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It is a neat brick structure, 35x60, with a symmetrical spire, surmounted by a large gilt cross, the emblem of Christ crucified. On the tower, at the
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base of the spire, are four similar symbols of Catholicism, but smaller in size, giving to the front a handsome appearance. The interior is modest, yet well finished, possessing a beautiful main altar for so small a church. There is also one side altar and a gallery for the choir, and, as a whole, this church is a credit to the Catholics of Clinton County. The congregation now numbers about two hundred souls, and the church, which cost them about $4,000, is free from debt. Services are held twice per month in Wilmington, and four times per year at Sabina, in a hall which Father O'Donoghue obtains for that pur- pose.
There is also a Catholic Church in Vienna, of about one hundred souls, under the pastoral care of Rev. Michael Hayos, of Hillsboro. The building, which is a brick structure, was erected by Rev. Michael O'Donoghue, now of Washington Court House. Services wore first held at Vienna in 1854, by Rev. John B. O'Donoghue, in a private house, since which time the Catholics of that vicinity have had services at irregular intervals.
In 1873, Rev. Michael O'Donoghue built a brick church at Blanchester, in Marion Township, which cost about $1,500. It was dedicated under the title of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, and is under the charge of Father Hayes; but the congregation is small, consisting of a few families living in that vicinity. The church at New Vienna, already spoken of, was erected in 1875, and dedicated September 29, of that year, by the Most Rev. Archbishop Purcell. It cost about $1,500, and received the name of Saint Michael's, in honor of the Archangel.
. The Catholics of Clinton County are not blessed with riches; therefore, their struggle to obtain their present places of worship has been a hard one, and their success in this direction deserves the highest praise. They have al- ways seconded the efforts of their worthy Pastor in his labor of duty and love, and God has blessed the work and crowned his efforts with success. A few years after the church in Wilmington was erected, the roof was blown off in a storm; but with undaunted faith they wont bravely to work and soon repaired the damage. The Catholics of this county, like those throughout the State and Nation, have ever been true to the starry flag, and from the time the first shot was fired at Lexington down to the end of the late civil war, Catholic blood has been freely shed on every battle-field that freedom and liberty might live; yet with all this as undisputed historical record, the members of this church in this free country have at times in the past felt the heavy hand of persecution on account of their faith. Education and enlightenment have de- stroyod, we trust forever, this unwarranted fanaticism against Catholicism, and the members of "the mother church " are as highly respected to-day by the intelligence of the land as any citizens of the Union. Their growth in Clinton County has been marked, and from the congregation of ten members who came together to worship God, in 1852, have developed two churches with an aggregate membership of about three hundred.
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INCORPORATION-TOWN OFFICERS, ETC.
An act was passed by the Legislature of Ohio on the 15th of January, 1828, incorporating the town of Wilmington, and the original limits have been extended by subsequent acts, the last having been passed February 4, 1867, which described the corporation boundaries as follows: "Beginning at the center of the Xenia road, at the northeast corner of Lewis M. Walker's land, thence running eastwardly across the Port William road, and along the . line of Samuel Smith's land until it strikes the Prairie road opposite Sarah Haworth's barn; thence in a straight line to and along William Applegate's old line to a point on the turnpike; thence up the road to John Dillon's cor-
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ner; thenco with his west line to the Snow Hill road, at the east line of Jacob Patton's farm; thence with Patton's lines, James Fifo's lino, and the line of Jonathan Doan, to Lytle's Creek; thenco down the creek, across the Cuba road, and across the old Cincinnati road, to the southoast corner of Loo Weltz's nursery lands; thence to the southeast corner of Nancy Lair's lands; thence northwardly across the Goshen & Waynesville Turnpike to the place of beginning."
The first election in the newly incorporated town was held March 3, 1828, at which the following officers were chosen: Isaiah Morris, Mayor; Bebee Trousdell, Recorder; Bonjamin Hinkson, John McManis, Turner Welch, John McElwaine, William Stockdale, Trustoos. Lovi Shoppard was Marshal in 1828.
" Tho abovo elocted officers, within the timo specified in said act, took the oath of office required by law, and filed the samo with the Recorder. At a special meeting of the Council Novombor 7, 1828, the Council proceeded to appoint a Trustoo of the corporation to fill the vacancy caused by tho romoval of John McManis, Esq., whoroupon, Goorgo D. Haworth was appointed. The Council proceeded to appoint a Recorder for the corporation to fill the vacancy occasionod by tho rosignation of Boboe Trousdoll, whoreupon, Will- iam Hibben was appointed.
"March 2, 1829, the second eloction took place, viz., Isaiah Morris, Mayor; Calvin B. Woodruff, Recorder; Benjamin Hinkson, John McElwain, - Dr. Uriah Farquhar, Dr. Turner Welch, William Stockdale, Trustees.
"March 1, 1830, election held, viz., David Stratton, Mayor; Philip F. Crihfield, Recordor; Lewis Wright, William Hibben, Thomas Hibben, Goorge Bruco, Jacob Stricklo, Trustees.
"March 7, 1831, election held; Warron Sabin, Mayor; Goorge Meyer, Recordor; Georgo Bruco, John Carman, Charles L. Kelley, Carter B. Harlan, George Fallis, Trustoos.
" March 5, 1832, election held, viz., Amos T. Sewoll, Mayor; William W. Woodruff, Recordor; Jamos Fife, Jamos Christy, Haines Moore, Israel Johns, Richard Poirce, Trustees.
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"March 4, 1833, election held, viz., Thomas Hibben, Mayor; Jesse Green, Recorder; William Hibben, Benjamin Hinkson, Levi Sheppard, Laurence Fitz- hugh, John B. Posey, Trustees.
" March 1, 1834; Samuel McCune, Mayor; Jesse Green, Recorder; Peter P. Nickerbocker, John C. Work, John McFall, Lewis Wright, George D. Haworth, Trustees.
" March 2, 1835, election held, viz., Daniel Kelloy, Mayor, Asa H. Hoge, Recordor; Isaac Strickle, Dr. Amos T. Davis, Samuel McCune, Amos T. Sewell, Micajah Bailoy, Trustees.
"November 6, 1835, Daniol Kelley having removed without the corporate limits of the town, an election was held to fill the vacancy occasioned by his resignation. Eli McGregor was elected Mayor.
" March 7, 1836, an election was held, viz., Griffith Foos, Mayor; Daniel C. Hinman, Recorder.
" March 6, 1837, election held, viz., Robert B. Harlan, Mayor; Daniel C. Hinman, Recorder.
" March 5, 1838, election, viz., George S. Jenkins, Mayor; Abraham E. Strickle, Recorder. David F. Walker was appointed Mayor December 21, 1838, in the place of G. S. Jenkins, resigned September 18, 1838.
" March 6, 1839, election held, viz., Robert B. Harlan, Mayor; John M. Harlan, Recorder; December 25, 1839, Noah S. Haines succeeded as Recorder, John M. Harlan, resigned.
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"March 10, 1840, an election held, viz., Abraham E. Strickle, Mayor; Robert Beeson, Recorder.
"1841, an election held, viz., Thomas Hibben, Mayor; Charles M. Bos- worth, Recorder. Elijah Sabin, Jr., succeeding the latter as Recorder July 10, 1841.
" March 7, 1842, election, viz., Franklin Corwin, Mayor: William B. Ma- gee, Recorder.
"March, 1843; Franklin Corwin, Mayor; Webb Broomhall, Recorder. F. Corwin resigned November 29, 1843; William Fuller appointed to fill the va- cancy.
" March, 1844; William Fuller, Mayor; Webb Broomhall, Recorder; suc- ceeded by Daniel C. Hinman, August 26, 1844.
"March, 1845, election held, viz., Robert B. Harlan, Mayor; Joel C. Woodruff, Recorder.
"March 2, 1846; Amos T. Sewell, Mayor; Roger B. Morey, Recorder. "From 1846 to 1853, the record has not been found.
"James E. Johnson, elected Mayor in March, 1853; Benajah W. Fuller, April, 1854, resigned May 24, 1854; Grafton B. White appointed to fill the vacancy.
"Alonzo C. Diboll, elected April 2, 1855; continued until March 6, 1857; resigned; B. W. Fuller appointed to fill the vacancy. April 6, 1857, William B. Fisher elected Mayor. Joshua D. Hadley, elected April 14, 1858. April 17, 1859, C. C. Harris elected Mayor. April 2, 1860, L. F. Austin elected Mayor. April 9, 1861, Andrew H. Chapman, Mayor; resigned and went into the army July 26, 1861; William B. Fisher appointed to fill the vacancy; served until April 6, 1863, Lewis C. Walker elected. April 4, 1864, Will -- iam B. Fisher elected; April 6, 1865, LeRoy Pope elected; April 10, 1866, John C. Moon elected Mayor; April 9, 1867, Le Roy Pope elected Mayor; April 6, 1868, A. C. Diboll elected; April 9, 1869, Nathan M. Linton elected; April, 1870, Milton L. Ent elected Mayor; April, 1871, Levi Mills elected Mayor; April, 1872, David T. White elected Mayor; April, 1873, David T. White elected Mayor; April, 1874, A. C. Diboll elected Mayor; April, 1875, A. C. Diboll elected Mayor; April, 1876, Melville Hayes elected Mayor ;. April, 1877, Melville Hayes elected Mayor; April, 1878, Melville Hayes elected Mayor; April, 1879, Melville Hayes elected Mayor; April, 1880, L. J. Walker elected Mayor; April, 1881, L. J. Walker elected Mayor; April, 1882, Lewis J. Walker elected Mayor.'
This list of officers is from notes furnished by Mrs. Harlan.
ADDITIONS.
The following additions have been made to the original plat of Wilming- ton:
Joseph" Doan's Addition, eight lots, June 22, 1814; surveyed by Peter Burr; David Faulkner's Addition, twenty lots, October 25, 1814; Nathaniel Carpenter's outlots, twelve in number, October 26, 1837; subdivision of part of Gen. Edward Stevens' survey, No. 2693, by Jesse Hughes, Isaiah Morris and John Woolman, in December, 1826; Dillon's Heirs' survey of outlots in Hawkins' survey, No. 2690, in January, 1850; Mark Thatcher's Addition, eight lots, August 31, 1830; Isaiah Morris' Addition, fifteen lots, February 11, 1842; Walker & Fife's Addition, twenty-two lots, January 7, 1853; Benja- min S. Strickle's plat of outlots, October 14, 1865; Benjamin S. Strickle's second Addition, six lots, no date given; Cadwallader's Addition, twenty-nine lots, May 18, 1866; African (or Wickersham's) Addition, twenty-one lots, September, 1868; James' Addition, fourteen lots, September 22, 1868; Hib-
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ben's Heirs' Addition, seven lots, November 5, 1869; Fitzhugh's Addition, ten lots, April 27, 1870; Alfred Johnson's Addition, forty-three lots, no date; J. & J. Doan's Addition, twenty lots, March 7, 1871; Keith's Addi- tion, thirty-nine lots, April 5 and 8, 1871; J. S. C. Newham and wife's Addi- tion, twenty-six lots, May 31, 1871; R. E. Doan's First Addition, forty-two lots, July 24, 1871; same, Second Addition, forty-four lots, no date given; Patrick Murphy's Addition, six lots, September 2, 1871; Boswell & Madden's Addition, seventeen lots, September 4, 1871; L. F. Van Cleve's Addition, thirty-four lots, April 23, 1875; Brackney's Addition, eighteen lots, April 17, 1880.
FRANKLIN COLLEGE.
In the fall of 1865, having been encouraged to believe that they would meet with success, the Garvin brothers, Thomas D., James H. and H. Carson Garvin, came to Wilmington and opened the first term of Franklin College in the old county building on the southeast corner of Main and South streets. They proposed, if a sufficient sum of money could be raised, i. e., $20,000, for a building and grounds, to remove Franklin College permanently from Athens, Ohio, and locate it in Wilmington.
The subject of subscriptions was agitated during the fall, but the required amount was not all subscribed until January 6, 1866, when a meeting for that purpose was held at the court house. At that meeting, Mr. T. D. Garvin, the President of the college, reported the amount already subscribed to be $18,000, leaving $2,000 yet to be raised before any action could be taken by the Board of Directors. A committee was then appointed to procure the necessary sub- scriptions to the fund. The meeting made up all but $800, and six ladies of the Christian Church assumed the payment of $500 if they could have guar- anteed to them the exclusive right of the fair ground at the coming agricult- ural fair, for refreshment purposes. This left but $300 to be made up, and twenty-five persons then assumed the payment of this sum. These subscrip- tions were made on the condition that the whole amount be raised.
The necessary funds being duly subscribed and accepted by the Trustees, a committee was appointed to select a site. After some delay, the beautiful site of our former fair grounds, east of the village, was unanimously selected, and preparations were at once made for erecting a principal college building. They purchased also sixteen acres of T. C. Morris, so that in all they then had thirty- three and one-fourth acres. Part of this was afterward sold, leaving fifteen acres in the college grounds.
The Building Committee of the College contracted with an architect from Cincinnati to erect the main college building during the summer of 1866, and to finish the lower story ready for occupancy by Christmas.
Until the college building was ready for use, the college terms were con- tinued in the old county building two years, and in the old Christian Church one year.
The corner-stone of Franklin College was laid July 4, 1866, and the build- ing was formally opened for the reception of students September 22, 1868. On that occasion, an able address was delivered by Rev. J. W. Hall, D. D., late President of Miami University.
Franklin College is located in the eastern portion of the town, on the most eligible ground to be found in the vicinity. It fronts northward toward the railroad and turnpike seventy feet, running back fifty-six feet, where it is joined by another portion of the building 50x60 feet. The whole structure is three stories high. The main entrance is on the north side through a tower twenty feet square, forming a spacious vestibule. The main building is
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divided into four rooms by two spacious halls running north and south, and east and west, the rear building forming but a single room.
The second story is divided in the same way as the first. The third story forms but one spacious college hall.
The building was only inclosed, the floor laid, and the ceilings and walls of the lower story rough coated, without stairways to the second and third stories, at the time of its dedication in 1868.
For some reason, the Trustees were unable to collect the necessary funds to pay for the college building, and it was sold on a judgment in favor of the workmen who built it, on August 11, 1870, and was bought by the Society of Friends, who still own it and continue to use it for college purposes.
Under the management of the Friends, the building was completed, and, by the 1st of April following, was ready for use. They changed the name from Franklin to Wilmington College.
The dedication of Wilmington College took place April 11, 1871, Barna- bas C. Hobbs, Superintendent of Public Instruction in the State of Indiana, delivering the address of the occasion.
The first President of the college, under the new management, was Lowis Estes, of Indiana, who entered upon the duties of that position in the spring of 1871.
In 1874, he was succeeded by Benjamin Trueblood. In 1879, David W. Denis became President, which office he held until 1881, when he in turn was succeeded by James B. Unthank.
LODGES.
Wilmington Lodge, No. 52, F. & A. M .- In 1817, the Lebanon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons recommended to the Grand Lodge of the State that a dispensation be granted to Wilmington to hold a Masonic Lodge. The dis- pensation was granted and the lodge denominated No. 52, the following being the officers appointed by the charter: Arnold Treusdell, Master; Reuben Adams, S. W .; John Baptist Demond, J. W., and Nathaniel Harris, Secretary. The transactions of this lodge were regular and harmonious for about three years, and the number of members increased gradually to sixteen, who were as follows: Stephen Bosworth, William R. Cole, James How, Charles Paist, William Brooks, Thomas Bellows, James Williams, Henry Vandeburg, Maj. Samuel Cox, J. N. Reynolds, Dr. Magee, James Birdsall, Robert Way and the four officers named above. The lodge was held in an upper room of Samuel H. Hale's hotel, on the north side of Main street near the court house. The lodge continued its sessions until some time in 1820, when Treusdell left Wil- mington and became a student in the Ohio University at Athens, and John Baptist Demond returned to his friends in New York. The lodge, before their departure, had adjourned sine die, and the dispensation charter was given up. After this no meetings of the Masons were held until 1842, when a new char- ter was obtained from the Grand Lodge, in session at Lancaster, and the lodge, No. 52, was re-organized. The charter states that permission to hold lodge meetings "is granted to Bebee Treusdell, Benjamin Hinkson, Levi Gustin, - George E. Hibben, J. S. Wright, Jabez Harlan and others who have hereto- fore assembled under a dispensation from the Grand Master," etc., and that the " lodge shall be known as No. 52, and its rank and precedence shall date from the 18th of October, 1842." The officers appointed were Levi Gustin, Master; J. S. Wright, S. W .; and Jabez Harlan, J. W. The lodge as re-or- ganized first met in a room on the second floor of the building at the southwest corner of Main and South streets, from which they moved to a room on the second floor of a building on the west side of South street, on the southern corner of the alley north of Main street. They next moved into a room on
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the third floor of the Clinton Hall building, corner of South and Locust streets, where they remained until 1880, when they took possession of the prosent quarters, in the third story of the Carothers building. The lodge now num- bers about seventy-five members. It is on a firm financial basis, free from debt and with money out at interest.
Wilmington Chapter, No. 63, R. A. M .- The charter for the organization of this chapter bears the date of October 22, 1855, the dispensation having been presented on the 1st of January preceding. The charter members were J. C. Ellis, J. Harlan, J. D. Haines, William Smith, William J. Morgan, B. Hinkson, Levi Gustin and D. Medsker. The officers appointed by the charter wore Levi Gustin, High Priest; Benjamin Hinkson, King; J. C. Ellis, Scribe. The chapter is a branch of Masonry in which the higher or Royal Arch degrees of the order are conferred. Wilmington Chapter was instituted in the room occupied by the order, and meets in the same room with the subordinate lodge. It now numbers about fifty members in good standing, and is in a prosperous condition.
Rose Croix Lodge, No. 28, FF. & A. M .- The chartor for this lodge was granted by the Grand Lodge in its session at Cleveland, Ohio, August 21, 1872. The lodge was instituted in Clinton Hall with five members, and William Scott was appointed first Master. They changed their place of meet- ing to Hawley's block, where they continued until they returned to Clinton Hall, where they now occupy a room in connection with the Odd Fellows. The lodge now numbers about fifteen members and is in a prosperous condition.
Hiram Chapter, No. 16, R. A. M. (Colored) .-- The dispensation for this chapter was granted by the Deputy Grand High Priest August 9, 1873. The charter was granted by the Grand Chapter, in session at Xenia, Ohio, August 14, 1877. The chapter was instituted by Deputy Grand Master Thomas Conrad, of Urbana, assisted by Jefferson Williams, of Yellow Springs, and others. The first officers were William Scott, H. P .; William Bass, King; Henry Seebery, Scribo; William Mallory, Secretary; J. R. Hawley, Treasurer, and Perry McGilvers, Guard. The chapter now numbers about fourteen mem- bers.
Star of Hope Lodge, No. 127, I. O. O. F .- The charter of this lodge was granted January 18, 1849. The charter members were Isaac B. Thomas, Hiram McFinley, George S. Hill, John W. Pidgeon, Isaac L. Coats and Jacob S. Nisewander. Of these the latter was the only one that was a member of the order prior to the organization of this lodge, and Hiram McFinley is the only one of the charter members now living in the county. The lodge was insti- tuted March 1, 1849, by M. W. Grand Master Alexander Glenn, in Daniel Marble's building, on the north side of Main street, where the meetings were held until the lodge moved into Martin's building, on the south side of the same street, east of their first locality. They afterward moved into the building on the corner of South and Locust streets, and from there into a building that stood where the one they now occupy is situated. In 1875, the building was burned and all the regalia, desks and other effects of the lodge were consumed. The lodge-room is now on the second floor of Farquhar's block, on the west side of South street, north of Locust. The first officers of the lodge were Isaac B. Thomas, N. G .; George S. Hill, Secretary, and Hiram McFinley, Warden. The membership is at present about ninety.
Hiawatha Encampment, No. 70, I. O. O. F .- The encampment is a branch of the Odd Fellows' fraternity, in which higher degrees than those of the subordinate lodges are conferred. Hiawatha Encampment was chartered October 23, 1856, and instituted on the same day by Most Worthy E. M .. Finch, Grand Patriarch. The institution took place in the Odd Fellows' lodge-
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room, with the following charter members: James Henry, Thomas R. Wraith, S. S. Boyd, L. B. Welch, Justus Taylor, Franklin Bayham and J. M. Haworth. There are now about sixty members.
Fredonia T'emple, No. 12, I. O. O. F .- This is a branch of Odd Fellowship in which the highest degrees of the order are conferred. The temple was in- stituted in Wilmington May 19, 1882, by Deputy Supreme Oracle H. M. In- nis, of Columbus, assisted by Patriarchs Van Deman, of Washington C. H., and Sherwood, of Columbus. There were twenty-one members at the time of institution.
Ohio Valley Lodge, No. 1877, I. O. O. F. (Colored) .- A dispensation for the formation of this lodge was granted by the Committee of Management, in England, to the sub-committee in America, March 4, 1878, and a charter granted by the latter June 10 of the same year. The first officers were J. R. Hawley, N. F .; John Hart, N. G .; Wyatt Smith, V. G .; A. R. G. Guy, P. S .; Phillip Chapman, E. S .; John Bland, Treasurer. The lodge was instituted by Silas Weaver, Alexander Anderson and Lindsey Cash, of Washington C. H., and others from neighboring lodges, in a room of the frame building that stood where the St. Nicholas Hotel now is. They next moved to the third story of Hawley's block, and from there to the Clinton Hall building, where they are now located. The lodge now numbers about eighteen members.
Wilmington Council, Royal Arcanum .- This council was constituted in Wilmington on Thursday, January 8, 1880, with twenty-three charter mer)- bers. The first officers were Hon. J. S. Savage, Regent; E. J. West, V. b. ; Hon. Madison Betts, Past R. ; M. R. Higgins, Secretary ; J. Q. March,. Treasurer; W. P. Wolf, Chaplain; George W. Brown, L. D. Sayres and S. Q. Fulton, Trustees.
PORK PACKING.
For a period of ten or twelve years closing with 1877, Wilmington was a field of extensive pork operations, which, however, resulted anything but profit- ably to those concerned. The firms that engaged largely in the business were Messrs. Brackney & Haynes and Thorne, McMillan & Co., with the several changes the firms underwent. About the year 1869, the latter firm erected a large slaughter house and packing establishment on the C. & M. V. R. R., a little west of town. During the winter of 1871-72, there were killed and .. packed at the house about 4,500 hogs. Brackney & Haynes, the same season slaughtered 2,500, making in all 7,000 hogs, the largest number to that time killed in Wilmington in any one year.
The Brackney & Haynes pork-house, along the same railroad, opposite the residence of Samuel Hale, was erected in 1874 at a cost of $8,000. This was the packing-house only, their slaughter house being situated in another part of town. The packing establishment is 40x70 feet. It has a double cellar, the walls of which are stone; the lower cellar is seven feet deep, without windows, but ventilated, and is drained for keeping meats through the summer; the next cellar is eight foot deep, and has four small windows on a side and two at each end; the building is two stories high, with an iron roof. This firm preceded by a number of years that of Thorne, McMillan & Co., storing their meats before the erection of the establishment described in other quarters. In the winter of 1874-75, Messrs. Thorne, Stingly & Co., the old firm having previously undergone a change, slaughtered 8,336 hogs and the firm of Brack- ney, Haynes & Co. (it likewise having been changed) slaughtered 6,000, ag- gregating 14,336 hogs. Those killed by the latter firm averaged 330 pounds gross; taking the average of the whole number at 330 pounds, they would aggre- gate 4, 740, 780 pounds, which, at 7 cents, the price at which they were then sell- ing, gave as the amount put into the farmers' hands by these enterprising firms
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