Clerks of Courts.-Isaac Q. Morris, 1851-2; Theodore Parrish, 1852-5, resigned March 3, 1855; William C. Okey, 1855-60; Isaac Q. Morris, 1860-2; James Stevens, 1862-6; Wilbert B. Teters, 1866-72; Irvin Belford, 1872-8; Henly E. Peters, 1878-84; Lawrence H. Barry, 1884-7; Isaac W. Danford (elected 1886).

Probate Judges.-Gilman Dudley, 1852, qualified February 9; Gilman Dudley, 1853-5; D. F. Sanford, 1855-7, died in office; Samuel McGarry, 1857-64, appointed first, afterwards elected; Dennis S. Gibbs, 1864-70; Jonathan Dilley, 1870-6; A. P. Jennings, 1876-9; John II. Brown, 1879-85; D. M. Morrison, 1885-8.

Sheriff's-Joseph C. Schofield, 1851-3; F. M. Mason, 1853-5, resigned June 13, 1855; Samuel Danford, 1855-9; William McKitrick,

1859-63; Eliab Matheny, 1863–7; William H. Summers, 1867-71; Anderson C. Lawrence, 1871-5; Freeman C. Thompson, 1875-9; David Miller, 1879-83; Isaac E. McKee, 1883-5; Henry J. Cleveland 1885-7.

Prosecuting Attorneys.-Jabez Belford, 1851 (April to October); S. W. P. Cochran, 1851-3 (resigned 1853); E. A. Bratton, 1853; Jabez Belford, 1854-6; William H. Frazier, 1856-66; James S. Foreman, 1866-70; James M. Dalzell, 1870-2; David S. Spriggs, 1872-6; William Chambers, 1876–8; J. M. McGinnis, 1878-82; Nathan B. Wharton, 1882-4; Capell L. Weems, 1885-8.

Auditors.-Robt. Barkley, 1851–4; Henry Taylor, 1854-8; John W. Tipton, 1858-60; Geo. Bell, 1860- 2 ; John W. Tipton, 1862-66; Norvel W. Taylor, 1866-70; Richard L. Allbritain, 1870-2; Jonathan F. Knouff, 1872-8; Dan'l Neuhart, Jr., 1878-81; Walter D. Guilbert, 1881-87.

Recorders.-R. Hellyer, 1851-4; James K. Casey, 1854 (appointed April 12, vice Hellyer, resigned); John Stevens, October, 1854, died in 1859; Thomas W. Morris, appointed to vacancy November 12, 1859; elected and served until 1862; balance of term filled by Jabez Belford, deputy, 1862-3; Benjamin B. Waller, 1864–70; Thomas Lloyd, 1870-6; Enoch W. Wickham, 1876–88.

W. Wyscarver, 1878-80; Thomas M. McVay, 1880-4; Azariah C. Cooper, 1884-8.

Commissioners.-The first board, holding office from April to November, 1851, was composed of Jacob Lyons, Timothy Smith and John Noble. Since then the office has been filled by the following, new commissioners taking their seats in December of the year in which they are elected: Jacob Lyons, 1851-2; Alfred Ogle, 1851-5; George Baker, 1851-7; Elijah Hatheway, 1852-6; J. Archer, 1855-8; Jonathan Echel

berry, 1856-9; Robert McKee, 1857-60; William McWilliams, 1859, appointed March 28, vice Echelberry, removed: Wm. Crum, Jr., 1858-61; James Ball, 1859-62; John Lemmax, 1860-3; E. P. Sullivan, 1861-7; George Wilson, 1862-5; William W. Stringer, 1863-9; William J. Gregg, 1865-71; James Eakin, 1867-73; William Long, 1869-75; Robert Calland, 1871-7; John Moore, 1873-6; William Ross, 1875-8; John Conner, 1876-9; Samuel Hatheway, 1877-80; Adam Hamilton, 1878-81; John N. Shafer, 1879-82; John Smithson, 1880-3; Isaac Crow, 1881-84; W. W. Collins, 1882-5; Julius R. Groves, 1883-6-9; J. R. Gorby, 1884-7; N. B. Barnes,

1885-8..

Surveyors.-George Bell, 1851; John H. Jeffries, 1853; Charles Burlingame, 1853; Henry Miller, 1866; David Miller, 1872; William Lowe, 1878; Levi D. Merry, 1881.

Infirmary Directors. -Term three years. Ezra Mckee, 1861: John Miley, 1861; Morris Danford, 1861;

Samuel Laughlin, 1861-8, 1876-9;
James Ball,* 1867; W. W. Rhodes,
1867; Jonathan Miller, 1868, 1871;
James N. Hedge, 1870; Robert
Barry, 1872; Anderson
Anderson Briggs,
1873; Stephenson Trimmer, 1874;
William Musser, 1875, 1878; Joab
W. R. Newton 1879; Joseph B.
Clark, 1880, 1883; John N. Graham,
1881, 1884; George Weekley, 1885;
Peter Vorhies, elected 1886.

Coroners. The following list contains the names of those who have held the office of coroner, so far as obtainable, from the incomplete data to be found regarding the same:-David McGarry, 1851- May to October; John Bainum, 1851-5; Martin Beatty 1855; Lewis Groves, 1856-8; Allen Floyd, 1858; F. M. Brown, 1861; Richard S. Deal, 1863-7; Robert C. Downey, 1867-73; Michael II. Neveille, 1873-5; Hiram J. Downey, 1875; Joseph H. Hilton, 1879; W. S. Bebout 1882-4; Felix O. Neptune, 1884-6; John D. Aldridge, 1886-8.

MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

From 1852 to 1862 Noble County was without representatives or senators of its own, the different parts of the county voting for those officers with those counties from which they were taken. Since 1862 Noble has been allowed a representative, and a part of the county has been in the fourteenth senatorial district, and the remainder in the nineteenth. The fourteenth district is composed of the Counties of Washington and

(*No record can be found of those who held the office from 1862 to 1867,)

Morgan, and the Townships of Brookfield, Sharon, Jackson, Noble and Olive, and part of Elk, Jefferson and Center Townships. The nineteenth senatorial district comprises Guernsey and Monroe Counties; also Stock, Enoch, Marion, Beaver, Buffalo, Seneca and Wayne Townships, and part of Elk, Jefferson and Center Townships in Noble County.

Senators, Fourteenth District. William P. Sprague, 1862-4; William F. Curtis, 1864-6; S. Knowles, 1866-8; Abraham Simmons, 1868-70; Rodney M. Stimson, 1870-2 and 1872-4; Peres B. Buell, 1874-6; Richard Stanton, 1876-8; John Irvine, 1878-80; Francis B. Pond, 1880-2 and 1882-4; Gilbert Smith, 1884-6; Abel W. Glazier, 1886-8.

Senators, Nineteenth District. John D. O'Connor, 1862-4; and 1864-6; R. Savage, 1866-8; William Lawrence, 1868-70; James O. Amos, 1870-2, and 1872-4; John W. Laughlin, 1874-6; Joseph B. Williams, 1876-8, and 1878-80; Frank M. Atkinson, 1880-2; Albert J. Pearson, 1882-4; William S. Crowell, 1884-6.

Representatives.Oliver Keyser, 1862-4, and 1864-6; Charles Hare, 1866-8, and 1868-70; Bethel Bates, 1870-2; Benjamin F. Spriggs, 1872-4; Wm. Van Meter, 1874-6; James M. Dalzell, 1876-8, and 1878-80; Henry R. Smith, 1880-2, and 1882-4; Levi W. Finley, 1884-6; T. C. Williams, 1886-8.

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS.

The total value of land and buildings in Noble County, as equalized by the State board of equalization,

was as follows in the years mentioned: In 1853, $2,524,000; in 1859, $2,960,229; in 1870, $4,461,311; in 1880, $4,431,360.

The

In 1880 there were 22,497 acres of wheat sown in the county, which produced 296,015 bushels, or an average of 13.2 bushels per acre. same year the county produced 1,356 bushels of rye, 1,310 bushels of buckwheat, 1,176 bushels of barley. The acreage of corn was 20,421; number of bushels, 757,486. Number of acres of oats. 4,006; bushels, 79,139. Number of tons of hay other than clover, 18,797; clover hay, 565. Number of acres of potatoes (Irish), 671; bushels produced, 44,984; sweet potatoes, 93 acres, 532 bushels. Tobacco, 2,251 acres, which yielded 2,183,704 pounds. Only five counties in the State produced more tobacco than Noble. For some years Noble stood second in tobacco culture.

In the same year the county produced 47,287 gallons of syrup from 450 acres of sorghum. There was also manufactured 1,358 pounds of maple sugar, and 473 gallons of maple syrup. There were 1,115 hives of bees, which produced 6,484 pounds of honey. The number of pounds of butter manufactured was 552,130; cheese, 7,920. Number of dozens of eggs produced, 375,039. The yield of fruits was as follows: Apples, 313,430 bushels from 4,596 acres ; pears, 584 bushels; cherries 2,688 bushels; plums, 1,570 bushels. The acreage of grapes was 13, from which were gathered 28,400 pounds of grapes, and 3,445 gallons of wine were manufactured.

The county had, in 1881, 90,007 sheep, which produced 374,081 pounds of wool, and were valued at $203,930; 15,984 cattle, worth $182,660; 5,604 horses, $229,681; 168 mules, $7,500; 12,581 hogs, $39,665. Total value of horses, mules, cattle, sheep and hogs, $663,436. Later statistics prove that the county is constantly increasing in the value and extent of its agricultural, horti cultural and live-stock products.

For five years, 1878-83, the average total number of bushels of wheat produced in Noble County was 230,890 bushels annually. The highest yield during the five years was 296,015, for the year 1880; the lowest, 161,603, in 1881.

In the year ending May, 1881, Noble County produced 266,475 bushels of coal, worth $9,024, and 513,600 gallons of petroleum, valued at $16,060. Only Washington County, which produced 864,000 gallons, exceeded Noble in the petroleum product.

According to the census of 1880, Noble County contained 105 manufacturing establishments in which $149,185 was invested. Employment was given to 141 hands above

sixteen years of age, and to eleven children and youth. The total amount of wages for the preceding year was $20,921; value of materials used, $281,357; value of products, $371, 884. Since that census was taken the manufacturers of the county have greatly increased in importance.

POPULATION.

In 1860, Noble County had 20,751 inhabitants; in 1870, 19,949; in 1880, 21,138. The population by townships in 1880 is given below:

Beaver Township, including Williamsburg village, 1,829; Brookfield Township, 1,000; Buffalo Township, 804; Center Township, including Sarahsville village, 1,850; Sarahsville village, 249; Elk Township, 1,539; Enoch Township, 1,480; Jackson Township, 1,267; Jefferson Township, including Middleburg village, 1,506; Middleburg village, 102; Marion Township, including Summerfield village, 1,582; Summerfield village, 435; Noble Township, 1,420; Olive Township, including Caldwell village, 2,332; Caldwell village 602; Seneca Township, 1,004; Sharon Township, 1,221; Stock Township, 1,543; Wayne Township, 761.

ROAD building in a hilly coun

try is laborious and expensive, and after the roads are made there must be a constant outlay for repairs or the roads become worthless. The making of roads has been from the earliest times one of the most important subjects which has occupied the attention of the county commissioners and taxpayers of the region now embraced in the County of Noble. However, all the most important thoroughfares were built under the jurisdiction of Guernsey, Monroe and Morgan Counties, prior to the erection of Noble County, in 1851. As nearly all of these roads are described in the township histories which follow, they need be only briefly mentioned here. The most important of the early roads in Noble County were those leading from Marietta to Cambridge, the State

road from Barnesville to McConnelsville, the State road from Belmont County to Marietta running via Calais, Summerfield and Carlisle, and the "Center road" to McCon

nelsville, through the western part of the county. The so-called Federal road, marked out in 1791, began at Grave Creek on the Ohio River, and running westward crossed Dye's Fork of Meigs Creek near Renrock. This was the earliest route of travel through the county.

Since 1851 constant efforts have been made to improve existing roads and build new ones, and especially of late years there has been great improvements. provements. Several roads have

been well graded and the main thoroughfares can now be kept in reasonably good condition during all except the winter months. The county contains but one turnpike, a costly though valuable improvement, built under a special law. This is the Summerfield, Batesville and Quaker City toll-road, built in 186972, from Summerfield to the southern line of Guernsey County. This road cost over $100,000 and was built by levying a tax on the real estate lying within a distance of two miles of the road through Beaver