Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-04-07
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We are indebted to Colebrook's gentle
manly Township Clerk-Mr Hiram Wall
ing-for the loan Of book containing the
records of the first election held in that
town, a copy of which we herewith forward
for publication: .alg la.
Organization of the Township of Cole
brook at the first Township Election held
| in the Township of ColebroOk, County OF
| Asbtabuia and State Of Ohio, on the first
Monday of April-being the Second day OF
said mOnth-in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty sew
en-, the following named persons were elect
| ed.to their respective offices, viz:
Joel Blakeslee-Township Clerk.
Halsey Phillips ~ ~ t9
NTheodorus Miller Trustees.
} Medad CsnfeId-freasureT.
SFpsncis fpas. nfr Drake Fence Viewers
: Ira Kee-Supervisor. b. 5a
Benjamin F. Phillips Constable. 81.
Samuel S Phillips Overseas of the Poor.
.. April 2d, 1927. Then personally appear
ed before me, Joel Blakeslee, Township
Clerk, the above named persons elect lex
cept Samuel Phillips) and were sworn ae-
cording to Law to the fulflment OF their
respective offices.
The above named voters constituted the
entire voting population Of Colebrook at
that time, from which it appears that ev-
cry voter had an office, and one man had
two. The records further show that on the
18th day Of April, 1927, that by order Of
the, Trustees the said township of Colebrook
was declared to constitute but one school
district, and that said district contain thir-
teen house holders, viz. Samuel Philips,
Francis Drake, Ira Kee, Charles Hall, Sam
uel Emmitt, Benjamin F. Phillips, Medad
Garfield, Theodorus Miller, Levi Rice Joel
Blakeslee. Haisey Philips, Jesse Drake and
aAsahel Garfield. OF these thirteen persons
but three are now living, namely; Hslsey
Phillips, B. F, Philips and Asahel Can
field. In further perpsing the records, we
find that on the third day of March, 1Ss8
the trustees declared the township divided
into two school distriets-the north half of
the town to compose the first school dis
trict, and that the same contain eight
householders, viz Joel Blakeslee, Medad
Garfield, Samuel Phillips, Asahel Garfield,
Francis Drake, Jesse Drake and Halsey
Phillips; and that District No. 2 should
comprehend the south half of the township,
and that the. same contain four household
ers, viz. Levi Rice, TheodOrus Miller, John
G. Evans and Ira Kee. 5a
The first TFeasurer's bond of which we
have any record was that of Samuel Phil
lips, with Halsey Phillips as his security,
wherein they bound themselves, their heirs,
administrators and assigns forever to the
State Of Ohio. in the penal sum Of ten dol
lars for the faithful fulhllment Of said Of
flee. $50. in1 fhil fs4 4iiitff2r
Up to this time-April 9TH, 1SS0--there
is nothing to show that there was ever e
red cent in the hands.of our treasurer; but
in 1881, in anticipation that there might be
at some future time, the trustees ordered
that the amount Of the treasurer's bond
should be raised to fifty dollars. Up to
the first day Of June, 1923, the records Of
the township had been kept on loose papers
there having been no money as yet to
purchase book for the use of the town
ship-but the records show that at that
time Mr. Theodorus Miller. presented to
the township the book from which we now
copy, for which he received s vote Of thanks
from the township. Such book would
now cost about 25 cents. On the 7th Of
February, 1884, the OYerseers Of the Poor
ordered the constable to warn one Elliott
Hunter forthwith to depart the township,
and soon after they sent an order to the
constable to put another person under
warning, and then to depart the township
himself. We viii not youch for the fact,
but from our best recollection, the consta-
bic promptly obeyed the order to the letter.
Thus we might continue to pursue with In
terest the records before us.
We would further say, from our own re-
collection, that the first school taught in
Colebrook had for its teacher Miss Cleors
M. Phillips, now the wife of Asahel Cam
field, Of North Bloomfield; whole number
of pupils in attendanes 6; wages paid, 75
cents week, the teacher boarding herself;
school house Of round logs, small and low,
and not lighted with gas, but with creased
psper in sash, Whitfield out with 3 jack
knife. s e UNCLE TIN.
South New Lyihe, April 8, 1876. 5ai