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888 HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.
SUPERVISORS.

Win. McBratnie.........1862-13
Thomas A. Porter.... 1864
E. C. Curtis...........1864
H. D. Smifth...........1865
T. A. Porter..........1866-'9
Joseph Porter..........1870
Joseph Lewis.........1871

Henry D. Smith.......1872
T. A. Porter..........1873
John McMullen........1874
Joseph Porter.........187.5-6
Geo. W. Carson.........1877-'8
J. B. Johnson.187
Geo. W. Carson........1880

CLERKS.

T.A. Porter...........1862
John McMullen.........1863-19
Jacob King...........1870-'11
James Henry..........1b72I

J. D. Brown..........1873
Jedd Bennett........-1874216
Win. MeBratnie........1877-29
L. Rienehart..........1880

TREAS-URERS.

George Brown.........1862
Fred. Fitting..........1863-'6
Andrew McBratnie.......1867
H. D. Smith..........1868-'9
Edmiund A. Reeve.......1870'11

A. C. Fitting.........1872-'3
'A infield S. Cone.......1874
Aug. C.- Fitting..... 1875
James Henry.........1876-17
Levi G. Whitney....... 1878-'80

JUSTICES OF T11E PEACE.

D. L. Cole, Fred. Field.......1862
E. C. Curtis, Gilbert Smith.....1863
Mahlon M. Bounting, D. 8. Cole..1864
Andrew McBratnie........1866
Gilbert Smiith.......,.. 1867
Jamies M. Frost, David Stratton, J.
B. Johinson...........1868
Patrick O'Connor.........1870
D. S. Cole, A. T. Cooper......1871

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Patrick O'Connor.........1873
Jamies Henry, T. A. Porter.....1874
Patrick O'Connor.........1875
Jacob Kingr, H. L. Johnson.....1876
Walter D. Pettit.........1877
August. C. Fitting, Civilian Phelps,
Argalus T. Cooper........1878
August C. Pitting...... -1880

The present officers are Geo. W. Carson, Supervisor; Joseph H.
Whitney, Clerk; Jedd Bennett, Treasuirer; Winfield S. Cone,
Hlighway Commiissioner; A. L. Carver, School Superintendent; Jas.
B. Johnson, School Inspector; Walter D. Pettit, Henry Beamn-ish,
Alonzo T. ilodges, Justices of the Peace; G. W. Pettit and Isaac
Williamrs, Conistables.
SCHOOLS ANI) CHIURCIHES.
There are one fractional and six full school districts, in the township, each in possession of a frame school-building. The school
cen sLs gives 2,52 children, 164 of whom attended school (luring the
year 1880. The school property is valued] at $3,300. The TIUMber of teachers employed is nine. The exp~endliture for 1880 was
$1, 569.38.
The people generally profess Christianity. H Iowever varied in
form these professions may be, all have studied to live- together in
leace and banish from their midst tile (lemon of bigotry. The
German Lutherans possess one church building-the only (1111),0 -