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the road was opened from Glen Mills as far as the log meeting house, which stood near the burying-ground, on the farm now owned by Peter Van Liew. There was a road leading from this place to Goodwin's Point, passing somewhere near the hill of the present road. There was no clearing-the trees adjacent to the house were felled. Treman had cleared both sides of Main street to the creek, which was spanned by a bridge about where it now is. An old orchard on Mr. Corey's land, near the brick-yard, marks the site of a house where Joshua Hinckley then lived. The only other building in that direction, which Mr. Camp recollects, was near where Seymour Bates now lives. The timber growing was mostly beech, maple and basswood, while pine and hemlock covered the banks of the creeks and the land adjoining. On the west side of Trumansburgh Creek, near where Goodyear's store now stands, John McLallen had just built a new tavern. It was a frame building, two stories high, the lower story dug back into the bank or hillside, and having a cellar at the rear part of it. The land was cleared upon the hill where the Phoenix Hotel now stands, and also for a considerable distance beyond, so as to afford quite an extensive meadow, which was used also as a parade ground. Here Colonel Camp trained his company of cavalry, sometimes three days in succession, with drills every day. Moses Harriman had a little distillery below James L. Stone's present residence, where an old barn of James McLellen's has recently been taken away to make room for a new house. Dr. Peter Rose lived near where Gregg's Furnace now is. He was an excellent physician ; but probably from his unfortunate proximity to said distillery, he, too, obtained supplies from there in too large quantities.
There was a small building standing on the site of the present dwelling recently occupied by John Van Duyn, occupied by Merritt King, and another where Albert Stone formerly lived. There was a road leading northward to where Deacon King lived, and from there to the lake, as at present. Cayuga street vicinity was covered with trees; there was no road there.
A small frame house was standing on the hill where what has been known as the Esquire Glazier place is situated. One-half of that building was Colonel Camp's first store. Henshaw's family lived in the other half. There were some little clearings in the vicinity, but none of large extent.
Benjamin Hinckley lived where "Blue's Corners" now are, and Mr. Easling, grandfather to James and Henry Easling, lived where the grandsons now do. There were no buildings from Hinckley's to Bond's, which latter was the place that has been known as the Noble Farm.
A valuable historical pamphlet was published in the office of the Free Press, written by A. P. Osborn, from which we must draw liberally for these pages. Concerning other pioneers of the town, it says:
Gamaliel Dickenson and family came here from Long Island in 1812; many of his descendants still reside here. Daniel Atwater came into the country in 1799; lie lo- cated near what is now known as Podunk, where some of his descendants still reside. Ephraim Osborn emigrated from Fairfield, Conn., in 1814, and settled near the pres- ent residence of A. L. Snyder; one daughter, Mrs. S. B. Wakeman, still lives near this village; several grandchildren, however, live in this village or vicinity; Peter Jones, J. S. Hunter, Urial Turner, Noah and Amos Robinson, Sears, Odlong, David
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and S. G. Williams, Savage, Hiram and Samuel Clock, Godard, Howell, Dumont, Pelton, Jager, Post, N. B. Smith, Elleek, Tiehenor, Pratt, Burr, Lewis, Valentine, King, a large family, of whom there are many representatives still living in the im- mediate vicinity of the village. Campbell and Bardwell were also familiar names seventy-five years ago. Loyd Dorsey was the first colored man to vote in this town ; he is still hale and hearty. Barto, Daniel and Judge Henry D., were prominent in the affairs of the town and county in an carly day, and descendants of both still live here. Judge Barto lived for many years in the house now owned and occupied by Mrs. Mary Quigley. His son, Henry D., succeeded to his legal business, and with J. D. Smith, as Barto & Smith, continued to practice law until Mr. Barto retired to found the H. D. Barto & Company's Bank.
Turning now to the eivil history of this old town, we find that when Onondaga county was set off from Herkimer, Mareh 5, 1794, the same aet ercated the towns of Mareellus and Ulysses. The latter at that time contained what are now the towns of Dryden, Ithaea, Enfield and Ulysses, and embraeed the military townships of Dryden and Ulysses. On the 8th of March, 1799, Cayuga eounty was ereeted, and the town of Ulysses was ineluded in its limits.
At a town meeting held April 4, 1800, it was agreed upon that the town of Dryden should be set off from Ulysses; but the vote on the measure was not taken until the first Tuesday in March, 1802, and the act of Legislature ereeting Dryden was not passed until February 22, 1803.
At a special town meeting held May 11, 1804, it was voted that "that part of the town of Ulysses east of the inlet be set off and annexed to the town of Milton, Cayuga eounty."
On the 29th of March, 1804, Seneea county was ereeted from Cayuga, Ulysses constituting a part of the new county, and it so re- mained until April 17, 1817, when Tompkins eounty was organized from Cayuga and Seneea counties. On the 16th of March, 1821, Ithaca and Enfield were taken from Ulysses, redueing the town to its present limits.
In the aet of 1794 which ereeted this town, it was ordered that the first town meeting should be held at the "house of Peter Hymnpough," in said town. The first record of a town meeting, taken from the town book is as follows:
At the annual town meeting held on Tuesday the ith day of April, 1795, at the house of Peter Hymnpough, in Ulysses, agreeable to publick notice given for that purpose, the appointment of town officers are as follows: Andrew English, super- visor; Abram Markle, town clerk; Andrew English, Isaac Patchin, Wm. Vannor- man, assessors; Joseph Weston, constable and collector; Peter Hymnpough, Philip
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Treman and Jas. Smith, commissioners of highways; Nathaniel Davenport and Rob't McDowel, overseers of the poor; Peter Demond, Rich'd Goodwin, Henry Davenport, overseers of highways; John Yaple and Wm. Vannorman, fence-viewers; Richard McDowel, poundmaster.
The meeting took into consideration the recommendation from the last board of supervisors, respecting the assessment of taxable property and other matters, which the meeting voted to receive, except the article concerning the destruction of wolves. It was voted by said meeting that hogs should run free commoners as long as they behave well; but when they do damagc, where is good fence, they must be yoked and the damage prized by the fence-viewers, and paid by the owners.
Recorded this 9th day of April, 1795.
ABRAM MARKLE, Town Clerk.
The following jury list is worthy of preservation, as indieating many of the prominent dwellers in the town at an early date. It is known that ten or more of those named lived within the limits of the present town :
A return of persons residing and in the town of Ulysses, and county of Onondaga, qualified to serve as jurors, agreeable to the statute passed April 3, 1798: Cornelius Davenport, farmer; Richard Goodwin and Richard Goodwin 2d, farmers; Jesse Harriman, farmer; Jabez Hanmer, farmer; Abram Johnson, shoemaker; Francis King, farmer; Abram Markle, esq .; Henry Markle, farmer; Robert McDowel, farmer; Henry McLallen, farmer; John McLallen, farmer; Benjamin Pelton, farmer; David Smith, farmer; Joseph S. Sydney, yeoman; Abner Treman, farmer; Jonas Whiting, farmer; Geo. Brush; Wm. S. Burch, farmer; Jacob Koykendall, black- smith; Jas. Curry, wheelmaker; Eliakim Dean, carpenter; Nathaniel Davenport, farmer.
Recorded this first day of September, 1798.
ABRAM MARKLE, Town Clerk.
Following is a list of the supervisors of this town from its organiza- tion to the present time:
1795. Andrew English.
1827-29. John Thompson.
1796-99. Abram Markle.
1830-38. Daniel Bower.
1839-41. John M. Miller.
1800-4. Jonas Whiting.
1842-44. Alex. Bower.
1805. Cornelius Humphrey.
ยท 1806. Jonas Whiting.
1845. William J. Stone.
1807-12. Archer Green.
1846-48. Alex. Bower.
1813. Robert Ruhey.
1849. Lewis W. Owen.
1814-15. Nicoll Halsey.
1850. W. C. Woodworth.
1816. Archer Green.
1851. Thomas Bower.
1817. John Sutton.
1852. Aaron B. Dickerman.
1818. Nicoll Halsey.
1853. William C. Woodworth.
1819. William R. Collins.
1854. Aaron B. Dickerman. .
1820. John Sutton.
1855-56. Henry B. Chase.
1821-26. Nicoll Halsey.
1857-60. Levi H. Owen.
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1861. A. M. Holman.
1875-77. J. Parker King.
1862-65. Lyman Congdon.
1878. Horaee G. Cooper.
1866. William Pierson.
1880. J. Parker King.
1867. Alex. Bower.
1881. Horace G. Cooper.
1868. Levi H. Owen.
1882. Horaee A. Bower.
1869. Henry B. Chase.
1883-4. Levi J. Wheeler.
1870. L. H. Owen.
1885-91. Albert H. Pierson.
1871-73. Thomas Bower.
1892-3. Edward Camp.
1874. Alfred B. Woodworth.
Following is a list of the principal town officers for 1894: Jarvis Ganoung, supervisor, Ithaca; Francis M. Austin, town clerk, Trumans- burgh; Frank Terry, collector, Waterburg; Henry Hutchings, justice of the peace, Waterburg; Seneca Spicer, constable, Trumansburgh; Samuel Frazier, constable, Trumansburgh; Adelbert J. Krum, con- stable, Jacksonville; Stephen Baker, constable, Ithaca.
The pioncers of Ulysses, like those of most other localities in the county, made early arrangements for the education of their children. The first action in reference to public schools was taken on the 21st of June, 1796. A mecting was held for the purpose of choosing a com- mittee and trustees, resulting as follows: Robert McDowell, Jeremiah Jeffrey, Daniel Turrell, commissioners of schools; Robert McLallen, William Van Orman, trustees.
The first record found relating to the erection of a school house spcaks of it as having been built of logs at Trumansburgh, and Stephen Woodworth was the teacher.
Previous to 1803 there was a block school house at Jacksonville, and Elisha Nye, of Aurora, was teacher.
The following is of interest in this connection :
This is to certify that there is due to the town of Ulysses the sum of five pounds eight shillings and fourpenee three farthings out of the money granted to the county of Onondaga by the Supervisors of the State of New York, for the use of sehools for the year 1795, as witness our hands and seals this 31st of May, 1796.
SILAS HALSEY, COMFORT TYLER, EBENEZER BUTLER, BENIJAH BOARDMAN, ELIJAII PRICE, SAMUEL TYLER, JOIIN STOYEL, and JOHN TILLOTSON, Supervisors of the County of Onondaga.
Recorded this 10th of June, 1796.
AB'M MARKLE, Town Clerk.
The town was redistricted in 1813, in consonance with an act of the Legislature of the previous year. There have been various changes in the districts since that time.
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The prosperity and peace of this town were undisturbed for many years prior to the breaking out of the bloody conflict for the preserva- tion of the Union. In that historical struggle the people of Ulysses as a whole evinced the most enthusiastic patriotism and were among the foremost in providing men and means in aid of the threatened govern- ment. A general account of the measures adopted in the county at large during the war has already been given, and it only needs to be added here that Ulysses sent one hundred and seventy-nine men to the front, besides thirty-two who were enlisted and mustered into the ser- vice in January, 1865. These heroes many of them rest in honored graves; many still live with the scars of battle upon them, and many won distinction on the field and gained deserved promotion.
STATISTICS .- The number of acres of land in Ulysses, as shown by the report of the Board of Supervisors for 1893, is 19,818. The assessed value of real estate, including village property and real estate of cor- porations, was $1,061,000. Total assessed value of personal property, $212,310. Amount of town taxes, $6, 517.33. Amount of county taxes, $3,408.47. Aggregate taxation, $13,341.33. Rate of tax on $1 valua- tion, $0.011. Corporations: N. Y. & P. Telegraph and Telephone Company, assessed value of real estate, $150; amount of tax, $8.25. G., I. & S. Railroad Company, $49,000, and P. & R. Railroad Company Telegraph, $1,000; amount of tax, $550.
Within the past ten years the farmers of Ulysses have engaged cxten- sively in cutting and marketing hay, paying less attention than formerly to grain growing. There is still a large quantity of fruit produced, and within a few years past the raising of grapes has been engaged in quite extensively.
The Union Agricultural and Horticultural Society of Ulysses and Covert was organized August 1, 1858; Hon. Truman Boardman, presi- dent; Lewis Porter, vice-president; Joseph H. Biggs, secretary; Fred- erick S. Dumont, treasurer; J. De Mott Smith, clerk. This society has continued since with avcrage prosperity and has been of great benefit to the agricultural interests of this region. The principal officers at the present time are Dixon H. McNetten, president; Caleb Wixom, vice-president; R. J. Hunt, secretary; Horace A. Mosher, treasurer.
TRUMANSBURGH VILLAGE.
This pretty and progressive village is situated in the northwestern part of the town, on both sides of the Trumansburgh Creek. The first
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settler here was Abner Treman, 1 who came from Columbia county in 1792. He was a Revolutionary soldier and drew for his serviees lot No. 2, 640 aeres, comprising a strip of land about three-quarters of a mile wide and about two miles long, on which the present village is loeated. With Mr. Treman came his brother-in-law, John MeLallen, and in the next year Jesse Harriman purehased of Mr. Treman 100 acres on the western part of the village site. McLallen purchased a piece of land of Mr. Treman and built a log structure, in which he opened a publie house, and the place for some years was known as " MeLallen's Tavern;" it was also called "Treman's Village," and finally took its present name of Trumansburgh from the Treman fam- ily, members of which had formerly adopted the name of "Truman."
There was excellent water power in the ereek and Mr. Treman began operations for building a mill very soon after his arrival, as previously related. His mill was eonstrueted of logs with a stone foundation on three sides, the fourth being formed by the native roek. It contained only one run of stones and no elevators or conveyors. This old log mill was replaced by the present structure. Mr. Treman died in Meeklen- burg, August 23, 1828, and the reader will find an extended account of him and his descendants in the later pages of this work.
When John McLallen came to Trumansburgh he was only nineteen years old and acted as teamster for Mr. Treman. His first tavern was on or adjoining the lot occupied by the Bennett livery stable. He mar- ried Mary King, probably the first marriage in the village, and reared a large family of children. His son James became a merchant; David, another son, was a physician, and Edward was a civil engineer and prominent in the militia. Deseendants of John McLallen (some of whom spell the name "Mcclellan ") have been numerous and conspicu- ous in the history of this town, as will further appear, and some of them are still resident in the town.
John MeLallen's log eabin stood near the present residence of E. II. Hart, and in that locality he was engaged in clearing land. His brother Henry was associated with him in the work and lived in Jessie Harriman's eabin. Wild animals were numerous and a few of the remaining Indians eame to the settlement, sometimes frightening the
1 Sackett's Minutes of township of Ulysses, which covered the history of every lot, states that No. 2 was drawn by Abner Trimming, but all authorities show that Abner Treman was the person indicated.
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more timid by their demands for a sleeping place; but they were harm- less. Henry McLallen remained on the farm, having bought out the interest of his brother, and he afterward purchased the Waterburg Mills.
The little settlement around Treman's Mills increased in numbers, and in 1801, or 1802, the first store was opened by Robert Henshaw; it stood about where the Travis Hopkins house is located, and a large business for the time and place was soon transacted there. Although the little place was about two miles from the lake, most of the merchan- dise and products came and went by water, until the comparatively recent building of the railroad; and the commercial importance of the location soon attracted attention.
In 1810 seven commissioners were appointed to explore the region between the lakes and the navigable waters of the Hudson River, and report upon the most eligible route for a water communication. De Witt Clinton, being one of the commission, kept a private journal, which has since been published. He visited this place, and says: "We dined at Treman's village, so called from the soldier who owns the lot for military services. He resides here, and is proprietor of the mills, and in good circumstances. The village has several houses, three taverns, and two or three stores and mills in a ravine or hollow formed by a creek which runs through it. It is in the town of Ulysses, and was formerly called Shin Hollow by some drunken fellows, who on the first settlement frequented a log cabin here, and on their way home broke their shins on the bad roads. Dr. Comstock and another phy- sician reside here.
" The contemplated turnpike from Ithaca to Geneva will pass through this place. We dined here at Crandall's tavern. From here to Ithaca it is eleven miles, and the road is extremely bad, except four miles from the former village. We passed through an uncommonly fine wood of pine trees."
It may be presumed that the pioneers of Trumansburgh were men and women of considerable culture and certainly were possessed of a desire to improve their intellectual opportunities, for in 1811 the "Ulysses Philomathic Library " was incorporated. The members of this association met on the second Tuesday in June, 1811, at the inn of Michael Snell and elected the following trustees: Abner Tremain (as it appears in the records), Samuel Ingersoll, jr., Minor Thomas, Henry Taylor and Cornelius Hanley. Stephen Woodworth was chairman of
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this meeting. This association prospered. H. Camp was the first librarian; Henry Taylor was the first chairman, and O. C. Comstock the first treasurer. "As showing the names of some other early residents of prominence, the officers' names for the year 1812 were Isaac Still- well, chairman; and Abraham Hand, Nathaniel Ayers, Alexander Bower, Nicoll Halsey and Don C. Buell, trustcees. The meeting for that annual election was held in Mr. Camp's store. The society cxisted until 1839, when its property was sold at auction. The last board of officers were John Creque, chairman; James McLallen, secretary ; Lyman Strobridge, James MeLallen, John Creque, James Westervelt, E. J. Ayers, Henry Taylor, N. Ayers, Urial Turner and Lewis Porter.
In 1818 one of the oldest Masonic lodges in this section was chartered at Trumansburgh. Eight men of that order petitioned the Grand Lodge, and the charter borc the date of June 8, 1818, and the lodge was given the name of "Fidelity." The first Master was Henry Taylor; Edward Ely, Senior Warden; Zach. P. Smeed, Junior Warden; Horace Osborn, Treasurer; Elijah H. Goodwin, Secretary. Later it was thought ad- visable to remove the charter of the lodge to Ithaca. In 1849, after the decline of anti-Masonry, the Grand Lodge was petitioned for a re- turn of the charter, but a new one was granted instead. It is Tru- mansburgh Lodge No. 157. The present officers are as follows: Lyman F. Smith, Master; E. E. Scribner, Senior Warden; C. C. Sears, Junior Warden; James G. McLallen, Secretary; Clinton Horton, treas- urer; O. G. Noble, Senior Deacon; John Wixom, Junior Deacon; N. R. Gifford, Tiler.
Fidelity Chapter R. A. M., No. 77, of Trumansburgh, is a prosper- ous organization, with the following officers: R. J. Hunt, High Priest ; H. A. Mosher, King; B. F. Tompkins, Scribe; T. A. Swick, Captain of Host.
VILLAGE INCORPORATION AND FIRE DEPARTMENT .- It has already been intimated that Trumansburgh was somewhat backward in early years in providing for the extinguishing of fires, and the village suffered ac- cordingly. An engine had been purchased previous to the great fire of 1864, but it had been neglected and little was done towards keeping up any organization for its use.
In the spring of 1872 a meeting was held for the purpose of effecting a better organization of a fire department. A discussion of the subject led to a village canvass by J. K. Follett, to ascertain public feeling re- garding the incorporation of the village under the General Act. Senti-
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ment appeared to be in favor of the measure, and the necessary steps were so promptly taken that the first corporation election was held August 27, 1872. The following officers were elected: J. D. Lewis, president; C. P. Gregg, P. W. Collins, G. H. Stewart, trustees; W. H. Teed, collector; C. P. Barto, treasurer.
Proper notice was given of the projected formation of a fire depart- ment and a meeting was called at Lovell's Hall, September 11, 1872, at which John N. Hood presided and H. M. Lovell was secretary. An organization was at once effected and the following were elected as the first officers of the new company: J. K. Follett, foreman; N. R. Gif- ford, first assistant; John McL. Thompson, second assistant; H. M. Lovell, secretary; J. N. Hood, treasurer. Mr. Lovell resigned in October and M. C. Gould was elected to the vacancy. The date of the annual meeting was fixed for December, at which all these officers were re-elected for one year. Ira M. Dean was made chief engineer, and G. W. Warne and C. B. Douglass pipemen. The succession of the foremen of the company has been as follows: J. K. Follet, 1872-4; C. W. Moore, 1875 to April, 1876, when he resigned on account of ill health, and G. W. Warne was promoted from first assistant and held the office to December 20, 1876; C. F. Hunter, 1877-8; John Dailey, 1879-80; E. H. Tallmadge, 1881; Matt Cully, 1882; C. F. Hunter, 1883; R. B. Hill, 1884; R. H. Stewart, 1885; G. P. Becker, 1886-87; R. B. Hill, 1888; George P. Becker, and Edward Camp.
The present officers (1894) are as follows: Foreman, Edward Camp, first assistant, Florence Fish; second assistant, Charles Rollins; cor- responding secretary, C. L. Adams; financial secretary, W. L. Hall; treasurer, M. T. Williamson; engineer, Eri Manning; trustees, A. J. Howland, R. J. Hunt, E. R. Williams, H. A. Mosher, C. L. Adams.
In 1882 a social club of young men of the village determined to form themselves into an independent hose company and offer their services to the village authorities. A meeting was held in July and an organ- ization perfected, with the following officers: Will Jones, foreman; Charles Lisk, assistant; R. V. Barto, secretary; W. F. Creque and G. H. Almy, treasurers. The succession of foremen of this company has been as follows: Will Jones, 1882-85; G. H. Almy, 1886-7; J. C. Wheeler, 1888; W. F. Creque, 1889.
The officers for 1894 are as follows: Foreman, Isaac Holton; first assistant, H. C. Gregg; second assistant, George Comfort; recording secretary, Henry Jewell; financial secretary, R. D. Sears; treasurer, J. K. Wheeler.
Andrew B. Cook
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At the second meeting of the Board of Trustees measures werc adopted to procure hose and other fire apparatus, but the formal organi- zation of the fire department did not take place until November, 1872, when an engine and a hook and ladder company were accepted by the board. J. N. Hood was subsequently appointed chief engineer, and Charles Clapp, assistant engineer of the department. In 1879 a special election was held to vote upon the proposition to build an engine house.
In 1874 a board of engineers was organized and held their first meet- ing on May 25. The members were S. R. Wickes, chief engineer; J. K. Follett, first assistant. John Van Duyn, J. K. Follett, and Ira C. Johnson were appointed by the trustees as a fire committee, and D. H. Ayres was made elerk of this board, and M. A. Burdiek, fire warden.
In September of that year the following were appointed a fire police : A. H. Pierson, D. J. Fritts, D. C. Quigley, G. H. Stewart, R. C. Tompkins, J. R. Emery, S. A. Sherwood, Lewis Goodyear and Walter Burr. D. S. Biggs succeeded Mr. Wicks as chief engineer, and the following have served as chiefs of the department: A. P. Coddington, J. T. Howe, E. Holcomb, S. C. Conde, J. C. Kirtland, R. H. Stewart, E. S. Stewart, G. P. Beeker, G. H. Almy, M. R. Bennett, W. I. Sher- wood.
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