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Duel Lodge No. 598, I. O. O. F., was insti- tuted Aug. 19, 1874, with the following members: Thomas Burson, first noble grand; Richard Brink- erhoff, Solomon Roberts, D. V. Gilbert, James T. Dean, Frederick Wismer, John Racely, Aaron Smith, C. M. Hathaway, S. Greeley, James Sals- bury, J. B. Ward and Barnett Older. It may be said that all the men named in the sketch of the Encampment have passed the chairs in the subor- dinate lodge. Judd Smith was elected N. G. in December, 1895: P. Laney, recording secretary; while J. D. McMaster, A. J. Rickard, P. Blasius, 1
Al. Bowles, George Beckmyer, George Richmond and Charles Wismer, were chosen to fill the other offices.
Enterprise Encampment, No. 224. I. O. O. F., was instituted August 17, 1881, with eight miem- bers, namely: Thomas Burson, E. W. Schooley. Samuel R. Junkins, William Oliver. C. M. Wal- ling, Charles Greeley, John Ward and S. E. Bur- son. The high priests elected since that time have been Samuel R. Junkins, 1881; H. Mann- hardt, 1882; H. D. Baker and J. B. Smith, 1883; Peter Laney and E. W. Schooley. 1884: E. H. Van Tassel and A. J. Rickard, 1885; Peter Laney, 1886; Thomas Burson and A. J. Rickard, 1887; Charles Greeley, 1888; E. Bur- son and j. A. Bumgardner, 1889; J. A. Bum- gardner and E. Burson, 1890: Dan Triem and H. Mannhardt, 1891; J. B. Smith and L. Wiehl. 1892; J. A. Bumgardner and L. F. Hull, 1893; L. Wiehl and John Singer, 1894; John Spoors, January, 1895; E. W. Schooley was the first chief patriarch, and the high priests filled the chair subsequently. Walter Culver was patri- arch in 1884-E. W. Schooley, Thomas Bur- son, C. M. Walling and S. E. Burson. H. D. Baker, H. Mannhardt, J. B. Smith, A. J. Rick- ard, Charles Greeley, J. McLaughlin. J. A. Bumgardner, H. Mannhardt, J. A. Bumgardner. N. T. Foster, D. Triem, W. L. Robinson. Sid Greeley, L. F. Hull, S. M. Hartraupt, John Spoors, L. A. Lathrop, George Bickmire, E. L. Beeman and Thomas Hill, filled the patriarch's chair down to July, 1895. The first scribe was Peter Laney, followed in 1883, by A. J. Rickard; in 1884, by H. Mannhardt; in 1885. by C. M. Walling; in 1886, by L. Wiehl, and in 1387 by Peter Laney, who has since occupied the office. The number of members, in June, 1895. was forty-one.
Pamy Lodge, No. 138, Daughters of Re- bekah, was instituted May 13, 1882, with the following named members : Madams Maria Schooley, E. Laney. Martha Hill, Mary Walling. Elizabeth Barber, M. A. McKindree, Eliza Rob- erts, Emma Burson, Mary Greeley, Susan Henry. and ten male members. The noble grands elected since the organization are named as fol- lows: Peter Laney, Eliza Roberts, Maria School- ey. E. A. Baker. M. A. McKindree, Mary Wall- ing, Martha Hill, Mrs. J. M. Dancer, May Gree- ley, Einma Rickard, Sarah Richmond, Alice Beeman, Lizzie Zimmerman, Nana Ballmer and Anna Noble. The recording secretaries have been Maria Schooley. M. A. MeKindree, Mary Walling, Martha Hill, Nell Crippens, May Gree- ley, Peter Laney, Alice Beeman. Anna Noble,
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Ellen Lathrop, Anna Laney, Nana Ballmer and G. W. Richmond. There were sixty members in June, 1895. In January, 1896, Mae Lance was elected noble grand, and Eliza Roberts, re- cording secretary.
CUSTAR.
Custar is noted among the villages of north- western Ohio for its stately church building, pretty school house, well-mannered inhabitants and prosperous condition. Down to 1870 it was the milling point of a wilderness, and the Mecca of hunters. Improvement followed im- provement until it was recognized as a hamlet, and from that stage it merged into a busy vil- lage.
Lewisburg, its original name, was surveyed in 1865, and the plat recorded July 15, that year. Frederick Lewis may be called the founder, thongh his earlier survey formed only a small portion of the village as it is known to-day. In 1864 the Daniel Scheuren sawmill, then the l'arg- est mill in the county, drew to the locality a large force of workmen, who cut down the giants of the forest, and literally opened an impenetrable swamp to the hardiest and most self-reliant set- tlers. The sawmill was burned in 1870, and re- built. After the death of Mr. Scheuren, William C. Mullally purchased the mill, which he operated for a year or two, when he moved the machinery to Henry county. The buildings, owned by W. Wilcox, H. E. Horner, Dr. Noble and B. F. Waggoner, now. occupy the site of the old mill. . The old Scheuren store stood on the same prop- erty until fire destroyed it. In 1875 there was $60,000 worth of lumber, hoops and staves shipped from the village, with valuable ship- ments of shingles and grain. Then john Lony. was railroad agent; Ingraham, Keeler, Black & Co., and Jones & Scheuren, merchants; John Thompson and John Kistner, saloon-keepers: William Bergaman, furniture dealer; Fritz Gun- dering, brush manufacturer; De Bach & Arkins. Anson Kiser and John Bader, blacksmiths; Jeff Jones, hotel-keeper; J. Weitz, butcher; Worline and Slaughter, physicians: Gus Thompson, law- yer; Thomas Wiley and Hattie Hartz, school teachers, and G. W. Hill. justice of the peace.
It was practically a German hamlet, partly Americanized, where men labored from daylight to dark and earned all they received. During the ensuing few years remarkable progress was made until at last the echoes of the villagers calls for local government were heard throughout the county.
Incorporation .-- The village of Custar was incorporated August 16, 1881, on a petition signed by forty-one residents, and presented to the commissioners June. 8, that year.
Officials. - The mayors, councilmen, clerks and treasurers elected since that time are named in the following lists: Mayors-G. P. Thomp- son, November, 1881; O. H. Jones, 1882; G. P. Thompson, 1883; H. Mannhardt, 1886-96; C. R. Hopkins, elected in 1896. Clerks-H. Mann- hardt, 1881-86; George W. Downs, :886-96; re-elected 1896. Treasurers-O. H. Jones, 1881; August Wentz, 1882-96; D. D. Sites elected in 1896. Marshals-A. G. Barger, 1881; W. Kirk, 1882: A. G. Barger, 1883; W. B. Miller, 1885, who was also elected sealer of weights and measures; William Wilcox and Edwin Murray, 1893-96; re-elected 1896.
Councilmen .- The councilmen of Custar elect- ed since November, 1881, are named as follows:
1881-George France, George Rethinger, George W. Downs, George H. Depew, John Kistner. John Thompson.
1882-John Kistner, John Maas, B. Older, John Long, G. Rethinger, G. H. Depew.
1883- G. France, Thomas Butt, Benjamin Richardson. 1884-B. Older, G. W. Downs, M. Espen.
1885-J. Maas, John Kistner, George Rethinger.
1886-Peter France, George Arkins, Joseph Debacher.
1887 -- John Kistner, John Maas, George Rethinger.
1888 -- Daniel Barton, Elias Main. John Long.
1889 -- [. B. Doughty, O H. Jones. John Kistner.
1890 -- Peter H. France, Joseph Metzger, Elias Main.
1891-John Long. Joseph Debacher, O. H. Jones.
1892-E. C. Main, Benedict Metzger, Jacob Lehmann.
1893-1 .. L. Erick, J. B. Smith, E .. J. O'Hearn, P. H. France.
1894-William Wilcox, P. H. France, Thomas Metter, L. J. Myers, E. Pohle, N. Schuster
1895-Joseph Metzger, B. B. Richardson, Jacob Hufer, W. Wilcox. P. H. France, Thomas Metter.
1896- John Kistner, William Wilcox. Joseph Metzger, Jacob Hufer, C. G. Thurstin, H. N. Bretz.
The village has not yet taken action on mat- ter of water supply. On May 1, 1895. the coun- cil authorized the purchase of chemical fire ap- paratus.
Postmasters .- W. O. Keeler is said to have been the first postmaster, followed by G. P. Thompson, who held the office down to 1885. when O. H. Jones was appointed. In Septem- ber, 1889, H. E. Horner was given the office, and in October, 1893, George W. Downs (the present incumbent, 1896) was appointed.
Common Schools. - The first school houses were erected by the early settlers, and paid for out of their own labor, and not by public taxa- tion. The fuel was furnished by the parents taking turns hauling and chopping the wood, or by the scholars, at noon and night. The seats were long benches hewn out of trees. It was in these school houses that the pioneers' sous and daughters received their college education.
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On March 23, 1882, all the voters of Custar, forty in number, declared that Sub-District No. 9 should be organized as a village district, and, in April following, elected H. Mannhardt, A. Wentz, George France, John Kistner, G. W. Downs and John Rudolf, directors. A tax of two inills for tuition, and three mills for contingent expenses, was ordered. W. P. Bender was elected teacher at $1. 50 a day, and Miss Patter- son at $1. 25 a day. Nannie Berry was employed as teacher in 1883, and L. Waltz in 1884. In 1885, Charles Rhoda was elected a member of the board, and in August of that year, 60 single seats and 60 single desks were ordered for the pupils. In 1888, T. L. Bult was elected a mem- ber, and in 1889, Joseph Metzger. In the latter year, Mrs. Lathrop was employed as teacher at $25 a month. In 1890, W. W. Wilcox and Elias Main appear as new members, and in 1891, O. H. Jones. At that time a building committee was appointed to obtain plans of the Waterville school house, but this being imprac- ticable, E. O. Fallis was employed to furnish plans and superintend the building. His esti- mate of cost was $7,500, and in December, 1891, the district gave 59 votes for and 22 against the question of issuing bonds for that amount, and on March 6, 1892, the bid of Spitzler & Co. to purchase the bonds at par, and $104, was ac- cepted. On March 30, the bid of Bright & Goodman, $6,874.48, for building was accepted. On January 16, 1893, the architect notified the directors that the building was practically com- pleted. Clay Gaumer and Alice Hughes were employed as teachers as the new school house was dedicated. W. W. Wilcox has been presi- dent of the board since 1891, and Dr. H. Mann- hardt, secretary since 1882.
The present school building of the village. was erected in 1891-92, at a cost of over $10, 000. Of 185 children enumerated, only seventy are enrolled as pupils of the common school. In April, 1895, Madams E. Worline, C. R. Hop- kins and Nancy Harbaugh were candidates for membership in the school-board; but Joseph Metzger, John Rudolph and A. Wentz defeated the women, although twenty female voters ap- peared at the polls. In 1896, H. Mannhardt (clerk), G. W. Downs (treasurer), Joseph Metz- ker, Wm. Wilcox, and John Rudolph were elected members of the school board.
St. Louis Catholic School is a voluntary con- tribution of a large element of the people, who, for conscience sake, subject themselves to a double tax. The average number of children attending this school is about sixty. The old
frame church building is used for school purposes.
The German Lutheran School is conducted on much the same principle as the St. Louis school, the object of its managers being to inculcate in the minds of the youth their duty to the God whom they worship, as well as instruction in the secular branches.
St. Louis' Catholic Church. - The beginnings of St. Louis' congregation were made when the first Catholics settled in Milton, Weston and Lib- erty townships. The old church of Wirtzburg. a mile and a quarter northeast of the present cen- ter of the parish, was built early in the . sixties." Among the founders were John Wirtz, John Koch. Peter Blasius, Nicklaus Blasius, Math. Blasius, Joseph Heinze, Math. Getzinger, Math. Maas, John Schmitt, John McCarthy ( of Weston ). All- ton Louy, Edward Gilbert, Fred Gilbert, Thomas Conoway and others. At the same time, how- ever, the founders of the Wirtzburg Church found a rival enthusiasm among the Catholic families living farther west and along the D. & M. railroad. These, unwilling to have the parish centered so far east, resolved also to build a church. The founders of the St. Louis' Church in Custar ( then called Lewisburg ) were Henry Louy, his sons John and Peter, Joseph Durliat, Martin Schill, Henry Diehl, Edward Byrne, Sebastian Bishop, J. Rochte, Peter Rechner, M. Breiteneicher, Peter Maas and Peter Koebel. Both churches were completed about the same time, and both churches were dedicated on the same day. by Rt. Rev. Amadeus Rappe. In 1860 Father Baur, then pastor of Maumee, now of Fremont, caine, as the first missionary, to attend to the spiritual wants of the first Catholic settlers. The Holy Sacrifice was then offered up in a log house stand- ing on the present Wentz farm. After a com- parativeiy short time the Wirtzburg Church was merged into the St. Louis' Church. Father Ham- mon, the second missionary, came in 1863: Fa- ther Griss, in 1866; and Father Reinhart later. Subsequently Revs. Griss, O'Keefe and Best offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Father Doerner's untiring efforts were crowned by a par- sonage, as also a parochial school. Father Doerner, at present at Findlay, was succeeded by Rev. Joseph Sproll, and he, in 1885, by the present pastor, Rev. Michael Vollmayer.
The congregation had been content with the old building until 1883, nor did Father Vollmayer find much reason for encouragement; for the roc- ords showed a debt of about $1, 300.00. Facts, however, soon proved that his coming was the signal and guaranty for material, as well as spir- itual, progress. The reverend father, then a
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young and newly-ordained priest, soon won, by his zeal and business qualities, the unqualified confidence of his flock. The old church was soon unable to seat the entire congregation, and steps were taken to enlarge the church. Part of the material had already been delivered, whou a new brick church was building in the minds of all. In 1889 the corner-stone of the church was placed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Gilmour, in the presence of a large concourse of people of all denomina- tions. In less than two years, the church was dedicated by Mgr. Boff, vicar-general of the dio-
cese. The occasion was a memorable one, not alone on account of the material achievement, but also for the vigorous activity which the occa- sion evoked. Non-Catholics, as well as Catho- lics, joined in observing the day as one for spir- itual work. When the church was finished, all debts were paid, both old and new. In Decem- ber, 1891, three bells were bought. Their first duty was to ring out the old year of 1891, and to ring in the new year of 1892. In 1892, the church was furnished with three altars, made by the Pelzers, of Salem, Ohio. Statues were now all that was necessary to complete the furnish- ing of the sanctuary, and some works of art were purchased by the congregation in 1893. The beautiful church building is 47x106 feet, in brick with stone trimmings. The style is plain Gothic. The interior decoration is the work of F. X. Hefele, of Cincinnati, a graduate of the Academy of Painting, in Munich. The rich cathedral-glass windows are gifts from the pastor, his brothers and the congregation. Fa- ther Vollmayer and Joseph Durliat are the donors of the sanctuary windows. The donors of the other windows are: Joseph Engesser, John Voll- mayer, George Rethinger, Charles Korta, Peter Reichert, Anton Louy, Joseph Johann, Peter Diem. Anton Mehnen, Joseph Meurer, Peter Clemens, Nicolaus and Mathias Maas, John J. Vollmayer and George J. Vollmayer. The four- teen Stations of the Cross are paintings from Switzerland, and are a donation of John Voll- mayer. The cost of this beautiful church ranges between $12,000 and $13,000, exclusive of labor and material donated. It is an imposing inonu- ment to the untiring zeal of Father Vollmayer, and to the practical faith of his people.
The German Lutheran Evangelical Church was incorporated May 23. 1879. and elected John Rudolph, Theodore Hellmann and E. Pohle, trustees. A frame house of worship was erected, in 1874, in the northern part of the vil- lage. Rev. W. Hecke the present pastor, suc- ceeded Mr. Hueter, in 1894, Messrs. S. Kust-
hardt preceding the latter, and Th. Meier pre- ceding him. The society was organized Febru- ary 2, 1873, with Th. Meier, D. Scheuren, F. Koch, A. Wentz, C. Ohlrich, T. Heltman, G. .Lechner, F. Bockhahn, J. Kroeger, W. Koch, F. Rudolph, J. Nickels and E. Pohle, members. William Hecke is the present clerk, and the num- ber of members in June, 1895, was 152. In the records of the Church at Perrysburg, the organ- ization of a German-Lutheran class at this point, in 1866, is credited to Rev. C. F. Kaeding.
The United Brethren Society signed articles of incorporation, April 17, 1884, with George France, president; J. W. Eastman, Marion Cox, O. H. Jones, Orlando Ferrell, George H. De- pew and William Houtz, members. Steps were at once taken to erect a house of worship, and the present brick building, on Superior street, resulted. Rev. H. Doty organized this society in 1880. Following him came Messrs Eastman, Leonard, Hill, French, Hofaker, Fisher, and the present pastor, Rev. M. Lanker, of Grand Rapids. The trustees are George France, Geo. Depew, O. Ferrell, M. Cox, W. Barber and J. Berry, with William Wilcox, president of the board of trustees, and E. C. Main, clerk. The church building was erected in 1884 at a cost of $2,200. There were seventy-five members re- ported in June, 1895.
Pleasant View Church, of the Evangelical Association, was incorporated January 3, 1890. It is a township rather than a village society. ยท
Day Post, No. 577, G. A. R., was mustered in May 4. 1892, with sixteen members, namely: O. H. Jones, W. L. Yerk, B. B. Richardson, S. R. Salsbury, John Hurley, Jacob J. Strohl, W. Wilcox, George Shaffer, Edward France, M. Worline, James P. Smith. C. V. Woodruff, Eu- gene Bowry, Peter V. Woodruff, Samuel H. Main and Lorenzo Myers. Of the number, S. H. Main is deceased. The commanders of the Post have been George Shaffer, John Lance. and John Kistner. The Post was named in honor of Gen. Day, of Bowling Green. The adjutants were S. H. Main, 1892; John J. Strohl, 1893: W. L. Yerk, 1894, refused to qualify, when B. B. Richardson, the present adjutant, was ap- pointed. The number of members in June, 1895, was twenty-two.
Custar Lodge, No. 604 K. of P., was char- tered January 24, 1893, with the following mem- bers: B. A. Lebay, J. C. Johnston, J. Strohl. Joseph McLaughlin, S. Greeley, F. J. Lebay, C. Bortel, Geo. Withier, L. M. Williams, J. Funk, Geo. McConnell, J. C. Harbaugh, John Cox. Jolin Lehman, Geo. Wilce, Milton Davis, John
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J. Kistner, O. H. Jones, f. Lehman, H. Mann- hardt, E. A. Hill, G. W. Downs, W. W. Leben- worth, E. H. Spoors, P. H. France, John Ells- worth, Clay Gaumer, R. O. Keeler, S. O. Fel- sted, L. J. Meyers, B. B. Richardson, C. G. Thurstin, S. L. Salsbury, Orlando Ferrell, W. W. Ellsworth, Henry Hewett, Lewis Cretzinger, T. L. Butts, G. R. Oblinger, Geo. Bickmyer, S. R. Salsbury, John C. F. Wansitler, Israel Frank, Jacob Huffman, M. Fairbank, Geo, Voegle,
Horace Stiffler, L. A. Lathrop and Frank Much- el !. L. J. Myers was installed as past chan- cellor: J. B. Smith as C. C., and Joseph Lehman as keeper of records and seals. Sidney Greeley, George Bickmyer, B. B. Richardson and P. H. France have filled the chancellor's chair. with John Ellsworth, keeper of records and seals. There were forty-nine members in June, 1895.
The population of the township and its vil- lages is given in the chapter on statistics.
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XXXVIII.
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP.
PREAMBLE - OIL AND OIL WELLS-SURVEY -ESTABLISHMENT OF TOWNSHIP -TRANSACTIONS- TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS -- PIONEERS-FIRST RESIDENT LAND BUYERS-MEN OF 1830-EARLY POSTAL FACILITIES -THE MORGAN SCHOOL -FIRST ORCHARD - ROYALTON - TOWNSHIP CHURCHES-COMMON SCHOOLS-LOG-MILL -- OTHER MILLS ; FREEPORT. OR PRAIRIE DEPOT- BRADNER-RISINGSUN-VILLAGE GOVERNMENTS-PIONEERS -- SURVEYS -MILLS-SCHOOLS- CRURCHES-CEMETERIES-SOCIETIES, ETC.
T HE villages and oil fields of this division of Wood county would lead the traveler to believe that it is an urban, rather than a predial, territory. The busy towns of Freeport, Bradner and Risingsun, the wooden towers or derricks, the engine-houses, tanks and sawmills aid the delusion so thoroughly. that nothing less than a tour of the township can dispel it.
Well cultivated farms, substantial buildings, and stock farms are numerous. A half mile south of Bradner is the Edmonds Brothers skunk farm. Established in 1893, the owners had gathered about 1,400 animals by the close of 1895.
Over a thousand feet below its surface an ocean of petroleum exists, while limestone, for burning and building purposes, is abundant. In the chapter on the oil and gas fields, reference is made to the explorations for oil here in 1865 or 1866, and to the Bradner well of 1885. In 1886, John Fuher and Charles Villwock, on the latter's land, some three and one-half miles north of Freeport, drilled two wells, one proving a fair Kas well, and the other a similar oil well. The gas was piped to Freeport, and used. Later the town of Freeport drilled for gas, but got oil in- stead. These were early efforts of the Freeport people in the gas and oil line, that were rewarded.
The Lesher, Angus and Horton wells, Nos. I and 2, drilled in September, 1890, were among the first great wells of the Freeport field --- No. 2 making 300 barrels in twelve hours, and yet pro- ducing. A. Lesher, now of the hotel at Free- port, had associated with him Mr. White, and these wells were drilled on the W. King farm, not far from the depot. The Hamilton & Holi- day well, north of town, drilled in the spring of 1891, made a tank a day, for over a year, and is yet producing. Dr. Palmer's well, a half mile north of Freeport, was also a tank-a-day well. which, like the Hamilton, yielded largely for a year. The Sage well was another large producer, while hundreds of other wells in Montgomery make it one of the great fields in Ohio to-day.
The survey of the exterior lines was made in 1819, and of the sectional lines in 1821. Eleven years later the pioneers appeared in the forest. In 1840, there were 609 inhabitants; in 1850 - 922; and in 1860-1.575. During the ensuing decade there was only an increase. of sixty-one sonls reported, but, by 1880, the population was increased to 2,283. The number of inhabitants in 1890 was 2,856.
The establishment of this township dates back to December 1, 1834, when the territory now known as Montgomery was set off from Perry, and named, on the suggestion of John A. Kelly, in
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honor of that gallant soldier of the Revolution, who fell in the assault on Quebec, December 31, 1775. The first election, which followed, in 1835, resulted in the choice of Michael Mogle, Guy Morgan and Abraham Logan for trustees, Michael Brackley, clerk; John Shuman, treasurer ; John Bailey, Jonas Carter and Justus Stearns. fence-viewers; Guy Morgan and Asa Adams, supervisors; and Harlow Hill and Charles Smith, overseers of the poor. John A. Kelly and Guy Morgan were elected justice of the peace June-6, 1835; Michael Mogle, Abraham Logan and Jonas Carter being judges, with Michael Brackley and John G. Willard, clerks of election; Guy Morgan and John A. Kelly, received thirteen votes each, one elector refusing to cast a ballot for one of the candidates. The list of voters contains four- teen names- Griswold Morgan, John Shuman, Jr., Charles Smith, Anthony Brackley, Abraham Logan, Michael Mogle, Jonas Carter, Guy Mor- gan (who did not vote for himself). Michael Brackley, John G. Willard, John Shuman, Sr., George Adams, John A. Kelly and Justus Stearns. Mr. Kelly cast his vote for Morgan, but not for himself.
Transactions .- At the first meeting of trus- tees, they divided the township into two road dis- tricts, and in the following year they divided it into two school districts. At the first settlement of trustees in the year 1837, Guy Morgan, super- visor, made returns of the labor performed on the roads. Almiron Rollins, supervisor of Dis- trict No. 2, presented his list on which there ap- pears a deficit of eight days' labor, for which he gave his note for six dollars, payable to the trustees.
The first payment for official services was a trifling sum to Constable George W. Adams, for serving notice on William Hambleton to leave the township. The Malthusian idea then pre- vailed, and as William appeared to be on the eve of becoming a charge on the people, he was driven out according to law. The traveling fees of the constable were certified at fifteen cents, and the fees for serving notice, twenty cents. In 1853 the trustees adopted the temperance ordi- nance, making the fine for selling intoxicants $10 for each offense. At the same time they permit- ted the sale of liquor for medicinal purposes; but prescribed a fine of $25 against the dealer who should knowingly sell it for any other purpose, or against him who would dispose of impure liquor. In April, 1889, the following levies were author- ized: Nine-tenths of a mill for soldiers' monu- ment; one-half mill for roads; one-tenth mill for the poor; two-tenths for bridges; and eight-
tenths for general expense, on a total value of $877,430.
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