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On October Is, 1547, articles of association were adopted by the society, to whom, on October 23, 1848, a certificate of incorporation under the name of "The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of West Sunbury " was issued. The petition asking for the incorporation of the church was signed by Samuel Loudon, Joseph W. Christy and John Brewster. In 1850 there were 134 com- municants reported ; in April, 1853, 136, and in 1857, 151. In 1860 Allen Wilson, J. G. Christy, Robert Dunn and Andrew Timblin were elected elders.
The deaths among members from 1542 to the beginning of 1860 are recorded as follows : Jane Pryor. I>42: Robert Findley, Samuel Ekin and Margaret Pryor, 1843; Eliza Barron and John Smith. Sr., 1846; Samuel S. Ekin, Recompence or " Rake" Perry, Sr., and Anne Ekin, 1847; Mary J. Thompson, George Muntz. Elizabeth Sproul. Robert Ekin and Elizabeth Ekin, 1848; Margaret Jane McCall. John Beighley and William Stewart, 1850; Polly Jamison, 1851 ; Elizabeth Patterson, 1853: Margaret Carothers, 1854; Sarah Perry, 1856; George E. Christy and Mrs. Brewster, 1857; Keziah Gilchrist, 1858; Mary Christy, 1859; Mrs. Polly Stewart, Mrs. Polly Smith and Mrs. Wilson, 1860. The first marriage was that of John Ekin and Mary Shannon in 1842, by Rev. W. Findley. In May, 1861, there were 164 communicants, and in 1862, 170. In 1864 J. W. Christy resigned as clerk, and Allen Wilson was chosen to succeed him. Dunbar Christy was an elder as early as 1864, and in 1868 William C. Bryson's name appears as a member ; George T. Frazier was elected in 1871, and Robert Campbell (transferred from Fairview ) in 1878. In April, 1875. James W. Kelly, James Pryor and Perry Sproul were elected elders, and with John G. Christy. C. McMichael, Robert Campbell, W. Gilchrist. W. W. Thompson and W. C. Bryson. the latter as clerk, formed the session in October of that year. In 1877 J. W. Kelly was chosen clerk, and John M. Loudon, Robert II. Young, Japhiah McMichael and W. J. Breaden elders.
After the death of Rev. W. P. Breaden in ISSO, the congregation was sup- plied by Revs. J. D. Smith, Frazier and Roseburg. Rev. J. H. Breaden, son of W. P. Breaden, held a communion in January, 1881. Rev. R. C. Dodds be- came stated supply in 1884 and was afterward ordained and installed pastor. Resigning in 1887 he was succeeded by Rev. J. H. Breaden, the present pastor. The number of members reported in April. 1893, was 185. Elder R. H. Young, admitted to membership in 1862, was elected clerk in November, 1889. In Rev.
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J. Il. Breaden's charge are the churches at Mt. Varnum, Holyoke and West Sunbury, Mt. Varnum belonging to it since 1884.
The Presbyterian Church of West Sunbury begins its record under date, September 4, 1860, when a committee of the Presbytery of Allegheny,-Rev. Loyal Young, Robert B. Walker and Rev. Samuel Williams-met here to organ- ize the church, with Elders Henry C. Linn, M. D. and Joseph W. Thorn. The members then present are named as follows: W. C. and Rachel Glenn, James J. and Mary Ann Glenn, James, Ann, Margaret and Samuel Glenn, William M., Catherine, Jane and Margaret M. Glenn, W. S. Mechling, William and Nancy Pat- terson, Joseph W. and Nancy Thorn, II. C. and Sarah L. Linn, Sarah 1. Wick, Andrew, Sarah A., and Richard Wick, J. C., Rebecca M., Clarissa and Alfred Wick, James and Anna E. Gould, and Samuel, Fannie, Perry, Sarah and Amanda McElvaine, in all thirty-six members.
There is no record of work from September, 1860, to February 22, 1862. On the latter date Rev. John Coulter with Elders Thom and Linn, the last named being clerk, examined Clarissa and Margaret Beighley and Amanada and Sarah A. Black, who were received as members, October 21, 1862. Rev. John Coulter was installed as pastor, remaining until April 12, 1864. From October, 1862, to June, 1865, twenty persons were admitted to membership. In December of the latter year, Samuel MeElvaine and William C. Glenn were elected and ordained ruling elders. Rev. James Coulter served as pastor from June'S, 1865, to March 14, 1871. From 1866 to 1870, inclusive, there were twenty-two additions to the membership. In April, 1871, Elder Linn resigned and Elder Thorn took his place as clerk. In November, Rev. William T. Dickson was present as modera- tor. During this year four members were received, and in 1872 eleven joined this society. Rev. Alexander S. Thorn was installed pastor June 25. 1872, and served until September 26. 1874. Three members were received in 1871 ; fifteen in 1875, and eighteen in 1876. Services were held in the old academy building until July 4, 1875, when the present edifice was dedicated.
The record of the burial of Rev. William T. Dickson is made under date of February 9, 1877, he having been stated supply from September, ISH, to his death. During that year six members were received. In January, Ists, John S. Wick and Samuel Hilliard (elders elect), J. W. Thorn, Samuel MeElvaine and W. C. Glenn, with Rev. G. W. Bean, moderator, constituted the session. Mr. Bean was installed pastor in May of that year.
The congregation was divided into five districts, or one for each eller in 1878. During the year there were eleven additions to the church membership ; while in 1880 there were only three new members received. From July, 1879, to April. 1880, Rev. Mr. Bean signed the minutes as moderator and clerk, but on September 12, 1880, the legible script of P. W. Conway begins. He served until his death November 23, 1888. There were seven persons received in 1881, four in 1882, and eleven in 1883. In 1880 Andrew Porter is named as elder. The record is remarkable in that many of the members were recruited from the Methodist Episcopal church of West Sunbury, within the four or five years pre- ceding December. 1883. In March, 1852. P. W. Conway is named among the elders. In 1884 there were thirteen new members received, and in 1855, four. 37
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The resignation of Rev. G. W. Bean was acquiesced in December 20, 1885, after eight years of earnest work here.
The name of C. R. Glenn appears among the elders in April, 1884, and he, with J. W. Thorn. Andrew Porter, W. C. Glenn, Samuel Hilliard, and P. W. Conway formed the session in January, 1886, Rev. Marshall, of Concord, pre- siding. Seven members were received in 1886, twenty-four in 1887, and eigh- teen in 1888. In September, ISSS, Rev. J. Il. Wright was installed as pastor, and in November following was appointed clerk, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of P. W. Conway. Four members were received in 1889, thirteen in 1890, and twelve in 1891.
The resolutions on the death of Rev. James llervey Wright are recorded under date of February 20, 1892. During that year nineteen members were received. and in 1893 others joined the church. Andrew Porter signed as clerk in February, 1822, and W. C. Glenn in July, 1892. On May 7, 1893, Rev. I. D. Decker, the present pastor, administered the sacrament of the " Lord's Supper " to the congregation, and in June, 1893, began service as stated supply. The roll of members shows 397 admissions. Of this number 191 were dismissed or recorded as absent or suspended, while no less than forty-one are recorded as deceased, leaving 165 as the present membership.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of West Sunbury was organized early in 1849, when Rev. Edwin llull formed a class, the members of which were W. M. Graham, J. M. Brackney, Martha E. and Jerusha Brackney, Andrew MePherrin, Jane McPherrin, Susanna Humphrey, Isaac Mann and John Dunlap. At that time Thomas C. Thompson donated a building lot, and on it a little building was erected in 1850-51, the cost not exceeding $800. When the new church was completed in 1868, the old property was sold to the school district. The church has been in a sea of trouble for the last few years. Under the administration of Mr. lams, of North Washington, in whose circuit it is a successful effort has been made to heal dissensions.
Bethesda Evangelical Church, better known as the West Sunbury Evan- gelical Lutheran church, was organized in 1860, with Peter Rhodes, Stephen A. Shull, George Rickenbrode, AA. Hindman, Jacob Sanderson, Simon Painter and their wives and eight other members. Rev. J. Singer was pastor from 1860 to 1863; Rev. A. S. Miller from 1865 to 1872, and Rev. Samuel Stauffer from 1873 to 1874. In 1875 this society was dissolved and the membership merged into the Lutheran church of Springdale in the adjoining township of Concord. A small building for worship was erected in the borough, which was abandoned in 1875.
BOROUGH OFFICIALS.
West Sunbury was incorporated as a borough in 1866, and the first election took place early in that year. The record of annual elections is as follows : 1866-Allen Wilson, burgess ; 11. C. Linn, Peter Rhodes, J. C. Wick and Charles McClung.
1867 -- Allen Wilson, burgess, and same council as in 1866.
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1868-Allen Wilson, burgess ; P. Rhodes, II. C. Linn, C. McChung, J. C. Wick and A. B. Rhodes.
1869-Allen Wilson. burgess; John Mechling, James W. Kelly, A. B. Rhodes and H. C. Linn ; James W. Kelly, clerk.
1870-71-Allen Wilson, burgess ; H. C. Linn, John Mechling, J. W. Kelly, A. B. Rhodes and P. Rhodes.
1872-Allen Wilson, burgess ; John C. Duffy, S. A. Shull, John N. McCar- rier. James W. Kelly and John Mechling.
1873-Same burgess and council, except that Charles McClung replaced McCarrier.
1874-J. W. Kelly, burgess ; J. S. Wick, S. A. Shull, F. M. Campbell, J. C. Duffy and A. N. Bryson, vice J. C. Glenn, resigned.
1875-In February J. F. Hindman was appointed councilman, vice F. M. Campbell, removed to Petrolia. The council comprised J. C. Duffy, James R. Campbell, J. II. Wick, J. F. Hindman and J. W. Kelly.
1876-Charles McClung, burgess ; John Mechling, J. S. Wick, J. R. Camp- bell, Andrew Donaldson and J. W. Kelly.
1877-John Mechling, burgess; A. Donaldson, E. C. Adams, A. B. Rhodes, W. C. Glenn and W. J. Breaden.
1878-A. R. Thompson. burgess; P. W. Conway, A. B. Rhodes. E. C. Adams, 1. Donaldson. H. C. Linn and C. Wick.
1879-A. R. Thompson, burgess; E. C. Adams, A. Donaldson, W. J. Breaden, J. G. Shull and H. C. Pryor.
1880-W. W. Dunlap, burgess ; E. C. Adams, J. R. Campbell, A. B. Rhodes, J. G. Shull and G. W. Mechling.
1881-Joseph Mechling. burgess : H. C. Pryor, E. C. Adams, W. J. Breaden, Robert McCalmont and A. R. Thompson.
1882-W. J. Breaden, burgess : Robert McCalmont, C. W. Wick and E. C. Adams.
1883-John Mechling, burgess; E. C. Adams, James R. Campbell and W. J. Breaden.
1884-E. C. Adams, burgess: W. J. Breaden, John Me Candless, James Pryor, Amos Timblin and W. H. Tinker.
1885-John C. Murtland, burgess ; James R. Campbell and J. S. Adams. 1856-James Pryor, burgess ; 1. B. Rhodes, E. C. Adams, T. H. Thompson. 1887-C. W. Wick, burgess : Thomas H. Thompson and M. H. Christie.
1888-John Mechling, burgess ; J. G. Shull. W. J. Breaden and R. J. Thompson.
1889-Al. Mechling, burgess; A. R. Thompson, W. W. Dunlap: Ross Mechling and Joshua Dunlap received thirty-nine votes each, and J. R. Campbell, thirty-eight votes, for councilman.
1890-A. J. Thompson, burgess : L. Rhodes, W. C. Glenn. A. R. Mechling and J. R. Campbell, received twenty votes each for councilmen.
1891-S. J. Christley, burgess; J. W. McNaughton, R. L. Allison and Joshua Dunlap, received each forty-five votes for councilnen.
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1892-A. R. Thompson, burgess ; T. H. Thompson, J. G. Shull and R. L. - Allison.
1893-John Mechling, burgess ; J. R. Campbell, W. C. Glenn, J. H. Corbit, Thomas H. Thompson and G. L. Dufford; J. R. Campbell, clerk.
1894-John Mechling, burgess: S. L. Rhodes, Geo. B. Turner, James Pryor, G. L. Dufford and J. B. Arthurs.
The justices of the peace elected from 1866 to 1894 are as follows : Allen Wilson, 1866 and 1872; James W. Kelly, 1871, 1876 and 1881 ; W. C. Bryson, 1874; A. G. Mechling, 1881 and 1884; W. R. Thompson, 1885: James W. Kelly, 1886; A. R. Thompson and A. Mechling, 1890.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
William T. Dickson Post, Number 561, G. A. R., was mustered in Sep- tember 23. 1887, with a membership of thirty-four, all but one of whom were members of Pennsylvania regiments. Since the organization twenty-one mem- bers have been mustered in, making a total of fifty-five that have been enrolled. The first officers were elected on the date given above and were as follows : P'. 1. Brown, C .; R. J. Thompson, V. C .; Harlan Book, J. V. C. ; A. G. Meals, Q. M .; Amos Timblin, surgeon, and R. H. Young, adjutant. The following are the names of the commanders elected since 1887 : R. J. Thompson, 1888; Sam- uel Glenn. 1889; A. G. Meals, 1890; R. H. Young, 1891-92, and John W. Mc- Naughton, 1893. The following have served as adjutants : R. H. Young, 1887- 88-89; P. P. Brown, 1890-91-92. The number of member- November 1, 1893, was thirty-four.
CHAPTER LII. CENTRE TOWNSHIP.
ORIGIN OF NAME - ORGANIZATION-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS-COAL DEPOSITS AND GAS WELLS- POPULATION AND STATISTICS-PIONEERS-FIRST ELECTION AND JUS- TICES OF THE PEACE-SCHOOLS CHURCHES VILLAGES.
C ENTRE township derives its name from the fact that it occupies the geo- graphical center of the county. It is one of the thirteen townships erected in 1804, and then embraced an area eight miles square. In 1851 it was reduced to its present size. It is one of the leading agricultural townships of the county, producing bountiful crops of cereals, vegetables, fruits and tame grasses. The most elevated point, 1,400 feet, is about 5,000 feet north of its south line on the Butler and Unionville road. The old coal banks, on the Daniel Heck and Eli Eagal farins,-opened in the fifties,-produce a hard, lustrous coal, which may
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yield sixty per cent of coke, as was learned when the coke was manufactured from culled lumps for the Prospect foundry. The banks on the Birch and Lei- bold farms, on Kearns branch ; the deposit on the IFuling's farm, and the can- nel, on the McCandless farm, near the Butler and West Sunbury road, where an oil well was drilled in 1875, were all producers of excellent coal. As an oil field it has rewarded the enterprise of the driller poorly ; but in the fall of 1533 it acknowledged his perseverance by showing some heavy gassers. The well on the Alexander Brewster farm, drilled by Brown Brothers & Company, and finished in October, 1893, showed a gas pressure of 600 pounds, blowing the tools from the hole and otherwise giving proof of its power.
The population in 1810, was 742; in 1820, 972; in 1830, 1,322; in 1810. 1,834; in 1850, after division, 1,495; in 1860, within present boundaries, 829; in 1870, 843; in 1880, 980, and in 1890, 1,005. The assessed valuation was $371,026. on which a county tax of $1,096.10 and a State tax of $64.12 were levied.
PIONEERS.
The story of the settlement of this township is interesting from the fact that its pioneers came in a body to take possession of the land without the aid of con- stitution or by-laws. In 1796 sixty men from Allegheny, Westmoreland, Juniata and Cumberland counties appeared in this part of the wilderness and selected sixty eligible farms and sites for cabins. To each a name was given, such as " Eden," "Hickory," "Hermitage," "Glenn," " Partnership Farm," "Thorn Tent," etc. Then the cabins were erected, one on each farm, and next the drama of the lottery was enacted. A slip of paper bearing the name of each farm was placed in a hat, while a list of sixty names was handed to one of the colonists. When the first slip was taken from the hat and the name of the farm proclaimed. it was credited to the first name on the list, and so on until all the farms were distributed. As the tract was then unsurveyed, it was agreed that after the sur- vey, should two persons be found to be occupying the same 400 acres, the neighbor on the north should relinquish his claim and take the next unsettled tract of 400 acres to the north. This plan worked admirably, and within the year the follow- ing named tract owners were actual residents :
Henry Baumgartner, 100 acres ; John Byers, 100; Samuel Cook, 300; Isaac Curry, 400; William Elliott, 300; Christian Fleeger, 300; William Freeman. 400; Archibald Fryer, no land taxed ; John Galbraith, 300; James Iloge, 150; George McCandless, 400; James McCandless, 400; John McCandless, 400; Robert McCandless, no land taxed ; Thomas McCleary, 200; Joseph McGrew and Daniel McKissick, no lands taxed ; Aaron Moore and sons, Alexander and Robert Moore, no lands taxed ; David Mc Junkin, 400 ; William Mc Junkin, 400 ; Adam Rudebaugh, 400; Jacob Rudebaugh. no lands taxed; John Scott and Robert Scott, no land's taxed ; Archibald St. Clair, 400; Anthony Thompson, -100; James Thompson, no lands taxed ; Moses Thompson, 100; John Thompson, 400, and James and Matthew Thompson, no lands taxed. The men named located in this township, while James, George and William Moore, Lewis Wil- son, Henry Montooth, Eliakim Anderson and Charles Sullivan, who formed part of the company of sixty colonists, located in what is now Franklin township.
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John and Samuel Cunningham, also members, settled where now stands Butler, and made their homes there. A number of the other colonists sought homes in different parts of the county, but more than one of them returned to the original location of the party in Centre township. The Indians threatened the settlement in 1797, the scare driving away the pioneer-, nine or ten of whom never returned.
The Me Junkin and MeCandless families had, from the beginning of the set- tlement in 1796, a good representation here. David, born in Ireland, came hither from Allegheny county to remain. His brother William left in 1797, but man- aged to hold his 400-acre farm until the provisions of settlement were fulfilled. David, following the example of Archibald St. Clair, established a distillery early in this century. In 1830 he bought Dr. John Thompson's mills and furnaces on the Slippery Rock, which he carried on successfully to the time of his death in April, 1844. Ilis wife Elizabeth, daughter of the pioncer Aaron Moore, whom he married in 1797, died in October, 1845. Six male members of the McCandless family accompanied the pioneers of 1796, and four of them located in this town- ship. They were the sons of John McCandless, who came from Ireland, and set - tled in Allegheny county with his family. John, one of the colonists of Centre township, was the first sheriff of Buthi county. Ile died in 1810.
John Thompson, also one of the Irish pioneers of the Pittsburg region, came from Washington county in 1796 with his wife and eleven children, and made his home here until death removed him, in 1845. Anthony Thompson introduced timothy grass here in 1816. Aaron Moore, John Galbraith, the father of Butler county's first newspaper publisher, Archibald St. Clair, David Wright, who died in 1823, John McCleary, and fully ninety per cent of the sixty men, who made their homes here in 1796, were natives of Ireland, impolished diamonds, strong in body and in mind, who opened the way to teeming prosperity.
Nathaniel Stevenson, mentioned in the history of Franklin township, located here with his wife Mary Allen in 1797.
James Allison, whose name appears on the first records of the county, came, it is said, after the Indian scare subsided. His son, William, improved upon the scythe by converting it into a cradle and leading all the men in the grain field. Benjamin Wallace emigrated from Ireland in 1785, and arriving in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, established himself as a distiller there, and made his home in that county until [802, when he and his brother, Robert, removed to Centre township. Robert appears to have selected a home here in 1797 and to have set out a few apple trees, which he carried with him from the settlements. Benja- min's wife, Jane Holliday, died in 1841, and himself in 1852. Of their six daughters and one son, all are dead except Eliza, who married William McKissick.
Isaac Curry, a native of Ireland, was one of the pioneers in the Unionville neighborhood. John Rose came from New Jersey in 1800, married Mary Stevenson, and resided here until his death in 1866. Adam Shaner, who came to what is now Butler township in 1797, removed to Centre prior to 1803. purchased Francis Kearns' settler's right in 1812, and carried on a little dis- tillery. John Elliott, it is said, was born in Indiana territory in 1793, and was brought by his parents to Centre township in 1801. The family may have been related to William Elliott, one of the colony of 1796, and induced to settle here
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by him. Simon Young, a miller and farmer, was born in Centre township in 1809, this fact being the only point to indicate the existence of such a family here at that time. Samuel Borland came from Westmoreland county about 1812. being then five years old.
FIRST ELECTION AND JUSTICES.
The first election in Centre township, after its organization, was held Octo- ber 8, 1805. Thomas McKean received thirty-two and Simon Snyder thirty-five votes for governor ; James ()'Hara twenty-two, M. Irish eleven and Samuel Smith thirty-six votes for congressman; S. Ewalt thirty and James Martin thir- ty-seven votes for senator : Jacob Mechling thirty-four, John Mc Bride thirty-two. Abner Lacock thirty-eight, George Robison twenty-three, Francis McLure thirty-six. James Carothers twenty-nine, Ephriam Harris one, and Jacob Ferree eight, for assemblyman ; William Brown fourteen, AAbner Coats fifteen. W. B. Young seven, David Sutton five, Hugh Conway fourteen, Jacob Smith eleven, and William Johnston one, for the office of county commissioner.
The justices of the peace in Centre township from 1840 to 1894, are named as follows: John Brewster, 1840; John McCandless, 1840; John Sutton, 1844; David Davis, 1845-50; Thomas C. Thompson. 1849; William Gibson, 1852; Nathan McCandless, 1854; R. K. Hunter, 1854; Moses Thompson, 1857-62; John M. McCandless, 1859-64; William A. Christie, 1867-72; Nathan F. Mc- Candless, 1869; J. C. Moore, 1874-79-84-89: William Allison, 1877->2-87-92.
SCHOOLS.
Schools were introduced in 1803, when a rude, round-log house was erected on Benjamin Wallace's farm, near where W. P. Smith now resides. The archi- tecture was in strict conformity with the pioneer style and in keeping with the rugged, healthy teacher and pupils. William Wallace, it is thought, presided over the school at intervals, until the itinerant teachers found their way into the settlements the same year, when a second school house was erected on David Mc- Junkin's land. Samuel Cook, a well-known pedagogue ; Samuel N. Moore, who moved to Washington township; one of the Sloans from Venango, and one or more of the Campbells of Washington, taught here prior to the adoption of the common school system in 1835. There were 138 male and ninety-two female children of school age reported in June, 1893. The State appropriation for schools was $921.35. and the total revenue for school purposes, $1,605.59.
CHURCHES.
Holyoke United Presbyterian Church was organized August 28, 1874, with the following named members : Mrs. Mary E. McCandless, Alexander Mc Will- iams, Elizabeth Mc Williams, Annie J. Mc Williams, Alexander Blain, Emeline Blain, William Blain, Sr., Jane Blain, Robert AAllison, Jane Allison. John R. Pollock, Alexander Pollock, John C. Moore, M. C. Moore, George Dawson. Elizabeth Dawson, Samuel Irwin, Jane Irwin. William Allison, Rachel Allison. Hugh B. Mc Williams, Charlotte Mc Williams, Thomas R. Hoon, Jane Iloon. Eliza J. McKissick, Margaret M. Smith, Maria Garrard and Susan Miller. Rev.
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W. P. Shaw, the only pastor, was installed June 25, 1877, and resigned about January, 1890, when Rev. J. Il. Breaden came as stated supply. The total number of members received since organization was ninety-seven, and the mem- bership in 1894 was fifty-two. The present house of worship was erected in 1874, meetings being held in Robert Miller's barn until its completion.
Unionville Presbyterian Church was organized October 30, 1877. For three-quarters of a century previous the Presbyterians of this section were mem- bers of the churches at Butler, Muddy Creek and other places. The following is a list of the original members of this church: N. F. MeCandless, Annetta McCandless, N. W. McCandless, Robert W. McCandless, Matilda McCandless, J. M. H. MeCandless, Martin L. McCandles-, W. C. McCandless, Amelia McCandless, 1. Moore McCandless, Kezia McCandless. W. S. Thompson, Deborah Thompson, Emerett Thompson, William H. McCandless, Harriet N. McCandless. John M. McCandless, Nancy McCandless, Thomas T. Stewart, Nancy C. Stewart, Keziah McCandless, Anderson McCandless, Mary S. McCand- less, Joseph T. MeCandiess, Mary E. McCandless, Elvira Varnum, II. A. McCandless, Martha J. McCandless, Robert J. Miller, Malinda A. Miller, Alfred Brown, Mary J. Brown, John M. Russell, Mary Eagal, Nelson Borland, Sarah A. Borland, J. W. McCandless, Sabina McCandless, James S. Rose, Susanna A. Rose, Abner MeCandless, Mary S. McCandless, J. M. Brown, Mar- garet Brown, Robert M. Russell, Keziah Russell and Joseph Coulter. The present membership is eighty-four.
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