History of Orange County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 108

Author: Ruttenber, Edward Manning, 1825-1907, comp; Clark, L. H. (Lewis H.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1336

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Fences to be four and a half feet high, staked and ridered, five rails high or otherwise, equivalent as the fence-viewers shall judge.

The following record of general districts, three in number, and the fifteen road districts, with descrip- tions and path-masters' names, are of much value, as showing carly names both of persons and places :

The precinct to be divided into three districts, viz. : the east side of the Wallkill one; the west side two, to be divided by the new northwest line.

Samuel Watkins, path-master for the east side of the Otterkill to the middle of Campbell's bridge.

Jobn Monell, from the Widow McBride's corner to Thomas Simeril's, and thence along the road to Campbell's bridge.

William Bodle, from Esq. Smith's to the Minisink road, and from the school-house on the road to Hezekiah Gale's; from thence to John McGarrah's, and thence to the school-house ; to work also on David Craw- ford's road to the bridge one day.

John Hill, from Esq. Smith's road along the Minisink road to the mid- dle of Connor's bridge; also a piece of road leading from the Minisink bridge to Orange County.

Jamies Rogers, Jr., from the precinct line to the Widow McCord's north gate.

Capt. William Faulkner, from his own house to Thomas Simeril's.

Ilenry Savage, from the Widow McCord's north gate to Arzuble McCurdy's house.

Daniel Tears, from the precinct line to John McHenry's house.

Edward Campbell, from John McHenry's to Arzuble McCurdy's.

Peter Mclaughlin, from the corner of Edward MeNeal's lot to Phil- lips' house.

Tilton Eastman, from Conner's bridge to the Pine Swamp.

Stacy Beakes, from Minisink road to Dunning's road that leads to the Pine Swamp.

George Smith, from the middle of the white-oak bridge to the top of the round hill beyond Corey's.

John Ketchum, from the top of the round hill to the west end of the precinct.

Abraham Taylor and John Daily, Jr., from the white-osk bridge by Elijah Reeve's to the precinct line.

Probably the following agreement has not continued to be observed to the present time :

" Agreed that the town-meetings for the future be held as follows, viz. : next year at the house of Moses Phillips, and the year after at the house of David Crawford, and to continue alternately."

The tax-payers of 1880 may compare the following appropriations with those of the present time :

Raised this year :

£ s. d.

For the poor.

Highways ... .... 10 00

46 16 0

The following seems to be a memorandum made by the collector :

Paid to Stephen Harlow by order of the Commissioners, dated Oct. 23, 1772, £32 48 .; to David Moore by order of the Commissioners £13 1s. 1d .; still on hand £1 10s. 11d. Total, £46 16s.

£ s. d.

Received of Jolin Patterson.

29 10 812

John MeGarralı. 14 4 10

Due yet by John McGarrsh ... 3 0 512 - - 46 16 0

Paid to Mr. Joseph Gasherie, County Treasurer, by John McGarrsh, one pound nineteen shillings and fivepence in full of the tax for the present year, as per receipt, dated Feb. 13, 1773.

We herewith give the location of town officers and others from 1772 to 1780: William Denn lived near the Wallkill, where Milton Harlow lives; Benjamin Booth, in Hamptonburgh ; James Wilkin, near La- grange ; Elijah Reeve, his farm is now the western part of Middletown ; Stephen Harlow lived one and

Benjamin Webb,

953

1331.25

...

......

800

Martha Watkins.

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a half miles from Michigan, where his son John now lives ; William Wilkin, Hamptonburgh, his grand- son ; Stephen Dusenbury Wilkin now owns the farm ; David Moore's farm was near Middletown, where Samuel Tryon now lives ; David Crawford, at Stony Ford farm, now owned by Chias. Bachman; Moses Phillips, at Phillipsburgh ; John Patterson, near Wall- kill River, where William White lives ; Abel Wells was a merchant in Middletown ; George Booth lived near Neelytown ; Isaiah Vail, on what was known as Monhagen farm; John Ketcham, at Mount Hope; William Bodle (Squire), Hamptonburgh, where Wash- ington Crist lives ; Edward MeNeal, near Scotchtown, where Wellington Harlow lives ; John Dunning, Me- chaniestown, where his grandson, Horace Dunning, now lives; Stephen Sayres, one and a half miles west of Van Burenville, where John Ralston lives; Wil- liam Stringham, near Bloomingburgh, where Thomp- son Sherer lives; John Monell, Lagrange, kept first post-office in Wallkill; John Gillett, abont two miles from Howell's; Wm. Shaw, near Howell's, where Os- car H. Shaw lives ; Daniel Tears, between Scotchtown and Circleville, where John H. MeWilliams lives ; Andrew MeCord, near Stony Ford, where J. C. Wil- bur lives ; Capt. Wm. Faulkner, Stony Ford ;* Philip Ketcham, Mount Hope; Samuel Watkins, Hampton- burgh, where Spencer K. Bull lives; Daniel Butter- field, near Michigan, farm owned by the Carpenter heirs ; Samuel Wickham, on the farm which is now the eastern part of Middletown ; James McVey, Hamptonburgh ; Johannes Crans, Keisertown, farm owned by his descendants; John McGowan, Hamp- tonburgh, where Saml. Hill lives; James Morrison, one mile from Circleville, where N. J. Mills lives ; Jonathan Owen, near Middletown, where Lewis Wis- ner lives; Abraham Taylor, Mount Hope; Israel Rogers, Jr., Hamptonburgh ; Patrick Bodle, Scotch- town, where J. Denton Mills lives; James Finch, at Finchville.

The principal town officers from 1772 to 1880 have been as follows:

1772.

Supervisors. William Denn.

Town Clerks. William Denn.

1773

Capt. Moses Phillips.

1774.

Daniel Butterfield.

1775 IFeury Wisner, Jr.

1776 ..

William Wilkins.

1778

William Wisner, Jr.

1779

1780-81

Capt. Wm. Faulkner, Jr.

1782-83

Major Phillips.

1789-93

1794-97

Capt. Andrew McCord,

1798.

1799-1803

HIenry B. Wisner.

1805

Andrew McCord.

Henry B. Wisner. John Smith.

1808-9

Isaac Schultz.

1810-13 Adam Millspangh. 66

1814-15.

1816 .. Benjamin Woodward.

1817-20. Adam Millspaugh.

182]

.Jacob Dunning.

1822. Adam Millspaugh.

John W. Wells.

* It must be understood that Col. Wm. Faulkoer and Capt. Wni. Faulk- ner were two different men.

Supervisors.

1823 ..

Stacy Beakes.

1824-25

Henry B. Wisner.

IN26

1827

1828

Josiah Howell.

1829

William Hurtin.

1830

Josiah Howell.

1831.

Samuel White.

1832-33

George IFitston.

1834

Ilenry S. Bcakes. ..

1878-40

1841

John Brown, Jr.

1842

Harvey Everett.

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1845-46.

Isaac S. Youngs.

1847

George Houston.

1848-49

Abraham Vail, Jr.

1850.

Lewis Vail.

1851

1852-53

William W. Reeve. =

1855

HIalstead Sweet.

1857

Stephen S. Conkling. James Benton Hulse.

3859-60

Daniel Corwin.

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1864-65. W'm. S. Webb.

1866.

1867 Albert H. Russell.

1870

W'mn. M. McQuoid.

Jolın L. Bonnell.

Charles E. Noyes.

1868

Henry B. Ogden.

Egbert S. P'uff.

1869-71

W'm. M. McQuoid.

Charles A. Wells.

1872

Charles H. Hinton.

Charles E. Noyes.

1876-77

1878

Alanson Slaughter.

1879.

Wm. B. Royce. =

1880

A. C. Harding. Benjamin V. Wolf.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

1830, Samuel W. Brown ; 1831, Alexander Bell; 1832, Henry Lioder- man ; 1833, Henry B. Wisner ; 1834, Joseph Slaughter ; 1835, Alex- ander Bell ; IS36, Henry Linderman ; 1837, William W. Reeve; 1838, Joseph Slaughter, Moses Mapes; 1839, William Carpenter ; 1840, Josiahı Crane; 1841, William W. Reeve; 1842, Joseph Slaughter ; 1843, William Carpenter, Benjamin Thompson : 1844, Benjamin Thomp- son; 1845, William W. Reeve; 1846, George Houston ; 1847, William Carpenter; 1848, Levi N. Moore, Harvey Everett ; 1849, William W. Reeve; 1850, George Houston ; 1851, Samuel H. Corwin, John Brown, Jr .; 1852, Theodore H. Updegrove; 1853, Lewis Little, Ao- drew Puff; 1854, George llouston ; 1855, Sarouel II. Corwin; 1856, Jolin Brown, Jr .; 1857, Henry A. Cox, Jolin C. Wilbur ; 1858, George Houston ; 1859, Samuel H. Corwin; 1860, Jolin C. Wilbur, George S. Cox; 1861, Lewis Vail; 1862, George Houston ; 1863, Samoel H. Cor- win : 1864, Morris W. Lee : 1865, John M. H. Little, Israel H. Wick- ham, Benjamin W. Corwin ; 1866, Morris W. Lee; 1867, Samuel II. Corwin ; 1868, Benjamin W. Corwin, Edwin S. Smith ; 1869, John M. H. Little ; 1870, Harrison Bull, A. Van West Powelson ; 1871, Samuel H. Corwin; 1872, A. V. N. Powelson ; 1873, Wm. Il. Stoddard; 1874, Harrison Bull; 1875, Samuel II. Corwin; 1876, A. V. N. Powelson ; 1877, Theodore A. Shaw, Nelson B. Mapes; 1878, Harrison Bull; 1879, Nelson B. Mapes; 1880, A. V. N. l'owelson.

The consent of the town of Wallkill to sell railroad stoek was recorded in the office of the county clerk, bearing date Dec. 16, 1879, and by the terms of the instrument " the railroad commissioners of said town were authorized, empowered, and directed, for the benefit and use of said town, at such time or times, and in such mode or manner, at public or private sale, and at such price or prices as in their judgment shall be best for the interest of said town, to sell and dispose of the stock owned by the town in the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad."

V .- VILLAGES.

MIDDLETOWN

is situated in the south part of Wallkill, and is said to have received its name from the fact that the place

Town Clerks. John W. Wells. Samuel Denton. Henry S. Beakes.

Lyman B. Miller. Harvey Everett.

Charles J. Stevenson. Hiranı V. King.

Gilbert O. Hulse. Silas R. Martine. M. Lewis Clark.

1854.

Oliver P. Coleman. Peter Hood. Richard Graham.

Edwin B. Hanford. = =

Albert H. Corwio. 66

1872

Charles Il. Hioton.

1875 ..

Isaac R. Clements. "

John F. Bradner.

Samuel S. Decker.

1784-88 Samuel Watkins.

Heury Wisner, Jr. Moses Phillips.

Gabriel N. Phillips. Henry B. Wisner. Isaiah Vail, Jr.

1804

1806-7 Heury B. Wisner. =

Stacy Beakes. Gabriel Wells. =

Stacy Beakes.

1777

185€

1858

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James Faulkner.

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WALLKILL.

is midway between Montgomery and Mount Hope. Middletown is six miles west of Goshen, the county- seat, and is pleasantly situated in an open, level, and fertile section of country. Its present extensive manufactures, its valuable trade, its multiplied churches, its superior institutions of learning, its large population, are all mostly a modern develop- ment. The construction of the Erie Railroad gave to Middletown its first decided impulse, and led to its rapid growth, to its stirring business activities, to its diversified institutions of charity, religion, and educa- tion. These results have not been wholly secured by fortunate circumstances. The leading citizens were men of far-seeing faith in the capabilities of the place, but they were also men of industry and enterprise, and knew that great results were not achieved by idly waiting on even the most favorable condition of affairs. They planned largely, they invented wisely, they looked to the future, but with steady industry they also toiled to execute their plans, to make their in- vestments profitable, and render Middletown what they desired to have it.

Their success is written in the present populous, | keeping a house for the accommodation of travelers;

cultured, and enterprising village; in the numerous spacious churches, whose spires point upward from amid the marts of trade and the thorough fares of bus- iness ; in the splendid system of schools, which chal- lenges comparison with any in the State; in these long and beautiful streets lined with pleasant resi- dences ; in the stores, banks, and manufactories, that show everywhere solidity, integrity, enterprise.

The following notice of one of the streets of Mid- dletown recalls an era of speculation equal to any- thing of modern times :

" Mulberry Street derived its name from the fact that years ago, before the street was laid out, a large number of mulberry-trees were planted in that neighborhood and the cultivation of silk-worms carried on to some extent. Among the earliest workers in that enterprise was Mrs. Christiana Cox, the mother of Mr. Henry A. Cox, who resided on that street till she died, at an advanced age, December, 1880."

Middletown village is situated on the Erie Railroad, sixty-seven miles from New York, and is the largest village in the county, Newburgh, incorporated as a city, alone exceeding it. Middletown is also central in location, or equidistant from the Hudson and Del- aware Rivers. The precise time when the first set- tlement was made in the village is not determined, though it was doubtless a few years preceding the Revolutionary war.

John Green purchased about that time of DeLan- eey, a patentee under the crown of Great Britain, a tract of land, including that where the Congregational church now stands and the southern part of the village generally. It is a tradition that the name was agreed upon when the people assembled to raise the meeting- house. It was discussed something after this fashion : " What shall it be ? There is Dolsentown on the south, Goshen on the east, Scotchtown on the north, and a place on the west called Shawangunk. We will call it Middletown, it being in the centre."

That portion of the village lying northeast of Rob. ert Street is in lot No. 35 of the Minisink Angle, which lot was bought about 1755 or '56 by Samuel Wickham and Daniel Moore. A settlement then commenced was broken up by hostile Indians during the French war, but was resumed a few years later and just be- fore the Revolution. On the division of this lot, David Moore took that portion lying northwest of High Street and northeast of the line that divided the farms owned in late years by I'. H. Horton and Thomas E. Hulse ; and Samuel Wickham the central portion between the aforesaid lines, the whole of which was divided among their children and settled by them respectively. Samuel Wickham conveyed his portion to his sons Samuel and Israel and his son-in-law, Na- thaniel Wells. To Samuel he gave that portion nearest the centre of the village, to Israel the farmns owned in late years by I. O. Beattie, Israel H. Wickham, and others, and to Nathaniel Wells the farm owned in modern times by P. H. Horton.

Samuel was the first settler, and lived where Mrs. Shaw resided in later years. He soon commenced the Minisink road being a favorite route for emi- grants to the West, this early tavern was well patron- ized.

As early as 1742, Mr. Clinton, a surveyor employed in running out lot No. 35, mentions having crossed the " Minisink road" in several places while engaged in locating and subdividing the lot. The road is thus shown to be of considerable antiquity. A point on the road about a mile west of Middletown village was known as the White Oak bridge, from the fact that a bridge made of white oak poles was used for crossing the creek ; this bridge was in existence probably as late as 1800.

The western portion of Middletown was included in lot No. 36, in the Minisink Angle, owned by De Laney, and as he esponsed the royal cause his land, except what was sold to Mr. Green before the Revo- lution, was confiscated by the State of New York. Three appraisers were appointed by the State to put a value on the land, two of whom were Israel Wick- ham and Henry Wisner. Mr. John N. Pronk, from whose account in the gazettes of 1857 these facts are derived, had learned from a witness to the appraisal that there was an earnest debate on the subject of valuation whether to call it six shillings or a dollar an aere. Wickham insisting that it would never be worth a dollar au acre, it was put down at six shillings. The land confiscated takes in the west- ern part of the village, and consisted of about 200 acres.

Other early settlers of Middletown were Capt. Jona- than Owen, Abel Woodhull, Daniel Wells and Na- thaniel Wells, Joseph Baird, Wm. Baird, Henry B. Wisner, Matthias Keene, Daniel Corwin, Isaiah Vail, Dr. Hanford, Jesse Corwin, Elisha Corwin, Gabriel Wells, John Wells, Moses H. Corwin, and Stacey

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Beakes, all of whom contributed more or less to its prosperity.

The first store was kept by Abel Woodhull.

Isaiah Vail also had an early store at Monhagen, opposite the White Oak bridge mentioned above. The following map, drawn by W. W. Reeve in 1876 from undoubted authorities, gives an excellent view

The first election was held April 20th. Under the same date Henry S. Beakes, Israel H. Wickham, and William H. Reeve certify to the county judge that they presided as inspectors of election at a meeting held at the house of Joseph Monell on that day ; that the proposition to incorporate the village of Middle- town was adopted by a vote of one hundred and

JOHN TUTHILL

MINISINK ROAD TO MILFORO

TO SHAWYANGUNK

F DR. WELCH

E I. VAIL

& MOORE

W.EVERET]

JAS.CORWIN

A S.SMITH

HO MOORE

BLOOMINGBUFIGH

EPH. EVERETT

VS.CONKLING

HVA'7 TANNERY

@BLK SHOP

« CANFIELD · STORE

IN MIDDLETOWN

A.D.1792

COLSENTOWN

DOLSENTOWN

ROAD

WEED

N B.WEBB

A N.WELLS

@ J.OWEN

# SHULTS

S.DOLSON

4 VAIL

TO GOSHEN AND NEWBURGH

R JONAS HULSE

MI MURRAY

O HULSE

# WM.LITTLE

& N.NULSE

J.REEVE

BELI CORWIN 2"

· BRUNDAGE

ROAD

DOLSENTOWN

O.REEVE

DAVID CORWIN

DIN'L CONWIN.

MAP OF MIDDLETOWN.

of Middletown in 1792. It is taken from the Mannal | twenty-three in the affirmative and seventy-seven in of the First Congregational Church of Middletown.

It appears from a census taken in 1807 that the village of Middletown then consisted of nine families : those of Obadiah Vail, Matthias Keene, Ralph Keeler, Jesse Corwin, Samuel Canfield, Robert Thompson, William Owen, Nathaniel Penny, Susan Dunning, and the population was forty-five.

It will be noticed that a greater number of names than these appear on the above map of 1792. But the census applied only to a small portion of the ter- ritory embraced on the map.

INCORPORATION .- At a Court of Sessions held at the court-house in Newburgh, Feb. 10, 1848, present David W. Bate, county judge, Samuel W. Eager, Frederick A. Hoyt, justices of sessions, Stacey Beakes, John B. Hanford, Lewis Vail, Israel O. Beattie, and E. M. Madden made application to have Middletown incorporated.

The court appointed Henry S. Beakes, Israel H. Wickham, and W. W. Reeve to call a meeting of citi- zens to vote "no" or "yes." The election was held at the house of Joseph Monell, March 25, 1848.

the negative.

The publication of the required number of notices was verified by the affidavit of J. S. Brown. The proceedings were approved by Judge D. W. Bate, and recorded April 7, 1848.

The first officers other than trustees and clerk were Nathan H. Corwin, Wm. M. Graham, and Edward M. Madden, assessors; Wm. M. Graham, treasurer ; Hi- ram V. King, collector; and Courtland S. Hulse, pound-master.

The first meeting of the trustees was held at the shop of C. S. Hulse, on North Street. Stacey Beakes was appointed president. Messrs. Beattie, Hoyt, and Dusenberre were named as a committee to ascertain the expense of procuring the incorporation, the purchase of the necessary blank books, the prob- able cost of an engine-house, and to select a proper location for the same; to confer with the owners of Protection Fire Engine, No. 2, now in this village, as to the terms on which said engine can be procured. At a subsequent meeting the committee reported the expenses of incorporation as follows :

TO BLOOMINGBURC

KNAPP

SWAMP

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

CLARK MC NISH

S.BENNETT

SCHOOL HOUSE 0

STOAL &

E ABEL

HAT SHOP

J.WICKHAM

VAD

B.SEELY

I OWEN

STORE HOUSE

MOORE

AND

U ROAD TO

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John C. Dimmick. Esq., professional services. $2.00

Israel O. Beattie, services .. 4.50

Wm. W. Reeve, Esq., surveyor .. 8.14

Issac H. Wickham, inspector of election. 2.6212

John S. Brown, printing. 12.65

$29.92

Other claims were added afterwards (see below).

The committee reported with reference to " Protec- tion Fire Engine Company, No. 2," that the owners of the engine had been represented before the board by Henry P. Roberts and Henry S. Horton, who had offered to sell at a " fair and reasonable price." In the matter of an engine-honse the committee reported that Richard Van Horn, builder, had calculated the expense at $350; that the Congregational Church had expressed a willingness to lease the ground occupied by the old engine-house for the erection of a new house.

The trustees voted to submit to the electors resolu- tions to raise

For stationery .. $15.00 Oil and fuel 10.00 Keeping engine in repair 15.00

$40.00

Expense of incorporation.

45.00

Total $85.00

The following is a list of trustees from 1848 to the present time :

1848 .- Stacey Beakes, president; Coe Dill, Wm. lloyt, 1. O. Beattie, D. C. Dusenberre ; J. D. Friend, clerk.

1849 .- John Bailey, president; 1. O. Beattie, II. S. Beakes, Coe Dill, H. P. Roberts; J. N. Pronk, clerk.

1850 .- Wm. Hoyt, president ; H. P. Roberts, I. O. Beattie, Hiram Kain, Lewis Vail ; J. N. Prouk, clerk.

1851 .- 1. O. Beattie, presideut ; Thomas A. Harding, Gilbert Hulse, S. S. Wickham, Joha Bailey; J. N. Pronk, clerk.

1852 .- I. O. Beattie, president; A. C. King, Richard Van Ilorn, John Bailey, David W. Corwin ; J. N. Propk, clerk.

1853 .- John Bailey, president ; Richard Van Horn, John T. Ludlum, A. C. King, S. S. Wickham ; J. N. Pronk, clerk.

1854 .- Richard Van Horn, president; Joseph Lemon, Robert II. Ilonaton, 11. Il. fnnt, Moses H. Corwin ; S. R. Martine, clerk.

1855 .- John Bailey, president ; II. Il. Hunt, Joseph Lemon, R. Van Horn, II. R. Wilcox ; J. N. Pronk, clerk.

1856 .- JI. R. Wilcox, president; R. If. Honston, Lewis Vail, A. C. King, George Blanchard; George Houston, clerk.

1857 .- 11. R. Wilcox, president; Joseph Lemon, Lewie Vail, Richard Van Horn, George Blanchard; J. N. Prouk, clerk.

1858 .- 1I. R. Wilcox, president; Richard Van Horn, W. T. Ludlum, H. II. Hunt, James Lyttle ; Dans. Corwin, clerk.

1859 .- J. N. Pronk, president; Jamies Lyttle, H. H. Hnut, Richard Van Ilorn, W. T. Ludlum; HI. A. Cox, clerk.

1860 .- J. N. Pronk, president; Richard Van Horn, W. T. Ludlum, II. II. Ilunt, James Lyttle ; Danl. Corwin, Clerk.

1861 .- J. N. Pronk, president ; W. T. Ludlum, Richard Van Horn, John Mackay, J. W. Hoyt; Danl. Corwin, clerk.

1862 .- J. N. Pronk, president ; John Mackay, Levi Starr, Richard Van Horn, J. B. Ilulse ; Daniel Corwin, clerk.

1863,-J. N. Pronk, president : R. Van Horn, J. Mackay, Levi Starr, J. B. Hulse ; Daniel Corwin, clerk.

1804 .- J. N. Pronk, president; R. Van Horn, John Mackay, Levi Starr, J. B. Ilulse ; Jiral I. Foote, clerk.

1865,-J. B. Inlse, president; R. Van Horn, W. T. Barker, M. II. Van Keuren, Stephen Sweet ; Daniel Corwin,$ clerk.

1866 .- J. B. Ilulse, president ; R. Van Hora, S. Sweet, M. H. Van Keuren, W. T. Barker; Jiralı I. Foote, clerk.

1867 .- J. B. Hulse, president ; R. Van Ilorn, William Clemson, M. HI. Van Keuren, S. Sweet; Jirah I. Foote, clerk.

* Mr. Corwin declined, and Jirah I. Foote was appointed.

1868 .- Stephen Sweet, president ; E. P. Wheeler, W. II. Van Keuren, Jacob Keene, Wm. Clemson; Jiralı I. Foote, clerk.

1869 .- Daniel H. Bailey, president ; George A. Swaim, Coe Robertson, J. B. Tonlon, O. P. Reeve; Wm. B. Royce, clerk.

1870 .- Daniel HI. Bailey, president; George A. Swaim, Coe Robertson, J. B. Toulon, O. P. Reeve; W. B. Royce, clerk.

1871 .- M. II. Van Keuren, president; G. A. Swaim, A. A. Bromley, O. B. Vail, G. J. King; G. Il. Decker, clerk.

1872 .- Halstead Sweet, president ;+ 1st Ward, L. Crawford, G. A. Swaim; 2d Ward, B. W. Shaw, D. B. Luckey; 3d Ward, T. K. Beyea, J. Keene; 4th Ward, L. B. Babcock, G. J. King ; J. M. Price, clerk.

1873 .- Halstead Sweet, president; Ist Ward, Johu A. Wallace, Hugh Duffey ; 2d Ward, B. W. Shaw, J. A. Swezey ; 3d Ward, D. B. Cole, J. Keene; 4th Ward, L. B. Babcock, J. J. Kirkpatrick ; J. L. Bon- Dell, clerk.

1874 .- Halstead Sweet, president; 1st Ward, J. A. Wallace, Hugh Duffey ; 2d Ward, J. A. Swezey, J. B. Swaim; 3d Ward, D. B. Cole, T. K. Beyea : 4tlı Ward, J. J. Kirkpatrick, W. II. Shaw; J. L. Bonnell, clerk.

1875 .- Halstead Sweet, president; Ist Ward, Richard Decker, Wm. Clem- son ; 2d Ward, J. B. Swaim, Thomas King; 3d Ward, T. K. Beyea, G. B. Fuller; 4th Ward, W. H. Shaw, D. D. Houston ; C. J. Boyd, clerk.

1876 .- James N. Pronk, president; Ist Ward, Thomas C. Royce, M. Lewis Clark ; 24 Ward, Samuel A. Seaee, Charles R. Smith ; 3d Ward, John M. Hanford, Granville B. Fuller ; 4th Ward, D. Dill Houston, Archi- bald L. Vail; Charles J. Boyd, clerk.

1877 .- James N. Pronk, president ; let Ward, Alfred W. Sears, M. Lewis Clark ; 2d Ward, Samuel A. Sease, Ira Dorrance; 3d Ward, John M. HIanford, Wm. H. Tator ; 4th Ward, Theodore W. Dailey, Archibald L. Vail; Charles J. Boyd, clerk.

1878 .- Halstead Sweet, president; 1st Ward, Alfred W. Sears, Joseph Holden; 2d Ward, Thomas R. Crans, C. Charles Lutes; 3d Ward, Elisha R. Ilarding, Wm. Il. Tator; 4th Ward, Theodore W. Dailey, t Isaac W. Daley ;} Charles J. Boyd.

We give the full organization for 1879 and for 1880 :

1879 .- President, Halstead Sweet; Trustees, 1st Ward, Joseph Holden, Daniel Robinson ; 2d Ward, C. Charles Entes, Thomas R. Crans ; 3d Ward, Elisha R. llarding, John E. Iseman ; 4th Ward, Isaac W. Daley, Archibald L. Vail; Clerk, Charles J. Boyd; Treasurer, William L. Graliamı ; Collector, Richard Van Horn ; Street Commissioner, Charles J. Thayer ; Attorney, A. V. N. Powelson ; Police Justice, John F. BradDer ; Assessors, Edwin Jessnp, Herman B. Young, Ililand H. Hunt ; Police, Clinton C. Veber, Elisha White, Samuel J. White, Wil- liam II. Carpenter. Standing Committees of the Board of Trustees : Ways and Means, Messrs. Vail, Lutes, and Iseman ; Streets, Bridges, and Crosswalks, Messrs. Harding, Robinson, and Daley; Public Grounds and Buildings, Messrs. Holden, Harding, and Robinson ; Lamps, Lamp Posts, and Lighting, Messrs. Iseman, Lntes, and Vail; Fire Department and Fire Supplies, Messrs. Crans, Harding, and Daley ; Police Department, Messrs. Daley, Crans, and Holden ; all other supplies, Messrs. Lutes, Holden, aud Iseman; Clerk's aud Treasurer's Accounts, Messrs. Robinson, Vail, and Lutes.

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History of Orange County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 108

Author: Ruttenber, Edward Manning, 1825-1907, comp; Clark, L. H. (Lewis H.) Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck Number of Pages: 1336

Author: Ruttenber, Edward Manning, 1825-1907, comp; Clark, L. H. (Lewis H.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1336