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G. W. Fielder, 1862, 1807, 1868. Peter J. Wyckoff. 1863.
J. Il. Coleman, 1863, 1864.
Enoch A. Ely, 1804-66.
Jolin C. Fisher, 1864-67.
J. C. Laurence, 1867. Cornelins Wyckoff, 1868-70.
E. T. Combs, 1868-75, 1878.
J. M. Cubberly, 1868-71, 1873-73.
G. R. Moore, 1868-70.
G. B. Riggs, 1869, 1870.
J. M. Allen, 1871-73.
: A. A. Wright, 1876, 1877. William Conover, 1876, 1877. J. V. D. Beckman, 1878, 1879, 1881.
Enoch Dey, 1878, 1880, 1881. William 11. Keeler, 1878, 1879.
Stout Ayers, 1830-63, 1870-78, 1880 -81.
H. A. Moore, 1860.
J. G. Moore, 1861-64.
Embley Pulsen, 1862.
Julin Hulick, 1821-25. Archiball Robbins, 1827. Charles McCoy, 1827. SamuelJ. Ely, 1828-32. Redford Job, 1832-35. R. R. Fornian, 1836. Elijah Davis, 1836-38. Simon Thornall, 1837. Stacy Tindall, 1838.
Samuel S. Cubberly, 1339-55.
James Carson, 1839-41. Isaac Still, 1810. Benjamin Reed, 1842. R. W. Allen, IS13-45.
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John B. Mount, 1810, 1811, 1816-23, ' . 1826.
Daniel Mount, 1811, 1812. James Hutchinson, 1812, 1838-45. William Allen, 1313-25, 1827-20, 1934, 1835, 1838, 1$39.
Gilbert Giberson, I$13. Enoch Wilson, 1815-17. David Silvers, 1819, 1820, 1824, 1842 -50.
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David Carhart, 1868-69, 1871-73.
Garret W. Robbins, 1858-69.
! W. A. Bowne, 1852-5G. Charles Carson, 1857.
Thomas Butcher, 1851-54. Clarkson II. Silvers, 1852-00.
R. Moore, 1829.
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ship to accommodate as many districts, known as fol- lows :
Hickory Corner District, No. 50; Locust Corner District, No. 51; Hightstown District, No. 52; Mil- ford Distriet, No. 53; and Cedarville District, No. 54.
The seliool statistics of this township, as reported year ending Aug. 31, 1880, were as follows :
HICKORY CORNER DISTRICT .- Amount of appor- tionment from State appropriation, including two- mill tax and $100,000, $284.43; amount of appor- tionment from surplus revenue, 815.57 ; total amount received from all sources for public school purposes, $300; balance in the hands of the collector, exclusive of money for building and repairing purposes, $62.24; value of seliool property, $500; whole number of children between five and eighteen years of age re- siding in the district, 56; average number of months the schools have been kept open, 9; number of chil- dren between five and eighteen years of age enrolled in the school during the year, 31; number of chil- dren the school-house will scat comfortably, 40; num- ber of teachers employed, 1 male; teacher's salary per month, $29.
LOCUST CORNER DISTRICT .- Amount of appor- tionment from State appropriation, as above, $284.14; amount of apportionment from surplus revenue, $15.86; total amount received from all sources for pub- lic school purposes, $300; balance in the hands of the collector as above, $53.20; number of children of the school age in the district, 48; present value of school property, $600; average number of months schools have been kept open, 9; number of pupils enrolled, 28 ; seating capacity of the school-house, 40; num- ber of teachers employed, 1 female ; salary of teacher per month, $30.
HIGHTSTOWN DISTRICT .- Amount of apportion- ment from State appropriation, as above, $1347.12; amount of apportionment from surplus revenue, $120.73; amount of district school tax voted to be used for building, purchasing, repairing, hiring, or fur- nishing public school-houses, $311.56; total amount received from all sources for public school purposes, $1779.41; balance in the hands of the collector, as above, $87.07; present value of school property, $2000; number of children of the school age in the district, 417; number enrolled in the school, 235 ;- average number of months schools were kept open, 10; estimated number of children in the district at- tending private schools, 50; estimated number of children in the district attending no school, 125; number of scholars the school-rooms will seat com- fortably, 170; number of teachers employed, 1 inale and 3 females; monthly salary of teachers, male, $62.50; females (average), $28.33.
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MILFORD DISTRICT .- Amount of apportionment from State appropriations, as above, $278.85 ; amount of apportionment from surplus revenne, $21.15; total amount received from all sources for public school
purposes, 8300; balance in the hands of the collector, as above, $119.25; present value of school property, $400; number of chiklren of the school age in the district, 65; number of children enrolled at school. 57 ; average number of months school was kept open, 101; number of children in the district attending house will seat comfortably, 56 ; number of teachers employed, 1 male, 1 female; teachers' monthly sal- ary, male $35, female $20.
by the county superintendent of schools for the school . private schools, 4; number of children the school-
CEDARVILLE DISTRICT .- Amount of apportion- ment from State appropriations, 8285.31 ; amount of apportionment from surplus revenue, $14.69; total amount received from all sources for school purposes, $300; balance in the hands of the collector, as above. 864.18; present value of the school property, $200; number of children of the school age in the district, 49; number of children enrolled at the school, 39; estimated number of children in the district attend- ing private schools, 56; number of teachers employed, 1 female; teacher's salary per month, $27.
Villages and Hamlets. - Except Hightstown bor- ough, located a little east of the centre of the town- ship, East Windsor contains only one village or hamlet.
MILFORD .- Milford was formerly known by the uneuphonious name of "Scrabbletown." It is situ- ated in the south part of the township, on the Hights- town and Perrineville turnpike, is almost as old a settlement as Hightstown, and derived its importance from the fine water-power there afforded by Rocky Brook, which flows through the hamlet.
Of this water-power Samuel Stout seems to have been the first to avail himself, erecting a grist-mill upon it in 1781. This mill stood until 1864, and within the memory of the oldest inhabitants was variously called Stout's mill, Ivins' mill, Daniel Dey's mill, Abraham Bergen's mill, John Wyckoff's mill, and Keeler's mill. James Keeler purchased the prop- erty in 1839, and in 1864 erected the present grist- mill, which he operated until his death, in 1876. His son, W. H. Keeler, succeeded him. This ancient mill, which was torn down some years ago, was of the quaint, old-fashioned kind, having a large flat-board water-wheel.
Blacksmithing was early introduced at Milford. The first resident blacksmith is supposed to have been Samuel C. Johnes. Francis Labaw was early there. Nathaniel Cox worked at the trade there for many years until the old shop was burned. Then he built a new brick shop and occupied it many years. The present blacksmith, W. S. Thompson, has occupied the shop six years.
In 1821, Milford contained a Methodist Episcopal Church, a grist- and saw-mill, a tannery and currier's shop, a weaver's shop, a hatter's shop, a store, a black- smith's shop, and several dwelling-houses. The cur- rier, tanner, and shoemaker, Rufus Bergen, carried "on at one time quite an extensive business. The
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weaver was a man named Pitman. The hatter was an elderly gentleman named David Chambers, who did some little business. Writing of him, Joseph J. Ely said, "David Chambers, hatter, made and sold hats, and I have worn hats of his making and selling. I can faney e'en now I see the old man with his leather brecehes and large knee-buckles. He was for several years a justice of the peace in the county of Middlesex, and was reputed to be quite an intelli- gent man. I have seen his docket containing records of trials more than fifty years ago [written in 1867]. They usually called him Col. Chambers. He might have been a colonel in the Revolutionary war, prob- ably lie was."
Samuel Stout, the pioneer miller, was the first mer- chant. Some of his successors, notably Abraham Bergen, kept stores in eonneetion with the mill. The old store occupied by these men disappeared long since. The first modern store at Milford was built by Albert Hughes, who traded there until a few years ago. E. Embly was for some time a merehant there. The only one at present is Albert Mount.
The hotel was built in 1830 for other uses by Wil- liam Van Hise. It was first kept as a public-house by William Tindall. John Lewis was the next land- lord. J. B. Stillwell was landlord for some years. . as usual. Inquiries are made of all the friends where his lodging would He was succeeded by Uriah Stillwell, the present proprietor.
The chair- and basket-factory of Dey Stutts was established by the present proprietor as long ago as 1846.
The Old Church at Milford .- The old Methodist meeting-house was at the east side of Milford. A class was organized in 1786,1 and a church was built soon afterwards. Services were held regularly there till about 1835. The ground on which the church stood was a part of the mill property owned by the Stouts, and was conveyed by Joseph Stout to Joseph Hutchinson "for the sole purpose of a Methodist Church, with all other privileges needful for that purpose, to the present generation or any suceeeding generation, and not to be occupied for any other pur- pose whatsoever." The deed was acknowledged before Andrew Rowan, Esq., a judge of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of Middlesex County, father of William H. Rowan, and for many years a resident at Buzzard's Point, near Hightstown. The following is the survey as set forth in the deed :
" Beginning at a chestnut saplin opposite the north- west corner of the graveyard at the edge of the pond ; thence running along the edge of the water up to the road to a stake; thence up sd road near sixteen rods until it comes opposite the aforesaid chestnut; and thence a northwest course to the place of beginning."
. The following reminiscenees of the old Miltord Church are from the pen of Joseph J. Ely :
" When I was a boy the circuit of which Milford fornied a part way called the Trenton Circuit. We had twocircuit preachers, each of whom preached there once in four weeks, which gave ns preaching every alter- Date Sunday. Dr. Winner, who with a Mr. Creamer rode the Trenton Circuit somewhat abont forty years ago,2 informed me that the preach- ers had not less than twenty appointments per month. Among the places at which they preached was Milford meeting house, at the house of a gentleman near the old Tennent Church in Monmonth County (whose ltonse was opened for that purpose many years), at Allentown, Crosswicks, Bordentown, and Trenton. Among the eminent men who have preached in this house I might mention the names of Ezekiel Cooper, Banghart. Pitman, and many others. . . . I have no doubt I heard all the circuit preachers that ever preached in that house from 1820 (doubtless an earlier date) till the time the place of worship was removed to Hightstown. I will conelnde . . . by speaking of a love- feast meeting at which I was present at the old church, in which the Baptists and Presbyterians took part. Many of those of different de- nominations told their Christian experiences on that occasion." . . .
The following pen-picture of a meeting there one midsummer morning in the long ago is from the source just quoted :
"'Tis Sabbath morn-I'in a boy -- and there is to be preaching in the Methodist Church at Milford. My father and folks go to church there. Methodism is still an nupopuler religion, and Methodists are not very generally frateruized by the other so-called orthodox sects, though the doctrine has been several years preached in that honse. 'Tis Sabbath morn. The old settlers of the place, a large and respectable andience, corvene at the church. The circuit preacher is momentarily expected. His pay is poor, his circuit is large, but no one doubts his coming if it is possible to do so. The preacher did not arrive the preceding evening,
have been likely. Ile is a famous Methodist preacher, and that fame has called together many. The hour of worship has come-general dis- appointment is felt Anon a man on horsebask turns a corner in the road; his body inclines forward, his horse is jaded. The preacher is coming-`tis Mr. Bull ! A friend takes his horse and securely ties him to the fence. The preacher walks into the church, and I see him ascend the old high pulpit at the end of the building. He Imies his face in his hands, and is silent for a time. Hle slowly rises, and introduces the worship of Almighty God by singing. . . . The regard our pions ancestors had for the sacred desk and for the legate of the skies canses a real sacred awe to come over the audience. No affectation; ali is real, and a pin could almost have been heard if dropped on that occasion. The hymn is commenced in a solemu maner, uncommunicable now by pen aud paper :
" ' W'oe to the men on earthi who dwell, Nor dread the Almighty's frown.' . .
"I cannot undertake to describe the impressive manner in which this hymn, written by Charles Wesley, was rendered ; suffice it to say that I verily believe that were it possible for that man to rise from the dead and read in my hearing the hymn in just the style in which he did on that occasion, I should to-day recognize the reading, panses, emphasis. and all, such was the impression then carly made upon my young and plastic mind. Then as to his text and sermon : 'And he is the propitia- tion for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.'-1 John il. 2.
" And such a sermon! And while, as I believe, that faithful servant had his name recorded in the Book of Life, it would be little less than sacrilege in me to attempt to dig from the sacred tomb of the past that sermon, which told so awfully upon that audience, the full frudie of which only the day of eternity can reveal. I leave those cognizant of the controversy existing between Arminianism and Calvinism at that day to imagine what that sermon was. 'Tis the best and all that I can do." . . .
Burial-Places. - THE EAST WINDSOR CEME- TERY .- The first interment was made in what was long known as the Ely burying-ground, in 1756. This burial-place is situated on the farm once owned by the pioneer John Ely, on the crown of the ridge
" Fur particulars, refer to the history of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Hightstown.
% Written In 1807.
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dividing the waters of the Delaware and Raritan Rivers, and contains the remains of John Ely, his three wives, and numerous other relatives and de- seendants, besides those of many other residents of the towaship who have been interred there since the burying-ground was opened to the publie.
John Ely deeded the farm on which this grave- yard is located to his son Isaac in 1792, three years before his death. May 21, 1831, Isaae Ely bequeathed half an acre for a burial-place. It retained the name of "The Ely Burying-ground" until after the death, in 1845, of Allison Ely, Jr., who left a legaey of one hundred dollars, the interest upon which was devoted to the maintenance and improvement of the grounds. The farm was purchased of George J. Ely and Enoch Chamberlain, trustees, by Richard Norton, in 1831, and has been owned by J. R. Norton since 1855.
In 1845, the East Windsor Cemetery Company of Mercer County was chartered by the Legislature of New Jersey, and Richard Norton, Joseph J. Ely, and William Norton were chosen trustees. By the will of Elijah Ely two hundred dollars was left for the uses of this cemetery in 1879. From the sale of lots one hundred dollars was added to the cemetery fund in 1880. At the close of 1SS1 it amounted to four hundred dollars.
The following inseriptions are copied from head- stones in this old burial-place :
" Phebe Allison, first wife of John Ely, born 1712, died 1766."
"Jemima Lee, wife of Richard Ely, died 1791."
" Richard Ely, died 1791, aged 58 years and + months."
"Sarah, wife of saminel Lee, died 1701, aged 75."
".Sacred to the memory of John Ely, who departed this life March 11th, 1795, aged 87 years, 5 months, aud 10 days."
"In memory of Joshma Ely, who departed this life August the 21st, 1803, aged 63 years, 2 months, and 10 days."
"Deborah Hammel, 3d wife of John Ely, born 1729, died 1812."
" Our Father and Mother. In memory of David Cmmingham, who died January 28th, 1806, and was buried in the ocean, aged 37 years, 11 months, and 10 days. Also his widow, Phila, died September. 26th, 1857, aged 00 years, 9 months, and 9 days."
Here, in June, 1879, was interred the first and only colored person for whose burial in the cemetery per- mission has been granted. She had been a servant in the Ely family, and desired to be buried with those with whom she had so long lived. She died aged ninety-two.
THE OLD MILFORD BURYING-GROUND .- The old Milford burying-ground was opened in the last quar- ter of the last century, and was formerly embraced in the Ely traet, and was conveyed to Joseph Hutchin- son, and by him to the trustees of the Milford grave- yard. It was enlarged by the addition of a piece of ground purchased from William I. Ely. Previous to that time the row of eedars standing in it grew along its westerly fence. An association formed with the object of attending to this cemetery was incorporated Feb. 20, 1849.
From some of the older headstones there the fol- lowing inscriptions have been copied :
" In memory of the Rev. Aaron Hutchinson, who died July the 30th, 1791, in the 24th year of his age.
" Four years I labored in the Lord, I bore this cross and preached this word,
My body now lies in the ground Till the last trumpet of God shall sound."
"In memory of Mary Hutchinson, wifo of Joseph Hutchinson, whe departed this life the 17th day of June, 1501, aged 64 years, 11 months and 15 days."
"In memory of Thomas Whiles, who departed this life November 18th, 1803, aged 25 years, 5 months, and 7 days."
"In memory of Mary, wife of William Ely, who departed This life April the 21st, 1803. in the 66th year of her age."
"In memory of William Ely, who departed this life July 30th, 1807, aged 69 years, 1 month, and 2 days."
"In memory of Grace, wife of Joseph Ely, who departed this life March 11th, 1819, aged 39 years, 6 mouths, and 14 days."
" In memory of Wesley, sou of Jo-eph and Meribah Intehinson, who departed this life November 7th, 1832, aged 18 years, 6 months, and 9 days.
" ITere lies inclosed a blooming youth Blest once in health as I ;
His death repeats this solemn truth, The living know that they mast die."
THE GRAVES OF ANN HUTCHINSON AND OTHERS. -On the Isaae Goldy farm, near Milford, about two miles and a quarter from Hightstown, there is an an- cient burial-ground, wherein several of the old owners of the soil of East Windsor and members of their families found the last resting-place for their earthly remains. The following is from the tombstone of Ann Hutchinson, who was buried there :
"Sacred to the memory of Ann Hutchinson, Relect of Wm. Hutch'n- son, Esqr., departed this life Jan'y 4th, 1801. Aged 101 years, 9 months, and seven days. She, was mother of 13 children, and Grand Mother and great grand mother & great great Grand Mother of 375 Persons."
The Soldiers' Monument .- The following account of the soldiers' monument erected to the memory of the patriot martyrs of East Windsor is largely ex- tracted from the columns of the Hightstown Gazette :
"On the 30th of March, 1866, the Common Coun- cil of the borongh of Hightstown appointed A. J. Smith, Jaeob Stults, C. W. Mount, Charles Keeler, and T. C. Pearce a committee to devise means for the erection of a monument to the soldiers who had gone from this township and had died. This was the first step, and the first meeting of the eoromittee was held at the Hightstown Gazette office, April 12, 1866. At a meeting held on the 18th of that month Clark H. Silvers, Mary E. Smith, Mrs. Charles Keeler. Maggie Morrison, Mrs. Cory, Mary Norton, Mrs. O. H. Reed, and Mrs. J. S. Reed were added to the committee. Of this number two died, one of whom, Mr. Silvers, was one of the most earnest friends this cause ever had, and had he lived none would have been more delighted at the result so well accomplished." The plaees made vacant by death or resignation were taken by Misses Emma Silvers and Lizzie Morrison. Means were adopted to raise a monument fund, and the re- eeipts from lectures and entertainments were devoted to this purpose.
The first publie venture was a lecture by Mrs. Frances D. Gage, at the Baptist Church, in aid of the
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fund, on May 23, 1866, and the 4th of July of that ' feet high. On the front of the shaft is a earving in year was celebrated in old-fashioned style. Mayor
full relief of a Springfield rifle, a sword, and a stan- Shangle issued a proelamation in behalf of the cause, , dard, all full size. The rifle used as a model in this Rev. J. G. Symmes delivered the oration, and the work was carried by Thomas M. Seroggy, of the Tenth New Jersey Volunteers, and the sword was carried by Maj. T. B. Appleget, of the Ninth New Jersey Vol- unteers, and we do not hesitate to say that a superior piece of earving eannot be found in the State than this work of Mr. George R. Bacon. The shaft is sur- mounted by a eap on which rests a ball, and on this is perehed a life-sized eagle. committee netted a very handsome sum. By various festivals and in other ways the sum of one thousand dollars was raised, when the sum of twelve hundred dollars was voted by the township, and raised by tax- ation. The committee seeured the passage of an act incorporating them as the East Windsor Soldiers' Mouument Association, and ealled for proposals for the work. The monument was erected at the junetion " A box in the base of the monument contains the following artieles : of Morrison and Stoekton Streets, in Hightstowu, and was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies July 5, "" List of officers and members of the East Windsor Soldiers' Monu- ment Association, with a history of that organization, written by its : president, A. J. Smith .- Lists of the officers of National and State gov- ernments, the war Governors of New Jersey, the officers and clergy of the borough .- Copies and history of the Hightstown Gacette,-Catalogue of Hightstown Young Ladies' Seminary .- Roll of the deceased soldiers. -Poster of the celebration .- Register of Ilightstown Lodge, No. 41, A. F. A. M .- Time-table of the Amboy Division .- Stamps.'" 1875. It was thus described : " Of the finest Italian marble, about twenty-three feet from apex to fouuda- tion, it rests upon a base of American granite nearly five feet square and two feet high. On a moulding one foot high rests the first die, a eube of three feet, on the faees of which are inseribed the names of the following soldiers :
" Voorhees Dye, Lieut. Co. B, Ist N. J. Cavalry. James Ilolman, Co A, 6th N. J. V. Charles C. Leliming, Co. A, 6th N. J. V.
James M. Evernham, Co. A, 6th N. J. V. James Reanier, Co. A, 6th N. J. V. Stephen Burns, Co. A, 6th N. J. V.
James Gorman, Co. A, 6th N. J. V. Albert Cooley, Co. A, 6th N. J. V.
William D. Rogers, Co. A, 6th N. J. V.
William II. Jimison, Co. A, 6th N. J. V.
Samuel F. Herbert, Co. A, 6th N. J. V. George W. Jemison, Co. A, 6th N. J. V. Charles S. Whittick, Co. A, 6th N. J. V.
Jobin Thomas, Co. A, Gtli N. J. V. Richard Barker, Co. E, 21 N. J. Cav. John Cole, Co. E, 21 N. J. Cav. Jolin Gribens, Co. E, 2d N. J. Cav. Theodore Anderson, Co. C. 2d N. J. Car. Elwood R. Silvers, Co. II, 14th N. J. V. Martin V. Robinson, Co. 11, 141h N. J. V. John Williams, Co. E. 5th X. J. V.
Peter A. Jemison, Co. A, Ist N. J. V. James Carr. Co. A, 1st N. J. V.
Francis B. Wilson, Co. F, 11th N. J. V.
Charles A. Coward, Co G, 10th N. J. V. Charles MI. Ford, Co. F, 9th N. J. V.
Anthony Johnson, Co. F, 220 N. J. V. FAward Prickett, Co. F, 22d N. J. V. William Henry, Co. F, 220 N. J. V. James Pullen, Co. F, 22d N. J. V. John Lloyd, Co. G, 11th N. J. V. Robert C. Voorhees, Co. II, Ist N. Y. C. George Thompson, Co. H, Ist N. Y. C. Enos Van Marter, Co. C, Ist N. J. V.
John B. Schanck, Jr., Co. I, 38th N J. V.
"The second die is two feet and a half square, and contains on its front the arins of the United States, on the left side the arms of New Jersey, on the right side the arms of Mercer County, and on the rear the following inseription in relief :
"'To the memory of the heroic volunteers of East Windsor Township, who gave their lives for their country and humanity, in the suppression of the great rebellion of 1861-65, this monument is erected by their grateful citizens.'
This beantiful monument was designed by Mir. Jacob P. Smith, of Philadelphia, and was made, ex- cept the eagle, at the Hightstown marble-works, by Messrs. John Ewart and Samuel Fryer. I. Klaber, Joseph Banister, George R. Bacon, John Ewart, Sam- uel Fryer, James Ewart, Sr., and George W. Rue were at different times employed upon it. Mr. William Dillon laid the foundation, and the work was put up, without a serateh or a niek, by the Messrs, Rogers, of Allentown, N. J.
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