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33. "John S. Thorpe, probably, lived above Solomon Leonard. on the same side of the way, just south of the little stream.
34. Isaac Hitchcock, b at Bethlehem, Conn., 8 Feb., 1786, son of Jared and Irena (Bartholomew) Hitchcock, m with Nancy Leonard, daughter of Asa and Olive (Churchill) Leonard. They joined the church at Newark Valley, 2 Jan., 1820, and were dis- missed to the church at Berkshire, 5 July, 1833. He died 20 Feb., 1867. She died 6 Dec., 1872. Their home was on the west side of the road, on the northwest quarter of lot 377; afterward on the north side of Leonard street, where hisdaughters now live. Their children were :
I. Chauncey B., b 1 July, 1812, m at Franklin, N. Y., 22 Nov., 1838, with Sarah' Maria Lovelace, and lives at Geneva Lake, Wis.
II. Horatio, b 8 Sept., 1814, m at McLean, N. Y., 16 Feb., IS41, with Louisa Susan Brown. He was a physician, and died at Chicago. III.
III. Juliette, b IS Dec., 1816, m 1 Jan., 1845, at Berkshire, with Dwight Waldo. She resides on her father's homestead, a widow.
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IV. Charlotte, b 23 Dec., 1818, m 7 Sept., 1843, at Berkshire, with Charles Lull.
V. Susan, b 1 March, 1824, d 3 Sept., 1825.
VI. Caroline, b 19 March, 1826, and resides on her father's homestead.
VII. Dwight, b 25 Nov., 1828, died 10 Oct., 1847.
36. Sellick Payne, a carpenter and joiner, came from Rich- mond, Mass., without his family, in 1816, to build the new meet- ing house, which was dedicated 4 July, 1817. In 1820 he moved his family from Richmond to Geneseo, N. Y., and thence, in the same year, to Berkshire. He dwelt, the first winter, in the old log house of David Williams, on the west side of the way, just north of the school-house. During several years he moved from place to place, as he had contracts for building ; at one time in Richford, at another in Newark Valley, and finally built the house where his son, Henry Payne, now lives, opposite the Con- gregational meeting-house, in Berkshire.
37. William H. Moore, a trader, lived on the east side of the road, where Dr. Gay now lives, and had a store (since burned), on the corner, just north of his house. Within a few years, after 1820, he bought the next place south of his house, and built a new store opposite the school-house, and then built the front part of the house.where Mrs. Betsey Bidwell now lives, a little south of the store. .
38. Andrew Rees, a farmer, is remembered as always driving a fine team of horses, but his place of residence has not been ascertained. It is probable that he was at Mr. Moore's store when he gave the particulars of his family.
39. Anna Collins was widow of Dan Collins, a cooper, who died 27 June, 1820, in the kitchen part of the house now occupied by Mrs. Betsey Bidwell. Her maiden name was Anna Lisk, and she was born 6 July, 1780. She had three children. Bristol Lisk Collins b 26 May 1809; died at Berkshire, 17 July, 1814; Orra Ann Collins, b 3 Dec. 1811; and George Bristol Lisk Collins, b 19 Dec. 1815. She moved to one of the Western states with her children, a few years later.
40. John Ayres, in Dec., 1820, was living in the house of Isaac Hitchcock.
41. Lyman Hull, lived where Nathan Rightmire now lives, cast of the road, on the northeast quarter of lot 383. He died 23 March, 1823, aged 34 years and 4 months.
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42. Jesse Gleazen lived on the west side of the way, near the north line of lot 383, in Dec., 1820.
45. Moses Stanley lived "in a blackberry patch," on the old road which has long been out of use, and probably on the north- west quarter of lot 383. He was a joiner, and married with Susanna Goodale. They moved to Veteran, N. Y., where she died 1 March, 1826. He is known to have been in Berkshire as early as October, 1807. His wife joined the church 7 Feb., 1813, and was dismissed 22 June, 1823. Their children were :
I. Lucy, b (probably) 26 Aug., 1808, bap. 17 March, 1813.
II. Lovina, b (probably) 29 Oct., 1810, bap. 17 March, 1813.
III. - , a daughter, bap 12 Oct., 1813.
IV. Mary, bap 8 Jan., 1815. V. Chauncey, bap 2 Aug., 1818.
~ ~ 46. Clarissa Smith lived down in the valley, on a little stream, on lot 418. She was a daughter of Isaac Goodale, and was born at Westhampton, Mass., 19 April, 1792. She was the widow of Heman Smith, Jr., who had his leg crushed while clearing his land, about 21 June, 1820, and died from the injury, about 7 July, 1820. Her youngest child, by Mr. Smith, was born after his death, 20 Nov., 1820. Her second husband was Nathaniel Johnson, of Richford.
47. . Samuel Smith lived on the road to Rawson Hollow, and probably on the northwest quarter of lot 419.
48. Hooker Bishop lived on the south side of the hill road, on the western slope of the hill, near the centre of lot 420, about thirty rods east of the Keith Blackman house, and about three- eighths of a mile east of the creek road at Rawson Hollow. He was born at Richmond, Mass., 30 March, 1781, son of the Hon. Nathaniel and Ruth (Bartlett) Bishop, and married in Berkshire, 20 August, 1812, with Sabra Clark. Soon after the census was taken they moved to a small house on the farm of Samuel Collins, west of the Richford road, and very near where the railway crosses the road ; and in this house she died 9 March, 1821. He died 28 June, 1821, at the house of Samuel Collins, to which he was taken so that his sister, Mrs. Collins, could more easily care for him. Their children were:
I. Mary, b 28 May, 1813.
II. John Bartlett, b 23 May, 1815 ; m 24 June 1846, with Sarah Jane Merchant, and had one daughter, who m with William Elwell.
III. Betsey, b 17 April, 1817; m with David M. Sturtevant, and lives in Newark Valley.
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IV. Nathaniel, b 21 Oct., 1819 ; died 26 April 1822.
49. Cicero Barker, a wool-carder and cloth-dresser, lived on the corner, east of the creek road, and south of the hill road, at Rawson Hollow on the west end of lot 420. His twin brother, Cephas Barker, lived with him, and had a share of the business. Their shop was on the east bank of the creek, where the firkin factory now stands, and they took the water from the pond of Lyman Rawson's grist-mill, which stood at the west end of the dam in the town of Caroline.
50. Aaron Livermore lived on lot 420, a few rods south of Cicero Barker, and about ten rods east of the creek road, at Rawson Hallow. A few years later he moved farther south and lived west of the road, on lot 380. He was born at Spencer, Mass., March, 1782, and married with Content Akins. After his death she moved to Michigan with her children, about 1856, and settled at Dexter or Ingham. He and six of his twelve chil- dren are buried at Speedsville, N. Y., and the other six settled in Michigan.
51. Eleazer Lyman lived in a log house on the bank of the creek, on the northwest corner of lot 381, about twenty rods west of the present road. A year or two later he built a new house near the north line of the lot, on the east side of the road. His farmis now occupied by S. D. Freeland, who lives on the west side of the road. He was born 28 May, 1780, a son of Major Ozias and Sally (Parker) Lyman ; married at Peru, Mass., in Feb., 1802, with Betsey Raymond, who was born I Oct., 1783, daugh- ter of Amos and Alice (Joslin) Raymond, of Peru. They dwelt in Peru till October, 1819, then settled as above stated in Berk- shire, where she died of cancer, I Sept., 1851. He died there of consumption 5 Feb., 1853. Their children were :
I. Eleazer, b at Peru, Mass., 18 Aug., 1802; m at Hinsdale, Mass., 18 Sept., 1819, with Sally Payne, daughter of Ebenezer Payne. He died at Great Bend, Pa., 6 Jan., 1845.
II. Betsey, b at Peru, Mass., 4 Aug., 1804; married 10 Sept., 1821, with Lyman P. Akins.
III. Alice Raymond, bat Peru, Mass., 27 July, 1806, died there 27 July, 1806.
IV. Raymond, b at Peru, Mass., 13 April, 1808, and died there 29 Dec., 1814.
V. Alice, b at Peru, Mass., 3 April, 1810, died 16 Feb., 1814.
VI. David, bat Peru, Mass., 25 Nov., 1812 ; died 20 Feb., 1814
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VII. Obias, b at Peru, Mass., 15 Sept., 1814; died 15 Sept., 1814.
VIII. Alice, b at Peru, Mass., 23 Feb., 1816, married with John Harper Heggie, and lives at Colesburgh, Potter Co., Pa.
IX. Daniel Raymond, b at Peru, Mass., 27 Feb., 1818, m with Sarah Jane Blair, daughter of George and Rhoda (Blackman) Blair. He died 19 Sept., 1880, at Jackson, Mich., where she still resides.
X. Persis, b in Berkshire 18 Feb., 1820 ; married there, 18 Feb., 1841, with Austin Blair, son of George and Rhoda (Blackman) Blair. They settled at Eaton Rapids, Mich., where she died 30 Jan., 1844. He was elected Governor of Michigan in Novem- ber, 1860, served during several terms, and was known as the "War Governor of Michigan."
XI. Nancy, b at Berkshire 16 Feb., 1822 ; married there Nov., 1842, with Daniel Brown Jenks, and resides at Speedsville, N. Y.
XII. Mary, b at Berkshire 27 Feb., 1824; married there with Levi J. Osborn, and lives at Big Rapids, Mich.
XIII. David Ballou, b at Berkshire, 21 Dec., 1826; married with Caroline Douglas, and died in Silver Township, Cherokee Co., Iowa, 24 Nov., 1886.
XIV. Sarah, b at Berkshire 2 April, 1829: married Feb., 1844, with George Landers Haynes, and resides in Owego, N. Y.
54. Elias Walker lived on the southwest quarter of lot 341, east of the road, just north of the orchard now owned by the Whiting family, and directly east of the village of Speedsville. The house no longer stands there. He removed to Mora- via, N. Y.
55. Phineas Case, a blacksmith, came with his wife from Litch- field County, Conn., settled on lot 380, and built the house west of the road and directly opposite the cheese factory, now owned by E. D. Legg. His shop was on the same side of the way, and about fifteen rods south of his house. He moved to the west part of Candor, on the Spencer road, and died there.
56. Leman Case was a carpenter, came from Litchfield county, Conn., and married with Polly Jenks, daughter of Laban Jenks, an early settler at Speedsville. He settled in a house that was built by Job Hall, on lot 380, west of the road, some thirty or forty rods south of his brother, Phineas Case. He moved to Michigan not far from 1824.
58. Levi E. Barker lived on the hill, on the northeast quarter of lot 341.
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59. Isaiah Gridley Barker, a silversmith and repairer of watches, lived about twenty rods south of the road and northeast of Levi E. Barker, on the same lot, 341. He m in 1811, with Permelia Cobb, who was b in Canaan, Conn., 20 Jan., 1791; daughter of Elijah William and Sally (Whitney) Cobb. She died HI Feb., 1830, at Henrietta, N. Y., aged 39 years. Their children were :
I. Rhoda, din Feb., 1830.
II. Mary Ann, b I Jan., 1814, m with Mr. Birdsall, and d be- fore 1851.
III. Eliza, died in 1826. IV. Beda.
V. Permelia, was born 6 Oct., 1820, m in 1835, with Sidney Waite, who died at Appleton, Wis., in 1869, and she was living there in 1875.
VI. and VII. Twin sisters, died. VIII. Lyman Cobb.
IX. William Whitney, m with Eliza D. Lincoln, of Pike, N. Y., in 1851.
60. Edmund Barker lived on the same lot, 341, very near its north line, and just west of the angle where the road turns east on the lot lines.
61. Erastus Benton, a school teacher, lived south of the road, on the north border of lot 342. He came from Lenox, Mass. His wife was Elizabeth Paul, and their children were:
I. Harriet, b at Lenox, Mass., m with Henry Johnson.
II. Rhoda Maria, b at Lenox, Mass., 7 Feb., ISto, m with Will- iams Hutchinson.
III. Mary Ann, b at Lenox, Mass., m with G. D. Gleazen.
IV. Lucretia, b at Berkshire. died when a year old.
V. Charlotte, m with John Haddock, and lives in Candor, near Speedsville.
VI. Charles, b about 14 Jan., 1820, lives on the homestead.
VII. Lvman Cobb, b 21 Aug., 1821, lives at Jenksville.
VIII. A son, died young. IX. A son, died young.
X. Martin, died when 17 years old.
63. Lyman Durfee, a carpenter and joiner, lived on the south- east quarter of lot 338, where S. B. Aikens has since lived. He was born at Richmond, Mass., 14 March, 1792, m 19 Oct., 1815, with Hannah Hatch, of Richmond. He died in Wisconsin, 2 March, 18 -. She died 12 Nov., 1844, aged 51 years, 9 months and 2 days, and was buried in West Newark.
64. John Durfee lived on the same place with his son, Lyman Durfee.
66. Ezra Landon lived in the north part of Berkshire, on top
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of the hill, a mile east of where Col. Royce lives. He married with Ruby Chapin, a niece of Samuel Lucas, who had formerly lived on the same place, and died without children. Mrs. Landon inherited his property. Landon and his wife were . Methodists, but finally went off and joined the Mormons. He had a child b IO May, 1821.
67. Abraham Hotchkin lived in a log house on the west side of the road, opposite the site of the brick house since built by Col. John B. Royce. He had already sold the house and land to Col. Royce, but continued for several years to dwell there. He was born in Guilford, Conn., 16 July, 1779, married in 1805, with Par- thenia Bement, eldest daughter of Asa Bement. They afterward settled on lot 218, in Newark Valley, and died there ; he, 28 Feb., 1842 ; she 2 June, 1847. They had two children :
I. Marshal, b in Newark Valley, 18 May, 1806, died 24 May, 1874. He had three wives-Juliaette Williams, Abigail (Harmon) Branch, and Mary Edwards Muzzy, who still lives in Newark Valley. His daughter, by his first wife, is yet living on the home- stead of her father and grandfather.
II. Abby Lavinia, b at Newark Valley, 26 Aug., 1808.
72. Thomas Langdon, in December 1820, lived in a small house just north of the house of Samuel Collins. He married in April 1816, with, Maria Lawrence, daughter of Consider Lawrence. Their children were.
I. Wealthy, b 27 July 1817, m in Dec. 1838, with Stanley Sheffield Hinman, and settled at Monroeton, Penn.
II. Benjamin, b 6 June, 1819, m in Sept. 1846, with Eveline Perry, of Owego, and settled in Monroeton, Penn.
III. -, b 25 Feb. 1821.
IV. Eliza, b 1 Sept. 1822, m in Sept. 1846, with William Wiltse, and settled at Speedsville, N. Y.
75. Joseph Cook, a distiller, lived in the village of Berkshire. His wife was -- - Livermore, and they moved to Lisle, N. Y. 85. Marcus Ford, a blacksmith, b at Lenox, Mass., 13 Feb. 1796, lived just north of the corner opposite the Congregational church. He never married. His sister, Margaret Ford, who was born at Lenox, 29 April, 1798, kept his house during his life. He died 17 June, 1838. In 1820 when the census was taken, their brother, Charles Backus Ford, b at Lenox, 28 Aug., 1791, a shoemaker, lived in the house with them. They came to Berkshire about 1814. Margaret Ford m 7 July, 1846, with David Smith, of China, N. Y.
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86. Luke Bates Winship lived on the west side of the road, on the homestead of Josiah Ball, on lot 33. He was born at Union, N. Y., 31 March, 1794, a clothier, tanner, inn-keeper and farmer. He m 22 Feb., 1816, with Cynthia Ball., They had ten children, and died there.
87. John Rounseville lived on the east side of the road, below the Isaac Brown place, in a small framed house which was built by Elijah H. Saltmarsh, for a store.
92. Ralph Manning. a nephew of Barnabas Manning, lived in 1820, where Charles S. Manning now lives. He married with Betsey Cobb, who. was born about 16 June, 1794, and died 6 June, 1848, aged 53 years, 11 months and 20 days. He married (ed) with Maria Archibald, sister of Samuel Archibald, of Owego, and she is still living, at Alden, McHenry Co., Ill. He had two children, Sophia Manning, b 2 Oct., 1819; and Gurdon G. Man- ning, b 30 Dec., 1825, now resides at Waverly.
This completes the matter furnished by Mr. Patterson, and we add the following :
The comparative growth of the town may be seen by reference to the following figures, showing the population for the several years cited : 1810, 1,105; 1820, 1,502 ;* 1825, 1,404; 1830, 1,7II; I835, 964 ; 1845, 878 ; 1850, 1,049; 1855, 1,068; 1860, 1, 151 ; 1865, 1.073 ; 1870, 1,240 ; 1875, 1,304; 1880, 1,304.
Additional Sketches .- Ezekial Dewey was born in Westfield, Mass., i'n 1797, and came here about 1816, locating first in that part of Berkshire which is now Richford. He married for his first wife, Lucy, daughter of Nathaniel Johnson, of Richford, who bore him five children, Lucy, Samantha, Jane E., David W., Charles J., and Ezekiel H. Of these only two are living, Charles J., of Berkshire, and Ezekiel H., of Rochester, Mich. He married Eunice, daughter of Heman Smith, for his second wife, and had born to him one child, Amanda, wife of John Rightmire, of Caroline, N. Y. Mr. Dewey died February 11, 1887, aged eighty- nine years.
Ichabod Ford was born in Norwich, Conn., and came to this town with his family in 1822. He married twice, first, Rebecca Thomas, of Barnstable, Mass., and reared eight children, viz : Charles B., Susan T., Marcus, Margaret, Elijah T., Caroline,
# The apparent discrepancy between this number and that given by the census table on page 146, is due to the fact that the table only includes those that lived within the present limits of Berkshire.
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Lebbeus and Alfred. His wife died in 1813, and he married for his second wife Theda Abby, and reared four children, Calvin, Susan, Ichabod and Philena. Alfred H., who was born in Lenox, Mass .. December 30, 1808, came here in 1822, married first, Bet- sey Rich, who bore him one child, George R .. and second, Eunice, daughter of John Rewey, of. Newark Valley. Two chil- dren were born to them, John R., of this town, and Phoebe, who married Theodore Dykeman. Lebbeus Ford also came here from Lenox, in 1822, engaged as a blacksmith, and was for a long time the only blacksmith in town. He married Sarah W. Wit- ler, and had born to him four children, namely, Marcus, Harriet H., William W., and one who died in infancy. William W. mar- ried Florence J., daughter of Sylvester Simmons, and has had born to him four children, as follows : Sarah W., Annie L., Har- riet H. and Mary J.
Daniel P. Witler, son of Josiah, was born in Windham, Conn., moved to Homer, N. Y., in 1812, and came to Berkshire in 1833. He married Elizabeth. daughter of Samuel Humphrey, and reared nine children, viz: Asa, Betsey, Mary, John, Lester, Lu- cretia, Jasper, Daniel and Sarah. Of these only two are living, Jasper, of Dundaff, Penn., and Sarah, widow of Lebbeus Ford. Asa married Louisa, daughter of Ralph Collins, for his first wife, who bore him nine children, and for his second wife he married Delia, daughter of Samuel Torrey, and had born to him five children.
, John F. Kimball was born in Scotland, Conn., in 1811, and came to Berkshire in 1835, locating on the farm where he now resides. He married Ruth, daughter of Maj. Peleg Ellis, of Dryden, and has three children, namely, James P., surgeon and major at West Point, Olive, and Grace (Mrs. Lorenzo J. Stannard).
John Bunnell came to this county, from Pike county, Pa. Henry J., one of his fourteen children, was born in December, 1803. married Eliza A. Livermore in 1828, and in 1830 he purchased and made the first settlement on the farm where he now resides. He has had born to him six children, viz .: John G., Charles A., deceased, William H., Mary E., Sarah, and James H., who died in infancy.
Erastus E. Humphrey, son of Roswell. was born in Canton, Conn., and moved to Speedsville, which was then a part of fioga county, in IS12.
Frederick Shaff was born in Duchess county, in 1752, and came to this town to live with his son, who had been here since
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1841. Mr. Shaff was 105 years of age when James Buchanan was elected president, and that was his last vote. He died in 1859, aged 107 years.
Joseph Walter, son of Elijah, moved to Newark Valley, from New Marlboro, Mass., in 1830. He married twice, first, Abigail Manley, and second, Hannah Schoonover. His son George was born in New Marlboro, and came to this county when only eight years of age. He married Martha, daughter of Joel Allen, of Caroline, N. Y., and in 1851 purchased and made the first clear- ing on the farm where he now resides.
Charles L. Mayor came here, from Switzerland, in 1849, and purchased the farm where his son Theodore now resides. He was a graduate of a medical college in Paris, practiced medicine a while in Switzerland, and also for eight years in Berkshire. In 1857 he returned to his native land for a visit, but was detained there by sickness, and died in 1863. He left four children, namely : Theodore, Dr. Edward A., of Owego, and Julia and Paul, who live in Switzerland. Theodore married Emma, daugh- ter of Daniel Root, of Richford, and has two children, Jennie, wife of G. O. Steele, of Owego, and Charles D. The latter mar- ried Harriet, daughter of William Patch, and resides on the farm with his father.
Peter Youngs, son of Abram, was born in Marathon, August 28, 1827, and lived there until he was twenty eight years of age. He purchased and made the first settlement on the farm where he now lives, in March, 1857. He married for his first wife, Mary J., daughter of Reuben Smith, who bore him five children, viz .: Morris, Orson R., Annie, deceased, Frank W., and Jessie C. His wife died July 10, 1877, and he married for his second wife, Mary A. Higgins, of Caroline Center, N. Y., December 26, 1877.
William Shaw, son of Henry, was born in Charlton, N. Y., and came to this town in 1820, locating on the place where his son William T. now lives. He married Betsey Talmage, and reared five children, viz .: Lucy M., Elizabeth, William T., Henry B. and Hannah M.
George W. Northrop, son of Ebenezer G., was born in South Kingston, R. I., April 30. 1831, moved to Tioga county in 1842, and practiced medicine in Nichols where he lived six years. He lived in Richford some years. and came to Berkshire, where he now lives, in 1874. He served in the late war in Co. E, 76th N. Y. Vols., and in Co. F, 50th N. Y. Vols., and received an injury
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of the spine near Yellow Tavern, Va. For seven years he has not been able to stand.
Ezra Simmons was born in Little Compton, R. I., moved to Moravia, N. Y., in 1829, living there until March 17, 1834, when he moved to Newark Valley, and located on the farm now owned by T. S. Councilman, where he died. He married Anna Luther, and reared five children, viz .: Eliza, deceased, Joseph, of Newark Valley, Sylvester, of this town, Mary (Mrs. T. S. Councilman), and Abbie, widow of Seth Watson. Sylvester was born in War- ren, R. I., October 9, 1818, married Mary J., daughter of Calvin Jenks, of Berkshire, and has five children, namely : Florence I., wife of William W. Ford, Emory A., of Owego, Sarah, wife of Anson W. Pake, William E., of this town, and Anna E., wife of V. W. Schooley, of Warwick, N. Y.
Organisation. - Berkshire was known as "Brown Settlement" until iSos, when the territory comprising Richford, Berkshire and Newark Valley was formed from Owego (then called Tioga), and given the name it now bears, from Berkshire county, Mass. Newark Valley was formed from Berkshire April 12, 1823, under the name of Westville; and Richford was taken off, under the name of Arlington, April 13, 1831. These encroachments have left the town the smallest in the county. At the first town meet- ing, held Tuesday, March 1, 1808, Ebenezer Cook was modera- tor, and the following officers were chosen : John Brown, super- visor ; 'Artemus Ward, town clerk ; Esbon Slosson and Ebene- zer Cook, assessors; Henry Moore and Elijah Belcher, poor- masters ; Noah Lyman, Hart Newell and Samuel Haight, commissioners ; Peter Wilson, collector and poundmaster ; Jesse Gleazen and Adolphus Dwight, constables; Asa Bement, Na- thaniei Ford, Asa Leonard, John Bement, Lyman Rawson and Elisha Jenks, fence-viewers ; Elisha Jenks, poundmaster.
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BERKSHIRE VILLAGE .- This neat. quiet little village, with its air of eminent respectability, is located upon the cast branch of Owego creek, on the Southern Central railroad and near the center of the town. It consists of three general stores, one drug store, one hardware and furniture store, one harness-shop, one tailor-shop, one barber-shop, one shoe-shop, three blacksmith shops, two wagon-shops, one billiard room, one grist-mill, two saw-mills, one novelty works, one manufactory of wagon hubs
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and brewery shavings, two manufactories of beam-house knives, and one sole-leather tannery, and about 300 inhabitants.
The people of Berkshire and vicinity are justly proud of its beautiful and well-kept cemetery. Money and labor have not been spared in its care, and so impressed are the people of the northern part of the county that the cemetery organization is a permanent one, and that the grounds will ever be cared for, that the cemetery is being filled rapidly with dead of the northern part of this, and the adjacent portions of the three adjoining counties. Many of the soldier dead lie in this beautiful spot, and the Grand Army -posts of this place, and also the one of Rich- ford, strew these graves of their comrades with flowers, and hold appropriate exercises the 30th of each May. The Cemetery Association was organized iu 1867.
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