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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY 157
then immediately preceding, convened at the school house in said town
on the first Alonday of Alay, 1824, and then and there, according to the
direction of the said act proceeded to the election of nine suitable persons,
being citizens, house-holders or free-holders, and inhabitants of said
town, to serve as mayor, recorder and common council of said town, by
ballot; at Avhich meeting John Weeden and Benjamin Gregg were chosen
and qualified as judges, and Frederick Devoe as clerk.
"Whereupon, after closing the polls and canvassing the votes which
had been duly given by the qualified electors aforesaid, according to laAV,
it appeared that George Anderson, Aaron C. Corbett, William Tovvuseiid,
AVilliam Kelly, Cyrus W. Marsh, Alexander Clemons, Eleuthorus Cook,
John Wheeler, and M. FarAvell Avere duly elected to serve in the capacity
aforesaid; and the said judges thereupon declared and in due form certified
the said persons duly elected, as will more fully appear by their
certificate and return on file.
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AVIIEN SANDUSKY WAS LARGER THAN CLEVELAND, TAKEN FROM THE
FIRST EDITION OP HOAVE'S HISTORY OF OHIO, PUBLISHED ABOUT 1847.
Tins PICTURE AVAS USED AS A HEAD BY THE SANDUSKY CLARION ABOUT
1848. ,
"In pursuance of the act of common council met at the office of Eleuthorus
Cook in the town of SaiiTkisky, and on the 10th day of Alay being
within ten days from the aforcsaidhday of election, and then and tffere
proceeded to elect by ballot from theirSnvn body, three persons to'serve
as mayor, recorder and treasurer, with tn\ folloAving result: Alayor, M.
FarAA'ell; recorder, AVilliam ToAvnsend; treasurer, William Kelly."
Thus organized, the town proceeded to elect a toAvn marshal, Wesley
Anderson being the fortunate candidate. He resigned on the 12th of
February folloAving, and Daniel Newton was appointed in his stead.
The town greAV rapidly in point of population, industry and trade
during the first few years, and'among the many who availed themselves
of, the grand business opportunities that were offered the names of a
feAV may be. recalled, as folloAvs: Aloors FarAvell Avas in mercantile trade,
representing Zahnon Wildman. There AA'ere also Jennings & Darling,
Avho came from Connecticut and opened a dry goods store in 1818 at the
corner of AVater Street and Columbus Avenue. AVilliam ToAvnsend
started in the same line of business in |819 in a small frame building
standing near the corner of AVater and Lawrence streets. Mr. ToAvnsend