History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan, Part 113

Author: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Philadelphia, D.W. Ensign & co.
Number of Pages: 716

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SCHOOLS.

Ovid's pioneer school-house was built in IS39, upon Wil- liam Swarthout's farm in section 36. It was constructed of basswood logs, and within its walls Hannah Slocomb taught the first school. The second teacher was probably Nellie Laing. In that school-house the town enjoyed its pioneer preaching at the hands of Revs. Levi Warner .and Mr. Blowers. Jesse Treat, a settler in Vietor, preached Wes- leyan Methodist sermons in that school-house occasionally, and was eventually buried within its shadows.

Aug. 19, 1840, the school inspectors formed distriet No. I, and apportioned to it sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 21, 22, 27, 28. May 20, 1843, a school district was organized to em- brace portions of Duplain and Greenbush and Colony lots Nos. 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50 in Ovid. A district was likewise formed of seetions 31 and 32 in Ovid and portions of Bingham, Olive, and Ossowa.

The annual report of fractional district No. 2, dated Oet. 10, 1841, gave the number of children in the distriet as twenty-four, and the number of children between the ages of five and seventeen as thirteen. The annual report of fractional distriet No. 4, in Ovid and Ossowa, gave nine as the number of children over five and under seventeen, and three children under five and over seventeen, three months' school being kept. The school records touching early schools were imperfeetly kept, and but little ean be gleaned from them. The only report concerning teachers prior to 1860 is one dated 1851, reciting the engagement of An- geline Ladue to teach in distriet No. 5; Mary Smith, in fractional distriet No. 2; and Hannah Wilcox, in district No. 1.

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OVID TOWNSIIIP.

The annual school report for 1878 presented the sub- joined details :

Number of districts (whele, 7 ; fractional, 4) ... 11

Number of scholars of school age ... 1063

Average attendance. 905

Value of school property. $16,992

Teacher's wages. $3,113

The school directors for 1879 were A. R. Dayen, D. Mc- Collum, II. L. Munson, M. Nichols, Hugh Swarthout, D. A. Sutfin, William Hunter, William F. Hall, Joseph IIar- ris, S. J. Sutliff, and George C. Marvin.

OVID VILLAGE.

The village of Ovid, a station on the Detroit, Grand Ilaven and Milwaukee Railway, ten miles eastward from St. Johns, the county-seat, is a bright and enterprising town of about fifteen hundred inhabitants, and a point of con- siderable manufacturing importance. There are several fine brick business blocks in the central portion of the place, and for many miles about this is the centre of a rural trade of profitable proportions. The village streets are handsomely shaded, and are, morcover, additionally beautified with many attractive-looking homes, which are in some cases costly and elegant.

The inhabitants are abreast of the times, and engage with much enterprising spirit in the business of promoting the interests of the village and expanding its value as a trading and manufacturing town.

While the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway was in course of construction J. C. E. Gumaer, of New York, and a land-owner in Michigan, sought to have a railway-station fixed upon the line in the township of Ovid, upon land which he owned on section 11, and delegated W. II. Faxon, of Duplain township, to consult the railway directors in the premises. Mr. Faxon accordingly visited H. P. Bald- win, a leading member of the board of directors in 1856, and offered to donate to the company two thousand dollars and five acres of land upon scetion 11, contingent upon the selection of that site for a station. Mr. Baldwin appeared to regard the proposition with favor, and promised to con- sider it. Meanwhile B. O. Williams had put up a saw-mill in Middlebury, on the railway line, one mile and a quar- ter cast of where Ovid station now is, and confidently expecting to have a railway depot assigned to that place he platted a town there and began to sell village lots. II. G. Iligham, chief engineer of the road, and Amos Gould appeared anxious to join Williams in the enterprise, but for some reason negotiations were not satisfactory, and, to compromise existing differences, Williams, Gould, and Higham agreed to purchase land now occupied by the vil- lage of Ovid, and there, through Iligham's efforts, Ovid Station was located. Baldwin had evidently forgotten his promise to Faxon to " consider" the latter's proposition, for he declined to make any sign, and the first intimation to Faxon that the company had taken action as to Ovid was the announced success of the Williams, Gould, and Higham scheme.

B. O. Williams' plat of the village of Ovid was received for record May 27, 1858, and embraced the southeast quar- ter and cast half of the cast half of the southwest quarter

of section 12. Additions were made by E. N. Fitch, April 15, 1867 ; by J. Q. A. Patterson and I'. C. Bassett, July 3, 1867 ; by Hamilton Stone, Dec. 7, 1867; and by W. II. Faxon, May 30, 1872, the latter addition embracing thirty acres in the south end of the west half of the northeast quarter of section 12.

With the prospect of a village at that point, came, of course, an opening for a trader, and the first to embrace the opportunity happened to be B. I. Udell, who in the winter of 1856 opened a small store, with "a handful of goods," upon the lot now occupied by the Retan House. As the field widened a wider enterprise than Udell's estab- lishment was called for, and so, in May, 1857, W. C. Ben- nett came along, built a commodious frame store, stocked it liberally, and added, moreover, to his business of store- keeping that of buying staves, wood, etc., for shipment East, and in a little time pushed his operations to import- ant proportions. Previous to Bennett's coming Richard Baylis had put up a saw-mill, and contributed in no small degree to the general prosperous progress.

Udell, the pioneer store-keeper, took a hurried and some- what dramatic departure from the place in the fall of 1857, but the village kept on growing nevertheless, and carly iu 1858 received fresh impetus from the appearance of John Burkhart and Samuel Gilson among others, the former of whom began the manufacture of chairs and cabi- uet-ware, and the latter the business of cooperage. The outlook had grown at this juncture quite bright, and great things were fondly expected of the new town.

After Udell's departure Bennett monopolized the store- trade only a short time, for in the winter of 1857 A. B. Wood entered the field. In May, 1858, W. II. Faxon and O. M. Pearl, store-keepers at Duplain, rented Wood's store, formerly a dwelling-house standing upon ground now occu- pied by the Potter Block, stocked it with goods, and engaged John A. Potter, then from the East on a visit, to take charge of the business, Faxon and Pearl themselves remaining in Ovid. In March, 1860, Mr. Faxon removed permanently to Ovid to take charge of his interests at that point, and directly after his coming built upon the site of' the present Phoenix Block what was then considered the best store in Clinton County. Before that time the commercial interests of the village had been additionally furthered by the erection of a grist-mill by Park & Kellogg, the opening of a hardware- store by E. D. Gregory, a drug-store by John Fitch ( who soon sold out to Charles Farmer), and a clothing-store by F. L. T. Hasse. There was, besides, considerable business in the way of the manufacture of cooperage, and from that time forward the commercial progress of Ovid was rapid. Mr. Ilasse, who commenced business in Ovid as a clothing merchant in Angust, 1859, has continued to follow the business in the village without interruption to the present time, and is the only one of the then merchants of Ovid now in trade.

A village tavern was built in 1857 by J. S. Bennett, and kept by him some time. It was called the Park House, because it occupied land owned by Josiah B. Park, and con- tinues to serve its original purpose to-day as the Clinton Ilouse.

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HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

The first brick store in Ovid was built by Anthony Swarthont in 1869, and teased to C. Beebe & Sons for a drug-store, and the second by Henry Montagne. The Phoenix Block was built in 1873 by Charles Farmer, An- thony Swarthout, W. C. Bennett, and S. C. King, and later the Marvin, Potter, and De Camp Blocks were added to the town's architectural features.

POST-OFFICE.

A post-office was established at Ovid in 1857, and J. B. Park appointed postmaster. The office was kept at first in the Park House, but soon transferred to W. C. Ben- nett's store. W. II. Faxon was appointed in 1860, and in 1865 resigned in favor of Capt. A. B. Wood, who was suc- ceeded in 1866 by L. T. Southworth, and the latter in turn by L. C. Mead in 1868, since which time Mr. Mead has been the incumbent.

The business of the office during the three months ending March 31, 1880, will be found detailed in the following :

Received for sales of stamps, stamped envelopes, etc ..... $580.00 " box rents .. 55.00

2163.53

Amount of money-orders issued ..

paid. 1373.10

OVID'S PHYSICIANS.

Twenty physicians have pursued the practice of their profession at Ovid between 1858 and 1880, and of the twenty there are still seven in the village. The pioneer doctor was E. V. Chase, who opened his office in 1857 and remained until 1860. His field of practice is now at Elsie, in Duplain township. Dr. S. C. King, who came next to Dr. Chase, in 1859, has practiced in Ovid con- tinuously ever since.

Herewith is presented a list of the names of those who have practiced medicine in the village, the schools to which they belonged, the date of location where it could be ascer- tained, and duration of stay :

Name.

Arrival.

Stay.

School.

E. V. Chase ..

1858

5 years.

S. C. King.

1859%

Charles Armstrong ..

1860

3 years.

E. S. Leonard

1860

Dr. Baughman

1863

J. B. McLean.

1864

Charles Knapp.

1864

Dr. Tirrell

1870*

Dr. Wells

2 years.

C. W. Pengra

1875*

J. F. Abbott

1875#

O. B. Campbell.

IS78%

M. R. Yuille

Dr. Ilarris.

1 year.

Dr. Burch ..

2 years.

Dr. MeNeal.

1 year.

J. D. Tirrell

1878$

Dr. Gregory.

6 mos.

Dr. Beals ...

Dr. (Mrs.) Sprague ..

OVID'S LAWYERS.

The history of the legal profession in Ovid may be quickly told. Richard Baylis, who in the fall of 1856 built the first saw-mill at Ovid, began to practice law in 1858, about which time E. N. Fitch divided the legal business with him, although the business they had to divide must have been exceedingly small. ' B. II. Seovill and John Van Blarken came next in succession, and in 1870

W. W. Dennis began a village practice which he still cou- tinues. S. W. Baker, William H. Castle, and A. D. Gris- wold were later aecessions. Mr. Griswold, who was at one time United States District Attorney at Grand Rapids, is Mr. Dennis' law-partner, and, with William H. Castle, this firm represents the legal profession in Ovid.

CHURCHES.

OVID METIIODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

The Ovid Methodist Episcopal class was organized by Rev. J. Fowler, in charge of the Duplain Circuit, in the village school-house in 1860. The organizing members numbered but four,-II. C. Shiffer and wife, W. II. Faxon and wife,-W. H. Faxon being class-leader. Services were held once a fortnight in the school-house until 1862, and after that until the spring of 1868 once a week. At the period last mentioned a church edifice was erected and dedicated by Dr. Joslyn, of Albion College. At that time the class was strong in membership, and the society in prosperous circumstances. In 1870 there was a revival season, and material additions were made to the list of members.

Succeeding Mr. Fowler, the pastors have been Revs. II. C. Peck, B. S. Pratt, T. Clark, J. Gulick, Willian Mc- Knight, U. Mason, A. McEwan, J. N. Dayton, J. T. Id- dings, W. Doust, A. J. Russell, James Hamilton, S. P. Warner, G. W. Sherman, the latter being now on the work. A parsonage was rented in 1875, and purchased in September, 1879. That, as well as the church property, the society now holds clear of debt. The church member- ship stands at present at one hundred and ninety-two. The class-leaders are H. A. Potter and E. T. Crosswell. The trustees are II. A. Potter, E. Netheway, Anthony Swart- hout, W. H. Faxon, and A. Schenek. The Sunday-school has an average attendance of one hundred and twenty, and has for nine years been in charge of Anthony Swarthout, who has now a corps of twenty teachers. The school li- brary numbers three hundred volumes.

FIRST BAPTIST CIIURCII OF OVID.

Feb. 11, 1860, a meeting was held in the Ovid school- house for the purpose of organizing a Baptist Church. Elder P. C. Bassett was chosen moderator, and E. Potter clerk, whereupon letters were presented by the following persons : P. C. Bassett, Jane E. Bassett, Edward and Sophia Potter, Anthony HI. and Elsena Longcor, Margaret Long- cor, Jacob W. and Emily Welter, John and Sophia Glea- son, Rebecca Van Voorheis, John L. and Aurelia Larue, Daniel E. and Mary Ernsbarger, Maria Ferry, and Mary Winfield. The articles of faith of the Michigan State Con- ference were adopted, and February 22d the church was recognized by a church council, in which Revs. J. Booth, of Fentonville, J. McLeod, of Laingsburg, George W. Lewis, Deacon French, and Brother Rose, of Owosso and Bennington, took part. Rev. P. C. Bassett was chosen pastor, Lewis Travis deacon, and E. Potter clerk, and membership effected with the Shiawassee Association.

Shortly after organization the church membership began to inercase, and Dec. 14, 1865, the society's new house of worship was dedicated.

* Resident physicians in Ovid, June 1, 1880.

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OVID TOWNSHIP.

Elder Bassett continued his pastorate until March, 1866, and after him Revs. J. II. Morrison, A. W. Baker, H. A. Rose, M. Mulcahy, E. Mills, and H. Pettit occupied the charge. Mr. Pettit resigned in January, 1878, after a service of nearly five years, and was sueeeeded by Rev. A. Waxman, the present pastor.

Since 1860 the church has received four hundred and eight members, and retains now one hundred and twenty- five. A. S. Rose, Nathan Herriek, and II. N. Mapes are the deaeons, and H. N. Mapes superintendent of the Sun- day-school, which has an average attendance of one hundred and fourteen seholars and a corps of nine teachers.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCII.

At a meeting held at the office of the Ovid Register, Jan. 30, 1871, there were present Dr. C. V. Beebe, David Davis, William G. Fulkerson, R. G. Young, L. C. Mead, Frank Davis, D. H. Moore, F. L. T. Ilasse, John Bennett, John Potter, J. G. Mabbitt, H. M. Enos, M. II. Goff, D. A. Howe, J. S. Kribbs, George C. Beebe, Harry Marvin, John Q. Patterson, T. M. Seoville, and J. W. Fitzgerald. At that meeting those present subscribed to the following agreement :

" We, the undersigned citizens of Ovid, herewith form ourselves into a temporary organization for the purpose of conducting Congregational services in this village semi- weekly for the next three months, and that we will indi- vidually assist in paying all expenses that may occur ; meet- ings to be held in Metropolitan Hall until better accommo- dations can be procured."

Rev. William Mulder, of Laingsburg, was engaged to preach " for expenses and what the society saw fit to give him." Feb. 13, 1871, a company of twenty-two persons formed "a body for the purpose of organizing themselves into a Congregational Church ;" and in the Baptist church, March 3, 1871, a permanent organization was effected, on which occasion nine persons were received into church fel- lowship. They were C. V. Beebe, Maria D. Beebe, R. G. Young, Jennie Young, Annie Davis, Mrs. C. A. Bennett, Susan Beebe, Mary Ray, and Il. M. Enos. March 26, 1871, C. V. Beebe and 11. M. Enos were chosen deacons ; R. G. Young clerk and treasurer; and March 28, J. C. Darragh, George Fox, J. G. Mabbitt, and R. G. Young trustees.

Measures were at once commeneed for the erection of a house of worship, and in 1872 it was dedicated, Rev. J. B. Dawson being called to the pastorate. Consequent upon the building of the church the society became financially embarrassed, and the property being sold under a mortgage the active history of the organization ceased for a time. Sturdy efforts resulted, however, in the restoration of the property and the resumption of worship, and latterly the progress of the church has been gratifying. Rev. D. L. Eaton is the pastor, and preaches every Sunday. The deaeons are Thomas Neal, G. L. Lignian, and I. W. Drake; and the trustees, C. W. Marvin, L. C. Mead, Horaee Brad- ley, E. C. White, and George Sowers. There are about seventy members in the church and one hundred scholars in the Sunday-school, of which George Sowers is the super- intendent.

OVID MISSION (PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH).

The first Protestant Episcopal services held in Ovid were conducted by Rev. Henry Banwell, of St. Johns, Feb. 1, 1866, and from that time occasional serviees were held in Ovid by the rectors of churches at St. Johns and Owosso until 1875, when Ovid was established as a mission, and Rev. S. S. Chapin taking charge thereof; has remained in charge ever since. Early services were held in the Con- gregational and Baptist churches, later at the residence of the rector, and now in the society's church edifiee, which was completed in July, 1880. The communicants number twenty-five, and the church is in a flourishing condition.

THE OVID YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION was organized March 25, 1879, with fifteen members, W. Ross being chosen president. Meetings are held twice each week in Marvin Block, for prayer on Wednesday night and Bible study on Sunday afternoon. The member- ship is now twenty-five, and the officers as follows: Frank Allen, President ; Sarah Reed, Vice-President; Charles Waldron, Secretary ; P. B. Smith, Assistant Secretary ; D. Doremus, Treasurer.

VILLAGE INCORPORATION AND LIST OF OFFICERS.

A legislative act, approved March 24, 1869, provided that " All that tract of country situated in the township of Ovid, in the county of Clinton, and distinguished as the southeast quarter of section 12, the east half of the south- west quarter of section 12, the south three-eighths of the northeast quarter of seetion 12, the south three-eighths of the east half of the northwest quarter of section 12, the northeast quarter of section 13, the east half of the north- west quarter of seetion 13, in town 7 north, of range I west, is hereby constituted the village of Ovid."

The first election was ordered to be held in the village school house on the second Monday in April, 1869, and was held accordingly April 12. De Witt C. Harrington and Henry C. Barber were chosen judges of election, and L. T. Southworth elerk. After that the meeting adjourned to Metropolitan Hlall, where the election was held, the whole number of votes east being two hundred and twenty- seven. The result of that first election is here appended.

PRESIDENT.

Harry Marvin

116

Abner B. Wood, Jr. 109

RECORDER.

B. H. Scoville. .. ..

113

D. C. Harrington2 ....... 113

TREASURER.

James C. Darragh> 118

F. L. T. Itasse .. 107

ASSESSOR.

F. L. Davis* 119

II. A. Potter

103

TRUSTEES.

Hamilton Stone# 12.1

Brazil Marvinª 113

A. II. Dunham* 113

.George Fox#

116

# Elected.

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HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY, MICIIIGAN.

Samuel B. Leddlick* 115

William Rose# 115

William J. Gibbs 110

Abram Schenek 101

John Q. Patterson .. 105

Anthony Swarthout. 109

F. A. Voorhies 110

Alsynus E. Gray. 105

At the first meeting of the council, Perry Phelps was appointed Marshal, Kingsley Beekwith Street Commis- sioner, Henry Cuddeback and F. A. Voorhies Fire-Ward- ens, Perry Phelps Poundmaster, and A. B. Wood Village Surveyor.

Herewith is presented a list of persons chosen to the chief village offiees from 1870 to 1880.

1870 .- President, F. A. Voorhies ; Recorder, D. C. Har- rington ; Treasurer, Charles N. Cowan; Assessor, F. S. Davis; Trustees, Harry Marvin, L. F. Southworth, William Rose.

1871 .- President, J. H. Robson ; Recorder, B. H. Seo- ville ; Treasurer, D. C. Harrington ; Assessor, F. S. Davis ; Trustees, George D. Sowers, O. H. Corbett, and James A. Cooper, for two years ; Harry Marvin, William Harris, and Ilamilton Stone, for one year.

1872 .- President, J. II. Robson ; Recorder, B. H. Seo- ville ; Treasurer, Brazil Marvin ; Assessor, F. S. Davis; Trustees, S. B. Leddiek, William Rose, J. Q. Patterson, and George Fox.

1873 .- President, Harry Marvin ; Recorder, Charles M. Hagadorn ; Treasurer, Brazil Marvin ; Assessor, F. S. Davis; Trustees, J. C. E. Gumaer, Hamilton Stone, D. C. Harrington.

1874 .- President, S. B. Leddiek ; Recorder, Charles M. Hagadorn ; Treasurer, Brazil Marvin ; Assessor, F. S. Davis ; Trustees, Thomas HI. Meehan, Harry Marvin, George C. Beebe.

1875 .- President, S. B. Leddiek ; Recorder, II. L. Me- Carty ; Treasurer, Brazil Marvin; Assessor, Henry M. Enos ; Trustees, F. S. Davis, Thomas B. Southworth, J. N. Brokaw.

1876 .- President, T. M. Seoville; Reeorder, C. M. Haga- dorn ; Treasurer, E. C. White ; Assessor, D. C. Harrington ; Trustees, George W. Stickney, Joseph Barden, Chauncey Muloek.

1877 .- President, J. F. Harris ; Recorder, Charles M. Hagadorn ; Treasurer, E. C. White ; Assessor, H. A. Potter; Trustees, J. N. Brokaw, George W. Wortman, James A. Cooper.

1878 .- President, D. H. Misner ; Recorder, Samuel Van Blareom ; Treasurer, Edgar C. White ; Assessor, J. C. E. Gumaer ; Trustees, Charles Bement, Hugh Morgan, F. L. T. Hasse.

1879 .- President, John Sowers; Recorder, F. W. Lam- phere ; Treasurer, E. C. White; Assessor, D. C. Harrington ; Trustees, F. H. Scofield, Lewis C. Mead, Simon W. Rose.

1880 .- President, Ezekiel De Camp; Recorder, C. M. Hagadorn ; Treasurer, E. C. White; Trustees, II. A. Potter, George . M. Edwards, Charles Cowan.

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

Ovid village contains among her manufacturing industries two important enterprises, the Ovid Carriage-Works and Robertson & Co.'s cooperage, in both of which the aggre- gate force of men employed is upwards of one hundred.

Ovid Carriage- Works .- The senior member of the Ovid Carriage-Works, located at Ovid, Clinton Co., Mich., Mr. F. A. Scofield, in connection with Mr. E. A. Reed, first began the manufacture of buggies on a limited seale during the year 1877. Later, Mr. Reed's interest was purchased and Mr. W. J. Danforth became a partner, remaining less than a year, when he was succeeded by Mr. James A. Cooper, a prosperous hardware merchant of Ovid. This partnership has proved a very active and lucrative one. During the brief period of nine months the business has been increased to three times its former proportions in every department, buildings having been erected, and machinery of the most approved character been introduced for the more expedi- tious and perfeet execution of their orders. Many cutters are manufactured, though buggies are made a specialty, and the superior quality of the latter is universally coneeded. Sixty men are employed in the various depart- ments, ineluding planing, moulding, resawing, matching, ete., each piece being submitted to personal inspection be- fore approval. The present year the business will reach $140,000 in amount, and is regarded as the most complete and extensive in the State in this particular branch of in- dustry.

R. A. Robertson & Co., of New York, proprietors of the cooperage, set their business in motion at Ovid in the sum- mer of 1866, and appointed John Culver to manage the enterprise. But six men were employed at first, but the enlargement of the business took early hold, and continued steadily until from forty to fifty men represented the work- ing foree, and about three acres of land were required to contain the buildings, and give yard room to the con- eern. These latter statements apply to the present condi- tion of the establishment, in which the daily product is from two to three hundred hogsheads, barrels, ete., which are shipped to Eastern and foreign markets. The firm is repre- sented at Ovid by Thomas II. Meaghan, who begau as a workman for them in 1866, and who has been their manager sinee 1873.

Ovid Flouring-Mills .- The site of Ovid's first grist-mill, built in 1859, by Park & Kellogg, is now occupied by a commodious three-story structure fitted with four run of stones, and engaged largely in the manufacture of flour for shipment to Eastern markets. Schenek & Sowers, the pres- ent proprietors, have been in control of the property since March, 1878.

Dunham & Kimball started a foundry in 1865, and this business is still pursued upon the same premises by Haight & Guio, who took possession in March, 1878. They em- ploy eight people, and manufacture general machine-castings.

THE PRESS OF OVID.

Ovid has two newspapers,-The Ovid Register and The Clinton and Shiawassee Union. The Register is the

* Elected.

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CARRIAGE

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OVID TOWNSHIP.

clder of the two. It was established July 1, 1866, by J. W. Wickwire, from whom it soon passed to the possession " of " Ilappy" Jack Leonard, who disposed of it to H. Ega- broad. Successively, A. B. Wood, J. W. Fitzgerald, and Rich & Rutherford became the proprictors. Rich soon withdrew, and, after carrying it on alone for a brief time, Rutherford took in B. M. Pierson as a partner. Rutherford „ retired soon after, and Pierson struggling to keep up the conecrn alone, gave up the task after a six months' experi- ence, when the property fell to Reeves & Carrier, Aug. 8, 1873. To that time the paper had maintained a precarious and uncertain existence, but the new publishers introduced a vigorous life into it, and, as a result, conducted it with much success for upwards of six years. At the end of that time Carrier & Carrier, the present publishers, succeeded Reeves & Carrier. From the start in 1866 The Register has been au avowedly independeut journal in politics. It is issued every Friday, contains thirty-two columns of printed matter, and has a claimed circulation of seven hun- dred.

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History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan, Part 113

Author: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885 Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Philadelphia, D.W. Ensign & co. Number of Pages: 716

Author: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Philadelphia, D.W. Ensign & co.
Number of Pages: 716