Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . as given thename of Rock River Normal School. Mr. Fris-bee was born in Delaware Countj-. N. Y., in from the State Normal School at Al-bany in 1847, and joining his parents at BuffaloGrove, during the winter of 1849-50 taught aselect school in the second story of Isaiah Wil-coxons house, the first floor being occupied as apostoffice, stage station, and for other many disadvantages, his school was asuccess, and after teaching two or three termsunder better conditions, he opened his school inAugust. in his new quarters.
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . as given thename of Rock River Normal School. Mr. Fris-bee was born in Delaware Countj-. N. Y., in from the State Normal School at Al-bany in 1847, and joining his parents at BuffaloGrove, during the winter of 1849-50 taught aselect school in the second story of Isaiah Wil-coxons house, the first floor being occupied as apostoffice, stage station, and for other many disadvantages, his school was asuccess, and after teaching two or three termsunder better conditions, he opened his school inAugust. in his new quarters. He was azealous student, had written some text-books,and had the capacity of imparting his enthusiasmto his pupils, besides winning the confidence of alarge class of patrons. In 1854 he married MissPhrocine Whiteside, in the same year was electedCounty Superintendent of Schools, but in Novem-ber, 1S55. soon after the passing away of hisfatlier. his promising career was cut short by hisdeath at the age of twenty-seven yr:irs. A iiost-. WILLIAM W. J(^Eagle Point Township i HISTORY OF OGLE COUNTY. humous daughter, and his only child, i^^ the wileof William B. McKiuley of Cham-paign. III. In 1851 or 1S52, a schoouer was built at Kish-waukee and run down Rock River, cutting allthe ferry ropes. The master was prosecuted atByron, Oregon, Grand Detour and Dixon, but hedefeated all the suits on the ground that RockRiver was a navigable stream. Some of thearrivals at Buffalo Grove about this time wereSamuel Waterbury. Amos Maltby. Daniel Hunt-ley, George and Charles Huntley. As Polo grew into promiueuee. the history ofBuffalo Township became merged in that of thelarger interests, and can best be followed bytaking up the account of the rise and progressof this most beautiful of Illinois towns. Fromtime to time several to\\aisliips have been separ-ated from the original Buffalo, and their historyis presented in alphabetical order in this chap-ter. Public Officers.—The Superv
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