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The history of The Universalist Church of Upper Saudusky only dates back to the early part of the year 1870, at which time Mr. T. E. Beery cir-
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culated a subscription paper for the purpose of obtaining money with which to purchase a lot upon which to erect a church structure. Twenty-seven names were attached to the list. Those who subscribed $10 and upwards, were: The Kenan family, $100; T. E. Beery, $50; Mrs. I. H. Beery, $50; C. R. Fowler, $50; Orrin Ferris, $25; J. M. Smith, $25; John Smith, $25; Lewis Straw, $25; J. C. Groff, $25; H. H. Smith, $20; Henry Myers, $10; Thomas McClain, $10; W. McClain, $10; Barton Shoots, $10.
This subscription was collected and the lot upon which the present neat and beautiful little church edifice now stands was purchased. Subsequent- ly, at a meeting held in Beery's Hall, February 6, 1870, and which was presided over by Rev. George R. Brown, Samuel Kenan, C. R. Fowler and T. E. Beery were appointed Trustees; Samuel M. Worth, Treasurer; and George Kenan, Secretary.
In May, 1877, at a meeting held in Beery's Hall, the association known as " The Universalist Church of Upper Sandusky " was organized with fifty-three members, by Rev. Benjamin F. Eaton, assisted by Rev. A. A. Thayer and George W. Arbuckle. Among those mentioned as early mem- bers of this church were Mrs. Leefe Fowler, Samuel Kenan and wife, Al- vin Kenan and wife, George Kenan and wife, Mrs. George W. Beery, Mrs. John Ayres and son Walter, Miss Esther Eggleston, Mrs. S. M. Worth, Mrs. I. H. Beery, Scott M. Fowler and wife, Samuel S. Pettit, wife and daughter, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. H. Waters, Mrs. William Ayres, George W. Beery, Jr., Mrs. Gordon, Miss Anna Osborn and T. E. Beery and wife.
The church edifice was erected in the fall of 1877, but it was not fully com- pleted and dedicated until Sunday, May 13, 1883. It is neatly finished and cost. $5,000. The present members of the society are sixty in number. The pastors have been Revs. Benjamin F. Eaton, for one year; Mr. Fitzgerald, for six months; and M. D. Shumway for two years. Various other minis- ters have preached here at irregular intervals.
We deem it proper to add in this connection that the friends of Univer- salism are especially indebted to Mr. T. E. Beery for his untiring efforts in building up this church and congregation, and to Mr. L. B. Harris for his successful attempt to liquidate the church debt.
THE WYANDOT COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.
This society, an auxiliary of the American Bible Society, was organized at a meeting of the citizens of the County of Wyannot held in the court house-the old Indian council house-at Upper Sandusky, December 3, 1845. It was then provided that the Bibles and Testaments to be circulated by the society be printed in the English and German languages, and in the version "now in use." The officers to consist of a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, Treasurer, Depositary and Auditor, " who, to- gether, should constitute a Board of Managers."
The society began its existence with 107 members, and at the first meet- ing Rev. George Sheldon, agent of the American Bible Society, served as temporary Chairman, and Rev. James R. Bonner as Secretary pro tem. Subsequently, a permanent organization was effected by the choice of the following officers: Henry Peters, President; Joseph Mccutchen, Robert McKelly, Rev. Charles Thayer, Rev. James R. Bonner and Rev. Robert S. Kimber, Vice Presidents; Guy C. Worth, Secretary; Andrew M. Anderson, Depositary; John McCurdy, Auditor; and Robert Taggart, Treasurer.
Thereupon, it was resolved to furnish each family in the county with a Bible, "in which there is none, on such conditions as circumstances may
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require; also to furnish each youth under sixteen years of age who cannot read, and for whom there is neither Bible or Testament in the family, with at least a new Testament, before the close of the present year." At this meeting also the board of officers received from Rev. George Sheldon, agent, etc., the following bill of books:
300 Nonpareil Bibles $ 75 00
600 pocket Testaments. 37 50
50 German Bibles .. 30 00
100 German Testaments. 12 50
Transportation charges on same. 10 58
Total cost. $165 58
At a meeting of the society held December 29, 1846, a report was re- ceived from the Secretary of the Carey Bible Society, which had been organized November 26, 1845, and on application of the Secretary the Carey Society was'admitted as an auxiliary of the Wyandot County Bible Society. The Carey Society, it appears, during its brief and independent career, had rendered efficient service in the distribution of Bibles and Testaments. That an early and active interest was aroused throughout the county in this respect is shown by the following statement of the dates of organiza- tions of Branch societies: Sycamore Bible Society, December 16, 1846; Wy- andot Bible Society, December 16, 1846; Little Sandusky Bible Society, December 7, 1846; Marseilles Bible Society, December 9, 1846; McCutch- enville Bible Society, -, 1846; Carey Bible Society, November, 1846; Ridge Bible Society, November, 1845; Richland Bible Society, De- cember, 1846.
On the 1st of May, 1848, the society purchased additional Bibles and Testaments, of the value of $176.07. These were supplemented on the 11th of October, 1850, by another lot, for which the sum of $291.35 was paid.
On the 11th of March, 1883, the thirty-seventh anniversary of this soci- ety was held in the Presbyterian Church at Upper Sandusky. During the preceding year, the county was thoroughly canvassed, and the following is a condensed report of the year's work: Families and business places visited during the canvass, 3,022; families found destitute, 235; destitute families supplied, 211; individuals supplied, 41; expense of the canvass, traveling expenses and postage, $11.68; compensation earned, $136.50; amount paid to the Treasurer by canvasser, $73.97; amount paid to the depositary, $251.08; donations from churches and individuals during the year, $217.99; personal sale of books, $251.08; from local agents and collections, $4.16; number of books sold, 938; value of same, $251.08; number of books donated, 158; value of same, $49.01.
The present officers of the society are: Rev. Mr. Belmer, President; R. H. Tyler, Secretary; J. McCahon, Treasurer; and Robert Atkinson, De- positary.
WYANDOT SABBATH SCHOOL UNION.
At a meeting held in the Methodist Episcopal house of worship, at Upper Sandusky on the 25th of June, 1872, for the purpose of organizing a County Sabbath School Union, the following church organizations were represented: The Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, German Reformed and English Lutheran, of Upper Sandusky; the Methodist Episcopal, Evangel- ical and English Lutheran, of Carey; the Methodist Episcopal, English Lutheran and Advent Christian, of Nevada; the Presbyterian, of Marseilles; the Methodist Episcopal, of Crawfordsville; the Union Sabbath School, of
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Waterlime; the Presbyterian, of Wyandot; and the German Reformed, of Pitt Township.
Thereupon, Rev. D. S. Truckenmiller, of Carey, was chosen President; Henry W. Peters, Vice President; Rev. D. Edgar, Secretary; and Rev. D. A. Kuhn, Treasurer. The following persons were also chosen as Township Vice Presidents: Antrim, Dr. Junkin; Crane, D. D. Hare; Crawford, John Conrad; Eden, W. D. Miller; Mifflin, A. J. Swartz; Marseilles, Dr. Gates; Pitt, Adam Pontius; Sycamore, Enoch Eyestone; Tymochtee, John Biggs; Ridge, Isaac Harpster; Richland, J. S. Bott; Salem, M. W. Larkins; and Jackson, John F. Sanford. This society, however, did not survive long. The first, last and only annual convention was held in June, 1873, and soon after it died a natural death.
On the 23d of May, 1876, the present Wyandot Sabbath School Union was formed at a meeting held in the Presbyterian Church at Nevada, by the election of the following officers: Temporary officers-Rev. R. C. Colmery, Chairman; Rev. D. A. Kuhn, Secretary. Officers of permanent organiza- tion: Rev. R. C. Colmery, President; Rev. S. Cook, Secretary; Rev. D. A. Kuhn, Treasurer; Revs. C .. Baldwin, D. W. Downing, D. Mccullough, S. Fenner and Robert Pool, Executive Committee; A. J. Flaharty, of Antrim; Rev. S. Fenner, of Crane; Rev. J. M. Dustman, of Crawford; W. B. Mil- ler, of Eden; Joseph Kingman, of Jackson; J. S. Demarest, of Mifflin; Thomas Clark, of Pitt; Martin E. Kaler, of Ridge; Rev. S. H. Raude- baugh, of Sycamore; and F. F. DeTray, of Tymochtee, Vice Presidents.
This organization retained Rev. R. C. Colmery as its President until 1881, when he was succeeded by J. W. Foucht, who was in turn succeeded by Dr. J. A. Stockton in 1883. Mr. Cook served as Secretary until May 7, 1879, then came Dr. J. A. Stockton, who was succeeded by R. H. Tyler in 1883.
From the annual report made May 31, 1883, we gather the following information: Number of Sabbath schools in the county, 63; number of officers and teachers, 748; number of scholars, 4,589: average attendance of scholars, 3,370; whole number of conversions reported for the year, 329; number of schools maintained during the entire year, 42; number of schools which held sessions only part of the year, 21.
At the annual meeting held at Carey May 6 and 7, 1884, Dr. J. A. Stockton was elected President; Rev. J. M. Dustman, Vice President; R. H. Tyler, Secretary; and Henry Kuenzli, Treasurer.
OAK HILL CEMETERY.
The Oak Hill Cemetery Association was organized and incorporated on the 26th day of February, A. D. 1876, in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of the State. The members at that time were David Harp- ster, S. Watson, S. H. Hunt, John Thompson, T. E. Grisell, R. A. Hender- son, Jacob Kisor, Jacob Stoll, Cyrus Sears, S. H. White, James G. Roberts and Gen. I. M. Kirby. Of these members the following were elected officers, viz .: T. E. Grisell, President; James G. Roberts, Clerk and Treas- urer; David Harpster, T. E. Grisell and Isaac M. Kirby, Trustees.
For several years prior to its organization, many of the people of Upper Sandusky and vicinity had deeply felt the want of a suitable place for the interment of the dead, and much examination and inquiry and some effort had from time to time been made to procure such place; but no effective measures were taken to secure the end until about the 5th day of August, 1874, when Messrs. S. Watson, D. Harpster, S. H. Hunt and J. G. Roberts,
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with the view of organizing an association and establishing a cemetery, purchased of John Buser the principal part of the grounds now occupied.
After the association became incorporated, these parties conveyed this ground to the trustees, which with small tracts purchased of Messrs. Hedges and Reber, making thirty acres, constitute the cemetery.
The location is on the Radnor road, one and a half miles south of Upper Sandusky. It is situated upon a tract of high table land bordering and overlooking the Sandusky Valley. Its elevated position furnishes it per- fect drainage, which with a subsoil composed mainly of sand and gravel and an undulating surface covered with an abundance of native forest trees, highly qualify it as a fit resting place for the dead, and make it a most picturesque and beautiful place.
The grounds were surveyed and platted by William T. Harding, of Co- lumbus, Ohio, and were formally opened and dedicated on the 4th day of October, 1876.
The old Mission Burying Ground had been used as the principal place of interment before the opening of Oak Hill Cemetery.
SECRET ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.
Wyandot Lodge, No. 110, I. O. O. F., was instituted July 7, 1848, under a dispensation issued by the officers of the Grand Lodge, of date April 20, 1848. The first officers and members of this (Wyandot Lodge) were John D. Sears, N. G .; Samuel Henley, V. G .; Frederick S. Anderson, Sec- retary; Josiah Sigler, Treasurer; Samuel M. Worth, Jonathan Ayres, John Wilson, Anthony Christen, Joel W. Garrett, Josiah Smith and Jacob Juvinall.
The early meetings of the lodge were held in the upper part of the pres- ent jail building. The present members number twenty-six, and regular meetings are held in Odd Fellows' Hall Wednesday night of each week. The financial condition of the lodge is good.
Warpole Lodge, No. 176, F. & A. M., was organized in October, 1850. The first members and officers were Joseph Mccutchen, W. M .; Moses H. Kirby, S. W .; George T. Freese, J. W .; Michael Ruch, J. D .; Dr. Hartz, Treasurer; John N. Reed, Secretary; Andrew Dumm, Tyler, and Abel Renick.
The early meetings of this lodge were also held in the garret of the jail building. Col. M. H. Kirby became the second Master of the lodge, and continued to occupy that position for a period of twenty years. He is to- day probably the oldest Mason in the State of Ohio.
The present members of the lodge are fifty-four in number, and their officers are J. F. Rieser, W. M .; W. A. Gipson, S. W .; Henry Reisig, J. W .; J. K. Engel, Treasurer; Jacob Tribolet, Secretary; S. L. Walters, S. D .; W. S. Metz, J. D .; and J. Oppenheimer, Tyler. Regular meetings are held in their own hall on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
Council No. 271, Royal Arcanum, was instituted February 26, 1879, by L. A. Entriken and William Shuler, acting under the authority of the Grand Council of Ohio. The officers first elected were George G. Bowman, Regent; Dr. F. J. Schurg, Vice Regent; Allen Smalley, Orator; D. D. Clay - ton, Secretary; D. D. Hare, Past Regent; George W. Hall, Collector; John Pausch, Treasurer; S. J. Wirick, Chaplain; William M. Kail, Guide; James Greek, Warden; C. Oliver, Sentry; Henry Waters, William M. Thompson and J. J. Stoll, Trustees. Among others as original members
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were G. W. Wirick, J. H. Deal, M. H. Brinkerhoff, C. S. Mathews, James B. Oliver and Lem. Snover.
Since its organization, two members of the council have died -- Law- rence Bowman and John Pausch.
The council now numbers twenty-nine members, and the present officials are Charles F. Shuler, R .; J. M. Houston, V. R .; R. A. McKelly, P. R .; D. D. Hare, Orator; J. W. Gibson, Secretary; Alexander Little, Collector; D. D. Clayton, Treasurer; S. J. Wirick, Chaplain; M. H. Brinkerhoff, Guide; Jacob Von Blun, Junior Warden; J. J. Stoll, Sentry.
The financial condition of the council is good, and regular meetings are held in the Knights of Honor Hall on the second and fourth Tuesday even- ings of each month.
Imperial Lodge, No. 671, Knights of Honor, was organized on the 15th of June, 1877, by C. W. Fisher, of Bucyrus, Ohio, Grand Dictator. The original members are named as follows: Adam Kail, D. D. Hare, G. G. Bowman, John Pausch, J. A. Stockton, G. H. Henderson, W. A. Gipson, Landline Smith, C. H. Holdridge and R. N. McConnell.
Of these members, as officers at the first organization. Adam Kail was elected Dictator; D. D. Hare, Past Dictator; G. G. Bowman, Vice Dictator; John Pausch, Assistant Dictator; J. A. Stockton, Chaplain; G. H. Hender- son, Reporter; W. A. Gipson, Financial Reporter; Landline Smith, Treas- urer; C. H. Holdridge, Guide; R. N. McConnell, Guardian; John Pausch, Landline Smith and D. D. Hare, Trustees.
The financial condition of the lodge is good. The present members are fifty in number, and their officers are J. A. Stockton, Dictator; Henry W. Peters, Vice Dictator; James A. Nelson, Assistant Dictator; D. D. Hare, Chaplain; F. J. Hoffman, Guide; E. A. Gordon, Reporter; John W. Hen- derson, Financial Reporter, and D. E. Hale, Treasurer.
Regular meetings are held every Friday evening at their lodge rooms in the third story of the Beery Block.
R. Robbins Post, No. 91, G. A. R., was organized June 20, 1880. Its first members were W. A. Gipson, Allen Smalley, William M. Thompson, M. C. Mealey, J. F. Rieser, Moses Wagoner, John M. Ewing, W. A. Bar- inger, G. W. Ragon, Alonzo Haven, J. S. Barkley, E. B. Ragon and Ed A. Gordon.
The officers first elected were J. F. Rieser, Commander; E. B. Ragon, Sr. Vice Commander; Allen Smalley, Jr. Vice Commander; John Pausch, Adjutant; W. A. Gipson, Quartermaster; A. Day, Chaplain; J. S. Barkley, Officer of the Day; John Healy, Officer of the Guard.
The present members number 108, and the officers now serving are Ed A. Gordon, C .; Allen Smalley, S. V. C .; Daniel Hartsough, J. V. C .; Henry Peters, Chap .; J. S. Barkley, O. D .; George Healy, O. G .; Adolph Billhardt, Surgeon. Meetings are held every Monday evening in Knights of Honor Hall, Beery Block.
Wyandot Lodge, No. 174, Knights of Pythias, was organized November 28, 1883, by Walter B. Ritchie, Grand Chancellor of the State of Ohio.
The first members were L. P. Walter, E. A. Ward, Avery Henderson, William G. Dumm, Charles Plumb, A. K. Smalley, George Tschanen, Jo- seph Kerr, J. W. Grisell, F. J. Childs, S. D. Buckles, W. A. Baker, Rob- ert Carey, J. L. Van Marter, R. G. Atkinson, B. R. Young, Frank Beery, I. A. Chew, J. Altenberger, E. Carter, F. P. Kenan, John M. Frey, H. P. Tracy, Charles Jaros, H. M. Turney, J. D. League, N. G. Frazier, George D. Byron, E. C. Houston and J. A. Hare. Of whom the following were
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elected as officers: P. C., L. P. Walter; C. C., Robert Carey; V. C., W. A. Baker; P., Frank Beery; K. R. S., William G. Dumm; M. F., A. K, Smalley; M. E., Charles Plumb; M. A., John M. Frey; O. G., B. R. Young; I. G., George D. Byron.
Regular meetings are held on Tuesday evening of each week in the rooms occupied by the Knights of Honor.
The Business Men's Union of Upper Sandusky was organized Novem- ber 27, 1883, in response to a call signed by 100 business men of the town. Its officers are: S. J. Wirick, President; P. Cuneo, Vice President; John H. Von Stein, Secretary; David Moody, Treasurer; J. A. Maxwell, G. W. Kenan and Frank Myers, Board of Commissioners. Regular meetings are held in H. P. Tracy's office on the last Monday evening of each month. The objects of the association are to protect each other against the class of customers termed "dead beats."
The Wyandot Mutual Relief Association was organized in June, 1874, by a few farmers of Tymochtee Township, who mutually agreed to protect each other against loss by fire and lightning. It is a farmers' organization exclusively. Among the original members were L. S. Walton, Peter Baum, Levi Ekleberry, William Corfman, Joel Wininger, John Row, D. M. Bope, Peter Benisderfer, Silas Baker and a number of others. The first officers were: Benjamin Copley, President; William Corfman, Secretary; George Van Pool, Treasurer; Silas Baker, Enoch Eyestone and John Row, Direct- ors.
This association began operations October 13, 1874, with fifty members and with about $60,000 worth of property insured. For three years they operated successfully upon the honor of members. In 1877, however, the association was duly incorporated under the laws of Ohio. At the present time the members are nearly 600 in number, and have about $1,000,000 worth of property insured. The present officers are: Benjamin Morris, President; M. B. Case, Secretary; Robert Lowery, Treasurer; Irvin Bacon, Noah Stoneburner and John Young, Directors. The regular meetings of the association are held at Upper Sandusky on the first Friday in each year, although special meetings are held about once in three months.
It should be added, perhaps, that great credit is due to William Corf- man for his efficient work in futhering the interests of the association. He served as Secretary nine successive years, and solicited the larger portion of the membership.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union of Upper Sandusky was in- stituted December 4, 1882, by Col. George Woodford, of Illinois. Among the first members and officers were Mrs. Belmer, D. R. Cook, King, Byron, Craig, Davis, Dippery, Owens, Beery, Foucht, Crise, Keller, Fairfax, Mc- Connell, Clapsaddle and Peters. Regular meetings have been held on the first Monday of each month since the date of organization. The pres- ent members number 101. The financial condition of the Union is good.
The Wyandot Saengerbund, known at the beginning as the Upper San- dusky Maennerchor, was, after a preliminary meeting, held on the 22d of July, 1858, under the auspices of Dr. A. Billhardt, formally organized on the 26th day of July, 1858. The first meeting was held in John K. En- gel's residence, then situated on the southeast corner of Wyandot avenue and Eighth street.
According to the records which are yet preserved, the by laws, etc., then adopted were signed by M. W. Blucher, Friedrich Agerter, Friedrich Kern, August Jahr, Christoph Schmidt, Adam Katzenmeier, Frederich
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Schneider, Adolph Billhardt, Ewald Brauns and John K. Engel. The first officers elected were Friedrich Agerter, President; Dr. Adolph Billhardt, Musical Director; M. W. Blucher, Secretary; and August Jahr, Treasurer. At a subsequent meeting, Benjamin Liebenthal, Casper Daub, John Seider, Dr. Rodig and others joined the society.
Thereafter the Saengerbund had its ups and downs. It gave concerts, balls, even theatrical performances, and celebrated faithfully the birthdays of its respective members. During the late war, however, which was so pernicious to all societies, the younger members seceded, but the old and true continued steadfast in the support of the original society, and have prospered, with but short intervals between the meetings, until to-day.
The most eventful periods, perhaps, in the history of the Bund, was the participation of its members in the German Saengerfeste, held at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1860; at Columbus, Ohio, in 1865; at Louisville, Ky., in 1866; at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1870; at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874; at Columbus, Ohio, in 1878; at Akron, Ohio, in 1880; at Dayton, Ohio, in 1882, and at Springfield, Ohio, in 1884.
The present active members are twelve in number, of whom H. Alt- staetler is President; A. Martin, Secretary; John K. Engel, Treasurer, and Adolph Billhardt, Musical Director. Of the original founders there are at present only three active members living, viz., Dr. A. Billhardt, John K. Engel and John Seider. Respecting the present and future existence of the Bund, an original member of the society says: "If chances had been favorable, the Saengerbund would have celebrated, in 1883, its twenty-fifth anniversary. The financial condition of the Bund is rather slim, the in- come hardly covering expenses. The time of meetings and rehearsals is Sunday and Thursday evenings, and the objects of the society, the culti- vation of vocal music, especially the German quartette, and enjoyments in their social gatherings. The prospects of this society and all others sim- ilarly situated, are not bright, and the future existence questionable, on ac- count of the insufficient support received from their German-American suc- cessors who will not or cannot appreciate the efforts and endeavors of their German-born fathers, in the direction of this preservation of musical gifts presented in the voice and the offerings of real pleasure and joy."
Other Organizations .- Among other well-known organizations existing in the town of Upper Sandusky are the Kirby Light Guard, the Little Six Cornet Band and the Wyandot County Pioneer Association. The Kirby Light Guard, or Company B, Second Regiment, O. N. G., is one of the best military organizations in the State. During the spring of 1884 it ren- dered efficient service in suppressing mob violence in the city of Cincin- nati, and at Ashland, Ohio. The company is well drilled and equipped, and can take the field ready for arduous service at thirty minutes' notice. The Little Six Band, an excellent musical organization, frequently enter- tains an appreciative public with music almost perfect in its execution. The Pioneer Association* has performed one action at least which will per- petuate its name and memory for many years-the erection and dedication of the Crawford Monument August 30, 1877. However, since its most active worker and Secretary, Hon. Curtis Berry, Jr., became an invalid, in- terest in the association seems to have waned.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Among the early teachers in Upper Sandusky were Charles Culver, John
*The records not being in existence, it was impossible to give a full history of the Association.
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A. Morrison, James V. S. Hoyt, Charles G. Ferris, Adelia Chaffee, Jennie Jackson, a gentleman by the name of Chambers, another by the name of Mason and a Miss Wigton. For a number of years the old Council House was the chief and only temple of learning in the town, and it seems that had not the Wyandots left that building for the use of their white suc- cessors, that the latter must of necessity have gone without courts, religious meetings, political meetings, schools, etc., for years, as the Indian Council House was the only resort for all such purposes, until it was carelessly destroyed by fire. A little old log shanty, however, which stood opposite Gloeser's tanyard, only a little more to the south of it, also did duty at an early period as a rendezvous for master and pupils.
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