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The number of Sunday-school children now in attendance is about five bundred, under the immediate supervision of the pastor. The present membership of the church is about twenty-five hundred, and the property cost about sixty thousand dollars.
ST. LOUIS' CHURCH (FRENCH CATHOLIC).
Previous to the formation of this church the French and Canadians of the city of Oswego were in the habit of hold- ing services in St. Mary's church, upon the west side of the river. In December, 1870, the church was organized. The membership at that time ineluded about five hundred fam- ilies. The pastor in charge was the Rev. Father John F. X. Pelletier. The church edifice which was erected during the year, upon the corner of East Fourth and Bridge streets, is a frame building ninety-nine by forty-five feet, and cost fifteen thousand dollars. About the same time the society erected a brick building for a convent or sisters' house. The size of this structure is twenty-five by sixty feet, three stories in height, and cost the sum of ten thousand dollars. The Rev. Father Pelletier continued in charge of the church until September, 1876, when he was succeeded by the Rev. Father Arthur Sicard De Carufel, who is the present pastor.
GRACE CHURCH (PRESBYTERIAN).
This church was organized on the 31st day of May, 1872, by sixty-five ex-members of the First Presbyterian church
of Oswego, dismissed for that purpose, and one ex-member of the First Presbyterian church of Trenton, New Jersey, Rev. E. G. Thurber being the moderator of the meeting.
The following elders were then elected : William F. Allen, George Seeley, Gilbert Mollison, Warren D. Smith, John C. Churchill, Frederick B. Lathrop.
On the morning of the same day a Sunday-school had been organized with about one hundred scholars and twenty- three teachers. Gilbert Mollison, who had been the earnest and faithful superintendent of the mission school for five years, was elected superintendent of the church school, an office which he still continues to fill.
Until March 9, 1873, services were held in Graee mis- sion ; when a chapel begun the previous July was completed and opened for public worship. The corner-stone of a new church edifice, located on the corner of West Oneida and Fifth streets, was laid May 2, 1873. Up to the close of the first year, April 1, 1873, there was contributed by the congregation sixteen thousand and forty dollars. For a year and nine months the pulpit was supplied by Rev. J. B. Condit, D.D., of' Auburn.
Rev. Henry H. Stebbins was installed as pastor January 8, 1874, on the unanimous call of the congregation.
The church edifice was completed in 1875. It is one of the finest ecclesiastical structures in the State, and eost sixty-five thousand dollars. The audience-room is seventy- six by eighty-two feet, and capable of seating eight hundred persons. The pews are absolutely free. On its completion the church authorities gave the following publie notice :
" This church has been erected with the money and the enterprise, mostly, of those who constitute this Presbyterian organization ; but now that it is finished, its doors are to be opened for public Christian worship. It is meant to be a place where, ignoring sectarian differences and all social distinctions, the men and women of this city, not already provided, may worship the one God and Heavenly Father of us all. No person need feel himself or herself excluded because of inability to pay 'pew rent.' The sittings are not to be rented, they are not to be sold, nor is there to be any bidding for choice. Any one can have all the room he wishes by asking for it, and that, regardless of whether he pays much, or little, or anything, towards the support of the church."
The seats are distributed by lot to all who ask for them, and the church is supported by voluntary contributions. It is in a very flourishing condition, the present membership being two hundred and twenty. The Sunday-school con- tains two hundred and sixty-four members, and its library contains twenty-one hundred volumes. The session is com- posed of the pastor and the elders. It is a representative body, and as such considers itself bound by the will of its constituents.
The following are the present officers :
Pastor, Henry H. Stebbins ; Elders, W. F. Allen, W. D. Smith, Gilbert Mollison, Cyrus Whitney, George Seeley, John C. Churchill, Harmon D. Hamilton ; Trustees, W. HI. Herrick, George B. Powell, O. II. Hastings, M. M. Wheeler, O. F. Gaylord, J. W. Pitkin, S. B. Johnson, J. Owen, John Ould, O. H. Hastings, president ; F. B. Lath- rop, treasurer ; J. Owen, clerk.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.
OSWEGO LODGE, No. 127, F. & A. M .- A charter was granted to this lodge September 21, 1819. It was re- chartered July 20, 1847, when a dispensation was granted by the grand lodge of the State of New York, with Mathew McNair as Master ; P. F. Parsons, Senior Warden ; and Philo Stephens, Junior Warden. The charter-members were the above, with Edwin W. Clark, Elias Trowbridge, Samuel Freeman, Stephen Bentley, Orlo Steele, Moses P. Hatch, James Bickford, and Sanford C. Peck. February 7, 1848, the lodge received its charter, with P. F. Parsons, M .; Philo Stephens, S. W .; Philo W. Carpenter, J. W. ; James Bickford, T. ; and Edwin W. Clark, Sec.
The present officers are as follows: Herbert A. Young, W. M .; Ranson A. Soule, S. W .; Athelbert Cropsey, J. W .; Haynes L. Hart, Treas. ; Simon B. Wilcox, Sec. ; Alf. A. Wellington, S. D .; James E. Webb, J. D .; George W. Vickery, Tyler.
FRONTIER CITY LODGE, No. 422 .- A dispensation was granted by Hon. John L. Lewis (now the highest Mason iu rank and degree on the western continent), Grand Mas- ter of the State of New York, on the 8th day of January, 1857. The following-named persons were the charter- members : F. P. Kilburn, Chas. Parker, George Goble, Edmund Nichols, Thos. Ferguson, G. F. Dixon, John McNair, W. T. Preston, George R. Rogers, Malcolm Bron- son, M. B. Dorr, James Clemond, J. M. O'Leary, George Rice, C. K. Stone, P. B. Mooney, J. N. Collins, Harmon D. Hull.
The present officers are the following: W. Hancock, M .; Charles F. Steward, S. W .; Frank Haven, J. W .; C. H. Butler, T .; E. Nichols, S .; C. H. Powers, S. D .; A. H. Pratt, J. D .; G. R. Skinner, Tyler.
ÆONIAN LODGE, No. 679, F. & A. M., was chartered June 25, 1868, with the following members : Samuel B. Burchard, M .; David P. Fairchild, S. W .; Orlando W. Bates, J. W .; S. M. Allen, R. C. Day, D. L. Couch, J. E. Philips, A. A. Bush, A. B. Randell. The present officers are as follows : J. K. Stock well, M .; C. H. Treadwell, S.W .; C. Youmans, J. W .; D. L. Couch, Treas .; J. G. Allen, Sec. ; C. D. Burch, S. D .; J. M. Borr, J. D .; S. D. Schau- ber, Org .; T. Miller and John Seeber, M. of C .; H. E. Balcom, Phy .; Geo. Vickery, Tyler.
Masonic board of relief is officered as follows: George Goble, Pres. ; George Warren, First V. P .; John Smith, Second V. P .; E. P. Burt, Treas. ; C. H. Treadwell, Sec. ; George Davis, C. H. Powers, and John Smith, Committee on Character.
LAKE ONTARIO CHAPTER, R. A. M., was organized April 26, 1856, as Crocker chapter, No. 165. The char- ter-members were as follows, viz. : J. McNair, C. W. Clark, F. P. Kilbourn, C. K. Stone, M. B. Dow, P. L. Cone, G. F. Dixon, A. Clark, and Geo. B. Rogers.
The name was changed to Lake Ontario chapter, No. 165, R. A. M., March 7, 1864. The present officers are as fol- lows, viz .: J. Smith, M. E. H. P .; George Goble, E. K .; H. L. Hart, E. S .; D. L. Couch, Treas .; J. K. Stockwell, Sec. ; E. A. Waterhouse, Cap. of H .; C. A. Youmans, P. S. ; A. Cropsay, R. A. C .; H. A. Young, M. Third V .; Mr. Treadwell, M. Second V. ; J. W. Vickery, Tyler.
The MASONIC LIFE ASSOCIATION of Oswego was in- corporated April 22, 1865, for the purpose of aiding and assisting the widows and orphans of worthy Masons. The following were the charter-members: William A. McCarthy, Haynes L. Hart, Geo. Davis, John Smith, James K. Stock- well, John P. Phelps, John G. Allen, Chas. H. Treadwell, Reese Thomas, Alverson Curtiss, Walter Read, Cheney H. Powers, Engene Munson, Ambrose Paine, Benjamin Coy.
The following are the present officers : George Davis, President ; Cheney H. Powers, Vice-President ; Haynes L. Hart, Treasurer ; James K. Stockwell, M.D., Secretary. Directors : Haynes L. Hart, Charles H. Treadwell, Ben- jamin Coy, S. B. Wilcox, J. K. Stockwell, W. A. McCarthy, Alverson Curtiss, Walter Read, John Smith, John Comer, C. H. Butler, A. J. Goit, George Vickery, H. A. Young, J. G. Allen.
The charter of LAKE ONTARIO COMMANDERY, No. 32, of Knights Templar, was granted September 16, 1862, with the following charter-members: W. I. Preston, O. W. Bates, John McNair, W. Morgan, J. J. Clark, G. F. Dixon, C. H. H. Castle, J. Dunn, Jr., H. C. Sharpe, W. G. G. Robinson.
The officers for 1877 are as follows : E. A. Waterhouse, Eminent Commander ; George W. Goble, Generalissimo; Haynes L. Hart, Captain-General ; W. G. Chaffee, Prelate ; John Smith, Senior. Warden ; C. Yeomans, Junior Warden ; George Goble, Treasurer; J. B. Farwell, Recorder ; John Ratigan, Standard-Bearer ; D. C. Hall, Sword-Bearer; A. Cropscy, Warden ; J. P. Phelps, First Guard; G. H. Reade, Second Guard ; J. G. Allen, Third Guard; Wm. Hancock, Captain of the Guard.
Number of members, eighty-seven.
OSWEGATCHIE LODGE, No. 156, I. O. of O. F., was organized May 15, 1845. The following were the first officers : Henry L. Davis, N. G. ; Malcomb Bronson, V. G. ; Chauncey Wright, Sec. ; Adam Van Hovenburgh, Treas.
The following are the present officers : George E. Par- sons, N. G. ; J. H. Kcihn, V. G .; Daniel E. Taylor, Sec. ; J. H. Tibbits, Per. Sec. ; C. C. Williams, Treas.
KONOSHIONI ENCAMPMENT, No. 48, was instituted May 21, 1847. The following are the present officers : Benj. J. Le Febvre, C. P .; II. Timerson, S. W .; C. Green, H. P .; E. H. Gardner, F. S. ; J. McCarty, S. ; H. H. Herron, Treas.
THE BAR.
We cannot, of course, give biographies of all the members of the bar who have practiced in Oswego. We propose, however, to mention some of the earlier lawyers, to give a general idea of the profession of the city, and to close with the names of the present members.
John Grant, Jr., was probably the first man who prac- ticed law in the village or county of Oswego. He located in the new county-seat in the spring of 1816, and resided there until his death, about thirty-five years later. A fine- looking, gentlemanly man, of excellent abilities and liberal education, he was popular with all classes, and was appointed to several official positions. He was at the same time post- master and collector of the port, and was for several years -between 1820 and 1830-first judge of the common pleas. After retiring from the bench did not resume prac-
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tice, but engaged in mercantile pursuits, with varying suc- cess. He died about 1850.
Theodore Popple came the same spring as Mr. Grant. Little is known of him save that he practiced here success- fully for several years, and then left the country.
George Fisher was admitted to the bar of the common pleas at the first court held in this county, in the autumn of 1816. He was a man of marked ability, and in 1828 he received the certificate of the canvassers that he was elected to Con- gress, but on a contest the seat was awarded to Silas Wright, Jr., of St. Lawrence county. When William F. Allen came to Oswego, in 1829, he entered into partnership with Mr. Fisher, the firm-name being Fisher & Allen. Mr. Fisher practiced here nearly twenty years.
James F. Wight was another of the earliest Oswego law-students, and was admitted to practice in the common pleas in the winter of 1816-17. He was a dashing, rollick- ing young fellow, of considerable ability, but did not remain in Oswego to exceed ten years. For several years he held the office of brigade inspector of the militia. One year that important event, "general training," was to be held at I'ulaski, but, as it approached, the militiamen thought there would certainly be no inspection, for the gallant inspec- tor had managed to get into debt, and, according to the law in those days, was confined to the " limits" of Oswego. But Wight was determined not to neglect his military duties, nor lose his share in the display. On Sunday he could not be arrested; so on the Sabbath before the training he went to Pulaski and put himself within the limits which sur- rounded the jail at that place. There he remained during the week, and at the proper time the regimeut was paraded within the limits and duly inspected by the zealous official. The next Sunday he returned to Oswego, and again placed himself within the limits there. This was excellent military strategy, but perhaps did not help much in gaining elients.
Samuel B. Beach came to Oswego in 1817, and practiced with marked success until about 1830. Beach, Popple, and Fisher were the principal practicing lawyers previous to that date.
Rudolph Bunner was a lawyer by profession, but did not practice. He was over sixty years old when he came here. He owned large tracts of land in the eastern part of the county ; was wealthy and generous, a good liver, and an eloquent political speaker. Mr. Bunner was elected to Congress one term (1827-29), and was considered a man of decided ability. He died about 1833, aged near seventy.
Edwin W. Clarke, who had been brought up from early boyhood near Oswego, was admitted to the bar in 1829, and was a careful and conscientious practitioner thronghont the greater part of his subsequent life. A biography of him is given elsewhere.
In 1829, also, a medium-sized, fine-looking, wide-awake young man, barely twenty-one years of age, who had just been admitted to the bar, came to Oswego, and soon went into partnership with Hon. Geo. Fisher. This was William F. Allen, then just entering on the long and honorable career which is elsewhere depicted.
From a State register, published in 1831, we learn that the lawyers then here were as follows, the names being given in the two towns to which the village then belonged :
Oswego, William F. Allen, David P. Brewster, Rudolph Bunuer, Edwin W. Clarke, George Fisher, J. S. Glover, John Grant, Jr., Joseph Hunt, Daniel II. Marsh, Donald McPherson, Joel 'Turrill, George A. Stansbury ; Scriba, Samuel B. Beach, James Brown, A. P. Grant, Peter Sken Smith, George HI. McWhorter.
A. P. Grant was a new-comer, admitted in 1827 ; after- wards noted as an eminent lawyer, and a shrewd, sagacions man of business, but whose career is sufficiently sketched in the biography elsewhere published.
David P. Brewster, admitted in 1826, was another of the new men who came to Oswego during that period of rapid growth which succeeded the building of the canal. He resided in the vicinity till his death, a short time ago, though after he had served two terms in Congress (1833- 37) he did not resume practice, but lived npon his farm. He is remembered as a tall, florid, fine-looking, dignified gentleman of the old school, conservative in opinions, and old- fashioned in attire, an ardent politician, but a thoroughly honest man. Ile was for several years in company with Hon. Joel Turrill.
The latter was an older person, having been admitted in 1819. Like Brewster, he was a tall, large man of fine ap- pearance and stately demeanor, and like him, too, was a successful lawyer and politician, and a member of Congress for two terms (1833-37). A shrewd manager, he was no orator, and while in Congress never made a speech.
In fact, the bar of Oswego, as we state on the authority of one of its most eminent members, has never been espe- cially distinguished for the brilliancy of its orators, in either the legal or the political field. Many of its members were good, fair speakers, but they were generally distinguished rather for a plain, intelligible, common-sense way of pre- senting their cases to a jury, or their opinions to the public, than for any remarkable flights of eloquence.
Of J. S. Glover and Donald McPherson, both admitted in 1830, little is known, save that they were here for a short time subsequent to that year.
Daniel H. Marsh, admitted in 1827, practiced here throughout his life, which terminated not many years ago. He held several positions of trust, and was considered a re- liable counselor. Soon after he came lie was a partner of Benjamin Nott, son of the celebrated President Nott, of Union college, and the firm was quite prominent. Nott, however, did not remain long.
G. A. Stansbury and Joseph HIunt remained but a few years. For a time they were partners, and Hunt was after- wards in company with Judge Brewster.
G. II. MIc Whorter was an amiable and high-toned gen- tleman, who held the office of United States marshal for several years, and was universally respected. Ilis other pursuits drew him to a considerable extent away from his profession.
J. M. Casey was for many years superintendent of schools, and is one of the few survivors among the lawyers of that period.
Peter Sken Smith, a brother of the distinguished philan- thropist, Gerrit Smith, was a very prominent man here for several years, but rather as a politician and speculator than as a lawyer. He was a good speaker, " full of fun," and it
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was believed that if he had worked steadily at his profession he might have attained high rank as an advocate.
In 1837, Fisher, Bunner, Glover, McPherson, Stansbury, Beach, and Smith had been dropped from the list, through death or removal, and in place of them we find the names of Leander Babcock, S. Yates Baldwin, Wheeler Barnes, Cyril H. Brackett, John Cochran, William Duer, Charles J. Hurlburt, A. Y. Lansing, Samuel B. Ludlow, Archibald McFarlane, Robert H. Martin, George W. Rathbun, and Simon G. Throop. B. B. Burt also commenced practice that year, of whom a sketch is given elsewhere.
It will be seen that the lawyers had crowded in pretty rapidly during the prosperous period which had just closed. Many of them left during the " hard times" which followed. The most prominent of the new-comers were Leander Bab- cock, John Cochran, and William Duer. Mr. Babcock, like so many more of the eminent lawyers of Oswego, was not at all a showy man. Quiet, reliable, and industrious, he did his work thoroughly and well, and gained the universal confidence of the community, by whom he was twice sent to Congress. He died about 1867.
John Cochran was always prominent everywhere. He really knew considerable, and he could tell all he knew, at least.
It is the general testimony of the earlier members of the bar that William Duer was one of the very ablest men who has ever resided in Oswego. A clear reasoner, an eloquent speaker, a liberal scholar, a genial companion, and a thorough gentleman, Mr. Duer was soon accorded the position of a leader, and eventually represented the district in Congress, during the term of 1849-51. But he was none too fond of work, and as his circumstances did not compel him to hard labor, he did not take the place in his profession which it was generally believed he might have taken had he so willed. He left the county soon after his return from Congress.
Of that sound and careful practitioner, the Hon. Orville Robinson, who came from Mexico in 1847, a biographical sketch is given elsewhere.
As we come down among the living and active members of the profession, we find ourselves on delicate ground, and must be excused from indulging in either criticism or eulogy. We therefore close by giving a simple list of all the present members of the Oswego bar, leaving them to the judgment of a far more serious tribunal than that of a county history.
John B. Alexander, Edwin Allen, William F. Allen, Henry A. Balcam, Bronson Babcock, Henry C. Benedict, Bradley B. Burt, Geo. N. Burt, Chester O. Case, John M. Casey, Edwin W. Clark, S. M. Coon, Benjamin T. Chase, John C. Churchill, P. W. Cullinan, Wilson H. Gardenier, Alfred B. Getty, Wm. H. Gillespie, Wm. W. Greene, Frank E. Hamilton, Wm. W. Harman, Geo. W. Harmon, Orville J. Harmon, Jesse Hathaway, Lamotte B. Hathaway, John B. Higgins, Henry A. Jones, Wmn. H. Kenyon, John J. Lamoree, David P. Lester, J. Sims Mathews, Andrew Z. MeCarty, Jr., David D. Metcalf, David P. Morehouse, Fred. HI. Norton, Newton W. Nutting, Geo. W. Parkhurst, Gil- bert E. Parsons, Albertus Perry, Wm. A. Poucher, Chas. Rhodes, Charles T. Richardson, Wm. Tiffany, Silas A. Webb, John J. White, Cyrus Whitney, C. Fred. Whitney.
BOARD OF TRADE.
The board of trade of the city of Oswego was organized October 2, 1848, with the following officers : President, Alvin Bronson; Vice-President, George Seeley ; Treasurer, Reid P. Whitney ; Directors, James Platt, Sylvester Doo- little, Joel B. Penfield, Moses Merrick, Lucius B. Crocker, William Lewis, Jr., and Myron Pardee.
The following-named gentlemen have occupied the position of president of the board, from its organization to the present (1877). Alvin Bronson, 1848-49; James Platt, 1850; D. C. Littlejohn, 1851-53 ; James Platt, 1854; Frederick T. Carrington, 1855; William Lewis, 1856; Alvin Bronson, 1857; Frederick T. Carrington, 1858; Oscar H. Hastings, 1859-60; W. I. Preston, 1861-62; George B. Sloan, 1863; Frederick B. Lathrop, 1864; Gil- bert Mollison, 1865-66; A. H. Failing, 1867; Cheney Ames, 1868 ; Robert F. Sage, 1869; John K. Post, 1870; Benjamin Hagaman, 1871 ; W. D. Smith, 1872; D. L. Couch, 1873; Theodore Irwin, 1874; Isaac G. Jenkins, 1875 ; William R. Hosmer, 1876; and John Dunn, 1877.
The object of the board is to promote equitable principles in trade, to correct abuses, and generally to protect the rights, and to advance the interests, of the mercantile classes.
The officers for the current year are-President, John Dunn; Vice-President, Thomas Matthews; Secretary, J. B. H. Mongin ; Treasurer, O. F. Gaylord; Directors, O. H. Brown, B. Hagaman, Robert Gordon, Wardwell Ames, C. C. Morton, D. L. Couch, and A. H. Failing. In ad- dition to the regular officers various standing committees are appointed, such as those on Finance, Transportation, and Harbor. The present membership of the board is one hundred and eight. It is in a generally prosperous condition.
BANKS.
THE CITY BANK was organized in March, 1850, with a capital of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and was soon after increased to two hundred and seventy- six thousand dollars. The first officers were S. Hubbell Reynolds, president, and Delos De Wolf, cashier. Mr. Reynolds was succeeded by Hamilton Murray, who remained president until 1865, when Mr. De Wolf became president, and has officiated in that capacity to the present time. He was succeeded as cashier by David Mannering, the present cashier. The business was commenced in the old Oswego bank building, at the corner of Cayuga and Water streets. It remained there about two years, and was removed to its present location.
THE NATIONAL MARINE BANK .- The Marine bank of Oswego was organized under the general banking laws of the State in 1856, and the following officers chosen, viz., Elias Root, president ; Thomas Kingsford, vice-president ; John R. Noyes, cashier. William W. Mack, P. H. Warren, Samuel Morgan, and Theodore Irwin were also directors. In the year 1865 it was changed to the National Marine bank, and Mr. Root became president, Thompson Kingsford vice-president, and Mr. Noyes cashier, and they have offi- ciated as such to the present time. The following were the directors of the National bank : Elias Root, Thomas Kings- ford, Theodore Irwin, Thompson Kingsford, John R. Noyes,
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W. W. Mack, and P. II. Warren. The following directors are deceased, viz., Thomas Kingsford and P. H. Warren. The business was established in the building now occupied by them on the corner of East Front and Bridge streets.
LAKE ONTARIO NATIONAL BANK .- The Oswego bank was organized in 1829, with Alvin Bronson as president and Edmund Knower cashier. This was closed in 1842, and in the same year the Commercial was also closed, the latter having been in operation seven years. In 1843 Luther Wright's bank was started, and continued until 1856, when it was merged with the Lake Ontario bank, and James Platt became president and E. B. Judson cashier. In 1865 it was changed to the Lake Ontario National bank. D. G. Fort succeeded Mr. Judson as cashier; and on the 6th of July, 1870, Luther Wright became president. Cap- ital, two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. This bank has had a long and successful career, and the business is now being closed.
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