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assessed valuation of district property, $164,000 ; value of 

 school property, $4600 ; total ezpenditure for school pur- 

 poses, $998.53. 



There is a large establishment in the village for pressing 

 hay and straw by horse-power. Morris & Kimmel have a 

 large steam- mill for the manufacture of doors, sash, blinds, 

 and mouldings, and for grinding plaster. The business was 

 established in 1875. They also own a steam saw-mill near 

 the village, and there is another owned by the Bennet 

 Brothers. 



The population of the village within the corporation of 

 one mile square is between 600 and 700. 



WAYLAND DEPOT POST-OFFICE. 



This post-office was established in 1852. John Hess was 

 the first postmaster, and was succeeded by the following- 

 named persons : James G. Bennett, 1853 ; Dexter S. Jolly, 

 1858 ; Benjamin B. Hess, 1861 ; Solomon F. Hess, 1863 ; 

 Thomas A. Abrams, 1865; William Northrup, 1867; 

 Henry Schly, 1875. 



INCORPORATION. 



The village of Wayland was incorporated under the gen- 

 eral law in April, 1877. The first meeting for the election 

 of officers was held May 22, at which the following-named 

 persons were chosen : H. S. Rosenkrans, President ; N. N. 

 St. John, Guy B. Bennett, Henry Schly, Trustees ; Torry 

 S. Beeman, Collector ; George W. Morehouse, Treasurer. 

 At a meeting of the board held on the 25th of May, 1877, 

 C. C. Tinker was appointed clerk. On the 4th of June, 

 following, the board passed the first of the village ordi- 

 nances, which have since been added to from time to time. 



At the election of March 19, 1878, G. B. Bennett was 

 elected Trustee, Charles H. Fowler Treasurer, and Alanson 

 Southwick Collector ; C. C. Tinker was reappointed Clerk. 



The village of Wayland is a thriving business centre for 

 a considerable portion of the surrounding country. 



CHURCHES. 



There are seven churches in the town of Wayland, situ- 

 ated and named as follows: 1, Lutheran Church, Perkins- 

 ville; 2, Catholic Church, Perkinsville ; 3, Methodist Epis- 

 copal Church, Loon Lake ; 4, Union Church, School Dis- 

 trict No. 11 ; 5, Evangelical, School District No. 8; 6, 

 Methodist Episcopal, Wayland village; 7, Christian Church, 

 Wayland village. 



THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AT PERKINSVILLE 



was built by Nicholas Morch and Jacob Smith, in 1850. 

 The wife of Jacob Smith, who died in January, 1850, was 

 the first person buried in the Catholic cemetery at this 

 place. The school was first taught in the church by 

 Nicholas Zimmerman, in 1851, and in 1853 the school- 

 house was built by Ilev. J. M. Steger. The church was 

 first organized with 15 or 20 members ; it is now sup- 

 ported by about 200. It is incorporated under the gen- 

 eral law of the State, Peter Engel and Joseph Keltgen, 

 Trustees. 



The Union Church building (School District No. 11) 

 was erected by contributions of difierent denominations. 



The Christian minister preaches here occasionally. During 

 the past three years the ministers of the Evangelical Asso- 

 ciation have held regular services once in two weeks. It 

 is at present under the charge of Rev. J. H. Peters, who 

 holds services also at East Wayland, in the school -house of 

 District No. 6. The church is a frame building, 30 by 40, 

 and the congregation averages about 150 persons. 



THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH (GERMAN), 



in District No. 8, was built about 1868. The present 

 pastor, Rev. Mr. Damm, resides at Groveland, Allegany 

 Co., and holds services in this church once in two weeks. 



THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF WAYLAND. 



The Christian Church of Wayland was organized in the 

 year 1864. Ministers at present, Rev. G. H. Hibbard and 

 A. J. Welton. 



The principles of organization were no creed but the 

 Bible, no name but Christian, and no test of fellowship but 

 Christian character. 



Believing the Bible to be divinely inspired, it became — 

 and is still — a perfect rule of faith and practice, which all 

 men have an equal right to read, understand, and practice 

 for themselves. 



Among the charter members may be found the names of 

 Simon Harris, Oliver A. Harris, Calvin Green, Lovina 

 Magee, A. J. Welton, Lucy Welton, and Ida L. Welton. 

 Rev. A. J. Welton became their first pastor and Simon 

 Harris deacon and clerk. 



The Christian chapel was built the same year, before the 

 organization of the church, by the untiring efforts of A. 

 J. Welton, who solicited all of the funds and took charge 

 of the whole matter unti] it was dedicated and deeded to 

 the society organized to receive the same. 



Rev. J. D. Childs preached the dedicatory sermon, after 

 which the house was dedicated to the worship of God the 

 Father and His Son Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the 

 world. 



Note. — Of the Methodist Churches at Wayland and 

 Loon Lake we have been unable to obtain any history. 



MILITARY RECORD OF WAYLAND. 



Rawber, Nicholas, Jr., private, 13th N. Y. Inf., Co. B; enl. April 28, 1861, two 



years; disch. Oct. 23, 1861, at Arlington Heights hospital ; re-enl. 188th 



N. Y. Regt., Co. D, Sept. 18, 1864, one year; wounded in the hand; disch. 



July 27, 1865. 

 Eneller, Jacob, private, 104th Regt., Co. D ; enl. Dec. 13, 1861, three years ; disch. 



Jan. 14, 1863, at Belle Plain ; re-enl. Dec. 23, 1863, in 21st N. Y. Cav., 



Co. K.; disch. July 21, 1865. 

 Eneller, Michael, Jr., private, 13th N. Y. Regt., Co. G; enl. Sept. 1861, three 



years; wounded in the breast by a cannon-ball, and died about June 20, 



1862. 

 Eneller, John, private, 188th N. Y. Regt., Co. D, one year. 

 Smith, John Joseph, private, 111th Pa. Inf., Co. B ; enl. Aug. 10, 1861, three 



years ; disch. Dec. 15, 1863 ; re-enl. in the same regt. and co. for three 



years the same day ; disch. July 18, 1865. 

 Swingel, William, private, 28th Art., Co. B ; enl. Aug. 30, 1862, three years ; 



disch. July 31, 1865. 

 Fronk, Joseph, private, 28th Art., Co. B; enl. Aug. 30, 1862, three years; 



disch. July 31, 1865. 

 Conrad, Philip, private, 13th Inf., Co. B ; enl. April 17, 1861, two years; disch. 



May 14, 1863. 

 Gurgin, Jacob, private, 28th Art., Co. B; enl. Aug. 25, 1862, three years; disch. 



July 30, 1865. 

 Norris, George, private, 179th N. Y. Inf., Co. B. 

 Sutten, Joseph, private, 13tli N. Y. llegt., Co. G ; enl. Sept. 1861, eighteen 



months ; wounded ; disch. May, 1863. 



