History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 69

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) 1n; Lewis, J.W., & Co., Philadelphia
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 922

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An early settler was Thomas Fox, who came here from England, May 1, 1797, and with his wife Margaret and family settled first in the village of Champlain, and sub- sequently on lot 100, which he purchased for $240.

A sturdy pioncer was Elias Dewcy, who came from Wethersfield, Conn., in 1797. He purchased one lot for £40, 28 acres for £68, and one lot for $400. He cleared his own land, which was subsequently occupied by his descendants.

John Mathews, an Englishman, settled in the town in 1793. As early as 1791, Caleb Thomas was in town, and lived on what was known as the " Hubbell Farm." The place was subsequently occupied by Darius Corbin.

In 1795 lot 28 was purchased by Peter Blean for £66.

* The ancestral stylo of spelling his namo was Moore, but Judge Mooro's father declared the "e" was useless and omitted it, which habit was followed by Mr. Moore until about the year 1808, when ho again added the "o" to all his signatures. Ilis patont was originally spelled tho " Moorfield patent." He alludes to this chango in the or- thography of his name in his will, and justifios tho propriety of changing it back to the ancestral way of spelling it.

¡ Settled either in Chazy or Mooers.

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An early settler was Elijah Allen, who came from Stock- bridge, Mass., on April 9, 1796, bought of Benj. . Moore 215 acres of lot 16 (Refugee), located in the northwest corner of the town, for the sum of £172. Here he moved his family and resided for a number of years.

Capt. John Corbin, father of Royal Corbin, and father- in-law of Pliny Moore, came from Connecticut in 1795, and settled west of the village. Amasa Corbin located in the towu in 1797, and opened the first store in the place. He was a son of Joseph Corbin, who, with his wife Mary and eight children, came from Connecticut in 1799, and purchased 3 lots,-13, 14, and 15,-for $3 per acre. He erected a frame house on lot 13, and lived and died there. His children subsequently occupied the old estate.

Capt. Simon Bateman came into the town in 1799, and for a time worked as a clothier in Moore's Mills, at the vil- lage. He afterwards settled in the west part of the town. He was captain in the militia previous to 1812.

A prominent pioneer was Samuel Hicks, Sr., who came from Bennington, Vt., in 1799, and built the first regular tavern in the village. He was subsequently appointed deputy collector, judge of the Court of Common Pleas, etc. He married a sister of Judge Pliny Moore's wife.

William Badlam (name changed, in 1816, to Bedlow) was also an early settler. He located on the "ox-bow," in the west part of the town, in 1799, on lot 12. Dr. Lyman subsequently purchased the farm, and the location is known as the Lyman Farm.

A prominent carly settler in Champlain was Abijah North, who came with his brother, Lemuel North, from Vermont in 1800. They located on lot 111. Lemuel after- wards located in Chazy. Abijah North served as super- visor, and was also member of Assembly in 1822 and 1839.

David Moore, who married Elizabeth, a sister of Abijah North, settled on Corbeau Creek, in the southern part of the town, in 1800. He subsequently settled on lot 4, on the State road. Wm. Shute purchased 50 acres of land in 1800 for $162.50, being the north half of lot 110 (Smith & Graves patent), where he settled.

The following is a list of other early settlers who sought a home in Champlain, with the date of settlement of each : in 1799, Ephraim Smith, James Lain, Jonathan Slater, Benoni Hudson, Eseck Angel, Nicholas Haynes, Chas. L. Sullie, Reuben Randall; in 1796, Daniel Johnson; in 1798, Samuel Laroy; in 1800, David Mayo, Samuel Newell, Asa Angell, Jesse Williams, David Savage, George Perry, Silas Hubbell ; in 1801, Moses H. Moores, orderly sergeant in the Revolutionary war, William and Moses Moores, John Angell, Caleb Smith, Justis Smith, Robert Stetson, Eli Dunning; in 1802, John Hayfford, Joseph King; in 1803, E. Cooper and Joseph Weeks.

Capt. Aaron Smith, who had served in the Revolution, settled in 1804, also Joshua Chapman. Thos. Dickinson settled in 1806. In 1807, Geo. M. Graves, Daniel T. Taylor, John Trask, Solomon Fitch, Daniel Moore, John Lord, Moses Yale, Clark Stevens, Caleb Leonard, Andrew Oliver; in 1808, A. Alber; in 1809, Thos. Whipple; in 1810, Dwight C. Hitchcock, Leverett Clark, Abraham Leonard; in 1811, W. B. Underhill; in 1812, James Marten ; in 1813, James Sweet ; in 1814, N. R. Moore.

EARLY SCHOOLS.

The education of the young received early attention from the pioneers, and schools were opened as early as 1795 or 1796. At a town-meeting held Jan. 4, 1796, Nat. Doug- lass, Pliny Moore, and Zerah Curtis were chosen school trustees, being the first chosen in the town of Champlain. The town received from the State treasurer that year the sum of £22 14s. for school purposes, and voted to raise one-half that amount for the same purpose by taxation.

The first teacher was one Black, and the first school- house was a rude log structure erected on lands then owned by Judge Moore, near where the ravine crosses the highway near the old burying-ground. This school-house was built in 1797, and John Norburn that year was the teacher. In 1797 the money drawn from the State for school purposes was $48.37, and the town raised $24.19. In 1798 $80.22 was appropriated for this purpose. Up to this time there had been but one school taught in the town,-the one men- tioned above, which was in Champlain village. From this time forward interest in the schools increased, and from that - time to the present the educational advantages of the town of Champlain have been first-class. For present condition of schools see general history.

EARLY ROADS.

In 1793 three roads were laid out, one from the corner where Dewey afterwards settled, running easterly to the lake; one from the village to the " Rapids ;" and one from the village north to the Canada line .* The road east from the village to the Dewey Corner appears to have been the first one running towards the lake-shore.

The South road, from King's Bay westerly to the river, now Coopersville, was first opened and surveyed in 1796. It led down between lots 31 and 32, and Noel Belanger and James Boudet were said to be living where it touched the lake, while John Cross lived on the shore where the North highway from Dewey's came down to the water. About a dozen roads were described in the town records as being opened through various parts of the town between the years 1793 and 1800.

THE CHAMPLAIN LAND-OFFICE OF 1797.

In 1797 the Moore brothers, Pliny and Benjamin, opened a land-office in the town, and the following is a copy of the announcement made in the Lansingburgh and Albany papers :

" LAND-OFFICE."

"The subscribers propose opening a Land-Office for the purchase and sale of lands on commission in the town of Champlain, County of Clinton, under the firm of Pliny and Benj. Moor. Any gentleman owning lands in said town or county wishing to sell, by furnishing the Subscribers with the terms on which they will dispose of them, may depend on having their business done with punctuality agreeable to instructions. The Subscribers are furnished with Maps of most of the Lands in the town of Champlain, and can give general informa- tion of the quality and situation of the different lots. Conveyancing will be done at said Office, also Surveying if required.

"CHAMPLAIN-TOWN, Sept. 25, 1797."

" PLINY MOOR. "BENJAMIN MOOR.

* In consequence of the records being lost, it is impossible to trace the laying out of the first road_(Taylor).

» COLD SPRING FARM, RESIDENCE OF LEMUEL NORTH, CHAMPLAIN, N.Y.

Photos, by Bigelow, Plattsburgh.

LEMUEL NORTH,

ABIJAH NORTH,

LEMUEL NORTH.

Among the representative families of Champlain none are more deserving of an honorable place upon the pages of history than this family.

Hon. Abijah North is of Scottish origin, his ancestors having come to this country previous to the Revolutionary war, and settled in New England. Abijah, son of John North, was born in Shoreham, Vt., Feb. 26, 1772. He was the eldest of three sons,-Abijah, Lemuel, and Na- thaniel. He received a common-school education, but by reading and reflection acquired a good practical education. He taught school a few terms in Vermont before his mar- riage. He was reared a farmer, which honorable business he followed through life. He commenced life poor, but by his indomitable energy, combined with economy, he became in time one of the influential men and farmers of Clinton County. He worked upon the farm by the month and year until the year 1799, when he came to Champlain, and purchased the farm now owned by the family, and where A. B. Stetson now resides. He returned to Vermont and spent the following winter, and in 1800 returned with his brother Lemuel. These brothers worked together until they had purchased seven hundred and twenty acres of the finest farming land in Champlain, besides having accumu- lated a good property in Chazy.

Abijah was a successful farmer, and was known far and near as a fine breeder of horses and eattle. He was a Jeffersonian Demoerat, a leader of his party in his town, held various town offices, such as magistrate, supervisor, and loan commissioner, and in 1838 and 1839 represented his constituents in the Legislature.

He married, April 3, 1812, Pamela Churchill, of Cham- plain, by whom six children-three sons and three daughters -were born, viz. : Russell C., Lemuel, Mary A., Pamelia, Sophia, and Ezekiel A. Mrs. North was born in Hubbard- ton, Vt., Oet. 2, 1791, and subsequently settled in Cham- plain.

Hon. Abijah North lived respected and died regretted by his neighbors. He was a man of unsullied character, of deep and earnest convictions. He was a kind husband, a good citizen, and an affectionate father. He died April 9, 1853. Mrs. North died May 12, 1853.

Lemuel North, son of Abijah and Pamelia North, was born in Champlain, on the old homestead, May 13, 1816. He was reared on the farm, which business has been his chief pursuit through life. He received a common-school education, and taught school several terms. In 1859, Mr. North removed to Rouse's Point, and while there was en- gaged as a merchant, at the same time having an interest in farming. For many years he was engaged in the man- ufacture of lumber, but his chief business has been farming. He is one of the recognized leading farmers of Champlain. He has one of the most productive farms in the town, sit- uated two and a half miles south of the village of Cham- plain, and on the west side of the Chazy River. He raises fine stock, and some of his horses have sold as high as $7500 each, and several for $2500. He owned at one time the celebrated stallion known as the " Sherman Black- hawk," or North Horse, from whom some of the finest horses have come.

In polities, Mr. North has always affiliated with the Democratie party. He has held various town offices. He married Melvina L., daughter of Gen. Ezra Thurbur, of Champlain, July 20, 1843. She was born Aug. 16, 1824. Of this union two children were born, viz .: Abijah and Achsah A. Mrs. North was a member of the Episcopal Church. She died Aug. 4, 1862. Mr. North married for his second wife Lueia E., daughter of Benjamin Webster, of Rouse's Point, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1866. Mrs. North was born in Milton, Vt., June 16, 1840, and settled at Rouse's Point with her parents when but five years of age. Of this alliance one son, Lemuel W., was born Feb. 23, 1879.

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At about this period the influx of settlers was rapid, and not many years elapsed erc the lands had entirely passed out of the hands of the refugees. Judge Moore came into possession of large tracts of these lands. He purchased lot 12, of 420 acres, for 28 pounds of flour, and a large lot lying west of Plattsburgh, containing 3333 acres, for 3 ells of coarse cloth. Others sold their land-warrants for a few pounds of tobacco, a pair of mittens, or a glass of grog. Lot No. 30, in King's Bay, was sold for $12.

SLAVERY IN CHAMPLAIN.

Strange as it may sound to the dwellers of to-day, this " institution" existed in this town at its first settlement, and of the 17 slaves in Clinton County in 1790, 3 were held in Champlain.

Judge Moore was the owner of one, a girl named " Phil- lys;" the other two were owned by citizens living in the southern part of the town, now Chazy. In his will, Judge Moore says, " Phillys I purchased, five years old, as a slave. I gave her her freedom many years since. She has chosen to remain in my family as before her freedom." He willed her $10 annually on condition of her maintaining a moral character, and recommended her to the care and kindness of his surviving family. There were doubtless persons held to slavery here as late as 1800.

CHAPTER L.

CHAMPLAIN-(Continued).

Initial Events-The First House-The First Justice-The First Mer- chant-The Pioneer Post-Office, Etc .- Documentary History-Men of Champlain -Villages-Champlain - Rouse's Point-Coopers- ville-Perry's Mills-Cemeteries-Civil History-Supervisors and Town-Clerks from 1793 to 1880-Present Town Officials-Military History.

THE first settlers in the town were the Scotch refugees. The refugee lands were surveyed by Gen. Benjamin Moore, and the first surveyor of the " Moorfield Patent," as we have seen, was Judge Pliny Moore.

The first house in Champlain was erected by Louis Gose- line, the refugee, as early as 1784. This was a log hut. The first frame house was the store of Wm. Corbin, erccted about the year 1796.

The first justice was Pliny Moore, appointed in 1788. He was appointed judge in 1789.

The first merchant was Judge Moore, who kept goods in his house. Amasa Corbin sold goods in a corner of the grist-mill in 1797. Wm. Corbin also sold goods here, and Sept. 8, 1799, the first regular store was opened by Charles L. Sullie.

The first tailor was Samuel Willits, at the " Rapids," in 1797.

The first tannery and shoe-shop was established at the " Rapids," by David Savage, in 1800.

The first tanner and shoemaker in the village was Lyman Warren.

One Atkins, a British deserter, was a shoemaker at the " Rapids" about 1797.

The first carpenter was Jabez Fitch, at the Rapids. The

first frame barn was erected by Judge Moore, in the village.

Caleb Thomas was the first blacksmith. Gershom Clark was a blacksmith in the village previous to 1800.

The first birth of American parents was Ann Moore, born in 1789, and the next that of Mercy Ashman, born Oct. 24, 1790.

The first post-office at Champlain was established pre- vious to 1797. It was kept by one Pliny Moore in his dwelling. Prior to that time news was carried to the more southern papers by " a gentleman from the North," as the editors would say. Judge Hicks was postmaster at Cham- plain for many years.

The first mail-carrier of whom there is any record ex- tant was one Douglass. Stephen Webber and Mark Moor were also early mail-carriers.

The first piano in town was bought by Judge Moore in 1810 or 1811. It was in the form of a harpsichord.

The first cook-stove in town was used by Judge Hicks.

The first brewery was started in 1806, by one Chamber- lain ; and the first distillery in 1811, by Wm. Price and George B. Depuyster.

The first mason was the old refugee Louis Goseline.

Simon Bateman was the first clothier; and the pioneer coopers were Mr. Beaumont, Benoni Hudson and sons, and a Mr. Badlam.

The first physician in Champlain was Enos G. Bell, who remained a few years, and left the town in 1798.

Dr. Benjamin Moore was the first established physician. He settled permanently in 1797, and during fifteen years was the only resident American doctor in the town.

The first resident minister was Nathaniel Colver, Jr., a Baptist, of the close-communion order. Jos. Mitchel, a Methodist itinerant, came here as early as 1798.

The first lawyer was Silas Hubbell, who decided upon a location in 1800, and in 1802 eame with his family. He continued in practice fifty-seven years, until his death.

The old records show that in 1802 a bounty of $10 was offered for each wolf's head and "ears" killed in the town. This was inercased in 1806 to $20, and in 1809 a tax of 50 cents was imposed on each dog.

In 1802, William Corbin, merchant, was convicted before Judge Pliny Moore for selling " one gill of rum by retail, to be drank in his house," without having license according to law. " This was the first affair of its kind," says Rev. Mr. Taylor, in his manuscript history, " mentioned as oeeur- ring in the town, and was of so grave a character as to be made worthy of record."

MEN OF CHAMPLAIN.

The following list embraces names of physicians, lawyers, clergymen, etc., who were born in or started in their pro- fession from this town, or may be properly said to have been the products of the town of Champlain :

Physicians .- H. Rogers, E. B. Wood, Dexter B. Fox, John Hamilton, W. K. Dunning, J. Hamilton, John N. Oliver, John T. Myers, George W. Stetson, James Sweeney, Benjamin Moore, Edward J. Moore, Julius Churchill, R. R. Stetson, William Honsinger, allopathic ; Hiram P'. Taylor, Thompsoniau.

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Attorneys .- Richard Murray, Amasa Moore, William Hamilton, A. S. Kellogg, Lemuel Stetson, George W. An- gell, Silas P. Hubbell, Frederick A. Hubbell, H. G. Rob- bins, Royal Corbin.

Clergymen .- Jehudi Ashman, Silas Ashman, A. D. Brinkerhoof, Ira Dunning, Peter Myers, Nelson Slater, Presbyterians ; John Chase, A. Wetherspoon, D.D., Wm. Hawkins, Methodist Episcopal ; Nathaniel Colver, Phineas Colver, Nathaniel Colver, Jr., Baptist ; George W. Stetson, Charles O. Taylor, Daniel T. Taylor, Advent Christian ; David Colver, S. C. Hayfford, Universalist.

Editors .- George W. Angell, Charles H. Webb, William E. Webb, J. Ashman, O. B. Ashman.

Missionaries .- J. Ashman, to Africa ; Ellen J. Downs, to the Indians ; Miss Chloe A. Allen, to Hindostan. She subsequently became the wife of Rev. Francis A. Doug- lass.

College Instructor .- Bernard Kellogg, Professor of Rhet- oric in Middlebury College, in 1861.

Judges .- Pliny Moore, Samuel Hicks, Allen R. Moore, Daniel T. Taylor, James W. Wood, Henry C. Dickinson, Lemuel Stetson, Erastus D. Culver. The latter was a judge in Brooklyn, N. Y.

Assemblymen .- Allen R. Moore, Abijahı North, Bela Edgerton, John Walker, Lemuel Stetson, Abijah North, Rufus Heaton, George V. Hoyle, Timothy Hoyle, and Morris P. Perry. John and J. Hamilton and Melancton Hicks were representatives in other States.

District Attorneys .- Lemuel Stetson, Charles E. Everest, and James Averill.

VILLAGES,

The largest village in this town is CHAMPLAIN, which is pleasantly located in the northern part of the town, on the Chazy River, and on the Ogdensburgh and Lake Cham- plain Railroad. It contains a number of churches, one printing-office,* a bank, numerous stores, shops, etc., and has a population of about 1500.

Incorporation .- Champlain was incorporated Sept. 27, 1873, and on the 27th of the following month the follow- ing officers were elected : President, Timothy Hoyle ; Trus- tees, Charles E. Everest, Henry W. Clark, Thomas Chale- fon ; Treasurer, Martin V. B. Stetson ; Collector, Henry S. Milliettc.

The following officers were appointed by the trustees : Clerk, Daniel T. T. Moore; Street Commissioner, Stephen J. J. Boileau ; Chief of Police, John C. Biglow.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The fire department was organized soon after the incor- poration of the town, consisting of an engine company of 40 men, and a hose company of 10 men. The following were the first officers : Chief Engineer, Samuel M. Moore ; First Assistant Engineer, Frank L. Channell; Foreman, Hiram L. Doolittle; First Assistant Foreman of Engine Company, Benjamin C. Moore; First Assistant Foreman of Hose Company, John Earl; Fire Warden, James Averill.

The first board of health consisted of Timothy Doyle,

President ; Doctors Churchill, Coit, and Daggett, and Messrs. Everest and Averill, Health Commissioners.

The various streets were named on the 26th of January, 1874.

THE CHAMPLAIN ACADEMY.

The Champlain Academy was organized in 1842, and in the same year the building was erected. The first trustees were Silas Hubbell, Noadiah Moore, Nathan Wells, Jabez Fitch, J. M. Burrows, J. C. Hubbell, Robert Stetson, Lovcl Dunning, Joel Savage, D. C. Hitchcock, Ezekiel Brisbane, and D. T. T. Moore. The first principal of the academy was Azariah Hyde, A.M., and the first term began Wednesday, Scpt. 7, 1842. D. K. Simonds was principal in 1862. The present principal is Robert S. Mccullough, with Miss Mary J. Clark as assistant. The present board of education is as follows : S. A. Kellogg, President ; Alex. Whiteside, A. H. Cook, G. R. Clark, Chas. F. Nye, Edward Hamilton ; M. V. B. Stetson, Treasurer.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHAMPLAIN.

This bank was organized Feb. 20, 1864, with the follow- ing directors : George V. Hoyle, Albert Chapman, John North, Jas. M. Burroughs, David Finley, Wm. F. Cook, John H. Whiteside, Timothy Hoyle, and George E. Dun- ning. The first president, Geo. V. Hoyle, and the first cashier, Geo. E. Dunning. The original capital was $65,000, which was increased to $100,000 in 1865, and to $150,000 in 1866. Mr. Dunning resigned as cashier May 1, 1867, and M. V. B. Stetson was chosen to the po- sition, which he still occupies. Geo. V. Hoyle continued as president until his death, Nov. 30, 1872, when Timothy Hoyle, his brother, was elected, and held the office until June 2, 1877, when he resigned, and Rufus Heaton was chosen, but resigned Oct. 30, 1877, when Timothy Hoyle was again elected, and is the present incumbent. The present officers are Timothy Hoyle, President ; S. A. Kel- logg, Vice-President ; M. V. B. Stetson, Cashier; James Shaw, Jr., Teller; Directors, T. Hoyle, S. A. Kellogg, C. F. Nye, C. E. Everest, Wm. H. Sax, Wm. T. Crook, L. C. Dodge, H. F. Knapp, and A. P. Brooks.

The present condition of the bank (Aug. 16, 1879) is as follows :

Loans and discounts

$239,054.85

U. S. bonds

150,000.00

Due from reserve agents.

19,934.97

Lawful money.

11,697.00

Silver.

2,211.40

Items

880.94

National currency.

3,594.00

Bank furniture and fixtures.

5,000.00

Expense at ..

320.14

Premium at

4,000.00

Total resources $436,693.30

Capital.

$150,000.00

Surplus fund ..

30,000.00

Profit and loss

3,016.59

Circulation

135,000.00

Due depositors

117,039.17

Due banks

1,637.54

Liabilities

$436,693.30

ROUSE'S POINT.

This village, which is pleasantly located on Lake Cham- plain, and is also a station on the New York and Canada and Ogdensburgh and Lake Champlain Railroads, received

* See chapter on the press of Clinton County.

GEO. DUDLEY.

RES. OF MRS. GEORGE DUDLEY, CHAMPLAIN, CLINTON CO, N.Y.

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its name after Jacques Rouse, a refugee soldier, who settled here in 1783 .*

In 1803 the place consisted of six small huts. The first frame house was ereeted by E. Thurbur. Among the early sehool-teachers in the vicinity were D. T. Taylor and Ira Corps. The first store was kept by Jos. Bindin, in 1804. Dr. James W. Wood was the first physician. An old settler here was a " Tory," named Chester Bullis, who lived on the lake-shore, on the east end of lot 52. His house also seems to have been a " Fort Blunder," for he dwelt here in perfeet tranquillity, thinking himself on Canada soil. He had one eye blue and the other blaek.

The first post-office was opened here by Calvin K. Aver- ill, in the old Thurbur store.

Incorporation .- The village was incorporated Feb. 27, 1877, and at an election held on the 20th of the sueeeeding month the following officers were chosen : President, P. H. Myers ; Trustees, John Phillips, Wesley Weeks, and Eugene Vilie; Treasurer, H. J. Henry ; Collector, Gilbert Hub- bard.

The present officers are as follows: President, John Phillips ; Trustees, F. W. Myers, Peter Huck, William Coats ; Clerk, William Turner.

The Lake Lodge, No. 424, located at Rouse's Point, was organized Feb. 20, 1857, and installed June 2d, same year. The charter members were as follows: Benjamin Russell, Robert H. Powell, George W. Atkins, B. C. Web- ster, J. G. MeCormiek, J. C. Bigelow, J. G. Hasleys, Orin Hough, Jos. Sweeney, John T. Hammond, J. R. Armss, John Taylor, P. R. Wales, Isaae Fadden, John Phillips, and Abraham Klohs. The membership in 1862 was 33. Extinet.

There is a Masonic chapter located here, but we have been unable to secure any data concerning it.

Frontier Lodge, No. 167, I. O. O. F., was instituted . Aug. 18, 1845, at Rouse's Point, with the following eharter members : William Coates, N. G .; Nathan F. Webb, V. G .; S. D. Speer, See. ; Charles D. Meigs, Treas. ; Alex. Stearns, George Standage, George Priee, George S. Gale, Franeis Newlands, George Bertram, Wm. T. Crook, and Wm. Phillips. In April, 1859, the lodge was suspended.

The Rouse's Point Reform Club numbers about 80 mem- bers ; Capt. T. F. Winthrop, President; Allen Day, Seere- tary.

Literary and Scientific Association .- A literary and seientifie association was organized at Rouse's Point, Novem- ber 10th. The officers of the association are Capt. D. White, President; Rev. J. R. Seanlon, Vice- President ; T. W. Clark, Secretary and Treasurer. Exeeutive Com- mittee, Rev. J. R. Scanlon, Irving MeElroy, and J. H. Bowen, Esq.

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History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 69

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) 1n; Lewis, J.W., & Co., Philadelphia Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 922

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) 1n; Lewis, J.W., & Co., Philadelphia
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 922