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Early in the war a company of Federals, belonging to the Four- teenth Illinois infantry, was stationed at Centralia a short time, and. about the same time a company of the Third Iowa infantry came in and spread their tents on the north side of the railroad. Then after awhile came Birge's sharpshooters. These troops made incursions into the country to stop recruiting for Price's army, and there was one skirmish over on Young's Creek, in Monroe county.
From time to time other troops passed through or stopped off for a brief period. Some of the citizens were arrested and taken to St. Louis, and released upon taking the oath. One or two of these were residents of the hamlet at the time of Anderson's fearful raid and more fearful massacre, and were between hawk and buzzard. Mr. Thos. S. Sneed was one. The guerillas plundered him and abused him unreasonably. They robbed his store, and then the next day Draper's 9th Missouri militia came in, cursed him for a "d -- d secesh," and burned it ! Mr. Sneed was also proprietor of a very good hotel. He fed hundreds of Federal soldiers free gratis, but at last objected to feeding the St. Charles German Home Guards, who had been put on the trains as guards after the Centralia massacre. These train guards would jump from the cars as soon as they stopped for dinner, which they did regularly, and rush to the tables, crowding out the passen- gers, who would be compelled to leave without eating. A few days after Anderson's raid, Sneed refused to longer keep open house for the St. Charles Germans, and in open day they burned up his hotel. Hon. J. S. Rollins put out the fire after it started and tried to save the building, but the Teutons soon rekindled the flame and then stood by with presented muskets, daring him to try to subdue the flames again. The officer in command observed the whole proceeding, pla- cidly smoking his pipe in the meanwhile. Sneed secreted himself on the same train on which were the house-burning German Federals, and went to St. Louis, where he remained till the war was over. He now resides in Centralia.
Of course, the most remarkable event during the war was the mas-
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sacre and battle of Centralia, an elaborate account of which is given in this history. Much of the information there detailed was obtained from Dr. A. F. Sneed, Thos. S. Sneed, Dr. F. J. Bruton, W. R. Mc- Bride, and others who lived in the place at that time.
September 7, 1864, or a few days before the battle of Centralia, Capt. G. W. Bryson and his company, composed mostly of newly- recruited Confederates, captured a train on the North Missouri at the water tank, a mile east of Centralia. On this train were forty good horses en route for St. Louis - fine, fat and frisky - the very articles the Confederates were greatly in need of. A few soldiers were also on board. These were taken prisoners and carried away, despite the remonstrances of a few timorous Southern sympathizers, who feared that the Federals would in some way hold them responsible for the affair, and visit them with condign punishment for the taking away of the prisoners whom they imagined were being carried off to be shot. Capt. Bryson was offered hundreds of dollars if he would release the prisoners, but he laughed at the frightened citizens, declared he did not intend to hurt the prisoners, and rode away. In a day or so the prisoners were released and sent to Sturgeon, not a hair of their heads having been harmed.
WHEN THE CRUEL WAR WAS OVER.
During the summer of 1865 the town showed signs of returning animation, as it were. Some new store buildings went up and a num- ber of new citizens moved in. A new hotel, the " Phoenix," was established by T. S. Sneed on the ruins of his former house, the old " Boone Hotel," now the present site of the " Globe." People were attracted to the place from time to time, some by the beauty of its location, some by other circumstances. The place was well known. Bill Anderson had given it considerable free advertising, but this had given people to attribute to it a character which it never possessed. Because a guerilla massacre had occurred in the town, some peo- ple argued that the citizens must be guerillas themselves. The grave wherein seventy-nine dead Federal soldiers were buried was pointed out to every passenger, and at last a monument, erected at public expense, indicated more plainly the " bivouac of the dead."
The town improved slowly but surely during 1866, and at the close of the year evidenced no small degree of prosperity. At last the peo- ple grew tired of living " at random," or at hap-hazard, and decided
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to organize for the general welfare, common prosperity and mutual defence, their numbers making such a step highly desirable; and so came
INCORPORATION.
At the March term, 1867, of the county court, the town was incor- porated, the metes and bounds being declared to include " all the ter- ritory embraced in the following tracts of ground : The north half of the northwest quarter of section 15 ; the south half of the southwest quarter of section 10; the south half of the north half of the south- west quarter of section 10, in township 51, range 11, containing 200 acres, more or less." This was the first incorporation, and under it the following town trustees were appointed until their successors should be duly elected and qualified : Jno. H. Fields, James H. Stephens, Wm. L. Conevey, E. D. Hawkins and Thos. S. Sneed.
In 1868 the business portion of the town was again attacked and destroyed by fire. Several stores, together with the greater portion of the goods they contained, were destroyed. The loss was about $25,000, with but very little insurance. For nearly a year thereafter there were but few improvements. The town was being built of wood, and the danger from fires was very great, and these circumstances de- terred many men from putting up new buildings and otherwise adding to the prosperity of the place. However, in 1869, building was again resumed, and the town improved slowly until in 1872, when it was in a more thriving and generally prosperous condition than it had ever been before. The tide of prosperity was destined, however, to an- other check. On the night of the 22d of March, 1872, the cry of " fire !" again roused the people from their beds and rang throughout the town. Another serious conflagration visited the young city. Five stores and Sneed's Phoenix Hotel were burned to the ground. The total loss by this fire was about $30,000; very little insurance. The business men of Centralia now seemed as indifferent to fire as salamanders. They lost no time in bewailing their misfortunes or re- pining at the calamities that had befallen them, but set pluckily to work to retrieve the lost ground and restore their damaged fortunes. This was the fourth time the town had been destroyed, but it was the . same as if it had been the first or the four-hundredth, or if it had never been destroyed at all. Some of them among those who were the worst scorched by the flames, began to rebuild on former sites be- fore the ashes had grown cold. The town grew apace, and two years later had a population of nearly 500.
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Since that period the progress of Centralia has been steadily - not rapidly, but surely - onward.
BUILDING OF THE C. & A. RAILROAD.
The building of the Chicago and Alton railroad, which marks a new era in the progress of Centralia, may be said to date from the final survey made through the northern part of the county in the winter and spring of 1878. John M. Robards, H. C. Threlkeld and P. S. Hocker may be ranked foremost among the public-spirited citizens who did most in favor of so beneficial an enterprise, but the entire citizenship lent enthusiastic support, and many of them gave material aid in the construction of this great trunk railway. The citizens of Centralia donated of their means and paid in cash $900. The following gave each fifty dollars : W. R. McBride, W. J. Booth, P. S. Hocker, H. C. Threlkeld, Jno. M. Robards and Geo. D. Ferris ; while W. C. , Nichols donated in property and right of way, seventy-five dollars. The first train came to Centralia on the C. & A. in August, 187, and though it was no new sight to the Centralians, the Wabash having been so long in operation, yet the additional importance which the new road gave the town, filled them with joy, and it is said some of " the boys " filled with something else in celebration of that event. The road granted an excursion to Chicago in September following, in which many citizens of Centralia participated. The company have built both a passenger and a freight depot in the northern part of town, through which the road runs, and Centralia now has two of the most important roads in the West in full operation.
TOWN OFFICERS.
The present town officers are P. S. Hocker, mayor ; J. E. Stewart, H. C. Threlkeld, F. Shryock, James W. Bay, trustees ; J. L. Paxton, clerk ; A. F. Sneed, treasurer ; Alber Easter, marshal. Centralia, since the completion of the C. & A., has grown till she had a popula- tion, by the census of 1880, of 703; and her rapid growth since the last census has been such that the present population is about 1,000.
CENTRALIA PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The erection of the first school building in the town, as well as the name of the first teacher, are elsewhere mentioned. The cost of the first building was $250, and its size 18 x 20 feet. The school district (No. 1, township 51, range 11) was organized in 1860. The second
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school-house was erected on block 27, donated for that purpose by M. G. Singleton, and cost $1,050. It was a one-story frame, 20 x 36 feet. At this time about forty pupils were in attendance, and Thomas Gantt, T. S. Sneed and John: Fields were trustees. The present building, a two-story brick, size 27 x 51 feet, with lobby 16 x 20 feet, was erected in 1880. Two acres on the east side of town were donated by Jas. S. Rollins, on which the building was erected, at a cost of $4,500 for house and furniture. Trustees were J. E. Stewart, P. S. Hocker and George M. Lease. In 1880, the number of school children in the district was 164, and the value of taxable wealth was $99,000. In 1881, the number of school children was 317, and value of taxable property $117,000. Number of children in 1882, 363, and taxable wealth $154,000. Prof. J. C. Hall, county commissioner, was prin- cipal in 1881, assisted by L. J. Hall and Miss M. Swenny and Miss M. Holmes. Hall was elected principal again for 1882, with L. J. Hall and wife and Miss Fannie Booth as assistants.
NEWSPAPERS. -
The first newspaper publication of any sort in Centralia was estab- lished October 16, 1868. It was called the Southern Home Circle, and was issued monthly by Adam Rodemyre. In June, 1870, the material of the office was moved to Sturgeon and consolidated with that of the Sturgeon Independent, a Democratic paper, W. Z: Conne- vey and A. Rodemyre, publishers. In March, 1871, Mr. Rodemyre bought out Mr. Connevey and removed the material back to Centra- lia, where, on March 18,:1871, was issued the first number of Our Fireside. Guard, a six-column paper, published by A. Rodemyre and J. H. Stephens. The Guard was a weekly paper, neutral in politics. In 1872 Mr. Rodemyre became sole proprietor, and enlarged the pa- per to a seven-column sheet. In June, 1874, the material of the office was removed to San Bernardino, California, by Mr. Rodemyre, where it was used by him and his partner, John Isaacs, in the publication of a daily and weekly newspaper called the Times.
Some time in June, 1876, Mr. W. J. Davis established a paper in Centralia which was called the Sentinel. It was a five-column paper, Democratic in politics. . In the following November. Mr. Rodemyre re- turned from California, purchased the Sentinel, and re-established the Guard, January 7, 1877, which paper is still in existence, the only one in the place. It is a folio, containing seven columns to the page, and is: neutral or independent in politics. Subscription price, $2 per year.
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The Guard is well known throughout Central Missouri, although making no pretensions to a general circulation. Its editor, Mr. Rode- myre, is certainly a genius with remarkable versatility of talent. He is not only a good writer, but a first-rate artist and caricaturist. His paper seldom appears without some pointed, humorous cartoon, and in the past it has been thus profusely illustrated. The cuts are all designed and engraved by Mr. Rodemyre. The paper is printed on a power press, the sole invention and, with the exception of the cylinder, the sole work of Mr. R. This press is a marvel of ingenious mechan- ical construction, and, though made of various materials and by curi- ous contrivances, is a first-rate press, and does rapid and excellent work.
KILLING OF JOSEPH J. COLLIER.
The only homicide in time of peace in Centralia came off in October, 1872, resulting in the death of J. J. Collier, an old citizen of the place, and formerly the landlord of the Eldorado Hotel. Though a man of many excellent qualities, Mr. Collier was addicted to drink, and when under the influence of liquor was inclined to be rough and quarrelsome. On the occasion referred to he was in the store of Whaley, Robards & Threlkeld, somewhat intoxicated. In a half sportive mood, but rather roughly, he slapped a young fellow named Smith, a painter, and han- dled him a little violently. Another young man named James McDow- ell, who was standing by, said to Collier : " If you would do that to me, you would have me to lick." Collier turned, and with some ex- pressions of contempt and anger, caught McDowell by the neck and shook him with extreme violence. A scuffle ensued, during which McDowell whipped out a knife and stabbed Collier so severely that he died in a short time. McDowell was arrested and released on preliminary examination. He was never indicted. Collier's death occurred October 28, 1872.
SECRET ORDERS - FREE MASONS.
The Centralia Lodge, No. 59, of the A. F. and A. M., was organ- ized in 1866, the dispensation bearing date of August 8, of that year. The first officers were S. J. Bush, W. M .; D. B. Roberts, S. W. ; R. P. Roberts, J. W. ; J. G. Bruton, S. D. ; F. M. Roberts, J. D. ; W. K. Sturgeon, secretary ; C. C. Bush, treasurer ; M. V. Baker, tyler. They received their charter October 19, 1867. In March, 1877, they had the misfortune to lose their lodge room and furniture by fire, though they were fortunate enough to save the records and charter.
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At this writing ( August, 1882) the lodge is in a flourishing condition, and owns a lodge room 24 by 60 feet, furnished complete with best jewels, carpets, charts, etc., valued at $1,000. The total present membership is seventy, with the following officers : W. H. Carpenter, W. M. ; James M. Angell, S. W. ; J. W. Bryson, J. W. ; R. D. Poag, treasurer ; A. Rodemyre, secretary ; H. C. Threlkeld, S. D .; S. N. Bryson, J. D., and Thomas J. Roberts, tyler.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN.
Lodge No. 199, at Centralia, was instituted by Deputy Grand Mas- ter Workman O. J. Miller, of Rocheport, the dispensation being dated August 4, 1880, and the charter dated the same. The names of char- ter members are J. M. Angell, Jerry Bush, J. W. Bay, H. S. Batter- ton, L. D. Burch, J. R. Flynn, E. H. Farrar, W. B. DeJarnette, J. E. Mitchell, A. D. Rumans, W. A. McAllister, T. K. Wallace, F. M. Traughber, H. C. Threlkeld, D. T. Hubbard, G. M. Lease, Josiah Hall, W. D. Lawhorne, M. T. Jones, J. S. Hannah, W. J. Booth and W. R. McBride. The names and rank of the first officers are the fol- lowing : J. S. Hannah, M. W .; W. J. Booth, P. M. W. ; E. H. Far- rar, recorder ; H. C. Threlkeld, overseer ; J. M. Angell, G. F .; W. A. McAllister, financier ; G. M. Lease, recorder ; F. M. Traughber, guide ; T. K. Wallace, J. W .; A. D. Rumans, O. W. The present officers of the lodge are E. H. Farrar, W. A. McAllister, J. C. Hall, C. W. Head, A. D. Rumans, C. E. Chance, W. J. Booth, S. Shryock, J. Bush and J. Hayden, who respectively fill the above indicated offices. None of them are reported as grand lodge officers. The membership at present is fifty-four in number. They have a frame hall, built in 1872, which cost five hundred dollars.
CENTRALIA LODGE NO. 2679, K. OF H.
This lodge of Knights of Honor was instituted by R. H. Robbins, the date of dispensation being February 14, 1882. The charter mem- bers were W. M. Robinson, W. H. Baldridge, J. W. Simco, Edgar Chamberlain, J. W. McCallister, Peter Picket, Geo. H. Crouson, W. H. Simco, J. H. Brown, C. E. Chance, W. N. White, James K. Northcutt, D. H. Glore, Wm. Patten, R. H. Wilhite, J. W. Hocker, C. W. Adams, W. A. Gooch, J. H. White, Dan. Davis, B. White, J. A. Thomas and J. H. Head. The first officers were W. A. McCallis ter, D. ; J. H. Head, P. D. ; D. H. Glore, A. D .; Wm. Patten, V. D .; C. E. Chance, -; Edgar Chamberlain, C .; Jas. K. North-
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cutt, F. R .; W. H. Baldridge, S .; W. Simco, G .; R. Wilhite, G .; J. W. Hocker, R. The present officers are the same as those first chosen, except that D. H. Davis is chaplain in place of Chamberlain, resigned. J. H. Head is, up to this time, the only grand lodge officer, and the present membership numbers seventy-five.
GOOD TEMPLARS.
The lodge of Good Templars at Centralia was organized January 12, 1874. The-charter members were Miss Mattie Atkins, Isaiah Harper, Geo. T. Ray, T. S. Larkin, D. D. Conger, W. H. Kincaid, J. B. Cave, Ed. Chamberlain, Geo. L. Truitt, Thos. West, Miss Eva Chamberlain, T. J. Bennett, Samuel Bennett, Miss Lizzie Phelps, Miss Lillie Lofland, Wm. Conger, Sr., and A. J. Bush. The first officers were the following : T. S. Sneed, W. C. ; Julia West, W. V. ; J. B. Lofland, W. Sec. ; Miss Lizzie Sneed, Asst. Sec. ; Wm. Conger, W. Chap. ; T. J. Roberts, W. G. L. D. ; Isham Boulware, W. M .; Miss Lillie Brown, D. M. ; Leslie Farris, O. G. ; Mrs. T. S. Sneed, R. H. S. ; Mrs. Eliza Truitt, L. H. S.
CHURCHES - METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (SOUTH).
The Centralia M. E. church, South, was organized in 1868, with the following original members ; Robert Cook, R. F. Edwards and wife, Mary Edwards ; Newton Russell and wife, Celia Russell ; A. Cook, Druzilla Cook, Elbert Givens and wife, Sarah Givens. The first church house erected was the same they are now using, and was built in 1870-71, and is a frame structure which cost about $1,500. It was dedicated in September, 1871, by Dr. John D. Vincil. The pastors that have presided over this flock are the Reverends DeMoss, Rich, Sutton, Metcalf, Graves, Rooker, Salvage, Root and Robert White, the latter being the present minister in charge. The present membership numbers sixty-five, and the church is reported in fine working condition.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
This congregation has, as yet, no place of worship of their own, but use the church belonging to the M. E. church South. The church was organized by A. J. Dill, in 1871, the original members being J. V. Farris and wife, H. Booth and wife, - Buly and wife, and J. B. Alison and wife. The following are the names of pastors that have served the congregation since the organization: W. T.
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Freeland, J. Gillies, H. B. Seely, J. W. Anderson, N. Shumate and T. J. Enyeart, who is the present pastor serving his first year. The present membership numbers forty-seven. Up to the spring of 1882 this denomination have never had a dollar invested in church property in Boone county. They now own a parsonage at Centralia, built-in the spring, which cost $600. Though the success of this denomina- tion has not as yet been great in this county, they think their pros- pects for the future better than they have been in the past.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Centralia Baptist church was organized April 17th, 1871, with the following as original members : T. S. Sneed, Susan S. Sneed, A. F. Sneed, L. H. Sneed, Lizzie Sneed, Maggie Sneed, Amanda Pogue (or Poage), Patsy Keen, Sarah Martin, M. E. Holmes, Ed. Silver, Nancy Silver, J. Chapel, Annie Chapel, Mollie Snow, M. K. Loffand (or Loughland ), M. Conger, A. M. Conger, Elinder Silver. The organization at Centralia have heretofore had no church of their own, but have worshipped in the churches of other denominations. They are now (1882) building a church house, an elegant frame structure which will soon be completed, and will cost about $2,500. The pres- ent membership is sixty-three in number, and E. D. Isbell is the pastor in charge.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The Christian church was organized in Centralia under the auspices of Eld. James A. Berry, the 17th of October,. 1867, with the follow- ing members, viz. : James M. West, Elizabeth West, George W. Kimbrough, Katurah Kimbrough, F. J. Bruton, Nettie Bruton, P. S. Hocker, Emma Hocker, J. H. Forbis, Mary Forbis, J. J. Collier, Hannah Collier, Francis Collier, Rebecca G. Jackson, Emily F. Baker, James Phelps, Judah Phelps, Margaret Hull, Susan Carpenter, Emma Givens, Ellen Holmes. Pledging themselves to one another to take the Bible and the Bible alone as their guide and rule of faith and practice, giving themselves to the Lord and each other, asking God's richest blessings upon them in all time to come, the congregation met in the school-house and worshipped there at intervals until the fall of 1871. The congregation had its trials and difficulties to maintain itself. But in the year 1869 S. W. Early and James D. Wyatt and their families moved into Centralia and immediately united with the little church, which imparted new life and zeal into the organization. In June, 1869, by the aid of Eld. John D. White, who long since has
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gone to his reward, the congregation was re-organized by appointing F. M. Roberts and James D. Wyatt, Elders, and S. W. Early and Jesse Prewett, deacons. The above officers were, on the first Mon- day in September following, properly ordained by Eld. D. M. Grand- field. In the year 1871 they built a nice frame church, 38x50, located about the center of the town, on three lots, 40 each by 120, making the grounds a square. These lots were generously donated to the church by the Hon. Jas. S. Rollins. The church house is a plain building, yet nicely finished both inside and out; the grounds are enclosed and an abundance of shrubbery and nice shade trees have been planted in the grounds, and with its bluegrass lawns, is an inviting place. The building and fixtures cost about $2,500, and, it is stated, is now entirely free from incumbrance. The organiza- tion has lost many of its original members by death and removals, and in the past dissensions and discord were the unfortunate fate of it, sown in their midst by designing and disreputable preachers, but by the prudent and untiring vigilance of the officers, these troubles were overcome, and the church now numbers 130 of as influential citizens as are in Boone county, thoroughly united and in perfect harmony, and under the management of its eldership and G. A. Hoffman, their present pastor, sways an immense moral influence in that community. They have, if not the best, one of the best Sunday schools in the State, Prof. J. C. Hall, superintendent. This church has been min- istered to by some very eminent men-such as Eld. T. P. Haley, formerly of St. Louis ; Eld. Benj. Franklin, of Cincinnati ; L. B. Wilks, T. M. Allen, William Ridgway, J. H. Hardin, F. W. Allen, O. A. Carr, D. M. Grandfield and others. Eld. James Berry was the only regular pastor they had from 1867 up to 1875. D. M. Grandfield has labored with them in several very successful protracted meetings in the years past. James D. Wyatt, S. W. Early J. G. Bruton and J. H. Forbis are the present eldership, J. D. Wyatt having held the same position, except for a short interval, since 1869. Dr. Jas. Wallace, John T. Mitchell, W. H. White, James H. Silver and John A. Chance are the present board of deacons. From the zeal and faithfulness of a few men and women the church has grown from twenty-one members, all women except seven, to be a large and influ- ential congregation, now one of the best working congregations in the county. But few of the members appear to be wealthy, yet a more liberal church is hard to find. They are paying their pastor $400 for half of his time, and give largely of their means to the various auxil-
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iary societies of the church generally and remember their poor and unfortunate by their benevolence.
BIOGRAPHIES.
JAMES M. ANGELL.
James M. Angell is the son of Robert Angell, a native of Kentucky. He was born in Boone county, Missouri, February 11, 1833. His father came to Missouri in 1825, and settled in this county. His wife's maiden name was Martha Perkins. They had thirteen chil- dren. James M. was educated at the old-time log school house, his first teacher being John M. McGhee. He settled in Centralia township in 1867, where he purchased 700 acres of rich prairie land. He is now largely engaged in farming and stock raising. He was elected a justice of the peace in 1878, which office he still holds. Has served as director of his district school since 1867, and was one of the building committee in erecting their new school house. Was married, September 10, 1857, to Miss Han- nah, daughter of Absalom Fountain. They have two sons and three daughters. Their names are Martha, Lucy E., Mary E., Redford M., and John M. Redford and Martha are dead. He has devoted much time and care to the education of his children. His daughter, Lucy E., is the wife of Frederick S. Sappington, of Boone county. Mr. Angell has tried one hundred and twenty-five cases, none of which have ever been reversed by the circuit court. Has married about thirty couples, and acknowledged over forty deeds. In the discharge of official duty, no magistrate perhaps in the county has given better satisfaction. Mr. and Mrs. Angell are both members of the Methodist church South.
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