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In May and June, 1837, the brothers Samuel B. and Harrison S. Bugbee, from Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., arrived
in Michigan. From Flint they proceeded on foot westward along the blazed line of the proposed Northern Railroad to the vicinity of township 6 north, of range No. 2 east. After making choice of locations they returned to Flint, only to find that some one had preceded them, and the lands of their first choice were already entered. This necessitated a second return journey, which resulted in the selection and purchase-June 8, 1837-of the fine farms they at present occupy. Mr. S. B. Bugbee recalls the fact that at that time not a house or an acre of cleared land was to be seen between the cities of Flint and Corunna, and that where the Shiawassee County court-house now stands was a swamp. Returning to the State of New York, final preparations were made for the removal to Michigan, and in the latter part of October, 1837, accom- panied by their father, Salmon Bngbee, and their sisters Viletta and Martha, and the wife and son of Samuel B., the Bugbees became permanent residents.
Previous to his settlement in Michigan, the father of the family had resided in the counties of Monroe, Cayuga, Niagara, and Cattaraugus, N. Y. Ile was a shoemaker by trade, and probably was the first of his craft to settle in the township. The sons were very proficient in beating the drum They brought their instruments with them, and, assisted by Lewis Ward, of Perry, and others as fifers, furnished music for fourteen successive Fourth of July celebrations.
Bennington in 1837-38 would have been a good field for one possessed of the powers attributed to Saint Patrick, for Mr. S. B. Bugbee relates that he killed forty rattle and other snakes in taking a stroll over his newly-acquired premises. Bears, too, came elose up to the settlers' dwell- ings and looked in upon their occupants.
From the autumn of 1837 to April 1, 1838, others afterwards prominent in the history of Bennington became residents. One of them was Lemuel Castle. He was brother- in-law-of Apollos Dewey (au carly settler of Owosso town- ship), one of the very earliest settlers of Oakland County, and one of the first to purchase of the government, land in this township. Hle settled in Oakland in 1821, and what was soon afterwards Bennington township in 1837. He became the first supervisor of Bennington in April, 1838, and served in the same capacity for five subsequent years. He was also the first treasurer, and one of the first justices of the peace, serving as such several years. He was the largest land-owner of Bennington, and a highly-respected citizen. Several members of his family still reside here.
Nelson Waugh, one of Bennington's most worthy eiti- zens, still resides upon the land purchased by bim from the general government in October, 1836. He also came here from Oakland County, and was the second man to poll his vote at the first township-meeting of this township.
Archibald Purdy, from Washtenaw Co., Mich., purchased a large portion of section 12 in May, 1836, and settled in Bennington at the same time as did Mr. Waugh. He was an early and efficient township officer, and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his townsmen.
Abner Rice, from Huron Co., Ohio, bought lands situ- ated upon section 17 in September, 1836. He became a resident prior to April, 1838.
» Other carly marriages were those of John A. Howard to Margaret Casler, of Shiawassee township, Sept. 29, 1839, and of Harrison S. Bugbee to Miss Amanda Rice, hy Lucius Beach, J. P., Feb. 5, 1×40. t The first birth in the township occurred in his family in the fall of 1836.
190
HISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
William Colf, from Monroc Co., N. Y., who settled upon section 15, and John Terrebury, from Washtenaw Co., Mich., who settled in the southwest part of the township, were both domiciled in the town carly in the spring of 1838. Marcellus Harris, Peter Harder, and Hiram Davis also participated in the first township-meeting.
Jonathan M. Hartwell, a former resident of Norwich, Chenango Co., N. Y., came to Bennington first in June, 1838, traveling via the Erie Canal and Lake Erie. At Huron, Ohio, he purchased a yoke of stcers. These and a wagon were shipped to Detroit, and upon his arrival in the latter city a supply of provisions, etc., was loaded in, and the journey resumed towards Bennington. Upon reaching his newly purchased homestead he cleared ten acres of land opposite his present residence, partly constructed a log dwelling, and then returned to Norwich, N. Y., all of which was accomplished in six weeks. Accompanied by his wife and five children, and traveling the same route, he again arrived in the township on the 20th of November, 1838. They encountered a terrific five days' gale on Lake Erie and hardly expected to escape drowning, a fate which befell so many in emigrating to Michigan.
A large portion of Mr. IIartwell's land was included in the timber-openings before mentioned ; this enabled him to place under cultivation many acres from the beginning, and in 1839 he broke and sowed to wheat forty acres. He used three yoke of cattle, and Samuel Kellogg was the black- smith who sharpened his plow-irons.
During the same year he also opened his house to the traveling publie as a place of entertainment, the small taverns of Nichols and Phillips in the same neighborhood hardly sufficing to supply the wants of those who journeyed over the Grand River road. Mr. Hartwell claims to have built the first framed barn in the township, and believes that Deacon Cook built the first framed house. About 1847 or 1848 Mr. Hartwell attempted to build a commo- dious stone dwelling. The walls were up, and the workmen were just beginning to place into position the rafters, when the whole fell with a crash. Fortunately, none were se- verely injured, although two of his sons and two or three hired workmen were on top of the structure at the time. This disaster, caused by the inefficiency of the master me- chanie, involved a loss of about one thousand dollars. But happy over the fact that no loss of life had occurred, Mr. Hartwell cleared away the debris, and immediately began the construction of his present residence.
The Hartwellville post-office, J. M. Hartwell, postmaster, was established about 1844, and with the exception of a few weeks it has since remained under the control of him or his family. This point has also been the seat of quite an extensive mercantile trade. The business was first estab- lished by Giles Tucker. Mr. Hartwell and his sons suc- ceeded him, and continued it for some seven or eight years.
Hon. Isaac Gale, a native of Albany Co., N. Y., settled in Washtenaw Co., Mich., in 1830, and in Bennington in 1840. He soon after became one of its most prominent citizens. He has since served four years as county judge, sixteen years as supervisor, and thirty-five years as justice of the peace. His home and surroundings are not sur- passed in the county.
Other early citizens, whose names are mentioned in the following list of residents of 1844 and in lists of township officers, etc., are equally worthy of an extended notice, but it is found impossible to do so in consequence of deaths and removals. Their work bears silent testimony to their worth, however. All have added their mite to the grand aggre- gate which makes Bennington of to-day one of the most beautiful and prosperous townships in the county, and their memory should be kept green in the hearts of their pos- terity and successors for many generations to come.
RESIDENT TAX-PAYERS OF 1844.
Acres.
Asher Whitmore, section ! 120
Archibald C. Cooper, sectiuns 1, 3 ......... 371
Ezekiel Cook, sections 1, 6 368
Nelson Waugh, section 2. 80 Lemuel Castle, sections 3, 4. 860
Asa L. Kolly, section 4
John Pitts, section 4.
80
Denison S. Bugbee, section 4 .. SO
Lawrence Cummings, section 4
80
Waterman Perkins, section 5 ...
114
Asa Castle, section 5 ..
80
Chester Kemp, section 5
114 78 Junas Cook, section 5 40 David Alger, section 6 Robert Sevier, section 6. 240 40 Nancy Ilayward, section 11. 160 Owen Oakes, section Il. 160 Lawrence Scagle, section 12. 160
320 80 160
Roswell Root, section 14 ..
Isaac Gale, sectioos 14, 23, 25 440
Cortes Pond, sections 14, 23, 26 .. 200
Hiram Colf, section 15.
James Stewart, section 15.
William Colf, section 15
Zerah Sperry, section 17
Luther Sperry, scetion 17.
David Perry, sections 17, 19.
80
Jeremiah Phelps, section 18.
80 80
Harrison S. Bugbee, section 19
94 120
John Spear, section 19.
268 80
Otis Hicks, sections 20, 21, 29.
200 80
James Bugbee, section 21 ...
Aaron Hutchings, sections, 21, 28.
Levi HI. Chaffin, sections 22, 27.
Thomas Johnson, section 23
Solomon Frain, section 23
Ralph Williams, section 23.
40
Cyrus Miller, sections 23, 33.
267
Samuel Nichols, section 24 (west one-half, south- west ono-quarter)
80
William Frain, section 25.
160
Silas L. Parks, section 25 ... 80
Eaton Dewey, section 26. Artemas IToward, section 25. 40 60 J. D. Dewey, section 26 .. 80 Parley M. Rowell, sections 26, 34 120 20
Silas Ilowe, section 26.
Samuel B. Bugbec, section 26 ... 80 200
David Johnson, sections 27, 28, 34.
120
Court IIntchings, section 28. 160
Salmon Bughee, section 29. 40 80
John llarmon, section 30.
Chilson Sanford, sections 30, 31, 36.
324
John Terrehury, sections 31, 33, 34
140
Charles Terrebury, sections 31, 33.
60
Ebenezer Brown, section 32.
Amasa Rowell, section 33.
83
Lyman Stevens, section 33
40
Alanson Horton, section 35.
SO
George Alexander, section 36.
10
Ira B. Iloward, section 36.
Jerry Howard, scetion 36. 80
John A. Howard, section 36 120
Samuel Kellogg, section 36. 10
80
. Joseph Peters, section 10.
Archibald Purdy, section 12.
William IIall, section 14
40 160 40 120 40 160
Daniel Phelps, sections 18, 21.
Amasa Bugbee, section 19
Jonathan M. Hartwell, sections 19, 24
Sylvanus Rice, section 20.
Abraham Hickey, section 20
40 160 160 80 80
Moses Pitts, section 28, 33.
Henry Beardslec, soction 31. 196 640
160
Rodolphus Dewey, section 4.
191
BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Acres.
Lyman Kellogg, section 36 ............ .... 40 Levi Kellogg, section 36 .....
40 William Howard, section 36 ... 150
David Johnson, Jr., porsonal.
John M. Fitch, personal.
Horace Howe, personal.
CIVIL AND POLITICAL.
Bennington, including Perry, was formed from Shia- wassec. An act of the State Legislature, approved March 6, 1838, provides that :
" All that part of the county of Shiawassee designated by the United States survey as townships Nos. 5 and 6 north, of range No. 2 east, be and the same is hereby set off and organized as a separate township by the name of Bennington,* and the first township-meeting therein shall be held at the house of Samuel Nichols in said township."
Pursuant to the act of organization, Marcellus Harris, Nelson Waugh, Jerry Howard, George N. Jewett,t Peter Harder, Hiram Davis, William Randall, Archibald Purdy, Abner Rice, Samuel Pitts, Jr., John Pitts, Samuel B. Bug- bee, Lyman Stevens, ; Smith Howard, Josiah Purdy, + Phineas Anstin, ; William Colf, Jordan Holcomb, William Lemon, t William Howard, David Johnson, John Terre- bury, Samuel Kellogg, William T. Stevens, } James Nichols, Samuel Nichols, John A. Howard, Lemuel Castle, Ira B. Howard, Joseph P. Roberts, ; and Harrison S. Bugbee, thirty-one electors in all, assembled at the house of Samuel Nichols, April 2, 1838, for the purpose of electing the first board of township officers.
The meeting was organized by choosing Lemuel Castle moderator, and Joseph P. Roberts clerk. Ira B. Howard, a justice of the peace, administered the required oath to Messrs. Castle and Roberts, and also took his seat as one of the inspectors of the election. At the close of the pro- ceedings the following officers were declared elected: Lemuel Castle, Supervisor; Ira B. Howard, Township Clerk ; Samuel Pitts, Jr., Nelson Waugh, Joseph P. Roberts, Assessors ; Samuel B. Bugbee, Collector; Samuel Nichols, Samuel Kel- logg, Directors of the Poor; Joseph P. Roberts, Jerry Howard, Archibald Purdy, Highway Commissioners ; Joch North, Joseph P. Roberts, Lemuel Castle, Inspectors of Schools ; Ira B. Howard, Joseph P. Roberts, Lemuel Castle, Samuel Pitts, Jr., Justices of the Peace ; Samuel B. Bug- bee, Hiram Davis, Horace Mann, Constables.
At this meeting it was resolved, " That the ballots be presented on one piece of paper. That a bounty of two dollars be paid for each wolf killed in the township by an inhabitant of said township. That the sum of fifty dollars be raised to pay wolf-bounties. That the highway commis- sioners divide the township into road districts, and appoint overseers. That the supervisor report on the financial affairs of the township at the next annual township-meet- ing."
The total accounts audited and allowed March 19, 1839, amounted to ninety-one dollars, of which Archibald Purdy received ten dollars and fifty cents ; Samuel Pitts, Jr., six
dollars ; Ira B. Howard, twelve dollars ; Jerry Howard, sixteen dollars ; Lemuel Castle, nine dollars; aud Joseph P. Roberts, thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.
That the separation from the old township of Shiawassce was not effected amicably, the following copy of an old document will show. It bears no date, however, but was written, probably, in 1839 or 1840: " The report of the township board of the town of Bennington to the electors of said town, respecting the claims of the town of Shia- wassee, respectfully showeth : That in March last the town- ship board of the town of Shiawassee presented a gross account against the town of Bennington of about one hun- dred and two dollars, which your board did not feel author- ized to allow, and requested of them a bill of items, which they have presented, purporting to be the expenses of the town of Shiawassee from Mareh 1, 1837, to April 1, 1838, embracing a period while this town, together with Antrim and Woodhull, were connected with the town of Shia- wassce. As the town of Bennington embraces one-third of the territory, they claim of us one-third of the amount of their expenses, which your board do not think them in jus- tice entitled to, and as they threaten a prosecution if it is not allowed, we therefore submit the case to you, to say by vote whether we shall allow it or not, or any part thereof, and if any, how much, after giving you a statement of their accounts.
" In the first place they present their bills for laying high- ways to the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars and eighty-one and a half cents, which we find laid almost wholly in their own town, very little in ours, and no legal record of a great share of what was laid, as charged in their bills. In the next place their school inspectors' bill amounts to thirteen dollars and sixty-two and a half cents, which we think we have uo coucern with, as the business was all done in their own town. Next, an assessor's bill of nine dollars, and the bills of the town board, town clerk, and highway commissioners for making out road warrants, non-resident returns, etc., etc., to the amount of four hundred and thirty eight dollars aud twenty-one cents. In addition to which they present us a list of orders on Shiawassee township without the corresponding accounts, bearing date Sept. 26, 1837, to the amount of one hundred and seventy-five dollars aud forty-three cents. Also a list of orders bearing date Jan. 1, 1838, to the amount of seventy-five dollars and twenty-five cents ; in all, six hun- dred and eighty-eight dollars and eighty-nine cents.
" There was in 1837 two hundred dollars raised in the town of Shiawassee for contingent expenses, of which we have paid one-third, reducing the sum called for to four hundred and eighty-eight dollars and eighty-nine cents. They now call upon us to pay one-third of the latter amount, which is one hundred and sixty-two dollars and ninety-six cents. We therefore submit the matter to the electors of Bennington, whether we shall allow it or any part thereof, feeling that this course will be more satisfac- tory to all concerned."
The grand and petit jurors seleeted in 1839 were Ezekiel Cook, Moses Pitts, Jonathan Kemp, Aaron Hutchings, William Colf, David Perry, James McCarty, Harrison S. Bugbee, Jordan Holcomb, Phineas Austin, Jonathan M.
* Namo derived from Bonnington, Vt., the native State of several of the early settlers.
t Then residents of the territory now known as Perry township, which was set off as a separate township in 1811.
192
HISTORY OF SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
Hartwell, James Launsbury, Samuel Pitts, Jr., Levi Har- mon, John A. Iloward, Josiah Purdy, Samuel Kellogg, Joseph P. Roberts, Cyrus Miller, Nelson Waugh, Hiram Davis, John B. Burr, Bethuel Haywood, Thompson Hart- well, William Howard, Jerry Howard, John Terrebury, David Johnson, Amasa Bugbee, Major Rice, Joseph Skin- ner, William Lemon, Jesse Whitford, Lewis 11. Launsbury, George Reed, Levi Launsbury, and William Harmon. A list which comprised very nearly all the voters in the township.
In 1842, William Colf, David Johnson, and P. M. Rowell each received five dollars, the township bounty for killing bears.
Subsequent township officers elected annually from 1839 to 1880, inclusive, are shown in the following list. But where vacancies and appointments have occurred by reason of not qualifying, resignations, and death, they do not appear.
Supervisors.
1839. Lemuel Castle.
IS10.
Jona. M. Hartwell.
1811. =
..
Ira B. Howard.
1812.
1843.
Jonn. M. Hartwell. Samuel Kellogg. Cortes Pond.
1844. Isane Gale.
1845. ..
1846. Joseph llowe.
1847. 1sane Gale.
ISIS.
.4
..
1849.
1850.
185]. Cortes Pond.
Philander T. Maine.
1852. Isaac Gale.
¥
..
1853. Archibald Purdy.
1854.
1855.
1856, Isaac Gale.
' Philo Newell.
1857. ..
Joseph H. Howe.
1858. .. 16
..
..
1859. 6 ..
..
1860.
1861. Cortes Pond.
Ilenry Ruthruff.
Rollin Pond.
1862. Isaac Gale.
Cortes Pond.
6. =
1863. :
1864. ..
Charles P. Parkill.
..
1865. ..
James A. Chapin.
..
1866. James HI. Hartwell.
William Hammond.
1867.
..
Norman C. Payne. James A. Chapin.
..
1868.
6.
..
1869. Norman C. Payne.
Enoch Eddy, Jr.
1870. Ahaon B. Clark.
Edwin R. Myers. 16
Peter 1I. Smith. . ..
1872. Peter 11. Smith.
Chester J. Stuart.
Francis G. Morrice.
1873. Norman C. Payne.
1874. Peter II. Smith.
..
..
1875.
1876. John C. Lanckton.
Francis G. Morrice.
..
1877.
6.
.. James A. Chapin.
1878. ..
Lemuel C. Cooper.
1879.
46
66
..
Norman C. Payne.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
1839. Samuel Pitts, Jr.
1843. Archibald Purdy.
IS.10. Lemuel Castle.
1844. Lemuel t'astie.
IS41. Isaac Gale.
1843. Isaac Gale.
Ebenezer Brown.
1846. Archiball Purdy.
1842. fra B. Howard.
1847. Civilian Morse.
Cortes Pond.
1848. Asa Castle.
1813. Ebenezer Brown.
1849. Isaac Gale.
1850. Ezekiel Cook.
1866. Norman C. Payne.
1851. Ralph Williams. 1867. Newcomb Mitchell.
1852. Lemuel Castle.
1853. Isane Gale.
Peter II. Smith,
Ezekiel Salisbury.
1869. Isaac Gale.
1851. Ezekiel Cook.
1870. Norman C. Payne.
1871. No record.
1872. George Rowell.
1856. Ezekiel Salisbury.
1873. Henry C. Howard.
Archibakl Purdy.
1874. Norman C. Payne.
1857. Isaac Gale.
1838. Archibald Purdy.
Norman C. Payne.
1859. Ralph Williams.
1860. Abner A. Davis.
ISGI. Isaac Gale.
1877. Henry C. Howard. Freeman N. Waugh.
1862. Archibald Purdy.
1878. Freeman N. Wangh.
1863. Sylvester Dean.
1879. Samuel B. Bugbec.
1864. Abner A. Davis.
1880. John Walsh.
1865. Isane Gale.
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS.
1839. Joseph P. Roberts.
1853. Waterman Perkins.
Archibald Purdy. 1854. Levi Il. Chathin.
Samuel Kellogg. Silas A. Yerkes.
1840. Samuel Pitts, Jr.
1855. Nelson Wangh.
Samuel Kellogg. 1856. Horace S. Goodwin.
Archibald Purdy.
1857. William Frain.
1841. Ebenezer Brown.
1858. Benjamin Davis.
Ira B. Howard. Carlton Sawyer.
1859. Abner A. Davis. Horace S. Goodwin.
1842. Archibald Purdy. 1860. William Frain.
Donison S. Bugbce.
1861. llorace llowe.
Ebenezer Brown. John Wire.
1813. Samuel B. Bugbee.
1862. Philo Newell.
Ebenezer Brown.
1863. George W. Hunt. James Il. Byerly.
1844. Samuel B. Bugbee.
1864. Jolin A. Vanderhoof.
Denison S. Dughee. Cyrus Miller.
Carlton Rood.
1845. Samuel B. Bugbee.
Cyrus Miller.
1866. D. 1. Williams.
James Stuart.
1867. John A. Vanderhoof.
1846. Cyrus Miller.
1868. John Innes.
Samuel B. Bugbec. 1869. Howard D. Thompson.
Ezekiel Salisbury.
1870. Silas A. Yerkes.
1847. Cyrus Miller.
1871. William Lewis.
Samuel B. Bugbee. Ezekiel Salisbury.
Joseph O. Hathaway. Francis G. Morrice.
1872. Cornelius A. Vanderhoof.
1873. William Lewis.
1849. Jonathan W. Brewer.
1874. Levi II. Chaffin.
1850. Samuel B. Bugbee. Levi II. Chathin.
1876-79. Levi 11. Chathin.
1851. Levi II. Chaffin.
1880. Enoch Eddy, Jr.
EDUCATIONAL.
On the 14th of November, IS37, while township No. 6 north, of range 2 east, still formed part of Shiawassee township, Levi Rowe, W. Z. Blanchard, and Robert Stew- art, school inspectors of the latter township, divided the former into four equal school districts, designating the northeast quarter of the township, district No. 1 ; the south- east quarter, district No. 2; the northwest quarter, district No. 3; and the southwest quarter, district No. 4.
With scarcely more than half a dozen families in the whole township, it is hardly probable that anything more was done concerning schools while Bennington formed part of Shiawassee.
Soon after the organization of Bennington, on the 11th
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.4
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66
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Cephas Stuart ..
Denison S. Bugbee.
George Goodwin.
Silas Howe.
1848. Ezekiel Salisbury. Henry Beardslee.
1875. Cornelius Hibbard.
1852. Nelson Waugh.
IS6S. John Storer.
1855. Ralph Williams, Ezekiel Cook.
1875. Isaac Gale.
1876. George Rowell. Hyland E. Greenman.
Newcomb Mitehell.
Township Clerks. Ira B. Howard.
Treasurers. Lemuel Castle.
Joseph Purdy.
1865. A. B. Clark. Alva Bemis.
ISTI. Norman C. Payne.
Lemuel C. Cooper.
193
BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.
of April, 1838, the first board of school inspectors met at the township clerk's office, and organized by choosing Joel North, chairman. On the 27th of the same mouth five school districts were ordered organized, and their bounda- ries described. But it does not appear by the records, nor have we learned that any schools were taught in 1838. In 1839 the electors voted to raise by tax fifty dollars for the support of primary schools. The moneys received for school purposes in 1840 amounted to forty-three dollars and fifty cents, of which twenty-five dollars was voted from the town- ship treasury, and eighteen dollars and fifty cents from the county treasury. This was applied as follows :
District.
Scholars.
Amount.
Nn. ]
18
$16.65
" 2.
29
26.73
In 1841 the schools seemed in a more flourishing condi- tion, and the school moneys were apportioned as here shown.
District.
Scholars. Amount.
No. 1
26
$17.25
2
35
23.22
44
4
15
9.95
46
5 ..
5,30
6
15
11.94
11
7.30
Among the early teachers were William C. R. Patterson, Louisa Pitts, Diantha F. Chaffin, M. L. Whitford, Sarah Edson, and Clarissa Pond, in 1843. Mary J. Stewart, Mary Hicks, Diantha F. Chaffin, Leroy Stephens, George Reynolds, and Francis Terry, 1844. George Reynolds, Mary Stuart, Sarah J. McOmber, Diantha F. Chaffin, Har- riet Castle, Margaret L. Wilson, Lovica Pitts, Samantha Chaffin, Julia Van Auken, Drusilla D. Cook, and Safford Pitts, 1845. Sarah J. McOmber, Elvira Howard, Saman- tha Chaffin, Armina Pitts, Margaret L. Wilson, Drusilla D. Cook, Safford Pitts, George M. Reynolds, 1846. Delia M. Castle, Isadore E. Parkill, Sabrina A. Castle, Diantha F. Chaffin, Jabez S. Cook, J. H. Hartwell, Emily Ham- mond, 1847. Elvira M. Howard, Miss Pratt, Drusilla D. Cook, Safford Pitts, Charles H. Collins, Byron Hollister, 1848. Sarah Stuart, Miss T. Parker, Ilelen M. Brewer, Frances Ingersoll, Diantha F. Chaffin, Juliet Gale, W. J. Chatham, I. W. MeEwen, Samantha Chaffin, Amanda Guil- ford, Sylvia Guilford, Clara K. Ingersoll, 1849. Miss Dun- ning, Amanda Rowell, Sarah B. Stuart, Safford Pitts, Phi- lander T. Maine, 1850. Mary Ann Hill, Miss Salisbury, Miss O. Miller, Heleu M. Brewer, Miss Ingersoll, Constan- tine Yerkes, 1851.
Following have been the apportionments of primary- school funds for various years :
1848.
District.
Scholary. Amount.
No. I
36
$11.51
2.
26
8.31
61
19.46
B. and P. Fractional District No. 1 ...
35
11.18
1850.
Distric).
Scholars,
Amount.
No. 1
23
$11.22
44 2 ..
43
14.62
3
48
16,32
4
2.
8.16
B. and P. Fractional District No. 1 ..
16
15.64
B. and S. Fractional District No. 1 ...
27
9.18
1860.
Scholars. Amount.
No. 1
9
34
15.04
"
3 ..
46
21.16
4
41
18.86
5
45
20.70
B. and P. Fractional District No. 1 ...
43
19.74
1870.
Scholars.
Amount.
No. 1
80
£38 78
9
36
17.24
6-1
30.64
=
5
87
11.65
40
19.15
B. and P. Fractional District No. 1.
32
15.32
The following statistics are gathered from the school in- spectors' report for year ending Sept. 1, 1879 :
Number of whole districts.
0-
the township
444
Number of children attending school during the year ...
352
Number of fratne school-houses. sittings ..
442
Value of school pruperty ..
$4375.00
Number of men teachers employed. women teachers employed.
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