C. C. HINE—PERSONAL.
The following is personal to C. C. Hine, the writer’s father, and
consists of extracts from a “private” book, from obituary notices,
anecdotes, etc.
I have found it impossible to select words that give a true idea of my
father’s character, it was so simple, so lovable, so pure, and yet so
strong, and even rugged. He had a faith that nothing could shake. There
was no room for doubt in his mind; his religion was to him an absolute
fact, and when his wonderful strength of character and broad knowledge
of the world are considered, this child-like trust was remarkable. As
boy and man he received many hard knocks in the struggle for existence
and had seen rough and trying times, but through it all he kept his mind
clean and his love for his fellow-man bright.
Presumably he was always so—the testimony of his mother indicated it,
and I have only recently discovered a private book which was never
intended for other eyes, but which shows one of his phases so clearly
that it is here quoted from at length.
November 20, 1852, Mr. Hine wrote in this book which he then started for
the purpose of systematizing and keeping track of his giving: “Three
weeks before the beginning of the present month, I came to a definite
conclusion regarding a system of formal and regular giving for
charitable and religious purposes, with which to govern my future
course.”
He adopted a scale system whereby, if his income ever reached $14,000 he
would give one-half of it away, and this was not intended to cover
“occasional and irregular giving”.
At the time he made this covenant with himself he was receiving, in St.
Louis, $800 per annum. On the 1st of November he removed to New Albany,
Ind., and began again at $400 per annum, but on December 1st his income
was increased to the rate of $600 per annum.
That he gave until it hurt him there is ample evidence, for we read in
January, 1853: “I find myself very much straitened in many matters and
greatly fear I will fall far behind my hopes of what I should save up
for my visit home March 1st”; but his accounts show that he kept on
giving.
“July 4, 1853, I was married.—Prov. xxxi.:11. Amen. During August I was
preparing to engage in a new line of duty, and as I am now entering upon
an employment whose results will not be ascertainable each month I must
credit what I give as I go along and then balance up a year hence.”
Apparently on December 31, 1854, he writes: “Not knowing the precise
condition of my business I have been unable to charge up the percentages
heretofore. I now find that my net income for the year ending, say,
August, 1854, was about $1,800, besides my living. This, situated as I
was, did not amount to more than $200 for self and wife. Calling the
year in round numbers $2,000 I must charge myself with one fifteenth of
the whole amount, which is $133.33.... I thought I was wonderfully
liberal all along through these sixteen months, and yet the figures
bring me in debt $75! I can never be sufficiently thankful that God put
it into my heart to begin this account, for I have found that the
majority of my opportunities for giving have occurred when, from
exterior circumstances, I have ‘felt poor’, and but for the
consciousness that I owed, fairly, justly and honestly owed, according
to a bargain of my own making, a large balance to the Lord’s work in
general, and perchance—who could know—to the very case in hand in
particular, I should not have given even the little I have.”
By December 31, 1856, he had exceeded the limit for giving established
by his scale to the extent of over 32 per cent. He debates with himself
as to whether he should charge his pew rent in this account, but finally
concludes to do so.
In 1857 he notes that his income is about $2,000 “and my family has been
increased by a Father, Mother and Sister-in-Law, making me six mouths to
fill instead of three....”
“I must now record one of those eras that will happen in men’s lives
when they are not content to let well enough alone:—
“In April, 1857, I abandoned a prosperous business, mounted a hobby and
galloped headlong into an enterprise that has sunk every cent I had in
the world and plunged me very deeply in debt besides, so that I will
have to work for years to extricate myself.
“I have now—July, 1858—as the result of my folly, no offering of money
to make to the Lord’s cause.”
Then follows his account brought forward which, in spite of the fact
that only one dollar is credited “By Missionary Subscription”, is still
somewhat ahead of his limit.
“Many months have gone by since the foregoing was written—months of
varied experience.
“In January, 1859, I relinquished my school enterprise, a loser,
probably, of $13,000 and about $7,000 ‘worse than nothing’....
Providentially I was not permitted to remain idle a day. January 1st I
was engaged with the Ætna Insurance Company at $1,500 per annum....
“It has been a matter of much debate in my mind whether it was proper
for me while so deeply involved in debt to ‘give away’ anything. It has
seemed like assuming to disburse the money that belongs to others
without their knowledge or consent.
“I do not find, however, that, when I entered into this covenant seven
years ago, I made any provision for my present predicament. Hence I must
regard this covenant as prior, and not to be annulled by subsequent
transactions. I am glad that I can see this view of the case very
plainly, as I find great comfort in it. I shall now be relieved from one
of the most onerous results of my pecuniary disaster—inability to join
in the various contributions to the Lord’s cause.
“During the Winter and Spring of 1859 I was traveling in Texas. The
following Summer in Kentucky, and the Winter of 1860 in Georgia, Alabama
and other Southern States, until April. All this time being under great
pecuniary pressure and not having clearly arrived at the decision just
above recorded, my contributions were neither frequent nor large. No
regular account was kept and I can only recall two in addition to those
recorded.”
Then follows his ledger account with the various percentages charged
against him, and showing that he had fallen considerably behind his
scale.
“In June, 1860, I removed my family to Covington, Ky., to be near my
business headquarters in Cincinnati, and I trust that I may again fall
into somewhat like regularity of habits, both in my business life and
Christian experience....”
April 5, 1861: “Hitherto this record has been kept in an old ‘Pass
Book’, but from its semi-journal form it has assumed dimensions not
anticipated nine years ago, when first begun. Hence I have purchased
this book and copied out and set in order the whole thing from the
beginning.
“But I find that this long parade of figures and remarks is
likely—unless I have a care—to prove a snare to me, as Gideon’s ephod
did to him and his house. Truly man delighteth in vanity.”
During the three years past his income had been gradually increased to
$2,000 per annum, but “Sept. 1 (1862) my income was again decreased, on
account of the stringency of war times, to $1,500”....
“This is the second year of the great civil war; times have been pretty
hard for men with fixed incomes, but I have kept even, thanks to a kind
Providence.”
By July, 1864, he had nearly caught up in his giving to the amount with
which he had debited himself. At this time he writes:—
“Let me here record one of those singular and precious providences that
my faith, thank God, is broad enough to recognize. The ‘war times’ were
pinching me, prices of necessaries were enormous. Only by the closest
figuring could I ‘make both ends meet’. I said to the Lord ‘Send me an
increase and I will make a thank offering of the first $100’. On a
business visit to New York this month I unexpectedly got a contract to
write a book for $500, a matter to be completed ‘nights and mornings’ in
three or four months. On my return home I obtained an advance on my
salary of $750 per annum. An opportunity suddenly presented itself also
for me to buy a piece of paper at a profit of $98 which I cleared in a
transaction involving a couple of hours’ labor. These three things (if I
except the advanced salary, which I ought to have had long ago, but had
almost despaired of) were unexpected and providential. I was thus
granted the honor of assisting in the rescue of the American Board by a
greatly advanced (for me) contribution.”
January 9, 1865: “I was elected secretary of the International Insurance
Company of New York, at a salary of $6,000. If I make a thank offering
of my first half-month’s salary it will be in harmony with the past, but
a small testimonial for the Lord’s goodness to me in giving me more than
I asked.”
He then debits himself “To Thank Offering $250”.
“In March (1865) I removed from Walnut Hills, Ohio, to New York with my
family, and on May 1st to Brooklyn, L. I., where we connect ourselves
with the South Congregational Church, Rev. Edward Taylor, Pastor.”
By June, 1865, he had again slightly exceeded his limit of giving, and
thereafter seems to have kept well ahead.
“We resided but one year in Brooklyn and in May, 1866, we went to
Piermont, N. Y., on the Hudson, to spend the Summer. Here we remained
four months and in September went to Newark, N. J., where we boarded
until March, 1867, when, on the completion of our new house at Woodside,
N. J., we removed to that beautiful place in the expectation and hope of
making it our permanent home. Our family consisted of six souls.”
The next entry was made in 1879, and reads:—
“Years have elapsed—twelve of them—since the last entry in this book,
and I have been meantime having my books of account kept as memoranda,
rather than as double entry accounts, in deference to a favorite
employee, so that I have been unable to make precise statements. For
1867 I paid income tax on $6,280, but that was after allowed deductions
of nearly $1,900. In March, 1868, I became the proprietor of the
Insurance Monitor in New York and entered upon a publishing business
which for several years netted me $12,000 per annum. Since 1873 this has
gradually fallen off and now, 1879, amounts to but half as much. I think
that, for the last thirteen years, 1867-1879 inclusive, $8,000 per annum
would be a full statement of my profits....”
Mr. Hine goes on to state that during all these years he has kept no
detailed account, but is satisfied he has given sufficient to cover the
percentage due, and that “there is no necessity for detailed entries
and, besides, I am reminded of a passage in the life of Ichabod
Washburn, where he found that such an account as this let his right hand
know what his left was doing, and he abandoned it. So long, therefore,
as I am quite clear that I am disbursing as much or more than my
contract calls for, I will omit the entries here”.
Under date 1886 he writes: “It is six years since I have looked or
written in this book and it will probably be longer before I open it
again. Meantime I am glad that I released myself from bookkeeping in the
matter of giving. Without accounts quite as well as with them I am
conscious that I have lived up to my plan and I expect to do so in the
future.”
The last entry is dated 1892: “Wholly by accident I came upon this book.
I am past sixty-six years old now. I have nothing to add except that for
the last few years, perhaps five or six, I have not been giving as
freely as I formerly did. This is partly because of a change in my
convictions of duty in regard to my local church relations, and partly
because the general demands upon me have crowded my income very closely,
and partly because my business has been less remunerative and my
accounts unsystematically kept. I do not remember the details very
fully, but my general consciousness is that I am falling behind in my
giving and getting in debt on this account.”
When Mr. Hine summed up as above he evidently did not include his
“occasional and irregular giving” for an examination of his check stubs
after his death led to the belief that he was then giving away fully 50
per cent of his income.
WHAT OTHERS THOUGHT OF MR. HINE.
It is difficult to put on paper that which will adequately depict Mr.
Hine’s many-sided character, but the following extracts from some of the
death notices written by those who knew him best in his business life
are given to show what sort of an impression he made on these:—
“He was always so active that, although he had passed his seventy-first
birthday, his death was something that had never been thought of by
anybody except possibly himself. He traveled so much, did so much, was
interested in so many things, that he will be widely missed. His was a
many sided nature. He had a good knowledge of both art and mechanics....
He was always self reliant, and to the end independent.”—[Insurance
Times.
“Every person who knew Mr. Hine at all intimately feels himself bereft
of a friend.”—[Mutual Underwriter.
“He was an able and strong writer; and whatever he wrote was fully
‘tuned’ to his convictions.”—[The Ætna.
“Personally, he was a lovable and amiable man, and as a business man his
reputation for fairness and integrity was never questioned.”—[Travelers’
Record.
“A remarkable man was the late Charles C. Hine. What tireless industry
he had, what versatility, what cheerfulness. What long journeys he took
and kept taking, in his advanced years. Hale, hearty, ready to join in
debate, to read a paper, to sing a song, and sing it well.... Fresh as a
young man and capable of all kinds of work. Invincible, irrepressible; a
typical American.”—[Insurance Magazine.
“To us the sad news was especially painful, as we had known him
intimately, and been associated with him in business relations for many
years, in which connection we had learned to admire his great talents as
a writer on insurance, and deeply to respect his noble character, in
which there mingled all the elements that do honor to man.... The
professional labors of Mr. Hine may pass on to other hands, but the
personality of the man has left an impress which will make his name
honored and revered long after the busy world has ceased to think of his
professional work.... As an editor he was in his vocation, for his very
wide reading, shrewd judgment, great capacity for literary work, raised
him to great distinction in this field.... But most of all will he be
missed by those many mourners who, forgetting the intellectual
attainments of the man, can only feel that his great and pure and kindly
heart has ceased to beat.”—[Insurance & Finance Chronicle, Montreal.
“It has been truly said of Mr. Hine that as a promoter of sociability
and a softener of rancour he had few if any equals, and certainly no
superiors.”—[The Index, London.
“The education emanating from a type of mind such as that possessed by
Mr. Hine is beyond the ordinary mention.”—[Short Rates.
“As a writer his style was original, vigorous and entertaining. He had
strong opinions, and never hesitated to express them....
“Mr. Hine had lived for many years in Newark, N. J., and though
purposely avoiding any intermingling in political affairs, he was
closely identified with what was best in the social and religious life
of the city, in which activities he made himself a positive
force.”—[Insurance Age.
“His death came as a shock to all who knew him, for, although in his
seventy-second year, his clean and wholesome life had left few marks of
age on his strong and kindly face, and, though his hair and beard were
white with the frosts of years, his vigorous bearing and evident
strength of mind and body gave promise of many years of
usefulness.”—[Insurance Opinion.
“Mr. Hine was a brilliant ornament to the profession, and his death is a
severe blow to the insurance press and the insurance world....
“Mr. Hine’s portrait stands on our desk, and will ever remind us of the
memory of a good man.”—[Review, London.
“Though the passing years had whitened his hair and beard he seemed
young—and in spirit and thought he was young.... We shall not soon
forget his words at one of the meetings of the Fire Underwriters’
Association of the Northwest, when he urged the young men to be clean
men. How well the word clean describes him who is gone. He was clean in
thought, word and action. He was an inspiration to men to make the most
of themselves.”—[Philadelphia Intelligencer.
“For, while he was successful, he had been through the tests that try
men’s characters and he was a clean, honorable and self-respecting man
who saw more in life than mere pecuniary reward.... It is a great thing
to go through the world clean-handed, clean-minded and in good repute
without sacrificing individuality and force. Mr. Hine did
that.”—[Insurance Herald.
“Always pleasant, always a gentleman. He could not well be otherwise,
for he had nothing else in his make-up.... He was a man of exceedingly
correct habits, and it would seem as though he ought to have lived for
many years yet.... If there is any particular place on the other side
set apart for the genial, as well as for the good, C. C. Hine will be
directed thereto.”—[Oriental.
“Though the largest assembly room in that portion of the city of Newark,
its auditorium was not large enough to hold all the people who desired
to pay to the memory of the deceased their tribute of respect and
affection. The seats and aisles were filled, and many, unable to gain
admittance, stood outside.”—[New York Insurance Journal.
“He was a good editor, a vigorous writer, a clear thinker, and a
student. He led a cleanly life. His methods were pure and
honorable.”—[Insurance Record.
“Mr. Hine’s social and personal qualities were such that he was
respected and loved by all who knew him. He was a pure and gentle
soul.”—[Insurance Advocate.
“The death of C. C. Hine ... called forth such widespread and universal
expressions of sorrow and esteem that his death, like the record of his
life, will long continue a source of inspiration and noble incentive to
every one in his profession.”—[Western Insurance Review.
“Mr. Hine was widely known and as widely respected. He was an able man,
a good man, steadfast in friendship, large in the spirit of comradeship,
gentle, kind and true.... Constant growth and intellectual development
were among his most marked characteristics.... He was a many-sided
man—interested and studious in various directions... His popularity in
the insurance business and far beyond it, was not the result of a
promiscuous outpouring of honeyed words, for he was a man of decided
opinions, and could always give good reasons for the faith that was in
him.... Mr. Hine was a remarkable man, and extraordinarily successful in
winning the love of those who were close to him, and the lasting respect
of all others with whom he came in contact.”—[Insurance Press.
“Is life worth living? As long as a man can find the determination to
live as Colonel Hine did, and in death call out so much sincere and
strong recognition of the effectiveness and usefulness of his life, the
question stands answered in the affirmative. And when one has so lived
there is no dread of death—it has no sting.”—[Insurance Herald.
“Mr. Hine’s life is his best epitaph.”—[Insurance Press.
“He was one of the most consistent Christian men we ever knew. The
principles he professed were acted out in his life. He loved his
neighbor as himself, and his genial, sunny manner will never be
forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to come within the circle
of his acquaintance.”—[Insurance Agent.
“He had faithfully wrought out his task, never flinching from bearing
his share of burdens, and was still in the harness when called hence. He
leaves behind most pleasant memories of a stalwart man whose example is
worthy of emulation.”—[Rough Notes.
“Mr. Hine was a man of exceptional mental poise, with not only an
extensive knowledge of men and events, but endowed with prudence and
skill to make use of that knowledge for the achievement of practical
results.”—[Argus.
“He took pride and pleasure in his editorial work, and it was performed
in a cleanly and conscientious manner. It was marked with amiability,
versatility, good sense and comprehensive grasp of every subject....
Free from improper motives himself, he was slow to suspect or discover
deceit and trickery in others.... Even in controversy he was eminently
fair and temperate and just.”—[Baltimore Underwriter.
“The universal esteem in which C. C. Hine was held is voiced in the
comment in the insurance press upon his high ideals of living and the
able and fearless manner in which he represented insurance thought in
his writings.... In speaking of the insurance press, he referred to
its editors as being the ‘high priests’ of the insurance
business.”—[Standard.
“A clean and lovely soul the old man was, fighting wrong and supporting
justice with honorable weapons. He well fulfilled the motto of Lincoln:
‘With charity for all and malice toward none.’“—[United States Review,
April 29th.
“The ledger of his life is full of good deeds.”—[Views.
“The passing away of Charles C. Hine, the widely respected editor and
publisher of the Insurance Monitor, of New York, has brought sadness and
a sense of personal loss to thousands of hearts. He was an upright man,
a forceful character in the world, and in many respects lived an ideal
life. His career was one of usefulness, and the world is better off
because he lived. It was his good fortune to be favored in liberal
measure with those endowments which won and retained the cordial regard
of the multitudes who knew him. A man of inflexible integrity of
character, of superior mental equipment, and a disposition which
constantly inspired him to modest acts of helpfulness and sunshine, he
was more than respected—he was beloved. As journalist, publisher, author
and public speaker, he stood in the foremost rank in the insurance
circles of the United States, and he constantly dignified and took pride
in his work.”—[United States Review, April 22d.
“The personality of him who was affectionately known as the ‘Patriarch’
covered more than literary talent, more than business ability, more than
professional strength. It embraced, as many of us can testify, an
instinctive and undeviating support of the highest ideals of integrity,
honesty and honor.... His heart was kindly, and his life pure and
upright. As a friend and neighbor he was sympathetic and helpful; as a
counsellor of those in need his aid was unstinted.”—[Resolutions adopted
by the Fire Underwriters’ Association of the Pacific.
“‘A good name is better than riches’, says the proverbialist of the Old
Scripture, and the truth of the saying is never more forcibly
illustrated than when death has called away the possessor of such a
name.
“Nothing is said of the amount of money accumulated by Mr. Hine during
his lifetime, but all are eloquent in praise of his integrity, his
courage in well-doing, his broad charity and his devotion to the cause
of righteousness and truth.... Colonel Hine was a rare man, one whose
example shines like a beacon above the rocks and shoals of commercial
life, reminding those still voyaging there that deeds ‘are the harvest
of eternity’.”—[Vindicator.
“We know that he does not participate in our proceedings to-day, but who
dares to say that, from beyond the purple and the gold, his keen eye is
not watching us, and that his old-time smile does not beam from his
pale, thoughtful, scholarly, beautiful face, as we have so often seen it
do at these meetings. Such a man as he was, with the work he did, and
the example he gave, needs no eulogy. Let us then try to tell, in plain
and simple language, the story of his life, which was like a beautiful
road, strewn on either side with flowers and fruits, with birds and
butterflies....
“Charles C. Hine was more than we have hastily described him as being.
He was something besides a telegraph operator, an underwriter, an
editor, a business man, a lecturer. He was a great man with a great
soul; a good man with a good heart; a strong man with a strong mind. He
was a man who had traveled as far as the sun and yet never gotten away
from his childhood. He was the Doctor Johnson in whatever circle he
chose to move, and yet as modest as a girl. He was the pride and glory
of a great profession and yet as unassuming as a bashful boy. He
remembered the love of his father, the caresses of his mother and the
kisses of his sister—contact with the world did not harden his heart. He
married the woman he loved, and for over forty years lived a perfect
wedded life. He was a consistent member of the church and for thirty
years the superintendent of a Sunday School. He was a working officer of
the International Law & Order League. Three or four years ago, at
Chautauqua, he addressed an audience of over five thousand persons. To
measure the good he did in the world would be as impossible as to
estimate the blessing of the sun’s rays. He became an old man on earth
and continued to believe in God, in charity, in love, in goodness. He
found inspiration in the stars, music in the birds, wisdom in babes, and
peace in the Bible. He believed in women and trusted men.—[Memorial
address of I. W. Holman.
“A few days later, in the little church, the simple ceremony was
performed. The house was filled to overflowing by men, women and
children, neighbors and friends—all mourners. With streaming eyes they
followed him to his last resting place on earth. His grave was filled
with flowers and tears, and dedicated, in sorrow, to love. The dusk
gathered softly, the shadows fell slowly—a helper of the poor, of the
widow and the fatherless, was gone....
“If it is the noblest epitaph to be written over the grave, that the man
who lies there has been active, determined and firm in his principles,
and has won notable success while passing through the fire of life
without a stain of dishonesty upon his character, then Charles C. Hine
lies fairly crowned with that finest laurel of mortality.”—[From
memorial adopted by the National Association of Life Underwriters.
“The death of Mr. C. C. Hine removes one of the most conspicuous figures
in insurance journalism. Personally, we lose a valued friend, the
profession loses an ornament. He was a good editor, a vigorous writer, a
clear thinker, and a student. He led a cleanly life. His methods were
pure and honorable, and he was a man that every editor of a paper could
point to with pride, and say: ‘He is the Patriarch’ of us. His death
came as a great surprise. We had always considered him physically strong
and likely to live for many years. But then we did not think of the fact
that he had lived the prescribed limit of ‘three score years and ten’.
It appears that he had been ailing for a long time, and on Saturday, the
16th, he sank quietly to rest. The Insurance Monitor, whose columns he
so long presided over, will miss him greatly, and his death will prove a
distinct loss, not only to journalism, but to the entire profession of
underwriting.
“Monday afternoon, a meeting of the insurance journalists was held in
the office of The Weekly Underwriter, and the following minute was
adopted:—
“‘The insurance journalists of New York, convened this 20th day of
April, 1897, upon news of the death of Mr. Charles C. Hine, unite in
testifying their sorrow for their own great loss and in respectfully
tendering their sympathy to the bereaved family.
“‘As editor and publisher for nearly fifty years of the Insurance
Monitor, he had in all sincerity and with eminent ability wrought well
for what he deemed the best in insurance—the best for all. Nor in this
way alone, but in very many public addresses, in books and pamphlets of
his own, and in contributions to other books, had he labored to the same
good purpose. And so he came to be, in fact, as long ago he was
affectionately styled, ”The Patriarch“ among us.
“‘He believed in his work, rejoiced in it, was proud of it. To him are
all insurance journalists debtors for the high standard of life and
labor which he set and by his conduct exemplified.
“‘Called hence in his yet unwithered ripeness of mind and heart, he
leaves us the pleasant and heartening memory of one who honored our
profession by staunch though tolerant fidelity to his sense of right.
“‘Committee.’
“The Life Underwriters’ Association of New York, at a meeting held last
night, appointed a committee which drew up the following minute:—
“‘The members of this association are profoundly grieved in learning
that their brother and friend, Charles C. Hine, has passed out of the
mortal into the immortal life, and that they are to see his face no
more. He was known to life insurance workers around the world. For a
third of a century his was a helping hand to every toiler in the life
insurance field. His journalistic work was not perfunctory, but glad and
joyous. He believed. He had strong convictions. And he lived to see the
little rill of life insurance broaden and deepen into the mighty river.
As a writer he was many-sided. He knew the tensile strength of fact as
expressed in figures and diagrams; and his work was enhanced in value by
a never-ceasing play of humor. As a speaker none who ever heard him will
forget him. He was ready, convincing, entertaining, versatile, apt.
Living two years beyond his allotted three-score and ten, he seemed in
appearance but to have entered upon the Indian Summer of his days. When
last with us, but a few weeks since, he appeared to be but little
changed from what he was a score of years ago. When the end came he was
as a ”shock of corn fully ripe“, ready to be garnered. It was meet and
fit that he should go thus swiftly, with the light shining on him from
the worlds out of sight, for he had lived his life with such a transfer
in view. This association holds out its hand in silence to the sorrowing
ones of his household, for whose deeper grief it has the profoundest
sympathy.
“Committee.’—[Insurance Record—April.
“It was a good morning for taking a last look. The sun shone forth in
cloudless beauty, the air was sweeter for a frost of the night before;
there was green grass, and much token, too, of leafage and flower. This
is the time of year when the outer world tries hard to tell us of
something better than itself. Not a violet or a dandelion by the wayside
that does not sing of bloom that shall never fade. A seeming endless
repetition of life and death points true to the endless life, the spring
time unfading, the friendships that endure.
“The simple ceremonies were held at the little church where the man was
best known. There were banks of flowers, and there were streaming eyes.
He must have been dear to the children for many of them were weeping as
though they had lost a father. The place was crowded. The minister told
a simple story of what the life had been on its religious side. Mr. Hine
was an earnest Christian worker. He was a helper of others. He had no
debate over doctrines. He accepted the truths of Christianity, and
practiced what he believed. He was a helper of the poor, of the widow
and the fatherless. It was a most pathetic address, out of the heart of
a man who felt that the community has suffered an irreparable loss.
“Thus did we get a glimpse of the real life of the man, and take note of
the things he lived for. Many, many years we knew him here in the great,
babbling town. Like the rest of us, he had his work to do, and he did it
with a will. But his heart the while was there in the little church,
there with the pastor, the poor, the children.
“It is a benefaction to be buried when life is bursting forth
everywhere. The autumn entombment is followed by a cold and dreary
winter. It is so hard for those who weep to listen to the sleet against
the window, the madness of the storm. And the snow piled up on the fresh
tomb, how it chills one to think of it! But now come sunshiny days and
calm, sweet nights, and through all the shining stars talk to us, and
tell us that our dead were never buried, but journeyed swiftly to worlds
more glorious; and we believe what they say. But we hear not the star
voices except when there are calm and warmth, and bud and
blossom.”—[Charles D. Lakey, in Insurance.
“C. C. Hine was a stalwart figure in whatever walk of life he appeared.
His character was sturdy and substantial in its development. Born in New
Haven, Conn., in 1825, he early went to the then Far West to try his
fortune, and in those rigorous times he laid the foundations for a sound
physical and mental manhood. He was successively school teacher, artist,
leader in telegraphy, insurance agent and insurance officer. In 1868 he
purchased the ‘Insurance Monitor’, the oldest American insurance journal
now in existence, and had, therefore, conducted it, as editor and
proprietor, for upwards of thirty years. As a writer his style was
original, vigorous and entertaining. He had strong opinions and never
hesitated to express them. Especially in fire insurance he left his
impress upon the thought and practice of the time. He had a peculiar
facility in verbal expression, and was often called upon to speak in
public upon insurance subjects, his addresses being always
acceptable.”—[Insurance Age.
“And so our old friend and ever courteous contemporary, Charles C. Hine,
has gone over to the great majority. Although his stay here was longer
in years than is the measure of time allotted earthly visitors, his
departure is none the less sorrowful to all of us who knew and loved him
well for his exemplary characteristics. As editor of the Monitor, and as
a comrade in a special field of journalism, we were proud of the cordial
relationship that existed without friction or interruption for more than
a score of years between C. C. Hine and us. ‘To him’—as Editor Davis
well said in the minute adopted at the meeting of insurance
journalists—‘are all insurance journalists debtors for the high standard
of life and labor which he set and by his conduct exemplified’. But, as
Brother Lakey graphically expressed it, in the resolution he prepared
for, and which was adopted by, the Life Underwriters’ Association: ‘When
the end came he (C. C. Hine) was as a ”shock of corn fully ripe“, ready
to be garnered. It was meet and fit that he should go thus swiftly with
the light shining on him from worlds out of sight, for he had lived his
life with such a transfer in view.’ In adding a word of tribute to the
fragrant memory of this good man may we not confidently voice the hope,
as we say farewell to him, that peace and joy shall be his share for
evermore?”—[Vigilant.
“Personally, Mr. Hine was a most agreeable companion, well informed on a
wide range of subjects, an easy and interesting talker, always ready
with a good story and, what is somewhat rare among story tellers, as
willing to listen as to tell. Everybody liked him, and he had the good
word of the people where he had lived. The writer of this well remembers
some twenty years ago being down at Peru, Ill., on a case before Squire
Underhill, a Justice of the Peace. The trial had drawn together quite a
lot of old citizens, and while waiting for a witness a general
conversation was indulged in. The writer happening to mention that he
had just got back from New York, and insurance being referred to in
connection with the visit, the ’Squire’s face lit up and he said: ‘New
York—why, that’s where Charley Hine lives; runs an insurance paper down
there. Do you know Charley?’ The question being answered satisfactorily,
one and another of the old citizens began to tell about when Charley
Hine set up the telegraph in Peru along back in 1850, or thereabouts,
and what a smart young fellow he was, and so pleasant and accommodating,
too. We have no doubt that his acquaintance with Charley Hine helped the
learned counsel to win his case, which was not an especially good
one.”—[Insurance.
Y. M. C. A. IN 1855.
“The new Young Men’s Christian Association building on Pearl and Main
streets was opened yesterday to the public....
“A resume of the life of the Young Men’s Christian Association in this
city will be of interest to the readers. The association was first
organized in this city in 1855 by C. C. Hine, and is said to be one of
the oldest in the country.”—[New Albany (Ind.) Tribune, 1893.
THE PATRIARCH RAISES HIS VOICE IN SONG.
“I thought I knew the Patriarch fairly well, and that I was ‘on’ to all
of his varied accomplishments. I knew that he could get upon his feet
before an assembly and make an interesting talk, but I never knew until
recently that he was a singer! I read in a report of the last meeting of
the Fire Underwriters’ Association of the Northwest that ‘Father Hine
was then introduced, and after a few jokes sang a song which evoked
continuous laughter’. There is something droll in the idea of it to me,
but I would bet another (dinner) with whosoever would take me up that
Mr. Hine acquitted himself with his usual completeness. He can do a good
many things, and i’ faith he can do ’em all well. He would not undertake
anything he could not.”—[Insurance World, November, 1896.
AFTER THE BANQUET WAS OVER.
“In his October Monitor, C. C. Hine modestly refers to ‘a little
occurrence’ that followed the recent banquet of the Northwestern
Association. The ‘little occurrence’ was a one-minute speech made by Mr.
Hine himself, in the presence of a company of fifteen, in response to a
very complimentary toast proposed by H. C. Eddy of this city (Chicago).
As near as we can recall it, this is what the Patriarch said: Gentlemen,
I am nearly three score and ten years old. It is getting to be half-past
eleven with me, and the longer I live and the older I grow the more I
appreciate the friendships I have made and the more I appreciate such
friendly expressions as this.’ Then, taking up his glass, he added, ‘I
became a teetotaler at the age of twelve, and must therefore drink with
you in cold water.’ The Patriarch said this from his heart, and the late
hour and the deserted banquet hall added to the impressiveness of his
remarks. But was he quite sure as to his own age? His eye is as bright
and his voice as clear and ringing as when first we knew him, and his
form is as erect and upright as his life has been. We repeated Mr.
Hine’s little speech to two grandmothers that we know, and they repeated
it to ‘the boy’, and the grandmothers told the boy that they hoped so
good a temperance advocate would live a thousand years. ‘So say we all
of us’—God save the Patriarch!”—[Insurance Post, October, 1894.
YE PATRIARCH AS A HOOSIER.
[Communicated.]
“Recently my travels took me to the quiet, yet beautiful, city of New
Albany, Ind., and while walking through its shady streets I remembered
that the former home of Mr. C. C. Hine, the well-known underwriter, the
accomplished writer, the able statistician, and the eloquent orator, was
in this identical city. That here, when a local agent, he distributed
blotting pads and cultivated the art of soliciting, which has served him
many a good turn in later years. Here the foundation was laid for the
broader work which fate had in store for him. The bright, young Hoosier,
full of wit and good humor, was to become the grave and thoughtful
‘Patriarch’, honored and beloved as a leader in his chosen profession.
“There is a ‘touch of nature’ in us all, which inspires a curiosity to
know something of those who have succeeded in life—who have become
distinguished. That a great humorist should have wept at the tomb of
Adam was to me no joke, provided that the spot selected was the genuine
burial place of that eminent citizen. Who would not like to walk in the
garden where Plato conversed, or view the forum from which Cicero spoke?
To visit Avon and spend a day where Shakespeare sleeps will always be
indeed a pleasure. Who, that is thoughtful, goes to Springfield, or
Galena, without seeing the modest houses where Lincoln and Grant lived,
when unhonored and unknown.
“With this feeling, I sought and found the little, old-fashioned brick
building, where, a third of a century ago, was the insurance office of
Mr. Hine. On the side of the hill, a few blocks away, was the unassuming
dwelling house, where the young agent lived in comfort and dignity,
surrounded by a most loving family, and respected and esteemed by
neighbors, many of whom have themselves since become known throughout
the United States as wise statesmen, brave soldiers and honorable
business men.
“While in New Albany I was told many anecdotes illustrating Mr. Hine’s
goodness of heart, fondness for children and devotion to charitable and
Christian work. These cannot be repeated at this time. The following,
however, told me by an old citizen, illustrates a type of manhood that,
I fear, is becoming rarer each year, and is in danger of becoming, in
time, entirely extinct:—
“About 1853 the McCormick family offered the New Albany Theological
Seminary $100,000 if that institution should be removed to Chicago. The
offer was accepted, and Mr. Hine purchased the property which was
vacated, and spent all the money he had, and all he could borrow, in
erecting and fitting up buildings for a female college. The institution
was thoroughly advertised, had the sympathy of the best people in the
Southwest, and was about being opened under the most favorable auspices,
when the financial crisis of 1857 swept over the West, cruelly
prostrating and crushing thousands of the best and most public-spirited
men in the country. Mr. Hine went down with the rest, losing every
dollar he had, and being many thousand dollars in debt. He was broken
up—badly broken up—but, fortunately, not broken down, for there is all
the difference imaginable between the two. Mr. Hine then returned to the
insurance business, traveling awhile for the Ætna Insurance Company,
then becoming secretary of the International Insurance Company,
subsequently, on the decease of the famous Tom Jones, purchasing the
Insurance Monitor, at the head of which he has remained until the
present time.
“What became of his debts? Did he forget his creditors when he
subsequently became prosperous, as so many others do? These were the
questions I asked. Were the circumstances of his failure such as
reflected unfavorably on his integrity and honesty? Did he afterward
make settlements with his creditors that were satisfactory? Let others
answer.
“1. Gen. B. F. Scribner a well-known citizen of Indiana, and a resident
of New Albany, said to me: ‘Mr. Hine’s failure was an honest one, and in
no way reflected unfavorably on his honesty and integrity. He
subsequently made settlements with his creditors that were entirely
satisfactory. His conduct all through his troubles was such as to
command the respect and sympathy of all right-minded citizens. The
brevity of this statement very feebly expresses my admiration for Mr.
Hine’s conduct and character.’
“2. John C. Culbertson, Esq., formerly of New Albany, but now an honored
resident of Santa Barbara, Cal., said: ‘Mr. Hine has been my intimate
friend for over thirty years. He failed in New Albany years ago.
Borrowed money to pay his servants. The Ætna Insurance Company advanced
him $100 to support his little family in this trying time. Since then he
has prospered, and has hunted up his creditors and paid them all in
full, with interest, in some instances more than two dollars for one. He
is an upright, Christian gentleman.’
“3. L. G. Mathews, Esq., vice-president of the Ohio Falls Car Company,
said: ‘Mr. Hine’s failure was due solely to the depressed condition of
the times, financially. I was one of his creditors, and never knew of
any one who complained of his honesty or want of integrity. As fast as
he recovered from his misfortunes, and could spare the money, he devoted
it to paying his debts. His manner of doing it was characteristic. He
picked out the poorest and neediest of his creditors and paid them
first. As an incident, I failed in business in 1872. Mr. Hine heard of
it and sent me his check for principal and interest in full. I doubt if
there is a man living, who, having left New Albany, could return and
receive such a cordial welcome from all who knew him.’
“4. Walter Mann, Esq., formerly a banker at New Albany, and now a
resident of Minneapolis, said: ‘Mr. Hine left New Albany largely in debt
and with nothing to begin the world again with, except experience and
the best wishes of his friends. He afterward paid his debts, principal
and interest. I was one of his creditors and speak whereof I know. His
failure was an honest one and his conduct characterized by the highest
integrity and honor. He paid his debts after he had ceased to be under
any obligations to do so, and his record shows his thorough
old-fashioned honesty and entire devotion to what he regards his duty.’
“This article is written without the knowledge of Mr. Hine, and purely
as a labor of love. In common with thousands of other underwriters I am
indebted to the editor of the Monitor in a way that can never be paid
with money.”
I. W. H.
[The above was published in an Indianapolis (Ind.) paper about 1890.]
APPENDIX.
REPORT OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WOODSIDE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
(This and the school census are given because they furnish many names of
early residents.)
Organized Sunday, June 16, 1867.
Completed a year (52 Sundays), June 14, 1868.
No Sunday omitted during the year.
Names enrolled during year 121
Total attendance during year 3,024
Average attendance during year 58
Contributions (begun July 7, 1867) $107.28
Smallest attendance, 44; largest 71.
Organization consists of 11 classes, 3 librarians, 1 organist, 1
superintendent. Number of books in library, 250; amount expended on
account of library and papers, $150.
Class No. 1 has had one teacher, Mrs. Sarah L. Tompkins. The names
enrolled are Ida Cox, Nelly Galt, Mary White, Frances Honess, Christina
Coeyman, Anna Chappell, Alice Chappell, Hannah Filand, Emma Forbes.
Class No. 2.—One teacher, Mrs. Jenny Stimis. Enrollment: Ada Joralemon,
Eva Rogers, Fanny Bennett, Jessie Dalrymple, Ellen Mackey, Emma Royce,
Jenny Fisher.
Class No. 3.—One teacher, Thomas Kinsey. Enrollment: David Bennett,
Willie Pratt, Walter Clark, Theo. Palmer, Henry Mackey, Livingston
Forbes, William Fisher.
Class No. 4.—One teacher, Miss Annie Kinsey. Enrollment: Fanny Winser,
Bella Gore, Kate Dalrymple, May McDonald, Anne Crane, Mary Bennett, Mary
Phillips.
Class No. 5.—One teacher, John C. Bennett. Enrollment: Willie Faitoute,
Alvah Stimis, Willie Earl, Willie Clark, Harry Winser, George Boyden,
Elven Forbes, John Beach, Fred Moore, Frank Moore, Walter Harlan.
Class No. 6.—Three teachers, Mrs. Bell Z. Booeram, Prof. A. Bigelow,
Miss J. A. Avery. Enrollment: Henry Pettit, Avery Hine, George Gore,
Charles Van Nostrand, Will Cumming, Wm. Smith, Charles F. Eddowes.
Class No. 7.—Two teachers, Harris McFarlin, Mrs. Harris McFarlin.
Enrollment: Allen Earle, Garry Mackey, Charles Briggs, William Epworth,
Alex Van Riper.
Class No. 8.—One teacher, Mrs. Anne Callen. Enrollment: Abby Tompkins,
Jenny Stimis, Matty Palmer, Cora Clark, Gabrielle Scharff, Letitia
White, Lottie Coeyman.
Class No. 9.—One teacher, Miss Hannah Teel. Enrollment: Emma Tompkins,
Jenny Morrison, Nelly Baldwin, Anna Swinnerton, Laura Palmer, Belle
White, Carrie Morrison, Emma Keen, Gilbert Hine, Neddy Hine, Joseph
Swinnerton, Willie Roberts, Clarence Swinnerton, Charley Mackey, Fred’k
Sommers, Henry Sommers, Johnny Gore, Johnny Morrison, Lottie Francisco,
Jenny White, Harry Callen, Jimmy Carroll, Monroe Coeyman, Miles Coeyman,
Alie McFarlin, Lulu Farmer, Violet Scharff, Johnny Evans, Arthur Stimis,
Lavina Van Riper, Stella Joralemon, Freddy Beach, Freddy Faitoute,
Caroline Coeyman, De Witt Joralemon.
The above nine classes were the original organization.
Class No. 10.—One teacher, George Blackwood. Enrollment: George
Blackwood, John Blackwood, Arte Bigelow.
Class No. 11.—One teacher, Mrs. Mary H. Hine. Enrollment: Carrie Day,
Emma Sandford, Mary Sandford, Susie Mackey, Mary Carter, Lizzie Carter.
Showing the present regular membership to be:—
Scholars, 68; teachers, 11; librarians, 3; organist, 1; superintendent,
1.
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF WOODSIDE,
ESSEX COUNTY, FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 6TH, 1870.
Dr.
To amount of Tax Duplicate $15,501 22
“ State School Fund due District Woodside 114 04
==========
$15,615 26
Cr.
Paid P. S. Pierson, County Collector $5,720 00
Woodside school District, Teacher’s Salary 150 00
Montgomery “ ” “ 150 00
Chas. D. Morrison, } $4 00
Chas. Akers, } Judges of Elections 4 00
Alfred Keene, } 4 00
———
12 00
Elias Osborn, Assessor’s Fees 77 82
Births, Deaths, Marriages and Militia.
Chas. Akers, Collector’s Fees 172 48
Gilbert W. Cumming, Attorney Fees 50 00
E. W. Cobb, Justice’s Fees 4 28
Town Committee 244 00
Commissioners of Appeals 18 00
Clerk's Fees 104 00
Chas. Akers, Overseer of the Poor 62 39
Alfred Keene, Expenses in Procuring a Copy of 7 50
Supplement
Dodd Bros., Township Seal 6 00
Newark Daily Journal, Notices of Meetings 4 10
” “ Advertiser, ” “ 1 00
A. P. Young, Copying and Engrossing Bill for 5 00
Presentation to the Legislature
Chas. D. Morrison, Ballot Box 14 00
Fogg & Sanborn, Township Books, Tin Box for Clerk 12 50
Interest on Town Notes, Discounted 151 44
Road District, No. 1, Sum Appropriated and 800 00
Expended
” “ No. 2, ” “ ” 800 00
“ ” No. 3, “ ” “ $800 00
Loaned to District No. 4 200 00
———
Expended in District No. 3 656 09
Road District, No. 4, Sum Appropriated $800 00
Borrowed from and Due District No. 3 200 00
———
Expended in District No. 4 1,000 00
Road District No. 5, Sum Appropriated and Expended 800 00
Amount of Uncollected Taxes to Date 3,588 21
Taxes Remitted by the Commissioners 348 40
Balance of Cash on hand 656 05
—————
$15,615 26
_JAMES SWINNERTON, Jr._,
Town Clerk.
GILBERT W. CUMMING, }
CHAS. C. HINE, }
JOHN McMULLEN, } Town Committee.
THEODORE G. PALMER, }
EUGENE B. SMITH, }
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DISTRICT CLERK OF TOWNSHIP OF WOODSIDE
August 31, 1869
Children Between 5 and 18 Years of Age Residing in the District
_Parents or Guardians._ _No._ _Children._
Barney Agnew 1 Daniel Agnew
“ ” 2 Joseph “
” “ 3 James ”
“ ” 4 Agnes “
” “ 5 Andrew ”
G. A. Boyden 6 George O. Boyden
John C. Bennett 7 Fanny Bennett
“ ” “ 8 David ”
“ ” “ 9 Mary ”
Geo. H. Bartholomew 10 Emily T. Bartholomew
“ ” “ 11 Lewis ”
Baxter T. Blackwood 12 George Blackwood
“ ” “ 13 John ”
Edwin Benson 14 Edwin Benson
Artemus Bigelow 15 Arte Bigelow
Francis Clough 16 Frank Bennett
Franklin Baldwin 17 Nellie Baldwin
William A. Bradford 18 Esther C. Bradford
“ ” “ 19 Millie ”
Timothy Barrett 20 Catherine Barrett
“ ” 21 Michael “
Albert Beach 22 William Beach
” “ 23 John ”
“ ” 24 Maria “
Albert Beach 25 Fred Beach
” “ 26 Josephine ”
Mrs. Mary Hopkins 27 Hattie L. Barnes
Thomas H. Coeyman 28 Harriet Coeyman
“ ” “ 29 Monroe ”
“ ” “ 30 Miles ”
George B. Callen 31 Harry Callen
Franklin Pratt 32 Annie Chappall
“ ” 33 Alice “
William A. Clark 34 William T. Clark
” “ ” 35 Walter A. “
Gilbert W. Cumming 36 William Cumming
Horace Carter 37 Lizzie Carter
Henry Coeyman 38 Lottie Coeyman
” “ 39 Mary ”
“ ” 40 Caroline “
J. S. L. Cummings 41 Bessie Cummings
Edward Carragan 42 Edward Carragan
N. J. Crane 43 Frank S. Crane
” “ ” 44 Jennie M. “
” “ ” 45 Sarah “
Joseph Dreyfous 46 Walter Dreyfous
” “ 47 Adele ”
“ ” 48 Gertrude “
” “ 49 Herbert ”
Reuben W. Earl 50 Willie Earl
“ ” “ 51 Charlie ”
Anthony Epworth 52 William Epworth
E. G. Faitoute 53 Willie Faitoute
“ ” “ 54 Freddie ”
G. W. Gore 55 Belle Gore
“ ” “ 56 Johnnie Gore
Wilbur Garrabrant 57 Frank Garrabrant
” “ 58 George ”
Oliver Gordon 59 Bertie Gordon
William Hunter 60 Lizzie Hunter
“ ” 61 Annie “
William J. Harlan 62 Melville Harlan
” “ ” 63 Walter “
Daniel Halsey 64 George Halsey
C. C. Hine 65 Avery Hine
” “ ” 66 Gilbert “
” “ ” 67 Edward “
Ralph Hyde 68 Florence Hyde
” “ 69 Alice ”
“ ” 70 Ralph “
Robert Honess 71 Charles W. Honess
S. U. Bard 72 A. Judson
William Kennedy 73 Mary E. Kennedy
” “ 74 Sarah ”
“ ” 75 Elizabeth “
George W. Keene 76 Emma Keene
James S. Mackie 77 Clara Mackie
” “ ” 78 Chas. P. Mackie
“ ” “ 79 Stewart J. Mackie
” “ ” 80 Robert O. “
” “ ” 81 Alla C. “
Mrs. Mary F. Mann 82 Ella Mann
Charles D. Morrison 83 Jennie Morrison
” “ ” 84 Carrie “
” “ ” 85 Johnnie “
Ashley Melius 86 Theodore Melius
Bethuel Munn 87 Jennie Munn
” “ 88 Louisa ”
John McDonald 89 Mary S. McDonald
“ ” 90 John P. “
John H. Mackey 91 Charlie Mackey
” “ ” 92 Henry “
” “ ” 93 Garry “
” “ ” 94 Ella “
Mrs. Sarah Moore 95 Frank Moore
Mrs. Sarah Moore 96 Fred Moore
” “ ” 97 Charlie “
George Megrath 98 Robert S. Megrath
” “ 99 Clara ”
Patrick McCabe 100 Fannie McCabe
“ ” 101 Nellie “
Michael McGrann 102 Annie McGrann
Cornelius McIntire 103 Sarah McIntire
” “ 104 Caroline ”
“ ” 105 Margaret “
” “ 106 Louisa ”
Mrs. Holt 107 Charles Maxwell
“ ” 108 Sarah “
J. C. Neagles 109 Emma Neagles
Lewis A. Osborn 110 William Osborn
” “ ” 111 Maria “
” “ ” 112 Emily “
Francis O’Conner 113 Mary O’Conner
William F. Pettit 114 Henry Pettit
Theodore G. Palmer 115 Mattie Palmer
” “ ” 116 Theodore Palmer
“ ” “ 117 Laura ”
John M. Phillips 118 Willie Phillips
“ ” “ 119 Albert ”
Franklin Pratt 120 Will Pratt
“ ” 121 Frank “
Charles Peine 122 Charles Peine
Albert D. Richardson 123 Leander Richardson
” “ ” 124 Maude “
” “ ” 125 Allie “
H. S. McGrain 126 Philomena Ryan
John Redding 127 Richard Redding
F. A. Sherman 128 Ella T. Sherman
James Swinnerton 129 Annie Swinnerton
” “ 130 Joe ”
Gilbert Stimis 131 Jennie Stimis
Gilbert Stimis 132 Alvah Stimis
Mrs. Sarah Smith 133 Lemuel Smith
Mrs. Snowden 134 Susan Simpson
W. V. Snyder 135 Watson B. Snyder
Henry Stimis 136 Clara Stimis
“ ” 137 Henry “
John Searle 138 Joseph Searle
” “ 139 Jane ”
Robert Smith 140 Robert E. Smith
“ ” 141 Charles L. “
Edward Spooner 142 Thos. H. Spooner
T. J. Tobias 143 Fannie Tobias
” “ ” 144 Nellie “
” “ ” 145 Charles “
” “ ” 146 Emily “
Daniel Tompkins 147 Abigal Tompkins
” “ 148 Emma ”
E. J. Vreeland 149 Kate Vreeland
“ ” “ 150 Helena ”
“ ” “ 151 Cyrus ”
Adrian Van Riper 152 Lavinia Van Riper
“ ” 153 Alexander “
Peter White 154 Richard White
” “ 155 Beckie ”
William A. Wauters 156 Lucinda Wauters
Charles H. Tyler 157 Elmira Tyler
CONTENTS.
A
Abbott, Horace, 119
Adams, Mary Ann, 91
Alexander, James G., 49
Ananias, Mr., 142-146
Anecdotes, 71, 87, 178, 179, 194
Appendix, 295-304
Avery, Miss Jane A., 212
B
Back Road, 66
Baker, Matthias, 96, 99
Ballantine Property on Old Bloomfield Road, 96
Banks, Matthew, 37
Bartholf, John G., 97
Beach, Albert, 98, 230
Bellars, 248-250
Bennett, Jesse C., 67, 78, 88
Bennett, Capt. Thomas, 90, 141
Bennett, William, 109, 114
Benson, Col. Henry, 92
Benson’s Mill, 91
Bird, George and Jonathan, 90, 140
“Bird” House, 140, 141
Bird’s Woods, 108
Black Tom, 32
Blewett, Lieut.-Col. W. E., 243-246
Bloomfield Road, Old, 93
Blue Jay Woods, 104
Boating on the Passaic, 251
Body Snatching, 11
Boot Leg Lane, 64, 65
British on Woodside Soil, 84
British Troops on River Road, 34, 36
Buck, Col. Samuel L., 239
Buried Treasure, 35
Button Factory, 62
C
Calico Print Works, 89
Calico Print Works Property, 141, 142
Cannon Balls from the Passaic, 59
Canoeing on the Passaic, 253
Carter, Horace, 25, 38
Cedars, The, 15
Christ Church Building, First, 190
Christ Church, Chronology of the New Building, 193
Christ Church, Form of Covenant of, 187
Christ Church, Formation of, 182-190
Christ Church Organized in House of C. C. Hine 182, 184
Church Choir, The, 195
Church, First, of Woodside, 173
Church Services in the House of C. C. Hine, 161, 162, 171-175
Coeyman Burial Ground, Stones in, 59-62, 63
Coeyman Genealogy, 51
Coeyman, Hendrick, 59
Coeyman, Minard, 50, 75
Coeyman Possessions, Extent of, 52
Coeyman Reminiscence, 53
Coeymans of the Back Road, 67, 94
Cooper, Peter, 114
Crane Family, Notes on the, 126
Crane, Jasper, 100, 126, 127
Cumming, Gen. Gilbert W., 230
D
Dead Man’s Bend, 31
De Grow, Moll, 10
Devil, The, in the Gully Road, 12
Discomforts of a New Region, 158, 159
Division Road, 64, 65
Dolce, Sanchez y, 23
Dow, Lorenzo, 94
Drift Road, 67, 72
Dryden, John F., 241
Duncan, John, William and Sebastian, 26, 29
Duxbury, Margaret, 58
E
Eagle Printing Company, 90
Early Conveyances, 158
Edgecombe House, 65
Election Ticket, First, 197
Elliott Street School, 88
Ellsworth, Col. Elmer E., 214-222
Elwood Place, 68
Ericsson, John, 118
Erie Railroad, 168
Erie Railroad Brought to Terms, 248
Erskin Map No. 79, 59
F
Fairs, Cake Sales and Lectures, 164-168
Fairy Lamps, 89
Farrand Family History, 104
Farrand Genealogy, 105
Farrand, Moses, Home, 104
Ferrant-Farrand, 106
First Reformed Church, 189
First Reformed Church Building, 190, 193
Fishing at Green Island, 23
Flavel, 69
Floating Palace, 30
Forest Hill Before Morristown, 104
Forrester, Frank, 15-22, 24
Fort on Mt. Prospect, 102
G
Ghost of a British Spy, 15
Ghost of Flesh and Blood, 91
Gibbs, Alfred H., 37
Godon, John, 100
Gray & Wright, 90
Green Island, 23
Griffin, Dr. Edward D., 105
Grist Mill on Old Bloomfield Road, 94
Gully Road, 7-22
Gully Road Ghost, 7
Gully Road, Legend Accounting for Origin of, 7
Gypsies on Murphy’s Lane, 113
H
Handcock, Edward, 100
Hare and Tortoise, 19
Haugevort, Gerard, 70
Hedden, Joseph, Jr., Son of, 35, 97
Herbert, Henry William, 15-22, 24
Hessians Bury Loot, 46
Hewes & Phillips Iron Works, 233
Hewitt, Abram S., 114
Highwaymen on the Back Road, 86
Hine, C. C., Anecdotes of, 171, 136, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209
Hine, C. C.—Personal, 259-291
Hine, Charles Cole, Early History of, 132-135
Hine, Mary Hazard Avery, 209
Hine, Mr., First Visits Woodside, 137
Hine, Mr., Impressions of, 256
Hine’s, Mr., Character, Notes on, 202-209
Holt, Ed., 30
Holt, Ed., Floating Palace of, 252
Holt, Mrs., 30
Horse Cars, First, 159
Houses Erected in 1866-7, 139
Houses of Early Settlers, 140
Houses on Lincoln Avenue, 139
Houses on the River Road, 139
Houses on Washington Avenue, 138
I
I’Anson, Miles, 70, 71
I’Anson Property, Previous Owners of, 72-74
Ianthe Canoe Club, 253
Incidents of Early Days of the Church, 194
Indian Name of Woodside, 110
Indian Relics in Gully Road, 9
Indian Relics on River Road, 62
Indian Trails, 7, 93
Indians, Fort for Protection from, 102
Indians on the Old Bloomfield Road, 103
Irving, Washington, in Woodside, 158
J
Jackson, George, 29
Janes, Dr. J. E., 248
Johns, Joseph, 109, 110, 111
K
Keen, Alfred, 104, 109
Keen Family History, 98
Keen Farm House, 98
Kidd, Captain, Legend of, 149
Keen Lane, 85, 99
King, J. F., 67
King, Jasper, 27, 33
King, Phœbe, 27, 33
King, “Poddy”, 27, 33
Kinsey, Thomas W., 246, 247
L
Lanes, Early, 85, 99
Lime Kiln, 49
Lincoln Avenue, The Trees of, 236
Long Hill Road, 93
Longworth, Isaac, 102
Longworth, Martha, 101
Longworth, Nicholas, 102
M
Macauley, Dr. John M., 191
Maclure, David, 237
Magazine House, 85
Maverick, 37
Melius, Esley, 42
Mellen, Rev. Henry Merle, 192, 194
Merrimac, The, 118, 120
Merrimac’s Engineer, Tale of the, 120
Monitor, Sinking of the, 122
Monitor, The, 116-126
Monitor, The, Turret Machinery, 234
Moore & Seeley, 91
Morris, John, 97
Morrison, Charles D., 150
Morrison and Briggs, 150
Mud, Plenty of, 159
Munn Family History, 40
Murphy’s Lane, 107
Murphytown, 109, 112
Mystery Solved, 62
N
New Barbadoes, 38
Nichols, Horace H., 25, 213
O-P
“Old Johns’s Money”, 111
Park Athletic Association, 69
Passaic, Boating on, 251
Passaic, Canoeing on, 253
Passaic, First Recorded Boat Race on, 21
Perou, Tract, The, 77
Phillips, David, 75
Phillips Family History, 75
Phillips Farm, 74-79, 83
Phillips, John Morris, 70, 83, 233
Phillips Lane, 66
Pigot, Dr. Edward, 1, 22
Pioneering in Woodside, 179
Pobishon, Indian Name of Woodside,110
Point House, 26-32
Prayer Meeting, First, 174
Presbyterian Church Organized, 172, 173
Presbyterian Church Organized in House of C. C. Hine, 171
Presbyterian Church, Pastors of, 181
Presbyterian Church, Split in, 176, 177
Prudential Insurance Company, Its Start, 242
Pullinger, Mrs. Dorcas or Gilbert, 43, 78
R
Rano, Joseph S., 23
Reminiscences by Mr. Swinnerton, 158, 196
Retreat from Belleville, 168
Revolutionary Camp Ground, 240
Revolutionary Incident, 35, 36, 46, 53, 76, 81, 83, 84
Ridgewood, 154
River Road, 7-71
River Road an Indian Trail, 7
River Road Laid Out in 1707, 7
Riverside Athletic Club, 68
Roads, Old, 5
Rowe, Henry, 22
S
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 145, 148
Sandford, Abraham, Jr., 22, 38, 39
Sandford Family History, 38
Scharff, Adrian, 95
Schenck, Rev. Isaac Van Wart, 192
Second River, Inhabitants of, 1
Shields Guards, 109
Sidman Family History, 99-102
Sidman House, 102
Slave, Last? in Woodside, 37
Smelt of the Passaic, Memoir on, 24
Smith, “White-house”, 95
Smith, “Brick-house”, 99
Smith, Ebenezer, 95
Smith, Matthias, 107, 96, 99
Smith, Robert, 95, 96
Stimis, Christopher, 45, 52
Stimis Family Traditions, 44
Stimis, Henry, 45
Stimis, John, 43, 44, 45, 75
Stimis Lane, 85
Stimis, William, 24, 45, 52, 63, 64, 75
Stout, Capt. Jacob, 90, 141
Strawberry Lot, 68
Street Car Octopus, 5
Street Cars, 200
Sunday Horse Cars, No, 232
Sunday School, First, in Newark, 111
Sunday School, First, in Woodside, 110
Sunday School in Elliott Street, 181
Sunday School in the House of C. C. Hine, 160, 161, 170
Sunday School of June 16, 1867, 161
Sunday School Proposed, 160
Sunday School, Report of First Year of, 295
Swinnerton, James, 229
Swinnerton, James, Reminiscences by, 158-168, 196-199
Sydenham-Sidman, 99, 102
T
Taxes, What We Get for Our, 3
Teel, Miss Hannah, 175
Terhune Place, 37
Thomas, Thomas, 62
Thornhill, 37
Timby, Dr. Theodore R., 117, 118
Tobey, William, 64
Tobey’s Lane, 65
Toler, Hugh, 37
Toll Gate on Old Bloomfield Road, 94
Tompkins, Daniel F., 53, 240
Tompkins, Francis, 49
Tory, A, 103
Town Meetings, 199
Tragedy, A Woodside, 199
Trail, James, 113
Triton Boat Club, 251
Two Bottles, 46
V
Van Cortlandt Genealogy, 55
Van Cortlandt House, Old, 55-57, 63
Van Cortlandt, Stephen, 55, 59
Van Emburgh, Abraham, 26, 42
Van Emburgh, Capt. Chris., 32
Van Rensselaer, John, 57, 58
Van Riper, Charles, 107
Van Winkle, Polly, 39, 112
W
Washington Avenue, Opening of, 153, 158
Washington, Gen’l, on the Back Road, 92
Washington, Gen’l, on the River Road, 53
Wauters, William T., 109, 112
Wayne, Anthony, Camp, 33, 34, 79, 240
Weeks, Dr. Grenville M., 114-126
Weiler, Peter, 248
West, Joseph, 70
Winser, Henry J., Reminiscences of, 214-229
Winser, Henry J., Settles in Woodside, 138
Witch, A, of the Gully Road, 10
Woodside, 1868-9, 196-199
Woodside a Part of Belleville, 2, 151
Woodside a Part of Bloomfield, 2
Woodside a Township, 2, 154-157
Woodside Absorbed by Newark, 3
Woodside Before March, 1743, 1
Woodside Formerly Ridgewood, 154
Woodside in 1849, Map of—Facing Page, 1
Woodside—Its Boundaries, 1, 2
Woodside Molasses Jar, A, 148
Woodside School Census, 1869, 300-304
Woodside, The, of 1867, 158
Woodside Township, First Annual Report of, 298, 299
Woodside, When There Were No Politics in, 225
Y-Z
Yereance, James, 116
Zenana Mission Band, 210
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Transcriber’s note:
○ Archaic spelling and punctuation have been retained.