History of Cattaraugus County, New York, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Part 95

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Besides these two firms, stores are kept by C. E. Galla- gher and Barse & Culver, hardware, the former since 1873; Wilson Ryder, furniture ; Heller & Co., notions; Vreeland & Co. and J. B. Smith, drugs ; W. C. & A. T. Palmer, grocers; Story Brothers, dry-goods; and J. Butterfuss, har- ness. Among the firms who have been in trade, but have removed or discontinued, were Kelley Brothers & Co., A. P. Knapp & Co., Bloodgood & Son, and James H. Palmer.

John Newton opened the first public-house in 1864. Numerous other small places were opened, but the "Atlan- tic Hotel," opposite the Erie freight-depot, Mckibben & Brainard proprietors, was from 1872 till its destruction by fire Aug. 26, 1877, the leading hotel of the place. This distinction is now enjoyed by the Krieger House, which was removed to its present place in 1872, and has at dif- ferent times been enlarged to its present condition.

A banking-office was opened in the village by A. A. Couter & Co., who discontinued business in 1877. In January, 1878, Barse, Morris & Co. opened an office for the transaction of a general banking business, which is still carried on by them.

The post-office was established at East Salamanca about 1870, and had Ralph Tenney as the first postmaster. April 1, 1873, the name was changed to Salamanca, with John Nelson postmaster, who still fills that position.

The Cattaraugus Republican established a printing- house at Salamanca, Aug. 1, 1873, from which that paper has since been issued; the editorial rooms being here and at Little Valley. It is supplied with good presses, which are operated by steam-power.

In August, 1878, J. S. Fidler removed a printing-office to this place from Cattaraugus village, and commenced the publication of the Salamanca Gazette, which is now issued as a Greenback sheet.

THE PROFESSIONS

have been represented in Salamanca as follows:

As physicians in West Salamanca, H. M. Gale, M. M. McDonell, A. S. Bonesteel, James Wright, W. W. Drake, H. W. Dye, - Westbrook, - Kimberley, - Fisher, and W. C. Peaslec. At Salamanca, Doctors J. G. Smith, since 1870; Charles O. Day, since 1874; J. P. Colgrove, since 1875. Doctors Samuel and Henry Learned and E. A. Chapman removed.

As attorneys, George W. Canfield located at West Sala- manca about 1863, residing there until his death in 1867. In 1864, Hudson Ansley opened an office in the same village, and in 1872 associated O. F. Vreeland with him in a practice which, since 1873, has been continued at Salamanca. H. M. Seymour opened an office in the West village in 1865, and in July, 1877, moved to Salamanca. In October, 1877, he formed a partnership with C. D. . Davie, who came in 1876. H. L. Green has been in practice since 1875. Other attorneys in town have been Samuel Dunham, Commodore P. Vedder, L. J. Murphy, George Ryder, and Frank Robinson.

THE SECRET ORDERS

of the town embrace the following societies :

Salamanca Lodge, No. 524, I. O. of G. T., at West Salamanca, was instituted, Feb. 1, 1868, with 47 members, and George C. Waterman, W. C. T. ; Maggie A. Worth, V. T .; L. J. Worth, Chaplain ; M. L. Lee, Sec .; A. A. Pixley, Treas .; H. E. Walker, Marshal.

The lodge has had a very flourishing existence, and at one time numbered 150 members. The present number is 46, and the meetings are held in a hall over the " People's Store," the principal officers being John Shields, W. C. T .; Mrs. O. Jepson, V. T .; Miss Gussie Barton, Sec .; L. C. Moffat, Treas.

In 1876-77 the Templars had a Degree Temple, which prospered for a brief period, but has been discontinued.

West Salamanca Temple, No. 156, Juvenile Templars of Temperance, was instituted March 23, 1877, with R. J. Mckay, C. T .; Oliver Roberts, R. S .; John Shields, F. S .; and Mrs. R. J. Mckay, T .; and eighteen members. The meetings have been suspended since January, 1878.

Triumph Lodge, No. 34, K. of II., was instituted at West Salamanca, Aug. 31, 1876, with ten members, and A. E. Darron, Dictator; A. H. Drake, Recorder. The present membership is 21, and the lodge-meetings are held in Good Templar Hall. The present officers are S. C. Hall, P. D .; E. A. Kendall, D. ; W. D. Edwards, V. D .; J. M. Worth, A. V. D .; John Shields, R .; A. H. Drake, F. R .; A. E. Darron, Treas. ; H. W. Peck, G .; H. C. Barlow, C. The societies at Salamanca have been as follows :

Cuttaraugus Lodge, No. 239, F. and A. M., was insti- tuted at Little Valley under a dispensation granted in 1850 to Benjamin Chamberlain, Staley N. Clarke, Samuel Barrows, Solomon S. Childs, Gaius Wheaton, Luther Peabody, Israel Day, Moses Beccher, Smith Finch, and Ira Gaylord. A. Chase was the first admitted as a Mark Mason. The prin- cipal officers were Ira Gaylord, M .; Benjamin Chamberlain, S. W .; and Luther Peabody, J. W. The lodge received its warrant in June, 1851. Twenty years later it was incor- porated, having had at the time as principal officers Henry O. Robinson, M. ; Hudson Ansley, S. W .; and E. A. Chase, J. W. The meetings were held at Little Valley until De- cember, 1873, when the lodge was removed to Salamanca, where it now exists in a flourishing condition, having 100 members. The trustees of the lodge are J. J. O'Donnell, A. Hover, and R. Hevenor ; and its officers H. Ansley, M .; F. B. Mills, S. W .; R. Hevenor, J. W .; H. O. Wait, Treas .; and J. D. McDonell, Sec. The meetings are held in a large and finely-furnished hall in the Hevenor block.

Salamanca Chapter, No. 266, R. A. M., was organized under a dispensation granted March 6, 1872, to John B. Shaw, H. P .; E. H. Space, K .; and Companions Chase, Whipple, Krieger, Brainard, Waterman, Griffin, Wait, Elliott, Hevenor, Henderson, O'Donnell, and Farquharson. The chapter was duly chartered about a year later. The present number of members is 65, and the principal officers are Trustees, H. Ansley, J. D. McDonell and J. B. Shaw ; High Priest, John J. O'Donnell ; King, H. O. Wait ; Sec., J. D. McDonell.

Banner Lodge, No. 314, K. of H., was instituted June 28, 1876, with fifteen charter members and officers : A. L. Brainard, P. D .; A. I. McKoon, D .; Spencer Whipple, V. D .; W. H. Westinghouse, A. D. ; J. W. Mulcay, Rep .;

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F. S. Cobb, F. R .; C. A. Benson, Treas. Present mem- bership is 83, and one death has occurred-H. D. Wright, in 1877. The lodge holds its meetings in a well-appointed hall in the McGuire building, and has for its principal offi- cers Wm. Randolph, P. D .; A. L. Brainard, D .; H. Gold- stein, V. D .; G. B. Stebbins, A. D .; J. Butterfuss, Rep .; J. H. Thompson, Treas.

Salamanca Lodge, No. 37, A. O. U. W., was instituted on the petition of 36 persons, Sept. 7, 1876, and had for its first officers J. P. Colgrove, P. M. W .; Frank Elliott, M. W .; C. W. Cone, G. F .; L. J. Murphy, O .; B. B. Weber, R .; G. M. Space, F .; J. D. McDonell, Rec. ; W. H. Crandall, H. C. Springer, A. Keninger, Trustees.

The lodge has at this time, December, 1878, 60 mem- bers, and the chief officers are C. W. Cone, P. M. W. ; J. P. Colgrove, M. W .; A. F. Wait, G. F .; G. W. Haga- dorn, O .; J. J. O'Donnell, A .; W. H. Henshaw, F .; J. D. McDonell, Rec.

TENT NO. 106, NATIONAL ORDER OF RECHABITES, was formed with 26 charter members, April 24, 1877, and had A. I. McKoon, C. R .; George McBride, D. R .; D. E. Seaver, P. C. R .; D. E. Burt, Shep. ; G. E. Bronson, Levite; J. H. Dickinson, Sec .; J. Butterfuss, F. Sec. ; C. A. Benson, Treas.

The order discontinued its meetings at this point in the fall of 1877.

RESCUE LODGE, NO. 100, I. O. OF G. T.,

was instituted April 14, 1874, with 17 members, and F. S. Cobb, W. C. T .; Spencer Whipple, R. Sec .; Alexander Hoag, F. Sec.

The meetings of the lodge were regularly held until Feb- . ruary, 1878, when they were discontinued. At that time there were 90 members, and the following officers : Joseph H. Thompson, L. D. ; Fred. Smith, W. C. T .; Miss Emma Wright, V. T .; George Westonhouse, Sec .; Miss Satie Goodell, Treas.

Years ago a lodge of Good Templars existed at Sala- manca, and for a time was very flourishing, but owing to changes of residence among its members and other causes, was allowed to go down, and after an interval of several years, Rescue Lodge took its place.

A temperance society for children and the St. Joseph's Society of the Catholic Church have also been discon- tinued.

EDUCATIONAL.

It is believed that Miss Malinda Chase taught the first school in town, in an old building on the Reservation, near West Salamanca, in the summer of 1832. Subsequent schools were taught in the same neighborhood. In 1855 the town contained the following districts :

No. 5, having 44 children of school age.

9, 56

" = 10, 19 = =

11, 17

The amount received for the support of these schools was $245.38.

The district bounds have been frequently changed, and in 1878 the exhibit was as follows :

District No.

Children.

Average Attendance.

Money Received.

$105.13

112.21

138.95

787

345

1171.31

161

587.78

$2115.38

The total library money was $33.41.

On the 21st of April, 1866, the inhabitants of District No. 5, which includes West Salamanca, decided, by a vote of 48 to 15, to establish a

UNION FREE SCHOOL,

electing as trustees A. A. Pixley, Jesse T. Fosdick, and S. Dunham.

Under this system the schools at this place have since been continued. In the summer of 1878 a fine two-story frame school building, 30 by 50 fect, and well finished and furnished, was erected for the use of the school at a cost of $3000. The school employs two teachers, and has an average attendance of 73 pupils.

The present Board of Education is composed of V. Ward, President; Geo. W. Stevens, Secretary ; E. S. Griswold, Trustee; S. C. Hall, Treasurer ; John Shields, Collector ; and the Principal of the school is J. E. Markham.

THE SALAMANCA UNION FREE SCHOOL

was established Oct. 12, 1875, the first trustees being F. B. Mills, E. H. Space, John Keenan, Ira Mckibben, C. E. Gallagher, John Nelson, A. Hosley, W. G. Hevenor, and T. A. Heller.

The board was organized by electing A. Hosley, Presi- dent; C. E. Gallagher, Clerk ; O. B. Senear, Collector ; J. B. Shaw, Treasurer. G. L. Weeks was the first Principal of the schools.

Three buildings are now occupied for school purposes, the one on Maple Street, near Main, having half a dozen rooms. The Newton Run Division is in a handsome frame house, 30 by 50 feet, and having two stories, cach 12 feet high. It is surmounted with a neat belfry, and has at- tractive surroundings. It cost $2800, has accommodations for 160 pupils, and was first occupied in January, 1875. The school on the south side of the river is known as the Hill Mill Division. Here it is proposed to erect a house costing $2000.

The schools are under the principalship of E. B. Vree- land, assisted by seven teachers, and are supported at a cost of about $1000 per year.

The present Board of Education is composed as follows : Trustees, H. M. Seymour, Silas H. Seymour, C. D. Davie, A. Hosley, C. E. Gallagher, Wm. Crandall, Jas. Williams, Robert Gunn, and Frederick Gaeng; President, C. E. Gallagher ; Clerk, C. D. Davie ; Treasurer, W. P. Culver ; Collector, Phineas Stevens.

The schools are in a flourishing condition, and their standard is fully equal to those of other places of the same population.

RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.

The first organized religious societies in town were com- posed of Indians, and one of the first formed was

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THE INDIAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

which, at the time it was constituted by the Rev. Charles Potter, had 80 members. In 1858, a house of worship was erected on the Allegany, several miles below Salamanca, at a cost of $900. The society has subsequently enjoyed the ministrations of the Rev. Wm. Hall, whose missionary services among the Indians on the Reservation extend over a period of forty years. The Indian Congregational Church has not enjoyed a great degree of prosperity, and the present membership is small and the society feeble.

THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN BUCKTOOTH

was organized among the Indians on the Reservation, with 50 members, in 1858, by the Rev. N. Smith. The society prospered, and May 22, 1860, it was duly incorporated under the laws of the State, and William Shongo, James Jemison, and Dodge Fatty chosen as trustees. At this time the church was without a pastor, and James Jemison served as a deacon. A church edifice was erected the same year several miles below West Salamanca, at a cost of $1200. It presents an attractive appearance, and will seat 200 persons. The church has had the pastoral labors of the Rev. W. G. Raymond and R. D. Hays. In 1874, A. D. Blinkley, a native, was ordained a minister of this church, and Peter Sundown elected deacon. The member- ship has not been materially increased, and the church is not so vigorous as in former days.

THE ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH (ROMAN CATHOLIC),

at West Salamanca, was the next organized. It was formed, in 1862, as the result of missionary labors begun here in 1860 by the clergy of the parish of Jamestown. There were about 300 members, under the spiritual tutel- age of the Rev. Patrick Byrne. The same year a neat frame church edifice, 32 by 50 feet, was erected in the northern part of the village, just beyond the Reservation limits. A parsonage was erected soon after, and the entire church property was valued at $3000. The services of the church were now regularly held, and Salamanca and the surrounding Catholic appointments soon became a pros- perous parish. The clergy who have served here as resi- dent priests and otherwise have been Fathers Cahill, McMullen, Wagner, Duyer, Bloomer, Baxter; and since 1870 the Rev. John Byron. The decline of West Sala- manca and the growth of Salamanca so much diverted the membership and interests of the church to the latter place, that for several years services have been suspended and the house closed. Accordingly, in 1875, Father Byron leased a lot of ground on River Street, in Salamanca, on which, in 1876, was erected

ST. JOHN'S CHURCH,

a plain hall, 34 by 72 feet, with a seating capacity for 400 persons, in which services have since been regularly main- tained. A neat parsonage was purchased near the church in 1875, and the entire property is reported worth $4000. The membership comprises 130 families. A Sabbath- school having 50 attendants is connected with the church, which belongs to the diocese of Buffalo.

ST. MARY'S CHURCH (EPISCOPAL).

The formation of this body followed the missionary ser- vices of the Rev. P. P. Kidder, at that time rector of St. John's Church of Ellicottville, who occasionally preached in West Salamanca as early as 1863. A few services were also held in the school-house at the Hemlock saw-mill. In 1865 a church, having 34 members, was formally organ- ized at West Salamanca by the Rev. Julius H. Waterbury, and the same year a house of worship was erected at that point by the society at a cost of $2500. This was first occupied for divine services Nov. 19, 1865, the church officials at that time being Rev. J. H. Waterbury, Rector ; Jesse T. Fosdick and John Hill, Wardens; Thomas G. Armstrong, Thomas W. Litchfield, E. H. Space, James W. Phillips, John O'Donnell, Samuel Dunham, Frederick R. Towner, and Wm. G. Hevenor, Vestrymen. On Ascen- sion Day, in May, 1868, the church was consecrated. It was used by the society as a place of worship until 1875, when it was sold to the Methodists, and the services there- after held at Salamanca, whither nearly all the members had removed. Here a new church edifice was begun, in the fall of 1877, which is just about ready for occupation. It stands on an eligible lot on East River Street, and is an attractive frame structure, consisting of a nave 24 by 56 feet, and a chancel 16 by 17 feet, with a suitable robing- room attached. The interior of the church presents & handsome appearance, and the windows are of stained glass, embellished with proper emblems. It is being built by a committee composed of O. S. Vreeland, J. Smith, and John J. O'Donnell, and will cost $2500.

The rectors of St. Mary's Church have been the Revs. J. H. Waterbury, Francis Granger, and P. P. Kidder. The latter is at present the rector, having his residence at Dunkirk. There are 60 members, and Wardens, Richard Hevenor, Jesse T. Fosdick ; Vestrymen, Wm. G. Hevenor, James Williams, O. S. Vreeland, J. J. O'Donnell, James O'Donnell, J. G. Smith, J. D. McDonell, W. L. Daven- port.

THE FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

was the next organized religious body in town. It was legally incorporated, Feb. 10, 1873, with H. O. Wait, S. S. Palmer, and George B. Stebbins, Trustees. Prior to this period the Rev. E. Brown had preached to 8 or 10 per- sons; and the church, when formed, numbered 23 mem- bers. A church edifice was immediately begun, but was not ready for dedication until Jan. 11, 1874. The services were conducted by the Rev. B. J. Ives, D.D. The house is 36 by 78 feet, and 24 feet high, with a neat steeple, and was built by D. J. Langworthy, at a cost of nearly $5000. It is supplied with a $500 organ, and can comfortably seat 400 persons.

The clergy of the church, since Salamanca became a separate appointment, have been as follows: 1873, Rev. L. L. Luse ; 1875, Rev. H. H. Moore; 1876, Rev. L. A. Chapin ; 1877, Rev. A. S. Goodrich ; 1878, Rev. M. Fording.

The church has at present 30 members, and maintains a Sunday-school of 35 members, superintended by William P. Culver. The present trustees of the society are W. T. Fish, D. E. Seaver, Charles Benson, Ira Mckibben, and A. Bloodgood.

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In connection with this society, and largely out of its membership, was organized, in 1875, by Rev. H. H. Moore,

THE WEST SALAMANCA METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

In March of that year a board of trustees was chosen, composed of S. H. Jones, L. J. Worth, George M. Bissell, Charles Parker, and George Town. April 2, 1875, the house erected and occupied till this period by the St. Mary's Episcopal Society was purchased for a place of worship, and has since been the home of the Methodists. There has been an encouraging increase of membership, numbering at present 40. The church has had the same pastoral con- nection as the one at Salamanca, and has regular meetings every Sabbath afternoon. A Sabbath-school is also main- tained.

THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SALAMANCA.

On the 8th of January, 1873, Samuel Learned, A. B. Bullard, Henry Fults, and Verres Ward met to consider the propriety of forming a church of those who entertained the Baptist faith. This purpose was accomplished March 3, 1873, when the Rev. G. W. Varnum organized the above body with 12 members, which was recognized by a council of the neighboring churches, July 24, 1873. The charge to the church was given by the Rev. L. Stowell, and the hand of fellowship extended by the Rev. R. D. Hays. The same day the meeting-house was consecrated, the sermon being preached by the Rev. G. W. Varnum, and the dedi- catory prayer made by the Rev. B. C. Willoughby. The building cost $2300, much of which was contributed by Dr. Samuel Learned, the first deacon of the church.

The Rev. D. E. Burt became the pastor of the church soon after its organization, and continued this relation until 1877. Since January, 1878, the membership, now num- bering 60, has enjoyed the ministrations of the Rev. R. A. Dickson, who is also the superintendent of a flourish- ing Sunday-school.

The First Baptist Society of Salamanca was organized Feb. 1, 1873, with a board of trustees composed of Samuel Learned, Henry Fults, H. O. Searles, James M. Bois, A. A. Whipple, and which at present contains but 3 members, viz., Henry Fults, Nathan Picket, and Joseph B. Thomp- son.

THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF SALAMANCA was organized March 11, 1875, by a council of the neigh- boring churches, called for this purpose. Twenty-seven persons united in membership, and the Rev. J. D. Stewart became their first pastor. The meetings were held in the Baptist church. The pastoral office was next filled by the Rev. C. H. Crawford, and since April 1, 1878, by the Rev. H. M. Higley. The deacons have been A. Hoag, Sr., G. W. Hagadorn, and B. B. Weber. There are 37 mem- bers, and the church is in a flourishing condition.

The temporalities of the church are cared for by a society organized March 16, 1875. This was legally in- corporated May 29, 1877. The trustees at that time were E. H. Hess, G. W. Hagadorn, A. R. Knapp, Alexander Hoag, and John B. Shaw. Under the direction of this society a neat chapel was erected in 1876-77, at a cost of

$1200, which was appropriately consecrated Feb. 28, 1877, the Revs. Thomas K. Beecher, M. L. Williston, and others officiating. The trustees of the society in 1878 were G. W. Hagadorn, J. B. Smith, A. Hoag, Jr., E. H. Hess, and Robert Hoag.

THE BETHEL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WEST SALAMANCA

was constituted, in 1875, of the following persons, who had withdrawn from the First Congregational Church for this purpose : William P. Crawford, Mrs. William P. Crawford, Albert R. Crawford, Laura A. Crawford, Mary L. Page, Aurilla Crook, Warren Wright, and S. C. Hall. A building committee was appointed, having as members,- William P. Crawford, Warren Wright, and A. A. Pixley, which erected, the same year, a plain but comfortable house of worship, costing $1200. Until October, 1876, the pastors of the church have been the same as those of the mother church. At present the pulpit is vacant, and the membership of the church in consequence rather weak.

A Union Sunday school, which was organized in the village many years ago by William P. Crawford, is yet continued, and now meets in the Congregational chapel. In this house are also held the meetings of the Free Methodists, who have not as yet become an organized body in town. The Rev. J. McGeary preaches here in connection with appointments at Steamborg and other points.

On Saw-Mill Run is a small body of Free-Will Baptists, who have fitted up a building where preaching is some- times held, no regular pastor being maintained; and on Bucktooth Run are small classes of United Brethren and Protestant Methodists, both having preaching at stated. times.

THE PUBLIC CEMETERY

on lot 9, in town 3, is the only place of interment in Sala- manca. It comprises one acre of ground, purchased by the town of W. P. Crawford, in 1858. That year an appropriation of $125 was also made " to grub and clear the ground." Later appropriations have placed it in good repair. Among others here interred is Abel Lyon, one of the pioneers of the county, who died in 1858, at the age of eighty-nine years.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

CHARLES E. GALLAGHER

is a native of Little Valley, this county, where he was born on the 15th day of June, 1849. His parents were born in Ireland, and came to this country forty years ago ; his father has been a heavy contractor of stone and mason work on the principal railroads and canals, and now occupies a farm in Little Valley. His boyhood was spent on his father's farm, and his education received at the common schools and the Randolph Academy. He studied law in the office of H. Ansly and H. M. Seymour, in Sala- manca. He had charge for about two years of a law- office in Salamanca for Judge Lamb and C. P. Vedder, also

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studied law with Joshua Cook, Buffalo, but has never yet made application to be admitted to the bar. By constant study his eyesight failed him, and he was at one time totally blind. After recovering his sight, he turned his attention to business, and engaged in the hardware and

Photo. by J. H. Blessing, Salamanca, N. Y.

CHARLES E. GALLAGHER.

grocery business in Salamanca without any money or means, having purchased his first goods on credit, but suc- ceeded in the same. He is an active Democrat, and was a delegate to the Democratic State Convention in 1875, and was one of the secretaries of that convention. He ran for member of Assembly against Hon. S. V. Pool, David Huntington, and Guy Carleton Carpenter, in 1877, on the Democratic ticket, and was defeated by a reduced majority ; has been a justice of the peace in Salamanca since he was twenty-one years old, and now holds the office. He is now doing a business in the hardware, coal, and other lines amounting to nearly $100,000 per year. Is a hard worker, and attends to all of his own business, employing five clerks. Had six brothers and two sisters. P. A. Gallagher, his oldest brother, has served several terms as member of Assembly and in the State Senate of California, and was a major in the army. He has two brothers, who are lawyers, and the others have been elevated to high and honorable positions.

JOHN J. O'DONNELL

was born in Kilereest, county Galway, Ireland, April 27, 1836. His parents, Edmond and Anna (Taylor) O'Don- nell, removed to Salamanca in November, 1864.

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