History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania, Part 91

Author: Mathews, Alfred, 1852-1904. 4n
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Philadelphia : R.T. Peck & Co.
Number of Pages: 1438

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The only post-office in the township, Fermoy, established in 1885, is located on lands cleared and owned by James Moylan. C. E. Moylan, post-master, a son of John Moylan, also keeps the only store in the township. The first school building erected in this section of the township was a log building erected on lands now owned by John Foley.

Silas Hoadley settled one mile south of Canaan Corners on the Belmont and Easton turnpike. He had three sons,-Luther, who lived on the old homestead until his death ; Oliver, who died of heart disease ; and Eli, who was accidentally killed. James, a son of Luther, now lives on the old homestead and enjoys the distinction of being the tallest man in the county.

James Carr was among the earlier settlers ..

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His farm was a short distance east of Canaan Corners on the Milford and Owego turnpike. John A. Gustin, of Honesdale, married one of his daughters, and another married Randall Wilmot.

Edward Carr, well-known by the present generation, was a descendant of James. Charles Reuben, Cyprian, Francis and Wilmot, sons of Edward, are still living.

Thomas Starkweather came from Connecticut in 1811. In 1822 he built a large hotel at Canaan Corners, which was for many years one of the best known hotels in the northern part of the State. As it was a stage station, and horses were changed at that point on both lines, it was a place of great activity. He gave the ground for and laid out the cemetery at Canaan, Corners in 1834, and also the ground on which was erected the first church edifice in Canaan, in 1838. He was a public-spirited man, and per- sonally connected with nearly all the public works in the early history of the county. He died in 1843. He had three sons and two daughters,-John B., died in 1833 ; George A., who is now living at Waymart ; Daniel, who died in 1862 ; Isabell, and Sarah, who died in 1833. The farm on which Thomas located is now owned by Mrs. Alexander.

Vena Lee came from Connecticut in 1810 and settled on lands now occupied by John F. Lee. His wife, well-known in those days to the settlers for miles around and now to the present generation by reputation as Mother Lee, was a noble woman ; she had considerable knowledge of medicine, and went at all times of day or night to assist her neighbors in sick- ness. They had two sons, -- John F. and Hor- ace, whose son, John F., and one daughter, Mrs. G. A. Starkweather, are living.

Canaan has one church (Roman Catholic) and four schools.

BOROUGH OF WAYMART.

Waymart Borough was organized from Canaan township, in 1851. It is bounded on the north by Clinton, and on the south, east and west by Canaan. The Honesdale and Clarksville turnpike passes through the borough east and west and the Belmont and Easton

turnpike north and south. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's Gravity Railroad passes through the borough. It is the centre and railroad point for a large farming territory and does an extensive mercantile business.

The first assessment made after the organiza- tion of the borough, in 1851, by George Hub- bard, assessor, shows eighty-three taxables as follows :

Abner Amey. Silas Hoyle.

Stephen Blockley.

Wm. Iddings.

Wm. H. Bassett. Michael Law.

Francis Barre.

Timothy Langan.

Philander Beattys.

Michael Lenahan.

Richard Brockway.

Reuben Lawrence.

Lanning Blackwell.

Silas K. McMullen.

John Brady.

Edward Moran.

Martin Commins. Michael Manion

Charles W. Carr.

Jacob Miller.

Peter Caner.

Patrick McCormick.

Edward Caner.

Peter McDermot.

John Clark.

Peltiah Miller.

Thomas Clark.

Harvey Miller.

Wm. Conley.

Charles Mires.

Reuben Condit.

R. P. Patterson.

Cyprian Carr.

W. P. Rockwell.

Edward Carr.

Patrick Reardon.

Vincent Clark.

John Shaffer.

Ovid Coleman.

Martin Strong.

John Dugdale.

Charles Stanton.

Asa Dimock.

Martin Strong.

Owen Dignor.

Thomas Shores.

Emmons Eaton.

Harvey W. Stanton.

John Elmendorf.

Wm. Stanton.

Edward Fitzsimons.

C. L. Starkweather.

H. W. Stephenson.

Patrick Fagan.

Joseph Stephenson.

Thomas Fagan.

Jonas Stanton (Est.)

James Fitzsimons.

Lafayette Stanton.

Dennis Finton.

Asa Stanton.

Samuel Fitzsimons.

F. H. Stanton.

Samuel C. Stanton.

Eliza Freeman.

Milo O. Stanton.

Timothy Finton.

James Tilman.

Patrick Gaughan.

Thomas Thomas.

Oscar Hudson.2d

Desire Taylor (Est.)

Oscar Hudson.

James Urain.

Samuel Hudson.

Patrick Vincent.

Wm. Hurley.

Michael Vankdole.

George Hubbard.

CHURCHES .- There are two churches in the borough, Presbyterian and Methodist Episco- pal. The early records of the Presbyterian Church have been lost and no exact data can be obtained. It is probable, however, that the

Richard Fagan.

Bridget Farrel.

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society was organized in 1835, as the Presby- terian Church at Carbondale, Pa., has this rec- ord, viz: that Oscar Hudson and Margaret his wife, were dismissed by letter in that year to join the Presbyterian Church at Canaan. There is a record that at the time of organiza- tion Oscar Hudson and wife, Amzi Hall and wife, and daughter, Dan'l Everett, Caroline Carr, Mrs. Bartlett and daughter, Mrs. Wm. Grenell, connected themselves with the church. Amzi Hall and Oscar Hudson were elected deacons. The church had no settled pastor for some time. Rev. S. Holcom preached six months in 1846. Rev. Barr Baldwin, who preached during the winter of 1848 and also in the summer of 1851, was a general mission- ary of Montrose Presbytery. During the labors of Rev. S. Holcom, in 1846, the church edifice was erected. The trustees becoming in- debted to the builder about two hundred dol- lars, a mechanics' lien was entered and the church advertised for sale, but through the efforts of Rev. Mr. Baldwin the debt was paid in 1848. On September 1, 1853, Rev. J. O. Boswell commenced preaching as regular set- tled pastor and reinained as such until 1855. Israel Brundage settled as pastor January 30, 1856, preached until August, 1863. Rev. Jacob Best settled as pastor May 1, 1864, and remained until September, 1875, since which time the church has had no regular pastor.

When the Methodist Episcopal society was first organized it held its services in the church at Canaan Four Corners, one mile from the village. When Waymart promised to become the centre of population and business the so- ciety secured the use of the Presbyterian Church in the village and held all its services there until a misunderstanding arosc about the joint occupancy of the house. The Methodist society appointed Thomas Thomas, and the Presbyterians Oscar Hudson as a conimittec to harmonize the differences. They met and agreed upon terms of settlement but the Pres- byterian society rejected the terms, and on April 10, 1850, the Methodist society held a meeting and decided to build a church and ap- pointed the following building committee. Thomas Thomas, James Carr, Emmons Eaton,

Asa W. Dimock, Wm. Bayley. When the new church at Waymart was built the old church at Canaan was moved. to what was then known as the Eaton settlement, but now known as No. 16 on the Gravity Railroad in Prompton Borough and is still used as a house of worship and is in a fair state of preserva- tion. The membership of the church at Way- mart is about one hundred. The church prop- erty is valued at four thousand eight hundred dollars. The following pastors have served the church since its erection.

Rev. S. W. Weiss 1856-58

Rev. C. L. Rice. 1858-60

Rev. A. Brigham. 1860-61

Rev. Henry Wheeler 1861-63

Rev. Joseph Madison 1864-65

Rev. C. L. Rice. 1865-67

Rev. G. C. Hart. 1867-70

Rev. J. L. Race. 1870-72

Rev. R. J. Kellog. 1872-75

Rev. S. F. Wright. .1875-76

Rev. F. Gendall 1876-79

Rev. J. F. Warner 1879-80

Rev. Joseph Madison. 1880-82

Rev. L. Cole. 1882-84

Rev. S. Homan (present pastor) .1884-86

The church has been repaired, and is now in excellent condition.

COLONEL ASA STANTON was the first settler in what is now the borough of Waymart. He came from New London, Conn., in 1790 and built a log cabin a few rods east of the present residence of his grandson, F. H. Stanton. At this time his nearest neighbor was a family by the name of Collins, in Cherry Ridge, nine miles distant. He at once began clearing land and erecting out-buildings for a permanent home. Near his house was a land-mark re- membered by people now living-a large hem- lock tree completely stripped of bark. This was done by an eccentric character, Solonion Tice by name. (Tice was killed at Bethany by Samuel Allen-the first murder committed in the county). Stanton's house became at once a stopping place for travelers and continued such long after his death. He was for some time compelled to go to Wilkesbarre to mill on horseback and carrying his grain in a bag. When Captain Geo. Rix settled ou the cast slope of the Moosic Mountain, near Colonel

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Stanton's, they at once became friends and had many thrilling adventures while hunting to- gether. At one time they had set a bear-trap on the mountain near where the Gravity Rail- road now crosses, and upon going to the place they found the trap gone and evidence of a large bear having been caught in it. On fol- lowing the track they came up with the bear on the ground now owned by the city of Carbon- dale. Stanton's dog at once attacked the bear and at the same time Captain Rix shot it, wounding it but slightly. Upon Stanton's going to the rescue of his dog with a hatchet the bear loosed his hold upon the dog already dead and caught Stanton's leg in its mouth, lacerating it terribly. Captain Rix succeeded in getting hold of Stanton's gun with which lie shot the bear through the heart; he then skinned it, taking part of the skin to bind Colonel Stanton's wound, who, with the assistance of Captain Rix succeeded in reaching home very weak from the loss of blood. He was confined to his house several months by this accident.

Colonel Stanton built the first saw-mill in this section of the county, at what is still . known as Stanton's Pond, 1805. He was drowned in the Delaware River, near Co hecton, N. Y., November 12, 1817. Himself and wife had been on a visit to Westfield and were returning on horseback and on reaching the river at Cohecton near nightfall the ferry- boat ready to cross, the regular stage coach with four horses attached on the forward end of the boat, they rode on the boat occupying the ex- treme rear end. When nearly across the river there came a terrible wind storm, and when the boat reached the bank the stage-horses becoming frightened plunged off forcing the boat back and that part on which their horses stood under the water. Mr. and Mrs. Stanton were carried off the boat by the current and wind and Mr. Stanton was drowned. Mrs. Stanton was caught by the hair and rescued by a man named Drake, who was standing on the river bank. Colonel Stanton was born March 2, 1760, and married Desire Kimble March 13, 1788. Mrs. Stanton died September 10, 1848. They had nine chil- dren-Charles, born February 6, 1789, died October 23, 1848 ; Sally, born January 22,

1797, died November 12, 1849 ; Asa, born July 27, 1793, died September 5, 1882; William, born September 20, 1798, is still living ; Nan- cy, born January 6, 1801, died May 24, 1802 ; Levi K., born April 6, 1803, is still living ; Harriet, born September 11, 1805, died Oc- tober 26, 1885 ; Louisa, born August 27, 1807, died ; Clinton, born February 15, 1810, died November 28, 1849.

Asa Stanton, son of Colonel Asa Stanton, born where he died July 24, 1793, was a great hunter and one of the best known men in the county. A favorite hunting ground of his was the " Twelve-mile Woods," on the head waters of the Wallenpaupack, Lehigh River and Tobylianna Creek. He once killed six deer in one day in these woods. He took an active part in the building of the Belmont and East- ern turnpike road in 1821, constructing one mile of this road through his farm and assist- ing materially in the construction of other por- tions of the road.

SCHOOLS .- The first school-house in the bor- ough was erected by Leonard Starkweather, in 1808, near the present residence of R. P. Pat- terson. Captain Thomas Starkweather was the first teacher. He was followed by Charles Kennedy, and he by Buckley Beardslee, Esq. A private school was held in the building for some time, but no record of the teachers can be obtained. Later we find an advertisement of the Phelps Institute, Alonzo Phelps, A.M., principal ; Mrs. S. H. Phelps, assistant. The school with six scholars (limited to ten) was held in the private residence of Thomas Clark. Pro- fessor J. E. Howker established a county normal school in Waymart, and it was continued dur- ing the time he held the superintendency of the public schools of the county. The average at- tendance is now one hundred and ninety, sixty of whom are from outside the borough. For the higher grade a regular normal course has been adopted, consisting of twenty-two studies, and many of the most successful teachers in the county are graduates from this school.

FIRES .- The borough has had several disas- trous fires. The hotel and store of R. P. Pat- terson was burned at midnight July 29, 1858 ; loss, ten thousand dollars. The tannery of Al-

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den & Patterson, burned in 1860, was rebuilt and again destroyed by fire, May 18, 1867, to- gether with barn and other outbuildings. Dim- ock's Hall and two stores were burned April 2, 1878, witlı heavy loss. November 19, 1852, a small house occupied by Patrick Dougherty and his mother was burned during the night, and both perished in the flames. It was supposed the building caught fire from the stove and that both were suffocated by the smoke before being able to reach the door. Their charred remains were found in the ruins.

From the opening of the Gravity Railroad up to 1863 the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company piled here the coal that was run from their mines after the close of canal navigation in the fall, as high as one hundred thousand tons be- ing thus stored here. Upon the opening of naviga- tion in the spring it was reloaded and run to the canal at Honesdale. This gave employment to a large number of men. Since 1863 this dump- ing-ground has not been used, the coal being now stored at Honesdale.

SOLDIERS .- Bonds of the borough to the amount of four thousand dollars were issued by vote of the council, March 5, 1864, to pay a bounty to volunteers to fill the quota of the bor- ough under the call of the President for five hundred thousand men. Thirteen men were furnished under this call, and two mnen under the call for three hundred thousand. The bor- ough has no bonded debt and but very little float- ing debt. The names of these soldiers are as follows :

Co. M, 17th Pa. Cavalry .- Lucien Stanton, F. P. Cooper, Hubble Rounds, Henry Sampson.

Co. H, 77th Pa .- Levi Bennett, Frank Hollenbeck, John Pierce, Joseph Bennett, Thomas Clark.

Surgeon 178th Pa .- W. F. Peck.

Co. C, 6th Pa. Reserves .- M. W. Elmendorf, Frank- lin Stanton, George B. Porter, John Necle.

Co. D, 179th Pa .- Ira Utt.

Co. G, 141st Pa .- Lafayette Smith.

Co. D, 107th Pa .- Orrin Gunsauls.

Co. M, 4th Pa. Cavalry .- Charles O. Ellis.

Co. A, 3d Pa. Artillery .- Daniel Leonard, Charles Niles, James A. Minor, Warren Rockwell, Silas Buck- land, Dwight Buckland.

Co. F, 50th N. Y .- Ludwig Rockwell.

Co. K, 2d N. Y. Cavalry .- Alexander F. Elmen- dorf.

Co. A, 137th Pa .- Silas E. Elmendorf.

Co. F, 88th Pa .- Hiram Inch.

Co. C, 2d Pa. Artillery .- Jabcz Hyde.

Co. C, 104th Pa .- Watson Stanton.

Co. C, 67th Pa .- James Spry.

Unknown .- George Chase.

LODGES .- Waymart Lodge No. 542, F. & A. M., constituted in 1875, has a membership of forty, and is in a flourishing condition. The following have acted as Masters of this lodge : G. A. Caspar, H. B. Stephens, W. A. Thorp, Charles McMullen, Wallace Case, John S. Ber- ry, William L. Carr, Orson Case, A. L. Pat- terson.

There is also a lodge of Knights of Honor, with a membership of thirty-four.

THE BOROUGH OF PROMPTON.

The Borough of Prompton was erected out of portions of Texas, Canaan and Dyberry, in 1845, but, in consequence of some irregularity or dissatisfaction, subsequently, at the Septem- ber sessions, 1850, it was enlarged and reorgan- ized. It is situated about four miles west of Honesdale, at the junction of Van Auken creek with the west branch of the Lackawaxen, and has been a busy and thriving village. Early in the present century, what is now Prompton was selected as the site of a scythe and axe fac- tory, and the manufacture of these and other agricultural implements brought the settlement under the notice of persons for many miles around. The old forge was followed by other industries, which grew up to utilize the water- power of both its streams, and the building of the Gravity road, and location of a plane there brought fresh acquisition to its population. But from the opening of the road there was a de- cline in prosperity, which seems to have borne a close inverse proportion to the development of Honesdale and the extension of steam communi- cation. The abolition of staging, the removal of the county-seat from Bethany, and the close competition of more advantageously situated places have made Prompton an out-of-the-way village, and, with one exception, closed its small manufactories and deserted its taverns. Like Bethany, it is now only the quiet centre and post-office for a limited agricultural area, and

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is handicapped by its proximity to larger and more active places.

Prompton was just beginning to feel the de- pression from these causes when it was erected into a separate borough organization, and though the number of taxables was then smaller than at present, the volume of business was proportionately much larger. By an assess- ment made by Edwin Foot, in 1846, the oldest one extant, it seems that the residents were then as follows :

Phineas Arnold.

W. M. Dimmock.

George Alvord.

David Edgett.

Peter Brink.

H. N. Edgett,

Levi Bronson.

Henry Edgett.

G. W. Boutell.

Edwin Foot.

Seth Benedict.

Samuel Grant.

A. H. Bronson.

Michael Grattan.

I. D. Conyne.

E. E. Guild.

Cornelius Conyne.

G. W. Hall.

Sylvius Cogswell.

Elam M. Lamb.

Edwin Haydn.

J. W. Mannery.

Anson Hall.

W. M. Gennis.

H. L. Hadsall.

Thomas Mitchell.

Benjamin Jenkins, Jr.

Asa H. Moon.

Edward Jenkins.

Sylvanus Osborn.

John Jenkins.

S. H. Plum.

Benjamin Jenkins, Sr. Asa Jenkins.

Jacob Plum. R. W. Powell. James Quinlan.

William Jenkins.

James Jenkins.

James Robinson.

Jonathan Sanderson.

Alonzo Tanner.

John I. Spencer.

Emulas Tiffany.

C. K. Stearns.

Edwin Tiffany.

Alvin Stearns.

F. D. Thayer. Lucius Walter.

Robert Spencer.

A. B. Woodward.

Josiah Skinner.

C. B. Woodan.

Henry Sweet.

W. F. Wood.

Jonas Stanton.

Luther West.

John Stearns.

E. G. Wood.

Charles D. Cox.

Alva A. Saunders.

George Dimmock.

The record of the early business transacted by the borough council is meagre. The first meeting was held at the school-house, July 10, 1844, when the following officers were appoin- ted : Town Clerk, David Edgett; Collector, Cornelius Conyne; Treasurer, Edward Jenk- ins ; Street Commissioners, Seth C. Benedict and William Jenkins. This seems to have been all the business transacted at that meeting, and little more was put on record at the next, which was held on the 8th of November, when it was

" Resolved-That we render assistance to Mr. Daniel P. Jacobus on account of the sick girl bound to him by the town." The following still more singular enactment appears in the record of a meeting held in November, 1846 : " Resolved-That we pay A. A. Sanders Two 50-100 dollars for balance due him for Bier, out Borough monies." This meeting also pas- sed a resolution requiring a license of from one to five dollars for the right to perform " all shows, circuses and performances of a like dis- scription," the amount being left discretionary with the burgess. The following list of borough officers is taken from the minutes :

1845 .- Burgess, Edward Jenkins ; Council, Lucius Walter, John Jenkins, William Jenkins, Elam M. Lamb and Oscar Stearns.

1846 .- Burgess, A. H. Moon ; Clerk, David Edgett; Treasurer, Seth C. Benedict; Council, Jonas Stanton, Benjamin Jenkins, Sr., G. W. Hall, George Jenkins and Lucius Walter.

1848 .- Burgess, George M. Keen; Clerk, David Edgett ; Treasurer, David Edgett; Council, Lathrop B. Johnston, Benjamin Jenkins, Jr., Ara Bartlett, George Dimmock and George W. Boutell.

1849 .- Burgess, George M. Keen; Clerk, David Edgett ; Treasurer, David Edgett ; Council, Seth C. Benedict, Edwin Hayden, Ara Bartlett, George Dim- mock and Garner Clough.

1850 .- Burgess, George M. Keen; Clerk, David Edgett ; Treasurer, Edward Jenkins ; Council, Abram Stewart, G. W. Hall, Levi Bronson and John Jen- kins.

1851 .- Burgess, G. M. Keen ; Clerk, David Edgett; Treasurer, John Jenkins; Council, Edward Jenkins, L. B. Johnson, Phineas Arnold, V. M. Keen and David Edgett.

1852 .- Burgess, G. M. Keen ; Clerk, David Edgett ; Treasurer, John Jenkins; Council, Edward Jenkins, L. B. Johnson, Phineas Arnold, V. M. Keen and David Edgett.

1853 .- Burgess, George M. Keen; Clerk, Edwin Foot; Treasurer, John Jenkins ; Council, George W. Hall, William Jenkins, David Edgett, Phineas Ar- nold and Lathrop B. Johnson.

1854 .- Burgess, R. Sweet ; Clerk, Henry Edgett ; Treasurer, John Jenkins ; Council, Henry Edgett ; John Jenkins, Alonzo Tanner and Almond Ketchum.

1855 .- Burgess, G. W. Keen ; Clerk, George Dim- mock ; Treasurer, John Jenkins ; Council, Levi Bron- son, Alonzo Tanner, V. M. Keen, A. Conyne and George Dimmock.

1856 .- Burgess, G. M. Keen; Clerk, H. A. Wood- house ; Treasurer, John Jenkins ; 1 Council, John

1 Died in office, Lucius Walter filled unexpired term.

George Schoonover.

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Jenkins, Lucius Walter, I. E. Sands, H. A. Wood- house and George Davis.

1857 .- Burgess, George M. Keen; Clerk, A. B. Edgett ; Treasurer, W. W. Snow ; Council, A. B. Ed- gett, G. W. Hall, W. W. Snow, Alexander Conyne and V. M. Keen.

1858 .-- Burgess, George M. Keen ; Clerk, H. A. Woodhouse; Treasurer, Lucius Walter; Council, William Jenkins, L. B. Johnson, W. F. Hurlburt, G. W. Hall and H. A. Woodhouse.

1859 .- Burgess, George M. Keen; Clerk, H. A. Woodhouse; Treasurer, Lucius Walter; Council, Phineas Arnold, Lucius Walter, G. W. Hall, Wilmot Carr and H. A. Woodhouse.

1860 .- Burgess, Alonzo Tanner ; Clerk, H. A. Woodhouse ; Treasurer, Lucius Walter; Council, Phineas Arnold, Isaac Osborn, Lucius Walter, R. W. Carr and H. A. Woodhouse.

1861 .- Burgess, William Hoyle; Clerk, Erastus Skeels; Treasurer, Abraham Eade; Council, Abraham Eade, William Webley, William Schrinkhizen, Eras- tus Skeels and James Shafer.

1862 .- Burgess, R. W. Carr; Clerk, Phineas Ar- nold ; Treasurer, Phineas Arnold ; Council, Phineas Arnold, William Webley, I. Hardwick and L. Wal- ter.

1863 .- Burgess, William C. Hoyle; Clerk, I. Mc- Minn; Treasurer, Phineas Arnold; Council, Phineas Arnold, William Webley, J. Karswick, J. McMinn and G. W. Hall.

1864 .-- Burgess, L. B. Johnson ; Clerk, L. E. Rich- ardson ; Treasurer, Alonzo Baty ; Council, L. E. Richardson, L. B. Johnson, William Hoyle and Wil- liam Bryant.

1865 .-- Burgess, Phineas Arnold ; Clerk, E. Skeels ; Treasurer, William Hoyle; Council, L. E. Richard- son, William Hoyle, John Woodward, Alonzo Tanner, Lucius Walter, E. Skeels and P. W. Porter.

1866 .- Burges-, Phineas Arnold; Clerk, A. Conyne; Treasurer, V. M. Keen ; Council, P. W. Porter, George Alvord, V. M. Keen and Alexander Conyne.

1867 .- Burgess, R. W. Carr ; Clerk, P. C. Johnson ; Treasurer, R. W. Carr ; Council, P. W. Porter, W. R. Longstreet, James Shafer and P. C. Johnson.

1868 .- Burgess, Wilmot Carr; Clerk, P. V. John- son; Treasurer, V. M. Keen ; Council, Rockwell Bunnell, V. M. Keen, Deliverance Woodward and P. V. Johnson.

1869 .- Burgess, Thomas Nichols; Clerk, R. J. Knapp ; Treasurer, A. Conyne; Council, A. Conyne, P. W. Porter, B. Bunnell and R. J. Knapp.

1870 .-- Burgess, Thomas Nichols; Clerk, P. W. Porter ; Treasurer, Alexander Conyne; Council, W. W. Snow, John Schoonover, Alexander Conyne, P. C. Johnson and P. W. Porter.

1871 .- Burgess, Thomas Nichols ; Clerk, R. J. Knapp ; Treasurer, R. W. Carr ; Council, R. W. Carr, John Woodward, William Hoyle and R. J. Knapp.

1872 .- Burgess, Thomas Nichols; Clerk, R. J.

Knapp; Treasurer, R. W. Carr; Council, R. W. Carr, William Hoyle, Delevan Woodward, Robert Barclay and R. J. Knapp.

1873 .- Burgess, Aaron B. Lacy ; Clerk, R. J. Knapp ; Treasurer, R. W. Carr ; Council, R. W. Carr, Robert Barclay, Thomas Nichols, George Alvord and R. J. Knapp.

1874 .- Burgess, Thomas Nichols; Clerk, R. J. Knapp; Treasurer, R. W. Carr ; Council, R. W. Carr, C. N. Alvord, John Barton, Delavan Woodward and R. J. Knapp.

1875 .- Burgess, P. W. Porter ; Clerk, Charles H. Sears ; Treasurer, L. E. Richardson ; Council, R. W. Carr, W. W. Snow, L. E. Richardson, John Wood- ward and James Burnes.

1876 .- Burgess, George W. Alvord ; Clerk, Charles A. Sears ; Treasurer, R. W. Carr; Council, P. W. Porter, R. W. Carr, Justus Sears, R. A. Headly and Arlon Hendrick.

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History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania, Part 91

Author: Mathews, Alfred, 1852-1904. 4n Publication date: 1886 Publisher: Philadelphia : R.T. Peck & Co. Number of Pages: 1438

Author: Mathews, Alfred, 1852-1904. 4n
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Philadelphia : R.T. Peck & Co.
Number of Pages: 1438