TOWN OF ERWIN. 



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1869. 

 1870. 

 1871. 



1872. 

 1873. 

 1874. 



1875. 

 1876. 



1877. 

 1878. 



Supervisors. 

 Wm. C. Bronson. 

 Lyman Balcom. 

 Ira P. Bennett. 

 Chas. J. Fox. 



Francis Erwin. 

 W. S. Hodgraan. 

 Francis Erwin. 



Town Clerks. 

 Benjamin Farwell. 

 Charles A. Rose. 

 F. E. Young. 

 P. D. .Parkhurst. 

 P. W. N. Sanderson. 

 J. Monroe Smith. 



Collectors. 

 Wm. N. Howell. 

 Greeley D. Rood. 

 Wm. N. Howell. 

 M. W. Hubbard. 



D. W. C. Erwin. 



E. D. Bonham. 



Henry D. Edwards. 

 J. Monroe Smith. 



JUSTICES OP THE PEACE. 



1833, 



1834, 

 1836, 

 1837. 



1838. 

 1840. 

 1841. 



1842. 



1844. 

 1845. 



1847. 

 1649. 



1850. 



Ansel C. Smith. 

 Benjamin Harrower. 

 John E. Evans. 

 John McClure. 

 Ansel C. Smith. 

 John E. Evans. 

 Charles K. Miller. 

 Charles K. Miller. 

 Clement H. Young. 

 Uri Balcom. ^ 

 Ansel B. Wood. 

 Roswell Enos. 

 William Erwin. 

 G. A. Farnum. 

 C. F. Piatt. 

 James Munsell. 

 Henry C. Willcox. 

 C. F. Piatt. 

 Zatter Wilder. 

 T. E. Young. 

 John Tiffany. 

 John Day. 

 Samuel Erwin. 



1856. Benjamin Farwell. 



1857. Emery M. Wood. 

 John A. Shults. 



1859. Samuel Adams. 

 Francis Erwin. 



1860. John A, Shults. 



1861. John A. Shults. 



1862. John Bay. 



1864. Francis Erwin. 



1865. Samuel Erwin. 



1866. Thomas F. Simmons. 



1867. Samuel Erwin. 



1868. Samuel Erwin. 



1869. Andrew J. Blackman. 



1870. James S. Tobias. 



1871. R.H.Schuyler. 



1872. Francis Erwin. 



1873. A. B. Hurd. 



1874. James S. Tobias. 



1875. A. J. Ross. 



1877. A. M. Smith. 



1878. Chas. F. Dunklee. 

 James S. Tobias. 



VILLAGE OF PAINTED POST. 



In the spring of 1833, Capt. Samuel Erwin first laid out 

 the village-plat of Painted Post; that between the Hornby 

 road and the river, and Hamilton and Steuben Streets. The 

 plat was subsequently enlarged, — on the east by Gen. F. E. 

 Erwin, H. P. Badger, and George W. Patterson, and on the 

 west by Charles H. Erwin. 



The village was incorporated under the general law July 

 18, 1860. 



In 1840 the first church edifice was erected in the villao-e. 

 It is now standing, and is occupied by the Presbyterian 

 society. 



In 1850 the Methodist Episcopal Church erected their 

 edifice on the corner of Chemung and Steuben Streets. 



The Baptist Church was organized in 1852, and their 

 house of worship erected in 1860. 



PROGRESS OF THE VILLAGE. 



We take the following notes showing the progress of im- 

 provements in the village and other miscellaneous matters 

 from the excellent little work which has been our principal 

 authority in preparing the matter for this chapter, — Mr. 

 Charles H. Erwin's pamphlet '' History of Painted Post." 



"In 1822, Francis Erwin erected a two-story frame 

 hotel, 70 by 50 feet, at a cost of $2000 ; Mr. Timothy 

 Goodrich, architect. This was the first frame upon the 

 site of the present village, and remained for half a century, 

 lacking a few months, and was burned on the 29th of April, 

 1872. We have the original contract, in the handwriting 

 of John E. Evans, and on the same sheet a draft of the 



front and rear, east and west elevations, with a plan of the 

 ground, second, and garret floors, by Mr. Goodrich. It 

 was purchased in 1847, by Willis J. Savory, who raised it 

 one story. It was always used for the purpose for which 

 it was built. Capt. Samuel Bessley (father of the wife of 

 the architect, Mr. Goodrich, of Mrs. Georw Haverlin^, of 

 Bath, and of Mrs. Col. Uri Balcom, of Chicago) first, and 

 for many years occupied it, and gained a widely-known repu- 

 tation as one of the best of landlords. It was situated on 

 the northeast corner of Water and Hamilton Streets. 



'' The same year Capt. Samuel Erwin erected the first 

 frame store upon the northwest corner, opposite the hotel, 

 which was rented to the late Mr. John Arnot, of Elmira, 

 The late Hon. William S. Hubbell, of Bath, was his clerk. 

 The next year (1823) he erected the house we now own, 

 where w^e reside, and where now (December, 1873) we are 

 writing this article, and in which there has never been a 

 change in the form of a room since it was first finished. 

 Capt. Erwin occupied it until his death. It is now the 

 oldest frame building, excepting the old grist-mill, in town. 

 The same year he built the old grist-mill and saw-mill now 

 owned and occupied by Warren S. Hodgman, and his 

 brother, L. D. Hodgman, of Bath. John Spicer was the 

 builder and millwright. There were four run of stones 

 and a half-gang bolt put in the mill. 



'' We still have many of the old receipted bills for the 

 materials, also the shipping bills. When these buildings 

 were raised, the ' neiglihors from Tioga Point, Newtown, 

 Big Flats, Lawrenceville, Lindley, Penn Yan, Bath, and 

 intermediate places, were here to assist. The occasion was 

 the last gala day for the old and first hotel of the town, 

 and where all received their victuals and drink. 



'' In 1824, Mr. John Wygant cut the sheet-iron Indian 

 which has ever since graced the village, perched upon a 

 painted post. This effbrt, taking into consideration the 

 times and their facilities, was quite a success ; and when 

 looked at as in commemoration and perpetuation of the 

 original monumental post, we can the more readily overlook 

 all the imperfections, and better appreciate, guard, and pro- 

 tect it as a memento. 



'' In 1847 the bank of Cayuga Lake, at Ithaca, owned 

 by H. J. Grant, was purchased by Asa S. Foster, of the 

 city of New York, and Cephas F. Piatt, of Painted Post. 

 In the spring of 1851 they removed it to this village, with 

 a capital of $50,000. It was for several years kept in the 

 second story of the Empire Block. In 1860, Mr. Piatt 

 became sole proprietor, at which time its issue was over 

 $70,000, and he occupied for some years the brick building 

 he had erected for a bank. 



" In 1848, the late A. H. Erwin, Gen. F. E. Erwin, I. 

 P. Bennett, and the late Henry S. Brooks, erected an ex- 

 tensive foundry and machine-shop, with a block of three 

 large stores, and the largest public hall in the county, over 

 the stores, known as Mechanics' Hall. It was completed in 

 1849. Some two years later the company purchased Mr. 

 Bennett's interest, and was known as Erwin & Brooks. In 

 1853, Mr. David Curtis purchased Gen. Erwin's interest, 

 and the title of the firm was Curtis, Erwin & Brooks. In 

 1855, Mr. Curtis gave one-half of his interest to his 

 daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Erwin. The next year Mr. 



