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CHAPTER. IX.

MONROE TOWNSHIP.

MARCH 16, 1819. --At a meeting of the Commissioners. present, Burton Blizzard, Ira Finch and Patrick McLene, on petition being presented, ordered that the following hounds compose a new township, to be known and designated by the name of Monroe: Beginning on the present line. between Deer Creek and Pike Townships. at the upper corner of Wallace's survey, running eastwardly, so as to cross Little Darby at the mouth of Barron Run. to the original line between Pike and Darby Townships; thence with the original line until it intersects Jefferson Township line at Marks survey, then to Henry Camp's lower corner; thence northwesterly with the new road leading to Urbana. including the same as far as to where said road crosses the London road; thence in a straight line to the place of beginning." In constituting Phelps Township (now Canaan). in June of the same year, and subsequently in enlarging Pike Township by taking a portion off of Monroe Township, its boundary lines were changed from the above description to its present lines and limits. This township in size, is one among the smallest in the county, and in shape is nearly that of an obtuse triangle. It is bounded as follows: On the north by Pike Township. on the east by Canaan and Jefferson Townships. on the south and west by Deer Creek and Somerford Townships.

SURFACE SOIL, ETC.

The surface of this township is very level, except along the creeks, where it is somewhat broken and hilly. The principal and only streams are Little Darby and Spring Fork. The former courses through the entire township, in the central eastern portion, passing in a southeastern direction into Jefferson Township; the latter, Spring Fork. enters Monroe Township from its northwest corner, aid meanders ill a southeastern course. nearly through the township and empties into the Little Darby about one mile north of the south line of the township. Along Little Darby. on both sides for a little distance from the creek, the surface is quite broken, aid in some places quite hilly. East of the stream. and between the Little Darby and Spring Fork. the surface is very level, and after you pass westward over a little undulating portion along Sprint, Fork, then all westward is very level. In the western and central portions of the township. also ill the southeastern part are large farms. consisting of prairies and oak openings, which are most beautiful lands and peculiarly adapted to grazing purposes. The soil of these portions is generally a black loam from one to three feet deep. It is here more or less ditched, tiled and drained, and when this work is carried to completion it will produce all kinds of grain in abundance, and will vie in richness and productiveness with any lands in the, State. Along the creeks where the surface is undulating, the soil is generally a clay, but very strong and productive. and as a whole we may safely say that Monroe is one among the best townships of the county for stock or grain raising. The principal productions are wheat, corn, potatoes and hay. The timber is in variety about as other townships in the county. On the oak openings, burr oak.. hickory and elm are the principal varieties, the former predorninating. On the streams are some walnut, and the uneven and hilly portions. where the clay

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soil predominates, white, black and red oak, hickory, ash anti some beech abound. But here, as elsewhere. the timber has been of minor importance, except to get it off of the land so as to produce good pasturage and tillage.

PIONEERS.

It is probable that among the first white people to settle within the limit of Monroe Township were the Bradley family from Virginia. There were Jonah. David and James Bradley, and two sisters, Susan and Nancy, of whom we give an account. They came here about 1804--5. Jonah settled on Spring Creek. where Sarah Ann Bradley now resides ; he married Susan Powers. who was also a native of Virginia. by whom he had the following children : Alfred, who married Jemima Morrow. and settled in this township, she died, and he married a Miss Lee ; subsequently he moved to Mercer County, where he resided several years, and where his second wife died. after which he returned to this county, where he remained a resident till his death, although his death occurred by- accidental drowning while on a visit to Mercer County. He was the Gather of six children. Four grew to maturity--David. John M., Elizabeth and Jemima : the latter is now deceased ; Elizabeth resides in Union County. Ohio; David settled in Illinois. where he died : and John M., married. and is still a resident of this township. David and John (brothers of Alfred). married, settled and spent their lives till their death in this township : and Jonah was the fourth son. There were five daughters-Elizabeth, Mahala. Mary. Sarah and Susan-of whom Susan and Mahala now survive. and residents of Illinois. Mr. Bradley followed farming and milling through lice. A few years after locating here. he erected a grist mill on Spring Fork. run by water-power, which was one of the first mills in this vicinity : prior to his building this mill, they went to Chillicothe to do their milling and to buy their groceries. This mill was one of the great improvements of that day, and was a great convenience to, the people of this new settlement. Mr. Bradley was a carpenter by trade, and built his mill with his own hands. and to a great extent made his own wagons and implements for use oil his farm. thus bringing his trade and skill into good use in that early day. when such articles were then so difficult to obtain. Mr. Bradley died in April 1865, aged eighty years. David Bradley, brother of' the above, first settled near Georgesville, in Franklin County. hut soon after moved here to Monroe Township, where he resided till his death. He was the fattier of four sons-James L. and William deceased, David M. resides on the home place of his father, and Shelton resides in Tazewell County, Ill. and three daughters, Elsie and Jane, deceased. and Cassie, wife of Newman Mitchell. residing in Somerford Township. James Bradley, also brother to the above Jonah. settled here at same date, and remained here through life. He had at least four sons-Hiram. Washington, James and Jonas ; but all moved away and ail are now believed to he deceased.

James Marks was born in Kentucky on February 14, 1782, and married Nancy Van Kirk, who was born in Virginia November 25, 1787 : they were married September 3, 1809. Mr. Marks came to Monroe Township in 1807 or 1808, and purchased a tract of land on the east side of the Little Darby, upon which he settled, and commenced in a log cabin without any floor, door or chimney, and had no furniture. But they had the will, energy and strength, and went. to work in earnest. Success followed their efforts and he became owner of nearly 1,000 acres of land in Madison County : also a large amount of Western lands. On his home place he made fine improvements : had a good brick house and other good buildings, with a fine fruit orchard. and everything comfortable and convenient around them : quite in contrast to their condition when they first settled here. He served as Justice of the Peace several years. They were members of the Baptist Church. Their children

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were Washington (who married Hannah Hayden) he died September 19, 1868, being killed by the cars ; Eliza (married John Taylor) ; Elizabeth (married James L. Bradley) ; Jefferson (died in infancy) ; Sarah (married William Foos, and resides in Springfield) ; Lucinda (married Rev. Jesse Ferguson. is now deceased) ; Jackson (died in childhood) ; Matilda (married Gustavus Foos, is now deceased) ; James (died young) and Mathias (married Jennie Long, of London. is now deceased). Robert Powers. a native of Virginia, settled on Spring Fork soon after or about the same time as Jonah Bradley. where he resided till his death. he was married in Virginia. Their children were as follows : John, Joseph, Abner, Edward, Senath, Dorcas and Fanny : the latter married Mr. Harmon. and resides in Iowa ; Joseph and Edward reside in Union County ; all the other children are deceased. Nicholas Moore, a native of Virginia, is believed to he one of the first settlers on Little Darby ; he located on land which is now owned by John Weaver, Jr. About 1820. he, with his family, removed to Illinois. and thence to Iowa. where he died. He married Sarah Downing, by whom he had the following children, born while residing here William, Catharine. Hannah and Athea. John Downing, a native of Virginia, became one of the early settlers of Jefferson Township about 1808-10, and a few years after moved into Monroe Township, and settled on land just above J. M. Bradley. now owned by Mr. Weaver. In 1822, he removed to Logan County. Ohio. He married Hannah Frakes, by whom he had the following children: John. Josiah. Robert. James, Sarah. Hannah and Mary. Robert and James reside in Logan County : Mary married John Van Devender, and resides in Kansas ; all the others deceased. Henry Kampf, a native of Pennsylvania. settled on the Little Darby, near James Marks'. about 1809-10, and resided here till about 180 he removed to Illinois. He married Mary Travis, who died in this township. Their children were John. Mathias, Robert, Henry, Hannah, Sarah and Mary, all now deceased. Peter Paugh, a native of Virginia, settled where Arthur Bradley now resides. about 1804-6, and remained a resident of the county till his death. He married Mary Johnson. by whom he had the following children : John. Abraham, Henry. Peter, Solomon, Sarah, Mary and Rebecca. Henry lives in Iowa. Peter in Illinois, and Mary now Mrs. Dillon) resides in Indiana : all the others are deceased. Mr. Paugh was a blacksmith by trade. which occupation he followed through life.

Peter Baker. a native of Virginia. was known to be an early settler, locating on land now owned by La Fayette Wilson, probably as early as 1812, but of him or his family we get no further account. We find his deed for land recorded in January, 1817. Three brothers. Jonas. James and Joseph Heath, became settlers here about 1815. Jonas settled on Spring Fork. on the London & Marysville road : James settled in the forks of Little Darby and Spring Fork ; and Joseph settled just north of his brother James. Ralston Williams settled on Spring Fork where Joseph, his son, now lives, about 1825. He married a Miss Goodin, he was a good farmer an honest and worthy citizen. Their children were Joseph. Marion. Jane, Elizabeth, Evaline, Rebecca and Eliza, The two sons served in the war of the rebellion ; Marion was killed at the battle of Chickamauga, and .Joseph. who was a Lieutenant, was severely wounded at the same battle. Mr. Williams' wife died, and he married for his second wife the Widow Canada. Mr. Williams died at Irwin Station. Fletcher Pratt,. was not a pioneer. but settled here about 1830, and resided here through the remainder of his life. His children were .John. Sallie, Samuel, Eliza, Eli, Peter and Anna. John Aylor. a native of Virginia, settled on the Little Darby, on the Wilson land, about 18'35. He erected a saw mill; subsequently he moved to Iowa. David Link, a native of Virginia. settled here same date, 1825 ; he erected a grist mill on the Little Darby, and subsequently he removed to Somerford Township and purchased the Roberts Mill; thence he moved to the

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West. These mills they built on the Little Darby. did quite a large business for several years. but have long since gone to decay. William Winget, a native of Pennsylvania. married Mary Tomlinson. a native of Maryland. They settled on Spring Fork on laud now owned by La Fayette Wilson. about 1828. He was the father of the following, children : Mahala, married R. T. Burnham. and settled in Champaign County. but subsequently moved to Iowa. where they now reside ; Mary, married Joseph McCampbell, and Settled in Union County thence removed to Greene County, Ohio, where they now reside : Luther. married Mary Jane Reynolds and resides in Union County; John. married Mary Proctor, and settled at Kenton, Ohio. He is deceased : William, decease, . Catharine. married John C. Robinson is now deceased ; Elizabeth, married John McCloud. Esq.. of London : and David C. married Mary Winget, widow of John Winget, deceased and resides at Kenton, Ohio

James Guy was horn in Vermont. November l4, 1779 married Mary Watts, and emigrated to Ohio and settled in Union County in 1812. In 1826 removed to Monroe Township. this county. and settled on the place where his son James now resides, and here resided till his (death. September 8, 1826; his wife died September 6, 1842, aged sixty years. Their children were Harriet, who married Moses FuIlington. both deceased : Jane. married Benjamin Mann, is now a widow : Sylvia died single at seventeen years of age: William and James are both married and residents of this township. Mr. Guy while young learned the blacksmith trade. but after settling in Ohio gave his attention to farming. stock-raising and the dairy business. He made stock-raising a specialty. This made it necessary for him to put up a large amount of hay. As there were no mowing machines in that day. all the grass was cut with scythes. On a certain occasion, he and one Bidwell made a wager with his mowers. that they two Could cut eight acres of grass in one day. The wager was accepted. the ground measured, and the parties were to commence the next morning at sunrise : and before sunset the entire eight acres of grass were lying the swath, any two men. But. in addition to his great physical strength and power of endurance, he performed a conspicuous part of usefulness among the early settlers. He was one of the great cattle buyers of' those days. There were then no means of getting cattle to market, except on foot : he purchased large droves of three and four year old cattle annually. which were driven to Pittsburgh. Philadelphia and other eastern markets. fording creeks, swimming risers and climbing the Alleghany Mountains with his drove of bullocks. It was not unfrequently the case that they became frightened. the formost ones turning back upon the others until the whole drove was on a terrible stampede, breaking down everything before them and no human power could stop them. the drovers making their escape the best way they could to save themselves from being trampled to death. Mr. Guy was a very active, energetic and prosperous business man a kind neighbor and a worthy citizen.

The above constitutes the most of the pioneers and early settlers of Monroe Township. And now. as we turn in retrospect and view the times of those forefathers. see their habits. modes of life, houses. household goods. and the rude tools and implements for farming purposes as compared with those of the present. we must be impressed with wonder and admiration at the change and improvement wrought by the genius and industry of man. And while we call rejoice over all this progress and advancement. we would ask, how were the social and moral conditions then, as compared with now? Alas! we fear they will not hear the same favorable results. The principal social gatherings of those days were those in which there was an interchange of work or labor: in which several persons would turn out and help their neighbor to accomplish a certain piece or job of' work: and then be, in turn. would help others. This

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enabled those in the sparsely settled condition of the country at that time to accomplish a heavy piece of work which could not have done alone. and for which there were no means to hire it done. All were then sociable; they were not divided into classes and grades according to their wealth, or finery in dress, or manner of living. Then a man of industry and good moral habits, polished with a reasonable intelligence and education, whether rich or poor in worldly possessions, was fit for any society or social position. If a man or woman is guilty of no greater crime than that of poverty, he or she should be treated with as much Christian respect and courtesy as though they were millionaires. If any are morally down in our midst, lift them up; if any are suffering, comfort and aid them. Let all strive to cultivate and perpetuate the good old sociable traits of the pioneers in themselves and in their children, and thus will the future generations he blessed.

SCHOOLS..

The schools and the subject of education have received the general attention of the- people of Monroe Township. perhaps up to the full average of the other townships of the county. Like the pioneers everywhere, they began in their little log schoolhouses. One of the first schools of which we gain an account was in a little log house of the primitive kind, puncheon floor, slab seats, etc., located on the place where Thomas Fulk now resides; about 1815. Another early log schoolhouse was built on Spring Fork. on David Bradley's land, about 1820. And so on through the different early settlements, as soon as there was a sufficient number of families to support a school, they endeavored to establish these primitive schools, which served fur the time. But those are now all things of the past in Monroe. This township now has established four sub-districts and one joint subdistrict, with as many good schoolhouses. The enumeration of the districts is as follows: .Joint Subdistrict No. 1-males. 30; females. 36; total. 66. No. 2-males. 17; females, 19 total, 36. No. 3-males, 28; females. 25: total. 53. No. 4-males. 10, females. 16; total. 26. No. 5male 26: females. 30: total. 56. Total-males 111; females. 126: total. 237. Present Township Board of Education: Joint Subdistrict No. 1. David Fitzgerald No. 2. La Fayette Wilson. No. 3. Joseph Williams: No. 4. D. R. Lomhard (President): No. 5. Calvin Bradley.

CHURCHES.

The people of this township were visited at qnite an early day by ministers of the Gospel. and appointments made at the private houses for preaching and services long before there were any churches or even schoolhouses to any extent. One among the earliest of these preachers was Rev. Joseph Morris from Clark County. Ohio. of' the Baptist faith. Who held services through this neighborhood at a very early day. But this township has been very limited in its number of church organizations. having no town or village within is limits, or any natural causes to concentrate the people, so as to tend to the organization of societies or churches. We find but two church organizations in the township. with one church edifice. We will first give a history of the organization known as

Fair Plain Christian Church. In 1872, under the auspices of several persons of the Christian faith, a Sunday school was organized at the Finley Schoolhouse. and from that time commenced to have occasional preaching at tile said schoolhouse. by various volunteer ministers. till, on December 13, 1875. under Rev. William Webb, a church organization was effected. consisting of the following thirteen members. viz.: R. Nagley. J. W. Prugh, W. A. Finley. D. W. Finley, John Armentront, J. M. Bradley. S. M. Prugh. A. Nagley. R. J. Finley, N. Armentrout, C. E. Prugh, R. Finley and S. Bradley, with J. W. Prugh

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chosen as Deacon. They had preaching regularly once a month, and during the year 1S76 several members were added to the church. Since the organization of the church, they have had a minister employed who preached for them regularly once a month, with the exception of' the year 1880. during which they had no minister employed. At the present time, the membership is shall, the church having been considerably reduced in numbers by death and by members moving away. They now have enrolled on the church book twenty-one names. Their present pastor is Rev. S. A. Caris.

Methodist Episcopal Church (Wilson Chapel)-In the spring of 1873, a subscription was started and money was raised to erect a church edifice, which was built the same summer on land donated fair that purpose by Washington Wilson. located on the Wilson & Winget pike. east of Little Darby about one half mile. and the house was dedicated to service in the fall of' the same year (1873), the dedicatory sermon being delivered by Elder I. F. King. The house was dedicated to service free of all debt and incumbrance. Rev. R. D. Anderson was appointed to administer to this church. and preached every two weeks the first year. In the spring of 1874, a series of meetings were held and several additions made to the church. and a class was organized consisting of the following persons : Mrs. Jennie Taylor, Daniel Anderson and wife. Isabel Woods and Mrs. Margaret Bradley. with Daniel Anderson as class leader. He was succeeded by Martin Huddle. and he by, Hiram Anderson. Who has continued as leader to the present time. Rev. Anderson was succeeded as minister by Rev. S. S. Sears. and he by Rev. Rudisil : then came to the charge Rev. Tressenrider. then Rev. Carter, and during the past year Rev. Lewis has been their minister. The church at one time reached in membership as high as sixty ; but by death and moving away and other causes the membership has been reduced till at the present time the membership is about fifteen. The church has a good Sunday school, with an average attendance of sixty, wit h hiram Anderson as Superintendent.

CEMETERIES.

There is not much to be written upon this subject in Monroe ; there being no town or village within the township. and but one church edifice, there has been no general public or township interest given to this subject. There are two or three of the early family burying-grounds. the. principal of which are one on the John Bradley farm and one on the David M. Bradley farm. This latter was quite early established. being in the neighborhood where the first settlers of the township located, and on the land of the first pioneer family. Here have been interred some of the Bradley family. and many of their early neighbors. During the sickly years of 1822 and 1823, the plains or level portions of this country were especially afflicted with sickness and death ; and these-two or three burying-grounds received many accessions to the ranks of the dead. Another fatal and troublesome disease among the early settlers. especially on the east side of Little Darby, where it prevailed more than on the west side, was the "milk sickness," which carried away by death numbers of those early settlers. These were some of the most dangerous and trying ordeals that the pioneers had to meet, and no doubt many a family became sick at heart, if not in body, to see their few and scattered neighbors stricken down with this fell destroyer. and their bodies consigned to the silent graves here in this wilderness. Who could chide them for wishing that they had remained among the rock-bound hills of Virginia? But as our forefathers of the Revolutionary times won for us a great battle, and conquered the bitter enemy of America, so in a later day did our forefathers, the pioneers. win for us and future generations a great battle in conquering these diseases and the miasmas, the mortal enemy of the early settlers, and thus entailed to us one of the

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richest and most beautiful countries the sun ever shone upon. It is well that we may inscribe upon the pages of history a requiem for them. which shall ring through ages to come., long after the simple monuments with their superscriptions shall have vanished to dust !

PIKES AND ROADS.

The principal roads of this township run north and south through the township, and are good gravel pikes. and extend from the Urbana pike on the south line of the township to the different points of the township northward, and connecting with pikes of other townships to all leading towns and villages of the surrounding country. Also coursing northeast, crossing Little Darby. is the Wilson & Winget pike. which connects with others, and runs to Plain City. The cross roads running east and west are mainly mud roads. There is no railroad in or touching the township.

MILLS.

The mills of Monroe are things of the past. there being nothing of the kind now within its limits unless it be one or two portable mills. But as we deal with the past more especially than with the present, we must carry the reader back to just a few years after the Bradleys settled here. perhaps about 1812-15, and observe on Spring Fork a grist mill erected by .Jonah Bradley, and run by water-power, which was one of the first mills of the county. As stated in the history of the Bradley family. this was one of the great improvements of that day, and a great convenience to the settlement ; as prior to it erection they had to go a great distance, many going to Chillicothe to do their grinding and trading. There were no other mills we think necessary to mention.

BUSINESS INTERESTS.

As there is no town or village within this township, we will mention the fact that there is one store. and only one. This is located at the fork of the road near the Finley Schoolhouse. The first store opened there was by a Mr. Thompson. about 1877: thence it came into the ownership of D. R. Lombard & Son, who were succeeded by Thomas Hunt. the present proprietor. In the spring of 1882. Elmer Stephens and Elias Lombard erected a tile factory on land a little north of the above-mentioned store, and appear to be doing quote a good business, considering the short time during which they have been engaged in business. Also, on the London & Liverpool road is a tile factory, erected by Guy, Williams & Co.. in spring of 1882. These were much needed in this township, and will doubtless greatly benefit the farmers.

INCIDENTS.

Near David M. Bradley's, or rather a little east of his place near the junction of Little Darby and Spring Fork. was an old camping ground of the Indians. On one occasion while they were camping here, and were all peaceable and friendly with the settlers, one Mr. Lappin, a citizen of Jefferson Township, reckless in his habits, and with no sympathy in his heart, in passing near their camp, while all were out on a hunt but one lone Indian, who remained as a guard at the camp, he drew up his rifle, took aim and fired and killed the Indian in his tracks, and then hurried on to his home. One or two white settlers saw Mr. Lappin shoot the Indian. but were powerless to prevent the deed. The murder was soon reported among the settlers, and great fear and consternation prevailed, fearing that the Indians, as soon as they returned, would be so incensed at the rash deed that they would murder all the settlers. They were terribly provoked, but on being informed who had done the deed, to their credit they refrained from doing damage to any of the settlers. but started in

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pursuit of the murderer who had already fled to Columbus for safety, and thus escaped their vengeance. But he never Glared return to his home for years, till the Indians had taken a final leave.

We will now give the officials of the township as far back as the records which are preserved will show them. We find all previous to the year 1848 are destroyed or lost. Since that date they are as follows:

Trustees.-1848, John Baker, Elisha Bidwell and David Morris ; 1849, W. M. Wadsworth, John Aylor and Elisha Bidwell : 1850-51, John Baker, David Morris and W. M. Wadsworth ; 1852, John Baker. W. M. Wadsworth, and D. M. Bradley: 1853, John Baker, W. M. Wadsworth and John Bradley; 1854. John Baker, John Bradley and James Guy; 1855-56. John Baker, John Bradley and David Morris ; 1857-58. David Morris. John Baker and Ralston Williams ; 1859-60. John Baker. Ralston Williams and John H. Finley; 1861. J. H. Finley. Ralston Williams and D. M. Bradley: 1862. D. M. Bradley, John Kreamer and Ralston Williams ; 1863, D. M. Bradley, John Kreamer and William Sanford ; 1864, James Guy, William Sanford and D. M. Bradley; 1865-66. D. B. Lombard. J. M. Bradley and J. W. Morris ; 1867. J. M. Bradley. Washington Marks and Joseph Williams ; 1868. J. M. Bradley, David M. Bradley and James Guy; 1869-72. J. M. Bradley, Henry Burnham and Charles L. Burnham: 1873. Henry Burnham. J. M. Bradley and Calvin Bradley, 1874. J. M. Bradley. Calvin Bradley and La Fayette Wilson ; 1875, J. M. Bradley. Calvin Bradley and W. A. Finley: 1876. J. M. Bradley, W. A. Finley and Joseph Williams ; 1877. J. M. Bradley, Jonah Woods and Joseph Williams ; 1878. J. M. Bradley. Elisha Fisher and James Guy; 1879, D. R. Sanford. H. T. Finley and Elijah Fisher : 1880. D. R. Lombard. J. M. Bradley and Calvin Bradley; 1881, J. M. Bradley, H. T. Finley and E. Webber ; 1882, H. Burrell. D. R. Lombard and E. Webber.

Clerks.-1848. J. R. Farrington ; 1849-50, Henry Winklebeck ; 1851. Horrace Sanford ; 1852-54, John H. Finley: 1855. Israel Heath ; 1856-57, J. W. Morris ; 1858-64, John M. Bradley; 1865-70, J. H. Finley ; 1871. Horace T. Finley; 1872-76, William F. Sanford : 1877. F. P. Sanford ; 1878, Charles F. Sanford : 1879. J. A. Smith 1880, Henry Baker : 1881, S. Finley ; 1882, H. T. Finley.

Treasurers.-1848. David Link; 1849-52. David Morris ; 1853-59. D. M. Bradley: 1860-62, David Morris ; Horace Sanford ; 1864. Henry Burnham; 1865-68, David Morris : 1869-74. James Guy: 1875-81, Henry Burnham : 1882. Elmer Stephens.

Justices of the Peace-1836 James McMann and John Baker; 1839, Mathew V. Patrick and Andrew Parker : 18.12, Andrew Parker ; 1845. John Baker and Fletcher M. Pratt : 1848, James Guy and Israel Heath ; 1849, John Baker : 1851. David Morris ; 1852, John Baker ; 1854. James R. Farrington ; 1855. John H. Finley and John Baker; 1858, Joseph M. Kennedy and Benjamin W. Mann : 1862. David Morris and Henry Burnham ; 1866, David Morris : 1870. John Baker and David Morris: 1875. Henry C. Baker and Joseph Williams : 1876, W. H. Sidebottom : 1877. J. W. Morris ; 1878, Arthur Smith and Charles F. Sanford : 1881 : Henry C. Baker.

Constables - 1848. George H. Aylor and W. M. Wadsworth: I849. W. M. Wadsworth and Smith Hewitt. 1850, John K. Holycross and William Sanford: 1851. W. M. Wadsworth and David Woosley: 1852. R. M. Hawkins and W. M. Wadsworth: 1853. Isaiah Heath and William Wheatley: 1854. R. M. Hawkins and R. Helverson : 1855. Israel Heath and David A. Potter : 1856, G. H. Howser and Peter Baker : 1857. Benjamin Morris : and William M. French : 1853; James J. Beats and Edson Scranton : 1859. James J. Beals and L. B. Harvey 1860, William M. French and John Peters 1861 D. R. Lombard and Cyrus Guy; 1862. Alexander Bradley and Joseph Williams : 1863-63 (wanting): 1866,

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H. C. Baker and Quincy Bradley; 1867, Solomon Morris ; 1868, Jonathan Bigelow and Harvey Bradley; 1869, Henderson Baker and Jonathan Bigelow; 1870, Jonathan Bigelow; 1871-74, J. M. Willoughby- 1875, Joel Saeger and E. M. Lombard ; 1876, Robert Nagley and Josiah Morris ; 1877, E. W. Fisher and Josiah Morris ; 1878, F. P. Sanford and F. W. Sanford ; 1879, Jonathan Bigelow; 1880, Jonathan Bigelow and E. B. Tilman ; 1881, Willis Foulk and E. B. Tilman ; 1882, J. Bigelow.

Assessors.-1849, Daniel Kent : 1850, Israel Heath ; 1851-56, John Baker; 1857, James M. Wilson; 1858-59, John W. Morris ; 1860, John Baker ; 186165, J. W. Morris; 1866-67, David Morris; 1868. J. H. Finley; 1869-70, Ralston Williams ; 1871-74, James Guy; 1875, Calvin Bradley; 1876, Joseph Williams ; 1877, J.W. Morris; 1878. J. M. Bradley; 1879, A. E. Osborn ; 1880, C. F. Sanford ; 1881, James Guy, and 1882, L. F. Webber.