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John F. Keator, pil. Sept. 22, 1862, 156th Regt., Co. F; disch. July 11. 18c3. Washington J., Bell, ent. February, I&C .; , 61st Regt, ; died at New York hospital. Wilkin D. Morehouse, enl. Aug. 5, 1862, 156th liegt., Co. I; tiken prisoner at ' Winchester, 1861; disch. July 2s. Iann.
John W. Lane, enl. January, 1861, 15th Cav. ; taken prisourt June, 1964, and died a' Andersonville.
George Moren, enl. Sept. 10, 1861, 20th Regt., Co. D; wounded at White Sul- phur Springs; disch. Feb. 16, 1:63.
Adolph March, cul. March 1, 1865, 47th Regt .; disch. Aug. 30, 196).
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
LEMUEL P. WINCHELL
was born in the town of Olive, Nov. S, 1790, and died in the same town Sept. 24. 1879. He was reared on the firm, and during his minority received a good common-schon! education. He followed agricultural pursuits during his life, and owned and occupied the farm now occupied by Alvah Bogart.
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LEMUEL P. WINCHELL.
ALVAH BOGART.
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Politically he was a Democrat, and held various town offices : was supervisor, assessor, and road commissioner. Hle was a member of the Old-School Baptist Church, and in every respect a worthy citizen.
His first wife was Anu, daughter of Henry Keator, whom he married Nov. 14, 1818. She died Jan. 8, 1839, aged sixty years. His second wife is Delilah, widow of the late Stephen Keator, who survives in 1880.
ALVAH BOGART
was born in the town of Olive, March 25, 1835. Ilis early life was spent in the routine of farin-work and attend-
ing school. In 1855 he came to live with his uncle, Lemnel P. Winchell. Here his integrity of character, industry. and business ability so developed, that Mr. Winchell gave him full charge of his business, and the management of his farm. On this farm he has resided since, and in 1850 is sole owner of the Winchell estate.
In politics Mr. Bogart is a Democrat ; has becu assessor of his town and held other places of trust. He is a sup- porter of all worthy objects, and a member of the Old- School Baptist Church.
In 1854 he married Sarah, daughter of Stephen Keator. Of their three children, Elva II., Cornelia A., and Ida E., only the first survives.
SHANDAKEN.
I .- SITUATION, BOUNDARIES, AREA, TITLE.
THE town of Shandaken lies at the northwest angle of the county, being inclosed by the boundary lines of Dela- ware and Greene Counties. Its lines of survey are drawn to a great extent obliquely, considered with reference to the four cardinal points of the compass. The boundaries may be stated as follows: West and northwest, by the town of Han leuburgh, and by the county line between Ulster and Delaware; northeast and north, by the county line between Ulster and Greene; cast and southeast, by the towns of Woodstock and Olive; southwest, by the towns of Deu- ning and Hardeuburgh. The area is given by the census of 1875 as 74,846 acres. Of this area, 10,549 aeres are classed as improved land; 64,297 acres as unimproved. Of the unimproved, 39,689 aeres are stated to be wood- land, leaving 24,60S acres classed as " other unimproved." The title to the soil is derived through the Hardenburgh patent, the territory of the town being parts of great lots 7 and 8 of that purchase.
South of Shandaken Centre is a large traet bearing upou the maps the name of Peter R. Livingston. Farther south, bordering ou Denning and Olive, is another large tract of wild, unsettled country, known as the Robert L. Living- ston tract. This includes Slide Mountain, the highest land in Ulster County.
For convenience of reference we add the following para- graph from the revised statutes, comprising the legal description of Shandaken :
" The town of Shandaken shall contain all that part of said county bounded as follows : Beginning in the northerly bounds of the county at the northwest corner of the town of Woodstock, and running thenee northwesterly, southwesterly, and southeasterly along the bounds of the county to the town of Wawarsing; thence along the bounds of Wawarsing and Rochester to the town of Olive; and then northerly along the bounds of Ofive and Woodstock to the place of beginning." -Revived Statuten, vol. i. page 221.
These boundaries above given were changed by the act erecting the town of Denning, in 1849, and by the act creating the town of Hardenburgh, in 1553. as fully stated in the chapters upon those towns. There has been no re-
vision of the statutes recent enough to secure an independ- ent legal statement for each town. A comparison of the three will, however, afford absolutely correct legal informa- tion.
II .- NATURAL FEATURES.
The surface of this town is chiefly a mountainous up- land. It is, however, broken by many deep ravines and by the long winding valley of the Esopus Creek, which extends through the whole length of the town from northwest to southeast. The main brauch of the Esopus rises in the southwest part of the town, and flows nearly north until it forms a junction with Birch Creek, flowing from the north- west. There are several branches of the Esopus, four of them from the north : Smith Bush Kill, Rock Bush Kill, Broadstreet Bush Kill, and Barber Bush Kill ; one frou the south, the Woodland Kill. These various streams abound in trout ; the forests furnish abundant game. Large portions of the town are unsettled, being left in all their native loveliness for wild beasts to traverse, -- the sporting- ground of daring hunters. Slide Mountain, in the south- cast part of the town, rises to an elevation of four thousand feet.
III .- EARLY SETTLEMENT.
Shandaken was settled during the Revolutionary war or just previous to that struggle. It is not easy to determine who was the actual first pioneer that located within the present limits of the town. Mr. Soule, of Shandaken Centre, who has given considerable attention to matters of historie interest, states that the whole matter is involved in obscurity. It is thought that perhaps Conrad Meister, ancestor of the or merous families of that name living in the town in after-years and at the present time, may have been the first settler. With his name is mentioned that of Furlow. A lake in the town of Hardenburgh bears this pame at the present time.
John Winne was an early settler. It is understood by his descendants that he came to Shaudaken just previous to the Revolutionary war. He located on the place now owned by his great-grandson, Hou. Davis Winne. He first
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moved into a fort built by the Indians. It stood some three hundred yards north of the present dwelling-house. Around the fort were some apple-tives set out by the In- dians, and some of these remain to the present time.
Cornelius Winne, also mentioned in the records about 1800, was a son of John Winne, and his sons were Corne- lius, Christian, and Benjamin. Hon. Davis Winne, men- tioned above, is a son of Christian.
By comparing the records of Woodstock, organized in 1787, with those of Shandaken, formed in 1804, the names of several other early settlers can be determined, and some- thing concerning the time of their settlement.
William B. Rogers' name appears in the records of Woodstock as early as 1796, and he was the first town clerk of Shandaken, in 1805. His homestead was the present place of Nicholas Brown, about two miles south of Shandaken Centre. He was a licensed iun-keeper as early as 1795. A license was granted in IS10 to Mary Rogers, probably the widow, as William B. Rogers died that year. Henry W. Rogers appears to have been licensed for the samo house in 1814. Jonathan Jones' name first appears about the time Shandaken was organized.
William Swartwout was a settler in the present town of Olive, then a part of Woodstock, and afterwards of Shan- daken. His place was the one now owned by C. C. Winne. Ile was there in 1794, and perhaps earlier. Samuel Swart- wont was liceused to keep an inn at this place in 1810.
Joli Longyear was the first inn-keeper in the Shandaken valley. His homestead and public-house were at Plenicia, the present place of Chase Newton. He was licensed in 1787, and had probably been settled there a few years pre- vious. Peter Longyear, mentioned in the early records, was a son of John. Andrew Longyear, a son of John, snececded his father in the tavern, his name first appearing in the license-list of 1805. Christopher Longyear was a brother of John. His name appears in 1791, and he may have already been there some years. Ile lived south of Phoenicia. William Longyear was another of the pioneer brothers, and lived at Phoenicia.
Benjamin Markle probably lived in what is now Olive, south of Shokan, and was there about 1800. Elias Peck's name appears about the time Sbandaken was formed. His honiestend was the present place of William Bash, at Shar- daken Centre. The name of Silas Brown occurs in the records about the beginning of the century.
Charles Smith's name (and others of the Smith family) appears upon the town-books of Woodstock earlier than the incorporation of Shandaken. The old Smith home- stead was near Pine Hill; buildings now gone. James Smith was a licensed inn-keeper in 1805. Frederick Ilau- ver was in town about 1800 or earlier. Stephen Carey lived in Shandaken before the town organization. Isaac Graham was settled here about 1800.
Benjamin Milk was the first supervisor of Shanduiken, and his homestead was near Shandakou Centre. The name of Aaron Adams appears frequently upon the early records. He was a licensed inn keeper as early as 1796, and his name is also in the list as late as 1814. Themas Fox's name veenrs in the carly town records, and in those of Woodstock still earlier.
Salmon Scott was settled here before the formation of the town, and lived in the west part. Nathan Williams Was in Shandaken probably as early as 1800, and Herman Bell's name appears about the beginning of the present century.
EARLY TAVERNS.
Jacob Montross was a licensed inn-keeper May, 1805. He lived at the " The Corner," near Mount Pleasant. The place is now owned by William Satterly. . William Boyd kept tavern a little north of Jacob Montross. His name first appears on the list of licenses of 1505. Joseph Lane afterwards kept the same tavern, and still later Christian Winne. Eli Barber was licensed to keep an ion in 1810. His place was a little north of the Corner, and after his death the tavern was kept many years by his widow. Jacob Longyear was licensed in 1810. He was then keep- ing the Montross tavern, before mentioned. Teunis Ran- som and George A. Eckert were also licensed as inn-keepers in 1810. Jacob Hunt and Jacob Ketcham were licensed in 1814 to keep public-houses; the latter lived within the present liniits of Olive.
Among the town officers chosen in 1805, 1806, and 1807, not already named, were the following : Stephen Cary, Ichabod Sprague, Silas Gleason, Robert Curran, Jonathan Milk, Benjamin Dimill, and James Darling.
STATISTICS.
The total population of Shandaken, as stated iu the een- sus of 1875, was 2712. Of these, 2332 were native boro. and 180 foreign boru. With reference to race, 2703 were native born, and 9 of foreign birth ; and, with reference to sex, 1403 were males, and 1309 females. The males of voting age were 698. The equalized assessed value of the property in Shandaken, 1879-SO, is $299,130, and the amount of the tax paid upon that basis, $16,136.69.
The following list of heights in Shandakeu and vicinity are according to Guyot's latest measurements :
Railroad Stations .- Mount Pleasant, 620 feet ; Pho- nicia, 790 feet; Fox Hollow, 996; Shandaken, 1009 ; Big Indian, 1209; Summit, 1886.
Mountain Elevations .- Lone Mountain, 3670 feet ; Cor- nell Mountain, 3631; Wittenburg, 3778; Woodland. 1140; Panther Kill Mountain, 3828; Slide Mountain, Monarch of the Catskills, 4205; Low Notch, near Slile, 2677 ; Spruce Top, back of Big Indian, 3507; Babam, or Lost Clove, 3665; highest point near Clove, 3695.
IV .- ORGANIZATION.
This town was formed from the western part of Wood- stock in 1504, the act of incorporation bearing date April 9th of that year. The territory of the town was increased in 1803 by adding a portion of Neversink from Sullivan County. Shandaken was afterwards diminished in area by taking portions to assist in forming new towns, -- Olive in 1823, Denning in 1849, and Hardenburgh in 1859.
The name Shawlaken is of Indian origin, and is said to signify " rapid water." It seems to have been applied to this section of country because of the rapid stream- aming the mountains, but was not attached to any particular stream. From the language of the act creating Woodstock
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it appears that the terms Great Shandaken and Little Shan- daken were in use to designate settlements, the latter being within the present limits of Woodstock.
FIRST TOWN-MEETING.
At the first town-meeting held in said town, on the first Tuesday in April, 1895, the following persons were duly elected town offieers for the cusuing year : Benjamin Milk, Supervisor ; William B. Rogers, Town Clerk ; William B. Rogers, Frederick Hover, Aaron Adams, Assessors ; Stephen Cary, William B. Rogers, Poormasters; Jonathan Jones, William B. Rogers, Charles Smith, Commissioners of Highways; Elias Peck, Silas Brown, Constables; Peter Longyear, Collector; Thomas Fos, Isaac Graham, Solomon Scott, Nathan Williams, Aaron' Adams, Benjamin Markle, Christopher Longyear, Frederick Hover, Jr., William Swartwout, Hermon Bell, Cornelius Winne, Road-Masters.
New names appearing among the town officers of 1806 and 1807 are Charles Smith, Ichabod Sprague, Silas Glea- son, Robert Curran, Jonathan Milk, Benjamin Dimill, Thomas Swartwout, James Darling.
PRINCIPAL TOWN OFFICERS, 1505-80. SUPERVISORS.
1805-9, Benjamin Milk : 1810-15, Aaron Adams ; 1816-21, Henry W. Rogers; 1825-26, leman Landon ; 1827-29, James O'Neil: 1830- 34, Paul Hathaway; 1835-38, Benjamin Longyear : 1839-40, An- drew Longyear : 18!I, Robert Humphrey ; 1842, William Risely ; 1843, Robert Humphrey ; 1844, Abraham D. Ladew; 1845-46, Eliakim Sherrill; 1847, William B. R. Longyear; Ists, Daniel C. Griffin ; 1819-50, Abraham D. Ladew ; 1851, Simon M. Dallup; 1852, James Simpson; 1853-31, Asa B. Bushoelt; 1855, Nathan C. Pect; 1856-38, Asa R. Pushuell; 185 :- 60, Henry D. Il. Sny- der ; 1861, Davis Winne; 1562-66, Isane W. Longyear: 1867, Theodore Guigou; 1868-70, Joseph II. Risely : 1871. Richard W. Hil; 1872, ILorison R. Winter; 1973, George S. Misner; 18744- 77, Joseph Il. Risely; 1878, F. B. Burhans; 1879-80, George D. . Chichester.
TOWN CLERKS.
1805-10, William B. Rogers; Is11, John B. Rogers; 1812, Jacob Markle; 1813-23, John B. Rogers; 1824, Andrew Longyear; 1825, James Darling; 1826-29, Andrew Longyear; 1830, James O'Neil; 1831, Andrew Longyear; 1532-33, Jacob M. Van ler- voort ; 1834-37, Jacob W. Markle; 1833-43, Cornelius Olds; 1844-17, Thomas Smith; 1818, Isaac Smith ; 1549, Amasa Hum- phrey; 1850-51, Benjamin G. Lee; 1562, P. E. Crispell: 1953, James Seutt ; 1831, Nathan C. I've; 1855, Daniel Van Housen ; 1856-61. William Risely : 1862, William D. Grithe ; 1-63-64. Iltay Griffith; 1863-67, William fodd; 1865, Christopher E. Deyo; 1869-70, Peter Longyear; 1871, Stephen D. Soule; 1 .72, Thomas Hill, Jr .; 1873, Jeremiah Whitney; 1574-77, Peter Longyear ; IST8, George N. Lament; 1579-80, Jerry S. Whitney.
JUSTICES OF THE PLACE .*
1531, Paul Hathaway ; 1832, Richard Keator; 1833, William Hunt; 1531, Elias D. Eighmy ; 1835, William Frasier; 1836, Derick R. Terwilliger ; 1835, Daniel Randall: 1838, Robert Humphrey ; 1839, William Frasier, William Risely ; 1810, William Hisely ; 1841, Nathan Kilbron ; 1512, John Herring; ISIS, William F'ra- sier; 1844, Robert Hmophrey; 1815, Hermon Utler; 1-16, Thomas Forman, Eber Merwin : 1817, William A. Cole, William Hisely : ISIS, Thomas Smith, William Frasier ; 1843. Philip E. Crispell; 1450, Thomas Forman : 1951, Hiram . Cook, William Risely; 1432, Abraham Smith; 1858, Ira D. Chatfield: 1$51, Thomas Smith : 1835, David C. Griffin ; 1:56. Sammel Seager ; 1837, leane W. Longyear : 1835. Thomas Smith, William Hi-ely : 1859, David C. Grifin; Isto, John R. Fraker: 15Al, Heury Gritlin ; 1962, Thomas Smith, Joseph H. Roely; J363, Egbert
Mabie; 1864, John W. Lane; 1865, Philip E. Criepell: 1-66, Charles Smith ; 1867, Abram Smith ; IsGs, John W. Lane; Is69, S. D. Soule; 1970, Charles Smith : 15;1, Joseph 11. Smith ; 1852, Sulucy W. Cart; 1972, Sanford Cline; 1874, Daniel Sagendorf; 1975, Joseph S. Smith: 1516, Sidney W. Carl; 1877, Philip E. Crispell; 1878, Daniel Sagendorf; 1879, Joseph HI. smith ; ISSU, John Blythe.
PLACE OF TOWN. MEETINGS.
The several town-meetings have been held as follows, so far as the town records indicate the place : 1815, " at the house of Henry W. Rogers;" 1824, "at the dwelling- house of Conradt Misner ;" 1827, same as 1824; also in 1831-35 ; 1839, "at the house of Conrad Misner ;" 1840, "at the house of Thomas and Floyd Smith ;" 1841, "at
the house of William Broadstreet;" 1842, " at the house of Thomas Smith ;" 1843, "at the house of William Broadstreet ;" 1844, same as 1842; 1845, same as 1843; 1846, " at the house of Samuel A. South ;". 1847, "at the house of David C. Griffin," and also iu 1848; 1849, "at the house of Samuel A. Saults ;" 1850, "at the house of Charles Terry ;" 1851, "at the house of James Seutt;" 1852, "at the house of Jonathan Rider ;" 1853, "at the house of Cornelius Cline ;" 1855, " at the house of Floyd Smith ;" 1856, same as 1853 ; 1857, "at Peter Simpson's;" 1S5S, same as 1855; 1859, " at the house of Peter Cris- pell;" 1860, " at the house of Floyd Smith ;" 1861, " at the hotel of Leroy J. Brownell ;" 1862 to 186S, same as 1SGO; 1869 and 1870, " at the house of Franklin Lament ;" 1871 to 1878, " at the house of Leroy Brownell."
NOTES FROM THE TOWN RECORDS.
A special town-meeting, May 4, 1810, chose John B. Rogers town clerk, in place of William B. Rogers, de- ecased.
At a special town-meeting, March 15 and 16, 1825, Andrew Longyear was chosen town clerk in place of James Darling, who refused to serve.
The pathmasters of 1812 were the following: District 1, Jonathan Milk ; 2, Salmon Scott; 3, Heman Kilborn ; 4, John Landon ; 5, Silas Landon; 6, John Towsey; 7, John Gosso; 8, Charles Vriddaugh ; 9, Ichabod Sprague ; 10, Nicholas Slusser ; 11, William T. Lane; 12, Conrad Misner; 13, Alfred Guild ; 11, Thomas Swartwont ; 15, Milo Barber; 16, Lewis Winchell; 17, Jonathan Jones.
An odd method of disposing of the poor in old times is shown in the following item, 1813 :
" Voted, Polly Port be sold at vandue, to the lowest bidder, for her board the ensuing year, and that Elias D. Eighmey agreed to keep her for sixtoen dollars."
The difficulties of " returning-boards" are not wholly a modern invention. May 3, 1825, there occurs the follow- ing entry :
" Lyman Todd, James Smith, Jacob C. Longyear, respectively, took the oath to serve ne assessors, and, it appearing by the canvass that the votes were as oppo ite to their respective names, and that Is man Todd and Jacob C. Longyear hall an equal number of votes, where- upon they both took the oath of office, and James Smith, the next highest, also took the oath, and it appeared on the canvas that no tickets appeared to have a greater number than the names of three assessors, by which the sense of the town was expressed, in consider- ation of which the justices of the peace convened and disannulled three of them, Lyman Todd, James Smith, Jacob C. Longyear : Cor-
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nelius Tappan, James O'Neil, and Barnet Kighiney, three of the jus. tices, appointed James Smith for one of the assessors."
The above is a copy of the entry in the records, but it is not exactly clear, after all, who were the assessors finally sworn in.
V .- VILLAGES. SUMMIT.
This is simply a station on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. It is situated on the boundary line of the two counties, and is named from its position at the highest point of the grade in erossing from the valley of the Esopus Creek to the valley of the streams flowing to the Delaware. The railroad buildings and a few farm-houses constitute all there is of the village.
PINE IHILL.
This is a pleasant rural village situated upon the eastern slope of the hill from which it derives its name. It is also a station npon the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. Heights at Pine Hill and vicinity : Village, 1512 feet ; Guigou's house, 14139; Molyneux's boarding- house, 1315 ; Undereliff, 2200; Rose Notch, 2743; Birch Kill Notch, 2334; Mon- key Hill, 2489; Halcott Mountain, 3504. The present business of Pine Hill may be summarily stated as one store by J. D. Hill, a store by the Smith Brothers, several boarding-houses for summer visitors, two charcoal-kilns, one blacksmith-shop, and a hotel by J. II. Palmer.
SMITHVILLE.
This name was given for a time to a point of considerable business by the Smith family.
BIG INDIAN.
This place derives its name from the tradition men- tioned elsewhere. The valley of the Esopus Creek above for a short distance is known as Big Indian Hollow. Big Indian is a station on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. The present business of the place comprises a saw-mill owued by Mulmix & Marsh, a hotel kept by E. Smith, three charcoal-kilns, and wood-turuing works operated by T. C. Wey in the old tannery-buildlings. Big Indian is a point of outlet for much of the business and freight of Denning. The teaming over the mountain ronds is of con- siderable importance, requiring men used to exposure and teams capable of heavy draft and steady work.
SHANDAKEN CENTRE.
This village is nearly central for the settled portions of the town. The office of the town clerk is usually kept there, and most of the official business of the town trans- acted. The village extends in rambling, irregular style along one street for a mile or more. The most important business interests of the village are carried on by Hiratu Whitney, Esq. He is a large manufacturer of wood- and eane-seat chairs. This business he commenced in 1870, and erected a new building. That burned down in May, 1873, and was rebuilt. Ar present they average 1 600 dozen chairs a month, employing 65 hands. The work of putting in the cane seats is given out to families at home. About 500 persons are thus furnished with employment for a portion of their time, and the business is a very important industry
to the people of the neighborhood. Mr. Whitney, in con- nection with this business, also operates two saw-mills, one at this village and one in Lexington, Greene Co. ; he also carries on at Shandaken a grist-mill for custom-work. This he established about 1862. He also opened a general country store in 1864, and has had a large trade from that time to the present. Mr. Whitney is a lumber dealer, selling hemlock and hard-wood, lumber, spruce flooring, shingles, etc. Mr. Whitney, in his first business-venture here, bought out the old tannery-buildings of Eliakim Sherrill twenty-three years ago, rented them to Bushnell & Patehin. They dissolved partnership after seven or eight years, and that closed the tannery business at this point.
The other business interests of Shandaken include the store of Burhans & Hill, a place of large trade for many years by varions proprietors, a blacksmith-shop by U. S. Gulvich, another by the Garrity Brothers, and two hotels. One of these is not far from the station, just across the Esopus Creek, by C. Ostrander, and is more especially de- voted to summer boarding. The other, by F. B. Lament, is at the intersection of the road down Smith Bush Kill Valley with the turnpike. This is a noted resort for sum- - mer visitors, many leading men of the State, well known in politics and business, often being registered upon its books. Shandaken has had a lawyer for several years, Henry Griffith, Esy., and the present school commissioner of the district, S. D. Soule, resides in this village.
FOX HOLLOW.
This is only a short distance below Shandaken Centre, and the uame is suggestive of its origin. The Ulster and Delaware Railroad has a station here. The business at this point consists of a saw-mill operated by Joseph II. Risely, and a yard for the sale and shipment of bluestone, supplied from quarries near by. This enterprise is also by Mr. Risely.
PIKENICIA.
This is the largest village in the town. It comprises at the present time two general country stores, one by John MeGrath and one by W. C. Newton, a harness shop by Charles Koch & Co., a blackmith-shop by John Turner, a hotel by P. D. Philips, a hotel by Daniel Preston, and ti .. new Tremper House. This last is an enterprise of con-it- erable magnitu le.
MOUNT PLEASANT.
This place, otherwise known as " The Corner," is situate 1 in the extremne east part of the town bordering on W . i. stock. There is a pulp-muill at that place operated by the Ulster County Manufacturing Company; superinten 1. 1.4. Mr. Lyons; established some years ago. A pill-box fa tory is also in operation, by Joseph Degraff. Two sur. mills, by Davis Winne and Michael Bogart. Amill making heading, by Davis Winne, furnishing materials to 01" ? works. One store, by James Lockwood; blacksmith ! : by Martin Terwilliger; one shoe-shop, by John lists . and a hotel.
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