. For Senators, Fifth District, Geo. B. Cooper had 109 votes (elected); William Moon, 110 votes (elected); Marcus Land, 90 votes; Abram F. Bolton, 86 votes. Representative in State Legislature, Jerry G. Cornell had 88 votes (elected); Phineas Farrand, 109 votes. For Sheriff, Amasa B. Gibson had 128 votes (elected); George W. Gorham, 75 votes. County Clerk, William R. De Land, 108 votes; William D. Thompson, 101 votes (elected). County Clerk (to fill vacancy) William D. Thompson had 96 votes (elected). Judge of Probate, Leander Chapman had 82 votes (elected); Benjamin Copeland, 97 votes. Judge of Probate (to fill vacancy), Leander Chapman had 87 votes (elected). Asso- ciate Judges, David Adams 123 votes (elected); Ethan Allen, 107 votes (elected); Joab Page, 37 votes; John Hall, 38 votes. County Treasurer, Oliver Russ had 82 votes (elected); Samuel Hamlin, 128 votes. County Surveyor, John T. Durand had 142 votes (elected); Anson H. Delamater, 49 votes. Register of Deeds, John N. Dwight had 132 votes; Joseph C. Bailey, 87 votes (elected).
1837 .- At the November election, Nov. 6 and 7: For Governor, Stevens T. Mason had 168 votes; Charles C. Trowbridge, 186 votes. For Lieutenant Governor, Edward Mundy had 165 votes; Daniel S. Bacon, 185 votes. For Senator, James Kingsley had 164 votes; Dwight Kellogg 171 votes (elected). For Representa- tive, Jerry G. Cornell had 160 votes; Townsend E. Gidley, 181 votes (elected). For County Loan, Yea, 70; No, 2. Returns signed by James Ganson, Aaron Swain, Oliver Russ, James Fifield, W. D. Thompson, Inspectors of Election.
1838 .- At the township meeting April 2 : For Supervisor, Jo- tham Wood had 16 votes; James Ganson, 99 votes. For Town Clerk, Norman Allen had 130 votes; William D. Thompson 99 votes. For Justice of the Peace, John N. Dwight had 128 votes; John C. Burnell, 107 votes; James Fifield, 88 votes; Lewis Col- lamer, 99 votes. For Treasurer, William D. Thompson had 105 votes.
1839 .- At the township meeting, April 1: For Supervisor, James Ganson had 230 votes; David F. Dwight, 194 votes. For Township Clerk, Joseph C. Bailey had 275 votes; Fairchild Farrand, 114 votes; Norman Allen, 46 votes. For Justice of the Peace, William J. Moody had 230 votes; John C. Burnell, 104 votes; De Witt C. Chapin, 64 votes. For Township Treasurer, Edward Higby had 208 votes; Fairchild Farrand, 116 votes. For Collector, Lewis D. Willing had 320 votes; John P. Sawyer, 94 votes. At
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a special election for Justice of the Peaee in place of John N. Dwight, resigned, on the 7th of January, 1839, Benjamin J. Mather had 117 votes; William J. Moody, 110 votes.
At the election Nov. 5 and 6, 1838: For Representative in Con- gress, Hezekiah G. Wells had 217 votes; Isaac E. Crary, 198 votes. For State Senators, Townsend E. Gidley had 191 votes; Olney Hawkins, 209 votes; Thomas J. Rice, 190 votes. For State Rep- resentatives, Benjamin Copeland had 227 votes; Harvey Austin, 207 votes; Henry Acker, 192 votes; Merrick C. Hough, 182 votes. For Sheriff, James A. Dyer had 223 votes; Moses Benediet, 166 votes. For County Clerk, William R. De Land had 181 votes; Joseph C. Bailey, 201 votes. For County Treasurer, Norman Allen had 197 votes; Wm. D. Thompson, 194 votes. For County Reg- ister, Peter C. Lawrence had 182 votes; William E. Perrine, 208 votes. For Coroners, James Valentine had 204 votes; Caleb Calva, 206 votes; Joab Page, 189 votes; Isaac Kirby, 190 votes. For County Commissioners, Nicholas Townley had 205 votes; Drusus Hodges, Jr., 200 votes; Alvin Clark, 195 votes; Ira C. Backus, 199 votes; Thomas MeGee, 185 votes; William H. Pease, 197 votes. For County Surveyor, John T. Durand had 210 votes; Franklin Pierce, 187 votes.
At the general election Nov. 4 and 5, 1839: For Governor, William Woodbridge had 312 votes; Elon Farnsworth, 248 votes. For Lieutenant-Governor, James Wright Gordon had 311 votes; Thomas Fitzgerald, 238 votes. For State Senator, James M. Ed- munds had 307 votes; Russell Briggs, 237 votes. For State Rep- resentatives, Henry B. Lathrop had 345 votes; Henry Acker, 308 votes; Charles De Long, 222 votes; David Johnson, 220 votes. For County Commissioners, Alvin Clark had 272 votes; Harvey Austin, 230 votes. For County Treasurer, John N. Dwight had 257 votes; Joseph C. Bailey, 235 votes.
At the township meeting, April 6, 1840: For Supervisor, James Ganson had 261 votes; Martin B. Medbury, 211 votes; John Mc- Connell, 118 votes. For Justice of the Peace, Leander Chapman had 233 votes; Zephaniah Platt, 295 votes; Berthier M. Sheldon, 23 votes. For Township Clerk, Joseph C. Bailey had 264 votes; Fairchild Farrand, 205 votes: Albert Foster, 77 votes. For Town- ship Collector, David Gould had 208 votes; David Fuller, 280 votes; Lewis D. Welling, 100 votes. For Township Treasurer, Fidus Livermore had 251 votes; Berthier M. Sheldon, 243 votes; Lemuel S. House, 91 votes.
1840 .- At the general election, Nov. 2 and 3: For Presidential Electors, August L. Portia had 21 votes; Jabez S. Fitch, 21 votes; . Thomas MeGee, 21 votes; Thomas L. Drake, 341 votes; John Van Fossen, 341 votes; Hezekiah G. Wells, 341 votes; Charles Moran, 255 votes; Kingsley S. Bingham, 255 votes; Charles E. Stewart, 255 votes. For Representative in Congress, Jacob M. Howard had 335 votes; Alpheus Felch, 262 votes. For State Senator, George B. Cooper had 292 votes; Norton B. Ramsdell, 281 votes; Edward L.
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