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The inhabitants of a portion of Philadelphia, adjoining Theresa, use the Chase burial-ground, in the latter town.
PHILADELPHIA VILLAGE.
Philadelphia was incorporated a village in 1872, the boundaries being described as follows: "Beginning at a point in line between great lots Nos. 610 and 644, 15 chains from corner of great lots Nos. 609, 610, 643, and 644; thence N. 39º E. along said great lot line 80 chains to a point one chain beyond corner of great lots Nos. 611, 612, 645, and 646; thence N. 51° W., parallel with great lot line, 80 chains ; thence S. 39° W. 80 chains to stake near bank of Indian river; thence S. 51º E. 80 chains to place of beginning; containing 640 acres of land. Sur- veyed by Martin E. Aldrich, Dec. 4, 1871." The incor- poration was accepted and ratificd at a meeting held at the public-house of J. H. Washburn, January 11, 1872. The
first officers elected were : D. H. Scofield, president ; Seth Strickland, Orrin A. Cross, and George E. Tucker, trustees ; which board appointed Asa E. Macomber elerk and Jas. Barr street commissioner. The following-named persons have since been clected to the office of president of the cor- poration : Daniel H. Scofield, in 1873; Gaylor Rouse, in 1874, 1875, 1876 ; and George E. Tucker, in 1877. The trustees elected for the present year (1877) are John T. Strickland and Russell Washburn; Clerk, A. E. Ma- comber; Collector, Charles F. Pollock ; Treasurer, William T. Holmes.
At the time of incorporation Philadelphia contained 625 inhabitants. It has now nearly 700, and contains, besides the mills and other establishments above mentioned, three churches (Congregational, Baptist, and Methodist), 1 school- house, the post-office, telegraph-office, railway buildings, 2 hotels, 3 general stores, 2 groceries, 2 drug-stores, 3 physi- cians, 1 attorney, 1 hardware-store, 1 stove- and tinware- store, 1 harness- and saddlery-shop, and one watchmaker's shop. Two fine iron bridges were built across Indian river, at Main street, in 1876.
STERLINGVILLE.
This little village, also a station on the Utica and Black . River railroad, contains, besides the furnace, forge, and mills already mentioned, the post-office of the same name, 1 school-house, 2 churches (Union and Catholic), 1 public- house, 1 general store, 1 grocery, 2 blacksmith-shops, and 1 carriage-manufactory. In 1855 its population was 316, and in 1865 had decreased to 276. Probably there has been no increase since that time.
RAILROADS-TELEGRAPH.
The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh railroad, which crosses the town from the Le Ray to the Antwerp line, was opened from Watertown to Philadelphia June 2, 1855. The agent of the road at Philadelphia is Mr. John Allis, who held that position from 1855 to 1866, and again from December, 1873, to the present time. In the period from 1866 till the return of Mr. Allis in 1873 the company's agent here was R. J. Traver.
The Utica and Black River railroad, which enters the town near Sterlingville, and passes thence down the Black Creek valley to Philadelphia village, was opened to that point Feb. 2, 1872. The Black River and Morristown road (a northern connection of the U. & B. R. railroad and now leased by that company) was opened for traffie hence to Theresa in the fall of 1873. Mr. Allis is also the Phil- adelphia agent of the two last-named roads. The passenger depot here is a good and commodious building standing some distance south of the centre of the village, but within the corporation limits. It is used jointly by the two com- panies, whose tracks here cross each other at right angles.
The aggregate of business done by both roads at this station, in the year 1876, was as follows : Freight forwarded, $29,689.12. Freight received, $18,638.59. Tickets sold, $12,846.83. The amount of tickets sold at this station in the first year of the operation of the R., W. & O. road was about $1700.
Telegraphic communication with Philadelphia was first
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opened in June, 1868. The office was first, as at present, in the store of John Wait, and the first operator was Wil- liam J. Wait.
AGRICULTURAL.
Philadelphia, like the surrounding towns, has a soil better adapted for grazing purposes than for the extensive produc- tion of cercals, and hence the farmers here, as in the neigh- boring region, give especial attention to the raising of stock and to dairying. Large numbers of good cattle are sent from here by railroad and otherwise, but it is from the products of the dairy, particularly from the manufacture of chcese, that the husbandman realizes his principal profit. There are at present four factories of common, or " Yankce" cheese, viz. : the " Philadelphia cheese-factory," just outside the village, owned by Madison Cooper, and taking the pro- duet of 650 cows ; _ the " Barber factory," 1} miles farther east, manufacturing from 350 cows; the factory of Loren Fuller, in the. northwest part of the town, supplied by about 500 cows; and H. W. Eddy's factory, in the west corner of the town, furnished by 125 cows. There are also ten factories of Limburger cheese, using the milk of 940 cows; in all more than 2500 cows, exclusive of those from which butter and cheese are made by hand-process. There are few towns of the size which make a better showing in this line of agriculture.
PHILADELPHIA GRANGE, NO. 114, P. OF H.,
was organized Feb. 24, 1874, with 40 members. The first officers of the grange were Lansing Becker, Master ; George E. Tucker, Overseer ; George Comstock, Lecturer; Charles E. Gould, Secretary ; Joseph P. Lawton, Treasurer ; Wm. J. Nevills, Steward; Wm. Whiting, Assistant Steward; Al- bert K. Allen, Chaplain ; and Edwin Wilson, Gate-keeper. The mectings have from the first been held in Farnham's Hall, in Philadelphia village. The present officers are Wm. Whiting, Master ; John S. Casler, Overseer ; Edwin Wilson, Lecturer; Cornelius Scouten, Steward ; Stephen Howland, Assistant Steward; George Comstock, Chaplain ; Samuel Hall, Treasurer ; Henry D. Ford, Secretary ; Francis Wilson, Gate-keeper ; Miss Henrietta Whiting, Ceres ; Miss Mary J. Ford, Pomona ; Miss Anna M. Becker, Flora ; Miss Clara Hall, Lady Assistant Steward. The membership is now 55.
PHYSICIANS.
Dr. Alinon Pitcher, who has already been mentioned as the first physician to locate at the Quaker Settlement, was followed by Dr. Alvah Murdock, who came from Gouver- neur, and settled in Philadelphia in 1829. After more than forty years of successful practice here he removed to Rens- selaer Falls, and has but recently deceased. Among those who have practiced in Philadelphia village siuce the coming of Dr. Murdock may be mentioned Dr. A. M. Van Ostrand, Dr. - Coan, Dr. James B. Carpenter, Dr. A. Welch, Dr. O. S. Copeland, Dr. V. B. Ayres, Dr. E. Seymour, Dr. H. S. Lane, Dr. E. W. Trowbridge, and Dr. R. A. Stevens. Drs. Stevens and Lane are still established here. Dr. Weeden Mosher, a botanic physician, was for a long time a resident of the village. Dr. C. Heath, eclectic, is still in practice in Philadelphia.
For valuable assistance in the preparation of this town's history, the thanks of the writer are due to the following gentlemen, namely, Oliver Child, Esq., John F. Latimer, Esq., Samuel Rogers, Esq., Reverends Henry Ward and N. F. Nickerson, Messrs. E. A. Scofield, John Allis, Asa E. Macomber, John Wait, Loren Fuller, M. E. Aldrich, A. C. Comstock, and George E. Tucker, Esq.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
OLIVER CHILD.
The ancestors of Mr. Child emigrated from Wales to Pennsylvania as early as 1681, and settled in Bucks county, where they engaged in farming. Being members of that plain and unpretending seet, the Friends, the children were reared under the discipline of the rigid honesty and sim- plicity characteristic of that people. Cephas, the paternal grandfather, was born in Bucks county, where he lived all his life, rearing a family of eight children. It was here that Cadwalader, the father of Oliver, was born, July 18, 1776. He attended the schools of that day, acquiring a good English education. He became for a short time a teacher, and, at the early age of twenty, in 1800, he was married to Elizabeth Rea, of the same place. In the year 1804 he came to Jefferson Co., N. Y., where for several years he was chiefly engaged in surveying roads and boundary lines for the great land-owner, Le Ray. Soon after his arrival in Jefferson County he, in company with ten or a dozen others, selected a large tract of land for set- tlement, which was divided into lots of 440 aeres each, and the different parcels were distributed by lot. Mr. Childs drew lot No. 644. The purchase-price of these lands was three dollars per acre. In 1806 he, with his family, moved on to his purchase and commeneed clearing up his lands, and from this time until his death, which occurred April 3, 1851, he was engaged in farming and rearing a family of six children. The names of his children are Aaron, Jo- seph A., Oliver, Mary, Gaynor, and Naylor. Of these, all are living and have families except Gaynor, who is deceased.
Oliver, the third son, was born in the town of Philadel- phia, on the old home farm, on which he still resides, Feb- ruary 16, 1807 He received a good common-school edu- cation, and was reared a farmer, which he has made the principal business of his life, although he was iu the employ of Mr. Le Ray for ten years as a surveyor. By his first wife, Edith Shaw, of Pennsylvania, he became the father of three children. His first child, Hamilton Child, is a publisher in the city of Syracuse. The names of the other two are Mary J. and Lewis J. The mother of these chil- dren died in 1842. Mr. Child's second marriage oeeurred on September 12, 1844, with Eliza Shepherd, of St. Law- rence county. By this marriage there are no children. The farm now comprises over 300 aeres of fine dairy lands, to which it is principally devoted.
By reference on another page of this work, may be found a fine view of the old home of this pioneer family.
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LYMAN WILSON.
MRS. RUTH WILSON.
LYMAN WILSON,
whose portrait and that of his widow-Ruth Wilson-oc- eupy this page, are among the old pioneer settlers of Jeffer- son County, and arc descended from old families of English origin, who emigrated to this country at an early date. Suel Wilson, the father of Lyman, was a native of Vermont, and emigrated to Jefferson County about the year 1805, and settled in the town of Le Ray. He reared a family of eleven children,-eight sons and three daughters,-of which Lyman was the eldest ehild. He was reared a farmer, and received a good common-school cdueation, which he put to good, practical usc in after-years as a teacher, farmer, and in va- rious offices and positions of trust in his town, having at various times in his life filled the office of supervisor, mag- istrate, commissioner, etc., acceptably to his fellow-towns- men.
At the age of twenty-two, on the 7th day of April, 1824, he was united in marriage with Ruth Carey, of Le Ray, the daughter of Levi Carey, one of the early settlers of that town. His father, Suel Wilson, departed this life on the 16th day of November, 1827, and his widow only survived his death a short time, as her death occurred on the 19th day of December, 1827.
Lyman, the next year after his marriage, bought a farm
in Le Ray, which after four years he sold, and soon after purchased a farm in the town of Philadelphia, which be- eame his permanent home and on which he continued to reside until his death, which occurred Jan. 24, 1877. He was the father of eight children, named as follows : Emma M., Warren, Chloe A., Lyman S., Lyman H., Henry M., Melville D., and Newell C. Of these, all are living, mar- ried, and have families, cxeept Lyman and Newell, who are deceased.
Mr. Lyman Wilson, all through a long and useful life, possessed the confidence and esteem of his fellow-townsmen, and the love and affection of a large circle of relatives and friends.
Ruth Wilson, his widow, is still living at the advanced age of seventy-seven years, and is in the enjoyment of good health and in possession of all her faculties. She is the honored member of the family of her son Warren, who now occupies with his mother the old homestead.
To the readers of this work-to the acquaintances, friends, and relatives of the family-this page is affection- ately dedicated as a monument to the memory, and a tribute of respect to one of the old pioneer families of Jefferson County.
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JOHN STRICKLAND.
MRS. JOHN STRICKLAND.
JOHN STRICKLAND, SR.,
was born in Bueks Co., Pa., in 1757, of English parents. When at the age of fifty, in the year 1809, he, with his wife and ten children, emigrated to Jefferson County and settled in Philadelphia, in the town of Le Ray. Three of the sons had emigrated a year previous. Others soon followed, and the settlement was known as the Friends' settlement, as most of the settlers belonged to that society. Possessed of a strong constitution, persevering industry, a kind and cheer- ful disposition, and believing and practicing the peaceful doctrines of Penn, Mr. Strickland was a fit man for a pio- neer in a new country. He erected the first frame house in the town of Philadelphia; also one of the first flouring- mills. To him is the town indebted for many of its earliest improvements, and for nearly forty years was engaged in active business. When he came, in 1809, he brought with him from Pennsylvania a sum exceeding $25,000 cash. With this he purchased 5000 acres of land in Philadel- phia, taking only selected lots, for which he paid $3 to $5 per aere. During the succeeding war with England, he, with his son-in-law, Samuel Case, was largely engaged in furnishing provisions for the army, for a considerable por- tion of which they were unable ever to obtain pay from the government. Besides this, the sudden declaration of peace left on their hands large quantities of supplies, for which they realized less than half their first cost. These disasters compelled him to dispose of his real estate, which, under the foreed sale, brought so little that, after paying dollar for dollar of his indebtedness, he was was left with a bare 220
aeres (a half lot) out of all the broad traets which, if he could have retained them, would have made him one of the wealthiest men of Jefferson County. He departed this life on the 15th of September, 1849, aged ninety-two years. He left behind him for a season the partner of his youth and old age, for they had trod together the path of life and shared its joys and sorrows for sixty-six years, and as pio- neers in a new country their trials and hardships were many. He left behind him also ten children and a numer- ous family of descendants, even to the fifth generation.
During his last illness no murmur passed his lips. His only wish was to depart, and peaceful as an infant going to sleep did the spirit of that aged man take its flight to its eternal home. He was married at the age of twenty-five to Margaret Stout, Feb. 6, 1782, a lady of German descent. She bore him the following-named children, viz., Elizabeth, John, Jr., Sarah, Deborah, Ann, Mahlon, Margaret, Rachel, Miles, Martha, and Seth.
Elizabeth became the wife of Thomas Townsend, April 17, 1800, and resided and died at Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y. John, Jr., was married to Rachel Townsend, April 9, 1806, resided and died at Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Sarah became the wife of Ezra Comly, of Byberry, Pennsylvania, where she resided and died. Ann became the wife of Edmund Tucker, of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., N. Y., on March 19, 1819, where she resided until her death. Mahlon was married to Mary Rogers, of Philadel- phia, Jefferson Co., Feb. 4, 1819, where she resided all
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her life. Margaret was married to Samuel Case, in 1813. Rachel was married to Samuel Rogers, of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., Jan. 5, 1824, where she resided all her life. Miles married, on Oct. 19, 1838, Harriet A. Bronson, and is now living in the city of Watertown. Martha became the wife, on Sept. 3, 1829, of Robert Gray, deccased, of Sparta, Wisconsin, where she died, and Seth was married on Jan. 27, 1835, to Miss Ann J. Boncs, of Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Of this numerous family of children all lived to old age, and the most of whom have left large families of descendants. Margaret, the mother of this old pioneer family, died at Philadelphia, Oct. 16, 1853, leaving to her numerous descendants the record of a long and useful life.
To the friends and relatives of this noble pair of old pio- neers, and to the readers of this work, this page, containing the portraits of John and Margaret Strickland, is presented as a memorial to the lives and characters of a class of noble men and women that are now fast disappearing from the knowledge of the present generation.
ERASTUS WHITNEY.
Mason Whitney, the father of our subject, was born in 1765, and was married to Dolly Rawson. They became the parents of five children. Dolly died in 1802, at the age of thirty-five. In 1806 Mr. Mason Whitney married Miss Eunice Babcock. There were two children by this union,
Erastus, the third child by the first marriage, was born July 13, 1797, in Herkimer Co., N. Y. When he was cighteen years of age he bought his time of his father, and with but a quarter of a dollar in his pocket started out for himself. He made his way into Jefferson County, and went to work clearing land by the job. This was about the year 1824. After a few years he accumulated enough to buy a piece of land in the town of Theresa, which, after a year or two, he sold. He soon after took a job of clearing land for Moses Chadwick, in Philadelphia. While on this job he found time to court and marry Betsey, the daughter of his employer. They were married June 4, 1826. He soon after bought a farm in Philadelphia, which was ever after his home until his death, which occurred October 16, 1854. Betsey Whitney dicd September 3, 1872, having exemplified in a long life her faith in God by a practical exercise of the Christian virtues.
Of the eight children, named as follows : William M., Seymour M., Marion H., Mason, Harriet M., Ann E., George E., and Duane L., all are living except Mason and Duane.
William M., the eldest son, now owns and occupies the old home. He was born March 18, 1827. He received a good English education, and was reared a farmer. He has spent much of his time in his younger years as a teacher. He has added to the farm since his father's death, so that it now comprises 350 aeres. We present in this work a view of the old home of the Whitneys as a land-mark to future generations.
EDMUND TUCKER.
The subject of this sketch was born in Gianville, Wash- ington Co., N. Y., July 30, 1793, of Quaker parentage. Unfortunately for him, when six years old, his father died, leaving the family with limited resources. Owing to this circumstanee he went to live in the family of his uncle, Isaiah Dean. Having acquired a common-school education, he began the occupation of surveying and book-keeping, and by diligence and perseverance managed to work his own way and assist in the support of his widowed mother and two sisters, Abigail and Hannah.
In the year 1816 he came into this county and entered Le Ray's office at Le Raysville as book-keeper, surveyor, and land-agent. And as immigration was tending to this new county, Mr. Tucker was engaged in selling and sur- veying lands in the towns of Le Ray, Philadelphia, Theresa, Alexandria, and Wilna.
Mr. Tucker was married, March 19, 1819, to Ann Strick- land, daughter of John Strickland, Sr., and settled in the village of Philadelphia, where he afterwards lived and died. There were six children born to them,-Joseph, Hannah, John, Margaret, George E., and Matilda. John was drowned in Indian river, in 1827, and in the same year Joseph and Hannah died, leaving the parents at the time childless. The other three are now living. George E., married to Mary G. Lamb, of Ogdensburgh, N. Y., occu- pics the homestead in Philadelphia; Margaret married Elijah S. Coon, and Matilda married Henry B. Mosher, both now living in Watertown.
In 1828, Mr. Tucker erected a brick residence, the only one in town. He also rebuilt the grist-mill and carried on the flouring business for a number of years and to his death in company with his brother-in-law, Miles Strickland.
He held several offices of trust in his town, including that of postmaster from the time the office was established till his death ; and although not a politician nor an aspi- rant for official honors, he, in 1826, was nominated for member of Assembly on the ticket headed with De Witt Clinton for governor, without asking or desiring the nonii- nation.
His death occurred Jan. . 6, 1836, of consumption, at the age of forty-two years. And during the remainder of her lonely life his mourning widow observed every anniversary of his death, keeping each, with her children, in mourning and sacred reverence to his memory ; and its last occurrence, a short time before her death, was as consecrated as the first.
Mr. Tucker belonged to the society of Friends, was strongly devoted to the cause of religion, and was a regular attendant upon their meetings of worship as long as his health would admit. His manner was quiet and unas- suming, his disposition mild, and his character unquestion- able, endearing him to many friends. In his death his family lost a loving and devoted husband and father, the church and religion a worthy and consistent advocate, and the community a kind and beneficial member. All who were associated with him in business or social relation will cherish his memory to the end of life.
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RESIDENCE of CHARLES E. GLAZIER, RODMAN, JEFFERSON Co. N.Y.
RESIDENCE OF GEO. E. TUCKER, ESQ., PHILADELPHIA, JEFFERSON CO. N.Y.
RESIDENCE OF H. HERRING , RODMAN, JEFFERSON CO., N. Y.
RODMAN.
THE town of Rodman was erected, under the name of Harrison, from Adams, March 24, 1804. The name was derived from Richard Harrison, of New York, an cminent lawyer, and an associate in several large purchases in this and adjoining counties. At that time the town embraced its present limits, or township No. 8, and a part of No. 9, of the Black River traet. By an aet of February 12, 1808, township No. 9 was erected into a separate town under the name of Finckney, and the county-line so changed as to pass around that town instead of across it, throwing the town into Lewis county. A few months later, on April 6, 1808, the name of Harrison was changed to Rodman, be- eause it was sometimes confused with that of Harrisburg, a town in Lewis county. The present name was bestowed in honor of Daniel Rodman, at that time a clerk in the assembly, and who was a favorite with the legislators.
The town is nearly square, and measures a little more than six miles in length. Its general surface is somewhat elevated, and more or less broken by hills, along the water- courses, which run in deep gorges, or channels. There are, also, several gulfs of great depth and considerable width, and these aid in giving the town excellent drainage. The principal stream is the north branch of Sandy creck, which enters the town near the northeast corner, and flows through it in a southwesterly direction, passing out south of the centre of its western line. Its principal tributary is the Gulf stream, which empties into it near the village of Rod- man. In the southern part of the town is Fish creek and its tributaries, having a general westerly course. Some of these streams afford excellent water-power, and their dis- tribution is so general that nearly every part of the town is thoroughly watered. Numerous springs also abound, which, together with the favorable condition of the soil, makes this an excellent grazing region. Dairying is the principal industry of the town, although the cultivation of the cereals is not unprofitable. The soil is a loam, or sandy and elayey loam, and was originally covered with a fine growth of maple, beech, and other varieties of timber, groves of which have been preserved on the higher lands; while along the streams are belts of hemlock, giving the country a varied and most beautiful aspect. Before the land was cleared the timber products were the principal sources of revenue, supplying many asheries, saw-mills, and tan- neries.
In the north western part of the town is Dry Hill, having an elevation several hundred feet above the general level, on which are indications of the existence of a series of fortifieations, leading to the belief that a prehistoric people had occupied this country. These remains will be further noted in another portion of this work.
SURVEYS AND SETTLEMENTS.
The first survey of the town was made about 1798, by Benjamin Wright. In some notes published by him, he records his impressions of the town : No. 7, as being " pretty level, with gentle ascents and some hills; and that Sandy ercek is a fine stream, with some good mill-seats." Joseph Crary made surveys several years later, in 1800. The town was divided into fifty-six lots of irregular size, which were generally subdivided into quarters, the original division being known as a great lot.
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