The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879 page 438

one-half mile north of Venice Center, on the farm now occupied by Smith Pierce, where he died August 12th, 1849, aged 80. Three children are living, Eslie, in Janesville, Wisconsin, John in Walworth county, Wisconsin, and Delilah, wife of Charles Baldwin, in Michigan.

Benjamin Arnold, a native of Rhode Island, came in from Stephentown, Rensselaer county previous to 1812, and settled about two miles south of Venice, where Nelson Parker now lives, where he died February 8th, 1870, aged 85. Four children are living, Alonzo and Albert T., in Venice, ardasa, widow of Geo. Tifft, in Auburn, and Almira, widow of Moses Camp, in Mt. Morris. Luther, William, and Calvin Wheat, brothers, from Albany, settled about 1817, on adjoining farms, a little south-east of Venice Center, Luther, where Charles Hunsiker now lives, William, where David Putnam now lives, and Calvin, where his daughters Paulina and Charlotte now live. Each died upon the farm on which he settled, Luther, July 11th, 1843, aged 55; and William, November 28th, 1865, aged 84. Three of Luther's children are living, Almira, widow of Daniel Ellsworth, in Venice, and Almeron and Edwin, in Illinois. Frederick, who resides in Venice, is the only one of William's children living. three of Calvin's children are living, Charlotte, wife of Hiram Hill, and Paulina, in Venice, and Emily, wife of A. Buckley, in Skaneateles.

TOWN OFFICERS.---The first town meeting was held at the house of Jacob Young, April 1st, 1823, and the following named officers were elected: Barnabas Smith, Supervisor; Asa Burch, Clerk; David Fish, David Husted and Cary Reed, Assessors; Wm. Bennett, Jacob Morgan, and Josiah Tupper, Commissioners of Highways; John Tifft and Edward Robertson, Overseers of the Poor; Wm. A. Morgan, Collector; Lemon Cole and Daniel Truman, Constables; Richard Talcott, John Beardsley and John Clark, Commissioners of Common Schools and Lot No. 1 Scipio; Jared Foote, Benjamin A. Dunning, and Wilber Gardner, Inspectors of Common Schools; John Tifft, Joseph Bishop and David Avery, Fence Viewers; and Amos Hutchinson, Poundkeeper.

The present officers (1879) are:

Supervisor-Elisha Cook
Town Clerk-John L. Manchester
Justices-Lyman T. Murdock, James Heaton, Elisha B. Cobb, and Dexter Wheeler
Commissioners of Highways--John Tifft
Assessors--Philip H. Miller, Wm. Jennings and Henry Kenyon
Inspectors of Election--E. B. Cobb, Charles D. DeVine and George Crawfoot.
Overseers of the Poor--Nelson Morgan and Benj. F. Barnes
Collector--John Hart
Constables--George Tibits, Wm. H. Nichols, George Crawfoot, and A. J. Hodge
Notaries--Wm. H. Manchester, Sidney Mosher, Albert Gallup and Lyman T. Murdock.

VENICE CENTER.

VENICE CENTER is situated about a mile north of the center of the town, on the U., I. & E. R. R., and is distant from Auburn about fourteen miles, and from Aurora and Moravia about eight miles. It contains a hote, (kept by Streeter & Crawfoot) a district school, one general store, a grocery, a grist and saw mill, a wood working establishment, started in 1877, by John C. Streeter, the present proprietor, two blacksmith shops, (kept by S. Bachman and S. Donovan) a wagon shop,(kept by John C. Streeter,) a shoe shop, (kept by O. Kelly,) a harness shop, (kept by A. S. Brooks,) Murdock's Hall, built in 1875, and used for religious services and other purposes, and a population of 74.

MERCHANTS.--The first merchant of Venice Center was Philander Tracy, who commenced business in 1835, and continued three years, when he was succeeded by Richard T. King, who did business several years. He was succeeded after an interval of a few years by Nelson Brownell, who did business from 1848 to 1850. Daniel Cannon opened a store about 1850, and continued it some two years, when he sold to Charles Doughty, who kept it about three years. Daniel Cannon again opened a store and kept it about one and one-half years, when he sold to George D. Corliss, who ran it a short time and failed. H. M. Bennett next opened a store, which he kept about a year, when he sold it to Daniel Cannon, who after a short time sold to A. B. Thompson, who kept it some four or five years, and sold to Thomas Cannon, who was associated one year with Amos Hutchinson, and sold in the fall of 1875, to William R. Cannon,

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