. Historical and biographical . The conveyance was madeupon the condition that the deed was to be void if the grantee should fail tohave a building erected on the land conveyed, within one year from the dateof the conveyance, for the purpose of a college, and to be worth a specifiedsum. The grantee failed to comply with the conditions entitling him to anabsolute conveyance, and the project was abandoned ; and, on the 12th ofJanuary, 1876, Bishop Dewenger quit-claimed to Moses Fowler, and thatwas an end of the matter. It is greatly to be regretted that the enterprisedid not succeed, as the loca
. Historical and biographical . The conveyance was madeupon the condition that the deed was to be void if the grantee should fail tohave a building erected on the land conveyed, within one year from the dateof the conveyance, for the purpose of a college, and to be worth a specifiedsum. The grantee failed to comply with the conditions entitling him to anabsolute conveyance, and the project was abandoned ; and, on the 12th ofJanuary, 1876, Bishop Dewenger quit-claimed to Moses Fowler, and thatwas an end of the matter. It is greatly to be regretted that the enterprisedid not succeed, as the location was a most delightful one, and the building,had it been built in accordance with the design, would have been a credit,and a great ornament to the town of Fowl-er. 3Ir. Fowler agreed that uponthe completion of the building, he would donate the grove—Summit Groveadjoining, which is a beautiful grove situated on a high elevation about halfa mile south of the town of Fowler—the highest point of land within sev-eral
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