watered by the north and south branches of the Kalamazoo river, which, with their tributaries, furnish adequate water power for all local purposes. It contains a population of 1,000, and has a Union church, mostly owned by the Methodists. It has two mails per week. Postmaster-Jerome B. Green. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. Supervisor-William Clapp. List of Professions, Trades, etc. Ballanger & Myres, (Michael Ballanger and Snow James T, justice of the peace. HARRISON. A township of Macomb county, having a population of 600. HARRISVILLE. A township and post office of Alcona county. Population, 200. HARTFORD. A township and post office in the county of Van Buren, on the stage route from Paw Paw to St. Joseph. The township was originally heavily timbered, with a deep, rich sandy soil, and slightly undulating surface. Fine root crops, together with fruit and cereals, are produced in the township, and those engaged in agricultural pursuits seem to be making money rapidly. The Paw Paw river flows through the northern part of the township, and furnishes a very good water power. Twothirds of the present population have been added within the past four years, and the unmber is rapidly increasing. Detroit merchants ship goods via Dowagiac, over Michigan Central railroad. Chicago merchants, of whom the dealers in this section principally purchase, ship goods via St. Joseph, by steamer. A daily mail is received. Population, 1,200. Postmaster Washington A. Engle. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. Supervisor-Eri Bebee. L List of Professions, Trades, etc. Engle Convis H, justice of the peace. Miles Fabius, saw mill. Monroe Fay R, saw mill. Quinn Daniel, mason. Ruggles Lewis W, justice of the peace. St John Helen, hotel. Tuthill Cyrus, general store. Tyler Moses, boot and shoe maker. Woolsey William, blacksmith. HARTLAND. A township and post village in Livingston county. The village is situated ten miles nearly north from Fentonville, the latter place being its nearest point to the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad and 47 miles from Detroit. The village contains three churches, to wit: one Congregational, one Baptist, and one Roman Catholic; a number of stores, mechanic shops, and mills. It has six mails per week. Postmaster-Chauncey P. Worden. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. Supervisor-0. B. Chambers. List of Professions, Trades, eto. Crouse Robert, general store. Hathaway & Hopper, (Albert L Hathaway Lane James S, carpenter. Lewis Adonijah, carpenter. Lewis Warren, carriage maker. McKeever Thomas, carpenter. Mapes Samuel, cooper. Mason David B, flouring and saw mills. Purdy Charles, cabinet maker. Rufus Knight), flouring and saw mills. Sturges Hiram, carpenter. Sweet Franklin, carpenter. Taylor Woodbury, carpenter. Tenny Henry I, saw mill. List of Professions, Trades, etc. Ackley Frederick D, editor and proprietor "Pioneer." Allen Frank, lawyer. Allen Mason, grocer. Bailey AW & Son, (Alvin W and Charles A), general store. Barlow, Goodyear & Grant, (Nathan Barlow, Barlow & Goodyear, (Nathan Barlow and Burton Charles S, physician. Dayton James N Rev, (Methodist). Wallace J & H, (Joseph and Hugh), harness Drake Addison P, physician. makers. Wallace John, shoe maker. Whitehead George, justice of the peace. HARTWELLVILLE. A post office of Shiawassee county. HARVEY. A post office of Marquette county. HASTINGS. Eaton Daniel, cooper. Eaton William L, grocer. Fuller John A, mason. Gaston A H Rev, (Presbyterian). Goodyear J S & Co, (John S Goodyear and Grant & Spaulding, (Robert J Grant and A township and post village in the county Maynard James W, daguerreotypist. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. Supervisor-Daniel G. Robinson. ner. Nichols Charles M, hotel. Roberts & Striker, (James L Roberts and Russell Hannah W, general store. Sheldon William, carpenter. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. Supervisor-Francis F. Brewer. List of Professions, Trades, etc. Colby Nathan, carpenter. Coons Elijah, blacksmith. Cummings Ezra F, carpenter. Day Willet C, justice of the peace. Holcomb Daniel B, justice of the peace. Torrey Daniel Rev, (Methodist). Warner Stephen D, carpenter. Warner Wellsley W, carpenter. Warner Stephen D, blacksmith. НЕАТН. Gardner William B, carpenter. HICKORY CORNERS. A post village in the county of Barry, eight miles north of Augusta, on the Michigan Central railroad, and 139 miles west of Detroit. Fare, $3 85. It has two churches, Methodist Protestant and Wesleyan Methodist, a hotel, saw mill, four stores, school, etc. Goods should be shipped from Detroit via Augusta, over the Michigan Central railroad. Population of township, 1,200; of village, 150. Postmaster-Willis C. Aikin. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. Supervisor-Lucien Polly. List of Professions, Trades, etc. Bogart Thomas J, boot and shoe maker. Bowne John B, boot and shoe maker. Brown William H, justice of the peace. Cadwallader & Bown, (James Cadwallader A township of Allegan county. Popula- Clutz Charles Rev, (Baptist). tion, 400. HENRIETTA. A township and post office in Jackson county, 90 miles from Detroit, and some 10 miles from the city of Jackson, containing about 1,000 inhabitants. It has two churches, to wit, Methodist and Baptist, and is furnish ed with two mails per week. Postmaster— Samuel Prescott. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. Supervisor-Ebenezer E. Prescott. Ellisson Linas, hotel. Holmes Samuel Rev, (Methodist). McSwaine & Gosch, blacksmiths. Roswell Gilbert, blacksmith. Tolles Isaac, justice of the peace. Ward V, carpenter. 1837, on site of present fair ground. C. W. Ferris, J. P. Cook and Henry Waldron came in the same year and built in the immediate vicinity of Mr. Howder. The first saw mill Willisson S&W T, (Samuel and Wing T), was erected in 1837, by Cook & Ferris, who grocery and hardware. HIGHLAND. also erected a grist mill in 1839. The Michigan Southern railroad was completed to Hillsdale in 1843, and from the impetus imparted by this great enterprise the village improved rapidly. In 1847 an act of incorporation was obtained, and since that time the village of Hillsdale has ranked as one of the most important and flourishing in the State. The place is finely situated on rising A township and post office in Oakland county, situated about six miles south of the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad, and 40 miles from Detroit, and contains 1,200 inhabitants, who are chiefly engaged in agricultural pursuits. It has one Baptist church, and is furnished with four mails per week. Post-ground, near the outlet of "Baw-Beese" master-Geo. L. Hewitt. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. Supervisor-Alonzo Tenny. Treasurer-Leonard L. Johnson. List of Professions, Trades, etc. Barrett Alfred, mason. Boice Mark T, justice of the peace. Gifford Jackson, justice of the peace. HILLSDALE. A township of Hillsdale county, on the Michigan Southern railroad, 177 miles east of Chicago. It contains some of the most productive farming lands in the State, and is nearly all under cultivation. The incorporated village of Hillsdale is situated in this township. Population, exclusive of village, 900. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. Supervisor-W. R. Montgomery. HILLSDALE. An important and flourishing incorporated village of Hillsdale county, in the township of the same name, situated on the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana railroad, 112 miles south-west of Detroit, and 177 east from Chicago Fare, from Detroit, $3 20; from Chicago, $6 00. The first settler was Adam Howder, who erected a log house in lake, a beautiful sheet of water, one mile long by three wide, and which is the source The name "Bawof the St. Joseph river. Beese" is that of an Indian chief, who, with his tribe, occupied the banks of the lake as a camping ground, until 1840. The scenery in and about the village is of great beauty, embracing an extensive view of a rich rolling country in the highest state of cultivation. An extensive trade of grain, fruit and produce generally, is carried on here, and the place enjoys the name of being one of the best produce markets in Southern Michigan. It contains the county buildings; several elegant business blocks, (among them "Waldron's block." than which, a finer is not to be found in any country town), seven churches, two weekly newspapers, a first class union school with four ward branches, two private banking houses, three steam flour mills, three hotels, (a new and beautiful hotel building is in process of erection, on Howell street, by Mitchell, Waldron & Co.), two iron foundries and machine shops, one woolen mill, and a large number of professions and mechanical trades. There are, also, three Masonic, two Odd Fellows', three Templars, one Temperance, one Literary, and one Agricultural society in the place. Hillsdale College, a celebrated educational institution, connected with the Free-Will Baptist Church, is also located here. The college edifice is of brick, four stories high besides the basement, embracing upwards of twenty public rooms and one hundred and ten private rooms, sufficent for accommodating two hundred and twenty students. There are, in addition, ample accommodations in private families for several hundred more. The price of board and tuition is exceedingly moderate, while the system of education is thorough and complete. Both male and female students are admitted. The average attendance is at present about four hundred. On another page we present a beautiful and accurate view of the college building, looking north. The situation of this institution, for beauty of scenery and healthfulness of location, is unsurpassed, it |