From "Town of Marcy Centennial History and
Program 1832-1932"
Sincere thanks to Cathy VerSchneider for
this submission!
Typed by Betty McCulloch
Participants in the celebration,
of which this booklet is a souvenir, must inevitably find their hearts
and minds carried back to the early days of the communtiy--to the pioneer
men and women, whose courage, labor and faith, inherited and carried on
by their children in later generations, transformed a wilderness into the
modern town whose centenary we honor. Various histories of the county,
Pomeroy Jones, Durant and Wager, give detailed accounts of settlers before
1890. Considerable space is given over to John Wilson, the original pioneer
who came from Vermont in 1793 to the Camps, the Careys and others. But
of the those hundred and more families established in the community by
1835, when the first town census was taken, comparatively little has been
recorded. Many of these families are listed below, with as much relative
data as is now available. Thanks to several elderly people, still living
in the town, whose memories reach back into the pioneer lives of their
parents and grandparents; the records given, while farm from complete,
are for the most part accurate.
So, with this memoir,
we salute the noble men and women of the past--and, by the same token,
bid God-speed to their descendants, living and in generations yet to come.
Between 1870 and 1875 there were several select schools. The first one was taught by Miss Flora Utter in William Buell's barn, a second one by Miss Hattie Perry in a room in William Buell's house and a third by Prof, John Williams who taught over the blacksmith shop.
In 1876 the school district through John T. Owens, the trustee, purchased the present school site on Main Street of Mrs. Annette Hinman for $250. A two story frame building was built by S. B. Atwood at a cost of about $2,000. The school was transferred then from the stone school building to the new one. The first teacher in this building was Giles Geer. One teacher was employed for a short time then later a second teacher was engaged. During a M. E. Church donation held in the school in 1887, a large crowd gathered that taxed the building beyond its strength. The upper floor gave way and the people wore thrown into panic. Several were injured, but not seriously.
In 1929 the school became so crowded that it was necessary w employ the third teacher. For two and a half years the school district used the church house of the M. E. Church for the third teacher. In 1931 the district voted to raise $35,000 for the construction of a new school building. During the year the present school building vas built. It is a two-story brick structure consisting of four class rooms, an auditorium and an office. It has all modern improvements pertaining to an up to date building. The general contractor was S. L. Gerwig of Rome. The plumbing contractor was J. L. Harper of Rome.
The present school officers are Frank Carrier. President of the board of trustees; William Hoffman, A. W. Gates, Trustee; Charles H. Smith, Clerk; William F. Blust, Treasurer; Mrs. Eva Record, Collector. The present faculty is: Fred E. Bogart, Principal; Miss Marian Gladding, Intermediate Teacher; Miss Ada Pritchard. Primary Teacher.
STITTVILLE BAND OF 1880
The members of the Stittville band of 188O
were George Johnson leader, F. E. Gaus, Ralph Raynier, Fred Buell, Fred
Baker, Charles R. Hamilton, John Burns, Ernest Breckner, Eugene Benton,
H. B. Saulpaugh, George Huber. Charles Jepson. J. R. Avery. Leonard Allspaul
and Owen G. Owens.
THE 4 H CLUB
The 4. H Club of Stittville was organized
in 1927, with Mrs. Ruth Whittaker as Leader. Charter members were Jean
Smith, Kathrine Gates, Kathrine Buell, Marie Fear, Mary Miller, Vivian
Arandorf, Dorothy Hoffman, Dorothy Rostiser, Kathrine Shaler, Minnie Wall
and Beatrice Cummins.
STITTVILLE GIRL SCOUTS
The Girl Scouts of Stittviiie were organized
in 19T>0. Miss Miriam Gladding Leader. Members: Mary Elizabeth Miller.
Jean Smith, Kathrine Shaler. Alma Wood, Vivian Orendorf. Violet Orendorf.
Genireve Ellis. Katherine Buell. Marie Fear, Florence Thomas, Aberta Palmeiro.
Xellie Randall and Shirlev Thomas.