Vermillion County, Indiana - The whole text, 1888 (part 7 of 15)

Pratt returned to Ohio. Hood, who was brought up in this county, left here for the West. Vaul moved to La Fayette, continuing in the newspaper business. Washburn died in 1871 (see sketch of him in the history of Clinton). Cheadle, Congressman elect, is now editing the Frankfort Banner.

The number of the Hoosier for January 17, 1863, for an example ot the straightness of the times, had only four columns to the page, was but little larger than a sheet of foolscap, and was filled with war news. In the winter and spring of 1875, " Buffalo Bill" wrote for the Hoosier State a history entitled " Three Years in Utah," which was published serially. Samuel Brenton Davis, editor and proprietor of the Hoosier State, was born June 3, 1842, in Parke County, Indiana, and named after a Methodist minister, a favorite of his parents. The latter are Robert and Melvina (Taylor) Davis, natives of Virginia, who reside in Ilelt Township, this county, which was also the the home of Samuel Brenton from 1856 to 1861.

Mr. Davis was brought up on the farm, educated in the common schools and at Bloomingdale Academy. In July, 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Eighteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, participated in the battle of Pea Ridge, and the siege of Vicksburg, besides a number of skirmishes, and, after a service of one and a half years, he sufi'ered an attack of the measles, when on a force march, and he took cold, whicli settled in his right arm and leg, crippling him for life. He is obliged to use crutches. After his return from the army, he was clerk for a time in a store at Clinton. In 1866 he was first elected county treasurer, and in 1868 reelected to the office. While he held the office the treasury was robbed of about $36,- 000 (see full account elsewhere), by experts who wedged the vault doors open during the night; over §21,000 of the money was recovered from the Wabash River, in which stream the robbers had dropped it when hard chased by citizens. In 1868, Mr. Davis purchased the office of the Hoosier State. On the close of his term as treasurer, October, 1870, he devoted his whole attention to this paper. In 1870, Joe B. Cheadle purchased it, but nine months subsequently Mr. Davis bought it again, and has ever since been the editor and proprietor. He raised the circulation from 216 on the credit system to 912 on the cash system.

As an editor, Davis is enterprising, fearless and witty. The file of the Hoosier State, exhibits to the historian an extraordinary amount of lively local correspondence, and of editorial patience and liberality. While Mr. Davis has ever been a staunch Republican, he can acknowledge a victory gained by the opposite party with better grace than any other editor known to the writer. Besides the office above referred to, Mr. Davis has also been chosen trustee of Vermillion Township, being elected in April, 1886, by ten majority in a Democratic township. Is a a member of the order of United Workmen.

The subject of our sketch married Sarah C. Canady, daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth Canady, - parents now deceased. She is a native of this township. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Davis are - Bird II., a well edu- cated young man; Ora DeLos, a lad exhibiting considerable talent as a draftsman and mechanic; Fred, Ren M., liobert Enoch, who died at the age of one and a half years, and Melvina.

About 1871-'72 an attempt was made to start an opposition paper in Newport, Democratic in politics, under the name of the VfrmilUon Transcn'j)t, by Harrison Jump, who ran it some fifteen months, sinking si, 900, an 1 sold the office to other parties, who took it away. Mr. Jump returned to Ohio, where he entered the grocery business.

But we are not yet done with the Iloonler State. It has been a remarkable paper for local correspondence and terse editorials, and we cannot refrain from giving two or three of the most innocent'but amusing specimens:

" We learn through the medium of a potbellied gander from the jungles of Brown town that G. "\V. Rodenbaugh intended to demand our name for cliarging him witli getting drunk and flogging his wife. We never made any such charge, and appeal to the columns of the Iloosier State to prove it. A lew meddlers are trying to make a fool of Rodenbaugh by telling him that every personal item in the Iloosier is directed at him. We will make him 'a present of a pair of heavy boots if he will agree to wear them out in kicking the - coat-tail of every meddling sneak who mentions such things to him including Mr. Brown[town], who will merit and receive onr sincere thanks by simply minding his own business."

"Somnambulism, or One Night in Walter Place's Bar Room. A young trump card from Clinton, named Jaqnes, came up to attend the big dance at tlie hotel Place; and after he had exercised nature about all she was able to bear, lie concluded to rest his weary bones on a bench in the bar-room. In a short time he was in the arms of Morpheus, and soon afterward he arose, as usual in his somnambulistic fits, walked around the room, then took a seat on the bench, and, in the presence of several persons divested himself of most of the clothing, preparatory to lying down again, supposing the bench was a bed. At this juncture he was aroused from his sleep by the deafening roars of laughter by those present. On coming to, he looked worse than a defeated candidate, and proposed to ' set up ' the cigars if the boys would keep 'mum.' Of course the boys accepted of the treat, ' pledging their sacred honor ' never to hint it to Bren Davis of the Iloosier State, or to any one else! "

Kemarkable Cases Of Robbery

On Monday night, April 18, 1870, over $35,000 was stolen from the county treasury vault, which had been faithfully closed and locked. The treasurer was S. B. Davis, then and now the editor of the Iloosier State. The doors were forced open by steel wedges, which were driven by a sledge. Neighbors heard the noise but not distinctly enough to have their suspicions aroused.

The next day Orville White, who had just learned of the burglary, saw two men carrying a sachel across the i'arms about three miles north of Clinton. Calling two railroad hands to his assistance, they gave chase, calling upon the suspected fugitives to halt. They struck for the river, and leaving a portion of their clothing upon the bank, began to swim across. Mr. White an.d his companions arriving, saw a farmer on the op- posite bank whom they knew, and halloed to him to kill the rascals as they came oi;t. The man approached, but the rascals, getting into shallow water, drew their revolvers and iired at him. Mr. White then requested his assistant to watch the thieves until lie could raise a posse to take them. Discovering a wallet in the river, Mr. White waded in and obtained it, and found it contained $16,354. He then went home, mounted a horse and started for Clinton to raise a posse; but in the meantime the scoundrels reached the opposite shore, about a mile below where they entered the stream, soon found two railroad hands, and drew their revolvers upon them, commanding them to give up their clothing in great haste, as they "had got into a row and had to swim the river to save their lives." Returning to the river they got into a skiff and floated down past Clinton under the cover of the night, and tlius succeeded in getting away.

The event created a great sensation throughout the country. It seems that, from the elaborate and systematic execution of the burglary, very skillful operators were engaged in it.

It turned out the very next day after Mr. White's discovery of the fugitive criminals, that one of the assistants, whom he hastily picked out from a company of railroad hands near by, was the receiver of a large amount of money at that time, in a mysterious manner, but was not present at the robbery.

May 13, §5,210 more of the money was found in a sachel lodged on the roots of a Cottonwood a mile and a half below, where the thieves commenced to swim the river; !?15,320 were never recovered.

During the latter part of the night of October 12, 1883, a most brutal outrage was committed by a band of robbers upon Elias Lamb and his family at their residence near

Newport. In the house were Mr. Lamb and wife and a married daughter from Wayne County visiting them. Between three and four o'clock the dog made considerable noise. Mrs. Lamb went to the window to see what was the matter, and hist the dog, which would only plunge out into the darkness and then retreat. Not discovering anything, she returned to bed. But the dog kept up a howling, and acted as if some one was encroaching upon the premises. In a few minutes Mr. Lamb went out to see whether he could discover anything wrong. Returning to his room he had scarcely lain down when the door to an adjoining room, against which stood a large bureau, was burst open, and the bureau fell to the floor with a terrible crash, breaking everything that was upon it. Before the two could get out of bed they were seized by two burglars and a demand made for their money. Mr. Lamb gave them all he had, $25. The demand being repeated to his wife she said she had §1.75 up stairs. The villiains made her get it without lighting a lamp, at the point of her life. They then declared that there was more money in the house, and that they would kill them if they did not give it up. Mr. Lamb answei-cd that they might kill them, l)ut could not get any more money, for there was no more in the house. Then they assaulted him and threatened to kill them both if tb.ey did not pay over more money. They first pommeled him awhile and then fired two shots, one of them grazing Mrs. Lamb's head, splitting open her ear. Mr. Lamb, although bodly bruised and one eye closed, managed to get out of doors, where he pulled the bellrope, which frightened the burglars away.

The daughter referred to, who was sleeping in another room, crawled under the feather bed and thus escaped discovery. Their son John, who was sleeping in a house a hundred yards distant, upon hearing the bell, ran over to his parents' house; and, finding that they were suffering for want of medical treatment, proposed to go immediately for a physician, but they, fearing the rascals might return and do further mischief, begged liim to remain with them until daylight.

During the morning the tracks of the robbers were traced both ways between their residence and town, but no further clew was ever obtained for their discovery.

May 5, 1884, the postoffice was robbed of >^350 during the night. The safe was blown open. The burglars were frigliteued away by the passing of a young man in tlie vicinity before they obtained all tliat tliey liad intended to. Tiie thieves were never caught.

Attorneys Of Newport

.Daniel M. Jones, a native of this county, attended AVabash College, not quite finishing the course, was admitted to the bar in 1852 or ~'o3, a member of the Legislature about 1861, as a Republican, was an active partisan, a natural orator, and a shrewd lawyer, and died in the fall of 1865, leaving a widow and three children. She is a sister of Stephen S. Collett, and resides in Newport. The son, Frank,' is studying medicine. Mr. Jones' father, Lewis Jones, was a prominent citizen of Eugene Township.

Henry D. Washburn, one of the most prominent men of Vermillion County, practiced law liere awhile before the war. See history of Clinton, on a previous page, for a full sketch.

L. C. Allen, born near Highland, this county, studied law under the preceptorship of M. G. Rhoads, Esq., of Newport, and was admitted to the bar; was justice of the peace 1868-'72, when he occasionally had a little case. He was a man of firm principles, but sometimes a little rough. At one time, when the attorneys in a suit before him got to wrangling and using profane language, ho "stood" it as long as he tliought he ought to, when he blurted out, " I'll be G - d d - d if you don't quit swearing I'll fine you!" Mr. Allen left Newport about ten years ago, and is now deputy clerk at Covington, Indiana. Nathan Harvey was born and raised in

I and scholarship. On coming to Newport, he taught school in the seminary during the war, a couple of years, and then married a daughter of John C. Johnson. In the practice of law he became a partner of William Eggleston, but did not practice more than two or three years when he died, during a session of court. His widow, with three children, lives near Newport. Mr. Harvey was an honorable man and would have become a solid practitioner had he lived.

Robert A. Parrett, a native of this State, was young when his parents settled with him in Newport. Ilis father was a traveling Methodist minister. Robert was brought up here. Commencing a course at the Asbury University, he had reached a point in the freshman or sophomore year when, on account of delicate health, he had to desist. He then read law in the office of Judge Jump, was admitted to the bar and practiced his profession for a time. In the fall of 1875 he was admitted as a partner of C E. it M. G. Rhoads, in which relation lie remained until January, 1880. Since then he has been engaged in farming, near Newport. He was a good office lawyer, a good bookkeeper and attentive to business; but, on account of delicate health, his father and friends advised him to quit the practice of law and adopt

Professor B. E. Rhoads was born in Pennsylvania, May 1, 1834. In 1836 the family came to Richmond, Indiana, in a one-horse wagon ; next they came to Hancock County, near Indianapolis; in 1837, to Parke County; then to Waveland, Montgomery County, where the subject attended Waveland Academy (Presbyterian). Entering Wabash College in the junior year, he graduated there in 1859. Next, he came to Clmton, this county, and taught in the Farmers' College part of a year. Then he studied law In the office of Judge Maxwell, at Rockville, Parke County, was admitted to the bar, came to Newport in 1861, and commenced the practice of his profession. Was in partnership with his brother M. G., 1865-'79. In 1865-'66, he was a member of the Legislature. In 1878 he moved to Terre Haute, where he has since been a resident; but that year he crossed the ocean with his family, and spent thirteen months in England and on the continent of Europe.

Early in the spring of 1881 he was appointed judge of the Superior Court of Vigo Connty, serving until November, 1882. For live j-ears he was one of tlie trustees of the State University at Bloomington, where he was also professor of law for a time. In Terre Haute he owns a nice property. In his religion he is a Presbyterian, being for a time an elder in the Motfatt Street Church, in that city.

In 1876 Professor Rhoads married Miss Ida, daughter of Robert D. Moffatt, of Perrysville. Their children are Sarah, born in 1877, and Daniel Moffatt, born in 1880.

John D. Cushman was born and reared in Perrysville, this county. His father, Thomas Cushman, being elected county auditor in the fall of 1872, moved to Newport with his family, and here John D. studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practice; was in partnership with Joshua Jump for a time; was in the office of Messrs. Rhoads, where he proved himself a good oflice hand, a fine penman, intelligent business man, etc. He was also a good public speaker, but he did not practice at the bar a great deal. In the fall of 1875 he went into the Southern States and traveled for six months. Returning, he resumed law practice, which he followed, sometimes by himself and sometimes in partnership, until his death six or seven years ago. lie was a young man of great promise.

Thomas C. W. Sale was a lawyer here many years ago, and before the last war went to Paris, Illinois, where he received an appointment as Indian agent, and he -was in the far West for a long period in the fulfillment ofthe duties of that office. He returned to Paris, where he is now living.

Samuel G. Malone, who also practiced law here before the war period, removed to Decatur, Illinois, where he accumulated a fortime of $75,000 or $100,000, but lost it all. He is now a farmer in Helt Township, this county.

AVilliara Eggleston was born in this county, in 1833, and educated here, attending the common schools and the county seminary at Newport, after he was a grown man. He was naturally indiistrious and persevering. Taking to the study of law, in due time he qualified himself for practice and was admitted to the bar about 1859. Of course he worked up considerable practice, by a hard struggle, making many errors, and in the course of fifteen years' practice acquired a handsome competence. He next entered upon a mercantile business with his brother, and they failed, losing all they had; during this mercantile experience, however, William proceeded with his law practice. lie was a successful attorney.

"While here he wrote and published three works: 1., Treatise on County Commissioners; 2., a legal work on Damages; and 3., a play entitled "The Broken-hearted Wife,"

About three or four years ago he moved to Terre Haute to assist his brother Ben, and from there he went to South Hutchinson, Kansas, where he is now engaged in realestate business.

Joseph B. Cheadle. present Congressman, elect from the Ninth District, was born in this county, read law in the office of Judge Maxwell at Eockville, admitted to the bar here about 1868, became deputy collector of internal revenue, was a candidate for nomination for a number of offices, gradually drifted out of the law into editorial work, had charge of the Hoosier State nine months in 1870, then the Ilockville Rejnihlican and Rockviile Tribune, and is now editor of the Frankfort Banner, Clinton County. Frank, courteous and polite, he is popular; clever and ambitious, he is a good business man; is a good storyteller, and a genial companion.

Joshua Jump, born in Ohio in 1843, studied law with R. N. Bishop, at Paris, Illinois, was admitted to the bar, and came to Newport in 1869, where his partnerships were in succession with "William Eggleston, Robert

C. Vf. "Ward. He was circuit judge from March, 1885, to November, 1886. In June, 1887, he removed to Terre Haute. He is a Democrat, and has participated in politics to some extent, being a delegate to a number of conventions and member of the State Central Committee.

Adam Littlepagc, from "West Virginia, was admitted to the bar here February 0' 1883, formed a partnership with John A. "Wiltermood for two or three years, married a daughter of Stephen S. Collett, and returned to "West Virginia.

Vermillion Towns Ei P.

John A. Wilterinoocl, Postmaster at Newport, was appointed to this position Septeinher 5, 1885, succeeding John Kichardson. lie was liorii in Vermillion Township, a son of Joseph W. AViltermood, and brought up at fanning, most of his early life being spent ill Eugene Township. He attended the State Normal at Indianapolis in 1878-'79, taught school three years, studied law in the office of Judge Jump, admitted to practice February 6, 1883, associated professionally with II. II. Conley two years, and with Adam Littlepage two or three years.

The present bar at NeM-port comprises M. G. Rhoads. B. S. Aikman (Rhoads & Aikman) C. AV. Ward, O. B. Gibson (Ward & Gibson), II. H. Conley and J. C. Sawyer. Sketches of most of tliese will be found in the regular biographical department of this volume.

B. S. Aikman is a young man born in this county, a son of Barton Aikman, an early settler, graduated at the State Normal School at Terre Haute, read law in the office of M. G. Rhoads, admitted to the bar in the fall of 1886, and has been a partner of Mr. Rhoads since January 1, 1887.

In the winter of lS74:-'75 Mest^rs. Jump and M. G. Rhoads were attorneys for a fugitive from Illinois, charged with stealing horses, and succeeded in releasing hiin from the custody of an officer. This raised considerable excitement among the citizens of Newport, and indignation meetings were held here, and also in other parts of the county. The officer holding the fugitive had not the proper authority.

Of the past, we can mention only these: Dr. J. R. Willetts practiced here previous to the war period, and moved away. He was time in partnersltip witli Dr. Griffin, E. T. Collett, son of

Josephus Collett, Sr., was a graduate of the Louisville Medical College, practiced here and in Eugene Township, and in 1878 committed suicide in Kansas, at the age of fifty-eight years. Drs. Clark and P. H. Leavitt practiced here a number of years, a portion of the time in partnership. The former moved to Danville, Illinois, in 1875, where he is now living, and the other died in Newport. Dr. E. Thompson moved to Illinois and died there. He left Newport in the fall of 1874.

Yermillion County is comparatively a poor place for physicians to find much to do. As before stated, the country here is remarkable for a healthy and long-lived population. They have never been visited by epidemics, and even that singular disease, milk-sickness, which used to prevail here, is now entirely absent, the last case occurring ten or twelve years ago.

Newport has .always had a good school. According to the provisions of tlie State" law, a county seminary was established here in pioneer times, and flourished until the later free-school system converted it into a o-raded school about 1852. The building was of brick. To it additions have been made, and it is still occupied. The location is on the bluff, overlooking the broad and romantic valley of the ^Little Vermillion River. The new portion, comprising two rooms was added by the town of Newport, at a cost ot about §1,000, and, the muncipality having bought the township's interest in the institution, all partnership between the two civil divisions was dissolved last year, 1886. The building now has four rooms, and correspondingly a full board of teachers comprises a principal and three assistants. Tlie departments are the high school, grammar, intermediate and primary. The enrollment last year was 156. The principal for the year 1887 -'88 is Edward Aikman. The school has two literally societies, - the Philadelpliians and the Sapplionians.

Ncioport Lodge, No. 209, F. ib A.M., was chartered May 25, 1857; and the first officers were James A. Bell, Worshipful Master; Eldridge M. Groves, Senior Warden; James Tarrance, Junior Warden; Andrew J. Adams, Treasurer; Joseph B. Cheadle, Secretary; Seth Knight, Senior Deacon; William Blackstone, Junior Deacon; J. L. Thomas and T. J. Arrasmith, Stewards; R. H. Nixon, Tyler. The munber of meni1)ers was twenty-three, who met in the same hall tliat is still used. The present membership is thirty-one, and the officers, R. C. Sears, Worsliipful Master; R. II. Nixon, Senior Warden ; E. D. Wheeler, Junior Warden; Abel Sexton, Senior Deacon; J. II. Kerdolff, Junior Deacon; A. R. Hopkins, Secretary; Charles Potts, Treasurer; Elias Pritchard and Gr. W. Clark, Stewards; and II. S. Cady, Tyler. Financially, the lodge is strong.

Verrnillion Lodge, No 59 i, L 0. 0. F., was organized in the room over the furniture store of David Hopkins, by Past Grand Hiram Shepard, of Dana Lodge, under a charter granted May 18, 1882, on the petition of Robert E. Stephens, Lewis Shepard, Thomas Cushman, F. Y. Wade, Julius Groves and J. M. Taylor. Tlie following members were elected officers and duly installed: Lewis Shepard, Noble Grand; Eobert E. Stephens, Vice-Grand; Thomas Cushman, Secretary; J. M. Taylor. Treasurer. At the time of this organization there were thirteen members. There are now thirty-seven members, and the present officers are, M. G. Rhoades, Noble Grand; H. A. Conley, Vice- Grand; Matthew Ly tie. Recording Secretary; Thomas Cushman, Permanent Secretary; W. P. Henderson, Treasurer. The society is now in a very prosperous condition. The furniture, equipments and regalia cost about $600, and the room is an unusually nice one, 38 x 50 feet in dimensions, exclusive of the vestibules.

Hope Lodge, No. 268, Daughters of Behekah, was chartered November 18, 1886, and the first officers elected January 22, 1887, with ten members. Thomas Cushman, Noble Grand; Mrs. D. S. Hopkins, Vice- Grand; Mrs. Dessie Johnson, Secretary; Mrs. Mary Henson, Treasurer. The membership is now (June, 1887) thirteen, who are zealous, with a good exchequer. They comprise the best talent in the conununity.

Shiloh Post, No. Ji.9, Q. A. B., was organized March 22, 1882, with R. J. Hasty, Post Commander; J. II. Kerdolff, Senior Vice- Commander; J. A. Darby, Junior Vice- Commander; R. H. Nixon, Surgeon; Z. Thornton, Chaplain; A. C. Brokaw, Officer of theDay;T. A. McKnight, Officerof the Guard : who were duly installed by Mustering Officer R. B. Sears. The appointed officers were J. W. Harlan, Adjutant; J. C. Bailey, Quarter- Tuaster Sergeant; William C. Myers, Sergeant-Major. The officers comprised the whole membership. The post has not been meeting lately, but the present officers are, Edward Brown, Post Commander; R. II. White, Junior Vice-Commander; John A. Darby, Officer of the Day; John Richardson, Quartermaster; William Bennett, Surgeon; II. II. Conlej', Chaplain; C. S. Davis, Adjutant; Vf. P. Henson, Sergeant-JMajor; J. C. Dillow, Quarterinaster-Sei-geant. There are about thirty members in good standing. The time of meeting is every second and

A company of Sons of Veterans was organized March 20, 1884, with Frank Hasty for Captain. Commencing with ten members, they reached sixteen, but they soon lost their zeal, holding their last meeting December 19, 1884. They contemplate reorganizing. Their last Captain was William F. Thornton.

The A. 0. U. W. organized a lodge at Newport March 4, 1879, with a membership of sixteen, and Dr. M. L. Hall as Past Master AVorkman; E. B. Sears, Master Workman ; "W. P. Henson, Grand Foreman ; Joseph Dillow, Overseer; C. S. Davis, Kecorder; George W. Odell, Financier; L.J. Place, Eeceiver; L. D. Dillow, Gnard; Henry Dillow, Inside .Warden; Lou Coil, Outside Warden. The charter was surrendered February 24, 1883. At one time they had as many as twenty-live or thirty members.

The Neviport Light Guards were organized under the military law of the State, with over forty members, and J. A. Souders, Captain. They obtained from the State an equipment of fifty guns and tlie necessary accoutrements. But in a year or two they got to quarreling over the captaincy, some favoring J. A. Souders, Init a majority E. H. Nixon, and consequently let their interest in the drill die.

The Newport Cornet Band was organized a number ot years ago, went down, and reorganized, or a new organization effected. John A. Darby and J. W. Hartman are the only present members who were members of the iiriginal organization. The present members are, John A. Darby and Quincy Myers, E flat; Ernest Darby and Albert Wheeler, B flat; J. W. Hartman, solo alto; William Sharp, second alto; W. C. Arrasmith and Joseph Hopkins, B flat tenor; L. M. Wheeler,

B flat baritone; Fred Duzan, E flat tuba; William Brown, snare drum; Henry Garrett, base drum. This accommodating band " discourses sweet music " every Sunday afternoon at the court-house. The players are skillful, and have often rendered satisfactory service on public occasions.

Temperance

Newport has had the usual fights over the temperance question, and the usual temperance societies. Skipping over the long period l)efore the war, we notice that since the war about the first public movement was the organization of a lodge of Good Templars, in 1868, with the following officers: Eev. J. E. Wright (Methodist traveling minister here at the time), Betsy Griflin, Joseph Hopkins, Benjamin Carter, Ivy A. Astor, Sally Canady, John Wigley, Eebecca Huft" and Joseph B. Cheadle. The lodge has long since ceased to exist.

The next movement was the tidal wave of the " woman's crusade " in 1874, which struck Newport with some violence and persistency. Meetings were held at the churches, speeches made, and a committee appointed to wait upon the^ two saloonists of the place, who soon closed their dram shops and signed a pledge not to open again in Newport. A firm of druggists, however, comprising William M. and William L. Triplett (father and son), refused to sign the same pledge, ofiering one of their own drafting, which allowed them to sell liquor for " medical, mechanical, chemical and sacramental purposes." They were publicly charged, in a set of formal resolutions, with selling liquor by wholesale for drinking purposes, but they denied having done so for a long time. The controversy over their case M-as long and bitter, but they held their ground. Since then

In December following an enraged woman from the country came into town and smashed in the windows of a saloon where her husband was spending too much of his time, made a general " scatterment" among theinma'tes and soon persuaded her loafing husband to take a straight line for home.

In 1877 the Murphy, or blue-ribbon movement struck Newport like a cyclone. At tlie very first meeting 153 signed the pledge, and in a few days afterward probably as many more. But the red-ribbon movement, inaugurated by Tyler Mason in 1879, proved to have more vitality. Of this, Thomas Cushmaii, William Gibson and Robert B. Sears were in succession presidents.

A "Woman's Christian Temperance Union was organized in Newport, in which the leaders were Mrs. Zachariah Thornton, Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. Ervin Lamb, Mrs. Sears and others. At one time they had forty or filty members or more, but their meetings have been discontinued. In connection with the Perrysville union, they for a time edited a temperance column in the Hoosier State.

Order of Eclampsus Vitus! - Thi sis the high-sounding title, apparently Greek or Latin, of an imaginary secret society, taking its rise at Newport and other points in this county probably about fifteen years ago, whose entertainment consists in blindfolding the candidate for initiation and playing a variety of make-believe tricks upon him.

The Presbyterians organized a church here many years ago, ran down and reorganized in the spring of 1875, by Rev. Mitchell, of Clinton, with only seven members. The ruling elders were M. G. Rhoads and I. B. Fusselman, now of Danville, Illinois. Mr.

Rhoads and his wife are the only members now, and there is no regular preacliing. The church building, a frame about 40x50 feet, on Market street a little ea?t of the public square, was erected probably about forty years ago, soon after the first organizatiosi was effected, and is now occupied by the United Brethren. There has never been a resident pastor at Newport. Among the earlier pastors were Rev. J. Hawks, of Ptrrysville, some thirty years ago, who died about ten years afterward; Rev. Henry Bacon, now of Toledo, Ohio, then of Covington, Indiana; after a vacancy. Rev. Mitchell preached once a month for a part of a year, 1875-'76.

The Methodists organized a class at Newport in primitive days. In time they built a church. When this became old, and the congregation too large for it, it was sold and some time afterward torn down. Tlie present large edifice was erected about 1851, except that eighteen feet have since been added. The present membership is 175, including a few probationers. The class-leaders are Rev. John A. Farrett, a local preacher, and Abel Sexton. Exhorter, John Henson. Stewards - II. H. Conley, C. S. Davis, David Hopkins, James Hasty and Joshua N. Davis. Sundayschool all the year, with an average attendance of 125, superintended by Abel Sexton for the last twenty years. Rev. Ricliaid S. Martin, pastor, occupying the very fine parsonage on East Market street, built in 1882. The greatest revivals, or periods of special interest, were under the ministrations of Revs. Richard Robinson, about 1860, W. A. Smith and J. H. Hollingsworth.

The United Brethren Church at Newport was organized in 1870, by Rev. Samuel Garrigus, who was then a resident of Bellmore, Parke County, but is now at Crawfordsville, tliis State. The society at first comprised but twelve or fourteen members, but it has increased to ninety, principally under the labors of the present pastor, Rev. B. F. Dungan, within the last few months. The first classleader was C. M. P.arkes; the present classleader is Eettie R. Smith; assistant class-leader, Mrs. Belle Thornton. These ladies have a very large field of spiritual work, compared with class-leaders generally. A lively Sunday-school of about seventy pupils is maintained throughout the year, superintended by Mrs. Thornton. The steward of the church at this point is Z. P. Thornton. The society at present worships in the Presbyterian church, on Market street, one block east of the public square, but they contemplate building a house of worship this year. A pleasant house is rented for a parsonage in the west part of the village.

in Fountain County, Indiana, in 1863. His parents, Benjamin T. and Hannah (Campbell, nee Shoup) Dungan, are both living in Parke County. Both the parents are natives of Ohio; father of Scotch, German and Irish ancestry, and the mother of German. Mr. Dungan was brought up on a farm, and has always been an industrious, hard-working laborer, both with mind and body. Was ordained a local preacher in the church of his choice June 28, 1883, and since September, 1885, ho has been a member of the annual conference. Having a strong physical foundation and a high ambition, he is a '' man of destiny " in its noblest sense. June 13, 1883, he married Miss Mary Taulby, daughter of C. Columbus and Eraeline Taulby, and a native of Boone County, Indiana. Both her parents are deceased. Since September, 1886, Mr. and Mrs. Dungan have been residents of Newport.

Settlement

N this township, more than any other in the county, where the Indian villages, the Indian battlefields, the first trading posts and the first settlements. While the first settler in the county was John Vannest, in Clinton Townin 1816, Eugene Township was more rapidly settled at the beginning than was Clinton. It was in Eugene Township that the Groenendykes, Thompsons, Porters, Armours, Colletts, Hepburns, Colemans, Malones, Naylor, Slielbys, etc., settled, all on the Big Vermillion Kiver. Most of these have numerous and prominent descendants. Although the first mill in the county is claimed for Clinton Township, - built by John Beard in 1819 or '20, - probably the first large and reliable mill in the county was built by John Groenendyke, about the same time or shortly after, on the Big Yerniillion, at the point in the nortliern portion of the village of Eugene still occupied by the largest and best mill in the county.

The following list of early settlers is not designed to be a complete catalogue; it is only a chronological classification of some of the most impoitant arrivals, from the data available.

1816. - Noah Hubbard, with a wife and a large number of children. After residing here many years he became a Mormon and went to Missouri, to join liis people, then to Nauvoo, Illinois, remaining with them until they were driven away from there, about 1847, when he returned to this county and began preaching the peculiar doctrine. Eejoining the Mormon colony at Council Bluft's, Iowa, he died there. His wife, Catharine, then returned to this section of the country, and finally died near this county, in Illinois. Their daughter, Pamelia, married a man named Curtis.

south of Eugene, on the little prairie since known by his name. Judge J. M. Coleman came to the township a subsequent year, from Virginia, settling on section 16, 17 north, 9 west, and was long intimately associated with the Colletts. He had helped [to lay out the city of Indianapolis, and also the town of Terre Haute, where he also built the old coTirt-house. In this county he was one of the first grand jurors and associate judges. He afterward moved to Iowa City, where he built the State house, died and was buried.

This year came Major James Blair, who settled on the northeast quarter of section 16, 17 north, 9 west; and at his cabin on this place was held the first court in the county. Mr. Blair had been a sharp-shooter on Lake Erie, under Commodore Perry, in the war of 1812, when he was detailed to shoot at the Indians in the rigging of the British war vessels; but at the very first fire of Perry's artillery the Indians were so frightened that they hastily " scuttled " down into 'the hold, and there were no Indians for Mr. Blair to do his duty upon. As his vessel sailed past the British men-of-war, he could see the glittering tin canisters down through the muzzles of their guns. For his faithful services, Mr. Blair received a medal from the Government. On one occasion, after he became a resident of this county, he was a candidate for the Legislature, he attended a shooting-match, participated, and aimed so well that every naan present voted for him at the ensuing election! On still another occasion he played an amusing trick upon the simple-minded pioneers and Indians, in the settlement of a controversy between them. See section on Indians.

Blair married a daughter of Judge Coleman, resided for a time on Coleman's Prairie, and then moved up the river and founded Perrysville, which place he named in honor of his

Both Blair ,and Coleman had an intimate acquaintance with the Indians, and lived in friendship with them for a number of years. It frequently fell to theii- lot to act as peacemakers between the Indians and what were termed the "border ruffians," who were much the worse class of the two. These two pioneers always spoke in the highest terms of Se-Seep, the last chief who lived in the vicinity, who was said to be 110 years old when he was foully murdered by a renegade Indian of his own tribe. Like the fading autumn leaves, the aborigines of the forest died away. The guns and dogs of the white man frightened away the game from their hunting grounds, or destroyed it, and the virtue of a dire necessity called upon them to emigrate, to make room for the ax and plow, the cabin and the school-house, of the incoming white man.

1819. - John Groenendyke came from near Ovid, Cayuga County, New York, first to Terre Haute in 1818, and the next year to this county, settling on the Big Vermillion where Eugene now stands. He was the father of James - who built the " Big Vermillion," the first large grist-mill in the county already referred to - and Samuel, and the grandfather of Hon. John Groenendyke and his cousin Samuel, and also the grandfather of the present Colletts. The name was originally Van Groenendycke, which the express agent at Eugene, Samuel, has abbreviated still further to Grondyke - a word of two syllables, the first syllable being pronounced groan. The first family of this line came to America from Holland with the Knickerbockers in 1617, settling in New Amsterdam (New York).

years ago. Alexander Arrasraitli, born in Kentucky, in 1795, emigrated to Sullivan County, Indiana, in 1818, and in 1821 (or 1824 according to one authority) to this county. lie died at his residence two and a half miles south of Eugene, January 15, 1875, having been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for forty years. He was the father of Richard Arrasmith, born in Sullivan County in 1818, and of Thomas Arrasmith, a wagon-maker at Newport.

1822. - William Thompson, father of James, John and Andrew, and of Mrs. Jane Shelby, from Pennsylvania, settling near the big spring a mile south of Eugene, since known by his name. Their descendants have been economical, industrious and fortunate, accumulating a large amount ot property. This year also came Benjamin Shaw, from Vigo County, but originally from Kentucky, and settled near Eugene, and afterward on the Little Vermillion, about live miles west of Newport, where he died nearly half a century afterward. The widow, nee Elizabeth Elliott, who was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, October 21, 1802, survived until November 19, 1884, when she died in Terre Haute, a member of the Baptist church. After the death of her husband she moved to Eugene and lived there until 1879. They were the parents of ten children, three of whom survived their mother, namely, Mrs. Wilson Naylor, Mrs. John Groeneudyke and Robert E. Shaw, who was born here in 1829; they all reside in Terre Haute. Andrew Tipton, born in Kentucky in 1800, came here in 1822, and remained until his death, and J. W. Tipton, from Ohio, settled on the Wabash River. His daughter Polly married Mr. Johnson, and died April 2, 1876, in the eighty-second year of her age, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.

1824. - Jones Lindsey, born in Ohio in 1818, came here this year. The next year there arrived Oliver Lindsey, born in the same State in 1807. Both are still living in this county. Judge Rezin Shelby, who became very wealthy, died many years ago. His wife, nee Jane Thompson, who came twn years previously, was born in Pennsylvania in 1798, and died but a few years ago. Their son. Major David Shelby, died in the last war.

1826. - William Fultz, Sr., born in Pennsjdvania in 1805, with his wife Nancy, came to Eugene Township either this year or in 1828, locating on Sand Prairie. They had thirteen children, and are not now living. The parents of Joseph Holtz, who was born in Ohio in 1822, came to the coxmty this year. John Holtz, born in the same State the same year, settled here in 1834.

1827. - Samuel W. Malone, born in Ohio in 1810, came to Helt Township, this county, in 1824, and to Eugene in 1827, where he is still living, running a hotel. W. M. Newman, born in Virginia in 1811, still living here. Mariin Patrick came some time prior to 1827. Hiram Patrick, born here in 1829, is still here, and William Patrick, born in this county in 1831, lived here many years and went to Missouri. Thomas Patrick is yet another old resident. This year or previously came the father of John Ross, who was born in Ohio in 1829, and brought here the same year.

half years. Mrs. Jane Case, widow of Philo Case, was born in Pennsylvania in 1809, and died here long ago. Matthew Cole, born in Ohio in 1824, was brought to this county in 1828, as was also Jesse Smith, from Tennessee, the year of his birth. The latter died long ago. This year came also W. L. Naylor, and the next year Lewis T. Naylor, who is living here. Both were born in Ohio, W. L. in 1821, and Lewis T. in 1826. Benjamin Naylor, another old resident, was born also in 1826. Jacob lies, who died many years ago, was the father of James B., born in 1829, and Jacob H., born in 1833, both in this county.

1829. - John Hepburn, Sr., who was born in Virginia in 1800, died here about 1880. John Hepburn Jr., was born in this county in 1833. William Hepburn was born in Ohio in 1823, and was brought here in 1829. (The above name is pronounced heburn.) Enoch W. Lane, born in Ohio in 1798, died over thirty years ago.

1830. - John Sims, born in Virginia in 1808, lived a mile and a half south of Eugene a number of years ago. "Crate" Sims, his son, was born in Virginia the same year. Charles S. Little, from Virginia, located near Eugene in 1830, aad died in 1852, at the age of sixty-three years. His wife, whose maiden name was Kachel Moore, died, seven miles southwest of Newport, in 1881, aged eightyone years. (See sketcli of Eufus P. Little.)

Eev. Enoch Kinsbury came from Massachusetts to Eugene about the year 1830, and organized the Presbyterian church which still survives at that place. His wife Fanny G. taught school there for a time. Their eldest son, James G. Kingsbury, one of the editors and publishers of the Indiana Farmer at Indianapolis, was born at the residence of Dr. Asa E. Palmer two miles north of Eugene, in 1832. The same year the family removed to Danville. Illinois, where Mr. Kingsbury organized a church and preached for many years. He also acted as a home missionary, preaching in neighboring counties both in Indiana and Illinois, till the close of his life in 1868.

1832. - Philo and Milo Hosford, twins, born in New York in 1811. Milo died in January, 1880, a man having always been noted for equauimity,humility and trustworthiness. Was long in the employ of Samuel Grondyke. Joseph Wigley, this year or previously; now dead. William was born in this county this year. Either this year or next came Joseph and Sarah Moore, from Ohio; the latter is still residing here. She was born in Maryland in 1803.

1833. - Isaac A. Brown, Sr., born in Tennessee in 1816, settled "Brown Town," and is still living. Has weighed in his life-time over 300 pounds. W. F. Shelato, a resident, was born in this county in 1833.

1834. - John Eheuby, either this year or before, from Illinois, where he had settled in 1826. William , Eheuby was born in this county in 1834. J. W. Boyd, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1828, died a number of years ago.

1837. - The parents of Edward B. and Joseph Johnson; father died many years ago. Edward B. was born in Indiana in 1830, and Joseph in this county, in 1834. Goldman M. Hart, born in Tennessee in 1809, died in 1886; widow survives. James C.Tutt,born in Virginia in 1816, now living in the southern part of the county.

Gardner, from North ^Carolina, who settled Walnut Grove: Mr. Worth selected lands which have been held by his family to the fourth generation. Alexander Eichardson and wife Mahala at Eugene, he died in Indianapolis in 1864 (or '74), and she March 3, 1880, at the age of seventy years. She was born in Knox County, Kentucky, and was but eight years of age when her parents moved to this State, settling at Bloomington. Lewis HoUingsworth was born in this county in 1835. On Coleman's Prairie settled families by the name of Wilson, Dicken, Hopkins, etc John K. Porter, A. M., circuit judge for many years, and an advanced farmer between Eugene and Newport, was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, February 22, 1796, of an "old English" family; graduated at Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1815, taking the first honors of his class; studied law, and in 1818 became a pa-tner of his preceptor; about 1820 he came to Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, wliere he was county clerk, postmaster and circuit judge. Wliile there he married Mary Worth. Keceiving from the Legislature the appointment as President Judge of Western Indiana, he moved to this county, settling in Eugene Township. His circuit extended from the Ohio River to Lake Michigan. His term expired in 1837. Here he was elected judge of tlie Court of Common Pleas for the counties of Parke and Vermillion, which office he held until his death, about 1850. He was a prominent statesman in early day, in laying the foundation of Indiana Jurisprudence. Was a close reader of Eastern agricultural papers, and also of the ancient classics, and foreign quarterly reviews and magazines. His conversational powers were accordingly very great, and his letters and contribiitions to the press were gems of eloquence. He was in corresjiondence, more or less, with such men as

General Harrison, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, etc., besides many Georgia " colonels." Prominent men of Indiana were often his guests. He was the leading spirit in all public mass meetings in his neighborhood assembled for deliberation on measures of public welfare. AVas president of the Logansport convention, which gave initial direction to the construction of the Wabash Valley Eailroad.

As an agriculturist he was scientific and in advance of all his neighbors, - so far indeed as often to excite their ridicule. He led in the rearing of fine-wooled sheep, and in the cultivation of Switzer lucerne, ruta-bagas, sugar beets, moris multicaulis, Baden coi-n and hemp. Although these rare things never were remunerative in cash, they paid well in pleasure.

Judge Porter's children were John AV., deceased, Isaac, Dewey and Abba. Jolin W. married Henrietta, daughter of Andrew Tipton, a neighbor, and their family consisted of two sons and four daughters. Tlie widow is still living, on the old homestead. Isaac is a successful business man of Danville, Illinois. Dewey is a farmer on the old homestead. Abba married Dr. Davidson, of California, who afterward returned to this coimty and died on his farm near the old homestead.

;^ugene Township, as will be seen from several pages of this work, is noted for antiquities. Besides those related in the introductory chapters of this history, we specify two or three more in this connection, for want of a better classification.

Early settlers near Eugene found an ax growing in the heart of an oak witli 125 rings of growth outside of it, thus indicating that the implement was left there as early as 1712, probably by a French missionary. While it is generally understood, and is generally true, that a ring of wood growth indicates a year's time, the question has recently been mooted by botanists whether it is always exactly true, as some of them seem to have evidence that there is variation both ways, - that it^, that some unfavorable seasons produce no distinct ring, while other and more favorable years sometimes produce two rings. Different kinds of trees, different stages of development and different situations also produce variatit)ns.

In zoology, the following incident illustrates a rare trait of aninral nature: One evening about sundown, in April, 18G8, as <'Eel" Vickers, who lived about four miles northwest of Eugene, was returning home from a house-raising, he was suddenly alarmed by the scream of a lynx, which he soon discovered was in pursuit of him. Being unarmed, he dared not give battle, and began to run homeward with all his might. Of course the beast could easily enough have overtaken Vickers at a bound or two, whenever it desired, but such is feline nature that it occasionally rested a moment and screamed most territically. When Vickers approached his house the animal jumped around in trout of him, to intercept his passage to the house; but at this critical moment the dogs arrived and chased it away. Its previoiis yelling had alarmed them and brought them out just in time, but with not a second to lose !

or three others, became very drunk. On their way home Barbour was murdered, in this township, and his body so concealed that it was not found until January 18 following, when a man named Smith was passing along the road and chanced to notice a dog at some distance, devouring a suspicious-looking mass! The victim was a man about twenty-four years of age. In his pockets were found several photographs, two or three letters, and a receijjt from the Coopers' Union, of Terre Haute, for quarterly dues as a member of that organization.

Eugene

As previously remarked, Eugene is another example of those niimerous towns that were killed by the railroad passing just at killing distance; but it is a beautiful place for a quiet residence. The present population is estimated at about 500. Two or three conspiciious features strike the stranger who visits the place. One is, a most magnificent row of sugar-maple shade trees for a distance of two squares on the west side of the main business street. Each tree, with a perfectly symmetrical head, covers an area of forty feet in diameter. In the western part of the village is the most beautiful, perfect, large white elm the writer ever saw.

The ground upon which Eugene is situated is just sandy enough to be good for gardening, and at the same time prevent being muddy in rainy seasons. Wells are sunk only eighteen or twenty feet to find the purest water, in a bed of gravel. Several large springs are in the vicinity. The river here, especially below the mill-dam, aft'ords the best fishing of all points probably within a radius of iifty miles or more. Fish weighing sixty pounds or more are sometimes caught, and German carp, one of the planted tish, weighing eight pounds, are occasionally captured.

Among the modern enterprises of Eugene is the organization of the Joint Stock Fair Association, who held their iirst fair last fall, beginning September 28, 1886. James Malone, President; H. D. Sprague, Vice-President; John S. Grondyke, Secretary; M. G. Ilosford, Assistant Secretary; II. O. Peters, Treasurer; J. E. Whij^ple, Assistant Treasurer; J. E. Bennett, Superintendent; G. L. Watson, Assistant Superintendent. Directors - -J. II. lies, Samuel Grondyke, N. Vl. Tutt, Eli ]\IcI)aniel, Dr. E. A. Flaugher, Fred Iliberly, William Collett, Henry Dicka- 5on, Milton Wi-ight, John Lane and James Arrasmith, - a formidable list of the best names in the northern part of the county. Their exhibition last fiill was greatly curtailed by rainy weather.

On the bank of the river here was erected Ijy James Groenendyke, some time previous to 1824, a water, saw and grist-mill, which, with its successors, has enjoyed the greatest notoriety of all in the county. While Mr. Coleman owned it many years ago, the dam was washed away, and the present mill, erected in 1885, is the third building on the site, two others having been burned down. It is a large roller mill, owned and managed l>y Samuel Bowers, recently from Danville, Illinois.

There is no newspaper at Eugene. The Eugene News Letter was started by Dr. B. M. Waterman at Eugene in 1837, the first newspaper in Vermillion County. It lived but six months. Eobert B. Dickason, now of Perrysi'ille, was a compositor in the office. Thus Eugene Township has been the seat ot the first and of the last newspapers of tlcounty.

or Eugene Station, is the name of the depot at the railroad crossing a mile and a quarter southeast of Eugene. An ambitious little village is springing up about the station. A fine grist-mill, several stores, a newspaper, etc., are in full blast. The place was at first called Osonimon, after an Indian chief of that name.

The "Cayuga Mills" were built in 1885 by the Cayuga Milling Company, consisting of Samuel K. Todd, Monroe G. Ilosford and Eli H. McDanieL It is a frame building, 36 X 42 feet, four stories high, and has the full roller process, with a capacity of 100 barrels a daj'. The engine is the Ide automatic, sixty-four-horsepower. All the modern improved processes for purifying the wheat and manufacturing first-class flour are placed in the mill, including the recently invented Case's automatic wheat weigher. Mr. Todd is the experienced miller who runs the works. The mill was built in a wheat-field, and was the first at the station.

May 14, 1887, is the date of the first issue of the Cayuga Journal, by James E. Whipple. It is a six-column folio, "independent in all things and neutral in nothing." The proprietor and editor was born at Vinton, Iowa, September 8, 1857, the son of Lucien \\. Whipple, who has been a resident of Eugene from 1840 to the present, except a few years in loM-a. Mr. Whipple was brought up in

Eugene, where lie was bookkeeper for Mr_ Peters a few years, and was also insurance agent. He has been justice of the peace, and is now deputy prosecuting attorney, and secretary of the Cayuga Building and Loan Association. He married Ellen Thompson, daughter of John Thompson, deceased. They have one child, named Blaine.

Among the physicians of Eugene we may mention Dr. K. M. Waterman, who came here previous to 1837 and lived here until his death, aboiit 1867 or '68, except a short time at Lodi, Indiana, whence he entered the army. Pie was a " regular " physician, from lihode Island, and started the iirst newspaper in Vermillion County, as elsewhere noticed. Dr. James McMeen practiced here many years, and in 1886 removed to Danville, Illinois. Dr. "William C. Eichelberger is another physician of Eugene.

Previous to 1871 the village of Eugene had but three and a half months' school per annum, the only fund for maintaining it l>eing that which was drawn from the State, and the school-house was an incompetent frame. In 1872-'73, Anthony Fable, the trustee, levied the first tax for the support of schools, and also for the erection of a brick school-house worthy of the place. He met with sonic opposition, a few individuals thinking he transcended his authority. They obtained an injunction restraining the collection of the tax, but, through the intervention (if Messrs. Jump & Eggleston, attorneys at Newport, the injunction was dissolved, and tlie work went on. The people also were generally convinced that if a new school-house were not built then it would be many years before one would be built. Accordingly the structure was completed in 1873, at a cost of $f],000. It has four rooms; the school is graded, and kept six months in the year; and everything now seems to be p:

A Masonic lodge was organized at Eugene in 1847, with forty-six or forty-seven members. Among the first officers were C. M. Comages, Worshipful Master; Harvey Skelton. Senior Warden; Dr. E. M. Waterman, Junior Deacon; George Sears, Secretary; Anthony Fable, Treasurer; Mr. Elsley, Tyler. Mr. Fable is the only one of the original official board who is now living. The membership in the course of time reached sixty in number, comprising men from almost all parts of the county. The lodge, however, ran down about thirty years ago, as other lodges were organized at neighboring points and drew away the membership. Newport, Lodi and Perrysville obtained their nuclei from the Eugene lodge. Harvey Skelton was the last master.

Setting Sun Lodge, No. 583, I. 0. 0. F., was organized April 27, 1881, with seventeen members, and the following officers: William II. Hood, Noble Grand; E. B. Johnson, Vice Grand; H. O. Peters, Treasurer; D. W. Bell, Secretary. The present membership is twenty-seven, and the officers are: D. L. Peters, Noble Grand; James Thomas, Vice- Grand; J. T. Iliggins, Secretary; D. W. Bell, Treasurer.

Eugene Post, No. 2'B, G. A. R., was organized in 1876, with about twenty-two members, afterward increased to thirty-five, but now there are only ten. The first officers were: William C. Eichelberger, Post Commander; E. B. Johnson, Senior Vice-Commander; Thomas Thompson, Junior Vice- Commander; William Johnson, Adjutant; L. R. Whipple, Officer of the Day; John C.

Commander; E. B. Johnson, Vice-Commander; L. R. Whipple, Adjutant; William J. Ladd, Officer of the Day; William Morris, Officer of the Guard ; Homer Lunger, Chaplain; Thomas Patrick, Quartermaster; David Cummins, Surgeon.

E%i<jene Council, No. J/., Sovereigns of Industry, was organized in August, 1874, but surrendered its charter a few months afterward. It had some thirty-five inembers. John Grondyke was President, Joseph Mc- Clellan, Vice-President, and Jesse Wallace, Secretary. The work of the society was mainly of an intellectual and social nature.

Eugene Lodge, No. 351, I. 0. G. T., was organized January 24, 1873, and ran until about 1884, since which time meetings have been suspended. At one time it had as many as seventy members. W. II. Hood was the last elected cliief, and II. H. Ilosford, lodge deputy. Tiie Good Templars had organized once or twice previously, and "ran down."

The "red-ribbon" movement was introduced here by Tyler Mason, and the "blueribbon" organization by George McDonald. Samuel Chambers, known as "Silvertop," a tamous temperance organizer, reorganized the blue-ribbon society, and James Dunn, an old-time rouser, reorganized it again. In February, 1886, a total abstinence society, compose'd mainly of reformed drunkards, was organized, with Captain W. S. Jewell as President; L. R. Whipple, Vice-President; J. E. Whipple, Secretary; Ben Lang, Treasurer, and David Iliggins, Sergeant-at-Arms. From some cause, but no reason, the society was dubbed the "Reformed Roosters."

The "woman's crusade" never struck Eugene, but a Woman's Christian Temperance Union was established here, of which Mrs. AVhitlock was president. The organization was effected by Mrs. Dr. Spotswood and Mrs. Johnson, of Perrysville, but it was suffered to go down.

The Churcuks

The Eugene Preshyterian Church was first organized in 1826, when the first meetings were held at the house of William Thompson, a log cabin a little west of the depot, on the Big Vermillion. The name at first was the "River and County Vermillion Ciiurch," and comprised, April 29, 1826, Asa Palmer, William Thompson, William Wilson, Ann Wilson, William Armour, Ruhama Armour, Eliza Rodman, Hannah Laughlin, Margaret Caldwell, Mary West, Mavy Thompson, Lucy Thompson (who afterward became the wife of Samuel Grondyke, Sr.), and Susan Wilson.

The first minister was Rev. James Hummer, and other ministers who have since served have been Revs. Baklridge, Kingsberry, Cozad, Conklin, C. K. Thompson, Venable, Crosby, Henry ]\[. Bacon and W. Y. Allen, of Rockville. During Rev. Bacon's time, 1856-'59, the church grew to tlie number of forty communicants, but from that time to 1866 they were withoTit a regular supply. In 1867 Rev. Allen began preaching for tliem once a month, and the church has sustained services until the present date. The present pastor is Rev. T. D. Fyfte, of Roseville, who preaches here every four weeks. The ruling elders have been Asa Palmer, William T. Kelly, David Wills, James Steele, Robert Kelly, A. J. Richardson, R. II. Ellis and Anthony Fable. Mr.

The second place of meeting was a brick dwelling, and the third is the present neat frame church, 36 x 60 feet, erected in 1859, in partnership with the Methodists, at a cost of $3,000, and economically built. It is located centrally in the village of Eugene.

Eugene we cannot give so complete a history, on account of its more changeful nature, the old records not being kept and the old members dead or moved away. Of course the Methodists were early organized at this point, as they generally are on the frontier. The members number about fifty: twenty-seven joined last winter. At this writing (June, 1887), there are no class-leaders: the steward is E. McClellan. The society worships in the church which it built in union with the Presbyterians, just described.

jIIE time of arrival or Ijirtli in this comity of tlie pioneers is indicated by the years at the liead of the respective paragraplis. 1822. - G. S. Hansicker, born in Virginia in 1792, died iboiit ten or twelve years ago. son, H. C, was born in this county in 1832. George Ilicks, a soldier of the " Revolutionary war" (one says), was a pioneer here; but possibly lis is a mistake for George W. Ilicks, born in Massachusetts in 1795, and died in 1878. His wife, nee Mary Curtis, was born in 1803 and died in 1868. Jacob Ilain, born in Pennsylvania in 1799, is dead; his wife is still living.

in 1799, remained a resident here until his death, September 7, 1881. His brother Almond died here about twenty years ago, and his brother Brainard moved to La Porto County, this State, where he died. His son Philander, born in 1834, in this township, is still a resident. Lemon Chenowith, who is still living near Perrysville.

1824. - John Chenowith, settling on the Waba-h, died in 1857. Lie was the father of Lemon, just referred to, and also of Hiram, an older son. Thomas Chenowith was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1850, and Isaac Chenowith was State Senator lS44-'45. Isaac was born in Kentucky, in 1794, arrived here in March, 1825, and died in April, 1856. William Chenowith, born in Ohio in 1823, was brought here in 1832, and is still a resident here. Solomon M. Jones, born in East Tennessee, April 3,1812, died March 15, 1887, leaving a family of ten children. He was a soldier in the Black ilawk war. John N. Jones, Sr., was horn Septemher 10, 1809, came here in 18 - , was a partner of J. F. Smith in milling and merchandising for many years, and died June 25, 1874. YV^illiam Skinner, from Ohio, came this year or previously, and died a few years afterward. His son Norman was born in Ohio in 1816, and died about six years ago, and his son Henry was born in this county in 1825, and is still a resident. Thomas "Wright, who is said to have brought the first hogs into Yermillion County. One of his oxen dying, he cailtivated his first crop of corn with a single ox. Milton Wright, born here in 1832, is living in this township, and Stephen Wright is dead. Both these were sons of Thomas.

1825. - John Fnltz, above Perrysville, died many years ago. His sons wei-e John, Andrew and William V., all deceased. Allen Rodgers, from New HamjDshire, died in Iowa or Wisconsin many years ago. J. M. Eodgers, his son, born in New Hampshire in 1815, died in the spring of 1887.

1826. - James Blair, who had settled before this in Eugene Township, under which head see a sketch of him. He died at Perrysville, May 11, 1861, aged seventy-nine years, and Sarah C, his wife, October 16, 1872, at the age of seventy-three years. Robert I). Moffatt, born in New Jersey in 1812, for many years a merchant at Perrysville, at which place he still resides, retired since 1874. David Beauchamp, in range 10, had a large family, and died about 1870-'75. John W. Beauchamp, born in Ohio in 1821; Andrew, his brother, born in 1828, in this county, is living in Illinois. Hiram Shaw, born in Ohio in 1805; E. G. Shaw, born in this county in 1830, an old resident.

son Henry is a resident. Parents of Harvey Hunt, who was born in this State in 1820 and is a citizen here still. William Fleshman, deceased: his son Amos, still livinohere, was born in Indiana in 1822.

1828. - Jonas Metzger, a soldier of the war of 1812, from Ohio, died February 9, 1872, aged seventy-eight years. He settled first in Eugene Township, and in Highland Township in 1833. Constantine Hughs, from Virginia, deceased; his son Ehud, born in that State in 1817, is still living here, as is also Calvin, born in the same State in 1826. Israel, William and John Hughes were pioneers on Coal Branch.

1829. - AVilliam Nicholas, born in Virginia in 1809, still living liere. Moses, Daniel and Charles Bowman, from Virginia. Daniel remained here until his death, and Charles died in the West. J. S. Stutler, born in Ohio in 1820, now deceased. Ezekiel Sanders, born in Virginia in 1827, died July 10, 1875. He first settled in Eugene or Vermillion Township, it is said.

1830. - Richard Sliute, father of Daniel, John, Epraim, etc. Elisha N. Reynolds, born in Maryland in 1804, died some years ago. G. H. Reynolds, born in 1835, is a resident here. John Tate, born in Ohio in 1807, still living here. Thomas J. Mitchell, born in Ohio in 1808, living in Perrysville. James A. Prather, born in Xentucky in 1814, died here within the last two years. Joseph Briner, now living in Perrysville.

1831. - Herbert Ferguson, born in Virginia September 15, 1799, died January 26, 1877; Elizabeth B., his wife, was born January 17, 1813, and died May 27, 1884. William T., born in 1832, is their son. Ephraim Betzer, from Ohio, came previous to 1831. Jacob Betzer, born in Ohio in 1805, died four or five years ago. Aaron Betzer went West.

born in New Jersey in 1801, died in Danville a few years ago. John Hoobler, a United Brethren minister, born in Pennsylvania in 1801, died in Illinois. William Trosper, born in Kentncky in 1808, died in this township December 9, 1886. Nehemiah Cossey, from Maryland, first to Parke County and in 1832 to this county; died long ago. His son Peter, born in that State in 1812, is also deceased. Fielding Pabourn, born in Kentucky in 1815, died here a few years ago. "William H. Carithers from Ohio, long since deceased, was the father of Jonathan, Frank and Henry, all of whom are living. William Callihan, a potter by trade, from Ohio, moved on to Danville; was father of Emanuel and Simeon. M. B. Carter, present county recorder, was born in this county in 1832.

1833. - J. F., Will P., Thomas H., G. H. and David Smith, from Virginia, born 1812 -'20. G. H. died in 1879; the rest are still living here. Thomas Gouty, this year or previously, died Jane 10, 1863, aged sixtyone years. Elias, his son, was born here in 1833. Henry Gouty may have settled in this township a year or two later; he died in 1864, and his wife Rebecca died in 1874, at the age of seven ty-tive years. David Gouty is their son. John S. Kirkpatrick, a miller, born in Kentucky in 1812, lived at Gessie awhile, and moved to Danville, Illinois, where he died. Norman Cade, died soon after arrival. His son David has left the county, and Henry still lives here. Jacob Givens, born in Virginia in 1815, died here. James Hanson, father of Smith Hanson.

1834. - Jacob Rudy, born in Switzerland in 1818, died M'ithin a few years. Martin Rudy, his father, died some years ago. James Rndy is still a resident. Peter Switzer, deceased. His son Wesley, boi'n in Ohio in 1821, is living.

1836. - John R. and George H. McNeill, from Maryland, the former born in 1811 and the latter in 1818. Lewis and John Butler, from Ohio, the former born in 1813 and the latter in 1816; Lewis is deceased and John is living in Vermillion Township. Elijah Roseberry, who died May 25, 1857, aged fifty-one and a half years, and Catharine, his wife, who died August 5, 1879, at the age of sixty-nine and a half years. Thomas Cushman, born in New York in 1814, now a resident of Newport. Has been auditor.

1837. - James J. Lewis, born in Maryland in 1805; still living here. His son J. A., born in this State in 1835, died several yeais ago; Joshua, another son, lives at Cayuga; and Meredith resides in this township. Robert J. Gessie, born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1809, is still a resident here (see sketch). Elhanau Stevens, born in Maryland in 1816, is a resident. Price Cliezem, long since deceased. Charles Chezem, born in Indiana in 1827 has been long a resident.

1838. - Walter B. Moffatt born in this State October 4, 1822, died August 14, 1882. Horatio Talbert, long since deceased ; his son Henry, born in Pennsylvania in 1816, died a few years ago. Samuel Harris, born in Virginia in 1819, moved to another section of the country.

John N. Jones, long associated with J. F. Smith in the milling and mercantile business; Joseph Cheadle, father of Joseph B., present member of Congress, was born May 9, 1789, in one of the Eastern States, and died in this township June 19, 1863; William B. Palmer, who died eight or ten years ago; William Ilutsonpiller, carpenter at Perrysville who died many years ago; Daniel Mossbei-ger, who also died many years ago; Joseph and Elizabeth Howard, deceased; John McFall; Archibald Billing, who died April 16, 1870, at the age of lifty-two years; his father died here, previous to 1833. Mr. Thomas II. Smith remarks that there are but three persons now keeping house in Highland Township who were in tliat relation in 1833, when he came here, namely, Mrs. Chestie Ilain, Adaline V. Jones and Mrs. Glover.

ERRYSVILLE was laid out in 1826, by James Blair, on a beautiful elevation on the bank of the "Wabash Eiver, and named by him in hon- '"'^ or of his commander on Lake Erie during the war of 1812, Commodore O. H. Perry. For a long time it was the most populous town in the county, and was an entrepot for a large section of country to the north, west ajid south of it. In commercial importance it was for a number of years far ahead even of Danville, Illinois, a supremacy which was held until the present system of railroads was projected. Since then it has been a dead town, so dead that its very quietness is striking. Even the voice of children on summer evenings, so common in villages elsewhere is scarcely to be heard at their rollicking plays, and the passing days are " one eternal Sabbath." Grass and weeds have overgrown the streets,

Among the early business men here perhaps J. F. Smith, T. II. Smith, J. N. Jones and Robert D. Moli'att have been the most conspicuous. The old warehouses and gristmill still used to some extent on the bank of the river, were built and run for many years by Smith & Jones, and are yet owned by the senior partner, J. F. Smith, Mr. Jones having died. The latter also built another grist-mill at the wharf, was burnt down. March 31, 1884, occurred perhaps the gi-eatest fire that ever visited Perrysville, which entirely consumed the three principal business houses, fine brick structures, two stories high besides basement, the property of the Smith Brothers. The origin of the fire was from the roof of an adjoining building. By this tire the Masonic hall, with its records and paraphernalia, was destroyed.

The Perrysville Woolen Mill was erected in the western part of town a ycai- or two after the war, by Riggs, Head & Co., who furnished the machinery mainly from Coving- ton, Indiana, where tliey had previously been running a similar factory. The Perrysville institution was run until 1881, with only partial success. During the latter year, after the mill had been standing idle a few montlis, Jj. O. Carpenter purchased the building and power, and converted it into a flonring-mill, of two run of buhrs and a capacity of about seventy or eighty barrels of flour per day of twenty-four hours.

H. S. Comingore & Son's " Perrysville Stove AVorks," in the southern part of the village, is a modern, neat establishment, brick, erected in June, 1884. It comprises two Ls, the foundry being 25 x 110 feet in dimensions and the flnishing room 25 x 84. This firm started in business in Perrysville in 1858, in a small frame building a little to the northwest of tb.eir present place; it has recently been torn down and removed.

A young, ambitions little institution is the Perrysville Creamery, on the bank of the river. Capacity of the works, about 2,000 pounds of butter per week. E. A. Lacey, secretary of the company, is the superintendent. J. F. Compton is president and treasurer.

Perrysville has been an incorporated town. The first municipal election was held January 15, 1881, when the following were elected trustees: First Ward, William Collins; Second Ward, Jolm R. McNeill; Third Ward, Samuel Shaner. W. M. Benefiel was elected Clerk; Rezin Metzger, Assessor; Lewis A. Morgan, Treasurer; and Peter S. Moudy, Marshal. Mr. Shaner was elected President. J. F. Smith was the next president of the board. Mr. Morgan resigned his ofiice as treasurer and Mr. Benefiel was appointed in his place, still retaining the clerkship. The third president was Lewis Morgan, when John T. Lowe was elected clerk and treasurer.

the corporate capacity of the place should be continued was submitted to a vote of the citizens, and was decided in the negative by a small majority. Under the corporate government the streets were macadamized, the poll tax for the village being kept within its limits, and an additional tax raised. Also a calaboose was built. A town board of education managed the school affairs.

That fine, large brick school-house in the southern part of town was erected in 1862, when Thomas Cushman was trustee. In the basement are three rooms, on the first floor four, besides tlie hall, and on the second floor four. The belfry tower contains also a room thirty feet square. The school is graded, and is taught by six or seven teachers. Enrollment, about 170; average attendance, about 130 or 140. G. W. Dealand, who has been the popular principal for the last four years, was elected county superintendent of scliools on the first Monday of June, 1887.

As before stated, the first newspaperprinted in Vermillion County was the News-Letter^ at Eugene, in 1837, which continued but six months. Mr. K. B. Dickason, of this i)lace, woi-ked on the paper. The office was purchased by J. H. Jones and moved to Perrysville the same year, where he published the Perrysville Banner. About two years afterward Clapp & Eoney had the paper, when it was called the Vermillion Register. Nexl it was the \^evrys,vi\\e Rej}uhlican, with Aus tin Bishop as editor and proprietor. Then Mr. Dickason published here the Perrysville Eagle, 1852-'55, which he sold to Mr. Ro'oinson, and he to Benjamin Snodgrass, who finally let it die; and that was the last of the newspaper business in Perrysville, although several attempts to establish other journals have been made. These papers were generally independent in politics. The Register or Banner was Democratic. The press used was the one which was first brought into Indiana in 1804, to Yincennes, whereon the Western Sun was printed.

From the number of the Perrysville Banner for February 2, 1839, the Iloosier State in 1875 copied the following items, all of which will gather increasing interest as years roll by:

J. K. Jones was editor and proprietor. This is the twenty-fourth number of its issne. It contains five columns to the page, and was published at §2 per year if paid in advance; otherwise §3. The number contains a large amount of Congressional and Legislative news of this State, and but very little original or local matter.

Hiram Barnes, of Perrysville, advertises for a " professional " man to take charge of an ox team. Edmund James, a justice of the peace of Helt Township, publishes an attachment notice on the atiidavit of Silas Rhoades, against the chattels of Simon and Martin Gilbert. The name of Permelia Smith appears as administratrix of the estate of Daniel Smith. George W. Palmer, J. P., notifies the readers that Ephraim Driscol, of Highland Township, had taken up an estray steer four years old, which was appraised at $12 by James Welch and Tom Lowers. James Thompson, school commissioner of the county, gives fair warning that he will sell fifteen tracts of land for taxes if not paid before the day of sale. S. & B. Turman notify the people where they can procure cheap dry goods, etc. "William "Whipps gives notice of his appointment as administrator of the estate of Thomas J. Heed, lately deceased. Perrin Kent also gives notice to the efi"ect that he has taken out letters of administration on the estate of John Taylor, late of Warren County, deceased. The widow and heirs of Jacob

Parke give due notice that they will make application to the next court to have commissioners appointed to assign and set ofl" the widow's dower in the real estate of said decedent. Dr. Waterman gives notice that the partnership heretofore existing between himself and Dr. Small is dissolved. Crawford & Jackson, proprietors of an oil mill, advertise that they will give the highest price for flax and hemp seed, or castor beans. George W. Palmer offers a one-horse wagon and harness for sale cheap for cash. J. W. Downing, J. P., gives notice that an irongray mare, taken up by James Rush, was appraised by William P. Dole and A. M. II. Robinson at §45 before him on the 24th day of November, 1838. William Bales, sherift', advertises the real estate of John Fosdick for sale at public auction, to satisfy a judgment in favor of Silas Kellough, William Dunning and Isaiah Dill. Joshua Skidmore, of Clinton, gives notice as follows: ""Whereas, my wife Mary has left my bed and board without just cause or provocation, I do hereby warn all persons, body politic or coi'porate and of whatsoever name or title, not to credit or harbor her on my account, as I am determined not to pay any debts of her contracting after this date, January 1, 1839." The names of Durham Hood and Margaret Craft appear as administrators of the estate of John Craft, late of Eugene. Roseberry & Jewett, dry goods merchants of Perrysville, occupy about one-third of a column in enumerating their large arrival of new goods. William J. Nichols and James H. Cory, of Eugene, inform the people where to get their saddles and cheap harness. Dr. T. S. Davidson tenders his professional services to the citizens of Perrysville and adjoining country. Hall & Gessie announce the reception of new goods in a two-inch card. Jones & Smith call attention in a four-inch card to their stock of fall and winter goods. Nathan Reed and J. H. McNiitt request that those indebted to them for professional services come forward and square up by cash or note immediately. Jacob Riley informs the readei's that he has found a silk handkerchief, supposed to be worth |1.2o, which theownercan have by paying for the advertisement. G. W. Palmer, J. P., gives notice that John Fultz has taken up two estray heifers, which were appraised at §6 each by Samuel Lacy and James Crawford, before him, December 15, 1838.

John S. Kirkpatrick flin»s the following card to the breeze: " Now Look Out. The undersigned, having sold his entire stock of groceries, a circumstance follows which cannot possibly be avoided, - that his accounts must be closed; those knowing themselves to be indebted will please make arrangements to square the ' yards ' by note or ' plank up the simon ' immediately." Miller & Seal warn their delinquent custon:ers to look out for a thunder gust, and say, " Money we must have - peaceably if we can and forcibly if we must." George W. Palmer, J. P., advertises two estray cows taken up by Horatio Talbert, of Highland Township, and appraised at $7 and §9 by Henry Green and Thomas Moore, January 5, 1839.

County, where the postoiffice was named after him, "Waterman ; served in the army, as Captain of Company A, Thirty-first (?) Indiana Yolnnteer Infantry, and contracted a disease from which he soon afterward died.

Dr. Dexter F. Leland, from some of the Eastern States, arrived here about 1850, was a partner of Dr. Spotswood, a physician of gentlemanly manners, and died in three or four years.

Dr. Lewis Frazee, eclectic, was born in New Jersey in 1815, came to Perrysville in 1863, and died here December 20, 1881. His first wife and all the nine children by her died before him. Their son George M. began practice here in 1870, and died in 1878.

Dr. Joseph H. Olds came before the war, and entered the army, whence he did not return to this county. He was a physician of considerable attainments.

(a village), came to tliis place a lew years ago' and two or three years afterward moved to Dixon, Illinois. He was rather an oculist and aurist. "Was a gentleman.

The present physicians of Perrysville are Drs. E. T. Spotswood, James T. Henderson, James Webb, J. W. Smith and D. B. Johnson. Dr. Johnson has been here since 1870. Dr. Webb, eclectic, was brought up in Fountain County. Dr. Smith is a graduate, has been a resident of Perrysville a few years as a practitioner, bnt is now traveling. For a biography of Dr. Spotswood, see the index for another page. Specimens of his poetry are also given elsewhere in this volume.

Unity Lodge, JSTo. lU, F. c6 A. If., at Perrysville, was organized about 1850 or before, and increased in time to thirty-four members. The earliest record extant is dated May, 1853, which gives as officers at that time: A. Hill, Worshipful Master; J. S. Baxter, Senior Warden; W. P. Johnson, Junior Warden; E. D. Moifatt, Secretary; G. H. McNeil], Treasurer; W. B. Moffatt, Senior Deacon; James Starr, Junior Deacon; and Andrew Dennis, Treasurer. The other members were E. Brydon, A. C. Blue, John Leech, James Benefiel, John L. Stoll, Harvey Knapp, James Martin and Lewis L. Gebhart. The charter was surrendered to Abel Sexton in May, 1859.

Unity Lodge, No 3U, F. & A. M., was chartered May 29, 1867, with the following officers: W. B. Moffiitt, Worshipful Master; James Hemphill, Senior Warden; Jacob S. Stephens, Junior Warden; William Jerrauld, Secretary; Ilobert E. Townsley, Treasurer; H. M. Townsley, Senior Deacon; John Wolf, Junior Deacon ; Thomas Scott,Ty]er. The present membership is forty-six, and the officers: Daniel Lyons, Worshipful Master; George E.

Hicks, Senior Warden; John B. McNeil, Junior Warden; W. A. Keerns, Secretary; W. A. Collins, Treasurer; John S. TileV, Senior Deacon; Martin L. Wright, Junior Deacon; D. W. Patterson and M. J. Eudy, Stewards; W. P. Hargrave, Chaplain; and Smith McCormick, Tyler.

Unity ChiX])teT, No. 50, 0. E. 8., at Ptrrysville, was instituted March 17, 1882, by Willis D. Engle, District Deputy, from Indianapolis, with fifteen members; and the first officers were - Elizabeth Collins, Worshipful Master; James Howard, Worshipful Prelate; Mrs. Sophie Eudy, A. M.; and Mrs. Helen B. Johnson, Secretary. Tiie present officers are - Mrs. Helen B. Johnson, AVorshipful Master; Mr. M. J. Eudy, Worshipful Prelate; Mrs. James Frazec. A. M.; Miss Anna Eobinson, Secretary; Mrs. Amanda Henderson, Treasurer; Mis3 Imo Collins, Conductres; and Mrs. Dora Lyons, Assistant Conductresss. The present membership is between thirty-five and forty, and the chapter 'is in a good financial condition. It meets the first Friday evening after each full moon, in Masonic Hall.

Charity Lodge, No. 32, I. 0. 0. F., was chartered April 20, 1846, by D. D. G. M. George Brown. The first officers were Irad Abdill, Noble Grand; Charles Boyles, Vice Grand; T. S. Davidson, Secretary; Thomas Cushman, Treasurer; John Dunlap, Warden; C. N. Gray, Conductor; Samuel Watt, Guardian; John A. Minshall, Eecording Secretary. The present officers are - G. W. Dealand, Noble Grand; W. G. Chenowlth, Vice Grand ; C. W. Ayres, Eecording Secretary; J. T. Chisler, Permanent Secretary; W.A.Collins, Treasurer. Tliere are nineteen members, who own the building in which their neat and well equipped lodge room is contained. Total value of all tlieir property, $1,318.60. During the war the lodge was kept alive by live or six faithful members. Of the old members, John Dnnlap died about two years ago; Irad Abdill and William Callihan are living in Danville. Of the charter members, Thomas Cushman, of Newport, is the only one living in the county.

Uiyhland Encampment, No. 163, was instituted December 7, 1885, by D. D. G. P. David McBeth, of Clinton. First officers - W. M. Beneliel, Chief Priest; J. T. Chisler, High Priest; C. W. Ayres, Senior Warden; Alexander Yan Sickle, Junior Warden; D. W. Patterson, Scribe; W. G. Chenowitli, Treasurer. Present officers - J. T. Lowe, Chief Priest; William G. Chenowith, High Priest; D. W. Patterson, Senior Warden; W. T. Conner, Junior Warden; W. M. Benefiel, Scribe; W. A. Collins, Treasurer. There were nine members at first, and there are nine or ten at present.

Rehekah Lodge, No. 118, Daughters (or Degree) of Eehekah, was instituted July 24, 1882. First officers: M. B. Carter, Noble Grand; J. T. Chisler, Vice Grand; Sallie E. Carter, Secretary; C. W. Ayres, Treasurer; S. Watt, Guardian. The other charter members were W. M. Benefiel, W. II. Benefiel, Thomas D. Clarkson, J. H. Benton, W. A. Collins, J. T. Lowe, Anna Benefiel, L. Chisler, M. Benefiel, Susan L. Clarkson and R. E. Watt. The present officers are: Imo Collins, Noble Grand; Cora Chisler, Vice Grand; Mary Ayres, Treasurer; Kittie Chisler, Secretary; W. M. Benefiel, Warden. Tlje membership has been about thirty from the first to the present.

Vermillion Lodge, No. 113, K. of P., was organized December 31, 1884, by District Deputy Talley, of Coal Creek, assisted by members from various lodges. There were sixteen charter members, and the first officers were: Dr. James T. Henderson, Chancellor Commander; F. S. Smith, Vice-Chancellor;

L. A. Morgan, Master of Finance; M. J. Eudy, Master of Exchequer; D. H. Cade, Keeper of Eecords and Seals; W. A. Collins, Prelate; G. R. Hicks, Master at Arms; A. E. Marlat, Inner Guard; E. A. Lacey, Outer Guard. There are now twenty-six members, comprising the best men of the community, who are, in their lodge relations, in perfect harmony. They have a lodge room of their own, and are in fair financial condition.

The present officers are: J. C. Wright, Past Commander; W. M. Collins, Chancellor Commander; Ned Spotswood, Vice-Chancellor; H. F. Eoyce, Prelate; M.J. Eudy, Master of Finance; W. T. Ferguson, Master of Exchequer; J. T. Henderson, Keeper of Eecords and Seals; D. Mossbnrger, Master at Arms; J. M. Howard, Inner Guard; Smith McCormick, Outer Guard; W. A. Keerns, District Deputy.

Richard E. Spotswood Post, No. 188, G. A. R., was organized in January, 1878, with the following officers : Major J. S. Stevens, Post Commander; B. O. Carpenter, Senior Vice-Commander; M. B. Carter, Junior Vice- Commander; Dr. E. T. Spotswood, Adjutant. The membership has diminished from thirtytwo to fifteen. Eegular meetings, alternate Saturday evenings. B. O. Carpenter is the present Commander, and George Watt, Senior Vice-Commander.

The Woman^s Christian Temperance Union of Perrysville was organized in December, 1881, with Mrs. Dr. Spotswood, President; Mrs. H. B. Johnson, Vice-President; Mrs. Sallie Carter, Secretary; Mrs. J. M. Mills, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. M. J. Eudy, Treasurer. Commencing with a membership of only ten, they soon increased to forty; but now there are only twenty-five. To the present time they have kept up gospel meetings, and have exerted a marked influence in giving the people a temperance education. For a time they edited a column in the Hoosier State. The present official board is the same as the first, except that Mrs. Lydia Hepbnrn is Recording Secretary, vice Mrs. Sallie Carter, deceased.

An Equal Suffrage Club was organized at Perrysville July 21, 1882, by the election of Mrs. Sarah S. Spotswood, President; Rev. J. S. White, Vice-President; Lillie Kirkpatrick, Recording Secretary; Icabenda Hain, Treasurer; Executive Committee - Anna McClintick, Honorable J. F. Compton, D. C. Smith, Mrs. Lucy Maynard and Mrs. Sarah Smith. The club "immediately went down."

The Methodist Episcopal Church has of course an eventful history, extending back to pioneer times, which is difficult to trace. At present it is a strong and influential society of 133 members, besides probationers. Classleaders, B. O. Carpenter and J. F. Compton; stewards - David Smith, Mrs. Rebecca K. McNeill, Mrs. Mary C. Moftatt, Mrs. Hannah B. Johnson, Mrs. Sophia S. Rudy, B. O. Carpenter, J. F. Compton and Mrs. Amanda M. Ferguson. Rev. J. H. Mills is a local preacher. Sunday-school all the year, with an average attendance of seventy-five, superintended by B. O. Carpenter. In connection with the church here are several auxiliary societies, - missionary, social, etc. The house of worship, built of brick, was erected in 1843, and its outside measurements are 44x52 feet. Value, .^3,000, though that money would not build it now. Locality, southwest-central part of town. A good parsonage exists on the adjoining lot east.

Rev. W. P. Hargrave, the pastor since the fall of 1884, is a son of the late celebrated Rev. Richard Hargrave, so well known throughout the State of Indiana as the trumpet-voiced Gabriel of the same church, in which he was for many years a presiding elder. He had the best voice for the pulpit, and was probably the most eloquent of all in the United States. He published a volume of sermons, which passed through several editions. He died in 1879, near Attica, this State, and his wife, nee Nancy Porter, died in 1871. The subject of this sketch was born in 1832, in Crawfordsville, Indiana; learned harness-making; taught school; entered Asbury University in 1849, graduating in 1854; practiced law until 1880, when he joined the Northwest Indiana Conference as a Methodist minister. In the practice of law he enjoyed great success, and during that time he was a resident of Viucennes and Evansville. "While at the latter place he was circuit judge for six years and a half; was also prosecutor for seven years. During the last war he volunteered his services as a soldier; was elected Captain of Company G, Ninety-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry; was on detached duty during most of the time of his services, when his official station was generally equivalent to the rank of brigadier-general ; and toward the close he was chief commissary of musters at Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Hargrave was married September 25, 1860, to Miss Martha Erskine, a native of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, who died October 18, 1886, in Perrysville.

A Presbyterian Church was once organized at Perrysville, and after struggling along with a precarious existence for a number of years, it became utterly dissolved, when it counted about fifteen or sixteen members. Their house of worship, which they bought of the Universalists, became unsafe, and was sold in 1882, for $150, and afterward torn away. The trustees were D. C. Smith, John E. Robinson and H. S. Collier. Mr. Smith was also ruling elder. Pastors or supplies were Revs. John Hawks, Mr. Steele, R.

AVells, William Buffert, etc., and the last one serving was Rev. Tarrauce, who was at the time (1872-'73) a resident of Covington, Indiana. There has been no regnlar preaching since 1873, when there were twenty-one members. There are now probably about half a dozen members.

The United Brethren CJnirch at Perrysville was organized many years ago. The present membership is aboiit eighty. Classleader, John Patterson; stewards, Mrs. Sarah Smith and Mrs. Rose Hain. Sunday-school is maintained throughout the year, with an attendance of sixty to seventy, superintended by Rev. J. S. Brown, who has also been the pastor of this circuit for the last three years. lie is a native of Parke County, this State; at the age of sixteen years he came to this county and worked on a farm two miles southwest of Newport; entered a school in Ohio in the fall of 1881, graduating in the spring of 1884, since which time he has held his present relation, as a member of the Upper Wabash Conference. He occupies the parsonage at Perrysville, in an extremely retired portion of the village, in the northwestern part, and has three or four appointments in his circuit.