History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . e building at the Corners was erected, and Miss MariaMonroe employed as teacher. She had previously taughtin a building which stood about where the present black-smith-shop is, and which had been used, as occasion re-quired, as a blacksmith-shop, school-house, law-office, etc. MATTESON POST-OFFICE was established about 1854-5t!, with Edwin Faxon as firstpostmaster. He was succeeded by C. C. Bennett about1858, the latter retaining charge seven years. Both thesegentlemen k
History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . e building at the Corners was erected, and Miss MariaMonroe employed as teacher. She had previously taughtin a building which stood about where the present black-smith-shop is, and which had been used, as occasion re-quired, as a blacksmith-shop, school-house, law-office, etc. MATTESON POST-OFFICE was established about 1854-5t!, with Edwin Faxon as firstpostmaster. He was succeeded by C. C. Bennett about1858, the latter retaining charge seven years. Both thesegentlemen kept the office at their houses. Mr. Bennettssuccessor was Hammond Sawins, and he was followed byMrs. Orcutt, who kept the office in the grocery at theCorners. Those since in charge have been John Allen,Anthony Sands, Mrs. Orcutt a second time, and the presentincumbent, William Harrison Bennett. In the fall of 1852 a saw-mill was built at the Cornersby Nichols & Shepard, of Battle Creek. This mill wasdestroyed by fire, and a second one was erected by AmosMatteson, Esq., which was also burned. The property * RESIDENCE or AMOS GARDNEf * fc- ?•*-* ?* ^ ~ j- mi ^ »Vj** ^**^***~ ~ ^ -<-—1-*^
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