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knife. It was raised at the time that the town was being laid out, and its first occupants were William Larwill and a young man named Abraham Miller. Benjamin Miller, the father of this young man, removed, in the spring of 1809, from Stark county with his wife and family and opened a house of entertainment.
Benjamin Miller was the first married man who settled in the town or county.
He kept the first tavern in the town or county, on the spot where J. B. Power has his dry goods store.
He was the father of the first white child born in the town or county. It was a girl, and was christened Tillie Miller, the honor of naming her being awarded to Hon. John Bever. She grew to womanhood, married a son of John Lawrance, father-in-law of the pioneer editor, Joseph Clingan, by which union there resulted seven children, one of whom ( Harrison ) distinguished himself as a Disciple minister.
The first store started in Wooster was by Wm. Larwill.
In 1810, the first brick house built in the town or county was erected by John Bever, on the corner now occupied by J. S. Bissell & Bro., dry goods merchants.
In 1808, the road from Massillon to Wooster was cut, the first road opened in the county.
The first State road running through the county, from Canton to Wooster, was laid out by the Commissioners in 1810.
In 1809, Joseph Stibbs, then of Canton, built the first grist mill, in the vicinity of Wooster.
In 1811 Hon. Benjamin Jones, leaving Youngstown, Trumbull county, passed through Wooster and on to Mansfield, in search of a location, in the interest of Priest Jones. He selected Wooster and reported so to the "Priest." During the following year (1812) Priest Jones and his family, Benjamin Jones and Betty Scott, ar- rived at the county-seat. They bought goods and started a store, Constant Lake, father of Constant Lake, of Wooster, hauling a load for them. They opened up in a rough, wooden building, erected by Robert McClarran, father of Rosswell and Clinton Mc-
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Clarran, located on the premises now occupied in business by Sam- uel Geitgey, the second store in the town and county.
Robert McClarran, the carpenter in this instance, was the first Justice of the Peace of the town or county.
The first white man who died in Wooster was Alexander Craw- ford, in 1808.
The first resident lawyer, who died in Wooster, was a Mr. Raymond.
The first physician * of Wooster was Thomas Townsend, here as early as 1813.
The first minister was Thomas Griffith (Priest) Jones, arriving in 1812 (Baptist), and this denomination built the first church in 1814.
The first school teacher was Carlos Mather, a young lawyer of New Haven, Conn., who taught in 1814.
The first Postmaster of Wooster was "Priest" Jones.
The first school house, a brick, was built on the site of the third ward school building.
The first 4th of July celebration held in Wooster, or the coun- ty, was west of town on Christmas's run, the water for cooking pur- poses being procured from a spring at the base of the hill, on the premises now owned by Judge Downing. The dinner was under the supervision of Wm. Hughes ; the Declaration of Independence was read by James Hindman, and " Priest " Jones made the oration.
Renssellaer Curtis carried the first mail to Wooster from New Lisbon to Mansfield.
The first will on record in the Recorder's office at Wooster was made by Frederick Brown, of East Union township.
The first transfer of real estate on record in the Recorder's office in Wooster, is from Oliver Day to Elam Day, of East Union township.
The first Court of Common Pleas held in Wooster was in 1812.
The first election held in Wooster was on the first Monday in April, 1810. The following is the list of electors :
# Ezekiel Wells, of East Union, was the first physician in the county.
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Josiah Crawford, Jesse Cornelius, Jacob Matthews, William Larwill, Paddy Chest, Robert Carn, Benjamin Miller, Jacob Wet- zel (relative of Lewis Wetzel, the renowned Indian hunter of Western Virginia), Luke Miller, Samuel Martin, Matthew Riley, John Driskel, William Smith, John Rodgers, John Wright, Chris- tian Smith, Joseph Hughes and William Riter.
The first fire company was established in 1827, though as early as 1825 a committee, consisting of Gen. Cyrus Spink and Thomas L. Grilling, was appointed to either go to Philadelphia, or corre- spond with parties there, in regard to the purchase of an engine.
In 1827 Thomas Wilson was appointed a committee to contract for, and superintend, the sinking of a reservoir or well on the pub- lic ground, in the angle of Liberty and Market streets, on the north-west corner of the south-east quarter of said public ground, two pumps to be placed in said well or reservoir.
In 1829, Frederick Kauke and Joseph Bergen were appointed watchmen of the town at a salary of $1I per month.
Howe says : " When Wooster was first settled there were no white inhabitants between it and the lake; on the west, none short of the Maumee, Fort Wayne and Vincennes ; on the south, none until within a few miles of Coshocton, and those on the Tusca- rawas were the nearest on the east." The city is located 86 miles north-east of Columbus, and 52 miles south of Cleveland, upon the line of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway. It lies at an altitude of 50 feet above the Killbuck valley, and is sur- rounded by a highly cultivated, beautiful and fertile country.
It was incorporated October 13, 1817; advanced to a city of the 2d class September 9, 1868, and divided into 4 wards February 24, 1869, and has a population of over 7,000 souls. It is dis- tinguished for its healthy and excellent location, and during the business days of the week it presents a fine picture of commercial activity. The country surrounding it is replete with rich and diversified scenery, and is under the highest conditions of success- ful and remunerative tillage. The city government is vested in a Mayor and Common Council.
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The plan of the city is principally in squares. It contains numerous well-built churches, of different denominations. Many of its private dwelling are expensive, tasteful and elegant, and its. public edifices are costly and substantial. It has the best system of natural water works in Ohio. Its fire department is divided into hose companies, although two first-class steamers are retained, the latter seldom being called into operation, as any single hydrant, with hose attached, is equivalent to an engine.
The city is illuminated with gas ; an ordinance has passed for the establishment of a complete system of sewerage, and the chief business streets are soon to be macadamized. Manufacturing, though in its infancy, is carried on to considerable extent, and of the ordinary mechanic trades there is a fair representation. Its police arrangements are excellent at present, and the cleanliness and general good order of the place are remarkable. The "Inde- pendent Order of Mechanics" have a library and reading-room in the city, and a membership of leading mechanics of all the trades. This is one of the most worthy orders of the city, and is noted for the intelligence, zeal and good character of its composition. A fair quantum of the secret or mystical societies are represented.
The public press of the city consists of two weekly newspa- pers, the Democrat and Republican. It may safely lay claim to one of the best opera houses in the State. Its Missionary and Bible Societies are worthy institutions, sustained by earnest men and women.
The public schools of the city are well managed and efficiently sustained. The buildings are of brick ; that of the High School, on North Market street, being a gem of architectural art, and an ornament to any city. The course of instruction is graduated, and when the pupils are sufficiently advanced, they are promoted to the High School, where they [are instructed in natural sci- ence and in the classics. But the University, a history of which, by President A. A. E. Taylor, appears elsewhere, is the crowning glory of Wooster. It ornaments an imposing eminence-the site being donated by E. Quinby, Jr., of Wooster-north of the city,
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with a commanding prospect in every direction, and environments embracing splendid drives and gorgeous distances, leaving the city below like a nestling infant, in the midst of gentle slopes and a blooming valley. Its construction was an enterprise of which the citizens of Wooster and Wayne county may be proud, and future generations will point to it as a monument of the wisdom and sagacity of the men who projected it and bore it on to successful completion.
Coeval with the laying of the corner stone of the great Re- public was laid the solid foundation of literary and religious truth. Our fathers were not forgetful of this primal duty. There was great need for such an institution as this in Ohio. A college established in a State or community multiplies the number that would seek a liberal education, and imparts to that State or com- munity its general features and nobler aspects of character. Its influence creates an atmosphere around it, and stirs the aspirations, as by an irresistible agency, of those who seem destined to high positions. Princeton made New Jersey ; Harvard, Boston ; not Boston Harvard; and Germany, in its moral aspects, is but the product of what her renowned universities have made her.
Not the least remarkable of all the noble features of this insti- tution is the co-education of the sexes, and the disposition and de- termination to advance the standard of female culture. The man, who, in this age of the world, antagonizes the complete and thor- ough education of woman, should have no ancestry short of the darker eons of mankind. Man now pursues science in her expanded and expanding sphere, and woman must progress and attain her possible elevations. She must and will, if opportunity is afforded, seek and achieve them, and
" Set herself to man
Like perfect music unto noble words."
INCORPORATION OF WOOSTER.
Wooster was incorporated as a town, October 13, 1817, and
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advancing in population was chartered as a city of the second class, and divided into four wards, February 9, 1869.
FIRST ELECTION AFTER INCORPORATION.
On the first Saturday in March, 1818, an election was held at the house of Joseph McGugen, in Wooster, for the purpose of electing, according to law, a President, Recorder and five Trustees for the incorporation of the town, with this result: Isaiah Jones was elected President, John Patton, Recorder, T. G. Jones, Thom- as Taylor, Joseph Eichar, Thomas Robison and Benjamin Jones, Trustees. On the 12th of March of this year the above officers met at the house of John Patton, and after having produced their certificates of election from the clerk, and taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the State of Ohio, as also an oath of office, adjourned.
At their next meeting, in the month of March, the President having taken his chair, the Board proceeded to the choice of a Marshal, Treasurer and Collector, when Daniel Hoyt was elected Marshal, Thomas R. McKnight Treasurer, and Henry St. John Collector. The first step taken was to appoint a committee to draft By-Laws for the government of the Board, which committee designated T. G. Jones and Benjamin Jones. A committee com- posed of Thomas Taylor, Joseph Eichar and John Patton was next appointed to prepare and bring in a bill for the abatement of nuis- ances, and another composed of Benjamin Jones and Thomas Rob- ison was appointed to bring in a bill to prevent horse-racing and shooting.
On Friday, April 3, 1818, the Board met, and on motion it was resolved that a committee of two be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill for the prevention of immoral practices.
At a meeting of the Board, Thursday, April 9, 1818, a bill for the abatement of nuisances, by John Patton, with some amend- ments, became a law, and as such, is the first on record.
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THE SECOND ELECTION
Was held on the first Saturday of March, 1820, at the house of Joseph McGugen, for the purpose of electing corporation officers, William Nailer and Thomas Robison acting as judges, and John Patton as clerk of election, there being thirty-nine votes polled. The names of electors are as follows:
Francis H. Foltz, John Hague, Elijah Tillotson, Daniel O. Hoyt, Thomas R. McKnight, Philip Griffith, John Wilson, John M. McClelland, Robert Orr, Reasin Beall, Jacob Matthews, Wm. B. Smith, Andrew Mackey, David Losher, Thomas Townsend, M. D., Nicholas Mason, Fred Foltz, James Nailer, David Griffith, Joseph McGugen, Trueman Beecher, Henry St. John, John Larwill, Moses Owens, Calvin Hubbard, Charles Connelly, Thomas Robison, John S. Headley, Benjamin F. Coleman, Hugh O. Harrow, William Nailer, John Patton, George Lisor, John Stewart, Edward Jones, Joseph H. Larwill, Robert McClarran, John Yergin.
A LIST OF CANDIDATES AT AN ELECTION HELD IN WOOSTER, MARCH 29, 1824.
President-Samuel Quinby, Edward Avery, Thomas Robison.
Recorder-Cyrus Spink, John Patton, Wm. Larwill.
Trustees-Edward Jones, David McConahay, Francis H. Foltz, Matthew Johns- ton, Wm. McFall, Joseph H. Larwill, John Christmas, John Patton, Wm. Mc- Comb, Moses Culbertson, Cyrus Spink, Calvin Hobert, David Robison, Thomas Robison, Thomas Townsend, Horace Howard, William Nailer, Samuel H. Hand, Edward Avery, Benjamin Jones, Col. John Hemperly.
We do certify that Samuel Quinby had 53 votes for President, and William Larwill had 30 votes for Recorder, and Edward Avery had 52 votes for Trustee, Thomas Robison had 37 votes for Trustee, William McComb had 30 votes for Trustee, William Nailer had 20 votes for Trustee, and Thomas Townsend and John Patton had each 19 votes for Trustee.
(Signed) MATTHEW JOHNSTON, WILLIAM McFALL,
Attest : JOHN LARWILL, Clerk of Election. Judges.
EXTRACTS FROM PUBLIC RECORDS.
Ordered, That Joseph Alexander be allowed $25.00 for services rendered by digging up stumps in the Public Square, in July, 1816.
Ordered, That Cyrus Spink be allowed two dollars for attending on David Wolgamot, a State's prisoner, as a guard, in July, 1816.
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Ordered, That Joseph H. Larwill be allowed the sum of $5.20 for digging a drain to the Court House, October, 1817.
Ordered, That Thomas Robison be allowed $12.50 for making six pool-boxes for the use of the county, in 1817.
Ordered, That Joseph Alexander be allowed $2.00 for waiting on grand jury, at October term, 1816.
Ordered, December 20, 1817, that Benjamin Franks be allowed $2.00 for blaz- ing a road from Paintville in a north direction.
Ordered, That Nathan Warner he allowed to spend $200.00 of the three per cent. fund allotted to this county, on the State road, west of Wooster, for which he shall receive $8.00.
Ordered, That Benjamin Thompson and Ezekiel Kelly, Trustees of the Baptist Church at Wooster, be allowed $50.00 for use of same, to hold court and transact other public business in, for the term of two years, ending in June, 1831.
Ordered, That David Woolley, Deputy Assessor, be allowed $24.75 for assess- ing the townships of Sugarcreek, Baughman and Chippewa. June, 1830.
A contract will be sold at the Auditor's Office, November 17, 1830, to the low- est bidder, for the safe keeping and providing for of an idiot called " Crazy Sam."
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WOOSTER.
1818-Isaiah Jones, President ; John Patton, Recorder ; Thomas G. Jones, Thomas Taylor, Joseph Eichar, Thomas Robison, Benj. Jones, Trustees.
1820-William Nayler, President; John Patton, Recorder; John Sloane, Thomas Townsend, William McComb, Thomas Robison, Thomas McKnight, Trustees.
1822-Samuel Quinby, President; Willlam Larwill, Recorder; John Christ- mas, William Nayler, Cyrus Spink, Joseph Barkdull, Thomas Townsend, Trustees.
1825-Thomas Wilson, President ; John Larwill, Recorder; Samuel Quinby, William Nayler, Benjamin Jones, John Smith, Cyrus Spink, Trustees.
1826-John Smith, President; Ben. Church, Recorder; David Robison, Benj Jones, Wm. McFall, John Barr, Joseph S. Lake, Trustees.
1827-Thomas Wilson, President; Ben. Church, Recorder; Sam'l Quinby, David Robison, David McConnahay, Cyrus Spink, Trustees.
1828-J. M. Cooper, President; Wm. Larwill, Recorder; David McConnahay, David Robison, Benj. Jones, Samuel Quinby, Cyrus Spink, Trustees.
1829-Benj. Jones, President; Benj. Bentley, Recorder; Ed. Avery, Ezra Dean, John Larwill, Sam. Irvine, Thomas Robison, Trustees.
1831-Thomas Wilson, President ; J. M. Cooper, Recorder ; John Larwill, John P. Coulter, Sam. H. Hand, Levi Cox, Trustees.
1832-Thomas Wilson, President; John H. Harris, Recorder ; J. P. Coulter, Ben. Church, Ed. Avery, Sam'l Quinby, Wm. McCurdy, Trustees.
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1833-Matthew Johnston, President; E. Quinby, Jr., Recorder ; Christian Ey- ster, Wm. J. Sprague, John Swain, Sam'l Cutter, Wm. Goodwin, Trustees.
1834 -* Ed. Avery, President ; Ben. Church, Recorder; David McConnahay, John P. Coulter, John Larwill, Wm. McComb, Sam'l Quinby, Trustees.
1835-John Larwill, President ; Benjamin Church, Recorder ; John Jones, Cyrus Spink, Thomas Robison, Levi Cox, Trustees.
1836-Lindoll Sprague, President ; J. M. Eberman, Recorder; John Crall, C. H. Eckart, William Taggart, Joseph Hogan, J. J. Fox, Trustees.
1837-Lindoll Sprague, President ; James Thompson, Recorder; William Tag- gart, J. J. Fox, John Crall, William Spencer, J. P. Coulter, Trustees.
1838-H. Lehman, President ; Benjamin Church, Recorder ; John Crall, Chris- tian Eyster, Joseph Hogan, William Childs, William Nailer, Trustees.
1839-J. W. Schuckers, President; Benj. Church, Recorder; Kimball Porter, Jonas Nachtreib, Wm. Childs, Sam'l N. Bissell, Samuel Coulter, Trustees.
1840-John H. Harris, President ; Jonah Crites, Recorder ; Thomas Williams, Wm. Stitt, Wm. Spear, Henry Hoke, Jacob Winebrener, Trustees.
N. B. 334 votes polled.
1841-E. Eyster, President ; Jonah Crites, Recorder; Thomas Williams, Wm. Spear, Chas. Howard, Jonas Nachtreib, Wm. Stitt, Trustees.
1842-Kimball Porter, President ; D. M. Crall, Recorder ; Joseph Hogan, Henry Hoke, Wm. Taggart, Jacob Immel, John Fisher, Trustees.
1843-Christian Eyster, President ; Jas. A. Grant, Recorder ; Thomas Wil- liams, Horace Howard, E. Pardee, P. Vannest, Cyrus Spink, Trustees.
1844-Charles E. Graeter, President ; Campbell Beall, Recorder; Rich P. Red- dick, Jacob Kauffman, Lewis Gibson, Moses Shaffer, Trustees.
1845-Henry Lehman, President ; John P. Jeffries, Recorder ; John Wilhelm, Harvey Howard, Wm. Spear, Evans Parker, Samuel R. Curtis, Trustees.
1846-Evans Parker, President ; Samuel Woods, Recorder; David Foglesong, Jacob Immel, Lewis Gibson, Philo S. Vanhouten, J. P. Coulter, Trustees.
1847-Thomas Williams, President ; John P. Jeffries, Recorder ; Thomas Robi- son, Peter Vannest, Henry Hoke, Kimball Porter, William -, Trustees.
1848-Samuel L. Lorah, President; George Rex, Recorder ; William Slemmons, John Geitgey, Samuel Christine, Abraham Fox, H. L. Wolford, Trustees.
1849-Everett Howard, President ; John McSweeney, Recorder ; Michael Miller, I. N. Jones, A. McDonald, Gottlieb Gasche, Henry Hoke, Trustees.
1850t-A. McDonald, President ; O. F. Jones, Recorder; William McCurdy, John Geitgey, Charles Casche, Samuel Mentzer, Emanuel Schuckers, Trustees.
# Mr. Avery, declining to serve, Mr. McConnahay was appointed for the ensu- ing year.
t At this election the vote was taken for or against what was then called the Akron School Law, in pursuance of a law passed by the legislature of Ohio, on the 19th day of March, A. D. 1850, which resulted in 194 votes for the law, and 252 against the law.
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1851-Christian Eyster, President ; Thomas S. Johnson, Recorder ; Levi Miller, John Geitgey, Charles Gasche, Philo S. Vanhouten, James M. Blackburn, Trustees.
1852-Jacob Vanhouten, President; Henry C. Johnson, Recorder; Levi Miller, William Stitt, Henry Lehman, E. Quinby, Jr., Henry Hoke, Trustees.
1853-S. R. Bonewitz, Mayor ; Henry C. Johnson, Recorder ; Chas. Gasche, Wm. Stitt, E. Quinby, Jr., Kimball Porter, J. H. Kauke, Trustees.
1854-S. R. Bonewitz, Mayor; Henry C. Johnson, Recorder ; Chas. Gasche, John Crall, Wm. Howard, Michael Miller, J. S. Duden, Trustees.
1855-Wm. Childs, Mayor; Henry C. Johnson, Recorder; Philo S. Vanhou- ten, Treasurer; Jacob Chapman, Marshal; Wm. Stitt, Jacob S. Duden, James Madden, Wm. Howard, James Curry, Trustees.
1856-I. N. Jones, Mayor; John E. Irvin, Recorder ; Philo S, Vanhouten, Treasurer ; Stephen Dice, Marshal; Gotleib Gasche, Angus McDonald, John Crall, Wm. Spear, David Carlin, Trustees.
1857-Neal McCoy, Mayor; Jacob Shultz, Recorder ; Alexander Laughlin, Jacob Kauffman, R. R. Donnelly, J. H. Baumgardner, J. E. Irvin, Trustees ; Arthur Craig, Marshal.
1858-Neal McCoy, Mayor; J. E. Irvin, Recorder; R. R. Donnely, Jacob Kauffman, A. Laughlin, John Crall, J. H. Kauke, Trustees ; P. S. Vanhouten, Treasurer ; Jos. Plummer, Marshal.
1859-A. Saybolt, Mayor ; H. C. Johnson, Recorder ; R. R. Donnelly, Treas- urer; J. H. Kauke, J. D. Robison, Harvey Howard, E. Quinby, Jr., D. Robison, Jr., Trustees ; S. J. Kermickle, Marshal.
1860-J. H. Kauke, Mayor ; Eugene Pardee, Recorder; H. M. Curtiss, E. Quinby, Jr., J. D. Robison, A. Saybolt, D. Robison, Jr., Trustees.
1861-J. H. Kauke, Mayor ; Ben Douglass, Recorder ; A. Wright, A. Saybolt, James Hallowell, E. Quinby, Jr., John McClelland, Trustees.
1862-Geo. Rex, Mayor ; Ben Douglass, Recorder ; L. Firestone, J. S. Duden, A. Wright, A. R. Chapman, Wm. J. Craighead, Trustees.
1863-R. R. Donnelly, Mayor ; Henry Lehman, Recorder ; Anthony Wright, W. J. Craighead, James Curry, J. S. Duden, E. Quinby, Jr., Trustees.
1864-J. H. Downing, Recorder; Angus McDonald, John McClelland, C. M. Amsden, John Brinkerhoff, S. K. Funk, Trustees.
1865-G. W. Henshaw, Mayor; J. H. Downing, Recorder ; John Brinkerhoff, James Curry, T. P. Baumgardner, P. S. Vanhouten, G. B. Somers, Trustees.
1866-James Curry, Mayor; George Rex, Recorder; G. B. Somers, John Wil- helm, G. B. Seigenthaler, Neal Power, Thomas Woodland, Trustees.
1867-A. Wright, Mayor; A. S. McClure, Recorder ; E. Quinby, Jr., Sylvester Gray, David Clark, G. B. Somers, Phineas Weed, Trustees.
1868-R. B. Spink, Mayor; T. S. Johnson, Recorder; A. McDonald, I. S. Gray, A. Johnson, I. N. Jones, George Bartol, Trustees.
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CITY OF WOOSTER OFFICERS.
1869-Charles S. Frost, Mayor ; Aquila Wiley, Solicitor ; Hugh McAnnanny, Marshal ; A. J. Dewitt, Clerk ; J. H. Lee, Civil Engineer ; James Johnson, Street Commissioner; Jesse Smith, John McMahon, Councilmen Ist Ward; B. Barrett, P. T. Baumgardner, Councilmen 2d Ward ; A. McDonald, James Shamp, Council- men 3d Ward; L. P. Ohliger, W. A. Underwood, Councilmen 4th Ward ; Thomas A. Adair, Assessor Ist Ward ; John Crall, Assessor 2d Ward; John S. Caskey, As- sessor 3d Ward ; Chas. Laubangh, Assessor 4th Ward.
1870-L. P. Ohliger, Treasurer; I. S. Gray, Councilman Ist Ward; Joshua Wilson, Assessor Ist Ward; Zac Potter, Wm. Stitt, Councilmen 2d Ward; Sam. Rhodes, Assessor 2d Ward ; S. R. Bonewitz, Councilman 3d Ward ; D. Hamilton, Assessor 3d Ward; Adam Foss, Councilman 4th Ward; W. S. Rogers, Assessor 4th Ward.
1871-Jos. C. Plumer, Mayor; Zach. Potter, Marshal; Isaac Barnet, City Commissioner ; Aquila Wiley, Solicitor ; Jno. Zimmerman, Councilman Ist Ward; D. C. Curry, Councilman 2d Ward ; G. W. Henshaw, Councilman 3d Ward ; Rob- ert Redinger, Councilman 4th Ward ; E. Schuckers, Assessor Ist Ward; Jacob R. Bowman, Assessor 2d Ward ; David Hamilton, Assessor 3d Ward; R. B. Lau- bangh, Assessor. 4th Ward.
1872-Mortimer Munn, Councilman Ist Ward; Joshua Wilson, Assessor Ist Ward ; Enos Foreman, Councilman 2d Ward ; J. R. Bowman, Assessor 2d Ward; A. McDonald, Councilman 3d Ward ; -, Assessor 3d Ward; R. B. Spink, Councilman 4th Ward ; John Applebaugh, Assessor.
1873-Jas. Henry, Mayor ; J. H. Carr, Solicitor ; Z. Potter, Marshal ; Wm. Mann, City Commisssoner ; Jacob Stark, Councilman Ist Ward; Joshua Wilson, Assessor Ist Ward ; D. C. Curry, Councilman 2d Ward; A. J. Coover, Assessor 2d Ward; D. W. Immel, Councilman 3d Ward; Martin Gross, Assessor 3d Ward ; Perry Miller, Councilman 4th Ward; Jno. E. Applebaugh, Assessor 4th Ward.
1874-John Stevenson, Councilman Ist Ward; Joshua Wilson, Assessor Ist Ward; J. H. Kauke, Councilman 2d Ward; S. J. Kirkwood, Councilman 2d Ward; Chas. Laubaugh, Assessor 2d Ward ; A. McDonald, Councilman 3d Ward; Andrew Reed, Assessor 3d Ward; Robert J. Cunningham, Councilman 4th Ward ; Isaac Mowrer, Assessor 4th Ward.
1875-Owen A. Wilhelm, Mayor; Cyrus Reider, Solicitor; Chas. Shiffer, Mar- shal; Wm. Miller, Street Commissioner ; Jacob Stark, Councilman Ist Ward ; Philip J. Spreng, Councilman 2d Ward ; John K. McBride, Councilman 3d Ward ; Mi- chael Miller, Councilman 4th Ward; Joshua Wilson, Assessor Ist Ward; Chas. Laubangh, Assessor 2d Ward; Andrew Reed, Assessor 3d Ward; John E. Apple- bangh, Assessor 4th Ward.
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