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a M. E. CHURCH, PHILLIPSVILLE. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Phillipsville is an elegant stone structure (52x34 feet), and has a tower and spire 97 feet in height. It was completed in 1874, by William Willoughby, of Almonte; N. Leonard having charge of the carpenter work. The site is on Main Street (part of Lot No. 24, in the 6th Concession of Bastard), the total cost of the church being $6,000. The auditorium is carpeted, and contains 450 sittings. The charge includes the congregations at Phillipsville, Elgin, Portland, and California, the total membership being 270, of whom 110 belong to the Society at Phillipsville. The Rev. G. S. White, D. D., of Elgin, is now pastor of the charge. CENTRAL HOTEL, DELTA. Mr. Anthony Flood, proprietor of the Central Hotel, Delta, was born in Portland, Township of Bastard, in 1844, He married, and has been engaged in the hotel business five years, occupying fitted up for the convenience of guests, and is a favorite resort for sportsmen who visit Beverly Lake in the hunting and fishing season. The duck hunting on the upper lake cannot be surpassed in Central Canada, while the lower lake offers many inducements to the angler. LIFE AMONG THE MORMONS. The first settler at Portland was Heman Chipman ; at first his nearest neighbor was four miles distant. His family consisted of Ami, Nathaniel, Harman, Ezra, Martin, George, Amanda and Flora. The eldest son, Ami; cut the first stick of timber on the site of the present Village of Portland. | Amanda married William B. Seaman, who left Canada with the Mormons. Flora married a man named Weston, who also departed with the Mormons. In January, 1837, Ami Chipman, with his wife and two children, his mother, Truman Beach, Lyman Beach, Truman Stoddard, Lyman Stoddard, William B. Seaman, Stephen Chipman, and others, left the at Cole’s Ferry ez route for the Mormon El Dorado, in the far west. Ami Chipman and his family proceeded up the lakes to Cleveland, where they met the remainder of the party, who had proceeded overland, driving the cattle. At Kirkland, Chipman hired a team with Hyde (the man who was executed a short time since), and, in company with Heber C. Kimball, Erastus C. Snow and other prominent Mormons, started across the country for the Ohio river, iz eee AMMAR S ÉNEK 5o9) Louis. From that city they proceeded up the Missouri river some four hundred miles, landing at Richmond and going back to Colwell County, and from thence to Fairwest, where they saw Brigham Young, at that time a bushwacker in every sense of the term. Proceeding to Grand River, they found the Mormons encamped in considerable numbers and determined to build a city to be called Adam-ondi-a-mon, After remaining three weeks at this point, Ami Chipman and a friend named William Dickson determined to abandon Mormon life and return home. They set out and reached Quincey, TU where they met a large number of Mormons, and among the number, several old friends and neighbors, by whom they were induced to turn back to the Missouri River, to a place called DeWitt. At DeWitt the Mormons were surrounded by a mob arid threatened with extermination. The Mormons numbered about two hundred men, women and children. Skirmishing was kept up for some time, until a steamboat arrived, by which a message was despatched to the Governor of the State, asking for protection. The Governor, whose name was Boggs, paid no attention to the message but sent word to the mob “to kill every Mormon.” In the interval the Mormons at Fairwest came tothe rescue of their brethren and raised the seige and escorted them to Fairwest. Chipman, and his friends from Bastard, camped out in the woods, about two miles from the Mormon headquarters. The Governor of the State called out the militia, about two thousand strong, and pursued the Mormons, many of whom were taken prisoners, including Chipman and his friends. . At night they encamped, a small fire was built, around which was placed a guard of militia with make his escape. Chipman and the other members of the party were without anything to eat during the entire day, but during the night were. given some flour and salt, which they mixed with water on the end-board of a wagon, baking the mixture in the coals. The prisoners were retained in custody for two days and two nights. A compromise was effected by which it was agreed that the heads of the Mormon Church should surrender themselves as hostages, the remainder of the Mormons to be set free. Accordingly, Brigham Young, Lee, Lyman White, Lyman P. Pratt, Austin Pratt, and others, surrendered and were incarcerated in Clay County Gaol; subsequently they were tried and acquitted. They then proceeded to found the City of Nauvoo, Stephen Byington turning the first sod. Mr. Chip- | man longed to return to Canada, but at that time all new comers were closely watched and were not
