Washington County, Minnesota - Chapter 40: Business Enterprises - Manufactories, 1881

Chapter 40: Business Enterprises - Manufactories

The business interests of the city of Hudson are represented as follows: Hotels - Chapin Hall house, Commercial house, Seeley house, and housy It use.

Mercantile Houses - General merchandise, I^muel North, J. R. Chubbuck, II. Barlow, E. II. Streeter, and Messrs. Cevenson and Blitchfeldt. Dry Goods and millinery - Ansley Brothers. Clothing - J. Shrimski, J. C. Schneider, T. Bench, and Ilyslop and Davies. Druggists - Boyden and Martin, Carl. T. Paterson, and Henning and Jagger. Books, stationary and notions - W. II. Crowe, and Frank D. Harding. Fruits, notions and news - W. II. Jones. Grocers - J. J. Luck, S. Roe and Company, S. W. Fuller, D. Hoffman, W. B. Hatch, and M. P. Palmer. Hardware -

T. E. Williams, W. M. Otis, R. E. Hoffmann, and J. II. Harrington. Boots and shoes - Evans and Mann, Amos llalsom, W. Beggs, and Frank Leis¬ ter. Harness shops - 1 1 arras and Company, and F. W. Blum. Furniture - Beard and Company, J. T. Slater, and W. C. Brown. Lumber - M. Herrick. Wagons and carriages - John II. Wil¬ liams, Alvin Otis, S. Ilyslop. Flour and feed - George Hosford. Worsted and fancy goods - Mrs. J. Birch. Millinery - Mrs. D. M. Hippo, and Misses Butler and Watson. Attorneys - Henry C. Baker, J. W. Bashford, Glover and Vannatta, L. P. Weatherby, John C. Spooner, N. II. Clapp, Moffat and Hughs, S. C. Patten, S. II. Clough, and C. L. Catlin. Physicians - Otis Iloyt, C. F. King, J. F. Baker, S. C. Johnson, and D. Silliman. Dentists - M. P. Goodwin, L. C. Gould, and M. Whitten. Real estate - C. Y. Deuniston, Kelley and Hughs, and Ole Gunder¬ son. Land Commissioners of the North Wiscon¬ sin railroad lands - W. II. Phipps, and C. W. Porter. Insurance agents - J. W. White, F. E. and F. C. Crarey, and James A. Bunker. Agri¬ cultural implements and insurance - J. B. Jones and George Munson. Sewing machine agent - Henry Crosby. Photographer - J. F. Mass. Book-binder - Henry Beard. Livery - II. D. Champlin and C. R. Coon. Grain dealers - W. S. Evans and G. W. Martin. Blacksmiths - Christ. Hanson and S. Cockburn. Gunsmith - Orville Holmes. Wholesale Liquors - Mr. Mc¬ Guire. Breweries - Louis Yoerg and William Montmann. Meat markets - D. W. Coons and Johnson Bros. Ice dealer - John Mules.

The Hudson Furniture Manufactory was es¬ tablished by Messrs. Nash and Beard, in the fall of 1877. The factory was well equipped with the necessary machinery for manufacturing furni¬ ture, and used for the same until August, 1880, when the firm divided their interests. John N. Nash took the factory, and Mr. Beard the sale rooms and other business. Mr. Nash, with the use of the machinery, has for the past two sea¬ sons been engaged in manufacturing granulated sugar and syrup from amber cane. That, which at first was an experiment has proved a complete success. Since November, Mr. Nash has employed his machinery in getting out mate¬ rial for the manufacturing of twenty-five thresh¬ ing machines for Kelley and Hughs.

The Wisconsin Governor, the name of a newly invented thresher and separator of M. Sullivan and II. ChristolTerson is being manufactured and placed upon the market by Kelley and Hughs. The flattering success with which this new ma¬ chine has met, has induced Messrs. Kelley and Hughes to engage in the enterprise, which adds to Hudson manufacturing interests. They expect to have twenty-five new machines ready for the market by the coming season. The features that this machine claims are, its length of separating and cleaning capacity, which is fifteen feet work¬ ing with a double separating balanced rack, each rack in its movements passes through the other giving agitation to the straw and carrying it to the rear of the machine. In actual experience, this machine has carried away three hundred feet of straw and chaff per minute, and that entirely without assistance. It has an adjustable endshake shoe and a cleaning capacity of forty-three inches by seven feet and two inches. The blast is over-shot with boards so adjusted as to deliver the wind an any part of the sieve that may be desirable.

Hudson Foundry .and Machine Shop. Rich¬ ard Hartley and Son, proprietors, was established in 1870. The machine shop is 22x50, two-stories, with foundry 20x30, giving employment to sev¬ eral hands. They havo the contract for getting out the necessary castings for twenty-five threshers for Messrs. Kelley and Hughes. They also man¬ ufacture the Hartley improved feed-cutting box.

The Hudson Carriage Works was established in 1875, J. II. Williams, proprietor. His present shop and storage room was built in 1880, 22x66, two-stories, with addition of 22x40. The past season he manufactured thirty new wagons and carriages besides doing a large repairing business, giving employmet to several men. The capital amounts to $5,000.

Montmann's Brewery was established in 1857, by Wm. Montmann, proprietor. His first brew¬ ery was built in the rear of his hotel, on the corner of Second and Walnut streets. lie was burned out in the fire of 1866, and opened his present brewery at the foot of Second street, near the bridge during the same year.

Yoerg's Hudson City Brewery was established in 1870, Louis Yoerg. proprietor. He commenced with a building 20x40, and manufactured five hun¬ dred barrels per year. He lost his brewery by fire, and rebuilt again at once, the new building being 20x80. He put in steam power in 1876, and now manufactures one thousand bar els yearly, finding a market in Hudson and vicinity for all he can manufacture.

The First Presbyterian Church was organized December 22d, 1855, under the pastoral care of Rev. Charles Thayer, with a membership of ten. Their services were held in Hendee hall until May 9th, 1857, at which date they dedicated their first house of worship, which was 24x40. First board of ruling elders: Sampson Hartman, Her¬ man Humphrey, D. C. Fulton, John M. Nash and Geo. Slater; said officers have held office to this date. The present beautiful house of worship was built of brick in 1873-4, and dedi cated November 22d, 1874, during the ministry of Rev. Bradley Philips. Rev. Walter R. Frame was called to the pastoral care of the church in 1879. The membership at this time is one hun¬ dred. The society also owns a fine parsonage, built in 1868.

The First Congregational Church was organized under the ministrations of Rev. C. II. Marshall August 6th, 1857, with a membership of nine, holding their first worship in the school building on the levee. The society erected their first house of worship on Fourth street about 1860, of wood; size, 38x50. Their present membership is sixty-three, with Rev. C. L. Corwin pastor.

The First Baptist Church of Hudson was organized May 29th, 1852, under the ministry of Rev. S. T. Catlin, with a membership of eleven. They held their services at the house of Deacon Martin. They built their first house of worship the same year at an expense of $1,000; size, 22x40. Their present house was completed in 1866, of wood, 40x60. Rev. Mr. Kelley was pastor at that date. Their present pastor is Rev. Wm. Hartley, and membership ninety-six. v' First Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1851, Rev. Mr. Richardson, a missionary under the Minnesota conference, came to this then new country and organized a class, from which sprang the now flourishing church. The church organ¬ ization was effected about 1852, and the first church was erected in 1856, on the site of their present house. It was almost destroyed shortly after by the wind blowing the steeple over, which falling on the roof broke it through and destroyed the seats. It was rebuilt the same year. The present church was built 1875, by making an addition to the lirst church, veneering the whole with brick, making the audience room about 40x60, pastor's study and class rooms in rear about 20x40. The membership at this date is sixty; present pastor, Rev. M. C. Benson.

The Episcopal Society was first organized about 1855 under the ministrations of Rev. Mr. Wilkin¬ son. They have been supplied with preaching from time to time from Stillwater and other points; Rev. II. Langlois present pastor. Ser¬ vices are held in the Good Templars hall at the present time.

- The Evangelical Lutheran Society was organ¬ ized in 1876 with six members, Rev. Mr. Iloyestert pastor. They built their present house of worship the same year ; size 40x80 ; present pas¬ tor Rev. Mr. Clog; membership now numbers forty-five families.

The St. James Catholic Society was organized about 1856, under the ministration of Rev. Father McGee. They erected their first house of wor¬ ship the same year. The present fine commodi¬ ous house of worship, 40x80 of stone, was com¬ menced in 1874, completed and dedicated Novem¬ ber 16th, 1879. The present pastor, Rev. Father T. A. Kelley, came to the care of the church June, 1874. They have a membership of 200 families. A parochial school of 100 scholars is connected with the church.

Hinckley's Military Institute was established at River Falls, about the year 1870, by Prof. J. It. Ilinckley. He soon removed the school to Hud¬ son as a more favorable point, and erected for the use of the institute a large wooden structure in the eastern part of the city, about 60x80, three stories and basement, at an expense of $7,000. The institution was conducted for about two years, when for the want of means to carry on the school, he was obliged to discontinue. In 1880 the buildings were sold to the Catholics for school purposes, who established the same year what is known as the St. Mary's Academy.

The Young Men's Christian Association was organized Oct. 1875, with a membership of twentyfive. They have held their meetings in the rooms of the Ladies Library Association since its organ¬ ization; first president, Rev. W. E. Safford; vice¬ president, James Pye; Richard Hartley, corresl>oiuling secretary. Owing to the many changes of the young men of this city, coming and going, its membership has remained about the same. Much good has been accomplished through their labors, maintaining mission schools from time to time. It has maintained a Sabbath afternoon service since the date of its organization.

The Ladies Library Association was organized in 1868. For the first three years the library was kept at the house of Mrs. Jefferson. In 1871 rooms were fitted up in the Goss and Boyden block. At that time they had about 600 volumes. At the Chapin Hall fire, 1872, the association had its library and furniture somewhat damaged by re¬ moval to a place of safety. In 1878, they removed to rooms in the Dippo block, and remained until their present rooms were completed in the Taylor and Goss block. They have beautiful apartments with splendid furniture and 2,000 volumes of the best standard authors in the country.

St. Croix Lodge No. 56 A. F. and A. M., was chartered June 15th, 1855, with the following ollicers : Benjamin Allen, W. M.; Otis Hoyt, senior warden; E. B. Livingston, junior warden. The lodge was bunted out in the fire of May, 1866, also in the fire of May, 1872. When the Dippo block was rebuilt in 1877, the lodge secured the privilege of building the third story of the block. They now have as fine rooms as can be found in the state. They are furnished with every con¬ venience necessary to make them first-class in every particular. The oilicers at present are: William Beggs, W. M.; Dr. C. F. King, S. W.; Carl T. Paterson, J. W.; and George It. Hughes, secretary.

Colfax Lodge, No. 85, 1. O. O. F. was first char¬ tered in 1856. The first list of officers was G. E. Otis, N. G.; G. R. Jones, V. G., with five char¬ ter members. In the great fire of 1866 the lodge was burned, which was a severe loss to the order. Their books and papers were lost with their fur¬ niture. Colfax Lodge No. 58 was re-organized Jan¬ uary 17th, 1868: A. F. Gallop, N. G.; G. R. Jones, V . G. When the Taylor block was rebuilt in the fall of 1870, the lodge secured the privilege of building the upper story, which they have fitted up in fine shape, with all the equipments for a first-class lodge. Members at this time, 65.

April 7 tli, 1877, with seven charter members. The lodge is under the patronage of the Scandi¬ navians. Since the organization the order has done great good among that class. They have within their order one-fourth of the Scandinavians of Hudson. They have a membership of 49 at this time, and have initiated 125 since the order was established. The order works in both Scandina¬ vian and English.

Hudson City Lodge, No. 486, of the I.O. G. T. was organized February 4th, 1867, with thirty or forty members. The order has done great good in its influence over the youth of the city. Many that were on the downward road have been res¬ cued; over 700 persons have been initiated into the order since it was organized. But the changes in society have scattered them all over the state. The membership at this time is ninety; meet¬ ing every Monday evening. In connection with this society was organized in 1877 a juvenile I. O. G.T. for children sixteen years of age. The membership at this time is 71, meeting every Saturday afternoon at four o'clock.

The Temple of Honor was organized in De¬ cember, 1877, with 15 charter members. The order has been quite prosperous since its organi¬ zation. They have had as many as 130 good working members at one time. Their present membership is fifty. Meetings are held every Saturday evening.

The Equitable Aid Union, a new fraternal or¬ der, was incorporated March 22d, 1879, at Colum¬ bus, Ohio. The subordinate union of Hudson was organized December 9th, 1880, with twentyeight members, said to be the first union organ¬ ized in the state. The following is a list of the officers: Amos Balsom, president; A. II. Otis, vice-president ; Robert Brow, secretary ; II. F.

The Hudson City Quadrille Band with five pieces, under the leadership of Professor G. Z. Holmes, discourses fine music by which the gay ones trip the fleeting hours away. .

The Old Settlers Association of the East side of the St. Croix valley, was organized about the year 1861 or '62, with about 75 members. The records of the society were destroyed in the fire of 1866. The old settlers of that date were those coming before 1850. At the last re-union, winch was held at Hudson, February 2d, 1881, one hund¬ red old settlers and fifty families were present. The society voted that an old settler was one that came prior to 1853 ; voted to hold the next meet¬ ing at River Falls.

The organization at Hudson of the society of what was then known as the order of 1001, was affected about 1853. Many of the old settlers may bring to mind the ancient history of this very ancient Older by the following lines:

The Chapin Hall house is of Milwaukee brick, three stories above basement, 90x110 feet on the ground. It contains fifty rooms, nearly all of which are large, well lighted, ventilated and ele¬ gantly furnished. It is furnished with bath rooms, barber shop, and electric bells. It has one hundred and fifty feet of verandah each on the first and second stories. The upper and lower verandah open out from the ladies' parlor. A pleasant billiard room is attached. Livery accom¬ modations first class. Mr. Spencer, the proprietor, has had fourteen years' experience at the Vilas house and Park hotel, Madison, which will be a sufficient guaranty that Chapin Hall will be kept first class.

The Commercial hotel was built in 1875 by the present proprietor, J. C. Schneider. The main building is 26x110 feet, three stories, with a wing of 20x88 feet, two stories. He also uses

The Seeley house was built and opened to the public in 1873, by I. D. Seeley. It is 30x64, three stories high, with an addition 32x28, containing fifty rooms; well patronized during the summer months.

The Tracy house was built about 1866, by Den¬ nis Cavanaugh, who kept it until 1878, when he sold it to J. M. Tracy, the present proprietor, for the sum of $9,000.

The Hudson Land and Water-power Company laid out and platted a tract of land on both sides of the Willow river at its mouth, November, 1857, said plat extending out to the channel of the lake. On the north of this plat, what is known as North Hudson was laid out and platted by D. A. and A. II. Baldwin, August, 1873. The West Wisconsin railroad was built to this point November, 1871. The repair shops and round house were established at this point December 1872. The round house will accommodate eight locomotives. The main repair shop is 60x120, with paint and other shops of different depart¬ ments of the works, giving employment to one hundred and sixty men.

t' The North Wisconsin railroad, built by the same company, was completed to Richmond in 1872, and to Clayton the following year. The River Falls railroad was built by the St. Paul, Stillwater, and Taylor's Falls company, in 1878. The above railroads are now all under the control of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company. The same year that the plat was laid out by the Messrs. Baldwin, D. A. Bald¬ win built a large hotel north of the depot, which was known as the Baldwin house, but was taken down in 1879, removed to South Hudson and used to rebuild the Chapin Hall house. The offices of the North Wisconsin railroad and the West Wis¬ consin railroad were built in 1875 - a large threestory brick building. The North Hudson foundry was established in 1874, by Henry Orme, who has the contract for manufacturing all the cast¬ ings used by the railroad company except the wheels. He gives employment to ten hands most of the time. His shop is about 40x40. He

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Willow river is so named from a grove of wil¬ lows at its mouth when the first settler came into the St. Croix valley. The river rises in the towns of Forest, St. Croix county, and in Blackbrook, Polk county, and flows in a southwest course through the towns of Stanton, Erin Prairie, Richmond, St. Joseph and Hudson, and enters the St. Croix lake at North Hudson.

The village of Boardman is located in the Willow River valley, in section 19, town of Richmond, one-half mile east of the river, and facing the west bank of Ten Mile creek. C. A. Boardman and Samuel Beebe Avere the fust set¬ tlers. The village was platted and layed out by William R. Anderson, in 1864. It has one general store, two flour mills, two blacksmith shops, one shoe shop, school house, hotel, citizens' hall, etc. Ten Mile creek Avas so named because its conflu¬ ence with AYUIoav river is ten miles out, on the old Hudson and pinery Avagon road. The creek is ten or twelve miles long, and the Union mills are there located. Paper Jack creek, another tributary of the Willow river, AAras so named from a lumlterman of earlier days, whom his associates nick-named Paper Jack. Much lumber Avas cut on it, but it Avas soon exhausted.

The Union mills, S. L. Beebe proprietor, lo¬ cated on the North Wisconsin, on section 29, toAvnship of Richmond, village of Boardman, on Ten Mile creek, one and a- half miles from its confluence with Willow river - Avas built in 1859; 30x32; three and a half stories; wing 14x24; one and a half stories; began grinding February 14th, 1860; two sets of buhrs; capacity, twenty barrels per day; one set of buhrs for feed; does custom work; ships large quantities of flour and feed up the North Wisconsin rail¬ road to the pineries. Mr. Beebe purchased Mr. Boardman 's interest in 1864. In 1869, Beebe and Boardman built a saw-mill on Willow river. Mr. Boardman sold his interest in 1873. Mr. Beebe is a practical miller, and has taken charge of both mills.

James Johnson, proprietors, was constructed in 1876; 40x70; addition, north side, 20x60; east side, 14x40; main building, three stories, with a head of fourteen feet, and a 48-inch American turbine wheel. It has two run of stone, six sets of corrugated rollers, of which four are Stevens' patent and two of E. P. Ellis' patent; five sets of smooth rollers, with capacity of 150 barrels in twenty-four hours. Special brands manufac¬ tured by them "New Era," "Bergen," and "Our Patent," are shipped to eastern markets. They have a large cooper shop attached. \V. J. Bergen, head miller.

Boardman Store, E. H. Daniels proprietor. The building was erected by Mr. Daniels in 1876, is 24x40, two stories, ware-room 12x16, residence attached, 32x28. Mr. Daniels keeps a general store with postroflice in the store; Mr. Daniels, postmaster.

Willow River Falls Store, at Burkhardt, John Trieb proprietor. The building belongs to C. Burkhardt, 24x56, two stories. He keeps a gen¬ eral line of merchandise; jost-office held in store; name of post-office "Burkhardt," formerly "Bouchea."

Willow River Falls are located on Willow river near Hurkhardt station, on the North Wisconsin railroad. They are wild and sublimely beautiful, having a descent of 78 feet, from the base of the Burkhardt mills onc-half mile above, to the foot of the falls, with one perpendicular descent of eighteen feet. It is a beautiful, romantic spot, over-shadowed with impending bluffs, rock-ribbed and rough, surrounded by Cyprus trees, and much visited by tourists in the summer season. The falls and surrounding land is owned by C. Burk¬ hardt.

Willow Falls Mills, C. Burkhardt proprietor, is located on Willow river, in St. Joseph town, section 3, eighty rods above Willow river falls, one-half mile north of Burkhardt station, on the North Wisconsin railroad. The mill was erected in 1869, 51x63, four stories, frame, with addition 24x28, two American turbine wheels; head eighteen feet, with live flour huhrs, one feed -buhr, two set of rollers, one set of stones for making pearl barley, the only pearl barley mill in the state; capacity of entire mill, one hundred and five barrels every twenty-four hours; brands, "Longla," "Hudson," and "Family Flour;" em¬ ploying eleven men. The elevator is situated one hundred feet from the mill; 32x42, 32 feet in height, capacity 30,000 bushels; a cooper shop attached employs four to six men.

Paradise mills were built in 1854, by Messrs. Cox and Green, 36x36, one and one-half stories high, capacity sixty barrels in twenty-four hours, having three run of stone. The mills in 1864 became the property of Green and Son; in 1873 Caleb Green died, and S. G. Green became sole proprietor. In 1877 the old mills were burned and a new one was erected in 1878, 36x42, two and one-half stories and basement, addition 18x42, at a cost of $14,000. It now has three run of stone, one feed stone, with capacity of sixty barrels in twenty-four hours, employing seven men.

Robert McDiarmid, Wm. C. Scott and Thomas Ilitchings, in partnership, purchased four yoke of oxen, and together on their respective claims, in the spring of 1851, broke the first laud on Hud¬ son prairie.

The first house built on the prairie was that by Wm. C. Scott, in 1850. The old frame house still stands on section 10, Hudson town. Ebenezer Quimby built the second house, located at the mouth of Paper Jack creek.

Willow River cheese factory is located on sec¬ tion 2, St. Joseph town three-quarters of a mile north of Burkhardt station. The building 30x60, was built May, 1880, by Daniel Lewis and Joseph Beer, capacity five hundred cows. They made the first year 26,000 pounds of cheese, all marketed at home. This was the first factory established in St. Croix couuty.

School district number 1, was organized in the winter of 1866-7, located on section 2. The first board of trustees was Joseph Bowron, director; John Duming, clerk; Daniel Lewis, treasurer; first teacher, Jessie McDiarmid.

District number 2, was organized September, 1877, set off from district number 1; officers, James A. Newton, clerk; John Tobin, director, C. Simon, treasurer. The school-house was built in 1678, on section 19, at an expense of $490; Ann Silencer, first teacher.

School district number 4, was organized in 1853; first officers, Wm. Z. Dailey, director; W. C. Scott, treasurer; F. W. Ditchings, clerk. The school-house is located in Hudson town, north¬ west quarter of the north-west quarter of sec¬ tion 15. Present officers, H. S. Brooks, direc¬ tor; Robert McDiarmid, treasurer; Jacob Bork, clerk; forty scholars are on the roll. The school has a fine library for the use of the scholars and residents of the district.

School district number 1, was set off from Hudson district number 4 and organized No¬ vember 18th, 1808; first officers, George Martin, clerk; William Virtue, treasurer; II. Crandall, director; first teacher, Frank Nye. The district includes six sections. The present board of offi¬ cers, John Kelley, clerk; Jacob Dailey, director; Wm. Virtue, treasurer; twenty-six scholars en¬ rolled. The school-house was built in 1869, at a cost of $800.

School district number 3, Richmond town located at the village of Boardman, was organ¬ ized in 1857; first board of trustees, Ira Parke, clerk; C. A. Boardman, treasurer; S. L. Beebe, director; first teacher, Warren Libby; first ses¬ sion taught in the winter of 1857-'8, at the resdence of Ira Park. The present school house was built in 1861, 22x28 feet, with belfry and bell; scholars enrolled, fifty or sixty. The present officers are C. A. Hall, clerk; Hiram Tool, di¬ rector; G. Hurd, treasurer; teacher, Edwin Lovell.

Union Hall, at Boardman, was built in 1878 by an association of citizens of the town, com¬ posed of grangers, good templars and other cit¬ izens. Building 26x60, 16 foot posts. The pres¬ ent officials are A. Philip, president; Hiram Tool, treasurer; E. II. Daniels, secretary.

Farmers' Co-operative Store located at North Wisconsin railroad junction was organized Janu¬ ary, 1878, on the Rochelle English plan, with fifty shares, par value $5.00 each, afterwards in¬ creased to 155 shares, and purchases and sells goods in the regular way on a strictly cash plan.

First officers were Wm. II. Diarmid, president; F. W. Ditchings, secretary. Present officers: James S. Kelley, president; Lorenzo Crandall, secretary.

The Warren Mutual Insurance Company, organ¬ ized in 1880, has its head office in Warren, but does business in several adjoining town¬ ships, doing a strictly farm business on the co¬ operative or assessment plan. At their last meeting it was found that they were carrying about $60,000 of risks. Annual meeting first Tuesday in January. Charles Parker, president; J. C. Searl secretary.

Martin's elevator, Geo. Martin, propietor, lo¬ cated at North Wisconsin Junction, was erected in 1875; building 38x40 feet and 60 feet high; ca¬ pacity 20,000 bushels, handling 100,000 bushels per annum. This is a profitable enterprise for the farmers in the surrounding country, as Mr. Mar¬ tin pays full price with other markets.

Pomona Grange of St. Croix county, a county organization of over 200 members, meets quar¬ terly at the various grange halls in the county. S. J. Madison, of Pleasant Valley, master; John C. Searl, Warren, secretary.

Prairie Grange No. 203 was organized October 4th, 1873, with sixteen or eighteen charter mem¬ bers. The first officers were W. Ditchings, mas¬ ter; John Kelley, secretary; present enrollment, 65. In November, 1864, the grange purchased a vacant school-house on section 15, Hudson, with one-fourth acre of land attached, for the purpose of a hall, at a cost of $225. The building was enlarged to 32x58 feet, refitted and furnished in fine Style, and has since been occu¬ pied by the grange. Regular meetings are held on the first three Saturdays and last Monday of each month. The hall is supplied with a fine li¬ brary. Officers: John Hodgin, master; Miss Mary E. Pell, secretary.