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CANTONVILLE
is situated on the berme-bank of the canal, just below El- lenville. The boat-yard and dry-dock of C. O. Myerz is located at that point.
GREENFIELD.
This is a rural neighborhood up the valley of the Beer Kill, settled at an early date. Early residents were Zadock Southwick, the Belliew fonilies, Washbarn, and Holmes. Besides the churches, mentioned elsewhere, there is a hotel kept by Charles T. Misner, a store by Peter Devoe, a store by Benjamin Verneoy, and, near by, the grist-mill first es- tablished, it is said, by Peter Freer, owned for a long time by Thomas Montrose, and passed within a few years into other hands. Phincas Stoddard was an early settler, and died recently.
LACKAWACK
is a small hamlet in the northwest part of the town. It has a post-office, a store kopt by Herman Morse, a hotel by John Shields, the buildings recently burned now ( February, 1880) being rebuilt ; and just below is the Lackawack grist- mill. There is also near by the Excelsior mill of Russell & Demarest, one of the recently-established works for cutting timber into fine shavings for packing purposes.
WAWARSING
is situated abont four miles north of Ellenville. It has the same -name as the town in this vicinity and farther up to-
wards Napanoch, and at that point the earliest settlers of the town located. The old house of worship, erected by the Reformed Church before the Revolution, was at the forks of the road, beyond the brow of the hill. The pres- ent business of the place consists of a hotel by John Sparks, a store by Stephen E. D. Hoornbeek, a tannery by Thomp- son & Co., and Castle's grist-mill. John C. Hoornbeck has also an Excelsior mill near, manufacturing packing.
KERHONKTON
is the place formerly known as Middleport, situated near the line of Rochester, upon the eanal. It is a place of considerable trade. There are three stores, one by Samuel Wilkinson, another by Peter Decker, and the third by Allen Whittaker ; three hotels, one by James O. Schoonma- ker, another by Josephiat Addis, and the third by Isaac Van Vliet. There is also a mill cutting out heading and staves, operated by George Depuy, and a grist-mill by Ephraim Lounsbery. The name is Indian, and is said to mean " the place of wild geese."
PORT HIXON
is situated on the canal. There is a boat-yard and dry- doek at this point, owned by Ephraim D. Lounsbery, and a store by David McConnell. The latter also has a saw- inill in operation.
PORT BENJAMIN
is another point of business on the eanal. There is a store kept by Lewis Lawrence, and another by Asa Cline. The latter has also a boat-yard and dry-dock. The village con- sists of forty or more dwellings, and 200 to 250 inbab- itants.
NEWPORT
is the point where the teaming from the western hills and from Sundown Valley and other parts of Denning reaches the Delaware and Hudson Canal, and at times there is considerable freighting to and from this place. This is really the eanal depot for Napanoch.
DROWNED LANDS.
A post-office by this name is located in the vicinity of the pouds at the headwaters of the Beer Kill. One store is maintained at that place. A saw mill is also in opera- tion there.
DAIRY LAND.
This is a post-office established a few years since in the west part of the town, above Greenfield, in the valley of the west branch of the Beer Kill. The mail is carried twice a week over this route from Woodburn, in Sullivan County, to Ellenville.
VI .- SCHOOLS.
John Newkirk was an old teacher at Leuren Kill, well known as " Master John." Doubtless there were other noted teachers, but of them all, and of the carly schools and school-houses, we have little or no account.
The publie-school system of the town was organized in 1SIS, under the new act of the previous year. From that date down to the year 18H the following persons served one or more years each as connuissioners of common schools :
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LITTLE
Photos, by Tice, Ellenville, N. Y.
Henry Southniveles
PHINEAS STODDARD.
HENRY SOUTHWICK.
Henry Sonthwick was born in Clinton, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Sept. 17, 1791. His father, Zadoek Southwick, had migrated thither from Uxbridge, Mass., in 1775, in company with his father, Law- rence Southwick. Zadock was then twenty years of age, and had learned the trade of a tanner from his father, the common pursuit of the family, and, we might almost add, the common inheritance of the Southwick name.
The name is of great antiquity in this country. The founders of the house here were Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick, who came over from England soon after the landing of the Pilgrims and settled in Salem, Mass., where Mr. Southwick established his business as a maker of glassware, and obtained a grant of three aeres of land from the commonwealth of Massachusetts for that purpose. This was in 1639. Shortly afterwards Mr. Southwick and his wife em- braced the faith and profession of the Friends or Quakers, and as a consequence suffered persecution and martyrdom from the poritan bigotry of the age, as they were whipped in a cruel manner at the cart- tail, imprisoned, and then banished from New Eng- land. They sought refuge on Long Island, where the Indians showed them more genuine humanity than the Christian zealots who were not loath to use carnal weapons in support of their faith. Here they -suffered, and in 1660 died from the effects of their privations.
In 1814, Henry Southwick married Hannah Winans, of Poughkeepsie, and in the same year his father built a tannery in the town of Wawarsing, and sent Heury there to take charge of it. He soon became sole proprietor of this tannery, and here the principal scenes of his life were enacted.
In 1.847 he suspended the tanning business, and subsequently devoted his life to farming until
1864, when he removed to the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Perry C. Stoddard, where he lived up to the time of his death, which occurred in the eightieth year of his age. His wife died May, 1864, in the seventy-fifth year of her age. In politie- Mr. Southwick was a Whig formerly, and adhered to that party under its new name-Republican.
In religion he believed in the principles tanght by the society of Friends.
PHINEAS STODDARD.
Phineas Stoddard was born at Alford, Berkshire Co., Mass., July 7, 1797. When he was about seventeen years old he came to Wawarsing, Ulster Co., N. Y., in company with his uncle, Simeon Stoddard, and by agreement was to have half lis uncle's fortune by remaining with and assisting him. Phineas conscientiously performed bis obligation ad reaped the reward.
He made farming the main business of his life : but, as incidental thereto, he got out and marketed bark, lumber, glass, and cord-wood. He also at various times dealt extensively in real estate, and made a large portion of his gains in this way. While others complained of the country as being a rough and barren land, he always had a good word for it, and seemed thankful that his lot lad been cast where it was.
At the age of eighteen (Oct. 18, 1815) he mar- ried Marilda, daughter of John Fair, by whom he had six children,-Mary, Elisha, John F., Perry C., Heary, and Sarah.
Mr. Stoddard's wife was a member of the society of Friends. It is believed that he never made a profession of any system of belief, although he was inclined to the doctrine of Friends. He died at Sind- burg, Aug. 17, 1879. His wife died Oct. 80, 1818.
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Benjamin Bevier, John Brodhead, Jr., Cornelius I. Hoorn- beck, Joshua Dumond, William Doll, John B. Newkirk, Cornelius Brodhead, Thomas D. Dewitt, Johannis Hoorn- beck, Coenradt Bevier, Jacob Cantine, Jacob E. Bogardus, Simon Bevier, John S. Dewitt, Nathan Hoornbeek, James C. Dewitt, Henry T. Oosterhoudt, Benjamin B. Terwilli- ter, Walter Craft, Reuben Vernooy, John I. Hardenbergh, William B. Newkirk, Levi Kimball, Jr., Jacobus Dewitt, Benjamin Tyrrell, Willis Haviland, John B. Newkirk, Henry S. Collins, Albert Demarest, George Cox, John Newkirk, Jr., Samuel N. Rockwell, Elijah Townsend, Isaiah G. Frost, Joseph H. Tuthill, Augustus Elmendorf, Martin Terwilliger, Averill H. Hungerford, Randolph Rey- Holds, Nathaniel Cantine, Jonathan Brundage, John Bes- emer, Wakeman Fanton, George W. Birdsall, Samnel W. Cutler, Benjamin B. Terwilliger, James Landon, Sam- uel W. Cutler, Ditmus Hardenbergh.
During the same period the following persons served as inspectors one or more years each : Ebenczer Gore, Jacob Heermance, William Hixon, Andrew I. Lefevre, John S. Dewitt, Cornelius B. Newkirk, Jacob Brodhead, Edward Fairchild, Peter I. Lefevre, Coenradt Bevier, Charles Ver- nooy, Albert Demerest, John Brodhead, Jr., Andrew I. Lefevre, Charles Vernooy, Obadiah Brown, Matthew Be- vier, Benjamin R. Bevier, John A. Dumoud, Tjerek De- witt, Jr., Stephen Dewitt, Thomas Botsford, William Doll, Benjamin Tyrrel, Samuel N. Rockwell, Willis Haviland, Charles Hartshorn, Heury S. Collins, Sylvester Gilbert, Benjamin N. Dewitt, Robert R. L. Vernooy, Benjamin B. Terwilliger, John S. Dewitt, Lewis Hanford, Martin Ter- williger, Edward J. Elmendorf, Isaac N. Davis, Isaac Persons, Augustus Elmendorf, George N. Sinsabaugh, Reuben Vernooy, Nathaniel Cantine, Jonathan Brundage, Nelson Mitchell, Charles R. Curtiss, Uriah L. Clark, James I. Requa, Richard H. Brodhead, James Landon, Alexander Fraser, Allen Baker, Bethuel Rogers, Levi Ostrander, John T. Dewitt.
The system of supervision of the schools by town super- intendents commenced in 1844, and was continued until 1856, when the schools passed entirely from the control of the towns, being placed under the direction of district commissioners. The town superintendents in Wawarsing were the following : George A. Dudley, appointed by the town board, was the first.
Elected Annually .--- 1844-15, Foster D. Birdsall; 1846 -- 47, John Marks.
Elected Biennially .- 1818, John Marks; 1850-52, Jacob S. Freer; 1851, Philip D. Hoornbeck ; 1856, Na- thaniel Cantine; and the office was abolished, the control of the schools passing entirely from the town to district commissioners.
The present public-school system of Ellenville was or- ganized in 1866. A union free-school district was then Formed, the limits of which extended somewhat beyond the bounds of the village. Of a preliminary meeting for organization, Nial T. Childs was called to the chair, and William H. Bloomer appointed secretary. Hon. George A. Dudley was chairman of the committee, and submitted a lengthy report. The first board of trustees consisted of George A. Dudley, Alvin B. Preston, A. M. Atkinson,
Eli D. Terwilliger, Jacob Hermanee, William HI. Bloomer. The present board ( February, 1880) consists of George A. Dudley, Moses Depooai, Edwin J. Bailey, Henry Hart- wig, Edgar D. Russell, James B. Keeler.
The school facilities consist of three buildings. No. 1 is a large, handsome building of brick, erected in 1873, in which there are four departments, maintained with seven teachers. For the current term (winter of 1879-80) they are as follows: Academie Department, Miss Sarah E. Mackey, principal ; Miss Ida Bloomer, assistant ; Inter- mediate Department, Miss Ella G. Adams, Miss Mary Warren ; Juvenile Department, Miss Lizzie A. Moore, Miss Mary E. O'Neil; Primary, Miss Alice J. Bailey. School building No. 2 is a frame building, erected about 1867, and in good condition. It is arranged for three teachers. At present they are the following: Miss Kate Brodhead, principal ; Miss Allee Frantz and Miss Emma Wood. No. 3 is a small building, new and in good con- dition, intended for one teacher. Mr. Oscar B. Seaman is in charge for the current term.
Hon. George Dudley has been steadily elected president of the board of trustees since the formation of the union distriet. To his prudent leadership and his judicious man- agement the success of the schools of the village is largely due. Ile has been counected with the school system of the town, either as teacher or officer, most of the time for a period of forty seven years, and, as elsewhere noticed, has filled many other publie positions. He was a member of Assembly in 1856, representing the Second Election District of Ulster County.
ULSTER FEMALE SEMINARY.
This institution was for some years an important part of the educational advantages of the village. As early as the year 1853 a number of our prominent citizens, feeling the necessity of some better facilities for educating their sons and daughters than those then afforded by the common school, organized a stock company, purchased a site, erected thereon a building, and seeured the services of Mr. Jehn II. Van Wagenen as principal. Under his management the new enterprise made a favorable beginning, and grew steadily in publie favor till the spring of 1856, when he re- signed his charge, leaving the principalship vacant. The same year the board of trustees, of which A. B. Preston was president, seeured a provisional charter from the re- gents of the university, incorporating the school as one of the academies of the State. In May, 1856, Mr. S. A. Law Post, a graduate of Yale College, was appointed by the board to succeed Mr. Van Wagenen, and was duly installed by them as principal. In the spring of the following year the board commeneed the erection of an- other building, to be recupied by the principal and his associate tenehers, and such pupils as might desire to boar.l in the institution, which building was completed in July following. In the summer of 1859, Mr. Post purchased the entire property of the school, together with lands ad- joining, and commenced the work of improving and embel- lishing both buildings and grounds, as well as incorporating the most approved systems of instruction. Under his su- pervision the " high school" became one of the best and
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most popular seminaries of learning in the State, as hun- dreds of our young men and women of to-day will testify. In the spring of 1865 the school was reorganized under the name and title of The Ulster Female Seminary. The buildings were remodeled to some extent, the better to serve the purpose and convenience of a ladies' school, and every provision was made for the intellectual improvement and social comfort of all who might seck its advantages. The seminary has steadily grown in public favor, and become one of the most thorough in discipline and comprehensive in instruction of any of the female institutions iu the coun- try. By special act of the Legislature of 1866-67 it was incorporated under the name and title of The Ulster Female Seminary, with Mr. Post as sole trustee, and was received under the visitation of the regents. The school coutinued until a short time before the death of Mr. Post. It was afterwards taken for a titue by Professor MeIntyre, but, not proving as remunerative as was hoped, he relinquished the enterprise. The school was closed, having been a feature of much interest to the citizens of Elleuville and borne an honorable share in the educational work of the town.
See history of Rochester for other interesting items re- lating to schools upon the present territory of Wawarsing.
The following notes upon an important educational work at Napanoch are courteously furnished by Mr. John G. Gray :
In 1842 au academy* was established at Napanoch, chiefly through the influence and aid of Judge Ludluma, a graduate of Union College, who had recently purchased the property formerly owned by the Southwicks and become a resident of the village.' Judge Ludlum was deeply inter- ested in education, and the establishinent of schools of a high order in the beautiful and flourishing village of Napa- noch, where he expected to spend the remainder of his days, was an enterprise in which he might well feel an honest pride, and might hope to derive profit from the lit- erary character it would give to the place where his family and fortune were located. To place the character of the institution beyond question he secured Mr. Charles Maurice for its principal. He was a fine scholar and an experienced teacher, and had a corps of competent assistants. The academy buiklings were located on the coruer opposite the " Easman House," and were the same now occupied by Mr. Jacobs Joy as a residence. On Feb. 20, 16-12, Rev. James Demarest, Sr., was called to be pastor of the Reformed Church of Wawarsing. He was an active supporter of Judge Ludlum in his efforts to establish seminaries of learn- ing at Napanoch. A young ladies' seminary had been opened one year earlier on the corner of the Kingstou road and Church Street, a new building having becu erected for the purpose, which is still known as the " Setui- nary building." Mrs. Rachel Hunter, an excellent and experienced teacher, was employed as its principal, and a. faculty of competent assistants was secured. Mrs. Hunter used the house adjoining. known as the " Doll House," now occupied by Mr. L. D. B. Hoornbeeck, as a boarding-house. and dormitory for her students. Both these schools were
# This may not technically have been'an "academy,"-that is, an " jiistitution under the care of the regents of the university.
very popular and well patronized. Most of the influential people of the town now in active life of both sexes received a part-generally the most important part-of their educa- tion at one or the other of these schools. In the male academy several young men were prepared for college, and they have since contributed not a little to the intellectual force of the age. Others received sufficient education to become successful and influential business men, of this and adjoining counties. The young ladies' seminary was es- pecially popular. Students flocked to it not only from this and adjoining counties, but also from other States.
After Mr. Maurice had taught about two years he re- signed his position as principal of the Napanoch Acadeury, and taught a military school at Sing Sing. He was suc- ceeded by Rev. James Demarest, who, with able assistants, continned the academy till 1847, when, his pastorate ending, the school was closed, and never again revived.
Mrs. Hunter remamed at the head of the young ladies' seminary about two years, and gave place to Mrs. John Leveritt, who, with assistant teachers, continued the insti- tution and maintained its reputation for a year or two, when she retired, and the seminary, as such, was closed until 1863. Select schools, however, were maintained in the building during the interval. Early in 1862 Rev. John Van Vleck was called to supply the vacant Reformed Church. He was a man of fine literary tastes and culture, and his sister, Miss Sarah M. Van Vleek, like her brother in mental habits, and, withal, an excellent disciplinarian, was indneed to reorganize the young ladies' seminary, which ouee more entered on a new career of success. She was eminently successful, and gathered in a large school of young ladies from places far and near. She had a full corps of assistants. After continuing the school with una- bated interest and prosperity for about five years, she re- signed the position, and took charge of the Ossoning Senti- nary, at Sing Sing. The school at Napanoch was ecutinued, however, by Miss Mary Van Dyke, an assistant of Miss Van Vlcek, and Miss Mary Mack succeeded Miss Van Dyke. But the public school had iu the mean time be- come more popular and efficient, because it was less expen- sive, and ity new principal, Mr. T. K. Walker, was very competent, and in 1873 the trustees of the seminary did hot deciu it necessary to continue that institution any lon- ger. It was therefore elosed, and the organization was dis- solved. Both: these schools exerted an excellent influence upon the people of this and other towns.
The present condition of the schools is best exhibited by the following :
COMMISSIONERS' REPORT, MARCH, ISSO.
Number of districts. 31
Number of children of school age 3144
Average daily attendance previous year ... 1071.431
Public money, equal quota. $2091.20
Public money on basis of number of children. $96.43
Public money on basis of attendance ........
Library money. $1567.15
YIL .- CHURCHES.
REFORMED CHURCH OF NAPANOCH.
This boily executed a certificate of incorporation Oct. 4, 1788. The paper was signed by Jesse Bevier, Benjamin Bevier, Andries A. De Wit, elders ; by Reuben De Witt,
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Benjamin De Puy, Jr., John De Witt, Cornelius Bevier, Conrad Bevier, deacons. It was witnessed by Moses Depuy and Johannes G. Hardenbergh, and sworn to before Judge Dirck Wynkoop, and the record attested by Christopher Tappen, deputy clerk. It appears that this church executed a new certificate of incorporation, Nov. 2, 1829. At that time the elders were Johannes G. Hoornbeck, Eli De Witt, Cornelius De Puy, John Brodhead, and the deacons Abraham A. Van Steenburgh, John S. Dewitt, Cornelius B. Newkirk, Cornelius Vernooy. The church, incorporated, as shown above, in 17SS, was organized Oet. 20, 1745. The following became members either at the organization or during the fol- lowing year and a half, as near as can be determined from the records : Abram Bevier, Cornelius Louw, Egbert De Witt and his wife, Cornelius De Puy and his wife, Cathe- rine Van Aken, Abraham De Puy, Johannes Ver Nooy and his wife, Rachel Le Fevre, Coouradt Ver Nooy and his wife, Margaret Le Fevre, Samuel Bevier, Jr., and his wife, Sarah Lefevre, Gideon Louw, Johannes Bevier, Jr., Andries De Witt. The first Consistory was composed of Abram Be- vier, Elder, and Cornelius Louw, Deaeon.
A year later the church of Wawarsing and the church of Rochester executed an agreement upon matters relating to the division of the old Rochester parish, and the paper is signed ou behalf of Wawarsing by the kirkmasters E. De- witt, Abraham Bevier, Johannes Ver Nooy, Lawrence Kortright, and on the part of the Rochester Church by the " Kirkmasters" Jacobus De Puy, Cornelius Hoornbeck, Josephat De Bois, and Jacob Ver Nooy. This church was organized by Rev. Johannes Casparus Freyenmost, then pastor at Port Jervis. The impress of his management is upon everything done here prior to 1751.
About that time the church united with the Rochester Church in the settlement and support of ministers. In 1753 the two churches called Rev. Jacobus Frelinghuysen. He went to Ilolland for ordination, and died on the return voyage. In 1755 the Rev. H. Frelinghuysen, a brother of Jacobus, was called to the vaenney. He accepted, preached on his license, waiting for ordination till 1758, when he was ordained, and two weeks later was dead of smallpox. Rev. Direk Romeyn was pastor of the united churches from 1706 to 1775. From 1782 to 1786, Rev. J. R. Hardenbergh served this extended bishopric. To him succeeded Rev. Abr. Van Horne, from 1789 to 1795. Rev. Garret Mandeville was the next pastor, from 1798 to 1802. Ile seemed to have confined his ministry to the churches of Wawarsing, Rochester, and the Clove, Mar- bletown being provided for in some other way. Rev. R. Westervelt suceceded Mr. Mandeville, and occupied the field from 1802 to 1808. After a vacancy of six years, Rev. James Murphy, D.D., was installed in 1814, and was dismissed in 1825. Rev. M. S. Hutton, D.D., was sent to the Wawarsing Church by the Missionary Society of the Reformaed Protestant Dutch Church in 1827, and remained some eighteen months. Kev. A. Hoffman served in the same capacity from 1828 to 1829. In 1829, Rev. A. J. Switz was installed, and remained till June 1, 1835. Rev. J. H. Duryea was ordained and installed Oct. 30, 1837. Sermon by Rev. F. H. Vandevere. Dr. Duryea was dis- missed Feb. 10, 1839. Rev. J. W. Ward served the
church as stated supply from 1839 to 1841. Rev. James Demarest, Sr., was installed April 20, 1842. Sermon by Rev. F. H. Vandevere. Rev. J. McL. Quackenbush wa- installed the " third Tuesday of July," 1849. The instal- lation sermon was preached by Rev. R. P. Lee, D.D., from Matt. xxviii. 18 and 20. Mr. Quackenbush was dismiss Ang. 5, 1851. Rev. J. R. Lente was installed Dec. 30. 1852. Sermon by Rev. William Cruikshank, from 1 Cor. i. 23. Mr. Lente was dismissed Oct. 3, 1854. Rev. N. D. Williamson was installed Jan. 29, 1856. Sermon by Rev. J. Searle, Sr. Mr. Williamson was dismissed May 28, 18G1. Rev. John Van Vleek was installed Sept. 2, 1863. Sermon by Rev. G. W. Conuitt. During Mr. Van Vleek's pastorate the churches of Wawarsing and Middleport were united. Mr. Van Vleek was dismissed April 20, 1864, and died March 14, 1865. Rev. Miner Swick was installed Oct. 5, 1864. Sermon by Rev. John W. Hammond. Mr. Swick was dismissed March 30, 1869. Rev. J. R. Talmage was installed July 6, 1869. Sermoon preached by Rev. G. H. Mandeville. Dr. Talmage was dismissed April 22, 1874. Rev. Goodloe B. Bell was in- stalled Oct. 12, 1874. Sermon by Rev. E. W. Bentley. from 2 Kings xiii. 14.
The first house of worship was the old stone building standing at the fork of the roads beyond the brow of the hill at Wawarsing Corners. Its site at the present time may be regarded as a place of great historie interest, around which cluster many sacred traditions. The present house was creeted in 1836, at an expense of $7000. It will seat 600. A neat parsonage was ereeted some years ago, near the church.
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