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762 HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

daunted, hie went out and bought a house and lot, giving his horse
for the first payment. Within a year he had a large class, and his,Salary of $500 had been promptly paid. He was senit again in
1879- '80, and was followed by Rev. William Chaple, the present
pastor, who is a native of Cornwall, England, but an. enthusiastic
admirer of his adopted country, and a promising young man. Heis thoroughly in earnest, and his prospects are bright with promises
of future usefulness.
ORGANIC.
The township was organized in 1848, buit the record of the first
meeting is not now obtainable, nor indeed are the records of township elections down to 1868 forthcoming,. Since that period the
township books have been well kept, and from them the following
list of the principal township officials is mnade out:

SUP'ERVISORS.

Dennis Bow. -.. 1868
Lyman Jackson.........1869
Dennis Bow..........1870-171

Elias W. M1orey........1872
Darwin A. Pettibone......1873-'80
Chauincey Wisner........1881

CLERKS.

George J. lill.........1868-'9 Seymour Ilill.........1874-15
Walter A. Griffin........1870-2 Ad elbert Wolcott........1876-'81
T. S. Eddington.........1873
TREASURERS.

George Miner..........1868
Leverett llodgrnan.......1869-'71
Jehiel Jackson........1872-'3
Walter A. Griffin...-1874215

Leverett Hodgman.........1876
Walter A. Griffin........1877-'8
Seym-our Ilill.187928
Ailgiiat Bachman........1881

JUSTICES OF THE' PEACE.

Leander L. 11ill........1868-'71
William II. P. Benjamin (to fill
vacancy)..........1868
John Liedlein.........1869-'81
Elias W. Morey (to fill vacanc y)1870
Leonard Binkley.......1871 -'82
Hatten W. Beach........1872-'5

William L. Cook..... -1873216
Petter Leasia..........1874-'84
Henry ~cilz....-1876-'83
Christopher Spangler (to fill va-t
ca ncy)......... 1877
Jobn Leidlein (to fill vacancy). 1879
Henry Schultz (to fill vacancy).- 1881

The 'village of Bridgeport, formerl]y known as the II Bond of the
Ca~ss," is beauitifuilly situiated.. In.1868 the pOpula tion of this little
hamnlet w~as 5 00; to-dtay it is only 239. TICe polmllation. of the
township apart from them village is 1,405.