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1840 .- Supervisor, Henry Sloan ; Town Clerk, Peter C. Crounse ; Justice of the Peace, Christo- pher Crounse ; Assessors, Simon Veeder, Peter Ogs- bury, Abram Crounse ; Collector, Aaron Hilton ; Constables, Aaron Hilton, John Mesick, John I. Clark, Henry Youngs ; Commissioners of Schools, James S. Low, David Pratt, Joel B. Nott.
1841 .- Supervisor, Henry Sloan ; Town Clerk, Henry A. Ward ; Justice of the Peace, Hezekiah Sharp ; Assessors, Simon Veeder, Mark Sitterly, Garrett A. Ostrander ; Collector, Frederick Bless- ing ; Constables, Isaac C. Frederick, Peter Siver, James A. Mckown, John Mesick ; Commission- ers of Schools, James S. Lowe, David Pratt, Mar- shall M. Bingham.
1842 .- Supervisor, Peter Shaver ; Town Clerk, Israel Walker ; Justices of the Peace, Thomas Helme, Robert Hall ; Assessors, Simon Veeder, Garrett A. Ostrander, Mark Sitterley ; Collector, John P. Ogsbury ; Constables, James A. Mckown, Peter Siver, Henry Youngs, Aaron Hilton ; Com- missioners of Schools, John McKown, James Hal- lenbeck, Alexander Van Valkenburgh.
1 843 .- Supervisor, Peter Shaver ; Town Clerk, Israel Walker ; Justice of the Peace, John C. Crounse ; Assessors, Simon Veeder, Garrett A. Ostrander, Alexander Van Valkenburgh ; Collector, George A. Severson ; Constables, George A. Sever- son, James A. Mckown, Henry Young, Jacob Sitterley ; Commissioners of Schools, William M. Crounse, Mark Sitterly, James Hallenbeck.
1844 .- Supervisor, Peter Shaver ; Town Clerk, Israel Walker; Justice of the Peace, Henry A. Ostrander ; Assessors, Marshall M. Bingham, Jacob I. Fryer, Alanson Van Auken ; Collector, John Hart ; Constables, Michael Wormer, James A. Mckown, Nicholas Severson, Henry Young ; Superintendent of Schools, Jacob Cronnse.
1845 .- Supervisor, Peter Shaver ; Town Clerk, Israel Walker ; Justice of the Peace, James A. Mc- Kown ; Assessors, Marshall M. Bingham, Nicholas A. Severson, Peter Beebe ; Collector, Jacob C. Vrooman ; Constables, John Dantz, Nicholas Severson, Aaron Waldron, William Lanehart ; Superintendent of Schools, Jacob Crounse.
1846 .- Supervisor, John Fuller ; Town Clerk, Nicholas A. Severson ; Justice of the Peace, Jacob C. Crounse ; Assessors, Peter Beebe, Daniel Ralyea, George Severson ; Collector, George Mesick ; Con- stables, Aaron Waldron, John L. Dantz, Benjamin Stafford, John Blair ; Superintendent of Schools, Jonathan Johnson.
1847 .- Supervisor, John Fuller ; Town Clerk, Nicholas A. Severson ; Justice of the Peace, Henry A. Ostrander ; Assessor, John Van Husen ; Col- lector, George Keenholtz; Constables, William Dover, Aaron Waldron, Benjamin Stafford, Robert
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R. Hall ; Superintendent of Schools, Andrew Wilson.
1848 .- Supervisor, Jacob I. Fryer ; Town Clerk, Nicholas A. Severson ; Justice of the Peace, George Keenholtz ; Assessor, Peter Beebe; Collector, Abner Wood ; Constables, William Devoe, Aaron Hilton, Cornelius Mann, Robert R. Hall ; Super- intendent of Schools, Andrew Wilson.
1849 .- Supervisor, Jacob I. Fryer ; Town Clerk, W. Vine ; Justice of the Peace, James A. Mckown ; Assessor, George Severson ; Collector, Henry Van- derpool ; Constables, Cornelius Mann, Jacob Earls, Peter P. Winne, Peter Clark ; Superintendent of Schools, Andrew Wilson.
1850 .- Supervisor, Elijah Spawn ; Town Clerk, W. Vine; Justice of the Peace, John C. Chism ; Assessor, John B. Veeder ; Collector, Thomas Van Aernam, Jr. ; Constables, De Witt C. Jackson, Cornelius Mann, Alexander Livingston, John Waldron ; Superintendent of Schools, Andrew Wilson.
1851 .- Supervisor, Elijah Spawn ; Town Clerk, Jacob DeGraff; Justice of the Peace, Abraham Mynderse ; Assessor, Peter Beebe ; Collector, John Smith ; Constables, De Witt C. Jackson, Alexan- der Livingston, Cornelius Mann, Malachi Whipple, Peter Quackenbush.
1852 .- Supervisor, W. Vine ; Town Clerk, Jacob DeGraff; Justice of the Peace, Nicholas A. Severson; Assessor, George Severson ; Collector, John Smith ; Constables, De Witt C. Jackson, John Stafford, Peter Quackenbush, John Palmester, Christopher White ; Superintendent of Schools, Marshall M. Bingbam.
1853 .- Supervisor, W. Vine; Town Clerk, Jacob DeGraff ; Justice of the Peace, James A. Mckown ; Assessor, Martin J. Blessing ; Collector, David Ogsbury ; Constables, De Witt C. Jackson, Cornelius Mann, Alexander McDonald, John W. Pangeborn.
1854 .- Supervisor, George Y. Johnson ; Town Clerk, Abraham V. Mynderse ; Justice of the Peace, John C. Chism ; Assessor, John L. Vanderpool ; Collector, Frederick M. Freydendall ; Constables, Peter Quackenbush, John Stafford, Cornelius Mann, Henry Sism, Jeremiah Lasher ; Superin- tendent of Schools, John P. Veeder.
1855 .- Supervisor, George Y. Johnson ; Town Clerk, Abraham V. Mynderse ; Justice of the Peace, Peter Veeder ; Assessor, Philip Ogsbury ; Collect- or, John W. Waggoner ; Constables, John Vroo- man, John Palmester, Cornelius Mann, Alexander MeDonald, Philip Schermerhorn.
1856 .- Supervisor, George Y. Johnson ; Town Clerk, Abraham V. Mynderse ; Justice of the Peace, John Stafford ; Assessor, John P. Ogsbury ; Col- lector, Joseph Shook ; Constables, Alexander Mc- Donald, Philip Schermerhorn, John Smith, John H. Ogsbury.
1857 .- Supervisor, Henry Hilton ; Town Clerk, Isaac Pearl ; Justice of the Peace, Christopher White ; Assessor, Jacob Scrafford ; Collector, Aaron Groat ; Constables, Jacob A. La Grange, Granville Bell, Malachi Whipple, Gilbert Keenholtz, Myndert Veeder.
1858 .- Supervisor, Henry Hilton ; Town Clerk, Isaac Pearl ; Justice of the Peace, John C. Chism ; Assessor, Henry A. Ostrander ; Collector, James R. Steers ; Constables, Jacob A. La Grange, Gil- bert Keenhlotz, Benjamin Stafford, Malachi Whip- ple, John W. Pangburn.
1859 .- Supervisor, Henry Hilton ; Town Clerk, John P. Hotaling ; Justice of the Peace, Peter Veeder ; Assessor, Jacob Van Waggoner ; Col- lector, John B. La Grange ; Constables, Frederick Blessing, James R. Steers, Jacob A. La Grange, Michael Wormer, Malachi Whipple.
1860 .- Supervisor, Leonard Wilkins; Town Clerk, John P. Hotaling; Justice of the Peace, Jacob Crounse ; Assessor, John Waldron ; Col- lector, James Ogsbury ; Constables, James R. Steers, Jacob A. La Grange, Frederick Blessing, Michael Wormer, Cornelius Mann.
1861 .- Supervisor, Stephen V. Frederick ; Town Clerk, John P. Hotaling ; Justice of the Peace, Christopher White; Assessor, Abram Crounse ; Collector, Abram J. Van Wormer ; Constables, Daniel H. Osterhout, John B. La Grange, Thomas Shell, Malachi Whipple, William M. Lanehart.
1862 .- Supervisor, Stephen V. Frederick ; Town Clerk, John P. Hotaling ; Justice of the Peace, Perry Mead ; Assessor, W. Vine; Collector, Frederick J. Sitterly ; Constables, David H. White, Malachi Whipple, John Smith, John B. La Grange, Peter Quackenbush.
1863 .- Supervisor, Stephen V. Frederick ; Town Clerk, John P. Hotaling ; Justices of the Peace, Marshall M. Bingham ; Assessor, William L. Van Auken ; Collector, Frederick Keenholtz ; Constables, Peter Coon, James Kelly, Michael S. Lanehart, John B. La Grange, Peter Quacken- bush.
1864 .- Supervisor, Stephen V. Frederick; Town Clerk, John P. Hotaling ; Justice of the Peace, Peter J. Severson ; Assessor, Abraham Van Anken; Collector, E. Buzzee; Constables, Alexander Lane- hart, Jobn B. La Grange, Malachi Whipple, Thomas Schell, Adam Crounse.
1865. - Supervisor, Stephen V. Frederick; Town Clerk, John P. Hotaling ; Justice of the Peace, Tunis Vandenburgh ; Assessor, W. Vine; Collect- or, George N. Severson ; Constables, John B. La Grange, David H. White, Malachi Whipple, John W. Sharp, Thomas Schell.
1866 .- Supervisor, Stephen V. Frederick; Town Clerk, Jobn P. Hotaling; Justice of the Peace, Perry Mead ; Assessor, Israel Walker ; Collector, Peter J. Severson ; Constables, John B. La Grange, Malachi Whipple, George W. Sigsbee, Francis Scott, William Hallenbeck.
1867 .- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs; Town Clerk, John P. Hotaling ; Justice of the Peace, Loring W. Osborn ; Assessor, Abraham Van Auken; Col- lector, Frederick P. Crounse; Constables, Alexan- der Reinhart, John P. La Grange, Malachi Whipple, George W. Sigsbee, Francis Scott.
1868 .- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs; Town Clerk, George B. Sloan ; Justice of the Peace, Jacob A. La Grange ; Assessor, W. Vine ; Collector, James Kelly ; Constables, Alexander Reinhart, William
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R. Gray, Alonzo Crounse, Francis Scott, George W. Sigsbee.
1869 .- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs ; Town Clerk, George B. Sloan ; Justice of the Peace, George W. Kelderhouse ; Assessor, Israel Walker ; Collector, Henry Ogsbury ; Constables, Abram Smith, Joseph E. Roe, James E. Siver, Alonzo Crounse, Peter Waggoner.
1870 .- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs ; Town Clerk, George B. Sloan; Justice of the Peace, Perry Mead ; Assessor, Abraham Van Auken; Collector, Christian Bloomingdale ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, Alonzo Crounse, James E. Siver, Peter Waggoner, Hiram Carpenter.
1871 .--- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs; Town Clerk, George B. Sloan ; Justice of the Peace, Jacob H. Ogsbury ; Assessor, W. Vine ; Collector, James R. Main ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, John Beebe, John B. La Grange, James E. Siver, George Pike.
1872 .- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs; Town Clerk, George B. Sloan ; Justice of the Peace, Jacob H. La Grange ; Assessor, Israel Walker ; Collector, James Durfee ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, John B. La Grange, James E. Siver, Alonzo Crounse, George Pike.
1873 .- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs; Town Clerk, George B. Sloan ; Justice of the Peace, George W. Kelterhouse ; Assessor, Abraham Van Auken ; Col- lector, Peter Ogsbury ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, James Cameron, John B. La Grange, Alonzo Crounse, George Pike.
1874 .- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs ; Town Clerk, Peter H. Pearl ; Justice of the Peace, Peter Walker; Assessor, S. D. Grant; Collector, Robert Magill ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, James Cameron, John B. La Grange, Alonzo Crounse, William L. Wag- goner.
1875 .- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs; Town Clerk, Peter H. Pearl ; Justice of the Peace, Abram Hil- ton ; Assessor, Israel Walker ; Collector, John B. La Grange ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, James Cameron, James Durfee, Philip Pettinger, William Waggoner.
1876 .- Supervisor, Hiram Griggs; Town Clerk, Peter H. Pearl ; Justice of the Peace, Jacob A. La Grange ; Assessor, Abraham Van Auken; Collect- or, Peter Waggoner ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, James Cameron, Jesse A. Mulford, Henry Shover, Jr., James Durfee.
1877 .- Supervisor, John C. Grant; Town Clerk, William J. Capron; Justice of the Peace, James R. Main ; Assessor, James Helm ; Collector, Ira J. Weaver ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, H. Strevel, James Durfee, John B. La Grange, Henry Shaver, Jr.
1878 .- Supervisor, John C. Grant; Town Clerk, John Mann ; Justice of the Peace, Peter Walker ; Assessor, Israel Walker ; Collector, C. Wormer ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, John B. La Grange, E. Buzzee, James Durfee, James Cameron.
1879 .- Supervisor, John C. Grant; Town Clerk, John Mann ; Justice of the Peace, Jacob H. Ogs- bury; Assessor, John H. Severson ; Collector, James Sharp ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, James
Cameron, John B. La Grange, E. Buzzee, James Durfee.
1880 .- Supervisor, John C. Grant; Town Clerk, James I. Wright ; Justice of the Peace, William H. Van Benscotten ; Assessor, James Helm ; Col- lector, Hiram Fredendall ; Constables, Henry Shaver, Jr., Joseph E. Roe, John Winne, James Durfee, John Stafford.
1881 .- Supervisor, Aaron Fuller ; Town Clerk, James I. Wright ; Justice of the Peace, William J. Capron ; Assessor, David Relyea ; Collector, Harvey Vosburgh ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, Hiram Carpenter, James Durfee, Henry Shaver, Jr., John Stafford.
1882 .- Supervisor, Aaron Fuller; Town Clerk, James J. Wright; Justice of the Peace, Peter Walker ; Assessor, James H. Hilton ; Collector, Myron J. Fowler ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, Hiram Carpenter, Frederick Brust, George Pike, Chatfield Stafford.
1883 .--- Supervisor, Aaron Fuller ; Town Clerk, John Mann ; Justice of the Peace, Jacob Ogsbury; Assessor, John H. Hewitt ; Collector, David Van- denburgh ; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, Hadley Reinhart, James Durfee, John L. Hein, Melvin Van Auken.
1884 .- Supervisor, Aaron Fuller; Town Clerk, Charles F. Foster; Justice of the Peace, William H. Van Benscotten; Assessor, Peter Vanderpool; Collector, Wilbur Whipple; Constables, Joseph E. Roe, Hadley Reinhart, Peter H. Siver, E. Buzzee, Richard Prout.
EDUCATIONAL.
The earliest schools in Guilderland were of the same crude description as the pioneer schools else- where in this section of the State. They were taught in private houses or in other convenient places, by ministers of the Gospel and by traveling schoolmasters, almost exclusively in the language of the Fatherland. Later, after association with English speaking people and acquaintance with prevailing customs had foreshadowed the necessi- ties of the future, English teachers were secured and English text-books were employed. The early school-houses were primitive affairs, built by subscription or by gatherings of men for that pur- pose. Such united efforts were called " bees."
The first school officers chosen in the town at an annual town meeting were elected in 1813. They were John Schoolcraft, Samuel R. Campbell and John Weaver, Jr., Commissioners of Schools; and Andrew Ostrander, Henry Heath and Cor- nelius M. Watson, Inspectors of Schools. Most of the school officers subsequently elected in the town, under different laws, and known by different official titles, are mentioned in the civil list. Among the early public schoolmasters were Jo- seph Bell, John Rawle, Abijah Beebe, William
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Gardner, Hubert Pratt, Henry Switcher, and others whose names are forgotten. The following record of the original division of Guilderland into school districts appears in the town books :
"At a meeting of the Commissioners of Schools for the town of Guilderland, in the County of Albany, held at the house of Zoal Morgan on Wednesday, the 21st day of April, 1813, for the purpose of dividing said town into school districts, the Commissioners do hereby certify that they have divided said town into eight school districts, bounded and distinguished as follows, to wit :
"School District No. I begins at the Manor line on the north side of the Bozen Kill, and runs thence along said Manor line easterly to the south boundary of the first Great Western Turnpike road; thence down said road to the west boundary of the farm of John Lanehart; from thence southerly to the said Bozen Kill, including the farm of Henry Lanehart; thence westerly along said kill to the place of beginning.
"School District No. 2 begins at the west boundary of the farm of John Lanehart, on the south side of the turnpike road aforesaid, and runs from thence southerly to the west boundary of the farms of John M. Vanderpool and Simon Lane- hart to the Bozen Kill, as it winds and turns to the bridge across the said kill at Becker's Mills; from thence along the road from said bridge northerly to the turnpike road; thence up the turnpike road to the stone bridge across the Norman's Kill; thence up the Norman's Kill as it winds and turns (includ- ing the house and lot of Cornelius H. Watson) to the Manor line; thence along the Manor line southwesterly to the turnpike road; thence down the said road to the place of beginning.
" School District No. 3 begins at the bridge aforesaid, and runs thence along the east boundary of School District No. 2 (including the houses of Jacob Quackenbush and Abraham B. Truax) to the Manor line; then down the Manor line to the east boundary of the farm of Jacob Totten; from thence northerly to the house in possession of Russell Case (including said house); from thence with a straight course to the Norman's Kill about twenty rods below the house of Samuel R. Camp- bell; thence up the said kill as it winds and turns to the place of beginning.
"School District No. 4 begins at the Norman's Kill about twenty rods below the house of Samuel R. Campbell, and runs thence down said kill as it winds and turns to the line of the town of Bethle- hem (including the farm of Silas Horton); from thence along the Manor line and corporation line to the northeast boundary of the farm of Jacob Totten; from thence along the east boundary of District No. 2 to the place of beginning.
" School District No. 5 begins about twenty rods below the house of Samuel R. Campbell at the Norman's Kill, and runs thence down said kill as it winds and turns to the Bethlehem line; from thence up said line to the west boundary of the farm of John Blessing; from thence northerly to the northwest corner of the farm of John Van
Patten (including the house and lot of Henry Vine); from thence to the northwest boundary of the farm of Jonas Smith; from thence along the east boundary of the farms of John Walker and Frederick Freydendall to the place of beginning.
"School District No. 6 begins about twenty rods below the house of Samuel R. Campbell on the south side of the Norman's Kill, and runs thence up said kill as it winds and turns to the bridge at Becker's Mills; from thence up the Black Creek to the bridge at the saw-mill near the house of William W. Munsell (including John Weitzel's and Philip Fetherly's farms); thence southerly to the farm of James Henderson (including said Hen- derson and Martin Blessing); from thence to the farm of John Van Patten (including Peter Relyea); from thence along School District No. 5 to the place of beginning.
"School District No. 7 begins at the bridge near the Widow Apple's, and runs from thence south- erly to the southeast corner of the farm of Martin Blessing (excluding said Blessing); from thence westerly with a straight line to the south boundary line of the farm of John Livingston (including Jacob Van Aernam's, William Van Aernam's and Isaac Hallenbeck's); from thence along the town line northwesterly to the Bozen Kill; thence down the said kill to the bridge at Becker's Mills; from thence on the west side of said kill to the place of beginning (excepting and excluding John Weitzel and Philip Fetterly.)
"School District No. 8 begins at the southwest corner of the farm of John Livingston, and runs thence along the town line southerly to the town line of Bethlehem; from thence easterly along the Bethlehem line to the road near William Davis'; from thence to the land of James Henderson (including Peter Van Auken and Cor- nelius Wormer); from thence to the place of be- ginning (including Philip Crounse, the families of the Fredericks and Frederick Crounse)."
The school districts, as now organized, number fifteen. The number of children of the school age in the town is 1,059. From eighteen to twenty- one teachers are employed. There are seven school libraries, containing about 700 volumes. The value of the school property is about $ 15, 000. The school-houses are kept in good repair, and the educational advantages of Guilderland compare more than favorably with these of other similar towns.
VILLAGES. SLOAN'S.
This pleasant village, in the eastern part of the town, is known also as Guilderland. This is the locality of the old glass works referred to elsewhere, and was first known as "Glass House." In 1796 the ground was laid out in streets and lots, under the name of Hamilton (so called in honor of Alexander Hamilton), and it was proposed to
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establish there a manufacturing town. To en- courage this project the owners of the glass works and their employees were exemp'ed from taxation for five years under authority of special legislation ; but the hopes of its founders were doomed to disappointment, as the works were discontinued in 1815.
Still, its size and proximity to Albany considered, this village has at times been quite enterprising and the seat of considerable business. The Batterman family have been prominent here. John Batter- man was a resolute, energetic manufacturer and repairer of carriages, wagons and farming utensils. Christopher Batterman, calm, considerate and of great decision of character, engaged in mercantile business, which he conducted with marked ability. He was chosen general of the militia and sheriff of the County of Albany, offices which he filled credit- ably to himself and satisfactorily to his fellow citi- zens. George Batterman was a man of extraor- dinary mental and physical power, gifted with fine business ability. He kept the hotel (since Sloan's), often entertaining as many as fifty guests night after night, and managed two large farms, a flour- ing mill and a satinet factory. In these varied fields of activity, he was often seen on his horse before sunrise and riding rapidly from place to place throughout the day. But having overtaxed his powers, he received a paralytic stroke and died, leaving an ample fortune. Henry Sloan, having married his daughter, came into possession of the hotel and the lands surrounding it. The old hos- telry was soon afterward destroyed by fire. Mr. Sloan immediately built the present commodious road-house known by his name, which he managed with such success that it came to be known as " the model hotel for fifty miles around," and to be patronized by first-class customers. Under his charge and that of George B. Sloan, it has long been a favorite resort for pleasure parties from Albany and elsewhere, and it has not infrequently been visited by the Governor of the State of New York and his associates, members of the Legis- lature and distinguished men tarrying for a time in Albany.
The list of the business and professional men of Sloan's embraces the following names: George B. Sloan, proprietor of Sloan's hotel; Frank J. Spur and William J. Capron, merchants; Abram De Graff, M. D., a well-known and very success- ful physician and surgeon; John M. Batterman, proprietor of a flourishing flouring mill; New- bury & Chapmon, proprietors of a foundry and machine shop; De Graff & Pearl, blacksmiths;
and the pastors of the churches at this place, histories of which are given elsewhere.
GUILDERLAND CENTER.
Another enterprising village is Guilderland Center, on Black Creek, known formerly by the name of " Bang-all." We are told that it was so called from the influence of rum, horse racing and rough manners, once too prevalent there. Under the reforming influence of Christianity, it has be- come a model village, but by old people it is yet often referred to as " Bang-all," though the local- ity and its post-office have long been properly named Guilderland Center. The Athens and Schenectady Railroad (now a branch of the West Shore line) has given an impetus to the business of the place, which now presents a street nearly a mile long, bordered by fine and comfortable resi- dences and shops and stores, all presenting a thrifty, well-kept appearance, among which a church and a school-house are pleasantly conspicuous.
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John P. Bloomingdale and other enterprising residents have done much to advance the growth and prosperity of this village, which practically in- cludes French's Mills, the seat of Abel French's early manufacturing enterprise, and contains a population of at least 450. It has one church and a good school, and its leading business, manufactur- ing and professional interests are represented as follows: E. Spawn & Son, proprietors of French's Mills, and manufacturers of flour and feed, and proprietors of a woolen factory located at the point called in honor of the first establishment named; Mann & Witherwax, dealers in hay, straw and country produce; John Witherwax, dealer in coal and iron hay bands; A. V. Mynderse, manu- facturer of and wholesale and retail delear in cider and vinegar, and dealer in plaster and phosphate; Michael H. Frederick, manufacturer of cider and vinegar ; P. Pittinger, general merchant and post- master, and dealer in agricultural implements; Wil- liam D. Frederick, proprietor of the Central Hotel; J. Delong, blacksmith and carriage ironer; Charles Sutphin, wagon maker; Eli S. Mann, carriage painter; George Squire, M. D .; William A. Young, manufacturer of and dealer in boots and shoes; Peter N. Martin, proprietor of meat market; F. Tygert, general merchant; John Robinson, hotel keeper; George W. Livingstone, harness maker; Charles Brust, carriage manufacturer; Erastus Goodfellow, carriage painter; Philip Ogs- bury, carpenter; Hugh Livingston, tailor; A. J. Tygert, manufacturer of sash, blinds and doors, and proprietor of planing mill; H. Salisbury,
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manufacturer of spring beds; A. F. Dietz, pro- prietor of bottling establishment; Jacob H. Ogs- bury, Justice of the Peace, and Rev. J. S. Harkey, pastor of the Lutheran Church.
DUNNSVILLE.
Dunnsville is a post-office and hamlet in the northern part of the town, containing a population of about 100. It was named in honor of Christo- pher Dunn, the original owner of the land there- about. It contains two hotels and two blacksmith shops. One of the public houses is kept by Samuel Robinson, the other by J. Jost. The blacksmiths are J. Jost and Frederick Brust. Near Dunnsville, lives W. G. Davis, M. D., who has a large practice.
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