Canton Township (part 3 of 6)

In 1839 Clark purchased a lot on Main street, immediately north of Piper's Woolen Factory, where he still resides. After selling his hatting tools, he began - with true Yankee versatility

Frank, his only son, is now living in Clarinda, Iowa, where also resides his daughter Mary, the wife of George Burns, late sheriff of Page county, Iowa. G. W. Hardesty married one of his daughters, and still lives in Canton. Jonathan Neece married another, and is now living in Oregon, Holt county, Missouri.

The Storm

THERE is one night in the history of Canton that will never be forgotten so long as one of its survivors is alive. " The Storm " has been and will long continue to be a household word of fear among the citizens, old and new; for, so vividly have its incidents been described by the old to the new citizen, that he, too, has caught the infection of dread its terrors produced.

The 18th of June, 1835, had been a showery day, and as night fell, dark clouds were observed looming up in the northwest. As the twilight deepened, from the ominous bank of thick clouds there would blaze out lurid flashes of red lightning, that illuminated and made more ominous the approaching tempest. Nine o'clock came, and the people had either retired to rest or were preparing so to do. Isaac Swan was at family worship : so were several other families in town, when the roar of the thunder, which had grown constant and terrific, was almost lost in the terrors of another roar, so mournful, so dreadful and wild that it will never pass from the memory of one who heard. It was the roar of the tornado ; and in a moment it descended upon the doomed village, descended with a devastating force which could not be withstood by any frail tenement of man that opposed its course. In a moment of time the air became filled with the roofs and flying timbers of exposed houses. Rails and timbers of all kinds so filled the air that woe to the luckless animal or person who had no shelter; and in another moment few of the citizens but were shelterless. And now came great hailstones and a rain-fall, that it seemed as though the windows of heaven were indeed opened and the rains descending in a solid volume. Over and above all the roar of the tempest, the cries and shrieks of the wounded and dying were heard, and by the constant glare of the lightning it was seen that nearly the whole town was in ruins. As the wind lulled, those who were not too badly injured would venture out to aid the wounded.

Bryant L. Cook was at Philip Grinim's when the storm struck. Grimm's house was unroofed, the children sleeping up stairs, almost by a miracle, preserved, and no one hurt of the family. Cook at once ran over to Isaac Swan's. He stepped upon a pile of ruins which had been the house, and as he did so, Betsy Swan cried out from under the ruins " Oh, help me ! " Cook went to her, and found her kept down under the weight of one of the cabin-log's. On removing it, she cried, " Oh God, my poor baby is dead ! " and it was. She had held it in her arms during all the storm, and its brains were knocked out by falling timber. Cook heard a groan. Betsy too heard it, and said " Oh, Bryant, try to get poor Isaac out." Cook lifted one after another of the logs, and soon found Swan's body under the debris ; but he was fatally injured. By this time help had arrived, and he was conveyed to the Presbyterian Church, on the Square, which had sustained but slight injury.

The people now assembled at Joel Wright's, Dr. Donaldson's, and a few other houses that were not seriously injured. At Donaldson's there was a scene of wild confusion : frightened women and children had been collected until the house was crowded, and there too was Betsy Swan's dead baby, while many of those present were suffering from contusions and bruises. Elias Foster was killed - a spoke from out the wheel of a new wagon driven into his groin. His little girl was missing, and was not found until the next morning, when she was found dead, having been blown from Foster's residence on the lot on Elm street, west

The storm appears to have struck the earth between Fairview and Canton, and, after passing through the timber west of town, destroying, indeed literally mowing a path through it, had swept over the village, leaving but one or two uninjured buildings, and perhaps a dozen that were habitable, but demolishing or seriously injuring every other house in town. It passed a little south of east over the present poor-farm, destroying the residence of Geo. W. Gould in that neighborhood and killing his wife; then on through Duck Creek timber to the bluff, where it appears to have lifted, and for some distance at least did no more damage.

The scene the next morning was terrible. The earth was literally swept clean of fences, out-buildings, and almost of buildings, but was covered with shingles, boards, rails, and timbers. Franklin P. Offield had just received and opened a large stock of goods in a new building on the corner of Main and Cole streets, opposite Piper's Factory. This house was demolished, and the goods scattered over the prairie clear away to Duck Creek. Cattel were killed and lying about in all directions. Chickens were blown away and killed, and the few standing houses were literally wrecked, moved from their foundations, unroofed, or with gables knocked in. The great wonder is that no more lives were lost. Out of a population approximating five hundred, only four persons were killed in town - Isaac Swan and his infant son, Elias Foster and his daughter. In the country near Mrs. Gould was added to the list, making five victims of the air-fiend's wrath. The destruction of property and life that would ensue were such a storm to sweep over the country now would be absolutely appalling. Then the country was sparsely settled, and of course the destruction was not so great as it would be now. The track of the storm was about one mile in width, extending from the residence of John Coleman on the north to the vicinity of the Central School-House on the south. The marks of the storm were distinctly visible in the timber west of town until in recent years, since the timber affected has been cleared up.

Remarkable Change Of Temperature

ON the 17th day of December, 1836, there occurred a change of temperature so sudden and so remarkable that it is still spoken of among the old settlers. The day had been wet and sloppy, a previous snow was melting, and a drizzling rain had been falling. Men were moving about, between the intervals of rain, in their shirt-sleeves. Suddenly, at about two o'clock, the wind veered around to the northwest and blew almost a hurricane. In a moment ice began to form, and formed so rapidly that the surfacewater was frozen in ripples and waves as the wind left it. Chickens were frozen to death before they could reach shelter. Cattle had their hoofs and horns come off. Men who were out from home suffered terribly, and in many cases were frozen to death. One of the Messrs. Wolf, on his way to Canton, was within two miles of town, when he got into a slough and was wet to the middle. In a few moments the change struck him. He put his horse to its full speed and rode across the prairie to Isaac Shinn's place, just east of town. On reaching Shinn's he was so nearly frozen that he had to be lifted from his horse and carried into the house. To repeat all the stories current of this change would subject one to the reputation of a Munchausen. That the change was noteworthy to a remarkable degree there can be no doubt.

Sebree'S Taverk

JAMES SEBREE opened the second tavern in Canton, some time in the year 1833. This was located on the northwest corner of Wood and Cole streets, opposite Dr. McDowell's present residence. Sebree - -or "Old Boon," as he was familiarly called - catered to the public corporal needs until in 1837, when, tired of hotel-keeping, he rented to Thomas J. Little, who united for one year the practice of law and the business of a Boniface. Little gave place to a Mr. Stephens, who also gave it up after about one year's occupation. A Mr. Gait was the next proprietor, and held possession for three or four years. Gait's successor was James Thompson, who ran the house quite acceptably to the traveling public for some years, and was succeeded by Peter C. Schenk, who soon gave place to Joseph Hebb; and Joseph, after a short occupancy, sold out to James Scott, who continued in possession until the summer of 1862, when he sold the property to Dr. A. Bell, who removed the old building, separating it, and from its various additions making several buildings.

A Training-Day In 1830

HARRISON P. FELLOWS, Esq., gives the following graphic account of the first training he witnessed in Illinois : This training, or " muster," as our pioneers used to call it, was held on the prairie in front of the cabin of John Holcomb, now known as the Hyatt place, in Putman township. Holcomb had a barrel of whisky, which may have been the reason for the selection of his house as the military headquarters on this occasion. But let Mr. Fellows tell his own story.

"It was in the summer of 1830 - we had just moved to the country, and my father, Hiram Fellows, had rented part of Captain Haacke's house. I soon found out, in some way, that Haacke was a captain of a militia company, and as I had some knowledge of militia captains in New York, where we came from, I was filled with an intense awe of the captain. One day I mustered up courage to ask him if I might see them muster some time, and received a kind and cordial invitation to accompany him to the next training. I was in ecstacies, and looked forward with great anxiety to the expected day. It came at last, and the captain notified me to be ready by the time he was. I ran into our part of the house, and, I tell you, it was but a short job for me to wash, change my shirt, comb my hair, and make my appearance in the front yard to await the coming of the captain and his regimentals. I did not venture to go into Haacke's part of the house ; but timidly peeped through a crack in the door to get a sight at the gorgeous trappings with which, I had no doubt, he would be arraying himself. It is said that great men never appear well at their toilet, and I must have verified the observation, as I remember

"In due time the captain presented himself in readiness for the parade-ground. Let me try to describe his dress. On his head he wore' a hat of home-braided wheat straw, the braid was notched, and the crown round. There was a band around it of red calico, with loose ends several inches in length floating in the breeze. His coat was made of homespun blue jeans, cut long in the skirts - so long, indeed, I fancied that he was in danger of throwing himself, by stepping on his own coat-tails. This coat was closely buttoned before with old-fashioned brass buttons, placed at intervals of perhaps two inches apart. The collar was short, stiff, and standing, the upper edge resting under his broad, hearty jaws, thus keeping his head proudly erect. His pantaloons were of the same homespun material, cut very wide in the legs, and correspondingly short. He wore no socks, and I noticed that his pantaloons and 'stogas' did not break joints by about six inches. The 'stogas' aforesaid were his crowning glory. They were built of cow-hide, very wide in the heels, very broad in the toes, and of considerable length. They were tied with buckskin whangs, while the huge counters were sewed to the quarters with other whangs, perhaps from the same defunct deer. It had rained the day previous, and the shoes had become covered to a considerable depth with clay ; they had then been dried in the sun, until their deep wrinkles were hard as bone. Mrs. Haacke had, that morning, undertaken the task of cleaning and greasing them. I can not say that her efforts had been entirely successful, as particles of yellow clay were interspersed with flakes of unmelted hog's lard, over their broad surface.

" The captain held in his hand a formidable-looking sword, encased in a leathern scabbard. I noticed hair on the hilt, and, as at that time I was not so familiar with natural history as I have since become, I could not tell whether it was human hair or hogbristles. The discovery filled me with a due appreciation of the captain's ferocity ; so much so, indeed, that I followed him with some misgivings, and at .a respectful distance ; when he would look back over his shoulder to see if I was keeping up, I would stop and tremble, until his face was turned in a forward direction again.

" On our arrival at Holcomb's, we found the company waiting for the captain. Pie strode into the house ' with all the pomp and circumstance of glorious warfare,' and I could see that by his bearing he was making an impression upon his subordinates that must be conducive to good discipline. I ventured to peep into the cabin, to get a glimpse of Captain Haacke's Staff, and noticed that he was the best dressed, and by no means the worst looking, of the party.

"The captain now ordered Orderly-Sergeant Seth Hilton to muster the company and call the roll. This order was obeyed with due formality, and so reported, when the captain made his appearance before his men. I noticed at the time that he had buckled on his sword. The sword-belt was a strip of raw calfskin, perhaps two inches in width, with the hair on, hair-side out. The buckle was of iron, of the width of the strap, and had, I had no doubt, been taken off some cow-bell strap ; to this belt the sword was attached by a buckskin whang. The scabbard hung loose, and, to prevent its getting tangled among his legs, he had grasped its lower third in his left hand, while the right held the hilt. The captain stood for one moment in front of his company in dignified silence : looking slowly up and down the living line, he raised his voice to a tone of command, and shouted, 'Company, Halt!' This order was obeyed. The next order was given in a lower tone to the Orderly, and was : ' Seth, I reckon the boys, are a gittin' dry ; you come in with me and we.'ll see what can be done.' The captain now disappeared into the house, followed by Hilton. They soon reappeared, Hilton bearing in his hands an old-fashioned wooden-handled 'piggin,' which held perhaps a gallon and a half of Holcomb's whisky. Hilton was ordered to commence at the head of the line and pass the 'piggin,' which contained, in addition to the fluid courage, three small gourds as drinking-cups. 'Officers, don't you drink out of the 'piggin," shouted Haacke. 'You come this way: I'll 'tend to you.' The officers seemed to manifest no disposition toward insubordination, but followed their commander to the rear of a corn-crib, when he proceeded to unbutton his coat and draw, from an inside pocket, a gourd that would hold perhaps a quart ; this gourd was bottle-shaped, with the end of the neck cut off smooth, and a corn-cob stopper. 'Here, boys, don't you see I've got a little something nice for us officers, - Oh, my stomach!' said the captain, as he handed it

"After this performance had concluded, the serious work of drill commenced, and I soon saw that Captain Haacke was quite proficient in tactics. At one time during the day, the captain's shoes began to hurt his feet, and he ordered the company to 'Hold on, boys, till I get off these c d shoes.'

"During the day, Captain Saunders brought his company on the ground from his house, several miles further down the Lewistown road. He said they had run out of whisky at his house, and hearing Holcomb had a barrel, had concluded it would be best 'just to march the boys up, you see, - Oh, my stomach!'"

First Incorporation

CANTOX became an incorporated town for the first time on the 10th day of February, 1837, as appears by the following record, still preserved among the archives of the city.

At a meeting of the citizens of Canton, held at the Presbyterian Church in said town, pursuant to legal notice, for the purpose of incorporating said Town of Canton, on the 10th day of February, 1837, David Markley, Esq., was chosen President, and Joel Wright, Esq., clerk of said meeting, who

[Here follows the oath of each of the Esquires, with their signatures.] After which the meeting was called to order by the President, and the following-named persons, citizens of (Canton) said town, voted as follows, to wit :

For Against

The total number of votes cast upon this proposition being forty-six. On the election for aldermen, which followed immediately, only thirty -two votes were cast. Among those, however, were the following names, not recorded on the question of incorporation: Frederick Mennert, A. J. Barber, Bryant L. Cook, George M. Gould, John Thorp, D. Coykendall, and J. Donaldson.

The candidates for aldermen, or trustees, as they were called, were - David Markley, who received 31 votes; Lathrop W. Curtis, who received 14 votes; Thomas J. Little, 22 votes; Wm. B. Cogswell, 24 votes; Franklin P. Offield, 22 votes; Joel "Wright, 29 votes; James "W. Willis, 2 votes; Isaiah Stillman, 3 votes; A. J. Barber, 4 votes; James McPheters, 1 vote; Chester Williams, 1 vote; James Sebree, 2 votes; and Isaac P. Taylor, 3 votes. The five highest on this list - David Markley, Joel Wright, Thos. J. Little, Wm. B. Cogswell, and Franklin P. Offield, were declared duly elected, and were qualified accordingly-

The first meeting of the new board was held on the 27th day of March, 1837, as the records have it, "at Frederic Mennert's Inn." At this meeting David Markley was chosen President of the board, and Thomas J. Little Clerk. George W. Gould was by the board elected Treasurer, and required to give a bond of one thousand dollars for the faithful performance of his duties. John Thorp was appointed both Constable and Collector, " and," says the ordinance, "shall give bail for both offices for the sum of one thousand dollars." Lathrop W. Curtis was "appointed Supervisor of Highways for the Town of Canton, and to be entitled to the sum of two dollars for every day spent in that ca- pacity after the third." Nathan Jones, Lathrop W. Curtis and Isaiah Stillman were appointed Assessors, and their pay fixed at one dollar and fifty cents per day for every day employed.

Under" the by-laws adopted by this board, revenue was to be raised by a tax on all real estate within the boundaries of the town, which, it was provided, should be assessed at its true value, and upon the assessment " an ad-valorem tax of not exceeding fifty cents on every one hundred dollars should be levied by the President and Trustees annually."

Section 36 of the ordinances provided that " any person who shall on the Sabbath day play at bandy, cricket, cat, town-ball, corner-ball, over-ball, fives, or any other game of ball, within the limits of the corporation, or shall engage in pitching dollars or quarters, or any other game, in any public place, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined the sum of one dollar. -

The boundaries of the incorporation were defined as follows : " Commencing eighty rods west from the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 27, township No. 7 north, of range 4 east of the fourth principal meridian ; thence south three hundred and twenty rods; thence east three hundred and twenty rods; thence north three hundred and twenty rods; thence west three hundred and twenty rods, to the place of beginning; containing and comprehending the east half and the east half of the west half of section twenty-seven, and the west half of the west half of section twenty-six.

At the second annual election under this incorporation, the names of but twenty-one voters are recorded, among whom are E. Boice, Abel A. Stevens, John W. Shinn, E. Rockhold, James H. Stipp, I. P. Strong, and E. H. Fitch, who did not vote at the first election. The candidates for trustees, with their votes, were as follows : David Markley, 17 votes ; Thomas J. Little, 18 votes ; Lathrop W. Curtis, 20 votes; George W. Gould, 12 votes; J. R. Walters, 13; Joel Wright, 5; Joel Coykendall, 10; Lewis Bidamon, 3 ; Isaac P. Taylor, 1 ; Franklin P. Offield, 2 ; and John Smith, 1 ; - making David Markley, Thos. J. Little, L. W. Curtis, George W. Gould and J. R. Walters the board. David Markley was reflected President of the board, and Lathrop W. Curtis Clerk. John Whitten was appointed Constable and Collector, Joel Coykendall Supervisor, and required to give a bond in the sum of five hundred dollars for the faithful performance of his duties. Thompson Maple was appointed Treasurer, and Wm. B. Cogswell, Franklin P. Offield and Joel Wright Assessors. It was also ordered that a committee be appointed to select certain sections from the by-laws which were to be printed in the Canton Herald.

At the council meeting held August 13th, an ordinance was adopted prohibiting the running at large of swine within the corporate limits, " except so much as lies north of the north line of Commercial street in Little's Addition to the Town of Canton." At the next meeting of the board James Sebree presented a remonstrance against this ordinance; but, as the petitioners for the law were in the majority by thirteen names, it was sustained. At this meeting Messrs. Stone & Offield were allowed their bill of $12.00 for printing the hog laws.

At the meeting of September 10th, 1838, B. G. Roe, for building a bridge on Wood street between Illinois and Cole streets, presented his bill for $11.75; but it was not allowed, "it not having been built according to contract."

At the election held February 20th, 1830; there were 38 votes polled. The poll-list contained the names of Hiram Snow, Milton C. Dewey, Thompson Maple, Joel Coykendall, John Smith, Ben. G. Roe, Frederick Bidamon, John Thorp, E. D. Davidson, Elliott Chase, Albert Squires, B. Loomis, Wells Tyler, Wm. B. Cogswell, James R. Parker, John G. Piper, James McPheeters, Otis Remington, Peter L. Snyder, John Ballard, L. S. Williamson, James Perry, James Ellis, Phillip Grim, Daniel II. Dewey, George McConnell, J. L. Davis, P. Stone, A. Piper, J. W. Whiting, David M. Smith, Tapley Willson, Nathan B. Scott, Cyrus Coykendall. Irwin H. Whitaker, David Markley, George W. Gould, John W. Shinn. The candidates for trustees were Timothy Norris, who received 16 votes; George W. Gould, 19 votes; John W. Shinn 26; Augustus L. Davidson, 30 votes; Milton C. Dewey, 16; Thos. J. Little, 10 votes; David Markley, no votes - although his name appears on the poll-book; Alexander Mc- Pheeters, 18; George McConnell, 12; John Thorp, 3 votes; P. Stone, 14 votes; John Smith, 17 votes; L. H. Sovereign, 9 votes. Messrs. Augustus L. Davidson, John W. Shinn, George W. Gould, Alexander McPheeters and John Smith were, by this vote, elected and duly qualified. This board elected as its President A. L. Davidson, John W. Shinn Secretary, James McPhee-

At the second meeting of this board, on the 5th day of April, 1839, "a petition was presented, signed by 93 legal voters of the Town of Canton, praying that the trustees of said town shall not grant license to any grocery in the said Town of Canton." This petition was referred to a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Davidson, Gould, and Smith, who at the next meeting of the board were to report. At the next meeting the subject was called up and postponed until the next meeting; but it does not appear to have been acted upon at all, and, as there were but two more meetings of the board ever held, it may be presumed that this question ^tvas one of the causes of the premature death of Canton's first incorporation. One of the last acts of this board was the passage of the following resolution : " Moved that the President of the board be requested to examine the records at Lewistown, and ascertain if there is a street or alley on the north side of the old Town of Canton, and if the town is placed in the situation which the original proprietor intended it should be." The last act of the trustees was the appointment of James R. Parker as Constable for the corporation. This was done at a special meeting of the board, held June 1st, 1839; and here its record closes.

Second Incorporation Of Canton

THE second incorporation of Canton was made at a meeting called in pursuance of law at the Congregational Church, on the 21st day of February, 1848. At this meeting Henry Walker was Chairman and H. F. Ingersoll Clerk. At this meeting an election was held for the purpose of deciding whether the citizens of the village were desirous of being incorporated, whereat one hundred and twenty votes were cast in favor of incorporation, and forty-two votes against the proposition.

On the 1st of March, 1848, an election for town officers under this incorporation was held, at which William Parlin, William Kellogg, George S. McConnell, James Wills, and John G. Piper, were elected trustees.

The first meeting of the Town Board of Trustees was held on the second of March, and the members of the board were sworn into office by James R. Parker, Justice of the Peace. The board then proceeded to the election of its officers, electing George S. McConnell President, and Henry F. Ingersoll Clerk.

The bounds of the incorporation were fixed as follows : Commencing at the centre of the northwest quarter of section twentyseven, township seven north, range four east of the fourth principal meridian ; thence east, through the centre of the northeast quarter of section twenty-seven, to the centre of the northwest of section twenty-six; thence south, through the centre of the southwest (quarter) of section twenty-six, to the centre of the northwest quarter of section thirty-five; thence west, through the centre of the northeast quarter of section thirty -four, to the centre of the northwest, quarter of section thirty-four; thence north, through the centre of the southwest quarter of section twenty-seven, to the place of beginning.

The clerk was instructed to transmit to the county commissioners' court the ordinance establishing the boundaries of the town, and the work of organization was thus made complete.

Wm. Kellogg was, by the board, appointed to draft a code of laws for the government of the town, at the second meeting, held March 3d, of the board. Mr. Kellogg made his report, in the shape of a full code of laws, on the 27th of March, which was adopted.

On the 14th of April, Henry F. Ingersoll was elected Treasurer, James R. Parker Assessor, and Harrison P. Fellows Constable and Collector; and Ephraim Boice, on the payment of $3.00 into the treasury, was granted a license to exhibit a buffalo. Whether or not Ephraim got back his money in profits from his exhibition is not recorded. Mr. Parker failed to qualify, from some cause, and at the next meeting Peter L. Snyder was appointed in his place.

On the 8th of June the board granted a license to James C. Wilson and Edward Slason to keep a grocery in Canton, charging them a license-fee of $25.00, and exacting a bond in $500 that they should keep an orderly house.

Charles J. Sellon, on the 9th of October, 1848, was allowed $10 for the same. The board at the same session voted themselves $3 for their services.

The legislature having granted a charter to the town, an election was held on the 27th of February, 1849, at the store of Job Shinn, on the question of the acceptance or rejection of this charter, and at that election one hundred and fifty-six votes were cast for the adoption of the charter, and nine votes against adoption. . On the 29th of February, 1847, the board divided the town into four wards for voting purposes. Under the charter the President of the board and four Aldermen were to be elected by the people : before the President was elected by the board.

The first election held under the charter, on the 28th of April, 1849, resulted in the election of Davis Ferguson as President; Wm. Thompson, Alderman from the First Ward ; N. H. Turner, Alderman from the Second Ward ; Wm. Parlin, Alderman from the Third Ward; and J. B. Hinman, for the Fourth Ward. Christian Hains was elected Supervisor, Harrison P. Fellows Constable. The new board elected Lewis Corbin Clerk.

June 5th, 1849, the board voted not to grant a license to J. T. Mallory to keep a grocery. Mr. Mallory renewed his application at the next meeting, and was again refused.

On the 18th of July, 1849, the council, in view of the prevalence of Asiatic cholera in the town, ordered Wm. Parlin and Wm. Thompson to purchase and distribute one hundred barrels of lime for the purpose of disinfection.

At the election held April 2d, 1850, Lewis Corbin, the former City Clerk, was elected President of the Board, Christian Hains Supervisor, Thos. L. Ewing Constable. The Aldermen were Wm. Thompson, First Ward; James H. Murphy, Second Ward; Hugh Martin, Third Ward; and Daniel H. Devvey, in the Fourth Ward. The President of the Board was this year allowed a salary of twenty-five dollars. Daniel H. Dewey was appointed Clerk pro tempore of this board at its first meeting, and Job Shinn was appointed Assessor. The permanent Clerk was afterward Geo. S. Hill.

Mr. Eakins applied to this board, November 22d, 1850, for a renewal of his ball-alley license, but the application was rejected. Mr. T. J. Mallory also asked for license, but was refused.

The places for holding elections fixed by this board were - in the First Ward, at D. M. Smith's tailor shop ; Second Ward, at Alvah Piper's carpenter shop ; Third Ward, at Lewis Corbin's book-store ; Fourth Ward, at D. H. Dewey's shop. .

This council took the first energetic steps toward the building of sidewalks, by ordering the building of twelve-foot sidewalks around the Public Square. On streets running back from the Square owners were required to build sidewalks eight feet wide, of brick, plank, gravel, cinders, or other durable material, to a distance of about one .block from the Public Square.

This board also appointed four police-officers - one for each ward, - and defined their duties. These officers were only called upon to act in riots, cases of emergency, or under special orders from the Mayor, but were authorized to make arrests of any persons violating the town ordinances.

At the spring election, April, 1851, John W. Shinn was elected President; Samuel M. Rowe, Constable; John Thorp, Supervisor; Joseph C. Williams, Alderman First Ward ; Thos. J. Little, Alderman Second Ward; Lewis Corbin, Alderman Third Ward; Peter L. Snyder, Alderman Fourth Ward. The police-officers appointed were - First Ward, Henry Doty; Second Ward, Atharin Keeling; Third Ward, Orville Jones; Fourth Ward, Alonzo Barnes. Mr. Suyder resigning as Alderman in the Fourth Ward, a special election was held May 12th, and Philip Grim, jr., elected over Dr. James Melrose as Alderman.

In 1850 E. R. Peck had petitioned for the opening of Adelphi street, but his prayer was refused. Now came Amos C. Babcock et al., praying that Adelphi street might be opened and made a two-rod street. To this petition Mr. E. R. Peck remonstrated, and with success. Mr. Babcock also asked for a resurvey of the town, and the board by resolution granted the prayer.

This council appointed a new police force June llth, consisting of Franklin Moyer, Jacob M. Hill, Wm. H. Haskell, T. N. Hamilton, Peter L. Snyder, and Wm. Sexton.

office on the 22d of August, and a special election was held to fill the vacancy in September. At this election the opposing candidates were Mr. D. H. Dewey on one side, and Mr. Andrew Wills. Mr. Wills only lacked two votes of being elected, although Mr. Dewey beat him three to one, being elected by receiving threefourths of all the votes cast.

October 29th, 1851, a petition was received signed by Jno. W. Ingersoll as committee for the Directors of " Canton & Liverpool Plank-Road Company," asking right of way to the Public Square for their road, which was granted.

Mr. Jno. W. Ingersoll had been by a previous council appointed City Engineer to establish the grade for the sidewalks, and at this meeting resigned.

At the spring election, held April 5th, 1852, John W. Shinn was again elected President; Christian Hains, Supervisor; Darius Roberts, Constable. The Aldermen were - from the First Ward, Parley C. Stearns; Second Ward, James Thompson; Third Ward, Lewis Corbin ; Fourth Ward, James Wills.

In the spring of 1853, Henry Walker was elected President of the Board ; Henry T. Meyers, Alderman for the First Ward ; Hugh Martin, Alderman for the Third Ward ; James Wills, Alderman for the Fourth Ward; and James R. McQuaid and James H. Murphy received an equal number of votes for Alderman in the Second Ward. This election was decided by lot in favor of Mr. Murphy. Christian Hains was reflected Supervisor, and Darius Roberts Constable and Collector. The board appointed A. R. Haynes Clerk, and John W. Shinn Assessor. This board appropriated $40 per annum as salary of its President, and $20 each per annum to the board. On the 22d of April, 1854, the council established and organized a Board of Health, in view of and to prevent the spread of small-pox, which had appeared in the town. The Board of Health were Jno. G. Piper, Dr. Henry Ingersoll, and John Thorp. They reported but one case, and that a mild case of varioloid.

The City Of Canton

IN the winter of 185 3 -'4 Canton was, by legislative enactment, chartered as a city, and on the 4th of April, 1854, the first election under the city charter for officers was held. At this election Lewis Corbin was elected Mayor; D. H. Dewey, Supervisor; B. F. Moyer, Marshal; "Wm. Thompson, Alderman for the First Ward; Atharin Keeling, Alderman Second Ward; J. M. Thompson, Alderman Third Ward; James Wills, Alderman Fourth Ward. The Collector for the previous year (185 3 -'4) reported the tax-list for his term at a total of $737.32.

An election for Police Magistrate under the incorporate laws was held on the 7th of November, 1854, at which Adam R. Haynes was elected the first Police Magistrate of the City of Canton. This created a vacancy in the office of City Clerk, and James H. Murphy was elected by the board to fill it.

The council, on the 6th of January, 1855, enacted a very strin- . gent prohibitory liquor-law, and vigorously prosecuted all violations of it, but not with entire success. It was during the administration of this board that the ladies destroyed the whisky of Canton.

On the 6th of July, 1855, the council appointed Wm. H. Jackson, Joseph H. Pierce, Wm. M. Waugh, Henry N. Ross and Thompson Maple Police Officers.

The council on the 3d of July, 1855, appointed Joseph Smith, the son of the celebrated Mormon Prophet Joe Smith, as City Clerk, which position he held until December 4th, 1855, when he was succeeded by Wm. H. Haskell.

April 7th, 1856, at the regular spring election, Thompson Maple was elected Mayor; A. Keeling, Alderman for the First Ward ; P. Plattenberg, Alderman Second Ward ; J. H. Bass, Alderman Third Ward ; and Wm. Parlin, Alderman Fourth Ward. Jno. W. Wilson was elected City Marshal, and C. Haynes Supervisor.

The amount of tax received for 1855, on real and personal property, was $862.39; for plank walks, $2,087.97. The total revenues of the city, from all sources, were $3,050.18; total ex- penditures, $3,048.39; and the total debt of the city was $1,503.77, against which there was due the city, for fines and forfeitures, $107.00.

This board appointed W. H. Haskell City Clerk, A. Wills Assessor, and T. N". Hamilton Treasurer. Mr. Haskell, however, soon resigned, and Lewis Corbin was appointed his successor.

This board ordered an election to be held on the 2d of .October to decide for or against the subscription by the city of $50,000 stock in the Jacksonville & Savanna Railroad. The vote resulted in carrying the proposition by a majority of 299 votes.

April 6th, 1857, Townsend Atwater was elected Mayor; Jonathan Nies, Alderman for the First Ward ; Jno. Bailey, do. Second Ward; Daniel Groenendyke, do. Third Ward; Wm. Parlin, do. Fourth Ward. Jno. W. Wilson was elected Marshal, and Christian Haines City Supervisor.

This board appointed G. Barrere Clerk, Christian Bidamon Collector, Andrew Wills Assessor, Thos. W. Hamilton Treasurer, C. Haynes Surveyor and Engineer, D. J. Wagoner and P. M. Binnix Police Constables for the First Ward, Joseph Pierce and Stephen Thorp do. Second Ward, Orville Jones and David Naylor do. Third Ward, Jacob Parker and Jno. Foutch do. Fourth Ward. Mr. Nies removing from the First Ward soon after his election, Sands N. Breed was elected Alderman in his place.

The election in April, 1858, resulted in the choice of Sands N. Breed, Mayor; Jno. Thorp, City Marshal; C. Haynes, Supervisor; Aldermen - First Ward, D. J. Wagoner; Second do., A. C. Babcock; Third do., D. Groenendyke; Fourth do., Jno. G. Graham. This was also a license board. Their receipts and expenditures do not appear on the journal.

The April election in 1859 resulted in the choice of Sands N. Breed, Mayor; Wm. Vandevender, Police Magistrate; Jos. H. Pierce, City Marshal; R. P. Craig, Supervisor; Aldermen - First Ward, I. S. Piper; Second Ward, P. Plattenberg ; Third

Ward, E. P. Buell; Fourth Ward, James Melrose. A. Wills was appointed Assessor, Jos. Pierce Collector, Wm. Vandevender Clerk, and R. P. Craig City Engineer. A special - night police was also .appointed, consisting of Joseph Pierce, Jacob W. Parker, Jno. B. Allen, and Isaac B. English : all declined but Mr. Allen, and Wm. Waugh and S. P. Miller were appointed in their stead.

A statement of the financial condition of the city for the fiscal year ending May 4th, 1859, shows the whole amount of revenue from all sources to have been $3,452.45; expenditures, $3,233.58; balance in treasury, $218.87; debt of city, $1,500. This board raised the fees for license for selling liquor to $200.

At the spring election, 1860, the officers elected were - Mayor, Chas. T. Heald; Marshal, Jos. H. Pierce; Supervisor, Wm. King; Aldermen - First Ward, I. S. Piper; Second Ward, Nathaniel S. Wright; Third Ward, Townsend Atwater; Fourth Ward, Jno. Wolf. Wm. Vandevender was reappointed Clerk, Andrew Wills Assessor, J. H. Pierce Collector, and Jno. W. Shinn Treasurer.

This board refused to grant license for the sale of liquor. Mr. Shinn neglecting to file his bond as Treasurer, C. C. Dewey was appointed in his stead. The rate of taxation was fixed at 35 cents on the $100 valuation that year. The financial statement for the fiscal year ending May 4th, 1860, the rate of taxation having been for that year 40 cents on the $100 valuation, showed revenue from all sources, $2,474.69; expenditures, $2,429.54; leaving a balance in the treasury of $45.85.

The election held April 1st, 1861, resulted in the election of Jacob H. Bass, Mayor; Robey Whitely, Supervisor; Aldermen - First Ward, Darius Roberts ; Second Ward, J. R. McQuaid; Third W^rd, T. Atwater; Fourth Ward, John Smith. They organized, and appointed Wm. Vandevender Clerk, C. C. Dewey Treasurer, Andrew Wills Assessor, and Jno. W. Wilson Collector.

The financial statement for the fiscal 'year ending May 7th, 1861, showed a gross revenue to the city of $2,299.74; there was in the hands of the Treasurer $227.07, which with the sum expended by the city made a total of $2,308.31. The debt of the city was stated at $1,565.38. The city expenses for the year had been $1,243.90, exclusive of sidewalks, commissions, and delinquent taxes.

On the 23d of July, 1861, this council passed "an ordinance for suppressing dram-shops," but really a very loose license law, under which almost any person could obtain license.

At the regular election April 7th, 1862, Wm. McDowell was elected Mayor ; Jno. W. Wilson, City Marshal ; Lewis Walling, City Supervisor. The Aldermen were - First Ward, H. L. Nicolet; Second Ward, G. W Fast; Third Ward, T. Stroud; Fourth Ward, John Smith. This council appointed G. Barrere City Attorney, Chauncy Black City Engineer, " Tracy Stroud Treasurer at his request, he preferring to discharge that duty free of charge, to save expense" (says the record), Jno. Wilson Collector, and Wm. Yandevender Clerk.

Mr. Nicolet resigning in the First Ward as Alderman, a special election was held in September, and John Tanner elected to fill the vacancy. At the same time an election was held to fill a vacancy in the office of Police Magistrate, and Mr. S. A. Gee elected. Mr. Vandevender also resigned his position of City Clerk, and Jno. W. Haynes was appointed his successor.

The regular spring election held April 6th, 1863, resulted in the choice of Ira Johnson fdr Mayor ; S. A; Gee, Police Magistrate ; J. W. Wilson, City Marshal ; Wm. King, Supervisor ; for Aldermen - First Ward, Wm. Thompson; Second Ward, Geo. W. Fast; Third Ward, Tracy Stroud; Fourth Ward, Jno. W. Gosnell. This board appointed Andrew Wills Assessor, Jno. W. Haynes Treasurer, Samuel A. Gee Clerk, J. W. L. Bicker, J. Belt, Wm. Taylor and Chas. Stewart Policemen. The first official action of this board was a resolution to refuse all applications for license to sell liquor; but, in the face of this resolution, at the next meeting of the board they did grant license'to several persons. The assessments for this year for city purposes were fixed at fifty cents on the one hundred dollars.

At the election held April 4th, 1864, for city officers, Jno. G. Piper was elected Mayor ; Aldermen - First Ward, Win. Thompson; Second Ward, James H. Murphy; Third Ward, John Bailey; Fourth Ward, Robert P. Craig. Jackson Caldwell was elected City Marshal, Wm. P. Hannan Supervisor. This board appointed S. A. Gee City Clerk, Wm. Vandevender Treasurer and Assessor, and Jackson Caldwell Collector.

This board appropriated $150 to be distributed among the sick and wounded soldiers and their families, making John Thorp their almoner. The tax levy this year was fixed at fifty cents qn the one hundred dollars, and the property of the C. B. & Q. R. R. within the city limits was assessed at $20,000 and taxed the same as other property. This council adhered to their resolution to grant no license.

The spring election in 1865 resulted in the election of Wm. B. Gleason as Mayor; James G. Head, Marshal; Robert White, Supervisor. The Aldermen were - for the First Ward, E. H. Curtiss; Third Ward, John Bailey; with a tie vote in the Second and Fourth Wards. The tie was decided by lot, and resulted in favor of A. O. Baughman in the Second Ward and Jno. B. Allen in the Fourth Ward. S. Y. Thornton contested Mr. Allen's seat, however, and was declared entitled to the seat.

This board organized by the selection of Wm. Vandevender as City Clerk, David Beeson as Treasurer, G. Barrere City Attorney, J. H. Head Collector, and Andrew Wills Assessor. One of the first acts of this council was to pass an ordinance for the licensing of saloons, and the license fee was fixed at $300 in each case. A petition was presented to this council, at one of its earliest sessions, asking that a small park be made out of the Public Square, and the petition was granted, provided the citizens would contribute the means. On the 29th of June, 1865, the council resolved to give a repast to the 103d Regiment Volunteers, on the occasion of their return home from the service. In July Mr. Head resigned as City Marshal, and Jackson Caldwell was elected to fill the vacancy. The assessment this year was fixed at 50 cents on the $100 valuation.

The election in April, 1866, elevated to the Mayoralty Mr. T. Atwater; Marshal, P. Slaughter; Supervisor, E. Ayres; Aldermen - First Ward, I. S. Piper; Second Ward, A. O. Baughman; Third Ward, A. B. Hulett; with a tie in the Fourth Ward between S. Y. Thornton and Joel Dewey. This tie was decided by lot, resulting in the selection of Mr. Thornton. Mr. Vandevender was again appointed Clerk, G. Barrere City Attorney; Joel W. Dewey Assessor, Wm. H. Haskell Engineer and Surveyor, and Philip Slaughter Collector. The rate of assessment was fixed by this council at 40 cents on the $100. Mr. Barrere resigned as City Attorney on the 5th of February, 1867, and P. C. Stearns was selected as his successor. Mr. Stearns was by vote dismissed from the office on the 20th of Februrary. The council passed a very stringent anti-license law on the 6th of March, 1867, one month before the election of a new council.

In the April election, 1867, Chas. T. Heald was elected Mayor; Silas Cheek, Police Magistrate ; Enos Ayers, Supervisor; Robert C. Thomas, City Marshal. The Aldermen were - First Ward, Wm. Parlin; Second Ward, J. H. Murphy; Third Ward, T. Atwater ; Fourth Ward, A. C. Moore. J. L. Murphy was appointed Clerk, P. C. Stearns City Attorney, Silas Cheek Assessor, David Beeson Treasurer, Wm. H. Haskell Surveyor and Engineer. This year the rate of assessment was fixed at 35 cents on the $100 valuation. This was an anti-license board.

The spring election in 1868 resulted in the choice of Geo. M. Wright as Mayor, James C. Dunlap, Marshal; Enos Ayres, Supervisor; for Aldermen - a tie in the First Ward between A. - Keeling and John Tanner; Second Ward, Jos. H. Murphy; Third Ward, Wilson Hulet; Fourth Ward, Chas. T. Heald. The tie in the First Ward was decided in favor of John Tanner by lot. Mr. Keeling contesting, on an investigation of his claim, the council decided in his favor. Thomas Coleman was appointed Clerk, P. C. Stearns City Attorney, W. H. Haskell Surveyor and Engineer, Jas. C. Dunlap Collector, David Beeson Treasurer, and John Gregg Chief of the Fire Department. This council was anti-license. Mr. Gregg, who had been appointed Chief of the Fire Department, declining to serve, Mr. Wm. B. Gleason was appointed in his stead. The assessment rate this year was fixed at 50 cents on the $100 valuation.

The election on the 5th day of April, 1869, resulted in the election as Mayor of J. S. McCreary; Marshal, Wm. Shreffler; Supervisor, Preston Sebree; Aldermen - First Ward, H. L. Wright; Second Ward, W. D. Plattenberg; Third Ward, Wilson Hulet; Fourth Ward, Chauncey Webster. C. T. Coleman was elected Clerk, P. C. Stearns Attorney, N. F. Dorrance Assessor, C. T. Coleman Collector, David Beeson Treasurer, Wm. B. Gleason Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. This was an anti-license council. The assessment was fixed this year at 50 cents on the $100 valuation. This council ordered that the names of the streets be lettered and jDosted on the street-corners.

At the election held April 4th, 1870, J. S. McCreary was elected Mayor ; City Marshal, Wm. Shreffler ; Police Magistrate, C. J. Main; Supervisor, Ephraim Main. The Aldermen elected were - for the First Ward, J. L. Murphy ; Second Ward, James Bonn; Third Ward, S. Y. Thornton; Fourth Ward, Daniel Abbott. This council organized by the appointment of D. W. Maple Clerk, Wm. B. Gleason Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, Jno. Bailey Assistant, D. W. Maple Assessor, David Beeson Treasurer, Wm. Shreffler Collector; Policemen - Chas. Smith, John Belt, James Cook, Wm. Donn, H. Clingenpeel, Alfred Troxell, Thomas Dailey, Andrew Ronk; Daniel Abbott, City Attorney. At the council meeting held May 12th, 1870, the council decided not to grant license to sell liquor; but on the 15th of June rescinded their action and decided to grant license. The rate of assessment for this year is fixed at 50 cents on the $100 valuation.

Pork Packing

THE first pork packed in Canton was packed by Joel Wright, in perhaps 1831 and '2. His "packing-house" was a small smoke-house in the rear of his store and residence, at the corner of Wood and Illinois streets. He continued to pack more or less pork up to perhaps 1846 or '7, shipping to St. Louis, or occasionally sending mess pork to the lead-mines. Up to 1840, however, he did but little.

In 1838 Messrs. Shinn & Vittum packed pork here for the Galena market, selling to parties who forwarded to their customers at the lead mines by sleds overland.

In the winter of 1839 -'40 Messrs. Ingersoll & Vittum began pork-packing on an extensive scale, and from this date on Canton began to be an important point for the pork trade.

It would be impossible now to give in their regular order the names of the various large packers that have done business here : prominent among them, however, were Messrs. Thompson Maple, Maple & Piper, Maple, Stipp & Stockdale, James H. Stipp, Stipp & Bass, Bass & Brother, H. F. & J. W. Ingersoll, Joel Wright, R. W. & C. C. Dewey, and others whose names have been forgotten.

$3.00 per hundred pounds for heavy hogs, or those netting two hundred weight and over. In later years prices went down, until heavy pork has been purchased, dressed and delivered at the pork-houses, at as low as one dollar and one dollar and twentyfive cents per hundred. At these prices farmers considered pork a profitable crop - more profitable than corn at ten cents per bushel or wheat at twenty-five cents. The pork purchased here until since the completion of our railroads was principally killed by the farmers. Indeed, there was no slaughtering or shipping of live hogs done until 1854, when George Marks and James Stockdale established their slaughter-house.

The pork-houses furnished employment each winter to a large number of men, while teamsters were kept busy in hauling pork to the river. From 1840 until 1854 spareribs, tenderloins, the upper portion of the heads, and the feet, were given away until all who applied for them were supplied, and dozens of wagonloads of the surplus were hauled out into Big Creek bottoms and thrown away, until the people of the town would enter complaint against the parties as a public nuisance. Hundreds of families were thus supplied during the winter with free meat, and very many of them would salt away barrels of tenderloins for summer use. By taking a barrel to any one of the packing-houses and paying for the salt, the pork -house hands would fill and pack the barrel. By those who were here then and have now to pay butchers' prices for spareribs and tenderloins, is it any wonder there are sighings for the "good old days"?

The following tables, which have been copied from old files of the Canton Register, will with tolerable accuracy show the extent of the pork trade of Canton from 1849 to 1862.

Av. Prick Totai, Average

Through the kindness of our pork-dealers, we are enabled to lay before our readers the following statement of that business, in Canton, for present season :

Av. Weight No. Hogs. Pebhoo

The foregoing figures, we believe, are correct up to this date. There are, however, some few hogs yet to come in - perhaps enough to raise the number to 20,000, but not more. Compared with last season, the figures stand as follows :

Last year the total number packed in this place was 10,700, and the total average weight a fraction over 237. It will therefore be seen that the number is somewhat larger and the average weight somewhat better this season than last.

Some of the best hogs of the season were brought in last week. The following lots were received by Messrs. Ingersoll, from the persons named :

The pork season being about closed, we have, according to our usual custom, called upon our packers to obtain the number and average weight of the hogs packed, which we give below :

In 1859, the number packed was 14,731, and the average net weight 178; in 1858, the number packed was 11,480, and average weight 235; in 1857, the number packed was 10,700, and the average weight a fraction over 237.

Piper & Griffith also shipped 200 hogs to Chicago, uncut, being unable to secure barrels to pack them in. The want of barrels prevented many more from being packed here. The average weight is about 270 ft>s.

About 1855 occurred an event that has had a controlling influence in the hog production, not only of this vicinity, but of the entire Northwest. In that year Mr. A. C. Moore, a gentleman who had for ten years previously been making the breeding of a superior breed of hogs a specialty in Butler county, Ohio, immigrated to the township, and purchased the farm known as the Slosson farm, about two and one-half miles southwest of Canton. On Mr. Moore's arrival he brought with him the best selections from his Ohio stock, and renewed his efforts as a breeder. His breed - of which he has made a specialty - was an improved Poland and China hog. Mr. Moore soon established for himself so great a reputation as a breeder that. his name has passed into a household word among the best class of farmers throughout the West, and hogs from his farm command unprecedented prices from Maine to California. He has undoubtedly taken more premiums in both number and value than any other breeder of any breed of hogs in the United States, at both state and county fairs. One hog he now owns, bred by him, has taken over $1,400 in premiums. Mr. Moore now breeds more pigs for purely breeding purposes than any other breeder in the world, having raised last year (1870), from his own farm, over 750 pigs, and purchased from his neighbors selected pigs - -chiefly the product of stock previously sold to them - about two hundred more. About 800 pigs have been distributed for purely breeding purposes from Ohio to California, and from Minnesota to Mississippi, by him.

Mr. Moore's business produces him an annual income of not less than from $20,000 to $25,000. His stock is called Poland- China, originating in crosses of the Poland, China and Byfield ; but so long have they been bred under his careful supervision, skill and intelligence - qualities for which Mr. Moore is preeminent, - that the more valuable qualities of each breed have been so thoroughly and carefully blended that they have become a distinct thorough-bred stock, known and recognized in the official records of our State Board of Agriculture and other official boards as the Poland-China. Mr. Moore's herd now contains in the neighborhood of two hundred thorough-breed brood sows and fourteen males, and is year by year increasing.

The people of Fulton county feel, justly, proud of Mr. Moore's success, as by his judicious crossing he has attained a uniformity of size, color and fattening qualities that has made his stock the great premium-taking stock of the Northwest, and its reputation has been reflected back upon the county, until the " Moore's Poland-China hog" has made the county famous. I here venture the assertion that no other variety of hogs has ever taken so many valuable premiums, and at the same time accord to A. C. Moore, of Canton, the honor of breeding it up to its present high standard.

Mr. J. B. McCreary, who came into the township in 1867, is also a successful and skillful breeder of Poland-China hogs, and is rapidly acquiring a reputation as a breeder. In fact, it may be said that very many of our population Have become breeders of thorough-bred hogs. One of the most directly important results of this enterprise has been to place Fulton first in the list of hog-producing counties of the state - the last census (1870) showing an aggregate of 57,760 hogs over six months old in the county, valued for pork at the round sum of $1,100,000.

Robert C. Culton

A native of Kentucky, who landed in Canton in October, 1836, has been, since his residence here, probably more frequently a pioneer in important improvements and public enterprises than any other individual who has resided here. On arriving at Canton, he immediately purchased from Ira Baker his blacksmith shop, located on Lot 46, Jones's Addition, corner of Jones and Main streets, and began business at his trade - blacksraithing. For many years after he carried on the largest shop in town.

In June, 1837, Mr. Cnlton set up on this lot the first cardingmachine in Canton. His machinery consisted of two stands of cards, and was operated by two horses on a tread- wheel. This establishment was successful, and drew trade from distant parts of the country, which otherwise would have gone elsewhere. In 1841 Mr. Culton took into partnership in the carding business his brother-in-law, Arche Henderson, at the same time adding two additional stands of cards and increasing his power to four horses. The establishment continued in operation until about 1842, when it was discontinued.

Mr. Culton was thus the pioneer carder. So, also, he was the father of the improved plow manufacturing. Having commenced blacksmithiug in 1836, he in 1840 began the manufacture of the old-fashioned Diamond Plow, which was the progenitor of the steel mould-board plows of the present day. He also made the "Carey Plow" and the "Bar Share" breaking plow. His plows found ready sale, as they were well made by competent workmen. Wm. Parlin was one of his blacksmiths, and his wood-workers were Cornelius Van Middlesworth, Charles Rockhold, and Cyrus Coykendall. Mr. Culton also erected the first frame for shoeing oxen in Canton.

In 1848 Mr. Culton decided to go into merchandising, and accordingly associated with him in business a nephew, J. W. Culton, now of Chicago. Their place of business was on the ground now occupied by the portion of Union Block in which G. B. Yittum is doing business. This venture proved unprofitable, and the firm was dissolved and business suspended.

century. He still resides here, on the ground where he first settled, on Main street between Jones and Walnut streets, a property on which he has lived for thirty-four years.

Plow Manufacturing

As heretofore stated, R. C. Culton was the first manufacturer of plows in Canton. His establishment, while it was large for that period, was yet so small as not to have attracted attention outside of this immediate vicinity. It is therefore no injustice to Mr. Culton to mention as the originator of plow manufacturing in this county the name of

William Parlin

Mr. Parlin is a native of Massachusetts. He immigrated to Fulton county, landing at Copperas- Creek Landing on the 4th day of July, 1840. Mr. Parlin at this time was a young man, with no capital but a knowledge of his trade - blacksmithing, - and a full stock of that indomitable energy for which the New- England character is celebrated. Not only was Mr. Parlin poor, but he was lame, and at the same time quiet, unassuming and retiring in his disposition - so much so that he attracted no attention.

Mr. Parlin began work as a "jour." for Mr. Culton, and finally, from his knowledge of his trade, became for a short period a partner with that gentleman, but soon dissolved the connection and rented a small shop on the south side of Elm street, near his present manufactory. Here Mr. Parlin began to attract attention by his industry and skill. He considered himself too poor to employ a "helper" in his business, and, with characteristic ingenuity, made for himself a trip-hammer. This hammer was operated by Mr. Parlin's foot. Many of our old citizens will remember this hammer.

In 1846 Mr. Parlin purchased from Maj. Lewis Bidamon his foundry, situated on Main street, corner of Walnut, on the ground now occupied by the residence of Wm. Seavey, Esq. Mr. Parlin began here the general foundry business, but made a few steel plows.

In January, 1848, this foundry burned to the ground, and proved a total loss, except a small amount of steel, which was not injured. This was considered a severe blow by Mr. Parlin, but did not discourage him. He now rented a fire in the blacksmith-shop of John Culton, on Elm street, north side, between Third and Fourth streets. Here he began the manufacture of plows, working up his small stock of steel, forging his plows at his shop; then wheeling them on a wheelbarrow to McPheters's oil-mill, on Fourth street to a horse-power grindstone for grinding them, loading them again upon his wheelbarrow, he would wheel them through the streets to Charley Rockhold's shop, Main street between Elm and Jones streets, south of the Emory House.

Thompson Maple, who was at that time the most enterprising and energetic of our business men, had been noticing the energy manifested by Mr. Parlin, and proposed to him a partnership. This arrangement was finally consummated, and the firm of Maple & Parlin was established for the manufacture of plows - Maple furnishing the capital, and Parlin the skill. The new firm began business at the corner of Elm and Fourth streets, on the same corner where Mr. Parlin has since remained. This firm began business in the summer of 1846, only a few months after the fire which had apparently been so disastrous.

The firm of Maple & Parlin manufactured the steel mouldboard plow, and were successful to a marked extent. Their success and Mr. Parlin's present success may be attributed to the fact that every plow manufactured had to pass under the eye of Mr. Parlin, who personally selected all his timber and rejected every stick that was deficient, allowing no work to leave his shop that was not done in the most substantial and workmanlike manner. They availed themselves constantly of every improvement in plows made by other establishments, and Mr. Parlin himself made the plow a study, thereby enabling himself to perfect many very valuable improvements by his own ingenuity.

In 1848 or '9, the firm of Maple & Parlin was dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Maple retiring - Parlin now being able to stand alone. He continued alone until the 1st of January, 1852, when, finding his business increasing to so great an extent that he could no longer attend to his office business and give the attention to the mechanical part of his business he desired, he took

The firm of Parlin & Orendorff continued gradually but constantly to extend their business and facilities for manufacturing, until they now rank among the first plow-manufacturing establishments in the Union. Their average force of workmen is now eighty men in constant employment. In the year 1870 they manufactured 8000 "Canton Clipper" Plows, 3000 "Parlin's Cultivators," and 600 Stalk-Cutters. Their plows are handled by dealers throughout the Western States, a considerable portion of the Southern States, the Pacific States, and all the Western Territories.

In 1855 Messrs. Parlin & Orendorff took the first premium on plows over all competitors, at the State Fair held at Chicago, since which time they have succeeded in taking nearly every first premium for which they have competed.

This manufactory, it will be observed, has been the up-growing of small business without capital, the result of indomitable energy, ahd an honest determination to turn out only first-class work. The poor blacksmith has now, at only fifty-three years of age, while still in the prime of life, become a great manufacturer - a Plow King, in fact

Parlin's Plow Factory is considered by the people of Canton one of the institutions of the town of which they are proud, and well they may be.

Ingersoll Brothers

J. W. INGERSOLL, of Ithaca, New York, came into the State of Illinois in the spring of 1837, in the employ of the State, which was at that time engaged in a stupendous scheme of Railroad building. Mr. Ingersoll was a civil engineer, and in that capacity was assigned to duty in the preliminary survey of the Illinois Central Railroad, from Lasalle south. After a few months' service, he was transferred to the survey of the Peoria & Warsaw Railroad, with headquarters at Canton, Joel Wright being at that time one of the State Commissioners of Internal Improvements.

of 1839, when himself and his brother H. F. Ingersoll entered into copartnership, under the name of H. F. & J. W. Ingersoll, and, purchasing the stock of goods then owned by D. W. Vittum, began business as general merchants. The store-room was located on the southwest corner of the Public Square, in an old building - since removed - on the ground now occupied by the store of J. M. Fox. In the spring 1840 Mr. Yittuni purchased a one-third interest in the business, and remained in the firm, under the style of Ingersoll & Vittum, until the fall of 1841, when he purchased the interest of the Brothers Ingersoll.

Ingersoll Brothers immediately began business again on their own account, under their old firm name of H. F. & J. W. Ingersoll, occupying a store-room on the northeast corner of the Public Square, on a lot now vacant, but long since known as " Bass's old stand," and continued in business in that location until 1843, when they removed to the lot now occupied by J. E. Bower, on the east side of the Public Square, where they remained until 1846, when they purchased a store-room of Win. Bell - better known to old settlers as " Bill Bell the Tailor." This store-room was on the lot now occupied by that portion of Ingersoll's Block in which J. R. McQuaid is doing business.

In the summer of 1868 Messrs. Ingersoll built the fine business block, now occupied in part by them, on the west side, at a cost of $15,000. This is the three-story portion of the Ingersoll Block. During the season of 1869 they built the two-story portion of the same block, at a cost of $7,000.

The Ingersoll Brothers have from their beginning in Canton commanded a fair portion of the best trade of the county* During the early years of their business they packed pork and shipped an immense amount of grain from Copperas Creek and Liverpool to St. Louis. They still remain in business.

Anecdote Of John Be Yard

AMONG the occasional teamsters to the river was John Bevard, who drove four horses to an old-fashioned Pennsylvania wagon. He rode one of the wheel-horses and drove with a single line. One winter, while the roads were in a desperate condition and few teams would venture upon the road, the Ingersoll Brothers received a new stock of goods at Copperas-Creek Landing. Bevard with his four-horse team -offered to bring one load, and Hiram Snow another. Snow had a three-horse team, and drove Yankee fashion with four lines. At night Bevard returned with his load, and was asked by John Ingersoll if he had seen any thing of Snow.

" Why, h - 1 ! its impossible ! I could hardly get through with four horses and one line : how in h - 1 do you suppose he can get here with three horses and four lines ? "

Beginning In The Higher Branches

Coleman was in Chicago on business, and had put up at the Tremont. At dinner, and when the immense dining-room was thronged with guests, a waiter handed him a bill of fare. Taking it in his'hand, he thus addressed the astonished son of Erin:

"Well, read it for me," said William, in a loud voice that brought every eye in the dining-room upon him and made broad smiles to ripple on the faces of the guests.

D. C. Jones

CHEEKY JONES, as he was familiarly called, came to Canton in the spring of 1835. He married, soon after, Martha Ann Stewart, a daughter of Rev. Robert Stewart. Mr. Jones was a chairmaker by trade, and carried on that business for many years at the corner of Jones and Main streets. Mr. Jones occupied the position of chorister in the Congregational Church for rnsny years He was an industrious man and a man of singularly pure life, commanding the confidence and esteem of the community to a very remarkable degree. He died January 29th, 1854. The Congregational Church Choir have erected a neat marble slab to his memory in the cemetery.

Parley C. Stearns

ON the 4th day of July, 183fi, Parley C. Stearns, then a young man of twenty-three years, landed in Canton, Mr. Stearns came in company with John Rawalt from Yates county, New York, making the trip overland in wagons.

Mr. Stearns was a cooper by trade, and for a few years worked at that business. The same year of his arrival he married Miss Hannah Rawalt, a daughter of John Rawalt.

In 1837 Mr. Stearns was elected constable for Orion township, then known as 7 - -5; but he did not qualify. In 1839 Mr. Stearns was elected Justice of the Peace, and with two short intermissions has acted in that capacity from that .time until the present.

Mr. Stearns was a Democrat in politics until the rebellion began, when he became a War-Democrat, and at a later period a Republican. Mr. Stearns was largely influential in the organization of the 103d Regiment, and was elected Lieutenant-Colonel of that regiment, but was taken sick soon after joining his regiment at Peoria, and lay sick several months, which forced him to resign.

Mr. Stearns was closely identified with the earlier movements looking to the building of the Jacksonville & Savanna Railroad, and has ever been among the foremost to promote all schemes of public utility and improvement. He is now, at the age of fiftyeight, in the full vigor of life, and has lost none of the eloquence which made him prominent in the early days as one of the best stump-orators in the county. He is a true friend, a genial gentleman, and no man stands higher in the home of his adoption than does Parley C. Stearns.

Canton'S Part In The Mormon War

DURING the summer of 1846 the Mormon question began to excite public attention. In Hancock county, it was reported, depredations were being committed by them on all who were not of their way of thinking. Mormon outrages - no doubt exaggerated - were constant themes of conversation at every fireside and social gathering. In Hancock county, outside of Nauvoo, the excitement had reached the culminating point by about the last of August. Both parties were making a feeble effort, however, to keep the law upon their side. The Anti-Mormons had first sworn out writs for the arrest of Mormons on various charges, and then, to induce the Mormons to resist the serving of the processes, had declared that the arrested parties would be mobbed and murdered if taken. Of course, the Mormons resisted these writs, and Constable Carlin, whose duty it had been made to serve them, called out, on the 1st of September, a posse comitatus to aid him in the enforcement of the law. The Mormons at once adopted the same tactics. They, too, had warrants issued for the apprehension of prominent Anti-Mormons, and threatened to hang them if arrested. These writs were opposed, and the Mormon constable called out his posse. Gov. Ford remarks, in his History of Illinois, that it was "Writ against writ; constable against constable; law against law; posse against posse."

Some one suggested to the Governor that, if he would send some commissioned officer with ten men to the scene of action, with power to enforce the law, they could settle all the questions at issue. This representation was believed by Gov. Ford, and he proceeded to act upon it by issuing an order to Maj. James R. Parker, of Can/on, that he should enlist ten men and proceed at once to Nauvoo for the adjustment of the difficulties there existing. He was made commander-in-chief of all militia forces that might be raised or called into the field, and clothed with the powers of a plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary.

It happened that the Anti-Mormon leaders were Whigs, and the Mormons had voted the Democratic ticket at the preceding Congressional election - voted it early and often, according to the most approved political principles. Hence the Governor, to in some degree conciliate the " mob," as the Anti-Mormon posse was designated, had selected Major Parker. In his History of

"In looking around over the state for this purpose (i. e., the selection of a commander), the choice fell upon Maj. Parker, of Fulton county. Major Parker was a Whig, and was selected partly from that reason, believing that a Whig now, as had been the case before with Gen. Hardin and Major Warren, would have more influence in restraining the Anti-Mormons than a Democrat. But Major Parker's character was unknown out of his own county. Every where else it was taken for granted that he was a Democrat and had been sent over to intrigue with the Mormons. The Whig newspapers immediately let loose floods of abuse upon him, both in this state and Missouri, which completely paralyzed his power to render any effectual service. . The constable's posse refused to give place to him, and the constable openly declared that he cared but little for the arrests ; by which it was apparent that they intended, from the first, to use the process of the law only as a cover to their design of expelling the Mormons."

Major Parker received his commission, order and instructions from the hand of Maj. Lewis Bidamon, the Governor's messenger, on a Saturday evening. Sunday morning he selected and secured the services of Harrison P. Fellows, Abel H. White, Isaac C. Johnson, Phillip Grim, jr., Benjamin Perry, Jacob Fox, John Thorp, Wm. Bell, G. W. Thorn, and Joseph Long, and the same evening set out in lumber-wagons for the theatre of war, arriving at Nauvoo by eleven o'clock Monday evening.

Major Parker at once issued a proclamation to the mob commanding them to disperse. This proclamtion was received by them with shouts of derision, and the bearers were treated with great indignity. Another and another proclamation followed, but met no better reception.

It now became apparent that proclamations were not exactly the kind of ammunition with which to strike consternation into the valorous hearts of the Anti-Mormons. The Governor accordingly ordered Major Flood, of Adams county, to reinforce Major Parker with a sufficient volunteer militia force. Major Flood's commission must have been a unique document, as it contained a power of sub'stitution, by which he was empowered, if he could not serve, to hand it over to some one who would. Major Flood used his power of substitution by turning over his commission to Major Clifford, who at once repaired to Nauvoo and, contrary to his instructions, took command of the Mormon forces. Major Clifford now issued an order directed to Col. John S. Wycoff, in command of the Fulton county militia regiment, for a force of three hundred mounted militia. There was no law, civil or military, under wrhich mounted militia could be called out. Indeed, "mounted militia" was an arm of the militia which only had its existence . in the fertile brain of the great Clifford. The order, however, was received in perfect good faith by Col. Wycoff, and he at once notified Adjutant Harrison P. Fellows - who had returned from Nauvoo - to notify the commanders of the North and South Canton and Utica militia companies to muster their men, and from their number to proceed to draft their proportion of the number of men necessary to fill the call. Adjutant Fellows at once notified First Sergeant, acting Captain, Geo. S. McConnell, commanding the North-Canton Company; Lieutenant Joseph Anderson, commanding the South-Canton Company ; and Captain Wm. Kelso, commanding the Utica Kifle

This order created an intense excitement. Very few of our citizens sympathized with the Mormons, and they were called upon to fight their battles. Meetings were called at once, and the leading citizens counseled obedience to the order as emanating from a proper and legal authority, and they were a law-abiding people.

Sergeant McConnell appointed a full complement of non-commissioned officers for his company, making John W. Ingersoll 2d Sergeant, Tracy Doolittle 3d Sergeant, Abel PL White 4th Sergeant. The corporals were Jonathan Niece, 1st; Mahlon PL Hoblett, 2d; Thos. Ewing, 3d; and Robert Sebree, 4th. Sergeant McConnell ordered his non-commissioned staff immediately into service. It was raining, and most of them, being in business, were not anxious to face the storm ; but the sergeant was inexorable, and, dividing the roll, he gave to each the portion of it he was to notify, and sent them into the county through the mud and rain to notify the company to assemble.

When the day came, the different companies assembled on the Public Square according to order. McConnell found that all his company had not been notified, and demanded of Col. Wycoff three more days for that purpose, and at the same time demanded the presence of the regimental surgeon to examine those who might claim exemption under the order. This claim was reasonable; more, it was in strict accordance with the letter and spirit of the law. Still, it placed Col. Wycoff in a dilemma, as there was no commissioned surgeon in the regiment, and it was too late to secure a commission for one in time to meet the emergency that was upon them. After some deliberation, he ordered the company to hold themselves as minute men, liable to be called to the front at a moment's notice.

Lieutenant Anderson had his company notified and all on hand. He proceeded, in accordance with his orders, to draft. His company were formed in line on Elm and Third streets. The draft was made in the house - still standing - then owned by J. B. Mallory, on the southeast corner of those streets, and immediately opposite to the City Hotel. The officers of Anderson's company, so far as the writer has been able to obtain them, were - 1st Lieutenant, Joseph Anderson, in command; 2d Lieutenant,

The day was one of great excitement in Canton. Col. Wycoff and Major Hiram Snow were on the square, calmly contemplating the military preparations in progress, and counseling the one with the other, as important orders were to be issued.

Adjutant Fellows, even when acting as Grand Marshal at Democratic meetings when Douglas was the speaker, had never shown to so good an advantage. He was well mounted, had General Stillman's sword and sash girded upon him. He had appointed Col. "Wm. Babcock as his aide de camp. The duties of this position were very onerous, and consisted of ordering and paying for drinks for his commander. The adjutant still bears testimony to the bravery and determination his aide manifested on the occasion, saying that he never faltered or hesitated, but would plunge into the thickest of the ferocious crowd surrounding Emory's bar, and order drinks with a coolness and discretion never too much to be admired. The Col. aide de camp was mounted on a powerful iron-gray charger, and wore a flaming red sash. He and the adjutant were dashing hither and yonder, and added much to the theatrical effect of the scene.

Adjutant Fellows was chief of staff to Col. Wycoff; Col. Wm. Babcock was chief of staff to Adjutant Fellows ; and now it became necessary that Col. Babcock should also have a chief of staff. Hon. A. C. Babcock, then but a young man, saw and appreciated this necessity, and, with that promptness and courage for which he is celebrated, determined "to face the terrors i' the imminent and deadly breach" in his country's service. He soon found a charger to his mind, and secured its services This charger was a noble animal of the female persuasion. She was scarcely more than twenty years old, her architecture of the Gothic order, and in color that magnificent shade of sorrel which is just blending into tow color, this mare had a habit of jerking up her hind feet in a rapid and energetic manner, in splendid contrast with the slower and more sedate movement of her fore feet; any deficiency in her eyes was hidden, if not healed, by the wide flaps of the huge "blind bridle" with which she was guided. In order to show off to its best advantage the architecture of his steed, Mr. Babcock had, with his usual sagacity, left off the saddle. Thus mounted, and dressed to suit his animal and his own view of the importance of the occasion, Mr. Bibcock, urging his beast with a lath, galloped beside his martial brother, and repeated the order he received. He was careful, however, not to interfere with the colonel's duties, but found more congenial employment in aiding Adjutant Fellows in disposing of the drinks his chief of staff ordered. Thus he fought for the better part of the day, and never murmured even when glasses were presented thick and fast. For his heroism he received especial commendation from his superior, who several times, in the heat of the day, with an enthusiastic appreciation of his merit, would exclaim, " D - n you, what are you following me for? I think you'd better go home and behave yourself."

When the draft in Anderson's company began, the crowd concentrated there, and then began a scene which beggars description. Sergeant Maple held in his hand a "plug-hat," in which were sixty tickets numbered for Nauvoo, and as many blanks as there were exemptions. Sergeant Ellis began calling the roll: " Gilbert Rockhold." Gilbert, trembling in every limb and with a face as white as the ticket he was so lucky as to draw, presented himself and drew an exemption. "Glory to God!" he shouted, as Sergeant Maple announced the result. One by one they came, in response to the roll-call - some bravely like men, some white with fear; and as any trembler would step out of the ranks, shouts, jeers and taunts would meet him. Private Vittum stepped out of the line for a moment, and Private Grim was ordered to bring him back. Leveling his gun, he was about to shoot him, supposing, perhaps, he would be easier returned to the line dead than alive, wThen Anderson stopped him.

Kelso's company, being independent, were none of them exempt. They were from Utica and its neighborhood. Some of them brought first-class cases of chills - some even the oldfashioned shaking ague. They were all this while standing on the sunny side of the street, leaning against buildings and fences, and enjoying themselves bottom-fashion by shaking, until, it is reported, they loosened the mortar in several brick walls. N. B. - They were not scared; they were only enjoying themselves with their customary shake.

Anderson ordered his drafted men to report the next morning for the trip to the scene of carnage that awaited them. That night many tears were shed by weeping wives and disconsolate mothers, and sad parting words were pronounced. At dawn they began to come in and report, but were soon, to their infinite gratification, released by an order from Col. Wycoff, who had learned from some source that the order of Major Clifford was bogus.

The Whisky War

IN' 1855, the town council, acting in accordance with the desire of the people of Canton as expressed by their votes, passed a very stringent prohibitory liquor-law. This law was openly set at defiance by some of the liquor-sellers. They not only continued to sell, but sold, in at least one case, in an open and defiant manner. These parties selling liquor were arrested, and one of them, finding that the suit was likely to go against him, proposed a compromise with the city, agreeing, if the suit against him was dropped and the city council would pay the cost of the suit, giving him fifteen days to close out his stock, he would close out his establishment and quit the business. This compromise was agreed to by the city, but violated by Mr. Mallory, it was claimed, and that he went on from bad to worse. Other prosecutions were brought against him, which he appealed, and, when they were brought to trial in the circuit court, obtained a change of venue to Mason county, showing a determination to contest the law, as he had an undoubted right to.

The temperance ladies of Canton were very much dissatisfied with the slow progress being made in closing up the offending saloons, and finally determined to take the subject into their own hands. Secret meetings of ladies were held to consider the ways and means by which the sale of liquor could be stopped, and a plan of action was finally agreed upon. It has been asserted that women can not keep a secret. This was proved to be a mistake in this case, at least. So secretly had the women moved that Mr. Mallory, the chief of the offenders, entirely unsuspecting, and with no premonition of the fate that awaited his whisky-barrels, went to St. Louis to make additions to his already large stock.

The firm of Charles Smith & Co., doing business on the south side of the Public Square, had been holding a series of ladies' auctions, at which they were disposing of a considerable stock of ladies' fancy goods. To this auction, on Friday, the 4th day of April, 1856, the ladies, by previous understanding, came. The auction began about one o'clock, and it was observed that the crowd began to collect in the auction-room at an early hour. The auctioneer was delighted at the great numbers of ladies who surrounded his stand, and cried himself hoarse with praises of his goods ; but, to his astonishment, no body bid. The women continued to collect, coming in twos and threes, all wearing shawls or cloaks, although the day was bland and pleasant, until about two hundred had collected.

From some expressions let fall in the auction-room, it began to be understood upon the street that " Sebastopol," as Mallory's saloon was called, was to be taken. Mr. Mallory being from home, his friends determined to volunteer in his defense; and accordingly quite a number of them took their positions at the entrance to the building, - which was securely barricaded, - determined, as they averred, to defend the establishment at the peril of their lives, if it need be. Among the defenders of the grocery were a constable then serving a term in an adjoining township, a man of nerve, and whose veracity has never been called in question, who addressed a crowd of several hundred men and boys gathered before the door, urging them to aid in protecting the property of the saloon-keeper, at the same time swearing that no woman could enter the door without passing over his dead body. This gentleman little dreamed how soon the death he was invoking might be staring him in the face.

When the time for action came, over two hundred of the most prominent women of Canton marched out of the auction-store and arranged themselves in columns, two by two, on the Public Square. The excitement by this time was growing intense. Every body, male and female, appeared to be upon the Public Square, either as lookers-on or participants in the mob, upon the one side or the other. As the Amazonian column formed, a citizen stepped up to the leader and urged her to desist, saying that the proprietor of " Sebastopol" was not at home, and urging them at least to give him a chance to defend himself. The ladies responded that they were convened for business, and that business must go on.

The line of march was now taken up, the leader carrying a short sword in her hand, which she flourished in quite a martial manner. Arriving at the door, the crowd parted, except that three or four determined fellows maintained themselves before the door. One of these, the constable referred to above, declared his determination to resist the onslaught, and declared, in response to the quiet and low-spoken " Stand aside, gentlemen : we are going in there," of the leader, himself as ready for the sacrifice by the remark : "Not by ad - d sight: you ain't going in unless you go over my dead body." Mr. Constable was a brave man ; Mr. Constable was a man of truth ; therefore it can not be doubted that he met with a bloody death right there, as, within one minute after his self-sacrificing declaration, the door against which he and two or three more braves were standing was shivered to a thousand fragments, by blows well and vigorously aimed from gleaming hatchets that leaped out from the cover of two hundred shawls in unison. Mr. Constable, therefore, must have perished, fallen gloriously at his post of duty, then and there.

And now let it be recorded, in passing, that Spiritualism, however much its followers may be reviled, has been proved true beyond a cavil, as it can be proved that the freed spirit of the gentleman from "Orion" has been seen at frequent intervals in his old haunts - -not as an ethereal and fleeting shadow - not as an undefined and undefinable sigh or breath of vapor, - but in form, size, shape and voice as natural as when, in the vigor of his manhood, he stood up in defense of that spm'tf-ualism he loved.

The door of "Sebastopol" demolished, the work of demolition began. Bottles, unoffending candy-jars, glasses, decanters, all were smashed into a thousand fragments, and shelving and counters shared the same fate. The cellar contained a large quantity of liquors. This was invaded, and barrels were knocked in, until the spirituous flood had accumulated on the cellar-floor to the depth of several inches, when they bailed it out and threw it into the street, determined none should be saved. Some of the women had a lighted candle in this cellar, and it was almost a miracle that they had not set fire to the spilled liquor and all have perished with the object of their wrath:

By the time their destruction of "Sebastopol" had been completed, the fumes of the liquor had ascended to their nostrils, and it is no exaggeration to say that one-half of the ladies were, as tern- perance advocates, in magnificent order to furnish the fearful example for any ambitious temperance orator who might secure their services. About twenty barrels of liquor, besides his saloon and bar-fixtures, were destroyed for Mr. Mallory.

This work completed, they reorganized and marched to the grocery of Mr. Butters, on Main street, just south of the Public Square. Mr. Butters sold nothing stronger than beer, and rolled out the only barrel of it in his possession on the sidewalk, willing to sacrifice it rather than trust the now infuriated Amazonian army within his establishment. This barrel of beer was at once demolished and the line of march again resumed.

There was a rectifying establishment, kept by Lamon & Childs, near the present cemetery. Thither the ladies marched, and there, after overawing a feeble effort at resistance on the part of the proprietors, marched in and destroyed about thirty barrels of whisky and highwines.

This establishment destroyed, they returned to the Square and invaded the office of Col. Wm. Babcock, who had a barrel of untapped whisky there, that he was saving for domestic use after his boy, then a babe, should become of age. The ladies will probably remember why they did not destroy this barrel.

WHEREAS, We, the ladies of Canton, being wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters, have experienced the dread calamity of seeing our husbands, sons and brothers, made drunkards by the lawless rumsellers of our town, and having seen the law tried to be enforced in vain ; and whereas, those engaged in the damning business of rumselling have been appealed to in vain by moral suasion, to desist and save the peace of our families ; we have therefore, in defense of our firesides, and with a view to save from destruction those most dear to us on earth, been compelled to destroy the spirituous liquors in our city, and it is now

Resolved, That, as often as the practice is resumed in Canton or vicinity, we will rid '"ourselves of its curse, - peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must.

During the day several fights occurred, between parties who were in sympathy with the ladies on the one side and with the saloon-keepers on the other.

For a short time the work of that Friday appeared to have been productive of good; but it begot a reaction that I am now satisfied has done more to do permanent injury to the temperance cause than any thing that has ever occurred here. The ;ladies were not held legally responsible for their action, it is true : suits were, indeed, commenced, but compromised. The laws were sufficient to have stopped the sale of liquor, and mob-law is seldom justified, even where the provocation is much greater than it was in this case.

from Allegheny county, New York, was one of the immigrants who came in during the latter part of the year 1835. He was a worker in metal, maker of edge-tools, augers, hammers, etc. His shop was established on Cole street, where he did general blacksmithing.

To Mr. Coykendall is due the credit of doing the first casting ever done in Fulton county. This job was a pair of small burrs for grinding flax-seed, and was done for the McPheeters Oil- Mill. His furnace was an ordinary blacksmith's forge with two pairs of bellows. In this forge was fixed an immovable crucible, made with ordinary brick clay. The crucible had a hole and plug for letting out the metal. His moulds were constructed from ordinary sand, and it is said that he succeeded in doing a very creditable job. "When the pioneer blast was made, nearly the entire population of the village were present to witness it.