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 HISTORICAL SOUVENIR 
 
 OF 
 
 GREENVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Being a Brief Review of the City from the 
 Time of its Founding to Date 
 
 COMPILEP AND EDITED 
 
 WILL C. CARSON 
 
 ILLUSTRATED 
 
 PRICE, ONE DOLLAR. 
 
 PUBLISHED BY 
 
 THE LeCRONE press. EFFINGHAM. ILL. 
 1905
 
 BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF GREENVILL' 
 
 FOREWORD 
 
 fJV presenting this little volume to the cnttcal gaze of the 
 people of Greenville, the author fully realizes that there 
 are many of her citizens who arc better equipped by ten- 
 ure of years and by ripe experience to lay bare the story of her 
 life and growth. 
 
 Che tash of assembling the historical data has been a great 
 one, but when once assembled, the work of confining it to a vol- 
 ume the size of this, without losing sight of the essential facts, 
 was even greater. In order to confine the story of Greenville to 
 a volume of this size it became necessary to treat the subject in 
 a general way. Chis was never intended to be a biographical 
 record, but a history of Greenville could not be written without 
 frequent illusions to many of her citizens who have contributed 
 materially to her growth, perhaps mention of some of these 
 has been omitted. If so, it is unintentional. 
 
 Che illustrating of this book has been conducted by Mr. 
 Byron K. LeCrone, of effingham, and Mr. Lon S. Matherly, of 
 Tandalia. 'Che people of Greenville have responded most gener- 
 ously in many ways to make this work a success. Co single out 
 any one individual, or, for that matter, any dozen individuals, as 
 having given valuable assistance in this work, would be to over- 
 look scores of others, who have done equally as much. Of 
 course there have been some who have contributed vastly more 
 than others in its compilation, but to the whole people we are 
 indebted for whatever measure of success this little book attains 
 and to them we wish to express our sincere appreciation. 
 
 «iill C. Carson. 
 
 Greenville, Illinois, December 15, 1905.
 
 
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 LINOIS. AS IT APPEARED IN 1905 
 
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 Greenville's Carnegie Lihraky 
 Erected in. the vcar 1905 at a cost of $11,000.
 
 BOXU COUNTY SOLDIERS' MONUMENT 
 Unveiled September 19, 1903.
 
 A Condensed History of Greenville, Illinois 
 
 BY WILL C. CARSON. 
 
 COUNTLESS changes have taken 
 place in the ninety years that 
 have elapsed since a lone log 
 cabin, on the brow of the hill at the 
 west end of present Main Avenue, 
 constituted the whole of Greenville. 
 In those good old days of IS 15, 
 when Greenville was young, the 
 public road ran past the cabin, and 
 down the hill, and, crossing the 
 creek at the Alton ford, was swal- 
 lowed up by the forest. 
 
 Truthfully to relate how Green- 
 ville, from that rudely constructed 
 log cabin, steadily advanced through 
 the years and has earned her place 
 on the map, and how she has been 
 evolved from the forest primeval 
 into a bustling city of twentieth 
 century attainments, is to tell again 
 the story of the unspeakable hard- 
 ships of the pioneers, and of the de- 
 termination of the settlers, who fol- 
 lowed them. 
 
 It was ninety years ago that a 
 sturdy pioneer, by name George 
 Davidson, attracted by the rolling 
 hills and clear spring water, set 
 about to clear the forest and make 
 himself a home, and. camping on 
 the edge of the big ravine that 
 yawns about the western confines 
 of the town, he paved the way for 
 a "Greater Greenville." 
 
 The history of Greenville, the 
 third and present county seat of 
 Bond county, is so closely inter- 
 woven with the history of the coun- 
 ty itself, that a slight digression is 
 here and now pardonable, that we 
 may, at the outset, note the begin- 
 nings of the then new country of 
 the Northwest Territory, of which 
 Bond county, and by inference. 
 Greenville, formed no insignificant 
 part. 
 
 Wrested from the clutches of 
 Great Britain by the indomitable 
 will of George Rogers Clark, to 
 whom we of today owe a mighty 
 debt of gratitude, the Illinois coun- 
 try became a county of Virginia in 
 177S and so remained until the deed 
 of session of 17S4, and from that 
 time on the great territory of Illi- 
 nois was pared down until it reach- 
 ed its present dimensions, and the 
 great, overgrown county of Bond, 
 that then extended to the shores of 
 Lake Michigan, the fifteenth county 
 to be formed, gave generously of its 
 territory to the formation of Mont- 
 gomery, Fayette and Clinton coun- 
 ties: in fact so liberally that it was 
 finally compelled to borrow from 
 Madison, in sheer self-defense, find- 
 ing itself shaved down to its present 
 
 Old Brick House which, until recent- 
 ly stood at the corner of Main and 
 Si.xth. Ft was the home of Samuel 
 White and the first postotfice was 
 kept therein. One of the iirst hous- 
 es budt in Greenville. 
 
 unpretentious dimensions. Beyond 
 a doubt the spirit of broad-minded- 
 ness and liberality that now charac- 
 terizes the county and city was born 
 of that period. 
 
 Bond county was organized in 
 ISlC an I was named for Shadrach 
 Bond, the first governor of Illinois. 
 It was one of the original fifteen 
 counties represented in the Consti- 
 
 tutional Convention of 181S. Thos. 
 Kirkpatrick and Samuel G. Morse 
 represented the county in the con- 
 vention that formed the first state 
 constitution. At this election for 
 conventioners there were three can- 
 didates, Morse, Kirkpatrick and 
 Martin, although but two were to be 
 elected. The issue was slavery or no 
 slavery. Morse and Kirkpatrick were 
 against slavery but Martin was non- 
 committal. Some lively Tennessee- 
 ans concocted a scheme to ascertain 
 Martin's views. They called him to 
 one side and told him that they, as 
 well as some of their friends In 
 Tennessee, wanted slavery admitted 
 so that they might bring their slaves 
 here. Their plan was successful, 
 for Martin said, "Boj-s, don't say 
 anything, but I am for slavery." 
 
 The boys did say something, how- 
 ever, and Martin was defeated. 
 George Davidson, founder of Green- 
 ville, was one of the clerks at this 
 election. 
 
 In giving of her territory and in 
 being represented at the first con- 
 stitutional convention. Bond county 
 is justly entitled to be denominated 
 one of the corner stones on which 
 has been laid the superstructure of 
 present day prosperity of the great 
 northwest. 
 
 Cyki's Hikge. Deceased. 
 Greenville Merchant in 1824. 
 
 early Settlements. 
 
 p ERMANENT settlement of Bond 
 ' county was made prior to ISll, 
 but the exact date is not fixed. Mrs. 
 Elizabeth Harbour, who lived at 
 Chatham, Illinois in 1S90, declared 
 that her family settled near Green- 
 ville in 1808, and that there had 
 been white settlers before them. 
 The lady named Isaac Hill, Tom 
 Ratan, Billy Jones, John Pinley 
 and Henry Cox as having been here 
 at that time. It is an established 
 fact that settlement was made at 
 Hill's Fort in the summer 1811. 
 This fort covered an acre of ground 
 and was situated on the present 
 farm of John O'Byrne, eight miles 
 southwest of present Greenville. The 
 mother of James H. White, of 
 Greenville, was an inmate of this 
 fort, her father having taken her 
 there for safety. 
 
 In early days the Indians made 
 annual incursions into the country 
 in and around Greenville. They 
 usually came in the autumn, because 
 they then could get game and corn 
 on which to subsist. A mile and a 
 half south of Hill's Fort was Jones'
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Fort, built about the same time. 
 These two feeble bands of settlers, 
 at that time, composed the entire 
 population of Bond county. These 
 forts were not only a place of de- 
 fense but the residence of the fam- 
 ilies belonging to the neighborhood. 
 The stockades, bastions, cabins and 
 block house walls had port holes at 
 proper heights and distances. The 
 whole of the outside was made £.b- 
 solutely bullet proof and the fort 
 was built without the use of a single 
 nail or spike. 
 
 Some families were so attached 
 to their farms that they remained 
 on them as much as possible, de- 
 spite the constant danger of an 
 Indian attack. In the event of the 
 approach of Indians, an "express" 
 from the fort was sent out to arouse 
 the settlers, who at once hastened 
 to the stockade and thus it often 
 happened that the whole number of 
 families belonging to a fort, who 
 were in the evening at their homes, 
 were all in the fortress before dawn 
 the next morning. During the suc- 
 ceeding day their householl effects 
 were brought in by parties of armed 
 men sent out for that purpose. Some 
 families were more foolhardy or 
 adventurous than others and in 
 spite of every remonstrance they 
 would remain on their farms, or, if 
 in the stockade, would return pre- 
 maturely to their property, thus en- 
 dangering their lives. 
 
 'Cht Cox Massacre. 
 
 THE Cox massacre is frequently 
 confused with the killing of 
 Henry Cox and his son, south of 
 Greenville, by the Indians. Henry 
 Cox and his son were killed and by 
 Indians, but the Cox massacre, 
 which is eommemorateJ by a monu- 
 ment in the country west of Green- 
 ville, was the occasion of the death 
 of another Cox, and the taking into 
 captivity of a young woman. 
 
 The Cox family moved from near 
 Alton and settled north of Poca- 
 hontas a distance of two miles. They 
 had been there two or three years 
 and were building a horse mill at 
 the time of the murder, which was 
 on June 2, ISll. Several Indians 
 of the Pottawattomie tribe, having 
 heard a considerable amount of 
 money was in possession of the fam- 
 ily went to the cabin while the 
 father and mother were away. They 
 killed the son, cutting out his heart 
 an! placing it on his head. They 
 then threatened his sister, Rebecca 
 Cox. who had been a witness of the 
 terrible deed, with a like vengeance, 
 unless she revealed the hiding place 
 of the money. The girl went to a 
 chest, and fumbling around in it, 
 in order to conceal the principal 
 packages, handed them a small par- 
 cel, which they accepted. The Ind- 
 ians then stole the horses and tak- 
 ing the girl prisoner, started north 
 
 up the Shoal Creek timber. Rebecca 
 was shrewd enough to tear strips 
 from her apron and drop them 
 along the trail as a guide for her 
 rescuers. 
 
 As soon as the family returned 
 and found the mutilated corpse of 
 their son lying in the cabin, and the 
 daughter gone, they went to Hill's 
 Station, sent messengers to alarm 
 the settlers in Bond and Madison 
 counties and as soon as possible 
 Captain Pruett, Davy White and 
 seven others went in pursuit. The 
 Indians, having had several days 
 start, were overtaken near where 
 Springfield now stands. The girl 
 was tied on a pony. At sight of her 
 rescuers, she loosed her bands, 
 jumped from the pony and started 
 to meet them. An Indian threw a 
 tomahawk. It stuck squarely in her 
 back and thus her saviours found 
 her. The girl afterward recovered, 
 married and moved to Arkansas, 
 where her husband was killed by 
 Indians. Three miles north of Po- 
 cahontas is the grave of Cox and 
 above it stands a monument erected 
 by the people of that community a 
 few years ago. 
 
 The killing of Henry Cox by the 
 Indians is an entirely different 
 story. Cox was an inmate of Hill's 
 Fort but had built a cabin nearly a 
 mile south of where Dudleyville now 
 stands. One morning in August, 
 1S15, Cox took his son, aged 15, 
 
 Scene at the dec 
 
 cation of the Cox monument, west of Greenville, October 9, lyno. The moiuiinent commemorated 
 the massacre of Mr. Cox, by the Indians, in 181 1.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 and went, each on horseback, to his 
 cabin. All appeared quiet when 
 they rode up to the cabin. Cox 
 told his son to ride down to the 
 creek and water the horses, while, 
 rifle in hand, he went to the door 
 of the cabin. Pushing the door 
 open, he saw an Indian in the house. 
 Quick as a flash he raised his rifle 
 and fired. He missed the Indian 
 and his ball sunk In the log over 
 the fireplace. At the same instant 
 another Indian, concealed behind a 
 tree, fired at Cox, the ball passing 
 through his body and killing him 
 instantly. Spattering the blood of 
 Cox all over the door, the bullet 
 imbedded itself in the wood. The 
 Indians then ran to catch the boy 
 with the horses and keep him from 
 giving the alarm at the fort. In 
 their attempt to capture him they 
 became alarmed at the delay and 
 finally shot him and buried him 
 without going back to the body of 
 his father. The boy was not, rouna 
 and it was believed that he was 
 taken prisoner until after peace was 
 made, when the Indians revealed the 
 fate of the boy. The bullet holes 
 and the splotch of Cox's blood on 
 the cabin door were seen years 
 afterward, when the property was 
 ownel by Abraham McCurley. 
 
 There Is a tradition, handed down 
 by James Mc. Gillespie, who came to 
 Bond county in ISIC. and who, in 
 18G0, made written report of his 
 reminiscenses to the Old Settlers' 
 Association, that one Benjamin 
 Henson came to Bond sometime be- 
 fore the war of 1S12. Living in a 
 hollow sycamore tree in Shoal Creek 
 bottom, he feared no man and was 
 content. It is related that at one 
 time during the war of 1812. the 
 
 Seth Bl.vnch.\rd, Ueccascrl. 
 
 Who came to Greenville in 1S20, after selling the land where 
 
 the St. Louis court hou.se now stands. 
 
 WiLLARD Twiss. Deceased. 
 A Greenville Merchant of the Twent- 
 ies, who empliived John \. Logan 
 as a jockey on the farm now 
 known as the A. J Sherburne farm. 
 
 forts were all abandoned on account 
 of the Indian hostilities and Hen- 
 son alone was left in his is by lu 
 sycamore tree, the only white In- 
 habitant of the county. When the 
 hostilities were over the settlers re- 
 turned to find Henson unmolested. 
 Henson is said to have piloted 
 people across Shoal Creek at the 
 foot of Mill Hill, Greenville, until 
 the state, in 1824, gave $200 for a 
 bridge to be placed across the 
 stream at that point. 
 
 Xear Jones' fort, in those early 
 days, an Indian concealed himself 
 in the dense foliage of a tree anl 
 picked off five men before he was 
 discovered and shot. In August 
 1814, Major Journey, in command 
 of Hill's Fort, flung open the gates 
 and marched forth to look for 
 Indians, leaving the garrison ab- 
 solutely defenseless and the women 
 milking the cows. The Indians sur- 
 prised them, killed the Major and 
 three of his men, and wounded the 
 fifth, Thomas Higgins. whose escape 
 was almost miraculous. 
 
 These are some of the scenes that 
 went toward the making of Green- 
 ville, and, though the .graves of the 
 heroes, who fell at Hill's Fort and 
 Jones' Fort, less than a hundred 
 years ago, now go unmarked, the 
 memory of their valorous deeds 
 sticks deep in our min-ls, for they 
 blazed the way for the founding, 
 only a few miles to the northward, 
 of the puny settlement, out of which 
 our own fair city of Greenville has 
 been evolved. 
 
 At the close of our last war with 
 England, a treaty of peace was 
 made with the Indians, the forts in 
 Bond county were abandoned and 
 straggling settlements began to 
 form. The settlers came but slowly 
 however, and in ISIG Bond county 
 numbered but twenty-five cabins. 
 
 Mrs Mh.licent Clay Birge, Deed, 
 
 Wife of .\usel Birge. Greenville's first 
 
 postmaster, who lived in and near 
 
 Greenville for 69 vears. She died 
 
 July 12, 1896.
 
 10 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 George Donnell, Deceased, 
 Who came to Greenville in 181 8, and 
 who was one of the pioneer resi- 
 dents. 
 
 Mrs George Donkell, Deceased, 
 
 Samuel White, Deceased, 
 
 Who came to Greenville in 1818, and 
 
 built one of the first houses here. 
 
 ^hcn 6rccnviUc das tourg. 
 
 HISTORY bears evidence that 
 great achievements are wrought 
 through much tribulation, and so it 
 was in the founding of Greenville, 
 for be it known that milk-sickness 
 in Madison county caused George 
 Davidson to sell his farm there and 
 move to Bond county in ISlo. The 
 records show that he entered 160 
 acres of land, where Greenville now 
 stands, September 27, ISIG. He 
 obtained the patent from His Ex- 
 cellency James Monroe, Presilent 
 
 John Greenwood, Deceased. 
 Came to Greenville in 1838, and a 
 few years later laid out Green- 
 wood's Addition. 
 
 of the United States, April 29, 
 1S25. This land is described as the 
 southeast quarter of Section No. 
 10, Township 5, north. Range 3, 
 west of the third principal meridian. 
 
 Mr. Davidson's cabin was built 
 on the primitive style of logs with 
 weight poles to hold the clap-board 
 roof in place. The puncheon floor 
 was made of slabs, split and hewn, 
 and the carpenter had no use for 
 nails, glass, putty, nor plaster. Mr. 
 Davidson's cabin was located in the 
 extreme western part of town, near 
 the present residence of H. H. 
 Staub. His family consistel of his 
 wife, Jannet, two sons and two 
 daughters. One son, Samuel, died 
 of consumption, soon after coming 
 here. One daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth 
 Caroline Blundell, lived at Healds- 
 burg, California in 187 6, and in a 
 letter to one of the Greenville 
 papers stated that her brother and 
 the Reverend Green P. Rice, who 
 followed George Davidson here, 
 laid out some lots in the western 
 part of Greenville. This plat of the 
 old town was never recorted and 
 there is a story to the effect that 
 George Davidson, one day, in a fit 
 of anger, tore the plat up and 
 watched it burn to ashes in the fire- 
 place. 
 
 The existence of this plat after- 
 wards made trouble for the people 
 who purchased lots, when the town 
 was finally laid out. This part of 
 the town, then laid out, as the 
 original town, is now Davidson's ad- 
 dition. 
 
 Not long after he built his first 
 cabin, George Davidson moved to 
 the lot at the southwest corner of 
 Sixth Street and Main Avenue (as 
 
 it is to "ay) directly across the 
 street south of the John Baum- 
 berger, Sr., homestead, and open- 
 ed a tavern. In opening the 
 first tavern in Greenville, Mr. Dav- 
 idson again proved himself a public 
 benefactor, for it was for many 
 years a mecca for the wayfaring 
 man, as well as a most convenient 
 loafing place for those of the early 
 gentry, who were wont to whittle 
 and spit through the long winter 
 evenings. 
 
 About this time the Reverend 
 
 Seth Fuller, Deceased, 
 Who came to Greenville in the thir- 
 ties; an early surveyor and trustee 
 of Alraira CoUese.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 11 
 
 James Enloe, Deceased, 
 Who came to Greenville with his 
 father, Asahel Enloe, in 3 818, and 
 helped clear oft' the land where the 
 court house now stands. 
 
 Mks. Jane Williford, Deceased, 
 Who was born in Greenville March 
 17, 1822, and who resided here nil 
 her life. Died May 14, 1905, the 
 oldest native born resident of 
 Greenville at that time. 
 
 Isaac Enloe, Deceased. 
 
 Came to Greenville soon after the 
 
 town was lard out and helped 
 
 clear the land where the court 
 
 house now stands. 
 
 Green P. Rice arrived from Ken- 
 tucky. He bought a part of George 
 Davidson, 's Ian i and, together with 
 Samuel Davidson, opened the first 
 store in Greenville. It is said that 
 this store was only large enough to 
 hold comfortably one wagon load 
 of goods. The store was located on 
 what is now Main Avenue and Sixth 
 Street. Mrs. Blundell, in her let- 
 ter, stated that Mr. Rice became in- 
 volved in some trouble about some 
 slaves he brought from Kentucky, 
 and, selling his interests to Cyrus 
 Birge, left the country. 
 
 James, Ansel and Cyrus Birge, 
 three brothers, came to Greenville 
 from Poultney, Vermont. Cyrus 
 kept the store until 1824, when he 
 sold his stock to his brother, Ansel. 
 
 who carried on the business for 
 eight years. Ansel Birge, during 
 this time, married Miss Millicent 
 Clay Twiss, a sister of Willard 
 Twiss, to whom he sold the store in 
 1833, and moved to his farm one 
 mile south of Greenville. This store 
 was the chief public institution of 
 the town, when Greenville became 
 the county seat in 1821. 
 
 Seth, Samuel and Elisha Blanch- 
 ard came to Greenville in 182 and 
 entered IGOO acres of land, a part 
 of which is the farm now owned by 
 Mrs. L. K. King, a mile east of town, 
 
 at the top of "Blanchard's Hill," 
 which derives its name from them. 
 They built a cabin in town and 
 opened a store. Seth managed the 
 farm, Elisha conducted the store 
 and Samuel traded to New Orleans, 
 and they prospered. Soon after Mr. 
 Blanchard opened the store, travel 
 became more general and a tavern 
 was opened in connection. A huge 
 pair of antlers, erected over a sign 
 made of a hewn board, printed with 
 a coal from the hearth, announced 
 the welcome news that here was the 
 "Buck and Horn Tavern." This in- 
 
 Dr. J. B. Drake, Deceased, 
 One of the earliest Greenville Phj-si- 
 
 cians. 
 
 The Drake House, 
 Built bv Dr. I. B. Drake in the earfy thirties, and dismantled in 1905.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 J 
 
 Maj. William Davis, Deceased. Mrs. Lucy Davis, nee Mayo, Judge Enrico Gaskins, Deceased. 
 
 Who came to Greenville i:i 1831 and Wife o< Major Wm. Davis. Died in Twenty _vears county clerk, eight 
 
 opened a tavern. He died in Green- Greeuvilleiu 1S91. vears county judge of Bond. Came 
 
 viUe. here in 1835. Died in 1879. 
 
 stitution with a tew o;her log cab- 
 ins formed the origiual town of 
 Greenville. Davii Berry later be- 
 came owner of the tavein and then 
 it passed into the hands of Thomas 
 Dakin, who owned it many years. 
 
 There were no saloons in Green- 
 ville in those days, but the mer- 
 chants all kept whiskey and treated 
 the customers, who called for it. 
 
 In the summer of ISIS, many 
 families, including Samuel White 
 and George Donnell, moved here 
 from North Carolina and Kentucky. 
 The principal families in Greenville 
 then were, in addition to those al- 
 ready mentioned, the Kirkpatricks, 
 Camps, Goss, Rutherfords, Fergu- 
 sons and old Father Elam, who lived 
 where the old graveyard is now lo- 
 cated. At his home were held the 
 religious meetings, which always 
 ended with the minister shaking 
 hands with everybody during the 
 singing of the last song. 
 
 Good Old Father Asahel Enloe 
 was the singing school teacher ana 
 the school master, and many a time 
 in early days, did the youngsters of 
 Greenville willingly obey his dic- 
 tum, as he stood in the doorway of 
 the school house and cried, "Books, 
 books, come to books." His copies 
 were equal to Spencer's best copper 
 plate and his chirography is still 
 well preserved in the county records. 
 
 In a letter dated at Paola, Kan- 
 sas, June 20, 1876, Mrs. Almira 
 Morse, one of the best known wom- 
 en the city has produce 1, and for 
 whom Almira College was named, 
 stated that the first school house in 
 Greenville was on the northeast cor- 
 ner of the public square. The square 
 was laid out in 1821, and Samuel 
 Blanchard assisted John Russell in 
 
 making the survey. Mrs. Moi'se 
 says : 
 
 "Once a year came "Parade Day," 
 when Colonel Stout, accoutered in 
 regimentals, epaulets and white 
 cockade, mounted on a charger, was 
 marshal of the motley company. 
 
 "There was one colored family in 
 the place. Old Aunt Fanny, with her 
 three children, bought her freedom 
 of her master in Kentucky, and in 
 Greenville earned a good living by 
 washing and nursing. One day 
 while she was washing at Mr. 
 Blanchard's two men suddenly rode 
 up on horseback, and demanded 
 Aunt Fanny and her children, as 
 runaway slaves. She declared she 
 had her free papers at home, and 
 with prayers and tears, besought 
 them to leave her, but her entreaties 
 were unheeded and Aunt Fanny was 
 bound to a horse and with her chil- 
 dren behind them, the men rode 
 away. They were armed with rifles, 
 pistols and knives and no one dared 
 to interfere. When part way to St. 
 Louis, however, a party from Reno 
 overtook them. The family was 
 rescued and returned home. 
 
 "Our town once had a visit from 
 Lorenzo Dow, who stopped at the 
 tavern, and old Mr. Twiss went over 
 'to argue him out of his religion," 
 but the eccentric old saint got the 
 better of him. He preached upon 
 the hill north of town. He sat in 
 his chair, while preaching, for two 
 hours or more." 
 
 6r«cnvtllc Becomes the County 
 Scat. 
 
 W^ 
 
 THEN in 1817, Bond county, 
 which previous to that time 
 had been a part of Edwards, was es- 
 
 tablished by an act of the territor- 
 ial legislature, the county seat was 
 flxei at Hill's Fort until a commis- 
 sion appointed for that purpose, 
 could choose a permanent location. 
 
 On April 15, 1817, this commit- 
 tee reported that they had selected 
 a site on the west bank of the Hur- 
 ricane, which on account of its nat- 
 ural advantages, the commission 
 considered a desirable location for 
 the seat of justice. Accordingly the 
 new county seat was platted and 
 named Perryville. Three years 
 later, however, the formation of new 
 counties out of the then pretentious 
 Bon:i, left Perryville In Fayette 
 county, and unfortunate for the 
 youthful city, with its court house 
 and jail, remote from the geograph- 
 ical center. 
 
 The undoing of Perryville, how- 
 ever, redounded to the good of 
 Greenville, and Bond county in 
 1821, reduced to nearly her pres- 
 ent dimensions, turned her eyes to 
 the center of her domain and there 
 beheld, sitting loftily on the bluffs 
 of Shoal Creek, the town laid out in 
 1819 by George Davidson. 
 
 The selection of Greenville as a 
 permanent seat of justice for Bond 
 county came about by legislative en- 
 actment and the same legislature 
 that placed Perryville in Fayette 
 county, also appointed James B. 
 Moore, Samuel Whitesides, Abra- 
 ham Eyeman, Joshua Ogelsby and 
 John Howard commissioners to lo- 
 cate the county seat in Bond, pro- 
 vided the proprietor of the land se- 
 lected would donate to the county 
 for the purpose specified, at least 
 twenty acres of land. This commis- 
 sion was also detailed to fix the 
 damages sustained by the proprie-
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 13 
 
 Joel Elaxi, Deceased, 
 One of the early business men, who 
 learned the blacksmith trade from 
 his brother, Edward Elam, who 
 was Greenville's first blacksmith. 
 
 tois of Perryville, in consequence of 
 the removal of the county seat from 
 that place. After due deliberation, 
 the commissioners fixed upon a tract 
 of twenty acres of land in the north- 
 east corner of the original town of 
 Greenville, then belonging to George 
 Davidson. The act provided for the 
 land to be selected in a body. Wil- 
 liam Russell. Robt. McCord and Jno. 
 Kirkpatrick, then county judges, 
 held a session of the county 
 court on April 18, 1S21, and having 
 under consideration the said loca- 
 tion, made a demand on Mr. Da- 
 vidson for the twenty acres imme- 
 diately around and contiguous to a 
 stake driven by the commissioners. 
 Mr. Davidson, by his attorney, Ben- 
 jamin Mills, executed a bond to the 
 county commissioners with Peter 
 Hubbard and John Kirkpatrick as 
 securities, agreeing to transfer the 
 land for the purposes selected, ex- 
 cepting therefrom a small tract pre- 
 viously sold to Samuel Whitcomb, 
 and for which Whitcomb held Da- 
 vidson's bond for a deed. The court 
 declined to act at this time, but at 
 a session held June 5, 1S21, Mr. 
 Davidson was permitted to withdraw 
 and cancel the bond previously exe- 
 cuted by him to the court, and sub- 
 stitute a new bond for the same pur- 
 pose with Samuel G. Blanchard, 
 Robert G. White. Samuel Whitcomb, 
 Daniel Ferguson. Milo Wood and 
 Samuel Houston as securities. The 
 court accepted this bond and Green- 
 ville was henceforth acknowledged 
 to be. in fact and in law. the per- 
 manent seat of justice of Bond 
 county. 
 
 The first county court held at the 
 
 Elder Peter Long, Deceased. 
 Pastor of Mt. Nebo Church, and one 
 of the best known pioneer preach- 
 ers in the west. Came to Green- 
 ville in 1816, and was in the min 
 istry 59 years. 
 
 new county seat of Greenville was 
 on June 4 and 5, 1S21, William Rus- 
 sell, Robert McCord and John Kirk- 
 patrick being the judges. The first 
 circuit court was held at Greenville 
 on July 12, 1S21, with Hon. Joseph 
 Phillips, judge: Samuel Houston, 
 sheriff; and James M. Johnson, 
 clerk. The petit jury was composed 
 of John D. Alexander. John White, 
 George Denny, James Wafer, An- 
 drew Pinley, Alexander Robinson, 
 James McCord, Richard Worley, 
 John Prickett, William Gracey, Si- 
 las Lee Wait. Abel Sparks, Charles 
 Gillham, Jr., Wm. M. Stewart, Phil- 
 ip Moore. James B. Rutherford, 
 Milo Wood, Wm. Black. Samuel 
 Whitcomb, Harrison Kirkpatrick, 
 James Kirkpatrick, Jr., Absolom 
 Watkins, John Loughlan and Wyatt 
 Stubblefield. 
 
 By order of the county court part 
 of the land donated by Davidson 
 was laid off into town lots, and on 
 the first Monday in July, 1821, thir- 
 ty lots were exposed for sale, the 
 town having been surveyed by John 
 Russell the June previous. The pro- 
 ceeds from the sale of these lots 
 was used for the erection of a court 
 house. 
 
 Mr. Davidson, in many ways one 
 of Greenville's greatest benefactors, 
 and his wife Jennet, remained in the 
 town until 1827, when they moved 
 to Galena. Jo Daviess county, real- 
 izing but little for their property. 
 
 In 1821, when the sale of public 
 lots was held, the present public 
 square was covered with a dense 
 growth of Cottonwood and sycamore 
 trees. This was all cleared off by 
 Asahel Enloe and his sons, who 
 
 Kend.^ll p. Morse, Deceased. 
 Who came to Greenville in 1834; 
 member of the firm of Morse and 
 Brothers. Died here in 1867. 
 
 planted the land in corn. At a ses- 
 sion of the county court in Septem- 
 ber, 1821, it was ordered that a 
 court house for Bond county be let 
 to the lowest bidder and when the 
 bids were opened, it was found that 
 Robert G. White's bid of $2,135 was 
 the lowest. This bid was accepted 
 September 19, 1821, and he gave 
 bond for the faithful performance of 
 his duties. The sale of the town 
 lots brought $1,338 and the judges 
 of the county court entered into 
 bond for the remainder. The court 
 house was made of a poor quality of 
 brick and was badly damaged by 
 storms before it was completed, 
 which was not until 1822. The court 
 room was heated by an old-fashion- 
 ed fire place. No stoves were in use 
 in Greenville at that time, nor for a 
 long time afterward. 
 
 There was little respect for the 
 temple of justice and its custodians 
 were sorely beset for means for its 
 preservation. It was the delight of 
 the small boy, hiding behind tree or 
 bush, to hurl stones through the 
 eight by ten window panes, just to 
 hear the glass fall crashing before 
 their aim. Nevertheless the build- 
 ing of this court house was the first 
 real impetus given the town, outside 
 the start given it by Davidson him- 
 self. The population of the county 
 at this time was 2,931 and the vil- 
 lage of Greenville contained but a 
 few houses, a hotel and a store or 
 two. 
 
 Origin of GrccnviUc's Name. 
 
 AT'THORTTIES differ as to the or- 
 igin of the name given Green- 
 ville. There is a story to the effect
 
 14 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Mr and Mrs. William S. Wait, Deceased, 
 William S. Wait, who came to Greenville in 1818. An early writer and journalist; chairman of the National In- 
 dustrial Convention at New York City in 1845; in 184-8 he was nominated for Vice President on the National Re- 
 form ticket but declined. He was the prime mover in the projection of the Vandalia Railroad and was one of the 
 leaders who drafted much of the Illinois Constitution of 1845. He died in 18G5. 
 
 that Mr. Thomas White, the oldest 
 man present when the town was first 
 surveyed in 1S21, was asked to 
 name the town and thereupon, cast- 
 ing his eyes over the green woods, 
 readily answered: 
 
 "Everything looks so green and 
 nice, we will call it Greenville." 
 Others say that Mr. White named it 
 for Greenville in North Carolina. 
 Another legend is to the effect that 
 Greenville took the name of Green 
 
 P. Rice, the Cumberland Presbyter- 
 ian minister, who resided here at an 
 early date, and was the first Green- 
 ville merchant. Allen Comer, who 
 came here in 1S17, is authority for 
 the last story, but Mr. White is com- 
 monly given credit for having named 
 the town. At any rate it was well 
 named and to this day, as in the be- 
 ginning, Greenville is noted far and 
 wide, for the many beautiful trees 
 that surround and interlace it — a 
 city in a veritable green forest. 
 
 Caxcs and Slavery tn i8i8. 
 
 r\ LD records show that the assess- 
 ^ ment of tax for the year 1817 
 was $161.50, which was charged to 
 the sheriff for collection. It is also 
 recorded that one Samuel Hill paid 
 a tax of one dollar on one negro. 
 Of the $161.50 tax, $106 was used 
 to pay for the killing of fifty-three 
 wolves. 
 
 The tax of 1818 was $279.50. The 
 first county order ever issued was 
 
 Wm. S. Wait, Jr., OcccnsciJ, 
 For many years a prominent resi- 
 dent of the cf)unty. 
 
 Residence of Mrs. Adele Wait, South Third Street.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 15 
 
 Rev. Robert Stewart, Deceased. 
 Who came to Greenville iu 1840 and 
 was pastor of the Congregational 
 church. His home was a refuge 
 for escaping slaves during the Civil 
 War days. 
 
 to Moses Shipman, for a wolf scalp 
 and the amount was |2.00. In ISIS 
 the following tax was assessed on 
 property owned in the county: "For 
 each bond servant oi- slave, 16 years 
 old, 100 cents: for each young man, 
 21 years old and upwards, 100 
 cents; for each Horse creature, three 
 year old, 50 cents." 
 
 In IS 17 there were seven slaves 
 in Bond county, under the age of 
 15 years, registered, as provided by 
 law, in the office of the county clerk. 
 They were owned by Martin Jones, 
 William Vollentine, Hardy VoUen- 
 tine, one each, and H. Kirkpatrick, 
 four. In 1S24 a vote on the ques- 
 tion of slavery was taken in Illinois 
 and Bond county voted 63 for and 
 240 against. 
 
 Some 6arly Industries. 
 
 A SHORT time after George Da- 
 •'' vidson came here, Paul Beck 
 arrived and located near the pres- 
 ent site of the old cemetery. He 
 was one of the first to follow David- 
 son here and was Greenville's first 
 manufacturer. He built the first 
 mill in Bond county in 1S17, near 
 the old cemetery. It is described 
 as a "little band horse mill" and 
 every customer had to hitch his own 
 horse to the mill and grind his own 
 corn. The bolt for the flour was 
 turned by hand. Some people car- 
 ried their grain in a sack on horse- 
 back, a distance of ten miles, to 
 Beck's mill and were compelled, in 
 many cases, to wait for three days 
 before their turn at the grind. Near 
 the mill was a fine spring, which 
 was named "Beck's Spring." 
 
 In ISIS Asahel Enloe settled on 
 the highest point of the present old 
 cemetery, but a short time after- 
 ward he and his sons Ezekiel and 
 James moved to a point about 
 eighty rods southeast of the present 
 Vandalia railroad depot, living near 
 each other in separate houses. Sam- 
 uel Davidson, a son of the founder 
 of Greenville, married Miss Violet 
 Enloe, a daughter of Asahel Enloe. 
 Wyatt Stubblefield was another 
 early settler. He entered the land 
 adjoining old Greenville on the east 
 and operated a cotton gin and a 
 horse mill. 
 
 In those early days Samuel and 
 Thomas White came to Greenville. 
 Thomas White taught one of the 
 first schools, in 1S19, in a little log 
 cabin near the tanyard, which his 
 brother, Samuel White put in op- 
 eration. This was the first tannery 
 in the county and was located in 
 the western part of Greenville. 
 Soon after he and Moses Hinton put 
 in operation a spinning machine in 
 Greenville, but it was soon demon- 
 strated that cotton could not be 
 raised with any success here and the 
 mill was closed down. 
 
 In 1S22 James Rutherford com- 
 menced the manufacture of hats in 
 Greenville, and carried on the busi- 
 ness for several years. Edward 
 Elam was Greenville's first black- 
 smith. He opened a shop in 1819, 
 and was assisted by his younger 
 brother. Joel. 
 
 Among the other early residents 
 of Greenville and vicinity although 
 they were not engaged in industrial 
 work, were George Donnell, who 
 came here in 1S19 from North Car- 
 olina and was the leader of the first 
 Sunday school ever taught in the 
 county: Samuel G. Morse, who was 
 the first sheriff: Daniel Converse, 
 the first county clerk: Francis Trav- 
 
 Mrs. L. K. King, 
 A resident of Greenville since 1837. 
 
 is, the first county treasurer; James 
 Wafer, Daniel Ferguson, Robert 
 Gillespie. Williamson Plant, William 
 Robinson, William S. Wait and 
 others. 
 
 6rcenvillc in the twenties. 
 
 T^HE ground already covered takes 
 ^ up to the 2 0's and marks the 
 first epoch in the history of Green- 
 ville. With the location of the 
 county seat in Greenville in 1S21 a 
 spark of new life was infused into 
 the settlement and more people 
 were attracted to the place, because 
 of the fact it had arisen to the dig- 
 nity of a county seat town. 
 
 The earliest records on file in the 
 county clerk's office bear date of 
 
 Residence of Mrs. Lofis.\ Ravold.
 
 16 
 
 Historica.! Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Col. Richard Bentley, 
 Who came to Bond county in 1829 
 and moved to Greenville in 184-7; 
 deputy sheriff in 1848 and sheriff a 
 few vears later; one of the first 
 presidents of the village board in 
 the early fifties; representative in 
 the state legislature with Lincoln 
 and died in 1873. 
 
 May 7, 1821, and read as follows: 
 
 "Agreeable to an act of the gen- 
 eral assembly to remove the seat of 
 justice from Perryville to Green- 
 ville, Bond County, the court of pro- 
 bate met at the clerk's oflBce on 
 Monday, the seventh of May, 1821, 
 with Thomas Kirkpatrick as judge." 
 The records show that the probate 
 court held its sessions, or at least 
 some of them, at the dwelling of 
 Seth Blanchard in 1822. Judge Ben- 
 
 J. P. G.\RLAND, 
 
 Who canie here in 1839 and who 
 lived here continuouslY until his 
 death in 1903. 
 
 jamin Mills presided at this time. 
 In 1823 John Gillmore was judge. 
 The earliest records on file in the 
 ofBce of the circuit clerk bear aate 
 of July 18, ISIT, three years before 
 Greenville was the county seat. This 
 record shows that Simon Lindley, 
 of Madison county, transferred IGO 
 acres of land for $100 to John Lind- 
 ley. The land is described as the 
 northwest quarter of section 32, 
 township 5, range 3, west of the 
 third principal meridian. There 
 were no more transfers until Sep- 
 tember 2, 1817, when Robert Gilles- 
 pie sold 320 acres to Jonathan 
 Crowley, of Virginia, for $960. 
 
 The census of 182 gives Bond 
 county a population of 2,931. 
 Greenville was still confined to the 
 extreme western part of the present 
 city, now known as Davidson's Ad- 
 dition, which includes the greater 
 part of Greenville west of Fourth 
 Street, between North and Summer. 
 Present Main Avenue and Sixth 
 Street was the business center then 
 and for many years afterwards. 
 During the period of the twenties 
 Seth Blanchard, Cyrus and Ansel 
 Birge, Thomas Long, Samuel White 
 and William Durley operated stores; 
 most of them in the old brick build- 
 ing on the southwest corner of Main 
 and Sixth, which stood south of the 
 John Baumberger, Sr., homestead 
 until a few years ago, when it was 
 torn down. Dr. J. B. Drake was a 
 physician and merchant of this 
 period. 
 
 In 182 7 Bond county gave but 
 2 50 votes, but in the following year 
 immigration from Tennessee and 
 Kentucky increased the population 
 to a considerable extent. 
 
 In the twenties Greenville was a 
 typical frontier town, composed of 
 a cluster of log cabins, a tumble- 
 down brick court house and a frame 
 building or two. All east of the 
 present square was "out in the 
 country," and was merely a dense 
 growth of hazel brush. 
 
 During the twenties Samuel 
 White sold his tannery to J. Harvey 
 Black and opened a store in 1829, 
 on the northeast corner of Sixth and 
 Main. Thomas Long bought out Mr. 
 Blanchard's stock of goods and for 
 a while his brother. Rev. Peter 
 Long, clerked for him. Mr. Long 
 soon sold otit to Dr. J. B. Drake and 
 William Durley, who continued the 
 business where the present Drake 
 House now stands. Dr. Drake, in a 
 few years, bought the entire stock 
 and continued in business for twenty 
 five years. 
 
 Cyrus Birge kept a store on lot 
 No. 8, Davidson's Addition from 
 1819 to 1824, when he sold out to 
 his brother, Ansel, who continued 
 in business for at least eight years. 
 In 182 2, by order of the court, a 
 "stray pen" was built in Greenville. 
 It was 40 feet square and six feet 
 
 Mrs. Richard Bentley, 
 Born in Virginia in 1799; died here 
 in 1876. 
 
 high and was built for the purpose 
 of confining stray stock. On court 
 days and other public occasions the 
 people who had lost stock, would go 
 to the stray pen and endeavor to 
 identify their property. 
 
 An abstract of the poll books of 
 an election held in Greenville Aug- 
 ust 2, 1824, for county oflicers 
 shows that for Sheriff, Hosea Camp 
 had 151 votes, William White 97, 
 Henry Williams, 47; for County 
 Commissioners, Ransom Geer had 
 2 2 4, Robert McCord, 2 09; Asahel 
 Enloe, 171: George Donnell, 107 
 and George Davidson 101. For 
 Coroner, Robert W. Denny had 122, 
 
 Mrs. J. P. Garland, 
 Who came here iti 1830 and is still a 
 resident; married in 1848 to J. P. 
 Garland.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 17 
 
 Wxi. Watkins, Deceased, 
 
 A resident in 1860. Former sheriff 
 and ex-member of the legislature, 
 as he looked 41 years ago. 
 
 Edwin A. Mars, 8 and James Durley, 
 6. The returns were attested by 
 Asahel Enloe, J. P. and Leonard 
 Goss, J. P. 
 
 6recnvillc from 1830 to 1840. 
 
 THE census of IS 30 shows but a 
 small gain in ten years in Bond 
 county, nevertheless the county seat 
 had made some advancement both 
 in point of business and population. 
 The town was now beginning to 
 reach out timidly toward the east. 
 A new frame court house succeeded 
 the crumbling brick structure and 
 was completed in 1S32 on the pres- 
 ent square. A new jail had also 
 been built. 
 
 Mrs. M.\irrn.\ O. \V,\tki.\s, Dec'd, 
 
 Whose father once owned much of 
 the laud where Greenville stands. 
 
 Greenville in the thirties is best 
 described by Joseph T. Fouke, who 
 came here in 1830, and who is still 
 a resident of Greenville. 
 
 Mr. Fouke sa.vs that his earliest 
 recollection of Greenville in 1830 
 was the digging of a public well at 
 the corner of Main and Sixth streets, 
 by "Black" Jim Davis, Royer and 
 Hicks. The men quarreled over a 
 dog fight and finally fought and 
 Miss Hicks came out of the house 
 and threatened to whip all the men 
 and the dogs thrown in. The fol- 
 lowing is Mr. Fouke's description of 
 Greenville in 1830: 
 
 "In 1830 Seth Blanchard kept a 
 
 Alexander Kelsoe, Deceased, 
 
 Circuit Clerk 1848 to 1860; a prom- 
 inent character in Greenville for 
 many years. 
 
 hotel across the street south of the 
 old Drake House. The south 
 half of the building was log and the 
 north half frame. It was two stories 
 and a porch extended along the west 
 side of the building. Mr. Blanchard 
 had his log stables on the ground 
 where Sheriff Floyd now resides. 
 South of Blanchard's tavern was a 
 square room where Dr. J. B. Drake 
 ran a store. This square room is 
 still standing with additions built 
 to it, on the same ground, and in 
 my opinion is the oldest house In 
 
 The Old Mill at the Foot of Mill Hill. 
 
 \Y. X. Kelsoe, 
 
 A Greenville boy of the sixties, many 
 years a prominent St. Louis news- 
 paper man, manager of the local 
 press bureau of the Louisiana Pur- 
 chase Exposition. Now a resident 
 of St. Louis.
 
 18 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Charles Hoiles, 
 
 Who came to Greenville in 1S40, and who, with his 
 son, C. D. Hoiles, established the State Bank of 
 Hoiles and Son In 1869. A member ot the Illinois 
 Legislature at the time of the Lincoln-Douglas 
 contest; delegate from Illinois to the Charleston 
 convention. Died at Union Station, St. Louis, May 
 14, 18S4, and is buried at Montrose cemeterv. 
 
 town. Across the street, west of the 
 tavern, Samuel White's brick resi- 
 dence stood. This building was also 
 used as a store in the early days and 
 was torn down only a few years ago. 
 South of Mr. White lived John T. 
 Walker in a log cabin, near the 
 present residence of Leitle Mc- 
 Cracken. Still farther south lived 
 Mr. Benson in a log cabin and 
 opposite the present residence of W. 
 A. McLain lived John Maddux in a 
 log cabin. There was a cabin in the 
 middle of the street in front of the 
 residence of Fritz Streiff, and Mr. 
 Perigen lived in a cabin near the 
 old cemetery. Back of the present 
 residence of Mrs. Agnes J. Mulford 
 "svas a log cabin, where the school 
 -was taught. It was the first school 
 of which I have recollection. Q. C. 
 Alexander was the teacher. Where 
 "H. H. Staub lives was the cabin of 
 "Harvey Black. This was probably 
 the first cabin ever built in Green- 
 -ville, the one built by George Dav- 
 idson in 1815, although this fact is 
 not definitely established. Mr. Dav- 
 idson, however, built his cabin on 
 this spot and Black's cabin is sup- 
 
 posed to have been the same one. 
 Straight west, at the bottom of the 
 hill, Mr. Black had his tanyard. 
 
 "Where the present residence of 
 Mrs. John H. Jett stands was 
 Berry's tavern, where circuit court 
 was sometimes held. On the site of 
 the present Baumberger homestead, 
 Ansel Birge had his store. The 
 Drake house was not then built. 
 East of the site of the present Drake 
 house lived John Ackeridge, a 
 famous hunter, who scarcely ever 
 went out for a tramp without bring- 
 ing home a deer. Near the present 
 residence of Peter Hentz, Major 
 Davis kept a tavern and lived 
 across the street east, where Emil 
 Brice now resides. There were no 
 other houses until the west side of 
 the present square is reached and 
 there, in about the center of the 
 block, James B. Rutherford lived in 
 a frame house and to the north had 
 a log house in which he made hats. 
 This hat manufacturing establish- 
 ment stood on the site of the pres- 
 ent post office building. There 
 was a log cabin near the pres- 
 ent residence of Mrs. K. M. Bennett 
 and Daniel Ferguson ha1 a cabin 
 at the north end of Fifth Street, as 
 it is today. That constituted the 
 village of Greenville in 1830. Near 
 the present residence of E. E. Cox 
 was the suburban home of Samuel 
 Whitcomb, a frame building, and 
 one of the aristocratic residences ot 
 
 THEi;s'lATE BANK UF HOILES AND SONS. 
 What is now the State Bank of Hoiles and Sons was established 
 Charles Hoiles and Charles D. Holies, under the firm 
 Hoiles was admitted to the firm in 18.2 and the firm i 
 Charles Hoiles retired from business in 1881 ard died 
 continued the business under the old firm name and in 
 State Bank of Hoiles and Sons with a capital of iKM, 
 Septembe_.;, 1903, to |^50,000,j._n£theje__isjij.w abo^it^S.,(tt 
 
 present officers are CD. Hoile 
 
 sident; C.E. Hoiles, V 
 
 August, 1S69, by 
 s and Son. Stephen M. 
 iged to Hoiles and Sons. 
 C. D. and S. M. Hoiles 
 
 1S95, incorporated as the 
 
 e capital stock was increased in 
 plus fund, undivided profits. The 
 
 name of Holl 
 lame was chi 
 May 14, 18S4
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 19 
 
 C. D. HoiLES, 
 
 A native of Greenville, ex-member of the Illinois Legislature. Mayor of 
 
 Greenville from 1879 to 1887, President of the State Bank of Hoiles and 
 
 Sons. Delegate to National Democratic conventions of 1S72, 1884- and 
 
 1892. Member of State Democratic Central Committee for eight vars. 
 
 the village. This Whitcomb house 
 ■was in later years moved to the lot 
 south of the residence of Judge A. 
 G. Henry, where it stood until a 
 a tew years ago, when it was torn 
 down. The court house stood where 
 the present one stands, but it prac- 
 tically marked the eastern confines 
 of the town. To the east and south, 
 there was nothing but underbrush 
 and a few forest trees. One of the 
 two main roads into town came in 
 on the south, up present Fifth street 
 to present College Avenue and up 
 through the present lawn of Dr. B. 
 F. Coop to Oak street, thence 
 through the middle of what is now 
 Moss Addition and through the 
 south part of S. S. Trindle's eighty 
 striking the main road at the 
 present suburban home of C. B. 
 Cook. Another road came in from 
 the direction of the present farm of 
 Mrs. L. K. King, down Blanchard's 
 hill, past the public school building 
 and on the north side of the old elm 
 that stands near the residence of 
 George O. Morris and up to the 
 business center and down the hill 
 back of the barn of Samuel White 
 and thence to the spring at the tan- 
 yard, past Wash I^ake. to the Shoal 
 Creek ford and westward. There 
 were no hollows and ravines in the 
 ■west end of town then, as now. 
 "Religious services were held in 
 
 the court house in those days and 
 there were no churches in Greenville 
 until later. Dr. J. B. Drake built 
 the Drake House about 1833, and it 
 was considered the finest house in 
 town by far. In this Dr. Drake lived 
 and kept store for many years. At 
 that time the whole county voted at 
 Greenville and most of the elections 
 
 were held in the east end of the 
 Berry House. The voting was done 
 by voice and the name of the voter 
 and the party for whom he voted 
 were recorded. Seth Blanchard sold 
 out his tavern and store to Thomas 
 Keyes and William S. Smith, who 
 came here in 1832 from Virginia. 
 Mrs. Keyes kept tavern, while her 
 husband farmed and Mr. Smith re- 
 mained in the mercantile business 
 in this location for 18 years. 
 Thomas Smith ran a store on the 
 southwest corner of the public 
 square, and conducted it as a 
 branch of the old store until 1845 
 when the old store was closed and 
 the two brothers joined venture on 
 the square. 
 
 "Long rows of wagons cou'.d be 
 seen in the thirties unloading at the 
 old store, after returning from St. 
 Louis, laden with goods. Keyes and 
 Smith sold the hotel to Thomas 
 Dakin who kept it many years and 
 it afterward was kept a year or two 
 by Enrico Gaskins. who later moved 
 to the north side of the square into 
 the house built by John T. Morgan. 
 
 "Later on in the thirties other 
 buildings were erected, among them 
 the Franklin House and in 1S42 
 Charles Hoiles erected the frame 
 building now standing on the south 
 side of the square and used as a 
 barber shop." 
 
 Stephen Morse taught school in 
 the court house in the thirties. Miss 
 Prime taught in a log house in the 
 village and Almira Morse for whom 
 Almira College was named, taught 
 in a frame school house two miles 
 south of Greenville. A little frame 
 school house was built in 1832 on 
 the road to Vandalia, and John 
 Buchanan, father of John T. Buch- 
 anan, helped build it. It was used 
 minus doors and windows that sum- 
 mer, and snakes and lizards often 
 
 Residence of C. D. Hoiles.
 
 20 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Judge S. A. Phelps, 
 
 Who came to Greenville in 1843, and 
 who has resided here ever since. 
 Ex-County Judge and uestor of the 
 Bond county bar 
 
 whisked in close proximity to the 
 bare feet of the children. The old 
 court house, which had been used 
 as a school house, fell down that 
 summer. The next year the little 
 frame school house was moved upon 
 land owned by Daniel Ferguson and 
 the doors and windows put in. Dan- 
 iel Ferguson's land was on the site 
 of the residence of Dr. W. T. Easley. 
 
 RiisiDENCE 11F Judge S. .\. Pheli's. 
 
 During the thirties the leading 
 merchants in aidition to those 
 already named were Willard Twiss, 
 L. D. Plant, Morse and Brothers, J. 
 M. Davis and Albert Allen. 
 
 The well alluded to by J. T. 
 Fouke was the only well in Green- 
 ville in 1830. It was public property 
 and was very deep and was also 
 frequently out of repair. The wells 
 and water system of Greenville are 
 treated in a separate chapter, of 
 this history. 
 
 During the thirties the stage 
 route was in operation. It was a 
 common expression of warning in 
 those days to say "Look out for the 
 stage," for the stage would look 
 out for no one. The route came in- 
 to Greenville along the Old National 
 roa1 and, passing along the north 
 side of the square and down the 
 
 west side, turned west on Main to 
 the Berry tavern. Frank Berry, son 
 of mine host, was one of the stage 
 drivers. After a rest and change of 
 horses, the lumbering old coach 
 would go clattering out of town on 
 the St. Louis road. There was one 
 stage each way every day, with re- 
 lays every ten miles. The driver 
 whipped along at a gallop and the 
 ten or a dozen passengers were 
 rocke 1 from side to side with a 
 recklessness born of the early stage 
 drivers. 
 
 In 1S38, R. F. White cut the trees 
 off the ground where the State Bank 
 of Holies and Sons now stands and 
 established a blacksmith shop on 
 the ground. He was a cousin of 
 Prof. J. B. White and a brother-in- 
 law of John S. Hall. 
 
 Parker. Keyes and Lansing had a 
 
 i'lSEl'll T. l-'dlKE, 
 
 Who c.nme to Greenville in 183 ), and 
 who still lives here. 
 
 Hotel Eirek.\, 
 
 Better known as the Franklin House. Lincoln stopped at this hotel when 
 he visited Greenville in 1858. during the Lincoln and Douglas campaign.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 21 
 
 Nathaniel Dressor, 
 
 Who came to Bond County overland from Maine 
 in October, 1837, and has been a resident of the 
 county ever since. He settled on two and one-half 
 acres of cheap land in a log cabin, and is now one 
 of the largest property owners of the county. Di- 
 rector First National Bank, State Senator 1897-8- 
 9. Now in his eightieth year. 
 
 R. K. Dewey, 
 
 Came to Greenville in April, 1854-. One of the two 
 oldest continuous residents of the city. Judge Hen- 
 ry being the other. Justice of the P'eace four years, 
 city clerk several terms, bookkeeper and assistant 
 cashier First National Bank for ten years, Notary 
 Public since 1867, Grand Patriarch of the Grand 
 Encampment I. O. O. F. in 1872, Secretary Bond 
 Countv Old Settlers' Association. 
 
 "still house" in 1S3S in the hollow 
 northwest of the old graveyard. 
 They piped water from the spring 
 in wooden pipes to the distillery. 
 They male a great deal of whiskey 
 and shipped it away to St. Louis. 
 
 C. H. Stephens, an old settler, 
 read his reminiscenses of Greenville 
 as he remembered it in 1834, before 
 the Old Settlers' Association in 1890. 
 He stated that on the west side of 
 the St. Louis road Edward Elani 
 and his father lived. The house 
 stood where the present residence of 
 W. A. McLain now is. They carried 
 on the only blacksmith shop in 
 Greenville and Joel Elam was learn- 
 ing the trade of his brother Edward. 
 Mr. Stephens says that in 1834 pro- 
 visions were low in Greenville. Hogs 
 sold for $1.50 per hundred, corn 
 for 25 cents per bushel, wheat 37 
 1-2 cents per bushel " and as for 
 potatoes" he says, "we could not 
 get them for love nor money. I was 
 on the grand jury in the fall of 
 1S35 and the jurors received fifty 
 cents per day and boarded them- 
 selves." Mr. Stephens, in his rem- 
 iniscenses, says there were no bug- 
 gies in 1834 and very few two-horse 
 wagons. For the most part people 
 traveled on foot or on horseback, 
 and it a young man wanted to take 
 his best girl to church, he would 
 
 take her up on his horse behind him 
 anl trot off four or five miles an:l 
 think nothing of it. 
 
 Greenville in the ■Forties. 
 
 I N the forties the business center 
 ' was transferred from the west 
 end to the public square where it 
 has since remained. The population 
 of the county had jumped to o.Oimi 
 but Greenville was still under 3 00 
 inhabitants. The slow settlement 
 of the country and the location of 
 railroads on each side of the town 
 held Greenville back. In 1846 the 
 subject of railroads was agitated. 
 A charter was proposed in the Gen- 
 eral Assembly for a road from Terre 
 Haute to St. Louis, but the policy 
 of the state, at that time, was to 
 give Alton the benefit of being the 
 terminus of all railroads that termi- 
 nated on the eastern bank of the 
 Mississippi river near St. Louis, in 
 order to overshadow the latter city. 
 .\nd so it was that the Greenville 
 railroad project was knocked in the 
 heal by the mistaken idea of up- 
 building Alton to the detriment ot 
 St. Louis. 
 
 By Judge S. A. Phelps. 
 
 "In the fall of 1843, I first came 
 to Illinois and first formed the idea 
 of becoming a settler of Bond coun- 
 
 ty. I came iiom Mississippi, but 
 was a sort of a York yankee. When 
 I reached St. Louis, I got in a stage 
 foach and was ferried across the 
 river. Where East St. Louis now 
 stpnds the ferry boat butted itself 
 agamst the bank. There was no 
 platform and nothing to receive the 
 stage except dirt. The stage went 
 up the bank of the Mississippi and 
 on the roal to Edwardsville, we did 
 not see a fence, nor a field of corn 
 or wheat in all that trip. The next 
 day I hired a horse and came to 
 Greenville, putting up at the old 
 stage house, on the northwest cor- 
 ner of the square, where the store 
 of Weise and Bradford now stands. 
 It was the best house in town, two 
 stories high, with a double porch on 
 the front, and withal a fine building 
 for those days. 
 
 "East of this hotel on the north 
 side of the square, was a small 
 frame house in which Enrico Gas- 
 kins afterwards livei. On the spot 
 where Joy and Go's store now 
 stands, was a blacksmith shop run 
 by Isaac Smith, a brother of Wm. 
 S. Smith On the corner immediate- 
 ly south was a small store kept by 
 S. B. Bulkley, and afterwards by 
 Alexander Buie. A little way below 
 that was a one story frame building 
 afterwards used as a hotel. On the
 
 22 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Samuel Colcord, Deceased, 
 
 Who came overland from Maine to 
 Greenville in 1840. A prominent 
 resident for 50 years. 
 
 corner where Masonic Temple now 
 stands was an old two story frame 
 house. It was the headquarters for 
 every unlicensed saloon that was 
 started. These unlicenseS saloons 
 always ran until the grand jury met. 
 In a hollow where Dixon's store 
 now stands, there was a small 
 frame house in which D. P. Hagee 
 lived, and had a tailor shop. A 
 blacksmith shop stood on the 
 ground where the State Bank of 
 Hoiles a:id Sons is now. It was 
 
 operated by a man by the name of 
 White. Next to the alley on the 
 south side of the square was the 
 frame building, which is still stand- 
 ing and is now known as the Miller 
 building. In this bull ling lived 
 Charles Hoiles, father of C. D. 
 Hoiles, President of the State Bank, 
 and of S. M. Hoiles, now deceased. 
 In the corner room of this building 
 Mr. Hoiles had started a store. 
 Later on he moved to the site of the 
 present Thomas House. There were 
 no buildings from the alley west to 
 the corner. On the corner was a 
 small, one story building which was 
 conspicuously labeled "Allen" but 
 was vacant. On the corner where 
 Hussong's store stood prior to the 
 iire of Oct. 27, 1904, was the store 
 of Morse and Brothers, a one story 
 
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 Otis B. Colcord, Deceased, 
 
 \Who came fiom Maine to Greenville 
 in 1838 and who lived here more 
 than CO years. 
 
 Rev. S.\muel Colcord, 
 
 .\ former resident; now a resident of 
 New York City. 
 
 brick and frame, and a little farther 
 to the north was a story and a half 
 hewed log building used as a furni- 
 ture store. Still a little farther 
 north was the one story law office of 
 M. G. Dale. On the present Post 
 Office corner was another log house. 
 Dr. J. W. Fitch had his office where 
 Mulford and Monroe's drug store 
 now stands and his house where the 
 Bennett residence now Is. 
 
 "The people were moral and up- 
 right. Very little use was, there 
 for constables, marshals, juries or 
 courts. They had no marshal and 
 no mayor In Greenville in those 
 days, only a constable and a justice 
 of the peace. Of course there were 
 occasional offenses against the law 
 but as a whole the people compared 
 favorably in morality, honesty and 
 intelligence with the people of to- 
 day. 
 
 Mrs. Samuel Colcord, Deceased. 
 
 "When I came to Greenville, I 
 found that the county was a tem- 
 perance county and there was not a 
 licensed saloon in it. It so con- 
 tinued for thirty, if not forty years. 
 People could vote any where in the 
 county for the judges took it for 
 granted that we would vote but 
 once. That was before the days ot 
 "repeaters." 
 
 "There were plenty of good 
 springs here and that was the 
 reason Greenville was located here. 
 When I came to Greenville there 
 was a spring, a kind of reservoir at 
 the bottom of the hill and we used 
 
 Wm. S. Colcord, 
 
 Who came here from Maine in 18-iO. 
 Former postmaster of Greenville, 
 and a prominent resident lor many 
 j-ears. Now deceased.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 23 
 
 Mrs. \. W. McLain, 
 
 Aged 87 years, probably the oldest 
 native born resident in the county. 
 
 to ride down and water our horses. 
 The spring, however, was rather 
 inconvenient and so a public spirit- 
 ed man sunk a well on the south 
 west corner of the square. It was 
 70 feet deep but was not much of a 
 success on account of quicksand, 
 and the bucket invariably came up 
 only half full. They had just com- 
 menced the fad of making cisterns 
 when I came to Greenville. 
 
 "The schools scattere 1 through- 
 out the country gave evidence of 
 the intelligence of the country. They 
 had commenced the church building 
 
 Sa.miel H. Crocker, Dcceaseil. 
 
 Three times elected Sheriff, and was 
 Ex-Postmaster. 
 
 which was torn down in 1903. Sub- 
 scription papers were circulated for 
 this church, with a school under 
 I he basement, and, when I came to 
 Creenville, the church was com- 
 pleted and in use, but they had not 
 rompleted the school part and there 
 were those who did not relish this 
 action. So in 1.S42, Deacon Saunders 
 made his trip to the east on foot to 
 raise money to complete the build- 
 ing. He was successful and the 
 basement was finished. The school 
 in IS 4. 5 was held in a little brick 
 building that was torn down a few 
 years ago at the west end of Main 
 Street. When the church with the 
 school building under it was com- 
 pleted, the event was properly cele- 
 brated with dedicatory exercises. 
 Among others I received an invita- 
 tion and all the best men and 
 women of Greenville were there. I 
 was called upon to make a few re- 
 marks and did so apparently to the 
 satisfaction of those assembled. The 
 school was commenced that fall and 
 was continued in the basement of 
 that church for a good many years. 
 That was not the only case of the 
 public spirit of the people of Green- 
 ville. When Wm. S. Wait laid out 
 his land into lots he laid out a large 
 lot as Academy Square. This 
 Academy Square is the site of our 
 present magnificent school building. 
 The same spirit was shown by 
 others. 
 
 "Greenville has progressed and is 
 an entirely new town. Greenville of 
 IS 44 has passed away; a new town 
 has come. 
 
 "Greenville was, however, quite 
 a thriving business place in '44, 
 having four good stores and no sa- 
 loons. There were no factories, ex- 
 cept the blacksmith shops, where 
 they made plows and now and then 
 a wagon. Now we have factories 
 and the volume of business has in- 
 creased ten-fold or more. In '4 4 
 we had an every other day stage. 
 It went east one day and the next 
 day west. It carried all the passen- 
 gers and the driver had the mail 
 sack under his feet. When he drew 
 near the post office, he heralded his 
 coming with a tin horn. This was 
 our best means of transportation. 
 
 "Compare this with the great 
 Vandalia railroad, running its long 
 trains of palace coaches through the 
 city many times a day and you have 
 a proper comparison of the business 
 between the dates of 1.S4 4 and 19n.S. 
 A little stage coach represents 1S4 4 
 and the Vandalia Railroad repre- 
 sents 190.5. This is the kind of 
 progress we have been making and 
 I want you to look forward with me 
 to the future with the same degree 
 of hope and the same degree of con- 
 fidence. I can see no reason why 
 we cannot look forward to this 
 same continued prosperity: why the 
 coming years may not hold achieve- 
 
 N. W. McLain, 
 
 Who came here in 1831, and has 
 lived here and at Elm Point ever 
 since. 
 
 ments as great or greater than those 
 of the century of 1800, right here 
 in Greenville." 
 
 Cholera Epidemic of 1849. 
 
 IN 1849, Greenville was visited by 
 ' a terrible epidemic of cholera 
 and many deaths resulted. The only 
 account of this scourge, the worst 
 that has ever visited Greenville, is 
 preserved by Mr. Jacob Koonce, in 
 the Western Fountain, which paper 
 copied the following from the issue 
 of the Greenville Journal of July 
 2n, 1849. 
 
 Joseph M. Do.\.\i;ll, Deceased, 
 
 Who lived in and near Greenville 
 from 1819 to 1894.
 
 24 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 James Bradford, 
 
 Founder of the banking house of Bradford and Son, who came to Green- 
 ville in 1 824 and served in the Black Hawk war. He was circuit clerk 
 and recorder, county clerk, master itl chancery, county commi-^sioner, 
 member of the Illinois Legislature, and county judge. He was the first 
 mavor of Greenville, elected in 1872. He died January 29, 1889. 
 
 "The Cholera, this mighty agent 
 of death, has spread destruction in 
 our village since our last issue. Our 
 lively and business like town has 
 put on the habiliments of mourning 
 and sadness. 
 
 "The first case of cholera, in our 
 town, was the stage driver to whom 
 we referred last week. He is re- 
 covering. The next, we also alluded 
 to last week — a young woman 
 named Sarah Woosley, living with 
 the family of Charles Holies Esq. 
 She was taken on Friday morning 
 last and died on Saturday morning 
 about two o'clock. This was the 
 first death from cholera. 
 
 "Early the same morning a child 
 of Dr. Sprague's, two or three years 
 old was taken and died in five or six 
 hours. The same day Charles Hor- 
 ton Esq., an infant child of C. 
 Holies, Esq., a daughter of Mrs. 
 Kellam's aged 11 or 12 years, and 
 I. N. Reed were all taken. The in- 
 fant died in the afternoon some 
 time; Mr. Horton died about 11 
 o'clock and Isadora Kellam about 
 12 o'clock the same night. Mr. Reed 
 ■died about four o'clock Sunday 
 rafternoon. 
 
 "There have been other cases of 
 cholera but these are all the deaths, 
 and these all occurred in less than 
 48 hours." 
 
 In the issue of the Journal of 
 July 27, 1849 the editor says: 
 
 "Since our last Issue there have 
 been two more deaths from cholera, 
 Mrs. Park and Mr. Hopton, but no 
 cases have come to our knowledge 
 since Monday last." 
 
 There were 13 cases of cholera 
 and eight deaths. The Journal says: 
 "Some of our citizens have, perhaps, 
 become unnecessarily alarmed and 
 a number have left with their fam- 
 ilies. It is due to our physicians to 
 state that they have attended the 
 sick during the present crisis, with 
 an industry and self-denial worthy 
 of all praise. Some of our citizens 
 have also distinguished themselves 
 for their unyielding and disinterest- 
 ed care for the sick and if from 
 this worthy number we were re- 
 quested to designate, we might 
 speak the names of Rev. Robert 
 Stewart and Elam Rust, Esq." 
 
 To these names we may also add 
 the names of J. P. Garland, Wyatt 
 Causey, Isaac Enloe and others. 
 
 Greenville had splendid physic- 
 ians in the forties and fifties. Dr. 
 Drake, Dr. Fitch, Dr. Brooks and 
 Dr. Brown. Dr. Brooks met death 
 by suffocation in 1874 at his home 
 in the brick buildin'? that stood 
 across the alley east of the old Bap- 
 tist church. 
 
 ercctivtllc tn the fifties. 
 
 1 NCREASED business on every 
 ' hand marks the period from 18 50 
 to 18 60. In 1S50 the first govern- 
 
 Bradford and Son's Bank 
 The bank of Bradford & Son was founded by James Bradford and 
 son Samuel in 1867, in the frame building one door south of the present lo- 
 cation, but moved into the present location soon after the business was 
 established. At the death of James Bradford on January 29, 1889, Samu- 
 el Bradford became the head of the institution and so remained until his 
 death September 14, 1891. John S. Bradford, who was admitted to the 
 firm in 1890, then became the head of the banking house and so remains 
 at the present time.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 25 
 
 Residknce of John S. Bradford, East College Avenue. 
 
 ment census was taken in Green- 
 ville, the population being 378. The 
 census of ISGO shows a population 
 of 1000 which tells the story of the 
 growth of this period. 
 
 W. S. and T. W. Smith, Morse 
 and Brother, Charles Holies and G. 
 W. Hill were still in business and 
 E. A. Floyd, Elliott and Kershner, 
 A. W. Hynes, Barr and Elliott and 
 many others come upon the scene. 
 The hotels had by this time center- 
 ed at or near the public square. The 
 St. Charles Hotel was kept by E. R. 
 McCord and the Franklin House by 
 Franklin G. Morse, from whom it 
 took its name. From this time on 
 business increased to such an ex- 
 tent that it would be practically an 
 impossibility to note all the changes 
 in detail. 
 
 All south of the brick building 
 now used as Plant's Livery stables 
 on Third street was timber and 
 brush in 18 57. A few years later 
 R. L. Mu^'d built a home near the 
 present residence of George O. Mor- 
 ris, and everybody told him he was 
 building so far out in the timber 
 that none of his friends could find 
 him. Some of the big trees that 
 formed the forest of the fifties are 
 still standine; on this property. The 
 eastern limits of the town then were 
 about the present site of the 
 Methodist parsonage, and east of 
 that was the farm of Samuel White. 
 
 The Drake house was one of the 
 finest, even then, and the present 
 Wirz building on the south side of 
 the square was the largest business 
 house, except the Sprague block, 
 which was built by Dr. Anson 
 Sprague in 18.57. The Sprague 
 block was so large that no one ha1 
 the courage to occupy it. until 
 Charles Holies bought if and open- 
 ed a store therein. 
 
 Robert G. Ingersoll came to 
 Greenville with his father in 1S.51, 
 
 remaining here a year. His father, 
 the Reverend John Ingersoll, was 
 pastor of the Congregational church. 
 The old gentleman was quite eccen- 
 tric. One son Clark, was a clerk in 
 G. W. Hill's store and was afterward 
 elected to Congress. 
 
 Ingersoll and his father boarded 
 for a time with the family of Wm. 
 S. Colcord. They also boarded with 
 the Reverend W. D. H. Johnson. 
 "Bob" was then seventeen years of 
 age and was extraordinarily bright 
 for one of his age. For six months 
 he was seatmate of E. J. C. Alex- 
 ander, who now lives on his farm 
 north of Greenville. They attended 
 school in the basement of the old 
 Congregational church, Socrates 
 Smith being the teacher. "Bob" 
 was very devout in those days. He 
 lived in Greenville for about two 
 years and it was while here that he 
 
 commenced writing poetry, some of 
 which was printed in the Greenville 
 Journal, at the time. 
 
 Some of Greenville's citizens were 
 not deaf to the wants of the refugee 
 slaves, who were on their way from 
 the sunny south to Canada. It has 
 been handed down by tradition that 
 the Reverend Robert Stewart gave 
 many a slave shelter and food and 
 helped him on his way. Such as- 
 sistance in those days was called 
 the "Underground Railroad." 
 
 Several times an effort has been 
 made to mark with marble the spot 
 where Lincoln and Douglas deliver- 
 ed their memorable addresses in 
 Greenville. The visits of these in- 
 tellectual giants were coveted by 
 many towns but were secured by 
 but few. Greenville, however, was 
 one of the favored ones and Lincoln 
 and Douglas spoke at different times 
 in Greenville in 1858, near the 
 residence property of Miss Sallie 
 Colcord. 
 
 In the course of his speech Lin- 
 coln said that although Bond county 
 was called the "Widow Bond" and 
 was in the way of territory one of 
 the most insignificant in Illinois, 
 she towered way above many larger 
 ones in the intellectuality of her 
 people. He said he had practiced 
 law all around Bond county but had 
 little occasion to practice in it, for 
 there seemed so little contention 
 among the people, that litigation 
 was scarcely known. 
 
 Douglas had ridden twenty miles 
 through the heat and dust and after 
 pushing his way through a throng, 
 such as Greenville never had har- 
 bored before, he sought opportunity 
 to refresh and re-clothe himself in 
 his room at the old McCord House, 
 on the east side of the square. But 
 the cries of the multitude were so 
 great and so persistent, that it was 
 
 Residence of Mrs. Samuei, Hioaih urij, I'ast CulkL^c .\venut
 
 26 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 J. M. Miller, Attorney-at-Law and Capitalist. 
 Who came to Greenville in 1856, and who has been prominently iden- 
 tified with the citv ever since; ioined the Federal Army in 1862; was 
 hospital Stewart I'SOth 111. Infty.; First Lieut. 93rd U. S. C. I.; Vice 
 President First National Bank; Mayor of Greenville 1891 to 1893. 
 
 deemed best that he should say a 
 few words to them at once. He 
 stepped out on the upper floor of 
 the two story veranda, which aiorn- 
 
 ed the front of the hotel and talked 
 probably Ave minutes. He was in 
 his stocking feet, bareheaded and in 
 his shirtsleeves. The sight of him 
 
 and the words he spoke brought 
 forth the most enthusiastic applause 
 and so reassured the surging throng 
 that they were content to disperse 
 until after dinner, when the speak- 
 ing was held. While here he was 
 the guest of his warm personal 
 friend, Charles Holies. 
 
 6rcenxnUc in the Sixties. 
 
 THE period of Greenville's history 
 from 1860 to 1870 stands out 
 prominently because of two things, 
 the participation of its citizenship 
 in the Civil War and the great in- 
 dustrial impetus given the city by 
 the building of the Vandalia Line. 
 Both of these subjects are fully 
 treated in separate chapters, in this 
 history. 
 
 The early sixties were troublous 
 times in Greenville as elsewhere in 
 this country. The people lived on 
 excitement and news from the front 
 was eagerly sought. 
 
 News from the battle field usually 
 came by mail from St. Louis, reach- 
 ing Greenville with the stagecoach 
 from Carlyle in the afternoon. Vic- 
 tories were celebrated at night with 
 bonfires in the court yard and the 
 ringing of church bells by the 
 youngsters, until most of the grown 
 people, patriotic as they were, wish- 
 ed there ha1 been no battle and no 
 victory to celebrate. 
 
 One day in 1S63 the mail brought 
 the news of a great victory for the 
 Union arms and the patriots were 
 celebrating in the southeast section 
 
 View of Main Avenue, looking east from the southwest corner of the public square in 1892.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 27 
 
 J. H. Livingston, 
 
 A prominent business mnn and a 
 
 large land and property owner. 
 
 of the court yard, when a premature 
 explosion of the cannon killed a 
 Mr. Zimmerman, one of the gunners 
 and badly injured a man named 
 Bates. 
 
 Every night the streets were pa- 
 trolled and many were the nights of 
 vigil in the homes of Greenville's 
 citizens. One hundred guns and 
 ammunition were procurel and at 
 one time, in December 1SG4, a mili- 
 tary post was established in Green- 
 ville, in charge of Lieutenant R. H. 
 Moses, with quarters in the court 
 house. Even in 1S61 a company 
 was formed, primarily for the pur- 
 pose of combating Clingman's Band. 
 Clingman was a noted guerilla and 
 
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 WiLLI.i.M H. DaWDV, 
 
 Who came to Greenville in August 1868 and has practiced law here ever 
 since. Was City Attorney from 1872 to 1874; State's .\ttorney 1872- 
 80; Master-in-Chancerv for six years; Assistant United States Attornev, 
 1887-9; Member Illinois Legislature 1890-92; Judge Illinois Court of 
 Claims 1892-6; Candidate for Democratic Presidential elector 1896. 
 
 \ViLLi.\M Morris, 
 A pioneer real estate man, now de- 
 ceased. 
 
 horsethief and operated in Bond, 
 Montgomery and Fayette counties. 
 His real name was said to be Eras- 
 mus Wood. 
 
 On August 4, 1S61. a band of 
 Greenville and Bond county men 
 formed a party to attack Clingman, 
 who was thought to be encampei 
 near Van Burensburg from fifty to 
 one thousand strong. The attacking 
 party numbered six hundred, in- 
 cluding those from Montgomery 
 county. Some fifteen or twenty 
 men, said to have been under the 
 leadership of John H. Jett, were 
 scouring the county near its north 
 boundary line, when a squad of 
 some thirty five men, under com- 
 mand of Lieutenant Joel B. Paisley, 
 a veteran soldier, were discovered at 
 a halt, watering their horses. Each 
 party mistook the other for Cling- 
 man's Band. Paisley, at once, made 
 a strategetic movement upon Jett's 
 party for the purpose of hemming 
 them in the lane and forcing a 
 surrender. It did not take long for 
 Jett's force which was the smaller 
 and was composed entirely of citi- 
 zens, to decide upon a retreat. Ac- 
 cordingly they put whip and spur to 
 their horses in order to pass out at 
 the mouth of the lane before the 
 others could reach it. They barely 
 escaped and the race continued for 
 seven miles, with the swiftest spee 1 
 (if which the horses were capable. 
 T. S. Hubbard, one of Jett's men 
 was overtaken and asked to sur- 
 render and failing to do so was 
 shot twice. Paisley's men. at first, 
 did not recognize Hubbard, and 
 Hubbard, on the other hand, did not 
 recognize his captors. Finally, how- 
 
 ever, the recognition was mutual 
 and further hostilities were averted. 
 
 The Greenville company, under 
 the able leadership of Sheriff Plant 
 made a brilliant campaign but 
 Clingman was never encountered 
 and he finally left the country, but 
 not until he had done considerable 
 damage. 
 
 One of the tragedies of this period 
 in Greenville was the murder of 
 Captain Samuel G. McAdams. 
 Among others Captain McAdams 
 was summonel by Provost Marshal 
 Murdock to assist in the arrest of 
 one Jacob Sanner, who lived near 
 
 Robert C. Morris, 
 A former real estate man, now living 
 at Toledo, Ohio.
 
 28 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 D. H. Kingsbury, 
 
 A prominent lawver from 1856 until 
 his death in 1893. 
 
 Bethel. They went to Banner's 
 house at nine o'clock the night of 
 December 8, 18G4, with the expec- 
 tation of Binding some deserters, as 
 it was said that Banner harboured 
 such persons. The marshal first ap- 
 proached the door and made his 
 business known, and being refused 
 admittance, the Captain stepped up, 
 and, taking hoU of the door knob, 
 said to Sanner that he had better 
 not offer any resistance but comply 
 with the law and he would be treat- 
 ed like a man. Sanner refused and 
 at the same time made some threat. 
 Captain McAdams replied that he 
 was not afraid but that he insisted 
 on what he had a lawful right to 
 do. At that Sanner fire! a musket 
 through the door shutter, the en- 
 tire load taking effect in the Cap- 
 tain's abdomen, making eight holes 
 in his person, there being one ball 
 and seven buck shot in the gun. 
 
 The Captain fell, but soon arose 
 and helped himself off the porch 
 and then fell again. 
 
 Five or six men were seen to pass 
 from the ■ house at the time, two 
 more than were with the Provost 
 Marshal. Several shots were fired 
 by the marshal and his men but to 
 no effect. Captain McAdams was 
 conveyed to the home of D. B. Har- 
 ned, where he lived nineteen hours. 
 There was probably not another 
 man so universally loved in the 
 county as was Captain McAdams. 
 
 Sanner was arrested four miles 
 southeast of Salem, 111., January 7, 
 IS 62. He started to run but was 
 wounded and halted. He was 
 brought to Greenville where he was 
 an object of much curiosity. He 
 was later taken to Springfield and 
 his trial was postponed and he was 
 finally acquitted on a technicality. 
 In May 1865 a stranger rode up to 
 
 Banner's house and aske i for lodg- 
 ing and without further conversa- 
 tion, drew a pistol and shot Sanner 
 through the head. Three other balls 
 were then fired into his body and 
 the stranger deliberately rode away. 
 It was never known who killed San- 
 ner, although there were various 
 rumors as to the identity of the 
 party. 
 
 The bodies of Captain William 
 Colby and Lieutenant Ives, who 
 were killed in battle, arrived in 
 town June 29, 1863. There was a 
 great sorrow because of the death 
 of these two beloved men. The 
 funeral was held at the court house, 
 addresses being made by the Rever- 
 end G. W. Goodale and Prof. J. B. 
 White. There were thirty-four pall 
 bearers, and the bodies were laid 
 away with military honors. 
 
 Feeling was high in war times 
 and such feeling culminated in the 
 killing of Terrell Reavis by Lawyer 
 J. P. ShieHs on August 12, 1861. 
 Reavis, who was said to be a south- 
 ern sympathizer and Shields, who es- 
 poused the cause of the Union, 
 met near Wm. S. Smith's store, 
 and after some harsh words. Shields 
 drew a poinard from his cane and 
 stabbed Reavis near the heart. 
 Reavis died in a few hours. 
 
 Turning now to the industrial 
 side of this period of the sixties, it 
 may be stated without fear of suc- 
 cessful contradiction that from the 
 time the first passenger train was 
 run from Greenville to St. Louis, on 
 the morning of December S, 1868, 
 the improvement in Greenville was 
 more marked than ever before. The 
 population nearly doubled and the 
 effect of the railroad was very per- 
 ceptible, as these figures show. The 
 advent of this road gave Greenville 
 an impetus such as it had never 
 
 Dr. D.wiD WiLKiNS, Deceased, 
 
 Who came to Greenville in 1854 and 
 practiced medicine until a few 
 vears priur to his death July 22, 
 1905. 
 
 before known. As soon as the 
 farmers found here a market for 
 their products, they came here to 
 trade, and merchants soon discover- 
 ed that a new order of things had 
 been inaugurated. Business increas- 
 ed, brick blocks replaced frame 
 buildings in the business center and 
 an uncertain and transient trade be- 
 came augmented and permanent. 
 
 The railroad awakened a spirit 
 of enterprise that hat been lying 
 dormant for want of opportuni*y or 
 development. Old stage coach lines 
 offered no chance for an expansKa 
 of business of any kind. But with 
 the railroad came progress and ex- 
 pansion. 
 
 JSvBURi!.\N Residence of James F. Carroll
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 29 
 
 A resident since 1835. 
 ville Collesc. 
 
 James H. Moss, 
 
 Trustee and one of tbe founders of Green- 
 Owner of large property interests. 
 
 During the year 1869 no less than 
 75 buildings were erected in Green- 
 ville — more than all the improve- 
 ments of the previous decade. 
 Among the new blocks and buildings 
 were the Morse block, (destroyel 
 by fire October 27, 1904) the J. B. 
 Reid block, A. Buie's addition to 
 his store, Holies and Sons' brick 
 bank building, the brick with the 
 mansard roof by Wm. S. Smith & 
 Co., known later as the National 
 Bank building, and many other busi- 
 ness houses, besides residences, as 
 well as two new flouring mills, one 
 by McLain and Wafer and the other 
 by C. P. Staub, and .1. M. McDow- 
 ell's elevator. 
 
 In these days of the sixties Green- 
 ville boasted a county fair, which 
 thrived for several years but finally 
 succumbed. It was held where 
 "Buzzard Roost" now stands. 
 
 Among the most important indus- 
 tries in the sixties were Stahl's 
 woolen mill, Lansing and Ostrom's 
 flour mill, Elam's carriage factory, 
 the sorghum molasses mill of Sam- 
 uel Colcord on the site of the pres- 
 ent post office, and a turning lathe 
 operated by a Mr. Alexander, called 
 Buffalo, and his boys. 
 
 6rccnx»inc in tbc Seventies. 
 
 THE spirit of public improvement 
 continued through the seventies, 
 although at the beginning of the 
 
 decade there was at first a lull, and 
 then a decline, in the city's growth 
 and prosperity. But Greenville 
 weathered the panic of 1873, and 
 though she stood still, she did not 
 retrograde. In the fall of 1873 
 there was a pressing demand for 
 houses an 1 the town began to go 
 forward again. 
 
 In the year 187 4 there were so 
 
 many burglaries that the business 
 men met at the First National Bank 
 and arranged for a night watchman 
 and Greenville has not been with- 
 out such an official since. In 1S7G, 
 the centennial year, the Greenville 
 Advocate paid special attention to 
 the early history of the city and 
 county, and through the efforts of 
 the Reverend Thomas W. Hynes, 
 George M. Tatham, R. O. White and 
 others, much of this early history 
 was collated and some of it was 
 published. Toward the end of the 
 decade, in 1877, to be exact, many 
 new residences spoke of Increased 
 population. Greenville then had 
 three banks, the First National, 
 Bradford's and Holies'. 
 
 Greenville in tbe Gigbtice. 
 ■^S/ E are now coming rapilly to 
 ' ' days well remembered by 
 many people who now live in Green- 
 ville and as we approach the pres- 
 ent there is less to be said, without 
 going into an exhaustive resume of 
 the times. 
 
 The eighties opened up in Green- 
 ville with a cyclone, the most se- 
 vere winlstorm in the city's history. 
 At eight o'clock Sunday evening 
 April 17, ISSO, a terrific wind 
 storm broke over Greenville and 
 great was the damage resulting. 
 The steeple of the Methodist church 
 was blown off, as was also the roof 
 of the National Bank building and 
 many business houses and resi- 
 dences were damaged: in fact but 
 few escaped. The damage was esti- 
 mated at $20,000. The storm was 
 the third tornado to visit the city 
 within the year, the others being of 
 lesser importance. Fortunately no 
 one was severely injured in the 
 storm but there was great excite- 
 
 ResIDENCE of E. V. G.^SKINS.
 
 30 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 rather its evolution from the log 
 cabin in 1815 to the growing city 
 of today, has been the result of 
 carefully laid plans and persistent 
 execution of those plans. 
 
 Dr. W. a. Allen, Deceased, 
 Who came to Greenville in 1855, and formed a partnership with 
 Dr. T. S. Brooks. At the time of his death, March, 1891, he 
 •w&s Mayor of Greenville, President of the Board of Education, 
 and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Congregational 
 Church. 
 
 ment and services at the church 
 were dismissed, while people rushed 
 frantically about searching for their 
 loved ones, and finding all safe, al- 
 though some were bruised. Several 
 years later when Mt. Vernon was 
 visited by a cyclone Greenville sent 
 $257.30 to the sufferers of that 
 city. 
 
 This was a good year for wheat, 
 for the local papers tell us that in 
 one week the last of July ISSO, two 
 Greenville banks paid out $84,245 
 for wheat and this did not include 
 the business of the mills and small 
 buyers. 
 
 Gncnxnllc in the JVtnctica. 
 
 THE opening of this decade marks 
 a new era in the history of 
 Greenville. It is chiefly the in- 
 dustrial spirit that predominates in 
 the nineties, and, in fact, up to the 
 present time. It was in the period 
 of the nineties that nearly all of 
 Greenville's present thriving indus- 
 tries were launched. 
 
 As early as March, 1890, the busi- 
 ness men organized and subscribed 
 money for the purpose of a'lvertis- 
 ing Greenville in the eastern papers. 
 Up to this time the growth had been 
 slow but steady. After the Van- 
 dalia Line had been safely launch- 
 ed, the people sank back on their 
 
 laurels and the usual course of 
 business was allowed to run smooth- 
 ly and without interruption. And 
 there was really no especially mark- 
 ed advancement until the industrial 
 period of a few years ago swept 
 over the city and the era of factories 
 dawned in Greenville. Since then 
 the advancement has been by rapid 
 strides and the city is eagerly seek- 
 ing the rolling lands to the north- 
 east, east, southeast, and south, 
 where modern homes are almost 
 daily being built. 
 
 In 1890 the Postal Telegraph 
 came, and the same fall, when dingy 
 street lamps cost the city $250 a 
 year, the agitation for electric lights 
 commenced, nor did it cease until 
 June 1, 1895, when the first electric 
 lights were turned on in the streets 
 of Greenville. 
 
 The telephone exchange came in 
 189 4. The factory of DeMoulin and 
 Brother was established in 1896 
 and the Helvetia Milk Condensing 
 Company came in 1898. The Green- 
 ville Milk Condensing Company 
 commenced operations in 1902, but 
 all these have enlarged and are 
 still enlarging and their history in 
 detail is given elsewhere In this vol- 
 ume. 
 
 The growth of Greenville has not 
 been of the mushroom character, nor 
 has it been by fits and starts but 
 
 6rccn\nUc of "Coday. 
 
 AND now we come to the Green- 
 ville of 1905, with its popu- 
 lation of at least 3,000, and with its 
 prosperous business houses and 
 hundreds of happy homes. In the 
 institutions of this city and in the 
 many channels of business are each 
 day seen evidences of increasing 
 opportunities for intellectual, mor- 
 al, financial and spiritual gain and 
 growth. 
 
 We all know what Greenville of 
 the present day is and we will use 
 no space in telling present day his- 
 tory, for, as has been truthfully 
 said, the history of any community, 
 is the history of its men and women, 
 and in the pages which follow there 
 is portrayed by pen and picture 
 what Greenville is today. 
 
 ■Cbc Civic Ristory of 6rccnvtUc. 
 
 GREENVILLE was one of the 
 first towns in the state to take 
 advantage of the laws to incorpor- 
 ate under special charter. Just fifty 
 years ago, to be exact February 15, 
 1855, Greenville was incorporated 
 by special act of the Illinois Legis- 
 lature. The special act incorporat- 
 ing the village clearly indicated 
 that the town of Greenville was al- 
 ready in existence, as a municipality, 
 incorporated under the general 
 laws in force at that time. Section 
 2, of the act of 1855, provided that 
 "the boundaries of said incorpora- 
 tion shall be those as established 
 
 Dr. T. S. Brooks, Deceased. 
 K Greenville practitioner for 40 
 
 years; a Yale graduate.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 31 
 
 AIks. Dukcas Dii.N.w, Deceased, 
 Wife of J. S. Denny, Deceased. 
 
 by the first ordinances passed by 
 the present board of trustees of 
 said town, which said ordinances 
 are hereby legalized for that pur- 
 pose." 
 
 Section 5, of the same act, provid- 
 ed that "the corporate powers and 
 duties of said town shall be vested 
 in five persons, who shall form a 
 board for the transaction of busi- 
 ness, and the persons who may be 
 in office as trustees of said town 
 under the general incorporation act 
 of this state shall, after the passage 
 of this act, be deemed to hold their 
 offices by virtue of this act until the 
 first Monday in May, 1S55, and un- 
 til their successors In office are 
 elected and qualified, and to dis- 
 charge their duties in conformity 
 to this act." 
 
 There are no records of the doings 
 and acts of the board prior to the 
 act of 1855, and the first three 
 years records of the new board, 
 from 1855 to 1858 have been lost 
 and diligent research has failed to 
 reveal who were the first officers 
 under the special act of 1855, but 
 from old newspaper files the names 
 of the officers from 1856 to 185 8 
 have been obtained and the city 
 records, complete from 1858 to date 
 supply the necessary information 
 from that time to date. 
 
 As early as 1856, the first year 
 of the new village government, the 
 question of license or no license 
 was raised and it has been the 
 chief issue at all municipal elec- 
 tions ever since. The first board of 
 trustees passed an ordinance de- 
 claring "the sale of ardent spirits 
 a nuisance when sold as a bever- 
 age." At the election in 1856, ac- 
 cording to the American Courier, 
 149 votes were cast and the anti- 
 
 license ticket had a majority of 37. 
 The following is a complete 
 record of the elective officers of 
 Greenville from 1856 to date. 
 Boards of Trusti-es. 
 1856 — J. Burchsted, J. K. Mc- 
 Lean, M. P. Ormsby, L. P. Little- 
 lield, J. W. Elliott. 
 
 1857 — President, Col. R. Bentley, 
 J. T. Barr, Wm. S. Smith, A. G. 
 Henry, J. B. Reid. 
 
 1858 — President, Alexander Buie: 
 Clerk, Joseph H. Birge; Treasurer, 
 J. B. Reid: J. T. Barr, A. G. Henry. 
 Samuel White. 
 
 1S59 — President, J. K. McLean; 
 Clerk, Joseph H. Birge; Treasurer, 
 J. B. Reid; James Bradford, W. S. 
 Colcord, George Gibson. 
 
 18G0 — President, J. K. McLean; 
 Clerk, James Bradford; Treasurer, 
 J. B. Reid; W. S. Colcord. Alexan- 
 der Buie. 
 
 ISGl — President, J. Burchsted; 
 Clerk and Attorney, L. C. Hawley; 
 Treasurer, J. S. Denny; W. S. Col- 
 cord, Wm. M. Colby, S. R. Perry. 
 
 1862 — President, Alexander Buie; 
 Clerk, L. C. Hawley and M. V. Den- 
 ny; Treasurer, J. B. Reid: H. B. 
 Alexander, Wm. M. Colby, Joel 
 Elam, S. R. Perry. 
 
 1863 — President, J. S. Denny; 
 Clerk, M. V. Denny; Treasurer, Al- 
 exander Buie; H. B. Alexander, 
 Lemuel Adams, D. H. Kingsbury, 
 W. H. Williams. 
 
 1864 — President, J. S. Denny; 
 Clerk, M. V. Denny; Treasurer, 
 James Bradford; Alexander Buie, 
 M. Ives, J. P. Shields, S. R. Perry, 
 J. T. Laws. 
 
 1865 — President, Seth Fuller: 
 Clerk, M. V. Denny; Treasurer, 
 James Bradford: Othnie! Buchanan, 
 M. B. Chittenden, W. S. Colcord, J. 
 W. Elliott. 
 
 J. S. Denny, Deceased, 
 
 N'lllage President in 18G3; Mayor in 
 1873. 
 
 18 66- — President, O. Buchanan; 
 Clerk, M. V. Denny; Treasurer, 
 James Bradford; M. B. Chittenden, 
 D. H. Kingsbury, J. W. Elliott, E. 
 B. White. 
 
 1867 — President, Rev. Thomas 
 W. Hynes: Clerk, Edward Bigelow; 
 Treasurer, J. B. Reid; R. C. Spra- 
 gue. E. B. White. 
 
 1868 — President, Wm. S. Smith, 
 Sr.: Clerk, M. V. Denny: Treasurer, 
 Lemuel Adams; J. E. Walls, John 
 Wenting: Police Magistrate, James 
 Bradford. 
 
 1SG9 — President, S. A. Phelps: 
 Clerk, M. V. Denny and R. K. Dew- 
 ey; Treasurer, Wm. S. Smith Jr.: 
 P. Boll. C. A. Darlington. 
 
 1870 — President, R. C. Sprague; 
 Clerk and Attorney, W. H. Dawdy; 
 
 The old jail on Third Street, Ijuill in 1859, and now used as a tene- 
 ment house.
 
 32 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Burning of the court house at Greenville, 
 Photograph loaned by J, 
 
 Treasurer, Samuel Bradford; S. E. 
 Black, J. N. Pogue, Wm. S. Smith, 
 Jr. 
 
 1S71 — President, W. S. Thomas: 
 Clerk ana Attorney, W. H. Dawdy; 
 Treasurer, George M. Tatham; J. C. 
 Gericks, J. Perryman, B. B. White. 
 
 IS 72 — President, John T. Barr; 
 Clerk and Attorney, W. H. Dawdy; 
 Treasurer, C. D. Hoiles; A. G. 
 Henry, J. B. Reid, Stephen Wait. 
 
 Incorporated As a City. 
 
 At a special election held August 
 13, 1S72, Greenville was incorpor- 
 ated as a city under the state law, 
 the vote heing 140 for the propo- 
 sition to 5 against. The first elec- 
 tion under this law was held Sep- 
 tember 17, 1S72. The following 
 paragraphs give the names of all 
 elective officers at regular munici- 
 pal elections from that time to date. 
 In each case the first named alder- 
 man represented the first ward; the 
 second named, the second ward; and 
 the third named, the third ward. 
 
 Saturday, March 24, 1883. 
 H. Hawiey. 
 
 1872 — (Special Election) Mayor, 
 James Bradford; Clerk, R. K. Dew- 
 ey; Treasurer, C. D. Hoiles; Attor- 
 ney, W. H. Dawdy; Aldermen, P. C. 
 Henry and P. C. Reed, first ward; 
 Joseph W. Dewald and C. D. Harris, 
 second ward; W. A. Allen and G. 
 W. Miller, third ward. License 
 119; Anti-license, S5. 
 
 1873 — (Regular Election) Mayor, 
 J. S. Denny; Clerk, R. K. Dewey; 
 Treasurer, M. V. Denny; Atto-ney, 
 W. H. Dawdy; Aldermen, C. D. Har- 
 ris and John T. Barr, Sr.; Wm. Koch 
 and R. L. Mudd; G. W. Miller and 
 P. C. Reed. 
 
 187 4 — Clerk, George Berry; 
 Treasurer, M. V. Denny; Attorney, 
 W. H. Dawdy; Aldermen, C. D. Har- 
 ris, J. T. Barr, Jr., R. C. Sp-ague. 
 
 1875 — Mayor, James Bradford; 
 Clerk, D. B. Evans; Treasurer, M. 
 V. Denny; Attorney, J. H. Dawdy; 
 Aldermen, Lemuel Adams, R. L. 
 Mudd, Stephen Wait. 
 
 187G — Attorney, D. H. Kings- 
 bury; Police Magistrate, M. B. Chit- 
 tenden; Aldermen, Ed Birge, Wm. 
 Koch. R. C. Sprague. 
 
 1877 — Mayor G. W. Miller; Clerk, 
 D. B. Evans; Treasurer, M. V. Den- 
 ny: Attorney, D. H. Kingsbury; 
 Aldermen, J. L. Wood, R. L. Mudd, 
 J. H. Davis. 
 
 1878 — Aldermen, J. R. Whitta- 
 Uer, M. W. Van Valkenburg, R. C. 
 Sprague. 
 
 1879 — Mayor, C. D. Hoiles: 
 Clerk. D. B. Evans: Treasurer, J. 
 H. Davis; Attorney, George S. 
 Phelps: Aldermen, W. H. Williams, 
 J. G. Taylor. W. F. Robinson. 
 
 ISSO — Aldermen. F. Parent, M. 
 W. VanValkenburg, W. A. Allen; 
 Police Magistrate, M. B. Chitten- 
 den. 
 
 1881 — Mayor, C. D. Hoiles; 
 Clerk. J. T. Fouke; Treasurer, Jo- 
 seph Dewall: Attorney. L. H. Craig: 
 
 Bond County Jail, built in 1897.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 33 
 
 E. B. Wise, Deceased, 
 
 A prominent merchant for many years. Former Al- 
 derman and Member Board of Education. 
 
 Aldermen, W. H. Williams, John 
 Schlup, G. W. Miller. (Wm. S. 
 Smith was elected to fill the unex- 
 pired term of G. W. Miller, who 
 died.) 
 
 18S2 — Treasurer, Wm. Koch, (to 
 fill vacancy) Aldermen, S. Hutch- 
 inson, John A. Elam, W. A. Allen. 
 
 1SS3 — Mayor, C. D. Holies; 
 Clerk, Ward Reid; Treasurer, D. B. 
 Evans; Attorney, L. H. Craig; Po- 
 lice Magistrate, Henry Howard; 
 Aldermen, W. H. Williams, M. W. 
 VanValkenburg, E. B. Wise. 
 
 1SS4 — Aldermen, C. D. Harris, 
 John Baumberger Sr., W. A. Allen. 
 
 18S5 — Mayor, C. D. Hoiles; 
 Clerk, Ward Reid; Treasurer, F. 
 Thraner; Attorney, S. A. Phelps; 
 Aldermen. W. H. Williams, T. L. 
 Vest, W. H. H. Beeson. 
 
 ISSG — Aldermen, J. Seaman, E. U. 
 Wallace, W. A. Allen. For Saloon 
 license, 137; against, 38. 
 
 1887 — Mayor, U. B. Harris; 
 Clerk. Ward Reid; Treasurer, W. O. 
 Holdzkom; Attorney, S. A. Phelps; 
 Aldermen, F. P. Joy, James Vollen- 
 tlne, E. P. Justice. Majoritj' for 
 anti-license S3. 
 
 ISSS — Aldermen, J. Seaman, 
 Clayton Travis, A. Maynard; Police 
 Magistrate, Henry Howard. 
 
 1889 — Mayor, Dr. W. A. Allen; 
 Clerk, Ward Reid; Treasurer, J. 
 Seaman; Attorney, Solon A. Enloe; 
 Aldermen, J. C. Sanderson, J. P. 
 Thompson. M. S. Oudyn. 
 
 1890 — Aldermen, J. A. Harris, 
 Ed Baumberger, J. F. Watts. In 
 18 90 Mayor Allen died in office and 
 M. S. Oudyn was Mayor pro tem 
 for one month. 
 
 1891 — Mayor, J. M. Miller; 
 Clerk, Ward Reid; Treasurer, W. A. 
 McLain; Attorney, C. E. Cook; Ald- 
 ermen, Emil Broeker, Clayton Trav- 
 is, A. W. Mahle. 
 
 1892 — Police Magistrate, J. J. 
 Sutton; Superintendent of Streets, 
 S. W. Robinson; City Marshal, Fay 
 Z. Dibble; Aldermen, John L. 
 Rogier, L. L. Tice, (to fill vacancy) 
 George W. Hickman, Ed DeMoulin. 
 For electric lights, 16G; against, 
 137. On July 6, 1892, at a special 
 election W. V. Weise and J. A. Har- 
 ris were elected aldermen to fill 
 vacancies. 
 
 1893 — Mayor, J. Seaman; Clerk, 
 Frank T. Reid; Treasurer, W. E. 
 Robinson; Attorney, C. E. Cook; 
 Aldermen, L. L. Tice, W. O. Holdz- 
 kom, H. A. Hubbard. 
 
 189 4 — City Mar.shal, W. E. Davis, 
 Superintendent of Streets, Cleve 
 McVey; Aldermen, H. C. Birge, 
 John Dagen, E. B. Wise. 
 
 1895 — Mayor, J. Seaman; Clerk, 
 John L. Bunch; Treasurer, H. W. 
 Park; Attorney, C. E. Cook; Alder- 
 men, L. L. Tice, N. H. Jackson, H. 
 A. Hubbard. 
 
 1896 — Aldermen, Horace McNeill, 
 E. M. Gullick, Alfred Blizzard; Po- 
 lice Magistrate, J. J. Sutton. 
 
 18 97 — Mayor, Ed DeMoulin; 
 Clerk, John L. Bunch; Treasurer, 
 S. D. Hoiles; Attorney, C. E. Cook; 
 Aldermen, W. H. Williams, P. Boll, 
 Charles Ingles. 
 
 1S9S — Aldermen, F. P. Joy, S. 
 VanDeusen, E. B. Wise; Treasurer, 
 C. D. Hoiles, (to fill vacancy.) 
 
 1S99 — Mayor, Ed DeMoulin; 
 Clerk, L. A. Holdener; Attorney, 
 C. E. Cook; Treasurer, Guy B. 
 Hoiles; Aldermen, W. H. Williams, 
 James T. Kirkham, H. W. Blizzard, 
 A. C. Gulp, (to fill vacancy). 
 
 1900 — Aldermen, Frank N. Blan- 
 chard, Daniel Lulz, E. E. Wise; 
 Superintendent of Streets, Ben 
 Hull; City Marshal, E. D. Wallace; 
 Police Magistrate, J. J. Sutton. The 
 seat of F. N. Blanchard, alderman 
 of the first ward was contested by 
 N. B. Jernigan, who was finally 
 seated. 
 
 1901 — Mayor, F. P. Joy; Clerk, 
 S. M. Harnetiaux; Attorney, W. A. 
 Orr; Treasurer, Abe McNeill, Jr.; 
 Aldermen, W. H. Williams, Sam 
 JIueller, Ell Armstrong. 
 
 1902 — Aldermen, J. A. Warren, 
 Daniel Lutz, Fred Durr; City Mar- 
 shal, C. C. Smith. 
 
 1903 — Mayor, Ed DeMoulin; 
 Clerk, Frank N. Blanchard; Treas- 
 urer, R. W. Wilson; Attorney, C. E. 
 Cook; Aldermen, G. W. Bass; S. 
 Van Deusen, J. E. Wafer. For 
 Mayor Ed DeMoulin and J. H. Liv- 
 ingston each received 316 votes. 
 The two men cast lots, DeMoulin 
 winning. 
 
 1901 — Aldermen, W. D. Donnell, 
 F. O. Leidel, John S. Bradford: City 
 Attorney, J. H. Allio; Police Magis- 
 trate, W. H. Taylor. 
 
 19 05 — Mayor, W. A. Orr; Clerk, 
 J. Finis Johnston; Treasurer, Abe 
 McNeill Jr.; Attorney, J. H. Allio; 
 Aldermen, G. W. Bass, Horace Mc- 
 Neill, (to fill vacancy) Charles 
 White, James E. Wafer. 
 
 1905 — Special Election to fill va- 
 cancy, caused by the resignation ot 
 Mayor Orr and his removal to 
 Springfield, held September 12, 
 1905, resulted in the election of 
 Edmond DeMoulin as Mayor to fill 
 the unexpired term. 
 
 Greenville's Geograpliical Growth. 
 
 The original plat of Greenville 
 was made by John Russell, in June, 
 1S21. The exact date is not known, 
 but it must have been before June 
 6th. of that year, for on that day a 
 sale of thirty of the lots was order- 
 ed, "for the benefit of the county." 
 The land platted by John Russell 
 belonged to George Davidson, the 
 founder of Greenville. In this plat 
 was embraced what is now David- 
 son's Addition, and was bounded on 
 the north by College Avenue, on the 
 east by Fourth Street, on the south 
 by Summer Street and on the west 
 by the west city limits. It is related 
 that Davidson became dissatisfied
 
 34 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 with this plat and thrust it in the 
 fireplace. 
 
 Then the original town of 71 lots 
 was laid out and stands today 
 bounded on the north by Oak 
 Street, on the east by Mulberry 
 Alley, on the south by the first tier 
 of lots south of South Street an 1 
 on the west by Fourth Street. 
 
 The area of Greenville is a mile 
 square, 640 acres, and includes the 
 south half of the northeast quarter 
 of Section 10, the south half of the 
 northwest quarter of Section 11. 
 the southeast quarter of section 10. 
 the southwest quarter of section 11. 
 north half of the northwest quar- 
 ter of section 14 and the north half 
 of the northeast quarter of section 
 15. The additions to the city, or 
 original town have been as follows: 
 
 Davidson's Addition of Gl lots 
 was made October 7, 1831, by Vance 
 L. Davidson agent for George Dav- 
 idson, who had moved to JoDaviess 
 county. This was the first addition 
 made to the original town, now city 
 of Greenville. 
 
 On May 29, 1839, "a plat of the 
 town of Greenville, laid out in a 
 re-survey by Asahel Enloe. county 
 surveyor," was recorded. Then 
 came the additions in order as fol- 
 lows: 
 
 East Addition by Timothy P. Eld- 
 rege, Ariel Eldrege and Edward 
 Cotton, April 25, 1839; Asahel En- 
 loe, surveyor; 2 8 lots. 
 
 Greenwood's Addition by John 
 Greenwood, proprietor, September 
 28, 1S41, Seth Fuller, surveyor: 
 40 lots. 
 
 Dallam's Addition, by Aquilla P. 
 Dallam, by Richard B. Dallam, his 
 attorney, September 11. 1848; Seth 
 Fuller, surveyor: 29 lots. 
 
 South Addition by William a. 
 Wait, April 29, 1854; John Hughs, 
 surveyor: 121 lots. 
 
 White's First Addition, by Samuel 
 White, February 14, 1855: Seth 
 Fuller, deputy surveyor; 6 8 lots. 
 
 College Addition by John B. 
 White, Stephen Morse, Seth Fuller, 
 W. D. H. Johnson and William T. 
 Hull, trustees of Almira College, 
 July 29, 1857: Seth Fuller, survey- 
 or. An addition of the lots across 
 the street south of the college was 
 made in a subsequent survey by A. 
 Buie, president of the Board of 
 Trustees; 72 lots. 
 
 Smith's Central Addition by Wil- 
 liam S. Smith and Willam S. Smith 
 Jr., March 12. 18 66: R. K. Dewey, 
 surveyor: 18 lots. 
 
 Stewart's .\ddition by Robert 
 Stewart, J. F. Alexander and Ed- 
 ward Bigelow April 6, 1869; Ira 
 Kingsbury, surveyor; 14 lots. 
 
 White's Second Addition by Sam- 
 uel White July 21, 1869; R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor; 32 lots. 
 
 Railroad Addition by William A. 
 Allen, and Belle E. Holcomb, Aug- 
 
 ust 7, 1S69: R. K. Dewey, survey- 
 or; 65 lots. 
 
 Hutchinson's Addition, by Sylva- 
 nus Hutchinson, September 18, 
 1869, R. K. Dewey, surveyor; 32 
 lots. 
 
 Montrose Cemetery was surveyed 
 by R. K. Dewey April 29, 1877 and 
 was given to the city by the Mont- 
 rose Cemetery Association. 
 
 Evans Addition by Mary A. Ev- 
 ans and Margaret J. Hubbard Oc- 
 tober 4, ISSl; R. K. Dewey, survey- 
 or. Evans addition was vacated 
 January 9, 1886, and is now Mc- 
 Lain's Addition. 
 
 Justice's Addition by E. P. Jus- 
 tice, W. S. Robinson, G. S. Haven, 
 J. F. Dann, W. H. Dawdy and Caro- 
 line Childers, October 4, 1881; John 
 Kingsbury, surveyor; 16 lots. 
 
 Koch's Addition by William Koch, 
 April 19, 1883: John Kingsbury, 
 surveyor: 12 lots. 
 
 Vest's Addition by T. L. Vest. 
 March 29, 1884; John Kingsbury, 
 surveyor; 40 lots. 
 
 McCasland's Addition by John 
 McCasland October 3, 1884; R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor; 17 lots. 
 
 Douglas Place by C. D. Holies and 
 Ward Reid, April 15, 1887; R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor; 7 5 lots. 
 
 Moss's First Addition by James 
 H. Moss. October 13, 1892; R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor: 35 lots. 
 
 Moss's Second Addition by James 
 H. Moss. April 21, 1894: R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor; 58 lots. 
 
 Moss's Third Addition by James 
 H. Moss. June 2, 1S9S: R. K. Dew- 
 ey, surveyor; 2 lots. 
 
 Colcord's Addition by Hattie J. 
 Colcord and Otis T. Colcord, Sep- 
 tember 5, 1S9S; R. K. Dewey, sur- 
 veyor: 2 9 lots. 
 
 "Baumberger's Out Lots," by 
 John Baumberger Sr., August 31, 
 1899: R. K. Dewey, surv.; 16 lots. 
 
 Rutschmann's Addition by Chas. 
 Rutschmann October 8, 1900; R. 
 K. Dewey, surveyor; 11 lots. 
 
 McLain's Addition by Thomas R. 
 McLain by N. W. McLain, agent. 
 May 2, 1902; John Kingsbury, sur- 
 veyor; 32 lots. 
 
 Sherman's Addition by Washing- 
 ton Sherman, June G, 1902: R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor: 40 lots. 
 
 Hockett's Addition by Oliver 
 Hockett December 8, 1902; R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor; 20 lots. 
 
 College Second Addition by the 
 Board of Trustees of Greenville Col- 
 lege June 8, 1903; R. K. Dewey, 
 surveyor; 12 lots. 
 
 Moss's Fourth Addition by James 
 H. Moss August 18, 1903: R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor; 38 lots. 
 
 Ashcraft's Addition by Franklin 
 H. Ashcraft, March 17. 1905; R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor; 92 lots. 
 
 DeMoulin's Addition by Ed De- 
 Moulin, March 22. 1905; R. K. Dew- 
 ey, survevor; 3 4 lots. 
 
 Dixon's Addition, by Cyrus C. 
 Dixon and H. Harrison Dixon, April 
 3, 1905; R. K. Dewey, surv.; 41 lots. 
 
 Woodlawn Addition by Dr. B. F. 
 Coop, George V. Weise, Ernest E. 
 Wise, E. W. Miller and Cicero J. 
 Lindly, April 6, 1905, John Kings- 
 bury, surveyor; 123 lots. 
 
 Armstrong's Addition by Joseph 
 H. Armstrong, Elizabeth J. Arm- 
 strong and Ward Reid, April 2 0, 
 1905; Jno. Kingsbury, surv. ; 20 lots. 
 
 Bradford's Addition by Franklin 
 H. Ashcraft, Rose B. Dixon, Cyrus 
 C. Dixon and Otto Schafer, May 4, 
 190 5; R. K. Dewey, surv.; GS lots. 
 
 Kimbro's Addition by Daniel 
 Kimbro, May 16, 1905; R. K. Dew- 
 ey, surveyor; 10 lots. 
 
 College Avenue Addition by F. H. 
 Ashcraft, June 24, 1905; R. K. 
 Dewey, surveyor; 254 lots. 
 
 The city of Greenville is com- 
 posed of three wards, the boundary 
 lines of which have been changed 
 several times. The present first 
 ward is all that part of Greenville 
 east of First Street, the line turning 
 east from First Street down the cen- 
 ter of College Avenue, thence east 
 on College to Spruce, thence north 
 on Spruce one block, thence east 
 on Oak to the city limits. The sec- 
 ond ward is all south of Main Ave- 
 nue and west of First Street. The 
 third ward from the west city lim- 
 its is all north of Main until the 
 intersection of Main and First is 
 reached from which point the line 
 runs north on First to College Ave- 
 nue and so on through as detailed 
 in the first ward boundaries. 
 
 Greenville Census Report. 
 
 United States government census 
 reports show that the first census 
 taken in Bond county was in 18 20, 
 when the county had a population 
 of 2931, but no government census 
 of Greenville village was taken un- 
 til 1850. The government census 
 reports here given bear out the 
 statement made in the history of 
 the Vandalia Railroad, that the 
 greatest increase in population was 
 during the building of the road. 
 
 ISHO 
 
 isiis 
 
 2504 
 
 Since the federal census of 19 00. 
 there has been material increase in 
 the population of Greenville and to- 
 day the city shelters, at a conser- 
 vative estimate, at least 3,000 souls, 
 although the figure is placed much 
 higher by many. The rapid in- 
 crease in population is due to the 
 fact that many families are moving 
 here to take advantage of the city's 
 superior educational advantages, 
 while, at the same time the city 
 supplies employment to many, 
 through its flourishing and ever en- 
 larging industries. 
 
 i'50 :i7S iSRn . 
 
 I860 1000 1X90 
 
 1870 19S9 1900.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 35 
 
 Greenville's Military History 
 
 By Col. J. B. Reid. 
 
 CAPTAIN PAUL BECK, Green- 
 ville's first miller was also 
 Greenville's first military captain. 
 He was commissioned captain May 
 12, 1817, and mustered a company 
 in the prairie near Greenville. 
 
 Samuel Davidson, a son of the 
 founder of Greenville, was made an 
 ensign at the same time. On June 
 14, 1817, John Laughlin was elect- 
 ed captain, John Hopton, lieutenant, 
 and John Whitley, Jr., ensign. 
 
 These military companies were 
 organized for the purpose of keep- 
 ing alive the spirit of patriotism, 
 engendered by the Revolutionary 
 War and the War of 1812, both of 
 which were only a few years in the 
 past, at this time and also for the 
 purpose of combating the Indians, 
 if necessary. In this way the mili- 
 tary spirit was cultivated until the 
 Black Hawk war of 1831-2, when 
 Greenville sent some of her sons to 
 the front, among whom were James 
 Bradford, Wiliam Black, J. Perry- 
 man, Thomas Stout and others. 
 MEXICAN WAR. 
 
 When the United States engaged 
 in war with Mexico, Greenville was 
 again in the front. The Protestant 
 Monitor states that on June 4,184t;. 
 citizens of the county assembled in 
 Greenville to respond to a call from 
 the Governor for three regiments of 
 volunteers to go to the front. Al- 
 though the day was unfavorable the 
 meeting was large and eighty-five 
 citizens, chiefly young men, enrolled 
 and elected 'Wilson W. Willey cap- 
 tain; James M. Hubbard, first lieu- 
 tenant; Benjamin E. Sellers, second 
 lieutenant; Matthew Harvey, John 
 A. Washburn, James I. Adams and 
 Josiah F. Sugg, sergeants; Richard 
 Roberts, Lemuel Washburn, Larkin 
 Jackson and Allen Harris, corporals. 
 The privates who volunteered were: 
 
 Samuel G. McAdams, John M. 
 Smith, R. B. Alexander, John C. 
 Mackey, R. O. White, Samuel J. Sw- 
 ing, Stephen White, Thomas A. Ew- 
 ing, N. D. Higinbotham, Robert 
 Patterson, George P. Etzler, John 
 Patterson, W'illiam Alderman, Henry 
 D. Rhea, William Wood. Nelson H. 
 Elam, Joseph A. Jay, Sowel Smith. 
 Joel H. Sherrob, Robert Booth, 
 Henry C. Thacker, James Blanken- 
 ship. Thomas L. Smith, Henry H. 
 Hill, George A. Reed, John C. Gas- 
 ton, Nathan McCracken, Daniel Roy- 
 er, John P. McCracken, Elias Cole- 
 man, Samuel Roberts, Thomas Wel- 
 don, James Hignight, Peter S. Lyt- 
 taker, James Kuykendall, Theophi- 
 lus Short, James W. Alderman, 
 Charles Hilllard, David Phipps, John 
 Alexander, John Little, William 
 
 Ray, Isaac Redfearn, Nathan B. 
 Willis, Alexander McCollum, Isaac 
 N. Reed, William Madray, John 
 Holland, John A. Laws, Thomas J. 
 Jett, Felix Gower, William M. Hun- 
 ter, Robert Arnold, Andrew Gilbert, 
 Henry B. Alexander, Hardin Elmore, 
 Henry Cruthis, William Lucas, Sam- 
 uel Gray, Robert Willeford, Milton 
 F. Neatherly, Francis Webster, Wil- 
 liam Allen, Calvin Brown, John H. 
 Gilmore, Andrew J. Steel, Calvin 
 Denson, James C. Cruthis, Hampton 
 Cruthis, Enoch M. Noland, H. W. 
 Jarvis, George Allen, Michael Tuck- 
 er, John Spratt, and Joseph W. 
 Grigg. 
 
 The above list is taken from the 
 Protestant Monitor of June 19, 
 1846. 
 
 These volunteers departed from 
 Greenville June 19, 1846 for Alton. 
 Before departing they were adressed 
 in the court house by Rev. Mr. 
 Stafford. The company was given a 
 dinner at the home of John West, 
 four miles west of Greenville and 
 after the meal speeches were made 
 by Mr. West, J. M. Davis and Judge 
 M. G. Dale. The Protestant Moni- 
 tor says: "The amateur musicians, 
 Messrs Garland, Lane, and Humes, 
 with martial music, and the Green- 
 ville band, in their spacious band 
 carriage, drawn by four bays, kindly 
 furnished by our enterprising citi- 
 zen Mr. F. Berry, accompanied the 
 volunteers to Alton." 
 
 The ladies of Greenville aided in 
 equipping this company and the 
 volunteers passed resolutions thank- 
 ing the ladies for their generous as- 
 sistance and kindly feeling. The 
 company left Alton July 2 2 for New 
 Orleans. 
 
 When the war was over and the 
 veterans returnel in 1848 from con- 
 
 CuL. JuH 
 Who has had a prominent part in 
 
 .N B. Keu), 
 
 Greenville's Civil and Military life.
 
 36 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Group of old veterans taken on the occasion of the 15th annual reunion of the Bond County Soldiers' and Sailors' 
 Association held at Greenville October 19 and 20, 1904. Photo by McLeod. 
 
 quering the Montezumas on the 
 plains of Mexico, they were given an 
 ovation in a grove about a mile and 
 a half southwest of Greenville. 
 
 William M. Hunter, who lives on 
 his farm about four miles west of 
 Greenville, was one of the veterans 
 of the Mexican war. The others of 
 the company named above have all 
 passed away. 
 
 Greenville's Civil Cdar Ristory 
 
 In the history of Greenville, there 
 should be no chapter of more gen- 
 eral interest than that which tells 
 of the "brave boys in blue" who 
 went out in Gl to 'Go to fight for 
 the perpetuity of the American Re- 
 public. 
 
 This history is familiar to the 
 most of us. and that very fact 
 proves its value. It is presumable 
 that no enlightened parent, no true 
 liearted American citizen will wish 
 to have his sons and daughters 
 grow up without becoming more or 
 less familiar with the heroism of 
 these gallant men. 
 
 It is impossible to enter into de- 
 tail and give a complete history of 
 
 each soldier who enlisted from 
 "Little Bond," but the writer has 
 endeavored to give a brief sketch 
 of each company and the officers of 
 each. 
 
 This civil war in a land so 
 peculiarly blessed, between a people 
 so enlightened and refined, this 
 fratricidal war, as we now review it, 
 having seen its commencement, its 
 continuance and its close, seems 
 only a dream of the past : yet it was 
 to many hundreds of thousands a 
 fatal dream. 
 
 Bond county was in the front in 
 furnishing her full quota of brave 
 and patriotic soldiers to defend and 
 uphold the flag and honor of our 
 whole country. They went promptly 
 at every call for volunteers, carry- 
 ing with them the prayers of sympa- 
 thizing friends and relatives, many 
 of whom never returned, some re- 
 turning with lost or shattered limbs 
 or a diseased body as can be attest- 
 ed by a large pension roll in our 
 count}'. 
 
 There is no official history of the 
 men who went from Bond county 
 except that furnished by the state, 
 through the Adjutant General's of- 
 fice. The history of the civil war 
 
 soldiers who went from Greenville 
 cannot be separated from those who 
 went from the county and though 
 this history in general is confined 
 principally to Greenville, it will be 
 impossible for me to make the dis- 
 tinction in this article as Greenville 
 was the central point in the county, 
 where soldiers from various parts 
 of its confines came to enlist. 
 
 Companies D and E serve 1 in the 
 2 2nd. infantry. Company D was 
 mustered in May 11, ISGl and the 
 following served as officers: Cap- 
 tains, J. A. Hubbard, John H. Phil- 
 lips: First Lieutenants, E. J. C. 
 Alexander, Lemuel Adams, John H, 
 Phillips, and E. J. File: Second 
 Lieutenants, Lemuel Adams, Ed- 
 ward Stearns, J. H. Phillips, C. M. 
 Galloway. E. F. File and Joel B. 
 Paisley. Company E was organized 
 June 17, ISGl and the following 
 served as officers: Captains, Samuel 
 G. McAdams, George Gibson: First 
 Lieutenants, James M. Hamilton. 
 George Gibson and J. M. McAdams: 
 Second Lieutenants, George Gibson 
 and J. M. McAdams. Capt. P. E. 
 Holcomb was elected captain of Co. 
 E in Greenville by the company but 
 failed to qualify as a member of the
 
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 First Row:— (Reading from left to right), John H Hawley, R. K. Dewey, J. T. Buchanan, Officer of the Day; 
 Ransom Pope Junior Vice Commander; Miss Helen Reid, Daughter of the Post; J. H. Ladrl. Commander; W. W. 
 Lowis. Adjutant; H H Staub; Oliver Hockett, Chaplain. 
 
 Second Ro^v:— W. A. McLain, George F. Harlan. J. L. Koonce, A. C. Jett, S. G. Enloe, Colonel J. B. Reid, 
 Thomas J. Long, J. C Sanderson, \Vm. D. Matney. 
 
 Third Row:— Samuel Spratt, Frank Parent, G. B. Keesecker, Jacob Dowell, O.T.Lee, M.F. Hook, C. I. Young, 
 J. W. Anthony, Joseph L. Turner. George Sherer, P. B. Sells. 
 
 Fourth Row:— Joseph Armstrong, Joseph F. Watts, A. A. Thompson, Xoah Vaughn, John W. Miles, H. C. 
 Burton, Dr. David Wilkins, Surgeon; Philip Leidner, Archie Swing. 
 
 Fifth Row:— I. M. Alexander, George \V. Grigg, H. W. Wait, Nelson .Adams, E.S.Valentine, T. R. Logging, 
 James Ewing. William Ingles, H. E. Sapp. 
 
 Si.xth Row:— Wm. Green, Francis Kinney, \Vm. M. Goad, Fred Dommert, L. T. Ellingsworth. H F. Schweitzer, 
 Rufus Cox, George Johnson, John A. Finney. 
 
 regiment at the muster in, having 
 received an appointment in the reg- 
 ular army. 
 
 The 22nd. regiment was mustered 
 into the United States service for 
 three years June 25, 1S61 and was 
 mustered out July 7, 1864. The 
 veterans were transferred to the 
 42d 111. and were mustered out and 
 discharged Jan. 12, 1S66. The 22d. 
 and 42nd. served their country well 
 at Belmont, Charleston, New Ma- 
 drid, Island No. in. Farmington, 
 siege of Corinth and Stone River. 
 December 31, 1862 and January 
 1-2, 1863, the regiment was in the 
 battle of Chickamaugua. Here they 
 
 lost l;^5 officers and men out of 300 
 engaged. In storming the heights 
 of Mission Ridge, they lost 40 men 
 out of their reduced ranks; were 
 engaged at Resacca and lost 20 
 men killed and wounded. On June 
 10, they were ordered to Springfield. 
 111., and were mustered out. The 
 county may be proud of the record 
 made by this grand regiment. The 
 22nd. 111., was one of the regiments 
 mentioned in "Fox's History of the 
 Rebellion," that lost the greatest 
 number of men during the three 
 years of service. 
 
 July 7, 1861 a squad of 18 men 
 of Co. E of the 1st. 111. Cavalry were 
 
 from Bond county. They were cap- 
 tured at Lexington, Mo., which was 
 the principal engagement of the 1st 
 Cavalry, after a siege of 52 hours 
 of hard fighting; 2500 Union men 
 under General Mulligan to 10,000 
 of the enemy. They were mustered 
 out of the service July '62 and join- 
 ed other commands. Among the 
 contingent from Bond county were 
 the Dennys. Gordons, Potters. Ran- 
 kins, and Knights and others just 
 as worthy and brave, who did their 
 whole duty at Lexington, Mo. 
 
 August 20, 1861, Co. D., 3rd. 111. 
 Cavalry was organized in Greenville 
 under command of Capt. Thomas
 
 38 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 1 
 
 Charles W. Watson, 
 
 A leading druggist from 1881 to 
 1902, member of Colby Post, and 
 connected with many lodges and 
 organizations in Greenville. 
 
 M. Davis and was assigned to the 
 3rd. 111. Cavalry imder Col. Eugene 
 Carr of the regular army. All those 
 •who at different times served as 
 officers of Co. D. were: Captains, 
 Thomas M. Davis, and James K. 
 McLain; First Lieutenants, J. K. 
 McLain and Jonathan Keshner; 
 Second Lieutenants, Moses Lytaker, 
 Jonathan Keshner and Solomon M. 
 Tahor. The regimental organiza- 
 tion took place at Camp Butler in 
 August, 1S61 and after an eventful 
 career of fighting, raiding and scout- 
 ing, were mustered out of service 
 October 18, 1865, having borne an 
 honorable part in the battles of Pea 
 Ridge to Vicksburg and from Vicks- 
 burg to Memphis, Tenn., where they 
 took part in driving Forrest from 
 that city the night of August 21. 
 and did many other good things not 
 to be mentioned in history; but 
 with all that was accomplished by 
 this grand organization, by both of- 
 ficers and men, it may be said in 
 all candor that as a patriotic body 
 of men, soldiers and citizens, they 
 deserve well of the state and na- 
 tion. We met them at Port Gibson, 
 Champion Hills, Black River Bridge 
 and Jackson, Miss. Co. D was al- 
 ways ready when the bugle sounded 
 "Boots and Saddles." 
 
 Company C was mustered in Aug- 
 ust 31, ISGl and assigned to the 
 26th. 111. Infantry at Camp Butler, 
 111. The various officers of the com- 
 pany were Captains. G. M. Keener. 
 James A. Dugger, Owen W. Walls, 
 and Isaac N. Enloe; First Lieuten- 
 ants, T. L. Vest, J. A. Dugger, O. W. 
 Walls, James Means, and John Mc- 
 Alister; Second Lieutenants, J. A. 
 
 Dr. J. B. Cary, 
 
 Born and raised in Bond County. 
 Member of Colby Post. For many 
 years a practicing physician in 
 Bond County. 
 
 Dugger and E. B. Wise. The 2 6th. 
 regiment, of which Company C was 
 a part, went from Hannibal, Mo., to 
 New Madrid, Mo., March 3, and 
 were engaged at Farmington, where 
 they lost 5 killed, 30 wounded. 
 From Missouri to Tennessee and 
 Mississippi they went and were in 
 the siege of Jackson, Miss., which 
 was disastrous to Co. C. They lost 
 Capt. Dugger, killed, and also a 
 number of men were killed and 
 wounded at the same time. The 
 regiment of which Co. C was a part 
 marched 6,931 miles, fought 28 
 battles, among them New Madrid, 
 Farmington, Island No. 10, Corinth, 
 Holly Springs, luka, Jackson, Miss., 
 Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Resacca, 
 Kenesaw and many others. Their 
 service was hard and honorable. 
 
 On August 28, 1861, part of Co. 
 I, 45 men, were recruited in Bond 
 county and were mustered into the 
 30th. 111. Volunteers, by Col. Phil- 
 lip B. Fouke. Wni. C. Kershner, of 
 Bond county was commissioned Cap- 
 tain, November 29, 1861. They 
 were in the battle of Belmont, Mo., 
 at the taking of Fort Henry and at 
 the siege of Fort Donnellson, Feb- 
 ruary 13, 14, 15, 1862; were with 
 Grant on the Vicksburg campaign, 
 were engaged at Raymond, Jackson. 
 Champion Hills and Black River 
 Bridge, arriving at Vicksburg, May 
 19, 1863: moved to Jackson, July 
 2 5, marched with Sherman through 
 the Carolinas to Richmond, Va., and 
 took part in the grand review at 
 Washington. They were discharged 
 -at Camp Butler July 27, 1865. The 
 men from Bond county in the 3 0th. 
 did their whole duty and under 
 
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 A member of Colby Post, G. A. R., 
 who was on his death-bed when 
 the picture of Colby Post was 
 taken. 
 
 Bond county officers, Capt. Kersh- 
 ner and Lieutenants Taylor and 
 Fouke made an honorable record. 
 
 July 3, 1S61 a squad of 25 men 
 was recruited and assigned to the 
 35th. 111. under Capain Han, of Van- 
 dalia. The 3 5th. was mustered out 
 of the service September 27, 1864, 
 after serving their country well for 
 three years and three months. The 
 total distance marched by this regi- 
 ment was 3,0 5 6 miles, and they 
 saw hard service in their country's 
 defense from secession and ruin. 
 Some of the boys from Bond county 
 in the 35th. 111. were A. A. Thomp- 
 son, J. M. Brown, G. W. Woodling, 
 and many others. 
 
 In 1862, April 3, I find a squad 
 of 14 men went from Bond county 
 and were assigned to the 65th. 111. 
 Infantry, under Col. Cameron, of 
 Chicago and were -mustered out July 
 26, 1865. The 65th. was known as 
 the "Scotch" regiment under Daniel 
 Cameron, Jr., and did grand service 
 for the country. The squad from 
 Bond county had such men as Com- 
 rade J. T. Buchanan, our Past Post 
 Commander, the Sprague brothers, 
 Tate, Frampton, Prouty, Sanders, 
 Tom K. White and others just as 
 true and brave, who did their whole 
 duty and honored the county from 
 which they went. They were in 
 battle at Knoxville, Lost Mountain, 
 Rough and Ready Station, Jones- 
 boro, Columbia. Franklin, Nashville, 
 and Smithtown Creek, and the part 
 taken by the Bond county boys is 
 an honor to our state and county. 
 
 Company E was organized August 
 12, 1862. The men were from Mil- 
 lersburg. Beaver Creek. Pocahontas,
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 39 
 
 and Old Ripley. The different of- 
 ficers of Co. E, were Captains, U. B. 
 Harris and W. C. Harned; First 
 Lieutenants, Wm. Harlan, W. C. 
 Harned, and C. W. Johnson; Second 
 Lieutenants, \V. C. Harned and C. 
 \V. Johnson. 
 
 Company F was organized in 
 Greenville, August 7, 1S62 by John 
 B. Reid and was assigned to the 
 130th. 111., then being recruited in 
 camp at Belleville, by Col. Nathan- 
 iel Niles of that city. The various 
 officers of Co. F were Captains, 
 John B. Reid, W. M. Colby, John D. 
 Donnell and F. W. Phillips; First 
 Lieutenants, W. M. Colby, J. D. 
 Donnell, Charles Ives and F. D. 
 Phillips; Second Lieutenants, Chas. 
 Ives, F. D. Phillips, and John Mur- 
 dock; Rev. W. D. H. Johnson of 
 Greenville was Chaplain of the 
 130th, and Dr. David \Yilkins was 
 one of the surgeons. 
 
 Both companies E and F were as- 
 signed to the 130th. 111., under Col. 
 Niles. The regiment was mustered 
 into the United States service Oc- 
 tober 2 5, 1862 and left Camp But- 
 ler, Nov. 11 for Memphis, Tenn., 
 where they remained on duty the 
 winter of ■62-'63, doing provost and 
 garrison duty at Memphis and Fort 
 Pickering. The regiment left Mem- 
 phis for Milliken's BenJ and was 
 assigned to the 13th. Army Corps, 
 commanded by Gen. J. A. McClern- 
 and, and with a grand army under 
 Grant, swept on to Vicksburg, met 
 the enemy at Port Gibson, Cham- 
 pion Hills, Raymond, Baker's Creek, 
 Black River Bridge and invested 
 the city on May IS, IS 63 and dur- 
 ing the siege and until the surren- 
 der, July 4, was on the firing line 
 or in the trenches. On July 5. the 
 regiment marched to Jackson, Miss., 
 and was at its surrender after a 
 ten day's siege and vigorous defense. 
 The Confederates burned and sacked 
 the town before they left. The regi- 
 ment returned to Vicksburg and 
 from there was transferred to the 
 Department of the Gulf and shipped 
 from Xew Orleans to Texas, where 
 they spent the winter of 'G3-'64 on 
 the Rio Grande, returning to Louis- 
 iana in '64 and entering on the Red 
 River expedition, which resulted 
 disastrously for the regiment. In 
 '65 they were at Spanish Fort and 
 Blakeley and the capture of Mobile. 
 They returned to Illinois .\ugust 
 29th, 1S69, and were mustered out 
 and paid at Camp Butler August 
 31, having served their country 
 well. For faithful service a num- 
 ber of the officers were promoted, 
 among them Lieutenant Col. Reid 
 to Colonel, Captain Wilkins to Maj- 
 or, and Adjutant Dewey to Captain. 
 They were engaged at Port Gibson. 
 Champion Hills, Raymond, Black 
 River Bridge, capture of Vicks- 
 burg and Jackson, Miss., Mansfield, 
 La., Cane River, Atchafalaya, Span- 
 
 ish Fort and Blakeley, Ala., and at 
 the surrender of Mobile. The com- 
 panies from Bond in the louth. did 
 their whole duty to their country 
 and their flag. Modesty will not 
 permit me to saj' more, as I was 
 identified with it from August '02 
 to August '65. 
 
 June 6, 1S64 Co. F of the 135th. 
 111. was recruited in Bond county 
 for three months service and was 
 under Capt. S. G. McAdams, former- 
 ly of the 22d. 111. The other officers 
 were James A. Hubbard, first lieu- 
 tenant; Edward Stearns, second 
 lieutenant and C. W. Holden, ad- 
 jutant. The command of which Co. 
 F was a part was on out-post duty 
 in Missouri on the Iron Mountain 
 railroad and other parts of Missouri 
 and was mustered out of the service 
 at Camp Butler, September 28, 
 186 4. Of the service performed by 
 these 100 day troops. Governor 
 Yates, in his last message paid a 
 high compliment to the men of the 
 13 5th., and all others who respond- 
 ed to his call for men to garrison 
 the posts and forts and relieve the 
 veterans for field service. 
 
 February 14, 1865 a squad of ten 
 Bond county men was recruited for 
 Co. F, 150th. regiment, for one year 
 and was discharged Jan. 16, 1866, at 
 Atlanta, Ga., and arrived at Spring- 
 field. III., having served 11 months 
 in the state of Georgia, on guard 
 duty most of the time. Their ser- 
 vice was disastrous to both officers 
 and men. I find the names of Cole, 
 Keshner, Lytle. Pierson. Xorman, 
 Barcroft and Howard among the 
 Bond county boys. 
 
 February 25, 1865, Co. D was 
 organized in Bond county by Cap- 
 tain Henry A. White and was as- 
 signed to the 154th regiment. Wm. 
 H. Ellis was 1st Lieutenant and John 
 E. Sawrey, 2nd Lieutenant. This 
 was a one year regiment and served 
 in Tennesse most of the winter and 
 summer and suffered a great deal 
 by sickness and w-as mustered out 
 at Nashville, Tenn., September IS, 
 1865. A majority of the men was 
 recruited from Bond county. 
 
 I find a squad from Bond county, 
 Co. K, in the 54th. of which our 
 late comrade George P. Stahl was a 
 lieutenant and the President of the 
 Monument Association, Dr. W. D. 
 Matney, was also a member of the 
 54th., as were also Humphrey Jett, 
 S. P. Laws and L. J Myers. 
 
 I also find in the 29th. Colored, 
 Co. H. three brothers, George, 
 Archie and James Ewing, who were 
 recruited at McCord. now Reno, 
 January 28, 1864, and were muster- 
 ed out November 6, 1S65. who like 
 their brothers in the south, knew 
 the issue was the freedom of their 
 race. 
 
 During the summer and fall of 
 1S63 General Thomas visited Gen- 
 eral Grant at Vicksburg and recom- 
 
 mended the organization of a color- 
 ed regiment with white men to be 
 detailed as officers. Dr. D. Wii- 
 kins of the 130th. was made surgeoj 
 of the 5 0th. Colored Infantry; 
 James M. Miller, hospital steward 
 of the 130th., became first lieuten- 
 ant and Edward Bigelow, Fred 
 Jones and W. P. Wattles of Co. F 
 130th. became first and second 
 lieutenants of <he 50th. Colored. 
 
 Greenville had the distinction of 
 furnishing the first brass band for 
 the state. The offer was made by 
 the Greenville Mechanics band in 
 May 1S61, and was promptly ac- 
 cepted by Governor Yates. Among 
 the musicians in this band were 
 Wyatt Causey, Cary Darlington and 
 Thomas R. Phillips. The band was 
 assigned to the 20th. Infantry. A 
 band from Jamestown went with the 
 2 6th. 111. Yolunteers. 
 
 Bond county was required to 
 furnish 1,161 men during President 
 Lincoln's calls from '61 to '65 in- 
 clusive, and according to the Ad- 
 jutant General's report, December 
 31, 1865, the county had furnished 
 1,148, leaving a deficit of 13 men. 
 But this is more than made up by 
 men in this county credited to other 
 counties: to-wit, Co. I, of Montgom- 
 ery, 18 men, all credited to that 
 county. Others from Bond were 
 credited to Clinton and Madison, 
 when to Bond really belonged the 
 honor. 
 
 The history of the men who went 
 from Bond county is not as com- 
 plete, as I would like to have it, for 
 the names of many good men and 
 true, whose names I cannot find are 
 of necessity omitted, a fact that I 
 greatly regret. 
 
 The people of Bond county have 
 honored themselves by erecting a 
 monument of granite that will be as 
 enduring as the everlastin.g hills, 
 in memory of the men who never 
 returned to home and friends. 
 
 Cbc RtlUard Rifles. 
 
 A company of state militia was 
 organized in Greenville, December 
 30. 1878 and for want of a better 
 name called themselves the "Green- 
 ville Blues," until it was later voted 
 to name the company the Hilliard 
 Rifles, in honor of Adjutant General 
 Hilliard. Major P. E. Holcomb was 
 captain, S. M. Inglis, first lieutenant 
 and Dr. C. H. Beatty, second lieu- 
 tenant. 
 
 The company later became Com- 
 pany F. It had headquarters in 
 Armory Hall, the present opera 
 house. The company was called out 
 at the time of the East St. Louis 
 railroad strike. 
 
 The company w-as disbanded July 
 6, 1896 by Captain John F. Harris, 
 upon orders of the Adjutant Gen- 
 eral. At the time the company was 
 disbanded J. P. Harris was captain, 
 F. T. Denny was first lieutenant and
 
 40 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Will J. Brunei' was second lieuten- 
 ant. 
 
 Spanish Hmcrican CHar. 
 
 When war with Spain commenced 
 in 1S9S, E. Trautman organized a 
 company of volunteers but there 
 was no call for them and hence 
 they did not go to the front. Green- 
 ville, however, had many repre- 
 sentatives in the thick of the fray. 
 
 Lyman Puller, a grandson of Seth 
 Fuller, Greenville's early surveyor, 
 and a son of Lyman Puller, a Civil 
 War veteran, was with Admiral 
 Dewey, on his flagship at the battle 
 of Manila on the memorable first 
 of May, 1898. Lyman Fuller was 
 a gunner and was at his post during 
 the fight, when the Spanish squad- 
 ron was sunk and the city of Manila 
 was captured. 
 
 Arthur Rogier was a seaman on 
 the "Iowa" and participated in the 
 naval engagements around Santiago. 
 
 John Heston, grandson of a Mexi- 
 can War veteran of the same name, 
 was in the navy and was an eye 
 witness of the Maine disaster in the 
 harbor at Havana, Cuba. 
 
 Harry Williams, now of Californ- 
 ia, was on board the "Yale" during 
 the war with Spain and saw some 
 service. 
 
 Among the boys in the land forces 
 were Lieutenants L. E. Bennett and 
 A. O. Seaman, now U. S. A. officers. 
 Sergeant Major W. H. Boughman, 
 Harry and Berl Murdock, Charles 
 Dixon, Orlay Larrabee, Will Foster, 
 Will Bruner, Charles Rowdybush, 
 Charles Stearns, Edward A. Stearns, 
 George N. Koonce, Charles Kings- 
 bury and many others. 
 
 The four last named died of di- 
 sease while in the service. 
 
 COUNTY BUILDINGS. 
 
 GREENVILLE has had four 
 court houses, all located with- 
 in the present public square. For a 
 year or two after Greenville became 
 the county seat there was no court 
 house and court was held in the 
 dwellings in the west end of town, 
 and there, also, the county officers 
 were located. 
 
 In 1821 when the sale of lots was 
 held, the present public square was 
 covered with a dense growth of 
 sycamore trees. At a court held 
 the September of that year, it was 
 duly ordered that a court house for 
 Bond county be let to the lowest 
 bidder and on September 19, when 
 the bids were opened, Robert G. 
 White's bid of $2,135 was found to 
 be the lowest, and he at once enter- 
 ed into bond for the fulfillment of 
 the contract, and was paid in notes 
 of purchasers of the thirty town 
 lots. These lots sold at an average 
 of $44.60 each. 
 
 The court house was made of a 
 poor quality of brick and was badly 
 damaged by storms before it was 
 completed. The building stood on 
 a natural mound where the present 
 one now stands and was practically 
 completed in 1823. The eight by 
 ten window panes proved too great a 
 temptation for the small boy of 
 that time, and hidden from view be- 
 hind tree or bush, he would watch 
 •with delight the accuracy of his 
 aim as the stones from his sling 
 shot crashed through the glass and 
 sent It flying in every direction. 
 There was little respect for the 
 temple of justice and its custodians 
 were sorely beset for means for its 
 preservation. In a few years this 
 Jjrick court house was so shaky that 
 
 it was necessary to build a new one. 
 
 The same foundation was used 
 for the second court house, which 
 was a frame building. The brick 
 from the old building was used for 
 flooring. Eben Twiss was given the 
 contract of putting up the frame 
 building, on October 9. 1832. It 
 was completed in September 1833 
 and was used as a court house for 
 twenty years. J. T. Pouke, who 
 came here in 1830, says this frame 
 court house had a large chimney 
 and fireplace on the north side and 
 a brick floor, except on the south, 
 where there was a plank floor, sur- 
 rounding the judge's seat. On the 
 second floor were four rooms with 
 low ceilings. The circuit clerk 
 and the county clerk had the two 
 rooms in the north part and on the 
 south were two jury rooms. 
 
 This frame court house was too 
 small for the county's needs ani 
 was so badly out of repair that on 
 April 14, 18 53 the contract for a 
 new one was let. The frame build- 
 ing was sold by the county at public 
 auction July 20, 1853, and was pur- 
 chased by E. B. White for $193. 
 Mr. White moved it to the lot east 
 of Williams' blacksmith shop, where 
 it was still used by the county until 
 the new court house was completed. 
 Afterwards it was used as the home 
 of the Greenville Journal, a store, 
 a carpenter shop, livery stable and 
 marble shop. It was the first in- 
 vestment in Greenville real estate 
 made by J. M. Miller, now one of 
 the city's largest property owners. 
 The cyclone of 1880 unroofed it and 
 it was later torn down. 
 
 Daniel W. Norris, of Carlyle, was 
 the contractor who built the third 
 
 court house an 1 James Bradford, 
 Rufus Dressor and M. G. Dale were 
 the county commissioners, who let 
 the contract. The building was of 
 brick on a sandstone foundation, 40 
 by GO feet, two stories high. The 
 contract price was $9750 but sub- 
 sequent improvements ran the 
 amount up to $12,000. It was 
 turned over to the county commis- 
 sioners as completed September 1, 
 1854. In 1SG9 a new roof was put 
 on the building and a large, shapely 
 dome took the place of a little hen 
 coop observatory on the building. 
 In 1880 the offices on the ground 
 floor were remodeled and vaults for 
 the county records were made. The 
 hallway running east and west 
 through the building was closed up 
 and the space thus gained was uti- 
 lized for the vaults. 
 
 This building was becoming too 
 small for the county's needs when 
 it was destroyed by fire on Saturday, 
 March 24, 1883. A defective flue 
 probably caused the fire, which 
 started in the southwest corner of 
 the attic about 9:15 a. m., and was 
 first discovered by Ernest Bigard, 
 who was in an upper room on the 
 south side of the square. He gave 
 the alarm and soon the entire popu- 
 lace was out trying to cope with the 
 flames. The fire had burned some 
 time before it was discovered. 
 There were no water works and a 
 bucket brigade with State's Attor- 
 ney W. A. Northcott, County Treas- 
 urer A. J. Utiger and Robert Donnell 
 in the attic pouring on water, fought 
 the flames, but the dense smoke 
 strangled them and the fight had 
 to be abandonel. All the records 
 were saved by the systematic man- 
 agement of Circuit Clerk T. P. 
 Morey within fifteen minutes and 
 then the crowd watched the court 
 house burn. All day long it burn- 
 ed, but the walls remained standing. 
 The loss was covered by $8,000 in- 
 surance, of which $0,981.80 was 
 paid by the insurance company. The 
 county officers had their offices 
 scattered around in various places 
 until the new court house was com- 
 pleted. 
 
 Soon after the burning of the 
 court house some of the people of 
 Smithboro started an agitation to 
 move the county seat to that place, 
 but it did not materialize. The mat- 
 ter went so far, however, that pe- 
 titions were drawn up, and a paper, 
 advocating the change, was started 
 at Smithboro. One hundred eighty- 
 four of the signers of the petition, 
 however, withdrew their names by 
 power of attorney to C. D. Holies 
 and the court decided the petition 
 was insufficient to warrant the order- 
 ing of an election on the ouestion. 
 
 At the election on November 6, 
 1883, the proposition to appropriate 
 $20,000 for the building of a new 
 court house carried by a vote of
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 41 
 
 Laying of the cornerstone ol the presmt court house by A. F. and A. M., June 4, 1884. Photograph 
 Loaned by J. H. Hawley. 
 
 13GS to 7GS. The county commis- 
 sioners on January 5, 1SS4, accept- 
 ed the plans of W. R. Parsons and 
 son, of Quincy, 111., for the present 
 court house, 91 by S2 feet. From 
 the grounJ to the cornice the dis- 
 tance is 42 feet and from the ground 
 to the flag staff the distance is S9 
 feet. The contract for building this 
 temple of justice was on March 2(i, 
 18S4, awarded to M. T. Lewman, of 
 Greencastle, Ind., for $20,000. The 
 corner stone was laid on June 4, 
 18S4 by Greenville Lodge No. 245 
 A. F. and A. M. 
 
 John Buchanan, father of J. T. 
 Buchanan, helped build two court 
 houses and two jails in Green- 
 ville. 
 
 "Jail Buildings. 
 
 At least three jails had been 
 built in Greenville before the one 
 now in use. The first jail was built 
 by Andrew Moody and Thomas 
 Stout near the location of the oil 
 Sargeant House on College Avenue. 
 It was built of square logs at a 
 cost of $244. ."50, in state paper, and 
 the contract was dated July 4. 
 1829. 
 
 The second jail was built by 
 Richard Tatom on the southeast 
 corner of the public square for 
 $321.74 in 1S?,5. 
 
 The third jail was a brick build- 
 ing and was built in 1R.59 on Third 
 street and is still standing and used 
 for a tenement house. It was built 
 at a cost of $5000 and R. H. Phil- 
 lips & Co., of St. Louis, was the con- 
 tractor. 
 
 The present jail is an up-to-date 
 and commodious structure in the 
 
 northwest part of town and was oc- 
 cupied for the first time June IG, 
 1S9T, by Jailer J. E. Wright and 
 family and five prisoners. It re- 
 quired two elections to secure this 
 jail. The first time the proposition 
 was voted on it was defeated by a 
 vote of 1087 to 0.59. This was in 
 
 November 1894. In November 189G 
 the proposition to issue $50 00 jail 
 bonds carried by a vote of 895 to 
 767. The bonds were taken by 
 Holies and Sons. The jail is located 
 on the brow of Mill Hill on a two 
 acre tract purchased by the county 
 of E. M. Gullick for $2 90. 
 
 The present Bond county court house, built in 1884. In front are the pres- 
 ent county officers and members of the Board of Review.
 
 42 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 The Greenville Public Shoools iz/ 
 
 the place made vacant by Mr. Clark, 
 whose wife, Mrs. Phoebe F. Clark, 
 took charge until the vacancy could 
 
 THE first school in this city and 
 county was probably taught in 
 the old brick house that stood for 
 many years in the west end of town. 
 This was probably in IS 19, the 
 school being taught by Thomas 
 White. 
 
 At this time the school was nec- 
 essarily small, but as years passed, 
 and the town grew the interest in 
 education Increased and, although 
 school was taught in several log 
 cabins at different places about the 
 town, the school trustees finally 
 combined interest with the members 
 of the Congregational church and 
 erected the building on West Main 
 Ave., that stood for more than sixty 
 years, and was recently dismantled 
 to make room for the new Carnegie 
 Library. The upper portion of the 
 Congregational church was used for 
 a house of worship and the base- 
 ment was used for a school house 
 and was, for a time, called the 
 Greenville Academy. Considerable 
 difficulty was experienced in raising 
 the necessary amount of money to 
 carry out this project and it was 
 only after Captain A. L. Saunders 
 had been dispatched to Boston, on 
 foot, to raise funds that it was a 
 success. For a time the school 
 flourished under the management of 
 Socrates Smith, John Marston and 
 others. 
 
 When the common school law was 
 passed by the legislature the trus- 
 tees concluded to take the advan- 
 tages it offered, so they deeded their 
 part of the building to the church, 
 but the academy proper was used 
 as a school room for many years 
 after, and was used as a primary 
 room until the present new school 
 building was erected in 1894. 
 
 The oldest schedule in possession 
 of Mr. C. F. Thraner, school treas- 
 urer, of this district, who a few 
 years ago classified all his records 
 and filed them away in proper shape, 
 is signed by William Cunningham 
 as principal and is dated in lSo5. 
 Mr. Cunningham taught for seven 
 years at a salary of $50 a month. 
 H. B. Taylor followed him as prin- 
 cipal, and was employed for two 
 years, the last year receiving a 
 salary of $60 a month. He was a 
 Methodist minister and diviied his 
 time between teaching and preach- 
 ing. While gathering apples he 
 met with an accident and was forced 
 to give up his duties and return to 
 New England. 
 
 Charles Clark, for many years a 
 resident of Greenville, next took 
 the school, but resigned after three 
 months and opened a book store. 
 The school board had some difficulty 
 in securing a suitable person to take 
 
 <&k^ 
 
 n " !! !l 
 
 \\ II 11 i| 
 
 — i* I .ilill.tiW WH»<P«r--» 
 
 Old PfiiLic School Building. 
 
 N 
 
 ^% 
 
 
 Old High School Building, 
 Built. in 1859, dismantled in 1894. 
 
 Old Public School Biilding.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 43 
 
 be filled. Rev. Thoiiuis W. Hyue-s, 
 who recently died here and who was 
 so well known to all. was induced to 
 take the position. Mr. Hynes had 
 been professor of mathematics at 
 Hanover, Ind., and was well quali- 
 fied for the place. He taught but a 
 few months, however, and in order 
 that he might preach the Gospel, re- 
 signed in favor of R. L. Mudi. Mr. 
 Mudd taught for a year at a salary 
 of $75 a month and resigned to ac- 
 cept the oiBce of county clerk. 
 
 The next principal was an inova- 
 tion in the matter of sex. Miss Flor- 
 ence Holden accepting the princi- 
 palship at a salary of $40 a month. 
 Miss Holden finished the school year 
 and then accepted a position in St. 
 Mary's Institute in St. Louis where 
 she remained for eight years, be- 
 coming the principal of the institu- 
 tion. Miss Holden married a gentle- 
 man named Houghton, who was 
 connected with the Alton schools. 
 Mr. Hou'^hton died soon after and 
 Mrs. Houghton, in connection with 
 James P. Slade, purchased Almira 
 College. Marrying a Mr. Addis she 
 sold her interest in Almira College 
 to Mr. Slade and moved to Emporia, 
 Kansas, where she died. 
 
 James A. Dean was the next prin- 
 cipal at a salary of $S0 a month. 
 He was succeeded by Prof. S. M. In- 
 glis, who held the principalship for 
 fifteen years, and to his untiring 
 zeal and ability as a teacher is due. 
 in a lar'^e measure, the high stand- 
 ard which the school has attained 
 and which has given it a reputation 
 for excellence all over Illinois. Mr. 
 Inglis introduced the graded sys- 
 
 tem and added the high school. Dur- 
 ing his term of service he organized 
 the Alpha Society, members of the 
 high school, and. in about 1S73, the 
 Alumni. Mr. Inglis received $133 
 a month. He resigned to accept the 
 chair of mathematics at Carbondale. 
 which position he heli until elected 
 state superintendent of public in- 
 struction. 
 
 A. K. Carmichael came next and 
 was followed by J. B. Burns, who 
 added Latin to the course. He cul- 
 tivated a taste for horticulture 
 among the pupils and as a result 
 the school grounds were beautified 
 with flowers and growing trees. D. 
 W. Lindsay, a graduate of Carbon- 
 dale, was next employed upon the 
 recommendation of Prof. Inglis. 
 Prof. Linisay made a special feat- 
 ure of music, and remained in 
 Greenville for six years going from 
 here to California. He received a 
 salary of $10 a month while here. 
 
 Prof. J. T. Ellis of Carbondale 
 was next employed. He introduced 
 several new features, increasing the 
 high school course to four years. 
 He received $125 a month. 
 
 M. G. Clark succeeded Prof. Ellis, 
 who resigned to accept the chair of 
 history in the Southern Illinois Nor- 
 mal at Carbondale. Prof. Clark, 
 who was formerly principal of the 
 business department at the college 
 was principal for two years and was 
 succee'ed by Prof. \V. Duft Piercy. 
 fresh from McKendree College at 
 Lebanon. Prof. Piercy remained 
 for two years and went to Harvard 
 to take a special course in English 
 and was succeeded by Prof. E. B. 
 
 Prof. S.\muel M. Inglis, 
 
 Who came to Greenville in 1868 and 
 took charge of the Greenville 
 schools, remainino; for 15 years, 
 and graded the schools; State Su- 
 perintendent of Public Instruction 
 in 189-t, serving until his death in 
 June 189S. 
 
 Brooks, who after two years was 
 succeeded by Prof. C. N. Peak. 
 
 In 1S59 the brick school building 
 was built on the site of the present 
 school building and its erection was 
 quite a local event. Many at that 
 time opposed the erection of that 
 buil'ing as a wasteful expenditure. 
 The present modern school building 
 
 The Greenvii.i.i-: Puhliu Sciiikh. I'.rii.niNc;, Built in ls',t4.
 
 44 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 was erected in 1S94. The building 
 was proposed by the Board of Edu- 
 cation that was elected in the spring 
 of 1893. The proposition was sub- 
 mitted to a vote of the legal voters 
 of the district with the result that 
 the proposition to issue the neces- 
 sary bonds carried by thirty major- 
 ity. The members of the Board of 
 Education at that time were Col. 
 J. B. Reid, president: W. E. Robin- 
 son. C. E. Cook. T. P. Morey, .1. 
 Seaman, E. B. Wise and Dr. W. T. 
 Easley. In the following spring 
 Col Reid and T. P. Morey retired 
 and Dr. E. P. Poindexter was elect- 
 ed president and H, B. Henninger 
 a member instead of T. P. Morey. 
 
 The initiatory steps to secure the 
 new building were taken by the cir- 
 culation of a petition by Ward 
 Reid and R. C. Morris, asking for 
 a special election. The election was 
 
 Prof. C. N. Peak, 
 
 iuperlntendent of the Greenville ] 
 schools, 1905, succeeding E.;.B. Brooks 
 resigned. 
 
 held on February 23, 1S94. The 
 vote stood 315 for and 285 against. 
 The bull ling cost $19,600, the 
 bonds being taken by Holies and 
 Sons at their face value. The con- 
 tract was awarded to W. B. Brads- 
 by and Chas. Stewart, of Greenville. 
 The corner stone was laid by the 
 Masonic fraternity Friday, August 
 10, 1894. The building was ready 
 for occupancy about the first of the 
 year 1895. 
 
 For the school year 19 5-6 the 
 following teachers were employed: 
 Superintendent, C. N. Peak; Princi- 
 pal, Miss Mame Graft: Assistant 
 Principal, J. C. Hemphill; Latin, 
 Miss Louise McCord: Grade teachers, 
 Misses Emma Streuber, Pearl San- 
 derson, Lillie Apple, Mary Lewis, 
 Mrs. Ida Travis, Misses Neva Young, 
 Mary Mulford, Anna Leppard, Anna 
 Mulford and Esther Chapman. 
 
 Faculty of the Greenville Piulic Schools. 1904-5. 
 
 Reading from left to right, top row— Miss Pearl Sanderson, J. C. Hemphill, Miss Marv Lewis, Miss Esther Chap- 
 man, Prof. E. B. Brooks, Miss Marae Graff, Miss Louise McCord. 
 
 Second Row— Miss Lillie Apple, Miss Neva Young, Miss Mary Mulford, Miss Emma Streuber, Miss Anna Mul- 
 ford, Miss Anna Leppard, Mrs. Ida Travis.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 45 
 
 Prof. John B. White, Deceased, 
 
 President of Almira College 23 years 
 and one of its largest supporters. 
 
 Almira Blancharu Morse, Dcc'd. 
 
 Who gave $6,000 to Almira College 
 and for whom it was named. 
 
 Stephen Morse, Deceased, 
 
 A successful merchant and large ben- 
 efactor of Greenville College. 
 
 Almira College 
 
 T^HE conception of the work of 
 ' building up this institution for 
 the higher education of women had 
 its origin in the minds of two young 
 New Hampshire lads, Stephen Morse 
 
 and John B. White, between whom 
 a strong and lite-long friendship 
 began while preparing for college 
 at New Hampton, N. H. 
 
 They were each the eldest son of 
 a large family with sisters whose 
 educational advantages were in 
 their day very limited. It must be 
 
 remembered that while colleges and 
 universities opened their doors un- 
 wittingly to young men, they were 
 closed against young women. Girls 
 must be content with an education 
 which only prepared their brothers 
 for college. This injustice these 
 young men keenly felt and deter- 
 
 Greenvilli; 
 Built as Almira College in 1855, now owned by the Central Illinois conference of the Free Methodist Church.
 
 46 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 mined to accomplish something to- 
 ward elevating the educational 
 standard for women. 
 
 They entered Brown University in 
 the fall of 1S2S, where they were 
 room-mates and class-mates for 
 four years, graduating in 1832 under 
 Dr. Francis Wayland. Both at that 
 time began to pursue a course of 
 law, and in 1S3G Mr. White came 
 west, and practiced law, first in Al- 
 ton, 111., and later in Greenville, 
 where he became probate judge. In 
 1838 he married Miss Mary P. Mer- 
 riam and went south, having ac- 
 cepted the presidency of a flourish- 
 
 cessful teacher, but In 1S40 came 
 west to Greenville and turned his 
 attention to mercantile pursuits, 
 under the conviction that in this 
 way he could do more for the cause 
 of education and make himself more 
 permanently useful. As a business 
 man he was very successful. The 
 mercantile firm known as Morse and 
 Brothers was for many years the 
 leading firm of Bond County and at 
 one time was estimated to be worth 
 $100,000. 
 
 Mr. Morse was a man of high in- 
 tellectual ability and of rare repose 
 and courtesy of manner. He was 
 
 the work and Greenville, on the high 
 table land, between the Wabash and 
 Mississippi rivers, was selected as 
 the location, because its elevation 
 and natural drainage afforded 
 healthy surroundings and lovely 
 landscape views. 
 
 Mrs. White died in the spring of 
 1855, and Prof. White came in the 
 summer of that year with his chil- 
 dren, four daughters and two sons, 
 and entered upon the work, it be- 
 ing understood that Mr. Morse was 
 to be relied upon for the financial 
 arrangements and Prof. White for 
 the development of the character of 
 
 Rkv. \V. T. HUGIE, 
 
 First President of Greenville College, 1892 to 1904. Now 
 General Superintendent of the Free Methodist church. 
 
 Mrs. W. T. Hogie, 
 
 For several j'ears prominently connected with Green- 
 ville College, as a teacher. 
 
 ing college for young men at Wake 
 Forest, N. C, which had been ten- 
 dered him, and remained at the 
 head of that institution for fifteen 
 years. He became a Christian in 
 early life and united with the Bap- 
 tist church, and while at Wake For- 
 est consecrated himself to the gos- 
 pel ministry, not with the intention 
 of taking charge of churches, but 
 to better eiuip himself to the wants, 
 intellectual and spiritual, of the 
 young men and women under his 
 influence. 
 
 Mr. Morse, raised by an unusu- 
 ally intelligent Christian mother, 
 was from childhood very conscien- 
 tious and grew up with an earnest 
 desire to be useful. He was a good 
 scholar and for some years a suc- 
 
 married in 184 3 to Miss Almira 
 Blanchard, a Christian lady of thor- 
 ough and accomplished education, 
 who was fully in sympathy with her 
 husband in all efforts for good. 
 
 In 1854, at the request of his old 
 class-mate. Prof. White visited 
 Greenville. Enthusiasm for their 
 long cherished scheme was re-kind- 
 led and the initiatory steps taken to 
 establish a school for young wom- 
 en. . The citizens of Greenville en- 
 tered heartily into the project and 
 gave liberally toward it, but Mrs. 
 Almira Morse, who had that year 
 come into a legacy of $6,000, from 
 an uncle's estate, gladly donated it 
 all, as a free-will offering to the 
 new project so dear to her heart. 
 This gift made it possible to start 
 
 the school. He devoted four years 
 almost exclusively to travel in or- 
 der to awaken an interest in the in- 
 stitution and secure pupils and 
 funds for its up-building. 
 
 It is difficult to go back a half 
 century and give a clear idea of 
 what Southern Illinois was, as an 
 educational field, at that time. To 
 raise the necessary funds for a 
 building in those days was no easy 
 matter. The country was sparsely 
 settled, few of the people were 
 wealthy, farm lands, now valued at 
 $50 or $60 per acre, were then 
 worth $10 or $15. But there was 
 need of the work, for a field more 
 destitute in advantages for higher 
 education than this section could 
 not be found elsewhere in the state.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 47 
 
 Rev. a. L. ^YHITCOMB, 
 President of Greenville College. 
 
 But these early promoters worked 
 with determination, the citizens of 
 Greenville and friends in the east 
 generously responding with finan- 
 cial aid and the school was founded 
 in 1S55 and chartered in 1S57, un- 
 der the name of Almira College, in 
 honor of her whose large donation 
 at the beginning of the work made 
 the institution possible. Mrs. Al- 
 mira Blanchard Morse. 
 
 In this year Miss Elizabeth R. 
 Wright, a native of Vermont, but for 
 twelve years a teacher in Spring- 
 field, 111., came to Greenville as the 
 second wife of Prof. White. She 
 quietly and wisely assumed the oare 
 of his family and enthusiastically 
 entered into and made it her es- 
 pecial work to create an atmos- 
 phere of home for the girls, who 
 leaving their own homes, came year 
 after year to obtain an education 
 On account of the motherly interest 
 which she took in each one, and es- 
 pecially in those with limited finan- 
 cial resources, who were obtaining 
 an education by their own efforts, 
 she holds today an exalted place to 
 which few could attain, in the hearts 
 of hundreds of women scattered over 
 many states. 
 
 When she had made the new 
 building comfortable within, she 
 turned her attention to the campus, 
 which was literally a brick and 
 lumber yard, without even trees, 
 for every brick (and there were 
 more than 1,000,000 used in the 
 walls and partitions) was made on 
 , the ground. Elms, maples and 
 ' evergreen trees, choice shrubs, vines 
 and flowers Prof, and Mrs. White 
 planted with their own hands and in 
 a few years the place was transform- 
 ed into a garden of beauty. Her en- 
 thusiastic love for flowers and her 
 great, success in their cultivation 
 
 strongly inspired, in the girls, a 
 love for horticulture. 
 
 Ten years elapsed before the 
 building was completed, during 
 which time it was crowded to its ut- 
 most capacity to accommodate those 
 who applied for entrance, and dur- 
 ing the twenty-three years Prof. 
 White was closely identified with 
 the school, there was always a good 
 attendance and the interest and 
 patronage was always very flatter- 
 ing to his administration, especially 
 as a depression was felt in all enter- 
 prises consequent upon the Civil 
 War. 
 
 The corps of teachers was selected 
 with care, usually being brought 
 from the east because of the super- 
 ior advantages there for education, 
 culture and refinement. The course 
 of study was made as extended as 
 possible under existing conditions. 
 There were few high schools out- 
 side of the large cities and the dis- 
 trict schools were a lower grade 
 than those of the towns, consequent- 
 ly the majority of the pupils were 
 obliged to spend two years in the 
 preparatory department before 
 entering upon the college course, 
 which required four years longer. 
 
 Prof. E. G. Burritt, 
 Nice President of Greenville College. 
 
 and yet the records show, out of an 
 attendance of 2.000 students, an 
 average of 4.2 graduated for each 
 year, although there were none the 
 first two years. 
 
 Rev. F. H. Ashck.\et, 
 Financial .\geut of Green villoColKgc.
 
 48 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Wm. E. Milliken, Ezra Whitten, 
 
 Of the Class of 1905, Greenville Col- Of the Class of 1905, Greenville Col- 
 lege, lege- 
 
 H. K. McGearv, 
 Now Secretary to Congressman 
 Martin, Deadwood, S. D. 
 
 The college also made its impress 
 on the social life of the town. This 
 was made possible by the custom of 
 monthly receptions at which time 
 the parlors and halls were thronged 
 with old and young, promenading 
 and music being favorite amuse- 
 ments. 
 
 Rules and penalties were, of 
 course, necessary to secure the besi 
 results where so many types of 
 character composed the family. 
 Some girls lacking promptness in 
 heeding the rising and breakfast 
 bells, were required to commit lines 
 of "Paradise Lost" to memory, while 
 others became far more familiar 
 with verses of Scripture than they 
 otherwise would have been, save for 
 some remissness in duty. 
 
 Prof. White won, in a remarkable 
 degree, the confidence, esteem and 
 love of his pupils. He was thorough 
 and clear in his manner of instruc- 
 tion, original, kind but firm in disci- 
 pline, and invariably made his 
 pupils his friends for life. He was 
 away for two years while serving 
 in the army as chaplain of the 117th. 
 Illinois Infantry, during which time 
 Rev. D. P. French had charge of the 
 school. 
 
 Heavy reverses of fortune came 
 to Mr. Morse in 1S70, and he moved 
 with his family to Paola, Kansas. 
 Although the attendance continued 
 to be large and the school flourishing, 
 yet the debt which they had carried 
 since the building was completed 
 still embarassed them. Prof. White 
 was no longer a young man, and 
 broken in health as a result of army 
 life, withdrew from active manage- 
 ment, and the property was sold to 
 Prof. James P. Slade and Mrs. Flor- 
 
 ence K. Hough. on, who conducted 
 it until 1892, when it passed into 
 the hands of the Free Methodist 
 Conference. 
 
 Greenville College 
 
 Bv President A. L. Whitchmh. 
 
 THE Institution known and legally 
 incorporated as Greenville Col- 
 lege is located at Greenville, the 
 county seat of Bond Co., 111. The 
 city is on the St. Louis and Terre 
 Haute Railroad line, fifty miles east 
 of St. Louis, Mo., twenty miles west 
 of Vandalia, 111., and in close prox- 
 imity to other important railroad 
 centers, thus making it easy of ac- 
 cess from nearly all parts of the 
 Union. Greenville is an attractive 
 city of 3000 inhabitants, situated on 
 the highest table lands between the 
 Wabash and Mississippi Rivers, and 
 is the center of a thriving agricul- 
 tural district. 
 
 The College is situated in the 
 eastern part of the city and com- 
 mands a fine view of the surround- 
 ing country. The grounds comprise 
 several acres, consisting of a beauti- 
 ful shaded campus in front of the 
 building, and lands in the rear for 
 domestic purposes. The main buiKl- 
 ing is a fine brick structure erected 
 especially for educational purposes. 
 Its entire length is 144 feet, and it 
 has an average width of 44 feet. It 
 is a four-story building and contains 
 seventy-two rooms. Within this 
 building are the recitation rooms, 
 chapel, reading room, and library of 
 COno volumes, business rooms. 
 
 physical and chemical laboratories, 
 music and art rooms, and also a 
 fully developed boarding depart- 
 ment; a veritable beehive of in- 
 dustry during the school season. 
 
 The College was established in 
 1S55 as a school for young ladies 
 only and in 185 7 was legally incor- 
 porated as Almira College, by which 
 name it was known until its trans- 
 fer to the present owners. In 1892 
 the property was purchased for 
 $12,200 by the Central Illinois Con- 
 ference of the Free Methodist 
 church with a view to establishing a 
 college for the higher education of 
 both young men and young women, 
 "which should be conducted on 
 strictly christian principles." 
 
 Greenville College is held in 
 trust by a Board of fifteen trustees 
 and its affairs are directed by an 
 executive committee consisting of 
 five members. The members of the 
 original board of trustees were as 
 follows: Rev. R. W. Sanderson, Rev. 
 F. H. Ashcraft, Rev. T. H. Marsh, 
 Rev. W. B. M. Colt, Isaac Kesler, 
 Rev. C. A. Fleming, Milton Rowdy- 
 bush, James H. Moss, Wm. Neece, 
 W. T. Branson, J. M. Gilmore, W. 
 S. Dann, Francis Schneeberger, 
 Shell D. Young, J. D. Springer, Rev. 
 W. T. Hogue. Ex Officio. 
 
 On the purchase of this property 
 in 189 2, the Rev. W. T. Hogue of 
 Buffalo, New York, a prominent 
 clergyman in the Genesee Confer- 
 ence of the Free Methodist church, 
 was elected President of Greenville 
 College. On the nomination of 
 President Hogue, the following per- 
 sons were elected and constituted 
 the faculty for the year 1S92-3, the 
 first year in the history of the in-
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 49 
 
 \Vm. E. White 
 
 Now Superinttndent of Coal City, 
 III., Schools. 
 
 stitution: A. H. Stillwell. Prof, of 
 Latin and Philosophy; E. G. Bur- 
 ritt, Prof, of Greek; Melvin G. 
 Clark, Prof, of Business Science and 
 Mathematics: Charles W. Hogg, As- 
 sistant in Greek and Latin; Miss 
 Helen O. Shay, Preceptress and In- 
 structor in English; Miss Emma 
 Adine Phillips, Mathematics and 
 Natural Science; Miss Jessie Au- 
 gusta Duff, Director of Music; Miss 
 Catherine H. Duff, Assistant in In- 
 strumental Music; Miss Anna Brod- 
 head. Instructor in Art; Mrs. Em- 
 ma Luella Hogue, Principal of Pri- 
 mary School; Mrs. Marcia A. Jones, 
 Governess; Mrs. Henrietta B. Max- 
 son, Matron. 
 
 School opened in September 1892 
 with about 80 students, the attend- 
 ance increasing to 163 for all de- 
 partments for the school year 
 Greenville College has had a healthy 
 and possibly slow but steady growth 
 from its origin to the present time. 
 About 200 students have graduated 
 from all departments since 1893. 
 
 The prosperity of the school is 
 due not only to its careful manage- 
 ment by President Hogue and his 
 assistants, but also to the generous 
 bequests of the friends of the in- 
 stitution. In addition to the splen- 
 did gift of $60nn made by Mr. J. T. 
 Grice, of Abingdon, 111., a gift that 
 made the purchase of the property 
 a possibility, other friends have re- 
 membered the school and its needs. 
 Mrs. Ellen Roland, of Cowden, 111., 
 in August 1S96. deeded a farm to 
 the institution, valued at |4000. 
 The late W. S. Dann, of Greenville, 
 gave $1000 toward the purchase of 
 the building and later donated a 
 vocalion organ for which he paid 
 
 \V. Upton, 
 
 Graduate of Greenville College, Su- 
 perintendent of Stronghurst, 111 . 
 scboois. 
 
 $705. Mr. James Moss, of Green- 
 ville, has also contributed upwards 
 of $2000 and .Mr. John A. Augsbury, 
 of Watertown, N. Y. has donated 
 $7000 in all to the College, to assist 
 needy students and enlarge the li- 
 brary. Other friends iust as loyal 
 though not as able financially, have 
 given to the institution their 
 thought, their prayers and their 
 gifts. 
 
 In 1903 the General Conference 
 of the Free Methodist church elect- 
 ed President Hogue to the office of 
 General Superintendent in said 
 church and hence in Feb. 1904 
 President Hogue tendered his resig- 
 
 nation and Kev. A. L. Whitcomb 
 was elected to fill the vacancy. 
 
 The following persons were 
 chosen by the Board of Trustees as 
 members of the College Faculty for 
 1905-6: Rev. Augustin L. Whit- 
 comb, M. S., President, Ethics; El- 
 don Grant Burritt, A. M., Vice-Presi- 
 dent, Philosophy and Greek; Archi- 
 bald Edmund Layman, A. M., Dean, 
 Latin Language and Literature; 
 Rev. John La Due, A. M., Hebrew 
 and Theology: Luella Helen Eakins, 
 .\. M., Greek, English and Peda- 
 gogy: Charles August Stoll, Ph. B., 
 Preceptor, German and History: Al- 
 fred Clay Millican, A. B., Economics 
 and Mathematics; Emma Baldwin 
 Stoll, Ph. B., Preceptress, French; 
 Clara Wilmot Uglow, Science and 
 Mathematics; Zilpha Mae Barnes, 
 Ph. B., Academic English; William 
 Edward Milliken, B. C. S., Ph. B., 
 Principal of Commercial School, 
 Shorthand and Penmanship; Rumsey 
 Osmen Young, B. C. S., Commercial 
 Branches; Emily Grace Kay, Di- 
 rector of Music, Piano, Organ and 
 Harmony; Alice Leta Hull, Voice 
 Culture: Tutor, Ernest Lesley Bost. 
 
 At the June 1904 meeting of the 
 Board of Trustees the Rev. F. H. 
 Ashcraft was appointed financial 
 agent with a view to raising funds 
 for the erection of a new Adminis- 
 tration Building for the College, and 
 also a heating plant to heat both the 
 old and the new buildings. On Sab- 
 bath, Jan. 29th, 1905, Rev. Ash- 
 craft presented the needs of the 
 school to an audience in the Free 
 Methodist church at Greenville and 
 in response to the appeal made, 
 $S0OO was soon pledged by the 
 faculty and students of the College 
 and by members of the Free Meth- 
 odist church. 
 
 R. N. Thompso.n, '05. 
 
 George \V. Eakins, '05.
 
 50 
 
 Historical SouvenirlofJGreenville, Illinois. 
 
 OCTAVO MERKIMO. 
 
 Reading from left to right— Alfred H.Joy, instructor ia tBe Syrian Protestant College, Beirut Syria; John M. 
 Smith, student at Greenville College; \Vm. F. Murden, assistant editor of Waterloo Gazette, Waterloo, Nebraska; 
 Walter A.Joy, with F. P. Jov and Co., Greenville, 111 ; Wm. E. White, Superintendent of Public Schools, Coal City, 
 111.; Wm. E. Milliken, Ph. B. B. C. S., Principal of Greenville Business College; Herbert K. McGeary, Secretary to 
 Congressman Martin, Deadwood, South Dakota; Robert Neil Thompson, Student at Harvard University; Robert 
 E. Adams, B. A., M. A., Professor of Science, Meridian Male College, Meridian, Miss. 
 
 The Octavo Merrimo, composed of nine young men who were associated together in Greenville College, is one 
 of our well known Literarv and Social Clubs. It has had a continuous and flourishing existence since eight of the 
 college boys founded the organization in 1898. In spite of peculiar difficulties and wide separation, the Merrimo 
 has grown stronger from vear to year, while similar aims and ideals, frequent correspondence and annual reunions 
 have kept the members in closest touch with each other. The Merrimo stands for a perpetuation of the congenial 
 friendship of college days, for mutual helpfulness in all possible ways, and for the highest ambitions and worthiest 
 endeavors in life. 
 
 Class of 1905 of 
 Greenville College 
 
 A male quartet foniied the class 
 of 190 5 from Greenville College, and 
 as they are strong and hardy in sex, 
 so are they in robust, mental attain- 
 ment and achievement. 
 
 William Edward Milliken, Green- 
 ville, Illinois, class treasurer, took 
 his intermediate work in the pre- 
 paratory department of the college 
 and has finished the Ph. B. course in 
 the college. 
 
 Ezra Whitton, Newmansville. 
 Penn., vice-president, and a village 
 curate, took his preparatory course 
 in the High School at Sheffield. Pa., 
 and has completed the A. B. course 
 in the college. 
 
 Robert Neil Thompson, of Dallas. 
 Texas, class secretary, after a pre- 
 -paratory course in Chili Seminary. 
 -Chili. N. Y.. has finished the A. B. 
 course in the college. 
 
 George Woodruff Eakins, after 
 ■graduating from Wilkesbarre High 
 School. Penn., took one year in the 
 "University of Pennsylvania and has 
 ■completed the Ph. B. course in the 
 college. 
 
 The class had a remarkable career 
 while in the college, holding all the 
 posts of honor the student body could 
 bestow, and its members being ac- 
 knowledged as exceptionally profl- 
 
 ROBEKT E. Ad.\ws. 
 
 Class of 1903, Greenville College. 
 Member of the facultj- of Meridian 
 Male College, Meridian, Miss. 
 
 cient in scholastic and literary ef- 
 forts; the Ph. B's. for special science 
 work, and the A. B's. for extraor- 
 dinary rhetorical accomplishments. 
 
 Class Song. 
 
 By Robert E. Adams. 
 
 Our joy and our gladness 
 
 On reaching our goal, 
 Is mixed with a sadness 
 
 That's filling our soul; 
 For year after year, as 
 
 We held on our way, 
 All things became dearer 
 
 With each passing day. 
 
 We think of the struggles 
 
 And conflicts we've met, 
 But the joy of our triumph 
 
 Is tinged with regret; 
 For the faces of class-mates 
 
 And kind friends so dear. 
 Will never more greet us 
 
 Our lone hearts to cheer. 
 
 To-morrow we leave them 
 
 And bid tliem farewell. 
 And turn to the future 
 
 That none can foretell; 
 To-morrow we leave thee, 
 
 Our dear College Home, 
 May Heaven protect thee 
 
 In days that shall come! 
 
 In far away countries 
 
 And far away climes. 
 We'll think of the College 
 
 And all the old times. 
 Where'er we may wander 
 
 And what be life's part. 
 These bands we'll not sunder 
 
 Nor loose from our hearts.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 51 
 
 History of Greenville Churches 
 
 Methodist eptecopal Church. 
 
 By Rev. Theodore Cates. 
 
 churcli was let May 29, 1S77, to Jno. 
 H. Perry for $4885. The corner 
 stone was laid by Greenville Lodge, 
 245, A. F. and A. M., July 10, 1877, 
 Rev. W. H. Scott, of Troy, acting as 
 
 NO early records of the Greenville 
 M. E. church have been kept 
 and it is therefore impossible to 
 give anything like a complete his- 
 tory of it. It is recorded, however, 
 that the first sermon preached in the 
 county by a minister of any denomi- 
 nation was by Rev. John Powers, a 
 Methodist minister at Jones' Fort in 
 February 1816. The first Methodist 
 meetings were conducted by Rev. 
 John Kirkpatrick. The first Meth- 
 odist church was built about a mile 
 and a half southwest of Greenville, 
 where camp meetings were held for 
 several years. For more than twenty 
 years after the settlement of the 
 country services were very irregular 
 and it is related that those who 
 attended church stacked their guns 
 outside the door while two sentinels 
 stood watch to give the alarm, at 
 the first approach of Indians. 
 
 John H. Benson conducted meet- 
 ings at the house of Mr. Knapp. 
 Next came Rev. Thomas Brown, who 
 died in 1844, and then for several 
 years there were none to take up 
 the work except transient preachers. 
 Until this time class meetings and 
 other religious services were held 
 at private homes, in Odd Fellows' 
 Hall and in the old court house. 
 
 In 1S4S the trustees of the church 
 bought two lots in Davidson's Ad- 
 dition of Thomas Kirkpatrick for 
 $3.00 which indicates that he gave 
 the lots to the church. The build- 
 ing was finished the following year. 
 In May 1S4S the trustees of the 
 church bought their first parsonage 
 of Seth Fuller for $425. It was the 
 property on Second street north of 
 the present Garland residence. 
 
 Until 187 2 this church belonged 
 to the circuit consisting of Dudley- 
 ville, Centenary and Greenville and 
 only had preaching regularly twice 
 a month, but at that time the church 
 was able to support itself with 
 preaching every Sabbath. Rev. 
 House was the last minister of the 
 circuit and Rev. Van Treese the first 
 minister of the station. Soon after 
 the old church was sold to the 
 Christian denomination for $600 
 and the old parsonage was sold to 
 George Hill for $l.non. A lot on 
 Second and Summer streets was pur- 
 chased for $1,000, and the present 
 brick edifice was built at a cost of 
 $S,onn. Rev. Cyrus Gibson was 
 pastor at that time and did much 
 toward pushing the movement. 
 
 The contract for building the new 
 
 Key. liiiiODOKE C.\tes, 
 Pastor of the M. E. Church. 
 
 Grand Master. The church was ded- 
 icated December 17, 1877, by Bishop 
 Bowman. 
 
 The church was without a parson- 
 age from 1877 until 1892, when C. 
 D. Hoiles and Ward Reid donated u 
 lot in Douglas Place and a house 
 of eight rooms was built and was 
 occupied by Rev. L. W. Thrall, who 
 was pastor at that time. Later the 
 property was sold and the present 
 parsonage on Main Ave. was pur- 
 chased. 
 
 The following ministers have serv- 
 ed the church between the dates 
 mentioned: V. Ridgly, 1852; J. W. 
 Caldwell, 1853; J. S. Estep, 1854; 
 W. G. Moore, 1855-7; C. M. Holli- 
 day, 1857; V. D. Lingenfelter, 1858- 
 9: Levi Walker, 1860; F. M. Wool- 
 ard, 1861; H. B. Taylor, 1862-3: G. 
 W. Waggoner, 1864-6; J. S. Morri- 
 son, 1867; M. N. Powers, 1868-9; 
 M. House, 1870-71; F. M. Van 
 Treese, 1872-3; I. A. Smith, 1874; 
 R. H. Massey, 1875; J. Gibson, 1876- 
 7: J. A. Robinson, 1878-9; J. W. 
 Van Cleve, IS 80; E. A. Hoyt, 1881; 
 W. F. Davis, 1882; F. L. Thompson, 
 1883; W. E. Ravenscroft, 1884-6; 
 S. P. Groves, 1887-8; L. W. Thrall, 
 ISS9-92: C. W. Bonner, 1893; C. 
 D. Shumard, 1894-98; J. B. Ravens- 
 croft, 1899-1901; J. G. Dee, 1902; 
 C. B. Besse, 190 2-3; Theodore Cates, 
 1904 and the present pastor. 
 
 The following are the present of- 
 ficers of the church: Pastor, Rev. 
 Theodore Cates; Board of Trustees, 
 J. Seaman, J. S. Bradford, Dr. Wm. 
 T. Easley, Dr. J. A. Warren, Samuel 
 McGowan, Jesse McAdams, T. R. 
 Robinson, W. W. Hussong and A. 
 L. Bone; Board of Stewarts, J. H. 
 Ladd Dr. Fred C. Jones, R. W. 
 
 The M. E. Church, 
 Built in 1877. South Second Street. 
 
 il. OF ILL LIB.
 
 52 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Rev. Thomas VV. Hynks, D. D., 
 
 Who was born in Kentucky in 1815, and who 
 died in Greenville July 26, 1905. Came here 
 in 1S51; County Superintendent ot schools for 
 20 years, a minister 60 years. 
 
 Wilson, H. W. Blizzard, E. R. Gum, 
 Mrs. N. R. Bradford, Mrs. K. M. 
 Bennett, Mrs. E. A. Gulllck, Mrs. 
 Jennie Warren, Mrs. Lena Davis, 
 Mrs. Minnie Easley, Mrs. Alma Dav- 
 is; Superintendent of the Sunday 
 School, J. Seaman; Assistant Sup- 
 erintendent, Dr. Wm. T. Easley; 
 Treasurer, Dr. Fred C. Jones; Sec- 
 retary of the church. J. H. Ladd. 
 
 Presbyterian Church. 
 
 (EMUR.\CING THE HISTORY OF THE CONGRE- 
 GATIONAL Church.) 
 
 By the Reverend W. B. Minton. 
 
 MARCH 10, 1819, a church was 
 formed in Bond county called 
 "Shoal Creek church," embracing 
 all the Presbyterians in the county. 
 The center of this congregation was 
 in what was called the "Ohio Settle- 
 ment" about six miles north of 
 Greenville. In 1S2 5, Shoal Creek 
 -was divided into three. Bethel, 
 :Shoal Creek and Greenville church- 
 es. In 1832, Greenville and 
 Shoal Creek were united under the 
 name of Greenville. This church 
 ■ enjoyed the labors of Rev. Solomon 
 Hardy, William J. Eraser, A. Ewing, 
 William K. Stewart and James Staf- 
 ford up to 1S3S. The house of wor- 
 ■.ship. which was built at the time 
 
 Shoal Creek church and Greenville 
 church united, was located about 
 two miles north of the village of 
 Greenville, on the left hand side of 
 the Killsboro road, near what is now 
 known as Hazel Dell Cemetery. This 
 was known as an old school church. 
 In 183S. under the leadership of Dr. 
 D. C. Lansing and those who sym- 
 pathized with his views a new school 
 church was organized in Greenville. 
 They commenced a house of wor- 
 ship in 1S39 and dedicated it Jan- 
 uary 1, 1843. This is the building 
 which stood for sixty years on the 
 site of the present Carnegie Library. 
 In 1846 the congregation worship- 
 pins; in this house became Congre- 
 gational in its internal government, 
 though still retaining its exterior 
 Presbyterian connection. In 1870 
 those members preferring complete 
 Presbyterian polity united with the 
 old school people, who had erected 
 a church in Greenville in IS 4 4-5. 
 The remainder took the entire Con- 
 gregational order. The ministers 
 who have served, for a year or more, 
 this church, which passed through 
 the different changes in form of 
 government just mentioned, are as 
 follows: Revs. D. C. Lansing, 1838- 
 41; Robert Stewart, 1841-9; John 
 Ingersoll, 1850-1; George C. Woods, 
 1852-7: F. A. Armstrong. 1857-9; 
 G. W. Goodale, 1862-5; M. M. Long- 
 ley, 1868-72: M. A. Crawford. 1879- 
 Sl; Isaac Wolfe, 18S2-3; R. Adams. 
 
 1883-6; A. L. Grindley, 1887-90; 
 L. E. Jesseph,, 1891-3; J. P. Pres- 
 ton, 1893-5. 
 
 As has been stated, in 1845 the 
 old school Presbyterian church 
 people erected a building in Green- 
 ville. The union of 1871 wiped out 
 all distinctions of new school and 
 old school, and the Presbyterian and 
 Congregational churches of Green- 
 ville remained as the outgrowth of 
 all the past fifty years of changes 
 from 1819 to 1871. 
 
 In 1840 Rev. James Stafford be- 
 came pastor the second time of the 
 church worshipping near Hazel Dell, 
 and was pastor when the new 
 church building was erected in town, 
 during the years 1844 and 184 5, 
 and continued with this church un- 
 til 1850. He was followed by these 
 brethren: William Goodner, 1850; 
 William Hamilton, 1851-2; T. W. 
 Hynes, 1852-07; Arthur Rose, 1867; 
 George Fraser, 1809-7 2; N. S. Dick- 
 ey, 1873-6; Albert B. Byram, 1877- 
 80: Wm. H. Hillis, 1881-3; O. G. 
 Morton, 1884-7; Joseph Swindt, 
 1887-1891; George J. E. Richards, 
 1891-1900; W. B. Minton, 1900 to 
 the present time. 
 
 Going back once more to 1870 
 and 1871. we find the Presbyterian 
 and Congregational churches exist- 
 ing side by side with varying success 
 until October 23, 1897, when the 
 Presbyterian house of worship burn- 
 ed. The Congregational people at 
 once invited the homeless Presby- 
 terians to share with them the Con- 
 gregational church building and to- 
 gether it was arranged that Rev. 
 George J. E. Richards, then pastor 
 of the Presbyterian church, should 
 become the minister of the two con- 
 gregations, which were like two rain 
 drops on the window pane, very 
 close together, yet distinct. On the 
 first Sabbath in April. 1898, the two 
 drops got so close together that they 
 coalesced around the communion 
 table and as a united church have 
 since had place and influence in 
 Greenville, under the name and 
 polity of the Presbyterian church. 
 In 1902 and 1903 the united church 
 erected the present commodious and 
 comfortable house of worship at a 
 cost of $9,000. The membership of 
 the church, according to the last 
 report to the General Assembly, is 
 377. 
 
 The present elders are James 
 Hepburn, Dr. N. H. Jackson. H. C. 
 Burton, S. S. Trindle, Prank P. Joy, 
 S. Curtis White, Alfred Maynard, 
 W. D. Donnell, Geo. Colcord. W. T. 
 Carson, Col. J. B. Reid, Robert Fan- 
 genroth. Of these James Hepburn 
 has been in continuous service since 
 1872. 
 
 The deacons are W. O. Holdzkom. 
 W. A. McLain, Walter Joy and H. 
 Allendorph. The trustees are W. O. 
 Holdzkom, James Wafer, Horace 
 McNeill. Walter Joy and A. D. Ross.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 53 
 
 Rev. \Y. B. Mintox, 
 
 Pastor of the Presbyterian Churih 
 since June, 1900. 
 
 The Sunday School officers are, Sup- 
 erintendent, Alfred Maynard; As- 
 sistant Superintendent, W. A. Mc- 
 Lain; Superintendent of Primary 
 Department, Mrs. W. A. McLain; 
 Assistant Superintendent Primary 
 Department, Miss Eula Carson: 
 Superintendent of Home Depart- 
 ment, Mrs. W. T. Carson: Superin- 
 tendent of Cradle Roll, Miss Ola Co- 
 en: Secretary and Treasurer, Miss 
 Lizzie Colcord; Librarian, Bertha 
 Drayton: Organist, Misses Hattie 
 Carson and Mabel Grube. 
 
 Including Home Department and 
 Cradle Roll, the school reports 3(59 
 members. 
 
 The Senior and Junior Christian 
 Endeavor Societies are well attend- 
 ed and doing good service. The 
 
 The Presbyterian Church. 
 
 Women's Home and Foreign Miss- 
 ionary society is progressive and 
 faithful. 
 
 Rev. T. W. Hynes, D. D., who died 
 in July, 1905, in his ninetieth year, 
 had the honor of serving the church 
 for the longest time, 1852 to 1SG7. 
 fifteen years consecutively, and for 
 short periods since, for a few weeks 
 or months as the church had occas- 
 ion to look to him for his always ac- 
 ceptable services. 
 
 The present minister is Rev. W. 
 B. Minton, who began his ministry 
 with the church in June, 1900. 
 Since his coming the new church 
 has been built and dedicated free of 
 
 debt. The outlook is full of encour- 
 agement. 
 
 Baptist Church. 
 
 By Mrs Ellen R. Stearns. 
 
 THE Baptist church of Greenville 
 was organized September 18, 
 1S36, with six members: Lemuel 
 Blanchard, Charles Norton, Eunice 
 Norton, A. N. Norton, Elizabeth 
 Norton and Sibbel Blanchard. In 
 1842 the total membership was 
 forty-two. From that time the 
 
 The Old Presbyterian Culri^h, 
 Built in 184-5 and destroyed by fire in 1897. 
 
 E. Richards, 
 
 Pastor Presbyterian church from 
 December 15. 1891, to April 1, 
 1900, noy\' a resident of Mt. Car- 
 mel, Illinois.
 
 54 
 
 Historical Souvenir-of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 church declined in numerical 
 strength. During these eleven years 
 of its existence, it never had a regu- 
 lar pastor and with one brief ex- 
 ception never had preaching ser/ice, 
 oftener than once a month. 
 
 In May 1S47 it was decided to 
 dissolve the church relationship and 
 enter into a new church organisa- 
 tion. July 4, 1847, the church was 
 re-organized by Rev. Ebenezer Rod- 
 gers and Rev. I. D. Newell, with fif- 
 teen members: K. P. and Elizabeth 
 Morse, Sibbel Blanchard, Elizabeth 
 Foster, C. J. and Almira Wightman, 
 John and Sophia Jett, Benjamin 
 Floyd, Susan Morse, Priscilla Morse, 
 Elizabeth Hoiles, Serena Hull, \Vm. 
 T. and Maria Hull. Of these, one, 
 Mrs. Sophia Jett, survives. Six 
 hundred twenty-two names have 
 been enrolled. The present mem- 
 bership is 121. 
 
 Prior to 1S54 meetings of the 
 church were held in private houses, 
 in the court house, or in the Pres- 
 byterian church. From 1S47 to 
 April 1854, the meetings were held 
 in the Presbyterian church and for 
 more than three years of that time 
 we occupied that building one half 
 of the time. In April 1854 a build- 
 ing 32x50 feet was completed at a 
 cost of $2500. This building was 
 called at that time, the prettiest 
 church building in southern Illinois. 
 This house was occupied till Sep- 
 tember 1902, when it was sold. In 
 October, 1902, our present house of 
 worship was completed but was not 
 dedicated till July 12, 1903, at a 
 cost of $5,000. The first pastor of 
 the new organization was Rev. 
 Moses Lemen, who served one year. 
 In February 1851 a call was extend- 
 ed to Rev. W. D. H. Johnson, of 
 Woodburn, 111., and in December 
 1851 he moved his family to Green- 
 ville, with the condition that a meet- 
 ing house should be built as soon as 
 possible. He continued as pastor 
 till October 1858. Other pastors 
 were Rev. J. B. White, 1858 to 1861: 
 Rev. D. P. French, 1862 to 1866; 
 Rev. R. G. Hall, 1867 to 1869: Rev. 
 M. D. Bevan, 1870 to 1875: Rev. R. 
 M. Neil, 1876 to 1877: Rev. George 
 Kline, 1877 to 1879. In 1881 Rev. 
 M. D. Bevan was again called to the 
 pastorate, serving until 1884. when 
 Rev. P. Reynolds came, remaining 
 till 1886. Then Rev. H. W. Thiele 
 from 1887 to 1890; Rev. J. W. Tit- 
 terington, 1890 to 1893; Rev. 
 Stephen Crockett 1893 to 1S94; 
 Rev. W. L. Jones, 1895 to 1S9S: 
 Rev. R. Wiley, 1900 to 1903; Rev. 
 ■G. E. Milford, 1903 to 1905. Our 
 present pastor. Rev. E. M. Ryan, 
 'Commenced his labors in October 
 1905. 
 
 As early as February 183 8 initial 
 steps were taken towards building 
 an academy but the effort failed at 
 that time. However the desire of 
 
 The Old Congregation.\l Church, 
 Builtlin 1839, and dismantled in 1903, for the site of the Carnegie Library 
 
 the church to do something in the 
 line of education, strengthened and 
 matured and in the fall of 1854 de- 
 veloped in plans for the erection of 
 Almira College, now Greenville Col- 
 lege. This effort was not luade by 
 the church in its church capacity but 
 all of its originators, except one. 
 were members of the church and its 
 members always took a deep inter- 
 est in the advancement of the 
 school. About one hundred of the 
 pupils of the school were converted 
 and united with the church so that 
 the church and school were closely 
 linked together as long as the school 
 remained in the hands of the Bap- 
 tist denomination and the history 
 of the church would be incomplete 
 without reference to the College. 
 
 The Sunday School was held in 
 connection with the Presbyterians 
 until 1854, when we occupied our 
 own house of worship. A school of 
 forty-three members was then or- 
 ganized with Alexander Buie as 
 Superintendent. In 1860-5 the 
 average attendance was 115. Dur- 
 ing the Rebellion thirty-eight of 
 those who were or had been mem- 
 
 bers of this school joined the Union 
 army, eight of whom gave their 
 lives for their country. The present 
 officers of the school are: Superin- 
 tendent, Fred Scheele; Assistant 
 Superintendent, Miss Lizzie Blanch- 
 ard; Secretary. Delia Jett: Treasur- 
 er, A. B. Scheele; Organist. Mrs. A. 
 B. Scheele. The present enrollment 
 is ninety. 
 
 The young people of the church 
 are organized into a B. Y. P. U. 
 with thirty members. The officers 
 are: President, Miss Lizzie Blanch- 
 ard: Secretary and Treasurer, Miss 
 Lola Nevinger; Organist, Mrs. A. B. 
 Scheele. 
 
 The ladies of the church maintain 
 a mission circle which meets once 
 a month. It has a membership of 
 twenty. The officers are: President, 
 Mrs. E. R. Stearns: Secretary and 
 Treasurer, Mrs. J. B. White. 
 
 The present officers of the church 
 are; Trustees, Fred Scheele, G. B. 
 Hoiles, E. Sohn, F. N. Blanchard. 
 J. W. Blanchard, J. W. Wrightsman 
 and Erastus DeMoulin: Deacons, P. 
 Scheele, E. Sohn, John Wenting, 
 Ransom Pope. W. Donnell and G. B.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 55 
 
 Keesecker; Clerk, Mrs. E. R. 
 Stearns; Treasurer, G. B. Holies; 
 Organist, Miss Lizzie Blanchard. 
 
 8t. Lawrence Congregation. 
 
 By The Reverend Wni. Pathlliot'er. 
 
 THE first mass known to have 
 been celebrated at Greenville 
 was said by a Franciscan Father of 
 Teutopolis, III., at the home of 
 Frank Seewald in the year 1875. 
 On May 6, IS 7 7 a small congrega- 
 tion was organized under the di- 
 rection of Rev. L. Quitter, of Van- 
 dalia, and services were held at first 
 in a hall on the third floor of the 
 First National Bank Building on the 
 southwest corner of the square, 
 which is now the property of J. M. 
 Miller. 
 
 Prominent among the first pro- 
 moters of the new mission were 
 Lawrence McGinness, Peter Pepin, 
 Frank Parent, Frank Seewald, Phil- 
 ip Cable, Patrick Clare and Louis 
 Lehn. Several months after the 
 opening of the services in the hall 
 arrangements were made for the 
 building of a special house of wor- 
 ship. A suitable site was secured 
 at the corner of present Prairie and 
 Spring streets and a small brick 
 church was erected thereon, which 
 was given the name of St. Lawrence 
 the Martyr, a compliment to Law- 
 rence McGinness. On completion 
 of the church the congregation con- 
 tinued to be visited about once a 
 month as an out-mission of Van- 
 dalia, viz., 1S77-S1 by Rev. L. Quit- 
 ter; August 14, 1881-85 by Rev. 
 Charles Geier; in the summer of 
 
 The First Baptist Church, built in 1902. 
 
 1885 by Rev. John J. Higgins; No- 
 vember 1SS5-SS by Rev. Hy. Beck- 
 er, D. D. ; October 1888 to December 
 189 3 by Rev. P. M. Bourke; Janu- 
 ary 189 4 to June 18 95 by Rev. Ber- 
 nard Lee. 
 
 In June 1S95 the congregation re- 
 ceived its first resident pastor, in 
 the person of Rev. John P. Moroney, 
 who enlisted for his work the good 
 will and co-operation, not only of 
 the regular parishioners, but also 
 of numerous non-Catholic friends. 
 With their aid. Father Moroney 
 erected a parsonage in 1895 and 
 built a front addition to the church 
 in 1897. He likewise placed in the 
 church the present main altar which 
 
 was donated by the congregation of 
 Jacksonville, HI. When Father Mo- 
 roney was transferred to Vandalia 
 in June 1898, he was succeeded by 
 Rev. S. P. Hoffman, who proceeded 
 to appropriately furnish the parson- 
 age and improve the premises of the 
 church property. At the same time 
 he established several church so- 
 cieties, and founded a library for 
 the use of the congregation. In 1900 
 a tract of land was purchased on the 
 southwest limit of the town and 
 adopted for the purpose of a ceme- 
 tery. 
 
 Moreover during Father Hoff- 
 man's term the sanctuary of the 
 church was artistically frescoed, and 
 side altars with statues and a new 
 organ placed in the edifice. When 
 in October 1901, the zealous pastor 
 
 The Old Baptist Church, 
 3uilt in 1847 and used continuously for more than 50 3'ears. 
 
 Rev. E. M. Ryan, 
 Pastor First Baptist church.
 
 56 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Rev M. D. Bkvan, D. D., Deceased, 
 
 Pastor of the Greenville Baptist 
 church from 1870 to 1875 and 
 from 1881 to 1884. 
 
 was compelled by ill-health to re- 
 sign his charge, he was temporarily 
 replaced by Rev. A. Hochmiller. On 
 October 1, 1902, Rev. William A. 
 Pachlhofer, the present incumbent, 
 was appointed rector of the church. 
 Since his arrival, it has been his en- 
 deavor to continue, with the assist- 
 ance of his flock, the work perform- 
 ed by his predecessors in further- 
 ing the spiritual and material pro- 
 gress of the congregation. During 
 the last two years the congregation 
 has secured additional church fur- 
 niture, renovated the interior of 
 the parsonage, notably reduced the 
 church debt, and added, in Septem- 
 ber 1904, a commodious sacristy to 
 the church. 
 
 Although comparatively small and 
 with the majority of its members 
 living at considerable distance from 
 church, St. Lawrence congregation 
 has, especially during the last ten 
 years, slowly but steadily progress- 
 ed and, as the Catholic population 
 of the seat of Bond county is in- 
 creasing, bids fair to contribute 
 even more in the futvire to the hon- 
 or of God, the salvation of souls, 
 and the general welfare of the com- 
 munity. 
 
 Grace €pt8copal Church. 
 
 By The Reverend .1. G. Wright. 
 
 Rev. W. D. H, Joh.nsux, Deceased. 
 
 Pastor of the Greenville Baptist 
 Church from December, 1851, to 
 October, 1858. 
 
 city in the summer of that year. 
 He was, in all probability, the first 
 Episcopal minister to visit our com- 
 munity. On July 20th, 1S7S, Messrs. 
 W. S. Ogden, C. K. Denny, M. B. 
 Chittenden, Henry Howard and 
 Henry M. Chittenden, (now Arch- 
 deacon of Alton) met at Esjuire 
 Howard's office and there decided to 
 organize a mission to be known as 
 Grace Church. To the above named 
 gentlemen, seventeen others, who 
 had been baptised in the Episcopal 
 church, and twelve, who were not 
 
 'THE Greenville papers of 1877 
 ■* announced that the Reverend 
 W. M. Steel of Rantoul, a pioneer 
 missionary of the Protestant Epis- 
 ^copal church, held services in this 
 
 connected with any religious or- 
 ganization in the city, may be added 
 as constituting a part of the nucleus 
 of the mission. 
 
 The Reverend Mr. Van Duzen, of 
 Paris, Edgar county, visited Green- 
 ville in August 1S7S, and held ser- 
 vices in the Congregational church. 
 \V. S. Ogden attended the Diocesan 
 convention of that year held at 
 Springfield and conferred with 
 Bishop McLaren about the mission. 
 He carried with him the petition for 
 admission, and this being accepted, 
 the mission was canonically estab- 
 lished. W. S. Ogden and C. K. Den- 
 ny were selected as Wardens; M. 
 B. Chittenden, Treasurer and H. 
 A. Stephens, Clerk. At the same 
 time Henry M. Chittenden received 
 a license to act as lay reader. Morse 
 Hall was rented and fitted up for use 
 and Mr. Henry Chittenden conduct- 
 ed for a while, the Sunday services, 
 his sister, Miss Hattie Chittenden, 
 playing the organ. In the same 
 year the Reverend R. E. G. Hunting- 
 ton, of Collinsville took charge and 
 began fortnightly services. He re- 
 mained in charge until May, 1881. 
 
 The first list of communicants of 
 the church is as follows: W. S. Og- 
 den and wife, C. K. Denny, C. R. 
 Jones and wife, M. B. Chittenden, 
 Henry M. Chittenden, Hattie E. 
 Chittenden, Mrs. S. M. Hoiles, and 
 H. F. Stephens. To these were add- 
 ed in the first confirmation Henry 
 Alexander, Mrs. W. H. Williams, 
 and Misses L. E. Daniels, Hattie E. 
 Ogden, May Ellis, Emma Jones and 
 Louisa Jones. At the following visit- 
 ation of the Bishop, Mmes. W. S. 
 Smith, S. Blanchard. C. K. Denny 
 and the Misses Minnie Blanchard, 
 
 C. j. \ViGHrM.\N, C.J. \ViGHTM.\N, Deceased. 
 
 One of the first teachers in Alniira, One of the founders of the Greenville 
 
 and one of the founders of the Baptist church and a prominent 
 
 Ladies' Library .Association, citizen for many years.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 57 
 
 St. La\vki:nli-; (Jathch.ic Chlkcii, built in l.s^ 
 
 Emma Williams, and Carrie Ogden 
 were added. It may be here noted 
 that one hundred and six others 
 have since been confirmed in Green- 
 ville by Bishop Seymour. 
 
 On Easter Sunday, 1S82, the Rev- 
 erend J. G. Wright was placed in 
 charge of the mission. He was at 
 that time principal of the public 
 schools in Altamont and came over 
 everv Sunday to condiict the ser- 
 
 vices. During the administration of 
 his predecessor a lot had been pur- 
 chased on Third Street, midway be- 
 tween the Vandalia depot and the 
 public square, and soon after Mr. 
 Wright took charge, a movement 
 was made to begin the erection of a 
 church building. "So built we the 
 wall for the people had a mind to 
 work," and on the following Easter 
 Sunday, 1SS3, the congregation as- 
 sembled for the first time in their 
 new church, a small but beautiful 
 Gothic structure, well suited to the 
 
 Rev. \Vm. 1'.\chlh(>fi;r, 
 
 Pastor of St. Lawrence congrega- 
 tion. 
 
 needs of a small congregation. 
 
 In June, 1883, the Reverend J. G. 
 Wright moved from Altamont and 
 took up his residence in Greenville, 
 the first resident clergyman of the 
 mission. He is still in charge, 
 (1905) having complete;! twenty- 
 two years of service. The church 
 now has a membership of sixty. 
 
 To this brief note it may well be 
 added that much support has been 
 given to this struggling mission by 
 the organization of the Ladies' Aid 
 Society. This society purchased the 
 lot on which the church stands, and 
 have from the very first supported 
 every movement made to advance 
 the church's interest. Mainly by 
 their efforts the debt upon the 
 church building was cancelled, thus 
 
 Rev. J. G. Wright, 
 
 Pastor of the Episcopal church for 
 more than 22 vears. 
 
 Grace Ei'iscopai, Cuukch, built in ISS'.
 
 58 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 The Christian Church, built in 1891. 
 
 enabling the Bishop to consecrate 
 the church. This ceremony took 
 place March 25, 1S97. It is also 
 a matter of interest that Henry 
 Chittenden, whose name occurs in 
 the foregoing note as one of the 
 founders of the mission, was or- 
 dained deacon in this church, by 
 Bishop Seymour, January 16, 1S87, 
 and in the same church and by the 
 same Bishop was advanced to the 
 Priesthood October 15, 1891. 
 
 The interior of the church has 
 from time to time been much im- 
 proved. A handsome carved memor- 
 ial Altar, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. 
 A. L. Hord, has replaced the more 
 modest altar of the earlier days. 
 The altar cross thereon is a memo- 
 rial of Lieut. C. C. Ogden of the 
 13th Infantry, a faithful and devot- 
 ed son of the church, who died in 
 1S93. A memorial brass altar desk 
 has been presented by Mr. and Mrs. 
 W. W. Lowis, a brass lectern by Mr. 
 and Mrs. Walter von Weise and 
 brass memorial alms basins by Mr. 
 and Mrs. George von Weise. The 
 chancel chairs were the gift of the 
 Ladies' Aid Society and the book of 
 altar services and book for prayer 
 desk were given, as a memorial to 
 his wife and mother, by Charles W. 
 Watson. In addition to these hand- 
 some gifts, the church has lately 
 purchased a pipe, organ of excellent 
 quality and tone, and the same La- 
 dies' Aid Society which has been so 
 fruitful in good works, is now stead- 
 ily diminishing the small indebted- 
 ness that rests thereon. The choir, 
 as at present constituted, consists of 
 Messrs R. S. Denny, H. C. Diehl, 
 Frank E. Watson and Will C. 
 Wright. Miss Louise Morey is or- 
 ganist. 
 
 T:bc Chriattan Church. 
 
 By Mrs. Alice Ferryman. 
 
 ELDER J. CARROLL STARK, pas- 
 tor of the Christian church at 
 Augusta, 111., arrived in Greenville 
 February 7, 1878, and commenced 
 a series of meetings which led up 
 to the organization of the Greenville 
 Christian church on Sunday, Febru- 
 ary 24, 1878. The meetings were 
 held in' the old M. E. church on the 
 southwest corner of College and 
 Fourth Streets. The trustees of 
 the First M. E. church of Greenville 
 deeded this church to M. V. Denny, 
 R. C. Sprague and Wm. Koch, trus- 
 tees of the Christian church on 
 October 12, 1877, for $600. 
 
 Large audiences greeted Elder 
 
 Stark and the local papers at the 
 time stated that people came six and 
 seven miles through the mud and 
 darkness to hear him. 
 
 As above stated the church was 
 organized February 24, 1878, with 
 twenty-six members. Seven more 
 united a few days later and there 
 were many additions every week, 
 during the labors of Elder Stark 
 here. In April of that year a Sun- 
 day School was organized with M. 
 V. Denny as superintendent and 
 Miss Cornelia Dry as secretary. 
 
 Elder Stark remained with the 
 church as pastor for about two years 
 during which time under his labors 
 and the labors of Elder Trickett, in 
 a protracted meeting held early in 
 fhe year 1879 there were added to 
 the congregation about 63 persons. 
 In April W. S. Errett came to Green- 
 ville as pastor of the church. 
 Others who have served as pastor 
 have been J. M. Tennison, John A. 
 Williams, H. R. Trickett, W. S. Er- 
 rett, a second time. Dr. Collins, H. 
 H. Peters, E. N. Tucker, J. E. Story 
 and Tallie Defrees, the present pas- 
 tor. At present E. E. Wise and E. 
 W. Miller are the deacons and E. W. 
 Miller is clerk. The present church 
 on the corner of Main Avenue and 
 Prairie Street was dedicated on 
 Sunday, August 23, 1891, by Elder 
 F. M. Rains of Topeka, Kansas, as- 
 sisted by the pastor. Elder W. S. Er- 
 rett. The new church cost, with the 
 furnishings, $3,500. 
 
 So-Callcd Plymouth Brethren. 
 
 By One of the Brethren. 
 
 T 
 
 HE origin of the Plymouth Breth- 
 
 they do not own, dates from the 
 year 1827 and started in Dublin, 
 Ireland, where four men, who had 
 
 Rutschly's Hall, 
 In which the Plymouth Brethren, (so-called) worship.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 59 
 
 Rev. J. H. Flower, 
 
 Who was pastor of the F. M. church 
 EJfor several years and who built the 
 t present church. Now a resident of 
 }^ St. Louis. 
 
 been troubled about the state in the 
 established church, left it and met 
 together to study the Scriptures. 
 This resulted in their being gather- 
 ed unto the name of the Lord alone, 
 and instead of forming another 
 unity, and thus adding to the di- 
 visions in Christendom, they simply 
 recognized the unity of the church 
 of Christ, and so were standing on 
 a ground that embraced all Christ- 
 ians. 
 
 In the year 1S2S. Mr. .1. N. Darby 
 published his first pamphlet en- 
 titled: "The Nature and Unity of 
 the Chu'ch of Christ." This tract 
 
 may be considered as a statement of 
 what these brethren believed and 
 practiced, yet not in the form of a 
 confession. 
 
 In the spring of ISISd they com- 
 menced breaking bread in their 
 first public meeting room on the 
 first day of the week and the truths 
 which seemed to get most notice 
 were the divinity of the Lord Jesus, 
 the efficacy of redemption, the know- 
 ledge of pardon and acceptance, the 
 oneness of the body of Christ, the 
 presence of the Holy Ghost in the 
 assembly, and the Lord's second 
 coming. 
 
 The first public meeting room in 
 Plymouth was called "Providence 
 Chapel" and as they refused to give 
 themselves any name, they were 
 known as "Providence People." 
 But when the brothers began to go 
 outside the town and preach the 
 gospel in the villages — then a rare 
 thing — they were spoken of as 
 "Brethren from Plymouth," which 
 naturally resulted in the designation 
 "The Plymouth Brethren." This 
 new title spread rapidly over Eng- 
 land and elsewhere but was never 
 accepted by them, as they refuse 
 both the position and name of a 
 sect. 
 
 This company has spread all over 
 the civilized world, and the first 
 meeting in Greenville was in 1S54. 
 when there were only a few gather- 
 ed together and the meetings were 
 held in a private house. After a 
 while they rented a hall, when the 
 number increased to about forty or 
 fifty. They do not accept the term 
 or name of member of church but 
 only members of the body of Christ. 
 Hence, there is no such thing among 
 them as members of Plymouth 
 Brethren church as they only recog- 
 
 Rev. C. a. Fleming, 
 
 Pastor of the Free Methodist church 
 in 1881 and again in 1904- and 
 1905. 
 
 nize one church, composed of all 
 true believers in the Lord Jesus 
 Christ, no matter where they meet. 
 
 free Methodist Church. 
 
 By The Reverend C. A. Fleming. 
 
 The Free Methodist Church, built in 1899. 
 
 I X the fall of 18S0 C. A. Fleming, 
 1 who was appointed to the Wo- 
 burn and Walnut Grove circuit, 
 which included Dudleyville and Mul- 
 berry Grove, first began preaching 
 in Greenville, in the private house 
 of Mr. Fleeharty, and continued un- 
 til the following July, at which time 
 a tabernacle meeting was arranged 
 by him. The services of F. H. Hal- 
 ey, T. H. Agnew, Lon B. Myers and 
 Addie Durham were secured to as- 
 sist in the meeting. 
 
 At the close of the tent meeting, 
 W. B. M. Colt, district elder of the 
 Litchfield district, organized a class 
 consisting of seven members, name- 
 ly W. S. Dann, A. J. Huffman, 
 Lewis Wright, A. L. Aired and 
 Sarah Dann, Hulda Huffman and 
 Clara Wright. The organization 
 took place in the rooms of W. S. 
 Dann, over his store which is now 
 occupied by Joy & Co. This was 
 about July 20, 1881. C. A. Fleming 
 acted as pastor to the end of that 
 conference year, at which time the 
 circuit was divided. Then C. C. 
 Brunner was appointed to the 
 Greenville circuit and served from 
 ISSl to October 1SS2, at which time 
 C. A. Fleming was re-appointed and 
 served the following year. During 
 this year the first Free Methodist 
 church was built at the corner of 
 Prairie and Vine Streets, at a cost 
 of $1,300. The church was dedi- 
 cated by B. F. Robert, one of the
 
 60 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 
 ' iitiH^IHHI^H 
 
 
 The African M. E. Chukch. 
 
 General Superintendents of the 
 Free Methodist church. 
 
 The membership of the church at 
 this time had increased to about 
 twenty-nve, all being in poor circum- 
 stances but one. The succeeding 
 pastors were as follows: M. C. Bal- 
 lew, 18S3-5; H. F. Ashcraft, 1885- 
 6; R. Adams, October 1S86 to June 
 1SS7; M. C. Ballew, June to Octo- 
 ber 1887; J. W. Kelly, 1887-8; W. 
 C. Kelly, 1888-90; H. G. Ahlemeyer, 
 1890-92; W. T. Hogue, 1892-3; J. H. 
 Flower, 1893-4; John LaDue, 1894- 
 5; J. n'. Eason, 1895-6; B. S. Dewey, 
 1896-7; J. H. Flower, 1897-1900. 
 
 Under the pastorate of J. H. 
 Flower, the present church at the 
 corner of College and Elm Streets 
 was built at a cost of $4,000. This 
 church was dedicated at the close of 
 the annual conference by Superin- 
 tendent E. P. Hart, September 18, 
 1899. The membership of the 
 church at this time consisted of 122 
 full members and 24 probationers, 
 making a total of 146. The succeed- 
 ing pastors were as follows: S. K. 
 Wheatlake, 1900-2; W. R. Bonham, 
 1902-3; A. L. Whitcomb, September 
 1903 to July 1904; W. P. Ferries, 
 July to September 190 4; C. A. 
 Fleming, September 190 4 to Sep- 
 tember 1905. The present pastor 
 is Rev. A. L. Whitcomb and the 
 membership is 2 80. The Board of 
 Trustees are J. H. Moss, J. H. Max- 
 ey, W. B. Fink, H. R. McAdams and 
 S. M. Bilyeu; class leaders, Wm. 
 Baker, Wm. Freidlein, Mrs. Minnie 
 Ashcraft and Mrs. G. R. White; 
 Superintendent of Sunday School, 
 J. M. Daniels, with a membership 
 of about 300; Woman's Foreign Mis- 
 sionary Society — President, Mrs. C. 
 A. Fleming; this society raised a 
 total of $336,70 for foreign mis- 
 sions last year. The Junior Mission- 
 ary Society, Mrs. Emma Haverland, 
 president. This society is raising 
 
 yearly $15 for the support of one 
 of the Indian orphans. 
 
 €be Hfrican M. 6. Church. 
 
 THE African M. E. church was or- 
 ganized in 18 81 by Rev. Mor- 
 gan. Meetings were held at the 
 private homes until the Congrega- 
 tional denomination offered the use 
 of their church basement which was 
 used until the present building was 
 erected. In 1882, Henry Nowell, 
 Jacob Bristow and Eli Spriggs bought 
 a lot of Dr. Ravold and donated it 
 in part to the A. M. E. denomination 
 and Rev. D. A. Wilkerson, the pas- 
 tor in charge, built the present 
 church at a cost of $500. 
 
 Che Second Baptist Church. 
 
 THE Second Baptist church was 
 organized July 19, 1S90, at 7 
 p. m. Rev. J. W. Feat was the mod- 
 
 erator and Rev. J. H. Bell secretary. 
 Rev. Metcalf, Rev. Groase, L. D. 
 Blanchard, J. B. Reid, J. H. Jett and 
 C. Anderson sat in the counsel. The 
 church was organized with four 
 members, Archie Ewing, James Ew- 
 ing, Julia Dukes and Martha Wilson. 
 The present church was erected a 
 few years later. 
 
 THE PRESS 
 
 Che Protestant Monitor. 
 
 T-HE PROTESTANT MONITOR was 
 1 the iirst newspaper published in 
 Greenville and the earliest copy of 
 the paper preserved is Volume 1, 
 No. 2 7, bearing date of December 8, 
 1845. As the name indicates it was 
 a religious paper and was started in 
 Vandalia the June previous, but was 
 moved soon after to Greenville. The 
 paper was owned and edited by E. 
 M. Lathrap. Incomplete files of the 
 Monitor are preserved in Greenville 
 newspaper offices. The subscription 
 price was $2 per year, if paid in ad- 
 vance; $2.50 at the end of three 
 months, or $3 if payment was de- 
 layed to the end of the year. The 
 paper espoused the cause of the 
 Protestant Methodist denomination 
 and paid but little attention to local 
 news. The local news was contained 
 principally in the quaint advertise- 
 ments and the death of a prominent 
 citizen was disposed of in three lines 
 in a remote part of the paper. 
 
 In March IS 4 6 James Shoaff be- 
 came associated with Mr. Lathrap 
 and in November of that year the 
 name of John Waite appears as as- 
 sistant. Mr. Waite was a Protestant 
 Methodist minister. He was drown- 
 ed in Shoal Creek in 1S53. He re- 
 
 The Second Baptist Church.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 61 
 
 /^ 
 
 t9^ 
 
 '^r- 
 
 Othmhi. HrcHANAN, lifceascd, 
 
 Editor of the American Courier in 
 1856-7. A resident of (ireenville 
 for 58 vears. 
 
 tired in August 1847 and J. McPike 
 became associated witli Mr. I>athrap. 
 The following October Stephen Fisk 
 was associate editor for a short 
 time. The Protestant Monitor was 
 moved to Alton in January 1S4S 
 and was published there for several 
 years. 
 
 While in Greenville the Protest- 
 ant Monitor was published on the 
 site of the present residence of T. 
 R. Robinson, in the west end of 
 town. 
 
 Cbc Barn Burner. 
 
 Jediah F. .Alexander, who came 
 to Greenville in 1S4S. at the age of 
 twenty-one years, started, during 
 the memorable campaign of that 
 year, a Free Soil paper, called the 
 Barn Burner, supporting Martin Van 
 Buren for President. 
 
 The publication was intended only 
 as a campaign paper, and, having 
 served its purpose, was discontinued. 
 Nothing of the Barn Burner is pre- 
 served. It was the first journalistic 
 venture of Mr. Alexander, afterward 
 promoter and president of the Van- 
 dalia Line and founder of the Green- 
 ville Advocate. 
 
 t^hc SlcBtcm fountain. 
 
 John Waite was editor of the 
 Western Fountain, published semi- 
 monthly and "devoted to Christian- 
 ity, sacred literature and religious 
 intelligence." A part of Volume 
 
 One is now in possession of Mr. 
 Jacob Koonce of Greenville. Num- 
 ber 3, bears date of December 6, 
 1S4S. It is not definitely known 
 how long Mr. Waite continued the 
 publication of this paper but it was 
 probably not long for he was con- 
 nected with othei- journalistic vent- 
 ures. Mr. Waite published the 
 Western Fountain in connection 
 with the Journal. 
 
 Rev. peter Long's publications. 
 
 From 1S45 to 185G Elder Peter 
 Long published the Western Evan- 
 gelist a monthly religious paper, 
 which had a circulation of 2,000 in 
 this and other states. The paper 
 was first published from the press 
 of Lathrop and Waite, in a house 
 where T. R. Robinson's residence 
 now stands. It was then moved to 
 Rockwell, a postoffice on Elder 
 Long's farm, six miles west of 
 Greenville. It was afterwards again 
 printed in Greenville. Elder Long 
 also published the Primitive Preach- 
 er, 1S50-51, quarterly. It consisted 
 principall}' of a reprint of standard 
 religious works. 
 
 From 1S60 to 1S7G he issued 
 "The Visitor" occasionally, for 
 gratuitous distribution. He was also 
 
 the author of "The Western 
 Harp" a book of about two hundred 
 hymns and sacred poems. Six 
 editions were printed and about 
 4000 copies were distributed, many 
 of which are still in use. 
 
 Cbc 6rccnviUc Ifournal. 
 
 While Mr. Alexander was running 
 the Barn Burner, the Journal was 
 started by John Waite, former as- 
 sistant editor of the Monitor. After 
 he had discontinued the publication 
 of the Barn Burner, J. F. Alexander 
 became connected with the Journal, 
 first as a partner of Mr. Waite, and 
 afterward, in IS 50, as sole propri- 
 etor. In January 1852 John Waite 
 again became the editor of the Jour- 
 nal, and the following June the 
 paper published a poem entitled 
 "The Wavy West," from the pen of 
 Robert G. Ingersoll, then a boy in 
 Greenville. 
 
 On September 9, 1S53, E. J. C. 
 Alexander, who is still living on his 
 farm north of Greenville, together 
 with his brother, J. H. Alexander be- 
 came editors and proprietors of the 
 Journal. In 1S56 the old flies of 
 the paper show that D. W. Alexan- 
 der was publisher and J. F. Alexan- 
 der was editor. The paper changed 
 
 E. J. C. .Al.EX.\.\DER, 
 
 Editor of the Greenville Journal in the fifties and 
 war time editor of the .Advocate.
 
 62 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 The Greenville Advocate Office. 
 
 Reading from left to right are J. H. Hawley, Miss Myrtle 
 McHenry, George E. Hities and Will C. Carson. 
 
 ins^, J. H. 
 
 hands many times and was event- 
 ually sold to a Scotchman, who mov- 
 ed it to Staunton, 111. It was inde- 
 pendent in politics until 1856, when 
 It hoisted the Freemont standard. 
 
 Che Hmcncan Courier. 
 
 Thomas Russell and Othniel Bu- 
 chanan were the editors and owners 
 of the American Courier, which was 
 launched in the field May 22, 185G, 
 the entire outfit having been pur- 
 chased new in St. Louis. The paper 
 ardently supported the Native Amer- 
 ican party and Millard Fillmore, its 
 nominee for the presidency. On 
 March 26, 1857, Mr. Russell retired 
 and Mr. Buchanan subsequently 
 bought the Greenville .Journal of J. 
 F. Alexander and then sold both the 
 Journal and Courier to Parson 
 Percy, who moved the two plants to 
 another town. 
 
 the principles of this party. At the 
 outbreak of the civil war Mr. Alex- 
 ander made personal investigation 
 of the situation at Washington, and 
 at the various seats of war, and 
 wrote his impressions for the bene- 
 fit of his readers. During this time 
 and for years afterward an "Edu- 
 cational Department," was conduct- 
 ed by Rev. Thomas W. Hynes. In all 
 his career as a newspaper writer Mr. 
 Hynes urged with vigor the preser- 
 vation of the local history of the 
 city and county. 
 
 In June 18G3 E. J. C. Alexander 
 succeeded his brother as publisher 
 of the Advocate, remaining editor 
 until July 20, 18G5, when he sold 
 the paper to S. C. Mace. In April 
 18 65 T. O. Shenick became associat- 
 ed with Mr. Mace as publisher. All 
 this time the paper was published in 
 the second story of a frame building 
 where Masonic Temple now stands. 
 In October 1866 Mace and Shenick 
 moved the plant to the rooms over 
 Denny and Dressor's corner, where 
 J. V. Dixon's store now is. T. O. 
 Shenick left the paper in March 
 1867, selling his interests to Mr. 
 Mace. In October 1S70 Wm. Boll, 
 afterwards one of the editors of the 
 Sun, was made publisher of the Ad- 
 vocate, remaining in that capacity 
 until January 1871, when Mr. Shen- 
 ick again returned and bought back 
 his old interest. In 1871 the office 
 was moved over Smith's bank where 
 Hawley's jewelry store now is and 
 the proud and happy day dawned 
 when the paper announced that it 
 was "all printed at home." 
 
 In August 1871 Mr. Shenick again 
 severed his connection with the pa- 
 per and the following month the sub- 
 scription price was reduced from $2 
 to $1.50 a year and has since re- 
 mained that price. 
 
 In November 1871 Mr. Mace sold 
 the paper to Samuel B. Hynes, under 
 whose proprietorship, his father. 
 Rev. Thomas W. Hynes, was editor. 
 S. B. Hynes himself was the local 
 editor. The paper was in 1S72 
 changed from an eight column folio 
 to a six column quarto, retaining 
 this form two years and then return- 
 ing to its former dimensions. April 
 24, 1872, the publication day was 
 
 Cb« Greenville Hdvocatc. 
 
 By W. W. Lowis. 
 
 On February 11, 1858, the Green- 
 ville Advocate made its initial ap- 
 pearance under the editorship and 
 ownership of J. F. Alexander. The 
 paper was born in time to take a 
 stand for the preservation of the 
 Union, which it did. The Advocate 
 witnessed the birth of the Republic- 
 an party and has come down through 
 the years a staunch supporter of 
 
 Reside.\cf. of W. W. Lewis, North Third Street.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 63 
 
 W. W. LOWIS, 
 
 Publisher of the Greenville Advocate; President 
 of the Building and Savings Association; Di- 
 rector of the Carnegie Library; Adjutant Col- 
 by Post. 
 
 changed from Friday to Wednesday. 
 In July 1S72 the office was moved 
 to Col. Reid's block, up stairs over 
 McLain and Wafer's store, where F. 
 E. Watson's store now is. 
 
 George M. Tatham purchased the 
 paper and became editor and pub- 
 lisher October 1. 1873. He straight- 
 
 way made a specialty of local news. 
 The last week in December 1875 he 
 changed the publication day to 
 Thursday and increased the size to 
 
 seven columns, four pages. 
 
 Early in the eighties Mr. Tatham 
 moved the paper from the south side 
 to the second floor of the Smith 
 building, on the west side of the 
 square, where it remained until 
 1S9S. 
 
 John H. Hawley is the nestor of 
 journalism in Greenville. He first 
 commenced work on the Advocate 
 November 14, 1860, when J. F. 
 Alexander was editor and remained 
 till January 1SG2, when he enlisted 
 and went to the front. He went 
 back on the paper November 11, 
 1878, and has continued as a mem- 
 ber of the force until the present 
 time with the exception of five 
 months he was engaged in other 
 business. • 
 
 Numerous others have served 
 their apprenticeship on the Advo- 
 cate and are now engaged in the 
 newspaper business in many distant 
 cities. 
 
 In February 1893 Mr. Tatham 
 slipped on the ice and fell, receiving 
 injuries which caused his death, 
 May 21, 1893. During his illness 
 and for several , months after his 
 death, Mr. Hawley was in charge of 
 the business and editorial depart- 
 ment of the office. 
 
 The Advocate was sold at auction 
 June 2G, 1893 to W. W. Lowis. of 
 Lena, 111., who moved to Greenville 
 and took charge of the paper. Mr. 
 Lowis at once changed the style and 
 make-up of the paper, making local 
 news the predominating feature. In 
 1S95 it took its present form. In 
 July 1898 the office was moved from 
 the Smith building to the second 
 
 Will C. Wright, 
 Former Editor of the Sun. 
 
 Office of the Greenville Sun.
 
 64 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Mrs. Alice Enlok Perkvman. 
 
 floor of the Weise building, on the 
 north side of the square, where it 
 remained till July 1901, when the 
 plant was moved to its present lo- 
 cation on the ground floor two doo- 
 west of the postoffice. 
 
 Cbc 6vccnviUc Sun. 
 
 By Will C. Wright. 
 
 The Greenville newspaper now 
 known as The Sun was originally 
 The Bond County Democrat. J. B. 
 Anderson, a practical printer, es- 
 tablished the Democrat here in 
 1876 and the first issue appeared 
 June 2d of that year. The paper 
 
 espoused the cause of Democracy. 
 The office was then located on the 
 second floor of the Holies buildint;. 
 just over the store now occupied liy 
 A. H. Krause, the jeweler. Thr 
 paper consisted of eight pages, six 
 columns to the page. Local news 
 appeared on only four of these, the 
 remaining four being "patent in- 
 sides." Mr. Anderson conducted 
 the Democrat until February 2, 187 7, 
 when it was purchased by William 
 Boll and Fordyce C. Clark. Both 
 these gentlemen had previously 
 been employed in the composing 
 rooms of the Advocate. The new 
 proprietors promptly changed the 
 name of the paper to The Sun ami 
 its policy also was changed so thai 
 it became more independent in tone 
 However, it still retained its denid 
 cratic proclivities and in 188 it 
 again became a recognized organ of 
 that party, remaining so up to the 
 present time. Messrs. Boll & Clark 
 retained possession of The Sun for 
 seven years and sold it in 18 84 to 
 Vallee Harold, of St. Genevieve, 
 Missouri. Mr. Harold presented the 
 first issue under his management 
 July 4, 1884. He continued the 
 publication of the paper in the same 
 location for about three years and 
 then moved it to the rooms over J. 
 Seaman's hardware store, on the 
 southeast corner of the square. 
 
 The next change in The Sun's 
 management took place Nov. 9, 1891, 
 when Chas. E. Davidson, who had 
 been associated with Mr. Harold, be- 
 came its editor and proprietor. Mr. 
 Davidson retained charge of the pa- 
 per until Jan. 5, 1901, when ill 
 health compelled him to dispose of 
 it. The Sun then passed into the 
 ownership of Will C. Wright, the 
 present proprietor, who had been 
 
 Georoe Perrvman, 
 Editor of the Item. 
 
 doing local work under Mr. David- 
 son for the four years and a half 
 preceding. 
 
 During Mr. Davidson's regime the 
 paper was moved to the second story 
 of the old First National Bank 
 building on the south side and here 
 it remained until the fall of 1898 
 when a new building was erected 
 for it on the east side of the square 
 and it was, for the first time, located 
 on the ground floor. 
 
 Editor's note. — Since the above 
 was written, Mr. Wright has sold 
 The Sun to Charles E. Maynard, who 
 is now the editor and publisher. The 
 sale was made in November, 190 5. 
 
 Che 6recnvtUc Item. 
 
 By George Perryiaan. 
 
 Residence of George Ferryman. 
 
 The Greenville Item entered the 
 journalistic field of Bond county 
 May 28, 1896. It was received by 
 the public with many doubts and 
 misgivings and few believed it 
 would survive longer than three 
 months, as it came in direct compe- 
 tition with two old-established and 
 well-equipped newspaper offices, 
 which seemingly filled every want, 
 but it lived and grew in size from a 
 five-column quarto to its present 
 size, seven-column quarto, the larg- 
 est paper published in the county, 
 and is now recognized as one of the 
 permanent institutions of the 
 county. 
 
 Much of it's success is due to the 
 efforts of the publisher's wife, Mrs. 
 Alice Ferryman, who has assisted in 
 every department of the paper. The 
 Item is now in its ninth year and is 
 enjoying a lucrative patronage.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 65 
 
 Mrs. Abraham McXeili., Hcccu sccl. 
 Who was a resident of Greenvilli- 
 and vicinity for 65 years. A na- 
 tive of Virginia. 
 
 The Bench and Bar 
 
 BV FOKMER LiKL'TEiNA.ST GO\ tRNOR W. 
 A. N'ORTHCOTT. 
 
 BOND COUNTY was organized by 
 an act of the territorial legis- 
 lature passed January 4, 1S17, and 
 at that time extended as far north 
 as the Wisconsin line and was one 
 of the fifteen counties comprising 
 the territory of Illinois at the time 
 of its admission as a state. 
 
 The first court was held June 30, 
 1S17, at Hill's Station, a fort on 
 Shoal Creek about eight miles south- 
 west of Greenville. Judge Jesse B. 
 Thomas, afterward United States 
 Senator from Illinois, presided. The 
 legal business of the county from 
 this date until about 1837 was con- 
 ducted by visiting lawyers, and no 
 record can be found or tradition giv- 
 en of any resident attorney. In 
 1838 Judge M. G. Dale, then a 
 young attorney, located in Green- 
 ville and remained until a short 
 time prior to the war. when he re- 
 moved to Edwardsville, and con- 
 tinued practice until his death in 
 1896. He was a remarkable man 
 in many respects, and one who re- 
 tained during his entire life the re- 
 spect and good will of the people of 
 both Bond and JIadison counties. 
 He always dreaded to speak in 
 public and was not strong as an 
 advocate before a jury, but as county 
 judge, at different times in each of 
 these counties, he was a strong 
 judge of law and a most impartial, 
 upright official. He was a very 
 
 active man, continuing in practice 
 up to the time of his death. 
 
 James M. Davis, the next resident 
 lawyer of the Bond county bar was 
 a man of fiery eloquence and his 
 particular delight was in presenting 
 a case to the jury or in making a 
 liolitical speech in the public forum. 
 Ill 1.S49 he went to Vandalia to take 
 a position in connection with i 
 Inited States land office, afterwards 
 removing to Hillsboro, where he was 
 the tutor and benefactor of Con- 
 gressman Ed Lane, who read law 
 under him and who received his law 
 library as a legacy. Until the be- 
 ginning of the war Mr. Davis was 
 an active Whig, but at that time 
 became a Democrat and a radical 
 sympathizer with the rebellion. He 
 was a man of considerable talent 
 and great social qualities. 
 
 At the beginning of 1S50 the fol- 
 lowing were resident lawyers of 
 Greenville and members of the Bond 
 county bar: Cornelius Lansing. 
 Elam Rust, Tevis Greathouse, Judge 
 S. P. Moore and Samuel Stevenson. 
 Of these Judge Moore continued his 
 residence the longer in Greenville, 
 not removing until during the war 
 or shortly thereafter. Tevis Great- 
 house was a man of much more than 
 ordinary ability, fond of literature 
 and an omniverous reader. After 
 leaving Greenville, he practiced law 
 until his death, in Vandalia. 
 
 Between 1855 and 1S60 many 
 new additions were made to the 
 membership of the bar the most not- 
 able being the enrollment of Salmon 
 A. Phelps, who can very approp- 
 riately be called its nestor. Judge 
 Phelps was admitted to the bar in 
 Mississippi in 1841 and moved to 
 Pocahontas, Bond county, in 1S44, 
 living on a farm but practicing law 
 
 .\iiK.\H.\M McXeill, Sr., 
 
 One of the stockholders of the Van- 
 dalia Railroad, former banker, and 
 a resident of Greenville -10 years. 
 
 both before justices of the peace and 
 the courts of record at Greenville 
 until 1855, when he moved to the 
 county seat and was actively en- 
 gaged in practice up to a few years 
 ago. From the years 1859 to 1879 
 he and his sons had the bulk of the 
 civil business of the county bar. 
 Judge Phelps never liked the crimi- 
 nal practice and while he was fre- 
 quently retained in the defense of 
 cases, yet it was always distasteful 
 to him. His honorable conduct, 
 strict integrity, and disposition to 
 discourage litigation has left Its 
 impress upon the younger members 
 
 R|:^iiii;nci; <'1 A i.kaham McNeil:,, Sr., Fnurtb Street
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Mrs. Alice Lindly, 
 Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham McNeill, one of Green- 
 ville's best known literary- women.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 67 
 
 Hon. Cicero J. Lindly, 
 Bond County's present member of the House of Representatives; ex-chairman of the Illi- 
 nois Railroad and Warehouse Commission; ex-county judge of Bond countv A promi- 
 nent figure in Illinois state campaigns for the past twenty years; was presidential elect- 
 or in 1884- received the solid Republican vote of the Illinois Legislature in 1890 for 
 United States Senator in the memorable contest against John M. Palmer which vote 
 was within two votes of election. Judge Lindly is extensively engaged m farming.
 
 68 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Charles E. Davidson, 
 
 Former editor of the Greenville Sun, 
 ex-Master in Chancery of [lond 
 county; stockholder anil manager 
 of the Greenville Lumber Company 
 
 of the county bar. He has been a 
 man of exemplary habits, kind and 
 courteous and has the honor of liv- 
 ing in his old age in the county 
 where he had resided for sixty-two 
 years, having the respect and love 
 of all his neighbors. Two of his 
 sons were admitted to the bar in 
 Greenville. One of them, .Judge Al- 
 fred Phelps, living in Denver, is one 
 of the leading lawyers of the state 
 of Colorado, where he has by his 
 marked ability and high demand as 
 a lawyer, accumulated a large for- 
 tune. Another son, George S. 
 Phelps, was at one time State's At- 
 torney of Bond county but later 
 moved to Leadville, Colorado, where 
 he held the positions of city judge 
 and district judge. He died at 
 Leadville about two years ago. 
 
 Reside.nci-: of Charles E. Davidso.\, South Fourth Street 
 
 Four sons of Ira Kingsbury were 
 at different times members of the 
 county bar. The first to be admitted 
 was Judge A. N. Kingsbury in 1S55. 
 After practicing a few years in this 
 county, he moved to Hillsboro, 
 where he was one of the leading 
 lawyers until the time of his death. 
 Dennis H. Kingsbury was admitted 
 to the bar about 1S5G and continued 
 practice here until his death in 
 1893. He was a natural born law- 
 yer, with all the instincts for special 
 pleading and forms of law; besides 
 he was an aggressive debater and a 
 hard fighter before a jury. He was 
 a man of strict integrity and while 
 of a combative disposition, which 
 frequently led him into personal en- 
 counters with his enemies, he was 
 strong in his friendships as well as 
 his enmities. He always command- 
 
 ed a fair share of the clientage of 
 the bar. He never allowed politics 
 or love for place to interfere with 
 his profession, but was its devotee 
 to the exclusion of all other masters. 
 Darius Kingsbury, after admission, 
 moved to Carlyle where he is still 
 engaged in the practice of law. John 
 Kingsbury, after practicing in 
 Greenville for a number of years, 
 retired, and lives on a farm south 
 of Greenville. 
 
 J. F. Alexander and A. G. Henry, 
 who afterwards became two of Bond 
 county's most distinguished citizens, 
 were admitted about the same time,, 
 in 1S57. Mr. Alexander was at one 
 time a member of the state senate 
 and was prominently identified with 
 the building of the Vandalia rail- 
 road and the Louisville and Nash- 
 ville railroad. He was also at one 
 
 The Pressed Brick Hlakt of the Gree.wille Lumber Company.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 69 
 
 Residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Northcott. 
 
 The Greenville residence of Hon. and Mrs. W. A. Northcott for many years. Recently sok 
 H. Livingston. 
 
 ly them to J.
 
 70 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Hon. W. a. Northcott, 
 
 Who came to Greenville in 1879 and commenced the practice of law; Supervisor of 
 the Census in 1880; elected State's Attorney of Bond in 1882, and re-elected for 
 two terms; elected Head Consul of the Modern Woodmen of America in 1890 and 
 unanimously re-elected for six terms, finally resigning on account of ill health; 
 elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1896, and re-elected in 1900. Moved to 
 Springfield, 111, in June, 1905, to accept the United States district attorneyship. 
 Member of the law firm of Northcott, Hoff and Orr.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 71 
 
 Miss Amv Northcott.
 
 72 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Nathaniel D. Northcott, now in business at Huntington, \V. Va. 
 
 Former Law Office of \V. A. Northcott. 
 Now occupied by Ward Reid and Sou.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois 
 
 78 
 
 Williamson Plant, 
 
 First Secretary of the Vandalia Rail- 
 road, who held that office for 
 many vears with marked success. 
 
 time grand master of the Odd Fel- 
 lows of Illinois. He devoted but 
 little attention to the practice of 
 law, but was one of the best parlia- 
 mentarians in southern Illinois, and 
 had a wide and extensive acquaint- 
 ance throughout the state. He was 
 a man of elegant manners and 
 strong intellectuality. 
 
 Samuel B. Hynes, Deceased. 
 
 Son of the late Rev. Thomas \Y. 
 Hynes; was first station agent at 
 Greenville and at the time of his 
 death was foreign freight agent for 
 the Burlington system. Died on 
 March 30, 190-i. ' 
 
 Judge A. G. Henry was county 
 judge of Bond county for two terms, 
 and also served two terms in the 
 Illinois legislature. He is a man of 
 strong native ability and uncompro- 
 mising in his devotion to his politi- 
 cal beliefs. Although at an ad- 
 vanced age and confined to his house 
 most of the time by sickness, yet his 
 
 Jediah F. Alexander, 
 
 First President of the St. Louis, Van- 
 dalia and Terre Haute Railroad; 
 county treasurer in 1853, state 
 senator in 1870. 
 
 mind is clear and his memory good, 
 he being a ready and entertaining 
 conversationalist. 
 
 Job A. Cooper was born in Bond 
 county and admitted to practice in 
 1S59, was at one time circuit clerk 
 of the county and was an active 
 member of the bar during the few 
 years he was connected with it. 
 
 Burning of the Vandalia Line depot, 
 Nellie Morris. 
 
 ;30 p. m. July 22. 18S4-. Photograph loaned by Miss
 
 74 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 D. B. Evans, Deceased. 
 Circuit Clerk from 1884 to 1892. 
 
 E. E. Elliott, 
 
 Present agent for the Yandalia Rail- 
 road; in service of the company 18 
 
 P. Bull, 
 Postmaster from 1870 to 1882. 
 
 Shortly after the war, he moved to 
 Colorado and rapidly rose in dis- 
 tinction, becoming Governor of the 
 state and one of its wealthiest and 
 most prominent citizens. He died 
 there a few years ago. 
 
 William H. Dawdy was admitted 
 to the bar while residing in Vandalia 
 but shortly afterward, in IS 68, lo- 
 cated in Greenville, where he has 
 practiced law ever since and is still 
 one of the most prominent members 
 
 of the bar. Judge Dawdy has been 
 a member of the Court of Claims of 
 the state and also assistant United 
 States district attorney and state's 
 attorney of Bond county. He is a 
 strong advocate before a jury and 
 
 View of the Pennsylvania Railroad Station. 
 Reading from left to right are L. S. Matherly, R. I. Clarkson, Agent Elliott and John Clanton.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 75 
 
 J. Seaman, 
 
 One of Greenville's leading business men. Mayor from 1893 
 to 1897. President of the Library Board, and former 
 President of the Board of Education. Head of the J. Sea- 
 man Hardware Company. 
 
 LlElTENAN'T A. OWEN SeAMAN, U. S. A. 
 
 Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Seaman; a veteran of the 
 Spanish-.American war and an extensive traveler. 
 Now stationed at Monteray, Cal., with the 15th 
 Infantrv. 
 
 EwiNG Hunter, 
 Member J. Seaman Hardware Co. 
 
 Residence'of J Seaman, East College .\venue.
 
 76 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Emil Brice, 
 Member J. Seaman Hardware Co. 
 
 Saml'el Wallace, 
 Member J. Seaman Hardware Co. 
 
 Marcel Calame, 
 Member J. Seaman Hardware Co. 
 
 during the thirty-five years of prac- 
 tice at this bar has been on one side 
 or the other of nearly every im- 
 portant contest. He is very fond of 
 a story and is of a sociable and cour- 
 teous disposition. He and Judge 
 Phelps have done much toward 
 giving the county bar its deserved 
 reputation for fairness and honesty, 
 both toward the court, jury and 
 clients. 
 
 William A. Northcott, former 
 Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, was 
 admitted to the bar in West Virginia 
 in 1S77 but removed to Greenville 
 
 in 1S7 9 and has continued in the 
 practice of law ever since. Shortly 
 after coming to Greenville, he form- 
 ed a partnership with Dennis H. 
 Kingsbury which continued until 
 Mr. Northcott was elected State's 
 Attorney in 1SS2. He held this 
 oflBce for three successive terms. 
 
 Judge Cicero J. Lindly entered 
 upon the practice of law in Green- 
 ville in 1SS2 and held the office of 
 county judge from 1S86 to 1892. 
 For a time he lived on his large and 
 profitable farm three miles south of 
 Greenville, but he has been engaged 
 
 in many prominent cases. He now 
 resides in Greenville. Judge Lindly 
 is widely known throughout the 
 state of Illinois, having been chair- 
 man of the state railroad and ware- 
 house commission and also having 
 received the entire Republican vote 
 for United States Senator in 1S90, 
 when Governor John M. Palmer was 
 elected. Judge Lindly is an orator 
 with a state reputation and is well 
 grounded in the principles of law. 
 He has been twice elected repre- 
 sentative in the Illinois Legislature 
 from the Forty-seventh Senatorial 
 
 W^M. H. Williams, Deceased, 
 
 Fifty years a resident and business 
 man of Greenville. Alderman from 
 First Ward for 17 vears. 
 
 J. C. Merry, Deceased, 
 
 For many years a prominent farmer 
 near Greenville. 
 
 Phineas B. Chapman, 
 
 Wiio came to Greenville in 1867, and 
 manufactured brick until his death 
 Mav 12, 1901.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Claren'ce G. Jackson, 
 
 Member of the firm of Davis and 
 Jackson, Druggists. 
 
 district, and is now serving his 
 second consecutive term as such 
 representative. 
 
 F. W. Fritz was admitted to the 
 bar in 1S89 and immediately formed 
 a partnership with \V. A. N'ortlicott 
 which lasted until several years ago. 
 He has been three times elected 
 state's attorney of Bond county and 
 has the past year retired from that 
 office to pursue the practice of law. 
 he having built a commodious law 
 office on the north side of the public 
 square. He is a man of strict in- 
 tegrity, a true friend, and hard 
 
 Dr. N. H. Jackson, 
 
 For twenty-five years a leading dentist. Former 
 Alderman and former„Mcmljer Board of Edu- 
 cation. 
 
 worker in his profession. Mr. Fritz 
 is a public speaker of considerable 
 merit. He is prominently connected 
 with his party, having advocated its 
 principles from the stump since 
 1SS8. 
 
 C. E. Cook was admitted to the 
 bar in Montgomery county and prac- 
 ticed for a few years at Raymonl. 
 locating at Greenville in 1SS9, where 
 he is still a member of the bar. He 
 
 has a good clientage and is an in- 
 dustrious lawyer. He has been city 
 attorney and also attorney for the 
 Greenville Building and Savings As- 
 sociation nearly all the time since 
 coming to Greenville. He is at 
 present holding the office of Master- 
 in-Chancery of Bond county, having 
 been appointed by Judge Burroughs. 
 H. W. Park was admitted to the 
 bar in Richmond county and located 
 
 Wafer, 
 
 Contractor and builder; Alderman 
 from the Third Ward, and Mayor 
 Pro Tern during summer of 1905. 
 A resident of Greenville for many 
 years. 
 
 Reside.nce ok Dr. N. H. Jackso.s, West College Avenue.
 
 78 
 
 Historical Souvenir ofJGreenville, Illinois. 
 
 T. P. MOREY, 
 
 Circuit clerk from 1876 to 18S4; two terms as 
 county superintendent of schools; ex-member 
 Board of Education and member of the 40th 
 General Assembly of the Illinois Legislature. A 
 real estate dealer and prominent citizen 
 
 In Greenville in 1S91 and was con- 
 nected with the firm of Northcott, 
 Fritz and Holies until 1897. when 
 
 he opened an office by himself. He 
 later formed a partnership with 
 Judge Joseph Story, which continues 
 to this day. Mr. Park is well learn- 
 ed in the law and was the tutor of 
 Alfred Adams, Joseph Streuber and 
 C. E. Hoiles. 
 
 Henry H. Morey, 
 
 Graduate of the University of Illi- 
 nois and now a law student there. 
 
 James M. Miller, L. H. Craig, H. 
 H. Craig, Thomas Tiffin, Charles E. 
 Davidson, Solon A. Enloe, L. E. 
 Bennett, Joseph Streuber and Alfred 
 Adams were all, for short periods 
 members of the Greenville bar. 
 
 Clarence E. Hoiles was admitted 
 to the bar in 189 6 and soon became 
 a member of the firm of Northcott, 
 Fritz and Hoiles. He is a grandson 
 of Charles Hoiles, who founded the 
 banking house of Hoiles and Sons 
 and belongs to one of the oldest and 
 most prominent families in Bond Co. 
 Mr. Hoiles was for several years a 
 member of the law firm of Fritz and 
 Hoiles and recently retired from the 
 
 D. R. Grigg, 
 
 Who came to Greenville in 1857; in 
 business 16 years, 13 j'cars in his 
 brick building on the east side of 
 the square. 
 
 Residence of T. P. Morey, East Main Avenue.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 79 
 
 Mrs. E. a. Gillick, 
 Wife of the late A. J. Gullick. 
 
 firm to take the position of Vice 
 President of the State Bank of 
 Holies and Sons, which he held until 
 February 1, 1905, when he and Mr. 
 Fritz again formed partnership. 
 
 Joseph H. Story was admitted to 
 the bar in the summer of 1897 and 
 was appointed county judge by 
 Governor Tanner in December of 
 that year, to fill the vacancy caused 
 by the resignation of John F. Harris 
 who was elected in 1894 but who 
 moved to Montana in 1897. 
 
 J. H. Allio was admitted to the 
 bar in November, 1897, but did not 
 
 A. J. Gullick, Deceased 
 
 Sherifl'of Bond County from 1872 to 
 1S78, and from 1880 to 1882. 
 Died iu 1894. 
 
 commence active practice until 
 April, 1903, when he moved to 
 Greenville and opened a law office. 
 He was elected City Attorney of 
 Greenville without opposition April 
 19, 1904. 
 
 George L. Meyer was admitted to 
 the bar in June, 1898, and has 
 practiced in Greenville ever since. 
 He was elected State's Attorney of 
 Bond County in November, 1904, 
 running ahead of the county Repub- 
 lican ticket. He is a native of 
 Greenville, having been born here 
 February 7, 1865. 
 
 W. A. Orr, while principal of the 
 
 commercial department of Green- 
 ville College, studied law and was 
 admitted to the bar in December, 
 1899. He was elected City Attor- 
 ney in 1901, serving two years. On 
 February 1, 190 4, he formed a part- 
 nership with Lieutenant Governor 
 Northcott, which still exists. 
 
 Editor's Note — Since the history 
 of the Bench and Bar was written 
 by Mr. Northcott, he has received 
 the federal appointment of United 
 State's District Attorney, and he 
 and Mr. Orr have moved from 
 Greenville to Springfield, 111., where 
 they are still associated together, 
 in the practice of law.) 
 
 Ansel Birge, father of the Misses 
 Emma and Alice Birge, was the first 
 postmaster of Greenville. He was 
 commissioned December 12, 1825, 
 and his daughters still have the or- 
 iginal commission. Tradition has 
 it that the first postoffice was lo- 
 cated In the brick house that stood 
 across the street south of the John 
 Baumberger homestead in the west 
 part of town. For years it was kept 
 by the various storekeepers as a 
 "side line" to their mercantile busi- 
 ness and it was moved about to dif- 
 ferent buildings in the west end 
 until it finally was located on the 
 public square, where it has since re- 
 mained. 
 
 Lawson Robinson was the second 
 postmaster, having been commis- 
 sioned September 2S, 1829. The 
 
 Wm. T. Cakson, 
 
 A merchant of Greenville from 1869 
 to 1873. Now justice of the peace, 
 real estate and insurance agent. 
 
 Residence of Mks. E. A. Gullick, West Main Avenue.
 
 80 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 E. M. GlLLlCK, 
 
 A prominent business man; director of the Elec- 
 tric Light Co., and former Alderman. 
 
 M. V. Denny, Deceased, 
 
 Former Cashier of the First National Bank; Ex- 
 County Superintendent and Ex-County Clerk. 
 
 office again reverted to Ansel Birge 
 April 26, 1831. 
 
 William S. Wait was the fourth 
 postmaster, commissioned February 
 14, 1839. Albert Allen, a merchant, 
 was commissioned as the fifth post- 
 master, February 24, 1841. Charles 
 Holies, father of C. D. Holies, was 
 the sixth postmaster, commissioned 
 February 21, 1844, and had the of- 
 fice in the building now owned by 
 J. M. Miller, and used a? a barber 
 shop on the south side of t..e square, 
 east of the alley. Parmenas Bond 
 was commissioned as the seventh 
 postmaster April 30, 1849. The 
 eighth postmaster was Franklin G. 
 Morse, commissioned April 21. 
 1851; the ninth was Dr. T. S. 
 Brooks, May 26, 18.53, who had the 
 office where J. V. Dixon's store now 
 is: the tenth Samuel H. Crocker. 
 November 2 4, 1854. Mr. Crocker 
 had the office in the Denny building 
 on the south side of the square. 
 He was succeeded by J. B. Reid. 
 August 5, 1856. Mr. Reid had the 
 office in the building where Stubble- 
 field's store now is. It was a frame 
 building and afterwards burned. 
 Mr. Reid resigned in 1861 and W^m. 
 S. Colcord was commissioned the 
 twelfth postmaster. February 12, 
 1861, and had the office on the west 
 side of the square in the E. A. 
 Floyd building. 
 
 Pangratz Boll was postmaster 
 
 from September 17, 1870, until 
 1SS2. It was a fourth class office 
 in 1870, but in a year Mr. Boll made 
 it a third class office. He first had 
 the office in his frame building, 
 where the Schott building now 
 stands on Second street. After sev- 
 en years he moved it to the build- 
 ing where F. E. Watson's drug store 
 now stands and after two or three 
 
 years moved it to the frame build- 
 ing south of J. M. Hawley's jewelry 
 store. A year later he moved it to 
 the building now used as Joj-'s 
 cloakroom and kept it there until 
 he resigned and Lemuel Adams was 
 appointed his successor February 5, 
 1SS2. Mr. Adams moved the office 
 after several years to the George 
 Hill building, where the H. H. Wirz 
 
 Residence of K. M. (Ullick, West College .\vcnui.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 81 
 
 S. M. Thomas, 
 Proprietor of The Thomas House. 
 
 cigar store now does business. Col. 
 Raid was again postmaster from 
 March 15, 1886, until March 1, 1890, 
 ■when C. K. Denny was commis- 
 sioned and conducted the office in 
 the Hill building until about six 
 months before the end of his term, 
 when he moved the office to the 
 Sprague block, now occupied by the 
 State Bank of Holies and Sons. Mr. 
 Denny was succeeded by Frank T. 
 Reid, June 21, 1S94. Mr. Reid kept 
 the office in the Sprague block for 
 several years and then moved it to 
 the Kingsbury building on the east 
 side of the square, where it remain- 
 ed until July 1, 1901. 
 
 A. L. Hord, the eighteenth post- 
 
 master, was commissioned March 
 31, 1S98. He appointed C. F. 
 Thraner assistant postmaster. On 
 July 1, 1901, Mr. Hord moved the 
 office to the new DeMoulin building 
 on the west side of the public square, 
 where it now remains. New fix- 
 tures replaced the old ones pur- 
 chased by Postmaster Adams. The 
 office was raised to second class on 
 July 1, 1900. As the business of 
 the office increased, rural carriers 
 and then city carriers were added, 
 the latter on September 1, 1903. 
 Now the work of the office is done 
 by Postmaster Hord, Assistant Post- 
 master Thraner, Clerks Harry N. 
 Baumberger and Robert Potter, 
 City Carriers J. L. McCracken and 
 Oscar Wafer; Rural Carriers, H. H. 
 Staub, Marshall Kirkham, J. C. San- 
 derson, C. T. Myers and Samuel 
 Mueller. 
 
 For the year ending March 31, 
 1905. 5363 money orders were is- 
 sued for $35,659.14, and 5326 were 
 paid for $43,683.05. The postal re- 
 ceipts for the year amounted to 
 $11,062.00. The amount paid out 
 in salaries and rents was $10,410.- 
 00. 
 
 The revenue in the matter of sal- 
 aries brought into the town through 
 the post office when Mr. Hord be- 
 came postmaster was $2,22 a year, 
 whereas in the year 1905 it in- 
 creased to the sum of $10,410. 
 
 Greenville RaLilroads 
 
 GREENVILLE was the nestor of 
 the Vandalia Line, one of the 
 country's greatest trunk line rail- 
 
 Mrs. S. M. Thomas, 
 
 roads, and in turn the Vandalia 
 Line has been one of the principal 
 makers of Greenville. The early 
 settlers of Greenville had an eye 
 single to the good of the town, for 
 we read, in our early history, that 
 the people of Greenville, in mass 
 convention assembled, passed reso- 
 lutions condemning the Internation- 
 al Improvement System before it be- 
 gan to wreck the state treasury. 
 With judgment equally as good as 
 that which prompted oppositiin to 
 this reckless expenditure, the peo- 
 ple of Greenville took an interest in 
 the old national road from Washing- 
 ton City to St. Louis. 
 
 Then came the agitation of the 
 Mississippi and Atlantic railroad, a 
 staunch supporter of which was Hon. 
 
 J*'*i 
 
 i=^vV ^t:fe> 
 
 Mrs. Mary Tho.mas, Deceased. 
 Founder of The Thomas House. 
 
 The Thomas House, 
 Established by Mrs. Mary A. Thomas in 1880, and now owned by 
 Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Thomas.
 
 82 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Dk. Wm. T. Easley, 
 
 Twentv years a leading physician. 
 Member Board of Health, ex-mem- 
 ber and ex-president Board of Edu- 
 cation. Surgeon for Vandalia Rail- 
 road 18 years. 
 
 William S. Wait, one of Green- 
 ville's foremost citizens. This road 
 was projected in IS 35 and was agi- 
 tated until February, 1S54, when 
 work was actually commenced, the 
 intention being to connect Terra 
 Haute with St. Louis, through 
 Greenville, but the "Schuyler 
 Fraud," which shocked all railroad 
 enterprises, is assigned by Mr. Wait 
 as the cause of the abandonment of 
 the enterprise. 
 
 A charter for the "Highland and 
 
 Residence of Dr. Wm. T. E.\sley, West College Avenue. 
 
 St. Louis railroad company" was 
 obtained in 1S59. The civil war 
 was one of the causes of the failure 
 of this road. 
 
 JZhe Tandalta Line. 
 
 On February 10, 1SG5, a liberal 
 charter was granted for the build- 
 ing of the present "Vandalia Rail- 
 road," then known as the "St. 
 Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute 
 Railroad." Among the persons 
 named as incorporators were the fol- 
 lowing Greenville men: William S. 
 Smith, Charles Holies, William S. 
 Wait, John B. Hunter, Williamson 
 Plant, Andrew G. Henry, Jediah F. 
 
 Alexander and Thomas L. Vest. 
 
 Greenville and Bond county men 
 led in the enterprise of building the 
 road and were for many years the 
 officers of the road. On Tuesday, 
 January 17, 1867, the vote in Bond 
 county to determine whether or not 
 the county would take stock in the 
 railroad resulted 1,018 for and 143 
 against taking stock. In the city of 
 Greenville the vote stood 323 for 
 and only 2 against. Bond county 
 subscribed $100,000 and individuals 
 in Greenville subscribed $46,000 
 more, besides $2,000 for a depot 
 building. The $100,000 subscribed 
 by Bond county was payable in fif- 
 teen annual installments, with 10 
 per cent interest per annum, all of 
 
 W. O. HOJLDZKOM, 
 
 Former Alderman. Proprietor of the 
 Red Front Notion Store, in busi- 
 ness in Greenville manv vears. 
 
 Kksiiihn'ci; 111- Prof. U . ii. .\lii. liken,
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 83 
 
 
 Kk^iuk.nck ok C. \V. Skawkll. 
 
 which was promptly paid. Green- 
 ville people paid their first sub- 
 scription to Williamson Plant at his 
 office in the Holies Block. 
 
 At a meeting held at Vandalia, 
 April 27, 1S65, J. F. Alexander and 
 William S. Wait were appointed 
 commissioners to take stock in Bond 
 county and ,1. Ravold, H. H. Wait 
 and H. H. Smith were elected mem- 
 bers of the Board of Incorporators 
 for Bond county. 
 
 R. K. Dewey and S. B. Hynes pro- 
 cured much of the right of way 
 through Bond county, and Mr. Hynes 
 went on through to East St. Louis 
 In this work. In the spring of 1867, 
 the surveyors were at work and by 
 
 U. S. Internal Revenue Agent; Member Illi- 
 nois Legislature in 1887 and again in 1894. 
 .\ resident of Greenville 32 vears. 
 
 December, 1868, the rails were laid 
 to the depot in Greenville, "thanks 
 to the energy and indomitable per- 
 severance of a few Greenville peo- 
 ple." One of the first locomotives 
 on the Vandalia Line was named 
 "Greenville." 
 
 Greenville made the first move 
 for the Vandalia Line. Greenville 
 kept the matter agitated and Green- 
 ville and Bond county advanced the 
 money required to build the first 
 
 twenty miles of the road, and that at 
 a time when great doubts were con- 
 tinuously expressed as to the suc- 
 cess of the enterprise, by the stock- 
 holders themselves. 
 
 On Tuesday, December 8, 1868, 
 the first regular passenger train left 
 the Greenville depot at 6:30 a. m. 
 in charge of Mr. Gwynn, for St. 
 Louis. It was a big event but ow- 
 ing to the extreme cold Greenville 
 was not extensively represented. 
 
 T. R. Robinson, 
 
 .Manager of the local Postal Tele- 
 graph office. Member Board of 
 Education. 
 
 Residence of J. E. Hii.lis, East College Avenue.
 
 84 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 IvEiiDiixci: ui- I. F. Watts, East College Avenue. 
 
 Joseph F. Watts, 
 Sheriff of Bond County from 1886 to 
 1890; county treasurer from 1894 to 
 1898, ex-alderraan, and resident of 
 Greenville 18 years. 
 
 nevertheless quite a number board- 
 ed the train and made the trip to 
 St. Louis and return. It being the 
 first trip the passengers kept com- 
 ing and the conductor kept holding 
 the train, waiting for such as were 
 in sight until the train was late. 
 
 But at last the bell sounded and the 
 first passenger train in the history 
 of Greenville moved off. 
 
 After that, track-laying progress- 
 ed rapidly to the eastward. The 
 good people of Greenville gave the 
 knights of the pick and shovel fre- 
 quent suppers and entertainments. 
 At first there were only two trains 
 a day, one each way. 
 
 In 1869 the town authorities voted 
 $3,000 for depot improvements. On 
 Wednesday, June S, 1870, the first 
 through passenger train went 
 through from Indianapolis. Green- 
 ville people boarded the train and 
 the trip was made a festive occasion. 
 Soon after the Vandalia Line put 
 on fourteen trains a day. 
 
 The first wreck at Greenville was 
 
 on October 20, 1870, when the ex- 
 press due at 11:15 a. m., collided 
 with an extra freight, killing M. P. 
 Mansheam, the express messenger, 
 and injuring two others. 
 
 The first meeting of the Board of 
 Corporators held at Vandalia No- 
 vember 14, 1865, elected nine direc- 
 tors, among whom were William S. 
 Smith, and Williamson Plant of 
 Greenville. J. P. M. Howard, of 
 Effingham, was the first president, 
 and Williamson Plant, of Green- 
 ville, was the first secretary of the 
 road. 
 
 The railroad received its first se- 
 vere blow in the death, on July 17, 
 18 65. of Hon. William S. Wait, the 
 father of H. W. Wait, F. F. Wait and 
 Mrs. Louisa Ravold of this city and 
 
 J. E. DONNELL, 
 
 A former Greenville contractor, now 
 a resident of California. 
 
 Residence of K. E. Grigg, West College Avenue.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 85 
 
 JoHX L. Watts, 
 
 Deputy county treasurer 1894-7. Now chief clerk 
 of the U. S. district and circuit courts at Peoria, 
 Illinois. 
 
 Edward E. Watts, 
 
 Chief Deputy U. S. Marshal at Danville, 111., having 
 held the office from 1889 to 1893, and from 1895 
 to that date. 
 
 W. S. Wait, deceased, whose widow 
 Mrs. Adele Wait, and children, now 
 live in Greenville. Mr. Wait was 
 the earnest leader and judicious 
 friend of the enterprise and his la- 
 mented death robbed the promot- 
 ers of his wise and mature judg- 
 ment. 
 
 At a meeting in January, 1S(J7, 
 a code of laws was adopted and 
 Greenville was designated as the 
 general office of the company. At 
 the annual election in January, 
 1S6 7, J. P. M. Howard was re-elect- 
 ed president, Williamson Plant, sec- 
 retary and William S. Smith, treas- 
 urer. The following April Mr. 
 Howard gave up the presidency and 
 
 J. F. Alexander, of Greenville, was 
 chosen in his place. This gave 
 Greenville all the officers of the com- 
 pany besides three of the nine di- 
 rectors. At the ISGS election five of 
 the nine directors were Greenville 
 men namely, J. F. Alexander, W. S. 
 Smith, A. G. Henry, Wm. S. Wait, 
 Jr., and Francis Dresser. Mr. Alex- 
 ander continued as president until 
 
 William BAfMBEKGER, 
 A former resident, now of Peoria, 111. 
 
 Residence of Fra.nk Abra.ms.
 
 86 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 W. V. Weise, Deceased. 
 
 For many years President of 
 the Weise & Bradford Cor 
 poratiou. Prominent in busi- 
 ness and soeial life for manj' 
 years. 
 
 Weise and Bradford's Greenville Stoke. 
 
 Cbc firm of Cdctac & Bradford. 
 
 The firm now known as Weise & 
 Bradford was started by the present 
 management in 1879 when W. V. 
 Weise bouglit the interest of P. C. 
 Reed, in the firm of Jandt & Reed, 
 the name being changed to Jandt & 
 Weise. This name was continued 
 a number of years wlien the entire 
 interest of Mr. Jandt was absorbed 
 
 George V. Weise, 
 
 Secretary and treasurer of the Weise 
 and Bradford Corporation, and 
 resident manager of the Greenville 
 Jarauch. 
 
 by W. V. Weise & Geo. D. Bradford, 
 who was then a member of the firm 
 in charge of the parent store at 
 Pocaliontas, 111., the name of the 
 Pocahontas store being changed 
 from H. A. Jandt & Co. to Weise, 
 Bradford & Co., and the Greenville 
 store to Weise & Bradford. This 
 management was continued until 
 1S92 when Mr. Bradford opened the 
 third Star store in Waverly, 111. At 
 this time Henry Ballman and J. M. 
 Appel were admitted as partners in 
 the Pocahontas store. In 189 3 the 
 
 business was incorporated and 
 Walter White and Henry Hair were 
 admitted as stockholders in the 
 Greenville store. In 1996 Mr. White 
 was transferred to Vandalia. 111., to 
 manage the fourth Star store and 
 Chas. V. Weise and Geo. V. Weise 
 absorbed the stock held by him. In 
 1890 the management of the Green- 
 ville store was assumed by the two 
 latter named, Mr. W. V. Weise re- 
 tiring from the active life he had 
 led so long. 
 
 In November of 1901 occurred the 
 
 Residence of George V. Weise.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, 'Illinois. 
 
 87 
 
 CHAKLKS \. WeISE, 
 
 Member of the Weise and Bradford 
 Corporation and manager of the 
 Tuscola, 111., branch. 
 
 death of W. V. Weise, senior mem- 
 ber and founder of the business. 
 No change occurred in the business 
 until the summer of 19 02 when 
 Chas. V. Weise opened the fifth Star 
 store in Tuscola, III., Geo. V. Weise 
 assuming full control of the Green- 
 ville store. This arrangement still 
 exists. 
 
 It has always been the policy of 
 this firm to advance capable em- 
 ployees and three branches of the 
 original firm are now managed by 
 men who were formerly salesmen. 
 They are Joe Murdock, of Bradford 
 and Murdock, Virden, 111.: W. C. 
 White of Bradford & White, Van- 
 dalia. III. and E. V. Buchanan of 
 Bradford & Buchanan, Sumner, 111. 
 The Greenville store which is more 
 closely related to this history has 
 increased its outlet very materially 
 during the last few years and is 
 recognized everywhere as one of 
 the most complete stores of its kind 
 in Southern Illinois. The officers of 
 the concern are Geo. D. Braford, 
 President: Chas. V. Weise, Vice 
 President and Geo. V. W^eise, Secre- 
 tary and Treasurer. 
 
 February 15, 1871. William S. 
 Smith was treasurer from January 
 18, 1867, to April 14, 1869. He 
 was succeeded by Williamson Plant, 
 who was treasurer until February 
 15, 1871. Mr. Plant was also sec- 
 retary for many years. C. D. Holies 
 was assistant secretary for several 
 years and his son, Guy B. Holies, 
 was assistant secretary at the time 
 of the merger of all the lines in De- 
 cember, 1904. 
 
 S. B. Hynes, a son of Rev. Thomas 
 W. Hynes, was the first station agent 
 and was afterwards one of the most 
 prominent railroad men of the west. 
 
 W.\RD Reid, 
 
 Ex-City Clerk; Circuit Clerk from 1892 to 1904; 
 Secretary Building and Savings .\ssociation; 
 now in the real estate, loan, abstract and in- 
 surance business. 
 
 holding high and responsible posi- 
 tions with some of the greatest rail- 
 roads in the country. He was fol- 
 lowed as station agent by J. E. Hunt. 
 M. W. Van Valkenberg was the 
 third station agent serving until 
 1876, when he was succeeded by W. 
 S. Ogden, who held the place for 
 twenty years and died in 1896, in 
 office. John Geismann was the next 
 agent, serving until August 1, 1903, 
 
 when he was succeeded by Edgar E. 
 Elliott, who holds the position at 
 the present time. Mr. Elliott was 
 born August 6, 1866, entered the 
 service of the railroad March 12, 
 1888, as clerk; was promoted in 
 April, 1893, to the position of cash- 
 ier at the Brazil, Ind., freight sta- 
 tion; in October, 1898, to the posi- 
 tion of Agent at Greenup and on 
 August 1. 1903, to the position of 
 
 Reside.sce of W.\rd Reid, East College .\ venue.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Frank P. Jov, 
 
 Head of the tirni of F. P. Joy & Co. Mayor of 
 Greenville from 1901 to 1903'. Member of the Li- 
 brary Board. 
 
 agent at Greenville. 
 
 The name "Pennsylvania Line" is 
 now used instead of "The Vandalia 
 Line," the change having been made 
 recently. 
 
 "jfacksonvillc it St. Louis R. R. 
 
 President W. S. Hook in Septem- 
 ber, 1880, wrote to Wm. S. Smith to 
 confer with the people of Green- 
 ville about a road known as the 
 Jacksonville and St. Louis, then 
 built as far as Litchfield. On Octo- 
 ber 1, of that year, Mr. Hook came 
 to Greenville and twenty-five busi- 
 ness men met him at the First Nat- 
 ional Bank. He wanted a bonus of 
 $25,000 and the right of way in 
 consideration of coming to Green- 
 ville. After several months parley- 
 ing Greenville, in 1S.S2. offered 
 $15,000, the complete right of way 
 and ample depot grounds, but the 
 offer was rejected and the road went 
 to Smithboro. 
 
 Chicago, Greenville & Soutbcm. 
 
 After the J. & St. L. had passed 
 Greenville by and had been in oper- 
 ation for several years, President 
 Hook, on November 23, 1891, offer- 
 ed to build a "spur" from Durley to 
 Greenville, a distance of four miles, 
 for $25,000 and the right of way. 
 The solemn promise was made that 
 
 the road would be extended south 
 ir. a few years to Carlyle. The of- 
 fer was accepted and the road was 
 named the Chicago, Greenville and 
 Southern, but as years passed and it 
 went no farther south, the name 
 was facetiously changed to the 
 "Chicago. Greenville, and Stop." 
 The first train over this road was 
 run in August, 1892. In honor of 
 
 the completion of the road and be- 
 cause of their liberal subscriptions, 
 the people of Greenville were given 
 a free ride to Springfield in Octo- 
 ber, 1892, and 425 people took ad- 
 vantage of the opportunity to visit 
 the capital. The road continued in 
 operation until January 3. 1903, 
 when it suspended business after 
 having been sold in pursuance of a 
 decree of the Federal Court. The 
 four mile stretch of track was torn 
 up by the purchaser in April, 1903, 
 and now nothing remains to show 
 for the $25,000 invested in it by 
 Greenville's citizens. 
 
 Numerous other railroad projects 
 have been agitated in Greenville, 
 among them the St. Louis, Shelby- 
 ville and Detroit, and the "Black 
 Diamond Line" as well as some 
 other north and south railroads. 
 
 Greenville can feel proud of the 
 part it played in the origination and 
 construction of the Vandalia Line. 
 From the start this line became one 
 of the greatest railroads in the 
 country, having been leased and 
 operated by the great Pennsylvania 
 System until 1900, when it became 
 by purchase a part of the great par- 
 ent trunk line. It is the connect- 
 ing link between Indianapolis and 
 St. Louis and as such carries the 
 traffic of the great Pennsylvania 
 System. This traffic now supports 
 ten passenger trains each way per 
 day. an aggregate passenger ser- 
 vice not equalled by any other line 
 in the west. There is no nook or 
 corner in the country where this 
 popular railroad is not known and 
 it enjoys a reputation of possessing 
 the best roadbed, the best passenger 
 service and the finest as well as the 
 fastest trains in the country. 
 
 Reside.nck of F. p. Jov, East College .\vctui'.'.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Residence of \V. A. |ov. East Main Avenue. 
 
 f . p. Koy & Co. 
 
 This firm is one of our largest 
 busii'.ess houses doing a general mer- 
 chandise business throughout the 
 city and entire county. 
 
 F. P. Jov & Co. in connection with 
 
 W. S. Dann & Co., whom they suc- 
 ceeded without a change of man- 
 agement, has done a continuous and 
 ever increasing business for thirty- 
 five years. On the ground where 
 now stands the building devoted to 
 their general merchandise stock, in 
 
 1870, stood a small one room store, 
 where Mr. W. S. Dann, in that year, 
 opened a stock of general merchan- 
 dise. Within a few months Mr. 
 F. P. Joy, who now heads the firm, 
 became associated with Mr. Dann 
 and for the last twenty-five years 
 he has had the larger part of the 
 active management of the business. 
 
 The store, thus started in the 
 seventy's, soon became widely 
 known throughout the county. In 
 ISSO and again in 1886 additions 
 were made that more than trebled 
 their space. Then in 189 9 the ne- 
 cessity for still further room com- 
 pelled the firm to move their cloth- 
 ing stock into the large and splend- 
 idly equipped room on the east side 
 of the square, known as the Kesler 
 building. They now have a com- 
 plete Clothing Emporium under 
 the management of three of the 
 firm's best salesmen, Mr. Harry E. 
 Maynard, Mr. K. E. Grigg, and Mr. 
 Wm. H. Fink. 
 
 In the year just passed extensive 
 improvements have been made in 
 their general store building, includ- 
 ing a remodeling of the shoe room, 
 a new office, also a rest and toilet 
 room and a room in the rear of the 
 dry goods room for their stock of 
 ladies' ready made garments. 
 
 Mr. W. S. Dann died in 1893. and 
 
 F. P. Joy & Co.\ii'.\ny's Stoke.
 
 90 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Firm Members and Clerks of F. P. Joy & Company. 
 
 Top Row reading from left to right— Miss Lizzie C. Colcord, bookkeeper; George W, Christiau, member of firm; 
 Clyde Tate, shoe department; Will Hobbs, grocery department; Clifford Borror, deliveryman; Samuel Spratt, 
 deiivervman. 
 
 Second Row— P. H. Tate, underwear, hosiery and notions; W. B. Fink, grocery department; L. Barnes, grocery 
 department; Wm. H. Fink, clothing department. Miss Bertha J. Drayton, saleslady dress goods department; 
 Miss Alice J. Colcord, cashier. 
 
 Third Row— Walter A. Joy, dress goods department; K. E. Grigg, clothing department; G. A. Colcord, staple de- 
 partment; A. Maynatd, shoe department; S. C. White, carpet department; Harry E. Maynard, clothing de- 
 partment. 
 
 in 1S95 the name of the firm was 
 changed to F. P. Joy & Co., the 
 "Company" consisting of several of 
 the firm's oldest salesmen. It 
 might be of interest to insert that 
 Jlr. Dann was one of those most in- 
 terested in the founding of Green- 
 ville College. While he only lived 
 to see the opening of the College, he 
 was very deeply interested and gave 
 liberally and was intending to do 
 much larger things for the college 
 when he was called from this earth. 
 F. P. Joy & Co. in their general 
 store employ fifteen to eighteen 
 clerks, and in their clothing depart- 
 ment, three or four more, all of 
 whom are thoroughly interested in 
 making a success of the business. 
 The stock carried comprises all gen- 
 eral merchandise, including grocer- 
 ies, shoes, carpets, clothing, fancy 
 and staple dry goods and ladies' 
 ready made goods of all kinds. 
 
 F. P. Joy & Company's Annex, Clothing store.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 91 
 
 Mr. and Mks. C. K. Dennv, 
 Mr. Dennv was Postmaster of Greenville from 1890 to 1894. 
 
 Greenville's Big Fires 
 
 THE first fire of which there is 
 record took place in 1824, 
 when Mr. Kirkpatrick's log house 
 burned. A woman had been picking 
 over cotton, which was raised here 
 then, and while she was absent some 
 of the children set the pile on fire. 
 The nearest water was supplied by a 
 spring, far down the long sand hill 
 to the west and the log house was 
 destroyed before water could be 
 thrown on the flames. It was about 
 
 this time that fire obliterated the 
 boundary lines of the place. 
 
 There were no other big fires un- 
 til the brick court house burned 
 March 24, 1883. Smoke was first 
 seen issuing out of the southwest 
 corner of the roof. W. A. North- 
 cott, Robert Donnell and others 
 went into the garret to fight the 
 flames, but there was no water sys- 
 tem and the bucket brigade was in- 
 adequate. The energies of the crowd 
 were directed toward saving the 
 records and this was accomplished. 
 In half an hour the roof was all 
 ablaze and in an hour the dome fell 
 in with a crash, sending embers fly- 
 ing high in the air. These fell on 
 adjacent buildings and they were 
 
 Samuel McGowan, 
 A resident of Greenville for forty-four 
 years, justice of the Peace for six- 
 teen years. 
 
 preserved only by dint of hard fight- 
 ing. The building cost $9,000. The 
 insurance was $7,000. 
 
 The next fire of consequence oc- 
 curred February 4, 1891, on the 
 west side of the square. The frame 
 building of J. H. Livingston, occu- 
 pied by Philip Diehl, Charles Wol- 
 ridge's notion store, the Yarbrough 
 property owned by J. M. Miller and 
 occupied by C. H. Shields, photo- 
 grapher, F. Parent's building, oc- 
 cupied by J. W. Hastings, the Mc- 
 Cord hotel, owned by J. M. Miller 
 and D. H. Kingsbury, were de- 
 stroyed. The loss amounted to sev- 
 
 M. S. Oldyn, 
 
 Former Mayor Pro Tem. One of 
 tlie proprietors of Oudyn's Book 
 Store. 
 
 Residence of Mrs. Eliza Jett, West College Avenue.
 
 92 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 A \n.\v tiF MoNTKOSH Cemetery. 
 
 College Avenue, Looking West from Greenville College.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 93 
 
 Some Views In and Near Gkeenvii.le.
 
 94 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 The DeMoulin Block. 
 The Postoffice is located in this building 
 
 A. L. HoKi), 
 
 Postmaster of Greenville; a prominent business 
 man and citizen for many years. 
 
 Employees of the Greenville Postoffice. 
 Left to right-y. L. McCrackeu, citv carrier; J. O Wafer, city carrier; H. N. Baumberger, clerk; Robert Potter, 
 clerk; C. F. thraner, assistant postmaster; H. H. Staub, Marshall Kirkham. J. C. Sanderson, Will Hair, 
 and Samuel Mueller, rural carriers.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 95 
 
 \V. L). Dt)NXELL, 
 
 A leading business man. Ex-.\lder- 
 nian from the First Ward. 
 
 Residence of W. D. Do.s.\ei,l, North Third Street. 
 
 eral thousand dollars. The fire was 
 caused by a defective flue. 
 
 On September 25, 1S91, the fine 
 Export Mill and Peter Saile's apple 
 evaporator, both the largest indus- 
 tries of their kind in this section 
 of the state, were totally destroyed 
 by fire, which originated in the 
 evaporator from an unknown cause. 
 The mill was 70x160 feet and was 
 owned by Charles Valier. C. H. 
 Seybt. Charles and Emil Broeker. 
 The loss was $150,000. Mr. Saile's 
 loss was $4,000. This was the most 
 expensive fire in the history of the 
 city. 
 
 November 2, 1892, Jernigan's 
 livery stable and some small build- 
 ings nearby were destroyed, several 
 horses perishing. John Schlup, Sr., 
 a well known citizen, died during the 
 fire, of heart failure, superinduced 
 by over-exertion and excitement. 
 
 Fire of unknown origin started 
 
 in the rear of J. M. Miller's shoe 
 store on the southwest corner of the 
 square, July 31, 1893. The third 
 story of the Miller building, known 
 as the old National Bank building, 
 was destroyed, and the Sun office. 
 Wm. Akhurst, grocer, C. W. Watson, 
 druggist, and Holies and Sons suf- 
 fered damage to the extent of $11.- 
 000. 
 
 Breuchaud's elevator was burn- 
 ed June 10, 1S94, with a loss of 
 $18,000. A spark from an engine 
 started the fire. 
 
 Blanchard's mill was destroyed 
 by fire of unknown origin October 
 22, 1897. The loss was $3,500. The 
 following day, October 2 3, 18 97, 
 fire, which started from gasoline in 
 the feed store of Wm. Denham, de- 
 stroyed the Presbyterian church and 
 the feed store. The loss was $2,- 
 600. 
 
 The north half of the west side 
 
 of the public square was destroyed 
 by fire August 15, 1899. The fire 
 was of unknown origin and de- 
 stroyed the buildings of Ed De- 
 Moulin. George Grafe, G. D. Chaffee 
 and Hentz's livery barn, beside many 
 stocks of goods. The loss was $10,- 
 425 with $2,775 insurance. 
 
 The newly completed Greenville 
 Milk Condenser was destroyed by 
 fire on the morning of October 29, 
 1902. The origin was unknown, 
 the loss was $6,000 with no in- 
 surance. 
 
 November IS, 1902, fire, which 
 started in a barn on the Kingsbury 
 property, damaged Joy and Co.'s An- 
 
 Stoke of W. D. Donnelu & Co. Store of Wise, Chx a.\ip Tiii: 
 
 E. S. Titus, 
 
 Member of the firm of Wise, Cox and 
 Titus. Worshipful Master Green- 
 ville Loda;e No. 2-45 A. F.and A.M.
 
 96 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Edmond DeMoulin, Mayor of Greenville. 
 Edmond DeMoulin came to Greenville in October, 1886, and has been a resident 
 here ever since. Mr. DeMoulin served one term as .\lderman of the Third Ward and 
 was re-elected Mavor for the fourth time in 1905. He is the founder of the factory of 
 DeMoulin Brothers and Company and is president of the corporation.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 97 
 
 Mrs. Edmond DeMoulin. 
 
 Residence of Mayor Edmond DeMoulin, 
 Photographed by himself b}- moonlight on a snowy night.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Ulysses S. DeMoulin, 
 Born October 3rd, 1871; A citizen of Greenville since February 13th, 1894; Married 
 Miss Emma Diehl of this city, December 3rd, 1897; Is President and General Man- 
 ager of the Greenville Electric Light, Heat and Power Company and is Vice Presi- 
 dent and General Manager of DeMoulin Brothers and Company.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 99 
 
 Mrs. Ulysses S. DeMovlin, 
 
 Residence of Ulysses S. DeMoulin.
 
 100 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 The Manufacturing Plant of DeMoulin Brothers and Company. 
 
 This was the first factory eve 
 
 -located In Greenville. The business was started In a small way by Edmond DeMoulin in 1892, and on 
 February' ISthrrsgrEdmond- and Ulysses S. De.VIoulin entered into a partnership in the name of lid DeMoulin and Brother. The busi- 
 nlss grew rapidly from the beginning and over one hundred people are now employed in the manufacture of band and society uniforms, 
 
 '°''!?n'D^e?embe''^^°9!!%5,^"heTrm was incorporated under the laws of the state of Illinois and 'b- f°''°-|re "ffi^/^Tr^L^urlr^Edmo^n'^d' 
 mond DeMoulin, President; Ulysses S. DiMoulin. Vice President and General Manager; H. C. Diehl, Secretary and Treasurer, Kdmond 
 ncMouHn Ulvsses S DeMoulin and Erastus DeMoulin, Directors. , i., . n 
 
 aThebillXris four stories, furnishing 27,030 squ most up-to-date machinery, is well 
 
 lighted and ventilated and has good shipping facilities, having its private railroad switch. 
 
 Grciup of Employes of the Factory of DeMoulln Brothers & Company.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 101 
 
 Philip Diehl, 
 
 Was two years a member of the House of Dele- 
 gates from the Sixth Ward, St. Louis. In 
 Ijusiness in Greenville for 19 ^-ears; Introduced 
 the method of butchering hogs in the summei 
 time. 
 
 nex, J. E. Hillis, The Sun office, F. 
 Parent's bakery and others. The 
 fire was controlled without the loss 
 of buildings. The damage was 
 about $600. 
 
 About three o'clock on tlie morn- 
 ing of October 27. 1904. fire from 
 unknown cause started in the base- 
 
 ment of the Seaman Hardware 
 Company's store and by daylight 
 the Morse block, owned by the J. B. 
 White estate, Miss Lucy Smith's 
 building, Mrs. M. V. Allen's building 
 and Mrs. August Pierron's building 
 were in ruins. The Seaman Hard- 
 ware Co., W. W. Hussong and Co., 
 W. O. Holdzkom, J. A. Johnson, 
 Graff and Eppestine, Dr. W. T. 
 Easley, George O. Morris, the Odd 
 Fellows, the Court of Honor, the 
 Rebekahs, the Maccabees, and the 
 Women's Relief Corps, C. E. Cook 
 and Dr. M. L. Ravold were burned 
 out. It was the most disastrous 
 fire in the city's history, taking into 
 consideration the number of people 
 affected. The total loss was about 
 
 50,000, with about $26,000 in- 
 surance. The handsome new liusi- 
 ness houses known as the Grafe 
 building, the Seaman building, the 
 Hussong Cash Mercantile Company's 
 building and the Miller-Wise 
 building have been erected on tho 
 site of the burnt district. 
 
 OREENVILLL'S WATER SIPPLY 
 
 Reside.nce of Ekastus De.Moili.s, Washington .\ venue. 
 
 A BODY of water, in a bed of 
 quicksand underlies the entire 
 city of Greenville, and numerous 
 springs gush from the hills on the 
 north and west of the city. 
 
 The first settlers, George David- 
 son, Paul Beck and Asahel Enloe, 
 located in the west part of town 
 near the springs to obviate any 
 trouble for water. Those later 
 settling farther up in town carried 
 all the water they used from the 
 springs and from Wash Lake. 
 
 In IS 22 the first attempt was 
 made to sink wells. The first well 
 was dug in the middle of the street 
 where Main and Sixth intersect. 
 The second at the intersection of 
 Third and College and the next was 
 at Second and Main. These wells 
 were dug square and were curbed 
 with wood. An oldfashioned wind- 
 lass was used for drawing wafer. 
 Owing to the elevated ground on 
 which Greenville stands it required 
 deep digging to get to water, and 
 the wells were from seventy to 
 ninety feet deep. 
 
 Two people met death in these 
 wells. William Gray was in the act
 
 102 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Louis Latzer, 
 President of the Helvetia Milk Condensing Company.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 103 
 
 John Wildi, 
 Secretary and Treasurer of the Helvetia Milk Comlensing Company. 
 
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 i 
 
 -H I O H I- A N O 
 
 EVAPORATEO CR EAM 
 
 HELVETIA Mll-fr. -^ 
 
 I iBranchiJ 
 
 . ! i I I {WORKfir« 
 
 ipANY's Plant at Greenville.
 
 104 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 The Helvetia MilK Con= 
 c} densing Company el 
 
 The plant is well located in regard 
 to trackage facilites, drainage and 
 sanitary surroundings. The build- 
 ings consist of a power house, the 
 condensing plant proper, canmak- 
 ing department and a number of 
 warehouses for the storage of met- 
 als, box lumber and the finished 
 product. They are all substantial 
 structures, mostly two stories high, 
 and cover over two acres of ground. 
 The machinery in every department 
 is of the latest construction, and 
 several of the apparatus used have 
 been built according to plans orig- 
 inal with the Company or persons 
 connected therewith. A striking 
 feature noticed by the visitors is the 
 neatness and cleanliness which pre- 
 vails throughout the plant. It was 
 established in 1S99. and several ad- 
 ditions have since been made, so 
 that now it has sufficient capacity 
 for handling about 125,000 pounds 
 of milk daily. The investment in 
 buildings, machinery and materials 
 is about $100, noo, and the average 
 monthly expenditures for milk and 
 labor is about $2(>,000. The p-o- 
 duct is consumed principally within 
 the United States, but it is also 
 shipped to all parts of the world, 
 including the Islands of the Seas. 
 You cannot travel in any country 
 with exception of some parts of 
 
 Europe where you do not find it. 
 The plant has been in charge of its 
 present Manager, Mr. Adolph Meyer, 
 ever since it was established. The 
 main office of the Company is lo- 
 cated at Highland, 111., where the 
 Company was organized in 1SS.5, 
 and where its magnificent home 
 plant is located. It also operates 
 a third plant at Delta, Ohio. 
 
 The Company was organized by 
 some of the leading business men 
 in Highland, in 1885. Its first 
 board of directors consisted of Dr. 
 John B. Knoebel, President: John 
 Wildi, Secretary and Treasurer; 
 Louis Latzer, Fritz Kaeser and Geo. 
 Roth, Members, but for many years 
 up to this date the board of di- 
 rectors has been composed as fo'- 
 lows: Louis Latzer, President: Fritz 
 Kaeser, Vice President: John Wildi, 
 Secretary and Treasurer; Adolph 
 Meyer and C. W. Buck, Members. 
 
 of getting into the bucket to go 
 down to the bottom of the well in 
 the southeast corner of the square, 
 when the rope parted and he was 
 precipitated to the bottom, a dis- 
 tance of 82 feet. When Gray was 
 taken out he was still alive but he 
 died the next day in great agony. 
 A hoy by name Cornelius Hildreth 
 fell into the well at the crossing of 
 SixHi and Main and was instantly 
 killed. 
 
 In 1S49 another well was dug in 
 
 .\d()Lph Meyer, 
 
 Manager of the Greenville Plant of 
 the Helvetia Milk Condensing 
 Compaiiv. 
 
 the orchard between the J. P. Gar- 
 land property and the home of Rev. 
 Stafford, on Second street. Seven 
 men formed a company and dug to 
 a depth of 75 feet, when the sand 
 caved in, the cholera epidemic came 
 and the laborers fled the town, 
 leaving Mr. Garland to finish the 
 work himself. 
 
 Rear View of a Portion of the Helvetia Milk Conden.sine Plant.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 105 
 
 \V. A McLain, 
 
 Member of the firm of McLahi and 
 Cable; member board of Education 
 and a prominent citizen for many 
 years 
 
 b. M H.\K.\KTi.\r.\, 
 
 Frank. J. Cable, 
 
 Citv Clerk, 1901-2; Proprietor of Member of the firm of McLain and 
 The Busy Bee Restaurant. Cable, and a prominent business 
 
 man for a number of vears. 
 
 In the fifties these wells gave 
 evidence of cavin,? in and were 
 filled up. Twenty five years after 
 it had been filled up the well on 
 the southeast corner of the square 
 sunk, leaving a hole ten feet deep. 
 A similar depression has been found 
 there several times since. 
 
 During the seventies the question 
 of an adequate water supply for the 
 city was agitated and in May 1S7S 
 the city employed Richard Strout 
 to make a survey for water works. 
 Prior to this, in October 1877, a 
 petition was circulated by C. D. 
 Holies asking the city council to 
 
 appoint a committee to make pro- 
 files, estimates and measurements 
 for water works. On December 10, 
 IS 77, C. E. Gray of St. Louis made 
 the estimates and measurements. 
 It was then the plan to tap the 
 springs in the north part of town 
 and the fall from the north end of 
 
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 Rear View of a Portion of the Helvetia Milk Condensing Company's Plant.
 
 100 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 The Plant of the Greenville Milk Condensing Company. 
 
 Third street was then estimated at 
 30,000 gallons a day, sufficient for 
 a city twice the size of Greenville 
 at that time. 
 
 It was not until the election of 
 April 17, 1S84, that the city voted 
 an appropriation for water works. 
 The vote stood 323 for issuing 
 $1S,000 water works bonds to 71 
 against. At that time it was the 
 understanding that the pumps be 
 located in the north part of town, 
 hut later the plans were changed 
 by the city council to the present 
 location in the south part of town, 
 near the Vandalia depot. On April 
 29, 1885, the first test of the system 
 was made and proved satisfactory. 
 The water works plant is owned by 
 the city but is operated under con- 
 tract by the Greenville Electric 
 Light, Heat and Power Co. 
 
 Thraner, Secretary and Treasurer; 
 L. Derleth, Philip Diehl, A. W. 
 Holdzkom and S. Wannamaugher, 
 Wheelmen: Ed Heussy, Wm. Leidel, 
 Wm. Leppard, Henry Shaw and W. 
 D. Zimmerman, Branchmen. There 
 were no plugmen until 1892. 
 
 Cyclone Hose Company No. 1 was 
 incorporated under the laws of 
 Illinois during the year 1887, and 
 since that time three directors have 
 been added to the lists of officers. 
 The first directors were Ward Reid, 
 Vallee Harold and C. F. Thraner. 
 
 The company has responded to 
 seventy-six fire calls since its orga- 
 nization twenty years ago, an aver- 
 age of nearly four per year. There 
 were no fires in 1SS9 and 1895. 
 
 The present officers of the com- 
 pany are: L. Derleth, Foreman; F. 
 
 .\". Blunchard, First Assistant; L. 
 Senn, Second Assistant: C. F. 
 Thraner, Seci'etary and Treasurer; 
 F. H. Floyd, George Price, Ab Near, 
 C. Sapp, Wheelmen; C. L. Abbott, 
 Al Chamberlain, E. M. Davis, James 
 Mulford and Al White, Branchmen; 
 J. Dowell and G. L. Loggins, Plug- 
 men: H. N. Baumberger, F. N. 
 Blanchard, E. M. Davis, P. Diehl, 
 Ab Near and L. Senn, Fire Police; 
 J. L. McCracken, Ab Near and J. 
 Dowell, Directors. The Chemical 
 Engine Company is composed of H. 
 N. Baumberger, John Buscher, J. L. 
 McCracken, Lee Loyd, J. A. Scott, 
 J. Schulp and T. D. Stevenson mem- 
 bers with F. N. Blanchard, Captain. 
 
 The ladies' Library Association 
 
 (NOTE— The following paper, furnished by 
 Mrs. Louisa (Wait) Ravold, one of the first 
 and most active members of the Ladies' Li- 
 brary Association, is, in substance, the same 
 as that placed in the corner stone of the new 
 Carnegie Library.) 
 
 C OR nearly half a century the 
 ^ Ladies' Library has been an in- 
 stitution of the city of Greenville 
 which has given great satisfaction 
 to those who appreciate the influence 
 of books and periodicals upon the 
 rising generation. 
 
 As the shelves of the Ladies' 
 Library were gradually filled with 
 the choicest of literature, history, 
 poetry, etc, and the books were 
 circulated amongst the community, 
 the benefit which they were doing 
 was soon apparent and there was no 
 one who did not feel a just pride in 
 the good work which had been done. 
 
 Cyclone Hose Company No. 1. 
 
 By Charles F. Thraner. 
 
 Cyclone Hose Company No. 1 was 
 organized May 23, 1885. The fol- 
 lowing were the organizers of the 
 company: Albert Baumberger, Louis 
 Derleth, Charles G. Derleth, Philip 
 Diehl, Jacob Dowell, William H. 
 Evans, August Faust, Vallee Harold, 
 Ed Heussy, W. O. Holdzkom, Albert 
 W. Holdzkom, N. M. Hurley, William 
 Leidel, Jr., William Leppard, G. L. 
 Loggins, Henry Ostrom, Frank 
 Parent, Sr., Ward Reid, John 
 Schmelzer, Henry Shaw, Charles H. 
 Shields, Thomas A. Stevens, Charles 
 F. Thraner, E. D. Wallace, Samuel 
 Wannamaugher, John Yarbrough, 
 W. Daly Zimmerman — total 27. 
 
 The following were the first of- 
 ficers: E. D. Wallace, Foreman; N. 
 M. Hurley, First Assistant; W. O. 
 Holdzkom, Second Assistant; C. F. 
 
 F. N. Blanchard & Co.'s Roller Mills.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 107 
 
 View of the west side of the square on the occasion of the J. Seaman Hardware 
 Co. stove drawing, September 3, 1904. 
 
 Ruins of the fire of October 27, 1904-, when the west side of the square, with tlie 
 Block was wiped out. Loss $43,000. 
 
 L'ptioii ot the DeMouhu
 
 108 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Dr. E. p. Poindexter, 
 
 Former member of thejillinois Legislature 
 practicing ph3-siciau,of Greenville. 
 
 Peter Saile, 
 
 Greenville Business man from 1878 to 1S91; 
 a resident of Batavia, N. Y. 
 
 In the year of 1S55 some quanti- 
 ties of yellow covered literature 
 having been brought into the town, 
 many of the most intelligent mothers 
 in the city became alarmed for the 
 welfare of the minds and morals of 
 their children, and determined that 
 
 a more healthy diet should be pro- 
 vided. 
 
 Some prominent ladies, among 
 whom were notably Mrs. Almira 
 Morse, Mrs. S. Hutchinson, Mrs. 
 Sarah Wait, Mrs. Robert Stewart 
 and a few others, began immediately 
 
 proselyting amongst their friends 
 and neighbors with such good effect 
 that it was but a short time before 
 there were quite a number of ladies 
 who were willing and glad to assist 
 in the enterprise of starting a circu- 
 lating library. 
 
 \Vm. T. H.\rlan, 
 
 For a number of years a teacher in 
 the schools of Bond county. Elect- 
 ed Co. Superintendent of Schools 
 in November, 1898, which position 
 he still holds. 
 
 EiR. Do.N V. Poindexter, 
 
 A practicing physician of Greenville, 
 in partnership with his father. Dr. 
 E. P. Poindexter. Elected coroner 
 of Bond countv in November, 1904. 
 
 E. R. Gum, 
 Deputy Sheriff of Bond county since 
 1902; was raised on a farm and 
 has resided in the countv all his 
 life.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 109 
 
 VYm. D. Matney, 
 
 Countv Clerk of Bond county since 1894; Pres- 
 ident Board of Education in 1903; Sergeant 
 Co. K 5-ith 111. Vols., serving three yearsand 
 ten months in the Civil War. Resident of 
 Bond since October, 1883. 
 
 Mrs. Wm. D. M.vtney, 
 Deputy County Clerk. 
 
 Ex-SheriffJ. E. Wright. 
 Sheriff from 1898 to 1902; Citv 
 Marshal, 1893-4. 
 
 Bennie Wright 
 
 Harrv Wright. 
 
 Mrs. J. E. Wright, 
 (nee Dorris) 
 Lucien Wright, Deceased.
 
 110 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 ■ »■■ 1 1 » ^ 1 1 11 1 n'h ''ill ■■rt • — SlUt^^fa^^^^riHi^Bi 
 
 John H. Ladd, 
 
 County Treasurer. Born in Oldham County, 
 Ky. At age of 19 enlisted in Union Array in 
 1861; Co. B, 6th Ky. Inft. Wounded at'the 
 battle of Stone River, and disabled. Was 
 four years supervisor of Lagrange town- 
 shi]); elected county treasurer'in 1902; Ex- 
 Commander of Colby Post No. 301, G, A. R. 
 
 Residence of John H. Ladd. 
 
 A. J. Sherburne, 
 
 Who commenced railroading in 
 1861 and was one of the first en- 
 gineers on the Vandalia Line. Was 
 engineer 19 years and passenger 
 conductor 5 years. 
 
 Country Residence of A. J. Sherburne.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Ill 
 
 Joseph H. Story. 
 
 County Judge of Bond County, having been ap- 
 pointed in 1898 and twice elected to that office 
 Member of law firm of Park and Story and a 
 prominent Republican politician. 
 
 H. \V. Park, Lawyer. 
 
 Member firm of Park and Story; Ex-City Treasur- 
 er of Greenville; For several years attorney for 
 the Sorento Building and Loan Association. 
 
 Ned C. Sherburne, 
 
 A former resident, now state deputy 
 tor the M. \V. A. for Ohio, residing 
 at Newark, O. 
 
 E. D. W.\i.i,.\CE, 
 Well known contractor. 
 
 John Breuchaud, 
 
 Owner of Breuchaud's elevators and 
 I lumber vards.
 
 112 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 George L. Meyer, 
 
 A resident of Bond for 37 years; taught school 10 
 years; Graduate of the High School, Almira Col- 
 lege and the Illinois Wesleyan University Law 
 College; Elected State's Attorney of Bond Coun- 
 ty in the fall of 1904.. 
 
 Dk. S. E. Yeck, 
 Formerly a resident of Greenville, now practicing 
 medicine in Coffeen. 
 
 F. Parent. 
 Proprietor of Parent's Bakery. 
 
 D.\NIEL LUTZ, 
 
 Alderman from 1900 to 1904, 
 a resident of Vandalia. 
 
 Fr.\xk He.ntz, 
 Proprietor of Hentz's [livery barn
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 113 
 
 Mrs. John L. Binch. 
 
 MIDLINE 
 
 Mrs. Bu.sch's Milli.neky Store. 
 
 John L. Bunch. 
 
 Raised on a farm in southern Bond 
 county; Deputy County Clerk several 
 years; two terras city clerk of Green- 
 ville; elected circuit clerk and ex-offi- 
 cio Recorder in 1904-. 
 
 In a short time "The Ladies' 
 Library Association" was organized 
 with a large number of enthusiastic 
 members. They found that their 
 only way of raising funds for their 
 undertaking would be by getting 
 up entertainments of various kinds. 
 Nothing daunted, they planned a 
 series of suppers, concerts, lectures, 
 etc. Their first supper was given 
 in the old Congregational church, 
 which stood on the site of the 
 present Carnegie Library. 
 
 The supper gotten up and pre- 
 pared by such energetic and ac- 
 complished housekeepers and good 
 managers, was a great success and 
 was patronized by a great part of 
 the community. The proceeds 
 amounted to one hundred dollars, 
 and formed the nucleus to which 
 was added the sums accumulated 
 from time to time, which were re- 
 alized from various entertainments. 
 
 With the small beginning of about 
 one hundred dollars worth of books, 
 the number of volumes at present 
 in the library has increased to about 
 four thousand. Added to these Is 
 a large number of the best maga- 
 zines and periodicals, which have 
 been bound annually and placed up- 
 on the shelves. 
 
 The funds of the society, derived 
 partly from fees paid by the mem- 
 bers and patrons, and partly from
 
 114 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 S'h. t graph by McLeod. 
 
 Bond County Law Makers. Members of the Board of Supervisors and Keeper of the County Poor Farm for 1904. 
 
 Reading from left to right— ( First Row) Emil Harnetiaux, Mills Township; S. Van Deusen, Chairman, Central 
 Township; Ed Mayo, Pleasant Mound Township; William D. Matney, County Clerk. 
 
 Second Row, (Left to right) George VV. Pigg, Mulberry Grove Township; J. B. Apple, Tamalco; Robert Hurst, 
 Keeper of the Countv Poor Farm; Simon Brown, Old Riplev Township; A. O. Donnell, Lagrange. 
 
 Third Row, (Left to right) Albert G. Schmidt, Burgess;' R. H. Pullen, Shoal Creek Township. 
 
 endowment, have amounted to fl,- 
 300. This sum has been placed at 
 interest for the purpose of meeting 
 expenses and buying new books. It 
 was slow work but was persevered 
 in by the members often at a sacri- 
 fice of time and labor, for the sake 
 of building up an institution, which 
 they knew would benefit the people. 
 
 On February 22, 1S67, the associ- 
 ation was incorporated under the 
 title "The Ladies' Library Associa- 
 tion of Greenville, Illinois." The 
 names of the charter members are 
 as follows; Almira A. Morse. Lucy 
 B. Stewart, Sarah Sprague. Elizabeth 
 Smith, Hannah Chittenden. Mary A. 
 Shields. Priscilla W. Alexander, 
 Emily M. Dewey. Sarah H. Walls, 
 Caroline R. Phelps. 
 
 There have been many changes in 
 the members of the Association, yet 
 all have been actuated in a remark- 
 
 able degree by unanimity and a 
 generous desire that the library 
 shall be so managed that it may 
 continue its good influences in time 
 to come. 
 
 The Carnegie Library 
 
 T' HE Ladies' Library Association 
 ' took the initiative in the estab- 
 lishment of the Greenville Carnegie 
 Library or the Greenville Free 
 Public Library, as it is now called. 
 It was their generous offer of 
 money and books that made possible 
 the opening of negotiations with 
 Hon. Andrew Carnegie, the donor of 
 the building. 
 
 The matter was discussed by the 
 ladies at their meetings in the year 
 
 1902, and finally me association of- 
 fered to give $1,000 in monej' and 
 their library of more than 4,000 
 volumes for the furtherance of the 
 cause, provided the city would levy 
 a two mill tax, as provided by law, 
 for the maintenance of the library. 
 At a meeting of the city council on 
 April 2, 1903, C. D. Hoiles, F. W. 
 Fritz and W. W. Lowis appeared be- 
 fore the council in support of a 
 resolution offered by Alderman W. 
 H. Williams favoring the location of 
 a Carnegie Library in Greenville. 
 This resolution was passed by a 
 unanimous vote. It did not provide 
 for the le^T of any tax. but was 
 merely an expression on the part of 
 the city council, paving the way for 
 the opening of negotiations with 
 Mr. Carnegie. At that meeting 
 Mayor Joy appointed Mrs. C. D. 
 Hoiles. President of the Ladies'
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 115 
 
 Sheriff W. L. Floyd, 
 
 Born and raised in Bond county; 
 Constable six years; Deputy Sher- 
 iff four Tears and elected Sheriff ol 
 Bond Count V in 1902. 
 
 Library Association, to communicate 
 with Mr. Carnegie in regard to the 
 matter. Mrs. Hoiles had already 
 had correspondence with Mr. Car- 
 negie, having been delegated to 
 write him by the Ladies' Library 
 Association. In reply to her first 
 letter, Mrs. Hoiles received a blank 
 to be filled out signifying that the 
 city council was favorable to the es- 
 tablishment of a Carnegie Library. 
 The resolution passed by the council 
 was forwarded to Mr. Carnegie as 
 
 A. A. Jackson, 
 
 Of Muncie, Ind., a former Greenville 
 resident. 
 
 proof of the good faith of the city 
 in desiring a Carnegie Library. In 
 reply to this Mr. Carnegie, through 
 his private secretary, James Bert- 
 ram, stated that if the city would, 
 by resolution of council, agree to 
 maintain a free public library at a 
 cost of not less than $1,00 per 
 year, and provide a suitable site 
 for the building, he would be pleased 
 to furnish ?lu,000 to erect a free 
 public library for Greenville. 
 
 On August G, 1903, the city coun- 
 cil passed a resolution providing for 
 the establishment of a free Carnegie 
 Library to cost $10,000, and pledg- 
 ing the required two mill tax for 
 the support of the library. In the 
 same resolution the city accepted 
 the gift of $1,000 from the Ladies' 
 Library Association. Mayor Ed De- 
 Moulin appointed a board of nine 
 directors as follows: J. Seaman, F. 
 P. Joy, G. B. Hoiles, W. W. Lowis, 
 S. Van Deusen and Mesdames C. D. 
 Hoiles, W. A. Northcott, A. L. Hord, 
 and K. M. Bennett. The board after- 
 ward organized, electing J. Seaman, 
 president, Mrs. A. L. Hord corres- 
 ponding secretary and Guy B. Hoiles 
 recording secretary. 
 
 Several sites were under consid- 
 eration for weeks but the solution 
 came with the purchase of the 
 Presbyterian church site, lots 2S 
 and 29 of Davidson's Addition to 
 Greenville, where the old Congrega- 
 tional church stood for more than 
 half a century. The purchase price 
 was $1250, the money being made 
 up by popular subscription. 
 
 On June 17, 1904, the contract 
 was awarded to J. F. Rees for $8,- 
 500 and actual work commenced 
 July 20, 190 4. The corner stone 
 was laid September 9, 190 4, by the 
 Masonic fraternity. Grandmaster 
 William B. Wright of Effingham 
 officiating. The chief addresses 
 were made by Lieutenant Governor 
 Northcott and Hon. Charles E. 
 Whelan of Madison, Wis. 
 
 On December 14, 1903, the plans 
 of Paul O. Moratz of Bloomington, 
 III., were adopted, and he was em- 
 ployed as the architect. The build- 
 ing is 50 feet by 50 feet, 22 feet 
 high, with a large tower on the 
 northeast 28x28. and 30 feet high. 
 The building is of pressed brick and 
 stone, the building is steam heated 
 and finished in hardwood and has 
 electric lights, and is equipped with 
 stacks for 12,000 books. Miss Emma 
 Colcord is the librarian. The build- 
 ing was completed in the early part 
 of 1905. and the work of moving the 
 books was commenced in the month 
 of May. They were then catalogued 
 and placed on the shelves. 
 
 The library was formally opened 
 with a public reception and program 
 on August 4, 1905. 
 
 Mrs. W. L. Floyd. 
 
 The Greenville Building and 
 Savings Association 
 
 T^ HE history of Greenville would 
 ^ be lacking in an important par- 
 ticular, if a brief sketch of this cor- 
 poration were not made a part of 
 the same, for many of our best citi- 
 zens are now the owners of beauti- 
 ful and comfortable homes as a re- 
 sult of the timely acceptance of op- 
 
 h 
 
 Oii^ 
 
 MKS. .a. X. J.\CKSON, 
 
 Of Muncie, Ind.. daughter of Sheriff 
 and Mrs. Flovd.
 
 116 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 F. W. Fritz, 
 
 State's Attorney from 1892 to 1904. 
 Member the law firm of Fritz and 
 Holies. Prominent in Bond Coun- 
 ty politics for twenty years. 
 
 Ri;siiii;nce hF I\ \V. I'kitz, i;a>l Main A\eiuiL 
 
 portunlties offered by this reliable 
 financial institution. 
 
 The preliminary paper of "The 
 Greenville Building and Savings As- 
 
 Law Ofi'ICE of Fritz and Hoiles, North side public square. 
 
 sociation" — being the license for 
 subscription of Stock — was issued 
 November 9, 1883, by Henry D. De- 
 ment, Secretary of State, and gave 
 to Frank Seewald, J. Baumberger, 
 U. B. Bowers, P. H. Grafe, John 
 Schlup, William Boll and L. H. 
 Craig, the right to open books for 
 subscription of Stock of said Asso- 
 ciation. "F. Seewald. 2 shares" is 
 the first name on the original sub- 
 scription list and to Mr. Seewald, 
 still one of Greenville's prosperous 
 business men, belongs rightfully the 
 title of "father" of the Association. 
 
 The first meeting of Stockholders 
 was held December 17, 18S3, and at 
 that time the first Board of Direct- 
 ors was elected, and was composed 
 of the following gentlemen: W. V. 
 Weise, W. H. Watson, William Boll, 
 M. W. Van Valkenburg, J. B. Reid, 
 M'illiam Koch, C. D. Hoiles, R. L. 
 Mudd and Frank Seewald. Of these 
 nine original Directors. only two 
 are deceased; four others are still 
 residents of Greenville, and three 
 are residents of other States. 
 
 To C. D. Hoiles belongs the dis- 
 tinction of being the only one of the 
 original Board who is now a Direct- 
 or, and he has occupied that po- 
 sition — as well as that of Treasurer. 
 — since the organization of the Asso- 
 ciation. James P. Slade was chair- 
 man and Henry Howard and Ward 
 Reid, secretaries of this first meet- 
 ing of Stockholders. 
 
 At this meeting the Charter and 
 By-laws of the Association were also 
 adopted; M. W. VanValkenburg, be- 
 ing chairman of the Committee to 
 prepare same, and to him should be 
 given credit for the bulk of the work 
 on same, ably assisted by R. L. 
 Mudd, M. V. Denny, L. H. Craig and 
 J. B. Reid, other members of this
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 117 
 
 Dr. B. F. Coop, 
 
 A leading physician and surgeon. Mendier of the 
 Board of Education. 
 
 Committee. 
 
 The Board of Directors held their 
 first meeting December 22, 1883, at 
 which time the following officers 
 Frank Seewald, Presi- 
 Van Valkenburg, Vice 
 D. Hoiles, Treasurer: 
 Secretary and L. H. 
 
 Craig, Solicitor. Of these officers, 
 only two, viz. C. D. Hoiles, as Treas- 
 urer and Ward Reid, Secretary, have 
 served continuously, and now occupy 
 
 the same positions. To them should 
 be given much credit for able and 
 careful management of the details 
 of the business of the Association. 
 
 The first meeting of the Board for 
 loaning money was held February 
 4th, 1S84, and at that meeting was 
 made a loan of |1100 to Dr. W. H. 
 H. Beeson, on bis property, ai pres- 
 ent the location of the handsome 
 residence of W. W. Lowis, on "Piety 
 HUl." 
 
 tjince organization The Gieunvilie 
 Building and Savings Asaociaiion 
 has made a total of bio loans, aggre- 
 gating many thousands of aoiiars, 
 and hundreds of homes in vjreen- 
 ville and adjacent towns on which 
 loans have been "matured" show 
 the immense benefit this insliiuiion 
 has been to the citizens of the com- 
 munity. 
 
 These notes would hardly do jus- 
 tice to the Greenville Building and 
 Savings Association, and wouid not 
 be complete without especial men- 
 tion of the name of W. V. Weise, 
 now deceased, who was for many 
 years a Director of the organization. 
 Mr. Weise served for seven years as 
 president and being peculiarly gifted 
 as a financier, he was of great as- 
 sistance to the officers in the matter 
 of bookkeeping and the distribu- 
 tions. His good judgment was also 
 keenly appreciated and his interest 
 in the welfare of the Association 
 did much to place the organization 
 in the front rank of its class. Other 
 past Presidents who have rendered 
 good service are Frank Seewald, J. 
 Seaman, N. H. Jackson and F. P. 
 
 were elected: 
 dent: M. W. 
 President: C 
 Ward Reid, 
 
 John H. .■\d.\ms, 
 Proprietor of .Adams Hotel and Liv 
 
 Residence of Dr. B. F. Coop, West College .Avenue.
 
 118 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 H. H. WiRZ, 
 Manufacturer of Wirz's Straight Five Cigars. 
 
 Business House of H. H. Wikz. 
 
 Joy, while to W. W. Lewis, elected 
 to fill vacancy caused by the death 
 of W. V. Weise, belongs the dis- 
 tinction of having been elected 
 President for five consecutive years, 
 and Mr. Lewis is now ably filling the 
 position. 
 
 As above noted L. H. Craig was 
 the first Solicitor (or Attorney) of 
 the Association, and was again 
 elected for the second year. After 
 him W. A. Northcott gave his able 
 services for four years and at the 
 
 election for the term beginning 1S90 
 C. E. Cook, was chosen for the place. 
 Since that date Mr. Cook has con- 
 tinuously held the ofiice ef Solicitor 
 (or Attorney), of the Association 
 and has rendered careful and con- 
 scientious service. 
 
 At the last annual meeting of the 
 Stockholders the report ef Secretary 
 Reld, showed assets of $119,095.12, 
 and every indication of a prosperous 
 and healthy condition. The report 
 
 also showed that there has been 
 issued since organization, 10,24 5 
 shares and that the total earnings, 
 now distributed to shares, aggregate, 
 $30,683.71. The present Board of 
 Directors is as follows: J. Seaman, 
 F. E. Watson, G. L. Loggins, W. W. 
 Lewis, N. H. Jackson, F. N. Blanch- 
 ard, C. D. Hoiles, F. P. Jey and Geo. 
 V. Weise. The officers for year of 
 1906 are W. W. Lowis, President: 
 F. P. Joy, Vice President; Ward 
 
 Dr. C. C. Gordon, 
 Ex-Coroner. Now of Highland, 111. 
 
 Residence ok Ch.\rles F. Thr.\ner, East Main .\vtnue.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 119 
 
 S. G. Sparks, 
 A former resiflent, prominent officer of the Modern Woodmen for several 
 
 tion that the Bond County Soldiers' 
 Association take steps to erect a 
 monument in the city of Greenville, 
 to the memory of the citizens of 
 said county who responded to the 
 call for volunteers in the war of the 
 rebellion; and that a committee be 
 appointed by the commander to 
 take hold of the matter and push 
 the work. This resolution was 
 passed unanimously and the com- 
 mander later appointed the follow- 
 ing committee under the resolution, 
 towit: Wm. D. Matney, Chairman, 
 Greenville; John H. Ladd, La- 
 grange: John Tischhauser, Burgess; 
 George F. Harlan, Mills: William 
 Meyer. Tamalco; A. D. Cullom, Mul- 
 berry Grove: Col. John B. Reid, 
 Greenville: J. W. Daniels. Woburn; 
 Dr. J. A. Black, Pleasant Mound; 
 Anton Phillipsen, Old Ripley: ,W. 
 W. Lowis, Central: I. H. Denny, 
 Shoal Creek. 
 
 The chairman called a meeting 
 of the committee for Saturday, No- 
 vember 11, 1899, and the following 
 named members were present, 
 William Meyer, Dr. J. A. Black. J. 
 W. Daniels, George F. Harlan. Wm. 
 D. Matney, Col. J. B. Reid, W. W. 
 Lowis, John H. Ladd, Anton Phil- 
 lipsen and I. H. Denny. The com- 
 mittee organized by electing Wm. 
 D. Matney, president, W. W. Lowis, 
 secretary and Charles W. Watson, 
 treasurer. 
 
 The chairman told the members 
 present of the desirability of the 
 success of the undertaking and 
 called for suggestions of plans for 
 the pushing of this effort to success, 
 not failing to impress on the com- 
 mittee some of the difficulties we 
 would encounter, but impressing the 
 idea on the comrades that by a 
 "long pull:" a touching of elbows 
 
 Reid, Secretary: C. D. Holies, Treas- 
 urer: and C. E. Cook, Solicitor. 
 
 The Greenville Building and Sav- 
 ings Association can truthfully be 
 classed as one of the pioneer in- 
 stitutions of our City, and its officers 
 and members can well be proud of 
 its prosperous and useful career. 
 
 Bond County Soldiers' 
 Monument. 
 
 AT the eleventh annual meeting of 
 ; the Bond County Soldiers' Asso- 
 ciation, held in Greenville, October 
 IS, 189 9, the first steps were taken 
 to erect a monument, to the memory 
 of the men who answered to their 
 country's call from 1861 to 1865. 
 The writer hereof started the ball 
 to rolling by introducing a resolu- 
 
 Residence of J. E. Wright.
 
 1'20 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Watson. East Collesre Avenue. 
 
 Fr.\nk E. Watson, 
 
 A leading druggist, a resident 13 years; Di- 
 rector B. and S. Association; former mem- 
 ber Board of Health; State Inspector Sons 
 of Veterans of Illinois, 1901-3. 
 
 as of old, we were bound to succeed. schools 
 
 Comrade Lowis advocated the plan funds 
 
 of popular subscription as one means prizes 
 
 and the plan was approved by the largest 
 
 committee, as one of the means to largest 
 
 be adopted and the sequel shows pointed 
 
 that the plan succeeded. Col. Reid to visit 
 
 advanced the idea of interesting the zens of 
 
 in the matter of raising 
 among the pupils, offering 
 to the schools raising the 
 
 and the second and third 
 amount. Col. Reid was ap- 
 to take charge of this work, 
 the schools and get the citi- 
 
 the various school districts, 
 
 the teachers and pupils to work. 
 The Colonel went to work vigorously 
 and when the contest closed the as- 
 sociation had something over $1S0 
 to its credit: the first money to be 
 realized, and when this report came 
 in, although the amount was small, 
 the committee felt sure that event- 
 
 W. H Hubbard, 
 
 .Attorney at Law and Justice of the 
 Peace. 
 
 I DRUGS &.MEDICmES 
 
 TRANK C.WATSOM 
 
 DRUGGIST 
 
 iinfffiniiufi V 
 
 FRANK C.WATSON 
 
 STATIONER 
 
 "" ttsa'*! 
 
 Frank E. Watson's Drug Store.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 121 
 
 
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 Suburban Residence of Mrs. Caroline Idler. 
 
 Jacob M. Appel, C. P. A. 
 
 Ex-Chief of the Building and Loan depart- 
 ment of the state; now chief of the bank- 
 ing department in the State .'Auditor's 
 office: Secretary of Republican Senatur- 
 ial Committee. Former Greenville resi- 
 dent, now living at Springfield. 
 
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 1 
 
 i 
 
 
 A. H. Moil. 
 Well known business man. 
 
 Charles E. Cook. \Y. C. Fuller, 
 
 Attorney at Law, Master in Chan- Ov^'ner of Greenville Steam Laundry, 
 cerv of Bond Countv.
 
 12'2 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Dr. L. M. Rosat, 
 
 A native of Switzerland, who came 
 to America in 1881, received her 
 medical education in St. Louis 
 and has been a resident of Green- 
 ville for 12 years. 
 
 ually we would succeed and the 
 monument would be built. At this 
 meeting it was decided to call our 
 organization "The Bond County 
 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument 
 Association." The comrades at this 
 meeting discussed the style and cost 
 of the proposed monument and 
 finally decided that it should not 
 exceed $3,500 and that it he placed 
 on the court house square. Col. 
 Reid and W. W. Lowis were selected 
 
 l\i:siii!:.\ci-; nv lu; 
 
 .\I. Ri:)S.\T, West Main .\ venue. 
 
 to lay the matter before the 
 Womans' Relief Corps and to solicit 
 their aid in our work At this first 
 meeting an executive committee was 
 appointed to take charge of matters 
 that would not be practicable to lay 
 before the full committee, to-wit: 
 C. W. Watson, J. B. Reid. W. W. 
 Lowis. J. H. Ladd and Wm. D. Mat- 
 ney. 
 
 This committee went to work and 
 kept the ball rolling. They used 
 every means to interest the people 
 in the matter; met all objections 
 and finally reached the point where 
 they saw success crown their efforts. 
 
 In August 1901, a genera, rally 
 of the friends was held, at wh>h 
 time General John C. Black, Nation- 
 al Commander of the G. A. R. was 
 present and delivered a fine aldress. 
 At this meeting $390 was pledged 
 and the committee began to lay 
 plans to begin work. After advertis- 
 ing, the contract was let lo S. O. 
 Sanders of Centralia and early in 
 the spring of 19 03, work was begun, 
 and completed August 19, 1903. 
 
 The committee decided to unveil 
 the monument September 19. 1903, 
 the fortieth anniversary of the battle 
 of Chickamauga. Saturday Septem- 
 
 Dr. J. A. Warren, 
 
 President Bond County MedicalJ So- 
 ciety. Ex-.\lderman. 
 
 Mrs. 
 
 A. Warren. 
 
 J. H. Allio, 
 City Attorney of Greenville.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 123 
 
 S. Van Deish.n, 
 Supervisor of Central Township. 
 
 REbUJiixcE OF S. Van Deusen. 
 
 ber 19, was a beautiful day and a 
 large concourse of the people of 
 Bond county and of other parts of 
 Illinois was present to listen to the 
 address of Governor Richard Yates, 
 Col. Benson Wood, Lieutenant Gov- 
 ernor Xorthcott and others. 
 
 The monument was unveiled and 
 stands today as an object lesson in 
 patriotism and will stand long after 
 the last soldier of the great war has 
 passed away; yes, after all the vast 
 audience that was present at the 
 unveiling have gone to their last 
 rest. As the representative of the 
 old soldiers of Bond county I want 
 to express the thanks of our associa- 
 tion to the patriotic citizens of Bond 
 
 county who assisted us in our under- 
 taking both financially and in speak- 
 ing good words for us. 
 "On Fame's eternal camping ground 
 
 Their silent tents are spread 
 And Glory guards with solemn round 
 
 The bivouac of the dead." 
 
 6rc€iirille Cdoincn's Christian 
 Cctnpcrancc Union. 
 
 By Miss Ella M. Hynes. 
 
 "We mean to go straight on in 
 our White Ribbon work; we mean 
 to be as good-natured as sunshine. 
 
 but as persistent as fate." 
 
 So spoke Frances E. Willard, our 
 peerless leader, whose life and work 
 have just been so signally honored 
 by our state and nation in placing 
 her statue among those of the great- 
 est in our country. 
 
 Whether our Greenville Union has 
 always lived up to all the provisions 
 of this declaration is not for us to 
 say, but that we have been "persist- 
 ent" our record amply testifies. 
 Ours is one of the pioneer organi- 
 zations of women in the city, having 
 been organized April 1, 1879, with 
 thirty-nine members. The object, 
 as set forth in the constitution, was 
 "to plan and carry forward measures 
 
 D. McLeoi). 
 The Photographer. 
 
 Mrs McLeod. 
 
 Thomas F. Cakv, 
 Chairman of the Board of Supervis- 
 ors 1903-4.
 
 124 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 E. W. Miller, 
 
 Twelve Years Deputy Circuit Clerk; 
 now in abstract, real estate, loan 
 and insurance business. 
 
 which will result, with the blessing 
 of God, in the suppression of in- 
 temperance in our midst." 
 
 The first officers were Mrs. Emily 
 W. Dewey, president; Mrs. Caroline 
 Phelps, corresponding secretary; 
 and Mrs. Elizabeth Colcord, record- 
 ing secretary. Very few of the 
 charter members are still living, and 
 so far as I can ascertain Miss Lizzie 
 Ferryman is the only one living 
 here. Meetings were for some time 
 held monthly in the various 
 churches in turn. The earliest 
 
 Rksidence of Mrs. J. D. Tifflx, South Tlnnl Street. 
 
 special form of work undertaken 
 was that among the children and 
 youth. In June 1879 a Young 
 Peoples' Temperance Union was 
 formed, its officers being the same 
 as those of the W. C. T. U. This 
 line of work was carried on with 
 great faithfulness and efficiency for 
 many years. Though there were 
 some changes in methods the under- 
 lying principles were the same under 
 the name of Band of Hope and later, 
 the Loyal Temperance Legion. 
 
 The hearts of the faithful ones, 
 who long persevered in this work in 
 spite of obstacles and discourage- 
 ments not a few, are frequently 
 
 cheered in these later days by the 
 testimony of men and women that 
 the good seeds sown in their youth- 
 ful hearts are now bearing fruit. 
 
 As time has gone by and this evil 
 of intemperance — "monster of such 
 hideous mien" — has still defied the 
 earnest efforts of many forces allied 
 against it, our organization has 
 taken up, as conditions demanded 
 them, various lines of reform and 
 humanitarian work, most of them 
 demanded because of the liquor 
 traffic. Thus it was that an aid 
 society, auxiliary to the Union was 
 formed very early in our history, 
 which was a source of help and 
 
 J. P. Redmond, 
 
 District Deputy for the Knights of 
 the Modern Maccabees. 
 
 Country Residence of H. C. Coleman.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 125 
 
 R. C. Clark, 
 
 Who was a Greenville business man 
 for several vears, now a resident 
 of Anthony, Kans , near which 
 place he owns a section of fine 
 land. He is land and immigration 
 agent for the Missouri Pacific. 
 
 comfort to many unfortunate fam- 
 ilies. This was later combined with 
 the flower mission department and 
 for many years we carried on the 
 beautiful work of ministering so far 
 as possible, to the poor and sick, 
 not only with comforts in the way 
 of food and clothing, but also with 
 flowers. During the last few years 
 we have not been able to do very 
 much on these lines, but on flower 
 mission day, we always distribute 
 flowers with scripture texts attached, 
 to as many as possible of the sick 
 and shut in ones, whatever their 
 
 creed, nationality, or circumstances, 
 not forgetting the inmates of alms- 
 house and jail. We also frequently 
 remember in the same way unfortu- 
 nates in St. Louis, where our floral 
 contributions unite with those from 
 Unions elsewhere, to furnish the 
 means for our workers to perform 
 this mission. 
 
 Mention of this work cannot fail 
 to bring to the minds of those who 
 knew her, the sweet face and gentle 
 manner of Mrs. Charles Clark, long 
 since gone to her reward. She was 
 long superintendent of the depart- 
 ment of almshouse and jail work, 
 and was untiring in her earnest en- 
 deavor to benefit those in both in- 
 stitutions, her loving christian 
 sympathy never failing them. Under 
 her guidance gospel meetings were 
 held, reading matter supplied, and 
 a Sunday School was for some time 
 conducted by her in the old jail 
 building. 
 
 Realizing the importance of in- 
 stilling right ideas in the minds oi 
 the children, that they may early 
 learn the dangers of indulgence in 
 intoxicating liquors, we have, 
 through our department of scientific 
 temperance instruction, tried to aid 
 our public school teachers in their 
 compliance with the excellent laws 
 of Illinois on this subject. We have 
 
 Mks. R. C. Ci,.\rk, 
 
 Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. 
 Henniuger. 
 
 done much by subscribing for 
 journals and distributing other help- 
 ful literature, to make this in- 
 struction interesting and accurate. 
 One phase of our work is that of 
 nonalcoholic medication, in support 
 of which principles many pages of 
 
 Rev. a. S. M.\xev a.\d Family. 
 Of Hopedale, former residents. 
 
 Clark and Henningi:k' I- amii.ies. 
 
 Reading from left to right, first row— Trum Henninger, Russel Clark, 
 son of J. J. Clark. Second row — Mrs. Amanda Henninger, Eugene Clark, 
 son of R. C. Clark. Third row— .^gnes McAdow, daughter of R. C. Clark; 
 Bessie, daughter of J. J- Clark; William Henninger. Fourth row— Mabel 
 Clark and Lena Mulford, daughters of R. C. Clatk; Mrs. Jennie Henninger 
 Clark, Mrs. Trum Henninger, Mrs R. C. Clark Top row— John T. Mul- 
 ford, J. J. Clark, Mrs. J. J. Clark. R. C. Clark, John R. Heniiinger, W. C. 
 Clark, Shelbina, Mo., brother of R. C. Clark, Virgil Henninger, eldest son 
 of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Henninger. 
 
 This photograph was taken by Simeon Clark, eldest son of Mr. and 
 Mrs. R. C. Clark, the occasion being a family reunion of the Clark and 
 Henninger families.
 
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 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois 
 
 11 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Culp and So.\. 
 Former residents, now living at Hendricksen, Mo. 
 
 literature have been given out. We 
 have also for many years sent an 
 annual gift box of canned fruits and 
 jellies to the F. E. Willard National 
 Temperance Hospital, Chicago, 
 which is the only strictly non-alco- 
 holic hospital in America. So suc- 
 cessful has this treatment been that 
 the anniversary of Miss Willard's 
 death was last year observed by the 
 dedication of a new and commodious 
 building, supplied with all modern 
 conveniences for hospital work. 
 Time fails me to speak, even briefly, 
 of various departments in which 
 more or less work has been done. 
 Beside those already noted, probably 
 most has been done by gospel tem- 
 perance meetings and medal con- 
 tests. 
 
 No history of Greenville Union 
 should be closed without mention ot 
 a few of the many good women, who 
 have wrought and prayed with us 
 during the twenty-six years of our 
 existence. Among those who have 
 folded their hands and rested from 
 their earthly labors are Mrs. Travis, 
 Mrs. P. C. Reed, Mrs. McConnell, 
 Mrs. Murdock, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Vest, 
 Mrs. M. V. Denny, Mrs. Dorcas 
 Denny, Mrs. Norman and Mrs. 
 Lundy. The last named served us 
 faithfully as treasurer for fourteen 
 years. In whatever good has been 
 accomplished, our sisterhood feels 
 much credit is due the men, faith- 
 ful though few, who have as honor- 
 ary members, given us their sup- 
 port, both moral and financial. Of 
 
 W. A. Orr, 
 
 Who resigned the mayoralty in July 
 1905, upon removing to Spring- 
 iield, where he is a member of the 
 law firm of Northcott, Hoff and 
 Orr. 
 
 these the names of the late Henry 
 Grube, and of F. P. Joy, J. Seaman 
 and Rev. Thomas W. Hynes have 
 been longest enrolled. 
 
 Mrs. F. B. Seaman is still our 
 honored president, after seventeen 
 years of continuous intelligent and 
 consecrated service. The other 
 officers at this time are Miss R. 
 Ella Greene, treasurer and Miss Ella 
 Hynes, secretary, with a vice presi- 
 dent from each denomination repre- 
 sented in the Union. One of the 
 strong and beautiful features of 
 
 J. F. Johnston, 
 Citv Clerk. 
 
 Residence of John H. Hawlev, West College .\venue.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 127 
 
 Residence of W. E. Davis, East Main Avenue. 
 
 Dr. J. C. Wil.su.n, 
 
 Member of Board of Health and a prominent 
 practicing physician. 
 
 this work is the blending of all de- 
 nominations into a happy and har- 
 monious fellowship of christian ac- 
 tivity, ready to "lend a hand" to 
 push along almost any form of good 
 work. 
 
 Since 1884 our regular meetings 
 have been held in the afternoon of 
 the first and third Fridays of each 
 month, with an evangelistic meet- 
 ing when there is a fifth Friday in 
 the month. All meetings are open 
 
 to the public, and 
 terested is welcome. 
 
 The Killing of Elijah 
 P. Lovejoy 
 
 BV AN KVF-Wll 
 
 The 
 killing 
 
 following account of 
 of Elijah P. Lovejoy, 
 
 everyone in- great abolitionist, at Alton, in 1837, 
 was related to the author of this 
 
 book on November 7, 1S97, by John 
 
 AVesley Harned, an eye-witness of 
 the tragedy. The account was 
 published in the Greenville Advo- 
 cate at the time, and was widely 
 copied by the metropolitan press of 
 
 the United States. Mr. Harned was 
 
 a wonderful character. He was 
 the born in Red River County, Texas, 
 the January 26, 1S19. He came to 
 Bond county in IS 39 and for forty- 
 nine consecutive years voted at 
 Pocahontas, never missing an 
 election. He was the guest of honor 
 
 Residence of E.\rl M. Davis. 
 
 George Grcbe, 
 
 .Memljer of the firm of Grube and 
 Mange, and a prominent farmer 
 and grain merchant.
 
 128 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyed P. Davis, 
 Mr. Davis is a member of the firm of Davis and Jackson, druggists. 
 
 at the dedication of the Lovejoy 
 Monument at Alton, November 7, 
 1S97, at which time W. A. North- 
 cott, another Greenville man, was 
 the orator. Mr. Harned for many 
 years bore the distinction of being 
 the only surviving witness of the 
 Itilling of Lovejoy, although James 
 H. White and Mrs. L. K. King, both 
 residents of Greenville, lived in 
 Alton at the time of the killing, 
 although they were children. Mr. 
 Harned who died March 27, 1904, 
 dictated, in November 1897, to the 
 author, the following account of the 
 killing. 
 
 "My father, William Harned, ran 
 the Mansion House in Alton. The 
 house was built in 1S34, and was 
 first run by Col. Bodkins, then by 
 Louis Kellenberger and then my 
 father took it in 183 5. There at 
 that time I met Abraham Lincoln, 
 Stephen A. Douglas, Governor 
 Reynolds, Governor Cole and most 
 of the prominent men of Illinois in 
 that day. It is the only vestige of 
 a hotel now left, that stood at that 
 time. It is still standing and is 
 used for a boarding house. I saw 
 Alton in its infancy, spring up 
 quick and fast. On up to the time 
 
 Lovejoy came in 1836, there was 
 but little said about abolition, in 
 that frontier town. It was too un- 
 popular a subject. After Lovejoy 
 came and started his press, you 
 could hear whisperings of discontent 
 against the abolitionists. 
 
 "Lovejoy was a mild, pleasant 
 and fine looking gentleman. One 
 night I heard a commotion two 
 blocks away and ran down there to 
 find a mob in his oflSce, breaking up 
 his press and throwing it out of 
 the window, and there in the center 
 of the street, men were breaking it 
 up and throwing it into Piasa Creek. 
 
 John W. Harned 
 
 An eye-witness of tlie killing of Elijah 
 P. LovejoY in 1837. 
 
 Residence recentlv sold bv Thomas W. Stewart to Judge C. J. Lindly.
 
 Historical Souvenir. of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 129 
 
 S. W. Robinson, 
 One of Greenville's well known business men. 
 
 Mrs. S. W. Rodi.sson. 
 
 J. H. JO.XES, 
 
 Supervisor of this division of the Vandalia Railroad. 
 
 Dr. Fred C. Jo.nks, Dentist.
 
 130 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 J. H. MULFORD, 
 
 A member of the firm of Mulford and Monroe, 
 druggists. 
 
 J. L. Monroe, 
 
 A member of the firm of Mulford and Monroe, 
 druggists. 
 
 The second press was taken from 
 Alexander Bodkin's warehouse, 
 where it was deposited, and thrown 
 into the river as soon as it came, a 
 few months later. After the de- 
 struction of the second press, the 
 people began to take sides, the 
 great majority against Love joy; 
 the minority to defend him and his 
 rights. He was still determined to 
 publish his paper and sent on and 
 got his third press. It was generally 
 understood that the mob would de- 
 stroy his third press, with threats 
 of violence against Lovejoy. Fre- 
 quently public meetings were held 
 denouncing Lovejoy, while the 
 more conservative were inclined to 
 dissuade him from publishing his 
 paper. 
 
 The third press was purposely 
 landed late at night. After its 
 landing the excitement became in- 
 tense. The only topic of conver- 
 sation was Lovejoy's press. Every- 
 one knew that it was coming and 
 understood that a mob was being 
 orgarized to destroy it as soon as 
 It was landed. A small proportion 
 were in favor of protecting the 
 press, while, as far as I could see. 
 though I was only eighteen years 
 old, there was an element in favor 
 of destroying It at all hazards, even 
 if it took his life. This was common 
 talk on the street. While this ele- 
 ment was composed largely of the 
 rougher class of people, I could give 
 the names of ministers of the gospel 
 
 who were encouraging the de- 
 struction of the press, when by a 
 few words, these same iniluential 
 men could have settled the matter 
 in Lovejoy's favor. 
 
 "On the eve the press was to be 
 landed, each side began to make 
 their preparations. On the evening 
 previous to the arrival of the press 
 there was a consultation held in 
 the Mansion House. There were 
 present Lovejoy. Mayor John M. 
 Krum, A. B. Roff. Royal Weller, 
 Winthrop S. Gillman, my father, 
 William Harned, and others. The 
 question discussed was what was 
 best to be done and how best to 
 proceed. While my recollection of 
 Lovejoy is that he was a mild man, 
 he and others were in favor of de- 
 fending the press at all hazards. 
 My recollection is that at that 
 meeting Mayor Krum had agreed to 
 furnish what assistance was neces- 
 sary in defending the press and the 
 meeting adjourned with that under- 
 standing. A few days previous a 
 company had been organized under 
 military law, with my father as 
 captain, and had placed themselves 
 at the disposal of the mayor and 
 Lovejoy. 
 
 "The next day after the landing 
 of the press, the mob began to col- 
 lect their forces. The next night 
 the mob gathered early in the 
 evening and began to fill up with 
 whiskey. By 9 o'clock p. m., the 
 crowd numbered about 30 0. Cap- 
 
 tain Harned, Lovejoy and his 
 friends were inside the warehouse 
 of Godfrey and Gillman, in which 
 the press was stored. The building 
 was four stories on the wharf side 
 and three on Second street. I 
 stood watching the crowd, and my 
 recollection of the first demon- 
 stration of violence is that the mob 
 threw rocks and broke every 
 window glass in that end of the 
 building. Several shots were also 
 fired into the building. With rocks 
 and sledge hammers they broke the 
 doors open but they were braced 
 on the inside by hogsheads of 
 sugar. The contending forces got 
 near enough to talk to each other 
 and those within warned the mob 
 that if they attempted to come in, 
 they would shoot them. 
 
 "Governor Reynolds, a strong 
 pro-slavery man. who has written a 
 history on the subject says that 
 what infuriated the mob was that a 
 man raised a window up-stairs and 
 fired a shot, killing one of the mob. 
 Governor Reynolds is mistaken here, 
 for I. as an eve-witness, know that 
 at that time there was not a glass 
 nor a piece of window sash left in 
 the whole side of the building. My 
 father went to the window and 
 asked those in the crowd, who were 
 not taking part in the mob to get 
 out of the way, as the struggle was 
 setting so bitter, something had to 
 be done. A man by the name of 
 Bishop fired at my father, the bullet
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 131 
 
 J. G. Rav, 
 
 Secretary to Gov. W. A. Northcott 
 as Hea'd Consul of the M. W. A. 
 for more than 1 2 years; now secre- 
 tary to Head Consul Talbot at 
 Lincoln, Neb. 
 
 imbedding itself in the window case 
 by his side. Soon a gun was thrust 
 out of a window by one of Lovejoy's 
 men and Bishop was shot. The 
 mob fell back and left him lying in 
 the street. They soon rallied, picked 
 him up and carried him away. He 
 died a few hours later. That was 
 the first shot fired from the inside 
 of the building. Then the firing 
 became general on both sides. 
 About midnight the mob spliced 
 ladders together and put them up 
 on the east side of the building, 
 where there were no windows and 
 a man, mufiled in overcoats, as a 
 protection against the bullets of 
 Lovejoy's men, climbed the ladder 
 with a lighted torch and fired the 
 roof. After it had burned through 
 the sheeting. Bert Loomis punched 
 the fire out and threw water on it, 
 while bullets flew all around him. 
 After they found that the building 
 was on fire, Lovejoy and others 
 went out the south end of the 
 building and turned around the 
 southeast corner to shoot at the 
 men firing the roof. This was re- 
 peated several times and about the 
 third time Lovejoy came out to 
 shoot at the man on the roof, he 
 was shot, four buckshot penetrating 
 his breast. I thought he was hit, 
 seeing so many shooting at him but 
 he turned and walked fifteen feet 
 to the door and climbed the flight 
 of stairs. When he reached the 
 head of the stairs, he fell, his feet 
 hanging over the steps. The last 
 and only words he said after he 
 was shot, were: 'I am a dead man.' 
 He and my father were standing 
 
 side by side when he was shot and 
 John B. Dyo, one of the mob said 
 they could have killed my father 
 just as easy, but Lovejoy was the 
 man they were after. 
 
 "I heard my father had been 
 killed and rushed among the first 
 into the building, but found him 
 safe by the dead body of Lovejoy. 
 It was immediately reported out- 
 side that Lovejoy was killed. 
 Through the influence of Henry 
 West, the mob then agreed to give 
 up the press and let those inside go 
 peaceably home. They did not keep 
 their promise but hurled rocks and 
 fired upon them. Lovejoy and 
 Bishop, one on each side, were the 
 only ones killed. 
 
 "History says that the men, who 
 fired at Lovejoy, lay behind a pile 
 of lumber. If there was any 
 lumber there, I did not see it, but 
 Godfrey and Gillman had the Ga- 
 lena lead trade, and those men 
 were hidden behind piles of pig 
 lead thirty or forty paces below the 
 building. I know the four men who 
 did the shooting and I saw them 
 lying there. I could give their 
 names, but for the sake of their 
 descendants, many of whom are 
 living in this state, I will not do 
 so. 
 
 "Lovejoy's body was followed to 
 the grave the next day by but few 
 and the funeral cortege was hooted 
 at by the dead man's enemies. His 
 poor wife was at home in feeble 
 health. 
 
 "About the close of the war, 
 Louis Kellenberger, who kept the 
 Mansion House at Alton before my 
 father, came out to visit me. In 
 reviewing the death of Lovejoy, 
 said I, 'Mr. Kellenberger, I reckon 
 
 it will never be known who killed 
 Lovejoy.' He replied, 'Harned, I 
 am satisfied I know who killed 
 Lovejoy. It was Dr. James Jen- 
 nings.' He then stated that he 
 (Kellenberger) was the cause of 
 Jennings coming to Alton as the 
 families had been acquainted in 
 Virginia and that Jennings confided 
 in Kellenberger and immediately 
 after the killing wound up his 
 affairs and left Alton. He never 
 wrote back but cut off all communi- 
 cation with his friends and for this 
 and other reasons Kellenberger said 
 he was satisfied that Jennings was 
 the man who killed Lovejoy. Kel- 
 lenberger said that while Beall, 
 Rock and some others claimed the 
 honor of killing Lovejoy, Jennings 
 had never claimed that. It was a 
 matter that he did not like to talk 
 about." 
 
 Some Retntntsccnces. 
 
 By the late Rev. Thomas W. Hynes. 
 
 My first visit to Illinois was in 
 1S34, over 7 years ago. It was 
 made on horseback in company 
 with my father, out of Kentucky, 
 through Indiana, and crossing the 
 Wabash at Terre Haute, we spent 
 a week riding through the great 
 prairies. It was my father's long- 
 cherished wish to locate his family 
 on what he thought was the right 
 side of Mason and Dixon's Line. 
 It was then largely unsettled. We 
 often traveled twenty or thirty 
 miles without sight of human being 
 or habitation. Our roads were often 
 
 MULFORD .\ND MoNROE'S DrLG StORE.
 
 132 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 W. W. HussoNG, 
 
 A prominent merchant. President 
 ol the Hussong Cash Mercantile 
 Company. 
 
 Residence of W. W. Hussong, South Second Street. 
 
 paths or trails. We did not see 
 Bond county. 
 
 My first visit to Greenville was 
 in 1845. Having an invitation to 
 visit Hillsboro with a view to 
 settling there as a minister, and 
 having friends in this county, who 
 attended one of the Greenville 
 churches, I was frequently in Green- 
 ville. I moved my family to Hills- 
 boro in March 1S46. I was fre- 
 quently at the church services here 
 durin? my residence in Hillsboro. 
 So that my acquaintance with 
 
 Greenville covers the last sixty 
 years. 
 
 In IS 45 there were only two 
 church buildings in Greenville, the 
 Congregational and Presbyterian, 
 now happily united. The Baptist 
 and Methodist Episcopal organi- 
 zations were both, and for many 
 years, without houses of worship 
 
 and were welcomed to the Presby- 
 terian church for their public wor- 
 ship, at all times, when not in use 
 by the Presbyterians. This con- 
 tinued till the Methodists built 
 their first house in 1849 on the lot 
 now owned by Dr. N. H. Jackson. 
 Their present brick building was 
 erected and dedicated in 1877. The 
 
 VV. E. Robinson, 
 
 Former County Superintendent of 
 Schools. Now Supreme Recorder 
 of the Court of Honor, living at 
 Springfield. 
 
 Harness Shop formerly occupied by Fred Durr.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 133 
 
 George O. Morris, 
 
 Miss Vera Murrib, 
 
 President Board of Education. Real Daughter of" Mr. and Mrs. George O. 
 Estate, Loan and InsuranceAgent. Morris. 
 
 Mrs. Gi!orge O. Morris. 
 
 first Baptist church was built on 
 Main Street between Third and 
 Fourth Streets in 1854. This was 
 used until they built their present 
 house on South Street. 
 
 On the writer's visit to Greenville 
 in 1S45, both the church buildings 
 were new — that of the Congrega- 
 tionalists finished nearly, but that 
 of the Presbyterians largely un- 
 finished in the interior. The seats 
 being of plain boards, square and 
 straight-backed, were by no means 
 comfortable. Though the rough- 
 hewed frame was there for a vesti- 
 bule and gallery, neither was 
 finished and the marks of the 
 
 scorer's axe were plainly visible in 
 many places. 
 
 The incident heretofore men- 
 tioned of the readiness and 
 cordiality with which one Christian 
 church opened its house for other 
 houseless christian churches shows 
 the kindly and fraternal spirit 
 among those who differed on minor 
 and non-essential points. 
 
 When the writer removed his 
 family to Greenville as a home in 
 1854, there were five prayer 
 meetings held on four of the week 
 day evenings. This brought some 
 prayer meeting in conflict with 
 
 nearly every lecture of entertain- 
 ment that might interest or instruct 
 the citizens. The writer made the 
 suggestion that all the prayer- 
 meetings be held on one evening. 
 The suggestion was readily adopted 
 and Thursday evening chosen be- 
 cause two of the five prayer meetings 
 were already held on that evening. 
 About the same time Father 
 George Donnell suggested that the 
 first prayer meeting in each month 
 be a union meeting. This was also 
 generally agreed to, with especial 
 reference to the young and the 
 Sabbath Schools. For some years 
 
 O. E. Tiffany, A. M., Ph. D., 
 
 Former professor of history and eco- 
 nomics in Greenville College. 
 
 Residence of George O. Morris, South Third Street.
 
 134 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 George H Davis, 
 
 A Greeuville boy who is chief clerk to 
 the General Attorney' of the M. W. 
 A., at Rock Island. 
 
 several of the churches united to- 
 gether in the observance of this 
 Thursday prayer service. 
 
 Greenville was not a "City of 
 magnificent distances" when the 
 writer first saw it. It was limited 
 by the hills and valleys on the 
 north, the bluff on the west. South 
 Street on the south, and First 
 Street on the east. All east of 
 First Street was in the country, and 
 largely in the farms of Samuel 
 White and Wyatt Stubblefield. 
 This is the reason the next street 
 east of First Street was named 
 
 Residence of John H. Davis. 
 
 "Prairie" — it was out in the 
 prairie. All the land south of 
 South Street was owned and culti- 
 vated as a part of the farm of the 
 Hon. Wm. S. Wait, and was culti- 
 vated in corn. The first residence 
 property on this Wait land, as the 
 writer remembers, was the site now 
 occupied by W. W. Hussong. 
 Though not a "churchman" Mr. 
 Wait was a liberal, intelligent, 
 wealthy and public spirited citizen 
 and donated and deeded a piece of 
 land to the Rev. James Stafford, 
 then pastor of the Presbyterian 
 church of Greenville. On this Mr. 
 Stafford erected a two story frame 
 house and occupied it as a residence 
 for many years. It afterwards be- 
 came the home of Mrs. Sarah 
 Brown and family and was owned 
 
 and occupied by her son-in-law, Mr. 
 William Morris who removed the 
 old Stafford frame and erected the 
 more modern and commodious resi- 
 dence now occupied by Mr. Hus- 
 song. Mr. Wait deeded this property 
 by metes and bounds as a certain 
 part of Section 10, and so to the 
 present time it is not known as 
 town lots. 
 
 The writer well remembers when 
 Mr. J. F. Alexander lived clear out 
 of town, in the house afterward 
 owned by C. D. Harris, and now 
 the home of James Ward. To get 
 there one had to walk all the way 
 from South Street to Mr. Alex- 
 ander's over a path through the 
 cornfield, or by a much longer dis- 
 tance around the field. All that 
 part of the city now know as "The 
 
 Prof. W. Duff Piercy. 
 Former Superintendent of the Green- 
 ville Public Schools, now a resi- 
 dent of Mt. Vernon, 111. 
 
 Residence of R. W. Wilson.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 135 
 
 Prof. J. T. Ellis, 
 Former Superintendent of the Green- 
 ville Public Schools, now Superin- 
 tendent of the Department of 
 Training of the Southern Illinois 
 Normal at Carbondale. 
 
 South Addition" was then a part 
 of the Wait farm. 
 
 The first business in Greenville 
 was in the west part of town, having 
 as a center the intersection of Main 
 and Sixth Streets. When it became 
 a county seat the principal business 
 houses and sha'ps were gradually 
 removed to, and near, the public 
 square. 
 
 In my first knowledge of the 
 village of Greenville it had very few 
 and short sidewalks. Indeed, it had 
 none except private walks furnished 
 by the owners of certain places of 
 business for the general public. 
 Around the corner owned by the 
 Morse Brothers, now the lately 
 burned district, were walks, just as 
 far as their buildings extended. So 
 of the corner south of that, known 
 then as the store of the Smith 
 Brothers. At the northwest corner 
 of the square, the residence of Mr. 
 Thomas W. Smith: east of that the 
 residence of E. Gaskins, the store 
 of A. Buie, (Mier's meat market) 
 at the middle of the east side of 
 the square the old hotel: at the 
 southeast corner of the square where 
 Mr. Charles Hoiles did business so 
 long, and in a few other of the most 
 public places there were short side- 
 walks as the product of private en- 
 terprises. But at street crossings 
 and generally through the town 
 you had only mother earth in her 
 natural condition under foot. It 
 rained and it thawed then as well 
 as now and our sub-soil of clay re- 
 quired stilts, boots or paving to 
 pass over it undeflled. 
 
 I well remember a service I at- 
 
 tended in the decade of the forties, 
 in the old Presbyterian church, less 
 than a block from the public 
 square. I preached to an audience 
 of nine persons — one of whom was 
 a woman. When I expressed to her 
 my surprise that she should come 
 five miles from the country, when 
 her fellow-members living less 
 than a block distant, were unable 
 to attend, she said promptly, "Oh, 
 that is easily explained. We from 
 the country can drive right up to 
 the church door and miss the town 
 mud." 
 
 6r«cn\>tllc Bands. 
 
 THERE have been several bands 
 in Greenville. One was organ- 
 ized October 10, 187 9, and was 
 chartered November 12, ISSO, with 
 John A. Elam as leader. Other 
 members were A. D. Albrecht, Ward 
 Reid, Will Robinson, Charles 
 Thraner, Wallace Barr, Will John- 
 son, Will Donnell, Robert Johnson, 
 Jesse Watson, Walter Powell, Rome 
 Sprague, Jesse Smith. Frank Shaw, 
 Louis Derleth, Frank Boughman 
 and Will White. Many of these 
 were members of various other 
 bands up until the time of organ- 
 ization of the Greenville Concert 
 Band. One of the bands that made 
 quite a reputation was the Head 
 Consul Band, named in honor of 
 Head Consul Northcott, of the 
 Modern Woodmen. Several of the 
 above named musicians were mem- 
 bers of this band. 
 
 Cbc 6rcciiv»Uc Concert Band. 
 
 An organization that has done 
 much for the city in the way of 
 furnishing martial music and one 
 that has won laurels at home and 
 abroad is the Greenville Concert 
 Band, which had its inception in the 
 old Schlup building, now used as a 
 livery barn on Third Street, on the 
 evening of October 23, 1896. On 
 this date a number of young men 
 met for the purpose of organizing 
 a band. Frank N. Blanchard was 
 chosen chairman and Will C. Car- 
 son, secretary. A committee con- 
 sisting of E. W. Miller, U. S. De- 
 Moulin and Will C. Carson was ap- 
 pointed to draft a constitution and 
 by-laws, and after a few words of 
 encouragement by Ed DeMoulin, 
 the meeting adjourned to meet 
 October 28, 1896, at which time 
 James Brouse of Mulberry Grove 
 was retained as leader and in- 
 structor, and E. W. Miller was 
 elected president, Frank N. Blanch- 
 ard, vice president and Herbert 
 Mulford secretary and treasurer. 
 
 The original members of the band 
 were James Brouse, Frank Blanch- 
 ard, U. S. DeMoulin, L. P. Davis, 
 Will C. Carson, C. M. Mulford, E. 
 W. Miller, C. P. Blanchard, Vern 
 Norman, Will McAdow, James JIul- 
 ford, J. G. Ray, G. H. Davis, 
 George Oudyn, W. H. Baughman, 
 Samuel Wallace. W. J. Bruner, A. 
 
 E. Hill, Don Beedle, John Mulford, 
 
 F. E. Evans, H. Sieck, I. W. Kesler, 
 J. H. Mulford, Fred Floyd, Charles 
 Sieck, Ernest Trautman, Woodford 
 
 F. H. Wheeler's H.\rxess Shop. 
 From left to right— F. H. Wheeler, John Sanderson, J. F. Boughman, 
 Louis Staffen.
 
 136 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Interior view of J. M. Havvley's Jewelry Store, on Main Avenue. Mr. Hawley stands behind the counter on the left. 
 
 Evans and Owen Seaman. Of these 
 original members only three, U. S. 
 DeMoulin, Charles Breuchaud and 
 George Oudyn are now members. 
 
 The band prospered and grew 
 until at one time it had a member- 
 ship of thirty-six. First prize was 
 won at band contests at Highland 
 and Jacksonville and on each oc- 
 casion the boys were up against the 
 best bands in the part of the state 
 in which the contests were held. 
 The band has always been very 
 active in campaigns and in local 
 affairs. During the last few years 
 the quantity in membership has 
 been supplanted by quality of tone 
 and the boys have depended entirely 
 on their own resources. 
 
 For many months the band was 
 composed of George M. Oudyn, 
 Clarence Davis. Clarence Hair, U. 
 S. DeMoulin, H. C. Diehl, Charles 
 Breuchaud, Erastus DeMoulin, 
 Fred C. Jones and A. M. Keith, but 
 in May, 1905, the band was re-organ- 
 Ized, Ed DeMoulin of this city 
 being a new member with three 
 Mulberry Grove men. who will play 
 in the band. 
 
 Clark Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. f . 
 
 By R. K. Dewey. 
 
 Clark Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. F., 
 was chartered January 10. 1839. 
 _A report made by Past Grand Sire 
 
 Thomas Wildey, the father of Odd 
 Fellowship in the United States, 
 who had been made the traveling 
 agent of the Right Worthy Grand 
 Lodge of the United States, made 
 at the October session of the Right 
 Worthy Grand Lodge of the United 
 States held at Baltimore, says: 
 
 "At Greenville in July, 1S38, in 
 the state of Illinois, I met with a 
 number of brethren, among whom 
 was Past Grand James Clark, for- 
 merly of Harper's Ferry, Md. They 
 were desirous of organizing a lodge 
 and presented a petition in due 
 form for a lodge to be located at 
 Greenville and called Clark Lodge 
 No. 3. The charter was granted 
 and the brethren instructed in the 
 work of the order." 
 
 On the same western trip of Past 
 Grand Sire Wildey, he granted the 
 petition for a charter for the Grand 
 Lodge of Illinois, which was insti- 
 tuted in October 1838, and at its 
 first session in 1839, it granted the 
 charter of Clark Lodge No. 3, so 
 that the charter came through the 
 Grand Lodge of Illinois, instead of 
 from the Right Worthy Lodge of 
 the United States. 
 
 It has been claimed by our mem- 
 bers that Clark Lodge No. 3 is the 
 oldest continuous working lodge in 
 the state of Illinois, and in proof 
 thereof I find that at the session of 
 the Grani Lodge held at Springfield 
 August 2 3. 1842, a proposition was 
 presented to require the surrender 
 
 of the charters of Western Star 
 Lodge No. 1 and Alton Lodge No. 
 2, both of Alton, if they were not 
 re-organized before the next regu- 
 lar session of said Grand Lodge. 
 
 On May 2 3, 184 3, the following 
 resolution was adopted: 
 
 "Resolved — That the Grand Sec- 
 retary be and is hereby instructed 
 to demand and receive the charters, 
 books, papers and furniture of said 
 lodges Nos. 1 and 2 for the violation 
 of Section 1, Article XI of the con- 
 stitution of the Grand Lodge of 
 Illinois." On November 29, 1843, 
 the lodges were suspended as shown 
 by the Grand Secretary's Report of 
 above date, but after a time were 
 reinstated, viz.: August 26, 1848. 
 Alton Lodge No. 2 was instituted 
 upon petition from members of old 
 numbers 1 and 2. 
 
 Clark Lodge No. 3 was instituted 
 by Past Grand David P. Berry of 
 Greenville and Past Grand James 
 E. Starr of Alton on the tenth day 
 of January 1839. The charter 
 members were James Clark, D. P. 
 Berry. Thomas Dakin. Patrick 
 O'Byrne. Daniel Ward, A. W. 
 Cheneworth and James E. Starr, the 
 last named being from Alton. The 
 following were the first officers: 
 James Clark, Noble Grand.: Patrick 
 O'Byrne, Vice Grand: James Brad- 
 ford, Secretary: Robert F. White, 
 Treasurer: Thomas M. White, 
 Warden and Conductor: Thomas 
 Dakin. Inner Guardian: Officers,
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 137 
 
 J. P. Pepin, 
 
 For IG years a leading Ijlacksmitli 
 and horseshoer. 
 
 second quarter — Patrick O'Byrne, 
 N. G.; T. M. White, Secretary; 
 Officers, tliird quarter — R. F. White, 
 N. G.; Seth Fuller, Secretary; Of- 
 ficers, fourth quarter — T. M. White, 
 N. G.; R. F. White, Secretary. 
 
 The lodge had no seal. One was 
 ordered October 12, 1S50, and re- 
 ceived October 26, 1850. 
 
 The lodge met for several years 
 in the second story of the James 
 Clarit building at the northwest 
 corner of Main and Fifth Streets. 
 After many years, say about 1S55, 
 the lodge moved to the second stoi-y 
 of the frame building standing on 
 the east side of the court house 
 square about where S. M. Harne- 
 tiaux's restaurant now stands, from 
 which place it moved to the third 
 story of the Sprague Block, which 
 
 Aflfil^ 
 
 I'l- rix's Suii]' 
 
 it occupied for a long time. Finally^; 
 -M. B. Chittenden built a two story 
 frame building on the ground where 
 Watson's drug store now stands and 
 the second story was rented by 
 Clark Lodge, owing to some trouble 
 in renting room in the Sprague 
 Block. After occupying that room 
 for some time the building was re- 
 moved to make room for the two 
 brick buildings and the First 
 National Bank building, when the 
 Lodge moved to the third story of 
 the First National Bank, being the 
 Mansard roof part, but that room 
 being so hot in summer and so cold 
 in winter, the lodge again removed 
 to the Sprague Block where it re- 
 mained until April 19n3. when it 
 moved to the northwest corner of 
 
 Main and Third, second story, where 
 it had a very fine room and banquet 
 room. The lodge was holding its 
 meetings there at the time of the 
 fire of October 27. 1904, which 
 burned everything belonging to the 
 lodge, valued at over $1,000, with 
 $500 insurance. The loss of our 
 old records was more deeply de- 
 plored than anything else, as we 
 are the oldest continuous working 
 lodge in the state of Illinois. 
 
 This record is made up by the 
 writer hereof from personal knowl- 
 edge of over fifty years in attend- 
 ance on said lodge and from private 
 notes in his possession. The fol- 
 lowing is a list of the members of 
 said lodge in the years 1S5S and 
 1859. On account of the loss of 
 
 Philip Stoit, 
 
 Coustable of Central Township for 
 several years. 
 
 The uld Travis blacksmith shop, at one time Mt. Gilead church. This 
 shop stood on the site of the present T- P. Pepin blacksmith, carriage 
 and repair shop.
 
 138 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 our records by fire I cannot give 
 date of initiation or time of death: 
 
 Myron Ostrom, Thomas Chamber- 
 lain, Joel Elam, S. B. Holcomb, 
 James M. Fergus, Joseph Campbell, 
 Alex Kelsoe, W. S. Colcord, C. W. 
 Holden, Adolph Hefter, Wm. Bell, 
 J. E. Travis, David H. Winans, D. 
 H. Phillips, D. D. Robbins, Theo. 
 Smith, P. G. Vawter, Richard 
 Stowe, J. B. Hunter, L. M. White, 
 S. W. Marston, Williamson Plant, 
 J. K. McLean, M. B. Chittenden, R. 
 C. Sprague, Anson Sprague, George 
 Laws, John T. Barr, Jacob Koonce, 
 Daniel Jett, J. H. Birge, L. P. 
 Littlefield, David Able, E. Gaskins, 
 Thos. W. Smith, M. G. Dale, D. P. 
 Hagee, John B. Reid, John F. 
 Laws, A. G. Morgan, Wm. Scott, S. 
 R. Perry, W. A. Libbey, C. T. Floyd, 
 O. B. Colcord, E. A. Floyd, T. W. 
 Floyd, G. W. Hill, Hance Corsby, 
 H. W. White, S. H. Croker, Alex 
 Buie, E. Francisco, J. F. Alexander, 
 George Gibson, Cyrus Birge, Rufus 
 Elam. J. A. Combs. J. Mattinly. D. 
 Wilkins, Robert Thompson, Wm. 
 McGuire, Geo. W. Moffat, J. T. 
 Fouke, Edwin Birge, J. L. Lester, 
 S. B. Gower, R. K. Dewey, D. B. 
 Sturgis, John Melone, G. W. Miller, 
 J. H. Murdock, C. B. Hamilton, J. 
 H. Moss, J. P. Paulding, C. E. 
 Stearns, M. V. Denny. Henry H. 
 Wood, Alex Calahan, Thomas Met- 
 calf. Lemuel Adams, F. A. Sabin, S. 
 H. Wise, E. B. Smith, John T. 
 Castle, F. M. Eakin, Ralph Wilds, 
 A. L. Doud, Thos. J. Purnell, A. 
 Sellers, J. J. Mathews, L. J. Sea- 
 graves, M. Klump, R. L. George, 
 C. M. Hamilton. 
 
 In looking over this list of mem- 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. R. \V. H.\stings and Childrkn, Hazel a.nd Byrl. 
 
 Henry D. Jackson, Prof. A. H. Jackson, Mrs. A. II. Jackson, 
 
 Bookkeeper for a large coal com- Born and raised near Greenville, a A Bond County Teacher for seven- 
 pany at Portland, Oregon, and a teacher for 29 year.s. Ten years teen vears. 
 rising young attorney. President of Bond County Teach- 
 
 ers' Association.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 139 
 
 F. E. MiEK, 
 Proprietor of Micr's nual market. 
 
 F. E. Miek's Meat Market, North Second Street. 
 
 bers I find but ten are still living 
 and only one is still a member of 
 the lodge and that one is R. K. 
 Dewey, who is the oldest Odd Fel- 
 low belonging to the lodge, and 
 there are but very few, if any, in 
 the state older in the order. There 
 have been over 415 members initi- 
 ated in this lodge since its organi- 
 zation. The present membership is 
 110. There are now thirty-six past 
 grands belonging to the lodge. Our 
 membership is steadily increasing, 
 some six or ten having been initi- 
 ated, advanced and exalted since 
 the fire of October last. 
 
 Although Clark Lodge is the 
 oldest working lodge in the state 
 she has never had a permanent 
 home until a few months ago. The 
 lodge has purchased the drug store 
 and grounds at the northwest corner 
 of the public square, and are having 
 it remodeled so as to use the second 
 story for a home for the old lodge. 
 The price paid was $7,000, which at 
 present advanced prices of real es- 
 tate within the city, is considered 
 a good bargain. 
 
 ©rccnvillc Lodge No. 245t 3. f. 
 and H. ]M. 
 
 By Joseph H. McHenry. 
 
 Greenville Lodge No. 245 A. F. 
 and A. M. was instituted under dis- 
 pensation October 28, 1S56. The 
 dispensation was granted on pe- 
 tition of William M. Bell, W. H. 
 Collins, P. W. Hutchinson, J. B. 
 
 H. A. DURRE, 
 A well known business man. 
 
 Mr. and .Mrs. F. B. Sells and Daughter, Mrs. H. A. Durre. Mr. Sells is 
 an insurance agent.
 
 140 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Sager Harralson, 
 One of Greenville's young business men. 
 
 Lansing, Isaac Minor, Neely Mc- 
 Neill and W. F. White. W. B. Her- 
 riek, Grand Master of the Grand 
 Lodge of Illinois, granted the dis- 
 pensation and appointed as offlcers: 
 W. H. Collins, W. M.; P. W.. Hut- 
 chinson, S. W.; J. D. Lansing, J. 
 W. The first man made a Mason 
 by the lodge was Dr. W. A. Allen, 
 who was given the Master Mason's 
 degree on January 15, 1857. 
 
 The lodge continued under dis- 
 pensation for nearly a year, until a 
 charter was issued by the Grand 
 Lodge at Springfield October 7, 
 1857. It was signed by J. H. Hib- 
 bard. Grand Master, and the 
 charter members were: W. H. Col- 
 lins, "W. M.; P.W.Hutchinson, S. 
 W^; W. P. White, J. W.: John 
 Burchsted, W. A. Allen and Neely 
 McNeill. 
 
 At the first meeting after the 
 charter was issued, McKenzy 
 Turner, acting as proxy for the 
 Grand Master, instituted Greenville 
 Lodge No. 2 45, under its charter, 
 in due form. 
 
 The first election of officers by 
 the lodge was held November 23, 
 1857, and the following were 
 elected: S. Stevenson, W. M. : W. A. 
 
 Allen, S. W.; C. W. Holden, J. W.; 
 J. H Birge, Secretary; John Burch- 
 sted, Treasurer: E. H. Blanchard, 
 S. D.; T. D. White, J. D.; C. A. 
 
 Darlington, Tyler; J. D. Lansing 
 and W. A. Allen, Stewarts. 
 
 The following is a list of the 
 Masters of the lodge since Us first 
 organization and the term or terms 
 during which they served: \V. H 
 Collins, 1856-57; S. Stevenson 
 1858-59; E. H. Blanchard, ISGO; T 
 
 D. White, 1861; J. H. Birge. IS 62 
 S. Stevenson, 1863; T. D. White 
 1864-65; J. F. Alexander, l.S(;6-G9 
 
 E. T. King, 1870; J. B. Reid, 1871 
 J. C. Gerichs, 1872-74;. L. Adams 
 1875; P. C. Reed, 1876; J. C 
 Gerichs, 1877; I. Norman, 1878 
 J. C. Gerichs, 1879; Dr. James 
 Gordon, 1880; I. Norman, 1881; J. 
 B. Reid, 1882-83; I. Norman, 1884- 
 87; C. F. Thraner, 18SS; G. C 
 Scipio, 1889; C. J. Lindly, 1890: C 
 P. Thraner, 1891; E. Baumberger 
 1892-94; A. L. Hord, 1895; W. B 
 Bradsby, 1896; Ned C. Sherburne, 
 1897; W. T. Easley, 1899-1900; E, 
 E. Wise, 1901-2; E. E. Cox, 1903 
 Joseph H. McHenry, 190 4; E. S. 
 Titus, 1905-6. 
 
 The present oflScers are E. S. 
 Titus, W. M.; E. W. Miller, S. \V.; 
 J. K. Murdock, J. W. ; F. Thraner, 
 Treasurer; J A. Scott, Secretary; E. 
 E. Cox, S. D.; Thomas Biggs, J. D.; 
 Ed McGraw, Tyler; J. H. McHenry, 
 and H. W. Park, Stewarts; Rev. J. 
 G. Wright, Chaplain. 
 
 There are now on the rolls of 
 the lodge 90 members in good 
 standing, and since the first organi- 
 zation a total of 284 names have 
 been enrolled. W. H. Williams, who 
 died January 1. 1906, was up to that 
 time the oldest member of the 
 lodge, he having become a member 
 May 25, 1866. F. Thraner follows 
 in point of seniority, dating his 
 membership from October 1S67. 
 
 The lodge was instituted in the 
 
 
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 Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth McGinness.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 141 
 
 Integrity Lodge No. yz, H. O. 
 
 a. «i. 
 
 By J. T. Fouke. 
 
 J. V. Dixon and Sox, E. Bliss Dixon. 
 
 J. V. Dixon was born and raised in Bond County and 
 has been in the hardware business since 1898. Is a 
 member of the Board of Education. 
 
 Odd Fellows hall, and continued as 
 renters of Clark Lodge until 1S96, 
 when the lodge room, now owned 
 by the Masons was completed. This 
 is one of the handsomest lodge 
 rooms in the state, comprising the 
 third story of a large brick building 
 on the northeast corner of Main 
 Avenue and Second Street. 
 
 The first action by the lodge 
 looking to the erection of a lodge 
 room was taken January 25, 1893, 
 when George M. Tatham moved that 
 a committee be appointed to con- 
 sider the advisability of building. 
 George M. Tatham, C. F. Thraner 
 and G. C. Scipio were appointed as 
 such committee. The matter was 
 kept before the lodge through the 
 summer of 1893, a number of com- 
 mittees being appointed and many 
 conferences held, but no progress 
 was made toward getting the work 
 started and at a meeting held Xo- 
 vember 22 of the same year, the 
 matter was postponed till spring 
 and was not revived again in the 
 lodge till February 26, 1S96. On 
 that date C. J. Lindly, Ned C. Sher- 
 burne and J. F. Watts were ap- 
 pointed a committee to confer with 
 J. H. Livingston in regard to the 
 matter of building in connection 
 with him. On April 2 2 Ned C. 
 Sherburne, Dr. W. T. Easley and 
 C. E. Davidson were appointed a 
 building committee and instructed 
 to proceed with the erection of a 
 building in connection with Mr. 
 Livingston. The hall was completed 
 and the first meeting held therein 
 Wednesday evening. March 3. l.'?97, 
 Ned C. Sherburne presiding as 
 Worshipful Master. The second 
 
 meeting held in the new lodge room 
 was a lodge of sorrows to pay a 
 last tribute of affection to the mem- 
 ory of Brother T. D. White, who at 
 the time of his death, was the oldest 
 member of the lodge. His remains 
 were carried to the beautiful new 
 temple and the Masonic funeral 
 services were held there April 2, 
 1897. This is the only instance ot 
 a funeral having been conducted in 
 a lodge room in this city. 
 
 The Masons have as tenants for 
 their hall the Woodmen, Royal 
 Neighbors and Knights of Pythias. 
 
 Integrity Lodge No. 72, A. O. U. 
 W. was instituted April 28, 1877, 
 with the following officers, S, M, 
 Inglis, P. W. M.; George S. Phelps, 
 \V. M.; Henry Howard, F.; William 
 Ballard, O.; Cyrus Birge, Recorder; 
 George C. Scipio, Financier; M, V. 
 Denny, Receiver; C. W. Holden, G.; 
 Samuel Werner, I. G.; S. M. Tabor, 
 O. W. Henry Howard was the first 
 representative to the meeting of the 
 Grand Lodge at Ottawa, 111., in 
 February 1878, 
 
 The present membership is 28. 
 The present officers are: John B. 
 Reid, P. W. M.; Ed McGraw, M. W.; 
 James Kingon, Foreman; Joseph L, 
 Koonce, Overseer; Joseph T. Fouke, 
 Recorder; Frederick Thraner, 
 
 Financier; C. K. Denny, Receiver; 
 Sylvanus Hutchinson. I. W.; Thos. 
 D. Stevenson, O. W, 
 
 The lodge has paid out $4 2,0 00 
 benefits on the death of twenty-one 
 members. 
 
 Independent Order Mutual Hid. 
 
 The Independent Order of Mutual 
 Aid was organized September 20, 
 ISSO, with the following officers: J. 
 J. Clarkson, P.; C. W. Seawell, P. 
 P.; John Kingsbury, V. P.; Henry 
 Rammel, R. S.; J. M. McAdams, P, 
 S.; H, T. Powell, T.; E. C. Stearns, 
 J. J. Clarkson and H. T. Powell, 
 Trustees; A. T. Reed, C; C. H. 
 Beatty, I. G.; O. L. Lupton, O. G, 
 
 J. V. Dixon's H.\rdware Store.
 
 142 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Francis Blakeley, 
 
 Well known business man, proprietor of Blakelev's 
 Furniture Store. 
 
 The society has paid out in Green- W. E. Davis; Watchman, L. D. 
 
 Tille for ten deaths $23,000. The 
 present ofiBcers are: President, L. 
 L. Tice; Financial Secretary, S. 
 Wannamaugher; Secretary and 
 Treasurer, E. D. Wallace. The 
 lodge has a membership of fifteen. 
 
 Blanchard: Sentry, Ed DeMoulin; 
 Physician, Wm. T. Easley: Mana- 
 gers, E. B. Wise; J. E. Groves, W. 
 A. McLain. 
 
 The camp has had a steady 
 growth from the iirst until the 
 present membership numbers about 
 
 Tictory Camp, No. 452, )M. lU. H. 
 
 2 7 5. Meetings are held twice a 
 month in Masonic Temple. 
 
 The camp has been signally 
 honored in that one of its members, 
 Hon. W. A. Northcott, was for about 
 thirteen years the Head Consul of 
 the order, building it up from a 
 weak little band to the largest fra- 
 ternal order in the world. 
 
 The present oflacers are: Vener- 
 able Consul, George Hines; Worthy 
 Adviser, John Cole; Banker, Fred 
 Floyd; Clerk, Albert Plog; Escort, 
 S. Harralson, Wachman, John Wil- 
 son; Sentry, Joseph Hochdaffer; 
 Physicians, Dr. W. T. Easley and 
 Dr. B. F. Coop; Managers, Philip 
 Diehl, E. W. Dressor and W. C. 
 Presgrove. 
 
 Browning Lodge JVo. 238 Knights 
 of Pythias. 
 
 Browning Lodge No. 2 38, Knights 
 of Pythias is a representative young 
 men's lodge of Greenville. The 
 lodge was instituted February 15th, 
 1.S90, by Ben Hur Lodge No. 203 
 of Vandalia, 111., when the following 
 first ofiicers were installed: C. B. 
 Cook, C. C; H. J. Ravold, V. C; 
 J. G. Wright, P.; J. E. Groves, K. 
 of R. & S.; N. H. Jackson, M. F.; 
 J. S. Bradford, M. E.; W. T. Eas- 
 ley, M. A.; Ed DeMoulin, I. G.; M. 
 C Heuter, O. G. 
 
 Since its organization, the lodge 
 has enjoyed a steady growth and 
 has at present a good working mem- 
 bership of sixty-two members. 
 Browing Lodge has quarters in Ma- 
 sonic Temple which is noted for 
 being one of the finest lodge rooms 
 in Illinois. 
 
 The present officers for 190 6 arn. 
 
 By George Grube. 
 
 Victory Camp No. 452, Modern 
 Woodmen of America, which is now 
 the largest lodge in Bond county, 
 was organized November 2, 1887, in 
 Masonic Hall by R. T. Court, Deputy 
 Head Consul. There were twenty- 
 four charter members as follows: 
 
 L. D. Blanchard, W. A. Brown, 
 T. S. Dewey, W. E. Davis, John H. 
 Davis, Philip Diehl, Ed DeMoulin, 
 H. C. Travis, Wm. T. Easley, U. E. 
 Follett, J. E. Groves, Wm. Gerkin, 
 W. O. Holdzkom, E. F. Johnson, 
 Wm. M. Klump, E. B. Wise, W. A. 
 McLain, Vance McLain, W. J. Mur- 
 dock, I. Norman, Wm. G. Pervoe, 
 Ward Reid, Charles Stewart and J. 
 W. Wise. 
 
 The first ofiacers of the camp 
 were: Venerable Consul, I. Nor- 
 man; Clerk, Ward Reid; Worthy 
 Adviser, E. B. Wise; Excellent 
 Banker, W. O. Holdzkom; Escort, 
 
 Residence of Francis Blakeley.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 143 
 
 Washington Sherman and Family. 
 When they came to Greenville in 1897. 
 
 Fkesent Residence of Washington Sherman, 
 Xt No. 301, East Spring Avenue.
 
 144 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Washington Sherman and Family, at the present time. 
 
 H. C. Diehl, C. C; Sager Harralson, 
 V. C. C; John Floyd, Prelate; 
 George V. Weise, K. of R. and S.: 
 E. E. Wise, M. at A; C. E. Cook, 
 M. of F.: F. N. Blanchard, M. of E.; 
 James Boughman, M. of W.; P. E. 
 Watson, I. G.; Thomas Biggs, O G. ; 
 C. E. Cook, Representative m the 
 Grand Lodge. 
 
 Greenville Court of Ronor. 
 
 By Frank N. Blanchard. 
 
 Greenville Court of Honor No. 3, 
 vfas organized in the ofiBce of W. E. 
 Robinson in the court house and 
 the first officers elected were Dr. W. 
 T. Easley, President, Pro Tern; R. 
 C. Morris, Secretary and C. J. 
 Lindly delegate to the Supreme 
 Court at Springfield, 111., which 
 meeting was held July 19, 189.5. 
 At the Supreme Court a few years 
 later W. E. Robinson, of Greenville, 
 was elected Supreme Recorder, 
 
 which position he still holds. 
 
 Permanent organization of Green- 
 ville Court was not effected until 
 August 3, 1S95, at which time the 
 following officers were elected: 
 Worthy Chancellor, W. E. Robi:i- 
 son: Vice Chancellor, Stella M. 
 Reid; Past Chancellor, W. V. 
 Weise; Recorder, R. C. Morris; 
 Treasurer, Clara A. Robinson; 
 Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Wright; Con- 
 ductor, Ned C. Sherburne; Guard, 
 Dicie Miller; Sentinel, J. H. Davis; 
 Medical Examiner, Dr. W. T. Eas- 
 ley; Directors, W. W. Lowis, J. Sea- 
 man and A. L. Hord. 
 
 Meetings are now held in old Odd 
 Fellows' hall and the court has a 
 membership of 130. The present of- 
 ficers are: 
 
 Worthy Chancellor, E. R. Gum; 
 Vice Chancellor, J. F. Akins; Re- 
 corder, F. N. Blanchard; Conductor, 
 Ward Reid; Chaplain, Nellie A. 
 Wheeler; Guard, E. W. Miller; 
 Sentinel. Robin Reid; Medical Ex- 
 aminer, Dr. W. T. Easley and J. E. 
 Groves; Directors. E. E. Brice, Mrs. 
 W. A. Leidel and, P. H. Tate. 
 
 Melrose Rcbehab Lodge. 
 
 By Mrs. Laura Hair. 
 
 On February 16, 1897, twenty 
 members, who had taken with- 
 drawal cards from Memento Rebek- 
 ah Lodge No. 125, I. O. O. P., of 
 Vandalia, 111., met in the hall of 
 Clark Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. P., in 
 Greenville, for the purpose of insti- 
 tuting a Rebekah Lodge. Mrs. 
 May D. Stone, President of the 
 state association acted as Grand 
 Master of the occasion and a lod^e 
 was duly organized, with sixteen 
 charter members. On March 31, 
 of the same year, forty-three new 
 members were initiated, making in 
 all fifty-nine members. At one 
 time Melrose Lodge had one hun- 
 dred members enrolled. The first 
 elected officers were as follows: 
 
 N. G., Mrs. Lizzie Dressor; V. G., 
 Mrs. Kate Gullick; Recording Sec- 
 retary. Mrs. Lizzie Dewey; Finan- 
 cial Secretary, Mrs. Jennie A. Scott; 
 Treasurer, Mrs. Nancy Miles. The
 
 Historical Souvenir of G 
 
 reenville, Illinois. 
 
 145 
 
 A. F. RlCKFELDER, 
 
 A leading horseshoer and blacksniitli 
 of Greenville. 
 
 blowing were the first appointed 
 officers: R. s. X. (;., R. K. Dewey; 
 ^- S. N. G., James Scott; Warden 
 Mrs. Sarah Boughman; Chaplain,' 
 Mrs. Alice Lindly; O. G A L 
 Bone; I. G.. John Miles: R. S. V. 
 G., J. H. Boughman: L. S. V. G., E 
 \V. Dressor. 
 
 Lilve all other orders of its kind 
 Melrose has increased in member- 
 ship but it has also decreased, and at 
 present has but fort.v-four members 
 In October of 1904, when the Odd 
 Fellows hall was burned, we suf- 
 fered a great loss, all our regalia 
 ntuals and seal being burned in 
 fact nothing being saved but our 
 lodge records and constitution 
 Luckily, however, an insurance was 
 carried and we received $150 for 
 our loss. The present officers are- 
 N. G., Miss Myrtle Logging; V 
 G-, Miss Carrie Thraner: Recording 
 Secretary, Mrs. Laura Hair: Finan- 
 cial Secretary. Mrs. Maude Scheske- 
 Treasurer, Mrs. Emma Leidel' 
 garden, Mrs. Carrie Loggins: Con- 
 ductor, Mrs. Jennie Scott: I G 
 Mrs. Nancy Dowell; Q g G I 
 Loggins; Chaplain, John "Bough- 
 man; R. s. N. G., J. A. Scott; L.' S. 
 N. G., Mrs. Lizzie Dressor: R S V 
 G.. Mrs. Mary Plog: L S V G 
 Mrs. Nellie Wheeler. 
 
 The Rebekahs are a sociable band 
 of people and will do all in their 
 power for their fellow men and any 
 member who needs aid in time of 
 sickness may depend on their Re- 
 bekah sisters. The door is always 
 open to new members and anv one 
 wishing to join a social order should 
 not fail to consider the advantages 
 the Rebekahs offer. 
 
 A. F. RiCKFELDER's Bl.^CK 
 
 s.MiTH Shop, South Second Street. 
 
 Hda Camp |Vo. 598, R, )V. ©f H. 
 
 By Mrs. Mary Gerkin. 
 
 A camp of Royal Neighbors of 
 America, auxiliary to the Modern 
 Woodmen, was organized in this 
 city by Mrs. Lizzie Grist, deputy 
 supreme oracle, on March 27 1897 
 with twenty-five charter members.' 
 The officers elected were as follows- 
 Mrs. Frances M. Ross, Oracle - 
 Mrs. C. H. DeMoulin, Vice Oracle' 
 Miss C. H. Ogden. Recorder; Mrs' 
 M. Gerkin, Receiver; Mrs. M. May- 
 nard. Chancellor: Mrs. Dora Hast- 
 
 ings, Marshal; Dr. B. P. Coop. 
 Physician: Mrs. Bertha Johnson, 
 Outer Sentinel; Mrs L. O Di.xon 
 Inner Sentinel; Mr. Ed DeMoulin' 
 Mr. A. D. Ross and Mrs. Mary 
 Kingsbury, Board of Managers. 
 
 Oracle Ross appointed Mrs. Ada 
 xNorthcott as past oracle. The 
 name selected for this camp was 
 Ada in honor of Neighbor Ada 
 ^orthcott. Although Ada Camp be- 
 ?an Its life with .so few members 
 they all went to work with a will 
 to get new members. The next 
 month April, seventeen were taKen 
 into the order. 
 
 Death has robbed us of six mem- 
 
 HUFI-MA.N- AND PreSGROVE DraVS
 
 146 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Mrs. a. D. Ross and Sons. 
 
 A. D. Ross. 
 
 bers, Charles Kingsbury, Mrs. C. 
 H. DeMoulin, Mrs. Lawrence Ross, 
 Mrs. Robert Sample, Miss Emma 
 Boughman and Mrs. Frank Trost. 
 There are now eighty-one bene- 
 ficiary and sixteen social members 
 in good standing. The officers for 
 190G are: 
 
 Mrs. Leona DeMoulin, Oracle; 
 Mrs. Mabel Buscher, Vice Oracle; 
 Mrs. Laura Hair, Past Oracle; Mrs. 
 Bertha Johnson, Chancellor; Mre. 
 Mary Plog, Recorder; Mrs. Maude 
 Scheske, Receiver; Mrs. Dora Hast- 
 ings, Marshal; Mrs. Anna Streiff, 
 Inner Sentinel; Mrs. Kathenne 
 Rickf elder, Outer Sentinel; Mrs. 
 Lucinda McCutcheon, Mrs. M. A. 
 Rieden-ann and E. S. Frey, Manag- 
 ers; Dr. Wm. T. Easley and Dr. B. 
 F. Coop. Physicians. 
 
 Mrs Dora Hastings has the honor 
 of having held her office of Marshal 
 ever since the camp was organized 
 in 1897. The Royal Neighbors are 
 noted for their kindness and help 
 in time of trouble and sickness. I 
 will further say: "By their works 
 ye shall know them." 
 
 Mutual protective League. 
 
 By Lloyd P. Davis. 
 
 Security Council No. 156 of the 
 Mutual Protective League 'was or- 
 ganized in this city April 3, 1899, 
 by H. L. Tripod, who was then 
 state deputy of the order. At the 
 organization of the council E. E^ 
 -Burson, Supreme Vice President of 
 -the order, was present and gave m- 
 structions in the secret work. The 
 charter membership of the council 
 was fifteen and it has had a steady 
 
 increase in membership up to the 
 present time, and now has enrolled 
 about sixty members. The officers 
 elected at the time of the organi- 
 zation were: 
 
 Rev. C. D. Shumard, President; 
 Mrs. J. L. Bunch, Vice President: 
 Lloyd P. Davis, Secretary and 
 Treasurer; B. F. Coop, M. D., Medi- 
 cal Examiner; all of whom still 
 hold these respective offices, being 
 re-elected at each term. 
 
 This council is in a very flour- 
 ishing condition, having its regular 
 monthly meetings. Until recently 
 the meetings were held in Odd 
 Fellows Hall. While this lodge is 
 not the largest in the city it is con- 
 sidered by its members as one of 
 the safest and surest on life insur- 
 ance lines. 
 
 Royal Hmericane. 
 
 By Earl M. Davis. 
 
 The Fraternal Army of America, 
 which was organized in Greenville 
 July IS, 1901, and the Loyal Ameri- 
 cans, which order was organized in 
 1903, were merged on September 
 15, 190 3, and took the name of the 
 Loyal Americans. The first officers 
 of the Loyal Americans were 
 George Alderman. President and 
 Ollie Dixon, Secretary. The first 
 officers of the Fraternal Army were 
 Sam Plant, President and B. M. 
 Davis, Secretary. These last named 
 are the present officers. There are 
 at present twenty-six members en- 
 
 Residence of a. D. Ross, East College Avenue.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 147 
 
 Mk. and Mrs. Benj. Baits and DALGHTtRS. 
 
 rolled. There is no regular place 
 of meeting. 
 
 Knights of the Modem Maccabees 
 
 By J. P. Redmond. 
 
 Bancroft Tent No. 1035 Knights 
 of Modern Maccabees was organized 
 by J. E. Bancroft, January 2 2, 
 1903. The charter closed February 
 13. 1903, with 11)3 members. The 
 first officers of this tent were as 
 follows: Past Commander, A. L. 
 Bone: Commander, J. L. Mc- 
 Cracken: Lieutenant Commander, 
 Will Lucas: Record Keeper, Will C. 
 Wright: Finance Keeper, W. E. 
 Jackson: Chaplain, T. F. Chamber- 
 lain: Physician, Dr. C. C. Gordon: 
 Sergeant, George Hines: Master at 
 Arms, E. J. Clarkson: 1st Master 
 of the Guards, Wm. Dewey: 2nd 
 Master of the Guards, Louis Lucas: 
 Sentry, Harry Keesecker: Picket, 
 John B. Floyd. 
 
 The local branch of Maccabees 
 has been prosperous from its organ- 
 ization, holdine: regular meetings 
 and has. the past year, grown ma- 
 terially in membership of such high 
 character as to insure its growth 
 for years to come. It has been 
 honored with the presence of Great 
 Commander N. S. Boynton and 
 other distinguished head officers. J. 
 P. Redmond was chosen to repre- 
 sent the tent at its Grand Review, 
 in Battle Creek, Mich., June 4, 
 1904. 
 
 The financial standing of the tent 
 was good until October 27. 1904, 
 when fire destroyed the building in 
 which the tent held its meetings 
 and the tent lost regalia and records 
 valued at $200. 
 
 The present officers of the tent 
 are: Past Commander, W. C. Ful- 
 
 ler; Commander, R. W. Wilson; 
 Lieutenant Commander, Alvin Wat- 
 son; Record Keeper, L. L. Lucas; 
 Finance Keeper, J. F. Johnston; 
 Chaplain, M. B. Hawley; Physicians, 
 Dr. W. T. Easley and Dr. J. E. 
 Groves; Sergeant, G. B. Carr: 
 Master at Arms, Edward Skates; 
 First Master of the Guards, Charles 
 Watson : Second Master of the 
 Guards, Levi Rule; Sentinel, R. F. 
 Stubblefield; Picket, Martin Will- 
 man. 
 
 The Modern Maccabees is one of 
 the largest and strongest fraternal 
 beneficiary organizations in the 
 world today, doing business in all 
 the healthy states of the Union on 
 six assessments a year. The average 
 age of all members admitted in the 
 year 190 3 was 2 9 years. 
 
 Mrs. Amanda M. Baits, Deceased. 
 Xn early settler of this county. 
 
 6rccnvUlc Rive No. 878, L. of 
 
 M. M- 
 
 By Mrs. Lucy M. Cable. 
 
 Greenville Hive No. 878, Ladies 
 of Modern Maccabees was ogan- 
 ized July 10, 1903, with the fol- 
 lowing charter members: Dr. Lina 
 M. Rosat, Dr. Marie L. Ravold, 
 Eilia A. Hall, Dora F. Lutz. Lucy 
 M. Cable, Martha Palmer, Sara J. 
 Stubblefield, Carrie Wasem, Philo- 
 pine Dever, Lena Clementz, Anna 
 DeMoulin. Emma DeMoulin, Cordia 
 
 Baits' Bros. .Machine Shop.
 
 148 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 Anton Plog, 
 
 A member of the firm of Plog and 
 White, restauranters. 
 
 A. Harper, Eliza Hair, Victoria 
 Hair, Birdie Noe, Florence A. 
 Jackson. Dora Palmer, Emma Wan- 
 namaugher. The following were 
 the first officers of the lodge: Com- 
 mander, Carrie Wasem; Past Com- 
 mander, Marie L. Ravold; Record 
 Keeper, Dora F. Lutz; Finance 
 Keeper, Eilia Hall; Chaplain, Lucy 
 M. Cable: Sergeant, Anna DeMoul- 
 in; Mistress at Arms, Birdie Noe; 
 Sentinel, Martha Palmer; Picket, 
 Lena Clementz; Physician, Dr. Lina 
 M. Rosat. 
 
 The hive at present has a mem- 
 bership of thirty-five and the fol- 
 lowing are the officers: Commander, 
 Laura Hair; Past Commander, Pari- 
 lee Mueller; Lieutenant Com- 
 mander, Emma Wannamaugher: 
 Record Keeper, Carrie Wasem; 
 Finance Keeper, Kate Murdock; 
 Chaplain, Lucy M. Cable; Sergeant, 
 Mrs. Matilda Susenbach; Mistress at 
 Arms, Bessie Betterton; Sentinel, 
 Jane Near: Picket, Hannah C. 
 Davis; Physicians, Dr. L. M. Ra- 
 vold and Dr. L. M. Rosat. 
 
 Banher'9 -fraternal dnton. 
 
 By J. H. Allio. 
 
 Greenville Council, No. 110, 
 Bankers' Fraternal Union, was or- 
 ganized in Masonic Temple, Decem- 
 ber IS, 1903. by W. A. Northcott, 
 Supreme Organizer. The first 
 officers of the council were Past 
 President, C. J. Lindly: President, 
 E. E. Cox; Vice President, M. M. 
 Sharp; Financial Secretary, J. H. 
 Allio: Corresponding Secretary, G. 
 L. Meyer; Banker, George V. 
 Weise; Associate Editor, Will C. 
 Wright; Sergeant at Arms, G. M. 
 Oudyn; Conductor, Oscar Wafer; 
 Inside Guard, Will McAdow; Outer 
 Guard, G. G. Davis; Trustee, Ward 
 Reid: Musical Director, Ed De- 
 Moulin; Medical Examiners, Dr. W. 
 T. Easley and Dr. B. F. Coop. The 
 same officers are still in office. The 
 present membership is 33. 
 
 Mrs. Anton Plog. 
 
 Colby post No. 301, 6. H. R. 
 
 By J. H. Ladd. 
 
 Colby Post No. 301, G. A. R. was 
 mustered in by Captain Henry D. 
 Hull on July 2, 1883, with the fol- 
 lowing named charter members; J. 
 B. Reid, C. W. Watson, R. K. Dew- 
 ey, *E. B. Wise, *John Losch, Wm. 
 Nagle, John H. Boughman, *Wm. 
 H. H. Beeson, *Rev. J. B. White, 
 *D. B. Evans. *IT. B. Bowers, S. M. 
 
 Former County Treasurer H. W. Blizz.\rd, Mrs. Blizz.^rd, Son and Daughter.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 149 
 
 \Vm. a. Leidel, 
 Manager of Leidel Ice Company. 
 
 Tabor, John H Hawley, Joseph T. 
 Fouke, *T. B. Wood, Wm. T. 
 Pointer, Geo. H. FoUett, J. W. 
 Reed, *Lemuel Adams, B. A. Har- 
 bine, Thomas K. Ridgway, Wm. 
 Ingels, *David \V. Merry, *James 
 Stack, Lewis J. Myers, James C. 
 Sanderson, *August Breuning, 
 
 Thomas S. Vaughn, *Henry Voate, 
 *Wm. A. Allen, *Fred Merry, *Geo. 
 C. McCord, *John Schlup, Joseph 
 N. Harned. 
 
 Those marked with a * are the 
 deceased charter members. 
 
 Colby Post was named by the 
 first captain of Co. F 130th. 111. 
 Volunteers in honor of Captain W. 
 M. Colby, who was mortally 
 wounded in the charge at Vicks- 
 burg, May 22nd, IS 63 and who 
 died May 23rd. 1863. 
 
 The first officers of the Post were: 
 Post Commander, J. B. Reid; Sen- 
 ior Vice, C.W.Watson: Junior Vice, 
 R. K. Dewey; Adjutant, U. B. Bow- 
 ers: Quartermaster, E. B. Wise: 
 Surgeon. W. H. H. Beeson; Chap- 
 lain. J. B. White: Officer of the Day, 
 JohnLosch: Officer of the Guard. 
 Wm. Xagel: Sargeant Major, D. B. 
 Evans: Quartermaster Sergeant, J. 
 F. Boughman. 
 
 From this time on the Post com- 
 manders have been: J. B. Reid, 
 1SS4: R. K. Dewey, 1885: J. H. 
 Hawley. IS 86: Lemuel Adams, 
 1887: J. C. Sanderson, 1888; J. T. 
 Buchanan, 1889: J. B. Reid, 1890- 
 91: D. B. Evans, 1892: R. K. Dew- 
 ev. 1S9?,; J. B. Reid, 1894; W. W. 
 Lowis. 1S95; J. B. Reid, 1896-98: 
 J. T. Buchanan, 1899-1900: C. K. 
 Denny, 1901: H. H. Staub, 1902; 
 A. C. Jett, 1903: J. H. Ladd, 1904- 
 5. 
 
 The officers of the Post for 1905, 
 were as follows: J. H. Ladd, Com- 
 
 Leidei. Ice Company's Ice House, at Rankins Park. 
 
 mander; J. W. Daniels, Senior Vice 
 Commander: Wm. T. Pointer, 
 Junior Vice Commander; Dr. D. 
 Wilkins, Surgeon; Rev. O. Hockett, 
 Chaplain; J. T. Buchanan, Officer 
 of the Day; George Johnson, Officer 
 of the Guard: W. W. Lowis, Adju- 
 tant; C. K. Denny, Quartermaster; 
 J. H. Hawley, Quartermaster Ser- 
 geant; J. B. Reid, Sergeant Major. 
 The 1906 officers are: Com- 
 mander, J. F. Boughman: Senior 
 Vice Commander, J. L. Koonce; 
 Junior Vice Commander, Ransom 
 Pope: Surgeon, Dr. W. D. Matney; 
 Chaplain, Rev. O. Hockett; Quarter- 
 master, C. K. Denny; Officer of the 
 Day, J. T. Buchanan; Officer of the 
 Guard, George Ewing; Adjutant, W. 
 
 W. Lowis: Quartermaster Sergeant, 
 Wm. M. Goad; Sergeant Major, 
 John H. Hawley. 
 
 One half the charter membership 
 has answered the last roll call. 
 
 Colby Relief Corps. 
 
 By Mrs. C. K. Denny. 
 
 Colby Relief Corps was organized 
 April 7, 1S94, and Mrs. J. B. White 
 with twenty-five other ladies signed 
 the petition for the charter. The 
 same was received April 21st, and 
 the first meeting called on that date. 
 
 Store of W. A. and R. F. Stubblefield.
 
 150 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 " w ■ ■? 
 
 L rw* 
 
 Cyclone Hose Company No. 1. 
 View taken in front of the Post Office Building. 
 Reading from left to right— G. L. Loggins, James G. Mulford, E. M. Davis, Charles Sapp, George Price A Near 
 C. F. Thraner, Secretary and Treasurer; J. L. McCracken, Harrv Baumberger, Lee Loyd, Thomas Stevenson' 
 J. E. Buscher, J. A. Scott, Adolph VVirz, Philip Diehl, A. Chamberlain, Robert White, Louis Senn L E Der- 
 
 leth. Chief. 
 
 Mrs. Julia Remann, President or 
 McIIlwain Corps No. 2 21, of Van- 
 dalia. III., installed the following 
 oflScers: President, Mrs. Julia Wat- 
 son: Senior Vice President, Mrs. 
 Ella Evans; Junior Vice President, 
 Mrs. Lucy Ingels; Treasurer, Mrs. 
 Juliette Holies; Chaplain, Mrs. 
 Mary Preston: Conductor, Mrs. 
 Louisa Wood; Guard, Mrs. Ellen 
 Wheele'-; Assistant Conductor, Mrs. 
 Ada Northcott: Assistant Guard, 
 Mrs. Lydia Norman. The president 
 Mrs. Julia Watson, appointed Mrs. 
 Mary Lowis, secretary. 
 
 Thirty-nine members signed the 
 roll. Since the organization of the 
 Corps we have lost by death five 
 members. The 1905 officers of the 
 Corps were: President, Mrs. Ellen 
 Wheeler: Senior Vice President, 
 Mrs. Melvina Matney; Junior Vice 
 President, Mrs. Kate Wise; Treas- 
 urer, Mrs. Stella Reid; Secretary, 
 Mrs. Emma Denny; Chaplain, Mrs. 
 Maria Wilkins; Conductor, Mrs. 
 Agnes Mulford: Guard, Mrs. Jennie 
 Staub; Assistant Conductor, Mrs. 
 X/Ouisa Wood: Assistant Guard, Mrs. 
 Alpha Bunch. 
 
 The 1906 officers are President. 
 Mrs. Agnes .1. Mulford; Senior Vice 
 President, Mrs. Melvina Matney; 
 
 Junior Vice President, Mrs. Lizzie 
 Dresser: Treasurer, Mrs. Ward 
 Reid: Secretary, Mrs. C. K. Denny: 
 Chaplain, Mrs. Maria Wilkins; Con- 
 ductor, Mrs. Louisa Wood; Guard, 
 Mrs. Jennie Staub; Assistant Con- 
 ductor, Mrs. Nellie Wheeler; Assist- 
 ant Guard, Mrs. J. G. Wright. 
 
 Sons of Tctcrane. 
 
 Two Sons of Veterans Camps 
 have been organized in Greenville, 
 but both have been disbanded. The 
 first, John H. Hawley Camp No. 
 291, was mustered November 25, 
 1889, with eighteen members. The 
 camp flourished for several years 
 and then disbanded. 
 
 The second camp, D. B. Evans 
 Camp No. 130 was organized July 
 10, 1901, by Captain F. T. Reid. 
 The camp surrendered its charter 
 on June 15. 1903, although it still 
 turns out on Decoration Day with 
 the members of Colby Post. 
 
 Che Shahespeare Club. 
 
 By One of the Members. 
 The Shakespeare Club was orga- 
 
 nized in the year 1888 with the fol- 
 lowing officers and members: Mrs. 
 W. A. Northcott, President; Miss 
 Victoria Allen (now Mrs. Benstein) 
 Secretary; Miss Belle Tiffin, (Mrs. 
 Harold, deceased) critic; Mrs. K. M. 
 Bennett, Mrs. N. R. Bradford, Mrs. 
 C. W. Watson, Mrs. W. V. Weise, 
 and Mrs. Mary R. Broker. 
 
 Primarily, the object was mutual 
 aid and inspiration in literary work, 
 and the cultivation of the higher 
 types of social entertainment. For 
 several years the Plays of Shakes- 
 peare were read and studied. Later 
 history, either ancient or modern, 
 American or European, formed the 
 basis of work, and a few years have 
 been spent in the study of art. 
 About fifty ladies, in all, have held 
 membership in the club, the yearly 
 limit being fifteen. Five have died. 
 Miss Tiffin, (Mrs. Harold), Mrs. I. 
 Norman. Mrs. W. V. Weise, Mrs. C. 
 W. Watson and Mrs. Dorcas Denny. 
 
 The following compose the pres- 
 ent officers and members: Mrs. F. 
 P. Joy. President: Mrs. N. R. Brad- 
 ford, Vice President : Mrs. Wait- 
 Mitchell, Secretary and Treasurer; 
 Mesdames, K. M. Bennett, N. E. 
 Daniels, Ella E. McLain, George 
 Colcord. W. A. McNeill. E. G. Bur-
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 151 
 
 The Millionaires Club 
 
 Top Row— Left to right, E. W. Miller, Sam M. Seawell. 
 
 Middle Row— A. Owen Seaman, K E. Grigg, Will C. Wright, Fred E. Evans, Aleck Biggs. 
 
 Bottom Row— Thomas Biggs, Will Baumberger, H. W. Park, R. S. Dennv, Abe MeXeill, Jr. 
 
 ritt, O. E". Jackson, C. J. Lindly, W. 
 A. Xorthcott, C. D. Hoiles, M. D. 
 Bevan, Walter Joy and Miss Eula 
 Carson. 
 
 Considerable work of a philan- 
 thropic and charitable nature has 
 been accomplished in a quiet way, 
 from year to year, yet the best re- 
 sults have been realized to the mem- 
 bers, themselves, along the line of 
 literavv research and culture. 
 
 XThc ptcnan Club. 
 
 By Mrs. C. F. Thraner. 
 
 The Pierian Club was organized 
 In 1S91 by Mesdames J. S. Bradford 
 and L. E. Bennett. The first officers 
 ■were. President, Mrs. J. S. Brad- 
 ford: Vice President. Mrs. L. E. 
 Bennett: Secretary and Treasurer, 
 Miss lone Wait. The Club federated 
 in 1896. 
 
 The present officers of the club 
 are: President, Mrs. C. F. Thraner: 
 Vice President. Mrs. W. D. Donnell: 
 secretary and Treasurer. Mrs. E. E. 
 
 Wise; Corresponding Secretary. 
 Mrs. E. E. Cox: Critic, Mrs. A. L. 
 Hord: Members, Mesdames, E. B. 
 Brooks, F. X. Blanchard, G. F. 
 Casey, E. E. Cox, W. D. Donnell, A. 
 L. Hord, W. W. Lowis, E. W. Mil- 
 ler S. M. Thomas, C. F. Thraner. 
 E. E. Wise, George Von Weise, Dr. 
 Marie Louise Ravold, Misses Maude 
 Watts and Mabel Wait. 
 
 The deceased members are Miss 
 Carrie L. Barr, 1S94: Miss lone C. 
 Wait, 1894: Miss Ellen Donnell. 
 19(U and Mrs. John Breuchaud. 
 19fi4. The club colors are green 
 and white. 
 
 ■Cbc Monday Club. 
 
 By Miss Adele Wait. 
 
 The Monday Club was organized 
 in the spring of the year 1S9.5. The 
 first president was Mrs. Alexander 
 Armstrong and the first secretary 
 and Treasurer was Miss Jessie .\1- 
 len. There were seventeen charter 
 members. During the ten years 
 
 the Monday Club has been in exist- 
 ence it has entertained extensively, 
 beside having spent a year each in 
 the study of Emerson and English 
 Literature, two years in the study of 
 Shakespeare, and three years in the 
 study of art. This was in anticipa- 
 tion of the Louisiana Exposition at 
 St. Louis in 1904. 
 
 The club has been called upon to 
 mourn the loss of two of its mem- 
 bers, Mrs. Wilhelmina C. Hoiles and 
 Mrs. Carrie McLain. The present 
 officers are President, Mrs. C. K. 
 Denny: First Vice President, Mrs. 
 J. F. Carroll: Second Vice President, 
 Mrs. K. E. Grigg: Secretary and 
 Treasurer, Mrs. H. A. Hubbard; 
 Quiz, Miss Adele Wait. 
 
 The purpose of the Monday Club 
 is for mutual improvement intel- 
 lectually and socially. 
 
 The charter members were Mes- 
 dames: W. A. Mcl.,ain, Willie Hoiles, 
 Daise Hoiles, J. F. Carroll, C. K. 
 Denny. L. E. Derleth, A. L. Hord, 
 E. Baumberger, H. A. Hubbard. Al- 
 exander Armstrong, Misses Ethel A. 
 Reed. Jessie Allen, Ethel Allen,
 
 152 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 A. H. Kratse's Jewelry Store. 
 Mr. Krause is the central figure at the desk. 
 
 Dana Grigg, Lillian, Wait, Isabel 
 Brown — sixteen in all — to which 
 number the membership was at 
 first limited. Later it was extended 
 to twenty. Blue Monday was se- 
 lected for the day of meeting from 
 the fact that fewer outside matters 
 occur to interfere with regular at- 
 tendance on the first day of the 
 week. A number of names were 
 suggested but the one by which the 
 club is known was chosen from the 
 day on which the meetings were 
 held. As the organization was not 
 effected until some time in the 
 spring a regular course of study 
 was not decided upon until the be- 
 ginning of the next reading year. 
 The few months were spent in read- 
 ing from the standard poets. 
 
 Mrs. Lillie McNeill; Secretary, Mrs. 
 E. E. Elliott; Treasurer, Mrs. Dell 
 Albrecht. 
 
 Cbc Ranger's Hdvctiturc. 
 
 (This account of the escapade of 
 Tom Higgins, a Bond county pio- 
 neer is taken from "Historical Col- 
 lections of the Great West" pub- 
 lished by Henry Howe in 1S52. The 
 book has for fifty years been in the 
 family of Mr. George Ferryman of 
 Greenville.) 
 
 Thomas Higgins a native Ken- 
 tuckian, in the late war (Mexican 
 War) enlisted in a company of 
 rangers, and was stationed in the 
 summer of 1814, in a block house 
 or station, eight miles south ot 
 Greenville in what is now Bond 
 county, Illinois. On the evening of 
 the 30th of August a small party ot 
 Indians having been seen prowling 
 about the station. Lieutenant Journ- 
 ay with all his men, twelve only in 
 number, sallied forth the next 
 morning Just before daylight in 
 pursuit of them. They had not 
 proceeded far on the border of the 
 prairie, before they were in an 
 ambuscade of seventy or eighty 
 savages. At the first fire the Lieu- 
 tenant and three of his men were 
 killed. Six fled to the fort under 
 cover of the smoke, for the morning 
 was sultry, and the air being damp, 
 the smoke from the guns hung like 
 a cloud over the scene; but Higgins 
 remained behind to have "one more 
 pull at the enemy" and avenge the 
 death of his companions. 
 
 He sprang behind a small elm, 
 scarcely suiBcient to protect his 
 body, when the smoke partly rising, 
 discovered to him a number of Ind- 
 ians, upon which he fired, and shot 
 down the foremost one. 
 
 Concealed still by the smoke, 
 Higgins re-loaded, mounted his 
 horse, and turned to fly, when a 
 voice, apparently from the grass, 
 hailed him with: "Tom, you won't 
 leave me, will you?" He turned 
 immediately around and seeing a 
 fellow soldier, by the name of Bur- 
 gess, lying on the ground wounded 
 and gasping for breath, replied: 
 "No, I'll not leave you, come along." 
 
 ■Che Browning Circle. 
 
 By Mrs. J. E. Wafer. 
 
 The Browning Circle was organ- 
 ized in January 1S9T, with twenty 
 members. Eight of the original 
 members continue members at the 
 present time. There has been but 
 one death in the circle, that of Mrs. 
 M. Ella Harris. Two other mem- 
 bers are now living in California, 
 one in Arkansas, one in Vandalia, 
 111., and one in Indiana. 
 
 The first officers were: President, 
 Miss Alice Birge: Vice President. 
 Miss Lizzie Colcord: Secretary, Mrs. 
 Estella Holdzkom; Treasurer, Mrs. 
 Teressa Wafer. 
 
 The present officers are: Presi- 
 dent, Mrs. Wafer; Vice President, 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. John Hlnden, 
 Now deceased, who came to Greenville in 1856.
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 153 
 
 "I can't come," said Burgess, "my 
 leg is all smashed to pieces." Hig- 
 gins dismounted and taking up his 
 friend, whose ankle had been 
 broken, was about to lift him on 
 his horse, when the animal taking 
 fright, darted off in an instant and 
 left them both behind. 
 
 "This is too bad," said Higgius, 
 "but don't fear; you hop off on 
 your three legs, and I'll stay behind 
 between you and the Indians and 
 keep them off. Get into the tallest 
 grass and crawl as near the ground 
 as possible. " Burgess did so and 
 escaped. 
 
 The smoke, which had hitherto 
 concealed Higgins, now cleared 
 away and he resolved, if possible, to 
 retreat. To follow the track of 
 Burgess was most expedient. It 
 would, however, endanger his 
 friend. He determined therefore, 
 to venture boldly forward, and, if 
 discovered, to secure his own safety 
 by the rapidity of his flight. On 
 leaving a small thicket, in which he 
 had sought refuge, he discovered a 
 tall, portly savage near by and two 
 others in a direction between him 
 and the fort. He paused for a mo- 
 ment and thought if he could sepa- 
 rate and fight them singly, his case 
 was not so desperate. He started, 
 therefore, for a little rivulet near 
 but found one of his limbs failing 
 him — it having been struck by a 
 ball in the first encounter, of which, 
 till now, he was scarcely conscious. 
 The largest Indian pressed close 
 upon him and Higgins turned round 
 two or three times in order to fire. 
 The Indian halted and danced about 
 to prevent his taking aim. He saw 
 it was unsafe to fire at random, and 
 perceiving two others approaching, 
 he knew he must be overpowered in 
 a moment, unless he could dispose 
 of the forward Indian first. He re- 
 solved, therefore, to halt and re- 
 ceive his fire. The Indian raised 
 his rifle, and Higgins watching his 
 eye, turned suddenly, as his finger 
 pressed the trigger, and received the 
 ball in his thigh. He fell, but rose 
 immediately and ran. The foremost 
 Indian, now certain of his prey, 
 loaded again and with the other 
 two pressed on. They overtook 
 him — he fell again, and as he rose, 
 the whole three fired and he re- 
 ceived all their balls. He now fell 
 and rose a third time: and the 
 Indians, throwing away their guns, 
 advanced upon him with spears and 
 knives. As he presented his gun 
 at one or the other, each fell back. 
 At last the largest Indian, sup- 
 posing his gun to be empty, from 
 his fire having been thus reserved, 
 
 advanced boldly to the charge. 
 Higgins fired and the savage fell. 
 
 He had now four bullets in his 
 body, an empty gun in his hand, two 
 Indians unharmed, as yet, before 
 him, and a whole tribe but a few 
 yards distant. Any other man 
 would have despaired. Not so with 
 him. He had slain the most danger- 
 ous of the three; and having little 
 to fear from the others, began to 
 load his rifle. They raised a savage 
 whoop and rushed to the encounter. 
 A bloody conflict now ensued. The 
 Indians stabbed him in several 
 places. Their spears, however, 
 were but thin poles, hastily pre- 
 pared, and bent whenever they 
 struck a rib or muscle. The wounds 
 they made were not, therefore, 
 deep, though numerous. 
 
 At last one of them threw his 
 tomahawk. It struck him upon the 
 cheek, severed his ear, laid bare his 
 skull to the back of his head, and 
 stretched him upon the prairie. 
 The Indians again rushed on, but 
 Higgins recovering his self-posession 
 kept them off with his feet and 
 hands. Grasping, at length, one of 
 their spears, the Indians, in at- 
 tempting to pull it from him, raised 
 Higgins up; who, taking his rifle, 
 dashed out the brains of the nearest 
 savage. In doing so, however, it 
 broke, the barrel only remaining in 
 his hand. The other Indian, who 
 had heretofore, fought with caution 
 came now manfully into the battle. 
 His character as a warrior was in 
 jeopardy. To have fled from a man, 
 thus wounded and disarmed, or to 
 have suffered his victim to escape, 
 would have tarnished his fame for- 
 ever. Uttering a terriffic yell, he 
 rushed on and attempted to stab 
 the exhausted ranger, but the latter 
 warded off his blow with one hand 
 and brandished his rifle-barrel with 
 the other. The Indian was, as yet, 
 unharmed, and under existing cir- 
 cumstances, by far the most power- 
 ful man. Higgins' courage, how- 
 ever, was unexhausted and inex- 
 haustible. The savage, at last, be- 
 gan to retreat from the glare of his 
 untamed eye to the spot where he 
 dropped his rifle. Higgins knew 
 that if he recovered that, his own 
 case was desperate. Throwing his 
 rifle barrel aside and drawing his 
 hunting knife, he rushed upon his 
 foe. A desperate strife ensued — 
 deep gashes were inflicted on both 
 sides. Higgins. fatigued and ex- 
 hausted by the loss of blood, was 
 no longer a match for the savage. 
 The latter succeeded in throwing 
 his adversary from him. and went 
 immediately in pursuit of his rifle. 
 Higgins, at this time rose and 
 sought the gun of the other Indian. 
 
 Both, therefore, bleeding and out of 
 breath were in search of arms to re- 
 new the combat. 
 
 The smoke had now passed away 
 and a large number of Indians were 
 in view. Nothing, it would seem, 
 could now save the gallant ranger. 
 There was however, an eye to pity 
 and an arm to save — and that arm 
 was a woman's! 
 
 The little garrison had witnessed 
 the whole combat. It consisted of 
 six men and one woman. Thai 
 woman, however, was a host, a Mrs. 
 Pursley. When she saw Higgins 
 contending, single-handed, with a 
 whole tribe of savages, she urged 
 the rangers to attempt his rescue. 
 The rangers objected as the Indians 
 were ten to one. Mrs. Pursley, 
 therefore, snatched a rifle from her 
 husband's hand and declaring that 
 "so fine a fellow as Tom Higgins 
 should not be lost for want of help" 
 mounted a horse and sallied forth 
 to his recue. The men, unwilling 
 to be outdone by a woman, followed 
 at full gallop — reached the spot 
 where Higgins fainted and fell be- 
 fore the Indians came up, and while 
 the savage, with whom he had been 
 engaged, was looking for his rifle, 
 his friends lifted the wounded 
 ranger up, and throwing him across 
 a horse before one of the party, 
 reached the fort in safety. 
 
 Higgins was insensible for several 
 days and his life was preserved by 
 continual care. His friends ex- 
 tracted two of the balls from his 
 thigh, two, however, yet remained — - 
 one of which gave him a good deal 
 of pain. Hearing afterward that a 
 physician had settled within a day's 
 ride of him, he determined to go 
 and see him. The physician asked 
 him fifty dollars for the operation. 
 This Higgins flatly refused, saying 
 it was more than a half year's pen- 
 sion. On reaching home he found 
 the exercise of riding had made the 
 ball discernible. He requested his 
 wife to hand him his razor, "tt'ith 
 her assistance he laid open his thigh 
 until the edge of the razor touched 
 the bullet; then inserting his two 
 thumbs in the gash, he "flirted it 
 out" as he used to say. "without 
 costing him a cent." The other ball 
 remained and gave him but little 
 pain and he carried it with him to 
 the grave. Higgins died in Payette 
 county, Illinois, a few years since. 
 He was the most perfect specimen 
 of frontier man in his day and was 
 once assistant doorkeeper of the 
 Illinois House of Representatives. 
 The facts above stated are familiar 
 to many, to whom Higgins was per- 
 sonally known, and there is no 
 doubt of their correctness.
 
 154 
 
 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 
 
 A LIST 
 
 OF COUNTY OFFICERS 
 
 From 1817 To Date. 
 
 Sheriff e. 
 
 Samuel G. Morse, 1817; Samuel 
 Houston, 1819; Hosea T. Camp, 
 1824; L. H. Robinson, 1828; Sloss 
 McAdams, 1830; W. K. Martin, 
 184 6; S. H. Crocker, 1848; Richard 
 Bentley, 1850; Jacob Koonce, 1852; 
 Williamson Plant, 1854; Josiali F. 
 Sugg, 1856; S. H. Crocker, 1858; 
 Wm. Watkins, 1860; Williamson, 
 Plant, 1862; James L. Buchanan, 
 1864; John Fisher, 1866: John P. 
 Wafer, 1868; Williamson Plant, 
 1870; A. J. Gullick, 1872; John 
 McCasland, 1879; A. J. Gullick, 
 ISSO; Samuel Brown, 1882; Joseph 
 F. Watts, 1886; Joseph C. Wright, 
 1890; John McAlister, 1894; 
 Joseph E. Wright, 1898; W. L. 
 Floyd, 1902 and present incumbent. 
 
 County "Cvcaaurcra. 
 
 Francis Travis, 1819; James Gal- 
 loway, 1820; James Durley, 1821; 
 Felix Margrave, 1824; Leonard 
 Goss, 1825; Thomas S. Waddle, 
 1827; John Gillmore, 1829; James 
 Bradford, 1831; Peter Hubbard, 
 1836; Peter Larrabee, 1845; John 
 M. Smith, 1851; J. P. Sugg, 1853; 
 J. F. Alexander. 1854; J. K. Mc- 
 Lean, 1856; J. S. Denny, 1858; 
 Milton Mills, 1864; Cyrus Birge, 
 1866; R. L. Mudd, 1873; M. M. 
 Sharp, 1876; J. M. McAdams, 1880; 
 A. J. XJtiger, 1882; John T. Buchan- 
 an, 1886; Everett E. Mitchell, 
 1890; Joseph F. Watts, 1894; H. 
 W. Blizzard, 1898; John H. Ladd, 
 1902 and present incumbent. 
 
 County Judges. 
 
 Thomas Kirkpatrick, 1821; Ben- 
 jamin Mills, 1822; John Gilmore, 
 1823; John B. White, 1837; M. G. 
 Dale, 183 9; John F. Draper, 1852; 
 S. N. McAdow, 1855; S. P. Moore, 
 1860; E. Gaskins, 1865; James 
 Bradford, 187 3; A. G. Henry, 1877; 
 Cicero J. Llndly, 1886; Salmon A. 
 Phelps, 1890; John F. Harris, 
 189 4; Joseph Story, 1898 to pres- 
 ent time. 
 
 State's Httomeys. 
 
 Wm. H. Dawdy, 1S72; Wm. H. 
 Dawdy, 1876; George S. Phelps, 
 1880; W. A. Northcott, 18 82; .W A. 
 Northcott, 18 84; F. W. Fritz, 1892; 
 G. L. Meyer, 1904. 
 
 bury, 1879; R. K. Dewey, 1884 to 
 date. 
 
 County Clcrhs. 
 
 Daniel Converse, 1817; Thomas 
 Helms, 1819; James Jones, 1820; 
 J. H. Pugh, 182 2; Green P. Rice, 
 1822; James M. Robinson, 1823; 
 Asahel Enloe, 1825; Joseph M. 
 Nelson, 182 7; Isaac Murphy, 18 29; 
 James E. Rankin, 1829; James Dur- 
 ley, 18 30; Willard Twiss, 1831; 
 James Bradford, 183 6; Enrico Gas- 
 kins, 1846; J. S. Denny, 1865; R. 
 L. Mudd, 1877; M. V. Denny, 1882 
 Lemuel Adams, 1886; Alfred Ad- 
 ams, 1890; Wm. D. Matney, 1894 
 and present incumbent. 
 
 Circuit Clertts. 
 
 James Jones, 1819; John M. 
 Johnson, 1821; David Nowlin, 
 1825; Thomas Morgan 1823; James 
 Bradford, 183 6; Alexander Kelsoe, 
 1848; John B. Reid, 1860; J. A. 
 Cooper, 1868; George S. Phelps, 
 1872; T. P. Morey, 1876; D. B. 
 Evans, 1884; Ward Reid, 1892; 
 John L. Bunch, 1904, and present 
 incumbent. 
 
 County Superintendents of 
 Schools. 
 
 Benjamin Johnson, 1839; Wm. S. 
 Smith, 1844; Samuel N. McAdow, 
 1850; Rev. Thomas W. Hynes, 
 1855; M. V. Denny, 1877; P. C. 
 Reed, 1882; T. P. Morey, 1885; J. 
 C. Blizzard, 1890; W. E. Robinson, 
 1894; W. T. Harlan, 189 8 and pres- 
 ent incumbent. 
 
 Coroners. 
 
 -Floyd, 1852; 
 
 Surveyors. 
 
 R. O. White, 1869; John Kings- 
 
 — Senn, 
 
 1862; Robert Mackey, 18 66; C. H. 
 Stephens, 1868; J. I. McCulley, 
 1870; C. H. Stephens, 1872; James 
 McCracken, 1874; M. B. Chittenden, 
 1876; James Gordon, 1880; Wm. P. 
 Brown, 1882; Wm. H. H. Beeson, 
 1884: G. T. Kirkham, 188 6; Wm. 
 T. Easley, 1892; C. C. Gordon, 
 1900; Don V. Poindexter, 1904.
 
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