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Page 120 STRYKERSVILLE SKETCHES (cont.) July 19 58 trustees into 1885 and their legally elected successors then took office,, Meetings were held by opposition groups and the matter took on the complexion of a complicated legal tangle, each side claiming to be the legally constituted church. The pastor was then the Rev. William B. Mucklow. In January 18814.,the trustees posted public notice that services would be moved to Java Village the .following Sabbath, and on the 20th of that month they were so held by the trustees, pastor and others on the alleged ground that they were dispossessed of their accustomed place of worship. A minority continued to sustain worship in the Strykersville Church, and the membership rolls held names of persons worshipping at both places0 The matter dragged through the courts and church councils until July 20, 1886, when an Ecclesiastical Ex-parte Council was convened to advise on the dispute. The council, represented by clergymen from churches in western New York advised that the Java Village group be entitled to the records and all property peculiar to the ch-urch, as distinguished, from the society0 The Java group was urged to incorporate , and the parsonage and barn and lot in Strykersville,together with the Warner Legacy, be their property. The Strykersville group was to be known as the Congregational Church in Strykersville and they were to retain the meeting house and lot. It was further recommended that all suits be withdrawn and that Christian charity be extended to all factions in the strife. The council did not sanction some of the methods taken by the minority to achieve their rights. Necessary enabling legislation to carry out the recommendations was signed by the Governor more than a year later. It is said that the parsonage burned. The Java Village Congregational Church was formally separated from the parent group, January 20, l88i|_. Following the division of the church, membership in the old church averaged about fifty. In January 1888, the Concord Society approved the transfer to the Java Village group of the parsonage, lot and the legacy. Five years later, Jan. 9, 1893* a new constitution was adopted. For some years there was Irregular preaching. The church sheds were used by communicants of nearby St. Mary® s and apparently by the public, as the records show concern over their care. During the 1898-1900 period, repairs were made to the interior, the old organ sold, and new one purchased for $100. The Rev. Edward Roberts, pastor of the Curriers and Java Village churches supplied for several seasons. The last meeting of records came January 20, 1906, a time when around thirty-three were on the church roll. Gradually, we are informed, the congregational body was dissolved as members died or removed from the community» Services were no longer held and the sheds were rented for storage. Upon petition to the courts and by a special act of the Legislature, the trustees, B. M. Balcom, G. W. Sheering, and Howard B» Bennion, arranged a public sale, May 15, 1911+, of the church edifice an4 grounds together with the personal property consisting of an organ, chandeliers, lamps, and stoves0 The building was sold, demolished, and the site today on the west side of Main Street is the residence of Joseph Herrman. The proceeds of the sale were placed in a trust fund for the use of the Strykersville Cemetery. Thus, in its 90th year ended the career of the Concord Society of Sheldon0
July 19 56 Page 123 Population of Wyoming County Villages Compiled, by Lewis H. Bishop Date of incorporation appears under name of village: * Indicates number of houses. PERRY WARSAW PIKE 183U i8j±1 184-8 1830 - 1100 I836 - 60* l84.0"^600 1836 - 200 184.5 - 808 181+8 - 616 1838 - 870 I84.8 - 910 1855 - 581 i8i(.0 - 1200 1850 - 1017 1865 - 567 l8i^ - 739 18$5 - 1200 1870 - 551 1850 - 10714. i860 - 1287 1880 - 61+1+ 1855' - 1000 1865 - 1305 1890 - 4.83 i860 - 935 1870 - 1631 1900 - 4.58 1865 - 872 1875 - 2017 1902 - [4.73 1870 - 867 1880 - 1910 1905 - 1+57 1880 - 1115 1885 - 2503 1910 - 1+22 1890 - 1528 1890 - 3120 1915 - 344 1898 - 2214.0 1898 - 3010 1920 - 301+ ±900 - 2763 1900 - 304.8 1825 - 335 1902 - 3314-6 1902 - 3226 1830 - 319 1905 - 37l|9 1905 - 3196 191+0 - 307 1910 - i+388 1906 - 335k 1950 - 286 1915 - 5009 1910 - 3205 1920 - I4.717 1915 ~ 314-21+ ARCADE 1925 - 1+636 1920 - 3622 1871 1930 - 4-209 1925 - 31+04: 1836"^" 50* 1914-0 - ii468 1930 - 34-77 18^0 - 300 1950 - 1+533 191+0 - 355k 1850 - 1+56 1950 - 3713 1855 - 637 1865 - 612 188O - 762 1900 - 887 1902 - 920 1905 - 1052 1910 - 1291+ 1915 - 1568 1920 - 1609 1925 - 1601+ 1930 - 164-3 191+0 - 1683 1950 - 1818 ATTICA 1837 1825 - l+0i| 1836 - 150 184.O - 800 1855 - 118k. 1865 - I14.0 1870 - 1333 1880 - 1935 1890 - 19914- 1900 - 1785 1902 - 1901 1905 - 1816 1910 - 1869 1915 - 2011 1920 - 2015 1925 - 2125 1930 - 2211 1914.0 - 23914. 1950 - 2676 CASTILE 1877 1836 - 25* 184.O - 150 1850 - 586 1855 - 682 1865 - 61+3 1870 - 712 1877 - 869 1880 - 965 1890 - 111+6 1900 - 1080 1902 - 104.8 1905 - 1000 1910 - 104.0 1915 - 968 1920 - 1013 1925 - 91+1+ 1930 - 900 191+0 - 904. 1950 - 1072 PORTAGEVILLE ' 1866 181+0 - 300 i860 - 561 1870 - 500 Charter given up in 187I4-. GAINESVILLE 1902 184.0~^ _ 150 1850 - 224. 1855 - 330est, 1865 - 250 1902 - 318 1905 - 309 1910 - 327 1915 - 31+0 1920 - 31+1 1925 - 328 1930 - 270 191^0 - 283 1950 - 311+ SILVER SPGS. 1895 l55F^ 20* 1900 - 667 1902 - 777 1905 - 817 1910 - 971+ 1915 - 893 1920 - 1155 1925 - 932 1930 - 879 191+0 - 766 1950 - 830 WYOMING 1916 1836 - 100* 184.0 - 600 1850 - 786 1855 - 378 1865 - 1+05 1870 - 319 1880 - 387 1890 - 525 1916 - 392 1920 - 386 1925 - 1+11 1930 - 376 191+0 - 1+30 1950 - 508
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