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The first laid-out road from Springville to Boston passed over Townsend hill. It was the same road now traveled. It was a mail route, a four-horse Troy coach being driven over it daily at one time.
In early times the principal travel east and west through this section passed over the road leading from Arcade westward along the course of the Cattaraugus creek through Springville and Zoar to Gowanda. It was a mail and stage route and a post office was located at Zoar.
It was as much as fifteen or twenty years after the first set- tlement of Concord before the road from Springville to Mor- ton's corners was cut-out ; previous to this the people of Mor- ton's corners and vicinity reached Springville by way of Towns- end hill.
About 1830 the road commencing as lot 52 and ending on lot 6, passing along the main branch of the Eighteen-mile creek,
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in Concord, was laid out. For many years the principal travel from Springville to Buffalo passed over this road.
About 1852 a plank-road was constructed from Springville to Hamburg. It was built in the public highway and extended along the valley of the Eighteen-mile creek through Concord and Boston. It was kept in repair ten or twelve years when it ceased to be a toll-road. It connected at Hamburg with a plank-road leading into Buffalo.
SPRINGVILLE & SARDINIA R. R.
This railroad company was organized May 6th, 1878. The capital stock was fifty thousand dollars. Amount of stock sub- scribed was thirty thousand two hundred dollars,
The length of road from Springville, N. Y., to Sardinia Junction, N. Y., was eleven and Po'o 53 miles ; weight of rail per yard, twenty-five pounds , gauge of track, three feet.
The cost of the road and equipment was sixty-one thousand eight hundred and thirteen dollars and ninety-five cents. This road makes connection with the Buffalo, New York & Phila- delphia R. R. at Sardinia Junction. Two passenger trains are run daily, and, as appears from the State Engineer's report on railroads for the year 1880, which is the latest report published, that the capital stock subscribed was $30,400; and that the amount paid in was $30,087.24; and the funded debt was $25,000, and the unfunded debt was $6,730 35, and the names and directors of the corporation were C. J. Shuttleworth, Spring- ville, Bertrand Chafer, Springville, Alonzo L. Vaughn, Spring- ville, James Hopkins, Sardinia, Charles Long, Sardinia, New- ell Hosmer, Sardinia and Franklin B. Locke, Buffalo.
The officers were Bertrand Chafer, President, James Hopkins, Vice-President, L. M. Cummings, Secretary, Charles J. Shuttle- worth, Treasurer.
ROCHESTER & PITTSBURGH R. R.
The construction of the Buffalo branch of the Rochester & Pittsburgh R. R., has given a great impetus to the prosperity of Concord, more especially to Springville. After a prelimi- nary survey of routes the company adopted Jan. 7. 1882, the route now in use. The route was surveyed by C. E. Botsford, of Springville. .
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NAMES OF FIRST SETTLERS.
Work was commenced at West Valley, Cattaraugus County, in June, 1882 The first locomotive over the road entered Springville May 18th, and track-laying was completed June 9th, at the bridge across Cattaraugus creek, over which the first locomotive passed on that day. This bridge or viaduct is an imposing structure. It is 150 feet in height, 575 feet in length, 2,777 tons of stone, 280 tons of iron and 90 tons of wood were used in its construction, making a total of 3,147 tons. The total cost was $90,000.
The names of one or more of the first settlers, on each of the several lots in Concord.
TOWNSHIP SIX, RANGE SIX.
Lot I John Russel. Lot 14 Eaton Bensley.
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2 Samuel Cochran. .. 16 Francis White.
.. 3 Christopher Stonc.
" 17 Truman White.
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4 Asa Cary.
" 18 Moses White.
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5 Noah Culver.
19 George Shultus.
7 Charles Chaffec. .. 20 Enoch Chasc.
.. 8 Isaac Knox.
" 21 William Shultus.
" 9 Benjamin Gardner. ..
22 David Shultus.
" 10 Benjamin Douglas. .. 23 Christopher Douglass.
" 11 Julius & Elihu Bennett.
" 13 William Weeden.
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24 Abner Chase & Henry Hackett.
Lot 25 Almon Fuller.
TOWNSHIP SEVEN, RANGE SIX.
Lot 25 William Vaughan.
Lot 40 Sala W.& Homer Barnes.
.. 26 Nathan King.
" 27 Mr. Willard.
" 41 Giles Churchill & Seeley Squires.
" 28 Henry Gardinier.
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42 Luther Curtis & John Gould.
" 29 William Wright.
.. 30 John & Joseph Cotrell. ..
33 Capt. Charles Wells. ..
44 Elam May.
.. 34 William Wright.
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45 Ephram Needham & William Chapin.
35 Archibald Griffith.
36 Dustin & Sawyer.
. . 37 William Baker.
.. 38 George Killom.
.. 39 Robert G. Flint.
43 Calvin Smith.
.. 46 Aaron Cole.
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47 Luther Landon & Wheel- er Drake.
" 48 Caleb Abbott.
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NAMES OF FIRST SETTLERS.
TOWNSHIP SEVEN, RANGE SIX-Continued.
Lot 49 William Smith. Lot 57 Gideon Parsons.
" 50 Elijah Dunham. 58 Benjamin Wheeler.
" 51 Benjamin C. Foster & Seneca Baker.
59 Benjamin Fay & J. Strat- ton.
" 52 Ebenezer Ferrin. ..
53 Albert Shippy & Stary King.
60 Uzial Townsend & E. A. Briggs.
" 6t Whitman Stone.
54 Kingsley Martin. .. 62 William Field.
55 Orrin Sibley.
.. 56 William Southworth &
James Miller. 64 David Cunningham.
TOWNSHIP SEVEN, RANGE SEVEN.
Lot I Richard Stevens. Lot 22 Isaiah Pike.
.. 2 Timothy Stevens. " 23 Jesse Putnam.
.. 3 Solomon Field. .. 24 George Killom.
" 4 Amaziah Ashman & Jona- " 27 Samuel Eaton. than Townsend. "' 28 Ichabed Brown.
" 5 Reuben Drake.
" 29 Reuben Metcalf.
" 6 Oliver Needham & Steph- en Needman.
" 30 James Pike, Ezekiel Ad- ams & T. Heacock.
& Elam " 31 John Ures.
8 William Dyc.
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34 Zebedee Simons.
.. 35 Samuel Sampson.
36 Emery Sampson.
II Thomas McGee.
12 Smith Russell.
13 Andrew McLen. ..
15 Joseph Potter.
16 Lyman Drake.
40 Thomas M. Barrett.
41 Nehemiah Painc.
42 David Heath.
43 John Healand.
" 44 Daniel Persons.
" 45 Henry Stearns & Zacheus Preston.
" 21 Joseph Hanchett. II
38 Daniel Putnam.
" 39 Samuel Abbott.
" 17 Samuel W. Alger.
" 18 Channing Trevett.
" 19 Samuel Cooper.
" 20 James Brown & John Clemens.
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.. 37 Truman Vanderlip & Ja- cob Rice.
7 John Brooks Booth. ..
33 Sylvenus Cook.
9 Mr. Michell.
" 10 Amos Thompson.
63 J. Agard, B. Sibley & .1. Sibley.
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THE HOTELS OF SPRINGVILLE.
TOWNSHIP SEVEN, RANGE SEVEN-Continued.
Lot 46 Mr. Huff, William Hor- Knapp. ton & Daniel Horton. Lot 48 John Horton, Truman
" 47 John Beecher & Arad Horton & C. Knapp.
TOWNSHIP SIX, RANGE SEVEN.
Lot 46 Peter Pratt. Lot 72 Luther Thompson.
47 George Hicks.
73 Lewis Cox.
48 Nathan Hicks. 77 Simeon Holton,
66 49 Jesse Frye & Enoch N. Frye. 66
" 66 John Holdridge.
56-67 William Smith.
57 Elijah Palmerter.
58 Austin Pratt.
" 86 Abiel Gardner.
" 68 John Williams. 87 Dickey Doud.
ZI Thomas Richardson.
90 Simeon Holton.
Lot 91 Jeremiah Richardson.
HOTELS, MILLS AND MANUFACTORIES.
HOTELS AND HOTEL-KEEPERS IN CONCORD.
The first hotel in town, a small, double log house on Frank- lin street, near the opera house, was opened by David Stickney, in 1810. There is a tradition that here the name of " taking a horn " first originated. The house was supplied with liquor and a bar, but not a glass to meet the wants of the thirsty. Stickney improvised one out of the horn of an ox, hence " tak- ing a horn" of whiskey, in those days, was literally true.
Second Hotel-By John Albro, in a log house on the east side of Buffalo street, on the north confines of the corporation, just south of the forks on Sharp Street and Townsend Hill roads ; opened about 1811.
Third Hotel-Amaziah Ashman, in a log house on Town- send hill ; opened about 1812.
Fourth Hotel-In a log house on Morton's Corners, by John Battles. He was a soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner. Opened in 1817.
Fifth Hotel-Framed building on Franklin street, opposite the park. Built by David Stannard in 1817 or 1818; kept, first
78 Chas. Watson.
So Stephen Knight.
.. 81 Simeon Holton, Day. Knight & C. C. Foster.
.. 82 John Battles.
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by Harry Sears, then by a Mr. Wright, again by Harry Sears, to be succeeded by Seth Allen, then by David Bensley and James F. Crandall, and lastly by Mr. Bentley.
Sixth Hotel-By Jonathan Townsend, on Townsend hill ; first in a frame building, in 1819, then in a brick building, in 1822.
Seventh Hotel-Isaiah Pike commenced on the Pike home- stead in 1821, and kept for sixteen years.
Eighth Hotel -- By Samuel Cochrane, on Main street, Spring- ville, in a frame building on the Cochrane homestead, where F. K. Davis now is ; opened in 1822.
Ninth Hotel-The old Springville Hotel on Main street, where the Leland House now stands ; built in 1824, by Rufus C. Eaton, and kept by him for a time ; he was succeeded by Jonson Bensley, Richard Wadsworth and others.
At one time, Daniel Peck ran a hotel at Morton's Corners. For many years the Morton Brothers entertained the traveling public. In 1843, they erected a very creditable two-story frame building. with a suitable hall, that is in a good state of preservation at the present.
Another hotel was conducted on Townsend hill, first by a Mr. Currier, to be succeeded by Mr. Mitchel.
Henry Ingalls conducted a hotel for a while in the north part of the town in the valley.
The American Hotel was built by Phelps Hatch, in 1843 and '44. He conducted it for a few years, then leased it to James F. Crandall, then Smith and Beebe purchased the property and for many years they were the landlords. Afterwards, the property was rented and run by Gaston D. Smith ; soon after the property passed into the hands of Theodore Smith; in 1860, he sold to E. S. Pierce, who conducted the house until 1863, when he sold to Clinton Hammond, who occupied it one year and then sold it back to E. S. Pierce, who, in turn, after running it two years, in 1866, sold it again to Hammond : Davis & Hadley ran it a short time. In 1874. A. E. Torrey bought the property and for a time he remained the proprietor; then he associated himself with his brother, A. R. Torrey, who after a time bought the property and conducted it until the Spring of 1880, when he sold to the present proprietor, Peter Nenno.
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HOTELS AND SAW MILLS.
Phineas Scott kept a hotel on Townsend Hill for several years. Jedediah Starks and a Mr. Parker kept a hotel on the Vosburg place, a mile and a half east of Springville. Fox hotel was first opened by Carl ·Ludeman, to be succeeded by L. Brenckle. Fred Fox bought the hotel, and after conducting it a few years he sold to Andrew Oyer, who sold after a time to his brother Augustus, who kept the house a while, and then sold to Clinton Hammond, who soon after sold to Fred Fox. This was in 1874; in 1883, Fox sold out to Theodore Trew, who now conducts the house.
The Farmers' Hotel was first opened by George Kopp, then Phillip Herbold, then Louis Fiegel, then William Biegel, Phil- lip Newbeck, John Haut, Martin Bury, Michael Miller, Peter Nenno, Jr., Charles Miller, and, lastly, by Henry Saltzer.
Delevan House-Fred Miller, Chester Briggs, Albert C. Michael, George. A. Richmond, Crawford & Green, Crawford & Norton, and, lastly. by Webster Norton.
SAW MILLS.
The Eaton mill was built about 1813. It stood on the west bank of Spring brook, a short distance north of Franklin street.
Channing Frevitt put up the frame for a saw mill at Wheeler Hollow in 1813. He died that Fall and the mill was not com- pleted until a year or so after, by Capt. James Tyrer.
The Bloomfield mill in Springville, was built in or about 1816.
The Bensley mill at the mouth of Spring brook was built in 1816 or 1817.
The Phillips saw mill was commenced in 1816 or 1817 by Nicholas Armstead, who sold out to Asa Phillips, who com- pleted the mill in 1818. This mill was on the Smith brook just below the cross road at the John Martin farm.
Robert Auger built a saw mill on Spring brook in the south part of the village of Springville in 1822. This mill stood near the tannery of Jay Borden. Auger had an oil mill also.
Joseph McMillan built a saw mill in 1828 ; it stood on the race just back of Victor Collard's wagon shop on Mechanic street.
Lemuel Twichell built a saw mill on the east branch of the Eighteen-mile creek, in the north part of the town, in or about 1827.
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SAW MILL PROPRIETORS.
Daniel and Isam Williams commenced the erection of a mill on the Smith brook, near its mouth in 1825 or 1826. They were both taken sick soon after with typhus fever and died. The mill was not finished until some time after, but by whom the writer is ignorant.
John and Masury Giles built a mill three-fourths of a mile south of Morton's corners, in 1824.
W'm. Potter built a mill on the cast branch of the Eighteen- mile creek, at Fowlerville, in 1829. .
Homer Barnes built a mill at Waterville, on the Buffalo creek, about 1830. This mill stood on the same site of the Vance mill to-day.
Benj. Crump built a mill that stood further down the stream A short distance above the Vance site, Paris A. Sprague built a mill.
Treat Brothers built a mill on the same stream. This mill stood on the Treat farm.
Still farther up the stream Lewis Wheelock built a mill on the Wheelock farm.
Lewis Janes built a mill on the Eighteen-mile creek, on lot 16.
Sellick Canfield built a mill on the Eighteen-mile creek, on lot 6, in 1845.
Theodore Potter built a mill on the same site, in 1857. Orrin Baker re-modeled this mill some time after and put in a steam engine.
Mr. Clark owns a steam-mill at Fowlerville.
At quite an early day a saw-mill was erected at Woodsward Hollow. This mill or a mill that stood on the same site, was burned down two or three years ago. Philo Woodsward built a steam-mill there several years ago, which is in active opera- tion at the present time.
Many years ago a water-mill was erected in Spooner Hol- low, by Simeon Holton, on the Smith brook. This site was abandoned some years ago.
A saw mill was built by Sellew & Popple on the east branch of the Darby Brook. This mill is now owned by N. Bolander, Jr. & Bro.
A mill was built at the mouth of this brook some time in 1865 or 1866. The frame was put up by Daniel Pierce, and
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then passed into the hands of Jacob Rush. This mill is in good repair, having been rebuilt, and is owned by James (). Coon.
Three or four years ago a mill was erected by D. W. Bensley on the Smith brook above Spooner Hollow.
Charles J. Shuttleworth built a mill on the Wells brook, sev- eral years ago. This mill is located half a mile south of the Liberty Pole corners, and is in active operation at the pres- ent time. He also built a mill near his foundry and machine shop.
Gaylord and Watkins in 865 erected a steam mill one-fourth of a mile east of Gaylord's Corners, which is in active operation to-day.
About fifty years ago a small mill was built on a little stream since known as the Dry Brook. This mill was built by the citizens of Townsend Hill for their own convenience, and stood on the southeast corner of the old Fay farm.
Lewis Trevitt bought the frame of the old Phillips mill and moved it on to the little brook that runs just south of his place.
GRIST MILLS.
First-Benjamin Gardner built a grist mill in Springville in 1814. It was the first grist mill built in Concord, and was located about twenty-five rods south of Main street, on Spring brook and opposite the bend in Mill street.
Second-Jonathan Townsend built the second grist mill in 1816, on the south part of lot eighteen, township seven, range seven, now known as Wheeler Hollow.
Third-Rufus Eaton built the third grist mill in Springville, about 1818. It stood on the race just back of the Leland House barn. on Mechanic street.
Fourth-About 1832 Barnes & Wilson built a grist mill on lot thirty-nine.
Fifth-About 1830 a grist mill, or corn mill, was built three- fourths of a mile south of Morton's Corners, by Simeon Holton.
Sixth-In 1835 Manley Colton built the mill on Main street. Seventh-E. W. Cook built a mill on the site of the old Gardner mill.
Eighth-W. G. Ransom changed the Cook woolen factory into a grist mill. It commenced business in February, 1877.
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DISTILLERIES AND WOOLEN FACTORY.
DISTILLERIES.
First-Frederick Richmond built the first distillery near where Franklin street crosses Spring brook. He made whisky out of potatoes as well as corn. It was burned down after a few years.
Second-Silas Rushmore built and run a distillery on the east side of Spring Brook a short distance north of George Crandall's house.
Third-Augustus G. Elliott had a distillery on the Shuttle- worth lot east of the railroad and south of Franklin street.
Fourth-George Shultus had a distillery down near the Cat- taraugus creek.
Fifth-Townsend & Tyrer had a distillery in Wheeler Hollow.
Sixth -- There was a distillery on lot forty-nine, township seven, range six, on the farm now owned by Fred Clark.
Seventh-John Van Pelt had a distillery back of A. F. Rust's grocery between Main street and the creek.
Eighth-David Williams had a distillery on the Cattarau- gus, down towards Fryes.
WOOLEN FACTORY, CARDING AND CLOTH DRESSING.
The first woolen factory comprising carding, spinning and cloth-dressing, was built by a company of towns' people, con- sisting of Maj. Samuel Bradley, Deacon John Russell, Silas Rushman and George Shultes. The date of the erection of this building can not be ascertained, but it was at an early day. Its location was on the west side of Buffalo street, about equally distant from W. G. Ransome's flouring mill and the residence of Sanford Mayo. This building was quite large for the times, and was two stories high. The lower story was divided into suites of rooms for residences, and the upper story was ar- ranged for factory purposes, the basement was used for color- ing and other purposes requiring heating apparatus. A con- siderable time elapsed before the building was finished and sup- plied with machinery, and during this interval the upper part was used for school, church and Sunday school purposes. The first Sunday school was organized by Deacon John Russell and Major Samuel Bradley. Religious meetings were also held here for some time and a common school was taught in this
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WOOLEN FACTORY AND TANNERIES.
building. Subsequently the upper part of the building was furnished with machinery for manufacturing woolen cloth, wool carding was done near at hand with a full mill attached to water power. Machinery for spinning and weaving was pro- pelled by hand, this manufactory was operated for several years. David Seymour and a Mr. Silsbee were the bosses for a time and Isaac White-a brother of Francis White, now of Springville-was one of the spinners. Other buildings were erected, utilizing the water power now owned by G. W. Ran- som, and at a subsequent date the flourishing mill now owned by him, built and operated as a woolen factory, where all the machinery was run by water power, and at the present time wool carding is done by Mr. Harvey Spaulding in the basement of the Ransom mill. This property comprising the factory buildings, water power, including the old grist mill, was pur- chased by Elbert W. Cook and owned and occupied by him for many years.
TANNERIES AND TANNERS.
Mr. Bascomb did the first tanning in Concord, on the Dodge place, about one and one-half miles east of Springville.
Second-The first tannery in Springville was built by Jacob and Silas Rushmore in 1817, on the lot fronting on Main street, lying between Elk and Pearl streets, and known as the Mc- Aleese lot. Levinus Cornwell owned and operated it afterwards.
Third-The second tannery was built about 1823 or '24, by Hoveland & Towsley. It stood on the Shuttleworth lot, east of the mill race, and between Franklin and Main streets. After- wards Augustus G. Elliott owned and operated this tannery; also Joseph D. Hoyt, and Hoyt & McEwen.
Fourth-About 1830, Willard and Josiah Algar, built and afterward run a tannery on Lot 18. T. 7, R. 7, in Wheeler Hollow.
Fifth-About 1832, a tannery was built in the north part of the town at Fowlerville by Towsley and Tuttle.
About 1836, Joseph McMillan and Wm. Watkins built a tan- nery on the east side of Spring brook, about thirty rods north of Franklin street. Mr. McMillen died in 1846, but Mr. Wat- kins carried on the leather and shoe business many years.
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TANNERIES AND ASHERIES-LAWYERS.
In 1861, Peregrine Eaton modeled over the woolen factory that stood down the creek near the corporation line, into a tannery. After about a year he sold to Sampson & Wilcox. In 1866 S. H. McEwen bought in, and remained ten months. Wilcox died, and Sampson & Severance ran the business some years. In 1873, Jay Borden bought the tannery. It burned up in 1877, and the present tannery was built.
ASHERIES.
First --- Samuel Lake built an ashery on Franklin street on the north side and near the creek.
Second-A. G. Elliott built an ashery north of Franklin street and near where S. R. Smith's barn stands.
Third-John Van Pelt had an ashery on Franklin street, south side of creek, about where Orvil Smith's barn stands.
Fourth-Moses & Asa Saunders had an ashery on land now overflowed by the north-west part of Shuttleworth's pond.
Fifth-Hallady & Shepherd run an ashery on the east side of the pond near Pearl street.
Sixth-At one time there was an ashery at Morton's Corners, near where the cheese factory stands.
PROFESSIONAL MEN, MERCHANTS, TRADERS AND MECHANICS.
LAWYERS.
Early Pettifoggers-David Stickney, " Jack" Yaw, Nehemiah Waters, Wales Emmons.
First-The first attorney and counselor, Thomas T. Sherwood, came to this town about 1823 or '24, staid a short time and removed to Buffalo, and practiced there many years, where he died.
Second-The second lawyer was Elisha Mack, who remained here twenty years or more when he removed to Ilinois, where he died.
Third-Wells Brooks practiced here fifteen or twenty years then removed to Buffalo.
Fourth-C. C. Severance has practiced here over fifty years. Fifth-Morris Fosdick practiced here many years and died in Springville.
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LAWYERS AND PHYSICIANS.
Peter V. S. Wendover staid a short time and went back to Columbia county.
Merrill & Treadwell staid a short time and went away.
Wales Emmons went to Wisconsin and died there.
Miner Strope went to Chatauqua county.
Sydenham S. Clark died in Springville.
Seth W. Godard died in Springville.
Alonzo Tanner lives in Buffalo.
A. W. Stanbro lives in Buffalo.
Hosea Heath lives in Hamburg.
L. Le Clear lives in Buffalo.
Augustus Hanchett died in Michigan.
PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE LIVED AND PRACTICED IN CONCORD.
Giles Churchill doctored some in early times.
Dr. Rumsey was a young man and in a year or two died here.
Drs. Woodward and Reynolds were young men and remained but a short time.
Dr. Daniel Ingals remained several years and then went away and has since died
Dr. Varney Ingalls practiced several years and died here.
Dr. Carlos Emmons died in Springville after a residence here of over fifty years.
Dr. John Allen died recently on Long Island, at an advanced age.
Dr. Alden S. Sprague removed to Buffalo and died there.
Dr. H. H. Hubbard removed to Wisconsin and died there.
Dr. Alexander Hubbard removed to Wisconsin and died there.
Dr. D. V. Folts removed to Boston, Mass., and lives there. Dr. Morrell, Dr. B. A. Battie and Dr. Simeon Pool, went away. Dr. E. C Pool died in Springville, after practicing some time. Dr. Wm. Van Pelt resides at Williamsville, this county.
Dr. John G. House removed to Independence, Iowa, and died there.
Dr. Charles House died here : Dr. Daniel Nash died here.
Dr. U. C. Lynde lives in Buffalo ; Dr. W. Gillett died here. Dr. Lyman Packard lives in Michigan.
Dr. George Abbott lives in Hamburg.
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PHYSICIANS, MERCHANTS, TRADERS, ETC.
Dr. W. S. Jones died in California.
Dr. Joseph Sibley died in Colden.
Dr. Wm. Watkins lives in Oregon.
Dr. Wilson remained one year.
Dr. Rugg, Dr. Crawford, Dr. Nichol, Dr. Egery, Dr. Hib- bard, Dr. Manning, Dr. Sperry, Dr. Soverign and Dr. Brewer, went away.
Dr. Lane, Dr Babcock and Dr. Buckingham lived at Mor- ton's Corners.
MERCHANTS AND TRADERS IN CONCORD, IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, BOOTS, SHOES. CLOTHING, &C.
About 1814 David Stannard and Jerry Jenks came from Boston to Springville (or "Fiddler's Green"), and commenced trading on a small scale ; about the same time Frederick Richmond started in the same business on a still smaller scale. Some authori- ties claim that Richmond started first, while others are quite as sanguine that " Stannard & Jenks" were the pioneers. Their business was carried on in a log building east of the park, and afterwards they moved to a building that stood be- tween the Methodist and Baptist churches on Buffalo street.
Rufus C. Eaton was the next trader, he occupied a building back of the opera house, near the pond.
In 1821, Samuel Lake built a small store on the corner of Main and Buffalo streets, where the American hotel now stands. This was the first store on Main street. Two or three years after he built the store now occupied by R. W. Tanner and moved into it.
Varney Ingalls traded on Franklin street, where the Free Baptist church stands at the present time.
August G. Elliott, in 1826, commenced business in a store on the Peter Weismantel lot on Franklin street, near the race.
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