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BRODHLAD'S BRIDGE.
This is a station upon the railroad, at the west end of the long bridge by which the road crosses the Esopus. Its name is derived from the old homestead of the Brodhead funily. There are stores by Charles Shaw and Darius Hover ; Jonathan Brodhead owns the Shaw store. is sta- tion agent and postmaster ; there is a saw-mill, by Stephen Brodhead ; a stone-yard, and also a planing.mill, owned by Hewitt Boice, of Kingston ; agent for him, Charles Shaw.
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SAMSONVILLE.
This is a thickly-settled neighborhood in the south part of Olive, and including a portion of Rochester. It takes its name from Gen. Heury A. Samson, who established a large tannery there and carried on business for several years. Since the abandonment of the tannery business the importance of the place has declined. There are two stores, one by Pratt Shurter and one by Peter Barringer,-Mr. Shurter is also postmaster,-a grist-mill, owned by Anthony Shurter. There is also a saw-mill at this place. and a black- smith.
BROWN'S STATION.
This place, until recently known as Brooks' Crossing, is a station on the Cister and Delaware Railroad, the first after the road enters the town from the east. There is a store here by Levi Elmendorf, who is also postmaster, and a blacksmith-shop by Webster Brown.
KROMVILLE.
This is in the southeast part of the town, near the line of Marbletown. It is a neighborhood quite thickly settled, having a school-house and a church. The latter is the house of worship of the society formerly known as Samson- ville Reformed Church.
The heights of the stations, as determined by Prof. Guyot's latest figures, are: Brooks' Crossing, 525 fect ; Brodhead's Bridge, 500 feet; Shokan, 533 feet ; Boice- ville, 598 feet.
VI .- SCHOOLS.
The first school-house probably ever built in this town was at Tongore, near the Stephen Davis place of recent years. There was also one on the flat near Shokan bridge, on the west side of the ereck, that was carried away by a freshet, but the date of its building is uneertain. The next, probably, was one built at. Olive City, embracing what was then Tongore and a part of Bushkill. At a later period the city school-house was discontinned, and a house built on what was called the " Dickenburgh," on the hill north of the Abram Bloom place of rceent years. This district embraced the territory in and around Olive City, and probably all of Bushkill and all the territory on the west side of the creck north of Olive City. The old stone school-house, near the place of Henry Du Bois, embraced nearly all the territory on the east side of the creek, and succeeded an old school-house that must have been built prior to the year 1800 near the old place of Isaae D. L. Montanye. One was soon after built at Tongore, near where the present house stands, and at a later period log school-houses were built at Krumville and Samsonville, then called Palentown. This last was built in 1825. These comprised for a number of years all the facilities of ednea- tion within reach of the inhabitants, often compelling the children to travel miles to and from the schools.
The notes upon the schools of Marbletown show various school-officers residing upon the territory now constituting Olive prior to the formation of the town. At the first town-meeting, 1824, there were chosen three commissioners . of schools. They and their successors, who served one or more years each, during the period from 1824 to 1844, were the following : David Abbey, Cornelius Davis, Lem-
uel Winchell, Jr., Benjamin Turner, Richard Lane, JJoel Turner, Lemuel Brown, John B. Davis, Hiram Humphrey, Henry Winchell, Benjamin Huson, Abraham Boice, Ad- drew Swartwout, John G. Eckert, Isaac I. Locey. Gide a Perry, David Merrihew, Gordon Craig, Andrew Hill, Wil- liam Schutt, Lemuel Brown, Peter L. Du Bois, Uriah North, Lewis Bardin, Henry J. Krom, Russell H. Holmes Gordon B. Craig, Lewis Winchell, Solomon Hill, Juna- than Elmendorf. During the same period the following persons served one or more years each as inspectors of com :- mon schools: David Abbey, Coonrad Brodhead, I-aac D. L. Montanye, Gordon Craig, Egbert Roosa, William Schutt. Jacob Van Steenburgh, Richard O. Constable, William Hill, Benjamin Huson, Barnett MeClelland, John B. Davis, John Tappen, Charles Davis, Benjamin Turner, Jr .. John D. L. Montanve, Gordon B. Craig, Henry B. Bartlett.
The system of supervision by town superintendents com- menced in 18-14, and the following were the ineumbents of that office in Olive :
Elected. Annually .- 1844-45, Benjamin Turner, Jr .; 1846, Thomas Hill; 1847, Benjamin Turuer, Jr.
Elected once in Two Years .- 1848, Benjamin Turner, Jr. ; 1850, Barnet McClelland; 1852, De Witt C. Davis ; 1854, John J. Boice; 1856, De Witt C. Davis. This list incumbent was legislated out of office by the new school law providing for district commissioners, and since that date the town has had no voice in the management of the schools.
At Shokan is a school of two departments, repaired atl in fine condition.
The present condition of the seltools is concisely shown by the following commissioners' report, March, 1S80 :
Number of districts .. 15
Number of children of school age .... 1096
Average attendance daily previous year.
Equal quota of public money ... $762.20 Publie money on basis of number of chillien ... Stol.od Public money on basis of attendance .. $502.06
Library money
VII .- CHURCHES. BAPTIST SOCIETIES.
Several distinct acts of incorporation appear in the county records relating to Baptist Churches in Marblet av and Olive. " The first Baptist Church of Christ in Mar- bletown" was incorporated by a certificate executedl :0 1 5 date of April 29, 1811. It was signed by Matthias M .. tross, moderator, and Isaae Hollister, Jr., clerk ; witnesses by James Winchell; verified before Judge John Tromp. .. and the record attested April 20th, by Christopher T. : : deputy clerk. The trustees chosen were James Wir less. Josiah Hollister, and Stephen Bush. The meeting al which the proceedings took place was held at " the !.~. Baptist meeting house" in Marbletown. This here was in Olive City (now standing).
There is another record, apparently of the same clean! holding a meeting on the same day, at the same 1 .a.t. w. different names throughout: Peter Winchell was chutt. William Connelly clerk, and the trustees cheery w Peter Winchell, William Brown, and David Miri. 4 This certificate ves witnessed by Lemnel Winchell. .. to before Judge John Tremper, and recorded Juo 5, isi !
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TOWN OF OLIVE.
After the formation of the town of Olive a reincorpora- tion of the church took place, and the new certificate was dated June 15, 1833. The notice for the meeting was given by Conrad 1. Elmendorf, " a stated hearer." The presiding inspectors of election were Joseph Hollister and Conrad I. Elmendorf. The trustees chosen were Cornelius Jones, William Hollister, and Conrad I. Ehnendorf. The paper was witnessed by William Schutt, and sworn to before Edward O'Neil, commissioner of deeds.
Of Mr. J. V. Winchell we obtain the following : " The church was organized the 20 of September, 1799. Elder William Connelly was the first pastor, and served the church from 1799 to 1811. Peter Winchell, one of the constituent members, was deacon at that time, and Josiah Hollister clerk. The first house of worship was built in 1808. The second pastor was Elder Jonathan Van Vel- sam, from 1816 to 1819. The name was changed to " the Church of Olive" after that town was set off from Marble- town. The church located in Olive in 1815. Matthias Moutross and Nathaniel T. Jones were chosen deacons. The third pastor was Elder William Warren, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and he served the church from 1821 to 1834. The fourth pastor was Elder Almiron St. John, and his services continued from 1839 to 1844. The fifth pastor was Elder Jacob Winchell, Jr., and the relation continued from 1850 to 1867. Since the death of the last- named pastor the church has been supplied by Elder L. P. Cole, of Gilboa, Greene Co., and by Elder 1. Hewitt, of Roxbury, Delaware Co.
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The present house of worship was built in 1856, at a cost of $1650. The present offieers are J. U. Every, H. Bogart, J. Matthews, Deacons; A. Bogart, Clerk ; William Winn, William H. Bush, J. V. Winchell, Trustees. The present number of members is 116. The church, at the present time, is generally known by the name of " The First Ohl-School Baptist Church of Olive and Hurley."
At a meeting held Nov. 25, 1851, Samuel Elmendorf and. Levi H. Terwilleger presided as inspectors of election. The trustees chosen were Isaac U. Every, John W. Bell, l'eter Winchell. The certificate was executed Dee. 27, 1:51, verified before John B. Davis, and recorded Nov. 2, 1853.
REPORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH OF SHOKAN.
This society was incorporated by a certificate bearing date Sept. 2, 1800. The paper was signed by the minis- ters, elders, and deacons, Stephen Goetschius, V.D.M., Andrew Hill, Thomas Garrison, Conradt Du Bois, Fred- erick Bush, James Sebutt, Uriah Hill, Thomas Swartwout, Elias Ostrander. It was witnessed by B. Peters and John Langendyck ; verised befre First Judge James Oliver. Au inventory of the temporalities is recorded, bearing date Sept. 15, 1804, showing " the meeting-house and near a half'acre of land," inventoried at 81500, and a " lot in the commons" of 75 acces, estimated at $200. The paper is signed by Stephen Goetschius, V.D.M., Uriah Hill, James Schutt, Elias Ostrinder, Thomas Swartwout, Ellers; Wil- hem Swartwont, John Langendyck, Jacob Brink, Deacons ; sworn to before Julge William A. Thompson, and the record certified by George Tappen, deputy clerk.
A new certificate of incorporation was filed in recent years, as follows: At meetings held March 12, 1:69, and March 27th, there were chosen Charles L. Howk, Jacob Krom, John P. Boice, Jonathan Kunist, Dewitt C. Davis, Isaac Hill, Jolm J. Boice as trustees. These proceedings were verified before Dewitt C. Davis, justice of the peace, and recorded March 31, 1869.
The petition to Classis for the formation of this church was received May 1, 1799. July 6, 1799, the committee of Classis, Rev. Stephen Goetschius, and M. Mandeville met at Shokan and organized the church with the following members: Andrew Davis, John Langendyck and wife, Elias Ostrander, Katrine Davis, wife of Elias Ostrander, B. Will, wife of James Schutt, Uriah Hill and wife, Mary Swartwout, Jacob Brink and wife. Three months later there was an addition of 21 members. March 15, 1800, they voted to build on Uriah Hill's land, the present site. In 1802 the work was actively prosecuted by the building committee, -John Laugendyck, Uriah Hill, and Elias Os- trander. The seats were publicly sold November, 1803.
List of Pastors .-- Rev. Stephen Goetschius, the well- known founder of many churches in Ulster County, and an indefatigable Christian worker; Rev. John H. Carle, 1814 -26; Rev. Mr. Hendricks; Rev. W. Boisce, closing his labors in 1829; Rev. Egbert Roosa, 1830-34; Rev. Thomas Ammerman, installed May, 1835; Rev. Samuel Harlow, 1838-49; Rev. Jacob N. Voorhees, 1849-51; Rev. John W. Hammond, June, 1852-55; Rev. W. R. Betts, called Nov. 12, 1856; Rev. L. A. Abbey, supply, from Oct. 8, 1861, to April, 1862; Rev. A. T. P'cake, 1862-65 ; Rev. A. H. Brush, 1865-66; Rev. John Ham- mond, 1867-73; Rev. A. Westveer, 1874-75. Rev. A. J. Beckman, the present pastor, was called March 1, 1876, and was installed May 31st, the same year.
The present officers are : Elders, David F. Davis, John I. Boiec, H. K. Merrihew, Stephen Brodhead ; Deacons, Abram Lyons, Walter Brown, John G. Windrum, Isaac Decker. The superintendent of the Sunday-school is De- witt C. Davis. The communicants number abont 128.
The present house of worship is pleasantly situated and is in good repair. The parsonage occupies a spacious lot near, and constitutes a convenient, substantial residence.
METHODIST CHURCH AT TONGORK.
This society was the earliest Methodist organization in town. The first house of worship was built on the site occupied by the present edifico, about the year 1822 or 1823: This church then embraced all the families of Methodist inclinations in the town. Among the earliest members were Jacob Van Steenburgh and Benjamin North, both of whom were local preachers of some note; Jonathan Smith, John McGinnis, Mr. Vosburgh, Elisha Terbush, James O. Markle, and a "colored man and brother" named Saumel Kennedy. The cirenit at that time em- braced most of Ulster County. and extended over into Delaware, with its headquarters at Kingston. Among the first preachers traveling the circuit were Herman Bangs and Elijah Woolsey, 1817; Peter P. Sanford, 1819; John D. Moriarty, 1822 and 1823. He resided at Tongore, and must have been there at the erection of the old house of
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worship. Daniel Wright traveled the circuit in 1826 and 1827. In 1829 there were three preachers on the circuit, -Stillman, Marshal, and Wing; in 1830, Friend Smith, Tackaberry, and Andrews, preaching onee in two weeks at Tongore. Bishop George, on one occasion, occupiedl the pulpit at Tongore. A camp-meeting was held here in 1806, near the residence of William P. Castle, on the lands of Mr. Bevier, and was the third camp-meeting held in the county. Before the building of the church, services were held at the house of Jonathan Smith, sometimes in the house, sometimes in the barn. Benjamin remembers the first communion service he ever witnessed as being at a quarterly meeting in the barn of Jonathan Smith. Further statistics expected from this church have not reached us before going to press.
REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF SAMSONVILLE.
This body exceuted a certificate of incorporation Dee. 9, 1851. The paper was signed by the elders and deacons, Stephen Krom, Jr., Edgar F. Weeks, Stephen D. Merri- lew, Henry M. Palen, witnessed by George W. M. Silver, verified before John K. Odell, justice of the peace, and recorded Dee. 19, 1851. The pastor furnishes the follow- ing notice :
The Reformed Church of Saisonville was organized July 1, 1851. The first officers were : Elders, Stephen Krom, Jr., and Edgar F. Weeks ; Deacons, Stephen D. Merrihew and Henry M. Palen. The corner-stone was laid July 15, 1851. The first minister was Rev. W. Tay- lor. The church edifice was complete.l and dedicated Jan. 6, 1852. The first communion service in the new edifice took place on the first Sabbath in May, 1852. The suc- ceeding ministers were Revs. Samuel Harlow, Josiah Markle, and Paul T. Deyo. The parsonage cost about $300. The church was taken down and removed to Krum- ville March 7, 1873. It was rebuilt and opened for wor- ship Oct. 29, 1873, and was entitled the Reformed Church of Krumville.
For nearly three years the church was without a settled pastor, being supplied by Rev. C. Case and Rev. John Hammond, of Shokan. Jan. 1, 1876, Rev. Paul T. Deyo was recalled as pastor, and is the pastor at this date, March 31, 1880. The present number of members is 90; bap- tized members not in full communion, -to wit, children,- 60 ; total 150. The present Consistory is as follows : Elders, Benjamin Markle, Charles Beatty, Isaiah O. Merrihew, and Jacob Il. Markle; Deacons, Hugh Donoline, Benjamin Merrihew, Abraham V. Du Bois, Henry Trowbridge. A large and couimodious shed has been recently built in rear of the church. The church is in a prosperous condition.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SHOKAN.
This society was incorporated by a certifiente bearing date Aug. 1, 1859. Martin Schutt and John J. Boice were inspectors of the election. The trustees chosen were Albert North, Thomas Hill, Jolm J. Boice. The proceed- ings were verified before Benjamin Turner, justice of the peace, and recorded April 5, 1852. The house of worship was built in 1855, and the church was connected with that of Tongore for some years. The present officers of the
Shokan Church (March, 1880) are: Pastor, Rev. R. I .. Shurter; Trustees, G. M. Everett, Levi Bell, W. F. Hill. Thomas Hill, H. W. Davis, Thompson Eckert, Benjamin Turner, Jr. ; Stewards, Clark North, Oliver Davis, W. F. Hill, William P. Castle, Thompson Eckert; Class-Leader. Daniel J. Adams ; Sabbath-school Superintendent, Rev. R. L. Shurter. The Olive Branch Church in Hurley belon., to this charge. The church also supplies the Oosterhoudt neighborhood, the Marbletown, where is a union house with a partial organization of a Methodist Church, Joel Moe steward.
SHOKAN BAPTIST CHURCH.
This society executed a certificate of incorporation April 24, 1869. H. M. Herring and Naomi Weeks attest the proceedings as inspectors of election. The trustees chosen were Rev. F. K. Van Tassel, Col. Harrison White, and Isaac Bloom. The paper was verified before Benjamin Turner, Jr., notary publie, and recorded March 1, 1873. This is at West Shokan. The house of worship was erected in 1870, and has a seating capacity of 400. It cost abous $4500. The first members numbered 31, and the first Jas- tor was Elder F. K. Van Tassel. A portion of the church was from the old organization formed in 1854, and known as " Olive Church." Rev. E. B. Humphrey had been pas- tor of this just before the union. Rev. F. K. Van Tassel remained until the spring of 1879, and was succeeded by Rev. J. C. Happy, the present pastor. The present officers are D. N. Matthews, Clerk ; Andrew Bekert and E. K. Matthews, Trustees ; Peter Barrenger, Rensselaer Bell, F. J. Lamous, Deacons ; D. N. Matthews, Sunday-school Su- perintendent. Communicants, 90; and children in the Sunday-school number about 40.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SAMSONVILLE.
This society executed a certificate of incorporation Dee. 8, 1973. Jacob Dumond and J. Wesley Bishop were the presiding officers of the meeting. The trustees chosen were Anthony Shurter, Elisha P. Davis, II. S."Grant, Ilenry Davis, and J. Wesley Bishop. The instrument was verified before M. L. Phillips, justice of the peace. and recorded Dee. 30, 1873. The church hail been created that year, and dedicated Sept. 25, 1873. The successive pastors have been Rev. Messrs. Odell, Gibson, Haynes, Cratz, and Mulnix. The present trustees are Zachariah Palen, Grant- ville Boice, Mareus Shurter, Ira B. Davis, John Traver.
VIIL .- BURIAL-PLACES.
The principal cemeteries in the town are the following : At Shokan is an old burial-ground dating back to the early settlement. It is in connection with the Reformed Church. The present house of worship extends over a part of it. At the old Olive bridge site is a very ancient burial-place. An old one on the Langendyck farm contains a few graves,-3 family lot. Just below. at Brodhead's Bridge, is a large cemetery that has been in nse for many years, and burials still take place there. There is one at Tongore, very (!i. on the Merrihew farm ; one at Sand Hill, laid out in Iot -. On various farms there are small family cemeteries, as a: Krumville, at Lewis Hollister's, the Turner family lit at
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Olive City, a lot at Ilimam J. Mitchell's and at Beaver Kill, and under the mountain in the Coons neighborhood.
IX .- SOCIETIES.
Various temperance societies have existed from time to time in the villages of the town, but, though many of them may have done much to mould public sentiment, they have left little material for the historian. Missionary and be- nevolent associations in connection with the churches have aided their work and accomplished valuable results. A Sons of Temperance division was organized at Shokan many years ago, in which Mr. Thomas Hill and other prominent citizens were actively engaged. It wichled a strong inflit- ence. At present a lodge of Good Templars occupies the same field of work. It has been in prosperous activity for some years, and is yet " holling the fort."
X .- NOTEWORTHY PLACES.
The mountain scenery in portions of the town affords many landscapes of beauty, and even sublimity. Shokan Point is 3098 feet high, and from its summit very fine views are obtained of the valley of the Esopus, the cultivated country beyond, and of the higher summits towering near. At the corner of Rochester, Denning, and Olive is a mountain 2700 feet high.
There were several places in the town when first known by the whites where the Indians had made clearings, and in some planted apple-trees. On the farm formerly oceupied by Benjamin Turner, Jr., at Olive City, was a large clear- ing lying along the banks of the creek. It was long kuown as the Indian orehard, and contained quite a collection of apple-trees. It is said that an occasional one remains to this day. A part of this field was supposed to have becu an Indian burying-ground. Arrow-heads have been fre- quently found there made from flint stonc. A very large one was found by Mr. Turner,-three inches broad.
In 1781 the Indians and Tories attacked the house of Frederick Bush. It is supposed they designed to carry into captivity the father, who was known to be a staunch patriot. Failing to find him, they destroyed a batch of bread. seized the children, placed the boys in one group and the girls in the other, and demanded of the mother which she would spare. The weeping mother declined to make such a choice, and they decided for themselves, car- rying off the boys,-Stephen, Isaae, and Cornelius. The latter was but a mere child, and the brothers had to help him by carrying him on their backs. They were carried to Canadat, but were ransomed and returned in safety, lived to a good old age, leaving numerous descendants in this vicinity.
A recent writer, giving an account of stations and scenery along the line of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, quen- tions two stations in Olive, as follows :
" Brodhead's Bridge is seventeen miles from Rondout and five Lendred feet above the Hudson. This station is one and a half miles from Olive City and Bishop's Falls. The latter is on the Esopus, and is one of the objects of interest to the summer boarders of this vicin- Dy. From the high blutt's of the ereck, a short distance below them, a picturesque view is obtained.
" Shokan, 'at the gateway of the Catskills,' is the next station in order, being eighteen miles from the river and of five hundred and
thirty-three feet elevation. On approaching Shokan from Brodhead's Bridge the beautiful ' High Point' mountain is seeu to the Left side of the ears, in a southerly direction. High Point is about three thou- sand one hundred feet in height.
"So far the road has been westward, and since leaving West Hurley a continuous line of hills on the right has cut off the mountains proper, with the exception of a distant glimpse of the Overlook, from Olive Branch, above that portion of the hills ealled ' Little Touche.' The central and highest point is named ' Ticetenyek,' and the most -western, near Boieeville, 'Tonche Hook.'
" At Shokan the road takes a northerly course, and as the cars leave the station a fine view is presented on the left or westerly side of the train of a cluster of five mountains forming a crescent. and throwing off a shoulder from each peak, more than a mile in length, that slopes gradually to the valley beneath to one centre, like the spokes of a wheel. The peaks of these mountains are about four miles distant. The right-hand one is the ' Wittenberg,' and the next 'Mount Cornell.' Two miles back of this eluster is the ' Peakamoose' and the great ' Slide' Mountains. These are not visible from Shokan, but are seen from the top of High Point and other places that will be mentioned hereafter. 'Ketchain Hollow' is the name of the valley at the foot of the cluster of mountains just spoken of."
Near the village of Samsonville, and almost directly north of it, stands one of the grandest peaks of the Cats- kills. It is known as High Point, and is nearly midway between Mombaecus Point and Round Mountain. Its tep consists of a loose rock of several tons' weight, which sits like a crown upon the mountain. Its surface is nearly covered with the names of visitors who have left a record of their visit by carving their names in this crowning rock. The scenery from the top of this mountain is the grandest that can be imagined. To the north and west mountains rise by the score. To the east and south the valleys of the Esopus, Rondout, and Wallkill are spread out like a paulo- rama. Villages dot the landscape, and the city of Kingston - sits as a queen upon the west bank of the noble Hudson, while the river itself gleams like silver for a distance of more than fifty miles. Beyond are the States of Massa- chusetts and Connectient in full view, while in the sonth and west New Jersey and Pennsylvania appear. Tourists who have visited some of the most famous mountains of the Old World say they have never seen anything that equals the scenery from this peak.
There is also a natural curiosity on the top of this moun- tain, and something which is rarely seen,-a periodical spring at the height of nearly four thousand feet. There is, perhaps, not another in this country. The people here, who are ignorant of its nature, call it the Tide Spring, be- lieving that the tide rises and falls in it.
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