TOWN OF HOWAKD. 



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visiting nearly all the important maritime towns of the 

 world and making a circuit around it. For four years 

 after his return he engaged as a machinist in Penn Yan. 



In the year 1854, Nov. 17, he married Mary L. Eaton, 

 of Yates County. 



In 1857, Mr. Sutton learned the art of photography, and 

 opened a gallery in Hornellsville, where, by strict attention 



to business, he has become not only a first-class artist, and 

 ranks among the highest of the profession, but has won the 

 confidence of a large circle of the best families of the sur- 

 rounding country. 



In politics he is a Republican, and is identified with the 

 interests of that party. In local matters he has officiated 

 as trustee of the village for two terms. 



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HOWARD. 



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SITUATION AND DESCRIPTION. 



Howard lies in the interior of the county, a little north- 

 west of the centre. It was erected from Bath and Dans- 

 ville, June 18, 1812. A part of Avoca was taken off in 

 1843, and a part of Fremont in 1854. It is bounded north 

 by Fremont, Cohocton, and Avoca, east by Bath, south by 

 Canisteo, and west by Hornellsville. The surface of this 

 town is elevated and rolling, forming part of the dividing 

 ridge between the Conhocton and Canisteo Rivers. In the 

 northeast part of the town is Ormond's Pond, and also in 

 the extreme northeast corner is a pond from which flows a 

 stream which connects with creeks near Goff's Mills. The 

 soil of this town is a clayey loam ; at Howard Flats, though 

 high, it is of great depth. South of the flats is the grist- 

 mill of Alonzo Graves, in a deep valley surrounded by hills, 

 the declivity of which shows the debris and outcropping of 

 shale and slate. The streams are all small, flowing into the 

 Oonhocton and Canisteo Rivers. 

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early SETTLEMENT. 



The first settlement was made in this town by Abraham 

 Johnson in the winter of 1806. Mr. Johnson was a young 

 married man, and brought his wife with him to his wilder- 

 ness home. He settled in that part of Howard known as 

 Towlesville, on the place where Eben Towle now resides. 



Chas. McConnell settled on the fiirm for many years 

 known as the Alkali Bennett farm, a short distance from 

 Howard village. His family consisted at that time of him- 

 self, wife, and one child, Asa McConnell. The latter, when 

 his father settled in Howard, was between seven and eight 

 years of age, and is still living. He was a resident of How- 

 ard, and lived on a farm adjoining the one his father first set- 

 tled upon until a few years ago, when he removed to Hornells- 

 vi'Ue, where he still resides, enjoying good health and ripe 

 in years. Asa McConnell represented his district in the 

 Legislature in 1843. Aaron McConnell was a member 

 of the Board of Supervisors in 1870 and 1871. 



