The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-18

1857. Charles and Thomas Getting,
ana :. s. Fowler in June, 1887. Joel
Walker, William Efhridge, Andrew
B. Jackson, L4man Epson, Ellhu Phil
lips, and perhaps others came III the
summer or lal4 of 1897.
The town was rapidly settled after
this, but it is impossible to get the
names of those who came in 1850.
No Indian mounds Of any note were
found; trail crossed the town from
north to south, which was worn a foot
deep into Tie soil. Another trail
crossed the southwest corner of the
town, supposed to lead from Chicago
to the Indian enCampment near Bur-
lington, Racine county.
The first settlers found a ford or
Gro. simg on the Des Ptaines River Ca
short distance above where the Geneva
road now crosses the samel constructed
of limestone, which they suppose was
built by tie Government during the
Indian troubles of 1882; though where
the stones (Which the settlers after
ward burned for lime) came from no
one knows.
There was II large encampment of
Indians i'll the town during the winter
OF 1S4O-41. Towards spring they be-
came very troublesome, stealing hay,
cnIckens, pigs, &c. the settle 5 we've
puzzled as to now they should get rid
Ut them without having seIiOuS trout
IL. Finally Il French Canadian named
johnson said he could start them.
One morning after the males Of the
tribe had all gone hunting, he went to
tae camp, hung "a blanket OH u tree,
aud ShOt Il hole through it. The lii
dlanS evidently Knew the meaning OF
this, us they left that night.
The first school was a private school
established by serene s. Fowler. in
1889. The teachers were Mr.. Fowler
and his wife (n0W Mrs. j. M. Kellogg.
This was for many years the leading
school Of the county. Many who are
now The leading ciJZens OF the county
received instruction here, as we'll stS
many from Racine and WalWorth
counties, and Lake and McHenry
counties, Illinois. The first district
school was started at Noxon'S Corners
The log school house stood about forty
rods north Of the one now known as
the kingmAn School" William
EChrjdgo WAS the first teacher.
The town was organized III 1912, un-
der The territorial law entitled = L n
ACT to Provide tor The Organization %
Towns"
The following officers Were elected
at the first town meeting"
John d. Benedict Chairman.
Ira Pierce and Samuel Z. Tarbell.
Assistants.
Lew Grant, Town Clerk.
DanleI Williams, Treasurer.
Rollin futile, Collector.
Rolin futile, Charles Dayton and
jeremiah Burt. COnstaoles.
Frisbe j. Jackson, Sealer Of Weights
and Measures.
Goodwin. Burritt, Franklin Tourte-
lotte and Salmon Epson, Road Com
miSSiOnerS.
Serene 5. Fowler, Philander Juds0u,
and Ira Pierce, School Commissioners
William r. Higgins, William Kulghl
and Martin Tourtelotte, Fence View
erS.
The Asbury Methodist Society is said
to have been formed in 1889. The
Paris and Bristol Congregational Soci-
ely was formed III 1910. Tie frs,
preachers We're Abner Barlow anu
Elders Stebbius and Chaffee. Elder
otebbins says they took their pay in
souls"
A little child Of Elihu Phillips was
the first perSDn " hO died; at the fuue %
al, Abner Barlow preached the lirsi
sermon ever delivered in Bristol.
The first white child born in Il G
town, and in Tact in the county, was
William futile, sou Of Boil n futile.
In the winter of 1850, 5. S. Fowlt r
and Charles Getting built saWmn
/ on section g. This was the first saw g
mill in the county. The first Agricul-.
tural Fair was held at A. Il. JacksOn's
place in
The town WAS originally Democrat
ic in politics; A. B. jackson heng the
party leader. When the Free Soil
movement was started, there was a
grand rush to that party, and Bristol
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the State. In 1848, when Cass ran
for President on the Democrat ticket,
Taylor on the Wing, and Van Buren,
on the Free Soil ticket, every vote cast
in the town, with two exceptions, was
for Van Buren,. Those two notable
exceptions were s. E. Tarbell and Roll
lin futile, who remained true to their
fret love and v0fnd tho IVhir 4ioko+
After Taylor WAS inaugurated, he APP
pointed Tarbell Post Master. Tarbel
kept it six months. and resigned in fa-
vor of TuCtle. He said that this was
dividing the spoils between the vic
tors. The salary was $40 per annum.
Of the later history of the town, par
ticularly It's military record, | may
write hereafter.
The Writinq-maStef is abroad and