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G. Lamb, E. Vial, E. H. Hawley, John and James Encel, L. Cooley, A. W. Ingraham, F. H. Moore, and W. R. Spinler. Membership, one hundred and eight; Sabbath-school in connection.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The First Baptist church of Painesville was organized at Richmond (date un- certain) by the Rev. E. W. Freeman, who was the first pastor. The persons composing this church were: T. W. Craine and wife, W. H. Byron and wife, Gilbert Holden and wife, S. D. McNeal and wife, and Mrs. Byron, mother of the gentleman named above. The only surviving member of this original organization is Mr. T. W. Craine, from whom we obtain these facts. Previous to the removal of the church from Richmond, the membership had increased to thirty-five. Gradually the tide set towards Painesville; the settlement at Richmond waned until this church was reduced to its original number of members. In about the year 1842 a removal to Painesville was effected. Meetings were held in private houses, school-houses, or wherever an available place was found, until 1848, in which year the present church was constructed. This has since been enlarged, a basement added, etc. The pastors of this church have been Jacob Bailey, Ar- chibald Williams, Lyman Whitney, J. H. Brown, S. B. Webster, etc. The present pastor, Rev. Andrew Murdock. Membership, one hundred and forty- eight. James Babcock is superintendent of Sabbath-school, of which the average attendance is sixty.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
In the fall of the year 1820, Elder Swayze and a Mr. Green held several meet- ings in Painesville, the result of which was the formation of a class. This was composed of Noah Nowland, leader; William Kerr, Anna Beckwith, Ellen Croft and daughter, Elizabeth Vanbenthusen, Charity Blodgett, and Laura Armstrong. Early services were held in the school-house then standing on or near the site now occupied by the Stockwell House. The erection of their first church occurred in 1822. This was a low frame building, and stood a few rods south of the present Congregational church. This was also occupied for a town hall. After a time a larger church was built on or near the same site, and this in turn gave place to the present elegant church edifice of this denomination. This was begun under the pastorate of the Rev. J. S. Youmans, in the summer of 1872. E. S. Young and C. C. Jennings were appointed a building committee. After a time the lust- named gentleman resigned, and D. H. Pike and Samuel Moodey were added to the committee. The site was purchased of George W. Steele. Consideration, ten thousand dollars. The cost of the building was forty-two thousand dollars; furnaces, lighting, and furnishing generally, five thousand five hundred dollars, making a grand total of fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. The church was dedicated on the first Sunday in January, 1874, by the Rev. Dr. B. I. Ives, of New York city. An outstanding indebtedness of seventeen thousand five hundred dollars was provided for by subscription at this time. Among the early ministers of this church were Alfred Bronson, Ira Eddy, Henry Knapp, Green, Crawford, Taylor, Hopkins, Plympton, and others; of a later date are Dillon, Prosser, Niram Norton, Justin O. Rich, James Stubbs, George Maltby, A. D. Morton, J. M. Green, J. D. Norton, James Greer, Benjamin Excel, John Tribbey, and T. M. House, who was succeeded in the fall of 1874 by the present pastor, Rev. R. F. Randolph. The Sabbath-school, which has been under the able man- agement of E. S. Young for the past fourteen years, has now an average attend- ance of one hundred and sixty-five children.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF PAINESVILLE
had their origin in a meeting held July 28, 1851, at which the act of 1849 was adopted, and the following board of education elected : Timothy Rockwell, Al- lured Plimpton, James B. Carpenter, William P. Carter, Jerome Palmer, and Henry C. Beardslee. On the 13th of August the board organized by electing H. C. Beardslee, president ; A. Plimpton, secretary ; and W. P. Carter, presi- dent. William L. Perkins, Esq., Rev. J. A. Brayton, and A. M. Wright were appointed examiners of teachers. The first superintendent was Geo. E. Howe, afterwards acting commissioner of the reform school at Lancaster, Ohio. Mr. Howe was followed, in 1857, by Rev. E. H. Hawley. Miss Betsey M. Cowles followed Mr. Hawley in 1858, and she was succeeded, in 1860, by M. T. Oat- man. H. H. Merrill filled the office from 1864 to 1865, and was succeeded the latter year by Thomas W. Harvey, who remained until he was elected school commissioner of the State, 1870. Miss A. M. Hawley, afterwards of the Hughes high school, Cincinnati,-now Mrs. E. B. Pratt, of Chagrin Falls,-had charge of the schools for one year. She was succeeded, in 1872, by E. E. Spalding, and he, in 1875, by I. M. Clemens. In September, 1877, Hon. Thomas W. Harvey became superintendent of the schools, and is the present incumbent.
In the year 1852 the Painesville Education Society transferred its title and interest in the academy building and ground, on Washington street, to the union
school district. Since this transfer the board has purchased two adjoining lots. In 1860 a new school building was erected on these grounds, at an original cost of about thirteen thousand dollars. In 1867 a lot was purchased on St. Clair street, and a school building containing four rooms was erected thereon, at a cost of ten thousand dollars. The board also own a lot upon which they will build still another school-house should occasion require. The property now belonging to the school board is estimated at forty-five thousand dollars. There is now an attendance of five hundred and fifty pupils. The board of education for 1878 is as follows: T. B. Wells, president ; N. O. Lee, clerk ; R. M. Murray, treasurer ; C. O. Child, J. B. Burrows, and W. H. Fowler. Township board : J. L. Fris- bie, president; Geo. Root, A. W. Post, F. Breed, C. E. Armstrong, W. F. Seeley, D. Barclay, H. H. Hine, G. W. Nye, E. Huntington. Township clerk is ex-officio clerk of the board of education.
BANKING.
First National Bank .- Through the politeness of R. M. Murray, Esq., we learn that, in accordance with an act passed February 10, 1829, the Bank of Ge- auga was organized. The date was October 28, 1831. The following list shows the original stockholders and the number of shares each subscribed, the capital stock being $100,000, which was divided into 2000 shares of $50 each : Charles C. Paine (40), Eleazar Paine (40), Carter Foot (20), Addison Hills (20), Abra- ham Vauck (1000), Edward Bronson (100), S. B. Crocker (20), D. W. Cole (60), T. S. Morgan (40), Daniel C. Van Tine (20), George Deming (20), Ben- jamin F. Tracey (50), Luke Risley (20), Henry Phelps (20), Ed. D. Greer (20), Jedediah Hills (20), Hezekiah King (20), J. A. Tracey (20), Cyntha Wilcox (8), Grandison Newell (20), David Mathews (20), James R. Ford (20), Samuel Wheeler (30), William S. Tracey (20), Lemuel G. Storrs (232), and D. A. Comstock (100). At the first meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of Ge- auga, held at the hotel in Painesville, in the county of Geauga, and State of Ohio, on the 28th day of October, 1834, the meeting was organized by appointing Sam- uel Wheeler chairman, and Carter Foot secretary. The following directors were then elected, to wit : Lemuel G. Storrs, Charles C. Painc, Samuel Wheeler, Ben- jamin F. Tracey, Carter Foot, Jedediah Hills, Henry Phelps, Grandison Newell, Ed. Bronson, Daniel C. Van Tine, Eleazar Paine, Ed. D. Greer, and Jabez A. Tracey ; Charles C. Paine, president; and Edward Bronson, cashier. The sala- ries of these officers were fixed at $700 per year. January 2, 1832, Abm. S. Van Boskirk was elected teller. The bank occupied a portion of the lower floor of the building erected by B. F. Tracey on the northeast corner of Main and State streets. January 7, 1833, Edward Bronson was elected president, and A. S. Van Boskirk cashier. The president's salary was increased to $900 this year. On December 10, 1833, we find that a resolution was passed to build a bank, and a committee appointed to procure a lot, consisting of Robert Moody, Reuben Hitch- cock, and A. S. Van Boskirk. December 13 the lot was purchased upon which the bank building is now located. February 25, 1834, Stephen Mathews, Lewis Morley, and A. S. Van Boskirk were appointed a committee to execute a plan for the building, and to receive proposals therefor. They reported. Their report was adopted, and a building committee appointed, consisting of E. Bronson, S. Mathews, and Lewis Morley, with full power to purchase materials and proceed with the erection of the building as per plans and specifications furnished. The building was finished the summer of 1836, and cost, with real estate, $5000.
December 8, 1835, E. Bronson resigned as president, and Thomas Richmond was appointed pro tem. until the annual election, January 4, 1836, when Addi- son Hills was elected. July 12, 1836, the office of cashier was by resolution de- clared vacant, and George Mygatt elected to that position. April 25, 1837, the capital stock was increased to $150,000. January 1, 1838, Reuben Hitchcock was elected president, who resigned August 17, 1841, and Uri Seeley was elected to fill vacancy. August, 1846, George Mygatt resigned as cashier, and John R. Fenn elected. January, 1846, Daniel Kerr was elected president. June 18, 1849, J. R. Fenn resigned, and S. S. Osborn succeeded him. January 4, 1864, the Bauk of Geauga was merged into the First National Bank of Painesville, and the capital stock increased to $200,000. Directors on new organization : Daniel Kerr, I. P. Axtell, Seth Marshall, Albert Morley, Jared Murray, E. Strat- ton, and Aaron Wilcox. Daniel Kerr, president, and S. S. Osborn, cashier. January 8, 1867, Seth Marshall was elected president, and January 10, 1871, R. M. Murray, the present efficient cashier, was elected to that office. This bank has now a surplus of $80,000.
Lake County Bank was established April 25, 1860, by E. S. Pike and broth- ers. It was conducted by them until July, 1865, when Aaron Wilcox came into possession. He remained sole owner until July, 1873, when Messrs. Hud- son, Zenas S. Wilson, and S. K. Gray became partners, and the firm-name changed to Aaron Wilcox & Co. The business, which is a lucrative one, consists of dis- count, deposit, and loans.
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Savings and Loan Association .- In 1854, Horace Steele established a private banking-house. This he continued until November, 1871, when the present sav- ings and loan association began business, with a capital stock of $100,000. The stockholders were George W. Steele, D. R. Paige, Horace Steele, Samuel Moody, and James L. Parmly. Horace Steele, president, Ralph K. Paige, secretary and treasurer, and George Steele, D. R. Paige, Samuel Moody, and James L. Parmly, directors, which management remains unchanged.
BUSINESS HOUSES, ETC.
Dry Goods .- P. Pratt, E. G. Wetherbee, Curtiss & Sons, G. R. Cowles, S. G. Pancost, and D. Warner, Jr.
Millinery .- Mrs. M. C. Rich, Messrs. K. & L. Hall, Messrs. Tear & Frede- baugh, Mrs. B. F. Post.
Groceries, Drugs, and Funcy Goods .- L. L. Parmly, W. F. Smith, N. O. Lee, L. C. Stebbins & Son, McBride & Co.
Hardware .- Messrs. J. L. Parmly & Baker and C. O. Child.
Stoves and Tinware .- Parmly & Treat, E. E. Gould, S. Andrews, and L. E. Miller.
Groceries and Provisions .- Warner Brothers, J. M. Benjamin, French & Co., L. A. Trumbull, Messrs. Hathaway & King, William Clayton, A. B. Turney, William O'Leary, J. J. Shryane, Thomas Erwin, W. W. Dingley.
Furniture .- Mead & Payne, C. L. Keener, John Schweringer.
Clothing and Furnishing Goods .- L. A. Porter, John S. Lockwood, J. Q. Darrow.
Merchant Tailors .- W. Blackmore, W. Hadeler.
Boots and Shoes .- E. A. Van Etten, J. B. Callacott, J. Dickinson & Son,
D. M. Eddy, E. Gaffney, W. H. Seeley, D. Thompson.
Harness-Shops .- O. J. Robinson, A. Jeffers, W. W. Higgins.
Meat-Markets .- Crofoot & Mashier, A. Crofoot, Pike & Beard, J. Johnson, N. C. Vallentine, Boyd & Vaugon.
Bakeries and Lunch-Rooms .- W. Babbett, Henry Sutherland, C. N. Jaberg. Books, Stationery, etc .- Malin & Webster, H. C. Gray, M. H. Colby.
Miscellaneous .- Kleeberger & Morley, marble dealers ; Ladd & Marshall, and E. P. Branch, lumber dealers ; Louis Freetig, R. S. Wood, George Morrell, Frank Brown, cigars and tobacco; J. H. Taylor, leather dealer; S. Bigler, flour and feed ; T. S. Baldwin & Son, crockery and silver-ware; A. S. Arter, hats, caps, etc. ; John Joughin, gas-fitting; H. W. Tibbals and - Davis, photographs; J. J. Pratt, dealer in musical merchandise ; S. M. Whitmore, upholstering.
MANUFACTORIES.
Flouring- Mills .- As early as the year 1807, Joel Scott constructed a dam across Grand river and erected a grist- and saw-mill. This was the first estab- lished in Painesville, and, unlike many of the former mill privileges on this river, has been improved, until it is at present second to none on its entire length. These mills were of almost incalculable benefit to the pioneer settlements of the sur- rounding country, obviating the use of the hand-mills or " stump-mortars," by aid of which the patient housewife reduced the gruin to the condition requisite for bread-making; while the saw-mill furnished the materials that displaced the rough-hewed puncheon floors, doors, and oftentimes tables. These mills were eventually burned (1825). There have been others erected on the same site. The present one, which is by way of designation styled the " Painesville mill," was purchased by its present proprietor, S. Bigler, in 1871, he paying for the property twenty thousand dollars. The old machinery has been almost entirely replaced by that of new and improved construction. Two run of stone have been added, making five in all. The amount expended on the property since purchase is fifteen thousand dollars. The arrangements for handling grain and the gene- ral features of the establishment are superior to many of the first-class mills of the country.
City Mill .- This is located at the foot and on the north side of Main street, and was constructed by the proprietors, Messrs. Hall & Stebbins, in the summer of 1877. Steam was raised on the 15th of August. The cost of building, ma- chinery, and real estate was twelve thousand dollars. The mill is furnished with four run of stone and the latest improved machinery. The propelling-power is a sixty horse-power engine from the manufactory of Messrs. Hurlburt & Paige, of this place. The average amount of work done, of both merchant and custom grinding, is eighteen hundred dollars. For the past three months the receipts have averaged two thousand dollars per month.
Planing Mills .- In the year 1855, Messrs. Donaldson & Colby put in opera- tion a planing-mill, which was burned, August, 1857. Late the same fall their present establishment was started. In 1871, Mr. Donaldson, having for some time previous been sole owner of the business, received his son as a partner, and the firm-name changed to D. Donaldson & Son. The amount invested in real
estate, building, and machinery, is eight thousand dollars. They employ five workmen. The other manufactories of this nature are one by Julius Weed, and another by R. Laroe.
John Malin has a steam saw-mill on Jackson street.
Thompson's brick-kiln on the Flats, and Hall's lime-works near the swing- bridge.
Gas-Light and Coal Company .- On the 27th day of March, 1861, the com- mon council of the incorporated village of Painesville passed an act authorizing one Jacob Riblet, of Gallion, Crawford county, Ohio, to erect suitable gas-works, lay gas-mains, erect lamps, etc., within the said Painesville village. On the 29th of the same month the company was duly incorporated by Charles A. Avery, Charles D. Adams, Collins Morse, Samuel Moodey, and Horace Steele, Jr., with an authorized capital of $40,000. April 10, following, Aaron Wilcox, P. P. Sanford, C. A. Avery, C. Morse, and I. P. Axtell were elected directors, with P. P. Sanford, president; C. D. Adams, secretary ; and H. Steele, Jr., treasurer. The gas-works were completed in the following fall by J. Riblet & Co., they receiving for the same $16,500. The building is of brick, 30 by 60 feet ; tank, 12 by 33. There are now about eight miles of main-pipe, 300 metres, and 79 lamps. Total capital invested June, 1878, $40,000. Oficers for 1878: G. W. Steele, president; F. D. Janvier, secretary and treasurer ; W. L. Perkins, Horace Steele, and C. C. Paige, directors; William L. Perkins, C. C. Paige, and F. D. Janvier, executive committee.
Coe & Wilkes, machinists and manufacturers of circular and muley saw-mills and special machinery .- This establishment began operations in the year 1853, under the firm-name of Anderson & Genung. The present gentlemen became the owners in 1867. The entire amount of capital invested in buildings, machinery, and real estate is $20,000. They employ twenty workmen on the average, and did a business amounting to $28,098 in 1873.
Hurlburt & Paige .- L. F. Hurlburt, in the year 1859, began business in a small wood building, then occupying the site of the present extensive machine-shop and foundry. He invested some 84500 in the enterprise, and had three workmen employed. In 1867, D. R. Paige purchased the interest now owned by his son, C. C. Paige, and the following year erected the commodious buildings now in op- eration. The manufactures are steam-engines, turbine-wheels, and mill machinery, wind-mills, etc. L. F. Hurlburt deceased May 3, 1878.
Geauga Stove Company .- In the year 1825, Robert Blair, James R. Ford, Charles C. Payne, and others associated themselves together under the name of the Geauga Iron Company, and erected during the summer of the above-named year quite extensive buildings in Painesville, on the west bank of Grand river, immediately north of the present Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway, and the subsequent winter Jonathan Stickney did the first moulding. The first articles cast were caldron kettles, of which now almost unknown utensils they made one hundred and sixty. They afterwards ran off a lot of bake-kettles, spiders, etc. On May 21, 1851, Robert Blair, P. P. Sanford, Thomas Greer, and Samuel W. Phelps, of the iron company, and Henry P. Sanford, of the present stove company, became incorporators of the Geauga Furnace Company. They continued the casting department, and added that of the manufacture of iron from the ore, of which there was a good supply in Madison township. In June, 1866, H. P. Sanford and R. Lorton Blair formed the present Geauga Stove Company. Upon the completion of the railroad, the commodious buildings now occupied by this company were constructed. Their manufactures are stoves, castings, and hollow ware. The total capital invested, including stock, is thirty thousand dol- lars.
Plow- Works .- This business was established in Painesville in 1850 by Thomas Wilder. In 1852 he forned a partnership with his brother, G. N. Wilder, who is one of the present firm. In August, 1857, their works were entirely destroyed by fire, but, bestirring themselves, they had the present foundry in operation the November following. The present firm, Messrs. Wilder & Stone, assumed the management in 1867. Their foundry and salesroom is situated on the east side of State street, above Main ; represents a capital of ten thousand dollars. Special manufactures, plows and cultivators.
Union Fence Company .- The articles of incorporation of this company were signed in 1864. C. A. Avery, E. King, Alexander King, T. E. King, and C. B. Adams incorporated with an authorized capital of fifty thousand dollars. Charles A. Avery was elected president, and C. D. Adams, secretary, and are still occupying said positions. In 1869 the factory was burned ; the buildings were, however, immediately rebuilt, and were purchased by Messrs. Avery & Adams. The capital invested is fifty thousand dollars. They manufacture twelve different styles of combined wood and iron fence, castings, vases, etc. The business for the past few years has been light, but at present the sales are increasing, and the outlook more encouraging.
Toothpick, Lighter, and Skewer Manufactory .- This now quite important
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industry began operation in March, 1874, under the firm-name of C. J. Pratt & Co. The amount of capital invested is ten thousand dollars. Number of work- men employed, ten. The business for 1877 aggregated the snug sum of twenty- five thousand dollars. The manufactures are butchers' skewers, those fancy lighters which the fair fingers of our wives and sweethearts are wont to arrange into pretty articles for use or ornament, and the wood toothpicks, without which no hotel-counter is complete.
Painesville Carriage Company .- This began business in 1868, by a stock company numbering fifteen. Their original investment was sixty thousand dollars. In 1872 the property reverted to George Steele, who is now the sole owner. It is now silent, with a fair prospect of remaining so, until better times at least. The class of work done by this manufactory was of a very superior grade.
Rufus Briggs began wagon-making in Painesville in 1846. Gradually, as custom increased, the buildings were enlarged. In the fall of 1873 he put the numerous buildings in which he conducts the different branches of the business into their present situation. He employs six workmen, does an average yearly business of twelve thousand dollars, and has twenty-five thousand dollars invested in buildings, real estate, and stock. Of other carriage manufacturers there are Messrs. Thorp & Rogers, A. W. Morley, F. McGrew, and E. W. Sherwood.
Boot and Shoe Manufactory .- In October, 1865, Captain J. B. Kilburne invested some thirteen hundred dollars saved from his earnings as a soldier of the Rebellion-in machinery and stock, and, employing six workmen, began the making of boots and shoes. He continued sole proprietor until 1867, when G. H. Clark purchased an interest Under this new regime the business was conducted until 1869, when Mr. Clark retired, and Samuel Moody became a partner. In 1871 he retired, and Captain Kilburne has since had the sole control of the business. Average yearly business for first eight years, twenty thousand dollars. Number of workmen, fifteen. This manufactory is now located on State street. The special line is infants' turned goods. F. J. Goldsmith's manufactory of the invertible trough, situated on Mentor avenue, was established in 1871, and has grown to be a paying industry, the demand exceeding the supply. There are three thousand dollars invested in this business.
TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATIONS.
The Painesville Temperance Association was formed in the spring of 1877, and is an outgrowth of the Murphy movement, having for its object the welfare of the youth generally. The following persons were elected officers: Rev. R. F. Randolph, president ; Mrs. J. C. Bateham, vice-president ; F. J. Jerome, recorder and financial secretary ; S. L. Titus, treasurer ; F. Paine, Jr., H. Steele, and Mrs. F. S. Wilson, trustees. The stock plan was adopted, and the shares fixed at one dollar each ; eight hundred were issued, and from the avails the library and read- ing-room on State street was opened. The library consists of fourteen hundred volumes, and the tables are stocked with the leading periodicals. The enterprise has been eminently successful, and is doing much good. Miss M. F. Dean is the matron.
SOCIETIES.
Eagle Commandery, No. 29, K. T .- The dispensation under which this body began work is dated February 1, 1877, and contains the names of the following well-known gentlemen: W. E. Wasson, Spencer Munson, Thomas F. Palmer, Earnest Grimme, O. A. Hoskin, J. S. Casement, L. S. Wilson, A. Phelps, H. W. Stone, Orrin Copp, W. H. Genung, and H. N. Spencer. The officers, U. D., were W. E. Wasson, E. C .; S. Munson, G .; T. F. Palmer, C. G. ; A. Phelps, Prelate; O. Copp, S. W .; H. W. Stone, J. W .; Z. S. Wilson, Treas .; J. S. Casement, Rec .; H. N. Spencer, St. Br .; O. A. Hoskins, Sw. Br .; W. H. Genung, Warder; and E. Grimme, Sent. The meetings of this body are the second Monday of each month, in Masonic Hall, Parmly Block. The member- ship, July, 1878, is sixty-one. Officers for 1878 are W. E. Wasson, E. C .; S. Munson, Gen. ; T. F. Palmer, C. G .; T. B. Wells, Prelate; W. C. Hathaway, S. W .; R. K. Paige, J. W .; Z. S. Wilson, Treas .; H. H. Coe, Rec .; J. H. Cook, St. Br .; A. T. Tuttle, Sw. Br .; O. N. Brainard, Warden ; H. N. Buys, Sent .; and A. D. Malin, S. L. Titus, and W. H. Fowler, Guards.
Painesville Council, No. 23, was constituted October 18, Y. D. 2857, with the following charter members : Harlo N. Spencer, C. C. Smith, P. Croswell, R. R. Bourne, O. Cathaw, Curtis Benton, L. Buttles, E. G. Knight, J. A. Potter, E. R. Griswold, M. Dickinson, O. Case, Jr., and Ed. Spear. The stated convoca- tions of this body are the first Friday after the first Thursday in each month. The following are the officers for 1878 : Peter K. Ciberger, P. G. M. ; John M. Benjamin, D. G. M. ; John Dickinson, P. C .; W. H. Turner, Treas. ; L. Frietag, Rec. ; William Lanphier, C. of G .; T. C. Radcliff, C. of C .; and H. N. Buys, Tyler.
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