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It was originally designed by the friends of the road that it should be owued by citizens on the line of the route and controlled by theur ; unfortunately, that plan failed.
Mr. Caryl had four daughters and one son. The eldest died when about four years of age. The second, Mary Jane, married Lasell J. Hayden, of Middlefield, who was a partner of Mr. Caryl at East Worcester for a number of years, under the firm-name of Caryl & Hayden, when a dissolution took place, and Hayden removed to the city of New York and became a partner in the firm of Hurl- burt, Vanvalkenburgh & Co., in the dry-goods jobbing business, until the war broke out, when the firm was dis-
solved. His wife died Oct. 12, 1862, leaving two sons, Lasell J. Hayden and Louis C. Hayden.
Their father died at Elizabeth, N. J., and Mr. Caryl, the grandfather of the two boys, became their guardian. His third daughter married Dr. Benjamin C. Ely, son of Dr. Sumner Ely, of Middlefield aforesaid, and moved to Girard, Erie Co., Pa .; is a druggist; has four daughters and four sons.
His fourth daughter, Ellen, married William H. Ely, younger brother of Dr. Benjamin C .; was for many years in mercantile business in Middlefield aforesaid; was elected supervisor of said town for five years, sometimes without opposition ; moved to East Worcester in the fall of 1868, and was elected supervisor of Worcester in 1874; was elected member of the assembly, and again in 1875.
Mr. Caryl's son Julius Henry was born Christmas-ere, Dec. 24, 1837, received a good academie education, and at an early age engaged in mercantile business in Worcester. Went from there to New York city and entered extensively into business, and has continued to the present time. In June 21, 1876, was married to Eliza, daughter of Nelson Chase, Esq. Their residence is the Jumel mansion, on Washington Heights.
Moses Caryl died at Seward, Schoharie Co., March 27, 1869, and Joel Caryl the same year, the 7th November, at Richmondville, Schoharie Co., universally esteemed.
In the years 1808 and 1810, crossing the county-line going west, the first family was that of Elder Thomas Tallman. He came from England in the time of the Revolution with Burgoyne, a drummer, when about eighteen years of age. After Burgoyne's surrender he remained in the United States, became a Baptist minister, and married many of the sons and daughters of the early settlers; lived to an advanced age, and died in Le Roy.
The next resident was Mr. Jennings, the next Noah Adset, next William Barrett, James Lamonne, Elisha E. Freeman's father. After striking Schenevus Creek road, Joseph Powers, with a large family, grandfather of Rev. Ingramu Powers, opened a hotel in 1813 or 1814, and kept it for quite a number of years. After his decease it was kept by his son, Captain Chester Powers. The estate was settled in the court of chancery, and the farm of 224 aeres was purchased by Leonard Caryl.
The next inhabitant was Josiah Hill, and one Bonsteil, who kept a hotel not more than one hundred rods from Powers' hotel. The next was Isaac Caryl, owning a one- sixth part of a 1000-aere tract ; the north and south road passing through it. The place was known for many years as East Worcester Four Corners. The next resident was An- drew Little, owning another one-sixth part of the McGee patent of 1000 acres.
About this time the father of Jonathan L. Pinney, a merchant in Middlefield, moved in and kept a small store. The next was David Babcock. in early life a seafaring man ; owned another one-sixth part. Next was Joshua Bigelow. who owned another one-sixth of the tract, kept an iun, was a uian of some note. General Echuund B. Bigelow was a son of his. The next one-sixth of said tract was owned by Benjamin Delamatter, who also kept an inn. The sixth and last of the tract was owned by Amos Stark weather.
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The next on the road was Jolin A. Hudsou, on the farm now occupied by his son, Edward M. Hudson, or the smaller part of it. Then, passing through a piece of woods, we come to a place once occupied by Captain Seneca Bige- low, brother of General E. B. Bigelow. Was elected super- visor of the town one or more years, and his brother, General E. B. Bigelow, was elected member of the legis- lature.
The next in order, as we move down the Schenevus Creek valley, was Colonel Bela Johnson, who kept an inn and owned one of the best farms in the town ; a man of some notoriety ; married his second wife, sister of Seneca and General E. B. Bigelow.
The next residence was that of Seth Dickenson, where Bradley Ritton and Samnel Robbins now reside. Next, Francis Dickenson, brother of Seth; a blacksmith, had a large family of boys, and worked a farm. Nearly opposite lived Jonathan Pickering, a hatter ; elected justice of the peace. His wife's name was Cass before she was married ; a relative of Hon. Lewis Cass. Near Pickering's residence lived Captain Samuel Houghton, a shoemaker by trade, a very shrewd man ; was elected constable and appointed dep- uty sheriff. At one time he had an execution against some man on South hill, and in those days excentions, for the want thereof, took the body. The man was on the lookout, and when he saw the constable coming would slip into his house and fasten the door. The constable, unwil- ling to be outdone, noticed a corn-field close by the house ; one night took a cow-bell, went into the corn-field, rattled the bell. The night was dark, the man came in haste to drive away the cow, stumbled over the constable, and was caught ; paid the debt, and no doubt felt himself none the wiser for attempting to defrand his neighbor of his honest due.
In the same neighborhood, a little east, lived Dr. Uriah Gregory Bigelow, son of Uriah Bigelow, many years a practicing physician, highly esteemed. Was elected super- visor of the town quite a number of years. He died March 30, 1850.
The next resident was Adam Clark, a farmer and an early settler. Died in Worcester.
Nearly opposite lived Orange Wright, a wheelwright by trade, which he proscented, farming at the same time. Was a deacon in the Baptist church for many years; a good neighbor. Died Nov. 18, 1837, leaving a widow and a number of children.
The next residence was Calvin Clark's, a shoemaker. IIe subsequently moved into Delaware county, where he died.
The next resident was Leonard Caryl, whose history has been given.
William Stimson was the next. His farm is now owned and occupied by Adoniram Thompson.
Nearly opposite said Stimpson's residence lived Dr. Uriah Bigelow, born in western Massachusetts, March 9, 1765. He emigrated to Worcester, Feb. 20, 1794, and settled on the farm where he lived until his decease, Ang. 10, 1842. Dr. Bigelow was a man of energy and perse- Verance. Had a fine water-privilege on his farm, which he improved at an early day ; built a grist-mill and a saw-mill ; did much to sustain the Congregational church, of which
he was a member; one of the principal men, if not the first, that engaged in erecting the Congregational meeting- house in 1822, which was repaired in 1860. Previous to the building of this house the people met in a large school- house, standing on the corner of the street where Delos Van Iueson's residence now is, for publie worship.
Says Leonard Caryl, " I have known four generations of Bigelows, and one or more doctors in each." Dr. Uriah had a son, Dr. Uriah Gregory, mentioned above. He bad a son, Uriah G., who settled in Albany, practiced medi- cine, and died there; his son John succeeded to his practice, which is quite extensive.
The next residence was that of Seth Chase, a tanner by trade. Ile was colonel of a regiment, supervisor of the town at different times, member of the legislature in 1819 and 1820, and judge of the courts.
The Free and Accepted Masons had a lodge in his house. The meeting of its members was discontinued after the Mor- gan affair. The colonel was Master, followed by Dr. Joseph Carpenter, Leonard Caryl, and others.
The judge was a man of substance, strict integrity, and was highly esteemed. His son, Colonel Wm. H. Chase, oc- enpies the old homestead. We next come to the residence of Robert Quail, who came from Ireland when young. He owned the farm where Mr. John Tricky now lives. His son, William C. Quail, was a man of some note ; held vari- ous town offices. His sons are Luke, William, James, and Atchenson.
Solomon Hartwell lived where John Cook's house now stands. He came from Massachusetts with Uriah Bige- low and Nathaniel Todd, before spoken of. Passing the residences of Major Todd and Solomon Hartwell, we come to the pleasant village of Worcester. Beyond the dwel- ling of Mr. Briggs, who lived across this creek, was the residence of Daniel Crippen, the fourth son of Silas Crippen, born in Worcester, Feb. 26, 1786. The next res- ident was John Waterman, a farmer. The next Jacob Stener. Then we come to the town-line dividing Worees- ter and Maryland. It may not be uninteresting. before leaving the history of Worcester, to give the names of res- idents of this town who have served as members of assem- bly in their order of election. The first was Silas Crippen. in 1816; the next, Henry Albert, emigrated from New England at an early day, settled on South Hill, and raised a large family,-Frederick Albert, now seventy-eight years of age, still a resident of the town, is a son of his. born in Worcester, his father was a member in 1817 ; Seth Chase, before mentioned, in 1819 and 1820; Schuyler Crippen. son of Silas, before mentioned, in 1831; Genera! Elmund B. Bigelow, in 1837; Leonard Caryl, in 1842; Samuel H. Grant was a member in 1857; James Stewart, grandson of General James Stewart, before mentioned, in 1873; Wil- liam H. Ely, in 1874 and 1875.
That portion of the Charlotte valley lying in Ocean County, called South Worcester, is a fruitful valley. lying between " South Hill" and the Delaware county hijls. the Charlotte creek dividing Worcester from Harperstiell. The country was settled about the time of the Revolution. Ode James Strain, whose descendants are now quite numerous. purchased land in the Charlotte valley about the year 175;
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Then and until near the year 1800 the country was one unbroken wilderness, the residents entting bridle-paths, or going by marked trees from Catskill to the Charlotte, with occasional settlements like Schoharie on the route. - Strain, Timothy Murphey, Lodowick Becker, and Jo- siah Darwin were some of the earliest pioneers to the Charlotte. The descendants are still living in the valley. Abraham Becker, the grandson of Lodowick, became .the most prominent occupant of the valley, and from an untu- tored Dutch boy became one of the leading lawyers in the State. He acenmulated a large fortune. He died leaving six children, who are all active business men. His son George, the oldest, was the counsel for the murderer Ru- loff. His other sons are lawyers, and are doing well. In losing Abram Beeker, South Worcester lost much of its en- ergy and life, and it is now quietly pursuing its course more as a farming community than as a business centre.
There is a large amount of wealth in the valley for a farming locality. The Mitchels, Martins, Robertsons, Beekers, and Darwins are among the most thriving of its citizens.
THE " GENERAL TRAININGS."
· The following interesting sketch is contributed by S. B. Champion :
As we grow old, how things and fashions change ! In " good old Jackson times," as aged people say, military drills and " general trainings" were looked upon as events of more interest and importance than county fairs, horse- and boat- races, or base-ball. tournaments of the present day. Then, almost everybody went to general trainings. Nothing else, save the hanging of a murderer, called together so many people. How eagerly the boys watched for the eventful morning; how earnestly we witnessed the formation of companies in martial array ; how we admired the field-offi- cers as they appeared on their war-caparisoned steeds, with swords dangling by their sides ; how amazed to see the sol- diers march as one man, as we scanned their make-up, -high hats with waving plumes, glistening tinsel epaulets, swallow- tailed coats with faney bindings and brass buttons, high boots and gauntlet gloves; how we listened to the soul-stirring musie of the fife and drum, as we hurried through the crowd following the soldiers to the parade grounds ! Then it was fun to hear the tin-peddlers auctioneer their wares, and see the boys and girls marching along with huge cakes of gingerbread in their hands or under their arms; how sparingly we spent the few pennies given us by our parents ; and how good a one-cent glass of cider tasted ! All were happy in their homespun suits, which were manufactured in our dwellings,-cloth eaps, tow trowsers, Leghorn bonnets, and calico dresses-no silk hats, French doeskin pants, or forty-yard pin-back dresses, as now.
We are unable to ascertain the exact date that the Wor- cester Artillery Company, 12th Regiment, 3d Brigade, was organized: It must have been previous to 1829. The com- pany was first mustered under Captain Joshua I. Bigelow. He was suceceded by Captain Chester Powers, Joshua K. Champion, Brazilla R. Brown, Nathan Babcock, and Ezra Champion. In 1815 the militia law was changed, abolish- ing all company musters, and the company went down under Lieutenant William Champion as its last commander. The
company usually met at Cooperstown for regimental parade. but not every year. Sometimes it met for regimental driit at Worcester with the militia. The first colonel that we remember was named Sprague, and the last Colonel Seth HI. Chase. It was generally conceded that the Worcester company had the best gunners, and were the most efficient in the various evolutions practiced on the field. It had a 3 pounder brass eannon, captured from the British at Beh- mis lleights, in 1777, in the time of the Revolution. It bears the English coat of arms. It was kept in a gun-house near the residenec of Judge Chase, and was on duty in some locality every Fourth of July for many years.
We are unable to tell when Captain Johnson's Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, was organized, or how many mem- bers of it are still living.
Aaron Champion was commissioned lieutenant of the 7th Regiment of Infantry by Governor Joseph C. Yates, dated Nov. 24, 1823, to rank as such from Sept. 4, 1823. We know not the date other officers were commissioned.
Among the papers pertaining to military matters, I find the following muster-roll, which is worthy of record :
MILITIA ROLL of Captain Bela Johnson's Company, of the 7th Regi- ment of Infantry, commanded by Colonel Nathaniel Kingsley, in the town of Worcester, Otsego Co., N. Y., Jnue 3, 1822.
Sergeants .- Aaron Champion, Seneca Bigelow, William Lamoure, William Steward, 4.
Corporals .- Edmund B. Bigelow, Samuel Dickinson, Henry Gott, Erastus Sheldon, 4.
Musicians .- John Gott, James Gott, Thomas D. Storrs, Nelson Stark weather. 4.
Private» .- Russell Adsit, Shubael Bullock, Israel Bullock. Cyrus Bullock, Ebony Bigelow, Hiram Burritt, Abijah Barrett, Asa Bates, Alfred Boughton, Othenial Barber, Benjamin Barrett, Moses Chain- pion, Reuben Champion, John Champion, James Clark, William Colegrove, Leonard Caryl, William Clark, Silas Clark, Harvey Cor- nell, Franeis Dickinson. Ephraim Dunham, Benjamin Delamater, Job Devol, William C. Ellis, Moses Essex, Harry Freeman. Barent Friedendall, Oliver H. Galusha, John Ham, Sylvester Holmes, Bel- ton Halloek, James Ingalls, Chancellor Ingalls, Jotham Jeunings. Jonathan Jennings, Calvin Jennings, Zimri Knapp, Ira Lane, James Lamoure, Jr., James Lockwood, Joseph HI. Lincoln, Timothy Morse. Joseph S. Northrop, Roswell Powers, Nichols Roland. Rufus Storrs, Benjamin Starkweather, Harvey Smith, Josiah Shutts, John Skinner, Allen Sheldon, David Simmons, Peter Simmons, Abel Turner, Jena- than Thyer, Dr. James Tallman, Samuel Warner, William William - son, 60.
THE VILLAGE OF WORCESTER
is pleasantly located in the Schenevus valley, and is an im- portant station on the Albany and Susquehanna railroadl. It contains four churches-Methodist, Baptist, Congreza- tional, and Catholic-and the following business interests : attorneys, S. II. Grant and L. J. Barnes ; physicians. W. HI. Leonard, Burdett Warren, and Dr. Dart ; Worcest ; Times, Miss A. E. Smith ; bank, N. Chester & Co. tablished in 1874; general stores, W. J. Sloan, Ru-s & Northrup, A. Diefendorf; drug-store, M. Lowell ; food ami groceries, Thomas & Crippen; hardware, etc., Smith & Swartout ; groceries, George (. Allen. J. L. Hoyt : 1 ... and shoes. A. Wilcox ; grist-mills, W. Van Benthisen. B. Dey ; milliners, Mrs. Welch, Mrs. J. A. Horton ; harin ... shop, C. II. Cooley ; wagons, D. E. Sheiland, C. B. Rob- bins ; black smiths. J. Preston, D. Vanhusen, M. Boyhing. W. Dacher; saloon, James Kelley; hotel, E. F. Knapp ; jeweler, E. Mead ; cabinet-shop and undertaker, Isaac S.
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Atkins ; meat-market, S. T. Lamoure; cooper, George Stain ; photographer, O. T. Morgan ; telegraph operator, Mr. Emmons; station- agent, Hamilton Waterman; hop- dealer, D. W. Schelland; butter-dealers, C. H. Crippen, Giles Goodenough.
EAST WORCESTER,
located in the east part of the town, is a pleasant and pros- perous village, and contains two churches-Methodist and Baptist-and the following business interests : physicians, C. A. McDonald, Frank Smith, and David S. Near ; mer- chants, S. M. Thurbur, D. W. & N. Thurbur, Peter Hol- lenbeek, E. Snyder, Eckerson & Bowen; harness-shop, D. S. Sullivan ; blacksmiths, John E. Rockafeller, John H. Groat, N. Boom, J. N. Stever ; wagon-makers, G. T. Dana, P. Diefendorf, and John Neer; furniture, G. H. Brown; hotels, Benjamin Graham, S. Thompson ; shoe- shops, Martin Snyder, E. Lockwood ; milliners, Mrs. Agin, Miss Smith, and Mrs. D. T. Gott ; grist-, saw-, and planing- mill, D. W. Warner ; meat-market, D. C. Post ; paper-mill, H. & W. H. Harder.
SOUTH WORCESTER is a pleasant hamlet, located on the Charlotte river, in the southeastern part of the town.
THE FIRST TOWN-MEETING.
The first town-meeting of which any records exist was held at William Griffiths', April 3, 1798, when the follow- ing officers were chosen, viz. :
Supervisor .- Robert Roseboom.
Town Clerk .- Silas Crippen.
Assessors .- Christopher Brakeman, Peras Drake, Henry Ingalls, William Griffiths, Jotham Houghton.
Constables .- Mr. Lane, Ezekiel Rice, and Samuel B. Spencer. -
Poor Masters .- Josiah Chase, Henry Ingalls.
Pathmasters .- Daniel Bartholomew, John Brakeman, Benjamin Leonard, William Constabel, Abner Pees, Jacob Schermerhorn, Robert Moors, Elijah Freeman, Uriah Bigelow, William Griffith, Jotham Houghton, Israel Spen- cer, John Tompson, Amos Spencer, Daniel Sever. Ben- jamin Chase, Moss Howe, Joseph Ilowe, Jonas Babcock, Clark Whitmore, P. T. Demont, Whitney Inel, Nathaniel Storrs, John Champion, E. Alvord, D. MeMullen, Samuel Tompson, Calvin Winslow, Jonathan Badlock, P. Drake, Abijah Wright, L. Fletcher, Jacob Flint, J. Moors.
Collector .- Isaac Lane.
Fence Viewers .- Bartholomew, Becker. Strain, M. Quale, &F. Albert, Rufus Ingalls, Benjamin Ellis, Abijah Wright, B. Brown, Seth Dickinson, Uriah Bigelow, Elijah Freeman, Elijah Houghton, Ezekiel Rice, Jotham Houghton, David Howe, Ralph Earls.
Pound Keepers .- Mr. Bartholomew, Henry Ingalls, Jacob Brown, W. Griffith, Elijah Houghton, Jesse Spencer, M. Howe.
At this town-meeting it was " voted, a bounty of ten dollars for every wolf' that shall be killed in the town of Worcester." In 1812 this law was reseinded.
The following have served as supervisors and town clerks from 1798 to 1878:
Supervisors.
Town Clerks.
1798
Robert Roschool.
Silas Crippen.
1799
1800
Peter P. Dumont.
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1801.
1802
1803 ..
1804
1805. Robert Rosehoom.
1806
Silas Crippen.
1807
1808 David Tripp.
Bela Kaple.
1809
Silas Crippen.
1810
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1811.
1812
IS13
1814
Jason Cleveland.
Seth Chase.
Jason Cleveland.
1816
Jason Cleveland.
Seth Chase.
1817
ISIS
1819. Uriah Bigelow.
1820
llenry Smith.
1821 John Strain.
Amos Belding.
Simeon J. Andrews.
IS23
..
1824
1825
Seth Chase.
1826
1827
IS28 Bela Johnson.
1829
Ilenry Smith.
1830
1831
Seth Chase.
1832 .Schuyler Crippen.
1833
1834 Henry Smith.
1835
.Seneca Bigelow.
IS36
1837 "
IS38 William C. Queal.
Uriah G. Bigelow.
1840
1841
1842
1843
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Josiah Pickering.
1844
Abraham Beeker.
1845
Leonard Caryl.
Thomas Stimson.
1846
N. G. Bigelow.
Lemuel Houghton.
1847
Amos Smith.
Charles Wright.
Lemuel Iloughton.
IS49 John Cook.
1850. A. C. Ten Eyek.
1851
W. H. Chase.
IS53
S. W. Martin.
S. II. Kelley.
John Storrs.
1855 Brownell Holmes.
IS56 .S. HI. Kelley.
1857
Isaac L. Lamour.
1858
D. W. Thurber.
1859 Isaac L. Lamour.
1860 Samuel HI. Grant.
1861 S. W. Martin.
1862
1863 George Becker.
1864 E. L. Gustin.
1865 Nelson Thurber. 1866
1867
1×68 William H. Ely.
1869 Nelson Thurber.
1870
V. D. Beeker.
1871 Nelson Thurber.
IS72
C. A. Crippen. C. O. Waterman. A. II. Northrop. C. H. Mereness.
1474
B. W. Waterman.
1475.
D. W. Warner.
A. Wilcox.
IS26 Henry HI. Suiith.
The officers for 1877 are as follows :
Supervisor .- Henry H. Smith. Town Clerk .- M. M. Multer. Justice of the Peace .- S. B. Hartwell.
Commissioner of Highways .- II. Merenes.
Assessor .- S. P. Holmes.
Overseers of the Poor .- Abram Smith, A. G. Miller. Collector .- Edmond Ridge. Auditors .- S. H. Grant, A. Hollenbeck, and A. Eckerson.
Aaron Pette. Henry Johnson.
Ten Eyck La Monr. Eborn T. Bigelow. =
Seneca Bigelow.
James B. Cooley.
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James B. Cooley. Lemuel Houghton.
1854
John N. Hartwell. =
Henry C. Markham.
Charles Wright.
Joseph Preston.
Charles Wright.
Duane B. Cooley.
Charles Wright. Martin Northrop. Charles II. Cooley. ..
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16
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16
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16
John Chase.
B. D. Lamatter. ..
Jason Cleveland.
Silas Crippen.
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Simeon J. Andrews. "
1822 Joseph S. Clark.
Jonas Chapman, Jr.
Simeon J. Andrews. Reuben Champion. "
Jonas Chapman, Jr. William C. Queal.
IS39
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1848 Samuel S. Burnside.
IS52
Stephen Gile.
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Inspectors of Election .- C. B. Robbins, D. W. Neer, J. S. Ridge, James Bellew, J. S. Baldwin, P. Hanor.
Game Constable .- S. T. Lamour.
Excise Commissioner .- P. L. Dornie.
Town Sealer .- C. N. Hart.
Constables .- L. Jaycox, E. Crippen, O. Mowbray, R. Holmes.
AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL STATISTICS.
In 1865 this town had 20,979 aeres of improved land, and the cash value of farms was $991,065. There were 161 bushels of spring wheat harvested ; bushels of winter wheat in 1864, 30; bushels of oats, 15,597; bushels of barley, 782 ; bushels of buckwheat, 6931 ; bushels of Indian corn, 4234; bushels of potatoes, 28,163; bushels of peas, 327; bushels of beans, 165; bushels of turuips, 2371; pounds of hops, 110,607 ; bushels of apples, 16,721 ; bar- rels of cider, 349 ; pounds of maple sugar in 1865, 37.205; gallons of molasses, 502; pounds of butter, 134,622 ; pounds of elieese, 1370.
Agricultural Statistics, 1875 .- Aeres plowed, 4627 ; in pasture, 7209 ; mown, 8279; tons of hay produced, 7402; bushels of barley, 200; buckwheat, 8541; eorn, 4164; oats, 46,076 ; rye, 4398; spring wheat, 169; winter wheat, 92 ;. beans, 87; peas, 119; pounds of hops, 45,925; bushels of potatoes ; pounds of butter made, 202.031.
Arca .- Woreester has an area of 29,030 acres; the assessed valuation of which is $526,315, and the equalized valuation $526,604.
POPULATION.
1800 2235 | 1845. 2294
1850 2047 1810 1140
1814 1300
1855 2115
1820 1938
1860 2154
1825
2210
1865 .2231 1830
2093
1870 2327 1835
2210
1875 .2417 IS40
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CHAPTER LXXVI.
TOWN OF WORCESTER-Continued.
First Baptist Church-Congregational-Methodist of Worcester- Methodist of South Worcester-Methodist of East Worcester- St. Joseph's-Second Baptist-Lutheran of South Worcester.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WORCESTER .*
IN the latter part of the year 1793, Rev. Ashbel Hasmer and Rev. John Lawton visited the town of Worcester. and found a number of Baptists there, whom they advised to forin into a church. Rev. A. Hasmer baptized one person, and there appeared a pleasing attention among the people. They continued their meetings, and Rev. J. Lawton fre- quently visited them and baptized three more. After strug- gling through many difficulties, on Aug. 21, 1799, they were constituted into a regular Baptist church by a council formed of the delegates from the North Burlington, Third Burlington, Butternuts, and Kortright churches.
The church was organized with eight members in a barn
on West Hill, on the farm +b === John Ferp now lives, then owned by Rufus and Ebereses Izgals. The deacons were brethren Cole and Ingalls. The church was received into the Otsego association. hell a: Exeter. Sept. 4, 1799. It afterwards united with the Rensselaerville and Franklin associations. The church asi congregation worshiped in dwelling-houses, school-houses. abd barns most of the time for a number of years.
A division arose in 1913 c= 1$14 on a question of dis- cipline, the breach grew miller and wider, and finally the church disbanded. The clerk as that time was Leavitt Chushing. The first church-records were taken to Bain- bridge and lost.
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