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The following are some of the names of those who acted as judges: Mrs. Solomon Goodale, Mrs. Richmond Simmons, Mrs. Elnathan Simmons, Mrs. Orestes Case, Mrs. Billings Case, Mrs. Francis Mason, Miss Mary J. Paul, Mrs. Phineas Kent. Mrs. Norman Randall, Mrs. Elijah Jones, Mrs. Moses Tubbs, Mrs. Henry Hurd. Among the winners of discretionary premiums were: Miss Pheba Sears, for a "Duister of Peacock Feathers:" Mrs. Erastus Allen, for a bed quilt and flowers; Mrs. William Bailey. for a chair tidy ; Mrs. Lucy Gooding, for a hearth rug : Miss Adelaide Mason. for a work stand ; Miss Dora Barnum, for a card basket : Miss Addia Fisher, for a cap and Uncle Tom's Cabin quilt, etc.
The town of Bristol has been most widely known for its extensive hop fields, the raising of hops being one of its chief enterprises. It is said that at one time over two thousand acres of the twenty-three thousand composing the town area, were used
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in the culture of hops. Tradition has it that the first roots were brought in town by a man named Brown, about 1835, but the first of which there is any authentic record were grown on the Clinton Sears farm from roots procured from Charles Page, of East Bloom- field, in 1853. These hops were picked at one cent per pole and sold in Chicago for thirty-three cents per pound. The oldest hop yard in town is on the farm owned by the late Quincey A. Smith. This yard was set in 1867. Among the prominent growers at present are Chauncey Taylor, Mark Case, Mrs. Q. A. Smith, Daniel Sisson, Daniel Taylor, George Buckalew, Earnest Parsons, Garrett Wheaton, and Louis Schaefer. Distinguished growers of past years were John T. Sisson, Orestes Case, John Kent, Oscar Sisson, Thomas Hunn, Youngs W. Smith, and L. H. Jones.
Stock raising has always been one of the foremost industries. For many years Bristol was the home of "Old Henry Clay," a horse of great distinction and renown. In 1854, a syndicate composed of Albert and Zepheniah Bailey, and Oliver Kent purchased him. The horse was brought from Long Island in 1845, by Col. W. W. Wadsworth of Geneseo, who, it is reported, purchased him at a dollar a pound. In Randolph Huntington's book on General Grant's horses, he speaks of this horse as follows: "Henry Clay was Arabian bred, strongly so; possessing the build, disposition and constitution of the Arab. His ears were fine and small, forehead full and broad, jaws deep, wide between and thin; eyes large and prominent, muzzle small, with thin lips and large thin nostrils; his limbs were fine yet powerful, while his very handsome feet were tough enough to go for all time barefoot, a peculiarity of the Arab. He was the founder of the entire family of Clay horses, and his purity of blood was so great as to stamp his high physical qualities with instincts to a positiveness, outlasting that of all other families today. He was foaled, June, 1837, and died, April, 1867."
Sheep raising was an important industry also. Nathan Thomas, Billings T. Case, and F. J. Hicks were prominent in the breeding of registered Merinos for western trade in the early '70s, but previous to this date thousands of sheep were slaughtered annually. Asa Gooding was the leader in this and for years he con- ducted an extensive business. From the location of his enormous trade in mutton was derived the appellation "Muttonville." People drove their flocks to him from miles around. The fences on his own domains and on those of the surrounding farms were literally
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lined with sheep pelts. People oft remarked when a flock of crows were seen flying over, "There goes some of Asa Gooding's hens," so many were attracted there by the necessary accumulation of offal. Mr. Gooding did an immense business, slaughtering sheep, shipping the hams, selling the pelts, and making candles from the tallow. He was a public spirited man and good townsman, and probably did as much for this locality as any other citizen of Bris- tol. He erected the beautiful Gothic house now owned by Frank O. Case at Vincent.
It is said that Bristol, in proportion to its population, has furn- ished a large number of officials for both county and State. Among these are four members of Assembly, viz: Elnathan W. Simmons, Oliver Case, David E. Wilson, and Francis O. Mason, the latter of whom was also Assistant Adjutant-General of the State and County Judge. It has furnished two sheriffs, Phineas Kent and the present incumbent, Elias J. Gooding ; one State Senator, Edwin Hicks, who was also district attorney for fourteen years; two county clerks, Elnathan W. Simmons and Washington L. Hicks; one surrogate, Elihu M. Morse : one county treasurer, Spencer Gooding : a State Commissioner of Excise, Maynard N. Clement, besides a large number of officials of lesser importance.
The French episode of the burning spring might have paved the way, as it were, for the once renowned oil well of mushroom fame, the flash-light illumination of which amazed and startled the law abiding citizens of Bristol. It proved, however, to be the art- ful maneuvers of some promoters, who did not strike oil, but who in their desire to rapidly enrich themselves secretly brought several barrels of kerosene from the county seat at night, which they sur- reptitiously poured into the well. Then, when they had exploited their great discovery of oil, and the people were ready to believe (for always there had existed an opinion of the probability of oil). the promoters excited the citizens to the highest pitch and proved their assertions by firing the well. The illumination was seen for miles around. Enthusiasm knew no bounds. This proved the psych- ological moment, a company was formed, stock sold, and an oppor- tunity given for every citizen in Bristol to get rich. The promoters were on the eve of fulfilling their wildest expectations, when. presto! suspicious talk was circulated, a conspiracy detected, and the promoters judiciously and secretly folded their tents and left for parts unknown. While oil was never discovered, years later
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this incident might be said to have borne fruit. Less than a decade ago lands in Bristol were leased to a corporation known as the Ontario County Gas and Mining Company that was successful in finding gas. There are now wells which supply fuel and lights to many citizens in town, and also to residents of East Bloomfield.
At one time there were six or seven taverns in town, licensed to sell intoxicating liquors, but it is now seventy-five years since the sale of liquor has been legalized. Bristol yet has no railroad, but greatly enjoys the advantages derived from the telephone and the rural free delivery.
Bristol has a library located at the village of Bristol. This was established in 1900, through the efforts of the Bristol Women's Club, and Rev. F. F. Buckner, who was then pastor of the Univers- alist church. The charter members of the Board were Rev. F. F. Buckner, William H. Doyle, Mrs. Wells G. Martin, Mrs. John B. Gregg, Mrs. Frank O. Case, Miss Mabel Bliss, and Mrs. Frank H. Kent. The library holds a charter from the State and now contains between thirteen and fourteen hundred volumes.
There are three small villages in town: Bristol Center, where the Bristol Center Creamery is located, and also the general mer- chandise stores of Doyle & Sisson and Mrs. Frank Simmons; Vin- cent, where Mrs. Eugene Rood has a general supply store, and Bristol P. O., where W. H. Doyle does an extensive merchandise business. There are two resident physicians, Dr. W. Scott Hicks, at Bristol, and Dr. B. T. McDowell, at Bristol Center.
Little is known of the early history of the schools of this town. It is a well authenticated fact, however, that Thomas Hunn taught the first school in town in 1790. At present there are twelve dis- tricts, all having good common schools.
Bristol was not wanting in war-time patriotism, for the names of over one hundred soldiers were enrolled, who enlisted from the town to fight in the war of the Rebellion.
The present town officials are as follows: supervisor, William M. Simmons; town clerk, Francis M. Pierce; justices, Isaac N. Kimber, Preston T. Case, Mark A. Francis, Frank Ferrin; asses- sors, William R. Allen, Charles R. Simmons, Charles R. Ketchum ; highway superintendent, George Buckelew; collector, Isaac N. Kimber, Jr .; overseer of poor, William Murray; constables, Isaac N. Kimber, Jr., John Rowley, George Clohecy, Roy B. Case ; school directors, Clair R. Simmons, Clarienne A. I. Gregg.
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The Legend of Onnolee-First a Part of Richmond-Organized as a Separate Town in 1829 -- The Pioneers-First School Houses and Teachers-Succession of Supervisors-Church History- Soldiers of 1812-14 and 1861-65-Without Drinking Resorts for Over Forty Years.
BY ALBERT H. TIBBALS.
The town of Canadice is the southwest corner town of Ontario county and is township No. 8 of the 5th range of townships of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase; with a triangular piece from No. 8 of the 6th range lying east of Hemlock lake added to its west side next to the north line, less the strip about a mile wide east of Honeoye lake and its inlet, taken from this town and added to the town of Richmond. Honeoye lake lies on its eastern boundary for half its length and Hemlock lake bounds seven-eights of its western limits. Lying wholly within the western central part of the town is Canadice lake, from which the town takes its name.
All of this lake country was early occupied by the Indians and many evidences of the hunt and chase have been found even to the present time. Tradition gives the story of the captive Onnolee, the last survivor of the Munsee nation, which dwelt on the west shore of Canadice lake during the latter part of the fourteenth century. and met their death by the hands of their supposed friendly neighbors, the Mengnees; all except Onnolee, who was taken. bound to the belt of the famous leader, Mickinac, and compelled to follow him. At their first rest for dinner, Onnolee grasped the knife from her captor's belt, and with one mighty thrust buried it deep in his side. She knew her life was forfeited and fled with the fleetness of a deer, while arrows whizzed by her in all directions. She gained at last a crag overhanging the waters of Canadice or
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Hemlock lake, and, as beautifully rendered in rhyme by the poet W. H. C. Hosmer :
"Regardless of the whizzing storm Of missiles raining round her form, Imploring eye she then upcast, And a low, mournful death hymn sang, On hill and forest looked her last,
One glance upon the water cast, And from the high rock sprang."
It is said that, for more than three hundred years afterwards, the sainted form of the once beautiful Onnolee could be seen to rise from its watery grave and either vanish in upper air or return again to the bosom of the deep.
Bald hill lies between Canadice and Hemlock lakes, lying north and south wholly across the town. Fast hill, or Kimball hill, the ridge of land between Canadice and Honeoye lakes, makes up the balance of the township territory, all gradually lessening in altitude toward the north. The highest altitude in the town is said to be about twenty-one hundred feet above tide, this on the southeast part of East hill.
Under the act of January 27, 1789, a large district of territory in Ontario county was given an organization and named Pittstown. This organization was perfected in 1796, and in April, 1806, the name was changed to Honeoye. Another change was made in April, 1815, and the town then became known as Richmond. Within the boundaries of this town, under its various early names, and down to 1829, was included all that now comprises the town of Canadice.
This town was formed under its present name as a distinct civil division of the county, on the 15th of April, 1829, although it was not until the next year that the organization was made com- plete. The town had its greatest population, 1386 inhabitants, at the time of its organization.
It is assumed that General Sullivan crossed the northern end of the town when he passed through the Seneca country in 1779. crossing Canadice outlet about a mile north of the lake. Hiram Colegrove, residing on a farm at this point, found a hatchet in 1824, which was recognized by Rufus Gary, who accompanied the expe- dition, as one used by Sullivan's men; also the remains of a cause-
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way made of logs was later plowed up by Colegrove, which Gary, an early settler in this town, stated was made for the crossing of artillery and wagons, and that the army camped for a night at this point.
The first settlers within the present borders of Canadice located themselves above the head of Honeoye lake, in 1795, when Aaron Hunt made an improvement and was accompanied by Jacob Hold- ren, the latter afterwards gaining much prominence at an early day as a builder of mills. At this time there were no surveys except those of township lines. Claim lines were run by axe and were limited by the similar rights of neighbors. Frontier law secured to the first claimant his betterments, and this rule was strenuously adhered to.
Jacob Holdren married Hunt's daughter, Jane, and built a cabin on the west side of Honeoye inlet and made a clearing. At this time the nearest postoffice was at Canandaigua and the nearest grist mill at Hopewell. Fifty acres of the farm once owned by Holdren was purchased by a bachelor named Meloy, a noted hunter and fisherman, who had a cabin near the foot of a prominent point standing boldly out from the high ridge on the west side of the valley, a little south of the head of the lake, and known as Meloy's Bluff.
For nine years the valley knew no other occupants than the strolling bands of Senecas and occasional hunters, and these early pioneers had grown accustomed to their surroundings. Early in the fall of 1804, three men from Vermont, Gideon and John Walker and Josiah Jackman, set out on foot, carrying provisions for the journey, to prospect in Ontario county for homes. At the foot of Canadice lake, they built a log house on what was later the Henry McCrossen farm and partly built two others near by. Late in the following winter, after returning east, they set out with three ox teams and began a twenty days' journey, bringing their goods and families on sleds. The three families moved into the finished house while the others were being completed.
Simon Stevens came from Vermont in 1811 with ox team and sled. John Wilson came about the same time. Hiram Colegrove came from Oneida county in 1817. In 1813 John Walker built the first framed house in town. He sold later to Warren Freeman. Ezekiel and Frederick Wilson and their families came to town in 1807 and located in Canadice Hollow. The same year Ebenezer
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Kimball came and settled on East hill. John Phillips was also an early settler in the same locality, as were Seth Knowles, David Badgero, Reuben Gilbert, Justis Grout, and in 1808, to the same locality came Butler Lewis, John Leggett, James and Jesse Pen- field, the fiddler. Other pioneers who came to town about the same time were William Gould, a Vermonter and Revolutionary soldier, Sylvanus Stacy, Abram Stacy, James Button, Ebenezer Ingraham and his sons, Abel and Andrew, John Alger (another mill builder), John Wilson, and Ezra Davis, a cabinet maker and the town under- taker for a time.
In the same connection may be mentioned the names of other heads of families; among them James Anderson, John Rich- ardson, and Elmer Chilson (1810), Jesse Ballard, Samuel Bently, Cornelius Johnson, Hiram and Samuel Hogans (1809), Albert Finch and Luther Gould (1810). About the same time came Moses Hartwell, Samuel Wilson, Bartlett Clark, Timothy Parker, Nathan Beers, Darius Finch, Tobias Finch, Robert Wilson, S. B. Spencer, William Gould, C. Bailey, John Darling, Harry Armstrong, Homer Blake, John Edgett, and Harry Jones.
Later and within a few years others came and made improve- ments, among whom were: William Utley, Cornelius Holden, James Hull, Elisha Hewitt, John Wheeler, Preston Thayer (1820), Joseph S. Spencer, John Winch, James Bowker, Norman and David Butler (1815), Isaac Sergeant, Jehiel Spicer (1812), Heze- kiah Cole, William Burns, William Sullivan, Deacon Benonia Hogans (1812), James Hyde, Amos Thornton (1813), Shadrack Ward, James Bemis, Henry Armstrong, John Kelley (1813), Reu- ben Cole, John Cole, David Tibbals (1818), Daniel Knowles, Peter Welch, Hiram and Samuel Hogans, John Green, Reuben Mann, George and James Adams, William Clare, Jacob Cannon, Thomas Peabody, Asa Bushnell, Abram McKee, Ralph Stanwood, Robert Baldwin, and Green Waite.
Following this time, settlement became more rapid and within a few years the most desirable lands of the town were all occupied. In 1814 came Ebenezer and Samuel Knapp, James Seeley, Fred- erick Howland, Eli Darling. Dr. Williams, John Reeves, Jabez Hicks, James Bennett, Charles Hyde, Amos Jones, John Bourn, Rufus Gary, Alden Wheelock, Benjamin Jersey, Andrew Wemett, and the next year (1815) there came Benjamin, Philip and Peter Snyder, Jonathan Waters, and Captain Granby.
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Other early settlers were Alvin Anderson, John Ray, Elisha Prior, E. Weed, Rev. Silas Reynolds, Abel Eastman, Mathew Standish, Luke Johnson, Abram D. Patterson, Daniel Peabody, Joshua Herrick, Reuben Gilbert, David Phillips, Levi Walling, Robert Callister, John Simmons, Isaac and Robert Smith, Joseph Lobdell, Jesse Stewart, Thomas Johnson, Amos Peck, Jenks Bagley, Enoch Macomber, Orange Potter, Ephraim Tucker, Nathaniel Bearmore, Justis Davis, Andrew Hampton, Jonas Quick, Benjamin Conklin, Daniel Beardsley, Andrew Beck- with, Abiather Phillips, Asa Farrer, James and Henry Hewitt, James Hampton, and others whose names are as worthy of record as these, but undoubtedly have been lost.
The first school house was built in 1809 in Canadice Hollow and the first teacher was Betsey Walker, sister of Gideon and John Walker. The first school house built on Kimball hill was in 1812; and the earliest teachers were Belinda Jackson, Eliza Wilds and Almira Hubbard. In the same year a school house was built in the northeast part of the town and Abigail Root was the first teacher. Thomas Doolittle was an early postmaster, his commis- sion bearing date 1823. Early carpenters of the town were Asa, Pliny, William, and Zachariah Ackley and David Tibbals.
Ira Kimball, before mentioned, had ten children. One, Betsey, married N. G. Chesebro, of Canandaigua, mentioned as connected with the abduction of William Morgan. The Hon. Henry O. Chesebro and Caroline Chesebro, the authoress, were grandchildren of Ira Kimball.
Dr. Sylvester Austin came to Kimball hill in 1836, bought a large farm and practiced his profession. He was a member of the State Legislature in 1843. His son, Alanson W. Austin, was super- intendent of schools, supervisor in 1863-65, and later served as school commissioner. Another son, Nathaniel G. Austin, was supervisor in 1855. Amasa T. Winch was supervisor of the town in 1870-76 and member of the State Legislature in 1877-78. Oliver C. Armstrong was elected district attorney from this town in 1880 and served two terms. Later he was elected surrogate and died soon after assuming the duties of that office. Henry J. Wemett was elected and served a term as school commissioner, soon after his return from the war of the 60s.
Canadice was set off from Richmond in 1829, and the first
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town meeting was held April 6, 1830, at which time officers were elected. At that time the town was well populated.
The succession of supervisors of the town from the year of organization, beginning with a veteran of the Revolutionary war, is as follows: Reuben Hamilton, 1830-32; John Winch, 1833; Andrew Ward, 1834; John Shank, 1835-36; Hiram Colegrove, 1837-40; Robert Armstrong, 1841; Hiram Colegrove, 1842-43; 1845-46; 1852-54; Mark L. Ray, 1844; Joseph S. Secor, 1847; Maurice Brown, 1848-50; 7. C. Andruss, 1851; Nathaniel G. Aus- tin, 1855; Jonas C. Putnam, 1856; Walling Armstrong, 1857-62; Alanson W. Austin, 1863-65; George Andruss, 1866-69; Amasa T. Winch, 1870-76; Oscar F. Ray, 1877-79; Caleb B. Hyde, 1880-81 ; Horatio H. Hickok, 1882; D. Willard Beam, 1883; Albert H. Tib- bals, 1884-85; Birdsey H. Burch, 1886-87; Thomas Eldridge, 1888-89; Caleb B. Hyde, 1890-91 ; Lorenzo Winch, 1892-93; Marion J. Becker, 1894-1903; Everett E. Coykendall, 1904-09; Marcus C. Brown, 1910-11.
Canadice Corners is the only business center of the town, at which is the Methodist Episcopal church, the general store of R. R. Crooks, and two or three shops. Business places in the surround- ing towns of Richmond, Livonia, and Springwater are easy of access. All mail is now delivered by rural carriers from these out- side towns, and a good share of the inhabitants are supplied with telephones, all of which help to compensate for the inconvenience of the people's geographical isolation. The lakes, especially Hem- lock and Canadice, have been a great attraction for summer visitors, and have been the scenes of many gala days, during upwards of three score years The most of that has passed and all is doomed. The city of Rochester has acquired rights to both of these lakes, and not content with the use of the waters therefrom, is closing them round with city ownership of all contiguous territory and causing all cottages to be removed and beginning a return to primeval days by reforesting.
Of the many religious organizations which have from time to time been established, but one is now in existence. During the early history of the town, the people worshiped in the old time school houses, having then no regular organization, but their gatherings were none the less sacred and worthy. Rev. Ebenezer Ingraham frequently held meetings as early as 1809, and later Elder Abijah Wright conducted a successful revival. Also Elder Ketchum
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performed some church services and preached in the log school house on the Nutt farm. A branch of the Presbyterian church of Richmond was formed in Canadice in 1828, and in 1832 it took the name of Canadice. It gradually declined. Many of the members moved, some joined the Methodist Episcopal church, and it was dissolved in 1839.
A society of the Close Communion Baptist church was formed by Elder Caleb Briggs of Richmond, at the Kimball school house, on April 12, 1834. The persons who composed the church when formed were James Hyde, Ezra Smith, Daniel Pursell, Robert Armstrong and their wives, John and Edmund Pursell, Elias Welch and Arnold Green. Members were added from time to time until it numbered thirty-nine. On the last Thursday of May, 1835, it was resolved by a council of this church, composed of members from Lakeville, Nunda, Bristol, and Richmond, with Elder Briggs, Benjamin and Joseph Fuller of this church, to "Fellowship this church as a Church of Christ in Gospel order." It was taken into the Genesee River association on June 27, 1835. Its last regular meeting was in September, 1849, when it reported nineteen members in good standing. John Pursell was the first and only deacon.
A Congregational society was formed through the efforts of Rev. Isaac Sergeant. He preached at the Kimball school house and held a successful revival there. The society was soon dissolved and no records exist. The "Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America" organized a church at the Bush school house in March. 1845, after a protracted effort and revival, conducted by Rev. Israel D. Trembly. The original members were Andrew Ingraham, Joseph Yost, William Smith, Eli Shaw and wife, Jesse Westbrook, John Winch, Benjamin and Jane Blake. Its greatest membership was thirty-four. Another class of the same church was formed on Kimball hill and presided over by the same ministers at a different hour. Of the ministers who labored with them, can be recalled the names of the Revs. Trembly, Kitchel, Bixby, Booth, Havens, Davis, Finney, Yorks, Paine, Broadhead, Clark, Lewis, Barnetson, Bush. and Miller.
The Christian church of the towns of Canadice and Springwater held meetings for several years in the Waite school house. A regular organization was effected in 1830. It was then formed by the Rev. Amos Chapman, who preached regularly for many years. Later a church edifice was erected in Springwater (1836-37) which
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was accessible to the Canadice branch of this church and its attend- ance was transferred there.
Adherents of the Methodist Episcopal church were the first to hold religious services in town, which were presided over by Elder Walker in 1808, Elder Ingraham in 1809, the Revs. Bartlett and Clark in 1811, Jehiel Spicer in 1812, Silas Reynolds in 1816. In the absence of further records prior to 1830, it cannot be stated when a, Methodist class was first formed at Canadice. At that time it was an appointment on a four weeks' circuit, including Lima and Livonia within its bounds. From 1830 to 1835 the class enjoyed an almost constant revival. Meetings were held in school and private houses and sometimes in barns, and the class and congre- gation became so large that a meeting house was necessary for their accommodation. On December 16, 1833, the members met pursuant to notice for the purpose of legal incorporation, preparatory to building a house of worship. At that meeting it was resolved to incorporate under the title of the First Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the town of Canadice, and the following members were elected the first board of trustees: Elias Westfall, John Shank, Orrin Anderson, Humphrey Bump, and John Winch. The articles of incorporation are recorded in Ontario county clerk's office, in Liber D. of Miscellaneous Records, at folio 83. The trustees proceeded to raise funds by subscription, and had erected by contract, during the summer of 1834, a house 30x40 feet with galleries and steeple, in the prevailing style of that time, for the sun of $1,050. It was dedicated the following winter. Dr. Samuel Lucky and Rev. John Copeland preached on that occasion and a good revival followed. The deed of the church lot is recorded in the Ontario county clerk's office, in Liber 60 of Deeds, at page 422.
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