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1852 .- Chester Stowe, president ; N. L. Chaffee, vice-president ; N. E. French, secretary ; James Norris, treasurer ; and S. D. Dann, Henry Krum, Asa Harts- horn, E. Devan, N. Hoskin, managers.
1853 .- Same officers. H. J. Nettleton, B. F. Phillips, and J. Warner, Jr., managers.
1854 .- Abel Krum, president ; J. Warner, Jr., vice-president ; Noah Hos- kin, secretary ; James Norris, treasurer ; B. F. Phillips, C. Terril, M. Wilder, F. Gee, and E. Hewlett, managers.
1855 .- No record.
1856 .- Same officers as those given in 1854.
1857 .- Abel Krum, president ; J. Warner, Jr., vice-president ; N. Hoskin. secretary ; A. N. Wright, treasurer ; and C. G. Calkins, E. Hulett, J. Fobes, Jr., and B. F. Phillips, directors.
1858 .- Shelby Smith, president ; Joshua Fobes, viee-president ; C. G. Calkins, sceretary ; N. E. French, treasurer ; Erastus Hulett, J. P. Jennings, Harrison Loomis, Calvin Dodge, and Galusha Case, managers.
1859 .- N. L. Chaffee, president ; Joshua Fobes, Jr., vice-president ; C. L. Bushnell, secretary ; N. E. Freneh, treasurer ; Erastus Hulett, J. P. Jennings, Noah Hoskin, Shelby Smith, and Calvin Dodge, managers.
1860 .- Calvin Dodge, president ; Abel Krum, vice-president ; C. L. Bushnell, secretary ; James Norris, treasurer ; J. P. Jennings, Harrison Loomis, Stephen Daniels, E. D. Chapman, and Lewis Calby, managers.
1861 .- Calvin Dodge, president ; Harrison Loomis, viee-president; W. H. Burgess, secretary ; N. E. French, treasurer ; J. P. Jennings, J. M. Ray, D. H. Prentice, Joshua Fobes, Jr., and Wm. Jarvis, managers.
1862 .- Calvin Dodge, president ; J. P. Jennings, vice-president ; W. H. Bur- gess, secretary ; N. E. French, treasurer ; J. Fobes, J. M. Ray, D. H. Prentice, Robert Hutchinson, and Wm. Jarvis, managers.
1863 .- Abel Krum, president ; J. P. Jennings, vice-president ; E. F. Abell, secretary ; N. E. French, treasurer ; D. H. Prentice, J. R. Beekworth, Wm. Jarvis, J. P. Eastman, and D. L. Bailey, managers. It appears the secretary,
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treasurer, and one manager resigned, and on August 1 J. D. Ensign was elected treasurer ; C. L. Bushnell, secretary, and R. E. Fillmore, managers.
1864 .- J. P. Jennings, president ; D. H. Prentice, vice-president ; C. L. Bush- nell, secretary ; J. D. Ensign, treasurer ; Wm. Jarvis, J. L. Fillmore, D. L. Bailey, Lewis Thurbur, and Trask Creesy, directors.
1865 .- D. H. Prentice, president ; Wm. Jarvis, vice-president ; E. J. Betts, secretary ; J. D. Ensign, treasurer ; Hiram Hickok, H. J. Nettleton, D. L. Bailey, Henry Taleott, Joseph Shepard, John Dodge, Samuel Snow, and Stephen Daniels, directors.
1866 .- Wm. Jarvis, president ; D. L. Bailey, vice-president ; E. J. Betts, secretary ; J. D. Ensign, treasurer ; Henry Talcott, H. J. Nettleton, W. F. Hub- bard, Hiram Hickok, R. E. Fillmore, Jas. Shepard, Samuel Snow, and E. D. Knapp, directors.
1867 .- Wm. Jarvis, president ; D. L. Bailey, vice-president ; E. J. Betts, secretary ; H. J. Nettleton, Henry Talcott, E. D. Knapp, and Jas. Shepard, managers.
1868 .- D. L. Bailey, president; H. J. Nettleton, viee-president; Wm. F. Hubbard, Henry Taleott, E. D. Knapp, Jas. Shepard, N. E. French, J. J. Dodge, H. Hiekok, and A. L. Strong, directors; E. J. Betts, secretary.
1869 .- Old officers re-elected.
1870 .- H. J. Nettleton, president ; Hiram Hickok, viee-president; N. E. French, J. J. Dodge, D. L. Bailey, and L. R. Griffis, managers holding for two years, remainder holding over ; E. J. Betts, secretary.
1871 .- H. J. Nettleton, president ; Hiram Hickok, vice-president ; E. J. Betts, secretary ; E. C. Wade, treasurer ; H. Taleott, Joseph Shepard, Henry Bowman, and John Chapin, directors ; balance holding over.
1872 .- Hiram Hiekok, president ; Harry Talcott, vice-president ; J. J. Dodge, E. G. Hurlburt, L. R. Griffis, and R. M. Norton for two years ; balance holding over ; E. J. Pinney, secretary.
1873 .- Hiram Hiekok, president ; Henry Talcott, vice-president ; S. A. North- way, T. E. Yates, Ezra Rawdon, E. O. Peck, and Henry Bowman, for two years; balance holding over, directors ; E. J. Pinney, secretary.
1874 .- J. J. Dodge, president ; E. G. Hurlburt, vice-president ; E. J. Pinney, secretary ; S. A. Northway, L. R. Griffis, Hiram Hickok, and J. P. Jennings, directors.
1875 .- All officers same as previous year.
1876 .- George E. Nettleton, president ; E. O. Peek, vice-president ; Calvin Dodge, E. C. Wade, C. E. Warner, Thos. Gillis, and J. P. Jennings, directors ; E. J. Pinney, seeretary.
1877 .- President and vice-president same as previous year ; John Gill, treas- urer ; E. J. Pinney, secretary ; Calvin Dodge, B. F. Perry, Henry Bowman, and E. G. Hurlburt, direetors.
ASHTABULA COUNTY HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.
Of this association, to whom the citizens of the county are largely indebted for the present history, we find that on Friday, the 17th day of July, 1838, pursuant to previous notiee, a meeting of the citizens of Ashtabula County convened at the court-room in Jefferson for the purpose of organizing a " County Historieal and Philosophieal Society." Horace Wilder, Esq., was called to the ehair, and Orramel H. Fitch and Platt R. Spencer were appointed secretaries; and here let us add that the records from which this article is compiled were written by the last-named gentleman, the originator of the Speneerian system of penmanship, which has now a world-wide reputation. The following resolutions were severally adopted, viz. :
Resolved, That this meeting do now proceed to organize a county historical and philosophical society.
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to draft a constitution, and report to this meeting.
Whereupon the chair announced the following gentlemen to constitute said committee, to wit : J. R. Giddings, R. P. Ranney, H. R. Gaylord, S. F. Taylor, and S. Wright, who retired, and in due time reported the following :
PREAMBLE.
We, the undersigned citizens of Ashtabula County, in order to form a more perfect union of scientific effort, awaken an enlightened spirit of energy, insure greater facilities for individual culture, and the promotion of public virtue and prosperity, provide for the perpetuation of the history of our highly-favored land, promote the general welfare of all classes of citizens, and secure the blessings of seienee, virtue, and universal education to ourselves and our posterity, do agree to form ourselves into a society to be governed by the following
CONSTITUTION.
Article 1. This society shall be called the Historical and Philosophical Soeicty of Ashtabula County.
Article 2. The object of this society shall be the collection and preservation of the facts constituting our early history, of the Indian tribes, and of the county and State generally, their antiquities, settlement, population, politics, ete., their native productions, animal, mineral, and vegetable ; and it shall also be a primary object of the society to use its efforts to improve schools and the means of instrue- tion, and to extend the blessings of education and useful knowledge to all.
Article 3. Any persons resident within the county of Ashtabula may become members of this society by subscribing to this constitution and pledging them- selves to attend its regular meetings, and otherwise to use their influence to pro- mote its interests, honor, and prosperity.
Article 4. The officers of this society shall be a president, four viee-presidents, a recording and a corresponding secretary, who shall be chosen at the annual meeting of the society, and shall perform the duties usually required of such officers. The recording secretary shall also perform the duties of treasurer.
Article 5. The annual meeting of this society shall be held on the first Tuesday of January annually, at the court-house in Jefferson.
It was then Resolved, That the society do now proceed to elect officers to serve until the first Tuesday in January, 1839 ; whereupon the following persons were elected, viz. : Roger W. Griswold, president ; Horace Wilder, H. S. Hitchcock, Levi Gaylord, and Halsey Phillips, vice-presidents ; Platt R. Spencer, recording secretary, and Orramel H. Fitch, corresponding secretary. It was then Resolved, That a committee of five persons be appointed to ascertain and report at the next meeting of this society, as far as practicable, the early history of the several town- ships of this county, and all the faets and incidents connected therewith which come within the purview of this society ; and also a committee of persons on natural history to report as above; whereupon the chair announced the following :
On Early History .- R. P. Ranney, J. R. Giddings, Elijah Coleman, Harvey Nettleton, and S. F. Taylor.
On Natural History .- Dr. James Lyman, Dr. S. H. Farrington, Albert L. Kellogg, Dr. Albert Reed, and Dr. Daniel M. Speneer.
This constitution was signed by the following members, viz .: David Wright, H. L. Hitchcock, Halsey Phillips, Elijah Beckwith, Henry Fassett, Drayton Jones, Alvin Bayley, Hiram Woodbury, Horace Wilder, Platt R. Spencer, Samuel Hendry, S. F. Taylor, R. P. Ranney, H. R. Gaylord, J. R. Giddings, E. S. Le- land, Lynds Jones, Benjamin B. Gaylord, Samuel Wright, A. L. Kellogg, Sidney S. Bushnell, S. H. Farrington, James Lyman, O. P. Brown, Jonathan Warner, A. Dart, O. H. Knapp, O. HI. Fiteh, E. Coleman, M. M. Sawtell, William Crowell, Jr., R. W. Griswold, N. L. Chaffee, Wm. Brigden, E. Chapman, James F. Whitmore, Epephras Lyquan, G. G. Gillett, Charles E. Whelpley, W. S. Noyes, Gideon Bushnell, Artemas Luce, J. B. Hawkins, H. Nettleton, E. W. Hickok, Jeremiah Dodge, Truman Watkins, Elisha Giddings, G. W. St. John, T. II. C. Kingsbury, Solomon Jones, Ira Dolph, David Pierce, Arlinus Brower, A. J. Giddings, C. C. Wick, Sylvester Ward, B. F. Phillips, Jeremiah H. Phillips, Gilbert Cole, Zebulon Congdon, Henry Powell, Sally Phillips, Chester Stow, W. Phelps, W. P. Spencer, William Ward, Charles Stearns, Aseph Turner, Lysander Cowles, Benj. Whiting, Jr., Elijah Covell, John A. Prentice, Ansel Udell, A. P. Giddings, C. S. Loomis, H. N. Hulbert, Flavius Jones, A. C. Hubbard, Almon Udell, H. R. Arnold, Nelson Hyde, Ira Taft, Jas. Whitmore, E. K. Woodbury, George N. Tuttle, Milo Devan, Reuben Nellis, Charles S. Simonds, Joel Blakeslee, Alanson Slater, N. Parsons, Levi Leonard, W. W. Reed, Abner Kellogg, Archi- bald Gould, A. H. Marvin, M. R. Atkins, James Hoyt, Daniel Powell, William C. St. Johu, Thaddeus Hoyt, H. A. Taylor, Zalmon Sperry, William W. Mann, James Gordon, Bennett Seymour, Levi B. Seymour, Bela B. Blakeslee, Daniel M. Spencer, William Steele, Henry E. Parsons, James Burton, H. J. Nettleton, John Hall, Frederick Udell, Oliver Atwell, Samuel Plumb, N. E. French, A. R. Latimer, P. G. Beckwith, O. W. Brown, Perry G. Gee, Warner Mann, Samuel Burnett, E. Brown, Jesse Steele, William S. Deming, Harvey S. Speueer, Elisha Giddings, William Ward, Humphrey Hollis, Henry Hubbard, I. C. Allin, Wil- liam Goodrich, Matthew Griswold, Charles Booth, Nathaniel M. Parsons, Abel Krum, Cornelius Udell, Henry Krum, Linas Jones, L. Lobdell, Nathaniel Owens, Rufus Houghton, Benjamin Seott, Asa Wait, F. A. Brown, N. Brown, Josiah Gregory, George Minch, A. D. Brown, E. L. Gibbs, Amos Sperry, Joseph Mann, Nathaniel Coleman, Asa W. Reed, T. E. Best, Calvin Dodge, C. B. Walworth, A. Adams, O. F. Gibbs, Eusebius Lee, John Dodge, Elijah Peek, Erastus Ches- ter, L. D. Dann, Josiah Atkins, John A. Coffin, Fannie Griswold, Ursula Gris- wold, Jonathan Higley, H. A. Walcott, H. A. Plumb, Thomas Oliver, Cornelius Norris, Porter Kee, Asa Hartshorn, S. V. Blakeslee, Harrison Loomis, Asa M. Tinker, E. P. Church, P. M. Cook, William Jarvis, D. Way, Gerod A. Pratt,
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Lyman Peck, E. W. Whitmore, James Loomis, II. A. Greene, David Parsons, and I. C. Osborn.
This society continued its labors until 1852, and in the mean time prepared several hundred pages of historieal matter relating to the early settlements of the county, and also a large collection of relies. By far the greater portion of the local histories now in the archives of the association were collected and written by Joel Blakeslee, formerly a resident of Colebrook township. In August, 1877, the following call was published in the county papers, viz. :
" Citizens of Ashtabula County who are interested in the publication of a full and reliable history of the county are requested to meet in Jefferson, on Tuesday, August 28, for consultation to procure that objeet. It is expected that there will be parties present with whom a satisfactory arrangement can be made to prepare, compile, and publish the work.
" B. WADE, C. S. SIMONDS. ASA LAMB,
DWIGHT CROWELL, W. T. SIMONDS, E. G. HURLBURT,
E. O. PECK, O. H. FITCH, JAMES REED,
ABNER KELLOGG, E. C. WADE, N. L. CHAFFEE,
J. C. A. BUSHNELL, HENRY FASSETT, EDWARD A. FITCH,
GEORGE WILLARD, H. C. TOMBES, W. P. SPENCER."
Pursuant to which notice a meeting was held in Jefferson, on the 28th day of August, 1877, and a consultation was had in reference to the proposed publiea- tion by Messrs. Williams Brothers of a history of Ashtabula County. Hon. B. F. Wade was called to the chair, and Henry Fassett appointed secretary. Hon. O. H. Fitch made a statement of the objects of the meeting, urging such measures to be taken as shall insure a full and reliable history of our county, if one shall now be published. After further remarks by several gentlemen present, C. Udell, Esq., offered the following resolution, which was adopted :
" Resolved, That we do now reorganize the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ashtabula County, and proceed to eleet officers of same."
The following officers were elected : President, O. H. Fitch ; Secretary, Henry Fassett ; Executive Committee, W. P. Spencer, A. Kellogg, C. S. Simonds, A. W. Stiles, and Amos C. Hubbard; the president and secretary to be ex-offieio mem- bers. This committee were requested to meet at the office of O. H. Fiteh, on Monday, September 3. Signed, B. F. Wade, chairman, and Henry Fassett, secretary.
On the 3d day of the following September the executive committee mentioned above convened at the office of its president, Hon. O. H. Fiteh, in Ashtabula, when the following resolutions were offered by Hon. A. Kellogg, and on motion adopted :
" Resolved, That the president of our society is requested to obtain from the officers of the Western Reserve Historical Society, and from others, all the papers and records belonging to this society now in their possession, for the purpose of examination and preservation.
" Resolved, That the president, secretary, A. C. Hubbard, Esq., and Hon. E. Lee are hereby appointed a committee to confer with Messrs. Williams Brothers in reference to the proposed history of this county, and to give them access, for that purpose, under such terms and restrictions as said committee may deem proper, to the papers, records, and documents now belonging to this society, and to take such action in reference to the supervising the papers inteuded for publi- cation as may be deemed essential in securing a fair and impartial history of our county."
The following gentlemen were appointed local committees for their several townships, and were requested to attend a publie meeting of the society, to be held at the court-house in Jefferson, on the 26th instant, at one o'clock P.M. :
Ashtabula Township .- R. W. Griswold, F. Carlisle.
Austinburg Township .- Lewis B. Austin, Joseph Mills. Andover Township .- S. C. Merrill, B. F. Perry.
Conneaut Township .- Loren Gould. Rev. - Keyes. Cherry Valley Township .- W. W. Hopkins, Henry Krum. Colebrook Township .- L. Reeves, Halsey Phillips. Denmark Township .- W. H. Seagur, H. E. Williauis. Dorset Township .- Austin Burr, B. W. Phillips. Geneva Township .- W. P. Spencer, R. S. Munger. Harpersfield Township .- Hiram Hickok, Charles Atkin. Hartsgrove Township .- William Jarvis, R. D. Norris. Jefferson Township .- C. S. Simonds, Cornelius Udell. Kingsville Township .- E. M. Webster, M. W. Wright. Lenox Township .- John Chapin, M. S. Jewett. Morgan Township .- N. Thompson. H. J. Covell. Monroe Township .- John Hardy, E. P. Baker. New Lyme Township .- B. F. Phillips, W. S. Deming.
Orwell Township .- C. A. B. Pratt, R. E. Stone. Pierpont Township .- E. B. Ford, Dr. Brayman. Plymouth Township .- L. P. Blakeslee, B. P. Man.
Richmond Township .- S. P. Warren, E. O. Peck. Rome Township .- Levi Crosby, A. W. Stiles. Saybrook Township .- Dan. J. Shernian, Win. S. Simonds. Sheffield Township .- J. R. Gage, H. Fox. Trumbull Township .- N. D. Kellogg, Hiram Spafford. Windsor Township .- Edwin Rawdon, William Barnard.
Wayne Township .- L. H. Jones, Richard Hayes. Williamsfield Township .- E. J. Smith, William Giddings.
The duty of these local committees was to assist in collecting the facts and to attest their correctness when prepared, thus insuring thoroughiness in the compila- tion of the work. The society's committees have, in nearly every instance, shown a deep interest in the history, and have given to it much of their time and attention, so as to have the facts accurate and full. We trust this body, to whose kind offices the publishers of this volume are so largely indebted, has a bright and useful future before it.
THE ASHTABULA COUNTY CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
This body is of recent organization. On the 1st day of February, 1878, in response to a call previously published, many of the temperanee people of the county assembled in Ashtabula and organized the society whose name appears above. The following is the preamble to the constitution and by-laws then and there adopted : "Being fully persuaded that all men may be saved by the grace of God and the power of human sympathy, we, the undersigned, with humble de- pendenee upon Almighty God, do form ourselves into a society for the purpose of uniting our efforts and prayers in the cause of temperance." The following is the pledge to which the members subscribe: "With malice toward none, and with charity for all, I, the undersigned, do pledge my word and honor, God help- ing me, to abstain from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and that I will by all honorable means encourage others to abstain." The following are the present officers of the society : Prof. J. Tuckerman, president; C. W. Jaques, corresponding secretary ; D. Loomis, recording secretary ; A. C. Stephens, treasurer.
THE NORTHEASTERN OHIO DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
In January, 1877, there was an arrangement for a meeting of this association the succeeding year, and, accordingly, the first annual meeting took place at Jefferson, February 28 and March 1, 1878. The objects of this association were so well explained by the president, Mr. N. E. French, in his opening address, that we quote from it as follows :
" I should, perhaps, speak of the principal reason that prompted to the organ - ization of the association, and, negatively, I would say that it was not for the purpose of drawing away from larger associations organized in the interest of the dairy farmer any of their strength, or in any way to cripple and render less effective their efforts to improve the quality and increase the quantity of the dairy produets of the country ; but, affirmatively, it was elaimed that these larger associa- tions did not reach, in the most effective way, the masses of the people who were engaged in the dairy business, but that a similar association, organized and holding its meetings and carrying on its discussions in the immediate neighborhood of the producers, would elieit an interest and lead to results not likely to be reached so speedily and so surely by the larger associations holding their meetings in the larger eities, and somewhat remote from the great centres of production. It was elaimed that comparatively few of the practical dairy farmers found their way to the meet- ings of the larger associations, and for the purpose of awakening thought, stimu- lating investigation, and inducing to a better system and greater prosperity, was the Northeastern Ohio Dairyman's association organized.
" In politics, if the politicians desire to carry through any great party measure, they do not go alone to the great cities for influence and strength, but every town- ship and school district is thoroughly organized for the campaign. And on the question of dairy improvement all should feel a lively interest, for it has become already a great interest in this country, and is destined, in all time, to remain such. Milk, butter, and cheese are not luxuries alone; they have become abso- lute necessaries in the food of every family, and the home consumption of these articles of food is almost beyond computation. In addition to the home trade, this country is now seuding abroad to other countries not less, perhaps, than $20,000,000 worth of butter and cheese per annum. To this extent, then, the dairy interest of the country swells the amount of our domestic exports and aids us in making our exchanges with other nations. While this item, when put in com- parison with the aggregate amount of our exports, may seem inconsiderable, it is, nevertheless, a large item, and one that cannot be overlooked by the intelligent political economist who has at heart the prosperity of every legitimate industry of
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THE ASHTABULA DISASTER, RUINS OF THE BRIDGE.
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the country. It should be remembered, in comparing the dairy interest with other producing interests in the country, that, relatively, there is but a small extent of the great aggregate of territory devoted to this particular industry ; and, from natural causes, this will always continue to be, to a large extent, the future con- dition of things as affecting this particular business. Hence it may very properly be said that an interest, circumscribed as to the extent of territory in which it may be prosecuted with profit, presents a question that no one can disregard. Every consumer has a moral and a political right to demand that the business shall be so prosecuted in all its various parts that the supply shall at all times keep pace with the demand.
" Some one has said that 'he is a public benefactor who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before.' To do this in the best, surest, and most enduring manner is in a peculiar sense the province of the dairy farmer. This point made an accomplished fact, and demand keeping pace with supply, the result would be to give to the producer twice his present annual income ; and, as the prosperity of the State or nation is measured by the prosperity of the people, it is easy to see that there can be no solid, abiding prosperity that is not the result of intelligent, well-directed labor applied to the development of the resources of mother earth."
The present officers are : N. E. French, Jefferson, president ; J. R. Reeves, Rome, C. L. Johnson, Saybrook, Lewis Watters, Orwell, D. O. Tourgee, West Andover, D. L. Bailey, Lenox, Alvin Schramling, Pierpont, H. N. Carter, Perry, M. V. Miller, New Lyme, vice-presidents ; S. H. Cook, Lenox, secretary and treasurer.
The next meeting will be held in Jefferson the first Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in February, 1879.
ASHTABULA COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION .*
This association was organized in 1876, and the first meeting occurred in Sep- tember of that year.
The following were the first officers : President, N. L. Guthrie, Conneaut, Ohio ; Secretary and Treasurer, J. S. Sill, Ashtabula, Ohio ; Executive Committee, J. F. Wilson, Ashtabula, Ohio; Professor Viets, Jefferson, Ohio ; Hattie Linn, Aus- tinburg, Ohio.
The association meets bi-monthly, at Ashtabula, the second Saturday in the month.
Object.
1st. A medium through which the teachers of the county may become thoroughly acquainted.
2d. To discuss educational topics and propose new and improved methods of instruction.
3d. To elevate the standard of education in Ashtabula County, and improve the qualifications of its teachers.
All the prominent teachers of the county are active members. These have succeeded in making the association an educational power, and its influence is being felt. Many of the common-school teachers are enrolled in its membership.
ASHTABULA COUNTY MUSICAL SOCIETY.}
The Ashtabula County Musical society was first organized by C. A. Bentley, Lewis Cowles, and H. P. Tuttle, at Austinburg, in the fall of 1856. At the first session only three singers from abroad were present. The second convention was held in Lenox, under the direction of C. A. Bentley. About fifty singers were present.
The third convention was held at Rome, under the direction of C. M. Cady, about one hundred singers being present.
Since that time the conventions have met at all of the principal towns through- out the county, and employed the following prominent conductors: W. P. Brad- bury, twice; C. M. Cady, twice; T. E. Perkins, once; I. A. Butterfield, three times ; L. O. Emerson, four times ; H. R. Palmer, three times ; H. S. Perkins, four times ; G. F. Root, once.
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