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BINOHAMTON.  N.  Y. 

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COURT  H0U5E  AND  MONUMENT  IN  1805. 


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BINUHAMTON  STATE  HOSPITAL. 

'I'lu-  Nrw  \  ork  State  Iii>anc  A^vlinn  cu' Slate  IIo>])ilal.  Idrmerlv  Inehi  iaie  Asylinn  i>  beaiitifull\  .■■iliiated  on  a 
eniineiue  risiiiir  j_|(>  feet  above  tlie  river,  ami  is  locateil  two  and  one-halt'  miles  east  of  the  center  of  ihe  cit\'.  This 
imposing  stone  struetme  overlooks  the  Siis(niehanna  N'alley  and  the  entire  city  and  has  al.iout  iV"'  patients.  There 
arc  eleven  trustees  who  act  as  a  boaril  ot  managers.  The  present  superintentlent  is  T)r.  C.  (i.  \\'agner.  who  is 
assisted  bv  eight  pinsicians  and  about  ^( « >  t-mploN  ee>.  The  patients  are  gi\en  good  ]ilain  food  and  di\ersiHed 
occupations  at  such  labor  as  will  best  efl'ect  a  permanent  ein'e.  A  farm  of  about  kkui  acres  gives  chance  for  manv 
to  be  eniplo\ed  in  agricultural  pursuits.  The  main  building  is  Castellated  (iothic  sl\U-  with  massive  towers,  turrets 
and  but  t  re^>.es.  It  is  ^fi:;  in  length,  with  rooms  in  the  basement  nine  feel  high;  llrst  slorv  foiu'teen  feet  and 
six  inches;   second  story  lifteen  feet  and  six   inches;    chapel  twentv-six  feet,   and  roomson  either    side  ten  feel  high. 

The  ceremonies  of  laving  the  corner  stone  took  ]ilace  September  24,  1S58.  .\mong  the  speakers  present  were 
lion.  15.  F.  Kuller;  ]Ion.  ICdward  ICverett  ;  lion.  Daniel  S.  Dickinson;  J.  W.  Franci-,  M.  !)..  L.  I..  I).;  i\|.  \V., 
John   L.  Lewis  and  Alford  15.  Street. 

Since  the  erection  of  the  Main  Building  several  additions  and  changes  have  been  made  in  it;  niunerous  other 
building-   h;i\c    been   erected,  three   large  houses  built  or  remodelled  on  t  he  farms  l;i\  ing  fai  I  her  up  the  Su>i|uehanna. 


BROOME  COUNTY  ILLl'STR ATED. 


SUSQUEHANNA  VALLEY  HOflE. 


The  Siis<|uehanna  Valley  Home  was  founded  in  1S69.  It  is  pleasantly  situated  on  an  eminence  overlook in,t,r 
the  City  of  Binghamton,  and  commanding  a  view  of  the  Susquehanna  River.  Its  object,  being  to  "afiord  a 
Christian  home  for  indigent  children,  and  to  secure  their  adoption  into  families  of  respectability."  The  main 
buildings  are  three  stories  in  height,  surrounded  by  wide  lawns,  ample  play  grounds,  and  a  farm  of  about  forty-five 
acres  under  a  good  state  of  cultivation,  furnishing  a  large  portion  of  the  vegetables  consumed.  It  also  provides  em- 
ploymeni  for  the  boys  outside  of  school  and  play  hours.  The  school,  which  is  under  the  State  supervision,  is  in 
charge  of  tiiree  competent,  experienced  teachers.  A  Sabbath  School  is  held  each  Sunday,  at  3  \:  .\i.,  conducted  in 
turn  by  the  several  Evangelical  Churches  of  the  city.  It  is  the  aim  of  the  managers  to  make  the  Institution  a 
■■Christian  Home"  and  an  ■■Industrial  School"  in  the  truest  sense,  where  each  shall  do  his  part,  and  IV 
receives  the  reward  of  his  labor. 


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BROOME  COUXTY   ILUSTRATKF). 


BINOHAiTTON  POST  OFFICE,     (cu.  u.\i,i,  anh  jtenry  strkets.) 


Tliis  beautiful  structure  was  erected  in  i  SSg  at  a  cost  of  about  $i5o,<xx).  The  uiail  is  distributed  llirouf^liout 
the  City  several  times  daily  by  twenty-one  carriers.  The  total  receipts  from  sale  of  Stamps,  Stami)e(!  iMiyelopes, 
Box  Rents,  etc.  for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1S95  was  .ii86,S52. 18.  As  compared  with  other  cities  in  :t~^<)3  its  sales 
were  IfSi, 368.19,  while  for  the  same  time  Scranton  was  $80,480.03,  Elmira  $67,925.82.  The  money  order  account 
for  1895  was  $353,831.45,  and  the  total  amount  received  through  the  office  for  that  year  on  sales  of  everything  was 
$458,522.95.  The  largest  mail  concerns  in  the  city  are  J.  J.  Hell,  Seedsman,  and  the  Kilmer  Medicine  Co. 
The  former  has  received  as  high  as  3.0O0  letters  a  day. 


RROOME   COUNTY  ILLTSTR ATEl). 


COURT  STREET. 


Court  Street  lookins^  East  toward  the  Court  House.    (October  9,    1S94. 
laying  of  the  Corner  Stone  of  tlie  Coninierical  Tra\elers  Home, 


Getting   ready    for   the    Faraile   at   tlie 


BROOME  COIXT^'   ILU'STKATED. 


COURT  STREET^DURINO  THE  COnv.ERCIAL  TRAVELERS  PARADE. 


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HISTCRg  OF  B-ROOME  COUMTg. 


The  History  of  Broome  County  is  in  reality  the  history  of 
its  city  and  town;;,  and  will  be  carefully  considered  under 
those  heads.  There  are,  however,  a  few  brief  remarks  which 
may  be  applicable  to  the  whole,  and  can  hardy  be  made  local 
enough  to  come  under  any  particular  town. 

About  four  hundred  years  ago  rumors  of  a  new  world  had 
seized  Europe.  Settlements  were  rapidly  planted  along  the 
territory  lining  the  western  coast  of  the  Atlantic.  The  vague 
stories  of  Lief's  and  Erick's  discovery  was  only  remembered  in 
legend  and  song.  Columbus  stands  out  to  us  as  the  actua| 
discoverer.  America  boasts  of  a  position  not  surrounded  by 
European  powers,  which  alone  is  worth  more  than  a  standing 
army.      Her  unequal  systems  of  Lakes  and  Kivers,  thousands 


to  plant  colonies  along  the  banks  of  the  Hudson.  In  1664  this 
territory  which  had  been  discovered  by,and  was  now  in  possession 
of  the  Dutch  was  granted  to  the  Duke  of  York  by  Charles  II  of 
England.  In  1673  the  Dutch  again  got  possession,  and  in  the 
following  year  by  the  terms  of  peace  between  England  and 
Holland  it  was  then  restored  to  the  English. 

The  history  of  Broome  County  would  hardly  seem  complete 
without  a  passing  reference  to  the  famous  Iroquois  or  Five 
Nations  of  Indians  which  were  Mohawks,  ( )neidas,  Onondagas, 
Cayugas  and  Senecas.  The  Indians  had  eight  family  names: 
Wolf,  Bear  Beaver,  Turtle,  Deer,  Snipe.  Heron  and  Hawk,  and 
these  families  in  each  nation  permitted  no  intermarriage  and 
claimed  as  brother  and  sister  any  of  the  same  name  in  another 


COURT  STREET  LOOKING  WEST. 

Court  .Street  is  the  great  Business  Thorough-fare  of  the  City.  It  is  to  Biiighamton 
what  Broadway  is  to  New  ^'ork.  The  .Street  is  now  built  in  solid  with  Business  Blocks 
from  the  Chenango  River  to  Carroll  .Street. 


of  miles  of  sea  coast  with  magnificently  indented  harbors; 
mines  ladened  with  the  richest  of  mineral ;  scenery  the  grandest 
in  the  world  ;  and  above  and  beyond  all  this  a  race  of  people 
amalgamated  from  the  world's  best  blood,  surpassing  in  wealth 
and  enterprise  anything  the  world  has  ever  produced ;  such 
a  country  and  such  people  trace  their  existence  to  the  dis- 
coverer, Christopher  Columbus. 

Henry  Hudson,  an  English  Navigator  sailed  up  the  Hudson 
River  about  eighteen  years  after  Columbus  made  his  discovery 
and  the  river  was  then  named  in  honor  of  its  discoverer. 
During  this  voyage  Hudson  trafficked  considerably  with  the 
Indians  and  first  learned  them  to  drink  rum.  He  also  gave 
such  a  glowing  account  of  the  country  that  the  1  luteh  commenced 


tribe.  This  confidence  seemed  bound  by  the  strongest  tie,  so 
strong  that  for  two  hundred  years  no  internal  disputes  arose 
among  them :  outside  forces  finally  broke  the  confederacy.  In 
war  they  possessed  an  education  similar  to  the  ancient  Spartans 
and  showed  no  mercy  to  their  enemies.  They  were  very  corteous 
to  strangers  who  came  among  them  from  other  nations.  There 
can  be  no  question  but  that  they  were  the  most  intell- 
ectual nation  anywhere  in  this  section  and  many  of  their 
regulations  were  almost  a  pattern  for  the  white  population. 
In  warthey  were  extremely  sagacious  and  almost  always  gained 
great  advantage  by  craft.  Sullivans  army  found  villages  with 
frame  houses,  well  furnished  and  some  painted ;  also  well  culti- 
vated fields  with  orchards.     Had  they  possessed  the  advantages 


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of  European  civilization,  who  l<nnws  but  they  might  have 
equalled  us  in  enterprise.  Such  is  a  brief  mention  of  the  great 
nation  of  Indians  who  subdued  and  exacted  tribute  from  many 
other  nations  and  entirely  exterminated  several  tribes,  until  the 
country  from  IMaine  to  the  Missisoi(i|)i  was  practically  under 
their  s.v:iy.  When  the  French  took  possession  of  Canada  they 
supplifd  the  Adriondacks,  or  Algonijuins,  with  tire  arms  and 
enablrd  them  to  gain  a  vi'^'tory  over  the  Iroquois.  Several 
batile-i  were  fought  between  the  different  nations  soon  after  in 
which  the  Iroquois  were  usually  successful,  in  one  they  almost 
entirely  exterminated  the  Adriondacks.  In  16.54  a  war  broke 
out  between  the  Five  Nations  and  the  Andastes  who  npf>iipied 


on  his  return.  Also  about  this  time  (1776)  the  Six  Xations  had 
a  great  gathering  at  Oquago  near  Windsor,  an  i  Col.  .lohn 
Harper  went  thither  to  ascertain  the  meaning.  lie  was  well 
received  and  became  convinced  that  the  savages  would  take  no 
action  in  the  war.  Brant  ap,  eared  with  these  Indians  some 
time  later  and  went  with  a  band  of  warriors  to  Unadilla.  Gen. 
Herkimer  interviewed  him  there  and  became  convinced  !l,.it  the 
Indians  would  act  in  concert  with  the  British.  The  Indians 
and  Gen.  Herkimer  fought  the  bloody  battle  of  Oriskany  soon 
after.  Brant  destroyed  the  village  of  Springfield  on  Otsego  Lake, 
also  together  with  Butler  committed  the  bloody  Massacre  of 
(Cherry  Valley  and  later  the  one  at  JMinisink.      To  avenge  these 


CHENANGO  RIVER  BRIDGE 


Looking  down  on  the  r.ridou  whicii  connects  Ci)Urt  ami   Main    Streot.s.        View    up 
location  of  \hv  Ilif^li  School  at  the  Icl't,  anil  I'irst  Congregational  Clun-cli  at  the   right. 


this  country;  this  war  lasted  with  varying  success  for 
twenty  years,but  linally  terminated  successfully  for  the  Iroquois 
We  pass  over  a  very  interesting  period  of  over  one  hundred 
years  of  our  Nation's  early  history,  because  it  does  not  seem  to 
possess  any  points  which  in  any  particular  degree  can  be  con- 
nected with  the  early  history  of  our  county.  During  the 
Revolution  both  armies  tried  to  employ  the  Indians  of  the  Six 
Nations  as  allies.  <  ren.  Schuyler  argued  that  they  would  cost 
the   colonists   more   than   they  were   worth   and  so  it  proved. 


Main    Street    sh<)\^ng   the 

bloody  deeds  the  colonists  planed  a  compaign.  In  177i>  (ten. 
Sullivan  with  3500  men  marched  up  the  Sus(|uehanna  from 
Pennsylvannia,  while  a  divison  started  by  the  way  of  the 
Mohawk  to  meet  him.  They  passed  down  the  Susquehanna 
receiving  a  reinforcement  near  the  present  village  of  Windsor, 
and  upon  arriving  at  the  i)resent  siteof  Binghamton  encamped. 
In  their  voyage  they  did  the  Indians  considerable  dam- 
age.   They  had  a  skirmish  near  Union  but  the  Indians  fled. 

(len.  Sullivan's  army  and  the  one  from  the  Mohawk    met 


England  alone  reaped  benellt  from  their  em|)loy.  .Tosepli  Brant  on  tlie  Chemung  River  making  a  force  of  about  5000  men.  Brant 
a  prominent  Mohawkehief  was  taken  to  England  where  he  was  made  several  desperate  stands  in  the  vicinity  of  Elmira  but 
so  well  received  that  much  uneasiness  was  felt  by  the  colonists      was  beaten  by  the  overwhelming  forces  of   his   foe.      Pursuing 


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Sullivan  laid  waste  many  villages,  de>troyed  corn  fields,  and 
broke  the  league  of  the  Six  Nations.  Brant's  spirits  still  seemed 
unbroken  and  he  afterward  led  forces  against  and  plundered 
many  villages. 

With  the  possible  exception  of yindian  captives,  Sullivan's 
army  was  beyond  doubt  the  first  white  men  ever  vfithin  the 
present  limits  of  Broome  County.^  It  may  be  hard  to  tell  just 
what  tribes  at  all  times  owned  the  county.  The  Delawares  may 
have  held  it,  but  at  a  time  later  the  Six  Nations  must  have  had 
possession.  Oquaga  is  probably  the  most  noted  spot  and  seemed 
to  be  a  resting  place  to  cross  by  Binghamton,Wyoming  or  Deposit 
or  in  order  to  strike  the  rivers  where  these  places  are  now 
located.      Old  Indian    apples  trees   of    great   age   were   found 


twenty-five  families  of  Indians. 

These  Indians  dressed  in  shirts  and  moccasins,  their  heads 
veere  ornamented  with  feathers  and  ofttimes  jewels  in  their 
noses  and  ears.  Their  houses  were  either  of  logs  locked  togeth- 
er at  one  end  so  as  to  form  a  s.lantingroof,or  four crotcked poles 
erected  so  as  to  form  a  slant  and  covered  with  bark,  etc.,  to 
exclude  rain,  one  end  was  left  open  and  a  curtain  of  skins  sus- 
pended which  could  be  lowered  or  raised  at  will.  The  three 
sides  were  covered  with  bark.  Their  Are  was  kindled  outside,just 
in  front.  They  had  no  chairs  or  tables  but  sat  on  the  ground  or 
skins  inside.  The  Indians  were  swindled  out  of  this  farm  by 
one  Patterson  whom  the  savages  it  is  supposed  afterwards 
murdered. 


VIEW  FROM  CORNER  OF  HAIN  AND  FRONT  STREETS,  LOOKING  OVER  THE  BRIDGE  TO  COURT  ST. 


at  Oquago,  also  trinkets,  bones,  etc. 

Over  the  line  in  Chenango  county  toward  the  present 
village  of  Greene  is  also  to  be  found  an  interesting  mound,  some 
forty  feet  in  diameter,  built  by  Indians,  and  filled  with  human 
bones.  Two  hundred  arrow  heads  and  a  large  number  of 
Indian  trinkets  were  also  found  in  the  pile.  Another  of  these 
mounds  was  found  at  Wyoming,  Pa.,  and  filled  with  bones  of 
warriors,  probably  slain  in  the  Grasshopper  War. 

In  17fi7,  Captain  .loseph  Draper  settled  near  the  site  of  the 
County  Farm,  he  and  his  associates  found  the  Indians  of  this 
locality  peaceable.  Near  the  mouth  of  Castle  Creek  was  situated 
what  was  called  the  "Castle  Farm,"  this  the  Indians  reserved 
when  selling  the  land  in  this  locality.     It  was  a  home  for  about 


The  whites  treated  the  Indians  with  injustice  at  many 
times  and  may  have  deserved  much  of  the  cruel  treatment 
which  in  many  cases  they  received. 

The  first  perminent  settlements  in  the  county  were  made 
in  1785  by  Cap.  .foseph  Leonard  and  others,  and  were  in  the 
present  towns  of  Vestal  and  Colesville.  Leonard  settled  near 
the  present  site  of  Binghamton.  A  company  was  soon  after 
formed  which  bought  the  land  of  the  Indians  at  one  shilling  per 
acre.  The  methods  employed  when  making  purchases 
from  the  Red  Men  were  substantially,  feed  the  Indians  well, 
give  them  rum,  get  on  the  right  side  of  them,  then  buy  as  low 
as  possible.  Along  the  river  and  in  many  places  the  underbrush 
and  small  trees  were  cut  out ;  this  enabled  the  Indians  not  only 


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to  raise  crops  if  wanted,  but  also  to  see  game.  The  Indians  had 
paths  through  the  forests  which,  with  a  little  extra  chopping 
could  be  reasonably  well  followed  by  a  wagon.  The  pioneers 
of  Broome  County  found  an  almost  unbroken  forest ;  and  it  took 
the  hardest  labor  of  one  generation  to  remove  these  and 
pave  the  way  for  another  to  enjoy  the  fruit  of  their 
labor.*. 

The  first  duty  of  the  settlers  was  to  fell  some  straight  trees 
cut  these  up  into  suitable  lengths,  notch  them  and  build  a 
square  cabin  with  a  bark  roof;  greased  paper  for  windows,  if 
any  at  all,  split  planks  for  floor  and  doors.  This  he  had  to  build 
alone  unless  he  could  obtain  assistance  from  one  who  had  be- 
fore settled  in  that  vicinity  ;  as  to  furniture  the  bed  was  usually 
made   at  the  side  by  boring  holes  into  the  logs  and  building  a 


absent  member  on  such  occassions.  There  was  also  in  these 
forests  an  abundance  of  wild  game  with  numerous  animals 
which  not  only  preyed  on  the  flocks,  but  often  were  an  an- 
noyance to  the  life  of  a  man,  among  these  wolves  were  the 
worst  and  at  certain  times  became  such  a  nuisance  that 
a  bounty  was  placed  upon  their  hides;  in  1S22  this  bounty 
was  !flO. 

The  lack  of  Grist  Mills  was  another  serious  grievance  of 
most  settlements  and  journeys  of  a  week  or  two  were  often 
made  to  them.  One  of  the  earliest  located  mills  was  at  Tioga 
Point,  about  forty  miles  from  Binghamton.  The  nearest  at  an 
early  date  on  the  east  was  about  seventy  miles  distance  at 
Wattles'  Ferry.  A  stump  was  often  hollowed  out  and  the  corn 
or    grain    pounded    in     it.       Wheat   was    often     boiled     and 


COURT  STREET  LOOKING  EAST 

little  frame  which  had  poles  laid  over  it  and  a  lied  made  thereon. 
The  ehaii'S  were  mostly  benches  nuuieuf  a.'^plit  slab  with  legs  in 
it.  A  few  articles  of  furniture  were  occasionally  brought  by 
the  pioneers  as  a  reminder  of  former  eivili/afioii. 

in  (•oinMiunities  where  neighbors  were  to  be  found  a  bee 
was  made  and  with  four  men  at  the  corners,  trees  were  felled, 
and  a  hi>use  erected  in  one  day;  liut,  during  all  this  time  the 
jug  of  whisky  wms  often  passed  around  to  brighten  up  the 
spirits  of  the  laborer.  Under  these  rude  roofs  we  doubt  not 
that  there  was  as  much  happiness  and  as  many  ti-ue  and  devoted 
hearts  as  in  the  palace  of  to-day. 

Amid  these  primitive  forests  there  were  many  a  liappy 
"Logging  Bee"  in  which  the  men  of  a  community  cleared  in  a 
day  the  field  of  a  neighbor  and  seldom,  if  ever,  was  the  jug  an 


FROM  COURT  HOUSE  IN  18S5. 

eaten  with  milk  nr  maple  sugar.  In  the  year  fTsS  Henry  Kinch 
erected  a  mill  at  Castle  Creek  for  sawing  lumber,  this  caused 
a  great  improvement  in  the  manner  of  housebuilding;  two 
years  later  a  grist  mill  was  erected  in  the  Town  of  Kirkwood 
on  what  was  the  farm  of  the  heirs  of  E.  Y.  Park.  The  next 
year  .labesh  Winchop  built  a  mill  at  Union  and  also  Cap.  l>ean 
built  a  sawmill  where  the  present  village  of  Dejiosit  is  located 
to  this  he  added  a  grist  mill  the  next  season.  Simon  Kogers 
erected  in  !7i>5  a  grist  mill  in  the  present  town  of  Barker  and 
two  years  later  Nathan  Lnne  started  one  in   Windsor. 

The  year  ITWI  was  one  of  famine.  The  hardships,  although 
severly  felt  in  Broome  County,  was  much  more  severe  farther 
down  the  river.  Every  sort  of  experiment  to  prevent 
starvation  was  resorted  to ;    roots   were   dug   and  ate;    drying 


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rye  in  milk  and  pounding  to  a  meal  and  many  other  things. 
Five  years  later,  in  1794,  occurred  the  historical  "Pumpkin 
Freshet."  The  river  overflowed  its  banks  during  the  month  of 
August  carrying  away  and  destroying  much  of  the  produce  of 
the  lowlands  on  which  there  was  an  unusualy  large  crop  of 
pumpkins.  This  destruction  of  crops  ushured  in  another  period 
of  privation,  following  which  the  story  is  always  told  of  Major 
Stowe  who  gathered  together  a  bushel  of  wheat.shoulder  it  and 
went  to  mill  on  foot  and  returned,  a  distance  of  forty  miles.  On 
his  return  there  was  a  festival  held  by  the  neighbors  who 
congregated  to  help  him  partake  of  a  shortcake  made  from  the 


bark  of  the  Hemlock  became  worth  more  than  the  lumber,  and 
whole  forests  were  destroyed  to  obtain  it  for  tanning  purposes 
while  the  lumber  was  left  to  decay  were  felled. 

Another  thing  that  deserves  passing  notice  is  the  early 
roads.  In  many  places  they  were  made  to  follow  the  Indian 
trails.  In  nearly  every  instance  they  were  at  first  uneven,  run- 
ning over  stumps  and  knolls,  down  into  holes  and  creeks.  These 
were  gradually  improved  as  the  county  became  settled.  In 
1806  the  Unadilla  Turnpike  ('o.  was  incorporated  which  run 
from  what  is  now  Binghamton  to  Otsego  Co.  Toll  gates  were 
established  every  ten  miles.      The  capital  of  the  company  was 


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WILLIAM  BINGHAM, 

After  whom  the  City  of  Binghamton  was  named.  William 
Bingham  obtained  large  patents  of  land  in  1786,  including  most 
of  Conklin.Kirkwood, Binghamton, I'nion  anil  \'c'stal  Townships. 


Hour  and  shortened  with  bears  grease. 

Whiskey  was  a  common  beverage  in  pioneer  life  and  dis- 
tilleries were  numerous,  yet  the  people  seldom  drank  enough  to 
become  intoxicated.  The  manufacture  of  block  salts  and  pot- 
ash from  ashes  was  another  thriving  industry  which  realized 
considerable  gain  to  the  early  settlers. 

One  of  the  greatest  sources  of  wealth  was  the  sale  of  lumber 
which  was  most  frequently  sent  down  the  river  in  rafts  ;  that 
from  the  far  east  of  the  county  going  by  the  Delaware,  while 
the  main  part  went  down  the  Susquehanna,  or  came  down  the 
Tioughnioga  and  Chenango  to  the  Susquehanna.     Later  on  the 


to  be  .fBL'.SOO. 

One  year  later  the  Saline  and  Chenango  Turnpike  Road  Co- 
was  incorporated,runiiing  from  Saline,Onondaga  Co. to  tjhenango 
Point  (Binghamton ).  This  same  year  Otsego  and  Broome  Turn- 
pike Road  Co.  was  incorporated,  also  near  this  time  the  <Treat 
Bend  and  Union  Turnpike  Co.  was  incorporated,  but  did  not 
get  to  work  readily. 

In  1812  The  Chenango  Turnpike  Company  was  incorporated 
This  was  to  run  from  the  2Sth  mile-stone  to  the  house  of  .fohn 
G.  Christopher,  now  Binghamton.  The  estimated  cost  was  to 
be  .17,000.      Later  on  there  was  established  the  Broome  and 


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Tioga,   and   also   the   Biiighamton  and  llarpursville   Turnpike 
Companies. 

The  rates  of  toll  on  these  Turnjiikt  s  were  about  as  follows: 
cart  and  two  horses  12';,?,  two  horses  and  sled  6,'',  score  of  sheep 
or  hogs  8",  a  score  of  horses,  cattle  or  mules  20<',  horse  and 
rider  4'',  horses  led  or  driven  4i',  one  liorse  sulky  or  chaise  1l".j|', 
one  horse  cart  6<-'',  chariot,  coach  or  phaeton  20'',  stage  or  four 
wheeled  carriages  ISjo''. 


The  canal  received  a  deadening  blow  in  1872,  the  year 
which  witnessedfthe  competition  of  Utica  and  Susquehanna 
Valley  Railroad.  TIip  traHic  of  the  canal  was  so  suddenly 
transferred  to  the  railroad  that  an  act  soon  followed  authorizing 
the  city  to  fill  and  use  it  as  a  public  street. 

The  furor  of  the  canal  was   soon   eclipsed   by  the   railroad 

The    rtica  and  Susquehanna  Railroad,  above   mentioned,  was 

incorporated  in  1832.     The  Binghamton  and  Susquehanna  Rail- 

I'he  Legislature  directed  certain   men  as  commissoners   to      road  in  1833  with  a  capital  of  $150,000.     The  New  York  and  Erie 

lay  roads  four   rods  wide,  same  as  turnpikes,  and  later  to  have      in  1832,  its  total  cost  was  about  thirty-three  million  dollars.     It 

them  annexed  to  certain  highway  districts  where  they  were  the      was  started  at   Piermonton  the  Hudson  and  additional  sections 


most  aproximate. 

The  river  also  afforded  means 
of  commerce  and  so  importanc 
was  navigation  at  an  early  date 
to  the  settlers  that  a  law  was 
enacted  forbiding  the  con- 
struction of  any  obstruction  to 
navigation.  An  act  of  the  Legisla- 
ture in  1813  made  all  the  Sus- 
quehanna River  in  the  State  a 
public  highway  and  the  same  act 
applied  to  the  Chenango  and 
Tioughniiigii,  but  this  actallowed 
the  building  of  a  few  dams  whicli 
were  not  to  be  high  enough  to 
prevent  Navigation.  The  year 
1825  which  witnessed  the  com- 
pletion of  the  Erie  Canal  was  one 
of  interest  to  Broome  Country, 
inasmuch,  as  the  Legislature  or- 
dered, among  other  surveys,  the 
one  for  the  t'lienango  Canal, 
which  was  to  run  from  the  Erie 
Canal  to  Binghamton.  In  1S33 
an  act  was  finally  passed  author- 
izing its  construction  with  AVhites- 
boro  in  Oneida  County  as  its 
northern  terminus,  with  a  route 
by  the  way  of  the  Chenango  River 
and  terminating  at  Binghamton. 
One  year  later  Utica  was  sub- 
stituted for  Whitesboro  as  the 
terminus.      The     work     of    con- 


LIEUTENANT  GOV.  JOHN  BROOME. 

After  whom  Broome  County  was  named. 
Vav  the  compliment  of  naming  the  County  after 
liim.  Lieutenant  Gov.  John  liroomc  presented  it 
with  a  haiulsiimelv  En<rra\ed   Silver  Seal. 


fidded  covering  a  long   period   of  time  till   at   last  it   reached 

Dunkirk.  The  shops  located  at 
Susquehanna  would,  no  doubt, 
have  been  located  at  Binghamton 
had  the  parties  owning  land  been 
willing  to  sell  it  at  a  reasonable 
price.  In  1849  a  project  was 
iidvooated  for  building  a  road 
from  Auburn  to  Binghamton ; 
this  scheme  soon  died  out.  A 
charter  was  also  granted  in  1836 
for  building  a  road  from  Syracuse 
to  Binghamton.  I'nder  a  new 
charter  granted  in  1852  the  work 
was  hurried  to  completion  and  so 
rapid  was  the  work  that  in  1854 
the  road  was  opened  to  traffic. 
In  186H  the  Delaware,  Lack- 
awanna and  Western  Railroad 
Company  purchased  the  Syracuse 
and  Binghamton  road,  and  one 
year  later  they  had  extended 
their  road  by  purchase  to  Oswego. 
In  1853  a  company  was  formed 
and  the  road  from  Albany  to 
Binghamton  was  begun,  and  this 
road  by  pieces  was  completed  to 
Nineveh  in  1867.  The  last  forty 
miles  to  Binghamton  has  a 
tunnel  through  a  gravelly  hill 
over  two  thousand  feet  long  and 
two  years  was  used  in  completing 
this  portion.     The  Erie  Ring  was 


structing  the  canal  was  begun   in  1834  and  completed  in  about      soon  formed  and  tried  by  false  proceedings   and  force   to   take 


three  years  at  a  cost  of  nearly  two  million  dollars,  The 
act  provided  that  the  width  should  be  forty-six  feet  and  the 
depth  four  and  one-half  feet.  The  width  was  much  less  than 
forty-six  feet  in  many  places.  The  canal  was  found  very  valuable 
for  shipping  lumber,  coal,  etc.  In  1864  an  act  was  pas  ed  to 
extend  the  canal  from  Binghamton  to  Owego.  The  Kockbottom 
dam  was  built  across  the  Susquehanna  in  this  City  and  made  a 
great  feeder  for  this  new  canal.  This  dam  was  built  in  1871,  it 
is  about  four  hundred  feet  long  and  thirty  feet  wide  at  the 
bottom,  built  in  convex  form,  and  raises  the  water  about  seven 
feet 


possefsion  of  the  Albany  and  Susiiuehanna  road.  James  Fisk,Ir. 
was  appointed  a  receiver.  The  jNlilitary  had  to  be  called  out  to 
quell  the  riot:  soon  after  this  the  Delaware  and  Hudson  Canal 
Company  purchased  the  road  and  constructed  a  branch  from 
Nineveh  to  Carbondale.  In  1867  the  railroad  from  Utica  to 
Binghamton  was  begun,  and  in  1880  the  Delaware,  Lackawanna 
and  Western  commence  to  continue  this  track  from 
Binghamton  to  Buffalo. 


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ROSS  BUILDING  CORNER  STATE  AND  COURT  STREETS. 


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Early  Settlements  and  Titles. 

Having  given  a  general  idea  of  the  means  of  transportation, 
we  vrill  return  to  the  subject  of  early  settlements. 

A  passing  mention  was  made  of  the  settlement  of  Captain 
Joseph  Leonard.  We  will  for  a  moment  consider  titles.  There 
is  a  prevelent  opinion  that  title  was  only  obtained  by  driving 
out  the  "Red  Skins."  Great  Britain  had  set  forth  her  right  to 
this  territory  in  1697.  In  1774  GoviTryon  said,  "The  boundaries 
of  New  York  are  derived  from  grant,  from  the  King,  and  his 
brother  .fames,  Duke  of  York ;  also  from  the  submission  and 
subjection  of  the  Five  Nation  to  the  King  of  England."  The 
English  claimed  the  territory  of  the  Kive  Nations,  but  France 
did  not  recognize  their  right  to  put  forward  such  a  claim.  In 
1768  a  council  was  hpld  at  Fort  Stjnwix  to  establish  a  line  be- 


which  rests  in  the  county  of  Broome  between  the  Chenango  nnd 
Susquehanna  Rivers. 

On  Nov.  1.  1683  New  York  was  divided  into  twelve  counties. 
The  wilderness  ttien  an  Indian  domain  comprised  whut  is  now 
Broome  County,  imd  not  till  the  year  1791  was  this  divided  up 
from  the  territory  included  in  Montgomery  County  and  called 
Tioga  (.'ounty.  Tioga  then  included  what  is  now  Bromie, 
Chemung  and  Tioga  Counties,  Newton  now  Elmira,  (  henaiigo 
Point  now  Binghamton  were  each,  what  was  then  termed  lialf 
shires.  The  first  court  in  the  county  was  conducted  li\  Morgan 
Lewis,  who  was  afterwards  Governor. 

William  Bingham  a  wealthy  gentlemen  of  I'liiladf-lphia 
obtained  a  very  large  patent  of  land  containing  tome  over 
30.000  acres  and  laying  in  the  present  towns  of  Union  Vestal 
Binghamton,  Conklin  and  Kirkwood.      It  takes  very  little  ex- 


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yond'which  the  whites  were  not  to  encroach;  this  line  ran 
about  on  the  east  l)orders  of  Broome  and  Chenango  Counties 
and  all  lands  east  of  this  was  by  this  grant  the  property  of 
King  <4eorge  III  of  Great  Britain,  however,  six  years  later  a 
new  treaty  was  made  in  which  the  whites  o'otainpd  possession 
to  considerable  territory  lying  west  of  this  line,  besides  Uiis 
Massachusetts  set  up chiinis  to  lands  farther  west  in  the  stiite 
and  gained  a  right  to  preempt  it  from  the  Indians,  except  that 
portion  known  as  "Boston  Ten  Towns"  and  also  a  strip  along 
the  Niagara  River.  The  Boston  Ten  Towns  became  the  property 
of  a  Syndicate  of  sixty  piTsons,  known  as  the  Boston  Company. 
This  land  which  comprised  about  L';iO,0()()  acres  in  Broome,  Tioga 
and  Cortland  Counties  was  soon  parceled  out  on  speculation  to 
numerous  purchasers.  In  1775  Gov.  Clinton  purchased  a  large 
tract  of   land  of  the  Indians  for  $11,500,  the  southern  portion  of 


cept  the  river  valleys.  Hooper's  patent  was  farther  up  the 
river  next  to  the  I'ennsylvanniii  line  and  contained  only  about 
2,0(X)  acres.  Both  the  Bingham  and  Hooper  patents  were  ob- 
tained .lune  27, 1785  by  R.  L,  Hooper,  Wm.  Bingham  and  .lames 
Wilson.  Farther  up  the  river  and  extending  in  Pennsylvannia 
taking  in  (ireat  Bend  is  Thomas's  patent  which  contained  about 
S.oro   acres. 

A  few  other  patents  of  importance  are :  Garnsey's  of  1.000 
acres  mostly  in  Windsor,  Allison's  of  3,400  acres  lying  on  both 
sides  of  tlie  river  in  Windsor,  John  Carpenter's  of  4,960  acres  in 
various  parts  of  the  county.  Moon's  patent  of  l,l'35  acres  in 
Windsor  and  Thomas's,  (inrnsey's.  Watt's  and  L'Hourmedieu  in 
liandolph  or  western  Windsor. 

.\fter  the  land  along  the  Sus<|uehanna  was  taken  by  patents 
the   balance  of  the  county    was   divided  up  into  Townships  or 


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tracts  with  definite  bounderies  six  to  ten  miles  square.  This 
division  greatly  facilil.ited  surveying  and  locating  tracts.  These 
townships  differ  widely  from  towns  in  that  the  border  of  a  town 
may  be  changed  at  w  ill  These  townships  were  eight  in  number 
and  together  with  the  patents  named,  Boston  Ten  Towns,  etc  . 
formed  the  early  surveys  of  what  is  now  Broome  County.  A 
considerable  number  of  patents  were  made  in  the  eight  town, 
ships,  the  majority  of  which  contained  5,000  to  15,000  acres  each. 
Nearly  all  of  these  old  surveys  allowed  five  per  cent  for  roads 
and  were  very  inacurate  in  many  respects.  The  Pennsylvannia 
line  was  taken  as  a  basis  for  survey  and  the  exact  location  of 
this  has  since  been  disjiuted. 

Broome  County  was  formed  from  Tioga,  March  28,  1806,  and 
named  iu  honor  of  Jolin  Broome  then  Lieutenant  Governor  of 
New  York  State.  In  return  for  the  compliment  Lieutenant 
Gov.  Broome  presented  the  county  with  a  handsomely  engraved 


supply.  The  second  ridge  lies  between  the  Susquehanna  and 
Chenango  rivers,  the  hills  are  less  abrupt  than  those  of  the 
eastern  section  which  makes  this  section  much  more  preferable 
for  agricutlural  purposes.  The  third  section  which  lies  west  of 
the  the  Chenango  is  somewhat  broken,  but  on  the  whole  con- 
tains the  best  land  for  agricultural  purposes  in  the  county.  The 
ridges  of  this  section  are  from  4(X»  to  600  feet  above  the  Susque- 
hanna. The  highest  point  in  this  8"ction  is  said  to  be  on  the 
»arm  of  Mr.  S  Perry  and  is  over  sixteen  hundred  feet  above  the 
tide  in  this  latitude.  The  valleys  of  Broome  County  are  noted 
for  their  fertility  as  also  are  many  of  the  top  land  plateaus. 
The  form  of  the  surface  was  evidently  made  in  the  the  early 
periods  of  the  earth  formation,  except  the  natural  erosion  and 
excavations. 

The  river  valleys  are :    first,  the  Delaware  on  the  southeast 
here  the  hills  are  abrupt  with  little   or   no   bottom    land  along' 


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seal  which  he  designed.  At  this  time  the  county  embraced  the 
area  as  now  and  was  divided  into  three  towns,  Chenango,  r^isle 
and  Union.  Chenango  embraced  the  present  towns  of  Chenango 
Colesville,  Windsor,  Sarford,  Conklin,  Fenton  and  Binghamton. 
Union  embraced  Union,  Vestal  and  part  of  .Maine.  Lisle  em- 
braced the  balance  of  the  county  lying  to  the  north  and  the 
northwest. 


Topography. 

Broome  County  is  divided  into  three  natural  sections; 
first  east  of  Susquehanna  river  which  embraces  the  present 
town  of  Sanford  and  the  eastern  portion  of  Windsor  and  ('oles- 
ville,  here  the  hills  are  elevated  and  the  declevities  abrupt, 
valleys  narrow  and  precipitous.  The  timber  prevents  disin- 
tegration to  a  considerable  extent  and  also  preserves  the  water 


the  stream,  the  current  is  swift  in  its  general  course  ;  second, 
the  Susquehanna  which  enters  the  county  from  Chenango  on 
the  north  windin;?  its  way  through  the  towns  of  Colesville  and 
Windsor  than  entering  Peiin-ylvannia  returning  again  passing 
between  the  towns  of 'Kiikwood  and  Conklin  to  Binghamton. 
where  it  receives  the  water  if  tlie  Chenango  and  from  thence 
passing  between  Union  and  Vesta). 

The  Chenango  river  rise<  in  Oneida  County  flows  through 
Madison  and  Chenango  Counties  entering  this  county  at 
Chenango  Forks  at  which  point  it  receives  the  water  of  the 
Tioughnioga.  from  thence  it  Mows  south  to  meet  the  Susque- 
hanna ;  the  old  canal  ran  alon:^  its  eastern  bank. 

The  Tioughnioga  rises  at  Ponipey  Hill  entering  the  county 
at  the  north  and  flows  in  a  souili  easterly  course  to  Chenango 
Forks  ;  at  the  norlh  tlie  viilley  of  the  stream  is  wide  and  fertile 
while  for   a  few  miles   above   CI.enango    Forks   the  valley    is  so 


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narrow  that  scarcely  is  there  room  for  a  road  without  excavat- 
ing the  bank. 

The  Geological  history  of  BroonieCounty  is  very  interesting 
and  is  principally  compiled  from  State  surveys  made  near  lS-10. 

The  Catskill  or  old  Red  Sandstone  group  of  rocks  cover  the 
highest  grounds  on  the  south  side  of  t  lie  Susquehanna  and  the 
high  grounds  east  of  the  Clienango.  These  rooks  are  red,  gray, 
greenish  and  mottled  red,  brown  and  green,  in  them  testaceous 
fossils  are  rare.  These  stratas  are  thin,  usually  from  one  inch 
ro  three  feet  in  thickness. 

The  Cliemung  group  of  rocks  consists  of  Sandstone  and 
shales  more  or  less  slate.      The  sandstone  makes  good  building 


Public  Buildings. 


On  the  northwest  corner  of  Court  and  Chenango  Streets  in 
1802  was  erected  the  first  Couit  House.  Its  dimension  was 
24x3(5  feet  and  contained  the  shf'riff's  office,  residence  and  jail 
below  and  rooms  for  courts  in  the  upper  floor:  the  two  cells  were 
constructed  of  logs.  The  second  Court  House  and  Jail  were 
erected  in  1828  and  1829  and  was  bullion  its  present  site.  The 
work  was  superintended  by  three  commissioners,  Ammi 
Iioubleday,  Grover  Buel  and  George  Wheeler.  The  board  of 
supervisors  authorized  the  raising  of  .$5,000  for  that  purpose,and 
later  in  lS2ii  they  were  authorized  to  borrow  -$4,000  and  in    1830 


COJRT  HOUSE  IN  i866. 

Drapccl  in  mourninfr  for  Rroomc  County's  most  distinguished 
citizen  Hon.  Daniel  IS.  Dicl^inson. 


and  tiag  stone.  The  shales  are  usually  to  soft  for  any  practical 
use,  these  stratas  are  usually  thin  ^eldonl  exceeding  two  feet, 
but  different  layers  adhere  to  each  other  with  great  tenacity- 
The  various  rocks  form  themselves  an  interestiTig  si  uily,  lint  be- 
ing so  numerous  we  can  not  give  space  to  cnn-^iUering  each 
group,  although  agriculture  depends  to  a  great  extent  on  the 
composition  of  rocks.  On  the  formation  of  stratas  depends  the 
questions  of  springs,  drainage,  etc. 

The  soil  in  the  valleys  is  almost  entirely  made  up  of  disin- 
tegrated slate  and  shale  with  vegetable  alliirium.  it  is  usually 
very  fertile  and  well  adapted  to  agriculture,  on  the  hills  it  is 
better  for  darying  purposes. 


the  State  Comptroller  was  authorized   to  loan  the  county  $4, -iOO 
to  complete  the  building. 

The  present  Ci)urt  Hmisi'  was  erected  by -T.  Stuart  Wells 
in  lXb~  at  a  co-^t  of  $32.00ij.  The  building  was  then  considered 
a  beautiful  and  m:is-ive  structure  It  has  since  been  extended 
on  both  sides  w1hi!Ii  makes,  as  can  be  seen  by  comparing  the 
two  pictures, a  mucli  better  priiiortioii-d  building.  It  stands 
on  a  beautiful  knold  which  was  once  iin  unsightly  hill.  Before 
the  additions  were  made  it  was  nint.v-six  feet  long  by  fifty-eight 
in  width.  The  front  is  ornamented  by  four  ionic  pillars,  each 
six  feet  in  diameter  and  thirty-six  feet  high.  The  underpinning 
steps  and  pavement  are  Onondaga  limestone.     The  main  struct- 


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u re  is  of  brick,  sanded  and  painted.  On  the  first  floor  are 
offices  of  the  sheriff,  county  judge  and  surrogate,  di?tiict 
attorney, county  treasurer  and  superintendent  of  the  poor,  be- 
sides the  supreme  court  library  ;  on  the  second  floor  is  the  ccuirc 
room  and  adjacent  rooms  for  jurors,  etc  ,  also  the  supervism-s 
room.  The  dome  is  surmounted  by  a  cupoLa.  which  has  lui  iron 
plafforni  commanding  a  fine  view  of  the  city  and  surrounding 
country. 

Allusion  has  just  been  made  to  the  first  jail  in  Broome 
County.  The  present  structure  was  erected  in  1858  at  a  cost  of 
.tl5,000;  and  being  by  some  considered  inadequate  at  the 
present  there  is  much  discussion  upon  the  subject  of  erecting  a 
new  one.  The  present  structure  includes  the  jail  proper,  with 
cells  of  stone  and  iron  for  criminals  together  with  a  comfortable 
residence  for  the  sheriff.  The  noted  humorist,  linguist,  burglar 
and  murder,  Edward  II.  Unlloff  has  been  among  pris:)ners  who 


to  themselves  and  to  society.  Removed  from  temptation,  and 
subjected  to  appropriate  treatment;  there  is  every  reason  to 
hope  that  many,  at  least,  will  be  restored  from  the  drunkard's 
career  and  the  drunkard's  grave.  At  any  rate  humanity  and 
religion  alike  demands  the  experiment.'' 

Brief  mention  was  made  privously  of  a  few  among  the  many 
statesmen,  philanthropists  and  orators  who  honored  Bingham- 
ton  with  their  presence  on  the  occasion  of  laying  the  corner 
ston.  In  his  address.  Rev.  Henry  Bellows,  said:  "I  rejoice, 
then,  to  be  able  to  lift  to  the  pedestal  of  this  majestic  occasion, 
and  to  place  before  the  eyes  of  the  friends  of  the  unfortunate, 
of  the  inebriate,  and  his  wretched  victims  only  less  miserable 
than  himself,  the  name  of  the  first  man  who  proposed, 
advocated,  and  successfully  carried  into  effect,  the  project  of 
an  Inbriate  Asylum — Dr.  .1.  Edward  Turner.  May^<TodJreward 
his  faith  and   his  words."      The  citizens   of  Binghamtonj^were 


FRONT  OR  EAST  ENTRANCE  TO  BENNETT  PARK. 


occupied  a  cell  in  the  south  alley. 

The  first  county  clerks  ottice  was  an  insignifipent  buikling 
erected  on  the  first  site  of  tlie  court  house,  and  in  1830  it  wns 
changed  to  a  location  near  the  present  site  of  the  court  house. 
In  which  quarters  it  remained  till  the  erection  of  the  present 
fire-proof  building  in  which  many  valuable  documents  are  kept 
and  recorded. 

Mention  has  already  been  made  to  the  .New  York  State 
Inebriate  .Vssylum  which  was  not  only  the  first,  but  also  one  of 
the  finest  structures  of  the  kind  in  the  world.  The  venerable 
Dr.  Paddock  in  IKtU  say  of  it:  "As  a  remedial  as  well  as  a 
charitable  institution,  it  has  no  fellow.  There  is  nothing  like  it 
in  any  part  of  the  world.  Looking  upon  inebriety  as  a  disease 
as  well  as  a  crime,  the  projectors  of  this  assylum  propose  to 
treat  it  in  that  character.  It  is  believed  that  quite  a  large 
proportion  of  the  intemperate  as  of  the  insane  can  be   restored 


justly  proud  of  such  an  institution,  but  destiny  or  rather  the 
State  Legislature  ruled  against  them  and  soonjdeclared  the 
institution  a  failure  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  created 
and  on  May  18,  1879  an  act  was  passed  abolishing  the  New  York 
State  Inebriate  .Vsylum,  and  transferring  the  property  j'and 
privelegesto  the  management  of  tl:e  Binghamton  Asylum  for 
the  chronic  insane.  The  board  of  trustees  consists  of  nine 
citizens  of  the  state  appointed  by  the  governor  and  approved 
by  the  senate. 

Srisi/iirliinniii  Vii/lrv  //owe  owes  its  origin  as  much  if  not 
more  to  the  persistent  efforts  of  l>r.  .lohn  G.  Orton  than  to  any 
other  person.  The  edifice  was  designed  and  erected  for  a  priv- 
ate residence,  but  in  1879  it  was  incorporated  as  a  christian 
home  for  the  homeless  children.  Where  they  were  to  feel  the 
restraint  and  enjoy  the  blesf ing  of  achristain  home  and  chris- 
tain  instruction.       To  this  end  every  means  that  parented  care 


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and  wisdom  cun  devise  is  employed  to  keep  the  little  uiifdrtiinate 
as  free  from  viscious  influences  as  possible;  and  to  nuike  of 
them  men  and  women  of  whom  their  benefaptors  may  be  justly 
proud.  All  the  neccessary  facilites  are  afforded  for  a(|uiring  a 
good  education  and  many  of  the  children  are  found  nice,  com- 
fortable homes  in  christian  families. 

This  institution  is  the  pioneer  of  the  county  having  for  its 
primaryvobject  the  removal  of  children  from  the  county  poor- 
house  ;  but  it  was  through  its  influence  and  example  the  law  of 
1876  was  enacted  which  prohibited  the  placing  of  children  be- 
tween the  ages  three  to  sixteen  in  the  alms  houses  of  the  state- 
Many  of  the  children  are  exceptionaly  bright  and  well 
educated  and  compare  more  than  favoribly  with  the  children 
wno  atten-l  the  other  schools  of  the  county  and  show  an  interest 
in  the  Sunday  school  which  is  not  usually  seen  in  the  churches 
This  Sunday  school  is  attended  each  sabbath  by   repre?entaiives 


seventy-five  feet,  two  stores  and  basement.  Female  wing  and 
keeper's  hou>e,  sixty-five  by  thirty-six  feet,  and  forty  by  forty- 
five  feet  respectively,  two  stories  and  thiee  stories  high.  Main 
biiildiiip.  titty  by  fifty-five  feet. 


County  Officers. 

Following  are  names  of  the  persons  who   served   as  county 
judges,    district    attorneys,    sheriffs,    county    clerks,    county 
treasurers,  and  county  officers,  and  tlie  date  of  their  election. 
County  yudges; — 

.lohn  Patterson.  April  I'd,  1806. 

Daniel  Hudson.  March  2d,  1K09. 

James  Stoddard,  May  31st,  1809. 

Stephen  Muck,  Xuveniber  Otli,  1SIl>. 


WEST  ENTRANCE  TO  BENNETT  PARK. 


of  the  different  city  churches  who  take  charge  of  and  teach  the 
children  the  lesson  for  that  day,  giving  them  the  same  privileges 
of^other  children  more  fortunate. 

The  citizens  and  managers  have  not  been  unmindful  of  the 
children,  and  remember  them  especially  at  Thanksgiving  and 
Christmas. 

Broome  County  Alms- House  and  Furms. — The  county  farm 
is  located  about  two  and  a  half  miles  north  of  the  city  of  Bing- 
hamton  on  the  west  side  of  the  Chenango  river.  It  was  originaly 
owned  by  Seth.  Leonard  and  purchased  in  ISl'l  by  Stephen 
Weed,  Vinant  Whitney  and  Marcus  Sage,  superintendents  of 
the  poor  of  Broome  county.  It  contains  about  one  hundred  and 
twenty  acres  of  fertile  and  tilable  land  extending  from  the  river 
to  the  slope  of  the  mountain.  The  buildings  are  all  of  wood  and 
the  first  of  the  new  buildings  being  built  in  1S70.  Tliey  are  as 
follows;     Main    building;     men's    department    thirty-four   liy 


John  K.  Drake,  \pril  S  th.  1815 
Tracy  Kobinson,  .lanuary  31st.  18'J3. 
William  Seymour,  April  12th,  1843. 
Edward  (t.  Kattel,  June.  1847. 
.Fohn  R.  Dickinson.  November,  I8."il. 
Horace  S.  Griswold,  November,  iStih. 
Benjamin  N.  Loomis,  August  isth,  1870. 
William  B.  Edwards,  November,  1S70. 
Taylor  L.  Arms.  November,  1888. 

Names  of  those  who  served  as  surrogates,  before  the  year 
1847  at  which  time  they  were  merged  with  that  of  judge. 
Eleazer  Dana,  April  3d,  1806, 
Peter  Robinson,  February  12th,  1821. 
George  Park,  March  27th,  1823. 
Joseph  P.  Uugg.  February  12th,  1836. 
Hamilton  Ccdlier.  Februarv  19th,  1840. 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


John  I\.  Dickinson,  February  littli,  ls44. 
District  .  I  itorncya : — 

John  A.  Collier,  June  lllh,  1818 

Thomas  G.  Waterman.  Februnry  25tli.  1S22. 

Mason  Whiting,  .\pril  10th,  18l'3. 

Peter  Robinson,  May  20tl),  1823. 

^[asiin  Whiting,  November  SOili,  IK31. 

Joseph  Hosworth. 1S37. 

Hamilton  Collier,  December  1st,  1887. 

Ausburn  Birdsall,  February  12th,  1S42. 

George  A.  Northrup,  November,  1840. 

Luther  Badger,  June,  1847, 

Jacob  Morris,  November  28th,  1849. 

Francis  B.  Smith,  November,  1853. 

Orlow  W.  Chapman,  September  4th,  1862. 

Peter  W.  Hopkins,  January  6th,  1868. 

Theodore  F.  McDonald,  November,  ls74. 

David  H.  Carver.  1880. 

George  K.  Curtis,  1883. 

Winthrop  D.  Painter,  November,  1889. 
Sheriffs  .— 

"William  Woodruff,  April  2nd,  ISOfi. 

Jacob  McKiiiney,  February  22iid,  iNOs. 

Chester  Patter^on,  MaySUt,  180!). 

Thomas  Whitney,  March  9ili,  1813. 

Oliver  Huntington,  February  24tli,  18Ui. 

William  Chamberlain, . I uue  loih,lslS. 

Chauncey  Hyde, February  12ih,  1S21. 

Joseph  Patterson,  Mrtrcli  2Sili.  ISJl. 

Noah  Shaw,  November.  1822. 

Benjamin  II  Nichols,  Nnvenilier,  1S25. 

Jesse  Hinds,  jr.,  November,  1S2S. 

James  Stoddard,  November,  1831. 

Robert  O.  Kdwards,  November,  1S34. 

Robert  llarpur,  November,  1.S37. 

Levi  Dimmick,  November,  184(i. 

Joseph  Bartlett,  -November,  1S43. 

Usebe  Kent,  November,  lH4fi. 

Benjamin  T.  Miller,  .January  24th,  1K48. 

William  Kent,  November,  1S4K. 

Mason  Wattles,  November,  1851. 

James  B.  Balch,  November,  1854. 

Erastus  Hurghardt,  .November,  1857. 

.lohn  li.  Bowen,  November,  IsiiO. 

Frederick  W.  Martin,  November,  18ti3. 

Robert  lirown,  November,  18ti6. 

Frederick  W.  Martin,  November,  1869. 

Philotis  Edmister,  .November,  1872. 

(ieorge  W.  Kunn,  November,  1S75. 

L.  Chester  Bartlett,  November,  1878. 

S.  Foster   I'.lack,  Novenilier  I8S1. 

.lames   Brown,  November,  IKSo. 
Wintield  Stone,  November'  18KS. 

Frederick  P.  Ockerman,  N  ivember.  I.S91. 
Urbane  Stevens,  November.  1S!U 
Cotnitv   i'/rrhs:- 

.\8hbel  Welles,  .\pril  2rid,  IsOiJ. 


Jacob  McKinney,  May  31st,  1809. 

William  Woodruff,  February   26th,  1810. 

^lason  Wattles.  February  ISth,  1811. 

William  Woodruff,  November  9th,  1812. 

Ammi  Doubleday,  August  28th,  1817. 

Latham  A.  Burroughs,  February  14th,  1821. 

Daniel  Kvans,  November,  1822. 

Barzillai  ^larvin,  November,  1831. 

.lohn  0.  :\loore,  November,  1840. 

Burr  (ieorge,  November,  1843. 

.lohn  C.  Moore,  November,  1H46. 

Kras nius  D.  Robinson,  November,  1849. 

William  C.  Doane,  November,  1855. 

Hallan  K.  Pratt,  November,  1858. 

Charles  O.  Root,  November,  1861. 

Joseph  M.  Johnson,  November,  1867. 

Pliny  \.  Itussell,  November,  1873. 

Marcus  W.  Scott,  November,  1876. 

Charles  F.  Tupper,  November,  1882. 

Henry  Marean,  November.  1888. 

Frank  Newell,  November,  1894. 
County  Tritjsitrrrs. — Before  the  constitution  of  1846  was  accept- 
ed the  supervisors  appointed  the  county  treasurer.  Follow- 
ing are  the  names  of  those  who  have  served  the  county'since 

then  by  election  :  — 

Richard  Matlier,  November,  1848. 

Nelson  .1.  Hopkins,  November'  1854. 

.\l()iizo  C.  Matthews,  November,  1863. 

David  L.  Bruwiison,  November  1875  to  1884. 

.lolin  .\.  Kider,  November,  1885. 
i\/r////>rrs  of  Asseml>l\' :  — 

Eleazer  Dana.  1808. 

James  Pumpelly,  1810. 

Chauncey  Hyde,  1812. 

.lohn  H.  Avery,  1814. 

.\sa  Leonard,  1815. 

.Mason  Whiting.  1816. 

.loshua  Whitney,  1817. 

John  W.  Harper,  1818. 

Chester  Patterson,  1819  to  1821  inclusive. 

Chauncey  Hyde,  1822. 

.lonathan  Lewis,  1823. 

Thomas  G.  Waterman,  1824. 

Briant  Stoddard,  1825. 

Peter  llobinson,  1826  to  1831  inclusive. 

Vincent  Whitney,  1832-33. 

David  C.  Chase,  1834. 

Neri  Blatchly,  1855. 

Judson  Allen,  1836-37. 

.lanies  Stoddard,  1838. 

.lohn  Siou>;lilon.  1839. 

Cornelius  ^lersereaii,  1840. 

(iiileon  llolchkiss    1841. 

l.'olierl  Harper,  1S42. 

tiill)ert  Dickinson.  1S43. 

John  B.  h'ogers.  1844. 

Cyru-  .Inlinson,  184."). 


BROOME  COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 


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BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


Salfronius  H.  Freiicli.  lN4(i. 
Oliver  C.Crocker.  1847. 
Jeremiah  Hull,  1S4S. 
,Tohn   (I.  Whittaker,  I.s4!l. 
Edward  Y.  I'lirk,  18oU. 
Hoher  \V.  Hiiui.-.  1851. 
William  L.  Ford.  IS5l>. 
.loseiih  F.   Kly.  Isi3. 
Robert  Harpur,  1854. 
Charles  McKinney,  1855. 
Walter  L.  Peck,  1856, 
Enos  Puffer,  1857, 
.lohn  S   Palmer,  1858. 
f)gburne  E.  Bump,  1859 


Edwin  (.!.  Moody,  1877. 
.\lexander  E.  Andrews,  1878. 
Henry  Marean,  187it 
L.  Coe  Young,  1880. 
F.  n.  Smith,  1881. 
1,.  Chester  Bartlett,  IS82, 
William  H.  Olin,  1883-84, 
Isaac  Edson,  1885-86. 
Issael  T.  Deyo,lS87  to  1891  inclusive, 
.loseph  H.  Brownell,  1892-95. 
Broome  County  has  also   been    honored   in   the    United   (States 
Congress  by  the  following  persons: — 
Hon.  .lohn  A.  Collier,  1831. 
Hon.  William  Seymour.  1835. 


INTERIOR  VIEWS  OF  THE  SUSQUEHANNA  VALLEY    HOME. 


Friend  H.  Burt.  IMII 
(ieorge  Bartlelt,  18(;2. 
Francis  B,  Siriitb,  ls(«. 
Mulford  Northrup,  18r.4. 
Edward   Mersereau,  lsi;5. 
.Mild  B.  I'lldredgf,  Isr.p,. 
.lames  \'aii Valkenburg,  I81i7. 
Chauneey  C.  Bennett.  I8t;s. 
William  Kly,  ls(i9  to  1871  inclusive. 
William  I'My.  William  1,.  I'orcl.  1  v72. 
William  I..  Ford,  ls73. 
<-ieorge  ."^herwood.  1874-75. 
Rodney  A.  Ford,  187ii. 
Henry  Mather,  IWO. 


lion,  .\usburn  Birdsall,  1^47. 

lion.  Giles  W.  Hotcbkiss,  I8(i3. 

lion.  S.  C.  -Millard,  1883. 
In  the  State  Senate  by: — 

Thomas  t^.  Waterman,  1827. 

haniel  S    1  lickinsun,  IS37. 

IVler  W,  Hopkins,  IS7S. 

Edwin  (i     llalbert,  1S7!). 

Edmund  (('('(inmir.  the  (jrespiil  incumbent. 

The  Legisliitivi' or  law  making  power  of  Broome  County  is 
vested  in  a  B(i:inl  of  Supervisors  consisting  of  one  member  from 
each  town  and  ward  of  the  city,  the  i)resenl  number  is  twenty- 
nine.  I'ormerly  they  were  elected  for  one  year,  the  term  is 
now  extended  to  two   years.        The    following   are    the   present 


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members: — 

Andrew  U.  Jackson  :  first  ward,  city. 
Leonidas  B.  Gleason  ;  second  ward.  city. 
John  E   Stowell;  third  ward,  city. 
Lemuel  A.  Clift;  fourth  ward,  city. 
Harry  Khoades  ;  fifth  ward,  city. 
William  Kuger;  sixth  ward,  city. 
Edwin  Taylor  ;  seventh  ward.  city. 
Tabor  M.  Reed;  eight  ward, city. 
Lee  M.  Cafferty  ;  ninth  ward,  city. 
Walter  S.  Lyon  ;  tenth  ward,  city. 
James  K.  AVaite  ;  eleventh  ward,  ciiy. 
Ernest  11   Ballon  ;  twelftli  ward,  ciiy. 


.Tasper  Smith  ;  town  of  Triangle. 
E.  K.  Alersereau  ;  town  t)f  Union. 
O.J.  White:  town  of  Vestal. 
W.  W.  Watrous  ;  town  of  Windsor 
•Tasper  Smith,  Chairman. 
A.  W.  T.  r.ack.CUerli. 


Military  History. 

Broome  County  has  a  military  recoi-d  of  which  she  may 
justly  be  proud.  In  patriotic  devotion  to  her  country  she  has 
few  equals  and  no  superior.     Many  a  brave  boy  and  man  threw 


GE^ERAL  JOHN  C.  ROBINSON. 


Crosby  T     Moffat;  thirteenth  ward,  city. 
M.  O.  Eggleston  ;  town  of  Barker. 
W.  D.  Uowley  ;  town  of  Binghamton. 
Wellington  Treadwell;  town  of  Chenango. 
B.  B.  Badger;  town  of  Colesville. 
Charles  E.  Fuller;  town  of  Conklin. 
John  Culter ;  town  of  Dickinson. 
A.  1).  Weed  ;  town  of  Fenton. 
Frank  Langdon  ;  town  of  Kirkwood. 
Robert  Forks ;  town  of  Lisle. 
E.  L.  Vincent ;  town  of  Maine. 
Michael  Woods :  town  of  Nanticake. 
Joseph  AV'hite  ;  town  of  Sanford. 


down  his  tools,  bid  adieu  to  loved  ones  and  home,  while  he  went 
forth  to  fight  and  defeat  the  common  enemy.  Beside  the 
many  brave  privates  and  otficers  of  lower  rank,  three  generals 
went  forth  from  this  county. 

With  the  return  of  peace  no  relaxation  of  zeal  was  shown^ 
a  company  of  infantry  and  battery  was  organized  which  under 
competent  ofticers  has  reached  an  enviable  degree  of  excellence* 
A  well  appointed  state  armory  has  been  erected  on  State  street 
in  the  city  of  Binghamton  which  would  reflect  credit  on  any 
community. 

Among  the  pioneer  soldiers  of  early  days  may  be  mentioned 
Major  Josiah  Stow  of  Windsor  once  an  officer  in  the  French 
army.      General   Orange   Stoddard   of   Union   once  an  Indian 


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commissioner.  Captain  William  Kritik.  .ludge  .loshua  .Mersereau 
of  Union  a  brilliant  soldier  of  the  Kevolution,  he  nearly  being 
captured  by  the  British  at  New  York.  After  Burgoynes  sur- 
rendered he  had  charge  of  the  prisoners. 

In  1842  Jacob  C.  Robie  of  Hinghamton  assumed  command  as 
colonel  of  the  Twenty-first  Regiment  of  New  York  ^lilitia  con- 
tinuing in  command  eleven  years.  He  was  then  assigned  the 
command  of  the  Forty-third  Regiment  with  headquarters  in 
Chenango  county.  Colonel  Robie  was  an  efficient  energetic 
officer. 

Scarcly  had  the  last  field  of  the  Rebellion  been  won.     Than 


training. 

At  the  out  breaking  of  the  great  Rebellion  they  rallied  from 
Broome  County  to  defend  the  county's  flag  men,who,for  bravery 
ond  patriotism  the  county  may  justly  feel  proud.  Had  it  not 
been  for  such  the  tide  of  rebellion  might  have  swept  far  beyond 
its  northern  limit — Gettysburg.  At  the  first  call  three  companies 
were  organized  at  whose  head  was  placed  Col.  Jacob  C.  Robie 
who  was  at  that  time  appointed  United  States  enrolling  officer. 
These  three  companies  composed  of  the  following  persons  drilled 
daily  in  the  streets  of  Hinghamton. 

Company  r.— .foseph  .1    Bartlett.  major ;  Edward  I,.  Lewis, 


QENER.\L  EDWARD  F.  JONES. 


an  agitation  arose  to  establish  a  fund  for  each  regiment ;  ^rMXl  was 
first  appropriated  on  condition  that  a  certain  amouni  of  military 
duty  be  i)reformed.  This  in  1870  was  so  changed  that  non-com- 
missioned officers  and  privates  received  more  benefit  and  a  sum 
of  at  least  %1  vras  to  bo  paid  to  each  one  who  had  paraded  at 
least  seven  times  during  the  previous  year,  later,  in  187s,  this 
sum  was  raised  to  $8  and  to  meet  the  general  expenses  each 
regiment  was  allowed  $500.  This  was,  however,  aftewards  so 
changed  that  each  division  received  .$1,000  for  expenses  and  $.500 
more  to  brigade  headquarters.  There  has  been  a  general  im- 
provement in  all  departments  of  Military  training ;  since  the 
im    of  the  training  day  when  all    left   their  work  for  a  general 


captain;  Charles  A.  Wells,  first  lieutenant ;  Eugene  M.  I>avis. 
orderly  sergeant;  (leorge  W.  Dunn,  second  sergeant;  James  M. 
Watson,  third  sergeant;  John  E.  Ronk,  fourth  sergeant;  Eri  S. 
Watson,  l-rederick  I,.  <41eason.  Theodore  M.  Leonard,  Martin 
M.Adams,  corporals  ;  Samuel  I  >.  Crumb,  Lewis  W.Chichester, 
musicians.-  /•>-/:■<?/,■.«. — (ieorge  M.  Andrus,  William  C.  Austin, 
Orbul  n.  \ble,  Orville  Bacon,  William  A.  Bowker,  Henry  N. 
Benson, .liiliii  I'.utler,  Jolin  W.  Bather,  George  Butler,  .Sherlock 
I'.  lUack,  .simeop  lirown,  Alexander  Bailey,  William  Barnes, 
.lohn  Boyden,  .Morris  Blair,  Lewis  M.  Ballard,  .lames  Barwise, 
.lames  I'.artholomew,  (iirard  Case,  Edward  M.  t^afferty,  .lohn 
Coe,  I  leiiry  Coe,  Charles  Carman,  lUaud   Dempsey,  .lohn   Horn, 


BROOME   COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 


STONE  OPERA  HOUSE. 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


Frederick  l>iirand,  Mi'-liael  I'riseoU,  George  lirtvi?.  Samuel 
Eastabrook,  (ieorge  W.  Fnvd  Fanning,  .tonal  lian  French, 
Thomas  M.  Gillick,  Martin  Green,  Simeon  (Jrout.  Orion  Harmon, 
,lohn  Hill,  Oliver  Hokirk,  (ieortje  Ilokirk,  .loseph  Ilanj'i,  l.e\  i 
R,  .ronnson,  William  S.  .lay,  .lames  Kin^.C^lark  Lambert,  Haniel 
W.  Larkin,  Cornelius  W.  .Maine,  Patrick  Millmure,  .Xorman  S 
.Miller,  liobert  Martin,  Gilbert  Mix.  ('Iinrlf's  il.  Perry,  William 
H.  Parker.  Kdvvin  S.  Kichnionil.  Mt-hiii  F.  Sterling,  ('harles  P.. 
Schramm.. Joseph  Short^.  Tlirodore  Trtichell,  William  W.  Tomp- 
kins, Thomas  W.  Tompkin^,  .\loiizo  ('  Taft.  William  II.  Van 
Alstyne.  .loshiia  Williams.  Sam  lel  II.  Warner.  .-Vlbert  G.  Whit- 
man. Franklin  Whi.ney.  jr.  Charles  Yenny, 

(•■()«//(;«)■  /'.—I  liraii.  ('.  Ilodgers.  captain  ;  Henry  ('.  .lack- 
son,  lieutenant ;  .\sa  Park,  ensign;  AVilliam  II.  P.artram.  Fd- 
ward  Comstock.  (ieorKe  Williamson,  .\lbert  <;.  Xorthrup,  ser- 


ford.  Zael  Paddleford,  Charles  W.  Platf.  Cyrus  T.  Purdee, 
I'eloss  Payne,  Oscar  Phelps.  Edwin  s.  Reid.  Franklin  Spencer. 
Nelson  Spen -er.  William  P.  Sampson,  William  .1.  Spendley, 
Stephen  A.  Siurdevant.  Charles  Slater.  .lames  V.  Snedaker, 
tUiarles  Thompson,  .loseph  T.  Tripp,  .Vlbert  M.  Tyler,  William 
Traill,  liideon  \'aii  .\iiken.  Fli'ah  P.  Williains,  Benton  .\.  Wil- 
son. Charles  Webber,  .Tohn  Wilkins.  (ieorge  L.  Wilcox.  Charles 
Winters.  Lewis  Walton. 

Com/'iniY  F. — Peter  .lay.  captain  ;  William  .\.  Sheldon,  lieu- 
tenant; \ai  Fayette  Cross,  ensign  ;  Davalson  P.  Benedict,  Frank 
K.  Xorthrup.  Luther  N.  Hubbard.  .Joseph  L  Ross,  sergeants; 
(ieorge  H.  Roman,  Frederick  Itanilall.  Harvey  1).  Whiting.  .John 
C.  .June,  corporals;  Franklin  French,  musician — Privates. — 
.lames  Barry,  I.,a  Fayette  Benedict,  Ira  C.  Benedict,  George  W. 
Beckford,  Charle  „,X.  Bowker,  Hiram  Brown,  jr.,  Sanford  Brad- 


ELECTRIC  POWER  HOUSE  A^D  BARNS. 


geanls;  William  W.  Spencer,  .Inlni  L.  I'.aile,\.  Cliarle.';  R.  Fair- 
child.  Fdward  M.  Watson,  corporals  ;  William  .1.  Rundeil.  ('has 
\an  Horn,  musicians. — I'ri-nl.s. — .Ubert  l>.  .\rmstroiig.  Will- 
iam l».  BoUes,  Irving  S.  Burdge.  Francis  Rently.  William  II. 
Hrainard.  .lohn  W.  Burrows.  Stewart  .\.  Burrows.  Ileber  Canoll. 
Clark  . I. Cone.  I''rank  Coleman,  Henry  M,  Crofker.  I.'ufsell  S. 
Cole,  .lamias  Coon,(ieorge  Hickson.  Cliauncey  .1.  Hurfee,  Reuben 
11.  Dickinson, Charles  X.  Elliott,  C.  Hopkins  I'airchild.  Patrick 
Fagan.  I'rank  P'rancisco,  l-'rederick  l'"owler.  Abial  T,  l''inch, 
.\aron  W.  <iage,  William  II,  Oray,  .Alatthias  (iorinan,  l'"rank 
Grimes.  Inlm  II.  Hogan.  George  Hedden,  (Chester  Howard, 
Charles  A.  Harding,  Henry  \.  Harding,  Oliver  A.  Kilmer, 
.lames  P.  Kirliy,  William  H.  Lay,  .James  I.,ester,  John  Mc- 
Laughlin. I'haddcus  s.  .Monroe.  Sidney  A.  McKune,  Calvin 
Meacham,  .Melvin  .\.  Newman. .loseiih  R.Osborn,  Newel  Paddle- 


linry.  Charles  W.  Butts,  Charles  Burger,  Jesse  P.  Cone,  Henry 
Cory.  Nicholson  \.  Corson,  Owen  D.  Conklin,  Miles  Cresson, 
William  I''..  Curran,  Benjamin  Cummings,  Joseph  Ij.  Davis, 
Solomon  Darling,  Lee  F".  Dawson,  James  L.  Dunning,  .John 
Dunning,  .lames  Durfee.  Charles  E.  Evans,  James  H.  Evans. 
George  W.  I'inch.  John  R.  Ferguson,  Harrison  Gerig,  X'athaniel 
(ierman,  Harrison  (tuiles,  Charles  T.  Handy,  Timothy  Hayes 
Danie.  Hawkins.  Charles  Holland,  Harlan  Holland  I'atriek 
Houlihan.  Warren  Howland,  2d,  .John  Hysard.  .lohn  Kearn 
Thomas  Kelly,  John  N.  Kemery,  .loseph  Lake.  Oscar  Lander, 
David  .\.  (..ester,  Rosander  I-'  Lodbell,  .loseph  H.  Mc.\voy, 
Charles  .Miller.  William  D.  Osborn,  .1.  Washington  Ostrander. 
Melvin  .1.  Pierce,  Henry  Redfield,  James  D.  Reynolds.  Frank  B. 
Roger.^,  \ndre\v  l;ood..iosian  H.  Ro?e, Timothy  S.  Slater,  Archi- 
bald Snell.  jr.,  .lames  Spencer.  Lucius  Thorp,  David   M.  Turner, 


BROOMi:   COIN  TV    I  LUS  TRATED. 


3' 


VIEWS  IN  ROSS  PARK. 


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BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


lloUin     f'>.    Truesdall,    William    S.    Van    Valkenbui-gh,    Havid 
Walker,   Kdgar  H.    Warner,    Frederick   Waterman,    Kdwin   M 
Watrous,  Albert  Welch,  William  B.  Westervelt,  Edwin  .!.  Wil- 
bur, Henry  Williams,  l>aiiiel   W   Witherell.  Reuben   A.  Wright. 
Theodore  H.  Yates. 

The  89th  Regiment  of  N'olunteers  was  mustered  into  service 
in  ISIil.  The  .ollowing  are  the  officers  ai  d  men  ut  tlie  com- 
panies from  Broome  tlounty : 

Harrison  S.  Fairchild,  colonel ;  .Jacob  G.  Robie,  lieutenant ; 
Daniel  T.  Evarts,  major;  .John  F;.  Shepard,  ad'utant;  Oonelius 
H.  Webster,  quartermaster:  Truman  H.  Si|uire.  surgeon; 
?satbaniel  E  Pierson,  assistant  surgeon  ;  (ieriit  \'an  liigen.  ser- 
geant-major 

Coiii/'iniv  /y.— .James  llazley.  ciptain  ;  .Nathan  .V.Newton, 
first  lieutenant ;  Ohauncey  .1  Keed.  second  lieutenant ;  David 
C.  Durand,  Benjamin  F.  Helley.  (ieorge  ('.  Baker,  N'eedick 
Adam,  Ira  Scriver.  sergeants;  William  E.  Evans,  Richard 
Downs,  Thomas  (iroody,  Charles  J,.  Campbell,  Thomas  Durfee. 
Charles  Stringham,  George  A.  (Trove,  Jlenjamin  F.  I.eech,  cor- 
porals ;  Samuel  1).  Crumb.  .John  E  Manderville.  musicians; 
.Jacob  Van  .\uken,  wagoner. — P//: c/i  v.^I.eonard  .Anson,  Lewis 
Chester  Bartlett,  .Tames  S.  Burr,  Byron  .M.  Badger.  .lohn  W. 
Beardsley.  Frederick  Brown,  .\ndrew  .1.  Brown.  Stephen  11. 
Holies.  .Idseph  l'>.  ISovee,  Edward  B.  Bishop,  .lames  E.  Busby, 
Chauncy  Baker.  William  Bisley.  .lacul)  Berger.  .Jehiel  C'amernn. 
Azor  M.  Curtis,  Robert  W.  Crane.  .Ufred  (Hyde,  Sherman  N. 
Cook,  (ieorge  W.  ('arharl,  Stephen  1'  Cagdin.  .John  Cluen, 
Uriah  W.  Cash.  .K.hn  Cassidy.  Edward  .M.  Cafferty,  ilartin 
Delano.  Daniel  Dennison,  P^dson  .\.  Davis.  Seneca  Duel,  Beed 
F.  Francisco,  William  ('.  Fisher,  Hiram  D.  (iould,  .Tames 
Groody,  .\rthur  ().( Jray,  William  H  Hull,  David  Harris.  .John 
P.  Hunt.  William  Hamilton.  .Tohn  Kay,  David  Lincoln,  Hiram 
D.  I^andon,  P>arney  Lee.  .Inhn  Maur)shofl,  .John  W.  Mnnn, .Tames 
Mullon,  .lames  ()'(_'onner,  Francis  O'Clary,  .Jacob  Portsher. 
I^ewis  M.  Pierson,  Charles  Pilhie,  William  T.  Powers,  F>iend 
Pratt,  David  .\.  Patterson,  Edward  .M.  Pierce.  Chauncy  . I.  Reed. 
Oliver  llaunny.  .John  W.  Kulifson.  .John  W.Rockwell,  (ieorge 
W.  Stringham,  .lohn  Spahn.  .John  H.  Sweet,  Richard  Smith, 
ICrnest  ]■'.  Towner,  Henry  W.  Vanderburgh,  .laoob  H.  Waldron, 
Charles  11.  Williams. 

Com/'iiny  />. — .lohn  Brady.  Patrick  I'itzgibbons.  David 
(•rommell. 

Company  E. — ("harles  Ball. 

( 'ompany  E  came  from  Oxford  and  Norwich. 

Capt.  Catlin  of  Owego  joined  Capt.  Bartlett  of  this  city,  and 
with  their  forces,  proceeded  to  .\lbany,  as  ordered  by  the  Ad- 
jutant (ieneral.  The  three  companies  started  from  Elmira. 
where  for  some  days  they  were  i|uartered  for  the  battle  lields 
of  the  South,  .Inly  10th,  IKtJi.  They  were  assigned  to  the  27th 
Infantry  of  New  York  Volunteers  with  the  following  ollicers: 
Henry  W.  Slocum,  colonel;  .Toseph  .1.  Chambers,  lieutenant 
colonel ;  .loseph  .1.  Bartlett,  major.  I'he  evening  of  .Tuly  llth 
found  them  quartered  in  Franklin  Square.  Washington,  and  on 
the  Kith  they  marched  over  Mt.  Virginia  only  five  days  before 
they  participated  in  the  disastrous  defeat  at  Bull  Bun,  in  which 
Col.  Slocum  was  wounded  and  the  command  of  the  regiment 


devolved  upon  -Maj.  Bartlett,  who  displayed  great  daring  and 
coolness  by  rallying  his  regiment  and  charging  the  enemy. 
While  the  main  army  was  disastrously  routed  by  so  doing,  he 
saved  many  from  the  pestilence  of  Rebel  prison^.  The  27th  was 
badly  shattered  in  this  battle,  having  many  in  dead  and  wounded 
at  the  mercy  of  the  Rebels.  Col.  Slocum  was  sonn  promoted  to 
Brigadier  (ieneral.  and  Maj.  Bartlett  toColoiirl.  This  regiment 
was  present  at  Yorktown,  West  Point,  The  Seven  Days  Battle, 
(iaines  Hills,  Crampton's  Gap,  Fredericksburg  and  Anteitam. 
At  the  expiration  of  their  two  years  they  returned  to  Elmira 
and  were  mustered  out.  Returning  to  Bijigl.amlon  they  re- 
ceived a  hearty  reception,  after  which  they  returned  to  their 
respective  homes.  -Many,  however, again  enlisted  in  the  regular 
services  as  officers  and  privates.  This  famous  27th  Regiment 
turned  out  three  Generals — Slocum,  Rogers  and  Bartlett. 
while  the  names  of  several  others  are  prominent  as  sheriffs  and 
other  leading  officers  and  public  men  of  this  county. 

In  the  fall  of  1861  the  famous  89th  Regiment  of  New  York 
Volunteers  was  mustered  into  service  at  Elmira.  and  about  that 
time  Hon.  Daniel  S.  Dickinson,  through  the  Secretary  of  War, 
obtained  permission  to  raise  an  independent  regiment  called 
"Dickinson's  (iuards".  Professional  business  was  then  suspended 
at  Col.  Robie's  office,  and  it  was  turned  into  a  recruiting  ren- 
dezvous. Four  companies  were  organized  in  this  county,  with 
HarrisoTi  S.  Fairehild,  of  Rochester,  colonel ;  .Jacob  C.  Robie,  of 
Binghamton,  lieutenant  colonel ;  Daniel  T.  Everts,  major ;  .John 
E.  Shepard, adjutant. 

Co.  B  was  commanded  by  (.'apt.  .James  Heazly,  of  Bingham- 
ton ;  Nathan  A.Newton,  first  lieutenant;  (!hauncy  .J.  Reed, 
second  lieutenant. 

(^(1.  J''^ —Captain,  Robert  Brown;  first  lieutenant,  Moses 
Puller  ;  second  lieutenant,  William  M.  Benedict. 

Co.  U. — Captain,  Seymor  L.  .Tudd,  of  Windsor  ;  first  lieuten- 
ant, Edward  M.  Bloomer;  second  lieutenant,  F'rederick  Daven- 
port . 

Co.  II. — Captain,  .John  B.  \an  Howe;  first  lieutenant, 
Wellington  M.  Lewis;  second  lieutenant,  Abner  Morris. 

Co.  A".— Captain,  Frank  Burt;  first  lieutenant,  Oliver  P. 
Harding;  second  lieutenant,  Frank  W.  Tremain.  All  these 
companies  did  valiant  service. 

Broome  County  had  many  representatives  in  the  one  hun- 
dred and  ninth  and  one  hundred  and  thirty-seventh  regiments, 
besides  in  eleven  other  regiments,  and  her  volunteers  were 
found  in  every  acting  departinent  of  the  army.  She  was  also 
represented  in  the  navy,  among  whom  we  deem  worthy  of 
special  mention  were.  Commodores  William  W.  MoKean  and 
.J.  R.  Sands;  also  Engineers  Levi  SpafTord,  William  B.Brooks 
and  Edward  O.  Robie.  .Vnd  a  number  from  this  county  enlisted 
to  serve  in  the  iron  clad  nictolor,  but  through  a  mistake  were 
not  assigned. 

Ihr  Drajl.i. — Previous  to  the  Act  of  Congress,  March  3d. 
18(53.  all  enlistments  in  Broome  ('ounty  had  been  voluntary, but 
under  this  Act  a  draft  was  ordered  in  the  Twenty-sixth  Clon- 
gressional  District,  to  which  Broome  belonged ;  and  this  draft 
was  inaugurated  at  Owego,  .July  17th,  by  Capt.  Edward  O 
Katlell  of  Broome  (bounty,  who  was  then  Provost  Marshal  of 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


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**<?«. 


SOLDIES'  nOUNMENT. 
Dedicated  to  our  Dead  Mercs. 


There  is  no  industry  more  worthy  of  mention  than  that  de- 
voted to  the  marking  of  the  last  resting  place  of  those  dear  to  us 
in  life,  and  whose  memory  we  cherish  until  we  ourselves  have 
gone  "to  that  country  from  which  no  traveller  returns," 

Mark  Anthony  said,  "The  evil  that  men  do  lives  after  them, 
the  good  is  interred  with  their  bones." 

There  is  no  nation  in  the  world  more  exacting  in  paying  this 
last  tribute  than  America. 


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BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


the  district.  INIany  were  drafted,  but  by  the  law  permitting 
them  to  commute  by  the  payment  of  $300,  and  the  failure  of 
many  to  pass  the  necessary  examination,  out  of  the  number 
drafted  only  ninety-four  entered  the  service,  and  the  most  of 
these  were  assigned  to  the  76th  New  York. 

As  it  had  been  proven  that  the  draft  was  a  failure,  and  when 
President  Lincoln,  on  the  17th  of  October,  1863,  called  for  300,000 
men,  tlie  County  System  was  devised,  and  the  Board  of  Super- 
visors called  a  special  session,  Dec.  I4th  and  15th,  and  a  resolu- 
tion was  passed,  directing  the  County  Treasurer  to  pay  $300 
County  bounty  to  each  man  enlisting.  Four  hundred  and 
ninety-two  men  enlisted,  a  few  of  them  volunteers  at  the  out- 
break, who  responded  to  Lincoln's  call  at  $11  per  month  and  no 
bounty,  but  the  majority  volunteers  for  the  first  time  donning 
the  blue. 


Having  thus  briefly  mentioned  a  few  facts  connected  with 
securing  soldiers  for  active  service,  let  us  briefly  mention  what 
part  Uroome  County  took  in  that  active  service.  We  recite, 
with  pride  and  honor  to  the  County,  the  glorious  exploits,  the 
valiant  charges,  the  coolness  and  bravery,  exhibited  by  the 
faithful  89th  Regiment,  in  which  so  many  of  our  loved  ones 
fought.  This  regiment  usually  worsted  their  enejny,  having 
taken  part  in  the  following  twenty-four  battles:  Camdeii.N  C. ; 
South  Mountain  and  Antietam,  Md. ;  Fredericksburg,  Va. ; 
Marye's  Heights,  near  Fredericksburg  ;  Suff'olk,  Ya.,  two  battles  ; 
Hanover  Junction,  Va. ;  Fort  Wagner,  S.  C  ;  Swift  Creek;  Ber- 
muda Hundreds  ;  Kingsland  Creek  ;  Drury's  Blufif ;  Wier  Bottom 
Church;  Coal  Harbor:  four  battles  near  Petersburg;  (Trant's 
Mine;  Chapin's  Farm,  two  battles  ;  Fair  Oaks, and  Appomattox, 
Va. 


BIJOU  THEATRE,  WATER  STREET,  BINGHAMTON,  N.  Y. 


Feb.  Ist.  1864,  the  President  iss.ued  a  call  for  ."lOd.iKiO  men. 
The  Board  of  Supervisors  passed  a  resolution  for  anotlier  bounty 
of  $300  to  each  volunteer.  This  call  was  successful  in  securing 
261  in  the  county.  Again,  on  March  1,5th,  the  President  called 
for  2IK).000  volunteers,  which  was  so  well  responded  to  that  the 
County's  (juota  was  filled  without  any  action  of  the  "Supervisors, 
but  the  call  for  ."jOO.OOO  troops,  .luly  25,  of  the  same  year,  re- 
<|Uired  the  action  of  the  Board  by  authorizing  a  bounty  of  $3(ilt 
each.    This  enlistment  aggregated  393. 

On  the  HUhof  December,  1S64.  the  President  issued  ncall  for 
3(X),000  men  Upon  this  call  the  Board  of  Supervisors  took 
action  .Ian  13,  Isdo,  by  allowing  a  bounty  of  $700  to  each  one 
enlisting  for  three  years;  $600  each  for  enlisting  two  years;  $500 
for  one  year.  .\  large  number  furnished  substitutes,  but.  in  all. 
198  entered  the  service. 


The  grand  record  of  89th  scarcely  eclipses  that  of  lii9th  and 
137th,  each  of  which  made  a  record  throughout  the  war.  adding 
luster  to  the  patriotism  of  the  county  which  sent  them. 

-\  sketch  of  the  war  would  hardly  seem  complete  without 
mention  of  some  of  the  leading  names  who  acted  in  the  capacity 
of  ollicers  The  size  of  this  book  would  cut  us  far  short  of  doing 
adequate  justice  to  these  our  honored  heroes 

If  you  were  on  upi)er  Washington  Street,  In  Hinghamton, 
almost  any  pleasant  afternoon  you  would  see  an  old  man  come 
out  of  his  residence,  supported  by  a  young  nan  and  leaning  on 
his  crutches  as  he  enters  his  carriage,  .\side  from  the  fact  that 
he  has  only  one  leg,  you  notice,  underneath  his  henvily  bearded 
face,  a  stern  and  decisive  look,  as  a  background  for  his  social 
pleasant  exterior.  This  is  (4en.  John  C.  liobinson,  once  Lieu- 
tenant Governor  of  New  York  State,  but  dear  to  our  County,  as 


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a  hero  of  the  great  Rebellion.  Gen.  Kobiribon  was  born  in  Bing- 
hamton,  in  1817.  When  eighteen  years  of  age  he  entered  West 
Point  Military  Academy,  remaining  three  years,  after  which  he 
studied  law  for  a  short  time,  only  leaving  this  to  accept  a  posi- 
tion as  Second  Lieutenant  of  the  Fifth  Infantry.  Soon  after,  he 
was  ordered  to  the  Kio  Grande  and  served,  with  distinction, 
throughout  the  Mexican  War,  and,  at  its  close,  rendered  valu- 
able services  in  the  South  and  West  against  the  Indians. 

At  the  opening  of  our  Civil  War  he  was  in  command  of  Fort 
McHenry,  Md.  He  distinguished  himself  in  many  places 
throughoutthe  war,  especially  in  the  great  "Seven  Days  Battle" 
and  other  battles  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  In  the  terrific  bat- 
tle of  Spotsylvania,  0.  H  ,  while  leading  his  men,  he  received  a 
bullet  wound  in  the  knee,  which  made  amputation  necessary. 
At  the  close  of  his  servic"  he  was  commissioned  Major  General. 


LIEUTENANT  CHARLES  H.  HITCHCOCK. 

Another  General  of  the  army,  who  has  likewise  been  Lieu- 
tenant (Tovernor,  is  Edward  F.  .lones,  perhaps  better  known  the 
world  over  as  "Jones  of  Binghamton".  Gen.  Jones'  record  has 
been  an  honor  to  himself,  as  well  as  the  County.  We  would  not 
forget  to  make  mention  of  Gen.  Jacob  C.  Robie,  now  deceased  ; 
Gen.  Hiram  V.  Rogers,  whose  services  were  so  valuable  in  Sher- 
man's famous  "March  Down  to  the  Sea" ;  Chaplin  .lohn  D. 
Parnes  and  others  of  rank,  and  above  all,  the ''Boys  in  Blue", 
who  fought  so  long  and  well  to  preserve  our  Nation. 


Militia  of  Broome  County. 

The  patriot  spirit  which  ran  so  high  in  the  sixties  has  not 
been  corroded  by  the  lapse  of  time.  Broome  tJounty  can  now 
boast  of  an  etticient  and  well  equipt  military  organization, occu- 
pying their  large  and  spacious  quarters  in  the  State  Armory. 

During  the  fall  and  winter  of  1877  and  spring  of  1878  a  com- 
pany was  mustered  in,  known  as  tlie  "Binghamton  City  <Tuard," 
or  more  properly  called  the  25th  Separate  Company  of  Infantry. 
The  first  officers  were;  E.  G.  Judd,  captain  ;  Arthur  Tileston, 
first  lieutenant;  Edward  A.  Roberts,  second  lieutenant;  Benja- 
min S.  Miller,  first  sergeant;  Cleveland  Robinson,  quarter- 
master sergeant.  The  Company  have  been  very  successful  in 
their  practicing  with  other  teams,  winning  many  prizes. 
Their  promptness  in  case  of  need  is  clearly  illustrated  in  the 
Italian  laborers' strike  at  Owego;  within  one  hour  from  the 
time  news  reached  Binghamton  sixty  men  had  started  for  the 
scene  of  the  strike.  Also  during  the  great  railroad  strike  at 
Western  New  York,  they  were  sent  to  quell  the  strikers  of 
Waverly  who  had  bid  defiance  to  the  Sheriff  and  his  posse.  In 
a  few  hours  the  rioters  were  overcome,  and  trains  were  again 
running. 

The  company,  which  consists  of  100,  is  now  one  of  the  best 
equipt  of  any  in  the  State,  and  can  boast  of  a  building  for  head- 
quarters which  can  be  surpassed  by  none.  The  Company  could 
be  out  in  full  field  service  on  a  few  hours  notice.  Its  present 
officers  are;  Captain,  Brevet;  brigadier  general,  Hiram  C* 
Rogers;  first  lieutenant,  C.  H.Hitchcock;  second  lieutenant, 
H.  P.  Worthing ;  assistant  surgeon,  D.  S.  Burr. 

The  Sixth  Battery  was  organized  in  March,  1870,  and  re- 
ceived the  hearty  support  of  the  friends  of  military  organiza- 
tions. In  1873  it  was  the  escort  of  Gov.  Dix  at  Syracuse  ;  in  1877 
it  waited,  ready  for  duty  six  days,  during  the  labor  riot ;  in 
1879  they  participated  in  a  sham  battle  at  New  Milford,  Pa. 
Brigadier  General  Briggs  said:  "The  Sixth  fully  maintains 
its  reputation  as  the  best  light  battery  in  the  State — well 
drilled  and  instructed  in  all  dismounted  work  appertaining  to 
its  distinctive  arm  of  the  service,  including  mechanical  maneu- 
vers, harnessing,  etc., — and  would  become  proficient  in  mounted 
drill  as  soon  as  drivers  could  be  instructed  and  horses  trained." 

The  first  drill  hall  was  the  old  Jlethodist  Church  on  Henry 
street,  next  Brigham  Hall.  After  this  a  barn  on  Water  street 
and  a  hall  on  Court  street,  and  after  this  quarters  were  secured 
in  Dwightville. 

The  present  quarters  were  obtained  largely  through  the 
efforts  of  Senator  E.  G.  Halbert,  in  1883,  it  is  large  commodious 
building  on  State  street,  which  cost  about  $30,000.  The  present 
officers  are:  Captain,  L.  L.  Olmstead;  first  lieutenant,  John 
Underwood  ;  second  lieutenant,  John  H.  Gross.  There  are  85 
members  in  the  battery. 


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TABERNACLE  M.  E.  CI1UWCM,  Coi  ner  /Main  and  Arthur  streets. 

Erected  in   iSS:;.      N'liliie  ot    buiklin^' and  uroiuuis.  sfi^o.ooo.      Member- 


ship    in      i'Sc)5,     7S5.       Siinda\ 
C  S.  (jariiiner,  Superintendent 


and  uriiiuul 

SfliDul     Membership    about    cSoo. 

if  Suinlav  School. 


REV.  EDWIN  B.  OL/nSTEAD. 

Rev.  lulwin  !!.  (  )imstea(i,  pastor  of  the  Taberna- 
cle Mclhodisl  I^piscopal  Church,  is  the  only  surviv- 
ing son  of  I  he  late  Rev.  DeWitt  C.  Olmstead,  for 
many  years  a  jirominent  minister  ot  the  Wyoming 
Conference,  antl  once  pastor  of  the  Court  Street 
Church  in  IJinghamton.  He  was  born  in  Danby 
Tompkins  Co.,  N.  ^',.  Dec.  2^.  iS:;;.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  Wyoming  Seminars.  Kingsttni.  I'a.,  and 
W'csU'Nan  I  nix crsil  V.  Midilletown,  Conn.  He  en- 
tered the  mini-.tr\-  in  ;SS:;.  lie  has  been  stationed 
at  Laurens.  \.  \'..  (ireat  iiend.  Pa..  Sayre,  Pa., 
Norwich.  N.  \  ..  and  is  now  serving  his  second  year 
as  pastor  of  the  Tabernacle  Church,  also  Secretary 
of  the  Wyoming  Conference.  He  has  traveled  ex- 
tensively and  for  several  years  has  been  in  constant 
demand  as  a  popular  lecturer. 


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CENTENARY  H.  E.  CHURCH,  Cor.  Court  and  Centenary  Streets. 

Rev.  John  H.  Race,  Pastor.  Value  of  building  about  $65,000.  Mem- 
bership about  900.  Parsonage  adjoining  Church  vahied  at  $7,000 
There  are  about  640  members  in  tlie  Sunday  School  and  over 
^ooin  the  Epworth  League.  The  Church  has  been  lately  repaired 
and  thi  Sun  d  a  v  School  room   enlarged  at  a  cost  of"  about  $7,000. 


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History  of  the  Town  of  Barker. 

The  large  town  of  Lisle  before  refered  to  was  divided  April 
18th,  1831,  into  four  towns.  Barker  being  the  south  eastern  one 
of  the  four;  a  portion  of  (4reene.  Chenango  C'ounty  was  then 
annexed. 

The  present  boundaries  of  Barker  are:  east,  (4reene  ;  north 
Triangle;  west,  Nanticoke  ;  south,  Maine  and  Chenango  Towns. 
The  town  is  nearly  square  with  the  Tioughnioga  river  crossing 
diagonally  from  the  northwest  to  the  southeast  corner ;  it  con- 
tains 21,147  acres  of  land. 

The  town  was  named  after  .John  Barker  the  first  permanent 
settler,  although,  there  is  reports  of  one  by  the  name  of  Thomas 
Gallop  residing  at  Chenango  in  1787,  four  years  before  Barker's 
settlement.  There  was  located  what  is  known  as  the  "Treaty 
House,"  a  building  erected  for  concluding  treaties  between  the 
Boston  Company  and  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Barker  belonged  to  the  "Home  Guards"  of  the  Revolu- 
tion and  was  at  one  time  taken  to  England  as  a  prisoner;  after 
his  release  he  settled  with  his  family,  consisting  of  a  wife  and 
six  children,  in  this  town  where  he  lived  until  183(5,  dying  at  the 
ripe  old  age  of  ninty-four. 

The  surface  of  the  town  is  generally  hilly  and  some  of  the 
declivities  steep.  The  best  land  for  tilling  usually  laying  on 
the  top  of  hills  which  is  largely  a  mixture  of  clayey  loam  and 
disintegrated  slate  and  shal.  The  soil  in  the  narrow  valleys  is 
usually  fertile.  Originally  the  land  was  covereJ  with  valuable 
pines,  the  clearing  of  which  furnished  a  livelihood  for  the  early 
settlers. 

Among  the  prominent  early  settlers  may  be  mentioned 
especially  Simeon  Rogers  who  came  from  Conn,  soon  after  Mr- 
Barker  ;  marrying  his  daughter  Mary.  Mr.  Rogers  had  a  family 
of  seven  children  some  of  whom  will  be  well  remember  at  the 
present  time  by  inhabitants  of  the  town.  .lohn  B  Rogers  who 
was  for  many  years  postmaster  and  a  prominent  merchant  of 
Chenango  Forks,  is  his  son. 

Many  interesting  anecdotes  are  told  of  Simeon  Rogers  and 
his  wife,  especially  of  the  later  who  was  intimate  with  the  Indian 
women.  They  kept  a  tavern  and  sold  liquor  of  which  the 
Indians  were  very  fond.  On  several  occasions  they  came  and 
when  very  drunk  threatened  her  life  if  she  refused  to  supply  all 
the  drink  they  wanted;  she  was  a  fearless  woman  and  by  some 
Btrategm  managed  to  escape, 

.lohn  .Ulen  was  another  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  town. 
An  incident  is  told  of  some  gentlemen  from  the  east  calling  on 
him  for  dinner  one  day;  he  had  no  bread  or  flour,  but  starting 
for  the  barn  he  threshed  some  grain,  ground  it  in  a  hand  mill, 
bolted  it  throiigli  his  handkerchief  and  baked  the  bread  for 
dinner. 

.\notlier  settler  was  Majnr  tJhauricey  Hyde  wlm  having 
tried  many  portions  of  the  state  at  last  settled  in  'Hyde  Settle- 
ment" Major  Hyde  was  a  man  of  considerable  rank  having 
served  as  brigade  inspector  in  the  State  .Militiii.  and  it  will  be 
remembered  that  he  afterwards  served  this  county  four  times  in 
the  State  Legislature  and  once  as  Sheriff.  His  father  Gen. 
Caleb  Hyde   who  was  a  sheriff  In  .Massachusetts  at  the    lime  of 


Shay's  Rebellion  came  and  settled  near  him.  A  line  of  Lom- 
bard Poplars  on  the  old  Hyde  place  are  said  to  came  from  a 
sprout  which  he  brought  with  him  from  ^lassachusetts  and 
stuck  in  the  ground. 

Ebby  Hyde,  from  Whitney's  Point,  moved  to  Hyde  Settle- 
ment and  remained  there  for  some  time.  He  was  father  to  the 
late  Dr.  Frederick  Hyde,  of  Cortland.  Caleb's  oldest  son^ 
Charles,  was  employed  in  the  United  States  Military  Service. 
The  history  of  this  family  and  their  pioneer  life  would  be  one 
of  great  interest  to  all  readers  if  space  would  allow  us  to  go 
into  details. 

Nathaniel  Bishop  was  another  settler  of  prominence  in  this 
section,  who  came  from  Massachusetts  in  1802.  He  had  a  fam- 
ily of  ten  children  and  put  up  a  frame  bouse  between  the 
places  now  of  Charles  and  Elias  Gaylord. 

McCoy  Hill,  named  from  Johnny  ^IcCoy,  a  jolly  Irishman 
who  resided  there,  was  on  the  direct  road  from  Hyde  settle- 
ment to  Whitney's  Point  originally.  On  this  hill  in  early  days 
lived  a  Mr.  Ames,  John  Smith  and  Robert  Hillock.  Lemuel 
Foot  came  from  Duchess  County  and  settled  on  the  Dan 
Hanchet  farm  in  1817. 

Capt.  Oliver  Stiles  came  from  Massachusetts  in  1806  and 
settled  on  the  farm  where  his  son  Simeon  lived.  Oliver  was 
not  only  prominent  as  Captain  in  the  State  Militia,  but  also 
held  several  County  offices. 

Among  other  early  settlers,  we  would  mention  Elijah  Wood, 
who  settled  on  the  Hiram  Dunham  farm  in  1815,  Stephen  Foote^ 
Aaron  Loomis,  Truman  Slosson,  Abram  (Graves,  Elias  Sheralier, 
.lohn  Dunham,  etc  ,  around  the  vicinty  of  Hyde  settlement. 

On  the  east  of  the  river  is  the  old  Beach  farm,  where  Asa 
Beach  settled  in  1795;  also  an  old  orchard  which  he  planted. 
In  this  part  also  settled,  at  an  early  day,  a  Mr.  Ranson  and 
Abbott  and  Southerland.  Benjamin  Fuller  settled  in  1796,  and 
from  him  Fuller  Settlement  was  named.  At  an  early  day  there 
was  a  log  grocery  on  this  side  of  the  river,  which  was  finally 
burned.  There  has  also  been  two  bridges  put  across  the  river 
just  below  where  the  school  house  stands,  which  at  an  early 
day  were  swept  away.  Another  point  was  Leach's  Mill,  which 
was  about  midway  from  the  brick  house  to  the  Forks.  John 
Hulbut,  Elias  Rummer,  Mott  Wright,  John  Rogers,  Joel  Thurs- 
ton and  Keynold  Kinyon  settled  here  at  an  early  date. 

.Joseph  Adams  located  at  Adams  Settlement  about  ISOO,  and 
although  he  was  not  the  first  settler,  the  place  was  named  from 
him.  He  had  a  son  Joseph  who  settled  near  him  a  few  years 
later,  and  some  time  later  erected  a  saw  mill  on  his  premises, 
where  he  resided  till  1853,  and  died  at  the  age  of  ninty-one. 
Other  early  settlers  of  this  vicinity  are  Asa  Lyons,  Deacon  Benj. 
P^ldredge,  Ira  Bedell,  Solomon  Armstrong,  John  Stoughton  first 
supervisor  of  Barker  and  also  member  of  assembly,  Lewis 
Stoughton,  Joseph  Wood,  and  Daniel  Twiss. 

The  occupation  of  these  early  pioneers  was  necessarily, 
largely  confined  tocleaningthe  land  of  timber,  which  was  either 
cut  in  logs  and  run  down  the  river  as  rafts  or  sawed  into  lumber 
ill  tlie  numerous  mills  erected  in  the  vicinity.  The  first  mill  in 
Hyde  Settlement  was  west  of  where  Charles  Hyde  resides. 
This  was  al)utidoned  and  another  built  near  \V.  H.  Beals. 


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In  1813  a  meeting  was  called  in  Hyde  Settlement  to  take 
steps  toward  building  a  new  school  house  as  the  old  one  was  no 
longer  satisfactory  to  the  inhabitants.  The  building  was  soon 
thereafter  erected  just  north  of  the  Methodist  church  shedS' 
and  cost  about  .■i!200.  In  Chenango  Forks  the  first  school  was 
held  at  the  residence  of  Simeon  Rogers,  which  was  taught  by 
Aaron  Stone,  but  in  a  few  years  a  good  school  house  was  erected 
in  Fuller  Settlement,  at  an  early  day  a  log  school  house  was 
erected;  this  was  supplanted  by  a  frame  building  which  was 
afterwards  burned. 

The  older  inhabitants  tell  us  many  interesting  stories  of 
pioneer  life  and  especially  of  hunting  scenes,  one  is  told  of  .Tohn 
Beach  who  had  allowed  some  sportsmen  from  Utica  to  camp 
near  him.  When  asked  for  advise  he  told  them  how  to  start 
the  deer  with  their  dogs ;  knowing  the  deer  must  pass  a  certain 
point  on  the  hill,  he  took  his  rifle  and  waited  for  them.  They 
hunted  for  three  days  and  saw  no  deer,  but  Mr.  Beach  from  his 
position  on  the  hill  had  killed  four  which  their  dogs  had  started 
Although  deer  abounded,  yet  wolves  were  much  thicker  and 
were  a  great  annoyance  to  farmers  who  wished  to  keep  sheep. 

The  Indians  had  by  ;ome  means  convinced  the  inhabitants 
that  salt  could  be  found  in  quantities  near  the  Half-way  brook. 
Although  some  deer  licks  were  discovered,  but  none  rich  enough 
in  salt  to  warrant  the  outlay  of  procuring  This  project  was 
several  times  taken  up  and  again  abandoned,  a  company  con- 
sisting of  .Tohn  Rogers,  K.O.  Edwards  and  Christopher  Kldredge 
was  at  one  time  formed  to  issue  stock  and  commence  operation 
A  well  about  100  feet  deep  was  sunk  but  finally  abandoned. 
The  enterprise  was  then  taken  up  by  Mr.  Merrill,  who  also 
abandoned  it  to  a  company  under  Lorin  Cook  who  pushed  the 
work  by  boring  732  feet,  when  they  broke  their  couplings  and 
gave  up  their  enterprise.  The  water  issuing  from  this  well  is  of 
a  briny  nature,  but  not  so  valuable  as  that  found  in  other  parts. 
There  is  also  a  gas  which  escaped  from  the  the  well.  The  loss 
of  .$4,C)00  in  experiments  so  far  has  not  diseouraged  all  the 
inhabitants  as  new  experiments  have  since  been  tried. 

In  1832  a  post  office  was  established  at  Hyde  settlement, 
with  Franklin  Hyde  post-master,  and  was  supplied  by  the  stage 
running  from  Binghamton  to  Cortland.  This  was  continued 
until  1854,  when  the  Syracuse  A  Binghamton  railroad  was 
opened  and  the  stage  route  abandoned.  In  1836  the  "western 
fever"  struck  the  place,  and  many  families  left  for  the  prairies, 
in  three  wagons  which  took  all  but  the  families,  who  went  by 
the  way  of  the  Lakes  and  Erie  Canal,  the  railroads  not  being 
open  to  traffic  to  all  parts  of  the  country  as  now. 

Chenango  Forks  is  situated  mainly  in  this  town,  although 
it  is  in  four  towns.  This  site  was  formerly  mostly  the  property 
of  Robert  O.  Edwards,  an  enterprising  man  from  Massachusetts. 
He  was  a  merchant  here  in  the  early  history  of  the  place.  The 
Rogers  family,  who  figured  prominently  in  early  history,  has 
already  been  referred  to. 

There  was  also  a  Mr.  Faulkner,  who  built  a  log  house  where 
the  Samuel  Lee  place  is.  Dennison  Hoadley  was  an  early  shoe- 
maker at  the  place.  Rev.  N.  Lewis  was  another  remarkable 
man  among  early  settlers.  When  80  years  old  he  would  walk 
eight  miles  and  preach  three  sermons  on  a  Sabbath.     Chenango 


Forks  can  also  boast  of  the  following  physicians  among  early 
inhabitants:  Dr.  Daniel  Brainard,  Dr.  ('ook.  Dr.  Sheldon,  Dr. 
Winston,  Dr.  Hanes  and  Dr.  Harrington. 

In  the  mercantile  business  of  early  days  may  be  mentioned 
Simeon  Rogers'  store  and  Mr.  Edwards'  store ;  .Tohn  B.  Rogers, 
has  been  in  business  a  long  time;  D.  Cusham  and  M.  Hagaman. 
The  village  at  the  present  time  is  fairly  well  represented  in  the 
mercantile  line,  although  being  so  near  to  Binghamton.  .Many 
will  resort  to  the  "Parlor  City"  to  do  their  shopping. 

The  church  history  of  Chenango  Forks  is  brief.  The  ileth- 
odist  Episcopal  Church  was  erected  in  1871,  at  a  cost  of  about 
$2,(XKi.  When  organized  there  were  forty-four  members,  with 
Rev.  A.  W.  Loomis  pastor.  There  is  also  a  Methodist  Church 
at  Barker  which  cost  about  .'i!l,500.  The  Congregational  Church 
society  was  organized  in  1822,  and  in  1837  a  church  was  built  at 
a  cost  of  about  -$4,500.  The  Episcopal  Church  was  built  in  1877. 
Rev.  R.  Todd  was  the  first  rector.  The  first  officers  of  Barker 
town  were  elected  in  1832  and  were  as  follows:  .Tohn  Stough- 
ton,  supervisor;  Kdward  Hebard,  town  clerk  ;  Woodruff  Barnes 
Hugh  Cunningham  and  .Tohn  Beach, assessors;  William  Osborn, 
and  Orlando  Parsons,  overseers  of  the  poor;  Lorenzo  Parsons- 
.Tohn  P.  Osborn  and  .laeob  Lowe,  commissioners  of  highways; 
Charles  B.  Beach,  Reuben  Winston,  Franklin  Hyde,  Edward 
Hebard,  school  commissioners;  John  P.  Osborn,  Harry  Seymor 
and  -\sa  Hubbard,  inspectors  of  common  schools;  Ransford 
Stevens,  Oliver  Stiles,  Kufus  Abbott  and  Daniel  Sweatland, 
justices  of  the  peace ;  David  Barker,  collector ;  Rufus  Abbott, 
sealer  of  weights  and  measures  ;  David  Barker,  Asa  Hubbard, 
Charles  .\twater  and  Lewis  Cook,  constables. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Binghamton. 

The  town  of  Binghamton  is  situated  southeast  of  the  centre 
of  the  County,  and  it  is  bounded  on  the  east  by  Conklin  ;  on  the 
south  by  the  Pennsylvania  line ;  on  the  north  by  the  city  of 
Binghamton,  and  on  the  west  by  the  town  of  Vestal. 

This  town  contains  much  fertile  farming  land,  but  the  sur- 
face is  quite  hilly  on  the  southern  part,  the  soil  upon  that  por- 
tion being  very  slaty,  while  the  soil  of  the  valleys  is  a  rich 
gravelly  loam.  Most  of  the  soil  is  under  a  high  state  of  cultiva- 
tion and  contains  a  few  market  gardens. 

Like  all  other  towns  in  this  County  in  early  times,  it  was 
covered  with  a  dense  forest  of  pine,  and  for  many  years  after 
its  settlement  all  business  was  based  upon  the  industry  of 
lumbering,  as  it  was  the  only  product  which  would  yield  a 
return  of  cash  for  labor;  and  the  rivers  furnished  an  easy  and 
sure  means  of  transit  by  the  use  of  rafts. 

The  first  permanent  settler  within  this  town  was  Capt. 
.loseph  Leonard,  who  came  from  Wyoming  in  1787,  with  his 
young  wife  and  two  little  children  ;  he  had  heard  of  this  region 
through  .\mos  Draper,  an  Indian  trader,  and  as  he  had  been 
very  unfortunate  in  his  early  life,  wished  to  secure  a  permanent 
home.  Upon  his  arrival  here  he  found  one  man,  a  Mr.  Lyon, 
who  lived  in  a  rude  log  hut  on  the  west  side  of  the  Chenango 
river,   and   for   a    number  of    years    kept   a   ferry   across   the 


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Chenango  not  far  below  the  present  Suspension  Bridge.  He 
was  James  Lyon  and  probably  built  the  first  habitation  of  a 
white  man  in  the  town.  Capt.  Leonard  settled  just  above  the 
present  site  of  County  farm,  and  his  son  Amasa,  who  claimed 
to  be  the  first  white  child  born  in  the  town,  occupied  a  portion 
of  this  farm  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  Capt.  Leonard  died  at 
the  age  of  ninety-one,  Dec,  1842. 

Following  Capt.  Leonard  came  Col.  William  Rose  and  his 
brother,  who  settled  at  the  present  site  of  Numansburg,  or 
"Goosetown",  and  together  with  Amos  Draper,  visited  the  In- 
dians of  the  neighborhood  to  meet  them  in  council,  and  leased 
of  them,  for  the  term  of  ninety-nine  years,  a  tract  of  land  one 
mile  square.  But  this  was  not  legal,  as  the  Legislature  had 
previously  passed  an  act  making  it  illegal  for  private  individu- 
als to  purchase  land  of  the  Indians. 

In  the  same  year  came  Joshua  Whitney,  William  Whitney 
and  Henry  Green.  These  three  families  settled  at  a  point 
about  two  miles  up  the  Chenango  river  ;  after  this  many  more 
settlers  began  to  arrive,  among  whom  was  Capt.  John  Sawtell, 
who  kept  the  first  tavern  in  this  region.  It  was  located  on  the 
east  side  of  the  Chenango  river,  about  three  miles  above  its 
confluence  with  the  Susquehanna  Solomon  Moore  and  a  Mr.But- 
ler  also  came.  The  next  year  after  the  emigrants  came  to  this 
town  about  twenty  families  settled  in  this  township,  and  this 
added  to  the  privation  and  want  before  experienced  by  the 
emigrants. 

It  was  five  years  after  this  that  the  first  semblance  of  a 
court  was  held  at  Squire  .Johnson's,  in  the  open  air,  shaded  by 
the  trees.  Judge  William  Chamberlain,  with  his  wife,  moved 
here  from  Duchess  County  in  1799,  together  with  his  father-in- 
law.  Judge  Chamberlain  was  appointed  .Tustice  of  the  Peace 
in  1802  and  Sheriff  in  1817,  which  office  he  held  for  a  term  of 
four  years,  being  removed  by  the  influence  of  countervailing 
politics.  He  was  afterwards  Judge  of  Broome  County  forseven 
years  and  an  officer  of  Christ  Church  in  Binghamton. 

There  were  few  stores  in  the  early  history  of  the  town,  and 
many  articles  were  obtained  from  peddlars  who  made  a  busi- 
ness of  going  through  the  country  exchanging  goods  for  furs> 
etc  The  early  inhabitants  only  purchased  articles  that  were 
actually  necessary  The  luxuries  of  now-a-day  were  to  them 
unknown,  both  in  food  and  aiiparel,  except  those  dainties  of  the 
liunt  and  stream.  Snad  were  very  abundant  at  certain  points 
in  tlie  river,  and  they  became  <|uite  a  source  of  profit  to  many 
inhal)itants.  These  were  usually  caught  in  meshes  or  nets  on 
dark  nights,  and  so  abundant  were  herring  that  the  meshes 
were  made  large  enough  to  allow  them  to  escape.  Wild  animals 
were  also  profitably  hunted  for  furs  and  flesh.  Philadelphia 
was  the  best  market  for  cattle  and  lumber.  .Anything  which 
could  be  so  sent  was  usually  lloated  down  the  Susquehanna. 
The  canals  soon  opened  up  new  outlets  for  trade  which  were  of 
great  benefit  to  the  settlers  Among  early  settlers  we  might 
mention  Mr.  Van  Name,  whose  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Judge 
Mersereau,  of  Springfield,  Mass.;  a  Mr.  Cole  and  Hall,  who 
were  connected  with  the  massacres  of  Wyoming  and  Nimisink. 
Many  old  records  of  this  town  have  no  reference  to  it  as  it  now 
is.     Originally,  it  included  Binghamton  City  and  most  of  Dick- 


inson town.  It  was  set  off  from  Chenango  in  1855.  The  first 
town  meeting  was  held  in  the  Court  House  in  the  village  of 
Binghamton,  in  1856,  and  John  8.  Wells  was  the  first  supervisor. 
It  was  at  a  special  session  of  the  board  soon  after  his  election 
that  the  County  was  divided  into  two  school  commissioners' 
districts. 

The  early  history  of  this  town  would  come  largely  under 
that  of  the  city  of  Binghamton  and  town  of  Dickinson.  The 
first  schools  were  those  erected  in  the  present  city  limits — one 
near  the  site  of  the  Dutch  Reformed  Church,  and  another  west 
of  the  Chenango.     Col.  Rose  was  the  first  teacher. 

Hawleyton  is  now  the  principal  point  in  this  town  and  took 
its  name  from  Maj.  Martin  Hawley,  who  purchased  a  tract  of 
some  2,500  acres  of  land  in  this  vicinity.  He  had  been  told  that 
this  land  was  worthless,  but  being  an  energetic  farmer,  he  soon 
demonstrated  to  people  their  mistake,  and  after  infusing  new 
life  and  methods  into  farming  in  this  vicinity  he  returned  to 
Binghamton.  The  village  is  now  one  which  compares 
favorably  with  any  place  of  similar  size  in  the  County. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Dickinson. 

The  history  of  Dickinson  town  is  so  well  covered  in  that  of 
the  towns  from  which  it  was  formed  that  only  a  passing  men- 
tion will  here  be  made  of  it.  The  town  consists  almost  entirely 
of  the  fertile  Chenango  valley,  laying  to  the  north  of  the  city 
and  is  very  largely  "The  Market  Garden  Town."  Port  Dickin- 
son is  the  only  place  of  importance,  and  this  isa  suburb  of  Bing- 
hamton, being  connected  by  street  cars,  which  ensures  to  the 
inhabitants  the  privileges  of  city  life  without  city  taxation.  At 
first  this  place  was  called  Carmansville,  inhonorof  theCarmans 
who  settled  thereat  an  early  day.  Later  it  was  called  Port  and 
Dickinson  was  added,  in  honor  of  Hon.  D.  S.  Dickinson.  No 
post  office  was  established  by  that  name  till  about  1865,  when 
J.  C.  Carman  was  made  first  postmaster. 

The  canal  at  an  early  day  was  of  greater  importance  to  the 
village  than  the  old  remnant  of  it  with  its  swamp  holes  is  at 
present,  and  on  it  were  located  several  places  of  business,  such 
as  a  grocery  store  and  collector's  office.  Nelson  Stowe  built  a 
hotel  in  the  place,  which  was  burned  in  1872.  A  paper  mill  was 
started  in  1855.  which  was  burned  and  rebuilt  later.  For  other, 
remarks  on  this  town,  see  the  history  of  the  towns  from  which 
it  was  formed. 


/  History  of  the  Town  of  Vestai. 

Vestal  is  in  the  southwest  of  Broome  County  and  takes  in 
that  portion  of  the  County  lying  west  of  Binghamton  and  south 
of  the  Susquehanna  river.  On  the  north  it  takes  in  the  fertile 
valley  of  the  Susquehanna,  while  the  main  portion  lying  south 
is  hilly  and  best  adapted  to  grazing.  The  soil  of  the  uplands  is 
lilaty  loam.  The  principal  creeks  are  Big  Choconut  and  Tracy, 
which  flow  Northward  to  the  Susquehanna.  The  town  contains 
nearly  23,000  acres  of  land. 

Some  of  the  first  settlements  in  the  County  were  made  in 


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this  town,  and  date  back  to  1785.  Among  these  the  name  of 
Maj  David  Barney  is  mentioned.  Previous  to  this  the  Sullivan 
expedition  had  passed  through  this  section  and  had  several 
skirmishes  with  the  savages,  but  there  was  much  more  done  on 
the  Union  side  of  the  river 

Col.  Samuel  Seymour  and  his  brother  Daniel  settled  on  the 
widow  Eliza  Olmstead  place  on  or  about  1785.  Abrams  Winans, 
a  Revolutionary  War  soldier,  came  just  before  1800.  The  Mer- 
oereaus  have  an  interesting  history  and  were  among  ihe  early 
settlers.  Asa  Camp  settled  in  the  northern  part.  He  was  a 
Sergeant  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  helped  to  dig  the  grave 
of  Maj.  Andre  John  Fairbrother  came  in  1796  and  settled 
about  one  mile  south  of  Vestal  Centre.  It  is  said  that  he  had 
shot  2,500  deer.  John  LaGrange  came  about  1793  and  settled 
on  what  is  known  as  the  Phelps  estate. 

Bethias  Du  Bois  came  in  1795  and  erected  a  mill  near  the 
mouth  of  Choconut  Creek  ;  Stephen  Pratt  settled  in  Vestal  in 
1800.  At  the  same  time  came  the  first  blacksmith  of  the  place, 
John  Yarlngton.  Alfred  Rounds  built  a  mill  on  Choconut 
Creek  some  time  after  his  settlement.  John  Baty  settled  in 
Vestal  in  about  1800.  Samuel  Morse  settled  on  the  farm  owned 
by  his  son,  Amos  Morse,  about  1787.  Peter  La  Tourette  came 
soon  after  1800  and  was  very  prominent  as  an  early  settler. 

The  foregoing  are  among  early  settlers  of  prominence  in  the 
County.  As  in  other  sections  of  the  County,  they  had  great 
hardships  to  endure  and  underwent  many  things  which  would 
more  than  discourage  the  easy-going  man  of  now-a-day.  There 
were  not  only  wild  beasts  and  perfiduous  savages  to  encounter, 
but  a  new  county  to  be  cleared  and  a  solitary  life  to  be  led  in 
log  huts,  alone  in  the  wilderness 

John  Locke,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  who  was  interested  in 
throwing  tea  over  in  Boston  harbor,  was  an  early  settler  of  the 
town.  He  had  two  sons — Nathaniel  and  Kdmund.  Nathaniel 
moved  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  was  father  of  David  R.  Locke 
"Petroleum  V.Nasby",the  great  humorist  and  former  proprietor 
of  the  Toledo  Blade.  Previous  to  his  moving  to  Toledo  Natha- 
niel operated  a  tannery  in  Vestal,  and  from  there  moved  to 
Virgil,  N.  Y.  Other  citizens  who  have  figured  prominently  in 
the  history  of  the  town  are;  Samuel  and  John  Randall,  Dr. 
Ira  W.  Peabody,  Dr.  A.  A.  Witherell,  Samuel  Chanberlain, 
Nathaniel  Benjamin,  Alvin  Langdon,  E.  D.  Brown,  Elijah 
Wheeler,  Dr.  Samuel  B.  Foster  and  many  others. 

The  first  town  meeting  was  held  Feb.  11th,  1823,  in  the 
village  of  Vestal,  and  the  officers  elected  were  as  follows: 
Supervisor,  Samuel  Murdock;  town  clerk,  David  Mersereau ; 
assessors  and  commissioners,  Daniel  Mersereau,  James  Brews- 
ler  and  Nathan  Banny  ;  postmasters,  John  Layton  and  Elias 
Morse ;  collector,  Nathaniel  Benjamin ;  constables,  Nathaniel 
Benjamin  and  Ephriam  Potts. 

Following  are  the  names  of  the  Supervisors  of  the  town 
from  1855,  as  far  as  we  can  ascertain  their  names  correctly : 
1855,  Samuel  B.  Foster;  1856,  Daniel  M.  Layton;  1857-58,  Cor- 
nelius Mersereau  ;  1859,  Jacob  L.  Rounds ;  1860,  Edward  Barton  ; 
1861  to  1863  inclusive,  Samuel  E.  Weed  ;  1864-65,  J.  L.  Rounds  ; 
1866-67,  George  E.  Ross ;  1868,  Washington  I.  Weed  ;  1869,  George 
F.  Codswell ;  1870-71,  John  Wheeler;  1872,  J.  L.   Rounds;  1873. 


George  E.  Ross;  1874  to  1877  inclusive,  J.  L.  Rounds ;  1878, 
George  E.  Ross;  1879  80,  Ducius  A.  Mason  ;  1881,  D.  H.  Plough  ; 
1882,  E.  B.  Mersereau ;  1883,  A.  Winans. 

Vestal  village  is  a  small  hamlet  situated  in  the  northern 
part  of  this  town,  near  the  mouth  of  the  Big  Choconut  Creek. 
The  first  store  opened  in  this  village  was  built  by  Jonathan 
Crane.  He  was  succeeded  in  this  enterprize  by  Jacob  Rounds, 
but  he  soon  discontinued  the  business.  The  first  hotel  was 
erected  in  1S44  by  John  and  Jacob  L.  Rounds,  but  this  was  also 
discontinued,  when  the  railroad  was  built.  The  largest  build- 
ing in  the  place  was  erected  by  L.  T.  Safford,  in  1882,  and  Mr. 
Safford  has  added  much  to  the  business  of  the  village  by  erect- 
ing several  other  buildings.  John  Yanington  was  the  first 
blacksmith,  and  Lorenzo  Frisby's  the  first  wagon  shop. 

Churches — The  M.  E.  Society  at  Vestal  is  one  of  the  oldest 
in  the  County,  and  formerly  embraced  a  large  territory,  but  at 
present  the  one  at  Vestal  village  is  the  largest  of  the  three 
appointments  of  the  Vestal  charge.  AV^e  can  learn  very  little 
of  this  charge,  but  it  was  organized  some  time  prier  to  the  year 
1830.  Rev.  Daniel  Foster  donated  the  ground  for  the  first 
building'  which  was  a  rude  brick  structure,  but  this  has  been 
replaced  by  a  handsome  brick  edifice  which  was  erected  in 
1882. 

The  other  two  M.  E.  Churches  are  located  at  Vestal  Centre 
and  Tracy  Creek,  the  former  being  erected  in  1868,  and  the 
latter  in  1871.  The  church  at  Tracy  Creek  cost  $2,500,  and  Rev. 
S.  W.  Lindsey  was  the  first  pastor.   < 


History  of  the  Town  of  Conklin. 

Conklin  was  originally  formed  from  Chenango  in  1824. 
Since  then  a  part  was  added  to  Windsor,  and  later,  in  1859  it 
was  divided,  and  all  the  portion  east  of  the  river,  called  Kirk- 
wood.  In  its  present  area  it  includes  all  the  land  lying  be- 
tween Binghamton  town  and  the  Susquehanna  River. 

The  river  valley  contains  many  fine  farms ;  also  a  few  mar- 
ket gardens.  The  hills  rise  to  a  height  of  from  400  to  600  feet 
above  the  river  valley,  and  while  many  are  steep,  still  the  most 
of  the  land  is  tillable  but  preferable  as  a  dairy  country.  This 
is  one  of  our  smallest  town,  having  an  area  of  less  than  15,000 
acres. 

The  early  settlements  were  made  in  1788  by  Jonathan  Ben- 
nett, Ralph  Lathrop  and  Maples  Hance ;  David  Bound  and 
others  following  soon  after.  Bound  settled  near  the  mouth  of 
Snake  Creek,  but  he  found  this  a  treacherous  stream,  as  others 
have  found  it  since,  and  it  was  only  at  the  risk  of  his  life  that 
he  and  his  family  escaped  its  rolling  torrents  during  a  spring 
flood.  Hance  and  a  Mr.  Burden  also  settled  in  this  vicinity. 
Robert  Corbett  came  from  Massachusetts  in  1796  and  settled  on 
the  Ira  Corbett  place. 

Daniel  Lwch  was  another  of  the  early  settlers.  Noel  Carr 
and  Asa  Rood,  Jr.,  were  also  prominent  among  those  who  came 
at  an  early  date.  There  were,  however,  fewer  who  came  to 
this  town  than  to  many  others,  as  its  heavily  timbered  forests 
repelled  many.    These  were  none  the  less  a  source  of  profit  to 


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ST.  PATRICK'S  CHURCH. 


The  first  church  was  erected  in  1838.  The  present  church 
was  erected  in  1873.  The  entire  cost  of  everything  was  about 
$170,000.  Near  it  stands  St.  Joseph's  Academy  which  cost  $60,000. 


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those  who  utilized  the  time  and  put  it  in  marltet. 

Among  saw  mills  of  an  early  date  we  might  mention  Mr. 
Corbett's,  erected  on  Snake  Greek  in  1808.  Mr  Sherwood's  on 
Fitch  Creek  was  built  about  this  time  but  is  now  in  Kirkwood 
town,  and  Theodore  Burr's,  which  was  on  the  river  in  the  north 
end  of  the  town  and  was  one  of  the  best  mills  erected  in  this 
section  and  one  which  sent  thousands  of  feet  of  lumber  down 
the  Susquehanna. 

In  1826  Luther  Thurstin  and  Virgil  Whitney  were  author- 
ized to  build  a  dam  across  the  Susquehanna  between  lots  four 
and  seven  of  Bingham's  patent.  This  dam  was  to  be  submitted 
to  three  judges  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  a  certificate 
to  be  obtained  from  them  that  the  sluices  were  properly  built 
so  that  rafts,  etc.,  could  pass  down  without  trouble.  The  his- 
tory of  schools  is  one  of  interest  to  all  and  compares  favorably 
with  that  in  other  towns  of  the  County.  Nearly  all  were  taught 
at  an  early  day  in  log  school  houses,  and  these  were  not  always 
as  near  as  might  be  wished  now.  The  settlers  in  this  vicinity 
gave  early  evidence  of  a  deep  interest  in  religious  affairs,  and 
it  was  said  that  in  all  the  families  from  the  mouth  of  Snake 
Creek  to  Hamony,  near  Great  Bend,  prayer  was  offered  every 
morning  and  evening.  This  was  probably  partially  due  to 
efforts  of  Revs.  David  Dunham  and  .John  Leach.  This  state  of 
religious  affairs  did  not  exist  for  a  very  long  period,  as  in  the 
course  of  five  and  twenty  years  only  two  or  three  out  of  that 
district  could  be  called  pious. 

Benjamin  Horton  was  one  of  the  early  pioneers  in  this 
town.  He  located  on  Snake  Creek  and  cleared  up  a  farm 
where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  died  in  1871  and 
was  the  first  person  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Conklin  Forks. 
Among  the  other  early  settlers  in  the  town  were:  Daniel 
Brooks,  Ira  Gardner,  Isaac  Bishop  and  Kdmund  Lawrence. 
The  following  is  the  list  of  Supervisors  from  the  year  1855,  as 
all  previous  records  of  the  town  are  lost:  Henry  Green,  1855  ; 
Theron  Stoutenburg,  1856;  T.  Thompson,  1857-58;  Theron 
Stoutenburg,  1859;  Benjamin  Lawrence,  1860;  Aaron  Van 
Wormer,  1861 ;  Nathaniel  Finch,  1862-63 ;  E.  Wilbur,  1864  ;  Ben- 
jamin W.  Lawrence,  1865-66  ;  J.  S.  Corbett,  1867-1864 ;  Benjamin 
W.  Lawrence,  1870;  Henry  N.  Watson,  1871  and  1872;  .\aron 
Van  Wormer,  .Ir.,  1873;  .1.  S.  Corbett.  1874;  Benjamin  W  Lawr- 
ence, 1875;  .1.  S.  Corbett,  1876  ;  Charles  K.  Fuller,  1877  78;  J.  S. 
Corbett,  1879 ;  Aaron  Van  Wormer,  1880-82;  Benjamin  Lawr- 
ence, 1883. 

Corbettsville  is  a  small  hamlet  situated  in  the  southeastern 
part  of  the  town  and  near  the  line  of  the  Delaware,  Lacka- 
wanna &  Western  Railroad  and  the  Susquehanna  river  The 
prosperity  of  this  village  is  largely  due  to  the  Corbett  family 
who  built  nearly  all  the  buildings  of  importance  in  the  hamlet. 

Conklin  is  the  largest  village  in  the  town,  being  a  station 
of  the  Delaware,  Lackawanna  &  Western  Railroad.  The  first 
store  was  built  by  John  Bayless,  in  1840.  The  largest  industry 
at  this  point  is  the  American  Acetate  of  Lime  Works,  wh.ch 
was  established  in  1844,  by  .lohn  H.  TurnbuU.  The  Presbyterian 
Church  was  organized  some  time  before  the  year  1sl>6,  but 
where  we  are  unable  to  ascertain,  as  there  is  no  record  beforg 
that  time,     .lohn  M.  Babitt  was  the  first  stated  supply. 


Conklin  Forks  is  located  on  Snake  Creek  in  the  southwest- 
ern part  of  the  County.  Reuben  and  Benjamin  Horton  were 
among  the  early  settlers  and  built  the  mill  in  1832.  .Tesse  A- 
and  .lesse  J.  Coon  were  here  in  1830,  and  the  first  store  was 
opened  by  Frank  Van  Patten,  in  1873.  There  is  a  large  Acetate 
of  Lime  Works  here,  which  was  erected  by  Finch  &  Ross,  in 
1879,  and  it  is  a  rival  of  the  one  before  mentioned  at  Conklin- 

There  are  two  churches  at  this  place — one  the  M.  E.  Church' 
which  was  organized  in  1870,  the  building  being  built  the  same 
year,  and  the  Baptist  Church,  which  is  located  on  the  river 
near  Conklin  Centre.  It  was  organized  in  1855,  with  forty-three 
members,  and  the  house  of  worship  was  erected  in  1856,  at  a 
cost  of  $1,600. 

Conklin  Centre  is  the  only  other  hamlet  in  the  town  and  is 
located  near  the  centre  of  the  east  border.  The  first  settler 
was  Edmund  Lawrence  in  1813,  and  he  was  followed  by  Edmund 
Lawrence  and  Isaac  Bishop.  There  is  no  business  of  any  im- 
portance done  here 

Before  Conklin  was  divided  it  contained  over  16,000  acres 
of  improved  and  over  19,000  acres  of  unimproved  land,  the  value 
of  which  exceeded  .$500,000,  and  was  only  surpassed  by  two 
towns  of  the  County  in  value — Union  and  Colesville.  It  con- 
tained at  this  time,  ( 1859),  a  population  of  over  2,500.  There 
were  465  dwelling  houses  and  483  families  in  the  town  ;  1,032 
children  were  registered  in  the  schools. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Chenango. 

The  Town  of  Chenango  was  founded  February  16th,  1791,  it 
being  one  of  the  original  towns  of  Tioga  County.  It  lies  west 
of  the  centre  of  the  county ,the  Chenango  river  following  its  east- 
ern boundary  It  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Barker;  on  the 
east  by  Fenton  ;  on  the  south  by  Binghamton  ;  on  the  west  by 
Maine. 

The  surface  of  this  town  consists  of  the  river  intervale  and 
several  ridges  from  three  to  six  hundred  feet  in  height, separat- 
ed by  the  creek  valleys  that  run  parallel  northerly  and  south- 
erly through  the  town 

The  principal  of  these  streams  are  Castle  Creek,  Kattell 
Creek  and  (lill)ert  (!reek  which  empties  into  Kattell  Creek,both 
of  the  former  being  tributaries  of  the  Chenango  Kiver. 

The  town  embraces  an  area  of  21,154  acres  most  of  which  is 
adapted  for  dairying  and  stock  raising,  rather  than  to  grain 
raising. 

The  soil  in  the  northern  part  is  a  gravelly  loam  mixed  with 
disintregrated  sand  and  underlaid  by  hard-pan.  Farther  south 
it  becomes  a  deeper  and  richer  gravelly  loam. 

The  first  settlements  in  the  town  were  made  near  the  pre- 
sent site  of  Chenango  Forks  Thomas  Galop  located  here  in  the 
year  1787,  but  he  remained  but  a  short  time.  Among  the  other 
early  settlers  were  Jedidiah  Seward,  Wm  Hall,  Henry  Palmer, 
and  .U)hn  Paige 

In  17S8  a  saw-mill  was  builtattilen  Castle  by  Henry  French 
and  it  was  said  to  be  the  first  mill  in  the  county.  The  first 
school  house  was  finished  .January  1st,  1815. 


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For  a  few  years  the  settlers  poured  into  Glen  Castle  and 
among  them  were  Nathaniel  Lee,  Tyrus  Page  who  then  settled 
on  the  Sylvanus  .Tudd  farm,James  Temple,  Franklin  and  Thomas 
French,  and  later  came  George  Port,  C.  M.  Teal,  Sylvester  Booth. 
Lent  Johnson,  and  Matter  Gary. 

Castle  Creek  was  also  settled  early,  the  village  takes  its 
name  from  the  creek  and  the  creek  was  named  from  the  old 
Castle  Farm  which  had  an  Indian  Castle  built  on  it  and  was  a 
sort  of  an  Indian  village  for  years  after  the  whites  had  settled 
in  the  section.  We  have  previously  mentioned  that  a  Mr.  Patter- 
son had  tried  to  defraud  them  out  of  this  place.  This  farm  was 
then  a  valuable  property  of  160  acres 

The  first  meetings  were  held  in  the  School  House  or  in 
houses  and  barns  which  could  be  obtained.  The  Methodists 
built  a  small  meeting  house  down  near  the  burying  ground  and 
in  1810  the  Presbyterians  built  a  neat  little  meeting  house  near 
the  present  site  of  the  Methodist  Church.  This  the  Methodists 
purchased  an  interest  in  and  it  was  afterwards  a  Union  Church 
until  it  was  supplanted  by  the  new  Methodist  Church. 

Mr.  William  Bristol  a  representive  of  McKinney  &  Everts 
of  Binghamton  told  the  writer  an  interesting  story  of  his  mar- 
raige  in  this  old  church.  When  entering  the  army  Mr  Bristol 
was  engaged  to  ^liss  Hetta  Blair.  In  1864  he  was  home  on  a 
leaf  of  absence  and  decided  to  be  married  on  this  occasion  at 
this  church.  They  were  to  sing  as  the  bridal  party  marched  in. 
The  engagement  had  been  a  long  one  and  some  one  suggested, 
what  if  they  should  sing,  "This  is  the  way  I  long  have  sought 
and  mourned  because  I  found  it  not."  As  they  marched  in 
mueh  to  their  surprise  the  choir  broke  in  singing  this  piece. 

The  Baptists  were  not  organized  here  till  1S44,  although, 
they  had  meetings  previous  to  that. 

William  West  was  the  first  store  keeper  and  had  his  place 
on  or  near  the  Widow  Munsell  House. 

Katteville  is  a  small  hamlet  west  of  the  Binghamton  and 
Syracuse  Railroad,  among  its  early  settlers  we  would  mention 
Henry  Palmer  and  Joseph  Handy  Revolutionary  Soldiers.  Where 
the  railroad  crosses  the  Chenango  and  enters  this  town  is 
Chenango  Bridge  which  is  a  place  of  only  a  few  houses. 

There  resided  in  early  days  Isaa'j  Page,  the  father  of 
Methodism  in  this  place.  Asa  Smith  also  came  into  this  section 
at  an  early  date.  Elias  Kattell  was  an  enterprising  farmer  who 
settled  here  at  an  early  date  and  from  him  Kettellville  derived 
its  name.     His  son  E.  C.  Kattell  was  once  county  judge 

A  history  of  this  town  would  not  be  complete  without  a 
mention  of  Lewis  Pease,  the  founder  to  that  great  institution 
for  elevating  fallen  mankind,  'Five  Points  Mission"  of  New 
York  City.  His  brother  Morris  labored  with  him  in  this  noble 
work.  The  literary  writer.  Waif  Woodland,  was  their  sister 
and  known  to  the  people  of  this  town  as  Mrs.  Edson  Blair. 

The  history  in  this  town  is  of  one  peculiar  interest  if  we  were 
to  give  details  and  anecdotes  of  early  settlers  and  their  privations 
at  an  early  day  no  mill  was  nearer  than  Tioga  Point,  fifty-four 
miles  distant.  Old  Seth,  an  Indian,  often  took  grists  for  those 
who  could  pay,  but  later  the  mill  of  Simeon  Rogers  in  Barker 
was  patronized.  The  simple  plian  methods  of  home  life,  with 
the  spinning  wheel,  have  now  with  many  other  things  fallen  in- 


to disuse.  The  religeon  has  changed  from  Galvanism  to  the 
doctines  taught  by  Wesley.  Many  a  solitary  stone  marks  the 
resting  place  of  a  loved  one  before  the  grave  yards  of  this  sec- 
tion was  known. 

The  year  1854  witnessed  the  building  of  the  Binghamton 
and  Syracuse  railroad,  and  many  in  this  section  had  share  sin 
this  enterprise  which  they  lost  when  the  road  was  sold  on  for- 
closure.  Nevertheless  the  people  received  great  benefit  from 
the  road  so  that  in  the  end  few  lost  very  much  more  than  they 
gained. 

Castle  Creekis  the  most  important  place  in  the  town  and  is 
near  the  northern  line.  Among  the  prominent  people  here  dur- 
ing the  history  of  the  place  were  Josiah  West,  who  was  prob- 
ably the  first  postmaster ;  James  Bristol  who  held  the  office  for 
about  ten  years ;  a  Mr.  Benjamin  who  had  a  store  here  at  an 
early  date  ;  C.  P.  Johnson  who  was  a  merchant  here  for  several 
years  ;  Darwin  Howard  who  has  had  a  store  for  many  years ; 
L.  B.  Smith,  Cornelius  Dunn,  L.  Lunn,  William  West,  W.  P. 
Blair,  E.  A.  Roe.  Jacob  Burrows  Richard  Townsend  who  were 
blacksmiths;  Enos  Puffer  a  Methodist  Minister ;  P.  Goodspeed 
Mr.  Green  and  Ira  Keeler  who  owned  separate  mills 

West  Chenango  is  a  little  hamlet  in  the  western  part,  it  has 
a  postoffice.  In  1827  Nathanal  Congdon  built  a  saw  mill  at  this 
place.  John  Dimmock  and  two  brothers  came  here  at  an  early 
date  and  from  them  the  place  was  often  called  Dimmock  Settle- 
ment. John  and  Amos  Wilcox  also  located  here,  the  former 
was  one  of  the  first  blacksmiths. 

1884  a  M.  E.  Church  was  erected  and  Rev.  Addison  Abbott 
was  the  first  pastor. 

Glen  Castle  is  located  about  two  miles  up  Castle  Creek,thi8 
like  most  other  small  places  has  a  succession  of  Store  Keepers 
from  1855.  Richard  5Ionroe  built  a  mill  there  which  has  been 
several  times  transferred  ;  there  is  a  IMethodist  church  which 
was  erected  about  1850. 

Chenango  Town  was  formed  Feburary  16,  1791.  Windsor 
was  taken  off  in  1807,  Conklin  in  1824,  Binghamton  and  Port 
Crane  in  1855,  a  part  of  Union  was  annexed  in  1808,  and  a  part 
of  Maine  in  1856.  Castle  and  Kettle  Creek  are  the  principle 
streams.  Before  Binghamton  was  set  off  in  1855  in  was  the 
leading  town  of  the  county  in  every  respect  and  contained  then 
nearly  30,000  acres  of  tillable  land  and  over  21,000  acres  of  wood 
land.  In  1855  it  grew  6084  bushels  of  winter  grain  and  Conklin 
(with  Kirkwood)  which  came  second  only  had  5,182,  on  spring 
its  yield  was  over  133,000  or  double  that  of  any  other  town  ac- 
cept Windsor  whose  yeild  surpassed  Chenango.  In  dairy  pro- 
ducts its  rank  was  then  second  or  only  surpassed  by  Sanford. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Fenton. 

This  town  was  formed  from  Chenango,  Dec.  3,  1855,  and 
was  first  named  Port  Crane.  Since  its  formation  the  bound- 
aries have  not  been  changed,  and  are  as  follows:  East  by 
Colesville,  north  by  t^henango  County,  west  by  Chenango  river, 
south  by  Kirkwood  and  Colesville. 

The  east  valley  of  the  Chenango   laying   in  this   town   is 


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BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


This  edifice  now  beinj;-  erected  on  Soutli  Mountain,  when  completed,  will  be  one  of  Binghamton's  principal 
attractions  for  the  visitors.  Binjjhamton  will  be  widely  advertised,  in  consequence  thereof  the  public  at  large  are 
looking  forward  to  October,  1S96.  at  which  time  it  will  be  formally  dedicated.  (This  photograph  represents  the 
Home  MS  it  is  to  appear  when  complcleil.  ) 


COnnERCIAL  TRAVELLERS'  HOHE. 

Now   in  Process  of  Erection  on  .South  Mountain. 


According  to  the  accepted  plans  of  Architect  tiarnsey, 
the  Home  will  be  a  blending  of  the  Parisian  and  renais- 
sance styles  of  architecture,  resembling  from  a  distance 
an  eli'  ated  French  chateau.  It  will  be  five  stories  high 
L-sliaped.  the  main  portion  facing  the  direct  center  of 
tlir  I  ity,  to  be  crowned  by  a  tower,  and  on  the  east  side 
there  will  bean  observatory.  The  principal  fronts  of  the 
building  will  be  of  blue  cut  stone  for  the  first  four  stories, 
the  upper  story  being  finished  in  buff  terra-  cotta  and  the 
roof  in  red  Spanish  tiling. 

The  interior  walls  and  partition^  will  be  constructed 
of  brick  and  fire-proof  tile,  and  the  floors  will  be  built 
with  steel  supports  and  fire-proof  steel  arches.  The  ex- 
terior cornices,  panel-work,  windows  and  crestings  will 
be  of  cold-rolled  copper  of  a  greenish  tint.  That  the 
l)uilding  will  be  indestructible  by  fire  is  apparent,  as  no 
wood-work  enters  into  the  construction.  The  stairways 
will  be  made  of  wrought-iron  and  steel  from  the  base- 
ment to  the  roof,  and  the  elevators,  cars,  cages  and 
screens  will  be  hammered  iron-work. 

The  heating  apparatus  and  engine-room  will  be  lo- 
cated in  a  separate  building  in  the  rear,  entirely  isolated 
from  the  Home  proper.  In  the  basement  will  be  located 
baths,  barber-shop,  bowling  alley,  billiard  rooms,  cafe  and 
toilet  apartments. 

Located  upon  the  first  fioor  will  be  a  spacious  concert 
hall  and  lecture  room,  32x40  feet,  and  a  stage  for  theat- 
rical entertainments,  22x42,  feet.  On  this  floor  will  be 
located  the  secretary's  office,  reception  room,  ladies' 
parlor,    board   of   managers'  room,  reading  room,  library 


and  ct)nservatory,  and  a  large  entrance  hall  and  general 
lobby.  All  these  apartments  will  be  connected  and  open 
into  the  grand  hall. 

The  second  and  third  floors  will  each  have  twenty-six 
sleeping  rooms  and  a  large  parlor,  making  in  all  fifty-two 
dormitories  for  the  occupants  of  the  Home,  aside  from 
the  servants'  quarters.  The  rooms  will  be  arranged  en 
suite,  a.r\A  each  floor  will  have  baths  and  toilet  rooms. 

The  fourth  floor  will  be  used  as  a  dining  salon,  a  large 
dining  hall,  and  smaller  breakfast  rooms  for  the  children. 
The  fifth  story  will  be  given  up  to  the  use  of  the  servants 
their  sleeping  and  toilet  rooms,  etc. 

The  working  department  will  be  provided  with  a  large 
main  kitchen,  pastry  kitchen,  serving  rooms,  dish  pantry 
laundry,  cold  storage,  and  a  number  of  other  smaller 
rooms.  The  elevators  and  stairways  will  be  located  at 
opposite  ends  of  the  building.  There  will  be  a  third  stair- 
way in  the  center.  The  general  size  of  the  building  will 
be  163  feet  on  the  long  of  the  L  and  91;  on  the  other  end. 
There  will  be  a  forte-cochere,  -t^x-r^  windows,  216  doors, 
and  iS  flights  of  three  sets  of  iron  stairways.  The  cubi- 
cal measurements  of  the  building  will  be  more  than  Soo, 
000  feel.  Its  constitutes  a  plant  which  can  be  made  to 
take  care  of  and  entertain  as  many  as  five  hundred  per- 
sons, all  that  will  be  necessary  to  accomplish  this  being 
to  provide  sleeping  rooms  in  additional  building  for  some 
of  them. 

At  the  present  time  the  entire  real  estate  of  the  associ- 
ation is  valued  at  $50,000,  a  low  estimate.  There  has  al- 
ready been  expended  on    building    and    grounds  $30,000. 


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usually  narrow,  which  means  that  this  town  is  oiostly  upland. 
The  hills  are  moderately  steep  and  rise  500  to  700  feet  above  the 
river.  Page  brook  flows  through  the  centre  of  the  town,  divid- 
ing it  into  two  sections.  Osborn  creek  rises  near  the  tunnell 
and  empties  near  Port  Crane.  Pond  brook,  fishermen's  great 
resort,  is  also  in  this  town,  and  the  two  ponds  are  separated  by 
a  ridge  called  Hog  Back. 

The  soil  on  the  hills  is  mostly  a  clay  or  slaty  loam,  under- 
laid with  hardpan,  and  in  the  valleys  is  a  rich,  gravelly  loam 
and  alluvium.  The  Chenango  canal  was  completed  through 
this  town  on  the  east  bank  of  the  river  in  1837,  and  the  town  of 
Port  Crane  received  its  name  from  a  prominent  engineer,  Jason 
Crane.  This  name  was  changed  to  Fenton  in  1867,  in  honor  of 
Gov.  Reuben  E.  Fenton. 

The  first  settlement  was  made  in  1788  by  Elisha  Pease. 
His  son,  Chester  Pease,  was  the  first  white  person  born  in  the 
town.  Mr.  Pease  erected  the  first  saw  mill  in  the  town,  but 
others  were  soon  put  in.  as  most  of  this  town  was  heavily 
timbered  with  valuable  pine. 

On  Page  Brook  a  Mr.  Jared  Page  settled,  and  he  was  soon 
followed  by  Mr.  Vining,  Garrett  Williamson,  Isaac  Page,  .lohn 
and  Elias  Miller.  Timothy  Cross  settled  in  the  northern  part 
of  the  town  in  1807.  He  tells  many  interesting  stories  of  hunt- 
ing in  the  vicinity  of  Port  Crane,  which,  from  its  peculiar  situ- 
ation, was  a  noted  hunting  ground. 

North  Fenton  boasts  of  being  extremely  beautiful  for  situ- 
ation. It  contains  as  many  things  of  interest  as  can  usually  be 
found  in  a  back  hamlet.  Its  cheese  factory  has  had  a  long 
reputation  of  not  only  producing  a  large  supply,  but  fine  quality 
of  cheese.  In  1867  a  post  ofliee  was  established  and  William 
Lawton  appointed  postmaster. 

In  1862  a  store  was  opened.  Henry  Cornick  started  a 
blacksmith  shop  in  1828,  which  has  changed  hands  many  times. 
In  1840  a  Methodist  Church  was  organized,  and  in  1871  a  new 
church  edifice  erected  at  a  cost  of  $2,000. 

Port  Crane  is  the  largest  place  in  this  town.  .Fames  Hunt 
and  Samuel  Andrews  settled  here  at  an  early  date.  Mr.  And- 
rews built  the  shear  mill  on  Osborne  Hollow  Creek.  Wheeler 
and  Yates  had  the  first  store  of  any  importance  here,  about  the 
same  time  a  hotel  was  erected,  but  have  since  been  used  as  a 
dwelling  house.  Mills  have  been  erected  on  the  Eldridge  tract 
and  Waite  farm. 

The  Baptist  Church  at  Port  Crane  was  organized  in  1860  by 
Mr.  Aliburn  and  its  first  pastor  was  Rev.  A.  P.  Menie,  the 
church  was  erected  in  1870  and  cost  $5,000. 

The  Methodist  was  organized  1841  with  Rev.G.A.Berlingame 
as  first  pastor.    They  built  the  church  in  1870  at  a  cost  of  $4,000. 

The  first  town  officers  were  elected  in  18.56,  and  were  as 
follows : — 

Suferviso) — .lohn  Hull. 

Tozun  Clerk — Herman  Waite. 

yiistices — John  Bishop,  Enos  Puffer,  Thomas  Tabor  and 
Ebenezer  Crocker. 

School  Supcrintendc/ii — .John  B.  VanName. 

Commissioners  of  Hisrii-vays — .Tames  Howland  and  Benj. 
A,  Potter. 


Assessors — James  A.  Barnes.  I.  I),  .\msburg  and  Geo.  P. 
Miller. 

Overseers  of  the  Poor—Wm.  Slosson  and  Garry  V.  Scott. 

Collectcr — Hiram  Silliman. 

Constables — Henry  Hark,  Sherman  McDaniel,  John  Jones, 
Leverett  JafTers,  AVillet  Cross. 

Inspectors  of  Election — Daniel  Hickox.  William  Williamson 
and  Simon  ,r.  Lounsbury. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Lisle. 

Lisle  is  the  north  western  town  of  this  county  and  has  its 
northern  boundary  on  Cortland  County,  and  ita  western  on 
Tioga,  while  Nanticoke  forms  the  southern  and  Triangle  the 
eastern  boundaries.  This  was  one  of  the  old  towns  and  was 
formed  in  1800,  originally  comprising  four  towns.  In  its  present 
condition  it  conprises  only  a  trifle  over  25,000  acres. 

The  surface  is  mostly  hilly  and  broken  upland.  The  Tiou- 
ghnioga  river  flows  across  the  east  and  the  Yorkshire  Creek 
through  the  centre  of  the  town,  The  Nanticoke  Creek  raises  in 
the  south  eastern  part^  The  hills  are  very  picturesure  in  many 
places,  the  most  noted  of  these  is  Howlands  Glen.  The  hill 
soil  is  mostly  of  a  clay  and  slaty  gravel  with  hardpan  under- 
neath. The  lowlands  or  creek  flats  are  preferable  for  cultivation. 

.fosiah  Patterson  a  brother  of  Gen.  John  Patterson  was 
about  the  first  settler  in  this  town  and  came  in  1791  or  1792, 
purchasing  a  large  tract  of  land  and  afterwards  run  a  saw  mill. 
This  he  afterwards  sold  and  removed  to  Whitneys  Point  to  keep 
a  hotel.  About  1811  Mr.  Randall  erected  a  carding  machine 
which  was  a  source  of  much  profit  and  commerce  to  the  inhabit- 
ants, his  machinery  cost  $600.  Another  mill  of  importance  was 
the  pulling  mill  owned  by  Samuel  Kilburn. 

The  first  settler  on  the  site  of  Lisle  village  was  Ebenezer 
Tracy,  he  came  about  1793  and  erected  a  log  house  on  the  Dr. 
Orton  place  Dr.  Hunt  soon  followed  him  and  located  on  a  site 
in  the  north  of  the  present  village.  They  were  soon  followed 
by  Cap.  Whittelesey,  his  son  and  Jonathan  Cowdry  at  Killawog 
or  as  it  was  early  known  "Union  Village."  About  1810  some 
people  came  along  driving  furiously  and  ran  over  a  child  named 
Abel  Hartshorn  ;  from  this  the  name  Killawog  was  derived. 

Robert  Pierce  settled  very  early  on  Fern's  Hill  Farm  and 
opened  afterwards  a  distillery.  Cap.  William  Cook  settled  in 
1798  on  the  site  of  the  village  and  just  north  of  the  four  corners 
He  established  a  Tannery  where  the  steam  mill  now  stands. 
Col.  Mason  Wattles  became  a  partner  with  him  in  it. 

^[ajor  Solomon  Owen  came  in  1798  and  settled  on  Owen 
Hill.  His  marriage  to  Sylvia  Cook  was  the  first  wedding  in 
town,  he  was  by  trade  a  blacksmith. 

Rev.  Seth  Williston,  D.  D.,  is  another  person  well  known  as 
a  preacher  and  mi' sionary  worker.  He  served  the  church  at 
Lisle  prior  to  1810  and  was  the  most  influential  religous  worker 
there  at  an  early  date. 

We  would  also  note  the  early  settlement  made  by  Stephen 
Freeman  near  Major  Owens,  Wright  Dudley  on  Dudley  Creek ; 
Benjamin  Ketchun  on  Ketchun  Hill.  He  changed  160  acres 
where   the  city   of    Rochester   stands   for  93  acres  on  this  hill. 


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Orange  and  Solomon  Stoddard  who  settled  on  this  hill  near  Mr. 
Ketchum,  and  only  a  short  time  after  Joseph  Edmister,who  took 
up  about  600  acres  where  the  village  of  Lisle  stands  and  on 
Owen  Hill,  W.  D.  and  Philotas  Edminster  were  well  known  to 
the  citizens  of  this  county  are  decendents  of  him.  Gen.  Sam- 
uel Coe  who  settled  on  the  east  side  of  the  river  at  Killawog ; 
Moses  Burghardt  who  settled  below  Coe ;  Elijah  Rose,  Deacon 
Davis,  Daniel  Hanchett  and  Elijah  Burden  who  settled  on 
Mount  Hungry. 

Rev.  Dr.  Azariah  Orton,  father  of  Dr.  John  G.  Orton,  was 
from  1S52  to  1860  a  prominent  citizen  and  pastor  at  Lisle.  He 
was  educated  in  the  class  with  William  Cullen  Bryant,  Senator 
Ashley  and  Sylvester  Lamed,  and  has  figured  conspicuously  on 
several  occasf  ions. 

Some  things  of  interest  in  the  town  are  Howlands  Glen 
which  is  about  one-half  mile  long  and  the  rocks  rise  in  many 
places  one  hundred  feet ;  there  are  two  very  beautiful  falls  near 
the  centre.  The  bones  of  a  mastodon,  some  of  which  were 
taken  to  Cornell,  others  preserved  by  Mr.  D.  H.  Millens. 
This  animal  must  have  been  over  ten  feet  high  and  twenty  feet 
long. 

There  was  a  grist  mill  and  an  overshot  wheel  on  the  creek 
that  runs  through  the  gorge.     It  was  operated  by  a  Mr.  Wilson. 

The  people  of  this  town,  like  those  of  other  towns,  took 
shares  in  the  new  railroad  which  was  opened  in  1854,  and  when 
the  road  became  insolvent  and  was  sold  on  the  mortgage  they, 
of  course,  lost  their  interests. 

Among  the  physicians  of  note  may  be  mentioned  E.S.Briggs, 
Thaddeus  Thompson,  S.  H.  French,  B.  B.  Brooks,  Lewis  H. 
Kelly,  Geo.  R.  Barns,  James  Allen  jr.,  William  J.  Orton,  S.  H. 
McCall,  andH.  C.  Hall. 

Lisle  village  derived  its  name  from  a  suggestion  of  La 
Fayette  through  his  friends  General  Patterson  and  Hyde,  It  is 
the  only  place  of  importance  in  the  town. 

Alexander  McDonell  was  a  prominent  attorney  of  this  town 
and  a  law  partner  of  Judge  Edwards  until  the  firm  was  disolved 
by  electing  Edwards  as  county  judge.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1815  and  was  the  first  President  of  the  Lisle  Board  of 
Education 

Lisle  can  boast  of  a  Union  School,  which  probably  has  no 
superior  of  its  sort  in  this  county.  There  are  eight  grades,  one 
year  each,  and  two  courses  Academic  and  classical  of  three  years 
each.     It  has  a  library  and  full  chemical  laboratory. 

Rev.  Seth  Williston,  before  referred  to,  founded  tha  first 
religous  society  and  was  the  first  pa- tor  of  the  Congregational 
Church.      This  church  cost  about  $3,000  and  will  seat  400  easily. 

The  Methodist  society  was  organized  about  1815.  In  1857 
they  built  a  church  which  cost  about  .$2,000. 

Killawog  in  the  north  of  the  town  is  seldom  mention  with- 
out referance  to  the  names  of  Mason  Watles,  Colonel  Cook  and 
Nathaniel  Bosworlh  all  of  whom  were  prominent  in  its  early 
history.  This  is  a  fine  farming  country  and  contains  many 
natural  advantages  for  a  place  located  so  far  from  any  great 
market.  It  has  a  Baptist  and  Methodist  Church,  the  later  cost 
about  iii3,900. 

Yorkshire  or  Centre  Lisle  is  a  small  place  in  the  centre  of 


the  town  ;  reference  has  before  been  made  to  its  industries,  the 
principal  ones  having  been  the  Tannery,  Cutter  Works  and  a 
few  saw  mills.    The  Baptist  Church  is  a  fine  one  and  cost  .$4,400. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Nanticoke. 

Nanticoke  was  one  of  the  four  towns  formed  from  the  old 
town  of  Lisle.  Its  history  as  a  town  commences  at  the  date  of 
its  foundation  April  18th,  1831.  The  surface  is  almost  exclusive- 
ly rolling  hilly  upland  with  narrow  valleys  along  the  streams. 
The  principal  creeks  are  the  two  branches  of  the  Nanticoke 
The  upland  has  very  little  soil  which  is  not  tillable.  It  ia 
composed  mostly  of  slaty  loam  with  hardpan  underneath,  which 
is  better  adapted  to  grazing  than  cultivation.  In  the  valleys  it 
is  more  gravelly.  The  town  has  an  area  of  a  little  over  16,000 
acres. 

This  town  was  settled  early,  among  others  was  Philip 
Councilman  who  located  at  Glen  Albury  which  was  first  called 
Councilman.  He  came  about  1793  and  was  noted  as  a  great 
hunter  and  trapper.  Following  him  were  John  Beachtle,  James 
Stoddard  and  John  Ames  who  located  on  the  east  side  of  the 
Creek.  Isaac  Lamb  settled  on  the  site  of  Lambs  Corner  in  1804, 
and  from  him  the  place  derived  its  name.  Jophet  Hallow  was 
settled  by  and  derived  its  name  from  Stephen  Jophet.  The 
early  inhabitants  of  this  place  were  of  a  roving  shiftless  dis- 
position. Butler's  Corners  derived  its  name  from  Elijah  Butler 
who  settled  there  about  1822. 

The  first  town  meeting  in  Nanticoke  was  held  in  1832  at  the 
house  of  Philip  Councilman,  after  an  exciting  time  the  follow- 
ing officers  were  elected  : — 

Snpii-fisor — N.  Remmele. 

To-rn  Clerk— n.  B.  Stoddard. 

yiistices  of  the  Peace — Silas  Hemingway,  H.  B.  Stoddard, 
David  Councilman  and  Charles  Brookens. 

Oversm-s  of  lite  Poor — Samuel  Canfleld  and  John  Council- 
man. 

Commissioners  of  Hifflnvays — F.  S.  Greggs,  H.  Walter  and 
James  Lamb. 

Commissioners  and  Inspectors  of  Schools — F.  S.  GreggS.  A.N. 
Remmele  and  J.  L.  Smith. 

Assessors — Charles  Brookens,  Hiram  Rogers  and  Silas  Hem- 
ingway. 

Collecter — Philip  Councilman. 

Cons'ables — Aurora  Brayman  and  Isaac  A.  Griggs. 

Sealer  of  IVeiffhIs  and  Aleasures — Silas  Hemingway. 

Lambs  Corners  is  the  principle  place  in  the  town.  The 
postofiice  was  established  here  in  1860.  In  1882  George  Little- 
wood  opened  a  cheese  factory  here.  There  has  always  been  from 
one  to  two  stores  here,  and  as  many  mills.  Washington  Johnson 
and  S.  E.  Monroe  are  among  those  most  noted  with  mills. 

The  M.  E.  Church  was  erected  in  1852  and  cost  $1,000.  The 
next  season  the  Baptists  erected  a  church  costing  $1,200. 

Near  Lambs  corners  is  Nanticoke  Springs  which  have  been 
considerably  noted  for  their  water.  The  place  has  been  a  popu- 
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Glen  Aubrey  is  the  second  place  of  prominence  in  the  town 
and  is  only  a  hamlet,  although  it  was  the  first  place  to  become 
settled,  There  has  been  a  store  and  postofllce  here  for  many 
years  The  Christian  church  was  organized  here  in  1857.  Nine 
years  later  an  edifice  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $1,800  The 
Methodist  church  was  erected  about  1867,  and  cost  $2,500. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Haine. 

Maine  was  founded  from  Union  in  1848.  Since  its  formation 
no  change  has  been  made,  except  in  1856  a  small  portion  was 
added  to  Chenango.  It  boundaries  are  east  by  Chenango,  north 
by  Nanticoke,  west  by  Tioga  County,  and  south  by  Union.  The 
town  has  an  area  of  27,3i?0  acres. 

The  soil  is  similar  to  that  of  the  adjoining  towns,  being  a 
gravely  loam  and  slate.  The  hilli  rise  from  400  to  600  feet  above 
the  valley  of  the  Chenango,  and  are  mostly  tillable  on  the  high- 
est points.  The  valleys  are  principaly  those  of  the  Nanticoke, 
Bradley  and  Crocker  Creeks. 

The  settlements  of  this  town  mostly  made  by  people 
from  New  England.  One  of  the  earliest  was  Benjamin  Norton 
who  settled  above  the  present  village  of  Maine.  Three  years 
later  came  Alfred  and  Cussell  Gates  and  settled  in  the  north- 
western part  of  the  town.  Daniel  Howard  and  Nathaniel  Slosson 
are  said  to  be  the  first  settlers  in  the  vicinity  of  East  Maine. 
Following  them  was  Samuel  Stone,  Herman  Payne  and  William 
Hogg.  In  1790  James  Ketchum  came  and  located  three  miles 
southwest  of  Maine  village.  Later  came  Timothy  Caswell  and 
settled  in  "Allen's  Settlement,"  John  Marean,  Ebenezer  and 
Matthew  Allen  followed  a  few  years  later.  Asa  Curtis  came 
and  settled  where  the  village  now  stands  in  about  1800.  In  the 
north  of  the  town  came  Amos  Howard  as  early  as  1794. 

The  Marean  family  are  well  known  in  Maine  and  have  been 
very  prominent  for  many  years.  Hon.  Henry  Marean  was  born 
here  in  about  1842,  and  was  supervisor  of  this  town  for  four 
years  previous  to  his  being  elected  to  the  assembly 

This  town  boasts  of  no  manufacturies  except  such  as  lumber 
hence,  we  call  attention  to  its  "mill"  history  ;  here  was  the  Old 
Red  Grist  Mill  built  in  1810  on  the  Nanticoke  Greek;  the  mill 
built  by  J.  W.  Carman  in  1856 ;  the  saw  mill  in  the  lower  end  of 
Maine  village  by  John  Durfee  ;  the  Holden  mill  built  about  1826 ; 
the  Prentice  Fuller  mill  on  West  Creek  built  about  1835;  Cap- 
tain Stoddards  mill  built  in  Maine  village  about  1825;  the 
Slosson  mill  ;  the  Councilman  mill  and  many  others,  most  of 
which  have  been  abandoned. 

The  prominent  physicians  of  this  town  have  been  Dr.  Wm. 
Butler,  Dr.  Newell,   Dr.  Clarke,  Dr.  S.  M.  Hunt,  Dr.  Niles,  Dr 
Noble,  Dr.  (ieo.  Young,  Dr.  C.  Heaton,  Dr.  0.  H.  Gug,  Dr.  Dwight 
Dudley. 

The  first  town  meeting  was  held  in  1S49  and  the  following 
are  the  first  town  officers  ; — 

Supervisor — A.  H.  Arnold. 

Town  C/e>-A— John  W.  Hunt. 

Superintendent  of  Schools — Marchall  DeLano. 

yuslices  of  the  Peace — Cyrus   Gates,   John    Blanchard   and 


H.  W.  Mooers. 

Assessors — O.  H.  Arnold,  Thomas  Young,  jr..  and  W.  H. 
Tuttle. 

Commissioners  of  Highivays — Hanan  Payne  and  Edward 
Ward. 

Overseers  of  the  Poor — Dexter  Hathaway  and  Mather  Allen 

Constables — Eustis  Hathaway,  John  B.Smith,  Joel  Benson 
and  R.  T.  Gates. 

Inspectors  of  Election — Jefferson  Ranson,  Amasa  Durfee 
and  Luke  Curtis 

Sealer  of  H'eiffhts  and  Aleasiires — James  VV.  Carman. 

Pound  Master — Lyman  Pollard. 

Maine  village  situated  in  the  western  part  of  the  town 
is  the  most  important  place.  Lyman  Pollard  figures  very  con- 
spicuously in  the  early  history  of  the  place ;  and  built  a  store  in 
1847  which  has  changed  hands  many  times  since.  There  has 
been  a  number  of  different  stores  in  the  place,  among  which  we 
might  mention  Wm  Lincoln, L.  L.  Brooks,  Taylor  Brothers,  F.H. 
Marean  and  others.  In  1832  E.  H.  Clarke  built  a  Tannery.  This 
has  been  improved  and  changed  hands  many  times  since.  The 
village  also  has  a  hotel,  cabinet  shop,  several  lodges  and  a 
Young  Mens  Christian  Association. 

The  first  Congregational  church  was  erected  in  1825.  The 
Methodist  in  1847  and  cost  .$2,000.  The  Baptist  in  1840.  The 
postoffice  was  established  in  1828. 

East  Maine  is  only  a  small  hamlet  in  the  east  of  the  town  it 
has  a  Presbyterian  church,  organized  in  1871  and  cost  nearly 
$3,000 ;  two  miles  farther  south  is  the  Methodist  church  which 
cost  about  the  same  amount. 

This  section  is  often  called  Hogg  Settlement ;  there  are 
many  decendents  of  the  Hogg  family  residing  in  that  vicinity. 
Robert  Hogg  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  is  a  highly  re- 
spected citizen.  This  place  is  also  noted  for  being  in  high 
elevation.  The  meadow  back  of  the  house  of  W.  H.  Perry  being 
one  of  the  highest  points  in  the  county, 

North  Maine  is  a  small  settlement  in  the  north  of  the  town, 
it  has  a  store  and  M.  E.  Church. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Kirkwood. 

Kirkwood  was  formed  on  the  23d  of  November,  1859,  by  a 
division  of  the  town  of  Conklin.  That  portion  east  of  the  Sus- 
quehanna being  set  off  as  Kirkwood.  At  the  south  it  is  very 
narrow,  but  gradually  widens  out  as  you  go  north,  till  it  comes 
to  the  town  of  Fentoii  which  forms  its  northern  boundary.  Its 
area  is  18,437  acres 

The  flats  along  the  river  are  usually  wide  and  contain  much 
fertile  soil  suitable  for  agricultural  purposes.  Rising  from  these 
the  slope  is  less  valuable  and  is  somewhat  clayey.  At  the  north 
are  many  fine  farms,  on  the  hills,  where  dairying  and  agriculture 
is  extensively  carried  on.  Almost  the  entire  surface  of  this 
town  was  originally  covered  with  valuable  pine,  and  the  last 
vestiges  of  these  may  be  seen  in  the  enormous  stumps  which 
form  fences  in  many  sections. 

The  first  settlers  in  the  tow  n  were  probably  Jonathan  Fitch 


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RESIDENCE  OF  QEO.   A.   KENT,   119  COURT  ST.,   BINaHAHTON,   N.   Y. 


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BINQHAHTON  HIGH  SCHOOL,  HAIN  STREET,  BINQHAHTON,  N.  Y. 


Erected  in  1S71— 72,  at  a  cost,  includinir  turniture,  of  about  $100,000. 
There  are  510  pupils  registered  and  an  average  attendance  of  421,  with  16 
teachers,  whose  wages  for  the  last  school  year  was  $12,559.75.  The  total 
expense  of  the  school  for  the  last  school  year  was  $16,029.20. 


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and  Garrett  Snedeker,  the  later  of  whom  settled  between  Kirk- 
wood  and  Riverside,  his  sons  were  Isaac,  David,  and  James : 
following  bim  was  the  Bounds,  who  are  well  known  in  the  vi- 
cinity of  Kirkwood.  Fitch  was  prominent  man  in  this  section 
of  the  country,  and  built  a  grist  mill  about  1790  on  the  Fitch 
creek  ;  this  mill  was  one  of  the  first  in  this  locality. 

.John  P.  Wentz  came  in  1793  and  settled  on  the  Berkalew 
farm  which  he  held  till  1806,  before  selling  to  Mr.  A  Berkalew. 
Levi  Bennett  settled  a  few  years  after  Mr.  Wentz  and  nearly  a 
mile  below  bim  on  the  river;  it  is  said  that  Mr.  Bennett  bought 
his  place  from  a  Mr.  Spaulding  who  at  that  time  resided  there. 
A  few  years  after  Mr.  Bennett  came  Cap.  Nathaniel  Taggart 
who  was  an  ingenuous  man.  .John  P.  Wentz  removed  to  the 
Park  farm  on  which  afterwards  his  son  William  set  up  a  store 
at  the  Park  Tavern  in  about  1816,  this  store  he  was  oblige  to 
suspend,  whereupon  he  took  up  teaching  and  surveying.  Mr. 
Wentz  surveyed  the  whole  of  the  Bingham  patent  besides  mak- 
ing extensive  surveys  in  other  parts,  and  for  the  Erie  railroad 
which  company  he  saved  about  il50,000  by  his  plans  for  the 
Starrucca  viaduct. 

Among  other  early  settlers  we  mention  Daniel  Chapman 
who  settled  near  Riverside;  Asa  Rood  whose  settlement  was 
near  Langdon  ;  Asa  Squires  who  settled  on  the  old  Park  place ; 
John  Bell  whose  location  was  near  Squires  ;  Silas  Bowker  who 
settled  near  the  site  of  Kirkwood ;  Joel  Lamereaux  whose 
location  was  on  the  E.  Y.  Park's  place;  David  Compton  who 
settled  below  the  Park's  place  ;  Ebenezer  Park  who  located  on 
the  old  Wm.  Bartlett  farm  :  William  Jones  who  settled  on  the 
river  two  miles  below  Kirkwood  ;  Thomas  Carroll  and  Benejah 
Stanley  who  settled  in  Stanley  Hollow.  Late  settlers  of  note 
are  Henry  Bayless  whose  location  was  near  the  bridge ;  Daniel 
and  Miles  Andrews  who  settled  below  the  village  of  Kirkwood 
and  erected  a  grist  and  saw  mill ;  Horace  Dwight  who  came  in 
1830,  and  died  several  years  ago  near  where  his  son-in-law  Isaac 
Bird  now  lives;  Rufus  Finch  and  A.  K.  Park  who  reside  about 
midway  from  Kirkwood  to  Binghamton  ;  C.  M.  Conklin  who 
settled  in  1827  ;  Gambia  Rider  whose  farm  was  on  what  is  now 
"Trim  Street";  David  Langdon  who  resided  where  his  son 
Myron  now  lives;  S  H.  (Hmse  who  lived  on  the  hill  back  of 
Langdon. 

The  first  town  meetinj^  was  held  in  1860,  and  the  following 
officers  were  elected  :— 

.S"«;»c/-7/.«o;-— Joseph  Bartlell 

7'o-cvn  Clerk — Daniel  Casper. 

fuslicfsof  till-  Pi'iiie — Isaai^  Hound.  William  Park  and  Benj- 
amin Duel. 

Assessors — Sylvester  Barnes,  Ira  Shear,  and  Rufus  Whitney 

Commlssionrrs  of  Ilisrii-.vays — B  W.  Sherwood  and  David  M. 
Langdon. 

Uvvrsecrs  of  the  Poor — Park  Chamberlain  and  William  H. 
Middaugh. 

Collector — (iporge  Craver. 

Inspectors  at  fileetioii —.iv>\ii\i  MilU.  Samuel  .lones,  (-iporge 
Germond  and  James  .Xinory. 

Sealer  oj    Weii^lits   and  Measures — Ballis  Swartz. 

Constables — Knoch    Brown,  Henry   N'anBuren,  Geo.  Craver, 


Wm.  W.  Jones  and  Robert  Bartlett. 

Kirk-vood  Village. — This  is  the  principal  village  in  the  town 
being  located  about  eight  miles  from  Binghamton  on  the  N.  Y. 
L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.  Robert  Hays  at  one  time  owned  most  of  the 
land  where  the  village  is  located,  he  erected  the  hotel  which 
was  soon  after  purchased  by  John  Wicks.  The  principal  indus- 
try is  the  Kirkwood  Wagon  Works  which  was  established  in 
1884,  principally  by  J.  Emmons.  J.  W.  Berkalew,  E.  H.  Booth, 
C.  A.  RiJi  r  and  William  West.  They  are  not  at  present  build- 
ing as  many  wagons  as  heretofore.  There  is  also  a  steam  grist 
mill  and  two  stores. 

Lewis  Jones  built  a  store  in  1868,  which  is  owned  by  E.  S. 
Jones.  J.  D.  Patch  started  his  store  in  1857,  but  his  son  J.  B. 
Patch  has  recently  gone  out  of  the  business.  Nicholas  Emmons 
well  known  by  most  of  the  citizens,  was  for  several  years  post- 
master and  carried  a  small  stock  of  goods.  Bert  Alford  who 
carried  on  a  Mercantile  business  here  for  a  few  years  has  now 
removed  to  New  Milford,  Pa.  Erie  R.  R.  has  a  depot  here  at 
which  all  local  trains  stop,  the  present  agent  is  Mr.  Elwood, 
he  is  a  very  corteous,  enterprising  young  man.  Dr.  G.  E.  Pier- 
son  is  a  prominent  citizen  of  this  place. 

The  M.  E.  Church  was  organized  in  1860.  The  first  pastor 
was  Rev.  J.  M.  Grimes.  It  is  now  in  good  condition.  The 
Christian  Church  was  organized  in  1857,  it  is  located  about  a 
mile  down  the  river,  its  membership  is  not  so  strong  as  it  was  a 
few  years  ago. 

'  Riverside  is  in  the  extreme  south  end  of  the  town  on  the 
Susquehanna  River,  it  is  also  on  the  line  of  the  N.  Y,  L.  E.  &  W. 
R.  R.,but  there  is  no  depot,  although  some  trains  stop  at  the 
Milk  Station. 

Thomas  Conklin  established  a  Mercantile  business  here 
which  he  successfully  carried  on  for  about  thirty  years  doing  a 
large  business.  Mr.  Brown  now  keeps  a  small  store  here.  There 
is  a  Christian  Church  at  Riverside  which  was  built  by  the  M.  E. 
society  and  purchased  for  the  Christians  by  Alvah  Wood  of 
Kirkwood. 

Kirkwood  Centre  and  Langdon  are  post-ofiices  between  Kirk- 
wood and  Binghamton.  The  former  was  established  by  Eli  W. 
Watrous  in  1S61  and  has  been  held  by  him  every  since.  At  the 
later  place  the  pusi-otlice  is  kept  by  Myron  Langdon.  Many 
trains  stop  on  signal  at  the  milk  station  here 


History  of  the  Town  of  Triangle. 

Triangle  was  formed  from  Lisle  in  1S31.  It  was  the  first 
settled  portion  of  the  old  State  of  Lisle,  and  contains  the  most 
important  village.  It  is  the  north-eastern  town  of  the  county 
and  is  bordered  on  the  north  and  east  by  Cortland  and  Chenan- 
go Counties  ;  its  area  is  24,231  acres. 

The  surface  of  the  town  consists  mostly  of  tillable  land,  the 
hills  being  less  abrupt  than  in  the  routh  of  the  county.  The 
soil  is  mostly  a  gravelly  loam  on  the  hills,  while  the  valleys  are 
more  alluvial  and  consequently  better  adapted  to  crops. 

The  tirst  settlement  madeintliis  town  was  by  General  John 
I'atterson  near  the  present  site  of  the  Beach  House  in  Whitneys 


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Point,  he  came  about  1891.  David  8eymour  came  the  next  year 
and  settled  near  Gen.  Patterson.  Ira  Seymour  settled  near  his 
brother  and  married  a  daughter  of  Gen.  Patterson.  John  Sey- 
mour came  also  in  1792  and  settled  at  Whitneys  Point.  Anson 
Seymour  was  another  early  settler  of  this  place  and  a  great 
lumberman.  He  furnished  considerable  lumber  used  in  build- 
ing the  National  Capital  at  Washington 

The  point  of  land  between  the  two  rivers  received  its  name 
from  Thomas  Whitney.  Pottersons  Settlement  was  the  first 
name  applied  to  the  place,  but  after  the  death  of  Gen.  Patter- 
son the  place  was  "Tinker  Town","Tinker  Point"  or  "The  Point." 
Mr.  Whitney  kept  a  tavern  here  and  from  him  the  place  received 
the  name  of  Whitneys  Point. 

A  religous  society  was  formed  in  1792  by  Deacon  .loseph 
Lee,  and  in  1800  or  near  that  time  a  block  house  built  to  serve 
the  double  purpose  of  a  school  and  church.  This  was  one  of  the 
first  church  edifices,  but  the  one  at  Lisle  was  the  first  one  erect- 
ed anywhere  in  this  section  of  country. 

Soon  after  the  settlement,  Josiah  Patterson  set  up  a  hotel 
near  the  site  of  the  Beach  House.  Previous  to  this  there  was  a 
school  commnced  and  Martha  Seymour  taught  it  for  some  time 
The  first  bridge  was  near  where  the  lower  bridge  now  stands. 
Benjamin  Morse  took  up  lands  east  of  the  river,  but  this 
soon  fell  into  the  hands  of  Thomas  Whitney  ;  later  Photo  Pease 
came  and  settled  on  this  place.  The  Pease  family  were  famous 
for  a  daughter  of  great  litirary  talent  and  for  a  son  Lewis  the 
founder  of  '"The  Home  for  the  Friendless"  and  "Five  Point 
Mission"  in  New  York  City,  and  for  another  son  John  Morris  a 
noted  Methodist  Minister  and  financial  agent  for  the  American 
Colonization  Society. 

The  opening  of  the  Catckill  and  Ithaca  Turnpike  occurred 
in  1796  and  was  a  great  blessing  to  the  inhabitants  who  had 
suffered  much  for  the  lack  of  gooh  roads.  .The  people  at  Whit- 
neys Point  could  now  send  to  Chenango  Forks  for  mail  at  least 
once  a  week.  The  scarcity  of  mail  advantages  hardly  equalled 
that  of  many  other  things.  Salt  had  to  be  carried  on  horseback 
from  Syracuse. 

There  are  other  settlements  of  note  around  the  town,  we 
would  mention  Nathaniel  Hays  who  settled  east  of  the  present 
village  of  Triangle,  in  the  locality  long  known  as  Hays's  Settle- 
ment. Later  Triangle  village  became  a  great  centre.  Benjamin 
Gibbs  settled  here  early  and  set  up  a  blacksmith  shop.  .\nd 
rew  Woodruff,  David  <Tibbs,  Timothy  Clark  and  David  Claik 
came  very  early  to  this  locality.  The  two  last  were  large  land 
holders  and  gave  the  place  the  name  Clark's  Settlement.  David 
Clark  erected  a  Tannery  and  Tavern  and  was  very  prominent 
in  the  early  history.  There  was  also  in  this  locality,  at  an  early 
date,  Levi  Woodruff.  Dr  Edwards,  George  Beckwith,  Ira  Slater, 
K.  Boyington,  .\8a  Taft  and  John  Parker. 

Hazzard's  Corners  took  its  name  from  Edmund  Hazzard 
who  settled  there  at  an  early  day  and  become  very  prominent 
as  a  citizen  and  supervisor  of  this  town.  Seth  Dickinson  settled 
on  the  Otselic  in  1800.  having  come  from  Connecticut  with  his 
family  on  an  ox  sled  in  twenty-one  days.  He  was  a  tanner  by 
trade  and  he  commenced  business  on  his  new  home  by  digging 
vats  in  the  open  ground  and  covering  with  boards  to   prevent 


freezing.     He  followed  the  tanning  business  all  his  life,  living 
to  the  age  of  eighty-one. 

Whitneys  Point  is  the  principle  village  of  the  town,  and  is 
situated  in  the  south  western  part;  it  is  a  station  on  the  D.  L. 
&  W.  railroad,  about  21  miles  from  Binghamton  and  is  at  the 
confluence  of  the  Otselic  and  Tioughnioga  rivers.  The  post- 
otfice  was  not  established  here  till  1824,  and  mail  previous  to 
that  was  supplied  from  Chenango  Forks  and  later  from  Lisle. 

It  would  be  impossible  to  go  into  details  about  all  the  firms 
who  have  been  in  the  Mercantile  business  at  this  place.  Waite 
and  Corburn  established  a  Whitneys  Point  Cutter  Works  in  1876 
which  has  given  employment  to  a  great  many  people,  and  have 
manufactured  as  high  as  10,000  cutters  a  year.  The  Lander 
Brothers  Carriage  Factory  was  another  enterprise  of  importance. 
Eli  Sweet  started  the  Excelsior  Tooth  Company  in  1865.  There 
is  also  a  Sash  and  Blind  factory,  and  Marble  Works. 

The  First  Congregational  Church  of  Whitneys  Point  was 
organized  in  1834.  The  M.  E.  Church  in  1842,  the  church  was 
erected  the  year  before  at  a  cost  of  $3,000.  The  present  Baptist 
Church  was  erected  in  1854,  at  a  cost  of  $2,500.  Grace  Church 
was  erected  in  1871  at  a  cost  of  .$5,000.  St.  Patricks  Church  was 
erected  in  1872. 

The  Whitneys  Point  Academy  was  founded  in  1866,  the  first 
principal  was  David  Carver;  the  Hon.  I.  T.  Deyo  was  principal 
here  in  1879.     This  school  ranks  high   as  an  academy. 

Whitneys  Point  was  incorporated  as  a  village  in  1872,  with 
Kanson  Rowland  as  president,  and  C.  8.  Olmstead  and  D.  L. 
Maxfield,  clerks. 

Upper  Lisle  is  only  a  small  village  situated  on  the  Otselic 
river  about  five  miles  north  of  Whitneys  Point.  Asa  Rogers 
and  Phineas  Parker  were  the  first  white  settlers  here.  Timothy 
Shepard  came  soon  after,  and  in  1802  started  a  Baptist  Society. 
Geo.  P.  Elliott  built  the  first  store  in  1800.  Dr.  Todd  erected  one 
in  1812.  The  Univeralists  erected  a  church  in  1830.  The  Bap- 
tist in  1842. 

Triangle  Village  is  about  five  miles  east  from  Whitneys 
Point  on  a  branch  of  Half-way  Brook,  it  was  formerly  on  the  old 
Tcrnpike.  Dexter  Whitney  established  a  store  here  in  1S57. 
Daniel  Ciark  built  a  hotel,  as  before  mentioned,  and  in  1874  a 
joint  stock  cheese  factory  ■""  Congregational  Church 

was  organized  in  1819  The  Bapuoi,  .ociety  was  organized  in 
1832  and  their  church  erected  in  1832  atacostof  $1,650.  The 
Methodist  Church  was  erected  in  1854  at  a  cost  of  $1,300. 

The  history  of  this  town  would  not  be  complete  without  a 
mention  of  the  Broome  County  Agricultural  Society  at  Whitneys 
Point.  They  hold  an  annual  county  fair  which  is  a  credit  to 
the  county  and  especially  to  those  inlisted  in  it;  their  grounds 
are  situated  between  the  forks  of  the  rivers,  just  north  of  the 
village. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Colesville. 

This  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  important  towns  of  the 
county  and  contains  an  area  of  47,284  acres.  It  was  formed 
from  Windsor  in  1821.      It  received  its  name    from   Nathaniel 


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Cole,  an  early  settler  and  prominent  citizen  of  Cole's  Hill 

The  surface  of  the  town  is  mostly  upland,  There  is  some 
flat  land  along  the  river  and  a  little  in  the  creek  valleys.  The 
hills  rises  four  to  five  hundred  feet  above  the  river,  and  their 
soil  is  composed  mostly  of  a  mixture  of  clay  and  slate. 

The  Albany  and  Susquehanna  Railroad  runs  through  the 
town  forming  along  curve,  making  stops  at  Osborn  Hollow  or 
Sanitary  Springs,  Tunnel,  Belden,  Harpursville  and  Nineveh 
The  Delaware  and  Hudson  Canal  Oompanys  Railroad  follows 
the  Susquehanna  river  and  meets  the  Albany  and  Susquehanna 
Railroad  at  Nineveh  Junction. 

John  Lamphere  came  to  the  town  about  1785  and  located 
near  the  site  of  Harpursville.  The  next  season  Lemuel  and 
Nathaniel  Badger  and  Casper  Spring  came,  they  located  at 
Harpursville  and  at  a  later  date  kept  a  Tavern  there.  David 
and  Edward  Guernsey  came  about  1788,  they  went  in  the  direc- 
tion of  Ouaquago.  Nathaniel  and  Vena  Cole  and  IMr.  Merchant 
settled  on  Cole's  Hill  in  1795.  The  same  year  B.  S.  Dickinson, 
David  CrofTut,  Titus  Humiston  and  John  Ruggles  settled  near 
them. 

Hon.  Itobert  Harpur  settled  in  Harpursville  in  1787.  He 
was  professor  in  Kings  College  fifteen  year.-s,  a  member  of  the 
state  convention  in  1776,  and  also  the  state  convention  which 
formed  the  first  constitution,  a  member  of  assembly  in  New 
York  City  in  1780  and  deputy  secretary  of  the  state.  He  was  a 
great  land  owner  controlling  about  60,000  acres. 

Israel  Williams  located  in  this  town  about  1800  He  was 
oi^e  of  the  Revolutionary  soldiers  that  ferried  George  Washing- 
ton over  from  Long  Island.  Levi  Manville  came  about  1796,  he 
was  father  to  Colonel  Levi  Manville. 

This  town  like  all  others  had  at  an  early  day  many  saw  mills 
to  turn  the  forests  into  marketable  lumber,  at  an  early  date  two 
were  erected  in  the  south  of  the  town  and  were  at  a  later  date 
purchased  by  Warren  Doolittle  and  Nathan  Mayhew.  John 
Hendrickson  had  one  about  this  time  on  the  Doraville  Creek. 
Mr.  Badger  had  a  grist  mill  and  saw  mill,  and,  throughout  the 
town  mills  sprang  up,  flourishing  for  years  and  as  the  valuable 
timber  became  cut,  they  were  removed  or  abandoned.  During 
the  spring  freshets  raft  followed  raft  down  the  river  presenting 
sights  which  would  produce  profound  astonishment  should  they 
be  repeated  now-a-days  Grist  mills  were  not  common  at  an 
early  day  and  early  settlers  went  either  to  Windsor  or  Bain- 
bridge  for  their  grists,  but  later  a  mill  was  erected  at  Ouaquago 
Shad  fishing  along  the  river  was  a  profitable  employment. 

Some  of  the  principle  points  of  history,  aside  from  early 
settlements,  are  the  incorporating  of  tlie  Harpursville  Bridge 
Company  In  1H3S,  they  were  to  build  a  toll  bridge  between  Rob- 
ert Harpur's  grist  mill  and  J.  W.  Harpur's  distillery.  Four  years 
later  the  SusquehaniiiUJentre  Bridge  Company  was  Incorporated 
to  build  atoll  bridge  between  the  houses  of  Samuel  Doolittle 
and  .lolin  Lackeys.  The  bridge  now  crossing  a'  Centerville  is 
the  third  one  which  has  been  built  there  and  cost  about  $5,000. 
In  IK21  an  net  was  past  allowing  Samuel  Madger  and  Uri  Doo- 
little the  privilege  of  building  a  dam  across  the  Susquehanna 
River  at  Hemlock  Kift.  This  dam  was  to  be  thirty  Inches  high 
and  built  of  brush  and  stone      Tlu-re  had  lieeii  a  dam  across  the 


river  previous  to  this,  it  was  built  near  George  Collington  and 
later  one  was  built  at  Centervillage. 

After  the  town  became  cleared  of  lumber,  dairying  and 
agriculture  became  the  chief  industries,  butter  making  in  later 
years  gave  way  to  cheese  factories. 

This  county  boasts  of  being  at  one  time  the  home  of  the 
famous  founder  of  the  Mormon  faith,  Joe  Stnith.  Joe  came 
from  Vermont  when  a  boy  and  was  for  some  time  in  the  localtity 
east  of  Nineveh  where  he  obtained  many  converts  and  twelve 
apostles.  Joseph  Knight  who  owned  a  carding  mill  east  of 
Centreville  was  an  early  convert  to  the  new  faith.  Smith  prov- 
ed the  power  of  the  new  faith  by  walking  on  the  water  of  the 
river,  but  a  boy  had  moved  a  plank  in  his  dock  and  he  went 
under. 

We  have  previously  mentioned  that  the  first  town  meeting 
was  held  on  Cole's  Hill  in  1822.  The  first  town  officers  were  as 
fellows:  — 

Sufervisor — John  Warren  Harper. 

Toiun  Clerk — Daniel  Sanford. 

Assessors — Ozias  Marsh,  Harvey  Bishop  and  Gervais  Blakes- 
lee. 

Orcrsei-rs  of  tin-  Poor — Nathaniel  Cole,  jr.,  and  Elisha 
Humiston. 

Commissioiurs  of  liigh-.i'ays — Amos  Smith,  Alpheus  iTOod- 
enough  and  Daniel  Sanford. 

Constnhhs — John  Wasson  and  George  Wilcox. 

Colhctor — John  Wasson. 

Commissioners  of  Coinmon  •Schools — ,Tohn  W.  Harpur, 
Jeremiah  Rogers  and  Harvey  Bishop. 

Insfrrlors  of  Schools — Harvey  Martin,  Garvey  Ruggles  and 
J.  K.  Noble. 

Trtistrcs  of  (rosfel  anil  School  Luiids — Geo.  Wilcox,  Samuel 
Badger  and  Samuel  Martin. 

Scaler  of   Weii^^hts  and  Measures — Ira  Bannell, 

Harpursville  is  situated  on  the  west  side  of  the  Susquehanna 
river,  between  Centrevillage  and  Nineveh  and  is  a  station  on 
the  D.  &  H.  R.  R.,  which  crosses  the  river  just  above  the  village. 
The  A.  A  S,  R.  R.  have  a  depot  about  one  mile  from  the  village 
called  Harpursville  Station,but  it  is  in  the  more  immediate  neigh, 
borhood  of  .Nineveh.  The  post-office  was  established  here  very 
early  Henry  Thompson  built  a  store  at  an  early  date  and  pro- 
bably here  near  the  place  of  Jeremiah  Rogers.  Rogers  Vosbury 
and  H.  A.  Olendoof  are  among  the  old  merchants.  A  foundery 
was  started  in  1856  by  C.  .M.  ami  ,1.  Kichards.  J.  F.  Bishop  had 
a  wagon  and  blacksmith  shop  for  about  thirty  years  and  was 
finally  succeeded  by  John  Ayers. 

The  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  in  1799  and  a  house  of 
worship  built  in  ISJS.  The  Baptist  Society  was  organized  in 
1811  and  their  church  edifice  erected  in  1846.  The  Methodist 
Churah  was  built  in  1843. 

Ceiilrr-'illai,'-!-  is  rather  smaller  than  Harpursville  and  is 
.situated  twt)  miles  farther  down  the  river.  The  post-office  was 
eslal)llshed  here  in  1855.  The  D.  i>i  H  U.  R.  depot  is  on  the 
east  side  of  the  river,  while  the  village  liesonthe  west,a  tannery 
was  built  here  by  Lewis  Northrop  who  was  also  the  first  store 
keeper,  his  tannery  turned  out  40,(J(J<)  to  -50,000  sides  annualy,  it 


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was  burned  twice.      There  was  a  distillery  here  at   one  time, 
built  by  Simon  Harpur. 

Xiiii'xe/i  is  a  small  village  above  llarpursville  and  near  the 
north  line  of  the  town  ;  this  place  was  settled  very  early  and  it  is 
probable  that  the  post-ortice  was  established  before  1810.  The 
site  of  this  village  was  bought  as  a  speculation  at  an  early  day 
and  surveyed  into  lots,  anticipating  t'lat  the  Erie  Railroad 
would  pass  through  here.    Mr.   Butler  built  a  store  at  an  early 

period. 

The  most  noted  manufactory  at  Xineveh  is  the  llobbs  Car- 
riage \\'orks,  which  turnout  only  exira  fine  vehicles.  The 
hotel  has  passed  through  many  hands  and  has  always  provided 
good  accommodations;  there  was  at  one  time  two  hotels.  The 
bridge  across  the  river  was  built  in  1880  at  a  cost  of  ^^5,000.  Riley 
Bush  has  figured  prominently  in  the  history  of  this  place. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Xineveli  has  an  interesting  his- 
tory ;it  was  agreed  among  the  inhabitants  that  they  should  have 
a  church  at  the  blowing  of  a  horn.  Rev.  Ira  Smith  blew  his  horn 
loud  and  long  on  a  Monday  morning  and  people  assembled,  cut 
down  trees  and  by  the  following  Sunday  he  preached  in  a  new 
church.    The  Methodists  erected  a  church  in  1K54. 

Sa/ii/arv  S/ri/igs  or  Osborn  Hollow  is  a  station  on  the  A.  & 
s.  K.  R.  in  the  western  part,  taking  its  name  from  Eli  Osborn- 
At  present  the  principal  attractions  are  the  Kilmer  Medical 
Institute  and  the  oil  tanks.  The  pumping  house  of  the  oil  line 
has  a  capacity  of  40,000  barrels  of  oil  a  day  ;  two  of  these  tanks 
were  burned  several  years  ago.  Mr  E.  II.  Odell  commence  as 
a  grocer  in  1855,  and  built  the  hotel  in  1S65.  Isaac  Andrews 
opened  a  grocery  store  the  year  before  Mr.  Odell. 

Beldcn. — This  is  a  small  hamlet  and  station  on  the  A.  A  S. 
l;.  R.  between  the  Tunnel  and  Nineveh.  The  post-office  was 
established  in  1868,  when  the  railroad  was  completed.  There  has 
been  stores  here  at  various  times,  the  one  at  present  is  kept  by 
Mr.  Kellogg.  There  has  been  several  mills,  blacksmith  shops 
and  a  hotel. 

Ni--.:'  Ohio. — Tunnel  or  Ilolcomb  Settlement  is  just  west  of 
the  tunnel.  It  contains  few  things  of  importance.  A  Grange 
store  catches  most  of  the  trade  in  this  locality.  There  is  a  Meth- 
odist Church  here. 

\'alli)iiia  Spyiiiga  is  in  the  extreme  east  of  the  town  and  has 
nothing  of  importance,  except  a  summer  boarding  house.  The 
water  here  contains  sulphur  magnesia  and  iron  and  is  drank 
for  its  medicinal  qualities, 

Ouai/iiiii^o  is  on  the  Susquehanna  river  in  the  extreme  south 
of  the  town.  The  post-ottice  was  established  here  as  early  as 
1820.  Uri  Doolittle  and  Eli  Pratt  started  a  store  here  in  1S23, 
and  there  are  at  present  two  stores.  A  Methodist  Church  was 
erected  in  1S68  at  a  cost  of  4^5,000. 

The  other  places  in  this  town  are  iHiraviUe,  which  is  located 
on  the  east  side  of  the  river  below  Centerville.  This  post-office 
was  established  over  fifty  years  ago.  There  has  been  a  small 
grocery  here.  West  Colesville  or  Pickerings  Corners  in  the 
western  part  has  little  of  importance.  I\Ir.  Blatchley  for  many 
years  did  a  good  business  here  making  and  repairing  wagons. 
George  Woodward  keeps  a  small  grocery.  There  is  a  Baptist 
Church.  North  Colesville  and  ('oles  Hill  contain  only  a  few 
houses. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Union. 

Union  is  one  of  the  oldest  towns  in  the  county;  with  Che. 
nangolown  it  embraced  all  of  Broome  and  part  of  Chenango 
Counties;  it  was  formed  fifteen  years  before  Broome  County 
was  organized,  while  it  was  still  a  town  in  Tioga  County.  It  in- 
cludes over  20,000  acres,  situated  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Su.s- 
quehanna  River  and  northward  to  the  town  of  !Maine.  This  is 
one  of  the  most  thickly  settled  towns  of  the  county  and  has  a 
wide  intervale  on  the  river,  besides  the  hills  and  creek  valleys 
to  the  north  It  also  takes  in  the  new  and  thriving  village  of 
Lestershire. 

The  soil  of  the  river  valley  is  a  rich  mixture  of  gravelly 
loam  and  alluvium  and  is  much  used  by  trucksters  and  market 
gardeners;  the  slope  of  the  hills  is  less  abrupt  than  in  many 
parts  and  they  are  tillable  to  their  summits. 

The  earliest  settlements  were  made  about  1785.  Colonel 
Hooper  was  one  of  the  first  to  visit  this  region  and  obtained  a 
large  patent.  Joseph  Draper  settled  where  Union  village  is 
now  in  about  1785.  .leremiah  and  Benjamin  Brown  settled  east 
of  him  about  the  same  time  General  Orange  Stoddard  settled 
here  about  the  same  time.  N.  Spaulding  and  Walter  Sabins 
came  the  same  year.  Captain  William  Brink  settled  about  the 
same  time,  and  a  little  farther  down  the  river  than  Mr.  Stod- 
dard ;  he  was  noted  for  his  hardihood  and  courage.  Winthrop 
Roe  located  in  tlie  eastern  part  in  1792.  Ezekiel  Crocker  came 
in  about  1785,  he  was  at  one  time  very  wealthy,  being  one  of  the 
sixty  proprietors  of  the  Boston  Purchase,  having  made  and 
saved  his  money  by  hard  work  and  careful  living. 

An  interesting  story  is  related  of  Lewis  Keller  who  settled 
here  in  1789.  While  on  his  way  from  the  east,  he  had  just  passed 
Deposit  when  he  fell  into  company  with  a  woman  going  to  Lisle. 
They  soon  became  so  intimate  that  he  mounted  the  horse  be- 
hind her,  and  they  were  engaged  before  reaching  Binghamton, 
and  on  arriving  there  were  married. 

.loshua  ^lersereau  moved  in  from  Vestal  in  1781,  he  was  of 
French  origin  and  a  snip  carpenter  by  trade.  Mr.  Mersereau 
was  an  intimate  friend  of  General  Washington  and  was  appoint- 
ed a  ilajor  by  him.  Previous  to  moving  to  this  county  he  had 
been  in  the  Assembly  and  had  been  an  unsuccessful  candidate 
for  State  Senator;  his  third  son,  Lawrence,  lived  to  be  one 
hundred  years  old,  when  only  fourteen  he  was  commissioned  as 
ensign.  .lohn  Mersereau  a  brother  of  .Toshua,  came  to  the  town 
in  1794,  his  purchase  embracing  the  present  village  of  Union  ;he 
was  the  first  to  introduce  a  post-mail  coach  in  this  country  and 
was  employed  by  Gen.  Washington  on  some  very  important 
positions  ;  he  and  his  brother  prevented  the  British  from  follow- 
ing AVashington  across  the  Delaware.  John  was  grandfather  of 
the  late  Hon.  E.  (J.  ^lersereau  who  has  served  our  county  in  the 
assembly  and  was  so  well  and  favorably  known. 

The  Mersereau  family  have  always  figured  very  prominently 
in  the  history  of  the  Town  of  I'nion.  The  present  supervisor  is 
a  son  of  the  Hon.  E.  C.  Mersereau,  is  a  very  pleasant  and 
able  man  and  greatly  esteemed  by  all. 

Amos  Patterson,  another  prominent  early  settler,  located 
in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town,  and  has  served  as  county 
judge  and  was  one  of  the  stock  holders  in  the  Boston  Purchase ; 


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besides  him  were  Abner  Rockwell,  Elnathan  Norton,  Medad 
Bradley,  E.  B.  Bradley,  Rowland  Davis  and  Rev.  Wm,  Gates  a 
prominent  Baptist  minister,  and  later  on  many  more  of  promi- 
nence came  in  untill  the  town  was  well  filled  up. 

The  high  water  of  the  Susquehanna  has  damaged  this  town 
considerably  by  overflowing  its  banks,  but  more  especially  by 
taking  out  the  bridges  which  crossed  from  Union  to  Vestal.  A 
company  was  organized  in  1821  to  build  a  toll  bridge,  and  in 
1850  a  bridge  was  built  which  cost  $15,000.  This  was  nearly 
destroyed  by  a  freshet  in  1865.  In  1870  a  new  free  bridge  was 
erected  at  a  cost  of  $30,000.  The  present  bridge  was  built  in 
1894  at  a  cost  of  $50,000,  the  town  of  Union  paying  65%  and 
Vestal  35",,  of  this  sum. 

Among  the  prominent  men  of  the  town,  not  heretofore 
mentioned  are  Dr.  Ross,  the  first  practicing  physician  ;  Chester 
Lusk  the  originator  of  the  Broome  County  Medical  Society; 
Dr.  Daniel  Nash  who  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Lusk  ;  Dr.  Geo. 
Burr  so  favorable  known  to  the  citizens  of  this  town  ;  Dr  S.  W. 
Adams,  dentist;  Dr.  Ezekiel  Daniels,  Dr.  L.  D.  Witherell,  Jacob 

Morris. 

The  first  lawyers  of  the  place  were  John  Moody  and  Solomon 
Judd,  attorneys;  George  Northrup  a  law  partner  of  Hon  D.  S. 
Dickinson;  F.  B.  Smith  who  has  practiced  law  in  Union  from 
1852  till  w  iiliin  a  few  years,  when  he  died,  having  held  the  office 
of  district  attorney  and  member  of  assembly,  besides  a  few 
minor  offices ;  Ra  Jcliff  Park  who  has  practiced  with  F.  B.  Smith. 

This  town  was  organized  in  1781  with  Silas  Hutchinson  as 
town  clerk. 

The  following  is  a   list  of  the  supervisors  of  the  town,  with 
the  exceptions  ot  a  few  years  where  the  i-ecords  have  been  lost. 
.John  Whitney,  1791-92. 

Jonathan  Fitch,  1793. 

Daniel  Hudson,  1794. 

Luke  Bates,  1795. 

(».  Stoddard,  1796-97. 

Samuel  Seymour,  1798. 

Joshua  Mersereau,  1799. 

Charles  Stone,  1800. 

.\mos  Patterson,  1801-07. 

Chester  Lusk,  1808-11. 

Brian  Stoddard,  1812-14. 

Chester  Lusk,  1815-21 

Chester  Patterson,  1822. 

.Joseph  Cliambers,  1823. 

Chester  Lusk,  1824. 

Joseph  Chambers,  1825. 

.(ohn  K.  Edwards,  1826-29. 

Brian  Stoddard,  1830-33. 

John  K.  Edwards,  1834. 

Benjamin  Balch,  1853. 

Samuel  Whittemore,  1854. 

Benjamin  Halch,  1855. 

■I esse  Richards,  1856. 

(;hristopher  Mersereau,  1857. 

E.  C.  Mersereau,  1857-59. 

John  H.  Roswell,  1860. 


John  Wheeler,  1861. 
David  Pitkins,  1862. 
Samuel  Smith,  1863. 
E.  C.  Mersereau,  1864-66. 
E.  C.  Moody,  1867. 
Solomon  Lashier,  1868. 
E.  C.  Moody.  1869-70. 
Solomon  Lashier,  1871. 
E.  C.  Moody,  1873-75. 
Francis  B.  Smith,  1876-77. 
Fayette  S.  Keeler,  1878-81. 

D.  J.  Palmer,  1882-85. 
Alexander  Jennings,  1886-91. 

E.  K.  Mersereau,  1892. 
Joseph  Howard,  1893. 

E.  K.  Mersereau,  1894-95. 

Union  is  a  very  important  station  on  the  N.  Y.,L.  E.  &  W. 
railroad.  At  first  the  settlement  on  the  Nanticoke  creek  below 
this  village  was  almost  a  rival  to  the  present  site,  and  had  a 
store  kept  by  Samuel  Avery.  Lewis  Keller  also  conducted  a 
hotel,  and  later  Mark  Curtis  kept  a  store. 

There  were  men  of  enterprise  at  "Union  Corners,"  now 
Union,  who  soon  transferred  the  business  centre  to  that  place. 
The  fiL•^t  store  established  in  the  village  was  that  of  Ephraim 
Robbins,  located  on  the  site  where  E.  C.  Mersereau  has  since 
erected  his  store  Following  this  in  the  history  of  the  town 
came  ■\I.  M.  Badger,  W  H.  &  C,  E.  Keller.  J.  K.  Edwards,  Mr. 
Casterline.  William  Caflerty,  L.  J.  Brown,  and  many  others, 
The  place  has  at  present  a  large  number  engaged  in  mercantile 
business,  among  them  being  E.  K.  Mersereau,  dealer  in  seeds, 
lime,  cement,  wood,  real  estate,  etc  ;  C.  Bowen  and  S.  M.  Ben- 
jamin, hardware;  J.  M.  Warner,  groceries;  K.  M.  Witherill  and 
M.  Truesdell,  dry  goods;  Wm.  Olmstead,  stoves,  etc.  The 
Union  Hardware  Co.  commenced  manufacturing  carriage  hard- 
ware and  trimmings  in  1883  and  is  still  doing  business.  E.  W. 
Barton  has  a  sawmill  and  elevator.  The  village  has  a  well-or- 
ganized Fire  Department,  consisting  of  three  companies. 

The  first  Methodist  church  was  erected  in  1848,  giving  place 
to  a  new  church  structure,  built  in  1872,  at  a  cost  of  $12,000.  The 
first  Presbyterian  church  was  erected  in  lS24and  supplanted  by 
a  new  edifice  in  1872.  The  Baptist  church  was  organized  in 
1874.  The  Free  Methodists  came  into  existence  as  a  society 
here  in  1870.  The  Union  .\'<::  >  was  established  in  lK.51,and  has 
had  a  good  patronage  sinceit  s  establishment. 

i.i-strrs/tire,  while  one  of  the  youngest  villages  in  the  coun- 
ty yet  is  one  of  the  largest  and  owes  its  existence  chiefly  to  the 
Lester  Boot  i*i  Shoe  Company,  which  was  established  at  that 
place  to  avoid  city  taxation.  This  interest  which  is  one  of  the 
largest  factories  of  the  kind  in  the  world,  has  had  a  varied  his- 
tory. The  village,  although  in  Tnion  township,  fits  on  very 
nicely  to  the  western  fide  of  Biiighamton,  and  can  enjoy  all  the 
advantages  of  the  city  although  without  the  boundaries.  Out- 
side the  boot  and  shoe  industry,  there  is  lictle  of  importance  in 
Lestershire.  There  are  several  stores,  churches,  and  other 
building,  all  new  and  in  good  condition. 

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E.  &  W.  Ry.  The  place  reoeived  its  name  from  Philander  Hoop- 
er, who  settled  there  when  a  boy,  in  1807.  John  Twining  was 
an  other  early  settler,  and  Amos  Patterson  built  the  old  AVash- 
ingtonian  house,  located  a  mile  east  of  Hooper. 

( 'iiioi!  Ciiifre  is  a  hamlet  on  the  Nanticoke  creek.  It  is  of 
little  interest,  excepting  the  mills.  A  cheese  factory  was  loca- 
ted here  for  two  years.  A  Congregational  church  was  organ- 
ized in  1841,  and  the  Methodist  church  some  years  later. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Windsor. 

This  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  historical  towns  of  the 
county,  embracing  now  an  area  of  nearly  52,000  acres.  Origi- 
nally it  included  the  townships  of  Colesville  and  Sanford,  these 
towns  being  taken  from  Windsor's  territory  in  1851,  and  thirty 
years  later  a  small  part  was  added  to  the  present  town  of  Kirk- 
wood. 

The  town  is  divided  by  the  Susquehanna  river  into  two  sec- 
tions, of  which  the  western  is  the  larger  and  much  the  finer  for 
farming  purposes.  The  river  farms  contain  considerable  bot- 
tom land,  but  the  hills  to  the  east  are  of  little  value  except  as 
timber-land  To  the  west  there  are  several  creek  valleys,  con- 
taining many  fine  farms.  The  hills  rise  from  600  to  800  feet 
above  the  river  and  their  soil  is  cUieHy  of  a  slaty  loam,  under- 
laid in  many  places  by  hard  pan. 

The  town  of  Windsor  was  Hrs-t  called  0(|uaga.  and  was 
originally  the  site  of  a  part  of  the  Five  Nations,  or  confedera- 
tion of  Indians  sometimes  called  the  Iroquois,  who  had  a  village 
near  "Dutchtown,"  or  Ouquaga.  about  two  miles  north  of  Wind- 
sor village,  and  probably  another  where  the  fair-ground  is  now 
located,  as  numerous  Indian  trinkets  and  a  skeleton  were  ex- 
humed in  the  grading  the  race  track.  The  white  settlers  found 
in  addition  to  the  above  mentioned  relics,  an  Indian  apple  orch- 
ard in  bearing  condition  at  Oquaga.  The  first  white  settle- 
ment was  made  in  1786.  John  Doolittle  came  in  March  of  that 
year  and  settled  in  what  is  now  the  town  of  Colesville  near  the 
village  of  Ouaquaga.  Here  his  son,  David  Doolittle,  the  first 
white  child  born  in  the  Susquehanna  valley,  was  born  in 
1789.  Among  the  settlers  who  came  about  this  time  were  John 
and  Jacob  Springstein,  Capt.  Nathan  Knox,  William  Moore,  Ed- 
ward Kussell.  Asa  Judd,  Nathan  Lane,  Judge  George  Harper, 
whose  son  was  shot  while  passing  through  the  ''  beech  woods  '' 
by  one,  Treadwell,  who  was  afterwards  executed  for  the  crime 
at  Montrose,  Pa.  David  Hotchkiss  and  his  sons,  Amraphel  and 
Cyrus,  arrived  in  1788  or  1789,  settling  on  land  now  owned  by 
the  heirs  of  the  late  ^Irs.  F.  S.  Smith,  in  the  south  part  of  the 
village,  at  the  corner  of  Randolph  street.  Josiah  Stowe  was 
also  an  early  settler. 

Mr.  Hotchkiss  purchased  some  lands  of  .\aron  Burr  for 
$1,000,  giving  a  note  due  in  one  year,  but  Burr  had  fled  to  Eu- 
rope and  the  note  was  outlawed  before  it  was  ever  heard  of. 
Mr.  Hotchkiss  asked  his  sons  if  he  should  pay  it :  they  said  no, 
but  he  nevertheless  went  on  and  paid  the  note. 

John  Garnsey  took  a  patent  of  1,000  acres  on  the  west  side 
of  the  river,  this  he  left  to  his  sons,  but  it  all  passed  from  his 
decendants.  Following  him  was  Joel  Guernsey  who  took  a  tract 


near  Lester,  where  his  daughters,  Fanny  Penelope  (deceased) 
and  Polly  I',  resided.  Samuel  Stow  settled  in  Windsor  in  1793, 
and  Major  Josiah  Stowe  settled  about  the  same  time  on  the 
Indian  Orchard. 

By  the  year  1894  the  river  had  several  settlers  scattered 
along  its  banks  and  among  other  things  was  a  large  crop  of 
pumpkins.  The  river  rose  very  rapidly  in  the  fall  and  carried 
away  many  of  these,  which  gave  rise  to  the  expression  'Pumpkin 
Freshet."  This  season  so  many  of  the  crops  were  destroyed  that 
it  proved  a  hard  winter  for  the  people  and  many  became  almost 
destitute. 

Frederick  Goodell  came  and  settled  above  Windsor  in  1787. 
Eleven  years  later  he  moved  to  Randolph,  (now  Flowers)  where 
his  son,  Kev.  Ezekiel  Goodell,  lived  so  long.  S.  A.  Bell  now 
owns  this  place  and  has  kept  a  small  grocery  there. 

Patty  Knox,  the  first  white  girl,  and  probably  the  first  white 
child  born  within  the  present  limits  of  the  town,  was  born  in 
April,  1788.  She  was  the  grandmother  of  J.  ;M.  Chaffee,  and  an 
aunt  of  Mr.  George  Knox  and  A.  D.  Hoadley,  of  this  town. 

Among  other  early  settlers  we  would  mention  especially 
Paul  Atwell,  an  old  revolutionary  soldier,  who  located  on  the 
east  side  of  the  river;  Capt.  James  Knox,  an  officer  of  the  revo- 
lution, who  came  as  early  as  1787,  locating  where  ex-supervisor 
Milton  Knox  so  long  resided  ;  Stephen  Weeks,  who  settled  on 
the  Windsor  road  near  the  western  part  of  the  town  ;  Leverett 
Russell,  who  built  a  mill  at  Tuscarora;  the  Springsteins,  who 
settled  in  the  northern  part  of  the  town;  Jonathan  Beecher, 
who  located  on  the  Randolph  road  ;  Jasper  Edwards,  who  set- 
tled in  Tuscarora  about  1794.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolu- 
tionary war,  and  many  of  his  decendants  still  live  in  that  local- 
ity. Roswell  Higley,  who  settled  in  Higley  Hollow.  Ezra  Bar- 
ton, who  located  at  Bartonville  or  Edson,  around  which  many 
of  his  decendants  now  live.  He  was  grandfather  of  Adna  Bar- 
ton. Leman  Mason,  another  revolutionary  soldier,  came  about 
1800,  locating  in  the  north  part  of  the  town.  Elias  Whitmore, 
one  of  the  chief  founders  of  Windsor  village,  and  the  father-in- 
law  of  George  Dusenbury,  came  here  at  an  early  date.  Elmore 
Russell, a  revolutionary  veteran,  located  two  miles  above  the 
village.  Eri  Kent,  Sr.,  father  of  Eri  and  Useba  Kent ;  Allen 
Andrews,  who  settled  on  the  Randolph  road  ;  Daniel  Blatchley, 
who  located  in  the  west  of  the  town  ;  also  John  Dusenbury,  who 
settled  early  in  the  village. 

Having  thus  mentioned  a  few  prominent  early  settlers,  we 
would  call  attention  to  some  of  the  internal  improvements.  At 
first,  as  in  all  other  new  countries,  the  cutting  and  marketing 
of  timber  was  a  great  industry,  and  saw  mills  sprang  up  all  over 
the  town.  Grist  mills  soon  were  in  operation,  the  first  one  in 
the  town  being  built  by  Amraphael  Hotchkiss  in  the  village, 
and  a  much  better  one  at  Tuscarora  built  by  Nathan  Lane.  In 
1824  .\mraphael  Hotchkiss  erected  the  present  Windsor  mill, 
containing  two  runs  of  stones.  At  one  time  a  carding  mill  was 
operated  in  the  (Guernsey  mill  adjoining  the  grist  mill. 

The  Windsor  liridge  Company  was  incorporated  in  1823,  is- 
suing 240  shares  of  stock  at  $25.00  per  share.  Three  bridges 
have  been  built  across  the  river  at  this  place,  the  last  having 
been  erected  in  1878  at  at  cost  of  $20,000. 


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TRINITY  CHURCH,  (EPISCOPAL),  Cor.  MAIN  ANDOAK  STS.,  BINQHAMTON,  N.  Y. 

Church  now    in  process  of  erectimi  ;  estimated  cost  aljout    $12^,000. 
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The  first  orgaiii/at ion  of  the  l{)piscopal  ,Societ\  in  1  >iniriianiton  \\  as  in  iSio.  Rev- 
Daniel  Xash  was  chairman.  This  was  disolved  and  a  new  organization  made  six  years 
h^ter  with  Hon.  Tracy  Kohinson  as  chairman.  In  iSiS  a  church  was  erected,  which  four 
years  later  was  sold  to  the  Met  hodists.and  a  new  church  built  wliich  stood  till  the  present 
stoneestructure  on  Washington  street  was  built  in  1S54.  The  church  could  be  built  at  that 
time  very  chea]) ;  it  cost  only  about  ^35,000,  but  at  present  the  chtu-ch  property  at  that 
place   i>  valued  at  more  than  double  that  amount. 

1  he  home  ol  iheCiood  Shepherd,  on  Conklin  avenue,  was  organized  as  a  second 
church  under  the  directions  of  I  ln'  Society  of  Mercy  of  Christ  Church.  Rev.  S.  D.  Day 
is  the  rector  (if  the  cliurcli  of  (  looil  Sliephev  !  ami  Ke\.  K.  (1.  C^uennell  rector  of  Christ 
Church. 


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FIRST  CONQREQATIONAL  CHURCH,  FRONT  AND  HAIN  STREETS,  BINQHAHTON,  N.  Y. 


The  First  Congregational  Society  was  organized  in  1S36  by  Rev.  John  Starkweath- 
er. At  that  time  nineteen  persons  entered  in  covenant  as  members.  The  society  grew 
from  tlie  first  so  that  in  about  one  year  the  old  Academy  of  Music  was  used  as  a  church. 
From  time  to  time  this  building  was  enlarged  and  repaired  until  1S63,  when  it  was  sold. 
A  chapel  was  erected  in  that  year,  and  the  church  which  was  then  verv  weak  again  be- 
came prosperous.  In  1S69  the  present  church  edifice  was  erecteil  at  a  cost  of  nearly 
.S6o,ooo.  Anew  chapel  was  built  and  the  church  enlarged  in  1SS4  at  a  cost  of  $25,000. 
Rev.  Willard  B.  Thorp  is  the  present  pastor.  The  trustees  are  Joseph  P.  Noyes.  J.  W. 
Sturtevant,  Israel  T.  Deyo,  J.  E.  Rogers,   H.  A.  Gofl'.  J.  S.  Corbett   and   W.  H.    Parsons. 

The  Plymouth  Congregational  Church  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Oak  and  T,vdia 
.streets.      Rev.  W.  H.  Kephart  is  the  ]iastor. 


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The  Shaker  Community  built  a  large  saw  mill  east  of  the 
river  of  which  Mr.  Levi  Shaw  is  the  proprietor,  and  which  em- 
ploys about  twenty-five  men  and  furnishes  a  market  for  much 
lumber. 

The  N.  v..  L.  K.  &  W.  railroad  runs  through  the  south  east 
portion  of  the  town,  but  has  no  station  within  the  township  li  m- 
its.  The  lielaware  &  Hud.son  Canal  Co.'s  railroad  runs  up  the 
east  side  of  the  river,  witli  stations  at  A\indsor  and  P^ast  Wind- 
sor. There  is  a  stage  line  between  Windsor  and  Binghamton, 
passing  througli  A\est  Windsor. 

U'l/icisor  is  the  only  village  of  importance  in  the  town,  and 
is  situated  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Susquelianna  river.  It  con- 
tains nearly  1,000  inhabitants.  At  first  the  post-oHice  was  sit- 
uated at  Old  Oquaga.  The  office  has  recently  thro\igh  the 
strenuous  ellorts  of  Mr.  VanOrsdale  become  a  presidential  office. 
Previous  to  Mr.  VanOrsdale.  J.  S.  Chase  was  postmaster,  suc- 
ceeding J.  M.  Chaffee.  Elias  Whitniore  was  instrumental  in 
changing  the  town  from  Oquaga  to  Windsor,  which  happened 
about  1830.  At  the  time  of  the  change  there  were  three  stores 
and  a  blacksmith  shop  at  0(|uaga. 

In  1831  George  Diisenhury  opened  a  store  in  Windsor  which 
is  still  running,  having  been  in  the  possession  of  that  family  un- 
til recently.  .James  li.  Belden  opened  a  siore  soon  after  and 
continued  in  business  for  almiit  tliirty  years,  wlien  lils  store 
with  several  others  ivas  burned.  I.  .\.  Tompkins  coiiunenced 
his  boot  and  shoe  business  uvtr  thirty  years  agt),  and  it  is  now 
carried  on  by  his  son,  Maurice  .\.  Tompkins.  J.  M.  Chaffee 
commenced  a  general  mercantile  business  some  years  later,  but 
was  burned  out.  He  has  since  been  postmaster  and  a  justice 
of  the  peace.  J.  E.  Bennett  started  a  general  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  1863,  has  been  several  times  burned  out,  the  last  time 
during  the  great  fire  of  1894.  W.  L.  .ludd  commenced  a  gro- 
cery business  about  ten  years  ago  and  is  still  doing  a  thriving 
business. 

The  principal  manufacturing,'  industry  is  that  of  whips.  Mr. 
A.  W.  Coburn  began  the  business  in  1873,  which  is  now  carried 
on  by  Goodenough  &  Kandall.  They  turn  out  about  .$50,(X)<;) 
worth  of  goods  annually.  The  Comstoek  Whip  Co.  also  did  a 
large  business  for  several  years.  The  Shaker  mill  has  been 
alluded  to.  .1.  W.  Ilider  is  the  proprietor  of  the  grist  mill  and 
being  an  e.xpert  miller  does  a  thriving  business.  Mrs.  T.  S 
Beebe  is  working  up  a  good  trade  in  llowers,  and  Ira  Flint  is 
pushing  along  a  trade  in  seeds.  There  ai-e  two  hotels,  a  bakery, 
and  a  newspaper,  the  S/a in/an/,  founded  by  Charles  E.  Babcock 
and  now  owned  by  W.  D.  Osgood.  Windsor  has  two  lawyers, 
Wm.  Wheeler  and  H.  S.  Williams;  and  several  physicians  in- 
cluding Dr.  I.  C.  Edson  who  has  been  a  member  of  assembly  for 
two  terms,  Dr.  A.  B.  Stillson  who  at  the  time  of  his  death  had  a 
large  and  lucrative  practice,  and  Dr.  N.  M.  Smith  who  has  re- 
cently removed  to  New  York  city. 

The  Presbyterian  church  was  organized  in  1793,  and  in  1800 
a  meeting-house  was  built.  A  new  church  was  erected  in  1826, 
and  in  1840  the  church  divided,  but  uniting  is  now  in  a  prosper- 
ous condition.  .Vt  the  time  of  the  division  a  new  church  was 
built  which  was  afterwards  sold  to  the  Baptists  and  is  now  own- 
ed by  the  Free  Methodists,  wlio  purchased    it   for  .$1,000.     The 


Methodists  have  a  strong  society  and  a  commodious  church. 
The  Episcopal  society  was  organized  in  18412  and  a  church  edifice 
erected  in  1864  and  a  parsonage  in  1870. 

The  old  academy  was  opened  in  1836,  as  a  select  school,  by 
Nathaniel  Summer.  Later  the  "old  academy"  building  was 
erected,  which  has  since  been  replaced  by  the  present  brick 
structure,  one  of  the  finest  school  buildings  in  the  state. 

IVesf  Jl'iiidsor.  or  Stillson's  Hollow,  is  in  the  north-western 
part  of  the  town.  A  post-office  was  established  here  in  1871.  A 
grocery  was  opened  by  C.  A.  Rider,  who  has  been  the  post-mas- 
ter for  the  greater  portion  of  the  time.  .\  cheese  factory  was 
built  in  1878  at  a  cost  of  $950.  This  place  has  two  churches,  a 
Baptist  and  a  Christian. 

Lester,  Randolph  Centre,  or  Gregg's  Corners,  is  west  of  the 
center  of  the  town.  It  has  two  churches  and  a  cheese  factory. 
Tills  place  was  first  called  Gregg's  Corners  from  Alvin  ( iregg 
an  early  settler  who  lived  at  the  four  corners  of  the  roads, 
.loseph  Brown  was  a  prominent  early  settler  who  lived  where 
S.  P.  Brown  now  resides.  B.  H.  Larrabee,  a  prominent  citizen 
of  the  town,  resides  above  the  corners.  L.  M.  .ludd  is  the  post- 
master. 

Flowers  is  two  miles  south-east  ot  Lester,  and  about  four 
and  one-half  miles  from  Windsor.  This  place  was  so  named 
from  the  seed  gardens  of  .1.  .1.  Bell,  which  were  located  at  that 
point.  ^Ir.  Bell  now  owns  upwards  of  300  acres  here,  and  sends 
trees  and  seeds  to  all  parts  of  the  world.  The  post-office  here 
has  only  been  established  about  ten  years,  yet  it  ranked  second 
in  the  county  in  amount  of  mail  sent  out  at  some  seasons  of  the 
year,  previous  to  the  removal  of  .1.  .1.  Bell's  seed  business  to  the 
city  of  Binghamton.  The  office  has  lately  been  discontinued. 
-\  union  church  is  located  at  Flowers. 

Edson,  or  Bartonville,  is  two  miles  south-east  of  Flowers 
The  post-oftice  at  this  place  has  been  established  a  few  years. 
O.  S.  Barton  is  the  present  post-master.  There  is  a  Grange  hall 
and  store  here,  with  over  fifty  active  members  of  the  order  re- 
siding in  the  locality.  O.  S.  Barton  is  the  present  Worthy  Mas- 
ter. A.  B.  Barton  has  a  blacksmith  and  general  repair  shop, 
and  Lewis  Stannard  owns  a  cider  mill  and  is  a  justice  of  the 
peace. 

East  11 7«r/j-();- is  in  the  north-eastern  part  of  the  town  and 
is  a  station  on  the  D.  it.  II.  Ry.  The  post-office  was  established 
in  1872. 

Tiiscarora  is  two  miles  south  of  Windsor,  and  derives  its 
name  from  the  Indian  tribe  of  that  name.  A  tannery  was  at 
one  time  located  here,  but  there  is  now  little  of  importance  save 
a  saw  mill  and  two  stores. 

Cascade  I  'alley  is  only  a  post-office  on  the  line  of  the  Erie 
railroad,  in  the  south-eastern  part  of  the  town. 


History  of  the  Town  of  Sanford. 

Sanford  was  formed  from  part  of  the  town  of  Windsor  in 
1S21,  and  includes  all  the  territory  in  the  county  west  of  the 
towns  of   Windsor   and  Colesville      Its  surface   is  rugged  and 


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RESIDENCE  OF  NELSON  CRANE,  SANFORL),  N.  Y. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  the  fertile  valley  of  the  Oquaga  creek,  about  six  inik-s  fioni  Deposit,  Mr. 
Crane  has  a  model  home.  A  substantial  and  commodious  house,  large  and  modern  staliles  and  other 
farm  buildings,  a  well-kept  lawn,  long  rows  of  stately  maples  providing  plenty  of  shade,  and  the  broad 
acres  of  well-tilled  meadow  land,  all  mark  the  home  of  an  intelligent  and  progressive  farmer. 

Nelson  Crane,  one  of  the  most  respected  and  prosperous  farmers  of  Sanford,  is  the  only  surviving 
decendant  of  .Simeon  Crane,  a  veteran  of  the  war  of  1812  who  came  to  this  county  in  1S44,  settling  on 
the  farm  now  occupied  bv  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Nelson  Crane  was  born  in  Delaware  county  rn 
1828.  He  received  a  good  education  in  his  early  life,  and  fitted  himself  for  a  surveyor.  Mr.  Crane 
is  one  of  the  be.-)t  known  men  in  the  county,  having  represented  his  town  in  the  board  of  supervisors 
for  several  terms,  and  held  other  positions  of  honor  and  trust. 


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mountainous  and  the  declivities  of  most  of  the  hills  steep.  The 
highest  point  in  the  town  is  some  1,688  feet  above  the  sea  level. 
The  town  is  divided  by  the  Oquaga  creek,  which  flows  twelve 
miles  within   its  limits. 

The  soil  is  mostly  fertile,  bat  owing  to  the  dillionlty  with 
which  it  is  tilled  it  is  better  adapted  to  grazing  purposes,  and 
dairying  forms  the  chief  interest  of  the  town.  The  hills  and 
valleys  of  the  town  at  the  time  of  its  settlement  were  heavily 
timbered,  and  for  many  years  the  bark  and  lumber  industry 
was  vigorously  prosecuted,  the  greater  portion  being  sent  down 
the  Delaware  river  in  rafts. 

The  first  settlement  in  the  town  was  made  by  William  Mc- 
Clure,  who  came  on  horseback  and  settled  about  live  miles  west 
of  Deposit  at  what  is  now  called  ^McClure  Settlement.  He 
built  a  log  cabin  which  he  called  "  Castle  William."  At  one 
time  while  jMr.  IMcClure  was  engaged  in  surveying,  with  no 
companion  but  his  dog,  he  was  stricken  with  fever  and  would 
probably  have  died  had  it  not  been  for  the  faithful  dog.  With 
almost  human  wisdom  the  animal  went  to  ''Cookhouse,"  ( Depos- 
it) and  by  signs  made  a  trader  by  the  name  of  Hynback  under- 
stand that  something  vvai  wrong. 

Nathan  Dean,  who  was  born  at  Taunton,  Mass.,  in  1755,  and 
served  as  an  officer  in  the  revolutionary  war,  first  came  to  Kort- 
right,  Delaware  county,  in  17i)0.  About  a  year  later  he  embark- 
ed on  the  Delaware  and  floating  down  the  river  landed  at 
"Cookhouse,"  about  half  a  mile  above  the  present  covered 
bridge.  Here  he  built  and  occupied  a  log  house,  but  afterwards 
built  on  the  old  Dean  farm,  which  contained  some  -100  acres. 
During  their  first  year  at  Deposit,  he  built  a  saw  mill  on  the 
site  now  occupied  by  the  Oijuaga  mills,  in  later  years  by  the  old 
.John  Peters  grist  mill,  afterwards  called  the  Shelden  mill,  and 
later  owned  by  Whitaker  &  Austin,  and  others,  and  operated  by 
the  Deposit  Milling  Co.  at  the  present  date.  The  mill  dam  at 
this  site  was  partially  swept  away  during  the  flood  of  1814.  In 
later  years  after  many  of  the  hills  along  the  Oquaga  creek  had 
been  stripped  of  their  timber,  the  supply  of  water  began  to  fail 
during  the  summer  months,  and  Whitaker  &  Austin  conceived 
a  plan  of  building  a  dam  at  the  outlet  of  I'ly  pond  and  using 
the  water  thus  stored  as  reciuired,  but  it  was  not  a  success. 
With  this  mill  Dean  sawed  out  the  lumber  for  a  new  liouse,  a 
slow  and  laborious  process  as  the  mill  had  to  be  "gigged  back" 
by  hand,  nut  being  rigged  to  do  so  by  power.  Meanwhile  Dean 
had  also  built  a  barn  and  other  buildings,  and  had  cleared  some 
eighty  acres  of  land  during  the  first  five  years  of  his  life  at  De' 
posit.  'I'he  mill  was  partially  burned  in  17it2,  but  was  at  once 
repaired  and  a  grist  mill  built  by  its  side  in  1794.  In  recent 
years  the  failing  water  power  has  been  supplemented  by  steam 
and  the  saw  mill  having  disap|ieared  the  present  owner  do  an 
immense  business  in  Hour,  feed  and  grain. 

The  first  store  in  the  town  was  opened  in  17915  in  Nathan 
J  lean's  house  by  Denjamin  and  .leter  (iardner,  wlm  brought 
a  stock  of  eight  sleigh  loads  of  goods  up  the  Delaware  river  on 
the  ice  from  New  York  city. 

Squire  Whitaker  came  to  "Cookhouse"  in  1787,  and  raised  a 
family  of  four  sons  and  three  daughters.  The  first  Wliitaker 
home  was  a  very  primiiive  allair,  being  make  by    leaning   poles 


against  the  upturned  roots  of  a  tree.     In  this  shanty    occurred 
the  first  wedding  in  the  town. 

Among  other  early  settlers  were  Jonas  Underwood,  who 
came  to  Sanford  in  1800 ;  Silas  Seward,  a  revolutionary  soldier 
who  settled  on  the  road  to  Windsor ;  David  Hempstead,  who  lo- 
cated west  of  Seward  ;  John  Kadeker.  who  built  Dean's  mill ; 
Alfred  Corwin,  who  settled  at  Gulf  Summit;  Seth  Hall,  the 
father  of  the  late  Joel  Hall,  who  located  between  McClure  Set- 
tlement and  Gulf  Summit ;  James  Aplington,  who  settled  at 
Creek  Settlement ;  John  Pinney,  locating  at  Sanford.  and  Leman 
Philly  at  North  Sanford;  Nathaniel  Blakesley,  who  settled  just 
west  of  Deposit ;  i\Iajor  Gilbert,  who  located  at  Hale's  Eddy  and 
was  afterwards  a  member  of  assembly. 

The  first  town  meeting  was  held  at  the  house  of  William 
McCiure  in  1822.  Mr.  McClure  was  elected  supervisor,  Joshua 
Dean  town  clerk,  James  P.  Aplington.  Nathan  L.  Dean  and 
\\'illlam  McClure  assessors,  Nathan  L.  Dean,  Alexander  Butler 
and  William  3IcClure,  Jr.,  commissioners  of  highways,  John 
Peters  and  .lames  P.  Aplington  overseers  of  the  poor,  AVilliam 
McClure,  Nathan  Dean  and  Alexander  Butler  school  commis- 
sioners, Jacob  Edick  constable  and  collector,  Daniel  Evans,  Ger- 
shon  Loomis  and  Mivhael  Childs  inspectors  of  common  schools, 
John  Pinney,  Eli  King  and  Nathan  Austin  fence  viewers. 

The  first  school  house  was  built  near  the  present  depot  at 
Deposit  on  the  Dean  farm,  in  lsl6.  Previous  to  this  Hugh 
Compton  had  opened  a  select  school  in  Hulce's  barn.  The  town 
was  soon  well  supplied  with  educational  advantages,  equal  to 
those  in  any  other  portion  of  the  state. 

The  Deposit  Cnion  Agricultural  Society  was  organized  in 
1877  and  held  annual  fairs  until  1895.  It  was  very  successful 
throughout  its  early  history.  The  society  embraced  six  of  the 
surrounding  towns. 

Deposit  is  the  only  place  of  importance  in  the  town,  and 
is  situated  at  the  confluence  of  the  Delaware  river  and  the 
Ocjuaga  creek,  and  has  a  population  of  about  2,000.  In  its  early 
history  Iieposit  was  called  "Cookhouse,''  from  an  old  Indian 
shanty  which  stood  there  and  was  used  as  a  camp  first  by  the 
various  Indian  fishing  parties  and  later  by  early  white  settlers. 
The  village  was  called  Deposit  from  the  large  (|uantities  of  lum- 
ber drawn  there  from  the  surrounding  towns  during  the  winter 
and  deposited  upon  the  banks  of  the  Delaware  to  be  sent  down 
the  river  in  rafts  during  the  spring  freshets. 

The  village  of  Deposit  is  divided  by  the  county  line,  the 
eastern  part  being  in  the  town  of  Deposit,  Delaware  county,  and 
the  western  part  in  Sanford,  Broome  county.  During  the  early 
years  of  Deposit  the  principal  portion  of  the  village  was  in  Del- 
aware county,  the  western  end  being  known  as  "Deansville." 
On  the  completion  of  the  N.  V.,  L.  K.  Oc  W.  K.  K.,  nearly  fifty 
years  ago,  Deansville  began  to  take  the  precedence,  and  at  the 
present  time  the  business  center  is  in  Broome  county.  Deposit 
is  an  important  station  of  the  N.  V.,  L.  !<;.  iV  W.  Ky.,  making 
large  shipments  of  butter,  milk,  live  stock  and  bluestone,  an  an- 
nual business  of  about  .$200,000  being  handled  at  this  station. 

The  settlement  of  Nathan  Dean  has  been  alluded  to.  John 
Ilulce  came  here  in  1789  and  Philip  Pine  and  his  two  song  two 
years  later. 


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LEON  E.  VATET,  DEPOSIT,  N.   Y. 


THE  dry  goods  trade  of  Deposit  ami  vicinity  seems  lo 
center  largely  at  one  store,  which,  from  a  small  be- 
ginning a  few  years  ago.  has  through  the  enter- 
prise of  one  man  prospered  until  it  has  probably  secured 
the  largest  patronage  in  it,--  own  line  of  any  house  be- 
tween Port  Jervis  and  Binghamton.  Such  growth  of  a 
single  enterprise  is  so  rare,  that  we  give  space  ta  a  brief 
sketch  of  its  proprietor. 

Leox  E.  Vate'i-  was  born  in  New  "S'ork  cit\  Sept. 
13,  1855.  Since  finishing  his  education  he  has  deyoted 
his  entire  life  to  the  dry  goods  business,  at  first  in  Xew 
York  city,  where  he  was  manager  of  a  large  house,  and 
later  engaging  in  business  for  himself  at  Hancock.  \.  ^'. 
About  four  years  ago  he  came  to  Deposit,  and  by  jiersis- 
tent  effort,  coupled  with  honest  dealing,  sijuare  represen- 
tations and  low  prices,  has  built  up  his  ])resent  thriying 
business.  Mr.  Vatet  is  also  joint  pro])rietor  with  his 
brother  of  a  large  establishment  at  Muncie.  Ind.,  and  this 
enables  him  to  buy  in  large  quantities  direct  from  man- 
ufacturers, doing  away  with  the  jobbers"  profits,  an  ad- 
vantage small  dealers  cannot  enjoy.      Mr.  X'atel    and    his 


brother  purchase  annually  over  $200,000  worth  of  goods, 
not  only  buying  direct  at  first  cost,  but  securing  a  better 
class  of  goods  than  would  be  possible  if  they  purchased 
the  job  lots  discarded  by  the  direct  dealer  and  sold  to  the 
small  retailer. 

When  commencing  Inisiness  at  Deposit,  Mr.  ^'atet 
determined  to  sell  goods  on  their  merits  and  never  to  al- 
low misrepresentation.  People  will  always  patronize 
i-eliable  merchants,  while  they  shun  the  dealer  who  in 
any    way  takes  advantage  or  misrepresents. 

.Mr.  \  atet  has  always  been  prominent  in  public  af- 
fairs and  takes  an  active  interest  in  all  matters  [pertain- 
ing to  the  welfare  of  the  village  He  is  upon  all  occa- 
sions anil  in  all  places  very  social  and  courteous,  stand- 
ing iiigh  in  the  respect  of  his  associates.  He  is  a  Mason 
of  high  ilegree,  and  a  prominent  member  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  Knights  of  Honor,  Royal  Arcanum  and  the 
the  (Jrangers.  He  has  a  very  efficient  corps  of  assistants 
in  carrying  out  the  details  of  his  business,  among  whom 
are  Mr.  H.  A.  Butler,  Mr.  Hayes  Mosher,  Miss  Minnie 
Merrill,  .Miss  Marie  Purl  ell  and  Miss  Ida  Vatet. 


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Other  early  iHoneers  of  Deposit  were  the  Burrows  brothers, 
William  Walker,  Benjamin  Hawley,  Isaac  (Tillett,  (iideon  Wiest, 
Samuel  Butler,  Thaddeus  Benedict,  and  other,  the  larger  por- 
tion of  whom  settled  in  the  Delaware  county  part  of  Deposit. 

The  village  was  incorporated  in  ISll,  at  which  time  there 
were  but  twelve  houses  west  of  the  river.  From  this  time  until 
the  building  of  the  Erie  railroad  in  1845  there  was  but  little 
growth  or  mercantile  industry.  K  solitary  store  was  owned  by 
Benjamin  and  .leter  (Tardner.  Upon  the  conapletion  of  the 
railroad  however,  a  wave  of  prosperity  came  to  the  village,  and 
and  many  new  business  enterprises  sprang  up.  W.  L.  Ford  and 
.John  B  Perry  formed  a  partnership  and  erected  a  fine  store, 
doing  a  large  general  mercantile  business  for  many  years.  A 
sketch  of  Mr.  Ford  is  given  on  another  page.  !^.  R.  Morehouse 
started  a  store  in  1854.  erecting  the  building  now  occupied  by 
J.  B.  Studdert.  From  this  time  on  it  would  be  monotonous  to 
mention  the  many  who  have  been  engaged  in  the  different  lines 
of  mercantile  business.     We  will  briefly   mention  a  few  leaders. 

Wrkwikk  &  KussELL. — This  firm  consists  of  .Andrew  E. 
Wickwire  and  Matthew  C.  Russell,  and  the  business  is  under 
the  personal  supervision  of  A.  S.  Wickwire,  ably  assisted  by  Mr. 
James  T.  McGill.  The  firm  was  established  in  1867,  and  by  in- 
cessant energy  coupled  with  S(|uare  dealing  has  built  up  a 
large  trade,  row  occupying  a  double  store  from  basement  to 
garret.  They  carry  a  full  line  of  general  hardware,  stoves,  farm- 
ing tools,  tin  and  woodenware,  paints  and  oils,  and  also  do  a 
large  coal  and  ice  business.  The  firm  not  only  has  but  deserves 
the  patronage  of  the  surrounding  country.  Another  Hrm  in  the 
hardware  business  is  A.  P.  Minor  &  Son,  who  own  a  fine  block 
and  have  an  extensive  trade. 

L.  E.  Vatet,  proprietor  of  the  popular  New  York  store,  is 
an  enterprising  and  successful  dry  goods  merchant.  A  more 
extended  sketch  of  "Mr.  Vatet  is  given  elsewhere. 

Edick  i^  Mastin  have  a  fine  dry  goods  store,  and  do  a  pros- 
perous business.  C.  I\I  Putnam  ct  Son  and  William  Loder  are 
other  dry  goods  dealers. 

F.  L.  Weaver  occupies  the  finest  store  in  the  village,  carry- 
ing a  large  stock  of  clothing  and  boots  and  shoes.  H.  .[.  .\dams 
handles  boots  and  shoes  exclusively  ;  Barnum  A:  Tiffany  and  I,. 
,].  Hallock  are  the  principal  grocers.  The  drug  trudo  is  well 
cared  for  at  the  commodious  stores  of  ('.  K  Krown  and  S.  D. 
Smith.  There  are  several  inilliiiery  stores,  two  bakerit'S,  res- 
taurants, etc.  0.  E.  Vail  iK:  (!o.  do  a  large  wholes.-ile  and  retail 
business  in  wall  ))aper.  having  al  liuii's  as  many  as  forty  men 
in  tl>eir  employ.  Walter  N'ail  opened  a  jewelry  store  in  1875, 
mid  allnough  entirely  burned  out  a  few  years  ago,  has  rebuilt 
and  now  carries  a  large  and  well-selected  stock.  A.  .1.  Russell 
also  has  a  jewelry  store,  and  Itobert  llrown  a  large  furniture 
and  undertaking  business. 

De|)osil  is  essentially  a  dairying  town,  and  depends  almost 
wholly  upon  the  market  furnished  by  the  surrounding  farming 
country,  and  in  rt-lurii  is  the  shipping  point  for  large  <iuantlties 
of  butter,  cheese  arnl  milk.  In  1894  the  New  York  Condensed 
Milk  Oo.  located  in  Dejiosit  and  built  a  condensery  al  a  cost  of 
about  t:2.50,i  11)1),  with  a  capacity  of  handling  lOO.oOl)  quarts  of 
milk  per  day.     .\  careful  census  was  taken    of   the   dairying  In- 


terest within  a  radius  of  ten  miles,  and  it  was  found  that  near- 
ly 10,000  cows  were  then  being  kept  which  number  could  easily 
be  doubled.  It  is  the  intention  of  the  N.  Y.  Condensed  Milk 
Co.  to  develop  this  interest  to  its  highest  degree,  and  the  future 
prosperity  of  Deposit  will  doubtless  be  greatly  enhanced  there- 
by. The  company's  factory  at  this  place  is  a  model  of  neatness. 
The  milk  is  received,  carefully  tested  and  weighed  into  bright 
copper  leservoir.-,  from  whence  it  is  pijied  into  the  huge  mixing 
vats.  Here  the  milk  is  heated  and  mixed  with  a  large  per  cent, 
of  sugar,  as  many  as  twenty-flve  to  thirty  barrels  being  used 
daily.  From  the  mixing  room  the  milk  is  pumped  to  the  big 
vacuum  pans  where  it  is  condensed  to  the  consistency  of  thick 
cream.  After  being  cooled  to  a  proper  degree,  the  condensed 
milk  is  sealed  in  air-tight  tin  cans,  each  holding  one  pound, 
whicli  only  needs  the  addition  of  the  proper  amount  of  water 
to  make  five  cjuarts  of  rich  and  pure  milk.  In  another  depart- 
ment of  the  factory  fifty  employes  are  kept  busy  manufactur- 
ing the  tin  cans,  and  in  another  the  cans  are  packed  for  ship- 
ment to  all  parts  of  the  world. 

The  Deposit  ^lanufacturing  Co.  turn  out  annually  50,000 
hand-sleds,  and  give  steady  eniployment  to  twenty  people.  The 
Deposit  Iron  Co.  manufacturers  of  gray  and  malleable  iron,  has 
recently  increased  its  capital  stock  and  doubled  the  capacity  of 
its  plant.  This  concern  is  under  the  management  of  E.  P. 
Malpin,  and  has  an  annual  out-put  of  from  $20,000  to  .t25,000  In 
1893,  through  the  elVorts  of  the  Deposit  Board  of  Trade,  a  bonus 
of  $3,000  was  raised  to  secure  the  location  of  a  pearl  button 
factory.  The  factory  was  built  and  put  in  operation,  but  has 
done  but  a  light  business.  J.  <^  Clark's  steam  mill,  and  sash 
and  blind  factory,  John  Keays'  cigar  manufactory,  the  l>eposit 
Marble  and  (iranite  Works,  and  the  Oi|uaga Cycle  Co.  complete 
the  list  of  principal  manufactories. 

The  Deposit  Water  Co.  was  organized  in  1884.  The  village 
had  suffered  from  several  disastrous  fires,  and  after  much 
agitation  this  company  was  organized  to  provide  a  system  of 
jirofectlon.  The  first  plan  was  to  secure  a  supply  from  artesian 
wells,  but  this  was  found  imjiracticable  ;  Oquaga  Lake  was  next 
considered  and  abandoned,  and  the  Hutler  brook  was  finally 
utilized,  furnishing  a  gravtiy  system,  with  a  pressure  at  the 
hydrnutsor75  pounds  persi|uaiv  inch. 

The  Deposit  Klectric  Light  t%)  .organized  some  five  years 
ago,  furnishes  llj;ht  for  the  streets,  public  buildings,  business 
places  and  many  private  residences.  Ttie  Deposit  Telephone 
Co.  has  over  one  hundred  instruments  in  use  on  a  local  circuit. 

Deposit  has  six  churches,  all  in  a  prosperous  condition. 
The  .Methodist  church  was  organized  In  1830,  and  a  building 
erected  In  that  year  al  a  {'ost  of  .$9o0.  The  present  edifice  was 
erected  In  1872.  at  an  expense  of  i<15,l)lX).  'I'he  church  has  a 
membership  of  about  251)  and  a  Sunday-school  attendance  of 
2ril.  l!(!v.  Arthur  .lamieson  is  the  ]U'esent  pastor.  The  Baptist 
was  the  first  church  in  Deposit.  It  was  organized  in  1812.  The 
lirst, deacons  were  Stephen  Stiles  and  .lames  .\plington.  In  1826 
a  church  was  built,  which  was  burned  in  1852.  The  second 
building  was  blown  down  while  undergoing  repairs  in  1856.  The 
following  year  a  third  chun'h  was  built  and  stood  for  ten  years 
when  for  a  second  time  the  society  was   made  homeless  by    lire. 


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The  present  substantial  brick  editice  was  erected  in  1881  at  a 
cost  of  $10,000.  There  is  a  present  membership  of  376  under  the 
care  of  Rev.  0.  L.  Percy  as  pastor.  The  8unday-school  has  KiO 
members;  G.  C.  Valentine  is  the  superintendent.  The  Presby- 
terian society  was  formed  and  the  first  church  built  in  1818 ; 
at  two  periods  in  its  e.xistence  it  has  been  under  the  control  of 
the  Congregationalists.  The  present  brick  edifice  was  erected 
in  1879.  Rev.  Or.  A.  Liggett  is  the  pastor.  Christ  Church  (Epis- 
copal) was  organized  in  1860  with  twenty-nine  members.  They 
have  just  completed  one  of  the  handsomest  stone  churches  in 
this  section  of  the  state.  Kev.  F.  S.  Fisher  is  the  present  effici- 
ent rector.  St.  Joseph's  Church  (Roman  Catholic)  was  estab- 
lished in  1S4S  by  Father  Hourigan  of  Bingliamton.  A  church 
was  built  at  a  first  cost  of  about  $1,500.  but  recent  alterations 
and  improvements  and  the  building  of  a  parochial  residence  has 
brought  the  value  of  the  church  property  up  to  about  $7,000. 
The  church  has  about  400  members.  Rev.  Father  W.  W.  I^ounch 
is  in  charge  of  the  parish,  which  also  includes  the  church  at 
Kirkwood  Centre.  The  A.  M.  E.  Zion  Church  has  been  a  great 
help  to  the  colored  people  of  the  village.  They  occupy  the  old 
Methodist  church  on  lower  Front  street. 

Three  hotels  provide  accommodations  for  the  public  at  De- 
posit;  the  village  has  an  efficient  fire  department,  consisting 
of  two  hose  companies  and  a  hook  and  ladder  company. 

The  Deposit  Union  Academy  provides  first-class  educational 
f  acilites  for  the  village,  and  ranks  high  as  compared  witli  many 
other  schools.  A  corps  of  fourteen  teachers  is  employed  and 
the  average  attendance  is  nearly  400.  Banking  facilities  are 
furnished  by  the  Deposit  National  Bank,  centrally  located  in  a 
handsome  brick  block  recently  erected  at  a  cost  of  over  $20,000. 
C.  J.  Knapp  of  Binghamton  is  president  of  the  bank,  and  C.  P. 
Knapp  cashier.  Its  conservative  and  sound  management  has 
made  it  one  of  the  solidest  banks  of  the  state. 

The  legal  profession  is  represented  by  the  well  known  firm 
of  More  &  Scott,  which  has  been  recently  dissolved  ;  by  Charles 
T.  Alverson,  the  present  postmaster,  a  man  whose  integrity  and 
professional  honor  has  secured  many  friends;  and  by  Alonzo 
Mulford,  who  has  a  large  clientage. 

.\mong  the  physicians  are  Dr.  Oliver  T.  Hundy,  whose  father 
was  for  years  the  respected  family  physician  of  many  Deposit 
people.  Dr.  Bundy  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.,  is 
a  coroner  of  Delaware  County,  has  served  several  years  as  pres- 
ident of  the  village,  and  is  prominent  in  many  societies  and  in 
the  affairs  of  the  village.  It  was  largely  through  his  efforts 
that  the  handsome  soldiers'  monument  was  secured  and  erect- 
ed. Dr.  B.  E.  Radaker,  a  decendant  of  one  of  the  early  settlers 
of  Deposit,  has  followed  his  profession  for  twenty-five  years  at 
Deposit.  Dr.  H.  W.  Wilcox,  although  the  youngest  of  Deposit's 
physicians,  is  rapidly  pushing  to  the  front.  Dr.  .1.  W.  Elliot  is 
another  physician,  well-known  all  over  the  county,  and  witli  a 
large  practice. 

Deposit  has  many  prosperous  secret  societies,  among  which 
are  the  F.  &  A.  M.,  K.  of  P.,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Red  Men,  G.  A.  R.  and 
others.  It  has  an  aggressive  Board  of  Trade ;  a  band,  organized 
twenty-five  years  ago,  which  has  secured  a  high  reputation,  and 
several  other  social  and  business  organizations. 


There  are  five  stage  routes  connecting  Deposit  with  all  the 
surrounding  towns  for  which  it  is  the  shipping  point. 

Two  newspapers  are  published  at  Deposit ;  the  Courier  and 
the  Journal.  The  Courier  was  founded  in  1848  by  M.  R.  Hulce, 
and  is  now  owned  by  C,  N.  Stow.  The  Journal  was  started  in 
1886  and  after  having  passed  through  several  hands  is  now 
published  by  W.  L.  Hough. 

Soon  after  the  completion  of  the  Erie  railroad,  Alvin  Dever- 
eau.x  (1848)  located  a  tannery  about  one  mile  below  Deposit  on 
the  west  bank  of  the  Delaware  river.  For  nearly  forty  years 
this  establishment  gave  employment  to  a  large  number  of  men 
and  had  an  annual  output  of  40,000  sides  of  leather,  or  l'0,000 
hides.  In  recent  years  since  the  local  supply  of  bark  has  been 
exhausted  the  tannery  has  been  abandoned.  Mr.  Devereaux 
has  been  very  prominent  in  public  affairs,  having  served  as  a 
supervisor,  and  held  other  offices. 

McC/urc  Sitthment,  SO  called  from  its  pioneer,  William  Mc- 
Clure,is  a  small  station  on  the  Erie  railroad  five  miles  west  of 
Deposit.  The  post-office  was  established  here  in  1865  with 
Charles  Hewitt  the  first  post-master.  The  principal  industry  of 
the  place  is  an  acid  and  wood  alcohol  manufactory.  V.  P.  Mace 
is  the  present  post-master  and  the  proprietor  of  a  general  store. 
There  is  one  church  here,  belonging  to  the  Methodists,  of  which 
Rev.  J.  H.  Taylor  is  the  pastor. 

Gk//' ^wwiM/V  is  a  station  on  the  Erie  road  in  the  western 
part  of  the  town,  eight  miles  from  Deposit,  and  on  the  summit 
between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna  valleys.  Here  the 
Erie  railroad  after  leaving  the  Delaware  at  Deposit  and  climb- 
ing a  heavy  grade,  passes  through  a  deep  cut  and  decends  to 
Susquehanna.  The  hamlet  has  two  stores,  a  creamery,  a  large 
acid  factory,  and  is  a  shipping  point  for  several  stone  quarries. 
George  S.  Williams  runs  a  general  store,  and  is  a  justice  of  the 
peace.     S   E.  Hempstead  has  been  post-master  since  1894. 

Saiiford,  or  Creek  Settlement,  is  a  small  hamlet  situated 
in  about  the  center  of  the  township,  on  the  Afton  stage  route 
seven  miles  from  Deposit.  It  is  a  farming  community;  George 
V.  Flagler  conducts  the  only  store  and  is  the  post-master. 

North  Saiiford  is  located  in  the  north-eastern  part  of  the 
town,  ten  miles  from  Deposit,  and  in  the  midst  of  a  rich  farm- 
ingcountry.  It  has  one  thriving  general  store,  owned  by  Broad 
&  Hamlin,  two  enterprising  young  men.  The  Baptist  and  Meth- 
odist societies  each  have  a  pretty  church  Rev.  B,  F.  Larrabee 
is  the  efficient  pastor  of  the  Methodist  church.  There  are  two 
large  creameries  and  cheese  factories  here. 

Oquaga  I.ak<\,  a  post-office  three  miles  south  of  Deposit,  is  a 
popular  summer  resort.  Oquaga  Lake  is  a  beautiful  sheet  of 
water  of  three  hundred  acres,  wonderfully  situated  on  the  top 
of  a  mountain  two  thousand  feet  above  the  tide  water,  and 
surrounded  by  perfect  woods  of  beach,  maple  and  pine,  decend- 
ing  gently  to  the  indented  shore.  It  is  here  during  the  summer 
season,  that  you  may  see  boats  and  barges  floating  silent  as 
shadows,  and  as  if  suspended  in  the  air  so  clear  the  Lake  is. 
There  are  several  summer  hotels,  and  many  private  cottages, 
all  well-filled  during  the  summer  months  with  seekers  after 
rest  and  recreation. 


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OQUAQA    LAKE  FARH,  OQUAGA  LAKE,  N.   Y.,   E.  J.SCOTT,  PROP'R. 

Oqjliac;a  Lake  Eakm  IIoisp:  is  ti\e  huiulrc-d  feet  from  Oquaga  Lake, 
and  two  thousand  feet  abo\e  the  level  of  the  sea.  The  nearest  depot  is  De- 
posit, N.  \  ..  on  the  X.  Y.  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.  If  v<>ii  intend  speniUnjj  the 
sunnnerinthe  countr\-,  no  better  phice  can  be  found.  Here  nature  will  offer 
you  comfort  of  mind  and  bodv  ;  pure  water.  in\  ij^orating  air,  cool  nights 
no  mosquitoes,  hay  fever  nor  malaria.  Delightful  drives  about  the  country, 
fishing  tri])s  on  the  Lake  or  to  the  Delaware  river,  two  and  one-half  miles 
distant,  well  stocked  with  bass  and  pickerel,  or  up  and  dow  n  the  stream  far 
and  near,  afford   plenl\    cit   recreation. 


I'he  lie\  ier  street  scIkioI  is  located  (in  l^exier  street  near  Chenango 
street.  The  ilistrict  is  bounded  on  t  he  north  and  east  lj%  the  city  limits; 
(in  the  south  by  a  line  at  the  intersection  of  State  and  Chenango  streets, 
said  line  being  continued  east  to  the  S.,  H.  &  N.  Y.  railroad,  and  west  to 
tlie  Chenango  river  ;  on  the  w  est  In  tbe  Cbenango  rixer.  Grades  ist  to 
Jth    inclusive. 

rnA(  in;i!s  1(11!  riiK  Vkvh,  lS».5-'9t). — Mr.  (ieorse  K.  W'inslow,  principal; 
Miss  Mnrie  I..  Heitzniaiin.  Miss  Klla  M.  Bailey,  Miss  Emily  A.  Furlong,  Miss 
.\nna  t5ingener.  Miss  Florence  I.  I^ewis,  Miss  Ida  B.  Weaver,  Miss  Cora 
Mcintosh,  Mrs.  Cora  Weistieitner,  kiiiderKarliier. 


BEVIER  STREET  SCHOOL  NO.  ii. 
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SUSQUEHANNA  VALLEY  HOME  IN  iS^s. 


The  number  i)f  children  cared  for  during-  tiie  two  years  onilin;^  Ma\  '^i^t.  iSij;.  is  2y^  ;  admitted  during  the 
time.  164:  discharged  to  parent.s  or  ijuardians  on  order  of  Superintendents  of  the  I'oor.  (S2  :  removed  by  Super- 
intendents. 4;    ilied,  I  :    taken  to  other  institutions.   1  1  ;    jilaced  in  jirivate  homes,  jo. 

I'or  the  se\enteen  vears  ending  Ma\  :^ist,  iSi;;,  1510  ciiildren  were  received  and  cared  for.  69(1  were  placed  in 
private  homes,  435  were  returned  to  parentsor  guardian>.  i  16  were  remo\etl  b\  Superiiitcndnits  ott  in-  I'oor.  c)o  were 
taken   to  other  institutions.  i>  ran  awa\'  and  14  ha\e  died. 

BoAUii  OK  Mana(.ei!s.— .r.  r.  Noye?.  presiilent;  -F.  S.  Wells,  vice-president;  A.C.Matthews,  treasurer;  ('.  .\.  Wilkinson, 
secretary  ;  Dr.  J.  G.  Orton,  Robert  J.  Bates,  Wni.  H.  Stilwell,  W.  . I.  Welsh,  Hon.  Geo.   Sherwood.    N.    W.    Edson,   superintendent. 

Board  (IP  Assistant  M  wAoKus.—ilrs.  C.  I».  Middlf-brook,  president ;  Mrs.  Geo.  -M.  Harris  and  Miss  Mary  bockwood,  vice- 
presidents:  Mrs.  L.  1>.  Farnham,  trr-asurer  :  Mrs  0.  C.  Kastman.  recording  secretary  ;   Mrs.  R.  K.  iTrisvvold,  corresponding    ecretary 


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CHRIST  CHURCH,  WASHINGTON  STREET,  BINQHAMTON,  N.  Y. 


HISTORY  OF 

THE  CITY  OF  BINQHAMTON,  N.  Y. 


Had  the  reader  been  wending  his  way  through  the  forests 
which  at  the  close  of  the  eighteenth  century  covered  the  tract 
of  country  surrounding  the  confluence  of  the  Susi|uehanna  and 
Chenango  rivers,  he  would  have  found  a  road  coming  down  the 
Susquehanna  through  the  massive  pines  and  near  the  corner  of 
Court  and  Liberty  streets  a  fork,  one  road  running  west  or 
north  of  west,  and  crossing  the  Chenango  below  Noyes  Island, 
the  other  following  alnaost  the  present  course  of  Court  street 
and  crossing  at  a  ferry  only  a  little  below  the  present  Court 
street  bridge.  Another  road  came  down  the  Chenango,  while 
near  Port  Dickinson  the  old  Catskill  road  came  over  the  moun- 
tain and  joined  the  river  road.  .lust  below  the  corner  stood  the 
old  Sawtelle  tavern.  Below  this  tavern  or  opposite  the  point 
where  Prospect  hill  projects  toward  the  river,  was  the  place 
noted  as  being  the  spot  where  the  1786  Indian  treaty  was  made. 

Imagine  yourself  coming  down  on  the  west  side  of  the 
Chenango;  when  you  reach  the  opening  just  north  of  Pros- 
pect hill,  you  come  upon  the  village  of  "Chenango  Point"  or  an- 
cient Binghamton,  which  at  that  time  consisted  of  about  five 
houses,  built  in  the  primitive  style  of  the  early  settlers.  The 
road  came  through  this  village  and  swinging  at  the  foot  of  Mt. 
Prospect  wound  its  way  through  the  forests  to  Owego.  At  the 
south-east  point  of  the  hill  near  the  present  inn  where  the  road 
branclied  for  the  west,  anotlier  brancli  kept  its  course  down  the 
Chenango  to  meet  the  roads  coming  from  the  east  and  crossing 
the  river,  passing  these  roads,  it  kept  its  course  around  the 
Susquehanna  through  the  dense  pine  forests  and  soon  joined  the 
road  which  kept  along  the  base  of  the  hill.  Such  was  primitive 
Binghamton  long  known  as  Chenango  Point ;  Great  Bend.Owego 
and  Newton  (Elmira)  were  of  even  more  importance  at  this 
date. 

The  history  of  Binghamton  at  its  present  site  begins  with 
the  interesting  story  of  the  "twin  elms."  (-Jen.  .loshua  Whitney 
on  his  return  from  a  few  days'  absence,  found  "the  boys"  con- 
gregated at  Keelex-'s  hotel,  and  he  was  jisked  for  the  news.  The 
(General  said :  '"  I  have  found  that  a  new  bridge  is  to  be  built 
across  the  Susquehanna,  and  1  know  the  exact  spot.  Now  boys, 
you  had  better  stop  clearing  here,  for  the  town  will  be  built 
where  that  bridge  crosses.  They  agreed  with  this  opinion,  and 
accordingly  several  embarked  the  next  day   in  their   boats,  and 


with  their  axes,  landed  near  where  the  east  end  of  Court  street 
bridge  now  is,  and  commenced  chopping.  They  had  moored 
their  boat  by  an  elm  tree  on  the  east  bank  of  the  river.  At 
night  they  discovered  that  on  the  opposite  bank  and  directly 
across  stood  another  elm,  a  counterpart  of  the  first,  and  it  was 
suggested  that  thes-^  two  trees  be  called  the  "twin  elms."  The 
new  location  had  many  advantages  over  the  first.  It  was  wholly 
in  Bingham's  patent,  while  the  old  site  was  divided  by  the  pa- 
tent line.  It  also  afforded  much  better  opportunities  for  ex- 
pansion, and  was  on  the  line  of  the  great  thoroughfare  between 
Kingston  and  Elmira.  (Ten.  Whitney  was  instrumental  in  thus 
changing  the  site  of  the  settlement,  as  he  saw  at  a  glance  the 
advantages  to  be  gained.  He  was  also  acting  as  an  agent  for 
Mr.  Bingham,  and  consequently  was  anxious  to  have  the  settle- 
ment made  on  the  Bingham  patent.  To  accomplish  his  desire 
he  donated  considerable  land  and  assisted  in  moving  buildings 
to  the  new  site. 

The  oldest  house  on  the  new  site  was  a  log  structure  erect- 
ed in  1788  by  Nathaniel  Delano,  who  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade. 
After  Mr.  Helano  left,  his  cabin  was  occupied  by  a  l!ev.  Mr. 
Camp. 

Returning  to  the  old  village,  we  find  in  the  cluster  of  houses 
that  lined  the  ro^d.  the  tavern  of  Lewis  Keller,  the  residences 
of  t;ol  Isaac  Sayres  a  great-uncle  of  Mr.  Keller,  who  had  been  a 
captain  in  the  navy  (luring  the  French  war;  a  printing  odiee 
and  newspaper,  conducted  by  Pariiel  ('enzer.  who  afterwards 
went  to  the  western  part  of  the  state  and  became  very  promi- 
nent in  politics  ;  two  doctors,  l''orbes  and  Bartholomew;  a  dis- 
tillery, and  two  merchants.  .Fudge  McKinney  began  as  a  mer- 
chant there. 

Such  was  the  early  settlement  of  "Chenang  I'int,''  which 
has  seemingly  sank  into  insignilicance  in  the  sight  of  its  great 
child,  Binghamton, 

Binghamton  i.-;  beautifully  situated  in  the  charming  valleys 
of  the  Chenango  and  Sus( I uehanna  rivers,  and  rovers  the  coun- 
try surrounding  their  confluence.  The  city  is  now  linked  to- 
gether by  five  free  bridges,  and  a  net-work  of  electric  railroads 
affords  quick  and  ample  accommodations  for  rapid  transit  from 
one  section  of  the  city  to  another.  These  bridges  vary  in  length 
from  about  3H0  feet  required  to  span  the  Chenango,  to  70i>   feet. 


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the  length  of  the  lower  Susquehanna  bridge.  This  beautiful 
valley,  said  to  be  one  of  the  prettiest  in  this  country,  is  environ- 
ed with  rugged  hills,  which  add  much  to  its  picturesque  beauty. 
The  primitive  uneveness  of  the  citj's  site  has  been  to  a  great 
extent  removed  during  years  of  grading,  as  may  be  seen  by  the 
present  gentle  elevation  occupied  by  the  county  buildings, 
which  was  once  a  steep  hill  where  the  boys  enjoyed  the  sport  of 
coasting,  and  whicli  is  said  to  have  been  at  least  twenty-tive 
feet  above  the  present  Court  street  grade. 

The  timber  in  this  section  was  mostly  scrub  oak  and  pine. 
The  Indians  had  kept  the  underbrush  down  by  repeatedly  burn- 
ing over  tlie  land,  in  order  that  they  might  more  readily  dis- 
cover game  at  a  distance.  These  frequent  fires  made  the  big 
boulders  very  conspicuous,  and  their  whitened  surfaces  were  by 
far  the  most  prominent  objects  to  be  seen,  wliile  a  few  wild 
roses  and  a  few  other  flowers  aided  in  breaking  the  monotony. 
It  was  not  long  however  before  the  ax  of  the  settler  had  chang- 
ed the  scene,  and  even  before  the  city  had  been  thought  of  fifty 
acres  or  more  had  been  cleared.  The  year  1800  witnessed  the 
birth  of  a  city.  Surveys  were  made  and  lots  laid  out;  a  forest 
was  to  be  changed  into  a  city  ;  the  rumbling  wheels  of  com- 
merce were  to  sound  where  the  Indian  had  lain  in  wait  for  the 
deer,  and  the  nightly  howl  of  the  wolf  had  been  so  often  heard. 
Such  is  progress.  The  massive  mercantile  houses  and  the  pal 
atial  residences  are  but  an  onward  step  from  the  hunting 
ground  in  progressive  America.  We  rear  cities  on  our  western 
plains  in  as  it  were  a  day.  Binghamton  is  not  like  these,  of  a 
mushroom  growth,  but  has  had  a  healthy,  vigorous  and  rapid 
rise,  from  a  solid  business  foundation,  which  means  that  she 
will  go  still  higher,  that  she  will  penetrate  new  fields  in  the 
manufacturing  and  commercial  world,  and  that  within  her  en- 
larging limits  the  workingnian  may  rear  for  himself  a  home  and 
be  no  longer  a  tenant.  Such  true  progress  can  only  come  where 
factories  can  be  favorably  located,  and  the  laborer  receive  a 
liberal  recompense  for  his  labor. 

The  early  city  consisted  of  two  streets.  Court  and  Water. 
The  lots  were  laid  out  containing  three  fourths  of  an  acre,  and 
were  sold  at  an  average  price  of  about  .tL'O  each.  Mr  .John  (4. 
Christopher  was  the  first  to  secure  a  lot  and  build  a  house; 
this  was  erected  in  the  autumn  of  ISOO.  .Judge  McKinney  fol- 
lowed hitn  hy  putting  up  a  store  on  Water  street,  where  he 
took  as  a  partner.  Gen.  Whitney.  McKinney  also  built  a  grain 
warehouse,  but  very  little  grain  was  raised  to  sell  by  the  set- 
tlers. The  valuable  pine  was  still  standing  iit  tliat  time.  Gen. 
Whitney  soon  erected  a  residence,  and  Lewis  Keller  moved  his 
tavern  down  from  Chenango  Point,  The  lawyers,  .lames  and 
halthazar  Dellart,  came  during  the  same  year,  ( 1801.)  The  en- 
terprising blacksmith,  .lolin  ^'arrington,  came  and  also  built  a 
house  and  shop.  Mason  Whiting  bought  a  lot  the  same  year  on 
Water  street ;  he  was  afterwards  noted  as  a  very  able  lawyer, 
.fohn  Townley,  a  practical  carpenter,  also  settled  on  Water 
street  during  this  same  year. 

The  next  year  (1802)  brought  Daniel  l^eKoy,  an  eminent 
lawyer,  who  located  on  Court  street.  It  will  be  noticed  that  at 
this  early  period  Binghamton  had  a  larger  percentage  of  law- 
yers than  at  present,  although  as  will  be  noticed  under  the  head 


of  "Broome  (Jounty  Bar,"  she  is  well  supplied  in  this  direction 
at  present  The  courthouse,  built  in  1802,  has  already  been  al- 
luded to. 

( )ne  of  the  earliest  manufactories  was  a  pottery,  establish- 
ed in  1802.  by  a  Mr.  Pratt.  The  same  year  a  tailor  named  Wild- 
man  came  into  the  place  and  followed  his  trade  for  a  number 
of  years.  Selah  Squires  started  as  a  hatter  two  years  later. 
Samuel  Smith,  a  tanner,  was  another  early  settler,  .\bout  the 
year  1804  Zenas  Pratt  built  a  cabinet  shop,  and  H.  T.  Shipman 
a  painter  and  carpenter,  settled  here.  These  are  a  few  of  tha 
early  settlers  who  followed  some  special  trade. 

Other  prominent  settlers  were  Judge  William  Stuart,  who 
came  in  1803;  Thomas  Whitney  in  the  same  year;  William 
Woodruff,  who  came  about  the  same  time  and  became  county 
clerk  and  sheriff  in  later  years ;  Hon  William  Seymour,  who 
came  in  1803;  Dr.  Elihu  Ely.  in  1805;  Christopher  Eldredge,  in 
1806;  Hon.  .lohn  .\.  Collier,  who  came  about  1809  and  became 
so  prominent  in  the  county's  history  ;  Col.  Oliver  Ely  and  Dr. 
Tracy  Robinson,  who  followed  Mr  Collier ;  Col.  .Joseph  Abbott ; 
Maj.  Augustus  -Morgan;  Hon  Thomas  <t.  Waterman;  Ammi 
and  .1.  T.  Doubleday,  who  followed  two  or  three  years  later; 
Gen.  .Tubus  Page  who  came  in  1814;  Hon.  Hamilton  Collier,  in 
1822;  Hon.  Daniel  S.  Dickinson  and  Lewis  Seymour  in  1832; 
Peter  Robinson,  who  came  in  1815  as  an  usher  in  a  select  school, 
afterwards  studied  law  with  Thomas  O.  Waterman,  was  elected 
to  the  assembly  and  served  as  speaker  of  that  body 

Another  settlement  sprang  up.  called  Millville,  at  what  is 
now  the  foot  of  Carroll  street.  This  amounted  to  but  little  pre- 
vious to  1842,  when  Eli  Pratt  and  Luke  Doolittle  commenced  a 
milling  business  there. 

Some  of  the  prominent  business  enterprises  and  merchants  of 
an  early  date  were:  The  old  Broome  County  Bank,  of  which 
Myron  Merrill  was  the  first  president.  .lames  McKinney  and 
Mr.  Powell,  who  commenced  as  merchants  in  1808.  Dr.  Elihu 
Kly,  who  opened  a  drug  store  as  early  as  1805,  opening  a  gener- 
al store  and  real  estate  office  soon  after.  Crosby  &  Blanchard, 
who  had  engaged  in  a  general  mercantile  business  for  a  short 
time  previous  to  this.  .lames  and  .Tohn  Park  commenced  their 
moreantile  career  in  1806,  and  were  located  on  the  north-west 
corner  of  Court  and  Chenango  streets  The  same  year  Daniel 
Ely  and  (Jhristopher  Eldredge  formed  a  partnershiji  and  started 
in  business.  Col.  Oliver  Ely  was  one  of  the  most  prominent 
merchants  from  1810  to  1850.  Dr.  Tracy  Robinson  began  a  drug 
business  in  1810.  and  two  years  later  took  into  partnership  Dr. 
Doubleday.  (ien.  Page  and  Richard  Mather  engaged  in  business 
about  1823,  Brown  &  Bragg  opened  a  large  business  in  1836. 
William  Pratt  was  the  first  to  open  a  general  hardware  store, 
the  firm  in  later  years  becoming  Pratt  &  Simpson.  Thompson 
A  Hawley  began  business  in  1818.  continuing  about  six  years. 
Lewis  Seymour,  .lohn  and  .lames  McKinney  formed  a  partnership 
in  1831.  Mr.  Seymour  was  the  father  of  Lewis  Seymour,  Kaq., 
and  met  his  death  by  drowning  in  the  (!henango  river. 

(Jharles  McKinney  was  born  in  Binghamton  in  1810,  and  was 
a  very  prominent  citizen.  He  engaged  in  the  coal  and  carriage 
business  and  afterwards  forming  a  partnership  with  Sherman 
D.  Phelps,  controlled  all  the  coal  passing  over  the   D.,  L.  &   W. 


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railroad  going  to  Syracuse,  and  later,  becoming  associated  with 
H.  C.  Albright,  they  handled  all  the  D.  &  H.  coal  shipped  over 
the  roads  running  north,  .\fter  the  death  of  .Judge  Phelps,  the 
the  two  firms  were  merged  into  one.  Phelps  will  be  remember- 
ed as  being  mayor  of  the  city  for  one  term. 

Charles  Sanford  and  Levi  Dimmiek  commenced  mercaiiiile 
business  in  1828,   later   engaging    in    the    real   estate    bu>iness. 

Binghamton  was  incorporated  as  a  village  in  1S34  The 
boundaries  were  at  that  time  fixed  and  the  city  dividt-d  into 
five  wards.  The  first  ward  included  all  the  territory  west  of  the 
Chenango  river;  the  second  included  all  east  of  the  Chenango, 
south  of  the  center  of  Court  and  west  of  the  center  of  Collier 
street;  the  third  ward  included  all  north  of  Court  street,  east 
of  the  Chenango  river  and  west  of  Chenango  street ;  the  fourth 
ward  was  made  up  of  the  portion  of  the  village  east  of  Chenan- 
go street  and  north  of  Court ;  the  fifth  ward  included  all  the 
balance  of  the  city.  In  pursuance  of  an  act,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  village  met  in  1834,  in  their  respective  wards,  and  chose  the 
following  trustees:  1st  ward,  Samuel  Peterson;  2nd.  Gteorge 
Park  ;  3rd,  Stephen  Weed  ;  4th,  William  Seymour  ;  5th,  William 
B.  Doubleday.  These  trustees  were  to  form  a  board  for  govern- 
ing the  village  in  everything  appertaining  to  its  peace,  safety 
and  improvement.  At  the  first  meeting  of  this  board,  the  fol- 
lowing officers  of  the  village  were  chosen  : 

President, — Daniel  S  Dickinson. 

Clerk, — Erasmus  D.  Robinson. 

Attorney, — .Toseph  H.  Bosworth. 

Treasurer, — .Tulius  Paige. 

Police  Constable  and  Collector, — Joseph  Bartlett. 

A  warden  was  appointed  for  each  ward  as  follows  :  1st  ward, 
Myron  Merrill  ;  2nd,  George  T.  Ray  ;  3rd,  Levi  Dimmiek;  4th, 
Gary  Murdock;  5th,  Isaac  Leavenworth.  At  the  same  meeting 
a  committee  to  draft  resolutions  for  internal  regulations  was 
appointed.  A  resolution  was  also  passed  establishing  two  fire 
companies.  The  regulations  passed  at  this  time  were  amended 
at  different  times.  In  1837  llie  part  relating  to  highways  and 
streets  was  materially  changed,  and  in  1851  other  changes  were 
made. 

Passing  from  this  early  history  and  tracing  the  development 
of  the  city,  we  find  its  history  to  be  largely  embodied  in  that  of 
its  public  men,  the  manufacturing  and  business  interests,  the 
schools,  churches  and  societies,  hence  we  shall  endeavor  to  treat 
these  subjects  in  rotation. 

o 

PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 

A  passing  reference  has  been  made  to  the  Binghamton 
High  School,  (page  51)  and  to  the  Bevier  Street  School,  (page 
68.) 

The  Riverside  Seminary  was  established  in  1848  by  a  Miss 
Ingails,  who  successfully  conducted  it  for  some  twenty  years  as 
a  boarding  school  for  girls .  In  1857  Miss  Barton  opened  a  sem- 
inary for  young  ladies  in  the  Doubleday  block  on  Hawley  street 
which  she  maintained  for  about  thirteen  years.  In  1861  Miss 
Susan  Cook,  an  accomplished  lady  who  was  afterwards  in  the 
Parker  Collegiate  Institute,  opened  a   school   for  young  ladies 


at  the  corner  of  Court  and  Liberty  streets. 

The  Binghamton  Female  Academy  was  openrd  in  1842.  A. 
J.  Wilson  was  the  first  principal  and  Mrs.  Wilson  had  charge 
of  the  female  department.  The  Academy  building  was  a  three- 
story  brick  edifice,  with  a  basement  fitted  upas  a  residence  for 
the  principal.  The  building  stood  on  the  site  now  occupied  by 
the  county  clerk's  othce,  and  stood  until  1867,  having  passed 
into  the  control  of  the  Board  of  Education  in  1861.  The  last 
principal  was  Prof.  Rodman  Lewis.  The  Susquehanna  Semina- 
ry was  establislied  in  1854  by  the  Wyoming  Conference  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  It  is  an  imposing  brick  structure 
four  stories  high,  and  161  feet  long,  situated  on  an  eminence  in 
the  western  part  of  the  city  overlooking  the  surrounding  coun- 
try. The  school  became  bankrupt  after  seven  years,  and  the 
building  stood  vacant  until  1867,  when  it  was  fitted  up  as  an 
asylum  for  the  blind,  for  which,  however,  it  was  never  used.  A 
Mr.  Place  conceived  the  idea  of  establishing  an  institution  to 
be  called  Place  College,  but  it  was  only  an  orphans'  home.  In 
1871  it  was  transferred  to  the  Griffith  Mission.  The  seminary 
building  was  purchased  in  1872  by  Dean  Smith,  who  start- 
ed a  college  for  young  ladies,  calling  it  Dean  College.  Mr. 
Smith  was  the  principal,  and  labored  hard  to  maintain  his  school 
in  opposition  to  the  public  schools,  but  failed.  He  died  in  1877, 
heavily  involved,  and  his  son-in-law.  Rev.  R.  A.  Patterson,  took 
charge  of  the  institution,  managing  it  until  1880,  when  it  was 
closed  and  soon  became  the  property  of  the  Catholics  as  St. 
Mary's  Orphan  Asylum,  which  is  aided  by  the  state.  In  the 
seventies  Miss  Lillian  Craige  opened  the  Binghamton  Institute, 
located  on  Myrtle  avenue,  which  she  carried  on  successfully  for 
several  years. 

The  system  of  minor  graded  schools  was  created  by  an  act 
of  the  legislature  in  1861,  and  in  compliance  with  that  act  a 
Board  of  Education  was  elected,  consistingof  the  following  gen- 
tlemen :  Hon.  D.S.Dickinson,  Judge  F.  B.  Loomis,  .fudge 
Horace  S.  Griswold,  William  Sprague,  H.  E.  Pratt,  W.  S.  Baird, 
Joel  Fuller  and  Myron  Merrill.  Hon.  Daniel  S.  Dickinson  was 
the  first  president  of  the  board,  and  Prof.  Cruttenden  the  first 
superintendent.  The  school  buildings  were  all  brick,  with  the 
exception  of  those  at  Millville  and  Brighamville,  which  were 
wooden  structures.  In  September,  1861,  850  pupils  were  in  at- 
tendance ;  in  1870,  there  were  2,097  pupils;  in  1880  the  number 
had  increased  to  3,000,  and  at  the  present  time  there  are  6,414, 
with  an  average  daily  attendance  of  over  5,000.  From  1861  to 
1881  the  total  expense  of  maintaining  the  public  schools  of  the 
city  was  .f 731. 276.42,  of  which  ifl31,00O  was  received  from  the 
state,  and  the  balance  raised  by  tax.  During  this  period  Bing- 
hamton ranked  as  the  third  city  in  the  United  States  in  the  av- 
erage attendance  out  of  the  total  number  of  children  of  school 
age. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  Superintendents  of  Public  In- 
struction in  the  city  since  the  institution  of  the  graded  system: 

David  H.  Cruttenden,  1861-64. 

H.  T.  Funnell,  1865-66. 

George  T.Jackson,  1867. 

Norman  F.  Wright,  1868-69. 


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George  L.  Faniham,  1870-75. 

R.  B.  Clark,  1876. 

().  B.  Bruce,  1877. 

M.  L.  Hawley,  1878-80. 

.T.  H .  Hoose ,  1881. 

M.  W.  Scott,  (present  incumbent)  1882- 

The  present  graded  public  school  system  of  the  city  is  under 
the  management  of  a  Board  of  Education  consisting  of  thirteen 
members,  and  the  mayor,  ex-officio.  The  members  of  the  board 
for  1895-96  are :  Mayor  George  E.  Green  ;  president,  Julius  E. 
Rogers ;  superintendent  and  secretary,  Marcus  W.  Scott;  Dr. 
Alfred  J.  Inloes,  William  G.  Trowbridge,  Albert  H.  Bixby,  C. 
W.  Smith,  Robert  V.  Bogart,  Walter  I.  Mosher,  Homer  B.  Boss, 
Theodore  B.  Schenck,  William  M.  iShapley,  William  H.  Cannon, 
Dr.  D.  P.  Bailey  and  Charles  .7.  Cook.  There  are  fourteen  pri- 
mary schools,  one  grammar  and  one  high  school.  During  the 
last  fiscal  year  the  sum  of  :|;110,992.64  was  expended  for  school 
purposes.  The  full  course  of  instruction  includes  a  series  of 
twelve  "  grades,"  the  first,  second  and  third  are  in  the  prima- 
ry department,  the  fourth,  fltth  and  sixth  are  in  the  interme- 
diate, the  seventh  and  eighth  in  the  grammar,  and  the  ninth, 
tenth,  eleventh  and  twelfth  in  the  high  school  where  scholars 
are  fitted  to  enter  any  of  the  leading  colleges  or  universities  of 
the  United  States. 

The  High  School  building,  located  on  Main  street,  (see  page 
51)  was  built  in  1871  at  an  expense  of  .$100,000,  and  is  not  sur- 
passed by  any  one  of  its  class  in  the  state  outside  the  city  of  New 
York.  The  number  of  pupils  registered  in  1895  was  510,  with 
a  faculty  of  sixteen  teachers,  under  the  charge  of  Principal 
Albert  Leonard.  $12,559.75  was  paid  for  teachers,  and  .$8,331.42 
for  other  purposes,  a  total  of  $16,991.27. 

The  Grammar  School  is  located  in  a  substantial  brick  build- 
ing on  Washington  street,  erected  in  1880.  The  school  has  live 
teachers.  Miss  Nellie  ,T.  Allen,  principal.  The  amount  paid  to 
teachers  last  year  was  $2,580;  miscellaneous  expenses,  $945.20; 
a  total  of  $3,525  20.  There  were  178  pupils  registered  with  an 
average  daily  attendance  of  149.  In  this  building  is  located 
the  city  School  Library.  This  library  was  established  in  1861 
and  is  free  to  all  residents  of  the  city.  It  contains  nearly  10,- 
000  volumes,  and  is  largely  used  by  the  public. 

School  No.  1  is  on  Oak  street.  Sixteen  teachers  are  em- 
ployed at  a  cost  last  year  of  $0751.88,  and  a  total  exjjense  of 
$7,747.32.  The  number  of  pu|)ils  registered  was  792;  principal. 
Miss  Fanny  A.  Morey. 

School  No.  2  is  located  in  the  Grammer  School  building  on 
Washington  street  It  has  a  corps  of  five  teachers,  who  were 
paid  last  year  $1,94(1.1.'!.  The  number  of  pupils  registered  was 
221.     Miss  l;\illi  K   (Uiamberlin  is  ;principal. 

S(.-hool  No.  3,  located  on  the  south  side  of  Robinson  street , 
is  one  of  the  large,*t  schools  in  the  city.  It  has  a  stall'  of  four- 
teen teachers,  with  Mr.  M.  L.  Fowler  as  principal.  The  total 
expense  of  the  school  for  1895  was  $7,531.32,  of  whicli  $0,llO..5o 
was  paid  to  teachers.     Number  registered  was  657. 

School  No.  1  is  located  on  Pine  street.  It  has  thirteen 
teachers,  who  received  last  year  $5,93(i  25.  The  luiniber  register- 
ed was  575;  principal,  Mr.  IC.  <1.  1. ant  man. 


School  No.  5  is  located  on  Carroll  street,  has  tliirteen  teach- 
ers at  a  cost  of  $5,969.43,  and  a  total  expense  of  $7,098  93,  Num- 
ber registered  557  ;  principal,  Mr.  Herbert  .7.  Jones. 

School  No.  6,  located  on  New  street,  has  636  pupils  register- 
ed. Fifteen  teachers  are  employed  with  Miss  R.  A  Eldredge 
principal.  Amount  paid  to  teachers  last  year,  .$5,97S.,30  ;  total 
expense,  $7,015.87. 

School  No.  7  is  located  on  Alfred  street.  It  paid  last  year 
to  ten  teachers,  $4,348  93,  and  a  total  of  $5,296.39.  It  registered 
380  pupils  ;  Miss  Emma  J  Gaffney  is  the  principal. 

School  No.  8,  located  on  Helen  street,  had  85  pupils  regis- 
tered. Miss  Ella  Eldredge  is  principal,  .\mount  paid  to  teach- 
ers, $720;  total  expense,  $1,153.58, 

School  No.  9,  located  on  Clinton  street,  has  226  pupils  regis- 
tered. It  has  five  teachers,  Miss  Ella  Follett,  principal.  Paid 
to  teachers,  $2,202;  total  expense,  $2,837  89, 


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,-:cH0OL    NO.    10,   L.VUREL    .WENUE. 


School  No.  10  is  located  on  Laurel  avenue,  has  -546  pupils 
registered.  It  paid  to  their  teachers  last  year,  $6,120.75  ;  total 
expense,  $6.676. '23,     Mr.  C.  F.  Norton  is  the  principal. 

School  No,  11  is  located  on  Beveir  street  (see  page  68). 
It  has  nine  teachers  who  received  last  year  $4,110.20;  total  ex- 
pense, $5,187  51.  Number  of  pupils  registed,  414  ;  principal,  Mr. 
George  K.  Winslow. 

School  No.  12  is  located  nt  Fairview.  It  has  six  teachers. 
Miss  Nettie  \',  Clark,  principal.  Number  of  pupils  registered, 
"238;  amount  imid  to  leiichers.  $I,KIH);  total  expense,  $5,908  31. 

School  No.  \.i  is  at  Uossville.  Number  of  teachers,  two ; 
number  of  pupils  registered,  86;  amount  paid  to  teachers,  $700; 
total  expense,  $897.73. 

School  No.  14  is  located  on  .lervis  street.  It  has  nine 
teacliers,  wlio  were  last  year  paid  $8,073.-50:  with  total  expense 
of  $17,020.78,  wliich  included  $10,883  for  a  new  building,  :\Irs. 
Sarah  K.   Burrows  is  the  principal  :   number  of  [lupils  registered 

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BROOME  COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 


75 


A  SKETCH  OF  THE  FOUNDER  OF  THE 

Riley     Business    College, 


BINGHAMTON.  N.  Y. 


[From  the  ••  Bioj^raphical  Review  uf  Hroome  L  I'unty.'J 

J.  F.  Rilev,  A.  M.,  who  occupies  a  foremost  position  MiiKini;-  the 
educators  of  the  citv  of  Bing-hainton,  N.  Y.,  is  the  founder  and 
principal  of  the  Riley  Business  College,  located  on  State  street — 
ail  institution  in  u'/iic/i  the  most  practical  commercial  training- 
and  comf'lrtc  education  in  stcno^rapli  v .  t\pe-:iitii(i;.  and  a 
'lioroKs:!'  Etigtish  course  can  be  obtained. 

].  F.  Rilev  was  born  at  Owego,  N.  Y.,  September  7.  1S60.  Sn 
much  stress  is  laid  at  present  on  the  subject  of  lineage  that  a  brief 
historical  sketch  of  this  family  will  he  interesting  to  onr  reader.s. 

His  great-great-grandfather.  Daniel  na\i.s.  was  a  captain  in  the 
English  army,  and  was  sent 
to  Ireland  with  his  regiment 
to  assist  in  quelling  the  Re- 
bellion of  1798.  and  being 
pleased  with  the  country  he 
sold  his  commission  and  set- 
tle 1  on  an  estate  near  Bally- 
;u;igoovrn,  where  he  resided 
until  his  death.  His  family 
consisted  of  two  daughters 
and  a  son,  the  latter  of  a  del- 
icate constitution.  But  de- 
spite his  delicacy,  the  son 
Edward,  lived  to  a  good  old 
age.  and  left  a  large  family 
of  sons  and  daughters.  One 
of  these  daughters  married 
William  Taylor,  who  owned 
an  estate  in  the  vicinity,  and 
from  this  union  was  born 
Marv  I'aylor,  who  became 
the  grandmother  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

The  Davis  and  Taylor  fam- 
ilies were  all  loyal  subjects 
of  England,  the  men  of  the 
former  name  serving  with 
distinction  under  Wellington 
at  Waterhxj.  and  the  grand- 
father Taylor  being  an  offi- 
cial of  the  crown  for  several 
years  in  Ireland.  They  were 
highlv  respected  and  classed 
among  the  best  people  in 
England  and  Ireland.  The 
great  -  great-g  r  a  n  d  f  a  t  h  e  r 
O'Reillv  was  an  ardent  pat- 
riot of  "the  Irish  cause,  and 
in  the  Rebellion  of  1798  was 
opposed  in  combat  to  the 
very  officer  whose  grand- 
daughter afterwards  eloped 
with  his  grandson.  James 
O'Reilly. 

Patrick  Riley  was  born  in 
Ireland  and  came  to  America 
while  a  young  man.  He  was 
superintendent  of  construc- 
tion on  the  Erie  railway  and 
resided  in  Owego,  N.  Y. 

Professor  Riley  received  his  early  education  in  the  district 
schools  and  at  the  old  Owego  academy.  .\t  the  death  of  his  father, 
although  then  quite  voung,  he  started  out  for  himself,  first  learning 
stenography  at  the  Wyckoff  Institution  at  Ithaca.  N.  Y.  He  soon 
became  an  adept  in  this  art,  and  secured  a  position  as  official 
stenographer  of  the  A.,  T.  &  S.  F.  Ry.  He  was  sent  west  with  the 
construction  corps,  his  headquarters  being  at  the  different  jilaces 
where  the  department  was  stationed.  Ever  an.xious  for  a 
higher  education,  he  availed  himself  of  the  facilities aflforded  by  the 
colleges  of  those  places.  Thus  while  at  Emporia.  Kas..  he  studietl 
at  the  normal  school;  when  in  Las  \'egas,  X.  M.,  attended  the  Jes- 
uit College;  at  Santa  Fe,  the  School  of  the  Christian  Brothers; 
and  finallv,  at  the  College  of  Mines,  City  of  Mexico,  was  gradu- 
ated and  received  his  degree  of  A.  M. 

In  iSSo  Professor  Riley  returned  east  and  accepted  a  position  in 
a  Binghamton  business  college,     .\fter  several  months  service  as  a 


J.  F.  RILEY,  A. 

work  fc) 
This 


teacher,  he  was  called  to  the  famous  Jesuit  College  of  St.  John's  at 
Fordham,  X.  Y.,  where  he  was  four  years  principal  of  the  commer- 
cial department  and  teacher  of  stenography.  His  sujierior  talent 
and  ability  attracted  the  attention  of  not  only  the  professors  of  the 
institution,  but  also  of  the  bisho])  and  reverend  clergymen  of  New 
York  city ;  and  he  counts  to-day  among  his  warmest  friends  the 
leading  men  of  his  church  in  that  city.  In  1886  he  once  more  re- 
turned to  Binghamton  and  opened  the  business  college  which  bears 
his  name.  His  first  location  was  at  Xo.  76  Court  street,  but  re- 
quiring more  room  he  removed  to  the  McXamara  block,  and  after 
a  short  time  there  he  estalilished  himself  in  the  elegant  rooms  in 
the  Westcott  block  on  State  street,  where  he  occupies  five  thous- 
and square  feet  of  space,  and  has  one  of  the  best  fitted  commercial 
colleges  in  any  ])art  of  the  country.  .Ml  the  modern  conveniences 
of  steam  heat,  electric  lights.,  elevatm-,  good  light  and  ventilation 
can  be  found  here.     Believing  with  Pope  that 

"A  little  luiiniilig  is  u  dniiperous  tiling; 
Drink  deep,  or  tusle  iKtt  the  Pierian  spring."' 

the  Professor  allows  no  jju- 
pil  to  leave  his  college  with  a 
superficial  knowledge  of  his 
dilferent  branches.  What 
they  learn  they  must  know 
thoroughly  and  well  or  they 
get  no  certificate  to  aid  in 
securing  positions.  He  gives 
personal  attention  to  all  his 
classes,  employing  only  such 
assistants  as  are  absolutely 
necessary  and  whom  he  con- 
sitlers  competent  to  give  in- 
struction. The  majority  of 
his  graduates  are  natives  of 
Binghamton,  though  he  has 
hundreds  of  pupils  from  oth- 
er places.  The  Xew  York 
State  and  .Xational  Civil  Ser- 
vice Commissions  consider 
Professor  Riley  a  model 
teacher,  his  scholars  having 
passed  every  e.vamination 
they  have  ever  entered.  In 
the  different  departments  at 
Washington,  in  the  New 
York  State  Civil  Service,  in 
Xew  York  city  and  Chicago 
and  other  cities,  the  pupils 
of  the  Riley  Business  College 
are  to  be  found,  and  they 
point  xvith  pride  to  the  thor- 
ough teaching  there  as  the 
secret  of  the  success  they  have 
met  in  their  diff'ercut  posi- 
tions. The  typewriting  de- 
partment of  the  college  has 
nineteen  standard  machines, 
which  the  students  keej)  in 
constant  use  from  8  a.  m.  to 
9  p.  m.  A  great  deal  of  work 
is  done  for  outside  parties  in 
the  city  and  county,  and  for 
all  this  the  student  receives 
full  compensation.  In  1892 
they  wrote  over  ioo,t)00  let- 
ters for  the  Binghamton 
Wagon  Co.,  besides  doing  a 
vast  anxumt  of  stenographic 

■xceptiou  to  the  iin-tvorthy  con- 
cerns -i^'hich  are  a  blot  and  a  shado-v  upon  the  field  of  commercial 
i  nstrncliou.  drserr'es  to  be  commended  for  its  genuine  merit,  trust- 
-.'orthinrss.  tuitl  its  superiority  as  a  high-grade  institution  of 
Iearni7ig, 

Pr(jfessor  Riley  was  married  on  October  15,  1S87,  to  Miss  Minnie 
I!.  Olds,  of  Bingamton.  and  one  child,  a  son,  has  been  born  to  them. 
Professor  Riley  has  acted  in  the  capacity  of  assistant  examiner  for 
the  Civil  ,Ser\  ice  Commission  at  various  times.  .\s  a  finished  pen- 
man he  has  no  superior — a  fact  which  is  admitted  l)y  all  the  busi- 
ness men  of  his  city.  In  his  large  school  each  pupil  finds  him  a 
personal  friend  as  well  as  a  teacher;  and  he  evidences  a  father's  in- 
terest in  securing  for  them  the  liest  i)ossible  positions  which  does 
not  end  there,  hut  also  looks  after  their  welfare  even  when  they  are 
beyond  his  care.  Kind  hearted,  courteous  and  agreeable.  Profes- 
sor Riley  is  a  thorough  gentleman  of  the  genuine  type. 


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76 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


The  Lowell  Business  College. 


TIILS  institution  has  been  identified  with  the  history 
of  Binghamton  since  the  year  1^59,  at  which  time 
it  was  established  by  Daniel  W.  Lowell,  from  whom  it 
takes  its  name.  At  the  time  mentioned  Binghamton 
was  a  mere  village,  and  a  Business  College  was  counted 
a  considerable  addition  to  the  business  interests  of  the 
town.  But  if  it  had  been  announced  at  the  time  that  it 
was  to  grow  into  one  of  the  best  patronized  and  widely 
known  school  of  the  kind  in  the  state  ;  that  it  was  to  be- 
come almost  as  prominent  a  feature  of  tiie  city  as  its  sur- 
rounding hills,  the  idea  would  have  been  counted  chimer- 
ical.    The    growth   of   the    school    was    steady   from    the 


tail  ami  Commission  business,  etc.,  in  which  the  pupils 
transact  their  business  precisely  as  in  the  larger  commer- 
cial world.  In  fact  a  training  in  this  department  is 
e(_|ui\alent  to  an  apprenticeship  in  all  these  lines  of  busi- 
ness, with  the  additional  advantage  of  a  positive  knowl- 
edge that  the  forms  and  methods  are  of  the  best. 

^'oung  men  whose  experience  in  business  has  been 
gained  solely  in  the  "L.  B.  G."  have  in  hundreds  of  in- 
stances taken  responsible  positions  which  they  have  filled 
with  honor  to  themselves  and  credit  to  the  institution. 

Its  stenography  department  is  now  an  important 
feature  of  the  school.  Graham's  Standard  Phonography 
is  taught  by  skilled  instructors,  and  the  department  is 
well  ecpiipped  with  the  best  make  of  typewriters  and 
everything  necessary  to  produce  competent  stenographers 
and  typewriters.      Legal  work  of  every  variety,   business 


start,  and  after  the  war,  had  at  one  time  upwards  of  400 
young  men  from  different  parts  of  this  and  surrounding 
states  in  attendance.  Its  course,  at  that  time  considered 
a  thorough  one,  has  been  strengthened  ;  new  departments 
added,  and  the  standard  of  the  school  as  a  business  edu- 
cator has  been  advanced,  until  now  it  is  counted  one  of 
the  most  thorough  and  effective  schools  of  its  class. 

The  school  has  been  under  the  management  of  the 
present  principal  and  proprietor,  J.  E.  Bloomer,  for  about 
fourteen  years,  and  to  his  untiring  efforts  and  ability  as 
an  instructor  much  of  the  fine  prestige  of  the  school  is 
now  due. 

The  Business  Department  ol  the  school  has  many 
features  peculiar  to  the  Lowell  Business  College,  among 
them  the  method  of  presenting  business  dealings  to  the 
student  which  is  ])recisely  the  same  form  as  is  used  in 
actual  business  life.  The  department  contains  a  Bank,  a 
Wholesale  Office,  Real  Estate  OlVice,  Freight  Otlice.  Re- 


correspoiiilence  as  applied  to  every  line  of  business,  busi- 
ness forms  ami  office  work  is  presented  to  the  pupils  and 
a  graduate  of  the  stenography  department  of  the  Lowell 
College  is  taken  without  question  as  well-fitted  for  auy 
kind  of  stenographic  work. 

The  Telegraphy  department  is  in  charge  of  a  com- 
petent telegrapher,  whose  experience  in  railroad  and 
commercial  telegraphy  was  gained  by  actual  experience 
on  many  of  the  important  telegraph  lines  in  this  and 
other  stales. 

Uusiness,  Shorthand  and  Telegraphy  make  a  strong 
combination  for  anv  school,  and  when  they  are  conduct- 
ed in  the  manner  which  has  made  this  school  famous  are 
sure  to  bring  the  voung  men  and  women  who  have  ad- 
vantage of  such  a  coiu-e  ii(  training,  a  successful  career 
in  business  life. 


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BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


CHURCHES. 

Binghamton  has  over  thirty  churches  in  which  services  are 
conducted.  Sketches  have  already  been  n  ade  of  several  of 
these  under  the  photographs  of  the  same. 

Methodist — The  Centenary  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
is  situated  at  the  corner  of  Court  and  Centenary  street.  The 
society  vpas  formed  in  1817  by  Rev.  Ebenezer  Doolittle,  and 
consisted  of  a  class  of  five  members  vpith  .Joseph  Manning  as 
class  leader.  Services  were  first  held  at  Mr.  Manning's  house, 
on  Main  street,  and  aferwards  at  the  school  house  and  at  the 
court  house  until  1822  when  the  chapel  bought  of  the  Episco- 
pal society  was  removed  to  the  site  presented  through  (Teneral 
Whitney.  Binghamton  became  a  separate  charge  in  1832,  pre- 
vious to  which  it  was  a  station  on  a  circuit  charge. 

In  1851  the  Second  society  was  formed,  an  offshoot  from 
the  Henry  street  church.  They  had  their  place  of  worship  on 
the  north-west  corner  of  Court  and  Carroll  streets.  This  church 
was  built  by  dissenters  from  the  church  who  called  themselves 
Protestant  Methodists,  but  the  new  church  did  not  thrive.  The 
building  was  repaired  and  used  by  the  society  until  ISHS,  when 
the  two  churches  were  consolidated.  \t  this  time  there  were 
399  members  and  Rev.  D.  W.  Bristol,  1).  U.,  was  the  pastor. 
The  society  soon  took  measures  to  provide  a  suitable  home  and 
in  1866  the  corner  stnne  of  the  Centenary  church  was  laid.  The 
building  was  completed  within  two  years,  at  a  cost  of  about 
$65,000.  and  later  a  parsonage  was  built,  costing  $7,000.  Rev.  .1. 
H.  Race  is  the  present  pastor  ;  salary,  including  house  rent 
$2,200. 

The  Tabernacle  M.  E.  church  is  located  on  the  corner  of 
Main  and  Arthur  streets.  The  church  edifice  is  valued  at  $65,- 
000,  and  the  parsonage  at  ,$4,000.  Rev.  E.  B.  Olmstead  is  the 
present  pastor,  who  is  paid  a  salary  of  $2,200. 

High  Street  M'  E.  church  is  situated  on  Conklin  avenue  at 
the  foot  of  High  street.  Rev.  Truman  F.  Hall  is  the  pastor; 
salary,  including  house  rent,  $1,440. 

Chenango  Street  M.  E.  church  is  situated  on  North  Chenan- 
go street.  The  church  and  parsonage  is  valued  at  about  $5,000. 
The  church  has  a  membership  of  some  4.50;  Rev.  ,T.  A.  Faulkner 
is  the  pastor  ;  salary,  including  house  rent,  $1,180. 

Clinton  Street  i\I.  E.  church  is  valued  at  $4,000,  Rev.  J,  W, 
Nicholson  is  the  present  pastor ;   salary,  including  rent,  $944. 

OakStreet  :\I.  E.  church  is  valued  at  .$3,500.  Rev.  W.  K. 
Turner  is  pastor,  salary,  including  house  rent,  $821. 

Bai'tist  CiruHcnEs. — The  Baptist  society  was  founded  in 
1827  by  ,lohn  Congdon,  and  was  re-organized  in  1820.  In  1831 
a  new  church  edifice  was  erected.  The  first  rental  of  pews  oc- 
curred in  1K42,  and  from  this  tiine  on  the  church  was  enlarged 
and  repaired  until  the  brick  structure  was  erected  in  1S70.  un- 
der the  leadership  of  Rev.  Lyman  Wright,  (See  illustration  of 
church  and  additional  statistics  on  page  42.)  Other  IJaptist 
churches  in  the  city  are; 

Conklin  Avenue,  a  pretty  structure  located  at  the  corner  of 
Conklin  avenue  and  Homer  street  Rev.  Charles  C.  Mansfield 
is  pastor ;  trustees,  C.  H.  Lacy,  Amasa  Mann,  Frank  Church, 
Melville  Lawrence,  Walter  Mosher,. I.  W.  Lacy,  Walter  Camp- 
bell, Charles  Bolt  and  W.  I'.  Howard. 


Memorial  Baptist  church,  located  at  the  corner  of  Main  and 
Chestnut  streets;  Rev,  Frank  H,  Cooper,  pastor.  The  trustees 
are;  Theo.  A,  White,  A.  H.  Thompson,  R.  W.  Bowen,  W.  F. 
Hulce.  Charles  Speh  and  W.  S.  Hotchkins. 

Calvary  Baptist  church,  at  corner  of  Chenango  and  Trues- 
dell  streets.  Rev.  Stephen  Hancock,  pastor;  trustees,  C  E. 
Scudder,  S.  W.  (iuernsey,  E.  P.  Merrill,  W,  A.  Hamlin.  R.  Wes- 
tervelt  and  E,  A,  (Toodrich. 

Park  Avenue  Baptist  church,  Rev.  F.  .1.  .Johnson,  pastor; 
trustees,  A,  B,  Corby.  Charles  Bliss,  S,  J.  Piatt,  M,  T,  Dewitt,  A, 
.J.  Self  and  P.  Conners. 

Cn.v(iRi:(;.\TioNAi, — The  First  Congregational  church  was 
organized  by  Rev.  .John  Starkweather  in  the  old  court  house  in 
1836,  with  nineteen  members.  In  1837  they  removed  to  the  old 
academy  of  music,  dedicating  and  occupying  that  building  un- 
til 1853,  when  it  was  sold  and  the  proceeds  used  to  pay  the  debts 
of  the  society.  The  church  barely  survived,  but  hung  resolute- 
ly together,  holding  meetings  in  the  upper  room  of  .Job  Cong- 
don's  marble  shop.  In  1863  the  society  erected  a  building  on 
the  site  of  their  present  church,  holding  meetings  in  Firemen's 
Hall  during  the  process  of  construction.  In  1869  the  present 
edifice  was  built  at  a  cost  of  .$57,000.  Since  that  date  several 
changes  and  additions  have  been  made,  and  a  chapel  built  in 
1884,  costing  $25,000,  and  the  church  property  is  now  valued  at 
about  $80,000,     liev.  Willard  Thorp  is  the  present  pastor. 

Plymouth  Congregational  church  is  located  at  the  corner  of 
Oak  and  Lydia  streets;  1-tev.  \V.  H.  Kephart  is  the  pastor;  the 
trustees  are,  H.  Rorapaugh,  .1.  W.  Cary,  .Jesse  Hillis,  E.  H. 
Sweet,  Charles  (Tregory.  Robert  Heroy  and  W.  W.  Hinds. 

Presbyterhn. — The  North  Presbyterian  church  was  or- 
ganized in  1869.  There  had  been  a  growing  demand  for  more 
accomodations  in  the  First  Presbyterian  church,  and  the  north 
side  field  was  selected  for  a  new  church.  Fifty  persons  entered 
into  fellowship  of  whom  forty-one  came  from  the  First  Presby- 
terian. Rev,  C,  P,  Coit  was  the  first  pastor  and  his  salary  was 
$1,400,  he  was  succeeded  in  1875  by  the  present  pastor.  Rev,  John 
McVey, 

The  First  Presbyterian  church  is  a  beautiful  edifice  situated 
on  Chenango  street  near  the  centre  of  the  city.  It  has  recently 
undergone  extensive  repairs,  Dr,  Boardman  was  the  well- 
known  pastor  of  the  church  when  the  North  Presbyterian  society 
was  formed.  Rev,  G,  Parsons  Nichols  is  the  present  pastor, 
and  Rev,  .J,  McJjachlan  assistant  pastor, 

W^est  Presbyterian  church  is  an  offshoot  of  the  First  church 
and  was  organized  in  1873  with  65  members.  The  beautiful 
brick  church  was  completed  in  1873  and  cost  about  $18,000.  Rev. 
Samuel  Dunham  has  served  this  church  as  pastor  since  its 
organization. 

The  Ross  Memorial  church  is  located  on  Corbett  avenue; 
Rev.  1>.  N.  lirummon  is  the  pastor;  trustees.  Ira  B.  Webster,  ti. 
N.  Arnold  and  Andrew  J.  Smith. 

Other  Presbyterian  churches  are:  Immanuel  Chapel  on 
Chenango  street.  Rev.  .1.  McLachan,  pastor ;  Broad  Avenue,  Rev. 
Frederick  Perkins,  pastor ;  and  I'loral  Avenue,  Rev,  R,  C,  Bry- 
ant, pastor. 

Ei'isroi'At,. — Christ  Church,  to    which   reference   has   been 


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made  on  page  70,  and  the  new  Trinity  Church,  on  page  60.  are 
prosperous  churches  and  their  handsome  edifices  are  the  pride 
of  the  city. 

Catholic. — St.  Patrick's  Church,  (see  page  43.)  In  1S35  a 
Catholic  family  settled  in  Binghamton.  Rev.  Dr.  Hurley  had 
visited  the  place  the  year  before  to  perform  a  marriage  cere- 
mony. Rev.  Mr.  Wainright  preached  here  in  183.5,  snd  several 
influential  families  of  the  city  assisted  the  Catholics  in  build- 
ing their  first  church  soon  after,  at  a  cost  of  about  $1,000.  Kev. 
Father  .Tames  F.  Ilourigan  labored  for  many  years  with  this 
church  very  successfully,  and  the  church  prospered  under  his 
care.  The  present  edifice  was  built  on  LeKoy  street  at  a  cost  of 
$170,000.  St.  .Joseph's  Academy,  which  stands  near  by.  has  also 
been  built  at  a  cost  of  .ttiO.OOO.  The  present  pastor  is  the  Very 
Kev.  Father  John  J.  McDonald,  assisted  by  Kev.  Father  Foy. 

CoLoREii  CiiuRoiiEs. — Zion's  Church  is  located  on  WliiCney 
street,  and  was  organized  in  1836  by  Rev.  Henry  .Fohnson.  In 
1840  the  first  church  was  erected,  which  was  rebuilt  in  1874  at  a 
cost  of  $2,000.     The  present  pastor  is  Rev.  Charles  A.  Smith. 

Bethel  church  was  organized  in  183S  by  Kev.  Charles  Spicer 
and  a  church  built  in  the  same  year.  In  1842  the  present  build- 
ing on  Susquehanna  street  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  .f850.  Kev. 
W.  G.  B.  Coster  is  the  pastor 

Other  Churches.— There  are  two  German  churches  in  the 
city,  Emanuel  Church  and  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  (Lutheran) 
Emanuel  church  was  organized  in  1880  by  Rev.  .Jacob  Vo^eler 
with  a  membership  of  twenty-four.  For  a  few  years  meetings 
were  held  in  the  rooms  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  but  in  1885  the  pres- 
ent pretty  building  on  Front  street  was  erected.  Rev.  H.  Koch 
is  the  pastor.  The  Lutheran  church  is  on  Washington  street ; 
Rev.  W.  F.  Bacher,  pastor.  The  First  Christian  church  is  loca- 
ted on  Clinton  street.  Kev.  E.  K.  McCord  is  the  pastor.  The 
Free  ilethodist  church  is  on  Rutherford  street.  Rev.  ;\I.  D.  Alac- 
Dougall  is  the  pastor.  The  Church  of  the  Messiah,  (Universal- 
ist)  on  Ex'jhange  street.  Rev.  M.  Yager,  pastor;  First  Church  of 
Christ,  (Scientist,)  and  a  .Jewish  synagogue  complete  the  list. 


RAILROADS. 

For  the  first  twenty-five  years  after  its  settlement  Bing- 
liamton's  only  means  of  communication  with  the  outer  world 
was  by  way  of  the  old  "turnpikes,"  or  by  boats  down  the  Sus- 
quehanna river.  In  1833  the  first  move  was  made  towards 
building  a  canal  from  Binghamton  up  the  Chenango  valley  and 
connecting  with  the  Erie  canal  at  Utica.  This  canal  was  begun 
in  1834  and  completed  in  1837,  at  a  total  expense  of  nearly  two 
millions  of  dollars.  The  first  boat  reached  Binghamton  May  6, 
1837,  and  tlie  interests  of  the  young  city  were  greatly  built  up 
by  the  advent.  During  the  first  three  years  over  twelve  million 
feet  of  lumber  had  been  shipped  over  it  from  Binghamton.  The 
canal  was  extended  in  1878  to  Owego.  but  with  the  building  of 
railroads  the  canal  was  abandoned  in  1872. 

In  1831  the  New  York  and  Erie  Railroad  Company  was 
chartered  and  sixteen  years  later,  after  a  varied  experience  of 
delay  and  partial  abandonment,  the  road  was  completed  from 
Piermont  on  the  Hudson  to  Binghamton   and    finally  in  1851  to 


Dunkirk.  The  opening  of  the  road  so  enlarged  the  commercial 
facilities  of  the  city  that  the  natural  advantage  of  its  situation 
begun  to  be  more  and  more  apparent,  and  other  roads  were 
projected. 

A  charter  had  been  obtained  for  the  Utica  and  Susquehanna 
Railroad  as  early  as  1832,  but  the  road  was  not  completed  until 
1872.  In  1852  prominent  Binghamton  men  realizing  the  impor- 
tance of  the  Pennsylvania  coal  trade  interested  themselves  in 
the  building  of  the  Syracuse  and  Binghamton  road,  which  had 
been  chartered  twenty-five  years  before.  A  new  charter  was 
obtained  and  the  road  completed,  and  opened  for  traffic  in  the 
autumn  of  1854,  the  city  of  Binghamton  taking  a  large  amount 
of  the  capital  stock.  ,\mong  the  Binghamton  citizens  promi- 
nent in  the  construction  of  this  road  were  Messrs.  Daniel  8. 
Dickinson,  Ammi  Doubleday,  Rodney  A.  Ford  and  others. 
(Treat  enthusiasm  was  felt  in  the  city  upon  the  completion  of 
this  road,  but  its  early  years  were  characterized  by  mismanage- 
ment and  it  was  not  until  the  road  passed  into  other  hands  that 
it  became  a  paying  investment  Meanwhile  the  D.,  L.  A  W. 
Ry  had  elVected  a  junction  with  the  Erie  at  Great  Bend  and  in 
1868  this  company  purchased  the  Syracuse  and  Binghamton  and 
extending  their  line  from  Great  Bend  to  Binghamton,  a  second 
great  thoroughfare  through  the  city  was  completed.  In  the 
autumn  of  1880  the  D.,  L  &  \V.  company  began  the  extension  of 
their  road  from  Binghamton  to  Buffalo,  a  distance  of  204  miles, 
and  on  .May  14,  1883  the  new  road  was  opened. 

The  -\lbany  and  Susquehanna  Railroad  was  completed  from 
Binghamton  to  Albany  in  1869,  after  being  delayed  for  years  in 
building  the  tunnel  near  Nineveh  ;  this  road  is  now  under  the 
management  of  the  Delawai-e   and  Hudson  Canal  Co. 

In  1894  work  was  commenced  on  the  State  Line  Railroad 
which  is  to  form  the  connecting  link  of  a  new  line  from  Bing- 
hamton to  Williampsort,  Pa.,  but  the  enterprise  has  been  tem- 
porarily abandoned. 

At  the  present  time  the  passenger  traffic  of  the  city  is  trans- 
acted at  two  stations,  the  Erie  which  is  also  used  by  theD.  &  H. 
and  the  D.,  L.  &  W.  From  thence  the  traveler  may  depart  at 
any  hour  of  day  or  night  by  any  one  of  seven  diverging  routes, 
leading  to  all  points  of  the  compass. 


BRIDGES. 

FjOcated  as  it  is  at  the  confluence  of  two  rivers,  the  means 
of  crossing  these  rivers  has  always  been  an  important  question 
to  Binghamton.  .U  the  present  date  there  are  five  bridges  in 
the  city,  two  over  the  Chenango  and  three  over  the  Susquehanna 

The  first  bridge  in  the  city  was  the  old  Court  street  bridge, 
built  in  1808  at  a  co.st  of  $6,000,  This  bridge  was  600  feet  long, 
and  twenty-five  feet  wide,  and  has  been  replaced  by  three  other 
bridges  during  the  history  of  the  city  The  second  bridge  was 
erected  in  1825,  standing  until  1865  wlien  it  was  carried  away  by 
the  great  freshet.  Up  to  this  time  all  the  bridges  in  the  city 
were  toll  bridges,  but  the  spirit  of  progrees  had  reached  the 
city  and  a  move  was  promptly  made  to  have  a  free  bridge  on 
Court  street.  A  special  act  was  passed  by  the  legislature  to 
enable  the  city  to  raise  $30,000  for  the  purpose,  and  after   much 


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Young  Men's  Christian  Association. 

THE  Young  INIen's  Christian  Associatiri.  was  ineoporated 
December  4th,  1852,  and  during  the  forty-three  years  of 
its  existence  has  accomplished  a  robJe  work  in  the  oity. 
The  work  of  the  organization,  as  its  name  indicates,  is  iirimarily 
with  the  young  men,  yet  the  whole  city  has  enjoyed  tlie  fruits 
of  the  labor  of  the  Association. 
Lecture  courses,  readings,  con- 
certs andotlier  instructive  enter- 
tainments have  been  provided,  a 
reading  room  and  library  estab- 
lished, a  gymnasium  provided  for 
the  benefit  of  its  members,  for 
whom  the  association  exercises 
all  the  care  and  watchfulness  of 
the  home. 

The  first  officers  of  the  Associa- 
tion were :  president,  Edward 
Tompkins;  vice-presidents,  .Sol- 
omon .Tudd.  Charles  S.  Hall  and 
Edward  Z.  Lewis;  recording  sec- 
retary, James  B.  Chadwick;  treasurer,  .Julius  P.  Morgan; 
managers.  Henry  S.  West,  (ieorge  E.  Flynt,  Hallam  E.  Pratt 
and  .1.  T.  Brodt.  In  1883  steps  were  taken  toward  providing  a 
suitable  home  for  the  Association.  An  appeal  was  made  to  the 
friends  of  the  association,  and  their  liberal  response  resulted  in 
the  purchase  of  the  Lester  block,  Nos.  7  and  9  (.^ourt  street,  for 
which  .$20,000  was  paid.  This  building  is  centrally  located, 
with  a  frontage  of  forly-eight  feet,  and  four  stories  in  height. 
Since  its  purchase,  several  thousand  dc)llar.s  have  been  expend- 
ed in  improvements, until  now  a  handsome  and  convenient  home 
has  been  provided.  The  ground  floor  is  retued  for  business 
purposes. 

Let  us  take  you  fur  a  moment  through  the  building  as  it  is  at 
present,  .\scending  one  flight  of  stairs  from  Court  street  you 
enter  at  the  right  into  a  free  reading  room  supplied  with  all  the 
leading  periodicals  of  the  country  ;  near  the  door  also  you  find 
the  secretary's  deck  ;  opening  from  this  is  the  social  room  where 
members  may  spend  a  pleasant  hour  with  the  numerous  games 
that  are  provided  ;  beyond  this  Is  the  members'  parlor  elegantly 
fitted  up,  while  passing  still  around  we  come  through  the  boys' 
room. 

Ascending  another  Higtit  of  stairs  wp  fii.d  the  large  roini  in 
which  is  held  the  Sunday  afternoon  services;  the  library  which 
consists  of  thousands  of  volumes  of  selected  litt-rature  ;  the 
bath  rooms  and  other  rooms  connected  with  physical  culture. 

The  entire  top  flour  is  devoted  to  the  <jymnaslum  where  men 
and  boys  are  taught  under  the  skillful  Instructions  of  Professor 
Rex  how  to  best  develope  their  muscles. 

The  present  officers  of  the  .Vssocation  are;  president,  .1.  K. 
Noyes;  vice-president,  .Ino.  R.  CMements ;  treasurer.  H.  W 
Bennett;  auditor,  II.  A.  Smith;  recording  seeretary.  Dr.  H.  I)! 
Whitmarsh ;  general  secretary,  S.  T.  Weisheimer ;  physical 
director,  Herman  l!ex. 


.TOnX  T.  WETSIIEIMEU. 


The  present  General  Secretary, 
Mr.  .John  T,  Weisheimer,  who  by 
his  courteous  manners  and  consist- 
ent christian  life  has  won  for  him- 
self many  friends  among  the  young 
men  of  the  city  who  have  come  in 
contact  with  him,  was  educated  at 
Oakwood  Seminary,  Union  Springs, 
N.  Y.,  and  at  the  Centenary  Colle- 
legiate  Institute,  Hackettstown, 
X.  .f.  Soon  after  he  was  ordained 
a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  but  believing 
that  there  was  a  greater  field  of  usefulness  in  saving  the  young 
men  of  this  country,  he  accepted  the  appointment  of  secretary 
of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  .\ssociation  at  Ellenville,  N.  Y. 
From  this  place,  through  his  suceess^in  his  chosen  field,  he  has 
been  transferred  respectively  to  Addison,  Lansingburg,  Green 
Point,  (Brooklyn,)  and  lastly  to  Binghamton.  In  each  of  these 
places  the  work  has  been  doubled  through  his  untiring  efforts 
to  raise  the  standard  of  christian  life  among  young  men,  and  to 
draw  into  the  kingdom  of  Christ  those  who~cannot  be  success- 
fully reached  by  the  church. 

Mr.  Herman  Kex  was  born  in  the 
city  of  Syracuse.  \.  >',,  April    lSth_ 
1.8(i().    He  was  the  assistant  pliysical 
instructor  of  the  Syracuse  associa- 
tion for  two  years,  and  coming  to 
the  city  of   Bingliamtoii.  ( Ictober  13,\ 
1890.   he  took   charge    of  the    local 
association's  gymnasium  which  was 
then    in    a   dilapidated     condition, 
since  that  time  the    physical    work  herm.^n  rex. 

has  become  a  very  prominent  part  of  the  association's  work. 
Mr.  Rex  is  a  good  all-around  athlete,  a  fine  gymnast  and  a 
thorough  Instructor  in  physical  culture.  Hp  has  proven'him- 
self  to  be  a  very  valuable  man  to  tlie  association,  and  he  is  "also 
very  popular  with  all  who  know  him.  The  success  of  the  phys- 
ical work  in  this  city  Is  due  to  his  untiring  efforts. 
— .@) — ® — .@ — @® — @- — @- — ® — 


OAK   STREET  SCHOOL,  No.  i.  BINGHAMTON,  N.  Y. 


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BRIDGES,  continued  from  page  79, 

litigation,  a  substantial  bridge  was  built,  the  first  free  bridge 
in  the  city.  The  total  cost  of  the  new  structure  was  some  •'^38.- 
000.  This  bridge  was  replaced  in  1889  by  the  present  solid  iron 
bridge,  with  an  asphalt  Hoor. 

The  Suspension  bridge  across  the  Chenango  river  at  Ferry 
street  was  built  by  the  city  in  1871,  at  a  cost  of  .i!2K,000.  The 
site  had  previously  been  occupied  by  an  old  wooden  toll  bridge 
which  had  been  taken  away  by  the  same  flood  that  removed  the 
old  Court  street  bridge.  Hon.  Walton  Dwight,  at  that  time 
Mayor  of  the  city,  took  an  active  part  in  securing  the  construc- 
tion of  the  new  bridge,  having  pledged  himself  to  pay  all  the 
cost  above  the  estimated  .'f28,O0O,  and  having  paid  for  the  abut- 
ments. The  cables  of  this  bridge  are  composed  of  seven  steel 
wire  ropes  two  inches  in  diameter.  W.  A.  Roebling,  the  famous 
engineer  who  afterwards  built  the  Niagara  Suspension  bridge 
and  the  great  Brooklyn  bridge,  was  the  engineer  in  charge  of 
the  building  of  this  bridge. 

The  first  bridge  over  the  Susquehanna  river  was  built  in 
1808.  at  what  is  now  the  foot  of  Water  street.  This  structure 
was  replaced  in  1825  by  a  covered  toll  bridge  erected  by  the 
Susquehanna  Bridge  Co.,  and  known  for  years  as  the  "White 
Bridge.''  .\bout  one-half  of  this  bridge  was  carried  away  by  an 
ice- jam  in  1873,  but  was  at  once  rebuilt.  In  1874  it  was  purchas- 
ed by  the  city,  thoroughly  repaired  and  made  a  free  bridge.  In 
1882  the  roof  was  removed,  and  shortly  after  it  was  replaced  by 
the  present  handsome  iron  stru.:'ture. 

The  first  Rockbottom  bridge  was  built  in  1865  by  a  compa- 
ny who  located  the  bridge  near  the  mouth  of  the  Brandywine 
creek,  but  the  next  year  the  bridge  was  bought  by  the  Rock- 
bottom  Bridge  Co  ,  who  moved  it  to  its  present  site,  where  it 
was  used  by  the  public  until  1874.  In  this  year  the  old  toll 
system  was  abolirlied  in  the  city,  and  the  Rockbottom  bridge 
was  superseded  by  the  present  iron  struetiire.  which  cost  the 
city  .$38,500. 

In  1847  a  temporary  wooden  foot  bridge  was  erected  by  a 
few  citizens  across  the  Susquehanna  at  the  foot  of  Exchange 
street.  This  was  blown  down,  and  a  similar  structure  soon  af- 
ter built  which  was  carried  away  by  the  ice  in  1880.  The  pres- 
ent bridge  was  built  by  the  city  in  1S82,  costing  .$6,000. 


THE  POST=OFFICE. 

The  postoftice  in  Binghamton  was  established  in  1802,  and 
William  Woodruff  was  the  first  postmaster.  The  mail  at  that 
time  was  brought  overland  from  Catskill,  by  .Joshua  Whitney, 
who  kept  the  mail  at  his  house  as  early  as  1795,  and  it  was 
largely  through  his  efforts  that  the  office  was  established.  Some 
five  years  later  Orange  Stoddard  became  post-master  and  the 
office  was  transferred  to  Union  where  it  remained  two  years, 
or  until  the  appointment  of  Woodruff,  .ludge  Robert  Monell 
was  the  second  post-master,  and  he  was  succeeded  by  Judge 
McKinney  who  held  the  office  until  the  second  appointment  of 
Mr.  Woodruff.  In  1813  .ludge  McKinney  again  took  the  othce, 
and  established  it  in  Zenas  Pratt's  store.  Pratt  was  made  the 
post-master  in  1817,  and  was   succeeded   by   .lohn  C.   Swain    in 


1821.  Virgil  Whitney  received  tlie  appointment  in  1823  and 
held  the  office  thirteen  years,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Dr. 
Tracy  Robinson.  The  post-masters  since  Dr.  Robinson  have 
been :  Franklin  Whitney,  Joseph  B.  Abbott,  Vii-gil  Whitney, 
William  Stuart,  1861-70;  E.  B.  Stephens,  1870-82 ;  George  W. 
Dunn,  1882-86;  E.  H.  Freeman,  1886-90;  George  W.  Dunn,  1890- 
94  ;  Charles  A.  Hull,  1894-95  ;  C.  F.  Terhune,  18!l5.  For  illustra- 
tion and  description  of  the  new  post-office  building,  see  page  8- 

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CITY  WATER  WORKS. 

The  excellent  system  of  city  water  works  was  constructed 
in  1868,  being  authorized  by  a  special  act  of  the  legislature,  en- 
titled, "An  Act  to  Supply  the  City  of  Binghamton  with  Pure 
Wholesome  Water."  The  first  board  of  Commissioners  were: 
W.  P.  Pope,  Gen.  Edward  F.  Jones,  Sabin  McKinney,  J.Stuart 
Wells,  Frederick  Lewis  and  Wm.  E.  Taylor.  At  the  first  meet- 
ing, held  in  1867.  Wm.  P.  Pope  was  elected  president, and  Julius 
P.  Morgan,  clerk ;  Frederick  Lewis,  treasurer;  Thomas  Sedg- 
wick, superintendent. 

The  works  are  located  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  city,  tak- 
ing the  water  from  wells  sunk  below  the  bed  of  the  Susquehan- 
na river,  where  the  water  has  to  be  filtered  through  the  sand. 
These  wells  are  from  twenty  to  thirty  feet  in  diameter.  The 
first  pump  used  was  a  Holly,  with  a  capacity  of  2,500,000  gallons 
per  day.  In  1882  a  new  Holly  engine  of  60,000,000  gallons  per 
day  capacity  was  put  to  work,  and  the  cement  pipes  used  at 
first  were  replaced  by  iron. 

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CEMETERIES. 

The  first  burying  ground  of  the  city  was  on  court-house 
hill,  and  John  Crosby  was  its  first  occupant.  Later  the  several 
churches  had  burying  grounds  on  their  respective  grounds. 
The  first  cemetery  laid  out  was  the  old  Eldredge  Street  Ceme- 
tery, which  in  1841  became  the  Binghamton  Cemetery,  and  in 
which  t!harles  F.  Whitney  was  the  first  person  buried.  ^lany 
were  soon  removed  thither  from  the  various  church  burying 
grounds.  This  cemetery  contains  about  ten  acres,  divided  into 
some  four  or  five  hundred  lots,  and  at  the  present  time  bears 
an  old  and  dilapidated  appearance. 

Spring  Forest  Cemetery  was  incorporated  in  1853,  with  Ed- 
ward Z.  Lewis  as  president.  This  is  probably  the  handsomest 
cemetery  in  the  county.  The  scenery  is  naturally  beautiful 
and  the  arrangements  are  artistic.  Mrs.  Azariah  .\ngel  was  the 
first  person  buried  here. 

Floral  Park  Cemetery  is  situated  on  the  east  side  of  Floral 
avenue,  near  Main  street. 

The  Catholic  Cemetery  is  on  the  river  bank,  in  the  western 
part  of  the  city.  It  contains  eight  to  ten  acres,  between  the 
river  and  Riverside  drive.  The  grounds  and  location  are  very 
beautiful. 

Glenwood  Cemetery  situated  in  the  extreme  northwest  part 
of  the  city,  on  a  beautiful  hillside,  contains  about  60  acres. 
About  2,000  people  have  been  buried  here.  N.  M.  Hulbert  is  the 
present  superintendent.  The  following  description  of  this  beau- 


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tiful  cemetery  is  taken  from  a  local  newspaper:  "Glenwood 
cemetery,  situated  on  a  side  hill  and  commanding  an  excellent 
view  of  the  city,  is  an  ideal  place  for  the  burial  of  the  dead.  A 
visitor  can  profitably  spend  a  short  time  there.  Although  Glen- 
wood has  not  been  in  use  seven  years  a  great  many  persons 
have  secured  lots  in  that  cemetery.  A  number  of  handsome 
monuments  mark  the  resting  places  of  several  of  Bingbamton's 
honored  dead.  The  grounds  and  drives  were  laid  out  by  Dr. 
Newton  Hulbert.  They  are  an  excellent  specimen  of  landscape 
gardening.  A  number  of  new  lots  are  being  laid  out  on  the 
north  and  west  sides  which  occupy  a  high  elevation.  These  lots 
will  be  more  expensive  than  the  other  lots.  Pipes  are  being 
laid  to  convey  water  from  a  spring  issuing  from  the  rocks  in  the 
northern  portion  of  the  cemetery.  The  water  will  be  used  for 
sprinkling  the  grounds.  Lawn  sprinklers  can  be  placed  on  each 
lot  at  the  will  of  the  owners.  About  one  hundred  sprinklers 
have  been  purchased. 

One  important  feature  of  the  cemetery  is  its  beautiful  ever- 
green trees.  They  were  grown  from  seeds  which  were  planted 
forty-four  years  ago  on  Mount  Prospect,  and  at  the  opening  of 
Clenwood  the  young  trees  were  transplanted,  and  under  the 
care  which  they  have  since  received  are  in  fine  condition.  The 
branches  have  become  thickly  woven  together.  An  arch  of 
evergreens  sixty  rods  long  has  been  constructed,  making  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  of  sylvan  avenues.  The  cemetery  contains 
no  potter's  field,  but  does  contain  a  soldiers'  plot  in  which  are 
buried  nearly  fifty  patriots.  In  the  center  of  the  plot  a  flag- 
staff has  been  erected.  The  Susquehanna  Valley  Orphans'Home 
has  a  plot  in  which  several  have  been  interred. 

Along  the  eastern  border  of  the  cemetery  i.s  a  gorge,  wild 
and  picturesque.  It  is  a  romantic  spot.  .A  small  stream  winds 
its  way  through  the  rocks  and  the  walls  rise  to  a  height  of  many 
feet  on  each  side.  The  trees  are  so  thick  it  is'well  nigh  imposs- 
ible for  a  ray  of  sunshine  to  penetrate  between  the  leaves.  The 
cemetery  has  been  greatly  improved  in  the  past  two  years  and 
the  work  is  being  pushed.  When  completed,  Glenwood  will  be 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  cemeteries  in  Central  New  York.  Much 
of  its  beauty  is  due  to  the  untiring  labors  of  the  superintend- 
ent, Mr.  Newton  Hulbert." 


RELiaiOUS  AND  CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATIONS, 

The  Railroad  Department  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  is  located  on  Lewis  street.  The  officers  are;  Chair- 
man, Charles  Wadsworth  ;  vice-chairman,  W.  A.Fleming;  treas- 
urer, H.  T.  Conklin  ;  secretary,  (i.  L.  Nichols.  The  rooms  of 
the  association  are  free  to  all  railroad  men,  and  include  a  read- 
ing room,  supplied  with  all  the  leading  newspapers  and  period- 
icals, an  amusement  room,  bath  rooms  and  a  well-selected  li- 
brary. It  is  doing  a  good  work  among  the  many  railroad  men 
of  the  city. 

The  Young  Women's  Christian  Association,  has  convenient 
rooms  in  the  Strong  block,  and  occupies  the  [same  [field  among 
the  young  women  of  the  city  as  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  fills  among  the 
young  men.  It  has  a  reading  room,  a  good  library,  a  well- 
equipped  gymnasium,  and  provides  free  instruction   in   various 


branches  of  study  and  practical  accomplishments.  i:s  present 
officers  are  :  President,  Mrs.  Alice  F.  Mills  ;  secretary,  .Miss  Car- 
rie E.  Barnum  ;  treasurer,  Mri.  Elmer  E.  Ensign  ;  general  sec- 
retary. Miss  Villa  Maccabe  ;  gymnasium  instructor.  Miss  Har- 
riet (t.  McDougal,  and  a  board  of  managers  comprising  many 
well-known  ladies. 

The  Young  People's  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  is  rep- 
resented in  the  city  by  twelve  societies,  distributed  among  as 
many  of  the  churches  of  the  city,  each  society  having  its  own 
officers  and  working  in  and  for  its  individual  church.  These  so- 
cieties are  united  in  what  is  known  as  the  "City  Christian  En- 
deavor Union,"  of  Binghamton,  which  meets  at  intervals  for 
the  discussion  of  methods  of  work.  The  officers  of  this  union 
are:  president,  Arthur  T.  Truesdell ;  vice-president,  P.  A.  Gar- 
ret; secretary,  E.  A.  Goodrich;  treasurer,  John  H.  Becker. 

Other  religious  organizations  of  the  city  are :  The  Sabbath 
Association  of  Binghamton;  Dr.  J.  M.  Farrington,  president; 
Rev.  Benj.  L.  Herr,  cor.  secretary  ;  C.  W.  Loomis,  rec.  secretary. 
The  Christian  Science  Association;  meets  at  157  Water  street; 
Walter  L.  Chapman,  president ;  Mrs.  Annie  W.  Lamb,  secretary 
and  treasurer.  The  Union  llescue  Mission  holds  meeting  each 
evening  at  116  Washington  street,  and  is  doing  a  good  work 
among  the  humbler  class.  T.  P.  Gates  is  the  superintendent. 
The  Salvation  Army  has  a  strong  detachment  here,  with  head- 
quarters at  91  State  street.  The  Army  is  accomplishing  much 
good  in  its  chosen  field  of  labor. 

The  city  has  a  large  number  of  charitable  institutions,  each 
devoted  to  some  special  branch  of  the  work.  The  Susquehanna 
Valley  Home  has  been  illustrated  and  described  on  page  69. 
The  House  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  a  home  for  aged  and  infirm 
women,  under  the  management  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  is  lo- 
cated at  74  Conklin  avenue.  It  has  a  board  of  trustees  compos- 
ed of  prominent  members  of  that  church,  who  are  assisted  by  a 
board  of  lady  managers.  St.  Mary's  Orphan  Home  is  pleasant- 
ly situated  on  Chestnut  street  in  the  western  part  of  the  city, 
and  is  under  the  auspices  of  the  Catholic  Church.  The  institu- 
tion has  at  present  about  85  inmates.  The  Kefuge  Mission  for 
fallen  women  is  on  Front  street. 


POLICE  AND  FIRE  DEPARTMENTS. 

In  .lune,  1836  ninty-one  citizens  of  Binghamton  presented  s 
petition  to  the  board  of  aldermen  requesting  them  to  raise  :)!600 
to  purchase  a  fire  engine,  sixteen  young  men  at  the  same  time 
presented  a  petition  asking  that  they  might  be  formed  into  a. 
fire  company.  The  next  year  a  party  of  boys  petitioned  to  be 
formed  into  a  .Juvenile  fire  company.  The  two  companies  in 
1837  were  called  Pha>nix,  with  C.  L.  Robinson  as  foreman,  and 
Cataract  with  Waring  S.  Weed  as  foreman.  The  present  Me- 
chanics   Hose    Company   was   formed   from   the   old   Phcenix. 

The  Fountain  Bucket  Company  was  formed  in  1842.  The 
l^awyer  Hose  Company,  afterwards  called  the  Crystal  Hose  No. 
1,  was  founded  in  1858  and  has  been  one  of  the  most  prominent 
hose  companies  of  the  state.  The  present  officers  of  the  fire 
department  are : 

Chief  Engineer,  Charles  N.  Hogg ;  First  Ass't,  James  El- 
dredge  ;  Second  Ass't,  A.  H.  Lyon ;  clerk,  Fred  Michelback. 


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Steamer.  City  of  Binghamton,  W.  H.  lagi-aham,  engineer; 
steamer  Bennett,  Charles  Dimmick,  engineer. 

Cyrstal  Hose  Co.,  No.  1 — H.  C.  Maxwell,  foreman. 

Alert  Hose  Co.,  Xo.  2 — Edwin  Scrafford,  foreman. 

Protection  Hose  Co.,  No.  3 — Charles  Everett,  foreman. 

Fountain  Chemical  Engine  Co  ,  No.  4 — C.  A.  Tucker,  foreman 

Independent  Hose  Co.,  No.  5 — .lames  Dundon,  foreman. 

^Mechanics  Hose  Co.,  No.  6 — Martin  Burke,  foreman. 

Roekbottom  Hose  Co.,  No.  7 — B.  G.  Devaney,  foreman. 

Excelsior  Hook  and  Ladder  Co.,  No.  I — Clarence  Bullis, 
foreman . 

Police  Department. — The  present  Police  Department  of 
this  city  was  organized  in  1881 ;  the  first  board  of  commissioners 
were  T.  G.  Rich,  .Tohn  S.  Wells,  <t.  W.  Dunn  and  Lewis  S. 
Abbott.     The  present  officers  are: 

Chief— Charles  H.  Meade. 

Ass't  Chiefs — C.  Burdette  Abel  and  William  Moore. 

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MISCELLANEOUS. 

Ci/y  Parks. —  Ross  Park  was  presented  to  the  city  by  Eras- 
tus  Ross  in  1875.  It  contains  upwards  nf  100  acres,  pleasantly 
situated  at  the  extreme  south  of  the  city,  the  main  portion  be- 
ing in  a  beautiful  gorge.  It  is  connected  with  the  city  by  an 
electric  railroad  running  cars  every  fifteen  minutes  or  oftener 
during  the  summer  season.  Phe  park  was  formerly  managed 
by  a  board  of  seven  directors,  but  is  now  under  the  control  of 
the  Binghamton  Street  Railway  Co.  It  is  one  of  the  most  pop- 
ular picnic  resorts  in  this  section,  having  many  special  attrac- 
tions to  invite  the  attention  of  visitors.  Bennett  Park  is  in  the 
western  part  of  the  city,  and  is  a  pretty,  well  shaded  and  level 
tract,  not  so  attractive,  however,  as  the  more  popular  Ross  park. 

Bhclric  r.islil — The  first  company  was  organized  in  1884 
with  the  following  as  a  board  of  trustees  :  William  G.  Audenried 
of  Philadelphia,  E.  .1.  Sterling  of  Brooklyn,  J.  Stuart  Well.s  and 
W.  A.  Heath  of  Binghamton,  and  W.O.Cuokof  New  York. 
Soon  after  the  organization  of  the  first  company  tlie  Brush- 
Swan  Electric  Light  Company  purchased  their  interests.  The 
first  electic  light  in  the  city  was  shown  in  front  of  the  Exchange 
hotel  in  Iieeember,  1883.  Tlie  Binghamton  General  Electric 
Company  now  furnishes  a  large  number  of  arc  lights  for  the  city's 
use  and  also  the  incandescent  lights  for  many  public  buildings, 
manufacturies,  offices  and  private  residences. 

(ias  Li<;ht. — The  Binghamton  Gas  Light  Company  was 
chartered  in  1853  and  for  over  forty  years  has  furnished 
illumimation  for  the  city.  Its  works  are  located  on  upper 
Court  Street. 

Theaters. — In  the  early  days  of  Binghamton  the  old  "Brig- 
ham  Hall"  was  used  as  a  place  of  public  amusement,  and  this 
was  the  only  place  of  the  kind  until  the  Academy  of  Music  was 
built  in  1864.  This  passed  through  a  number  of  hands,  and 
finally  burned  in  1884.  Soon  after  a  more  pretentious  theatre 
was  built  on  Washington  street,  and  in  1892  the  handsome  Stone 
Opera  House  was  opened  (see  page  29).  This  is  thoroughly 
modern  in  all  its  appointments  and  a  building  in  which  Bing- 
hamton citizens  take  much  pride.     At   present  it  is    under  the 


management  of  Messrs.  Clark  and  Delevan,  who  provide  the 
best  class  of  amusements  for  the  public.  The  pretty  Bijou 
Theater,  on  Water  street,  was  erected  in  1893  by  the  present 
proprietor,  Mr.  A.  A.  Fenyvessy.  This  theatre  is  very  cosily 
fitted  up  and  is  known  as  the  ."people's  i)opular  priced  family 
theatre."  Mr.  Fenyvessy  understands  the  wants  of  his  patrons, 
and  spares  no  pains  to  provide  them  with  the  best  and  latest 
novelties,  and  as  a  result  his  place  of  amusement  is  well- 
patronized. 

J//7;7<ni'.— The  Sixth  Battery,  N.  G.  S.  N.  Y.,  was  organized 
in  1870,  and  has  carried  on  its  rolls  the  names  of  over  five  hun- 
dred men,  many  of  whom  have  since  become  prominent  in  the 
affairs  of  the  city  and  county.  The  company  has  several  times 
been  called  out  to  assist  in  the  suppression  of  riots  in  the  time 
of  strikes.  The  first  commander  of  the  battery  was  Capt.  W. 
M.  Crosby.  Ever  since  its  organization  the  company  has  rank- 
ed as  one  of,  if  not  the  best  batteries  in  the  state.  Capt.  L.  L. 
( (Imstead  is  the  present  commander,  a  position  he  has  filled  with 
great  credit  for  over  twenty-five  years  The  present  strengtli 
of  the  battery  is  about  eighty-five.  The  Twentieth  Separate 
Company,  N.  G.  S.  N.  Y.,  organized  some  ten  years  ago.  contains 
over  100  members,  and  is  one  of  the  crack  companies  of  the 
state.  Capt.  H.  C.  Rogers  is  in  command  of  the  company  at 
present.  These  two  organizations  are  cjuartered  in  the  State 
Armory,  a  large  and  handsome  brick  building  on  State  street 
erected  by  the  state  in  1881,  at  a  cost  of  .t40,000. 

Xi-.vspafers. — The  first  newspaper  published  in  the  city  of 
Binghamton  was  the  Broome  County  Patriot,  started  in  1811  by 
Chauncey  Morgan.  The  American  Farmer  issued  at  the  old  vil- 
lage of  Chenango  Point  had  preceded  this,  but  had  been  moved 
to  Owego  on  the  abandonment  of  Chenango  Point.  The  Patriot 
passed  through  several  managements,  the  name  being  changed 
in  1818  to  the  A'/'ffw/x,  and  finally  was  discontinued  in  1820.  In 
181S  the  Rei>iiblica>i  llrraltt  was  Started  by  .\braham  Burrell, 
and  was  afterwards  owned  by  Dorephus  .\bbey,  who  was  hung 
at  Kingston.  Ont.,  for   participation  in  the  Fenian  war   in    1823. 

The  liroonw  County  liepultliean  first  appeared  in  1822, 
under  the  management  of  Major  Augustus  Morgan,  and  in  a 
short  time  caused  the  death  of  its  rival, the  M'/wW/rrn/  //(•;-«/(/ 
and  still  survives,  as  the  oldest  paper  in  the  city,  Next  in 
order  came  the  livening  Express  a  daily,  started  in  1849.  The 
Iris,  as  well  as  the  .Snsi/iie/iaHna  Journal,  started  in  18.52.  in  a 
few  years  were  merged  in  the  liepublican. 

The  Broome  County  Courier  was  Started  in  1831,  and  after 
chanf^ing  hands  and  names  several  times  is  now  published  by 
Mesrrs.  Lawyer  Bros,  as  the  Binnliamton  Democrat.  William  S. 
Lawyer,  the  senior  member  of  the  firm,  is  the  oldest  journalist 
in  the  city  in  point  of  continuous  service  in  Binghamton,  having 
commenced  in  1848.  The  Daily  Times  was  started  in  1872,  and 
after  continuing  one  year,  was  sold  to  the  /Republican.  The 
Leader  was  started  as  a  weekly  in  18(;o  by  .\.  W.  ('arl  and  K.  11 
Freeman,  and  a  dailj  edition  was  first  issued  in  1878.  In  1882 
the  Latest  Morning  Xe-vs  was  established  by  Wales  Ot  Mantz. 
but  only  survived  two  years.  In  1869  the  Journal  made  its  ap- 
pearance, but  was  only  issued  for  about  six  months.    The  Sun- 


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day  Tribuiif  was  started  in  1879  by  Baker  Bros,  but  was  sold 
after  a  life  of  eigliteen  months.  The  llluslratcd  Post  was  start- 
ed in  1894  and  suspended  after  a  little  less  than  one  year.  The 
only  Sunday  paper  published  in  the  city  is  the  Message,  found- 
ed in  1S94  by  O.  .1.  Coughlin,  the  present  publisher.  It  is  an 
aggressive,  wide-awake  paper,  with  a  large  circulation.  Mr. 
Coughlin  is  a  veteran  pewspaper  man,  having  for  bome  years 
been  manager  of  the  Binghamton  /.eadi-i-,  and  since  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  Mfssi:o;r  has  by  hard  labor  and  perseverance 
built  up  the  large  patronage  of  the  paper.  The  Elevator  is  a 
small  sheet  published  by  the  Young  Women's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation. Tlie  P""///-!' il-  ',■(/;•(/(■«  was  started  in  1S!)4  by  Mott  & 
Luce,  and  soon  after  sold  to  the  Ihlt/io-.:,  r.  a  horticultural 
quarterly,  published  by  .1.  ,1.  Bell. 

T/ii-  Saturday  Call  was  established  in  1887  and  has  passed 
through  all  the  experiences  incident  to  a  newspaper's  earlier 
struggles.  .Fas.  W.  Ilagar,  was  its  first  publisher.  E.  H.  Free- 
man made  an  unsuccessful  attempt  to  run  it  but  utterly  failed 
from  a  business  standpoint.  In  October.  1893,  Perry  P.  Rogers 
purchased  the  Call  plant  and  formed  a  partnership  with  Arthur 
.1.  Dibble.  The  paper  at  once  began  to  show  marked  improve- 
ment. The  management  continued  the  same  for  one  year,  until 
the  death  of  i\Ir.  Rogers.  Soon  thereafter  Mr.  Kibble  assumed 
full  proprietorship,  and  so  continues  at  the  present  time.  Un- 
der his  management  tlie  paper  has  been  prosperous,  and  is  un- 
doubtedly the  largest  circulated  family  weekly  in  Broome  coun- 
ty. It  caters  to  the  better  class,  both  as  to  readers  and  busi- 
ness, and  its  future  is  indeed  bright.  Arthur  .1.  Dibble  is  a  na- 
tive of  Delaware  county,  and  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  and  at  the  Delaware  I^iterary  Institue  at  Franklin.  He 
entered  Cornell  University  and  graduated  with  the  class  of  '87. 
He  has  been  in  newspaper  work  almost  continuously,  and  is  an 
honor  to  the  profession. 

The  BISUUlAMTO.y  E\ENI.\<:  HERALD  came  in- 
to being  Feb.  28,  1889  The  gentlemen  who  were  responsible 
for  its  advent  were  .1.  B.  Briggs,  of  Elmira.  and  E  H.  Bogert, 
of  Binghamton.  It  did  not  come  to  fill  a  long  felt  want,  and  its 
originators  did  not  have  the  temerity  to  announce  that  it  had 
come  to  stay.  Before  the  first  of  September.  1889,  it  had  sunk 
.$4,0tKX  and  the  fact  that  it  was  sinking  money  at  the  rate  of 
$150  per  week  indicated  to  its  owners  that  perhaps  it  had  not 
come  to  stay.  They  were  quite  certain  that  they  would  not 
stay  with  it  if  they  got  a  good  chance  to  sell  it.  and  when  Hiram 
A.  Stanley  and  Charles  H.  Turner,  employes  of  another  local 
paper,  sought  to  buy  it,  they  found  no  dilMculty  in  bargaining 
with  Messrs.  Briggs  and  Bogert.  Its  new  proprietors  were  pre 
pared  to  lose  some  money,  although  they  had  not  much  to  lose. 
In  the  lirst  four  months  of  their  ownership  it  sutik  about  $3,500 
and  one  evening  the  partners  sat  down  and  discussed  the  mat- 
ter of  further  issues  of  the  paper.  They  were  young  men  who 
had  learned  in  the  hard  school  of  experience  that  even  as 
an  employee  of  a  successful  journal  the  newspaper  man's 
life  is  a  hard  one.  In  the  four  months  that  they  had  own- 
ed a  paper  they  had  been  forced  to  the  conclusion  that  the  own- 
ership of  even  a  small  daily,  entails  burdens  and  hardships 
which  cannot  be  borne  without  discomfort. 


They  looked  each  other  in  the  face,  after  going  over  the 
books,  and  saw  there  battled  hope  but  not  discouragement.  They 
said,  'we  will  make  another  trial,"  and  they  did,  and  were  suc- 
cessful. 

On  .January  1st,  1890,  they  found  they  had  2.750  subscribers. 
They  had  enlarged  the  paper  from  a  five  column  to  a  six  col- 
umn folio,  and  leased  a  type  web  perfecting  press  of  the  Duplex 
Printing  Co  .  of  Battle  Creek.  j\lich.  The  paper  had  a  fair  ad- 
vertising patronage  which  soon  began  to  grow.  The  plant  when 
purchased  occupied  a  floor  space  16x30  feet,  and  comprised  two 
cases  of  brevier  type,  about  twenty-live  fonts  of  well-worn  Job 
type,  one  imposing  stone  supported  by  two  soap  boxes,  a  $500 
press  with  a  $600  mortgage  on  it,  and  a  good  will,  which  was 
more  or  less.  Before  six  months  had  passed  the  mortgage  up- 
on the  press  had  been  pa:d,  and  it  was  thrown  aside  to  make 
room  for  the  new  web  press,  which  along  with  its  increased 
speed  and  complications  brought  new  cares  and  duties  with 
which  the  whole  office  force  were  hardly  able  to  cope. 

During  the  year  1890  a  change  was  wrought,  and  the  new 
year  saw  an  average  daily  circulation  of  4,150  copies.  An  eight 
column  folio,  with  an  eight  page  Saturday  edition,  and  a  new 
$6,500  sterotype  web  perfecting  press,  capable  of  turning  out 
finished  pages  from  a  roll  at  the  rate  of  six  thousand  copies  per 
hour  The  advertising  patronage  had  increased,  a  job  office 
had  been  added,  and  the  business  was  established  on  a  firm 
foundation. 

. January  1st.  1892.  the  daily  circulation  had  reached  5,150 
copies.  The  paper  contained  more  advertising  matter;  had 
better  rates ;  the  job  office  was  rushed  with  work,  and  the  busi- 
ness was  literally  booming.  That  the  Herald  was  making  great 
inroad  on  its  local  competitors  was  attested  by  the  fact  that 
they  had  joined  issue  and  cut  their  subscription  rate  from  65 
cents  and  50  cents  a  month  respectively  to  25  cents  a  month, 
the  price  at  which  the  Herald  has  always  sold,  and  were  striv- 
ing their  best  to  wipe  it  out  of  existence. 

.laiuiary  1st,  1893.  the  Herald  had  an  average  of  6,500  daily 
circulation,  and  had  increased  its  equipment  of  presses,  ma 
chinery,  etc.  On  April  loth.  1893,  it  purchased  the  circulation 
list  of  the  defunct  Evcitiin;-  Times,  thereby  adding  1,800  copies 
per  day  to  its  circulation. 

The  success  of  the  Herald  has  been  due  to  the  determined 
efforts  of  Mr.  Stanley  in  the  capacity  of  business  manager,  and 
of  Mr.  Turner  as  editor.  They  built  it  up  in  spite  of  the  most 
vicious  attacks  of  competitors,  and  had  reason  to  feel  proud  of 
the  work  they  had  done. 

On  October  1st,  1893,  Mr.  Turner  retired  from  the  editorial 
chair,  his  interest  in  the  E-'i-iiiin:-  llrrald  having  been  purchased 
by  a  stock  company,  with  a  capital  of  $40,000.  The  new  compa- 
ny was  officered  as  follows : 

H.  A.  Stanley,  president  and  general  manager. 

F.  D.  VanAmburgh,  vice-president  and  advertising  manager. 
H.  .1.  Mitchell,  secretary  and  treasurer. 

G.  W.  Beardsley,  managing  editor. 
H.  V.  Bogert,  circulation  manager. 

Since  then  there  has  been  a  change  in  the  official  force,  F 
D.  VanAmburgh  retiring  to  be  succeeded  by  K.  E.  Bennett,  the 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


87 


present  advertising  manager  for  the  city. 

The  newly  incorporated  company  thought  it  saw  plain  sail- 
ing ahead.  The  paper  was  prosperous;  advertising  patronage 
was  increasing  and  its  circulation,  phenomenal  for  a  paper  in  a 
city  the  size  of  Binghamton,  was  creeping  steadily  upward. 
Late  in  December  of  1893,  it  was  discovered  that  the  web  pre- 
fecting  press  purchased  in  1891  was  giving  way  in  the  folding 
apparatus.  The  damage  could  not  be  repaired  without  disman- 
tling the  press,  and  taking  the  worn  parts  to  the  factory  in 
Massachusetts.  It  became  imperative  that  something  must  be 
done,  and  that  too,  quickly.  The  company  did  not  contemplate 
the  expenditure  of  a  large  sum  of  money  for  a  new  press  with 
any  pleasnre,  but  could  not  avoid  circumstances  which  admitted 
of  no  compromise.  Press  men  in  all  parts  of  the  country  were 
negotiated  with  by  telegraph,  and  in  a  short  time  the  Walter 
Scott  Printing  Press  Co.  of  Plainfleld.  X.  .T.,  was  erecting  one  of 
their  latest  web  prefecting  presses  in  the  basement  of  the 
building  occupied  by  the  Evening  Herald  company,  at  217 
Washington  street.  It  was  a  happy  day  for  the  proprietors  of 
the  Evening  Herald  when  the  new  press,  which,  by  the  way, 
cost  .$9,500,  began  to  turn  out  printed  and  folded  eight  page, 
eight  column  copies  of  the  Binghamton  Evening  Herald  at  the 
rate  of  12,000  an  hour,  It  is  permissable  to  the  state  at  this 
juncture,  that  the  press  which  prints  the  Evening  Herald  is  one 
of  the  finest  pieces  of  printing  machinery  which  can  be  manu- 
factured. It  weighs  seventeen  tons,  and  contains  7,000  parts, 
and  is  charge  of  three  men  who  devote  their  time  and  attention 
to  keeping  it  in  condition  ready  for  each  afternoon's  run 

As  soon  as  the  new  press  was  in  operation,  the  one  which 
had  become  temporarily  disabled  was  rebuilt,  and  is  now  held 
as  a  i-eserve  machine  in  case  of  an  accident  to  the  fast  Scott 
press.  The  Evening  Herald  Company  is  the  only  newspaper  in 
this  city  having  two  fast  web  press,  and  it  is  therefore  the  only 
company  absolutely  certain  that  it  will  be  able  to  commence 
the  printing  (if  its  papers  at  the  moment  when  they  should  be 
issued. 

The  Evening  Herald  plant,  as  it  stands  to-day,  consists  of  a 
battery  of  Thorne  type  setting  machines  of  the  latest  model 
and  presided  over  by  expert  workmen.  The  type  setting  ma- 
chines cost  $2,000  each,  and  are  ingenious  pieces  of  mechanism, 
djiiig  rapidly  and  aemirately  the  work  of  setting  type,  wliich. 
until  within  a  few  years,  has  been  performed  slowly  and  labor- 
ously  by  liand  labor.  The  composing  room  is  provided  with  the 
most  modern  of  form  tables,  chases,  and  all  the  incidental  ma- 
chinery and  fixtures  which  go  to  make  up  an  e()uipment  for 
the  composing  room  where  forms  are  prepared  to  be  stereo- 
typed. 

The  press  room  contains  a  boiler  furnishing  steam  to  a  large 
double  table  in  which  the  matrices  are  dried;  a  retort  con- 
taining a  ton  of  hot  metal,  saws,  trimming  horses  and  the  ma- 
chinery requisite  for  producing  stereotype  plates  to  be  placed 
on  the  fast  presses.  Of  the  presses  nothing  further  need  be 
said,  except  that  they  have  a  combined  speed  of  10,000  complete 
folded  and  printed  papers  per  hour,  and  are  therefore  capable  of 
meeting  any  demand  that  may  be  made  upon  them.  It  is  a 
sight  which  cannot  fall  to  please  a  mechanic's  eye,  when  the 
ponderous  presses,  at  the  bidding  of  the  head  pressman,  com- 
mence  their   work   of   manufacturing  and  delivering  papers  as 


fast  as  several  men  can  handle,  count  and  deliver  them,  to  the 
army  of  waiting  news  boys  and  carriers  who  quickly  distribute 
them  to  all  parts  of  the  city  ;  or,  who  hasten  with  huge  bundles 
to  out  going  trains  which  quickly  carry  them  to  all  the  towns 
within  a  radius  of  one  hundred  miles,  and  In  some  instances  to 
the  most  distant  states  in  the  union. 

The  book  and  job  room,  located  on  the  ground  floor,  Is  the 
most  perfect  equippment  of  its  kind  in  the  southern  tier.  It  is 
provided  with  five  book  and  job  presses  of  the  latest  pattern, 
capable  of  doing  the  finest  of  press  work. 

The  book  bindery,  located  on  the  second  floor  of  the  build- 
ing, is  equipped  with  machinery  of  the  most  approved  design, 
consisting  of  ruling  machines,  wire  stitchers,  numbering  ma- 
chines, presses,  cutters,  trimmers,  retorts,  and  the  thousand  and 
one  things  which  go  to  make  complete  a  book  binder's  work 
shop. 

Eveniug  Herald. — It  is  to  the  Evening  Herald  itself  that 
this  article  has  particular  reference.  It  is  with  that  product  of 
the  Evening  Herald  Co.  that  the  people  of  Binghamton  and  vici- 
nityare  best  acquainted.  It  is  therefore  fitting  to  speak  of  its 
achievements,  its  principles,  and  the  men  who  have  contributed 
to  make  it  what  it  is,  an  independent  newspaper,  dealing  fear- 
lessly with  all  questions  relating  to  the  weal  or  woe  of  the  pub- 
lic. It  has  always  condemned  wrongdoing,  and  has  striven  hon- 
estly to  promote  the  growth  of  the  city  in  which  it  Is  publish 
ed.  It  has  never  condoned  a  wrong,  even  in  a  friend.  It  has 
never  refused  to  recognise  a  right  act  of  even  its  bitterest  ene- 
my. It  is  conducted  by  men  who  have  consciences,  and  who 
believe  in  upholding  right  principles,  going  on  the  hypothesis 
that  in  the  end  a  greater  financial  success  will  accrue  to  the 
Evening  Herald  if  editorially  it  approves  right  and  condems 
wrong.  It  has  saved  the  taxpayers  of  this  city  thousands  of  dol- 
lars by  breaking  up  a  city  printing  ring  which  five  years  ago 
was  taking  more  than  three  times  as  much  from  the  city  treas- 
ury for  the  city  printing  than  is  paid  to-day  for  a  better  service. 
It  was  the  only  paper  in  the  city  that  did  show  up  the  Colesville 
appeal  case  and  expo-e  its  true  nature.  When  the  banking 
troubles  of  last  winter  came  it  was  the  single  daily  paper  of  the 
city  to  tell  tlie  I  ruth  and  re-assure  a  startled  community  that 
the  financial  disasters  were  not  the  result  of  business  depres- 
sion in  Binghamton,  but  of  poor  investments  and  dishonesty  on 
the  |)art  of  bank  otficials. 

The  Herald  is  a  politi<'al  free  lance,  and  by  its  plain,  unvar- 
nished statement  of  facts,  has  done  much  to  set  the  voters  of 
Binghamton  and  Broome  cou-ity  thinking  along  what  it  believes 
to  be  right  lines.  It  does  not  hold  that  any  political  party  Is 
bad,  but  it  has  no  use  lor  the  professional  politi<'ian  of  so-called 
"  practical  "  methods,  who,  in  bringing  discredit  upon  himself 
succeeds  in  emasculating  the  principles  of  the  party  he  claims 
t<i  represent. 

The  working  force  of  the  Evening  Herald  Uo.  consists  of 
about  seventy-five  employes.  .U  the  head  of  each  department 
will  be  loimd  a  skilled  mechanic  or  artisan,  thoroughly  lamiliar 
with  the  branch  of  work  under  his  direction.  Space  forbids  a 
mention  of  each  one. 

The  secret  of  the  success  of  the  Herald  lies  in  the  fact  that 
each  officer  is  not  only  a  stockholder,  but  a  working  member  at 
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88 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


^HE    IXTER-STATE    CASl^ALITY 

*        Accident   Company,    of   New    York, 

is   the    only  company    that  pays  ioi partial 

(tisa/'i/iiv.    as  well  as  total. 

It  writes  the  broadest,  most  liberal  poli- 
cv  extant. 

It  writes  fortv-eight  forms  of  policies, 
and  is  the  onlv  company  thai  insures  ladies. 

\\'e  have  got  more  insurance  in  force  than 
any  other  agency  in  Binghamton,  and  we 
are  writing  new  business  every  day. 

Accident  Insurance,  to  afford  complete 
protection,  mustjirovide  indemnity  for  par- 
tial as  well  as  total  disability. 

The  importance  of  this  provision  will  l)e 
better  understood  when  we  say  that  the 
ratio  of  claims  for  partial  disability  to  total 
is  as  JO  to  I . 

Total  disal)ilitv  in  anv  pnlicv  implies  in- 
abilit\"  to  attend  to  an\-  of  the  duties  con- 
nected with  the  business  in  \\  hich  you  are 
employed. 

()ut  of  200  claims  paid  by  this  compaiu 
10:;  were  for  partial  disability,  which  could 
not  ha\e  been  claimed  under  the  policies 
of  any  other  company. 

Before  you  insure  or  make  yoin- next  pay- 
ment with  an\  company.  di>n't  fail  to  see 
what  we  can  do  for  you.  Drop  a  card,  or 
come  to  the   office  of 


— .© — ® — ^ — @ — -®@ — ©- — @. — (^ — ©. — 

Life   Insurance. 

Tin-:  MUTflAL  RESERVh:  FUND  LIFE  ASSOCIATION  stands  fourth  to-ilay  in  the  list  of  tirst-cla.ss  com- 
|ianies.  It  writes  insurance  at  about  one-half  the  usual  rates.  It  has  paid  .'(ij^.ooo.Ddo  to  willows  and  orphans. 
It  has  over  §300,000,0(10  insin-ance  in  force,  and  its  Reserve  I'Tmd  is  o\ei'  $  (..ood.ooo.  It  has  about  $2,000,000  in 
force  in  Binghamton.  It  has  paid  over  .'fioo.ood  in  claims  in  Bin;;liamlon  alone.  We  are  writing  from  $5o,<x)o 
to  !f75,ooo  per  month,  and  this  Is  more  than  anv  three  offices  in  BingliamI  on  are  doing.  Before  you  take  out  a  pol- 
icy upon  your  life,  call  at  our  ollice  ;  it  will  pay  you  to  do  so.  We  can  sell  you  S2,ooo  life  insurance  for  what 
$1,000  will  cost  in  an  old  line  company.  We  want  a  good  agent  in  everv  town  in  Broome  County,  experience 
unnecessary.  CHARLES  E.  SHORES  &  CO.,  (ieneral  Agents, 

ROOM  5  STRONG  BLOCK,  BINGHAMTON,   N.    Y, 


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89 


MISCELLANEOUS,  continued  from  page  87. 

the  head  of  ail  important  dejiarlm»nt.  In  this  connection  it  is 
interesting  to  sketcli  briefly  the  life  liistory  of  each  member  of 
the  company. 


HIRAM  A.  ST.WLEV. 

Hiram  A.  Stanley,  president  ani  general  manager  of  the 
Evening  Herald  Co.,  was  born  February  12th,  1859,  in  VestaL 
Broome  county,  N.  Y.,  and  the  early  years  of  his  life  were  spent 
there,  in  Centervillage  and  in  Binghamton.  He  is  a  self-made 
man  whose  life  has  been  full  of  toil  and  hardships.  It  was  only 
by  supreme  effort  that  he  was  able  to  satisfy  his  longing  for 
knowledge.  He  was  obliged  to  work  early  and  late,  and  there- 
fore found  little  time  to  cultivate  his  mind.  He  was  by  turns 
a  newsboy,  a  man-of-all-work,  a  school  teacher,  a  railroad  brake- 
man,  and  then  a  newspapt-r  man.  He  has  tried  his  hand,  and 
successfully  too,  at  all  parts  of  the  newspaper  work,  and  i<  just- 
ly accounted  as  being  a  far-seeing  business  man,  of  honest 
methods.  He  is  an  indefatigable  worker.  The  success  he  has 
acheived  in  building  up  the  Herald  is  proof  positive  that  he  is 
the  possessor  of  qualifications  which  bring  success.  He  has  a 
wife  and  three  children,  and  a  beautiful  home  on  the  south  side 
in  this  city  in  the  vicinity  of  Ross  Park.  Personally  Mr.  Stan- 
ley is  one  of  the  most  agreeable  of  men,  usually  retiring  and  un- 
demonstrative, but  a  gifted  conversationalist.  He  is  a  great 
stickler  for  what  he  believes  to  be  a  good  principle,  and  has 
never  been  known  to  falter  in  the  performance  of  any  under- 
taking, whether  it  be  the  twisting  of  a  railroad  brake  or  the 
building  up  of  a  newspaper. 


HOMEU   .T.    MITCHELL. 


Homer  .1.  Mitchell,  treas- 
urer and  chief  clerk  of  the 
Evening  Herald  Co  ,  was  born 
in  Sonoharie  county,  where  the 
scenery  is  beautiful  and  the 
farm  laii:l  stony  and  barren. 
He  had  ideas  aljove  the  soil, 
and  early  left  the  farm  of  his 
parents  to  seek  his  fortune  in 
the  city.  After  a  course  in  a 
business  college,  he  entered 
the  employ  of  Joies  of  Bing- 
ton  in  iSS7.  He  soon  became 
an  expert  accountant.  In  the 
latter  part  of  1893,  he  accept- 
ed a  position  with  a  Xew  York 
insurance   company,  where  he 

remained  but  a  short  time,  returning  to  thiscity  to  accept  a  po- 
sition with  Charles  E  Lee.  From  there  he  went  to  the  Herald 
office,  being  recommended  as  an  expert  accountant,  and  such 
he  is  beyond  doubt.  He  is  a  young  man,  thoroughly  alive  to 
the  responsibilities  of  his  position,  and  well  liked  wherever  he 
is  known.  He  possesses  a  vein  of  quaint  humor  which  renders 
him  a  most  companionable  man,  and  he  contributes  not  a  lit  tie 
to  the  social  gaiety  of  life  in  the  Herald  office,  where  his  athlet- 
ic young  figure  may  be  seen  every  day  in  the  week,  and  some 
nights  too,  for  that  matter, bending  over  the  ponderous  ledgers. 

Guy  W,  Beardsley,  man- 
aging editor  (if  the  Evening 
Herald,  has  been  a  potent  fac- 
lor  in  its  phenomenal  success. 
Mt.  Beardsley  was  born  in  the 
hamlet  of  North  Colesville, 
Broome  Co  ,  N.  Y.,  May  8lh, 
1S68.  He  was  reared  and 
partly  educated  in  the  district 
schools,  which  gave  him  but 
limited  opportunities,  as  II  ey 
open  only  a  few  weeks  in  the 
winter  season.  His  home  was 
on  a  farm  and  he  had  to  lake 
his  part  in  the  work  which 
come  to  every  country  boj's 
life.  He  was  thus  eiigaped 
until  he  reached  his  tuenty-first  J'ear ;  but  having,  by  hard 
study  qualified  himself  for  the  profession  of  teaching,  he  passed 
a  thnrough  exami'^'ation  successfully,  and  received  a  certilicale 
which  enalilnd  liin  to  get  a  school.  Desiring  to  fill  a  hijiher 
po  itioii,  lie  iiK)vi-(l  to  Binghamton  in  1889,  and  after  looking 
ovjerlhf  Held  of  journalism,  in  January  1890,  entered  the  office 
of  the  Evt-ning  Herald,  beginning  as  a  reporter,  and  remaining 
with  the  paper  until  the  early  part  of  August  1893,  when  he  re- 
tired from  the  same.  Later,  when  Mr.  C.  II.  Turner  sold  his 
interest  In  the  Herald,  and  the  incorporation  of  the  company 
took  place  in  September  1893,  Mr.  Beardsley  returned  to  the 
office,  became  a  stock  holder  and  managing  editor  of  the  paper. 


(iUy    W.    liK.AUDSI.KY. 


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REV.   EDWARD  TAYl.OI^,   D.   I) 


Dr.  Taylor  was  bom  at  Lee,  Mass.,  in  1S21.  He  was  oradua- 
ted  from  Williams  college  in  184;.  after  wliicli  he  laiiohi  school  at 
I^ittle  Falls.  N.  Y..  for  one  year,  anti  thfii  cntcro.l  the  Auburn  The- 
ological Seminars,  (iraduating  from  this  institution  in  i,S|6.  he 
at  once  accepted  a  call  as  pastor  ot  the  Congregational  chm'ch  at 
Hinsdale,  IVIass.  From  tluii'  he  went  to  1  .ansingburg,  N.  \'.,  and 
in  1855  acce])ted  a  call  to  the  Congregational  church  at  Kalamazoo, 
Mich.,  where  he  remaineil  eight  years,  and  where,  while  a  trustee 
of  the  ()li\(.'t  Colk-ge,  lie  receixed  the  degree  of  I ).  D.  In  iSs^  lie 
acce])fed  the  pastorate  of  the  South  Congregational  cfiurch,  Brook- 
lyn. \.  ^'..  where  his  installation  sermon  w'as  preached  by  the  Rev. 
Hein\  Ward  13eecher.  While  here  he  was  appointed  chaiilain  of 
Thirteenth  Regiment.  In  iS6^  he  acce|)fi-d  a  call  to  the  Eirst 
Congregational  clun-ch  of  15inghamton,  where  he  hiboii-d  for  ten 
years,  aftei'  which  his  health  demandeil  a  rest  of  four  \ears.  .Since 
that  time  he  has  occupied  the  Congregational  pulpit  at  .Norwich. 
Newark  \'alle\.  (  li  eenc'  and  Cortland.  In  all  of  these  places  the 
work  has  been  signalh  blessed  through  his  untiring  elTorts.  and  the 
church  membership  has  increased  rapidU.  .\l  priseiit  his  work  is 
the  supplying  of  \acant  ])ulpits.  Dr.  Ta\  loi-  is  clear,  logical  and 
practical,  going  at  one  to  the  heart  of  his  siiljject.  As  a  .^unday- 
.school  w'orker  he  has  lew  ecnials. 


BROOME   COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 


9' 


positions  he  holds  to-day,  and  which  reflect  much  credit  up- 
on his  ability.  He  is  an  earnest  and  industrious  worker  and  is 
fast  winning  his  way  to  the  foremost  ranks  of  modern  journal- 
ists. He  is  progressive  and  ambitious  and  his  e.xcellent  judg- 
ment is  shown  in  the  impartial  and  independent  editing  of  his 
newspaper.  On  April  30th,  1895,  Mr.  Beardsley  was  married  to 
Miss  Sara  Davies  of  Onarga,  111.,  a  most  estimable  young  lady, 
and  their  home  on  Brevier  street  is  a  model  one,  and  one  that 
any  man  might  be  proud  of.  the  principal  feature  being  an 
extensive  library  in  which  Mr.  Beardsley  spends  a  large  portion 
of  his  time.  In  closing  this  biographical  notice,  it  need  only 
be  added  that  he  is  a  ready  and  fluent  writer ;  crisp  in  his  style 
and  concise,  going  to  the  heart  of  his  subjects  without  unneces- 
sary verbiage,  making  his  editorials  by  these  very  qualities  in- 
telligible to  the  dull  and  attractive  to  the  most  critical  reader 

Harry  V'.  Bogart,  the  vit'e- 
president  of  the  Evening  Her- 
ald Co.,  was  born  in  Brooklyn. 
N.  Y.,  and  came  to  Bingham- 
ton  in  the  spring  of  1874,  en- 
tering the  Binghamton  city 
schools.  He  is  not  a  man  of 
many  words,  but  rather  of 
deeds,  and  the  phenomenal 
success  he  has  achieved  in  hi> 
chosen  part  of  the  newspaper- 
work,  bespeaks  a  well-disci 
plined  mind  and  a  determina- 
tion which  never  falters.  He 
is  the  youngest  newspaper  cir- 
culator in  the  city,  and  the  ii aukv  \.  iidi.Aur. 
men  associated  with  him  be- 
lieve him  to  be  the  best  He  is  as  accurate  as  the  multiplication 
table,  and  so  methodical  that  he  never  forgets  anything  which 
{8  in  his  line  of  duty,  and  he  has  many  tilings  to  think  about. 
Mr.  Bogart  has  been  more  than  moderately  successful,  and  a 
bright  future  stretches  before  him  and  his  young  wife,  who  oc- 
cupy a  cosy  little  home  in  what  is  known    as   Dwightville,  this 

city. 

Ralph  E.  Bennett  the  ad- 
vertising manager  of  the 
Evening  Herald,  was  born  at 
Smyrna,  Chenango  County, 
N.  Y.,  October  24th,  1871,  and 
is  the  son  of  Rev.  E.  L.  Ben- 
nett and  Latie  J.  Bennett. 
Mr.  Bennett  was  educated  in 
the  Lisle  .\cademy  and  in  the 
Binghamton  public  schools, 
leaving  the  Binghamton  Cen- 
tral High  School  to  commence 
work  in  the  oflice  of  a  well 
known  real  estate  dealer  of 
this  city.  His  venture  for  him- 
self was  when  he  formed  a 
partnership    with   his   father, 


RALPH   E.  BENNETT. 


E.  L  Bennett,  under  the  novel  firm  name  of  2  Bennetts  2  Ross 
Block,  which  became  a  house-hold  word.  He  gave  up  his  real 
estate  business  to  accept  the  position  as  advertising  manager 
of  the  Herald,  a  place  he  was  well  calculated  to  fill  Mr  Ben 
nett  is  a  handsome  young  man,  of  most  agreeable  address,  and 
that  he  possesses  sound  business  sense  is  attested  by  the  fact 
that  the  columns  of  the  Herald  teem  with  advertising,  which 
under  his  careful  direction  is  made  to  yield  handsome  returns 
t(i  those  mercriants  who  are  fortunate  enough  to  own  and 
occupy  the  space.  Mr  Bennett  is  proverbially  good  natured. 
He  has  no  bad  habits,  and  commands  the  respect  and  esteem 
of  all  who  know  him  He  has  been  phenomenally  successful  in 
his  last  chosen  field  of  work,  and  it  is  all  due  to  his  persever- 
ence  and  sagacity. 

Is  it  necessary  to  ask  why  the  Herald  has  been  successful? 
Why  it  to-day  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  one  of  the  leading 
papers  in  the  interior  of  the  state?  Is  it  not  a  foregone  con- 
clusion that  a  paper  officered  and  engineered  as  is  the  Herald 
must  be  successful  ' 

The  average  daily  circulation  of  the  Herald  is  now  more 
than  8,200  copies,  and  it  has  weathered  the  financial  storms  of 
the  last  two  years  without  losing  anything  it  had  gained  prior 
to  that  time,  but  on  the  contrary,  gaining  new  friends,  new  pat- 
ronage and  great  strength  and  vitality.  It  is  not  too  much  to 
predict  that  the  Herald  has  yet  to  meet  great  measures  of  pros- 
perity. 

THE  BINGHAMTON  l)A/T  }■  LSADEff  is  one  ot  the 
foremost  journals  of  the  Southern  Tier,  of  extensive  circulation 
and  commanding  influence  It  was  established  in  1878,  and  was 
an  outgrowth  of  the  Democratic  Weekly  Leader,  which  had  en- 
joyed a  prosperous  existence  of  ten  years,  when  the  first  issue 
of  the  daily  saw  light.  Since  the  inception  of  this  enterprise, 
nearly  eighteen  years  ago,  the  progress  of  the  Binghamton 
Leader  has  been  uninterrupted,  but  during  the  last  three  years 
its  strides  have  been  positively  gigantic.  During  that  time  the 
publication  house  has  undergone  material  changes  in  the  line 
of  enlargement  and  improvement.  Every  modern  appliance 
for  the  simplification  of  newspaper  making  and  for  the  amplifica- 
tion of  resource  has  been  added  to  the  plant,  until  its  equipment 
is  fully  equal  to  the  great  demand  its  extensive  business 
imposes  on  it.  The  L.eader  is  now  printed  on  Merganthaler  lino- 
type machine  and  its  thousands  of  impression  are  made  on  a 
rapid  perfecting  press  of  the  Goss  pattern.  Its  resources  for 
supplying  the  general  news  of  the  day  are  embraced  in  its  owner- 
ship of  two  valuable  franchises,  those  of  the  United  Press  and 
the  New  York  Associated  Press,  and  it  is  a  fact  that  it  is  the 
only  evening  paper  between  New  York  city  and  Buffalo,  selling 
for  one  cent,  that  can  boast  of  these  franchises  and  the  splendid 
facilities  they  aff'ord  for  supplying  the  public  with  a  complete 
report  of  all  the  happenings  of  the  day  in  all  parts  of  the  world 
In  the  vast  territory  covered  by  the  Leader  it  is  absolutely 
without  a  rival  in  the  evening  field  as  a  purveyor  of  telegraphic 
news.  Its  local  news  service  is  unsurpassed,  and  every  city 
and  vicinity  event  is  covered  with  a  minuteness  of  detail  that 
insures  the  utmost  satisfaction  to  its  numerous  constituency. 


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BROOME   COUNTY    ILLUSTRATED. 


The  New  York  Building  Loan  Banking  Company. 

Wealth   is    obtained  by   I.abnr;     it  is  preserved  by  Saving,   and    increased  by   Judicial    Investment. 


Invest  your  earnings  where 
thev  will  increase  threefold  in 
twelve  jears. 

]f  you  want  your  child  to  have 
a  piano  when  she  is  twelve  years 
old,  the  New  York  Building 
Loan  Banking  Co.  will  guaran- 
tee it. 

If  you  wish  to  retire  from  ac- 
tive business  in  a  few  years,  call 
on   us. 

By  investing  !f!5.oo  per  month 
you  can  have  a  fortune  of  $2,000  ; 
if :. 00  per  month  will  give  $|oo 
cash  in  twelve  years  ;  $3^.00  per 
month  for  twelve  years  will 
guarantee  $10, ijoo  cash;  ijio.on 
per  month  for  twelve  years  will 
give  you  $1,000  cash. 

A  young  man  20  years  of  age 
earning  $10.00  per  month,  can 
have  $2,(«)o  cash  when   he  is  32. 

Any  bri;;ht  and  smart  paper 
boy  can  have  f-i-oo  when  he  is 
21  years  of  age. 


NiiiL'tv-nine  out  of  a  hundred  people 
would  say  that  savings;  banks  pay  a 
certain  rate  of  interest,  but  on  the  con- 
trary they  are  paid  a  heavy  interest  for 
taking  care  of  tlieir  depositors'  money. 
Take  the  case  of  ten  men  who  save 
and  intrust  to  savings  banks  .$10,000. 
Upon  this  the  bank  is  said  to  pay  4%, 
or  .'f400  annually.     liut  the  bank  loans 


the  Ifio.ooo  to  a    builder,  at 


The 


CHARLES  W.  FUIJJ.R 


"T'HE  New  York  Building  Loan  Banking  Co.  was  organized  in 
■  1S90,  and  is  one  of  the  solid  financial  institutions  of  the  coun- 
try. It  was  organized  under  the  banking  laws  of  the  state  of  New 
York,  which  makes  an  investigation  every  year  as  to  its  standing. 
Building  and  Loan  associations  are  not  new.  There  are  over  6,000 
associations  in  the  United  -States,  having  about  two  million  mem- 
bers, and  over  .$500,000,000  in  assets;  more  than  the  comliine.l  cap- 
ital of  the  national  banks,  and  also  more  tlian  one-half  tlie  assets  of 
all  the  life  insurance  companies  in  the  United  .States.  .\l>out  500. 
000  homes  have  been  paid  for  through  the.se  associations,  and  about 
500,000  more  are  being  paid  for  in  this  manner.  Manv  of  the  lead- 
ing bankers  in  this  country  are  not  only  officers  in  ihese  associa- 
tions but  large  investors,  for  they  know  that  a  Building  and  Loan 
A.ssociation  is  more  solid  than  any  bank  in  the  world,  and  that  they 
are  earning  large  rates  of  interest.  During  the  panic  of  1S93  when 
over  two  hundred  banks  were  forced  into  bankruptcy,  not  a  build- 
ing and  loan  association  clo.sed  its  doors.  These  associations  are 
not  alone  for  the  wealthy,  but  the  jioor  man  stands  on  equal  foot- 
ing, has  as  much  to  say  and  earns  as  large  a  profit  as  the  rirh  man. 
You  who  place  your  money  in  savings  banks  do  not  realize  that 
you  are  making  the  rich  richer,  but  such  is  the  case.  The  late  P. 
T.  Barnmu  used  to  say  and  with  much  reason  that  the  American 
people  deliglited  in  being  humbugged.  lie  was  correct;  but  hum- 
bugs did  not  l>egin  with  liarnum's  career,  nor  are  thev  buried  in 
his  grave.  The  lish-and-monkey  mermaid,  the  white-washed  ele 
phant  and  the  wooly  horse  were  innocent  delusions  com])ared  with 
the  great  savings  banks  which  cost  the  people  of  this  countv  manv 
millions  of  dollars  every  year,  and  in  which  implicit  trust  is  placed. 


builder  adds  a  little  of  his  own  money 
and  erects  a  ten-apartment  tenement, 
which  he  rents  to  the  ten  men  who  put 
tlieir  money  in  the  savings  bank.  The 
tenants  pay  as  rent  10%  of  the  cost  of 
the  building.  Thus  the  earnings  of  the 
$10,000,  is  $1,000  of  which  the  bank 
gets  $100,  the  builder  $500,  and  the 
rightful  owners  $400.  The  ten  depos- 
itors pay  $1,000  and  get  back  $400,  so 
that  the  actual  cost  to  them  is  $600  or 
f>%.  That  is  what  it  costs  them  to 
have  the  bank  take  care  of  their  mon- 
ey, though  it  is  no  safer  than  if  they 
invested  it  directly  in  real  estate  by 
the  medium  of  building  and  loan  as- 
sociations. 

There  may  be  in  round  numbers 
.$600,000,000  in  New  York  savings 
banks,  probably  a  little  less  since  peo- 
ple have  become  suspicious  of  their 
safety,  and  the  times  are  so  hard.  It 
costs  6"„  tu  li.i\e  llii.s  money  "taken  care  of,"or  $36,000,000  per  an- 
num ;  legitimate  profits  diverted  from  the  depositors.  In  the  en- 
tire United  .States  this  ainoimts  to  some  $117,000,000  per  annum. 
Thus  are  the  the  rich  growing  richer  and  the  poor  poorer.  The 
very  institutions  that  are  supposed  to  encourage  thrift  are  practi- 
callv  absorbing  the  profits  of  that  thrift.  That  people  persevere 
in  their  efl'ors  to  get  along  in  the  world  under  such  discouraging 
circumstances  speaks  volumes  for  their  splendid  qualities  of  cour- 
at^L'  and  prrsi-tent  si-jf-denial. 

The  Huildiug  Loan  system  accomplishes  no  miracles,  although 
to  those  ground  between  the  upper  and  nether  millstones  of  the 
bank  and  the  landlord  it  seems  to  do  so.  It  simply  wipes  out  the 
middlemen,  and  makes  the  depositor  his  own  banker  and  landlord. 
We  have  four  kinds  of  stock  that  are  sold  on  small  monthly  pay- 
ments which  earn  16  ])er  cent,  if  left  for  the  period;  and  paid  up 
stock  which  pays  7  per  cent,  annually,  guaranteed  semi-annaully ; 
also  fully  paid  stock  which  pays  S  per  cent,  guaranteed  in  class  B. 
The  stock  is  sold  for  $1.00  per  share  per  month,  upon  which  there 
is  a  guaranteed  interest  of  6  per  cent  for  So  months,  after  which 
piivments  cease  iuui  interest  is  paid  at  6  per  cent,  for  176  months 
on  the  ])ar  \alue  of  the  stock,  which  has  nowincreased  to  $100  per 
share.  N'ou  can  witlulraw  your  money  at  any  time  on  thirty  days 
notice,  receiving  all  you  have  paid  in,  with  interest. 

We  want  vou  to  come  to  our  office  and   investigate.     We    assure 
vou  that  you  won't  be  l>orc'd. 

We  want  five  good  business  men  to  represent  us. 
Cti/i  Of  (tthh'rs.-i, 

Charlies  W.  Fuller  >S:  Co., 

No.  S  Strong  Block.  BINOHAMTON,  N.  V. 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


93 


As  an  advertising  medium  it  has  been  fully  and  convincing- 
ly tested,  and  periodical  enlargement  of  its  paper  lias  been 
found  necessary  in  orded  to  enable  it  to  meet  the  great  and 
growing  demand  that  the  business  interests  of  this  vast  and 
progressive  community  are  steadily  making  on  its  space.  Ad- 
vertisers have  found  by  experience  that  for  prompt  and  fruitful 
returns  the  Leader  has  no  superior  in  its  field.  Tlie  establish- 
ment in  which  this  paper  makes  its  home,  also  embraces  an  ex- 
cellent job  depatment,  where  the  best  work  of  this  kind  is 
turned  out  in  the  finest  style  by  expert  printers.  New  and 
splendid  facilities  have  recently  been  added  to  this  department 
and  the  resources  are  now  equal  to  any  demand,  either  as  to 
volume  or  quality  of  work  that  may  be  made  upon  them.  As 
has  already  been  stated,  the  Lender  circulation  is  great  and 
growing.  It  is  daily  served  to  readers  in  ten  counties  in  New 
York  and  Pennsylvanna,  and  the  territory  it  covers  is  rapidly 
widening.  It  has  double  the  circulation  of  any  evening  paper 
in  its  field,  and  the  qualitj'  of  its  patronage  is  as  fine  as  it  is 
extensive.  It  is  this  feature  of  its  circulation  that  makes  the 
Leader's  colums  so  valuable  to  ad  i'ertisers.  Such  is  the  B'ntf^Iiam- 
toii  Lender  whose  career  has  been  co-incidental  with  Bingham- 
ton'shistory  as  a  city.  The  first  mayor  of  Bingliamton  and  the 
first  Lender  were  contemporaneous  and  in  all  the  years  tliat  both 
have  lived,  they  have  been  mutually  helpful  and  sympathetic. 
The  debts  of  each  have  been  canceled  by  a  corresponding  obli- 
gation on  the  other,  and  there  is  no  reason  to  doubt  that  Bing- 
hamton  and  the  Lender  will  continue  to  pass  hand  in  hand  up 
the  steep  where  progress  points  the  way. 

The  Biiighamton  Rejucblican,  the  oldest  newspaper  in  the 
city,  completes  the  list.  A  sketch  of  this  paper  is  given  on  an- 
other page. 

Tlie  Lhillstead  Tempereiice  League  named  in  honor  of  the 
general  manager  of  the  D.,  L.  &  W.  Ry.,W.  F.  Hallstead,  is  com- 
posed of  about  100  employes  of  that  railroad.  They  organized 
about  one  year  ago  and  have  done  some  very  good  work  to  pro- 
mote the  cause  of  temperance. 

Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union  has  its  headquarters 
at  93  State  street  and  has  under  its  management  the  CoflFee 
House,  which  has  grown  rapidly  in  favor  as  a  cheap  place  to 
secure  meals.  This  Union  has  a  large  meinbership  in  the  coun- 
ty ;  it  includes  in  its  work  moral  and  social  reform,  and  has 
been  instrumental  in  establishing  the  Refuge  or  Rescue  which 
is  a  home  for  women,  is  situated  on  Front  street  and  is  govern- 
ed by  a  board  of  eighteen  lady  managers.  This  is  a  diOicult  mis- 
sion and  is  supported  by  contributions. 

Burean  of  Associated  Charities  is  composed  of  represent- 
atives from  the  benevolent  societies  of  the  different  churches. 
It  designs  to  help  only  the  worthy  poor  and  do  away  with 
begging.  It  furnishes  food  aid  lodgingto  respectable  strangers 
who  are  without  means  to  secure  such.  It  has  an  adjunct 
called  the  City  Employment  Society  which  has  proved  of 
incalculable  benefit  to  many  needy  poor. 

Home  for  Aged  Women  is  under  the  management  of  a  board 
consisting  of  ten  ladies  and  five  men,  and  a  board  of  twenty-five 
ladies.     Its  object  is  to  furnish    a   comfortable    christian    home 


for  women  over  60  years  of  age,  and  who  have  been  residents 
of  the  county  for  at  least  ten  years.  The  admission  fee  is  .$200. 
The  organization  owns  its  building  and  two  acres  of  land. 

St  I'incent  VePnul  Society,  U  acharitible  Catholic  organ- 
izati  II  founded  on  solicitude,  and  its  object  is  to  provide  for 
indigent  membership - 

City  Hospitnl  on  ilitchell  avenue,  in  the  fifth  ward,  is  built 
on  the  pavillion  system  which  is  the  best  approved  style.  The 
building  is  adequate  for  present  need.  It  is  under  control  of 
a  board  of  management. 

Protection  Temperance  Club  has  rooms  at  164  Court  street, 
where  the  youth  can  enjoy  recreation  and  reading;  it  is  non- 
political  and  non-sectarian  and  has  for  its  object  the  protection 
of  the  youth  from  contaminating  influences  and  drink.  The 
club  has  at  pn-.-ent  over  1,000  members. 

Binghainton  Athletic  Association,  although  not  a  year  old, 
has  a  membership  of  sonit^  600,  its  object  is  to  encourage  athletic 
sports  and  phy^ical  culture.  Tlieir  headquarters  are  now  lo- 
cated ill  a  new  building  on  Noyes'  Island.  A  profes.-ional  in- 
structor is  employed  and  each  afternoon  the  members  can  en- 
joy full  athletic  si'Orts. 

Oilier  clubs  are  numerous;  nearly  every  profession  or  busi- 
ness has  somrtliing  connected  with  it.  Some  of  the  most  prom- 
inent of  these  are  the  Dobson  Club,  Biiighamton  Club,  Nauga- 
tuck  Club  and  Monastary  Club  The  order  of  Red  Men  have 
seven  tribes,  and  a  membership  of  nearly  2,000. 

Masons  have  the  Binghainton  and  Otsenidgo  Lodges.  The 
total  membership  of  the  regular  Masonic  and  the  .\uxiliary 
bodies  is  over  2,000.  The  Board  of  Masonic  Relief  assists  all 
worthy  indigent  master  masons,  their  widows  or  orphans. 

Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fello-vs  has  two  lodges, the  Calu- 
met and  Parlor  City.  These  with  the  Canton  Encampment  and 
Auxiliaries  have  a  membership  of  about  1.200,  and  paid  last 
season  .$2,000  in  beni-flts.  They  contemplate  the  ^erection  of  a 
new  building. 

Knights  of  Pythias,    have  a  lodge  of  about  100  members. 

Other  societies  are  Knights  of  the  Mystic  Chain,  Iron  Hall, 
Royal  Arcanum,  Knights  of  Honor,  Sexennial  League,  American 
Legion  of  Honor,  Order  of  Tonti,  Ancient  order  of  Hibernians, 
Patri-^tic  Order  of/the  Sons  of  America,  Catholic  Knights  of 
of  .-Vmerica,  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Engineers,  New  Eng- 
land Society,  German  JIutual  Benefit  Association,  Cigarmakers' 
International  Union,  Trades  and  Labor  Federation,  and  other 
minor  organizations. 

Bingliamton  Academy  of  Science,  although  not  a  year  old, 
boasts  of  a  large  membership,  which  includes  many  of  the  prom- 
inent literary  people  of  the  city.  Its  object  is  scientific  attain- 
ment in  all  fields  of  mental,  physical  and  natural  Science.  It 
has  already  secured  some  fine  talent  from  abroad.  It  has  free 
use  of  the  High  School  building,  and  a  promising  future. 

The  Citizen's  Relief  Corps  opened  its  headquarters  in  1893, 
and  has  since  received  generous  support  from  the  people  of  the 
city.  It  consists  of  seven  men  selected  by  the  mayor  from  the 
prominent  business  men  of  the  city.  They  investigate  cases  ot 
poverty  and  furnish  relief,  but  give  no  aid  where  the  applicant 


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JAMES  H.  BARNES,  BINQHAriTON,  N.  Y. 


JAMES  H.  BARNES  is  one  of  the  solid  husiiiL-.-^ 
men  of  the  city  of  Biiiyhaintun.  l"or  more  than 
half  a  century  he  has  been  enga{j;ecl  in  tiie  granite 
and  marble  business,  being  for  many  years  associated 
with  Job  N.  Congdon.  In  recent  years  Mr.  Barnes  has 
succeeded  to  the  entire  business,  and  his  workshop  and 
show  rooms  at  94  and  96  Chenango  street  are  a  source  of 
pride  to  the  people  of  the  city  and  an  honor  to  the  pro- 
prietor. There  may  be  seen  the  evidence  of  the  finest 
skill  of  the  workman  and  the  highest  art  of  the  desijriier 
as  devel(i])ed  by  this  age  of  inventi\e  genius  in  the  cav\- 
ing  and  tinishing  of  stone  for  inonumeiital  purposes. 
The  stock  carried  is  large  and  embraces  every  variety  of 
Scotch,  Swedish  and  American  granites,  and  Italian 
statuary  marble,  the  former  being  imported  direct  by  Mr. 
Barnes    in  such  quantities  as  to  enable  him   to  successful- 


ly Compete  with  any  similar  concern  in  this  country. 
A  visit  to  the  warerooms  of  Mr.  Barnes  and  an  inspec- 
tion ol  the  beautiful  specimens  of  both  foreign  and  do- 
mestic monuments  carried  by  him,  will  bring  speedy  con- 
viction of  the  fact  that  Mr.  Barnes  is  thoroughly  conver- 
sant with  all  branches  of  the  business  in  which  he  is  en- 
gaged, and  that  he  spares  no  effort  to  supply  his  custom- 
ers with  the  very  best  obtainable  in  any  market.  He 
employs  none  but  the  most  skillful  workmen,  all  artists 
of  ]ironounced  ability,  as  proven  by  the  elegance  of  fin- 
ish and  the  beauty  of  the  carving  displayed  on  his  work, 
rirsonallv  Mr.  Barnes  is  a  clear-headed,  liberal  and 
enterprising  man,  who  by  the  equity  of  his  business  meth- 
ods has  won  many  friends  in  the  city  with  wiiich  he  has 
so  long  been  identified. 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


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has  a  right  to  obtain  it  elsewhere.  Their  problem  is  to  find 
work  for  the  unemployed,  and  often  improvements  are  made  in 
the  city  to  furnish  work  for  the  poor. 

The  Itinerant  Poor,  or  tramps,  have  been  few  or  many,  ac- 
cording to  the  policy  of  their  treatment.  Their  objection  to  la- 
bor is  shown  by  the  fact  that  their  number  has  increased  since 
the  abolishment  of  the  stoneyard. 

Income  and  Expense..  The  total  expense  of  the  board  of 
education  for  the  year  ending  July  31,  1895,  was  .$102,392;  for 
general  city  expense, $322,225,  which  is  met  by  an  income  of  less 
$22,225  from  licenses,  fines  and  delinquent  taxes,  leaving  over 
$400,100  to  be  raised  by  direct  taxation.  The  result  is  that  the 
people  in  the  city  pay  two  or  three  times  as  much  tax  on  the 
same  valuation  as  those  living  outside  the  city  limits.  Such  is 
city  government,  or  city  expense. 

Tlic  Health  Department,  has  many  ditlicult  tasks  to  per- 
form. Several  swamp  places  have  been  filled  and  there  still 
remain  others  which  should  be  looked  after.  Private  places 
have  to  be  watched  in  some  cases  to  see  that  no  contagion 
starts  or  spreads.  The  death  rate  is  very  low  in  Binghamton 
when  compared  with  many  other  cities 

Streets  and  Pai'ements. — There  is  nearly  100  miles  of  street-! 
in  Binghamton  and  few  cities  boasts  of  as  good  streets  or  sidi^- 
walks.  Old  ones  are  constantly  being  replaced  by  new  In 
1894  nearly  17,500  square  yards  of  asphalt  pavement  were  con- 
structed and,  although,  the  city  has  over  50,000  square  yards  of 
chestnut  block  pavement,  nearly  100,000  square  yards  of  asphalt 
and  3,481  square  yards  of  brick,  nearly  half  a  million  dollars  has 
already  been  spent  in  paving  the  streets. 

City  Engineer's  De/'artment  will  compare  favorably  with 
that  of  any  city.  The  force  in  this  department  has  recently 
been  increased,  and  good  work  accomplished  in  all  the  necessa- 
ry mechanical  constructions,  especially  in  the  sewer  system 
and  ventilation.  The  city  has  seven  miles  of  brick  sewers,  over 
eighteen  miles  of  vitrified  pipe,  and  over  1,500  of  iron  sewers, 
making  a  total  of  over  twenty-five  miles,  with  over  750  catch 
basins,  450  man-holes  and  about  60  flushing  tanks.  The  total 
cost  of  constructing  this  system  was  nearly  half  a  million  dol 
lars.  The  cost  of  lighting  the  ciiy  is,  for  the  electric  arc  lights 
about  30  cts.  per  night,  for  183  naptha  lamps  63^  cts.  per  night, 
and  for  seventy  gas  lamps  T'o  cts.  per  night,  making  a  total  for 
the  year  of  about  $3,700.  A  proposition  is  now  before  the  city 
for  the  construction  of  a  viaduct  over  the  railroads  at  Chenan- 
go street,  at  a  cost  of  $100,000. 


MANUFACTURINQ  AND  WHOLESALE  INTERESTS. 

In  considering  the  wholesale  intei-ests  of  Binghamton  we 
mention  here  only  some  of  the  early  business  men  of  the  city, 
leaving  those  of  the  present  day  to  be  mentioned  under  the 
appropriate  heads.  Binghamton,  by  virtue  of  her  position  as  a 
railroad  centre,  and  proximity  to  the  coal  fields  is  peculiarly 
adapted  for  manufacturing  purposes.  In  its  early  history,  how- 
ever, this  interest  was  not  largely  developed.  Flouring  mills, 
lumber  mills,   foundries   and   machine  shops  were  the   first   to 


open  up.  Dr.  Klihu  Kly  established  the  first  furnace  and  plow 
manufactory  at  Millville.  In  1842  this  shop  was  removed  to  a 
site  near  the  canal,  and  after  changing  hands  several  times,  was 
owned  by  Benjamin  H.  Overhiser,  and  burned  in  1857.  M.  W. 
Shaplt-y,  (if  the  firm  of  Shapley  &  Wells,  was  a  foreman  in  this 
shop,  and  afterwards  started  the  shops  on  Hawley  street,  now 
owned  by  that  firm.  The  Empire  Iron  Works  were  established 
in  1847  on  Washington  street,  by  Lewis  &  Morris.  This  firm 
built  many  stationary  engines,  at  one  time  sending  many  to 
Cuba.     Tliis  establishment  was  also  burned. 

The  Binghamton  Iron  Works,  Shapley  &  Wells,  was  estab- 
lished in  1854,  by  W.  M.  Shapley,  under  the  name  of  the 
'•\'alley  Iron  Works"  and  the  firm  has  done  a  large  business  in 
the  manufacture  of  heavy  milling  machinery,  engines,  etc.  The 
Shapley  engine  has  become  famous. 

Charles  Sedgwick  had  a  machine  shop  in  the  early  fifties, 
and  I  S.  Matthews  owned  a  jilow  factory,  located  on  (^anal 
street,  where  as  many  as  1,.500  plows  were  turned  out  in  a  year. 
Matlliews  afterwards  handled  a  general  line  of  agricultural 
implements,  and  thn  same  business  is  now  conducted  by  his  sons. 
In  1862  Tallman  &  Crofutt  commenced  the  inanufacture  of 
the  Cejitmnial  Flue  and  Furnace.  In  18(i(j  the  William  Scott 
macliine  shop  was  started  ;  Mr.  Soott  was  not  in  the  concern 
until  1869.  The  Commercial  avenue  Foundry  and  shops  belong- 
ing tu  .J.  Herald,  and  the  Kennedy  Hot  Air  Furnace  Works  on 
Court.  Street  were  established  soon  after;  .Tones'  Scale  Works, 
noted  later,  was  established  in  1865. 

Boots  and  Shoes  are  among  the  principal  manufactures. 
Lester  Bros.  &  Co.  started  the  business  here  in  18.54.  Hon. 
Horace  N.  Lester  was  head  of  the  firm  until  his  death  in  1882, 
when  his  son  (t.  Harry  Lester  took  his  place.  They  occupied 
the  building  at  the  corner  of  Henry  and  Washington  streets, 
until  the  removal  of  the  business  to  Lestershire.  The  firm  meet 
with  financial  troubles  a  few  years  ago.  They  were  one  of  the 
largest  boot  and  shoe  manufacturing  firms  in  the  United  States 
and  their  pr.jduots  ajigregated  several  hundred  thousand  dol- 
lars annually. 

H.  E  Smith  &  Co.  commenced  the  manufacture  of  Boots 
and  Shoes  here  in  1852.  This  firm's  sales  here  amounted  to  as 
high  as  $140,000  annually.  Chas.  S.  Case  established  a  factory 
for  fine  boots  and  slioes  on  Court  street  in  1875.  Stone,  Gofl' 
&  Co.  opened  their  business  in  1865.  They  now  have  a  large 
factory  on  Water  street.  They  are  one  of  the  oldest  surviving 
firms  of  the  boot  and  shoe  trade  of  this  city  and  do  a  business  of 
upwards  of  half  a  million  dollars  annually.  C^regg  &  Son  for 
many  years  did  a  very  large  business  in  this  industry.  B.  S. 
Benson  &  Co.,  and  Mead  it  Benedict  have  done  an  extensive 
business  in  the  manufacturing  of  boots  and  shoes. 

Furniture,  there  are  at  present  several  firms  engaged  in 
the  manufacturing  and  retailing  of  furniture.  We  mention  es- 
pecially Stickley  &  Brant  and  the  Binghamton  House  Fur- 
nishing Company  and  several  Chair  companies;  the  history  of 
this  business  at  an  early  day  suggests  the  name  of  the  Parlor 
City  Furniture  Company,  Binghamton  Chair  Company  and 
McElroy  i<r  Watson. 


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GENERAL  EDWARD  F.  JONES,  BINQHAnTON,  N.  Y. 


GENERAL  EDWARD    F.  JONES,    of"    Bingham- 
ton,  N.  Y.,  was  born  in  Utica,    N.  Y..    June    ^id, 
183S,  but  was  reared  in  the  state  of  Massachusetts. 
His  early  life  was  spent  on    a    Farm,    where    he   acijuired 


and  honesty  of  purpose  which  has  characterized  his  pri- 
vate Hfe,  a  fact  that  was  realized  even  by  his  political 
opponents,  and  which  resulted  in  his  being  placed  at  the 
head  of  the  Capitol  Commission,   controlling    the   expen- 


tastes  that  in  after  life  often  leail  him  to  seek    ri'laxation  diturc  of  millions  of  the  public  money, 

from  an  active  business  and  public  life  by  attending  farm-  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  he  was  placed 

ers'  gatherings,  grange  meetings,  fairs,  etc.,  where    he  of-  in  command  of  the  famous    Sixth    Massachusetts  Volun- 

ten  delivers  an  address    .In  this  way  he  has  formed  a  wide  teers.  the  Hrst  regiment  to  go   forward  to  the    defense  of 

circle  of  accniaintance,  and  his  affable  manners  have  won  the  union,  and  whose  historic  march   through   Baltimore 

for  him  more  friends  than  (vw  public  or  private  citizens.  and  prom]it  arrival  at  Washington  saved  the  capitol. 

He  was  one  of  the  early  members  of  the   (jrange   in    this  At  tiie   close  of  the  war  he  came  to  Binghamton  and 

state,  and  for  ten  years  was  an  oflicer  of  the  state  organ-  established  the  Jones  Scale  Works,  where  by  energy  and 

ization,  of  wliich  he  i.i  still  an  active    member.      His    life  persverance  he  has  built  up  a   prosperous   business.      The 

has  alwavs  been  one  of    hard     work    and    diligence.      He  manufactory  of  scales,  established   by    him    more   than  a 

has  found  time  to  devote  to  public   affairs,   having  served  quarter  of  a  century  ago,  is    now    owned  and  carried   on 

as  Lieutenant-Cjovernor    from    1SS6    to    1891,    inclusive.  by  a  corporation  under  the  euphonious  title  of  "  Jones  of 

Asa  public  officer  he  was  always  guided  by  the  integrity  Binghamton,"  of  which  Gen.  Jones  is  president. 


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Carriaffi-.s  and  Sleiglis.  This  is  a  business  of  considerable 
importance  in  the  city.  The  Kingman,  Sturtevant  &  Larrabee 
factory  is  on  the  line  of  the  Erie  in  the  western  part  of  the  city, 
and  was  built  some  ten  years  ago.  The  Binghamton  Wagon 
Co.,  a  more  recent  organization,  is  located  in  the  north-eastern 
part  of  the  city.  Among  firms  of  an  earlier  date  are  McMahon, 
located  at  first  on  Hawley  street  and  afterwards  on  Eldredge  ; 
James  O'Neil,  who  began  on  Water  street  in  1875 ;  W  H.  Voor- 
hees,  who  located  at  the  corner  of  State  and  Hawley  streets  in 
1875;  A.  L.  Davis,  corner  Washington  and  Susquehanna  streets, 
and  Cornelius  VanPatten,  on  Vestal  avenue.  There  are  several 
other  firms  engaged  in  repairing  and  making  wagons,  sleighs, 
etc. 

The  Binghamton  Soap  and  Candle  Works  was  formerly  well 
known  as  Meaghley's  Soap  Works.  It  was  established  in  1867 
by  Ford  &  Meagley.  Mr.  Meagley  became  sole  proprietor  in 
1871  and  two  years  later  built  the  works  which  he  successfully 
carried  on  until  his  death.  The  only  soap  factory  now  in  op- 
eration is  that  of  H.  E.  Parmalee,  located  at  6  Lewis  street,  who 
does  but  a  small  business 

The  Binghamton  Hoe  and  Tool  Co.  was  organized  in  1850, 
with  J.  J.  Worden,  president;  T.  R.  Morgan,  treasurer;  George 
Whitney,  secretary.  L.  BoUes  soon  became  superintendent. 
The  L.  BoUes  Hoe  and  Tool  Co.  was  established  in  1861,  and 
soon  had  an  annual  output  of  8,000  doien 

The  Binghamton  Glass  Works,  located  on  McLean  street, 
were  incorporated  in  1860.  Five  years  later  the  industry  had 
grown  to  such  an  extent  that  eighty-five  men  were  employed, 
with  a  pay  roll  of  .$6,000  per  month  Green  and  amber  glass- 
ware, as  well  as  ordinary  white  glass,  is  manufactured,  and  the 
the  business  is  still  prosperou;. 

The  Binghamton  Oil  Refining  Co.  was  formed  in  187S,  suc- 
ceeding the  'Continuous  Oil  Refining  Co  "  J.  S.  Wells  if  presi- 
dent of  the  company,  and  E.  E.  Kattell,  secretary  and  treasur- 
er. The  company  manufactures  a  large  quantity  of  lubricating 
oil,  etc. 

o 

BANKS. 

The  banksof.thecity  of  Binghamton  have  been  ably  conduct- 
ed and  passed  through  the  great  financial  crisis  of  the  country 
a  few  years  ago  with  a  record  unequalled  by  those  of  any  other 
city.  In  1894  this  city  witnessed  a  great  disaster  by  the  failure 
of  the  Chenango  Valley  Savings  Bank  and  the  Broome  County 
National  Bank,  both  ofiicered  about  the  same  and  largely  under 
the  control  of  Tracy  R.  Morgan  and  D.  L.  Brownson.  About 
the  same  time  the  Merchants  National  Bank  and  the  Ross 
Bank,  both  controlled  by  the  Rosses,  failed.  A  great  many 
poor  people  lost  their  savings  which  they  had  stored  in  these 
banks.  Before  this,  in  1842,  the  Binghamton  Bank  had  failed. 
This  bank  had  only  been  organized  three  years  and  failed  not 
through  mismanagement,  but  rather  because  it  could  not  get 
sufficient  business  to  support  it,  the  Broome  County  National 
Bank,  which  had  been  organized  in  1832,  doing  nearly  all  the 
banking  business  of  the  village.     This  bank  was  chartered  with 


a  capital  of  $100,000,  with  Myron  Merrill  the  first  president,  and 
Gary  Murdock  cashier.  Mr.  Murdock  retained  his  office  until 
1841,  when  he  was  supereeeded  by  Tracy  Morgan,  who  has  been 
cashier  for  over  fifty  years  or  until  the  bank  passed  into  the 
bands  of  O  U.  Kellogg  as  receiver.  The  bank  was  organized  as 
a  state  bank  in  1855,  and  as  a  national  bank  in  1865. 

The  Susquehanna  Valley  Bank  was  organized  in  1854  with 
a  capital  of  $100,000.  Sherman  D.  Phelps  was  the  first  presi- 
dent. In  1884  James  W.  Manier  was  elected  president,  and 
Arthur  Griffin  cashier,  and  still  hold  these  positions.  The  bank 
now  has  a  surplus  of  $40,000. 

The  First  National  Bank  was  organized  in  1864,  with  Abel 
Bennett  as  president,  and  George  Pratt  cashier.  Mr.  Bennett 
resigned  in  1884,  and  F.  T.  Newell  was  elected  in  his  place.  Mr. 
Pratt  also  was  succeeded  by  John  Manier.  This  bank  has  a 
capital  of  $200,000,  and  a  surplus  of  $100,000. 

The  Binghamton  Savings  Bank  was  incorporated  in  1867. 
Horace  A.  Griswold  was  the  first  president,  Harris  G.  Rogers 
treasurer.  W.  H,  Wilkinson  is  now  president  and  Charles  W. 
Gennett  treasurer.  This  bank  has  upwards  of  one  million  dol- 
lars on  deposit,  largely  made  up  of  the  savings  of  the  laboring 
class. 

The  Chenango  Valley  Savings  Bank  was  incorporated  in 
n  1855.  The  bank  was  organized  in  1867,  and  S.C.Hitchcock 
was  chosen  president  and  Sherman  D.  Phelps  treasurer.  One 
year  later  Mr.  Hitchcock  resigned  and  Sherman  D.  Phelps  was 
elected  president.  Reference  has  already  been  made  of  the 
failure  of  this  bank.  It  has  resumed  business  with  George  A. 
Kent  as  president,  and  Henry  Marean  secretary. 

The  Merchants  National  Bank  was  organized  in  1874  with 
Erastus  Ross,  president,  and  Geo.  M.  Burr,  cashier.  T.  T.  Mer- 
sereau  and  Horace  Griswold  afterwards  served  as  cashiers,  and 
were  finally  succeeded  by  F.  E.  Ross,  who  was  cashier  at  the 
time  the  bank  collapsed.  George  W.  Dunn  is  the  present  re- 
ceiver of  the  bank. 

The  Binghamton  Trust  Co.  occupies  quarters  in  the  Strong 
block  corner  State  and  Henry  streets.  It  has  a  capital  of  $400,- 
000;  C.  J.  Knapp  is  president;  H.  W.  Crary,  vice-president;  8. 
Hammond,  secretary;  A.  J.  Schlager,  treasurer ;  Jacob  Wiser, 
cashier. 

The  Strong  State  Bank  is  located  near  the  Trust  Co.  This 
bank  was  organized  as  a  state  bank  in  1895,  with  a  capital  of 
$100,000 ;  surplus,  $25,000.  Cyrus  Strong,  Jr.,  is  president;  C. 
M.  Strong,  cashier. 

B.  H,  Nelson  &  Son,  private  bankers,  are  located  in  the 
Nelson  block,  corner  Chenango  and  Eldredge  streets. 

The  City  National  Bank  was  organized  in  1852  and  reorgan- 
ized in  1865 ;  capital,  $200,000;  surplus,  $40,000.  John  B.  Van 
Name  is  president ;  Hartwell  Morse,  cashier. 

The  People's  Bank  was  organized  in  1895,  capital,  $100,000. 
W.  H.  Wilkinson  is  president;  W.  E.  Taylor,  vice  president;  G. 
W.  Ostrander,  cashier. 

The  Binghamton  Safe  Deposit  Co.,  is  located  at  51  Wash- 
ington street,  capital,  $10,000.  F.  T.  Newell  is  president,  and 
John  Manier  secretary  and.treasurer. 


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OHN  G.  ORTON,  M.  D.,  one  of  Binghamton's  most  able  physi- 
cians, was  born  at  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y.,  in  1827.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  the  LTniversity  of  New  York  in  1853,  and  began 
the  practice  of  medicine  in  this  city  the  following  year,  where  his 
commanding  ability  soon  won  for  him  recognition  as  a  leader  in  his 
profession,  a  position  he  has  ever  since  retained.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Broome  County  Medical  Society,  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
New  York  State  Medical  Society,  of  which  he  was  the  first  vice-pres- 
ident, is  a  member  of  the  American  Public  Health  Association,  the 
American  Association  for  the  Cure  of  Inebriates,  and  several  other 
medical  organizations. 

As  a  scholar.  Dr.  Orton  ranks  high  in  his  profession,  and  among 
the  scientists  of  the  country.  He  was  the  discoverer  of  the  method  of 
decomposing  water  by  means  of  the  galvanic  current,  and  has  made 
important  discoveries  connected  with  the   munufacture  of  gun  cotton. 

Dr.  Orton  is  also  an  able  and  fluent  writer,  and  has  contributed 
many  valuable  papers  and  essays  to  the  literature  of  his  profession. 
He  has  taken  a  great  interest  in  all  philanthropic  enterprises,  and  was 
the  founder  of  the  Binghamton  Orphan  Asylum,  and  is  prominent  in 
the  management  of  several  charitable  institutions.  He  is  a  director  of 
the.Hinghamton  Savings  Bank,  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education. 
and  is  prominent  in  the  business  and  social  life  of  the  city. 


DR.  JOHN  O.  ORTON,  BINGHAMTON,  N.  Y. 

CHARLES  R.  SEYMOLUi,  M.  D.,  was  born  at  Albany, 
N.  Y.,  March  11.  1.S70,  the  son  of  Edward  W.  and 
Harriet  G.  Seymour.  He  came  to  Binghamton  with 
his  parents  in  1878,  and  entered  the  Binghamton  High  School. 
Graduating  from  this  school,  he  entered  the  Albany  Medical 
College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  high  honors  in 
1893.  Dr.  Seymour  immediately  commenced  the  practice  of 
medicine  in  this  city,  and  although  one  of  the  youngest  of  the 
profession,   yi't   lie  is  rapidly  building  up   a  large  practice. 


FRANK  Ellsworth 
Slater,  M.  D.,  one 
of  Binghamton's 
]irominent  piiysicians,  is 
a  descendant  of  one  of 
the  pionceis  of  Broome 
county.  Ira  Slater  came 
from  Now  England  and 
settled  in  the  town  of 
Triangle,  where  he  re- 
sided until  he  died.  He  left  one  son,  Dea.  .Milo  Slater,  the  lather  of  tin-  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch.  His  mother  was  Affa  W.  Dudley,  of  Mehoopany,  Pa.,  a 
descendant  of  the  Dimmick  family,  and  a  niece  of  Judge  Dimmick  of  .Susque- 
hanna county,  and  a  niece  of  Rev.  Davis  Dimmick,  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
i'irst  Baptist  Church  of  this  city.  Dr.  Slater  is  a  graduate  of  the  Binghamton 
High  School,  the  Fredonia  State  Normal  School  and  the  Ihiiversity  of  New 
York.  He  studied  under  Dr.  L.  !'.  Blair  of  McDonough,  N.  Y.,  and  opened 
an  office  in  this  city  at  the  corner  of  Oak  and  Lydia  streets,  where  has  built  up  a  large  practice.  He  was  elected  a 
school  commissioner  in  iSy,^,  and  an  alderman  in  1894.  He  is  a  member  of  Malta  Commandery,  Otseningo  Lodge 
F.  &  A.  M..  and  Nevada    Tribe  ].  O.  R.  M. 


DR.  CHARLE3  R.  SKN    lot  k' ,  KINCiH  AH  FON.  N.  Y. 


DR.  FRANK  E.  SLATER. 


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MEDICAL  PROFESSION. 

From  1790  to  1800  various  laws  were  passed  in  the  state  of 
New  York  regulating  the  practice  of  medicine  In  1897  a  law 
was  passed  requiring  physicians  to  study  two  years. 

The  Broome  County  Medical  Society  has  been  in  existence 
since  1806.  It  boasts  of  being  one  of  the  first  organizations  of 
the  kind  in  the  state.  On  July  4th,  1806,  the  following  doctors 
of  medicine  assembled  at  Chenango  Puint:  Phineas  Bartholo- 
mew, D.  A.  Wheeler,  Lewis  Allen,  Ezra  Heymour,  Jonathan 
Gray,  and  Elihu  Ely.  Their  object  was  to  organize  a  medical 
society.  Daniel  Wheeler  was  elected  president ;  Ezra  Seymour, 
vice  president ;  Elihu  Ely,  secretary;  Jonathan  Gray,  modera- 
tor; Chester  Lusk,  treasurer,  Drs.  Phineas  Bartholomew,  Elihu 
Ely,  Chester  Lusk  and  Lewis  Allen  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  draft  by-laws  and  report  at  next  meeting.  At  the  next  ses- 
sion on  July  30th,  of  the  same  year,  these  by-laws  were  approv- 
ed and  three  censors  were  chosen,  Drs.  Samuel  Barclay,  Ches- 
ter Lusk  and  Jesse  Hotchkiss.  Chester  Lusk  was  chosen  a  del- 
egate to  the  State  Medical  Society,  which  was  to  convene  at 
Albany  the  following  February.  The  following  are  the  names 
of  the  presidents  of  this  society  since  its  organization : 

Daniel  A.  Wheeler,  1806-12.        S.  H.  French,  2d.  1868-69. 

Chester  Lusk,  1812-23.  J.  H.  Crittenden,  1869-70. 

Tracy  Robinson,  1823-36.  I.  C.  Edson,  1870-71. 

Pelatiah  B  Brooks,  1836-38.       James  Brooks,  1871-72. 

Silas  West,  1838-39.  C.  R.  Rogers,  1872-73. 

O.  T.  Bundy,  1839-40.  A.  W.  K.  Andrews,  1873-74. 

S.  D.  Hand,  1840-42.  H.  C.  Hall,  1874-75. 

S.  H.  French,  1842-44.  L.  D.  Witherill,  1875-76. 

George  Burr,  1844-45.  Walter  Brooks,  1876-77. 

A.  P.  Bronson,  1845-46.  S.  P.  Allen,  1877-78. 

P.  B.Brooks,  1846-49.  C.  G.  Estabrooks,  1878-79. 

S.  M.  Hunt,  1849-50.  C.  W.  Greene,  1879-80. 

S.  H.  French,  1850-51.  A.  F.  Taylor,  1880-81. 

Thomas  Johnson,  1851-52.  C.  B.  Richards,  1881-82. 

S.  H.  French,  1852-54.  Dwight  Dudley,  1882-83. 

George  Burr,  1854-56.  Daniel  S.  Burr,  1883-84. 

John  G.  Orton,  1856-57.  John  W.  Booth,  1884-85. 

E.  Daniels,  1857-58.  F.  W.  Putnam,  1885-86. 

8.  H.  Harrington,  1858-59.         S.  F.  McFarland,  1886-87. 

E.  G.  Crafts,  1859-60.  H.  F.  Beardsley,  1887-88. 

P.  M.  Way,  1860-61.  D.  P.  Jackson,  1888-89. 

W.  S.  Ciriswold,  1861-«2.  John  M.  Farrington,  1889-90. 

I.  D.  Meacham,  1862-63.  W.  A.  Moore,  1890-91. 

William  Voorhes,  1863-64.         E.  A.  Pierce,  1891-92. 

William  Bassett,   1864-65.  R.  A.  Seymour.  1892-93. 

George  Burr,  1865-66.  L.  1).  Farnham,  1893-94. 

L.  Griffin,  1866-67.  E.  L.  Smith,  1893-95. 

C.  R.  Heaton,  1867-68. 
The  present  officers  of  the  society  are:  president,  Dr.  E.  L. 
Smith  ;  vice-president.  Dr.  C.  G.  Wagner  ;  secretary.  Dr.  John 
Leverett;  treasurer.  Dr.  E.  H.  Wells  ;  censors,  Drs.  J.  H.  Chit- 
tenden, J.  G.  Orton,  J.  M.  Farrington,  R.  A.  Seymour  and  A.  G. 
Taylor. 


The  Broome  County  Homeopathic  Medical  Society  was  or- 
ganized February  4,  1863,  Dr.  Titus  L.  Brown  being  the  first 
president,  and  Dr.  C.  F.  Millspaugh,  secretary.  The  society  al- 
so includes  the  homeopathic  physicians  in  Tioga  county.  The 
present  officers  are:  president.  Dr.  C.  T.  Haines;  vice-president, 
Dr.  G.  H.  Jenkins  ;  secretary  and  treasurer.  Dr.  C.  W.  Adams. 

Among  the  early  physicians  of  the  city  of  Binghamton,  we 
mention  the  followin*;  as  prominently  connected  with  its  devel- 
opment : 

Dr.  Phineas  Bartholomew  a  native  of  Coxsackie,  who  came 
to  the  old  village  of  Chenango  Point,  and  from  thence  to  Bing- 
hamton in  1803.  He  was  a  skilled  physician,  rough  in  his  man- 
ner, but  with  a  sympathetic  heart.  After  a  few  years  he  re- 
turned to  his  old  home  in  Coxsackie. 

Dr.  Elihu  Ely  came  from  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1805,  and  for  for- 
ty-six years  was  an  enterprising  business  man  and  good  physi- 
cian. He  opened  the  first  drug  store  in  the  city,  and  started 
the  first  iron  works.  He  laid  aside  the  practice  of  medicine  in 
1832,  and  devoted  his  entire  attention  to  his  large  business  and 
real  estate  interests. 

In  1810  Dr.  Tracy  Robinson  came  to  Binghamton  from  Co- 
lumbus, Chenango  county.  Dr.  Robinson  was  identified  with 
many  of  the  early  interests  of  the  city.  Soon  after  coming  here 
he  opened  a  drug  store  ;  later  he  sold  this  business  to  Dr.  Doub- 
leday  and  embarked  in  the  dry  goods  business.  For  three  years 
he  was  in  the  newspaper  business,  and  in  1819  he  went  into  the 
old  "Binghamton  Hotel,"  which  he  owned  for  ten  years.  At 
the  adoption  of  the  new  constitution  in  1822  he  was  appointed 
the  first  judge  of  Broome  county,  holding  the  office  until  1833, 
when  he  was  appointed  postmaster.  His  useful  life  came  to  an 
end  in  1867. 

Another  physician  prominent  in  the  early  history  of  the 
city  was  Dr.  Ammi  Doubleday,  who  came  in  1813,  from  Lebanon,. 
Columbia  county.  He  first  engaged  in  the  drug  trad«,  but  soon 
gave  it  up  to  devote  himself  entirely  to  his  practice.  In  1817  he 
was  appointed  county  clerk,  which  office  he  held  four  years. 
Soon  after  this  he  suddenly  dropped  his  profession  and  embark- 
ed in  various  financial  enterprises,  in  all  of  which  he  was  re- 
markably successful.  He  was  the  constructing  contractor  on 
two  sections  of  the  Erie  Railroad,  and  for  a  section  of  the  Cro- 
ton  Water  Works.  In  1852  he  organized  the  Bank  of  Bingham- 
ton, and  was  its  president  until  his  death  in  1867. 

Dr.  Silas  Wtst  came  in  1823  from  Oneida  county,  and  for 
many  years  was  an  honored  member  of  the  medical  fraternity 
of  the  city.  Dr.  Stephen  D.  Hand,  Dr.  Nathan  S.  Davis,  Dr. 
Edwin  Eldredge,  Dr.  Charles  Johnson,  Dr.  Thomas  Jackson  and 
Dr.  Horace  Griswold  were  prominent  practicing  physicians 
some  fifty  years  ago.  Dr.  George  Burr,  who  came  to  Bingham- 
ton from  Union  in  1843,  was  a  physician  of  more  than  local  fame. 
He  was  a  lecturer  for  many  years  at  the  Geneva  Medical  Col- 
lege, and  the  author  of  many  standard  medical  works. 

Among  the  leading  physicians  of  the  present  day  in  the  city 
we  mention  the  following:  Dr.  John  G.  Orton,  Dr.  Frank  E. 
Slater  and  Dr.  Charles  R.  Seymour,  of  whom  brief  sketches  are- 
made  on  the  opposite  page. 


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Dr.  John  Wesley  Cobb,  was  born  in  Middletown,  September 
7tb,  1838,  and  is  the  son  of  Zipron  and  Sarah  M.  Cobb.  He  was 
educated  for  the  medical  professioD  at  the  Albany  Medical 
College,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  in  1859.  In 
1862  he  passed  an  examination  at  the  University  of  Pennsylva- 
nia, and  served  as  a  surgeon  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  during 
1862-63,  being  in  charge  of  a  general  hospital  near  Fredericks- 
burg, Va.,  during  the  winter  of  1863.  He  is  a  member  of  Wat- 
rous  Post,  G.  A  R.,  and  of  the  Union  Veterans'  League  of  this 
city.     Dr.  Cobb  is  now  located  at  21  Court  street,   where  he  has 


enjoyed  a  large  practice  for  the  past  eighteen  years. 

Charles  E.  Webster,  M.  D.,  was  born  at  Wood's  Holl,  Mass., 
June  18,  1856.  He  was  educated  at  the  Binghamton  Central 
High  School,  and  took  a  complete  medical  course  at  the  Har- 
vard Medical  College.  After  graduating  from  Harvard  Dr 
Webster  commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  in  Cook  county 
111.,  residing  in  Chicago,  where  he  remai  led  until  1890,  when  he 
removed  to  73  Chenango  street,  this  city,  where  he  has  estab- 
lished a  lager  practice. 


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DR.  CHARLES  W.  CARPENTER,   BINGHAMTON,  N.  Y. 


DR.  CHARLES  W.  CARPENTER  was  born  at 
Clinton,  Wyoming  county,  Pa.,  August  26,  1S46, 
and  is  the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  Brown 
Carpenter.  He  was  educated  at  the  Wyoming  Seminary 
and  commenced  the  study  of  medicine  in  1867,  attend- 
ing three  courses  of  lectures  at  the  Bellevue  Hospital 
Medical  College,  from  which  he  graduated.  He  then 
returned  to  his  native  town.  Clinton,  and  established 
himself  in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  which  he  fol- 
lowed for  eighteen  years.  In  1879-80  he  took  an  addi- 
tional course  at  Bellevue  Hospital,  during  which  time  he 
had  charge  of  the  surgical  department  for  out-door  poor, 
under  Prof.  J.  D.  Bryant.  Again  he  returned  to  Clin- 
ton, where  he  practiced  until  1891,  when  he  removed  to 
Binghamton,  locating  at  74   Court    street.       Dr.  Carpen- 


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ier enjoys  a  large  practice,   and  is  also    the    proprietor  of 
Dr.  Carpenter  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  Blood  and  Rheu- 
matic Syrup. 

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DR.  r.  H.  McFARLAND,  BINQHAHTON,  N.  Y. 


DK.  V.  11.  McFARLAXD,  the  well-known  optician, 
i>  a  son  of  Dr.  S.  F.  McFarland,  the  oculist.  For 
nine  years  Dr.  McFarland  has  been  making  a  reputation 
for  himself  by  strict  attention  to  business,  honest  dealing 
and  good  work.  When  he  began  his  business  the  grind- 
ing of  lens  was  not  done  in  this  city,  but  Dr.  McFarland 
now  has  a  fully  equipped  laboratory  for  the  grinding  and 
drilling  of  lens  for  both  ordinary  and  frameless  specta- 
cles, thus  enabling  him  to  fill  all  optical  prescriptions  and 
do  all  repairing  promptly.  His  office  is  at  76  Front  St., 
where  he  gives  his  attention  to  the  accurate  filling  of  op- 
tical prescriptions  from  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m. 


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HOTELS. 

A  passing  allusion  has  already  been  made  to  the  old  Lewis 
Keller  Inn,  which  was  built  in  1801  and  previous  to  that  date 
was  kept  at  "Chenango  Point's"  first  site.  Two  years  later 
Thomas  Whitney  opened  a  hotel  in  the  LeRoy  building  on 
Court  street.  This  building  which  also  contained  the  store  of 
Whitney  &  Woodruff  was  destroyed  by  fire  two  years  later. 
The  most  noted  of  these  early  hotels  was  the  one  erected  in 
1809  by  David  Browrson  and  known  as  ''Peterson's  Tavern," 
from  its  landlord  Samuel  Peterson  who  kept  it  many  years.  It 
was  afterwards  called  Chenango  House,  and  was  located  where 
the  Congregational  church  now  stands.  This  hotel  was  destroy- 
ed by  Are  in  1859,  having  enjoyed  a  period  of  prosperity  and 
patronage  for  fifty  years.  Colonel  Abbott  and  Lewis  Squires 
built  the  Broome  County  House  in  1828.  This  stood  where  the 
present  Exchange  Hotel  is  now  located.  It  was  burned  in  1838, 
and  was  soon  after  rebuilt  and  called  the  Phcenix  Hotel  until 
1842  when  the  name  was  changed  to  Exchange  Hotel.  Since 
that  time  it  has  received  many  improvements. 

The  old  Binghamton  Coffee  House  was  built  in  1819  with 
Dr.  Tracy  Robinson  and  Mr.  Augustus  Morgan  as  first  proprie- 
tors. Later  the  name  was  changed  to  the  American  and  from 
that  to  the  Cafferty  House.  The  building  stands  on  the  south- 
east corner  of  Court  and  Water  streets.  The  present  Coffee 
House  is  located  on  State  street  and  is  under  the  management 
of  the  W.  C.  T.  U. 


The  old  Ways  Hotel  was  located  on  Court  street  opposite 
the  Centenary  M.  E.  Church.  The  name  was  changed  to  Cran- 
dall  House  and  the  old  building  has  been  replaced  by  a  hand- 
some brick  building. 

The  Franklin  House  was  built  in  1867  on  Washington  street 
and  has  been  since  replaced  by  a  handsome  brick  block. 

The  Chenango  House  on  Water  street  was  first  called  the 
Cafferty  House  ;  it  has  been  built  over  thirty  years  and  recent- 
ly been  largely  improved.  Around  this  are  located  many  other 
hotels,  some  of  which  have  been  built  for  many  years.  This 
locality  contained  the  first  principal  residences  of  the  city. 
Washington  street  at  an  early  day  was  aback  lane  and  consid- 
ered of  no  importance. 

The  Mersereau  House  was  the  first  one  built  near  the  de- 
pot. This  was  rebuilt  into  the  Spaulding  House  which  will  be 
remembered  by  the  most  of  our  citizens.  It  was  removed  to 
make  way  for  the  D.  L.  &  W.  Ry.  in  1883. 

The  Lewis  House  was  built  in  1849  or  soon  after  the  Erie 
railroad  was  opened.  William  Shanley  bought  the  property  in 
1873  and  has  improved  it  somewhat. 

Hotel  Bennett  was  built  by  Hon.  Abel  Bennett  in  1881.  It  is 
a  large  well  fitted  up  hotel.  There  are  over  60  other  hotels  in 
the  city,  many  accomodating  only  a  few  boarders  and  depend- 
ing largely  on  their  bar.  Five  of  the  first-class  ones  have 
nearly  all  the  patronage  of  the  travelling  public. 


HOTEL  BENNETT,  W  ASHINOTON  ST.,  BINQHAMTON,  N.  Y. 


THE  "COSY  CAFE." 


This  pleasant  little  hotel  is  located  at  i6 
Ferry  street  and  is  conducted  on  the  Euro- 
ean  plan.  Mr.  C.  S.  Fowler  is  the  pro- 
prietor, and  has  established  a  restaurant 
second  to  none  in  the  city.  His  tables  are 
provided  with  all  seasonable  delicacies, 
game  etc.,  and  the  establishment  is  rightly 
named,  the  "Cosy  Cafe." 


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.  .  .  The  Arlington,  .  .  . 

BINQHAHTON,  N.  Y. 

The  I^eading  Hotel  of  the  City. 

This  new  ami  elegant  hotel  is  pleasantly  loca- 
ted at  the  corner  of  Chenango  and  Lewis  sts., 
where  its  convenience  to  the  depots  and  to  the 
business  portion  of  the  city  makes  it  a  favorite 
with  the  traveling  public.  The  proprietors, 
Messrs.  Kennedy  &  Tierney,  have  spared  no  ex- 
pense in  fitting  up  their  house,  and  everything 
demanded  by  luxurv  or  comfort  has  been  pro- 
vided,     lis  rates  are  from  $3.00  to  !i!3.oo  per  day. 


.  .  Hotel  Crandall,  .  . 

BINGHAMTON,  N.  Y. 

Hotel  Crandall  is  located  on  Court  street, 
in  the  business  centre  of  the  city,  and  has 
long  been  a  most  popular  hostelry.  It  has 
recently  been  newly  fitted  up  by  the  pro- 
prietors, Ferguson  &  Scanlin,  who  are  \  ery 
popular  among  their  patrons.  (Juests  are 
taken  to  and  from  all  trains  in  a  free  'bus. 
and  every  elTort  is  made  by  the  courteous 
proprietors  to  provide  for  the  comfort  and 
pleasure  of  tlie  public.  Rates  $3.00  per  day. 
$1,35  to  theatrical  people. 


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RESIDENCE  OF  HIRAM  H.  PECK,  98  HAIN  STREET,  BINQHAMTON,  N.  Y. 


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The  Wholesale   Paper   Trade. 


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STEPHENS  &  COMPANY'S  PAPER  STORE,  85-87  STATE  STREET,  BINGHAMTON.  N.  Y. 


THE  wholesale  paper  business  in  Binj^hamton  was 
established  in  iSSi  by  ex-mayor  F.  H.  Stephens, 
who  in  that  year  organized  the  firm  of  Stephens  & 
Miller.  Mr.  Stephens  had  been  conne'ted  with  the  ac- 
tive business  interests  of  the  city  since  1859,  and  since 
1862  had  conducted  a  retail  book  and  stationery  store  on 
Court  street.  The  business  of  jobbing  paper  and  station- 
ery which  now  occupied  his  attention,  opened  a  success- 
ful Held  through  New  York  state  and  northern  [Pennsyl- 
vania, and  after  moving  twice  to  accommodate  the  de- 
mands of  increasing  business,  was  in  1SS9  located  in  the 
present  commodious  quarters  at  85  and  87  State  street. 
Here  the  firm  was  succeeded  by  the  present  firm  of 
Stephens  &  Company,  composed  of  Hon.  F.  H.  Stephens, 
and  his  son,  Henry  A.  Stephens,  who  had  been  connected 
with  the  concern  since  1884.  The  splendid  store  in  the 
Kent  block,  double  store,  five  floors  and  basement,  has 
made  a  commodious  and  convenient  home  for  the  estab- 
ment,  and  the  rapid  growth  of  State  street  with  its  fine 
modern  blocks,  has  made  the  location  one  of  the  finest 
in  the  city. 

The  first  floor  of  the  store  contains  the  office,  and  is 
devoted  largely  to  the  retail  department,  the  firm  hand- 
ling wall  paper    largely,  and  making  a  specialty   of   fine 


styles  of  paper  hangings,  as  well  as  the  cheaper  grades 
which  are  now  largely  in  demand.  Window  siiades  and 
room  mouldings  are  sold  in  connection  with  the  wall  pa- 
per, and  these  lines  make  up  a  considerable  business  in 
themselves.  Blank  books  and  office  supplies  of  all  de- 
scription, typewriter  paper  and  material,  .school  books 
and  school  supplies,  and  an  immense  line  of  stationery, 
embracing  the  latest  styles  and  tints  of  fine  writing  pa- 
pers, are  all  to  be  found  on  this  floor.  The  big  basement 
is  tilled  with  wrapping  papers,  building  and  roofing  pa- 
pers, news  and  printing  papers,  and  twines  of  all  kind, 
which  close  relations  with  various  mills  enable  the  firm 
to  handle  at  mill  prices.  The  upper  floors  are  occupied 
by  a  stock  of  paper  sacks,  butter  trays,  oyster  and  ice 
cream  pails,  and  grocers'  supplies ;  book  paper,  poster 
paper  and  the  various  papers  demanded  for  the  printer's 
trade,  and  one  floor  is  almost  entirely  taken  up  with  the 
stock  of  wall  paper  and  window  shades.  Holiday  goods 
and  novelties,  base  ball  goods,  flags,  etc.,  are  handled  in 
their  season,  and  go  to  make  up  a  business  which  has 
been  closely  identified  witii  the  growth  and  prosperity  of 
the  city,  and  is  a  credit  alike  to  the  town  and  to  the  en- 
ergy and  enterprise  of  this  firm. 


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The  BOSTON  STORE,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


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"FIFTEE/S   gEAT^S  HAVE  WE   LABQ-RE-D." 


IN  1880  the  Boston  Store  entered  as  a  competitor  tor 
the  patronage  of  traders  in  Binghamton  and  every 
surrounding  town  and  hamlet. 

Tn  1895  it  is  the  largest  dry  goods  store  in  this  section. 

Business  integrity,  capital  and  experience  have  com- 
bined in  creating  a  popular  impression  and  making  this 
the  general  trading  centre  of  the   people. 

It  is  everybody's  store,  and  all  have  learned  to  be  at 
home,  to  feel  at  ease  and  roam  around  at  will. 

For  many  reasons  this  store  is  interesting.  It  illustra- 
tes in  full  tlie  advanced  methods  of  merchandising,  un- 
surpassed values,  liigh  standard  (|ualities,  variety  of  goods 
and  remarkable  low  prices  on  evt'r\   article. 


Make  us  a  visit  ;  you  are  welcome  as  sightseers  with- 
out being  purchasers.  You  will  recognize  the  merit  of 
our  stock  and  be  introduced  to  lower  prices  than  would 
be  possible  to  picture  in  your  imagination. 

Every  department  represents  a  stock  full  to  overflow- 
ing, and  styles  up  to  date. 

\\'ith  the  changing  seasons  you  can  watch  every  line 
of  merchandise  grow  in  magnitude,  later  diminish,  then 
wonder  how  it  is  possible  [to  maintain^  so  interested  a 
crowd  of  busy  buyers  over  three  hundred  days  in  every 
year.  I'^xperience  is  the  most  reliable  teacher,  and  we 
lia\e  learned    the   lesson    well. 


mil- FOWLER,   DICK 


&  WALKER,-ill 


Leaders  of  Low  Prices  and  Latest  Creations  in 

Dry  and  Faincy  Goods,  NotnoMs,  Cloaks,  Maaiiinery,-^^-^-^^ 

#^#"^#^^^065,  Wall  Paper,  Books,  Stataonery  amd  IKotcll-seoware. 


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RESIDENCE  OF  B.  R.  PIKE,  5   QOETHE   STREET, 
BINCiHAMTON,  N    Y. 


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The  Board  of  Trade  of  Binghamton,  N.  Y= 


By  E.  M.   Tierncy,  President  of  the  Board. 


The  advantages  of  a  live,  up-to-date  Board  of  Trade  to  the 
municipality  cannot  be  very  vfell  systematically  enumerated  in 
a  limited  space,  but  this  much  I  will  say,  that  there  are  innu- 
merable ways  in  which  a  Board  can  materially  increase  the 
financial  and  business  interests  of  the  people  of  any  town  or 
city  where  an  active  and  harmonious  Board  is  successfully  or- 
ganized. The  usefulness  of  a  Board  must  not  be  altogether 
measured  by  its  activity  in  fostering  and  developing  new  in- 
dustries. 

There  is  a  generally  accepted  belief  that  this  phase  of  its 
work  is  usually  considered  its  chief  function,  and  it  is  very  often 
reckoned  as  the  only  gauge  for  its  effectiveness  in  promoting 
the  welfare  of  a  place.  This  is  not,  however,  always  true,  for 
the  province  of  the  Board  can  be  extended  so  as  to  admit  of  its 
interference  or  cooperation  on  all  mutters  of  local  interest 
which  are  in  any  way  destined  to  promote  the  weal  and  pros- 
perity of  the  whole  people. 

The  Board  can  work  a  wholesome  influence  in  shaping  the 
proper  administration  of  muiicipal  affairs:  in  advocating  need- 
ed improvements ;  in  regulating  local  taxation;  in  adjusting 
transportation  rates  for  merchandise  and  manufactured  com- 
modities generally  ;  in  settling  all  controversies  arising  out  of 
labor  disturbances,  and  in  adjustingdifferences  among  its  mem- 
bers ;  in  disseminating,  far  and  wide,  the  attractions  and  facili- 
ties of  the  town  for  manufactories,  etc  ,  with  a  view  of  inviting 
foreign  capitalists  to  locate  their  business  there. 

All  these  subjects  are  proper  and  relevant  for  the  consider- 
ation of  a  Board  of  Trade.  Another  very  commendable  feature 
growing  out  of  a  prosperous  Board,  is  to  be  found  in  the  per- 
sonal associations  engendered  among  its  members,  which  is 
productive  of  closer  friends-hips  and  a  higher  regard  for  in- 
dividual interests  as  well  as  for  the  social  and  business  welfare 
of  the  entire  community. 

The  Board  of  Trade  may  by  conservative  action  become  an 
influential  factor  in  sustaining  a  high  order  of  municipal  gover- 
ment.  There  is  a  growing  conviction  that  the  enforcement  of 
law,  the  conduct  of  municipal  business  and  the  improveinent  of 
the  city  are  at  all  times  up  to  the  standard  set  by  public  opinion. 

The  Board  of  Trade  should  have  no  aim  that  is  not  consis- 
tent with  and  contributory  to  the  advancement  and  solidarity  of 
the  public  welfare  and  its  influence  and  usefulness  should  de- 
velop and  expand  in  keeping  with  the  progress  and  extension  of 
our  beautiful  and  prosperous  city. 

With  the  progress  of  time,  the  Board  should  become  more 
and  more  an  inseparable  part  of  the  commercial,  industrial  and 
educational  interests  of  our  city,  at  least  to  the  extent  of  con- 
tributing to  and  receiving  from  them  all,as  their  representatives 
baing  iheir  experience  and  thought  into  its  councils  and  there- 


in evolve  many  new  ideas  of  utilitarian  propensity,  only  to 
again  return  to  their  pursuits  enriched  through  a  more  liberal 
enlightenment,  resulting  from  the  interchange  of  opinions  with 
their  fellow  members. 

The  persistent  energy  of  the  Board  can  accomplish  much 
toward  crystaliiing  a  sentiment  among  our  citizens  in  favor  of 
a  wider  interest  in  progressive  local  measures,  a  stronger  faith 
in  the  advantage  to  the  city  of  united  work  and  action,  and  the 
necessity  of  having  and  maintaining  an  organization  so  well  es- 
tablished that  it  will  invite  the  active  and  earnest  interest  of 
every  business  man.  Individual  interest  can  do  something, but 
organized  effort  alone  will  accomplis-h  the  desired  results. 

The  frequent  meeting  together  of  any  intelligent  and  patri- 
otic body  of  citizens  to  propound  and  discussbusiness  questions, 
to  investigate  business  propositions,  and  to  consider  the  effect 
of  public  measures  on  the  well-being  of  the  city,  is  of  itself  of 
great  importance,  and  has  an  influence  for  the  general  good  of 
the  whole  people  If  our  business  men  would  take  a  more  lib- 
eral and  unselHsh  view  of  these  questions,  and  devote  more 
thought  and  time  to  public  affairs,  they  would  not  only  contrib- 
ute to  individual  success  in  business,  but  they  would  also  help 
to  increase  the  value  of  properly  investinent. 

The  present  generation  must  plan  for  a  greater  Bingham- 
ton in  the  future  than  our  forefathers  had  any  conception  of. 
The  future  greatnes-i  of  our  Board  of  Trade,  as  well  as  that  of 
our  city,  will  be  largely  measured  by  the  degree  of  energy,  en- 
terprise and  self-sacrificing  spirit  of  the  men  of  to-day.  The 
high  duty  rests  upon  us  of  working  out  and  evolving  the  desti- 
ny of  our  beloved  city.  We  have  a  magnificent  city,  the  Parlor 
City  of  the  world,  whose  phenomenal  and  brilliant  past  is  only 
to  be  transcended  and  eclipsed  by  its  glorious  future. 

With  its  central  location  as  a  shipping  point;  its  widely  di- 
versified wealth  ;  its  fine  public  buildings  ;  its  present  and  con- 
stantly increasing  material  possibilities  ;  its  freedom  from  en- 
tangling municipal  controversies  that  cause  unrest  and  suspi- 
cion among  the  people  ;  its  high  health  standard  ;  its  low  death 
rate  ;  its  insigniflcant  bonded  indebtedness;  its  low  tax  rate  ; 
its  clean  and  well-paved  streets,  which  have  gained  for  us  an 
enviable  reputation  for  thrift  and  cleanliness,  and  which  are 
being  constantly  improved;  its  unsurpassed  and  modernly 
equipped  and  efficient  fire  department;  its  superb  educational 
facilities  for  the  instruction  of  the  youth  ;  its  high  public  credit 
at  home  and  abroad  :  its  high  standard  of  intelligence,  integrity 
and  morality  ainong  her  whole  people,  which  can  always  be  re- 
lied upon  as  the  bulwark  of  patriotic  institutions  and  American 
citizenship.  All  these  features  and  many  others  too,  surely  give 
to  Binghamton  the  proud  distinction  of  being  one  of  the  great- 
est cities  on  earth,  and  as  we  take  a  horoscope  of  its  future  we 
can  neither  see  nor  imagine  of  anything  to  prevent  it  from  pro- 
gressing even  beyond  the  horizon  of  the  most  sanguine  expec- 
tations of  its  most  enthusiastic  inhabitant. 

The  Board  of  Trade  should  at  all  times  strive  to  uphold  this 
high  standard  of  poi)ularity  for  our  city,  through  aggressive 
and  original  enterprise  aloiig  the  lines  of  greater  industrial  im- 
provement and  increased  municipal  wealth. 


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While   much   is   expected   from   the    Board  by  our  citizens  point  out  the  way  to  our  citizens  wliere  they  and   our  city  can 

they  should  themselves  not  lose  sight  of  the  fact  that  the  Board  be  mutually  benefited  by  pursuing  the   course  outlined   by   the 

of  itself  will  not  be  able  to  accomplish   much  without  their   co-  Board. 

operation  and  liberal  financial  support.    This  fact  is  very  patent  The   Board   of  Trade   should  not   be  allowed  to  wane  and 

and   is   undeniably  true,   for  the   Board   has   not  the  right  or  retrograde,  but  it  should  be  stlitngthened  and  suj  ported  by  the 

authority  to  enter  into  any  business  transaction  that  would  in-  citizens  of  Binghamton  in  whose  interests    its   work   is  always 

volve  a  legel  or  monetary  responsibility  upon   its  members.  So  applied  with  more  or  less  success, 
therefore,  as  the  Board  cannot  execute,   it  can   only  direct  and 


BINQHAMTON  AS  A  CITY. 

Binghamton  was  incorporated  by  a  special  act  of  the  legis- 
lature passed  April  9th.  1867.  The  first  charter  election  was 
held  in  May  of  the  same  year.  Abel  Bennett  was  elected  may- 
or, and  the  following  aldermen  were  chosen  : — 

1st  ward— Geo.  W.  Lester  and  John  T.  Whitmore. 

2nd     "    — Amos  G.  Hull  and  Frederick  A.  Morgan. 

3rd     "     —Henry  B.  Ogden  and  Thomas  AV.  Waterman. 

4th     "     — Hiram  Sanders  and  Isaiah  Dunham. 

5th     "     — Daniel  Lyons  and  Charles  Stuart. 

Frederick  A.  Morgan  was  president  of  the  council;  Julius 
P.  Morgan,  clerk  ;  \V.  W.  Elliott,  treasurer ;  Stilomon  Judd,  fire 
marshall ;  James  Dillon,  superintendent  of  streets. 

The  following  named  gentlemen  have  served  as  mayor  since 
the  incorporation  of  the  city: 


Abell  Bennett,  1867. 
Jabez  F.  Rice,  1S6S. 
Job  N.  Congdon,  1869-70. 
AValton  Dwight,  1871. 
Sherman  D.  Phelps,  1872. 
Benj.  N.  Loomis,  1873. 
D.  M.  Ilalbert,  1871. 
Charles  McKinney,  1875. 
John  Rankin,  1876. 
Charles  Butler,  1877-78. 


Horace  N.  Lester,  1880. 
Duncan  R.  Grant,  1881. 
James  K.  Welden,  1882. 
John  S.  Wells,  1883. 
George  A.  Thayer,  1881-85. 
Joseph  M.  Johnson,  1886. 
George  C.  Bayless,  1887. 
Tracy  R.  Morgan,  1888. 
Frank  H.  Stephens,  1889-90. 
Benajdh  S.  Curran,  1891-92. 
George  E,  Green,  1893-97. 


James  H.  Bartlett,  1879. 

The  board  of  city  goverment  is  as  follows: 

Mayor,  Geo.  E.  Green. 

President  of  Common  Council,  William  Mason. 


Board  of  Alderman  : 
1st  ward — Frank  E.  Slater. 
2nd     "     — James  E.  Northrup. 
3rd     "     —William  ]\Iason. 
4th      "     —Paul  A.  Malles. 
5th      "     — James  L.  Talbot. 
6th      "     — Daniel  Lyons. 
7th      "     — George  L.  Harding. 
8th      "     —Michael  T.  Garvey. 
9th      "     —Schuyler  C.  Brandt. 
lOlh    ■'     —James  H.  Tobin. 
ilth    '■     —Edgar  L.  Bennett. 
I2th    "    —Reuben  B.  Jum.p 
13ih    '•     — Irving  C.  Hull, 
City  Clerk,  Lewis  Seymour. 
City  Attorney,  Frank  Stewart. 
City  Treasurer,  Ghas.  P.  Radeker. 
Recorder,  James  H.  Roberts. 

Supt.  of  Streets  and  City  Property,  C.  H.  Montrose. 
City  Engineer,  S.  E.  Monroe. 
Chief  Engineer  Fire  Department,  Chas.  N.  Hogg. 
Sealer  of  Weights  and  Pleasures.  M.  W.  Seeley. 
Janitor,  John  S.  Woodrufif.l 
City  Sexton,  Michael  Lloyd. 

Constables,  George  H.  Hermans,  Hiram  D.  Stoddard,  Jabez 
J.  Lewis. 

Assessors,  C.  D.  Aldrich,  John  E.  Wentz,  Robert  Brown. 
Justices  of  the  Peace,  Albert  S.  Barnes,  W.  E.  Roberta, 


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Excelsior  Clothing  Co.,  Bin^hamton,  N.  Y 

103  and  105  Collier  Street,  (Old  Post=()ffice  Block   1 


INTERIOR  VIEW  OF  STORE  DURING  BUSINESS  HOURS. 


THE  Excelsior  Clothinfj;  Co.  is  om-  of  l^ingliaiiiti>n's 
most  flourishing  mercantiit-  enterprises  and  is  tiic 
leader  in  its  own  line.  The  firm  occupies  the  com- 
modious store,  Nos.  103  and  105  Collier  street,  and  also 
has  a  large  branch  store  at  325  East  Water  Street,  Elmi- 
ra,  N.  V.  The  growtii  ot  the  Excelsior  Clothing  Co.  is 
merely  a  question  of  how  far  thev  can  impart  knowledge, 
and  when  the  people  of  l^roome  county  learn  of  the  fair 
dealing  of  this  firm,  much  of  its  present  advertising  will 
be  unnecessary  ;  the  more  the  public  learns  of  its  method 
of  business,  the  more  rapid  will  be  its  growth. 

Although  this  firm  has  only  been  located  in  Hing- 
hamton  eighteen  months,  yet  it  has  reached  the  front 
rank  among  the  clothiers,  and  iin])artial  observers  give 
them  the  credit  of  leaders.       Thev  em])loy  more  salesmen 


in  their  men's  and  children":-  departiiu-nt  s  t  lian  any  other 
tirm  in  the  city.  The  firm  concentrates  all  its  energy  in 
handling  of  clothing,  doing  both  a  wholesale  and  retail 
business.  They  are  very  heavy  purchasers,  always  em- 
bracing opportunities  of  buying  large  stocks  when  offered 
at  low  figures,  and  often  buying  the  entire  stock  of  a 
mamifactiirer.  This  fact  enables  the  firm  to  offer  many 
unsiupassed  bargains  to  the  public,  saving  their  patrons 
money.  All  goods  sold  bv  the  Excelsior  Clothing  Co. 
ari"  guaranteed  as  represented,  or  the  cost  is  cheerfully 
refunded.  .\nother  popular  feature  introduced  by  this 
firm  is  the  keeping  in  repair  of  all  clothing  sold  by  them 
under  a  guarantee,  for  the  term  of  one  year  free  ^of  any 
char;;e. 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


The  Bartholomew  Portrait  House. 

54=58  Eldredge  Street,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


THE  above  cuts  represent  two    well-known  liusines,-  men  ot  Binghamton,    Messrs.  (j.    ).  and    ).  \.  Bartholomew 
proprietors  of  the  Bartholomew  Portrait  House,  located  at  54-5S   Eldredge  street.      These  two    gentlemen  are 
natives  of  the  Empire  state,  having  been  born  at  Etna,  N.  Y.,  and  are  the  sons  of   Jesse  and  Nancy  Griswold 
Bartholomew.      They  established  their  present  business  November  ist,  1893,  and  have   made    for    themselves   an  ex- 
cellent reputation  for  the  high  quality  and  superior  finish  of  the  work  turned  out  by  them.      They  emplov  only    the 
best  artists,  skilled  in  crayon  and  pastil  work,  and  are  doing  a  verv  successful  business. 


lyf^ 


--/Si^ 


FEW   men  are  more  closely   connected  with   the  growth    and 
improvement  of  the  "  Parlor  City  "  than  Mr.  Edward   W. 
.Seymour,    the    well-known    contractor    and    builder,    and 
many  monuments  of  his  skill  are  scattered  about    the  city    in  the 
shape  of  some  of  its  most  substantial  structures. 

Edward  W.  Seymour  is  the  son  of  Charles  and  Julia  Bergeron 
Seymour,  and  was  born  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  July  i^th,  1846.  He 
received  his  education  at  the  Albany  Normal  School,  and  em- 
barked in  business  in  this  city  in  1S93,  with  an  office  and  shop 
at  191  State  street.  Among  the  buildings  erected  by  him  are 
the  Mt.  Prospect  Mill.s,  on  Water  street,  owned  by  S.  Mills  Ely, 
the  Bayless  Paper  Mills,  etc.  Mr.  Seymour  is  a  most  energetic 
and  enterprising  man,  and  a  citizen  of  whom  his  city  may  well 
be  proud. 


EDWARD  W.  SEYMOUR,   BINOHAMTON,  N.  Y. 


BROOME  COUNTY    I  LLUSTRA  ri:i ). 


George  L.  Harding, 


Buyer  of  Hides,  Skins,  Haw   Furs,  Tallow,  and  Manufacturer  of  Fertilizers, 

aOS  WATER  STREET,    BINGHAMTON,   N.    Y. 


ONE  of  the  commercial  landmarks  of  this  city  is  the  above  mentioned 
enterprise,  which  for  over  half  a  century  has  contributed  greatly 
to  the  wealth  and  reputation  of  Binghamton.  It  was  founded  in 
1S36  at  Albion,  Mich.,  Mr.  Lowell  Harding  removing  to  this  city  in  May, 
1S39,  since  which  time  it  has  been  continuously  conducted  by  Mr.  Harding 
and  his  sons,  Theodore  and  George  L.  Harding,  the  former  having  been  as- 
sociated with  his  father  from  186S  to  1876,  the  latter  having  been  admitted 
to  an  interest  in  the  business  during  the  year  1S7S.  The  premises  occupied 
for  the  business  are  embraced  in  one  of  the  most  complete  and  convenient 
establishments  of  its  kind  in  the  country.  It  is  a  handsome  four-story  and 
basement  building,  32x100  feet  in  dimensions,  erected  in  1S91  and  owned 
by  Mr.  Harding.  In  1892,  after  an  honored  and  eventful  business  career 
of  over  fifty  years,  the  elder  Mr.  Harding  retired,  leaving  the  whole 
business  to  his  son,  George,  who  wilh  enlarged  facilities  is  prepared  for 
business  from  the  i;round  floor  up.  The  operations  ot  the  house  embraec 
the  collection  and  purchase  of  hitles  and  skins  of  all  kinds,  raw  furs  and  tal- 
low, which  are  procured  from  the  producing  centers  of  the  country  and  are 
shipped  to  the  trade  in  Boston,  New  York,  Philadelphia,  Buffalo  and  Tren- 
ton chiefly.  The  highest  market  prices  are  paid  for  anything  in  these 
lines  and  consignments  from  merchants  and  others  are  solicited.  Mr.  Geo. 
L.  Harding  covers  a  large  territory,  transacting  an  annual  business  that 
would  do  credit  to  much  larger  cities.  In  the  buying  and  handling  of 
raw  furs,  this  house  stands  among  the  largest  and  best  known  in  the  state. 


Soon  after  assuming  tull  control  ot  the 
above  mentioned  business,  Mr.  Harding 
purchased  a  farm  just  west  of  the  city,  on 
the  Vestal  road,  erecting  thereon  a  num- 
ber of  substantial  buildings  tui  the  manu- 
facture of  fertilizers.  Onl\  the  very  best 
and  most  modern  machinery  has  been  pur- 
chased. The  result  of  this  last  venture  is 
tliat  Mr.  Harding  is  now  prepared  to  fur- 
nish the  farmer  or  gardener  with  a  high 
grade  vegetable  fertilizer  made  from  the  ["" 
very  best  material  and  warranted  a  first 
class  crop  producer  Anyone  contemplat- 
ing the  purchase  of  fertilizers  would  con 
suit  their  own  interest  bv  calling  at  the 
store,  J()5  Walii  -treet  and  be  satisfied  as 
to  the  merits  of  this  grade  of  goods.  Bone- 
meal,  grouiul  bone  and  chicken  feed  also 
prepared  at  the  alxne  factory  and  on  sale 
at  reasonable  prices. 


GEO.  L.  HARDING'S  FERTILIZER  WORKS. 


BROOME  COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 


"3 


The   Binghamton  "Republican," 


The  Republican  is  an  iJistltution  Uiat  has  grown  up  with 
the  oountry.  The  weekly  Kepuhlicaii  was  stai-ted  in  18:22,  up- 
on the  western  idea  llmt  every  cross-roads  ought  to  have  n  post 
office  and  newspaper,  and  Iry  t )  be  a  county  seat  Broome 
county,  like  Chemung,  is  ati  offshoot  of  Tioga  county.  Bing- 
hamton got  its  court  liouse,  which  was  a  little  frame  building 
in  the  woods,  in  1806.  Elmira  had  to  « ait  until  ISSti,  notwith- 
standing she  was  an  Indian  capital  when  Columbus  discovered 
America.  The  first  daily  published  from  the  Republican  office 
was  the  evening  Express  in  1848  In  that  year  William  Stuart 
purchased  the  Republican,  and  in  connection  with  his  brolher- 
in-law,  Edwin  T.  Evans,  started  the  daily  Iris,  which  was  after- 
wards called  the  daily  Republican.  Whether  the  name  of  the 
Express  was  changed  to  Iris,  or  whether  the  Express  had  gone 
to  that  newspaper  bourne,  etc.,  before  the  Iris  was  started,  is 
now  knov%n  only  by  those  old-time  editors  who  have  gone  over 
to  the  majority.  William  Stuart  was  a  native  of  Binghamton 
and  like  all  Binghamtonians  of  his  youthful  days — he  was  born 
in  his  youth — had  to  be  born  in  the  woods  or  postpone  the 
event  until  the  land  was  cleared.  As  soon  as  he  grew  up  he 
"went  west,  young  man,"  settled  on  the  prairie  at  a  place  called 
Chicago,  got  a  post-office  and  started  a  daily  paper  called  the 
American.  But  he  was  a  man  of  a  level  head  and  didn't  have 
much  faith  in  the  future  of  Chicago  So  he  came  back  to  Bing- 
hamton, wenti  nto  the  newspaper  business  and  prospered  by  the 
aid  of  the  post-office  which  he  found  time  to  run  for 
several  years  in  connection  with  his  printing  business.  In  1864 
Mr.  Stuart,  who  was  sole  proprietor,  leased  the  Republican  to 
Carl  Brothers  ct  Taylor  under  circumstances  that  were  some- 
what peculiar.  The  Carls  and  Taylor  who  were  printers  in  the 
office,  and  wanted  a  raise  of  salaries  and  regular  pay  days. 
War  times  were  hustling  prices  up,  and  it  took  a  precious  wad 
of  spot  cash  in  forty-cents-in-a-dollar  greenbacks  to  enable  an 
economical  family  to  flag  the  grocer  and  butcher  for  a  week 
When  the  printers  waited  upon  Mr.  Stuart  with  demands  that 
were  quite  uncommon  enough  now,  he  told  them  to  take  the 
d — d  thing  and  pay  themselves  if  they  could  pay  more  than  he 
could.  They  took  it  and  did  well  with  it.  They  made  it  a 
charter  member  of  the  State  Associated  Press,  increased  the 
value  of  the  plant  and  enabled  Mr.  Staurt  to  sell  to  good  advan- 
tage to  Mallette  &  Reid,  who  came  here  from  New  York  in  1867. 
The  Republican  prospered  in  a  conservative  way  under  Mallette 
&  Reid  until  1876,  when  Mr.  Mallette's  health  failed  and  he  was 
obliged  to  retire.  Then  the  Republican  had  its  ups  and  downs 
which  were  principally  downs,  until  1878,  when  it  was  downed 
by  mortgages  and  the  sheriff  in  consequence  of  financial  em- 
barrassments and  other  unpleasantnesses  principally  due  to  the 
fact  that  the  men  in  control  were  not  built  for  running  news- 
papers. 

Charles  M.  Dickinson  became  the  head  and  principal  stock- 
holder of  a  new  organization  that  took  a  bill   of  sale   from   the 


sheriff.  Mr.  Dickinson  is  a  ma  i  of  superior  executive  ability, 
which  soon  showed  itself  in  a  thorough  reorganization  of  the 
Republican.  Tlie  balance  sheet  which  had  been  so  slauted  that 
more  ran  out  than  came  in.  was  set  upon  a  new  angle,  so  that 
more  came  in  than  went  out.  .\ccordiiig  to  the  appearances  of 
things  the  balance  sheet  remains  very  much  upon  that  angle 
yet.  The  new  building  is  one  of  the  evidences,  a  fine  and  ex- 
pensive lithographic  plant  is  another,  ai;d  a  new  Bullock  per- 
fecting press  will  be  another.  The  general  growth  of  the  paper 
and  plant  to  accommodate  its  growing  business,  which  has  gone 
on  without  a  break  for  twelve  years,  is  evidence  of  skillful 
management  and  solid  good  work.  Mr.  Dickinson  is  sole  pro- 
prietor, and  has  been  for  several  years.  The  other  stockholders 
parted  company  with  him  on  the  issue  of  building  up  the  plant. 
They  wanted  dividends  and  he  wanted  growth.  He  bought 
them  out  at  par,  after  they  had  paid  ten  per  cent,  dividends  for 
several  years,  and  they  went  their  way  rejoicing.  He  has  man- 
aged the  business  to  suit  himself,  and  seems  to  be  satisfied 
with  the  practical  working  of  his  newspaper  ideas. 

The  sole  proprietor  is  editor-in-chief  and  chief  business  man- 
ager, and  runs  generalities  and  details  through  thorough  organ- 
ization. He  is  a  positive  man,  quick  to  make  conclusions  and 
firm  in  his  decisions.  A  suggestion, whether  fromhisown  mind 
or  the  mind  of  another,  is  handled  quickly  and  either  adopted 
or  shot  on  the  spot.  His  lawyer  education  to  think  enough  of 
his  own  opinions  to  fight  for  them  is  strong.  His  mind  is  a  rare 
make-up  of  strong  qualities  of  opposite  directions,  but  well  har- 
monized at  the  center.  His  first  live  was  literature,  for  which 
he  has  excellent  natural  ability  well  cultured.  His  second  turn 
was  to  the  to  the  law.  He  read  with  Daniel  S.  Dickinson  and 
was  admitted  to  practice  in  1865.  In  this  profession  he  was  suc- 
cessful, but  owing  to  failing  health  from  office  confinement  he 
was  obliged  to  quit  it.  His  attention  was  then  turned  to  farm 
life  to  grow  a  new  crop  of  health,  and  he  was  again  successful. 
His  home  on  South  Mountain,  a  paradise  of  magnificent  distan- 
ces and  a  well-appointed  farm  of  320  acres,  is  one  of  the  results 
of  his  laying  off  to  repair  his  health.  The  Muse  which  he  wooed 
in  his  youth,  or  rather  the  Muse  which  wooed  him,  insists  upon 
being  courted.  A  volume  of  150  pages,  published  a  few  years 
ago,  is  the  result  of  this  long  intimacy  which  the  man  of  many 
business  affairs  finds  it  difficult  to  abandon.  His  poems,  which 
were  passing  under  review  by  the  press  a  year  ago,  contains 
more  than  the  usual  number  of  gems  for  a  volume  of  its  size. 
The  famous  "The  Children,"  which  was  for  a  long  time  errone- 
ously credited  to  diaries  Dickens,  finds  its  home  here  as  the 
chaperon  of  the  younger  children  of  the  author's  fancy.  In 
prose  work  and  editorial  comments  and  arguments,  Mr.  Dick- 
inson is  vigorous  in  thought  and  positive  in  expression.  The 
lawyer  education  of  arguing  one  side  at  a  time  asserts  itself, 
though  he  always  aims  to  be  fair  and  candid,  and  above  all 
things  just. 


,iJ4 


BROOME  COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 


The  Seed  Trade. 


Binghamton,  like  other  centers  of  a  farming  country,  must 
necessarily  handle  more  or  less  seed,  and  in  this  line  it  far  sur- 
passes most  cities  of  its  size.  Farm  seeds  until  last  season  have 
been  largely  in  the  lead.  Ahout  one  year  ago  (1894)  the  seed 
establishment  of  J.  J.  Bell  was  moved  to  this  city  from  Flowers, 
N.  Y.,  and  being  the  only  one  in  the  city  handling  a  full  line  of 
everything  and  issuing  a  catalogue  for  the  general  trade,  we 
mention  it  first. 

J.  J.  Bell  started  his  mammoth  seed  business  while  a  boy 
attending  school.  As  with  many  other  farm  boys,  pennies  were 
hard  things  to  get,  and  he  would  gather  at  spare  minutes  flow- 
er seeds  and  when  sent  on  long  errands  would  sell  a  few  to  the 
people  living  along  the  road.  In  this  way  he  accumulated  suf- 
ficient to  insert  a  two-line  advertisement  in  the  Sunday  School 
Times,  paying  60  cents  for  the  same,  and  realizing  in  return 
several  dollars.  Elated  with  this  success  each  succeeding  sea- 
son he  used  still  more  advertising  space,  and  when  about  six- 
teen years  of  age  commenced  to  teach  school  during  ihe  win- 
ters. The  putting  up  of  seeds  to  fill  the.^e  orders  in  enrly  years 
was  done  after  the  close  of  the  day's  work,   whi^h    wns    usually 


J.  J.  BELL.  BINdHAMTON,  N.  Y. 

after  nine  o'clock  at  night,  and  the  work  was  carried  on  In  his 
bedroom  while  the  rest  of  the  family  were  asleep.  Each  suceed- 
ing  year  marked  a  growth  in  the  business  and  nearly  every 
year  it  has  more  tlian  doubled.  From  a  few  circulars  and  a 
small  newspaper  advertisement  at  first,  the  advertising  depart- 


ment this  season  has  printed  over  175,000,  catalogues  and 
placed  advertisements  in  several  hundred  of  the  leading  papers 
and  magazines  of  this  country,  Canada,  Australia  and  New  Zea- 
land. 

The  shipping  business  has  mostly  been  removed  from  Flow- 
ers, N.  Y.,  and  is  now  located  at  15  Ferry  St.,  Binghamton  oc- 
cupingthe  entire  block  The  seed  farms  are  still  retained  at 
Flowers. 

Everything  new  which  possesses  merit  and  every  old   Stan- 


f,-  '^  'If  if  v:   -f  -f"  "1 


ft_-.'- 


dard  variety  of  seed  will  be  found  in  his  catalogue,  mailed 
free  to  all  who  apply.  For  example  last  season  they  listed  over 
fifty  varieties  of  Sweet  Peas,  forty  varieties  of  Asters,  thirty 
varieties  of  Pansies  and  other  things  in  proportion.  In  vege- 
tables nothing  worthy  of  notice  is  omitted,  their  entire  list 
covering  about  1,400  varieties.  These  seeds  are  all  grown  with 
special  care  in  the  sections  where  they  develope  the  most  per- 
fectly, the  greatest  of  care  is  used  to  offer  only  the  best  and 
perhaps  the  whole  secret  of  success  is  explained  in  this  motto: 
"Highest  in  (Quality,  Lowest  in  Price." 

Mr.  Bell  went  to  work  at  first  believing  that  he  could  se- 
cure the  people's  patronage  if  he  sold  them  for  three  or  four 
cents  a  package  as  good  or  better  seeds  than  they  could  secure 
elsewhere   at  five  cents  a  package. 

Most  of  the  seed  in  his  catalogue  i;-  listed  from  two  to  five 
cents  a  package  and  are  guaraniet-d  to  be  at  least  equal  to  and 
in  most  cases  better  than  those  which  customers  pay  double 
the  amount  for  in  other  places.  An  invitation  is  extended  to  all 
to  look  at  the  stock  and  prices  before  buying  or  a  catalogue 
can  be  had  free  by  sending  your  address  on  a  postal  card  to 


J.    J.     BELL, 

BINGHAMTON,     N. 


r.KooMi-:  L"()l'^■'I•^■  illustrated. 


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The  W  hitney=Noyes  Seed  Company, 

Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


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If 


BINGHAMTON  is  the  center  of  a  very  extensive- 
trade  in  Timothy  and  Clover  seeds,  and  is  one  of 
the  leading  markets  of  the  country  for  both  do- 
mestic and  export  business.  This  fact  is  largely  due  to 
the  extensive  enterprise  ui  The  Whitney-Noyes  Seed 
Company.  This  company  was  incorporated  in  18S3  and 
besides  dealing  largely  in  field  seeds  at  wholesale,  con- 
ducts a  special  business  of  cleaning  Timothy  and  Clover 
into  uniform  grades  that  in  purity  are  unequaletl,  The 
complete  separation  of  weed  seeds  involves  processes  so 
difficult,  and  machinery  so  original  and  various,  that  the 
business  is  necessarily  a  special  and  exceptional  one. 

The  World's  Columbian  Exposition  gave  this  com- 
pany the  "highest  awards  for  Purity,  Vitality  and  Per- 
fection of  Grain,  for  both  Clover  and  Timothy  seeds," 
with  special  mention  in  the  Judge's  Report  as  follows  : 

"Although  The  Whitney-Noyes  Seed  Company  did 
not  exhibit  their  seed  cleaning  machinery,  and  of  course 
cannot  be  given  an  award  on  things  not  exhibited,  yet 
from  the  appearance  of  the  resulting  clean  seed  (really 
X.\\e:  finest  and  best  of  all  exhibited  aX.  the  Exposition)  I 
judge  that  they  have  made  -a.  marked  and  decided  advance 
in  Seed  Cleaning;  dnd  deserve  special    mention  thereof." 

The  company    handles    large  quantities  of  seeds   in 

car  load  lots,  receiving  them   direct   from    the    principal 


growing  sections  of  the  country,  and  distributing  them 
to  merchants  in  the  eastern  anil  middle  states  and  largely 
in  Europe.  Its  chief  specialty,  however,  is  the  produc- 
tion and  sale  of  pure  and  uniform  grades  of  seeds,  and 
its  brands  are  known  as  indicating  the  highest  possible 
excellence  in  Field  Grass  Seeds,  and  are  now  so  accept- 
ed by  dealers  and  consumers.  Until  the  institution  of 
this  company's  business  it  was  not  possible  to  procure 
in  any  market  Timothy  or  Clover  seeds  in  quantities  free 
from  weed  seeds,  because  until  then  such  seeds  were  on- 
ly procurable  by  hand  gathering. 

This  company  believes  that  its  products  areabsolute- 
1)-  unequalled  in  the  world  ;  that  "  the  best  goods  are  the 
cheapest,"  that  "there  is  room  at  the  top,"  and  its  aim 
is  to  command  increasingly  the  patronage  of  tiie  most 
intelligent  buyers  of  seeds. 

Binghamton  possesses  great  advantages  as  a  favor- 
able location  for  the  prosecution  of  an  enterprise  of 
this  character,  and  with  its  trunk  line  railways,  reaching 
out  into  every  part  of  the  great  west,  the  seeds  of  all 
producing  sections  may  naturally  be  shipped  here  and 
distributed  to  consumers  in  the  most  direct  and  favorable 
way. 


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BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


BARLOW,  ROGERS  &  CO  ,  Cigar  Hanufacturers. 


Tins  firm  is  one  of  the  most  widely  known  manufac- 
turers of  cigars  in  the  country,  and  stands  at  the 
head  of  the  many  concerns  of  like  kind  in  the  city.  The 
house  was  founded  in  iSS:;  and  from  the  very  start  ha.s 
been  a  leader,  both  in  (|ualily  of  L;oods  and  quantity  man- 
ufactured. Mr.  (j.  H.  iSarlow  is  now  the  sole  proprietor 
of  the  business,  the  junior  member  of  the  firm,  Mr.  R.  J. 
Rogers,  having  died  in  May.  1.S05.  The  tinn  name  is 
still  retained,  but  is  merely  nominal. 

Barlow,  Rogers  &  Co.  have  t'>.tablished  a  re|,utation 
for  excellence  that  is  recognized  far  and  near,  a  fact  that 
is  shown  by  the  history  of  several  popular  brands  of  their 


cigars.  Introduced  some  twelve  years  ago,  these  brands 
have  never  been  allowed  to  deteriorate  from  the  original 
standard,  but  on  the  contrary,  have  been  improved  in  all 
possible  ways,  with  a  result  that  at  the  present  time  near- 
ly the  full  capacity  of  the  lirm  is  kept  busy  in  the  manu- 
facture of  these  brands.  This  is  a  feature  of  the  trade 
that  can  be  etiiuiUed  by  few  firms.  This  firm's  goods  are 
so'd  in  nearly  every  city  ii;  llu-  union,  from  Portland,  Me. 
to  .San  I'rancisco,  and  lioin  C'liica};o  to  New  Orleans. 
Among  their  leading  brands  are  the  "Ked  Seal,"  "Fire 
Brigade,"  "Cow  Hoy,"  "Dispatch."  "Ked  Snapper,"  "Two 
Orphans"  and  ''CouiitrN   Parson." 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


117 


QAYLORD  &  EITAPENC,  Steam  and  Hot  Water  Heating, 

state  and  Henry  Streets,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


THE  well-known  firm  of  Gaj'lord  &  Eitapenc,  whose 
establishment  is  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  this  sec 
tion,  was  instituted  in  1SS9  by  its  present  proprietors. 
The  firm  occupies  a  large  building  at  the  corner  of  State 
and  Henry  streets,  equipped  with  the  latest  and  most 
improved  machinery  for  the  manufacture  of  everything 
pertaining  to  their  business.  Constant  employment  is 
given  to  about  thirty  mechanics.  This  firm  has  made  a 
study  of  all  systems  of  heating,  and  has  made  many  im- 
provements in  the  furnaces  and  boilers  used  for  hot  air, 
steam  or  hot  water  heating.     They  have  had  erected  the 

heating  plants  in  hun- 
dreds of  large  build- 
ings in  this  city  and 
neighboring  places, 
and  in  many  private 
residences.  Estima- 
tes are  promptly  fur- 
nished on  all  work  of 
this  kind.  This  firm 
also  carries  a  full  line 
of  plumbers'  supplies, 
and  are  dealers  in  all 
kinds  of  iron  piping, 
valves,  gauges,  engine 
^applies,  etc. 


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WW.  HEMINGWAY,  175  and  177  Washington  street,  is  the  proprietor  of  one  the  largest  plumbing,  steam 
and  gas  fitting  establishments  in  the  city.  The  business  was  founded  in  iSSo  b)' Mason,  Root  &  Co.,  who 
were  succeeded  by  1.  W.  Doubleday  &  Co.,  of  which  firm  Mr.  Hemingway  was  a  member,  and  in  1S89  he 
assumed  sole  control  of  the  business.  The  headquarters  of  the  business  are  embraced  in  a  double  store  and  basement 
4'5xi3o  feet  in  dimension'^,  which  is  handsomely  fitted  up  and  attractively  arr.anged  anil  contains  a  large  and  varied 
stock  of  goods,  embracing  parlor  heating  stoves,  furnaces,  ranges,  tinware  and  kitchen  furnishing  goods,  gas  fixtures, 
plumbers'  materials  and  supplies,  and  indeed  everything  in  these  various  lines  required  by  the  public.  ^  The  house  has 
the  agency  in  Binghamton  lor  the  Pease  Economy  Furnace,  which  is  undoubtedly  the  best  furnace  for  heating  and 
ventilating  dwellings,  >chools,  churches,  stores,  or  other  buildings.  Mr.  Hemingway  has  executed  the  plumbing, 
steam  and  gas  fitting  in  very  many  private  residences  and  public  buildings  in  this  city,  and  his  trade  in  stoves  and 
ranges  is  widely  recognized  as  being  a  most  important  one.  As  a  representative  progressive  house  this  one  is  a  feat- 
ture  of  the  trade  resources  of  Binghamton,  and  is  justly  entitled  to  the  prominence  it  has  achieved  in  the  exercise  of 
its  liberal  business  policy. 


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BROOME  COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 


F'^'^ 


HARRY  F.  LOWE,  H.  E  , 

Rooms  S7-S9  Wescott  bid'g, 

and  42  Ackerman  block, 
BINQHAriTON,  N.  Y. 
I'ake  t?k-ViU(M. 


HARRY  F.  LOWE,  mechanical  engineer  and  certified  teacher  of 
mechanical  drawing,  steam  engineering  and  short-hand,  having 
graduated  at  the  Wigan  Mining  and  Mechanical  College,  Wigan, 
Lancashire,  England.  Previous  to  his  arrival  in  New  York,  June  24, 
1893,  he  had  filled  the  position  of  Assistant  Mchanical  Engineer  four 
years  with  one  of  the  largest  engineering  companies  in  England,  (the 
Wigan  Coal  &  Iron  Co.,  limited,)  having  been  in  their  employ  for  over 
eight  years.  Air.  Lowe  is  now  permanently  located  in  Binghamton, 
and  is  principal  of  the  Parlor  City's  mechanical  school,  and  also  a  con- 
sulting engineer.  His  school  is  open  from  9  a.  m.  to  g.  p.  m.  Lessons 
given  on  ascertaining  the  horse  power  of  engines.  Why  work  for  twen- 
ty or  thirty  dollars  a  month  when  situations  open  up  daily  paying  from 
$75  to  $i-'o  per  month  to  men  having  the  theoretical  as  well  as  practical 
knowledge  of  their  trade  .'  He  has  every  facility  for  assisting  his 
students  in  obtaining  situations.  Terms  reasonable.  For  particulars 
address  him,  or  call  and  examine  some  of  his  students'  drawings; 
they  are  his  best  recommendations.  Lessons  given  by  mail  to  out- 
iil-tn\s'n  students.      His  numerous  friends  wish  him  every  success. 


TA.  CARMAN,  the  proprie- 
o  tor  of  the  above  shoe  shop, 
is  a  lifelong  resident  of  Bingham- 
ton, having  been  born  in  this  city 
May  .50th,  18.15.  He  learned  the 
boat  and  shoe  trade  in  early  life, 
and  first  established  a  business  for 
himself  in  1870,  at  23S  Court  street. 
From  here  he  moved  to  180  Court 
street,  and  finally  in  1893  to  his 
present  location  on  Chenango  street 
opposite  the  Opera  House. 


cakman's  snoe  snop,  cmhnanuo  si.,  binumamio.n,  n.  y. 


UKOUME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


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Binghamton's  Laundry  Business. 


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J.  W.   BROWN,   LAUNDRVV.AN,  BINOHAMION,  N.  V. 


T I  III  liistory  ot'  the  Laundry  business  of  this  city 
properly  begins  with  Mr.  J.  VV.  Brown,  who 
now  owns  and  operates  the  largest  laundry  in 
tiio  city.  At  various  times  in  past  years  from  ten  to 
fifteen  Chinese  laundries  have  been  located  here,  but 
they  received  but  little  patronage  and  at  present  only 
two  or  three  remain. 

The  Binghamton  Steam  Laundry  and  the  Otsen- 
ingo  Shiit  Factory,  of  which  Mr.  J.  \V.  Brown  is  the 
founder  and  proprietor,  together  form  the  chief  indus- 
try ot  the  kind  in  Binghamton.  It  is  also  one  of  the 
oldest  establishments,  the  laundry  department  having 
l)eeii  instituted  in  1S72,  and  the  shirt  factory  added  in 
1S74.  The  business  was  started  in  the  old  Henry  St. 
cliurch  building,  which  stood  where  the  Republican 
building  now  stands.  The  premises  now  occupied  are 
the  first  floor  and  basement  of  the  substantial  four- 
story  brick  building  erected  by  Mr.  Brown  in  18S7. 
The  ct|uipment  embraces  all  useful  modern  laundry 
machinery,  and  is  operated  by  a  25-horse  power  steam 
engine.  Employment  is  given  to  about  twenty  oper- 
atives. From  the  inception  of  the  business  the  aim 
has  been  to  do  only  first-class,  honest  work,  and  every 
detail  and  operation  of  the  business  has  always  been 
under  the  careful  supervision  of  the  proprietor  in 
person.  The  result  has  been  the  establishment  of  a 
trade  which  is  annually  increasing,  and  which  includes 
all  the  discriminating  members  of  this  community. 
Branch  agencies  have  been  established  in  nearly  all 
.■,111  rounding  towns. 


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THE   BATES  STEAM    LAUNDRY,   115  Comt  street,  was  opened  in  January,  1890,  and  has  since  built  up  a 
large  and  growing  trade.       The  proprietor,  Mr.  ().  ].  Bates,  has  had    an    experience  in  the  business   of   over 
twenty  years,  and  has  recently  added  to  his    establishment  all  the  modern  improved  machinery,  over  which 
he  exercises  personal  supervision,  with  the  result  that  only  perfect  work  is  turned  out.     This  laundry  makes  a  spec- 
iality of  shirts,   collars  and  cuffs,  and  have  established  a  high  reputation     in  this  line.      A  comparison  of   the    work 
with   done  here  that  of  many  others  will  result  in  making  any  investigator  a  permanent  patron  of  this  laundry. 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


Prominent  Citizens. 


Joseph  P.  Noyes. — In  the  year  1865  Mr.  Joseph  P.  Noyes 
came  to  Binghamton,  bringing  with  him  a  new  industry.  This 
may  fairly  be  said  to  have  been  the  beginning  of  that  class  of 
industries  in  Binghamton  which  require  the  use  of  the  more 
delicate  and  finer  class  of  machinery. 

Born  in  West  Newbury,  Ma?s.,  of  Puritan  stock,  in  direct 
descent  from  the  party  of  settlers  who  first  settled  that  town 
in  1630,  he  inherited  the  traits  that  were  prominent  in  that  an- 
cestry. The  manufacture  of  combs  was  first  begun  in  America, 
so  far  as  we  have  any  record,  by  the  great-grandfather  of  Mr. 
Noyes,  and  the  trade  has  been  followed  thus  far  in  each  genera- 
tion since. 

While  the  present  Mr.  Noyes  was  still  a  child  however,  his 
father  removed  to  Newark,  N.  J.,  and  after  his  father's  death  he 
came  to  Binghamton.  In  company  with  his  older  brother,  Mr 
E.  M.  Noyes,  he  purchased  mill  property  here,  and  in  addition 
to  bis  manufacturing  business,  has  made  prominent  improve- 
ments along  the  Chenango  river  front. 

While  prominent  in  church  and  charitable  organizations, 
he  has  never  sought  public  office,  but  was  for  four  years  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Education.  His  natural  tastes  tend  very 
strongly  toward  the  production  of  fine  machinery,  and  a  visit  to 
his  shops  is  regarded  as  a  treat  by  those  who  obtain  the  privi- 
lege. In  financial  matters  he  is  very  conservative,  holding  to  a 
high  standard  of  honorable  dealing;  while  conservativeness 
with  him  does  not  mean  want  of  liberality  in  helping  on  all  good 
causes 

Ho.v.  Abel  Bennett,  the  Hist  mayor  of  the  city  of  Bingham- 
ton, was  born  November  I6th,  1818,  at  Benneltsville,  Chenango 
county,  N.  Y.  Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  he  received  only 
a  common  school  education  when  a  young  man,  he  showed  him- 
self to  be  a  shrewd  financier.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Adelaide 
Johnson  in  1847,  she  being  the  eldest  daughter  of  his  friend  and 
partner,  James  W.  Johnson.  Mrs.  Bennett  died  Dec.  13,  1854, 
leaving  one  child,  Helen,  wife  of  Hon.  S.  C.  Millard.  Mr.  Ben- 
nett married  a  second  time  his  wife  being  Miss  Eugenia  Griffith 
Lathrop,  daughter  of  William  Lathrop.  of  Albany.  To  this  mar- 
riage were  born  two  sons,  Charles  and  Fred.  Mr.  Bennett,  be- 
sides giving  a  large  amount  of  his  property  to  the  various  be- 
nevolences of  the  city  of  which  he  was  justly  proud,  erected  a 
large  block  on  Washington  street  and  Hotel  Bennett  adjoining 
it.  He  was  also  the  first  president  of  the  First  National  Bank 
of  Minghamton  Mrs.  Bennett  died  Dec.  24,  18S6,  and  after  the 
death  of  his  beloved  wife,  Mr.  Bennett's  health  gradually  failed 
until  his  death  June  lllh,  1889,  which  occurred  at  Glen  Haven, 
a  resort  for  invalids.  His  grave  is  in  beautiful  Spring  Forest 
Cemetery,  in  this  city. 

B.  U.  Pike,  of  5  Goethe  street,  whose  handsome  .residence 
is  shown  on  page  107,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Sanford,  Broome 
county,  N.  Y,  June  21,  1858.  He  was  educated  in  district  school 
and  at  the  Windsor  academy.  After  teaching  several  terms  of 
school  in  various  towns  of  the  county,  he  embarked  in  the  drug 


business  at  Windsor,  forming  a  partnership  with  the  late  coro- 
ner, A.  B.  Stillson.  After  some  years  of  success  as  a  druggist, 
he  sold  his  interest  in  that  business  and  opened  a  crockery,  tin 
and  glass  store,  which  was  burned,  he  losing  nearly  everlhing 
he  had.  Not  discouraged  by  the  seeming  unkindness  of  provi- 
dence, he  rebuilt,  and  afier  a  few  years  spent  in  various  enter- 
prises, he  engaged  in  the  stone  business.  In  1889  he  came  to 
Binghamton,  since  which  time  he  has  conducted  a  very  success- 
ful flag,  curb  and  general  bluestone  business.  He  is  a  thorough 
believer  and  active  worker  in  the  cause  of  prohibition,  and  is 
now  the  chairman  of  the  Prohibition  county  committee,  having 
been  unanimously  elected  to  that  position  at  the  county  con- 
vention of  1895. 

M.\.ior-Gen.  John  C.  Kobinson  was  born  in  this  city  in  1817, 
where  he  has  since  lived,  being  one  of  the  most  influential  and 
prominent  citizens.  Gen.  Robinson  served  his  country  with 
honor  and  distinction  through  the  late  war,  and  lost  a  leg  at 
the  post  of  duty.  In  1872  he  was  elected  by  the  Republicans  as 
Lieutenant  Governor  of  the  state.  Two  years  previous  to  this 
he  had  been  elected  as  commander-in-chief  ot  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic  of  this  state. 

Col.  Walton  Dwight,  formerly  one  of  Binghamton's  dear- 
est and  most  enterprising  citizens,  and  a  gallant  soldier  in  the 
iBte  war,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Windsor,  Dec.  20th,  1837.  It 
is  said  of  him  that  he  looked  upon  every  man  as  a  brother,  and 
found  his  most  intimate  friends  among  the  poor.  He  first  em- 
barked in  the  lumber  business  in  western  Pennsylvania,  but 
left  that  to  enter  the  army  After  being  refused  permission  to 
raise  a  regiment,  he  went  to  work  on  his  own  account  and  did 
it.  He  was  wounded  at  Gettysburg.  In  1868  he  came  to  Bing- 
hamton and  purchased  the  "Orchard,"  the  late  home  of  Daniel 
S.  Dickinson,  now  popularly  known  as  Dwightville,  with  the  fa- 
mous Dwiglit  block  and  about  fifty  cottages,  which  now  stand 
as  a  monument  to  him.  The  Dwight  home  at  that  time  was  the 
finest  appointed  residence  between  New  York  and  Buffalo.  In 
1871  Col.  Dwight  was  elected  mayor  of  the  city  by  au  almost 
unamimous  vote.  His  death  occurred  in  1878,  when  rich  and 
poor,  white  and  black  bowed  down  in  sorrow  at  the  end  of  a 
kind  and  honorable  friend. 

Horace  H.  CRARY,one  of  Binghamton's  wealthiest  and  best 
known  citizens,  was  born  in  1824  at  Liberty,  N.  Y.,  where  he  re 
mained  until  about  twenty  years  of  age.  He  spent  many  win- 
ters in  New  York  city,  where  he  rented  the  privilege  of  running 
a  small  stand  at  six  cents  per  day.  From  this  Mr.  Crary  carried 
on  other  speculations  and  finally  went  into  the  tanning  business 
at  Hancock,  N.  Y.  This  enterprise  he  extended  and  increased, 
adding  large  interests  in  western  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  Crary  was 
one  of  the  busiest  men  in  the  country  until  1876,  when  caused 
by  overwork  his  eyesight  failed  and  he  was  obliged  to  take  a 
rest.  In  1892  he  was  directly  interested  in  nine  tanning  and 
milling  firms.  Mr.  Crary  owes  his  success  to  his  keen  insight, 
superior  qualifications  and  close  application,  having  realized 
that  people  will  pay  more  for  a  good  article. 

El.meu  S.  Brigham, deceased,  was  born  in  Northboro',  Mass., 
May  27th,  1809,  and  moved  to  Binghamton  in  1830.  He  was  very 
successful  in  business,  and  was  court  crier  for  about  forty  years. 


MROOME   COllN'r\-    ILLl'STRATED 


RESIDENCE  OF  A.  W.  CLINTON.  42  FRONT  STREET.  BINQtIAMTON.  N.  Y. 


BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


missing  but  two  days  at  court  during  the  time.  He  was  loved 
and  honored  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  passed  away  peacefully 
in  1894. 

Rev.  Horatio  R.  Clark,  D.  D  ,  at  one  time  Presiding  Elder 
of  the  Wyoming  Conference,  was  born  in  Candor,  N.  Y,  Aug. 
23rd,  1813.  He  received  his  education  at  Newark  and  Oswego, 
and  Cazenovia  seminary.  He  made  himself  quite  well  known 
by  his  electrical  researches  and  was  also  pastor  of  many  of  the 
best  churches  in  this  vicinity. 


DR.  OLIVER  T.  BUNDY,   DEPOSIT,  N.  Y. 

Hon.  Daniel  S.  Dick  iNsciN.  -  Probably  no  one  ever  lived  who 
was  as  much  respected  and  loved  by  every  good  citizen  of 
Broome  county  as  the  subjei't  of  this  sketch.  Mr  Dickinson 
was  born  in  Goshen,  Conn.,  Sept  11,1800,  and  moved  with  his 
parents  to  Guilford,  Chenango  county,  in  1806,  spending  most 
of  his  time  on  his  father'?  farm  yet  embracing  every  opportu 
nity  to  receive  an  education.  Most  of  the  time  from  the  20-25th 
year  of  his  life  he  spent  in  teaching  school  and  entered  the  law 
firm  of  Clark  &  Clapp  at  Norwich  in  lsi.",5.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1828,  and  commenced  his  legal  practice  at  Guilford, 
where  he  held  his  lirst  public  ollice,  that  of  postmaster. 

From  this  time  on  he  gradually  received  all  the  honors  that 


the  state  and  nation  could  give  him,  until  he  was  mentioned 
for  president  in  1812,  but  declined  to  accept  owing  to  his  deep 
sense  of  honor  and  love  for  his  friend,  Gen.  Cass,  whom  he  had 
promised  to  support  in  the  canvass.  He  moved  to  Binghamton 
in  1831,  and  always  lived  and  worked  for  the  best  interest  of  the 
city,  but  his  last  sickness  overtook  him  while  engaged  as  United 
States  District  Attorney  in  New  York  City.  His  burial  was  in 
Spring  Forest  cemetery,  and  an  obelisk  of  granite  marks  his 
last  resting  place. 

Oliver  T.  Bundy,  M.  D.,  a  prominent  phy- 
sician and  citizen  of  Deposit,  was  born  in  Wind- 
sor, March  3,  1837,  and  was  the  son  of  Dr.  0.  T 
Bundy,  Sr„  at  that  time  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent physicians  of  the  county.  Dr.  Bundy  was 
fitted  for  his  profession  at  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Medicine,  and  studied  with  his  father 
He  served  with  honor  through  the  late  war  as 
surgeon  of  the  144th  N.  Y.  Volunteers.  In  later 
yeai's  he  has  successfully  followed  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Deposit,  and  has  taken  a 
lively  interest  in  all  public  aflfairs.  He  is  prom- 
inent in  G.  A.  R.  work,  and  his  labor  in  obtain- 
jng  the  handsome  soldiers'  monument  for  De- 
posit has  been  mentioned.  He  has  served  as 
Coroner  for  Delaware  county  for  several  terms 
and  has  been  considered  as  a  prominent  candi- 
date for  Member  of  Assembly. 

Aloxzo  Mulford,  a  leading  member  of  the 
bar  of  Deposit,  was  born  in  Prattsville,  N.  Y. 
October  31,  1853,  and  has  been  a  resident  of 
Broome  Cc^nly  since  he  was  seven  years  of  age. 
In  early  life  he  followed  the  occupation  of  a 
school  teacher,  and  afterwards  having  studied 
law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  May  9,  1870.  He 
at  once  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
the  village  of  Deposit,  and  by  hard  work  has 
received  merited  success. 

.IciiiN  M.  Ki;i!i!.one  of  the  leading  citizens 
(if  in  pdHl.  Mas  hcirii  ill  New  York  cily,  May  4, 
1S24,  Lefi  all  orplian  ill  his  youth  lii.- life  has 
bfHi  one  of  vicifsilude  and  s-terii  reality.  He 
began  \i(f  on  a  farm,  afterwards  learning  the 
blacksmith's  trade,  and  liiially  enieriiig  the  employ  of  the  Erie 
railroad  which  he  served  as  a  conductor  for  many  years.  In 
1882  he  retired  from  active  life,  and  coming  to  Deposit  built 
himself  a  handsome  home  He  takes  an  active  interest  in  all  the 
afifairs  of  the  village,  and  holds  the  respect  of  the  entire  com- 
munity. 

Hon.Wm.  ly.  FoKii.of  Keposlr.was  born  In  Middleville,  Herki- 
mer County,  N.  V.,  March  12.  1820  Removed  to  Binghamton  in 
1841  and  clerked  it  for  his  brother,  Hon.  K  A.  Ford  until  1846, 
when  he  went  to  Deposit,  N.  Y.  and  entered  the  mercantile 
business.  He  was  elected  of  Member  Assembly  in  1852,and  again 
In  1872  to  iill  a  vacancy  cause  by  the  death  of  Hon.  Wm.  M.  Ely, 


BROOME   COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 


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also  in  1873.     He  has  also  served  as  supervisor  of  the  town.    He 
has  DOW  retired  from  active  business. 

Walter  Vait.,  of  Deposit,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Vernon, 
Sussex  county,  N.  J.,  in  the  year  1843.  He  received  his  educa- 
tion in  school  houses  with  slab  seats  out  in  the  country.  When 
old  enough  he  worked  on  a  farm  until  about  twenty  years  of 
age.  In  186.5  he  began  the  learning  of  the  watchmaking  and 
jeweler's  trade,  serving  an  apprenticesliip  of  about  live  years 
He  embarked  in  business  for  himself  at  Cochecton,  Sullivan 
county,  N.  Y.,  and  in  the  spring  of  1874  removed  to  Westtown, 
Orange  county.  In  1875  he  came  to  Deposit,  at  which  place  he 
still  carries  on  his  trade  at  123  Front  street. 

Gallatia  C.  Valextixe  of  Deposit,  was  born  in  .Meredith, 
Delaware  county,  in  1819,  and  with  his  parents  removed  to  San- 
ford  in  1851.  In  1874  he  was  married  to  F.  Ellen  Lovelace  of 
Deposit  and  to  this  union  five  children  were  born,  Raymond  G. 
Ina  L.,  Roland  D.,  Shirley  A., and  Maurice  G  G.,  Mr.  Valentine's 
parents,  Matthias  G.  G.,  and  Mary  A.  (Landen)  Valentine,  are 
still  living  ;t  he  former  was  born  in  New  Burnswick  in  1823,  was 
married  in  Meredith  in  1818  ;  his  wife  was  born  in  Delhi,  in  1828, 

James  M.  Fletcher,  a  prominent  farmer  and  dairyman  of 
the  town  of  Sanford.  was  born  June  6,  1836,  in  Preston,  Pa.,  and 
came  to  Sanford  in  1873.  He  has  been  prominent  in  the  affairs 
of  the  town,  having  been  Assessor  and  Commissioner  of  High- 
ways at  various  times.  As  a  progressive  dairyman  he  is  in- 
terested in  all  matters  pertaining  to  that  industry.  He  was 
married  in  1862  to  Laura  Wheeler,  and  they  are  the  parents  of 
seven  children. 

Ho.N.  Giles  W.  Hotchkiss,  one  of  the  most  prominent  fig- 
ures in  the  history  of  this  county,  and  one  of  the  men  who  help- 
ed mould  its  history,  was  born  in  Windsor  October  21,  1815  In 
simplicity,  directness  of  methods,  quick  and  broad  grasp  of  sit- 
uations, accurate  sense  of  right,  pleading,  interpretation  and 
making  of  law,  he  had  few  equals  The  Windsor  and  Oxford 
Academies  only  set  ablaze  the  natural  fuel  in  him,  which  hy 
hard  study  at  all  spare  moments  developed  into  a  rich  store- 
house of  knowledge.  He  studied  law  at  first  with  F.  G  Wheel- 
er of  Windsor,  and  afterwards  with  Hon.  B.  N.  Loomis.  After 
being  admitted  to  the  bar  he  became  popular  very  rapidly,  and 
for  nearly  forty  years  was  one  of  its  ablest  members.  Early  in 
his  profession  he  took  as  a  law  partner  Lewis  Seymour,  Esq., 
and  soon  after  Hon.  Ranson  Balcom.  This  was  finally  broken 
up  by  Mr.  Balcom  being  elected  to  the  bench  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  and  by  the  death  of  Mr.  Seymour.  He  then  formed  a 
partnership  with  Hon.  S.  C.  Millard,  which  was  terminated  by 
the  death  of  Mr.  Hotchkiss  in  1878.  As  a  politician  he  may  be 
called  one  of  the  fathers  of  the  Republican  party,  and  was  one 
of  the  delegates  to  the  convention  which  nominated  Lincoln. 
As  a  law  maker  he  represented  this  district  from  1862  to  1872  in 
Congress,  where  he  was  a  recognized  leader  and  a  warm  friend 
of  the  late  Senator  Conklin,  being  employed  as  an  attorney  for 
him  in  the  celebrated  Frye  investigation.  At  the  close  of  his 
term  in  Congress,  he  returned  to  his  law  practice,  refusing  nu- 
merous honors,  such  as  the  U.  S.  District  Attorneyship  for  the 
southern  district  of  Ndw  York,  [^United  States  Judge  for  the 
northern  district  of  New  York,  and  the   Circuit  Judgeship  for 


southern  district. 

Gen.  Joshua  Whitney,  the  efficient  agent  of  William  Bing- 
ham, was  born  in  Columbia  county,  N.  Y.,  in  1773.  Gen.  Whit- 
ney went  to  Philadelphia  in  1791  with  a  drove  of  cattle,  where 
he  met  William  Bingham.  After  becoming  agent  for  the  lat- 
ter he  used  his  influence  to  divert  the  attention  of  people  from 
settling  at  Chenango  Point,  and  succeeded  in  convincing  them 
that  the  town  would  be  built  at  the  confluence  of  the  two  riv- 
ers. Gen.  Whitney  was  agent  for  Mr.  Bingham  for  forty  years, 
and  discharged  his  duties  with  the  utmost  fidelity  and  precision. 
He  was  a  faithful  Episcopalian,  and  Christ  church  owes  much 
to  him.  He  lived  until  1845,  having  seen  his  little  hamlet  grow 
to  a  large  and  thriving  town 

Nat  KiNYON,of  tne  town  of  Barker,  was  born  in  The  Sapbush 
three  miles  north  of  Chenango  Forks.  Sept.  27,  1844.  His  pa- 
rents were  Nathaniel  and  Hannah  (Smith)  Kinyon.  He  was 
married  Jan.  7,  1864,  to  Electa  Taft,  daughter  of  Amos  and 
Louisa  Taft.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kinyon  have  been  blessed  with 
three  children,  Edmund  Amos.  Lillian  J.  and  Willian  W.,  of 
whom  only  the  youngest  is  living.  William  W.  was  married  to 
Geneveive  Rummer,  Feb.  22,  1895. 

HoMEU  A.  HiiRLBERT,  of  Barker,  was  born  in  that  town  July 
19,  1846,  the  son  of  Charles  and  Phidelia  (Kinyon)  Hurlbert. 
He  was  married  Jan.  5,  1870,  to  Lucy  Jackson,  daughter  of  Eber 
and  Eliza  Jackson.  Six  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs. Hurlbert,  Alice  Frank,  Lydia,  Leroy,  Howard  and  Perry, 
of  whom  the  three  youngest  are  living. 

Edwin  J.  Jo.nes,  of  Binghamton,  was  born  at  Chenango 
Forks,  June  3rd,  1855.  His  parents  were  John  K.  and  Calista 
Jones,  and  in  1876  he  was  married  to  Marian  S.  Hall,  daughter 
of  Elijah  and  Caroline  Hall.  To  this  union  two  children  were 
born,  Ilobart  E.,  and  Leon  A.  aged  seventeen  and  thirteen  years 
respectively.  Mr.  Jones  was  formerly  a  resident  of  the  town  of 
Windsor,  coming  to  Binghamton  in  1885,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
police  force  of  the  city. 

Maurk!e  A.  Tompkins  was  born  in  the  town  of  Windsor,, 
in  1857,  where  he  still  resides  and  carries  on  business.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  common  schools  at  East  Windsor 
and  Ouaquaga  and  at  Windsor  academy.  In  early  life  he  learn- 
ed the  jewelry  business  which  he  has  carried  on  successfully  for 
the  past  fifteen  years.  On  the  death  of  his  father  in  1886.  he 
assumed  the  boot  and  shoe  store  owned  by  him,  and  has  con- 
ducted the  same  in  connection  with  his  jewelry  business  up  to 
the  present  time.  In  1890  he  was  elected  town  clerk,  and  has 
held  that  office  up  to  the  present  time  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
people  of  the  town  and  all  who  have  business  with  the  oflice. 

Ci..w!K  \V.  Greene,  M.  D  ,  of  Binghamton,  was  born  in  Wil- 
let,  Cortland  county,  Oct.  30,  1848,  the  son  of  Gilbert  and  There- 
sa Greene,  who  trace  their  ancrstry  back  to  the  illustrous  Gen. 
Nathaniel  Greene.  Dr.  Greene  graduated  from  the  Albany 
Normal  School  in  1870,  and  began  the  study  of  medicine  with 
his  uncle.  Dr.  Gilbert  Newcomb,  of  New  York  city.  He  gradua- 
ted at  Bellevue  INIedical  College  in  1873,  and  began  the  practice 
at  Chenango  Forks,  moving  to  Binghamton  in  1894.  He  is  very 
popular  and  successful  in  his  profession,  and  held  many  posi- 
tions of  honor  and  trust. 


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BROOME  COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 


Thomas  Blunden,  was  born  in  Toronto,  Ont..  eighty  years 
ago.  His  father  was  Cyrus  Blunden,  a  prominent  English  phy- 
sican,  who  was  tha  father  of  twenty-two  children.  The  subject 
of  this  sketch  served  eight  years  in  the  British  army.  He  now 
resides  at  Willow  Point,  and  is  the  father  of  two  sons,  Charles 
and  Edward,  both  of  Cortland  county. 

8. L.  NoosBicKLE,  now  in  business  at  Willow  Point,  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Barker  in  1856,  and  is  the  son  of  Geo.  Noos- 
bickle,  of  Warren,  Pa.,  a  large  farm  owner.  He  has  a  sister, 
Mrs.  William  H.  Brown,  residing  at  Vestal  Centre. 

Benjamin  and  Riason  Willis,  of  Willow  Point,  have  lived 
on  one  of  the  largest  farms  in  this  county  since  1812,  and  their 
grandmother  owned  the  farm  in  1796.  They  were  both  born  and 
raised  at  that  place.  Benjamin  is  83  years  old,  and  enjoys  the 
distinction  of  being  one  of  the  oldest  inhabitants  of  Broome 
county.     Riason  was  born  Nov.  19,  1820. 

Howard  Birdsall  has  been  a  resident  of  Broome  county 
for  fifty-one  years.  In  1883  he  was  married  to  Miss  Laura  M. 
Babcock.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Birdsall  can  trace  their  ancestry  back 
as  far  as  1610,  and  in  their  home  at  Willow  Point  they  have  the 
portraits  of  their  grandparents,  who  were  descendants  of  a 
Huguenot  family  who  settled  in  Queens  county  in  1640. 

Miss  Sabra  P.  Willls  is  an  old  resident  of  Vestal,  having 
been  born  in  that  town  in  1816.  She  is  a  cousin  of  Benjamin 
and  Riason  Willis,  and  her  father  was  a  prominent  farmer  and 
land  owner.  The  name  of  Willis  is  popular  throughout  all  the 
county. 

J.  J.  Barton  has  been  a  resident  of  Willow  Point  for  eigh- 
teen years,  and  is  the  father  of  Dr.  A.  A.  Barton,  of  Plains,  Pa., 
and  Dr.  S.  T.  Barton,  of  Wyoming  Pa.  Previous  to  coming  here 
Mr.  Barton  owned  a  large  farm  at  .\palachan.  He  also  has  a 
son  in  Binghamtnn,  F.  L.  Barton,  who  owns  a  creamery  on  Sem- 
inary avenue.  His  wife  was  Miss  Katherine  Lane,  and  they 
celebrated  their  fiftieth  anniversary  last  September. 

Frank  D.  Siieud,  of  Willow  Point,  was  born  in  Peasetown. 
moving  to  Xorth  Fenton  when  six  years  old,  and  from  thence 
at  the  age  of  thirteen  to  Binghamton,  wh-ire  he  is  well  known, 
having  lived  there  eighteen  years.  Ilij  father  was  the  archi- 
tect of  the  Elmira  Reformatory  building,  where  he  was  severely 
injured  by  the  fall  of  a  crowbar.  His  uncle,  Charles  Rookwpll, 
a  brother  of  the  famous  horse-trainer,  is  the  proprietor  nf  the 
American  Hotel  at  Oneonta. 

Fred  Si'RiNciEU  has  been  a  rasidfiit  ot  Willow  Point  for 
two  years.  He  was  born  in  this  county,  and  married  Miss  Het- 
tie  .J.  Wescott,  of  Binghamton,  to  which  place  she  had  come 
from  her  old  home  in  Chenango  county.  Mrs.  Springer's  uncle, 
II.  Wescott,  is  a  well-known  property  owner  of  Biiij;hiunton 
The  Wescott  children  and  grnndchildreii  meet  at  Mr.  Springer's 
on  the  3rd  of  eacli  October,  for  a  family  reunion. 

Mrs.  Laura  .\.  Headv,  of  59  Pennsylvania  avenue,  Bing- 
hamton, is  lifty  years  old.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Woodbridge 
G.  Barker,  a  prominent  fanner  and  land  owner  of  Chenango 
county.  .Mrs.  William  11.  M.ikejjeace,  whose  husband  is  a  prom- 
inent druggist  of  Norwicli,  Is  her  sister,  and  she  has  a  brother, 
Sylvanus,  who  i.s  a  mechanic  at  Norwic^h,  and  also    a  brother  in 


New  York  city.  She  has  three  daughters,  Mrs.  Charles  Church 
of  Passaic,  N.  . I.,  and  Misses  Wealthy  and  Gertrude,  who  live 
with  their  mother. 

C.  H.  Conklin,  77  Pennsylvania  avenue,  Binghamton,  was 
bom  in  Jonesville,  Saratoga  county,  in  1835.  He  married  Miss 
Jane  Dexter,  daughter  of  Jester  Dexter,  a  well-known  resident 
of  Utica.  Mr.  Conklin  is  a  veteran  of  the  late  war,  and  h»s  liv- 
ed in  Binghamton  since  1859.  His  father  was  known  all  over 
Saratoga  county  as  "Uncle  Joe."  Mrs.  Conklin  has  won  consid- 
siderable  fame  as  an  authoress. 

A.  J.  LiLLKv,  of  RossviUe,  was  born  in  Dansville,  Pa.,  forty- 
live  years  ago,  and  married  Mary  J.  Simons,  daughter  of  Greorge 
Simons.  He  is  a  brother  of  I.  C.  Lilley,  the  well-known  musi- 
cian of  Rockton.  Dr.  Chittenden,  of  this  city,  who  well-known 
throughout  the  county,  is  an  uncle  of  Mr.  Lilley.  He  has  a  son 
Oscar,  fourteen  years  of  age,  who  tips  the  scales  at  232  pounds. 
\  second  son,  Roy  C,  is  one  year  old. 

E.  A.  BouQHTON,  74  Pennsylvania  avenue,  Binghamton,  is  an 
old  soldier,  and  has  resided  in  this  city  since  the  close  of  the 
war.  He  was  married  twenty-eight  years  ago  to  Jane  Snow,  a 
daughter  of  William  H.  Snow,  also  a  veteran  of  the  war.  His 
first  wife  died  in  April,  1891,  and  he  married  Miss  Sarah  Head, 
on  Nov.  14th,  1891,  who  was  the  daughter  of  John  M.  Head,  of 
Owego.  Mr.  Boughton  has  invented  a  device  for  sweating  to- 
bacco, which  has  proved  a  great  success.  He  is  a  carpenter  by 
trade,  and  has  been  in  the  employ  of  one  man  for  twenty-six 
and  is  a  very  popular  citizen.  He  is  the  father  of  nine  children, 
three  of  whom  are  mirried  and  live  in  Binghamton. 

A.  J.  Ferry,  of  Hotchkiss  street,  was  born  in  Friendsville, 
Pa ,  in  1812,  and  coming  to  this  city  at  the  age  of  thirty-two  has 
won  many  friends  and  made  himself  well-known  during  his  res- 
idence here.  Charles  P.  Ferry  is  a  promising  and  well-to-do  son 
who  lives  in  .Montreal,  Canada.  Three  other  sons  reside  in  this 
city. 

C.  E  BoiioHTON,  90'.2  Liberty  street,  Binghamton,  has  been 
eight  years  a  resident  of  the  city.  His  wife  was  Mame  E.  Nor- 
ris,  daughter  of  W.  F.  Norris,  an  old  soldier  and  well-known 
carpenter  of  this  city.  Mr.  Boughton's  father,  C.  D.  Boughton, 
is  a  prominent  citizen  of  Hornellsville.  He  is  the  father  of  two 
boys,  Pliny,  aged  live,  and  Floyd,  aged  three. 

S.  F.  Tu.iKiTi",  141  Peniisy I Vrtiiia  avenue,  was  born  in  this 
city  twenty-one  years  ago.  His  father,  Joseph  B.  Talbott,  has 
been  for  many  years  in  business  on  Water  street.  Alderman 
J  L.  Talbott,  of  the  5th  ward,  is  an  uncle  of  Mr.  Talbott,  and 
J.  A.  Brown,  the  well-known  fruit  dealer,  is  a  brother-in-law. 
Mr.  Talbott  marrir-d  Miss  Leona  Norris, daughter  of  W.  F.  Nor- 
ris, of  Binghamton. 

Leroy  .\.  SiiERMVN,  14(!  Pennsylvania  avenue,  Binghamton, 
was  born  at  Nineveh,  in  I81S.  He  spent  twenty  years  in  the 
state  of  Pennsylvania  and  has  resided  in  this  city  six  years.  In 
1863  he  was  married  to  Miss  Delia  Vincent,  daugnter  of  David 
Vincent,  at  that  time  a  prominent  farmer  of  this  county.  Mr. 
Sherman  is  now  the  night  watchman  at  the  Sturtevant-Larra- 
bee  carriage  factory.     He  is  well  known  throughout   the  coun- 


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ty,  especially  among  his  old  army  comrades,  having  been  a 
membar  of  Co.  A.  ■25^h  New  Vork  Cavalry. 

Almira  Pettis,  of  1.53  Pennsylvania  avenue,  was  born  in 
Schoharie,  Albany  county,  in  182J.  Shj  has  lived  in  this  city 
twenty-Bve  years,  and  is  well-known  all  over  the  county  in 
which  she  has  spent  sixty  years  of  her  life.  Her  husband,  Steph- 
en V.  Pettis,  who  died  in  1894,  was  a  lumberman  well-known 
in  this  city  and  county,  where  he  had  lived  for  nearly  sixty 
Mrs.  Pettis  is  the  mother  of  thirteen  children,  only  two  of  whom 
are  living  in  this  city. 

Mrs.  Eliz.\  D.  FARyH.iM,  23  Rush  avenue,  Binghamton,  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania  in  18-57,  and  is  the  daughter  of  Eben 
Wood,  a  well-known  farmer.  She  became  the  wife  of  Mr.  Farn- 
ham  in  1883.  They  have  three  children,  two  girls  and  a  boy. 
Her  grandmother,  Tryphenia  Wood,  widow  of  Collins  Wood  of 
Silver  Lake,  is  92  years  of  age  and  enjoys  good  health. 

Mrs.  Robert  Smith,  148  Vestal  avenue,  Binghamton,  has 
resided  in  this  city  forty-six  years.  Her  father,  William  Flynn, 
was  a  farmer  and  stonemason  residing  in  this  city  from  1830 
until  his  death  in  1882.  Mr.  Robert  Smith  is  an  employee  at 
Weed's  tannery,  vphere  he  has  worked  since  his  arrival  from 
England  in  1870.  They  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  the 
eldest,  Joseph,  being  nineteen  years  of  age  and   an  upholsterer 

T.  J.  Sf.\rrow,  140  Vestal  avenue.  Binghamton,  has  been  a 
resident  of  the  city  for  five  years,  and  is  employed  by  the  city. 
He  is  well-known  in  the  county,  having  lived  in  Lisle  for  thirty- 
six  years.  He  was  born  at  Whitney's  Point  in  1835,  and  moving 
to  Lisle,  married  M-iry  E.  Eichenberg,  whose  father  was  a  lum- 
ber dealer  in  Orange  county.  Their  daughter  married  a  Mr. 
Cady  of  Lisle. 

L.  A.  Weeks,  87  Park  avenue,  Binghamton,  came  to  this 
five  years  ago,  from  Chenango  county,  where  his  father  and  the 
father  of  Mrs.  Weeks,  P.  E.  Whitney,  still  reside.  Mr.  Weeks 
is  a  carpenter,  and  is  the  father  of  two  bright  boys,  Fred  and 
Alfred, 

E.  K.  Pettis,  20  Bayless  avenue,  Binghamton,  was  born  at 
Port  Crane,  in  1810,  has  always  lived  in  this  county  and  for  the 
past  twenty  years  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city.  In  1887  he 
was  married  to  ^liss  Florence  Watkins,  and  to  this  union  one 
daughter  has  been  born.  Mr.  Pettis  is  a  laboring  man  who  has 
the  respect  of  many  friends.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  late  war, 
a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  and  the  U.  V.  U. 

K  \'  lIu.V(iERFORi),  22  Bayless  avenue,  has  been  a  citizen  of 
Binghamton  for  over  thirty  years,  twenty  of  which  have  been 
spent  in  the  plumbing  business.  .A.fter  the  death  of  his  first 
wife  who  was  the  m'">lher  of  his  two  children,  Mr.  Hungerford 
married  iliss  Francesca  Whittemore,  of  Union.  Mr.  Hunger- 
ford's  father  andiTDther,  aged  76  and  73,  respectively,  live  in 
this  city  in  the  enjoyment  of  good  health. 

Cii.viu,ES  D.  Ali.e.n,  16  Sherwood  avenue,  Binghamton,  has 
resided  here  thirty-live  years.  His  wife  was  .Margaret  Robbins, 
daughter  of  Stephen  Robbins  of  II  inesdale,  I'ii.,  and  they  are 
the  parents  of  live  children.  Mr.  .\llen  is  successful  contractor 
and  builder, 


WiLLi.VM  Lawrence,  14  Sherwood  avenue,  moved  to  Bing- 
hamton in  March,  1895,  from  Metuchan,  N.  .1.,  where  he  had 
lived  eight  years.  He  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  has  been  married 
eight  years,  and  is  the  father  of  one  child,  Margaret,  aged  six. 

Charles  ToRRV,  21  Brook  avenue,  moved  to  Binghamton 
from  Cortland  some  seven  years  ago.  He  is  actively  engaged 
at  his  trade,  carpenter  and  cabinet-maker. 

Ear-vest  R.  Gates,  of  Willow  Point,  was  born  at  Whitney's 
Point,  this  county,  removing  to  his  present  home  twenty-eight 
years  ago.  His  father,  Lee  C.  Gates,  who  died  a  short  time  ago 
at  the  age  of  65,  was  born  in  Schoharie  county.  His  mother, 
Ruth  Loomis,  was  born  in  the  village  of  Maine,  and  is  still  liv- 
ing. Mr.  Gates,  who  is  a  practical  and  energetic  farmer,  has 
two  brothers  and  three  sisters  living  with  him,  and  together 
they  own  about  three  hundred  acres  of  land. 

He.nrv  HtiYCK,  of  Saiiford,  was  born  in  Westerlo,  .\lbany 
county,  in  1831,  and  came  to  Sanford  three  years  later,  where  he 
married  Richel  Whitney.  He  became  a  very  successful  farm- 
er, which  occupation  he  followed  until  the  death  of  his  only 
child.  .Miss  Ida,  in  1884  Since  that  time  he  has  lived  a  retired 
life. 

He.nry  W.  WiLro.v:,  M.  D.,  of  Deposit,  was  born  in  that  place 
in  1868.  He  attended  school  at  the  Deposit  academy,  after 
which  he  learned  the  drug  business.  Having  decided  upon  the 
medical  profession  for  a  life  work,  he  entered  and  graduated 
at  the  Baltimore  Medical  College  in  1891,  obtaining  the  college 
prize  for  excellence  in  medical  and  surgical  knowledge.  He 
first  located  at  Lake  Cjmo,  Pa.,  where  he  obtained  much  need- 
ed experience,  removing  from  there  to  the  lumber  woods  of 
western  Pennsylvania,  where  he  gained  valuable  surgical  ex- 
perience. He  settled  in  Deposit  in  1831,  where  he  has  since  re- 
sided. He  has  a  handsome  office  in  the  new  bank  building,  and 
is  health  officer  of  the  village  of  Deposit  and  town  of  Sanford. 

N.  S.  B.ATiiRioK,of  Deposit,  was  bjrn  in  Kortright,  Delaware 
county,  Feb.  7,  1823.  When  seven  years  of  age  he  moved  to 
Bloomville,  where  he  resided  until  he  was  twenty-two.  In  1848 
he  was  married  to  Catharine  Whitney,  and  moved  to  Broome 
county  in  1850,  where  his  wife  died  in  1883.  He  then  married 
Mary  J.  Oonklin,  and  has  since  resided  at  Deposit.  He  has  been 
a  successful  farmer,  but  has  now  retired  from  active  life. 

.TdsEi'ii  A.  White,  the  present  supervisor  of  the  town  of 
Sanford  and  ex-postmaster  of  Deposit,  was  born  in  Jersey  City, 
in  1854,  and  when  two  years  of  age  moved  ^with  his  parents  to 
Deposit,  where  he  has  since  resided  and  proved  himself  to  be  a 
competent  and  persistent  worker  for  the  welfare  of  the  village. 
Many  of  the  important  businevs  enterprises  which  go  to 
make  a  village  a  success  are  largely  due  to  him.  From  18S6  to 
1890  he  was  one  of  the  managers  of  the  Deposit  Journal  and 
under  him  the  paper  gained  a  fair  circulation.  In  18S3  he  was 
commissoned  postmaster  of  Deposit,  and  held  the  offise  over 
four  years;  he  has  also  been  connected  with  the  New  York 
Condensed  Milk  Co.,  and  secretary  of  the  Deposit  Savings  and 
Loan  Association. 


I2fi 


UROOME   COUNTY    ILLUSTRATED. 


HILLS,  McLEAN  &  HASKINS, 

Importers  and  "Retailers  of  Dry  Coods,  Carpets,  Millinery,    Etc., 

Court  and  Chenango  Streets,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


S.J./<£J.'.£).  3'^^<-; 


AN  important,  feature  of  the  dry  goods  trade  of  Biiiglixinton 
is  tbe  house  of  Messrs.  Hills,  McLean  &  Ilaskins,  uhich 
in  all  that  goes  to  imiUe  Dp  a  modern  mercantile  estab- 
lishment, is  surpassed  either  in  extent  of  stock  or  quality  of 
goods  by  few,  if  any,  similar  houses  in  the  state  outside  of  New 
York  City.  This  great  lndi(-s'  baznar  h.ns  been  an  iinportant 
factor  in  the  commercial  re.-oun'es  nf  thi>c'ity  for  the  past  four- 
teen years,  and  its  facilities,  resiHiri'f-s  iiiid  trade  have  grown 
until  to-day  they  are  surpasseil  l>y  iiont-  other  in  the  city.  Three 
floors  of  the  handsome  iron  biiikiini;  iit  the  corner  of  Court  and 
Chenango  streets,  an  illustration  of  which  ac^-ompanies  this  ar- 
ticle, are  occupied.  An  elevator  connects  the  sever il  floors, 
and  the  whole  is  divided  into  numerous  department.*  for  the 
orderly  display  of  the  varied  and  comprehensive  slock  fiirried. 
About  seventy  employes  here  find  constant  occupatidn  uiidiT 
tbe  supervision  of  competent  heads  of  departments,  tach  of 
whom  in  return  is  responsible  to  the  members  of  the  firm  who 
personally  direct  all  the  operations  of  the  enterprise.  Visitors 
vrill  find  the  salesrooms  elegantly  appointed  and  decorated  and 
completely  fitted  up  with  every  modern  improvement  that  will 
in  any  way  save  time  or  facilitate  the  making  of  selections.     In 


the  retail  transactions  of  the  house  the  cash  system  is  in  vogue 
ns  also  the  one  price  plar,  which  prove  of  mutual  advantage  to 
purchaser  and  salesman,  as  nil  goods  are  marked  at  lowest 
possible  prices.  The  stock  embraces  adiver^ity  simply  impos- 
sible to  describe  in  dry  goods,  fancy  good.-*,  carpets,  draperies, 
lace  curtains,  millinery,  cloaks,  furs,  notions,  trimmings,  linensj 
and  cottons,  silk*:,  VHJvets,  ladies' and  gents' furnishing  goods, 
lingerie  and  bijouterie,  hosiery  and  gloves,  parasols  and  um- 
brellas, and  ill  :-lMrt  every  conceivable  article  of  modern  luxu- 
ry, fashion  mid  necessity  that  would  properly  be  included  un- 
der these  general  headings.  The  house  caters  to  no  particular 
class,  but  vveli'DMies  all  and  provides  for  all,  and  the  establish- 
ment is  truly  a  popular  one.  The  splendid  success  of  this  house 
may  be  attributed  to  a  strict  adherence  to  every  representation 
made,  an  honest  system  of  advertising  and  the  provision  for 
every  want  of  the  ladies  at  lowest  possible  prices.  All  through 
the  hard  times  by  their  enterprise  and  energy  they  have  in- 
creased their  business  instead  of  letting  it  fall  back,  as  has  been 
the  case  with  many  houses.  At  the  present  writing  the  outlook 
for  this  large  and  well-managed  establishment  ij  very  bright 
and  promising 


UKOOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


127 


The  Corwin  Sanitorium, 

For  the  Treatment  of  Chronic  Diseases. 


While  special  ai  trillion  is  given  to  surgery  in  its  relations  to  chronic  diseases,  different 
methods  of  treatment  ate  employed  as  indicated.  Patients  are  provided  with  the  comforts 
of  a  home  and  conve^ience^  of  a  sanitorium.      For  further  information  address, 

eO-RWIN     SA/NITO'Ria/v\, 


104  MAIN  STREET, 


BINGHAMTON,    N.    Y. 


.     .     O.  A.  STOUTENBURQ, 

Af ember    of    I '  nion    I'efini  ns'    (  11  foii , 
Commander  of  Pmin't    .Vc  UK   l-iin'^h>tinfon.  .V,    )\ 

Raiser  &  Hover  of  Buildings, 

127  Hawley  Street,   Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


All    work  done  in  workmanlike  manner,  with 
promptness  and  dispatch. 


C.    W.  HA  WKES, 

.\  proiiiinent  Liinjjhamton  inerchmit  at  76  Clinton  street, 
lia~  hocniiu-  thiMoughly  known  througliout  Broome  coun- 
i\  uhhiii  till'  past  few  years  through  his  extensive  adver- 
1  -ini;  of  Wall  Capers,  I'aints,  Drugs,  etc.  Mr.  Ilawkesis 
■A  ih'Moiii^h  j;<)-ahead  business  hustler,  and  by  his  fair  deal- 
iufij  has  stained  the  confidence  of  the  public.  It  was  by 
his  efforts  that  the  price  of  wall  pajiers  were  so  reduced 
that  the  iioor  as  well  as  the  rich  could  alTord  the  handsome 
patterns  upon  tlu-ir  walls.  He  also  carries  a  large  line  of 
readv  mixed  paints,  oils,  lead,  etc.,  and  a  complete  line  of 
drutis,  i)atent  medicines  and  chemicals. 

B.     E.    CONRAD. 

PHOTOGRAPHER, 

Photographs,  Crayon  Work,  Interior  Work,  Tin  Types. 

STUDIO  AT  86  CMENANOO  St..  BINOMAMTON. 


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BROOME  COUNTY    ILLUSTRATED. 


Broome  County  Grange. 

On  the  2nd  day  of  February,  1874,  a  few  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Kirkwood  were  met  at  the  Lome  of  H.  P.  Alden.  near  Kirk- 
wood  Centre,  by  George  Sprague,  of  Loekport,  then  secretary  of 
the  New  York  State  Grange,  and  the  first  Grange  in  Broome 
county  w  as  organiztd,  then  ai.d  now  known  as  Kirkwood  Grange 
No.  96.  Its  charter  members  were:  Samuel  Bajlegg,  Abram  R. 
Park,  Virginia  Park,  Mr.'  and  Mrs.  E.  W.  Watrous,  John  H. 
Watrous,  Mr.  ana  Jlrs.  Adam  Hays,  Mr.  and  l\Irs.  C.  P.  Brink, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  P.  Alden,  j\lr.  and  J\lrf.  I'rencis  llobbins,  and 
Leonard  Gaige.  At  tliat  meeting  E.  \Y.  Walrous  was  chosen 
Master,  and  Samuel  Baj  less  i-ecretary.  In  the  autumn  of  that 
same  year.  Hon.  T.  A.  Thompson,  of  ]\li(higan,  Lecturer  of  the 
National  (irange,  being  on  a  visiting  four  in  this  state,  it  was 
decided  by  the  members  of  Kirkwood  Grange  to  hold  a  picnic 
and  invite  Mr.  Thcmpson  to  sj-eak.     Invitations  were   sent  to 


i/ii^'.''^  ""<■,/■.■/_ 


SAMIIKI,    liAYI.KSS. 


Samuel  Bayless  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the 
first  Grange  organized  in  this  county.  At  present  he  is  treasur- 
er of  the  County  Pomona  (irange  and  a  prominent  citizen  of 
the  town  of  Kirkwood. 


the  most  proininent  farmers  in  this  section  of  the  county,  and 
a  general  in\itation  to  all  to  attend  the  Grange  picnic.  The 
grounds  chosen  were  near  the  residence  of  Mr.  Robbins,  one  of 
the  members  of  the  order.  The  day  was  one  of  those  warm  and 
pleasant  days  in  the  latter  part  of  September,  and  scores  turn- 
ed outen  masse.  The  speaker,  a  tall,  well-formed  man  a  little 
past  the  middle  age  and  a  fluent  speaker,  showed  his  hearers 
the  advantage  of  organization  of  the  farmers,  the  advantage  of 
the  Grange  and  what  it  hopes  to  accomplish.  The  seed  thus 
sown  began  to  bear  fruit,  and  in  a  short  time  a  Grange  was  or- 
ganized at  East  Maine,  another  at  East  Union,  and  in  k-ss  than 
a  year  others  at  Hawleyton.  Tracy  Creek  and  in  the  city  of 
Binghamton. 

The  National  (irange  in  the  meanwhile,  seeing  the  need  of 
better  work  and  a  more  cordial  and  fraternal  feeling  among  the 
Granges  of  counties,  urged  and  sanctioned  the  formation  of  Po- 
mona or  County  (Tiranges. 

The  Granges  of  Broome  county  responded  and  chose  dele- 
gates to  attend  a  meeting  at  East  Union  on  September  4,  1875, 
at  which  time  the  Broome  County  (irange  was  organized,  with 
A.  K.  Park,  of  Kirkwood,  as  Worthy  Master;  and  Gerard  Bid- 
well,  of  East  Union  as  A\'orthy  Secretary.  But  the  (irange  like 
all  other  organi.  itions,  had  its  times  of  prosperity  and  its  times 


(i.M.I.ATI  A     C.    VAI. i:\ll\K. 

(iallatia  ('.  \'alHMtine,  of  I  lei  osil,  the  present  Overseer  of 
Broome  County  I'omona  Grange,  was  botn  in  Meredith,  Dela- 
ware county,  in  lS-1!),  lie  is  a  practical  farmer  and  dairyman. 
In  1887  he  was  elected  supervisor  of  the  town  of  Sanford.  He 
is  active  in  Grange  work  ;  was  a  charter  member  of  Deposit 
Grange,  No.  582,  of  which  he  is  the  present  Master. 


KKOOME   COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


of  adversity.  New  Granges  were  organized  during  the  next 
few  years,  while  some  of  the  old  ones  became  dormant.  In  the 
fall  of  1882  the  State  (Grange  sent  its  Lecturer,  J.  B.  Whit- 
ing, into  the  northern  portion  of  the  county,  and  several  new 
Granges  were  organized.  The  history  of  the  organization  dur- 
ing the  next  ten  years  was  that  of  prosperity,  (iranges  have 
been  organized  in  all  parts  uf  the  county,  ami  the  membership 
has  reached  the  thousand  line,  and  Broouif  has  become   one  of 


the  banner  counties  of  the  state  in  Fomona  membership.  In 
its  membership  it  includes  Lieut.  Gov.  Edward  F.  Jones,  and 
many  others  of  note.  John  Moses,  of  Hawleyton,  is  Worthy 
Steward  of  the  State  Grange.  A  recent  election  has  placed  G. 
A  U'atrous,  of  North  Colesville,  in  the  chair  as  Worthy  Master. 
Arrangements  are  now  being  made  to  hold  a  session  of  the 
Si. lie  iTfange  in  Wnghamton,  February  4-H,  1898. 


ABK  \M    R.   I'ARK. 


Abram  R.  Park,  the  first  Master  ol  the 
Broome  County  Pomona  (irange,  is  a  high- 
ly respected  and  influential  resident  of  the 
town  of  Kirkwood.  He  was  one  of  the 
charter  members  of  the  first  Grange  organ- 
ized in  the  county,  and  has  always  been 
prominent  in  Grange  work,  having  for 
many  years  been  secretary  of  the  Pomona 
Grange. 


Greenhouses  and  Plants. 

Binghamton  boasts  of  a  considerable  number  of  greenhouses 
Afhich  vary  from  those  of  the  first  class  down  to  the  prival  e  con- 
ervatories,  There  are  eight  to  ten  of  these  which  sell  ,  lants 
ind  cut  Howers  Among  the  number  we  would  mention: 

JamesB.Tui.lv  who  is  located  at  the  entrance  of  Sp:ing  . 
Forest  Cemetery.  Mr.  Tully  has  served  the  people  for  many 
years  with  plants  and  cut  flowers  and  his  numerous  custom,  rs 
are  his  best  recomendations.  Here  are  to  be  found  at  all  sea- 
sons of  the  year  the  best  varieties  of  greenhouse  and  hard^ 
plants,  as  well  as  ornamental  shrubs.  Mr.  Tully  also  makes  a 
specially  of  cut  flowers  and  bouquets  for  funeral,  wedding  or 
social  purpo^es.  The  Spring  Forest  electric  cars  take  you  to 
the  greenhouse  and  wait  while  you  buy. 

GuAiiAM  Bros.,  although  a  new  firm  have  gone  rapidly  to 
the  front.  They  are  what  is  termed  "hustlers."  Their  green' 
house  is  located  at  West  End,  and  is  well  worth  going  to  see. 
Here  they  have  a  full  line  of  all  cloice  plants,  grown  both  for 
foliage  and  cut  flowers  To  accommodate  the  public  more  ful- 
ly they  have,  in  addition  to  this  establishment,  a  branch  office 
for  the  sale  of  cut  flowers,  plants,  ect.,  which  is  located 
in  Otis'  drug  store,  corner  of  Court  and  State  streets. 
They  invite  a  comparison  of  stock  and  prices  with  those  of  any 
other  firm. 


JAHES  B.  TULLY'S  OkHHNhOUSES.  BINUHAriTON.  N.  Y. 


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liltOOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


JOHN  H.    SHAFER. 

The  above  gentleman,  located  at  143  Washington  street, 
conducts  one  of  the  leading  grocery  stores  in  the  city.  The 
premises  occupied  comprise  the  first  Hoor  luid  basement  of  a 
building  25x70  feet  in  dimensions,  where  a  choice  assortment  of 
fine  groceries,  vegetables,  fruits  et(v  is  con-tiritly  kept  on  hand 
He  makes  a  special  fenture  of  Hin'  imiioried  and  domestic  goods 
and  enjoys  a  large  ati'l  mcrt-asin^' patronage.  Four  courteous 
assistants  are  emplojt-d  and  «ll  cii.-t'Mnt^rs  nceivf  prompt  and 
careful  attentioi.  Mr  Snaft-r  e.*i  nldi^lieil  ilie  Inisiness  three 
years  ago  and  the  succe.'^s  he  Ims  nti'iined  i^  j  islly  merited.  He 
is  a  native  of  New  York,  and  uii  f  iit'Tiirisnit,'  liusiii^.sa  man. 


S.   L.    NOOSBICKLE. 

GROCERIES  I  GENERAL  MERCHANDISE. 


WILLOW    POINT. 


W.    RAUL  M  OS  HER, 


Mr.  MosliLT  has  recently  succeeded  Ins  lallier  in  the 
well-establisiied  grocery  house  of  \V.  A.  Mosher,  44 
Court  street,  where  for  many  years  he  hail  been  employ- 
ed as  bookkeeper.  Mr.  Mosher  is  a  tlioroughly  energet- 
ic young  man,  who  understands  his  business,  and  is  sure 
to  meet  success.  He  was  born  in  this  city,  educated  in 
the  high  school,  and  before  entering  the  grocery  mas- 
tered every  detail  of  the  business.  He  is  a  scrutinizing 
buyer  who  handles  only  the  best  goods,  and  holds  the 
custom  of  all  who  patronize  him.  As  an  artist  and  a 
musician  Mr.  Mosher  lias  few   equals  in  the  city. 


A.    W.   ALEXANDER. 

The  grocery  business  in  Binghamton  has  a  worthy  repre, 
sentative  in  the  gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  sketch.  Mr. 
Alexander  has  been  identified  with  this  line  of  trade  for  the 
past  eight  years,  and  now  operates  two  stores,  one  at  38  Carroll 
street  and  one  at  40  Exchange  street.  He  reports  a  constantly 
increasing  trade,  and  even  during  the  late  financial  depression 
has  been  favored  with  a  business  that  shows  a  marked  improve- 
ment over  the  preceeding  period.  .  The  services  of  nine  em- 
ployes are  required,  and  a  specialty  is  made  of  fine  poultry  dress- 
ed on  the  premises.  .\  large  trade  is  enjoyed  with  the  best  ho- 
tels and  restaurants  in  the  city.  The  stocks  carried  at  both 
stores  are  complete,  and  the  store  at  3S  Carroll  street  is  said  to 
have  the  Ije.-t  st-ler.ted  and  hirge-t  >inck  in  the  ciiy. 


E.   A.    WILLIAMS. 

Mr.  \\  illiams  is  a  proirres-ive  ami  enterprising  grocer, 
locateil  at  1  |  l'\-rr\  slrrel.  IK-  in.iki's  a  |)oint  of  hand- 
ling only  thi'  ln-sl  class  ol  goods,  and  the  pri)ni|)l  lielivery 
of  the  sanir  to  all  p.irts  ol  the  cit\.  lie  has  a  good  pat- 
ronage, anil  iustl\   HU-rils  the  success  he    has  attained. 


BROOME   COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


'3' 


W.    J.    WA  LS  H, 

HALF=TONE    ENGRAVINGS 

Made  from  Photographs. 

Wolcott  Block,  State  Street,  =  BINQHAnTON,  N.  Y. 

W.   M.    OUIRK, 

The  Leading   Druggist, 

Prompt,  Accurate,  Reliable. 
45  COURT  STREET.  -  BINGHAMTON 


We  are  in  it ! 

When  speaking  of  first-class  groceries,  at 
prices  that  speak  for  themselves,  we  are  right 
in  it,  and  can  fill  your  order  as  well  as  any 
of  our  competitors.  If  you  don't  believe  it, 
come  and  be  convinced. 

STARR   6s.    MUNQLE,        s  Ferry  St.,  BINGHAMTON,  N.  Y 


%  Abbott  Bros.,i 


^c© 


291  CLINTON  STREET. 


ii^ 


The  west  side  "H  UStlers"  are  always  glad  to  see 
you  and  will  give  sixteen  ounces  to  every  pound,  and 
deliver  it  to  any  part  of  the  city.      Give  them  a  call. 


BARNES,  SMITH  &  CO.,  Cigar  Manufacturers. 

I7«,   i«o,   182  Water  Street,   BinKhamton,  N.  Y. 

Makers  of  the  eelebrated  "CRAAID  eOMMAAJDEH"  10  cent  Cigar, 

ALSO  THE  "DRUGGISTS'    STRAIGHT  FIVE.    •  THE  BEST  SC.   CIGAR  ON  THE  MARKET. 


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BROOME  COUNTY   ILLUSTRATED. 


"THE  OAKS,"    109  OAK  ST.,   BINQHAnTON,   N.   ^ 


In  the  growth  of  the  city  of  Binghamton  it  is  with 
pride  that  we  point  to  -'The  Oaks.'"  This  apartment 
house  is  the  property  of  A.  &  F.  A.  Morey  and  is  one  of 
the  finest  in  the  city,  situated  as  it  is  in  one  of  tlic  best 
locaHties,  with  fine  surroundings.  It  has  pleasant  flats 
finished  in  the  best  of  mechanical  skill  with  all  modern 
improvements. 


BROOME  COUNr\    ILLUSTRATED 


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ST.  JOSEPH'S  ACADEHY,     21   LeROY  ST.,  BINOHAMTON,  N.  Y. 


'.M 


KKOOME  COUNTY    ILLUSTRATED. 


NORTH  SIDE  HOTEL, 

BINQHAMTON,  N.   Y. 

eHA-RLES  S.  WALES,  -  Proprietor. 

Al  this  pleasant  hotel  will  be  tOund  tlie  best  accommodation,  and  most 
cduileoiis  treatment.  It  is  locateil  within  live  minutes'  walk  of  the  depots;, 
aiul  electric  cars  pass  its  doors  every  titteen  minutes.  Its  rates  are  $1.00 
pi  1   day  to  transients,  special  rates  to  regular  boarder. 


Warner  Plumbing  Company, 

38  state  Street,  Binghamton,   N.  Y. 


Wl  1.1.1. \.M  ^.  ll()rc'llKl\,  a  prominent  citizen 
ami  real  estate  dealer  of  1  !i  iijfliamloii.  was  liorn  in  Ot- 
sego county  in  iSj'^.aiid  lame  Id  !>inghamton  in  18S3. 
For  the  past  ten  \iMrs  he  has  been  our  of  the  most  re- 
sponsibli'  and  reputable  real  estate  dealers  in  tiie  city* 
His  son,  Charles,  is  associateii  with  him,  and  the  firm  is 
centrally  located  at   ifv^  Washington  street. 


BROOME  COUNTY  ILLUSTRATED. 

INDEX. 


Abbott  Bros 
Ackerman  Block 
Alexander,  A.  W 
Arlington  Hotel 


B 


Banks 

Barker,  Town  of 

Barlow,  G.  H.,  residence 

Barlow,  Rogeri  &  Co  . 

Barnes,  J.  H 

Barnes,  Smith  &  Co 

Bartholomew  Bros., 

Bates,  O.  I. 

Bayless,  Samuel   . 

Bell,  J   J 

Bennett,  Hon.  Abel 

Bennett  Hotel 

Bennett  Park 

Bijou  Theatre 

Bingham,  William  ... 

Binghamton,  city 

town. 

High  School 
Board  of  Trade. 
Boston  Store 
Bridges 

Broome,  Lieut.  Gov.  .John 
Broome  County  Grange 

Brown,  J.  W  

Bundy,  Dr.  O.  T 

C 

Carman,  T.  A 

Carpenter,  Dr.  Charles  W 

Cemeteries. 
Chenango,  Town  of 
Churches,  Baptist 

"  Centenary 

"  Congregational 

"  Christ  

"           North  Presbyterian 
St.  Mary's 

"  St.  Patrick's 

"  Tabernacle 

Trinity . 
Church  History, 
Cobb,  Dr.  John  Wesley 

Colesville,  Town  of  

Commercial  Travelers'   Home. 

Conklin,  Town  of 

Conrad,  E.  E 

Oorwin  Sanitorium       

Cosy  Cafe 
County  Officers 
Court  Houae 


Page 
131 

20 

130 

102 

97 

38 

103 

116 

94 

134 

Ul 

119 

128 

114 

120 

101 

22 

34 

15 

71  109 

89 

108 
106 
79 
16 
128 
119 
122 

118 

100 

81 

44 

42 

37 

61 

70 

77 

82 

48 

36 

60 

78 

100 

.       53 

46 

41 

.     127 

.     127 

101 

23 

5,  21 


Court  Street,           

9,  10,  11,  14 

Clinton,  A.  W.,  residence 

121 

Crane,  Nelson 

63 

Crandall  Hotel 

102 

D 

Dickinson,  Town  of 

40 

"            Hon.  Daniel  S. 

123 

E 

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Excelsior  Clothing  Co 

11 
110 

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Fenton,  Town  of 

45 

Florists  ,  .          

129 

Ford,  Hon.  Wm.  L. 

122 

Fowler,  Dick  &  Walker. 

106 

Fuller,  Charles  W.  &  Co 

92 

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Gaylord  &  Eitapenc 

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Haiding,  (lenrge  L 

112 

H««kes,C.  W. 

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Hemmingway,  \V.  W 

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Kent,  George  A.,  residence 

Kirkwood.  Town  of 

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Leader,  Binghamton  

Lisle,  Town  of 

Lowe,'  H.  F         

Lowell  lousiness  College 

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McF'arland,  Dr.  F.  H 

Maine,  Town  of 

Manufactures  and  Wholesale 

Medical  Profes>ion 

Military  History 

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Monroe,  S    E.,  residence 

Mosher,  W.  Paul 

Mulford,  .\lonzo 

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Nanticoke,  I'owii  of. 

Noosbickle,  S.  L, 

North  Side  Hotel 

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Orton,  Dr.  .lohn  G 

Osborne,  Mrs.  Melinda.  residence 

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Pike,  H.  H  120 

'         "    residence  107 

Police  and  Fire  Department  83 

Post  office  8,  21 

Prominent  Citizens  120 

Public  Buildings  21 

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Railroads 16,  79 

Religious  and  Charitable  Instit'ns      83 

Republican,  Binghamton  113 

Riley's  Business  College  75 

Koad.s  15 

Kosr  Park,   views  81 

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San  ford,  Tou  n  of  62 

Schools  73 

Scott,  E.J 68 

SeyiiK.ur,  Dr  Charles  W  .  98 

Edward  W  Ul 

>liatlVr,  John    11  130 

Shore?,  Charles  E  88 

Slater,  Dr.  Frank  E  98 

Sociel  les      .            93 

St.  Joseph's  Academy  133 

Starr  A  Mungle  131 

State  Hospital  6,  25 

Stephens  &  Co  ^05 

Stoutenberg,  U.  A  127 

Susquehanna  Valley  Home  7,  69 

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Taylor,  Rev.  Edward  D  90 

Tompkins,  Maurice   A         123 

Topography  19 

triangle,  Town  of  52 

rniiiian,  James  C,  residence  .  -54 

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I'iiit.ii,  Tuwn  of  o7 

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Valenune,  (.allatia  ('  128 

Valri,    Leon  E  65 

WjImI,  Tow  n  of  10 

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Warner  Plumbing  Co  134 

Water  Works  si 

Webster,  Dr  tUiarles  K KX) 

West,  Dr.  Silas 99 

Whitney-Noyes  Seed  Co 112 

White,  J.  A  125 

Wilcox,  Dr.   Henry  W 125 

Williams,  E.  A   130 

Windsor,  Town  of  .59 

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Young  Men's  Christian  Ass'n 80 


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