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White Lilly Lodge, No. 808, Wyalusing, was organized September 19, 1872. Charter members : H. B. Gaylord, A. B. Porter, H. J. Hallock, J. H. Swarts, E. W. Vaughan, David Craft, Daniel Brown, N. S. Snover, G. A. Roberts, Church Vanosdoll, S. C. Gaylord, F. H. Stalford, N. J. Gaylord, J. F. Stalford, R. T. Hallock, A. B. Culver, G. K. Thompson, Scott W. Vaughan, O. B. Hiney. First officers : N. S. Snover, N. G .; A. B. Culver, V. G .; H. B. Gaylord, Sec .; A. B. Porter, A. Sec. " Hallock Block " was burned July 24, 1875, and all the property of the Society except their ledger. Their splendid pres- ent building stands on the old Hallock hall ground, built in 1876. Present officers : E. H. Casnell, N. G .; W. B. Wells, V. G .; H. J. Hallock, Sec .; W. P. Wilson, A. Sec .; W. H. Kintner, Treas .; present membership, 74.
Leroy Lodge, No. 843, I. O. O. F., was organized June 24, 1873, with the following as first officers : A. T. Lilley, N. G .; W. F. Robin- son, V. G .; M. L. Wooster, secretary ; J. E. Lilley, treasurer.
Silvaraville Lodge, No. 887, I. O. O. F., was organized November 11, 1874, with the following as first officers : J. J. Culver, N. G .; Wil- liam Christian, V. G .; E. L. Taylor, secretary.
Burlington Lodge, No. 904, I. O. O. F., was organized March 26, 1875, with the following as first officers: L. M. Rundell, N. G .; P. P. Burns, V. G .; N. W. Lane, secretary ; R. R. Phelps, treasurer.
Clanson Lodge, No. 920, I. O. O. F., was organized November 23, 1875. The first officers were : G. H. Fitch, N. G .; W. Reutner, V. G .; I. M. Sweet, secretary.
Wells Lodge, No. 921, I. O. O. F., was organized December 16, 1875. The first officers were: Capt. Albert Judson, N. G .; C. L. Shepard, V. G. ; A. B. Hathaway, secretary.
Sylvan Lodge, No. 926, I. O. O. F., was instituted February 1, 1876. The first officers were: J. H. Calkins, N. G. ; A. M. Card, V. G .; Geo. P. Monroe, secretary ; Peleg Peck, treasurer.
Smithfield Lodge, No. 928, I. O. O. F., was organized January 15, 1876. The first officers were: E. G. Durfey, N. G .; J. L. Vincent, V. G .; O. Gerould, secretary.
Northern Tier Lodge, No. 930, was organized March 28, 1876. The first officers were : Peter Vortendyke, N. G .; W. George, V. G .; Ira Crane, secretary ; L Pitt, treasurer.
Litchfield Lodge, No. 938, I. O. O. F., organized June 25, 1876. First officers : A. G. Wolcott, N. G. ; F. H. Sherman, V. G .; J. C. Mc- Kinney, secretary ; A. M. Wolcott, Asst. secretary ; C. H. Campbell, treasurer. Present officers : A. A. Cooper, N. G. ; J. F. Merill, V. G .; P. W. Wolcott, secretary ; J. A. Wood, Asst. secretary ; John Barr, Jr., treasurer ; H. I. Chandler, R. S. to N. G. ; James Musen, L. S. to N. G .; George Parks, W .; E. Chandler, C .; S. Hadlock, R. S. S. ; G. S. Munn, L. S. S. ; D. S. Chandler, chaplain. Number of members, forty.
Bentley Creek Lodge, No. 943, I. O. O. F., was organized October
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20, 1876. The following were the first officers: Geo. Miller, N. G .; Alvin May, V. G .; E. M. Tuton, secretary ; V. S. Vincent, treasurer.
Saxton Post, No. 65, G. A. R., Granville Centre, was organized October 10, 1878, and named in honor of Solomon Saxton, Company F, Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, who died a prisoner of war, at Thomasville, Ga. Charter members : D. D. Huff, S. R. Case, John A. Hawthorne, R. M. Ross, S. C. Roby, S. J. Saxton, M. Gage, Harrison Ross, James A. Hawthorne, J. C. May, Aaron Walbrow, Charles R. Kenyon, M. M. Montague, James L. Holdford, Hiram H. Foster, Har- vey Putnam, A. M. Mott, D. A. Griswold, P. R. Warren, Frank Sax- ton, Thomas Bush, Allen Woodin. First officers: Harrison Ross, C .; Barton Saxton, Adj .; P. R. Warren, chaplain ; C. R. Kenyon, S. V. C .; Frank Saxton, Q. M .; Sylvester Putnam, J. V. C .; S. J. Saxton, Sur .; S. R. Case, O. D. Present officers : James McKean, C .; David Allen, S. R. V. C .; James Bradley, J. V. C .; Burton Saxton, Sur .; Simon Will- iams, chaplain ; P. R. Warren, Q. M .; Reuben Rockwell, O. D .; C. R. Kenyon, O. G .; S. Putnam, Adj .; S. R. Case, Q. M. S.
Madison Cooper Post, No. 445, G. A. R., was organized July 9, 1884. Officers : E. M. Fenton, C .; A. R. Smith, S. V. C .; William May, J. V. C .; James Henry, Sur .; S. A. Hicks, chaplain ; Frank Rip- ley, Q. M .; Oscar Harkness, Adj .; Darius Bullock, O. D .; John Brenck- ley, O. G.
Gustin Post, No. 154, G. A. R., Troy .- The charter officers were : Rev. J. B. French, C .; William R. Sumis, Sr., V. C .; Dreah N. Ver- beck, Jr., V. C .; Simon Green, Q. M .; J. Seymour, Adj. The present membership is seventy. Present officers : J. C. B. Armstrong, com- mander; G. H. Manson, adjutant.
Stevens Post, No. 69, G. A. R.,'Rome, was organized October 5, 1870. The first officers were : Simon Russell, C .; John Forbes, S. V. C .; John S. Frink, J. V. C .; A. Keefe, Adj .; P. Towner, Chaplain ; L. F. Rus- sell, Q. M .; H. McCabe, O. D .; R. McCabe, O. G .; D. S. Boordman, Sur .; John Whitaker, Sergt .- Maj .; Wayne Towner, Q. M. S. The pres- ent officers are : D. S. Boordman, C .; John Vaught, S. V. C .; Marvin Harris, J. V. C .; J. A. Allen, Q. M .; Martin Horton, Sur .; Rev. J. B. Davis, chaplain; G. L. Forbes, O. D .; B. G. Wilmot, Adj .; S. O. Allen, O. G. The present membership is seventy-three.
Ingham Post, No. 91, G. A. R., Canton, was organized Nov. 16, 1877, with 13 charter members. The first officers were: N. Landon, Com .; F. Bunyan, S. V. C .; A. A. Mills, J. V. C. ; J. B. Bulter, Adj .; E. B. Kelley, Q. M .; William Black, O. of D. The present officers are: William Black, Com .; Aug. Owen, S. V. C .; G. H. Kendall, J. V. C .; N. Landon, Q. M .; H. H. Spencer, Adj .; Job Crandle, O. of D .; E. Robinson, O. G.
Hurst Post, No. 86, G. A. R., was organized December 20, 1877, and now has a membership of 46. First officers: H. F. Smith, C .; J. L. Coburn, S. V. C. ; Thomas Beaumont, J. V. C .; E. Fuller, Adj. ; P. J. Man, Q. M .; Sanford Cox, Sur .; J. E. Adamy, Chap .; Joseph Harris, O. D .; Charles Hawley, O. G .; L. B. Camp, S. M .; A. J. Drake, Q. M. S. Present officers : C. L. Stewart, C .; J. A. Park, S. V. C .; James Alderson, J. V. C .; C. J. Easterbrook, Adj .; S. W.
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Wells, Q. M. ; A. R. Stevens, Sur .; S. F. Buttles, Chap .; J. W. Hurst, O. D .; James Carr, O. G .; S. P. Warner., S. M .; George Jennings, Q. M. S.
East Smithfield G. A. R. Post was organized in 1868, with the following charter members : Stephen Ansell, L. T. Adams, I. M. Eames, E. M. Durfey, E. B. Durfey, W. B. Forrest, Bebee Gerould, G. L. Gardner, G. L. Gardner, J. W. Schouten and J. L. Vincent. Present officers : D. W. Lane, C .; S. K. Gustin, S. V. C .; C. C. Camp- bell, J. V. C .; E. E. Chamberlain, O. D .; I. M. Eames, O. G .; L. T. Adams, chaplain; A. O. Scott, Adj .; H. M. Moody, surgeon; Calvin Chamberlain, Q. M .; D. Phelps, Q. M. S .; J. S. Doty, S. M. Trustees : William Crayton, A. O. Scott, O. E. Wilcox. Present membership, forty-six. In the public square is a splendid Soldiers' Monument erected. The pure white marble shaft rises about eighteen feet; was erected by the citizens, prominent among whom were James H. Webb, H. Mont Moody, Israel Phelps and W. E. Vooris.
Watkins Post. No. 68, G. A. R., Towanda, was organized June 17, 1867, with H. A. Frink, commander, and was kept up till 1869, when it was disbanded. The Post was reorganized Dec. 19, 1873, with the following officers : H. J. Madill, commander ; J. E. Fleming, S. V. C .; James Foster, J. V. C .; D. W. Scott, Q. M .; W. B. Kelly, Surg .; O. D. Lyon, chaplain ; E. Overton, Jr., O. D .; D. L. Sweeny, O. G .; C. F. Cross, Adj. The present officers are : T. Kingsley, P. C .; J. W. Lewis, S. B. C .; William Maxfield, J. B. C .; O. D. Lyons, A .; A. J. Fisher, Q. M .; Peter LaPlant, S .; H. A. Burbank, chaplain. This Post has a membership of 121.
Watkins Camp, Sons of Veterans, No. 75, was chartered Nov. 17, 1884, and continued a short time when it disbanded. It was rechar- tered March 5, 1891, with a membership of thirty-three.
Order of the Iron Hall, Branch No. 3 (beneficial), was chartered May 21, 1881. The present officers are: William Keyser, chief justice ; E. E. Shaw, V. J .; W. L. Carpenter, prelate; J. H. Pennepacker, cash- ier; O. E. Bennett, accountant; Jessie Schoonover, herald; M. O. Moody, watchman; C. M. Neeley, vidette. It has a membership of seventy-six.
Knights of Honor, Lodge No. 57, was chartered Jan. 14, 1875. The present officers are: Geo. Britton, dictator .; S. S. Pierce, V. D .; Asa Douglas, chaplain; Geo. Ridgeway, Sec .; H. S. Graves, Treas. It has a membership of sixty-seven.
Knights and Ladies of Honor, Mystic Lodge, No. 40, was chartered April 1, 1879. The present officers are: S. M. Woodburn, protector; Mrs. W. R. Dimock, V. P .; Mrs. A. C. Ridgeway, chaplain; Geo. Ridgeway, Secy. ; C. T. Kirby, treasurer. It has a membership num- bering thirty-three.
Mallory Post, No. 285, G. A. R., Sayre, was organized September 19, 1882. This post was named after First-Sergeant Hollis Mallory, a gallant young soldier of Company C, Seventh Pennsylvania Reserves, who died after being released from Andersonville prison. The present officers are: Isaac Burk, commander; Henry Davenport, senior V. C .; A. E. Burbank, junior V. C .; J. Watkins, O. of D .; J Cramer, O. of G .;
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S. Chase, chaplain; J. D. Luce, quarter-master; H. P. Teed, adjutant. Present membership is thirty-eight.
Jackson Post, No.74, G. A. R., Wyalusing, was organized September 13, 1877, with forty charter members. The name of Jackson Post was taken in memory of Capt. G. W. Jackson, who was a member of Company A, 141st Regt., P. V. The present officers are: W. T. Horton, P. Com .; N. J. Gaylord, S. V. Com .; Ethel Fuller, J. V. Com .; Abial Lewis, Q. M .; Alfred Hammerly, O. of D .; Hiram Whit- ney, O. of G .; Volney Homet, surgeon ; E. F. Roberts, chaplain ; J. G. Keeler, adjutant ; James Alderson, Q. M. S .; E. L. Dunklin, sergeant- major. The present membership is fifty-five.
Spalding Post, No. 33, G. A. R., Pike township, was organized August 1, 1876, with seventeen charter members, viz. : M. E. Warner, J. A. Bosworth, F. J. Vanderpool, P. L. Cobb, C. H. Warner, S. B. Canfield, George M. Brink, Harvey B. Taylor, G. M. Johnson, James H. Goodell, C. A. Carter, L. W. Upham, J. C. Shadduck, George W. Brink, H. C. Alderson, W. D. Chaffee and J. B. Lines; of these twelve are members in good standing; one hundred and twelve have been recruited, fifty-eight are deceased, leaving at present seventy-one members. M. E. Warner was first commander, and E. M. Pitcher is present commander.
Swart Post, No. 72, G. A. R., New Albany, was organized June 28, 1877. Number of present members in good standing, 56. First officers : R. H. Richards, C .; S. S. Ormsby, S. V. C .; Adrial Lee, J. V. C .; James Terry, O. D .; Warren Ayer, M .; John Grant, Sur .; Robert Hatch, Chap .; S. W. Hatch, O. G .; Alfred Strevy, S. M .; H. R. Van Loon, Q. M. S .; O. W. Emery, Adj. Present officers: M. B. Ryder, C .; Isaac Babcock, S. V. C .; R. S. Sabin, J. V. C .; Porter Jones, Q. M .; John McNeel, Sur .; S. H. Williams, Chap .; Benjamin Ayers, O. D .; James Allen, O. G .; J. M. Jones, Adj .; D. A. Crandall, S. M .; Edward Chilson, Q. M. S.
Washington Camp, No. 272, P. O. S. A., Sayre, was organized June 26, 1884, with a charter membership of twenty-five. The first officers were: W. F. Startzel, president ; J. H. Weiss, V. P .; W. H. Florey, recording secretary ; T. H. Brown, treasurer ; C. F. Bennett, financial secretary. Present membership is seventy-five.
Sayre Building and Loan Association was organized May 9, 1885. The present officers are: R. M. Hovey, president; Dr. I. R. Schoon- maker, vice-president; D. K. Hamilton, secretary, J. W. Bishop, treas- urer; W. C. Douglas, solicitor; directors, R. M. Hovey, D. K. Hamil- ton, F. J. Krom, Dr. I. R. Schoonmaker, S. W. Blood, G. Mangier.
R. A. Packer Band, Sayre, was organized in 1887. They received a check from R. A. Packer, with which they purchased a set of instru- ments. The officers are as follows: J. M. Weaver, president; T. D. Williams, treasurer; Mat McGuffee, secretary; J. M. Daly, leader.
Athens Union Veteran Legion, Encampment No. 28, was organized June 26, 1888, with the following charter members : W. H. H. Gore; Oliver D. Lyon ; Daniel Bradbury; James H. Wilson ; R. S. Edminston ; Abarina French; Geo. D. Fuller ; Edward S. Rolls; William H. Crawford ; Chas. T. Hull ; D. W. Tripp ; Charles Hinton ; John
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Connell ; John M. Riamer ; William H. Dodd ; Henry C. Hays ; Amos H. Miller ; Alexander Reefe; Melain Douglas; James W. Alderson ; William Hollingshead and Henry Davenport. Encampment mustered and officers installed June 26, 1888. Past Colonels : W. H. H. Gore; Daniel Dradbury ; Robert S. Edminston. The officers for 1891 are: Col., George L. Fuller; Lieut. Col., William H. Crawford ; Maj., Walter H. French; officer of day, Daniel Bradbury ; Adj., William H. Nutt ; Q. M., Henry Davenport ; chaplain, Alphus Sin- sabaugh ; O. of G., Amos H. Miller ; surgeon, Lewis Eighmy ; sergeant- major, John Connell ; Q. M. S., Nelson A. Cornell ; bugler, William H. Crane; color-bearer, Jos. H. Wilson.
Griffins Camp, No. 30, S. of V., was organized August 6, 1885, with forty-five charter members. The charter officers were : J. H. Sairs, captain ; V. E. Heath, first lieutenant; E. Jakeway, second lieu- tenant ; F. L. Ross, first sergeant ; F. G. Sairs, quarter-master sergeant. The present officers are: Charles Hosmer, captain; Jessie B. Stage, first lieutenant ; E. Anson, second lieutenant ; R. V. Rogers, first sergeant ; Fred Hosmer, quarter-master sergeant.
Perkins Post, No. 202, G.A. R., was organized at Athens, Feb., 1870. It was named after Capt. Augustus S. Perkins, who was killed at Fred- ericksburg. The charter members were: Edwin A. Spalding, captain Company I, 141st P. V .; John H. Hosmer, corporal, Company M, 50th N. Y. E .; Henry Carpenter, private, Company D, 107th N. Y. V .; Horace Williston, first lieutenant, Company -, quartermaster, 57th P. V .; Frank V. Hull, artificer, Company M, 50th N. Y. E .; William P. Crans, private, Company H, 57th P. V .; Henry C. Hayes, corporal, Company C, 14th U. S. I .; George M. Page, private, Company F, 6th P. R .; Lafayette Anson, Company H, 57th P. V .; L. E. Sinsa- baugh, sergeant, Company H, 46th P. V .; Victor E. Phelps, private, Company C, 5th U. S. A .; William Balcom, private, Company -, 20th N. Y. Ind. Battery; B. F. Mckinney, corporal, Company I, 187th P. V .; Benjamin Wanzer, private, Company B, 137th N. Y. V .; Addison B. Stone, private, Company B. 50th N. Y. E .; Fred. B. Welch, sergeant, Company B, 50th N. Y. E .; Charles R. Law- rence, private, Company A, 179th N. Y. V .; Orin D. Roberts, cor- poral, Company H, 57th P. V .; R. C. Sinsabaugh, lieutenant, Company H. 57th P. V .; Joseph B. Reeve, captain. Company E, 141st P. V .; William H. Patterson, private, Company F. 10th N. Y. C .; Charles T. Hull, corporal, Company E, 141st P. V .; William Carner, sergeant, Company E, 141st P. V .; Michael Finney, private, Company E, 141st P. V .; Nathan V. Weller, private, Company I, 109th N. Y. V .; James H. Wilson, private, Company F, 6th P. R .; John Beecher, corporal, Company E, 14th N. Y. H. A. Officers installed: Edwin A. Spalding, commander ; H. Williston, S. V. C .; John H. Hosmer, J. V. C .; C. T. Hull, adjutant; J. B. Reeve, quarter-master; H. C. Hayes, officer of the day; F. V. Hull, officer of the guard; Lafay- ette Anson, chaplain ; J. H. Wilson, Q. M. S .; F. B. Welch, ser- geant-major; R. C. Sinsabaugh, surgeon. The present officers are : Michael Harrigan, Com .; John Rifenberg, S. V. C .; T. D. Wood, J.
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V. C .; Alexander Keefe, Adj .; D. C. Gray, Q. M .; M. K. Smith, surgeon ; F. P. Wolcott, O. of D .; N. A. Cornell, O. of G.
Hull's Battery A, First Veteran Artillery, Athens, was organized June 14, 1887, with twenty-seven charter members. The charter officers were : C. T. Hull, chief of artillery ; William H. Nutt, captain ; G. H. Weeks, quarter-master ; F. P. Wolcott, surgeon ; H. Van Watter, first surgeon ; W. H. Dunlop, first corporal ; A. C. Miller, second cor- poral; J. E. Jenny, teamster. The present officers are: C. T. Hull, chief of artillery ; W. H. Nutt, captain; A. D. Gamson, first lieutenant, Barney Kain, first corporal ; P. M. Coolbaugh, second corporal; F. P. Wolcott, surgeon ; J. E. Jenny, teamster.
CHAPTER XXIII. STATISTICS AND MISCELLANEA.
LIST OF TAXABLES BY DISTRICTS-CENSUS STATISTICS INCLUDING POPULA- TION --- MISCELLANEOUS.
BRADFORD COUNTY, in its resources, shows the following list of taxables by districts : Asylum township, 354 ; Albany town- ship, 445 ; Athens township, 583; Athens borough; 1,357; Armenia township, 197; Alba borough, 74 ; Barclay township, 258 ; Burlington township, 315 ; Burlingtonborough, 77; West Burlington township, 233 ; Canton township, 635 ; Canton borough, 477; Columbia township, 453 ; Franklin township, 215 ; Granville township, 438 ; Herrick township, 306 ; Litchfield township, 356; Le Raysville borough, 753 ; Le Roy township, 354 ; Monroe township, 568 ; Monroe borough, 215; New Albany borough, 126 ; Orwell township, 400; Overton township, 247; Pike township, 465 ; Rome township, 358; Rome borough, 112; Ridg- bury township, 443 ; Smithfield township, 527; Springfield township, 442 ; South Creek township. 350 ; South Waverly borough, 385 ; Sylva- nia borough, 100; Sheshequin township, 426; Standing Stone town- ship, 261 ; Sayre borough, 1009; Tuscarora township, 419; Terry township, 447; Towanda township, 410; Towanda borough, 1297; North Towanda township, 240; Troy township, 521 ; Troy borough, 470 ; Ulster township, 382; Warren township, 358; Windham town- ship, 308; Wilmot township, 508; Wyalusing township, 444 ; Wyalus- ing borough, 166 ; Wysox township, 478 ; Wells township, 408. Cleared land as follows : 450,677 acres ; timber land, 202,737 acres. Value of all real estate,$21,782,789. Number of horses, mares, geldings and mules over the age of 4 years, 11,826 ; number of neat cattle over the age of four years,23,188; aggregate value of all property taxable for county purposes at the rate of three and one-half mills on the dollar, $22,147,714; aggre- gate value of property taxable for State purposes at three mills on the
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dollar, including money at interest, household furniture and stages, $3,603,515.
Receipts of the county in 1891 from all sources, $97,518.13.
There are 6,160 farms and 330 manufactories outside of Towanda borough.
In the mercantile lists in the county, by districts, are the following : Athens borough, 39; Athens township, 5 ; Albany township, 2; Asy- lum township, 2; Alba borough, 1; Burlington borough, 3; Burling- ton township, 2; West Burlington, 1; Barclay, 2; Columbia township, 4 ; Canton township, 3; Canton borough, 32 ; Franklin township. 3; Granville township, 4; Herrick, 2; Litchfield, 3; Le Roy township, 4 ; Le Raysville borough, 11; Monroe borough, 9; Monroe township, 6; New Albany borough, 6 ; North Towanda township, 1; Overton town- ship, 3; Orwell township, 8; Pike township, 5; Rome borough, 6; Ridgebury township, 4; Rome township, 1; Sheshequin township, 1; Springfield township, 2 ; Standing Stone township, 4; Smithfield town- ship, 8; South Creek township, 3; Sylvania borough, 2; Sayre bor- ough, 20; Terry township, 3; Troy borough, 34; Troy township, 3; Towanda borough, 76; Towanda township, 1; Tuscarora township,3; Uister township, 6; Wysox township, 5; Wyalusing borough, 10; Wvalusing township, 3; Windham township, 6; Warren township, 4; Wilmot township, 4; Wells township, 3. There are 49 licensed hotels in the county ; also 2 licensed restaurants, 4 merchant dealers, 1 wholesale bottler and 1 brewery.
Creameries in the county: Wyalusing -- H. L. Case, built 1888; Camptown, 1890; Ballibay, 1888; Herrickville, 1889; Le Raysville, 1886; Orwell Hill, 1886 (built by stock company ; D. D. Jones, man- ager; J. P. Coburn, secretary ; S. N. Bronson, treasurer) ; North Orwell, 1887 (proprietors, Baker Bros.); Pottersville, 1889; Troy, 1882 (S. H. Heywood, proprietor ; S. W. Lester, manager;) Columbia Cross Roads-Grover-1889; Pike township, 1884, by H. L. Case (now owned by W. C. Brister and Orwell Ellsworth ; superintendent, Steven Lewis).
Population, etc .: The county of Bradford is forty miles long, and twenty-eight wide ; contains 1,174 square miles ; in 1820 had a popula- tion of 11,454 ; 1830, 19,746; 1840, 32,769 ; 1850, 42,831 ; 1860, 48,735. In 1880 this reached within a few hundred of the present population, given below :
POPULATION OF BRADFORD COUNTY.
1880.
1890.
1880.
1890.
Alba borough.
189
163
Canton borough.
1.194
1,393
Albany township.
1,464
1,433
Canton township.
1,837
1,835
Armenia township ..
410
460
Columbia township.
1,304
1,245
Asylum township
1,247
1,043
Franklin township.
702
626
Athens borough.
1,592
3,274
Granville township.
1,302
1,224
Ward 1
1,053
Herrick township.
935
813
Ward 2
995
Le Raysville borough
324
374
Ward 3.
1,226
LeRoy township.
1,106
1,003
Atbens township.
2,402
4,748
Litchfield township
1,159
946
Barclay township, includ-
Monroe borough.
383
496
ing Barclay village .. . .
2,634
1,436
Monroe township.
1,388
1,596
Burlington borough ..
200
166
New Albany borough. ..
222
287
Burlington township .. . .
1,094
946
North Towanda twp ... .
746
752
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HISTORY OF BRADFORD COUNTY.
1880.
1880.
1880.
1890.
Orwell township.
1,307
1,021
Towanda township.
1,142
1,091
Overton township.
503
775
Troy borough.
1,241
1,307
Pike township.
1,496
1,308
Troy township.
1,558
1,525
Ridgebury township
1,489
1,189
Tuscarora township.
1,295
1,357
Rome borough
236
226
Ulster township.
1,168
1,053
Rome township.
1,045
919
Warren township.
1,336
1,124
Sheshequin township ....
1,460
1,272
Wells township
1,148
985
Smithfield township .. ...
1,826
1,630
West Burlington twp ... .
915
892
South Creek township.
1,113
935
Wilmot township.
1,680
1,511
South Waverly borough.
854
1,082
Windham township
1,160
1,000
Springfield township.
1,516
1,359
Wyalusing borough
433
Standing Stone township
815
758
Wyalusing township
1,531
1,273
Sylvania borough.
227
241
Wysox township.
1,406
1,247
Terry township.
1,286
1,295
Towanda borough
3,814
4,169
Total
58,541
59,233
Ward 1.
1,262
Ward 2.
1,653
Ward 3.
1,254
Miscellaneous .- There are thirteen boroughs, thirty-seven town- ships, and many postoffices. . There is not a city in the county, nor is there an exclusive manufacturing town. At Athens, Troy, Canton, Grover and Greenwood are the largest tanneries in northern Pennsyl- vania. The latter is one of the largest in the world. There are over 500 acres cultivated in tobacco, in the river valley mostly, and this profitable industry is rapidly extending. The current year (1891), the largest fields are estimated to yield an average of 1800 pounds to the acre, and the prices range from twenty to twenty-three cents per pound. The heaviest expense in raising a crop of tobacco is the annual application of fertilizers-about $100 per acre is often used with profit.
All over the county grow the sugar trees, but the largest orchards are now east of the river ; they are numerous from Towanda to the northeast corner of the county. In the northeast part of the county is the potato district, where the valuable tubers are largely cultivated, and hauled to the railroad at Nichols and Owego.
Railroads .- Miles of railroad in the county: Lehigh Valley Railroad, 45.61 miles ; D. W. & W. R. R., 6.01 miles; G. I. & S. (branch of Lehigh Valley), 1.35 iniles; S. C. branch (branch of Lehigh Valley), 2.06 miles; Barclay branch (branch of Lehigh Valley), 1.42 miles ; State Line & Sullivan Railroad, 12 miles: Barclay Railroad and Valley branch, 16.50 miles; Northern Central (estimated), 38 miles.
The Lehigh Valley road is double track through the county on the main line, entering the county from the south, at a point - of a mile southerly from the northwest corner of Wyoming county, following the east side of the Susquehanna river, through the corner of Wilmot, Tuscarora, Wyalusing, Standing Stone and Wysox townships, to the Towanda bridge, where it crosses to the west side, and continues along the river through a corner of Towanda borough, into North Towanda, Ulster, and Athens townships to the Chemung river bridge, again cross- ing the river, and to Sayre, entering New York 4, of a mile easterly from its junction with the N. Y., L. E. & W. R. R.
The Geneva Ithaca, & Sayre branch, has its junction with the Lehigh at Sayre, and runs northerly through Sayre, entering New York a little west of the 59-mile post ..
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The Southern Central branch also has its junction at Sayre, and runs northwesterly through the borough of Sayre, and one and one- half miles of Athens township and enters New York between the 57 and 58 mile stones.
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