. Early years in Smyrna and our first Old home week. proprietor, the same oc-cupying the site of the present Methodist Church, and CharlesHammond was his successor, continuing the office in that tav-ern, with Hall as deputy post master. Harvey Talcott held theoffice from 1829 to 1841: Elmer Isbell from 1841 to 1849;Milo Sutliff from 1850-53; Beardsley Leavenworth 1853 7; B. Mead 1857-61; Andrew Shepardson 1861-71; dur-ing which time the office was kept in the present Nearing store,and it was here during the civil war, that war matters were dis-cussed, and from the steps in front wa
. Early years in Smyrna and our first Old home week. proprietor, the same oc-cupying the site of the present Methodist Church, and CharlesHammond was his successor, continuing the office in that tav-ern, with Hall as deputy post master. Harvey Talcott held theoffice from 1829 to 1841: Elmer Isbell from 1841 to 1849;Milo Sutliff from 1850-53; Beardsley Leavenworth 1853 7; B. Mead 1857-61; Andrew Shepardson 1861-71; dur-ing which time the office was kept in the present Nearing store,and it was here during the civil war, that war matters were dis-cussed, and from the steps in front war news read to those whoassembled each morning, and at the close of a battle in whichChenango boys were known to have engaged, many sad mes-sages were received causing deep sadness throughout the com-munity. Dr. George E. Lawrence succeeded Mr. Shepardson in1871, holding the office till the advent of the Cleveland adminis-tration in 1885, when it was transferred to Ery W. Stokes, whoheld the office till 1889, when William H. Comstock, a soldier 134. DEMAS HUEBAKD Our First Old Home Week of the War of the Rebellion, wounded severely at the battle ofWinchester, and still carrying rebel lead, was appointed to theoffice, holding the same till Mr. Cleveland was re-elected in 1892when he was succeeded by Fred. A. Sweet in the spring of 1893holding the same till 1897. J. Wellington Boynton, the presentincumbent, was also a soldier of the rebellion, an inmate of thenoted Andersonville prison, and received the appointment at thebeginning of the McKinley administration and still holds theoffice. Since the organization of the town, the following have beenchosen Supervisors: Joseph Simons, 1809; William Stover,1810-20; Joseph BiUings, 1821-22; Samuel Hall, 1824-5-7-8;Joshua Talcott, 1826; Isaac Foote, Jr., 1829-30-50; AmasaFoote, 1831-32; Norman Sexton, 1833-37; Steph-n Anthony,1838-39; Samuel Northup, 1841; Dudley Bennett, 1845; JohnF. Billings, 1846-7; Eber Dimmick. 1848-9; Harlow Billin
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