Kokosing House

For many years he " ran the machine" of the Acland Press, and now resides at Mt. Yernon. The printing office was the gift of liberal-minded English Protestants to Bishop Chase in 1825, and received its name in lionor of Lady Acland, the fair donor who started the subscription. Upon this has been published various literary and religious articles calculated to advance the cause of learning and religion. The students of the College have at several periods projected publications of a literary character ; the last, the " Kenyon Collegian," a very creditable magazine, was continued for several years. The first store was called the Bishop's store, from having been commenced by Bishop Chase for the purpose of furnishing work hands witli necessary articles, and to supply the boys, so that no excuse could exist for going *' to town." This was carried on until in the fall of 1833 an arrangement was made with Mr. White, of Kew York, by which that business was to be entirely under his control, and M. and G. B. White thereupon located at Gambier. The former remains there, and the latter at this writing is one of the most valued citizens of Mt. Yernon. The Whites are natives of Derby, Ct. The " Bishop's store" was managed for many years by Bobert Burnside, until a short time before its discontinuance ^. W. Putnam had it in charge. The Whites continued in partnership until 1838, when T>. Topping and N. W. Putnam opened a store, and Daniel S. I^orton and A. G. Scott established another. Topping & Co., with A. J. Douglass, kept for a few years, when it was closed, and Mr. T. moved to Illinois ; Mr. P. is yet living on the hill ; Mr. Scott has uninterruptedly resided there, and by his close attention to business, in which for many years has been alone, has acquired a compe- tency. A. B. Norton for several years was engaged in tlie merchandizing and milling business at Gambler. At this time there are the two stores of A. G. Scott & Co., M. White & Co., and a drug in the boot and slioe line ; Russel Clark, Mr. Clements, A. K. Eobes and J. Waugli have carried on the tailoring. Mr. Sharp in early times was the brewer and baker, in a large stone house in the rear of the main College building, now obliterated by time's effacing finger. J. S. Sawer since 1837 lias supplied the students and liberal disposed with ice cream and yarieties, and many of the boys fed under the Dotheby regime gratefully remember the good cookery and pies of Mrs. Sawer. The hotel and boarding-houses have been kept by Douglass, Yore, Johnson, Bell, Witt, Sims, Riley, and Wright, the latter now holding forth in fine style. The old College mill erected by Bp. Chase many years ago went into decay, and at that seat Daniel S. Norton put up one of the finest mills on the river. The " Kenyon Mills" flour acquired a good reputation. The post-office, ui)on Bp. Chase's application, established in 1826, has been the greater part of its existence managed by that excellent public officer, M. T. C. Wing. About 1846, partisan violence, through the machinery of a county convention and central committee, brought about the appointment of Benoni Elliott, a student from the District of Columbia. In 1849, M. T. C. Wing was again appointed ; in 1853, James Young ; in 1857, E. Gr. Biley ; and in 1861, Joseph Leonard. The principal church is Bosse Chapel, bearing the name of its founder, Lady Bosse, eminent for piety and good works. It is a very neat and chaste stone edifice, situated in Harcourt Parish, named for like cause, and in the rear of the church is the beautiful cemetery where rest the dead of Gambler. The

Passage source: A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive; Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes .., published 1862.

Chilton Craven. The Trustees are T>. L. Fobes, J. T. L. Jacobs, E. Clij)pinger, E. Penhorwood, G. J. W. Pearce. The Cumberland Presbyterians have preaching regularly at their church, one-half mile north of the Public Well. The Kev. Larrimore is the present minister ; J. Bennet and T. Minard, trustees. The various College buildings and matters of interest connected with them will appear under the appropriate head. Gambier is a beautiful little village, where those who desire to withdraw from the noise and bustle, the cares and vexations of the active world, can have a safe retreat. A more quiet and secluded spot cannot be found on this continent ; of the old residents on the hill, it may with truth be said :

Passage source: A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive; Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes .., published 1862.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on College Township - 43,686 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.