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Jeffery A. Farnam, Amaziah Griswold, Wm. Main, Elnathan Smith and Thomas Parker were among the earliest settler's, but we are not advised of the year in which they came. Farnam, who was born October 17th, 1773, came in from Con- necticut, and settled near the Square or " No. 1." He died November 12th, 1842; and his wife a few years since, aged ninety-seven. Henry Far- nam, now a resident of New Haven, Conn., an engineer of some prominence and formerly super- intendent of a western railroad, is a son of his. Griswold was from New Lebanon, Columbia
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county, and was the first shoe-maker in Scipio- ville. He was the grandfather of J. E., R. D., R. B., G. L., L. W. W., and A. Q. Watkins. In his house, says G. L. Watkins, was published the Western Luminary, the second newspaper published in Cayuga County. It was published every Tuesday evening, "by Ebenezer Eaton for Eaton & Co.," and the earliest preserved copy we have seen is dated " Watkins Settlement, Tues- day, July 21st, 1801," and is No. 17 of Vol. I. Wm. Main settled on the south line of the town, on the farm now owned by Hiram Wheat. He afterwards removed to Venice, about 1835, and died there August 14th, 1855, aged ninety-seven, and Lucy, his wife, April 28th, 1847, aged ninety-one. Charles, who is living in Venice at an advanced age, is the only one of his children living. Thomas Parker settled in the east part of the town, on the farm now occupied by Robert Stewart, and died there February 20th, 1855. He was born December 16th, 1775. Three sons are living, Nelson and Perry in Venice, and Franklin in Locke. Elnathan Smith settled south-east of the center of the town, on the farm now owned by George Barnes, where he died February 8th, 1860, aged eighty-three. His children were Eli, who died March 29th, 1869, aged seventy-one; Lorsey, afterwards wife of Charles Fitch ; and Maria, afterwards wife of J. Crosby Smith, who died May 11th, 1867, aged sixty.
TOWN OFFICERS .- The first town meeting was held at the house of Augustus Chidsey the first Tuesday in April, 1794, and the following named officers were chosen : John Stoyell, Supervisor ; Samuel Branch, Clerk ; Henry Watkins, Daniel Mack and Elisha Durkee, Commissioners of Roads ; Luke Taylor, Gilbert Tracy and Joshua Patrick, Assessors ; Wm. Branch, Alanson Tracy and Winslow Perry, Constables ; Alanson Tracy and Winslow Perry, Collectors ; Thomas Morgan and Philip Strong, Overseers of the Poor ; Ebenezer Witter, Simeon Herrick, Daniel Fuller, Henry Watkins, Gideon Allen, Jr., Ed- mund Sawtelle and Winslow Perry, Pathmasters; Joshua Patrick and John A. Thompson, Pound Keepers ; Jonathan Hastings, Sealer of Leather ; Thomas Morgan, Sealer of Weights and Mcas- ures.
At this meeting it was resolved to pay a bounty of $5 for every grown wolf taken and 72-2
killed in the town. Every ram found running at large from September Ist to November 25th, was to be forfeited to the people of the town. At the annual meeting in 1795, it was " resolved that each sheep ram that is found running at large from the first day of September to the first day of December shall forfeit $2.50, to be recov- ered of the owner." In 1796, the bounty on wolves was increased to $12.50, and hogs were made free commoners.
The town officers elected for 1879 were :
Supervisor-John P. Chase.
Town Clerk-Willis G. Hoskins.
Justice of the Peace, (to fill vacancy,)-Enos T. Shaw.
Justice of the Peace, (full term,)-Enos T. Shaw.
Commissioner of Highways-Calvin H. Wat- tles.
Collector-George Coy.
Assessor-Elias C. Pierce.
Overseers of the Poor-John Casler, John Snyder.
Inspectors of Election-Henry T. Marsh, F. Leslie Smith.
Game Constable-James Flynn, Jr.
Constables-Leonard S. Owen, George L.
Hoxie, James Flynn, Jr., Libbeus H. Merry.
Scaler of Weights and Measures - Jeremiah Simons.
SCIPIO CENTER.
SCIPIO CENTER is situated a little south-east of the center of the town, nine and one-half miles north-east of Aurora, one and one-half miles north-east of Summit Station, and about three miles south-west of Ensenore, on the Southern Central Railroad. It contains three churches, (Baptist, Catholic and Universalist,) a district school, one store, one hotel, (kept by Frederick Nichols,) a cider-mill, (owned by James Smith, and erected by him in the fall of 1878,) two wagon shops, (kept by David Hawley and Albert Slocum,) two blacksmith shops, (kept by Wm. Coulson and John Beachman,) and a population of 102.
MERCHANTS .- The first merchant at Scipio Center was Dr. Ezra Strong, who came in with his brothers, Philip and Epaphroditus, about the beginning of the century, and opened a store at the Center, where he settled, about 1808, which he kept some ten or twelve years, and failed.
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His store stood on the site of G. B. Peterson's store. Philip settled one mile south of the Cen- ter, at Gallups Corners, and Epaphroditus a half mile south of the Center, where Isaac Howell now lives. They died in the town. Strong was succeeded in the mercantile business by Leonard Searing ; and later by John E. Beardsley, a na- tive of Venice, and son of John Beardsley who settled in Scipio in 1808, who did business twelve to fifteen years and removed to Auburn, where he engaged in the book business. He was succeeded by a clerk of his, whose name we could not learn, who remained two or three years. John Snyder did business some ten or twelve years, till April, 1875, when he sold to Gilbert B. Peterson, from Fleming, who has since done business here. Peterson was associated as partner one year with Wirt Voorhees, whose in- terest he bought at the expiration of the year.
POSTMASTERS. -- We have been unable to obtain a complete list of the postmasters at this place. The office was established as early as 1825, but probably not much earlier than that. James Glover was postmaster at that time. Andrew Groom was postmaster in 1831 ; John C. Beards- ley, as early as 1836 and as late 1854; Alvin Seely, in 1857; and Daniel P. Van Liew, in 1859. John S. Snyder, the present postmaster, has held the office ten or twelve years consecu- tively, with the exception of a few months in 1875, when Wirt Voorhees held the office.
PHYSICIANS .- Probably the first person to dis- pense medicine in the town was Elder David Irish, who, though not a regular physician, made himself useful in that capacity, until Dr. Ezra Strong, came in soon after 1800 and practiced till about 1812. He joined the County Medical So- ciety August 7th, 1806. Matthew Tallman came in about the time Strong ceased practising and set- tled about a mile north of the Center. He prac- ticed a few years and sold to Adonijah White, who joined the County Medical Society Febru- ary 6th, 1812, and practiced with marked success through the epidemic, about 1815, and finally be- came a victim to it. Andrew Groom, who prac- ticed with Tallman the last year of his stay, com- menced practicing as early as 1814, August 4th of which year he joined the County Medical So- ciety, and settled at the Center -after Tallman's removal to Scipioville, and practiced in the town till his death, though he had previously removed
from the Center. Benjamin Fordyce practiced here some twenty years, till his death a few years since. Burton Hoxie came in about 1860, and practiced till his removal to Auburn three or four years since. He was succeeded by Frank Kenyon, the present physician, who was born in Owasco, October 26th, 1844; educated at Belle- vue Hospital Medical College in New York city, where he graduated March Ist, 1873, and imme- diately commenced practice at Scipio Center.
CHURCHES .- The town of Scipio has been largely supplied with Baptist churches. Besides the old First Church, there was a Second, a divi- sion from the First, also a Third, a North-East, a West, a United, and the present one. The old First Church is now the Venice Church. The West Church became extinct in 1816. The Scc- ond, Third and North-East Churches united in 1807, and became extinct in 1840.
THE SCIPIO BAPTIST CHURCH was constituted and united with the Cayuga Baptist Association in 1822. In their letter to the Association for that year, the names of Michael Pearsall, William Daniels and John Daniels, appear as delegates and the reported membership was fifty-six. Their first pastor was Elder Ichabod Clark, who entered upon his labors with them as a licentiate in I823, and was ordained pastor in the latter part of 1824 or early part of 1825. He remained seven years. Their next pastor was Elder Ansel Clark, who commenced his labors with them in 1831, and was succeeded in 1833, by Elder S. Gilbert, who resigned the charge after about a year. The pulpit was supplied a part of 1834-'5, by Brother J. H. Ricketts, and a few months by Elder Jones, under whose labors they received an addition of twenty by baptism. In 1836-'7 they secured the services of Elder Bishop Ames, who labored with them as a temporary supply about seven months, and was succeeded by Elder H. J. Eddy, who resigned the charge in 1842.
A revival was commenced in the fall of 1837, and meetings were held every evening in the week during the fall, winter and spring. It re- sulted in the addition to their membership of eighty by baptism, and twenty-five by letter, and increased the membership to one hundred and fifty. " During the third year of Elder Eddy's pastorate, fifty-three were added to their number by baptism. Twenty-one were added to their number by baptism and eleven by letter in the
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winter of 1841-'2. After the close of Elder Ed- dy's pastorate, they were supplied by Brother W. F. Purrington and others until the summer of 1843, at which time Brother J. W. Osborn commenced his labors as a licentiate, but was subsequently ordained pastor. During the fourth year of his pastorate twenty-six were added by baptism, and eleven by letter. During that year also their house of worship, which was erected in 1831, was repaired and newly furnished. Elder Osborn's resignation was accepted with great reluctance in the fall of 1849."
Elder C. Sharman became the pastor in the winter of 1849, and continued his labors with them till 1851, when he was succeeded by B. McLouth, who remained till 1853, in which year George H. Brigham, who served them three years was ordained. In the winter of 1854, he was assisted by Reverends Dennison and Baldwin, ministers from the vicinity, in a series of revival meetings, which resulted in the addition of twen- ty-one to the membership. The next pastor was W. H. Delano, who served them two years, till 1859, and was succeeded by L. Hall, who after a brief pastorate was followed by P. Conrad, who remained two years. They next enjoyed the ministrations of J. R. Burdick, who revived the Sabbath School, which had fallen into decay, and instituted a Bible Class, which was conducted by Deacon John Daniels, who, though eighty-six years of age, never failed to attend. In 1862 the church raised $162.25 for bounties to soldiers. Elder Burdick resigned the pastorate in 1864, and was succeeded by Bishop Ames, who re- mained but a part of a year. Geo. N. Sears be- came the pastor in 1865, and was ordained in January, 1866. He resigned in 1868, and was succeeded by Wm. L. Goodspeed, who resigned in 1870, and was followed by Geo. Lewis, who remained one year. Geo. C. Downey was called to the pastorate in 1871, and served them nearly two years. He was succeeded in 1873, by L. Braisted, now of Fleming, whose pastorate cov- ered a period of four years.
The pulpit was supplied during most of the summer of 1877; and in September of that year E. R. Warren, the present pastor, entered upon his duties. During his pastorate the church has been rebuilt, at a cost of $4,000, and was dedi- cated November 7th, 1878. The edifice is a neat wooden structure, and does credit to the town.
It is 36 by 60 feet, with a tower on the north- west corner rising to a height of 125 feet above the ground. It contains a lecture room and au- ditorium, each having a seating capacity for 300 persons, and a baptistry. Upon the lower floor is a kitchen and parlor. It is richly furnished with carpets, cushioned pews, and gothic chairs in its pulpit. It has a memorial window put in by the church, commemorating the services of Deacon Isaac Akin, who was for twenty-five years a Deacon of the church, which was carried on almost entirely by his individual effort. Other memorial windows have been put in by individ- uals, complimentary to Mrs. Phebe Akin, wife, and Mrs. H. B. Brayton, of Chicago, and Mrs. H. C. Slocum, daughters of Deacon Isaac Akin ; Mrs. R. E. Eaker, wife of Deacon Robert Eaker; and Mrs. Louisa Fordyce, widow of John H. Fordyce. The church has a membership of 75. It has an interesting Sabbath School and Bible Class, the attendance at the former being about 100.
THE FIRST UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY IN THE TOWN OF SCIPIO was organized May 22d, 1836, with fifty-six members, thirty of whom were males, at the school-house near Bishop's tavern at Scipio Center. Worden Babcock was chosen chairman of the meeting and F. Boughton, sec- retary. The trustees then chosen were Asa Way, Jacob Morgan, Worden Babcook, William Taber and Lyman Birch. Thomas Cushman was chosen treasurer ; Jesse Babcock, clerk ; and Elisha Marsh, collector. The first pastor was Rev. Harvey Boughton, who preached some three years previous to the organization of the society. November 11th, 1837, it was decided to build a meeting house of wood, and Worden Babcock, Titus Fisk, J. E. Beardsley, D. P. Van Liew and A. T. Wilber were appointed a committee to raise funds to build with. Decem- ber 23d, 1837, Worden Babcock, Henry Snyder, Christopher Roffee, William Taber and D. P. Van Liew were appointed a building committee. The building does not appear to have been fin- ished before 1839. The records of the society are very incomplete and give very little clue to the pastors who have officiated in this church ; we have been unable to find any one able to sup- ply the deficiency. Mr. Boughton seems to have been the pastor as late as June 7th, 1840. Al- fred Peck was pastor May Ist, 1842, and as late
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as May 20th, 1843. H. L. Hayward was pastor May 24th, 1845, and as late as May 30th, 1846; Harvey Boughton, May 23d, 1847, and as late as May 20th, 1849; and J. H. Harter, May 22d, 1853, and as late as May 25th, 1856. At pres- ent the church is without a pastor. The present membership is about thirty.
ST. BERNARD'S CHURCH OF SCIPIO CENTER (R. C.) was organized in the early part of 1867, at the house of James Flynn, of Scipio Center, by Rev. Father Bernard McCool, with about 100 adult members, of whom the following were the principal ones : John Conran, Thomas Heffer- nan, James Flynn, Joseph Morgan, Andrew Ne- ville and Edward Reilly. The earliest meetings by members of this faith were held in a small private house, (now entirely removed) which stood some thirty or forty rods east of the present church, in 1851, and were conducted by Father Quigley, who, together with Fathers Burns and Twohig, administered to the spiritual wants of the Catholics in this vicinity from 1851 to 1863. In the latter year Father McCool took charge, and the church erected four years later attests his zealous labors. In 1870, Father McCool was re- moved by the Bishop to Seneca Falls, the field of his present labors, where he still enjoys the best wishes of this congregation. He was suc- ceeded by Father Schmettzer, who, by reason of delicate health, was unable to endure the hard- ships of this mission longer than ten months. Father Eugene Pagani ministered to this people in the latter part of 1871 and early part of 1872, and was succeeded by Father Archange Paga- nini, who was the first resident pastor of this church, but was relieved June 15th, 1873, after a pastorate of ten months, by the present pastor, Father Hugh Francis Rafferty.
When Father Rafferty took charge, the church was struggling under a $1,200 indebtedness, be- sides a large annual rental for the house occupied as a parsonage. Since then this debt has been paid, and a new and respectable two story brick parsonage, as well as a suitable barn and stable have been built on the grounds adjoining the church. The church edifice, erected in 1867, was 32 by 45 feet, and was enlarged in the sum- mer of 1877, by an addition 32 by 62 feet, be- sides a vestry 12 by 32 feet, making the building present the form of a Latin cross. In the front has been built a neat little tower, seventy to eighty
feet high, and surmounted by a well proportioned gilt cross. Upon a stone in front of the tower, in gilt letters, is the Latin inscription : Et Porta Inferi non prevalebunt advesus cam. Within the tower is a fine-toned bell, weighing over 1,600 pounds. The interior of the church presents a pleasing appearance. The pews are neatly grained and varnished, with walnut stained trim- mings. The walls and ceilings are beautifully frescoed ; and upon the former, to the right and left of the altar, are life size portraits of saints Peter and Paul, while upon the latter are repre- sentations of various religious emblems. Imme- diately behind and above the tabernacle is a bust of the monk St. Bernard.
SCIPIOVILLE.
SCIPIOVILLE is situated near the west line of the town, south of the center, on Poplar Ridge, and is twelve miles south of Auburn, eight miles north of Northville, four miles east of Levanna, and one and one-half miles west of Scipio Sum- mit. It contains two churches, (Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian,) a district school, a hotel, (kept by N. J. Webster,) two stores, a harness shop, (kept by George R. Kent,) a shoe shop, (kept by Dr. O. Reynolds,) a carpenter shop, (kept by Benjamin Cain,) a blacksmith shop, (kept by Houghton & Cooper,) a wagon shop, (kept by J. Dean,) a tannery, kept by Lemuel Allen,) an attorney, (James Hyat Baker,) and a population of 170.
Scipioville was first known as Watkins Settle- ment and Watkins Corners. In 1806, Paine Fitch built a tavern there and it was afterwards known as Fitchs Corners, till subsequently it was named Mechanicsburg, which name it retained till the establishment of the post-office in 1836, when the present name was adopted.
MERCHANTS .- The first merchants at Scipio- ville were Orin Peck and Thomas Hale, who opened a general store in 1813, in the building now occupied as a dwelling by the widow of Jotham Forbes. They also carried on the distilling business. They bought that year the tin shop established about 1809 by Asahel and Seth Peck, brothers of Orin Peck. This tin shop is said to have been the first one west of Utica in the State. In 1823, they dis- solved. . Hale, who came from Connecticut in 1811, continued at the old stand, discontinuing
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after a short time his general stock, keeping tin- ware, sheet-iron and stoves, which he continued till his death, October 7th, 1852. He was one of the most prominent m'en here for several years. Austin B. Hale, of Moravia, is a son of his, and is the only one of his children living. Peck built and kept some five years the store now occupied by Mrs. A. B. Groom. He sold to Uriel Mosher and returned to Connecticut, whence he came, and died there. Mosher did business about three years, and sold to two broth- ers named Lawrence, from New York, who con- tinued about a year and sold to Truman Wake- ley and Asahel Warner, both residents of the town. After a short time Wakeley sold to War- ner, who took in as partner Benjamin King, who continued a year and a half, when King with- drew and soon after removed from the town. Wm. B. Wooden then bought an interest and he and Warner did business some three years, when they sold to Edwin Akin and John Gildersleeve, both natives of the town, who, after four or five years, sold to Nicholas D. Tripp and Francis Snow, who continued from 1861-'5, when An- drew B. Groom bought them out. Green was from Romulus, Seneca county. He did busi- ness about a year, when it went into the hands of Mrs. A. B. Groom, who still carries it on.
Matthew Tallman, from Aurora, where he set- tled prior to 1800, opened a store in company with Roswell Beardsley, on the north-west cor- ner, opposite Mrs. Groom's store. The building or frame, which was afterwards removed and re- modeled, is now occupied by George L. Watkins. They continued till the death of Beardsley, a few years after, when Tallman carried on the business alone several years. About 1834, about which time the house was moved, he was suc- ceeded by Seneca B. Dennis, his son-in-law, who continued six or seven years, and sold to Alvah Ward, who kept it but a short time, till 1841, when the property came into possession of Geo. L. Watkins, who has since carried on the busi- ness, having been associated from 1851 to 1853 with Wheeler Powell.
POSTMASTERS-The post-office at Scipioville was established in 1836, and Seneca B. Dennis was the first postmaster. He was succeeded by Alvah Ward, Wm. T. Dennis, Albert S. Allen and Charles D. Tallman, who filled up the period to 1845, when George L. Watkins was appoint-
ed. He held the office till 1849; Asahel War- ner from 1849-'53 : Geo. L. Watkins, from 1853-'57 ; Andrew Race, from 1857-'61 ; Ed- win Akin and Nicholas D. Tripp, from 1861-'66; Geo. R. Kent, from 1866-'70 ; Silas Elliott, from 1870 till his death in the spring of 1878, when Geo. R. Kent, the present incumbent, was again appointed.
PHYSICIANS. - The earliest physician of whom we have any record was Matthew Tallman, who was licensed to practice by a County Judge in July, 1806, and joined the County Medical So- ciety, while a resident of Scipioville, August 7th, of that year. He removed to Scipio Center about 1812, and after a few years practice there returned to Scipioville. He was born December 9th, 1780; and died May 28th, 1847. Phineas Hurd settled one mile north of Scipioville, in 1812, on the 5th of November of which year he joined the County Medical Society. He prac- ticed till August 31st, 1867.
CHURCHES .- The Baptists had an organiza- tion here at an early day, and completed in 1810, a large church edifice. The church prospered for many years, but finally ran down. Elders Rathbun and Abner Wakely were among the first pastors.
THE FIRST M. E. CHURCH OF SCIPIOVILLE was organized about sixty years ago, and a house of worship erected about the same time one mile west of Hurds Corners. The church was taken down and removed to Scipioville in 1871. The first pastor after the removal was Wm. Adams, who labored with this church three and one-half years. He was succeeded by D. D. Davis, who remained three years ; when P. T. Hughston, the present pastor commenced his labors with them. The present membership is 120. They have an interesting Sabbath School, the attend- ance at which is eighty-five. The present trus- tees are Leddra W. Watkins, Wm. Manchester, Morris Reynolds, Peter Ridley, and Dixon Perry.
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN SOCIETY OF SCIPIO- VILLE was organized July 29th, 1872. The first members were Mrs. Esther C. Allen, Mrs. Ann E. Watkins, Mrs. Sally Ann Watkins, J. N. Fordyce and wife, Henrietta, and daughter, Frances, Mrs. Maria Pearl, and Mrs. Mary D. Tompkins. Their church edifice was erected the same year, at a cost of $3,000, and dedicated March 19th, 1873. The corner-stone was laid
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September 13th, 1872, by Deacon Uriah Bene- dict, assisted by his son Rev. Edwin Benedict. The society met previous to the completion of the church, in the school-house. The first pastor was Robert C. Allison, who lived at the Square and supplied the church there as well. His pas- torate continued until January, 1876, when he accepted a call from the church in Otisco. Dur- ing the summer of 1876, the pulpit was supplied by students from Auburn Theological Seminary. In May, 1877, Rev. Charles Ray, editor and pub- lisher of the Moravia Citizen, took the pastoral charge, and still continues it. The present mem- bership is twenty-six. The first trustees were Lemuel Allen, A. Q. Watkins and Nathan Web- ster. The present trustees are Dr. Denison R. Pearl, James Ross, A. Q. Watkins, Wm. Hawley and Benj. Gould. The attendance at Sabbath School and Bible Class is forty-seven.
SHERWOOD.
Sherwood is situated on the Poplar Ridge, in the south-west corner of the town, one mile south of Scipioville, and about five miles east of Aurora. It contains a district school, a select school, with some thirty-six pupils, established in 1872, Hepsibeth C. Hussey, Principal, and Dor- cas Gardner, Assistant, two stores, a broom manu- factory, employing two hands in the winter, (Benj. Myers, proprietor,) one harness shop, (kept by Charles F. Cumstock,) blacksmith and wagon shop, (kept by Henry S. Nye,) a shoe shop, (kept by George Rider,) a blacksmith shop, (kept by John D. Hudson,) and a population of 167.
Henry Koon's apple jell and cider-mill was erected in 1871 ; contains four presses ; employs four men during the season. About seven tons of jelly are made per annum.
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