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In June, 1824, Vine Plumb brought a small stock of goods from Gowanda and opened the first store in the lim- its of East Otto, near Hezekiah Scovill's. In November of that year he removed to Otto.
Levi Bullis, of Cooperstown, educated as a physician of the old school, came to the town in 1825 from Hamburg, and settled 25 acres on lot 44. After four or five years he moved to lot 43, where John Soffard now lives, and built a double log house, and practiced his profession many years as the first physician in the town, and is now living at East Otto. Mrs. Sally Bullis, his wife, died Feb. 13, 1877, aged eighty-two years.
Arnold Bentley, Levi Bradley, Simeon B. Hinman, Thomas and Nathan Whitford, came in about 1824 or 1825. Bentley married the daughter of Moses T. Beach, and settled near Tyler M. Beach. Bradley was from Ver- mont, and settled on lot 44, where he now lives.
Simeon B. Hinman located land on lots 27, 28, and 29, and settled where Millard F. Hinman now resides. Thomas and Nathan Whitford, brothers, settled on lot 23, in what is known as Whitford Hollow. Joseph Whaley was living on lot 22, and cleared and fenced for them 5 acres for $10 per acre.
Eleazer Larabee, of Hamburg, Erie Co., in 1824, with wife and five sons, Thomas, Minor, Nathan, Ira, and Syd- ney, all married except the latter. Eleazer located land on lot 28, where A. Brimmer lives. Ira lived at home. Thomas located on lot 27, where the Stephen Laing farm is; Minor on the same lot; Nathan on lot 19, where Moses N. Beach now lives. Mr. Larabee was one of the constit- uent members of the Baptist Church, and with Samuel Tuthill, was one of the first deacons. He married Lorinda, the daughter of Hezekiah Scovill, and settled on lot 36, part of the Stephen Laing farm and part of the Peter Pratt farm. Mrs. Larabee is living with her son Fayette,
about two miles south of East Otto Corners. Other sons are living at East Otto, Otto, and Little Valley.
Polly married Solomon Clark ; they settled here but soon moved West. Phebe married Caleb Pearce, who came in previous.
Alexander Tefft, from Richfield, Otsego Co., emigrated to this town with his wife and six children, arrived here May 13, 1827, traveling by canal to Buffalo and by team to this town. Elijah A. Rice and Clark Holmes previ- ously had written such glowing descriptions of the country they were persuaded to try their fortunes. They located 225 acres on lot 24. The next spring after coming in, the boys, Niles, Alexander, Samuel, and Dewey, all went over to Erie County to Francis White's, at Springville, and brought back each a bag of apple pumice. After getting them home, they planted the seeds and raised a nursery of over 10,000 apple-trees ; they have on their several places now over 1100 apple-trees in bearing. Niles Tefft com- menced surveying the next season, and so great was the demand upon his time that he made it his principal business. Alexander, Samuel, and Dewey cleared up 10 acres, made 40 rods of fence, and $16 worth of black salts in four weeks, soon after coming in.
Samuel and Dewey are living near the old homestead. Mrs. Martha Tefft, the widow of Niles, lives on the old homestead. Samuel and Niles lived about three-quarters of a mile apart; they measured the distance, built a school- house just half-way between the two houses, and hired a lady, who was a graduate of Oberlin College, to teach their four children. She remained about five years.
The Teffts are influential in supporting the Free Metho- dist Church in that vicinity.
John, Darius, and Calvin Pratt emigrated from Massa- chusetts to Montgomery County, where they lived several years, and removed to Erie County, and while there John taught school. John and Calvin came into this town in 1828. John located on lot 5, where his widow, Mrs. John Tracy, still lives. Calvin located land on lot 6, which Darius purchased when he came in 1831, and is where his son Robert now lives. In 1836, Calvin married Isabella Morrow, daughter of Joseph Morrow and sister of Mrs. Darius Pratt, and settled the farm adjoining Darius and now owned by Robert Pratt. Calvin lives near the Tuthill homestead.
Daniel Bailey, in 1829, settled on lot 10 on the " Bap- tist Hill," where his son, Chauncy, now lives.
Solomon Lull settled in the town in 1832 and married Betsey Canfield. They were among the first members of the Baptist Church. She is now the wife of Peter Pratt.
Samuel Colvin, from Washington County, with his wife and three children, came by canal to Buffalo, and up Cat- taraugus Creek to Zoar. He located 100 acres on lot 47, where John Colvin now lives. Alvin came in 1833, and located 75 acres on lot 46. Freeman Colvin came two years later.
John Perkins, a native of Granville, Washington Co., came with his wife in 1832, and settled on lot 29, where Geo. Woodruff resides. He soon after bought the chance of 100 acres on lot 20 of Caleb Pearce. He engaged in trade about four years, near the old Baptist church, about three-
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quarters of a mile east of East Otto Corners, and then bought large tracts of land west of Mr. Tuthill. He is much interested in Methodism, and lives east of East Otto Corners.
Samuel Everts emigrated to this town from Pittsfield, Mass., with his wife and children, settled first on lot 37, where Hiram Williams now owns. He afterwards pur- chased on lot 37, where Ebenezer Pearce now lives. In 1834 he was elected deacon of the Presbyterian Church. He was a man of influence, zealous in all good works, the life of his church and the Sabbath-school. In 1851 he removed West, where he still resides.
Elihu Ward emigrated with his wife and five children from Berkshire Co., Mass., in 1834, by team to Troy, by canal to Buffalo; there they hired a teamster, who said he knew the way. After traveling a long distance, they found he was 18 miles out of the way. The roads were so bad they had to leave part of their goods at 'Zoar, and returned for them in a few days. They inquired the way to Samuel Everts', and arrived there safely after much tribulation, having occupied about two weeks' time in the journey. They had with them a large chest that had been bounti- fully packed with chicken, cakes, bread, pies, and other things, for the long journey. They located 57 acres of land on lots 45 and 46. Buel J. Ward, living at Waverly, is the only representative of the family living in the county.
Dr. E. Dresser, from Buffalo, graduated at the Fair- field Medical College in 1834, came in the town the next spring, settled on lot 12, where he still lives, having been the leading physician for more than forty years.
Amos N. Fitch, of Springfield, Mass., married Adaline Frost in 1833, and three years later removed into the town of East Otto. He took up a farm on lot No. 9 in the south and east part of the town, where William Burchard now lives. In 1838 he moved to the town of Ellicott- ville, where he still resides.
Few persons can boast of purer Revolutionary blood than Mr. Fitch. His grandfather, Captain Isaac Davis, of Mas- sachusetts, was one of those " embattled farmers" who stood by the storied bridge at Concord on the morning of the memorable 19th of April, 1775, and disregarded the sum- mons of the insolent Pitcairn to disperse. At the fire of the regulars Captain Davis fell dead, killed by the first hostile volley fired in the American Revolution. His daughter, Mary Davis, was fifteen years of age at that time. After- wards she married Noah Fitch, the father of Amos N., who was born in Peterboro', N. H., in June, 1804. He had in his possession for many years the sword worn by his grand- father when he died. At the Centennial celebration in Concord in 1875, Mr. Fitch was present as an invited and honored guest, and at the carnest solicitation of members of the Historical Society of that city he was persuaded to leave the sword in their care, to be placed with other memor- able relics of that time.
John Laing, from Washington County, came to this place incidentally to see a friend in 1841, on his way to Indiana; remained, married the daughter of Sylvester Pearce, opened a store at the corners, and has been in business there thirty- nine years ; was supervisor of the town in 1848, and is one of the foremost men of the town.
TAXABLES IN 1824.
The following names and location of taxable inhabitants living in 1824 within the present limits of the town of East Otto are obtained from the assessment-rolls of Ellicottville and Otto for that year :
Lot.
Township.
Range.
Jacob P. Baringer.
4
5
7
Jabez Hull
Ira Hull.
4
5
7
Ichabod Brown
5
5
7
George Reed
5
5
7
Isaac Alderman
10
5
7
Justus Bartholomew
11
5
7
Moses T. Beach
11
5
7
Joseph Beach
11
5
7
Jabez Hull
12
5
7
Daniel R. Bartholomew
12
5
7
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5
7
Tyler M. Beach Peter Strunk
12
5
7
13
5
7
Oscar M. Goodale - Hammond
18
5
7
Nathan Larabee
19
7
Lewis Bullis.
19
5
7
Simeon Hinman
19
James Davis
19
Daniel R. Bartholomew
20
Azer Wells
20
5
7
Walter D. Wells
20
5
7
Abraham L. Gibbs.
20
5
7
Clark Holmes
20
5
7
Hezekiah Scovil.
21
Nathan Whitford
22
Horace Wells
24
5
Thomas Simmons
26
5
Miner Larabee
27
5
7
Thomas Larabee
27
5
7
Hezekiah Scovil.
28
5
7
Roderick R. Scovil.
28
7
Ebenezer Brush
28
5
7
5
7
5
7
Roderick R. Scovil
29
5
7
Hezekiah Scovil
29
5
7
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5
7
E. A. Rice.
35
5
7
Thomas Larabee
36
5
7
George De Lap
37
7
Samuel D. Wells
37
7
- Ilicks
38
5
7
Hosen Merithew
43
7
Samuel Tuthill
5
7
William Tuthill
44
5
7
Jacob P. Baringer.
45
5
7
Nathaniel Cady
45
5
7
Marsenn Brooks
46
5
7
Titus Pettibone
52
5
7
David Williams.
6
7
Sylvester Wetmore
5
7
Mason Hicks
5
6
7
Nicholas German
5
6
7
Elisha Freeman
5
6
7
David Williams
6
6
7
Stephen Williams ¥
18
7
6
7
The following names appear on the assessment-roll of Ellicottville in 1824, in that portion of the town that is now in the town of East Otto :
Marvin Andrew, lot 49, township 5, range 6; David C. McClure, lot 49, township 5, range 6; Whaley Remington, lot 50, township 5, range 6.
The name of Griffin Wildey appears on an assessment- roll of Ellicottville for 1822, on lot 57; also in East Otto.
ORGANIZATION OF TOWN.
East Otto was erected from Otto, Nov. 30, 1854, and in 1858 a part of Ellicottville was annexed. It was enacted that the first town-meeting should be held at the school- house at East Otto Corners, the fourth Tuesday in Febru- ary, 1855. Arnold Bently, Stephen Lang, and David
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28
29
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Hinkley were appointed to preside at the meeting, appoint clerks, open and keep the polls, and have and exercise all the powers of justices of the peace when presiding at such meeting.
The meeting was held in accordance with the act, and the town was organized as follows : John Laing, Supervisor ; A. L. Gibbs, Town Clerk ; Elijah Dresser, Commissioner of Common Schools; Thomas G. Larrabee, Thomas Mor- row, and A. Griffith, Justices of the Peace; Selah B. Dun- bar and Manoah M. Bartholomew, Assessors; John C. Pratt, Collector; Samuel H. Lull, Overseer of the Poor.
The following is a list of the supervisors, town clerks, and justices of the peace :
SUPERVISORS.
1856-57. Eli D. Cox.
1868. Halsey Safford.
1858. John Laing.
1869. Eli D. Cox.
1859. Elijah Dresser.
1870-71. John Laing.
1860-62. Stephen Laing.
1872. Nathaniel N. Tefft.
1863-64. Eli D. Cox.
1873. John Laing.
1865-66. John L. Perkins.
1874-75. Oscar F. Beach.
1867. Nathaniel N. Tefft.
1876-78. Hiram D. Cox.
TOWN CLERKS.
1857. Walter E. Burchard.
1858. J. L. Drake.
1867-69. Alton D. Bonesteel. 1870-71. A. B. Matteson.
1859. Edwin Smith.
1872. John K. Holden.
1860. Reuben Cherryman.
1873-75. A. B. Matteson.
1861. G. W. Andrews.
1876. Charles W. Babcock.
1862. William Bonesteel.
1877-78. O. D. Satterlee.
1863-66. Wm. S. Lines.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Calvin Pratt, Poltus Rush, Nathaniel N. Tefft, Edwin Smith, A. L. Orr, E. D. Cox, Isaac Reed, John C. Pratt, Justus J. Scott, John C. Pratt, John L. Perkins, A. L. Orr, O. L. Larkin, Nathaniel N. Tefft, Oscar T. Beach, Amherst L. Orr, Justus J. Scott, Edwin Smith, Harvey Tuthill, Nathaniel N. Tefft, B. F. Williams, Almeron B. Matteson, Harvey Tuthill, G. P. Lincoln, Hiram D. Cox, John Harrison, C. T. Mason, Harvey Tuthill, C. T. Mason, Edwin Smith.
BAPTIST CHURCH OF EAST OTTO.
A number of brethren of the Baptist faith and order met at the house of Hezekiah Scovill, July 2, 1825, for the purpose of uniting in church fellowship. Samuel Tuthill was chosen moderator, Nathan Larabee, clerk. The arti- cles of faith were read and agreed upon, and the meeting adjourned till July 30, 1825, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the meeting convened, and after duc delib- eration it was voted to call a council to organize into a church. In accordance with such vote, letters missive were sent out to the following churches, to meet Sept. 22, 1825 : Ellicottville, Concord, China, Boston, Sardinia, and War- saw. The following representatives appeared at the house of Hezekiah Scovill, Thursday, Sept. 22, 1825, for the purpose of examining into the character and standing of a number of brethren and sisters, and extend to them the right hand of fellowship: Rev. Ebenezer Vining and G. L. Stanton, Ellicottville; Rev. Thos. Baker, Sardinia ; Elias Harmon, Aurora; Rev. David S. Worcester, Sheldon ; Clark Carr, Concord ; R. C. Eaton, Stephen Pratt, and Deacon Beach. Elder E. Vining was chosen moderator, and Rev. David S. Worcester, scribe. The following let- ters were handed in : Samuel Tuthill and Sarah, his wife,
Nathan Scovill, Wm. Tuthill, Moses N. Leland, Jabez Hull and wife, Phineas Howe and wife, Nathan Hull and wife, Joseph Wheeler and wife, Thomas Whitford and wife, Na- than Larabee and wife, Minor Larabee, Louis Leland, Lucy Beach, and Hezekiah Scovill and wife,-22 in all. After due deliberation it was unanimous that they should be re- ceived and organized into a church. The organization and recognition of the church were then effected.
Sept. 24, 1825, Samuel Tuthill and Nathan Larabee were chosen deacons.
The ordinances of the church were administered for the first time on Sunday, Sept. 25, 1825, by the Rev. David S. Worcester, who remained as their pastor until 1827, when he was succeeded by Rev. Osa M. Goodall and L. Loomis. Rev. H. D. Mason was ordained pastor of the church Aug. 25, 1833, and he was succeeded by Rev. D. Platt, B. Wil- cox, and J. Boardman. In 1843, C. J. Scott was ordained to the ministry and pastorate of the church, and was fol- lowed by the Rev. B. Oviott, N. Gray, S. B. Thompson, R. Cherryman, N. F. Langmade, G. F. Wilkin, C. C. Mc- Intosh, M. F. Wadsworth, and F. M. Calkins, who is the present pastor.
Dec. 20, 1831, a religious society was instituted at the house of Hezekiah Scovill, called the First Baptist Society of Otto. John Wilcox, Tyler M. Beach, and Osa M. Goodall were chosen trustees. About 1833-34, a church edifice was erected on the farm now owned by Wm. Holmes, about three-quarters of a mile east of East Otto Corners. About 1850 the house was repaired, and in 1854 or '55 was removed to the Corners. In 1873 and 1874 a new house was built on its present site, and when completed was $2900 in debt, but an effort was made and the amount was pledged. The total cost, including bell and furniture, was $5700. It was dedicated Dec. 22, 1874; Rev. E. E. Chivers, of Buffalo, delivering the dedicatory sermon, from 1st Cor. xii. 27 : " Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in par- ticular."
The old church was disposed of to the town, and is now used for a town hall.
The present membership of the society is 68.
A Sunday-school was in connection with the church be- fore 1837, and at present numbers 134. The pastor, Rev. F. M. Calkins, is superintendent.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF EAST OTTO.
In February, 1834, a number of the people of the vicinity interested in the Presbyterian faith gathered at the school-house near Dr. E. Dresser's. Rev. Wm. J. Wilcox and Rev. Abijah Parmalee, of Springville, were ministers in charge of the meeting. After consultation, letters were handed in from Jeremiah Spaulding, wife and two daughters, Elijah Crosby and wife, Tyler Spaulding, from the Otto church, and Mrs. Brush and Mrs. S. D. Lull, from other churches. Salmon Lull and Warner Spaulding offered for examination ; in all, eleven. After examination, the church was constituted with the above members. At a later date Tyler Spaulding and Samuel Everts were chosen deacons. The pastors who have been connected with the church are Sylvester Cowles, M. Doolittle, Aaron Van Wormer, Royal Twitchell, and W. W. Norton, who was the last resident
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JOHN HARRISON, who boasts of both English and Scotch descent, was born in Lenham, county of Kent, England, Aug. 2, 1819. Charles Harrison, the father of the subject of this notice, was born in 1799 (Aug. 7), and came to this country with his family in the year 1826. His family at that time consisted of four children, one having been born subsequent to his arrival in America. Of these only three are living,-John, the subject of this sketch, and his two sisters. Mr. Harrison came to America not alone to better his financial condition, but in hopes of improving his health, which had always been delicate. The change of climate and the health- ful occupation he followed-that of a farmer-both tended to build up his physical being, and he became a hearty and robust man. He died quite young, -April 12, 1841.
John Harrison supported his parents and family by farming for several years prior to his father's death, after which event he learned the carpenter and joiner trade, which he followed for about thirty years.
In the year 1843 he married Miss Elizabeth A., daughter of William Deming. Of this union were born eight children, three sons and five daughters, all of whom are living. In 1845, Mr. Harrison bought a home in Vermont. He bought a lot upon which he built, and made other improvements; then he sold at quite an advance, and purchased other lots. It was thus he got his first start in the world.
Mr. Harrison purchased a farm in Cattaraugus a year before he moved his family thither. In 1863 he bought one hundred and seventy-one acres, which subsequent additions have increased to three hundred and fifty-one acres. For the past fourteen years, Mr. Harrison has been engaged in farming. He is a Republican in politics, has held various local offices, and is at the present time a justice of the peace. He has been a member of the Baptist Church for forty-one years.
Mrs. E. A. Harrison was born Aug. 16, 1822, in the State of Vermont. She lived with her father until her marriage. He was born in Massachusetts, in 1791, and now resides at Keeseville, N. Y.
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One of the old residents of the town of Otto (of that portion since set off as East Otto) is Mr. Utley. He was born in the State of Vermont in the year 1820, came with his father to Cattaraugus County in 1835, and settled in the town of Otto. His father, Leonard Utley, purchased a farm in that town upon his arrival, it being the same which his son now occupies. Mr. Utley, Sr., when he came to this town had five children beside the subject of this sketch, who lived with his father until a year after his marriage, and who likewise was a farmer. He boasts of only a common-school education, but had a thorough training in all man- ner of farm labor.
L. S. Utley was married in the year 1852. He chose as his life companion Miss Cynthia, daughter of Willard White. To them were born four chil- dren, viz. : Mary Lucinda, Alvin W., Leonard H., and Orsamus.
True to his first love, Mr. Utley has always been a disciple of Ceres. The pursuit of agriculture with him is a life vocation.
He has held several offices in his town and school district; has held the position of assessor for eight years.
Mr. Utley is a prominent church member, he having joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1869.
His wife, also a member of the same organ- ization, has been connected therewith for twenty- six years. Both are active, zealous members of the denomination, in which Mr. Utley has served as trustee and held other official positions. He has also given liberally of his means for benevolent purposes, for the erection of churches in his town and vicinity, and for the support of the ministry. He is a man of business capacity, strict integrity, and uprightness of character.
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minister. It was received under the care of the Presbytery of Buffalo, Sept. 2, 1834. In 1846 it contained 42 mem- bers, and was connected with Otto in the enjoyment of a minister; in their united capacity they were dependent on the aid of the American Missionary Society. They now number about six or eight members, and still continue to hold the organization, although the most of the members have joined other societies.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF EAST OTTO.
The first members of a class of which any information can be ascertained were A. L. Gibbs and wife, Clark Holmes and wife, Noah Stowel and wife, Ira Hull and wife, and Mrs. E. A. Rice. . They met in a log school-house opposite where the school-house in District No. 1 now stands, near the Union Cheese-Factory. Rev. John Griffiths preached in this section before the class was formed. Rev. Ira Bron- son was instrumental in the formation of it. Clark Holmes and A. L. Gibbs were exhorters, and Noah Stowel was a Methodist minister. The church was constituted in 1826, under the charge of Rev. John Wiley and Wilber Hoag.
The ministers who have been in charge of the church are Ira Bronson, - Coburn, - Proper, Gustavus Hinds, Asel Heywood, I. Bronson, J. D. B. Hoyt, Samuel R. Cook, Sumner C. Smith, Augustus Anderson, Eventus Doud, S. R. Cook, John M. Bell, Wm. Burk, Jacob O. Stryker, Schuyler Parker, John P. Kent, Thomas Eaton, John Kennard, S. Y. Hammond, J. W. Vaughan, C. Strong, A. L. Backus, H. Hornby, L. A. Chapin, J. L. Lempkins, C. S. Strong, A. B. Salisbury, C. C. Beard, J. B. Countryman, S. M. Hopkins, W. Magovern, C. S. Daily, S. Milward, Enos Smith, Julius Brown, and William Brad- ley, who is the present pastor. The first church was built of brick, in 1842, on the spot where the present one stands, at a cost of about $2000. Rebuilt of wood, with brick foun- dation, in 1853. Repaired and remodeled in 1867. A parsonage is in connection with the church. The present membership is 168; the Sunday-school has 185 pupils and 17 teachers.
THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH OF EAST OTTO.
The following persons gathered together for the purposes of church organization, and were constituted the first mem- bers of the Free Methodist Church : Dewey Tefft and wife, N. N. Tefft and wife, Samuel Tefft and wife, John Slocum, wife, and daughter, Otis Bacon and wife, Elias Woodruff and wife, Maria Whitford, Jane Whaley, Cornelius Secomb, and Henry Secomb.
In the church-book this record is found :
" We, the undersigned, being in Christian fellowship with each other, organize ourselves into a church at East Otto, in the county of Cattaraugus, on the sixth day of January, A.D. 1861, Rev. Benjamin F. Roberts presiding, and we adopt the Free Methodist discipline as the rule by which our church shall be governed."
Official members elected : E. S. Woodruff, Dewey Tefft, Class-leaders ; Otis O. Bacon, Elias S. Woodruff, Exhorters; N. N. Tefft, John Slocum, Henry Secomb, Stewards.
The first official meeting was held at the dwelling-house of N. N. Tefft, March 30, 1861. The first services were
held in the school-house in Whitford Hollow. Otis O. Bacon was the first preacher, and was returned by the Conference, remaining two years. He was succeeded by the Rev. Albert G. Terry, Ichabod White, W. McAlpin, Marson E. Brown, Wm. Manning, Wm. Jones, C. C. Eggleston, M. E. Brown, R. S. Phillips, and C. B. Essex, who is the present pastor. The present membership of the society is 34. A Sunday-school is in connection with the church, having a membership of 50. The pastor, C. B. Essex, is the superintendent.
The present church edifice was erected in the summer and winter of 1869-70, at a cost of $3000, and dedicated the 10th day of June, 1870, by the Rev. D. W. Thurston. It is situated about three miles north of East Otto.
CEMETERIES.
The East Otto Union Cemetery is situated on lot No. 37, on the road leading from East Otto to Otto, and contains about three acres. It was used as a burial-place by the early settlers.
There is a cemetery near the school-house by H. D. Cox, and near the Free Methodist church. It was first used about 1850.
SCHOOLS.
The first school was taught by Miriam Leland, sister of Asa Leland, and at his house, west of where Harvey Tut- hill lives.
The first school-house, without a doubt, was built near where the Union Cheese-Factory now is. Moses N. Leland was the teacher. A log school-house was built in the north part of the town in 1828, where Daniel Ticknor's barn now stands. Statira Barr was the teacher.
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