would have created more excitement than the scream of the panther or the howl of a dozen wolves. But the age of steam power soon changed the scene; manufacturing shops soon sprang up all over this land, and Henry county now has over two hundred establishments, consisting of woolen mills, grist mills, saw mills, sash and door factories, planing mills, furniture establishments and other manufactories too tedious to mention. She has thirty-eight steam engines in operation, and twenty-two water wheels; said establishments employ six hundred hands, and consume over four hundred thousand dollars' worth of raw material annually, and produce about one million dollars' worth of manufactured articles.

TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

Since the year 1822 the towns and villages of this county have sprung up like mushrooms, and some of them have disappeared almost as soon, and now live only in name; but the majority of them have grown up to be prosperous towns and villages. I will give the population of the most important, according to the census of 1870, and extra reports. Newcastle population, 1,556; Knightstown, 1,528; Lewisville, 416; Spiceland, 370 Bluntsville, 178; Mechanicsburg, 133; Middletown, 711; Honey Creek, 100; Sulphur Springs, 246; Summit, 108; Hillsboro, 95; Luray, 65; Raysville, 460; Greensboro, 360; Millville, about 166; Dunrieth, 180; Grant City, about 86; Ashland, 70; Elizabeth City, 100; Rogersville, 75; Cadiz, 305; New Lisbon, about 220 and Ogden, 320. As a sketch of the townships will be shown up in another part of this work and the towns and villages located, I consider it unnecessary to locate them in this connection or to say anything in regard to the townships, except to give their number in the county, and the name, vote and population of each.

The present number of townships in the county is thirteen the name, vote and population as follows:

An exhibit of the assessed value of all the taxable property at decimal periods, as shown by the records and statistics, approximately correct, commencing at the year 1830. Prior to this we are not in possession of the statistics. The assessed value of all taxable property, personal and real, is as follows: For 1830, less than

Total taxes near

$2,000,000

10,000 2,250,000

13,000

4,000,000

For 1840, taxable property,

Total taxes same year,

For 1850, taxable property,

Total taxes same year,

27,000

BLUE RIVER TOWNSHIP.

BLUE RIVER TOWNSHIP is located in the northeast part, near the corner of Henry county, and is bounded as follows. On the north by Stony Creek township, on the east by Randolph and Wayne counties, on the south by Liberty township, and on the west by Prairie, and contains an area of about twenty-two square miles. The surface is more or less broken, especially along the streams, yet it can all be cultivated or made profitable for grazing. It is watered by the two branches of Blue River, from which it derived its name. The timber, of several varities, is abundant; gravel and sand beds plentiful, and in the north part of the township considerable quantities of glazier or traveling stones are visible. The population of the township is about 900. The value of taxable property is $350,000. Some of the first settlers were Joseph Carey, Reuben Willson, John Koons, J. P. Johnson, R. Willson, and Michael Conway.

Township Trustee, John Wrightman.

Number of school houses, 6; value of school property, $2,460.

CHURCHES.

German Baptist Church, White Branch, five miles northwest of Hagerstown; pastor in charge, Daniel Bowman; value of church property, $800.

Blue River Christian Church; pastor in charge, Moses M. Guin; membership, 82; organized January 9, 1850.

GRANGES.

Locust Grove Grange, No. 457; membership, 40; organized January 23, 1874; John Wrightman, Master; Abraham Wrightman, Secretary.

DIRECTORY OF BLUE RIVER TOWNSHIP.

Adams, A. D.; farmer; 31⁄2 m n e Ashland. Born in H. C. 1833. Rep. Friend.

Bales, L.; farmer; 4 m n w Millville. Born in H. C. 1843. Rep. Newlight.

BALES, BENJAMIN; farmer; 5 m w Nettle Creek. Born in East Tenn. 1814; settled in H. C. 1839. Rep. Christ. BALES, B. L.; farmer; 5 m w Nettle Creek.

1853. Rep. Protestant.

BALES, JAMES; farmer; 5 m w Nettle Creek.
C. 1846. Rep. Protestant.

Bales, Wm.; farmer; 1 m n w Nettle Creek.

Tenn. 1827. Kep. Christian.

Born in H. C.

Born in H.

Born in East

BROWN, JOHN; farmer; 3 m n Millville. Born in N. C. 1852; settled in H. C. 1869. Protestant.

Bales, A.; farmer; 2 m n w Nettle Creek. Born in H. C. 1840. Rep. Protestant.

Bales, S.; farmer; 2 m n w Nettle Creek.

Rep. Protestant.

Born in H. C. 1834.

Bouslog, D. W.; farmer; 7 m n e Newcastle. Born in H. C. 1848. Protestant.

Bouslog, J. T.; farmer; 8 m ne Newcastle. Born in Va. 1818; settled in H. C. 1834. Dem.

Christian.

Born in N. C. 1841; setProtestant.

Brown, H.; farmer; 3 m w Dalton.

tled in H. C. 1859. Rep.

Bales, Joseph; 31⁄2 m n e Ashland.

Cory, S.; farmer; 4 m n w Dalton. Born in Ohio 1811; settled in H. C. 1841. Rep. R. Baptist.

Cory, I.; farmer; 4 m n w Dalton. Born in Ohio 1833; settled in H. C. 1841. Rep. Baptist.

Covolt, A.; farmer and stock trader; 4 m n e Millville. Born in H. C. 1851. Rep. Protestant.

Covolt, C., sen.; farmer; 4 m n e Millville.

Born in Ohio 1810;

settled in H. C. 1844. Rep. Protestant.

CLAPPER, JACOB, jr.; farmer 5 m n w Hagerstown. Born in H. C. 1852. Rep. Protestant.

Clapper, David; farmer; 5 m n w Hagerstown. Born in H. C. 1838. Rep. Protestant.

CLAPPER, JACOB; farmer; 5 m n w Hagerstown. Born in

Pa. 1822; settled in H. C. 1847. Rep. German Baptist. Cox, J. H.; farmer; 134 m s w Nettle Creek. Born in Ohio 1843; settled in H. C. 1874. Rep. Protestant.

Cory, D. T.; farmer; 14 m w Nettle Creek. Born in H. C. 1839. Dem. Protestant.

Chamness, I.; farmer; 2 m n w Dalton.

settled in H. C. 1853. Rep. Friend.

Born in N. C. 1829;

Chamness, W.; farmer; 2 m n w Dalton. Born in Ind. 1822; settled in H. C. 1830. Rep. Friend.

Chamness, R.; farmer; 2 m n w Dalton.

Rep. Christian.

Born in Ind. 1826.

Chamness, H.; farmer; 21⁄2 m n w Dalton. Born in Ind. 1835;

settled in H. C. 1857. Rep.

Christian.

Born in H. C. 1846.

Cory, M.; farmer; 3 m se Blountsville.

Rep. Protestant.

Cory, D.; farmer; 3 m s Blountsville. Born in Ohio 1819; settled in H. C. 1844. Rep. Christian.

Cory, E.; farmer; 4 m s e Rogersville. Born in H. C. 1827 R. Baptist.

Covalt, W.; farmer; 51⁄2 m n w Millville. Born in Ohio 1835; settled in H. C. 1844. Protestant.