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CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY .« BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME OF THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND GIVEN IN 1 89 1 BY HENRY WILUAMS SAGE [CoptbiOhtbd bv " Grip," 18W.] "Gf^lP'S" VflLiLiEY GAZETTE. Vol. V. No. 6. Albany, N. Y., June, 1897. 12 Nos. $1.00 [Entered at the Albany, N. Y.. Post-offlce os second class mail matter.] DELHI AND VICINITY CENTENNIAL SOUVENIR. ILLUSTRATED. v^ WHE village of Delhi is situated in the heart ol •■ ^ Delaware county, being the terminal of the Delhi branch of the New Yorli, Ontario & Western railway. The elevation above the sea on the nmin street in the village is 1,453 feet. The population is about 2,000. It is located in a deep valley pro- tected by a high range of mountains, spurs of the Blue. Mountain range, on each side. The distance to Walton, where the branch unites with the main line of the railway is seventeen miles ; the distance to New York is 196 miles ; to Albany, via the N. Y., O. & W. and the D. & H. railroads, is 142 miles ; to Binghamton^ via D. & H., 77 miles. The Delaware river, commonly known as the W^est Branch, flows nearly west through the valley at this point separating the mountain range on the south from the village. Upon the toot or slope of these mountains are the sites of beautiful villas, some of them the homes of families of men who have acquired a competence in active business life. One of tlie finest ol these residences and grounds is that ol E. B. Sheldon, well known as a prosperous Chicago business man. Across the valley are rich hillside farms stretching over the summit of moun- tains, and below with a perspective that delights the eye are numerous elevated sites for pretty homes. Towering on the south ol the river, overlooking the main part of the village, -is Mount Crawford, with a forest clad summit which presents to the eye a nearly perfect dome. Federal Hill stands to the, east presenting a view up the river which is grand. Two miles above, Elk Creek empties into the Delaware, the two streams coming down sep- arate valleys which unite at the base of a bold and lofty mountain from the summit of which the view down the valley is remarkably striking. Opposite the village on the north rises what is locally termed • Youmans' Hill, a succession of rolling summits which shut off from the east » narrow valley through which Steele's Brook flows to a junction with the Delaware in the western end of the village. Farther below, the mountains close in upon the river, terminating with a lofty barrier which presents a gracefully curved sky line — the summit of Mount McGregor. On^-Wle below the village the Little Delaware empties into its more pretentious namesake. Near this point in the valley is the home of Mrs. John Sherwood, the well known authoress. The scenery in summer has a setting of dark green foliage wherever the eye turns. It presents all of the richness and none of the harsh lines of the virgin forests. In fold after fold this beautiful curtain drops on all sides, broken here and there with light green patches of lawn dotted with pretty specimens of modern architecture. The railroad winding along the jiver enters the west end of the village. There it stops, not ven- turing farther intrusion where nature sits en- throned in all its rural loveliness. The village stretches along the Delaware for nearly a mile. A broad evenly graded avenue guarded by majestic trees constitutes the business street of the village, intersected with numerous streets laid out at right angles. The average dwelling is of the better class of houses, sur- rounded with a pretty lawn and an abundance of shade and having an ample garden plat. The soil is fertile and crops in fair seasons are abundant. Delhi is the home of a class ol people in good circumstances. Many of the families trace their ancestry to the early settlers of the county THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOTJVENIE. and village. There are several churches, an acad- emy ia which the scholars may prepare for college and a public school. A reservoir of clear spring water furnishes an inexhaustible supply distributed by gravity. The waterworks include modern conveniences and are owned by the village. There are two staunch and conservative bank- ing institutions, which do a large business and are really indispensible. Three weekly newspapers with an extended cir- culation among the farmers and the residents of the several villages throughout the county are con- ducted b''' able and intelligent editors. A large condensary furnishes the extended dairy farms a market for from twenty to thirty thousand quarts of milk a day, which is shipped to New York. The Crawford wagon works furnishes employment to numerous me- chanics and sup- plies the market with all styles of vehicles with a special manufac- ture of running gear which has proven to be very popular with horsemen. Then there is a woolen mill, a tan- nery, saw mills and feed mills. The stores are well stocked with all classes of goods and the retail busi- ness of the town is quite oxtensivi', a f(!w neigh lio ring villages contribut- ing not a small portion of the cus- tomers. CHARLES S. WOODRUFF. The first Board of Supervisors was as follows : Colchester, William Harper ; Franklin, Enos Par- ker ; Harpersfield, Roswell Hotchkiss ; Kortright, Benajah Beardsley; Middletown, Benjamin Milk; Stamford, John Lamb ; Walton, Robert North. Village Officers. Pkesidbnt— HENRY S. GRAHAM, Teusteis— JAMES E. HARPER, CHARLES E. KIFF, JOHN D. FERaUSON, W. BLAIR WOODRUFF. Clebk— J. C. STODDART. Tkeasubeb— S. PORMAN ADEE. CoiiLECTOK— ARTHUR G. FRISBEE. Street Commissioneb — N. EVERY. FiBE Wabdens-JOHN BLAKE, H. E. STOUTENBURG. Janitor— JOHN BLAKE. STBEET SpRrNKliEK--R. H. NEAL. Charles S. Woodruff, the County Treasurer and the Vice-President of the Delaware Bank, is per- sonally active, and a good contributor, in all mat* ters tending to promote public improvement and to advance the interests of the village. Being a member of the firm of J. W. and C. S. Woodruff, of which his father is the head, and which conducts a large business in dry goods that was established many years ago ; also being an active worker in the Republican party, Mr. Woodruff is well known throughout the county. On different occasions he has represented the county in state conventions and has made many friends among Republicans who are distinguished in state politics. On the occasion of the state ball and subsequently the complimentary dinner to Senator Piatt, both of which were given in Albany last winter and were notable functions of a, political character exceed- ing in importance any state event for years and attended by dis- tinguished states- men, Mr. Woodruff served on the re- ception committee. He is a member of the executive com- mittee of the State League of Repub- lican Clubs and represented that important organ- ization as delegate to the National Re- publican League at Milwaukee in 1896. He has been honor- ed with a number of local offices, having served as treasurer of the village of Delhi in 1892-3, treasurer of the village fire department in 189 1-2, president of the Delaware County Agricul- tural Society in 1889-90, of which he is still a director, and one of the promoters and most active of members in the village board of trade, of which he was the secretary and treasurer. He became connected with the Delaware bank in 1894. For the past three years he has been one of the directors and for the past two years the vice-president. In the fall of 1893, being candidate for county treasurer he made such a spirited canvass in the face of • several other aspirants for the position that when the convention was called it was found that he had shut out all opposition, having all the delegates, and was consequently nominated by acclamation. Last fall at the expiration of the term he was renominated and re-elected, that office being conceded a two-term ofdee. Mr. Woodruff was secretary of the county committee in 1891-2. His services in public ofHce give satisfaction gen- erally tlirough the county. He is broad in his views, genial to meet, and like all men who suc- ceed on their own merits courteous to all with THE DELHI HISTOKIOAL SOUVENIR. whom he comes in contact. He is a. member of Delhi Chapter, No. 240, R. A. M., of which he is one of the offlcers, and of the Delhi Lodge, No. 439, F. & A. M. He was born in Delhi, March 5, 1857, and was educated in the Delaware Academy in that village, from which he was graduated in 1877. While attending school he clerked in his father's store and in 1880 bought an interest in the business. On April 30, 1890, he married Miss Ida, the daughter of John Hutson, of Delhi. In 1895 he built one of the prettiest residences in Delhi. It stands at Main and Clinton streets surrounded with fine grounds. The house is lighted with and J. S. Page for three years ; in 1868 and 1870 O. W. Smith was Master and was followed by E. P. Cormack for one year and then Thomas Jackson, J. M. Preston, A. W. Abbott and J. H. Mcintosh each serving two years. T. W. Eobertson was Mas- ter in 1880 and was followed for two years each by W. H. Fisher and M. Parrington ; Frank L. Norton was Master in 1885, '86 and '87 ; W. K. Bill and M. 0. Landon then served two years each ; W. G-. Edg- erton was Master in 1892, '93 and '94, and W. J, Humphries in 1895, '96. "The Lodge has a mem- ■■iMBiwapaaHiM r ttTfli ^^^,^MmmJKi^ CHARLES S. WOODRUFF'S RESIDENCE. electricity and the interiors are fitted in modern style in hard wood with oak and sycamore trim- mings. The plumbing is perfect throughout. Mr. Woodruff was deeply interested and took an active part in the movement for observing Centen- nial year with an appropriate celebration. He was a member of the General Committee and spent a good deal of time in assisting to make the cele- bration a success. Delhi Lodge, No. 439, F & A. M;, was insti- tuted in 1858, with P. B. Merwin as Master. Mr. Merwin was re-elected Master in '59, '60 and '61 ; Robert Parker was Master tor the next tour years bership of about 140 and meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month, at 8 p. m., in pleasant rooms on the third floor of the Page Block. The present offlcers are: W. M., Howard Bell; S. W.. John J. Burke; J. W., Elbridge L. Hitt; Treasurer, Aaron Stern; Secretary, Frank L. Norton ; S. D., A. C. Douglas ; J. D., C. L. Huber ; S. M. C, Edward Boyd; J. M. C, James Arbuokle; Chaplain, E. P. Cormack; Organist, W. L. Bell. The first consignment of freight to Delhi over the New York, Ontario & Western railway were a carload of flour for Messrs. Hutson and a carload of coal tor Mr. Edgerton. THE DELHI HISTOBICAL SOTJVENIE. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF DELHI. TTjlELHI is one of the oldest incorporated villages " in this State. The act was passed by the leg- islature March 16, 1821, and on the 1st of the fol- lowing May the voters met at the court house and elected village officers. The hoard met on the 21st of that month and organized. In June, 1822, an ordinance was passed providing for village hay scales and the board adopted a village seal. In 1824 Charles A. Foote was chosen president. The public square was planted with trees in 1825. That was the year in which the people of the village were greatly frightened over the appearance of a case of small-pox. The First Stage Lines. In 1799 Amon Bostwick commenced a weelily mail stage between Kingston and Balnbridge(then Jericho), running through Delhi. In 1805 Amon drove the stage to Catsliill. In 1825 or '30 William Moscript started a stage line between Delhi and Liberty. Stage lines since then were run from Delhi to Andes, Franklin, Bovina, Meredith, Stamford and Oneonta. Early Hotels. The first taverns, built of logs, were opened in 1790 by Gideon Frisbee in the upper end and Geo. Tehdes further down. In 1798 Mr. Denio opened a log tavern on a knoll now enclosed by the fair grounds. VIEW OF MAIN STREET, DELHI. A record of the first settlers of a town is inter- esting to study, as many names well known in contemporaneous history are brought up bringing to the older residents a flood of recollections. It will be noted that in the very large list of Dela- ware county men named in this brief review there are many whose descendants are still living here, honored and respected by all. The first village officers, elected in 1821, were : Pkbsident— CHARLES A. FOOTE. Trustees— EKASTUS ROOT, JABEZ HITCHCOLK, G. H. EDGERTON, NATHANIEL STEELE, Jk. Clerk— GUERDON H. EDGERTON. OvEBSEEB OP Highways— JABEZ HITCHCOLK. In 1800 Levi Baxter constructed a log tavern. This was purchased in 1807 and afterward con- ducted by Elijah Smith. This was afterward re- placed by a modern hotel. In 1812 Matthew Ray opened a tavern. The present hotels are the Edgerton, the Ameri- can, the Central and the Kingston. Early Business Enterprises. In 1795 Mat Ray opened a. blacksmith shop. In 1819 D. Newcomb, William Collins and J. MePherson opened a shop. Thomas L. Landon opened a shop in 1820. In 1797 James Tift started brickmaking. John Doll opened a general store in 1806. In 1819 H. D. Gould and Jabez Hitehcolk opened THE DELHI HISTOKICAL SOUVENIR. stores. In the same year T. B. Whitmarsh began the drug business. Next followed a hat store by A. & 0. Thurber. In 1796 Clark Green went into the cooper busi- ness. In 1798 Benajah Bill was engaged in turning wooden ware on the Little Delaware. In 1820 Edward Flint started a harness shop. In 1827 E. D. Paine began business. Early in the century the tannery near Bridge street was in operation. In 1870 Mr. Frederick Stielel purchased it. In 1826 a grist mill was constructed by George Sherwood who operated it until 1839 when it passed into the hands of Kichard Titus. In 1870 Smith &. Penfield purchased the property and constructed a new building, equipping it with improved ma- chinery. and Charles Marvine succeeded him. In 1842 Mr. Shaw was succeeded by Dubois Burhans. On April 27, 1845, John W. Sherwood was elected cashier. He was succeeded August 5, 1848, by Walter H. Grlswold. In 1865 the organization became a Na- tional Bank. The original capital was $100,000. The first board of directors were H. D. Gould, G. H. Edgerton, Amasa J. Parker, S. Goi-don, N. K. Wheeler, Charles Hathaway, D. Burhans, C. Marvine, John H. Gregory, Darius Maples, Jonas More, Martin Keeler, Jr., Orrin Griffin. The Kailway Bank, a private institution, was organized March 1, 1872, with Seth H. White as president and William F. White cashier. Physicians. We have been able to find in records the follow- ing names of early physicians : k ^'^Q^Hjfl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B DELAWARE RIVER, DELHI. The Woolen Mill. In 1824 the Delaware Woolen Factory Company commenced the construction of the dam and works. The company was composed of Samuel Sherwood and H. D. Gould, principal owners. In 1839 it was purchased by Kichard Titus, who operated it until the business was assigned to the Delaware Bank, which corporation continued it for a few years. In 1865 the firm of 0. S. Penfield & Co. took pos- session and continued until 1870, when it was suc- ceeded by the firm of Smith &, Penfield. For some years following it did a large business giving em- ployment to several men and women, manufactur- ing annually from 20,000 to 25,000 yards of woolen cloth and furnishing a market for about 30,000 pounds of wool annually. The Banks. The Delaware Bank was organized April 4, 1839, Herman D. Gould president and Giles M. Shaw cashier. On October 1, 1850, Mr. Gould resigned Dr. Thomas Fitch practiced from 1803 to 1810, then moving to Philadelphia. Dr. Asahel A. Paine began in 1807. Dr. Ambrose Bryan joined the medical society in 1807. Dr. David S. Deuio, born in Delhi in 1793. Dr. Ebenezer Steele, admitted to the society in 1821. Died December 3, 1865. Dr. Turner Vermilyea, admitted in 1828. Died September, 1830. Dr. Cornelius Boot Fitch joined the society in 1815. Dr. Ferris Jacobs came to Delhi in 1833. Dr. Abraham Miller joined the medical society in 1834. Dr. Almeron Fitch came to Delhi in 1839. Died January 6. 1877. Dr. Calvin Howard was located at Hobart many years but prominent in this section long before he moved to Delhi, in 1847. He died in 1873. Dr. John Calhoun moved to Delhi in 1865. THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIE. The Newspapers. The Delaware Gazette, the first paper in the county, was founded by John J. Lappon, Novem- ber, 1819. On April 3, 1822, it passed into the hands of David Johnson ; on March 27, 1833, be- came the property of Anthony M. Paine and Jacob D. Clark. On May 15, 1839, Mr. Clark retired. On February 1, 1872, George H. Paine and Ira B. Kerr took the paper. Sherrill E. Smith, the present editor, succeeded Mr. Kerr and afterward bought out Mr. Paine. The Delaware Express was founded in January, 1839, by Norwood Bowne, who conducted it for over fifty years to the time of his death. In the spring of 1890 Mr. P. M. Gillies and Mr. Charles N. Bowne became the owners. In March, 1891, Mr. S. F. Adee purchased the paper and conducted it until October 1, 1894, when he sold it to Mr. Wil- liam Clark, the present editor and proprietor. The Delaware Bepublican was founded May, 1860, by Alvin Sturtevant and T. F. Mcintosh. In October. 1863, the Franklin Visitor was purchased and con- solidated with the Republican. In Feb- ruary, 1868. Mr. Stur- tevant sold his in- terest to Joseph Evolaiid. In Decem- ber, 1869, Mr. T. F. MclDtosh purchased Mr. Eveland's inter- est. The present proprietors are Mr. T. F. and his son E- P. Mcintosh. The Delaware Journal was issued April 16, 1834, by Whipple & Wright, but was discontinued after a short time. The Voice of the People (the organ of tho anti-rent party) was issued by W. G. Hawley, in June, 1846, and was pub- lished a few years. The Star of Dela- ware was issued in December, 1859, by Bev. C. B. Smyth. The Young Patriot was printed for a shoi't time in 1860, and The American Banner, in 1862, for a short time also, by Ira G. Sprague. We have been unable to get a copy of the same containing an illustration of an encounter between two disciples of Blackstone during a ti-ial before a justice of the peace here. In July, 1887, Jack VanDerCook started a monthly publication here called The Croaker, and published it two or three years. Delavyare Academy. The earliest known record of this academy was an endowment of $6,000 secured by an act of the legislature April 12, 1819. It was incorporated by the liogents of the State T'niversity February 12, 1820. The first building was erected on land con- tributed by Gen. Erastus Root on tho south side of court house square. In 1856 the ti'ustees pur- chased twenty acres where it now stands, and through the efforts of Prof. Jolm L. Sawyer and William Wight, largely, raised $40,000 with which THEOPHILUS F. McINTOSH. the present building and the boarding hall were constructed. Present Officers and Trustees — John W.Woodruff, president ; Jerome I. Goodrich, secretary ; Charles E. Hitt, treasurer ; Edwin B.Sheldon, James R. Hon- eywell, George H. Millard. Henry Davie, Henry A. Gates, Herbert A. Pitcher, Wallace B. Gleason, John T. MacDonald, George W. Youmans. The Fire Department. The Delhi Fire Department was organized April 11, 1860. It consisted of 65 membeis with the fol- lowing officers : Chief, A. Cook Edgerton ; Assist- ant, Dexter Pettengill; Clerk, John A. Parshall; Treasurer, Caleb A. Frost. There were two com- panies: The Coquago Engine Co. No. 1, 40 mem- bers, and the Red Jacket Hose Co. No. 2, 25 mem- bers, now Youmans Hose Co. No. 2. The Delhi Water Company. It was incorporated February 19, 1872. The in- corporators were H. N. Buckley, Charles Hathaway, William Youmans, Charles Marvine, James H. Gra- ham, W. C. Sheldon, T. Benjamin Meigs, James H. Wright, Daniel T. Arbuckle and Caleb A. Frost. At the first meeting, March 15, 1872, Charles Marvine was chosen president, Charles Hathaway vice-president, D. T. Arbuckle secretary and treasurer, and J. H. Wright superin- tendent. The capital stock was $20,000. The reservoir is on Steeles' Brook, three- quarters of a mile from Main street. Theophilus F. Mc- intosh, senior editor and publisher of the Delaware Republi- can, was born in Kortright, Nov. 30, 1829, of Revolutiona- ry and pioneer stock, his paternal and ma- ternal ancestors having both settled in Kortright near the end of the 18th century. The parents of Mr. Mcintosh removed to the town of Delhi in 1833, and in 1843 at the age of 14 years, he entered the office of the Delaware Gazette to become a printer, remaining with Gen. A. M. Paine, its proprietor, seven years. After a brief term at school and a short period as journeyman at Bainbridge he was summoned back to Delhi to accept a situation in the office of the Delaware Express and also to act as Assistant Postmaster under N. Bowne, the ed- itor and postmaster. After four years in that posi- tion and a new postmaster having been appointed, he went to Bloomville to work on the Mirror, the first journeyman employed on that paper, which was then small and had been conducted by Mr. Champion aided by his mother and sister. In 1858 he was married to Frances S. Keeler of Bloom- ville, and in 1859 he returned to Delhi having pur- chased material and become the publisher of the THE DELHI HISTOBIOAL SOUVENIK. "Star of Delaware," which he had last been en- gaged in issuing at the Mirror office, its editor being Bev. 0. B. Smyth, then of Delhi. In 1860 in connection with Alvin Sturtevant, the interest of Mr. Smyth in the Star was purchased by them and the present Delaware Bepublican was then founded. Mr. Sturtevant sold his interest in 1868 to Joseph Eveland, now of the Dairyman. In 1869 Mr. Mcintosh becairie and continued the sole proprietor until in 1895, his eldest son became a member of the firm, now iinown as T. F. & B. P. Mcintosh. That the paper has been reliable and therefore reasonably successful from the first is well known, and its history is the history of its epoch from the stirring times of the war period in which it was born until the present day. Mr. Mcintosh was elected Treasurer of Delaware County in 1869 and again in- 1873 for a like three year term ; has served many years on the County Bepublican Committee and in 1884 was a member of the Bepublican State Committee, and when younger was many times a delegate to its important State Conventions and ac- tive in local party work as well as in his advocacy of Be- publican principles in the columns of the Bepublican. He is now in his esth year. His wife died in December last. Besides his son and partner with whom he now re- sides, he has two sons engaged in lum- bering in Missouri, son Charles, of Syra- cuse, for the last twelve years Bail- way Mail Clerk, a daughter residing in Syracuse, and one son who graduates at Delaware Acade- my the present term. Like the paper of which he was one of the founders, he has been before the public eye for many years of faithful service and has reason to hope that his labors have not been unworthy the appre- ciation they have experienced from many friends and patrons. Prof. Sherrill E. Smith, Ph. D., proprietor and editor of the Delaware Gazette, is one of the best known editors in this section of the state. In 1881 he became editor of the Gazette, and on February 1, 1895, the sole proprietor. During his younger years he taught school and during that time made a high reputation as an instructor, having charge of important schools. As a speaker his services were in demand, and it was customary to call upon him to lecture at teachers' institutes, at anniver- saries and reunions of literary societies. In 1894 he was the Democratic candidate for Congress from the 26th district, comprising the counties of Delaware, Chenango, Broome, Tioga and Tomp- kins, all strongly Bepublican. The result of the canvass showed that he had made a good run. PROF. SHERRILL E. SMITH, Ph. D. which was all that he had reason to expect. For five years he was trustee of the village of Delhi and was president in 1891, '93 and '94. From the time of his residence in this village he exercised considerable personal influence in the party, taking part in caucuses, and attending county, congres- sional and state conventions as a delegate. Since he had charge of the Gazette it has been a potent factor in the party in this county. His writing is clear and forcible and to the point. Being a ves- tryman of the Episcopal church, which position he has occupied for years, he is an active worker in that society. Whatever may be proposed in the interest of public enterprise finds in Prof. Smith a zealous promoter. He was born at Oneonta, N. Y., September 29, 1834, was fitted for college in the Delaware Academy in this village and was graduated at Union College in 1860. He was prin- cipal of the academy at Prattsburg, Steuben Co., N. Y., six years, and two years at the head of the Unadiila Academy. In 1869 he came to Dellii and with Prof. William Wight was for six years associate prin- cipal of Delaware Academy. During the succeeding five years he was prin- cipal in sole charge of that institution. In 1880 Union Col- lege in recognition of his eminent servi- ces as an educator conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Philos- ophy. In 1862 ho married Miss E. A. Newman of Una- diila. They have two children Mrs. Walter G. Edgerton, Delaware National wife of the Cashier of the Bank and Miss Laura Gay Smith, Delhi Lodge, No. 625, I. O. O. F., was insti- tuted on August 14, 1892, and meets every Friday evening in pleasant rooms on the third floor of the Bell Block. It has a membership of fifty and its officers are : Noble Grand, D. A. McNee ; Support- ers, Charles H. Barker, W. W. Hunt ; Vice Grand, F. M. Johnson ; Supporters, A. McPherson, A. A. McFayden; Secretary, S. N. Thompson; Treas- urer, James W. Williams ; Warden, Thos. Walker ; Conductor, John A. Woodburn ; Chaplain, John A. Parshall ; Inside Guardian, A. Hammond ; Outside Guardian, Thomas Michaels. On March 2, 1847, the first I. O. 0. F. lodge in Delaware county was organized and designated as Delaware Lodge, I. 0. 0. P., No. 265, of Delhi, and its first officers w<'re : Noble Grand, T. H. Wheeler ; Vice Grand, J. A. Hughston ; Secretary, C. B. Smith ; Permanent Secretary, H. Drake ; "Treasurer, P. Frisbee. After existing for many years this lodge surrendered its charter, and all of its charter members are now dead. THE DELHI HISTOKICAL SOUVENIR. St. John's Episcopalian Church was organized in 1819 at the Court House. With the aid of Trin- ity Church, of New Yorlc City, an edifice was erected in 1831. Kev. David Huntington, of Hobart, con- ducted occasional services until April i, 1820, when Eev. J. P. F. Clarke took charge until 1822. Again occasional services were held until 1828, uel G. Appleton, serving from May 12, 1850, to July, 1854. Kev. William Walsh was rector from 1854 to 1856, and Bev. A. D. Benedict from April 1856, to March 27, 1864. Rev. Byron J. Hall officiated from July 10, 1864, to December 15, 1867. For a brief period Bev. Edward B. Allen was rector, and in 1869 Bev. Joseph Bichey officia- ted, remaining until 1871. During his vigorous r ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH. wlien Bev. Hewlitt E. Petois, D. D., took charge. After the crectioji of the edifice, in 1831, Bev. Or- ange Clark l)ci:Linio the lir.st settled rector and re- mained until 1834. Bev. Thomas S. Judrt became rector on July i, 1835, and resigned in Novem- ber, 1841. Bev. George Waters, D. D., officiated from 1842 to 1849, and was followed by Bev. Sam- service he infused new life and as u result the church property was greatly improved. Bev. E. B. Bussell was elected rector on September 23, 1871, and served until May 1, 1880. The church improved in everj' respect under his care and many rich gifts, including a fine rectory, were re- ceived. Bev. John Vaughn Lewis, D. D., was rec- tor until September 29, 1881, and was followed THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOUVENIR. by Rev. James 0. Kerr, who officiated from Jan- uary 5, 1882, to March 16, 1884. Rev. Robert Spear Gross officiated from May 5, 1884, to No- vember, 1886, and Rev. Franli B. Reazor from January 15, 1887, to October 11, 1891. Rev. Creighton Spencer was rector from January 2, 1892 to June 19, 1893, and Rev. Arthur B. Livermore, the present rector, began his service on December 3, 1893. Tlie church has been indeed fortunate in the nature of gifts from the members of the Sheldon family. Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry, Robert J. Livingston and others. On May 23, 1890, there was consecrated the finest memorial chapel [erected adjoining the church] in this state. It was given to preserve the memory of "Crawford Bernou Shel- don and Abigail Maxon, his wife," being erected and furnished throughout by their children. Wi'liam Clark, editor and proprietor of The Delaware Express, is a veteran newspaper pub- lisher who has achieved success in Delhi and has built up one of the best newspaper and job plants iu this section of the state. As an editorial writer he has made the Express an influ- ential weekly paper. Ever aiming to arouse public enterprise and invoke commercial prosperity, Mr. Clark has through the col- umns of his paper ap- pealed to the publio-iu behalf of any form of legitimate investment which would encour- age the building up of the town. He was from the beginning enthusiastic in advo- cating the proper re- cognition of the cen- tennial anniversary of the organization of the county ; and personal- ly he contributed his services toward making the celebration a success. He was born in the town of Bovina, Del. Co., N. Y., September 30, 1844 ; the son of Peter and Eliza- beth Clark. He was educated at Andes Collegiate Institute, Andes, Delaware Co. On June 1, 1881, he purchased the Andes Recorder, of which he was editor and proprietor until April 1, 1892, when the plant was removed to Stamford, the paper then being continued as the Stamford Recorder with Mr. Clark as editor and manager. While there lie encouraged public improvement not only in the columns of the paper but in other ways which were efficacious in attracting outside capi- tal to the town. In August, 1894, he sold his in- terest in the paper and in October following came to Delhi, purchasing and taking control of the Delaware Express. On January 25, 1S71, he mar- ried Jennie B. Gill, of Bovina, wlio died February 28, 1891. He is an active member of the Second Presbyterian Church. WILLIAM CLARK. HISTORICAL NOTES OF INTEREST. THE first survey made in the county was by Philip Livingston and Ebenezer Wooster in 1749. The latter located a nucleus of lots in the present town of Colchester, up the Papagonk. Livingston opened a tract on the West Branch. Prom these surveys sprung a new grant of land embracing two millions of acres. The first settlers in Delaware county were Chris- tian Yaple, Philip Yaple, Jacob Van Benschoten, Egnor Dumond, John Delemater, Tunis Swart, Gideon Vanakin. Five were Holland born, coming here from Ulster county. Two were American born. The first deed recorded in the county, filed June 24, 1797, was given by John K. Smith, of New Jer- sey, to Elias Jackson, of Ontario county. The shire house of the county for several years was that of Gideon Frisbee at the mouth of Elk Creek in the town of Delhi. It was there that court was held and the super- visors met; thecounty clerk did all his busi- ness there. This con- tinued until the next year when a small building costing S;2,054.46 was erected. On April 17, 1820, this building burned and with it a prisoner. The next building cost $8,000. This was re- placed 50 years later by the present struc- ture. In July 1800 the taxable inhabitants of Delaware County were 1,681. The attorneys who wereofficersof thefirst court were Anthony Marvine, Erastus Root, Coni-ad Elmendorf, Philip Gebbard, David Phelps and Cornelius Yates. In June, 1814, James Graham was convicted of the murder of Hugh Cameron and Alexander MoGiffrey. He was hung in Delhi, on July 29, 1814. The trees in the public square of the village are seventy-two years old. The property real and personal in the village in 1824 was valued at $20,100. In that year the first assessment was levied. Division street was laid out in 1837, in which both Kingston and Elm streets were surveyed ; Bridge street in 1840 ; Edgerton, Cherry, Overlook and Prospect in 1874. The first regular postmaster with an office at Delhi was Adam Doll. Sluman Wattles was the first white settler in the town of Franklin. The tax for 1897 is $21.50 on $1,000 assessment. 10 THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOUVENIR. The Indians of Delaware Co.— The Indian name for Delaware is Lenapewihituk. The beautiful, rich acres now included in the boundaries of Dela- ware county were the hunting grounds and lodge sites of the Lenape Indians, or, as they called themselves, the Delawares. The Tuscaroras were also residents of some portions of the county. The village of Pakatakan in the town of Middletown a little above Margaretville, was a settlement of lodges of Tuscarora braves and their families. Captain White Eyes was a notable warrior of the Lenapes who, at the time the Indians were asked to form an alliance in the revolution against the Americans, replied he would not make war on his white brothers. The Turtle, Wolf and Bear clan of the Iroquois followed the trail leading from the junction of the Mohawk river and Schoharie creek, along the lat- ter stream thence down the Delaware river. The Canajoharie trail intersected the moccasin path following the Charlotte at the point where the lat- ter stieam empties into the Susquehanna. The first white visitors to this section of the Delaware river were undoubtedly fur traders who marketed their furs in Albany. Early in the revolution the Dutch were largely in the majority among the settlers of Delaware county and they were chiefly Tories. On the other hand there was as vigorous though a smaller party of Patriots headed by the Harpers. The latter met at Harpersfield in August, 1775, and organized a vigilance committee appointed to watch the hostile tribes and their bloody allies the Tories. The vigilantes were John, Joseph and Al- exander Harper, John Harper jr., Isaac and Free- gift Patchin, Andres Eiber, Wm. McFarland, St. WAUTAUGA FALLS. occupied a part of the territory now constituting the towns along the upper boundary of the county. In fact traces of the occupation of the Delawares have been found all along both shores of the Delaware river. Eude fortifications of earth thrown up in circular form were discovei-ed near Sidney Plains by the first settlers, and the Indians held the tradition that they were thrown up by their forefathers. Trails of Indian war parties cut across the county in all directions. Many of them were important channels of communication be- tween the tribes of remote sections of the state. War parties which descended upon the Mohawk and Schoharie frontiers fleeing with prisoners and booty to the Niagara forts and the British outposts along the great lakes during the revolutionary war Leger Cowley, Isaac Sawyer, John More and James Stevens. The first conflict between the white settlers and the Indians was between a company of colonists headed by John Harper and a war party of braves on their way to surprise the settlement of Sidney Plains. The former fell upon the Indians while the latter were in camp and made them prisoners without shedding blood. Many bloody encounters between the Patriots and their hostile neighbors on the Delaware, fol- lowed. In April, 1780, Brant and his braves des- troyed Harpersfield. In 1846 there were 288 public schools in the county in session on the average, seven months in the year each. The expenditures for tuition that year were $14,013. The total number of pupils was 12,501. THE DELHI HISTOBIOAL SOUVENIR. 11 FRANK L. NORTON. Frank L. Norton Is one of the leading business men of Dellii, having been in business here for twenty-four years. He is a sJiilled pharmacist of thirty-five years* experience and is well acquainted throughout Delaware County. The Delaware Phar- macy, as conducted by Mr. Norton and his son, Samuel H. Norton, contains the largest stock of drugs, books, stationery, fancy articles, etc., in Delaware County. Mr. Norton is a most prominent man in Masonic, Grand Army and Fire Department circles, and was Master of Delhi Lodge, No. 439, F. & A. M., in 1885, '86 and '87 ; was High Priest of Delhi Chapter, No. 240, E. A. M., in 1889 and '90 ; was Commander of Eng- land Post, No. 142, G. A. E., in 1882 and '83; and Chief Engineer of the Delhi Fire De- partment in 1888, '89 and '90. He was one of the organizers of Active Hose Company, No. 5, and served many years as Foreman of that company. Mr. Norton's experience in the array was as Adjutant of the Sixty-eighth Eegiment, N. Y. S. N. G., enlisting when less than twenty-one years old. In 1890 he was appointed a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, and so well did he fulfill the duties of that office that he was reappointed in 1895. He takes a great interest in all that pertains to his profes- sion and has attained a wide reputation as a pharmacist. Mr. Norton was born at Albany, N. Y., In 1842, and in 1869 was united in marriage with Miss Helen Odell, the daughter of Dr. E. Odell, of Una- dilla. He has two children, a son, Samuel H. Nor- ton, who is in partnership with him, and one daughter, Miss Catharine F. Norton. His resi- dence on Clinton street is one of the prettiest in this pleasant village. FRANK L. NORTON'S RESIDENCE. 12 THE DELHI HISTOKIOAL SOUVENIR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE Delhi Fire Department was organized on April 11th, 18G0, in pursuance of an Act of the Legislature passed March 30th of that year, and of the Trustees who presided at that first election two are still living, viz. ; John A. Parshall and J. S. Page, both residents of Delhi. The first Department officers were elected on that evening and were : Chief Engineer, A. Cook Edgerton ; Assistant Chief Engineer, Dexter Pet- tengill ; Treasurer, Caleb A. Frost ; Clerk, John A. Parshall and the latter is the only one of them now living. The Chief Engineers have been as follows : A. Cook Edgerton, Dexter Pettengill, Thomas Jack- son, Eobert P. Cormaok, John C. Howard, George H. Smith, Alexander Hunt, William H. Douglass, Foreman, George A. Sturges ; Secretary, John H. Griswold ; Treasurer, Minor Stilson. The two last named are dead. Mr. Sturges lives in Delhi and Mr. Cormack in California. Coquago is the name given by the Indians to the West Branch of the Delaware River. This company has a member- ship of 30 and the officers are ; Foreman, James Menzie; Assistant, E. P. Mace; Secretary, T. F. Mcintosh ; Treasurer, F. Stiefel. Red Jacket Hose Company, No. 2, was also organized on April 11, 1860, and its first officers were: Foreman, Charles F. Churchill; Assistant Foreman, John C. Howard; Secretary, J. Henry Gould ; Treasurer, A. D. Cramer. Messrs. Churchill and Howard are still residents of Delhi, Mr. Gould resides in Binghamton and Mr. Cramer in New York City. On May 14, 1873, this company changed its name to Youmans Hose, in honor of William Youmans, Esq., of Delhi, and it now has a mem- DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY, ABOVE DELHL George H. Maxwell, Thomas Elliott, Charles E. Stilson, William J. Clark, Thomas J. Jackson, Mor- ris T. Menzie, Frank L. Norton, J. Kennedy Hood, James L. Meeker and William K. Price. The pres- ent officers are : Chief Engineek— JOHN J. BUEKE. PiEST Assistant Chief Enginebe — JOHN A. WOODBUEN. Second Assistant Chief Enoineeb — JAMES S. CUNNINGHAM. CiiEEK— W. A. MoINTOSH. Tbeasubek— D. L. WIGHT. Prior to the organizing of the Department there had been two hand engine companies, The Phenix and the Cataract, but both had disbanded. Coquago Engine Company No. i, M'as organ- ized on April U, 1860, and elected the following officers : Foreman, James Cormack ; Assistant bership of 23 and the following officers : Foreman, James L. Meeker ; Assistant Foreman, F. M. John- son ; Secretary, Howard Hunt ; Treasurer, Marshall Gladstone. Delhi Hook and Ladder Company, No. 3, was organized on March 31, 1861, with the following officers : Foreman, D. Williamson ; Assistant Fore- man, Albert Smith ; Secretary, S. Eioe. Messrs. Williamson and Eice reside in Delhi, and Mr. Smith is dead. On June 22, 1868, they changed their name to Graham Hook and Ladder Company, in honor of Hon. James H. Graham, of Delhi, and they now have a membership of 27 with the fol- lowing officers : Foreman, Prank Leal ; Assistant Foreman, Clark Gray ; Secretary, Charles Cole ; Treasurer, Henry Haines. Sheldon Hose Company, No. 4, was organized on October 19, 1865, being named after William C. Sheldon, of New York City, who is a native of Delhi, with the following officers : Foreman, Myron THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 13 Graham ; Assistant Foreman, John Van Hoesen ; Secretary, Russell Frost; Treasurer, H. W. Price. Mr. Graham now resides in New York City ; Mr. Frost in Connecticut. Its present membership is 25 and its officers are : Foreman, William R. Price ; Assistant Foreman, Charles Brady ; Secretary, Ed- ward Rockefellow ; Treasurer, George H. Smith. Active Hose Company, No. 5, was organized on April 9, 1877, with P. L. Norton as Foreman. Its ship of the company is 22 and its officers are : Foreman, W. G. Woods ; Assistant Foreman, Peter Robins ; Treasurer, Henry P. Woods ; Secretary, William A. Law. The Second Presbyterian Church was organ- ized at the Court House, in March, 1831, and the organization was completed on April 6, 1831, by a committee from the Chenango Presbytery. A »jj, ymijjij SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. prosp.nt membership is 20 and its officers are : Foreman, G. A. Hcekroth ; Assistant Foreman, M. M. Blakeloy; Secretary, M. L. Fuller; Treasurer, Daniel Franklin, Jr. Athletic Hose Company, No. 6, was organized on September 1, 1877, and is composed ol' colored men and has been continuously. Its first officers were : Forc^man, W. G. Woods ; Assistant Foreman, George Bronk ; Secretary, Henry Jackson ; Treas- >iror. Miles R. Bennett. Mr. Bennett is dead and Die others I'eside in Delhi. The present member- building 40x60 feet in extent and costing $3,500 was erected and was dedicated on October 1, 1832. Rev. Samuel G. Orton was the first pastor, but Rev. Orlando L. Kirtland commenced his la- bors in May, 1832, as the first regularly ordained pastor. He was succeeded by Rev. Daniel Water- bury in December, 1835, who served until January, 1838. Rev. Bloomer Kent served one year, being followed by Rev. Nathaniel H. Griffin, who ter- minated his pastorate in 1841. Rev. S. C. Spees was installed on December 29, 1841, and was 14 THE DETHl HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. succeeded by Rev. Josiah Leonard in 1845. From 1847 to 1849 Rev. Mr. Wynkoop, and from 1849 to 1863 Rev. Dr. Torrey were the pastors. In 1863 Rev. Theo. F. White became pastor and he was succeeded in January, 1866, by Rev. F. A. M. Brown, who ceased his pastorate on April 1, 1882. Rev. Frank H. Seeley, the present pastor, began his labors on May 1, 1882. In 1865 an addition was made to the church and in 1878 it was found necessary to remodel and en- large it, which was done at a cost of over $7,000. The church is centrally located, on the east side of and facing the public square. It will seat fully 600 and is one of the handsomest churches In the county. The first trustees of this church chosen in March, 1831, were: Silas Knapp, Charles Hath- away, Timothy Perkins, Patrick Beardsley, James C. Leal, Jabez Hitohcolk, William Millard, Joseph Dodge and H. D. Gould. Capt. J. K. Hood, the County Clerk, was elected to that position December 6, 1894, receiving 3,105 majority, the largest ever given a candidate in Delaware County. It was a fitting recognition of his services as a Republican that the party placed him in nomination, and it was a marked compliment to his standing as a citizen that he received so flattering a vote. For nearly thirty years he engaged in the mercantile business, entering civil life fresh from four years of active military service in the struggle to maintain the Union. In the maintenance of that bond of fellowship between the veterans of the late war and the advance- ment of the G. A. B,., in which order he has had all the honors that the com- rades of the State of New York could confer, he is ever active and persistent. Always in attendance at en- campments and devoting CAPT. J. much of his time and means to the good of the order, he has become widely known among the veterans from other slates. He was born in Oak- dale, Washington County, 111., September 1, 1843. John Hood, his father, a South Carolinian inactive sympathy with the anti-slavery movement, the cause which his son shouldered arms when 17 years of age to maintain, emigrated to Illinois, where he was one of the earliest settlers in Wash- ington county, erecting a log cabin and tilling the virgin prairies. By industry and perseverance he accumulated three liundred acres and erected large well constructed farm buildings. There he died in 1861. By his second wife, who was Rachel Ken- nedy, of Greencastle, Pa., and who died in 1849, he reared five children. Three of them, James, Mary and John C, are buried in the family plat at Oak- dale. The two survivors are the Captain and his brother Archie, a wholesale merchant in Colum- bus, Kansas, who served three years in the Tenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry. Capt. Hood attended the district school and the Sparta Union Academy. In 1859 he entered tha Fayetteville, Pa., Academy, where he pursued his studies until the time of his enlistment in Company K, 126th Pennsylvania Volunteers, which were mustered in at Chambersburg, Pa., in 1861, he being in the senior class of the academy at the time. After serving nine months he re-enlisted in Company K, 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry, as ser- geant. Six months later he enlisted in Company G, of the same regiment. His term of service was about four years and three months, during which time he participated in many bloody fights from Bull Run to Appomattox, including the engage- ments at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and the Wilderness, being from time to time promoted to various ranks until he attained that of Captain. He was discharged at Lynchburg, Va., July 18, 1865. He first engaged in mercantile business in New Tork in 1866 with T. Hastings as . partner and two years later „ ^ ,^ assumed the business alone. In 1869 he went to Andes and engaged in the general store business for about a year, buying the business of Connor & Glendenning. During the 16 years he was in Andes W. D. Dunn and J. W. Dickson were part- ners part of the time. The Captain came to Delhi and entered into a general store business with one of the Bell Bros. In February, 1892, behaving in the meantime bought the entire business, John A. Douglass was admitted as partner and under the firm name of Hood & Douglass a large business, one of the lead- ing of the county, was conducted until he was elected County Clerk. While living in Andes the Captain was married to Miss Mary E. Noi-ris, a K HOOD native of New York City, December, 1875. Three children were the fruit of the union, John K., who died at four years of age, and Maiy B. and Flor- ence Irene, both students at the Delhi Academy. Captain and Mrs. Hood are active workers in the Presbyterian church. They have a very pretty home on High street in an elevated section of the village. Capt. Hood served on the Republican County Committee for nine years, during three of which he was chaii-man. He has also served as president of the village and as chief of the fire de- partment, of which he is a member. He east his first vote for Abraham Lincoln while at the front. He was instrumental in organizing England Post, of Delhi, of which he was formerly commander. As a member of the National Staff, he served as one of the Council of Administration of the Depart- ment of the State of New York. In 1889 he was elected to the position of Senior Vice Commander in this State, which is next to the highest office. He has been delegate to state and national en- campments for several years, receiving the highest number of votes of any delegate on the national ticket as a delegate to the national encampmejit in Indianapolis. He is a member of Delhi Lodge, F. & A. M., No. 439. THE DELHI HlSTOKlOAL SOUVENIE. 15 Delos H. Mackey, Member of Assembly from Delaware county, 1896 and 1897, is a resident of the town of Meredith, in which he owns 900 acres of as rich soil as there is in the county. He has a large dairy of Jerseys and is a breeder of fine horses to a considerable extent, paying personal attention to their care and handling. He is secre- tary of the town insurance company. For eight years he was town clerk and two years supervisor. He was also postmaster for four years. He is quite active in town and county politics, having been a member of the county committee and a del- egate to state conventions. As a member of assembly Mr. Mackey has proven a zealous and erary Institute at Franklin. At the age of 21 years he opened a store at Meredith, with Chester Shaver as a partner. This- continued four years. Later Mr. Mackey built a store where he was engaged in business for eight years. Since then he has devot- ed his time altogether to his farm property and stock. He married Jennie, the adopted daughter of Reuben Mackey. Howard Division, No. 112, Sons of Temperance, of Delhi, was organized on September 22, 1891. W. A. Mcintosh was elected Worthy Patriarch, and the other ofBcors chosen were : Worthy Asso- ciate, J. D. Schlafer; Recording Scribe, John A. Woodburn; Treasurer, R. P. Mcintosh; Financial Scribe, Charles McPhail. The Division is named DELOS H. MACKEY. tireless representative, and his service in the leg- islature of 1896 was fittingly recognized by return- ing him the following year, an honor rarely ac- corded a member of the legislature from Delaware county, and without precedent for twenty years. The first year of his election he received 6,488 votes as against 3,495 'given his opponent. Last year he received 7,761 and his opponent 4,450. In 1896 he was a member of the committees on Vil- lages, Public Lands and Forestry, and Soldiers' Homes. In 1897 he was a member of Commerce and Navigation, Agriculture, and Fisheries and Game. Mr. Mackey was born in Meredith April 7, 1849. Nelson Mackey, his father, was a farmer who made a notable success. Betsey, the daugh- ter of Robert Crawford, was his wife. The subject of this sketch was educated in the Delaware Lit- in honor of the late Dr. Howard, of Delhi, who was a prominent temperance worker, having been the organizer and was at the head of a band of young people of Delhi, who were known as the "Cold Water Army." Annually he took them for a pic- nic to "Spring Rock," a short distance from this village. They meet on every Monday evening in pleasant rooms on th(> third floor of the Page Block, on Main street, and have a membership of 60. The present officers are ; Worthy Patriarch, Charles Stein ; Worthy Associate, James Williams ; Recording Scribe, John W. Brady ; Assistant Re- cording Scribe, Harry Mcintosh ; Financial Scribe, Thomas Hughes ; Treasurer, John A. Woodburn ; Chaplain, F. H. Shevalier; Conductor, John T. Stewart ; Assistant Conductor, M. Meehan ; Inside Sentinel, Thomas Mannion ; Outside Sentinel, Wil- liam Ward ; Past Worthy Patriarch, G. C. Husted. 16 THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. John A. Parshall, of Delhi, is a well known vet- eran printer, one whose record for continuous serv- ice in one establishment it is doubtful if any living printer can equal. Mr. Parshall was born on Sep- tember 25, 1818, near Cooperstown, Otsego Co., N. Y. In the latter part of February, 1835, he entered the office of the Otsego Eepublican, at Cooperstown, as the devil of the office. He re- mained there until September, 1838, when he ac- cepted a position in the small book office of Sackett & Adams, on Gold street. In New York City, where he remained tor about two weeks. On October 17, 1838, he commenced work in the office of the Delaware Gazette, at Delhi, and has been there continuously ever since. The office is he attended the funeral of Mr. B., and wrote and set up his obituary notice ; but the most remarka- ble fact of all was that all of these notices were written and set up by Mr. Parshall in a building which Mr. B. assisted in raising in the summer of 1837. In 1841 Mr. Parshall became a member of Phenix Hand Engine Company, of Delhi, serving three years, and he was the first clerk of the Delhi Fire Department, serving four years. In May, 1844, he was elected a village trustee, and has served 31 .years and six months as a trustee, president, clerk and one of the board of health. There is now liv- ing but one trustee who was elected previous to 1844, besides Mr. Parshall. He has annually been elected a school district officer since January, 1866. On March 30, 1898, he will have served 24 years as a Notary Public for Delaware County. He has been nine years a trustee of the Second SOUTHWESTERN VIEW OF DELHI in the same building and his case has been at the same window tor over 56 years. He has frequently set up the notice of the golden wedding of parties tor whom he had put in type the original marriage notice fifty years before. In February, 1841, he set up the marriage notice of a couple in Delhi and in February, 1891, he set up their golden wed- ding notice (having attended the same and written the account thereof), using the same composing stick in which he set up their marriage notice. A remarkable and noteworthy coincidence in Mr. Parshall's long service is the fact that in February, 1839, he set up the notice of the marriage of Miss L. to Mr. B. ; in February, 1889, he wrote and set up a notice of their golden wedding ; in May, 1891, he attended the funeral of Mrs. B. and wrote and set up the obituary notice; in August, 1898, he wrote and set up an account of the marriage of a grand-daughter of this couple; in October, 1893, Presbyterian Church. Three times he was elected town auditor and in February, 1895, was elected an excise commissioner of Delhi. His first vote was cast in 1839 and he has never missed casting a tall election or town meeting vote since. Mr. Parshall was married on June 4, 1844, to Miss Juliette Thurber, and began house- keeping in April, 1847, and remained in the same house until April, 1895. He was elected a member of Delaware Lodge, No. 265, I. 0. O. F., at its organization on March 2, 1847, and of the six charter members and fifteen who Avere initiated that evening he is the only one surviving and is now an active member, being Chaplain ot Delhi Lodge, No. 625, I. O. 0. P. He was chosen Historian tor the town ot Delhi tor the Centennial Celebration this year. The compilers of this Souvenir are under obliga- tions to Mr. Parshall tor valuable data. THE DELHI HISTOEIOAL SOUVENIR. 17 A BIRDSEYE OF THE COUNTY. TjjjELAWAEE County la one of the most mount- ^ ainous of those counties which are regarded as good sections for the production of staple crops generally. Yet it is notably a dairy county, the richest and highest priced butter being produced in quantities second only to the production of Oneida county. Cheese making is an important industry. Other extensive productions are fruit, oats, potatoes, rye and lumber. The water power is abundant and but little im- proved ; although affording excellent opportunity for manufacturing. At one time leather and cloths were manufactured to a considerable extent and lumbering was largely carried on. The soil is varied and very productive. On the The Rivers. — There is no better watered county in the state, the rivers and creeks flowing in abundance the year around during dry as well as wet seasons, fed by numerous tributaries which rise in innumerable springs on the mountains and in the valleys. A pure, cold and unfailing supply of water for the stock is as important as luxuriant pastures in contributing to the rich and abundant yield of milk. The Susquehanna bounds the county on the north-west for about the distance of twenty miles, bordering the town of Sidney. Its principal tribu- taries in Delaware county are the Charlotte river rising in Schoharie and Greene counties, which flows through the town of Davenport, and the Ouleout creek which rises in Meredith and flowing through the greater part of that town and through the towns of Franklin and Sidney empties into the Susquehanna near the village of Unadilla, Otsego county. DELHI, LOOKING NORTH-EAST. hills it is sandy loam and in the valleys a rich deep mould of lasting fertility. The mountains are densely timbered with beech, birch, maple, ash, elm, basswood, pine, wild cherry, butternut, hemlock and small quantities of oak. The surface rock of the county is the old red sandstone of the Catskill group underlaid by the shales and sandstone of the Portage and Chemung groups. A large quarry on the spur of the mount- ains in the lower end of the town of Hamden, near the village of that name produces considerable flag of a fine quality which is quarried in very large pieces with a remarkable uniformity of thickness. During the early period of settlement bog iron ore was discovered but has never been utilized. Cop- per has been found but in small quantity and so extensively diffused as to offer no opportunity for mining. There are several mineral springs, so scattered and with a supply so limited as to attract no par- ticular attention. A brino spring near Delhi was discovered many years ago but never utilized. The Mohawks or main branch of the Delaware river rises in Schoharie county, running thence in a south-westerly direction nearly seventy miles through the center of the county to the village of Deposit, where it takes a south-easterly course forming the boundary line between the towns of Tompkins and Hancock and the state of Pennsyl- vania. The course of this river in Delaware county is between the town of Stamford on the south and Harpersfteld and Kortright opposite and thx'ough the towns of Delhi, Hamden, Walton and Tompkins. The principal feeders are Elk creek, Steele's brook and the Little Delaware. The Mohawks is the local name of the Delaware above the village of Deposit. The Papachton, or East branch, rising in two streams, the main source in Ulster county and the other in the town of Eoxbur-, flows through the towns of Middletown, Andes, Colchester and Han- cock, emptying into tlie Delaware near the village of Hancock, sixty-five miles from its main source. The principal feeder is Big Beaverkill, with sources in Ulster and Sullivan counties, flowing through 18 THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. the valley which separates the Blue and Pine mountain groups in the town of Colchester. The Mountains. — There are thrpe distinct par- allel mountain ranges passing through the county trending south-west by north-east , and more largely grouping in the western and southern tiers of towns. The Blue Mountains comprise the group forming the south-western section of the three ranges, embracing the southern and western parts of Franlilin and the towns of Walton, Sidney, Tompkins, Hancock, Hamden, Masonville and the north-western part of Colchester. The Kaatsberg comprise a lofty group spreading over the town of Meredith and the northern and eastern sections of Franklin and ranging in low parallel ridges through the towns of Bovina, Kort- right, Davenport, Harpersfield, the principal part of Delhi and Stamford. This group extends along both sides of the Mohawks or west branch of the Delaware river, en- closing the village of Delhi where it ter- minates on the south side of the river in Crawford and Scotch peaks and on the north side in Sher- wood Summit. The Kaatsberg is a spur of the Catskills forming a tongue extending nearly at right anfiles with the latter to the Susquehanna river on the west and receding in altitude along the south shore of that river for several miles cast of Oneonta. The P ne Mounts ains cover the south- eastern end of the town of Colchester and extend eastward through the towns of Andes, Middle- town and Koxbui-y. Abram C. Crosby, a leading lawyer of Delaware County, was authorized to procure speakers for the Centennial Celebration of the organiiation of said county, which was held at Delhi, June 9, 10, 1897, and he succeeded in securing the services of a number of distinguished men for that occasion. He was chosen president for the first day of the celebration and delivered the address of welcome. He was district attorney of Delaware County in the years 1878-80. He was supervisor of the town of Delhi in 1882, continued to discharge the duties of that office lor four successive terms, and during the years 1884-5, was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Delaware County. He was a prominent member of the sixth New York State Constitutional Convention, which con- vened in Albany on the eighth day of May, 1894, representing the twenty-fifth senatorial district of the state, and was a member of the following named standing committees : On the Legislature — ABRAM C. CROSBY. Its Organization and the Number, Apportionment, Election, Tenure of Office and Compensation of its Members; State Prisons and Penitentiaries and the Prevention and Punishment of Crime; and Privileges and Elections. During the session of the convention he devoted his attention specially to the questions of legisla- tive organization and apportionment and was one of the three members of a sub-committee who pro- posed the plan of division of the state into senate districts and the rules regulating the formation of the assembly districts, which were afterward adopted by the convention. Prominent among his speeches on the floor of the convention may be mentioned his argument in favor of the proposition against prison contract labor, on August 25 ; his speech in support of an amendment providing for an absolute right of appeal to the Court of Appeals by a defendant sen- tenced to imprisonment for life, made on August 22 ; his opposition to a proposition providing for the sale of the Salt Springs of the state without proper legislative investigation and restriction, and his strenuous fight against the civil ser- vice amendment. Politically he has been an earnest Republican, taking an active interest in public affairs, serv- ing for several years on the state and county committees of his party and as a campaign speaker for a quarter of a century earnestly and zealously up- hold i n g the prin- ciples of his party. Mr. Crosby was born in Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, May 25, 1847. He was educa- ted in the common schools, the Roxbui-y Academy, the Dela- ware Literary Insti- tute at Fi'anklin and Cornell University. While a law student he was appointed clerk to the Surrogate's Court of his county and discharged the duties of that position for two years. He was admitted to the bar in March, 1872, and has since devoted himself to the practice of his profession in Delhi where he now resides. He married Jennie C, daughter of John Hutson, of Delhi, on March 16, 1875. They have three children. Julia, Grace and Howard, who are all attending school. The first court house stood in the center of the pi-esent court house square. George Fisher and Levi Baxter donated the plat from their farms. On June 18, 1812, the legislature authorized the court house to be used as a tavern. On April 17, 1820, the building was burned. A jail and a court housB were built the same year. The new court house was dedicated January 30, 1871. The pres- ent county clerk's office was built in 1878 but not occupied till April, 1879. Dr. J. H. Brett was the first apd presiding judge in the county. THE DELHI HISTOKIOAL SOTJVENIK. 19 Prof. Willis D. Graves was born in Balnbrldge, Chenango County, N. Y., August 18, 1856. Gay- lord S. Graves, his father, was descended from English ancestors who came to this country about 1637 and settled in New England. For over forty years he was a successful merchant in Bain- bridge. His wife was Harriet E. Pettys. Prof. Graves was educated in the public schools ; also in the Afton and Bainbridge academies. He was graduated from the Albany normal school in June, 1879. For six years he was the principal of the Bainbridge Union School and Academy. In 1885 he came to Delhi and leased the Academy, conducting the school in a manner that raised it to one of the leading educational institutions in the state. Having the selection of the staff of teachers he procured the ablest instructors that could be obtained; men and women who under- stood the best methods of teaching. In April, 1897, he was appointed Inspector of the Train- ing Classes of this state by Superinten- dent Skinner, of the Department of Public Instruction, his ap- pointment being urged by leading men. The Professor has given particular attention to mathematics, science and training class work and he is especially fitted for the important posi- tion in which he has been placed. It is an important post and the selection was in accord with the policy of the department, seeking men who have been identified with public education all their lives. In 1880 Prof. Graves married Miss Elizabeth M.Eex- ford, a graduate of Vassar College in the class of 1877. She is a member of the faculty, the instruc- tor in Latin and German. Mr. and Mrs. Graves are members of the Second Presbyterian Church, in the welfare of which they are earnestly interested. They have one child, Gaylord W. Graves, born January 25, 1884. Henry W. Cannon's Early Career.— When the First National Bank of Delhi was established we are unable to state, but think it must have been in the early part of 1863 ; neither can we give its first board of directors, and when it voluntarily ceased. James H. Graham was its president, and George E. Marvine its cashier. The building now occu- pied by W. Winter as a drug store was built espe- cially for it. In this bank Hon. Henry W. Cannon first entered upon his successful career as a banker, being employed therein as a clerk. He afterward went to St. Paul in his uncle's bank, the late E. S. Edgerton ; from there to Stillwater ; from there to Washington, to accept the position of Comptroller PROF. WILLIS D. GRAVES. of the Currency offered him, and afterward accepted the presidency of the Chase National Bank of New York City. The Delhi Telephone Company — Officers : Pres- ident, S. F. Adee ; Vice-President, Henry D. Craw- ford ; Secretary, H. S. Graham ; Treasurer, W. I. Mason. This company leases about 200 telephones in the village and vicinity, which is an unusually large number for so small a place. Several farm- ers are among the subscribers, having the 'phone in their farm houses. The exchange is maintained in the store of Gladstone & Paine, where the long distance lines connect Delhi with the rest of the world. The Drives. — Few counties which are not wholly within mountainous sections offer such grand and inspiring drives as Delaware. Take Delhi as a center and the roads that radiate from that point are noted for the scenic views that are presented on all sides. At every turn of the road a picture as sublime as nature alone portrays ap- pears to view, excit- ing unbounded ad- miration. Eight miles of easy traveling along the Delaware river connects Delhi, the terminus of the New York, Ontario & Western railway with Bloomville, the tei'm- inus of the Ulster & Delaware railway. The drive to Walton, following the river in the opposite direction is through a valley and along a very level road. But the grand- eur of mountains and valleys is more than pen can desciibe on the drive between Delhi and Andes. The road ascends and descends but there are no long heavy hills. This distance is thirteen miles. 'The drive to Oneonta, nineteen miles, is over the summit of a high range of hills, ascending gradually to Meredith Square, six miles, and when within three miles of Oneonta desending a long and steep hill, but over a good road. The Gerry Place — On the road from Delhi to Andes, seven miles from the former village, is the summer residence of Elbridge T. Gerry, the dis- tinguished head of the society which does so much for the care and protection of children, commonly known as the Gerry Society. This remarkable and romantic country estate takes in both the primi- tive forest lands and highly cultivated acres. It stretches for miles over valleys and mountains and embraces swiftly flowing streams, (irystal springs and a magnificent body of water known as Lake Delaware. Mr. Gerry is a liberal entertainer and many of his friends have whiled away hours fraught with enjoyment at his beautiful summer home. 20 THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOUVENIR. THE DELAWARE ACADEMY. ypHE Delaware Academy, one of the oldest eduea- -^ tional institutions in the state, is delightfully situated on an eminence in the western end of the village overlooking the town and valley, with the river winding around two sides of the base of the terrace upon which the buildings stand. The campus is one of the prettiest stretches of level, velvety greensward that can be found anywhere. It is shaded by over 150 gigantic trees. The grounds, comprising ball, tennis and croquet fields, include twenty acres purchased in 1856. The school was originally located on the public square but had outgrown its accommodations. The busi- ness was constantly expanding; the reputation every room. The ladies' and gentlemen's quarters are in separate parts of the building. It contains music rooms, parlors, oflce, reception rooms, bath rooms and every convenience. It has a complete provision for flooding any room at,a moment's no- tice in case of fire. The water used (jomes from a private spring situated on the mountain. The number of students at the hall is not large enough to destroy the quiet of home life. The faculty and students constitute one family, all in- terested in one another. Every evening during study hours teachers are accessible to students and seldom does an evening pass when the office of the principal and the rooms of the teachers are not frequented by students desiring to be assisted in their studies. The health of the students is carefully watched. THE ACADEMY BUILDING. was reaching out and large numbers of scholars wei'e coming in eveiy year. , The Academy building is a high, square struc- ture in plain white with a broad veranda across the frout, relieved by a row of towering columns sup- porting a gable. The rooms and halls are large and airj' and all the comforts of a modern school building together with the features of a colonial structure arc obtained. Near the academy build- ing stands the boarding hall with the best accom- modations and all the comforts of home. The academy building contains the chapel, study and recitation rooms, drawing room, librarj', chem- ical and physical laboratory, society hall and gym- nasium. It is heated by the Gurney hot water system, has solid slate blackboards and modern furniture. The boarding hall accommodates fifty students and the faculty. It is heated throughout with the hot water system and has a radiator in The library contains 2,300 volumes consisting of the latest works of reference, historical and scien- tific works and standard literature. The laboratory contains the latest and most im- proved physical and chemical apparatus, Ward's collection of rocks and minerals and much valuable apparatus for teaching Astronomy, Natural His- tory, Physiology, Geography and Mathematics. A representative of the Regents of the University of the State of New York who inspected the labora- tory valued it at $1,200. The school also possesses maps, charts, globes, a sciopticon and a thoroughly equipped gymnasium. Conducted by private enterprise it offers the best facilities of a high class private school. The fac- ulty comprises the best instructors that can be obtained. The graduates of this school include many who have taken the highest honors in the leading col- leges in the country. One of the students fully prepared at this acad- emy recently took the Learned Scholarship at Yale College valued at $600, graduating the youngest THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 21 mau iu his class. The academy prepares many students for teaching and has had over sixty grad- uates teaching in Delaware county. The number of diplomas granted by the Regents of the Uni- versity to this academy exceed the average num- ber granted to similar schools with the same attendance. During the single year ending June 1, 1896, the academy sent graduates to Yale, Vasaar, Columbia, Princeton, Union, Hamilton, St. Stephen's, La Fayette, Westminster, Oberlln and Geneva col- leges ; the University of Chicago and Cornell and Colgate universities. This is a record to be proud of. That year the students to the academy came from four different states, eight counties of the state and twenty-six places of residence. The Pacitltt. WILLIS D. GRAVES, Prin., Natural Science, Mathematics. ELIZABETH M. GRAVES, A. B., Latin, German, Literature. ville May 26, 1866. On August 22, 1866, the route decided upon was through Middletown, Roxbui'y, Stamford, Ha:;persfleld, Kortright and Davenport. In June, 1875, the railroad having been constructed as far as Stamford, the company assumed the title of the Ulster & Delaware Company. The survey of the Delhi branch of the N. Y., 0. & W. railway was completed in October, 1868. Ground was broken near Hamden May i, 1869. Regular trains on the main line began running from Sidney Plains to Oswego in the middle of June, 1870. November 6, 1871, the road was com- pleted to Walton. The road was completed to Delhi January 18, 1872. A few hours after the last rail was laid the of&cers arrived on a special train. Cannon were fired and a public meeting was held. Dinner was served at Cottrell's Hotel. ACADEMY BOARDING HALL. B., Greek, French, His- German, English, GEORGE J. DANN, A. tory. AGNES ARBUCKLE, A. B., Mathematics. HENRY A. GATES, M. D., Physiology and Hy- giene. MARY R. CHAMPION, Preparatory and Primary. ANNA M. PRESTON, Vocal and Instrumental Music. JENNIE FULLER, Drawing and Oil Painting. AUGUSTA A. HUGHSTON, Elocution. The Railroads.— The first survey for the Ulster & Delaware railroad was made in 1853. On Octo- ber 4, 1865, a meeting was held in Delhi to projeot a road west from the Hudson. The next day they elected a board of directors for a company to build a road from Rondout to Oneonta. The board was O. M. Allabon of Margaretville, Henry Dowit' of Andes, and C. H. Bell and William Youmans jr. of Delhi. Another meeting was hold at Margarot- The Delhi branch is one of the best paying sec- tions of the road to-day. During the summer there is a large travel of summer pleasure seekers. Deliii is a feeder for a, wide stretch of country. The shipments of merchandise is very large and the town is a popular point for the commercial traveler, the hotel facilities being better than in the average town which is much larger, there being four good hotels. The average tonnage of shipment to Delhi in- cluding all class of goods except coal is three millions pounds monthly. The shipment from this station of milk averages 30,000 quarts daily. Large quantities of eggs and cheese are shipped from Delhi. The station agent is C. H. Mullock. His assist- ant and the operator is N. B. Cormack. The bag- gage agent is George Person ; his assistant is Daniel Franklin, jr. The first court comprised Patrick Lamb, William Horton, Gabriel North, Isaac Hardenburgh, Alex- ander Leal. 22 THE DELHI HISTOKICAL SOUVENIR. Col. Robert P. Cormack, the postmaster of Delhi, is prominent in G. A. B. circles and an active worker in the Democratic party, having served as Commander of England Post, 142, G. A. E,., and as Chairman of the Democratic County Committee for several years. He was president of the village at one time and chief of the fire depart- ment for successive terms. In 1878 he represented the county of Delaware in the Assembly. He was appointed Postmaster by President Cleveland De- cember 11, 1895, and his service in that office gives general satisfaction. He is also a member of Delhi Lodge, No. 439, F. & A. M. He was born in the town of Forfar, Scotland, November 1, 1829. His parents came to this country when he was three years of age and settled in Delaware county fifty- three years ago. At the age of 14 years he was apprenticed at shoe making in which trade he worked seven years. "When 20 years old he went fo California where he remained six years, when he re- turned to this county and has since lived in Delhi. On June 3, 1857, he married ElizabethWooUerton of Delhi, by whom there were four children, Fannie who died at the age of five, Charles F. of San Francisco, Nel- son B. at the depot, and Mrs. Lillace S. Gordon. Col. Cormack served in the war against the rebelli- ous South for three years and four months, almost to a day, enlisting in the 89th regiment. New York Volunteer Infantry at Delhi, Sept. 16, 1861, and being mustered out in the field in Vir- ginia, Jan. 17, 1865. The Colonel was wounded in the head at ■ Chapin's farm and treated in the hospital near Old Point Comfort. When permitted to leave he reported direct at his post and in time to receive an honorable distiharge with the rest of the regiment. He was never absent from his place in line except by authority and was in the heat of many battles. On going to the front as a private he was chosen 1st lieutenant of his com- pany (Co. IJ at Elmira. Prom that he was ad- vanced by promotion to Captain of Company A, wearing the two-barred epaulets more than a year aud a half. Upon his return home at the close of the war he was chosen Colonel of the lOQth Reg. N. 6. S. N. Y. which position he occupied until the reorganization of the State Guard when several regiments were disbanded including that of Col. Cormack's. The 89tli regiment under Col. Har- COL. ROBERT P. CORMACK. rison Fairchild served in the 1st Brig. , 3d Division, 9th Corps, later in South Carolina and then in the 1st Brig., 2nd Division, 10th Corps, army of the James, participating in the following engage- ments: South Mountain, Md., September 14, '62 Antietam, September 17, '62 ; Fredericksburg, Va. December 13, '62; Siege of Suffolk, April 11 May 4, '63 ; Bombardment of Ft. Sumter, S. C. Aug. 17-23, Oct. 27, Nov. 9, '63 ; Operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va., May 5-31, '64 Swift Creek, Va., May 9-10, '64; Proctor's Creek, May 12, '64 ; Drewry's Bluff, May 14-16, '64 ; Ber- muda Hundred, May 18-20, '64 ; Cold Harbor, June 1-12, '64; Petersburg, June 15-19, '64; Chapin's Farm, Sept. 29-30, '64 ; Fair Oaks, Oct. 27-29, '64 ; Fall of Petersburg, April 2, '65 : Rice's Station, April 6, '65 ; Burke's Station, April 7, '65 ; Appo- mattox C. H., April 9, '65. The Delaware County Agricultural Society was located on grounds adjacent the river in the east end of the village in 1872, at which time the County society was merged with the Delhi Agri- cultural and Mechan- ics' Society. The latter was organized March 8, 1862. Its first officers were : President, Edmund Rose; Vice-Presi- dent, P. H. Beards- ley; Secretary, Nor- wood Bowne ; Treas- urer, Anthony M. Paine ; Directors, D. G. Land oh, L. G. Hollister, Alexander Mable, A. Cook- Edgerton and C. Allen Frost. The present officers are : President, W. H. Fisher ; Vice - Pres. , Thomas D. Middle- mast; Sec'y, R. P. Mcintosh ;Treas.,W. D. Smith ; Directors, Robert J. Blair, C. S. Wood- ruff, E. R. Bell, John B. Mable, Stewart Hymers, Edward Johnson; General Superintendent, D. L. Wight; Assistant General Superintendent, D. W. Shaw ; Superintendent of Police, W. J. Humphries ; Superintendent of Cattle, J. M. McParlane ; Super- intendent of Horses, J. C. Stoddart ; Superintend- ent of Sheep and Swine, H. H. Hume; Superin- tendent of Poultry, J. S. McMurdy ; Superintendent of Fruit and Vegetables, E. J. Brownell ; Superin- tendent of Farm Implements, William McMuUin ; Discretionary, E. E. Bell ; Superintendent of But- ter and Cheese, J. B. Mable ; Superintendent Ladies' Department, Mrs. H. C. Dann ; Superintendent Girls' Department, Mrs. S. C. Simmons; Superin- tendent Floral Department, Mrs. John M. Thomp- son ; Secretary of the Ladies' Department, Miss S. J. McMullin. The original poor-liouse was burned Julj' 13, 1802. Mary Jane Decker, of Middletown, aud Phelie Every, of Kortright, perished. THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 23 WILLIAM C. PORTER. William C. Porter, the Sheriff of Delaware just closing his term, will retire from that position on Dec. 31 of this year with a good record in official life and with the credit of having served as the Sheriff during the Centennial year. For eight years he was Deputy Sheriff and when elected was fully informed as to the requirements of the olfice. Tor several years he was engaged in the harness business, in which he made an extended circle of acquaintances. He is a member of the Sohenevus lodge, F. & A. M., and was active in affairs of the lodge until he became Sheriff, when his removal to Delhi took him away from that locality. Mr. Por- ter was born in Davenport, June 2, 1855. His father was a farmer in the town of Davenport in which he was a resident for over fifty years. Mr. Porter attended the district school at Davenport. In the year 1879 he went to Oneonta to learn the harness trade and in Feb. 1881 he opened a shop in Hamden, where he remained until about 1886, when he went into the store of John L. Beardsley, at Davenport. Two or three years later he en- gaged in the harness business until after his elec- tion as Sheriff in the fall of 1894, when he sold out the business. He was nominated at the County Convention held Sept. 15, of that year, after a pro- tracted and bitter contest in which there were several candidates, and after more than forty bal- lots had been taken. The office of Sheriff is the only publo position Mr. Porter has sought or held, although an active worker in the Republican parly. On April 24, 1888 he was married to Miss Dora Beardsley, at Davenport, by which union they have one boy named Harry B., who was born in 1891. Mr. Porter's father and mother, highly respected residents of the town of Davenport, tiieir home for so manj' years, are still living, both well advanced in years and enjoying good health. Mrs. Porter is the daugliter of J. L. Beardsley, a well-known Davenport merchant for many years with an honorable record in his dealings with all, who now is an extensive farmer and a large dealer in live stock. The Delhi Novelty Club is an association of charming young ladies who meet even- ings once a week for improvement of the mind and social enjoyment, a programme of literary and musical selections being provided. The young . ladies are loyal to the club and take great interest in making it a profitable form of evening entertain- ment. Eacli member is provided with a club badge, a neat little pin — and what do j'ou suppose is the design? A four leaf clover ! The club was organized July 21, 1896. The membership, at the limit is as follows : Julia Crosby, Elizabeth Hutson, Harriet Harris, Flora Knapp, Maggie Boyd, Margaret Oliver, Anna Patterson, Jennie Arbuckle, Carrie Peters, Elizabeth Clark, Pauline Farrington, Helen Stilson, May Tel- ford, May Fisher, Jennie Clark. Geiieral Erastus Root settled in Delhi in 1796, coming originally from Connecticut. He was active in securing the formation of the County of Delaware. He died in Decem- ber, 1846, in New York City while on his way to visit a daughter, Mrs. Hobble, at Washington. J. J. Burke, the present Chief Engineer of the Delhi Fire Department, became a member of Active Hose Company, No. 5, in 1892. He served as Fore- man of that Company in 1893-4 and as Assistant Chief Engineer of the Department in 1895-6. He is Senior Warden of Delhi Lodge, F. & A. M., and a prominent worker in both Masonic and Fire De- partment circles. Mr. Burke was born on Febru- ary 27, 1865, at Powelsburg, West Virginia, and lo- cated here in 1886 engaging in Lis business as a merchant tailor. He moved to AVatertown, N. Y., in 1889 and returning to Delhi in 1891 started in JOHN J. BURKE, business as a merchant tailor tor himself in the Bell Block. In 1895 he was compelled to move to his present location by increasing business and now occupies all of the second floor of the "Dela- ware Express " Block. Mr. Burke's work has gained for him an excellent reputation as a flrst-class merchant tailor. He was married on Oetober 14, 1891, to Miss Estelle Sloutenburg, of Delhi, and has one daughter. On June 9, lh97, a Delaware County Firemen's Association was formed at Delhi and Mr. Burke was elected first President. 24 THEjjDELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. England Relief Corps, No. 187, was organized December 31, 1895, with 42 cliarter members. While the Corps has lost members since then largely owing to removal from town, the interest shown in its welfare and its material aid and com- fort to the Post to which it is attached are fea- tures which make it an organization of which its members may well be proud. On the institution of the Corps the following pfQcers were elected ; President, Mrs. Josephine A. Camp ; Senior Vice- President, Mrs. Mary E. Hood ; Junior Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. Matilda T. Paul ; Chaplain, Mrs. Sarah E. Gordon ; Treasurer, Miss Isabella K. Penfleld ; Secretary, Mrs. Annie W. Fisher ; Conductor, Mrs. Stelle Burke; Assistant Conductor, Miss Lizzie Gordon ; Guard, Miss Anna E. Harper ; Assistant Guard, Miss Jessie L. Williamson ; Delegate, Mrs. Mary E. Hood ; Alternate, Mrs. Mary S. Penfleld. The Corps meets every second Tuesday evening. Anti-Masonic excitement when the lodge was broken up. In February, 1833, it was occupied by P. A. Ferguson as a temperance hotel. In February; 1834, J. P. Flower bought it of G. H. Edgerton; and it has been occupied as a hotel ever since. Sons of Temperance. — The first division of the Sons of Temperance in Delhi was Delhi Division, No. 180. Its charter is dated September 22, 1846. Its charter members were N. Bowne, M. S. Cannon, Ferris Jacobs, Jabez P. Meigs, Theo. L. Schell, E. S. Edgerton, P. P. Wright, Jas. R. AUaben, Jas. H. Wright, Charles Hinckley. Delhi Chapter, No. 240, R. A. M., meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in their rooms on the third floor of the Page Block and has a membership of about sixty. The ofS- cers for 1897 are: M. E. H. P., W. G. Edgerton; E. K., J. R. Honeywell; E. S., M. 0. Landon; Treasurer, W. R. Bill ; Secretary, George A. Paine ; ACADEMY CAMPUS. The present offloers are : President, Mrs. Mary E. Hood ; Senior Vice-President, Mrs. Matilda T. Paul; Junior Vice-President, Mrs. Alice L. Pair- burn ; Treasurer, Miss Isabella K. Penfleld ; Sec- retary, Mrs. Anna W. Fisher; Chaplain, Mrs. Sarah E. Williamson; Conductor, Mrs. Stelle Burke; As- sistant Conductor, Mrs. Mary Dann ; Guard, Miss Lydia Page ; Assistant Guard, Miss Alta Smith ; Delegate, Mrs. Anna W. Fisher; Alternate, Mrs. Mary McCall. Cassia Lodge, No. 180, F. & A. M.— The first Masonic Lodge instituted in Delhi was Cassia Lodge, No. 180, and the warrant issued therefor is dated March 1, 1809. DeWitt Clinton was Grand Master, Erastus Root was Master, Ambrose Bryan Senior Warden, Eliiathaii Hoath, Junior Warden. On August 27, 1825, the corner stone for a Lodge was laid in the village, upon which occasion the Rev. Stephen Fenn delivered a sermon at tho court house, before a large audience. The hall was a part of the now Kingston Hotel. How long it was used we do not know, probably not long after the C. I-L, Howard Bell; P. S., W.J. Humphries; R. A. C, J. B. Fairburn; M. 3d V., C. S. Woodruff; M. 2d v., R. P. Mcintosh ; M. 1st V., W. Ormiston ; Organist, George A. Paine ; Sentinel, William Ward. The First Presbyterian Church. — The origin of this church carries us back to the beginning of the present century. It was organized in September, 1805, by the Rev. William McAuly, of Kortright Centre, assisted by Elders Judge Leal and Thomas Simpson. This was the first church organized in Delhi, and for many years was the only church in the town. It naturally at first covered a wide territory and drew its supporters fi-om the towns of Meredith and Hamden, as well as of Delhi. The church has had the ministry of five pastors — the Revs. Ebenezer H. Maxwell, James McEwen, Peter B. Heroy, Charles B. Smyth and James H. Robin- son, D. D. Thirty -three members have been elected and ordained to the office of Ruling Elders THE DELHI HI8TOEI0AL SOUVENIE. 25 for the life term. Ot these the following have served under the present pastorate : William Douglas, John D. Smith, Ebenezer F. Hutson, Eobert H. Patterson, James H. Smith, Robert Young, William McMurdy, Eobert Oliver, Robert J. Blair, Francis Graham, Daniel MoMullin and William Forrest. The last named six are all that now remain. in the growth and prosperity of the church. A net gain of 166 members has accrued to the society since they entered the new church, while the de^ partments of religious service have been greatly; increased and the interest in them deepened in a marked degree. The church is now comparatively strong in membership and resources, with its large number of young people to lend a helping hand in the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Between eleven and twelve hundred members have been received into the communion of the church. When the present pastor, the Kev. J. H. EobinsoD, D. D., assumed the charge of the church in July, 1863, the church building was located on the flats about one mile and a half below the vil- lage. It remained in that location until the begin- ning of the year 1882, when a new and commodious building was completed, at a cost of 1112,000, on an eligible site in Delhi village. This change in the place of worship proved to be a decided advantage prayer meeting. Christian Endeavor and Junior Endeavor societies, while the missionary spirit, through the woman's society and the pastor's ef- forts and appeals is being gradually developed and strengthened, so that the church, in addition to its own support, is giving annually a thousand dollars and more to the various mission boards of the church. The church is harmonious in all its Christian activities and furnishes many reasons for thank- fulness and renewed courage. 26 THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOtJVENlE. Rev. James H. Robinson, D. D., was born in Ar- gyle, Washington County, N. Y. He graduated from Union College in the class of '59. Attended the Theological Seminary in Allegheny City, Pa., for four years. On graduation he was invited to Delhi and on receiving a call accepted the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church, where he has since remainedi He received the honorary title of D. D. from his Alma-Mater, Union College, in '95 at the time of her centennial celebration. Mr. Robinson's life has been abundant in labors, not only in outside fields but in the care and ad- ministration of his church, which has required large and concentrated effort in bringing and Jieep- ing it in its present successful and prosperous state. J. Duncan Lawrence, the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Delaware County, who is promi- nent in county polities, owns a large and rich farm of 230 acres and is one of the leading citizens of Bloomville in the town of Kort- right. He has a large dairy of over forty head of cows, in which he has reason to take especial pride and with which he pays much attention. Hav- ing had considerable experience in business Mr. Lawrence con- ducts his dairy on business principles, and when not engaged in the duties which his position as chair- man of the board re- quires of him devotes his personal attention to his property. He was appointed fish and game protector in August, 1895. He has served J. DUNCAN LAWRENCE. as supervisor for five consecutive years and as chairman last year and this. His father, Jacob AV. Lawrence, a native of Mid- dletown, Delaware county, where he was engaged in an extensive lumber business, enlisted in Sick- les' Brigade in the 91st New York Volunteer Infan- try at the breaking out of the civil war, and died in 1862 from injuries received in service, leaving a comfortable fortune. Not only the father but the son offered their services in defense of the Union, the latter, the subject of this sketch, enlisting in the 56th New York Volunteers, Co. H, Capt. Wil- liam Joslyn, in September, 1861. He was then only 15 years old,— born January 29, 1846, in Col- chester, Delaware County. He served through the war, participating in sixteen battles, among which were Williamsburg, Yorktown and Fair Oaks, and receiving an honorable discharge in November, 1865. Upon returning home he took a course in the Andes Collegiate Institute, after which he spent two years traveling and then settled in Bing- hamton where he remained five years as a clerk in a store. Returning to Delaware county he engaged in buying and selling live stock, in which he met with success. In 1882 he purchased the farm he now owns. On October 30, 1880, he married Miss Kate, daughter of Harvey Keator. For a year and a half after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence resided in Kingston. For three years he served as superintendent of the poor. He is a member of the Delaware Valley Lodge No. 612, I. O. 0. F. The Delhi Cornet Band. — As to the band and its origin little can be learned more than there has been a band in Delhi as far back as can be remem- bered by the oldest inhabitants, but its history is but a repetition of all other similar organizations, they rise and fall almost continually, some move away and some die, thus depleting the ranks while their places are quickly filled up by younger men and more modern ideas and instruments. But with each change in the roster or equipment the marks of progress and improve- ment are always noticeable, so that what was considered good ten years ago would fall very far short of the demands of the present time. The Band has had its successes and fail- ures under various leaders and teachers, among whom can be mentioned such able musicians as A. M. Crawford, George Per- sons, Jr., Ed. J. Dick- son, Clarence Sutton, and others, sometimes booming up to the highest expectations of their music-loving friends, and then dropping off until only a few faithful ones were left to occasion- ally break the stillness with their discordant longings to have a good band again. During these spells of lethargy and dullness the soul of music was not dead but sleeping, and only waiting for the master mind to rouse them into activity. This long hoped for spirit was found'in the genial gen- tleman Mr. B. S. Graham, of Newport, Pa., who is not only a bandman and organizer, but a leader and teacher, in every sense of the word, of band, orchestra, piano, etc., playing equally well on a number of instruments. His very presence among them is the incentive to practice, think and play until their roll at this time numbers tweuty-flve men equipped with fine instruments and uniforms of the latest pattern, the gifts of the public spir- ited citizens, for which Delhi has a very extended reputation. They have also a, fine room to prac- tice in which is painted and papered, and carefully looked after by that musical genius Charles Mace, who is never happier than when manipulating his sheepskin fiddle on parade. The Zeta Phi Fraternity is composed of the principal business and professional men of the village and has a membership of about 250. This society is honored with the enrollment of many men who have distinguished themselves in public THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 27 life. It also Is remarkable because it has outlived almost a half century and is to-day stronger than ever. From a historical sketch written by W. P. Lynch and read at an annual festival held on July 27, 1876, we learn that this fraternity has furnished the principal teachers of the first educational insti- tutions of the county, for several years the super- visor of Delhi and for a great many years the chairman of the board of supervisors. Prom its membership men have been taken to serve as dis- trict attorneys, county judges, school commission- ers, members of assembly and state senators, a state superintendent of insurance, member of the constitutional conventions of 1887 and 1894, a cir- cuit judge in Wisconsin, a probate judge in Minne- sota, two members of congress, a deputy attorney general of this state, a judge of the court of appeals, a commissioner for the northern district of New York and a comptroller of the currency at Washington. Thirty of its members entered the Union army and four the navy in the last civil war, and of that number those who attained rank in- Messrs. Johnson and Meigs initiated the following gentlemen and the society was peifected with eight members — James Lewis, E. K. Meigs, 0. B. Perry, Abner Thurber, J. Henry Gould and Samuel A. Pitch. At that meeting a committee was ap- pointed to draft a constitution. The meetings were held at irregular intervals and from the records which are carefully preserved by Prof. Smith, editor of the Delaware Gazette, it appears that a full list of officers was not chosen until at the meeting held on May 26, 1855, when the fol- lowing were elected. Since then the distinguish- ing names for different officers have been changed. The first officers : Arbiter, James Lewis (now a clergyman at Joliet, 111.) ; Scribe, George E. Mar- vine (living in Delhi) ; Petrarch, Andrew Thomp- son (since a clergyman, deceased,) ; I. Usher, T. B. Meigs (now of New York) ; 0. Usher, J. H. Gris- wold (deceased); Censor, K. T. Johnson (lawyer in Franklin); Editor, H. D. Gould (merchant, in Chicago); Librarian, E. K. Meigs (living In New York). It is remarkable that only two of the J KEKNEDY HOOD'S RESIDENCE. eluded one paymaster, five lieutenants, five sur- geons, four captains, three majors, two lieutenant- colonels, two colonels and one brigadier-general. The Zeta Phi fraternity of Delhi must not be confounded with the college Greek Letter society of that name. It is a secret society but altogether local, having its by-laws and written work. The society originated in Delhi, belongs there and there is no similar institution elsewhere. It was organized for mutual improvement and with the view of adopting as members such students at the Delaware Academy of more than ordinary ability as should give promise of future personal success. The membership was therefore established on a durable basis and the roll of- honor above inscribed prove that the rule of selection tor members was carefully followed. The founders were E. T. John- son and T. B. Meigs. The former is now a ven- erable and distinguished practitioner at law at Franklin, Delaware county, and the latter is a large and successful lumber merchant in New York City. The first meeting was held in what the society called its " den " on March 3, 1855. number are dead. The fraternity held festivals at irregular periods which were the important social events of the years. In its early history the meet- ings were made especially interesting by debates. During the height of the anti-slavery agitation the fraternity discussed that question with earnest- ness. At the meeting held May 19, 1855, the topic of debate was " Resolved, that intemperance is a greater evil than slaveiy." The first festival was held July 3, 1855 ; two years later (July 3, 1857,) the first public festival. By legislative enact- ment, April 17, 1861, the society became incorpor- ated under the name, "The Zeta Phi Fraternity," the object of which is stated to be the establish- ment of a public library, the fraternity to hold property from which the annual income shall not exceed S5,000. The first death was that of Sylvester Richard MoKeon, on April 25, 1856. The present officers : Andrew J. McNaught, Jr., Ai-chon; Fred J. Decker, Petrach; Frank M. Farrington, Quester; Walter E. Newcomb, Scribe ; John G.Chalmers, Cen- sor ; Fred W. Youmans, Outside Usher ; Eugene P. Lynch, Inside Usher; Geo. A. Prentice, Librarian. 28 THE DELHI HISTOKICAL SOUVENIK. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Delhi was formed on July 23, 1839, a few people meeting at the Court House for that purpose. Kev. Joseph B. Wakeley began at once "supplying the pulpit." James Howe presented the society with a deed of the present site on December 21, 1840, and the church was soon erected. The pastors have been : G. Slater, Eev. A. E. Burroughs, B,ev. J. W. McCum- ber, Kev. S. W. "Walsworth, Eev. E. H. W. Barden, Kev. C. W. McPherson, Kev. H. W. Ackerley, Rev, George Hearn, Rev. Robert H. Kelley, Kev. S. G. Keyser, Rev. Thomas Lament and the present pastor, Rev. W. MoKendree Darwood, D. D., who began his duties on April 1, 1897. The Epworth League and the Ladies' Aid Society are important METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. Joseph B. Wakeley, Rev. Aaron Rogers, Rev. Sanford Washburn, Rev. W. C. Smith, Rev. H. B. Mead, Rev. John Trippot, Rev. Charles Kelsey, Rev. George Taylor, Rev. Paul R. Brown, Rev. Thomas Carter, Rev. Joseph Elliott, Rev. Robert Burr, Rev. A. T. Sellick, Rev. Robert Kerr, Rev. L. B. Andrews, Rev. C. M. Eggleston, Rev. W. D. Fiero, Rev. M. S. Terry, Rev. A. Ackerley, Rev. J. aids to the pastor, and the membership of the church, which is a inost prosperous one, is nearly 250. The first jury impaneled in Delaiware county met at the house of Gideon Prisbee, at the mouth of Elk Creek, October 3, 1797. The first court seal of tlie county was a stream of water issuing- from a mountain. THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIE. 29 CIVIL LIST— ir9r-i89r. yiRHE following is a list of the Delaware County ^ men who have served in public ofBee from the time of the erection of the county, tabulated and furnished by Mr. John A. Parshall, to whom we ac- knowledge Indebtedness. State Officers. — Lieut. Gov. — Erastus Eoot, 1823-24; To Revise Laws— Erastus Eoot, 1824; Sec'y of State— Joel T. Headley elected 1855 ; State Prison Inspector— Norwood Bowne elected 1854; Eegent University— Amasa J. Parker elected by the Legislature in 1855. Presidential Electors.— Gabriel North, 1816; Wm. Townsend, 1824 ; Peter Pine, 1828 ; Ichabod Bartlett, 1836 ; Isaac Ogden, 1840 ; Marvin Wheeler, 1848 ; Joseph S. Smith appointed vice AVheeler who did not serve ; Eobert S. Hughson, 1856 ; James E. Allaben, 1860 ; Simon B. Champion, 1868. Ferris Jacobs, Jr., 1889-91. 1881-83; Charles J. Knapp, State Senators.— Ebenezer Eoote, 1799, 1800-2 ; Joshua H. Brett, 1804-12 ; Erastus Eoot, 1812-16 ; Isaac Ogden, 1816-20; John T. More, 1820-23; Isaac Ogden, 1823-27 ; Noadiah Johnson, 1837-39 ; Erastus Root, 1840-44; Stephen C. Johnson, 1844- 48 ; John M. Betts, 1848-49 ; Henry E. Bartlett, 1852-53 ; Edward I. Burhans, 1858-59 ; Orson M. Allaben, 1864-65 ; James H. Graham, 1872-73 ; N. Curtis Marvin, 1878-79 ; Matthew W. Marvin, 1886- 87; William Lewis, 1888-89; James Ballantine, 1895-96 ; John Grant, present incumbent. Members of Assembly. — Orson M. Allaben, 1840, '70; Jonathan C. Allaben, 1847; Ellas Butler, 1799; Daniel H. Burr, 1812 ; William Beach, 1818 ; Ben- jamin Benedict, 1832 ; Jabez Bostwiok, 1825 ; Mil- ton Bostwick, 1843 ; Dubois Burhans, 1835 ; Jesse KINGSTON STREET BRIDGE, DELHI. Constitutional Delegates. — Eoswell Hotohkiss and Ellas Osborn, 1801 ; Eiastus Eoot and Eobert Clark, 1821 ; Isaac Burr and David S. Waterbury, 1846; John Grant and Samuel F. Miller, 1867; Jonas M. Preston (commissioner) 1873 ; Abram C. Crosby, 1894. Supreme Court Justices. — Amasa J. Parker, 1844— ; Levinus Monson, 1850, (appointed vice E. B. Morehouse, deceased) ; Wm. Murray, Jr., 1867- 1887; Francis E. Gilbert (appointed vice Wm. Murray) May to December, 1887. Members of Congress. — Erastus Root, 1803-5, 1809-11 ; Samuel Sherwood, 1813-15 ; Erastus Eoot, 1815-17 ; Eobert Clark, 1819-21 ; Charles A. Foots, 1823-25 ; Selah E. Bobbie, 1827-29 ; Erastus Eoot, 1831-33 ; Noadiah Johnson, 1833-35 ; Amasa J. Par- ker, 1837-39; Samuel Gordon, 1841-43, 1845-47; Herman D. Gould, 1849-51 ; Jonas A. Hughson, 1855-57; James H. Graham, 1859-61; Samuel F. Miller, 1863-65, 1875-77 ; Charles Knapp, 1869-71 ; Booth, 1837; Cornelius Bassett, 1838; Ichabod Bartlett, 1839 ; Benjamin J. Bassett, 1869-74 ; Na- than Bristol, 1840 ; Edward I. Burhans, 1844-68 ; Luther Butts, 1849 ; Alpheus Bolt, 1870-71 ; Eobert Beates, 1880 ; James Ballantine, 1890 ; Eobert Clark, 1813-15; Andrew Craig, Jr., 1813; James Coulter, 1832 ; John Calhoun, 1848 ; Eobert W. Courtney, 1863 ; Robert P. Cormack, 1878 ; Silas S. Cartwright, 1884-5 ; James E. Cowan, 1892 ; Robert Cartwright, 1895; Adam I. Doll, 1805; William Dewey, 1816 ; Edward Doyle, 1828 ; Samuel Doyle, 1851 ; Warren Dimmick, 1857 ; George G. Derrick, 1875; Henry Davie, 1891; James Eels, 1819-24; John Edgerton, 1833 ; Samuel Eels, 1842 ; Hezekiah El wood, 1852; Daniel Fuller, 1809-11; Orrin Foote, 1846 ; John H. Gregory, 1821 ; Asa Grant, 1822-23; Samuel Gordon, 1834; John Griflin, 1836; Orrin Griffin, 1842 ; Mathew Griffin, 1872-74 ; Wm. Gleason, Jr., 1851; Francis R. Gilbert, 1863-64; Geoi-ge C. Gibbs, 1867 ; James H. Graham, 1871 ; DeWitt Griffin, 1893; Wesley Gould, 1894; Wm. Horton, 1798; Matthew Haleott, 1830; James 30 THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOTJVENIK. flughson, 1832 ; Thomas J. Hubbell, 1837 ; John Haxtun, 1856; Baroa B. Johnson, 1857, '59-60 Martin Keeler, 1817; Stephen H. Keeler, 1841 James W. Knapp, 1836 ; Charles Knapp, 1841 Charles J. Knapp, 1886-88; Patrick Lamb, 1800 John Lamb, 1803 ; Henry Leavenworth, 1816 Samuel A. Law, 1858-60; Reuben Lewis, 1846 Wm. Lewis, 1872-81 ; Jerome D. Landfield, 1864 Anthony Marvine, 1805-6 ; John T. More, 1807-8 '10, '14 ; Wm. S. McRea, 1829 ; David P. Mapes 1831; Darius Mapes, 1838; Jonas More, 1839 John McDonald, 1845 ; Richard Morse, 1850 ; Lewis Mills, 1852; Samuel F. Miller, 1854; Ezekial Mil- ler, 1855; John Mead, 1856; Isaac H. Majnard, 1876-7 ; John S. MoNaught, 1879 ; George 0. Mead, 1889 ; Delos H. Mackey, 1896-97 ; Gabriel North, 1801-2, '4, '6 '8 ; Elias Osborn, 1803-4, '10 ; Isaac Ogden, 1812-14 ; Wm. B. Ogden, 1835 ; James Oli- ver, 1865 ; Joshua Pine, 1807 ; Asahel E. Paine, 1815-17; Peter Pine, 1820-24, '31 ; Amasa J. Parker, 1834; Jesse Palmer, 1844; Linus Porter, 1845 Fletcher Palmer, 1858 ; Harmon I. Quackenbush 1825 ; Erastus Root, 1799, 1801-2, 1818-21, '26, '27 Seaker, 1827, '28 and '30 ; Samuel Raxford, 1823 1825-28 ; Gurden H. Edgerton, 1828-31 ; John H. Gregory, 1831-34 ; Duncan J. Grant, 1834-37 ; John Edgerton, 1840-43 ; Green More, 1843-46 ; DeWitt C. Thomas, 1846-49; Daniel Rowland, 1849-52; Duncan McDonald, 1852-55 ; Alexander H. Bur- hans, 1855-58 ; Baldwin Griffin, 1858-61 ; Gabriel S. Mead, 1861-4 ; John Calhoun, 1864-7 ; Hamilton S. Preston, 1867-70 ; Edward A. Griffith, 1870-73 ; Dar- ius S. Jackson, 1873-76 ; Wm. J. Clark, 1876-79 ; John Crawford, 1879-82 ; Wm. H. Douglass, 1882-85, Daniel Franklin, 1885-88 ; John J. McArthur, 1888- 91 ; Thomas E. Elliott, 1891-94 ; William C. Porter, 1894-97. County Clerks — Ebenezer Foote, 4 years ; Philip Gebbard, 2. years; John Doll, 6 years; Homer R. Phelps, 7 years ; Asahel E. Paine, 7 years ; Am- brose Bryan, 2 years ; John E. Burhans, 3 years ; Crawford B. Sheldon, 18 years ; Wm. MoClaughry, 6 years; Benjamin Cannon, 6 years; Robert S. Hughson, 6 years ; "V^. Ward Grant, 6 years ; Smith H. White, 6 years; Ransom A. Grant, 6 years; RESIDENCE OF D. J. PURDY, SoPT. OP the Condensary. James G. Redfleld, 1829 ; Charles S. Rogers, 1853 ; Daniel Rowland, 1854 ; David St. John, 1809-11 ; Stoddard Stevens, 1833; Donald Shaw, 1847; Daniel Stewart, 1853 ; Wm. B. Smith, 1855 ; Donald B. Shaw, elected in 1859 and died before taking his seat; Semour E. Smith, 1861; Joshua Smith, 1867 ; Ira E. Sherman, 1865-66 ; Albert E. SuUard, 1868-70, Albert H. Sewell, 1878 ; Timothy Sander- son, 1883; Wm. Townsend, 1826; John Thomp- son 1827 ; Piatt Townsend, 184X ; James E. Thomp- son, 1849 ; Chester H. Treadwell, 1882 ; David L. Thomson, 1887; Nathaniel Wattles, 1798: Sluman Wattles, 1800 ; Nelson K. Wheeler, 1843, '62 ; George H. Winsor, 1850; Daniel Waterbury, 1861-62- Warren G. Willis, 1875 ; George D. Wheeler, 1876 ; Wm. J. Welsh, 1877 ; N. B.— From 1798 to 1880 the county had two members. Sheriffs.— Elias Butler, 1797-99 ; James I. White, 1799-1801 ; Clark Lawrence, 1801-5 ; Roswell Hotch- kiss, 1805-9; Nathan Edgerton, Jr., 1809-11; Jabez Bostwick, 1811-13; Robert Leal, 1813-15; Jabez Bostwick, 1815-19; Isaac Burr, 1820-21; Martin Keeler, 1821 ; Roger Case, 1822-25 ; Martin Keeler, George T. Warner, 6 years ; George W. Crawford, 6 years ; Joshua K. Hood, present incumbent. County Judges. — Joshua H. Brett, 13 years; Ebenezer Foote, 12 years; Isaac Ogden, 7 years; Jabez Bostwick, 10 years; Charles Hathaway, 5 years ; Nelson K. Wheeler, 2 years ; Wm. Gleason, 8 years ; Jesse Palmer, 4 years ; Wm. Murray, Jr., 4 years ; Edwin D. Wagner, 10 years ; Isaac H. Maynard, 6 years; Daniel T. Arbuckle (resigned in less than a month after election) ; James R. Baumes, 6 years ; Albert H. Sewell (present incum- bent elected 1889). Surrogates. — Anthony Marvine, 14 years : John R. Gregory, 2 years ; Amos Douglass, 2 years ; Robert North, 17 years ; Amasa J. Parker, 9 years ; Charles Hathaway, 3 years ; Nelson K. Wheeler, 3 years. Since July, 1847, Surrogate's duties are performed by County Judge. District Attorneys. — Wm. H. Elting, Selah R. Hobble, Amasa J. Parker, Nelson K. Wheeler, Truman H. Wheeler, Wm. Murray Jr. , John Grant, THE DELHI HISTOEIOAL SOUVENIR. 31 Eeuben H. Boot, Harvey F. Davidson, Daniel T. Arbuokle, Jonas M. Preston, Jolin P. Grant, John B. Spencer, Noadiali Johnson, Samuel Gordon, James A. Hughson, Amasa J. TenBroeck, Robert Parker, George W. Clark, Ferris Jacobs Sr., Ferris Jacobs Jr., Abram C. Crosby, Samuel H. Faucher, William F. White. County Treasurers-Formerly appointed by board of supervisers and held office during pleasure ot the board. Only correct list obtainable, viz : William Frisbee, Alonzo F. Salisbury, Harvey E. Millard, Anthony M. Paine, James Elwood, Horatio N. Buckley, Charles A. Foote, T. F. Mcintosh, J. S. Page, Miner Stillson, J. E. Honeywell, C. S. Woodruff. The original post organized at the close of the war was disbanded. England Post has 71 members. Commander, John Blake ; Senior Vice Commander, Jacob O. Finch ; Junior Vice Commander, James S. Dow ; Quartermaster, William D. Smith ; Sur- geon, George C. Smith ; Chaplain, George W. Grant; Adjutant, Charles F. Churchill; Officer of the Day, H. J. Perkins ; Officer of the Guard, John M. Leal. Woodland Cemetery. — This is one of the most tastefully kept burial grounds to be found in small villages. The site is rolling ground, extending higher the farther back one goes from the en- trance. From the numerous summits within its limits maylbe obtained extended views'along the Rev. L. Willard Minch, Baptist. THE CLERGY OF DELHI. Rev. Arthur B. Livbrmorb, St. John's Episcopal. Rev. Frank H. Seeley, Rev. W. McKendree Dabwood, Second PresljyterUm. Methodist Episcopal. Rev. James H. Robinson, First Presbyterian. England Post, No. 142, G. A. R., was organ- ized March 11, 1884, and was named after Lieut,- Col. T. L. England, who was killed In front of Petersburgh. He was Lieut.-Col. of the 89th N. Y. Volunteers. The charter members were Butler Fitch, John M. Gordon, Frank L. Norton, James H. Wright, Wells E. Whitney, William M. Murray, William Thompson, William H. Douglas, George W. Hitchcolk, Charles F. Churchill, Hiram A. Stoutenburg, William H. Maxfiold, Alexander Dy- sart, Ferris Jacobs, Jr., Thomas O'Neil, William G. Gilbert, William J. Clark, George C. Gibbs. valley. The remains of General Leavenworth rest in this cemetery. The entrance is an ornamental iron arch supported by massive stone towers. It is the gift of Edwin C. Sheldon. The cemetery comprises about 20 acres. "The Great Mogul." — It is said that Judge Foote, who represented Ulster County in the Leg- islature of 1796-7, named Delhi on the suggestion of a party of friends, by whom the Judge was nick- named " The Great Mogul " — the new town being his home, as ancient Delhi was the city of the Mogul. 32 THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOUVENIE. The Baptist Church was organized On August 23, 1842, and for two years services were held in the Ciourt House. On September 7, 1844, the new edifice was first occupied, it having cost-, in- cluding lot, $3,000. The pastors have been : Eras- tus "Wescott, Elder John Little, Elder D. F. Leach, Elder M. R. Fary, Elder K. J. Eeynolds, Elder B. forty members are of great aid to Bev. Mr. Minch, who has gfeatly strengthened the church during his pastorate. The church has been extensively repaired and among ffther improvements may be noted the erection of a handsome parsoiiage, which was completed in Malreh, 1836. The past year is one thrat seflects great credit upon Bev. Mr. Minch, as the membership ha&in-- BAPTl 3T CirURCH. D. Andrews, Bev. S. Gallup, Aa ron "Wilkie, O. Sar- gent, licentiate, Bev. M. L. Pur cington, Bev. F. J. Boscoe, Bev. F. D. Penny, Bev. \V.. D. Swan, Bev. A. W. Beynolds, Bev. M. M. Mil Ls, Bev. G, B. Law- son, Bev. Enoch Powell, and Bev ■. L. Willard Minch. The church has a members hip of 126 and a largely attended Sunday Schtxil. The LadieH' Aid Society and a Christian Endeavo r S<"-iety of about creased 41, of which 36 are by baptism, and his efforts in extending Christianity are meeting with most pronounced success. The first settlement was the village of Harpers- field, founded by William, John, Alexander and Joseph Harper, who obtained a patent for 22 000 acres of land in 1768.-; This grant was a part of the Hardenburg patent lying east of the Mohawks . or west branch. THE DELHI HISTOBIOAL SOtJVENlK. 33 JOHN W. WOODRUFF. John W. Woodruff is probably the oldest active merchant in the village of Delhi, having been con- stantly in business for fifty years in one store, that which is now conducted by him and his sons under the firm name of J. W. and C. S. Woodruff. This is the most popular and most widely patron- ized of any of the dry goods or boot and shoe es- tablishments. The firm carries a large stock of goods and ships large quantities of butter. The senior member of the firm, although well advanced in years, exercises personal supervision of the business, being as constantly in attend- ance to business as his two sons who are with him. He was boi-n in Meredith, Feb. 11, 1825, and is still enjoying excellent health, always in good spirits and ready for a hearty handshake and the enjoyment of a good laugh. Business is always good therp, the two partners being assisted by Mr. Woodruff's eldest son, William, who having traveled on the road has an extensive acquaintanceship, and KoUin Koberts the clerk. Mr. J. W. Woodruff's father, Joel, came from Connecticut and was a cooper by trade. When the boy was 14 j'ears old the family moved to Sidney, N. Y. On May 11, 1841, Mr. Woodruff entered the store of A. D. Williams at Unadilla as a clerk, and on March 4, 1842, accepted u, similar posi- tion with Watson & Sands in the same vil- lage. While there he, February 6, 1843, was appointed deputj' postmaster, which posi- tion he filled until the spring of 1845 when he came to Delhi and entered the store, in which he has ever since been in business, to serve in a clerkship for Mr. John Blanch- ard. That was his lucky year, since in the fall he wedded Eunice, the daugh- ter of Mr. Blanchard. In the following spring he became a partner and in 1873 he pur- chased his partner's interest, continuing sole pro- prietor of the business until 1880 when his second son, Charles S., was received as a partnf^r. Mr. Blanchard died the year he retired from the store. The building has since been transformed into a large modern place of business. Mr. J. W. Wood- ruff has served as village trustee several years, and although never active in politics is interested in all public matters. He is president of the board of trustees of Delaware Academy of which he has been a member many years, president of the ABRAM C. CROSBY'S RESIDENCE. 34 THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOUVENIR. trustees of Woodland Cemetery, and for thirty years a vestryman of St. John's Episcopal church. His daughter, Mrs. H. L. Stone, resides in New York where her husband is engaged in the boot and shoe business, and his youngest son, Edwin B., is at Berkeley Divinity School, Berkeley, Ct., preparing for the ministry. G. W. & H. D. Crawford, manufacturers of high grade, light wagons, give employment to from 40 to 80 men, according to the condition of the times. Both are practical men in the con- struction of all styles of vehicles, and through studj'inc: the demands of the trade and consulting the best interests of their patrons they have devel- oped and perfected a vehicle which has become quite popular throughout the country. Having the facilities for turning out from 3,000 to 4,000 wagons a year they have established a trade which comprises not alone the eastern states but extends very largely through the south and west. This trade has been constantly growing until no w the Craw- ford wagon works are regarded as an important industry which the town could hardly spare, giving promise in the future of be- coming one of the leading wagon man- ufacturing estab- lishments in this section of the state. The Crawford wagons comprise G. W. CRAWFORD. which the prettiest are the Boulevard and the Dos-a-Dos. The wheels are made with wire or wood spokes and with solid rubber or pneumatic tires. It is stated on good authority that this firm has sold more wagons with good leather tops than any other concern. The specialty which is a charmer in design and the correct thing for a styl- ish outfit either for a single horse or team is the pneumatic wagon with wire wheel and piano body setting low, having a single seat, and weighing 240 pounds. The motion of this wagon is as easy and restful as grandmother's rocking chair. The plant, which now covers about four acres of ground and comprises four large buildings with about an acre of floor space, was established in 1894. It started in a small way, but in the sum- mer of 1895 the firm bought the Stiver patent of gear and its advantages becoming at once recog- nized the demand increased marvel- ously, giving the enterprise an im- petus in one year which few concerns experience in a life time. The build- ings are construct- ed a f te r modern plans and include all improvements. They are fitted with the Bundy time recorder and steam heat throughout. The machinery is driv- en by an engine supplied with a 2 0-h o r s e power Hazleton boiler. This also furnishes the power for the plant which sup- H. D. CRAWFORD all styles of open and top vehicles for pleasure and light driving. A special style of gear known as the Stiver, fitted with the Timpkins spring and made only for the Crawford wagons, this firm having the exclusive right to manufacture it, is one of the main recommendations of this wagon. It has be- come very popular and those who have tested its merits will consider no other by reason of its dura- bility and ease of motion and the general advan- tages it possesses over other gear. The springs arc flexible and strong, made on purpose for the Stiver gear, and are supported by side bars hung on the forward and rear axles. The wagon com- prises a long body and short gear insuring steady and well balanced seats for the occupants, with scarcely a porciAptible response to the inequalities of the road and no jolting; also insuring an easy and short turn. The wagons, comprising many gracefully and elegantly constructed styles of fancy vehicles, include one and two seaters, of plies Lhe village with electric lights. George W. Crawford, the senior member of the firm, was born March 12, 1859. Henry D. was born April 12, 1861 ; both in the town of Daven- port. They first started in the wagon business at that place in 1892, employing 20 men. George W. was elected County Clerk in 1889 and occupied that office for six years. He is a member of the Ma- sonic order and is a Zeta Phi. He married Miss Ada Smith, of Davenport. Henry Crawford mar- ried Miss Delia MaoMinn, of Davenport, in 1887. It was not many years ago that the old-fashioned wagon was thought good enough. When the rub- ber tire was invented the incredulous — they are always with us — said it would not be durable. The Crawford wagon with the pneumatic tire is run all over the hills of Delaware county and it is as durable as any other tire used. At least that is the writer's impression from experience with tlieni. Why, in five years no other tire will be used on THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 35 CRA.WFORDS' WAGON WORKS-OFFICE FORCE. light wagons. The pneumatic tire wagon which the Crawfords use about town constantly, demon- strates the utility of that wagon for every day use. And, practicability being settled, who will dispute the question that no wagon compares with the Crawford for comfort. Traveling over the country on those tires is like having a cushioned seat in Jove's special train of clouds. Could any one ex- pect an easier trip? The village of Delhi is for- tunate in having an industry of that nature. The Stiver wagon has attracted considerable at- tention by writers in the trade publications, nota- bly in the Carriage Monthly which has very fully described the several wagons manufactured by G. W. & H. D. Crawford and which speaks of the Stiver wagon in very complimentary terms, refer- ring to the fact that it continues to be popular and that recent changes are made in its con- struction which the users of carriages greatly appreciate. The Crawford make of these wagons is unques- tionably the best that can be found in the market and are to-day the leaders, being very popular for stylish rigs as well as for ordinary road use. A considerable capital is invested in this plant and paid out for labor and supplies. CRAWFORDS' WAGON WORKS-BIRDSEYE VIEW. 36 THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. "Gt^ip's" VAiiiiHY Gazette. Vol. V, No. 6. Albany, N. Y., June, 1897. 12 Nos. SI. "Grip," Publisher, 403 Clinton Ave. Copyrigbted, 1897, by "Gnip." A Monthly Gazette of Social Events and Affairs in Gen- eral in the Empire State. Biographical and HistoriiSal rionthly, the only magazine of this nature in print. Sketches and Portraits of the Leading Characters in Daily Life. A valuable publication for leference. A Local Hotel Record and Guide with more than two hundred of the Best Hotels on the list. Publisher and Desicner of Mementos, Souvenirs, Favors, Menus ; Designs for Advertising Purposes for all kinds of Business, S;:mmer Report and Hotel Stationery of New and Unique Designs; Everything in plate and paper that is new and rich, and where beauty is not sacrihced for economy. The Historical Souvenie of Delhi, we trust will please you all. We came among you compar- ative strangers ; we have received hospitable .treat- or more artistic histoi-ical souvenir than this — a statement not intended as self glorification, since without the co-operation of the enterprising citi- zens a creditable souvenir would be impossible. Sevebaii of the most active citizens of Delhi took more than an ordinary interest in the work on this Souvenir, realizing the great value such a publica- tion would be to the village. These pages consti- tute a permanent record of the principal business interests and a few of the distinguished men who largely aided in the earlier advancement of the place, but who have since been laid at rest. We aee Indebted to many who have proven friends of this enterprise. We believe that such a souvenir lives after generations have come and gone. A great deal depends on the photographers. The views on these pages were made by 0. T. Morgan, F. L. Norton and M. Farrington, to whom we feel grateful for the special efforts they made. The splendid views — The Birdseye of Delhi, Main THE FIRST OFFICERS DELHI FIllE DEPARTMENT. Elected April, 1860. A. C. Edgebton, Chief Engineer. D. Pbttbngill, Asst. Chief Biiylneer. C. A. Frost, Treasurer. J. A. Pabshai.l, Clr.rh. ment and hop(f that wo may be permitted to return when inquest of rare sport, of which we have had a taste, instead of shekels. They who try to please everybody will please none. We do not hesitate to say that no town the size of Delhi and few towns considerably larger can boast of a better street and the academy buildings and views were the productions of Mr. Farrington. The Centen- nial Views, Wautauga Falls and Second and Clin- ton streets were made by Mr. Norton, who also "took" some of the residences. Mr. Morgaji did excellent work in the portraits and residential views. THE DELHI HISTOEIOAL SOUVENIR. 37 THE CENTE NNIAL CE LEBRATION. HjN March 10, 1797, the legislature by enactment "erected the county of Delaware. The following is the text : "Be it enacted by the Senate and Assembly that all that part of the counties of Ulster and Otsego beginning on the east bank of the Delaware river, at the most southerly corner of lot 28 in the sub- division of great lot No 2 in the Hardenburg pat- ent ; thence north 62 degs. east to the southwest- erly bounds of great lot No. 8 in the said patent ; thence along the bounds of great lot No. 8 north- westerly to the southwest corner of lot No. 20 in the said patent ; thence northeasterly along the division line of lot No. 19 and said lot No. 20 and that line continued to the southerly bounds of the county of Albany ; thence along the same and along Pkanklin — April, 1793 ; Supervisor, Sluman Wat^ ties. Walton— March 17, 1797 ; Supervisor, Robert North. Delhi — March 23, 1798 ; Supervisor, Ebenezer Poote. EoxBUBY — March 22, 1799; Supervisor, Isaac Hardenburgh. Mbbedith — March 14, 1800. Sidney — April 7, 1801 ; Supervisor, Witter John- ston. Tompkins — February 28, 1806 ; Supervisor, Peter Pine. Hancock — March 8, 1806; Supei-visor, William Wheeler. Masonville — April 4, 1811 ; Supervisor, Warren Willis. Davenport — March 31, 1817 ; Supervisor, John Davenport. Andes — April 13, 1819; Supervisor, Daniel H. Burr. PUBLIC SQUARE-COUNTY BUILDINGS the southerly bounds of the county of Schoharie to the lake Utsayantha; thence along the north bounds of a tract of land granted to John Harper and others, to the northwest corner thereof, and the same line continued, to the Adequitange or Charlotte river; thence down the waters thereof to the 'line of property'; thence southerly along the said line of property to the Delaware river ; thence down the waters thereof to the place of beginning — shall be a separate and distinct county by the name of Delaware." Erection of Towns. Habpebspield— March 7, 1788; Supervisor, Ed- ward Paine. MiDDLETOWN — March 3, 1789 Tay. COLCHBSTEE— April 10, 1792 ; Supervisor, William Hoiton. Stampobd— April 10, 1792; Beers. Kobteight— March 12, 1793 Harris, Supervisor, Charles Supervisor, Andrew Supervisor, Daniel DECORATED FOR THF CENTE^'N1AL. Hamden— April 4, 1825; Supervisor, Jabcz Bost- wick. BoviNA— February 25, 1820; Supervisor, Thomas Landon, jr. Deposit— May 6, 1880. The first centennial celebration of tlie organiza- tion of Delaware County occurred June 9 and 10, 1897. The project of recognizing so important an occasion was inspired by several well known gen- tlemen in the village of Delhi, the county seat. The manner in which the preliminaries were arranged and the work of preparing to properly celebrate the event reflects great credit on the gentlemen who constituted the several commit- tees. For several weeks the local papers called atten- tion to the approaching anniversary. Mr. William Clark, editor of thu Express, exploited the proposi- tion at length in the columns of his jjaper, begin- ning in the fall of 1K95. Mr. J. A. Parshall prepared a valuable table showing the dates of the organization of the sev- 38 THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. eral towns ; also a table of the names of those who had served in public office since the organization of the county, both of which were published in the Gazette and the Express. These valuable statistics, published in other columns of this Souvenir, must have been the result of considera- ble work. In the Express of March 6 appeared a call for a public meeting to decide upon a cele- br'ation. This first meeting to agitate the proposi- tion of a celebration was held in the Village Hall on the evening of Tuesday, March 9. Mr. William Clark was chosen chairman and Mr. R. P. Mcintosh secretary. The general expression favored the the organizations bringing with them bands of music. It was decided that the celebration should take place at Delhi, on June 9 and 10. The programme decided upon was to have a rep- resentative of each town read an historical review of that town on June 9, on which day well known gentlemen were to be invited to be present to de- liver addresses. It was to be known as "Historical Day." On June 10, there were to be parades of firemen and other organizations, hose and hook and ladder team and bicycle races, and a parade of all of the ancient vehicles and people in historical costumes THE CENTENNIAL BADGES, WORN BY THE OFFICEUS OF THE CELEBRATION AT DELHI. project and the chairman, pursuant to a vote, ap- pointed ;i general committee to consult with the people and pave the way for organization. The labors of this oomiriitteo, reinforced by the exertions of other gentlemen, resulted in interest- ing the citizens generally and particularly the fire- men and biey<'.lists. The first meeting of the General Committee was held on Tuesday evening, March 23. The reports made at that meeting aroused the enthusiasm of all. The firemen throughout the county were quick to respond and a, gathering of county firemen greater than e^'er before Avas promised. At least 1,000 firemen were expected to be present, most of that could be got together on that occasion. It was decided that a collection of historic arti- cles should be made for exhibition on those days. The Committees. General— J. K. HOOD, C. S. WOODRUFF, W. I. MASON, M. T. MENZIE, J. J. BURKE. On Finance— M. T. MENZIE, S. F. ADEE, JAS. E. HARPER. On History— WILLIAM CLARK, ROBERT P. McINTOSH, S. E. SMITH. On Speakers— HON. A. C. CROSBY. On Relics— dr. WM. ORMISTON, CHARLES W. GRAHAM. THE DELHI HISTOBIOAL SOUVENIE. 39 FiEBMEN's Committee— THE FIBEMEN'S BOARD J. J. BUBKE Chief, "W. A. McINTOSH Seo'y. BiOYOLE Committee— B. P. MoINTOSH F M FABBINGTON, C. B. STILSON, JAS. E. HABPEB. The Speakers. HON. ABBAM C. CBOSBY, President of the Day and Address of Welcome, June 9. PBOF. WILLIS D. GEAVES, President of the Day, June 10. COL. BOBEET P. COBMACK, Address of Wel- come to the uniformed organizations, June 10. Officers of Parade FEANK L. NOBTON, Grand Marshal. GEOBGEM. BUEGIN, Walton, Assistant Marshal. GEOEGE 0. LEONAED, Stamford, " WM. BEINKMAN, Pranltlin, A. B. EVANS, Deposit, ABTHUE S. MEEKEE, Grand Marshal's Aid. Spanning Main street opposite Court House Square was an arch with streamers and trimmings of National colors upon which were the words : 1797 CENTENNIAL 1897 At the corner at the American House a double arch crossed the two streets. The four pillars were wound in white and the arches supported a pair of eagles. A row of colored incandescent lights were suspended in double arcs illuminating the streets below. Bain began falling Tuesday night and when the town awoke Wednesday morning the streets wore muddy and there was no promise of an abatement of the shower. The rain continued steadily both days and Friday morning the sun came out brightly and the weather cleared up. On the second day Main street was thronged with people. Hawkers of medals of all descriptions called their wares through the streets and before noon every man, CENTENNIAL DECORATIONS-MAIN STREET. Commissary Corps. WILLIAM D. SMITH, Superintendent of Provis- ion Department. Mrs. L. W. Firth, Mrs. E. W. Paul, Mrs. W. B. Mable, Mrs. C. E. Kiff, Mrs. H. D. Youmans, Mrs. John Woodburn and Mrs. H. C. Dann, in charge of tables. Two Days' Celebration. Fully five thousand visitors from all parts of the county were in Delhi on Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate the centennial in an appropriate man- ner. The village was gaily dressed in shields, banners, bunting and pine foliage. The public square was illuminated at night with electric lights. The Sheldon Hose Company had an arch across Main at Kingston street inscribed : SHELDON 1797 HOSE 1897 WELCOME. woman and child had a ribbon or metal badge upon his breast. Special trains poured fresh ac- cessions into the town. Notwithstanding the gen- eral .iollity there was little intoxication and good order prevailed throughout both days. Head- quarters for several visiting organizations were provided at the court house and the hotels. The opera holise was cleared of seats and set with tables where the commissary corps fed several hundred firemen and soldiers. The people of the town had contributed funds generously and decorated generally. A spirit of patriotism per- vaded the multitude. About noon of Thursday the rain stopped for awhile, enabling tho paraders to march in a cool, dry atmosphere although wet and muddy under foot. The villagi» hall and the opera house were used for dancing in the evening. On Thursday evening fireworks were displayed on Court street and exploding firecrackers showered the streets with countless jets of sparks. 40 THE DELHI HISTOEIOAL SOUVENIK. Historians' Day. On Wednesday at 9 : 30 a. m. the Delhi Cornet Band gave a concert in the square. At 10 o'clock the citizens assembled in the court room, which •was decorated in profusion. The exercises were opened with prayer by the Rev L. Willard Minch. The Hon. A. C. Crosby, the President of the Day, delivered the address of welcome in part substan- tially as follows : "We are here to celebrate the hundredth anni- versary of the County of Delaware. To the youth a century seems a long period ; to the middle aged, who realize that they have lived half a century, nearly, the time seems extremely short. On the 4th day of March, 1797, only six days before the organization of Delaware County, George Wash- ington, the father of his country, cast aside the duties and the responsibilities of the ofHce of Pres- ident of the United States. During the hundred years that have succeeded the organization of this of designing to overthrow ; the treasury was bank- rupt, there being no financial system established ; a national debt had been incurred which could not be paid ; yet the patriots who had solved the ques- tion of American liberty, who had laid the founda- tion of American institutions, were revolving the plans that have developed and made this the greatest nation upon the face of the earth. Old Delaware was then a primeval forest with a terri- tory almost as large as the State of Rhode Island ; but noble men — patriots with a grand character, high aims and great abilities, General Eoot, Sam- uel Sherwood and others — were at the seat of the county working out its destiny as other great men were at the Capitol of the Republic working out its destiny. Scotland sent her best blood to this portion of our fair land ; the descendants of the Puritans are found in the eastern part of our county, Eoxbui-y, Harpersfield, Franklin ; the Dutch found their way over Pine Hill, drifted CLINTON STREET county the map of Europe has been changed. The great European wars, greater than the Roman and Grecian contests, were yet to be fought under Bonaparte; Cliina was yet to be opened to the whole civilized world; Japan had not learned the advantages of American civilization and had not had the services of one of the sons of Dela- ware Couuty who afterward developed and organ- ized its educational system ; then th(!ro was an inhabitable belt along tlie Atlantic coast scarcely reaching beyond tlie Alleghanies with u population of less than four millions; Michigan, Ohio, the whole northwestern territory was inhabited by savages ; Florida bclouged to Spain ; Louisiana and all the country beyond the Mississippi was under the Frencli government or had been ceded by tlie Britisli government to the United States and was practical iy unclaimed. There were quar- reling and wrangling iji the national legislature, men in high places being charged with treachery to the new government which they were accused down the East Branch and settled in Roxbury ; there is not a nation in Europe from Sweden on the north to sunny France on the south that has not sent her sons and daughters to Delaware." The Programme occupied the day, allowing an intermission of two hours at noon. It was as fol- lows : Vocal Music— " America " — Quartette : Miss Lizzie Huber, Soprano : Miss Anna Pat- terson, Alto ; Mr. Herbert White, Tenor ; Mr. F. H. Shevalier, Basso ; Mrs. J. M. Preston, Organ- ist. Address of Welcome — By Hon. Abram C. Crosby. Music — Delhi Cornet Band. Town Histokies — Andes — Mr. Oscar S. Nichols. Bovina — Hon. D. L. Thomson. Colchester — E. E. Conlon, Esq. Addhess — Rev. J. H. Robinson, D. D. Town Histokies — Deposit and Tompkins — Col. Geo. D. Wheeler. THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 41 Addeess— J. I. Goodrich, Esq., Delhi. Letteb— From Rev. John L. Scott, D. D., of Phil- adelphia. Music— Delhi Cornet Band. Band Concert. Vocal Music—" Let the Hills and Dales Resound " — Quartette. Town Histqbies — Harpersfleld— Mr. Allen S. Gibbs. Kortright— Mr. William B. Peters. Address— By Gen. Amasa J. Parker, Albany. Town Histories— Merpdith— Mr. J. D. Smith. Middletown— Hon. John Grant. Letter— From David Murray, LL. D., New Bruns- wick, N. J. Town Histories — Roxbury— Dr. J. N. Wright. Stamford — Geo. Lyon. Address— Mayor J. H. Mitchell, Cohoes, N. Y. Editor Jackson, ot Margaretville. Thomas G. Smith, of Sidney, made the next address, speaking of antiquities. Hon. Charles Z. Lincoln, the Gov- ernor's legal adviser, made the closing address, which was a thoughtful and excellent one fittingly closing the exercises. The audience then joined in singing "Praise God from whom all blessings flow." The Festal Day. The rain did not dampen the spirits of the thous- ands assembled to celebrate. The parade in the afternoon was the finest ever seen in Delhi. It was a credit to the occasion. The forenoon was spent in shaking hands with old friends and mak- ing new ones. At 1 : 30 the public square was packed with peo- ple. Prof. Willis D. Graves, the President of the Day, introduced Col. R. P. Cormack, the veteran soldier and officer of the war of 1861-5, who deliv- ered the address of welcome. He spoke as follows : SECOND STREET. Town Histories — Hancock — Hon. Wesley Gould. Franklin— Mr. William B. Hanford. Walton — Hon. T. Sanderson. Letter — Mr. S. B. Champion, Stamford. Music — By the Band. At 5 p. m. there were thanksgiving exercises in the Second Presbyterian church, the Rev. F. H. Seeley and the Rev. Dr. Robinson, leaders. The evening exercises in the court house began at 7 : 30. A vocal solo by F. L. Norton, of this vil- lage, "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," was a pleasing opening. Attorney General Hancock fol- lowed with an interesting address. Recorder Fel- lows, of Cohoes, followed him in u happy vein. Arthur More, of Deposit, read a twentieth century poetical production. W. J. Robinson, of Chicago, sang " Auld Lang Syne," and as an encore response "Ben Bolt." Editor Bird, of Sidney, spoke enter- tainingly, and was followed in a. good speech by Comrades of ilie Grand Army of tlie Republic, Vet- erans of tlie War of tlie Great Rebellion, Firemen of Delaware County, and Fellow Citizens from Abroad : — I am directed by the residents of this village, to extend to you, one and all, the most kindly, cor- dial, and hearty welcome, to a participation in their hospitalities that can be framed in words. To the Veteran Soldiers, I am further instructed to say that they, in common with their fellow citizens all over the country, understand and appreciate the sacrifices you made in severing home ties and accepting camp lite, the trials of bivouac, the long and weary march, the discomforts of the trenches, fronting the enemy for months in succession, and in the fierce heat of battle, that the Nation might live and the Union of the States remain intact, and to assure you that the patriotism which prompted you to spring to the defense of our country, will never be undervalued. To the Firemen of Dela- ware County, it is made my duty to say that the 42 THE DELHI HISTOBIOAL SOUVENIR. people of Delhi, although having been exempt from devastating fires for many years, by reason of the activity of their own firemen, feel very thankful for the singleness of purpose, which prompts you to devote your time to the protection of your neighbors' property and sometimes their lives. The frequency with which firemen are maimed in the discharge of their duty, and the number who have laid down their lives in efforts to save others, sufficiently attests the danger of your calling, and I here venture, in the name of the people from whom you severally come, to sin- cerely thank you for your noble work. The peo- ple of Delaware County also extend a hearty wel- come to the 33d Company of the State National Guard, and desire to congratulate them upon their soldierly appearance, while they recognize in their personnel the same element and characteristics which have made the American soldier famous all over the world, and it is my province to say that your fellow citizens repose the most perfect confi- dence in your patriotism and love of country, if you should be called into the field for eai-nest work. This celebra- tion is peculiar in its characteristics. It interests all tlie peo- ple of the county alike. It is at once patriotic, sentiment- al and historical, and like the century plant, it blossoms only once in an hundred years. We are glad to see so many familiar faces \l from all parts of the county.and sincerely thank you for your presence and I will close my remarks by quotinc the old adage, that brevity is the soul of wit. The town is yours for this auspicious occasion. The Parade. The line of march was Main, Meredith, High, Second, Franklin, Woolerton, Clinton, and Main streets to the square. There were eleven bands, one drum corps and 1,000 men in the march. There were the chiefs of the fire departments of the villages of Delhi, Stamford, "Walton, Andes, Deposit, Franklin, Hamden and Downsville march- ing abreast. The veterans of the civil war who paraded were loudly cheered. Thirty-two years after the close of the war they are still heroes whom we love to honor. [For Order of Marcli, see page 63.] EANSOM A. GRANT Epworth League. — In September, 1884, the young people of the M. E. Church organized a societ}' under the name of Oxford League. In the year 1887 the society changed to Christian En- deavor, which name it kept until the central body of the Epworth League was organized in May, 1889. Soon after that it joined that body and secured a charter (No. 437). Tlie first President of the Epworth League was Charles W. Colwell, and the first Secretary Miss Jessie Smith. The present President is F. H. Shevalior, and Stella Hunt Secretary. Ransom A. Grant, the Deputy County Clerk, has served in that position continuously since his appointment by County Clerk George T. Warner in 1885, his knowledge of the requirements of the position, his familiarity with every detail as to records, files and the general business conducted in the ofBce and his extended acquaintanceship through the county, being recognized by each suc- ceeding county clerk as especially desirable quali- fications in a deputy. Mr. Grant's experience in that office dates back to 1867 when upon relin- quishing his studies at the Delhi academy he was appointed deputy under his father, W. Ward Grant, who at that time and for the period of two terms held the office of County Clerk. Winning the con- fidence and respect of the public the son was sub- sequently chosen to the position his father had so ably occupied, being elected in 1877 and serving two terms of three years each. Like his father he became a zealous Republi- can and an earnest and conscientious supporter of the principles and can- didates of that party. Deeply interested in what ever has given promise of promot- ing the growth of the town Mr. Grant has contributed largely of his time and means in many directions which held out no induce- ment of direct per- sonal benefit, and at one time he served as village trustee. He is also a member of the fire depart- ment. In 1880 he started in the lumber business in Delhi, engaging in the manufacture of sash, blinds, doors and general building materials. In the fall of 1883 a fire swept away the entire plant and ma- chinery, entailing a seiious loss. He then moved to Brooklyn where he started in the same busi- ness, from which he retired in 1885 returning to Delhi and entering at once upon the duties he has since so satisfactorily performed. Mr. Grant was born in Middletown, November 20, 1847, a descendant of a Scotch family which lived in the same town as far back as the begin- ning of the present century, the house in which Ransom Grant was born being the birth place of his father whose date of birth is April 12, 1824. The lineage of this family includes that from which General IJ. S. Grant was descended. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm and given a good education. He married 'Miss Augusta, the daughter of Thomas Covert, October 25, 1869. Both are members of the Second Presbyterian" Church. They have one son who is attending school. THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 43 James D. Birdsall, member and treasurer of the Republican County Committee does a very large meat business, furnishing many of the best fami- lies in town and enjoying the exclusive trade of the New York families who spend the summer in their country homes near Delhi, such as the Ger- rys, Dufflelds, Sheldons, Cannons, Sherwoods and Greenleafs. He came to Delhi April 7, 1892, and opened the market where he is now in business. Until February 9, 1893, the business was conducted under the firm name of Somerville & Birdsall. A. D. Strong succeeded Somerville and until Novem- ber 8, 1895, when Mr. Birdsall took the entire bus- with the firm until 1882, first at their branch in Wilkesbarre, Pa., then for a while in the Bingham- ton store, after which he clerked for a year for Humphrey, Crosby & Ennis, dry goods merchants of Rondout. In 1883 he entered into business in Margaretville, Delaware County, the name of the firm being Winter, Collin & Co. In October of that year there was a change and the business was con- ducted by Collin & Birdsall until March 1, 1888, when Mr. Birdsall sold his interest to Mr. Collin and went into the drug business in Davenport with Dr. Scott, his brother-in-law, Mr. Collin continu- ing the business alone. While in trade at Marga- retville Mr. Birdsall became very largely ac- quainted with the residents of the county. The businessjwas conducted on a large scale and in- M. C. Dibble. Wm. McBtTRNBT. Wm. Meehan. J. D. BIRDSALL'S MARKET. J. D. Birdsall. iness, it was conducted under the name of Birdsall & Strong. The former is an enterprising business man who takes great pride in holding a desirable trade. Ever attentive to the wants of his cus- tomers and always supplying the goods he repre- sents he has the confidence of his patrons. He was born in New Kingston, Delaware County, April 10, 1861, and attended the public schools until 1877 when he went to work for Thomas Win- ter, a prominent merchant for years in Margaret- ville. In 1879 he entered a business course in Lowell's College, Binghamton, where he was grad- uated in 1880, whereupon he at once entered into the employ of' Fowler, Dick & Walker, one of the largest dry goods houses in Binghamton. He was eluded very considerable buying and shipping of butter. In April, 1891, Mr. Birdsall went upon the road as salesman tor Edmunds & Mayo, a Bos- ton boot and shoe firm, remaining there for one year, when he came to Delhi. His market is prob- ably the largest in the retail trade in this county, Mr. Birdsall selling more meats every year than any other retail house so far as can be ascertained. He is a member of the Margaretville Lodge No. 389, F. & A. M. On April 30, 1886, he married Miss Belle Quick, of Roxbury, who died December 4, 1893. He married Ella M. Gemmel, of Delhi, February 20, 1895. By his first wife had four chil- dren, one of whom, Nellie, is still living, and by his second wife a daughter, Margery. 44 THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOUVENIR. The New York Condensed Milk Company's re- ceiving and shipping creamerj' in Delhi is a very interesting place to visit. The writer recently, through the courtesy of Superintendent D. J. Purdy, was permitted to inspect the work of re- ceiving, bottling and shipjjing between twenty and thirty thousand quarts of milk to be retailed to the consumers in New Yoi-k the next morning. How many in the great metropolis who respond to the milkman's daily call have the remotest idea of the vast amount of capital required and labor employed in securing fresh from the dairies scat- tered over miles of pastures and meadows the pure, delicious fluid bubbling with golden cream that is daily served to thousands of customers by this company. The writer, who had visited milk de- pots all over the state and when a boy had trudged through the dew ladened grass to corral the cows for milking, had never before conceived of a method writer when he first reached town. That state- ment was no exaggeration. "Just ask the super- intendent to show you the contract which dairy- men are required to sign," continued the speaker. "The stables must be whitewashed every so often ; the cows are inspected by a veterinarian employed for that pui'pose— if anything is found wrong with a cow she is taken out of the dairy or the milk is no longer received. No milk is taken where the dairy contains other than the richest producing cows, or where there are any Holsteins." The principal breed of cows furnishing the milk to this creamery are Jerseys. Such indeed are some of the requirements, as shown in the contract. And every dairyman is familiar with them. Other specifications lor example are : The milking shall be done in the most cleanly manner; the milk must be strained througli wire cloth of 100 meshes to an inch and thoroughly cooled immediately after milking ; the temperature must be reduced to a certain point within a certain time by placing KOHDEN'S CREAMERY BUILDINGS. and system so complete as this. Established in 1895 (the Delhi branch) "Borden's creamery," as it is called here, has not ceased to be the talk of the town. Giving employment to fifty or more men it is regarded as aji imiDortant acquisition to a village with little manufaoturing. Yet that is only the beginning. The money that is paid to nearly 200 farmers who depend chiefly on the monthly ch(3Cks thoy receive f[-om this company goes largely into the fills of the store keepers in Delhi because this is the best place for them to trade. Whatever may be the result of their plant- ing or sowing they have simply to comply with the very practical and necessary requirements as to proper feeding and caie of stock and as to cleanli- ness of the dairy and their milk finds a market 365 days in the year. "You won't find work cleaner in any kitchen you ever siiw than that in the handling of milk at Borden's," was a remark made to the the cans in a vat " containing three times as much water as there is milk," and to a sufficient depth that the water shall come up about the can as high as the milk. The contract specifies many other things considered necessary by the company to insure the best quality of milk and absolute cleanliness, such as keeping the outside of the cans bright and thoroughly rinsing them after they have been returned from the depot where they were first scalded and cleaned by turning into thena steam under high pressure ; also such as stabling, bedding, etc. Even the feed that will not produce milk of "a standard richness" is named and prohibited. But the regime of the dairyman is only a beginning. The contract is rigidly enforced in every case and the purity of the milk is evidence of the importance of the specifications. The interior of the depot is a revelation. Smok- ing and the use of tobacco, — expectorating on the ffoor- -are prohibited. The force are uniformed in clean wliitc linen. The stone ffoor is scrubbed daily, and cleansed witli a stream of water turned THE DELHI HlSTOElCAL SOUVENIR. 4S BOKDEN'S CREAMERY-BOTTLING MILK FOR THE NEW YORK MARKET. from the hose. The spilling of milk is an offense rarely committed. The cans lifted from the wag- ons at the front door are emptied into a strainer, the milk being conducted thence into double vate from which it is drawn into a tank resting on an elevated tramway. The tank is then rolled along the length of the bottling room the milk being per- mitted to flow into the bottles set upon an elevated platform over which the car passes, after being strained for the third time since milking. A force of men follow the car placing prepared paper disks over the neck of the bottles as fast as they are filled, followed by others who place and secure the stopple, still another gang close behind take the bottles from the platform, rinse the outside in clean water and place them in the shipping case. The empty bottles are brought from the washing room after having been run through three changes of water. Crushed ice is piled in about the bottles and the cases are trucked into the oars drawn up at the platform in the rear of the station and placed in tiers, a layer of crushed ice being thrown upon each tier. The ears are then sealed and started for New York. The milk does not stand a moment from the time it leaves the cans until it is corked up in the bottles. Strange as it may seem, where so much milk is handled, there is no unsavory odor. Standing in the cool, wholesome atmosphere and watching from one position the whole process of receiving and bottling, the observer looks upon an array of tempting bottles which invokes a thirst that one can readily understand with such sur- roundings. The milk is thoroughly cooled and all animal heat eliminated before reaching the bottles. It is iced at the bottling table, in the car and in New York. The Bordens seem to have got the BORDEN'S CREAMERY- SEPARATING THE CREAM AND THE MILK. 46 THE DELHI HISTOBICAL SOtJVENIE. business down fine. All apparatus used, we are informed, is designed by them and made for their own use. The bottling apparatus is unique yet simple, filling several hundred bottles a minute. The "Borden's Peerless Buttermilk" is put up here and a very large quantity is shipped. In addition to the bottling department is the creamery, where solid cream is put up in 40-quart cans and shipped to New York for bottling. The large separators receiving the milk fresh from the receiving vats purify it, discharging the cream into a can from which it is taken to be bottled, and ejecting the milk into pipes from which it is taken by farmers to be fed to young stock or is discharged through under- ground pipes into u, running stream far below the fac- tory to be carried away. Every precaution is taken to preserve cleanliness outside as well as inside of the buildings. Considerable butter is made here for shipment all over the country. While in Delhi we had the pleasure of witness- ing the arrival of a car load of Borden's New York employes on an excursion which the company pro- vides annually and they enjoyed the trip, arriving at 10- 30 p. m., visiting the factory the next day where their pictures were taken in a group and leaving for New York at 4 p. m. It takes several such parties, usually arriving two weeks apart during the summer, to give them all a day's out- ing. We understand the company has fif- teen shipping s t a- tions and factories for supplying fresh milk to N e w York and Chicago and sub- urban towns daily, and for putting up the several brands of con d e n s e d milk manufactured by this company of which the Eagle is the leading brand, and which we use daily on our table in Albany. The main offices are at 71 Hudson street. H. Lee Borden is the President, and Isaac Milbank Vice- President and General Manager. The Ionian Club is a social organization, the object of which is purely recreation. The member- ship is always up to the limit — 25. The club was organized November 3, 1881. The officers are: President, M. O. Landon; Vice-President, N. B. Cormack; Secretary and Treasurer, Charles B. Stilson. The Sabbath School connected with the Meth- odist Episcopal Church was permanently estab- lished June 18, 1854, during the pastorate of the Eev. A. T. Selleok. The following officers were elected : Milton Frisbee, Superintendent ; Miss Mary Selleek, Assistant Superintendent; Porter Frisbee, Seoretaiy. The present officers are: Willis H. Gavin, Superintendent; Her- bert H. White, Assistant Superintendent; Miss Stella Hunt, Secretary; Mrs. A. Fei-o. Treiisurer; Miss Lizzie Blake, Organist. John B. Murray, the Stenographer of the Su- preme Court of the Sixth Judicial District, which position he has occupied since August, 1882, is the proprietor of the Delhi Electric Light Plant which was estabjished in this village in 1890 by Messrs. John A. Kemp and Murray. A stock company was subsequently organized to do the lighting, but in 1895 the business passed wholly into Mr. Murray's possession. In 1891-2 he was associated in estab- lishing a plant in EUenville, retiring from that enterprise when he became sole proprietor of the Delhi plant. This is equipped to supplj' both arc and incandescent circuits, having a fifty light arc dynamo and a 1,000 light incandescent dynamo driven by a lOO-horse power engine supplied by an extra fine 300-horse power boiler. The hotels and public buildings and some of the residences, busi- ness places and churches are consumers, making it an important enterprise. Mr. Murray was born in Delhi, June 21, 1850. His father, John Murray, still living at the ripe age of 82 years, located in Bo- vina when quite young. Mr. Murray attended the Dela- ware Academy and when 17 years old went to brickmak- ing at South Kiver. In 1878 he entered the office of Isaac H. Maynard and was ad- mitted to practice at the bar in Bingham- toti in 1884. In 1878- 80 he served as Clerk of the Surrogate of Delaware County. On October 23, 1882, he married M. Es- telle, the daughter of Solomon Eice of Delhi. They have two children, John Carlton and Nereida, aged 12 and 3 years. The Delhi Mandolin Club was organized in the fall of 1894 with Clarence M. Sutton leader and first mandolin, William H. Sturges second mando- lin, George O. Powers and Samuel H. Norton, guitars. Since then the membership has been in- creased by the addition of Eugene P. Lynch and William Gemmel, mandolins, and Clifford Grant, guitar. The club plays occasionally tor public en- tertainments high grade music, having a repertoire of sixty popular and difficult selections. It has pleasant rooms in the Page building. The Y. P S C. E , Second Presbyterian Church, began its good work September 22, 1891, and has proved of great help to the church, educating the young to become active workers. The devotional meetings are held Sabbath evenings one hour be- fore the preaching service. Business meetings are held once a month. There is also a Junior Society in connection with the church, well attended. JOHN B. MURRAY. THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 47 JOHN HUTSON. John Hutson, the proprietor of the American House, came into possession in partnership with C. E. Kiff, January 1, 1893, and a year later became sole pi'oprietor, since which time he extended the accommodations, made many modern improve- ments and increased the popularity of the house to an extent that has given it a constantly extend- ing patronage. The many pilgrims whose weary feet find rest in this inviting hostelry represent all professions in life and all sections of the country. The house is large and inviting, abundantly pro- vided with the best the land affords, neatly fum- i s h e d throughout and kept in the most comfort- able manner. Mr. and Mrs. Hutson have a rep- utation tor entertaining guests of the house which has done very much to- ward bringing them a, large number of tran- sients. Mrs. Hutson has personal charge of the culinary department, looking after the smallest details and scrutinizing every part of the domes- tic work to si'i' that things go on as they shopld in all respects. Theinost pretentious ho- tel is not kept up in a brighter and more attractive condition. Since Mr. Hutson tooli the house he constructed an addition which has given it more ground floor ac- commodations than are usually found in hotels in the small towns of the state. The parlors, ofSoe, dining-room and bar open into a wide hall extending from the front to the rear. A lateral hall connecting at right angles connects with very pleasant first floor chambers, the windows of which open upon a garden in the rear in which fresh vegeta- bles are obtained during the season. The bar is well stocked with all the best brands of liquors and cigars. Mr. Hutson was clerk of the house under Mr. E. D. W. Kiff and during the time the latter was proprietor. He was born in Delhi, December 10, 1860. His father, John Hutson, Sr., conducted a large store in Delhi for many years, shipping butter to a considerable extent and engaging in the flour and feed business. He was one of the leading men in the village and was interested in its growth and prosperity. The proprietor of the Amei-ican takes pleasure in entertaining his guests with a liberal hand. Since 1807 an hotel has stood on the same site. It is one of the best known "stands" in this section of the state. But the house to-day is modern throughout and compares favorably with hotels of greater pretensions in much larger towns. THE AMERICAN HOTEL. 48 THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOtJVENlR. M. E. ARBUCKLE. The Edgerton House was completed in 1847. It Is a hotel with a wide reputation among the traveling public, since during the fifty years its hospitable doors have swung open to the weary stranger, many men of prominence throughout the State have received the hearty handshake and welcome for which the several landlords who have successively presided over the fortunes of this commodious house were noted. There is a fire- place of wonderful construction which is historic and has attracted considerable attention not be- cause of its extraordinary dimensions although its ruddy light and generous warmth are spread in a radius in which a very large company might be assembled. But for half a century its crack- ling flames have driven away dull care from the minds of assembled pilgrims gathered from far and near while the regaling cup was passed round and storj' telling sped the passing hours freighted with good cheer and light hearted rev- elry. It is the typical fire-place of massive con- struction, such as were built in colonial days. The house with its wide halls, commodious rooms and high ceilings has few counterparts in this part of the State. The builder, Judge Edgerton, made it famous, while conducting it for many years, entertaining sucli men as Gen. Erastus Itoot, Jay Gould, Hon. Milton Bostwiok, the Parkers, Geu. Bassctt and many others too num- erous too mention. He was succeeded by A. C. Edgerton, Daniel O'Donnell, Smith WiUiams, Henry L. Marsh, John McDonald, G. B. Griffis, Fred GrifKs, Dodds & Arbuekle and at last the present g(;nial landlord Mar.shall E. Arbuckle. Under tlie present management it lias maintained its accustomed higJi reimtatioii. Mr. Arbuckle is mine host in every respect knowing just how to ploaso Ills many guests. He was born in the town of Dellii, on Scotch Mountain, Sept. 19, 1869. He was employed in the Edgerton House two years, afterwards in the Delaware Temperance House and the American House. He ran the Edgerton one year with John T. Dodds< Afterwards rebuilt and refurnished the Temperance House and on Dec. 1, 1896, took possession of the Edgerton. Mr. Ar- buckle has fitted up the house, since taking possession, so that it is modern in every respect. The accommodations for the travel- ing public are the best and the house occupies the very best location for a first- class hotel. He married Miss Mary Cun- ningham of Delhi, April 23, 1895. He is an Odd Fellow and a Mason. Presidents of the Village. — Erastus Root, 1821, '22, '23, '25, '38; Charles A. Foote, 1824 ; Charles Hathaway, 1820, '28 ; Amasa Parker, 1829, '30 ; William B. Sheldon, 1831, '32; Henry Wright, 1833, '34; Gurden H. Edgerton, 1835, '37 ; Crawford B. Sheldon, 1836; Samuel Gordon, 1839; Truman H. Wheeler, 1840, '47 ; Abraham DeGrofJ, 1841 ; Bichard Titus, 1842; Henry Edger- ton, 1843; Peter P. Wright, 1844, '45; Nathaniel Hathaway, 1846 ; Calvin How- ard, 1848; Albert Edgerton, 1849; Kobert Parker, 1850; Norwood Bowne, 1851, '63-'65 ; John Blanchard, 1852, '53, '54, '61; James H. Wright, 1854, '57, '74; Sheldon Griswold, 1855; Stephen 0. Johnson, 1856; John W. Woodruff, 1858 ; Jonas A. Hughston, 1860 ; John A. Parshall, 1862 ; Jesse Palmer, 1866-'70 ; B. P. Gerowe, 1871 ; R. P. Cormaok, 1872; Artemus D. Knapp, 1873; Seth H. White, 1875, '76 ; James H. Graham, 1877, '78 ; Jonas M. Preston, 1K79, '80 ; Ira B. Kerr, 1881 ; George L. Gordon, 1882; Mortimer A. White, 1883-'88; William K. Bill, 1889, '90; Sherrill E. Smith, 1891, '92, '93, '94 ; Henry S. Graham, 1895- '97. THE EDGfERTON HOUSE. THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 49 JOHN T. DODDS. John T. Dodds, the proprietor of the Central House, was a clerk for five or six years for Fred Grifas -when he oondueted the Edgerton House. In December, 1894, he went into partnership with M. E. Arbuclde and the two conducted the Edger- ton for a year, when they separated, Mr. Dodds going into the livery business. In December, 1896, he bought the Central and has since not only im- proved the property but has built up a paying bus- iness and made the hotel quite popular. This house is centrally located on Main street and the interior is arranged for the best convenience of the guests. The house accommodates fifty lodg- ers. The table is well supplied and the ac- commodations generally are first-class. Those who have stopped at this house will come again. It is very widely known through the county and has always drawn a large patronage from the surrounding towns. Since Mr. Dodds took possession he has gained a promising patronage from the traveling public. He was born in Hamden, August 28, 1861, and for several years trav- eled on the road. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and chapter and was an ex- cise commissioner when the Raines law went into effect. He married Sarah Cun- ningham, of Delhi, October 31, 1894. John J. O'Connor, who does a large mer- chant tailor business over Davie & Arbuck- le's office, corner of Main and Court streets, came to Delhi in 1880 and soon demonstra- ted that a fashionable tailor would obtain warm support here. That trade which had gone to the cities up to that time turned his way, simply because he made it his business to cater only to the best class of people, those who demanded the finest suit- ings, those who were always well dressed. Mr. O'Connor had been educated in the business at McCauley's in Albany, and at Sharpe's in 'Troy. The latter is to-day the leader in New York. The people of Delhi are fastidious in dress and Mr. O'Connor consequently enjoys a select trade. His work is classed among the best. His business is not confined to Delhi but goes to all the surround- ing towns, from which he obtains the best trade. Customers are so well pleased with his work that when they leave town they continue their trade with him. He has several customers on the Pacific slope. He is a native of Albany, born July 12, 1859, and married to Miss Addie Moore, of Delhi. He was a member of the fire department for sixteen years, having held all the offices in the Graham Hook and Ladder Company, No. 3. GEORGE ADEE'S RESIDENCE. 50 THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. HON. WILLIAM MURRAY. The Hon. William Murray, for nearly twenty years on the Supreme Court bench in the Sixth judicial district, was one of the distinguished law- yers and jurists of not many years ago who gave to the Delaware county bar a standing second to that of no other interior county bar in the state. He was conspicuous as a successful lawyer, among the ablest of his day, and was a man of command- ing presence. His frank, rugged nature came to him through a long line of Scotch ancestry. His parents, natives of Eskdalmuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, located in Andes, Delaware county, 1818, where on November 21, 1820, William Mur- ray was born. He attended the district school and at the age of 23 years entered the Delaware Academy, where he pursued a course of hard study for two years, acquir- ing the higher branches of learning that fit- ted him to fill responsible duties. His broth- er, Dr. David Murray, was his room mate at the academy. They furnished their own rooin and boarded themselves. Dr. David Murray, who afterward became a distin- guished professor in Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N. J., made a wide reputation in re-establishing in Japan a modern system of education. Judge Murray was a self made man. When a, boy he was inured to hardships. It is related that for sev- eral days he carried on his back his younger brother, who was temporarily crip- pled from an accident, to and from school, a distance of two miles. In his youth he was employed in all kinds of work on his J father's farm and cleared considerable land. Upon leaving school he entered the law office of Hon. Samuel Gordon in Delhi. He is quoted as having said that his mind was turned to a profession from having acquired self confidence to make an address by serving as president of a local temperance society. On January 3, 1848, he was admitted to the' bar, at a General Term of the Supreme Court held at Albany, two years earlier having been chosen Justice of the Peace, in which he served four years or until 1850, about which time he began active practice in Delhi. He subsequently was elected District Attorney and served three years. In 1863 he was elected County Judge and Surrogate, his term expiring in 1867. January27, 1868, Gov. Reu- "1 VIEW OF DELHI FROM MRS. DAVID MURRAY'S RESIDENCE. THE DELHI HISTOElOAL SOITVBNlE. 51 ben E. Penton appointed him Justice of the Su- preme Court to fill the Tacanoy caused by the resignation of Judge Mason. In 1869 he was ■elected to fill the position, and in 1877 was re- elected without opposition, both party conventions unanimously nominating him. He occupied the bench until the day of his death, which occurred at the residence of a friend in Elmira on June 7, 1887. He was stopping there for rest in hopes of recruiting his health. Illness came upon him sud- denly in the night. A telegram to his son, David Murray, who was then at Binghamton, was written but before it had been forwarded the Judge passed Delhi. Mr. and Mrs. David Murray, whose sum* mer home, a residence built by Judge Murray and delightfully situated, is shown in an accompanying engraving, were married May 25, 1886. Mrs. Mur- ray is the daughter of Commodore Gillis of the Uni^ ted States Navy. Mr. David Murray is a graduate of Rutgers College and a specialist in insurance law, in which he has a large practice. The fore' sight of Judge Murray was shown many years ago when he advised his son David to practice in a special line. The y. P. S. C E., Second Presbyterian Church, began its good work September 22, 1891, and has MRS. DAVID MURRAY'S RESIDENCE. away quietly and without pain. He was a strong Whig until the organization of the Republican party, to which he was ever afterward loyal, sup- porting President Lincoln and his war measures with all the influence he possessed. He was mar- ried to Rachel M. Merwin of Bloomville, November 21, 1850. She died April 19, 1876. The remains of both rest in Woodland Cemetery, Delhi. Their children are David Murray, the eldest, a member of the law firm of Dowe, Murray & Hartridge, 35 Nassau street, New York, and Asher Murray, Surrogate of Wadena County, Minn., each of whom have a family of five children, and Mrs. Annie M., the wife of Alexander Oonklin of proved of great help to the church, educating the young to become active workers. Tlie devotional meetings are held Sabbath evenings one hour be- fore the preaching service. Business meetings are held once a mouth. There is also a Juuior Society in connection with the church, well attended. Bramley Mountain affords one of the best out- looks in the vicinity of Dellii. It is distant about eight or ten miles and accessible with teams. The view is grand, extending lor miles in all directions. It is well worth the time and trouble to malve the trip. 52 THE DELHI HISTOKIOAL SOUVENIE. Calvin Howard Bell was another of the early residents of- Delhi whose business and professional career eohstitute a part of the history of this town, and who after achieving success in his chosen field, passed away leaving substantial fruits of an active and industrious life. Mr. Bell was a native of the county, born in Harpersfleld on May 5, 1825. Beared on a farm he was taught the value of thrift and self reliance. At 15 years of age he began to pay his own way through school. Three years later he began the study of law in the ofSce of S. C. Johnson, at Delhi, who was at that time elecited State Senator. Mr. Bell was admitted to practice in August, 1847, and formed a copartnership with Mr. Johnson. On August 7, 1848, he dissolved partnership and started west. He arrived in Han- nibal, Mo., November 1, 1848, opened a law oflce there and spent the ensuing winter teaching school in Hannibal. His sons possess a diary which he kept in those daj's, showing the regu- larity of business habits he acquired. He was 'one of the "forty-niners," as those who were at- tracted to- California during the gold ex- citement were called. In company with a party of Mis- sourians he stai'ted from "VVarren, JIo., for the gold fields, April 11, 1849. For four months the caravan toiled over- land. The journey was over 2,400 miles of almost unknown country. For more than a year he pur- sued mining on the middle and south forlcs of the American river, meeting with abundant success. He returned to New York via Panama and reached Delhi in December, 1850. Here he settled down to law practice. On October 2, 1851, he married Fannie L., the daughter of Ed- mund Eoberls, of Portsmouth, N. H. As his busi- ness interests increased he started a banking busi- n(!ss in 1870 wliieh is continued at this time by his Sdiis. His success in life was that of a self made m;ui, and upon his death, which occurred Novem- ber 29, 1890, he l(!ft tliree sons, Edmund Roberts, Howard, and WalLi-r Langdon. His wife died Sep- tiMiibcr :!0. J8i,7. Both are buried at Woodland. The IJrll family was among the earliest settlers in the county, descending from Ejinlish and Scotch. MiS. Calvin H. Bell was descended on one side iiom tlie Langdons, who were identified with the (>;irly liisiory of tins country, and from the Eob- crtses, who ijicluded a distinguislicd officer in the English navy and an nuibassador to China. Ed- mund R. and Walter L. Bell sUll continue the banking business founded by their father and are largely engaged in real estate transactions. The CALVIN HOWARD BELL. former has served on the village board of trustees and is a member of the fire department. The lat- ter is also interested in local affairs, a member of the fire department and of the Masonic Order. Dr. Howard Bell was graduated from the Uni- versity of the City of New York in 1884. He is a member of the Delaware County Medical Society and of the Delhi Lodge F. & A. M. and the Nor- wich Commandery. Delhi Mineral Springs. — In Elk Creek valley, four miles from Delhi, on the old Crane farm, is a well of bubbling mineral water and very few people are aware that when charged it is equal to apoUinaris or gyser. Strangers who have drank the water from this fountain like it as well as Saratoga water, and many cannot tell the dif- ference. One of the druggists in the village charges the water and draws it from his soda fountain. In 1891 the farm passed into the hands of the late W. C. Sheldon, a native of Delhi and a New York banker, and he employed C. F. Chandler, Ph. D., to make an analysis. Prof. Chandler wrote that the spring would supply "an excellent table water as a sub- stitute for appollina- ris or similar wa- ters." His analysis was as follows: "Chloride of sodium, 233.8541gr.; chloride of potassium, 0.2107 gr. ; bromide of sodi- um, 0.9045 gr. ; iodide ofsodium, 0.0731 gr.; sulphate of potassa, 0.0524 gr. ; bicarbon- ate of lithia, 1.3005 gr. ; bicarbonate of iron, 0.6368 gr. ; bi- carbonate of lime, 35.9839 gr. ; bicar- bonate of magnesia, 10.7621 gr. ; alumina, 0.0579 gr. ; phosphate of soda, ti'aces ; silica, 0.3732 gr. ; organic and volatile matter, traces." Some sixty-five years ago (1832) a boring was made to the depth of 392 feet. Salt water was obtained at two separate points — the lower spring being much stronger in saltness and of much greater volume. The water arose nearly to the surface and that, too, in great abundance. Several hun- dred barrels of the finest quality of salt were man- ufactured. Messrs. Crane Brotheis, owners of the farm, prosecuted the work, obtaining the necessary means by -mortgaging their acres. Not under- standing how to keep out fresh water their efforts did not prove profitable and they abandoned the work, dropping an iron plug into the well. Thirty- three years later, wlien renewed efforts to work the well were made the removal of the plug was effected with considerable effort and at great ex- pense. "The Elk Creek Salt and Petroleum Com- THE DELHI HISTOKIOAL SOUVENIE. 53 pany" was the name of the oompanywhioh was incorporated on March 22, 1865, "for mining salt, petroleum and other minerals and the taking, re- ceiving and vending the same when so refined." The capital stock was $300,000 comprising 60,000 shares. There were six trustees named as fol- lows : Jesse Palmer, A. Cook Edgerton, Bobert Douglas, William Woolerton, John Hutson and Thomas G. McLaury. The company leased 350 acres for twenty-one years and the itieadquarters were located in Eobert Douglas' office. I. Dean was hired as superintendent and there was great excitement in town. The machinery was placed in position June 3, 1H65. On July 10, 1865, the first thirty feet of pipe were driven, and on July 22 fol- lowing they struck a salt vein at the depth of 215 feet, in which there were indications of oil. On September 27, 1865, the well had been driven 575 feet and after that date, a careful examination of the files of the Gazette from which the above facts are gleaned, failed to discover any further refer- ence to the project. It is understood the company sunk several thousand dollars. The original stock book of the company is now 10 s. ; E. Douglas, 200 s., second subscription ; Mrs. Mary G. Frost, 50 s. ; A. Ctook Edgerton, 50 s., fifth subscription ; Mrs. Anna Ann Lapham, 50 s. ; Cath- arine B. Leal, 10 s. ; C. A. Frost, 25 s. ; J. S. Page, 200 s., second subscription; Eussell Frost, 15 s.; Howard Frost, 10 s. ; Blanohard & Woodruff, 50 s. ; John W. Fortune, 50 s. ; John L. Wiesmer, 50 s. ; John S. Murray, 10 s. ; Wm. Flower, 20 s. ; Thomas G. McLaury, 200 s., third subscription; J. P. Bropean, 100 s. The principal object of the company was to strike petroleum. Isaac Dean, the superinten- dent, was an oil expert got here from Pennsylvan- ia expressly to put down the well. While the company failed to obtain what they were after it was demonstrated that most excellent mineral water fiows in abundance and that the springs can be made not only a popular summer resort or sanitarium but that the waters put on the market would command a large sale. For years they have been used in Delhi aud vicinity as a bever- age and physicians have prescribed them with ex- cellent results. In 1858 or '60 Mrs. Herman D. Gould who at that time owned the farm put in a dozen kettles BELL BROTHERS' RESIDENCE. in the possession of Mr. Orrin W. Smith, who at the time was a law partner of Jesse Palmer, the president of the company. The stock certificates were handsomely engraved on parchment. The vignette which ornamented each certificate was that of a deer going to a " lick." It was said that years ago the brine came out of the earth affording an excellent deer "lick." The certificate has the autographs of "J. Palmer, Pres't," and "Eobert Douglas, Sec'y." The subscribers and their re- spective numbers of shares are as follows : A. Cook Edgerton, 10,000 shares ; E. H. Sloan, 50 s. ; Thos. Hutson, 15 s. ; Henry A. Scott, 10 s. ; J. S. Page, 50 s. ; A. A. Van Horn, 50 s. ; E. P. Cormack, 25 s. ; G. J. Fisher, 25 s. ; Mrs. Elizabeth Woolerton, 25 s. ; 0. A. Howe, 25 s. ; Thomas G. McLaury, 12,000 s. ; Wm. Woolerton, 11,000 s. ; S. A. Swart, 25 s. ; Chas. N. Bowne, 25 s. ; John Hutson, 6,000 s. ; E. Doug- las, 10,000 s.; A. Cook Edgerton, 9,000 s., second subscription ; Jesse Palmer, 4,000 s. ; Amasa J. Parker, 4,000 s. ; Thomas G. McLaury, 4,000 s., second subscription ; Eobert Parker, 4,000 s. ; Wm. Woolerton, 4,000 s., second subscription; C. H. Bell, 4,000 s. ; A. Cook Edgerton, 4,000 s., third subscription; A. Cook Edgerton, 200Js., fourth subscription ; A. Cook Putnam, 20 s. ; 0. W. Copley, and manufactured a large quantity of salt. When the first batch was made she invited a parly of friends to her residence on Main street and served with the refreshments a very fine quality of table salt which was made from these waters. Many of the kettles used at that time are scattered about the country in use tor watering stock. The Sabbath School, Second Presbyterian Church of Delhi, was established about the year 1831 with Mr. Erskine and Mr. Herman D. Gould as the first superintendents. Since that time many noble, earnest workers have been called home to their reward. The present corps of officers and teachers consist of : Superintendent, William Clark ; Assistant Superintendent, J. K. Penfield ; Treas- urer. Eugene P. Lynch ; Secretary, Adam Scott. Teachers of Bible Glasses are Eev. F. H. Seeley, Mrs. F. H. Seeley, Mrs. William Wight, Mrs. E. t). Wagner, Mrs. M. Palmer, Mrs. M. Oliampion, Mrs. John Gladstone, Miss Jennie Thomas, Miss May Hull, Mr. J. K. Penfield, Mr. William Harper and Mr. James Harper ; Primary Class, Miss Margaret A. McLaury. All are striving to do heartily the Master's work. 54 THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. HON. WILLI.-VM GLEASON. The Hon. William Gleason, a distinguished member of the Delaware County bar and for two terms, 1852-5 and 1860-'63, County Judge and Sur- rogate of Delaware County, was one of the coterie of statesmen from this county who were conspicu- ous in public affairs. Serving in the State Assem- bly in 1851, which held a special session that j'ear, he secured the appointment of a special committee of which he was made chairman to invpstigate the conditions fioverning the holding of lands in per- was a warm friend and active advocate of the " anti-renters " as they were called, and he rejoiced when the old un-American feudal system was wiped out. He was also active in remodeling the free school law which the courts had declared unconstitutional. He exerted a powerful local influence in behalf of the organization of the Republican party and was an uncompromising upholder of the Union, being one of the prime movers in raising the Delaware county quota of men mustered in as the lilth New York Volun- teers. He was born in Roxbury, Delaware county, January 4, 1819, and was educated in the Prattsville and Delaware academies and by a private tutor under whom he read Latin, classics and the higher mathematics. Alternately he studied, taught school and worked on his father's farm, diligently ap- plying himself to the study of law and read- ing ancient and modern history, partly sup- porting himself by surveying and practicing in justices courts. He served three years as town clerk of Stamford and two years as superintendent of schools. In 1843 he was admit- ted to practice in the county courts, in 1845 to the state courts, and finally in the United States dis- trict and circuit courts. He practiced law at Hobart until 1850 and during the following year up to the time he entered the State Assembly he carriod on a large tannery business, in which he had assumed an interest left by a younger brother, deceased. He removed to D<>lhi Avhen elecled County Judge, in 1851. In 1853 he was married to MRS. JUDGE GLEASON'S KESIDENCE. petuity by alh^ged authority of large manorial grants made duiing colonial times which were handed down from father to son. Under that sys- tem an onerous exaction of rents was demanded Stirling up the individual tenants who as they sup- posed had bought titles instead of leases, to revolt, which threatened to become serious. The Judge Caroline B., the daughter of John Blanchard, a merchant in Delhi. The Judge died May 9, 1894, and was buried at Woodland Cemetery with im- pressive services, mourned as a loss to the whole community. Mrs. Gleason still resides in the fam- ily residence on Main street, occupied by the fam- ily for the last forty years. There are three chil- dren — John B. and Lafayette B. of New York, and THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOUVENIR. 55 "Wallace B. of Delhi. The Delaware county bar met on May 10, 1894, and paid high honor to the memory of Judge Gleason, passing resolutions in which is written: * * * "His work is ended but his character tor good has left its impress on all our minds. * * * The world is better for Judge D. J. PURDY, Sup'T Borden's Cbkameby. Gleason's years and lite." The Delaware Academy trustees, of which he had long been the president, on May 21 resolved, * * * "That in the life of Judge Gleason we have ever recognized the quali- ties of a cultured gentleman and a man of the most correct habits and refined taste." The Wal- ton Chronicle said: "As a member of the legal profession none stood higher in the respect and esteem of his associates ; ever kind and courteous he was the soul of honor." The Delaware Gazette said : " Judge Gleason was a profound lawyer and ripe scholar familiar with all the questions of the day and ready to discuss them with vigor, intelli- gence and apt illustration." The Wheelmen of Delhi— The Souvenir of Delhi with no reference to its wheelmen would fail to represent one of the most important features of the life of the town. The roads about Delhi are not as well calculated to produce a large riding contingency as those of some towns in a more level country, how- ever, There are about 250 riders in- eluding a large number of ladies, which is a good proportion for a mountain town. The most popular rides are along the river road between Walton to the south and Stam- ford in the oppo- site direction, a range of 40 miles.- The Delhi bicy- cle trade is we 1 1 looked after by Stil- son, the Stearnes' agent; Harper who sells Dayton's, Tri- bunes, etc. ; F a r- rington, the Ram- bler man ; K. P. Mcintosh, old reli- able CJolumbias, and Crawford Bros, and Adee who push the Craw- ford Special. The Bicycle Club is now in a torpid state only, but the wheelmen are well united when a question arises which calls for concerted action. For the past three years Delhi has held successful race meets which have given universal satisfaction to the contestants. Among those who have repre- sented Delhi on the track and in various road races are Arthur Meeker, Will Roberts, John Mannion, Prank Fariington, G. A. Heckroth and F. M. Rainey. The first three named have con- fined their efforts to track riding and have met with a fair portion of success at various counts- meets for the past three years. Farriugton, Heckroth and Rainey have ridden in both track aud road races, the first two being particularly unlucky in the matter of falls more or less severe. Farrington was the winner of the local cham- pionship in '95, Mannion in '96 and '97 has yet to bring forth a slar rider. Meeker, Roberts and Rainey while meeting with no prolonged seiies of successes have won more or less good races each season. Among the scorchers who do not race are Charles Brand, Elwood Kuapp, Heni-y Woods, Samuel Norton and others. Touring has scarcely met with the popularity it desei-ves with the wheelmen of Delhi. Will SLui- ges is one of our best long distance riders. lu that category also are W. L. Gerowe, S. H. Nor- ton, R. P. Mcintosh and Frank Farrington. Delhi numbers comparatively few business men who do not ride for business and pleasure. Drs. Goodrich and Schumann represent the medical profession a-wheel, while the legal fraternity have as riders M. M. Palmer, S. F. Adee and John Kemp. Delhi's future in the matter of bicycle riding looks bright for dealers, racing men, tourists, pleasure riders and repairers. The Delhi Water Works supplies the village from a reservoir, two and a half miles from the village, ted by Steele's brook, a 'mountain stream of spring water, which never gets low. The nor- mal storage is 6,000 gallons with a capacity three times as great. Having a tall to Main Street of 196 feet the head is sufficient to lliiow a sticani to the top of the highest buildijig. Tiic reservoir v,-;is built in 189G by the Delhi Water Co., to replace one situated farther down stream ajid inadequaio. In 1897 the village became the owner with tlie board of trustees as the water commissioners. J. W. WOODRUFF'S RESIDENCE. 56 THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR; MINOR fiTILSON, FOUNDKK OF LEADING JEWELRY HOUSE. Mmor Stilson came to Delhi and established the jewelry business now conducted by Charles R. Stilson, his son, in 1837. For two terms he was county treasurer, and also served as village trustee. He was one of the largest jewelers in this part of the state aiicl one of the leading business men, tail- ing an aoti ve part in the various political campaigns. He disLinguished himself in the old "Whig days wh(3ii lie sang the. popular songs that have become famous. He died Nov. 22, 1894, in his 74th year. The business came into the hands of M. Stilson & Son in. 1S79, and in 1886 C. R. & H. M. Stilson, the sons of the founder. In 1896 H. M. Stilson retired and the business is now conducted by C. R. Stil- son, who has greatly enlarged the trade and has made it the leading jewelry store in Delhi. C. R. Stilson was born in Meredith and educated at the Delaware Academy. He clerked for McMurray Bros, about a year and afterward for his father. He took an optical course in the Spencer Optical Institute from which he was graduated. His bus- iness includes diamonds, watches, all kinds of sil- verware, musical instruments and optical' goods. Mr. Stilson has made a specialty in bicycles and is probably one of the largest dealers in that line in the county. Mr. Stilson is also a fine engraver on silver and other metals such as generally de- sired for presents, keepsakes, wedding gifts, etc. In 1878 ho married Lizzie, the daughter of John Hutson. Mr. Stilson is a member of the Delhi Masonic lodge. He was also chief of the fire department two terms. The Delaware National Bank is one of the most widely known banking institutions of this section. It is conducted along conservative lines and is in every respect a safe and well established bank. For fifty years or thereabout it has been located in the building shown in the accompanying engrav- ing. Some of the best known men in Delaware county have in years back been connected with this bank in an executive capacitj'. Being the only national bank at the county seat and located in the midst of a large dairy country from which it numbers among its patrons prosperous farmers and large concerns handling milk for the New York market, this institution is in position to command a lucrative business and to very largely extend its usefulness. Its capital is $100,000 and the depos- its average $300,000 a year. The officers are : Pres- ident, John A. Kemp ; Vice-President, Charles S. Woodruff; Directors, Henry W. Cannon, George R. THE DELAWARE NATIONAL BANK. THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 57 Sheldon, H. A. Pitcher, W. B. Gleason; Cashier, W. G. Edserton; Assistant Cashier, Georpte A. Sturges ; Clerks, W. H. Sturges and W. C. Roberts. John A. Kemp, attorney and counselor at law, was admitted to the bar in 1883 and has since suc- cessfully practiced in Delhi. Mr. Kemp is an active and zealous worker In the Republican party, having devoted considerable personal time in attendance at conventions and primaries and in effective work at the polls on election. In 1889-'91 he served in the board of supervisors. Owing to a change in the affairs of the Dela- ware National Bank he was called upon to assume the presidency, which has in a way interfered with his law practice, but not to the extent of preventing him from paying par- ticular attention to the interests of his clients, and especially some large estates for which he is counsel. He was bom in Meredith, Septem- ber 22, 1854, his father, Peter Kemp, being a farmer. He was educated in the Delaware Academy and Union College, being graduated from the latter institution in 1880 and entering the office of Judge Murray, where he pursued the study of law. In June, 1894, he married Frances E., daughter of Abram C. Willsea of Dobbs' Ferry, Westchester County. W. G. Edgerton, the Cashier of the Dela- ware National Bank, has been with that institu- tion since 1873, having served as book-keeper and subsequently succeeded his uncle, Walter H. Griswold, to the position of cashier, in which the latter served for thirty-five years. He was born in Delhi, June 29, 1858, and was educated in the Academy in that village. In 1888 he married Carrie A. N., the daughter of Prof. Sherrill E. Smith. He is Past Master of the Delhi Lodge No. 439, F. & A. M., High Priest of the Delhi Chapter, No. 249, and member of the Norwich Commandery, No. 46. Gleason & Kiff, dealers in coal, plaster, fer- tilizers and principally feed, succeeded the firm of Gleasons & Kiffs, who were successors to Hutson Bros. This business was established during the civil war, and has extended very widely through the adjacent country. The firm of Gleasons & Kiffs comprised fathers and sons. The two latter constitute the present firm. They are Messrs. Wallace B. Gleason and Charles E. Kiff. Surrounded by large dairy in- terests they conduct a large trade in feed, oper- ating a three-run mill which turns out only a small part of the feed they handle and sufficient grist to supply the local trade with buckwheat flour. In addition to the capacityof the mill and adjacent building they have a warehouse for storage purposes, the total capacity of both structures being about sixty car loads of feed. They also handle very largely the Ontario & Western and the D. & H. coal. W. B. Gleason, the son of the distinguished Judge Gleason, was born in Delhi March 14, 1859. He was educated at the Delaware Academy. In August, 1883, he married Margaret, the daughter of Wm. Fletcher. Charles E. Kiff is a trustee of the village, elected in 1895. He was born in Kortright, April 18, 1862. In 1869 his father came to Delhi and became proprietor of what was for years known as Kiff's Hotel, now the American. In 1893 he was a partner with John Hutson, the present proprietor, in the hotel busi- ness, a year afterward becoming actively engaged in the present business. He is a water commis- sioner and is secretary and treasurer of the board. On October 29, 1891, he married Mabel, the daugh- ter of James Gilflllan, once United States Treasurer and a resident of New York City. Delhi Lodge, No. 748, I. O of G. T., was insti- tuted November 7, 1877. The charter members CHAS. R. STILSON'S JEWELRY STORE. were Truman H. Wheeler, Charles N. Bowne, James H. Banker, Robert Sinclair, John B. Mur- ray, C. B. Hanford, Robert Young, W. R. MoCour- tie, James F. Currie, Fred Miller, John Frazier, James A. Mable, Walter D. Miller, T. W. Lester, Charles Kissock. At the first meeting sixteen per- sons were initiated. James H. Banker served the first year as Worthy Chief Templar. 58 THE DELHI HISTOBICAL SOUVENIB. Horatio Nelson Buckley, M. D, who was among the early residents of Delhi, was born at UnadlUa, Otsego county, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1819. He was a distinguished physician with an extensive prac- tice, a citizen of high standing who took a promi- nent part in all matters pertaining to public inter- ests and an active Republican leader in this county. While a student at the Delaware Literary Institute at Franklin he began the study of medicine, and upon completing his course there he entered the College of Physi- cians and Surgeons in New York City, where he was graduated in April, 1845, settling down to practice in Delhi the same year. A co-partnership soon after was formed between him and Dr. Almi- ron Fitch, a physician of high standing, which firm became widely known and attained a successful practice. Dr. Buckley had an extended reputa- tion as a physician and in late years he was often called upon to counsel in complicated eases and his decisions were regarded as conclusive both as to the character of the disease and the best treatment to be adopted. In politics he was originally a Whig and when the Ee- publican party was formed he espoused its principles and was one of its active supporters, going as a delegate to the National Convention at Chicago in 1860 which nominated Abraham Lincoln for President and taking an earnest part In the campaign that followed. On several occasions he was a delegate t o State, Congression al and Senatorial conven- tions, and at the Republican Congres- sional Convention in 1868 his name was presented by the del- e g a t e s from Dela- ware county, although the nomination went else- where. He was a staunch supporter of Lincoln's policy for suppressing the rebellion. During the war he served as a special examining physician and for a few years after was a member of the pen- sion examining board. He was elected County Treasurer in 1851 and occupied that position for nine years. As one of the village trustees he took pride in local improvements and was one of the organizers of the Delhi Water Company, in which he served as trustee up to the time of his death. On MaTch 13, 1858, he was made a trustee of Dela- ware Academy and was president of the board several years. He had also in early years been a School Commissioner, and on January 23, 1871, was appointed Postmaster of Delhi, holding the office until March 7, 1887. In the meantime the doctor attended faithfully to his practice and made calls far and near, as the case requirfid, up to the time he was compelled to take to his bed, which was within a few weeks of his death. As Mr. J. A. Parshall, the Delhi historian, has written. Dr. Buckley "died in the harness, full of years and of honor, loved and respected by all," his death oc- curring on January 24, 1894. The funeral ser- HORATIO NELSON BUCKLE ?, M. D. vices were held at his house and. were largely attended, his death occasioning a loss to the town. The Rev. F. H. Seeley, the pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, in which society the doctor had long been a communicant and of which he was for years a trustee, conducted the funeral service. Dr. Buckley was twice married, his first wife being Miss Elizabeth Case of Franklin, by whom he had two children, Dr. John J. Buckley, Chief Surgeon of the Western Division of the Northern Pacific Railroad and a resident of Missoula. Mont., and Charles H. Buckley, of the Second National Bank of St. Paul, Minn. His second wife. Miss Jennie Thomas of Stamford, survived the death of her husband but a short time, her death oc- curring on August 6, 1896. There were three daughters by the second marriage, two of whom are dead, Mrs. Buckley Adee, wife of S. F. Adee of Delhi surviving. G. A. Heckroth is the leading grocer in town and has a large business in crockery, dry goods, notions and general merchandise. His place of business is in what is known as the "Big, Store," at the corner of Main and Division streets. This store is cen- trally located and for over thirty years there has been car- ried on here a busi- ness which is regard- ed as onp of the most impo rtant in the town. It was in this place that Mr. Heck- roth first started in business with Mr. L. M. Walsworth in 1893. In February, 1895, the former re- tired but in the fol- lowing December he bought the entire business and has since greatly en- larged his facilities, extended his trade and added considera- bly to the general line of goods usually carried by merchants who engage in much larger business in considerably larger towns. He is one of the prin- cipal dealers in green groceries such as fruit and vegetables ; also provisions handling only the best and most popular lines of which he is fully stocked. Everything in season, the earliest the market affords, is to be found here, new and fresh. Mr. Heckroth was born in Colchester, March 9, 1867, coming to Delhi in 1880 and attending the Dela- ware Academy. Upon leaving school he went into the employ of Menzie about 1884 and was there most of the time until he started in business for himself. He is a member of the Masonic order and the Zeta Phi club. O. T. Morg^an, the photographer, has had twenty-five years experience and he turns out ex- cellent work. He began the business in Oneonta and in 1891 came to Delhi and took the gallery conducted by Granger, who had run it about five years. Mr. Morgan has done considerable fine work for this Souvenir. He is good at portrait or viewing. He was born in Plymouth, N. H., June 8, 1851, and married Miss Jennie Goodenough, of Worcester, Otsego Co. THE DELHI HISTORICAL SOUVENIR. 59 Orrin W. Smith, was born in Oneonta, N. Y., November 23, 1826. He was brought up on a farm and had no means or opportunity to obtain a lib- eral education, and soon after arriving of age he purchased some law books and commenced the study of the law. In May, 1850, he came to Delhi, finished his studies in the law office of Amasa & Robert Parker and was admitted to the bar at Norwich, January 13, 1852. He is the oldest prac- ticing lawyer in the county. He has paid little or no attention to politics, having devoted his entire time to his profession. In addition to other profit- able business he has had the charge and manage- ment of many large estates. He is Past Master of Delhi Lodge P. & A. M., and was for many years a vestryman of St. John's Church and until his resig- nation in 1884. He married Harriet E. Miller of Cannonsville, N. Y., October 17, 1854. She died November 16, 1893. She was the grand-daughter of Waite Cannon, one of the early settlers of Can- nonsville. Mr Smith has lived quietly and en- joyed his profession, his fine library, his numerous friends and his very pleas- ant and comfortable home. Prof. S. E. Smith, proprietor and editor of the Delaware Gazette, is his brother. Delhi Kept the County Seat. — Prior to 1868 frequent ef- forts were made to divide the county of Delaware, or to de- ta.ch portions of the county for a union with other counties or to form new coun- ties, all of which ef- forts endangered the retention of the county seat in Delhi. The citizens of this place were frequent- ly compelled to raise money or send par- ties to Albany dur- ing the sessions of tlie legislature to remonstrate and defeat such proposed legislation. Soon after the general election in 1867 another effort was made and the citizens of Delhi were again confronted with the old trouble. 0. W. Smith, Esq., framed a law which was sub- mitted to prominent citizens invited by him to meet at his office, principal of whom were Judge Palmer, James H. Graham, Charles Marvine, Judge Gleason, A. C. Edgerton and John Blanohard. They approved of the law he had framed and agreed that it should be forwarded to Albany at once. It was placed in the hands of the Hon. John F. Hubbard of Norwich, who represented this dis- trict in the state senate and who, with Senator O. W. Chapman of Binghamton, succeeded in secur- ing its enactment. Gov. Hoffman attached his signature and on April 24, 1868, it became a law. By the terms of this law it was provided tha,t a special town meeting should be held in Delhi on May 12, 1868, to vote on the proposition of levying a tax of $10,000 to be paid toward the erection of permanent county buildings in Delhi (in addition to the town's share with other towns) ; in case of an affirmative vote the matter was to be presented to the board of supervisors. Mr. Smith drew all ORRIN W. SMITH. the necessary papers to give effect to the provis- ions of the law, giving watchful attention to all the proceedings. The town meeting ratified the proposition with small opposition, the publication of notices having been duly made but in an incon- spicuous manner. When the supervisors met in November of that year, Judge Murray appeared with the resolution duly drawn. Mr. Graham, chairman of the board, by a pre-arranged plan se- cured the hearing of the resolution and at once put it to a vote. Scattering "ayes" were heard and the resolution was declared carried, after which the board adjourned. It provided that the offer of $10,000 should be accepted and that a court house should be built at an expense not to exceed $40,000. In 1869 the building was erected. The plan was conducted so quietly and effectively that no opposition was aroused, and since then there has been no agitation for the removal of the county buildings. Jackson & Mason are the largest dealers in furniture in the county and in connection with that line they are the leading undertakers. Their store on Main street, Delhi, com- piises two floors veiy heavily stoclced with all lines of the best furniture. A visit to the place will sur- pi'ise any one. The main stock of goods are on the first floor. In the rear are the manufacturing and machine shops. On the second floor there are five depart- ments, viz : sofas, ta- bles, mattresses, chairs and caskets, all well stocked. The business reaches out through the adjacent towns. William Jackson, the senior partner, came from Scotland, locating in Delhi in 1856 and go- ing into the employ of a cabinet maker in a shop then lo- cated on Meredith street near where Becker now is. Two years later Mr. Jackson and his brother Thomas succeeded to the business, which they subsequently conducted on Division street tor many years, moving to the store now occupied by Jackson & Mason in 1878. During the war and tor several years after W. & T. Jackson manufactured most of their goods. Willard I. Mason was born in New York May 16, 1860, and came to Delhi in 1881, when he bought out the interest of Thomas Jackson. That year he married Mary the daugh- ter of William Jackson; "Round Top" is the'local name (mentioned on page 1 as Mount Crawford) for an elevation which is one of the prettiest in this section of the State. It is entirely covered with a large and luxuriant growth of maple and beech which presents a mag- nificent appearance. As has been stated, its con- formation is that of a perfect dome. The late and highlj' respected Edwin H. Sheldon left this moun- tain as a legacy to the village of Delhi to be al- ways kept as a preserve or park with stipulations that it should bear the first name of his father — Crawford ; that shooting and fires should be pro- hibited. 60 THE DELHI HISTOEICAL SOUVENIR. Woodburn & Smyth, dealers in monuments, are widely known throughout the eastern part of this State. They have placed a large amount of very creditable work in this section, notably among which are the Segrim family monument at Marga- retville, which consists of a six-foot-high Barre granite monument surmounted by a four and one- half foot figure in Italian marble of an angel with uplifted arm and hand and pointed finger, the other hand holding Easter lilies. Other monu- ments which they have erected are a Scotch gran- ite cottage monument to Walter A. Doig, at Bovina Centre ; the Seacord family monument at Andes ; a Barre granite sarcophagus weighing nine tons, erected in Woodland Cemetery, Delhi, to County Judge William Gleason, that is an exceptionally fine piece of work; the Northrup family monu- ment at Kingston, N. Y. ; the Robert Glover mon- ument in Evergreen Cemetery, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; location, 514-516 Main street, having purchased the property of M. L. Cleveland. Mr. Woodburn was married on March 20, 1894, to Miss Elizabeth M. Hoyt, of Delhi. He is a member of Delhi Lodge, I. 0. 0. P., of which he is a Past Grand and at present Conductor. He is also a member of Howard Division, Sons of Temperance, of which he is a Past Worthy Patriarch and at present Treasurer ; and of Graham Hook and Ladder Com- pany, No. 3, and is now Assistant Chief of the Delhi Fire Department. E. C. Smyth was born at Bloomville, on March 10, 1851, and moved to Delhi in February, 1894, when he became a member of the firm of Woodburn & Smyth, and assumed charge of the outside work of the firm. He taught school for seventeen years at the Andes Institute, Bloomville, and Amenia Seminary, having charge of the Business Department of the latter. Mr. Smyth was married in 1876 to Miss Eozalia Every, WOODBURN & SMYTH'S MONUMENT WORKS. and a Barre granite sarcophagus to Captain John Crawford, ex-Sheriff of Delaware County, at Daven- port, that is rough finished and weighs seven tons. They are now at work on a Scotch granite family monument for Eli Roberts, to be erected at Bloom- ville, that is large and beautiful and of exception- ally fine material and workmanship. John A. Woodburn was born at Walton, on December 5, 1864, and his family moved to Delhi in 1866, re- maining here until 1881, when they removed to Walton. Mr. Woodbui-n started his trade with his father at Walton, was employed by Howe Bros, at Oneonta for three years, and in 1891 started in business at Delhi, succeeding John Calhoun, on Court street, the firm being J. A. Woodburn & Co., (the Company being J. & W. B. Woodburn, his father and brother.) On February 1, 1894, E. C. Smyth purchased the interest of J. & W. B. Wood- burn and in 1895 they moved to their present daughter of Hiram Every, of Bloomville. He is a member of Coquago Engine Company, No. 1, and of Delhi Lodge, P. & A. M., having transferred from Amenia Lodge, No. 632, of Amenia, Dutchess County, N. Y. Ladies' Missionary Society, Second Presbyter- ian Church. — No branch of the church work is more faithfully performed than that under the direction of this society, which was organized November 26, 1879, and has been in active work ever since. The first President was Mrs. Maurice Farrlngton, and Mrs. George Adee served as our efadent Treasurer for some years. The present officers are : Presi- dent, Mrs. Sarah Williamson ; Vice-President, Mrs. E. R. Harkness; Treasurer, Mrs. Adam Scott; Secretary, Miss Margaret A. MoLaury. The funds are equally divided between the Home and For- eign'Boards.'and there are sent^ away every year valuable boxes of I'clothing and bedding to various fields. There Is much earnest, enthusiastic work among the members. THE DELHI HISTOEIOAL SOUVENIB. ei s"-- 4'tg ^M YARi L. M. WOODRUFF & SON, LUMBER YARD. with H Independ- ent Battery, serv- ing until the bat- tery was disbanded in 1864. In 1867 he came to Delhi to locate, having two years previous married Miss Jen- nie Blair of this village. Mr. "Wil- liam Blair Wood- ruff, the junior member of the firm, was born in Delhi in 1868. He attended school at the Delaware Acad- emy and afterward worked at building until the firm was organized. He now has supervision of the several build- ing contracts which are taken bj' this firm, who are prob- ably the principal contract builders in this section of the L. M. Woodruff & Son, lumber merchants, are located on Main street, where their business com- prises the offices of the firm and extensive build- ings and yards. The accompanying engraving showing the front does not exhibit the full extent of the storage of lumber or the amount of room in which the firm carry a large stock in builders' sup- plies. They have a yard near the depot which is also largelj' stocked with lumber. The business was start- ed about ten years ago by Walter Ma- ble and in January 1895 it passed into the hands of L. M. Woodruff & Son. The latter, both of whom are carpmi- ters by trade, are large contractoi-s and builders, hav- ing erected a num- ber of very pretty residences in this vicinity. L. M. Woodruff was born in Elizabeth, N. J., October 10, 1810, and for several years worked in tlio building line. I n 1863 he was mus- tered into service state. He married Miss Mary Haviland of Eliza- beth, N. J., in July, 1895. He is a member of the village board of trustees elected in 1896. Ladies' Aid Society, Second Presbyterian Church. — The social activity of the church is maintained by this society, whose membership in- cludes all the ladies of the congregation. There are frequent church teas and other entertain- ments. ENTRANCE TO WOODLAND CEMETERY. 62 THE DELHI HISTOBICAL SOTTVENIB. J. A. & A. C. Douglas, the leading clothing and dry goods firm of Delhi, organized under the pres- ent name on February 17, 1896, occupy two large stores on Main street, ■which are stocked with a full line of clothing, dry goods, boots and shoes, hats and caps, trunks, satchels, mattings and car- pets and groceries. There is not a larger business in the general line above enumerated conducted elsewhere in the county. The business was estab- lished in 1868 by Mitchell & Hunt and has been continued steadily since then, gradually increas- ing in importance until it has reached the present proportions. John A. Douglas was born in New Kingston, Delaware county, April 7, 1870, and was educated in the Delaware Literary Institute at Franklin. On August 26, 1891, he entered the employ of J. K. Hood as clerk and on February 2, 1892, he was ad- mitted to the business as a partner. On February 13, 1895, he bought his partner's interest and con- tinued the business alone until the following year when his brother was admitted. Mr Doug- las is a member of the Masonic Lodge. On October 12, 1892, he was mairied to Agnes F., the daugh- ter of ex-Sheriff Dan- iel Franklin,of Delhi. A. C. Douglas was born in New Kings- ton, Delaware Coun- ty, July 8, 1868, and was graduated from the Delaware Liter- ary Institute at Franklin in 1889. In 1889-'90 he was prin- cipal of the Franklin public school,in 1890- '91 of the Tarrytown Heights school, and in 1891-'95 of the Chappaqua, West- chester county, school. He came to Delhi in 1896 when he went into busi- ness as a partner with his brother. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum and the Junior order of Amer- ican Mechanics, and the Senior Deacon of the Delhi Lodge F. & A. M. On February 3, 1897, he mar- ried Lillie C, the daughter of G. Marsden Harby. Maynard Hose Company, Stamford ; Churchill H. & L. Company, Stamfoid; Fleischmann's Band; Eoxbury Hose Company ; Pakatakan Hose Com- pany, Matgaretville ; Arena Hose Company ; Hine Hose Company, Treadwell. Third Division. — Mabshal, Geo. O. Lbonakd.— Downsville Band; Shehawken Hose Co., No. 1 Hancock; Hancock Hose Co., No. 2, Hancock Hancock H. &L. Co., No. 1, Hancock; Andes Band , Dowie Hose Company, Andes ; Andes H. & L. Com pany; Hamden Hose Company; FranWin Banr" Edgerton Hose Company, Franklin ; Edgerton i & L. Company, Franklin. Fourth Division. — Marshal, John P. Mathews. — Walton Band ; Morrow Hose Company, No. 1, Alert Hose Company, No. 2, Pancher H. & L. Co. No. 3, Townsend Hose Company, No. 4, Walton Deposit Band; Deposit Hose Company; Bloom- ville Band ; Cascade Hose Company, Hobart ; Delhi Band ; Coquago Engine Company, No. 1., Youmans Hose Company, No. 2, Graham H. & L. Company, No. 3, Sheldon Hose Com- pany, No. 4, Active Hose Company, No. 5, Athletic Hose Company, No. 6, Delhi. A. C. DOUGLAS. J. A. DOUGLAS. order of centenniai, parade. Grand Marshal — Frank L. Norton. Platoon of Chief Engineers. Carriages containing Speakers and distinguished guests. First Division. — Marshal, Geo. M. BtiBOiN. — Sidney Drum Corps; Thirty-third Separate Com- pany, Walton ; Maywood Band ; Phelps Hose Com- pany, Sidney ; Cartwright H. & L.Company, Sidney ; Bovina Band; Ben Marvin Post, Walton; J. A. Logan Post, Stamford; Eggleston Post, Deposit; Plaskett Post, Hancock; Fleming Post, Downs- ville; Bryce Post, Hamden; F. T. Hine Post, Franklin ; England Post, Delhi. Second Division. — Marshal, Wm. Brinkman. — Brown's Band, Oneonta ; Stamford Hose Company ; Errata. — In the Civil List, published on pages 29, 30 and 31, errors were made which calls from Mr. Parshall the follow- ing : Joel T. Head- ley, born in this county, was not a resident when elect- ed Secretary of State ; F. L. Norton is a member of the State Board of Phar- macy, appointed Au- gust, 1890 ; Isaac H. Maynard, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, served two years ; Martin Keeler Sheriff, 1819-'21; Ebenezer Foote, not Root, was first Senator, 1799-1802 ; James Ells, Memberof Assembly 1819, '24; Benjamin Benedict, Member 1822; George G. Decker, not Derrick, Member. Other Members : Matthew Griffin, 1872- '74 ; Samuel A. Law, 1858-'60 ; William Lewis, 1872- '73, '81; Albert E. SuUard, 1868, '79; Gen. Root served in all eleven years; Darius Maples, not Mapes. Amasa Parker, not Amasa J., was Surro- gate. Jonas (not James) A. Hughston was District Attorney. Ferris Jacobs Sr. was never District At- torney, but was a physician in Delhi many years. The second Clerk of the county was Gebhard (not Gebbard). Edwin More was County Judge Jur. 1847 to December 31, 1851; Daniel T. Arbuckle was elected November 1883 and resigned in Octo- ber 1889, James R. Baumes being appointed in his place and serving until December 31, that year.