History of Fayette County : together with historic notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and all other authentic sources, Part 42

Author: Dills, R. S
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Dayton, Ohio : Odell & Mayer
Number of Pages: 1070


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May 11, 1875, ordinance passed permitting the Washington Gas Light Company to establish works within the city.


January 10, 1876, ordinance passed supplementary to an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to Punish Vagrancy," etc., passed March 25, 1875.


March 16, 1876, ordinance fixing the salaries and regulating the fees of mayor, marshal, and clerk, which are as follows: Mayor, two hundred dollars ($200) per year, with such fees as are allowed by law when the fines are collected; marshal, three hundred dollars ($300), and such fees as may be allowed by law; clerk, two hun- dred dollars ($200) per year.


May 8, 1876, ordinance passed amending the ordinance of March . 25, 1875.


May -, 1876, ordinance creating the office of street commissioner, and regulating the duties thereof.


August -, 1876, ordinance passed regulating the sale of intoxi- cating liquors in Washington Court House.


August 14, 1876, ordinance passed to punish fast driving or rid- ing through the streets of Washington.


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January 14, 1878, ordinance passed regulating the price of gas furnished by the Washington Gas Light Company.


At the same meeting an ordinance was passed creating the office of city solicitor, and to provide for the election of said officer.


October 14, 1878, ordinance passed punishing vagrancy, disturb- ers of the peace, and suspicious characters.


October 17, 1878, ordinance passed for the suppression of houses of ill-fame within the city limits.


July 28, 1879, ordinance passed to regulate the use of vehicles about the railroad depots, and to prevent disturbance and disorder- ly conduct, and to protect travelers in and about said depots.


January 22, 1880, ordinance passed to regulate and license auc- tioneering, hawking, peddling, and huckstering in the incorporate village of Washington Court House.


March 11, 1880, ordinance passed authorizing the annexation to Washington of certain territory lying contiguous thereto.


RELIANCE FIRE ENGINE, HOOK AND LADDER, AND HOSE COMPANY.


The organization of this company took place at the court house, Friday evening, September 20, 1872. W. G. Gould was made tem- porary chairman of the meeting, and C. J. Bell, secretary. An election of officers was held, which resulted as follows :


President, E. B. Updegrove ; vice president, A. Black ; secretary, F. D. Bradley ; treasurer, A. Hamilton ; foreman of engine de- partment, H. E. Lidy ; assistant foreman of engine department, James Calkins ; foreman of hose department, A. J. Jennings ; as- sistant foreman of hose department, Z. T. Johnson ; foreman of hook and ladder department, William Deson ; assistant foreman of hook and ladder company, William Hettesheimer. The roll book shows one hundred and ninety-two signers to the constitution.


October 11, 1872, the following uniforms were adopted : Round top hat of heavy leather, flannel shirt, and black leather belt.


November 4, 1872, the city was divided into four fire wards; Court Street being the dividing line. The first ward composed of that portion of the city lying north of Court Street and east of Fayette; the second ward consisted of the territory lying north of Court and west of Fayette ; the third occupied that part of the city lying south of Court and west of Fayette ; and the fourth com- prised the remainder of the corporation lying south of Court and east of Fayette.


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At the same meeting the president was authorized to order trum- pets for the use of the foreman of each department. Compensation of steward was temporarily fixed at seventy-five dollars per annunt, and it was resolved that honorary members would be admitted to the company by the applicant paying five dollars into the treasury.


November 18, 1872, the following uniform was adopted: En- gine department, red shirts trimmed in blue; hook and ladder department, blue shirt trimmed in red ; hose department, red shirt trimmed in buff.


December 2, 1872, the office of foreman of hose department was declared vacant.


January 6, 1873, A. J. Jennings was re-elected foreman of hose department. At the same meeting, it was resolved that the fire company give a ball at Fireman's Hall, February 21, 1873.


January 21, 1873, Chillicothe band was engaged at thirty-eight dollars, and expenses, to play at the ball.


February 6, 1873, company met to make arrangements to attend in a body the funeral of brother firemen, James T. Gould. Also resolutions of respect to the deceased brother and condolence to the family were passed, and sent to the bereaved friends.


March 30, 1873, John Miser, treasurer of dance committee, re- ported the following : Receipts, $120.25 ; expenses, $99.75; profit, $20.50.


April 7, 1873, A. J. Jennings, foreman of hose department, re- signed.


May 5, 1873, apparatus taken out and company drilled one-half hour. At the same meeting, J. W. Duffee was elected foreman of hose department by acclamation.


July 8, 1873, the Sabbath-schools of West Lancaster and Staun- ton, were awarded mottoes from the fire company for their atten- dance at the celebration of the fourth-the presentation being made by W. C. Gould. In return for this the Staunton school gave the fire company a picnic.


December 1, 1873, it was decided to hold a fair at the hall during the holidays. The following committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions to the enterprise in the city proper : A. Hamilton, George Ely, George Miles, G. W. Gossard, John Bentz, and W. C. Gould. J. P. Wyott was selected as a committee of one to solicit aid in that delectable part of the town, known then by the euphon- ious title of " Bulltail."


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June 1, 1874, it was resolved to celebrate the Fourth of July in an appropriate manner. At the same meeting, A. Hamilton resigned as treasurer and F. D. Bradley was elected by acclamation to fill the vacancy.


January 4, 1875, company requested council to provide steam fire engine in place of the Babcock engine in use till then by the department, which was granted by the council.


January 25, 1875, special meeting was called to make arrange- ments to attend the funeral of brother M. Blanchard. A committee of three, consisting of C. A. Palmer, Samuel W. Stuckey, and A. W. Black, was appointed to draft resolutions appropriate to the memory of the deceased brother.


April 5, 1875, services of steward and office engineer inaugurated.


A ball was given by the company at their hall, February 22, 1876.


March 1, 1876, treasurer reported $22.92 net profits from the ball ; the total receipts being $65.10 ; and expenses $44.18.


March 13, 1876, Samuel W. Stuckey, treasurer, made the follow- ing financial report.


CASH RECEIPTS.


November 1, 1875, from F. D. Bradley, ex-treas., $79.49


December 11, 1875, “ E. B. Updegrove, 75.00


March 11, 1876, from E. B. Updegrove, and com- mittee on dance,


20.00-$174.49


DISBURSEMENTS.


November 2, 1875, to J. B. Wyott,


$5.00


6, " T. Nitterhouse,


18.40


December 11, "


" S. N. Yeoman, 22.31


January 3, 1876, " George P. Barnes,


8.00-$ 53.71


Balance on hand, -


-


$120.78


April 12, 1876, department adopted new constitution and by-laws, and one hundred copies of the same were ordered printed for use of the company.


June 11, 1876, met to make arrangements to celebrate the Fourth, but M. Barclay stated that the citizens desired to celebrate the day


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in the old fashioned way, and that the company was requested not to turn out as an organization.


July 11, 1876, motion to disband company. lost. At the same meeting the following resolutions were passed :


WHEREAS, It appears that it is distasteful, or obnoxious to many of the citizens of Washington, that card playing is permitted in the engine house; and believing as we do, that it is the duty of every good citizen to observe a due and proper respect for the opinions of others ; therefore, be it


Resolved by this company, that no more card playing be allow- ed in the engine house, nor on the premises thereof.


September 1, 1876, the department in full uniform attended the funeral of Captain Samuel W. Stuckey, late treasurer of the com- pany.


December 4, 1876, it was decided to give a free ball, to which a limited number of tickets were issued to the members of the com- pany and the municipal officers of the city.


January 3, 1877, decided to hold a ball February 22, 1877.


March 5, 1877, treasurer reported $4.30 net receipts from the dance.


June 4, 1877, it was decided to purchase new uniforms, and com- mittee appointed to select the same. At same meeting it was agreed to celebrate the Fourth in appropriate manner. Also, official seal was changed from "Reliance Fire Department " to Washington department.


June 18, 1877, Wittrock & Co., of Cincinnati, were awarded the contract of manufacturing five dozen pair of pants, at five dollars per pair, for the members of the department.


July 31, 1877, special meeting held, and arrangements made to attend the funeral of J. W. Cleveland at 3 o'clock P. M., on 1st of August.


August 1, 1877, resolutions of respect to memory of Cleveland, and condolence to the bereaved relatives were passed.


December 3, 1877, committee appointed to procure one copy daily of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and weekly copies of the Burling- ton Hawkeye and Detroit Free Press, to be kept in the engine house for the use of the members of the department.


December 14, 1877, special meeting, to arrange to attend the fun- eral of brother M. Blackmore. Resolutions of respect, etc., passed.


January 6, 1879, a vote of thanks was taken to J. B. Hudson, for


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a beautiful elock presented to the company by that gentleman. At same meeting, a literary society was formed within the ranks of fire department.


May 11, 1879, E. B. Updegrove, who had served as chief of the company since its organization, tendered his resignation of that . office, which was accepted, and J. B. Colier and Bowman Hess were appointed to fill vacancy.


May 22, 1879, special meeting to make arrangements to attend the funeral of C. C. Larrimer. Resolutions of respect to deceased brother passed. 1


June 2, 1879, Bowman IIess was elected to fill the vacancy oc- casioned by the resignation of E. B. Updegrove.


July 5, 1880, Captain E. B. Updegrove, after serving as a mem- ber of the department eight years, six years as its chief, tendered his resignation as a member of the company, which was not ac- cepted.


December 6, 1880, it was agreed to hold a fair during the holi- days.


March 7, 1881, Captain E. B. Updegrove, on account of impaired health resulting from wounds received in the services of his country in the late war, requested his name dropped from the company, which was finally agreed to.


April 13, 1881, at a special meeting, Mr. Fuller stated that he had raised from the citizens of Washington Court House, the sum of $148.25, to which he added his individual check for $25.00, mak- ing in all $173.25, which he presented to the fire company for its excellent services during the recent series of fires. Donation ac- cepted with thanks.


May 2, 1881, it was decided to observe the Fourth in an appro- priate manner.


List of officials since organization of the company with date of election :


September 20, 1872, president, F. B. Updegrove; vice president, F. D. Bradley ; treasurer, A. Hamilton.


September 1, 1873, president, E. B. Updegrove ; vice president, A. Black ; secretary, J. B. Koontz ; treasurer, A. IIamilton.


September 7, 1874, president, E. B. Updegrove; vice president, C. A. Palmer ; secretary, George P. Barnes ; treasurer, Frank D. Bradley.


September 6, 1875, president, E. B. Updegrove ; vice president,


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Hon. I. T. Sever ; secretary, George P. Barnes ; treasurer, Samuel W. Stuckey.


September 3, 1876, chief, E. B. Updegrove ; vice president, Wil- liam Hettisheimer ; secretary, George P. Barnes; treasurer, James · M. McCoy.


September 3, 1877, chief, E. B. Updegrove ; vice president, J. B. Colier ; secretary, George P. Barnes ; treasurer, James M. McCoy.


September 3, 1878, chief, E. B. Updegrove; vice president, J. B. Colier ; secretary, W. R. Bell; treasurer, J. M. McCoy ; engineer, D. M. Thurston.


September 1, 1879, chief, J. B. Colier; vice president, William Hettisheimer; secretary, George P. Barnes ; treasurer, Bowman Hess.


September 6, 1880, chief, J. B. Colier ; vice president, William Hettisheimer ; secretary, W. R. Bell ; treasurer, J. B. Koontz.


TOWNSHIP REMINISCENCES.


From an old volume in the possession of M. Herbert :


By gleanings from the records of Union Township, this county, (1833 to 1843,) we are enabled to present the following memoranda, which will no doubt prove interesting to our readers. The perusal thereof will tend to refresh the memory of many of our older citizens in recalling to mind incidents of the days langsyne. And to " Young America" of to-day, how suggestive of the great change in civil and municipal affairs must the brief mention be!


April 27, 1833, Thomas Holland received $6, Henry Baughan $4.50, and Henry Blystone $5.25, for services as township trustees for the previous year. On settlement, same day, with J. S. Bere- man, as township treasurer, there was shown to be due the town- ship, in notes, $32.45}; and Mr. Bereman was allowed the munifi- cent sum of two dollars for services as treasurer for the years 1831 and 1832 !


At a meeting of the trustees, held May 31st, C. B. Woodruff and Z. W. Heagler were each allowed seventy-five cents for services as clerks at the April election ; and Daniel McLean was allowed $3.75 for services as township clerk in 1832. A levy of two mills on the dollar, on all taxable property, was ordered the same day, for township and poor purposes.


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October 19, 1833, an order was issued to Elon Henkle for $2.12}, and to Wade Loofborrow for $2, for services as overseers of the poor. The township trustees, in 1833, were Daniel Bush, Henry Blystone, and George Henkle.


January 11, 1834, James Vance notified the trustees that his term of office as justice of the peace would expire April 1st of that year.


January 25th, Membrance Blue was allowed seventy-five cents for services as clerk at the spring election in 1829; and Mathias VanDeman and Wade Loofborrow received an order for $1.50 each, for two days' services as overseers of the poor. Thomas McGarraugh was allowed $2.75, same day, for medical services in a pauper case.


March 3d, James Allen was allowed $2 for services as overseer of the poor in 1830.


April 10th, a summons was issued to S. Hamilton, constable, to notify those elected to township offices for the year 1834, to qualify within ten days from the date of election. William Hill qualified as township clerk the same day, before S. F. Yeoman, justice of the peace. April 12th, Daniel Bush and George Henkle took oath as trustees. On the 16th, James Vance qualified as trustee, and William Hawk as overseer of the poor.


On the 26th of the same month the trustees, at a meeting held at the court house in Washington, appointed John L. Perkins and Thomas Holland overseers of the poor, in place of Lawson P. Reid and William H. Boggs, who failed to qualify; and Messrs. Reid and Boggs were fined $2 each for refusing to serve.


Jacob Snider, Z. W. Heagler, Robert Simpson, John Grubbs, Ezekiel Timmons, William Stittsworth, Samuel Jones, Jacob Jam- ison, Joseph Orr, Jacob Harper, and Joseph Bloomer, were chosen and appointed road supervisors in 1834.


April 26th, the trustees examined and approved the bond of N. F. Jones as justice of the peace; also bond of L. J. Wood as con- stable; and appointed Elon Henkle treasurer, William Clark not having qualified. The same day Jesse Millikan, William Hill, and F. M. Penland, were appointed fence viewers, in place of William Rush, Reuben Pursell, and Micajah Draper, who failed to qualify.


May 31st, on settlement with William Clark, as township treas- urer, it was shown that the orders redeemed during 1833 amounted to $237.27, and that there was due the township, in notes, $26.72.


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Mr. Clark received $7.23 for services as treasurer during the pre- ceding year.


A tax levy of two mills on the dollar, for township and poor purposes, was ordered May 31st. S. Dempsey filed commission as justice of the peace the same day.


June 23d, the trustees apportioned funds for road purposes as fol- lows : For improvement of Wilmington road, $50; Hillsborough, $35; Leesburg, $30; Xenia, $12; and the 18th and 19th days of July following were designated as days to award contracts.


November 28, Wade Loofborrow was allowed $2.50 for legal advice in a putative case of illegitimacy.


December 3d, Jacob Glaze was appointed school director in dis- trict No. 3.


January 17, 1835, George Henkle having removed from the town- ship, Isaac Jenkins was appointed trustee to fill vacancy.


March 2d, on settlement with the treasurer, it was shown that Union Township received from the county treasury $220.31. The balance in the township treasury the same day was $78.48 in cash, and $9.45 in notes; total, $87.93.


April 11, Robert Robinson received $12.50 for legal services. " There was a woman in the case," and a distant relative (as "all the world is kin") of Captain John Smith, of Pocahontas' time, was an interested party. James Vance, Daniel Bush, and James Shivers, took oath of office as trustees the same day. William Hawk qualified as fence viewer and overseer of the poor, Joseph Blackmore as treasurer, and F. M. Penland and Samuel Hamilton as constables.


April 18th, Mathias Van Deman qualified as overseer of the poor, and Thomas Holland was appointed overseer in place of John Woodruff. A tax levy of two mills on the dollar was ordered the same day.


June 2d, Robert Wilson was appointed overseer of the poor, to fill vacancy.


August 1st, the trustees appointed John McLain township clerk pro tem., to fill vacancy occasioned by William Hill having been declared incapacitated to discharge the duties of the office.


March 7, 1836, the trustees settled with the township treasurer, and found the cash in his hands to be $183.43; notes $75.88} ; total, $259.31}. Messrs. Bush, Shivers, and Vance were allowed $4.50 each the same day, for services as trustees, and John McLain re- ceived $3.50 for services as township clerk.


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April 4th, an appropriation of $50 was made for road-scrapers, for township use. Ten were furnished by Micajah Draper, at five dollars each. James Shivers was allowed seventy-five cents for services in procuring the scrapers.


Samuel Hamilton qualified as township clerk on the 5th of April, J. L. Van Deman took oath as fence viewer on the 9th, and Joseph Blackmore qualified as treasurer.


John Sanders, constable, made return on the 16th, that he had notified the township officers elect to qualify according to law, for which service he was allowed one dollar.


May 7th, James Heaton was allowed fifteen dollars for medical services rendered a family which had become a township charge, and Benjamin Henton received four dollars for like services. The same day, Berry Stewart, "a man of color," was allowed one dollar for digging the grave of a township charge.


May 28th, a tax levy of two mills on the dollar was ordered.


July 30th, the township trustees (James Shivers, Isaac Jenkins, and Benjamin Henton) ordered appropriations for road purposes, as follows: To improve Leesburg and Snow Hill road, $40; Wil- mington, $43.463 ; Xenia, $15; Devalon, $15; Columbus, $25; Cir- cleville, $50; Greenfield, $30; Hillsborough, $30. Benjamin IIol- land was appointed constable the same day, to fill vacancy occa- sioned by the removal of John Sanders.


March 6, 1837, the trustees settled with the township treasurer, when it was shown that after deducting his fees ($21.22) there was a cash balance in his hands of $189.743, and notes amounting to $92.843; total, $282.59. Daniel Bush was allowed seventy-five cents the same day, for services as trustee in 1835.


April 4th, L. D. Willard qualified as constable, and Orlando Loof- borrow as township clerk. The same day Merrit Jamison was allowed $1.50 for services as judge, and A. S. Dickey a like sum, for services as clerk at annual election. A summons was issued to L. D. Willard, constable, the same day, commanding him to sum- mon Arthur McArthur to take oath of office as constable; also, Jared Sexton, Stephen Baxter, and Daniel McLean, to take oath as trustees ; Joseph Blackmore, as treasurer; J. Scott, Jacob Jamison, E. Taylor, G. W. Richey, David Morrison, J. Vance, P. Fultz. W. Baker, J. Fisk, Aaron Melvin, and Joseph Gillespie, as road super- visors; S. A. Smyth and J. A. Millikan, as overseers of the poor; N. H. Heaton, James Vance, and John Rankin, as fence viewers;


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and Robert Robinson, Wade Loofborrow, and Alfred S. Dickey, as school examiners.


April 12th, L. D. Willard was allowed five dollars for services as constable, in notifying those elected to office April 3d to qualify. A certification records S. F. Yeoman as mayor of Washington at that time.


Curran Millikan was appointed fence viewer, April 12th, in place of John Rankin, who refused to serve; for which refusal Mr. Ran- kin was fined two dollars.


On the 3d of May following, Mr. Millikan refusing to serve, he was fined two dollars, and Membrance Blue was appointed to fill vacancy. Mr. Blue qualified on the 12th of the same month. In choosing men to discharge the duties of the office of fence viewer, a good deal of humor was indulged in. At times the question of height would determine who should be elected-one being chosen to discharge the duties of the office because tall, another because short in stature; one to look over, the other under the fences. The office, too, was one not much sought, and hence men were frequent- ly chosen through a spirit of vindictiveness.


The bonds of N. F. Jones and Joseph Bell, as justices of the peace, were examined and approved May 27th, and a tax levy of half a mill on the dollar, for township and poor purposes, was or- dered the same day.


March 5, 1838, the trustees settled with Joseph Blackmore, treas- urer, when it was shown that the total funds which had been re- ceived by him since the previous settlement, amounted to $368.80. Deducting disbursements made during the same period ($306.76), the cash balance remaining in his hands was $62.04. He also held notes amounting to $86.59}.


April 3d, James Pursell and Samuel Millikan were each allowed $1.50 for services as clerks at the annual spring election.


April 14th, Joseph Bell, justice of the peace, certified that John C. Eastman took oath as overseer of the poor; also, that Edward Smith, Jacob Jamison, James Allen, and Edward Taylor, took oath as road supervisors.


A tax levy of one mill on the dollar was ordered on the 29th of April.


During the same month Reuben Pursell, Jared Sexton, and Mi- cajah Draper, took oath of office as township trustees, George East- erbrook qualified as township clerk, and John Sanders was com- missioned justice of the peace.


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October 13th, James Beatty was appointed supervisor of the Cir- cleville and Chillicothe roads, in place of George Rodgers, de- ceased; and Thomas Holland was appointed overseer of the poor, in place of Dr. Jennings, who had removed.


A special election for justice of the peace was called December 15th, to fill vacancy occasioned by the death of Samuel Loof- borrow.


During April, 1839, William Hill qualified as township clerk ; James Pursell and Nathan Kimball, as fence viewers; Jacob Jami- son, James M. Smith, John Jackson, James Greenlee, Thomas Sex- ton, Isaac Jenkins, David Webster, John Judy, John Coil, G. W. Richey, Peter Carder, and James Pursell, as road supervisors ; Jo- seph Blackmore, as treasurer; O. Loofborrow and L. D. Willard, as constables; Robert Wilson and James Grubbs, as overseers of the poor.


May 4th, L. D. Willard, constable, was allowed $1.37} for adver- tising spring election, and serving a notice for overseers of the poor. The same day G. W. Easterbrook was allowed $10.31} for services as township clerk in 1838.


May 30, 1839, the township trustees (Daniel McLean, M. Draper, and Reuben Pursell) ordered a tax levy of four mills on the dollar, for township and poor purposes.


At a meeting held in July, the trustees appointed William Led- with township clerk, in place of William Hill, who had left the county.


April 10, 1840, J. L. Van Deman was sworn in as township clerk, and on the 13th of the same month Daniel McLean, Reuben Pur- sell, and James Allen, took oath as trustees. During the same month Clarence Parvin qualified as overseer of the poor; James Pursell and J. B. Webster, as constables; John Irion, as justice of the peace; Joseph Blackmore, as treasurer.


June 1st, the trustees ordered a levy of four mills on the dollar, for township and poor purposes.


July 20th, Clarence Parvin and Richard Evans, as overseers of the poor, through James Pursell, constable, caused notice to be served on various persons (in summons named) to depart the town- ship, so that they might not become "charges" thereon.




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