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April 5, 1928 :Vvt« 2 : ^- tony, as at first organ- consisted of four sub-divi* qhaniplain, piattgourgh, OTsT »»d Crown Point. The, aunty embraces at present H owas: AWona, formed from Chazy pee»,2, 1857; Ausable, formed •bra Peru Search 29, 1839; Beek- jitowA * formed from Platts- Erg 1 February 25, „ 1820; Black rook, formed from. Peru March |9, 1839; Champlain, formed larch 20, I8?j± <3M°5 from. Ellenburg \May 14, formed 3aBnemora, formed atown December 1S4S; from Seek- 14, 1854; El- jburg, formed from Mooers Ap- ;il lt,-183fl;Mooera, formed from lamplam March 20, 1804; Peru, formed from Plattgburyb and December 88,: 1792; Plattsburg, (the original' town) qr- zed April 4, 1786; Saranac, formed from Plattsburg March 29, Schuyler Falls, formed firom Plattsburg, April 4, 1848. - \ The first eounty\ omicuus were i follows:, Judge, Charles Platt, appointed 1788; Surrogate, Theo- iorus Pl&tt, appointed March 7, I788j clerk, MetanctonJL Wool^ ey, appointed\\ March 7, 1788; eriff) Benjamin Mooers, appoint- March 7, 1788; Treasurer, Ben- jfamin Mooers, appointed March 7, 1788. Abraham Beman, Stephen ray]or and Zacheus Peaalee were h first deputy sheriffs. John ?ontfreyde and John Stewart were to firat coroners. Peter Ssttly, Fro. Me Auley, Pliny Moore and obert Cochran were the^irjt aa- ciate justices while Kinnisf tNew- omb was the first deputy clerk, Charles Platt, Theodorus Platt, Wm. Me Auley and Joore, Murdock McPherson, the o&tfc of., «3fegianee.\ Site jury closed its labom by indicting* two\ of its members for official mis conduct. They were gubsejiiiitl tried, one was acquitted an«i other was Convicted and fined. In J7S9, one year after the o jty was organised- ,a bloek-liouse, intended for a jail, was erected on the lake shore in Plattstmrg «rhlcli was .subsequently enlarged and used as, a courthouse. The town lecoMs. for the year 1795 show tt&t $*0, was voted fey the town for the completion of the court-- house and Benjamin Mooers, Theo- dorua Platt aad John AcMams were appointed to receive |he money and cpmplete the building-. Judge Palmer, fn the Northern New York Historical, Society pa- ,pers, says that the court room was completed in 1796 but that the building was not entirely eora- pleted* until several years later, for, at the annual town meettng In 1799 a tax of 25 pounds sterling was voted to \compete thie co\nrt house\ and Charlfia Platt, Benja- min Mooers and Joint Stevenson wer« appointed a committee to re- CefveTHe\ * funds and . finish the building.- Courts were held in this building until 1803 when a court house and jail was erected at what is now the corner of Court and Margaret streets. • w eaumont, George ert Cochran and Pliny Wm/ Tremble, I^o- Charles «lJay i vere-.the first-justice* of the ce. These officers, with the ex- teption of the district attorney, net at Plattsburg and took the ata of office June «, „ 178H, re- nouncing allegiance to \All and •ery foreign king-, prin/ee, poten- ate and state In all the matters well as chri£\ first Court of Seasons was eld in October, 1785. Judge Platt presided, assisted by Theodorus Platt,,, Pliny Moore, Peter Sailly, r m. Ua Auley, and Robert Co- ran .associate justices. X jury 17, four constables and the cor- er, besides the clerk and the Ueriif, were to attendance. 16 of be jury'were sworn in and one \ jpy -. Cawifttryiaaiv - • • • - - Eotwes FoSat, 'K. •¥. . ..•'••'. !3eatipiae»; .•• - - • .last: Isamiyast great, foetog away $mm the ojd towa tdt so years tbere v^as one item £ ttot overtook, ft was (almost moving picture) your Bait) Street of Jack Sabottrfni The Hon. Chief of Police. Matty others items t of iatcrest m your paper, al- fgli many of the names are not toe same as when. I was there, I often wonder ff they are the sons or grandsons of the oM \Skidoo Gang.\ -• __* I have sent- a copy of your pap*. er to yne of the old timers, who will be sutprrised at what they are iMag -up North. Will' y°u please forward !to niy home address two more copies of the same Issue, postage Enclosed. 'i'lianklng* you in advance for this Jfcvor, remain, Very truly yours, ' . U. 8. Myers. 1 ROUSES POINT LOCALS A radiogram received at the of- fice of F. W. Myers & Co. on March- 23rd brought news that both Mr. and Mrs. John R. Myers, who are on a trip around the world, are in good health. The wireless was sent from the S. S. Resolute -which was then in the In- dian Ocean enroute to Manila, P. I. It was relayed' from San Francisco by land wire. Mr. and Mrs. Myers are expected to arrive home late in May. .The highways between Rouses Point and Montreal are now open for motor traffic and it is reported that there remains very little snow on either the King Edward or the St. Johns route. All roads in this section are now in fairly good condition, TJf. S. Highway No/ 11 from Mooers Forks to Malone having been opened up last week. Buses, are.now making; regular trips over all routes. • Mr, and Mrs. Robert Casey, Jr., attended the Fashion Show to Iwas set aside \for refusing to takePlattsburgh last week. The New Ford We arc now demonstrating the new models, deliveries will be made promptly mi orders will be filkd in the order in jwhfcb they are received.' • \ • - . / i ' .. •\\ — '''..' Ask for a ;1'r ! ,.r~- J , IfOGB and U; 8. T GENBRAL REPAIRING AND N. y. Johnstdwn, N. Y. • March, 2T, Up The No¥th Countryman, Rouses Point, N, Y. Gentlemen: « • Having received a copy of your paper, it brought back memories of years ago. I will be more than pleased to get news from the place that I have always loved so dearly. Kindly accept my- check for a year's subscription. I remain _ Very truly yours, ., .,•*'•<••*-'••..£ , ' Pferre E. Giroux. . < Albany, N. Y. March 29, 1S28. The North Countryman, Rouses Point, N. Y, \ Gentlemen r I enjoyed very much my sample copy of the North Countryman. 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