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TOWN OF METAMORA.
This is one of the southern tier of towns and is bounded on the north by Lapeer, east by Dryden, south by county line, and west by Hadley.
The township was set off from Hadley, and organized into a town in 1838. The first town meeting was held June 25, 1838, at the house of Tobias Price and seventeen voters were present. The town meeting and the Whig and Democrat caucuses met the same day and at the same house. The log house having but one room, after the fashion of those days, the two parties agreed upon a crack in the floor as a line of division, the Whigs taking the end nearest the door, and the Democrats the other, in which was the huge old- fashioned fire-place. The following is a true copy of the proceed- ings of this town meeting, which was conducted on purely Demo- cratic principles, the officers being elected by ballot:
First town meeting for township of Metamora, held at the house of Tobias Price, June 25, 1838.
The board consisted of Tobias Price, chairman, and James W. Sanborn, clerk, and proceeded as follows: On the first ballot Andrew Farrell was chosen supervisor; on second ballot, Jonathan Salisbury was chosen town clerk; on third ballot, the following per- sons were chosen assessors, viz: J. B. Morse, Asa Griggs, and Tobias Price; W. C. Tower was chosen collector. On fourth ballot the following persons were elected overseers of the poor, viz: Enos Salisbury and Abram Van Gelder; on fifth ballot, M. A. Porter, A. Dalby, and S. Perkins were elected highway commissioners; at sixth ballot, the following persons were elected school inspectors: S. S. Lord, P. B. Webster, and Samuel Redmond; at seventh ballot the following persons were elected justices of the peace: Leonard Russell, for four years; S. Redmond, for three years; Levi S. Lilley, for two years; P. B. Weston, for one year. At eighth ballot, the following persons were elected constables: William C. Tower, David Hendrix, and A. Dalby. Voted, that we now adjourn this meeting to the next annual township meeting, to be held in April, A. D., 1839.
(Signed) TOBIAS PRICE, Chairman. J. W. SANBORN, Clerk.
William C. Tower, who was elected constable at this unique town meeting, afterward married and settled in Hadley. He was killed a few years after in the lumber woods, near Port Huron, by a log rolling over him. David Hendrix was an old man, and died soon after, and A. Dalby removed to Goodrich, Genesee County. None of these persons seem to have made any location in town.
LAND ENTRIES PRIOR TO 1846.
TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST.
SECTION 1. Davis Taylor, June 11, 1836. John Swathell, June 18, 1836. Davis Taylor, April 20, 1836. Firman Burch, August 19, 1841.
SECTION 2. John Swathell, June 18, 1836. D. Headley and George D. Phelps, June 28, 1836. Thankful L. Dewey, November 5, 1840. Horace Hinman and Elisha Webster, superintend- ents of the poor, November 5, 1840.
SECTION 3. James Hilliard, April 20, 1836. David D. Parmlee. April 20, 1836. William D. Starr, April 20, 1836.
SECTION 4. John Swathell, April 20, 1836. Stephen M. Shaddick, April 20, 1836. William H. Niles, April 20, 1836. Mica Sill, April 20, 1836. John Swathell, June 18, 1836.
SECTION 5. John Curran, May 28, 1836. Matthew Caley, May 28, 1836. John Chauncey, June 18, 1836. Samuel Sage, June 18, 1836. John Coverdale, July 18, 1836. John Coverdale, July 13, 1836. Abraham Noyes, January 16, 1837.
SECTION 6. Joseph B. Morse, May 23, 1833. Joseph B. Morse, June 28, 1833. John A. Hopkins, October 16, 1834. Trumbull Carey, October 29, 1835. Henry W. Hamlin and John S. Wright, May 9, 1836. John A. Merritt, October 11, 1836. Lemuel Covill, January 1, 1838.
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SECTION 6. Lemuel Covill, May 9, 1839. John A. Merritt, February 7, 1839. Nehemiah Tower, June 10, 1836. SECTION Reuben Underwood, June 16, 1836. N. Bouch and Rice Orcutt, August 25, 1836. Henry M. Look, October 11, 1836. Joseph B. Morse, October 19, 1836. John B. Cady, February 28, 1837. Alpheus Cady, June 18, 1839.
SECTION 8. Samuel Perkins, July 6, 1886. George S. Hopkins, July 15, 1836. Newman C. Griswold, July 15, 1836. Andrew Merritt, September 24, 1836. SECTION 9. James M. Plumb, April 20, 1836. Horace Johnson and Horace E. Boardman, April 20, 1836. Timothy Boardman, April 20, 1836. Alexander Keith, April 20, 1836. SECTION 10. Josiah Danforth, April 20, 1836. Elijah H. Roberts, April 20, 1836. Frederick Treadway, April 20, 1836.
SECTION 11. Eppiphus Isham, May 9, 1837. Harry F. Perkins, June 9, 1837. Henry Daum, July 10, 1837. Nath. B. Miller, October 5, 1837. Nath. B. Miller, February 23, 1838. Henry Groff, June 1, 1838. Henry Groff, September 30, 1840. SECTION 12. John M. Lamb, March 24, 1836. David Taylor, June 8, 1836. J. Steele and Thos. Clubbs, June 14, 1836. Peter Ullrich, September 4, 1837. Balsar Neuman, September 4, 1837. Asal Bachellor, January 1, 1838. Harry F, Perkins, March 26, 1839. Nath. B. Miller, February 23, 1838.
SECTION 13. Samuel Dirstine, May 30, 1836. David Taylor, June 8, 1836. Charles D. Burr, June 8, 1836. Thomas Clubbs, June 14, 1836. John Steel, June 14, 1836. William Steel, June 14, 1836. Samuel Dirstine, September 21, 1836.
SECTION 14. Thomas Clubbs, June 14, 1836. Elisha P. Davis, July 14, 1836. Eppiphus Isham, May 9, 1837. Harry F. Perkins, June 9, 1837. Henry Daum, July 10, 1837. Nathan B. Miller, October 5, 1837. Robert Gourlay, April 22, 1845. Mercy Ann Bancroft, October 4, 1845. SECTION 15. Elisha P. Davis, July 9, 1836. Ralph Chipman, July 9, 1836. Elisha P. Davis, July 14, 1836. Hudson F. Benedict, November 9, 1836. Samuel Axford, November 12, 1836. Henry Haskins, May 28, 1839. Colonel Salisbury, May 19, 1841.
SECTION 16. Eber Barrows, November 7, 1842. Thomas G. Omans, November 19, 1844. John D. Keith, October 6, 1845. William Henderson, November 17, 1845. SECTION 17. John S. Selden, June 6, 1836.
SECTION 17. Newman C. Griswold, July 15, 1836. N. Bouch and R. Orcutt, August 25, 1836. Paul Perkins, February 10, 1838. "SECTION 18. D. Hoadley and George D. Phelps, June 28, 1836. Joseph Coffin, August 25, 1836. John B. Cady, February 28, 1837. Robert Earl Crawford, April 2, 1839. Ephraim J. Earles, April 10, 1839.
SECTION 19. Egbert G. Deming, April 28, 1836. Samuel Axford, June 20, 1836. D. Hoadley and George D. Phelps, June 28, 1836. SECTION 20. Joseph W. Sanborn, May 7, 1836. John S. Selden, June 6, 1836. Esther Phelps, June 13, 1836. D. Hoadley and George D. Phelps, June 28, 1836. Berzail Shippey, November 14, 1836.
SECTION 21. Alfred Southmaid, April 20, 1836. Enoch Ferre, April 20, 1836. Allen May, April 20, 1836. James C. Beebe, April 20, 1836. William Humphrey, June 1, 1836. B. Houghton, H. G. Hubbard and T. H. Hubbard, July 9, 1836.
SECTION 22. Robert H. Stone, May 28, 1836. Tobias Price, July 6, 1836. Elisha P. Davis, July 9, 1836. D. Houghton, H. G. Hubbard and T. H. Hubbard, July 9, 1836. Uriah Smith, November 14, 1836. John Hudson, November 22, 1836. SECTION 23. Benjamin L. Perkins, June 10, 1836. John Wylie, June 10, 1836. Robert Wylie, June 10, 1836. John Hudson, November 22, 1836. Jeremiah Hunt, March 18, 1840.
SECTION 24. Benjamin L. Perkins, June 10, 1836. Theodore E. Hunt, November 15, 1836. Leonard Russell, November 15, 1836. William Tann, April 15, 1837. Abel Dalby, April 15, 1837. Freeman Fellows, October 20, 1837.
SECTION 25. Samuel G. Hulbert, April 20, 1836. Luke C. Lyman, April 20, 1836. William E. Hulbert, April 20, 1836. Ebenezer B. Tompkins, April 20, 1836. Francis E. Boyden, June 10, 1836. Horace A. Jenison, June 11, 1836. Benjamin L. Perkins, April 15, 1837. Darius J. Coville, July 21, 1837. SECTION 26. Reben Griggs, May 20, 1836. Elisha Salisbury, June 8, 1836. Benjamin B. Knight, July 7, 1836. Levi S. Willey, June 8, 1936. Chauncey Wisner, November 24, 1836. James Redmond, December 23, 1837.
SECTION 27. Andrew Farrell, May 20, 1836. James Scott, June 4, 1836. D. Hoadley and George D. Phelps, June 28, 1836. Emma Price, July 6, 1836. Tobias Price, July 6, 1836.
SECTION 28. Ephraim Crofoot, April 20, 1836. Joseph Hall, April 20, 1836. Milo Mason, June 7, 1836.
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Tobias Price, July 6, 1836. Horatio N. Fowler, April 20, 1836.
SECTION 29. Joseph L. Kelsey, May 7, 1836. Berzail Shippey, May 11, 1836. John F. Clark, June 7, 1836. Ebenezer Knight, July 7, 1836.
SECTION 30. Asher B. Bates, January 5, 1836. Asa Price, April 22, 1836. Jael Wellman, May 7, 1836.
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D. Hoadley and George D. Phelps, June 28, 1836. Justin N. Butler, January 12, 1839.
SECTION 31. Ebenezer Rush, October 12, 1835.
Asher B. Bates, January 5, 1836. Daniel H. Chandler, May 2, 1836. Joel Wellman, May 7, 1836. John F. Clark, June 7, 1836. John McKay, June 24, 1836. John McKay, June 25, 1836.
SECTION 32. John Wetmore, June 4, 1831. Levi P. Miller, May 4, 1836. Price B. Webster, May 4, 1836. Stephen S. Lord, May 7. 1836. John Q. Taylor, May 11, 1836. John F. Clark, June 7, 1836. Oliver Martin, July 11, 1836. SECTION 33. John Wetmore, June 4, 1831. Jesse Lee, May 28, 1832. Peter Ploss, June 16, 1835. Smith Shippey, January 14, 1836. George Gillum, April 20, 1836. Darius A. Ogden, September 15, 1836. Jacob Shaver, September 24, 1836.
SECTION 34. Douglas Houghton, March 21, 1836. Levi S. Lilly, May 20, 1836. Lucy Stevens, July 16, 1836. Chris. G. Persons, September 13, 1836. Jesse Lee, May 8, 1837. Catherine Rogers, February 20, 1839. Ephraim F. Earls, April 10, 1839. Oliver Earls, April 10, 1839.
SECTION 35. Jacob Lamb, March 31, 1836. Levi S. Lilly, May 20, 1836. Willett C. Jones, May 31, 1836. Orson E. Hall, June 3, 1836. James Jenkins, October 15, 1836. Smith Shippey, February 7, 1837. Samuel S. Hubbell, May 29, 1837. Samuel S. Hubbell, October 1, 1839. Samuel S. Hubbell, February 1, 1840.
SECTION 36. Levi LeRoy, November 17, 1832. Isaac Fifield, April 6, 1836. George Gillum, April 20, 1836. Wantor Ransom, April 20, 1836. John C. Birdzell, April 1, 1836. Robert S. Craig, November 23, 1836.
EARLY HISTORY.
The early history of Metamora is given by Miss Nettie A. Com- stock, as follows:
"The first building put up in the town was a shingle shanty, built by Parker & Rogers, about 1829 or 1830, in a cedar swamp in the southeast part of the town. These men did not locate, how-
ever, and left as soon as they had stolen timber sufficient for what shingles they wanted.
"The first land located by an actual settler, was taken up by Jesse Lee, on section 33, some time in 1831. The next spring he removed his family West, his wife remaining at her father's in Ox- ford, Oakland County, while he put up a log house on his land, and in September, 1832, they moved into their own house, the only one in the county south of Lapeer and west of Almont. A son, James Lee, born here in January, 1834, was the first white child born in the town. In May, 1836, Mr. Lee erected a frame barn, the second built in the town.
"Mr. and Mrs. Lee were the parents of seven sons, five of whom are still living, one having died a soldier in the late civil war and another, a few years since, at his home."
JESSE LEE was born in Greene County, N. Y., in 1807, and in 1815 went to Schoharie County with his parents, where he remained until 1825, thence to Genesee County, where he resided till 1831, when he came to Michigan. The following year he settled in Met- amora, on section 33, taking up 160 acres of land from the govern- ment, on which he resided forty-eight years. At the time of his arrival in the township it did not contain a single wagon road and his nearest neighbor was ten miles away, and for blacksmithing, mill- ing and family supplies, Rochester, eighteen miles distant, was the nearest point. The distance was often covered on foot by Mr. Lee, carrying log-chains, plow-points, &c. He was married in 1827, to Miss Mary Ann Rossman, of the State of New York. The follow- ing poem was composed by Mrs. E. Clark on the fiftieth anniver- sary of their wedding day :
Just fifty years have swiftly fled Since this aged pair were wed, Who stand before us here to-day, Their once bright locks now silver gray.
They left their home in manhood's prime; Left friends and dearest ties behind, To make a home in a distant land, In the forest wilds of Michigan.
Their chosen home they loved full well; With strangers were content to dwell; The howling wolf, the Indian wild, Their lonely hours did oft beguile.
They braved those perils, hushed their fears, Success did crown those early years; With willing hearts and hands to toil, With the ax and plow to till the soil.
Sometimes the way seemed dark and drear, And oft bright hopes were lost in fear; But fortune smiled and flowers bloomed, And fairer grew their forest home.
A daughter was their first-born child; Had scarcely on its parents smiled, Ere the sweet spirit took its flight To dwell in worlds of endless light.
Seven noble sons, in manly pride, Did cluster around the fireside, And did, like jewels, bright and rare, Reward them for their tender care.
And when rebellion's fearful hand Did threaten to destroy the land, The youngest son did meet the strife, And for his country lost his life.
Five years ago their eldest son Was summoned to the unknown home, And now but the remaining five With the aged parents yet survive.
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Now all is changed; their toils are o'er; Those forest trees are known no more; With health, and wealth, and many a friend To cheer their pathway to the end.
Although the bloom of youth has passed, And time his silvery shade has cast Upon the brow with marks of care, Yet fond remembrance lingers there.
They oft look back with joy and pride
. On that happy day, when side by side They first began life's rugged way, Just fifty years ago to-day.
Four children are now living; James, the eldest, owns a farm adjoining the homestead; Leander resides in Saginaw, Hiram in Hadley and Henry resides in Mayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee have been living in Oakland County the past two years, but both declare that another spring will find them back on the old place once more.
The next location, as far as we can learn, was made by Joseph B. Morse, who emigrated from Eaton, Madison County, N. Y., in the spring of 1832, and settled at Lapeer in the fall of 1833, on section 6. The next spring he made a clearing on it and erected and enclosed the frame of a dwelling-house, and into this skeleton of a house, John Look, who with his brother-in-law, H. M. Look, had located land on section 1, in what is now the township of Hadley, removed, May 18, 1834. This solitary family was joined on the 11th of July following, by the families of Messrs. Morse and H. M. Look, and they all lived under the same roof until fall, when the Messrs. Look moved into houses on their own land. This house is still standing, occupied as a barn, by Mrs. E. G. Cady. In 1835 Mr. Morse built a frame barn, the first in the town; it is still standing, occupied by Mr. C. H. Brown. In December, 1835, Mr. Morse's infant son died -- the first death in town, and on January 1, 1837, his daughter Lucia was married to Reuben Underwood, by Rev. Mr. Ruggles, who walked from Pontiac to perform the cere- mony, for which he received a fee of five dollars, which in those days was regarded as a most liberal one. In 1838 the Farmers Creek postoffice was established-the first in town, with J. B. Morse as postmaster. Mrs. Morse died in May, 1853, and Mr. Morse in April, 1854, at their first location.
We cannot learn that there were any locations made in the township of Metamora during the year 1835, although several families located in Hadley that year, but in 1836 many families came in and made for themselves homes in the wilderness.
Matthias Caley, his sons, William and Thomas, and John Cairn, who emigrated from the Isle of Man in 1828, and settled at Utica, N. Y., where they remained for seven or eight years, located on section 5 in May, 1836. In October, 1836, a log house was put up on J. Cairn's land, and in February, 1837, one on Matthias Caley's. This, with its immense chimney of yellow and red bricks, is still standing, as a memorial of those early times, although but one of the family it sheltered still survives-Mr. Thomas Caley, who occupies the farms located by his father and Mr. Cairn. The following year, 26th of June, 1837, Mr. Cairn died; his funeral was attended by Rev. Mr. Sly, a Presbyterian minister. His widow afterward married Thomas Caley, and died July 2, 1862. She was for years an invalid, and her ill-health produced insanity and suicide. She was a most estimable woman, and was for many years a worthy member of the M. E. Church. William and Thomas Caley were mechanics, and worked from home whenever they could find employment; Thomas Caley having assisted in building the first court-house and jail erected in Lapeer. In February, 1839, William Caley died, from the effects of a wound from an adz with which he was at work. His funeral was attended
by Rev. Ezra Tripp, a pioneer Baptist minister. Mrs. Mary Caley, wife of Matthias Caley, died on December 26, 1858, at a great age. Mr. and Mrs. Caley were most excellent people, and their two surviving sons are among our most substantial citizens.
About the same time, Levi Lilley and Asa Griggs located on section 36, and Andrew Farrell and Harry Van Wagoner on section 26. Asa Griggs cast the first vote polled at the first town meeting held in the township of Metamora-a Democratic ticket. He was followed by his brother-in-law Levi Lilley, who cast a Whig vote. These emigrants came from the State of New York. Levi Lilley died on February 1, 1855. Mrs. Mary Lilley, his wife, died on November 12, 1862. They left no children. Asa Griggs died on July 23, 1856; his widow still survives, residing at Conway, Livingston County, Mich. Harry Van Wagoner still resides on his first location. He was well known to all the early settlers as a well-digger, and plied a flourishing business at his trade. On one occasion, however, he came very near losing his life, being buried in a well he was digging on the farm of Jacob Henderson. They had reached the depth of eighteen feet, and the soil being loose had been obliged to curb it, when all at once, Van Wagoner being at work in the well, all caved in, but the curb lodged above his head in such a manner that he was not crushed to death by the falling mass, and was enabled to breathe, and after a hard night's work on the part of a number of excited laborers, he was released from his terrible prison with no other injury than a sprained ankle and a few bruises. Andrew Farrell remained in town some years, when he removed to Columbiaville, Marathon Township, where he built and long kept the Farrell House; he died in 1872.
David Hodge located on section 22, and built a house which was occupied by a family named Salisbury, with whom he boarded, he being unmarried. This family remained in town some years, and in the winter of 1838-'39 Colonel Salisbury, one of the family, taught a school in town. We could learn nothing of their subsequent history. Mr. Hodge afterward married.
Tobias Price located on section 27. Being a man of much energy and ability, he exerted great influence in the affairs of the town, of which he was for years the supervisor.
A. Bachellor located on section 12, near Thornville, land now occupied by Mrs. Lamb; he removed to Dryden, where he died about 1865.
James W. Sanborn, on section 20, now owned by J. Shook. He was a very prominent man, and represented Lapeer County in the legislature; remained in town about ten or twelve years, and removed to Port Huron, where he engaged in the lumber business. He held many offices of trust with honor to himself, and died about 1870.
Price B. Webster located on section 29. He was elected school inspector and justice of the peace at the first town meeting held in the township, June 26, 1838. He was first postmaster of a postoffice established in 1840, and known as the Metamora post- office. He resided in town about twelve years, and removed to Illinois where he still resides.
Levi Miller located on section 32. He removed to Shelby, Macomb County, Mich., where he still resides.
Noah A. Porter, on section 29, now occupied by Mrs. Sage. He resided there for some years, when, after the death of his wife, he removed to Van Buren County, Mich., where he died, and his remains were brought back and buried by his wife, in the Oakwood cemetery.
Eliezer Lundy emigrated in the spring of 1836 from New Jersey; was married December 1, 1838, to Miss Ann Van Gelder, by Rev. Abijah Blanchard. Died November 12, 1873; his widow still survives.
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Reuben Underwood settled on section 7. In 1838 he removed to Vermont, where he and his wife died, 1836-'40.
Jonathan Coverdale first located on section 5, which he sold to A. Van Gelder, in the fall of 1837. He located a second time on section 36, Elba. Died in California, 1851, a victim to the gold fever. His widow afterward married James Gark, and removed to North Branch, where she still resides.
Mr. Tower, in the winter of 1836-'37, on section 7. He was a justice of the peace for the town comprising the townships of Hadley and Metamora. Died at Fort Wayne, Ind., about 1852. His wife died in the winter of 1859. Their descendants are among our most respected citizens. One of his grandsons is Hon. H. H. Wheeler, of Ludington, judge of the nineteenth judicial circuit, captain in the late civil war, and formerly State senator from Bay County.
In 1837 Freeman Fellows located on section 24. He now resides near Metamora village, and is engaged in the practice of law.
1838-This year the town was settled even more rapidly than the previous one. Leonard Russell, who was chosen justice of the peace for four years, at the first town meeting, located on section 24, where he died some years since.
Benjamin Perkins located on section 15, near Thornville. He afterward removed to Portsmouth, Bay County, where he died.
Francis Boyden also settled near Thornville, and afterward removed to Attica. We could learn nothing of his subsequent history.
Henry Daum, a German, located on section 13, in the fall of 1837; sold his farm in 1838 to Wm. Marshall, and removed to Ohio, where he was hung for murder, about twenty-five years ago. Before his execution he confessed the murder of six individuals, one of whom, Ulrich, also a German, was his neighbor in Metamora. Ulrich eame soon after Daum, and located one hundred and sixty acres on section 12, now owned by W. R. Thorn, B. Y. Wilder, and J. S. Calkins. Daum and Ulrich had been neighbors in Ger- many, had quarreled there, and Daum had sworn revenge, but when Ulrich became his neighbor in his new home, the better to consum- mate his fell purpose, he received him with professions of friendship, which were warmly reciprocated. One day in the autumn of 1838 Daum and Ulrich went hunting together. Daum returned alone, and explained Ulrich's absence to his family by saying that he must have gone to Detroit to work. Suspicion rested upon Daum at the first, which was increased by his conduct on his return from Detroit, where he went, as he pretended, to hunt up Ulrich, as he informed one person that Ulrich must have gone back to Germany, and another that he was sure that Ulrich was dead. The whole surrounding country was scoured in search of the missing man, but to no purpose. Soon after the search was discontinued Daum removed to Ohio. A year passed and the affair had gone from the mind of the public, when one morning in the fall of 1839, as Messrs. B. Thorne and Elias Dirstine were hunting on the bank of a little lake, they found first the skull, which had rolled down the bank and lay on the water, and higher up on the bank the skeleton of the unfortunate Ulrich, which they recognized by marks on the gun and game bag, which lay beside it. A coroner's jury was sum- moned as quickly as possible, and on examination it was found that he was shot by some person behind him, as the bullet entered the back and passed through the breast-bone. A warrant was at once issued for the arrest of Daum. He was found at his new home in Ohio, arrested and brought back, and lodged in Lapeer jail, by M. Y. Turrill, sheriff of the county. The grand jury found a bill of indictment against him for murder in the first degree, and he was finally brought to trial in August, 1840, before Judge Morrell, the
first judge who held a term of circuit court in the county of Lapeer. But the evidence against him was wholly circumstantial, and the death penalty being still exacted in the State, the jury brought in & verdict of not guilty, although against their own convictions of justice. It is said that while Daum lay in jail at Lapeer expecting conviction, like many another rogue in the same circumstances, he became violently religious, and spent his time in prayer and sing- ing hymns. His religion, however, speedily vanished on his ac- quittal, as he was unable to depart without giving the sheriff a piece of his mind in the shape of a volley of most terrible curses. Years after his death, his wife, who, after his terrible expiation for his numerous crimes, had become insane, and wandered from place to place, seeming to have no one to care for her, visited her former home in Michigan, where she was kindly received by some of her old neighbors who recognized her. Her fate is unknown. Mrs. Ulrich afterward married Philip Harbor, and still resides in town, and the children of Ulrich are among our most respected citizens.
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