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THE VILLAGE OF LAURENS
The village of Laurens is located in the valley of the Otego creek, and has a
population of about 500. It was incorporated April 22, 1834, and the first town
meeting for the election of officers was held at the house of James S. Johnson,
13, 1834, and the following-named persons were chosen:
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Trustees |
Erastus Crafts, Samuel D. Bowne, Hiram W. Bostwick, Joel Lull, and
Chauncey Strong |
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Treasurer |
Thomas Boyd |
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Constable and Collector |
Benj. F. Wakefield |
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Clerk |
Levi S. Chatfield |
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Assessors |
William Comstock and Gideon Cornell |
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Overseer of Highways |
Samuel S. Bowne |
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The present officer (1877) are as follows: |
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President |
Albert Allen |
| Trustees |
J. B. Straight, Horace Hudson, Egbert Babcock, E. S. Fisher. |
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Clerk |
J. B. Shove |
Laurens has three churches, viz., Methodist, Presbyterian, and Christian.
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The present business interest are as follows:
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General merchants |
Leroy Tucker, J. B. Steere, D. S. Peet |
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Hardware |
S.T. & H. Hudson |
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Grocery |
George Randall |
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Attorney-at-law |
S. H. Harrington |
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Physicians |
A. P. Strong, H. T. Harris. |
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Hotel |
M. Watson |
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Jeweler |
John Mewell |
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Harness-shops |
J. Shove R. Hall. |
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Boots and shoes |
J. Fuller, P. Brown, S. Gile, A. Benedict, N. Merrills |
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Saloon |
Wm. Harrington |
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Carriage-shops |
Kidder & Fisher, Gardner & Babcock. |
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Blacksmiths |
D. H. Mead, M. C. Mead, A. Clark |
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Grist-, saw-mill, etc. |
L.S. Elwell |
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Tannery |
L. H. Winsor |
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Milliners |
Mrs. Cooley, Harrington & Hurlburt |
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Dressmakers |
Misses Shove |
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Undertaker |
R. V. Richmond |
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Furniture |
J. B. Straight |
MT.VISION
Mr. Vision is a pleasant village located in the northeast part of the town,
on Otsego creek, and contains two churches, Methodist and Baptist, and about 250
inhabitants.
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Present business interests:
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General stores |
Bunn & Bard, Lyman Green & Sons, Chauncey Wright, W. Keyes |
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Hardware |
A. Robinson |
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Wagon-shop |
Chester Wentworth, Daniel Bernard |
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Blacksmiths |
Peter Couse, Levi Peck. |
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Shoe-shop |
Willard Cutler |
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Hotel |
D. H. House |
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Physicians |
Dwight Kenyon |
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Grist- and saw-mill |
Harvey Gardner |
There are also two milliners, one dress-maker, a harness-shop, and a
cooper-shop.
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