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The Stone Mills (grist) were built about 1844 by Elihu Stanley, and occupy the site of the old foundry operated by Curtis & Tousey about 1836. Stanley was succeeded in its ownership by Cady Richardson, of Rochester, and Jesse Angell, the latter of whom owned it till his death, since which time it has belonged to his heirs, who rent it to the present proprietor, W. H. Boyd. The mill con- tains three runs of stones, which are operated by water from Little Mill creek, which has a fall of fourteen feet.
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Lockling Bros.' Agricultural Works were estab- lished in 1836, by Nathan Lockling, who conducted them till 1871, with exception of one year, about 1852, when John Gill owned them. In 1871, L. E. Lockling, son of Nathan, bought the establish- ment, and was succeeded in 1876 by his sons Louis N. and A. C. Lockling, who carried on the business under the name of Lockling Bros., till the death of A. C. Lockling, Feb. 23, 1879. Louis N. Lockling continues the business, which con- sists in the manufacture of agricultural implements,
under the same name, and employs two persons besides himself.
The Dansville pail factory was established about forty years ago by E. Shelley, who carried on the business some ten years, and sold to George Hy- land, who continued it till his death in the spring of 1880, since which time his son, John Hyland, has carried on the business, which gives employ- ment to six persons in the manufacture of pails, tubs and butter packages. The motive power is furnished by Big and Little Mill creeks, which unite at this dam, and give a fall of seventeen feet.
The Ossian street foundry was established in 1842, by F. and M. Gilman, for conducting a gen- eral foundry business. After doing business some four years F. Gilman withdrew, and F. B. Gilman, another brother, became a member, at which time the name was changed to Gilman Bros., and re- mained such until 1875, when E. B. Gilman sold out to his brother, who continued the business two years. E. B. Gilman then purchased the establish- ment and associated with himself his brother, A. J. Gilman. 'The business has since been conducted under the name of E. B. & A. J. Gilman.
In 1854, Mr. Delong came to this place and formed a co-partnership with Richard Young, who was then engaged in the manufacture of sash, doors and blinds on this privilege, in a building which has since been torn down, and the timbers of which were used in the construction of the residence of Mr. Asa Bunnell. At the expiration of a year Mr. DeLong purchased the interest of his partner and has since carried on the business alone. The busi- ness gives employment to four persons.
The steam planing-mill owned by Messrs. Fisk, Son & Co., was built in 1861, by J. C. Fisk, who carried on the business for twelve years, when his son, Henry E. Fisk, became his partner. Messrs. Fisk & Son conducted the business till 1876, when James Wood became a member of the firm, the name of which was changed to Fisk, Son & Co. The firm also do a machine repairing business, the machinery for which was put in in 1878, and manu- facture sash, doors and blinds. They employ two persons in addition to themselves.
N. Klauck & Sons' tannery was started in 1865, by Nicholas Klauck and his son Joseph, in a build- ing which was formerly used as a blacksmith shop, and now forms the front portion of the present tan- nery, which is located on the upper part of Main street. The addition, 48 by 24 feet, was built in 1868. 'The tannery gives employment to five per- sons, contains twenty-two vats and three leaches ;
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and tans annually 1,200 to 1,400 sides of upper leather, and about 500 kip and 600 calf skins.
The Genesee Valley Wine Co., of which Dr. Francis M. Perine is sole proprietor, commenced the manufacture of wine from grapes in 1870. The Doctor has a fruit farm of 225 acres in this town, 25 acres of which are devoted to grape culture. He makes from 8,000 to 10,000 gallons of wine per year, principally Catawba ; though his stock in- cludes Delaware, Diana, Concord, Port and Sherry.
The Dansville Plow Works were established in November, 1878, by Moses Gilman and C. H. Sanford, who bought the Jemison wagon shop and removed it to its present location. They do a gen- eral iron founding business, but make a specialty of F. Wiard's latest improved plow of 1878. This firm are just putting in a mill for the manufacture of sugar and syrup from the Minnesota sugar cane. They planted one acre the present year, (1880,) which yielded eighteen to twenty tons of cane. The enterprise thus far is merely tentative, as it is new to this locality, though the African sorghum was raised here twenty years ago.
The manufacture of trunks now carried on by A. Lozier was commenced in 1874 by Carl Ste- phan & Co. Carl Stephan subsequently acquired the interest of his partner, Mr. Weeks, and in 1876, sold the establishment to A. and Frank Lozier, brothers, the latter of whom sold his interest to his brother, A. Lozier, in the spring of 1880. The business gives employment to two persons.
BANKS .- The Bank of Dansville was incorpor- ated June 10, 1839, under the general banking law of April 18, 1838. The first Directors were :- Lester Bradner, Justus Hall, James McNair, Joel W. Clark, John Hartman, John Gilman, Thomas C. Grover, James Faulkner, Josiah Wendell, Ben- jamin C. Cook, Isaac L. Endress, Richard W. Por- ter and Salmon Gates. The first officers were :- James Faulkner, President ; Justus Hall, Vice President; A. A. Bennett, Cashier ; David D. McNair, Teller. The capital was $150,000, se- cured by bonds and mortgages, with no cash paid in. The bank commenced business under favor- able auspices. It procured $50,000 in stocks of the State of Michigan, and $25,000 of the State of Alabama, for which a premium was paid. These, with an equal amount of bonds and mortgages were deposited with the Bank Commissioners, and $150,000 of circulating notes procured.
"Then commenced the discounting. Very soon the discounted debt was swelled to its utmost ca- pacity and the trouble began. Neither of the offi-
cers understood the first rudiments of banking, and it required but a short period to get the bank into inextricable confusion. The stocks of the State of Michigan were repudiated ; Alabama's went down to sixty per cent. The cashier, Bennett, left the country for the country's good and was never heard from. The President resigned his position, and proclaimed to the Board that the bank must go by the board ! The Directors, more plucky than their head officer, feeling all the responsibility of their position, their own farms being mortgaged for the public security, declined to surrender without an effort."*
They cast about, and, acting under the advice of Governor Hunt and Thomas H. Rochester, in- vited L. C. Woodruff to accept the cashiership, which he did. Mr. Woodruff arrived in Dansville on the 31st of December, 1839. An examination of the condition of the bank revealed the fact that within the four short months business had been conducted, $54,000 had been wasted or lost; but he applied the heroic remedy, and saved it from the ruin which seemed inevitable. Within seven years he made up the lost capital, built up a first rate credit, and for seventeen years thereafter gave the stockholders liberal dividends.
In 1868, the bank surrendered its Charter, as authorized by Act of the Legislature, divided up its capital, and has since been conducted as a pri- vate institution under the same name.
There were originally about fifty stockholders. Only two of them survive-Erhard Ran and James Faulkner. They are fast approaching their cen- tennial, and with their death the curtain falls upon the last of the corporators of the Bank of Dansville.
Perhaps no bank in this State has encountered so many violent, malicious attacks from envious enemies, who were jealous of its success. It has withstood them all, defied them all, and has main- tained its credit and standing through a period of forty years with signal honor. It has survived its founders and bids fair to outlive another genera- tion.
First National Bank of Dansville .- The bank- ing business of which this is the outgrowth was es- tablished in 1849, by Sidney Sweet and Endress Faulkner, who soon after associated with them- selves James Faulkner and B. S. Chapin, with change of the original name-S. Sweet & Co. En- dress Faulkner died November 12, 1852. "Sep- tember 23, 1863,"f it was organized as a National
* Statement of I .. ('. Woodruff, of Buffalo, the former Cashier of the Bank, November Ic, 1SS ..
t This is the date given by the Bank officials. It should probably be a year later, as the "Act to provide a National currency, secured by a pledge ot United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and re- demption thereof," was not approved until June 3, 1864.
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Bank, with the following stockholders :- James Faulkner, Sidney Sweet, James Faulkner, Jr .. B. S. Chapin and S. D). Faulkner. The capital stock was $50,000, and still remains at that figure. It was one of the pioneer National banks, the first in this State west of Cayuga Bridge. It was No. 9 in the State, and No. 75 in the United States. In- deed, the State had not yet recognized or sanc- tioned the authority of the United States to regu- late the conditions of banking within its borders, and the Bank Superintendent, jealous of the State's interests and privileges, forbade the mana- gers to organize and transact business as a Na- tional bank .*
The first officers were :- Dr. James Faulkner, President, an office he has held to the present time; Sidney Sweet, Vice President, an office he still holds; B. S. Chapin, Cashier ; James Faulk- ner, Jr., Teller. Chapin was succeeded in the office of cashier by James Faulkner, Jr., who still retains it. James Faulkner, Jr., was teller from the organization of the bank till his election as cashier, and was succeeded in the office of teller by Leonard Kuhn, who was appointed assistant cashier in January, 1875, an office he still holds. F. T. Brettle succeeded Mr. Kuhn as teller, and still holds the office.
S. Sweet & Co., commenced business in the Ex- press Building block. The present building, on the corner of Main and Ossian streets, was erected for their accommodation in 1861-2, and occupied April 1, 1862.
HOTELS .- The Hyland House occupies the site of the old American Hotel, a wooden building, which was purchased by George Hyland about 1845, and burned in the spring of 1854. Thesouth part of the present building was erected in 1859-60, and the remaining or main part, in 1873-74. was opened in the spring of 1874. George Ily- land owned the property till his death, when he was succeeded by his son George, who has kept the hotel during the intervals when it was not rented. The present proprietor, Smith Newman, took possession July 1, 1880.
The Allen House was built in 1871-72, by S. C. Allen, who rented it to George Swick, afterwards to M. Yorks, and subsequently kept it himself for three years, till January, 1878, when he rented it to 1). B. Voorhees, the present proprietor.
The Clinton House, originally known as the Dansville House, was built by Joseph Feuster-
macher-the front part about forty years ago, the rear part earlier. It was first kept by Milton Morey. The present proprietor, Wendell Engel, purchased it about 1868. It has been kept the past three years by Harris Wing.
Our Home Hygienic Institute was established in 1853-54, by Dr. Bingham, who erected in those years the south half of the present main building for a water-cure. Abram Pennell, of Honeoye Flats, soon after succeeded him in the proprietor- ship, and it was occupied by his son-in-law, Dr. Stevens, for whom it was purchased. But Dr. Stevens and his successor, Dr. Blackhall, occupied it but for a short time, not more than two or three years at most, for the building was never finished above the second floor until Dr. Jackson took possession. Oct. 1, 1858. The building had then been vacant about a year, and was fast going to destruction.
In 1858, Dr. James C. Jackson, in company with his son, Giles E. Jackson, Miss Harriet N. Austin and F. Wilson Hurd leased the building for one year for the insurance thereon. A copartnership was formed by F. Wilson Hurd, Giles E. Jackson and Miss Harriet N. Austin, under the style of F. Wilson Hurd & Co., and Dr. James C. Jackson was employed to take general supervision of the cure. Dr. Jackson came from the town of Sem- pronins, in Cayuga county, and was one of the founders of the Glen Haven Water Cure on the shore of the beautiful Skaneateles lake in that town. Miss Austin, who had been a member of the medi- cal corps of that institution, and Dr. F. Wilson Hurd were associated with Dr. Jackson in the med- ical supervision of this institution, which was first named "Our Home on the Hill Side," from its location on the side of the beautiful east hill in the village of Dansville.
When Dr. Jackson landed at the foot of the hill with his family and effects from Capt. Henry's stage, on the ist of October, 1858, there was no road to the building which a team could travel, and they were obliged to carry their trunks, etc., up the hill by hand. " For possession of the house during the first few days," says Dr. James H. Jackson, "we fought a battle with the wasps, bats, flies and rats, coming off victorious and establishing our right to place and property." From that period improve- ments began which have brought the buildings and grounds connected with them to their present status -making them a real gem in the fine rural land- scape of the village. The buildings consist of a main wooden, four-story structure, with chapel at-
. January 19, 1865, the Legislature passed an Act enabling the banks of this State to become associations for the purpose of banking, under the law of the United States, of June 3, 1864.
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tached, having a frontage of over 350 feet, and seven detached ornate cottages, some of them of quite large size. The chapel, which is 65 by 32 feet, and was erected in 1863-64, is connected with the third-story of the main building by means of a corridor. It is denominated Liberty Hall, and is used for public meetings, lectures, worship, and amusement. These buildings are located on the east side-hill, from 130 to 200 feet above the main street in the village.
On the death of Giles E. Jackson, June 29, 1864, his mother Lucretia E. Jackson, and brother, James H. Jackson, became members of the co- partnership, and the following year the name of the firm was changed to Austin, Hurd & Co. In the fall of 1868, Dr. Hurd's interest was purchased by the remaining partners, and the name changed to Austin, Jackson & Co. In 1872, the institution was incorporated as a stock company under the name of Our Home Hygienic Institute of Dans- ville, N. Y., with Miss Harriet N. Austin as Presi_ dent and James H. Jackson as Secretary.
Dr. Jackson brought his reputation and patients from Glen Haven, the latter coming as fast as rooms could be fitted for their accommodation, in a few weeks numbering fifty or sixty. A steady increase in the number of patients was main- tained, and since 1860 there has never been less than 100 patients, while as many as 300 have been treated at one time. At present (September,) 1880,) there are 250 patients, who represent every state and territory in the Union. They have had patients from South America. Canada and Nova Scotia, especially the Province of Ontario, have contributed largely in this respect. There are five physicians in attendance, viz :- Dr. James C. Jack- son, Physician-in-Chief ; Harriet N. Austin, M. D .; James H. Jackson, who has been connected with the institution as superintendent and general busi- ness agent since 1861 ; Kate J. Jackson, M. D., wife of Dr. James H. Jackson, and Elisha D. Lef- fingwell, M. D.
The Laws of Life and Journal of Health, a monthly medical publication, established at Glen Haven, by Dr. James C. Jackson, in 1857, has been published continuously at the " Home" to the present time.
The water used at this Institution is supplied by a spring, issuing from a shaly seam in the rock which forms the hill on whose site it is located, about 420 feet above the valley, and discharging about 3,000 barrels per day. This spring, which is called "The All-Healing Spring," burst forth
from its imprisoned cavity through the hill-side in the spring of 1798. This singular phenomenon was attended with great violence and rent a chasm eighteen inches to three feet in width, extending for a mile along the hill, and about 700 feet above the valley. About 200 to 300 feet above this spring is the entrance to the " devil's hole ;" while about twenty feet above and forty feet to the south of it, is an orifice from which in rainy seasons the water issues with great force, forming a streanı some six inches in diameter.
Dr. James Faulkner, in remarks made at an anniversary celebration of "Our Home," said, in referring to this "freak of nature," it "occurred in the morning, and was preceded by a loud and rumbling noise distinguishable in the village and somewhat similar to heavy thunder. The noise greatly excited and alarmed the few inhabitants who then peopled Dansville. The force and vio- lence of the rushing waters were so great as to up- root large trees in its course and carry them far down the hill-side. For a few hours the flow of the water was both rapid and copious. It gradu- ally subsided and finally settled down to about its present dimensions, and has remained so for about eighty years. The little water course was, before it received its present name, called the Break- out. The water has always been singularly clear, pure and sparkling, when undisturbed by the ele- ments."
THE DANSVILLE GAS LIGHT CO .- As early as 1856, the project of lighting the village with gas was discussed, and on the 3d of April of that year the village trustees conferred certain rights and privileges on Messrs. Sabbatons & Co., of Albany, who had applied to them for permission to erect works and lay pipes for the purpose of lighting the village with gas. March 8, 1860, this exclusive privilege was extended to a period of twenty-five years from March 1, 1860, and the personal prop- erty of the company was exempted from village taxation for three years. The company were required to commence operations within one year from the granting of this privilege, and to have the works in operation within six months from the time they were commenced. August 15, 1860, these privileges were revoked, and conferred on George Gratton, of Syracuse, and those who might be associated with him, and he was required to have the works erected and in successful operation within that year. March 1, 1861, the time for com- pletion was extended four months from Jan. 1, 1861.
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The Dansville Gas Light Co. was organized in New York, May 18, 1861, with a capital of $25,000, and Mr. Schaner as President. George Gratton was sent from Syracuse to construct the works. About the time they were completed Schaner failed, and no election of directors was held for several years, though the manufacture of gas was continued by Nicholas Schu. George Gratton became the Treasurer and Superintendent of the company, and October 4, 1861, submitted a proposition, to furnish gas for street lamps and public buildings for $3.50 per thousand feet, which offer was accepted by the village trustees Oct. 9, 1861.
The affairs of the company had become very mueh disarranged and its stock was bought up by Sidney Sweet and Judge James Faulkner, who afterwards associated with themselves Timothy B. Grant, J. B. Morey, George A. Sweet, Laura J. Morey, M. O. Austin, George Hyland, Hugh McCartney, and O. B. Maxwell, who compose the present stockholders, Mr. Maxwell's interest, since his death, being represented by his estate. The present officers are J. B. Morey, President, and T. B. Grant, Secretary and Treasurer.
In 1877, J. M. Lowe leased the works and soon after associated with himself William Humphrey, who subsequently acquired Lowe's interest in the lease.
Gas was first made from coal, next from naptha vapor, then from gasoline, subsequently from oil, and at present from naptha.
WATER WORKS .- Various efforts were made from time to time to secure an appropriation for effectually supplying the village with water for fire purposes, but not until 1873 was the question sat- isfactorily disposed of. August 20, 1873, the elec- tors resolved to issue bonds of the village in the sum of $25,000, for the construction of water works, payable, with interest annually at seven per cent. per annum, in installments of $2,000 per year. The water works were completed in the spring of 1874. The reservoir consists of a pond formed in Mill creek by the construction of a dam above the " California House," at an eleva- tion of about 182 feet above the lower end of Main street. The water is drawn from a stoned well sunk within the pond thus formed. May 22, 1875, George Hyland, Jr., was appointed Superintendent of Water Works, a position he still holds.
DANSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT .-- The first village charter authorized the appointment of one or more companies of firemen, of twenty members each,
and one hook and ladder company of fifteen mem- bers, and designated one member of each as fore- man thereof. Section 24 provides that firemen, while they continue to be such, shall be exempt from military duty. The amended charter of May 9, 1846, limited the number of fire companies to one of thirty members for each fire engine procured by the village. At the first corporation meeting, June 16, 1846, it was resolved to raise by tax $800 to purchase a fire engine, the necessary hose and other apparatus therefor, hooks and ladders and the necessary apparatus for a hook and ladder company, to erect or hire a suitable place to keep such engine and apparatus, "to pay the expense of procuring the same and other needful and proper expenses of the corporation," and "to dig public wells, sewers and drains and make aqueducts, cis- terns and reservoirs in said village for the use of the inhabitants thereof, and procure pumps and other necessary fixtures for the same in such man- ner and at such places as the said trustees may in their discretion order or determine."
August 5, 1846, Wm. C. Bryant, B. J. Chapin, C. R. Kern, Wm. G. Thompson, Samuel M. Welch, J. L. Boon, C. W Dibble, G. C. Wood, M. McCartney, L. P. Williams, John Nares, C. F. Lamport and H. Howe were appointed Engine Co. No. 1. September 9, 1846, the Board of Vil- lage Trustees approved the by-laws and officers of " Phoenix Engine Co. No. 1," and O. B. Maxwell, R. Williams, Wm. H. Southwick * and Wm. Hol- lister were appointed members of that company. James H. Parker, J. D. Pike, Charles Rumley, E. Miles, M. Halstead and L. H. Colborn* were added to the company November 10, 1846; and Elias Geiger, G. H. Rice, John U. Wallis, Charles D. Heening, James M. Smith. J. V. Taft, J. H. Freeland and Charles McElvany, January 12, 1847. December 11, 1849, Julius A. Reynolds, J. II. Conrity, T. B. Goodrich, L. W. Reynolds, Wm. Brown, Jr., G. F. Shannon, J. G. Shepard, N. Schu, H. Brewer, Charles Heidaeker, S. L. Barrett, J. W. Merriman, B. Lewis Brittan, Jonathan Doty, N. Bavenger, D. Shafer, H. O. Reynale, A. N. Barto, Charles Stephan and Joseph Hallaner were constituted Engine Co. No. 2.
April 28, 1857, H. C. Payne and twenty others were, at their request, organized as Phoenix Fire Co. No. r. June 21, 1858, DeForest Lozier and eighteen others were, at their request, constituted Hope Fire Co., No. 2, and DeForest Lozier was
* Withdrew from the company and returned certificates January 12, 1847.
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appointed its foreman. December 15, 1858, H. Henry was appointed Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.
May 4, 1863, thirty-four persons were consti- tuted " Engine Co. Canaseraga," and Nicholas Schu was appointed foreman; twenty-five others were constituted " Engine Co. Phoenix," with James Faulkner, Jr., as foreman ; to take charge of the new engines then recently purchased by the village. August 3, 1864, "Genesee Fire Co. No. 3" was organized, composed of thirty-one members. This company and the hose company connected with it were disbanded July 25, 1866. April 27, 1867, J. H. Rumpff and others were constituted a hook and ladder company, with J. H. Rumpff as fore- man, and were authorized to increase the number to twenty-four.
January 26, 1876, the following, on their peti- tion, were constituted a " Protective Fire Co."; James Porter, Foreman ; James Keenan, Ist Assist- ant-Foreman ; Charles V. Patchin, 2d Assistant- Foreman ; H. K. VanNuys, President ; Wm. H. Dick, Vice-President ; Geo. M. Blake, Secretary ; James F. Bryant, Treasurer ; Ed. Moody, C. S. Snyder, F. T. Brettle, Joseph W. Burgess, C. B. Casterline, B. H. Oberdorf, W. J. Lee, Ed. Wood- ruff, Charles Rowe, Wm. Krein, W. C. Bryant, Jr., L. B. Grant, L. G. Tilden, A. A. Oaks, F. E. Kin- ney, F. S. Miller, Wm. C. Croll, C. C. Hartley, H. F. Beyers, A. W. Pease and A. B. Lindsay ; and the following, on petition, were constituted a hook and ladder company : James Hoover, President ; J. Kramer, Jr., Vice-President ; Baldise Foot, Treas- urer ; F. Schubmehl, Jr., Secretary ; A. C. Lock- ling, Assistant-Secretary; D. K. Price, Foreman ; Martin LaForce, Assistant-Foreman ; Conrad Kramer, 2d Assistant-Foreman ; Adolph Huber, Steward; Peter LaForce, H. Steinhardt, F. S. Schubmehl, M. C. Hirsch, Fred. Fridle, E. C. Klauck, A. Sourbeer, J. Storm, G. Fesley, Peter Geiger, Conrad Yochum, S. Schwan, A. Lauter- born, Wm. Thomas, Jr., F. Gregorious, Jacob Foot, T. Eschrich, J. Hubertus, B. Shafer and Peter J. Deitsch. May 3, 1876, the trustees con- sented to the incorporation of the Union Hose Co. of Dansville, pursuant to the Act of May 2, 1873; and August 9, 1876, to the incorporation of the Protectives, and March 28, 1877, to Fearless Hook and Ladder Co., under the same Act. These constitute the department as at present organized. The equipment consists of the apparatus of the Protective, hose, and hook and ladder companies, a Babcock fire extinguisher, and about 2,000 feet
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