History of Jackson County, Michigan, Part 86

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Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago [Ill.] : Inter-state Pub. Co.
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Mrs. Weeks was born April 11, 1816, and died, at the age of 65, March 23, 1881. Mr. Weeks is a mechanic by trade and inherit- ance from his forefathers, and devoted much of his time in pioneer days to making cabinet-ware, pails, barrels, shoes, etc., for which in those days he found a ready market among the settlers at re- munerative prices. He is the inventor and patentee of a centrif- ugal honey extractor. This has received general endorsement through the country. Willard C. Weeks was born Nov. 23, 1834, and received his schooling in Columbia tp., and his business ex- perience with his father, mostly on a farm. Dec. 4, 1857, he mar- ried Miss Helen A. Moon, daughter of S. C. Moon, of Napoleon, but later of Cedar Springs, Mich. He is a pioneer of this State and a mason by trade, but has devoted the past few years of his life to farming. He was a native of Ontario county, N. Y., and the town of Gorham. His wife was Mary Ann Snyder, of New York, and was of direct German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Weeks have 4 children-Eva L., Bell C., John W. and Pearl.


Walter White was born Dec. 8, 1801, in Vermont, town of Tapson, Orange Co. His father, Ebenezer, was a native of Orange county, and a farmer by occupation. Walter received his education in his native town, and after leaving school acquired his trade, that of a shoemaker, which occupation he followed first in Vermont and for several years after coming to Michigan. His advent to this State took place in 1835, and he first settled in the village of Brooklyn, and occupied as a shop the second floor of the building now owned and used by W. B. Sherman as a general store. He was soon ten- dered an opportunity of entering the Michigan State's Prison as foreman of the boot and shoe manufacturing department, which he improved, and remained there two years, after which he returned to Brooklyn and resumed trade here. In 1838 he purchased 100 acres of land on sec. 20, Columbia tp., to the development of which he devoted a portion of his time, and afterward relinquished the pursuance of his trade to devote his entire time to farming, and in the latter occupation has been engaged to the present time. In


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1823 he married Miss Malany Rotnour, daughter of George Rot- nour, a farmer of Lenox, Madison Co., N.Y., and they have 4 children-Fayette, George A., Jefferson T. and Amos W. Mr. and Mrs. White have been for many years members of the Presby- terian Church of Brooklyn.


Joseph B. Whitney, of Brooklyn, was born in Volney tp., Os- wego county, N. Y., a son of Berkey Whitney (deceased), who was a native of Oswego county, and of New England ancestry. He died in 1838 at his home, leaving a widow and 2 children-Joseph and a sister, Cordelia. Joseph B. was born Oct. 14, the year of his father's death. He improved the educational opportunities afforded by a district school and obtained a practical education, which has enabled him to secure for himself and family a competency, and has placed himself among the thriving and prosperous mer- chants of the village of Brooklyn, now being a member of the furniture and undertaking firm of Hoag & Whitney. Mr. Whit- ney is a practical business man and a mechanic, having learned the carpenter's trade when a young man, which he followed until 1870, when he came to Michigan, settling in Brooklyn. He mar- ried Amelia W. Randall, daughter of S. S. Randall, of Fulton, Oswego Co., N. Y., a contracting carpenter of that locality, and they have 3 children-2 sons, Frank and Mortimer, and 1 daugh- ter, Bruce.


William Windle was born at Newton, Trumbull Co., Ohio, Jan. 2, 1808. This much is known of his ancestry: His great- grandfather, Francis Windle, emigrated to Pennsylvania from Eng- land, and was of good old Quaker stock. His grandfather, William. and father, Francis, were born and reared in Chester county, Penn. Francis afterward moved to Mifflin, and there married Miss Eleanor Holt, and they had 8 children-Betsey, Mary, Dorcas, Eleanor, Rebecca, Francis, Martha J. and William. William remained at home until 1834, when he came West to Indiana, attended the first sale of public lands in that State, and made a purchase of one quar- ter section. This land he, however, sold in 1839, and came to Michigan, settling at Hudson. In 1854 he came to Jackson county and bought his present property of A. P. Cook. Mr. Windle has had to monrn the death of two devoted wives. The first he mar- ried June 16, 1831. This was Miss Mary McLain, and was mother of 7 children-Margaret B., Francis, David (deceased), William, Mary J., Ella, and Rosa (deceased). Mrs. Windle died March 13, 1839. Aug. 11, 1839, Mr. Windle again married, this time his brother's widow, Mrs. Francis Windle, whose maiden name was Mary Nichols, and this added to his family + fatherless children- James P., Mifflin, Joseph and Mercy. Before her death they were blessed with their only child, Goodwin C., Nov. 23, 1876. Mr. W. took for his third wife, Mrs. C. E. Wheeler, daughter of Ben- jamin R. Swick, a clergyman of Lima, Livingston Co., N. Y. She had 1 child, Stanley Wheeler. Mr. Windle sent two brave sol- diers to the war of the Rebellion. His son William enlisted in


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the 7th Indiana Cavalry, and Francis in the 19th Illinois In- fantry.


Percy Wood was born Sept. 4, 1846. His father, Milton Wood, was a pioneer and a farmer of Columbia tp., and settled on sec. 17. His family consisted of 7 children-Lucretia, Frank, Percy, Alvina, Henry, Abel and Oliver (deceased). Percy received his schooling in Brooklyn and lived 17 years on his father's homestead, now owned and occupied by Daniel Every when he and Mr. Every made an exchange in 1877. 1Ie married, Jan. 23, 1872, Miss Hat- tic Lester, daughter of Herman Lester (deceased), who was a native of Cayuga county, N. Y., born Jan. 12, 1808, and was a son of Ebenezer Lester, a native of New England and a boot and shoe maker by trade. Mrs. Herman Lester was Miss Chloe Clark, daughter of Archibald Clark, a public man of Erie county, hav- ing held the positions of Judge in Circuit Court, was member of Congress from his district, and held many other minor offices. Mrs. Wood was born Dec. 16, 1847, and they have 1 child, Effie Mav, born June 8, 1879.


Hon. Hiel Woodward, of Brooklyn, who has figured quite con- spicuously in the public affairs of this county during a greater portion of his life, was born in Windsor county, Vt., in the town of Bridgewater, Feb. 10, 1824. His father, Samuel Woodward, was a mechanic by trade, and a native also of the Green Mountain State. His grandfather, Nehemiah, was a Baptist clergyman, and during the Revolutionary war was an attache to General Washing- ton's staff. His services to his country entitled him to a pension of $96 per year, which he drew until his death, at the age of 92 years. Hiel Woodward came to Michigan in 1836, at the age of 11, with his father. He first settled at Adrian, Mich. His family at that time consisted of 6 sons and 3 daughters. At Adrian he settled on a farm which, with the earnest efforts of his boys, was made to yield a comfortable support, allowing the children such school advantages as could be obtained in those days in a new country, and Hiel was not the slowest to profit by them. In 1845 his father died, which sad event threw the boys practically on their own resources. Hiel, realizing the fact, immediately prepared to fit himself to shoulder his share of the family respon- sibilities, and learned the mechanics' trade, which for several years he followed. It was in this same year that he first came, where he acquired and followed his trade, and was soon enabled to purchase a farm in Columbia tp. In 1858 was elected Super- visor of his township, which office he held for several successive terms until 1868. In 1864 he was nominated and elected, on the Republican ticket, to represent his district in the Michigan Legis- lature. The results of his first term of service were strongly endorsed by a re-election in 1866, and he was still further honored by his constituency, and called to the Michigan Senate for two years. In 1870 he was appointed and qualified to take the census in the southern district of Jackson county, and in 1872 was appointed Postmaster of Brooklyn, by General Grant, whichi


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position he has since occupied with satisfaction to all. He was married Nov. 14, 1849, to Miss Louise Culver, daughter of Martin Culver, a farmer of Norvell tp., and they have 3 children-Miss E. Florine, teacher in Brooklyn high schools; Rosa, and Arthur B., a telegraph operator.


Brayton S. Wright was born in Oswego, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1839. He is third son of Joseph S. Wright, a native of Massachusetts, and for 10 years past a retired mechanic of this tp. Brayton's early boy- hood was spent at Oswego, where he received an early school train- ing, and at the age of nine years his parents moved to Ohio, and settled at Unionville, Lake Co., where three more years were spent in school. They next removed to McHenry county, Ill., locating in the town of Woodstock, and there remained until they came to Michigan. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he enlisted in the 15th Illinois Infantry, was soon mustered in and sent to the front, and from that time during the three years and three months of his career as a Union soldier, was on active duty. He took part in numerous battles, and among them some of the hottest of the war. Was at the siege of Corinth, and siege and surrender of Vicksburg. During his service he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He also took part in the battle of Pittsburg, and was with Sherman in Mississippi. Nov. 1, 1865, he was married to Miss Lucy Fitch, daughter of Henry Fitch, a blacksmith by trade, who came to Illinois in 1846. His people were of Connecticut descent, and family resided at Norfolk. He afterward moved from Illinois to Ohio, where Lucy Ann was born May 7, 1838. They have 1 daughter-Carrie May, born Oct. 12, 1867. Mr. Wright is a painter by trade, and divides his attention between that and his farm. He is a member of the Masonic order, of 17 years' standing.


CONCORD TOWNSHIP.


The first settler in the township of Concord was John Acker, who came in November, 1831, with his family. He remained here alone during the succeeding winter, which set in that month. The following May William Van Fossen came and put up his cabin; in June Thomas McGee moved into the settlement thus begun, and put up a home for the accommodation of his family. A colony was formed before the close of 1832, and thus the nucleus of a prosper- ons community was formed.


Up to 1836 Concord was a part of the town of Spring Arbor, when it was set off into a distinct township, but included at that date all the territory now comprised within the townships of Pu- laski and Concord. In 1837, the next year, however, Pulaski was made a distinct town, and the present limits of the township of Concord were established. The first town meeting was held at the store of Ira Jacobs in April, 1836; Thomas McGee was elected supervisor, and Isaac Van Fossen township clerk.


Since that period the township has grown into great importance; from very limited beginnings the people have steadily progressed, until now Concord is one of the richest divisions of a great and prosperons county. The small political efforts of the people in the elections of 1832-'34-'36 have been immensely augmented, so that the political contest of 1880 within the township created much interest, and at its termination showed the following results :- Electors-Hancock, 73; Garfield, 221; Weaver, 95. Governor- Jerome, 216; Holloway, 105; Woodinan, 67. Congress -- Lacey, 206; Pringle, 61; Hodge, 122. Senator-Goodwin, 246; Wilson, 57; Palmer, 86. Sheriff-Lockwood, 209; Winney, 74; Terry, 106. Judge of Probate-Gould, 210; Powell, 77; Anderson, 102. County Clerk-Van Horn, 220; Covert, 74; Moe, 95. Register of Deeds-Ray, 255; Townley, 65; Henshaw, 67. Treasurer- Ludlow, 216; Wheeler, 76; Townley, 91. Prosecuting Attorney- Sharp, 228; Barkworth, 72; Hewlett, 88. Representative-Bel- den, 214; Chappel, 93; Strong, 71.


The first school was opened in 1835, and taught by Miss Mary McGee. In the fall of 1835, Isaac and William Van Fossen erected and put in operation a saw-mill, and in 1837 started a flouring- mill. Ira Jacobs opened the first store in 1836. In 1838 An- drew Brown erected a flouring-mill on the Kalamazoo river, one mile east of the town. The first tavern was opened by Jerry Rey- nolds; it was located abont one mile east of the present village of Concord.


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The village of Concord is located on section 27. The Air-Line road which passes through the place renders it an excellent point for manufacturing purposes. All the various branches of business are represented here, and some of the merchants have a very fine trade. There is also a bank in the village, which is also doing an extensive business. The public school is well graded, and stands high among the schools of the county. The Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist aud Universalist churches, the two former of which were built in 1837, are substantial structures. In former years the village profited much from the passage of emigrants over the old stage route between Jackson and Jonesville. Situated as it is in the midst of a rich agricultural district, there is every reason to believe that within a very few years the village will raise itself to the dignity of a town, and hold within its limits numerous indns- trial establishments.


The township is well watered, possesses a soil of sandy loam, capable of producing the best crops. Good timber exists in abun- dance, and though the marshes are numerous, a little outlay would render them capable of the highest cultivation.


The first Free Methodist society of Jackson county was organ- ized in Concord tp. in the winter of 1868, by Rev. E. P. Hart. Rev. John Billings was the first minister taking charge of the work. Rev. A. V. Leonardson was sent on the work in 1869, and visited Napoleon, and during the winter of 1870 Rev. E. P. Hart organized a society there. Rev. John Campbell came to Spring Arbor and held a protracted meeting, and a society was formed in 1872. The organization in Jackson city was effected the winter of 1873. Societies were also formed in Sandstone, West Concord and Jefferson.


Wilder Lodge, No. 176, I. O. O. F., was organized Dec. 14, 1871, with eight members, whose names we cannot fully obtain, as the records were destroyed by fire Jan. 14, 1877. The char- ter officers were: J. W. Hungerford, N. G .; R. H. Hunger- ford, V. G .; Isaac Ormsby, R. S .; G. J. Cole, P. S .; W. I. Hunger ord, Treas. The present officers are: A. W. Severance, N. G .; J. B. Pomroy, V. G .; G. A. Stahley, R. S .; C. H. Hovey, P. S., and J. Bigelow, Treas. The number of members at present is 65.


BIOGRAPHICAL.


Following are personal sketches of some of the more prominent citizens of Concord township, whose lives constitute an essential feature of the history of the community.


Jabez Allman, farmer; P. O., Concord; was born in England Jan. 2, 1823, son of Major and Margaret (Axby) Allman, the former of German ancestry, and the latter of English; was brought to this country by his parents in 1830 and settled in Canada; re- mained there until 1838, when he moved to White Pigeon, Mich.,


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with his parents. He learned the trade of harnessmaking at Mar- shall, and in 1844 went to Homer and opened a shop for himself. March 12, 1845, he was married to Elizabeth Darling, daughter of Ezra and Charlotte (Gannnary) Darling; they have had 11 children, viz. :- Amos E., Edwin L., Charlotte E., William H., Mary L., M. Frank, John W., Margaret M., Sarah A., Elmer J., Joseph H. In 1848 Mr. A. bought a farm of 39 acres on sec. 32, Concord tp., and he has kept adding to it until now he owns a farm of 240 acres, worth $65 per acre; is a member of the M. E. Church, and in politics a staunch Republican.


A. M. Baker was born at Albany, N. Y., in 1838. Soon after his birth his parents removed to Hamilton, N. Y., where he re- ceived his earlier education. When he was 16 years of age he started West alone; remained in Indiana a short time, and went to Centralia, Ill., where he was employed in a store. In 1860 he went to Cairo, Ill., where he held a position in the postoffice; in a short time he received an appointment in the mail service which he held about three years, when he resigned and went across the plains to Virginia City, Montana, and engaged in mining and pros- pecting, and followed this business three years. In 1867 he came East to St. Louis by the Missouri river, and in a short time again entered the mail service, where he remained until 1873, when he came to Concord and embarked in mercantile pursuits; since that time he has remained here.


Harvey Baker, P. O., Concord, was born in Genesee county, N. Y., April 22, 1825, son of Shubal and Lucinda E. (McIntyre) Baker, the former a native of Connecticut, of English ancestry, and the latter a native of Massachusetts and of Scotch ancestry; was reared on a farm. August 21, 1849, he married Emily M. Baker, daughter of Samuel P. and Mary J. (Fuller) Baker, and of their 13 children, 11 are living, to-wit: Charles H., Mary E., James F., H. Lafayette, Eva M., Frank A., Jessie B., Lawry C., Mertie E., Ernest .G. and Grace E. He came to this county in 1849, lived in Pulaski tp. 18 months and worked at brick-laying and plastering, and in 1851 moved to Concord tp. and settled on sec. 15, where he still resides. He has held several offices of trust and responsibility in the township; in politics a "Greenbacker."


William A. Bain, farmer; P. O., Albion; was born in Genesee county, N. Y., July 23, 1820; son of Nathan and Abigail (Bean) Bain, natives of New Hampshire and of Scotch ancestry. He came to Jackson county in 1837 and settled on sec. S, Concord tp. He was married June 9, 1842, to Catharine Gillespie, who died April 9, 1853. April 1, 1855, he married Phebe A. Luce, daugh- ter of Zebulon and Rachel (Tompkins) Luce, and of his 12 chil- dren, 5 are living, 2 belonging to his first wife and 3 to the last. In 1873 he moved to the city of Albion for the purpose of schooling his children, where he remained five years and then returned to his farm. He has held several offices of trust in the tp .; in politics is a stannch Republican.


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Josiah Bigelow, farmer; P. O., Concord; was born in Genesee county, N. Y., May 22, 1825, son of Jacob and Lois (Putnam) Bigelow, the former a native of Vermont, of English ancestry, and the latter of New York. He was brought to this county by his parents in 1836 and settled on sec. 34, Concord tp. Here the mother died Oct. 4, 1847, and the father, Oct. 21, 1879. Mr. Bige- low was married Oct. 7, 1847, to Ann Jennett Fitch, daughter of Gerard and Jennett (Cushman) Fitch, and of their 5 children, 4 are living, viz .: William F., Mary J., Lois C., Sara E. Mr. B. has held several offices of trust in this tp.


W. F. Bigelow was born in the town of Concord, Mich .; May 16, 1852, where the greater part of his life has been passed. He received his education at Michigan University, graduating in 1875 with the degree of B. S .; he studied law at Jackson, where he was admitted to the Bar; he practiced at East Saginaw, Mich., with John J. Wheeler until the fall of 1879, when he came to Concord and embarked in journalism. He established and now edits Our Home Enterprise at Concord.


Thomas Bornor (deceased) was born in Devonshire, England, Aug. 12, 1825, is the son of William and Susannah (Smith) Bornor, natives of the same place, who emigrated to this country in 1852, locating in Genesee county, N. Y., and remained there three years, where he worked by the day and month. He had $4.50 in his pocket when he landed in Genesee county, with a wife and 3 chil- dren. In 1855 Mr. Bornor came to Jackson county and settled in Smithfield, where he remained two years; he then purchased a farm of 60 acres in Concord tp .; in 1864 traded his land for 120 acres on sec. 3 of the same tp., where he remained until his death, which oc- curred March 7, 1879. He was a member of the school board for several years. The family consists of 4 daughters and 3 sons, viz: Phoebe, Elizabeth, William C., Minnie A., Morris G., Edwin T. and Ida May.


Richmond Briggs, P. O., Parma, was born in Wyoming county, N. Y., May 9, 1812; son of Pardon and Betsey (Cook) Briggs, the former a native of Connecticut, of English ancestry, and the latter a native of Rhode Island, of English ancestry; was reared on a farm, and came to this State in 1830; stopped in Wayne county three years, and then came to this county and settled on sec. 2, Concord tp., where he still resides. He was married April 10, 1839, to Caroline Chapman, who died April 13 1843. He was married again June 4, 1843, to Mary Swift, daughter of Thedosius and Polly (Winchester) Swift, and their 3 children are William C., George W. and Louisa I. They also took a girl baby of five weeks old to raise, which they consider the same as their own; her name is Martha M. Mr. B. has held the office of Justice of the Peace for nine years.


Jesse B. Burroughs, farmer; P. O., Concord; was born in New York, Sept. 15, 1832, son of Jesse B. and Phoebe (Whitford) Bur- roughs, natives of Vermont, of English ancestry. He was brought


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to this county by his parents in 1833, and settled in Pulaski tp., and remained there until 1836, when they moved to Concord tp., and settled on sec. 36, where the father died June 14, 1859. He was married Oct. 11, 1854, to Harriet D. Roberts, daughter of Eben and Polly (Stoddard) Roberts, and their children are-Alice A., now the wife of Edward Bartlett, and Lathian W. In 1863, Mr. B. bought 100 acres of land on sec. 24, Concord tp., and in 1879 sold it and bought 160 acres of secs. 9 and 16, where he still resides. He held the office of Constable five years. In poli- ties he is a Democrat.


Franklin A. Carpenter, P. O., Concord, was born in Jackson county, Mich., Oct. 30, 1845; son of Alanson and Eliza (Hart) Car- penter, the former a native of Massachusetts, of English ancestry, and the latter of New York, of Scotch ancestry. He was married to Elizabeth Curtiss, Oct. 2, 1871, daughter of Moses and Elizabeth (Baron) Curtiss. Of their 5 children 4 are living-Edward B., born Ang. 28,1872; Lilian E., born Aug. 18, 1874, and died Feb. 2, 1879; Nellie I., born May 15, 1876; Arthur F., born Sept. 14, 1877, and Sarah M., born Aug. 29, 1880. His father died Ang. 9, 1868; he then took charge of the place, and in 1879 traded it for a stock of hard- ware and some village property in Concord. He is a consistent member of the Baptist Church, and in politics a Prohibitionist.


William D. Chapple, farmer; P. O., Albion; was born in Eng- land, July 14, 1832, son of Jacob and Jane (Daniel) Chapple, who emigrated to this country in 1841, and settled in Stafford, N. Y., and remained there until 1860. He was married Sept. 23, 1851, to Emma L. Lewis, danghter of Richard and Mary (Hearn) Lewis. In 1860 they moved to Wisconsin and remained there until the spring of 1863, when they came to this county, and settled in Con- cord tp., in sec. 5, buying 65 acres of wood land, which he com- menced to clear; he afterward bought 65 acres more, also wood land; he has now 102 acres under cultivation. In 1866 he went to Calhoun county and took charge of the county poor-house, where he remained five years, and in 1871 moved back upon his farm. He has held several offices of trust in this tp. Of his 3 children, 1 is living-Percy E., who now holds the position of Assistant Cashier of the First National Bank at Marseilles, Ill.


James M. Coykendall, farmer; P. O., Albion; was born in Yates county, N. Y., March 31, 1816. son of Joel and Margaret M. (Strubel}) Coykendall, natives of New Jersey, the former of Holland and the latter of German ancestry. He was married May 12, 1839, to Sophia Winfield, daughter of Henry and Mary (Wil- son) Winfield. He came to this county Oct. 13, 1847, and settled in Grass Lake tp., where he remained until 1854, when he moved to Leoni tp., and remained there until 1863; then he moved to Concord tp., and settled in sec. 6, where he still resides. He is a member of the M. P. Church, and in politics a staunch Republi- can.


Andrew Cutter. farmer; P. O., Parma; is a son of Will am and Lucy Cutter, nee Calier, and was born Nov. 22, 1824, in Troy, N.


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Y., of which place his father was also-a native, and his mother, of Connecticut. Sept. 10, 1842, Mr. Cutter came to Michigan and settled in Jackson, and in 1852 moved to the farm on which he now resides, sec. 12, Concord tp. In June, 1855, he married Amanda L., daughter of Lewis and Alvira T. (Graves) Band, the former born in New York, the latter in Vermont, both of English parentage. Their 2 children are Nellie A., born Jan. 29, 1867, and W. Louie, born July 4, 1874. In the fall of 1842 Mr. Cutter became Deputy Postmaster under Hon. G. B. Cooper; also served under Wilbur F. Storey, now of the Chicago Times. Mr. Cooper's successor was Deputy a year and a half after James A. Dyer suc- ceeded Mr. Storey. Under Buchanan's administration in 1858, Mr. Cutter was appointed Deputy U. S. Marshal by Robert Davis, Davis being superseded by John L. Butterfield. Mr. C. was re- appointed in 1860, for the purpose of taking the census, and took the enumeration in six townships. Since 1852 he has devoted much attention to breeding and rearing fine blooded live stock, especially fast horses. Ile now owns the famous " Black Cloud," which has a record of 2:21} and has a national reputation; the blooded Kentucky horse, "Joe Baker," and the celebrated Mambrino horse, "Waxey." In religion Mr. Cutter is a liberalist, and in politics a life-long Democrat.




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