Lanterna Rally

Author: Michael A. Leeson

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 9781230093345

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...the owner of the land. T /1: C/iris/z'an I /'m'o/1, organized a few years in 1888, and therein Rev. McBride preached to a small congregation. CONCLUSION. The people of Plain, as shown in the foregoing record, have pursued the even tenor of their way, undisturbed by feuds within their territory. The tax for building a plank road, ter on Roads, Navigation, etc. When the clarion notes of war rang out in April, 1861, patriotism was not sleeping in Plain, for old men as well as young responded to the summons of the Republic's President, and left home and friends to battle for the Union. The roster and record of the soldiers of Plain are given in the Military chapter. It is in itself a history of which the, people of this division of the county may well be caused some commotion, as related in the chap-' proud. In other chapters of general history references are made to this township; while, in the pages devoted to biography, a large number of family sketches are given. HIS division of the county was surveyed about the time the surveyors went through Bloom and Liberty. The population, in 1840, was only 199, increased, by 1850, to 403; by 1860, to 833; by 1870, to 1,069; by 1880, to 1,434; and by 1890, to 2,328. Towns/21'? Orgm12' ali0u.--The township, as established December 3. 1832, embraced the territory, now known as Liberty, Henry, Portage, Bloom, Montgomery and Perry townships; but, on March 3, 1833, Perry was detached. Portage was not organized until July 20, 1833, owing to the fact that the act of establishment did not give satisfaction, and that it had to be reconsidered by the commissioners. On June 3, 1833, when all that part of the organized township of Middleton, known as T. 5, N., R. much of T. 5, N. R. 10 E., as...