Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12

du ADVENT 6EU OCCASIONALLY preached
that doctrine and was for years of the
] opinion that the world was to come to
an end in 1884, and in this faith he
died. Cyrus Barney, native of New
Hampshire, came from Illinois in 1857
and entered land on sess', ION 8. and there
remained until his death in 1876. His
wife died in 1882 Robert McMynn, q
native OF Indiana, also located ia 1885,,
on the southwest quarter OF section IL,
where ae remained few years and tier
located in Missouri p. .. Minor, an
other settler of 1857. came from Grant
county and settled on section IA, on
land which his father had previously
entered.
Ole of the earliest marriages in the
town was that of John Tewalt and Celia
Cox, at tie house of William Heaverin.
Henry Chandler was married to M ha
A. Clark in the winter OF IS4S- 49, AT
the same time james Bailey married
Elizabeth Clark, sister of Martha
CLARK.
The first child born in the town was a
son to Alexander and A1ary Clarke
Latshaw, June Is, IS47.
The records of the first town meeting
we're lost or destroyed by some acct
dent, and all that is know concerning it,,
Is that Allen Donaldson was elected the
first chairman, and also served ss the
frs; j1stics of the peace; and that Lee
Grant Sterling Was eiec.ed town treas
urer, but failing to qualify the pla 70
was filed by William s. Purdy. Lewis
Sterling was 10 of the two men who
constituted thu first side board.
The fret school in the town was
taught in 1858, by Axle Morgan, in
cooper shop belonging to Hiram De
Lap The first school house was erected
IN 1864, on the southeast quarter Il the
northeast quarter of section 10. amelia
Lind was the first teacher in this build
ing. Retreat school district first had
school taught in a log house belonging
to the widow Clark. This school was
taught by Alexander Latshaw. The
first school building proper erected was
on the southwest quarter of section 10.
II was grout house. A frame house
was erected in 1873, located on section
10. Thomas Tenoey was the first
teacher. District No. !, held it's first
school in a log house owned by B. s
Abrams, located on the northwest quar-
ter of section q, town IL, range 6.
This school was taught by Mary Bull.
wer IN 1858. The first school taught in
district No. 4 was in Richard Myers
house, in 1857, by Henry Morgan
There were only three scholars, Olar.
ence Bean, Jane Shaw and Laura San
derson. This school was operated on
the subscription plan. A school house
was built in 1858 on the southwest quar-
ter of section 33. town IL, range 6.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan taught in this
building first. In district No. s the
first school was taught in log house
belonging to Leonard Wakefield, on the
northeast quarter OF section 2, town il,
range 6. This school was taught by
Josephine Hurd. in 1858. The first
school house in district No. was built |
in 1857, located on section %. The |
irst teacher was Frank johnson. The |
irst school in district No. was held in |
David Davis house on section Is. This
school commenced in December, 1854. |
Laura King, afterward wife of Isaac
Peaslee, taught this term of school. The
irs5 school in district No. was taught
oy Elizabeth Curtis, in her fathers
Darn in 1859. Joint district No. IL
1eld its first term of school in house
belonging to A. Crittendon, on section
"a, town IL, range 6, in what is now
Jrawfo. d county. This was in 1853,
md the teacher was, Sarah Jordan. A
'chool house was provided in 1859, on
ection IA, town IL, range 6, of Ster-
ing town. A. Morgan taught the fret
ERIN Of school. The Norwegian Luth-
rams founded school in 1857. Knute
Forum was the first teacher.
The Disciple church of this town is
me of the very earliest religious organ
cations in Vernon county. 1t was or
.anized in 1S49, by Rev. VIM. Purdy, at
he house of Harvey Sterling, where
meetings. were held for several years,
fter which they were kept up at the
trout school house and still later at the
sush creek school house in Crawford
ounty. In 1856 Ambrose DeLsp, a
Wesleyan Methodist, preached in Isaac
jones house on section s. Meetings
we're kept up here for several years.
The Lutheran people held services in
Albert Nash's house on section II,
bout 1856, and in 1858 built church
N this section. Rev. Mr.. Stub acted
S their minister, at the same time serv-
ng the Lutheran church at Coon Pra-
ie.
Retreat postoffice was established in
854 w. P. Clark was appointed post
master; at that time he kept the Office
n his residence. This was on the mail
QUITE from Reedsburg to De Soto.