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born to him, of whom only two are living, Anson B., and Wes- ley H.
Daniel Lounsbury, son of Timothy, was born in Bethany, Conn., and located in Tioga in 1816, on the farm opposite the old cemetery near Tioga Center. He lived there about ten years, years, then moved to Candor, and settled on the farm owned by George and E. C. Woodford. He married Sarah, daughter of Alanson Wooding, of Bethany, and reared five children, viz .: Janet, Laura, David W., Daniel and Lucy. Of these, three are living, Janet, widow of John J. Harlen, David W., who is en- gaged in lumbering at Ettenville, and Daniel, of this town. The latter married Philinda, daughter of George Tuttle, and has one child, Lois E. Mr. Tuttle came here in 1833, and located on the farm now owned by Warren H. Tuttle. Lois E. married Frank E. Dewey, and they have one child, Homer.
Abel Owen came here from Trumansburg, in 1821, and made the first settlement on the farm now owned by Abel C. Owen. He married Millesent Robinson, and had born to him four chil- dren, Sarah M., Daniel R., Emeline Corson, and Abel C.
Jonathan Hart, son of William, was born in New Briton, Conn., August 25, 1800, married Elvira Humiston, of Plymouth, Conn., and came to Candor in 1825, locating on the place where he now lives. He was engaged in the furniture and undertaking busi- ness here for forty-eight years. When he was twenty years of age he joined the Congregational church of New Haven, since which time he has been an active member of both church and Sunday school. In 1822 be joined the order of Free Masons, and was an active member in Mount Olive Lodge. He organized Candor Lodge, No. 411, June 18, 1856, and worked under a dispen- sation until July 22, 1857, when they received a charter from the Grand Lodge, and he was elected the first master.
Charles Dennis came to Candor, from Otsego county, in March, 1826, and located on the farm now owned by Daniel Knapp. He married Emma Hoyt, and reared seven children, only two of whom are living, Edmund and Alfred.
Josiah Hatch came here from Duanesburg, in March, 1823. and made the first settlement on the farm now owned by Charles Strong. He married Polly, daughter of Solomon Doty, and had born to him five children, only two of whom grew to matu- rity, Elsie B., wife of Russel Mead, and Parker.
Stoughton S. Downing, son of John, was born in Lincoln, Vt., June 20, 1818, came to Candor in 1837, and married Jane, daugh-
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ter of Daniel Searles. He has four children, namely, Jay S., Lincoln L., Ray M. and Della A.
Mansfield Bunnell, son of Solomon, was born in Plymouth, Conn., where he married Sophronia Miller, and moved to Owego in 1834. He lived there two years, then came to Candor, and, with Sidney Hayden, purchased a farm of Rev. Jeremiah Os- born, where they began the manufacture of brick. Mr. Bunnell had one child born to him, Florilla S., who married John Whit- ley, Jr., and has one child, Noel B. The latter is engaged in the insurance business, at Tavares, Fla.
Charles C. Howard, son of Stephen, was born in Schuyler county, in June, 1805, and came to Candor in 1830, locating on road 36. He married Laura O., daughter of Jonathan Phelps, and nine children were born to him, viz .: Warren, Minerva A., wife of Samuel Benjamin, Theresa J. (Mrs. D. W. Andrews), Charles, of Alpine, N. Y., Rhoda M. (Mrs. Morgan Eastman), Margaret E., wife of S. F. Kyle, Hiram O., Loring P., pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Spencer, and Laura E., wife of L. E. Baker, of Spencer.
Rowland Van Scoy, son of Samuel, married Rachel, daughter of Isaac Drew, and reared three children, namely, Isaac D., Row- land S., a banker at Maple Rapids, Mich., and Sally. Isaac D. was born in Kent, N. Y., and came to Tioga county in 1837. He lived fourteen years near Weltonville, and then purchased and made the first settlement on the farm where he now lives. He married Julia A., daughter of Josephus Barrett, and has four children. as follows: Knowlton, Burt R., Josephus and Ann B. Josephus is engaged in fruit growing in Smithville, Md. Burt R. was born in this town, December 16, 1837, and married Sarah E., daughter of Elias Schoonover. He served in the late war, in Co. B, 21st N. Y. Cav. In 1865, he purchased the farm where he now lives. He has five children, namely, Ada D., Lulu, Ber- tha, Drew and Mabel.
Rodaker Fuller, son of David, was born in Colchester, June 5, 1809, married Fernunda, daughter of David Brown, and has one child, Samuel G. He made the first settlement on the farm where he now resides.
Van Ness Barrott, son of Josephus, was born in Kent, N. Y., married Deborah Wixom, and came to Candor with his family in 1834. He purchased the farm where Elliott Barrott now lives, which he subsequently sold, and purchased the farm and saw- mill owned by his son, Samuel R. He was one of the first to engage
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in the dairy business, and many people used to come to his house to see him make butter, and learn how it was done. He made and used the first churn power used in this section, it being the tread wheel, similar to that used at the present time. He was also at one time engaged in lumbering. He reared seven chil- dren, viz .: Samuel R .. Simeon W., of Candor, Josephus, of Newark Valley, Amial W., Betsey, Phoebe, wife of Nathaniel Sherwood, of Apalachin, and Marilla, wife of George Thomas.
John E. Robbins purchased and made the first clearing on the farm where he now lives, in 1847.
William L. Fessenden, son of Henry, was born at Montrose, Pa., September 10, 1816, and at an early age learned the trade of a cabinet-maker. After living in various places, he located at Peruville, where he carried on the furniture and undertaking business for twenty-one years. While here he joined the Meth- odist Episcopal church, and became a local preacher. Later he joined the Wesleyan Methodist society, and was ordained as a minister in April, 1858. He married Adaline, daughter of David George, and has six children, viz .: Mary A., wife of George T. Brooks, Harvey G., of Waverly, Charles H., of New York City, Geograny, David S., and William N., of New York city.
John M. VanKleeck, son of Laurence, and grandson of John L., was born in Clinton, February 9, 1805. His father and grand- father moved to Danby, in 1806. John M. married Amy, daugh- ter of William Brock, and came to Candor in 1834, locating on the farm where he now resides. He has had born to him three children-Phebe A., deceased, Charles H., and John J., of Owego.
William Richardson moved to Newark Valley, from Attleboro, in 1818, and located on West Owego creek, on the farm now owned by Munroe Barrett. He married Millie Capron, and reared eight children, as follows: William, deceased, Elias, of McGrawville, Millie, deceased, Horace, of Candor, Fanny, Han- nah, wife of George Waldo, of Waverly, Jane, widow of Timothy Reed, and Nancy.
Samuel Miller moved to. Newark Valley, from Sennett, about 1836, purchased 500 acres of land in the western part of the town, and built the first saw-mill on the place now owned by William Custard. He married Eunice, daughter of Daniel Storke, of Sennett, and reared thirteen children, viz : Emeline, wife of Peter Sitzer, of Auburn, Julia, Cyrus, who resides in Tunkhan- nock, and is president of the bank there, Nancy, Daniel, a
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physician in this town, John, of Horseheads, William, also of Horseheads, Lucinda, wife of Alanson White, of Sennett. Augus- tine, of Candor, Ellen A., wife of Walter Herrick, of this town, Frank G., of Iowa, Peter, of Tunkhannock, Pa., and. Emmett, of Horseheads. The children were all living when the youngest was thirty years of age, yet the father and mother had never seen all their children at one time. Augustine married Charlotte A., daughter of Collins Maine, of DeRuyter, N. Y., and has one child, Fred. The latter resides at home, and is engaged in stock dealing. He married Mary F., daughter of Edwin and Polly Webster, and has two children, Burt W. and Edwin A. Dr. Daniel S. Miller was born in Sennett, N. Y., June 1, 1823. He studied in the public schools and at the Berkshire Medical Col- lege, of Pittsfield, Mass., in 1847. He began practice at Mart- ville, N. Y., and came to Candor in 1851, and has practiced here since. He married .Helen J. Caruth, in 1848, and has had one child, Ada, who became the wife of William R. Wardwell and died in 1876. Mr. Miller has held the office of supervisor.
Dr. John C. Dixon was born in Gilbertsville, Otsego county, November 12, 1831, and in 1839 went to Owego to reside with an uncle, his parents having died. In 1845 his uncle, Rev. John Bayley, located in Candor, and Dr. Dixon came with him. He studied with Dr. L. Sullivan, and graduated at the Albany Med- ical College in December, 1854, began practice here, but shortly removed to Minnesota, where he resided until after the war broke out, when he entered the service and remained two years, or till the close of the war. After this he returned to Candor and has been in practice here since. Dr. Dixon married Sarah Frances, daughter of Daniel Hart, in December, 1856.
Dr. William E. Roper was born in Danby, N. Y., February 18. 1853, studied in the common schools, at the Ithaca Academy, and graduated at the Homeopathic Hospital College, of Cleve- land, Ohio, in March, 1881, and immediately began practice in Candor, where he has since resided. He married Eliza Holmes, December 29, ISSo, and has one child, a son.
William J. Cole was born in New Jersey, October 5. IS15, and came to Tioga county in 1850, locating on a farm in the town of Tioga. In 1868 he was appointed steward of the county house in Owego, where he remained four years, and in 1872 came to Candor village, where he has resided since. He married Susan Elston, who bore him five children, four of whom are living, viz .: Chauncey A., Sarah E., (Mrs. Frank Finch, of Alfred Center),
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Kate (Mrs. C. J. Dodge, of Binghamton), and Arminda (Mrs. Eugene Hollenbeck). Mrs. Cole died in May, 1886, and in November, 1886, he married Mrs. Maggie S. Clowes, of Wat- kins, N. Y.
Elbert O. Scott was born in Franklin, Delaware Co., N. Y., March 6, 1839, studied in the public schools of his native town, studied law with Hon. W. C. Lamont, of Richmondville, and was admitted to the bar in May, 1860, and has been in practice here since 1866.
Dr. Algernon J. Harris was born in Candor, July 31, 1859, a son of Dr. James J. Harris, who died here in 1863, after several years practice in the village. Dr. Harris studied in the public schools of Candor, graduated at Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1876, studied medicine with Dr. L. D. Farnham, now of Binghamton, N. Y., and graduated at the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, in May, ISS2, practiced in Wayne county, Pa., one year, and then came to Can- dor village, where he has since resided. He married Miss Josie C. Williams, June 25, 1884, and has one child, a son.
Henry Hull came from Vermont and located on Anderson Hill very early in the history of the county. He married Nancy, daughter of Clark Delano, by whom he had seven children, viz .: Susan, Oren and Oscar, deceased, Leonard, of Candor, Mary A., widow of the late Leonard White, Alfred, of Owego, and Calvin, of Phelps, N. Y. Leonard, who was a member of Co. K, 179th N. Y. Vols., married Adeline, daughter of William White, of Candor, by whom he has three children, viz .: Mina, wife of Alonzo Harding, of Catatonk, who has one child, Eugene; Frederick E. and William Franklin. Alfred married Permelia, daughter of Augustus Clark, September 17, 1862, by whom he has two chil- dren, Byron O., born April 2, 1867, and Rosetta, born May 21, 1870.
Augustus Holmes came from Albany county, N. Y., to this town in 1821, where he engaged in farming. . He married Waty Tanner, of Duchess county, by whom he had eight children, viz .: Susan, Ebenezer, deceased, Samuel, of Candor, Cinderella, wife of William Doolittle, deceased, Caroline, the present wife of Will- iam Doolittle, John T., Job, deceased, and Rufus, of Newark Valley.
Osgood Ward came from New Hampshire to Canada where he remained about one year, and then removed to Montrose, Pa., and thence to Candor, where he located on the farm now owned
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in part by Mr. Seaman, about the year 1813. He married Han- nah Huckins, of Portsmouth, N. H., by whom he had twelve chil- dren, viz : Sarah, wife of Jared Smith, deceased, Hiram, of Candor, Eliza, wife of Ansel Hubbard, Mary A., wife of Almon Woodruff, of Dakota, J. Nelson, deceased, Cynthia, widow of J. B. Bacon, of Candor, Charles, deceased, Warren A., who died at the age of seventeen years, Harvey H., of Candor, Adeline C., wife of A. A. McGill, of Missouri, and two who died in infancy. Harvey H. married Phoebe B , daughter of Nathaniel Spaulding, of Ithaca, by whom he has had two children, Alla, who died in Manistee, Mich., in October, 1882, leaving a widow and one child, Harold ; and Luella Spaulding Ward, wife of W. J. Terry, of Ithaca, N. Y., and who has one child, Jerome Ward Terry.
William White came from Vermont many years ago, and located in Spencer. He married Phoebe Rundle, by whom he had twelve children, eleven of whom arrived at maturity. Their names are John, Lucinda, wife of Charles Frisbie, of Halsey Valley, Maria, wife of William Ross, of Wisconsin, Azubah, wife of William Brown, of Iowa, Elnathan, Lavinna, wife of Peter Cinnamon, of Hudson, N. Y., Eveline, wite of George Campbell, of New Albany, Pa., Lewis, deceased, Sewell, who died in the army, Leonard and Adeline, wife of Leonard Hull, of Candor. Leonard married Mary A., daughter of Henry Hull, by whom he had two children, Alice Isabel, wife of Jerome Van Zile, and Emily O., wife of. Frederick Hover, of Candor. Leonard White was a mem- ber of Co. H., 137th N. Y. Vols., and was killed in the battle of Lookout Mountain, November 28, 1863.
Aaron Lovejoy, son of Nathan, was born March 17, 1817, and came to Candor in December, 1834. On December 25, 1839, he married Mary Curtiss, by whom he had four children, born as follows: Horace A., October 5, 1840; Mary E., December 14, 1841; Lyman B., February 26, 1843; and Emeline, December 13, 1844. Mrs. Lovejoy died December 27, 1844, and on June 8, 1845, Mr. Lovejoy married Sarah J. Bundy, by whom he had eight chil- dren, viz .: Elam, born July 27, 1846; Caroline, March 3, 1847 ; Lucy A., October 9, 1849; Willard A., July 27, 1851 ; Orpha March 16, 1853; Silas, April 14, 1855 ; Sarah, January 30, 1858 ; and Frank, April 12, 1861. The second Mrs. Lovejoy died April 9. ISSI, and Mr. Lovejoy, January 30, 1885. Lyman B. married Phoebe A. Jordan, of Candor, June 21, 1875. Their children are Aaron L., born August 15, 1866, Frank S. and Fred W. (twins), born January 30, 1868, Thomas S., June 8, 1870. Mrs. Lovejoy
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died November 14, 1874, aged twenty-eight years. His second wife is Mandana A. Gillivaray, whom he married June 30, 1875. and their children are Nettie M., born July 10, 1876, Almond B., February 18, 1879, and Mary E., March 26, 1882. Fred W. died January 1, 1868. Willard A. married Nellie, daughter of William H. Decker, of Candor, October 24, 1874, by whom he has had five children, born as follows: Evalenia, March 17, 1876, Minnie M., May 21, 1878, Myrtie May, October 3, 18So, Freddie Leroy, December 23, 1882, died June 28, 1883, Bessie, born May 8, 1884, and Clyde L., March 20, 1887.
Richard Field came from Swaford, Oxfordshire, England, in November, 1854, and located in Spencer, where he engaged in farming and in which occupation he continued for five years. He then engaged in mason-work, and in 1868 came to Candor, where he built the first house on Mountain avenue. He married first, Sarah Smith, by whom he had eight children. His present wife is Malvina (Jackson) Hooper, by whom he has one child.
Cyrenus Elmendorf was born in Hopewell, Orange county, N. Y., in February. 1826. At the age of ten or twelve years he obtained work at Homowack, Sullivan county, N. Y., and after- ward learned the carpenter and joiner trade in that place. He removed from there to Candor village in 1855, where he engaged in building ,operations, principally that of bridges. In partner- ship with John J. Sackett he built the Hulmboldt Tannery, in 1859, and carried on the business of tanning in connection with others under the firm name of C. Elmendorf & Co., until 1865. He then disposed of his interest to Hoyt Brothers, of New York. In 1858 he bought the foundry here and in the name of S. Hor- ton & Co. conducted the manufacture of stoves and agricultural machinery. He married, first, Hannah, daughter of William Lewis, of Ulsterville, Ulster county, N. Y., by whom he had seven children, viz .: Perthena A., wife of L. D. Willard, of Can- dor, William C., of New Jersey, Esther, wife of John Coglan, of Candor, Charles, who died at the age of eight years, Lucas, of Candor, Eloise, wife of Edward Blynn, of McLean, N. Y., and Clarence, who is engaged with his father. . During the greater part of Mr. Elmendorf's residence in Candor he has been actively and prominently identified with its business interests. His pres- ent wife is Nancy (Wells) Leet.
J. W. Henderson was born in Starrucca. Pa .. in 1834, and came to Candor in 1859, where he was employed in the Hulmboldt Tannery for about eight months. He then went to Berkshire,
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where he entered the employ of Davidge & Horton, where he remained for seven years. He then returned to Candor, and from there went to Etna, N. Y., where he managed a large dairy farm for E. S. Estey, until 1871, when he returned to Candor a second time, and took charge of the Hulmboldt Tannery, as superintendent. Mr. Henderson married Caroline, daughter of Isaac Baker, of this town, by whom he has two children, Nellie E., and Fred D.
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Frederick Parmele was born in Guilford, Conn., March 28, 1814, and in 1840 came to Owego, where he lived until 1855, when he went to Kentucky, and remained about five years. He then returned to this county, and located in Candor, where he engaged in the wheel-wright business, which he conducted here for twenty years. He married Harriet, daughter of Stephen Dexter, in 1841. Their children are C. Frederick, of Hastings, Neb., Stephen R., of Brooklyn, N. Y., Ella, who died at the age of five years, and George D., of Rochester, Minn.
William L. Carpenter, son of Eli and Sarah (Van Renselaer) Carpenter, was born in Greenbush, N. Y., August 16, 1799 In 1813 he went to Salina, now a part of the city of Syracuse, where he remained more or less for five years, assisting in the work of boring for salt water. At that time there was nothing where the city of Syracuse now stands, but a tavern, a small store, and a few houses, all surrounded by a dense alder swamp. In the fall of 1819 he went to Watertown, N. Y., where he remained about four years, engaged as a machinist with William Smith, who owned a large machine shop on an island in the Black river, and which was within the corporate limits of the village. Here he married Sarah, daughter of William Smith, by whom he had two children, Matthew, late of Wisconsin, and Sarah, wife of William Pell, of New Bedford, Mass. Mr. Carpenter lost his wife in 1831. He then went to New Orleans, and after eight years returned to Binghamton, N. Y., where he married Lauretta Towsley, Janu- ary 9, 1839, and by whom he has had six children, viz .: Mary J., wife of William Hunt, Lewis S., deceased, William J., of Bing- hamton, Lucy, wife of Burton Sherwood, of Varna, N. Y .. Sarah L .. wife of Fred Hoag, of Binghamton, and Orly V., of Candor. About 1867 Mr. Carpenter came to Candor, where he has been conducting the business of machinist and wagon worker. He joined the order of Free Masons in Chittenango Lodge. No. 128, Chittenango, N. Y., January 14, 1821, and is probably one of the oldest living masons in the state.
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Anthony M. Tyler. a soldier of 1812, was one of the early set- lers in the town of Newark Valley, and was an early and earnest supporter of Methodism in this section. He married Harriet W., daughter of William S. Packer, of Albany county, N. Y., and sister of William S., Jr., who instituted and endowed the Parker Institute of Brooklyn. Their children were Harriet, who married Silas Tappan, Nancy A., who married Ezekiel No- ble, of Newark Valley, William S., who died in the army, Jo- seph A., who married Morgiana Forsyth, Eunice A., wife of Eldredge Forsyth, of Owego, Oscar, who removed to Ilinois, where he died, John J. and Sanford A., now of DeKalb, Ill.
Reuben Allen came with his father, when quite young, to Newark Valley, and settled three miles from the village between East creek and West creek. He married Myrinda, daughter of John Watkins, of Newark Valley. There were eleven children born to them, namely : Lucy, George, Lydia, M. Sarah, Charles, P. Maria, Grace A., John R., Amasa, Mary and Martha. P. Maria married Louis F. Durussel, of Owego, July 4. 1857. They have three children, Mary Ella, born August 27, 1854; George Alfred, born December 11, 1856, and Anna Martha, born March 29, 1858.
Augustus Clark, son of Austin, came with his parents from Massachusetts when he was about seventeen years of age, and settled on what is known as Anderson hill. in Candor, where they cleared a farm and built a log house. Mr. Clark assisted in the construction of some of the first roads, and having learned the carpenter's trade, aided in erecting some of the earlier houses of this section. He married first, Betsey Darling, by whom he had four children-Polly (Mrs. Charles Farnham), Al- vin, Clarissa (Mrs. James Stewart), and Horace. His second wife was Mary Decker, by whom he had two children, James and Mary. His third wife was Sarah Gould, by whom he had six children, namely, Almira (Mrs. Ransom Pultz), Elizabeth, (Mrs. Herman Berry), Jane, Emily (Mrs. John Young), Sarah (Mrs. Joseph Decker), and Permelia (Mrs. Alfred Hall). Mr. Clark was aflicted with blindness for thirty-three years of his life. He died in July. 1862, and Mrs. Clark died in 1868. Jane married William Gould and has two children, Amanda (Mrs. John Bingham), and Ephraim C.
John Kelsey was born in Kensington, Conn., May 2, 1796. the youngest of the six children of William and Dorothy (Good- rich) Kelsey. In 1818 they removed to Candor, John being then
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twenty-two years of age. He settled on the farm where he spent the remainder of his days, living in one place nearly sixty-nine years. He married first Rachel Potter, of Candor, with whom he lived seven years. There were no children by this marriage. After her death he married Mary Ann Woodbridge, of Salem, Pa., in 1837, who bore him six children, of whom five still sur- vive, one dying in infancy. Those living are Mary E., who mar. ried Norman Hart, September 7, 1865 ; Laura Ann, unmarried ; John Woodbridge, who married Matilda Simms in September, 1864, served in the late civil war nine months ; and the other two children are Sarah A., and Dora G., who are at present living in the old home. The mother of these children died January 17, 1875, sixty-four years of age. John Kelsey survived the last wife eleven years, and at his death, March 7, 1886, lacked but eight weeks of ninety years.
The comparative growth of the town may be seen by the fol- lowing citation from the census reports for the several enumera- tions since its organization : 1820, 1.655 ; 1825, 2,021 ; 1830, 2,656; 1835, 2.710; 1845, 3,422; 1850, 3,433 ; 1855, 3,894; 1860, 3,840; 1865, 4,103 ; 1870, 4,250; 1875, 4,208 ; 1880, 4,323.
Organisation .- At a town-meeting of the town of Candor, holden March 5, 1811, at the house of Captain Abel Hart, the meeting proceeded to the choice of town officers. The follow- ing persons were chosen : Joel Smith, supervisor; Asa North, town clerk ; William Scott, Orange F. Booth, Samuel Smith, assessors; Nathaniel Sackett, Seth Bacon, Charles Taylor, com- missioners of highways; Truman Woodford, constable and col- lector ; Abel Hart, Asa North, overseers of the poor ; Eldad Picket, Daniel Parks, constables ; Joseph Delind, Charles Taylor, Eli Bacon, Job Judd, fence-viewers and damage-prizers; Thomas Parks, James McMaster, Ezra Smith, poundmasters; Jacob Har- rington, Seth Bacon, Ozias Woodford, Joseph Kelsey, Daniel Cowles, George Allen, Reuben Hatch, William Taylor, Joseph Schoonover, Thomas Baird, Daniel H. Bacon, Jacob Clark, Alex- ander Scott. overseers of highways of thirteen districts.
Thomas Gridley, familiarly known as " Squire Hemlock," had delegated to him the privilege of naming the new town. Why the name of Candor was chosen is a matter of conjecture.
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CANDOR VILLAGE .- For many years this place was in two settlements, known as Candor Corners and Candor Centre, but
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the gradual growth of both have united them, and they are now known as the village of Candor It is situated on the Cata- tonk creek, nearly in the centre of the town, and is a station on the Cayuga and Susquehana division of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Wesern Railroad. The first settlement in the town was made upon this site, and many of the descendants of the early settlers are now living here. It has a population of about 1, 100 inhabitants, and is a thriving manufacturing village.
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