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GAZETTEER OF TOWNS-GALWAY.
Bryar. 1889-1890, George H. Smith. 1890-1893, C. E. Carruth. 1894-1898, Richard Carr.
The justices of the peace for Clifton Park since 1830 have been :
1830, John Clute. 1831, Cornelius Failing, Samuel B. Edwards. 1832, Joseph Reed. 1833, Cornelius Hegeman, Henry Clow. 1834, Henry Clow. 1835, Solomon Brown. 1836, Seth W. Higgins. 1837, Samuel Wilber. 1838, Henry Clow. 1839, Benajah D. Arnold. 1840, Abijah Peck, Nelson Cole. 1841, William L. Potter. 1842, Henry Clow. 1843, Thomas N. Peters, Nelson Cole. 1844, Abijah Peck. 1845, Thomas N. Peters. 1846, Henry Clow. 1847, John Philo. 1848, Aaron Wood. 1849, Abijah Peck, Thomas N. Peters. 1850, Henry Clow. 1851, Nelson Cole. 1852, Urias Williams, Abram V. Fowler. 1853. Norman B. Prentiss, John W. Van Vranken. 1854, William A. Potter 1855, Nathan D. Garnsey. 1856, Silas P. Shepherd, Benjamin Howd. 1857, Abram V. Fowler. 1858, Elijah F. Reed. 1859, Nelson Cole, 1860, Silas P. Shepherd. 1861, Rufus Palmer. 1862, Adam Mott. 1863, Norman B. Prentiss. 1864, Samuel Langdon. 1865, John W. Van Vranken. 1866, Adam Mott. 1867, Cyrus W. Rexford. 1868, Samuel Langdon. 1869, Tunis C. Pearse, Samuel Langdon. 1870, Adam Mott. 1871, William E. Rogers. 1872, James Edwards. 1873, Tunis C. Pearse, John Peck. 1874, John Peck. 1875, Will- iam E. Rogers. 1876, Julian Fish. 1877, Tunis C. Pearse. 1878, John Peck. 1879, M. A. Doughty. 1880, Julian Fish. 1881, Tunis C. Pearse. 1882, S. M. Turner. 1883, M. A. Doughty. 1884, John J. Best. 1885, Tunis C. Pearse. 1886, John Peck. 1887, Emmor J. Caldwell. 1888, E. R. Forte. 1889, Tunis C. Pearse. 1890, T. F. Bryar. 1891, Emmor J. Caldwell. 1892, E. R. Forte. 1893, W. H. Van Vranken. 1894, T. F. Bryar. 1895, Jeremiah Sheldon. 1896, E. R. Forte. 1897, W. H. Van Vranken. 1898, T. F. Bryar (full term), E. D. Wait (to fill vacancy.)
TOWN OF GALWAY.
Galway is one of the western tier of towns. It is rectangular in shape; is bounded on the north by Providence, on the east by Milton, on the south by Charlton and on the west by the county line. The town is defined as follows by the Revised Statutes:
The town of Galway shall contain all that part of said county bounded easterly by Milton, southerly by a line running from the southwest corner of Milton west, along the south bounds of the fourteenth allotment of the patent of Kayaderosseras to the west bounds of the county; westerly by the bounds of the county; and northerly by Providence.
In the southern part of the town the surface is gently undulating. In the northern part are rounded hills of the Kayaderosseras range. Chuc- tenunda creek rises near the northeast corner, flows southward and supplies a reservoir used by the manufacturers of Amsterdam, N. Y. This reservoir is located a mile and a half west of Galway village. Feegowesee creek rises north of the centre and flows in an easterly direction into the Kayaderosseras creek. A branch of the Mourning
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kill rises in the southeast and flows eastwardly into the Kayaderosseras.
Galway was first settled in the fall of 1774 about a mile south of Gal- way village by a number of Scotch emigrants who accompanied the body who settled Charlton. Among the first to come were William Kelly, John and James Major and John McHarg. In 1778 Rev. Simeon Smith and others came from Centrehook, R. I., and settled near York's Corners. Soon after the Revolution John Hinman, James Hayes, Peter Anderson, Richard Paul, Dudley Smith and others from Elizabeth, N. J., settled at Jersey Hill, in the southwestern part. Lewis Stone came from New York in 1794. The first church, Scotch Presbyterian, was located at the point of first settlement, known as Scotch Street. Rev. James Mairs was the first pastor. An academy was established at Gal- way in 1836. In 1850 it was converted into a female seminary. After being unoccupied for eight years the building was burned November 30, 1871. The churches in the town are: First Baptist, organized in about 1788; Second Baptist, 1789; First Associate Presbyterian, 1807; M. E. church of Galway, 1836; M. E. church of East Galway, 1858; First Christian church, 1814, and the Catholic church.
Galway is the principal village. It was incorporated April 18, 1838, and the charter was amended April 27, 1869. East Galway (York's Corners), Mosherville, North Galway, West Galway and Whiteside Corners are hamlets. West Galway is locally known as Top- Notch.
The town of Galway was formed from Ballston March 7, 1792. It then comprised the territory now embraced within the limits of Gal- way, Providence, Edinburgh and the western part of Day. It was first known as "New Galloway." Providence was taken off in 1796. Prov- idence at first contained all the balance of the original town of Galway. The supervisors of the town since its organization have been :
1792-94, John McClelland. 1795-1802, John Munro. 1803 04, Isaac Gere. 1805-08, Nehemiah Conde. 1809-10, A. Starkweather. 1811-12, Perez Otis. 1813, Stephen Wait. 1814, Perez Otis. 1815, A. Starkweather. 1816, Perez Otis. 1817, Gilbert Swan. 1818, Perez Otis. 1819, Thomas Alexander. 1820-21, Isaac Gere. 1822 25, Nathan Thompson. 1826-27, Perez Otis. 1828-33, Nathan Thompson. 1834-35, Dudley Smith. 1836, George Davidson. 1837-39, Azariah E. Stimson. 1840, Jesse H. Mead. 1841, Azariah E. Stimson. 1842-43, Lewis Stone. 1844, William B. Knox. 1845, John Whiteside. 1846-47, James Fuller. 1848, James M. Barker. 1849, Josiah Pulling. 1850, Benjamin Blair. 1851-52. Aaron Cook. 1853, Alexander H. Hicks. 1854, Morgan Lewis. 1855-57, Thomas Mairs. 1858, Benjamin Blair. 1859, Thomas Mairs. 1860, Ira Brockett. 1861, Harrison Allen. 1862, John Whiteside. 1863-64, John N. Slocum. 1865, Thomas Mairs. 1866 69, Isaiah Fuller. 1870-71, William Buckwell. 1872 73, Samuel Cook. 1874, James D. Hays. 1875-76, William
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Crouch. 1877, Lauren O. Kennedy. 1878, James D. Hays. 1879-80, Lauren O. Kennedy. 1881-82, William Buckwell. 1883, John H. Seabury. 1884-85, Harvey Crouch. 1886.87, Smith B. Cook. 1888-89, Frank L. Smith. 1890-92, Robert Kelly. 1893, John H. Seabury. 1894, Samuel Kemp. 1895-97, Robert Shaw. 1898, Scott Glenn.
TOWN OF EDINBURGH.
Edinburgh is one of the towns of the western tier. It is bounded on the north by Day, on the east by Day, Corinth and Greenfield, on the south by Providence, and on the west by the county line. The Revised Statutes define the town as follows:
The town of Edinburgh shall contain all that part of said county bounded south- erly by Providence, westerly by the bounds of the county, northerly by Day and easterly by Corinth.
The town consists of hilly highlands, through the centre of which the Sacandaga river runs from the southwest corner in a northeasterly direction. The principal tributaries of this river in Edinburgh are Batcheller creek and Beecher's creek.
The first settlements were not made until after the close of the Rev- olution. In 1787 Abijah Stark, a nephew of Gen. John Stark, the hero of Bennington, settled on the west side of the Sacandaga river about a mile from the Providence line. Soon after Jonathan Anderson, Na- thaniel Bass, Sylvanus Westcot and Samuel Randall settled in the same neighborhood. James and Amy Partridge settled on the hill on the opposite side of the river in 1795. Isaac Deming located about this time in the eastern part, near the Day line. John Sumner built the first saw mill in the town, about 1800, at Batchellerville. Isaac Dem- ing built the first grist mill and store.
There are but two hamlets in Edinburgh. The most important is Batchellerville, located east of the Sacandaga near the centre of the town. Across the river lies Edinburgh, more commonly known as Beecher's Hollow. Both were formerly villages of considerable im- portance, but their industries are now small. The churches are: Pres- byterian church of Batchellerville, organized in 1808; Edinburgh Hill M. E. church, 1823-1824; M. E. church of Beecher's Hollow, 1820 to 1825.
The town of Edinburgh was erected from Providence March 13, 1801, as Northfield. The name was changed to Edinburgh April 6, 1808. The western part of Day was taken off in 1819. At the first town meeting, held in 1801, these officers were elected :
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Supervisor, Robert Sumner. Assessors, Willard Trowbridge, Jordan Sprague, Jonathan Smith. Commissioners of highways, Thurston Wells, Sampson Hosley, Ephraim Potter. Overseers of the poor, Daniel Washburn, jr., John Sumner. Col- lector, Jordan Sprague. Constables, Jordan Sprague, Abel Brown. Overseers of highways, Daniel Washburn, jr., Charles Rhodes, Joshua Wells, David Cole, Jona- than Townsend, John Hamilton, Arba Perry, Samuel Rogers, James Andrus, Reu- ben Cornwell, Nathaniel Bass. Fence viewers, James Goodwin, Elisha Mix, Daniel Washburn, jr. Poundkeepers, William Fellows, Isaac Deming.
Since the organization of the town the supervisors have been :
1801-1804, Robert Sumner. 1805-1808, Ely Beecher. 1809-1810, Willard Trow- bridge. 1811-1812, Ely Beecher. 1813-1816, John Hamilton. 1817-1818, Amos Cook. 1819-1823, Ely Beecher. 1824, Amos Cook. 1825-1829, Ely Beecher. 1830, Amos Cook. 1831, Solomon Ellithorp. 1832, Amos Cook. 1833, Ely Beecher. 1834-1835, Isaac Noyes. 1836, Solomon Ellithorp. 1837, Isaac Noyes. 1838, Samuel Manning. 1839-1840, Sherman Batcheller. 1841, Isaac Noyes. 1842-1843, Joseph Covill. 1844, Samuel Batcheller. 1845, Isaac Noyes. 1846, Samuel Batcheller. 1847, Henry M. Torrey. 1848, Joseph L. Snow. 1849-1850, Solomon Ellithorp. 1851-1852, Ira Beecher. 1853, Samuel Batcheller. 1854, John K. Anderson. 1855- 1856, Sherman Batcheller. 1857, James Partridge. 1858, Joseph Covill. 1859, Eugene Damon. 1860-1861, Levi S. Noyes. 1862, William W. Hunt. 1863, Wins- low E. Snow. 1864, Isaac Noyes, jr. 1865, Leman Partridge. 1866, Winslow E. Snow. 1867-1868, Cyrus Sumner. 1869, Winslow E. Snow. 1870, Silas H. Torrey. 1871, Winslow E. Snow. 1872, James Green. 1873, John W. Latcher. 1874, Lucien De Golia. 1875-1876, Silas H. Torrey. 1877, Leman Partridge. 1878-1879, Irwin De Golia. 1880, H. Ransom Colson. 1881-1882, Samuel E. Brownell. 1883, David A. Torrey. 1884-1885, George W. King. 1886, Solomon Sumner. 1887, Faulkner E. Noyes. 1888-1889, John W. Olmstead. 1890-1891, George W. Ostrander. 1892- 1893, Marion H. Frasier. 1894-1895, William H. Mosher. 1896-1897, John C. Stead. 1898, Samuel Brownell.
TOWN OF GREENFIELD.
Greenfield lies north of the centre of the county. It is bounded on the north by Corinth, on the east by Wilton, on the south by Saratoga Springs and Milton and on the west by Providence and Edinburgh. The town is defined as follows by the Revised Statutes:
The town of Greenfield shall contain all that part of said county beginning at the southeast corner of lot number seven, in the seventeenth allotment of the patent of Kayaderosseras, and running thence westerly along the north bounds of the six- teenth allotment of said patent to the southeast corner of Providence; then north on the east line of the same to the southwest corner of Corinth; then easterly along the south bounds of Corinth to the west bounds of the twenty-third allotment; then along the same southerly to the north bounds of the seventeenth allotment; then along the same southwesterly to lot number seven in said seventeenth allotment; then southerly along the east bounds thereof to the place of beginning.
CLIFFORD E. CADY.
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From the northern boundary of the town the Kayaderosseras moun- tain range extends in a southwesterly direction to the southwest corner. In the eastern part are hills forming a part of the Palmertown range. Between the two lies a valley averaging six miles in width. The historic Lake Desolation lies on the western boundary. Kayaderos- seras creek flows southerly through the central and southwestern part of the town. The Adirondack railroad enters the southeastern corner of the town, runs west, then north through the centre.
Tradition says that Greenfield was first settled prior to 1778 by An- thony Haggerty and Thomas Root. The first settlements of which anything definite is known were made in 1786 by Gershom Morehouse, Charles Dake, William Dake, John Dake, Benjamin Dake and others near Middle Grove; by William Scott at Scott's Corners, now North Greenfield; by Isaac Reynolds, near Greenfield Centre, and the Fitch family at St. John's Corners. Gershom Morehouse built the first saw mill in town, at Middle Grove, in 1786. In 1792 he built the first grist mill in town. Benjamin Clinch had the first store in town, at Porter's Corners, in 1787. Joel Reynolds came to Greenfield Centre in 1789 and opened the first tavern. The place is now the property of Dr. Ianthus G. Johnson.
Middle Grove, or Jamesville, is in the southwestern part of the town, on the Kayaderosseras creek. Important paper mills, described else- where, are located here. Greenfield Centre is a little east of the centre. Porter's Corners lies a little northwest of the centre. All are hamlets. The churches of Greenfield are: First Congregational church, organ- ized in 1790; First Baptist, 1791; Baptist church of Jamesville, 1846; M. E. church of Greenfield Centre, 1800 to 1810; Universalist church of Porter's Corners, 1816; M. E. church of Porter's Corners, 1840. St. John's lodge No. 22, F. & A. M., the oldest Masonic lodge of the county, was chartered February 20, 1802. Greenfield Centre lodge No. 308, I. O. O. F., was organized February 28, 1872.
Greenfield enjoys the distinction of being the largest township in Saratoga county. Before the erection of the county its territory lay partly in the district of Saratoga and partly in the district of Ballston. In 1791 it belonged to the towns of Saratoga and Ballston. In 1792 the western half formed a part of the town of Milton. The town was erected March 12, 1793, and a part of Hadley, Corinth, and the eastern part of Day were taken off in 1801. The first town meeting was held April 1, 1794. Since that year the supervisors of Greenfield have been as follows:
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1794, William Scott. 1795, John St. John. 1796, William Scott. 1797-1801, Asahel Porter. 1802-03, John St. John. 1804-07, Salmon Child. 1808-09, Asa C. Barney. 1810-11, John Prior. 1812 15, John Pettit. 1816-17, Samuel McCrea. 1818-19, Charles Dake. 1820. Elisha Wing. 1821-24, Nehemiah Wiug. 1825-29, Jonathan Lapham. 1880.81, Henry Miller. 1832-34, Adam Bockes. 1835-38; Edwin C. Weed. 1839-40, Levi Smith. 1841, Freeman Tourtelot. 1842, E. C. Weed. 1843, Joseph Wood. 1844, Chester Foote. 1845, Calvin W. Dake. 1846, F. Tourtelot. 1847-49, Frederick J. Wing. 1850-51, Benjamin F. Prior. 1852-53, Harmon G. Sweeney. 1854, Oscar Granger. 1855, G. Sweeney. 1856, Hiram S. Freeman. 1857-58, Lewis Wood. 1859- 60, Abiel C. Allard. 1861-62, Alonzo Russell. 1863-64, Ianthus G. Johnson. 1865, F. Tourtelot. 1866-67, Warren Dake. 1868-69, De Witt C. Hoyt. 1870, Warren Dake. 1871-72, Warren Bockes. 1878, John H. Smith. 1874-75, James V. Smith. 1876-77, Josiah L. Rowland. 1878, John R. Harris. 1879, Charles W. Spaulding. 1880, John R. Harris. 1881-83, Benjamin S. Robinson. 1884, Warren Dake. 1885-86, Augustus E. Allard. 1887-88, Jedediah Kilmer. 1889-93, Charles W. Spanlding. 1894 97, Clif- ford E. Cady. 1898, - Darrow.
Following is a list of those who have served as town clerks:
1794-97, Zenas Winsor. 1798, George Shove. 1799-1801, Lewis Graves. 1802-06. John Bockes. 1807-08, Johu King. 1809-11, Giles Robinson. 1812-15, Elihu Wiug. 1816, Charles Lewis. 1817-18, John Williams. 1819-21, John Bockes. 1822, Jobn Williams. 1823, Elihu Gifford, Elihu Wing (vice Gifford, removed from town). 1824 Asahel P. Cronkhite. 1825-27, Nehemiah Wing. 1828-29, Solomon Dake. 1830, Nehemiah Wing. 1831, Levi Smith. 1832-33, Darius Johnsou. 1834-38, Levi Smith. 1839-40, Johu S. Peacock. 1841-43, Warren Bockes. 1844, N. D. Morehouse.
1845, Joseph Carr 1846 48, William H. Bushnell. 1849-51. Theron Barrows. 1852, Charles B. Wing. 1853, James V. Smith. 1854, Ambrose Young. 1855-56, Richard Hewitt. 1857, Andrew M. Young. 1858, Richard Hewitt. 1859-62, George W. Hazard. 1863-64, Henry C. Olds. 1865-68, Benjamin S. Robinson. 1869, John H. Smith. 1870, Charles S. Tubbs. 1871, Stuart Early. 1872-74, Charles S. Tubbs. 1875-77, Melvin Spaulding. 1878-79, James G. Weedon. 1880-81, Lee A. Smith. 1882. A. Edson Hall. 1883, Edward Rood. 1884, B. S. Robinson. 1885-SS. A. Ed- son Hall. 1889-91, Allen F. Davis. 1892, Arthur W. Johnson. 1893, A. F. Davis. 1894-97, Byron S. Johuson. 1898, Edwin Crosthwait.
The following have served as justices of the peace :
1831. Johu Morehouse. 1832, Stafford Lapham, Alexander H. Scott. 1833, Staf- ford Lapham. 1834, Nathan Daniels. 1835, Henry Miller. 1836. Alexander H. Scott. 1837, John Williams. 1888, Nathan Daniels. 1889, Henry Miller. 1840, A. H. Scott, John Morehouse. 1841, John Williams. 1842, Andrew McGaffey. 1843. John Morehouse, Asa Iugerson. 1844. John Gifford. 1845, John Williams. 1846, Richard Hewitt. 1847, Devine H. Young. 1848, John Gifford. 1849, John Will- iams. 1850, Richard Hewitt. 1851, Hiram S. Freeman. 1852, John Gifford, Lewis Wood. 1853, Nelson D. Morehouse. 1854. Moses Ballou. 1855, Joel B. Morehouse. 1856, John Gifford. 1857, Nelson D. Morehouse. 1858, William H. Ingerson. 1859, Moses Ballou, Alexander Scott. 1860, James V. Smith. 1861, Seymour B. Ingham. 1862. A. H. Scott. 1863, Moses Ballou. 1864, Daniel Palmer. 1865, Seymour B.
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Ingham, John Wagman. 1866, James V. Smith, Benjamin F. Weed. 1867, B. F. Weed, A. H. Scott. 1868, A. H. Scott, Calvin W. Dake. 1869, S. B. Ingham. 1870, Charles S. Latham. 1871, Calvin W. Dake. 1872, Benjamin S. Robinson, John H. Smith. 1873, Theodore Comstock. 1874, Charles S. Latham. 1875, James M. Dake. 1876, B. S. Robinson, Starks Dake. 1877, Theodore Comstock. 1878, Charles S. Latham. 1879, Charles D. Gardnier. 1880, Elihu Wing.1 1881, George H. Hodges, J. V. Smith, William C. Smith. 1882, Charles S. Latham. 1883, William Gray. 1884, J. V. Smith, Charles D. Gardnier. 1885, William C. Smith. 1886, Charles S. Latham. 1887, Moses D. Rowell. 1888, William G. Boggs, B. S. Robin- son. 1889, William C. Smith. 1890, Charles S. Latham, Charles D. Gardnier. 1891, Charles D. Gardnier. 1892, B. S. Robinson. 1893, George H. Hodges. 1894, Charles S. Latham. 1895, William G. Boggs. 1896, Lee A. Smith. 1897, George H. Hodges. 1898, Charles S. Latham.
TOWN OF. DAY.
Day is the most northwesterly town of Saratoga county. Its north- ern boundary is the county line; it is bounded on the east by Hadley, on the south by Corinth and Edinburgh, and on the west by Edinburgh and the western boundary of the county. The town is described as follows by the Revised Statutes:
The town of Day shall contain all that part of said county, beginning at the east corner of the farm of Walter Hunt. on the north bank of the west branch of the Hud- son river, and running from thence north thirty degrees and forty minutes west to the rear line of the river division of Palmer's Purchase; then along the said rear line westerly until it intersects the west bounds of the county; then along the said west bounds of the county, northerly, to the north bounds of the county; then along the same until a course of south thirty degrees and forty minutes east will strike the most northerly corner of lot No. 50, in Palmer's Purchase; then south thirty degrees and forty minutes east, to and along the easterly bounds of the lot marked H. T. P. to the said corners of said lot No. 50; then along the east bounds of said lot to the Sacandaga river; then on a course that will strike the east bounds of lot No. 3, in the subdivision of the twenty-fourth allotment of the Kayaderosseras patent; then south along the said east bounds to the town of Corinth; then west along the bounds of Corinth to the west corner thereof; and thence to the place of beginning.
Day is the most mountainous and most picturesque town in the county. The centre and southern half is occupied by a part of the Kayaderosseras range. Some of the peaks are quite lofty. Oak moun- tain and Bald mountain, both northwest of the centre of the town, reach an altitude of over 900 feet above the Sacandaga river, and probably 1,500 feet above the level of the sea. Rockwell's mountain, near Day Centre, is 200 feet lower. The Sacandaga river winds its way in a
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tortuous channel easterly through the southern part, the valley being most picturesque in places. Its principal tributary, Paul creek, drains Livingston lake, on the northern boundary, and flows south. Besides Livingston lake, which is the largest body of water in Day. Sand lake les near the northern boundary, two and one-half miles west of Liv- ingston lake: Mud lake lies about three miles south of Sand lake. The town consists largely of wild forest, with few highways except in the Southern part. Deer, bears and other game abound.
The town was first settled in 1:9; by David Johnson, a Revolutionary soldier, who located in the extreme eastern part, on the banks of the Sacandaga. Tomas Bond and Phineas Austin settled a short time after- ward on the north side of the river, about a mile east of Dar Centre. Henry Paul came in 1801, and in 1805 built a saw mill and grist mill. the arst in town, at the mouth of Paul.cree's.
The western part of the village of Conklingville lies in Day. Besides this village. West Day (Huntsville) is a hamlet on the river in the southwest corner: Dar Centre is about three miles further down the stream, and Crowville is a small hamlet on Sand creek, three and a hali miles from its mouth. The Presbyterian church of Day was or- ganized in 1848 as the Reformed Protestant Dutch church: the M. E. church of Dar Centre in 1835: the First Christian church in 1833; the Christian church of West Day in 185 ;.
Day was erected from Hadley and Edinburg'h April 11. 1$19 and was at first named Concord. The name was changed in 189: in honor of Eliphas Day, a prominent lumberman who had died a short time before. The supervisors of the town have been :
1990-06, Elpha: Day: 1821-28. Stephen Lawson: 1829-34. Samue: Stimson: 1885, George Hant: 1836-81. Amos Lawton: 1838. James L. Delong: 1839-12, Eliphat M. Dar: 1848-41. Copier I. Delong: 1848. John J. Wait; 1849-55. Samze! V. Rockwell; 1856. George Baker: 1857, Samuel V. Rockwell: 1858-59, Copier I. Delong: 1830-61, Peter V. Fraker: 1860-63. Isaac N. Scot :: 1864-61. Samuel Y. Rockwell: 1868. Isaac N. Sco ::: 1809. Hiram Deming: 1870-18. F. G. Macomber; 1874. Erastus Darling: 1875. Irving W. Gailes: 1876-18. Erastes Darling: 1878, Isaac N. Scott: 1879. Sam- cel Y. Rockwell: 1883-81. Hiram Darling: 1882. Erastas Darling: 1883. Samuel Y. Rockwell: 1854 James Green : 1885-86. Timothy Sullivan: 1887-88. Irving W. Gailes; 1889-90. Lewis Salmon: 1591-92. Benjamin F. Johnson: 1893. Fran's Marcellus; 1894-95. Engere F. Gailes: 1896-91, Hiram C. Dentor: 1895, Charles H. Var Avery.
The town clerks have been as follows since 184 :. The records up to that time are missing :
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1847-48, Gordon Dimick. 1849, George Baker. 1850, Gordon Dimick. 1851- 52, Warren A. Randall. 1853-54, H. C. Palmer. 1855, Warren A. Randall. 1856- 58, William Scott. 1859-61, Isaac N. Scott. 1862, John F. Stimson. 1863, James O. Paul. 1864-68, Hiram Deming, 1869-70, Edgar L. Deming. 1871-72, Erastus Darling. 1873-74, Edgar L. Deming. 1875, Thomas D. Yates. 1876, George F. Paul. 1877, Charles Van Avery. 1878, Hiram Darling. 1879-81, A. H. Paul. 1882-83, George F. Paul. 1884, E. F. Guiles. 1885, George F. Paul. 1886 Austin Howe. 1887-88, Charles Putnam. 1889-93, E. F. Guiles. 1894-98, Van R. Rhodes.
The following justices of the peace have been elected by the people : 1845, John Yates. 1846, Anthony Allen. 1847, Samuel Y. Rockwell. 1848, Zo- pher I. Delong. 1849, John Yates. 1850, Anthony Allen (long term), George Baker (short term). 1851, Samuel Y. Rockwell. 1852, George Baker. 1853, Joseph A. King. 1854, William Wait. 1855, John J. Wait. 1856, Samuel Y. Rockwell. 1857, Joseph A. King. 1858, George Baker (long term), L. H. Frasier (short term). 1859, L. H. Frasier. 1860, S. Y. Rockwell (long term) Zopher I. Delong (short term). 1861, Hezekiah Smith (long term), S. Y. Rockwell (short term). 1862, Thomas Frost. 1863, P. L. Johnson. 1864, George Baker (long term), William Scott (short term). 1865, Hezekiah Smith (long term), A. Allen and S. Y. Rockwell (vacancies). 1866, S. Y. Rockwell. 1867, J. S. Johnson (long term), S. Y. Rockwell and J. S. Johnson (vacancies). 1868, Charles L. Marcellus. 1869, John Fay Stimson. 1870, S. Y. Rockwell (long term), John J. Wait (short term). 1871, Calvin Allen (long term), S. Y. Rockwell (short term). 1872, C. L. Marcellus. 1873, George Baker. 1874, S. Y. Rockwell (long term), J. F. Stimson (short term). 1875, Seth Aldrich. 1876, Warren A. Randall. 1877, J. M. Perqua. 1878, S. Y. Rockwell. 1879, B. F. Johnson (long term), I. J. Flansburgh (short term). 1880, Seth Aldrich. 1881, George Baker. 1882, I. J. Flansburgh. 1883, Seth Aldrich (did not qualify). 1884, John Curley (long term), B. F. Johnson (short term). 1885. Eugene Frost (long term), J. M. Perqua (short term). 1886, Charles A. Yates. 1887, B. F. Johnson. 1888, L. B. Shepard. 1889, Eugene Frost. 1890, Charles A. Yates. 1891, O. E. Kathan. 1892, L. B. Shepard. 1893, Eugene Frost. 1894, Charles A. Yates. 1895, O. E. Kathan. 1896, James Green. 1897, W. W. Paul. 1898, Charles A. Yates.
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