[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Hi!) West of Pine*s Bridge about half a mile, facing an arm of the lake is a residence erected by Henry Wood, but at present (1885) unoccupied. West of the railroad bridge, on the southern bank of the lake is another large dwelling erected by Fernando Wood, Jr. Bailey's Wire-Mill. — A wire-mill was formerly located on the Croton River below the dam, near the western border of the town. It was started about 1831 by the Messrs. Bailey, the firm consisting of James Bailey, a native of England, and his sons John, Abraham, James and Joseph. At the time of the flood on Croton River this manufactory, as elsewhere narrated, was swept away. After long and tedious litigation, damages were obtained by the firm from the city of New York for the loss of the property. The mill was rebuilt, but went out of existence about fifteen years ago (1869). The grist, cider and saw mills of Walter Twigger now occupy the locality. The Yorktown and Spring Valley Metho-dist Episcopal Churches. — In the southwestern portion of the town are two Methodist Churches, the Yorktown and the Spring Valley Churches, which, to-gether with the church at Croton Lake, have since (about 1869) constituted a single charge. Previously these two churches were connected with Croton Circuit. The deed for the property on which the Yorktown Church is located was given by William Palmer and Eliza, his wife, to John G. Frost, Abraham Merritt and Benjamin F.