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Counterfeiters .- Among the money founders and engravers who located in the Fostoria neigh- borhood, prior to 1837, was John Brooks, who, it is said, moved out of Perry that year, and built a frame house at Fostoria. Other men of that class found temporary homes in this township, but, as the clearings grew in number and area, they sought newer fields.
The Stone House was erected in the " forties " by Benjamin Brown, who sold it many years ago to Justus Stearns, the postmaster at Brown's Corners. Prior to 1877, it was disintenanted, as the owner built a modern brick mansion at that point, a little south, into which he moved.
Schools .-- The history of the first schools, written by Robert Dunn (1884), tells, very clearly. of the humble beginnings of the common-school system, and, incidentally, of the social and indus- trial systems. Mrs. Fletcher taught the first school in the township, in the spring of 1833. She had about fifteen regular scholars, whose tuition was paid by subscription. Her pay was about two dollars a week. Among hier scholars, as she now remembers them, were Bia Johnson, Lotta Caples (mother of Mrs. Dr. Longfellow), Junius V. Jones, Wm. H. Jones, Virginia Jones, Simpson Jones (on wet days), Orrin J. Cory (occasionally). George and Ambrose Cory, most of whom are now living in Fostoria and vicinity. Mr. Fletcher was a great lover of fine horses, and brought a full-blooded imported mare with him to Wood county. During severe storms or when it rained he would lead this mare into the school house, which caused quite a commotion among the scholars until they became accustomed to the practice. On such occasions, with teacher. fifteen scholars, stove, bed, other household fur- niture, Fletcher and his mare, the space in the little cabin was pretty well occupied. The oid teacher died in August, 1861.
On December 17, 1834. the township was divided into four school districts, the boundaries of which seem not to have been very well defined, and at that time money from the public funds for school purposes was rather scarce. Consequently the schools had to be sustained by private sub- scription. In District No. 1, the school house was built on the land of Uzal M. Cory. Of course it was a log building with a big fireplace in one end of it, and was built in a day by the residents of the district, with probably some help from outside. There seems to be some disagree- ment among the old residents now living there as to who taught the first school in this building. some contending that the first teacher was Henry Welsh, and some, Lucy Brown. I am inclined to the opinion that Welsh taught first, but before the division and numbering of the district above referred to, and Lucy Brown was the first teacher after the district was numbered. Her home was near Melmore, Seneca county. It fell to the lot of Simpson Jones to go after her, which he did on horseback, that is, le rode the horse there, and she rode it back, and Simpson walked. It was
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about sixteen miles. Mrs. Samuel P. Cory, Mary [ .. Avery, sister of Mrs. Uzal M. Cory, and Gideon Jones were among the first teachers in this district.
District No. 2 was in the Atkinson settlement, and Elizabeth Becker taught the first school in the spring of 1835.
The school house in District No. 3 was a small log building, and stood where the cemetery now is at West Millgrove. Emeline Palmer, a daughter of S. S. Palmer, was the first teacher. It was at this school that R. W. Kelly first learned his letters." He was then a lad nine years old. He says he soon forgot them, however, and didn't learn them again until he was thirteen. Between the school house and road was the creek, which was crossed by a foot log. One evening after school, as Miss Palmer and Henry Vosburg, one of her scholars, were crossing, they fell into the creek, and would have drowned but for the timely assistance of some inen in the gristinill near by, who saw them fall in. Reason Kelly, who stood on the bank and witnessed the scene, says it was the worst scare of his life. Miss Palmer married Mark Curtis, of Perrysburg, and moved to that old town to make her future home.
The school house in District No. 4 was built on the farm now owned by Mrs. Baird. Jacob Rine, justice of the peace, was duly installed as teacher. James Hays, then about nineteen years old, was one of his scholars. They commenced at the beginning of the arithmetic, and got along well enough until "long division " was reached. The teacher and James wrestled two or three days with an example, but with rather poor suc- cess. Rine was at the end of his string in arith- metic, and so politely informed young Hays that he had better quit, as it was a waste of time for him to attend school any longer there, as he (Rine) had taken him as far as he could in "'rithmetic." For over half a century James Hays has taught school at Fostoria and in the vicinity, and it is safe to say that, by this time, he has mastered the intricacies of "long division."
Moses O. Jones was the second teacher in District No. 4. He had a big "nigger head " stone placed in one corner for a dunce block. When a scholar violated any rule of the school, he had to take his seat on this stone, and watch until he noticed some one else out of order, when he was permitted to rise and report, and miscre- ant No. 2 had to take his place. One dav Alex. Weaver, who had been sitting on this stone so long that he was very tired, and had been unsuc- cessful in detecting his successor, suddenly startled the school by calling out: "Say, Mr. Jones, I
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wish you would get a goose to sit on this egg, for it will never hatch out with a gander."
An item in the records shows that . January 12," 1842, the trustees agreed to excuse the town- ship clerk from the duty of visiting the several schools in the township. In that year there were seven school districts, and the enumeration of youth, between the ages of four and twenty-one, showed 144 males and 138 females. At the an- nual settlement of the treasurer, in the spring of 1842, a balance of one dollar and twelve cents was found in his hands. In 1843 a two-mill tax was authorized for school purposes. In 1844 there were ninety-eight white males subject to military duty, and in 1845 there were eighty- seven.
The Old Red School House, the Tom Kelly school house on the Ridge, the Kiser school house, and the Island school house were the Meccas of the pioneer school children of Rome and Risdon. James Pillars, many years later a judge of common pleas, taught the .. Island School " for $10 a month, payable one-half in cash and one-half in provisions. Freeman Luce, Dr. Lockwood, Mr. Noble and Tom Kerning were the early teachers, the first presiding in 1833-34, in consideration of a salary of $10 a month. In the Old Red School House, Emily Foster, a sister of ex-Governor Foster, was ac- customed to carry off the prize for spelling.
The school records, which have been found, deal with affairs of the board of education back to April 18, 1853, when Nathan Hatfield, Rich- ard Clark, O. C. Henry, Tobias Bossler, Isaac Brandeberry, A. G. McClellan, P. J. Pelton and J. H. Bucher voted to reorganize the school dis- tricts, and to sell the houses belonging to orig- inal Districts No. 8 and No. 10. A building was ordered for District No. 6, and the house of Dis- trict No. I was ordered to be moved to a new site. In April, 1854, the names of John Norris, A. G. McClellan, Justus Stearns and Simpson Jones appear as members of the board; in 1855. a house was erected in District No. 3: in 1857, one in District No. 1, built by John Norris, and one in District No. 2, in 1858. During the war. little or nothing was done toward improving school houses. In 1864, John Norris, William Keicham, Randal Swinehart, S. Baird, D. E. Coe, John McMahan, Andrew Patterson, S. M. Chilcote, J. Stearns and David Ferrell repre- sented the nine districts, and reported in Sep- tember of that year that there were 266 male and 248 female children of school age in the town- ship. in 1867, the board authorized the build- ing of a school house in District No. 4. then
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credited with fifty-seven pupils, and, during the ensuing four years, authorized the repair of all the school buildings. In 1880, a new era of school houses was introduced by the erection of buildings in Districts No. I and No. 4, and in 1885, in No. 3. In 1886, Isaac Brandeberry, Daniel Yates, H. J. Pelton, J. D. Stearnes, C. F. Redfern, C. B. Elerton, I. C. Conley and W. E. Smith were members of the board. In Septem- ber, 1887, there were 401 children of school age in the township.
The chapter devoted to school affairs contains statistics and names relating to the schools of this division of the county.
Churches. - The Methodists were undoubtedly the first to enter the wilderness in the southeast- ern corner of the county, and the preachers of that denomination were the first to follow them. Mr. Robert Dunn, speaking of their attempts to inculcate Christian lessons, gives Mrs. Cory as an authority. The first sermon slie remembers hear- ing in the township was at the house of Wmn. Shawhan, by Andrew Hollopeter, a Methodist preacher. His text was: " Except your righteous- ness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter the kingdom of heaven." He was a plain, outspoken man, and commenced his discourse by saying that in his opinion the righteousness of some of the settlers in that community, not only did not exceed, but fell far short of even that of the Scribes and Pharisees, for that Sunday, in coming to fill his appointment, he could hear the crack of guns in every direction.
As early as April, 1832, Methodist meetings were held at the house of Oliver Day, on "Nest- lerode's Island" (southeast of West Millgrove), Elam Day officiating as pastor. In 1836 a church was erected on the farm of Israel Nestlerode, be- ing the first church building in the township. The first resident preacher was Rev. Henry Witman.
The first Sunday-school in this part of the township was organized in the Cory school house. Religious services were held by the Baptists and Methodists, the Baptist preachers being Messrs. Thorpe, Thompson and Kating.
Sabbath-school was held at the house of George Wilson. In this school some of the classes studied their Testaments, and some used spelling books. A peculiar feature of this school was that the closing exercises consisted in spell- ing, all the attendants ranging themselves in a circle around the room, the superintendent stand- ing in the middle and pronouncing the words. This exercise usually lasted about fifteen minutes, old and young all participating. There were no !
"lesson leaves " or "helps" in those days, but the teachers and scholars met and read the un- adulterated word, and put their own construction on it.
The first Methodist Society in the township was that known as Chilcote's Class, organized in the fall of 1837 on the spot where the widow of Levi England now resides. Wesley Brock and John O. Conaway were the first preachers. Elizabeth Chilcote (in whose house the meeting was held), James Worley and wife, Thomas Armstrong and wife, George Wilson, wife and daughter, Samuel M. Chilcote, and Sarah, wife of Nathan Hatfield, formed the class, and, for many years, were the only practical representa- tives of Methodism within the Chilcote settle- ment or district. The Sunday-school assembled periodically at Mrs. Wilson's cabin, and so con- tinued until the class was able to build its first church.
The Methodist Episcopal Union Church pur- chased land in Sec. 28, July 10, 1855, at a cost of $25, on which a little meeting house was erected. Three or four years ago that structure was sold, and a new building was erected, just west of its site, which is still known as the Union church.
The United Brethren church, a mile and one- half northeast of Bloomdale, a building on the Mccutchenville road, a mile and one-half from Fostoria, the Evangelical building, and the Ger- man Baptist or Dunkard building, in the Whit- more neighborhood, with the church buildings at West Millgrove, make up the monuments to Christian zeal in this township. It must be re- membered, however, that the Christian Church of Eagleville, and the Churches of Bloomdale and Fostoria claim supporters within the boundaries of Perry township.
WEST MILLGROVE.
This pretty village, carved out of the wilder- ness in 1835, represents sixty years of progress. With its few stores, societies and churches, un- disturbed by the turmoil of the oilfields, or by the rumble of railroad trains, it resembles some quiet hamlet in western New York much more closely than it does any other settlement in this county. There are but few reminders of its pioneer homes left standing; but some of the pioneers of the vicinity survive to tell of its early days, and of the virtues of its founders and inhabitants. The country, tributary to the village, is exceptionally fine. Northeast, about one inile distant, is the
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railroad hamlet, now called Hatton, which is the shipping point of West Millgrove, and has be- come its manufacturing suburb.
Survey .- Millgrove, its original name, was surveyed by Hiram Davis, in November, 1835, for James and Rachel McCormick, on the S W. 1, of Sec. 4, T. 3, R. 12. On February 24, 1874, a petition for incorporation was signed by forty-nine residents of the hamlet, but others, be- lieving that the township officials were capable of looking after the welfare of the little community, objected, and signed a remonstrance.
Village. --- The petition was re-presented March 3, 1874, asking that the S. 3, Sec. 4, the S. 3 of N. E. }, Sec. 4, and so much of the N. W. { of Sec. 4, as lies within the town plat of Millgrove, in T. 3, N., R. 12 E., be estab- lished as a village. The order to incorporate was made September 4, 1874, though it was not recorded until September 30, of that year.
The survey for the various owners was made in April, 1881, by D. D. Ames, who, on March 16, 1872, surveyed East Millgrove Station for William McCormick.
In 1836 or 1837, John G. Willard, who, in September, 1835, had moved from Ashtabula county and settled on the Stanley Morgan farm, in Montgomery township, became a resident of Millgrove. He built a one-story-and-a-half log house on the corner lot across the street, north from where the "Chilcote House " now stands, and soon after engaged in the mercantile busi- ness, opening the first store in the town or in the township. He purchased most of his goods at Buffalo, and hauled them by wagon from Lower Sandusky. In the course of time a mail route from Perrysburg to Bucyrus was established, Mill- grove becoming one of the post offices on the route, and Willard was appointed postmaster. The mail carrier made the trip once a week. At this time the postage on a letter for a distance less than 300 miles was twenty-five cents. Wil- lard continued his residence here until his death, in 1859. Mrs. Willard, seventy-nine years of age, in 1884 lived with her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Burdick, in the village.
John Bradner is said to have built the first house in the town, after it was laid out, out of little round logs, and in this building he worked at his trade of shoe making, keeping bachelor's hall. Some say he was the first postmaster in the village, but this arises from the fact that be- fore the post office was established, it was the custom to leave the mail matter brought from Fort Ball at his house, or shop, for distribution. Dr. Patterson, who moved to Fostoria in 1840,
and thence to Texas, may be said to have kept store about the time Bradner was here. Ephraim Moffett states that Willard built a hotel, and also that William Bradner followed Willard, building a store on the opposite corner. The hotel was built by Justus Stearns, and in 1849 William Bradner opened a store here with his son, John A., in charge.
Post Office .- West Millgrove post office, known as recently as 1895, as West Mill Grove, dates back to the time when John Brad- ner was wont to send for the mail to Tiffin and distribute it to his neighbors. There are no records to show that he was appointed, but the recollection of old settlers leads to the opinion that he was. It is known that J. G. Willard was appointed postmaster, when the mail route be- tween Perrysburg and Bucyrus was opened. or while Bill Lowry was mail carrier. Dr. Ranger held the office in 1851; A. G. McClellar, from 1857 to !862 ( in R. W. Kelly's store ); Mrs. Vosburg was the incumbent during the Civil war; James H. Moffett was appointed in February, 1868; Orren Henry, in 1869 (J. H. Moffett, deputy); G. L. Ketcham followed, then came Josiah Kiger, Dr. Warren and J. W. Smith, the last named commissioned in September, 1878. W. T. Kelly's name appears as postmaster in February, 1883; W. J. Moffett's in March, 1885 ( having been appointed in 1884 ); J. H. Moffett's in November, 1885, and B. F. Simon's in August, 1889. I. C. Conley was appointed in 1891; Thomes E. Yates, in August, 1892; J. R. Phillips, in October, 1892; G. K. Tyson, in May, 1893; N. S. Hatfield, in November, 1893; and William Dunlap, April 20, 1895. The old records of this office, like the village records, were destroyed in the fire of 1882, so that the names and dates given, prior to 1883, are based on the recol- lections of the old settlers, and on notices of ap- pointments found in the Perrysburg Journal and Bowling Green newspapers.
Brown's Corners, a post office of the olden time, was presided over by Justus Stearns in 1862.
Village Officers .- The destruction of the rec- ord books, in the fire of 1882, cuts off the possi- bility of giving an authentic list of councilmen from 1874 to 1879, inclusive. The first council comprised C. W. Linhart, R. L. Knapp, Seneca Leonard, Abram Foster, B. C. Harman and Councillor Kephart.
The first mayor, J. H. Moffett, served from 1874 to 1885, when J. R. Phillips was elected, and he served until 1893, when Levi Wirt suc- ceeded him. The councilmen chosen from April. 1880, to April, 1896, are named as follows:
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1880-J. W. Smith, Seneca Leonard, C. W. Linhart, J. Mc- Cormick, T. Bossler, W. J. Moffett.
1881-H. D. Hahn, P. C. Chilcote, J. S. Harman, R. L. Knapp, Charles Irons, rice McCormick, with Smith and Leonard.
1882-S. Leonard, J. C. Thompson, J. S. Harman, J. C. Ort ( new councilinen ).
1883 -- N. S. Hatfield, Henry Yates and I. Phillips.
1884-C. W. Linhart, J. C. Ort, William Simons, N. S. Hat- field, D. Hall, T. Hill.
1885-Thomas Hill, S. Shanks, J. S. Harman, W. L. Yates, C. W. Linhart, J. C. Ort.
1886-R. L. Knapp, A. Davidson, with Shanks, Yates, Har- man and Hill.
1887-S. L. Shanks, W. L. Yates, J. H. Moffett, appointed to fill vacancies.
1888-A. C. McCrill, W. L. Yates, Thomas Hill, S. Leonard, A. Davidson, M. Sweet, elected.
1889 -A. Davidson, L. Whitman, William Lee, C. Baldwin, M. Sweet, S. Leonard.
1890-91-M. Sweet. George Castret, Philo Hellen, with Lee, Baldwin and Davidson.
1891-M. Sweet, George Castret, Philo Hellen, L. Wirt, C. Baldwin, A. Davidson.
1892 -- John C. Purdy, P. Helm, W. J. Moffett, A. Davidson, C. Baldwin, L. Wirt.
1893-L. Wirt, J. I. Zepernick, W. J. Moffett, A. Davidson, W. Faylor, J. C. Purdy.
1894 -- C. S. Linhart, A. Davidson, W. Faylor, P. C. Chilcote, J. I. Zepernick and D. Yates, who took I. C. Conley's place.
1895-E. A. Davis, George Baird, William Duffield, W. Dunlap, with Chilcote and Lenhart.
1896-P. C. Chilcote, William Faylor and John Feasel were elected.
The office of clerk was held by Charles Hol- lopeter from 1874 to 1880, when Samuel Hen- nings succeeded him. In 1887, W. J. Moffett was elected, but J. S. Harman succeeded him the same year; W. A. Harman was elected in 1889; J. W. Miller in 1890; J. W. Smith in 1892, and re-elected since that time.
The first treasurer was C. A. Risser, who, in 1875, was succeeded by Lewis Whitinan. The office was held by several citizens down to April, 1894, when B. F. Simons succeeded S. L. Shanks. In 1896, B. F. Simons was re-elected treasurer.
In 1896, B. F. Simons, James Dindore and William Lee were elected members of the Spe- cial School District Board.
J. T. Hill was elected marshal in 1896.
Fires .- A few small fires are recorded prior to 1882, such as that which destroyed the church school house. The fire of 1882 destroyed Hahn's store and Adams' dwelling. In the store build- ing were the council room, mayor's office, post office, together with many of the village records. A few books were saved, but the Council Journal and other important books were burned.
Traders .- The Willard store was carried on here by its founder until 1859. From 1849 to 1858 or 1859, William Bradner did a large trade here. By 1860, old-time trade methods and traders made way for modern methods and men, and the business houses and dealers, as known
now, began to appear. In March, 1884, J. R. & I. Phillips carried on a general store; John Miller and George S. Ketcham, hardware stores; Benjamin Simons, a drug store; B. H. Saxby, a grocery; and M. F. Miles and C. W. Linhart, a gristmill. W. J. Moffett was then postmaster; Dr. Rosendale had practiced medicine there for a quarter of a century; Dr. Hatfield, who came later, was also a recognized physician of the dis- trict; Perry C. Chilcote kept the hotel.
Tragedies .- On November 23, 1889, Lafay- ette Frontz was stabbed to death here by one Gardner. The tragedy is one of the very few chargeable to this village.
Schools .- The new school building stands a testimonial to the villagers. It is their monu- ment to a half-century's progress in education.
Churches .- The beginnings of church organ- izations and church buildings are related in the history of the township. Here the first house for worship was built in 1843 or 1844, where the Lewis Whitman mill was subsequently con- structed. It was a two-story house, the second floor of which was used by various Church societies, while the first floor was used for school purposes. Rev. John Mccutcheon, a Presby- terian preacher, who was also teacher of the common school, presided above and below. The house was sold and converted into a sawmill, for which purpose it was used until ISSo or 1881, when fire reduced it to ashes.
The Methodist Episcopal Society erected a building in 1871, which was dedicated September 17, that year.
The United Brethren, the Disciples, the Presbyterians, the German Baptists and other denominations are represented in the village. In the history of Montgomery township reference is made to the Methodist Circuit of 1839, and to the early preachers who appeared in this district.
Cemetery .- The West Millgrove Cemetery Association was organized March 29, 1865, with Joseph Chilcote, Israel Everett. Tobias Bossier, Rev. Samuel Kelso, W. C. Burdick, C. R. Rosendale, J. H. Moffett, Randall Swinehart, Jacob Fisher, Seneca Leonard and Joseph Bishop, members. The association acquired the owner- ship of the old cemetery, made additions to it. and to-day owns the ground. W. C. Burdick. James Dindore and James A. Yates are trustees; J. W. Miller, treasurer, and J. W. Smith, secre- tary. .
Societies. - West Millgrove Lodge, I. O. O. F .. was instituted July 20, 1876, with T. C. Reid, no- ble grand; H. N. Rush, vice grand, and Henry Phillips, secretary. In 1886 the charter was
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conveyed to Freeport, as told in the history of that village.
The Independent Order of Good Templars attained prominence here years ago, and the in- fluence of the society is yet powerful.
Yates Post, No. 476, G. A. R., was chartered September 1, 1888, as successor of the older Post, No. 50, organized under the same name. The title was changed to W. C. Conley Post on February 20, 1891. The original members were B. F. Simons, Ira C. Conley, Thomas Henry, A. Davidson, Jerry Baker, Izetus Phillips, M. H. Jones, Lewis Whitman, Morris Sweet, Perry C. Chilcote, W. C. Yates, David Baird, A. K. Wein, Ed. Burton, M. D. Chilcote, L. A. England, C. Keefer, R. B. Chilcote, William Taylor, Dan M. Yates and M. T. Sweetland. Of the old Post of 1869, J. W. Smith and the majority of the members named above were members. In later years Capt. Omar P. Norris changed his membership from Fostoria to this Post. The commanders have been L. Whitman. 1888; John W. Smith, 1890; P. C. Chilcote, 1892, and J. W. Smith, 1894-96. The adjutants have been Izetus Phillips; I. C. Conley, 1891; J. W. Smith, 1892; A. K. Wein, 1894-96. There are twenty-four members.
Other secret, benevolent, political and literary societies appeared and disappeared, few of them living more than a few years.
HATTON, FOSTORIA AND LONGLEY.
Hatton post office was established March 14, 1882, with Samuel H. Cassiday, postmaster. In 1883, John Wininger was appointed master, and has held the office down to the present time. The hamlet was platted by William McCormick, in ISSo, on a part of his farin, and, when the office was established, the name was changed from East Millgrove Station to Hatton, in honor of the postmaster-general. Alexander Adams and Benjamin F. Lindsley built the first houses; Samuel Carrick built the third house; Z. Osman built the first store. The second store was built by John Wininger, who completed the house on the West Millgrove road about thirteen years ago, having moved his stock from the house where W. L. Knowles now resides. The large elevator, south of the depot, was built in 1881. Os- man sold his store to Jesse Miller, who on remov- ing to Risingsun sold his stock to Mr. Wininger, but still owns the building. The new tile factory of Wood & Co., established in the fall of 1895, employs ten hands. The hamlet is a suburb of West Millgrove.
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