Madison Directory City Guide, and Business

Mirror - Williams; Vol. 1, 1859-1860

Madison Seminary
Madison Seminary

Principal.
C. Barnes, A.M.

Assistants.
Miss Mary F. Wells, Miss Mary D. Reid, Miss Letitia M. Smith

Miss Jane Murray, Teacher of Instrumental Music
Prof. Wm. Chase, Teacher of Vocal Music

Tuition in Preparatory Department, per Quarter,............................$ 6.00
Tuition in Academic Department, per Quarter,................................$ 8.00
Tuition in Collegiate Department, per Quarter,............................... 10.00

The School year begins on the first Monday in September, and ends on the last Thursday in June,
with a Vacation of one week at Christmas.


City Directory Surnames:

A - B    C - D    E - G    H - J    K - L    M - O    P - R    S - T    U - Z

CORRECTIONS AND OMMISSIONS.
CUSTER WM. A.,
   Chas. Custer's, Poplar Lane b 3d and 4th
DUNLAP ROBT.,
   Constable, e s Main 2d house n of Main Cross



ABBREVIATIONS.
al.........alley or allopathic. ec...............eclectic. atty.......attorney. eng..............engineer. b..........between. ex...............exchange. bar k......bar keeper. h................house. bds........boards. ho...............homoepathic. b h........boarding house. lab..............laborer. bk.........book or brick. manuf............manuf'ry or manuf'er. b.k........book keeper. mer..............merchant. bldr.......builder. mkr..............maker. bldg.......building. n................north. bo.........botanic. not pub..........notary public. c..........corner. nr...............near. cab mk.....cabinet maker opp..............opposite. carp.......carpenter. prov.............provision. clk........clerk. res..............residence. cof h......coffee house. s................south and side. com........commision. w................west. confec.....confectioner. wh...............wholesale. e..........east. pro..............proprietor. [Main Cross is present day Main Street. Main Street is present day Jefferson Street.]



Sketch of Madison

Business Mirror



BOUNDRIES OF WARDS.
FIRST WARD.--All that part of the city lying east of East street. SECOND WARD.--All that part of the city lying between East and Walnut streets. THIRD WARD.--All that part of the city lying between Walnut and Main streets. FOURTH WARD.--All that part of the city lying between Main and Mulberry streets. FIFTH WARD.--All that part of the city lying between Mulberry and Poplar streets. SIXTH WARD.--All that part of the city lying between Poplar and Elm streets. SEVENTH WARD.--All that part of the city lying between Elm and Mill streets. EIGHTH WARD.--All that part of the city lying between Mill street and a line running through Venon street. NINTH WARD.--All that part of the city lying west of a line running through Venon street.
CITY GOVERNMENT. ------ MUNICIPAL ELECTION FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL. ------
City Council meets first and third Thursday evenings in each month. Council Chamber west side Mulberry between Main Cross and 2d.
MAYOR:
John Mulvey, office west side Mulberry between Main Cross and 2d.
MARSHALL Ebenezer Rodgers. COUNCIL:
1st Ward--John Kirk. 2d " Purnell Townsend. 3d " John Verry. 4th " William P. Inskeep. 5th " Wm. Kirchner. 6th " B. P. Jones. 7th " George Armstrong. 8th " Wm. Johnson. 9th " Angus Campbell.
CLERK.
James Siddall, office west side Mulberry between Main Cross and 2d.
COLLECTOR AND TREASURER.
Joseph Wilson, office west side Mulberry between Main Cross and 2d.
ASSESSOR. Jacob Shuh. WHARF MASTERS. William Phibbs. N. Williams. SEXTON SPRING DALE CEMETERY. John Grayson. CHURCH DIRECTORY. ------
First Presbyterian Church.--North-east corner Broadway and High. Rev. Lowman A. Hawes, Pastor. Second Presbyterian Church.--North-east corner 3d and West. Rev. Wallace Atterbury, Pastor. Methodist Episcopal--Wesley Chapel.--North side Main Cross between West and Poplar. Rev. Wm. Snyder, Pastor. Methodist Episcopal--Roberts' Chapel.--North side 3d between Poplar and Broadway. Rev. Wm. H. Sheets, Pastor. Methodist Episcopal--St. Johns.--North-east corner Main Cross and East. Rev. Charles Tinsley, Pastor. German Methodist Church.--North side 3d between Main and Mulberry. Rev. Henry G. Lich, Pastor. German Lutheran Church.--North-east corner Main Cross and Church. Rev. Louis Krim, Pastor. English Catholic--St. Michael's Church.--North side 3d above East. Rev. H. Dupontavice, Pastor. German Catholic--St. Mary's.--North side 2d between Walnut and East. Rev. Leonard Brandt, Pastor. Baptist Church.--East side Vine between Main Cross and 3d. Rev. Thomas H. Stewart, Pastor. Christian Church.--East side Poplar between Main Cross and 3d. Rev. J. H. Lockwood, Pastor. Episcopal--Christ's Church.--East side Mulberry between 3d and 4th. Rev. G. H. McKnight, Rector. Associate Presbyterian.--South-west corner Vine and 3d. African M. E.--Fifth between Walnut and Main. Rev. James Curtis, Pastor. Baptist, (colored.)--North side 5th between Mulberry and West. Rev. Chapman Harris, Pastor. Methodist Episcopal, (colored.)--Walnut Street Church, Walnut above 5th. Rev. Peter Booth, Pastor.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. ------ TRUSTEES. S. J. Smith. T. T. Crittenden. Robert Cochrane. EXAMINER. John L. Winn SECRETARY OF BOARD. James Siddall.
Upper Seminary.--South side 3d between Walnut and East John L. Winn, Principal. Lower Seminary.--North side Main Cross below Mill. Donald Cameron, Principal. Fulton School.--East of Ferry. Amanda Howard, Teacher. Georgetown School.--Ellen P. Siddall, Teacher.
SELECT SCHOOLS.
Madison Seminary.--North-west corner Cherry and High. Charles Barnes, Principal. Madison Normal Institute.--South side Main Cross between Broadway and Poplar. James G. Wilson, Principal. Mrs. Hunt's Select School.--Between High and 2d and East and Walnut. Mrs. Clarissa Hunt, Principal.
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FIRE DEPARMENT. ------
Fair Play Fire Co., No. 1.--North-west corner 3d and Main. John Kirk, President. Washington Fire Co., No. 2.--North side 3d between West and Poplar. Wm. Phibbs, President. Western Fire Co., No. 3.--North side Main Cross below Mill. Isaac Stephens, President; David Smock, Chief Director.


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