Wayne Township is located in the southwest corner of the county, and bounded as follows: On the north by Hancock county and Greensboro township ; on the east by Greensboro and Spiceland townships ; on the south by Rush county ; and on the west by Hancock county. It contains near thirty-two square miles. The surface is undulating, with a few breaks or bluffs of the creeks.

The township is watered by Blue River, Montgomery and Buck Creeks, and is well supplied with timber, sand, gravel and building material.

The present population is about thirty-six hundred. The taxable property, real and personal, is near two million dollars. It is the most populous and wealthy township in the county.

The principal trading points of the township are Knights- town, Raysville, Elizabeth City and Grant City. Knightstown is one of the most flourishing towns in the county.

Some of the first settlers of this township were Asa and Daniel Heaton, Samuel Goble, S. McCray, Joseph Watts, Samuel Carey, Abraham Heaton, W. M. Carey, and Jacob Parkhurst.

CHURCH, LODGE AND SCHOOL STATISTICS

Presbyterian Church, Knightstown ; G. G. Mitchell, pastor ; membership, 235 ; W. P. Hill Sabbath school superintendent ; average attendance, 128; value of church property, ;$i5,000.

M. E. Church, Knightstown ; E. F. Hasty, pastor ; membership, 275 ; J. W. Heaton, Sabbath school superintendent ; average attendance, 215 ; value of church property, $8,000.

Christian Church, Knightstovvn ; W. W. Witemer, pastor ; membership, 72 ; Jesse Reeves, Sabbath school superintendent ; average attendance, 50; value of church property, $7,000.

Baptist Church, Knightstown ; Harvey Wright, pastor ; mem- bership, 19; value of church property, $600.

R. Catholic Church, Knightstown; membership, 150; Rev. Brazier, pastor; value of church property, $1,600.

Friends' Church, Raysville ; membership, 196; Jos. Prichard, Sabbath school superintendent; average attendance, 35; value of church property, ;$2,000.

Knightstown Lodge. No. 277, I. O. G. T.; membership, 90.

Knightstown Lodge, No. 99, I. O. O. F.; membership, 126; valuation of Lodge property, ;$i000.

Blue River Encampment, No. 48, L O. O. F. ; Knightstown ; membership, 107 ; value of Encampment property, $600.

Golden Rule Lodge, F. and A. M., Knightstown. Knightstown Chapter, No. 33 ; membership, 60. Cryptic Council, No. 29; membership, 58. Knightstown Commandery, No. 9; membership, 70; value of Lodge property, ???.

Wayne Grange, No. 178 ; Knightstown ; organized June 20, 1873; membership, 125; Charles Jessup, Master; W. J. Welborn. Secretary,

Township Trustee, Gordon Ballard ; number of school-houses, 8 ; valuation, ;$9500.

Friends' Church, Grant City ; six miles north Knightstown ; church membership, 80; valuation of church property, $1,000; superintendent of Sabbath School, M. C. Gordon ; average at- tendance, 50.

M. E. Church, Grant City; six miles north of Knightstown; pastor in charge, I. J. Smith; valuation of church property, ;$1,000; Sabbath School superintendent, J. K. Wright; average attendance, 35.

M. E. Church, Raysville ; pastor in charge, I. J. Smith ; membership, 45; value of church property, ;$2,500; Sabbath School superintendent, Henry Manning ; aver, attendance, 40.

Corporation Trustees, Knightstown Ñ Elias Hinshaw, John F. Bell, W. G. Williams, M. S. Barrett, Jesse Reeves, Joel B. Edwards ; Peter C. Welborn, President of Board.

Academy building, worth ;$3,500.

Friends' Church, Elm Grove ; two miles northeast of Knightstown ; church membership, 40 ; value of church property, ;$500 ; superintendent of Sabbath School, David Jessup; average attendance, 15.

M. E. Church, Elizabeth City; pastor, William Anderson; church membership, 85; valuation of church property, ;$1,200; Sabbath School superintendent, Wm. Knight ; average attendance, 40.