Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

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H. Candee as assistant) in 1878 ; Mordecai Bevier in 1879 ; 3Rarlnon
Wilcox in ISSO (A. B. Abbott was principal, with Miss S. A. Little as
irssist;~nt) ; W. B. Foster Frank J. Leggett in ISSI (J. I-I. Boggess
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was principal) ; A!!. Eevier in 1882 ; l1. P. Ilopkins in IS53 ; John
Rockhold and F. J. Leg~ett in 1884; M. Bevier and Robert Hay in
1885 ; IIo\~arcl 311aAan 111 1S8t;. The teachers at present are F. C.
Wilson, principal; Alice lceller and Sarah A. Little. In this district
there are 186 lnale and 127 fe~llale pupils.
01*qt42ic a1~d Qflciab.-The act incorporating the town of Bmclforcl
was approvecl Marc11 27, lS(i9, sealed by Ed~vartl Ruminel, secretary of
state, August 13, that year ; and the first election ordered to be held in
Al~ril. On ~oveinber 4, 1873, the question of orpnizing uncler t-he
wenera1 lam of 187% T ~ L S
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voted upoil. The affirn~atlve rote n7as fortyelgllt
i~nd the neeatire vote nothing. In Jnnuay, 1X70, an orclinance
was passed clli~~bg~ng $300 license for each of the two si~loons. At this
time the sicle~~~:~ll;s were built.
The lwesitlents of the council from 1869 to 1575, are named as follows:
M. S. Curtiss, John Winslow, W. P. Dator, one vear; W. P.
Dstor, t~vo Sears ; Joshua Proutg, W. P. Dator, Willialll u~eet, and J.
M. Morris, one year. In IS69 W. B. Foster was elected clerk; H. B.
Young served from 18'70 to 1673, A. B. Abbotlt in 1874, F. S. White in
1875, L. TiV. Ewing in 18'76, H. J. Balcl~vin in 1875 ancl T. E. Moore in
187s. The police inagistrates from 1873 to ll.79, were : B. F. Thompson,
James E. Noyes, L. W. Ewing, I. W. Searl, Alonzo B. Abbott (two
years), William A. Holman. The council of Bradford for 1879, colnprisetl
John D. I-Iatfielcl, presiclent; J. M. Morris, A. J. Thompson. Cyrus
Avery, A. J. Green and W. T. Foster. J. P. Saunders was elected
clerli. The elections of 1880 ~*esulted in the choice of J. D. Hatfield,
11. J. Wilcox, 11. J. Baldwin, trustees; W. 1J. Pilgrim, A. S. Crawford,
John Botham, tr~~st~ees. W. F. Patt was elected clerli. The .
trustees of Bradford, elected in 1881 were : H. J. P;alclwjn, C. L. Wilcox,
S. P. Fairl)aulis, Cornelius Squires ; l. S. White, clerli; W. P. Dator,
police magistmte, reelected in 188%. In 1882, A. S. Cra~vforcl, W.
M. I'ilgrim, 11. J. Wilcox and John Botlisin were elected trustees ;
and A. N. Har~vooil, clerk. In IS83 Walter Scholes, W. C. Decker,
Willia~n 1;. 1,eet and W. T. Fostey, anti-license men, were elected, with
W. A. Washburn, clerli. In 1884, Walter Scholes, A. S. Crawford and
I-I. R. Mahew, were elected, with Eclmund Ewing, clerk. The trustees
of Bratlfortl in 1SS5, were : W. Sclloles, W. C. Decker, A. M. Ring-
Iantl, 11. E. Mayhew ancl A. S. Crawforcl, with Ed. E~ving, clerk. The
Braclforcl village election of April, 1886, resulted in a victory for the
tmti-license cantljtlates, with one exception, E. S. Root defeated by J.
W. Deisher. 11. J. I