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" There were two rival settlements, known as the east and west villages. From the first, services had been held alternately in each. About this time (1803), to favor local interests, a number of persons withdrew from the First Church and formed at the west village the Second Congregational Church.
" In 1807 the first church erected and inclosed & meeting-house. Hitherto this church had hired occasional supplies, but had not en- joyed the ministrations of a settled pastor. Oct. 16, 1809, they gave the Rev. Ebenezer Leavenworth, a licentiate of the Association of Berkshire Co., Mass., a call to become their pastor, on a salary of $300 per annum. The call was accepted, and on the 6th of the fol- lowing December he was duly ordained and installed. Soon after coming among the people he presented to the church a library of fifty volumes. Oct. 13, 1813, he was dismissed at his own request, and was soon after settled at Pompey. From 1813 to 1817 the pulpit was supplied by various persons. In the autumn of 1815 a revival broke out, under the preaching of Rev. Samuel Sweezy, and was car- ried forward in the following winter by his successor, Rev. Oliver Eastman, of Vermont. Fifty persons were at this time added to the church. In the autumn of 1815 committees were appointed to con- fer on terms of union between the First and Second Churches. This effort was successful, and on the 6th of September the two churches became one, under the name of Union Congregational Church of Camden. According to the terms of union, meetings were to be held one-fourth of the time in the Second Church.
" The house of worship crected in 1807 was merely inclosed. For nine years it had been furnished with rough beaches and a temporary pulpit. In 1816 the work was taken up again, and the meeting- house was furnished. The first meeting-house was 56 hy 44."
It was repaired in 1836, and in the " great fire" of June 22, 1867, it was destroyed. From 1823 until 1867 it had been a Presbyterian Church, but in the latter year severed its connection with the Utica Presbytery, and became again a Congregational Church, uniting with the Oswego, now Central Association.
"Ground was broken for a new church edifice Aug. 7 (1867), the corner-stone laid in October, and the first service held in the chapel on the 22d of the following February. The present edifice was com- pleted in October, 1868, and dedicated in January, 1869."
Its cost was $25,000, and it occupies the site of the old church, which was a frame building.
* Extracts from a sermon delivered by its pastor, Rev. E. Curtis, in 1875.
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The pastors of this church since Rev. Ebenezer Leaven- worth, have been as follows, viz .: Rev. Henry Smith, set- tled Oct. 8, 1817, died July 19, 1828 ; Rev. Lewis H. Loss, Nov. 11, 1829, to Jan. 26, 1831; Rev. William Lusk, Feb. 19, 1834, till 1835 ; Rev. John Barton, 1836 to Jan. 29, 1845; Rev. R. R. Kirk, Oct. 7, 1845, to Sept., 1849 ; Revs. E. G. Townsend, H. H. Morgan, Henry Budge, George B. Rowley, acting pastors; Rev. W. S. Franklin, Oct. 31, 1865, to May 14, 1867 ; and the present pastor, Rev. Ethan Curtis, installed Oct. 14, 1868.
The membership of this church in March, 1878, was 223. The pastor is Superintendent of the Sunday-school, which has an attendance of over 225, and a library of 490 volumes. A very fine pipe-organ is used in the church and a cabinet-organ for the Sunday-school.
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CAMDEN
was organized in September, 1867, with thirty-two mem- bers, dismissed from the Congregational Church for that purpose, and the society was formed on the 17th of the same month. It at first held meetings in Curtiss Hall. The corner-stone of the present church edifice owned by this society was laid June 30, 1868; the lecture-room was oc- cupied for Sabbath service Jan. 3, 1869 ; and the building, complete and furnished, and free from indebtedness, was dedicated March 30, 1869. It is 38 by 70 feet, and cost, including the site, $17,500. The membership of this church, in the spring of 1878, was 138. Its pastor is Rev. E. N. Manley. A Sabbath-school is sustained, with a mem- bership of about 150; it has a library of about 200 vol- umes ; its Superintendent is W. C. Stone. The church contains an excellent pipe-organ, manufactured for the society by George N. Andrews, of Utica, at a cost of $1200.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CAMDEN.
About 1803-5 a Methodist class was formed here, consist- ing of seven persons, and another one subsequently at West Camden. The Methodist Episcopal society, of Camden, was organized in 1820, and in 1831 Camden was made a station. Its membership at present is between 300 and 400, and its pastor is Rev. W. R. Cobb, appointed in the spring of 1878. The Sabbath-school in connection has a membership of 275, and a library of 400 volumes. Its Superintendent is W. W. Williams. The church contains a fine pipe-organ, built originally by Henry Erbin, of New York, and rebuilt by S. S. Hammill, of East Cambridge, Conn. It has cost about $1200. An Estey cabinet-organ is used in the Sun- day-school.
THE WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH OF CAMDEN
was organized at some period from 1832 to 1840, with sixteen members formerly belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1864 it was disbanded, " nearly all of its male members baving enlisted, and many of them fallen, in defense of their country's liberty and perpetuity."
TRINITY CHURCH (EPISCOPAL) AT CAMDEN
was organized about 1842, at which date Rev. E. D. Kennicott became its first rector. The first confirmations were in 1844, by Bishop De Lancey. The present sub-
stantial brick church was erected in 1868-69, at a cost of abont $8000. The original frame church was burned in the fire of 1867, and the new building erected on the same site. The present rector of this church is Rev. Hugh Bailey, of Utica, who holds services every Sunday. The communicants number about eighty. H. A. Case is Super- intendent of the Sunday-school, which has an average attendance of sixty, and a good library. A fine pipe-organ, made by George N. Andrews, of Utica, has been placed in the church, at a cost of $1075.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH OF CAMDEN VILLAGE
was constituted in 1839. In 1844 it became a branch of the church at North Bay, in the town of Vienna. It was finally absorbed by the latter, and at present has no existence in Camden. A Baptist Church was early organized at Hillsboro', in the west part of the town, which finally be- came extinct, and the present society at that place, known as the " First Baptist Church of Camden," was organized Dec. 30, 1870, and its frame house of worship dedicated in June, 1871.
ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, CAMDEN,
was, until 1876, attached to St. Mary's Church, of Florence, under which this had been a mission for many years. Florence was long attended from St. Peter's Church at Rome. Among the early pastors were Rev. Fathers Fitz- patrick and Kallagher, and afterwards Father Ludden, now of Florence. This region was long under the care of Father William Beecham, the founder of St. Peter's Church at Rome. His nephew, Rev. Father P. H. Beecham, is at present in charge of the church at Camden. About forty- two families belong to this church. The building is the one formerly used by the Methodists. Father Beecham is Superintendent of the Sunday-school, and holds regular Sunday services.
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, WEST CAMDEN.
The present Congregational society at this place was formed November 5, 1851, with 16 members, and Rev. Samuel Sweezy was its first pastor. He had preached here some time previously, and resided at Florence Hill; he finally settled in the town of Camden. The present frame church was raised in 1857, and dedicated in August, 1858. The pastor of this society for 1878 is Rev. D. C. Tyler.
The Methodists also hold their meetings in this building, and are in charge of Rev. Lemuel Clark. Both societics have a small membership. A union Sabbath-school is sus- tained, with G. T. Luther, a member of the Methodist class, as Superintendent.
CIVIL ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWN, ETO.
Camden was formed from the town of Mexico, March 15, 1799. Florence was set off in 1805, Vienna in 1807, and a part of Aunsville in 1823. The first town-meeting in Camden was held May 2, 1799, at the house of Samuel Royce, Esq. Mr. Royce was a surveyor by profession, and surveyed and laid out most of the early roads in the town, of which the first recorded was laid June 19, 1799. At this first election the following officers were chosen,
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viz. : Supervisor, John W. Bloomfield, Esq .; Town Clerk, Samuel Royce, Esq. ; Assessors, John Humiston, Henry Williams, Levi Matthews; Commissioners of Highways, Benjamin Barnes, Abner Matthews, Ephraim Wright; Constables and Collectors, Samuel Jarvis, Isaac Cook; Poor- masters, Noah Tuttle, Jesse Curtiss; Overseers of High- ways, Philip Barnes, Daniel Parke, John Rogers, Ephraim Church ; Commissioners of Schools, John Humiston, Levi Matthews, Aaron Matthews ; Fence-Viewers, Clement Tay- lor, Gideon Northrup, Ezra Barnes.
The following persons have served as Supervisors of this town since 1800, viz. : 1800-1, John W. Bloomfield, Esq .; 1802, John Rogers; 1803-5, John Humiston ; 1806-8, Israel Stoddard; 1809-10, Elihu Curtiss; 1811- 12, Phineas Tuttle; 1813-16, Seth Dunbar ; 1817-24, Is- rael Stoddard; 1825, Seth Dunbar; 1826-28, Israel Stod- dard ; 1829-31, Seth Dunbar; 1832, Israel Stoddard ; 1833, no record; 1834, Lyman Curtiss; 1835, Garrit Smith; 1836, John Smith ; 1837-38, Samuel B. Hinkley; 1839, Seth Dunbar; 1840, Don A. Gatchel; 1841-42, Junius Woods ; 1843, Samuel B. Hinkley ; 1844-45, Horace Dunbar; 1846-47, Ambrose Curtiss; 1848-49, Edwin S. Dunbar; 1850, George W. Wood; 1851-53, Thomas D. Penfield; 1854, Edwin S. Dunbar; 1855, Jairus H. Munger; 1856-57, Horace Dunbar; 1858, Alfred Chamberlain ; 1859, Thomas D. Penfield; 1860, Albert Bickford; 1861, Thomas D. Penfield; 1862, Pliny Phelps; 1863-66, P. C. Costello; 1867-68, Henry S. Waterman ; 1869-70, Benjamin D. Stone; 1871-72, Curtis J. Wright; 1873-74, Spencer J. Upson; 1875-76, B. A. Curtiss; 1877-78, Thomas D. Penfield.
The remaining officers for 1878 are : Town Clerk, Spen- cer J. Upson ; Justice of the Peace, C. T. E. Huyck ; As- sessor, George Abbott; Commissioner of Highways, Jabez Ford; Collector, Alvin Fuller ; Overseer of the Poor, Wil- liam M. Baldwin ; Town Auditors, Joha Craig, Rowland Harding, A. W. Abbott; Constables, David York, George W. Moses, George Wilson, John Gardner; Game Consta- ble, Martin Chambers ; Inspectors of Election, District No. 1, Egbert W. Alexander, Stephen F. Bryant, Wilburt J. Upson ; District No. 2, James C. Jones, Hamilton J. Wil- son, William H. Crenan; Excise Commissioners, George J. Williams, Augustus G. Wood.
The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railway bas in this town 12 760 18 miles of track, including 1 182 , miles of side-track. There are stations at Camden and West Camden. The town of Camden contained 805 voters in the spring of 1878.
THE VILLAGE OF CAMDEN
was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed May 2, 1834. The bounds of the corporation have been several times changed, and at present include a tract a mile square ; the east and west lines are parallel with Main Street, and the centre of the corporation is at the intersection of Main and North Park Streets. The first election for village offi- cers was held at the house of T. G. Chidsey, June 27, 1834, when the following persons were chosen trustees :
1834 .- Humphrey Brown, Lyman Curtiss, Hubbard Tut- hill, Ammi H. Hinkley, Aaron Stone. Mr. Brown was
chosen President of the Board. Rufus Byington, David Johnson, and George Trowbridge were elected Assessors ; Martin H. Stevens, Collector ; Robert H. Bun, Treasurer ; Martin H. Stevens, Constable; and A. Trowbridge was appointed Clerk of the Corporation.
The village officers since have been as follows :
1835 .- Humphrey Brown, President ; Lyman Curtiss,
A. H. Hinkley, Aaron Stone, Hubbard Tuthill, Trustees.
1836 .- A. Stone, President ; L. Curtiss, A. H. Hinkley, Hubbard Tuthill, Linus Sanford, Trustees.
1837 .- A. Trowbridge, President ; Watson Spencer, Ly- man Curtiss, H. Tuthill, Ranny Park, Trustees.
1838 .- A. Trowbridge, President; David Johnson, George S. Ferriss, H. Tuthill, Levi Brainard, Trustees. 1839 .- Richard Empey, President; Merritt Munson, Hiram J. Miner, L. Brainard, Linus Sanford, Trustees.
1840 .- R. Empey, President ; S. B. Hinkley, H. J. Miner, L. Brainard, Merritt Munson, Trustees.
1841 .- A. Trowbridge, President ; A. H. Hinkley, L. Sanford, H. J. Miner, Jefferson Cotton, Trustees.
1842 .- L. Curtiss, President ; Edwin Rock well, Barnum Foster, L. Sanford, Shepherd Marvin, Trustees.
1843 .- H. Tuthill, President; William Plumb, Joseph D. Caverly, Albro Phelps, Sala Sanford, Trustees.
1844 .- Jefferson Cotton, President; H. J. Miner, George W. Wood, Bobert H. Burr, Orange Dayton, Trustees.
1845 .- J. Cotton, President ; G. W. Wood, O. Dayton, H. J. Miner, Robert H. Burr, Trustees.
1846 .- Same.
1847 .- Edwin Rockwell, President; A. Stone, Orson Norton, Richard Empey, Andrew J. Stone, Trustees.
1848 .- William R. Paddock, Thomas D. Penfield, Hiram Hammond, Stephen Cromwell, and Thomas Stone were elected, but failed to qualify, and the old board held over.
1849 .- Baldwin Tuthill, President; Stephen Cromwell, T. D. Penfield, H. Hammond, E. P. Osborn, Trustees.
1850 .- R. Empey, President; T. D. Penfield, George Smith, A. H. Hinkley, O. Norton, Trustees.
1851 .- A. W. Ransom, President ; T. Stone, J. D. Cav- erly, G. F. Rodgers, P. H. Costello, Trustees.
1852 .- A. W. Ransom, President ; T. Stone, P. H. Cos- tello, G. H. Hodges, William McCune, Trustees.
1853 .- A. W. Ransom, President; R. Empey, F. F. Fifield, G. W. Wood, George Trowbridge, Trustees.
1854 .- Thomas D. Penfield, President ; R. Empey, A. Chamberlin, G. W. Wood, William McCune, Trustees.
1855 .- Joshua H. Tracy, President ; John A. Bettis, William Allen, F. D. Fifield, Alfred Chamberlin, Trustees. 1856 .- Ambrose Curtiss, President; Francis H. Conant, Martin H. Stevens, T. D. Penfield, Trustees.
1857 .- Ambrose Curtiss, President; T. D. Penfield, F. H. Conant, Martin H. Stevens, George Abbott, Trustees.
1858 .- A. W. Ransom, President; P. C. Costello, A. Bickford, J. H. Tracy, A. T. Van Valkenburgh, Trustees. 1859 .- A. W. Ransom, President ; A. T. Van Valken- burgh, P. C. Costello, J. H. Tracy, J. F. Mix, Trustees.
1860 .- A. Curtiss, President; Ivers Monroe, J. F. Mix, A. T. Van Valkenburgh, P. H. Costello, Trustees.
1861 .- J. Munroe, President; A. Curtiss, J. F. Mix, P. H. Costello, Aaron Stone, Trustees.
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1862 .- A. Stone, President ; W. J. Hall, J. E. Tripp, Daniel P. Cox, A. B. Hildreth, Trustees.
1863 .- Same, except D. P. Cox.
1864 .- Stephen Cromwell, President; P. H. Costello, D. P. Cox, James E. Tripp, William J. Hall, Trustees.
1865 .- Hon. Thomas D. Penfield, President; W. Per- kins, Samuel J. Andrus, Giles S. Wetmore, Augustus L. Stone, Trustees.
1866 .- Same.
1867 .- Stephen Cromwell, President; Patrick C. Cos- tello, William R. Paddock, Martin R. Cook, George W. Wood, Trustees.
1868 .- S. Cromwell, President; Wm. R. Paddock, Anson G. Olmstead, Aaron B. Hildreth, John F. Mix, Trustees.
1869 .- P. H. Costello, President ; Silas Frazee, Jolın G. Dorrance, Martin R. Cook, James Stark, Trustees.
1870 .- Stephen Cromwell, President ; A. B. Hildreth, Heman Snow, A. G. Wood, Charles R. Bessee, Trustees.
1871 .- George Abbott, President ; S. Frazee, R. H. Doxtater, George Elden, Robert Robotham, Trustees.
1872 .- P. H. Costello, President ; George Swanson, Edwin Rockwell, Heman Snow, A. T. Van Valkenburgh, Trustees.
1873 .- Thomas D. Penfield, President; S. Cromwell, George K. Carroll, George Swanson, John N. Stoddard, Trustees.
1874 .- T. D. Penfield, President ; Job Batchelor, J. G. Dorrance, Wallace W. Barnes, C. T. E. Huyck, Trustees.
1875 .- Benjamin D. Stone, President; A. T. Van Valken- burgh, W. W. Barnes, J. Batchelor, Joel House, Trustees. 1876 .- A. J. Stone, President ; G. S. Wetmore, Joseph Stark, Patrick Durr, Franklin F. Fifield, Trustees.
1877 .- Lewis J. Conlan, President ; W. W. Williams, Spencer J. Upson, Robert Aird, W. J. Frisbie, Trustees ; Chester F. Linkfield, Corporation Clerk ; George H. Smith, Treasurer ; Israel M. Dean, Police Constable ; George R. Shepard, Collector; Hulbert H. Woodruff, Josiah P. New- land, George J. Williams, Assessors.
Jesse Curtiss, who has been mentioned as one of the first settlers, and who erected the first frame house in Cam- den, owned ten acres of land in what is now the heart of the village, including a fine mill-site on Fish Creek. He built a saw-mill just above the site of the present grist-mill, the space in front of the latter having been the mill-yard, extending to Main Street. A grist-mill and a distillery were afterwards built immediately below the saw-mill. The distillery has long been out of use; the grist-mill at present is owned by Penfield & Stone, and the structure now stand- ing was built by Lyman Curtiss, on the site of the old mill built by his father. It contains five run of stone, and does a large merchant business besides custom grinding. About 10,000 bushels of wheat are used annually, purchased prin- cipally at Oswego and Toledo. It has a storage capacity for 10,000 bushels of grain. Two hands are employed.
Fowler Penfield, the father of Thomas D. Penfield, of Camden village, came here with his father, Jesse Penfield, in 1803 or soon after. The wife of Fowler Penfield was a daughter of Mrs. Timothy W. Wood (previously Mrs. De Milt), who came here with her husband about 1803.
The Camden post-office was established about 1803, and
kept near where Costello's tannery now stands. Mr. Wood was the first, or one of the first, postmasters. The present incumbent of the office is Mrs. Sarah Tipple, whose hus- band, Martin Tipple, held it eight years.
The first store in the village was established by James Barrow, and stood near the present site of the Presbyterian Church, or perhaps partly on the ground occupied by that building. Barrow seems to have been the object of many a practical joke, some of which would scarcely appear well in the pages of history.
Elihu Curtiss kept the first hotel, which occupied a posi- tion in what is now Miner Avenue. The old well is yet in existence under the piazza steps of the " Whitney House." The hotel stood about half in the street. It now stands on Third Street, and is occupied as a dwelling by Mrs. Willis. Woodard Perkins, in speaking of this edifice, says it was running in 1803, and was the " first painted building he ever saw in Camden."
A fire company of 25 members was organized in August, 1839, of which Samuel B. Hinkley was captain, and in 1840 a hand-engine was purchased of the Great Falls Manu- facturing Company. In November, 1856, a new fire com- pany of 25 members was " enlisted and enrolled" by Mar- tin H. Stevens, and a hose company of 12 members by William Bird. A hook-and-ladder company, consisting of 13 members, was organized by the board of trustees, Sept. 9, 1857. D.c. 4, 1858, A. J. Stone was chosen Chief Engi- neer, John F. Mix, First Assistant Engineer, and A. L. Stone, Second Assistant Engineer of the Fire Department. The present department is an efficient organization. The village has suffered heavily from fire on several occasions. June 28, 1856, the east side of Main Street was the scene of a disastrous conflagration which destroyed a considerable amount of property ; the ground has been built up with fine brick blocks, which are a credit to the place. The heaviest fire which ever visited the place occurred on the 22d of June, 1867, and burned a number of stores on the west side of Main Street, several dwellings, the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian and Congregational (union) Church, and a hotel and barn, the fire having originated in the latter. The loss was about $80,000, partly covered by insurance. An engine was sent up from Rome to aid in subduing the flames, and watchers were employed the night following to give the alarm in case it should break out anew. Aside from these there have been numerous minor fires.
NEWSPAPERS.
The Camden Gazette was published by Munger & Stewart in 1842, and the Oneida Mirror in 1849, by Edward Pick- ard.
The Camden Freeman was started in 1860 by Orlando Squires, who continued the paper until February, 1861, when he sold it to E. Henderson, who changed the name to The Monitor. With the exception of a few months in 1863, this paper was published until March, 1864, when it was purchased by J. H. Munger, who issued it under the name of the Camden Journal, and still continues its publi- cation. It is a seven-column folio sheet, 24 by 36 inches in size, independent in politics, printed on a Washington Hoe press, and has a circulation of about 900.
PHOTO SY NOVEY & BRAINERD
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RESIDENCE OF J. G. DORRANCE , CAMDEN, N. Y.
LITH BY L X EVERTS, PHILADELPHIA
MC CALL BRO'S, CANNING FACTORY, CAMDEN , NEW YORK.
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The Camden News was commenced in January, 1866, by Rev. W. S. Franklin, a Presbyterian clergyman, and C. C. Giles, from Canada. It was continued with some inter- ruptions until May 1, 1867, when, from lack of patronage, the subscription list was transferred to the Journal and the press removed to Coxsackie, on the Hudson River.
The Cumden Advance was established in 1873 by its present proprietor, W. C. Stone. It is a seven-column folio sheet, 24 by 38 inches, and has a good local circula- tion. It is printed on a Washington Hoe press.
MANUFACTURES.
FOUNDRIES AND MACHINE-SHOPS.
The first foundry in the village was established about 1832 by James Barber and Horace McIntyre. About 1837-38 it was sold to G. W. and Josiah Wood and Albro Phelps. G. W. Wood was afterwards in company with Mr. Tripp, of the present firm of Tripp & Fifield. The old foundry now belongs to the estate of G. W. Wood, and is operated by his sons. During the busy season from seven to ten hands are employed. Plows and various other agricultural implements are manufactured, and general job- bing carried on. The Wood Brothers are also at present making and selling the United States turbine water- wheel.
The Eagle Foundry and Machine-Shop of Messrs. Tripp & Fifield was established by them in 1859, and the present buildings immediately erected. F. D. Fifield, of the present firm, has taken the place of his brother, F. F. Fifield, one of the original proprietors. Power is furnished by Fish Creek. An average of eight to ten hands is employed. This firm manufactures Duro-Hercules and American tur- bine water-wheels, grist- and saw-mills machinery, steam- engines, cotton and woolen machinery ; also the celebrated circular saw-mills, Woodworth's planers and matchers, Stanton's patent mill-dogs, stoves, cultivators, plows, bronze castings, and machinery jobbing in general.
The present planing-mill, sash- and blind-factory, owned by Messrs. Stone, Williams & Co., was built by D. P. Cox about 1853; burned in 1863; and rebuilt by Cox & Stone. One man is regularly employed, and others as business requires. The firm consists of four partners.
Woolen-Factory .- This establishment was originally built by John Norton. The old structure was destroyed by fire, as was also a second one on the same site. The present fac- tory was built by C. T. E. Huyck, who with his son have operated it since 1866. It contains three sets of manufac- turing machinery and two sets of roll-cards. When in full operation it furnishes employment to seven hands. From 20,000 to 25,000 pounds of wool are used annually. The manufactures are all-wool cassimeres, satinets, flannels, etc., and stocking-yarn. Custom-carding and cloth-dressing are also done.
The planing-mill owned by Cyrus Allen was built by Stone & Hammond in 1838-39. Mr. Allen came .to the village from Scotland in 1840, and in 1844 purchased a half-interest in the establishment. In 1850 he became sole proprietor, and has operated it ever since. Sash, doors, and blinds are manufactured, and planing and matching done. Hands are employed as trade demands.
The saw-mill now owned by A. Raymond was built very early by Timothy Wood. Mr. Raymond has repaired the old building, and it is still in use. Hemlock and hard-wood lumber are manufactured, and work furnished for two or three employees. These establishments are all on Fish Creek, in the southern portion of the village.
Tannery .- The large tannery owned by P. & P. Costello was established in 1847. There was here at an earlier day a small tannery started by Reuben Bettis, which was after- ward owned by Orange Dayton. The next proprietors were Tyler & Smith, from whom the Messrs. Costello purchased. The old establishment employed but two or three hands and did a small business. The present one furnishes employ- ment to an average number of 45 persons, and uses 6000 cords of hemlock-bark annually. Twenty thousand hides are tanned in the course of a year, the market being in England and Germany. This firm has a very large tannery in Williamstown, Oswego Co., and four in the State of Penn- sylvania, the most extensive one being at Warren, in the latter State.
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