History of Steuben county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 37

Author: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia, Lewis, Peck & co.
Number of Pages: 826

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Thomas and Benjamin Phillips established mercantile business and built a store, now occupied as a dwelling, in 1836. They continued only a few years. Thomas Phillips was the father of Ransom Phillips, now residing in the town of Addison. Merriam & Haynes succeeded them, and did business for a short time in the same store.

Dr. Bradley Blakslee came to Addison in 1840 from Otego, Otsego Co. He was born in the State of Ver- mont, October, 1794, and is consequently eighty-four years old. In company with Ezra R. Brewer and Hiram Sleeper, he purchased 1000 acres of land on Elk Creek, now in the town of Woodhull. It was a lumber tract, and the com- pany built a water-mill on Elk Creek and carried on luni- bering there five years. They also during the same period carried on mercantile business in a store belonging to Henry Wombough, on the north side.

At the expiration of five years the company dissolved. Hiram Sleeper and Bradley Blakslee then formed a mer- cantile partnership, and built a store where Jacob Graham's hardware-store now stands. They also built a steam saw- mill on 250 acres of pine land which they purchased about two miles up the valley, and continued about three years in this business, when they dissolved. About 1841, Dr. Blakslee built his present residence and a store adjoining, which he occupied about four years as a drug-store. It was burned down in 1851.

EARLY HOTELS.

William B. Jones and Caleb Wetherby kept early hotels on the north side of the river. James Van Vleck built the first hotel on the south side. It is now the rear part of the American House, and was moved back when the latter building was erected. Mr. Van Vleck afterwards failed, and the property passed into the hands of William Wombough.

VILLAGE OF ADDISON.

This village is situated in the beautiful valley of the Canisteo, twelve miles west of Corning, and is, on the direct Erie Railway, thirty miles from the city of New York. The business of the village is chiefly as follows: one tan- nery, George Stratton ; two sash-, door-, and blind-factories, Mckay & Hill and A. G. Crane & Co .; one furniture-fac- tory, Darrin & Baldwin ; one plow-handle factory, E. S. Mead & Co .; three steam saw-mills, Brook & Gillet, O. Bridgeman, E. H. Phillips, and Henry Baldwin; one grist- and flouring-mill, Curtis & Paxton ; one foundry and machine- shop, E. J. Horn ; one boot- and shoe-factory, George W. Farnham. The village has five churches,-Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, and Catholic,- four dry-goods stores, seven grocery and provision stores, two hardware-stores, two harness-shops, four boot- and shoe- stores, three millinery and dress-goods stores, three drug and medicine stores, four hotels, one florist and hot-house gardener, three meat-markets, two banks, one furniture- store, three wagon-shops, and five blacksmith-shops. There is also a cancer infirmary, under the management of Dr. George Craine, and one union graded school, managed by a board of education.

The village was incorporated under the general law of the State in Jannary, 1854. At the ensuing election the following board of trustees and officers was chosen : Fred- erick R. Wagner, Bradley Blakslee, Parley Guinnip, Ste- phen Lewis, - White, and Thomas Paxton. Dr. Fred. R. Wagner was chosen President, and I. V. L. Meigs, Clerk.

The charter was amended by a special act of the Legisla- ture, approved April 12, 1873. By section third of this aet, the village was divided into two wards, as follows : " The first ward shall consist of all that part of said village which lies north of the Canisteo River. The second ward shall consist of all that part of said village which lies south of the Canisteo River."

The officers elected for 1878 were the following : Presi- dent, J. V. Graham ; Clerk, John W. Clark ; Treasurer, Chauncey D. Hill ; Collector, Sanford Elmer. Trustees,- First Ward, Daniel D. ITickey, E. S. Mead; Second Ward, Lorin Aldrich, James D. Goodley.

POST-OFFICE.

A post-office was established at the village of Addison as early as 1804. In 1830 a mail was brought once a week on horseback from Painted Post. This was at that time the end of the route. In 1831, Dr. F. R. Wagner drew up a petition for a mail twice a week, which was sent to Hon. John Magee, then member of Congress. It was granted by the department, and William B. Jones, who took the contract, carried the mail from Painted Post to Addison in a two-horse coach. Mails were delivered semi- weekly and afterwards tri-weekly till 1849, when Andrew J. Chatfield, James Birdsall, and Dr. F. R. Wagner drew up a petition for a daily mail, which was granted. Since the completion of the Erie Railway the mails have been carried by rail, and supplied as often at this point as at any other place on the route.

We append the following list of postmasters since 1830 : Lemuel B. Scarles, John Thompson, William R. Smith,

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Charles H. Henderson, Horatio Ross Jones, John N Brown, Mrs. Ann Taggart, James S. Scofield, Dr. John Mitchell, and Charles W. Gillet.

PHYSICIANS.

Dr. Frederick R. Wagner was the first physician in the village. He was born in Leyden, Mass., and when six months old was brought by his parents to Chenango County, where he resided till 1830, when he settled in Addison. For four years previous he had studied medi- cine with Dr. Henry A. Mitchell, of Norwich, Chenango Co., and first commenced his practice here. He continued strictly in the practice of his profession from 1830 to 1865. Since retiring from active practice he has been engaged in the drug business.

The next physician was Dr. Sweeney, who came here in 1833, and remained but a short time. Then came Dr. William Mclntyre, who, after a few years' practice, removed to California. Dr. Erastus N. Foot came in 1841. He practiced in partnership with Dr. Wagner one year, and after practicing alone for a short time, returned to Greene County, whence he came. Dr. William Beach practiced here a few years and then removed to Louisiana, where he died.

Dr. Reuben P. Brown settled in Addison in April, 1847. He was born in Bradford Co., Pa., where he studied medi- cine, and graduated at HIobart College, Geneva, in the class of 1847. He has been in the constant practice of medi- cine here ever since. Dr. Brown is also a hotel-keeper, having, in 1873, purchased the Exchange Hotel, known now as Brown's Hotel, of James E. Smith. It was origi- nally occupied as a hotel by Samuel D. Smith; it then became a store occupied by Mr. Woodhull, and was en- larged and changed again to a hotel, and occupied by James E. Smith till he sold to Dr. Brown.

Ruch P. Brown, son of Dr. Brown, graduated at the New York Medical University and settled as a physician in Addison, where he was brought up, in 1873.

Dr. John Mitchell and Dr. H. R. Ainsworth are the other practicing physicians in the village.

LAWYERS.

In 1830 there was no lawyer in town except James Birdsall, who was engaged in mercantile business with Whitman Wilcox and Caleb Weatherby. James Birdsall established a law-office, from which have gone out several men of distinction : Andrew G. Chatfield, who was after- wards a justice of the United States Court in Minnesota, and who died not long since full of honors; Washington Barnes, who distinguished himself at the bar, and died some years ago at Bath ; F. C. Dininny, now a resident of Elmira ; F. R. E. Cornell, late State attorney of Minne- sota, who commenced the practice of law in this town and became a State senator. He removed at a later period to Minnesota, where he now resides, and is a judge of the Supreme Court. The prestige of the earlier bar of this town is well sustained by its later members, Col. John W. Dininny, Hon. A. S. Mckay, and others. The present practicing lawyers of the village are Col. John W. Dininny, Hon. A. S. McKay, Horace D. Baldwin, D. M. Darrin, and S. D. Clinton.

CHURCHES.

THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ADDISON

was organized in the month of September, 1832, by à com- mittee of the Presbytery of Bath, consisting of Rev. A. Donaldson and Rev. E. D. Wills. The original members were Porter Phelps, Mary Ellen Phelps, Elihn Whittenhall and Eliza Ann Whittenhall, William Hoyt, John Shum- way, and Mrs. Mary Scofield.

Porter Phelps and Elihu Whittenhall were elected ruling elders. The first meetings were held at the Curtis school- house, at the east end of the village, until the erection of the present church edifice. The church edifice was erected in the year 1838, at a cost of abont $3500. James Turk was the constructor and builder. The building orig- inally cost about $2000. It has since been enlarged by an addition of twenty feet to the rear end.

LIST OF MINISTERS.

1835-39. Rev. Daniel B. Butts. 1864-65. Rev. S. S. Sturges.

1840-42. Rev. Lewis Hamilton. IS66-67. Rev. D. F. Judson.

IS42-45. Rev. Darius Williams. 1867-70. Rev. W. G. Parrott.

1845-55. Rev. A. H. Parmelee. 1870-72. Rev. C. Simpson.

1855-56. Rev. William KidIer. 1873-74. Rev. J. V. C. Nillis.

1857-63. Rev. D. F. Judson. 1875. Rev. A. R. Olney.

ELDERS .- Porter Phelps removed from Addison in May. 1835. Elihu Whittenhall left here in 1843, and now re- sides in Kansas. John P. Shumway and Joel D. Gillett were elected elders in 1836. Mr. Shumway removed to Minnesota in 1844. Mr. Gillett still resides here, and has been elder of the church forty-two years, and still fills that office. William Tarbell and William McDowell were elected in 1840. Col. Tarbell removed to Pennsylvania, and died there. Mr. McDowell also removed to Westfield, Pa., and died there in 1875. Dr. Bradley Blakslee was elected an elder in 1845, and still continues to officiate in that capacity. E. Van Tuyl, now residing in Binghamton, for some time officiated as an elder of this church; he was chosen in July, 1857. Calvin Cowley was elected elder in April, 1862, and died in 1876. Seth Mullion was elder from 1857 to 1862. In January, 1872, David B. Winton and Martin Wilber were ordained elders, and still hold that office.

Mr. Joel D. Gillet has been clerk of the church and society ever since 1836. Present membership of the church, 112; Sunday-school, 110. E. L. Richardson, superintendent.

CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER-PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.

The first services of the Episcopal Church were held in this village about 1847, by Rev. Gardner M. Skinner, then a missionary at Corning. At different intervals during a period of seven or eight years thereafter, services were held by this clergyman, by Rev. Levi Il. Corson, of Bath, and by Rev. Augustus A. Marple, of Wellsborough, Pa. During this the bishop had also made a visitation at the place. Such was the interest manifested during the latter part of these occasional visits that an effort was made to raise a subscription to build a church cdifice; but the church people were few and widely scattered, and the movement for the time being was unsuccessful.

In 1853, Rev. Robert N. Parke, of St. James' Church, Hammondsport, being informed of the interest and spirit here manifested, made a visit to the place and arranged to

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hold service during the same month. At the second visit he preached in the Methodist house of worship to a large and attentive congregation, and was engaged conditionally to come and officiate for the six months beginning in Jan- uary, 185-4, in order to test the practicability of organizing a parish. The conditions being complied with, he came accordingly on the third Sunday in January, 1854, and commenced his duties in Addison as missionary for Addi- son and Rathboneville, holding service for some weeks in the district school-house of Distriet No. 1.

Early in the spring permission was granted by the trus- tees of the Academy to hold service in that building, and on the 18th of April, being Tuesday in Easter week, a meeting was held in the Academy, at which the parish was duly incorporated and the first wardens and vestrymen elected : Senior Warden, L. Griswold ; JJunior Wurden, Z. 1. Webb; Sestrymen, James S. MeKay, David Darrin, H. J. Fonda, William R. Smith, Thomas Paxton, Stephen Lewis, H. W. Rathbone.

On the 20th of March, 1854, 18 members, whose names appear below, were received by the rector, Rev. Robert N. Parke, upon the following instrument in writing :

" ADDISON, March 20, 1854.

" We the undersigned, citizens of Addison, connty of Steuben, situate in the Diocese of Western New York, do hereby attach ourselves to the Protestant Episcopal Church in this place, now under the rectorship of Rev. Robert N. Parke.

" N. B. Lawney. Henry M. Smith.

W. R. Smith. James Whittenhall.

William A. Smith. Jlenry Sherwood.

P. S. Bell. Z. Lewis Webb.

L. Griswold. II. W. Rathbone.

D. Darrin. John W. Dininny.

Wm. Stradella. E. Il. Ames.

J. S. Lyon. Stephen Lewis.

R. P. Brown.

II. J. Fonda.

" This is to certify that I. Robert N. Parke, Rector of the Episco- pal Church in Addison, above mentioned, do receive and recognize those persons whose names are herein recorded as belonging to the church now under my charge. " ROBERT N. PARKE. " ADDISON. March 20, 1854."

On the 30th of June, 1858, a subscription was started for the purpose of raising money to build a church edifice. The building was finished, and consecrated by Rt. Rev. William H. De Lancey, Bishop of the Diocese of Western New York, on the 5th of April, 1860, with every dollar of indebtedness paid. It is furnished with an organ and bell, and with every comfort and convenience for the wor- shipers and for the vestry and other meetings of the parish. The church now numbers 88 communicants, 48 families, and 55 in the Sunday-school.

The rectors who have officiated in the church since its organization are as follows: Rev. Robert N. Parke, about four years; Rev. A. R. Van Antwerp, about two years ; Rev. De Witt C. Loop, about two years; Rev. Albert Wood, about eight years; Rev. F. F. Rice, the present rector, since 1871.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHI, ADDISON.

Religious services were held in a school-house below where the academy now stands, and near Mr. Montgomery's house, forty-two years ago.

On Wednesday evening, Sept. 3, 1835, a meeting was held at that school-house, and the Second Methodist Epis- copal Church of Addison was duly organized. Rev. Thomas Wheat and Mr. Henry Wombough were chairmen of that meeting; Erastus Brooks was secretary. Thomas Wheat, Samuel Miles, James Turk, James Allen, Henry Wombough, John Thompson, Amos Carr, Llewellyn A. Jones, and Jerathmeel Powers were elected trustees of the society.

Two days after, the board met, organized, and appointed two committees ; one to select a site for a church, the other to prepare and circulate a subscription paper. No church edifice of the society, however, was ereeted till 1841, as the Methodists co-operated with the Presbyterian society in the erection of their church and for several years used it in common.

On the evening of Nov. 24, 1841, another meeting for organization was held in the red school-house. The first Methodist Episcopal society of Addison was legally organ- ized. Rev. Jerathmeel Powers and Rev. R. T. Hancock were chairmen. Israel B. Persons was secretary. James II. Miles, Warren Starkey, James Turk, Myron S. Curtis, Israel B. Persons, John Thompson, Russel Root, Jr., Elnathan G. Brown, and Vincent B. Hathaway were elec- ted trustees. This meeting took immediate action towards building a church. Five years afterwards, while Samuel Nichols was pastor, M. S. Curtis, David Turk, Wm. Price, and Vincent B. Hathaway, trustees, Ensign Allen put up the frame to a church building on a lot above where Mr. H. Ross Jones' house now stands. Three years after that the congregation (having occupied the basement during that time), occupied the audience-room of the church. After a struggle of fourteen years Methodism was anchored in Addi- son. Then followed a quarter of a century of uninterrupted church life,- a period of blessing and of trial. Then came the fire and swept away the church building, which had been built by struggle, sacrifice, and prayer.

The next period of Methodist history begins with the dedication of a new brick church, on April 21, 1876. This church was built during the pastorate of D. D. Cook. John Mitchel, John Orr, L. D. Coburn, P. W. Orr, Geo. Crane, trustees. It is a substantial structure, tasteful in its design, and convenient for general church work. Its total cost was $14,000. To some it seemed unwise to build a building of its style and cost, but as time goes by the wisdom of the counsels which finally prevailed will become more apparent. It was an act of faith which the Great Head of the Church will bless.

Since the pastorate of Rev. D. D. Cook in 1875-76, Rev. E. E. Millspaugh, Rev. - Canfield, and Rev. - have served successively as pastors.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ADDISON.

The First Baptist Church of Addison was organized May 6, 1869, under the missionary labors of Rev. C. W. Brooks. Rev. S. D. Merrick, the first pastor, settled over the church in October, 1869, and remained four years and a half. During his pastorate the present house of worship was built, known as the Baptist Chapel. When he came here the church numbered about 30 members; when he left, it numbered 130,

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and the church property was valued at $7500. At the organ- ization the following persons united : Rev. George Crocker, Rev. Charles W. Brooks, Mrs. Elsie A. Brooks, Miss Anna Thurston, George W. Whitehead, Mrs. Julia A. Whitehead, D. C. Daniels, Jane Daniels, Kate Daniels, George I. True, Daniel J. Chittenden, Elizabeth G. Chittenden, I. G. Balcom, John C. Shutts, Jesse G. Wooster, Doratha Darrin, Jane Stephens. Deacons, Daniel J. Chittenden and Jesse G. Wooster ; Clerk, Daniel J. Chittenden.

The pastors have been Rev. S. D. Merrick, Rev. E. M. Blanchard, and Rev. P. Reynolds. The latter resigned in May, 1878, and the church at this writing (September, 1878) is without a settled pastor. Present membership, 108; Sunday-school, 80; C. W. Sackett, Superintendent.

THE CATHOLIC CHURCHI.

St. Catharine's Church, of Addison, was organized or built in 1854, by Rev. Father Cunningham, the pastor of St. Mary's, Corning, who had charge of it and several other missions in Steuben and Chemung Counties ; visiting and holding services most generally once a month, until the community was able to purchase and build the present frame building known as the above church. Since then St. Catharine's Church was variously attended from different missions, until the Rev. Father Bradley assumed pastoral charge of the mission and became its first resident pastor in 1866. He continued as such till 1873, when Rev. J. Brady, its present pastor, assumed charge.

Its present membership numbers 140 families. The church since then has undergone various repairs and addi- tional improvements, according to the wants or growth of the community. It stands in a very prominent place, and is one of the chief attractions of the public square. It is built in a plain style of architecture, and can seat about 350 persons comfortably.

ADDISON ACADEMY.

In December, 1847, Henry Wombough, Rufus Baldwin, Joel D. Gillet, Elihu Whittenhall, Erastus Brooks, Orange Seymour, William H. Gray, Bradley Blakslee, William Bradley, James Baldwin, William R. Smith, and Arthur Erwin purchased four acres of land north of the village of Addison as a site for an academy, and the next summer built an academy building at an expense of about $3600. A flourishing school was organized and continued until the building was destroyed by fire in October, 1856.

Subsequently an association of 12 citizens established a private academic school, in a brick dwelling-house now owned and occupied by the Methodist Church as a parson- age. This school was well supported by many of the chief citizens of the place, and continued till the organization of the Union Free Academy in connection with the public- school system of the village.

UNION FREE SCHIOOL, DISTRICT NO. 1.

This district was organized in March, 1868. The first board of education consisted of the following-named per- sous : Jesse K. Strock, John F. Turner, George Farnham, John W. Dininny, James M. Wood, John Mitchell, David Darrin, Henry S. Jones, William A. Smith.

The board held their first meeting March 28, 1868, at which John W. Dininny was chosen President; JJ. M. Wood, Treasurer ; C. J. Reynolds, Collector. The follow- ing resolution was adopted :

" Resolved, That the Board of Education of the Union School of Addison deem it necessary for the interest and requirements of said Union School to establish an academic department therein ; and we therefore resolve hereby to establish and maintain said academic de- partment."

In accordance with this resolution the academic school was established, and has since been continued, subjeet to the visitation of the Regents of the State University, and receiving its proportion of the literature fund.

In 1873-74, the number of students in the academic department was 64,-18 males and 46 females. In 1874-75, the number was 64,-22 males and 42 females. The course of study includes the usual branches taught in academies.

STATISTICS, 1878.

Number of children of school age in the district 506

Number in attendance. 386

Number of days' attendance .. 41,879

Teachers in all the departments .. 7

Assessed value of taxable property.

$500,284

Value of school site .. $1,500

Value of school building.

$11,000

Amount expended for school purposes $3,751.69

Principal, E. L. Richardson, A.M .; Board of Edueu- tion, 1878,-President, John W. Dininny ; Clerk, D. M. Darrin ; Trustees, Henry Baldwin, II. K. Ainsworth, D. B. Winton, John Orr, George Farnham, Lorin Aldrich, John Mitchell, Daniel K. Hickey, John W. Dininny.

BURYING-GROUNDS.

The first burying-ground was laid out in 1808. It was located on the south side, on lands belonging to William Wombough. No conveyance was ever made of lots, but the proprietor allowed the citizens to bury upon it, and burials were made here from the earliest settlement, except in the Baldwin family burying about a mile west of the village.

In 1845, Joel D. Gillet, Elihu Whittenhall, and William R. Smith contracted for a lot for a cemetery a short dis- tance below the village, upon which Addison Cemetery was laid out. It was deeded to the trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Addison by Solomon Curtis, March 1, 1850. The first interment was that of the remains of Lucy J., first wife of Joel D. Gillet, in the fall of 1846. The trustees of the Presbyterian Church have conveyed the cemetery to the village corporation.

MASONIC.

Addison Union Lodge, No. 118, was chartered June 4, 1847. Dr. Bradley Blakslee was elected and installed as the first Master, and held the office twelve consecutive years.

Officers for 1879, W. A. Bartlett, W. M .; E. S. Mead, S. W .; E. Kinne, J. W .; Wm. Stacy, Treas. ; M. Kinne, Sec. ; M. Curtis, S. D. ; R. B. Wilcox, J. D. ; J. L. Wom- bough, S. M. C .; Dr. Rush P. Brown, J. M. C .; Dr. B. Blakslee, Chaplain ; J. V. Myers, Tyler; S. B. Borden, Organist ; C. 11. Wombough, Marshal.

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Addison Chapter, No. 146, was chartered Feb. 9, 1854. Charter Council, Dr. Bradley Blakslee, High Priest ; Z. Lewis Webb, King; Abram Dudley, Scribe.

Dr. Bradley Blakslee is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, Mason in Steuben County. Ile was made a Mason by Hiram Lodge, of Auburn, N. Y., on the 17th or 18th of November, 1815, and has consequently been a member of the fraternity over sixty-three years. He afterwards organized Lafayette Lodge at Otego, N. Y., and was Master of the same during the trying times of the Morgan excite- ment. He was instrumental in founding both lodges in this village, of which he still remains an honored member.

ODD-FELLOWSHIP.

Cunistco Lodge, No. 345, I. O. O. F .- The first lodge instituted in Addison was Lodge No. 285, in the spring of 1847. The charter members were E. J. Horn, H. Ross Jones, William A. Baldwin, Henry S. Jones, Charles E. Gillet. E. J. Horn was elected the first Noble Grand. The other officers cannot be ascertained, as the archives of the old lodge were destroyed by fire. On the 19th of February, 1873, the lodge was reorganized as Canisteo Lodge, No. 345. The ceremonies were conducted by D. D. G. M. Charles Horton, of Horuellsville, who occu- pied the chair, assisted by D. D. G. M. J. W. Stoddard, of Allegany District, D. D. G. M. D. S. Powers, of Corning, and D. D. G. M. A. F. Lawrence, of Genesee District.

Corning were largely represented, as were also Elmira, Hornellsville, and Watkins.

The charter members of the lodge were H. S. Jones, W. R. Hunter, J. V. Graham, E. J. Ilorn, E. B. Murray, F. F. Cook, and D. Phillips, who were duly obligated, and the formation of a working lodge proceeded with.

The following officers were elected and duly installed : E. J. Horn, N. G. ; W. R. Hunter, V. G .; J. H. Goodby, Sec .; J. V. Graham, Treas .; II. R. Jones, R. S. N. G .; A. R. Cooper, L. S. N. G .; F. F. Cook, Warden; E. B. Murray, Conductor; W. J. Schermerhorn, R. S. S .; R. S. Woodburn, L. S. S. ; J. V. Myers, O. G. ; H. P. Lamoreaux, I. G .; D. J. Chittenden, R. S. V. G .; G. W. Davidson, L. S. V. G.

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History of Steuben county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 37

Author: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford) Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Philadelphia, Lewis, Peck & co. Number of Pages: 826

Author: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia, Lewis, Peck & co.
Number of Pages: 826