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The History of Otsego, NY By Holice and Debbie |
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MORRIS Morris, a pleasant and flourishing village of seven hundred and fifty inhabitants, located near the centre of the town on the Butternut Creek, was incorporated Feb. 26, 1870, and the first officers elected were as follows, viz.: |
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President |
J. P. Kenyon |
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Trustees |
William P. Card, J. P. Manning, and J. M. Lull |
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Treasurer |
J. P. Kenyon |
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Collector |
W. Thurston |
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Clerk |
W. H. Bunn (Appointed.) |
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Police Constable |
James Pope (Appointed.) |
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Corporation Counsel |
H. R. Washbon (Appointed.) |
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Street Commissioner |
William Gifford (Appointed.) |
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The officers for 1877 are as follows, viz.: |
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President |
S. W. Murdock |
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Trustees |
J. A. Ward, William P. Card, and R. Cooley |
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Treasurer |
J. P. Cooke |
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Collector |
Alexander Thomas |
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Clerk |
L. D. Bassett |
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Police constables |
E. L. Payne and J, L. Winton |
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Police Justice |
Isaac Mansfield |
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Street Commission |
William Gifford |
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The business interests of Morris have shown a steady increase, and are represented as follows, viz.: |
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General stores |
John A. Ward & Co., H. C. Steele, and S. W. Murdock |
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Hardware |
W. E. Bunn & Co., James Falls |
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Drugs & Groceries |
J. P. Kenyon, D. I. Lawrence |
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Jeweler |
R. Cooley |
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Harness |
S. G. & P. Weeden |
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Blacksmith & Wagon-shop |
R. H. Lee & W. P. Card |
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Blacksmith |
Buzzel & Hurlburt, William Bearner, & S. E. Barret |
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Dentist |
L. E. Bassett |
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Milliners |
Mrs. E. L. Payne, & Mrs. O. Adams |
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Dressmakers |
Miss Mary Little, Mrs. Stanton, & Mrs. Hurlburt |
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Tailor |
L. Little |
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Tailoress |
Miss Haynes |
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Hotel |
W. W. Gardiner |
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Livery |
C. L. Hoag & J. W. Still |
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Coopers |
A. O. Edwards & L. Wallace |
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Furniture & Undertaker |
D. J. Breece |
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Furniture |
George Benjamin |
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Cotton Factory |
Whitcomb & Whitney |
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Grist- and Saw-Mill |
Whitcomb & Whitney |
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Cheese-Factory |
Sage Brothers |
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Painters |
E. Grafton & C. D. Staunton |
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Billiards |
S. B. Williams |
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Carpenters & Builders |
Geo. W. Hall, A. B. Sobey, J. F. Seeley & C. L Tucker |
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Boot & Shoe Shop |
H. W. Cook & O. H. Greig |
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Morris Chronicle |
L. B. Carpenter & Son |
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Attorneys |
H. R. Washbon & Nathan Bridges, Charles A. Bowne |
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Justice of the Peace & Real Estate |
D. C. Winton |
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Physicians |
C. W. Fox & M. Matteson, J. W. Still |
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Insurance Agents |
J. M. Denton |
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Flour & feed Store |
J. Pope |
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Barber |
Geo. H. Wales |
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Artist |
A. S. Avery |
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Postmaster |
A. S. Avery |
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Express Agent |
John H. Wilcox |
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Telegraph Operator |
L. R. Mansfield |
| A banking-house was established in 1856 by A. C. Moore, Esq., who conducted it a few years, when his son, Albert G., became associated with him, and the business was continued under the firm-name of A. G. Moore & Co. Mr. A. C. Moore subsequently retired, and a son-in-law, Mr. Cooke, became interested in the business, and it is now conducted under the name of A. G. Moore & Co. |
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THE FIRST TOWN-MEETING The first town-meeting was held at Corwin & Gates, May 1, 1849, when the following officers were chosen, viz.: |
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Supervisor |
James W. Davis |
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Town Clerk |
Silas S. Seely |
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Justices of the Peace |
Albert H. Ford, Chester Jarvis, and Phineas C. Ball |
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Constables |
John M. Gates and Wilbur Davis |
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Sealer of Weights & Measures |
Silas S. Seely |
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Superintendent of Common Schools |
Daniel Gifford |
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Assessors |
Jonathan M. Lull, Zenas Washbon, and Ransom Moffatt |
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Commissioners of Highways |
Thos. T. Rice, Asa Tellson, and Albert H. Ford |
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Collector |
Thos. R. Cockett |
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Overseer of the Poor |
Hezekiah Goodrich & Nathan Lull |
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Inspectors of Elections |
H. Sergeant, Otis B. Matteson, and John Bassett |
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Constable |
Philip Garrison |
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The following is a list of supervisors and town clerks from the organization of the town to 1878: |
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Supervisors |
Town Clerks |
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1850 |
James W. Davis |
Uri Jackson, Jr. |
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1851 |
Addison M. Smith |
Jos. S. Jarvis |
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1852 |
Richard Franchot |
Cornelius A. Church |
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1853 |
George I. Colvin |
Nathaniel Stevenson |
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1854 |
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John F. Miller |
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1855 |
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Everett E. Gates |
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1856 |
Albert G. Moore |
Willis E. Bunn |
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1857 |
Richard Franchot |
Erastus W. Yates |
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1858 |
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Peter Haslehurst |
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1859 |
Jonah Davis |
Geo. W. Shule |
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1860 |
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Silas W. Murdock |
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1861 |
Russell Leonard |
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1862 |
Jonathan M. Lull |
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1863 |
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A. L. Sanderson |
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1864 |
Isaac Mansfield |
George Bergan |
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1865 |
John W. Stitt |
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1866 |
S. W. Murdock |
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1867 |
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Daniel Weeden |
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1868 |
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N. Stevenson |
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1869 |
Merrill Matteson |
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1870 |
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1870 |
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H. D. Whitcomb |
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1871 |
I. Mansfield |
Jason D. Cooke |
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1872 |
Nathan Bridges |
Chas. H. Turner |
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1873 |
L. P. Carpenter |
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1874 |
James E. Cooke |
L. D. Bassett |
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1875 |
M. Shumway |
Eugene W. Card |
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1876 |
John A. Ward |
E. A. Stevenson |
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1877 |
Nathan Bridges |
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The present officers (1877) are as follows, viz.: |
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Supervisor |
Nathan Bridges |
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Town Clerk |
E. A. Stevenson |
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Justice of the Peace |
Isaac Mansfield |
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Assessor |
George Houghtaling |
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Commissioner of Highways |
Samuel R. Dixon |
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Overseer of the Poor |
Jabez Collins |
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Collector |
Samuel H. Bunnell |
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Inspectors of Elections |
Joel M. Denton, A. R. Sutherland, M. Colvin, Sylvester Sergeant, James Gage, and Lewis Bishop |
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Constables |
E. L. Payne, E. Thurston, Henry Dixon, S. H. Bunnell, and Clark B. Hall |
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Game Constable |
R. Churchill |
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Town Auditors |
S. W. Murdock, Squire Bayley, and D. I. Lawrence |
Transcribed by Holice B. Young
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