safety to the dock. He stated that the boat was the Sentinel, and that her owner, Seth F. Mason, was drowned. He proved to be a son of John C. Mannay, of Charlevoix. He had taken passage with Mr. Mason at Elk Rapids for Pine River. The storm increased in violence as they came. By the time they had reached the West Point their situation became critical, the boat nearly swamping in the breakers while rounding the point. They reached the vicinity of the river, and for some reason Mr. Mason lowered the mainsail and the boat immediately capsized. Both scrambled upon the bottom of the boat, which had drifted unler the dock, but a sea swept over them and Mr. Mason was hurled into a watery grave. The body of Mr. Mason was found the second day following upon the beach. Two severe bruises were found over the eyes which were supposed to have been received before death and while under the dock."

Seth F. Mason, deceased, was one of the early settlers of the Pine Lake Region. He was born April 24, 1820, in the town of Deerfield, Portage County, Ohio. About the year 1845 he moved to the mouth of the Au Sable River, in Iosco County, Mich., where he entered into partnership with J. G. Stockman in the fishing business. In 1848 he was married to Eliza A. Stockman. Subsequently he moved across Saginaw Bay to Point Au Barques, where he continued to reside until the fall of 1857 when he, with his family and Morris J. Stockman and wife, sailed for Pine River, at which place they arrived after about a week's journey. Mr. Mason was a boat builder by trade, and during his residence in Charlevoix built a number of sail boats. He also paid considerable He also paid considerable attention to agricultural pursuits, and owned a large quantity of land in and about Charlevoix. His death occurred Nov. 15, 1870, as already described. He was regarded as a benevolent, honest and enterprising citizen. His widow and nine children survive. him. Oscar D. Mason is a boat builder. He was in the sash, door and blind business for a time until the factory burned in 1883. Since then he has paid more particular attention to boat building. A. E. Mason is carrying on mercantile business, and is one of the trustees of the village. John is running a boat on the lakes.

THE PIONEER PHYSICIAN.

Dr. Levi Lewis located in Charlevoix in the spring of 1870, and is the pioneer physician of this part of the Traverse Region. He is a native of Canada, and was born in the year 1843. He received his medical education in the Dominion, and began practice there in 1864. In 1867 he removed to the States and was engaged in practice at St. Clair, Mich. The winter of 1869-'70 he spent in Illinois, and came from there to Charlevoix. The first few years of his practice after locating here were fraught with hard work and rough experience. His visits extended over a large area of territory, and travel was attended with difficulty. In 1879 he built his present residence on the high ground overlooking Round Lake, and in 1881 erected the large business block near the bridge. This block is four stories in height, and the largest business block in the village. Dr. Lewis belongs to the eclectic school of medicine, and is a member of the state and national associations. He has a wife and four children.

GLIMPSES IN 1872.

The editor of the village newspaper is supposed to be the watchman upon the town, the mouse in the closet, the all-seeing, all-hearing guardian of the community. His observations are more likely to be correct than those of one less practiced. The editor of the Sentinel appears to have practiced eternal vigilance in watching the onward march of local events, and twice during the year 1872 made an exhibit of the local condition. In January, 1872, he alluded to the growth of the village as follows:

Who among those who have known our village for the past

six years can doubt the future growth and prosperity of Charlevoix? Six years ago what constituted the burg' which now boasts of 450 inhabitants? The boarding-house' seemed to have been the village,' from the steps of which the limpid waters of Pine River could not be seen for the thick growth of cedar which stood between. Nothing which would entitle it to the name of village' existed on the south side of the river. Pork and flour could be obtained at the old store,' and dry goods in limited quantities. The mail could then be brought in a good-sized overcoat pocket. The spring of 1869 the Mammoth Store' opened. Since that time what a change has been wrought. By the stumping and clearing of lots, and the building of fences, our little settlement has assumed shape, streets have darted in here and there, buildings have dotted their boundaries, and a village of goodly appearance is now nestled in the quiet valley beside the great lake. Let us see what has been done since the Sentinel was planted here in 1869: The business houses are as follows: A. Buttars & Co., the Little Mammoth Store,' Henry Morgan, C. B. Norris & Co., and George Kyes. The residences built are as follows: The Mill Company, two houses; S. F. Mason, S. M. See, A. K. Dougherty, Henry Carr, Henry Newman, George Kyes, A. Buttars, Byron See, the upright of L. Gebo, jewelry store and residence of S. S, Liscomb, M. J. Stockman, and the publisher an office and residence. Also the handsome wagon shop of D. C. Nettleton, the addition to the mill, and other additions and improvements, altogether constituting about two-thirds the present size of the village. The growth is not spasmodic, but is steady, and will be permanent. steady, and will be permanent. Present indications are that the size of the village will increase the coming summer by a greater number of buildings than during any two previous seasons. We are gratified to thus note the rapid growth of our beautiful village.' Again in August of the same year he spoke of local matters in the following language:

"Nowhere on the shores of Lake Michigan can be found a village of fairer promise than Charlevoix. As we look at the Charlevoix of four years ago, that of to-day, mark its healthy growth and contemplate what the resources of the region are to make it, we are thankful that our steps have been guided hither. Thus far this season the growth of the village has been remarkable in its extent and nature. The direct benefit of a portion of it will not be felt immediately, as four out of the many buildings are stores which will not commence business in earnest until spring. The store of W. C. Newman is nearly completed, and has the finest front in the village. Carpenter's is a substantial and roomy building, and will be an ornament to the lower portion of Bridge Street Harry Newman's bakery, on the same street, is under way, and although small, will be finished in neat style. The hardware store of Norris & Stockman, on the corner of Bridge Street and Hoop Skirt Alley,' is rapidly approaching completion, and will be occupied next week. The Fountain City House, which was completed this summer, will compare with any house in Grand Traverse, and is gaining for our village a reputation among tourists equaling that of Mackinac sides those completed, several residences are in process of construction, and others to be built this fall. The school building about, to be commenced will surpass anything of the kind in Grand Traverse. Messrs. Fox, Rose & Buttars are about to build another large warehouse on Round Lake, and are contemplating the erection of another mammoth store next season. The buildings erected this season will constitute fully one-half the village, and we predict a still greater growth next season. The river improvement now in progress will add still more to the importance of Charlevoix. And while the village is thus advancing, the region roundabout gives evidence of a parallel development. Farms are being cleared up, and good sterling men are coming in, many of them with capital.

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William Nelson, by the erection of a mill in the eastern portion of the county, will, aided by the railroad, soon work wonders in the development of that section. A gentleman is now in town who intends to erect a mill in some good locality near Pine Lake, for the manufacture of hard-wood lumber and railroad ties. The prospects for an iron furnace at no distant day are good, and the county is just beginning to feel the influence of the restoration to market of the railroad and Indian lands. This most favored portion of the Garden of Michigan' is fast rounding up into a region of wealth, and its capital into a spired city."

EARLY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

The very earliest business movements at this point have appeared in the general sketch of what transpired at the beginning of the village. Coming down to a little later date, various mercantile and other interests became represented here. There is always a period in the history of every business community in which the mercantile, professional and industrial interests of the place take shape and become settled in their permanant channels. The various business interests of Charlevoix were organized about as follows:

The Fountain City House has grown from a shanty boardinghouse in 1865 to its present dimensions, an excellent view of which is given in the sketch upon another page. In 1867 Richard Cooper In 1867 Richard Cooper came here to keep the boarding-house and afterward purchased the property. In 1877 the large three story upright was erected, and in 1879 the building was again enlarged. It occupies a most delightful location, overlooking Lake Michigan upon one hand and Round and Pine Lakes upon the other. The river is just in front where during the season of navigation all the boats must pass.

The firm of Redington, Nelson & Co. established their business here in 1868, as already stated. In 1870 the business went into the hands of Esterly & Co. This firm carried on the business until 1876 when John Nicholls, a son-in-law of Mr. Esterly, came here from Wisconsin and purchased the mill and property of the firm. Mr. Nicholls has carried on an extensive lumbering business, adding such facilities for the manufacture of lumber as has been required. This industry has been and is an important factor in the prosperity of the village.

From 1867 until his death in the spring of 1872, Philo Beers carried on the drug business in a small way on what was known as the Beers' homestead, just south of the bridge, where Dr. Lewis' block now stands. At the death of Mr. Beers, Dr. Levi Lewis purchased the stock, and erected a small store on Clinton Street. Two years later he moved his building to Bridge Street and enlarged it. In 1880 he purchased a building site of the Beers estate, where his block now stands and put up a new building. He then associated with him John M. Ackert. They carried on business for a time when the firm dissolved, and Dr. Lewis closed out his stock in order to give all of his time to his practice.

In 1873 Dr. George W. Crouter came here from Grand Rapids and opened a small drug store in the old Kyes building on the north side of the river. In 1875 he purchased a lot on Bridge | Street of Nelson Ainslie and erected a two story store building into which he moved his stock, and carried on business upon a much more extended scale. His first stock of goods was exceedingly limited, but after moving into his new building, his store indicated a marked advance in prosperity. In 1880 he enlarged his building to nearly its present size. In the spring of 1879 he commenced the practice of dentistry, and still continues that in connection with his store.

In the spring of 1872 C. B. Norris, a practical tinsmith, established what purported to be a tin shop in Nelson Ainslie's barn, still standing near the shore of Round Lake. He also had a few

dollars worth of hardware. A few weeks after he started M. J. Stockman abandoned fishing, and formed a partnership with Mr. Norris. The stock was enlarged and the business increased. In the following fall Mr. Stockman built a store on Bridge Street and purchased the interest of Mr. Norris. In 1880 he built a large two story brick store building, and in 1883 took into partnership H. Lee Iddings, the firm name being Stockman & Iddings. Theirs is one of the most complete hardware stores in northern Michigan.

In the summer of 1872, Byron See, who had come to Charlevoix two years before, went to Milwaukee with what small means he could command of his own and purchased a small stock of groceries and provisions. He rented as a store the front room of the old• Chamberlain building on the corner of Bridge and Clinton Streets. Soon afterward he erected a small store building on the same street. In the fall of 1876, O. S. Washburn purchased an interest in the business and the stock was increased, dry goods also being added. In 1879 Mr. See purchased Mr. Washburn's interest and since that time has carried on business alone. In 1882 he erected his present brick store building where he does a prosperous business.

In 1870 D. C. Nettleton, who had been on a homestead near the head of South Arm since 1867, built a wagon and blacksmith shop in the village. The firm for a time was Nettleton & Baker. Mr. Nettleton has carried on this business most of the time since the shop was built.

The first bakery in the village was started in 1872 by Henry Newman, who located here in 1867. He still carries on the same

business.

In the summer of 1873 Egbert Carpenter came to Charlevoix from Wisconsin and put a store building on Bridge Street, and with S. M. See went into the general merchandise business under the firm name of Carpenter & See. The following ear L. D. Bartholomew came from Spring Lake, Mich., and being pleased with the business prospects of the place, purchased Mr. See's interest, and the firm name was changed to Carpenter & Bartholomew. The firm built up a large business and gradually each member acquired other business interests. In January, 1881, B. W. Miller and Harrison Bedford purchased an interest in the business and the firm was changed to Carpenter, Bartholomew & Co. Miller had been in the employ of Fox & Co. nine years, and Bedford had been with the firm of Carpenter & Bartholomew eight years. The business is mainly in charge of those two. When Mr. Carpenter built the store, it was located quite a distance out of town. There was a path leading to the postoffice, otherwise it would have been altogether in the back woods.

In October, 1879, Dickinson & Emery purchased the old store building of Dr. Lewis and opened a small stock of groceries. The following January, Mr. Emery purchased Dickinson's interest, and carried on business alone until May, 1880, when A. R. Upright purchased a half interest in the business. In August of that year, they purchased the Morgan store building and moved their stock into it, adding dry goods and boots and shoes. Not long afterward, Mr. Page, of Kalamazoo, purchased an interest in the business and the style of the firm was changed to Upright, Emery & Co. The same firm have also become extensive dealers in wood, ties, posts, bark, etc.

The first meat market in the village was established by A. J. McLeod, in 1879, when he erected a small building, since enlarged, and in which he still carries on business. As early as 1873 Mr. McLeod engaged in the meat business, and supplied the people as they required until the business warranted an established market.

The first harness shop was started by a man named Denton, who carried on the business only a short time. In 1876 James E.

Wood came here from Traverse City and opened a shop and carried on the business alone and in company with others until the spring of 1884 when James E. Wood & Co. sold out to Mr. Hodges of Traverse City.

The first brfck building was erected in 1880 by M. J. Stockman for a hardware store; the one now occupied by Stockman & Iddings. In 1882 Byron See built a two story brick building, in which his store is located. In 1883 brick buildings were built by the Odd Fellows society, Archibald Buttars and L. D. Bartholomew. The second story of the Bartholomew Block is occupied by a very neat and commodious opera-house, fitted up with stage, scenery,etc., and capable of seating six hundred persons. The first brick dwelling-house was built by Byron See in 1883.

The first barn in the village was built by Nelson Ainslie in 1867. It is the one afterward used as a hardware store by Stockman & Norris.

Dr. Levi Lewis owned the first buggy in the village.

The first bridge across the river was built by Fox & Rose. Robert Miller was the first blacksmith to carry on business in the village. His shop was on the north side of the river, and is still used as such.

SECRET ORDERS.

CHARLEVOIX LODGE, No. 282, F. & A. M., is one of the pioneer institutions of Charlevoix. Among the early settlers were a number belonging to the Masonic fraternity, and as early as May, 1869, a notice was published requesting members of the order to meet Saturday evening, June 5, for the purpose of taking preliminary steps for the organization of a lodge. Nothing final was accomplished at that time, and the matter was delayed until May, 1870, when a dispensation arrived, and the first regular meeting was held June 4th. In January, 1871, a charter was granted, and in May the lodge was consecrated by W. W. Landon, worshipful master of Elk Rapids lodge. The following officers were installed: W. M., E. H. Green; S. W., A. Buttars; J. W., W. A. Smith; S. D., L. W. Skinner; J. D., O. D. Hilton; secretary, Jackson Ingalls; treasurer, Philo Beers; stewards, A. J. Beers and Richard Cooper; tyler, George Kyes. Mr. Landon was assisted by F. J. Lewis and John E. Cooper, of Elk Rapids, and F. L. Kiser, of Whitewater, Wis. The principal officers since then have been as follows:

1872:- W. M., E. H. Green; S. W., A. Buttars; J. W., W. A. Smith; secretary, J. Ingalls; treasurer, Philo Beers.

1873-'74:-W. M., E. H. Green; S. W., A. Buttars; J. W., W. A. Smith; secretary, J. Ingalls; treasurer, A. Fox.

1874-’75: —W. M., A. Buttars; S. W., Jackson Ingalls; J. W., A. G. Aldrich: secretary, M. J. Stockman; treasurer, A. Fox.

1875-'76:-W. M., A. Buttars; S. W., W. A. Smith; J. W., O. S. Washburn; secretary, M. J. Stockman; treasurer, A. Fox. 1877:---W. M., W. A. Smith; S. W., O. S. Washburn; J. W., M. J. Stockman; secretary, A. R. Upright, treasurer, A. Fox.

1878:—W. M., W. A. Smith; S. W., O. S. Washburn; J. W., M. J. Stockman; secretary, A. R. Upright; treasurer, E. Carpenter. 1879:-W. M, E. H. Green; S. W., F. J. Meech; J. W., A. R. Upright; secretary, J. Milo Eaton; treasurer, E. Carpenter..

1880:-W. M., W. A. Smith; S. W., F. J. Meech; J. W., A. R. Upright; secretary, O. S, Washburn; treasurer, E. Carpenter.

1881:-W. M., W. A. Smith; S. W., M. J. Stockman; J. W., Richard Cooper; secretary, Henry C. Cooper; treasurer, B. W. Miller.

1882:-W. M., W. A. Smith; S. W., A. R. Upright; J. W., Richard Cooper; secretary, J. Reed Emery; treasurer, B. W. Miller.

1883:-W. M., W. A. Smith; S. W., A. R. Upright; J. W., Richard Cooper; secretary, William See; treasurer, O. S. Washburn.

1881:-W. M., A. R Upright; S. W., Richard Cooper; J. W., W. C. Newman; secretary, William See; treasurer, O. S. Washburn.

The first meetings were held in Fox & Rose's hall, and afterward a hall was fitted up over D. C Nettleton's wagon shop, and subsequently their present hall over the postoffice was fitted up. The lodge has always been in a flourishing condition. The leading business men of the place are members of the order and take an active interest in the welfare of the lodge. The present lodge room is owned by the lodge. When the Sentinel building was erected Present the lodge completed the second story for its own use. membership, seventy-five.

CHARLEVOIX LODGE, No. 927, I. O. G. T., was organized Jan. 5, 1876. Rev. Charles Russell, of Detroit, Past W. C. T. of the order in Michigan, visited the place and delivered a lecture at the close of which a lodge was organized with thirty-four members. The first officers were as follows: W. C. T., E. H. Green; W. V. T., Mrs. A. K. Dougherty; secretary, J. Milo Eaton; treasurer, Andrew Morgan; W. F. S., Miss Jennie E. Martin; W. M., George W. Crouter; W. R. H. S., Miss Ida Mason; W. L. H. S., Miss Alice Carpenter; W. D. M., Mrs. J. Milo Eaton; W. A. S., Miss Emma Wakefield; W. C., Rev. W. L. Tilden; W. O. G., W. S. Johnson; W. I. G., Miss Mary Barry; lodge deputy, W. A. Smith.

The general history of temperance lodges presents checkered careers but this one has been an exception to the general rule. It has been in a flourishing condition from the first. The present membership is nearly sixty.

ROUND LAKE LODGE, No. 293, I. O. O. F., was instituted April 4, 1877, by J. T. Beadle, special deputy of Traverse City. The charter members were George W. Crouter, M. Houghteling, James E. Wood, W. L. Tilden and L. D. Bartholomew, and five more were added the first night of meeting. The first officers were as follows: N. G., L. D. Bartholomew; V. G., James E. Wood; secretary, George W. Crouter; treasurer, W. L. Tilden; C., J. Milo Eaton; W., J. M. Clark; I. G., F. M. Loveland; R. S. S., M. Houghteling; R. S. V. G., A. J. Stroud.

The first meetings were held in a room over D. C. Nettleton's wagon shop, that was used as a hall by the Masons. In 1883 the lodge erected a neat two story brick building, in the second story of which its rooms are situated.

The Noble Grands since have been as follows: James E. Wood, George W. Crouter, J. Milo Eaton, Orlando Blair, John Bell, George W. Cook, Richard Chapton, and A. D. Cruickshank.

Soon after the lodge was organized, they leased and fitted up a hall over the store of Upright & Emery, where meetings were held until the new hall was completed. The first meeting in the new hall was Oct. 31, 1883. The lodge room is 24x55 feet inside and fifteen feet from floor to ceiling. The membership of the lodge has increased to about seventy and includes many of the leading citizens of the place. Its prosperity has been greater than is usually enjoyed by similar societies. Its financial condition is excellent, owning a property worth $2,500 at least, and the remaining indebtedness so arranged that it will be wholly paid from rentals This society but partakes of the general thrift and healthfulness that pervades the community in which it is located, and the community is blessed by the presence of such an organization.

CHARLEVOIX ENCAMPMENT, No. 101, I. O. O. F., was instituted Oct. 31, 1883, with twenty-eight charter members. The first officers were as follows: C. P., A. D. Cruickshank; S. W., G. W. Crouter; H. P., James A. Keat; scribe, James E. Wood; treasurer, L. D. Bartholomew; J. W., William Lewis; F. S., Orlando Blair; O. S., H. H. Finney; L. S., J. H. Stone; guide, Fred W. Mayne; first watch, Charles Williams; second watch, M. M. Wakeman;

S. V. C., Byron See; J. V. C., E. Carpenter; Adjt., Silas H. Comfort; Sergt., D. C. Chamberlain: chaplain, Albert Brown; O. D., S. M. See; O. G., G. G. Scott; Q. M., M. J. Stockman; S. M., Frank Shaubut; Q. M. S., L. Whitmoyer.

The membership is about fifty-three. The present officers are as follows: Commander, E. H. Green; S. V. C., D. Himebaugh; J. V. C., Wm. Kanagg; adjutant, Frank Shaubut; surgeon, D. C. Chamberlain, M. D.; chaplain, C. B. Glass; Q. M., M. J. Stockman; O. D., J. A. Carlstein; O. G., H. Swanson; S. M., Henry Newman; Q. M. S., L. Whitmoyer; Rep., Byron See. Memorial day has been observed with appropriate exercises by this post since its organization.

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

This is one of the most popular organizations in the village of Charlevoix, and its prosperous existence is evidence of a high order of intelligence in the place. The following history of the society is from a paper read at one of the meetings in January, 1884: A memorable one was the eve of Nov. 24, 1879, in the history of the Historical Society of Charlevoix. A few of its citizens, by united effort, formed a beginning which has developed into one of the most honored organizations of social and intellectual improvement in our village. W. A. Smith, together with O. F. Wisner and Hon. John S. Dixon, have the honored places at the head of our list of membership. At the office of the first-named gentleman, the object of meeting was made known, and O. F. Wisner was chosen chairman, who produced articles of association, which were adopted, and the following officers were elected for a term of one year: President, Hon. John S. Dixon; vice-president, Richard Cooper; secretary, W. A. Smith; treasurer, F. W. Mayne; librarian, Albert E. Mason.

The original plan for entertainment consisted of monthly lectures, to be free to all. During the winter of '79 and '80 J. S. Dixon, O. F. Wisner, Rev. A. M. Parmenter, Rev. S. G. Blanchard lectured successively at the school-house. The winter following, at the residence of Hon. A. Buttars, occurred the first social parlor reading, and Bayard Taylor's works were chosen as a textbook for the winter.

During the winter the readings were interspersed with lectures by Rev. G. W. Bell, O. F. Wisner and Dr. M. L. Leach, which were well attended. For this year the following officers were selected: President, Rev. A. M. Parmenter; vice-president, Rev. Mr. McElwee; secretary, J. M. Clark; treasurer, Miss Honor Nicholls; librarian, Miss Esther Buttars. Prosperity attended the society, and valuable additions were made to the library.

During the years '81 and '82, with E. H. Green, president; John Nicholls, vice-president; Mrs. Pope, 2d vice-president; Albert Washburn, secretary; Mrs. O. D. Wood, treasurer, and Robert Miller, librarian. The society numbered fifty-six; a handsome bookcase had been purchased and well filled with choice volumes. A competent committee had drafted a new constitution and by-laws, which, with slight changes, were adopted. The entertainment provided was of a high order, and all seemed as harmonious as possible. Twenty-six new members were added during this term, and Green's History of England was chosen for study. The winter following found E. H. Green, president; Robert Miller, 1st vice-presi lent; Mrs. G. Daniels, 2d vice-president; Albert Washburn, secretary; Mrs. Eaton, treasurer; F. W. Mayne, librarian, also an executive committee of five. The committee de

cided upon U. S. History as a study, upon which the society are still at work.

The principal officers in 1884 are as follows: President, John Nicholls; secretary, Albert Washburn; treasurer, Mrs. E. M. Clark; chairman of the executive committee, Ed. F. Parmelee.

THE LIBERAL CLUB.

The Charlevoix Liberal Club was organized in the fall of 1879, and in August, 1880, filed articles of incorporation, with officers as follows: Secretary, George W. Crouter; treasurer, L. D. Bartholomew. President, Robert Miller; vice-president, Wm. Black; The object of this association, as stated at the time of incorporation, was to furnish entertainment that would be both entertaining and instructive, giving the greatest latitude of belief for discussion of all religions, scientific or political. It was also hoped to erect a building and thereby provide a place of meeting. The latter project has not yet been accomplished. The club has been successfully maintained and has fully realized the expectations of its founders. Lectures have been delivered by local and other speakers. The present officers are: President, Robert Miller; secretary, B. F. Bisbie; treasurer, John Bell.

INCORPORATED.

Early in the year 1879 the question of obtaining a village charter pressed upon the minds of the people with considerable force, and early in February a public meeting was held to consider the subject. A resolution was adopted to the effect that it was the sense of the meeting that Charlevoix should be incorporated. A committee consisting of Messrs. Buttars, Eaton and Bell were appointed a committee to determine the boundary lines of the proposed incorporation. A petition was forwarded to the legislature, and the bill was passed and approved April 8d. The act reads as follows:

"That all those tracts of land situated in the township of Charlevoix, in the county of Charlevoix, and state of Michigan, which are known and described as follows, to-wit: Lots numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 26 and lot numbered 1, and the northeast fraction and the north half of the southeast quarter of Section 27, all in Township 34 north, of Range 8 west, be, and the same are hereby constituted a village corporate by the name of the village of Charlevoix.

"The first election of officers for said village shall be held on the second Monday in April, 1879, at the town hall in said village, notice of which shall be posted in three public places by the board of registration, hereinafter appointed, at least ten days previous thereto.

Byron See and Robert Miller are hereby constituted a board of registration for the purpose of registering voters for the first election to be held in said village, and said board of registration are hereby required to meet on the Saturday preceding the second Monday of April, 1879, aforesaid, and register all persons presenting themselves for registration, and having the qualifications of voters at annual township meetings.

The bridge now built and all that may hereafter be built across Pine River, within the territory described in Section 1 of this act, shall be built and maintained, as heretofore, by the township of Charlevoix, or the county of Charlevoix, and all moneys raised by general highway tax in the village of Charlevoix shall be expended under the direction of the highway commissioners of the township of Charlevoix, for the benefit of the highways of said township and village in the same manner as though said village was not incorporated.

"The said village of Charlevoix shall in all things not herein otherwise provided be governed by and its duties and powers defined

by an act entitled: An act granting and defining the duties and powers of incorporated villages,' approved April 1, 1875, and such amendments as may be made thereto.

"In case the said officers are not elected at the time designated in Section 2 of this act, an election for officers may be had at any time within one year from the time designated in said Section 2 of this act, on notice being given as provided in said section.”

In 1881 the charter was amended so as to leave the grounds of the Kalamazoo resort outside the village limits, and to accomplish that Section 1 was amended so as to read as follows: That all those tracts of land situated in the township of Charlevoix, in the county of Charlevoix and state of Michigan, which are known and described as follows, to-wit.: Lots numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 26, and lot numbered 1, and the northeast fraction and the north half of the southeast quarter of Section 27,'all in Township 34 north, of Range 8 west, excepting that portion of the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 26 aforesaid, known and described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of Section 26, thence west along the east and west quarter line of said Section 26, eleven rods and two feet, thence due south 68 rods to a stake, thence due east eleven rods and two feet to the north and south quarter line of Section 26 aforesaid, thence due north along said quarter line to the place of beginning, be, and the same are hereby constituted a village corporate by the name of the village of Charlevoix.”

The first charter election was held Monday, April 28, and resulted in the election of the following officers: President, John S. Dixon; trustees, J. Milo Eaton, A. Buttars, W. A. Smith, J. M. Clark, Robert Miller, D. C. Nettleton; clerk, M. J. Stockman; treasurer, John Bell; assessor, E. H. Green; street commissioner, A. E. Mason.

The village officers elected since 1879 have been as follows: 1880-President, Robert Miller; Clerk, George W. Crouter; treasurer, John Bell; assessor, O. S. Washburn; street commissioner, A. J. Mudge; constable, Henry Newman; trustees, John Nicholls, D. C. Nettleton, J. M. Clark.

1881-President, J. Milo Eaton; clerk, Henry C. Cooper; treasurer, A. R. Upright; assessor, O. S. Washburn; street commissioner, A. J. McLeod; constable, E. W. Fuller; trustees, Robert Miller, G. W. Crouter, Byron See.

1882-President, Willard A. Smith; clerk, F. W. Mayne; treasurer, E. Carpenter; assessor, O. S. Washburn; street commissioner, W. C. Newman; constable, Charles Ely; trustees; John Nicholls, H. C. Cooper, A. R. Upright.

1883--President, Byron See; clerk, Fred W. Mayne; treasurer, Egbert Carpenter; street commissioner, Robert Miller; marshal, Richard Cooper; trustees, Henry C. Cooper, John Nicholls, A. R. Upright, George W. Crouter, Albert E. Mason, A. J. McLeod.

1884-President, Amos Fox; clerk, Horace S. Harsha; treasurer, C. W. Miller; assessor, Orlando Blair; street commissioner, Jacob Weyburn; trustees, G. W. Crouter, A. J. McLeod, Albert E. Mason, J. Milo Eaton, Charles Ely, W. C. Newman.

BANKING.

The bank of Charlevoix was established in September, 1882, and was the first bank established in Charlevoix County. It was established, and the business is still carried on by Lewis Reynolds and W. P. Brown, under the firm name of Reynolds & Brown. W. P. Brown is cashier and W. A. Brown teller.

The Merchants' and Farmers' Bank was established in July, 1883, by the firm of Buttars, Upright & Co. A. Buttars is president, A. R. Upright vice-president, and G. S. Thomas cashier.

This bank is about to be reorganized under the state law and its capital increased.

THE CHARLEVOIX MANUFACTURING COMPANY

is one of the most important industries of Charlevoix. The company was organized in October, 1883, with the following-named persons as directors: M. J. Stockman, D. C. Nettleton, O. D. Wood, G. W. Crouter, A. R. Upright, S. M. See, L. E. Allen; officers--President, M. J. Stockman; vice-president, D. C. Nettleton; secretary, H. Lee Iddings; treasurer, A. Buttars. Capital stock, $10,000. The company was organized for the purpose of manufacturing sash, doors, blinds, etc. A large building was erected and operations begun in the spring of 1884.

WASHBURN & ACKERT, proprietors of the machine shop, starteá business in the spring of 1883, and leased power of the sash factory until their shop was built a few months later. Connected with this is the Charlevoix Iron Works, of which Washburn & Ackert and E. B. Beauvais are proprietors. These works were started in the fall of 1883. These works constitute an important industry in Charlevoix. The proprietors are O. S. Washburn, J. M. Ackert and E. B. Beauvais.

0. S. Washburn is a native of Pennsylvania. For several years he was engaged at saw-mill work in Wisconsin. In the spring of 1868 he came to Charlevoix and was sawing and filing in saw-mills until 1883. He has a wife and two children. Mr. Washburn has been identified with the local affairs of Charlevoix since living in the place, and has held various public offices. Is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

JOHN M. ACKERT was born on Beaver Island. At the age of six years he went with his parents to Oakland County, where he was brought up on a farm. Came to Charlevoix County in 1874 and learned the trade of machinist with John L. Allen. In 1880 he went into business with Washburn & Allen. The firm now is Washburn & Ackert. He has a wife and three children. Mrs Ackert was Ida Mason, of Charlevoix.

E. B. BEAUVAIS is a native of Canada. In the spring of 1883 he came to Charlevoix from Muskegon, and went into business in the Charlevoix Iron Works with Washburn & Ackert.

A brush handle factory established in 1884 by J. Milo Eaton, on his addition near Pine Lake, is an industry furnishing employment to a number of men.

There are also two shipyards, and boiler works.

BIOGRAPHICAL.

RICHARD COOPER, proprietor of the Fountain City House, Charlevoix, was born in England, in the year 1832. While an infant he came to this country with his parents, who settled in Rochester, N. Y. At an early age he learned the printers' trade and followed it seven or eight years, when his eyesight failed and he was obliged to seek other occupation. In the summer of 1848 he was steward on a propeller, and during a trip up the lake was obliged to stop a time at Beaver Island. He made up his mind to engage in fishing, and, after finishing the trip, returned to Beaver Island for that purpose. He remained there three or four years, and in 1853 went to Little Traverse, now Harbor Springs, where he kept store, and also fished, as stated in the history of Harbor Springs. March 5, 1854, he married Marietta Geer, who was then living at Little Traverse. It was quite an undertaking to get married in those days. This couple were obliged to go to Cheboygan to reach the nearest justice of the peace. Mr. Cooper took his Indian pony and sled, and with his bride made the journey by way of the lakes, there being no roads in those days. At Cheboygan they were married by Bela Chapman, a justice of the peace, and the second day returned to their home.