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During the fall of 1858, under Mr. Childs' pas- torate, a protracted meeting was held in the school- house at Mountain Home, at which about thirty persons were converted, nearly all of whom after- wards became substantial and useful members of the society there. The people then began to feel the need of a comfortable and convenient house of worship. Accordingly, in the year 1859, under the administration of Rev. J. M. Hinson, measures were taken to secure this object, and about seven
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hundred dollars were obtained in subscriptions. A building lot was donated by Loring Andrews and Shafer & Rinehart.
The building of the church was entrusted to Mr. Amos R. Miller, and in a few months the people rejoiced in the possession of a neat and cheerful house of worship, capable of seating over two hun- dred people. The dedicatory services were con- ducted by Rev. Pennel Coombs, presiding elder, on which occasion three hundred dollars were raised, leaving a small amount still due, which was soon met by the society. The entire cost of the church was ten hundred and fifty dollars. The building is a one-story frame, thirty by forty feet, and has a grave-yard adjoining. Owing to removals and deaths, the present membership is small, being about thirty, but it has a flourishing Sabbath- school of over a hundred teachers and scholars. Mr. George G. Shafer is the efficient superintend- ent of the school, and has held that position for more than twenty years. During the present pas- torate the churches at Canadensis and Mountain Home, which now form part of the Spragueville Circuit, have both been repaired and renovated at a cost of five hundred dollars. Methodism has done much toward elevating the minds and form- ing the morals of the people in this region.
THE MORAVIAN CHURCH .- Previous to 1859 the Moravians held their services in the residence of John Deubler. In 1858 the need of a church was keenly felt and a building committee was appointed to select a site and erect a house of worship. The com- mittee was composed of Adam Albert, J. M. Deu- bler, Christopher Sommers, George Bender, Charles Boyer and Jacob Rinehart. In 1859 they com- pleted a neat frame building, a story and a half high, and thirty by thirty-six feet. These men also served as trustees for a number of years. The cost of the building was twelve hundred dollars. Regular meetings are held every three weeks. The following ministers have officiated since its erec- tion : Revs. Prager, Nagle, Oehler, Hoch, Neu, Rommel and Monch The present membership is about thirty.
CHAPTER XXIII.
COOLBAUGH, TOBYHANNA AND TUNKHAN-
NOCK.
THE townships of Coolbaugh, Tobyhanna and Tunkhannock comprise the entire northwestern portion of Monroe County. This tract of land is bounded on the north by Lackawanna County, on the east by Wayne and Pike Counties, on the south by the townships of Barrett, Paradise, Pocono, Jackson and Chestnuthill, and on the west by Carbon County. The greatest length, northeast and southwest, is about twenty-one miles, and the greatest width about fourteen miles. This entire region was formerly comprehended under the name of Coolbaugh, so named in honor of Hon. John Coolbaugh. A portion including what is now Tobyhanna and Tunkhannock townships was separated from Coolbaugh in 1830, under the name Tobyhanna, an old Indian name for the principal stream within its boundaries. This tract was again divided in 1856 and Tunkhannock township erected from one part of it. The general struc- ture of this region is diversified with numerous hills. Several of these, assuming quite large pro- portions, are known as mountains,-Pocono Moun- tains, Pohopoco Mountains, Pimple Hill and Lo- cust Ridge. Near the centre of Tunkhannock township the Tunkhannock Creek widens and forms Long Pond, a sheet of water about three miles in length and one-fourth of a mile in width. Everywhere throughout this region nature has formed many pleasant and picturesque scenes. Numerous small but rapid streams rise and flow through portions of this district, thus affording an easy method of conveying logs and timber to places of manufacture and to market. The prin- cipal streams are the Tobyhanna and Tunkhan- nock Creeks, which, after uniting, form a branch of the Lehigh River. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad passes in a northwesterly direction through the centre of Coolbaugh town- ship and affords an casy transportation of lumber and other productions. The means of traveling are also greatly facilitated by this railroad.
This entire region was a short time since very heavily wooded with valuable timber, which was
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the greatest inducement for its settlement. Nu- merous saw-mills were quickly erected and their productions conveyed by rafts to Easton and other markets A vast quantity of timber is cut here every year. About one-tenth of this district is in a state of cultivation. The soil is of a rich, loamy nature, well watered, and yields the usual fruits, grains and vegetables and other products common to this latitude in sufficient quantities to satisfy all wants. The northern part of this territory is wet and marshy, and was formerly called the " Shades of Death," from the fact that many of the Wyo- ming fugitives became entangled in its marshes and died there. The population as given by the census of 1880 is one thousand two hundred and twenty-three for Coolbaugh, eight hundred and thirty-eight for Tobyhanna and two hundred and ninety-two for Tunkhannock.
EARLY SETTLERS .- The exact dates of the first settlements in these regions cannot be obtained. As nearly as can be ascertained, the first perma- nent settlers in Tobyhanna township were Leonard Stoddart, George Sox, William Hessler, Ezra Hays, Andrew Eschenbach, Jacob Blakeslee, Ira Winters and Robert Newell. In Tunkhannock the first permanent settlers were Peter Merwine and George Altemose. In Coolbaugh the first settlers were John P. Woodling, John Pope, Joseph Wil- ton, John Gearhart, Jasper Vliet, William Mad- den, Daniel Callahan, Jeremiah Galvin, Oliver D. Smith and Samucl Warner. The excellent growth of timber attracted many of these to this region. They subsisted by tilling the soil, shav- ing staves and shingles, which were readily bought by merchants traveling through. this re- gion, and by hunting and fishing. Game and fish were in abundance, and an hour spent at cither of these sports would provide meat for several days. The first habitations were chiefly log houses, nearly all of which have been superseded by neat frame dwellings. Luxuries were unknown to them, and the possession of the necessaries of life afforded health and happiness.
The date of the arrival of the early settlers, the names of their descendants and the present own- ers of the land on which they settled, are of con- siderable interest and importance and will now be mentioned.
Leonard Stoddart came originally from Eng-
land and settled in Tobyhanna township, near Stoddartsville, in 1800. He there built a hotel, which he conducted himself. He was the father of seven children, viz ,-Ann, Henry, Lydia, John, Maria, Sarah and Mary. Henry remained on the homestead during his life. He married Mary Dietrick, and was the father of William and Leonard. William resides at Wilkes- Barre. Leonard is the present owner of the homestead.
George Sox came from New Jersey, and settled in the township about the year 1800. He also built a hotel about that time. Shortly afterwards the settlement was named Soxville, in honor of him. He was the father of eleven children, viz ,-Jacob, John, George, Albert, Jane, Washington, Mary Franklin, Perry, Maria and Sarah A. Jacob lived in the township until his death. He married Sarah Bond and had six children, -- Washington, Perry, Albert and three daughters. Washington lives in Wilkes-Barre. Perry married Jane Bowen and lives in the township. Albert, de- ceased.
William Hessler settled in Tobyhanna town- ship, about 1800, on a tract now owned by Alex- ander Mckean. None of his descendants are at present residents of the township.
Ezra Hays came from Ohio, and, in 1800, set- tled in Tobyhanna township. He married Chris- tine Bond and was the father of ten children, viz., -- John, Sarah, Burton, Hannah, Eliza, Ann, Matilda, Lavina, Samuel and Lydia. Of these, Burton married Sarah A. Winters and resided in the township until his death. He was the father of fifteen children, viz., -- Amelia, Nelson, John, Warren, Chester, Elwood, Jeremiah, Hattie, Mc- Clellan, Lizzie, Clara, Charles, Laura, Martha and Lconora. The land on which Ezra Hays settled is now owned and occupied by Jacob Searfass.
Andrew Eschenbach came from Carbon County, and settled in the township in 1809. He had ten children, viz., -- Andrew, David, John, Nathaniel, Thomas, Andrew, Hannah, Joseph, Samuel G. and Benjamin. The first, Andrew, was accidentally killed while yet a young man. Jacob was killed at the battle of Antietam. Benjamin now resides at Tobyhanna Mills, Pa. Nathaniel married Ellen Scott and resided in the township. He was the father of ten children, viz., -- John W., Albert, Sa- rah, Lydia, James, Mary, George, Eliza, Thomas
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and Elizabeth. Andrew married Lydia Bond and resides in the township. Hannah, the wife of A. Berry, resided in the township until her death. Samuel G. married Asenith Lefler and resided on the homestead. He is the father of eleven chil- dren, viz.,- Mary. Annic. Harriet, John S .. Sarah, Susan, Charles, Arabella, Isabella, Joseph E. and Martha.
Jacob Blakeslee married Rachel White, and moved to Tobyhanna township in 1812. They were the parents of three children,-William, Ja- cob and John. Of these, Jacob married Clara Winters and resides on the homestead. He is the father of eleven children, viz.,-Franklin P., Austin, Malvin, Howard, Emelia, Harriet, Stew- art, M. Cora, Rachel, Albert D. and Minnie.
Ira Winters came from Connecticut and settled in 1812 on a tract of land in Tobyhanna town- ship, now the property of Samuel Hays. He was a resident of the township until his death. He had eight children, viz .: John, Clara, Washington, Robert, Jude A., Sarah, Ira and Burton. John married Elizabeth Sanders and lived in the town- ship during his life He had ten children, viz. : Clara, Sarah A., Henry, Catharine, Robert, Thomas, Elizabeth, Hiram, Charles and Elmira Sarah married John Biesecker and resided in the township until her death. Ira married Eliza Hays and re- sides in the township. He is the father of nine children, viz. : Burton, Phoebe, Maria, Matilda, Emma J., Samuel, Ann, Amanda and Walter.
Robert Newell settled in 1812 in Tobyhanna township, on a tract of land now owned by Alex- ander Mckean. He came from New Jersey. After residing here a number of years he moved to Wisconsin with his entire family, except James, who now resides in Chestnuthill township.
In Tunkhannock township the majority of early settlers remained but a short time and then re- moved to other parts. There are, however, two families who entered at an early date, whose de. scendants still reside there.
Peter Merwine married Susanna Denton and in 1804 moved from Chestnuthill township and settled in what is now Tunkhannock township. He continued to live in this township until his death. He was the father of ten children, viz .: John, Jacob, Denton, Fannie, Amanda, George W., Peter, Mary A., Sarah and William. Of these,
George W. married Sarah A. Warner and resides in the township. He is the father of seven chil- dren, viz .: Delilah, Josiah, Wilson, Luther, Ed- win, Marshall and Emma. Peter married Eliza- beth Colt and resided on the homestead. He is the father of three children,-Irvin J., Vincent O. and Alvin.
George Altemose came from Chestnuthill township and settled in Tunkhannock township in 1830. He continued a resident of the township until his death. He was the father of fourteen children, viz .: Jacob E., William, Henry, George, Julia A., Daniel, Perry, Carl, Charles, Sarah A., Irvin, Stewart, Thomas and Emory. Of these, Jacob E. married Julia A. Bowser and resides in the township and has eleven children. Thomas married Maria Knecht and lives in the township. He has six children.
Although Coolbaugh is the oldest of these three townships, its first permanent settlements occurred at a period later than the other two. Among the first who came to this township was John P. Wood- ling, who settled here in 1829. He came from New York City accompanied by his wife, whose maiden-name was Jane Chambers. He continued a resident of this township until his death. He was the father of eight children, viz .: Henrietta, Emiline, Ann, Sarah, William, Henry, James and Josiah. Ann married James Welsh, and Sarah, Edward Black. Both reside in the township. William lives in Jackson township. Henry resides in Barrett township. Josiah married Emiline Er- good and lives on the homestead. He is the father of four children.
John Pope and wife came from New York City and settled in the township in 1829. They re- mained residents of the township until their deaths. The land on which they settled is now owned by Jonathan Coffman.
Joseph Wilton came to the township in 1829 from New York City. He married Matilda Vliet and still resides here. He is the father of six children, viz .: John J , Mary E., Joseph, Melissa, Henry S. and George G.
John Gearhart came from Jackson township and settled in Coolbaugh about the year 1830. He was a resident of the township at the time of his death. He had eight children, viz .: Rebecca, Philip, Christine, Mary, Emiline, Jacob, William
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and Jane. Philip and Jacob reside in Wayne County. Mary, wife of Lambert Fry, lives in Wayne County. William married Margaret Stiff and resides on the homestead. He has had seven children. Jane, wife of William Nye, resides in the township.
Jasper Vliet settled in the township about 1830. He spent the remainder of his life in this region. He was married to Sarah Burritt and had seven children, viz .: Rebecca, Abraham, David, Matilda, John, Gideon and Jasper. Abraham, John and Jasper are dead. . John Wolf now owns the land on which the elder Jasper Vliet settled.
William Madden came from New York City and settled in this township in 1831. He married Margaret Ohern and resided in the township until his death. He was the father of ten children, viz .: John (of Reading), Timothy (of Wisconsin), Thomas (of Wayne County), William, Catharine, Mary, Margaret, Anna, Ellen and Lizzie.
Daniel Callahan came from New York City and settled in the township in 1832. His wife's maiden-name was Margaret Welsh. They resided in the township until their deaths. They had six children, viz .: John, Margaret, Ellen, Jeremiah, Ann, Daniel. Of these, John resides in Wayne County and Daniel in the township.
Jeremiah Galvin came from New York City in 1834 and resided in this township during the rest of his life. He was the father of four children, viz .: Margaret, Catharine, Patrick and Dennis. Of these, Patrick, unmarried, resides in the town- ship. The homestead is now owned by Francis Stine.
Oliver D. Smith moved from Stroud township into Coolbaugh in 1835. He was married to Ellen Trieble and resided in the township during the re- mainder of his life. He had five children, viz .: Lewis, Frank, Martin L., George T. and Effie. Lewis married Carrie Lasher and resides in the township. Frank lives in Paradise township. Martin L. resides in East Stroudsburg, Pa. George T. married Ellie Heller and resides in the township; and Effie, wife of Emanuel Detrick, lives in Stroud township.
Samuel Warren came from Hartford, Conn., and settled in Coolbaugh township in 1836. He was married to Frances Shurley and had eleven children, viz .: Mary A., Hiram, Emiline, Han-
nah, William, John, Alford, Ann M., Samuel and Jerome. Of these, Hiram married Lavina Letherman, and resides on the homestead. He is the father of seven children. William married Elizabeth Ace, and John, Lydia E Compton. Both live in the township. Ann M., wife of Michael Flinn, resides in the township.
ROADS .- In early times four roads of consider- able importance were constructed running through this region. The Sullivan road was cut through by soldiers under the command of General Sulli- van, in 1779, in their efforts to reach Wyoming Valley before the massacre. They started from Easton and cut their path as they went. A por- tion of this road is still in use. The Easton and Wilkes-Barre turnpike was built in 1816, and is in good repair at the present.
The Drinker family originally owned a large tract of land in this vicinity. A road was cut through by this family for the purpose of opening this land. It was named Drinker turnpike, in honor of this family. The North and South turnpike (formerly called the Easton and Bel- mont) was a road extending from Easton to Bel- mont. All of these roads are now in good re- pair and numerous others have been built in later times.
The following is a list of supervisors who have served in Coolbaugh township since 1840: -
1840. John Gearhart. Jeremiah Galvin.
1841. John Callahan. Jasper Vliet.
1842. James Johnson. John Callahan.
1843. Dennis Galvin. Jasper Vliet.
1845. John Pope. Samuel Warner.
1846. George Keiple. Samuel Warner.
1847. George Keiple. Jasper Vliet.
1848. Levi Courtright. Hiram Warner.
1849. Levi Courtright. Hiram Warner. 1850. Hiram Warner. J. P. Gearhart. 1851. Hiram Warner. J. P. Gearhart. 1852. Hiram Warner. David Yothers.
1853. W. B. Thompson. Peter P. Smoke.
1854. Hiram Warner. Peter P. Smoke. 1855. Benj. Vanhorn. Hiram Warner.
1856. Hiram Warner. Joseph Wilton. 1857. Joseph Wilton. Burrett Vliet.
1858. Hiram Warner. Josiah Dowling. 1859. Patrick Galvin. Josiah Dowling. 1860. Patrick Galvin. Josiah Dowling. 1861. Hiram Warner. Wm. Buckley.
1862. Hiram Warner. James Welsh.
1863. Hiram Warner. James Welsh.
1864. Hiram Warner. Daniel Callahan.
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1865. Daniel McCarty. Joseph Wilton.
1876. C. W. Transue.
1869. J. Christman.
1866. Daniel McCarty.
W. B. Thompson.
1867. W. B. Thompson. Simon Gruber. 1868. Hiram Warner. Thomas Frantz. 1869. Hiram Warner.
1879. C. Kresge. John H. Pope. 1880. P. Minegham. Hiram Warner. 1881. Francis Stine. Baldus Glcogler.
1870. C. W. Transue.
James Welsh.
1872. James Welsh. C. W. Transue.
1873. James Welsh. C. W. Transue.
1874. C. W. Transue. Josiah Dowling.
1875. C. W. Transue. C. Kresge.
1876. H. Warner.
The following persons have been elected super- visors in Tobyhanna township since 1840 :
1840. P. Greenamyer. Fred. Brotzman. 1841. P. Greenamyer. Conrad Dotterer. 1842. Robert Newell.
1858. Christian Stout. A. Eschenbach. 1859. Christian Stout. A. Eschenbach. 1860. Jacob Learn. Jackson Stein.
1861. Jacob Learn. S. A. Eschenbach. W. Winters.
1862. Peter Learn. Wm. Ebaugh. S. G. Eschenbach.
1863. F. P. Miller. S. G. Eschenbach. John Biesecker.
1862. Abraham Butz. S. Mildenberger.
1878. James Kresge. Levi Knecht. . 1879. W. H. Keenholt. James Kresge. 1880. W. H. Keenholt. Reuben Keiber.
1881. Levi Knecht. Peter Bouser.
1882. Levi Knecht. Peter Bouser.
1883. Wm. Keenholt. Charles Bouser.
1884. P. G. Henning. Michael Heller. 1885. Henry George. Wm. Keenholt. 1886. James Kresge. Frank Kciper.
1869. George Altemose. P. Greenamoyer. John Bouser. Joseph Norton. RELIGIOUS MATTERS .- On account of the sparse population in this region, the early settlers were
Fred. Knecht. 1843. Robert Newell. Robert C. Sleath. 1844. P. Greenamyer. Fred. Knecht. 1845. A. Eschenbach. P. Greenamyer. 1846. A. Eschenbach. 1847. James Newell. G. Altemosc. 1848. A. Eschenbach. G. Altemose. 1849. James Newell. George Bouser. Charles Hauser. Wm. James. 1851. Abraham Butz. John Shiffer. 1852. Abraham Butz. Charles Hauser. 1853. Christian Stout. Peter Merwine. 1854. Silas Blower. John Smith.
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1865. Jacob Blakeslee. Samuel Hay. Eli Utt.
1866. Jacob Blakeslee. Isaac Stauffer. Joshua McKeel.
1867. Frank Adams. Joshua McKeel. Hiram Hay. 1868. A. H. Parr. Jacob Bouser. Jacob Searfass. 1869. Jacob Bouscr. Jacob Smith. Jonah Dicter. W. Shiffer. J. Smith
1870. D. K. Messinger. S. G. Eschenbach. John Schuyler. 1872. Jonas Hay. Henry Wildrich. Jas. Eschenbach. 1873. Wm. Bouser. Wm. Shiffer. Edward Bush.
1874. Samuel Hay. Wm. Shiffer. Michael Smith.
1882. John Elmeker. Edwin Hawk. J. D. Smith. 1883. Edwin Hawk. J. E. Eschenbach. Jacob De Haven.
1884. Edward Hawk. John Elnimiger. Jacob Smith.
1876. Thos. Winters. H. Eschenbach.
1877. Thos. Winters.
Jacob Smitlı. Solomon Bouser.
1878. Jackson Stine. H. Eschenbach. John Motz.
1885. Samuel Smith. J. E. Eschenbach. John Hays. 1886. Jacob L. Smith. Jacob De Haven. Edward Hawk.
The following persons have been elected super- visors in Tunkhannock township since its erection : 1870. James Kresge. Levi Knecht. 1872. Levi Knecht. James Kresge. 1874. James Kresge. Levi Knecht. 1875. G. W. Merwine. Andrew Wrick. 1876. Andrew Wrick. G. W. Merwine. 1877. Andrew Wrick. Levi Knecht. 1856. S. Mildenberger. G. W. Merwine. 1857. S. Mildenberger. G. W. Merwine. 1858. S. Mildenberger. Jacob Altemose. 1859. S. Mildenberger. Jacob Altemose. 1860. S. Mildenberger. Jacob Altemose. 1861. Wellington Sox. Abraham Butz.
1864. Jacob Blakeslee. John Stiger. Samuel Hay.
1863. George Bouser. S. Mildenberger. 1864. George Bouser. P. Grecnamoyer. 1865. George Altemose. P. Greenamoyer. 1866. George Altemose. P. Grcenamoyer. 1867. G. W. Merwine. Benj. F. Shafer. 1868. Benj. F. Shafer. Peter Bouser.
1855. Christian Stout. Peter Bouser.
1856. Christian Stout. Jacob Learn. 1857. John Woolshier. Jacob Learn.
1877. J. Sausenbaugh. Hiram Warner. 1878. J. Sausenbaugh. Christian Kresge.
1879. Jonas Christman. Jackson Stine. H. Eschenbach. 1880. Jonas Hay. H. Eschenbach. Jackson Stine.
1881. Edwin Hawk. S. Eschenbach. H. C. Eschenbach.
P. W. Schleicker.
1882. Francis Stine. Wm. G. Ney. 1883. Jolın H. Pope. Robert Dailey. 1884. Robert Dailey. James Welslı. 1885. John Dreher. Robert Dailey.
1886. Robert. Dailey. John Dreher.
1875. H. Eschenbach. Thos. Winters. Wm. Hay.
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here many years before a church was built. In the meantime, however, divine worship was not neglected, but the inhabitants met in one another's houses and offered up their petitions to their Maker. The erection of school buildings also afforded places of worship until a more favorable time for building a church.
At present there are four neat and commodious churches in use, and one in the course of erection. There is also a Baptist Church in Coolbaugh town- ship, which is no longer used. Two of these churches are located in Tobyhanna Mills, and two in Tobyhanna township.
The Methodist Episcopal Church located at Tobyhanna Mills was constructed in 1864 and 1865. Previous to this time meetings were held in the school-house. In 1853 the first minister was sent to this charge from the Philadelphia Confer- ence. From this time till 1865 it was a mission station, and received fifty dollars per year from the Conference. In 1864 it was decided to build a church, and I. S. Case, Charles Dill and Rev. George Greenfield were appointed a building com- mittee. Under their supervision a neat, one-story building, twenty-eight by forty-five feet, was erect- ed. The cost of the building was three thousand dollars. The land and about half the cost was contributed by the Tobyhanna and Lehigh Lumber Company. The dedication services were conducted by George Peck, D.D., LL.D., and S. S. Grove, the pastor in charge. The following ministers have officiated from its erection to the present time : Revs. Greenfield, Grove, Ayars, Edwards, Gilling- ham, Maclary, McDowell, Collom, Joseph Bicker- ton, Jabez Bickerton, Horwell and Kaines. The present membership numbers thirty six. A pros- perous Sunday-school, numbering one hundred scholars, under the superintendence of N. S. Brit- tain, is connected with the church. The first trustees were Samuel Case. Simon Gruver, Joseph Holland, I. S. Case and Charles Dill.
The other church, located at Tobyhanna Mills, is a Catholic Church. The building was erected about 1868. It is a neat, one-story structure, thirty by forty feet, and cost about two thousand dollars. Divine services are held once a month by Rev. Manley. The membership of this church at present numbers about thirty.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at Blakeslee,
Tobyhanna township, was built in 1852. Previous to this year religious meetings in this township were held in the school-houses. In 1852 the need of a church was keenly felt and a building com- mittee was appointed. This committee erected a neat structure, forty by fifty feet, at a cost of six- teen hundred dollars. The dedication services were performed by Presiding Elder Sheppard and Frederick Illman, the pastor in charge. The first trustees were Jacob Blakeslee, Washington Win- ters, Jude A. Winters and William Ebaugh. The following ministers have been stationed here since : Frederick Illman, Revs. Lewis, Staples, Baldwin, Eckman, Ware, Wright, Malsherry, Woodruff, Laycock, Laush, Paddoc, Mott, Houck, Gill, Ste- phens and Frisby. The present membership is about seventy. A Sunday-school, in good condi- tion, is connected with the church,
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