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10. George Tight 1854.
II. Darwin M. Humphrey · 1855.
12. John Beck 1860.
13. Howard Howe 1861.
14. George B. Whiting 1866.
15. Dr. W. H. Sedgwick 1876.
IV. GOLDEN WEDDINGS.
Of these, only four have been celebrated within the town- ship.
The first to be observed was that of Deacon G. P. Bancroft, and his wife, Jane Little Bancroft. They were married at Lewis Lake, Pennsylvania, Thursday, January 27th, 1814. A few friends gathered with them to observe the golden wedding in 1864. More prominent was the pearl wedding of 1874; and still more so the sixty-sixth anniversary in 1880, when about fifty friends of long standing assembled to surprise them and rejoice with them. They met at the old homestead on Equality Street, from which their children had gone forth to mingle in the world throngs, all but one of them having preceded them to the spirit land, and that one too far away to join in the festivities. Mr. Bancroft was at the time eighty-eight years of age, and his bride was eighty- six. A brother of the groom and a sister of the bride were present who were at the wedding sixty-six years ago; in the company were twenty who were over seventy. Mr. Bancroft's step is still as elastic as a boy's, he is quick of
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speech, and still files a saw as well as any man, and both of them are as regularly at church by day as most of the younger families.
May 21st, 1871, Rowland Hughes and his wife Gertrude celebrated their golden wedding, gathering around them a large band of children and grand-children for the festivities of the occasion. They were married in Wales, and there their first child was born, now the wife of Rev. William C. Shephard, of Granville.
On Wednesday, the 21st of February, 1872, Mr. Ashley A. Bancroft and Mrs. Lucy D. Howe Bancroft celebrated their golden wedding in San Francisco, Cal., at the home of their son, H. H. Bancroft. Remarks were made by several clergy- men, and a paper was read by the son just named. " All of the family had not been together before for more than twenty years."
On Thursday, the 27th of March, 1873, Mr. Henry L. Bancroft and Mrs. Almena Rose Bancroft celebrated their golden wedding, many friends having responded to their invi- tation to participate with them in their family rejoicings. There were present with them six who were present at the wedding of 1823. The only son, Barber R. Bancroft, was living in California; the oldest daughter, Mrs. Harriet A. Kerr, had deceased in 1867; Miss Amelia, the youngest daughter, was present; as also the children of Mrs. Kerr. Remarks were made by the pastor, Rev. A. S. Dudley, the principal of the Female College, Rev. Geo. H. Webster, and by M. M. Munson, Esq. A copy of the newspaper, The Wanderer, published the morning after the marriage, and containing a notice of it, was shown to the company.
The next golden wedding was that of Mr. Wm. Cramer, Tuesday, December 11th, 1877. A large company of relatives and friends assembled at his residence and enjoyed with them a turkey dinner and the reminiscences of the past. Two children are yet living and four are dead. Eight grand-chil- dren are living and one is dead. The living descendants,
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with a sister and a brother and his wife, were present on the occasion. The latter three were present at the wedding in 1827.
The golden wedding of Grove Case and wife was observed by their friends in a surprise visit.
Harvey Bragg and wife completed the golden cycle, but made no observance of the day.
Prosper Rose, Justin Hillyer and Truman Hillyer, with their wives, observed like occasions in their several homes away from Granville, all being in the colony in their younger years.
Theophilus Little and wife celebrated their golden wedding March 29th, 1875, while living in Granville.
V. STUDENTS' FREAKS.
Among the amusing things that occasionally invite the attention of the people of Granville, yet have no particular place in its chronicles, are the mock funeral parades of the University students on the occasion of finishing some text book of the curriculum. There is implied a quiet rejoicing at having completed an irksome task and a hope that they will 10 more come in contact with it. The general features of the occasion are the night parades ; the text book conspic- uously borne in the habiliments of the grave; the burial (or cremation) with orations, and the return of the mock mourn- ers to their lodgings. The details are varied to suit the whims of the classes. The perfection of the performance in their eyes would seem to be a slow and stately moving pro- cession at the dead of night, keeping step to the beat of a muffled drum that strikes its solemn sound about every fourth or sixth step, each participant being enveloped in a sheet from top to toe and wearing a very tall paper cap on the head, each bearing also a flaming torch; at the head of the procession being perhaps an illuminated coffin or other device, bearing the defunct text book. The citizen aroused from a quiet slumber in the still hours of the night, by the
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regular, slow beating of the drum, growing ominously louder as it comes nearer, looking out upon such a procession of ghostly beings, moving mechanically through the midnight darkness, can imagine nothing more weird. Much is often detracted from the effect by an accompanying crowd of boisterous gamins, throwing the procession into disorder. -
Aside from the sacredness of that which is travestied by this procedure, there is not so much in it that is objectionable as in another irregular demonstration which sometimes seeks the public eye on commencement occasions in the form of a pasquinade. Could the perpetrators of this last see how the public abhor the indelicacy and profanity of these produc- tions; how aimless their lampoons seem to be, and how, withal, they fail of producing any effect on the estimation with which their teachers are regarded, they would take less pains to make themselves offensive to the community.
In this connection it is proper to say that the citizens hold themselves greatly indebted to the faculties and students of the University, the Female College, and the Young Ladies' Institute for the pleasure afforded by their courses of literary and scientific lectures, society exhibitions, and musical enter- tainments so often offered for patronage, or freely given for . their enjoyment.
VI. OUR CEMETERIES.
I. The Colony Burial Ground was laid out at the first, and began to be used the second year of the settlement. It was rapidly filled, not because of mortality in the colony, but because it was used by a large scope of country, and families who had removed from the place long continued to bring back their dead that their ashes might rest with the remains of others who had gone before. Though other cemeteries are opened, these grounds still continue to be used.
2. The Welsh Hills Cemetery. The location has already been described. It is well kept, has many fine monuments of expensive style and material, and is justly the pride of our Welsh fellow-citizens. [P. 177.]
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3. The Philipps Cemetery. This is located near the north- east corner of the township. The land was given by Mr. Samuel J. Philipps, and the first burial was the child of Mr. Simon James. The culture and appointments of this cem- etery are not quite so imposing as the others.
4. The College Cemetery lies in the northwest corner of the corporation. It is small, and designed as a burial place for those who die while connected with the University. Here lie the remains of three Presidents - Pratt, Going and Tal- bot; one Professor, John Stevens ; three students who died while here, and several younger members of families con- nected with the College.
5. Maple Grove Cemetery. A plat of it is seen in the map of the town. It is beautifully laid out and kept. Hither have been removed the remains of many previously buried elsewhere. Many imposing and costly monuments dot the ground. A fund is accumulating which provides for suitable care of the grounds in perpetuo.
VII. SOLDIERS OF THE REGULAR ARMY.
J. A. Carter, Franklin Scott, Scott Zelhart, W. L. Hayes, William Rogers, H. A. Church, Charles Griffin, John Kidd.
VIII. MEXICAN WAR.
J. A. Carter, Thomas Efland, Dick Ward, Levi Hill, Rich- ard George, James Matthews.
IX. The earliest born of those who have made a home in Granville township, are probably as follows :
I. Mrs. Love Baker, born 1734; died 1815; aged 81.
2. Mrs. Abigail Sweatman,
1738; " 1809; 66 71.
§ James Sinnet,
1810;
70.
3. Nathan Allyn,
" } 1740 { " 1814; 74.
4. Jesse Munson, 1741; 66 1813; 72.
§ Samuel Everit, Sr.,
1742; 66 1812;
70.
5. Mrs. M. Everit,
6. Theophilus Rees, 1744;
1814; 66 70.
7. Mrs. Miriam Munson,
66 1746;
1830;
8. Mrs. Susanna Graves, 1747;
1838; 66
84. 91.
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CHAPTER LI.
The following is thought to be a complete roll of the descendants of the first settlers now living in Granville. [1880.]
HON. TIMOTHY ROSE.
Deacon T. M. Rose, son, Frank Rose, great-grand son; Miss Amelia Bancroft, grand-daughter; Misses Rosa and Abby Kerr, great-grand-daughters; Joseph Kerr, great-grand-son; Mrs. Samantha Hadley and Miss Lydia Rose, grand-daughters; Mrs. Helen Ewing and Mrs. Julia James, great-grand-daughters; and infant daughter of the latter; Mrs. Samantha Stedman Wright, grand-daughter; Mr. Edgar Wright and wife, great-grand-son and daughter.
MR. ETHAN BANCROFT.
Mr. L. Edwin Bancroft, son; Mrs. Elizabeth Reed, grand- daughter, and Mr. Edwin Reed, great-grand-son; Mrs. Lucy Vance, grand-daughter, and Mary, Anna, Ruth, and Alice, great-grand-daughters; Mrs. Mary Rose, grand daughter, and infant child, great grand-son, (also of Deacon Lemuel Rose); Mrs. Martha Moore, grand-daughter, and Edwin and Willis, great-grand-sons, and Carrie and Hannah, great-grand-daughters; Mrs. Julia Wolcott, grand-daughter, and two children, great- grand-sons, (also of Deacon Silas Winchel).
DEACON SILAS WINCHEL.
Mr. Horace Wolcott, grand-son, and two children, great- grand-sons, (also of Mr. Ethan Bancroft).
CAPTAIN LEVI ROSE.
Deacon William Rose, son; Mrs. Thorne, grand-daughter, and Frank and John Thorne, great-grandsons, and Mary and Jennie, great-grand-daughters; Burton Case, grand-son, and one child, great-grand-son.
DEACON LEMUEL ROSE.
Luther Rose, grand-son; and three sons, great-grand-sons; Christopher R. Stark, grand-son, three sons, great-grand-sons; Reuben Linnell, grand-son, (also of Joseph Linnell); Albert Linnell, great-grand-son, and Miss Laura Linnell, great-grand- daughter.
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MR. JOB CASE.
Mrs. Erastus Allyn, daughter, Mrs. Jenkyn Edwards, daugh- ter; sons of William Case, grand-sons.
DEACON SAMUEL EVERIT.
Samuel Everett, grand-son,'and children, great-grand-children.
TIMOTHY SPELMAN, ESQ.
Gilman Granger, grand-son; Ralph Granger, grand-son, Katie Granger, great-grand-daughter, Frank Granger, great- grand son, and two children, great-great-grand-children; Miss Maria Spelman, grand-daughter; George, Winnie, Alma and Clarence, children of William, grand-children of George, great- grand-children of Thomas, and great-great-grand-children of Timothy; Miss Annie Spelman, great-grand-daughter,. (also great-grand-daughter of Gideon Cornell).
MR. ARAUNA CLARK.
Sylvester Clark, son; Nora and Rosilla Clark, grand-daugh- ters, Sylvester Clark, grand-son; Mrs. J. Debow, grand-daughter, and four children, great-grand-children; Mrs. M. Ackley, daughter; Henry Ackley, grand-son, and one child, great-grand- child; Jerry and Willie Ackley, great-grand-sons; Mrs. A. Hayes, grand-daughter, and two children, great-grand-children.
Mrs. L. B. Munson, grand daughter, George and Guy Mun- son, great-grand-sons, Flora Munson, grand-daughter; Mrs. Twining, daughter, and Gracie Twining, grand-daughter.
MR. DAVID MESSENGER .:
Joseph, John, and George, (children of Campbell Messenger) grand-sons, Alice and Frank, grand-daughter and son; Mrs. H. Clemons, grand-daughter, Will Clemons, great-grand-son, Lottie and Addie Clemons, great-grand-daughters.
MR. SYLVANUS MITCHELL. William Mitchell, grand-son, (also of Mr. Harris).
MR. EZEKIEL WELLS.
Independence Wells, son; Mrs. Almira Duckworth, daugh- ter, and Stella, grand-daughter; Mrs. Emily Eggleston, daughter, and three children, Byron, Fred and Mary, grand- children.
MR GIDEON CORNELL.
Miss Annie Spelman, grand-daughter, (also great-grand- daughter of T. Spelman, Esq.).
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MR. JOSEPH LINNELL.
Reuben Linnell, grand-son, (also of Deacon Lemuel Rose), Albert Linnell, great-grand-son, Miss Laura Linnell, great- grand-daughter; William Mitchell, great-grand-son.
HON. WILLIAM GAVIT.
George Bragg, grand-son.
LIEUT, JESSE MUNSON.
L. B. Munson, grand-son, George and Guy Munson, great- grand sons, and Flora Munson, great-grand-daughter, (also of Arauna Clark); Hon. M. M. Munson, grand-son, Mrs. C. W. Bryant, great-grand-daughter, and two children, great-great- grand-children ; Misses Mary, Rose, Nora, and Grace Munson, great-grand-daughters, and Stanley and Morton, great-grand- sons; Mrs. Mary Thresher, great-grand-daughter. (See also all the descendants of Judge Rose and of Justin Hillyer, Sr.) Mrs. Mary Hayes, grand-daughter, and Miss Emma Jewett, great-grand-daughter.
MR. J. SINNET.
Dr. Edwin Sinnet, grand-son, Miss Clara Sinnet, great-grand- daughter; (also of Justin Hillyer.)
SPENCER WRIGHT, ESQ.
Mr. Theodore T. Wright, grand-son, and his children, Virgil C., Martha A., William E., Frank E., and Walter B., great- grand-children; Mrs. Sarah Sinnet, grand-daughter, Clara Sin- net, great-grand-daughter, (also of J. Sinnet and Justin Hillyer).
DANIEL BAKER, ESQ.
Col. Daniel Baker, son, Theodore Baker, grand-son.
MR. JUSTIN HILLYER, SR.
Mr. Theodore T. Wright, grand-son, (also of S. Wright, Esq. and of Lieut. J. Munson), and children, great-grand-children ; Mrs. Dr. E. Sinnet, grand-daughter, and Miss Clara Sinnet, great-grand daughter.
ELIAS GILMAN, ESQ.
Miss Maria Spelman, grand-daughter, (also of T. Spelman, Esq.).
Mr. Christopher Avery, son of George Avery, Jr., still lives in St. Albans township, just adjoining Granville, and has a large family of children, who are great-grand-children of George Avery, the emigrant.
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Of ninety-three of the original company it is not known that they have any lineal descendants now in the township. Strangers have entered into their inheritance.
In Miss Clara Sinnet meet the families of Jesse Munson, Sr., Justin Hillyer, Sr., Spencer Wright, Esq., and James Sinnet; also of Joseph Blanchard, who came later.
In L. B. Munson's children meet the families of Jesse Munson, Sr., Seth Mead and Araunah Clark.
In Horace Wolcott's children are represented the families of Deacon S. Winchel, Horace Wolcott, and Ethan Bancroft.
In Luther Rose's youngest child are represented Deacon Lemuel Rose, Samuel Chadwick, and Ethan Bancroft.
In Miss Maria Spelman meet the blood of Timothy Spel- man, Esq., and of E. Gilman, Esq., and in Miss Annie Spelman, that of Timothy Spelman, Esq., and Gideon Cornell.
Notably the names Thrall, Cooley, Phelps, Holcomb, Kelley, Griffin, Gavit, Graves, Hillyer, Butler, Root, Carpen- ter, Gilman, once prominent, have glided from our annals, together with many of later accession who were prominent at a later day ; Thurston, Baldwin, Richards, Mower, Taylor, Weeks, Fasset, Cook, Adams, Starr, Boardman, Prichard, Sturges, Kilbourne, Mead, Chadwick.
Some of these families may be represented by blood de- scent where the name has disappeared, as Gavit, Hillyer, Cooley, Mead, Chadwick, Cook, Boardman, Weeks; and in some cases the old family name is here without the blood relation, as of Abbott, Hayes, Allyn.
Many of the first families either took their claims in the Company's land, in other townships, or at an early day dis- posed of their interests and went to other regions. Such were, Coe, Pomroy, Slocum, Wadsworth, Dayton, Lewis, Rowley, Smith, Sill, Jolinson, Reynolds, Roe, Buttles, Waters, Taylor, Willcox, Godard, Rice, Cheney, Kendall, Miller, Dean, Ashmun, Noble, Street, Buttolph, Reed, Hos- kin, Day, Jones, Forbes, Seymour, Cornell, Spragg.
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Residents at this time who bear any of these names are of other families, and not descendants of the original settlers.
Here, according to the original plan, our History would have ended. But Mr. Bryant's death before he had put the results of his labor into form, has so far postponed the ap- pearance of the work that it is thought best to bring the record down to the present time.
The interim of nine years has witnessed important changes in our public buildings, churches, schools, industries, citizens, etc., the most prominent of which will now be noticed.
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ADDITIONAL RECORD,
Bringing the History down to 1889, by noting prominent changes and events.
I. ROADS.
The people of Granville Township have always been noted for their care of their roads. But in one particular they were not, at the first, thoughtful. The first surveyors laid out the roads on the straight equidistant lines of survey, and if their lines ran over hills the roads were also made so to run, unless a hill was really impassable, or a stream would necessitate ex- pensive bridges. Not until recently were the thoroughfares allowed to seek for themselves a level, winding course, avoid- ing the tedious climbing and descending of hill after hill, wearing the horses and consuming the traveler's time and patience. Some instances of improvement have been already noticed. A way to Newark has been opened which avoids the interlying hills without increasing the distance. It runs from the road that once led from Centerville to Munson's Mill, across the Judge Rose farm and crosses Raccoon by the old aquaduct and, a little beyond this, enters the Cherry Valley road to Newark.
The ascent of the Columbus road, as it comes into town, is made more gradual and easy by taking the next street east for its entrance; and that to the College is, for like purpose, made to wind up the hill-side, beginning from Main Street, at the site of the old brick academy, making the rise with comparative ease.
The hill just by the old cemetery has been so cut away for the Lancaster road, or Main Street, as to form but one easy grade from the square to the depot, on the low lands.
Another vast improvement is the bringing of Burgh Street across the farms into North Street, on the Mt. Vernon road,
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north of the hills near town, thus avoiding the tedium and delay of the up and down grades of three serious hills. The new road, as one goes north, leaves the Mt. Vernon road on the line between the Goodrich and the Capt. Rose farms, and winding along the valley to the northwest, it enters the, old Burgh Street at the north base of the Hobart Hill. After tramping over those hills for seventy-five years, those inter- ested have opened this new road at an expense of $1800, and the labor of constructing it.
The cutting down of Main Street has also led to an im- provement in the old cemetery. The side bordering on Main Street has been escarped and sodded back as far as the Lucius D. Mower monument. A solid stone wall laid in mortar has been built at the base. This improvement necessitated the removal of two rows of graves along the west side of the cemetery, the remains within the graves being removed to other locations by surviving friends or by an authorized committee.
Among these graves was that of Mrs. "Lilly Jones," whose death has been recorded as the first within the township. Her monument was reset a few feet from where it had previ- ously stood.
II. ADDITIONS TO THE TOWN.
Three several additions have been made to the town.
One made by Rev. William Whitney lies south of Sugar Loaf. It is made accessible by the extension of Maple Street to the west.
Mr. Lucian B. Munson has opened a street from the Lancaster road to the new Columbus road, parallel to the other east and west streets, and making two tiers of lots like the others in the plat.
The Jones' addition lies east of town, and is approached by an extension of Bowery Street to the east, with a short street cfossing it north and south.
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III. RENAMING OF STREETS.
Most of the streets of the village have been renamed, but as the old names are used on the plat as given herewith, and used throughout the body of the work, and moreover are as yet more familiar to all readers, it is deemed best to leave them as already written, only noting the changes, as follows :
Market Street is now
Summit Street.
Water ‹ ‹
W. College 66
Bowery
66 66 E. College
Fair 6. 66
West Elm
Equality
66 East Elm 66
Maple
66 60 West Maple "
Mourning “
East Maple "
Stone and Evening Streets together constitute Plum Street.
Case and Cherry 66
Cherry
Mulberry and Rose
Mulberry “
Liberty and Prospect
..
Prospect
Pearl and Green
Pearl 66
Main and Broadway remain as they were.
In Jones' addition it is proposed to call the extension of Summit Street Jones' Avenue, and the intersecting street Barclay Street. In Munson's addition the east and west street is Munson Street. The street winding up Prospect Hill, from Main Street to the College, is College Avenue ; and that descending to the creek from Cherry Street, is Columbus Avenue.
IV. WATER WORKS.
The gradual failure of the old hydrant system had for some time impressed the thoughtful with the need of a more reliable supply of water for household use and for defense against fire. In 1885, the citizens began to move under the leadership of such men as C. W. Bryant, Profs. Colwell and Gilpatrick, Drs. Sinnet and Follett, J. H. Sample, C. W. Black, and others. Three driven wells of large calibre were located on the first bottom, near Munson Street, and nearly opposite Case Street. The water was found to be pure and abundant. The village voted $15,000 toward the enterprise.
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A storage tank of 93,000 gallons capacity was erected on the hill in the northwest corner of the corporation. The water is forced from the wells to the reservoir by steam, and thence is distributed through the town in four and six inch pipes. The head is such as to carry the water to the fourth story of the college buildings and to throw a copious stream over the highest buildings on the village level. In December the water began to be served. "We venture the assertion that no town, nor city, in Ohio offers its people better water than Granville offers to her people."
V. OUR INDUSTRIES.
A large flouring mill has been erected on ground between the old cemetery and the railroad, by Mr. Phelps of Defiance, which is now being run by Mr. Theodore T. Wright.
A large planing mill has been erected near Munson Street, just north of the railroad, in which was placed the machinery left by Mr. Geo. Pratt, all of excellent pattern and fitted to do the best of work. His oldest son, Smith B. Pratt, added still other machinery of like excellent quality, but failing to make a success of it, it is now in the hands of Pratt & Ransower.
The planing mill of Mr. Blanchard (Dea. Bancroft's shop) is successfully run by Mr. P. L. Pratt and George G. Munson. The Messrs. Pratt are both sons of Geo. Pratt.
In close proximity to each mill is an extensive lumber yard, well stocked.
In 1885, the Ohio Central Railroad became the Toledo & Ohio Central, the company being incorporated June 29th.
In 1886, the old time hotel that stood at the northeast cor- ner of Broadway and Prospect Street, was purchased by J. M. Prior and taken down. A new and commodious three- story building, called " The Hotel Granville," capable of ac- commodating one hundred guests, with two desirable business rooms in the ground story, was erected in its place, at a cost of $10,000.
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VI. CHURCHES.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BRICK, NORTHWEST CORNER OF PUBLIC SQUARE.
In the year 1887, the ladies of the Presbyterian Church concluded that the substantial brick house in which they worshiped, was not as elegantly finished and furnished as the house of God ought to be. They, therefore, conbined their energies to raise the means to remodel and refurnish it. By voluntary subscriptions $7500 were raised. The side galler- ies were removed; the windows, before in two stories, were made continuous and filled with stained cut glass of chaste and beautiful design; the audience room was refitted with oak seats, circularly arranged and heavily cushioned ; a gas generator was placed in the basement for supplying light for the whole building; the space about the organ was re- arranged, as also the hall in front of the audience room ; the stairs were rebuilt with a broader tread and more gradual
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ascent ; the steeple was remodeled and carried considerably higher; the whole was repainted inside and out; and the pavement in front was laid with Berea sawed-stone. The pres- ent seating capacity is six hundred and fifty. The architect and builder was G. W. Hall, of Columbus. It was completed and began to be used again in 1880. During the repairing the audience worshiped, by the courtesy of their Episcopal · friends, in St. Luke's Church.
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