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" It cost something to be a Mason in those days, even as it cost something to be a Nazarene in the days of Nero. Persecution in its temper and spirit is alike in all ages, whether arrayed against moral, political, or religious princi- ples. It is born of bigotry and nursed in selfishness. Our order suffered with this for many years. Some of us who are here to-day can bear painful witness to the facts. Wc rejoice, however, that after all our humiliation and trials we are able to transmit to our younger brethren the character
and standard of our Masonic liberty unchanged, untarnished, and far more valuable and influential for good than before they passed through the smoke of battle.
" For this, however, we are indebted to a few faithful brethren, who, through all the vicissitudes of these eventful struggles, held fast to their rights and privileges, and never surrendered their charter. It is well for us to know and preserve in grateful memory the names of those who were among the last to be called from labor to refreshment in A.L. 5828, and the first to be called from refreshment to labor in A.L. 5852.
" The last record we have of the mecting of the lodge is dated first Monday, A.L. 5828, the following officers pres- ent : Clark Williamson, W. M .; Frederick Barnard, S. W .; Salmon Clark, J. W. ; Leonard Conant, Sec. ; Samuel Peck, Treas. ; John Sims, S. D .; Horatio Peck, J. D. ; Abijah Stowers, Tyler.
"Our next record carries us to Dec. 23, A.L. 5852, a period of twenty-four years, when we again find the name of Clark Williamson as Worshipful Master, who is with us on this occasion, and with him the following officers : Josiah F. Saunders, S. W .; Aaron Beman, J. W. ; Nathan Crary, Sec. ; S. L. Fisk, Treas ; W. P. Williamson, S. D .; H. P. Merriam, J. D .; H. Hurlbert, Tyler.
"Thus, after a cessation of labor for twenty-four years, the sound of the gavel was again heard, our lodge was reorganized, and since then has been constantly at work, until to-day we find ourselves occupying a favorable position among the many lodges of the State. On our roll of mem- bers are found the names of many of the leading citizens of Malone, who, by their wealth, their business talent, and their moral character, have helped to give it an enviable position among the enterprising towns of the Empire State."
The present (1879) officers of the lodge are as follows : W. D. Gray, M .; R. M. McMillan, S. W .; I. Gibson, J. W .; R. Bailey, Scc .; C. R. Lane, S. D .; F. T. Furgeson, J. D .; J. Thompson, Tyler.
NORTHERN CONSTELLATION CHAPTER
was organized some time prior to 1811, for in the old records of the chapter, under date of Feb. 20, 1811, the proceedings of a meeting are recorded at which the follow- ing were present : Albon Man, H. P .; Samuel Peck, K .; Noah Moody, S. pro tem. ; H. S. Waterhouse, Captain of the Host pro tem. ; John Potter, Principal Sojourner pro tem .; P. Turner, R. A. C. pro tem ; Ezekiel Blanchard, G. M. pro tem .; John Mazuzan, Sec .; Ebenczer Brown- son, Treas.
At this meeting it was voted that Companion Moody be a committee to provide three squares, a keystone, and two square stones and chest for the use of the Mark Lodge. It was also voted that the chapter for the time being be held at C. Andrus' hall.
The present (1879) officers of the chapter are as follows : W. H. Gray, H. P .; J. B. Taylor, K .; S. Raymond, S .; R. Bailey, O. P. Ames, P. S .; I. Brown, R. A. C .; F. T. Furguson, M. 3 V .; C. J. Jamison, M. 1 V .; J. Thompson, Tyler.
There was also a council organized here at one time, but it was short-lived.
JOHN B. BROUGHTON, of Ma- lone, is a native of that town, born May 19, 1823, and is the son of Samuel and Rachel (Hobart) Broughton.
Samuel Broughton was born in Massachusetts, and settled in Bran- don, Vt., where he followed the vocation of farming, removing to Malone in 1807.
He was married to Rachel, daughter of Shebuel Hobart, of Ashburnham, Mass. Their chil- dren were: Shebuel, Susan (de- ceased), Submit (deceased), Betsey, Honor (deceased), Bradford (de- ceased), Wait (deceased), Sarah, and John B.
Samuel Broughton was a mill- wright by trade. In this capacity he built many of the mills in and around Malone. He also worked at carpentering. He settled on the farm- now owned by his son, John B., in 1811. He was a soldier in the war of 1812-14, and was cap- tured by the British. In politics he was an Old-line Whig. His wife was a member of the Baptist Church. She died June 29, 1859. He died Jan. 29, 1871, at the great age of ninety-five years.
John B. Broughton received a good common-school
J. B . BROUGHTON.
education, also the advantages of two years' study at the Franklin Academy of Malone. For three winters thereafter he taught school, working on the farm during the summer months.
March 11, 1846, he married Rachel, daughter of Josiah and Rachel Stickney. Their children have been Harriet A. (deceased), Bradford J., Byron M. (deceased), Hattie A., and Jessie M.
Mrs. Broughton was born in Moira Jan. 14, 1828. Her parents were early settlers, who came from Weybridge, Vt. Her mother died in 1840; her father in 1862, on the 17th of February. Mrs. Broughton and her sister, Olive Stickney,-the latter of whom married Simon Harris, of Moira, -are the only surviving mem- bers of the family.
In politics Mr. J. B. Broughton is a Republican, and has held the office of assessor of his town. He has been vice-president and director of the Agricultural Society, also president of the Dairy Association. Him- self and wife are members of the Baptist Church ; he has also been superintendent of the Sunday-school for many years.
RACHEL BROUGHTON.
MRS. J. B. BROUGHTON.
PHOTO'S BY FAY A GOUDELL.
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TOWN OF MALONE.
ANTI-MASONIC.
Franklin County was uot behind its sister-counties in denouncing the "iniquities" (?) of Freemasonry, and in the Telegraph, under date of Feb. 12, 1829, appeared an extended editorial on the subject, of which the following is an extract :
" The time has now arrived when we believe it our in- cumbent duty to declare, without reserve, our opinions of Freemasonry,-that it is a barbarous system of deception, fraud, folly, wickedness, tyranny, and vengeance, and that this community ought to rise in their majesty and declare that it shall cease."
An anti-Masonic meeting was held at the court-house, Feb. 16, 1829, with Mr. Ransom Hawley, President, and Harry Horter, Secretary. At this meeting it was resolved " to investigate the subject of Freemasonry," and to " solicit the aid and co-operation of all good citizens, whether in the lodge or out of it."
The first person in the county to renounce Freemasonry during this stormy period was Rev. Nathaniel Colver, a Baptist clergyman residing at Fort Covington. His formal " renuneiation" is a somewhat extended article, filling three columns of the Telegraph.
Another anti-Masonic meeting was held at the academy in Malone, April 29, 1829, and "was numerously and respectably attended." Stephen Paddock was chairman, and Oliver Wescott secretary.
NESHOBA LODGE, NO. 78, I. O. O. F.
This lodge was organized in March, 1848, with the fol- lowing members : Benj. W. Clark, C. C. Whittlesey, S. C. F. Thorndike, D. N. Huntington, S. P. Bates, Henry S. Brewster, and Frank T. Heath.
The first Noble Grand was Dr. S. P. Bates ; Vicc-Grand, S. C. F. Thorndike ; Treasurer, Henry S. Brewster; Sec- retary, Frank T. Heath.
The present officers are George H. Williamson, N. G .; Thos. Mulholland, V. G .; Wm. H. Lincoln, Sec .; D. S. Camp, Per. See. ; Wm. Robb, Treas.
The present District Deputy Grand Master is D. S. Camp.
The present trustees are J. C. Drake, M. S. Mallon.
The lodge, although having been burned out three times, is now in a prosperous condition, and has a membership of 72.
MALONE LODGE, NO. 251, I. O. G. T.,
was organized in April, 1867, with the following officers : Rev. S. Call, W. C. T .; Rev. W. H. Wayward, W. V. T .; Jolın K. Merriamn, W. S .; Geo. Williamson, W. F. S .; Mrs. Frank Wood, W. T .; Byron Everest, W. M .; S. Bassett, W. G .; M. N. Hutchins, W. Sent .; John I. Gilbert, W. Chap .; Thos. Hoyt, W. A. S .; Miss Nellie Conant, W. D. M .; Miss McFarland, W. R. II. S .; Dr. C. W. Crary, P. W. C. T .; B. F. Soper, Temple Deputy.
HIOPS.
In 1850 there were about 200 bales of hops raised in this town, 150 of which were raised by Isaae Parker. In that year Mr. A. W. Furguson went into the business of
hop-growing extensively, and has increased it to the present time. He has now 110 acres devoted to this industry in this town, and is the largest grower in the United States. In 1878 there were in the town of Malone 1263} acres of hops, and 316 growers. In 1879 there were 9182 aeres, and 253 growers.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
The following are the present (1879) business interests of Malone :
Attorneys : Albert Hobbs, Beman & Brennan, Gilbert, Badger & Kilburn, Cantwell, Paddock & Cantwell, H. A. Taylor, J. C. Saunders, Burke & Kilburn, Adams & Cooper, M. T. Scanlon.
Bookstores : U. Morse & Son, L. P. Merill.
Boots and shoes : C. W. Allen, Adams & House, R. D. Rice.
Furniture : Whipple & Huntington.
Carriage-shops : Wm. Caldwell, Lewis Frechette, J. W. Murphy.
Clothing : J. E. Barry, Clark & Barry, B. J. Soper, Thomas Davidson, D. F. Mannix, John McSorley ; Malone Woolen-Mills, B. S. Horrigan.
Dentists : M. D. Ralph, F. E. Taylor.
Drugs : C. W. Breed, G. A. Sawyer, R. McC. Miller, Wilson & Stephens.
Dry-goods : I. Gibson, Hubbard & Mallon, Howard & Williamson, Greeno & Austin, Smallman & Seeley, H. E. King & Co.
Flour and feed : George F. Dickey.
Grist- and flouring-mill : Ladd & Smallman.
Groceries : A. B. Cooley, Wm. B. Earle, Crook & Fay, C. A. Copps, Lynch Bros., J. E. Fisk.
Harness-shops : H. H. Hickock, A. R. Lewis, S. W. Gillett.
Hardware : Thompson & Sons, Bowen & Lawrenee.
Hotels : Ferguson House, A. R. Flanagan, proprietor ; Elmwood House, J. L. Hogle & Son; Hogle House, Geo. H. Hogle ; Crystal House, S. P. Bizal; Franklin House, A. R. Paddock.
Insurance agents : Skinner & Barney, A. E. Clark.
Jewelers : O. L. Ballard, O. Moses, II. B. Ballard.
Printing establishments : Malone Palladium, Ames & Seaver ; Franklin Gazette, John Law.
Liquor dealers : T. Mulholland, O. G. Sancomb.
Liveries : L. J. Folsom, Cameron & Andrus.
Marble-works : R. A. Delong.
Match-factory : T. B. Cuslıman.
Meat-markets : N. P. Gravel, Charles Greeno, G. W. Fisher, Thomas Smith.
Milliners : Mrs. E. C. Allason, Mrs. M. L. Taylor & Co., Miss Tully, Mrs. Philipps.
Music dealers : Soper & Smith.
Photographers : Fay & Goodell, C. E. Ferris.
Physicians : S. P. Bates, Theo. Gay, J. S. Philipps, C. Skinner, S. S. Wentworth, Ralph Erwin, - Taylor, Larock, D. R. Belding.
Planing-mill, saw-mill, sash and blinds : Ladd, Small- man & Wentworth.
Stoves and tin-ware : Thorndike & Wyman, Dudey & Fell, N. M. Whipple, C. H. Berry, Crooks & Fay.
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HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, NEW YORK.
Tanneries : Webster Bros.,* Lincoln & Miller .*
Woolen-mills : McMillan Mills, Lawrence, Webster & Co. ; Malone Mills, C. C. Whittlesey.
MALONE PAPER-MILLS.
These mills, the first and only industry of the kind in Malone, were built in 1872 by the late S. C. Wead, for the manufacture of straw wrapping and straw boards. In 1877 the manufacture of news and Manilla paper was in- troduced, and in 1878 a further addition was made for the manufacture of wood pulp.
The mill is furnished with two washing-engines, 550 pounds capacity each, and two beating-engines of same capacity. The pulp-mill has two run of stone for grinding wood by the Voelter process. The mill is furnished with a 68-inch cylinder machine, and the steam-boiler in use has a capacity of 60 horse-power. The power is furnished by five water-wheels, one of which was manufactured by the Malone Foundry Company. The mill consumes 30 tons of mixed rags per month, employs 35 persons, and has a capacity of one and a half tons per day. The mill is owned by the widow of the late Samuel C. Wead, and is managed by Leslie C. Wead.
GAS COMPANY.
The Malone Gas Company was organized in January, 1871, with a capital of $20,000, and the following were the first directors : Samuel C. Wead, Henry A. Paddock, D. F. Soper, D. W. Lawrence, E. A. Webster, and Wmn. W. King. Samuel C. Wead, President. The works have a capacity of 20,000 feet, and 350 tons of coal are con- sumed annually. At present there are 120 consumers.
MALONE WOOLEN-MILLS.
These mills were built by John Stearns, in 1825, and for a time prospered and gave employment to a large num- ber of operatives. They were subsequently discontinued, and remained idle until 1861, when C. C. Whittlesey, having previously purchased the property, supplied it with woolen-machinery, and has since conducted the business.
There is also another woolen-mill, owned by Lawrence, Webster & Co., but we are unable to present its history in detail.
MALONE LUMBERING INTERESTS.
Alexander Pidgeon, Thomas Earl, and P. P. Paddock have cach a single-gate saw-mill on the branch of Salmon River. On the site of the Earl mill, Timothy Bemas, and on the site of the Paddock one, George N. Keeler, carried on the lumbering business at an early day.
George M. Sabin ran a saw-mill for many years on the river where the Dickey flouring-mill is now operated. Hiram Horton ran one in the village, now owned by Ladd & Smallman. Harvey Whipple ran one at Whippleville, three miles above, now owned by Tobey & Whipple; Duane, one six miles, and Wead & Man a large gang-mill eight and a half miles above the village, at Titusville. With the ex-
ception of the two mills last named, circular or English gate- saws only are used.
About half a century ago James H. Titus, of New York, became interested in a tract of land known as the middle third of town 9, Malone. He afterwards bought the south third of the same township, and other tracts in Belmont, Duane, and Franklin; also a quantity of land in and adjoin- ing the village of Malone, and lying on both sides of the river. In 1854 he constructed a dam across the river, and built the gang saw-mill above the village, and now within its limits. He also built a dam and mill at the outlet of Branch Pond, and subsequently bought the Wead & Man mill, at Titusville, and the Duane one, two miles below. He carried on the land and lumbering business here, with William King as his agent, and afterwards with F. T. Heath and P. B. Miller as his agents.
In August, 1866, Mr. Titus sold an undivided one-third of his interest to A. B. Parmelee, and the firm of Titus & Parmelee carried on the business till Jan. 1, 1875. They built the present planing-mill and bought additional lands. At the date last named Morton S. Parmelee was taken in as a partner, and the firm-name became Titus, Parmelee & Co. In May, 1878, A. B. and M. S. Parmelee bought the interest of Mr. Titus in the copartnership property. The larger part of the lumber manufactured by them is sent by rail to New England markets.
CHAPTER LXXIX.
MALONE-(Continued).
Civil History-Military History.
THIS town was originally called Harrison, and was formed from Chateaugay, March 2, 1805. April 8, 1808, its name was changed to Ezraville, and to Malonc June 10, 1812. It was diminished in size by the erection of Constable in 1807, Dickinson in 1808, and Duane in 1828.
The first town-meeting was held at the house of Jona- than Hapgood, on the first Tuesday of April, 1805, and the following officers were elected : Supervisor, Ebenezer Brownson; Town Clerk, Asa Wheeler ; Assessors, Silas Cushman, James Mason, and Appleton Foot ; Collector, Walter Blanchard; Poormasters, Alric Man and Nathan Wood ; Commissioners of Highways, Alric Man, Noel Con- ger, Appleton Foot ; Constables, Lemuel Chapman, Thos. Wright, Apollos Lathrop; Fence-Viewers, Enos Wood, Ira Baker, Jonathan Lawrence, John Levingstone ; Pound- Keepers, Enos Wood, Appleton Foot, and Albon Man.
At this election it was
" Voted, That Asa Wheeler, Stephen D. Hickok, and Albon Man be overscers of highways.
" Voted, That swine shall not run at large, and in case allowed to run, the owners to pay all loss and damages assessed by the fence- viewers. .
" Voted, That if any person shall Icave any syrip (syrup?) so that his neighbor's cattle are injured thereby, shall pay all loss and damage determined by the fence-viewers.
" Voted, That the next town-meeting shall be holden at the house where Noah Moody now lives."
The following are specimens of the ear-marks used in the early days to distinguish sheep, etc .:
* These tanneries were both destroyed in the great fire of Oct. 20, 1879, but at the present time (November, 1879) both are being rebuilt. The Webster Bros'. tannery was one of the largest establishments of its kind in the State.
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LITTLE
URIAH D. MEEKER.
Among the former residents of Franklin County who have passed away, leaving behind them the record of an honorable life, none are more worthy of special mention than the subject of this memoir.
Mr. Meeker was born in Washington Co., N. Y., April 24, 1804, and was a son of David Meeker, who removed to that county from Vermont at an early day. He subsequently located in the town of Massena, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Here were passed the earlier days of Mr. Meeker, and where he commenced his business career, first as a clerk and subsequently as a member of the mercantile firm of Orvis (Uriah H.) & Meeker.
In the autumn of 1829, Mr. Meeker moved to the town of Fort Covington, Franklin Co., where he engaged in the mercantile business. The following spring he went to Bangor, in the same county, where he remained in trade for about one year, in connection with Hon. George B. R. Gove. In the year 1831 he returned to Fort Covington, where he engaged in the lumbering and mercantile business with Abial Stiles. Here he remained until the close of 1834. In the fall of that year Mr. Meeker was selected by the Whig party as its candidate for county clerk, to which office he was elected; and, removing to Malone, he entered upon his official duties Jan. 1, 1835. Ile was successively re-elected to the same office in 1837 and 1840, retiring from the office Jan. 1, 1844. After that period he acted as the deputy of liis successor for some time, and a little later he again engaged in trade, this time in Malone, and for a por- tion of the time as the partner of Lewis A. Moses. In this occupation he continued until the year 1862, when, by the passage of the present revenue laws of the State, he was appointed an assessor for the Seven- teenth District of the State, the duties of which he discharged with eminent ability and to the general satisfaction of the public up to the time of his death, which occurred after a brief illness of five days,
April 5, 1868. He was a consistent and devoted member of the Baptist Church of Malone, and his Christian character was exemplified in his daily walk, and the summons to a higher life found him not unprepared for the change. Some estimate of his character can be formed, and the position he held in society will be best understood by a perusal of the following extract from the obituary notice pub- lished in the Malone Palladium at the time of his death :
" In all his public life, in all his domestic and social relations, his whole course is a record of spot- less integrity and of irreproachable character. Genial in his nature, and frank and generous in his inter- course with his fellows, he attached to himself as friends all who came within the circle of his influence. Especially with the young was he a favorite, for he retained in his advancing years much of the fresh- ness and buoyancy of spirit that belong to youth. He could never see a young man struggling to rise in business or build for himself a name, but he in- stinctively held out to him an assisting hand, and by some good word or better counsel, led him onward and upward in his life. In the midst of life, in the fullness of healtlı, ripe in years, and in the full vigor of his mind, in the pursuit of his daily business, and without a moment's notice, he was stricken down by paralysis, and without a word, and with scarcely a sign of returning consciousness, he passed to his eternal rest, and his death was received by a wide circle of friends with unfeigned sorrow."
Mr. Meeker was united in marriage Sept. 9, 1827, to Aldula, eldest daughter of John Stone, of Massena, N. Y. The family was formerly from Chester, Vt., and Mrs. Meeker was born at Mount Holly, in that State, Oct. 8, 1808. Two children were born of this union, of whom Martha M. sur- vives, and resides with her mother in their pleasant home in Malone.
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TOWN OF MALONE.
"Samuel Wheeler's ear-mark is a square crop off from the right ear, and a half-penny under the left ear.
"Samuel Forhes' ear-mark is a slit on the end of the right ear and a half-penny on the under side of the same, and a half-penny on the upper side of the left ear.
" Asa Wheeler's is a half-penny on the upper side of the left ear.
"Cone Andrus' mark is a square crop off both ears and a slit in the end of the right."
The following is a list of supervisors and town clerks from the organization of the town of Harrison in 1805 to 1880 :
SUPERVISORS.
1805-7, Ebenezer Brownson; 1808, Nathaniel Blanchard ; 1809, Asa Wheeler; 1810, Hiram Horton; 1811, Asa Wheeler; 1812, Geo. F. Harrison; 1813-15, Harry S. House; 1816-17, Abel Wilson ; 1818-35, Asa Haseall; 1836, Martin L. Parlin ; 1837, Asa Has- call; 1838-39, Jonathan Stearns; 1840-42, Asa Hascall; 1843- 45, Hiram Horton ; 1846-52, Wm. Andrus; 1853, Henry S. Brewster ; 1854-55, Thomas R. Powell; 1856, D. N. Huntington ; 1857-59, Wm. Andrus; 1860, Edwin L. Meigs; 1861-62, Albert Hobbs ; 1863, Wm. W. King; 1864-70, Win. Andrus; 1871-79, HI. E. King.
TOWN CLERKS.
1805-7, Asa Wheeler; 1808, John H. Russell; 1809-11, Ahijah Abhott; 1812, Franeis L. Harrison ; 1813-15, John Mazuzan ; 1816, John L. Fuller; 1817-30, John Mazuzan; 1831, Ransom Hawley; 1832, Abel Wilson ; 1833-37, F. L. Harrison; 1838-40, Frederick P. Allen; 1841-43, William A. Wheeler; 1844-47, Ashbel B. Parmelee; 1848-50, Joel J. Seaver ; 1851-52, E. Fitch ; 1853, Horatio C. Powell; 1854, Wm. G. Dickinson; 1855, John D. Fisk ; 1856, R. R. Wilson; 1857, John D. Fisk ; 1858-59, Charles L. Hubbard ; 1860, John Lincoln ; 1861, Samuel J. Aus- tin; 1862, James E. Barry ; 1863-64, M. S. Mallon; I865-68, D. H. Stanton; 1869, O. C. Earle; 1870, M. C. W. Hutchins; 1871-73, John Lineoln; 1874, George Sahin ; 1875-76, F. D. Kil- burn; 1877, Wm. W. Gay; 1878-79, Robert Bailey.
The officers elected in 1879 were as follows : Supervisor, Howard E. King; Town Clerk, Robert Bailey ; Justice of the Peace, Sylvester S. Willard ; Collector, William Tracey ; Assessor, George Sabin ; Commissioner of High- ways, Eugene E. Lowe; Constables, John I. Wood, P. W. Tulley, Olin Cardinell, Samuel Titus; Overseers of the Poor, Amos G. Crooks, Eusebe Talime; Auditors, Nahum P. Seeley, Albert Hobbs ; Inspectors of Election, Sylvester S. Willard, Frederick D. Kilburn, Robert D. Huntington, and A. P. Beebe; Commissioner of Excise, Hiram H. Porter.
VILLAGE OF MALONE.
The village of Malone was incorporated May 14, 1833. The first election for village officers was held June 11, 1853, when the following were chosen : William King, Guy Meigs, Abijah White, Philip B. Miller, and L. C. Lathrop. Assessors, William Andrus, Uriah D. Meeker, and Wil- ham B. East ; Treasurer, Francis D. Flanders ; Clerk, Albert IIobbs ; Collector, Loren Greeno ; Pound-Keeper, Elias Williams.
The following is a list of presidents and elerks of the village from 1853 to 1880 :
PRESIDENTS.
1853-54, Wm. King; 1855, Rufus R. Stevens ; 1856-57, Uriah D. Meeker; 1858, C. C. Keeler; 1859, Loyal C. Lathrop ; 1860, Horace A. Taylor; 1861, Christopher Briggs; 1862, 1 .. Amsden ; 1863, Win. Andrns; 1861, Martin Kearney ; 1865, W. G. Dick- inson ; 1866, Win. Andrus; 1867, James C. Drake; 1868-69, Win. Andrus; 1870, C. Hutchins ; 1871, Charles W. Allen ; 1872, S. S. Willard; 1873-77, W. W. King; 1878, F. T. Heath.
CLERKS.
1853, Albert IIobbs ; 1854, George S. Adams ; 1855, Horace A. Taylor ; 1856-57, J. K. Seaver; 1858, N. HI. Miner; 1859, B. S. W. Clark ; 1860, F. F. Wead; 1861, D. H. Stanton; 1862, R. D. Morehouse ; 1863, J. N. Palmer; 1864, J. C. Saunders ; 1865-66, S. S. Willard ; 1867, Alfred Lincoln ; 1868, A. K. Fuller; 1869-71, S. S. Willard ; 1872, O. P. Ames; 1873-78, P. B. Wolff.
The present officers are as follows : B. Stevens, President ; J. C. Saunders, F. T. Ferguson, F. S. Channell, H. W. Parkman, D. S. Camp, Trustees ; E. R. Hoit, Treasurer ; J. A. Stockwell, Collector ; P. B. Wolff, Clerk.
CHAPTER LXXX.
MALONE-(Continued).
Military History.
THE National Guard of the State of New York is acknowledged to be the most thoroughly disciplined and complete militia organization in the Union, and the Twenty- seventh Separate Company of Infantry, with headquarters at Malone, in point of discipline and personnel of its mem- bers, ranks among the best in the service.
It was organized in 1879, and September 19th of that year was mustered into the service. Remarkably good taste was exhibited in the selection of uniform, which is the same as that of the celebrated and historie 7th Regi- ment of New York City.
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