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The reservoir was located near the corner of Underwood street and Fountain alley : was built of cut stone, puddled with white clay, and arched over with brick. In those days, the springs were much stronger than now, and water was brought from the springs on the surrounding hills ; from the spring at Best's still-house, east of Green lane, through Mrs. Fell's pasture lot, to the reser- voir-through a cut of twenty-five feet-the necessary fall. The reservoir was seventy-five feet long and twenty-five feet wide, and nine feet deep. The logs used for piping were prin- cipally elm, poplar and oak/ The work of pre- paring them was done on the lot where Mr. F. J. L. Blandy's residence now stands. The hole through the logs was two and a half to three and a half inches in diameter-they tapered and were driven together. The hydrants were of the primitive order, made by driving an upright pipe, about seven feet long, into the water-mains, and at the top a piece of wood was driven in, to keep the water from flowing out, and then a faucet of wood or brass was inserted. The chief water-main ran down Main street, below Third, with branches on the side streets, and /in winter required to be well protected to prevent freezing. While water was being drawn from a hydrant at the lower end of the street, none could be had at the upper end, and vice versa. /Captain John Dulty lived on the corner of Seventh and Foun- tain alley, and had the first hydrant on the line, and when he drew water all hydrants below were closed. The reservoir was not much higher
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than the hydrants and the pressure was not sufficient. The water was so tinctured with the wood through which it passed that it was not suitable for drinking or cooking.
The minimum price fixed for water supply to a family, was $5.00 a year, but the projectors of the enterprise never collected a cent for the use of water furnished to the citizens. The whole affair was a loss. This reservoir remained in existence until 1831, when the cut stones were taken out and sold for building purposes.
The second water works were completed in the autumn of 1842. The money used in con- structing them was loaned to the town of Zanes- ville by the Canal and Manufacturing Company, being $39,443.18, for twenty-four years, from January Ist. 1842. These works were driven by water power, and continued in use until 1873, when they were entirely abandoned.
The third water works were constructed in 1868, and driven by steam, and continued in use until 1873, when the present works were con- structed. The works built in 1868, are in good repair, and held as a reservoir, in case of acci- dent to the new works. The present works, (including that on the uplands, ) cost $175,000 .- 00. There are two reservoirs, with a capacity of four million and five hundred thousand gallons. Their elevation above low water mark in the river is two hundred feet. The pumping capac- ity of the engines is about five million gallons each, in twenty-four hours. The total cost of all works (now in good condition), with their ap- purtenances, was about $500,000.
The customary "By Laws, Rules and Regula- tions," have been adopted. The last annual re- port of the Trustees of Water Works, for the year ending March 14th, 1880, contains the usual details, covering twenty-eight pages, which we do not think germain to this recital.
The following are the officers of the Water Works :
Board of Trustees-R. D. Schultz, M. Chur- chill, C. Stolzenbach. Superintendent, Elias Ebert ; Secretary, R. J. J. Harkins.
At the date of this report, the condition of the Water Works was as follows :
Total number of fire plugs in the city 188
" Street and private sprinklers .. 237
" Hydrants and taps 2,307
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" Steam engines supplied 51
" Hydraulic elevators supplied .... 1
" Brick yards supplied 5
" Water motors supplied. 5
Length of cast iron mains, thirty-two miles 116 feet.
Total number of gallons pumped .. 702,313,204
" Cost of pumping 1,000,000 gallons $16 64
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" " running the works for the year 12,894 02
The income for each 1,000,000 gallons pumped
30 51
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand March 15, 1879. $ 2,220 56
Water rents and all other sources 24,576 44
Total $ 26,797 00
Expenditures
22,828 42
Balance on hand, March 14, 1880 $ 3,968 58
CHAPTER XVI.
BANKS AND MONEY INSTITUTIONS.
THE TOWN OF ZANESVILLE-SHIN-PLASTERS- THE FARMERS & MECHANICS' BANK OF ZANES- VILLE- THE ROUND RING SOCIETY-MUSKIN- GUM BANK-THE FRANKLIN BANK-THE FRANK. LIN BANKING COMPANY-THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK-THE MUSKINGUM VALLEY BANK-C. W. POTWIN & CO.'S BANK-CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK-MUSKINGUM BRANCH OF STATE BANK OF OHIO-THE MUSKINGUM NATIONAL-FIRST NATIONAL- THE UNION BANK-THE DEPOSIT BANK OF C. C. RUSSELL & CO -- THE DEPOSIT BANK-SAVINGS BANK-HOME BUILDING COM- PANY'S BANK.
From the beginning of the reign of Henry I .. (Beauclerc) in the eleventh century, and on down to the establishment of the Bank of England, which was incorporated by William III., in 1694, the legal tender money, or representative of money in England, was made of wood. The holder was entitled to receive from the Crown the value inscribed thereon. A four sided rod was carved in transverse notches, vary- ing in width for thousands, hundreds, scores. pounds, shillings and pence, for those who could not read ; and for those who could read, the sum was written in ink on two opposite sides of the staff, and, finally, the staff was split in two, lon- gitudinally : one half was called the tally, or check, and one was laid up for safe keeping. un- til its corresponding tally should be brought by the person who had last given value for it. From this primitive tally was derived the Exchequer bill, first introduced by Mr. Montague, the Coun- cellor of the exchequer, in 1696. The exchequer derived the word bill from the Norman French word, bille, which means staff.
The town of Zanesville issued "shin-plasters," of which the following is a copy :
"64 cents-Treasurer of the town of Zanesville. pay the bearer, in current bank notes, six and one-fourth cents, on the presentation of orders amounting to five dollars. Zanesville. May 27, 1837. ISAAC SPANGLER.
JAMES CROSBY. President.
Recorder.
In 1815-16-17, the county was full of shin- plasters, issued by banks and individuals, repre- senting sums of from six and one-fourth cents to seventy-five cents.
August 17, 1817, the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank, of Zanesville, was in operation : and Feb- ruary 10, 1819, "the Zanesville Canal and Man- ufacturing Company's Bank" published the fol- lowing statement (as required by law) :
Paid up capital. $79.125 : notes in circulation. $40,250 ; deposits. $5.258: bills discounted. $30,481 ; specie, $10.582 : Ohio. United States Bank and other notes, $12.501 : real estate,$31 .- 857.
THE ROUND RING SOCIETY-"Shin-plasters" were issued in denominations ranging from six and one-fourth cents to seventy-five cents, inclui-
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sive, by order of the "Round Ring Society." This organization is said to have been composed of members of the Jefferson School of Politics, and to have held secret meetings, at which re- freshments of all kinds were served. The Or- der adopted an emblem, which was a ring, with a spade within the circle. Samuel Goff was President, and signed his name with the suffix, R. R. B. S.
MUSKINGUM BANK was inaugurated about the first of September, 1812, with the following Board of Directors: A. M. Laughlin, Presi- dent ; E. Buckingham, John Mathews, J. Van Horne, W. Silliman, R. Fulton, J. Price, J. F. Munroe, J. McIntire, A. H. Wood, J. Hazlett, M. Dillon and Arius Nye. Mr. E. Granger was chosen cashier.
"The Directors (of Muskingum Bank) have called for an installment to be paid on the 27th of October. $1.50 on a share."
. The following paper, having the official signa- tures of the officers and directors of Muskingum Bank, shows the determination of those gentlemen to secure fair dealing ; also the true spelling of the names, one in particular having been spelled in different ways, and as this is Mr. Silliman's own signature, this dispute is settled :
"Ordered that the Board of Directors of the Bank of Muskingum, now in session, do here- by, for value received, release Horace Nye from all and every demand against said Horace Nye, as either drawer or endorser, or in any manner whatever, said Horace Nye having this day paid to said bank his only note in the name of Horace Nye & Company, for the sum of three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Witness our hands and seals, this 29th of July, 1819.
E. BUCKINGHAM, JR., [Seal. ] President.
[Seal. ]
HORACE REED,
[Seal. ] [Seal. ]
JAMES TAYLOR, [Seal. ] WYLLYS SILLIMAN, Seal.
[Seal. ]
ALVAH BUCKINGHAM, SAMUEL THOMPSON, DAVID CHAMBERS, Witness : ALEX. HARPER.
[Seal. ]
[Seal. ]
The following paper exhibits a disaster that happened to the bank :
"BANK OF MUSKINGUM, January 9, 1819.
"To Whom it may concern :- This will make known, that the bearer hereof, Horace Nye, Esq., is a Director of the Bank of Muskingum ; that he has been duly appointed by the Board of Direc- tors of said bank, to go in pursuit of David J. Marple, late cashier of said bank, who absconded on Tuesday morning last, as is supposed, with a
large amount of the funds of said bank ; and the said Horace Nye is hereby authorized, in behalf of, and at the expense of said bank, to take all lawful measures to arrest and secure said David J. Marple, that he may be dealt with according to law and justice.
By order of the Board of Directors. E. BUCKINGHAM, JR.,
President.
The original copy of this and the preceding paper, are in the possession of Dr. Horace Nye, No. 105 Muskingum avenue.
THE FRANKLIN BANK-This Bank was opened in 1838, by gentlemen of Putnam. Among the stockholders were Solomon Sturges, A. Buck- ingham, H. Sturges, Daniel Brush, John Peters, J. V. Cushing and E. Buckingham. This Bank was succeeded by the Franklin Banking Com- pany, in 1858. The members of the firm were Daniel Brush, C. W. Potwin and C. E. Robins. Mr. Robins retired from the firm in the fall of 1859. A. V. Smith purchased the interest of Daniel Brush in the spring of 1862.
THE SECOND' NATIONAL BANK- This Bank was organized in the fall of 1863 ; C. W. Potwin, President, and A. V. Smith, Cashier, who served the nine years of its operations. Among the stockholders were J. V. Cushing, H. Sturges, Daniel Brush, J. Taylor, Jr., and S. R. Hosmer. This Bank was closed, and the assets divided, in the fall of 1872.
THE MUSKINGUM VALLEY BANK-This Bank, very soon after, succeeded the Second National Bank, with A. H. Brown and A. V. Smith, stockholders, and continued to do business until the fall of 1873, when C. W. Potwin and A. V. Smith succeeded to the business, under the name of C. W. Potwin & Co's. Bank, and continued to do business until July Ist, 1881, when the busi- ness was closed, and the Citizens' National Bank became the successor to C. W. Potwin & Co's. Bank, with the following officers :
President-J. T. Gorsuch.
Vice President-W. M. Shinnick.
Cashier-A. V. Smith.
Directors-J. T. Gorsuch, W. M. Shinnick, Francis Wedge, Perry Wiles, F. B. Abbott,. C. H. Jones and G. H. Fauley. Capital, $200,000.
THE MUSKINGUM BRANCH OF THE STATE BANK OF OHIO-This Bank was organized about 1848. H. M. Kearny was President, and D. C. Convers, Cashier. The capital was $100,- 000. The bank was chartered, and continued to do business until 1865, when the charter expired. This Bank was succeeded by the Muskingum National, about the year 1864, with Daniel Applegate as President, and D. C. Convers as Cashier. The capital of this Bank was $100,- 000, and it continued to do business until January 14, 1871. The stockholders being largely in- terested, also in the First National, the two
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were consolidated under the name of the First National Bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK-No. 134 Main street. The Article of Association was dated October 14, 1863, and, framed in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress, appeared February 25th, 1863. On the 16th of November following, a Board of Directors was chosen, con- sisting of Peter Black, Joseph Black, John A. Adams, E. E. Fillmore, Dr. C. C. Hildreth, W. A. Graham and Chas. C. Russell. Peter Black was elected President, and Charles C. Russell, Cashier.
The Bank organized October 16th, 1863, with a Capital of one hundred thousand dollars.
On the 18th of February, 1869, Charles C. Russell resigned his office as Cashier, and was succeeded by Mr. E. Martin.
January 14th, 1871, the Muskingum National Bank was consolidated with the First National Bank, and the act approved by the Comptroller of the Currency, at Washington, D. C. By this act, the capital of the former Bank was added to the latter, and thereby increased to two hundred thousand dollars. Under this management, Peter Black was continued as President, and E. Martin as Cashier. On the 14th of January, 1874, Mr. Martin resigned, and George H. Stewart became Cashier. Peter Black died July 7th, 1878, and on the IIth of that month, Wm. A. Graham became his successor as Presi- dent.
The panic of 1873, that proved disastrous to many banks, did not affect the First National. All demands were paid promptly, thus imposing the fullest confidence, which it still enjoys.
The present capital is $200,000 ; the surplus fund. $50,000.
The Directors are-W. A. Graham, R. D. Shultz, Joseph Black, Alexander Grant, C. C. Hildreth, M. D., Wm. Fox and C. Stolzenbach.
The present officers are W. A. Graham, Pres- ident : George H. Stewart, Cashier : and T. W. Gattrell, Assistant Cashier.
THE UNION BANK, 128 Main street, was or- ganized December 16, 1872, and is a partner- ship, with large individual liability. The parties being among the most wealthy and responsible manufacturers, merchants and farmers in the county.
The officers are : President, F. J. L. Blandy ; Vice President, L. Wiles ; Cashier, Jolin J. Ingalls.
Its provision against burglars is perfect, having an extra strong iron-lined vault, with burglar box safe, all secured by five of the very best combination and time locks.
THE DEPOSIT BANK .- This institution com- menced business June 15, 1869, under the name of "The Deposit Bank of C. C. Russell & Co." The company was composed of C. C. Russell, Thomas L. Jewett and Hugh J. Jewett. Thomas L. Jewett died in 1876, and his interest was pur- chased by Hugh J. Jewett. March 13, 1880,
Hugh J. Jewett retired from the firm, his interest being purchased by Charles C. Russell. Thomas Griffith, William Price and Charles M. Gattrell were then admitted, as members of the firm.
Charles C. Russell died June 4th, 1880, and the business has been continued by the Russell estate and Thomas Griffith, William Price and Charles M. Gattrell, under the old firm name. and at the same place occupied by C. C. Russell & Co., southeast corner of Fifth and Main streets.
SAVINGS BANKS .- These institutions are now so well known that but little explanation is need- ed at this time. The first in the United States was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816 ; the second was opened in Boston, in 1817, the object being to afford any one, old, young, rich or poor, an opportunity to save money "for a rainy day," by depositing. in a safe place, sums for accumu- lation, ranging from ten cents upward.
The first savings bank in Zanesville, Ohio, was organized in 1875, under the control of the Mu- tual Building and Savings Association, and rap- idly grew into favor, and continued to do busi- ness until the Manager, Mr. Henry Jones, failed in health, and advised the Directors to either elect some one in his place, or close the concern. They elected to do the latter, and notified the de- positors to withdraw their deposits, which they did, and the institution closed in the fall of 1879. The demand for such an institution was such that it was deemed expedient to reopen, provided a competent Manager could be found. Mr. Jones. having partially recovered, was prevailed upon to accept the situation, and the business was re- sumed, under the name and style of ". The Home Building Company," in March, 1880. The insti- tution does not seek commercial deposits, makes no short loans, nor on personal security ; it loans from six months to one or more years, on first mortgages on real estate collateral, on city or country property.
The business is managed by Mr. Henry Jones. the President, and Mr. Jefferson Van Horne, as Secretary, with a Board of Directors, now com- posed of Henry Jones, J. B. Allen, J. M. Lane. G. M. Jewett, Harvey Darlinton, James T. Ir- vine, J. P. Ford, J. M. Bonnet, and William C. Townsend, and located at No. 155 Main street. Zane House Building.
BANK DIRECTORY. 1881.
First National Bank-Organized, 1863 : located at 134 Main street.
Deposit Bank-Organized. 1869: located at southeast corner Fifth and Main streets.
Union Bank-Organized, 1872 : located at 128 Main street.
Home Building Company (Savings)-Organ- ized, 1880: located at 155 Main street, Zane Building.
Citizens' National-Organized, ISSI : located at 130 Main street.
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CHAPTER XVII. FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE FIRE COMPANY, 1819
-UNION FIRE ENGINE COMPANY-THE DOG. .. MINUS - THE MECHANICS' FIRE COMPANY -THE RELIEF FIRE COMPANY-UNION FIRE COMPANY-THE HOPE HOSE COMPANY -THE STAR HOSE COMPANY - THE EAGLE FIRE COMPANY - THE MUSKINGUM FIRE COMPANY -RESCUE HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, NO. 5-RELIEF, NO. 7 -** 76" HOSE COMPANY- THE NEPTUNE HOSE COMPANY-NIAGARA HIOSE COMPANY-THE RESCUE, NO. 7, REORGANIZED -REPORT OF THE CHIEF FIRE ENGINEER, MR. II. SHRIMPTON-HOPE COMPANY-STAR HOSE COMPANY, NO. 2-THE RELIEF IIOSE COMPANY, NO. 3-EAGLE HOSE COMPANY, NO. 4-NIAG- ARA HOSE COMPANY, NO. 5.
December 22d, 1819, the "Zanesville Express" contained the following notice : "The subscrib- ers to the Fire Engine Company are requested to meet in the court house, on Thursday, Decem- ber 23d. at two o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of organizing. electing officers, and transacting such other business as may be necessary."
Michael Dulty is credited with the information that " the members were all property holders and business men, and they put out the fires-with as little water as possible.'
UNION FIRE ENGINE COMPANY .-- The compa- ny organized as "Union Fire Engine Company," and elected Michael Peters, Captain. They had forty members, fifteen of whom were required to work the engine, and the remainder formed the "bucket line," which, sometimes, included men, women and children. The members were each furnished with two leather buckets, and his name was painted thereon. It was no unusual sight to see the fireman's buckets, which he kept at home, hanging up, filled with water, in readiness for service ..
Among the members at this time, we have been able to obtain the names following: William Twaddle. Joseph Church, S. Deffenbaugh, James Culbertson, Michael Dulty, John Dulty. Adam and John Peters, Nathaniel and Charles Wilson, Nathaniel Sprague, and Richard and George Reeve.
Among the members during 1820-21, were : Robert Steward, Leonard P. Bailey, James Cald- well. Richard Gallagher, James Crosby, John M. Leary, John T. Fracker, William Blocksom. James Raguet, William Twaddle, Joseph Church, Solomon Deffenbaugh, James Culbertson, Chas. Hill, Jown Sheward, David Spangler, Isaac Dil- lon, John D. Dare, Henry Orndorff, George James, James Raguet. Gorgius A. Hall, and Isaac Campbell, Sr. Some of these were mem- bers in 1825.
The company had ladders, also, which were kept at "the Fire Company House," southeast corner of Fourth street and Fountain alley.
This company had a dog-"a regular fire-
His name was Minus, but he was man's purp."
never minus when the fire bell rung ; he knew the sound as well as any of us.
THE MECHANICS' FIRE COMPANY was organ- ized in November, 1836, and elected the fol- lowing officers :
President -- Colonel John T. Fracker.
Secretary and Treasurer-Bernard Van Horne. First Engineer-Elias Ebert.
Second Engineer-Isaac Campbell.
Directors-Daniel Brush, James Raguet, and Anthony Wilkins.
Among the active members were: Samuel Clark, Daniel Applegate, Josiah S. Copeland, Horatio J. Cox, George Rishtine, William Block- som, E. T. Cox and John D. Dare. They or- ganized with one hundred members, and each wore a red badge, with " M. F. C.," in gold let- ters, thereon. From 1836 to 1840 they used the old buildings, southeast corner of Fourth street and Fountain alley, for engine purposes.
THE RELIEF FIRE COMPANY .- Zanesville, January 10th, 1839. "Pursuant to notice given, a meeting was held at the Senate Chamber for the purpose of forming a new fire company. After the meeting was called to order, Mr. R. Hazlett was chosen Chairman, and E. Eastman, Secretary.'
The Chairman was authorized to appoint a committee on Constitution and By-Laws, which consisted of G. L. Shinnick, B. Hyde, N. G. Abbott, H. Rogers and James Hazlett ; instructed to report on the the 14th, ult. On this day, pur- suant to adjournment, they met at J. P. Barton's room, reported the Constitution and By-Laws, and elected the following officers :
President-N. G. Abbott.
Vice President-G. L. Shinnick.
Secretary-James Sheward.
Treasurer-James Hazlett.
First Engineer-Robert Lashly.
Second Engineer-John Printz.
Standing Committee-A. Printz, R. S. Adams, R. I. Morrow, Jesse Fox and Horace Granger.
The membership consisted of Joseph W. Pot- win. James Hazlett, Benjamin Hyde, Theodore Converse, R. I. Morrow, Zeph' Clements, Samuel C. Abbot, Gemmil Arthur, John Quigley, F. B. Abbott, Robert Hazlett, Jr., E. B. East- man, James Sheward, N. G. Abbott, George L. Shinnick, John Alter, Jr., Robert Lashley, J. G. Stewart, Wm. Menard, J. C. Davis, Alfred Printz, Joseph Gallagher, A. K. Alter, Jesse Fox, John Printz, T. F. Nevitt, R. S. Adams, Israel W. Green, N. D. Mundy, James P. Bar- ton, M. Abernathy, Jacob Eoff, H. C. Granger, Fred Dieterich, Wm. Scrivner, M. S. Mitchell, Hiram Davidson, Isaac B. Stubbs, George Dare, John Launder, S. Ragor, J. McCormick, C. McDill and H. P. Culbertson.
The first engine they had was called "the Little Old Hydraulic," and stood side by side with the Union, (at southeast corner of Fourth and Fountain alley.) It was very exciting to see these two companies run with their engines to a fire. The engine was constructed so as to draw
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its supply of water and throw it at the same time, and was considered "the best in town." One half of the force required to work it stood on the engine, and the other half on the ground.
UNION FIRE COMPANY-Act of Incorporation, dated February 14, 1840. signed by Thomas J. Buchanan, Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, and William McLaughlin, Speaker of the Senate, which is as follows :
SEC. I. Be it enacted by the General Assem- bly of the State of Ohio, that James Raguet, Daniel Brush, Anthony Wilkins, D. J. Culbert- son, William Shultz, Isaac Campbell and those who may hereafter be associated with them, are hereby made a body politic and corporate, for the purpose of extinguishing fires, under the name of the "Union Fire Company of Zanes- ville," with succession for thirty years, and by such name, and in their corporate capacity, they may make contracts, may sue and be sued, answer and be answered unto all courts of this State having cognizance ; may hold property, real and personal, to the amount of five thousand dollars, whether by purchase, gift, bequest or devise, and make and establish by-laws for their government, not incompatible with the constitu- tion of the United States, or of this State, pro- vided that the funds of said company shall not be used for building, insurance or any other pur- . pose than those connected with the fire depart- ment.
[Section 2 omitted. ] "SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, "COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 28, 1840. "I certify the foregoing Act to be a true copy from the original roll on file in this department. "CARTER B. HARLAN. "Secretary of State."
Officers-President, Joseph Johnson : Vice President, Andrew Dawson ; First Director, James R. Kees ; Second Director, Alex. John- son ; Treasurer, John Gerwich : Secretary, Thomas Launder ; Pipemen, John H. Printz, J. A. Tucker, Isaac D'Garmitt, Harrison D'Gar- mitt, Richard Drone and Henry Worstall : Plug- men, William Arter and John Rogers: Fire Police, Thomas Launder, Abraham Green, John Blessing, Perry Flowers and Samuel Chapman ; Axmen, A. D. Launder, Wm. Smith, John Mitchell, Joseph Rink, Henry Bimple and John Koplar ; Messenger, Thomas Launder.
Members-Jefferson Clarke, N. A. Guille, Michael Mayer, Zack. Ross, Eugene Moore, Robert Henderson, John J. Mecklin, J. J. Kelly, James D. Hoge, Henry Morgan, William Han- kerson, Isaac Butterfield, John Wilson, Jason Rogers, Jesse Arter, Charles Roberts, John Miller, John Green, Winthrop Fox, Thomas Ferrell, William Nevitt, Robert Irlinbrook, William Hare, James Crozier, James Randolph, Charles Terry, Frank Van Horne, Leonard Smith, Charles Beaty, G. W. Margrove, Mahlon C. Hart, William Reeve, John Alter, Jr., George Miller, John Brennon, John G. Smith, J. D. Willis, James Brennon, William Runyon, John
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