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employment to about forty hands. George F. Sherwood is sup- erintendent.
Lucius E. Williams' Sare-mill was built by Moore, Cargill & Co. in the autumn of 1867, and Mr. Williams became sole owner in August, 1886. The mill is operated by steam-power, is supplied with a circular saw, planer, matcher, etc., and has the capacity for cutting 3,000,000 feet of lumber per year.
The Jenksville Steam Mills were built in 1879, by Daniel L. Jenks, for sawing lumber and threshing grain. In the fall of 1882 the steam grist-mill was built by Jenks & Nixon. In 18 Charles D. Nixon bought of Jenks his interest in the mills and the the farm property connected with them, and remodeled and im- proved the saw mill, added a planing-mill, and a hay-press and cider-mill, all of which are run by steam-power. The grist-mill has three runs of stones, and a specialty is made of feed and buck- wheat grinding. The saw mill has a capacity for 10,000 feet in twelve hours. The management of the mills and the supervision of the farm is under the personal direction of Mr. Nixon, who carries on the latter according to the most advanced and scien- tific methods, and it is known asa model farm for productiveness.
Jenksville Custom Grist. Mill was built in 1814, by Michael Jenks, for James Pumpelly, and was deeded by the latter to Daniel Boughton. The next proprietor was Chester Johnson, who sold to Alfred Smith, in February, 1856. Mr. Smith disposed of the property to Egbert Crans, in the spring of 1860, but in the fall of 1861, Crans deeded the property back to Mr. Smith, who then rebuilt the saw-mill on a larger and more improved plan. In the fall of 1866, Mr. Smith again disposed of the property ; this time to Peter S. Dunning, who lost it by mortgage foreclosure. It was bid off by Hiram Payne, who deeded it to the present owner, George W. White. The mills are run by water-power. The grist-mill has three runs of stones, and a capacity of 300 bushels per day. The specialty is feed and buckwheat grinding. The first saw-mill on West creek, was built by Michael Jenks, in 1803, the present one being the third that has been built on this site. Its capacity is about 4,000 feet in twelve hours.
Franklin Davis's Saw-Mill, on road 25, was built by him in the spring of 1870, upon the site of one then destroyed by fire, and which had been in use about 20 years. The mill has a circular saw, bench saw, etc., and turns out about 500,000 feet of lumber per year.
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BIOGRAPHICAL.
Royal W. Clinton was born in Colebrook, Conn., March 1, 1823, the eldest child of a family of thirteen children. His father, Ly- man Clinton, Jr., and his grandfather, Lyman Clinton, Sr., the latter a native of Connecticut, born April 3, 1771, died April 30, 1855, much respected in the community in which he lived. The wife of Lyman Clinton, Jr., and mother of Royal W., was Miranda, daughter of Wells Stone, of Sharon, Conn. In 1831 they removed to Newark Valley, arriving in the month of May, after a tedious journey of two weeks. Lyman Clinton, Sr , had visited this section in 1830, and had selected six hundred acres of land for the purpose of dividing it among his children, reserving a portion thereof for himself. Lyman Clinton, Jr., not being sat- istied with the location of his allotment, chose a different one a mile and a half east of the present village of Newark Valley, where he remained until the winter of 1871, when he removed to the village ; and three years later, July 4. 1874, he passed away, aged seventy-five years. His widow died January 17, 1882.
Royal W. Clinton received a common-school education, and attended a select school two years. He lived with his father until he was nineteen years of age, and two years later married Anna C., eldest daughter of William and Rosanna Knapp, of Newark Valley. Immediately subsequent to his marriage, he became proprietor of his father-in-law's wool-carding and cloth- dressing establishment, which business he conducted summers, and during the winter months got out lumber, for about five years. About this time he purchased a lot of timber-land, one and one half miles east of the village, from which he commenced cutting the lumber, erecting a steam saw mill on the property, which was the first one operated successfully in the town. He cleared a farm of one hundred and fifty acres in the vicinity of the mill, making improvements from time to time, until it became a valuable property.
In 1861 he sold the mill, and in company with his brother-in- law, H. W. Clinton, built another mill, and from that time until the present, has engaged extensively in the lumber trade, pur- chasing, in addition to what he sawed himself, all that sawed by three or four other mills in the surrounding country. In 1867 he found it necessary, in order to facilitate his rapidly increasing business, to remove to a more central point ; hence he erected a
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fine residence in the village, where he now resides. In 1866 he engaged in the mercantile business with his son-in-law, Morris Elwell and brother, at Newark Valley, which is at present con- ducted by William Elwell. During the year 1866 he was ap- pointed one of the railroad commissioners for the bonding of the town for the construction of the Southern Central Railroad, and in 1873 he was made one of the directors of the company in rec- ognition of his valuable services in procuring this necessary im- provement. He has held various town offices in the gift of his fellow citizens of the Republican party, to which political organ- ization he belongs. At the age of nineteen he experienced re- ligion, and united with the Methodist Episcopal church of New- ark Valley, of which he has ever since been an active and effi- cient member. He contributed one-fourth of the entire cost of the present beautiful structure of the society, and for nearly forty years consecutively he has been superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday-school of Newark Valley, and has been class- leader for forty-two years. In February, 1887, Mr. Clinton proposed to school districts Nos. 2 and 14, that they unite in a union graded school district, and thus afford good school facilities at the village. In event of this proposition being accept- ed, he promised to build, at his own expense, a fine school build- ing, the districts to purchase a site therefor. This they did, choosing the old Lincoln hotel property, paying therefor $1,700.00. Plans were made, and the present fine brick school building is the result, erected at a cost of $10,000.oo. The building is 60x68 feet, two stories, slate roof, iron cornices, etc., and forms a lasting monument to its munificent donor. Mr. Clinton is super- visor of the town, which office he has held for three consecutive terms. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton consists of three children, namely : Ella J., born April 20, 1845 ; Austin W., born March 11, 1850; Arthur G., born March 3, 1856. Austin W. was graduated with honors from Cornell University, in the class of 1872, and he and his brother are now engaged in the mercantile and lumber business at Harford Mills, Cortland Co., N. Y. The daughter, Ella W., is the wife of Morris Elwell, of Newark Valley. Mrs. Clinton died June 13, 1882, and January 3, 1883, he married Mrs. Caroline Burroughs, daughter of Sherwood Sterling, and widow of Stephen Burroughs, of Bridge- port, Conn.
The Rev. Jay Clizbe, fifth pastor of the church in Newark Valley, was born at Amsterdam, N. Y., 16 June, IS36; son of
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Ellis and Ruth (Grillet) Clizbe. He was graduated at Union col- lege, in 1861, and at Andover Theological Seminary, in 1864, taking the valedictory in each. He was ordained 5 April, 1865, at Amherst, Mass., where he was pastor till 5 April, 1867 ; trav- eled in Europe from July, 1868, till September, 1869, and was pastor at Marshall, Michigan, for one year. He began his minis- try in Newark Valley, 14 January, 1872 ; was installed as pastor, 25 September, 1872, and so continued till i January, 1887, when, on account of illness, the relation was terminated at his own request. During the last years of his pastorate he spent about a year and a half in Europe, for the benefit of his health. He married, at Amherst, 28 Feb., 1866, with Mary Eliza Hills, daughter of Leonard Mariner and Amelia (Gay) Hills, of Am- herst.
Rev. Marc Fivas, a resident of Newark Valley, where he died in July, 1876, at the age of eighty-four years, was a noted man in the literary world, and especially so in the world of science. Ile was born in Vevay, Switzerland, in 1792: was a clergyman in the National church, and professor of natural sciences in the Academy of Lausanne, and one of the first teachers of Prof. Louis Agassiz. By reason of political trouble in his native land, he came with Prof. Matile and others to Newark Valley in 1849. He was a member of historical and scientific societies in Europe, and lectured before the scientific societies of New York and Philadelphia. He was a man of fine culture and ripe scholar- ship.
Hon. Jerome B. Landfield, of the firm of Davidge, Landfield & Co., has been a resident of Newark Valley since 1865, when his firm succeeded that of Howe & Lincoln in the tanning busi- ness. Mr. Landfield was born at Harvard, Delaware Co., N. Y., November 6, 1827, eldest son of Clark and Hannah (Thomas) Landfield, of that place. He began business life in the mercan- tile trade, and in 1858 commenced the tanning business, becom- ing associated with John Davidge, when they purchased the tan- nery at Newark Valley. though he continued in trade here until a comparatively recent date. In 1873 and '74, Mr. Landfield served his district in the legislature, having also been elected from Delaware county to the legislature of 1864. In 1867 he was elected county superintendent of the poor, an office he held till January, 1871. He has also served as supervisor. railroad commissioner, etc., in the Republican ranks. Mr. Landfield mar- ried, for his first wife, Elizabeth Canouse, in 1853, who bore him
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four children, none of whom are living. Mrs. Landfield died in May, 1865, and in September, 1866, Mr. Landfield married Helen Rogers, of Chenango Forks. Broome Co., who has borne him three children, two of whom are living, Jerome B., Jr., born May 6, 1872, and Grace H., born in 1874.
William Cargill was born in Tyringham, Mass., July 13, 1831, the second son of Heman and Olive (Sears) Cargill. Mr. Cargill came to Tioga county with his brother John, in 1852, locating in Berkshire, to begin the manufacture of hand-rakes, a business he remained in till 1856, when he came to Newark Valley and located upon the so-called Randall farm. After eleven years of farm life he sold this property and in company with L. E. Williams began the manufacture of wagons at Newark Village. Soon after in 1867, the firm name was changed to Moore, Cargill & Co., and they then built the present L. E. William's steam-mill. With this insti- tution Mr. Cargill was identified till August, 1886. In the mean time Messrs. Williams and Cargill added the furniture and under- taking business, and at the latter date they divided, Mr. Williams taking the lumber-mill and Mr. Cargill the latter business, which he still continues. Mr. Cargill married Adaline A. Graves, of Southboro, Mass., August 16, 1853, who has borne him seven children; Wilbur G., of Southfield, Mass., Eliza G. (Mrs. William Ryan), Frank H., of Rochester, N. Y., Olive S. (Mrs. Cornelius S. Burroughs), Minnie E., Rennie B. and Nellie.
Dr: William J. Burr, son of Andrew, was born in Homer, Cort- land county, N. Y .. March 28. 1818. He received his early edu- cation in that place and his preparatory professional educa- tion there and in Ithaca. He graduated from the medical depart- ment of Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y., in the class of '45. He commenced practice in Tompkins county, where he remained for five years and a half, and afterward practiced in Allegany county for eleven years. In the fall of 1861, from patriotic motives, he entered the Union army as private, and was at once made assistant surgeon of the 59th Regt. N. Y. Vols., and after- ward promoted to the office of surgeon of the 42d N. Y. Regt., and was again promoted to staff surgeon. For nearly three years he was a member of the operating staff of his division. He con- tinued in the service until the close of the war. He then came to Newark Valley and began the practice of his profession, in which he still continues. In August, 1845 he married Jane C., daugh- ter of Otis Lincoln. They have had born to them four children, viz .: William H., a veterinary surgeon, Sarah, wife of E. H.
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Becker, president of the Buffalo fertilizer company, George L., who has recently been appointed instructor in the school of His- tory in Cornell University, and Ella wife of C. O. Upton, of Colo- rado. Dr. Burr was a member of the Medical associations of this and Allegany counties, and has been presiding officer in each. He was also a member of the American Medical association.
Dr. Cornelius R. Rogers, was born in Windham, Pa., June 20, 1837, a son of Daniel and Huldah (Farmer) Rogers. He came to Owego with his parents when two years of age, and was educated in the common schools, at Owego academy, and at Binghamton academy. From the age of eighteen to twenty-five he was a successful school teacher. In 1861 he married Miss H. H. Tracy, of Newark Valley, and has two children, M. Anna Rogers, the accomplished organist of the Methodist Episcopal church, Owego, and James T. Rogers, assistant postmaster at Owego. In 1862 he was appointed keeper of the Tioga county poor-house, which position he held five years. During this time he studied medicine under the late Dr. H. Arnold, of Owego, and attended Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1864-5, and Geneva Medical College in 1866-7. where he graduated. He also has a diploma from the medical department of Syracuse University, dated June, 1877. In 1868 he located at Whitney's Point, and became a very suc- cessful practitioner. In 1876 he removed to Newark Valley, and from thence to Owego in 1879, and in 1884 returned to Newark Valley. He held the office of coroner of Tioga county from 1877 to 1883. In 1880 he was elected president of the board of school commissioners of Owego, and served very efficiently for three years, during which time the elegant new high school building was erected. He is a member of the Broome and Tioga county medical socities, both of which he has served as president. He is at present health officer of the town of Newark Valley. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and an active Sun- day school worker.
Dr. Francis M. Bishop, son of Lewis D. and Samatha J. (Liver- more) Bishop, was born at Castle Creek, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1839. The doctor studied in the common school of his native town, and graduated at Hahneman Medical College, at Philadelphia, Pa. He began practice at Newark Valley, in 1874, and has been in practice here since. Dr. Bishop married Olive L. Matthews, of Le Raysville, Pa., May 1, 1864, and has one child, an infant daugh- ter, two having died.
Romaine F. Bieber was born in Newark Valley, Oct. 23, 1853, IS*
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son of Henry and Catharine (Sebastion) Bieber. He studied in his native town, graduated at the Wyoming Seminary, of Kings- ton, Pa., in 1879. and commenced the study of law with E. H. Ryan, now of Syracuse, N. Y., and was admitted to the bar in November, 1882. Mr. Bieber, married Alma Settle, November 2, 1881, and has two children, a son and a daughter.
Alfred Smith, son of Ezra, was born in Scipio, Cayuga county, N. Y., January 1, 1816. The year following, his father removed to Springwater, Livingston county, N. Y., where the family re- mained a few years and then removed to Richmond-in that part. of the town afterward set off and called Canadice-Ontario county, N. Y. In 1840 Mr. Smith removed to the town of Can- dor where he engaged in farming, and also worked at the trade of carpenter and joiner. In February, 1856, he purchased the mill property at Jenksville, and conducted the business of the mills until the spring of 1860, when he sold to Egbert Crans. In the fall of that year he went to Leavenworth, Kan., where he en- gaged under contract with William S. Rayburn, of Philadelphia, Pa., to cut and deliver at the steamboat landing, in the winter of 1860-61, four hundred cords of wood for use upon the river steam- ers. The following summer he engaged in freighting in the Rocky mountains. In the fall of 1861 he returned to Jenksville and Crans deeded the mills back to him. In the winter of 1865- 66 he rebuilt the saw-mill upon a more improved plan, with greater facilities. In the fall of 1856 he disposed of the mills and water privilege to Peter S. Dunning, who took possession Janu- ary 1, 1867, and Mr. Smith engaged in farming. On September 13, 1843, he married Mary, daughter of Harry and Betsey (Cady) Armstrong, by whom he had two children, Charles B., born June 2, 1844, a locomotive engineer, who was killed at his post of duty on the Atlantic and Great Western R. R, September 30, 1867: . and a daughter who died in infancy. Mrs. Smith died June 2, 1857. His present wife is Susan A., daughter of the late Calvin and Annis (Brown) Jenks, of Berkshire, by whom he has one daughter, Mary L.
Russell Mead was born on the Minisink river in N. J., and at an early age removed with his father's family to Carmel, Putnam county, N. Y. At the age of twenty-five years he came to Wel- tonville and located on a farm, a portion of which is now owned by Walter Herrick. He afterwards moved into this town, on the farm now occupied by Willis Hover. He married Sally Ann, daughter of Josephus Barrott, of Putnam county, by whom he
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had ten children, the eldest of whom was Rogers D., now resid- ing on road I, in this town. He married Martha, daughter of Mrs. Jemima Hover, of Candor, and has ten children, viz .: Mil- den, S. Amy, Priscilla, Milton, Russell B., Clyde V., Arletta, Hattie, John A. R., and Maggie J. Mr. Mead has been engaged principally in farming. Was postmaster at West Newark after the death of his father, who was postmaster at that place for many years.
Michael Van Wormer came from Guilderland, Albany county, about 1825, and located in East Newark, on the farm now owned by Ira Shoultes. He married Hannah Sturgess, by whom he had ten children, their oldest being Margaret, who married Almeron Williams, December 12, 1829. Their children were: Adalinda, Juliet, Cammilla, Stella, Ada A., Royal R., Wright B., of South Owego, Angeline, Eliza, and Adelma.
George Hoff came from Kinderhook to Albany county when a young man, and from there to Tioga county, where he settled in the town of Tioga. He bought a farm and cleared a place for a home for his family, and during most of his life continued farm- ing in different localities in this county. He married Catherine Dubois, of Columbia county, by whom he had nine children, who arrived at maturity. Next to the youngest of these was Erastus, who came to this town in 1859, where he has since been engaged in farming. Previous to that date he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. He married Mary E. Harlin, of Candor, and has five children, viz .: Stella E., John H., Carrie E., Jennie, and Alice M.
Timothy S., son of Jacob Councilman, of Lisle, N. Y., was born in that town. February 19, 1823. He married first Rebecca Braman, of Lisle, December 25. 1845, and by whom he had one son, Jira F. He came to this town in 1856 and located on the farm now occupied by his son on road 19. His second wife was Mary G. Simmonds. Jira F. married Calista J., daughter of Samuel S. Rodman, of Union.
John, son of John Borthwick, was born in Monogan, Monogan Co., Ireland, whither his father had moved from the Highlands of Scotland, and at the age of nine years came with his father's family -to this country and settled in the town of Montgomery, Orange Co., N. Y. He married Sarah Porter, of Blooming- burgh, N. Y , by whom he had twelve children, viz .: William, a soldier, who died at Fortress Monroe, Joseph, of Berkshire, Mary J., who married Abram Hover, now deceased, D. James, of this town, Edward, who died in Illinois in 1854, Almira, who
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died in infancy, George, of Sierra Nevada, Cal., where he has lived since 1851, Alexander, of Candor, Sarah, wife of Charles W. Allen, Dorcas, wife of Charles Guyon, Esther, wife of Lucius Keith, and Delphine. Mr. Borthwick came to this town in 1823, and located on the farm now owned by Charles Hill. D. James married Milla M., daughter of William S. and Milla (Richardson) Lawrence, December 11, 1845, and have had born to them four children, viz .: Lucina J., wife of C. R. Ackerman, Milla, wife of Sheridan Hall, George H., and Edward, who died at the age of six years.
Noyce Chapman, son of Jed, was born August 25, 1820. He married Mary A., daughter of Moses and Bridget (Robinson) Livermore, January 20, 1847, by whom he had two children, Wealthy M. and Frederick H., of this place. Wealthy M. mar- ried Wright B. Williams, and has four children, viz .: George A., Emma L., Lyman F. and Bennie C. Frederick H. married Chloe Shaw, and has one child, Ida L.
Abel Merrill was born October 9, 1798, and married Lucinda Bullock, who was born September 3, 1803. Their children are Louisa S., born May 12, 1831, Norman L., born October 28, 1832, Mary B., born July 26, 1840, and Mattie A., born May 1, 1845.
Edwin P. Smith, son of Henry and Meribah (Collins) Smith, was born in Milford, Otsego Co., in 1828. When twelve years of age he came with his father's family to Nanticoke, N. Y., and from there be removed to this town where he has been engaged chiefly in farming. He married Mary, daughter of Consider Howland, of Lisle, N. Y., in 1852, and has two children, viz .: Jabez and Mary. Jabez married Belle Donley, of Newark Valley, and has one child, Thur, aged three years.
Henry B. Guyon, son of James, born December 10, 1807, came from Union, Broome county, in 1841, and located on the farm now owned by his son, Charles S. He married Rebecca M. Thorn, October 8, 1833, by whom he had cight children, born as follows: Charles S .. October 28, 1834; Theodore, October 22, 1336; Esther, December 29, 1838 ; Ruth A., August 9, 1841 ;. Ma- hala, November 23, 1844; Josiah J .. June 14, 1850; Henry T., November 12, 1852: and John W., December 30, 1856. Ruth A. died June 27, 1842 ; Mahala, April 18, 1846; Theodore, April 9, 1863; Esther, August 25, 1877. Mrs. Guyon was born June 13, 1814, and died February 27, 1869. Mr. Guyon married for his second wife Mary Schoonover, January 20, 1870. His death
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occurred March 15, 1876. Charles S, married Dorcas, daughter of John Borthwick, December 8, 1860.
Anthony Tappan came from Middleburg, Schoharie Co .. N. Y., and located on the farm now occupied by Henry Loveland. He married Anna Cook, by whom he had seven children, viz .: Wil- liam, Hellena, wife of David Taylor, Asher, Nancy, Silas, Riley A. and John C. Riley A. married Jane E. Watson, by whom he has two sons, viz .: Watson and Charles A.
CHURCHES.
Congregational Church-Religious services had been held prior to the organization of this church, in barns and dwelling-houses, and conducted by Rev. Seth Williston, a missionary from Con- necticut. This church was formed as the first Congregational church in the town of Tioga, Thursday, November 17, 1803. The constituent members were Dr. Joseph Waldo, Nathaniel Ford, Jesse Gleazen, Levi Bailey, Beulah Brown, and Caroline Ford. The church was organized by Rev. Seth Williston and Rev. James Woodward, missionaries from Connecticut. Mrs. Sarah Slosson, wife of Enoch Slosson, Mrs. Mary Hosford, wife of Joseph Hosford, and Mrs. Rachel Williams, wife of Stephen Williams, Sr., joined the church on Sunday, November 20, 1803, three days after its organization. They probably had letters of dismission from churches in the east, as Barney Truman joined the church on profession of faith the same day and the first Sun- day of its existence, making the number of its members at that time ten. It had no officers until April 4, 1So5, when Nathaniel Ford was elected deacon, and no preaching except by the Con- necticut missionaries.
The society of Western was organized October 23, 1805, and fifty-eight of the inhabitants signed an agreement, November II, 1805, fixing a rate of from two to eight per cent. which each should annually pay upon his property for the support of the gospel. December 24. ISO5, the church and society voted to call Rev. Jeremiah Osborn to settle with them, at a salary of $275 annually, with an annual increase of $25 until it reached 8350. This call was accepted January 11, 1806, and the church and pastor elect called a council to assist in his ordina- tion. The council met at the house of Widow Dudley, March 3, 1811, the church applied for a union with the Presbytery of Cayuga, and was admitted as a constituent member, September
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